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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 23, 1901. , WOULDN'T CONFIRM Washington Senate on Rog ers1 Appointment. "VOTE PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS ''.Appointee In Question Wtu to De Resent of State School Sev eral Other Appointments Approved. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 22. The Sen ate this afternoon refused to confirm the appointment of F. W. D. Mays, editor of the Pomeroy Independent, as resent of the Agricultural College. The appointment was made last summer by Governor Rogers, and at the time cre ated considerable indignation In Eastern "Washington. The fight against Mays was headed by Crow of Spokane and Hall of Whitman, Republicans, and Crow of Whitman, Democrat. The vote against confirmation was practically unanimous, Biggs, Democrat, of Whatcom, being the only Senator to vote for Mays. Mays' term would have expired In March. All the other appointments made by the Governor during the recess of the Legis lature were confirmed by unanimous vote. Most of the appointments were for re gents and trustees of the state educa tional and chcarltable Institutions. IN THE SENATE. Another Judge Voted Spokane Coun tj Subsidy Bill Endorsed. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 22 The Senate today passed the bill granting an addi tional Judge to Spokane County by unan imous vote; also a bill drafted by Corn wall of Walla Walla to prohibit tam pering with witnesses, and fixing a pen alty. This morning a memorial was passed praying Congress to act favorably on the Hanna-Payne subsidy bill. The vote was on strictly party lines, except that Senator Welty of Lewis, a Republican, voted with the Democrats against the memorial. "I don't believe in any such graft as that," was Mr. Welty's expla nation of his vote. Senator Schofield of Chehalis intro duced a bill authorizing depositaries for state funds. The bill provides that the State Treasurer and Attorney General shall constitute a board for the purpose of letting contracts, and that they shall advertise for bids and award the con tract to the best bidder who offers to pay the highest interest on daily bal ances. L&nd, of King, introduced a bill mak ing It unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to use or smoke a cigarette. The maximum fine is fixed at $5, and the bill further provides that any public school pupil violating the law shall be susponded from attendance. The committee on Judiciary reported favorably upuon the bill giving Spokane County an additional superior judge. Baumelster, of Asoten. introduced .i bin appropriating money for a state road in Asotin County. IN THE HOUSE. BUI to Expend ?lO,0O0 on Improve ment of Bond Other Matters. OLYMPIA. Jan. 22.-In the House this morning, Ralne of King introduced a bill for the improvement of the old Snoqual mle wagon road, beginning In King Coun ty, and running Into Kittitas, at a cost of 510.000, the work to be done under the su pervision of a special commissioner to be appointed by the County Commissioners of the two counties. Half of the appro priation Is to be expended In 1901 and the balance in 1902. Rosenhaupt of Spokane introduced a bill providing that hereafter sisters, broth ers, mothers, fathers or other relatives of deceased persons dependent upon them for support may sue for damages where death Is due to negligence of employers or others. Under a recent decision of the Supreme Court of this state survivors entitled to sue are confined to widows and orphans. Gorham of Snohomish Introduced a bill providing that the wheels of vehicles on public highways should be from 3& to live mcnos in width. Respect to the Late Qncen. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 22. Resolutions of rospect to the memory of Queen Vic toria were adopted in both houses today, and as a further mark of respect both houses adjonrned. RAILWAY COMMISSION BILL. Speclnl Order of Bnnlnesi Todny Much Interest in Its Fate. OLYMPIA, Jan. 22. The Preston rail way commission bill is a special order In the Senate tomorrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock, and as the time draws near for Its consideration. Interest In Its fate is increasing Both the friends and enemies of the bill are on the alert, and are strain ing every, point. It Is not believed, how ever, that the opposition will attempt to defeat the measure outright on final na sage. On the other hand, the general opinion is that they will attempt to delay action In the hope of tiring out its friends. The Democrats will vote for an amend ment vesting the power to appoint the commission In the Governor, instead of In the Governor. Lieutenant-Governor and the State Auditor, as the bill provides. Same of the Republican enemies of the measure may vote for this amendment, In the hope that, if carried. It will make the bill distasteful to those Republicans who now favor It. Or the other hand, an amendment will probably be offered making the Attorney General a member of the appointing board. Instead of the State Auditor. The reason for this is apparent. Lieutenant Governor McBrMe and State Auditor At kinson have both been Identified with the Wilson faction of the Republican party, while Attorney-Genera! Stratton Is an An keny man. With Stratton on the board instead of Atkinson, the board ould con sist of one Democrat (the Governor), one Wilson man, and one Ankeny man. This would render the Wilson faction impotent to accomplish any political advantage through the medium of a commission ap pointed by such a board. It Is believed that at least five Demo cratic Senators will vote for the Preston bill In the end. even though the appoint ive power is not vested In the Governor. These Ave are Mantz of Stevens. Tolman and Hallett of Spokane, Garber of Lincoln and Resor of Walla Walla. It Is believed they will vote for the bill because of the overwhelming sentiment in their respect ive communities in favor of a commission of some kind, and not because thev Mke the present bill All of these Senators live In Eastern Washington. The attitude of Crow (Dem.) of Whitman, is unknown, and will probably not be disclosed until he votes. On the other hand it Is believed that Land and Biggs, the only two Demo cratic Senators from west of the moun tains. wIH vote against the bill unless the Governor is given power to appoint the commission. These gentlemen repre sent districts that are not interested par ticularly In railroad legislation, and will probably vote against the bill on strictly party grounds It Is believed that the vote in the Senate will be vory close, and If the bill passes that beay In Its present form It will still have to run the gamut of the House and thp Governor. It is believed by come that j Governor Rogers will veto the bill, and by others that he will sign it and let the Republicans shoulder the responsibility for its operation. The administration crowd Is a unit on the proposition to defeat the bill in the Legislature if possible, but is divided on the question of whether or not the Gov ernor should veto It if it passes. STATE CAPITOL. Washington's Building Anything bnt an Imposing: Structure. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 22. Very few people have any Idea of the sort of build ing In which the Washington Legislature holds its meeting called by courtesy a capltol building. The structure was built In 1S57. It Is two stories high, and there is not even room enough In It for a single committee of either house to hold meet ings. They are forced to secure quarters down town. The Senate meets In the up per story of the building, and the House downstairs. The roof of the capltol leaks, and the whole building is in very bad repair, being too badly dilapidated to war rant money being spent in Improving it. In the interim between sessions the capl tol is the refuge of bats and tramps. Once a cow was found fast asleep In the hall of the House of Representatives. Of late years the Secretary of State, who Is the custodian of the building, has been allowing a family to live in it In order to keep It from going utterly to rack and ruin. The family has been keeping a boarding-house of the cheaper sort, and has served meals to loggers and grading teamsters in the sacred precincts of the Senate chamber. The state officers have their quarters In an Olympla business block. The Supreme Court holds Its sessions in the same build ing, and the State Library Is located in two big storerooms on the ground floor. It is in such quarters as these that the business of the great and growing State of Washington Is done, and It Is little wonder that the capltol question is a burning one. For these quarters the state pays $11,000 annually In rent. LIABLE FOR THE DIFFERENCE Effect of Changing? the Place of the G. A. R. Encampment. OHIOAGO. Jan. 22. The Times-Herald tomorrow will say: "The action by the executive committee of the National council of the G. A. R. in deciding to hold the next National en campment In Cleveland, instead of in Denver, Is likely to cause trouble In pas senger traffic Roads of the central pas senger territory announced at a meeting held in this city December 12 that they would make a rate of 1 cent a mile, but inasmuch as the change decided upon by the G. A. R. officials takes the place of the meeting from the Jurisdiction of the Western Passenger Association, which had also made the same rate on the presump tion that the encampment would be held in Denver, the Western roads have al ready canceled this rate. The lowest rate that will now be made for the en campment from Western territory will be one fare for the round trip; It may be one fare plus $2 for the round trip, or even one fare and a third. Inasmuch as Cleve land was chosen as the meeting place be cause the Business Men's League of that city has guaranteed a one-fare rate, the Cleveland promoters may have to face a serious problem in making good the dif ference, because it Is by no means certain that a one-fare rate will be granted. At any rate, the Business Men's League will have to make good any difference that may and probably will occur on account of the action of the Western roads." MISSOURI PACIFIC DEAL. Lnrge Block of Stock Goes to the Rockefellers. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. The Journal of Commerce says: It was learned last evening on what is considered excellent au thority, that about 150.000 shares of Mis souri Pacific stock have Just been trans ferred on the books of the company to the names of the Rockefellers. This Is significant as showing In the first place the business intimacy which has devel oped between the Rockefellers and Gould Interests. This Is, In the second place, un doubtedly the reflection of transactions responsible for the advance In the price of the stock, which yesterday touched 90 certainly a high price if its non-dividend policy Is to be continued. Another report current was that a plan Is receiving serious consideration for an exchange of one share of Missouri Pacific for four shares of Texas Pacific. A con siderable part of the Texas Pacific stock is already held by Missouri Pacific inter ests, and such an exchange would amount virtually to the complete absorption of the Texas road. Whatever may be the basis of these various stock market rumors, there seems no room for reasonable doubt but that tfae Rockefeller interests are becoming a power In the Southwestern Railroad ter ritory, and that the Gould interests must now, in the "community of interest" plan be placed In the same class or group as the other Morgan-Rockefeller-HIll roads. OATARIO TO KLAMATH FALLS. Survejors in the Field for a Nevr Railrond Line. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Jan. 20. A party of four railroad surveyors, under the alrection of Civil Engineer Henderson, touched this point during the recent heavy snow for supplies, and thus their presence and purpose in the county became known. They reported that they were making a preliminary survey for a railroad from Ontailo to Klamath Falls, by way of Prlncville, believing the route through here to be the most feasible one by which to reach the ocean. They were also gath ering data of resources along the proposed line. The vast timber tracts of Klamath County seemed especially attractive to them. Colorndo Midland More Aggressive. Charles H. Glelm, traveling freight and passenger agent of the Colorado Midland, has returned from a conference of the traffic agents of his company that was held In Denver, January 11 and 12. At that meeting it was agreed that a more aggresshe policy should be entered upon, and the agents were given special In structions regarding It. One of the feat ures of the new service will be prompt forwarding of less than carload lots of freight, which will be made up Into cars at Colorado Springs, and sent through to destination without delay. Thus any ship ment weighing five tons or more- will be put through as fast as carload lots. Mr. Glelm was the first Colorado Mid land agent on the Pacific Coast, He came out here two years and a half ago, and has made Ms headquarters in Portland since then. His work became too heavy and Mr. Davenport was appointed last November to take the San Francisco end of the field. The Colorado Midland is fast Increasing Its handlings of through freight and promises to take a prominent place in the traffic world. A Santa Fe Change. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M Jan. 22. James M. Barr. third vice-president of the Santa Fe system, and a number of other officials of the road, spent Monday In the city. While here he Issued a bulletin an nouncing the promotion of General Su perintendent A. G. Wells, of the Santa Fe Pacific, to be acting general manager of the divisions west of Albuquerque. W. G. Nevln is granted a rest of six months on account of his Impaired health. It Is felt here these positions will be made per manent. Hovr It Goes in San Francisco. During the present cold and grip season forty-eight thousand seven hundred and twenty boxes of Bromo-Qulnlne hae been purchased br the following wholesale drug houses of San Francisco Bedtngton,& Co.. Langley S. Mich ael Co.. Mack & Co. and Richards & Co. SUPREME COURT'S VIEWS DECISIONS IN TWO CASES. MULTNOMAH Findings of Former Tribunal Af firmed in One Instance) in Other Reversed and Remanded. SALEM, Jan. 22. The Supreme Court yesterday hahded down decisions as fol lows: Julia E. Hoffman, as executrix of the last will and testament of Lee Hoffman, deceased, respondent, vs. E. H. Hablg horst, J. P. Looney, S. A. Stansberry, Maria A. Smith. R. Kelley, Osmon Royal, John Corkish, J. P. Rasmusen, Thomas Van Scoy and F. L. Posson, defendants and apellants. and G. W. WillamB, D. L. Edwards, G. W. Staver, E. P. Fraser and Alfred Kummer, defendants; appealed from Multnomah County, Alfred F. Sears, Jr., Judge, reversed and remanded. Opin ion by Bean, C. J. This action was brought on a promis sory note for $15,000, excuted by the ap pealing defendants, and Ave others, pay able to Mrs. Sarah Werthelmer, and by her assigned to the plaintiff after matur- Record of the Oregon Legislature. Passed the House. H. B. 3, by "Whitney To construct bridge across Willamette River, levy tolls. Passed January 21. H. B. 107, by Hawkins To amend Dallas incorporation act. Passed Janu ary 22. Passed the Senate. S. B. 14, by Marsters To Incorporate Canyonvllle. Passed January 21. S. B. 18, by Adams To Incorporate SlHerton. Passed January 21. S. B. 22, by Wade To Incorporate Elgin. Passed January 21. S. B. 24. by Wade To incorporate Surnmen ille. Passed January 21. S. B. 71, by Smith of Baker To amend charter of Baker City. Passed Janu ary 21. S. B. 89. by Brownell To submit the Initiative and referendum amendment to electors. Passed January 21. Passed Both Honses. S B. 19, by Brownell To pay expenses of War Veterans' delegation to Wash ington City. Passed House and Senate January 21. H. B. 102, by McGreer To incorporate Antelope. Passed the House January 21; the Senate January 22. House Joint resolution of 1899, relative to submission of Initiative and referen dumPassed by House January 10, passed by Senate January 16. ity. The defendants denied the allega tions of the complaint, and as a further defense set up that the Portland Guar tee Company, desiring to obtain from Mrs. Werthelmer a loan of $15,000, applied to them to act as its sureties, and, by way of inducement, represented, with the knowledge of Mrs. Werthelmer, that it was solvent, and promised that, If they would sign the note and permit It to be pledged as collateral security for the loan, it would execute to them its own note for a like amount, and secure the same by deed to real property of the value of $30,000. That, relying on such representa tions, they signed the notes as sureties only, without any consideration whatever moving to them, and it was delivered to and accepted by the payee, with knowl edge of the facts, as collateral security for a loan made to her by the Guarantee Company. That the company failed to perform its contract with the defendants, but sold and disposed of a large amount of Its property and applied the proceeds to other uses. That In consideration of an increase from 8 to 10 per cent In the rate of interest, to be paid by the Guar- aniee company, ana aaaiuonai security by deed of conveyance to "her from said company of 100 lots in University Park, Mrs. Werthelmer, the payee of the note, after Its maturity and without the knowl edge or consent of the defendants or other makers, entered Into a written con tract, August 21, 1893, to extend the time of the payment of said loan, so that It might be paid by said company on or be fore the 29th day of August. 1894. On September 24, 1895, Mrs. Werthelmer, without the knowledge of the makers of the note, released to said company all the security for the payment of such indebt edness. That the security so released was worth more at that time than the indebt edness, and was wholly lost to plaintiff. That plaintiff, at the time she received the note from Mrs. Wirthelmer, had. full knowledge of all the foregoing facts. These matters are pleaded In detail as three separate defenses: First, as a fail ure of consideration; second, as a release and discharge from the liability thereon because of the agreement extending the time of payment In consideration of an Increase In the rate of Interest, and fur ther and additional security, and the sub sequent release to the company; third, as, in legal- effect, a payment of the Guarantee Company of the debt or obli gation for which the note was executed. A demurrer to the first and second of these defenses was sustained by the court below on the ground that they did not state facts sufficient to constitute a de fense, and a portion "of the third was stricken out on motion. A trial was subsequently had before a Jury, resulting in a verdict and Judgment in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendants appealed. The opinion of the Supreme Court, by Chief Justice Bean, holds: "Under the law, then, and upon the facts pleaded, it seems that the defendants stand in the position of accommodation makers, or sureties, as between themselves and the j Portland Guarantee Company, ana tna,t, If the payee, with knowledge of that fact, so dealt with the company as to relin quish or release to it any securities she may have had for the debt, she thereby discharged the defendants from liability to the extent and value of the securities so released, and, as the plaintiff pur chased with full knowledge of all facts, she stands in no better position than her assignor. In our opinion, therefore, the court below was In error In sustaining the demurrer to the answer, for which reason the Judgment must be reversed and the cause remanded, with directions to overrule the demurrer, and for such other proceedings as may be proper, not inconsistent with this opinion." A. N. King, appellant, vs. C. A. Hol brook. respondent. Appeal from Multno mah, County, John B. Cleland, Judge. Affirmed. Opinion by Wolverton, J. Plaintiff seeks to reform an agreement entered into between himself and the de fendant June 23, 18SS, which contains a stipulation that it shall be treated as a part of a deed of the same date from him to the defendant. The complaint proceeds upon the theory that there has been a mutual mistake as regards one of the conditions of the agreements, which requires that North Twenty-first street be opened to travel along "the east line of the granted prem ises. It being alleged that it was the un derstanding and agreement of the par ties that the land lying east of the tract conveyed should remain open only from the north side thereof to a point 10S feet from West Salmon street, and that when said street might be extended by the city authorities over the tract so agreed to be used as a way. It should be without ex pense to the defendant, Holbrook pur chased the tract of land referred to for T. B. Wilcox. The principal factors In ne gotiations leading to the purchase were I. W- Balrd, acting for defendant, and E. A. King, a son of plaintiff, acting for him. Among the details of the transac tions, it was understood that defendant should remove from the premises a stock barn and the plaintiff a house, which stood partly on the premises and partly within North Twenty-first street. A writ ing was drawn up and executed by the parties, they signing- by their respective agents, and It is upon this writing the alleged mutual mistake is predicated; The testimony Is conflicting, the prin cipal witnesses being the factors or agents themselves, who conducted the ne gotiations In the main. The opinion holds "that to make a con tract it Is requisite that the minds of the contracting parties agree on the act to be done. If one party agrees to a con tract under particular modifications, and, the other party agrees to It under differ ent modifications it Is evident that there Is no contract between them. If it be clearly shown that the intentions of one of the parties is mistaken and misrepre sented by the written contract, that can not avail, unless It further be shown that the other party agreed to It In the same way, and that the Intention of both of them was, by mistake, misrepresented by the written contract." DROWNING AN ACCIDENT. Verdict of Jury in Case of Engineer Who Lost Life in Train Wreck. ASTORIA,. Or., Jan. 22. The Coroner's Jury selected to Investigate into the cause of the death of the late Engineer W. M. Scott, who lost lils life in the Astoria Columbia River Railroad accident, con cluded its inquiries this afternoon. A verdict that death was caused by ac cidental drowning was returned. Arrested for Insanity. Charles Socicett, an old man who was in the asylum about eight years ago, but was released as cured, was arrested to day on a charge of insanity, and is now locKed up in tne county jail awaiting an examination. During the past few weeks he has evinced an unsound mind, espe cially on. religious subjects. Visit of Army Officers. Lieutenanit-Colonel William V. .Rich ards. Assistant Adjutant-General of the Department of the Columbia, Major Louis S. Tesson, chief surgeon of the Depart ment of the Columbia, and Captain George S. Young. Quartermaster of the Seventh Infantry, all of Vancouver Barracks, paid an official visit to Forts Stevens and Canby today. IN MEMORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA. Fines Placed at Half Mast at Astoria and Special Services Held. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 22. When the an nouncement of Queen Victoria's death was made known here this morning the onusn nag was Dlaced was placed at half mast over the office of the British Vio.p-Onnsul J The British vessels In the harbor placed their ensigns at half. mast, as did th French barks In the harbor. At noon the bell of Grace Episcopal Church was tolled, and brief services were held appropriate to the event. These services were conducted by Rev. William Seymour Short, rector of Grace Church, and Rev. T. M. Simpson, rector of St. Mark's Church, Portland. Mnch Sorrow at Victoria. VICTORIA, B. a, Jan. 22.-Upon receipt of the news of the death of Her Majesty, business was suspended in Victoria, the flags on all public and private buildings hung at half mast, and a telegram ex pressing the sorrow of the people of the province was sent by the Lieutenant Governor through the Governor-General to the ,Klng. All- entertainments were cancelled and theaters closed. Many, Fines at Half-Mast in Tncoma. TACOMA', Wash., Jan. 22.-Many flags on public school buildings and elsewhere rrflf Z half-mat on the announce! ment of the Queen's death. Memorial Services for Qncen. lean RrS'rWaSl Jtm' -The A-Ican-Brltish League Is arranging for elab orate memorial services in honor of th Queen. PHYSICIANS SUED FOR DAMAGES. Forest Grove Doctors Charged With Malpractice by Patient. HILLSBORO. Or., Jan. 22.-W. A. Hack er, of the Nehalem, today filed suit in the Circuit Court against C. L. Large and W. P. Via, both prominent Forest Grove physicians, asking for damages In the sum of $3000. The complaint al leges that on October 20 the defendants set a bone in plaintiff's left arm, and that the service was negligently and care lessly performed, and that he has by rea son of this alleged treatment suffered to the extent of the sum asked. Doctors Via ana Large have for years practiced medicine in Forest Grove and bear good reputations in their profes sional capacity. It is said that Hacker had the accident on the Nehalem and had no attendance until he reached For est Grove. TO TRY DR. STARR. His Case Comes Up Before Methodist Conference Todny. TACOMA, Jan. 22,-The judiciary of the Northwest Methodist Conference will as semble in Tacoma tomorrow to hear the appeal of the Rev. A. S. Starr, formerly pastor of the Sunnyslde Church, of Port land. Dr. Starr was found guilty of conduct unbecoming a minister, and suspended It Is from this decision an appeal was taken. Bis Washington Hop Contract TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 22.-PierBros hopdealer3, of New York, have closed a contract with Weller & McGowan to oper ate three large hopyards In Puyallup Val ley, aggregating 60 acres, on the basis of advancing 8 cents a pound on an esti mated crop of 110,000 pounds for cultivat ing and delivering cfop free on bpard cars All above 8 cents Is to be equally divided! Railroad Still Snovr Blocjced. SEATTLE Wash., Jan. 22 The 'steamer Dolphin, just In from Skagway, reports that the White Pass & Yukon 'Railroad Is still snow blocked. Three hundred peo ple are storm-bound at Skagway. Dawson Newspaper Plant Burned. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 22,-The steamer Dolphin. Just In from Alaska, reports that the Dally News plant at Dawson was destroyed by Are January 18. - Gold to Paris. NEW YORK, Jan .22. Lazard Freres will ship $1,400,000 gold to Paris by Thursday's steamer. v Will positively cure sick headache and prevent Its return. This Is not talk: but truth. Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill ft. dose. Try them. SMALL SIZED REBELLION SNAKE BAND CREEKS DEFY THE GOVERNMENT. Impudent Letter of the Principal Chief to President McKinley Whites Fear for Their Lives. MUSCOGEE, L T., Jan. 22. Washington authorities have been requested to send Federal troops Into the Creek country to quell the uprising of fullbloods, known as the Snake Bands, who are creating depredations west of Eufaula, and threat ening the lives of both whites and the neutral Indians. The Indians threaten flnaly to enter the towns- and burn and kill, and Chief Mekko has sent a message of defiance to President McKinley. The whites are arming and serious bloodshed is reared. United States, Marshal Bennett sent 20 deputies and 10 Indian police to the scene, but they were'met by so fierce a fusillade that they1 were compelled to retire. One of the posse, named McNac, was captured by the Indians, and it Is feared that they will take his life. Marshal Bennett and Indian Agent Shoenfelt sent a message to the Washington officials requesting that Federal troops to the number of 500 be sent them. They stated that it would be sure death for the deputies and police to attempt to Interfere again. Marshal Ben nett and Agent Shoenfelt will, as soon as they hear from Washington, Join the troops, invade the Indian camps and en deavor to put the leaders under arrest. The Creeks threaten that after they have cleaned out the interior whites they will visit the various towns In the Creek nation, destroy them by fire and kill the inhabitants. They have threatened to kill Chief Porter and any of the members of the Dawes Commission that attempt to Interfere with them. Great fear is felt for some of the commission, who are surveying and allotting lands in that sec tion of the country. Chief Porter is now In Washington and has been wired the condition of affairs. Laptah Mekko, the insurrectionary chief of the Sanke bands, has submitted the following ultimatum to President McKin ley: "Hickory Town, Creek Capital. To Pres ident McKinley, Washington Sir: I. have already Informed you of the matter con cerning the execution of the Creek laws. I am now executing my laws, as I told you I would. LAPTAH MEKKO, "Principal Chief." The Creek Jurisdiction has been trans ferred to the United States Court for sev eral years, and the Snake chief's notifica tion to the President that he will execute the old Creek laws Is considered as merer ly a message of defiance. Th chief of the warring Indians is a halfbreed. He has Just returned from Washington and claims to carry with him the authority of the President and Congress to run the Dawes Commission and all white people out of the territory. He uses this argu ment to gain followers, who apparently place great faith In him. So wrought up are the whites that an order has been issued allowing all citizens to protect themselves, and hundreds of people ar arming. A detachment of the Light Horsemen of the Snake band rode into Eufaula and posted unsigned notices to this effect: "Hickory Ground, Creek Capital. To Whom It May Concern: From now on all Indian citizens employing white labor shall be fined $100 and shall receive 50 lashes upon the bare back; also all per sons renting land to white tenants. .Any improvements made In the Creek Nation by white men shall be confiscated and become the property of the Creek Na tion." A troop of cavalry from Fort Reno will reach the scene within 24 hours after re ceiving orders. There are four distinct bands of these Indians, who are armed. Thoy claim a membership, including men. women and children, of over 5000. Their leader was in Chocotah yesterday pur chasing supplies. He said that 500 full bloods are ready to fight for their old laws and customs, and were going to op pose to the end all efforts to deprive them of their Independence. Towns most af fected by the uprising are Fentress, Fu ress, Senora, Watsonville, Proctor, Bur ney, Baldmountain, Bad Creek, and the settlement along the Deep Fork of the Canadian River, altogether embracing an area of about 25 square miles. Informa tion received by Marshal Bennett Is to the effect that while men, women and children are fleeing from the towns lo cated in this district, scores are locke'd up and barricaded and the riotous Indians are confiscating all the good horses in the settlement. So far there has been no Teport of bodily harm to the whites. Roley Macintosh, who was formerly second chief of the tribe, has organized a band of 50 friendly Indians and whites for mutual protection. There have been numerous whippings, and one man was kllltd near Wetumka, Word reached Mar shal Bennett today that two other men had been killed within the past few days. Idaho Notes. A petition Is being circulated against proposed division of Shoshone County. Danlelson and Carlson, charged with the attempted assassination of Ben, Bor gan, near Genesee, November 13, are held In the sum of $1200 bonds. John Krogan, a merchant of Hauser Junction, was seriously injured at Rath drum last week by falling out of a buggy. He struck on the left side of his face and head, and was picked up in an uncon scious condition. His Injuries are se rious. It is reported from Nez Perces that Messrs. Crozler and Schaffer have com pleted arrangements for buying all the hogs on the prairie. They have leased ground out of the city limits, where they have erected buildings for care of the stock. F. T. Barton has returned from Bed Rock Creek, where he owns mining in terests, says the Lewiston, Tribune. He brought in some samples of asbestos from a claim which he located January 1, about three miles from the railroad on Bed Rock Creek. The fiber which he ex hibited was very fine in texture and col oring, though it was secured very near the surface. Mr. Barton, says there is quite an extensive deposit of this mineral on the ground which he has secured. t Oregon Notes. The Eugene Military Club has incorpo rated. Baker City school electors have voted in favor of a 10-mlll special tax. The bridge across Trask River at the Stillwell place was washed out by the freshet. I. G. Chapman, a saloon-keeper at Haines, has been arretted charged with having sold liquor to minors. The Baker City Council has passed an ordinance prohibiting minors entering sa loons, gambling-houses, and bawdy houses. Th Pomeroy Dredger Company, operat ing on Burnt River, a few miles below Weatherby, has secured specifications for a second dredger. A deal of considerable magnitude was cqnsumated last week at Tillamook be tween C. ana B. Thayer and the Beals Land Company. About $40,000 worth of agricultural land and town, property was transferred to the company, and will prob ably be placed on the market. i Rates to the Encampment. CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Western roads have canceled the rate of 1 cent a mile an nounced for the annual encampment of th G. A- R., at Denver, Colo., next Sep tember. The lowest rate that the Western roads wlllmake to Chicago as the West ern gateway for the G. A. R. business to Cleveland, will, it is announced, be one fare for the round trip, though this has not definitely been decided upon. COOL YOUR In All Cases of Itching Burning and Scaly Humors with GUTICURA .5 i. rei?eale,s tor cooling and cleansing the blood and circulating fluids of itching, burning, scaly humors, none approach, in specific action! the wonderful properties of CUTICURA RESOLVENT. It neuSze and resolves away (hence Its name. Resolvent) scrofulous, Inherited, and other humors, which float in th blood, and which give rise to swellings of the elands, pains to the bones, and torturing, disfiguring eruptions of the skla and scalp, with loss of hair. TnntV RBS,0LyENT extends its cooling, purifying influence by SELm6 P 5Ck t0 H10 suriace or "" skin, allaying irritation. inflamma llon. Itching, and burning, and soothing external humors, because of Its power to neutralize HUMOR-GERMS which float in the blood and circulating fluids.. It exerts a purifying Influence upon the bowels, liver, and kidneys. m?VllB ammtm cau,sev?f -e0. mothy. greasy skin, and more or less of pimples, blotches, and blackheads. Many forms of debility, for &.".? vause -e .?scoXed' ara due to th0 Presence of humors la the blood, bones, and fluids. CUTICURA RESOLVENT possesses. In th highest degree, humor expelling properties, and at the same time acta as a gentle aperient, diuretic, and digestive. It promotes the general health, while) Insuring the expulsion of humors which manifest themselves in the obscure forms of rheumatism, gout, kidney pains, and liver troubles. Mothers are assured of the absolute purity of CUTICURA. RESOLVENT? and Its freedom from any ingredient that is In the least objectionable hi action, taste or odor. It Is therefor readily taken by children of all agea and conditions, and should b freely given on the first appearance of humors, whether simple, scrofulous, or hereditary. It is also a mother's remedy, regulating and strengthening the maternal functions, while purifylmr tho system of ulcerative weaknesses and humora. . It is economy to take it on every occasion possible, while uslntr warm haths of CUTICURA SOAP to cleans the skin of crusts and acSLTSS soften the thickened cuticle, and gentle applications of CUTICURA Ointment te allay itching, Inflammation, and irritation, and soothe and heal externally as the readiest means of insuring speedy, permanent, and economical cures.' end realizing that greatest of human blessings, "a skin without blemish ana a body nourished with pure blood." Complete External and Internal Treatment for ETcry Knmor, $1.25, SrtSfVfftMrSSS M83& &" th0 sWn crust- and scales and U1 ?Ji j J&S? JiUt!c!t: CUJIFUFA OINTMENT (50c . to lnstantlr allay iten- REMARKABLE TRADE GAIN OUR EXPORTS IX 1000, 72 PER CENT MORE THAN IN 1800. Increase In Imports for Same Period Was Only One Per Cent Table on Sabject. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. A remarkable change has come over the commerce of the United States In the decade, which ended with the calendar year 1900. The figures of the Treasury Bureau of Statis tics show that imports, which In 1R90 were $823,397,726, were in 1900 $S29.052,116, an Increase of less than 1 per cent In the decade; while the exports, which in 1S90 were $557,502,548, were In 1900 $1.47S,S50,854, an increase of 72.4 per cent. In 1890, the excess of exports over Imports was $5, 654,390; In 1900 It was $648,998,738. In our trade relations with the various parts of the world tho change Is equally striking. From Europe we have reduced our Imports in the decade from $474,000,000 to $439,000,000, while in the same time we have increased our exports from $882,000,000 to $1,111,000,000. From North America im ports fell from $151,000,000 In 1890 to $131. 000,000 in 1900, while our exports to North America increased during that time from $55,000,000 to $202,000,000. From South Amer ica the Imports Increased from $101,000,000 in 1890 to $102,000,000 in 1900, while to South America our exports increased from $35, 000.000 to $41,000,000. From Asia the im ports into the United States Increased from $69,000,000 In 1890 to $123,000,000 in 1900, while to Asia our exports in the same time Increased from $23,000,000 to $61,000,000. From Oceancia the importations In 1890 were $23,000,000, and In 1900 were $23,000,000, while to Oceanlca our exports in 1890 wero $17,000,000 and In 1900 $40,000,000. From Afri ca importations increased from $3,000,000 In 1S9C to $3,000,000 in 1900. and exhorta tions to Africa Increased from $4,500,000 in 1890 to $22,000,000 in 1900. The changes in the movements to and from the continents are due to two great causes first, the Increase In home manu factures, which were formerly drawn, from abroad; and second, the diversifica tion of products, by which markets are made for many articles which formerly were produced or exported In but small quantities. From Europe, to which we were accustomed to look for manufac tures, our Imports have fallen over $35, 000,000, while Europe has largely increased her consumption of our cotton seed oil, oleomargarine, paraffin, manufactures of iron and steel, copper, and agricultural machinery, as well as food stuffs and cot ton, our exports to that grand division having increased $428,000,000 since 1890. From North America the imports" have fallen $20,000,000, due chiefly to the fall ing off of sugar production In the West Indies, the Imports from Cuba alone hav ing decreased from $54,000,000 in 1890 to $27,000,000 in 1900. To North America tho exports have increased meantime over $100,000,000, the growth toeing largely man ufactures and food stuffs, a considerable portion of the latter being presumably 're exported thence to Europe. From South America, the Imports have increased In quantity, especially in coffee and rubber, but decreased proportionately in price, so that the total increase in value in the de cade is but $1,000,000, while in exports the increase is $6,500,000, chiefly In manufac tures. From Asia the Importations have Increased more than $50,000,000, the In crease being chiefly In sugar and raw materials required by our manufactures, such as silk, hemp, jute and tin; while to Asia the Increase in our exports has been nearly $40,CO0,0CO, principally in manu factures and raw cotton. From Oceanlca the imports show little Increase, though this is due in part to the absence of statistics of Importation from Hawaii In the last half of the year 1900; while to Oceanlca there Is an increase In our ex ports of more than $20,000,000, chiefly in manufactured articles. From Africa the Increase In imports Is $6,000,000, principally In manufacturers' materials, of which raw cotton forms the most Important Item, while our exports to Africa In creased meantime $17,000,000, chiefly In manufactures. The following tables show the imports and exports of the United States by grand divisions in the calendar years 1880 and 1900. In the figures showing the distribu tion by continents in 1900, the December distribution is estimated, though the grand total of imports and exports for 1900 is based upon the complete figures of the Bureau of Statistics: Exports from the United States to 1890. 1900. Europe $682,583,856 $1,111,456,000 North America .... 95,517,863 2ee.4S6.000 South America 34.722,122 41.384.000 Asia 22.854,028 60.598,000 Oceanlca . 17,375,745 39.956.000 Africa 4,448,934 22,170,000 imports into unitea oiaies irom 1890. 1900. Europe $474,656,257 North America 151,400.330 South America 100,959,799 Asia 68.340,300 Oceanlca 23,781,018 Africa 3,169,006 $439,500,000 131.2CO.CO0 102,COO,?00 I22,00.CO 23.400.0DO 9,900,000 Cannot Tax Franchise. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 22,-Judge Henry, of the Circuit Court, handed down a case of National Importance today, when, In a written opinion, he decided that the State of Missouri, represented by the State Board of Equalization, had no right to tax the franchise of the West ern Union Telegraph Company. When the State Board of Equalization last met, the BLOOD RESOLVENT Western Union turned In tho valuation of Its assessment of actual property, which the board practically doubled and aaaea tne words, "and on all other prop erty, $S2,000." It was to this that the company objected, contending that the board had assessed this value against Its franchise. Payment was refused, and the state Drought suit against the County L'j EASTERN MULTNOMAH. Excitement Over Oil Wells Is on thj Increase. uhoociaji, r., jan. zl OH ex citement continues to increase, and tne agents for the oil syndicate are still bonding farms for the purpose ot naving them in hand if oil should be xouna in paying quantities. The men who are securing the options are E. S. McCoy and John Wilson. So far as re ported they have bonded the following properties, all within a radius of less than two miles of this place: John Schram, J. F. Roberts. Peter Daly, Ed Steret. G. Robinson, Robert Wright. John H. Hall, E. T. Williams, James Menzleyj ana John Miller. The surest Indications of oil have been found on James Men-I zies farm, where the erude stuff can be I seen flowing out of the ground Into the waters of Beaver Creek. Mr. Menzle was offered $),000 cash for his place, bt refused and will content himself with one-fifteenth of the product, which Is the percentage all the others are to rscelh if the developments prove satisfactory. Several test wells will be put down In a short time, to be ollowed by perma nent borings if th tests prove favorable. Excellent indications have been found almost within the streets of Gresham. on the farm of G. W. Kenney and that of Mr. Preston. There is now no doubt buj i oil has been found, but whether in payj lng quantities only thorough experiments' can decide. Twenty Mills Levied. The taxpayers of Fairview School Dis trict held a special meeting on Saturday last and voted a special tax of 20 mills. This, on a valuation of $45,000, will give a revenue of about $900. which will ba i added to $1400 now on hand and placed In the sinking fund. Tho district has been bonded for the past ten yeara for $6000 at 7 per cent, which bonds will be due a year from now. It is tho intention to apply the money on hand at that tlmo to paying off all interest due and reduce the Indebtedness to $4000, which amount will then be refunded at a lower rate of Interest. The district has a fine building,. two stories high, and maintains an ex cellent school for nine months each yettf.T which will be kept up to Its present standard. Wrecked on the Yanprtse. VICTORIA, B. C Jan. 22. The Victoria , brings news of the loss December 27 of the German steamer Sulhslang, on the! Yangtse, Just above Ichane, while on her first voyage from Chung King, with 23 foreign passengers, mostly missionaries., Captain Breltag and a number of Chi nese, who swamped the boats in their fright, were drowned. The foreigners,)! excepting vapiam xreuag, wno remainea at his port and was engulfed by the blow ing up of the vessel, were saved. i A Porto Ricnn Loan. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 22. Tho House has passed a bill authorizing the Treasurer to float a loan of $3,000,000 in tht! United States and Europe. The funds thus raised will be lent by the government to planters to relieve the agricultural de pression. he JLooks Poor clothes cannot make you look old. Even pale cheeks won't do it. One thing does it, and never fails. It is impossible to look young with the color of seventy years in your hair. Ayer's Hair Vigor perma nently postpones the tell-tale signs of age. 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