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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1901.
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"X
VETOED BY ROGERS
Washington Bill for Selection
of Text-Books,
DESTROYED STATE UNIFORMITY
Provided That After 1005 Counties
Make Own Selections Governor
Thinks This "Would Be
Step Backward.
OLYMPIA, "Wash., March 24. House bill
No. 82, the last of the . legislative meas
ures In the hands of Governor Rogers,
has been vetoed. It Is known as the Gun
derson bill, providing for the selection and
use of state school text-books, and re
ceived as much consideration as any
measure before the Legislature. In sub
stance the hill aimed to amend the pres
ent .law by giving to county boards the
selection of text-books, instead of the
State Board of Education. In May of
last year when the State Board of Edu
cation awarded a five-year contract for
furnishing text-books, the Westjand Pub
lishing Company was given the bulk of
the books to supply. The result was that
the books furnished were severely criti
cised and the question was later made a
campaign Issue. The Gunderson bill did
sot aim to Invalidate the contracts made
by the State Board, but its provisions
were to apply at the termination of the
present contract In 1905. The Governor's
veto of the bill follows:
"Hon. S. H. Nichols. Secretnry of State:
"I herewith transmit for the purpose
of filing in your office House bill No. S2,
which I am unable to approve.
"The object sought to be attained by
the passage o'f this bill is the destruction
of state uniformity In the selection of
text-books for use In the common and
graded schools of the state. It is asserted
by the advocates of this measure that the
selections made by the State Board of
Education, for five-year terms, In 1S95
and In 1890, were not well adapted and, in
fact, were bad. Therefore, It Is held that
the particular, difficult and responsible
duty of selecting text-books to be used
by the children of this state should be
turned over to the heterogeneous collec
tion of school officers In the 36 counties of
the state, thus providing 36 different op
portunities for book agents and com
panies to Impose 36 different selections of
books upon a suffering public Possibly
three or four counties might secure bet
ter books than those now In use, but It is
extremely probable that 30 out of the 36
would not. Already I a min receipt of
a telegram from a great Chicago book
house asking whether the bill under dis
cussion will be approved. The wolf Is
preparing to descend upon the fold. Some
of the selections made under the terms
of this bill would, undoubtedly, no mat
ter how hard it might bear upon the chil
dren compelled to study them, afford
laughter and scorn for both gods and
men. I cannot think It my duty to ap
prove so heartless a scheme.
"The law as amended at the recent ses
sion of the Legislature provides for the
addition to the State Board of Education,
for the purpose of the selection of text
books at the next selection to be made,
of the six superintendents of schools In
the six largest cities of the state, thus
making a board of 11, which It would ap
pear should be exceptionally well fitted
for the purpose had In view. Now, If
the next Legislature should provide that
the school districts of the state be di
vided Into SWO classes, namely, those that
maintain a high school and those that do
not, and provide, likewise, that the very
competent board of selection referred to
might select books suitable for the two
classes of districts, if thought advisable,
all difficulties arising might be removed
and the unseemly spectacle of 36 counties
ravaged by smooth-tongued and unscrupu
lous book agents avoided.
"The step which it is proposed to take
In this bill Is not only. In my opinion, a
step backward, but it Is also In direct
opposition to the mandates of the funda
mental law of the state. Sections 1 and
2. of article 9 of the state constitution,
are as follows:
"Article 9, section 1. 'It Is the para
mount duty of the state to make ample
provision for the education of all chil
dren residing within Its borders, without
distinction or preference on account of
race, color, caste or sex.'
"Section 2. The Legislature shall pro
vide for a general and uniform system of
public schools. The public school system
shall include common schools, and such
high schools, normal schools and tech
nical schools as may hereafter be estab
lished. But the entire revenue derived
from the common school fund, and the
state tax for common schools, shall be
exclusively applied to the support of the
common schools.'
"It Is openly stated by those who favor
this bill that it Is their Intention to do
away with state uniformity in school In
struction, thus turning over the country
schools to their own devices and taking
from them the support and protection of
state authority and assistance. I believe
the motive and the attempt to be un
wise and 111-advlsed. It should be the care
and the desire of the state authorities to
raise to a higher plane the methods of
Instruction employed in the common and
graded schools where nine-tenths of our
boys and girls are to obtain all the in
struction they will ever receive, rather
than to attempt to turn them back in the
matter of text-hooks to methods emploj'ed
60 years ago. For these reasons the bill
Is hereby disapproved.
"JOHN B. ROGERS,
"Governor."
LAND DECISIONS. .
Secretary of Interior Affirms Several
Northwest Rulings.
, WASHINGTON, March 20. The Secre
tary of the Interior has affirmed a num
ber of Land Office decisions, as follows:
Dismissing the contest of George H.
Charlton against the timber culture en
try of Burton R, Thompson of a quarter
section tract In The Dalles land district,
Oregon.
Denying the application of R. D. Mer
rill to have a 40-acre tract In the Seattle
land district ordered Into the market.
Rejecting the application of Henry J.
Dlnkleman to make homestead entry of a
quarter-section tract In the Seattle land
district, on the ground that the tract Is
within the limits of the Washington forest
' reserve.
Rejecting surveys executed by James
C. Jeffery In township 14 north, range 5
west, in the State of Washington. The
surveys were found to be faulty through
out, and wholly unacceptable. Jeffery
was notified that If he would make a re
survey, he would be given an opportunity
of equaling his account, but this he re
fused "to do, and advertisements have
been issued for having the surveys made
over.
Dismissing the contest of Lown C. Fenn
against the homestead entry of Mary A.
Lathem of a quarter-section In the Spo
kane Falls land district, Washington.
Dismissing the contest of Isaac S. Smith
against the homestead entry of James
Brlggs of a quarter-section In the Black
foot district, Idaho.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. Mary
Eva Newsman,
Oregon
Pioneer.
GERVAIS, Or., March 24. Mrs. Mary
Eva Nessman, aged 90 years, died here
today. Deceased was a native of Ba
varia. She came to St. Louis, Mo., in
1845, and was wedded the same year to
her husband, who died In 1SSS. In 1S53
they emigrated to Oregon, settling at
French Prairie, near St. Louis, In the
Fall of the same year. The trip across
the plains was by ox team and occupied
six months. She leaves three daughters,
Mrs. Mary Mathman, and Mrs. Theresa
Mangold, of Gervais, and Mrs. Feliclte
Manning, of Mount Angel; 24 grandchild
ren and one great-grandchild.
The funeral will occur al Gervals, Tues
day, March 26. at 10 A. M. Interment
will be at St. Louis.
ACCOUNTS SAID TO BE SHORT.
Books of ex-City Attorney of Aber
deen Will Be Experted.
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 24. At a
meeting of the Council last night, Alder
man Benn presented a resolution, which
was passed, giving the Mayor power to
appoint an expert to Investigate the ac
counts of ex-City Attorney Cross, who.
Benn alleges, Is short In his payments to
the city for collection of street Improve
ment taxes. A sharp fight was made
against Cross' re-election In November
last, and he was defeated. Cross has
sent a communication to the Council al
leging that he has been victimized by
false receipts made out by his stenog
rapher. Savage, who left several months
ago, and Is wanted on a charge of forgery
by several business men to whom he gave
checks, signed In Cross name. The
charges are causing a sensation, as Cross
Is a prominent lawyer In this section, and
a member of the Methodist Church. The
affairs of the city have been run In
rather a lax way until the new adminis
tration came In and the Mayor has rec
ommended a full Investigation of all the
city's finances in the past. Mr. Cross
friends say the proceedings are simply
done for political effect.
NOT GUILTY OF FORGERY.
Auditor ef Idaho County Acquitted
a Second Time.
LEWISTON. Idaho, March 24. A case
which has disturbed social, political and
court circles In this section for two years
has been terminated by the dismissal of
a charge of forgery against S. O. Tan
nahlll, by the County Attorney. Mr.
Tannahlll was tried and acquitted the
second time last week of the charge of
Issuing fraudulent county warrants. The
defendant held the office of County As
sessor for two years, and was then elected
County Auditor, which position he filled
four years. When the Republicans secured
control of the county two years ago, Ex
pert A. A. Cunningham, of Salem, Or.,
was engaged to check up the county rec
ords. Several thousand dollars were re
covered to the county from ex-officials,
and a fraudulent warrant Issue was
discovered, the amount of which has not
been determined. Mr. Tannahlll was ar
raigned on the charge of forgery with
many counts In the Indictment. He was
tried twice on half a dozen counts, but
was acquitted each time by a jury.
Will Join Twenty-eighth Infantry.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Quartermas
ter's Sergeant John R. Mathews, Com
pany G, Fifth Infantry, now at Fort
Sheridan, 111., has been transferred to
the Twenty-eighth Infantry as a private.
He will report at the headquarters of
that regiment at Vancouver Barracks for
assignment to a company.
Oregon Teasles Shipped East.
OREGON CITY. Or., March 24. George
H. Gregory, of Molalla, and C. E. Greg
ory, of Carus, teasel growers, shipped two
carloads of teasels today to New Eng
land markets. The teasels are bringing
good prices at Eastern woolen mills, and
they are selling their crops earlier than
usual.
New Football Team Officials.
EUGENE. Or.. March 24. John
H.
Raulstone, '04, has been elected assistant
manager of the University of Oregon
football team for the coming season. The
position of assistant track manager will
be filled by Ray Goodrich, '04, who man
aged the O. A. C. team last year.
Oregon Notes.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias will
be Instituted at Sumpter Saturday even
ing, April 6.
A plan for starting a free reading-room
and library at Union Is being perfected
by women of the city.
The Episcopal congregation at Baker
City will ratee the status of Its church
from a mission to a parish.
Union County has ordered the super
visors of the several road districts to
give special attention to the collection of
road taxes.
It is reported that the Hot Springs Land
& Improvement Company Is preparing
plans for a natatorlum, cays the Baker
City Republican.
It is said that the Eugene school dis
trict Is Inhibited by legal restrictions from
making its issue of 525,000 bonds a popular
loan.
The Independence Common Council has
called a meeting for Friday, March 29, for.
the purpose of discussing the new popular
loan ordinance.
Frank Moore, arrested at Springfield,
Friday, for unlawfully entering J. W.
Stewart's residence, was given 30 days In
the County Jail.
The game of basket-ball at Monmouth,
between Monmouth and Albany, Friday
night, resulted in a score of 16 to 10 in
favor of Albany.
The Lebanon Council has awarded to
H. C. Harkness, of Albany, the contract
for draining the sloughs on the O'Neill
and Burtenshaw places. He will lay 400
feet of sewerage tile.
A carload of crushed granite 1b to ar
rive at Corvallls about April 1. It was
ordered by County Clerk Watters, and a
-part of It Is to be used by him in Im
proving his cemetery lot.
A carload of barley from Pomeroy,
Wash., was received Wednesday by the
Corvallls flouring mills. The product Is
chopped and sold at a cent a pound, and
Is used as a feed In lieu of oats and
scarce mill feed.
Lee Moorhouse Is selecting 100 photo
graphs from his large collection to send
to the Pan-American Exposition, says a
Pendleton paper. He will send Indian
pictures, reservation tepee scenes, land
scape views, etc
A new schoolhouse will be built at
Sweet Home this Summer, says the Leba
non Express-Advance. A 10-mlll tax has
been voted, and ?500 borrowed for the pur
pose. The new building Is to be a sub
stantial and commodious structure of two
rooms.
Petitions are In circulation asking for a
rock-crusher In the north end of Benton
County. Gravel for the roads In the vi
cinity is to be had only by hauling It from
the Willamette River, a considerable dis
tance. Along the foothills, rock Is In
abundance, and for this reason taxpayers
of the vicinity are asking for a crusher.
M. J. Cockerllne, the Helix druggist,
pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a
license, and was fined 5200. Compalnt was
made to District Attorney Halley and In
formation was filed by Mr. Halley In the
Circuit Court. Mr. Cockerllne was notified
and took the next train for Pendleton. He
went to the Courthouse, appeared before
the Judge .pleaded guilty of the offense,
received Ids sentence and paid the fine.
The following noncommissioned officers
of Troop A, at Lebanon, have been ap
pointed: First Sergeant, B. O. Nichols;
Guidon Sergeant, E. L. Guy: Quarter
master Sergeant, A. G. Williams; Duty
Sergeants, Earl Pugh, George Coffelt, Lee
Canfleld, W. J. Booth, Thad Hall; Cor
porals, J. P. Durfee, W. E. Robinson,
George Fry. J. P. Tapper. H. Elklns. Le
roy Knowles; farrier, Fred Vail; black
smiths, C. Bland, H. R. Rawllngs; sad
dler, A. c. Brown; wagoner. L. Arnett:
musicians, J. Haupcrt, Thad Aodrtwg.
MINCHIN CASE NOT CLOSED
PLAGIARISM CHARGE MAY BOB UP
IN INTERSTATE CONTEST.
Safe to Say His Oration Must Under
go Change Pro and Cons of
This College Practice.
SALEM, March 24. The exoneration of
Elwood MInchIn, f Pacific College, from
the charge of plagiarism probably closes
an Incident that was most unpleasant to
all concerned. That plagiarism, has been
a common fault among the pollege "ora
tors" Is generally believed, and was prac
tically asserted by one of the members
of the executive committee which tried
MInchIn yesterday. It is hoped by all that
the affair so happily terminated will lead
to a radical reform In contests of this
kind, to the end that honors may" always
go to those who merit them and win them
by their own endeavors.
Orations such as are delivered in the in
tercollegiate contests do not represent the
ability of the student either as a writer
or as a declalmer. The orations are the
result of weeks of careful, studious work.
In which plagiarism Is often carefully per
petrated. The paper written by a student
Is submitted to a member of the faculty
for criticism, and the extent of the change
that may thus be effected is limited. In
the main, by the relative powers of the
student and Instructor. After the oration
has been perfected, it Is committed to
memory and rehearsed scores of times un
der the supervision of an elocutionist, and
the exact tone and gesture to be employed
Is drilled into the orator until he could
scarcely deviate from It If he tried. This
Is the manner In which commencement
orations are prepared, and In 99 cases out
of every 100 the commencement address
Is the best a man ever delivers. Even
though he follow an occupation that
brings him before the public as a speaker,
he will seldom deliver an address so per
fect In Its construction and delivery as
that with which he closes his school life.
The falsity of the pretensions of these
commencement orations has become so
evident that nearly all the schools have
abandoned them, and when the student
receives his diploma he listens to an ad
dress by a genuine orator. Instead of him
self rendering a declamation called an
oration.
The System Injurious.
A man high In the educational affairs of
the state said, a few days ago, that the
whole system of intercollegiate contests,
Intellectual and physical, Is Injurious,
not only to the Individual, but to the
school and the cause of education. He
Is a man who has not participated In the
present discussion of plagiarism, and
who, for obvious reasons, declines to have
his name mentioned in this connection.
It is his opinion that the vast amount of
time and labor spent in the study of one
small subject and the writing and mem
orizing of an oration, Is taken from the
time and labor that should be devoted to
the study of the regular school course,
and that the gains In one case do not
compensate for the losses In the other.
In the preparation of such an oration, a
student learns little of rhetoric, elocution
and literary honesty.
Attending oratorical contests takes the
time and money of a large number of
students of every school, thus demoraliz
ing classes, detracting from the Interest
In Important studies and diverting atten
tion from the true object In attending
college.
The contests arouse bitter Jealousy and
antagonism among the schools, each striv
ing to succeed rather than to excel. In
order to accomplish the end, questionable
means are sometimes resorted to. Noth
ing of Importance Is gained that could
not be secured through local contests In
volving an expenditure of less time and
less money, and arousing less unfriendly
feeling.
Examination Idea Approved.
A recent editorial In The Oregonlan sug
gesting that oratorical contests should
partake more of the nature of an exam
ination has been many times mentioned
with approval. The gentleman who con
tends that Intercollegiate contests are on
the whole injurious, thinks that much
more of practical good could be accom
plished by training students In Impromptu
speaking and writing than by encourag
ing them In plagiarism and declamation.
He suggests, for example, that a class be
given a broad subject to study one too
broad to permit of plagiarism, and then
when all are ready to write, announce
some branch of the subject upon which
the students must write a discussion. The
papers completed and reviewed by the
students for the correction of errors, the
manuscripts should be laid aside and as
many as convenient called upon to speak
upon the subject. This would test the
actual power of the student, and would
carry with It a very great amount of val
uable training. The studying would be for
a mastery of the subject, not for the
memorizing of words or Ideas. The papers
would disclose not only the student's
knowledge of his subject, hut also his
ability to express his ideas in good Eng
lish. The End Not Yet.
While the Minchln Incident Is closed, as
far as the Oregon Association Is con
cerned. It has been suggested that the
same question might arise In the Inter
state contest at Walla" Walla. It would
appear that since Mlnchln's oration has
so narrowly escaped condemnation on the
ground of plagiarism. It will not be wise
for him to deliver the same address at
Walla Walla. Since the Oregon Associa
tion has declared him Its representative,
the Interstate Association will not ques
tion his right to participate In the Walla
Walla contest. But the executive commit
tee of the Interstate Association would
have the right, after the orations have
been delivered, to question the originality
of any speaker. The Interstate commit
tee might agree with the Oregon com
mittee, and It might not, so It would seem
that, in order to be safe, the successful
oration at Corvallls will need to undergo
some changes before It Is delivered at
Walla Walla. The members of the Ore
gon committee, while exonerating MInch
In, seemed to be agreed that he should be
"more careful" In following the authors
he had studied. Had the oration and
Martyn's essay been sent to the Eastern
college presidents, as proposed, the result
of their Investigation of the matter might
have made It necessary for the executive
committee to reach a different conclusion.
NOW FOR MINCHIVS SUCCESS.
McMlnnville College Will Not Fur
ther Push Charge of Plagiarism.
M'MINNVILLE, Or., March 24. Mc
Mlnnville College will not further prose
cute the charge of plagiarism against El
wood MInchIn, winner of the Oregon in
tercollegiate oratorical contest. The ex
ecutive committee's verdict of vindica
tion is accepted In good part. W. Lair
Thompson, president of the state associa
tion, says he pushed this case not against
Mr. MInchIn, but for what he believed
to be In the Interest of oratory, and now
that It has been decided In favor of Mr.
MInchIn, he will go to Walla Walla and
work hard for his success.
CORNUCOPIA AT WORK AGAIN.
Mine Will Be Operated by Receiver
for John E. Searles.
BAKER CITY, March 24. Work has
been resumed at the Cornucopia mines
after a brief Idleness. Receiver George
D. Beattys and P. J. Cirkle. ex-general
superintendent for John E. Searles, vis-
lted the property Immediately after Mr.
Beattys arrived from New York. Mr.
Cirkle had closed It down three days
previous. After the receiver Investigated
conditions.- he Immediately gave orders
that work be resumed. The 20-stamp
mill will not be started up until about
April 1, as a little time will be required to
get a force of men for the work. Devel
opment at the mine will consist of deeper
sinking and work on the crosscut to tap
the Last Chance vein. At the present
time a depth of COO feet has been attained
in the Union-Companion. It Is the pur
pose of the management to sink another
100 feet, work on which had commenced
before Mr. Searles' properties passed
Into the hands of a receiver. With thl3
additional depth, and the ore that will
be made available In -the Red Jacket,
immediately adjoining the Union-Companion,
the mill will have plenty to do
until the long crosscut opens up the dif
ferent miles lying towards the center
of Granite mountain.
The Eastern Oregon mining region is
greatly rejoiced over the order to con
tinue work. It was never seriously
feared that the property would not be
operated, but as much uncertainty at
tends reccU'ership affairs, men Inter
ested In seeing the community prosper
feel easier that the positive order for
work has been given.
The Chicago Commercial Club delega
tion, which went through Baker City
yesterday, did not stop even for a mo
ment. All regular trains come to a halt
of from 10 to 15 minutes In Baker, and
this time for meeting the distinguished
business men was counted upon. A dis
patch was sent to the O. R. & N.
officials In charge of the train asking for
further time that Baker business men
might have opportunity to drive the
visitors through the town. In expecta
tion of such a privilege, Mayor Carter
and many business men assembled at
the depot, but had the pleasure of seeing
the train whirl by without coming to a
halt.
'Washington Notes.
Wenatchee has four cases of smallpox.
Everett will hold a race meet July
4-5-6.
Colfax will adopt a system of house
numbering. Woodmen will hold a tournament at
North Yakima In June.
Prohibitionists of .Eastern Washington
will assemble at Spokane April 3.
Saturday evening the steamer Majestic
was launched at the Everett shipyard.
An Eastern company- has been pros
pecting for gold near Getchell, Snohomish
County.
The new wing of the Normal school
building at New Whatcom will have six
class rooms, 12 recitation rooms, and an
andltorlum.
Contracts have been signed at Aber
deen by Louis Kern. H. Rutshow and
Henry Knust of Seattle, for a brewery
to cost $50,000.
The Electric Light Company of Aber
deen may make Improvements on Its
plant which, when completed, will have
cost fully $10,000.
The Yakima Creamery & Produce Com
pany has organized at Yakima City.
Machinery will be put In for a plant of
1000 pounds of butter per day.
Goldendale will have a city election
April 1. The saloon issue will be para
mount. At present the town has two
saloons which pay an annual tax of
$500 each.
H. R. Cayton, editor of the Seattle Re
publican, was arrested Saturday night
on a charge of criminal libel, the com
plaining witness being Chief of Police
Meredith.
The Yakima Milling Company has
stopped operations for a week to put In
new machinery and increase the capacity
of the mill. It will hereafter consume 50
carloads of wheat per week.
The wheat market at Colfax last week
was dull with, quotations, of 41 and 42
cents. There Is less wheat in the coun
try than ever known at this season of
the year, and local mills will probably
have to close down before the new crop
Is harvested.
A colony of Holland farmers has ar
rived In Yakima County. "Work will begin
In a few days on a church building to
seat 450 people and a school houp will
be erected to supply the demands of
150 new pupils. The colonists come from
Iowa and South Dakota, and represent a
class of prosperous farmers.
Two new school districts have been
formed In the country west of Wilbur,
near Wilson Creek, in Lincoln County,
two north of Wilbur, near the Columbia
River; two Joint districts, one In the
southern part of the county, with Adams
County, and one In the northwest, with
Douglas County. Four more will be or
ganized. The quail, commonly known as "Bob
Whites," Imported from Kansas and
turned loose In various parts of Whitman
County several years ago, are doing well,
and there are a number of birds in the
vicinity of Garfield. Bryan Westacott,
who lives three miles south of Garfield,
near the Palouse River, says more than
fifty of the birds are living on his farm.
The Carpenters Mutual Association of
North Yakima has perfected organiza
tion. The officers for th,e first term are
D. L. Thacker, president; George E.
Wise, vice-president: C. H. McCoy, sec
retary; C. A. Collins, treasurer. The
association numbers 54 members. An
agreement has been entered Into between
employing carpenters and the association
whereby after April the nine hour per
day rule shall prevail and 30 cents per
hour shall be the minimum wage.
A water famine In some portions of the
Yakima Valley Is predicted for the com
ing season. There Is less snow In the
mountains than at this time in any pre
vious year. The natural undergrowth of
grass and brush has been materially des
troyed and the result will be a scarcity
of water for Irrigating purposes. The
canal companies taking water from the
rivers will prepare for the emergency
by getting dams and ditches ready to tap
the rivers at low water mark. The great
est difficulty will be experienced by
farmers living along the mountain creeks
where water has been short for the past
few years.
Idaho Notes.
G. Raymond & Co., proprietors of the
cold-storage warehouse In Genesee, con
template erection of a cold-storage plant
at Kendrlck.
R. Jackson, of Genesee, has deeded to
Mr. Dahlke, the creamery promoter, a
corner lot on Railroad avenue for a
creamery site. Mr. Dahlke will erect a
substantial brick . building thereon.
A Bonner's Ferry dispatch says that
Bogle & Callahan have moved their log
ging camp from Deep Creek to Llbby
Creek, across the line into Montana. They
will cut 4,000,000 feet of logs and In the
Spring float them down the river.
Clyde White was assaulted and robbed
at his camp on the ridge above White
Bud, 12 miles south of Grangevllle. He
was camped with Frank Smith, and about
evening thoy were assaulted by three men,
who clubbed White, knocking him sense
less. Smith retreated to camp to secure
weapons. When he returned White was
still lying where he had been left. His
money war gone. The assailants could not
be recognized In the darkness.
E. H. Jones, of Boise, has Invented a
hay-stacker. a! model of which Is now
being constructed. It Is only entirely
different lines from anything on the mar
ket. Instead of a derrick, this new con
trivance consists of a steep Incline and
false bottom, the latter being placed upon
the hay-rack, and upon which the hay
Is loaded. The load Is drawn up the in
cline to the top of the stack and dumped
off by ropes and pulley. The Incline can
be built to any height. The machine
which Mr. Jones Is now erecting Is 2S
feet high. With this machine an entire
load of hay is unloaded at once.
GIRLS HELD FOR ARSON
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT TO FIRE
DAYTON SCHOOLHOUSE.
Three "Were Arrested, but Only Two
Were Bound Over They Testi
fied Against Each Other.
DAYTON. Wash.. March 24. Lizzie Bos
qui and Pearl Evans, aged 15 and 14 years,
were yesterday bound over to the Superior
Court for attempting to burn the Central
School at this place February 22. Gladys
Cunningham, aged 13 years, was acquit
ted on a like charge, the date of her al
leged offense being February 7. Knowl
edge of the crime is due to a reward of
$250 offered by the County Court of Co
lumbia County. The girls were witnesses
against one another. Lizzie Bosqui as
serted that In the first attempt Gladys
Cunningham carried oil to the school
building In a bottle and at the noon hour
poured It on some kindling under the
central stairway, and, after school was
dismissed In the afternoon, set fire to
It. Gladys Cunningham testified that her
accuser was the guilty one; that she had
taken no part In the crime other than be
ing an eye witness to It. The court de
cided likewise.
In the case of the second attempt, Lizzie
Bosqui testified that Pearl Evans accom
panied her to the schoolhouse on the
evening of February 23; that she poured
oil through a hole In the window, which
had been made with a stone; that Pearl
lighted two matches and with the second
succeeded in firing the building. Pearl
Evans testimony laid the blame on Liz
zie Bosqui. She stated that the only part
taken by herself was to accompany the
latter, and became an unwilling witness
to the act. As before stated, the court
bound them both over to the Superior
Court.
CROW'S NEST CHARTER DISPUTE.
Report That It Has Been Settled Is
Premature.
VICTORIA, B. C. March 24. State
ments received In dispatches from the
East regarding the negotiations which
are said to be on between the Canadian
Pacific Railway and the Crow's Nest Coal
Company, looking to an amicable settle
ment of the matter in dispute between the
two corporations over the application for
a charter for the Crow's Nest Southern
Railway, has caused a good deal of spec
ulation here, as has also the presence of
representatives of the two corporations In
the city. Speaking on the matter Mr.
Jaffray said:
"You may say that you called on me
and that I gave you the statement tlrat
our advices from the East are of a similar
tenor to the press dispatches already
published. We have not as yet received
any material details of the negotiations
which are practically concluded."
Mr. Jaffray was of the opinion that an
amicable arrangement would be carried
out.
George McL. Brown, executive agent of
the Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
was also approached for confirmation or ,
otherwise, of the statements made In re
gard to negotiations:
"I am able to tell you," said Mr. Brown,
"that advices I have received state that
the negotiations respecting the matter
are under way In the East. It Is alto
gether premature, however, to say that
the agreement Is concluded. I wish you
would say that as soon as the future of
the smelting Industry of British Colum
blt Is properly safeguarded, all our oppo
sition ceases at once."
WELCOME TO M'KINLEY.
Governor Geer "Will Slake It Warm
Not Decided as to Meeting- Place.
SALEM, March 24. When President
Harrison visited this state. Governor
Pennoyer met him at the capital, the
Presidential party being met at the state
line by the legislative committee and the
Adjutant-General. When asked today
where he would meet President McKInley,
Governor Geer said that he had given the
matter no thought, and had not made up
his mind. He thinks It entirely In keep
ing with the dignity of the occasion to
meet the President at either the capital
or the state line. In either event he will
endeavor to give the President a warm
welcome, which he considers the most Im
portant matter.
REED WILL CONTINUE WORK.
Ex-Fish Commissioner Not Dismayed
liy Adverse LcKnl Opinion.
ASTORIA. March 24. Ex-Fish Commis
sioner Reed, when asked what action he
would take, now that Attorney-General
Blackburn had held that the new state
fish law repeals the old one and legislates
him out of office, replied that he would
continue to perform the duties of Fish
Commissioner, the same as heretofore. He
ESP HOlVIAM O. -V. "Sfc u fllBTDIDtlTCDtt SUB
HI Wanufacturera OlSTRIBJlERSgg
does not consider the opinion of the Attorney-General
as final, and at the close
of the month will demand his salary war
rant, under the old law. If it Is refused j
Via -n.111 n. Anv Vt-r.1. (...!- A . .Via
.it; win t&i uui:t: ui:"1 oui; unu iwi. wnu
matter In the courts.
May Have Mrs. Nation Crusade.
Milton Is threatened with a Carrie i
Nation crusade, according to a report
from Walla Walla. Hezeklah Key recent
ly started a "gallon house" just outside
the city limits. The temperance people
of the town have threatened to demolish
the saloon if it is not closed. Key holds
a license from the Government to run
the place. Mr. Key was In Walla Walla
recently and told the following story
of the differences to a reporter for the
Union: "Upon several occasions some
one has damaged my premises In differ
ent ways, but I have paid but little heed,
thinking the matter would end there.
A revival was started in one of the
churches at Milton recently and I was
told that one of the ministers who was
conducting the meeting a few nights ago
advised his congregation to see that the
gallon house was removed. Then one of
the congregation arose and declared the
only way to cloae the place was to at
tack It at once and demolish the thing
with axes, as the Kansas smasher had
done. This plan seemed to meet with the
approval of some and a council of war
was held Tuesday night to devise a plan
of attack. I sent my barkeeper to church
that night and he Informed me of their
plans. The women were to form the van
guard and their husbands would bring up
In the rear an.d act as reinforcements.
All would be armed with axes and clubs.
The leaders would at first demand ad
mittance. If I refused them they would
open fire with their hatchets and batter
in the door. Then the fun would com
mence, and If I resisted, the men would
take a hand."
Notes of Oregon Mines.
James Pennell. miner and prospector,
was at Union last week, says the Union
Republican. Mr. Pennell says he knows
of one of the largest copper deposits In
the West, near the headwaters of Cath
erine Creek. He Is familiar with the
entire country cast of Union and ex
presses the opinion that the district Is
rich In deposits of copper and gold ores.
The water has been removed from tho
lower works of the Sanger mine in
Union County, and arrangements are I
about completed for starting the hoist
ing plant.
THE SLEEPING SENTINEL.
Romance Quite Taken Out of a Story
of the Civil War.
Burlington, Vt., Free Press. -The
oft-told and hardly ever correctly
told story of the Vermont soldier who
was sentenced to be shot for sleeping on
his post, and was supposed to have been
saved from death by President Lincoln,
was told once more by Congressman-elect
Foster on Tuesday. As so related It dlf-
fam fmm vn.lmtn tViA, iarefino Hllf la
no less wide of the facts. In point of
fact the soldier was not a mere "lad"
or "stripling." but a man of 22 years;
the brigade to which he belonged was
not on the march, but was In the camp It
occupied for five months. His sentence
to be shot and pardon by General Mc-
Clellan, In accordance with the expressed
wish of President Lincoln, were parts of
a solemn farce, Intended to Impress the
Army with the enormity of the military
crime of a sentinel sleeping on his post.
General William F. Smith, who com
manded the Vermont Brigade; Colonel
Hudson, the Judge-Advocate of the court
martial; Colonel Veazey, who was a mem
ber of the court martial; Colonel Redfield
Proctor, .who was on General Smith's
staff, and others In position to know
the facts have stated thnt the Generals
never Intended that the soldier should
be shot, and that Mr. Lincoln knew this.
The soldier's father and sister did not
appeal to President Lincoln In person for
the Dardon of the son and brother. It
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for them to have received news of the J
sentence, made the journey to Washing- j
ton and secured an audience with the I
President in the few hours that elapsed
between the sentence and the pardon, and
nothing of the sort took place.
Of course, the prosaic facts of the case,
as stripped of the halo of romance which
had been thrown about them, do not
lessen the facts of President Lincoln's
gentleness of heart and love of mercy,
and kindness to the unlettered and the
lowly Instances of which were so- many
In his history. But facts are facts, and
truth often varies from poetry; and It 13
often well enough to know the truth,, even
at the expense of the romance.
A Shnip Lesson Needed.
Pittsburg Chronlclo Telegraph.
Venezuela Is surely tempting fate by hor
treatment of Americans. The asphalt
dispute Is not the only source of irrita
tion between the little republic and the
United States. The American consular
agent at Barcelona Is said to have heen
8
nervous
If you know it's due to
something very serious, you
had better consult your
doctor.
But if it comes from worry
or too hard work, or if it is
due to nervous dyspepsia or
impure blood, why not try
Ayer's Sarsaparilla ?
Your doctor will certainly
approve of this, and we are
confident it will do you great
good.
You see, our confidence
comes from a knowledge of
this medicine extending over
fifty years.
$1.00 a fectlle. All Drarcisuu
.t. r. AYEU ro.. .Lowell, Maw.
again arrested and Imprisoned without
cause by the Venezuelan Government. He
was subjected to the same sort of mis
treatment a few months ago. and money
was extorted from him as a means of
obtaining his release. On that occasion,
Mr. Loomls, United States Minister at
Caracas, made a demand upon the Ven
ezuelan Government for an apology but
his communication was Ignored. Uncle
Sam Is exceedingly patient with the Ven
ezuelans and their changing govern
ments, probably pitying them because
they have so many troubles of their
own; but this sort of thing cannot do
allowed to continue. This Nation must
protect its representatives In foreign
countries. If foreigners are to be made
to respect the United States.
Only Indian in the Navy.
New York Tribune.
To the United States cruiser Atlanta
belongs the distinction of having in its
crew Chapman ijchenandoah. the only
American Indian in the Navy. He la
an Oneida, and was bom on the reserva
tion 29 years ago. He is the grandson of
Schenandoah, 'The Deer. who. In his
( day. was one or the most notable men
of his tribe. At the age of IS Schenandoah
could neither read nor write, but had a
, natural talent Tor mechanics, and after
! he had seen a steam engine for the first
j time he went to his home and built onh.
I out of such material as he could find,
i He became a student at Hampton Instt-
. tute. and after seven years of work was
graduated, but remained at Hampton as
an assistant In the machine shop.
When the war with Spam broke out he
enlisted in the Navy and served at first
as a fireman on the San Francisco and
later on the New York under Captain
Chadwlck. He was mustered out of the
' voluteer service when the war was over.
Dut re-enlisted at once and was assigned
to the Atlanta, on which vessel he Is
at present.
The Indian sailor Is described by his
friends as a tine, stalwart fellow of whom
his tribesmen have good cause to feel
proud.
"The best pill I ever used." Is the fre
quent remark of purchasers of Carter's
Little Liver Pills. Whenfou try them
you will say the same.
What a luxury Pears'
soap is!
It is the cheapest and
best toilet. soap in all the
world.
All sorts of people use it, all sorts of stores
ell it, especially droggisu.
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