8
ANGRY AND DESPONDENT
WHY SIRS. SERFESS COMMITTED
SUICIDE.
She Was Suffering: From Physical
Ailment and "Was Angered at W.
L. Sturr Coroner's Verdict.
Despondency over her unhappy married
life, and fear that "William L. Starr did
not further wish her friendship, were
shown yesterday before the Coroner's
Jury to have been the motives which led
to the suicide of Mrs. Blanche Serfess,
who shot herself in the breast last
Wednesday night.
The jury's verdict, In part, was "That
the wound was Inflicted by the deceased
with Intent to take her own life during a
lit of temporary anger, couplea with
despondency."
The shooting took place In William L.
Starr's room. No. 35, A. O. U. W. building.
Starr is employed by James L. Honeyman,
First and Stark streets, and recently In
herited a considerable amount of prop
erty. A short time ago Starr tried to get
a divorce from his wife, Mrs. Nellie L.
Starr, hut was not successful. Mrs.
Serfess' husband la In Alaska, and they
separated about two years ago.
"Last Tuesday I presented Mrs. Serfess
with a box containing 'April-fool' candy,"
testified Starr, at yesterday's inquest. "I
bought It at a store on Third street. Only
the top part was fool candy, but the re
mainder was good. She passed the box
around, and those in the room took some
of it. She threw a piece at me and It
struck me on the forehead. I was vexed
at her display of temper, and made the
most of it then; but we went to the the
ater together to hear Modjeska. On our
way back to her home. 1G4 "West Park
street, she asked mo If I was still mad.
I replied that I was. and left her at her
home. We did not di&cuss the matter at
the theater.
""Next day, Wednesday, I went to the
Bast Side to a wedding, and was there
nearly all day, and I learned that Mrs.
Serfeas had made several visits to my
room, looking for me. She had also
called at the office. In my absence. Short
ly after my return, at 5 o'clock, she again
called and asked to see me. I stepped
into the hall, and she said he wanted 10
minutes 'conversation with me. I said,
AH right. Go ahead.' She said she
would rather talk to me In my room. I
replied: It will be Just as secret ,here. if
jou hai'e anything confidential to tell me.
"She Insisted, however, on going to my
rpom, and waiting for me, as I had to re
main at the office until 6 o'clock. She
said she was cold and wet with the rain,
and would go to the room and dry her
clothes. This was an unusual request
for her to make, and I hesitated, -but fin
ally consented to give her the key. It
was about 6 o'clock when I reached my
room, and I found her there. I noticed
her hat on a shelf in the clothes closet,
and this was another unusual proceeding.
I was surprised."
"Did Mrs. Serfes3 ever place her hat
there previously?" quered the Coroner.
"No, sir," testified Starr, "she always
had placed It on the bureau. She sat
down and asked me if I was still angry.
I said 'No,' but I felt humiliated because
of what she did the night before. She
said she did not want any more of this
world, as she was getting tired of it,
and that her child was a burden to her
family. She also said: 'I would like to
go to a new town, and make a living for
myself.' She had previously told me
that she ought to go to a hospital, to
have two operations performed. One
was lor a pain in her right side, and she
said she could not go to the hospital be
cause she did not have any money, and
that she wanted to kill herself. I said:
'No, Blanche, you surely do not intend
to do that. I have heard you talk that
way before.' She then pulled out of her
dress a bottle which I afterward found
to be carbolic acid. I asked her to give
It to me and she placed it back in the
bosom of her dress, saying: 'I will take
this when I go home tonight.' I urged
her not to be so silly, and to think of the
disgrace she would cause her father and
mother. This was about 6:30 o'clock, and
just then she went to the clothes closet,
where her hat was. Suddenly I heard
the report of a revolver, and she
screamed and fell. I was dazed for a
minute, but I ran to her, and I saw that
the bosom of her dress was on fire. I ex
tinguished the fire, and placed her head
on a pillow, and caljed for the janitor.
I asked Blanche what she had done, and
she answered: I have shot myself. I
aimed for my heart, and I hope to die.'
I asked: 'Where did you get the revol
ver?' and she said that she got It In the
bureau drawer and had placed the re
volver under her hat In the clothes closet.
She asked me if I thought she would live,
and I replied that I thought she would.
She then said: I can not stand this pain
in my treast, give me the carbolic acid.'
but I placed it out of her reach. The
janitor came in, and asked her who had
done it, and she said: 'I did It. ".
"Did you and Mrs. Serfess have any
'spat before?" asked the Coroner.
"I do not call that a 'spat,' It was only
a little misunderstanding," insisted Starr.
"The April fool candy affair was all a
joke. Blanche was flighty and quick
tempered. Yes, I remained In the room
with her until the police came and took
her to St "Vincent's Hospital. I notified
her family."
Janitor Carl Jenson. of the A. O. U. W.
building, told that he went to Starr's
room when he heard his name called,
and saw Mrs. Serfess, shot in the breast
Starr said that Mrs. Serfess had shot her
self. The witness telephoned for medical
aid, and when he returned to Starr's room
he looked for the revolver and placed it
in his pocket. Starr then asked Mrs.
Serfess: "Why did you put that disgrace
on me, and why did you do it?" Her re
ply was: "Oh, you know. I told you."
The witness gave the revolver to the
police.
After evidence by Detectives Day and
Ford. Stephen J. Wllleford, father of the
dead woman, testified that she and her
husband were married January IS, 1S9S.
"My daughter lived at my house," went
on the witness, "and I did not know that
she went to Starr's room. It surprised
me when I knew of it. I went to the
hospital, after Starr told us of the shoot
ing, but Blanche was deadwhen we ar
rived." ANNUAL FREE CONCERT.
Highly Successful Progtnramc Ren
dered by the Musical Club.
The annual free concert given by the
Musical Club Wednesday night filled the
First Presbyterian Church to overflowing.
The audience, as intended by the project
ors of the enterprise.was composed large
ly of those who do not commonly enjoy the
privilege of attending musical functions.
As it has been the custom In previous
years to request the listeners to refrain
from applause, there was a little hesita
tion at first about expressing all the
heartiness of enthusiasm that was plainly
felt by the big audience: but this wore off
as the evening advanced. The third num
ber received a warm encore, but as there
was no response the audience submitted
"with good grace to the wishes of the club,
and contented themselves with apprecia
tive plaudits of approval after each num
ber, without any further demands upon
the entertainers.
The programme was skillfully planned,
the spice of variety being introduced with
much ingenuity and art, without lowering
In the least the high standard always so
characteristic of the club. Several organ
numbers made the bone and sinew of the
programme, Mr. Coursen opening with the
three composers, Gullmant, Boeder and
Gounod, an agreeable study in contrast.
Toward the mlddlo of the evening the
organ again figured conspicuously on the
programme, but there was a change of
personality Introduced, Mrs. W. C. Al
vord taking Mr. Coursen's seat on the
organ bench. She gave three interesting
numbers by Du Bols, Merkel and Le
malgre. Her good judgment and taste in
matters musical are well known to Port
land musicians. By a happy arrangement
two Wagnerian selections on the organ
were chosen for the concluding numbers
of the programme the Lohengrin over
ture and the Pilgrim's chorus from "Tann
hauser" making a superb climax to the
evening's work. These were played with
splendid power by Mr. Coursen, whose
masterful grasp of the organ has seldom,
if ever, been more effectively displayed to
a Portland audience.
Mrs. Sherman Brown's rendering of the
Merkel adagio for violin -was so winning
and sympathetic in tone that it was not
to be wondered at that It was one of the
great successes of the evening.
Mr. Dom Z3n's singing of Dudles- Buck's
"My'Lord and My Redeemer," and Ad
am's "The Holy City," showed his voice
at its best. Its richness and sweetness
of timbre never fails to appeal to an au-
dlence with peculiar force. It Is a voice
that Is essentially suited to sacred song.
The chorus of women's voices was an
Important feature of the evening, the de
lightful Mendelssohn and Schubert num
bers given by them being listened to with
rapt attention by the big audience.
TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL.
Dr. Wise to Preach This Evening on
the Life of Elijah.
Dr. Wise will preach this evening at 8
o'clock on "The Life of Elijah, as Typical
of Israel's Mission."
The Passover services will be held
Wednesday evening at C:30 o'clock, and
the morning services Thursday at 10
o'clock. Dr. Wise's Passover sermon wIK
be delivered In the course of the morning
services.
The teacher of the Sunday school, as
well as the teacher of the Council Relig
ious school, held a meeting at Dr. Wise's
study last night, at which Mrs. L. Alt
man read a paper on "The Ethical Sun
day School." The subject of the paper
to be read at the next meeting Is, "The
Moral Instruction of Children."
"Invincible" Defeated.
Wednesday evening, at the Boys' Bri
gade Armory, the "Invlnclbles" basket
ball team was defeated by the Portland
High School team by a score of 11 to 9.
When time was called at the end of the
second lialf, the score etood 9 to 9. The
game was continued until the Portland
High School secured the two points neces
sary, winning the game by a narrow mar
tin. Seed nlavod n rronri rmm nf pimril
for the High Schools. For the Portland
High School. Harklns threw two baskets
and Smith threw one basket and five
fouls. Calahan, of the Invlnclbles, played
a strong game. The teams will play
again In the near future. The line-up
follows:
Portland High School Center. Harklns;
right forward, Johnson; left forward, E.
Smith, captain; right guard. Seed; left
guard, Pacquet.
Invlnclbles Center. Tldcombe, captain;
right forward, Dlckel; left forward, Ack
erman; right guard. Mathena; left guard,
Calahan.
Officials Referee. F. Smith; umpires,
J. MackeyC. Barton.
Everybody can be made to feel better. !
There Is no limit to the usefulness of i
Hood's Sarsaparllla.
--.m p"n"
WILLIAM L. STARR,
i immwzmmmsM&WM, mmmmm, i
MRS. BLANCHE SERFESS.
THE afOKNING
DEFRAUDED BY HIS SON
AGED AIVD WEAK MAJf IXDUCED TO
SIGX A DEED.
Frank Drncki Charge His Boy "With.
the Act of a Scoundrel ep-
pnch Damagre Suit.
Frank Drucks has filed suit In the State
Circuit Court against his son, Frank
Drucks, Jr., to set aside a deed for lot
5, block 1SS. Portland, which the plaintiff
avers was fraudulently procured from
him by the defendant.
The plaintiff is 79 years old, and it Is
alleged in the complaint that he Is feeble
and Infirm and wholly Incapacitated from
attending to business, and Is compelled to
have the constant care of a nurse. He
avers that his son, well knowing this
fact, contrived by deceit and fraud to
take advantage of him and acquire an
unequal advantage over his brothers and
sisters in the distribution of plaintiff's
property. Mr. Drucks states that his son
persuaded him to sign papers which he
represented would take effect at plain
tiffs death, and would save the expense
of administration on the property, and
vest the estate In the heirs In equal parts.
In connection with this scheme, it Is as
sorted that the son promised to care for,
maintain and nurse the father during- the
remainder of his life. For several days
prior to the execution of the deed Mr.
Drucks charges that his son piled him
with wines and Intoxicating liquors, and
while he was under the influence of the
same, on March 18 last, took him down
town, under the guise of taking him to
a barber shop, but took him instead to
another place, and Induced him to sign
some papers. Immediately after the pa
pers were signed, Mr. Drucks states, the
defendant left bis house, and he Is In
formed and believes that the young man
has left the state. Mr. Drucks avers
that he has ascertained that he signed
a warranty deed, and that his son has
threatened to dispose of the property to
some Innocent purchaser. The court Is
sued an order restraining the sale of the
propertj. pending a hearing of the case.
The court is asked to declare the deed
null and void, and to direct the son to
return It to the father.
Testimony tin Rebnttal.
Evidence In rebuttal Is being taken for
the plaintiff in the suit of Anthony Nep
pach against the O. & C. R. R. Co., the
case for the defense in chief having
been closed. As evidence of the value
of timber land, John McAllen testified
that E. H. Thompson offered him J9000
for a quarter section," but the witness
said ho sold the land to the Bridal Veil
Lumber Company. The evidence was ob
jected to, and the" court refused to allow
the witness to state what price he re
ceived from the company. McAllen stated
that he worked for five years for the
Bridal Veil Lumber Company. Other
witnesses, who testified In rebuttal were
J. A. Milton. William Ramsay, M. C.
Donahue and Robert CorrelL Their tes
timony was not important.
Among the witnesses for the defense,
most of" whom are timber experts, were:
N. E. Britt. H C. Campbell, R, E. Booth
E. T. Williams, J. H. Buckley. G. H."
Marsh, M. B. "Rankin, J. H. Hurlburt. H.
N. Smith and G. H. Andrews
Richard Koehler, vice-president of the
OBEGONIAN. t FRIDAY, MAECH 29, 1901.
Oregon & California Railroad Company,
told of the authority exerted by Paul
Schulze and G. H. Andrews as land -agents
of the company, and denied the right of
either of the men to make a contract such
as has been testified exists between the
company and Neppach. According to the
maps of the property which the company
has for sale, Mr. Schulze was author
ized to sell the land for cash, or on a 10
years' contract. In the contract with
Neppach and Hlmpel It has been testified
that when the controversy as to the valld
lty of the land titles arose, Mr. Schulze
agreed to suspend payments, after the
firstyearly payment had been made, until
such a time as the matter should be decid
ed. If the Oregon & California Company
should win, the purchasers were to con
tinue their payments, but If the suit
should be decided the other way, their
first payment was to be returned to them.
Mr. Koehler testified that the agents were
unauthorized to make such a contract, so
far as he knew, and he was acquainted
with the land department of the com
pany. Gets Possession of Her Honse.
The suit of Eliza I. Kalfus against C.
S. Silver for possession of lot 3, block
16, Caruthers' addition, on Third street,
containing a cottage, was tried in Judge
Cleland's court yesterday and a decision
was rendered In favor of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff is the owner of the property,
and the defendant alleged that he held it
under a life leohe. He entered a plea In
abatement that he has been In possession
for more than 10 years, enjoying the
rents and profits, and on Octohr l. ira.
transferred the same to Thomas Char
man for a valuable consideration. The
evidence adduced showed that Mr. Silver
collected the rent for a long time, signing
tne receipts as agent for Eliza Kalfus,
or her former name, Evans, and sent her
the money until recent years. He said ho
had a right to keep the rents, but he
remitted the money to the plaintiff until
the hard times came. The court decided
that as Sliver acted as the agent of the
plaintiff, she was always In possession
and Is now. Mr. Silver Uvea in nn ad.
joining house. The plaintiff Is a relative"!
or iiis. Mr unver testified that he is S6
years of age.
Conrt Notes.
The First National Bank of Juneau has
sued William Loeb for 5300 due on a note.
Judge Cleland yesterday granted Charles
M. Watts a divorce from Anna L. Watts.
A divorce was also granted to Mary S.
Young from her Chinese husband, Charles
B. Young.
A. Feldenhclmer has filed suit in the
State Circuit Court against Elbert J.
Mendcnhall to recover $171 balance due on
a bill of goods amounting to $217, pur
chased 'In 1SS5. Lot 1 block 185, Portland,
was attached.
The trial of the policemen's suit, set
for yesterday, was continued until next
Wednesday, because, on account of the
Neppach suit, which occupies the time of
Judge Frazer, he could not take part In
the trial, as he Is expected to do.
The 'final report of Catherine Clarke,
executor of the estate of Mary Ahern, de
ceased, was approved. She Is the .sole
legatee. The property comprises lots at
Pleasant Home addition. Cook's addition,
Fatton tract. Terminus addition, valued
altogether at $13,050.
In the case of S. Barr vs. the Columbia
Southern Railway Company, Judge Bel
linger yesterday made an order allowing
the defendant company and S. E. Ham
mond to demur to the bill of complaint,
they reserving the right hereafter to ex
cept to the bill of complaint, should their
demurrer be disallowed by the court.
The will ot Jacob Johnson, deceased,
was admitted to probate yesterday. The
home .property, consisting of a farm of
40 acres, Is .bequeathed to the widow,
Martha J. Johnson, for life, and after
wards to Charles E. Johnson, a son. To
Jasper J. Johnson, a son, is devised the
Interest of the estate In the Ezra John
son donation land, claim. The remainder
of the property Is to be converted Into
cash, and Invested, and the Interest Is to
be paid to Mrs. Johnson. After her death
the moneys are to be equally divided be
tween the sons and daughter. The estate
is valued at about 512,600. Jasper J. John
son Is named as executor and trustee.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Marriage Licenses.
Andrew Carlson, 39, Rosa Bohnart, 27.
Henry A. Rlckert, 22, Gertrude B.
Roby. 16.
Emll Ebener, 36, Emily Marshall, 26.
F. P. Wood, 4S, Elizabeth Lent, 28.
D. C. Freeman, 2S, Josephine M. Mc
Calla, 27.
R. Tufford, 24, Freda Hoover, 16.
Birth Returns.
March 26, girl and boy, to the wife of
Charles Long, 343 Everett street.
March 15. girl, to the wife of Charles
A. Derry. 319 Burnside street.
March 10, boy, to the wife of Charles E.
Johnson, Second and Alder streets.
March 15, boy, to the wife of William
Kellar, 141 Cook avenue.
March 18, boy, to the wife of Jacques
F. Relnhart, city.
Death Retarns.
March 25, W. B. Jones, 46 years, St.
Vincent's Hospital; carcinoma.
March 26, Laura A. Larrabee, 71 years,
420 Willamette avenue; cerebral hemor
rhage. March 26. Laura Gardner, SO years, 749
First street; exhaustion.
March 26, Emma K. Mlnslnger, 24
years; phthisis pulmonarls.
Contagions Diseases.
Helene Bauer, 2S4 Hamilton avenue;
diphtheria,
Charles Rosoweilers, 520 East Seven
teenth street; scarlet fever.
Frances Fuller, 175 East Sixth street;
scarlet fever.
Brook Bradley, 436 Fourth street; scar
latina.
Child of Mr. Conklln, 102 Stanton street,
scarlatina.
Also five cases of measles.
Real Estate Transfers.
Grace Potter to M. J. Potter east
half of tract of land, section 3, T. 1
S., R. 2 E., containing 7.S5 acres;
also Jot 18. block A, Subdivision 26, -Southern
Portland, January 31 ? 5
Mary and W. T. Henton to Anna M.
Althaus. 16t 16, block 4, Barrett's
ii1ltin faFAVl 1B -!Y
L. E. Tidland to A.F. Washburn!
lot 7. block 15. Blount Taoor Villa,
September 1, 1900 1
Ernest House and wife iO same, lots
12 and 13, block IS, Mount Tabor
- Villa. March 2S 140
J. G. Gauld and wife to London & Ban
Francisco Bank, lots 3. 4, 5, and 6,
block 230, Holladay's Addition, April
14, 1S99 '4500
S. E. and Hannah M. Joseph! to
George W. Fuhr, lot 1. block 1S8,
East Portland. March 23 1250
Henry C. Nlcolal to V. P. 'Conklln,
17&X50 feet, lot 3, block 4, Buck
man's Addition, March 27 1
M. E. Thompson and wife to Timothy
Ahern, lot 2, block 16, Multnomah,
March 21 300
Bank of Albina to M. E. Thompson,
same, March 23 ...... 1
Sheriff, for B. H. Bowman, et al to
H. H. Newhall, lots 1. 2, 3, 4 and 6,
block 124 West Irvlngton Addition,
February 16 1190
C. L. Fay, trustee, to Martha S. Mor
ton, lot 6, blocK 4, .raraaise springs,
March 26 250
The Pan-American Exposition.
A great many Pacific Coast people ex
pect to vialt Buffalo during the Pan-American
exposition. Those who are contem
plating such a trip should bear in mind
the advantages offered them by the Rio
Grande Western Railway. In addition
to a day's stop-off In the Mormon capital,
you have a daylight ride through the
heart of th-6-Hockles, the scenery of which
is surpassed nowhere.
The Rio Grande Western Is the only
transcontinental line passing directly
through picturesque and quaint Salt Lake
City.
Through sleeping and chair, cars from
Portland. For rates, reservations and
other Information, address J. D. Mans
field, goneral,' agent, 251 Washington
street. . $ w r
iff!
TEN NEW HATCHERIES
STATE FISH WARDEX WAXTS THAT
MJMBER.
He Will Confer With Little of Wash
ington Over Selection of Sites
on North Side of Columbia.
State Fish Warden H. G. Van Dusen is
In Portland to meet Fish Commissioner
Little, of the State of Washington, for
the purpose of selecting salmon hatcery
sites-on the north side of the Columbia
River. The last Legislature gave him
the authority to establish propogatlon
plants on various tributaries of the Co
lumbia, In that state. Mr. Van Dusen
said last evening:
"Mr. Little is to meet me here and sug
gest what points are, In his opinion, best.
The streams running Into the Columbia
from the Oregon side are not considered
best for the propagation of the chlnook
salmon, and I am In favor of establish
ing at, least 10 on the. north side. We
have ample means for the maintenance
of these plants, and T want to have .the
work started Immediately.
"The Columbia River Is now producing
J2.50O.O0O worth of food fish annually, and
can be made to produce $10,000,000 worth
with an annual outlay of 540,000 for prop
agation. The money for this product all
stays In this region, with the exception
of that sent abroad for tin anl labels.
We make the cans ourselves, and Port
land ought to be able to furnish the labels,
and I am sure she will before many
years.
"The canned salmon Is the most whole
some and economical food put up. There
is no waste to It, and the nutriment is
universally acknowledged. Each can of
fish is cooked separately, and retains all
the nourishment It possessed originally,
as none Is allowed to escape, the cans
being air tight while the cooking goes on.
A slight puncture to let off the gas is
made while the cans are still hot, and
this Is Immediately soldered. There are
no T-bones to throw away, as In a beef
steak, and no uncleanllness, as In the
case of canned meats, which are usually
cooked In large vats and ladled Into the
cans. When the worklngman buys a half
pound can of salmon for his dinner he ob
tains half a pound of nourishing food.
This Is the reason canned salmon has
found such a good market all over the
world. I want, therefore, to see the Co
lumbia River producing all of this splen
did food It is capable of, and my energies
will be directed that way."
Mr. Van Dusen believes in feeding the
young fry until they are big enough to
rustle for themselves. "This will Incur
expense," he said, '"but we can't raise
calves without expense, hogs have to be
fed for months before they are fit for mar
ket; but we have been expecting to raise
fat salmon at no expense whatever. This
is unfair to the noble chlnook, and I want
to see the young fish kept In good order
until they are big enough to stand a
lighting chance in the world. We Have
now 250,000 young fry being fed at the
Clackamas hatchery, and I will go up
and seo how they aro getting on In a
day or two."
He thinks both Oregon and Washington
should get together on the Sunday-law
question, so as to suppress fishing on
that day according to recent legislative
enactments. This subject will be attended
to In the meeting to take place today.
He also thinks the present close season
Is being respected by the fishermen of
the Lower Columbia. "There was somo
Illicit fishing the fore part of this month,
because the new Fish Commission had
not met and appointed a Warden," he
said. "The fishermen realized that there
was no law governing the matter during
those few days, but as soon as the or
ganization of the commission was ad
Justed the fishing ceased.
"The Clackamas River will need spe
cial protection this Summer, as the fish
for early propagation have been scarce.
Last year considerable fish that should
have been utilized for spawning purposes
were taken from that stream unlawfully."
He proposes to put a stop to this here
after. DESPITE THE RAILROAD.
Tovrn of Waterville, Wash., Thriv
ing: on the Wheat Industry.
In 1SS7 the town of Waterville, Wash.,
was laid out on the elevated bunchgrass
ridges near the geographical center of
that state, in anticipation of the build
ing of the Central Washington Railroad
from Spokane. The town has no rail
roads yet nearer than 26 miles, and still
It flourishes, according to W. W. Mitch
ell, a resident, who is at the Perkins.
It now has about 1000 population, has
electric lights and a water plant of Us
own, and is, a thriving town, notwith
standing the collapse of the Central
Washington. It Is situated in the midst
of a wheatgrowing country, and has quite
a large trade with the farmers and stock
men of the vicinity, though Its people
have lost all hope of being placed on one
of the transcontinental railroads. The
Great Northern, which absorbed a portion
YOU WILL BE
If you do not avail yourself of this
grand opportunity to secure one of
those handsome wool
$12.00
SUITS
We sold a number of them yes
terday, and if the demand continues
the assortment will be very slim by
Saturday night, when the sale ends.
It's a great chance. Come and see
them, even if you do not wish to
buy.
AMI ROSENBLATT &C0.
The Reliable Popular-Priced Clothier
THIRD AND MORRISON STS.
of the Central Washington, passes more
than a score of .miles to the south, while
the Northern Pacific, which surveyed a
spur Into Waterville, stopped at Grand
Coulee, 40 miles to the east.
The farmers of that region haul their
wheat to Orondo, on the Columbia River,
some 10 miles west of Waterville, Mr.
Mitchell says, and steamboats take It
from there to Wenatchee, where the
grain bags are transferred to the cars for
Puget Sound. The cost of getting wheat
to tidewater from Waterville Is therefore
14 cents a bushel, so at present prices 43
cents a bushel Is all growers get for their
wheat. "Notwithstanding this, the
farmers of Douglas County are fairly
well-to-do," said Mr. Mitchell, "and very
few of them are burdened with mqrt
gages. We were considerably in debt
prior to 189S, when the Lelter wheat deal
In Chicago gave us a big lift, as we had
raised an enormous crop that year, and
sold It at good figures. Whether Water
ville ever gets a railroad or not. It will
be a good town, as Its people are enter
prising and go ahead with their improve
ments regardless of the movements of
railroad builders. The altitude of the
town Is 2600 feet above the Columbia
River, which is 10 miles to the west, and
this elevation Is what has prevented the
entrance of the Iron horse Into the re
gion thus far."
JOB FOR AGUINALDO.
Bnffalo Bill Can Take Care of Him
Properly.
PORTLAND, March 23. (To the Editor.)
Now our daring Funston has lassoed
Agulnaldo and brought him Into camp,
the conundrum is up to us sovereigns.
What shall we do with him? It is the
custom (fast becoming- a habit) to pro
vide sinecures for statesmen who have
lost their Jobs and might otherwise be
thrust upon the cold charity of a re
lentless world, and possibly (degrading
thought!) be compelled to work for a
living, as witness River and Harbor Car
ter, our friend Flagg of Salem, and our
own BInger and McBrlde. Although Agul
naldo can certainly be classed as a states
man out of a job, and one for whom we
must make some provision, yet our obli
gation would seem to be different In his
case. We must give him board and lodg
ing and care for his wardrobe, but It Is
not Incumbent on us to provide what he
will doubtless regard as far more essen
tial to his happiness a salary.
In this emergency let us Invoke the as
sistance of that patriotic citizen, the Hon.
William F. Cody. He can afford to pay
George Washington Agulnaldo an annual
stipend befitting the ex-rank of the ex
statesman, and sufficiently large to cover
all incidentals. A guard of honor should
be maintained, so nicely selected that
Mr. Cody could safely give bonds to pro
duce the person of the ex-patriot, should
his services be required hereafter by the
antis.
Such an arrangement would solve the
perplexities of the gentlemen at Wash
ington whom we have employed to at
tend to such matters, and should be mu.
tually profitable to Buffalo Bill and to G.
W. Agulnaldo. L.
PERSONAL MENTIOIT.
A. Tlchenor and wife havo returned
from San Francisco.
W. W. McGulre Is registered at the
Perkins, from Seattle.
H. T. Van Dusen, the recently appointed
State Fish Warden, Is registered at the
Imperial, from Astoria.
NEW TORK, March 28. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as follows:
From Portland H. Edsell. at the Bar
tholdl. From Spokane G. B. Wood, at the
Grand Union.
From Seattle J. Leary and wife, at the
Grand Union.
Correction of Mr. Warner's IjettcT.
OREGON CITT. March 27. (To the
Editor.) Permit me, for the sake of ac
curacy, to correct a slight mistake made
in my article in The Oregonlan of this
date. Near the close of the first para
graph I gave the names of three papers
devoted to the dissemination of the views
held by Garrison and Phillips the Lib
erator, the Anti-Slavery Standard, and
the Anti-Slavery Bugle. By printing the
small letters, "a." "s" and "b" in place
ot the capital letters In two of those
names, my meaning Is entirely changed.
I did not Intend to call the Liberator a
"standard" nor a "bugle." The Anti
Slavery Standard, published in New
York, was the organ of the American
Anti-Slavery Society. Sidney Howard
Gay was its editor, and Edmund Quincy
was a regular contributor. The Bugle was
the organ of the Western branch of the
society. It was founded mainly through
the efforts of Abby Kelley Foster; was
published at Salem, Columbiana County,
O., and edited by Jane Elizabeth Jones
and her husband. Neither of these pa
pers wa3 on a paying basis. They were
sustained by contributions from Garri
sonlan zealots. E. WARNER.
In 1S00 the largest fortune In the United
States was $250,000. Todory there are
several fortunes of mo than $200,000,000.
In 1S00 the settled area consisted of 305,703
squares miles. Today it Is- over 2,000,000
square miles.
AT
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
C II Stanyan. San Fr (John S McGroorty. do
H Cantwlltz H S Williamson. S F
J E I'itts. Cincinnati F C Diamond. Duluth
U r MH.rray IndP' L Marks. Seattle
C L Scnroeder. Ohgo G M Antrun. Aberdeen
wE;' Tacoma J H SulthotT. Hoqulam.
v. .. uiuuusuuu, uenvriu uooKe. Chicago
"""J .murr. nicago
A E Sanagan. Chicago
E D Cowen. Seattle
J i- .Hunt, wr & dtr,
itousnton. alien
J C Slater. Seattle
Dr G T Llnklater.
Daniel Sully. X Y
VV E Bojer & nf, XTi
iimaooro
?.-,, Vjre' N iW A Howe. Carl ton. Or
A H Hammond. S F C fi Crysler & wife.
A B Hammond. S F Missoula. Mont
E F AVIttler. St LouliMls Teval. Mijjsoula
E J Matthews. 2J Y C It McWlllIams. Syr
MInb Lucille Sprlnger.i acuse, X Y
N T I J T Rader
Mls Kate Beneteau, (Fred Packard. Boston
Y . IGco B Smith. Boston
R Smith. Perry ,J E Alexander. S F
Mrs J T Ross. Astoria H Ersklne. San Fr
v J Piatt. San Fran Jai L Houston. St Joa
G T Hall & w, Eugene. S J Davis. N T
H R Warren. Seattle tDaId Rubldge. Denver
THE PERKINS.
E B "Wheat. Arlington H Jordan. Astoria
Jas Richards, Monte- Ed Munk. Astoria
, sao I J H Smith. Grass Vy
-tra r 11 aiewun, a tin . l'orier, do
H M O'N'ell. San Fr
W F Nacrrt. Hood R,
unas o'Nell, San Fr
W II "Wehrunp, Hills
Owen A Rome, Crip
ple Creek. Colo
E H Russell. Chicago
Doro
"W J Warren, San Fr T A Rodgers, San Kr
A C Burdlck. Seattle
C E Martin. Jr.Seattla
E H Fox. Aberdeen
L B Larson. So Bend
J P Reed. McCoy. Or
W R Auger, Island
Lime Co. Seattle
Miss Mllard Lameralnp
rew York
Joseph L Tracy, N Y"
Miss Lucille Spinney,
New- York
Miss Kate Bneteau,
New- York
G E Grlce. Moscow
Thos Prince, Dundee.
Or
H W Jones. Amity, Or
u Junius, Spokane
D O Bean, Strawberry
Point, la
Mrs D O.Bean, do
K W Klngsley, do
Mrs K W Klngsley, do
F J Cotterllne, Santa
Cruz. Cal
E G Green. Pnln AUn
W S Swaggert. Seattle
W W Whiting, Sacto jChas E.-erton. Grant's
L Sanger, Seattle Pass
C C Sexton. Oakld, CalA Carlson. do
C Sutton. Chicago IMrs A Carlson, rin
J D Holllday. ChlcagoJG "WInehlll. Cincinnati
M T Nolan. Dalles
T K Wright, Detroit.
J W Morton. Hood R
Mrs Geo Zipp, Spokn
It II De Weese. Kan C
Mich
J D Miller. Tacoma
P H Tjnan. San Fran
A Chrlstenson. Lewlsta
J M suiuvan. Halley
E II Biggs. Boise
M Hale. Lewiston. Id
THE IMPERIAL.
C. W. Know lea. Manager.
G H Crandall. Qulnns
IE B Partridge, do
iirs h m Cockerllne,
Eugene
Joe Heath. Castle Rk
G S Morton. Vancvr
Mrs Morton, Vancvr
Miss Morton, Vancvr
D M Miller. Oregon
Mrs C E Frje, Grant's
Pass
u nuwen, Astoria
J J Murphy, Spokane.
Mrs Murphy, Spokane
Geo L Trott. St Louis
C A West. St Paul
Geo T Hall. Eugene
Mra Hall, Eugene
E N Carter, Oregon Cy
C M Walter. Mansneld
H Logan. The Dalles
J S Bradley, Bridal VI
Q W Lelter. Boston
J A Kuppenhelmer. NIC
Henry Meldrum, Ore
gon City
Mrs Meldrum. do
Mrs Hamilton Smith,
Astoria
Edwin Stone. Albany
S M Butlers. San Fraa
John J Roberts. Salem
Mrs Roberts. Salem
C J Williams, San Fr
E Z Ferguson. Astoria.
Mrs R S Page. Spokn
B B Harmon, San Dgo
Mrs Harmon, do
Geo J Rosenthal. N Y
W F Shank. Big Tlm-
Der
Mrs Shank, do
A P Cochran, Tacoma
Mrs Cochran. Tacoma
Geo H Stevenson. Vane
J W SIbbct. Clnclnn
Mrs W D Pugh. Spokn
Mrs Frank Hill. Salem
G G McNamara. BakC
C Peterson, Minn
C F Leavenworth,
Olympla
II G Van Dusen. As
toria I
J C Mnjo. Astoria
M S Blacksfey, Astoria
THE ST. CHARLES.
N Robinson. Goble
L M Parrlsh & wife,
Salem
Mllei Adamson, Sli
ver ton
Chas Mosely, do
Geo Given, do
H 11 Ware & w. S F
W T Glvn, Sllverton
Mlchael Spahn
J "W Steele. Rockwood
Jesse Garner, Marsh
land Frank Smith. Marshlnd
Wm Keutersun, do
Geo Rockey. Stella
Tom Lew-Is, Tacoma
H I Potter. Tacoma
C E Mitchell. Astoria.
A H Chutt. Cott Grv
II J Burnham. Uma- IJas Cryan. Atorla
tllla
John Green, city
Mrs H J Burnham. do
Mllefl Starr, CorvalllH
F J Lebut, Vancouver
C H Johnson. do
"W Z Moore. Van "Wert.
Ohio
J B Yeon, Cathlamet
F Drucks, Goble
Thos Nelll. Astoria
Oliver Pitt, Goble
J M Fowler, Goble
A Streldell. Eufaula
Jus Keenon, clty
Ole Rflnseth. Wash-
ougal
E Stevenson, do
J Pemberton, Salem
J A Keely. Astoria
Mrs J A Keely. do
H M Branxn. Ilwaco
A J Brazee. Ilwaco
Wallace Trj er, Oak
land. Or
W A Rodgers, Nash
ville. Or
T B Morrison. Albany
Wm Wjnch. Olympla
W Buttertleid,
Canby
Jos West. Clatsop
H T Burr. La Du
Irene Gumbert, do
Ida Gumbert. do
C Bash, La Du
I J B La Du. do
M C Donahoe. Troutal
J M Fowler. Goble
W B Wynck, Ipno
G S Foster, Goble
J McNary, Maygers
W II King
N Newhosky
T J McCarty
J Morrli & wife
A Hempln
H. McCormlck"
N B Brazee. La Centr
M L bb. Chinook
Fred C Scpp, Alanka
J A Taylor. Salem
R L Correll. Palmer
Hotel Brunswick, Seattle.
European; first-class. Rates, 75c and up.
One block from depot. Restaurant next
door.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan. Rates, $3 and up.
Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma.
European plan. Rates. 60c and "up.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, March 28. 8 P. M. Maximum,
temperature. 51; minimum temperature, 38;
river reading at 11 A. M., 8.1 feet; change la
th( past 24 hours, 0.1 foot; total precipitation,
3 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0.05 inch; total precipita
tion since Sept. I. 1000, 34.08. inches; normal
precipitation since Sept. 1, 1D00, 37.7J Inches;
deilciency, 3.03 Inches; total sunshine March
27, 2:16; possible sunshine March 27. 12:30.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A few scattering showers occurred this
morning In Western Oregon, and light rain is
falling this evening at Walla Walla and Port
Crescent. The temperature continues, unsea-.
sonably low over all sections of the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific Coast State, but tha
indications- are that warmer weather wilt ba
felt In these districts Friday. The indications
are for generally fair weather In Oregon,
Washington and Idaho Friday.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 2& hours
ending at midnight Friday, March 29:
Portland and vicinity Generally fair; slight
ly warmer: winds mostly northwesterly.
Oregon, Washington and Idaho Generally
fair and slightly warmer; winds mostly north
erly. ' A. B. WOLLABBR,
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