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THE MORNING OREGONIxlN, MONDAY, "APRIL 15r .1901. WILL PROSPECT FOR OIL DOUGLAS COUNTY TO BE FIELD OP EASTERN CORPORATION. Prominent Local Capitalists Are in Company 12,000 Acres Been Bonded. Have ROSEBURG. Or.. April 14. The oil ex citement Is on at Roseburg, and great . interest Ib manifested by Investors in the (formation of a company, -which proposes to prospect for oil and coal. It has been known for years that there is oil in Douglas County, and that indica tion 'points to large quantities of a qual ity unexcelled by California's best prod uct. Some years ago a little prospecting was done near Drain, under direction of an expert. The matter of prospecting ' was dropped then, but there are a great many people -who have never ceased to be lieve that oil abounded in Douglas Coun ty Being familiar with the conditions, a. number of local capitalists, in company with a few Eastern men, organized a company to prospect for oIL The corpora tion, known as the Umpq.ua Valley OH "Company, is now ready for business. The president and secretary were kept busy signing stock certificates all day yester day. The company comprises some of the ablest financiers of Douglas County. Rose burg men are managers of the company, which is incorporated under the laws of the Stateof South. Dakota, with' provisions for operating in oH and coal lands In Oregon and California. This city will be the principal place -of business. The cap ital stock is 5400,000, divided into 400,000 shares. The following are the officers: President, M. McCoy, Roseburg; vice-president, H. S. Elrod, Clarke, S. D.; secre tary, H Xu Marsters, Roseburg; board of directors, A. C. Marsters and T. R. Sheri dan, of Roseburg, S. H. Elrod, State At torney for South Dakota, H. L. Marsters and M. McCoy, of Roseburg. The com pany's attorneys are A. M. Crawford, of Roseburg, and S. H. Elrod, of Clarke, 6. D. The company has bonded some 12,000 acres of land, which is distributed all over Douglas County. On almost every acre it Is said there are indications of oil. In many places the oil oozes from the earth in considerable quantities, and would pass for a fair quality of lubricat ing oil. just as it Is. On one piece of the land bonded was an oltl mining claim ,in which the oil -was present in such quantities as to interfere with the work ing of the property. These are but a few Instances of the Indications of an abundant supply of oil of first quality. A systematic and thorough search for coal will not be neglected, while boring .for oil. Al prospecting will be done under the supervision of experts in the oil business, but it is probable the com pany will not have the boring of wells, etc, done by contract, preferring to buy its 'own machinery and hire men from. , this vicinity to operate it. WOULD HAVE EXHUMED BODT. Move of Defense in Murder Case Forbidden by County Attorney. CHEHALIS, Wash., April 14. Coroner Greene, accompanied by two doctors and an Undertaker, yesterday went to To ledo with the intention of taking up the body of B. E. Holcomb, who was recently killed by John W. Ferrler, and holding a Corpner's examination. County Attor ney Stewart learned of their Intention and called one of the party by telephone after it Teached Toledo, and forbade any Interference with the .grave, under pen alty of being arrested for the offense. The party returned home without ac complishing its purpose. It had been stated that the' Coroner was not notified of the killing of Holcomb, and did not hold an inquest for that reason. The ln 'l quest' was helToy JusTlce Denny, of To ledo. The mow to hold another Inquest was made at ih& instigation' of Ferrter's friends. The two doctors who attended Holcomb before be died testified that the hullet which killed him entered the back and came out in front. It is understood to be the. claim of. the defense that Hol comb was standing sideways, taking aim at Ferrler when he fired the fatal shot, and it does not believe the ball struck him In the back. For this reason It wants the examination by other doctors. Court will be in session again next week and the defense will probably asK an order of the court to have the body disinterred for examination. MAKING READY FOR ODD FELLOWS Baker City Will "Well Entertain Grand Lodpre Next Month. BAKER CITY, April 14. The local ex ecutive committee, having in charge the arrangements for entertaining the mem bers of the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., which is to meet here May 22, reports that it has been advised of an attendance of members and their families which will -exceed 600. The people of Baker City are coming to the aid of the local committee and -are throwing open their homes for the entertainment of the visitors. .The lodgeroom of the local lodge of I O. O. F. is being thoroughly refitted and. -carpeted in anticipation of the event. iThis-will be the first occasion of the meeting of a Grand Lodge of any order in Baker City, and the members and citi zens generally intend that it shall be a memorable event. Works Will Soon Be Completed. Contractor JnS.iKfe, who Is construct ing the gravity system of water works for Baker City, says the mains will be completed In about six weeks. This will give this city the most complete water system of any city of its size In Oregon. More Warehouses Necessary. The manager of -the Murphy & Stuchell Forwarding Co., of this city, reports 290, 000 pounds of last year's wool on hand. In order to accommodate the clip of this year the company has begun the erection of several new wool warehouses. RICH STRIKE IN MINE. Free Milling Ore That Assays High. Found in Perry Near Baker City. BAKER CITY, April 11 A rich strike was reported In the Perry Mine yesterday. The property, which is located about six miles Ceast of this city, has been worked for several years with varying success. It "Is 'owned by J. W. McCoy and G. S. Wilson, of Chicago. The report of the Strike was confirmed by the owners1 yes terday. It was made on the 160-foot level and the ore averages $60 to the ton. It is, free milling ore. R'c'turns to Look for Gold He Passed. -Redmond Joyce, an old-time prospector, arrived here yesterday with all his worldly effects packed on two donkeys. He came all the way overland from Arizona. The object of his visit is to look up some placer iground which he'ulscovered some 20 years ago, while passing through this part of the country. He says he found some very rich gold, but, as he was on his way to other fields, he did not stop to do more than -wash out a few pans of dirt, from which he obtained several good sized nuggets. The old man Is about 70 years of age, yet he Is full of vigor -and Is confident there is a fortune in store for him, if he can relocate the gulch which he found so many years ago. Mr. Joyce will start in search of bis placer ground tomorrow. ENTERTAINMENT OF M'KINLEY. President Will Speak From Immense Cedar Stump at Clichalis. CHEHALI3, Wash., April 14. The com mittee having the matter of President McKInley's entertainment-in charge has formed a general outline of their plans. A field day programme' will be arranged, and an .effort made to make the day a gen eral, holiday throughout this .part of the estate. The platform from which the Pres ident will address the people. is to be the largest cedar stump obtainable in' thisectlon of the state. It will be plaoed near" the railway track at the north end of the depot so that no time will be lost. The matter of providing the stump has been referred to the Southwestern Wash ington Lumbermen's Association, which will likely make a display of lumber products at the same time. MONUMENT TO SOLDIERS. Drinking: Fountain at Eugene Will Be at Courthouse Square. EUGENE, April 14. The drinking fountain which is to be erected here as a memorial to the Lane County soldiers who lost their' lives In the recent wars will be located on the courthouse square. A committee consisting of Mayor G. R. Chrisman, J. H. McClug, A. C. Woodcock and T. G. Hendricks appeared before Judge Kincald and Commissioner Edwards yesterday afternoon, and, after discuss ing the matter thoroughly, asked permis sion to.erect the fountain in the south west corner of the square upon which the Courthouse stands. This request was cheerfully granted. This memorial fountain is the result of diligent work by the women of thB Pat riotic Legion. The fountain will be of granite. It haa already been purchased and will soon arrive. FIRE ON EXCURSION STEAMER. Several Women Fainted, But No One Was Hurt. SEATTLE, April 14. The steamer Dal ton, with a crowd of 400 excursionists on "board, took fire about 5 o'clock this after noon, while returning to Seattle from the Puget Sound Naval Station, at Bremer ton. Flames were seen Issuing from the deck of the boiler-room, and spread rap idly to the hurricane deck. The passen gers were terror-stricken, but the cool ness of Captain Thomas and his men soon restored composure, and the flames were Teadily extinguished. Several women fainted, Jm no one was hurt. The dam age to the steamer is about $300, fully In sured. Oregon Notes. Lincoln County teachers will hold an in stitute at Toledo May 15-17. An adjourned term of Circuit Court will convene at Condon April 18. The Josephine County Court has extend ed time for payment of taxes to June 3. Webster Kincald, of Eugene, broke his arm In two places last week in the act of throwing a baseball. The Southern Pacific Company had its repair crew working on the bridge across Rogue River last'Veek. Savage Bros, are erecting. a saw mill on Louse Creek, In Southern Oregon, where they have access to a fine body of timber. A 100-foot extension to the Pacific ,pine needle factory at Grant's Pass is In course of construction on the east side of the main! building. J. Fltzglbbon last week struck 30 inches of rich ore in the, lower tunnel of the Dixie Queen property on Foot's Creek, says the Gold Hill News. Antelope has .adopted a curfew ordi nance, compelling minors under 16 .years to be at their homes after 8 o'clock in Summer and after 7 in Winter. ' ' C. H. Stranahan has sold his Sherman County farm of 530 acres to O. A. Hazen for $7000, and his stock and farm imple ments to the same purchaser for $1000. Treasurer Martin did not succeed in dis posing of the John Day school bonds at the date advertised, and, has extended the date until June 5. He has hopes of selling them at 4 per cent. J. T. Hagan, owner of the Tolo mine, has resumed work, says the Gold Hill News. He is now working a force of six men and will add to the force as soon as additional ground is opened. H. E. Krebs and his bartender, Tom Johnson, were arrested at Granite last week on the. -charge of conducting- a sa loon at Lawton. without license, Both were nem to. tne urana jury in oonas oi $500 eacb The Climax group of quartz claims, three, miles north of Granite, .was purchased Jastweek by C. R. Aldrin. The prop erty was formerly owned by John Hardie, E. J. Cross and Adam Christie. The Cli max -vein is about 10 feet wide. A committee of the. Toledo Fire De partment is investigating the probable cost of a system of waterworks- and a storage reservoir on the hill east of the city. Another committee Is figuring on the cost of fire engines, and a third is Investigating hooks and ladders. Articles of incorporation of the Navajo Coal & Petroleum Oil Company have been filed at Pendleton. The Incorporators are T. C. Taylor, T. J. Kirk, F. B. Clopton, J. H. Raley, C. B. Wade, Robert Forster and J. R. Dickson. The principal place of business is designated as Pendleton, but the articles provide that a part of tne business of the company shall be transacted In Archuleta County, Colo., and for such business Pagosa Springs Is desig nated as the head office. A force of men, consisting of W. H. Colwell, A. J. Shelton, George Leghorn and others, were at work last week re pairing the reservoir of the Arlington water sunply. Fifteen wagon loads of rock andOOO pounds of cement were' used In making the repairs. About one-third of the wall on the east side was re cemented. In the northeast corner an ex cavation was made down to bedrock and a concrete wall put In. The cistern is now in excellent condition and will give no more trouble. Lee Wintturi, a Chinook fisherman, was taken to Astoria Friday on the steamer Nahcotta, more dead than alive. In the afternoon Wintturi and two other men left Chinook In a fishing boat, but neglected to ballast It properly. When near the head of Sand Island the boat was struck by a squall and capsized. Wintturi sank twice and was going down the third time when his brother seized him and held him above water until the arrival pf as sistance. When placed aboard the -Nahcotta Wintturi was apparently dead, and even after the arrival of the steamer at Astoria he showed no signs of life. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, and there revived. CUDAHY'S TEXAS TRIP. Depends on Success of Lawyer With, Alleged Kidnaper. OMAHA, April 14. E. A. Cudahy .said today that his going Jo Dallas. Tex., would deperia entirely upon the result of County Attorney Shields' visit to that . city, in regard to the alleged confession of Hen de'rson of complicity in the abduction of young Cudahy last December. Should It become practically certain that Hen derson was one of the kidnapers. Mr. Cudahy and his son will leave for Dallas during the present week, when the young man will attempt to identify Henderson to prove he is falsifying. Released From Custody. DENVER, April 14. Albert L, Cowan, who was arrested February 23 on a charge of murder, which was subsequently dis missed for lack of sufficient evidence to justify his indictment, has been released from custody, a jury before which he was tried on a charge of insanity having de cided that: "He Is not so distracted in his mind as to endanger his own life and property, or the lives and property of others." It was believed for a time that Cowan was the thug who knocked down a number of women on Capitol Hill dur ing the Fall and Winter. Several of the assailant's victims died from their in juries. There have been no assaults of this nature In the city since the nisht of February 22. when three women were struck down, two of whom received fatal injuries. Ex-President Steyn's Health Broken. BLOEMFONTEIN, April 14. It is re ported that the health of ex-President Steyn has bro"ken down. It is also said that he has advised all Boers oh com mando to surrender immediately. BLOW AT CO-OPERATION CALIFORNIA PRUNEGHOWER DE FEATS ASSOCIATION. Has to Deliver Only Two Per Cent n ot Fruit Cut In Prices Causes . Bis Surprise. SALEM, April 14. The association scheme of marketing products received two severe, if not fatal blows In Califor nia last week. The California Cured Fruit Association was Monday defeated in a lawsuit In which it endeavored to enforce a contract against one of Its members, and on the following day it was compelled, by cutting prices, to ad mit failure In the purpose for which It was organized. What has befallen the California association may well be con sidered carefully by those who are lnter- DOTH WOULD PROTECT OREGON'S FISHING INTERESTS. Snotfrassjfe ASTORIA, Or., April 14. The late Oregon Legislature passed a law which legislated P. C. Reed out of the office of Fish Com missioner, ' It also passed an act providing for a Master Fish "Warden, with duties similar to those ot the Fish Commissioner. The State Fish Commission elected H. G. Van Dusen, of Astoria, to this position. Ho at once entered upon the discharge "of the duties of the office. Mr. "Van Dusen was a prominent candidate for the office of Fish Commissioner when the billet fell to Mr. Reed. The latter strenu ously "objects to giving up the office until' h has served the term of four years, for which he was appointed. He has attorneys at work on his' case, and In a few days will make move In tho courts to determine the validity of the law which deprives him of his of ficial place. He Intends to contest-the case on every possible point. Should he be successful, there is no doubt that the new fishing law "will he declared Invalid, as the portion relating to the appointment of Master Fish Warden is embodied In the general act. actrf in a. similar ortranizatlon In this state, to the end that they may avoid sim-t liar discouraging results, . ThB contract which tne association coujuj not enforce as' it wished -was of the xegu latlon form, In which W. Ainsworth sold, and conveyed his prunes to the associa tion, the fiult to be delivered upon ac ceptance by the association's inspector. Aftermaklng the contract, such as was executed by all members of the associa tion, Ainsworth sold his fruit to another buyer, and the suit was brought to com pel the delivery of the fruit to the as sociation as per contract. The case at tracted wide attention, for the association has other suits of the same kind pending and hundreds of contracts out. Judge Seawell, of San Francisco, tried the case and held that the association cannot com pel delivery of the fruit, but is entitled to the 2 per cent whlchlt was to have for handling the .fruit. This ruling seems to be fatal to the power of the associa tion, for Its effectiveness depends upon Its controlling the fruit crop. Since a grower can escape delivering his fruit by paying the 2 per cent, the association is practica:ly powerless. Two .per cent is small, considering that the association has just made a cut of 33 per cent In its mioes. In rendering his decision, Judge Seawell discussed the association contract as follows: "While the relations of the parties con templated bv the contract appear to re semble In some respects those of principal and factor it may be conceded that they are those of vendor and vendee, and if the prunes had been delivered to the association by Ainsworth, they would have become Its property. Plaintiff, In my opinion, did not, at the time of making the -contract, become the owner ot the prunes, except as to an undivided interest of 2 per cent. The agreement on the part of Ainsworth to deliver the prunes was, as to 98 per cent thereof, executory merely, and did not vest title In the as sociation. The distinction between a con tract of sale and an executory agree ment to sell, Is that by- the former the thing which is the subject of the con tract becomes the property of the buyer the moment the contract Is made, while in the latter it remains the property of tho seller until, on delivery ot possession, the purchaser has paid the price. "It Is undoubtedly true that the ques tion whether title has passed at the time when the contract Is made, Is one of In tentlon. But such Intention Is to be as certained by the language used. In de termining the meaning of the language, surrounding circumstances may be con sidered where such language is ambiguous. But the association Is presumed to have stated In the contract the entire contract in Jegal effect after taking Into con sideration all such circumstances. -I do not think that the provision that upon failure of Ainsworth to deliver the prunes, as soon as picked and cured, the asso Mntinn ohniilfl he entitled to assume and take exclusive possession and controlJ ferrlng title on -the association than the promise of Ainsworth to deliver them. 'Neither twas the agreement to deliver the prunes absolute, Ainsworth agreed to cure the prunes to the satisfaction of the association's inspector and thereupon to deliver th whole thereof to the associa tion. There is no allegation In the com plaint that the prunes were cured to the satisfaction of the inspector or were ever Inspected by him. . If Ainsworth intended the present transfer of the prunes, why was the sale and transfer In terms lim ited to 2 ptr cent? By the contract, he sold and transferred 2 per cent absolutely and merely agreed at a future time and upon .a certs In contingency to deliver the whole of the prunes." The association may appeal from this decision, but there is small chance of a reversal. By far the larger part of the members of the association have already dpl'vered their fruit, so the effect of the adverse decision will be felt most on this season's operations. Bigr Cut in Prices. The loard of directors of the California Cured Fruit Association created as great surprise in the cut they made last week as they did when they established prices last September. Everybody expected prices to be established on about .s. V& cent basis for the four sizes, but the board of directors put the prices on a 3- cent basis. The result was as predicted here In Oregon the fruit would not sell at that figure. Nevertheless, the asso ciation stood Its ground and refused to cut. A slight concession was made for export trade and large sums were appro priated .for advertising in the hopes of Increasing the consumption of that fruit. But these efforts were either Ineffective or too late to meet the emergency. The only thing left to do was to cut, and now when It would be expected that the price would be dropped a half cent, the direct ors went still further and put the price on the 2-cent basis. It was provided that this price should prevail for only 15 days from April 9, but It will readily appear to every one who stops to c&nsider the situation that deal ers will buy all they want In that 15 days and thereafter, If the price be put back to 3 cents, the situation would be worse than ever. In giving the reason for the cut, Presi dent H. G. Bond made a rather lament able admission. He stated that the asso ciation owes money that must be paid at once, and that one-third of the mem bers have yet received nothing on the fruit they put Into the association. The $5 floor? Piote- purpose of the cut, then, is to produce money to pay off the debt and to pay a small dividend to those members who have received nothing -for 'their 'fast year's crop". Prunes selling on a 2-cent basis nearly eight months after they should have been sold, with heavy expenses to be paid out of this low price, is something appalling. The growers are out the use of their money, have probably been paying inter est on borrowed money, and have now no assurance that all the fruit can be sold at even 2 cents for the four sizes. Per haps a still greater loss will be felt from the fact that the vast volume of fruit that was held off the marked will -be turned lose just at the time when it can be used to demoralize the market for the new crop. If sold last September at proper prices, the bulk of the crop of 1900 would now be out of the way. Excursion Steamer Caught Fire. TACOMA, April 14. The Dodwell steam er Duke of Fife, Captain Cox, arrived in early tonight, 16 days out from Yoko hama to Tacoma, bringing no passengers, but a large Oriental cargo. This after noon she stood by the sternwheel steamer Daltqn, which had caught fire with some 300 excursionists aboard, prepared to ren der any assistance that might be re quired. The Duke of Fife left Kobe March 25, homeward bound. The following day she sighted an open fishing boat, flying dis tress signals, and found a party of four Japanese fishermen who had been several days without water or food other than raw fish. Captain Cox took the unfor tunate men on board the Duke, where they were made comfortable and their boat was taken in tow. Smudge Conld Not be Tried. VANCOUYER, Wash., April 14. Owing to the failure of the expected frost to materialize last night, the opportunity was lost to test the efficacy of smudge, arrangements for which had been made through the influence of Professor S. W. Fletcher, of the State Agricultural Col lege, In a number of orchards In Clark County. Orchardlsts who have been per suaded to try smudge as a protection against fros- have material consisting of a quantity of straw, sawdust and tar on hand, ready for use at the first Indica tion of frost. Prune trees, generally, are In full bloom In this vicinity, and a heavy frost .at this time would doubtless cause considerable damage. Smallpox at "Wendling Controlled. EUGENE, April 14. Wallace Chamber lain, who is statlonedN. by the County Court at Wendllng as quarantine officer, sent In a "report last evening which Indi cates that the smallpox epidemic at that place Is well under control. , There are three cases, the report states, and two of these will be discharged Monday. Like the epidemic which prevailed In the vi cinity of Mound a year ago, there is some difference of opinion as to whether the disease is smallpox. Many, Including some physicians, believe It is nothing but chlckenpox in a bad form. If no more cases develop within the next few days, the quarantine will be raised. Circuit Court at Oregon City Today. OREGON CITY, April 14. Circuit Court will convene here tomorrow morning. There are 59 divorce cases on docket. Ful ly one-half of the suits are presumably from Multnomah County, the most prom-.. Inent plaintiff being Delos D. Neer, who aaks fa a divorce from his wife on the ground of .desertion. There are eight criminal Indictments on the docket and three for Illegal fishing. The caseof A. W. Hertzka,. the Christian Science healer, charged with practicing without a license, will again come up. Agitation Against Snndny Concerts. LONDON, April 14. The agitation against Sunday concerts has been revived In London. A circular signed by -Baron Kinnalrd, Rev. Dr.- Farrar, dean of Can terbury: Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, editor of the Methodist Times, and others, has been addressed to clergymen throughout the country, asking them to preach against the secularization of the Sab bath. N WOMEN TURNED DOWN CAN GET NO ALLOWANCE FOR THE BUFFALO FAIR. Are Honorary Members of Board of Managers Commission flakes Number of Appointments. TACOMA, Wash.. April 14. The Pan American Commission today turned down the two honorary members of the board of women managers, Mrs. L. T. Hidden, of Vancouver, and Mrs. F. E. Barr, of Olympia, wfoo were appointed last Sum mer by the Governor. They wanted an allowance from the state appropriation for an exhibit and attendance at the Buf falo exposition, but the commission de cided that the appropriation was too meager and the space too limited to per mit. Reports were received from the com mittee showing satisfactory progress of the work. Executive Commissioner Moore Is investigating the report that eight car loads of Washington logs have been shipped by the Oregon commissioners as Oregon products. The following appointments were made: J. L. Likens, assistant superintendent of fisheries exhibit; L. X. Armstrong, of Spokane, and Nicholas Rudebeck, of Everett, assistant superlnttndents of min ing exhibits; E. F. Benson, of North Yakima, assistant superintendent of agri cultural exhibit; Charles H. Ross, of Ta coma, assistant superintendent of horti cultural exhibit; W. L. Thompson, of Port Orchard, assistant press agent; Fred Hawkins, of Chehalis, assistant superin tendent of agricultural exhibit. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chairman, with the understand ing that another meeting would be held just before the departure of the executive commissioner for Buffalo. JEFFERSONIAN BANQUET. First Held in Seattle for Ten Years Two Hundred Present. SEATTLE, Wash., April 14. The first Jeftersonlan banquet held in faeattle lor 10 years occurred Saturday night. Two hundred covers were laid, and 200 Demo cratic appetites did justice to the re past. Jeffersonlan simplicity prevailed, even in the viands, and democratic good cheer was evident everywhere. The tables were arranged In four long rows, each table seating 50 guests. Colonel Rob ert H. Lindsay, chairman, and James Hamilton Lewis, toastmaster, occupied the seats of honor. Letters of regret were read from a num ber of prominent state officers and citi zens who for one reason or another had been unable to attend. A letter from ..Governor Rogers was read, stating that he would be unable to be present owing to business reasons, and expressing his regret that such was the case. Supreme Judge Reavls and Senator George Turner were among those who had been slated for a toast, and, owing to their absence, their places were filled by George B. Cole and Judge E. C. . Million. The follow ing toasts were responded to: "Our Country," George B. Cole; "Jef ferson and Adams," J. T. Donald; "Or ganization," James F. McEleroy; "Duty of Jeffersonlan Democrats," Charles G. Helfner; "Unity,' S. C. Calderhead; "The Reign of the Common People." Bo Sweeney; "The Minority Press," A. J. Blethen; "Jeffersonlan Simplicity,"' F. A. McDonald; "Jeffersonlan Expansion," Ex Governor Leedy; "Jeffersonlan Democ racy," H. W. Stein; "Jefferson's Atti tude Towards the Courts," Judge E. C. Million; "The Declaration of Independ ence," Clark Davis; "The Young Man in Politics," L, Frank Broedon. Washington Notes. Dairymen of Whatcom County has or ganized an association. Walla Walla Is considering the advisa bility of using water meters. Contracts will son 'be let for the new school building at Walla Walla. A J. M.-Hosom, of Coupeville, has sued E. 'j. Hancock for $25,000 damages for libel. 'ine debate at Pullman Friday night be tween Whitman College and the Agricul tural College was won by the former. Blacksmiths and horseshoers of What com have organized under the rules of the American Horseshores' Association. It is reported from Port Angeles that the County Commissioners have refunded $90,000 worth of bonds at 4& per cent in terest. Successful experiments were made In chicory growing in the vicinity of Pros ser last year. The crop will be prepared for market this year. The former Deputy State Auditor, D. B. Garrison, has been appointed secretary of the state Capitol Commission, vice W. H. Rogers, of Chehalis. resigned. Seattle police acknowledge that hotels have been robbed systematically for the past several weeks. At least nine rob beries have been reported to police head quarters. " There are said to be 30 carloads of tin, altogether, standing upon the Pacific Sheet Metal Works sidetrack,, at Fair haven, awaiting completion of the new warehouse. L. W. Reldle. representing Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Is at Fairhaven, closing arrangements for the purchase of a site for a Portland cement factory, which will have an output of 400 barrels per day. A Hemrlch, president of the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company, has com pleted plans for erecting a drying-house to prepare Bohemian hops In the Yaki ma "Valley. Experiments were conducted there last season, and the results were highly satisfactory. Jesse Cummlngs received the contents of both barrels of a shotgun in his hips Thursday while repairing a fence on his farm near Touchet. He leaned the weapon against a post while stretching a wire. He jarred the post and the gun fell and was discharged. A band of Yakima Indians engaged In the usual Spring pom-pom dance last week near Toppenish. Nearly 3C00 ponies were sold last year to buyers for the canning factory In Oregon. The ponies generally are not In good condition at present, but the coming of feed on the mountains is always the signal for the pom-pom dance. Two hundred natives had a great feast of baked salmon and mixed some of the white man's fire water with the dinner. Land Commissioner S. A. Callvert and Secretary of State S. H. Nichols have reappraised the tldelands lying In front of Blaine. The reappralaement has been fixed as follows: All the tideland valued at less than $100 per acre has been re duced 75 per cent; the tldelands valued at from $100 to $200 per acre have been reduced S5 per cent; all the land formerly appraised at $200 per acre has been reduced 95 per cent. Three nuggets which were taken from the Henton and McCauley claims in the Swank district, were valued respectively at ?200. $65 and $38. One was taken out which was valued at $1100. The Swank placer mines are located principally along that stream and the lower portions of several of Its tributariesT in a district that begins about six or seven miles north of Bristol, a station on the Northern Pacific, where the Swank empties Into the Yakima River. Immigrant Inspector Sargent arrested A. Romano, an Italian contractor, for In fringing the alien contract law at What com Saturday. A short time ago Romano went across to Vancouver and engaged several of his countrymen to come across and work on the extension of the Bel Hngham Bay & British Columbia road. He engaged them at $2 per day. The in spector was on the line when they came across, and found out so much about the matter that Romano was taken Into custody and the whole story came out. He was bound over to answer the charge before the Federal court RACING IK NEW YORK. Season "Which Promises Well Opens Today, and Will Last Until Winter. NEW YORK, April 14. The racing sea son In the Metropolitan district will be gin tomorrow and continue until the snow flies. The occasion will be the Spring meeting of the Queen's County Jockey Club at the Acqueduct track, and there is every prospect of a successful season. The Acqueduct meeting bids fair to have animals of good class to compete for the purses, as many will be tried out there for the richer fixtures at the big tracks. The Carter handicap will be the chief feature of the day, and a lot of good ones are engaged, many with reports of fast trials. Rarely has a racing season opened with more promise. The stakes will be larger all the year than In any other season, and the class of horses which will be there to try for them will be better than In some years. Last year there was a dearth of 3-year-olds, but this season such good ones as Commando, Bellalro. Beau Gallant, Water Color, Garry Her man, King Pepper, Cap and Bells, Blues, Dublin, Criterion. Demurrer, Far Rock away, All Green and Bonnlbert give good promise. In tho all-ged. division are. such as Klnley Mack. Udrlm, Star Bright. Voter, Unmasked and a host of others, who will be ready early. Several fairly good youngsters have been shown ' at Washington, and more will1 appear before many days, some astonishingly fast trials being reported from Sheepshead, Morris Park and Gravesend. MURPHY WILL NOT ACCEPT. Position as One of the Judges nt St. Louis Fair Grounds. SAN FRANCISCO. April 14.T. A. Mur phy, who It was expected would act as one of the judges at the St. Louis Fair Ground Association track, announced to night that he had decided not to accept. Board Would Not Do ns He "Wished. ST. LOUIS, April 15. A telegram from San Francisco announces that Joseph A. Murphy, secretary of the St. Loui3 Fair Association, and Judge at the Fair Grounds and Delmar tracks here, has re signed both positions and will not be connected with either track in any ca pacity. President Tilles, of the St. Louis Fair Association, said: "We received a letter from him early in the week Insisting upon the right to name the associate judge, and saying that he thought he should also be permitted to name the starter. We did not feel Justified in conceding these privileges, and so notified him. While we regret to lose him, we did not think it right he should ask such extensive authority. We have not yet determined what action we will take In the matter." Americans' Riding: Created Sensation COLOGNE, April 14. In the races here loaay tne spring handicap was won by G of Men! - . I Cure iPl All Diseases lym "It is a crime to experiment with the health of the people, says Dr. J Henri Kessler, manager of the Old St. Louis Dispensary at Portland, "if I did not know positively and absolutely that my new home treatment will cure all diseases of men. even when all other methods of treatment fall, I would consider I was committing a crime to make such a state ment to the public. Nothing Is so precious, to a man as his health noth ing so horrible as an untimely grave. Little ills. If not promptly cured, often result In obstinate chronic diseases. I know that my new discovery Is the most marvellous treatment ever known, and I Intend to give its benefit to the world. I Intend that every man. woman and child who cqmes for treatment shall have it. I propose to tell the sick, absolutely free of charge. If they may be restored to perfect health. I would at:her be a benefactor to the sick man than to have the wealth of Croesus." The above are remarkable words, but those who know Dr. Kessler, and have tried his treatment, can vouch for their absolute truthfulness. He restores the wasted power of sexual manhood. He also cures to stay cured VARICOCELE, STRICTURE. SYPHILITIC BLOOD POISON. NERVO-SEXUAL DEBILITY and all associate diseases and weaknesses of men. To these maladies alone he has earnestly devoted 25 ot the best years of his life. He makes no charge for private consulta tion, and gives each patient a legal contract in writing to hold for his promise. Is It not worth your while to Investigate a cure that has mado life anew to multludes of men? If you cannot call at his- office write him your symptoms fully. His home treatment by correspondence Is always successful. Address, aiway3 enclosing 10 2-cent stamps, J. HENRI KESSLER, iVS. D. St. Louis Dispensary, Corner Second and Yamhill Streets, Portland, Oregon. Feeling Poorly ? That's often, the case this time of year. Hardly sick enough to have a doctor, yet miserable all the time. Of course, if you are right hard sick, you should call your physician at once. Even now that you are only half sick, why not ask him about your taking Ayer's Sarsa parilla this spring? He knows it's the strong est, safest, purest, and best Sarsaparilla you- can buy, and he will probably tell you that for general debility and nerve exhaustion it is the best thing you can take: Sl.W s bottle. All dranbts. J. C AYEU CO., Lowell, Mass. Belt'3 chestnut filly Ordonnnnz. with Hel crag second and Easter Monday third. The winner was ridden by H. ("Skeets") Martin. The American jockey Lester Relff, on Wyvoern, was fourth, and Johnny Relff, on Mambrino, sixth. Their riding with the short stirrup made a sensation. XomlnntlonM to Raced. PROVIDENCE, R. I April 1. Secretary Dexter announces the entries to the early closing stakes of the Narraganaett Park Grand Circuit meeting, August 26-30. which closed with the record list of en tries for the circuit. The total num ber of nominations to the six stakes waa 1S4, which is a record. The Park Brew 2:10 pace stake, $10.000,. has 31 nominations. TheRoger Williams, 2:14 trot stakes, $10,000. has 2S nominations. All of the stakes aro filled, and are as follows: 2:14 trot stakes, $10,000, 2S nominations; 2:20 trot stakes. $2000, 34 nominations: 2:30 stake, $2000,. 33 nominations; 2:10 pace stake, 510.000, 31 nominations: 2:14 pace stake, $2000, 23 nominations; 2:25 pace, J2C00, 35 nomina tions. United Stntcn Hns Wronff Impression LONDON. April 15. It was pointed out here yesterday, as bearing on the date of the forthcoming series o& track games between the Yale-Harvard and Oxford Cambridge teams in New York, that, the English athletes have never absolutely excluded the Idea of a meeting In July, as seems to be the Impression In certain athletic circles In the United States. The official communication sont by C. M. Jackson, treasurer of the Oxford Ath letic Club. In reply to the challenge dis tinctly said that although July 15 was Impossible, It was Just possible, though difficult, that the contests might be held at the end of July. Cincinnati Won. CINCINNATI. April 14. Cincinnati and Indianapolis played an exciting 10-liming game here today. Bergen's catching waa the feature. The score: RHEI RHB Cincinnati ....2 3 2IIndinnapolIs ...1 9 0 Batteries Sudhoff, Creuse and Biers; Phillips, McFadden. Hahn and Bergen. American AmonR Boer Prisoners. PARIS, April 14. "Among the Boer pris oners who recently arrived In Lisbon from Lourenco-Marques," says a special dis patch from the Portuguese capital, "was a young American, Randolph Martinsen, who described himself as a son of tho president of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Railroad. He was captured by the British, but released as an American with a promise not to fight again. Sub sequently he was arrested In Lourenco Marques at the request of the British au thorities, under suspicion of being a Boer agent. Mr. Martinsen, on being brought here, secured his release through tho American charge d'affaires, and his father sent him money to pay hl3 passage home. According to his representations, he waa ald-de-camp to Colonel John Blake, com mander of the Irish brigade." A dispatch to the London Dally Mall from Lourenco Marques, cabled to the As sociated Press March 11, eald that Mr. Martinsen, who was said to have resigned a post in the United States Army to Join the Boer forces, had been shipped from Lisbon on the Portuguese transport Zaire, which carried 103 Boer families, after ho had made an ineffectual attempt to obtain, consular protection. General ButterAfcljl Better. NEW YORK. April WiQaneral- Daniel Butterfleld. who Is suffering from an at tack of paralysis, was slightly better to day.