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!
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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.