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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1901)
"yc'',!r",'ssP'?!?r,i"'' vHH)i'ivggt&wi-iVtp!i'mtfaqef "'?fiao$.--"-wr!T,5.'''" -jijfWT'.v rz-xpt!rf!'!!Kyep?s?r-p'SFip$-s THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1902. STAKES FOR STATE FAIR BOARD DECIDES ON LARGEST EVER OFFERED IN OREGON. Futurity Pumei of 1500 Will Be Allowed Trro-Year-Old Trotters and Pacers. SACemI Or -"May 6. The State Fair board today 'decided to offer futurity stakes of $1500 for 2-year-old trotters and pacers in the State Fair speed events in 1302. These Trill be the largest stakes of the kind ever offered in Oregon. The stake is announced at this time in order that owners of colts may begin training for the contests. President Wehrung and Secretary Wis dom went to Southern Oregon tonight to interest Cnnntv rVinrf?: In that spptinn of the county in exhibits. A number of the j daily attendance of 305 and has 41 employ es, or one employe for every 7 patients. The average monthly pay roll in that state is $1382 02, or an av erage of $33 71 per month each. The- av erage salary In Oregon for April waS $38. The salary expense in Utah per patient was $4 50 per month. In Oregon for the month of April it was $4 53. The average cost in Utah for articles consumed was $5 14 per capita per month, and in Oregon, $5 73, according to this monthly report. ELECTION AT GRANT'S PASS. Dr. W. K. Kramer Chosen Mayor Much Interest in Contest. GRANT'S PASS, Or, .May 6. After a hard camnaiKn. in which both sides mar- I shalled all their forces, the city election resulted in the election of Dr. W. F. Kramer over Mayor H. C. Kinney by a majority of 22, out of a total of 470 votes. The fight was principally over the ofllce of Mayor, as the new charter gives him greater power. Mayor Kinney's friends attribute his defeat to his firm stand on the saloon question and the question of ,.-,- - -f i- ""i -a . l"e wilier supply lor ure purposes. j.ue upper Willamette counties -have already; , ,' ,., "J . , decided to enter the couy-contest thte forfi The- Councllnien are: FJrst fall among them Douglas. Lane Linn. WanJ j L F Second War(J j H Benton. Marlon. Polk and TambllL A!- villains:! Third Ward. Harry Lewis: ready vegtables e being cultivated for Fourth Wgrd Herbrt Smlth The new the express purpose of entering them in , Counc m also rtcct a successor to w. the contests in county exhibits. Hasklns rec!CTied. c. W. Johnson j was re-elected City Treasurer. A full set TEACHERS WILL LOSE PAPERS, j 0f city officials will be elected in De- J cember. District Employing Non-Attendanti I - aHlnwtltslx Liable" io Fine. -Officer Elected at Silverton. SAL'EM. May ft The season of the year j SILVERTON, Or.. May 6.-The following is approaching .when the annual teachers I cIty 0fflcers wcre elected todav: Mayor, T. ,-w -Jnstftus'wiU bejieldin theyarlpus coun-j R Hibbard: Cour.cilmen, H. Bock. F. rt2ftt5S..st?iet?da in, S5fe52bcil jXavenport. D. C. Kinney: Recorder. W. t worth-wblfe -for teachercr,and scbbol Bowser; Treasurer, M. J. Adams. directors to note tbe "Inducements" pro- j vlded by the last Legislature to secure a 1 ,. . , full attendance of Teachers at such meet- ' CONVENTION CONCLUDES WORK. Ings. Heretofore teachers who refund to Y w c A f Q wm Attend institutes wcre cubject to the pen- " mty of having their certificates revoked, i et at Forest Grove. Kdw they are subject to this same penal. J CORVALLIS May 6. The convention of j xy ana scnooi aisir-cis mat cmpioy sucn ; tne xoung women s Christian Association teachers will lore J5 or more by doing so. j of Oregon ended with a farewell meet- -Thp law governing this subject .Is sub- ing conducted at the Christian Church by division three of section two or the act I Mrs. C. A. Dolph of Portland, at 9 o'clock of "1901. r-rcscrlblng the duties "of the last night. The session was one of the County Supcr'ntndpnt in the matter of most interesting In the history of the as- MYSTERY IS CLEARED UP BODY OF MISSING GIRL FOUND OX A SANDBAR. Meet Lnura Morgan, Who Disappeared From Colfax Nearly Two Months Ago Mother Among Searchers. COLFAX. Wash., May 5. The Laura Morgan mystery is solved by the finding of the body of the. missing girl on a sand bar in the Palouse River, -four miles west of Colfax this afternoon. A searching party started out this morning in boats, wagons and on foot to make- a thorough and systematic search of the river. Mrs. Morgan, .mother of the dead girl, drove aown tne river, in a hack. Mr. Stone berger, father of Mrs. Morgan, discov ered the body. It was lying on its back, fully dressed. Mrs. Morgan was nearly crazed when the body was found. She was on the opposite bank of the river, and it required the efforts of a number of persons to restrain her from plunging Into the river to reach the body of her daughter. Laura Morgan disappeared March 12. She had been suspended from school for one day for a slight Infraction of the rules, and left school with two books under her arm. The next morning her cap was found on a bridge a mile from town and her books on the bank of the river near the bridge. A search of the river failed to find the body, and but few believed she had committed suicide. A search was made as far south as Los Angeles and East to Texas, as it was thought sha had dressed in boy's clothing and ran away, ,as she had threatened to do. After waiting for the water to sub side the search was renewed today. its feet, when the press reports upset j nis plans. He says he will see that the missing St. John, president of the defunct bank, settles the bank's affairs or goes to the penitentiary. The Everett Herald says that Fred E. Sender, of Seattle, the promotor of the Seattle & Tacoma Electric Railway, is now Interested in building a narrow gauge railroad Irom "index to Mineral City, a distance of about 17 miles. It is understood that he has raised tbe neces sary funds for the construction and op eration of tbe road, and Is nqw. engaged in securing the Tight of way. The road will be an outlet for ore shipments from this mining district. ristrlbutlng funds. It reads in part as Tollosvs: "He sl"?ll n-ke an appo-t!orment of the entire school fund in the county treasury on the first Monday In April and October of each year, and at such other times during th year as he msy deem advis able. The county school fr.nd. collertcd In pursuance of the school tax levied bv the County. Court, shall t" arnort!onrd In the following winner: In October be shall apportion $50 to each district In his courtv that has reported to him as re quired by law. At the same time he shail avnrrtion to each district in his county "55 for each teachr employed by fuch district during the twelve months immediately preceding such apportion ment who has attended, for a period of at least IS hours, an annual cnuntv Insti tute or state teachers' association held durintr the 12 months immediately preced ing the time of making ruch apportion ment. The County Superintendent shall take as evidence that suh district has employed a teacher or teachers who have attended an Institution or association as aboc described a certificate properly signed by the secretary of such institu tion or association, or a certified copy thereof. It is hereby made the duty of such teachers to file with the clerk of such district a certificate, or copy there of, as heinbefore provided, and it shall be the duty of said clerk to file said cer tificate, or copy thereof, with the school Superintendent of his county: provided, that the County Superintendent shall not credit a district with a greater number of such certificates than the whole num ber of rooms In operation in such district at any one time during the'year. The balance of the funds," etc This law goes Into effect May 22 and the apportionment next October will be made according to its provisions. School dis tricts will find it to their advantage to employ teachers who attended Institutions, and when a teacher applies for a posi tion, one of the -essential Questions as to qualifications will be: "Did you attend the last teachers' Institute?" District officers will thus learn which of the applicants manifest a. professional spirit by attending the teachers' meet ings. A teacher who fallsto attend an in stitute because of sickness or other suffi cient reason is not liable to the penalty of having his diploma revoked, but be thereby falls to secure an Institute cer tificate and is at a disadvantage when he applies for a position. From a business standpoint it will not pay a teacher to be sick during institute week, as has been popular during the past. While this new feature In the distribu tion of school funds will work a hardship on new teachers who have never attended an Institute, and on teachers lately ar rived in the state, it will undoubtedly in crease the attendance at teachers' meet ings. Marion" Connty Institute. County Superintendent E. T. Moores an nounced today that the Marlon County Teachers' Institute will be held in this city June 24 and will continue five days. Superintendent Moores has not yet com pleted the list of persons who will assist In conducting the institute and is not ready to announce It. i sedation. The reports of the officers snowea a net gam aurir.g tnp year oi nau members. During the year four new as sociations were organized. The next meeting of the State Association will be held at Forest Grove. Einvorth. Lenxrners Adjonrn. COTTAGE GROVE, May 6. The district convention of the Epworth League closed a four days' session here last night. Five counties were represented. Follow ing are the ofllce-s for the ensuing year. President, J. W. Minzer, of Lebanon; vice president. Dr. Vard Littler, of Albany; secretary. Professor F. S. Dunn, of Eu gene. The next convention will be held at Eugene. CELEBRATED .ANNIVERSARY. G. A. R. Post nt Orepron City Port land "Well Represented. OREGON CITY. May 6. Portland posts were well represented at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Meade Post No. 2, G. A. R., held at the Con gregational Church tonight. The post and Relief Corps were escorted to the church by Company A. Third Regiment, G. "N. G., and the Parkplace Band. Many Spanish War veterans were present, seats having been reserved for them. Major T. C. Bell, first commander of Meade Post, spoke in terestingly of the early work of the or ganization. Other speakers prominent In Grand Army councils made brief re marks. Adjutant C. E. Williams read the minutes of the first meeting of the post and Rev. E. S. Bollinger conducted the devotional exercises. There were recita tions by George T. McArthur and Miss Dollle Cross, and a musical programme under the direction of Mrs. N. W. Law rence. The street procession was an in teresting feature. Patrick Colbert, com mander of Meade Post, presided. PROMINENT IN WALLA WALLA. George W. Somerindyke, Mannfac tnrer, Who Recently Died. WALLA WALLA, May 6. George W. Somerlndyke, who died here April 29, was born In New York City In 1819. In 1849 he joined a party of gold-seekers and made the journey around Cape Horn in a iwwCTTOCTOprgOTii lit r rapaMtWffTWWTgMjBCTW LAST PAYMENT ON MINE. Standard .Oil Syndicate Novr OTrns the Bonanza. BAKER CITY, May 6. The final- pay ment of $135,000 was made-on the Bonanza mine today. This mine was recently pur chased by a syndicate of Standard Oil magnates, for $750,000, from the Geiser Company, of this city. This1 closes up one of the most important mining trans actions which has ever been negotiated for an Eastern Oregon mine. Frank P. Hayes, of Philadelphia, who represents the purchasers, is here, and will at once assume charge of the entire property. A prominent Colorado mining man, who recently made a hasty examination of the Bonanza mine, reports that if the property was located in Colorado, $5,000,000 would have been the price it commanded, instead of $750000. This same gentleman criticises' the min ing methods employed here, aylng that little scientific mining Is being done. He anticipates far greater returns at a less expenditure, in every instance, when the method Is changed, as he says it will be when experienced mining men get hold of some more of the properties, by the judicious expenditure of large sums of money in intelligent development work and for modern appliances, Including rail roads and tramways, to cheapen trans portation. Competent mining men predict that the country tributary to Baker City will become one of the richest mining sec tions In the United States. 6,ooo Years Old Quotations of Mining Stocks. SPOKANE, May 0. The closing quotations for mining- stocks today were: Bid. Ask. O'i 854 Amer. Boy . . Blacktall .... Butte & Bos., Crystal , Conjecture . . Deer Trail ... Dewey Evening Star. Gold Ledge 8tf 1 I. X. L 12 iron Mask ... . L. P. Surp... 0 Miller Creek. 1 P4 8 i 4 i 5 2 38 T 2 Bid. Ask. Mtn. Lion 17 10V. Morn. Olory... 494 5 Morrison 3 3 Prin. Maud... 1 1 QullD 24 28 Kamb. Car ...24 25 Republic 17 20 Reservation ..3 31 j Ross. Giant ..3 3 Sullivan 7 7 Tom Thumb. .11 12 Waterloo ..... ly. If we live in deeds, not years, then Ayer's Gjbeiry Pectoral must be six thousand years old. For sixty years it has been curing coughs and colds, from a slight cold in the head to the most - desperate diseases of the lungs. It is a hundred times as old in deeds as in years, -or a thousand times, for where can the limit be placed when it has done such work as this ; , "My Jivife had a deep-seated cough on her lungs for three years. One day I happened to think how Aver', Cherry Pectoral cured my sister after she was given,up to die. So. I purchased two bottles and it cured my u wife completely. It took only one bottle to aire my sister. So three bottles tfj.oo each) saved lira K? j. n. .tsuRGE, macon, 1,01., Jan. 13, 1899.- George "W. Somerlndyke. "WOMTCJV DEEM IT AJi INJUSTICE. Their Requeiit for Pardon of Patter son Does Rot Condone Crime. ASTORIA, Or., May G. Albany women, whose names have been published as hav ing signed the petition for the pardon of Hugh Patterson, In the penitentiary for criminal assault upon a young girl, feel that an Injustice Is done them In the Intimation that In so doing they condoned the crime. There Is not an Albany woman who signed the petition who would forgive such a crime against a sister. Another man was found not guilty of the same of fense. If he was Innocent, Patterson was also innocent. Unquestionably they were alike Innocent or guilty, and in this fact is suggested the reason for the signatures fo urgently requested, by the parents of the young man. LAWYER SEXTEXCED TO JAIL. Xoxne Attorney Wbo Advised Client to Disobey Order of Court. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. Ex-Judge W. TJubose, an attorney of Cape Nome, was tbday sentenced to six months in tho .Alameda County Jail, for contempt of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision was Tendered by Judges Gil bert, Ross and Morrow. Ex-Judge Du bose is now at Nome, and Deputy United States Marshals will be sent north to bring blm. bere. Ex-Judge Dubose was found guilty of contempt in advising his client, O. J. Comptols, to disobey and re ins to comply with the terms of a writ of supersedeas issued by Judge Morrow, in the case of P. H. Anderson vs. Comp tols. Tills is one of the cases in which Alex ander McKenzIe, now serving a term in tho Alameda County Jail, was a receiver. The writ directed the turning over of gold dust, but Comptols, acting on the advice of Judge Dubose. refused to do so. The Court of ppcals, after stating that an attorney has a right to advise his client, continues: An attorney cannot go beyond this right of advice and, actuated by a spirit of resistance, conspire with his client or with others to disobey an order of court, obstruct the due administration of the laws, and bring the authority of a court of justice Into contempt." To Arrange for McKInley's Visit. QALiBM, Or., May 6. Mayor Bishop has called a meeting of the Presidential re ception committees for tomorrow evening for the purpose of discussing arrange ments to be made. As there has been plenty of time, not much of a definite na ture has yet been done In the way of preparations. The work will be rushed this week and next, and all will be in readiness for the President's visit by the end of next week. NORTHWEST DEAD. Sam Fox, of Baker City. BAKER CITY, Or., May 6.-Sam Fox, a well-known citizen of this vicinity, died suddenly early this morning of heart dis ease. He was formerly a resident of Portland, where he was well and favorably known. His brother. Manning Fox, is chief of the Baker City Fire Department. Deceased was a prominent member of th.e Order of Eagles, and will be buried In Portland under the auspices of that order. The body was shipped to Port land tonight, accompanied by Jesse Ear nest, past grand master of the Order of Eagles. sailing vessel. At San Francisco he en gaged in business and after a short time went to Pleasant "Valley, Cal., where ho kept a hotel several years. Shortly after returning to San Francisco he moved to "Walla "Walla, arriving here early in 1864. He engaged In the manufucture of tents, awnings and flour bags. For the bag business he imported the first steam pow er press used in this region. He conduct ed the business until falling health caused him to give It up. He joined the Con gregational Church on his arrival in Wal la Walla and tdok an active interest In its affairs. He was for many years one of the trustees of Whitman College. He leaves a widow, to whom he was married nearly 50 years ago, and one son, Hon. George W. Somerlndyke, Jr., of Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO. May. 6. Official closing quotations for mining stocks: AHa ?0 02(Kentuck Con ....?0 01 Alpha Con 2 Mexican 23 Andes SOccidental Con .:. 3 Belchor lllOphir 01 Best & Belcher... 27 Overman 10 Bullion 2Potosl 4 Caledonia B8Savage w 12 Challenge Con ... lOJSeg. Belcher 2 Chollar BSierra Nevada ... 20 Confidence 55 Silver Hill 515 Con. Cal. & Va... 2 25 Standard 4 00 Crown Point .... 15UnIon Con ...... 21 Gould & Curry... 10 Utah Con 2 Hale & Norcross. 19 Yellow Jacket .... 17 Justice 0 NEW YORK. May. C Mining stocks today closed aa follows: "" Adams Con Mice ., Breece 1 oO.ODhir Brunswick Con .. 18JPhoenlx Comstock Tunnel. SiPotosl 2 30Savago .SO 23Llttle,ChIe ......10 12 4Hlflntnffn ' O r Con. Cal. & Va Deadwood Terra. Horn Silver ...., Iron Silver , Leadvllle Con ..., COiSierra Nevada 1 10Small Hopes .. Go.standard S 05 8 5 7 20 55 3 70 3& ee sizes: n$c, 50c, i.oo. All druggists. To keep on hand you will like the $1.00 size best, and you will need this amount to cure a chronic or very severe case. The 50c. size is just about right for bronchitis, hoarseness, la grippe, croup, etc. The 25c. size is convenient when traveling, and is enough to break up a fresh cold! J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. mmMmzmmm Alpheus, which is not overly common, that is, it is not commonly seen at the seashore. BOSTON. May C Closing quotations: HELD FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Two Soldiers Charged With Hold ing Up Vancouver Boy. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 6. Henry J. Thatcher and William A. James were ar raigned before Justice Haine today on the serious charge ot highway robbery. They are charged with holding up young Al fred Du Puis Saturday evening and rob bing him of ?9. James Is a member of the Seventh Infantry, now temporarily at tached to the Twenty-eighth Infantry. Thatcher was formerly a member of the First Washington Volunteers, and recent ly enlisted in the Twenty-eighth Infantry. James was arrested in Portland yester day afternoon, and Thatcher was found by City Marshal Nerton at Vancouver Barracks this morning. Owing to the ab sence of Prosecuting Attorney Sparks, the men were simply arraigned this morning and their preliminary hearing postponed until Mr. Sparks' return, the men being held in $1000 bonds each. Adventure S 17 00 Bing. M. Co 25 00 Amal. Copper... 102 50 Atlantic 34 00 Boston & Mont. 442 00 Butte & Boston 114 00 Cal. & Hecla... 835 00 Centennial .... 31 001 Franklin 18 00 Osceola S 88 50 Parrott 54 50 jQulncy 173 00 Santa Fe Cod... 8 00 Tamarack 338 00 Utah Minlnsr ... 31 00 Winona "... 3 50 Wolverines ,,j.. 58 25 ASYLUM REPORT. Expense nnd Statistics for April Orepron-Utnh. Comparison. SALEM. May 6. The board of trustees of the Oregon Insane Asylum held Its regular monthly meeting today and trans, acted routine business. The monthly re port of the superintendent shows the fol lowing: Number of patients March SI .1198 Number received during April 40 Number of escapes returned 1 Total under care 1239 Number discharged, recovered 5 Xunaber dleharged. much Improved.... 4 Number discharged Improved 1 Number died 9 Number eloped 1 Number remalnln April SO .1219 Average number of patients 1205 The total expenditure for salaries was $556217. and for articles consumed, 5G912 S6; total, $12,375 03; cost per capita per day, 34 cents; per month, $10 25, The total number of officers and employes Is 144, or one for every nine patients. The board had before iftoday the an- tinol mnnrt of fhA jacvlnm In tho Statu of I'tah. From this report It is learned Lewis County, that that institution has an average J Davis. Funeral of Mrs. C. R. Dixon. FOREST GROVE. Or., May 6.-1Mrs. V. R. Dixon, aged 55 years, who died at Grant's Pass last Thursday, was burled at ales Creek today. Mrs. Dixon had resided at Gales Creek for the past 15 years. She went to Grant's Pass 10 years previous tq her death for the benefit of her health. ' Three children survive her William O'Brian and Mrs. Gertrude Wil liams, at Gales Creek, and Mrs. Sarah Robinson, of Portland. Jonathan Shuck, Oregon Pioneer. HILLSBORO, Or., May 6. Jonathan Shuck, a pioneer of 1S52, died at the home of his grandson, William Taylor, this morning, the result of an attack of paral ysis. One sister, Mrs. Mary Stewart, of this place, and a brother, William Shuck, of Scholls, survive him. Deceased was SO years of age, and was since coming to the coast a resident of Washington County. The funeral takes place tomor row at Scholls. Andrew Rosedale, of Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., May 6. Andrew Rose dale, a resident of Astoria for many years, died in Alaska of pneumonia on April 22, and was buried there. He went north a few weeks agq, In the employ of the Western Fisheries Company, to work in Its cannery during the Summer. He was a native ot Germany and was 56 years of age. IV. H. H. Davis, Oregon Pioneer. CHEHALIS, Wash., May 6. W. H. H. Davis died at his home In this city at an early hour this morning, aged 5S years. Mr. Davis was a son of Louis H. Davis, a pioneer of the Northwest, and came to this Coast In 1S5L locating at Portland. In 1S53, the family moved to Claquato, A widow survives Mr. Snd experience of Seattle Woman. CHICAGO. May 6. Mrs. Horace Mann arrived from Seattle, Wash., Sunday to attend a family reunion. She came upon an invitation received over a month ago to visit her "brother-in-law, Adolph Wer nerr "formerly bookkeeper and expert ac countant of the Corn Exchange National Bank, and her sister, Mrs. Werner, whom she had not seen "since she used to sing wtlh her six years ago on the sage. When she arrived here she learned for the first time that her brother-in-law was dead, and that her sister had disappeared from her home, taking with her a baby son. Before .Mrs. Mann boarded a car to go to the home of the Werners, she bought a big cluster of white', roses with which to adorn the dining table. The roses are now clasped in the hand of ,.the dead man. Shortly before Mr. Werner was taken ill. he and his wife separated. Sat urday the husband died. His funeral will take place this afternoon, and the re mains will be taken to La Cross, Wis., for burial. Mrs. Mann has asked the aid of Chief of Detectives Colleran to find her missing sister. Sister Killed In a Runaway. SPOKANE, May 7.-Sister Simeon, of Sacred Heart Hospital, lies dead from a runaway accident, and Sister Gregory suffers from injuries which may prove fatal. They went driving with a patient at the hospital, and the team ran away. The women jumped from the carriage. Ore From Santinm Mines. SALEM, Or., May 6. The Freeland Con solidated Mining Company, ot this city. today received a shipment of ore from Us Santlam mines, and will in a few days make some additional tests with tho port able smelter recently constructed for Its use. This ore assayed $100 per ton, and the problem with the company is to con trive a portable smelter which will reduce the ore at an expense which will permit operations. The company's mines are so far from the railroad that it Is not prac ticable to operate with any other than a portable smelter. Tests made a few weeks ago" led those Interested to believe that the smelter constructed will be suc cessful. The experiments with the ore just received will decide the matter. Strike Causes Rush to Section. SANDY, May 6. The, rich strike made on Sandy Creek by Horrecker & Co, has caused many men to rush into that sec tion, and claims will probably be staked on every side. Miners Just in from that vicinity report that development of all the mines In that r.eglon Is being rushed as rapidly as possible. .Indications of Petroleum. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., May 6. Indications of petroleum have been found south of Cape Flattery, and several thou sand acres of land have been located. People returning from there yesterday brought in some excellent prospects, and report that there are several hundred pros pectors in that section. Jfevr OH Company. SALEM, Or.. May 6. The Bay City OH & Development Company was Incorporat ed today by R. J.. Hendricks, Scott Bo zorth and Frank Davey. The capital stock is $100,000, and the company will have Its headquarters in Salem. Its object is to develop oil properties in Tillamook County. $1800 in Gold Dust. VICTORIA, B. C, May 6. The steamer Queen City, from the west coast, brought down $1800 In gold dust from Wreck Bay. This was washed up In a week. She brought also 160 tons of, ore for Ta coma from the Monitor mines at Albernl. "Washington Notes. The Fairhaven creamery is manufactur ing 600 pounds of butter per day. Voting began yesterday for Queen of the Elks' Carnival at Tacoma, The suc cessful candidate is to receive "a $850 piano. Miss Nellie Cooper, of Pullman, has been elected stenographer and private secretary to the principal of the What com Normal School. Miss Cooper was formerly stenographer for the United States District Attorney of Oregon. George W. NInemIre, of Montesano, has received from Oregon a Scotch collie, which Is the best-bred dog ever brought Into Chehalls County, says. the Aberdeen Bulletin. It was sired by Shadeland Dewey, No. 48,643, a dog that cost $2500; the dam was- Hazle Kirk, No. 48,773. Its name Is Shadeland Hazlekirk. S. M. Bruce, of Whatcom, the heaviest loser by the failure of the Scandinavian American bank a loser as a heavy de positor and as a stockholder, has Just returned from New York, where he was ing that the specimens are not "lobsters," at work endeavorinff to-puf tbe bank on I but- one variety -of shrlmpsr -evidently TO KILL SEA LIONS. Fishermen's Union WiH Employ Two M en. ASTORIA, May 6. The Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union has decided to raise a fund and employ two men to kill sea lions at their breeding grounds on the rocks near Tillamook Head. It is be lieved that thousands of sea lions can be exterminated In this way, and they are considered by fishermen to be the great est menace to the fishing Industry on the Columbia River. The union has also de cided to purchase a sailboat for the use of the secretary Is visiting the different Darts of the river. Record for Fish Licenses. Up to today Master Fish Warden Van Dusen has Issued filiindivldual licenses and 592 gillnet licenses. As many-of the fishermen have not yet gone out, this number will be greatly Increased in a few days. This is believed to 'be the largest number of licenses ever Issued at this time of the year. Fined for Illegal Fishing. Water Bailiff Blakesley, of St. Helens,- today telephoned Master Fish Warden Van Dusen that the fisherman known as "Blueback Billy," whom he had arrested for illegal fishing, had been found guilty and fined $50, which he paid. Proved to Be Shrimps. The shellfish recently received from Sea side by Master Fish Warden Van Dusen did not prove to be young lobsters, as was supposed, Mr. Van Dusen sent them to Professor F. L. Washburn, state biologist, at Eugene, and has received a letter stat- MANY CONVENTIONS .FOR SALEM. Begin Next Week nnd WIH Continue Until Visit of Prcnident. SALEM, Or., May 6. The week begin ning Wednesday, May 14, promises to be a busy one In Salem, for large numbers of strangers will be In the city. The State Sunday School Convention will convene May 14 for a three days' session, and those who are making the local arrange ments for the event expect not less than 200 visitors. The Grand Lodge of the For esters of America will convene here -on the eame date. May 16 the state conven tion of the Young- People's Society of Christian Endeavor will meet for a four days' session, with not leas than 350 En deavorers from every section of the state In attendance. In addition to the visitors, Sunday school workers and Endeavorers .In this viclnltjr will attend the conven tion In large numbers. The Endeavorers will not get away from the city before May 20; and on the next day people will be coming to Salem from all the towns in this section of the Valley to join In the reception to President McKInley. May 22. Not less than 15,000 people will be in the city on that day, should the weather be fair, half of which number will be visit ors. For all these events local committees are making extensive preparations. Dele gates to the two conventions will be met at the trains and escorted to the conven tion assembly-room, where they will be tendered a reception and assigned to lodg ings provided by the entertainment com mittees. The names of all delegates to the State Sunday School Convention should be mailed to C. J. Atwood, Salem, and the names of delegates to the En deavor convention to MIs3 Celesta Liston. of this city. The day sessions of the Sunday school convention will be held in the First Pres byterian Church, and those In the evening In the First Methodist Episcopal Church. All sessions of the Christian Endeavor convention will be held in the First Bap tist Church, except overflow meetings, which will be held In the Congregational Church. The leading speaker of the Sun day school convention will be Charles D. Meigs, of Indianapolis, who Is working under the auspices of the International Sunday School Evangel. Mr. Meigs Is known as one of the most successful Sun day school workers In the United States, and It Is certain that he will Impart to hl3 colaborers In Oregon many helpful ideas and methods. The Endeavorers are looking forward to this year's convention with unusual in terest, because they will have the rare privilege of listening to addresses by Francis E. Clark, the father of the Chris tian Endeavor movement. This noted Christian worker will deliver three formal addresses and participate in the general discussions of the session. Since these two conventions will be held just before the visit of President McKIn ley, "an effort is being made to have tne railroad companies extend the reduced rate privileges fio as to permit delegates to either of the conventions to remain In Salem until May 23. Since the railroad comDanies will be kept busy handling the crowds that will take advantage of th Presidential excursions, they can scarcely be expected to grant this extension, but they may see their way clear to Ho so. FEW HOP CONTRACTS FILED. Only One Recorded in Marlon County In Last "Week. SALEM, May 6. So far as appears by an Inspection of the records of Marion County, hop-contracting seems to" hive ceased, for only one contract has been re corded In a week. Inquiry, however, brings the Information that a few con tracts are being made, which are offered for record. The buyers do not, as a rule, record their agreements until it becomes necessary in order to perfect a lien for money advanced to the growers. Those growers who must borrow money for their cultivation' expenses do their con tracting principally in the Spring before work commences. Contracts made after cultivation begins are principally for the purpose of securing picking money, which will not be advanced until about Septem ber 1. It is not to be expected, therefore, that many more contracts will be record ed until late In the season, though many may be made In the meantime. partment was called out yesterday, morn ing to extinguish an Incipient roof fire, and in order to accomplish this the fire men ascended to the roof of the house by means of a ladder placed against the eaves. While the firemen were working on the roof they heard a dog bark near them, and on looking around discovered that a little dog belonging to Frank Moore, a member of the department, had scrambled up the ladder, mounted the roof and was running back and forth on the apex, barking excitedly, as though realiz ing the nature and importance of the work that was going on. Freshmen Only. SALEM. Or.. May 6. (To the Editor.) Will you please allow me space to correct an error? The v debaters from this institution. ,who discussed, tho problem of the Philippine recentlj' with the Portland High School 'debaters, wore all selected by and from .the fresh man class. The higher University classes were excluded by mutual agreement They speak very kindly ot their reception and entertainment while In Portland. W. C. HAWLEY, President Willamette University. Dnff Proved Good Fireman. SALEM, Or., May 6. The Salem fire de- I also made. Mayor's Veto Snstalned. ASTORLV., Or., May 6. The City Council this evening sustained thejMayor's veto of the ordinance to impost tin annual li cense of $25 on junk and second-hand dealers. An ordinance was Introduced placing a quarterly license of $7 50 on nickel-ln-the-slot machines. It will be voted on at the next meeting of the Council. Bids for Wood for Blind School. SALEM, May 6. Bids for furnishing wood for the Blind School were opened to day. The superintendent advertised for 225 cords of second-growth fir and had offers of much more than this amount at prices ranging from $2 25 to $2 50 per cord. E. M. Crolsan was awarded a contract for 23 cords of oak at $3 49, and the other bids were taken under advisement. State Taxes Settled. SALEM, May 6. Klamath County today settled her 1900 state taxes in full by re mitting to the State Treasurer $3552 99. A payment of $700 on scalp bounty tax was H GRATIFIES -THE SENSES H II But does not kurt tie heart 'or nerres. !j H I KERBS. WERTHEIM & SCHIFFER III P ESBERG-GUNST CI GAS CO. J' 1 DISTRIBUTERS PORTLAND, OR. j 3 MSlSfa, &V&3$12 jfaaa.&iEH.f as lujasWjt