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JK3-5KB8pptts!H53.",nl """wiwm -w H'i j ,t-5ftk E tf r THE MOBKIKG OBEGOUrAK, FKlPATJ MA? '31, 1901.- IDAHO SMELTR IS A GO WOEK OS FIfAXT AT WEISER WILL BEGIX XE"Cr"M.OKTH. Will Be of 2000 Tons Capacity, and Treat Oopper-Eatern Oregon "Will Be Heavy Patron. BAKER CITY, Or., May 30.-P. P. Shel by, of Welser. Idaho, general manager of the P. L. & N. Ry, commonly known as tbeSeven Devils road, arrived here today for the. purpose of announcing officially to the leading mlneowners of Eastern Oregon that wxrk on the new 2000-ton smelter, -which is to be erected near "Welser,-would commence June 1- The erection of this large smelter is of special Importance to Eastern Oregon and South ern Idaho mlneowners, who now have to send their ores 537 miles to the nearest smelter capable of treating them. The new smelter Is to be completed hy No vember 1. Mr. Shelby also announced that work would begin on the P. I. & N. ex tension June I, from Council to the Seven Devils country. The new terminus will be on Snake River, near Ballards. DUBOIS ON DECORATION DAY. Made Reference to Decisions on the Insular Cases. BLACKFOOT, Idaho, May .30. United States Senator Dubois, In a "speech at the Decoration day exercises here today, said: "The Supreme Court of the United States, by a vote" of 5 to 4, has Just de cided that the possessions 'which come to us on account of the war with Spain are dependencies. Our court of last resort has decided that Congress has the sole power to govern these possessions. Up to this time there could be no discrimina tion by Congress between Idaho and New York. It is our duty to accept this de cision and obey. I hope in the future years, when our people are called upon to decorate the graves of our dead sol diers, that there will not be a divided opinion as to whether we are decorating the r graves of those who died for the cause of humanity and liberty or of mer cenaries .fighting for the 'glory and ag grandizement of their country, and for this alone." In 1849 Mr. Wilkes went to California, where he was lured by the discovery of gold, but returned to Oregon, in a short time. Mrs. Wilkes and jilne children sur vive him-J.'C. and S. P., of Wheeler County; Archie. William, G. W. and Thurston "Wilkes, Mrs. Anna PaqUet, Mn. Flora- Johnston and Mrs. Polly Cornett, all of "Washington County. , SCALPS SMELL TO HEAVEN. of this-place, who accidentally, shot him-,-self at Klamath Falls yesterday, died last night The body was brought here today, and" will be buried tomorrow. . Dwelling Barned. SALEM, Or., May 30. The dwelling of Hiram" Slmpkins, of Hopewell, a few miles north of Salem, was destroyed by fire last slight. " The fire isattributed to a defect ive flue. Loss -about $1500; no insurance. Three-Year-OId Girl Droivned. NORTH YAKIMA, "Wash., May 30, The 3ryear-oId daughter of W. H. Stump, who Hyesin the Ahtanum "Valley, was drowned yesterday afternoon In a small canal. Umatilla County Has $4100 "Worth, et Odorous Vouchers. PENDLETON'. May 30. Warm weather has developed the Importance of the coyote-scalp Industry In Umatilla County. During the months of April and May there haw hn TirpsAnto" tn ,- rvin. Clerk coyote scalps to the number of Be'er Salary for Washington Man 2061. The County Clerk has. therefore WASHINGTON, May 26: The salary of paid out In warrants. 54122, under the new Charles F. Hawk, of -Washington, clerk uuuulj utw, wnicn proviaes ipr tne pay- m me xnaian urace in this city, foas been incut ui c ,ior -every coyote scaip. wmie j rsea irom ijaw to wwn per annum. tne weatfier was cold the wolf hunters traveled in a ceaseless stream to collect their bounties, and nobody paid any par- Dredge Burned. PORTLAND, Me., 'May 30.- -Fire de- ticular attention to them. The scalDS ,.. .V ." ,. Vi- .1 ,J th rvmnK. i"'-? -".J. .i"- . "-"uuir VETERANS ON PARADE CLOSING DAY OF THE EX-COXFED- ERATES' REUNION. Four Thousand Old Soldiers Marched Through the Streets of Memphis Battle Flags Carried, NATIONAL BANKS OF IDAHO. Their Condition ns Reported to the Controller of the Currency. WASHINGTON, May 26. The recent re port made to he Controller of the Cur rency on the condition of the National banks of the State of Idaho, April 24, shows 11 National banks In the state, whereas on the date of the last preceding report, February 5, there were but 10. With this difference In mind, the com parison of the following figures may be of Interest: Feb. 5. April 24. Loans and discounts $L9r2,296 $1,934,970 Gold coin ZJ4.SS5 260,580 Specie In hank ...., 301,316 323,744 Lawful money reserve in bank 386,704 379,609 Capital stock 575.000 600,000 Surplus fund 215.000 215,000 Undivided profits 148,646 152,455 Individual deposits 3,704,662 3.892,415 Average reserve held, per cent 33.76 36.57 were piled up In the vault of the County Clerk s office and became a partrof the public records. The warm weather of the last few days has had a peculiar effect on the scalps. The vault is not a cold-storage plant and the scalps have begun tp spoil. The Courthouse Is filled with an odor that often -'prevails around slaughter-houses. The County Clerk has. been using large quantities of chloride of lime, but the odor Is stronger than ever. The scalps cannot be "thrown away, for they represent $4122 paid out They are the parchment or vellum vouchers retained by the Clerk. He cannot keep them with any sort of comfort, and he cannot 'de stroy them. There Is an inclination on the part of the public to call upon the Board of Health to solve this new and al together difficult problem. The operation of the scalp-bounty law has some Interesting features. The kill ing of coyotes has benefited the sheepmen, but the farmers are not so sure of the advantages that may accrue .to them. The coyote, with all his ugliness of na ture, is the avowed enemy of the Jack rabbit, Where coyotes live the jackrabblt Is seldom found. Farmers who have suf fered from the depredations of rabbits are beginning to ..question the wisdom .of de stroying the coyotes, even though the sheepmen are gleeful. It has not yet been ascertained that coydte scalps haye been brought In from adjoining states, al thought the temptation Is declared to ex-' 1st. Company tonight. The loss is Drobablv $126;OO0. "WOE AMOXG GAJIIBLBRS. All Attempt Being Made to Close Gaines in Pendleton. PENDLETON, Or., May 30. There Is woe among the gamblerrs here. From soma- unknown source lias come a moral disturbance that threatens to close all the gambling-houses. A few -days ago a hotel porter thought he would win some money playing rou lette. He lost $18 in a. shorter time than it took him to earn it. He looked at his money fade away in the bank roll, and determined to get it back. He reached over and seized $18 in silver and attempted to make his escape. He was promptly ar rested and charged with robbery. The Justice held him to "the grand 'Jury, and he Is still in jail. "Another young man lost 535 and is try ing to get It back. The Circuit Court will meet June 3, and an attempt is being made to frighten the gamblers into clos ing their places until the term of court Is o er. Northwest Pensions. WASHINGTON, May 26. Pensions have been granted ns follows: Oregon Increase, Thomas Heady, Grant's Pass, $10; original widows, etc., Alice A Hyde, Lebanon, $8; special ac count. May 14, Clara A. 'Randolph, Port- land, fs. Washington Original, Thomas J. Green, North Yakima, $6; original, Matthew O'Connor, Ridgefield,. $6; Increase, George Stover, Seattle, $8; Joslah Konkle, Puyal lup, $8. Idaho Allen S. Calkins, Boise, $6; war with Spain, original, special May 14, Charles E. de Portee, Moscow, $36. Hanged Himself. SEATTLE, May 30. Particulars of, the suicide of J. Lindquist. an employe of the Alaska Commercial Company, at Tyoo nik, Alaska, have just been received. They are furnished by A. J. Goddard, of Cook Inlet. Lindquist spent two years as watchman for the company at Tyoonik, and the solitude weakened his mind so that he became despondent and morose. May 12 he went to Anchor Harbor, and after remaining there for a day disap peared. His body was later found hang ing to a small sapling in the forest near the settlement. Deceased was about 45 years of age. ALMOST WATERSPOUTS. Sfere Thunder Storms Visited Warm Springs District. WARM SPRINGS AGENCY, May 28. Severe thunder storms, amounting almost to waterspouts, visited this region Sun day and Monday evenings. Here and at Campbell's stage station at the Deschutes ferry, and at Tucker's ranch, on the Des chutes, three miles above the ferry, the rain came with such violence as to wash boulders-big as a man's head down the gulches and do much damage to gardens and other property. At the ferry the Deschutes River rose 18 Inches In less than two hours Sunday night. The rain extended along the river many miles, but Is not known to hae done damage elsewhere. Fatally Injured by a Horse. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 30. "William Long, an old man, was Injured by a, runaway horse yesterday afternoon so badly that he died later In the evening. He was standing on. the crossing near the Greene Mercantile Company's store, when a horse attached to a light buggy came tearing up the street. He was struck In the back and knocked senseless. He was taken to the hospital. He had been a resi dent of North Yakima but a short time. NORTHWEST DEAD. Oregon Pioneer of 1850. FOREST GROVE. May 30. Mrs.. Samuel Matheax.san Oregon pioneer, died at her home last night, near Gaston, where she had resided 11 years, aged nearly 45 years. She was born in Maryland, and had re sided in Oreon Klnp tRSfi. Deceased was a daughter of the late J. B. McClane. of Salem, who crossed the plains to Oregon with Dr. Marcus "Whitman in 1S3G, and returned to Maryland. Mrs. Matheny lea es a husband and the following children: Mrs. Joseph Bresler and Mrs. W. Stone, of Salem; Mrs. M. Wilson, of Seattle; Miss Katherlne Ma theny. of Portland; the Misses Marea, Delia, "Stella, and Samuel Matheny, of Gaston. The funeral sermon will be preached at Salem tomorrow by Rex. David Lynch, of Qaston. Interment will be In the I. O. O. F. cemetery at that place. Sylvanns Calkins. SHERWOOD. May 30. Sylvanus Calkins, a resident of Oregon for nearly 40 3 ears, died 'at his home near here last night, aged, 78 years. Deceased was a native of new-York. His parents moved to Illinois, and later to Iowa, when he was but a lad. When the Mexican War broke out, young Calkins enlisted in Company A, vlows. Volunteers. He served throughout thei-war and made a good record as a soldier, in. 1851 he married Miss Ellza betf Kilbourn. In Utah. Three years lat. with Mrs. Calkins, he returned to Iowa. In 1664 they started for Ore gonjtarrivlng In Yamhill County that FalL With the -exception of a four years' resi dence in Yamhill County, Mr. Calkins had'llved in Clackamas County since his arrival in Oregon. A wife and two sons survive him E. S. and C. I., of this place. Large One-Year Colt. OREGON CITY, May 30. Elmer Al bright, a Marquam precinct farmer, stat ed today that he had a Belgian colt, 1 year old on May 19, that carried off the premium at the Butte Creek fair last Fall. The colt is now 5 feet high, 5 feet 7 inches around the girth, 22 Inches across the hips, and 20 Inches across the breast. A 19-Inch collar fits him closely around the neck, and his weight is 1032 pounds. Shot Himself in the Head. GLDNDALE, May 30. Charles Hobbs, who has been an Invalid for three years, shot himself in the head at the home of his parents, on Upper Cow- Creek, at noon today. He will die. Sidney Jacques, a-promlnent farmer and member of the firm of Jacques Bros , In flicted a serious wound on, his right cheek this morning, while cutting brush near his home. Oregon Notes. Ground has been broken for the new Pajterson school building at Eugene. iThVBev. H. A. Kremers, of La Grande, wIlLbuIld a Catholic church at Ontario. W.. S. Wells, of Pendleton, has contract ed v to -sprinkle the streets of the city for $200 per month. ATangent correspondent says that the Southern Pacific has run over two cows, three heifers and one calf near that plac in .the past two months. J. C.'Corum was convicted before Justice of the Peace Stewart, at Medford, Fri day, of a violation of the game laws. - The trout eold by Corum had been hauled from Keno. Justice Stewart let him off with a light fine. . An Indian squaw, with pappoose and blankets, was put off the train at Eugene Monday. She was en route to Grant's Pass, and said that the Judge at the place. irom wnence sue started gave her a tick et to her Intended destination. When she reached Albany and changed cars "a man" she says, gave her another ticket, and it read (Eugene. ,An Infant was born with smallpox one mile above Milton last week. The moth er's name Is Brummett, and the family lives on the Walla Walla River. A son spread' the disease among the family. Four were taken down, Including, the mother. A little daughter, with all the symptoms of the disease, was born Im mediately after. H. C. Rooper Informs the Antelope Her ald, that in the recent Bakeoven horse- ride out of about 2500 head gathered, only two'mangy horses were found outside the Pine Hollow country.- These two horses were brought over from the reservation, and as eoon as it was discovered sthat they were mangy, they were dipped'. Iu thePlne Hollow country there are a few cases of mange, but every precaution is being taken to keep it from spreading.' " A large sale of beef will be consum mated in Malheur County June ,10. That is the date fixed for the delivery to one Eastern firm of between 10,000 and 12,(X)0 head of yearlings an? 2-year-olds. All this stock is Intended for the Eastern market. Yearlings are purchased by these buyers. for $20, and 2-year-olds $27. This price is $1 cheaper than the same stock sold for at the same period. last year. The sale will clean up most of the sur plus beef in that section of the country and will leave few for the Fall market. A. team of horses belonging to Albert Gordon came near being drowned Tues day, says a Eugene paper. Charles White was working the team near Bangs' Park, in the construction of a bridge across one of the channels of the Willamette. The team was being driven across1 this chan nel, when the horses in some manner be came entangled, and the water being quite deep, they were carried down stream about ,50 yards by theBwiftctirrenr. After considerable effort the harness was cuf. loose and the horses freed, but not before they were nearly exhausted. An immigrant' wagon, passing through Roseburcr. came -tor -an abrupt stop at the Deer Creafc bridge, ;at. the foot ot Jackson street, says the Review."' Another wagon put' in an appearance," from the opposite direction, and 'the immigrant backed his horses with the intention of letting wagon No.- 2 pass. Unfortunately, he brought his-team too far back from the side end, with the result that his outfit plunged Into the big ditch, near the creek, with the horses underneath the wagon. The horses were only a trifle shaken up, but the wagon was badly damaged. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 30. "Marching once more beneath their battler-flails, their hearts aflame wlth the memories of 40 years, the advance and halt once more regulated by the bugle's blast, their steps again, timed by the tap of drums, 3000 ex-Confederate soldiers marched through the streets of Memphis today. As their columns' passed along the Crowded streets the cheers that came to them from the throngs that lined the thoroughfares, the fervent applause that floated down from balconies, windows and housetops, caused the old eyes to brighten, the old shoulders to spring backward and the marching ranks to close. A .detail of mounted police .led the way and cleared the streets for a clattering squadron of horsemen acting as escort for General Gordon, who, preceded by the band of the First, Ohio Infantry, from Cincinnati, rode slowly alone. His right hand was in almost ceaseless motion as he raised his that- to", acknowledge the cheers that came tp h.im-from all slde3. In the ranks, first came, the Monticello Guards, acting as escort for the sponsors of all other divlsions'in carriages gay with the Confederate colors, and bearing "on the sides shields of red, white and "blue, on whlch-appeared ""the hame of their state. ,Theh-jcame Gefierals FJtz hugh Lee and. Joseph Wheeler., The wel come accorded them rivaled that extended to. General Gordon. Behind the. two "Gen erals marched tbeSmen from Smith Camp and "Watts .Camp',-' U. C. V., "feaclv man waving a small banner bearing the words, "R. E. Lee, Our Commander.',' The men ot the "Old North Stated were next In IItip tn Vlretnla. and they carried the .first battle-flags seen, in the' parade. The Second Brigade of North Car611na troops, composedof the famous "Tarheels," Car barass Camp, and the survivors of the Thirty-ninth North Carolina Infantry,r closed the line of the state, there being about 200 men In the column. South Caro lina came third, and riding In a carriage was Judge Reagan, the only surviving member of the Cabinet of Jefferson Davis. Judge Reagan was warmly greeted. The sponsors of the Maryland division were the chief representatives of 'their '-state, there being no men in line behind them. Missouri was first of the Western States, a detachment of 29 men with the sponsors and maids of honor completing" the representation. Texas came strongly to the front, 200 men marching, behind the carriages that contained their spon sors. The cadets from the University of Arkansas escorted the old 'soldiers from that s'tate. The division of Indian .Terri tory and the Montana and Pacific Coast' divisions were represented by their spon sors only, the usual escort riding with them. The veterans of theArmy of Ten nessee, headed by their commander. Gen eral Stephen D. Lee, were the third and last 'of the bodies of organized veterans. General Lee was attended by a staff, of 23 mounted men. In the Kentucky divis ion 65 camps were represented. The Geor gians had 200 men In line. The Alabama contingent was commanded by General George P. Harrison. A division from Mississippi was commanded by General W. D. Cameron, who clattered past at the head of a staff nearly the size of a cavalry regiment. An evep dozen. battle flags were borne by the Pelicans, -of Lou isiana, when they inarched by. The Flor ida' division 'followed. -The parade -was closed bythe men from Tennessee. - The line of, march for the veterans was, closed by the veterans flf General N. B. For rest's Cavalry. A .detachment of the Ten nessee National Guard and several car riages fliled 'with brightly dresBedmdies closed the parade. ' : peciYe effect upon the cause of interna tional arbitration. Henry B. Lloyd, the author, declared that the labor organiza tions in England favor-international ar bitration, because they believe that when it shall be in. effect the- arbitration of all labor disputes w,lll .follow. Rev. Dr. Tompkins, of Philadelphia, believed that the practice of labor arbitration would promote the cause of International arbi tration. Rev. Dr. Joslah Strong had for his subject, "Industry "and? Peace," and gave a review of existing industrial con ditions. Labor Delegates at a- Banq.net. DENVER, May 30. There were no ses sions of either the convention of , the West ern Federation of Miners or the Western Labor Union today. The delegates at tended the various Memorial day delibera tions during the day, and were enter tained at a banquet at East Turner Hall tonight. Roady Kenehan, of Denver, National secretary of the horseshoers' union, was roastmaster. The speakers in cluded. Lieutenant-Governor David C. Choates. of Cplorado; President Daniel McDonald, of the Western Labor Union; Harvey E. Garman, president of the Colo rado State Federation of Labor; State La bor Commissioner Smith, of Colorado; Hon. Frank Pelletier and Hon. J. J. Qulnn, members of the Montana Legisla ture'; District Judge Benjamin Elndsey, of Denver and Hon. Max Morris, member of the Colorado Legislature, and vice president of the Federation of Labor. A feature of several of the speeches was the note of alarm, at the danger of encroach ment upon Amercan labor by the unre stricted, immigration of Chinese and Japanese. a probability that the express companies of the United States are to consolidate. President Valentine arrived In Kansas City today from New York, where he at tended a meeting of the presidents of the I various companies. He will leave tomor row for San Francisco and will stop at Denver and Salt Lake to Inspect those offices. VERTICAL WRITING FAD. Has Small, If Any, Use In the Public Schools. Railway Accountants. DENVER. May 30 The National Asso ciation of Railway Accounting Officers this afternoon decided to hold its. next an nual convention at Philadelphia, In the last week of May, 1902. Officers were elected for the ensuing year, as follows: President, H. C. Whitehead, ot Chicago, general auditor of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; first vice-president, W. B. Bena, of St. Paul, vice-president and au ditor of the Chicago Great "Western; sec ond' vice-president, J. W. Renner, con troller of the Pennsylvania 'lines West; secretary and treasurer, C. G. Phillips, of Chicago; members of the executive com mittee, A. D. Parker, of Denver; H. A. Dunn, of Savannah; R. Fenby, of the Texas & Pacific; Frank Ray, of the Min neapolis & St. Louis, and C. H. Broneon, of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie. The Green Pea Louse. WASHINGTON, May 30. The Depart ment of Agriculture has issued a report on the ravages of the green pea louse, giving warning that this insect, one of the most important of those which have rav aged the crops of the country during the past two seasons, will widen Its range geographically and Increase the amount of destruction. Since Its first appearance, in May; 1899, at Bridges, Va., Its devasta tion has steadily Increased, and It has now become the cause of great loss In the principal pea-growing regions of the United States. The estimated loss it caused along the Atlantic Coast States In 1899 is $3,000,000, and in 1900 this had reached $4,000,000 by the middle of June. In some farms In Maryland 80 per cent or more of the crops was destroyed. Vig orous efforts are making to control its spread, and official bulletins give a de tailed description and means of fight ing it. $Q$ Who Am& AiwBys TItM$ 'I do not feel very well, X am m tired all the time." You hear these words every day ; &a often, as you meet your friends just so often are these words repeated. Mora than, likely you speak the same signifi cant words yourself, and no doubt you do feel far from well most of the time. Mrsv Ella Rice, of Chelsea. Wis,. ! whose portrait wo publish, writes that PORTLAND, May 30. (To the Editor.) j she suffered for two years with bear Allow me space in which to Indorse the i intr-down pains, headache, backache editorial In your issue of this morning and had all kinfls nf irnsrhl feelirurm. .u- vi v., -r j..,.. i uu vii e auujcci ui peamansmp. uy uauy work In the schoolroom entitles me to be classed as a teacher, while my manage ment of a large private institution of learning will doubtless Justify me In. being listed as a. business man also. As a teacher, i feel warranted in asserting that slant writing. If properly handled., can be taught with better lasting results than vertical. As a business man, I am equal ly as positive that writing of medium slant meets the requirements of the commercial world Infinitely better than vertical. The latter Is too slow for this active age. As written by the average person. It Is but a slight Improvement, lr point of speed, on pen "printing' Elim inate the question of time, and a pupil will probably produce a more legible page of vertical writing than of slant. A school ofvany kind,, however, ought to prepare Its pupils to accomplish most for themselves after they leave It; not to do work that will be of greatest value to them while In attendance. For this rea son, if for no other, vertical writing should be forever barred from every schoolroom, with the possible exception of the primary grades. As a substitute for "printing," it may be advantageous to very young children. Even this is de batable. Pupils may learn to write It "draw" Is a word that more nearly de scribes the operation with remarkabla uniformity; but such ' skill will be of slight advantage to them in after-life-. The great majority of business men who employ help in lines or work where much writing must be done object to vertical for every-day use. For prepar ing labels, book lists, etc, it Is valuable; but such work as this comprises but a small fraction of the thousands of pages that must be written every day. Vertical writing Is a short-lived fad that has already done considerable mischief In school work. The sooner It Is abolished, the better. In Its place and Instead of the old-time 52 degrees, writing on a slant of about "0 degrees should be introduced. This Is the golden mean between two ex tremes. A. P. ARMSTRONG. , ALWAYS SOMETHING DOING WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS. Idaho Notes. Faker Did "Well at Salem. SALEM, Or.. May 30 The corn salve and silver spoon faker, -did Salens about 5 o'clock this evening. He got ?150 from the crowd that assembled to watch his performance. He disappeared just in time to catch the Albany local train. He Is probably the same fellow who made a good clean-up in Portland last Monday evening. Filipinos en Route to Buffalo. SAN FRANCISCO, May 30. Ninety eight Filipinos arrived in this city today on the steamer City of Pekin en route tp the Buffalo Exposition, where they are to display the manners and customs, of their native land. There are 15 women and a dozen children In the party, includ ing several young girls. Grant's Pass Brevities, GRANTS PASS, Or. May 30. The rains 'the first of-the week greatly hin dered logging operations, and someof the mills have been compelled to close! down. The foundation of both the new, bank buildings have been laid, and work on the superstructures will be pushed .a's rap Idly as possible. - Boy Drowned. , OREGON .CITY, May 30. Grant, the 14-year-old son of D. L. Trulllnger, at Union Mills, was drowned yesterday afternoon. He slipped off a foot log, falling into a mill pond. The boy was drowned in only two feet of water, and ironua bruise on one side of his head it is believed he struck some hard substance, and was stunned. Rnssell W. Brock, Oregon Pioneer. WASCO. Or.. May 30. Russell W. Brbck. an Oregon pioneer, died this morn ingr aged 72 years. He had lived in the Willamette Valley many years, and In Eastern Oregon since 1SS4. A wife and lx children survive him. Deceased was a Royal Arch Ma6on, and will be burled by the Masonic lodge of this place. Archibald G. Wilkes, Oregon Pioneer Archibald G. Wilkes, an Oregon pio neer of 1S45, died -at his home In Wag ner, "Wheeler County. May 24. Deceased was born in Virginia in 1821. His par ents moved to Missouri when he was 9 years of age. In that state. In 1840. Mr. Wilkes quarried Miss Mahala A. Tucker. Five"yearsr1aterthey set out for Oregon. Land Patents Approved.. WASHINGTON. May 26. The Secretary of the Interior has approved a patent of 27.246 acres In the Spokane and Walla "Walla land districts, and 12,319 acres In the Seattle land district, Washington, to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Serious Charge Against Saloon Mas. EVERETT. Wash., May 30. Indian Agent Edward Mills, of the Tulallp, has sworn out a warrant for the arrest of Al exander Brown, a saloon-keeper of Sul tan, charging him with selling liquor to Indians In that town. Grand. Lodge Delegates. BAKER CITY, Or., May 0. At a meet ing of the A. O. U. W. lodge of this city last night J. -J. Dooly, William Smith and ii J. Burdeneau were elected delegates to the Grand Lodge, which meets In Portland July 21-24. A switching engine will be stationed at Nampa. The new cellhouge at the state peni tentiary is expected to be finished this Fall. J It is estimated that 1,000,000 pounds of wool is now being held by the sheep men of Nez Perces, Asotin and Idaho Counties, says the Lewlston Tribune. The largest individual holders Is J. D. C. Thiessen, who has about 225,000 pounds, representing the clip of two seasons, y - Fred Walcott, of Pocatello. has brought suit in the Second District Court of Utah against the Oregon Short Line Railway Company for $40,000 alleged to be due as damages for personal Injury. While in the employ of the company as brakeman, Walcott sustained Injuries in the yards at Pocatello, November 26, which neces sitated the 'amputation of "one leg. A serious cutting scrape at Dent on the Clearwater River, between Fred Schissjer and John .Bishop is reported. The latter received severe wounds. Schlss ler and Bishop have been worklne to gether getting out logs for a raft they were to drive to Lewlston. A" disnute arose betweep them. Bishop received nine gashes about the back and shoulders. Schissler fled. The' large saw mill plant recently se cured by McLean Bros, (rom the Land, Log & Lumber Co., has been' shipped from Kendrlck to Ahsahka, and will be operated there. McLean Bros, have leased a sito at the mouth of the North Fork, and the plant will be putln'opera tlon as soon as other Incidental plans are concluded. The plant has a capacity of '50,000 feet dally. The Business Men's Club of Kendrlck has decided to join in 'the movement out lined by E. H. Lifiby, president of the Lewlston Commercial Club, for the organi zation of the towns of the Inland Empire into an associate commercial body. LF. Hare will represent Kendrlck at the Spo kane convention. H. P. Hull was elected as representative of the club to make a trip as far East as Maine next month in the interests of immigration. 'He will be supplied with literature and will spend some time at the Pan-American Exposi tion. A committee of three was appoint ed tosollclt funds for the" building of the Bear Creek road. The county's appro priation of $700 fdr this road is on condi tion that the citizens of Kendrlck give 5350. Rev. Anna Shaw's Debate. With an Imaginary Opponent. , MINNEAPOLIS, May 30. The, 33d an nual convention of the National Woman Suffrage Association opened here today with a very large attendance 'of dele gates, all of the National officers except Mrs. Catherine Waugh MqCulloch, of Chicago, being present. The convention was called to order by the President, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. Matters ot routine business having been disposed'of rapidly, Mrs. Catt rose to present the honorary president, Susan B. Anthony, 'Who at this convention for the 'first time' gave over the reins of control of the convention to another. r A cordial welcome was extended' to the convention tonight at the First Baptist Church by Governor Van Sant, Mayor Ames and . others. The meeting tonight was the first public meeting of the con vention, and the church was crowded Rev. Anna Shaw was to have had an opponent In a debate on a suffrage ques tion, but, according to the statement made bythe president of the association, no one could be secured to answer the-chal-lengevof Miss" Shaw, so she was'obllged to argue with an imaginary foe. 'Her ar guments were exceedingly strong and con vincing. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the president, responded to the address of wel come In a clever speech. Automobile Trip Abandoned. ' WINNEMUCCA, Nev., May 30. Alexan der J. Winton and Charles B. Shanks, of Cleveland, O., have abandoned the at tempt to cross the continent in an auto mobile. Last night their machine stalled In a sand hillock near this place and they were unable to go-further. The tourists left here this afternoon for Cleveland and the automobile willfbe shipped to that city by rail as" soon as It can be extri cated. Mr. Winton says It Is impossible for an ordinary automobile" to cross the sandy deserts of Nevada. He Intends to make another trial in a specially con structed machine which he will build. Absorbed by a Trust. EVANSVILLE, Ind , May 30 A tele gram was received here tonight announc ing that the American Chemical & Spirit Company of this city, had gone into the hands of a New York trust. The plant will be closed and 400 men will be thrown out of work. Express Companies May Not Combine KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 30. John C. Valentine, president of the Wells Fargo Express Company, says there is hardly Frequency of Accidents on Sellwood Bicycle Path. PORTLAND, May 29. (To the Editor.) Being one of the subscribers to a petition presented to the Common Council of this city on the 15th of May, requesting the repeal of the ordinance permitting the use of sidewalks on Milwaukee street by bicycle riders on account of the high speed maintained by said riders and their total disregard for the right of pedes trians upon said sidewalks and the acci dents arising therefrom; and the Common Council having granted said petition and repealed said ordinance on said date, thereby prohibiting the use of said side walks by said riders, and finding that no steps have been taken by the police to enforce said ordinance and that no defin ite announcement has been made in your paper of the passage by the Council of the ordinance prohibiting the use of the sidewalks on Milwaukee street by bicy cle riders, I venture to ask you to notlfy the 'public, the police force and the bicy cle tax collector on the Sellwood path, through jour paper, of the law as It now stands, as all of them seem to be Ignor ant of Its provisions. A few arrests in this locality would end the lawlessness of these riders. Only last Sunday -two men walking along on tho sidewalk of Milwaukee street were run down by two wheelmen, and objecting to the treat ment, were both "licked" by the scorch- era, who were physically their superiors, and were left bruised and bleeding to wonder in what way they had offended. Tuesday afternoon a 6-year-old boy, on his way from school, was run down and his ankle badly bruised; the scorcher, after remounting, proceeding on hla way without taking the trouble to learn the condition of the boy. These things oc curring as they do, with increasing fre quency, are becoming unbearable, and some steps must soon be taken, If not Mas. Eli. a. Btca. all of which was caused by faffing and inflammation of the womb, and after doctoring; wit)i physicians and numer ous medicines she was entirely curedby Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. If you are troubled with pains, fainting spells, depression of spirits, reluctance to go anywhere, headache, backache, and always tired, please re member that there is an absolute remedy which, will relieve you of your suffering as it did Mrs. Rice. Proof is monumental that Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound is th greatest medicine- for suffering1 women. by the police, by the citizens, towards ending the abuse. ONE OF THE DODGERS, Boer Are Massing. QUEENSTOWN. Cape Colony, Wednea day, May 29. The Boers are massing ur der Commander Kritzinger to the nortft. ward of Bailey. There is much local a prehension, and the town guard remains all night In the trenches. Passenger traf fic to the north is suspended and freight Is proceeding under an armed escort. Ihe banks close at noon. Copper Company Incorporated. PIERRE, S. D., May 30. Articles of In corporation have been filed here for the United. Copper Company, of Montana, with a capital tockof $SO,000,0OO, one half preferred and one-naif common stock. The Incorporators are: Arthur P. Helse, Stanley Glfford, Franklin Nlen, Frederick Eckstein, Carl S enson and. Oscar Nelson. Compliment to a Trnnsport. SYDNEY. N. S. W., May 30. As: the Duke of Cornwall and York In the1 royai barge crossed the harbor today to lnaecfc the naval depot at Garden Island, alt", taL British warships were flying the-UaIf4, States flag out df compliment to thORlJnHM' ed States tranrport Glacier, which waS moored in the stream- Pennsylvania Republicans to Meet. PHILADELPHIA, May 30 A call was issued today for the Republican State Convention, to meet in Harrisburg on August 2L Candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court and State Treasurer will be selected There are SO men "n the Scots Guards averaging 5 feet 2"A inches in height. Not one is under 6 feet, and 12 are 6 feet 4 Inches. Pacific Coast Abstract Guaranty & Trust Co. Abstracts, trusts, title insurance, loarf, 201-3-6-T Falling hldg.. 3d and "Wash. "A USELESS A TTEMPT" Deal Will Go Through. PHILADELPHIA, May 30. Notwith standing stories circulated to the con trary. It is stated here on authority that the combination of the Cramps, the "Vlck-ers-Mxlm and the Bethlehem Iron Com pany will certainly be accomplished. The present delay. It is stated. Is merely a matter of financial detail, there being some slight hitch as to the method of financing the combination. It may. take four or six weeks to complete the combi nation, but it will go through unless there is an absolute backdown on the part of those who have agreed to finance the new. corporation. It is believed that Jo seph Wharton, the well-known Ironmas ter, "will be the head of the new concern. JWpaadPfoved Fatal. MEDFORD Or., May 30. HenryvDavis, New Overland Ticket Office. For all points East. Lowest rates. Superior attractlpns. Excellent service. Personally conducted excursions dally.via Rio Grande Western Ballway, 122 A Third street, entrance new Failing building. . GENERAL LBTHERAX SYNOD. First Business Session Convened at Des Moines. " DBS MOINES, May 30. The first busi ness session of the 40th general Lutheran Synod convened this morning, with 250 delegates present and visiting clergymen from Europe, Africa and India. The principal matters of discussion are three: First, the movement to discontinue the missionary fund for the African coast, ,and particularly Liberia, for ehmatic .and hygienic reasons; second, the" re-establishment of an official paper organ, which shall represent the spirit of the general assembly and promote and uphold all its interests; third, a movement to adopt a graded jcourse ot lessons in ' the Sunday schools, and to this extent modify the in ternational lesson course. . i" "The first important business of the ses sion was the election of officers for the synod to hold for the next biennial period. Rev D. W. S. Freas, of Baltimore, was chosen president; Rev. Dr. W. E. Fisher, of Shamokin, Pa., secretary, and Dr. Louis Manus, of Cincinnati, treasurer. A resolution was introduced asking that" the committee on apportionment apportion to the district synods for th'e next bien nium the sum of $80,000, to be raised for foreign mission. t ,The report of the board of foreign mis. slons showed that the receipts from all. sources during the blennium were .$96,366, and the total expedltures, $97,253." rThp indebtedness is $6144. The board also re celved for the India famine relief fund $23,888, of which a balance of $6641 r mains. j tcp iLw wv ISKb?StIa V. ttb PROGRESSIVE ARBITRATION CONFERENCE. Subjects Discussed at the Session Yesterday. " LAKE MOHONK. N. Y., May 30. TheJ4J subject for tnis morning s session of the arbitration conference was In the lnflu enceof commerce and commercial bodies upon the peace of the world, Professor Clarke, of Columbia, combatted the idea that war was promotive of prosperity. On the contrary, he said, it simply gave the present money to expend by mortgaging the future. War was a source of poverty, not wealth. W. J. Coombs, of Brooklyn, deprecated our tariff policy In that it aroused-the antagonism of other natlohs. asalready seen ini- hostile foreign lega tions, r Other .speakers were Robert Treat Paine and Everett P. Wheeler, . The conference at the ""evening session . branched out into sociology and its pros- j THE PROGRESS OF AND BUY A AM OF (t(Mat9M Its popularity has come to stay. The only Blcjcfe in which Is combined STRENGTH LIGHTNESS DURABILITY $35.00, $40.00, $60,00 FRED T. MERRILL- PORTLAND, OREGON KO. 67 FOR COMPETITION. ' Juiiwg.Art'ii