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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
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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
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A
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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.
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