.. THE MORNING. OREGONI&N. FRIDAY, . .SEPTEMBER 2"0, 1901.
GRIEF IN EVERY HEART
SALESI HOXORED THE MESIORY OP
PRESIDENT 31'KIXIiEY.
Governor Gecr and Several Other
Speakers Paid the Dead' Exec
utive High. Tribute.
SALES!, Sept. 19. All Salem Joined to
day in memorial cervices in. honor of the
late President McKinley. At 10 o'clock
in the forenoon every business house in
the city -was closed, and a half hour
later a crowd estimated at 5000 Deople
had gathered in Marion square, -where the
exercises -were held. The members of
Sedjrwick Post, G. A. R.. and of Do Molay
Commandery, Knights Templar, attended
In a. body, the former marching to the
square, led by the Salem Military band,
which played a funeral march.
Mayor C. P. Bishop presided. In a brier
speech he voiced the sorrow of the citi
zens of Salem over the event which had
called them together on this occasion. In
response to his request, the audience
Joined with the choir in singing "Nearer,
My God. to Thee." Following this, Rev.
W. A. Daly, of St. Joseph's Catholic
Church, read the sixth chapter of the Gos
pel according to St. John. Father Daly
has a clear voice that carries well, and
the reading was listened to attentively.
At the close of the Scripture reading, Rev.
"V. G. Eliot, Jr., of the Unitarian Church,
offered a fervent prayer to Almighty God
lor h! blessing upon the American people,
in this time of National sorrow. He
prayed that the Heavenly Father would
remove from the hearts of the people the
spirit of disobedience, which is the foun
dation of all anarchy, and referred with
touching pathos to the bereaved widow.
The choir, composed of musicians se
lected from the choirs of a. number of
the churches, then sang "Lead, Kindly
Light." Mayor Bishop then Introduced
Governor Geer, who addressed the assem
blage upon "McKinley as a Statesman."
Governor Geer said In part:
Speech of Governor Geer.
"Fellow Citizens: Few, if any, sadder
days that this have ever dawned upon
our beloved country. For a third time in
Dur history we -are called upon to mourn
the death of our Chief Executive at the
hands of an assassin. No man was a per
sonal enemy to President McKinley. for no
man had reason to be. The assassin who
3ired the fatal ehot was not an enemy to
President McKinley, but he was an enemy
yi the ottice he held. He -was not an-en-
emy to tne President, but to the resi-
fdency, and therefore to every loyal clti-
szen of this great Republic The source
from -which he confesses he drew his in
centive to do the dastardly deed is poison
ous In the extreme, was knSwn to be
poisonous, and intended to be such, and
why It has been permitted to creep toward
the -very vitals of our governmental sys
tem unmolested, baffles the understanding
of the wisest of our people as they behold
before them today the awful sacrifice
which this neglect has exacted.
"One of the greatest and best and most
useful men of modern times lies cold in
death, for no reason other than that
he represented the forces of law and
order as established by our forefathers,
and which have, as the years have gone
by, been placed more generally within
the reach of the people. The assassin of
President McKinley had more privileges
guaranteed to him than President Wash
ington had on the day he laid down the
Presidency. This assassination was cruel,
brutal, irrational and fiendish beyond pre
cedent, but it may be that nothing less
than the bitter atonement it involves
would sufficiently awaken the American
people to the great peril which confronts
them. Who knows but that it was 'God's
"way of teaching a lesson, the continued
-unheeding of. vhlch wouljL lead to a stiii
-garter -Katiettai Bisasref. .
"For fully 15 years the name of William
McKinley has been a familiar one to the
reading public of this country. The de
gree of Industry and ability It requires
to become prominent in the National
House of Representatives may be under
stood when it Is remembered that of the
350 members of that body, not more than
50, perhaps, are ever heard of outside of
their own. states or districts, but so pro
nounced were McKinley's characteristics
that before he had finished his second
term he had already attracted National
attention. He soon became one of the
recognized leaders of his party, and, there
lore, a man to be watched by his political
opponents.
Defeat a Victory In Dlsffulse.
"When, in Chicago, in October, 1899, 1
-was one of a party invited to lunch with
nlm at the Union League Clubrooms, and
In a pleasant running conversation 1
asked him if he shared the general be
lief that his defeat for the Speakership
of the House in 1SS9 had led to hi9 election
to the Presidency, His reply was: 'Most
assuredly I do. If I had been elected
Speaker at that time, I should probably
today be a member of Congress from
Ohio.' He added that he had never at any
time, before or since, been so anxious for
success as in that campaign for the Speak
ership. He dismissed the subject by say
ing, and these are his exact words: 'The
most bitter defeats are often future vic
tories in disguise.'
"In a short address, such only as is
proper on an occasion of this kind, refer
ence cannot be made to the various prom
inent features of his public career. At no
time in his public career had he occupied
so warm a spot in the hearts of all classes
'j5f bus countrymen as during the past year.
fle had been tried In the exacting experi
ences of the public service and had not
bef n found wanting. Coming to the Pres
idency at a time of profound peace, with
out a cloud to mar the political horizon
in any quarter, within less than one year
complications arose which led to a war
w.th a foreign government, and which not
only changed the policies and geography
rf the world, but left a train of interna
tional questions of varied and complex
character. To the settlement of these in a
satisfactory manner. President McKinley
addressed himself, with that determina
tion which -was always characteristic of
him, and the day of his death found us at
perfect peace with every nation on earth,
the greatest power,in the world, and pros
perous beyond any former period In our
history.
"No one of our Presidents has been
subjected to so great a test of statesman
ship, saye Lincoln, as ithat which con
fronted McKinley at the beginning of the
Spanish War. The destruction of the battle-ship
Maine burst upon the country
like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, and,
considering it as an act of Spanish treach.
eT, the American people unanimously de
manded the immediate declaration of war.
and while the President taiew that we had
neither ships, ammunition nor guns, and
that a declaration of war before we were
able to support it by force would be sui
cidal, he was compelled to endure the Im
patience and complaints of the people
without fully explaining to them the
actual reason for the delay. Few Presi
dents have ever gone through the trying
ordeal that was William McKinley's dur
ing the time intervening between the de
struction of the Maine and the declara
tion of war against Spain, in his effort to
stay the hand of Congress until prepara
tion was made to insure that magnificent
victory which was afterwards ours, and
no greater tribute was ever paid to any
President than when Congress, by a
unanimous vote of both Houses, voted the
, sum of $50,000,000 for the prosecution of
the war, to be expended by him wholly
at his discretion.
Orejron Has Special Reason to Mourn!
"We of Oregon have special reason to
mourn the loss of our beloved President,
for he had a warm spot in his heart for
the people of this state. In the Minne
apolis convention of 1HJ2, which renomi
nated Harrison, seven of the eight dele
gates from Oregon voted for the nomina
tion of William McKinley. The first time
I ever met him was at his own home in
Canton, Just prior to his first inaugura-
tion, when on my way to Washington with
the electoral vote of this state. In the
conversation I assured him that he had a
great many friends in Oregon, and he re
plied that he remembered that his friends
in Oregon wanted to nominate him for the
Presidency before he was ready for it;
and when I bade him good-bye in San
Francisco on the afternoon of the I8th of
May last, he repeatedly requested me to
express to the people of this state how
deeply he regretted the circumstance
which prevented the continuance of his
tour, and that, If at all possible, he would
yet visit them during his term of office,
and possibly next year. -Alas, how little
do we know of the future!
"Only those who have met President
McKinley can know to what extent his
personality was in his favor. The mari
ner of his greeting was an index to his
nature. Coming from the common people,
his sympathies were always with them,
and he could at all times be approached
by them. Those who have met him in
public gatherings or elsewhere can see the
pleasant smile and feel the hearty hand
shake which he was offering to the name
less creature, who, in return for the privi
lege accorded him, fired the fatal shot
while pretending to accept the extended
hand. No man could be happier in his
surroundings than he was as he mingled
with the common people of the country
he had served so long and faithfully.
"Now that the sacrifice has been made,
however, we may profitably look for the
compensations attending it, and they may
be found. The life William McKinley
lived, and the example it affords, consti
tute a heritage not only for the Nation,
but for humanity. What matters a few
years more or less, after all? The life
that measures four score years in full
is but a Hash upon the horizon of time
when compared with the history of the
human race. We appear upon the scene,
flit about feverishly for a few years, and
are gone from the earth forever. The
man who accomplishes as much for his
country and his race in" the short period
of 60 years as did William McKinley has
'won a crown whose value is not to be de
termined by the duration of his earthly
career.
An Ideal Type of American Manhood.
"Our beloved President is dead. We
shall see him no more nor hear his kindly
voice exhorting the people to still loftier
heights of morality and patriotism. His
life may be said to have been a conse
crated devotion to the care of his afflicted
wife, and to what he thought were the
best interests of the country he loved so
well. He will always stand in nistory, as
ho does today In the hearts of his coun
trymen, as an ideal type of American
manhood, and to whose example any
mother in the land can point her son and
advise him to follow after. More than
this cannot be said of any man. No higher
encomium will be uttered anywhere in
this broad land today than is contained
in this statement in The Oregonian of
last Saturday: 'No act of William McKin
ley has ever dishonored those little graves
in the Canton cemetery or cast a shadow
over the gentle life now strangely called
upon to survive him.' Today all that is
mortal of William McKinley will be placed
beneath the sod of the beautiful emi
nence overlooking his beloved Ohio home,
by the side of his two children whose
departure for the unseen world so many
years ago has no doubt been a contin
ually contributing factor in the construc
tion of his most admirable character.
"On this 20th anniversary of the death
of the lamented Garfield, we meet, my
friends, in this beautiful grove, the like
of which are said to have been God's first
temples, to express our grief and as a
mark of respect for the many virtues of
our departed President.
"Political differences are hushed In the
awful presence of death. We mark the
absence of both Democrats and Republi
cans In this memorial service, and as,
with teartul eyes, we say the last fare
well to President McKinley, we can but
bow our heads in sorrow, and with heavy
but hopeful hearts, say with him: 'It is
God's way; his will be done.' "
-.ReY. T. H. , Henderson, of the Central
Congregational Church, was to have de
livered an address upon "McKinley as a
Soldier." As Mr. Henderson was 111, he
sent his address in writing and it was
read by Frank Davey. It was, In sub
stance, as follows:
McKinley as a Soldier.
"The high character, intelligence and,
patriotism of the man behind the gun' in
this country, has given to America In
every time of need the finest soldiers that
ever marched to the music of battle in any
age or country. When the great American
conflict opened in 1SG1, the patriotic homes,
workshops, mines, business establishments
and educational institutions responded
with the best young manhood and boy
hood ever offered for sacrifice on battle
fields for any cause. Among those who re
sponded early before a battle had been
fought, before large TJountles had been
thought of, before drafts had been resorted
to there came an Ohio boy about IS years
of age, destined to play an unusually
large and honorable part in the affairs
of the Nation and of the world. This boy
was William McKinley. Early in June,
lbCl, he enlisted as a private in the
Twenty-third Ohio Infantry.
"Scarcely anywhere else on earth is a
young man tried as he is in the army dur
ing a great war, long continued. Far from
the restraints of home and society; con
stantly surrounded and powerfully ap
pealed to by every vice and every form
of dissipation, the boy who is faithful to
every military duty and remains pure,
with hands and lips and heart unstained
by vice, has won the greatest of all bat
tles, and generally has opened for him
self a higher position and higher opportu
nities for achievement. This, young Mc
Kinley seems to have done, and in this
way worked himself upward, step by step
"In this stern school he disciplined and
mastered his own powers and laid the
foundation of the remarkable character
which has so enriched his influence over
his countrymen and ennobled his public
service. Here, too, he studied men, and
developed to a remarkable degree the en
viable gift for conciliating, managing and
leading them.
"And this is the lesson which McKinley,
the soldier, leaves to and Illuminates for
our boys who shall fight our country's
battles In the future, if they would render
highest service and rise to high and hon
orable distinction.
"Others won more rapid promotion and
higher distinction In the Army, but none
left a cleaner or more honorable record.
His courage "was quiet and unobtrusive,
utterly free from ostentation or bravado,
but as great as any demand ever made
upon if in a time -when courage of the
highest order -was demanded In every po
sition which he was called to fill.
"Eight men have held the office of Presi
dent since the close of our Civil War.
Six of them were Union soldiers Grant,
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, and not
less Illustrious, than the greatest of them
all, our beloved comrade, William Mc
Kinley. But we shall probably elect no
more of our number to that high office.
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the -Presidency is concerned, with the
fall of McKinley for whom a planet is
today wrapped in mourhing the old Dnion
soldiers' sun has set; but in influence for
good at home and abroad, it goes down
full-orbed, and radiant as it was at high
noon, while its light lingers and will con
tinue to linger, in all the Nation has ac
complished under the leadership of our
soldier Presidents, upon scenes of Na
tional greatness and splendor undreamed
of when the soldier boy, McKinley, first
fed his noble ambition for greatness in
his country's service along the battle lines
of the greatest war of modern times."
His Religious and Home Life.
Rev. D. A. Walters, presiding elder of
the Methodist churches in the Salem dis
trict, said, In speaking of "McKinles Re
ligious and Home Life",;
"President McKinley was born of Chris
tian parents, raised in a Christian home,
and early in life was converted and joined
the Methodist Episcopal church, and was
identitted with the same to the end of
his eventful life. His mother was re
nowned for her personal piety, and care
ful training of her large family, of which
William was the youngest.
"The Jewel which shines with supreme
luster in the crown of his Christian vir
tues Is the domestic love. It has been
our supreme delight to notice the tender
devotion paid to his invalid wife. Even
when he had sunk exhausted into a chair
from the effects of the assassin's bullet,
he gasped the name of his private sec
retary and said to him: 'My wife; be
careful about her; don't let her know.'
"President McKinley looked upon thp
Nation over which he presided as the
home enlarged. The principles so clearly
defined In his fruitful mind and so dear
to him in his home realm were repeatPdly
declared In his public speeches as those
by "which the perpetuation of all that is
sacred to us n4 this liberty-loving land
should be eternally secure. This is why
he became so endeared to the hearts ot
the American people, for they are a home
loving people This is why his fame went
beyond the seas. He touched the springs
of happy life the world over.
"It Is remarkable that he was just giv
ing a parting smile and wave of the hand
to a little girl whose hand he had last
grasped, when the foul assassin was lift
ing the weapon for his wicked work. Who
but one possessed of tehderest mercy and
most loving kindness, could say of his
murderer while he was being roughly han
dled before his eyes: 'Let no one hurt
him.' There is something in these words
like the words of Christ: 'Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they do.'
"President McKinley laid much stress
upon the fact that this is a Christian
Nation. He dealt with varied religious ele
ments wisely and without offense. This,
itself, is not bad religion.
"William McKinley was fn order a Sun
day school pupil, a Sunday school teacher,
a Sunday school superintendent, and an
officer in the church at the time of his
death."
The exercises were closed with music
by the band, singing of "America" by the
assemblage, and benediction by Rev. Mr.
Rltahle, of the Christian Church.
While the speakers were addressing the
audience, there were frequent manifesta
tions of deep grief over the death of the
President, and at times many people, were
seen in tears.
The floral decorations on the rostrum at
Marion square were furnished by the con
victs in the Oregon State Penitentiary.
Bells in the Salem churches were tolled
this afternoon at the hour of President
McKinley's funeral.
FISH WARDEN IN EASTERN OREGON
Will Probably Equip the Svran Falls
Hatchery in Idaho.
LA GRANDE, Or., Sept. 10. Master
Fish Warden H. G. "Van Dusen passed
through La Grande yesterday on his
way from The Dalles to Huntington. At
the latter place, he will confer with the
man who is In charge of the salmon
hatchery established by the Oregon au
thorities at Swan Falls, Idaho, on Snake
River. A good many salmon are run
ning in Snake River now, and it is
thought some hatchery work may be done
yet this season. Mr. Van Dusen, after
consultation at; Huntington with the
superintendent of the Swan Falls hatch
ery, will probably supply the station with
regular equipment for obtaining and
hatching the eggs.
The salmon now in Snake River are
believed to have entered the Columbia
River early in the Summer. As this fish
has been much depleted in numbers by
wholesale methods of fishing, nnd has
not been replenished by artificial propa
gation, the enterprise at Swan Falls is
expected to bring good results. Several
other sites for hatcheries have been se
lected In the district of the upper Snako
River, among them being those at Grand
Rondo and Imnaha.
Injured "While Riding on Bralcebeam
SALEM, Or., Sept. 19. Otto Kibbe, for
merly of Astoria, was injured at Wood
burn last night, while riding on the brake
beampf the late overland. He was for
merly a resident of Astoria, where he has
an uncle named Jackson. He has a
medal won at? the Astoria regatta in 1900
for high diving. v
Kibbe says he got on the brak-xbeam
of the train in Portland, and was going
to California. As the train pulled out
of Woodburn a stick of wood fell off the
tender, and while it rolled under the cars
It struck him on the legs and ""back.
Both bones in his lower right leg were
broken, and the muscles of his back were
terribly torn. He clung to the brakebeam
until the train made its first stop, which
was at Salem, a distance of 18 miles. He
was taken to the Salem hospitaH where
he is attended by physicians. He has
money enough to pay his way. The
chances are favorable for recovery,
Hopplckers "Will All Soon Be Home.
SALEM, Sept. 19. Traveling Passen
ger Acent J. P. Jones, of the Southern
Pacific Company, says that1 practically all
the hopplckers who were engaged in.plck
ing hops this season will have returned to
their homes by tomorrow night. Mr.
Jones came up the Valley on the West
Side this morning, and helped to get a
carload of hopplckers safely started op
their way home from Independence. Most
of those who left-t'hat vicinity today re
side in Toledo, Lincoln County. Mr. Jones
came down on the East Side this after
noon, and stopped off at Brooks, where
he will look after the Interests of 300
pickers, who will leave the Krebs yard to
morrow. When large numbers of families
are traveling, as. at the beginning and
close of the hoppicking season, it is a
great' accommodation to the public to
have special agents of the railroad com
pany travel with the crowds to look out
for their Interests.
Three Fires at Tualatin.
TUALATIN, Sept. 19. Fire yesterday
destroyed the residence, barn and all out
buildings on the farm of Valentine Brown
near here. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were in
Portland at the time of the fire.
The residence of Mr. Bell, with all its
contents, together with the wheat and
rye he harvested this season, was de
stroyed by fire Monday. Loss, $1000.
About 200 cords of wood belonging to
the Oswego Iron Works was burned to
day, near Clpole, three miles west of
here.
Struck "by a Falling; Tree nnd Killed.
GOLD HILL, Sept. 19. At Talent, a
few miles south of this place, while at
work at Richards' sawmill yesterday,
a young man named Cox was struck by
a falling tree, and instantly killed. The
deceased -was a highly-esteemed young
man of this county, residing at Wood
ville, where his father, J. E. Cox, is sec
tion foreman for the Southern Pacific
Company. He was but 17 years old.
Boy's Finger Accidentally Shot Off.
ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 19. By the ac
cidental discharge of a shotgun, Silas
Miller, a. 15-year-old boy, today lost the
front finger of his left hand. His face
was badly powder-burned.
ALL IS NEW AND FRESH
STATE FAIR IS BEING PUT INLINE
SHAPE.
Cattle Arrive From Nevada to Try
for the Prize Premiums Never
So Large.
SALEM, Or., Sept 19. There is a new
ness and freshness about everything at
the State Fair grounds. New ideas in
decorations, new plans for arrangement
of exhibits, and new attractions on every
hand show that new life has been put into
the State Fair. New buildings have been
erected, new granite walks have been laid,
and "new officers have been put in con
trol. Old buildings have been renovated
until they are as good as new. The
aisles In the pavilion have been widened
to twice their former area; t'ne lighting
apparatus has been Increased so there
will now be four times as much light In
the evenlnirs as there was last year, and
splendid effort has been put forth to
provide the best of entertainment for all
visitors at the fair.
New Era In Management.
A radical change In the law governing
the State Fair marked the dawn of a
new era for that institution three years
ago. WitJh each succeeding year Oregon's
annual exposition has Increased in inter
est and usefulness. The new law has
placed the control of the State Fair out
side of Marlon County, and now the man
who talks of the "Salem hbg" In con
nection with the fair simply displays
his Ignorance of the methods pursued In
the management of the fair. Not a single
member of the State Board of Agriculture
Is a Salem man, and Salem has no repre
sentative, except in the sense that every
member of the board has shown himself
to be an impartial representative of every
section of the state. The only Salem
men in control of any of the departments
are: Lieutenant -Charles A. Murphy, who
Is superintendent of the pavilion, and
George D. Goodhue, who Is superintend
ent of the poultry department. Judge
of the exhibits are selected from other
sections of the state to such an extent
that it sometimes seems that Salem hard
ly gets her share of recognition.
But Salem has no complaint to make
with these conditions, for the transfei.
of control to other sections of the state
has secured for the fair the loyal support
of the people far and near. This uni
versal good feeling Is amply attested by
the fact that the remotest count'ies in the
state, with railroad connections, have pre
pared county exhibits to be installed this
year. The warm support' the fair receives
from Eastern Oregon and Southern "Ore
gon increases the loyalty of Salem's best
business men to this Institution of state
wide scone. . I
Two Large Race Prizes.
Citizens of Salem have gone down into
their pockets and raised $2000 for the t'wo
most attractive races of the week. The
first is the Salem Chamber of Commerce
stake, $1000, for 2:15 pacers. This race
will occur at 2 o'.clock next Wednesday,
which will be "Salem day." The other
stake Is the Capitol City purse of JlOvO
for 2:20 trotters. This race will be calieu
at 2 o'clock next Thursday, "Portland
day." Besides these two large purses
Salem people will expend other large sums
to help make the fair the pest - on the
Coast.
More Money In Premiums.
The State Fair Board Is working under
favorable conditions, and for this reason
can assure the people that the exposition
will be worth coming to see. The finan
cial success of the fair Is assured. The
amount of money available for- premiums
fOr agricultural and. horticultural products
and livestock is 60 per cent greater than
ever before. It is already evident that
the.jreceipts from entrance fees, conces
sions and exhibitions will be 40 per cent
greater than .ever before, so it may safely
be said that the State Fair Board will
this year spend twice as much money as
it did last year. Under a management
which permits no private grafts and which
carefully guards its expenditures, this
means that the fair will be t'wice as good
as ever before.
Livestock Arriving Early.
The first carloads of livestock arrived
on the fair grounds today. They came
all the way from Reno, Nev., and will be
among the best attractions outside the
pavilion. It Is conceded that the county
exhibits of farm products will be the
greatest feature of this year's fair. The
cattle received today are John Sparks'
Almo-Herefords, 19 In number. These
animals constitute in reality two herds.
They are in charge of A. P. Sprague, an
experienced cattle man, who, with several
assistants, will represent Mr. Sparks at
the Oregon State Fair. Sprague has
come prepared to compete for every prize
in the Hereford line. His Herefords are
thus far the best .that have ever been seen
on the state fair' grounds. Whether this
can be said at the close of the fair re
mains to be seen. C. B. Wade, of Pen
dleton, and Amos Wilkins, of Coburg,
are coming with their herds of cattle of
the same breed, and they are said to have
some excellent animals. The premiums
for Herefords aggregate ' $450, and aside
from the honor of carrying off the blua
ribbons, these premiums warrant the ex
pense of bringing 'the livestock to tb.6
fair. Visitors at the fair next week will
bee the best Hereford cattle on the Coast,
whoever may be the owner.
All Brpeds Will Be Represented.
This mention of the entries of Hereford
cattle simply illustrates what will be
seen among other breeds. There will be
many herds pf. Shorthorns, Polled Angus,
Red PoHed, Jerseys, Guernseys, Holstelns
and Brown Swiss. For each breed there
are premiums corresponding , with those
offered for Herefords, and besides there
are grand sweepstake premiums- for he
best bulls and cows of any herd. The
rules regarding the contest for the grand
premium for milch cows of any breed are
drawn so as to secure satisfactory results.
The judges of cows entered for this com
petition will examine the cows on the
evening before the premium is awarded,
to see that they are milked dry. The
cows will then be milked twice a day for
two days, in succession, and the milk will
be tested according to the most approved
methods. -In awarding premiums, both
quality and quantity of milk will be con
sidered. Though the cattle will be of greatest in
terest to a majority df the people, they
do not by any means constitute all of the
livestock department. There will be draft
horses, driving horses, stallions, breeding
mares, colts, sheep, goats, swine, poul
try, dogs and bees, of all breeds and all
ages. Last year's livestock show ex
celled all its predecessors, and will itself
be surpassed by the show this year.
A half-day can scarcely be spent in a
more pleasant or profitable manner than
in a visit to the livestock department at
the fair. The long rows of cattle stalls
are separated by nice, clean avenues,
along which it is delightful to wander in
company with a friend. New walks havfc
been constructed leading from the main
entrance to the cattle sheds, and the live
stock department has been thoroughly
cleaned and renovated. It is safe to say
that Oregon will this year have the best
livestock show ever held west of the
Rocky Mountains, and perhaps the equal
of any ever held west of the Mississippi
River. As a. matter o fact, livestock will
be brought here from nearly every section
of the United States. Breeders in On
tario, Canada, and in Ohio have made
entries, and most of the Western States
will be represented.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY OPENS.
Attendance Is Larger Than It Has
Been for Several Years.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 19. Willamette Unl.
Downing, Hopkins
ESTABLISHED 1S03.
:at and stock brok
Room 4, Ground Floor
versity opened yesterday for the new
school year, with a larger attendance than
for several years. As everything In this
part of the 'Valley must wait "until afte
the fair," "many students have not yet
registered, but will come in later. The
general prosperous condition of the Vu
lamette Valley, augmented by the good
crops just harvested, will increase the at
tendance at all educational institutions,
and Willamette will share in the benefits
of the improved conditions.
Dean S. T. Richardson, of the law de
partment, reports a satisfactory opening
of the. law school, with an assurance o
more students this year than last.
Trouble Over School Money Setlted.
BAKt-tCITY. Or., Sept. 19. The trouble
over the school apportionment in the
"Panhandle" district has been settled for
the present by an agreement between Su
perintendent Bragg, of Union County, and
Superintendent Payton, of Baker County.
The taxes for this year have already been
collected, and as thev were assessed In this
district, while it was a part of Union
County, the Union County officers have
collected the money, the result being that
Baker County has a large strip of new
territory, comprising several school dis
tricts, for which there is no money to
maintain the schools.- There is a suit
pending before the State Supreme Court
to determine the right of Baker County to
annex this new territory; but, In order
that the schools might go on, the two
County Superintendents -agreed between
themselves that Superintendent Bragg, of
Union County, should apportion the funds
for the "Panhandle" district this year.
McMinnville College Opens.
M'MINNVILLE, Sept. 19. McMinnville
College opened" Its doora for .the new
school year yesterday. The opening en
rollment is the largest in the history of
the college. A public service was held in
the chapel at 10 A. M.. at which Rev.
G.. R. Varney delivered the annual opening
address on "Some Eelements in Success."
Several new members of the faculty were
Introduced, some musical numbers were
given, and the president made announce
ments as to the work of the new vear.
Among these, of 'special -interest was the
announcement that contributions-have al
ready been received for a fund for a la
dies' dormitory on the campus, and that
the Baptist Education Society, of New
York, has offered the college $10,000 if
?20,000 more Is secured on the college's
field. The outlook for the new year is
exceedingly good.
- SUIT FOR A RECEIVER.
Two Men In a Salem Canery Have
Fears o a "Frcze-Out" Game.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 19. W. K. and O. V.
Allen today began a suit to have a re
ceiver appointed for the Allen Packing
Company, which owns the Salem fruit
canning plant. It is alleged in the com
plaint that the plaintiffs own one-half of
the capital stock in the Allen Packing
Company, which amounts to $10,000, and
that defendants, G. W. Holcomb, S. E.
Holcomb and F. E. Dooley, of Portland,
own the other half; that the three last
named gentlemen are the stockholders of
the Oregon Packing Company, of Port
land; that the Allen- Packing Company
is the owner of the canning plant at Sa
lem, tut the defendants have connived
with the Oregon Packing Company to de
1-raua the plaintiffs.
It is alleged that G. W. Holcomb has
been drawing a salary of $200 per month
from the Allen Packing Company while
working for the -Oregon Packing Com
pany: that Holcomb and his associates
control the affairs of the Allen Packing
Company, and that they pretended that
said company had borrowed from the
Oregon Packing Company $30,000, for
which sum they executed a mortgage to
the last-named company upon the plant of
the Allen Packing Company. There are
various other allegations of Improper con
duct on the part ot the defendants, the
substance of which is that the Oregon
Packing Company, of Portland, Is trying
to control in its Interests the Allen Pack
ing Company; and to absorb Its property.
In common parlance, the Aliens charge
the Holcbmbs and Dooley with trying to
freeze" them -out. A receiver is asked
lor to take charge of the canned fruit now
on hand, alleged to be worth $G0,d00. The
matter will come up before Judge Bolso
tomorrow morning. Brown, Wrightman
& Myers filed the complaint, as attorneys
for the plaintiffs.
BORING FOR OIL NIGHT AND DAY.
Experts Say the Indications at Ash
land Were Never So Favorable.
ASHLAND. Or., Sept. 19. Considerable
progress is being made in the work of
drilling for oil by the Sonthern. Oregon
Oil Company, on the Alffard place, one
mile from Ashland. A day and night
shift Is constantly employed in the work,
and the drill Is now going through blue
shale at a depth of 250 feet. It has been
found necessary to case the well with 12
inch pipe, 5-16 of an inch thick, and 600
ieet have arrived on the ground for that
purpose, and it Is being placed In. position
as the work progresses. A number of ex
perts have been here from California look
ing over the operations, and the opinion
expressed is that indications grow more
favorable for tapping oil sands as the
work progresses.
Will of the Late C. Schulmerlch.
HILLSBORO, Or., Sept. 19. The will of
the late Conrad Schulmerlch was filed for
probate yesterday. Edward and William,
sons, were named as executors, without
bonds. The estate is valued at about
$40,000, and Is divided as follows: John
Stevens, a widowed son-in-law, $3000 for
self and heirs: William, son, Lewis farm,
South Tualatin; Edward, Farmington,
homestead; Herman, Sumpter, half-Interest
In two business bricks, Hillsboro;
George W. half-Interest in same; Joseph,
160-acre farm, near Greenville; Mrs. Kate
Burkhalter and Misses Maggie, Josephine
and Etta, daughters, each $3000 in cash.
He leaves the Masonic Lodge $400 worth
of stock in the Masonic building for the
care bf indigent Masons and their fami
lies. La Grande Fair Parses.
LA GRANDE, Sept. 19. A catalogue
has been Issued, containing the speed
programme and list of premiums for the
twelfth annual exhibition of the Eastern
Oregon District Agricultural Society, to
be held at the fair grounds between La
Grande and Island City, October
15-22. The catalogue provides for
$2700 in purses for speed tests
and $3000 in cash premiums for
exhibits and liberal special premiums.
Premiums are offered for practically
everything in the line of live stock, hor
ticultural and agricultural products.
Flagstaff Mine Sold for 8120,000.
BAKER CITY. Or., Sept. 19. N". E. Im
haus received a telegram today from
Philip Campbell, of New York, which, it
is said, closed the negotiations for the
Flagstaff mine, located about eight miles
east of Baker City. Some time ago Mr.
Campbell took a bond on this property
for $120,000. Mr. Imhaus would neither
confirm or deny the report that the bond
had been taken up tonight, but, from a
relliable source, it Is learned that such
Is the purport of Mr. Campbell's message.
Officers of Baker County W. C. T. U.
BAKJGR CITY. Or., Sept. 19. The follow- I
Chamber of Commerce
lng officers have been elected for the en
suing- year by the W. C. T. U. for Baker
County:
President, Mrs. James Osborn; vice
president, Mrs. Kellogg; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Alice Butler; treasurer,
Mrs. Alice Case; recording secretary, Mrs.
Katie Lew; delegate to state convention,
Mrs. M. A. Butler.
James Bailey.
OREGON CITY, Sept. 19. James Bailey,
an old settler of Eagle Creek, died at 11
o'clock last night at the residence of his
cousin, Mrs. Sol Imel, at Clackamas Sta
tion, aged 65 years. He came to Oregon
from Michigan in 1S62, and had resided in
Clackamas County ever since. His wife
and only child died many years ago. The
funeral will be held from his old home, on
Eagle Creek, at 12 o'clock tbmorrow.
Injunction Upheld.
SEATTLE, Sept. 19. Judge Bell, of the
Superior Court, today upheld the injunc
tion forbidding the King County Commis
sioners to hold the proposed road-law elec
tion, declaring It to be unconstitutional.
The opinion is rendered upon the ground
that the act, which leaves the law to a
vote of the people, Is delegating to the
people powers which belong to the Legis
lature. "Welifoot" Hard-Wheat Flour
Is best for health: best for pocketbook.
SPECIALISTS
There Is no such condition as weakness In
a man under flfty years of age, other than
general debility. Prematureness, loss ot vi
tality, etc., nre but symptoms of some damage
to the reproductive system. In looking for the
location of this damage we generally And an
enlarged, swollen and Inflamed prostate gland.
As this gland Is the very center ot the repro
ductive system. It can readily be understood
that Inflammation of it must cause disordered
function. These cases are promptly benefited
by proper treatment, otherwise the patient goes
from bad to worse. The essential point In all
of them Is the necessity of the cure of the
focus of the trouble In the prostate. Many
men have unsuccessfully treated for a weak
ness and become discouraged, when if art
antiphlogistic plan- of treatment had been
adopted instead of tonics, a cure would have
been the result. In our experience there is no
drug In the Pharmacopeia, taken Into the stom
ach, that will even benefit this class of casea
Our plan of treatment Is entirely a local one.
and prompt results are obtained. a3 indicated
by increased circulation and return of natural
vigor. Our colored chart, which we mall on
application. Is interesting: to any one wishing
to study the anatomy of the male.
Contracted Disorders.
TJnder the treatment pursued before Irriga
tions were established, six weeks was deemed
the duration of an acute contracted disorder.
If it proceeded beyond six weeks It was con
sidered to have cone. Into chronic condition.
From statistics compiled from our practice in
tho past five years, covering over 6500 cases,
we Can show that 00 per cent of our patients
have recovered In fourteen days or less. It Is,
therefore, equally proper to hold that a cose
not entirely cured within two weck3 must be
considered a chronic one, and some complica
tion has arisen, for which the patient should
see a specialist. "We Invite free consultation
on this subject, and offer an experience of over
20 years; In fact, we can positively assert that
we have never failed to cure In a single In
stance, 2504 Alder Street, cor. Third
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For sale by Woodard. Clarko & Co. and drug
gists generally
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co,
LEAVES
Depot Fifth and akrives
I Street.
For Maygers. Rainier.
Clatskanle, Westport.
Clifton. Astoria. War
renton, Flavel, Ham
mond. Fort Stevens,
Gearhart Pk., Seaside,
Astoria and Seashore
Express.
Daily.
Astoria Express.
Dally.
8:00 A. M.
11:10 A. 21.
7:00 P. M.
0:40 P. M.
Ticket office 255 Morrison at. and Union Depot.
J. C. MAYO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or.
Time Card
of Trains
PORTLAND
, Leaver. Arrives.
"North Coast Limited".. 2;0OP. M. 7:00 A. M.
Twin City. St. Loul3 &
Kan. City Special 11:30 P. M. 7:45 P. M.
Puget Sound Limited, for
South Bend. Gray's
Harbor. Olympla. Ta-
coma and Seattle 8:35 A.M. 5:20 P.M.
Two trains dally to Spokane. Butte, Helena,
Minneapolis, St. Paul and the East.
A. D. CHARLTON'.
Assc General Pass. Agt..
255 Morrison street. Portland. Or.
BUS Mil to LIVEKPjJL via QUEEflSTOW.I
Commonwealth, Twin Screw, 13,000. Sept. 24 !
rew isngiana Twin screw, n.uoo, Oct. 0
PORTLAND U LIVERPOOL
Cambroman ..Oct. 2(51 Dominion Oct. 10
Vancouver Oct. 5 Vancouver ...Nov. 9
THOMAS COOK & SON, P. C Oen'l Areata,
621 Market St.. San Fraedsco,
' 1
v vn2atOo?w.SONOMA avnHA
SS. AUSTRALIA, for Tahiti. Sept. IS. 10 A. M.
SS. ALAMEDA, for Honolulu. Saturday, Sept.
21, 2 P. M.
SS. SIERRA. Honolulu, Auckland and Sydney.
Thursday, Oct. 3, 10 A. M.
J.D.SPBECXELS fcBHQS. CO.. GaceralAgenU. 327 HarfetSl
Efii'l PasSBiifiipOf&w, 643 Mdrkst St. tw Xo. 1, Paci&sSt
If
T VRf' WITHOUT
WEAKNESS
It ---ras I
Record Voyage 6 Da?i. 7 Hours. 22 Minutei.j
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Wmk OREGON5
fjjip Siior JiiNE
hd mim Pacific
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
UNION DEPOT.
CHICAG O-PORTLANA
0:00 A. M.
4:30 P.M.
SPECIAL
For the East via Hunt
ington. Dally.
Dally.
SPOKANE FLYER,
For Eastern Washing
ton. Walla Walla. Lew
lston. Coeurd'AIene and
Gt. Northern Points.
R'OO P. M.
,7:0O A. M.
Dally.
Dally.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS
For the East via Hunt
ington. 0:00 P. M.
S:10 A. M.
Dally.
Dally.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE.
FOR SAN FRAN
CISCO. From
Alnaworta
Dock.
FOR ASTORIA and 18:00 P. M.
way points, connecting Daily ex.
with str. for Ilwaco and Sundayand
North Beach, str. Haj-i. Monday
alo. Ash-street Dock. Sat. 10
'P.M.
5:00 P. M.
Dally.
Ex. Sun.
FOR SALEM and way
points. str. Elmoro,
Ash-street Dock.
Water permitting.
0:45 A. M.
3.00 P.M.
Tuea..
Mon..
Wed..
Fri.
Thurs..
Sac
FOR DAYTON. Ore
gon City and Yamhll'
River points, str. Mo
doc. Ash-street Dock.
Water permitting.
:0OA.M
.1:00 P. M,
Tues..
Thurs..
Mon..
iWsd..
Sat.
Fri.
TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington.
Telephone Main 712.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calllnz t
Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking frelghr
via connecting steamers for Manila. Port At
thur and Vladlvostock.
KNIGHT COMPANION SAILS SEPT. 28.
For rates and full Information call on or ad
dress officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co.
EAST vu
SOUTH
Depot Fifth und
Lcnve
Arrlvo
I Streeti.
OVERLAND X-
f PRESS TKAiNS.
8:30 P. M.
8:30 A. M.
tar Salem. Kode
burg, Ashland. Sac
rumento, Ugden,
San Francl3co, Mo
Jave. Los Angeles.
7:45 A. M.
7:20 P. M.
Ei Paso, Nw Or
leans and the Eaau
At V o o d b urn
(dally except dun-
day), morning train
connects with train
for Mt. Angel. Sll
verton. Browns
v 1 1 la , Sprinsaeld.
and Natron, and
Albany Local for
Mt. Angel and bii
verton. Albany passenger...,
CorvaUl passenger.
Sheridan passenger..
4:00 P. M.
7:30 A. M.
114:50 P.M.
lOtlO A. M.
5:50 P. M.
B8:25 A. M.
Dolly. HDaliy except Sunday.'
Rebate tickets on sale Between Portland. Sac
ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17.50
first class and $14 second class. Second class
Includes sleeper; llrst class doea not.
Rates and tickets to Eastern point and Eu
rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtalnea from V. A.
Schilling. Ticket Agnt, 254 cor. Wahlngtoo
and Third.
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, root ot Jefferson otreet.
Leavo for Oswego dally at 7:20. 9:40 A- M.;
12:30, 1:55. 3:25. 4:40. U:25. B.30, 11:30 P. M.;
and 'J .00 A. M. an Sundays only. Arrive ac
Portland daily at 0:35. b:30, "10:50 A. M.:
1:35. 3:10. 4:30. 0:15. 7:40. 10.C0 P. M.. 12.40
A. M. dally, except Monday, 8:30 and 10:03 A,
M. on Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, as
5:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M.
Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrllo Mon
days. Wednesdays and Friday at 3:50 P. M
Returns Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays.
Except Sunday.
R. KOEHLER.
Manager.
R. B. MILLER.
Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt.
TicXtt Office. 122 Third St Phons 630
tvave (The Flyer, dally to and
i.t.Avr. frjm gt pauU Mmn8.
No. 4 apolls, Duluth. Chicago,
0:00 P. M. j and all points East.
ARRIVE
No. 3
7:00 A. M.
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dlntns
and Buffet Smoklng-Library Cara.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP KAMAKURA-MARU
For Japan, China, and all Asiatic polnU will
leave Seattlo
About October 1st
Pacific Coast Steamship Co,
For South-Eastern Alaska
Leave Seattla 9 P. M.
Steamships COTTAGE CITY.
CITY OF SEATTLE or CITY
OF TOPEKA. SbpU 3, 5. 8.
12. 17. 20. 22. 27. Oct. 2. 5. 7.
v 1? "O " "Tr Nov- 1.
For further information obtain company's
folder The company reserves mo rSnt 10
change steamers, sailing dates and hours o
K.-illlnir without previous nonce.
Dock Tacoma; Ticket Office. 013 First ave..
sSe 31 TALBOT, Comni'LAgt.. CW.MIL
LER Asst. Gen"l Agt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle:
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gea'l Agents.
San Francisco.
WHITE COLLAR LINE
STR. BATLET GATZERT.
DALLES ROUTE.
Dally round trips. Leaves foot Alder street
every morning at 7 o'clock, except Monday.
Arrlvo at The Dalles 3 P. M. Leave Th
Dalle 3:.t0 P. M Arrive Portland 10 P. M.
Landings- Vancouver. Cascade Locks, St.
Martin's Springs. Hood River. White Salmon,
Lyla and The Dalles.
ASTORIA ROUTE.
STR. TAHOMA (Alder-street Dock).
Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7
o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As
toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 351.
For Oregon City,
Salem Way Landings
Steamers Altona and Pomona, for Salem and
way landings, daily except Sunday. 0:15 A. M.
Steamer Leona. for Oregon City, leaves Port
land daily and Sunday, 9 A. M.. 1 and 3 P.M.
Leaves Oregon City 7. 11 A. M.. 3 P. M. Round
trip. 25c Phone Main 40.
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.
Office and dock foot Taylor stxeot.
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