THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1902.
HOT SHOT BY YANOE
Sensational Change-in Wash
ington Text-Book Fight.
WHAT IS TRUE' OPPOSITION?
American Book Company Said to Be
Behind the Districts' Which Have
Adopted Supplemental Books
to the State Coarse.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 24. Now it is charged
that the American Book Company" is be
hind -the move to' haver the-school boards
of the state adopt .supplement books to
the' course adopted' b the State Board
of "Education in 1900. This charge was
made yesterday In a hearing before Attorney-General
Stratton, who has been
ask.ed to intervene on the part of the
s,tate in the "injunction proceedings
brought by the Westland Publishing Com
pany, et al. against the Olympia ' School
District. Mr. Stratton has declined to take
any part in the proceedings.
Tho sensational charge against the
American Book Company was made by
ex-Attorncy-General Vance, and was pre
cipitated by the appearance of cx-Unlted
States Senator- John B. Allen as one of
the attorneys for the school district. It
camel .about In this way: At the hearing
Mr. Vance was asked whom he repre
sented, and he answered that he was
employed by the Westland, Rand-McNal-ly,
Harr Wagner and Eaton Publishing
Companies, all of which have books con
tracted for by the State Board of Edu
cation. Then Mr. Vance retorted by In
quiring whom Messrs. Royal, King, Troy
and Palknor and Senator Allen repre
sented. Not receiving a satisfactory an
swer, Mr. Vance openly charged all the
other attorneys with being paid by the
American Book Company, and the charge
was .not refuted. When the suit was first
Instituted, City Attorney Royal, who is
also a School Director, appeared with C.
D. D. King, another Director, for the dis
trict. Later the district employed Troy
& Falknor, a local legal firm, to assist
its attorneys. Yesterday, when the mat
ter came before the Attorney-General,
Senator Allen appeared as the chief coun
stl for the district.
The Olympia School District some
months ago prescribed a supplemental
course in addition to, or In place of, sev
eral of the books prescribed by the State
Board of Education In May, 1900, it being
held that a number of the latter books
were not of the proper class. The book
companies which had received the con
tracts from the State Board at once took
up the fight for the retention of their
books, and the matter was taken into
the courts and an Injunction asked for.
In the Superior Court of Thurston Coun
ty, where a test is being made that is
thought will govern In all the other coun
ties. Judge Linn recently made a ruling
that was much In favor of the Westland
Company. The school district set up,
among other things, the alleged illegality
of the contract made by the State Board,
and to this the plaintiffs demurred, the
result being that the court held that the
question of legality of contract could not
enter into the -proceedings. Then the dis
trict appealed to the Attorney-General,
and asked that he Intervene on the part
of the state. The hearing yesterday, in
which both sides were represented, was
for the purpose of acquainting the Attorney-General
with the facts in the case,
and, as heretofore stated, he will not al
low -the state to be drawn into the pro
ceedings. This whole matter is the outcome of
the fight made against the books adopted
by the State Board in 1900. It was said
by many that the books adopted did not
come up to the standard, and the ques
lion was made a campaign issue in the
election of that year. The books were
assailed on every hand, particularly
Harr Wagner's Geography, but as the
state had nTade a contract through the
Board of Education, it was thought that
for the next five years nothing could be
done to replace the adopted books. Final
ly, the .school boards of this city and
Seattle took measures to supplant the
board's books, and It seems to have been
ntrrecd that an effort should be made in
Thurston County to break the contract.
Just at present the companies publishing
the books adopted by the state &eem to
have galnjja" a -ery Important point.
BOTH PARTIES TO A COMBINE.
Decision of Court in Cane of n Power
Company Agnlnwt n Rival.
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 24. Judge Chap
man, of the Superior Court, today dis
solved the temporary restraining order
granted on application of the Tacoma
Railway & Power Company, restraining
the Snoqualmie Falls Company from shut
ting off the electric current The court
finds the effect of ihe contract Is to give
the Snoqualmie Company an absolute mo
nopoly of the city as to consumers of 100
horsepower or more, and the Tacoma Rail
way & Power Company the sa-me monop
oly as to consumers of less than 100 horse
power. The court Jiolds this is prevention
of competition and inimical to nubile wel
fare. The parties aro equally guilty. The
combine is unlawful, and in violation of
the Constitution. Shortly after the de
cision was given, the Snoqualmie current
was shut off at 1:40 P. M., today, and the
Tacoma Railway & Power Company is
supplying its patrons from its own steam
plant.
ELEVATOR BOY KILLED.
He Tried to Leave the Case While
It "Was Rising:.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 24. Otto Caw
thorn, an 18-year-old boy, employed to
run the elevator in the Standard Furni
ture Company's building, was almost in
stantly killed today, while attempting to
leave the cage as the elevator was rising
from the first floor. His body was caught
between the floor of the elevator and the
celling, and terribly mangled. Physicians
-were hastily summoned, but the lad lived'
for only a few nlnutes after the accident
occurred. He was regarded as a straight
forward, trustworthy operative, and no
explanation is offored as to why he tried
to leave the elevator at so Inopportune a
time.
LAWYER LEWI SAN EMBEZZLER.
Prominent Spokane Man Found
Gnilty of Taklnsr Client' Funds.
SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 24. W. A.
Lewis, a pioneer "attorney, was convicted
tday in the Superior Court of embezzling
.ibout 11300 of a client's funds. Lewis and
'umily were prominent In society. When
the discovery of, his embezzlement was
made he fled to Seattle, and remained
there in hiding for several months". De
tected and brought back here, he was re
leased on bond and lied to Denver. Caught
there, he was relumed here for trial.
Important Land Content.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 24. Two im
portant land contests are being heard be
fore the-. Register and Receiver of the
United. States land office here this week.
The State of Washington Is the contestant
in both cases. The defendants are Janey
M. Galnrcath and Sarah M. Graham, each
of whom claims to have made settlement
tm a liuarter-sectlon of land in section 36.
townsnip 5 north, rahge-4 east, which was
thrown open for settlement about a year 1
ago. The state, upon investigation, came
to the conclusion that the settlement made
was not sufllcient to defeat the right of
the state to the land, the same being a
school section, and contest proceedings
were commenced. The state is represent
ed by Deputy Attorney-General E. W.
Ross, while Colonel Robert Miller, of Ore
gon City, appears for tho two claimants.
Sentenced by Court-Martial.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Jan. 24. A
i general court-martial convened here found
sergeant William W. Lee'. Company F,
Twenty-eighth Infantry, guilty of deser
tion, and sentenced him to be dishonor
ably discharged, and be confined IS months
at hard labor at Alcatraz Island.
Cornelius Collins, Thirtieth Battery,
Field Artillery, was found guilty of intoxi
cation, and, having been convicted eight
times before, was sentenced to be dishon
orably discharged, to forfeit all pay and
allowance, and be confined at hard labor
at Vancouvpr Barracks for two months.
Major John T. Van Orsdale and Captain
W. K. Wright, of the Seventh Infantry,
have been ordered to go to Seattle Monday
on duty connected with the department.
Notes of Chehnlls.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Jnn. 24. The County
Commissioners of Lewis County have ar
ranged to advertise for sale to the highest
bidders all of the lands and lots secured
by the county at the recent tax sale. The
sale will take place in Anril.
Prosecuting Attorney David Stewart's
annual statement to the Governor shows
that he has appeared during the past year
in 34 civil cases for the county, and in 42
criminal cases.
An isolated case of glanders appeared
tecently in the northwestern part of Lewis
County. A Deputy State Veterinarian or
dered the horse killed, and had the shed
where it had been kept burned.
South Bend Brevities.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Jan. 24. A. pe
tition is being circulated asking Governor
Mcxsride to commute the sentence of the
murderer, Lum You, who is sentenced to
be hanged January 3L to life imprison
ment. Rev. O. B. Whitmoro has resigned the
joint pastorate of the Presbyterian and
Congregational Churches here, and will
move to Southern Oregon.
A. J. Foster will succeed William Grady
as City Marshal and Street Commissioner
next month.
Major A. S. Cole Disbarred.
WHATCOM, Wash., Jah. 24. Major A.
S. Cole, one of the most prominent attor
neys of this city, will not be allowed to
practice his profession m the State of
Washington for one year. This is the de
cision of Judge Joiner, of Skagit County,
In the action against Major Cole, in which
It was alleged he did not promptly hand
over money belonging to his client. Major
Cole is also quite prominent in politics.
Everett Auks for Bljr Things.
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 24. Advices
from Washington, D. C, state that the
War Department hesitates about approv
ing the proposed changes in Everett's
fresh-water harbor, now under way by
the Government. Assistant Secretary of
War Sanger informs Senator Foster that
the changes asked by the Everett Chamber
of Commerce would necessitate abandon
ment of work already carried out.
Burglar at South Bend.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Jan. 24. The
jewelry store of E. L. Norton, of this city,
was entered by burglars last night, and
about S3j0 worth of watches and jewelry
and $4 60 in cash taken. The robbery was
committed while the proprietor was ab
sent about half an hour getting supper.
This Is the first robbery of any importance
which has been committed here in 10
years.
STRIKE AT LE ROl MINE OFF."
Owners Agree Not to Dlscrlminate
Against Union Men.
ROSSLAND, B. C, Jan. 24. The execu
tive committee of the Miners' Union an
nounced today that a satisfactory agree
ment had been reached with the manage
ment of the Le Rol mine, and the strike
was off, at that property; also that nego
tiations were proceeding with other mine
owners which would probably lead to a
general suspension of the strike. The
strike has been running since last July.
It is understood that under the agreement
the Le Rol will not discriminate against
union men. Nonunion employes will be
retained, and the scale of wages will re
main unchanged.
Oregon Mlninpr Stock Exchan
Yesterday's quotations:
Bid.
Alaska M. & M. Co jra
Adams Mountain 1
Astoria-Melbourne (Gtd.) 23
Bronze Monarch ...104
Caribou 2J(,
Copperopolls 17
Chicago 4
Crystal Consolidated 4
Cascade Calumet 2
Gold Hill & Bohemia 0
Huronlan C
Lost Horpe zji
Oresron-Colorado M. & M. Co 25
Riverside ., l
Eumpter Consolidated 2
Sweden Copper Co 87&
"Winnipeg Mines, Ltd 9
Sale?:
500 Bronze Monarch
1000 Caribou
2000 Chicago
2000 Cascade Calumet
100 Sweden Copper Co...
3000 Winnipeg
1000 Lost Horse
Asked.
11
"6"
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3
20
J
27
3ii
90
12
Price.
...10
... 2ft
... 3
... 21
...10
... 2
SPOKAXE, Jan. 24. The closing quotations
of mining stocks today were:
Bid. Ask. I
Bid. Ask.
.26H 27Vi
- 2'A S
3 3)s
.21 33
. 4 -J?
. Til 8H:
.21 21
Amer. Boy .8
OftlMtn. Lion ..
Blacktall 10
11 1 Morrison ...
-W.,f'rln. Maud
WUullp
i!'.t Ramb. Car .
C -republic ....
2 .Reservation
OjS'Sulllvan ....
2:iirom Thumb
bVi
UUUC CC .003.. JW
Ben Hur
9
Deer Trail ...
Rshmoiden .
Gold Ledge .,
L. P. Surp...
U. Dreyfus ..
Trade Dollar.
1
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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24.-Offldal closlncj
Muvmawhim J. Ui.llilife DlWJkB.
-Alta .: ?0 OlIMexIcan so 33
Jicicner SOcc!dental Con ... t.
Bullion 1'jOphlr si
Caledonia 2itDverman 10
Challenge Con ... HiPoto.il 13
Chollar ll(Savage S
Confidence OljSlerra Nevada ... IS
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 23,Sllver Hill S
Crown Point .... 75tandanl 3 S3
Gould & Curry... QiUnlon Con 12
Hale & Norcross. -JIUtah Con 2
Justice 3rellow Jacket .... 7
NEW YORK, Jan. 24. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 201LIttle Chief $0 11
Alice 45bntarlo S 00
Bre-ece 70,Ophlr 82
Bruwwick Con .. SiPhoenix 0
Comstock Tunnel. 5 I'otosl yj.
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 23 Savage 5
JDeadwcod Terra.. r0,Elerra Nevada ... 17
Hom Silver .... 1 COISmall Hopes 33
Iron Silver OOtStandard 3 40
Lcadvllle Con ... 5i
BOSTON. Jan
Adventure
Allouez
Amalgamated ..
Baltic
Bingham
Cal. & Hccla...
Centennial ,
Copper Range ..
Dominion Coal..
Franklin
Isle Royal e ....
Mohawk
. 24. Closing quotations:
$ 19 2ol01d Dominion ..$ 21 00
2 75OS3cnla 81 50
72 OOlParrott 23 QO
. ST.OOQuIncy 135 00
. 22 50, Santa Fo Cop... 2 75
. 590 ou Tamarack 231 00
, 11 50 Trlmountaln ... 37 50
53 5iUnited States ... 14 tJ2
. 01 OO I'tah 23 12
, 12 iisVictorla 4 50
. "21 00 Winona 1 23
. 30 5i Wolverines 4C Oo
Platform Gave Way.
JUNCTION CITY. Jan. 24. A platform,
or elevated sidewalk, gave way here this
evening and precipitated Merritt Castccl.
Emmet Cook and Thurman Berry to the
ground, about 20 feet. Casteel and Cook
were severely Injured, but Berry escaped
unhurt. The men were carrying a piano
from a hotel to the opera-house at the
time.
Ex-Stnte Senator of California.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-John Fay. who
was a supervisor of San Francisco in the
early '00s, and who was at one time a
member of the Slate Senate of California,
is in a critical condition at a sanitarium
at New Brighton, S. I. He is suffering
from a complication of diseases.
WHO SHALL 1AKE MONEY?
MARION OFFICIALS DISAGREE! ON
THE NEW TAX SALE LAW.
Clerk Say the Sheriff ,-Sb.oald Re
ceive It; That Officer. Says-It
Is the Cleric's Diity.
SALEM. Jan. 24. "Who will receive tho
money for the redemption of property sold
for taxes delinquent on tho tax roll of
1900?" is the question whjch Marion Coun
ty officials are asking each other. This
same question may- also' puzzle Sheriffs
and Clerks in other counties of Oregon.
The question .grows out tt a difference
of opinion regarding the interpretation of
the tax sale law passed by .the last Leg
islature. The question seems a simple one
at first, but Sheriff Durbin "and County
Clerk Hall cannot -agree, and each has a
present intention of acting' upon his own
DEATH OF Afr OREGON PIONEER. OF 1853.
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JAMES THOMPSON CHITWOOD.
CHTTWOOD, Or., Jan. 24. James Thompson Chltwood, who died here January
14. was an Oregon pioneer of 1S53. He was born In. Indiana, November 12, 1823.
His parents moved to Illinois in 1S29. In 184G, the son went to Iowa, where, In
1847, hs was married to Miss Margaret Lentz. They crossed tho plains to Oregon
in 1853, and settled In Clackamas County, near Damascus. In 18SS. they moved
to Chltwood. their home since. Mr. Chltwood Is survived by a wife .and two
sons Elder D. J. Chltwood, of CM twood, and J. D. Chltwood, of Damascus.
opinion until a competent legal decision
can be had. Sheriff Durbin thinks' it is
the duty of the Clerk to receive redemp
tion money and Issue redemption certifi
cates. Mr. Hall, on the other hand, be
lieves the new law governs redemptions,
and that property-owners who wish to
redeem their property from tax sale must
apply to the Sheriff. If both officials re
fuse to receive money for redemption pur
poses, property-owners will be unable to,
reuecui uieir properly udui iue question
Is settled.
Prior to the law of 1901, the Sheriff sold
property for taxes, and made his return
to the Clerk, who thereafter kept the
record and attended to the redemption of
property which had been sold. The new
law makes it the duty of the Sheriff to
receive money for the redemption of prop
erty and to issue the certificate of re
demption. Thus far the law Is plain, but
the final clause of the act provides (hat
"so far as It relates to tho collection of
taxes heretofore levied, this act shall not
apply until December L 1901, but said
taxes shall be collected by the law that
was then In force." Under this proviso,
Mr. Durbin says all proceedings relating
to the collection of taxes levied In Jan
uary, 1901, or the redemption of property
sold for taxes due under that law should
be governed by the old law. Mr. Hall
thinks the old law was to be followed
until December 1, 1901, and then the new
law should govern.
Not long ago a similar question arose
between the Sheriff and the County Court.
Mr. Durbin let a contract In December for
the advertising of the delinquent tax sale
to take place in January. The County
Court ignored this action and undertook
to let a contract under the new law. The
District Attorney advised that the old
law should be followed in advertising and
conducting the sale. Whether the same
rule Is to apply regarding redemption of
property under that sale is still an open
question.
The difference of opinion between Clerk
Hall and Sheriff Durbin does not amouut
to a controversy between them. They
will submit the question to the District
Attorney and await his ruling.
AnnunI Concert U. of O. Treble Clef.
UNIVEIUTY OF OREGON, Jan. 24.
The third annual concert of the Treble
Clef was given before a large audience
In VIHard Hall, last night. The numbers
on the programme were all of a high
order. Besides the productions given by
the club, there was a soprano solo by
Miss Mary Marsh, a contralto selection
by Miss Rita Hansen, and work on the
pianoforte by Miss Hazel Bickers. Miss
Carrie Ford ployed the accompaniments
for the club. The success of the Treble
Clef Is due to the work of Miss Rita
Hansen, Instructor In voice culture of
the school of music, and to W. Glfford
Nash, director In the school of music.
The young women of the Treble Clef are:
First soprano. Bertha Templcton, Mary
Marsh, Grice Wold, Mary Gray, Cora
Wold; second .soprano, Leila Straub,
Margaret Bannard, Louise Jcncs, May
Wither; first alto. Miss Hansen, Bessie
Logan, Hazel Bickers; second alto: Rosa
Dodge, Corlnne Cameron, Minerva Hem
enway, Lula Craig.
Victory for'Frcevrater.
FREEWATER, Or., Jan. 21. The people
of Hudson Bay have decided by vote
that the free rural mall route which Is
to servo them shall start from Frecwater.
Hudson Bay is a farming community
about equally distant from Frecwater
and Milton. Both towns wanted to be
the starting point of the routel Finally
It was agreed to leave the matter to a.
vote of the people to be served. The
votes were counted yesterday, and stood
72 for Freewater as against 29 for Mil
ton. OFFICER KILLED FLEEING MAN.
Suspected He Was n Footpnd, and
Ordered Him to Stop.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24. At 3:35
o'clock this morning, Police Sergeant
Ayers and a patrolman discovered the
body of Joseph P,edro, employed by Gray
Bros., contractors, on the sidewalk on
Seventeenth street within a foot of the
spot on which Policeman Robinson met
his death on Tuesday morning. The
cause of death was a bullet wound In
the left side In the region of the kid
neys. At first Pedro's death was be
lieved tc have been due to an encounter
with footpads, but upon Investigation it
transpired that Pedro himself was sus
pected of being a footpad by Policeman
Crackben, audi while running away from;
that officer- received .his 4eath wound
from a bullet fired at him by the police
man. Crackbon -called upon Pedro to
halt about 2:30 o'clock and when his or
der was disobeyed, threatened to shoot.
Pedro thereupon took to his heels and
Crackbon shot at his retreating figure,
which soon disappeared in the darkness.
It is believed that Pedro, after having
been struck by the policeman's bullet,
continued his flight, for a block and a
half before he collapsed from loss of
blood. Pedro had been in the city only
a few days, having come from Napa to
join his brother.. He. leaves a wife and
one child.
Ttto Footpads Sentenced.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24. Superior
Judge Morrell Cook this morning sen
tenced John H. Wood, an ex-soldier, to
a life term of imprisonment at Folsom.
The charge on which "Wood was convict
ed was that of holding up Phillip Krell
oa the night of December 8 last, at the
point of a revolver and robbing his victim
of a gold watch. Frank. Nelson, anoth
er Jootpad, was sentenced to imprisonment
at San Quentln Penitentiary for the term
of 27 years this morning by Superior
Judge Dunne. Nelson and a 'youth
named Edward Davis, with whom he
came here from Portland, Or,r held up
two men as they were returning from
church In the latter part of November,
and robbed them of their watches and
valuables.
- RakQTTBkL In Prison.
' SAN FRANCISCO, -Jaiu 24. Frank Ra
kowskRr until recently a -soldier -in the
United-States Army, , has been: -brought
here from Fort Columbia, Wash., and
taken to the military prison on Alcatraz
Island, whero ho will serve a sentence of
10 years for threatening the life of Presi
dent Roosevelt He says he was intoxi
cated 'when he made the threat.
Smallpox Epidemic Amonff Indians.
RENO, Nev.. Jan. 24. Smallpox Is epi
demic among the Indians and half-breeds
in Pluma3 County. Cal. Ten cases are
reported In Indian Valley; three in Honey
Lake Valley and one death, an Indian.
Two deaths have occurred in the Lowery
family, half-breeds, at Greenville. Elev
en cases among whites are reported at
Crescent Mills.
Ilold-Up In a Saloon.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24. Last night
a saloon at Rcnlon was entered by rob
bers and the occupants held up at the
point of pistols. About $30 In cash and
checks was secured. A posse of citizens
pursued the robbers, who disappeared
couth of tee town. This morning Deputy
Sheriffs routed two men near Christopher,
who are believed tobe members of a good
sized gang.
Idaho State Land Sold.
C. B. Steunenberg, chief clerk of the
Idaho State Land Board, sold $90,000
worth of the state's timber lands In the
vicinity of Wallace and Moscow. The
purchase was made by the Wisconsin Log
and Lumber Company, of West Superior,
Wis. The money received goes to swell
the state school fund.
A "Wichita 3Iyatery.
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 24. Mrs, Angelina
Anderson - was bound and gagged here in
broad daylight In her room and robbed
of $1000 worth of diamonds. It was learned
tonight that she was also robbed of S150O
In money. She came here a few months
ago and. marrlctl an IS-ycar-old livery sta
ble boy, who was taking care of her
horse, and Is now sending him to a local
college. The woman is said to be the
daughter of poor parents at Racine, Wis.,
and the source of what appears to be a
princely Inc'ome Is bothering 4he officers.
There is no clew to the Tobbers.
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HEAVY WIND AND SNOW
BUSINESS IN SEATTLE CRIPPLED
AND MUCH DAMAGE DONE.
Telegraph and Telephone Systems
Wrecked Two Boats Collided
and One Was Sank.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24. A numbei
of small boats more or less Injured
many buildings along the water from
damaged, and business o all sorts com
pletely crippled, is the record of a storm
that swept over the city from the north
west between the hours of 5 o'clock tint
morning and 5 o'clock this afternoon.
For over an hour the wind, which blew
directly Into the harbor, traveled at a
velocity of 40 miles, and was accompa
nied by a blinding snow storm that com
pletely wrecked telephone and telegraph
service and caused almost an entire sus
pension of street-railway traffic.
So far as Is known no lives were lost,
but It Is expected that there were many
wrecks along the coast. During the day
10 Inches of snow fell, and the record ror
high wind from the northwest was brok
en. The thermometer dropped to 19 de
grees during the day. The storm Is
moving toward the Gulf of Mexico. Indi
cations are that tho cold weather will
last for several days, although the wind
has abated. It will be a week before the
telephone and telegraph systems are in
perfect order.
During the storm the Puget Sound
steamer Greyhound and the E. D. Smith,
a freighter, were driven together, and
the latter boat was sunk. The G&lbraltn
Bacon warehouse, on the water front,
was blown down, causing $2000 damage.
Wind Blevr a Galo at Tacoma.
TACOMA, Jan. 24. A, heavy snow storm
prevailed for a short time this morning,
snow falling to a depth of about three
inches. The wind blew a gale from the
north, compelling- most of the Puget
Sound steamers -to He by. Fosa boat
house was wrecked, and wharves along
the water front were slightly damaged.
Street-car traffic was Impeded by ley
rails. The steamer Flyer broken down on
her morning trip, and had to return to
Seattle. The Tegular Olympia steamers
are tied up here until the storm abates.
Shipping: at a Standstill.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan. 24.
A fierce northerly wind and snow storm
is sweeping over this section and the
Straits of Juan de Fuca. The ground is
covered with several Inches of snow, and
the -wind Is causing it to drift to a con
siderable depth. Telegraph lines, both
north and south, are down, and all boats
from down, the Straits are several hours
overdue and shipping is at a standstill.
This Is the first snow of the Winter here,
and the temperature Is the JoweBt thus
far.
Five Above Zero At Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Jan. 25. At 12:30
o'clock, the thermometer registered five
above zero, a drop of 21 degrees for the
day. Five Inches of snow fell, but, under
the influence of a cold north wind, drifted
in such way as to leave large quantities
of Winter wheat exposed. A miniature
blizzard raged all day.
First of the Season at Everett.
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 24. Five Inches
of snow, the first of the season, fell last
night and today. Six feet of snow is re
ported at Welling.
IN EASTERN OREGON.
Heaviest Snow Storm in Tears Cnnscs
the Farmers to Rejoice.
PENDLETON, Or.. Jan. 24. The heavi
est snow storm in years Is raglnjf
throughout this section, and far back into
the mountains. It has been snowing all
day. The thermometer was at 24 above
this morning, and went up until the mid
dle of the day. Late this afternoon it be
gan to fall rapidly, and the prediction of
the Weather Bureau of a fall of 20 de
grees came true. Reports from the Inter
ior by telephone are that the temperature
Is approaching zero and that the snow
fall Is heavier than at any previous time
during the Winter. The jnow is welcomed
by stockmen and farmers, because It will
bring moisture, which was much needed.
Late tonight the storm increased in
severity, the wind Is rising and blowing
a high gale. There are prospects of inter
ference with traffic, as the snow Is drift
ing badly In the Blue Mountains.
Ferry Steamers Delayed.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 24. The heavy
storm, "with blinding snow, which raged
here this morning, delayed the ferry
steamers, and the Rosalie, from Seattle,
had one of her lifeboats from the port
side torn from Its lashings and carried
away.
At The Dalles.
THE DALLES, Or.. Jan. 24. About
three inches of snow has fallen hero to
day, with a steadily-falling temperature.
Tonight the thermometer registers 19 de
grees, with a strong east wind blowing.
Snow Is still falling.
Coldest Night of Season at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 24. Tonight 13 the
coldest of the season this far, the ther
mometer registering 23 degrees above
zero. There was a slight flurry of snow
this morning but this evening the air
is clear.
At OreRon City.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 24. The first snow
of the year fell today, and the streets or
Oregon City are covered with snow to the
depth of over an Inch. The storm showed
signs of abatement tonight, and will prob
ably turn Into rain before morning.
Down to Zero at Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Jan. 21. After an un
precedented mild Winter, a blizzard
struck this section tonight. the
wind blowing a gale and driving the snow
Munford, Tena Oct, 3, J900.
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Department,"
Tie Crisis Coses id
wobkr at Hie Tinn
ing Pofei is Lire.
A -woman's life is very much, like a
river. It begins in the little rivulet of
girlhood, but grows broader and deeper
in womanhood, with many a rock,
threatening wreck. At last as mid
dle life is approached a look ahead
shows the river broadened out into a
calm and placid lake, but before the
lake is reached there are rapids to be
run, which threaten peril and misfort
une. That calm and placid lake is the
well-earned rest of wife and mother after
yearsof care. The rapids that lead from
the river to the lake mark the period
known as change of life. There are few
women who pass this period without
sjeknessmore or less serious. Some
times this change of life becomes a sad
change; the change of decay. The body
weakens, the mind fails, and in the very
prime of life the woman finds herself a
wreck. No woman can escape this pe
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its effects will be, depends upon the
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PROPBR. PREPARATIONS FOR TH3
CHANGE.
This proper preparation means the
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remain uncured the general health must
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into a struggle for some championship
at golf or tennis, she prepares for the
strain and brings her body up to the
highest point ot resistance to fatigue.
If she did not make extra preparation
for the extra strain she must endure she
would surely be beaten." When a woman
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is nearing a period of unusual strain,
and if she wishes to win through this
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which makes weak women strong and
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and render this critical time free from
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I suffered from all the troubles one could
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In blinding sheets. The fall of snqw is
not yet heavy, but the thermometer has
gone to zero, with promise by weather
bureau of going still lower. Stockmen
are fearful df the result, as there are
thousands of cattle and sheep on tho
ranges. The telegraph lines are In bad
order.
Cold Wave In Montana.
HELENA, Mont, Jan. 24. A cold wave
struck Montana yesterday afternoon, and
for the past 24 hours there has been a
steady drop In temperature. ?n the 21
hours ending at 6 o'clock this morning
there was a drop of 32 degrees, iwm 20
above to 12 below. The thermometer has
been falling slowly all day, and tonight
It Is 25 below, with the prospect of 40
below before morning. The cold Is ac
companied by a 23-mIle-an-hour breeze.
Reports from all over the state Indicate
the cold wave covers all parts of Mon
tana. Cold Weather nt Salem.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 24. About an Inch
of snow fell here this afternoon and U1I3
evening the temperature Is below the
freezing point
At Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE, Jan. 24. A light
snow fell here last night and today.
Thought to Be the Denver Fiend.
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lived on dry bread and hot water for
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
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A FACT FOR WOMEN TO PONDER.
Any weak and sick woman is invited
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correspondence is held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address Dr
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
It sometimes happens that there are
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treatment of individual cases, and under
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The dealer who offers a substitute for
"Favorite Prescription" does so to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale of
less meritorious medicines. His profit is
your loss, therefore accept no substitute.
EVERY WOMAN NEEDS
a copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser. It is a complete guide
to healthful living. This great work,
containing more than a thousand large
pages and over 70a illustrations is sent
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falo, N. Y.
who, December 31, murdered Harold Frld
born. aged 15 years, and ravished his 16-year-old
sister, while the latter was skat
ing near their Home In this city. The
prisoner Is supposed to be an Italian.
He tried to shoot, and then tried to com
mit suicide. He succeeded only In break
ing his Jaw.
Electric Railroad for China.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. It Is likely that
American capital will build, equip and
operate the first electrical railroad In
China. It has been learned that promt-,
nent banking-houses In this city Inter
ested In local traction companies are pre
paring to Invade Shanghai. That city
asked for propositions to build and oper
ate a 23-mile railroad there. Tne Shang
hai officials stipulated that .propositions
must be made before March 2 of this
year. American electrical companies Im
mediately began to consider the propo
sition, but. because they were averse to
operating In addition to constructing and
equipping, the plan was conceived to form
a separate company. This firm does busi
ness In China, and one of It3 members
lives In Shanghai. Ho already has been
appointed Chinese agent for the Inter
national Banking Corporation. vA Lon
don company probabiy will compete for
the contract
Washington Notes.
Tho smallpox scare at Aberdeert has died
out and the city has been cleared of the
disease.
The Pacific Packing & Navigation Com
pany Is enlarging its machine' shops at
Fairhaven.