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;THB MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1902. 11 IS THERE FRAUD IN IT? 5BW MOVE TO GET TIMBER SOW IN CONTEST. The Governor Take Part Tlllamoolc Applications Hnde for Lien Lands History of Cases. (Continued from First Page.) struct him by -wire (being -careful of the word ing of your message) just what you -wish done with the matter. Mr. Moreland pays It would not be policy to arrest Miner, a In the first placo ho might not have the letters In his possession; secondly, "it would not pay to ar rest a man -with burglars' tools in his posses sion when our name Is inscribed on the tools." Mr. Moreland sdys the only point to consider Is the recovery of the letters. "Who got them or how they were obtained is of minor import ance. The question to be considered Is, do you consider it necessary to get thenr? More land nays.it is. I have lots more to write you, but I want to catch this mall. Kate is all Cooled down now. I feel half sorry for her. I think she Is all bluff. I taxed her about the letter?, but she denied all Xnowledge of them. I will write again tomorrow.. We are all well. Tours, In haste, J. F. WATTS. On this letter, In & different hand, Is the following: Oak: Just received this letter. You had bet ter see Moreland yourself and also talk with Carey. You must remember that Hays Is prob ably right in with Parker and that it is not unlikely that Hays is "Mfner." Carey Is the safest xaan to advise with. CLAUDE. The "Oak" to whom this Indorsement cwas addressed Is Oak Nolan, cashier In the bank of C. & E. Thayer, at Tillamook. The "Kate"- referred to In the letter of "Watts Is Miss Parker, the stenographer, who "was originally one of the entrymen, but subsequently withdrew and became a witness- for the contestant. "Carey" is diaries H. Carey, the well-known Port land attorney, and "Moreland"ia ex-Coun ty Judge Julius C. Moreland. of Portland. What Purchasers Swcnr To. The oath taken by the cntryman who appllea for timber land contains this mat ter: 1 have personally examined said land. an from my personal knowledge state that said land Is unfit for cultivation and valuable chleflr for its timber: that it Is uninhabited; that It contains no mining or other Improve ments, nor. as I verily believe, any valuable deposit of gold, silver, cinnabar, copper or coal; that I have made no other application under said acts; that I do not apply to pur chase the land abovo described on speculation, but In good faith to appropriate it to my own exclusive use and benefit, and that I have not, directly or Indirectly, made any agreement or contract, or In any way or manner, -with any person or jersons whomsoever, by -which tno title 1 may acquire from the Government of tha United States may Inure In whole or In part to the benefit of any person except myself. Every entryroan In the entire batch of 78 solemnly swore In this wise. Thls'oath la particularly Interesting when considered in connection with the letter of Thayer and "Watte. The oath required by the state is not quite so ironclad in its terms, but the clauses relating to the purpose for which the land is to be purchased Is prac tically the tame, ond if a collusive con tract, would defeat the entry before the United States land office, it would seem to be equally competent to defeat the ap plication to purchase from the State Land Board. The oath required by the state is as follows: I being first duly sworn, say that I am over 18 years of age. that I v citizen of the United States; that the proposed purchase is for my own benefit, and not for the purpose of speculation; that I have made no contract or agreement, expressed or implied, for the sale or disposition of the land applied for In case I am permitted to purchase the same, and that there Is no adverse claim thereto. ' Hoiv State FlRures in It. Of course, section 21 Is not a school sec tion, so the state gets no hold upon It except selecting it to supply a deficiency in a school section somewhere In the state. This deficiency may have occurred from various causes by reajon of settlement upon the land before It was surveyed, by reason of its mineral char acter, by reason of reservation by act of Congress, etc. The land thus lost to the school sections becomes base for lieu selections from the public domain else where. In this cise the base is the southwest quarter of section 16, 14 south, 35 east, being in the extreme southwest corner of Baker CountyJ which was lost to the school fund by reason of its min eral character. At the time when the timber land en tries were made, there was but little school land base available. There was greit activity In the matter of taking timber land. The Northern Pacific was freshlyj in the field with a vast amount of forest reserve lieu land scrip, other parties had much of the same kind of scrip, and all were actively placing it. This fine tract of timber in Tillamook County would not wait It was regarded cs quite C5?ntial that It be taken from the free list at once. Therefore the haste to have entries made and the sending of entrymen from Tillamook In such num bers. Entry, once made, fastened tho land, so that no other applicants could take It. That required no considerable amount of money. There would be rea sonable time for negotiating sale of the t'mbcr, as spoken of in Clauds Thayer's letter, before it -would be necessary to make proof and pay for the land. Fail ure to make the expected sale left the matter in such shape that a large In vestment would be required. To organ ize xl contest would defer the time- for making proof and paying. So Kays' con test, though undoubtedly hostile In the beginning, may have served an important purpose for the entrymen. A second con test. In view of the threatened Instability of the first one, would make assurance doubly sure, and offer protection against a possible "falling down" of the first one. The junior contestant was a near relative or two or more of the entrymen and had been In the employ of Claude Thayer. These and other circumstances seemed to indicate that the contest was not al together hostile. Hays' contest Is be lieved to have been instituted In good faith to frustrate the deal alleged to have been made by Claude Thayer and his three associates, but lack of means pre vented the carrying out of his plans, and there is not the same confidence In it now that it had in the beginning. If profit was the object of all these men, it is deemed probable that, in the face of the thickening difficulties in the United States Land Office, they may have composed thelt differences and chosen to reach the end In view through the instrumentality of the state land de partment. There Is now plenty of school land base to be had for ?1 75 per acre. But where so much as 14,000 acres is desired, it is not supposed that full retail price would be exacted for the base. Indeed, those who have felt that the state land office was not conducted entirely in the Interest of the public, as It should be, find fuel for their suspicion In the fact that the state land office appears to be in some sort of connection with the men accused of fraudulent collusion on the Tillamook land cases. In short, these critics sus pect that the state land department or some official connected with it has "dug up" the-dcslred amount of base for the convenience of the people controlling tho Tillamook cases, and that the entire deal will now be driven through the state land department. The allegations of fraud made before the United States Land Office would also Ho in the state land office if there were anybody to present them there, but if no body object there will be no bar to' the passing of these lands to title. The price of tho state lieu land is $2 50 per acre, and one applicant is permitted to take as rriuch as 320 acres twice as much as can be taken under United States laws. But it takes less ready money to buy from the state, it being necessary to py down only one-fifth of t,he purchase price. Deferred payments may. stand as long as the purchaser desires. Interest being 6 per cent and the land escaping taxation while It is in the name of the state. Claims la the Same Boat. If the attempt to get the Jenkins tract through the State Land Department shall succeed. It is presumed that the following list will be put through the same mill: Augusta McLean, SEX , .section 24, T. 3 N., R. 7 W. William R. Illlngworth, SW. hi. section 20. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Carl Peterson, S. hi of NE. H. NW. hi of NE. Y. and NE. .of SE. U, section 4. T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Clark E. Hadley, S. hi of S. 4. section 31. T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Eureka H. Quick, lots 3 and 4, and E. of SW. hi. section 18, T. 2 K.( K. E. Margaret E. ?olan, lots 8 and 4, and E. hi of SW. M. section 10. T. 2 N.. R. 8 W. Ashley O. West, SE. t, section 0, T. 2 N R. 0 W. Shelley M. Bailey, NW. H. section 25. T. 2 X.. R. 7 W. Cora Hlmes, NW. hi. section 12, T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Rosilla M. Sanders. E. of KW. U, section 3L T. 2 J?.. R. 6 W. John H. Hathaway. SW. U. section 0. T. 2 N., R. 6 W. Nellie- Allen. SE. H, section 1. T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Blanche Newman, lot 3 and 4, and W. of SE. hi. section 10, T. 2 N., R. 0 W. George R. Hlmes, SW. hi. section IS. T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Lavina B. Coates, N. hi of N. . section 14. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. M. D. Reading, NE. U. section 13, T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Oliver J. Groce, NE. hi .Of SE. hi. and SE. hi of NE. VJ, section 81. T. "2 N R. 6 W. Oliver J. Groce, S. hi of NW. Vi. section 32, T. 2 N.. R. C W. William H. Hamilton. N. hi of N. . section 11. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Oak Nolan. SW. U, section 5, T. 2 N., R, 0 W. Maydelle Klger, NW. U. section 24. T. 2 N., It. 7 W. Charles A. Bailey, NW. hi of SE. H and N. hi of SE. U. section 4, T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Charles A. Bailey. NE". hi of SE, hi. section 5, T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. D. C. Bowers. W. hi of SE. W. and E. hi of SW. U. section 15. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Ovilla Bowers, SE. hi. section 13. T. 2 X.. R. 7 W. Maurice Lach. S. hi of N. Hi section 11. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. W. J. Stevens, N, hi of S. hi. section 11, T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Mary Johnson, NW. U. section 1, T. 2 N., R. 7 W. John P. Allen, lots 1 and 2, and S. hi of NE. U, section 1, T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. William Barker, NE. hi. section 12. T. 2 X.. R. 7 W. Robert Sturgeon, NE. H. section 24, T, 2 N., R. 7 W. Millie A. Coles. N, H of SE. &.s.nd X. hi of SW. U. section 14. T. 2 N.. R.-7 W. John J. Purcell, N. hi of S. hi, section 2. T. 2 N R. 7 W. Catherine C WltherelL S. H of SE. hi. sec tion 14. T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Catherine C. Witherell, N. of NE. 4. sec tion 23. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. George W. KIger. W. M of W. hi. section 11. T. 2 N., R. 0 W. Frank E. FItzpatrick. SE. . section 19, T. 2 N.. R. 6 W. Caleb M. Martin, SB. . section 8. T. 2 N., R. 6 W. Thomas P. Wise, SE. , section 18, T. 2 N., R. 6 W. Magglo A. Groce, SE. U. eftction 7. T. 2 N., R. 0 W. Fred C. Baker, lot 1, NW. U of NE. U. and N. Vt or NW. H. section 15. T. 2 ST., R. 6 W. Mary J. Martin. NE. Ji. section 7. T. 2 N. R. 6 W. Oliver A. Quick, lots 1 and 2, and E. H of XW. M, section 18. T. 2 N.. R. 6 W. William F. Easom. XE. 4, section 30, T. 2 N.. R. 0 W. Sarah A. Bailey, SW. M, section 12, T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Edith Tuttle, lots 1 and 2. and S. of NE. U. section 8. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Erlck Erlckson. E. H of SW. . section 23. T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Erlck Erlckson. E. JJ of XW. M, section 20. T. 2 X., R, 7 W Charles B. Handler, N. H of NW. U. and SE. VJ of NE. . section 3, T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. Charles B. Handler. NE. M of NE. , sec tion 4, T.-2 N.. -R. T W. "' - '' William E. Martin. SE. . section 24, T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. John E. Embum. NE. M of NW. , section 30. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. John E. Embum. lots 3 and 4 and E. U of SW. U, section 10, T. 2 N R. 7 W. Isaac Slmler. NW, K. secUon 4. T. 2 N. , R. 2 W. ' Wlnford Johnson, NW. H. section 18. T. 2 N., R. a W. Thomas Lyster. SW. of NE. U, and W. H of SE. 4. section 23, T. 2 X.. R. 7 W Thomas Lyster, XW. of XE. K, section 21. T. 2 X.. R. 7 W. John F. Watts. E. of W. xj. section 20, T. 2 . R. C W. Jens F. Larsen, XE. , seotlon 10. T 2 X.. R. C. W. Catherine L. Brown. XW. M. section 17. T 2 X.. R. 6 W. William O'Hara, lots 1 and 2, and E.'. of XW. i. section 3, T. 2 X., R. 6 W. Ernest C. Groce. lots 3 and 4. and E. U of XW. U. section 10. T. 2 X.. R. 6 W. John A. Brant. W. of 8E. U. section 10. T. 2 N.. R. 7 W. John A.Brant, W. H of XE. . section 30. Robert M. "Watson. S. H of S. JJ, section 2. T. 2 N.. R, 7 W. Bertha B. Martin, SW. M. section 24. T 2 N., R. 7 W. . j ' Annie Tone. S. i of X. ,- section 2, T. 2 X. R. 7 Y. Maud Sturgeon, E- of W. , section 11, T. 2 X., R. G W. Arthur Sanders. SE. hi. section 30. T N R. C W. " , Mrs H. Larsen. SW. M. section 10. T. 2 N., Charles H. Hlmes, SW. , section 17, T. 2 N., R. -0 W. Delphlna Whalen, SW. , section 23, T. 2 N., R. 7 W. Sarah J. Hlmes, NW. hi, sectlon-13, T. 2 N., George Johnson, N. of N. . section 2, T. Solllo Smith. XE. hi, section 25, "T. 2 X. R 7 W. "' Henry Crenshaw. E. H of W. H. section 20. A. iS., It 0 W. Frank Skomp, lots 2 and" 3. SE. hi of XW hi. XE. y of SW. hi. and XW. hi of SE. V section 7. T. 2 X.. R. 7 W. William J. Hlmes, SW. hi. section 1. T. 2 X R. 7 W. " ' Thon Coates, S. of X. u,, section 14. T. Alma Barker. SE. U. section 12. T. 2 X., R. R? CV W HUIt SE' U 8ecUoa a T- 2 nv5. Handler. Iota 1 and 2. and W E. V. section 10, T. 2 X.. R. a W. XAME OP APPLICANT WITHHELD. Land Agent Gcer Does ot Regard B rS: arch 7--Sue Land Agent L. S SfcUes 1 mak Pbe tht name forPiK Wh0 has wade application Countvfo??rKVf lHnd ,n Tillamook F H?vJ f oA12"56"6 Jenkins. Charles E. Hays and G. O. Nolan have been con tendnS; No application for the land is on file In the State Land Office? An np- four other applications, covering some 640 acres of other land, were placed in .the possession of State Land Agent Geer by persons- who desired to make pur chases from the state. The land applied for is not state land. Irt order to secure S.Ve t lZ2&' Geer, filed ln thloJSS City Land Office a list of lieu land selec tions covering the tracts, and also de scribing tracts of echool land of an equal area, which he desires to use as base for the lieu land. If the selection should be approved by the United States Land Office tho list will then be filed In the State Land Office, and at the came time the ap plications for the purchase of the land will be filed. The description of the land offered as baae for- the lieu land is also withheld. Wishes to Protect Applicant. State Land Agent Geer said, in refusing to make the name of the applicant public, that he withholds the information in or der to protect the applicant That is, if the applicant should fall to secure the land through the State Land Office, he de sires to give the intending purchaser an opportunity to secure the land by some other means, if he so chooses. Xo Record la State Laacl OHce. There ie no record In the State Land Office of any of the proceedings leading to the state's application to select this land. Inquiry at that office elicited the information that the State Land Office has nothie? to do with, tha matter m yet, all M. CLARK'S INDORSEMENT WDLIi DOUBTLESS HAVE STRONG INFLUENCE! IN THE RIGHT - DIRECTION. An Interview Wltk the Brother of the Secretary at State Brians Oat Seme Very Remarkable Facts. Of particular Interest at this time is the publication of an interview with Mr. W. H. Clark, a brother of Secretary ot State George A. Clark, of Topeka, Kan., in whose office he is employed. In the course of the Interview Mr. Clark said: "Along in 1SS0 I was living in Junction City, Kan., and working at my trade ot printer on the Republican. I had a bad attack of rheumatism, and could not seem to get over it. All sorts of medicines failed to do me any good, and my trouble kept getting worse, ify feet were so swollen that I could net wear shoes, and I had to go on crutches. The pain was terrible. "One day I was setting the type of an article for the paper, telling what Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People had done for a man afflicted as I was, and 1 was so Impressed with it that I deter mined to give the medicine a trial. For a year my rheumatism had been growing worse, but after taking Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills a short time I began to im prove. I bought four boxe3 ln all, but I did not need to finish the last one. Be fore the fourth box was half taken the pain and the swelling had all disap peared. That was 10 years ago, and rheu matism has never troubled me since. I am 45 years old now; I weigh 131 pounds, and con truthfully say that I haven't felt better in the past 20 years than I do right now. I could name, off hand, a halt dozen people who have used Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People at my sugges tion, and who have received good results from them." Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People go directly to the seat of the disorder, purifying and enriching the blood by elim inating poisonous elements and renewing health-giving force?. They are a positive specific not only for rheumatism, but for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus dance, sciatica, neu ralgia, nervous headache, the after-effects of the grip, of fevers and of other acute diseases, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions and all forms of weakness either in male or female. Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People art sold, by all dealers or will be sent post paid on receipt of price. 50 cents a box; six boxes, $2 CO, by addressing Dr. Will iams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Be sure to get the genuine; substitutes never cured anybody. the papers being ln the control of the State Land Agent, whose duty It la to make the selections of lieu land. The papers in his hands In this case Mr. Geer does not consider public property. It .should be explained that the State Land Office Is under the management ot a commission, composed of the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer. This commission has power to eell state land and care for the proceeds. The duty of selecting lieu lands is intrusted to the Governor, who Is authorized to appoint a State Land Agent, "to select all lands do nated to the state by the United States, and to ascertain all lorecs sustained by the state by reason of the occupancy of sections 16 and S6 by or through the United States Government, and when such losses have been ascertained, then to se lect from the best, timber or other lands owned by the United States Government land InMleu of said sections 16 and 3S oc cupied by the Government." The act from which this quotation Is taken also provides that the State Land Commissioners shall proceed Immediately to ascertain all losses' and select lands In lieu thereof. A subsequent act provides that "the Governor of this state Is hereby appointed Land Commissioner for the State of Oregon, and empowered to locate the .lands to which this state Is entitled under the laws of th United States or otherwise, . . - and Is hereby author ized to appoint such agent or agents as may be necessary ln the performance of his duties." All lieu land selections are made over the signature of the Governor, but the details of the selections are attended to by State Land Agent L. B. Geer. The work of ascertaining losses is left en tirely to private enterprise. In the present case some person whoso name Is not disclosed has made applica tion for the purchase of the 160 acres in question, and has furnished 160 acres of base. Upon this base the State Land Agent has selected the 1C0 acres as lieu land, and if the selection shall be ap proved, the selection and application will be filed In the State Land Office. By this means no third person can step .In and purchase the land, for the selection and the application to purchase will be filed at the same instant. Not a Public Blatter. In speaking of the matter today. State Land Agent Gcer said, ln addition to the reasons heretofore stated, that he does not know whether the person who has applied for this tract Is in any way Inter ested in the contest that has been pending in the Government Land Office, and knows othlng concernig the merits of that con tesL As soon as the officials at the Ore gon City Land Ofilce shall have finally acted upon the selection, the information asked for will be made public, but until then the State Land Agent will consider the application ln his hands as a personal matter and not a public record. The procedure in this case is .the same as ln all others. While complaints of a general nature have been made, no par ticular case has before come into promi nence, and this one would probably not attract public attention but for the vigor ous contest made over the land in the Oregon City Land Ofilce. Some people approve the practice, while others con demn It, Since this case has come to public notice, the facts have been thus freely stated. Chess Toarney Near the End. MONTE CARLO, March 7. The com mittee in charge of the international "A GORDON Hat (soft or stiff) by any other name would be as good." True. But- Nine-tenths of the satisfaction of having a good thing comes of, knowing that it's good. The tenth tenth is the ability to get an other like it. So look for the GORDON trade mark. m!kk ff"MaMBi1 chess tourney set apart today and tomor row for tho .playing of drawn and ad journed games. Four games were begun this morning, and at adjournment at 1 P. M. the following results had been record ed: Schlechter beat Poplel, thereby add ing half a point to his score; Mason beat Janowski in their adjourned game, thus scoring one point; Telchman and Wolf drew, each player scoring an additional quarter of a point, and Maroczy and Mie ses drew their game, adjourned from yes terday, thereby scoring a quarter of a point each. The last-mentioned game will have to be replayed. In the afternoon sesslonTschlgori ndef eated Plllsbury. There are now four drawn games on the list to be replayed tomorrow. MIXED ON THE LAW. ' Information AbOBt Reclamation Arid Lands T"or "Rancher." BEND, Or., March 4. To the Editor.) I notice by your paper that the Pilot Butte Development Company, which has applied to the state for a contract to reclaim a large tract of arid land in this section, makes the statement that it has expended about $40,000 on irrigation ditches. I wish to refute this statement. The company has spent its money for timber and desert lands as a speculation. Now it wants the state to give it a lien on about 80,000 acres, one-half of which It can never Irrigate." A Hen on- this land would be equivalent to ownership. If the company was acting in good faith, why did it not go ahead and put In the ditches without waiting for a contract from the state? Givo these companies a Hen on the land, and it will be cheaper for the homeseeker to buy improved land ln the Willamette Valley. Again, the companies can charge exorbitant rates for water for irrigation. The homeseeker Is Ierslated against in behalf of the speculator. . RANCHER. The writer of the foregoing Is laboring under a misconception of the law. The development company Is in that section by virtue of the law. It could, if it so de sired, go ahead and reclaim the land without authority from the state, but it would then have no eecurity for its Investment. The state has entered Into no contract for the reclamation of the land, but the officials state that the con tract will provide that a state erJglneer estimate the cost of the improvement, and tho rules under which the irrigation service shall be rendered shall bo ap proved by the state land board. The law- is designed to be In the interest of the development of the state. The land lies useless now. The purpose of the law Is to offer Inducements that shall result ln settlement and cultivation of the coun try. Nobody will take part in this, of course, unless there be ro6m for profit. The settler himself Is actuated by a de sire for profit. Reasonable enforcement of the law will prevent unreasonable profit to anybody. It should be remembered that the state does not own the land. By its reclamation, it Is to secure It from the Government, under the Carey arid land act. AFTER CANDY PEDDLERS. Confectionery Dealers Object to Their Selling-in Front of Stores. Tho rights of candy peddlers to sell their wares In front of confectionery -stores may be tested in the Municipal Court In the course of a few days. For nearly a month past, confectionery, deal ers have complained to the police that tho peddlers have stationed themselves ln front of the stores, and have refused to move on when ordered to do so. I The police say they have no .power to act ln the matter, as under the construc tion of the law by the City Attorney the peddlers may offer their goods in front of any store or theater so long as they keep constantly moving to and fro. One Indignant confectionery dealer call ed at the Jail last night, and when told of tho powerlessness of the officers he said he would probably have the peddler arrested as a general nuisance and try the issue ln the court. The outcome of the case will be awaited with Interest by the police, who have 'had more than one encounter with the peddlers. CITY AND COUNTY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. James S. Jessln, 31; Annie Larson, SO. Death Retarns. March 4 Lee Chung Tonp, 67 years, U5hi Second street; consumption. Birth Returns. March 3 Boy, to wife of R. Kiel, Fulton. March 3 Girl, to wife of A. Duvall, 544 Will iams avenue. March 4 Girl, to wife of John Larsen, 871 Borthwlck street. Building? Permits. S. A. "Walker, two-story dwelling, Exeter street, between Willamette boulevard and Dawson street. $1200. . Joseph Burke, two-story dwelling, northwest corner Kindt and East Seventh streets, $1300. Real Estate Transfers. Hawthorne estate to Max M. Smith, lot 10. block 7. York $ 300 S. W. Tallman to W. O. Lovejoy. W. lots S and 0, block CO, Holladays Addi tion 2050 E. E. Jones to C. E. Hall, part lot 7. block 1G5. city 1500 John Baumann and "wife to F. M. Cooler, lots 13 and 14. Torgler & Woodcock's sub block B, Alblna, Homestead 800 Edgar Allen to Gustaf Peterson, lot 18, N. hi lot 17. block S3. Sunnyslde 2010 Ora W. Taylor and wife to Samuel L. Brown, lot 2, block 4, Frush's Square.. 1500 Rlvervlew Cemetery Association to Kate Smith. lot 209. section IS, Cemetery 125 Marie E. Lohmann and wife to Albert Burrl. lots 20 and 27. block 12, Fennln sular Addition 100 B. P. Cardwell and wife to Lena Thlel, parcel land, eectlon 24. T. 1 N., R. 1 E.. 1 Sheriff, for A. F. Miller et al.t to F. P. Monroe, lots 11 and 12. block 10, Mill er's Addition 100 Portland Trust Company to Nelson C. Ovaltt. lots 11 and 12, Hlllcrest; also S. 12 feet of W. 100 feet of a 24-foot alley way adjoining N side lots 11 and 12... 1500 Rose GullIIaum et a!., to J. D. Fields. S acres, section 31. T. 1 N.. B. 2 E 1500 Columbia Real Estate Company to Wll htlm Herrmann, lots 0 to 20 Inclusive, Peninsular Addition No. 2 300 Rose E. Daniels et al., to John E. Atten tion, blocks 1 to 11, Lexington Heights. 300 T. S. Townsend and wife to E. J. Finch, lot 3. block 4. Townsend's Addition 300 Nancy Capns to Charls LeJghow and wife, fraction lot 0, b.ock 0, Glencoe Park 500 Rachel Campbell et al.. to T. P. Monroe, lots 11 and 12. block 10, Miller's Addi tion i Laura B. Rudd to, Fred G. Conley, 16 2-3 acres, section 10. T. 1 S.. R. 3 E 250 Ada E. Finch and husband to William Herman, lots 31 and 32, block 20, Pen Insular Addition No. 2 200 John C Hard man to Marram J. Dunn, lot 2. block 20. Multnomah 1200 Sheriff, for L. N. Riley and wife, to Ger man Savings & Loan SocUfy. W. hi lots 5 and & block 200 Portland 550 W. L. Carmack to F. S. Ewry, parcel land, Thomas W. Gates D. L. C. 1500 Abstracts, and title Insurance, br the Pacific Coast Abstract Guaranty & Trust Co., 204-5-6-7 FaUing buUdlng. More Strikes at Thunder Moantaln. BOISE Idaho, March 7. Recent advices from Thunder Mountain tell of further rich strikes of gold in the southwest dis trict, which is being thoroughly pros pected. Some of the quartz being taken out is plastered with gold so thickly that it can be dug out with a knife. On two claims In which General Passenger Agent D. J3. Burley, of the Oregon Short Line, la interested heavy seams of gold-bearing quartz have bcen'found. Victims of Pennsylvania Mine Horror MONONGAHELA. Pa., March 7. The five bodies of the victims of the fire damp explosion at Catsburg mine yesterday were recovered shortly after midnight and brought out of the main entrance. They were blackened, burned and bruised al most 'beyond recognition. Inspector Hannr Louttit stated after, comlnr -. - - QS4js,W BE V ? Oil One may sail tho seas and that men of affairs, who aor tho inclination, whether on pleasure bent or business, to use those medicines which cause excessive purgation and then leave tho Internal organs in a constipated condition. Syrnp of Fig3 Is not built on tho30 lines. It acts naturally, acts effectively, cleanses, sweetens and strengthens the Internal organs and leaves them In a healthy condition. If In need of a loxatlvo Temedy tho most excellent Is Syrup of Figs, but when anything more than a laxative Is required the safe and scientific plan Is to consult a competent physician anil not to resort to those medicines which claim to tare all manner of diseases. The California Fig Syrnp Co. was the first to manufacture a laxative remedy which would give satisfaction to all; a laxative which physicians could .sanction and ono friend recommend to another ; so that today Its sales probably exceed all other laxatives combined. In some places considerable quantities of old-tlmo cathartics and modern imitations aro still sold, but with tho general diffusion of knowledge, as to the best medicinal agents, Syrup of Figs has come Into general use with, tho well-informed, because It Is a remedy of known valuo and ever beneficial action. Tho qnality of Syrnp of Figs Is duo not only to the excellent combination of the laxative and carminative principles of plants, known to act most beneficially on the system, with agreeable and refreshing aromatic liquids, but nlso to tho orginal method of manufacture. In order to get tho genuine and its beneficial effects one 6hould always note the full name of tho Company California Fig Syrup Co.- printed on the front of every package. l-CV- fo. - $,'", . JLV &$ J?i : &;& out of the mine that he found little or no trace of gas, but had made no tests. He said there was no fire in the main entry, but could not tell the con ditions in the other parts of the mine. Mr. Louttlt also said that the mine had not been declared safe by him. He refused to advance any theory as to how the ex plosion occurred. Cause of the Delay. WASHINGTON. March 7. Inquiry here discloses the fact that the delay In the distribution of the first Installment of the Chinese Indemnity, amounting to l,lZo,000 taels, among the powers grows out of the refusal of the foreign powers to accept the proposition of the United States look ing tq a slight pro rata reduction of their claims to bring them within the total which China agreed to pay. The report of the Ministers who were charged with the consolidation of the claims of the various countries who suffered from the Boxer up risings shows that these amounted in the aggregate to 462,000,000 taels. Before that total was reached China had agreed to pay the sum of 45O.O0O.C0O taels as compen sation ln full for all injuries inflicted by the Boxers. Rather than undertake to reopen the negotiations with China, with a view to forcing that country -to under take to pay the 12,000,000 taels additional, the United States Government proposed that the powers Interested should scale down ln sufficient amount to wipe out this small bdlance of 12.000,000 taels, but, as al ready stated, the proposal has met with strong opposition on the part of at least two powers. A Sctlalla Fire. SBDAXiIA, Mo., March 7. Fire today de stroyed Cannon's Grand Central dry goods store and seriously damaged adjoining property. Including the dry goods store of Q. A. Genther. Loss, $100,000. Quarantine Line Unlnwfal. AUSTIN, Tex.. March 7. In a decision just handed down, the Supreme Court of Texas holds that the State Livestock Sanitary Board has not the authority to establish a cattle quarantine line at vari ance with that of the Federal Commis 7jZ YER since the days when people be j lieved somewhere on the earth there " " existed a fountain of eternal youth, every branch of science has been developed in the endeavor to prolong human life. In this -way the means have been discovered and put into practical use whereby thou sands of lives, "which would have otherwise been lost, havo been saved. Today the practice of medicine i3 almost an exact science. Controlling fevers, destroying the germs of infectious disease while 'they are in the blood, deadening tho nerves by anresthetics and producing respiration by artificial means, all go to show -what con trol science has over the human functions. Upon the same exact scientific demon stration the greatest specific for woman, "Wine of Cardui, has been developed and mere than a million complete cures bear testimony to its -worth. There is no mys tery about "Wine of Cardui. It is a simplo and natural emmenagogue which brings strength and health to sick and suffering women by regulating tha disordered men yLr rs- Clementine vy t&daP K&rifcfiL T-. -?i : . i;i:i.i.i SssMtfS&sgyTsn IWINE OF CARDUI n r r? fi vfv3i isvi ii v awaflFS Ni 8 -visit every land and everywhere wfll find, aro well informed, have nelthor tho time ifoTp ss && ',':- b3&& 3K -orrfjS "1 r,.7--" ag m m& .-. sion. The quarantine was established as a protection against splenetic fever and the variance between the state and Fed eral lines has been a source of much trouble to cattle men throughout the "Western country. Murder and Torture by Robbers. BUTLER, Pa., March 7. Three masked men broke into the house of Henry Smith, a wealthy retired farmer living at Saxonburg, Pa., last night and bru tally nrurdered him and tortured Mrs. Smith In a fiendish manner. They then ransacked the house and secured $200, and after destroying considerable proper ty about the house, escaped. A largo crowd of Indignant neighbors has started ln pursuit of the murderers, and they have been traced to Freeport. Smith was over SO years of age. Moltlcc's Birthday Cake. Notes and Queries. The custom of having a birthday cake Is widespread in Germany. I know for cer tain that It Is prevalent In the Province of Saxony, in Hanover, and the mark of Brandenburg. As many lights as the ono whose birthday It Is has years are stuck round the cake or the Torte. a thick one in the middle called the Lebenslicht, the light of life. For persons advanced In years one candle must do duty, as otherwise too Vice-President of the ses which nine times out of ten cause their trouble. With the menses appearing reg ularly health returns, the drains cease and the blood is put in perfect order. Mrs. Clementine Richmond, of Chicago, 111., after suffering eight years with ulcer ation of the womb got relief by taking Wine of Cardui. This medicine stopped the drains and relieved the blood of the poison that was in her system and could not escape. Correct menstrual habits cleanse the blood, but irregular menses both weaken and poison it. Wine of Cardui cured Mrs. Richmond's troubles by regu lating menstruation. She says: "As a specific for female troubles "Wine of Cardui is certainly a superior medicine, I suffered for eight years -with ulceration of the -womb and although my family physi cian prescribed different remedies, and I xised a number of douches and washes. I seemed only to get worse and finally gave up in despair and decided that health would never be mine again. Fortunately this serin? one of your little books was Isft at my door and Q Brewed from carefully selected barley and hops never permitted to N H leave the brewery until properly nged. J9 I 1 j 1 I " if i 1 ' i Sa V - I V - " ' I :&i x 1 .'.-rX ..-.A : '- Vs.--?. T4 ...v-rl'T s v S"S.! vo) Hv; mm && &Mkm$ !$ SgswS'a' rjr arf iiw ir'C&i R .-r .A - r. SW. many would be required; or a skillful lady expresses the exact number of years In P.oman figures. (XX., L.). "When Moltko completed his 70th year during the cam paign of 1S70-71, the Crown Prince Freder ick. William, later on the Emperor Freder ick, presented him "with a cake adorned with 70 lights. Only he or she who cele brates his or her birthday may put out the llffht of-life; It is unlucky If done by any other member of the family. Excitement Amonp: Knrula"hs. KAMIAH. Idaho, March 8. There has been great excitement among the Ka mlah Indians for several days, and it has just leaked out that an Indian coun cil was held Monday at the camp-meeting grounds above here, -when a number of resolutions were passed condemning the effort of the council recently held in Lapwal, which urged the retention of C. T. Stranahan as Nez Perce Agent and Superintendent of tho Lapwal Indian School. The Indians were reported to bo greatly Infuriated, and under the leader ship of Peter Person and Alex Hayes, local chiefs, several speeches wero made threatening an outbreak If Stranahan was appointed Superintendent of the School. Organized laborers to the number of T0OO are employed by tho diamond dealers and Jewelers of Amsterdam. Forum Club of Chicago. as I read how other sick women had been cured by using Vine of Cardui. new hope sprang up in my heartand I tried it. I was -rety pleased to find that relief came very soon and at my next menstrual period the pains were greatly lessened and within seven weeks I was welL" Health may-be secured by every woman who will treat herself a3 Mr3. Richmond did. But you need not suffer eight long years before relief comes. You can secure it this week. Continued suffering makes the disease chronic and harder to cure. The women who write of these happy cure3 are women who act who when they are' convinced go directly to their druggist and get the medicine and take it. No one has ever been cured by putting olf treatment. Are your menses irregular ? Are they painful? If they are, you cannot afford to let this trouble run, on a day longer.. Wine of Cardui is the treatment yxm need. Any woman who has ever taken it will tell you that. If you think your case needs advice. write a letter to The Ladies Advisory De partment, The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., and a letter of advice will be sent 'you. If you begin taking Wine of Cardui today, you will feel the im provement in a very few days. Thedford'g Black-Draught, it3 companion medicine, helps greatly in effecting a cure by regu lating the bowels which are frequently con stipated in cases of female trouble. Go to your druggist and secure a $1.00 bottle o! Wine of Cardui Now. RELIEVES ALL "FEMALE ILLS". -t