Morning Oregonian., April 08, 1902, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1902.
FEE IS NOT REQUIRED
PLAINTIFFS IN DIVORCE CASES DO
NOT HAVE TO PAY IT.
Jnpreme Court Decides Agralnift $10
District Attorney Charge Ont-
aide of Multnomah.
SALEM, Or.. April 7. The Supreme
Court today handed down opinions in
four appealed cases. The principal points
of law decided are as follows:
Under the act of 1S99, plaintiffs in di
vorce cases outside of Multnomah County
are not required to pay the District At
torney fee provided for In section 1074 of
Hill's Annotated Laws.
Where a car-coupler in terminal yards,
was killed by being struck by steel rails
projecting over the end of a flat car on
which they were loaded, the court prop
erly nonsuited a damage suit based there
on when the evidence showed that de
ceased saw the projecting rails, but did
not stoop low enough to' avoid them. De
ceased assumed this risk when he entered
the employment.
An oral agreement as to the location of
a boundary line between two tracts of
land, followed by possession, is not a
conveyance, and does not come within the
statute.
Effect of Fee Decision.
The decision of the Supreme Court that
counties other than Multnomah are not
entitled to collect the 510 District At
torney's fee in divorce cases means that
Marion County, along with many others,
will be compelled to refund sums of money
thus collected. In the case of Sam How
ard vs. Clatsop County, decided today,
the cpurt held that Howard may recover
from the county the 510 he was compelled
to pay when he filed a complaint in a
divorce suit. The decision applies in all
counties except Multnomah.
Prior to 1899 the law required the pay
ment of $15 for the filing of a complaint
in a divorce suit, and $10 of this went to
the District Attorney. When the District
Attorney was put on a salary in 1899, Coun
ty Clerk Hall continued to collect the $10
fee, and turned it into the County Treasury-
For a short time during the pending
of a suit to test the legality of this fee
In Multnomah County, Mr. Hall, acting
on instructions from Judge Boise, did not
collect the lee. But when the Supreme
Court held that the District Attorney's
Tee was collectible In Multnomah County,
he resumed the practice of collecting It In
Marlon County. Now, however, the Su
preme Court has held that the law as to
Multnomah is loca), and does not apply
to the rest of the state. It is not known
here how many counties have been col
lecting the fee. The total amount to be
refunded by Marion County will probably
not exceed $500.
Sam Howard, appellant, vs. Clatsop
County, respondent, from Clatsop County;
T. A. McBride, Judge; reversed. Opinion
fay Justice Wolverton.
The plaintiff brought a suit for divorce
in Clatsop County, and was required, as
a condition to the commencement of the
suit, to pay to the Clerk of Clatsop Coun
ty a fee of $10. This sum he sought to
recover from the county as an unlawful
exaction. The only question presented
was whether the District Attorney or the
county is entitled to such fee. The opin
ion says:
"Under section 1074 of Hill's Laws the
plaintiff In every divorce suit is required
to deposit $10 with the Clerk of the court
In which the suit Is instituted, which must
be paid to the District attorney as his
fee In such suit, when allowed by the
court. This fee. as determined In State ex
rel. vs. Moore, 37 Oregon 536, Is to be
collected by the Clerk from private par
ties for services rendered by the District
Attorney, and as a part of his compen
sation. "In 1S9S an act was passed to Tegulate
and fix the compensation of the District
Attorney in the Fourth Judicial District
(Multnomah County), wherein he was al
lowed $3500 per annum In addition to the
yearly salary of $500 in full compensation
for services rendered by him. It was
also provided (section 2) that he should
receive no other salary, fees, percentages
or compensation of any kind; and by sec
tion that the fees, percentages, com
missions and charges now established by
law, or in any manner allowed, for the
performance of any act or duty by or re
quired of the District Attorney (except
for services rendered for or on behalf of
the state or Multnomah County, for which
no charge shall be made), shall continue
and remain the established fees, etc., for
such an act or duty, which are required
to be collected and paid over to the Coun
ty Treasurer. Under this act it was held
Jn the case of State vs. Moore that a
party instituting a suit in Multnomah
County for divorce was still required to
pay the fee of $10 as a condition to filing
the complaint, but for the use of the
county. The act is local In its operation,
and applies to Multnomah County only,
as It composes the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict. "In 1899 the Legislature passed .an act
(page 184, laws of 1899) amendatory of sec
tions 2301 and 2304, Hill's Laws, extending
the term of office of the District Attor
neys In the several judicial districts from
two to four years, and fixing their sal
aries. By section 3 it Is provided that no
salary, fees, percentages or compensation
of any kind shall be allowed or received
by them, except as therein provided, and
section 5 repeals all acts or parts of acts
In conflict therewith. The act contains
no clause or provision corresponding to
section 8 in the act of 1898, mentioned
above, continuing In force the established
fees, etc., for the acts or duties of the
District Attorney, and this is wherein the
two acts differ, and distinguishes this case
from State vs. Moore.
"The $10 fee required to be collected
from a private party, under section 1074,
being one to which the District Attorney
was entitled as a perquisite for a duty
performed by him, the act of 1899, putting
him upon a salary and expressly denying
him any further salary, fees, etc., must
be held to supersede, and thereby to re
peal, section 1074 as to such fee in judicial
districts other than the fourth, as the
two provisions are utterly inconsistent
one with the other, and both cannot stand.
"Plaintiff is entitled, therefore, upon the
fact of his complaint, to recover from
the county, and the demurrer to his com
plaint should have been overruled."
William M. Ladd. trustee, appellant,
vs. John F. Hawkes, respondent, from
Multnomah County; Alfred F. Sears, Jr.,
Judge; affirmed. Opinion by Justice Wol
verton. The plaintiff, as trustee of A. H. and
Cordelia Johnson, brought this action to
Tecover rents to the amount of $140 under
an alleged lease of a wharf on blocks 1
and 2. In East Portland. The only con
troversy was as to the terms of the lease.
The lower court, after trial by jury, ren
dered a Judgment for defendant. On ap
peal only questions of minor importance
were presented, and the decision Involves
no new rules of law. No error having
been found, the decision of the lower
court is affirmed.
'
Jane Tucker, administratrix of the es
tate of James A. Tucker, deceased, ap
pellant, vs. Northern Pacific Terminal
Company, respondent, from Multnomah
County; Alfred F. Sears, Jr.. Judge; af
firmed. Opinion by Justice Moore.
This was on action brought to recover
damages for the death of James A. Tuck
er, who was killed while coupling cars In
the terminal yards In 1S99. The Northern
Pacific Terminal Company is engaged,
among other things, in repairing freight
cars, readjusting their loads and in mak
ing up" trains. Tucker was employed as
a car-coupler, and had been thus engaged
about a year. At the time of the acci
dent a car loaded with steel rails stood
upon the siding, and another car was
"kicked" down to be connected with it
The rails had shifted on the car so as
to project over the end. When the cars
came together Tucker attempted to make
the coupling, and his head was caught
between the moving car and the ends
of the projecting rails, causing his death.
No one saw the accident.
The defense of the terminal company
was that the accident was due to Tuck
er's negligence in not stooping low enough
to escape the rails. At the close of the
plaintiff's evidence the court granted a
motion for nonsuit, and plaintiff appealed.
The Supreme Court reviews the testimony
at length, and concludes that Tucker
knew that the rails projected over the
car. and that there was danger in coup
ling the cars. His being struck on the
head shows that he had stooped, for If he
had stood erect he would have been struck
on the chest. Knowing his danger, and
falling to stoop low enough, he was him
self negligent. It is also held that the
risk was an ordinary one to a person
employed as a coupler, In a terminal yard,
'and that deceased assumed the risk on en-,
terlng upon the discharge of his duty. It
is therefore held that the court belor
did not err in granting the motion for a
nonsuit.
Henry Thlelsen, respondent, vs. T. R.
Worthlngton, Mary E. Worthlngton and
G. W. Grace, appellants, from Clacka
mas County; T. A. McBride. Judge; af
firmed. Opinion by Chief Justice Bean.
This was a suit to reform a deed. The
only question was whether a boundary line
agreed upon by the parties, and recog
nized by them for 14 years, will be held
by, the courts to be the true boundary
line. The opinion says:
"It Is familiar law that while the title
to land cannot 'be transferred by 'parole,
an agreement made by proprietors of ad
jacent tracts settling a disputed boundary,
or one that Is uncertain or unascertained,
is not within the statute of fraudB, and if
followed by corresponding possession It is
binding upon the parties, not because it
passes title, but because it determines
the location of the estate of each, and
places beyond future doubfthe true line
of separation between them."
Petitions for rehearing were denied in
the following cases: ,
Johnson vs. Portland Granite Company.
Wlllard vs. Bullen.
Chaperon vs. Portland General Electric
Company.
Irving Park Association vs. Watson.
A motion to dismiss appeal In case of
Leve vs. Frazler was overruled. A simi
lar motion In Krause vs. Mueller was al
lowed. '
A GREWSOME FIND.
Remains of a. Man nnd a Woman In
a Box In Railroad Station.,
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. AT Gilroy,
Cal., special to the Bulletin, says that
the remains of a man and "woman were
discovered in the railroad depot- at that
place yesterday, -when a box, which had
lain in the depot for 10 years, waa opened.
There were no marks by which the re
mains can be identified. The box was
left with the station agent by a rancher
named Jamison, who told the agent that
he would send for it. The rancher dls.
appeared shortly after, and nothing has
been heard of him since. It Is presumed
that a double murder was committed.
SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION.
"West Willamette Valley Confrresa
tlonnl Association of Churches.
HILLSBORO. April 7. The West Wil
lamette Valley Congregational Association
of Churches and Ministers will meet In
this city tomorrow for its sixth annual
session. A large attendance is expected
and an interesting programme has been
prepared.
Monmouth. Brevities.
MONMOUTH, Or., April 7. E. C. Clem
ents, of Portland, was here Inspecting the
proposed rural delivery route from this
office to Lewlsvllle and Bridgeport. This
route will supply a thickly settled section
of Polk County and afford mall facilities
for people who have been heretofore poor
ly supplied. The" service will be estab
Used within the next 60 days.
E. H. Hasner, a prominent contractor,
is preparing to build a modern hotel at
this place. He will begin work as soon
as the weather will permit.
Many people from the East are here
looking over the county, and much land is
changing hands in and about here.
Field Meet In Idaho.
BOISE, Idaho, April 7. The T. M. C. A.
of this city is planning for a field meet
early in June, and it will be the. first affair
of the kind for this part of Idaho. Under
the training of Professor Albert Grllley
some good athletes are being developed,
and a number of old reliables from other
places are already in trim. Among these
Is Ray Buckingham, who was a point-winner
at Willamette University for three
years, and who still holds the Oregon
intercollegiate record for the running high
jump, 5 feet 7 inches. I '
Killed by Electric Wire.
SEATTLE. April 7. William Ward, a
shoemaker, was Instantly killed on Tesler
way, Sunday evening, by a fallen electric
light wire. A crowd collected and several
became entangled with the wire, but es
caped serious Injury. The wire was hang
ing from the pole to the sidewalk at the
enrance of a restaurant. A newspaper
clipping describing the death at St. Louis
of a Mrs. Clara Ward and her child was
found-on his person. Otherwise, there is
no clew to Ward's history.
Merchandise Store Burned.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 7. It was
reported here today that the general mer
chandise store at Ridgefleld, this county,
known as the Mackey store, was de
stroyed by fire yesterday. The fire oc
curred about noon. The store building
owned by S. P. Mackey, and valued at
$1500, was a total loss. The stock of mer
chandise was owned by Archibald Bros.
Building and stock were amply covered by
insurance.
Interment at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 7. Ar
rangements have been made for the fu
neral of Marie; the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. K. McPherson. The child
was killed in a street-car accident In
Portland Saturday. The funeral will take
place at Odd Fellows' Hall here at 1
o'clock tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. McPher
son were residents of this city for a num
ber of years.
"Epvrorth Convention Adjourned.
FOREST GROVE, Or., April 7 The
Salem district Epworth League annual
convention closed a session of three days
at this place last night. Dr. J. L. Talbot,
of the First Methodist Church, of Port
land, and Dr. L. E. Rockwell, the presid
ing elder of the Portland district, took
part in the exercises.
Telegraph Line Nearly Finished.
SEATTLE, April 7. Dispatches from
Dawson announce, by authority of Lieu
tenant W. B. Grimm, U. S. A., that the
Government wires from Valdes to Eagle
will soon be completed. Near Rampart
the service had been Interrupted by some
one having cut the wire. No clew has
been found to the culprits.
DIcIc Smith in Columbia Crew.
Collier's Weekly of March 2S contafris a
photograph of the candidates for the Co
lumbia University rowing crew. Among
them Is seen the familiar face of Dick
Smith, the renowned athlete who halls
from Klamath County.
Land Withdrawn From Entry.
WASHINGTON, April 7. The President
has declared that more than 70 townships
in Northern Montana be withdrawn from
public entry for use in the big irrigation
scheme, known as the St. Mary'a Canal
and Milk River project.
Washington County Farm Sold.
FOREST GROVE, Or., April 7. George
Naylor sold today to De Moss, of Okla
homa, 60 acres of iand adjoining this
place, for $3600.
VENEZUELA IN BAD WAY
REBELS" GAIN GROUND, GOVERN
MENT SHORT OF FUNDS.
Customs Receipts Decreasing Daily
Soldiers Unpaid aricl Take Lit
tle Interest In Fighting.,
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao.
April 7. The revolution in the eastern
part of Venezuela has made much prog
ress during the past week and the gov
ernment has been obliged to send rein
forcements of troops and supplies of am
munition dally to many parts of the re
public General Escallante and two of
President Castro's brothers suffered se
vere defeat at the hands of insurgents
under Rorando, Penalosa and Ducharme,
April 3, at San Agostln, near Carupano,
in the State of Bermudez. Of the S50
government soldiers engaged in this ac
tion only 350 retreated, the remainder
being killed, wounded or having deserted.
The government was defeated in .an
other engagemenfApril 4 near El PItar,
when its soldiers were trying to reach
Cariaco, in Bermudez. The town of Cu
manaz, also Jn Bermudez, Is also sur
rounded by revolutionary forces.
Barcelona, the capital of the State of
LEE M. TRAVIS.
Bermudez, is again closely watched by
the Insurgents under Monagas.
Government officials at Caracas esti
mate that there are 3500 revolutionists
under arms in the above-mentioned dis
tricts. The revolutionary General RIera
is still In the District of Coro, where his
forces are checking the government
troops under General Gomez, the Vice
President of the Republic
Government forces also have been rout
ed near Caucauga, In the State of Petare,
and the Rio Chico District is also in
arms.
The situation of the Venezuelan Gov
ernment Is becoming critical. It Is almost
without financial resources and, conse
quently, cannot pay Its soldiers. The
people are making efforts to escape forci
ble enlistment in the army, and Presi
dent Castro has been obliged to bring
troops from the State of Los Andes. Cas
tro was born In this state and the men
from there are called Andinos. The cus
toms receipts of the 'republic are decreas
ing dally.
IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Much Depends on the Character of
the Budget to Be Sent In.
NEW YORK, April 7. Today the
House of Commons will enter upon the
second stage of Its session, says a Lon
don dispatch to the Tribune, which deter
mines how much of the promise of the
King's speech is to be fulfilled. An
unknown factor In the situation Is the
budget, on the character of which will de
pend the fate of the principal legislative
proposals of the Government. If Its pro
visions should prove highly controversial,
it is tolerably certain that the new pro
cedure rules, the education mill, the Irish
land bill and the London water bill will
not all be passed this year.
No date has yet been made for the in
troduction of. the budget. One of the
many unwritten laws of the House of
Commons provides that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer shall make an annual
financial statement on a Thursday In
April. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach may not
introduce tne budget this week, but it
hardly can be' delayed later than April 17.
CRUELTY OF AUSTRALIANS.
"Wantonly Murdered Little Children
of the Afrikanders.
LIVERPOOL. April 7.-A former troop
er of the Bushveldt Carbineers, who has
returned here, is quoted as saying that
the convicted Australian officers belong-
,
JOHN WANAMAKER'S SUCCESS
His Heavy Expenditures for
Advertising.
(From the Editor and Publisher.)
John "Wanamaker pays over $1000 a
day for laet advertising his Philadel
phia store. He uses a page a day In
five dally newspapers In that city.
They are as follows: Press. $C0.000;
Ledger. $GO.O00; Tlmea, $50,000; North
American. $75,000, and Evening Tele
gram, $50,000. Up to a few months ago
Mr. Wanamaker was using a page in
the Record at the rate of 87,500 a year,
which would have made an annual ex-,
pendlture of $3S2,500. "When he wanted
to renew his advertising contract with
the Record, the publishers asked $25,000
more, or a total of $112,500. Mr. Wan
amaker refused to pay the amount,
thinking no one else would pay that
sum for the page. The proposition was
made to Lit Brothers, who accepted the
contract without a moment's hesita
tion, and they are now paying the
enormous sum of $112,500 for tbe use of
the page for one year.
Ing to that corps, since disbanded, mur
dered 35 to 40 persons. As an Instance
of their cold-bloodedness, the trooper re
lates how three Dutch children, 2 and 12
years of age, respectively, and their little
sister arrived at the Carbineers' cmp to
surrender in order to be given food. The
girl and one of the boys were wounded.
The uninjured boy took his little brother
on his back and was carrying him off
when a second shot killed both boys. The
girl died shortly afterward.
Third Attempt at Assassination.
BERLIN. April 7. The Tageblatt this
evening publishes a dispatch from St Pe
tersburg, dated Sunday, April 6, which
reports a third attempt to assassinate Gen-
eral Trepoff. the Prefect of Police of Mos
cow. While the General was out driv
ing, a man supposed to be a rusticating
student, sprang on the step of his carriage
and tried to stab the Prefect, but only
succeeded In wounding a policeman who
was seated beside him. The would-be as
sassin was arrested. It is believed there
Is a widespread conspiracy against the
Prefect of Police.
Rioting a Montego Bay.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 7. There
has been rioting at Montego Bay since
last Saturday night, owing to arrests
made by the police. On Sunday night
there was a severe fight between the po
lice and rioters and many on both sides
were wounded. Troops have been dis
patched from Kingston to the scene of the
disturbances. Advices received here this
evening show that the rioting at Montego
Bay is still proceeding. Acting Governor
Oliver and the General commanding the
troops have arrived at the scene, and the
cruiser Tribune sailed this morning to land
at Montego Bay. During the fight of
yesterday one man was killed and a police
officer was disemboweled. The increased
taxation and an unwise arrest were tne
cause of the trouble. The situation Is
critical, but the authorities hope to quell
the rising at an early date.
No Higher German Dnty on Grnln.
BERLIN, April 7. Count Posadowskt
Wehner, the Imperial Secretary of State
for the Interior, returned to Berlin to-
DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE FOR
STATE SENATOR
FROM LANE COUNTY
EUGENE. Or., April 7. Lee M.
' Travis, unanimously nominated by
the Democrats of Lane County for
State Senator, la 28 years of age,
and a native of New York. He
graduated at the University of Ore
gon in 1897. During his university
life he was a leader ampng the stu
dents, represented the University of
Oregon at the state oratorlal con
test In 1S00, and was a member of
the 'varsity football team for four
years. He Is a veteran of the Phil
ippine war, and a member of Com
pany C. of Eugene, of the Second
Oregon Regiment. He was admit
ted to the bar In 1809, and took a
degree of bachelor of law at the
University of Michigan, at Ann Ar
bor, in 1DO0. Since that time he
has been practicing law In Eugene.
He Is a popular young man, and
will poll a big vote in Lane County.
night from a tour of the principal courts
of the empire. The purpose of the trin
was to gather the views of the various
! state governments on the tariff question.
j It appears that without exception these
governments support the position of the
Imperial government against yielding fur
ther to the Agrarian demands for higher
duties on grain. It is believed the Agra
rians will have to accept the government'3
views, or otherwise the tariff bill will bo
lost
Russla's Cottage Industries.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 26. Rus
sian society Is amazed to find In the Na
tional Exposition of cottage industries
such a wealth of characteristic and beau
tiful Objects. Within !L xeofU attar- ta
' opening in the great Tauride Palace, in
tms city, every article in many depart
ments had been sold. Nearly every prov
ince in European Russia is represented.
There Is furnlture in both the ancient and
national and modern styles, and there
are embroideries, laces. Oriental fabrics,
carpets and metal goods Indeed, almost
everything that Is needed for utility or
desirable for decoration in a home.
The craze for foreign goods has bebn so
strong that few Russians knew what the
peasants around them were producing.
One example will suffice. Factory-made
embroideries bring a better price here
than Russian hand-made laces, which
command a considerable market in Eng
land and the United States. The Govern
ment has turned its attention earnestly
to the cottage Industries, which are re
garded as necessary to afford the peasants
lucrative employment during their long
Winters.
Shah Will Visit Berlin.
BERLIN, April 7.-pfflclaI circles here
confirm the report that the Shah of Persia
will visit Berlin In May, and will pay his
respects to Emperor William. The Shah Is
going to Contrexevllle, France, for his
health, and inquired of the authorities at
Berlin whether his visit would be accepta-
atlvely. The, Shah probabjy will come to
Pllln V... .n. O. T. 1 -. .
-i-uw ut nu.) ui ou -reiersuurg. so iar
as Germany is concerned, the visit is de
void of political significance.
Students Were Hostile.
CORK, April 7. A performance of the
"Dandy Fifth" at the opera-house here
was brought to a premature close to
night by the hostile demonstrations of a
crowd of students In the gallery. The
demonstrators then paraded through the
town, headed by a Boer flag. They were
challenged by a loyalist crowd, which
tried to capture the flag. A fight then
ensued. In which the police interfered
with their batons, and tnany persona were
injured
Neivs of Chinese Capital.
PEKIN, Aorll 7. The signing of" the
Manchurlan convention by Russia and
China has been arranged for tomorrow,
April S.
The son of Prince Chlng, who was se
lected as the imperial envoy" to the corona
tion of King Edward, accompanied by his
suite, left here today for London. He will
return by way of tbe United States, and
will visit the principal cities of that coun
try. Krltslngcr Acquitted.
LONDON, April 7. A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, says
Commandant Kritsinger, who was cap
tured by General French at Hanover
Road, Cape Colony, December 17 last,
and who was tried by court-martial on
the charge of having committed four
murders, in addition to trainwrecking and
cruelty to prisoners, has been acquitted,
and is being well treated as an ordinary
prisoner of war.
Cnnndlan Soldiers Wounded.
OTTAWA. OnL, April 7. A dispatch re
ceived today from the casualty department
at Cape Town gives a list of 22 Canadian
soldiers wounded in the engagement of
March'31, in addition to the names report
ed yesterday. The list includes Farrier
Sergeant George McKeogh, of Rossland.
B. C, dangerously wounded, and Lance
Corporal R. Lloyd, of Revelstoke, sllghtly
wounded.
Crnlser Back to St. Thomas.
LONDON, April 8. The Danish cruiser
Valkyrien, which left the Danish West
Indies last week, says the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Dally Mall, has been
suddenly ordered to return to St. Thomas,
as the government Is apprehensive of a
revolt there.
Ten Miners Killed.
MADRID, April 7. Ten men have been
killed by the collapse of a portion of the
union mines near Carthagena.
Earthquake In Panama.
PANAMA, April 7. A severe earthquake
shock" was felt here yesterday.
TRIAL OF MAJOR WALLER
HIS STRANGE TELEGRAM ABOUT
"EXPENDING 11 PRISONERS."
Hard to Realise the Hardships of an
Expedition In Samar Praise
for Strebler.
MANILA, April 7. General Jacob H.
Smith, commanding the American forces
in the Island of Samar. was the only wit
ness today at the trial by court-martial of
Major Waller, of .the Marine Corps. Gen
eral Smith explained that his order to
Major Waller about not being burdened
with prisoners meant to disarm and re
lease those prisoners who were not
charged with serious offenses. He said
he had not understood the meaning of Ma
jor Waller's telegram about "expending
11 prisoners."
The official-report of Lieutenant Streb
ler, of the Philippine Scouts, on the cap
ture of the insurgent General, Lukban, has
been published and Is Indorsed by General
Smith, who considers the report concise
and graphic.
It is Impossible for any one not ac
quainted with the Island of Samar, says
General Smith, to realize the difficulties
and hardships of the expedition. Streb
ler's command Is entitled to the highest
praise for one of the mast Important cap
tures ever made In the Philippines. Gen
eral Smith strongly recommended that
Strebler be given a commission as First
Lieutenant in the regular Army.
General Chaffee has already given Ser
geant Lora a commission as Second Lieu
tenant in the scouts, but thinks Congres
sional action may be required in order to
get a commission for Strebler.
General Chaffee and General Sanger lert
hero todaj; orf board the United States
gunboat Princeton on a tour of inspec
tion to the Zamboanga district of the Isl
and of Mindanao and the Island of Samar.
They will probably be absent until after
April 15, upon which date Gueverra will
surrender.
Heafth Report From Philippines. .
WASHINGTON. April 7. The Surgeon
General of the Army has received a report
from Major Kennedy, Chief Surgeon, in
regard to the health of the troops In the
Philippines during the month ended Feb
ruary 15. There were 2G61 cases of sick
nes, a percentage of 6.39 to the entire
command, a slight Increase over the pre
vious month, due partly to measles on the
transport Sheridan. Major Kennedy says
that" malarial fever is on the Increase
among the troop's, but this Is more than
compensated for In the decided falling off
of cases of gastric and Intestinal dis
eases from 39.5 to 1S.5. The bubonic
plague has not yet appeared among the
troops, and there was only one case
that of a native In the entire archipelago
during the month.
Llentcnnnt Sinclair Was Acquitted.
WASHINGTON. April 7. General Chaf
fee cables the War Department that the
case of Lieutenant Sinclair, charged with
the abuse of Private kichter, was Investi
gated at the time of Richters death; that
the officer was tried, was acquitted, and
that he forwarded all papers relating to
the case by mail, March 2S.
Cholera Deaths In Manila.
MANILA, April 7. A total of 175 cases
and 137 deaths from cholera were reported
up to noon today. The natives are making
great efforts to break up the quarantine
established here, and In so doing one na
tive has been killed.
SOUTHERN OREGON TRADE
Mr. Addis Makes Another Report on
Coos Bay Resources.
BANDON, Or.. April 2. (To the E-.tor.)
In your Issue of the 30th ult. Is a reply
to my letter In The Oregonlan of the 29th.
and numerous persons here have asked
me to answer It.
Thfe Idea tnrown out all the way through
the reply is that Coos Bay is the only
shipping point In Coos County, and that
the Alliance carries all the freight. That
is as far from correct as the idea that
Portland is a small town, with only a
local trade. Coos Bay produces but little
except coal and lumber. Hogs and dairy
products come to Marshfield from Coos
River, but fully three-fourths of every
thing except coal and lumber shipped,
from Marehfleld is produced in the Co
qullle Valley. Under this arrangement
the people of the Coqullle Valley are
forced to pay transportation from points
on this river to Marshfield, on their prod
ucts. Mr. Baumgartner says 25 calves were
shipped Into Coos County for every head
of cattle shipped out last year. Nothing
could be much further from the facts.
Between 2000 and 3000 head of beef and
stock cattle were driven out of the north
end of this county; 700 head of calves were
driven from the Lower Coqullle River to
California in one herd, besides numbers
of smaller herds, and some $25,000 worth
of mixed stock was shipped to San Fran
cisco on the steamer Empire.
Scarcely a trip of the Empire is made
out of Coos Bay without a'deckload of
hogs, sheep or cattle, and the people of
thte county resent the Jmputation. that
the Alliance carries all the produce out of
this county that It has to dispose of.
As to flor, feed and grain, Mr. Baum
gartner asserts that 90 per cent is pur
chased in Portland; but no such pro
portion comes from there. Again, he
gauges the business of this county by the
freight handled, by the Alliance. In Ban
don. Coqullle and Myrtle Point large quan
tities of flour, feed and grain, and even
hay, are brought in from California, be
cause of the lack of transportation facili
ties between the Coqullle River and Port
land. That dairy products and coal go to San
Francisco because of a superior market
Is another wild statement. The cry that
has gone up In Portland for more coal
during the past two years Is answer
enough on that point, and a difference of
from 2 cents to 5 cents per pound on
creamery butter, in favor of Portland, as
shown by the dally market reports of the
two cities," is the best reply as to which
Is the best butter market. The dairy
men of this region are aware of that
fact, but cannot afford to pay freight
up the Coqullle River, drayage at Co
qullle City, railroad freight to Marshfield
and steamer rates from'there to Portland,
so they ship from Bandon and Port Or
ford to San Francisco.
White cedar and myrtle are not to be
found on Coos Bay, and when they are
shipped from the Coqullle River to Port
land It means much extra trouble and ex
pense. Men who are In the business of
getting out maple and myrtle wood very
much regret this fact, and desire a boat
direct to Portland.
If the Portland match and broom manu
facturers are perfectly satisfied with the
service furnished In transportation of
matchwood and broom handles, they are
an easy lot. All the broom handles and
match wood of the Pacific Coast are ex
ported from Bandon or vicinity. To get
broom handles to Portland they must be
loaded on a scow at Bandon, towed to
Coqullle, trucked to the cars, hauled to
Marshfield, trjucked Into a warehouse to
await the arrival of the Alliance, then
trucked out and loaded on the steamer,
making an expense of about $40 per car
more than would be if a boat direct from
Bandon to Portland were sailing. Match
timber must go the same slow, tortuous
and expensive route.
Thousands of homeseekers are coming
to Oregon. Coos County has untold wealth
untouched, but if you want to come to
Coos County you can take the train to
Roseburg and flounder through the mud,
horseback, 63 mile's to Myrtle Point or
wait a very uncertain length of time (as
I know from experience) for the Alliance,
with the result that not ono newcomer
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which has been
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over fifty years.
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Largo bottles 2oc. at all druggists. See that tho "Buli's Head" is on the package.
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FREE. A Beautiful Calendar and Medical Booklet sent free postrald to anyone wh
mil nte A. C. MEYER & CO.. Baltimore, flaryiand. and mention this paper.
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to Oregon gets to Coos County where 25
would if a regular weekly trip was made
between Portland and Coos Bay and Co
qullle River points.
I do not wish to discredit the service of
the Alliance, but I do want to impress
your readers with the fact that the Al
liance Is not doing all the carrying busi
ness of Coos County, and that a steamer
that would be a distinctly PorMand-Coo3
County boat, sailing regularly between
Coos County and Portland only, would be
of Immense beneilt to Coos County in
giving a market and bringing In settlers,
and ait equal benefit to Portland's trade.
HTN-RY ADDIS.
Heavy Gale of Wind.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 7 A
high wind this morning blew down fences
and tore limbs off shade trees in the city.
At Whitman Station It moved a big ware-
house from Its foundation and destroyed a
farm barn. A slight fall of rain followed.
It blew a gale all day from the south.
KEEPING HER LUNCHEON.
All Sorts of Schemes for Hidlnjr It Is
Adopted by the Business Girl.
Chicago Chronicle.
The girl who does office or other work
down town soon finds out that by carry
ing her luncheon from home she not only
saves money, but gets a much more sat
isfactory snack about noontime. At the
same time she does not care to have it
known that she is carrying a luncheon;
therefore she devises all sorts of schemes
for making It appear that she Is carrying
anything under the sun except a lunch
eon. One faultlessly attired girl takes her
collars to be laundered every day at least
she carries a small square laundry box
each morning. It Is never wrapped In a
paper and Is tied with a most prosaic
cord. In contrast to 'this Is the exception
ally dainty parcel which another girl
carries. It might contain a gift, so ex
quisitely Is 'it wrapped. But it has ex
actly the shape of two square slices of
bread, with perhaps a bit of meat be
tween. A blonde with a smart pompadour Is
apparently planning to ruin her diges
tion with a daily box of bonbons. But
the box occasionally oetrays its owner by
emitting a faint odor of cheese or of
ONLY SERVE AS A MASK FOR.
CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON
They hide its repulsive form, and
scupeneu Dy tnese drugs, lies dormant until the effects
have worn oft or treatment is discontinued, -cvlipn if-
DreaKS down tne niaslc and becomes as full of life and venom as ever.
Mercury and Potash may dry up the sores and eruptions, but at the same
time they drive the poison back into the blood and svstem, where it feeds
upon the tender tissues, membranes and nerves, finally breaking out in
most disgusting sores and even destroying the flesh and bones.
Mercury and Potash cannot accomplish a radical and "permanent cure.
They have a palliative but not curative effect upon this treacherous snake
like disease. These drugs produce mercurial Rheumatism, destroy the
teeth and corrode the membranes of the stomach and bowels, causing inflam
mation and dyspepsia, nervousness and general derangement of Ihe svstem.
S. S. S. is a Specific for Contagious Blood Poison, and the only antidote
for the peculiar virus that spreads so quickly throughout the system
corrupting the blood and infecting every organ and fibre of the body. '
vegetable remedy and we offer $i ,ooo for proof to the contrary.
Write us about your case and our physicians will cheerfully advise
without charge. Our home treatment book will be sent free to all who
desire & THE SfYlFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Atlanta, Gsu
$ w $taJP , 1
An honest dealer will sell an honest remedy when ifc
is called for by a customer, will uso honest drugs and
chemicals in compounding prescriptions, and can be
Safely trusted as a family urlijn;Lt.
A dishonest dealer who will try to sell a customer
Eomo cheap substltuto of his own when a standard remedy
is asked for, wiU not hesitate to use impure and injurious
drucs and chemicals in compounding hfc prescriptions.
Wo caution our patrons to guard against cheap, so
called cough medicino that is ofrered nt a low price by
dealers. Insist on getting the OLD RELIABLE
sands of cases of
coughs, colds,
irrin, asthma and
j influenza.
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gingerbread. The girl with the decorous
looking paint box would never have been
suspected if she nau not Inadvertently
opened It one day to ahow a friend a new
and delicious sort of wafer which she
had-discovered at the grocer's. Equally
innocent-looking was the music roll which
a demure girl balanced carefully across
her knees, but the view through It was
obstructed midway by a brown paper par
cel, discovered only as she rose to leave
the car. Several girls carried fancy silk
or leather hand bags, which they guard
ed carefully from being crushed when the
car became crowded.
A young stenographer declares that
some of the chatelaine bags are just the
right size to slip a couple of sandwiches
Into. "But the most truly deceptive
lunch box I know of." she added, "be
longs to a girl whose brother Is a camera
fiend. She has an empty camera box
with the lens removed. To all outside ap
pearance It Is truly a camera as ever it
was. She is the envy of all the girls who
know the secret."
Things Go by Contraries.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The curious thing is that this particular
disposition of the case should have been
left to President Roosevelt by President
McKlnley. The tendency of the compari
son Is to reverse pubiic estimate of these
two characters. The clever politician, the
good-natured Executive, the man whose
backbone Roosevelt compared to a choco
late eclair, the friend of the old soldier,
the man with his ear to the ground, resist-'
ed this pressure to drive Evans out
through his whole four years' term. The
strenuous fighter, the rugged, uncompro
mising public officer, the despiser of politi
cal shifts and intrigues, the man who dis
tributes virile mottos to children like a
candy merchant, the civil service reformer
and apostle of political independence,
yields to it before he has been President
six months.
Perhaps it was necessary to let Evan?
go. The President knows best about that,
and he will not be criticised If the office
should be as well administered by his suc
cessor; but It is rather odd that the
strenuous statesman should discover thi
necessity after the concessive politician
had been able to avoid It for so long.
Last words of a Rrcat man: "So few done; se
many to do." Chicago Tribune.
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