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THE MORNING OBEGOSIAN, WEDNESDAY, -APBIL 22, 1902 II TO GAIN BSG TRADE Weiser Merchants Make Pro posal to Portland. TO REACH THUNDER MOUNTAIN Ask Local Jobbers to Contribute ?12,000 to "$15,000 lor Road Prom "Warren Into Great Mining territory. If Portland Jobbers want to control the prospective Thunder Mountain trade, they have a chance to do It by investing from $12,000 to $15,000 in a proposed road from "Warren. Idaho, to the new mining territory- A proposi tion to that effect was made jesterday to the Chamber of Commerce by two representatives of the business men of Welder, Idaho. It will be considered today by Portland merchants. Portland Jobbers are asked to meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at 246 Washing ton street, to consider means for get ting a share in the trade of Thunder Mountain. R. E. Lockwood and C. S. Fo&selraan, of Weiser, will endeavor to Impress upon them the possibilities of that trade. The visitors ask that Port land assist in raising a sum of money for opening a wagon road to Thunder Mountain from Warren. Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Fosselman yes terday discussed the question with the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce. They said that the route via Weiser and Warren Is the only practicable one for travel at all seasons of the year, and that If it were opened Immediately it would draw nearly all the trade, with Thunder Mountain. They Insisted that the priority which would thereby come to the Welser-Warren route would hold the trade permanently. It is necessary to get Into the district at once, they argued, and the energy which shall open the first Toute will onjoy the trade of the district. The advantage of the Wclser-Warren route is that It can be opened sooner and at less cost than any other. Weiser citizens are very eager to get pre-eminence in the trade with Thunder Moun tain. If Portland will aid in opening the route they will throw their business to the jobbers of this city. A number of prominent merchants of Weiser have signed the following agreement, which was read at yesterday's meeting: We, the undersigned merchants of Weiser, Idaho, hereby agree, in consideration of sub stantial aid rendered by you in the construc tion of a wagon road to Thunder Mountain from Warren, to give you the preference In all of our purchases of merchandise for the next two years. Looked All Rlsht. This soundedgood to the trustees, but no definite plan was submitted for their consideration. They felt that it was up to the citizens of Weiser to make a tang ible proposal, and say just what they wanted Portland to do. Mr. Lockwood estimated it would cost $25,000 to make a road from Warren to Thunder Mountain, a distance of CO miles. Mr. Fosselman said it would cost about 550,000. On ac count of the wide difference between the two estimates, the trustees were some what up in the air. "We do not expect Pof tland to give all, tut some," said the visitors. "Tell us just what you want out of Portland," said President Mears. "Well, we think w.e should get between 512,000 and $15,000 from Portland," re sponded Mr. Fosselman. Everybody felt relieved that the matter had been brought to a focus. Mr. Mears did not see how the trustees could make a satisfactory answer until the jobbers of the city had been consulted, and the other trustees sided In. Therefore, it was decided that Mr. Mears should ask the jobbers to meet the two visitors today. Only Ronte for Portland. Mr. Lockwood said the Welser-Warren route Is the only one that can bring Thunder Mountain trade to Portland. Weiser Is 23 miles east of Huntington. The railroad runs north of Weiser to Council 60 miles. From there to Thun der Mountain the distance Is 130 miles, 70 miles of which, to Warren, is already threaded by a wagon road. From War ren the distance is 60 miles by Winter trail, but a wagon road would be shorter. Boise, Halley and Salmon City are trying to open up lines of trade of their own, but neither can compete with the Weiser route. The visitors said that no reports of Thunder Mountain have exaggerated the gold-bearing qualities of the district. Furthermore, what is more remarkable, nobody has gone into the district and come out "knocking" it. The ores are low.grade, but they are in such vast quan tity that they make the grandest min ing prospect in the world. Bulk of Travel Via Warren. Mr. Fosselman pointed out that Weiser was in Portland's trade territory, be cause freight rates between Portland and Salt Lake are equalized at Boise. He said that at least 90 per cent of the travel of Thunder Mountain has been by Warren. This route can be kept open all Winter, and no other can. "There are only two summits to cross," said Mr. Fosselman. "People at the camps and in the district along the route are willing to do their share toward building a road, but need outside assistance. Labor is now much cheaper than it will be when the snow melts; therefore, action should be im mediate." He thought the state would keep the load in repair. "Could it be made a toll road?" was asked. Mr. Fosselman thought it would be poor business policy to do so. "It should be free," he said decisively. Several of the trustees thought It might be poorer business than policy to make the road free. But it finally occurred to every body that there was no road yet and "poor business" and "poor policy" were reserved for a better time. Then somebody asked what guarantee Portland would have that Its money would be rightly used. Mr. Fosselman respond ed that the money could be held in trust or that the Board of Trade of Weiser would take the responsibility. Several of the trustees scratched their heads, at this, but said nothing. At last it was agreed to refer the sub ject to the jobbers themselves, as- the proper persons to deal with it. COMPLAINT FROM A SHIP CAPTAIN. Bar Pilot Not on Hand When He Should Have Been. Another complaint about the pilotage service at the mouth of the Columbia. This time It Is from Captain John Ram say Gordon, master of the steamship Strathgyle, now In port. A letter from him was read at yesterday's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. It is as fol lows: I beg to brine to your notice the particulars of a case of detention to my steamer off the bar, owing to a pilot not being supplied on ar rival. This caused loss to my charterers and unnecessary risk to my ship. April 15 I arrived from the Orient and ap proached the river from the northwest with fine, clear weather and smooth sea. At 5.20 P M. I was close to the fairway buoy, but no pilot vessel was in sight. At 5:40 a fog bank passed over, but the weather was clear urain at, 6.10 P. IS.., and if the pilot bad been at the sttlon, the ship could have easily en tered the river and reached Astoria. The ship cruised close to the fairway buoy all right. The wind freshened from the couth with drizzling: rain occasionally, but the lights could be seen all right. Notwithstanding this, no pilot vessel was sighted until about 7 A.M.' on the 16th. The pilot boarded at about 7:30 A. M , the ship crossed the bar at once and arrived at Astoria at least 14 hours later than she should have done. My arrival was ex pected, and it was reasonable to suppose a good lookout would be kept for my ship. COL. CROWDER'S REPORT. President Docs Not Think It "War rants Investigation. WASHINGTON,April 22. The report of Colonel Crowder, who Investigated the shipment of horses and mules to South Africa from Port Chalmette was laid before the Cabinet today by the Presi dent While report is incomplete, it developed that the "conclusion was reached by the President, from what he had seen of itt there was not sufficient evidence to .show past or present vlolo tlon of neutrality, and consequently there is no warrant for intervention. Colonel -Crowder will make some additions to his report, and will go over the matter very thoroughly with the President and the Attorney-GeneraL In addition to Colonel j Crowder's report, the Cabinet disposed of a number of departmental matters There was a conference at the White i House tonight for the consideration of Colonel Crowder's report. Attorney-General Knox, Colonel Sanger, Assistant Sec retary of War; Adjutant-General Corbln and Colonel Crowder attended it No announcement of the result of the con ference was made. Governor Murphy Will Resign. PROENIX. Arts., April 22. Governor Murphy announces in his paper this morn ing that ho will resign. Alexander O. Brodle. Lieutenant-Colonel of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, wm succeed him, having already been named by President Roose velt, to take place upon the expiration of Murphy's term. The decision, which is expected today, In the case of Governor I .nurpny s Auauor, wno nas occn on m on a charge of misappropriating funds, Is believed to have Influenced the Governor's announcement. u Apppolntcd Judge of Cairo Conrt. SALT LAKE CITY. April 22. A special to the Telegram from Washington cays that William G. Van Home was today appointed Judge of the Court of First In stance, at Cairo. Egypt. The position is a life one. The courtjE an' International body, maintained by the variou maritime I governments, and passes upon questions arising out of the Suez Canal traffic and kindred matters. Judge Via Borne Is an attorney of Salt Lake. Barnes Hns Pruden's Place. WASHINGTON. April 22. The Presi dent today appointed Benjamin F. Barnes, of New Jersey, Assistant Secretary, to succeed O. L. Pruden, deceased. 2&r Barnes was born abroad, of American parents. In 1SCS. He Is a graduate of the law department of Georgetown Univer sity and has been In the Government ser vice for over 12 years. ft ' REEVES IS PARDONED. General Wood Liberates Him Be cause He Testified for the State. HAVANA,' April 22. Governor-General Wood Issued an order today pardoning W. R. Reeves, who was recently sen tenced to 10 years' Imprisonment and to pay a fine of $35,016 for complicity In the Cuban postal frauds. Reeves was liber ated at once. General Wood says he pardoned Reeves because he was a witness for the state. The order pardoning him did not come as a surprise, for It has been generally un derstood ever since Estes G. Rathbone was first accused of connection with the postal frauds that Reeves had been prom ised immunity by the military govern ment. This had been denied, as well as the fact that the Government had been using Reeves as a witness for the state. The matter was referred to by counsel for Rathbone In summing up their clients' case. Rathbone's lawyers declared that this promise of Immunity had influenced Reeves to make statements against Rath, bone. PALMA AT HOLGUIK. Demonstration Exceeded the Wel come at Glbara. NEW YORK, April 22.7-When President elect Palma arrived at Holguln, Cuba, the demonstration In his honor exceeded even the welcome at Glbara. says a dis patch from Holguln to the Tribune. Be fore leaving the latter place the President elect received a dispatch 'from Governor General Wood extending o him his best wishes. Other dispatches .to the number of 300 were received from all parts of the country. All along the route to Holguln General Palma was the recipient of one great ova tion. Every farmer displayed a flag, and every village had Its quota of citizens at the station to greet their first President. His private car stopped at Cantlmplora, where General Palma spoke a few words and received a present of a huge floral piece. Just at the entrance of Holguln was lined up a troop of mounted Cuban veterans who fired the national salute from three or four guns. At the station there was an excited crowd of 6000 men, women and children, each anxious to be the first to shake the General's hand. Mayor Rondan and Captain Watson, mili tary commander, extended the official wel- pnmp in thr. Htv. .It was at Holguln, the birthplace ol" General Callxto Garcia, that General Pal ma, 25 years ago, was confined in prison by the Spaniards. STEEL TRUST'S PLANS. Will Not Change Its Charter From Financial to Operating: Company. NEW YORK, ApriTa. It has been -definitely decided by the United States Steel Corporation to Issue a circular giving details of the proposed bond issue next Saturday or Monday. Copies of the cir culars have been mailed to foreign share holders and final announcement will be made simultaneously here and abroad. In addition to the decision to retire $200,000, 000 ofs7 per cent preferred stock and Issue $250,000,000 of 5 per cent bonds, the circu lar will. It is expected, outline numerous Improvements contemplated by the oper ating officials. It is understood that fully $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 of the new capital will be devoted to modernizing the plants of the constituent companies. The extra $50,000,000 deducted from the bond Issue, the steel corporation, will have mdre than $100,000,000 working capital. It was said today that there was no foundation for the report that the United States Steel Corporation proposes to change its charter from a financial or holding company to an operating and manufacturing concern. According to a high official of the corporation, this has never been contemplated. Listing: Shares on Paris 'Bourse. PARIS, April 22. The question of listing the stock of the United States Steel Cor poration and other American securities on the Paris Bourse has been broached by J. Plerpont Morgan, but there Is little pros pect that the idea will be carried out. The matter It Is expected will be settled to morrow. Twins Burned to Death. DES MOINES, la.. April 21 The 3-year-old twin children of M. Shields, residing at Bear Grove, Dallas County, were found in the debris resulting from a fire that consumed a barn last evening. The fire originated in a pile of rubbish and com municated to the barn. Unknown to the parents, the children were playing inside the building. PAID DEBTS OF HIS BANK CREDITABLE RECORD OF LATE JOHN MYERS. THE Sacrificed His Ovra Prirate Fortune to Pay Creditors of Commercial Jt Savings Banlc. "Honest" John Myers, who was presi dent and manager of the Commercial & Sayings Bank, which failed in the latter part of 1896, has practically kept his promise to pay depositors and creditors of the defunct East Side bank. However, Mr. Myers did .not live to carry out his plans to pay, but these have been carried out b-- others, and the record is highly creditable to 'the memory of the pioneer. The bank at one time had quarters In the building on the northeast corner of East Morrison street and Union avenue, and also in the Brown, corner of Grand and Hawthorne avenues. At the time of the failure of the bank a meeting of the depositors and creditors j wa8 hel( October 16, 1896. In the bank building, when Mr. Myers offered to be-. come personally responsible to depositors and creditors. A committee composed of J Monday morning in many places through Ben West, S F. White and J. S. Foss was out the state, appointed to examine the assets. They " The maximum or day temperatures dur- PERSPECTIVE OLD BUILDING, IT WILL The accompanying illustration shows the perspective Tiew of the north side of the Sunnyslde school building-, as remodeled by Architect J. T. Jones. The addition to the present eight-room structure will be oa ths west side, and will contain six rooms, two of which will be taken up as an assembly hall. For class recitation purpose there will be four more rooms besides the assembly hall. All the recent achoolhouses are provided with assembly halls, and they have come to be. regarded as es sential as the recitation rooms. This addition to the Sunnyaide building Jias been needed for two years. An arly start will be made on It, so it can be ready for the opening of the next school year. found the assets in bad condition, and they could see that If a receiver should be appointed not over 25 per cent could be realized, and probably very little of this would reach the depositors. Mr. Myers offer was accepted, and an agreement was drawn up and signed by Mr. Myers and the majority of the depositors., to the ef fect that be should be permitted to close up the affairs of the bank. Under this agreement Mr. Myers under took the settlement of the affairs of the Institution, throwing his own fortune Into the breach to do so. His own resources were turned Into the assets of the bank, and he has kept his promise. Figures yesterday showed that all but $8000 of the debts of the bank have been settled. Tae liabilities aggregated $32,000, and of this Bum 526,000 has been paid. The depositors have been generally paid 00 per cent, and in some Instances more than this. There Is still about $6000 due to general Indebted ness, and It is estimated that In Clackamas County and elsewhere there Is still land enough to wipe this balance out. Mr. Foss said yesterday that Mr. Myers carried out his agreement to the letter, and In order to do this he had to sacrifice his own fortune. In a great many cases, said Mr. Foss, he gave land out of his es tate to settle with depositors, so that at his death there was scarcely anything left to his family but his untarnished name. WOOLEX MILL OPENING MAY 2. It Will Be Under the Auspices of the It -was decided yesterday that the format opening of the Portland Woolen Mills to the inspection of the public, and the ap propriate celebration of that event, will take place Friday,. May 2. Owing to un avoidable circumstances, tho time of opening has been changed several times, but there will be no further changes. The Sellwood Board of Trade will have charge of the programme, which will be given In Firemen's Hall that evening. W. W. Plimpton, J. W. Campbell, L. H. An drews, R. Leaman and E. B. Madden are the committee on arrangements. D. M. Donaugh, president, is ex-offlclo member. This committee has received acceptances for short addresses from the following; Mayor H. S. Rowe, Governor T. T. Geer, W. P. OldsT president of the Portland Woolen Mills: H. W. Scott, J. M. Long. Judge William Cake. W. D. Fenton. Major T. C. Bell, Frank B. Gibson. BUDjects pertaining to the future of Portland and Oregon In the manufacturing line have been assigned, and the speakers will be notified At once what they are. A his torical address will be given showing the work it took to establish and locate the woolen mill. There will be musical num bers Interspersed. Charles K. Burnslde has prepared a song for the occasion. Following the conclusion of the pro gramme there will be a banquet served In thf lower room of the hall. It will be provided by a woman's auxiliary to the Sellwood Board of Trade. During the day the woolen mill will be In operation, and open to the Inspection of the public. The officials of the com pany and superintendent will receive the peoplo and give whatever Information they may desire. A great many have expressed a desire to visit the plant and see It in operation, and this will be their opportu nity to do so. The mill may be reached easily by the Oregon uity ana oeuwoou cars, which make trips to Sellwood every 20 minutes. The plant has been in opera tion for several weeks, and may now be considered numbered among Portland's most Important Industries. The fabric turned out is pronounced first class, and the plant Is said to be the equal of any on the Coast. W. P. Olds, president of the company, which Is composed of many pt Portland's public-spirited citizens, in his address at the celebration will speak on "The Future of the Portland Woolen Mills and What It Means for Portland." Bears Are Numerous. J. O'Dell brought In a flne fat bear, weighing 300 pounds, from Salmon River, on the Mount Hood road. The animal was caught In a trap. R. W. Parker, who Is here from his ranch at Mclntyre s place, says that bears have not for years been so numerous In that neighborhood. They make off with young calves and sheep al most every nlghL Everybody is trying to kill and trap them. Reception of Rev. and Mrs. Pratt. A public reception will be given Rev, and 4 Mrs. H. W, Pratt at the Forbes Presby- terlan Church this evening. Sacramento street and Vancouver avenue, Alblna, Mr. f- Pratt Is thfr newly appointed pastor ot that church. A programme of short ad dresses and music will be rendered. East Side Notes. Ernest Howard Cone, the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cone, died at the home of his parents at Portsmouth Mon day. He had been ill with pneumonia for some time. Rev. Robert McLean, pastor of th,e Third Presbyterian Church, has nearly lost his voice from a severe attack of bronchitis. He had been unable to preach for some time, but hopes in a couple of weeks to be In good voice again. GOOD RAINS OVER STATE. Spring; Seeding of Oats Retarded Fine Frait Outlook. PORTLAND, April 22. Good rains have fallen during the past week In all por tions of the state. Rather more rain than is needed has occurred In the western section, but In the eastern sectton.lt was welcomed. Notwithstanding the rains there has been 'considerable sunshine, and un to the last two dai's of the week the weather was mild and very favorable for i advancing the growth of all vegetation. 1 On Saturday it turned cooler, and frost was reported both Sunday morning and VIEW QF SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL NORTH; ELEVATION. BE REMODELED BY ADDI TIOX OF lng the week in Western Oregon ranged between 58 and 74deg., and the minimum temperatures between 36 and 52 deg. In Eastern Oregon the maximum tempera tures ranged between 46 and 72 deg., and the minimum temperatures between 32 and 4S deg. No damage has been done by tho Jrosts, notwithstanding that the fruit treesare generally thick with bloom. The wet weather has retarded Spring seeding of oats and wheat in the Willam ette Valley, and to a lesser extent In Southern Oregon, but this work la now fairly well advanced, and with the advent of a few warm dry days It will be quick ly -finished. In Eastern Oregon seeding Is practically finished, and the farmers are busily engaged in plowing. The rains have done great good In the sections of Umatilla County where the wheat was Winter-killed, and the reseeded areas are now looking much better than they did a couple of weeks ago. Fall wheat has stooled well, and Is in a healthy and thrifty condition, in all sections of the state, except that its color Is bad la some poorly drained localities In the Willamette Valley. In Eastern Oregon the bulk of tho "wheat crop this year Is Fall sown, excluding the Grand Ronde Valley and about half of Umatilla County, which Is Spring seeded on Summer-fallowed land. Grass has made a splendid growth dur ing the week, and consequently stock has improved very much, and the flow of milk In the dairy- sections has propor tionately Increased. "Clover, alfalfa and timothy, although somewhat backward, are looking fine. The lambing season has begun In Eastern Oregon, and the outlook is favorable for a good Increase In the .1 nt the flocks. Won vines have started . -.inin.r of hP vines will well, and the training of the vines will begin this week. Fruit trees all over the state are now In bloom, and the fruit outlook is most encouraging. Hood River strawberry vines are looking well,Tand the prospect Is fa vorable for a large crop of berries. EDWARD A. BEALS, Section Director. STEAMSHIP COMBINE. It Will Have a Capital of One Hun dred and Seventy Millions. NEW YORK. April 22. The Trans-Atlantic Steamship Company, formed by J. P. Morgan, will have a capital of $170,000, 000. of which $60,000,000 will be 6 per cent cumulative preferred stock, $60,000,000 com mon stock, and $50,000,000 4& per- cent de bentures. The underwriting syndicate has subscribed $50,000,000. 40 per cent of which was placed abroad, and the remainder here. As yet. the company has barely gone beyond the organization stage. The corporate time Is still undetermined. As announced last week, the commna tion will have American charter, but those in authority decline to make known the state In which the company will be in- corporated. It Is stated that "a working arrangement" has been made with the German lines North German Lloyd and Hamburg-American as a result of which the relations between the new combina tion and the German companies promise to be altogether harmonious. Opposition to Morgan's Company. LONDON., April 22. The Westminster Gazette this afternoon says It hears there Is a suggestion of the formation of a new shipping combination with the Cunard line as a nucleus to fight the Morgan combination. Thus, far. however, the pa per adds, the matter hardly appears to have got beyond the realm of talk. The Guatemalan Earthquake. GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, Mon day, Aprfl 2L The details which are being received here ot the result of the earth quake shocks which were general through out Guatemala Frldayr Saturday and Sun day, show that Solpla, Nahuala, Amatit lan, Santa Lucia and San Juan were bad ly damaged, and that Queseltenango was partly obliterated, and fire added to the horrors at the last-named place Two hundred persons were killed, mostly women, and many people were Injured. At the capital three churches were slightly damaged. The government Is relieving the sufferers. Perraalt Investigation Begrun. BOISE, Idaho, April 22. Civil Service Commissioner Kemp today began his In vestigation of the charges against Surveyor-General PerraulU The Investigation Is entirely secret The Surveyor-General has sect the inspector a letter protesting against the form of inquiry In such a case. A I FINE LOT OF HEREFORDS CALVES THAT "WEIGH HALF 'A TON ' - EACH.4'- The Trainload Brought Out' by '-tEe. O. R. A If. for Sale' to Eastern. Oregon Stockmen. ' Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, In charge of the Portland station of the Bureau of Animal Industry, returned yesterday from La Grande, where he saw the tralnload of Hereford bulls that were brought out from the East through tho Instrumentality of the O. R. & N. Co. to sell to the stock men ot Eastern. Oregon. He was quite en thusiastic over the fine showing made and the opportunity presented' for help ing the cattle industry of the state: This sale of Herefords Is the first ever arranged for Oregon. Leading members of the American Hereford Cattle Breed ers' Association combined to send out this tralnload of 200 pure-bred animals, at the solicitation of Industrial Agent JUdsoh. Each animal is sold separately to the highest bidder, without reserve, if more than one bid is made. At Baker City, Sat urday, 22 were sold. Monday and yester day were the sale dates at La Grande; t BUILDING. JONES, Archltest. SEC ROOMS. today and Thursday at Pendleton, and Friday and Saturday at Heppner. In this shipment Gudgell & Simpson have a consignment representing the blood of the celebrated Beau Brummel, Anxiety and Lamplighter. 8cott & March have animals descended from such sires as Star Grove, Hesiod. Lord Wilton and the celebrated Corrector strain. In the con signment of J. M. Proctor & Son is shown the blood of Anxiety. Corrector, Superior and Prosperity. J. M. Curtice has beau tiful hulls carrying the blood of King, Cherry Boy, Anxiety Monarch, and Actor. The Lowell, Barroll & De Witt Livestock Company sends descendants of Tom Beau Monde, Soudan, Lulham, Orlando. Pri mate and Headlight.' The strains of Wes ton Stamp, Premier and Grove Britain are represented In the consignment of L. B. Chappell, and O. Harris sends representa tives of the blood of Young Shadeland, Sir Comewell, Premrer, Benjamin Wilton and Wilton Anxiety. Among the progen itors of R. G. Ranney's duIIs were Cor poral and Mack, carrying the blood of Wilton Grove. C. A. tannard consigned animals descended from Randolph, Mili tant, Hesiod XVII, Nlmrod. Premier, Mark Hanna. and others equally royal. The Hereford Is deemed the breed that Is Just BUlted to the purposes of the range. Eleven carloads of cattle from the Grand Ronde Valley arrived In Portland Mon day, and the owner said the animals would be worth three-fourths of a cent more a pound If this Hereford sale had taken place In Oregon three years ago that the standard would have been so greatly Improved that the prices for all Oregon cattle would now be better than they are. These Hereford bulls. ranging In age from 10 to It months, weigh more than 1000 pounds each. A 14-months-old bull that was sold Saturday weighed 1335 pounds, and brought only $155. At La Grande, Sunday, were about 300 cattlemen examining the "bulls and wondering how cheap particular animals could be ob tained. "We should not go Into this matter with the spirit that the bulls must be cheap," said Dr. Hutchinson. "Oregon can pay for good things as well as any other state, and It needs them more than any other cattleralslng state, which a visit 4o our stockyards will pro'e any day. "If Oregon cattlemen will not bid for these bulls I am assured that they wll be taken back East or to Texas, whera they are always In demand, because Tex as breeds nothing but market toppers. I heartily hope that every animal In this consignment will stay In Oregon. There is not an animal In the lot but will Im part to his descendants marketable feat ures worth $10 over the unimproved Ore gon stock." This method of getting the animals Into the state saves much money to the stock men who will buy. To go East and pay fancy prices, and then ship out by ex- pres3 In single animal lots, Is a rather ex pensive proceeding. To bring a tralnload out by freight and sell tho animals at auction to the highest bidder was deemed the best way to get improved blood on the ranges, and it Is expected that this enter prise will greatly benefit the cattle busi ness of Eastern Oregon. Conditions of Airship Raoe. ST. LOUIS. April 22. General conditions to be observed In the airship race for the capital pt;ize of $100,000 offered by the world's fair management have been agreed upon by the committee of aerostatic ex perts. The entire field, Including time of the runs, shape of the course, qualifica tions of contestants, conditions of entry, facilities for construction, repair and ex periments; allowance for size of machines and weight of engines, bearing of weath er conditions, was gone over and tenta tive rules decided upon. These rules will have to be submitted to the subcommit tee of the executive committee, and to the executive committee Itself before they can be made public In their entirety. It has been decided that the subcom mittee will submit drafts of the rules to engineers, students, aeronauts and aero nautical societies in America and Europe and obtain their views on the subject, changing the rules if that course seems r best. It was decided definitely that the $200,000 appropriation for the contest by the board of directors of the exposition should be divided as follows: One hundred thousand dollars for a grand capital prize; $50,000 to be divided into a number of subsidiary prizes, $50,000 devot ed to the conduct of the competition and the payment of Its expenses. Cruelty to Animals. DENVER, April 22. Frank Cheatly, John S. Barbaro. David Mosconi and T. 3 Charles McParlln. promoters of the rab-blt-courslng meet held at Union Park, in this city, on MJarch 22, were today found guilty of. cruelty to animals by a jury lro 'the Criminal Court. A motion for a new' trial was'entered and sentence was de- t 4 erred. The complaint on. which the pros ecution wa3 based was made by the Hu mane Society. THE DEATH ROLL. Bovrles Colgate. NEW YORK. April 22. Bowles Colgate, of'thlscity, who was until 18 months ago senior member of the manufacturing firm of Colgate & Co., is dead. Mr. Colgate was born 56 years ago, and was the son of Charles Colgate. Upon leaving school, instead of taking a college course, he entered the firm. Upon the death of his father several years ago he became senior member of the com pany. He was the representative of the third generation from the founder of the house. For the last seven years Mr. Colgate's health has been falling and in that period he had made several journeys to Europe for special treatment. His health con tinued to decline, however, and finally he wa3 compelled to retire. He spent most of the time since at Lakewood, N. J. where he died. General Egbert Viele. NEW YORK. April 22. General Eg bert Vlele died suddenly at his home in this city today, agod 76 years. General Vlele was graduated from West Point in 1S47, served in the Mexican War and resigned from the Army in 1850. From 1854 to 1856 he was State Engineer of New Jersey. He was Chief Engineer of Central Park, N. Y.. In 1S56. General Viele served in the Civil War and was made a Brigadier-General' of volunteers -in 1861. He was a member of Congress from 1SS5 to 1SS7. Augustus Ogden Halsey, NEW YORK. April 22. Augustus Ogden Ha'.sey. of Newark, N. J, a grandson of CaptaXi Luther Halsey, aid-de-camp on the staff of General Washington, Is dead from apoplexy. Boss Plumbers Worked. NEW YORK. April 22. Because the journeymen who have been locked out at NewaTk, N. J., refused to go back on the terms nronoscd by their employers, about 50 boss plumbers took off their coats and turned In as journoymen and helpers In a new apartment-house. The contract or who was dolnff the plumbing In the house had agreed to have It done by May 1. and his fellow master plumbers took hold of the work In order that he might not be compelled to default on the job. Several policemen were on hand, as trouble was feared, but the strikers made no .demonstration. Steamer Meteor Libeled. SEATTLE, April 22: The steamer Me teor was libeled for $15,550 by the Pacific Coast Company today in the United States District Court. The Pacific Coast Com pany alleges that the Meteor collided with Its steamship City of Puebla while" the latter was moored -to the Northern Pacific dock at Tacoma. It alleges the collision was the result of negligence on the part of those in charge of the Meteor. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. G S McLaren, Seattle S A Brooks. St Paul E Halser. Spokane H G Goodall. S F W H Sale, Chicago D M Lewis. N Y L J Comlskey. N Y J A Devlin, Astoria Ed Bussey, Omaha Mlso F Bradford, city J A Benson, S F Jim Elder, S F Mrs Bodle, Vancouver A J AlbrlnK. Spokane C Martlff, Tacoma Miss Helen Wentworth, Tacoma Katherlne Yv'entworth, Tacoma Mrs E M McFarland, Tacoma O F Wentworth. Tac DeRoy Austin. Omaha F C Follete. Hastings C A Richardson. St L G R Jones. St Louis Axel Nygard, Cognac. France Walter K Louis, Day ton, O F W Thajer, Boston. S V.'llkonskl. S F H J Fnlk. N Y G J Lanibley. N "&- F T Barlow, N Y E C Davis. S F J B Beresford. Omaha W P Marshall. S F G E Grahan. S F Miss B H Ross. N Y E T Smith. Phlla IF C Stettler. city J A Allen, a v A W Kugler. S F F E Dunn. Eugene Mrs C M Patterson, RnAVfln. J L Caswell. Chicago Miss McLellan. Spok J M Kurtz, Chicago Gen W P Carlln, UHA Columbia River Scenery. Regulator Line steamers. Dalles Cascade Locks and return daily, except Sunday, from Oak-st. THE PERKINS. J T Peters, Dalles D Weaver. Olympla It u Garland, si i'auuu tunings, ao F Armstrong. Nehalem H Harrington. Vaftnon. A L Hay. Detroit W G Roberta. Tacoma X White, Seattle B H Dapugherty. Wal la Walla A W Trood, Grant's Pass E Marsh, Pelham. N H Mrs Marsh, do J R Upson. St Paul Mrs Harrington, do L C Bean. Jr. do Mrs Beau. do J S Gunn. Aberdeen Mr R Elliott. Prinevllle J Fellows, W Inlock E L Ludderman, Dalles Mrs Ludderman, do G W Johnson. Dufur W L Vanderpool. do E O Lund, Washburnj S E Burnett, Chicago J M Berry. St Louis H N Nelson, S F A C McCowen. Indpls W Caldwell. N Y W Cooley, S F Mrs Cooley. S F E E Cooley. S F I M Cooper. Sprague wm .eccies, viemo N G Greenstreet. Washlncton. D C O M Galloway, Seattle O H Laurell, do L. T Russell. do Mrs A Cochran, Monu-j ment Z M Brown, Plnevllle D N Moyer. Chicago Mrs I M Cooper, do JW T Bateman. Calumet E Waldman. Rome. It a t j ones, xoieao F W SItton. McMlnnv E Malo. McMlnnvllle W B Scott, Seattle J M Short, Gresham Mrs J A McGowan, Plains. Md W J Fitzgerald, Seattl A M Banon, teauie a J Loftus. do W H Wehrung, Hllls- boro Mrs Wehrung; RIlls- boro Miss Alva Wehrung, Hlllsboro C Hen-man. do Mrs T P Mead. Skag- F D WInton, Astoria way Alaska IMrs WInton. do H T Moore, S F IMrs Mannerless, Ast Regulator Line Steamers, Dalles, Cascade Locks. Return dally. Oak-st. dock. THE IMPERIAL. C W. Knowles, Manager. Miss Jos Pierce, city E Jacobson. Dalles J F Langham, Chehaliirs jacoDson. ao C R Mimson. Ast E I Bartholomew, Heppner E R Parker, W W R C Wells, Heppner Mrs H P Isaacs. W W G A Keepers, Ohio F T George Arlington A C Meurey. Stella B F Brock, do A W Stonell. Salem L N Butler. Vancouver H T Hendryx. B C r M Parker. St Paul Mrs Parker, do W M Chambers. Pull man T H Sanborn. Salt Lak r D Ltntan. Eugene W L Whltmore, Pom- eroy Mrs A R Waggoner, Heppner D F Wagner, Salem I W Taber. Granite Mrs Tabtr, do r L. Hass. S F V S Porter. Olrmpla. C P Denln, city Gus Moore, b J? Jas Cooper, Indp u H Drake. Mols Mrs Drake, do Theo Craig. Fisher Mrs J F Btuver, Corv P J Browne, city A Schoshld. Mpls Wm Henderson, Aurora Lan Cleaver. Mrs Cleaver F P Blndell, Cleveland Mrs Blndell. do Chas J Grenllch. Pendle Miss F I Ellis, Seaside O W Fulton. Astoria Mrs Grsenllcb. do John Langham. ChehalR G Ebert. Vancouver THE ST. CHARLES. T Bredahl, Tacoma J L BUger. Sheridan D S Battan, De La. Mar Ned Sutherlln. Ft Stev L A Vanfleet, do Henry Keen. Boston E Mclntyre. VIento C Denney, Camas R Downing-, do J B Miller, Ostrander Jos SeftourkI, Wis G P Reynolds, Wasco B J Blauvelt, Shanlko W M Clouver. do J Holdman. Goldendale Jas Mcintosh, do R Mitchell and wife. A K Burt. Vancouver J H Johnson & wi, TTinhnro J P Valker. Holbrook F C Priestly, fceaiue E Swales, do r a Fox. S F La Camas R S Pague and wf, do A C Alexander, Bea- Arthur Williams. Eug C R Ross, Jersey City "Jno Hllllard, Elizabeth verton S Johnson, Minn H Peterson, do Mrs Nelson, do James Hand, ao Percy Vanhouten. do Bert Vanhouten, do Wm Stoll, S F n ti Hamilton. Baker J Kobersteln. Clatskan W Bryans, Uren Wm Marsch. Woodland D H Herron, do F A Johnson Los Ang John Carlson. Tacoma Carl Butts. Buttevillel J W Hyde & wife. Phi- Mrs Kelly, spoKane lomath I J Anderson. Sidney Chas E Harsh, do A B Mires. Dallas G L Shelton, do A F Bojer, Ontario T B Wood, do t f Taut. Eugene M Spencer, do E V Spencer & wf, Al- sea B L Wilson. Stella J P Good, do K L Paine. Los Ang Ed Hall, Heppner Jesso James. Pratum A L Harttr, Tlllamookl Hotel Brunsvriclc, Seattle. European plan. Popular rates. Modern Improvements. Business center. Near depot. Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma. American plan. Rates, $3 and up. Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma. Euronean dan. Rates G0o and up. WARE'S RHYMED REPORT APPRECIATED TOO MUCH- BTC KAS-J3AS-COURT, .OFFICER. Publication of It Cost.HIni His -Job Xbe Metrical Brief-of Pro fessor Thornton. N Eugene F Ware, tfio new Pension Com missioner, whose ballads, made him fam ous before his knowledge of the law found him out, was once the cause of the dis missal of W. C. Webb as official reporter of the Supreme Court of Kansas. The case of the State of Kansas vs. George Lewis appealed strongly to the sense of humor of Mr. Ware, who was then prac ticing law at Fort Scott, and he celebrat ed it in verse, which so amused Webb that It was appended to the report of tho case. That was Webb's last report, for the court was not Inclined to see the joke and had no soul for poetry. The reporter',note and -the poem which follow can be" found In Volume 19, Kansas Reports, page 266: The peculiar features of the foregoing- case of the State vs. Lewis seem to Justify the in serting here: "Poetical report thereof, written by Eugene F. Ware, Esq., attorney-at-law, of Fort Scott, and which he published In the Fort Scott Dally Monitor, of March 10. 1ST8. Mr. War'es report Is as follows: The defendant, while at large. Was arrested on a charge Of burglarious Intent, And direct to Jail he went, But ho somehow- felt misused. And through prison walls he oozed. And, In some unheard-of shape, He effected his escape. Mark you now, again the lanr On defendant placed Its paw. Like the hand of Iron mall. And re-socked him Into Jail Which said Jail, while so corraled. He by sockage-tenuro held. Then the court met. and they tried" LEWIS up and down each side, On the good old-fashioned plan. But the Jury cleared the man. LEWIS, tried for this last act. Makes a special pica of fact: "Wrongly did they me arrest. As my trial did attest. And while rightfully at large. Taken on a wrongful charge, I took back from them what the From me wrongly took away." "" When this special plea was heard," Thereupon the state demurred. The defendant then was pained " When the court was .heard to say,. In a cold. Impassive way: , "The demurrer is sustained." Back to Jail did Lewis go. But as liberty was dear. He appeals, and now Is hero, ' To reverse the Judge below. The opinion which contains t All the statements that remain. ARGUMENT AND BRIEF OF APPELLANT As a matter, sir, ot fact. Who was injured by our act. And property or man. Point it out. sir. if you can. Can you seize us. when at large. On a baseless, trumped-up charga. And If we escape! then say. It Is crime to get awa When we rightfully regain What was wrongfully obtained? Please the court, sir, what Is crime? What Is right, and what Is wrong? Is our frf edom but a song. Or the subject of a rhyme? ARGUMENT AND BRIEF OF ATTORNEY FOR THE STATE. When the state, that Is to say, Wo take liberty away. When the padlock, when the hasp, Leaves one helpless In our grasp. It's unlawful, then, that he Even dreams of liberty. Wicked dreams that may In time Grow and ripen Into crime Crime of dark and damning shape. Thenfcf he perchance escape, Evermore remorse will roll O'er his shattered, sln-slck soul. Please the court, sir, how can we Manage people who get free? REPLY OF THE APPELLANT. Please the court, sir. If It's sin. Where does turpitude begin? OPINION OF THE COURT. We don't make law; we are bounl To Interpret It as found. The defendant broke away; When arrested he should stay. This appeal can be maintained For the record does not show Error In the court below. And we nothing can Infer. Let the judgment be sustained. AH the Justices concur. NOTE BY REPORTER. Of the Sheriff rise and sing. Glory to our earthly King. Oregon has also an attorney with a lyr ical bent, and In the report of the case of Thornton vs. Krlmbel, In 2Sth Oregon Reports, page 271, will be found a brief prepared by Richard Thornton, of the Law Department of the University of Oregon, which concludes as follows: Jacob Krlmbel, Joseph Burke, Why should you your contract shirk? Jacob Krlmbel, Joseph Burke, Try to do some honest work. Children burnt will fear the Are. Ward, vedellclt and Meyer. In spite of his powers as a poet, Mr. Thornton lost his case. Canadian Vessels Shut Out. VICTORIA, B. C April 22. United States Consul Smith has been Informed by the Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury that Canadian vessels will not be al lowed to trade between Dan son and the Koyukuk River district, there being no ports or sub-ports on that river, and fur ther, that the department does not con template establishing such ports there this season. Six Burned to Death. HULL, Quebec, April 22. The house and stable of Thomas Hill caught fire today, presumably from a stroke of lightning, and Hill, his wife and three children and a man named John Watson were burned to death. Strictly Reliable Dr.TALCOTT SCO. DISEASES AND WEAKNESSES OF MEN OINLY Consultation Free. By far the most frequent cause ot nervous disorders of the male is A DAMAGED PROSTATE GLAND The Prostate Gland (so-called neck of bladder) Is a structure very rich In nerves. When the terminations ot these nerves are kept in a constant state of excitement by chronic inflammatory processes. It appears very clear that by transmission of this Irritation to other nerves the patient may be subject to nervous phenomena ot the most varied character. Prematureness, Loss of Vi tality, etc, are not weaknesses, but symptoms of this inflammation. We have prepared a colored chart, which we will send free on application, by which any one Interested can readily understand why. If he has been treat ed for a weakness, he has not been cured. We particularly solicit this class ot cases, and can promise a speedy cure. Portland Office, 25014 Alder St. San Francisco Office, 807 Market St.