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THE MORNING 01?EGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1902.
FAIRS' BODIES HELD
Mystery Surrounds Their De
tention' in Paris.
LAWYERS CONSULT GOWDY
Consul Reticent About Matter, but
nbmlta It to Washington One
Lawyer Wants a Poit-3Ior'tcm
Examination in France.
, PARIS. Aug. 22. There Is evidently some
Wyster- cohnectedtwitb the fact that the
bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fair have
not Jjeen shipped from Paris. They -were
expected to bo shipped to Cherbourg to
be s;nt to the United States on the liner
St Paul, sailing tomorrow. It was orig
inally arranged that the bodies be wlth-
' drawn from the Church of the Madeline at
5 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour
two -undertakers' vans were waiting at the
ioor of the vault to recede the coffins,
tvheh orders came sending them away
until 3:30 o'clock tonight. At this hour the
vans were again on time, but the removal
of the bodies was again countermanded,
and It Is believed their removal has been
postponed until an indefinite date. In the
meanwhile lawyers representing tho fam
ilies of Mr. and Mrs. Fair have been clos
eted at the American Consulate here all
the evening with Consul-General John K.
Gowdy, who, it is understood, cabled
Washington earlier in the day for Instruc
tions In the matter. It Is Impossible defi
nitely to ascertain- the object of this con
sultation, but it is reported that the law
yers representing pne party desire that a
post-mortem examination be held before
the bodies leave France. Mr. Gowdy has
received, no reply to his cablegram ad
dressed to Washington.
Mr. Ellis, manager of the Hotel Reitz,
where the Fairs had apartments a the
time of their death, has charge of the ship
ping arrangements. When questioned to
day he wa3 very reticent. He said the
shipment of the bodies had been postponed
because definite instructior.3 for forward
ing them had not been received from the
family of Mr. Fair. He professed to know
no other reason why they should not be
moved, and said they would not be shipped
until such orders bad been received.
DIAMONDS GO TO HER MOTHER.
More Details of- the Will of the Xato
Mrs. Charles L. Fair-..
NEW "YORK, Aug. 22. When shown a
copy of the San Francisco dispatch glv
ing the details of Mrs. Charles I Fair's
wllj. Mrs. William Smith, of Newmarket,
N. X, a sister-in-law of the dead woman,
verified the report and declared that -a
duplicate of tho alleged will was in the
possession of Mrs. Hannah Nelson, the
mother, at the time she-, left for the West,
but that .she had secreted it from the
public. In an Interview Mrs. Smith said:
"That report of the will is not complete.
All my sister-In-lnw's jewels vvere left to
,her mother, and they are worth $100,000.
Ko. those jewels are not given to her ab
solutely. They are left with the under
standing that she is to divide them among
'the children. But I would not have any
use -for diamonds, and I don't think any
of the rest would."
BOLD BOBBERY AT WALLUIiA.
Ttvo aicn Held Up on Railroad Trnclc
and Relieved of $132.
PENDLETON, Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
Another highway robbery was added last
night to the long Hat which has made
Wallula notorious. Two brothers named
Llndwell, ranchers who lived Just south of
Pendleton, and who were en route to tho
Puget Sound country to look after some
timber claims, boarded the Hunt line train
at 7 o'clock last evening at Pendleton, in
tending to connect at Pasco with the
Northern Pacific road. Arriving at Hunt's
Junction, they concluded to pass the time
between trains by walking down to Wal
lula. a mile distant. Before they reached
Wallula they were halted by a highway
man, who gave the customary order of
"Hands up!" While the robber was secur
ing their money, which amounted to $132,
tho train backed down by them. The
trainmen saw the performance, but
thought It was a joke, and passed on. As
the train approached the robber kindly
ordered his victims to step off the track
lest they get hurt. One of the LJndwells,
when ordered to throw up our hands, was
somewhat refractory, whereupon the high
waymon ilred a shot at him, grazing hia
shoulder. Tho robber, who was a large
man, was well dressed In a black suit,
and rode from Pendleton to Hunt's Junc
tion in the same coach with the Lindwells,
and was evidently shadowing them to
learn where they were going. Officers are
trying to locate the man. ,
Some Other Than Highwayman.
PENDLETON, Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
A report reached Pendleton last evening
that- Cofer, one of the Freewater high
waymen, had been seen In the Blue Moun
tains nar Meacham yesterday. Sheriff
Taylor went to Meacham and Ksmela last
evening and returned today after making
a thorough Investigation of the -matter. A
man resembling Cofer had been seen, but
it was not the highwayman. All trace of
him and his pal appears to have been lost.
FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Superintendent McArlhar Addresses
the Indian Institute.
NEWPORT, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.)
The Indian Institute opened today with
two selections by the Chemawa band. Sup
erintendent McArthur, of the Sllctz res
ervation, delivered an able argument, set
ting forth the need of compulsory edu
cation laws, and tho necessity of their
revision so as to agree more fully with
natural conditions. Miss Estelle Reel, the
National superintendent, gave expression
to her entire satisfaction and apprecia
tion of the Institute, Its interest and en
thusiasm. Others made short addresses.
Rev. Mr. -Wlnans gave some suggestions
as to what might be Bone In Sunday
cchool work in the Indian ochools. Miss
McDowell's paper on the same subject
was read by Miss Miller, both of Che
mawa. The subject was discussed at
length. An interesting talk was given
by Professor Horner, of the State Agri
cultural College, on the wonderful work;
done by the Indian Bureau, measured by
tho advancement of tho. Indian In the
schools, as evidenced by the exhibit of
their work. An instructive paper pre
pared by Miss McKenzle, of Klamath
Falls, upon the teaching of sewing In In
dian schools was read by Mra Warner.
An excellent paper &y W. W. Cochran, of
Wind Rive?. Wyb., was read by Mr. But
ler. An excellent concert by the Che
mawa band this, evening wag the closing
numbtsriohithe jarogramrfie."
SILAS B. SMITH PASSES AWAY.
One of the OJdat trndMost Respected
Residents -oi Clatsop tonnty,
ASTORIA, Aug. 22. (Special.)-Sllas B.
Smith, one of Clatsop County's oldest and
most respected residents, died at the hos
pital Jn.thtscltjS today from consumption,
after a lng Illness. The funeral will be
held Sunday, under the auspices of the
Oregon Ilonecr ?injd Historical Society, of
whicn ' tb;e deceased.. was a member. Mr.
Smith was born In Washington County.
Oregon, In 1$33. but came to this county
when a boy, and -had since resided on
Clatsop Plains. He was educatedvat a
Massachusetts law cchool, and for a num
ber of years practiced his profession in
Astoria.. ,3Ir. .Smith wasclosely identified
with the early history- and development of
Clatsop County, and was honored and re
spected by all who knew hlro. ' He leaves
a wife and five children, two sons and
tnree daughters.
GRAEV S3 TURNING OUT BETTER.
Yield in Marlon Cotxnty Will Be
Heavier Than at First Expected.
SALEM, Aug. 22, (Special.)-Frm re
ports that are received here from farm
ers who are threshing in this vicinity,
there Is reason to .believe that the aver
age grain yield will not be as light as
Indicated by the yield where the first
threshing was done. A number o farmers
report almost as large crops as last vear.
A larger number, however, report a re-
aucea yjeia.
The grain yield on the F. W. Durbin
farm, on Howell Prairie, shows what a
beneficial effect rotation of crops has
upon the soil. For a number of years
Mr. Durbin has made a practice of al
ternating wheat and oats with clover.
Ho also keeps sheep On his land when
ever possible. Land that has been farmed
In this manner yielded 40 bushels per acre
this season, though there were many
Howell Prairie farms that produced only
15 and 16 bushels. The Durbin farm has
long been known as one of the best In
the county, and Is doubtless slightly
superior to the average in Its. vicinity, in
Its natural productiveness, but the large
yield that is "usually secured Is due prin
cipally to tho method of fanning pur
sued. TW3SNTY-TWO CENTS FOR HOPS.
This Is the Record in Marion County
Thus Far This Year.
SALEM. Aug. 21 (Special.) George I.
Rose, a Salem hop buyer, has purchased
for A. Lehman & Co., of Cincinnati,
O., the Andy Cone hop crop of 15.00
pounds at 22" cents. This is the highest
price paid this year on contract. Cone
lives near Macleay.
Catlin & Linn, hop brokers of this city,
have contracted to A. 'Lehman &
Co. of Cincinnati, 15,000 pounds of hops
at 21 cents. ?he contract vwas made
July 25. and recorded today.
Jim Tong, a Chinese, has mortgaged his
crop of SO acres on the Settlemeler farm
near Woodburn, to Ah Wah, of Portland.
TO GET RID OF GRASSHOPPERS.
Lane County Man Says Burning ot
Sulphur Will Do It.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) W.
R. Barr, of Fairmount, who. has noticed
reports of damage to hops by grasshop
pers, has a theory that he can successful
ly rid a hopyard of the pest In short
order. His plan consists of burning sul
phur about the yard. Ho has lived where
grasshoppers were very destructive, and
thinks this treatment will kill the hop
pers and protect the yard.
Grasshoppers Damaging Alfalfa.
GRANT'S PASS, Aug. 22.-(Special.)-Swarms
of grasshoppers are infesting sec
tions of Williams Creek Valley, In the
western par tof Josephine County. Fields
are blackened with them, and much dam
age Is being done by the pests to the
second crops of alfalfa and" clover mead
ows. The grasshoppers clean every ves
tige of vegetation to the ground in the
fields attacked.
CHICAGOANS OFF FOR HOME.
Capitalists Look Over Their Invest
ments at Grant's Pass.
GRANT'S PASS. Or., Aug. 22. (Soe-
-cial.) The -Chicago excursionists who
have been In this city all week as guests
of tho Golden Drift Mining Company de
parted for their homes today. The party
arrived here Monday. Only a portion of
the" entire party that started from East
ern points came to Grant's Pass, owing
to the extreme heat. Many stopped over
at California coast resorts, and a few got
no further West than Chicago. Those
who came to Grant's Pass 'were enter
tained during the week by citizens and
the managers of the Golden Drift Com
pany. They were driven to the surround
ing melon fields and orchards and given
a treat such as they could get nowhere
else in the matter of a feast on melons
and peaches. A reception was tendered
them at the Western Hotel Wednesday
evening.
The principal attraction for the visitors
was the big dam being built across
Rogue River, and the mines of the Gold
en Drift Company, in which each of tho
visitors was interested. Very few of them
had ever before seen a placer mine, and
they were here given an opportunity to
sco how a modern hydraulic placer is
conducted. The dam Is nearly completed,
and the work of Installing the mammoth
pumps and laying the pipes from the dam
to the placer diggings will soon be begun.
Tho pumps to be Installed will bo the
largest and most powerful ever brought
into the state. One of them will lift a
24-lnchi stream and1 deliver 22,000 gallons
or water per minute. This big pump will
iurnish water for the Irrigating ditches,
and will be installed in time to supply
water for the next season's crops. A
battery of four pumps, with a lifting
power or skxw gallons each per minute,
against an SOO-foot head, will furnish
water and pressure for the five or six
giants that will be kepOn continuous op
eration m tne diggings above the dam.
The whole plant Is an excellent represen
tative of modern ingenuity and advance
ment in the matter of Irrigation and hy
draulic mining.
SUPRE31E COURT TO ADJOURN.
Judges Will Enter Upon Their Sum
mer Vacation Monday.
SALEM. Aug. 22. (Special.) Tho Su
preme Court will probably adjourn next
Monday for its Summer vacation. All
cases tried will then bo decided and the
trial docket will be practically clear, for
the first time in many years. Tho court
will adjourn subject to the call of the
Chief Justice. As the regular October
term begins the first Monday In October.
the court may not convene again until
that time, which would give the Judges
about five weeks' vacation. One or an
other of the Justices will be in Salem all
the time, so thatattorneys wishing to
have orders made in cases in process of
appeal can secure the 'orders by sending
their papers to the clerk of the court in
the usual manner.
Body of Murdered .Man. Found.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Aug. 21 The
body of a dead man was found at 10 A.
M. today lying In tho sagebrush along tho
railway track north of the Yakima Flour
ing Mills. The man died from the effects
of a bullet wound in the left breast Just
over the heart, and It Is supposed that
he was murdered. It Is not known yet
who he la A book found In one of his
pockets contained the name of Moulton.
Camden. Ark. A pistol shot was heard
by the" people living In the vicnlty where
the body was found, but nothing was
thought of this. Passers-by later found
the body, and evidence showed that It
had been dragged several yards through
the brush and left there.
Prominent Embezzler Caught.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 Henry
Detwillex, formerly secretary of the
Onion League Club, of Philadelphia, was
arrested here today on a warrant accus
ing him of embezzling funds of the club.
Detwlller came to this city March 17, and
secured employment with a steamship
company. He states that he is willing to
return to Philadelphia for trial. Detwll
ler admits that he took H500 of the club's
money, and, knowing that It would soon
be discovered, fled. The money, he said,
was lent to friends who failed to repay
It at the stipulated time.
PInns for Milk Fnctory Buildings.
FOREST GROVE. Aug. 22. (Special.)
R. A. Stuart, vice-president of the Pacific
-Coast Condensed Milk Factory, of Kent,
Wash., is here with his architect Rich
ard Martin, who is drawing the plans and
specifications of the buildings for the new
factory.
BAR WILSON AND ANKENY
CHEHALIS IS IN FAVOR OF A NEW
MAN FOR SENATOR.
Delegates Fledged to Work- fib Get
Such Resolution Through Lewis
County Convention.
CHEHALIS. Aug. 21 (Speclal.)-Repub-licans
of West Chehalls haye declared
themselves as opposed to the election of
either Levi Ankeny or John L. Wilson
to the United States Senate and for the
creation of a railway commission. At
a caucus .last night the delegates to be
-elected at the primaries to be held Au
gust 30, were Instructed to Introduce res
olutions in the county convention cover
ing tho following declarations and work
for their adoption:
First Commending the administration
of oGvernor McBrlde.
Second Favoring a railroad commission
RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON
PROFESSOR FRANK
'SBSSSSaBBSYi ssssssssssssss
LssssssaBftw Asssssssr
ing and director of the Wyoming Experiment Station. In 1S93 he "became .president of
the University of Washington. He will now seek a period of rest, for his last posi
tion has been very laborious.
and approving the attitude of the Gov
ernor towards the railroads.
Third In favor of carrying out the pro
visions of the state constitution for anti
pass legislation.
Fourth Declaring that the long and bit
ter warfare waged between the supporters
of Levi Ankeny and John I. "Wilson In
their candidacy for the office of United
States Senator has become one of per
sonal following and la no longer contested
for on the ground of party principles or
measures, and has become a factional
fight, and therefore not appealing to the
rank and file of the party, and as being
inimical to the future success and use
fulness of the Republican party In this
state, and therefore their, candidacy be
fore the coming Legislative session Is
looked upon with disfavor by tho Repub
lican voters of Lewis County.
FJfth Endorsing the President of the
United States in his insistence that Con
gress shall pass reciprocity legislation for
the relief of the Republic of Cuba.
FAIR COUNTS ON FINE WEATHER.
Annual Event at Salem Promises to
Be the Best Ever Held.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) Tho
members of the State Fair Board feel
quite confident that they have the weather
clerk with them this year. Too often he
has been against them, and has sent
weather that was satisfactory to only one
department of the fair- the department
devoted to ducka The weather clerk has
made no promises thus far, but has sub
mitted to the State Fair Board a table of
statistics showing that during the last 30
years the period from September 15 to 20
has been comparatively free from storms.
In fact. It has occurred but five times In
SO years that the period Indicated was
rainy, and In two of these Instances the
rain was not heavy enough to cause trou
ble. The last 10 days of September are
usually stormy, and, unfortunately, the
fair has often been held during that time.
President w. H. Wehrung. of the State
Fair Board, and Chief Clerk Wyiie A.
Moorcs were busily engaged here today
In making preparations for tho opening of
the fair September 15. President Wehrung
learns-from his travels over the state that
greater Interest Is being taken in the fair
this year than ever before, and the attend
ance will be much larger than usual. The
fair will open Just about the time hop
picking is ended. The grain harvest will
be practically over, and nearly all will be
free to attend the fair.
Many years ago people in different parts
of the state made the annual State Fair
the occasion for reunions and the renewal
of acquaintances. Old friends who had not
met for a year or more would meet at the
State Fair. It is learned that this custom
Is being revived, and that many people are
now corresponding with friends to ascer
tain whether they will attend the fair this
year. People who cannot visit each other
David H. Smith.
In their homes, because of the distance,
will make the State Fair the opportunity
for meeting again. -
FALLS. DOWN MINING SHAFT.
Man Instantly Killed In Alaska An
other Miner Squeezed to Death.
SEATTLE. Aug. 22. John F. Wallace!
and Steve Badelovich were almost instant
ly killed in separate accidents In the
Dpugleu Island mines of Alapka. August
14. Wallace met death during the after
noon In the Mexican mine; Badelovich
was killed In the Treadwell workings
during the forenoon. At the time of the
accident to the latter, another man, whose
name is not riven In advices from Juneau.
was badly shaken up, but not seriously
Injured.
While driving a horse hitched to a car
in one of the lower tunnels of the Mex
ican mine, Wallace was caught between
tne car and the chute and crushed so
badly that he died shortly afterward.
His body was squeezed Into a 14-lnch
space, and nearly every rib broken.
Badelovich. a Slavonian, was at work
on the llth-foot level of the Treadwell
mine., when he lost his "footing and fell
straight away to the 220-foot level. He
was Instantly killed.
UNIQUE COMPLAINT OF HAYS.
Clerk Went Fishing and Left Work
to Depaty.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
Because Homer Mason, County Clerk of
Tillamook County, left his office to a
deputy and went on a fishing trip instead
of hearing testimony In the famous Hays
land contests, a motion has been filed in'
the United States Land Office asking that
the taking of testimony In -the cases of
Thomas Coates, Clark E. Hadley, George
H. Handley, Charles B. Handley. Ovilla
Bowers, Lavina B. Coates, Edith .Tuttle,
PIERpONT GRAVES.
SEATTLE, Wash.,' Auy. 21 (Special.)
Frank Pltrpont Graves, who resigned
from the presidency of the University
of 'Washington last night, has created
an enviable reputation as an educator
throughout the United States. He will
leave behind him at Seattle many
friends and well-wishers, who will fol
low' his future -career with Interest.
His educational record Is as follows:
He was graduated from Columbia
University, New York, in 1880. with
tfce degree" of bachelor of arts, and the
following year obtained from the same
institution the decrea of master of
arts. In 1802 he obtained the -degree of
doctor of philosophy from Boston Uni
versity. He was a graduate student at
Harvard In tho year 1S03-1STM. He wa
twice honored In 18D7 the degree of
doctor of literature was conferred by
Heidelberg University, "of Ohio, and the
degree of doctor of laws" by Hanover
College. In 1839-1830 ho wcainructor
In Greek at Drlsler School. New York,
and In 1800-1891 assistant In Greek at
Columbia University. From- 1S91 to
1896 he held a chair In the classical
department at Tufts College. Massa
chusetts and from 1806. to 1893 be was
president-of the University of Wyom
John Allen, Isaac Slmler, Nellie Allen and
Maude Sturgeon be closed. Register
Moore's has not yet taken action upon
tho motion, which Is an amusing docu
ment, and follows in part:
Comes now the contestant and moves that
the taking ot testimony la said case be closed
for the reason that a commission was Issued
to Homer Mason, County Clerk of Tillamook
County, to take testimony on behalf of the
contestecs on Friday, August 15. 1002, at 10
o'clock A. M. The contestant and his attor
ney. Dan R. Murphy, appeared at the place
and tlmo set, but found said Homer Mason
abs'ent from his office, and they were Informed
by Albert Mason, a brother of the County
Clerk, and bis office deputy, that the Clerk
had that morning at an early hour left Tor
Skookum Lake, about 13 miles distant from
Tillamook, on a fishing trip, having arranged
with contesteo's attorney on Thursday. Au
gust 14. to continue said, cases for the pur
pose of taking the testimony, without con
sulting with or giving contestant or his at
torney any notice whatever ot eald proposed
continuance, although T. P.- Cowing, attorney
for contestees. well knew that Hays and his
attorney would be In Tillamook on the day
set to take said testimony, and that In order
to do eo they would have to travel from Port
land to Tillamook.
CLARK COUNTY CASE DECIDED.
Flndlns? of Lower Court In Land
Title Suit Is Reversed.
OLYMPIA. Aug. 22. The Supreme Court
handed down a decision today In the case
of John E. Mattson. appellant, vs. Festus
Mattson, Grace Mattson. A. J. Berg, their
guardian, and Hilda Aiken, respondents.
The action was brought by appellant to
quiet his title to about 100 acres of land
In Clark County as against hla children
and respondents, herein, the opposition
coming from Hilda Aiken, a married
daughter.
The question Involved was whether the
property In controversy was the separate
property of the appellant or the commu
nity property of appellant and his wife,
deceased. The lower court decided the
land to be community property. The de
cision Is reversed as to Hilda Aiken and
title is qulted so far as she Is concerned.
The court holds, however, that as Festus
Mattson and Grace Mattson appear from
the allegations of the complaint to bo
Idiots or Insane persons, and -their guar
dian has not complied with the law which
requires him to defend" the action, the
cause should be remanded for further pro
ceedings as to their claims, and It is so
ordered.
Holds School Funds Are Short.
L. C Van Patton, School Superintend
ent of Adams County, reports to the State
Superintendent that his county is short
several Tiundrcd dollars on the last quar
terly apportionment of the current school
fund. Inquiry brings out the fact that
Superintendent Van Patton failed to for
ward his report to the State Superlntend-
DEATH OF AN OREGON
PIONEER OF 1847.
FOSSIL, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
David H. Smith, who died here
Tuesdajr. was an Orecon pioneer of
1847. He was born In Ray County.
Missouri. In September. lS2d. When
21 years of age he came to Oregon,
and settled on Howell Prairie. In
1870 he moved to Eastern Oregon,
where he engaged la stockralslng,
which he followed very successfully
until two years ago, when he sold
out and retired from business. Later
he was attacked with cancer.' from
the effect of which he died. De
ceased left three sons D. W. Smith
and H. R. Smith, of Howefl Prai
rie, and E. B. Smith, of Fossil. He
was a son-in-law of the well-known
pioneer, Samuel Alien. '
ent within the time specified by law, and
the apportionment was figured from his
report three months previous.
F. A. Newberry. Superintendent of lt
sap County. Is In a worse predicament
still. His report to the' Superintendent
was incorrect, and he now alleges . his
county is short J1700 on the apportionment,
although the figures In his own report
were used cs the bas!-?.
. Barber Shop Robbed.
ALBANY. Or,. Aug. 22. (Spec!a.)-The
cpmbinatlon barber shop, of this city,
was robbed last night of 23 razors, three
clippers, a comb and a hair brush. En
tranco was effected through an unfas
tened wlcdow.
HOT FIRE Af BAKER CITY
LANTERN ACCIDENTALLY BROKEN
IN A WAREHOUSE.
Tvro Men Try to Pat Out Blaze, asA
Finally Run Threugb Flames
to Escape.
BAKER CITY,, Or., Aug. 22. The ware
house of Patterson & Epplngcr, pro
prietorsof the Queen City Furniture Com
pany, was destroyed, by fire thla after
non. The building was located near the
O. R. & N. Depot, and was full of new
furniture. The low is about S70G0. insur
ance ?4200.
William Whiteside and H. L. Allen
were getting qut an order of furniture
and were using a lantern, as the building
was without windows, a safeguard
against fire from passing train?.- The
man with the lantern fell, breaking the
globe, and scattering the oil on a pile
of mattrtfioes. The flames spread rap
Idly. The men tried to stamp out the
fire, but failed. It waa with great diffi
culty that they managed to get out of
the burning building, as the flames got
between them and the door arid they had
to run through fire to get out. Both men
were badly Jjurned. Their hair and
eyebrows was burned off, their hands
and faces bli?tered. and thelf bodies
scorched in many places. The ware
house will bo rebuilt Immediately. This
Is the second tisne this fine warehouse
has been burned within a year.
It was a hard fight for the firemen to
save the warehoused of Armour & Co..
Swift & Co.. Blackburn & Ereck. Stuch
cll & Co.. and the O. R. & N. Depot,
owing to the difficulty In 'getting water.
Several hundred feet of hose had to be
put out.
GALLOWS NOW FACES HIM.
Frank Woods Is Convicted of Kill
ins Policeman.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22. Frank
Woods waa convicted today of murder In
the first degree for killing Policeman Eu
gene Robinson on the morning of January
0. The chief witness against Woods wa3
William J. Henderson, a member of the
gang which participated with Woods In
the murder. Henderson testified that the
gang had been to Cypress Lawn cemetery
to rob the safe of the cemetery, officers.
They had found the office guarded, and on
their return they encountered RobJn3on,
whom Woods killed.
There were six in the gang Woods, alias
"St. Louis Frank'; Kaufman, alias "St.
Louis Fat"; Henderson; John Courtney,
alias "Leadville Jimmy," wso is now
wanted In' New York for murder; a negro
known .as "Yellow" and Kid Goucher. AH
except Gaucher have been captured. Kauf
man will be tried next. The Jury was out
cne hour and 33 minutes. Four ballots
were taken. When Kaufman, In his cell at
the city prison, was informed that Woods
had been convicted of murder In the, first
degree, he stank to the floor.
(Frank Woods, alias "St. Louis Frank,"
was arrested by the Portland detective
force in a room over the Turf saloon, on
the earner of Fifth and Styirk streets, some
10 days after the commission of his .crime.
While imprisoned In the City Jail Woods
attempted to escape by tearing a hole In
tho celling ot his cell. Detective Kerri
gan assisted in taking Woods to San
Francisco. He has long been regarded as
a dangerous criminal.)
Funeral of nn Oregon Pioneer.
HILLSBORO, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.)
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Ann Stewart,
widow of the late Charles Stewart; and
an Oregon pioneer of lSlti, who died here
yesterday, took place today. Deceased
was born in Missouri In 1S26. She crossed
the plains with her husband In 184G, and
thv train was eight months making tho
trip. Mr. Stewart took up a donation
land claim near Reedville In the Fall of
1S46, where the family resided for 25 years.
They later moved to this city, Mr. Stew
art dying a few years ago. The surviving
children nrc: William Stowart. Grant's
Pass; Mrs. John Simpson, South Tuala
tin; Mrs. Andrew Jack, Farmlngton;
Mrs. Susan Fuller, Cheney, Wash.; John
Ben Stewart, Farmlngton; Mrs. James,
McClarken, Laurel; George Stewart,
Portland; Charles Stewart, Hll'.sboro, and
Mrs. Eflle DAtlv Salmon River, Idaho. ,
Contractors la a Bnd Light.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) The
City of Albany last evening, through the
committee on streets and public prop
erty, settled In full for the nalntlncr of
the big steel bridge at this city, the con
tract price oeing iou. xne contractors.
two San Francisco men. Immediately left
for homo on last night s overland, and It
now; transpires left labor and other bills
unpaid amounting to $200, and besides,
where tho contract calls for two coats of
paint, considerable of the bridge received
only one, the contractors completely dc.
cciving the members of the committee
and Street Superintendent.
Fishing: Season a Flat Failure.
PORT TOWNS END. Wash.. Aug. 22.
Collector of Customs Ide returned today
from an official Inspection of the supports
in the northern part of his district. He
reports tho fishing season a flat failure in
the vicinity of Point Roberts, on Fraser
River, which-Is noted for large catches.
The run Is now finished, and the total
pack Is not more thap one-third as large
as last year. The fish, for name unknown
reason, seemed to avoid their usual haunts
this year.
County Assessment Is Reduced.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) The application of the Vancouver
Water Works Company for a reduction
of assessment was considered by the
board of equalization today. The com
pany applied for areduction from $53,000
to 519,40.. The board, G. Bude dissenting,
allowed a reduction of $13,000, making the
assessment $40.00).
Whent Yield Fifty Per Cent Short.
HILLSBORO. Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
Complaint is heard from all parts of the
county that the whent yield Is but little
over half what had been expected. Farm
ers attribute the shortage to the cold
weather experienced here until the latter
part of June.
Unions Declnre Boycott Off.
GRANT'S PASS. Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
The boycott recently declared against
the co-called "unfair" business houses of
Grant's Pas3 was declared off today by
unanimous consent ot the local Federated
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MADE THE BUTLER LAUGH
A Ceckney Host's' Scheme to Make
tne Hilarity Unanimous.
tp Washington Post.
While I was in Melbourne." said a
Washlngtonlan who recently visited Aus
tralia on a business mission for a Phila
delphia manufacturing concern, "I was
present at a stag dinner given by an
Englishman who had only a-short time
before struck it rich In the gold fields.
-He waa middle-aged and a cockney of the
cockneys. He had been poking around
the auriferous hills of Australia with a
pick for more than 20 years before he
struck the -ledge that made him a mll
uonalro many times over.
"He was a bachelor, and when I got to
Melbourne he had only recently got his
magnificent domicile in running order. He
had about two dozen servants, the top
man, of course, being a characteristical
ly grave and imperturbable English but
ler, a fellow as stiff as a lamp post and
with about as much humor In his carcass
as a nlnepin.
"The stag dinner was a pretty Jolly af
fair It was attended by about 2-3 well
known men about town of Melbourne,
and some performers from the Melbourne
vaudeville theaters were engaged to en
tertain the guests.
"The Engllsji butler presided over the
feast with .the solemn manner befitting
his kind. The fun ran around the table
like a breeze after the wine began to
operate, but nary a grin crossed the fea
tures of tho haughty butler". He stood at
the sideboard as straight as a persim
mon tree, with his arms folded, and his
countenance was like a mask of tragedy
when the host and all of the guests were
all but rolling out of their chaira with
laughter.
"I was sitting on the left of the host,
and I observed that the preternatural
gravity of tho butler waa getting on the
host's nerves. Whenever the laughter
was at Its height the cockney million
aire would xlanco un from beneath his
Tmshy eyebrows at the butler, only to
perceive mat not so much as a muscle
of that dignitary's face was twitching.
" 'Blime me. I heard the host mutter
savagely to himself two or three times,
'w'y don't that bloomink cove larf.
y'knaw?'
"Even when the vaudeville people be
gan to execute their cut-up stunts ' the
butler never gave the slightest Indication
that he saw anything funny In tho pro
ceedings. Finally a monologue chap,
whose line of talk really was screamingly
funny, got the floor, and It wasn't long
before he had every man at the table
Just a-rocklng and holding his sides. The
host kept his eyes, glued upon the but
ler's face N? see If the professional en
tertainer eve'v was capable of drilling a
grin out of his fape. But It was no go.
The butler stood like a rock. To all In
tents and purposes he might Just as well
have had paralysis of" thb facial nerves.
"The cockney host couldn't stand It any
longer. He jumped out of his chair
showing that he was Just a bit unsteady
on his legs, which was natural enough,
considering the way the corks had been
popping and rushing upon the butler and
catching him around the wast, ho threw
the lmnerturbable servitor ontn tho floor
threw open the butler's coat, dug the-
nngers or notn or nis strong, pudgy hands
into, tho butler's ribs to tickle him, and
bawled as ho leaned over the man:
" 'Larf, yo bloody Stcughton bottle,
larf! Thafa right, larf! Larf till y' bust,
y' bloomln cove!'
"The butler, convulsed with uncontrol
lable shrieks of laughter under the tre
mendous tickling which he was under
going, yelled to be let up before he went
off into "iKtnrlcs hut his nmnlnwr wpnf
,rlght on tickling his ribs with" all his
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might until the butler was exhausted.
Then he let him upv
" Hl knowed Hi'd make y larf, y
bloomer, an" now that ye'vo larfed, I'll
give y' a rise n y'r wjges said the host
gleefully, resuming his chair. The butler
got up and the feast went on."
Gradual Emancipation of WomaH.
Chicago Post.
With St. Paul- scandalized over the in
toxication of women at lto leading club,
and the manager of an Indianapolis hotel
cheerily admitting that "poker Is played by
women all over the city," who ehall say
that true womanhood is not asserting it
self? Little by little our women are
emancipating themselves from tha
shackles which bound them to conven
tionality, and are rising- to the full dig
nity of the privileges of manhood. The
readiness with which women adapt them
selves to whisky and poker convinces us
that we have made no mistake in demand
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and delights of man's existence, -and the
more we are assured that they have by
the ready adaptation of man's ways fully
qualified themselves to vote. We do not
think that as yet they swear with quite
the case and fluency of man. but they
are making good progress In this direc
tion, and If the cards continue to run un
favorably we dare say they will soon mas
ter this branch of manhood's acquire
ments. We are greatly stimulated by
the apitude of woman for the new duties
devolved upon her by emancipation, and
we can see no limit to her progress.
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