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12 THE MORNING OREGOIAN, MONDAY. NOVEMBER X7, 1902. RAINED WITH AN AX East Side Grocer Found Un conscious in Cellar. HE RAVES- OF HIS ASSAILANT Charles Kalk's Skull Fractured hy Would-Be Robber, Wko Fails to Get Plunder He Tallts of Man With Black Mustache. A mystery -which has not yet been solved surrounds tho circumstances causing in juries to Charles Kalk, who was found insensible yesterday in the basement of his grocery store, at 555 Mllwaukie street. It is the belief of his friends, however, that he was assaulted by some one who knew that he had a large amount of money on his person. If this was the case, however, the would-be thief was scared away before he could secure the plunder, for the money was still In tho man's pos session when he was found by Policeman Isaackson some time after the trouble. That Kalk was struck in the head with an ax there seems to be no doubt. Near the place where he was lying was found an ax, stained with blood, and on his head was the mark of the ax, which fractured his skull and caused a bad wound. As soon as he was found, the ambulance was summoned, and he was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was entirely un conscious until he had nearly reached the hospital, when he commenced to regain his senses slightly. He struggled fiercely, seeming to imagine he was in a light. . "He hit me with the ax the other time," said he, 'but I'll fix him this time." So violent were his efforts that it re Quired Jhreo men to hold him. Until late last night he had not regained his senses sufficiently to talk with any intelligence, Taut at the least suggestion of his trouble would become very agitated and talk at random. "Oh, I'll remember you," he would say, 'Til not forget that black mustache." The friends say that they do not know of his having had any trouble with any one, and the fact that he speaks of remembering the jnan leads them to think that some one who wished to rob him did the deed. Kalk has owned the grocery store at 555 Mllwaukie street for some time, but re cently sold it. People of the community knew this, and It is the opinion of the relatives of the Injured man that his as sailant know It and supposed that he had the money with him. He did have over $100 in his pocket, but it was not taken. How long he remained in the basement after he was struck is not known, but from the condition of the blood it must have been at least an hour. He lives with his parents at 1001 Clinton street, and they say that he left after dinner to go down to the store. It was well toward evening before they got the news of his Injuries. BAZAAR) COMMITTEE MEETfXG. Satisfactory Progress Reported by All Subcommittees. At a meeting of the committee on ba zaar to raise funds for the Lone Fir Mon ument Association, yesterday afternoon, satisfactory reports were received from all the subcommittees In the-field. T. B. McDevItt presided. The committee on so liciting reported that very liberal dona tions are being received from business houses, and there will be an abundance of articles. The White Sewing Machine Company donated a machine. The com mittee will continue the work. It was decided to invite all fraternal so cieties who may desire to assist the move ment for this monument to take part. Several of the leading organizations have signified willingness and desire to assist, including the Woodmen of the World, Knights and Ladles of Security, A O. TJ. W., and others. The secretary was In structed to Inform them that their serv ices will be accepted and appreciated. Mrs. L. V. Mutch was delegated to wait on the Mayor and City Council Wednes day and Invite them to be present at the opening of tho bazaar, December 1- She will also wait on Governor-elect George Chamberlain and request his presence. No answer has as yet been received from Governor T. T. Geer. All present were pleased with the progress made, and felt very greatly encouraged over the pros pects. The committee will hold annthor meeting next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o ciock, at which time a full attendance is desired. AFTER. 3IIKTHORX WATER, Mllwaukie People "Will This Even, lngr Consider Getting: a Supply. The School Board of Mllwaukie district has called a meeting of the voters of the district for this evening in the Town Hall to provide means for getting a sup ply or pure water for the schoolhouse. A plan is mentioned for laying a main to Minthorn faprings, a distance of about half a mile. A good supply of .pure water could be secured by gravity from this source, at comparatively small cost. Several plans have been suggested as the best way of raising money to bring in Minthorn springs water. One proposition is to form a Joint stock company, and supply not only the schoolhouse, but a3 imany houses as possible, making the revenue pay the cost of introduction. An other is to have the district bear its por tion of tho cost, and the remainder to be made up by those using the water. Min thorn springs water Is sweet and pure. When owners of Minthorn Springs Add! tion were booming the property, they de livered the water to theater-goers by the ushers. It would be a great thing for Mllwaukie if tho people there could bo supplied with water. The present supply for the large public school Is obtained from a well underneath tho building. It is said to be Impure. RURAL "MAILS BY TROLLEY CARS. May Go to Grcsham and Other Points by O. W. P. & R. Line. The mails for Gresham and intermediate points will probably be carried by the Oregon water Power & Railroad Com pany, when the cars commence running on that branch from Portland. It will undoubtedly make a considerable differ ence in the prompt and early delivery of malls for the free delivery routes, espe cially at Gresham and South Mount Tn bor. Negotiations are in progress looking to the carrying of the malls on the trol ley cars with the Postoffice Department. For Gresham It will mean an early morning mail in place of the one delivered at about noon. It will also mean that mail collected by carriers in their after noon rounds will be sent to Portland with out delay. t Lents will be the distributing point for the South Mount Tabor rural free dellverv route, when the service is ordered, as It will be before long. The carrier has been appointed. If terms are arranged, deliv cry of country mails by electric cars will greatly facilitate the work of the rural free delivery carriers. IXCORPORATIOX HALTED. Appeal to Lc?IIature for Authority 'to Vote Only Method Left. The effort to Incorporate Mllwaukie has come to a halt for the present. William Shindler, Mayor-elect, said on Saturday that no plans for future action had been feated after 14 months of .hard work on the eve of apparent success. It Is considered remarkable that all this effort should have been put forth to in corporate under authority of the County Court of Clackamas County without first ascertaining whether it was a legal pro ceeding, but it seems that no one took the trouble to look that matter up, and It was taken for granted that it was the proper course. The next movement, if any be taken, will be to get an act through the Legislature authorizing the people to vote on the proposition. This would settle the matter, and it may be undertaken. STOLE SENATOR HUNT'S APPLES. Taken From Corner Where Box Had Been Left for a Few Minutes. Senator James Hunt, who lives on tho" corner of East Tenth and East Pine streets, took home a box of fine apples Saturday on the street-car, which he set off on the, corner at the Intersection of East Ankeny and East Tenth streets. He supposed-they would be perfectly safe to leave unui ne coma sena nis son aiier them with his little wagon. The box was In sight of the house, and the boy started after them. Before he could reach the corner where the box had been left, some sneak thief drove up with an express wagon and, picking them up, drove off up the street at a rapid rate. As he disap peared the box of apples could be seen In the back end of his wagon. It was a bold theft. FOR MONUMENT FUND. Rev. Daniel Drew, an Ex-Slave, Will Lecture Wednesday Evening. An entertainment and lecture will bo given next Wednesday evening in the Sunnyside Congregational Church, under the auspices of Ben Butler Post, No. 57, G. A R., for the benefit of the Lone Fir Monument Association. Rev Daniel Drew will deliver a lecture on "Condition of the Colored Race Before, During and Since the "War." Mr. Drew was a slave at the outbreak of the Civil .War, and was released by the Union soldiers. He enlisted in the Union Army, and served till the close of the war. Mr. Drew will give his personal ex periences as a slave. Besides the address by Mr. Drew, there will be patriotic music and Southern melodies by the Congrega tional Church choir. W. Wickline, H. F. Tates and F. A Coleman, of the Ben But ler Post, have charge of the affair. GRANGE COMMITTEE MEETING. Will Be Held Wednesday Afternoon, G4 Grand Avenue, at li30 o'clock. There will be a meeting of the joint committees appointed by the Granges (Patrons of Husbandry) of Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties Wednesday afternoon at 1:80, at 64 Grand avenue, to consider the advisability of holding a Granger institute in Portland In January. This matter has been gener ally discussed in the Grange meetings. It Is desired that all who have been appoint ed on. tho committees should be present Wednesday afternoon. The State Grange Bulletin says of the movement: A movement was also set on foot 'looking to the holding: of a district Grange convention or Institute in Portland on or about the first of the year. A commltteo as appointed for the purpose of soliciting the co-operation of neigh boring Granges in Oregon and Washington, and as soon as a majority of them have signified their willingness to help in the matter, a meet ing will be called to complete tho arrange ments. The Bulletin Bees great possibilities for good in such a movement as this, and earnestly so licits early and favorable action in regard to the matter on the part of all Granges which have been asked to take part. Rev. H. L. Pratt Is Better. A letter received from Rev. L. M. Booz er, of Jollet, 111., last week, dated Tues day, November 11, says that Rev. H. L. Pratt, pastor of the First United Evan gelical Church, of the East Side, confined in the hospital there with typhoid fever, was then considered better. His family and friends, although very anxious about him, are hopeful that he will pull through all right. Under most favorable circum stances, it is not expected that he can leave the hospital under a month, as the fever must run Its course. Fire in Dump Pile. Engine Company No. 7 was called to the dump pile under the roadway on "Union avenue, between East Morrison and Bel mont streets, yesterday afternoon by a fire in the rubbish. The firemen had to drench the pile before the fire could be reached. The fire started by spontaneous combustion, and ate Its way down, which made it very disagreeable .to the firemen to reach. The Hot Springs of Arkansas. The Missouri Pacific has the shortest route from the Pacific Northwest to the famous Hot Springs of Arkansas. For in formation as to rates and service, ad dress L. M. Fletcher, Pacific Coast agent, San Francisco., "W. B. Chase. MM MELLEN GOME Northern Pacific President Reaches Portiand. RAILROAD PARTY IS5 WITH HIM No Route Located for New Willam ette Bridge Says the Goldendale Branch Will Be Built Rela tions With O. R. & N. The party of Northern Pacific officials which is making tho regular inspection of the road arrived in the city last evening- and passed the night at tho Portland. Today will be spent in Inspecting the prop erty of the company. in this city. The party consists of C. S. Mellen, president; J. M. Hannaford, vice-president; Thomas Cooper, general manager; O. E.. Byrnes, superintendent of motive power; W. L. Darling, chief engineer; M. C. KImberly, genera superintendent; C. S. Fernald, tax commissioner; A. E. Law, assistant gen eral superintendent; E. N. Easton, Mr. Mellen's stenographer; B. W. Walker, Mr. Cooper's stenographer; and Newman Kline, superintendent of the" Pacific divis ion. Mr. Mellen was asked by The Oregonian whether he had definitely decided on the route of the new line from Vancouver by tunneling across the Peninsula and bridg ing the Willamette at Swan Island, and he answered: "We have not yet decided on that route. Half a dozen routes have been sun-eyed. The Washington & Oregon line will be open to Vancouver about December 1. It is completed except ono span of the bridge across the Lewis River, for which we have been unable to get the steel, but it Is coming forward now. It will take two years to build he bridge across the Col umbia at Vancouver, and we cannot be gin until we get certain other things out of the way." Into the Klickitat Country. "Do you Intend to build a branch intc the Klickitat country?" "Yes; we are surveying the route now, and intend to build the road. We have no plan for building a line along the north bank of the Columbia, but we shall build that branch to Lyle." When asked what the Northern Pacific proposed to do In the Clearwater country. In view of the survey and letting of a contract for the extension from Lewiston to Rlparla, Mr. Mellen said: "I do not know what the O. R. & N. is doing or is going to do; you will have to ask them about that. The Northern Pa cific is not doing anything in that coun try. I can't say whether anything Is con templated. Quite a number of men con nected with the Northern Pacific have toj be consulted before the corporation moves. No, I don't know anything about the pro posed cutoff through the Clearwater country to connect with the Butte line. The cut-off from Ellensburg to Lind h; been surveyed, but nothing further h been done that I am aware of." Dodges This Question. "Is there anything in the talk about the O. R. & N. giving your road track age rights over its line Into Portland?" "You had better ask the O. R. & N. people about that. I know nothing that I care to tell the newspapers about it." "What is the prospect of the Northern Pacific letting the O. R. & N. into the Puget Sound country?" "I do not know that we would not let tho O. R. & N. into that country. We have been asked to do so a good many times by the newspnpers, but never by the O. R. & N. Before we can let that road in, we shall have to be asked by it, and then we shall have to make arrange ments." "Are .the relations between the Northern Pacific and the O. R. & N. any more friendly than they have been?" Warm Affection for O. R. & N. "We have always thought a great deal of the O. R. & N.t but have not been ad vised how they felt toward us." "We are pleased with the condition of the road in Washington, and what we have seen of the line In Oregon. The ex periment of keeping the North Coast Lim ited In operation during the Winter has proved satisfactory so far, and we shall probably continue It all Winter, for the heavy traffic will probably Justify three trains a day all through the Winter. Probably the whole of the Eastern Wash ington wheat crop has been moved; our LEADING FIGURES IN THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS, NOVEMBER 18-19, IN J. C, Sloreland. Judge Seneca Smith. The convention of the Oregon Irrigation Association will hold its first session at 10 A. M. tomorrow at A O. U. W. hall. Prominent at Its sessions aro pictured In the above. Of these. AH. Devers Is president of the Oregon Irrigation Association. J. M. Moore secretary, with Mr. Moore, are members of the executive committee. H. D. Ramsdell Is chairman of the general committee and Ben Selling chairman of will be Mayor Williams; Governor Geer, F. E. Beach, Seneca Shiith, Major Alfred F. Sears, .W. B. Chase and Judge J. C. Moreland. figures tend to show that it is 25 per cent short of that of last year." Greatest Business in History. "The railroad is doing the largest busi ness it ever did," said Mr. Hannaford, whose special department Is traffic. "We are pretty well fixed for cars. We were a little short for eastbound lumber ship ments, for we expected to handle them with tho cars we brought West loaded. hut have been obliged to supplement them a little." "Is anything being, done towards abol ishing the excursion rates to conventions which havo been made hitherto?" Mr. Hannaford was asked. "The first I knew of that was from the newspapers, and I do not think anything of the kind will be done. I do not think any passenger man expects that the man who wants to go anywhere at the time of an excursion will pay more than the ex cursion rate. When the railroads make those rates, they expect that every one will take advantage of them." Mr. Cooper said that the road Is pre paring to do a bigger business than ever next year, and expects a heavy home seeker movement. For this purpose it has bought 40 passenger coaches, 50 engines and 2000 freight cars, part of which are ready for delivery, and all will be deliv ered by Juno 1, 1903. The party has made an inspection of the Washington & Oregon road .and the Port land, Vancouver and Yakima. It will spend this mo'rning in Portland, and will leave here for Puget Sound about 3 o'clock this afternoon. MORRISON ON MARRIAGE. Preacher Tells Hovr to Make It a Success Evils of Divorce. "Marriage" was tho subject of a ser mon by Rev. Dr. A. A. Morrison, at Trin ity Episcopal Chapel, last evening. He told why marriage Is so often a failure, and what Is needed to make it a success. "The relation naturally established by the founder of thi3 great world of ours is? something you and I must become ac quainted with, in order to understand the relation of the sexes," said the preacher. "The establishment of this relation is closely connected with the protection of the family" and the home. Our blessed Lord regarded marriage as the greatest event that could happen In a human life, save possibly the saving of the soul i through his own scheme of redemption. Many things should be taken account of when marriage Is proposed. The young persons may learn much by the experi ence of others, and the failure of somo should enforce serious reflection. I can conceive of nothing more miserable than the picture of two lives, separated for any reason, forced to live together in matrimony. Young pegple attracted to each other do not think enough of the fu ture, f am satisfied that the mistake is almost always made in, the beginning. "It Is a greater misfortune, however, to. be incapable of exercising correct judg ment. We are apt to keep our faults uni der cover, while our virtues are well cj posed. The long association and int macy of marriage unmasks us and we are shown up In our true light. We Ann weakness in . those whom we thought faultless, and these must be charitably excused. Marriage therefore demands mutual consideration and charity in order to maintain the relation. "Failures in domestic relationship de mand divorces. Divorce is now. easy to receive, on account of the great number of ill-mate couples among us. The whole mistake was In the beginning: Those wo men who think the other women's hus bands are better than their own would quickly find the true character of tho object of their affection were they mar ried to him." . 1 In closing, Dr. Morrison said: "A good man and a good woman, combining to jake a happy home, are the most beau-i tjful objects in tho world." j Old Friends in New Faces. j PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 15. (To the Edj Itor.) A man came to the general mer chandise store of Mr. Brown, in T , and asked for a pair of boots worth $5. Mr. Brown got him the boots, for which the man handed him a $50 bill. Having no change, Mr. Brown took the bill across the street to Mr. Snodgrass, to get It changed. Mr. Snodgrass gave him the amount In coin, and he returned and gave his customer $45, who then went his way. Mr. Brown put the remaining $5 in his- till; Presently Mr. Snodgrass came over with the bill, which had proved to be a counterfeit. The question 13, How much did Mr. Brown lose?" "A READER." POPULAR POTTER IX SERVICE. Queen of River Boats Is Sow Making the Astoria Rnn. The traveling public will be delighted to know that the popular steamer, the T. J. Potter, is now making the Astoria run. See O. R. & X. timo card. "War on scrofula is declared by Kood's Sarsaparilla. Remember, Hood's Sarsa parilla Cures. Ben Selling. J. ii. Williamson. i. v. JtianiBacn. II Meier ib Frank Peninsular' Stoves. I Get your order for Picture Frames in at once if you wish to avoid disappointment. From Sunday's Oregonian A great array of bargains $5 Carving sets $3.78 Picture special $2.50 Men's $2 underwear $1.49 Perfume, ounce 19c Bedspreads, each $1.94 Paper napkins, dozen 4c Picture bargain $1.49 Glycerine, 2-oz. bottle 7c Ladies' drawers, pair 37c Fancy silks, yard .-79c Bedspreads, each $1.16 Boys' hose, pair 11c Handkerchiefs, each 10c Turkey roasters reduced. Belts, one-third off. I Valenciennes Lace, Mechlin Lace, Meier & Frank Company :RE NATIONS MEET JUDGE RAWSOX TELLS OF" KEUTRAL GROUXD IX FAR-OFF ALASKA. There Eslclnios Meet Siberians Sal mon Fishing: Good, and Cannery Will Be Established. "The point where the first American Indjans landed from Asia is no doubt the sand spit at the mouth of Hotham Inlet, in the Arctic Ocean," said Judge Alonzo j Rawson; a Nome lawyer, who spent con siderable time last Summer on that part of the Alaskan Coast and is in Portland vis iting rolatlveS. "That point has been neutral ground, where, for centuries, the natives of Alaska and Siberia have met every Summer to trade and fish. It is only 45 miles across tho strains at that point, and the sea is always calnr there In the Spring, so that the Siberians can safely cress in their canoes. The Eskimos gather there to the number of 10,000 to meet the Siberians, and they trade, fish, dance, and have games. The water, at Lthat season is clear as a, lake, and the seal blubber, Ivory and jade for the furs of the river Eskimos. The season there is three or four weeks earlier than at Nome. "It is the tradition of both the natives and the whalers that that is the point where the inhabitants of Asia came over at and before the time of Columbus and settled the North American 'Continent. The tradition was long ago learned by the whalers, who have been visiting the Arc tic for fully 100 years. The language of the natives on both sides of the straits is very similar. Of course there are differ ent dialects in different villages, but the root languge Is the same." Judge Rawson spent flvo weeks on Hotham Inlet last Summer for the pur pose of examining the fisheries of that section, which Is 230 miles north of Nome on the Arctic side of the Alaska Coast, and has joined with several other men In the enterprise of building a salmon can nery there. IThcre are no canneries north of Bris tol Bay," said he to The Oregonian, "but the fisheries on Bering Straits and the Arctic Ocean will become as Important as those In Southeastern Alaska. I made a careful examination of the run of fish, using seines and gillncts, and found them In unlimited quantities. Hotham Inlet is 'an inland sea about 100 miles long, into which three large rivera flow, each of them navigable for 3C0 to 500 miles by fiat-bottomed steamers. It is right on tho line of the Nome steamer trade, but is out of the district where you would be troubled by strikes. We shall get white Henry T. T. Geer. Company IjMeiei Ranges and Wood Heaters Models from $4.65 fn $fi nn will greet the store visitor today Doilies, each 9c Huck towels 21c Silks, yard $1.23 $1700 underwear 77c 50c, 60c Flannels, yard. 35c Dinner sets $7.13 35c Hosiery, pair. ...... .25c Men's underwear 40c Men's hose, pair 18c Dinner sets $4.27 Linen Damask, yard 44c $3.00 Rugs, each $1.89 Mattings, yard 19c Chatelaine bags 19c Trim'd hats $2.98, $3.98,$4.98 gams in jj Meier & Frank Company jj labor from the vicinity, and 00 to 1000 Eskimos who have their Summer camp there would supply the fish. The run of salmon at that point is fresh from the sea, so that they are in better condition than up the rivers. The sockeye, or red Alaska salmon, is the first fish to run In the Spring, and is better than in South eastern Alaska, being one or two pounds heavier and more oily. "Why don't the Portland people get hold of some of the Alaska business? They have, dropped a big plum there. The commerce and carrying trado Alaska are going to grow continually, and many of the people would rather trade here if they had the "opportunity. Prices here 'are better than in Seattle, and Portland Is in good shape to do tho business. That country Is settling permanently; the boom and hurrah are over. It is a great and wealthy country, and there is a big trade, both in Southeastern Alaska and the Seward Peninsula. In the Nome coun try the methods of mining are changing and, the mines are now operated by men of capital. "Men are still finding gold on Kotzebue Sound, but it is not where the discoveries of 1S9S were made, for they were all fakes. The best prospects are on the Imrhachuck River and Its tributaries, where the coun try looks extremely favorable. Consider able gold has been taken from Candle Creek, but so far it has all come from tho surface, and the creek has not been a success; A3 high as $20,000 has been taken from some claims, but few people have made money. There does not seem to be any gold deeper. The best districts so far seem to be In the immediate vicinity of Nome and Council City." Judge Rawson was United States Com missioner at Nbme in 1899, before the ad vent of Judge "Noyes, and was also Judge under the consent government of the city, being the only judicial officer at that time. He has come out for the Winter, but will return in the Spring. TO URGE NEW BUREAU. Colorado "Wants One for Child and Animal Protection. DENVER, Nov. 16. Through the in strumentality of the Colorado Humane Society. Colorado's Representative in Con gress at the next session will present a bill creating a National bureau of child and animal protection. Tho idea is to establish a National body to do work throughout the country, similar to that now accomplished by state organizations. The bill procured by the Colorado society creates a board of three to be appointed by tho President, to meet at Washing ton. A secretary Is provided lor with a salary of $1S00 and an office at Washing ton, Go"lnp: After the Docks. Judging from tho crowd making for the wharves Saturday afternoon, ono might PORTLAND llahn. Alfred P. F. E. Beach. figures in the plans for the convention and leading, speakers and Henry Hahn and Congressman-elect J. N. Williamson, the subcommittee on entertainment. Prominent speakers Frank Company Here's a condensed list: Napkins, dozen $1.52 uanaie snaaes, each 39c Blankets, pair". .$3.74 Men's umbrellas. . . , $1.05 $2.50 Battenberg scarfs.. $1.57 Scotch flannels, yard 32c Lace curtains, pair $1.46 $1.50 Dress goods, yard. . .89c Hose supporters 21c Union suits, each: $1.19 $3.50 shawls, each . $2.63 Night shirts, each 42c White skirts $1.23 Continuation of the Thanks giving linen sale. Footing, Reduced- Meier & Frank Company havo supposed that there was going to be a baseball game somewhere down the riven- It was, however, only the usual gang of sportsmen starting out for a Sunday hunt. The fact that many ducks have scattered off up the Willamette Valley is shown by the fact that a few days ago one dealer here received 1500 ducks from Shedds and thereabouts, and he had 2C00. ducks on hand at the time. This, how ever, made no difference to city sports men, who believe that there are rhirkq enough for all, both In city and country. As ono of the shooters remarked: "It would be a great thing if the pheasants would learn to migrate north during the breeding season, as then they might be come as numerous as the ducks and geese." HERE FROM BAKER COUNTY Delegates to the Irrigation Conven tion Arrive. The Baker County delegation to tho Oregon Irrigation Convention, which will begin its sessions Tuesday morning, ar rived last night, and Its 2S members im mediately sought quarters in the various hotels. Each of the delegates woro badges of whlto and red, and the former read: "Baker City, Oregon, metropolis arid land belt of Oregon: good markets, grand scenery, rich soil, boundless stock ranges, healthful climate; 100,000 acres of arid land"; and then followed .the valuo of tho monthly production of gold and copper, grain, hay, fruit, wool, livestock and lumber. The second was the badgo of a delegate to the convention, and was headed: "Save the forests and store tho water." The members of the delegation are: O. L. Miller, chairman; "J. B. Messick, secretary; Samuel White, District Attor ney; John Waterman, L. Crabill, James York. Carl Dileshelmer, C. H. Stuller. A. B. Winfijeo, E. P. McDanlel, Hon. Qeorgo Chandler, Hon. E. W. Grace, Charles H. Brcck, A. J. Hartung. H. K. Fisher. Georgo W. Moody, George B. Janney, C W. Cowgill. E. A. McDanlel, D. D. Moo man, William Pollman. Dr. H. E. Curry, Mayor R. D. Carter, of Baker City; C. A Johns, S. Ii. Baer, Mayor Davis Wilcox, of Haines; Mayor J. H. Robbins, of, Sumpter; Judge W. W.'Travllllon. In speaking -of the delegation Immedi ately after its arrival last night, E. P. McDanlel, ono of its members, said that it was composed of ranchers, merchants, stockmen, mlneowners, lawyers, doctors and newspaper men, and included 1 largo number of the leading citizens of tho county. The delegation established head quarters at the Imperial Hotel, and it will hold two meetings in tho parlors of that hostelry today. Tho first will bo held at 10:30 A. M., and' tho second at 7:30 P. M. At each measures which Baker County will propose to the convention will be considered. Sears. r A. II. Devers. is now that Incorporation had been de