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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. JANUARY 17, 1903. QUIET AT OLYMPIA Legislature Adjourns and Members Leave Town. SITUATION STILL UNCHANGED Candidates Still Confident Heads of Hone Exhibit Kalrness in Mnke TJp of Committees Railroad and Senatorial Issues. some of the candidates may not show their full strength on the first ballot next Tuesday. If they should do so and no other changes occur, these figures will be reasonably close to the result next Tues day. . E. W. W. OLYMPIA. "Wash.. Jan. 16. (Staff corre spondence.) About two-thirds of the members of the Legislature made a quick departure for tfc:ir homes this noon, after a short morning session In both houses. The third house contingent accompanied the principals in the big political fight now raging, and lor the first time In more than a. week Olympia again wears an every-day air. Two of the prominent Senatorial can didatesPreston and "Wilson remained on the ground, but Mr. Ankeny -went up to Tacoma this afternoon to meet his daugh ter, who Is attending a seminary there. A sufficientnumber of his lieutenants were left on the ground, however, to attend to any Senatorial coups which might be sprung In the absence of their chief. No developments are expected until next week, as the most of the men who are credited with putting up the jobs on both sides of the contest have gone home to take a needed rest, after the strenuous work of the past few days and in expecta tlon of the still more strenuous period that la approaching. Candidates Still Confident. Before leaving Mr. Ankeny expressed himself as confident of ultimate success and desirous of getting Into caucus and settling the question as quickly as pos sible. Mr. Wilson is hilariously Joyful, but noncommittal as to the present state of repair of his Senatorial band wagon, about which his followers are having so much to say. Preston looks very thought ful, and says he has lost no strength since the fight over organization was set tled. His followers are less confident, however, and are not very well pleased with the outlook. Since the arrival of a delegation of influential Seattle citizens Wednesday night, conflicting stories have been In circulation as to the object of their visit. They came ostensibly as a Preston delegation, but in reality to fur ther the interest of Wilson. It Is difficult to learn just what happened in the Pres ton headquarters soon after their arrival, but it Is reported on good authority that ! the matter of Preston's withdrawal from the race and the substitution of another King County man was broached. The Identity of the candidate -whom it was proposed to substitute was not dis closed, for before the matter could be thoroughly presented Mr. Preston de clared In unmistakable terms that he was not yet ready to acknowledge defeat by withdrawing. He has also steadily re fused to shake the McBrlde hobby, which, like the old-man-of-the-sea, has fastened on his shoulders with a weight that is staggering him. While the King County man who was to succeed Preston as an opponent for Ankeny was not named It Is freely stated in the lobbies that, under present- circumstances, John L. Wilson regards himself as a Seattle man, and there are several voters In the King Coun ty delegation who are in readiness to vote for him whenever Preston can be made to see that his own case is hopeless. Some of the Ankeny men, who are also friendly to Wilson, are now making an effort to have the Spokane claimant come out openly and support Ankeny, promis ing in the event of such action their sup port two years hence, when another Sen ator Is to be elected. Wilson objects to the postponement, stating that he will never go through another Senatorial fight He has been known to change his mind, however, and a plan on the lines proposed by his friends Is not beyond the range of possibilities. Committee Favors Fairly Distributed Those who were expecting that the win ning side ir. the fight for organization would take any undue advantage of their position in making up the committees were agreeably disappointed. The oppor tunities for gaining points In the distribu tion of -committees are unlimited, and es peclally -valuable where two such over shadowing questions as the Senatorship and the railroad commission bill are in volved. It was the presence of these two great questions and the fierce fight for organi zation that required President Smith and Speaker Hare to devote more time than usual to the preparation ,of the list. They are generally commended for their fair ness, the distribution on the most im portant committees being strictly in ac cord with the sentiment of the houses on the important bills that are to come be fore them. The antl-rallroad commission feeling predominating in the Senate, tho railroad committee from that 'body is nat urally in sympathy with that feeling, while In the House the reverse Is the case. There Is an occasional expression of sore ness where a main failed to get the posi tion he sought, but the sentiment on the whole is highly- complimentary to the gen tlemen intrusted with such a delicate task. The Railroad. Committee. The personnel of the railroad commit tees of the two houses, which will to a targe extent control the destinies of the McBrlde commission bill, throw an Inter esting sidelight on the Preston-McBride-Wllson alliance. In the House committee McBrlde has 10 of the 15 members on his side, but Preston, who has been forced to make an effort to throw his solid support In King County and Incidentally make his Senatorial candidacy subservient to McBride's bill, has but four votes. Mc Brlde can deliver none of his surplus on the House railroad committee to Preston. As has been frequently stated, the Sen atorial fight and the railroad fight have become hopelessly entangled, and the ex tent to which this mlx-up has progressed, together with the possibilities for warm scraps and conflicting emotions, is shown in the make-up of the railroad commit tees. This committee will not settle the Senatorial matter, but McBrlde would like to use Senatorial trading stock to settle the railroad matter. Of the 11 members of the Senate railroad committee, the line up on the two great Issues is believed to be as follows: Ankeny CIMcBride bill 4 Preston 3 Antl-McBrlde bill... 7 Turner 2 I Total 11 Total ll The Inclinations of the House railroad committee are thus reported: SEX ATE PROCEEDINGS. Retrenchment Policy Still In Force "With the Lairmakeri. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 16. (Staff cor respondence.) In the Senate this morn ing Senator Tolman moved that 500 copies of the railroad commission bill, which he introduced last Tuesday, be printed for the use of the Senate. The printing was ordered. It was ordered that Thomas P. Flsk, secretary of the last Senate, be paid J25 for comlne to Olympia to call the Senate to order this session. Fisk lives at Shel ton, IS miles from Otympla. There was another scrap over appoint ments when Senator Sharp, of Kittitas, moved that Robert Taylor, colored, be ap pointed assistant watchman. Senator Hallett and Senator Graves, of Spokane, protested. Graves sarcastically remarking that he was opposed to discrimination, and would not vote to give the watchman an assistant unless the pages and committee clerks were treated likewise. The reso lution of Senator Sharp was referred to the committee on employes. Graves of Spokane, Introduced a string ent anti-pass bill, providing that no per sons or corporations engaged in the busi- after which the Senate adjourned until Monday. By Rasher Fixing fees of public officers. By Cornwell To amend school law. By CDOJinell Regulating incorporation of fraternal societies. By Graves Fellow-servant law. By Palmer Relating to Prosecuting At torneys.. READY FOR BUSINESS. House Committees Appointed and Flood of Bills FoHotvs. OLYMPIA, Jan. 16. (Staff correspond ence.) The House completed its work ing organization this morning and took advantage of the opportunity by sending in a deluge of bills as soon as the Speaker announced his standing committees. Speaker Hare asked to be excused and Easterday of Pierce presided. On motion of Megler the Speaker appointed Jones, York, Megler, Johnson and Wells a com mittee to group the standing committees. On motion of Weir 2000 copies of the memorial speeches on the late Governor Rogers were ordered printed. The Speaker announced his standing commit tees as follows: Agriculture Witter of Whitman, chair man; White, Knobloch, Haynes, Henry, Pogue. Molstead. Peaslee, Kess, Coatc, Cameron. Howell, Zenker. Agricultural College Durham of Whit man, chairman: Dllllng, Fletcher, Peas lee, Pogue, Wells, Fitzgerald. Appropriations Merrill of Whatcom, chairman: Vaness, Megler, Dickson, Lewis, Ferguson, Raines, Lingerman, CHANGES ON WASHINGTON SUPREME BENCH MARK A. FTLLERTON, Xevr Chief Justice. JAMES BRADLEY REAVIS, Retired Chief Justice. ness of transporting passengers or goods, in transmitting messages by telegraph or telephone, or In any other quasi-public business for hire, shall render services Durham, Whitney, Denton, King, Bassett, Stevenson, Maloney. Banks and banking Dickson of Kitti tas, chairman; Morrill, Megler, Palmer, to any officer or employe of the State of I Vaness, Jeffries, Llndsley, Hunter, Bas Ankeny 7j Presfbn 4 Wilson 2j Turner : 2i MoBrlde bill 10 Anti-cBrlde blll...5 Total 15 Total 15 This line-up is not official, but is be lieved to be approximately correct. The Senatorial Line-Up. The reticence of a large number of the members of the Legislature regarding their preference for United States Senator makes it very difficult to secure accurate figures on the strength of the respective candidates. There is the usual number of cases of wavering back and forth, but It is believed that a vote today would have shown approximately this result: Ankeny 55WIlson 9 Preston 44 Scattering 5 Turner .23 Changes may occur in the meantime, and Washington or of any municipality there of or to any member of his Immediate family gratuitously or at a rate or charge different from that at which like services are rendered to the general pub lic; nor can such be received by any of ficer, etc. A fine of not less than $100 or more than $500. or imprisonment 30 to 90 days, is provided as a penalty, and officers shall forfeit their office as additional penalty. It was decided that eulogies of the late Governor Rogers be delivered in the Sen ate Monday afternoon. Senator Smith then announced hir standing committees for the session as follows: Agriculture-rSharp, Stansell, Cornwell, Garber, "Van de Vanter, Hammer, Splawn. Appropriations Hamilton. Baker, Corn- well, Sharp, Rasher, Rands, Ruth, Wilson, Kinnear, Hammer, Earles. Banks and banking S. T. Smith, Rasher, McKenney, Welsh, Stewart, Warburton, Moultray. Claims and auditing Welsh, Hurley, Graves, Davis, S. T. Smith. Commerce Clapp, Baumclster, Hem rich. Constitution and constitutional revision Graves, Hurley, Garber, Welsh, Welty, LeCrone. Sulawn. Corporations other than municipal Rands, Hurley, Crow, Reser, Ruth, Clapp, Kinnear, Palmer, Sumner. Counties and county boundaries Halley, Hal! ett. Sharp, Baker, Warburton, Palmer, Splawn. Congressional districts Moultray, Tol man, Stansell, Rands, Ruth, Hamilton, Palmer. Dikes, drains and drainage Hammer, Mcxvenney. O'Donnell. Dairy and uvestock Splawn, Halley, .Garber, McKenney, "Van de Vanter. Education LeCrone, Tolman, Wilson, Ruth. Ancle, Stewart, Tucker. Educational Institutions Tucker, Hal lett, Ruth, Stewart, Hammer, Moultray, Sdawn. Election and privileges O'Donnell, Stan sell, Graves, Halley, Baumelster, Welty, Kinnear. Engrossed bills Palmer, Hallett, Corn- well, Stewart. Hammer. Enrolled bills Welty, McKenney, O'Don nell, Ruth. Tucker. Fisheries Van de Vanter, Moultray, Angle, Rands, Da-vis, Welch, Ruth, Sum ner. Palmer, Baumeister, Hammer. Harbor and harbor lines iMcKenney, Clapp, Davis, .Tucker, Hemnch. Horticulture and forestry Earles, Wil son, Sharp, McKenney, Angle. Irrigation and arid lands Garber, Rash er, Halley, Cornwell, Reser, Angle, Splawn. Judiciary Crow, Rands, Warburton, Tolman, Crowe, O'Donnell, Tucker, Moore, Earlcs. Manufactures Hemrich, Wilson, Clapp, S. T. Smith, Hammer. Medicine, dentistry and hygiene Wilson, LeCrone. Earles, Memorials Baumelster, Garber, Moore. Military Moore, Stansell, Halley, Stew art, LeCrone, Potts, Splawn, Mines and mining Stansell, Warburton, Hurley, Hallett, Rasher, Sharp, Stewart, Sumner, Moultray. Municipal corporations Tolman, Kin near, Graves, O'Donnell, Clapp, Moore, Potts, Sumner, Moultry, Miscellaneous Kinnearv Hurley, Welsh, Clapp, Davis. Printing Angle, Reser, McKenney, Le Crone. Tucker, Sumner, Potts. Public buildings and grounds Ruth, Rasher. Reser. Welsh. Welty, Van de Vanter. Hemrich. Public morals Hallett, Garber, Tucker, LeCrone. Angle. Public , revenue and taxation Sumner, Hamilton, Warburton, Tucker, Crowe, O'Donnell, Hallett, Stansell, Cornwell, Welsh. Earles, "Railroads and transportation Baker, Hamilton, Sumner, Tolman, Hemrich, Rands, Clapp, Sharp, Reser, Halley, Potts. Roads and bridges Stewart, Hurley, Stansell, Baumelster, Garber, Welty, Van de Vanter, S. T. Smith, Splawn. Rules and joint rules J. J. Smith, Sum net. Crowe. Hamilton, Baker. Salaries and mileage Reser, Hurley, Crowe, Graves. Rasher, Halley. State charitable institutions Davis, Hallett. Wilson. Cornwell. Rands, Le Crone, Earles'. Senate employes- other than regular- Hurley, Ruth. Davis, Moore, Earles. State granted school and tldelands Potts. Tolman, Sharp, Welty, O'Donnell, Angle. S. T. Smith. Earles, Splawn. State library Rasher, Graves, Angle. State penal and reformatory institutions Cornwell, Reser, Garber, Stewart, War burton. Potts, Kinnear. The following bills were introduced, sett, Maloney, -McCoy Claims and auditing Clark of King, chairman; Bonn, Eidemiiler, Morgan, Brown, Howard, Muse. Commerce and manufacturing Morgan of Snohomish, chairman, Frostad, Carle, Delanty, Gunderson, Meirill, Ferguson, Cralgue, McCoy. Congressional apportionment Jones of King, chairman; Hopp. Whitney, TIbbetts, White. Ferguson. Comstock. Pix, Knob loch, Phllbrick, McKenzIe. Constitutional revision J. T. Johnson of Ferry, chairman; Benn. Cole, Easlirday, Gleason, Megler, Bassett, H. .Johnston, Collins, Roth, Qulnn. Compensation and fees of state au.1 county officials Palmer of Clallam. chairman; Howell, Clark, Wells, Kees, King, McKenzie. Corporation other than municipal Thompson of Kitsap, chairman; Ferguson, Allls, J. B. Wilson, Stevenson, Williams, DIx, Carre, Eidemiiler, Maloney. Cnuntv and eountv boundaries Wells of Spokane. 5 chairman; Dunn, Coate, Hast ings, Williams, Thompson, Griffin, Ling erman, Cooney. Dairy and livestock Haynes of Doug lass, chairman; Coate, Frostad, Pogue, Durham, Peaslee, TIbbetts, Molstad, HowelL Dykes, drains and drainage Merrill of King, chairman; Corliss, Clark, Molstad, Morgan, Merrill, Williams. Education Gunderson of Mason, chair man; Corliss, Jones, Brewer, Field, Stark, IClng, Thacker, Ralne, Ranck, Witter, Howard Muse, Merrill, Cameron. Engrossed bills Hopp of Thurston, chairman: Fletcher, Jones, Llndsley, Fitzgerald, Ranck, Muse. Enrolled bills Brewer of Chehalls, chairman; Jones, Fletcher, Dickson, Mc KenzIe. Federal relations and Immigration Crandall of Pierce, chairman; Parcel, York, Williams, Hunter, Childs, Lyons, TIbbetts, Zenker. Fisheries Roth of Whatcom, chairman; Megler, Williams, Hastings, Thompson, Jeffries, Thacker, Griffin, Benn, Steven son, Levy, R. B. Wilson, Phllbrick, East erday, Cooney, Game and game fish Field of Chelan, chairman; Phllbrick. White, Dickson, Morgan, Merrill, Gleason, Vaness, Ma loney. Harbor and waterways York of Pierce. chairman; Merrill, Delanty, H. Johnston, Jeffries, Fletcher, Benn, Knobloch, Gray Horticulture and forestry Whitney of Spokane, chairman: Peaslee. Collins. Pogue, Frostad, Molstad, Coate, Denton, Gray. Hospitals for the Insane Corliss of Pierce, chairman; Emery, Haines, Kees, White, Henry, Butler, Howell, Fitzgerald House arrangements Comstock of King, chairman; McNIcol, Benn, Wills, Kees. Insurance Vaness of Lewis, chairman; Jeffries. Hopp, Reise, Cralgue, McKenzIe, Dickson, Comstock, Eidemiiler. Internal Improvements and Indian af fairsCameron of Lincoln, chairman; Parcel, Weir, Witter, Relse, Molstad, Levy Judiciary Easterday of Pierce, chair man; Gleason, Thompson, J. T. Johnson, cole, wens, Kotn, York, Llndsley, King, Brewer, Crandall, H. Johnston, Qulnn. Labor and labor statistics Carle of King, chairman; Cralgue, McNIcol, Stev enson, Lingerman, Gunderson, Lyons Delanty, Brown, Weir, Palmer, J. T, Johnson, Qulnn, McCoy, Fitzgerald. Medicine, surgery, dentistry and hy giene Emery of King, chairman; Corliss, Butler. ,DIx, Roberts, J. B. Wilson, Allls, Muse. Memorials Phllbrick of Chehalls. chair man; Easterday, Collins. Lyons, Williams, Stark, Raine, Knobloch, McKenzie, Mileage and contingent expenses Jef fries of King, chairman; Thacker, Kees, Phllbrick, Stark, Durham, Maloney Military affairs and Soldiers' Home Thacker of San Juan, chairman: Roberts Dilling, Phllbrick, TIbbetts, Dunn. Henry, Ranck, Lingerman, Hunter, Childs, Mines and mining Roberts of Pierce, chairman; Brown, Field, Llndsley, Weir, Crandall, TIbbetts, Cralgue, J. T. John son. Gray, Cooney. Miscellaneous Fletcher of Pierce, chair man; Peaslee, Brewer, Brown, Ranck, stanc, vaness, Howard, weir, Cameron Relse. ..Municipal corporations Gleason of King, chairman; York, Griffin, Dilling, uraigue, J-evy, uranaau, iopp, Vaness, Llndsley, Qulnn. Printing and supplies Levy of King. chairman; Hopp. Roberts, Comstock, Peaslee, Collins, Griffin, Cooney, Gray. Privileges and elections &IcNicol of Pierce, chairman; Jones, Kees, Haines, Thompson, Wells, Durham, Howard, Cole, Allls. Gray. Public morals Bassett of Adams, chair man; Lewis, Thompson, Allls, Roth, Fer guson, J. T. Johnson, McCoy. , Railroads R. B. Wilson, of Kittitas Wit- Lynes, chairman: McNicol, Butler. Clark, ter. Thompson, Collins, Hastings, Hayne! Coate, Bassett, Ferguson, Whitney, Mc Coy. Zenker. Revenue and taxation H. Johnston, of Snohomish,-chairman; Jones, York. How ard, Parcel, Coate, Brewer, Llndsley, Comstock, J. B. Wilson, Delanty. Morrill, Pogue, Howell. McCoy. Roads and bridges Allis of Lewis, chair man; CiarK, uranoau, .raamer, wilier, Ferguson, Dunn, Weir, Stevenson, Bas sett, Pogue, Hastings, Fletcher, J. T. Johnscn. Cooney. Rules and order Mr. Speaker, chairman; Easterday, Megler, Roth, R B. Wilson, Wells. Lewis. State Capitol, public grounds and library King of Thurston, chairman: Dilling, McNIcol, Morgan, Levy, Phllbrick, Den ton, Emery, Stevenson, Relse, White. State Normal schools Stark of Spokane, chairman; Corliss, Gleason, Brewer, Ralne, Dickson, Hunter, Howard, John . Wilson. State school and granted lands Hast ings of Jefferson, chairman; Carle, Whit ney, marcel, rnacKer, urnnn, itoDerts, Cameron, Qulnn. State penitentiary Knobloch, of Colum bia, chairman? Easterday, Denton, Com stock, Parcel, Vaness, Frostadi Weir, Palmer, Dunn, Howell, Reise State School for Defective Youth and Reform School John B. Wilson, of Walla Walla, chairman; Butler, Eidemiiler, Dlx, Clark, Emery, Zenker. State University Ralne of King, chair man; R. B. Wilson, Lewis, Stark, Gunder- n, Lingerman, Hunter, Gleason, Ma loney, Thompson, Cameron. Tide lands Dilling of King, chairman; H. Johnston, Crandall, Hastings, Butler, Gunderson, Jeffries, Eidemiiler, Carle, J. T. Johnson. Fitzgerald. Water rights and Irrigation Dunn of Yakima, chairman; Crandall, R. B. Wil son, Field, Coate, Haynes, Cole, Bassett, Henry. Muse. Cameron. There was a wild rush for the distinc tion of getting In bill No. 1, 20 men being on their rca as soon as mat oruer oi business was reached. The following bills were introduced and referred to the vari ous committees: H. B. 1, Levy of King Abolishing con ditional sales and leases of personal prop erty. H. B. 2, Levy of King Fixing telephone rates. H. B. 3, Jones of King Amending sec tions 6125 and 6141 of Ballinger's Code, re lating to appointment of executors. H. B. 4, Jones of King To create a state board of accountancy. H. B. 5. Jones of King To apportion the State of Washington into three Con gressional districts. H. B. 6, Benn of Chehalls Relating to the tide lands of Aberdeen and re-estab-liahment of harbor lines threon. H. B. 7, Cole of Iving For incorporation of trust companies und defining their powers and duties. H. B. S, Hopp of Thurston Providing for excise tax from express companies. H. B. 9, Cole of King To regulate the practice of architecture. H. B. 10, Ranck of Clark To amend certain sections of session laws of 1S97. H. B. 11, Quinn of Spokane Amending Ballinger's Code, relating to election bal lots and nominations of candidates. H.'B. 12, Carle of King Amending Bal linger's Code relating to unconditional sales and leases of personal property. H. B. 13, Gleason of King Relating to assumed risks of employes in factories, etc H. B. 14, Hopp of Thurston Providing for destruction of wolves and coyotes. H. B. 16, Ranck of Clark Amending session laws of 1S97 for the assessment and collection of taxes. K. B. 17, Lingerman of Pierce Regulat ing employment of gripmcn, motormen and conductors on street-cars; creating a board of examiners to license same. H. B. IS, Lewis of King Providing for incorporation of trust companies and de fining their powers. H. B. 19. Ralne of King Prescribing a limit on assessment of abutting property for local Improvements and providing method for computation for improvement districts. H. B. 20, Llndsley of Spokane Amend ing sections 1451 and 1453, Ballinger's Code, relating to registration of voters. H. B. 21, Llndsley of Spokane Relating to selling, leasing or making contracts on real estate; granting franchises, etc H. B. 22, Lewis of IClng Amending sec tions of code of Washington denning crimes of burglary. H. B. 23, Dilling of King Establishing the office of public administrator. H. B. 24. Malbney bf Stevens Regulat ing common canters, fixing maximum passenger rates at 3 cents per mile. H. B. 25. Clark of King Authorizing Boards of County Commissioners to build and maintain wharves on shores of navi gable waters. H. B. 2G, Lewis of King Amending nickel-In-the-slot bill of last session. H. B. 27. Lewis of King Amending sec tion 7103 of Ballinger's Code defining rob bery and fixing punishment. H. B. 2S, Johnson of Ferry Establisn inc number of hours of day's work In smelting and reduction works. H. B. 29. Johnson of Ferry Establishing number of hours In day's work under ground. H. B. 30, Johnson of Ferry Providing for repair of state wagon roads In Ferry and Okanogan Counties;" calls for appro- miatlon of $10,000. H. B. 31. Phllbrick of Chehalls Amend ing session laws of 1S99, authorizing street and spwer improvements, H. B. 32, Easterday of Pierce ApproprI ating $100,0,.O to pay Interest due on com mon school fund to November l, lauz. H. B. 33, Easterday of Pierce Amending state land act so that funds can be In vested at current rates ot interest. H. B. 34, Easterday of Pierce Authoriz ing tne taking of private property for use of puoxic schools on making compensa tion for same. H. B. 35, Easterday of Pierce For pre vention and suppression ot trusts. H. B. 36. Gunderson of Mason Prohibit lng fishtraps and other fixed appliances in waters of Pucet Sound lying south of 4Sth narallel. H. B. 37, Gunderson of Mason Relating to repair of public highways. H. B. SS, Gunderson of Mason Prohibit Inc- accentance of free passes. H. B. 39, Frostad of Clallam Providing for a state oil Inspector. At 11:15 the House adjourned until 1:15 Monday afternoon. OPPOSE COUNTY DIVISION. Idaho County People Do Not Want Their Boundaries Clumped. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 16. (Special.) The people of Idaho County are stirred up over the proposition to appropriate a portion of their domain to form the .new county of Clearwater. -Rinrsentatlve Pern W. Mitchell, of Tdaho Countv. has received a resolution. nowoii unanimously by the Board ol r-nnntv Commissioners of Idaho County. nrntpstlnir niralnst any change In their county boundaries, or the surrender of any portion of Idaho County for the purpose of forming Clearwater County. Any such changes, declares the resolution, are un- 1ust and unfair and contrary to tne sent iment and interest of the taxpayers of Idaho County. The resolution is signed by George Simon, chairman of the board, and J. I. Overman. cierK. The pending Clearwater bill does not Include any part of Idaho County, but It is eaid if the plan to annex part of Nez Perce falls, the Clearwater men will drop It and attempt to annex a part of Idaho County. 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Send 31 one cent stamps for the cloth bound volume, or only 21 stamps for the book in paper covers. Hddress : Dr. R. V. PIERQE, Buffalo, JNT. Y. BARRACK BIDS AWARDED SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTORS FOR IM PROVEMENTS AT VANCOUVER. War Department Will Expend Be tween $1,000,000 and 81,500,000 In Completing 1'lans. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Jan. 16. (Special.) The names of the successful bidders for the construction of one dou ble set of Infantry barracks, one double set of artillery barracks and one set of offi cers' quarters, to accommodate 1G bachelor omcers, for which bids were opened De cember 20, have been received by Colonel P. L. Hathaway, Chief Quartermester of the department, from Washington, and are as follows: Bringham & Hoska, for construction. l.arney & Kiggln, for plumbing. J. F. Shay, for heating and lighting. Work must begin before the end of 30 days, and IS months are allowed In which to finish the three buildings. This Is the beginning of General Ran dall's plans, which were approved by the War Department, to improve and en large Vancouver Barracks, so that a regi ment of Infantry and two batteries of artillery, recruited to their full strength, can be stationed here. This means the erection of Ave more sets of barracks and 15 sets of officers' quarters: an amusement hall, for which $50,000 has been set aside from last yeir"s appropriation: a drill hall. Quartermaster's storehouse, and a $60,000 hospital, the money for which will come from this year's appropriation. The plan for the new fort will Involve an expenditure of between $1,000,000 and $l,500jPOO, and It will take about five years to complete them. Infantrymen are now out surveying the reservation to decide where the under brush will bo cleared away as a protec tion against fire, and are also marking out the semicircle back of the present officers quarters, where the new quar ters are to be built. Bids for clearing the land have not been accepted yet, but It is expected they will be soon, and the work will be done under the supervision of Captain V. K. Hart, Post Quartermaster, who has about $1000 to expend in different improvements. Lumber for Barrack In Philippines. Colonel P. Jj. Hathaway, Chief Quarter master of the department, expects the El lerich, now loading in Portland, to sail for Manila In two or three days with 27,000 feet of lumber, all from Portland mills, for the new Army posts soon to be built In the Philippines. This Is the second ship laden, with lumber sent from Port land to Manila within the past few weeks, and there is every chance that many more are to follow, Oregon fir being one of the woods not subject to the attack of insects In the tropics. SENSATION' FOLLOWS ARREST. Britisher Bank Robliery "IVa.n Planned bj- n Woman. BUTTE. Mont, Jan. 16. A special to the Miner from Red Lodge. Mont., says that in the arrestH last nicht of Jack Ay 9 ers Cherry Pectoral One dose at bedtime pre vents night coughs of children. No croup. No bronchitis. A doctor's medicine for all affec tions of the bronchial tubes and lungs. Sold J.O.AxtvCo., Lowell, San. Kirly and William Judenan for complicity in the daring hold-up of the Bridger Bank about a month ago, the authorities have unearthed the sensational fact that tho robbery was planned by a oman well known In this section, and "executed with the knowledge of at least eight different persons, all lK-ing in Carbon County. The following persons have been arrested for robbery: Matt Wallace. Jeff Lindsay, Will Countryman and Pat Murray. After a hard sweating Sheriff Potter se cured an alleged partial confession from Murray, who says that the robbery had been planned a week before it was pulled off by Wallace, Kirly and Judenan. Jude nan held the horses while Wallace and Kirly held up the bank. The three men returned to the "Rain" McDonald cabin the following morning where Sheriff Pot ter and his posse captured them. Murray says tho men got Into a dispute over a division of the spoils and a fight nearly arose, because Kirly, who had charge of the plunder, claimed to have lost part of It on the road. Kirly had about $1200 to divide. Murray claims he was Innocent of any complicity in the hold-up. The authorities expect to make several more arrests shortly after a Pinkerton man, engaged by the Banking Association, has completed his investigation. SHE GETS ANOTHER MILLION. Fortune of Mr. Tevln Doubled by Death ot Allce Bonlt Tevls. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. By the death of Alice Boalt Tevis, the 10-year-old daughter of the late Hugh Tevis by hte first wife, Alice Boalt. Cornelia Baxter Tevis inherits a second fortune as large as the first one left her when Hugh Tevis, her husband of a month, died in 1901. By the terms of Hugh Tevis' will his estate was divided Into two portions, the one exceeding the other by about $60,000. The smaller portion was left to his second wife. The larger portion was to go to Tevis' child. Alice, to be held In trust until her 21st birthday. But in the event of her death without issue and before the ex piration of the trust, her part of the es tate was to revert to Cornelia Baxter Tevis, free and discharged of any trust. The Tevis fortune was appraised at $1,250,000. but was believed to be worth much more. About $65,000 was said to be the share of the infant son, for whom Hugh Tevis did not provide in his will. Besides the money left to his wife, Tevi3 had deeded her the home at Monterey, and she was counted a millionairess. To day her estate is doubled in value. KIplIiipr Cables His Refnxal. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 16. Rudyard Kipling has declined to permit the Ladies Relief Society of Oakland to publish a calendar containing excerpts from his works. 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