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THE MORNIKQ OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1903, NO ' NEW CHARTER Governor Vetoes Bill for Astoria. PEOPfcE DIDN'T WANT IT "Would Hare Turned Out Cltlsen Conncllmen and Favored nepnbllcan Sue cessors. SALEM. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.) As toria's new charter has gone where the woodbine twlneth. Governor Chamberlain vetoed it. City Attorney A. M. Smith and Herman Wise were in Salem today, and while here they filed a number of petitions asking that the bill be vetoed. They as sured the Governor that the bill, as it was Introduced was satisfactory, but that after it had been amended by Senator Ful ton it was very unsatisfactory. They rep resented that its purpose was to lcsislato six members of the City Council out of office, so as to give the Republicans a chance to elect their successors. The ma jority of the present members of the Council were elected on a citizens' ticket. The Governor seems to have accepted their view of the matter, for he saya In his veto message: I have not heretofore felt called upon to in terpose, a veto upon any measure of strictly lo cal interest, and am Induced to depart from ray usual policy on account of the following con siderations: The City Attorney of Astoria has called upon ma la person, representing, as be claims, seven out of nine of the members of the Council of Astoria, and presents to me the petition of numerous citliens. Irrespective of party, requesting that a veto be Interposed to the proposed amendment. By him I am ad vised that the Council of the city had under consideration tha question of amending the present charter, and It was determined to amend sections IS. 49. SO, 74. 103 and 1M. and a bill embodying these amendments was pre pared under the direction of the Council. It was introduced in the House and passed. "When it reached the Senate, the bill, as Introduced, was further amended by proposing amendments to sections 6. 11. 13, 17. 19, 20. 21. 24 and 12D. This latter amendment was concurred In by the House. It is claimed that these latter amendments were never under consideration either by the members of the Council or the people of Asto ria, and numerous protests against the charter as It Anally passed have been tiled with me by gentlemen of unquestioned standing and reputa tion in the City of Astoria. whilst only two members of the Council, and the Mayor and use or two other citizens have Insisted that the act should become a law. Under these circumstances. It seems to me that the charter should not receive executive , approval. In addition to this, an examination of the act discloses that It attempts to amend two very Important sections of the act of Incorporation, nr.: Sections 6 and 129, but neither of these sections is mentioned In the title of the act. The question as to the validity of the amend ment of these two sections would give rise to much litigation, for the reason that the pro posed amendment to section 6 affects the tenure' of ofllce of all the elective officers, and operates to legislate out of office at least six members of the Council. The taxpayers and people within the limits of Incorporated towns ought to have the largest voice in legislation affecting their vital in terests. If It had been the desire of the people of Astoria to max any further amendments to their charter than tbosa which were discussed by the City Council, such further amendments should have been embodied in the bill as It was originally Introduced in the House of Rep resentatives. No great harm can be done by "deferring action upon the charter until the next .session of the Legislature. In the meantime, the citizens 'there will have an opportunity to discuss the matter and present at the next session an amendment to the charter which will at least have the approval of the majority of the City Council and those whose duty It la to enforce the laws within the corporate limits. The business of Clackamas County will again be conducted by a County Court composed of the County Judge and two Commissioners, Instead of by a separato Board of Commissioners. Four years ago Senator Brownell secured the passage of a bill, creating a separate Board of County Commissioners, and at this time he se cured the passage of a bill which restores the old form of county administration. The new measure carries an emergency clause in the form required by the new amendment to the constitution, so it pre sumably goes Into effect at once. The section of the bill which prescribes how the new court shall be constituted Is as follows: That Immediately upon the taking effect of this act. the power and authority of the County Court of Clackamas County for the transaction of county business shall be vested is and exer cised by the County Judge of Clackamas Coun ty and Thomas Klllen and "William Brodst. as Commissioners, who shall alt with the County Judge of Clackamas County, for the transac tion of county business; and that Thomas Kll len shall serve as Commissioner until the next general election, and until his successor Is elected and qualified, and that "William Brodst shall serve as Commissioner until the general election in 1908, and until his successor is elected and qualified; and that at tha general election in 1004. and every tour years there after, there shall be elected a County Commis sioner to alt with the County Judge of Clack amas County for the transaction of county business; and at tha general election in 1600, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected a County Commissioner to sit with the County Judge of Clsrrinm County for the transaction of. county business. The Commissioner who Is retired from office by this law Is John Lewellen. The new scale of salaries for county of ficials In Coos County Is as follows , County Judge, J1000: County Clerk. $1500; County Treasurer. JSOO; County Assessor. J1000: County Commissioners. $5 per day. House bill O, which has been filed by the Governor, provides the following salaries for county officials In Josephine County: County Judge. $300; Treasurer. $600: Clerk. $1700; Sheriff. $2000; School Super intendent. $600; Deputy Clerk. $75 per "month Deputy Sheriff. $63 per month. The terms of court in the Third Judicial District, after the new law goes Into ef fect on May 20, will be as follows: . In the County of Linn, on the second Monday of March.- the fourth Monday of June and the fourth Monday of October; la the County of .Marlon on the first Monday of January, first Monday of April, second Monday of July and second Monday of October; in the County of Polk on the second Monday of May and the first Monday of December; la the County of Tamhlll on the fourth Monday of March and the fourth Monday of September; in the Coun ty, of Tillamook on the third Monday of April and the second Monday of November. CAPTAIN OP ILL-FATED MADIAWA. Quebec Steamship .Company Has Hot Dlscaarsed Ulm. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. On the steamer Trinidad. In port. Just from the Bermu- .das, was Captain Fraser, of the Ill-starred Hadlana, wrecked on the Bermuda reefs, and with him arrived Chief Engineer Nel son ,and three assistant engineers. Chief .Officer Williams, two officers and Ave sailors of the wrecked vessel, as well as a. number of the Madlana's passengers Captain Fraser. It Is slid. Is suffering ..greatly from the effects of his experi ence. On the Trinidad's arrival he was confined to his stateroom and could see no .one. At the office of the Quebec Steamship Company It was denied that Captain laser's connection with the line had been severed, although it was stated that the' company had no steamship to offer to Captain Fraser at present.' The offl clalg -vera unable to say -whether or not the captain would lose bis license In con sequence of the wreck, as they had not yet received the. official reports of the findings of the Bermuda court. AXXPAL MEETING OF DAIIIYMEX. Tillamook Association Makes Report lor l'eor's Work. TILLAMOOK. Or.. Feb. 25. Special.) The annuil meeting of the Tillamook Dairy Association was held yesterday aft ernoonwlth a largo number of stockhold ers present, over which Claude Thayer presided. Secretary Mrs. Frank Sever ance's report was read and showed the following amount of business transacted: Amount of milk received, 2.1P9.SC0 pounds (test. 4.1); butter fat, 80,270 pounds; milk used for butter, 2,078,343 pounds; butter manufac tured. 85,0Sa pounds; milk used for cheese. 124.S17 pounds: cheese manufactured, 12.424H pounds; received for butter, $21,005.75; average price received for butter fat. per pound. 22 7-10e; received for cheese, J115I.J9; average price received for cheese, per pound, 11 1-lOc. The expenses of the creamery for list year amounted to IZ1SS.59: cost of new building, $2111.80; cost of new machinery, $59.05. The directors elected were: John Mor gan, James Williams and O. Maroff. Claude Thayer was elected treasurer by acclamation. A complimentary vote was accorded Mrs: Severance for her fidelity and faithful service as the secretary of the association for several years. F. II. Holden brought up the question of the consolidation of the Red Clover Factory, the Tillamook Dairy Associa tion and the Tillamook Creamery Com pany, it being proposed to appoint one person from each factory to act as Hiles mcn. Mr. Thiyer explained to the asso ciation the method to be adopted In form In ga board of trade of the different fac tories. There is quite a difference of opinion among dairymen In Tillamook County as to going into such a combine, as a majority of them appears to bo content to let well enough alone. linker City Notes. BAKER CITY. Or. Feb. 25. SpedaL) The February term of the Circuit Court will open in this county Monday. This will be an Important term of court. Ex Sherllf Huntington's case will be called for trial, and it is likely that a grand Jury will be called to Investigate several mat ters. The murder case of the State vs. Pleas Armstrong will come up for trial at this term of court, and it Is understood that both sides aro ready for trial. The Blue Mountain Iron Works, the largest foundry and repair shop in this part of the state, has been sold to A. J. Schumaker. of Butte. Mont., the consld cratlcn named being $23.23). It Is under stood the new owner will add considerable In the way of new machinery and other wise Increase the facilities of the plant, so that he will be able to repair any por tion of the heavy mining machinery now being imported into this country. Before the Chamber of Commerce of this City retired from business by becom ing defunct it had resolved to provide a mineral exhibit from this county to be placed in the Union depot at Portland. The decease of the Chamber of Commerce put an end to the proposed plan. Now the Citizens' League has been appealed to to provide an exhibit for the display, in order that the chief mining county in the stite may not be left out entirely. Considerable comment has been aroused over the failure of Baker City to secure any of the homeseekers who are now com ing to Oregon. The negligence of the citizens to comply with the Harrlman Immigration bureau for 100,000 copies of a carefully prepared pamphlet descriptive of the resources of this county Is in the main accountable for the fact that all the homeseekers so far have passed Baker City bv. Vancouver Barracks Notes. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Feb. 25. (Special.) A part of the Fourteenth In fantry from Fdrt "Wayne passed through Portland Sunday. They were under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel, Charles McClure, who was stationed at one time at Vancouver Barracks as Judge-Advocate of the Department. First Lieutenant Charles F. Humphrey, Seventeenth Infantry, has been trans ferred to the Third Infantry, Company E, now stationed at Fort Thomis, Kentucky, lie will relieve Lieutenant Chauncey B. Humphrey, of the Third, who has been transferred to the. Seventeenth Infantry and assigned to duty with Company L at Boise Barracks. Second Lieutenant Sam P. Herrcn has been transferred from the Seventeenth Infantry to the Third Infantry and will Join his new regiment as soon as pos sible. Major Charles A. Booth, who was for merly stationed at' Vancouver Barracks with the Seventh Infantry, has been transferred to the Seventeenth, which Is expected to Join within a few days. Upon the recommendation of the Chief Surgeon of the Department. Frank J. Tarch, of the Hospital Corps, has been sent to Fo. Worden, to report to the commanding officer for duty. Harvey W. Barnes, Company M. Sev enteenth Infantry, having been tried and found guilty of desertion by the general court-martial convened at Vancouver Barracks, was sentenced to be dishonor ably discharged from the service, to for feit all pay and allowances due him. and to be confined at hard labor for 18 months at Aleatrar, Astoria Jfevra Notes. ASTORIA. Feb. 25. (Special.) Astorians were greatly surprised today to learn that at the recent session of the Legislature a bill had been passed amending the city charter so as to change the time of hold ing city elections from December to June, and providing that the terms of all" the present city officers shall expire on July 1, 1904. Numerous telegrams were sent to Governor Chamberlain today re questing him to veto the measure. At a meeting of the Alaska Fishermen's Union held to consider the report of the' committee which met with the representa tives of the Alaska canners about the pro posed price of fish for the coming season, it was decided to take no further action in the matter at present. The" canners had explained to the committee that they -would be unable to pay the price fixed by the Alaska Fishermen's Union, and had 'requested that the union reconsider the matter and agree upon a lower rate. As the greater number of the fishermen who fish In Alaska reside in Ban Francisco, and as they fixed too price which the local union adopted, it was considered best for any change or reduction to come from there. Senator Fulton left, this evening for Washington. D. C but will stop at Port land over tomorrow night to attend the banquet of the Commercial Club. He ex pects to be. In the East for a month only, unless a special session of Congress is called by President Roosevelt, when he will remain and take his seat. The County Commissioners Court this morning Issued a warrant for the collec tion of the taxes on the 1902 roll, and the roll was turned over to the Sheriff. To Protect Canadian Halibut Banks. VANCOUVER, B. C.. Feb. 23.-U Is an nounced that tha Domini . . 6g,tlmuCm .fishery cruiser Kestrel, launched here last wcva. wiu pnueci tne uanadian halibut banks against American schooners. It Is alleged by Canadian officials that fishing schooners from Piie-t Rmm ;... u- " v4m iwva for years made a practice of running uuivu uic Biiiuu i-oiumDia coast from Ketchikan and fishing on Canadian hali but banks which lie In Dixon Entrance and to the south In Hecate Strait, oft the Dundas Islands and Queen Charlotte group. Jury Secnred In Mott Case. MISSOULA, Mont. Feb. 23. A Jury was secured today to try Louis Mott, the wife murderer. County Attorney Hall made the opening statement, outlining the case of the state. There Is no question as to the murder. The only contention will be as to Motfs sanity. II was drank when the crime w committed. FOR A BUREAU OF MINES GOVERNOR. WILL BE ASKED TO VETO 8. B. 237. Some Mining- Men Object to It and Say It Has Many Faulty Provisions. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 25.-(Speclal.)-Charle3 A. Johns, of Baker City, will appear be fore the Governor tomorrow to present an argument against the approval of S. B. 257. for the creation of a bureau of mines. The biir provides for a "bureau of mlntn" to be controlled by a board of seven members to be appointed by the Governor. Three of tho members aro to be residents of Western Oregon, outside of Portland, three of Eastern Oregon, and one of Portland. No fewer than four of tho members must bo practical mining men. actively Interested or engaged In mining. Thcrard hart power to appoint a commissioner of mines with a salary of not to exceed $250 per month, who may in turn appoint an Inspector of mines, with a salary not to exceed $1500 per year. The commissioner may appoint other nib ordlnatcs, but all appointments aro to be subject to the approval of the board. The net requlrro owners and operators of mines to admit the commissioner, in spector or aralstants to their mines at any time when said mines are In opera lion, for the purpose of inspection. Acci dents must be reported to the commis sioner. No powder or other explosive must be stored in any mine, and a large num ber of the rulert are prescribed for the purpose of preventing accidents- No steel bars must be used In tamping a charge of powder or other explosives. No one shall be employed with hoisting machinery who Is addicted to the use of alcoholic liquors. Ladders must be provided for exit, guard rails must be placed around shafts and fire protection must be provided for the buildings covering any nhaft- The bill requires the commissioner and inspector to gather information regard ing the mineral resources of the elate and the geological formation and statistics re garding the principal mines of the state. showing the character and extent of ore. manner of operating, cost of operating and a large amount of other Information. It Is understood that It Is this latter feat ure of the bill that arouses opposition. The bill also requires the commissioner to maintain a mineral collection In Port land and at tho Lewis and Clark Exposi tion. PETITION AGAINST A BILL. Local Mlnlnir Men Want S. B. 237 Vetoed. A netltinn rlffnert hv n nnmhp.nf Vi-i- . land mining engineers and mine owners was seni 10 uovernor unamoerlaln last night asking that he veto the bill for a StntA mtntner htirvntl Tha limit tf A,. days for his signature expires today. ii piaces auogeiner too mucn power in the hands of tho board of governors," the petitioners declare. Section 7 is a portion of the bill which Is criticized. Th AnnAnnnt. anv tKnt a,Mn1. ing to the provisions of this section deputy inspectors may do stationed in every mln inc camn in the atntf. - ni11Mv It Is declared. Section 7 reads as fol lows: "The commissioner of Mines may. from time to time, with the consent and StmrnVSj fl f t hn hnnrri fit rrnv-nnro - point such other aeuistants aod subordi nates as may, in me judgment of said board of governors, be required for the nroner nprfnmuinNv nf thn pwi.nl of the Bureau of Mines. Such assistants and subordinates must have ouch qualifica tions, give sucn bonds, take such oaths and receive such compensation as may be prescribed or fixed by tho board of gov- ci num. ana perioral sucn duties as may be prescribed by the board of governors or the Commissioner of Mines! Any such DMlstsnt APllhnnllngt nt.v nl - I . -- -....... " 14U1C, bo discharged from further employment by mo v-Dmrnimoncr oi juincs ana must be so discharged by him if so ordered by the board of governors." "That section allows for the appoint ment of any number of deputies," said J. H. Fisk. a Portland assayer. yesterday. "Thft Ctt.ODO nnnrnnrlnf Inn m-w tl....fn. be greatly exceeded and tho people of the state forced to pay for the stationing of men appointed through a political ofllce and who may order tho mine owners to carry out certain provisions which at prcs- mijjusBiDic ice owner would be required by toe "new law to obey the In structions of the Inspector whether they were reasonable or not." Another section of the mining bureau bill regulates the conduct of the commis sioner. He Is to. give a $10,000 bond for tho proper administration of his duty and the oath quoted In the bill states that he shall never at any time disclose In formation which he has obtained In his official capacity, nor to buy nor sell min ing stocks, or give Information relative to mining shares. It is not stipulated, however, that the commissioner cannot be a mlneowner and it Is upon this point that the opponents of the bill base a part of their argument that It should be vetoed. The petition circulated yesterday re ceived a number of signatures. When seen soon after it was started it contained the signatures of J. H. Ftek. H. B. Greve J. W. Honston. J. L. Leroy. J. H. Greenough. Dr. E. O. Smith and E. T. Merrett. SEMPLE PUT IX JAIL. But ex-Governor la Released Pend. ing; nnbeaa Corpus Proceedings. SEATTLE, Feb. 2S.-Judge Bell today committed Eugene Semple, ex-Governor of "Washington and President of the lLake Washington Waterway Company, to Jail until such time as ha agrees to produce the books of the concern for Inspection by the grand Jury. Later, after the pris oner had spent the greater part of the day In custody of the Sheriff, Judge Bell agreed to give him his liberty for the time being, pending a habeas corpus ac tion, which would be instituted In the Su preme Court to test the right of the court to force the production of the con cern's books. The court mide no formal order releasing Semple. stating that un ices the appeal was prosecuted immedi ately he would remand the witness Into custody again. Jacob Goldberg, who Is charged by the Jury with possessing all the inside In formation concerning the manner In which slot machine ODcratnr ni-roA nmtti.. by the city officials, was placed under $1000 minus io insure nis appearance as a wit ness. SEW SASH A.D DOOR FACTORY. Nortk Bend Company Orcanlaed to Operate the Enterprise. MARSH FIELD, Or., Feb. 23. The North Bend Manufacturing- CAmnnnv tlon representing local capitalists, and uaiiwu uj u. oinipson, tne sawmill man, way arganixed last evening with a capital stock of $50,000. one-half of which has been subscribed, and the remainder pledged, to construct and operate at North Bend a sash and door factory and shingle mill. The site for the new plant has been conatea at tne new town of North Bend, Tvhereiythe Bandon Woolen Mills ore to be relocated, and work on the foundation Is to begin at once. The plant will be equipped with modern woodworking ma chinery, and Mr. Simpson will leave on the next steamer for Portland to secure the same. WILL REPORT GRAIN BILL. The Orrttonlan la Criticised Because It Supports the Measure. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 25. (SpedaU) The House committee on agriculture held a meeting this evening and took up the Durham grain Inspection bill, action on which had been postponed until the return of Mr. Peaslee. The presence of that gen tleman failed to prevent th bill receiving a majority report In Its favor. Witter. White. Knoblock, Henry. Pogue. Haines and Zenkner voted to recommend Its pass age, while Peaslee. Kccs, "Molestad and Cameron opposed it. In the course of the discussion Senator Garber. of Lincoln, appeared before the committee and took occasion to roast The Oregonian for its attitude on the grain Inspection graft. He argued that the com mittee should make an unfavorable report on the Durham bill because The Oregonian had advocated Its passage. Representa tive Peaslee spoke on similar lines, and the weight of their remarks Is shown In tho action of tho committee. The grain inspection lobby Is still here In force, and, while they have but small hopes of preventing the passage of the bill, they expect Governor McBride to veto It. FACES EIGHT COUNTS. Allcjced Trnlnrolilier George Colo Arralgneil In Court. BUTTE, Mont.. Feb. 25. George Cole, the alleged tralnrobber, faced eight differ ent counts In as many bills of Informa tion filed agnlnst him In Judgo McCIer nan's court this morning by County At torney Breen. There Is ono count of rob bery In which the man with the gun is ac cused of taking tho sum of 73 cents from the person of W. M. Bell. Most of the other charges arc for assault in the first degree on tho persons of George Ott and other members of the train crews who were used as targets by Cole. Howard, Cole's pal, wns also In court with Cole, but was sent back to Jail until next Monday, when arraignment will be mode. ANSWERS PRINTED DESCRIPTION. Xcarro Arrested nt Bnttc for Wash ington 31nrder. BUTTE. Mont., Feb. 25. A Helena spe cial to the Miner says: Chief of Police Travis has arrested John J. Jackson, a colored man. on suspicion of his being wanted In Washington. D. C. for mur der committed December 21 last. He is said to correspond in a striking manner to the printed descriptions sent out by the Washington authorities offering a reward of $100 for his arrest. Jackson makes an emphatic denial of the charge, and claims he can-prove an alibi. Ho will be meas ured and described according to the Ber tillon system of Identification and a re port forwarded to Washington. Grant's I'nus Brevities. GRANT'S PASS. Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.) From the number of thefts that have been committed In this city of late. It Is evident that a band of thieves Is at work here. Aside from the theft of SO worth of money and goods, from a drug store a few days ago, three residences have been since entered and robbed. The Goodnough residence was entered and a trunk taken out and looted. Not satisfied with the articles found, or with but few of them at least, the thieves scattered the remaining ones over on entire block, completely soiling a valuable wardrobe. Two wheels were taken the same night from other resi dences. The officers are unable to get a clew to the Identity of the thieves. To prevent a repetition of the disas trous fires of the past, many precautions are being taken here. The Are limits have been Increased, and the fire protec tion made better .In tho more dangerous districts. An ordlnince has been passed by the Council prohibiting the removal of any building, within the fire limits, to any other 'district within the limits. The railroad company Is also prohibited from constructing any more wooden buildings on their grounds here, which are located directly In the center of the business part of town. The new round houso which they have begun, to re place the ono destroyed by the fire of last Summer, will be constructed of brick. " Owlngi to the great depth of snow on Mount Reuben, Northern Josephine County, the Gold Bug mlno has been cMlged to close down ttmporarlly. The snow" lies piled to a depth of from sLf to ten feet, and it Is lmposilble to get up to the mine with a team and sup plies. The mine will resume operations as soon as the road becomes passable. A rich strike has been made on the 121 foot level of the Granite Hill mine. Fol lowing the main ledge, which has a width of eight feet, by drifting a body "of ore giving assay returns of from $200 to $500 per ton free gold has been struck. The rock is literally peppered with the yel low metal. These mines were recently purchased by the American Gold Fields Company, of Chicago, and are being de veloped by It. The present five-stamp mill is soon to be replaced by one of 25 or SO stamps. Astoria .Ve-rva Notes. ASTORIA, Feb. 23. (SpeclaL) The Cir cuit Court was reconvened this momlng after an adjournment since last Thurs day. The attorney for Matti Jarvi. whose trial On the Chare-ft nf mnrdarlni. Via father was set for tomorrow, reported that the defendant, who I mil would be unable to be present at that time) as ne was working in a logging camp ear Gray's Harbor, and a man would nave to De sent tor mm. A postponement of the trial until March 5 was asked for and CT&nted. Tho trlnl nf nitn cvthK. on the cbargo of assault with a danger ous weapon was postponed until March 3. and the Jury was excused until next Monday. The collection of taxes on the 1902 roll was commenced In the Sheriff's office to day. The total amount of the roll Is $134. 412.C7. Of this the county, state and school tax Is $92,371.06. The city tax Is $16. 279.70 and the tax of School District No. J, which comprlaes this city. Is $17,902.5S. The valuation of property In the county Is $3,153,220, and In the city $1,627,970. Albany News Notes. ALBANY. Or., Feb. 23.-(Speclal.) The annual rally and banquet of the Linn County Prohibition Club took place In Albany today. The meeting was held In the hall of the Woman's Christian Tem perance Union. A considerable number of the fighters of bad whisky were present, and a very interesting program was ren dered. A number of young hoodlums from Al bany disturbed a meeting of the Fair mount Grange, on the Benton County side of the river, last evening, and warrants are out for their arrest. George L. Hutchlns. of Portland, is in Albany arranging for the appearance here of Mr. Jabours street fair. The fair will probably be In Albany on the Fourth of July. D. I. Sleeper, of Lawton. O. T., a spe cial timber Inspector, 1s now In Albany looking up the alleged frauds In the tim ber entries of Albany people. Must Be Returned to Franco. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 23. The threo French women. Marie and Yvonne Le fevre and Georgette Normand. charged by the customs officers with being In the coun try for Immoral purposes, must go back to France. In tho United States Court Judge Hanford ordered that they be de ported to Victoria. B. C. the last port from which they entered the United States. Today Immigration Inspector Lavln received a message from the Attorney-General directing that the local Dis trict Attorney move for a vacation of this order, and that the women be deported to tneir native land. Safe niorrera Secure 2S0. SPOKANE, Feb. 2S. Safe blowers visit ed Plaza, a village a few miles south of this city. The safe In the store of Post master W. J. Nlckelson was blown open and about $225 taken, about halt of which belonged to the postoffice. The robbers also carried away some of the books and papers, leaving accounts badly mixed. Three strangers who' are reported to have been camping In a shack near the town are suspected. TTnod'a SancnnArllln ntrMi vfeAiTma .. blood. CJtessejk ' 1 NO REFUNDING BONDS GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAEf VETOES IIODSON'S BILL. Declares Warrants Invalid, and That Bonds, if Issued. Would Not Be Subject to Taxation. SALEM, Feb. 23. (Special.) Multnomah County will not Issue 4 per cent bonds to refund her warrant Indebtedness. This was decided today when Governor Cham berlain vetoed H. B. 304, Hodson, authoriz ing the Issuance of bonds to provide money to take up the warrants. The veto is based upontwo considerations that the warrants are invalid, and that the bonds, if issued, would not be subject to taxa tion. His message says: I base my disapproval thereof on the follow ing considerations: First Section 10 of article I2.of the constitu tion provides that no county shall create any debts or liabilities which shall singly or in the aggregate exceed the sum of $5000, except to suppress Insurrection or repel Invasion. It It be conceded that the Issuing of bonds to cover the present Indebtedness of Multnomah County would not be the creation of a new debt, still the total amount of warrants Issued will ex ceed tho constitutional limitation, and every warrant now outstanding of the Indebtedness Intended to be" bonded may be questioned as having been Issued In violation of this pro vision. It the validity of each of these war rants may be questioned, tha bonds issued In lieu thereof may be questioned and entail much useless litigation. Second The act provides that the bonds shall be exetnot from taxation, and shall draw In terest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. I do not think that such property ought to be exempt from taxation. If the Assessors do their duty, and If the holders of warrants com ply with the law, warrants of Multnomah County now outstanding are subject to taxa tion. If they are not taxed they ought to be. and with a tax rate In Multnomah County of more than 3 per cent for all purposes, it would be more advantageous to the county to pay 8 per cent Interest on the outstanding warrants than 4 per cent on bonds to be Issued under the provisions of the act. VETOES PURE FOOD LAW. Governor Thinks the Measure Could Have Been Abused. SALEM. Feb. 25. (Special.) Representa tive Olwell's bill for the amendment of the pure food law was sent to the bone yard today by Governor Chamberlain. His disapproval of the measure Is expressed In the following message: There has been very little complaint made against the law as It now stands, but already great complaint has been made against the stringent provisions of the proposed law. So stringent Is It that In the hands of an. unjust or an arbitrary Commissioner. It could be used to the great detriment of many of the growing" Industries of the state. The present law Is unquestionably comprehensive enough In Its terms to protect the public against Imposition, and can be enforced with much greater econ omy than is possible under the proposed re vision. The latter Increases the salary of the present Deputy Commissioner to $1200 per an num: authorizes the appointment of another at $1200 per annum; the purchase and estab lishment of a laboratory in Portland at $750: allows the Dairy and Food Commissioner $230 tor expenses Incurred by him in attending the National Association of State Dairy and Pure Food Departments held at Buffalo In 1001, andj Kucitiujr win vo msiruineiiuusin largely in creasing the expenses of enforcing the law. It is well to protect the consumers against adulterated foods, but the law that we now have la amply sufficient for this purpose, and I can see no reason at present -for the enactment of a law that meets every possible condition that may arise, and at the same time places a handicap upon Industries which are being rap Idly developed throughout the state. The establishment of a laboratory Js wholly unnecessary. This work has been done by the Agricultural College, and ought to be done there In future. If the Dairy and Food Commissioner attends conventions in other states he ought to pay his own expenses or stay at home. It such a prece dent be once established,, every orncer In the state, no matter what department be may be connected with, will seek at some time during his term to attend some convention each year and make the state pay bis expenses therefor. Such a precedent ought not to be established, and will not be with my consent. NO STRAIGHT TICKET. Governor Doesn't Approve Such a Method of Voting;. SALEM, Feb. 23. (SpeclaL) The bill for an amendment to the- Australian ballot law, which would permit a voter to cast a "straight" ticket by making one mark on his" ballot, was vetoed by Governor unamDeriain today. This was a. B. 19S. Hunt and Marsters. The veto message Is as follows: Under the law as it now Is, the names of the candidates for each office are arranged under the designation of the office In alphabetical or der, according to the surnames. The proposed amendment eliminates this arrangement and places the names of the candidates for each party under the designation of the party. The names of all Republicans are placed under the head "Republican Ticket": the names of all Democrats under the head "Democratic Tick et." and so on for as many tickets as there happen to be. A small circle Is placed under the party name on each ballot, and a square at the right of the names of each of its nominees, so that the voter may go Into the booth and vote a straight party ticket by making a cross In the circle, or Indicate his choice of an indi vidual of any other party by making a cross within the square opposite to the name of the Individual for whom he desires to vote. The people of the state are generally satisfied with the present arrangement of the Australian ballot. It Is difficult for any party or faction to use money or other corrupt means to Influence voters, for the reason that when a man retires to the booth to prepare his ballot the names being alphabetically arranged he Is compelled to read each name and carefully consider tha merits of the Individuals before depositing his ballot. Under the new law, corrupt means may be more easily used because the voter retires to the booth and In a few momenta marks his ballot at the head of the party designated, and retires without considering the merits of any candidate. The purpose of the Australian ballot law la to safeguard election and to come as near as pos sible to procuring the unbiased, unprejudiced expression of the people. Anything that will assist In doing this Is to be commended, and whatever retards It Is to be condemned. The THE OLD POWDER Absolutely Pure7 THERE iS NO SUBSTITUTE proposed amendment, instead of assisting to purify the political atmosphere In Oregon, will have the contrary effect, and I therefore return aid bUt with my veto. SMITH BEFORE COUP-T-MARTIAL. The Lieutenant Borrowed Money Which He Never Repaid. BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 25. (Special.) A court-martial ordered by the department commander of the Department of the Co lumbia, to make an official inquiry Into the charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, preferred against Second Lieutenant Betah Smith, convened this momlng. Personnel of the court-martial Is as fol lows: Colonel Edward S. Godfrey. Ninth Cavalry, president; Captain Walter A. Bethel. Judge-advocate; Captains Jamra B. Heldt and James B. Gown. Tenth In fantry: Captain Benjamin C. More. Sev enth Infantry: Captain Robert D. Walsh, Ninth Infantryr Captain James P. Dean, Tenth Infantry: Captain Henry O. Lyon. Seventeenth Infantry: Captains Edwird McGlachlln and William Fors, Artillery Corps; Captain Charles A. Stodder, Ninth Cavalry: Lieutenant John S. Fair. Tenth Infantry; Lieutenant Sherrard Coltman. Ninth Cavalry. There are two charges against Lieuten ant Smith, both of practically the soma nature. The first Is that he contracted debts which he knew he could not pay, "to the scandal and disgrace of military service," and that at different times, when called upon to make reports of his finan clil standing do his superior officers, ho submitted false reports with Intent to de ceive, these officers. There are eight speci fications to this charge. The second charge against him la that he borrowed money from an enlisted man. Sergeant W. J. Alexander, and failed to return the same. Lieutenant Smith, the officer on trial, is not a graduite of West Point, having risen from the ranks. He Is attached to Company I. Seventeenth Infantry. MONSTER TREE FELLED. Will Be Used to Advertise Waahlns Insrton at St. Lanli Fair. ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 25.-(Speclal.) The felling of an enormous spruce tree today, which will he used In William Hep finger's exhibit at the St. Louis Exposi tion, was made an event of great Im portance. Twenty-five persons went from here to a point several miles down the bay and cut a tree, which Is one of the largest ever felled In the state. It Is 440 years old and 1114 feet across the stump at the point where It was cut off. It was 270 feet high and 118 feet to the first limb. Photographs of the tree were taken be fore it fell, while falling and when on the ground. Then a group of 25 men were photographed while standing on tho stump. Ex-Adjutant-General Fox delivered an apostrophe to the tree after It fell. Nine feet of the (rank will be cut off, sent to St. Louis and made Into an office. Out of part of the remainder a house and office will be constructed for one of the two cars to be taken through the country before the St. Louis Exposition. LAND ENTRIES SUSPENDED. Department Takes Action Recardliiu Morrow Connty. THE DALLES. Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.) The following dispatch was received today by the officers at the land ofllce: "Suspend from all forms of disposal ex cept under homestead laws per act June 17, 1902. townships 3 and 4 north, ranges 25 and 26 east. W. A. Richards, Commis sioner." This land embraces the arid region south and east of Castle Rock, Morrow County, opposite which, in Washington, artesian water has been struck. Recent entries under the desert land act In township I north, range 25 east, have been made on 1000 acres by private parties with a view to co-operatlvo Irrigation and reclama tion. KILLS HIMSELF ABOARD 'TRAIN, Another Man Cnta Ilia Throat in a Railroad Lodging-House. MILES CITY. Mont. Feb. 2S.-John Ta kala. of Dufuth. Minn., shot himself In the closet of one of the coaches of the through train between Glendlve and this place. Another suicide was that of R. Rasmus sen, who cut his throat in the closet to his room in the Northern Pacific lodging house while In a fit of remorse. He com posed some poetry before killing himself telling of a wasted life. "Tonne Woman Almost Scalped. TOLEDO. Or.. Feb. 25. Yesterday morn ing Miss Borgen, a young lady clerk In the Yaqulna Bay Mercantile Company's store, met with an accident and narrowly esciped being" killed. She stepped on a loose plunk on a landing In the rear of tha ntore on the first floor above the base ment, and was thrown headlong to tho ground. 15 feet below. She was seriously Injured, receiving a fearful gash In the scalp, nine Inches long, extending across the top of her head and almost scalping her. besides numerous other severe bruises on the body, the full extent of which can not be definitely ascertained at this time. Boom Bill Before Committee. BOISE, Idaho. Feb. 25. (Special.) The Lewlston boom bill was before the Senate committee on state affairs today. Rep resentatives of the delegation that came from Lewlston In the Interest of this measure appeared and addressed the com mittee. G. G. Pickett, of Moscow, also appeared and opposed the bill, largely on technical grounds. Mr. Pickett Is a stock holder In the opposition boom company organized in Boise the other day, and which is asking for a franchise for booms all along the Clearwater River and all Its tributaries. The committee did not Indi cate what It would recommend. Woman Dies From Wounds. WALLACE. Idaho, Feb. 25. (Special.) Mrs. Hugh Smith, of Blackbear, the vic tim of blind John BJerkln. who through Jealousy shot her In the breast twice and then committed suicide here last Satur day, died this morning. Her last request was to be burle'd beside her mother at RELIABLE IN THE WHIRLPOOL LOSS OF THE STEAMER STRECKER IN THE. GREEN RIVER RAPIDS. Jinny. PnaaensrerM Narrowly Escapo With Their Lives Thrllllnc" Ex perience of n Rochester Girl The Story of the Rescue. The captain of the steamer Georga Sirecker, which went down during- a blizzard In the whirlpool of the Greea River, had navigated the rapids for over twenty years nrevlous to th fatrfnl trip. The accident occurred soon after the passengers had breakfasted, and . many of them were on deck watching the troubled waters. Among them was Miss G. E. Redfern. of No. 98 Ambrose street, Rochester. N. Y.. and her ac count of the accident and of her thrill ing rescue gives the best story of the passengers' fierce struggle for life. "When the boat sank." says Miss Redfern, "eome of the men Jumped Into the water and swam for shore. Others were clinging to floating bales of goods and these were rescued by some men In a long boat. I waa caught on a projec tion of. the steamer, and went down with her. One of the crew dived and. brought me to the surface, when some body threw a life preserver over my head. A young man helped me on bale of wool which floated past, and so I reached the shore." A the time of the accident Miss Red fern was returning to Rochester from Kentucky, hut, owing to the shock of the accident, she reached home In an alarming state of health. "I was covered with Ice," she said, "when they brought me ashore. I was black and blue from my bruises, and my relatives said they did not think I would live. And for a long time, until I took Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pala People, my nsrvous system was a wreck. Doctors had cot helped me, and I was very miserable. My health ran down to an alarming degree, I was weak, grew thin, and was extremely nervous and irritable. But Dr. Will lams' Pink Pills changed all this. In a short time after beginning with them I felt better, and. after using a few boxes more, I felt like my old self again." These pills have become famous all over the world for their wonderful effl-ca'cy- In cases of nervous troubles, small or great. They have cured when the trouble was more severe tharr Mlaa Red fern's, and they cure lesser nervous dis orders without falL At all dealers or direct from Dr. Will lams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y., 50 cents per box; six boxes. $2.50. Hope, Idaho. She was a years old. and leaves a husband and four little children. Declare His Pals Are Guilty. BUTTE, Mont.. Feb. 25. A special to tti Miner from Red Lodge says that James Hughes, alias Lonesome Joe, who, with William Countryman, Pat Murray and Jcsa Lindsay. Is being tried for the rob bery of the Bridger Bank, on the witness stand today declared that his three al leged partners In the crime were guilty of the hold-up. It Is reported that Country man and Lindsay have made a confession .of the part they played In the hold-up. Governor Makes Appointments. SALEM. Or- Feb. 25. (Special.) Gover nor Chamberlain today made the following appointments: Br. H. L. Henderson, Health Officer at Astoria; Dr. E. E. Strain. Health Officer at Coos Bay; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. H. G. Kundret. Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull, of Portland, and Mrs. Belle M. Wright, of Union, and Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, of Oregon City, members of tha Board of Inspection of Child Labor. WHY THEY SUCCEED Because They Are for a Specific Purpose. Nothing can be good for everything. Doing one thing well brings success. Doan's Kidney Fills do one thing only. They're for sick- kidneys. They cure backache, every kidney 11L Here Is undeniable evidence to prove Iti Mrs. A. M. Weaver, of 115 N. A street. Cripple Creek, Colo., whose husband U superintendent of U. P. R. R. quarries, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills are a rem edy in which I have great confidence, and I heartily reindorse what I have before stated about them In our Cripple Creek papers. 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