THff MORNING OBEQONIAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1903.
AMES IE
Shut-Down in Washing
ton; Is Complete.
THE .HEW LAW IS FEARED
Felony Charge Hangs Over
Players' Heads.
WILL THERE BE A TEST CASE?
Seattle, Tncoma and Spokane Hoases
All Dark and Gamblers Do Xot
Now See Their Way Into
the Light.
GAMBLING A FELONY.
Each and every person -who shall
deal, play, or carry on, or open or
cause to be opened, or "who Ehall con.
dnct, either as owner, proprietor, em
ploye, whether for hire or not, any
game of faro, roonte, roulette, rouge-et-nolr.
lansquenette. rondo, vingt-un (or
twenty-one), poker, draw poker, hrag,
bluff, thaw, tan, or any banking or
other game played with cards, dice, or
other device, whether the same shall
be played for money, checks, credits,
or any other representative of value,
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the state peniten
tiary for not less than oae year nor
more than three years. New statute of
the Etato of "Washington.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 12. (Special.)
While the gambling felony act has been
generally obeyed throughout the state,
the rumor that a test case is to be
brought is still afloat. Sporting men are
Indefinite in their statements as to the
city in which the test case will be
brought, but Spokane still looms Hp as
the most likely spot. That is, there
seems to be a stronger feeling that the
felony act can be beaten on a straight
out fight than is . prevalent elsewhere.
Schemes for dodging the law are plentiful
la all of the larger cities, though none of
them have been found to satisfy the boss
gamblers unless it Is "Scotty" Ferguson's
charity lottery.
Spokane advices Indicate that the
scheme has been received with some fa
vor In that city, though the gamblers of
Spokane are not likely to take up the
plan unless It shall be determined here
that Ferguson .has .found a means of
evading, the act.
It Is held that the gambling act can be
tested in this lottery scheme without the
danger of running up against the felony
law. The new act Is in all particulars
the same as the old act, with the excep
tion that the crime becomes a felony in
stead of a misdemeanor. An arrest was
made for running the lottery game before
the new law went into effect, and a pros
ecution will follow under the old act. It
Is somewhat reasonable to assume that.
If Ferguson succeeds In beating the old
law, he could evade the new one, when
the only difference between the two is the
increased penalty for Its violation.
This lottery scheme Is rather unusual
and bold. Ferguson merely endowed
three beds in a local hospital and an
nounced that henceforth he would con
duct his gambllng-houso and Chinese lot
tery games for the benefit of the charity.
holding that the gambling act exempted
charitable gambling, such as raffles and
lotteries. It is certain that he had some
confidence In his scheme, for his house
remained opon until long after midnight
when the new act went into effect, while
other houses closed on the -minute!
Gamedtcrs All of One Mind.
Perhaps the most significant feature -of
the new law's standing In the state is the
remarkable unanimity with which the
gamblers decided to close up. Every
where there seems to have been a general
rush to lock the doors at exactly mid
night. Of course., where a deal was on at
any of the card games none of the deal
ers took the trouble to gather up the
cards immediately, but as soon as they
had been run out the players were obliged
to cash In.
Interest In the closing night's play was
general throughout the state, and while I
there are no stories afloat among the '
gamblers of big -stakes' played for In any
of the games, the crowd Jn all the houses
was large and the tables were crowded.
Not all the boss gamblers followed up
their opportunity to the last. Here in
Seattle tho police have made a desultory.
effort to keep the town closed since the
grand jury was convened: and, though
the effort was pretty much of a tarce,
gambling was not as general during the
past six months as it had been prior to
that time. Some of the gamblers did not
consider it worth while to open up after
the grand Jury had adjourned for the
short play up to the time of the new act's
taking . effect, while others could not get
the protection they required.
A story comes from Tacoma of the sud
den closing of one of the big houses In
that city about a month ago. The pro
prietor of the house pulled out all of his
games with the explanation that he did
not intend to run up to the limit of time,
because "every fellow, who went against
the jjames would win on the last night,
and I wouldn't have enough money left
for wages."
This lacks a great deal of being a vote
of confidence in his employes, but tho op
portunity for a clean-up on the last night
would certainly have been present. How
ever, few of the boss gamblers held to this
theory.
Penalties to Be Imposed.
That the new law will be rigorously en
forced is Insisted upon by the state's at
torneys, who will have charge of the
matter. Prosecuting Attorney Scott, of
Seattle. w.ho is out to make a record, has
Issued a public statement. In the course
ofVwhlch he declares he will prosecute
any person who violates the law. Less
enthusiastic statements have been given
by other county attorneys throughout
the state.
Nov.- that the law Is In effect, the pub
lic will watch it for signs of a conflrma-
'tloa of the predictions made by opponent
of -the bill last "Winter. Their strongest
objection to the act was that it gave un-"
limited opportunities for blackmail.
There Is no question but that protected
games could be levied upon for heaVy
tribute, .but It Is doubtful whether the
boss gamblers would consider it worth
while to open up on the promise of- offi
cial support when they realized how
jnuch they would have to pay for such
support. In any event. It Is not likely
any of the games will be opened Immedi
ately, for the public Is watching too
closely.
The boss gamblers have not decided
upon their future course. They are, as a
rule, men who have been Identified with
the larger cities of the state for years,
-since gambling has been conducted open
ly for a period so long that few remember
when any of the towns were closed. A
temporary close-down in Seattle during
the Ronald and Woods administrations
are the only breaks here; Spokane has
had public gambling for 1? years, and
Tacoma has been wide open since terri
torial days. As a result, the boss gam
blers are more or less of a fixture, and
as a rule have saloon and other interests.
They are likely to remain In the state for
a time and await the outcome, hoping
that the' law may be beaten, but as a
rule careful to allow some one else to
make the fight
Leaving: for Xevr Field.
The employes of the different houses,
having nothing at stake, have already
begun to scatter. Many of them left dur
ing the past few weeks, and the others,
who held on to the last, will jump -to
some of the "open" cities In neighboring
states. In sporting circles reports of
"wide open" conditions in outside points
have been drifting about for several
weeks, and many of the employes have
already made arrangements to leave.
The new slot-machine law will unques
tionably be tested in the courts. This
act merely strengthened the old bill so as
to include clearly the merchandise nickle-
in-the-slot machines. Though slot-machine
owners have not given a statement
as to their ground for attacking the new
law. It is known that they will make a
fight.
In this connection It is remembered that
the enrolling clerks, either Inadvertently
or Intentionally, made an error in copying
the slot-machine bill, giving the number
of a wrong section as the one amended.
Some attorneys hold this does not affect
the validity of the law.
ENCAMPMENT AT NAMPA.
Grand Army and Relief Corps Have
Delightful . Seaalon.
TCAMPA. Idaho. June 12. (Special.) The
Idaho department of the Grand Army of
the Republic completed its labors here to
day and adjourned after one, of the great
est reunions In its history- The officers
elected are:
Commander. E. S. Whlttler, Pocatello;
medical director. Dr. F. S. Koles. Parana;
enlor vice-commander, C. F. Drake,
Welser; junior vice-commander, George
Little, Caldwell; chaplain, Hugh Lamont,
Namna; delegate to the national conven
tion, J. M. Bernard, Nampa; alternate,
F. M. Smith.
Woman's Relief Corps elected: President.
Mrs. Stella Lamp. Isampa; senior vice
Ellen G. Baker, Boise; junior Vice, Kit
tle Miller, Emmett: treasurer Mrs. Mar
garet Wilson. Caldwell: delegate to the
National convention, Mlse Bernard; al
ternate, Mrs. Marsh, Nampa.
A royal banquet was given the veterans
last night by the Relief Corps. The next
encampment will convene at Emmett,
June 12, ISM.
Under a cloudless sky large delegations
poured in from all directions Wednes
day, and In- most cases were accompanied
by goodly numbers of the Ladles' Relief
Corps. The first maneuver of the "old
boys" was the reception at 2 P. M. in
Assembly Hall of the Dewey Hotel, which.
had been beautifully decorated in their
honor. The Ladles' Relief Corps attend
ed the reception In a body. The en
campment Is characterized by unusual
harmony and good wllL throughout Many
prominent G. A. R. men are present at
the encampment.
At the request of Senator Heyburn. the
encampment gave him its opinion that a
general service pension, applying to all
veterans of the Civil War. without re
gard to present disabilities, should be
granted In a sum not exceeding J12 per
month.
SUIT FOR GLADSTONE LANDS.
Judge SIcBrldc Has Heard Testi
mony and Is Considering
OREGON CITY, Or., June 12. (Special.)
The suit to quiet title of the Gladstone
Real Estate Association against T. F.
Ryan was concluded before Judge Mc-
Bride today. This Is an important case
and Involves the title to the lands better
known as those upon which are located
the Willamette Valley. Chautauqua build
ings. Judge McBride has taken the -case
under advisement.
There Is Involved In the suit 1200 lots
and 1C0 acres of land In what Is known
as Gladstone Park Addition, amounting in
all to about COO acres that are valued by
the association at 560,000. The taxes on
these lands for the year 189S were not
paid, and they were subsequently sold
for delinquent taxes. Judge Ryan bidding
the land in for 5425.
The defense by the association Is that
the title sought to be acquired to the
lands by Ryan cannot be obtained for the
reason that-the assessment against the
lands was void and the proceedings lead
ing up to and including the sale of the
property were Irregular.
Const Telegraphic Notes.
Astoria will not celebrate the Fourth of
July this year. All her energies will be
used on the August regatta.
H. B. Dunbar, proprietor of the Rainier
Grand Hotel. Seattle, Is on trial, charged
with having conducted a brace gambling
game in his hosterly.
Eight cars on a northbound freight
train were wrecked on the Southern Pa
cific, near Kennett, Cal., delaying the Cal
ifornia express "for hours.
Brigadier-General Charles Heywood,
commandant of the United States Marine
Corps, is visiting San Francisco posts oa
an official tour of the Coast.
Clyde P. Wyman, In charge of the slab-
slasher at the West & Slade sawmill, at
Hoqulam, Wash., fell backward on the
rapidly-revolving saw and "his body was
cut In two, Thursday.
It is expected that within the next two
weeks all the California powder manufac
turing plants will pass Into the hands of
the 550.000,000 Dupont syndicate, recently
organized In New Jersey.
President Harrlman has issued orders
that W. R. Vice, the defaulting traveling
passenger agent of the Union Pacific
Railroad, must be arrested and punished,
He was last seen In the City of Mexico.
Donald McLellan. aged 70 years, a resl
dent of Carbonado, Wash., was struck by
a coal train near Crocker, on the Carbon
ado ' branch of the Northern Pacific, at
an early hour yesterday morning, and
died of his injuries a few hours after
wards.
Professor G. W. Phillips, of Waynevllle,
ju.u., uiiu .tubs xurgriLVS. 01 uowlliz VOUn
ty, Washington, will open a country Nor
mal for the Summer season at Kelso
Wash. The term opens June 22, and will
be In session five weeks. All subjects re
quired by the public school teacher will
be taught.
The recent strike of miners employed in
the Yellow Aster property at Randsbure.
Cal., has so discouraged property-owners
at Bakersfield. Cal.. that no attempt will
be made to rebuild the town, which was
recently destroyed by fire, at least not
until the strike question is settled.
INDIAN WOULD BE BANDIT
BULLETS IX HIS.BOSOX.CBT SHORT
BIS CAREER.
Hood River Berry-PIeUer Intoxi
cated, Attempt Robbery, bat One
Intended Victim Is Leaded.
HOOD RIVER, Or., June 12. (Special.
A dead Indian was found this morning on
the public road, about two miles south of
town, with two bullet holes in his breast.
A coroner's inquest found both . resulted
from gunshot wounds lnfliced by an un
known person.
The evidence showed the act to be Justi
fiable homicide by a white man.
t seems that two drunken Indians the
night before had held up a number of peo
ple along the same road and had made life
uneasy for them. One boy had his sweat-
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er torn to shreds, while another young fel-
low escaped by knocking the Indian down
with a pair of Iron pliers.
There were two Indians, a father artd
son, who continued their depredations un
til they evidently ran onto the wrong man.
It was 10 o'clock at night when three rapid,
shots were heard, two of which entered
the breast of the father, while the third
inflicted an ugly wound. In the side and
arm of the son.
The dead man was shipped tonight by
Indian friends to the John Day, where it
Is said the two redskins were known as
bad men. There Is no clue to the shoot
er. There are a couple of hundred Indians
In the valley who are here olckincr berries.
The squaws do most of the work,' while
the "bucks" spend their time gambling
and drinking, if whisky can be secured.
Serious disturbances, though, are not fre
quent.
While Mr. Patten, of the General Elee?
trie Company, and his wife were return
ing from an outing south of Hood River
they were attracted by the wild gestula-
tlons of three Indians who had been
seated by the roadside. Mr. Patten dls-r
mounted, and upon Investigation discov
ered the body of a dead Indian lylpg In
the middle of the road.
The Indian had two bullet-holes in his
left breast, and was lying with one knee
in an elevated position and Was still hold
ing his folded blanket tightly In the grasp
of his left'hand. The man had been dead
but a short time when Mr. Patten arrived
at the scene, and he Interrogated the
other three Indians closely as to the facts.
All he could glean from their broken jar
gon was that a white man killed him
at .1:30 A. M.
Mr. .Patten scanned the ground In the
vicinity of the murder and found.lt was
all beaten down for some distance around
where the murder was committed, as
though a hard scrimmage bad taken place.
The Indians gave as an excuse for not
proceeding to notify the authorities that
they were afraid to touch the body In Its
present condition or make any move for
fear of the law.
MUST PAY THE LICENSE FEE.
Building? and Loan Association Come
Under Eddy Law.
SALEM, Oi June 12. (Special.) Attor
ney-General Crawford has rendered an
opinion In which he holds that building
and loan associations must pay the an
nual license fee and other iees required
by the Eddy law. One of these companies
raised the question upon, the theory that
a company which lent money contributed
by its members to Its own members would
not be required to pay the fees.
The Attorney-General says that a cor-
The Late Phil Deal.
po ration Is an -artificial person created by
law, and distinct from Its members. It Is
organized for profit, and does not. come
under the excepted classes of educational,
charitable, etc, and must, therefore, pay
the tax.
MOXMOUTH TEAM WON.
Woodmen Drill Contest at Corvalll
Carnival.
CORVALLIS. Wash., June 12. (Spe
cial.) Corvallis has been crowded to
day with persons attending the Wood
men of the World carnival. The
attendance is the largest since the
carnival opened. A highly success
ful balloon ascension was made by
Frank MUler Just before U o'clock. The
rise was made from the carnival grounds
on Sixth street, whence the "course was
eastward and toward the river. When al
most directly over Main street and at such
an elevation that the aeronaut seemed but
a dero speck the parachute was cut loose.
It flllwi quickly, and passing gently north
ward descended without accident within
the city JJmlts. The flicht was witnessed
by tfeoss&nds who e-ceHpled vantage. points
on the top or houses, in the streets and
elsewhere.
The big tent at the carnival grounds
was crowded last night by people who
were attracted by the competitive drill In
the uniformed rank of the Woodmen. The
judges of the drill were Captains Beattle
and Johnson, of. the Oregon Agricultural
College cadet battalion, and Captain Har
din, processor of military science and tac
tics at the college. The decision was
awarded the Monmouth team by four
points. This is the third contest la which
this team has taken first prize.
WORK OX COLUMBIA JETTY.
A HBBdred MenHllni? la Break
and Constructing Trestle.
ASTORIA, Or.; June 12. (Special.)
Work on the extension of the Government
Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River
la now well under way and a force of over
100 men Is employed In filling In the
breaks in the old Jetty and constructing
the trestle for the new extension. Tho
Northwest Construction Company, which
has the contract for furnishing the rock.
Eugene, June" 12. (Special.)
Homer I. Watts, who is a mem
ber of the. graduating class, was
notified this" morning that he
had received the appointment
of the chair of mathematics In
ihe Ashland- State Normal -Schol.
, Mr. Watts began his mathe?
matlcal work at the Weston
Normal School, where he took
two years .of advanced work.
From here he went to Throop
College; Pasadena, Cal., and ho
took one year of civil engineer
ing. During his university
course hfe has taken one year of
advanced' .mathematics under
Professor George Lllley.
Mr. Watts, who Is better
known "as thfi captain of the
Oregon football team, has a
good record as a student, and
has been an influential . as .well
as a popular student during his
entire college course. - He "has
been cnosen as orator of his
class. Watts Is 27 years old,
' and hails from Athena. He will
take up his work in the Ashland-Normal
School. next Sep-
. N. S. football' squ'adJ
made Its first delivery on last Tuesday
evening ana a tralnload is being brought
dpwn each lay.
This rock is' secured from the com
pany's quarry at Qulncy, but a track Is
being built !as rapidly as possible into the
quarry .at 'Rugby and as soon as It is
completed the rock will be secured from
there. The contract calls for the de
livery of 1000 ton3 dally, and the officials
of the company state that within a very
short time: that amount" can 'easily be ex
ceeded. LAND CASE DISMISSED.
Washington Snprenie Coart Rcfases
to Determine Abstract" Questions
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 12. (Special.)
The Supreme Court has dismissed the case
of the State of Washington ex rel, Stephen
Land, appellant, vs. David Christopher et
al., as commissioners of Clallan County.
Land applied for a writ of mandate or
dering the commissioners to canvass. the
returns of an election for road super
visor. Before judgment was rendered In
the lower court the Commissioners can
vassed the vote and declared Land elected.
The lower court sustained a demurrer In
terposed by the respondents, and from
uch an order Land appealed.
The dismissal by tne Supreme Court Is
based on the rule that the court will not
determine abstract questions of law nor
permit questions of costs to be litigated
here, the record showing that contention
had been disposed of by the Commission
ers prior to the rendering of judgment.
FIREMEN WILL BE INVITED.
Astoria Will Hold Tourney During
Regatta Days.
ASTORIA. Or.. June 12. (Special.) The
regatta committee has decided to have a
firemen's tournament here during regatta
week and will offer cash prizes for the
various events. The presence of hose
teams from Oregon City, The Dalles, East
Portland and Vancouver. Wash.,, to con
test In the races has already been secured.
The voting for the Queen will be com
menced on next Monday and continue
until about August L The committee has
made arrangements with the Nineteenth
Infantry band, stationed at the Presidio
at San Francisco, to furnish music dur
ing tho regatta.
GRADUATES OF ASTORIA SCHOOLS.
Grammar Grades aad High School
Have Exercises.
ASTORIA. Or., June 12. (Special.) The
graduatlng-exerclses of the Astoria Gram
mar Schools were held this afternoon and.
this evening tne commencement exercises
EARLY RESIDENT
OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. June
12. The funeral of Philip Real
was held here yesterday under
the auspices of the Masons and
Oddfellows. Mr. Beal was an
Oregon pioneer of 1S47, He was
born In Indiana, March 4, 1S33,
and had been a resident of
Washington County for 56
years. He was married to Miss
Clarinda Noland In this county,
March 6, 1S62, who, with the fol
dren, survives him: Susie, wife
of Frank Waters, and Miss
Orell and John Beal. all of
Forest Grove.
Mr. Beal finished his education
at Tualatin Academy, under Dr.
S. H. Marsh, Cushlng Eells and
other pioneer teachers. He was
one of the most respected cit
izens of Forest Grove, and had
been an active member of the
Christian Church for 33 years.
of the High School took place at Fisher's
Opera-House. The graduating class con
sists of ten members, as follows: -
Laurlds Lauridson. Alvln Campbell.
Grover Utxlnger, Felix Moore, William
Wood, Alice Goddard. Ethel Tlmmons.
Laura Fastaband, May Dawson and
Emella Una.
Besides the orations by the students
there was an excellent musical pro
gramme and an address to the graduates
by Professor H. C. Howe, of the Uni
versity of Oregon. The presentation, of
the diplomas was made by W. H. Barker,
president of the Board of School Direc
tors. Heod River Kerry Stovc-In.
HOOD RIVER, Wash., June 12. (Spe
cial) The gasoline launch used ' as . a
ferry between Hood River and White
Salmon lies ,on the beach with a hole In
her side. When loaded with 100 crates
of strawberries last night the boat struck
a submerged piling at the mouth of Hood
River. Fortunately a sailboat was In
tow and the launch was saved, but the
strawberry crates, full of berries, floated
down the Columbia,
SKAGWAY IS SHAKEN UP
EARTHQUAKE! MAKES ITSBLF
FELT FOR SEVERAL MXXUTES.
Balldlns Reek and Sway and
Frightened .People Take to the
Streets Felt at White Horse.
VANCOUVER. BVC, June 12. A spe
cial to the Province from White Horse
today says:
An earthquake shook the northern coun
try yesterday morning. Its center was In
Skagway, where the shock was sharply
felt for several seconds. A slight shock
was distinct at White Horse. Buildings
in Skagway rocked dangerously, and peo
ple, many of whom were greatly fright
ened, ran Into the streets.
STAMPEDE TO ATLIN.
Report
of Big Placer Field
la
Neiv Locality.
VANCOUVER, B. a, June 12. A spe
cial ' to the Province from White Horse
today says:
News reached here today of a big placer
find In Atlln. It is on the western side of
the lake, and In' a comparatively new
locality. A stampede has commenced,
and many claims will be located. Five
hundred and twenty-five tickets have been
sold, crowding the seven White Pass
steamers which are ready to leave here
the moment the river Is reported clear of i
Ice. This is the largest number for the t
first trip rush In the history of the river.
Lake Labarge may open at any mo
ment. The steamer Gleaner leaves Caribou hls
-evening for Atlln. The water is low yet.
but the ice has all gone from the Atlln
route. The steamer Casca. owned in.
Vancouver, is ready to sall for Dawson, In
aaaiuon to tne whlto Pass steamers.
DESSIE
CHRISTIAN "WINS HONORS.
Forest Grove School Girl Given Tu
alatin Scholarship.
FOREST GROVE, Or.. June 12. (Spe-
claL) The closing exercises of the public
school here occurred In the Christian
Church today. A programme consisting of
recitations, essays and songs was ren
dered by the-pupils of the various grades,
and diplomas were presented to the fol
lowing pupils who were successful In the
Eighth grade state examinations:
Edna Bellinger, Chrlst'e Burkhead. Des-
sie Christian. Annie Johnson. Bertha
Klrkwood, Maude Knight, Fred Knight,
Heme Krelder, Edna Roe, Nora Smith
and Wilbur Weston.
First" honors were won by Dessie Chris
tian, which entitles her to a year's free
scholarship In Tualatin Academy, of Pa
cific University, Fred Knight was award
ed second honors and Hettle Krelder third.
ROUTE OUT OF WOODBURN.
Free Delivery Will Close the Post-
Office at Handy.
WOODBURN, Or.. June 12. (Special.)
E. O. Clement. Government Inspector of
free rural delivery routes, yesterday ex
amined proposed route No. 3, from this
city, and found the route to be a favor
able one, about 22 miles In length, and
giving service to 100 families. By Its
establishment the Postofflce of Handy ha3
been discontinued, the patrons to receive
mall delivery from the new rural route.
Irupector Clement today examined five
applicants for carrier on this route, as fol
lows: Pearl Ehgle, William G. Walker,
William F. Miller, Ernest Fish and Claude
Norton.
RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SHERMAN.
Farmers Feel Aisnred of as Good a
Crop as Last Year.
MORO, Or., June 12. (Special.) A copi
ous thunder shower fell here yesterday,
changing the aspect of affairs In regard
to the crops. Fall grain that was very'
DacKwara win now give a good return.
Spring grain will also be much benefited.
Farmers were very down In the mouth un
til this rain. Now, however, conditions
have changed for the better and pros
pects for a good crop are In sight.
With a No. 1 grade of Wheat and a good
price Sherman county wheat raisers will
be as well off this fall, or nearly so, as
they were last.
VANCOUVER MILLS SHUT DOWN.
High Water in the Columbia May
Close Another. ,
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 12. (Spe
cial.) The river has risen to 23 feet above
low-water mark, and in consequence two
ot the sawmills have been ehut down, and
the third one will probably close this
week. The water Is -up to the ton of the
dock at the Columbia mill, and is within j
u. Ln icci ui Lite lut iiuui ul inc run- 4
land, Vancouver & Yakima Railway dock.
Much damage is being done to crops in
the lowlands. The hay crop will be en
tirely ruined. Much driftwood is coming
down, showing that the water is .rising ,
In the upper river and tributaries. I
SEARCH FOR ALASKAN OIL. j
Party Will Leave Seattle to rrospect
Kayalc Vicinity. ,
SEATTLE, June 12. J. B. Tredwell.
representing the Southern Pacific Rail
way, has Just purchased the steamer Al
bion here, with the object of prospecting
for oil along the Southeastern Alaskan
coast. As soon as the boat can be made
ready, the party will start for Kayak.
Alaska, where considerable oil discoveries
have already been made.
There will be eight members In the
party, and their stay north will depend
on what th'ey find.
ALBANY PREPARING FOR FIRES.
Fire Alarm System to Be Pat In
Team for Engine.
ALBANY, Or.. June 12. (Special.) The
Albany Board of Fire Delegates has elect
ed J. C. Irvine, president; J. J. Idndgren,
secretary: F. W. Bergman, treasurer. .The
sum of $300 was appropriated to keep a
team of horses for use on the engine. A
committee consisting of J. C Irvine. J. J.
Undgren and William Eagles was ap
pointed to secure a fire alarm system for
the city.
HAVE NO RIGHT TO GIVE LIGHT.
Seattle Citizen Light & Power Com
pany Is Enjoined.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 12.-Judge C. H.
Hanford. of the United States District
Court, handed down a decision this morn
ing, in which he holds that the Citizens'
Light & Power Company is doing business
In this city without authority, and grant
ed the prayer of the Seattle Gas & Elec
tric Company for a writ of Injunction.
The writ Is, however, temporary, pending
final hearing.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. Katherine Frazler.
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 12. (Special.)
Mrs. Katherine Frazler. one of the earliest
. m n plBLcepf any
iTUu V4 contains soap
; It more, effective,
Worst
A M
pteaeers e f -Paget &jsd. died at fefcr heme
eight mlles from this city, early this
morula;. Mrs, Frarler had resided, con
tiauessly at the family homestead at
South Bay since 1S63. She was the mother
of the first white child born In Pierce
County. Four children survive her:
Washington FraaJcr. of Tacoma; Mrs.
Mary Mlnkler. of Elraa; Mrs. H. A. Adair
and W. J. Frazler. of Olympla. Mrs.
'Frailer was S years of age.
Conference Over Ceast Reads.
ASTORIA, Or.. June 12. (Special.) The
members of the County Court have writ
ten to the Couftty Court of Tillamook
County requesting that a time and place
be selected for a conference between the
, members of the two bodies relative to the
J construction of a public highway con
necting Tillamook and Clatsop Counties,
j The only means of communication be
tween the districts at the present time la
by steamers plying up and down the
coast.
To Nominate School Director.
SALEM, Or., June 12. (Special.) A pe
tition was circulated In Salem this even
ing and generally signed calling a mass
meeting of citizens at the City Hall to
morrow evening for. the purpose of nom
inating a candidate for .School Director to
succeed M. L. Chamberlain. Several per
sons are talked of In this connection,
among them Lot L. Pearce, W. T. Slater,
J. W. Young and Thomas Burrows.
Forest Grove Teacher Elected.
FOREST GROVE, Or., June 12. (Spe
cial.) The following teaohers were
elected for the ensuing year at the school
tin. Greenfield. Ind Misses Elvn. S. Bn.
ker. Orell RmI Tnrt
Miss Carrlenett Haley, Monmouth;- Misses
Hattie Starrett and Susje 'Jackson. Forest
Grove; Miss Jessie Greer, Moscow, Idaho.
Seventeenth Ready to Leave.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June (Spe
cialsActive preparations are being made
for the departure of the Seventeenth In
fantry, which will take place June 23. The
officers- have their baggage all packed and
the privates have their "belongings In or
der. The Seventeenth has made many
friends here, and the departure will be re
gretted. Fortlcr Is Assistant Irrlgatloaist.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. June
12. To fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Professor Wilson, late assistant
professor of Irrigation at the University of
California, the department has secured the
services of Samuel Fortler, an irigatlqn
expert from the University of Montana.
Sawmill at TVarrenton.
ASTORIA, Or.. June 12. (Special.) The
announcement was made today that work
on the construction of the new sawmill
at Warrenton will be commenced during
the coming week. The plant will have
capacity of about GO.000 feet per day and
will cut for the cargo trade.
Judge McBride Expected in Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or., June 12. (Special.)
Judge McBride Is expected in the city to
morrow to hold an adjourned session of
the Circuit Court for the purpose of set
ting cases to be tried at the regular term
which will be convened on Monday morn
ing.
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Mr. D. Kauble of
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LOSS TO -WORKMEN
A PROMINENT LABOR LEADER
DISCUSSES AN I5SUE'.
Gives His Own Experience as an Em
ploye in the Railroad Shops
Couldn't Afford to Be Sick.
Mr. A. C Holmes, of Onecnta, N. T..
an employe of the railroad shops at that
place. Is well known in labor circles.
and his own experience, recently relat
ed, deserves the attention of every
workingman who has lost time and
money on account of sickness. Mr.
Holmes said:
"Two years ago I had a severe at
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condition. I was so weak that I fre-x
quently had to lay off for two or three
days at a time during" a period of four
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I lost flesh, a got nervous, had awful
headaches and felt worn out all the
time.
"I had read of some remarkable
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so decided to try them. A few boxes
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Dr. Williams Pink Pills and what they
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After an attack of the grip there ate
always left behind some troublesome
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disease Itself and seem to baffle all ef
forts of physicians. Health is shattered
the blood becomes poor, the flesh falla
away, the sufferer grows nervous and
Irritable, and even slight exertion
causes shortness of breath. These are
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pneumonia, bronchitis or even con
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N. Y.
WOMEN'S
SYMPATHY
Is Proverbial - Portland
Women No Exception.
How much we owe to the sympathetic
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streets, procure Doan's Kidney Pills and
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results will undoubtedly fol
low. I not only speak of the benefit we
have derived in our family, but one of
my neighbors told me that they had been
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factory results."
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