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THE HORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1903. SAVED BY A WOMAN She Prevents Wreck on Great Northern Road. WARNS ENGINEER OF DANGER Finding Telegraph Pole Across Track, She Waves a Lamp at Approach- ing Passenger Train and Stops It. SPOKANE. Wash., Xov. 18. (Special.) Mrs. A. Mcllvaln living In Minnehaha Park, Is receiving congratulations from railroad men and others for a noble deed, preventing a serious railroad accident. Mrs. Mcllvaln's residence 'is not far from the Great Northern tracks, which con nect Hillyard with Spokane. The grade between the two places Is very heavy and after leaving Hillyard the trains, despite the fact that the air-brakes are applied, always gain momentum, passenger trains as a rule coming down at a 30-mlle-an-hour clip. About dusk Mrs. Mcllvaln discovered that a telegraph polo had fallen across the tracks. She "had no facilities for com municating with the company at Hill yard. The time when the express would pass was near at hand. Realizing the danger and knowing that she must act promptly, she picked up a lighted lamp and made her way rapidly to the track. She started up the road In the direction of Hillyard. and had gone at least 200 jards when the bright headlight of a locomotive became visible around the curve. The engineer's quick eye saw the wom an holding the lamp high above her head. He reversed his engine and came to a stop as he neared the figure. He soon learned the story of the woman with the lamp and the brakeman removed the ob struction without the loss of much time. The enginemen and trainmen were very grateful to Mrs. Mcllvaln, who has mod estly rofralned from talking about the affair to anyone. ATTEMPT TO POISON FAMILY. Rough on Rats Spread on Meat In tended for Dinner. ALBANY, Or Nov. IS. The facts have Jusrt. leaked out that a bold attempt was made Sunday night to kill the entire fam ily of J. F. Simpson, residing at the cor ner of East Second and Hill streets, in this city, by poisoning some meat which they were to have eaten Monday morning. When Vida Simpson went Into the pan try Monday morning to get some pork for breakfast she noticed that the meat was covored with a glistening substance. Ex amination showed that the pork was cov ered with rough on rats, which had been taken from a can in the basement. Cir cumstances clearly prove that the poison was placed on the meat Sunday evening, while the members of the family were away from home. James Simpson, a young man, was the last one to leave the house Sunday evening. He locked the doors and placed the key to the kitchen door in Its customary place under a brick at the foot of the stepa Miss Vida re turned to the house about 7 o'clock and found the doors locked and could not find the key in its accustomed place. When Mr. and Mrs. Simpson returned home about S o'clock they found the key near the lrlck, but not under it, where Mr. Simpson had placed It, From these facts It seems certain that the person who attempted to kill the Simpson family had obsorved where James placed the key when he left the house. It Is also thought tho person must have been In the house when Miss Vlda re turned, having taken the key from under the brick and then locked the door from the inside. There is unmistakable evidence that a can of rat poison which had stood on a till in the basement for several months war used by the would-be murderer. Oth er circumstances make It plain that the attempt was made by some one familiar with the premises. Who attempted the crime and what the motive was are things that are, of course, unknown. The affair Is one of the most mysterious that ever occurred in Albany, and It tea attracted great attention. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson have resided in Albany several years, and have a great many friends, but, so far as is known, they have no enemies in this city. Mr. Simpson Is in engineer on the Corvallis & Eastern Hallread. WAR ON CODLIN MOTH. - Rigid Inspection of Fruit Trees From Infected Nurseries. COLVILLE, Wash.. Nov. IB. (Special.) The fruit men are having troublous times In getting a clear bill of health for ship ments of trees and fchrubbery from be yond the borders of the state, and sev eral thousand trees are being held by Deputy State Fruit Inspector George S. Morley, who Is making a personal ex amination of every consignment coming into the county. The codlln moth Is said to be the prevailing pest and mpt of the trees coming from New England nurseries seem to be afflicted with It. The fruit of Stevens County has been absolutely free from moth, and with a full realization of the danger of its recep tion here the fruit men of the county are a unit with Mr. Morley in his fight to keep it out. Notwithstanding the fact that thousands of trcGS of Eastern nursery stock have been destroyed as unclean during the last two or three years, these same nurseries seem to bo getting a large share of the business of the county. STORM OPENS DRAWBRIDGE. Prompt Action of Tender Averts Ac cident at Hoquiam. HOQtJIAM. Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) The bridge which spans the Hoquiam River became unlocked yesterday after noon while three teams and a largo num ber of pedestrians were crossing, and was blown open by the strong east wind. This would have damaged the bridge, and no doubt caused an awful accident but for the presence of mind of Mr. Phelps, the tender. As soon as the bridge was llown open, he got his levers in place and not a Wt too' soon, for It was going like a whirlwind and required the strength of eight people to hold It and bring It hack Into place. Tho teams on the bridge became unruly, the horses plunging around and making It exceedingly dangerous for the chil dren and women who were on the bridge at the time. PANIC OF FIRE AVERTED. Manager of Eugene Theater Keeps Heads of Audience Cool. EUGENE. Or., Nov. IS. (Speclal.)-Dur-ing the opening performance In the new theater last night, a slight fire broke out in the fumaco-room under the stage, and for a moment it was feared disaster might oocur. During the third act the manager stepped to the front of the stage and the curtain dropped. In calm tones he requested the large audience to lpave the building and immediately smoke was seen to issue from the stage. Nobody became excited, but the audience commenced to leave the room in an or derly manner and probably one-fourth had made their exit In three minutes, when the manager reappeared and an nounced that there was no dancer and asked them to resume their seats. This they did .and the play went on to .the finish. The pipes leading from the furnace had become Intensely- hot and somo timbers close to the pipes became ignited. In a very lew .moments the fire' was extin guished and no damage of consequence done. The defect is being remedied so that fire cannot occur again. HAS WATERED, 10,000 ACRES. Three Sisters Company Renews Con tract Under Carey Act. SALiEM, Nov. IS. (Special.) W. A. Laidlaw, president of the Three Sisters Irrigation Company, was In Salem today to renew his contract with the State Land Board for the reclamation of 27, 000 acres of arid land north of the Tumello River in Crook County. Renewal was necessary because the Department of the Interior rejected EOO acres of his selec tion. Mr. Laldlaw says has company has con structed 20 miles of main cftnal and many miles of laterals and has put water upon 10,000 acres. The remainder will be re claimed next season. Proof will be made soon to the Department of tho Interior of tho reclamation of tho land and patent secured for the state. The Three Sisters Company already has in hand applica tions from settlers for all of the 10,000 acres. LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS. Newly Arrived Swede Believed to Have Perished In Snow. JOSEPH, Or., Nov. 18. (Speclal.V-Word was received here this morning that Otto Olsen, a Swede, who recently arrived in this country, is lost in the timber on the mountains near Sled Springs. Searching parties are out, but little hope is enter tained of finding the lost man, as tho heavy snow storm of last Saturday has completely obscured all trace. Olsen left his home on Friday morning. Passengers for the Orient. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18. Prominent among the saloon passengers sailing to day on the mall steamer Korea for the Orient are: Mrs. K. Takahlra, wife of the Japanese Minister at Washington; en route to Japan on a visit; Major-General and Mrs. Arthur MacArthur, accompanied by Colonel Parker West, for Hbnolulu; Collector of Customs E. R. Stackable, of Honolulu, returning home; Mrs. Silas B. Terry, wife of Admiral, for Honolulu with her son and daughter to join her husband; Dean C. Worcester, of the Philippine Com mission, with' his family, for Manila; Lieutenant-Commander York Noel, of tho Navy 'wife and daughter, for Yokohama- Mother In Search of Her Son. HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov. 18. (Special.) Mrs. J. A. Blair, of Seattle, arrived in this city last night looking for "Roy Blair, her 19-year-old son, from whom she has not heard for over a year. Roy left home two years ago and went to work In ono of the logging camps not far from this city. He wrote numerous letters home until a year ago, when his mother re ceived a letter from him in this city. He Is described as being a large youth with dark hair and eyes. He worked on tho Westport jetty some time ago. Skews Bound Over for Trial. EUGENE. Or., Nov. IS. (Speclal.)-Con-stable A. J. Smith returned last night from Pocatello, Idaho, bringing H, H. Skews, who was arrested there on advices from here, and -was wanted for passing a. worthless check. The prisoner was given a preliminary examination this afternoon by Justice of the Peace Wln termeler, and was bound over to appear at the March term of the Circuit Court Bond was fixed at $500, which he has not furnished. Delegate to Hygiene Convention. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 18. (Specials-Governor Chamberlain has appointed Dr. H. C. Schleef, of Cottage Grove, a delegate from Oregon to the International School Hygiene Convention, to be held at Nur emburg, Germany, April 4 to 9, 1001. Hurt $2000 by His Fall. RAINIER, Or.. Nov. IS. (Special.) L. R. Morrison has. brought suit against the City of Clatskanle to recover $2000 dam ages tor injuries sustained by a fall from a defective sidewalk. Sheriff Hatton served the papers today. NORTHWEST DEAD. Edward Sherwood, Colvllle. COLVILLE, Wash., Nov. 18. Edward Sherwood, for the past 14 years a resi dent of Stevens County, died at his home In this city Sunday morning, after on Illness of nearly two years. The immedi ate cause of death wai Bright's disease. Mr. Sherwood was born In Marshall, Mich., January. -0, 1S69, and was the only son of Edward and Harriet Sherwood. Fourteen years ago he came to Marcus and engaged in the mercantile business. Six years ago he accepted the position of Chief Deputy County Treasurer, and was thus occupied when stricken with the fatal malady. Five years ago ho was married to Miss Cameron, of his native town of Michigan. Of this union have been born two children, Cameron and Donald, four and two years of age, respectively. Be sides his wife and children, his parents, who live here, and two sisters, Mrs. Ed. ward Newklrk, of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. George B. McQuellan, of Jackson, Mich., survive him. Mr. Sherwood was a member of the Colvllle Lodge of L O. O. F. The funeral was conducted under the auspices o the Oddfellows, by Rev. J. M. Williams, pastor of the Congrega tional Church. Mrs. M. J. Merrill, Authoress. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 18. (Special.) Margaret Johnson Merrill, authoress and writer for Eastern papers and periodicals, died this afternoon at a local hospital of tuberculosis, aged 46. She leaves no relatives In the West, but came here from Detroit, Mich., trying to stop the disease which she had previously tried unsuccessfully to check by resi dence at Asheville, N. C, and Pueblo, Colo. She had only a Blight acquaintance here. Her body will probably be sent back to Detroit, where a sister, Mary MacNab Johnston, also an authoress and about her only living relative, resides. Mrs. Merrill was a widow. She was a graduate of the University of Toronto. Mrs. James Cusker, Pioneer. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) Mrs. James Cusker, an early Northwest pioneer, who crossed the plains to Oregon and Washington In the ttrs, died this morning of dropsy at her home on the Oregon line near here. Six chil dren survive her. She was married three years ago to James Cusker, also a pioneer, her first husband, father of the six children, having died near here. W. A. Preblef of Roseburg. ROSEBURG, Or., Nov. 18. William A. Preble died at the home of his son, E. P. Preble, three miles west of this city, yesterday, aged S3 years, 6 monthfc. He was a native of Maine, and came to Oregon from Minnesota, in 1S77, first settling in Sheridan, Yamhill County. With his family he came to Douglas County 17 years ago. Two sons, E. P. and R. J. Preble, survive. i Mrs. Lleonard, of Echo. COLVILLE, Wash., Nov. 18. (Special.) Mrs Lleonard, an aged lady, died Sunday of dropsy at the home of her son. William Lleonard, at Echo, ten miles north of this city. The funeral was held Tuesday, in terment being made in Evergreen ceme tery. In Colvllle. MAKE TEACHERS ATYeISD ! OBJECT OF FINES FOR NEGLECT ING INSTITUTES. Superintendent Ackerman Says Pur pose of Law is Good, but It Needs Improvement. SALEM. Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) The protest of the Portland school teachers who were fined by the school board for not attending the teachers' institute has aroused considerable felscussion in Salem. While school officers hero have not at tempted to fine teachers for not attend ing, the law which gives occasion for the fine has been kept very prominently be fore the attention of teachers. " As a general rule, teachers attend the insti tute, and therefore it is seldom that any district loses the additional $5 appor tionment. There is a strong sentiment in favor of a modification of the present law, but some difficulty seems to be encountered in finding a better plan. The purpose of the present law was to secure a better attendance at teachers' Institutes. In every county In the state It was found that many teachers would not attend the Institutes at all, and that many of those who did attend would be present only a portion of the time. Because of this, the institute work was broken up, and re sults wero unsatisfactory. The new law did not Impose a fine upon teachers who failed to attend Institutes, but provided that districts employing teachers who at tend Institutes the required length of time, 16 hours, shall receive on addi tional S3 in the apportionment of school funds. The purpose of this plan was to Interest the school boards in the Insti tutes and thereby secure their co-operation in Inducing teachers to attend. As a rule, the law has been effective, and throughout the state the attendance has been much larger and more continuous than under the old law. Though school boards do not genqrally fine teachers who do not attend, the applicants for posi tions are usually asked whether they have secured the required certificate of attendance, and teachers have learned that In order to be in good standing with school boards they must attend the in stitutes. Since the law does not author ize the imposition of a fine upon the teacher, the loss of the $5 Is shifted from the board to the teacher, either by agree ment when the teacher is hired, or by a rule of the board of which the teacher has knowledge. Tho law In the state of .tashlngton Is in Its principle the same as the law of Oregon. In that state each district re ceives an additional apportionment, which varies according to the length of time the teacher attended the Institute. In Oregon 16 hours' attendance brings to the dis trict an additional $5. The Washington law Is more exacting upon the teacher, for it requires attendance at a five-day institute, while the Oregon Institutes last but three days. Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman was asked to-day for his views of the present law and- rieeded changes. He replied: "The present law Is not entirely sat isfactory, and I should like to see it amended if a better plan can be devised. There are three things that I consider essential: "1. That there shall be an annual teachers' institute in each county. "2. That the law shall make some pro vision which will secure full and con tinuous attendance of teachers. "3. That the plan of securing these two requisites shall be as equitable as posslblo toward teachers, school districts and the school system. "It Is my observation that the most pro gressive teachers, as a rule, are those who attend the institutes, and I believe that these annual meetings are of great value to our school system. I admit that some pretty dry lectures are heard at teachers' Institutes, but I have heard dry sermons, have read books that are not uplifting, and have listened to speeches in various places without feel ing benefited thereby. This does not mean that all speeches, books, sermons and in stitute lectures are unprofitable. I be lieve that attendance at an Institute Is worth while, even if the teachers receive no other benefit than that which they secure from meeting and talking together of their work. "Again, I do not believe the greatest good can bo accomplished without some law which will secure a full and con tinuous attendance. This h&a been the experience of all the states. I have known a number of teachers who did not at tend the institutes for years, but when compelled to do so they immediately be came Interested In the work and became not only valuable members of the Insti tutes, but better teachers as well. "To say that the present law Is Imper fect Is easier than to frame one that will be better. In its chief feature I would favor a law which provides some com pensation for the time a teacher spends at the institute, but it is not easy to work out the details of such a plan. A law of that kind must be drawn to fit all the conditions that will arise. It must bo specified whether teachers shall draw pay twice if they attend two institutes in a year, whether their compensation nhall depend upon the length of time they at tend or the distance they travel, and whether the teacher Is to be paid by the county in which she attends tho In stitute or In which she teaches. If all schools opened and closed at the same time, and teachers were regularly em ployed and attended Institutes in the counties In which they teach, the prepa ration of a law of this kind would be less difficult. "I believe that institutes should be held during the school year, so that teachers will draw their salaries during the time they are attending institutes, yet we find that there are many good institute lec turers who cannot be secured while their schools are In session." DEEP HARBOR AT VANCOUVER District Is Established and Appropria tion Will Be Sought. VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 18. (Spe cial.) The Clarke County Commissioners have canvassed the ballot of the special election for the establishment of a river and harbor Improvement district and the district was ordered to be established. The new board of directors will meet next Monday to take up the business of the district. The members elected are E. J. Crawford, L. B. Clough, W. W. Mc- Credle, A. B. Eastham and E. R. Scofield, It is the Intentions of the directors to set to work at once to devise plans to dredge the fiver. A strong effort will be made to secure an appropriation of 575,000 or $80,000 from Congress. If this is accom plished, there will be a deep water harbor at Vancouver in the near future. The determination of tho citizens of this city and county to have ocean-going vessels load at this point is too strong to be put down. Already the hopes of those who have waited for years to see steps taken toward this end are becoming buoyant over the situation and there Is no doubt that all will willingly bear their share of the expenses of the district. The lack of a deep waterway has been a handicap to Vancouver and It is thought that after the establishment of this dis trict she will begin a more rapid and stable progress. MOCK CONGRESS OF CHILDREN They Practice How to Make Laws for the Nation. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. IS. (Special.) Under the direction of Rev. J. H. Beav en, local pastor of the First Baptist Church, a juvenile Congress has been organized In this city. The semi-monthly meetings that are now held will soon be succeeded by weekly sessions. Both houses are represented In the organization which "has for its primary purpose to familiarize the ycung people of the com munity with the government and parlia mentary tactics In vogue In the National Congress. The Senate consists of boys from tho High School, while the girls of the public schools constitute the House of Repre sentatives. Meetings are held by the two Houses on different nights of tho week, and the legislation of one body is sub mitted for ratification by the other. Both houses are regularly officered and the proceedings are conducted strictly in ac cordance with established rules of order. Each member of either house is assigned a section of the United States, for which he acts as representative. It devolves upon him as such legislator to acquaint himself with the particular needs of his locality and to present and champion such legislation as will best serve his constituency. Intense interest is taken by the young people In their Congress, from which they are learning much concerning the gov ernment of their native country. SNOWBOUND AND STARVING. Terrible Plight of Emigrants In tho Mountains of Montana. MISSOULA, Mont., Nov. IS. Word was sent to the Missoulian from the Trout Creek district this evening that there are several parties of emigrants along the Spokane road, in tho west end of Missoula County, snowbound and on tho verge of starvation. In one party near the Idaho border is a family of five, snowed up and without provisions or money. The family is living In an eight-foot tent, with the snow up to the wagonbed, unable to get out or secure food for the stock. Three other emlgrarft parties are report ed along tho trail, snowed up in the passes, and all in a precarious condition. Efforts are to be made tomorrow to send out re lief parties through the Board of County Commlssloners. Deep Snow and Extreme Cold. BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 18. Advices re ceived in this city from throughout Mon tana Indicate that the state is undergoing the coldest weather for this time of the year in the past ten years. In Sweetgrass County. In the east central portion of the state, the temperature is 24 degrees below zero, with no sign of abatement. In the eastern section of the state the mercury Is near 20 below. In the Northern Plain country the cold Is excruciating, touching 30 and 2S below. Range stock is suffering from inability to secure sufficient food because of the deep snow, and unless the weather becomes warmer shortly the loss will bo extensive. COLD WAVE -CONTINUES. Western and Central States Report Severity Unabated. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. The cold wave con tinued today with undiminished severity over the Western and Central States. In Minneapolis the temperature was 4 above, and at Chicago 14 above. The indications are that the cold weather will continue for several days. Below Zero in Colorado. DENVER, Nov. IS. Three degrees above zero was the official low temperature re ported here this morning. Pueblo reports zero, and mountain towns report temper atures ranging 10 to IS below zero. Many families are short of coal, and retail deal ers In this city and other towns cannot fill their orders until coal arrives from the East. The large companies which still have u stock of coal In storage are taking care of their regular customers, but can not supply others promptly. Furious Snow Storm in Cleveland. CLEVELAND. O., Nov. JS. The cold wave that has prevailed throughout the West during the past few. days spread over Ohio last night, with the result that the mercury was reported today as low as 13 above zero at various points in the state. In this city a furious snow storm accompanied the cold wave. Cold Wave Sweeps the South. . ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. IS. A cold wave swept over the Southwestern and Gulf States last night. In Southwestern Texas, Southern Mississippi, Southern Louisiana and Central Alabama and George the mercury went below 30 degrees. EVA BOOTH SERIOUSLY ILL. Grief Over Death of Her Sister Has Caused Nervous Prostration. NEW YORK. Nov. 18. As a result of grief at the recent tragic death of her sister, Mrs. Booth-Tucker, Commander Eva Booth, the commander of the Sal vation Army In Canada, Is seriously ill here of nervous prostration. CzarPna on the Sick List. DARMSTADT, Nov. 18. The Czarina is suffering from inflammation of one of her ears and Is unable to travel. Consequently she and the Czar will be prevented from attending the funeral of Princess Eliza beth.'' who died at Sklernewlcs, Russian Poland, Monday. The autopsy on tho re mains of the Princess showed her death was due to typhoid of an exceptionally acute and rapid character. CAN'T SAVE HIM "FROM GALLOWS Friends of Tom Horn Will Find Mili tia at Jail Until Execution. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Nov. 18. Governor Chatterton returned from Denver today on an urgent call from local officials. In the company of Sheriff Smalley and Deputies, he made a tour of the jail and then selected places where the militia will be stationed tonight, tomorrow and the day of the execution. The militia will be under arms from tonight until after Horn is hanged. "I am not expeclng trouble," the Gov ernor said, "but it is better to be on the safe side. It will be Impossible to rescue Horn, and his friends should understand this. An attempt will only mean the slaughter of many persons." The town Is fast filling up with stran gers. PANIC FROM EIRE IN CHURCH. Two Children Are Trampled to Death, Fifty Adults Hurt. SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 18. In a panic in tho Roman Catholic Church at La Puente, Rio Arlba County, caused by a wax taper setting fire to the altar trim mings, two children were trampled to death and EO ndllltc tPrA Vim-- VinvJnc rlha and ankles broken or otherwise Injured. ' The priest remained at tho burning altar and succeeded in allaying thepanlc after the first rush. Record of Wood Sent to Senate. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. At the re quest of the Senate committee on mili tary affairs, Secretary Root has forward ed to the qomralttee a statement giving the complete military record of General Leonard Wood, whose nomination for Major-General Is pending before that committee. Rural Carriers at Dallas. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 18. Milton B Grant was to day appointed regular rural carrier and George R, Richland substitute carrier at Dallas, Or. SPLIT ON LIQUOR ISSUE TWO NONPARTISAN TICKETS . NAMED AT VANCOUVER. Saloon Men, Spurred to Action by High License and Sunday Closing, Enter the Fight. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) Two tickets, designated first and second nonpartisan tickets respectively, were nominated at a nonpartisan mass meeting held here yesterday evening. The mass meeting was the most largely at tended of any In recent years in this city. The opposing tickets might properly be termed the liquor dealers ticket and the law and order ticket. The Liquor Deal ers' Association, spurred on by the recent action of tho council in raising tho license fee and the Anti-Saloon League in en forcing the Sunday closing law, openly placed a ticket In the field, while opposed to It is a ticket representing the conserva tive business interests of the city. The liquor dealers won at the convention by an average majority of about 00 votes. For Mayor, Attorney and Treasurer, there was no contest, the nominees be ing respectively L. B. Clough, James P. Stapleton and Gilbert Daniels. The fol lowing are the other nominees on the first and second nonpartisan tickets in the order of their names: City Clerk, W. Harris, D. K. Webster; Health Officer, "J. M. P. Chalmers, J. R. Smith; Council man at Largtt C. W. Steward, W. Tenny; Councilman, East Ward, H. Dlerllng, S. F. Bodyfelt; West Ward. W. E. T. Mattschas, Owen Mulligan; North Ward, C. P. McCarthy, J. L. Marsh. The city election will take place De cember 9. DEMOCRATIC TICKET NAMED. Partial Lining Up for Munlolpal Fight at Washington Capital. OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) A mass convention of Democrats was held in Olympla last night to name a ticket for the coming municipal election. A straight Democratic ticket including a candidate for each office was nominated as follows: For Mayor F. G. Blakeslee. For City Attorney P. M. Troy. For City Treasurer Fred Schombcr. For City Clerk Robert A. Graham. For Councilman at Large Charles T. Lansdale. Councilman First Ward W. A. Van Epps. Councilman Third Ward J. T. Otis. Councilman Fifth Ward T. J. Kegley. The Republicans will hold their primary election on November 24 and the con vention on November 27. Mr. Blaskeslee, the Democratic candi date for Mayor, is a prominent hardwaro merchant. The registration of voters for the city election closed last night with 1144 voters registered. This Is 90 more than register ed for the election of 1902, and Is the largest registration for a city election In the history of Olympla. Three Parties In the Field. HOQUIAM. Wash., Nov. 18. (Special.) That tho election of city officials this year will be close there 13 not the least doubt. Three tickets will be put In the field, and all expect to elect their man. The Socialists, Republicans and Citizens will be the parties. WORRIED ABOUT HIS DEBTS. Young Man of Roseburg Commits Suicide, In Nevada. ROSEBURG, Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) News reached here this morning that W. C. Hlldebrand, a prominent young busi ness -man of this city, had committed suicide at Reno, Nev. Financial embar rassment came upon him recently through Inability to collect outstanding accounts, and this Is believed to have caused de spondency, as he was strictly honest and very conscientious. His wife, sister and little son by a former marriage are here, and his father Is a prominent merchant of Reno, Nev. The body will be brought here by the Elks and Knights of Pythias. At Vancouver Barracks. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Nov. 18. (Special.) Captain A. S. Rowen, who has been on detached service at Man hattan, Kan., for the past year, rejoined the Nineteenth Infantry for duty at Van couver Barracks today. Lieutenant E. Engle, who was just commissioned, ha3 applied for a transfer from the Nineteenth to some branch of the cavalry service. Lieutenant Goodale, who has been on duty at this headquarters as assistant signal officer, will start at once for San Francisco" to be stationed for duty at Fort McDowell, Cal. Lieutenant Jra B. Smith has been granted a leave of absence for 30 days. The wife of Major Alexander B. Dyer will leave soon for San Joaquin County, Cal., where she expects to remain for about four months at her country homo at that place. Orders have been issued for 25 enlisted men, under command of Second Lieuten ant Nelson E. Margetts, Artillery Corps, to be sent to Fort Ward, near Bean Point, Wash. News Notes From Colvllle. COLVILLE, Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. George Slssler, formerly owners of the City Hotel at Blossburg, have removed to Colvllle and will make this place their homo. Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Bowen gave a most delightful reception at the Hotel Colvllle Thursday evening. The halls and reception rooms were gorgeously deco rated with Indian curios and native holly in great profusion. Dancing and cards were tho amusements, with the accom paniment of light refreshments. Nearly 200 guests wero present, -by far the largest social gathering of the season. Rev. A. C Saxton, pastor of the Col vllle Baptist Church, has been chosen by his congregation to continue his charge for another year, beginning with the first of January next. The Board of Commissioners, new in session, have accepted the new public bridge recently built by contract on Sheep Creek, on the Rossland road, a few miles out of Northport. On Trial for Stealing Copper. COLVILLE, Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) The November term of the Superior Court conevened here Monday and promises to be one of the most Interesting sessions for many a day. The case of the state vs. Peel is on trial. These are the cases wherein the defendant is charged with having appropriated to his own use sev eral thousand dollars worth of copper matte belonging to tho Northport smelter last winter. The case has been twice set for trial, but by stipulation has been continued. Graves & Graves, of Spokane, will represent the defendant, and Prose cuting Attorney H. G." Kirkpatrlck will be assisted by C. S. Vorhees, who is attorney for the Northport smelter. It Is claimed that nearly 100 witnesses have been summoned and the trial will prob ably not be concluded for ten days. Good Money in Horseradish. BEAVERTON, Or., Nov. IS. (Special.) The horseradish has found no place In the reports of Oregon's products, and yet there are few, if any, crops grown in the state that yield more prollflcally or that are as profitable to the farmer. John Henry has a farm of 60 acres skirt ing this town that he devotes to the pro duction of horseradish that ylerds about three tons to the acre and sells for $100 per ton. Mr. Henry started 36 years ago raising horseradish on a small scale, but added to his then small acreage out of the sale of horseradish until he now owns one of the largest and most highly Im proved farms in the Willamette Valley. His income from the sale of horseradish and onion seeds is from $6000 to $S000 a year. He ships horseradish Into frozen Alaska and as far south as New Mexico and Into Montana. Mr. Henry's success demonstrates what wealth there is in the rich, and fertile soil of the beautiful Willamette Valley. What Mr. Henry has done with the horseradish, other farmers can do with celery, asparagus, potatoes, cabbage, onions and other vegetables. The soil, season and climate they have unexcelled, and the Intelligent applica tion of labor Is all that is needed to make every tillable acre yield a product worth from 5100 to $500 an acre. Stubborn Fight In Damage Suit. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. IS. (Special!) Slow progress was made today In tha Hartlgun-Southem Pacific damage suit. The case is being stubbornly fought and it is not probable that It will go to the jury before Thursday afternoon. Harti gan closed his case shortly before noon, after having introduced witnesses who gave favorable testimony as to the con dition of the defendant company's road bed at the scene of the accident, and also as to the permanent character of the Injury he sustained. The defense called as witnesses Hartlgan's fellow workmen and also physicians, who tes tified that the Injured brakeman had entirely recovered from the accident and is in every way capable of performing manual labor. Fine New Church for Hoquiam. HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) The bids for the new Presbyterian Church to be built In this city were opened yester day and the contract will no doubt be given to C. H. Scott & Co., whose bid was the lowest 512,440, complete without seats. This will be ono of the finest churches in this section of the state and an honor to this growing city. When completed, the church will cost about $16,000. , Hunters Fined for Trespass. NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C, Nov. IS. (Special.) In the District Court today, be fore , Magistrate Pittendrigh, Captain James Alexander and W. Fltzpatrick, of tho Criterion Hotel, Vancouver, were heavily fined for trespassing on a farmer's property in Surrey while hunting. The heaviness of the fine rested on Fitzpatrlck, for threatening to shoot the owner of the property. Northwectern People In New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 18. (Special.) The following Northwestern people registered at New York hotels today: From Portland F. Piel, at the Ross more. From Walla Walla J. W. Langdon, at the Astor. , From Seattle O. R. Dahl, at the Astor; H. L. Frauenthal, at the Herald Square; G. W. Andrews, at the Criterion. Says His Stella Does Not Shine. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) Thomas Clark today brought a suit In the Circuit Court asking that he be di vorced from Stella Clark, to whom ho was married In Portland In December, 1901. Clark charges his wife with adul tery, which he alleges has been committed at divers times with one Adolph Smith. Will Unite to Give Thanks. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. IS. (Special.) Union Thanksgiving services will this year be held at the First Congregational Church in this city. Rev. J. H. Beaven, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will preach the annual sermon, and music will be furnished by the combined choirs of the various churches participating in the service. Search "for Drowned Fishermen. ASTORIA, Nov. IS. (Special.) Parties KIN DISEASES And while not always painful are aggravating- beyond expression. "With few exceptions they are worse in spring and summer when the system begins to thaw out and the skin is reacting and making extra efforts to throw off the noisons that nave ot iStJ i.j j...n-4-r.o. v? .in accumuia-uAwuS ""- T . Winter. inenDousiinu sJfVj TTiloe richer and isSSSPa pimples, rasnes ana tfgfcfflr eruptions of every con- ,IrY'i ft rt - :ui 1.1 A mnl-a. n ' ' ' w rVi ceivauic x. 1 u m- slight improvement, sufficient to decide their appearance, and. jqq d keep it up. After the use of six bottles my skin. "PWpttti indTetter the was as Bmooth and soft as a baby's. This was a year liczema anaieiier uie &sq &nd x naye aever nad any trouDi0 since. twin terrors ot sicm jnss GENEVA BEIGGB. diseases Nettle-rash, So 7th gt ou Minn. Poison Oak and Ivy, . ..,.,. ,. .. and such other skin troubles as usually remain quiet during cold weather, break out afresh to torment and distract by their fearful burning, itching remains smooth and soft and free of qnd for our free book on diseases medical advice or any special nuonnauoa. xo x ... j-uu. mg.. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC GO, ATLANTA, GJL IMPOTENCE AND A thorough course of treatment for all these afflictions, in this far-famed fnqtitnMnn will Insure robusthealth physical strength, mental power, manly vllor and Pal? those ?vtues and attributes that combine to make splendid man hood. We have cured hundreds of these cases that were considered hopeless, and will guarantee to cure you. VARICOCELE AND HYDROCELE Cured without the use of the knife and without pain, by a new system of treat ment peculiar to ourselves. STRICTURE permanently cured without cutting or dilating by an absolutely painless pro cedure, which dissolves every obstruction in ten days, leaving the organs in a perfectly normal condition. iWE CURE GONORRHOEA IN ONE WEEK If unable to call write, giving symptoms in full. Treatment by mall success ful. Consultation free and strictly confidential. WE CURE YOU, THEN YOU PAY US Office Hours: 9 A. M. to Sundays and 145 Sixth St.,. Corner Alder, Portland, Or. ACCIDENTAL? The jury returned a verdict of acci dental death on the man who fell from the window ledge on which he had fallen asleep. But the death was really due to carelessness which made me accident ble. ere are a freat many ives 8ua dealy termi nated as a result of carelessness, although the medical cer tificate may read "heart failure." "When a mark takes chances with. his stomach nir1 -narrl AStf the warning symptoms of disease, he ia carelessly inviting calamity. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. Ifc enables the perfect digestion and assimi lation of food, which makes strength.? It stimulates the liver, cures biliousness,) and removes bilious impurities from the) blood. l'had bten troubled with a pain In lower. part of my stomach for three years. 90 serere 11 thought it would kill xae in time," srritea Mr.' Aaron Van Dam, of (Kensington) 3549 1x9th St Chicago, HL I could hardly work; It felt like) a big-.weight hangiag oa ae and got ao bad that! X had to take medicine. I used Stomach Bitter for a time, but It did no good eo I wrote to Dr. R- V. Pierce for adTiee, which he gaye me im mediately. I followed bis directions; used two bottles of his medicine and was cured. I had a torpid liver which was troubling me instead o cramps (as I thought, so DrTPierce told ae. I have pleasure la lmag now; hare sained is Weight 15 pounds since then." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con stipation. They do not beget the pill who were searching for traces of Charles Erlckson and Henry Sture, the two fisher men who are supposed to have been drowned on the way to their homes from this city on Tuesday night of last week, found the men's boat yesterday morn ing near the mouth of Blind Slough. Tho boat, which whs capsized, had a sail set. The river in the vicinity is being dragged for tho bodies of tho unfortunate men, but as yet without success. Bogus Money at Yakima. NORTBT YAKIMA, "Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) Four men wero arrested hero today for attempting to pass supriou3 money. They had in their possession $5 and 510 bills of the defunct State Bank of New Brunswick, N. J., and it 13 said a great deal of the money has been put In circulation. The Government recently sent out a circular warning the people against accepting this money. Thousands of dollars of It has been passed in differ ent parts of the country- The city this week began suit against John Rels and George Dorffo and others to collect delinquent street Improvement assessments. The amount against each one is $11.13 for the First street work, with an attorney's fee of ?50 added. No More Hat Shows In Church. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. IS. (Special.) An Innovation was begun hero Sunday in the M. E. Church that may be communicated to all the other churches in the city. It is nothing more than having the ladles remove their hats dur ing services. This request was made by the new minister. Rev. Alfred H. Henry. Have you friends" coming from the East? If so, send their names to the Denver & Rio Grande office, 124 Third street. Port land. Or. THE OUTCROPPING OF BAD BLOOD I suffered, with Eczema of the hands streets. Itriedatleastadozensoansandsalvsa ond became very much discouraged until I reaa in tne paper or tno cures performed, through the use or a. B. S. I had little faith at first hut determined to give it a month's fair trial at leant. I am TileaBed to state that I soon noticed a i nstst M!jy yi 1 1 rvjr m - and stinging. A. course 01 o. o. o. now win pumy and enrich the blood, reinforce and tone up the gen eral system and stimulate the sluggish circulation, thus warding off the diseases common to spring and summer. The skin, with good blood to nourish it, all disfiguring eruptions. of the skin and write us if you desire WE MAK STRONG MEN Of the puniest, weakest specimens of manhood. "VVe care not how long they nave suffered, nor who has failed to cure them. This is no idle boast, .for we have done it for thousands, and many of them had spent hundreds of dollars without obtaining relief beforo coming to us as a last resort. BLOOD POISON We treat with unrivaled success Blood Poison (Syphilis) in all stages. Suf ferers from, this fearful disease should consult us at once. SEXUAL DEBILITY 12; 1:30 to 5, and 7 to 8 P. M. 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