Morning Oregonian., November 21, 1903, Page 4, Image 4

THE MOKTTCNCx OKBGONIA3ST, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 190'd.
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Purpose of Portage Road
Law Is Served,
SAYS AUTHOR OF THE BILL
Johnson Wants Action Taken
at Extra Session,
IF THE GOVERNOR CALLS ONE
Enough of the Appropriation Should
Be Made Available to Secure the
Rlghtof-Way for the Gov
ernment t Canal.
&ammy
The Oregon Legislature of 1003
pasted a. bill appropriating the sum
of $105,000 for tho purpose of con
structing & portage railway around
Olile Kasildn of the Columbia River.
The act creates a board consisting:
of the Goernor, Secretary of State
bjoA State Treasurer. In which Is
vested full power to make all neces
sary arrangement for right o -Ray
for construction, operation and main
tenance of the railway and for all the
necewary wharves, switches and ap
proaches.. The board shalL also fix
maximum freights and fares which
shall be used in operating and main
taining the road. ,
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JOHN DAY. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
Representative Charles Johnson, author
of the bill appropriating J1K.000 for' the
construction of The Dalles portage road,
has announced his belief that the law
should be repealed at tho extra session,
FhouM Governor Chamberlain convene the
Legislature at this time. The appropria
tion, Mr. Johnson thinks, should not be
annulled, but as much of It as is neces
sary should bo made available for secur
ing the right-of-way for the Government
canal at that place.
Mr. Johnson Is familiar with tho situa
tion, and says that Messrs. Seufert and
Cook, as well as most of -the private own
ers along the proposed route, will donate
the rlght-of-waylhrough their holdings
to the Government. Funds will be needed
chiefly to secure the right-of-way through
the O. R. & N. grounds. If tho company
will agree to reasonable terms, he says,
the right should be purchased; if not,
condemnation proceedings should be In
stituted at as early a date as possible,
and carried on vigorously -until the ncces
eary concessions are obtained. He pre
sumed that only a small .part of the
flOB.OO) would be necessary to accomplish
this.
"The portage road law,, which I intro
duced into the House of Representatives,"
said Mr. Johnson, "has served, the pur
pose for which it was intended. It was
expected that it could handle only a com
paratively small part of the wheat crop,
but enough to regulate the O. R. & N.
freight charges. It was designed prlmar
11 to force the railroad to reduce freight
rates, but lncideptally to stir up the Gov
ernment to build a canal. This is tho
only practical solution of the transporta
tion question for the great grain and
stock section.
"This action the Government has now
taken, and the field should be left clear
for building the canal. It hardly seems
possible that both projects could be car
ried on without seriously Interfering with
each other. If indeed there is room at all
for both inside the O. R. & N. line."
Made No Pledge to Governor.
Asked If he made the Governor the'
pladge he had asked for as condition
precedent to calling an extra session, tho
reply was very emphatic:
"Not much, did L The Governor under
stands the need of amendatory legisla
tion as it ell as I do. Let. him accept his
own responsibility, either in convening or
refusing to convene the Legislature. He
aided in making the tax law, and he had
more time to examine it than the average
member of the Legislature. Let him bear
his own share of responsibility. I made
him no pledge."
NECESSARY MONEY PUT UP.
Financial Troubles of Oregon Electric
Company Are Over.
BAKER CITY. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The Oregon Electric Company, which
has 4en in financial trouble, will resume
operations at once. The Eastern capi
talists who are back of the enterprise
have put up tho necessary cash to dis
charge all the dobts and dismiss the at
tachment suits which have been filed by
creditors. The money for this purpose
was received by Oimstead & Stayer, the
corporation attorneys, this morning.
This company was organized by A. B.
Frame, of Portland, who secured valuable
-water rights on Eagle Creek. Considerable
work wa6 done last Summer, but early In
the Fall there was trouble over financial
matters, and Frame resigned as general
manager Since then creditors have iit
tached the lumber, flumes and other prop
erty and all work ceased. Several hundred
thousand feet of lumber had been de
livered along the line of the flume and
work on thepowor-house "was under way
when work ceased.
H. H. Andrews, one df the officers of the1
company, who represents the Eastern
capitalists. Is expected to arrive tomor
row, when operations will be resumed.
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REPENTS OF HER WRONG.
Young Girl Confesses She Swore
Falsely Against Her Father.
COLFAX, Wash.. Nov. 20. Clara Sel
lers. IS years old, who charged her father,
A. Sellers, of St. John, -with, an unnatural
crime, today confessed she had lied and
that her father is innocent. Sellers has
been la the County Jail since April 20,
and was to have been tried today. At the
preliminary hearing held before Justice
Davis at St. John last April, Clara testi
fied against her father. Today she told
Prosecuting Attorney Hanna her testi
mony was false, that her father' is inno
cent and that she had concocted the story
in revenge because ho had whipped her
severely. She Insists no one prompted
her to toll the story and says she recentlj'
joined the church and now realizes it is
Tons to lie. Sellers, was-released from
the County Jail tonight. He is 50 years
old and had borne a good reputation. He
sold his farm and spent all his money In
preparing the defense and is now penni
less. His wife died four years ago, leav
ing four children.
CONGRATULATIONS SHOWERED
Ex-Representative Moody's Reception
at His Home.
THE DALLES. Or.. Nov. 20. (Special.)
Ex-Hepresentatlve Malcolm A. Moody
returned from Portland to his home in
this city on the midnight train last night.
The public demonstration of welcome,
which was put on foot yesterday, was
discouraged by those who knew Mr.
Moody's preferences In such matters, and
he was met at the train by only his
brother, "W. H. Moody, and a few inti
mate friends.
Today a continuous stream of friends
and sympathizers have poured Into. Mr.
Moody's office, with congratulations over
his complete vindication and the exposure
of his accusers, and scores of congratu
latory letters and telegrams have been
received from all over the state, and as
far East as "Washington.
One sentiment apparently prevails
throughout this community Indignation
at the slanderous attack and satisfaction
at the Just .and speedy termination of the
trial.
WILL BE APPEALED AGAIN.
Armstrong Case Will Come Up Be
fore Judge Eakln Monday.
BAKER CITY, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The transcript on appeal to the Supreme
Court in the case of the State vs. Arm
strong, convicted of the murder of Minnie
Ensminger, was received from Salem by
County Clerk Combs today. This case will
come before Judge Eakin Monday, when
the November term of the Circuit Court
opens. It will be the duty of thb court
to resentence Armstrong when tho ques
tion as to the place of execution will be
determined. It is, understood that the
attorneys for the defense will interpose
objection to the court passing sentence or
fixing the place of execution and that the
validity of the law requiring criminals
to be executed at Salem will be brought
in question. It Is evident that no matter
wher Judge Eakin fixes the place of
execution, the case will be appealed again.
TRIED TO PASS BAD CHECr.
Young Man Believed to Be College
Student in Bad Business.
PULLMAN, Wash., Nov. 20. A young
man believed to be a college student tried
to pass a forged check bearing the signa
ture of E. H, Lelterman, a prominent
capitalist, on the First National Bank. The
cashier's suspicions were aroused and he
telephoned Mr. Letterman. The young
man fled to tho dormitory floor, but
leaped out of a window to the muddy
ground beneath and escaped apparently
unhurt.
Astoria City Hall Project.
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The
City Council, at an adjourned meeting
this evening, adopted the Teport of the
special committee, which recommended
the sale of the present City Hall property,
including the building, for $15,125, the pur
chase of a new site for $3500, and'the erec
tion of a new City Hall and jail to cost
not to exceed $15,000. Ordinances author
izing the sale of the property and the
purchase of a new site -were introduced,
but will not be voted upon until the next
regular meeting. While the report of
the committee was adopted, some of the
Councllmen objected to the proposed sale
and the ordinance may meet with con
siderable opposition when it comes up
for passage- The ordinance provides, that
in case the sale is made, the city reserves
the right to use the building until May L
at a rental of $75 per month, ,
Pacific County Superior Court.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) The Superior Court for Pacific
County Is In session. Judge Rice presid
ing. A. O. Stensland, charged with forci
ble eijtry and detainer, had his trial
postponed until the next jury session of
court.
Erasmus Boyd, alias Abner De Bleu,
charged with burglary, waived a Jury
trial. The evidence showed that Boyd
had broken Into the Estabrook cottage
at Long Beach and was living there very
comfortably. Judge Rice found him
guilty and sentenced him to one year in
the penitentiary at Walla Walla.
-Salem Republican Club Formed.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The
Young Men's Republican Club met this
evening and completed an organization
for active work in the coming city cam
paign. The club proposes to lend Its
efforts to the promotion of good govern
ment and expects to carry on a work
that will be felt in this city and county.
An executive committee was appointed to
night, composed of two members from
each of the seven wards, for tho purpose
of arranging the details of the work of
this club. H. D. Patton is president and
Claire Baker secretary. f
Circuit Court at Heppner. -HEPPNER,
Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
Circuit Court is now in session here,
with a light docket to be disposed of.
There were two criminal and 22 civil
cases. V. F. Jones, charged with larceny,
was discharged on motion of tho District
Attorney. The case of Mike Doyle, in
dicted for assault with a dangerous weap
on, has been postponed. Doyle asked for
time to plead. He was placed under $400
bonds, which he -was unable to furnish.
Logging Camps Close Down.
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The
Pelton-Armstrong Company closed down
its logging camps on the Elokomin River,
near Cathlamet, yesterday for the season.
Benson has shut down nearly all his
camps, but has one at Bunker Hill still
in operation. Besides -that one -the only
camps on the north "shore of the Columbia
River that are running are those of the
Skamokawa Logging Company and the
Saldren camp, on Gray's River.
Gets a Place in Patent Office.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Nov. 20. (Special.) Irving Wold, assist
ant in the physics department of the local
university, has received the appointment
as assistant In the Patent Office at Wash
ington, D. C. He graduated from the
university In IDOL Mr. Wold will leave for
Washington immediately. No instructor
has yet been chosen to fill the vacancy.
Suicide on Railroad Tracks.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 20. A young
man rushed into the telegraph office at
Lokeslde station today," sent a telegram
to s. relative In Albany, N. Y., asking for
510000, and then threw himself in front of
a train that was passing and was killed.
His name was E. Frebcndall.
Sewer System for Colville.
COLVDLLE, Wash., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The City Council has decided to submit
to the voters of Colville the proposition
to construct a sewer system through the
business district. The cost of the pro
posed system will not exceed -?5000.
Preparing Its Annual Report.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The
State Board of Agriculture was in Salem
today, preparlng'its annual report to be
submitted at the annual meeting which
will be held December 15.
The Infant
Takes first to human milk; that falling.
the mother turns .Tit once to cow's milk
as- the best substitute. Borden's Eagle
Brand Condensed Milk Is a cow's milk
scientifically adapted to the human infant.
Stood first for forty-five years.
STATE WILL LOSE HEAVILY
IF REJECTION OF CLAIM TO
SWAMP LAND IS AFFIRMED.
Appeal May Bs Taken to the Secre
tary of the InteriorGovernor
Chamberlain Not Decided.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The re
jection of the claim of the State of Ore
gon to 55,000 acres of the swamp land in
Klamath marsh, as announced in today's
Oregonlan, will. If affirmed by the Secre
tary of the Interior, cut a big slice oft the
sum the state hoped to realize from the
sale of this land. Tho state's claim was
for 100.000 acres, and of this all but about
7000 acres had been declared by the Sur-vej'or-General
to be swamp land. The
state's claim was based upon the swamp
land grant of 1S60. The Klamath Indian
reservation was created In 1S64 and the
allotments to the Indians were xnado
within the last ten years. Tho 55,000 acres
probably comprises the best of the swamp
lands, and if the title of the Indians should
be finally confirmed, the remaining 38,000
.
Judge Joseph . Gary, Forty Years on
the Bench.
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acres., which the state would receive,
would be rendered practically worthless.
Whether an appeal will bo taken to the
Secretary of the Interior has not been de
termined. General W. H. Odcll was at
torney for tho state in the presentation of
the state's c.alm to this land. He does
not know the grounds upon which the
decision of the Assistant Commissioner
of the General Land Office, was based, but
Is very firmly of the opinion that the
state's right to the land Is superior to
that of the Indians. When asked today
what course he will pursue, he replied:
"That rests entirely with the Governor.
I believe the state has a good case, but I
have nothing to say as to what shall be
done. The grant was made to the state
in 1S0O and the reservation was created in
164, and, according to -all the decisions
heretofore rendered, the state's title to
the land cannot be taken away by the
subsequent creation of the Indian reserva
tion." Governor Chamberlain says that he will
wait until he receives a copy of the de-
cislon before deciding what to do.
"I have a letter from the Secretary of
the Interior in another matter. In which
the Secretary tells me that the state is
entitled to select lieu land in the placo of ,
swamp land patented to the state but
placed inside of a reserve. As I under- (
stand the circumstances regarding the i
Klamath marsh lands, tho state has not
received a patent. Nevertheless, it has
been held by the courts that the title to
swamp land passes on the day the swamp
land grant was made, which was in 1S60.
It would seem that the state Is entitled
either to tho land or to Indemnity there
for. There is not much land that tho
state could select in the place of tho
swamp land, but perhaps the "base" could
be sold by the state to those purchasers
of lieu lands who bought base that proved
to be invalid. This is all conjecture, how
ever, for I do not know the exact condi
tion of the state's case nor what will be
the best thing to do." ;
The importance of the decision of the
Assistant Commissioner lies In tho fact I
that the lower portion of the marsh, is j
practically worthless by Itself. If the In
dians secure the lands around the border
of the marsh they will also secure cer
tain water rights. If other persons shouia
secure the lower marsh lands from tho
state and attempt to drain off the water
by lowering Williamson River, the own
ers of the higher lands 'could object that
they were being injured by their lands
being made too dry. Those who are most
familiar with the conditions agree that the
whole swamp should be sold to one person
or association of persons, or that some
limitations should bev prescribed which will
make It lrnposible for the owner of one
tract of land to prcventthe whole swamp
from being drained.
The value of the swamp lands on Kla
math marsh has been estimated all the
way from $10Q,000 to $1,000,000.
WILL CONTEST AT EUGENE.
Allegation of Forgery Is Made In the
Complaint.
EUGENE, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) An '
interesting will contest has jUBt begun in
the Probate Court for this county by the
filing of a case wherein Kate White, E. I
McGinnls, James McGinnls, Julia A.
Vaughan, George Fullerton, Mary Woods I
and John L. Trout are plaintiffs, and the
man, Helen Hoffman, S. B. Eakln and
George B. Dorrls.
The case is a contest against the "will
of the late George W. Pickett, who died
In tills city about a year ago. Mr. Pickett
was unmarried, and left property valued
at something over $25,000.
The complaint alleges that the writing
filed for probate is not the last will and j
testament, oi vieurge w. .ricKeu, mat (
Pickett was of unsound mind, and was
not capable of making tho pretended will
or any other will, or of transacting any i
business, nor was ho capable of under- I
standing or knowing what he' was doing.
Tho complaint alleges that undue influ
ence was exerted upon Mr. Pickett in or
der to Induce hm to make tho purported
.will, this by Agnes Joyce, H. H. Hoffman,
Helen Hoffman and George B. Dorrls,
who were in position to Influence Mr.
Pickett, and who are beneficiaries under
the alleged will. - N
RIGHT TO THE PLAY.
Fisher Company Reaches Understand
ing With Owner of a Drama.
OREGON CITY. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The Margarita Fisher Company tonight
presented under the bill of "A Southern
Girl," the comedy-drama, "Tennessee's
Pardner." As a result of the announce
ment that this bill would be presented,
thore was an augmented attendance at
the opera-house this evening, which for
the week has been discouraglngly. Bllm.
"A Southern Girl" was produced this (
evening only after an understanding had '
been reached between Mr. Alston, the
owner of the play, and the management '
of the Fisher company, which has been
charged with pirating the original pieco j
and presenting it under a new name. In I
defense of the alleged theft, Miss Fisher's I
4 manager -states that the company lnno-
gMHK 8aBJmfc-.. .zjtittt.:A
cently purchased the piece from a Chi
cago house and it was not until tho re
cent visit of Mr Alston that the members
of the troupe knewthey were committing
any professional Impropriety. An agree
ment has been reached, says the Fisher
management, by which the piece will not
be repeated except when the necessary
arrangments have been made with Its
owner.
INTEREST TO NATIONAL GUARD
New Equipment Proposed by the War
Department.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Nov. 20.
(Special.) The "War Department Intends
soon to equip the regular Army, Marine
Corps and the National Guard with the
new rifle now being made as fast as pps
slble at the Springfield Arsenal. With
the new Issue of rifles will be supplied a
cartridge-carrier and suspender. This
latter arrangement is Intended to dimin
ish the cause of enteric diseases in the
topics by taking th.e weight of the belt
oft of the abdomen. The new kahld bel$
is woven in one piece, and .has nine pock
ets to hold two sets of clips each, as the
new rifle requires clips. The carrier can
also be used by that portion' of he Army
which may temporarily use the Krag,
Other changes to be made will be a new
ollve - drab field cap, to be worn with tho
HIS LONG PUBLIC
CAREER WITHOUT
A-PARALLEL
CHICAQO, Jfov. 20.--Today
marked the fortieth year of con
secutive service on the bench in
Chicago by Judge Joseph B. Gary.
Buch a lengthy public career Is
aid to be -without a parallel
either in tho United States or In
Great Britain among elected ofll
clals. Judge Gary has presided at
many memorable trials, notably
that of tho anarchists who were
executed for the throwing of
bombs in Haymarket Square.
Though 82 years of age, he ro
talns the vigorous mind and firm
ness of decision which have been
his pronounced characteristics
during his long term as a jurist.
His bar associates today .gathered
at his courtroom. In large num
bers to pay him their respects
in celebration of his anniversary.
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fVeld uniform, a new sleeping-cap to be
patterned after the French police cap
and one used In the British army, and
an improved quality of campaign hat,
-which Is expected to last much longer
and keep the shape better than the hat
now In use. The cost of the new hat will,
however, be nearly three times as much
as the present one.
TRIED TO BURN OUT CHINESE.
Bitter Feeling Against Mongolians at
John Day.
JOHN DAY, Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) An
attempt has been made to burn the Chi
nese district of this town. Kindlings ancj.
brushwood were piled against the office
of Dr. Lee On, and the wall of the house
generously sprinkled with oil, which also
j saturated the kindling wood. The flames
J They were extinguished with very little
r loss. The feeling against the Chinese
doctor Is very bitter, and it is, together
"with disclosures recently made concern-
ing the white patronage of the Chinese
dens. Is generally thought to account for
the attempt to burn out Chinatown.
Hoquiam Municipal Ticket.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Iov. 20. (Special.)
The most enthusiastic meeting ever held
in this city for municipal election was
held at the Armory last night for the pur
pose of nominating a full ticket for the
election to be held December S. Mayor T.
C. Frary was renominated for Mayor,
defeating T. L. Homan by a large vote.
W. F. Arnold easily defeated F. L. Mor
gan, who was up for renomlnation for
City Attorney. With the vote a tie be-'
tween T. Tilly, F. F. Williams and A. H.
Kuhn for CoUncllman-at-Large, both
Williams and Tilly withdrew in favor of
Kuhn. F. G. Tilly was renominated City
Treasurer, and Z. T. Wilson, Clt Clerk.
J. H. King was re-elected by acclamation
as Health Officer.
Fruit Valley Road.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) The Clark County Board of Com
missioners has adjourned until December
8. Among the Important business trans
action was an order for a survey of the
three proposed changes in the road
through Fruit Valley. The changes pro
posed to avoid the danger of the railroad
crossings are one to go through the fruit
ranch of C. H. Bicker, and the other two
by means of bridges over Burnt Bridge
Creek, one by building a bridge below the
railroad bridge. This will necessitate a
trestle bridge about 1070 feet long.
Robbed by Porch-Climbers.
OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 20. Two daring
robberies were committed between iG and
j o ciock last nignt by porcncumDers in
tne j.aKesiae aisinct. xne resiaence or
Thomas Crellin, at Lake and Alice streets,
was entered by two men and Jewelry
valued at more than $1000 was stolen.
The members of the Crellin family were
at dinner while the thieves worked, and
did not learn of the robbery until they
were about to retire. The residence of
William Brannon, two blocks distant, was
also entered and Jewelry worth $600 taken.
Heed
No. 1117 Terpsichore Street,
Njrsr Orlhams, La., March 30, 1903.
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i neea it ioc inrea aayB,
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ROUNDS TAKES STAND
TELLS PRACTICALLY THE SAME
STORY AS DEPUTY STOBBS.
Declares Mrs. Spencer Was Not Com
petent to Fill Her Place, but
Was Still Retained.
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. SO. (Special.) Mar-?
shal Ruel Rounds took the stand in his
own behalf today in the preliminary
hearing of the -case brought against him
for alleged assault upon Mrs. George E.
Spencer, his former chief deputy. He
was on the stand all day. The Marshal
told practically the same story of the
incident aa related by Deputy Stobbs. He
was seated, at his desk, said the witness,
while Mre. Spencer was supposed to be
copying figures from the ledger, for what
purpose h'e did not know. He asked her
to hurry up several times. Suspecting
that she was making notations on the
books, the witness stood up at his desk
the better to observe her operations. He
saw Mrs. Spencer writing on the ledger
with a pencil- Stepping around to Mrs.
Spencer's left side, the Marshal said, he
withdrew the book from In front of her,
closed it and replaced it pn the shelf. In
vdoIng so he did not touch her.
In cross examining Marshal Rounds,
Attorney Cahalan sought to show the
animus of the defendant. The Marshal
testified that shortly after Mrs. Spencer's
appointment he found she was unsulted
for the position.
"Why, then, did you not dismiss her?"
inquired Mr. Cahalan.
"I thought she might do better, and I
did notcare to make a change at that
time," was the Marshal's reply.
Objection was made by counsef for the
defense to the Introduction of testimony
of this character. Mr. Cahalan contend
ed the right of the prosecution to do so,
saying that, notwithstanding the state
ment of the Marshal regarding Mrs.
Spencer's competency, they proposed to
show animus on the part of the defend
ant. An inspector had passed upon Mrs.
Spencer's accounts almost a year after
Marshal Hounds discovery of her al
leged Incompetency, and had found no
fault with her work.
RECEIVER FOR CLIFF HOUSE.
Manager of the Institution Deeply in
' Debt.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. The Cliff.
House, one of the sights of San Francisco
to tourists from all over the world,; has
been attached for a debt of $38,000. A
receiver will be placed in charge of the
property, ousting James M. "Wllkins from,
the management temporarily, If not for
good.
John Sroufe; tho wholesale liquor mer
chant at 203 Market street, and the father-in-law
of John F. Merrill, of Holbrook,
Merrill & Stetson, and of W. Z. Tiffany,
of the Tiffany Importing Company, is tho
attaching party.
Mr. Wllkins and his wife are joint sign
ers on two notes in favor of Mrs. Sroufe
for cash advanced and goods supplied.
One of the notes Is for $23,000. The other
note is for $5000. Accumulated and unpaid.
Interest makes up the remainder of the
$33,000 owed.
Within the past two years Wllkins has
turned over all his Cliff House business
to the J.'M. Wllkins Company. His wife
and a man named Rice are In the 1 com
pany with him. At the "time It was formed
Judge Denson and Wllkins waited Sroufe
to become a member of the company, but
he declined. His attorneys will charge
that the company was formed with the
ultimate object of defrauding Sroufe of
his claim on the Cliff House business and
property. '
Lumber Company Incorporated.
CHEHALIS. Wash., Nov. 20. J. A. and
A. H. Wright, of Merrill, Wis., and O. M.
Rousseau, of Llttell, have Incorporated
tho Wisconsin Lumber Company. The
capital stock is $100,000. The principal
place of business of the new company Is
Llttell, ZVi miles west of Chehalls, on the
South Bend branch, where their mill Is
located. They have already begun ex
tensive improvements Qn the Chehalls
River, where they will build a substantial
boom. The river will be bridged at the
mill, and a railroad built over Into the
timber southwest, where the company has
secured ample timber to keep them run
ning for years. The mill, which was the
plant of the Claquato Lumber Company,
of Pitcher & Porter, Is being rebuilt and
remodeled throughout, so that it will have
a capacity of SO.OOO dally.
Sailors' Home Investigation.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. Tho testi
mony taken by the Collector of the Port
under the charges preferred by Courtney
Bennett, British Consul-General, against
John Ferem, superintendent .of the Sail
ors' Home, has been submitted to the
State Department.
The allegations were that Ferem used
his position to extort money from the
dwners of British ships. According to
advices from Washington, the evidence
Is to be submitted to Congress, with the
view of canceling the lease of the Homo
and taking It back under Federal control,
the lease having been made originally to
San Francisco at a rental of $1 per an
num, with the understanding that the
building should be used as an asylum for
sick and destitute seamen.
Verdict for $1000.
OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The jury In tho Hartlgan-Southern Pa
cific Company damage sul returned a
verdict for tho plaintiff in the sum of
$1000 this morning. Hartlgan sued for
$15,000. The first ballot stood seven for
the plaintiff and five for the defendant
company. It was four hours before the
jurors agreed for the plaintiff, and then
Nature's Warnim
wnen jl iouna 10 my great rener toac 1 ten genereiiy Derer. After two months continued
bottles of Wine of Cardui
an hour was consumed in determining the
amount of damages to be allowed. The
maximum Amount voted for the former
brakeman. by any member of the jury
was $2500, while many of the jurors were
not disposed to give him anything. The
jury Anally compromised on $1000.
Amateur Fishermen Missing.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. Five men
who went out on the bay last Wednesday
to spend the day in flshinfl: are missing.
and it is thought that they have perished
in, tne southeaster which has been raging.
Up to a late hour no trace of tho boat
or Its occupants had been found, though
tne men aeciarea their Intention of re
turning to this side Wednesday afternoon.
With the exception of one man, the
Identity of he amateur fishermen Is un
known. J. Rogers is the name given by
one of the men, but further than thl3
nothing is known of his occupation or
residence in. this city. "
Narrow Escape From Drowning.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Nov. .-(Special.)
Chris Sandwick, Peter Martin and
Gus Halvorsen, fishermen, narrowly
escaped drownlng.y They were asleep In
their Hving-scow, anchored in Mall Boat
Slough. About 3 o'clock In the morning
they were -awakened by the Icy water
coming Into their bunks", and hurriedly
got out, but they didn't have much time
to spare, for the scow sank quickly. They
had to row several miles before they could
get any clothes, having lost all but their
underclothes.
Held Up by Pugs.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 20. "Terri
ble" Reagan and "Dutch" Chamberlain,
two prizefighters who have been appear
ing in boxing bouts recently In Coast
cities, were arrested today charged with
several holdups which have occurred In
the East End o the city during the last
few days. They were billed to light in
the preliminaries to the Sleger-Queenan
contest here tonight. The robbers were
very bold and Reagan is said to be the
man who held the gun.
Wiilapa River Improvement.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) A mass meeting will be held Mon
day evening to consider proposed improve
ments to the river. A statement will be
prepared showing the need of contem-
yplated 'work and asking for a survey on
wmen to Dase a request to congress lor
an appropriation. This action is In ac
cordance with Senator Ankeny's ideas. Jf e
wa3 here last Summer and suggested
such line of action to be taken.
Preparing for Graduation.
MONMOUTH, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The following representatives have been
chosen for the midyear graduating exer
cises: L. R. Holsington, valedictorian;
Miss Millie Kruse, salutatorian. Mis3
Fannie Zeegler, Miss Mertie Auten and
Miss Ida Yoder will also appear In essays
and orations. The class consists of 18
members, and is a remarkably dtrong one
in scholarship.
Takes Recruits to Alaska.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Nov. 20.
First Lieutenant Hiram E. Mitchell, Ar
tillery Corps, has gone to Fort Lawton,
Washington, to conduct a detachment of
25 recruits to Camp Skagway, Alaska, for
the Eighth Infantry, stationed there.
Lieutenant Mitchell, after turning over
tho recruits to the commanding officer at
Camp Skagway, will return to Vancouver
Barracks.
Series of Accidents for Chinese.
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