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mu c - VOL. XLHI. NO. 13,401. POETLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER PRICE FIVE GENT& 1903. . - , -&:- . mii'i MtomemtofaMt-MW mmmm i -mw 23, AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR MERIT OAKWOOD MALT THE CANADIAN MALT WHISKEY MOST OFTEN IMITATED ROTHCHILD BROS PACIFIC COAST AGENTS ThorPAma12urnaI Photographer finds the possession of a High-Grade Lens a constant satisfaction. BLUMAUER-FRAINK DRUG CO. 142-146 FOURTH STREET DR. "There' Life and Strength la Every Drop". A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINB BLUWAUER'SHOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor md Cfoar Dealers XHIL 2IETSCHAN, Pres. SEYEKTH AMD TTASHIBGTOS CHANGE OP European Plan F R o M XMAS 100 VISITING CARDS ENGRAVED IN TIFFANY TEXT BSEBBaSSeSHBSSnBSSSIHMBBSSBBaSSSflBtSSaMaSCBaS W. G. SMITH & CO. Third floor, "Washington bulldlns. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plan Also European Plan. Modern Restaurant rZe ' " " --4k "" COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AMD COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. - . Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment will be pleased at all times to shew rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. The Correct Examination of Eyes Is the foundation for the very best results. . Our optician Is thoroughly qualified to verify this statement. Oculists prescriptions filled -with the greatest accuracy. JffMMmJwm Manufacturing: Opticians and Jewelers. THIRD AND WASHINGTON STS. PORTLAND, OREGON. BASER CITY i&IAN HUNTS SON. Fears He Has Fallen a Victim to San Francisco Footpads. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. (Special.) After waiting for more than three months for some word from his son, J. H. Bais ley, the father of L. B. Balsley, of Baker City, Or., fearing- the young man may have met with some terrible fate. Is now making an effort to ascertain his where abouts. The son came to San Francisco In August last to. fulfill business engage ments, and brought with him considerable money and a Smith-Premier typewriter. Since his arrival in this city the son has not been heard of. He was supposed to have stopped at the Golden West Hotel, but his name Is cot on the register. The father fears that some -one of the many victims of the footpad may have been his son. Emperor Receives Premier. VIENNA. Nov. 22. Count Tlzza, the Hungarian Premier, arrived In Vienna to day and was received in audience by Em 2wor Francis Joseph. IN BOTTLES Never In Balk. Trial size 25 cents Medium size ........ 60 cents Largo size $1.00 "We carry the largest stock of Gocrz & Collinear Lenses in the Northwest. FOWLER'S C. "W. KSOWLES, Msrr. STPEETS, POBTUHD, OEEGOJ MANAGEMENT. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day You May Live Fifteen Years on the new carpet. Better buy where you can get the widest selection and the most perfect workmanship. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE. J.GJACK&C0. SG-SS THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Cemraerc. PRESENTS A BOX OF WRITING PAPER STAMPED WITH MONOGRAM Fourth and "Washington Streeta. $3 PER DAY AND UPWARD GO OVER POSTAL EBATJDS. Roosevelt and Payne Consider the Report of Bristow. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. A conference that lasted for more than four hours took place between President Roosevelt and Postmaster-General Payno tonight. They went over the synopsis of the Bristow re port, which is to bo made public on the last day of tho month. The paper con tains about 6000 words, but it deals only with those facts that can have no beafr lng on the trials of the officials who aJi accused of bribery conspiracy to defraud the Government and other similar charges. 0 i Italians Succumb to Burns. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Nov. 22. Two of the Italians burned in the lodging shanty fire at Lily Saturday, died today. This brings the total death list up to 30. Ten other victims of the disaster are in a serious condition. Bones and pieces of charred flesh, all that remained of 2S men, have been leathered up and placed in 12 caskets. EDINT0AMBU5H Major Scott Deceived by Moro Leader. FIERCE FIGHTING' FOLLOWS Three Hundred Natives Said to Have Been Killed. SIX AMERICANS WOUNDED Forces Under General Wood Com pletely Rout the Rebels, and Any Further Uprising Deemed Improbable. Is T-r .. The Moron have ever made the Amer icans trouble. They are the only trlbo which consistently persists In nghtlne the new order of things In the Philip pines. They are Quito strong; and are very treacherous. This last battle occurred in a country covered with swamps and rocks. It consisted of several eneaRements. General Wood has started an expedi tion ncalnst 2000 More back in tho mountains. Nt adUces have yet been received from. It. U- MANHjA, Nov. 23. Three hundred Moros are known to have been killed and many others were carried oft dead or wounded, as a result of fivo days' se vere fighting In Jolo between the Ameri can troops under General Leonard Wood and the insurgents. Major H. I. Scott, of tho Fourteenth Cavalry, and five Ameri can privates were wounded. General Wood landed near Slet Lake, in Jolo, November 12. The Moros were soon located, and fighting began immediately and continued until November 17. Major Scott -was taking Panglima Has scn, tho Moro leader, who had been taken prisoner, to Jolo. While en route, Hassen asked to be allowed to see his family. His -appeal was granted, and he thereupon led Major Scott into an ambush, where the American detachment was fired upon. Ma jor Scott was shot In both hands. Has sen succeeded in escaping during this un expected attack, but is supposed to have been killed the following day. The fighting took place in a country covered with swamps and rocks. The Moros were driven across the country from Siet Lake to the town which Has sen had made his headquarters, and where it was reported the Moros were 2000 strong. Tho rebel position was attacked in the flank by tho American troops, who oc cupied the town and inflicted a loss of SO killed on the Moros' side. Hassen, with a small party, was surrounded. The rest of the Moros went Into the swamps out of which they wore driven on Novem ber 16, leaving 76 dead behind them. On November 17 the American force renewed tho attack on the retreating Moros, of whom 40 more were killed. The rebel forces have been literally de stroyed by these operations. General Wood says the indications are that there will be no extension of the uprising which was handled without difficulty. On November 18 General Wood started on an expedition against a body of 2003 Moros who arc in the mountains back of Tablibl. No news has yet been received as to the result of this movement. General Wood had under him two bat talions of the Twenty-eighth Infantry Regiment, one of the Twenty-third Regi ment, a platoon of Captain George Satley's battery, two troops of the Fourteenth Cavalry, and a detachment of engineers. Major Scott, assisted by a force composed of three companies of the Seventeenth In fantry, a platoon of Captain D. J. Rum bough's battery, and a troop of the Four, tcenth Cavalry- WANTS THE TARIFF CUT. Philippines Desire to Trade More With the United States. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The develop ment of the Philippine Islands during the past year is displayed in the annual re port of Colonel Clarence R. Edwards, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department, made public today. The accomplishment of greatest Impor tance to the islands during tho year has been the successful launching of the new fiscal system. By January next tho new system will be in complete operation. The new circulation medium consists of 18,000, 000 pesos In fractional silver coins and 10, 000,000 pesos In paper money. To estab lish tho new system and purchase tho sil ver coinage two issues of bonds were made of $3,000,000 cash, both of which were sold at a premium. The proceeds of the sales of these bonds were deposited and draw interest at the rate of 3 per cent, so tho Government actually made money by rolnjr into debt. Colonel Edwards emphasizes tho neces sity of a reduction of tho Dlngley tariff rates for the encouragement of trade be tween the United States and the Philip pines. There is an active desire on the part of the Philippine commercial inter ests, he says, for tariff -concessions, and the report states the same desire has been evinced by the same interests in this country. The chief exports of the islands to the United States are sugar, tobacco, hemp and copra. The latter two commodi ties are already on the free list Aside from the tariff question, the mat ter of most serious moment Is tho en forcement of the Congressional act re quiring the carrying trade between the United States and the Philippines, as well as tho coastwise trade of the Islands, to bo strictly confined to vessels carrying the American flag after July 1 next. At the present time, Philippine commerce Is car- rled in British ships to the extent of 59 l per cent of the foreign trade of the isl ands. Other foreign vessels carried prac tically the remainder of this commerce, leaving only 3 per cent to American ves sels. A fleet of at least eighteen ships is being constructed, and the prediction Is made that despite the apprehension now felt, American ships will "be ready to take the place of foreign vessels without seri ously Inconveniencing the shipping inter ests. The enforcement of this act, however, with reference to the coastwise trade pre sents a much more difficult problem. There are now 4125 vessels engaged In the coastwise trade of the Islands. Of this number, only twenty-two are American ships. With the whole number of ships now participating in this trade, the ton nage Is said to be entirely inadequate and the passenger service wretched. It Is suggested that the building of light-draft vessels to participate In this carrying business presents a splendid op portunity for the profitable Investment of American capital, and the uncertainty as to probable future Congressional action on this subject la asserted to be the rea son why no steps are being taken to sup ply the coming imperative demand for, American-built ships. The education of Filipino youths In this country for the purpose of making them the future teachers of the native schools of tho island has begun under an act passed last Summer by tho insular Gov ernment. Ninety-eight young Filipinos are now on their way to this country for that purpose. They will attend the gram mar schools of Southern California dur ing tho Winter and In tho Spring be dis tributed through the West and Eastern portions of the United States for further instruction. NATION HAS FIGHT WITH TBTIST Cement Manufacturers Object to In vasion of Their Field. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. (Special.) A gigantic struggle between the cement forces of the West has found its way to Washington. It Is believed that Congress will bo Involved before long. Tho issue is whether tho Government shall bo allowed to continue the erection of cement mills at th Tonto Dam In Arizona and sell cement to the farmers of tho valley at Ies3 than $3 a barrel, or by suspending that work compel them, to pay $9 a barrej. The Tonto dam, when completed, will be 230 feet high, and will require more than 200,000 barrels of cement. If the present plan Is carried out tho cost will bo $2,700, 000. If the trust wins, $1,000,000 more will be required. The hearing will be held before tho Secretary of tho Interior Tues day. All the ingredients requisite for the manufacture of cement are there. The Government ha3 already $1000 worth of machinery on the ground. Thirteen hun dred landowners have bound themselves to reimburse tho Government In ten yeara for its expenditures. The trust conten tion is that the Government's manufac ture of cement would be paternalism. Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Montana and other Irrigation states are intensely in terested in the outcome of the matter. B0BBEBS TBY TO CUT BINGS OjET Young Yeoman- Possessing Fine pia- monds Attacked in Own Home. MARION, Ind., Nov. 22. Burglars en tered the home of John Shlppey, a lumber merchant, last night, and attempted to cut off tho Angers of his daughter, Edith, to secure her diamond rings. The girl's screams caused the burglars to flee. Three men have been arrested on suspi cion. Granted a Leave of Absence. SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 22. President John M. Eagan, of the Central of Georgia railroad, has been granted leave of ab sence. Differences between Mr. Eagan and Major Hanson as to tho management of the road have existed for some time. C0NTENTS0F TODAY'S PAPER. Philippines. American forces led Into an ambush by Moros; battle follows. In which 300 natives aro killed and six Americans "wounded. Page 1. Philippines want tariff on many articles re duced so as to encourage trade with Amer ica. Pase 1. Congress. Senate will let Cuban bill go over to regular session. If bouse will consent. Page 3. Some of the House leaders think Senato should give Cuba relief Immediately. Pago 3. Domestic. Active campaign for Hanna as President Is being waged by mall In the South. Page 1. Colorado mtneownera attribute death of two bosses to a deep plot of strikers, and offer reward of $3000 for guilty person.'. Page 2. Only one proposition left to settle in Chicago streetcar strike. Page 2. Wyoming officers capture Tom, Oday, of Curry-gang fame. Page 2. Foreign. Gale sweeps Germany, shipping suffers severe ly, and It Is believed a number of lives aro lost. Pace 3. - , War In Santo Domingo gives way to peace negotiations. Paco 3. Vienna 1b indignant over advance in ore prices made by trust, and asks Council to act. Page 3. Panama. Attorney of new republic makes Secretary Hay a figurehead In drawing up of canal treaty and Is severely criticised. Pago 2. Colombian press continues to censure- Roose velt and Congress. Page 2. Marine. Hope for Alaskan ehlp Discovery and 30 people on her Is abandoned. Page 12. A coasting steamship Is due- at Portland every day this week. Pago 12. Many well-known vessels on tho overduo list. Page 12. Three rich salvage cases before Pacific Coast courts. Pago 12. . Pacific Coast. Shortage of cars causes largo Southwestern Oregon lumber concern to suspend opera tions. Page 4. Alaska delegates to National Republican gath ering tell of rump convention, and say they have no fear of being unseated. Page 4. Pleas Armstrong, tha Baker County murderer, i may yet be hanged, as mistake was made In sending out mandate. Page 4. Sports. Whitman eleven believes Its chances good for defeating Pullman Thanksgiving. Page 5. Showing of UnKerslty of Oregon eleven In game with Corvallls makes enthusiasts du bious about contest with Multnomah. Page 5. Spokane telephone girl's conduct so worries ner mother that sho attempts suicide. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Former Denver business man arrested on charge of being one of highwaymen terror izing Portland. Page 14. Expressions from Eastern Oregon Senators show fato of portage railway bill to be In doubt. Page 14. Rev. W. H. Selieck denounces theaters as de moralizing. Page 10. Rev. Mr. House criticises the tenets of Chris tian Science. Page 10. Materials for Thanksgiving dinners crowds markets. Page 10. f i President Elliott Inspects property of Northern Pacific Page 14. f n South Asked to Bring Him Outfor President. CAMPAIGN 18- BY MAIL Hundreds of Circulars and Clippings Go Forth. DESIRE "SPONTANEOUS" CALL Ohio Senator Is Not Seeking the Place, but No Man Ever Refused to Be a Candidate if the Con vention Wanted Him NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 22. (Special.) Senator Hanna's boom for tho Republican nomination for the Presidency has been started in the South through the mails, and hundreds of circulars and newspaper clippings have been received. The clrcu- lars do not state who it is at tho head of i the Hanna mall bureau, but local Re publicans think they are party leaders who are hostile to Roosevelt. The literature received here was mailed from Cincinnati and Cleveland, and tho clippings tell of the great service Hanna has rendered tho party, while the cir culars reclto that the Senator has de clared he is not a candidate for tho nomi nation, but no man has ever refused a nomination made by a convention. The circulars further stato that should a spontaneous and universal call come from tho party tho Senator would respond. It is stated that the Senator's friends are desirous that his boom shall begin outside of the State of Ohio. The prop osition is mado that the South should start the ball, and Ohio would furnish the candidate. A further proposition is that Hanna clubs should be formed throughout tho South. The parties who aro mailing the literature appear to be pretty well posted on stato organizations and with local conditions, although many of tho circulars have been received by Democrats, probably through mistake. Virginia Republicans who have been watching political events aro of the opin ion that Roosevelt tried to head off the boom of Hanna when the President re quested Hanna to retain the chairmanship of the Republican party and that Hanna conduct the campaign next year. WELL BE GUESTS 0E B00SEVELT Representative of Butte Labor Unions to Be Entertained Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Tho seven representatives of the labor unions of Butte, Mont., who arrived In Washington today are to be entertained by President Roosevelt at luncheon Tuesday. The vis itors wero tho leaders of an entertainment committee which received the President at Butte during his Western trip, and Mr. Roosevelt now desires to return the cour tesy. In Washington they have become the special charge of Representative Jo seph Dixon, of Montana, who will be a member of tho party to lunch at the White House. H0N0B THEIB "WHITE M0THEB" Seneca Indians Officiate in Last Rites for Mrs. Converse. NEW YORK. Nov. 22. The last rites were performed today over the body of Mrs. Harriott Maxwell Converse, "the great white mother," of. the six nations of the great Iroquois confederacy. Eulo gies were pronounced by the dead wom- SHAKE-UP IN SENATE COMMITTEES WILL COST HIM-PLACE LONG HELD. bENATOlt JOHN T. MORGAN, INDEFATIGABLE WORKER FOR AN ISTHMIAN CANAI.. an's pastor and the chiefs of the various clans of the Seneca Nation, by whom Mrs. Converse was adopted when a little girl. One of the chiefs performed the an cient rite of "the passing of the horns," which consisted of taking tho string of sacred wampum beads, tho insignia of office, from the lid of the casket, and presenting it to Joseph Keppler, long as sociated with Mra. Converse In her work among the Indians, by which act Mr. Keppler was nominated by the chiefs present as tho successor of tho dead woman. Mr. Keppler was adopted by the Senecas many years ago, and bears the Indian name of Gy-Ont-Wa-Ka. Tho interment will be made tomorrow in tho Converse family plot at Elmlra, N. T. NOTED PEEACHER EALLS DEAD Rev. J. M. Pullman Passes Away After Giving a Vigorous Sermon. LYNN, Mass., Nov. 22. James Minto Pullman, D. D., pastor of the" First Uni versalist Church, a clergyman widely known in that denomination, died sud denly today of apoplexy, after preaching a sermon of unusual vigor. Ho was al most overcome in tho pulpit, but suc ceeded In reaching his home before ha fell dead on tho stairs leading to his chamber, just as the physician arrived. Rev. Mr. Pullman was a brother of the late Georgo M. Pullman, the millionaire parlor-car builder. Noted Yellow Fever Expert. LAREDO, Tex., Nov. 22. Dr. D. R. Murray, a yellow fever expert of Interna tional renown, and dean of tho Marine Hospital service, died today from injuries sustained in a runaway accident a week ago today while returning from tho bed side of a yellow fever patient. Dr. Mur ray was born In Ohio in 1S39 and was a Civil War veteran. Death From Overdose of Drug. DENVER, Nov. 22,-John L. Jerome, a prominent capitalist and .ex-Treasurer of tho Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, was ..u..u u.uu ... uvu una uiuiuiu' in. ills Summer home at Buffalo Park, 40 miles from Denver. His death was caused by an overdoso of trianal, a drug which he had been In the habit of taking to induce sleep. Death was evidently accidental. Cousin of ex-Vice-President LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 22. Mrs. Susan Hayton Is dead here, aged 9S. Three of her uncles, a General and two Colonels, served In the War of the Revolution, and a cousin, Daniel D. Tompkins, was Vice President during the Monroe administra tion. Celebrated French Diplomat. PARIS, Nov. 22. Marquis de Cabriac, the celebrated French diplomatist, i3 dead. He wa3 born in 1S50. HEYBTJBN STANDS BY SMOOT. Idaho Senator Sees No Valid Reason for Unseating Utahan. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 22. Senator W. B. Hejburn, of Idaho, arrived la Spokane this morning on his return from Alaska and left for Washington on the afternoon train, accompanied by Mrs. Heyburn. In an interview Senator Heyburn declared that, In his Judgment, there Is no reason why Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, should be denied his seat. "The polygamy charge," said Senator Heyburn, "was never entertained seri ously, even by Mr. Smoot's most pro nounced opponents. With It disposed of there remains no reason why he should bo deprived of his seat. It would be a monstrous proposition to deny a Senator duly chosen by his state tho right to sit In tho Senate merely because he enter tained any certain religious views. I think the opposition to Mr. Smoot Is based on entirely untenable grounds, and I havo no Idea that the Senate will un seat him. There Is no reason why It should do so." Carried to Sea in a Balloon. OPORTO, Nov. 22. A chemist named Belchler -with two companions, members of well-known families, made a balloon ascension from hero today. After reach ing a considerable height the balloon was carried to sea. and It Is feared that Its occupants wore drowned. "German Day" Is Celebrated. NEW YORK, Nov. 22. With music and gymnastic drills and dancing at the Grand Central Palace today, the United German Societies of New York celebrated "Ger man day," commemorating the first land ing of tho Germans in this country. HOHOPEFQRSHIP Discovery Lost Thirty People on Board. ALASKA WATERS THE SCENE Pieces of Wreckage Are Coming in. VESSEL CAUGHT IN STORM Passengers and Crew Were Princi pally From Puget Sound Cities, and Several Were Quite Prominent. The number of people aboard tho Dis covery, passencers and crew. Is esti mated at 30. The vessel left Yakutat October 29, according to th officers of the steamer Nome City, and was never seen after that. Sho Is believed to hate encountered a storm, which sim ply broko her to pieces, the disaster occurring probably within 24 hours after she left Takutat. The Discovers was built at Port Townsend In 1S0S for the Puget Sound trade. She has been In the Nome traffic for the past three years. 4 SEATDE, Nov. 22. A special dlsoatca to the Post-Intelligencer from Juneau, Alaska, announces that J. Bent, a passen ger on the steamer Excelsior, Captain" Moore, arriving today, reports that a mass of wreckage from the steamer Discovery has washed ashoro at tha mouth of Seal River, 30 miles below Yakutat. Bent's information makes it practically certain that the Discovery Is lost, and leaves little houe for either pas sengers or crew. It Is believed, in fact, that everybody on board perished. The wreckage found. Bent says, con sists of pieces of life-boats, life preservers and large pieces of her hull. He states that a terrific storm prevailed for a week prior to November 15, on which date he boarded the Excelsior at Yakutat, having walked DO miles from Seal River to catch tho steamer. The Yakutat Indians were watching the beach for bodies and thoy claim to havo found a large piece of mast and a man's coat Of the men known to havo been on board the Discovery. Captain M. R. Walters was born in New York State 33 years ago and came hero IS years ago. He has a wife and Qve boys In Port Townsend. Captain Walters was Inter ested in the schooners Frank W. Howo and Vance, of Port Townsend, and owns a fine dairy farm at Chlmacum, in Jeffer son County. Ho Is also one of the stock holders of the American Tugboat Com pany, of Everett, and went north as man ager of the company. Captain J. H. McGrath, master of tho Discovery, was until last year with tho survey steamer Patterson. Edward Ford, first officer. Is a brother of Captain Ford, of the steamship Farallon. Guy Wolford, chief engineer, lives at Everett, where. Just prior to starting north this year, he was married. He Is 35 years of age, and for a number of years was engineer of tho revenue launch Guard, stationed at Port Townsend. Ed ward Vanslco, purser. Is a native of New York State and camo to Port Townsend in 18S7. He is 40 years of age. William Dangerfield, steward, has been a resident of Port Townsend for four years. Robert Carlson, deck-hand, has been In tho em ploy of the company for tho past threo yeara and was aboard the steamer El more for three seasons in Northern waters. Albert Klssell. who was making the trip down as a waiter. Is a eon of N. J. Klssell, of Port Townsend, a promi nent real estate man. Other members of tho crew who aro known aro Henry Price, second engineer, of Everett, and William Shady, fireman, of Everett. SHIP LOST WITH MANY OF CREW French Bark Francoise Koppe Goes Down at Point Reyes. POINT ARENAS. Cal., Nov. 22. Tho steamer Scotia has arrived here with five of the crew of tho French bark Francoise Koppe. which was wrecked Friday night near Point Reye?. Thirteen of the crew aro unaccounted for. The Francolso Koppe was bound for Newcastle, Au stralia, to San Francisco, and was 79 days out. Tho Francolso Koppo was loaded with coal. She was a steel bark of 1723 tons and was built at Nantes. France, In 1900. 0BEG0N MEN SAID TO BE OUT. Woman Mine Promoter Alleged to Have Done a Thriving Business. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) As a result of lmpllclty relying on the representations made by a woman mine-promoter and her mining expert, threo men hailing from as many states yesterday Instituted actions for damages In the Superior Court In Oakland against Martha EL O'Dell and G. G. Freemont. Mrs. O'Dell Is represented to have been conducting a mining bureau on the corre spondence plan, and Freemont Is alleged to have been the mineralogist she quoted to prove the truth of her rosy assertions as to the fabulous wealth to be made by those who Invested as she advised them to do. f Albert H. Lee, who halls from Oregon, Is an alleged victim of the O'Dell-Free-mont Mining Bureau. It was In May last that Horn came from Nebraska, but Leo states he did not become Interested In the O'Dell Eldorado until July. So im pressed was Lee with the glowing descrip tion of wealth to be dragged from tho mine that he sold his property In Ore gon at a loss of $200 and hurried to Cali fornia to get a slice of bullion In tha O'Dell mine before It had all been ex tracted by others. Lee now calculates he Is out $1200 on the venture and wants Mrs. O'Dell to reimburse him. He asserts that numbers of ranchers In Oregon are vic tims, some having sold their homes to In-