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TRW MOANING OREGONIAST. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1903.
FIGHT ON SALOONS
Salem Visited by Anti-Saloon
League Representative.
BACK ROOMS INVESTIGATED
Captain Mahone Says the Capital
City Is a Wide-Open Town
and He Proposes tox
Amend Matters.
SALEM. Nov. 29. (Special.) The city of
Salem is about to experience the sensa
tion of an anti-saloon crusade conducted
by men who make a business of that
kind of work. The anti-saloon movement
ba no particular connection with the city
election, but since the two campaigns
will be waged" simultaneously it is prob
able that the saloon and gambling ques
tion will enter more or less into the mu
nicipal contest.
The anti-saloon movement was Inaug
urated here a few days ago when Cap
tain I. D. Mahone, a representative of
the Anti-Saloon League, appeared in the
city and proceeded without any formali
ties to Inform himself upon the condi
tions which exist in saloon and gambling
circles. He declared in addresses made
toda that Salem is a "wide open" town
and promised to do something before he
leaves to remedy the undesirable condi
tions. He did not announce the course he
proposes to follow, but gave his hearers
to understand that he knotvs what to do,
and is not afraid to do It.
Mayor Bishop was a member of thex
audience that heard Captain Mahone at
the First Presbyterian Church this morn
ing The Mayor occupied a seat well up
front, and in a part of the room toward
which the speaker had occasion to shake
las finger pretty often, though, perhaps,
without knowing that the city's executive
sat directly la line with his gesture.
"Salem is a wide-open town," he de
clared, "as wide open as a town gets to
be The saloons are run wide open all
day Sunday and gambling is going on in
nearly all of them every day in the week.
There are gambling rooms In connection
with nearly all your cigar stores. Liquor
is being sold to minors to boys from 12
to 16 year of age, and minors are per
mitted to frequent these places. I know
wnat I am talking about, for I have been
In all these places and have seen the way
they are run. I did not go alone, but
bad two witnesses with me, and 1 am pre
pared to prove in the courts the truth of
my assertions. I do not make statements
that I am not prepared to prove."
Captain Mahone outlined the policy and
work of the Anti-Saloon League, told of
the success of Its efforts thus far, and
of the work it expects to accomplish in
the future His plan seems to be not so
much to prosecute the saloon-keepers and
gamblers, but to go after the municipal
authorities and compel them to enforce
the laws as they have sworn to do in tak
ing their oaths of office.
A man has no right to take an office
unless he Is willing to perform the duties
required of him." declared Captain Ma
3ne "After accepting an office he
should cither do his duty or resign and
Jet some one else occupy the position. A
public office Is a public trust, and an of
ficer who betrays his trust by permitting
violation of law is twice guilty of crime
and should be locked behind prison bars."
These excerpts indicate the general tone
of Captain Mahonc's remarks. He talked
straight from the shoulder, minced no
words and gave the audience to under
stand that he means business. It was a
religious gathering so there was no ap
plause, but an approving smile passed
over the audience occasionally, and the
pastor emphasized the strong points with
a fervent "Amen."
In his introductory remarks Captain
tahone said that the Anti-Saloon League
Is not a political or denominational or
ganisation. Its purpose Is to work In
politics wherever and whenever the cause
of temperance can be aided thereby, and
to secure the co-operation of all believ
ers In civic righteousness, regardless of
denominational affiliations. The Anti
Saloon League Is ready to give Its sup
port to a Republican. Democrat, Socialist
or Prohibitionist, or to oppose any of
these, as may seem most likely to ad
vance the cause for which the league
was formed- Every person who has be
come a member of a church, of what
ever denomination, has thereby declared
nlmself an advocate of temperance and
civic righteousness, and the league ex
pects his assistance In the enforcement
of the laws.
"I claim that the people have a right
to be heard upon the saloon question."
asserted the speaker. "If they want the
saloons, let them have them. But I am
sure the people do not want them and
when tae question is put before tnem
ralrly and square! and without riders
or side Issues, the people will so declare
"with their ballots"
The submission of this question Is some
thin? Captain Mahone has In view for
some future time, but for the present he
Is trying to secure the enforcement of the
laws now upon the statute books. He be
lieves a great good will be accomplished
If the liquor traffic can be kept within
the bounds now prescribed and if the
laws against gambling can be put in
lorce The closing of gambling games,
the closing of saloons on Sunday, and the
stopping of sales of liquor to minors is
wbat the Anti-Saloon League Is most ac
tively striving for in Oregon, at the pres
ent time. 0f
"From cverv Dortlon of the state comes
a demad for our assistance in securing -
the enforcement of the laws. We are re-
spending to the calls as fast as we can.
and we are cleaning up the towns of
Oregon. "We are in this work for results
and we are getting them. "When we go
Into a town to clean it up, we go after
the saloons and gambling places rough
shod If there are any strings that we
can pall to help the work along, we don't
iJf to pull them. "We have our own at
torneys and our own secret service men
aad get our own evidence and prosecute
out own cases. We" don't usually need
detectives to find evidence of crime, for
the violations of the, saloon and gambling
laws are so open that any man can se
cure the necessary evidence. We have
hired some of the best attorneys in the
state to represent us it costs a little
3ore, but we are not In this fight to lose.
"We have found that theprosecutlng at
torneys are often in sympathy with the
saloon element, and do not take much in
terest in the prosecutHm of those who
violate these laws, nitafasrwe are In
earnest In this matter wcwant our own
attorneys to aid us.
"I said that whenever there are any
strings we can pull we never fall to pull
them. A. short time ago we had a hard
fiirht on oar hands in a Southern. Oregon
town. The railroad men werelned up
pretty solidly against us. I didn't lose
any time talking with them, but got on
the first South-bound train and was soon
In San Francisco J went to the head of
ficers of the Southern FaclnQ. and put the
facts before them. After jiving the mat
ter fair consideration they told me that
they had no fight to make upon the sa
loons, bat they would look after thelr
own business Interests. 'One wreck,
caused by the drunkenness of an engi
neer, has cost us more than the net earn
ings of three divisions .of our road la Cal
ifornia for a year,, they told Tne. You
can go back to Oregon; and ilelP thetgra
ployes .of the railroad tjakhj Southern
Ffcelnc Company wlll'dlscHar any wan
tfho b&lfoftlres tho SSloOS? opposes
you in your work.' That was a string we
pulled effectively.
"In another town we found that We
were opposed by a crowd of about 40
men who held homesteads out In the
mountains. We went Up to Roseburg
and secured at the Land Office a list of the
names of the homesteaders and their lo
cations. Then we told those men that If
they voted in the city election we would
either contest their homesteads or prose
cute them for illegal voting. Pulling that
string saved us 40 illegal votes."
The captain Is evidently a man who Is
not afraid to "go it alone." "We are not
asking jou people to take the lead," ho
asserted, by way of dispelling any ap
prehension of impending trouble. "All
we ask Is that you stand behind us and
give us your support. We will take the"
lead and won't ask you to do anything
that we won't do ourselves. We are go
ing into the saloons and gambling houses
and getting the evidence and wo are con
ducting the prosecutions. All we want is
your backing.
"We are not afraid to carry on this
work. We were invited to one town and
promised to go. Word was sent to us
that we had better stay away, for our
lives would be In danger. That is just
the kind of a town I like to get into, so
we went. We didn't begin by prosecuting
the saloon-keepers, but we secured evi
dence to prove the Mayor, City Mar
shall and two Councllmen guilty of taking
bribes from criminals and now we havo
'those men under indictment. That's the
way we go after them."
Mayor Bishop was asked to say what he
thought of Captain Mahone's address. He
replied that he Indorsed the views ex
pressed. He'sald it is generally understood
that saloons are kept open Sunday, and
that gambling games are conducted In the
city, but he has no personal knowledge on
the subject, as he has never taken the
trouble to go around and see what Is
going on. He said that the present ad
ministration was not elected upon a
saloon and gambling Issue and as he has
resigned and his successor will soon be
elected he preferred not to discuss the
manner In which the laws have been or
should be enforced.
Chief of Police Gibson was seen and
said that he has been ready at all times
to close up the saloons and gambling
places whenever he has orders to do so.
At the Baptist Church this evening Rev.
G. L Tufts, of Portland, spoke upon the
text, "Woe Unto Those Who Justify
Iniquity for a Reward." He applied this
to the licensing of the liquor traffic for a
reward and said that the people who
permit this miqultou- business incur the
wrath of God. After referring to the
ruined lives, wrecked homes and mlsef y
and loss of life and property resulting
from drunkenness, he said that the re
sponsibility for these conditions rests not
upon the saloonkeepers but upon the peo
ple who authorize the selling of liquor.
He told of conditions In Jacksonville
where he said there are four saloons and
two churches, the latter scarcely able to
keep alive. He declared that where two
institutions are So opposite In their pur
poses as the church and the saloon one
must be right and the other wrong and
the people should abolish one or the
other. He Inquired whether 15 saloon
keepers can control a city the size of
Salem and whether the men of Salem
have lost their backbone that they should
permit the ruination of the boys andH
young men In consideration or tne few
thousand dollars which the city receives.
He closed by speaking briefly of condi
tions in Salem and said that he1 and Cap
tain Mahone have not found another town
in Oregon where saloons and gambling
places are run so wide open as they are
in this city. He expressed the hope that
at the coming city election the people
will elect a Mayor and Aldermen who will
enforce the laws.
A public mass meeting will be held In
the First Methodist Church tomorrow
evening, at which time addresses will be
delivered by Captain Mahone and by Rev.
G. L. Tufts, of Portland, State President
of the Anti-Saloon League. It Is under
stood that at that time the leaders of
this movement will make known more
definitely what they expect to do here In
alem, and will make specific charges' of
violation of the laws.
The saloon-men seem not to be alarmed
over the threatened campaign against
their operations. It has been the prac
tice in Salem for several years for the
saloons to have a front door In the cen
ter of the front of their buildings and a
"side entrance," also in front, but open
ing Into a small apartment through
which men may pass into the bar-rooms.
On Sunday the "front" doors are kept
locked, but the "side entrances" are open
and to all Intents and purposes the sa
loons are as wide open on Sundays as
on week days. There may be a few ex
ceptions to .this rule.
TABERNACLE AT LA GRANDE.
Mormons Will Erect a $30,000 Struc
ture Work to Begin Now.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Nov. 23. (Special.)
The members of the Church df Latter
Day Saints havo ben holding their regu
lar quarterly conference at the Mormon
meeting-house in this city yesterday and
today, and all memb6rs of the church
throughout the valley were In attendance,
also prominent members of the church
from Baker City and SUmpter, among
them being C. W. Nlbley, president of the
Union Stake of this cnurch.
One of the principal questions brought
before this conference was the bulldlrig
of the new $30,000 tabernacle at La Grande.
The work of laying the foundation of the
structure will begin at once. It will be
a handsome building when .completed.
Want a Percentage Cut.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov. 23. (Special.)
A mass meeting of the laborers of
Hoqulam met hi the Hoqulam Theater
this afternoon to discuss the 25-cent cut
in wag6s being made by the mills on the
harbor. Over 400 men were present and
were addressed by J. P. Brown, president
of the Shingle Weavers' Union, also by
Soule, Brlsco, Croston and many others.
These men were loudly applauded dur
ing their speeches and gave an earnest
plea for unionism. Representative Ralph
L Phllbrlck addressed the people and
asked that a committee be appointed to
wait on the mill men and obtain the facts,
but also ask for a percentage cut. The
meeting adjoufned till Saturday evening.
Taking Lumber at St. Helens.
ST. HELENS, Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
Three ocean schooners taking on lumber
and ties was the record at St. Helens
yesterday, ana another schooner Is ex
pected to arrive soon to load with poles.
The greater number of the ties loaded
here come from the sawmills on Lewis
River on the Washington side, the deep
water in. the harbor making it a desirable
point for taking lumber cargo from other
conveniently .situated pojnts.
- An unusual , number 61 men are now
be!ngl','employed In tlhe timber back of
tuts" place, the Oregon Wood Company
ana-tbe Western Cooperage Company hav
Ipg increased their working force,
.
"Entertained the Football Team.
f -PACIEIC- UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove,
Nov. 29. (Special.) Mrs. Frank T. Chap
man and Miss Grace Wooftj of ''the. faoulty,
entertained the football team and Invited
friends very pleasantly In the reception
parlors at Herrlck Hall. The rooms were
tastefully, decorated with crimson and
black '.interspersed with mistletoe and
other wlntergreens. Games and college
songs were the order of the evening, after
which llghf refreshments were served.
Union Against,. Saloons'.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.,?Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) Several hundred people assembled
at the Methodist Church tonfght , to listen
to addresses against saloons andother
vices. All the churches of the,town have
formed themselves Into a union and are
making a strong fight against the saloons
and their attended evils. These meetings
are;held alternately in the several
churches.
LINN WANTS JUDGESHIP
J. R. WYATT IS BEING PRESSED
FORWARD BY FRIENDS.
Yamhill Has a Candidate in James
McCain-B. L. Eddy Might Be Sat-
isflecfWIth District Attorneyship.
ALBANT, Ore., Jfov. 29. (Special.)
Linn County Republicans have 'already
begun active work, preparatory to the
campaign in this county and district next
Spring. It Is true that the conventions
are all four or five months away; but
old- party leaders nere remember that In
years gone by when Linn County was
successful, she "took time by the fore
lock," and set her political pegs early1
so as to get a line on the convention be
fore successful combinations were made
between other counties. Party leaders In
Linn County have been putting their
heads together for several weeks past,
and the indications are that the" Repub
lican party in Linn County will place at
least one name before the district con
vention which meets In Portland ndxt
Spring".
A number of names have been men
tioned in this district for Judges of the
two departments of the Circuit Court,
and most of the counties in the district
seem to desire that the Judges, or at
le'ast one of them, be taken from among
their number. From Yamhill County
comes the report that James McCain
wants to be Judge of the Circuit Court
in Department No. 1, and that the Re
publicans residing on the banks of the
classic Yamhill will give him a solid
wqrkinc delegation.
The Coast own of Tillamook City rolls
in the report that B. L. Eddy, the lead
ing politician of Tillamook County, bc
lfeves the office of Circuit Judge is due
him in this district, and that he will
make an effort to land the plum In the
convention. Marlon County has Judge
Burnett as a candidato for fenomlnatlon.
In Linn County the friends of J. R.
Wyatt, one of the leading attorneys of
Albany, are urging upon him the advisa
bility of permitting his name to be placed
before the Republican convention as a
candidate for the nomination for the of
fice of Judge of the Circuit Court in this
district.
The same suggestion has been made in
other counties of the district, and the
indications are that if Mr. Wyatt can be
induced to enter the race he will have a
good following from outside of Linn
County. Here Wyatt can ge"t a solid
delegation to back him in the convention
if he wants It.
Thus far no candidates beside Wyatt
have been mentioned here, and it is al
together probable that there will be none.
Wyatt is a leader in the Republican
ranks of Linn County, and has never yet
held an office of any political nature.
For the past tweleve years he has been
one of the most consistent workers for
the success of the party In this district,
and the feeling seems to be general that
if Wyatt wants the offlco of Circuit Judge
he should be given a solid delegation
from his home county, beside all the help
possible In the convention.
For the office of District Attorney
there do not seem to be so many aspir
ants. J. N. Hart, of Polk County, Is
mentioned as desiring to succeed himself
In the office. What strength he has out
side of his own county is not known. B.
L. Eddy? of Tillamook, has also been
mentioned for the District Attorneyship,
as well as for the bench. The Indica
tions are that If his friends cannot land
Eddy on the bench, they will endeavor
to be satisfied with electing him District
Attorney. But there remains the fact
that Eddy has but four votes to trade,
and these look very small when com
pared with the delegations from Polk.
Yamhill. Marion and Linn Counties, all
of which will go to the convention de
termined to secure the coveted nomina
tion for their candidate if trades and po
litical combinations will do it. Nothing
but a three county combination will give
Eddy the shakings from the plum tree,
while the single combination of Linn and
Marlon counties would control the con
vention. The Democrats in Linn County say
that It Is a part of their politics to vote
for Judge Reuben P. Boise, and undoubt
edly that party will send a delegation
from Linn County to vote for Bolso in
the convention. Holmes, of Salem, has
been mentioned, as a. running mate for
Boise, while Oscar Hayter, of Polk
County, Is mentioned as a likely candi
date for District Attorney.
EXPECT TO HAVE HARD GAME.
U. of W. Is Cheerful, Nevertheless, In
Multnomah Meet.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE. Nov. 29. (Special.) Thursday
night the University of Washington foot
ball team will leave for Portland. Or.,
where It will play the last game of the
season against the Multnomah Athletic
Club. The collegians anticipate the hard
est game of the year, as they believe that
the club men have now one! of the strong
est aggregations on the Pacific Coast The
men will continue their practice until
about Tuesday night, and from then on
they will only go through light signal
work. Arriving In Portland Friday morn
ing, the boys will go out for the last
practice before the big game, on the
grounds where the contest is to take
place.
This season has been another banner
year of football for the U. of VSf. Every
college In the Northwest has been met
and defeated by the Washlngtonians, and
Nevada, the conqueror of California,
went down to defeat before the local boys
In the best game of the year. The only
team thatj has triumphed over the, "XJ"
in'the last two years has been the Mult
nomah Club, and the collegians are. espe
cially anxious to have another tryVat this
team, which always defeated thetjUnlver
slty of Washington. iJ
It was thought for some time that the
University of Washington wouldjnot play
any team outside of straight college ag
gregations this year. The university's
relations with Multttomah, howevej7nh.ve
always been so pleasant tfyat-l jwas
finally decided to continue relatlonsr.'with
the Portland team- When Washington
comes to meet Multnomah they will not
come expecting to meet the team defeated
by Stanford and Berkeley, but a team
vastly superior to the eleven that Port
land sent down to meet the Southern
ers. - 4
Several notifications' have been- sent to
the management that the ,club intended
to use all kinds 6t men agalrtsT'ashlng
ton, who had not been playing before
thfs year. When Mr. McMUlaitjwho was
questioned 'as to thfs polntr he assured
the "U" that "none but the men who had
been playing all yeaft -would be used In
the game. f ,
ROC? SLIDE TIES UP ROAD.
North of Tacoma Track for a Thou
sand Feetjs Covered.
TACOMA, Nov. 23. A blgsllde of rocks
and earth near the tunnel ten miles north
of Tacoma, tied up the road today. The
slide Is 1000 feet long and was caused by
the heavy rains. The rails are covered
20 feet in places and it Is probable the
track has slipped to some extent.
The chlnook winds have caused a great
rise IntthePuyallup River and If the rains
continue it will soon be out of its banks.
HEIR TO MANY THOUSANDS.
Former Pertfander Tells -How His
Kindness Was Appreciated.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL, 6v2s.-(Spe-
clal.) Wilfred K. Slater. wfij"ls a clerk
lit. theemploy of the JBaker-Hamlllon
I Hardware Company, of'Sn Francisco,
has suddenly come Into possession of a
fortune of J300.000. When seen at home
he saldr
"I got a letter from my mother In Port
land yesterday, telling me that John Mc
Carthy had died last Tuesday and left
me as his heir. I used to know him when
I was a schoolboy. He was a bachelor
and used to be sick a great deal. I was
always a kind of mother's boy, so I went
there sometimes and got things for him
from tho grocery and took his meals to
him when he was not able to go after
them. One day, when I was about 14, he
said to me:
' 'Some day you'll see that I will re
member you for what you have done for
me.' "
Slater has" been In the hardware busi
ness some years and has been away from
his home In Portland for about four
years. His parents are well able to care
for themselves, his father being con
nected with a large firm of general con
tractors at Portland.
Careful Inquiry falls to find a record of
the death of a John McCarthy In Portland.
recently or a John McCarthy possessed
of such a fortune.
SHOOTS THE WRONG MAN.
Enraged In Dispute Over Horse,
Howard Tries to Kill.
VALE, Or., Nov. 29. (Special.) About
nightfall last night in an altercation
about a horse at Westfall, John Howard,
In attempting to kill Al. Long, shot Elmer
Dory twice through the abdomen and
once through the thigh with a 22-callber
rifle". Little hope Is entertained for the
recovery of Mr. Dory.
Howard, Immediately after the shooting,
fled from the town on foot. Sheriff J. EL
Lawrence, being confined at home by sick
ness, has dispatched a deputy to the scene
of the crime.
Believed to Be Clever Operators.
OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
Mills, Willis and Carpenter, three young
men arrested here last night for having
In possession and attempting to pass
forged p08tofflce money orders, will be
taken to Portland tomorrow for prelim
inary hearing before Judge Bellinger. A
postoffice inspector will visit Oregon City
tomorrow and collect evidence that will
be used against the swindlers.
The local police believe they have cap
tured three of the cleverest forg&rs that
ever operated In the Northwest. Willis
answers to the description of a notorious
forger who has been plying his vocation
in the Northwest for two months and ono
for whom the authorities of two states
have kept a constant lookout. The ac
cused men refuse to discuss the charge
for which their arrest was made last
night.
All Quiet In Carbon County.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 29. Advices from
Carbon County, where several hundred
coal miners are on a strike, states that
the troops have the situation well In hand
and that no serious disturbances among
the strikers have occurred during the
past two days.
It is tated that no evictions will be
attempted at Winter quarters tomorrow,
as most of the men own houses built
on company land. These will be served
with notice to quit in 30 days.
At Clfar Creek the situation is entirely
different andNlt is understood that strik
ers occupying houses on company land
will be compelled to move tomorrow.
Shooting Turkeys at The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
For the past few days turkey shooting
on the river "beach has been the main
pursuit of Interest to marksmen in this
city. A. Y. Marsh, a prominent farmer
of this vicinity, has been furnishing the
turkeys and geese for this amusement at
which most of The Dalles crack, shots
have brought down one or more gobblers.
P. A. Anderson -non a cash prize yester
day by bringing down a turkey at 700
yards. In the same contest Lawrence
Nolan bad the good luck to kill five good
sized turkeys.
Swedes Did Not Understand.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 29. (Special.) Victor
Nelson and Nels. Mattlson, two Swedes
who understand no English, were arrested
today upon a charge of attempting to hold
up Charles Sarvls, a sewing machine
agent. After investigating the matter,
Chief of Police Gibson concluded that
there was a mutual misunderstanding and
that the Swedes thought Sarvls tried to
hold them up, whereupon a scuffle en
sued. The Swedes broke and ran down
town where they made no effort tc con
ceal themselves. ,
Officers Elected at Independence.
INDEPENDENCE. Or., Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) The F. U. of A. elected the fol
lowing officers at their last stated regular
meeting for the ensuing year: F. M.,
Mrs. M. N. Osborne; justice, Mrs. Mary
T. Cressey; secretary, Mrs. Almlra Hur
ley; treasurer, Mrs. M. E. Hllterbrand;
protector. Mrs. M. E. Hubbard; truth.
Mr. Forrest Finch; mercy, Mrs. Nora S.
Mattlson; gufde, Mrs. S. Jarvice; gUard,
Mr. R. J. Taylor; sentinel, W. F. Camp
bell; stewards, Ed. Graves, Charley Smith,
TV. H. Walker.
Team Has Not Been Defeated.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) A footbal game was played at In
dependence between the Independence
High School Boys and a team collected
from the larger boys here and from about
five of the Agricultural College football
players. The Independence team was
small In comparison, but put up good
ball and beat the larger team In a fas'tv
well played game. The Independence team
Is one of the best public school aggrega
tions in the state and have not been beat
en this year.
Hobos Very Numerous.
OREGON. CITY, Or.. 'Nov. 29. (Special:)
Six of the gang of nine hobos, who forci
bly entered the dancing pavilion of the
Oregon Water Power & Railway Com
pany, at Canemah Park, were arrested
tonight by local police officers and lodged
In Jail. Twenty-one transient characters
were jailed In this city tonight. Hobos
were never more numerous in these parts
than at the present time. The capacity
of the jail is exhausted almost nightly
by these Individuals.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
James B. Biles.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 29. (Special,)
James B. Biles, a pioneer of 1S53, and, son
of a pioneer, died at his home In this
city yesterday, at .the age of j63. fcMrJ BIks
had been In 111 health for some tlraVanu
his end was not unexpected. Mr. Biles
came to Washington when 10 years of
age, accompanying his father, James
Biles, whose name Is associated with the:
early history of the territory, and wHo
was one of the first settlers at Tumwater,
near Olympla.
He grew to manhood In Tumwater and
In 1SS0 moved to Chehalls County, taking
up a homestead near Elma. He resided
on this farm untlrreccnt years whop he
removed to Olympla. . v
Mr. Biles is survived by his wife 'and
six children. Twx married daughters re
side In Chehalls County; his eldest son,
John Biles, operates a loeclne camn near
Montesano; Walter E. Biles, an engineer,,,
jo living in dcuiub, ana iwo asiugniers,
Miss Esther and Miss Maud Biles, live
In Olympla. Mr. Biles was a life long
member of Olympla Lodge No. lHif'
Masons.
George W. Willis..,
COTTAGE GflOVE, Or.. Nov7i29.
clal.)-George W. Willis, aired. sixty
died at his home at Saginaw ?yeslerday
He was a meraper oi tne u. A. R. post
here and will be burled my the members
oi inai oruer tomorrow.
"
BURN IN THEIR JAIL
Yainax Indian Boys Impris
oned for Drunkeness.
BONANZA IS MUCH EXCITED
Indians Are Brought to Town by the
News and Citizens Are Fearful of
vTrouble--Llquor Frequently
' Given Red Men.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) Two Indian boys, Fred Snider and
a son of Pitt River Johnnie, both aged
about 18 years, perished' In flames this
morning at 2 o'clock at Bonanza, a small
town 24 miles east of here.
They spent the previous day In Bo
nanza, bent on a good time. Whisky
made them bad Indians, and they were
locked up for tho night by the town Mar
shal. Incineration was evidently brought
about by their endeavor to burn them
selves out.
The Inside of the jail was a burning
Inferno by the time people arrived at the
scene, and the absence of any noise within
told of the awful fate that had befallen
the youths of the Yainax Indian School.
An early messenger arrived at Yainax
conveying the news of the tragedy, and
by 9 o'clock this morning quit a num
ber of Indians had arrived at Bonanza.
The town board held a meeting and or
dered every business house in town closed.
The people of the community fear that un
less the guilty ones to the crime of pro
viding the youths with whisky are made
amenable to the full extent of the law"
that harm of some kind will come to the
town.
The Coroner and Deputy District At
torney are at Bonanza making investiga
tions. The local papers here have re
peatedly remarked about too frequent vio
lation of the law in this county in re
gard to the giving of liquor to Indians,
but nothing has ever been done by those
in authority to bring to time the miscre
ant Frequently drunken Indians are
Jailed here, ind from elsewhere in the
county comes complaint of their bad con
duct because of drink.
The building adjoining the jail, occupied
by the County Recorder and Justice of the
Peace, was also burned and valuable pa
pers destroyed.
KNOCKED OFF TRESTLE.
Spokane Boy's Body Is Carried Over
the Falls.
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 29. (Special.)
v alter Kreltz, the 9-year-old son of
Airs. c. Kreltz, a widow, was struck by
an East-bouija? Great Northern passenger
train on the bridge at Post Street short
ly after 11 o'clock yesterday morning.
The body was carried down stream, prob
ably over the falls, and all search for It
has so far proved fruitless.
Walter, with his brother, Willie, aged
12 years, and Elmer and Charlie Wick,
aged 12 and 10 years, wag returning from
the Pentecostal Sunday School, when the
accident occurred. Willie Kreltz, tho
brother who escaped, said:
"We were walking along the north
track when we saw the train coming.
It was coming fast and we did not know
at first which track It was on. Walter
ran ahead about 40 feet, then he jumped
over on the south track, and the, train
struck him just as hd landed. The cow
catcher threw him In the air, and he was
struck by the front of the boiler.
"He did not scream or say anything.
He struck upon one of the croispleces of
the trestle and fell Into the water be
low. The last we saw of him he was dis
appearing under the Post Street Bridge.
We hurried to the end of the trestle and
came back to look for him, but wo
could not see him,"
PEKSQNAL MENTION.
Francis Donahue, Mayor of Chehalls,
Wash., Is at the Perkins.
W. T. Hlslop, a merchant of Pendle
ton, Is here buying holiday goods.
E. W. Bartlett, ex-Rcglster of the La
Grande Land Office, Is In the city.
F. D. McCully, the merchant prince of
Joseph, Or., Is among the guests at the
Imperial.
John Combs and E. W. White, prominent
ranchmen of the Prlnevllle section, are In
the city.
S. T. Cosgrove, a leading attorney of
Pomexoy, Wash., registered yesterday at
the Perkins.
F. J. Robertson, of Eugene, Tecorder of
the Grand Lodge of Masons of Oregon, is
at the Imperial.
J. A. Robblns, an extensive mining
operator In the Sumpter district, came
In yesterday and Is a guest at the Port
land. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Menefee, of The
Dalles, are stopping at the Imperial. Mr.
Menefee Is a well-known attorney and
politician.
Phil Mptschan, Jr.. of Heppner, a son
of Phil Metschan, of the Imperial, is the
guest of his father for a few days. Mr.
Metschan Is the proprietor of the Palace
Hotel at Heppner.
James A. Fee, a well-known Eastern
Oregon lawyer, came In from Pendleton
yesterday and is registered at the Im
perial. Mr. Fee will appear as counsel
for Asa B.Thompson Ins trial befqre
the FederaLCourt this week
W. A. Campbell, a Baker City mining
man, is quite 111 at the Imperial. Mr.
Campbell came here yesterday, convales
cing from a severe spell of typhoid fever.
He suffered a relapse late in the afternoon
and is now confined to his bed under the
care of physicians.
Asa B. Thompson, receiver of the. La
Grande Land Office, arrived last night
and Is stopping at the Perkins. Mr.
Thompson was Indicted by the recent
Federal grand Jury on the charge of so
liciting bribes and will be tried this
week before Judge Bellinger. During the
pendency' of his case Mr. Thompson is
rsuspended from his official position by
order of the Secretary of tho Interior.
Mr. Thompson" declines to discuss the ap
proaching trial, but is preparing to make
a hard fight. A large delegation of citi
zens of 'Eastern Oregonrwllr"be here for
the trial. .Representative L. 8. Reeder and
J. Vr. Maloney. of rPendleton. tho ad-
ytinch guard, arrivedvyesterday and are
registered at the Perkins.
r -NEW- YORK. Novy.-iiSpeclaf.
Northwestern people .registered . atyNew
Tork hotels today are "as; follows:
"Baker City, , Or. Navarre r EugCalla-
TacomaWestmlnster:.C.v w Nlchol-
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NSpokane Union Square: IH. Orvlne
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Costs Money to Be a Prophet.
A stubby, insignificant looklnc fellow.
KyKo has been practicing as a palmist or
fortune-teller in this city for two or three
weeks and who from the name Mahatma,
which" ho gave, might be supposed to be
a niembec of a Buddhist brotherhood, has
cdme. tofr grief. The license officers who
have beenjon his trail overtook him Sat
urday and fromls appearance concluded
that he'wasVj.yow'Ngrade Yankee and all
round fakicmh4flQKcnacd that h-e.pay a
license. .triejlahard. toJgeff untiV
promisrnR$t8:tace dutlicaitf'e 'thoartel
jwas toldfJtf,he had beenpIjrfiwSS4
csjUmi nearly- a mdnth and SsvnwtnaV.
JhUis or sbuttup shop an&lbeafrestedj
and fined. The license for palmists Is j
he Anally, very
a license for
cember, and eo
a Mahatma until
unwillingly, paid for
November arid De
wlll continue to be
the end of the year.
There exists such a demand for Informa
tion In regard to the future that It has
to be furnished, and whether the purveyor
Is a Bulgarian Gipsy woman, a degener
ate New Englander, or a Buddhist priest
makes no difference to the people who In
vest in knowledge of the future, as they
have to demonstrate the truthfulness of
the old adage: "A fool and his money
are soon parted."
A recodification and general overhaul
ing of the city ordinances Is to take place
soon, when It Is expected that practicing
palmistry, allowing sign posts along the
curbs, the carrying of air guns by boys,
riding bicycles on sidewalks and a num
ber of other undesirable and Improper
things will be forbidden.
BODIES TUENED TO STONE.
Remarkable Discovery in Village
Cemetery In New York.
HANNIBAL. N. Y., Nov. 29. Hannibal
folks believe that all the bodies buried In
their village cemetery have turned to
stone. Two "bodies have been disinterred
to bo removed and both are found to be
petrified. The last body exhumed was
that of Mrs. Rose Vanhorn, who was a
beautiful young woman. She died In
1SS6. When the sexton opened the grave
he found that the coffin had fallen to
pieces but the woman's body was perfect
ly preserved, and the wide-open eyes
added to Its lifelike appearance.
Dr. Acker, of Hannibal, who Issued the
permit to open the grave, declared It a
remarkable case of petrification. "The
preservation was Just as nearly perfect
as It was possible to be," he said. "Every
vein, noticeable In life, could be seen.
The finger nails were perfect. The most
peculiar feature was the eyes. They
looked precisely like those of a living
person.
"The body was of about the hardness of
chalk, but a few years more would have
made It as hard as flint. I presume the
petrification 13 due to somo peculiar
quality of the soil." ,
The earth In the Hannibal cemetery Is
a light loam like the rest of the soil In
the vicinity.
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Reasons Why Emperor William Was
Glad to Withdraw Offer.
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his offer of a cup for a trans-Atlantic
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