Morning Oregonian., March 21, 1904, Page 4, Image 4

THE MORNING OBEGOX-VN, MONDAY, MARCH .21, 1904.
ENGINE STRIKES GAR
Four People Injured on Spo
kane Suburban Route.
RESIDENT OF CITY WAY DIE
Accident Occurs In the Eastern End
of the City on the Tracks of
the -.Great Northern
Railroad.
SPOKANE, "Wash.. March 20. -A street
car bound for Hillyard, a suburb, -was
truck by a Great Northern locomotive
this morning while the car -was crpssing
the railroad track in the eastern part of
the city. Aboard the street-tar -were seven
passenegers, four of whom were Injured,
as follows :
GEORGE JENKINS. Spokane; head crushed
tmd hurt Internally, may die.
G. lu NICKEE. Spokane: badly bruised.
JACOB II. BESS, residence unknown;
bruised.
JAMES LINTON, Pennsylvania; badly
brulEed.
The electric car was badly smashed. The
blame for the accident Is not yet fixed.
as the street-car company ordered that
all Information be suppressed, and it has
not yet been possible to get intelligent ex
planatlons from the passengers who were
aboard the car.
The street-car was on the crossing be
fore the locomotive was observed to be
coming" down the hill. Whether the con
ductor went, ahead to see if the track
was ciear is not Known.
NOT BOUND BY PLATFORM.
Senator Smith Answers Warburton's
Attack.
SEATTLE, March' 20. (Special.) The at-
tacK maae oy ijtate benator btanton war
iburton on Dr. J. J. Smith, president of the
last State Senate, who Is Governor Jlc
Bride's rival for the Republican nomina
tion for Governor, has called forth a re
joinder. When Dr. Smith's attention was
called to the Interview with Mr. War
Tburton published in The Oregonlan, he
said:
"I do not, nor did I ever consider thy
self bound by the commission declarations
of the platform adopted by the State Con
vention at Tacoma in 1902. I was fully
cognizant of the methods used to secure
the passage of the Railroad Commission
resolution. The votes of the delegates
from King and Pierce made it possible
for McBrlde to win that fight, but they
dd not in any sense represent the sent!
ment or the platform utterances of the
party in either county.
"Thus, in King, the County Convention
"Which selected the istate delegates in 1502
was absolutely silent on the commission
Issue. I venture to say that no McBrlde
man will honestly state his opinion thai,
had that issue been brought up in the
County Convention, which nominated the
legislative candidates, and elected state
delegates, it would have been decided
favorably to the commission idea. Seattle
and King County are strongly prorailroad,
Seattle business men begged Mr. Preston
to divorce his candidacy from the Mc
Brido commission propaganda. That city'
every Interest Is prorailroad as against
jftfcBride. Yet Mr. Preston persuaded half
of the King County delegates to vote for
McBrido's resolution In the Tacoma con
vention, on the plea that it would benefit
his Senatorial candidacy. This was poor
logic and worse politics.
"The record shows that Pierce County
declared against an appointive commis
sion and for an elective one. Yet Mr.
Cushman managed to induce more than
a third of the Pierce delegates to violate
-their instructions and vote for the Mc
Brlde measure. The wardenshlp of the
penitentiary was traded for the vote of
Cowlitz and a promise of a fish-trap ap
propriation brought votes for McBrlde
from another county.
"In spite of this record,, the McBrlde
men charge the opponents of the Rail
road Commission with betraying their
constituents. I want to say that the Mc
Brlde men do not possess a monopoly of
political honor and virtue Jn the State of
Washington. The passage of the Rail
road Commission plank in the state plat
form two years ago was secured by false
representations, by political Jobber and
trickery of the rankest kind. The decla
ration was insincere, it was forced and
"unwise, and independent members of the
legislature who did not believe In It, who
represented constituencies opposed to it,
voted against it at every mark in tha
road, as manly men should.
"As to Senator Warburton's personal
reflections on me, I have only this io
say, men who are elected to the State
Senate are supposed to maintain a decor
ous attitude In the treatment of their
colleagues. Senator Warburton, although
a member of the minority of the Senate,
always received from me, as President of
the Senate and as a member of that body.
every consideration, personal and other
wise, to which any Senator was entitled."
Hon. JH.. Bobbins and was defeated by 1
a very -narrow margin. This year- his
friends hope to do better oy nun.
FISHERMEN DEMAND ADVANCE
Would Have Large Catch Granted
in Alaska Waters.
ASTORIA, . Or., March 20. (Special,)
The Alaska Fishermen's Union held a spe
cial meeting last evening and took final
-action relative to the prices of fish to pre
vail at the Nushagak River, Bristol Bay,
Alaska, canneries during the coming sea-
. The San Francisco branch of the
union had already compromised with the
canning companies having headquarters
In. that city by accepting last year's prices
and Increasing the limit from 1000 to 1100
fish per boat per day.
The local union also decided to accept
last season's prices, but demanded that
the limit be Increased to 1S00 fish per day.
Last season the limit at" the plants
operated by the companies having head-
auarters at Astoria and Portland was 1200,
and the members of the union decided
after a long discussion that they should
have the same proportionate Increase as
was irranted in San Francisco. Another
meeting of the union will be held on next
Saturday evening when replies from me
canners as to whether they will accept
the union terms are expected.
The Drlces as now fixed are 2 cents
each for dogfish, 2 cents for redflsh and
sllversldes. 10 cents for king salmon and
$50 wages for working the vessels to and
from Alaska. The original demand was
for half-cent increase In the price of red
fish and an advance, of 520 in the wages.
1
HORSETHIEF SHOT IN BED.
Refused to Surrsnder to Spokane
Deputy Sheriffs.
SPOKANE, March 2a John Gingle, a
highwayman and horsethlef wanted by
the authorities at North Yakima for
number of crimes, was killed by Spokane
officers In a fight this morning.
GIngle had been traced to a cabin In
the eastern part 'of the city. The cabin
was surrounded by officers. Deputy
Sheriffs Doak and Pugh broke in the
door and commanded Gingle to surrender.
The latter, who was lying on his back,
opened lire but missed. The officers put
three bullets in Gingle, who died without
speaking.
North Yakima officers, who had chased
tho horsethlef to Spokane, were outside
the cabin when the shooting occurred
barring all avenues of escape. Gingle,
who was in bed, had a revolver strapped
to him, while at the side of the bed
was a Winchester rifle.
THEATER PATRONS IN A PANIC
Films In Kinetoscope Machine Flare
Up in Seattle Vaudeville
SEATTLE, March 20. A panic-stricken
audience fled into the street at the cry
of fire in the Gem Vaudeville Theater this
afternoon. The celluloid films In the
kinetoscope machine blazed up suddenly
WANTT0KEEPTHE1RJ0BS
WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE-
HOLDERS WANT RE-ELECTION.
Auditor Atkinson Would Change to
Governor's Seat Some Outsid
ers Who Would Get In.
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 20. (Special.)
The setting of the day for the Repub
lican State convention at the early date
of May 11 has served to create consider
able activity along political lines among
the present state officers, though they
are kept more or less in the background
by the Governorship fight.
While only a few of the present offi
cers have made formal announcements of
their candidacy, It is known that all the
officers whose terms expire. Including the
two Judges of the Supreme Court, de
sire re-election, with the exceptions of
John D. Atkinson, State Auditor, who,
FLAW IN EXEMPTION ACT
can be laid down East 1 "to -.cents-below
the parity of cost quotations.
Wheat closed firmer after several days
decline. Barley again advanced through
previously unexplained causes. oat3 are
very firm. Bran Is easy. Hay Is dull.
awaiting developments.
The steady rain caused a dullness In
the fruit market. Oranges are in lighter
sunnlv and KtPAdler. Good annles are
steady. Early strawberries are arriving I intention of "the Frames Was That
M11 ........ .1 tl Tl.n.in. OM'ohlTII. I "
ant.
USE OF A SEMI-COLON LEAVES
MEANING IN DOUBT.
Wet weather caused a dragging market
for potatoes. Much poor river stock is
offering. Oregon BUrbanks are fairly
steady. Oranges are rapidly sprouting
and very weak for general offerings.
Asparagus declined sharply under heavy
receipts. Other early vegetables are
easier
Butter Is easier. Cheese is heavy. Eggs
are firm at a sharp advance; ranch,
IS 20c; store, 1617c Receipts Butter.
45.000 .pounds; cheese, 17,000 pounds; eggs,
42,000 dozen.
BETTER LUMBER RATE WANTED
Cottage Grove Citizens Inaugurate
Movement Affecting Southern.
COTTAGE GROVE; ,Or., March 20.
(Special.) A meeting of the business men
$300 Worth of Property Should
Be Untaxed.
WIFE OF PORTLAND'S FIRST POSTMASTER DIES
IN SALEM
Mrs. Elvlne B. Bier, who died at
Salem, March 10, was bom In Ohio
in 1831, and later moved -with her
parents to Iowa. Her maiden name
was Holland. She was married
in March, 1845. to Elwln B Com
fort, and a few weeks later they
started ? across ' the plains In an
ox wagon for 'Oregon. Late In the
Fall they reached Oregon City.
In coming up toe "Willamette they
passed the present City of Port
land, then a dense forest, with
only one log house upon the. bank.
Mr. 'ECSSfort was v appointed the
flrst Cor5n3.r Clackamas County
by Governor ASSrtiethy, April 2,
1848. In 1850 they removed to
Portland, and on May 5, 1830, Mr.'
Comfort was appointed tho first
postmaster. They removed to The
Dalles In 186$, 'thence to Arling
ton. Or., where Mr. Comfort died,
in December, 1S08. They had one
son. Homer S., now living la San
Francisco. Mrs. Comfort removed
to Portland, 'and then, to -S4fem,
where she was united in marriage
to Mr. Nicholas Bier, In December.
1800, and died there March 10,
1904. She was of a kind, merry
disposition, and will be greatly
ftilssed. not only by her friends of
earlv davs. but by those who ten-.
derly cared i'for her In the -last few
Mrs. "Elvlna B. Bier. years, of her life.
Consumption can certainly be
cured. Not all cases, but very
many, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
is the principal medicine. Ask
;ood doctor.
SALEM, Or., March 20. (Special.) One
more flaw has been found In the tax ex
emption act passed by the Legislature at
its special session. while there is no
uncertainty .as to the intent of the framer
of the bill, the-punctuation leaves oppor.
tunltr for Question whether there is any
limit to the value of household goods that
may be claimed as exempt. The doubt
arises from, the use of the semi-colon in
stead of a comma.
Representative Shelley, of Lane County.
father of the bill, was communicated with
this .afternoon, and replied that It was his
intention that the limitation on the ex
emption should apply to all the items of
property enumerated. In other words.
that the $300 exemption might be made
up from any or all the Items mentioned.
The question is whether this intention can.
be ascertained from tne language used.
Subdivision 8, of the. act of the special
sehsion of 1903, provides that the following
property shall be "exempt from taxation:
"The following property, it owned by a
householder and In actual use, or kept for
use, by and for hl3 or her family; house
hold goods, furniture and utensils; two
.cows, ten sheep, five-swine and. the tools,
implements, apparatus, team, venicie,
harness or library necessary to enable
any person to carry on his trade, occupa
tion or profession, by which, .such person
earns his or her living to the amount of
three hundred ($300) dollars, the articles
to be selectea by 3uch householder; pro
vided, however, that -when the assessed The Granj.-ers of Benton County held a
valuation of the personal property above meeting n Falrmount Grange Hall,
enumerated shall amount to less than anross the river from Albany, yesterday.
three hundred (J309) dollars, then only The meetlnc was addressed by a number
such amount as the total of such property of men nromlncnt among whom was
herein enumerated snail be exempt from colonel E. Hofer. of Salem, who dellv
taxation; dtp a talk on the. car shortage In the
The placing of a semi-colon after the Willamette Vallev and the high freight
word "utensils" makes the act read as I rates existing in the state. Mr. Hofer
though all household goods, furniture and favored the asdtatlon of the subject by
utensils are exempt, regardless of amount j the. Grangers, In an effort to secure tho
in tne enumeration oi otner arucies to i desired chances and neededv legislation
35c. SOs.. $1.00.
Sold for CO years.
leads by J. C. Ayer Co., JiOXTtM, Visa. 5
Also manufiusturers of g
AYER'S FILLS For constipation. b
ATER'S AGUE CURB For malaria and ftgn. g
AVHTJ'S TTATT? VTfJOT? For tho hair.
a AVT?na rabsapahilla For tha bleed
I Cherru Pectoral
inrmirmiiirnninnHrnntuM
1
as is well known, is a candidate for the
nomination for Governor, and State
Treasurer C. W. Maynard, who is pro
hibited by the constitution from serving
two terms.
The two justices of the Supreme Court
whose terms expire next year are Chief
Justice Fullerton and Justice T. J. An
ders. Judge Fullerton claims Whitman
after a sharp explosion and ' a, wave of I County as his home, and will ask that
flame shot out over the audience. No one.
however, was Injured owing to the fact
that tag exits were large.
Injured Man Lost His Suit.
COLFAX. Wash., March 20. (SpecIaL)
Thomas Secrest failed to secure judgment
against the town of Oakesdale, the Jury
which tried his case In the Superior Court
returning a verdict for the defendant on
thjs first- ballot. Secrest sued for $5000 for
personal Injuries. He fell on an icy side
walk and broke his leg.
His contention was that the city was
negligent in maintaining a sidewalk on
sloping grade. Secrest is 73 years old.
The accident occurred -one year ago last
December, He is still on crutches.
Conventions of Whitman Democrats.
COLFAX, Wash., March 20. (Special.)
Tho Democratic County Central Commlt-
tw sit n TriAftlnc Vinlfl in f n -r lnef
r,ir.ht oMr!rf thflt whihr. cnntv -rHii dldate. W. B. Strattoir, Attorney-General,
have two conventions this voar. Th desires re-election, and will iisk Pacific
first will be held in Colfax, Friday. April county vo insuun iu uc.c6ia iU
22. to pleet 21 delegates to the State C!nn- I Denan.
ention, which selects delegates to the
National Convention. The second, which
will nominate candidates for county and
legislative offices, will be held after the
National Convention.
DELEGATES MAY BE CONTESTED
Hood River Delegation Contains Sev
en for Moody.
HOOD RIVER. Or., March 20. (Special.)
-Hood River's 21 delegates to the Repub
lican County Convention which convenes
in The Dalles Tuesday of this week will
leave for that city on tomorrow s train
Seven of these delegates from the East
Hood River precinct go as recognized
Moody supporters, while the remainder
vere elected as Mitchell Republicans.
There Is some talk of contesting the seats
of the seven West Precinct delegates, on
the ground of illegal election. The Moody
people will not need the support of the
delegation In the convention, for the ex-
Congressman will have things overwneim
ingly his own way, but with what many
consider sufficient cause for a contest
come of the Hood River Republicans are
anxious to oust the Mitchell men. and
thus Insure a MOody representative in the
County Central Committee.
While Mr. Moody lost three out of the
four Hood River precincts, his friends In
the valley outnumber the Williamson vot
ore. The Bast Side precinct went for Mr.
Moody by 2S majority. Instead of IS, as
flrst announced, while the total Mitchell
Republican majorities In tho three other
precincts were only 25.
So far. Hood River has no avowed can
dldates for county officers, but there is
cenerftl belief that Western Wasco will
Becure the State Senator or one of the
Representatives. Among the Hood River
men mentioned tor tne Legislature are
21 L. Smith, George T. Prather. John Le
land Henderson. Roswcll Shelley, C E.
Markham and W. R. Hoole. Mr. Shelley
Is likely to make more of a fight for the
nomination than any one else.
Contest Only Over Democrat Places.
BAKER CITY, Or., March 20. (Special.)
Tho Republican County Central Com
mlttee of Baker County has boon called
by Chairman Lachner to meet on March
S, In this city, to fix the time and place
lor holding tne ijounry wravenuon. ne
convention will name delegates to the
State and Congressional Conventions and
nominate candidates for Legislative and
county offices.
It is practically settled that all the pres
ent Republican county officials will be re
nominated without opposition, but there
will be a lively contest for the places now
held by Democrats. Son. George Chand
ler will doubtless be nominated for the
Legislature. He ran two years ago against
county to Indorse him for re-election.
Judge Anders has been In poor health
for some time, and this gave rise to
recent reports that he did not desire re
election. It is given out now by his
friends, however, that Judge Anders
health Is greatly Improved, and that his
name will bo presented to the conven
tion. Judge Anders' home county Is
Walla Walla. The rumor that Judge
Anders was not a candidate, has resulted
in the mentioning, of several prominent
members of the, bar -for the.seat, among
whom are Herman D. Crow.of Spokane,
and Judge A. L. Miller, of Vancouver
Secretary of State- S. H.- Nichol's friends
In Snohomfsh County are actively working
for" his renomlhatidn. S.' A - Callvert,
Commissioner of Public Lands; who Is
from Whatcom County, has announced
his candidacy. R. B. Bryan. Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, who Is from
Chehalis County, has not made a formal
announcement, but Is nevertheless a can-.
be exempted, commas are used to separate-
the . names, and the clause clohes
with the limitation, "to the amount of
$300," which limitation, according to punc
tuation, would apply only to the articles
enumerated in
semi-colon.
The Supremo .Court of this state has
several times decided that punctuation
marks are not controlling in construing
an act for the purpose of ascertaining its
meaning. In the Port of Portland case,
decided last July, the Supreme Court
changed the location of punctuation
on the subject.
of this place was held at the City Hall
last night for.he purpose of dhjcusslng marks m order t0 arriVo at the meanln
of tbe Legislature. But In tnat case tne
and effecting an organization with the ob
Ject of trying to obtain a better lumber
freight rate from the Southern , Pacific.
The rate as it now Is is demoralizing 'the1
lumber industry of this Valley and If a
better rate cannot be obtained many of
the mills will ' be forced out of business.
A committee was appointed to draft
Matter of Misunderstanding.
EUGENE, Or., March 20. (Special.) An
the sentence after the erroneous report gained circulation here
last night regarding a suit against the
Willamette Valley Woolen Manufactur
ing Company. It seems that there re
mained $1800 due the contractor on ac
count of construction of an addition to
the mill, and yesterday suit was filed by
L. N. Roney for that amount.
The matter amounted to nothing, for it
was" settled In less than ten minutes, and
the case dismissed. The whole matter
came ud only through a misunderstanding
and was oulcklv adjusted wnen tne
parties came together.
Will Again Pool Clip
SALEM, Or., March 20. (Special.) Sat-
court found that the meaning was other
wise clear. It Is not certain that the
laguage ot the exemption act shows that
the punctuation was erroneous.
The last clause says that "when the
assessed, valuation of personal property
nHnvifc' pnti m nntod aVinll tyi mint tn laaa
some line of procedure and after much than ssix thon nnlv niri nmmmt as the .cno with result of the nool of their clip
Ul , DaXi T "rrt-J total of such property herein enumerated last year, Marlon County wooigrowers
again Tuesday night. If the recommenda-1 ghal, v- cxemnt from taxation." The win form a nool aealn this year and call
"nroDerty above enumerated" mar be for bids for their product. President A.
held to Show, that household goods were T. Wain said today that sheep began the
intended to be placed in the same class Winter In better condition -than usual and
With all other nronertv. although the have eome throuch in excellent, condition.
renetltion of the S300 limitation mleht be The ouantlty of wool will be about the
held, to show "-that the "property above I game as last year, but he believes it
enumerated" was only such -as. the llmlta- will be finer and ot better quality.- adoui
tion had already been applied to. shearing time he will call a meeting
Prior .to the rejrular session In 1303. the of the Wooigrowers' Association for the
REDDING, CaC March "7V " Thrift' exempted from. taxation personal l( purpose, of, discussing tne matter, oi sen
VulJcl., ul c.vciy uuuseuuiuei iu mo i ui uio w'
amount of $300. This portion of the law
was repealed at the regular session of
1903, but subsequently the memhers-of the
Legislature declared that they did not
understand the -effect of the bill. At the
tlons of the committee will be adonted all'
Western Oregon will be drawn Into tha
matter In question.
ALL HELD UP THEIR HANDS.
Fifteen Men Robbed In Kennett Sa
loon by Three,-M asked Robbers.
masked men armed With a revolver, shot
gun and rifie, respectively, ield up a sa-
curing $100. Fifteen men were In tho
place when the robbers entered. . They
were forced to line up" facing the wall.
While two highwaymen kept the 15 men
covered with their weaoons. the third f u"cu "T.0"" "'tu " uu U nf th hv, walM out Friday nieht.
went throueh the Dockets of the victims I " . . ' .. "... . X. " " I leavine. their machines Idle. 'i.ne troume
and also rifled the monev drawer of its ? ne assessment, .ine detect has brewlnE for several days
Introduced by Representative Shelley, but n -wor. .""Iw tV To n
the emergency clause was Inadvertent, ompuny ",lc"uc"
Box. Combany's Crew Out.
ttootttaat Vn5h.. March 35. (Sneclal.)
Owing to some trouble between tne
night watchman and the boys hired t6 do
Heavy Collection of Taxes.
There has been some talk of Clarence
E. Maynard, son of the present Treas
urer, and who is now Deputy Treasurer,
becoming a candidate for the Treasurer
ship, but a confirmation or denial of the
report is unobtainable. ,
A few contesting candidates for the
places of -present state officers have been
ASTORIA. Or., March 20. (Special.) announced. M. P. Hurd, of Skagit Coun-
The collections of taxes thus far on the ty, is endeavoring, as Is well known, to
1S03 roll have been the heaviest in the take Governor McBride's own county
history of the county. Deputy Sheriff away from him, with the result that Mr.
Binder today completed balancing his Hurd, If successful, would be Indorsed
books up to March 15, the date that the 3 for Attorney-General. A. B. Dewey, ex-
por cent rebate closed, and they showed scnool superintendent oi, .fierce uouniy,
the amount collected to have been $121.- Is said to be a candidate for Air. jryan s
SS6.41. Besides this sum of $3,717.53 in re- place, and J. W. Stamper, of Chehalis
bates was allowed. The total amount of County, Is said to be a candidate for
tho original roll was $173,447.91. leaving Secretary of State. Mr. Stamper was
$47,843.97 still to be collected.
Funeral of Hilda VVIIIen.
ASTORIA, Or., March 20. (Special.)-
Sergeant-at-Arms in the lower Legisla
tive House of 1899. and is at present
Clerk of the Superior Court .in Chehalis
County.
In addition to the officers where the
nresent incumbents desire re-election,
there are candidates to name ior biate
The funeral of the late Hilda Wlllen, who
was accidentally shot by young Willie
Cook, a few days ago, was held this Audlt6r. State Treasurer and Lieutenant-
afternoon, with the Interment in Green- Governor. J. H. Davis, present Auditor
wood Cemetery. The services were under of Pierce County, wants the nomination
tne auspices oi tne innnisn iirotnernooa, ;0r State Auditor; W. M. Shaw, of opo-
and were attended oy several nundreds j kane, and George N. Talcott, of Olympla,
oi tne jcinnisn residents.
Bond Raised to $1000.
CORVALLIS. Or.. March 20. (Soeclal.)
James Gpler, recently placed under $100
bonds to await the action of the Circuit
Court on a charge of criminal assault,
was rearrested yesterday on a bench war
rant issued by Judge James Hamilton, of
tho Circuit Court, and his bond was fixed
at $1000. The bond was given with A.' N.
Lilly and C. W. Smith as sureties.
Kills Himself in Insane Asylum.
SEATTLE. March 20. Nels C. Hordum
killed himself to escape the insane asylum
last night. He pressed a revolver muzzle
to his mouth and blew out his brains. It
was his second attempt at suicide made
because he felt that he must return to
the insane asylum from which he was
discharged last Fall.
Arrested for Murder In Denver.
contents. When the masked men left they
warned all present to remain in the saloon
15 minutes under penalty ot death.
In punctuation will be Immaterial, for, 1
since the law does uot affect the 1904
assessment, the Legislature of 1905 can
remove the doubt by passing another act.
quet at Ifae Willamette Hotel in this city
on Monday evening, April . 10m xt.
Wilson, P. L. Frazier and A M. Dalrym-
ple haye been appointed as a committee
on arrangements. ,
It is expected that all the leading Demo
crats In the county and several from
other parts of the state will be present.
Will of Late B. C. Kindred.
ASTORIA. Or., March 20. (Special.)
The will of the late B. C. Kindred was
filed in the Probate Court Saturday. It was
executed on October 11, 189S, and was
witnessed by G. C. Fulton and the lato
D. K. Warren. The instrument, after
providing for the payment of the debts
owed by the deceased, directs that tho
balance of the estate be divided equally
among his 11 children. John W. Bab
bidge, of this city, Is named as executor.
The petition, asking that the will be
admitted to probate, states that the es
tate consists of notes, certificates and
real property, and is valued at about
$20,000.
Eugene High-School Debate.
EUGENE, Or., March 20. (Special.)
A tryout debate was held last night in
the assembly room of the Eugene High
School to select debaters to represent the
school in the cqming contest against the
Roseburg High School. The result was
the selection of Ralph Watson, Graver
Kestly and Edna Houston to compose the
competing team, with Elza Crow as alter
nate. The judges were W. L. Whittle
sey. "V- W. Tomllnson and E." O. Potter.
... No-
are out for Treasurer; M. E. Field, of
Chelan County, and Ed Saunders, of
Spokane, want the Lieutenant-Governor
ship,
RETURNS TO FACE PUNISHMENT
Fred B. Barnes Had Left Many Cred
Itors at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or., March 20. Special.)
Fred B. Barnes, who left Hood River
before daylight on a Monday morning
early in February, leaving his wife and
business associates In ignorance of his
whereabouts and a hundred creditors
losers to the extent of $5000 or $6000, has
returned. Barnes is very penitent and of
fers to go to jail or work out his debts
as his creditors say.
The authorities had Barnes located i
for some time at Upland, Cal., but jus
as Sheriff Sexton, of The Dalles, was
about to serve papers of arrest upon him.
PERRY. Kan.. March 20. William Gor- a letter was received from Barnes stat
don, colored, has been arrested here for I lug he was sorry for what he had done
an alleged murder, said to have been com- I and wanted to return. Alter conierence
mltted in Denver about eight years ago. i with the District Attorney and other
Hv Is belntr held in Toneka. awaltlne the Interested parties, bnerm sexton wun
arrival of an officer from Denver to take I held action and Barnes made good hla
him back. word by returning at his own expense.
Two charges of embezzlement nave been
Westport Hotel Burned. SrTSf "strict Nl
ASTORIA, Or.. March 20. (Special.) ppttimr awav with S1G7 of the school
Tho Gllson Hotel, at Westport, was de- 1 f..nA -and a like charee for 1300 bv Oleta
Btroyed last evening by a firo which origi- Assembly of the United Artisans. Just
nated from a defective flue. The building j Tvnat will be- done In this case remains
was an old one and tne loss is not great. to be seen. If Barnes can make the
proper amends, there will likely be no
Mrs. Elenor Ingram. prosecution
KALAMA. Wash.. March 20. (SpecIaD
Mrs. Elenor Ingram, of Ostrander, Wash., LITTLE DOING IN DRIED FRUIT.
-died -very suddenly at Beck's logging camp
Saturday. So was jears old, and left Jobbers Are handling Small Stock at
Mrs. A. Carr. I firm uuozations.
SAN FRANCISCO. March SpeciaL)
I Leading authority reports a small Job
bing business in cured fruits. In the ab
sence of large stocks, except prunes and
raisins, quotations remain firm. Apricots,
apples and peaches are most inquired for.
Choice Deaches are selling well up to
6 cents, bag basis. Very little Is doing In
prunes. Large sizes uro the most, plentl
ful and continue weak. Small sixes com-
mand slight premiums. Nothing of In
terest has developed In the raisin sltua
tion except that the wrangle at Fresno
coes on and is unsettling the maxjeet.
Liberal shipments of Cuban honey to
New Tork are having an effect on the
California, product, as the Cuban product
NORTH YAKIMA SAFES ROBBED
One Had $100 in It, the Other Was
Entirely Empty.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., March 20.
(Special.) Robbers blew open the safe of
the Northwestern Improvement Company
at this place last nlght and .secured $100.
Nitro-glycerln was used In the work and.
one door was' blown entirely Jrom its
hinges. The-'robbers covered the safe with
several hundred gunny sacks to deaden
the sound. " .
The safe in the office of H. M. Helllesen,
lumber dealer, was also blown open but
there was no money In It.
Articles of Incorporation Filed.
SALEM, Or., March 20, Special.) Ar
ticles of Incorporation wero - filed- In the
office of the -Secretary of State last week
as follows:
Mayflower Gold Mining Company, Walla
Walla, TJTaEh.; $50,000; George W- Consqr,
Heppner, attorney-in-fact. , .
The "Hercules Copper Mining Company,
Portland 3500,000; Leander Martin, J. B.
F. Martin, John Fullam.
Mcintosh & McNalr Company, Tilla
mook, general merchandise; $20,000; P. Mc
intosh,' Alex McNalr, Almeda J. McNalr.
Mcintosh Cheese Company, Tillamook;
$10,000; P. Mcintosh, Alex McNalr, Al
bert Plank.
Pine Valley Creamery Company, Half
way, Baker County, $4000;. Nathan Hack-etU-
W. D. .Robinson, W. W. Stalker, Q.
U. Bnappr Monroe Updike.
Merlin Tbwnslte & Development Com
pany,. Merlin, Josephine County; $500,000;
A. B...Cousih,H K. Sargent, M. A. Loeb.
Austrian Hungarian Aid Society, Port
land; $650; Albert Janlts, Johan Fritsch,
Adolph Groeger, Stephan Regrier.
Glllen-Chambers Company, Portland,
$10,000; J. O. Glllen, W. H. Chambers, J.
D. Chambers; .purpose, to manufacture
asbestos goods.
Crown Boys Mining & Milling Company,
Oregon. City; $500,000; Charles Moran, S.
N. Green. P. H. Ross, G. C. Etchlson,
John Green.
Murhard Estate Company, Portland;
$5000; S. A. -Murhard, C. B. Murhard, G.
T. Murhard.
FARMERS' GRIEFS AHEAD.
Fear Rain May Not Come Again
After Cessation.
SALEM. Or., March 20. (Special.)
Farmers in the hills are becoming anx
ious about their Spring grain crops, be
cause of the lateness of the season. Last
year tho Spring season, in the hills was
four weeks earlier than It is thl3 year.
The fear Is expressed that when fair
weather comes there will not be enough
rains to keep late-sown grain growing.
Nearly all kinds of crops will be late,
as no Spring sowing or planting has been
done. Farmers and gardeners who had
peas ten Inches high at this time last
year, have hot begun to plant their
gardens yet.
Marlon Democrats to Banquet.
SALEM. Or.. March 20. (Special.)
Marion County Democrats are preparing
to give an elaborate Jeffersonlan ban-
soap
world is so cheap,
i
No soap in all the
world is so good none
so lasting.
Sold all over the -world. -
Twenty Years of Success
In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney
and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical
swellings, Bright's disease, etc.
Kidney and Urinary
Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky of
bloody urino, unnatural discharges speedily cured.
Diseases of the Rectum
Such as piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and
bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or
confinement.
Diseases of Men
Blood pobon, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, liupo
. vnt-micrViiv mrpil No failure. Cures guaranteed.
. .. v. i j i.v. ,irvt .TniMinni Arefims. exhaustms drains, basn
With the exception that a great many fHlnWT aversion to society, which deprive you of your manhood. UNFITS YOU
lambs have been killed by the late rains, I for BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. .i- ,nv lost Ihelr MANLY
M IQULE-AUtU Mbn, Tfoo ireiu
POElUDOD AND SKIN DISEASES, Syphillls. Gonnorhoea; painful, bloody "urhis.
rur Rrt ifelarsred Prostate. Sexual Debility, Varicocele. Hydrocele, Kidney
Sd Live TublS cwed without MERCURY OR OTHER POISONOUS: DRUGS.
Catarrh and Breumatlsm CURED. .r,,. ,
Dr. Walkers metnoas are regular ana ourauuc no uh "v" " r ,,1
ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treato His
1 Pamphlet ac Privata Diseases sent free to all men who describe, their trouble.
PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. .All letters answerea in piam
livestock has not suffered. Hopgrowera
are late in starting their Spring plowing.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Alexander Sumpter
ALBANY. Or., March 20. (Special.)
Alexander Sumpter, a veteran pioneer of
Alexander Bumpier, a veteran pioneer or ' . Conwultiition free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address.
Oregon, died at his homo nine, miles east If'. . r7?VVr r-. . c. . v um r5J A f.
of Albany last Friday, at the aayanced DR. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamhill, Portland, Uf.
POSITIVE CURES
SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT OF MEN'S PRIVATE AILMENTS
VARICOCELE, NERVOUS DEBILI
TY, BLOOD POISON, RUPTURE,
KIDNEY AND URINARY DISEASES
age of 93 years.
Mr. Sumpter had spent a great part of
his life in Linn COunty, and was known
and "respected by all. He was born, in
East Tennessee on the 10th day of May,
1810. When yet an infant, Alexander was :
taken to Kentucky by his parents, and
received his early education there. Dur
ing the gold fever of 1849 he came west to j
California by ox team. Boon after, how
ever, he returned to St Louis, where he
married Miss Nancy Prather. In 1853 1
Alexander Sumpter, with his wife, came ;
to Oregon and located in the Willamette
Valley, near the present site of Albany,
where he has since resided.
Alexander Sumpter has a remarkable I
record. At the time of hjs death he
had 278 descendants. These were di
vided into 13 children, 86 grandchildren.
162 great grandchildren and 17 great-great
granocniidren.
Mrs. Mollle Cameron.
MED FORD, Or.. March 2a (Special.)
Word was received from Klamath Falls
and all diseases due to habits, excesses or the result
of specific diseases. I make no misleading state
merits or unbuslness-llke propositions to the afflicted
In order to secure their patronage. The many yeara ot
my successful practice in Portland prove that my
methods ot treatment are safe and certain- You do not
'vrant to be mutilated and maimed for life in trying
to be cured of Varicocele, Hydrocele and kindred
troubles in a few days by surgical procedures. I guar
antee a perfect cure in the shortest possibla tima
without injurious after effects.
Benton Democratic Dates.
rrmvATVLJS. Or.. March 20. (Special.)
The Democratic primaries of Benton are
to be held on Tuesday, the 29th. and the
county convention on Saturday, April 2.
The dates were fixed at a meeting of the
County Central Committee held yesterday
Rainfall Was General In Kansas.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., March 2a Reports
received from all parts of the Kansas
wheat belt show that today's heavy rain
fall was generaL Santa Fe headquarters
at Topeka has advices that wheat every
where is In good condition.
Welser Streets Flooded.
WE1SER, Idaho, March 20. (Special.) I today ot the sudden death -yesterday of
There was an unusually heavy rain storm I Mrs. Mollle Cameron, wife of ex-state
about 8 o'clock yesterday evening that I Senator T. Cameron, of Jacksonville. Mrs.
caused streams in this vicinity to rise Cameron had recently gone to Klamath
with great rapidity. Monroe Creek again I Falls to care for her daughter-in-law and
overflowed its banks and ran over the I son, who were sick. She was 45 years old
fhi M!rfpm oart ot the ltv doing much for 25 years. The Very essence Ot VOUr
damage. While not as high as the one of I Mrs. Cameron, was prominent in society I and -VOU do not knOW it.
a few weeks since it yet did considerable circles and lodge work, holding at the j contract the seminal ejaculatory ducts that they can retain their vital
From, the deluge of water that came I Adrii Chapter, No. 3, O. E. S., Jackson
down, it Is thought a waterspout occurred I vflle;. also receiver for Degree of Honor
and active oracer of nebekans. ne left a
husband and four children. The body will
be brought to Jacksonville for burial.-
STOP THOSE DRAINS
They will undermine the strongest constitution If neglected.
The verv essence of your vitality and manhood may be wasting
near the head of the stream.
Will Vote on School Bonds.
PENDLETON, Or., March 20. (Special.)
The School Board has received a suf
ficient number of signatures' to a petition
calling or 560,000 for a new school buildings-
and setting April 12 as the -date-of
a special election.
1 will contract ine seminai cjiwiuivui j uum. . . ...
fluids, relieving you of drains, losses ami emissions .SSSfflS
Bv reducing and neaung me xrosuiie uiauu, . ,
the neckof thf bladder Is relieved and urinary dlfflculUes removed. The accumula
?on of slSggfan blood m the veins of the scrotum is diffused by the ygorou
circulation induced, permanently curing varicocele.
Cs Grife Cre4 by Qrwwhirlala'a Cough
The great danger from la grippe Is of
Its resulting in pneumonia. This can be
avoided, by using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, Among the tens' of thousands
who .used this remedy during the epidemic
ot'la.grjppe of recent years no case has
ever -been known to result In pneumonia
which shows exclusively that It Is s cer
tain preventive of that' dangerous disease.
Price 25 cents; large sise. 59 cents. For
sale by all druggists.
G. K. Cawrence.
LATAH, Wash., March 23. (Special.)
The funeral of a pioneer, G. K. Lawrence,
aged 70 years, took place here Thurs
day under the auspices Of the G. A. K.,
Gllroy .Post, No 62. Mr. Lawrence en
listed in the Union Army In 1851 and
served under General Curtis in the West
ern States until tho famous battle of
Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March. 1862. Be
ing wounded In this battle, he was- dis
charged from the service. Ho came, to
this state la 1S78 from. Iowa, and located
on tha farm on watch He ewd.
You Will Feel Like a New Man
IX FKOJI 5 TO 30 DAYS yoa will b free from year ,1UB!,,st7I?sIcl.,1. Il
St oidy sextnHr. but mentally and phylcur a well Yon will Xeel lii a mas ought
to feci
If you cannot call at our office, write us your symptoms fully. Our home
treatment by correspondence Is always sucessfuL Our counsel is free and sacred
ly confidential, and we give each patient a legal contract in writing to hold to
our promise. , .
Bours-3 to 8; Sundays, 10 to 12. Address all letters to
Cofonel Hofer Talked to Grangers.
ALBANY, Or., March- .-8pociai.)-J
ST. LOUIS DISPENSARY
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