. THE M0ENI2JG OKEGONIAK, TUESDAY, -AtJaTJST 16, 1M1
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CONTRACT 18 LOAN
Supreme Court Rules Against
Building Association,
MUST CANCEL THE MORTGAGE
Also Decides That Mrs. E. G. Durham
May Collect Interest on Con
Verted Stock From Date of
x. , . the Conversion.
BulWlne and loan association con
tracts such cb have been under litiga
tion In this state are merely contracts
for he loaning of money, and the
member Is entitled to have all his pay
merits credited upon his Indebtedness.
In an action lor conversion, the own
er ot the property is entitled to in
terest, cs damages, from the date of
the conversion, but -where Inlerest for
.only a portion -of the time has been
demanded, only that much -will be al
SAL.SM, Of., Aug. 15. (Special.) The
Supreme Court handed down decisions to
day as follows:
Johnson vs. Loan Association.
Ti. A. Johnson, respondent, vs. Wash
ington National Building, Loan & Invest
ment Association, appellant, from Clarion
County; B. P. Boise. Judge; affirmed;
opinion by Justice Bean.
Held, in accord anco with numerous
other decisions of this court, that not
withstanding the form of the building and
loan contract, the transaction Is a mere
.loan. The plaintiff was a borrower and
en'tltled to have all payments applied In
discharge of his indebtedness. The de
. 1 endant "was the originator of the scheme
to collect more than the legal rate of In
terest under the guise of a building and
loan association, and is not entitled to
make the defense of estoppel as against
one of its so-called borrowing members."
It is held that plaintiff Is entitled to
have cancellation of his mortgage.
Durham vs. Commercial Bank.
Ella C. Durham, administratrix of S. A.
Durham estate, appellant, vs. Commer
cial National Bank of Portland, respond
ent, from Multnomah County, John B.
Cleland, Judge; reversed and remanded;
opinion by Judge Bean.
This was an action for conversion by de
fendant of a number of shares of its capi
tal stock. It was agreed that this case
should await the result of the action
brought by Henry "Weinhard against the
same defendant, and when that case end
ed in Judgment for "Weinhard, a judgment
was entered in this case In favor of plain
tiff for $2100, with interest from the date
of the Judgment in the "Weinhard case.
At the instance of defendant the judg
ment was later vacated and interest al
lowed only from the date of judgment.
The plaintiff appealed to the Supreme
Court, and that tribunal holds that, as a
rule, Interest is due as damages from the
date of conversion, but as plaintiff asked
for Interest only from the date when it
had been determined that a conversion
had taken place, she will be allpwed in
terest accordingly. The Judgment of the
lower court is reversed, and the case re
manded with instructions to overrule the
motion to vacate the first judgment in
favor of plaintiff.
Woldenbey vs. Berg.
I. Woldenbey, appellant, vs. C. Berg, re
spondent, from Harney County, M. D.
Clifford, Judge; modified; opinion by Jus
tice Wolverton.
This was a suit for dissolution of a part
nershiD and for an accounting. The case
involved no questions of law, but was de
cided upon the evidence, which was very
complicated and uncertain. The Supreme
Court reviews the figures of the accounts
and finds that in assets valued at 510,
495.C8, plaintiff has an interest of $8,552.59
and defendant $1,913.09, and orders that
after the payment of costs and disburse
ments and the expenses of closing up the
business, the remainder be divided in the
proportion indicated.
Devihe vs. Billingsley.
Jennie Devine, respondent, vs. J. D.
Billingsley, appellant, from Harney
'County, M. D. Clifford, Judge; affirmed;
opinion by Chief Justice Moore.
This was a suit by Mrs. Devine to de
clare the defendant a trustees of the title
to S00 acres of land valued at $20,000. After
.reviewing the evidence the Supreme Court
agrees with the lower court that the pre
ponderance of the testimony is In favor
of plaintiff, and that the property, stand
ing In defendant's name, belonged to John
S. Devine before his death, and now be
longs to his widow, the plaintiff, who Is
rhis sole heir.
Eldrledge vs. Hoefer & Zorn.
F. J. Eldrledge, respondent, vs. John
JHoefer and Casper Zorn, appellants, from
.Marion County, George H. Burnett,
Judge; reversed and new trial ordered;
opinion by Justice Bean.
This was an action for damages for the
conversion of a hophouse. The trial
resulted in Judgment for plaintiff for $1500,
and on appeal defendant secures a new
trial because of error on the part of the
lower court in excluding testimony offered
to show the reason why he executed a
Ilease of the property on which the house
fctood.
himtness men and Tironertv-owners have
protested against the action of the Sheriff,
but he says'he hag been asked by prom
inent citizens and heavy taxpayers to
enforce the law, and he is going to do'so
without fear or favor.
OBSTRUCT TRACK FOR FUN
LA
CRAWFORD A FRE.E MAN.
Young Man Convicted of Assault Is
Pardoned by the Governor.
6ALEM. Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.)
Governor Chamberlain today granted a
pardon In favor of James Crawford.
who is serving a slx-ycar sentence m
the nenltentlarv for criminal assault
committed In Douglas County in 1901.
Crawford has served over half or nis
sentence. Tho reason for the paraon
GRANDE BOYS' JOKE ON A
TRACKWALKER.
States District Judge De Haven. The
nroDOsal , to remove the .accused to-
Washington was combatted. on the
ground that no conspiracy haa oeen
proven, and that practically all of the.
alleged offenses were committed, in uau-
fornia and Oregon.
SALMON FEW BUT FINE
LIGHT PACK
FISH IN
OF HIGH-GRADE
COLUMBIA.
I can get another horse about as good as
that one. but I have no Idea where I can
get another H. T. Wilson."
As Foreman Saved Train, They Are
Only Held Under $200 Bonds to
Appear Before Circuit Court.
XuA. GRANDE, -Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Three La Grande boys, George Ackley,
John Young "and E. J. Stultz, were
brought before the court this afternoon
LAY CHURCH CORNERSTONE.
Congregational Edifice In Salem Be
gun With Usual Ceremony.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.) The
cornerstone cf the new Congregational
Church in this city wa3 laid this even
ing with appropriate ceremonies, Rev. P.
S. Knight, the pioneer minister, deliver
ing the formal address. The church will
be of brick and wood, and when the Sun-
Have Canrfed .Abput 200,000 Cases
Cannerymen Lose on Labor Con
tracts With Chinese.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.) The
1904 fishing season closes officially today,
but as there Is a fair run of fish in the
lower river and some large deliveries aro
from seven to eight feet high on the
track near Steel Spur. The defense
waived examination and the,y were placed
under $200 bonds each to appear before
the Circuit Court in October.
The boys went to Kamela .Saturday
night on a fishing expedition and start
ed home Sunday morning, expecting to
catch a freight before reaching home, as
Kamela is about 25 miles from here. Be-
are thrown together, will have a seating
capacity of 900 persons. The style of
architecture will be Gothic and the cost
about $12,000.
Rev. Mr. Knight took as his text "The
stone which the builders rejected became
the head stone of the corner. This Is
the Lord's doing and lti3 marvelous In
our eyes. HI3 theme was "Jesus Christ,
least before anywhere near accurate fig
ures on the pack can be secured.
The season has been a disappointment
to everyone connected with the Industry
with the single exception of the gillnet
tere, as It was a year when much was ex
pected In the way of returns from the
large number of fry that have seen
turned out from the several hatcheries.
the Cornerstone of Our Moral and Splr-i Extensive preparations were made for
ltual Structure."
Besides this address, the exercises con-
was the previous good character of the on the serious charge ot having attempt- day-school room and main auditorium being made It will be a couple of days at
prisoner, the excessive nature 01 me 1 to wreck trains on the O. R. & N.
punishment and the representation of J track by piling ties, timber and debris
a large number of persons wno peti
tioned for the pardon.
The petitions on file differ as to the
ace nf the nrlsoner. one saying that ho
was 20 years old and the other 21. It
is alleged in his behalf that he was
not of the age of sound discretion, ana
that the crime would not have been
committed but for the fact that tno
girl, who was under the age of consent,
IMi years, was wayward.
that the said accused was guilty of
the crime of statutory rape, as it la
sometimes called, on account of the
girl's being under the statutory ago
of consent. The accused having
formed an attachment for said girJ.
they had started to elope for the pur
pose of getting married, and were ap
nrehended and the accused entered a
Dlea of guilty to tho charge."
The petitioners aver that Crawford
has been sufficiently punished, tnat jus
tice can be best subserved by restor-
fore reaching Steel Spur, which is about slated of selections by the Congregational
ten miles from the .city, they passed a
Japanese trackwalker and talked with
him awhile, then came on and just Be
fore reaching the place they saw wood
and ties piled along the track, and
thought it would be a capital joke to
give tho Jan a little extra worK.-
This was done not far from the fateei
Spur section-house, and the section fore
man. W. L. Prillman, who had- been
away hunting, came down the track just
in time to see the danger and tq run the
boys away.
A second after this a freight train was
Church Quartet, and a solo by Mrs. Etta
Selev. John Bavne. chairman of the
building committee, presided.
that he would not have time to remove
the obstructions, ran ahead and flagged
the train. Mr. Prillman soon after over
took the boys, who were' on their way
home to La Grande, taking them in
charge at Hilgard.
He notified the officers In La Grande,
and the boys were brought to this city
last night. Two of the boys are 16 and
one 17 years of age, and what the out
come of the case will be will depend
considerably on what the railroad will do.
Attorneys Ramsey and Oliver appeared
for the defense, and Prosecuting Attor
ney Charles Cochran for the prosecution.
The boys stated that they did it for tneir
own amusement ana tna not mtena
wrecking a train.
Besides the great pile on the track,
the grade at that point Is 116 feet to the
mile.
ing the prisoner to his freedom, and neara to whistle and the foreman, seein
give him a chance to Become a goou
and useful citizen.
The petition Is accompanied by two
letters from friends of the family, fav-
orinc- the pardon. District Attorney
George M. Brown waived notice of the
petition, but neither the District At
torney nor the trial Judge make any
recommendation. The only oojection
to tho petition is an anonymous com
munication from some one at Canyon-
ville, the home of the prisoners
mother. This protest asks that Craw
ford be not pardoned on account of his
alleged previous bad habits.
CONFIRM INDIAN LAND BIDS.
Officials Report That Offers on Res
ervation Are Reasonable.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Aug. 16. (Special.)
The officers of the Oregon City -Land
Office and Special Agent Neuhausen, for
the Government, will recommend to the
Department of the Interior that a sale be
had of the tracts included in the south
half of the Grand Ronde Indian Reserva
tion, bids for which were received last
week through the local Land Office.
Receiver Bibee and Mr. Neuhaueeri re
turned last night from the reservation.
where they went to make a personal In
vestigation of the lands. They are con
vinced that the highest bid that was made
for each Individual tract represents tho
reasonable market value of the lands,
and will recommend that the sale be
closed, feellDg that better returns would
not be realized from a re-sale. For the
16,500 acres In the south half the tract
that was bid for the Government will
receive about $56,000, or an average of
about $4 per acre.
SNOWSHED BURNS.
Bear Cubs Perish and Three Train
men Are Badly Injured.
EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 15. Early yes
terday morning the crown sheet of a
freight engine coming down the steep
grade near Leavenworth, on the' Great
Northern, blew out in a snowshed near
Madison, wrecked the machinery and
"burned COO feet of shed.
O. F. Strand, a fireman making his first
trip, was fatally scalded. Engineer J. C.
Davis, of Leavenworth.' was badly burned,
but will recover. Conductor Charles Cray-
croft, of this city, was burned about the
face and .hands. J. C. Stern, a raaenm-
Ist, beating his way, was badly scalded
about face, neck and hands.
So rapidly did the fire spread In the
snowshed that the freight train was only
saved with difficulty.
In the shed a bear and her two cubs had
established their home. The cubs were
burned to death, and the mother lingered
around the spot all day, frightening sever
al women passengers on the overland so
that they fainted.
WILL OPEN WITH FEW MEN.
Strikers Do Not Oppose Starting Up
of TIed-Up Plant.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Aug. 15. (Special.)
The Northwestern Lumber Company
started its mill this noon and -will try
to keep the machinery going. Between 50
and 60 men are at work, but practically
none of the men who walked out came
back. The big mill on the lower floor is
full-handed, but there Is a shortage of
men at the drop and in the yards. The
planer-shed started up with five machines,
the sa'sh, and door factory Is running
with a tfmall crew, but not a wheel Is
turning in the box factory.
It was rumored the men would return
to work upon the arrival of Messrs. Jones
and Emerson, but the strikers say they
will not. The mill company will make
an effort to secure a full crew, but It
is an assured thing they cannot continue
work unless more help is secured. The
strikers are perfectly orderly and no vio
lence was attempted to prevent starting
up the plant.
COUNTY IS WORTH MORE.
Clackamas Is Now Valued at $300,000
More Than In 1903.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Assessor J. F. Nelson today completed
the assessment of Clackamas County
property for the 1S01 roll. The aggregate
of property valuations, represented by the
roll, Is approximately 510,260,000, or an
increase of $300,000 over last year's roll.
It is not expected that any material
changes will be made In the assessed
valuations by the Board of Equalization,
which will be convened on Monday, Au
gust 29. This is the earliest date for years
that the assessment of property in this
county has been completed.
STRIKERS ATTACK MINER.
Marshal Holds Nonunion Man While
Mob Beats Him.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 15. (Special.)
Joe Walker, a nonunion miner In the
Renton coal mines, was given a severe
beating by union strikera and sympathiz
ers-in Renton. while the City Marshal
held him so that he could not defent him
self from the blows that were rained
upon him from all sides.
Walker has been working in the mines
for years and when the union men walked
out, he remained In the employ of the
company, keeping the property In re
pair during the shut-down. Thl3 Is the
first violence of the strike. Feeling has run
high against Walker for staying with the
company.
The officials of the Seattle Electric Com
pany, In charge of the mines, declare that
City Marshal Jack Stewart, of Renton, Is
In league with the miners to prevent non-
unon men from working In the mines.
CONVICTS COMPLETE ROAD.
Hiahwav From Reform School to
Salem Improved by Prisoners.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.) The
force of orison convicts today completed
work on the improvement of the public
hlchway connecting: the State Reform
School with this city.
The road improved is about four miles
long and has heretofore been very bad
in the Winter. Deep ditches have been
dug on each side of the road, with even
grades, so that the water will drain
from the highway and flow out into the
creeks near by. The roadway has been
made higher and very smooth and hard.
In a few places more work must do
done after the rains begin, and when
this has been accomplished the toad will
be In good condition at all seasons of
the year. Besides the labor of a dozen
convicts, the Improvement work has re
quired the expenditure of $2400 lor guards,
teams and other Incidental expenses.
Asks Divorce From Portlander.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 15. (Spe
cial.) Annla Brucker, of Portland, today
began a suit for divorce from Adolph
Brucker, whom she married at Portland
in January, 1003. The woman alleges
that Immediately following their mar
riage, Brucker began to drink and was
In a constant state of Intoxication, that
they went to California where the hus
band obliged her to pay all traveling ex
penses and a buy a team of horses and a
conveyance at a cost of more than $300,
all of which she had to pay for from her
own funds, while he appropriated all of
the proceeds from a fruit farm to satisfy
his thirst for liquor. Desertion by the
defendant In October. 1903, is also
charged by the plaintiff," who wants to
resume her maiden name, Annia Harger.
Power for1 Medford.
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
The Condor Water & Power Company,
located at Tolo, Or., ten miles north of
this city, on Rogue River, has purchased
the poles and distributed them along the
public highway for a distance of ten
miles, and contracted for their erection,
when the wires are to be strung to con
duct the electric current for power for
Medford and vicinity.
it is expected tnat witnm two weeKs-
actual construction work will have be
gun, and within 60 days the company
expects to be able to furnish power,
light and water for this city. Extensive
Improvements are contemplated at the
plant, and contracts have been let for
the most approved electrical appllance3
for Medford.
Irrigation Cases Settled.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
The difficulties between the different
irrigation companies which have existed
for some time were definitely settled to
day. By special agreement the Milton,
Freewater v& Hudson Bay Irrigation
Company will be allowed the present vol
ume of water for a period of two years.
The case of the Little Walla Walla Ir
rigation Company vs. O. E. Preston et
al. was dismissed, the court holding that
an Irrigation union could not control the
ditches of private persons until' the same
had been acquired by actual purchase or
through condemnation proceedings. The
territory Involved covers several hundred
acres near Milton and Freewater, in the
heart of the fruit-raising country.
UP TO CITY OFFICIALS.
Baker City Sheriff Changes His Plans
for Closing Gambling.
BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. 15. (Specials
Sheriff Brown has changed hl3 plans re
garding the enforcement of the gambling
ano bunaay laws. He has decided, in
view of the fact that it Is considered
first to be the duty of municipal officers
to enforce the law, that he should first
notify the various officers that if they
fail in this duty he will proceed to do so
himself. Accordingly, he has Issued writ
ten notices to all the city and precinct of
ficers In the county that If they do not
do their duty in the premises he will begin-
at 12 o'clock, midnight, August 20. to
enforce the laws against gambling and
Sunday opening.
Several of the. leading gamblers and sa
loonmen have announced that they will
obey the mandate of the Sheriff; others
say they will not pay any attention to it.
Sheriff Brown said today that when the
time limit for the city and precinct of
ficers to act expired he would proceed to
enforce his order In every part of the
county. A large number of prominent
Assign Astoria Teachers.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) The
School Board held a special meeting to
day and made the assignment of teach
ers for the term which opens oa Mon
day, September 19, as follows:
xilgh School and McCluro's Principal,
A. L. Clark; first assistant, Dora Badol-
let; second assistant, J. Gertrude Hulse;
third assistant, Grace E. Moore; grade
teachers, May "Utzinger, Mrs. Josle Mc-
Cormlck, Annie Powell, Ethel BUnn, An
nie Olsen and Mrs. A. L. Fulton.
Olney school Principal, C. F. Willlcutt;
grauo teachers, Mrs, Maggie Barry. Lucy
Morton and Kathryn Shlvely.
Taylor school Grade teachers, Maud
Stockton and Clara Barker.
Shlvely school Principal, W. J. McCor-
mac; grade teachers, Mary Garner, Mary
Deal.ey, Mary Fossett, May Morgan and
Mrs. J. Busey.
iVdalr s school Principal, Mrs. E.
Lemon; grade teachers, Mrs. Belle Huden,
Kate Slnnott, Mary Adams, Florence
Turner, Ida Gustafson and Helen Dick
enson.
Alderbrook school Principal, Nell Stupp;
grade teachers, Annie Q lsiel and Lilly
Lewis.
CALIFORNIANS PLAY WAR.
Encampment Enlivened by Real Fight
With Clubbed Pistols.
CAMP ATASCADERO, Cal., Aug. 15.
Regimental drills were held today by
each regiment, the most Interesting of
which was that of the provincial regi
ment. The reserves and supports were
in evidence, reinforcing the firing line.
The whole affair was that of a defense
under attack, the enemy being imagin
ary. The militia looked on with interest
and afterward held a drill of the same
kind. There were several small fires on
the grounds this morning. The fire call
was sounded throughout the camp, and
the fires were speedily extinguished.
A fight between a number, of militiamen
of the . Seventh Regiment and negro
troopers of the Ninth Cavalry occurred
last night and was carried on. through
the medium of clubbed revolvers. Sev
eral men of both regiments were unable
to attend dr.lll today.
Baseball Bat Breaks Head.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 15. (Special)
-Because he persisted in visiting the
famous soda springs at Wllhoit when he
had been forbidden to come on tho
grounds, Frank Holt, of that locality, re
ceived a severe scalp wonnd yesterday.
The- injury resulted from a blow wielded
over Holt's head by a baseball bat in the
hands of William McLeran, the pro
prietor of the resort, who had notified
Holt to keep off the premises, as It was
said the former brought people of ques
tionabie reputation to the resort. Holt's
Injury, while severe, is not serious, and
no arrests have been made.
handling big runs, new plants were erect
ed and the capacity of nearly every can
nery and cold-storage plant on the river
was Increased, so that it would have been
nosslblo to have put up a pack fully
double that of last year had the fish come
in
The estimated pack of the canneries In
1903 was 329,000 cases, on the basis of four
dozen xound cans to the case. This season
It will fall fully 100,000 cases below that
and the total may not be over 200,000
cases. Tnis shortage means a greater loss
to the- cannerymen than appears on the
surface, for the majority of them had
made contracts with their Chinese crews
to pack a much larger number of cases
than they have put up, and tnese con
tracts must be paid at the rate of aoout
42 cents per case.
For tho first time in a number of years
the various packers reached an agreement
early in the season by which the price or
the canned product was fixed at a figure
that would be remunerative and at the
same time would permit the paying of a
good price for the raw fish, and the open
ing figures of 5 and 6 cents per pound
have been maintained, throughout the sea
son until recently, when a drop was madg
to 5 cents flat. While the runs of fish
have been small and consisted principally
of a few spurts, the quality of the catch
has been excellent, and the greater por
tion of the pack will command the high
est market price.
One peculiar feature of the season has
been that the trappers and eeiners have
done comparatively nothing, but tho gill
netters, as a 'rule, have made better
catches than for several years. Especially
Is this true of the men accustomed to
drifting in the lower harbor and close to
the mouth of the river. The cold-storage
pack Is short fully as much as is that of
the canned product. Last season auout
SO00 tierces of pickled fish were put up and
this vear the total is only about 4500
tierces.
The individual pack of each of the sev
eral plants, by-tierces, Is about as fol
lows:
Union Co-Operatlve Packing Co 600
Tallant-Grant Packing Co 350
Sanborn-CutUng Packing Co 200
S. Schmidt & Co 2ou
Warren Packing Co o00
J. Llndenbercer boo
Vendsysel Packing Co 300
Columbia River .FacKers- Associauon.i.ui
Martin Both 250
Fursey & Ruggle 50
C. Noeska 50
WEEDS CAUSE TRAIN WRECK.
Train Slides on Rails and Rushes
Down Mountain Side.
VITORIA. B. C. Aug. 15. (Special.)
With the engineer powerless to control
his engine on account of the slippery
weeds on the rails, a train on the Mount
Sucker Railway, a lumber and mining
road, rushed down a steep mountain
grade at a tremendous speed. It jumped
the track at a sharp curve witn sucn
force that six persons were seriously In
jured, the engine damaged beyond re
pair and the cars smashed to pieces,
The short train was making Its way
from Sidney for machinery. The track
had not been used for months, and long
weeds had grown over the rall3. Those
Injured were Engineer Parkinson, frac
tured skull: Mr. Campbell, of the Minnie
Mine, both arms broken; N. McCaley and
son. internally injured: Mr. Crossan, of
Ladysmith, back and ribs broken.
FISH AFTER SEASON ENDS.
GLADSTONE'S MOBILE PACE.
Grand Old Man Easily Displayed Hfs
Emotions.
Nineteenth Century.
We were told by Mrs. Gladstone, in
answer to some solicitous questions from
Mr. Gladstone as to the comforts of' the
Ambaesador (Waddlngton), that his fire
(evidently a recognized enemy in the
household) had smoked badly in the night.
In spite of the two vigilant visits she had
paid it before bedtime.
Mr. Gladstone's expression of heartfelt
sympathy when the Ambassador came in
was quite Indescribable. As he expressed
his fear that, the fire had smoked and
caused his guest considerable discomfort,
there was a look of anguish on his face
which In anybo.dy else's might almost
have seemed out of proportion to the oc
casion. Keener distress could not have
been shown for the loss of a wife; but In
the Prime Minister mobility was a feeble
word for the thousand flashes and shad
ows which crossed and recrossed his coun
tenance; the play of" his face showed a
hundred different smiles, a hundred differ-r
ent frowns. To see the thunder gather
in his eyebrows over some paltry obser
vation or newspaper paragraph, you were
tempted for a second to agree with those
who held him a consummate actor; but
my belief is that the emotion, however
fleeting, was genuine, though his face, as
a vehicle of expression, may have over
emphasized It.
At his advanced age It was difficult to
estimate how far feeling may have be
come merely emotional. Both as an ora
tor and a leader of men, Mr. Gladstone
could awaken as well as control their
emotions; thus the dramatic side of things
especially appealed to him, and it seems
to me that he always rather courted than
guarded against the. moving Influence of
passion.
Willie's Sympathy.
Lippincott's.
The new clergyman was invited to
dine with the family the other Sunday, and
8-year-old Willie, of course, made himself
conspicuous during his stay. He. seemed
to be deeply impressed with the minis
ter, and never let his eyes, stray from him
He manifested as much interest as hi3
elders in what was said, but regarded
the minister with a somewhat sorrowful
expression, which was altogether uncalled
for, as he was of a jovial disposition and
greatly amused his hearers. As the minis
ter was about to leave Willie meekly ap
proached him and sadly asked:
"Why why how does it feel to be
poor?"
"What do you mean, Willie" laughingly
asked the minister, turning to the parents
with an amused smile.
"Why, I heard papa say to mamma that
you was a mighty poor preacher," was
Willie's startling declaration.
Chinese Ideas of Anatomy.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
"No Chinese representative of the heal
ing art has ever dissected any portion of
the human frame, and consequently their
knowledge of anatomy and physiology are
matters of faith, said Frank C. Jerauld,
of San Francisco, who has traveled ex
tensively, at the Republican House. "They
have been taught what they know of the
human frame by images, which' have been
renroduced during centuries, and their
knowledge on the subject Is interesting.
I "When the life of Mrs. Ruft was I
"When the life of Mrs. Ruft was
hanging in the balance she used-
ur. nerce's .favorite Prescription
and was restored to health. Her ex
perience made her the firm friend of j
the medicine that cured her. i
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
has no equal in its cures of womanly
disease. It establishes regularity,
dries the drains that weaken women,
heals inflammation and ulceration
and cures female weakness.
"FItc years ago when my life was hang
ing In the balance. Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription was brought to my heme,"
writes Mrs. Caroline Ruff, Director of Ger
man Orphan's Home, residing at 333 Ro-we-na
Street, Detroit, Mich. "I toot it, and,
it won me back to health. Ever since that
time, I have been its firm friend. "We fre
quently have mothers come to oar 'Home'
who are suffering with uterine troubles, in-
flnrnmntion tumor nnrl tilrwntlnn n.,-
I great remedy for a female trouble is Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and we have
found nothing so far which woald so quick
ly cure the disease, relieve inflammation
and stop pains. It is a good friend to
women."
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ncal Adviser, in paper covers, is sent
jree on receipt ot 21 one-cent stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Ad
dress Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y.
They believe, for instance, that the skull
is formed of one bone. To them the heart
governs the vital processes, and in co-.
operation with the cavity of tha stomach
it supplies all Ideas and pleasurable sen
sations. The soul lives in the liver, and
from it emanate all noble and generous
sentiments. They have not grasped the
motor function of the heart, and yet they
profess to distinguish 74 different varie
ties of pulse. The Chinese certainly are
a peculiar people, and until they have
been educated thoroughly. It is probable
that their ideas of the human anatomy
will linger with them."
What He Saw.
Pittsburg Dispatch".
The youthful scion of a Germantown
household succeeded in putting the fam
ily physician to blush a few days ago.
Something was wrong with the young
hopeful's vision and the doctor was called
In. The family assembled and several
optical tests were made. Finally the doc
tor held up his hand. '
"What do you see now, my boy?' he
inquired.
"I see a dirty hand," piped the little
fellow.
The doctor's departure was followed by
a spanking.
IBlood Troubles
Falls Back Into Well.
OREGON CITY, Or,, Aug. 15. (Special.)
John Aden, a leading Clackamas
County farmer and Justice of the Peace
for the Stafford Precinct, had a narrow
escape from serious injuries late Satur
day afternoon. Mr. Aden was working
in a well when he became 111 from diz
ziness and signalled to be elevated. As
he reached the opening of the well, he
fell backwards into the well, which Is
about 30 feet deep, and sustained the
fracture of two ribs, besides severe
bruises about the face and head.
Washington Commissioner Said to
Have Given Permission.
KALAMA. Wash., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Today is the beginning of tho closed sea
son for salmon fishing, but it is wholly
disregarded by fishermen on the Colum
bia River. It is announced that State
Fish Commissioner Kershaw told the fish
ermen on his visit here last Saturday
that they might continue to take salmon
from the Columbia River and its tribu
taries until notified to close down. The
fishermen announce that there will be no
closed season observed until salmon ripe
for spawning appear in the river, which
they think will be about September L
LEAVES AFTER ATTACHED.
Lieutenant-Governor's Wife Dies.
aCTORIA. B. C, Aug. 15. Lady de
Lotblnlere, wlfo of Sir Henry G. Jolj de
Lotblnlere, Lieutenant-Governor of Brit
ish Columbia, died tonight after a linger
ing illness, aged 67 years. She was the
daughter of Hammond Gowen, of
Quebec City, and married Sir Henry In
1S56. She is survived by six of her eleven
children. The remains will be taken to
Quebec for Interment.
Soldiers Elect Officers.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 15. (Special.)
The annual election of the Pacific Sol
diers' Reunion Association was held this
afternoon and resulted as follows: Com
mander, F. L. Wade; vice-commander, W.
H. Bucker; senior vice-commander, J. W.
Melsner; quartermaster, R. Burmlngham;
chaplain, C. D. Spencer; trustees, W. E.
Rockwell, G. W. France, J. O. Ingram,
C. W. Baramore and George Woodruff.
Confectioner, Said to Have Misman
aged Business, Is Arrested.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Raloh Ward, for several years .en
gaged In the confectionery business nere,
was arrested in Walla Walla today on
the charge of trying to defraud his cred
ltors. Ward's store was attached Sat
urday on complaint of Anna M. Marshall,
who alleges that the defendant has failed
to pay his rent for the past six months.
-xne amount auegea 1.0 ue uuo 13 x.v, . . . . . . fl fl
The day before the store was closed by - t
the Sheriff, Ward disappeared, and was
found bv Demity Sheriff Biakeley at
Walla Walla. Ward's sister, Mrs. M.
Fletcher, was Interested In the store, and
Is said to have lost 53000 through the
alleged manipulations of her brother.
Appoint Two Carriers.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) Otto
Grnme was today appointed by Post
master Reed as a regular carrier in the
postal service to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Andrew B. Dalgity.
Adolph Minard was appointed temporary
substitute carrier, pending the holding of
a civil service examination, the date for
Fishermen Go Home.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) The
Sacramento River fishermen, who come to
the Columbia River every season, are be
ginning to leave for their homes. On the
last trip of the Columbia 64 of them left,
taking with them 54 boxes, said to contain
nets. Today 20 more departed on the
steamer Elder, and with them went 64
boxes, also supposed to contain fishing
nets.
Mexican Band Coming.
EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 15. (Special.) At
a mass meeting tonight It was decided to
send the celebrated Mexican Band to
Portland to assist the El Paso delegation
In the capture of the 1905 National Mining
Congress, provided an additional $ouw for
expenses is raised and the Southern Pa
cific Railway can be Induced to furnish
transportation for tho band.
Arrested for Beating Sister.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Ben Dice, a local character who has
been in trouble bef ore,N was arrested
today upon a charge of beating his sis
ter, Mrs. Stephen Steiger. The trouble
arose out of a dispute over property
in which both arc Interested. S. W.
Steiger, husband of the victim, is the
private prosecutor. Dice will be tried
tomorrow before Recorder Judah.
TWENTY TONS BURY MINER.
Caught by Cave-In, the Body Is Now
Being Dug Out.
BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. Id. A mes
sage from the Columbia .Mine, near
SumDter. says that J. H. Anstead, a
miner working In a tunnel orr the sec
ond level, was caught In a cave-in and
buried under 20 tons of rock at 9:30
o'clock yesterday morning. Three shifts
of men have been working to recover
the body since the accident occurred.
but have made such slow progress, ow
ing to the bad condition of the ground,
that they do not expect to recover tne
body before Wednesday morning. The
deceased was 53 years of age and a na
tive of Pennsylvania.
Pioneer Judged Insane.
ALBANY, Or.-, Aug. 15. (Special.)
County Judge C. H. Stewart today ordered
Henry Peterson, an old bachelor, commit
ted to the Insane Asylum. Peterson is
one of the early pioneers of Oregon, hav
ing come here In 1S45. Only recently his
mind has been affected, and threats to do
violence to his neighbors caused his com
mitment.
Seven Williams Name Camp.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)
Because seven men whose first name was
William were the first settlers of the pro
posed mining camp, the town was
christened Billvlllc. It is In the Blue
River mining district near the line be
tween Lane and Linn counties. Billvlile
Is now a busy mining camp.
NO CONSPIRACY PROVEN.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
liemedy in the South.
We have been handling fihamriprTain'R
Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
uumeuung nice years ana never hoard
its value questioned in cases of bowel
trouoie. ana in our territory It Is used
Hyde and DImond, Charged With Ore
gon Land Frauds, on Trial.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. Argu
ments on ' a motion of the attorneys of
Frederick A. Hyde and Henry P. DI
mond. charged with defrauding the
To Build Cable Stations.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) Wil
liam Miller, of fthls city, has been award
ed a contract by the Government for the
construction of the cable stations and
signals at Forts Stevens and Columbia.
The contract price Is $1500 and work on
the construction will be commenced next
Thursday.
Forest' Fire at Index.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 15. Reports were
received by tho Weyerhaeuser Timber
Company In Tacoma today of a heavy for
est fire near Index, on the line of the
Great Northern, In Snohomish County. A
man was sent from Tacoma to look after
the interests of the coippany.
Hotel Site Sold.
SEASIDE, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.)-
Find Scab on Cattle.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 15. (Special.) Drs,
Wells, of Albany, and Hutchinson, of
Portland, today Inspected a number of
cattle at Halsey, Linn County, prior to
their shipment to Nevada. Considerable
scab was found among the stock. This
was ordered eradicated before shipment.
, Railway Bridge Burned.
TACOMA, " Wash., Aug. 15. A report
was received at Northern Pacific head
quarters today of the burning of a bridge
at Sliverton, on the Everett & Monte
Cristo branch, causing a suspension of
traffic.
The site where the old Grimes Hotel
stood, recently destroyed by fire, was
0SLf'LUvelj; ro k"?? alfef -Dnlted Stated Government in connection for $3000. Mr. Jeffery contemplates.
xjm., uiDsiana, jLa. xnis remedy is ior '",u u"""?0 , ......0 . w .v..
sie uy ail urugglsis. I cuarges wuo uiuuo wuujr utiuiy uuiivu 1 ayiiu&.
Not Another Like Him.
New York Times.
R. T. Wilson, Jr., although a prominent
owner, Is not a reckless driver of horses.
Some time ago one of his horses be
came .fractious and started to run. See
ing danger ahead, Mr. Wilson climbed
out of the back of his vehicle and allowed
the horse, a promising one of his string,
to run to its destruction.
Afterward a witness who thought the
horse might nave been saved asked Mr,
Wilson why he didn't stay in the vehicle
and stop the horse.
"Well," was the reply. "I know whero
Bad blood is the source of numerons aches and pains
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and many pustular or scaly skin eruptions, like Eczema.
Salt Rheum and Tetter, have
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ana only a remeay mat enters part8 of tho body. So I concluded to try S. 8. S.,
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