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THE MOKNTN'G OEEGONIA BATUHDAY, NOVEMBER 12i 1904; SWEENEY BOOM ON Spokane Legislators Indorse for United States Senate. WILL WORK-.FOR HIM AS A UNIT- Members-Elect Also Agree to Stand Together for Railroad Commission Bill on Lines Indicated in County Platform. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 1L Special.) Charles Sweeney, millionaire mlneo'wner end capitalist, -was unanimously Indorsed lor United States Senator by 12 of the 13 Republican members of the Spokane Coun ty Legislative delegation, at a meeting held this afternoon. The only Republican member of the delegation absent was Senator-elect E. C. Bratt, of the Fifth Dis trict. Those present -were: Senators-elect Henry -and Brown and Jtepresentatlves-elect Hoch, Huxtable, Scott, Bowers. Crane, J. B. Unsley, Doo littie, K. E. Ldndsley, Fancher and Rat cliff e. United States Marshal C. B. Hop kins, manager of Sweeney's Senatorial campaign, and D. T, Ham, chairman of the Republican County Central Commit tee cwere also present, Mr. Ham said: The members present agreed to stand together as a unit In favor of all legislat ive matters affecting Eastern Washington, particularly for a railroad commission bill along the lines laid down In our Repub lican county pjatform adopted last April. "Those present agreed also to stand together unanimously for the election of Charles Sweeney to the United States Senate." "Was the action respecting Mr. Swee ney's candidacy unanimous? Mr. Ham was asked. "It was," he declared. Mr. Ham's statement that the action was unanimous was verified by two mem bers of the delegation. Sweeney made a speech before the dele gation, declaring himself In favor of an appointive regulative commission. HEADS WILL SOON FALL. iActlve Partisans to Lose Fat Jobs in Washington. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 11. (Special.) Those McBride office-holders who sup ported the Republican nominees during the last campaign will be allowed by Governor-elect A. E. Mead to hold their pres ent berths until their term expires. The men who fought him will be dropped from the state's pay roll as soon as the new Governor can affix his name to a certifi cate of appointment. This is the promise made during the campaign by the Repub lican managers. J. W. Arrasmlth, State Grain Inspector; T. B. Kershaw, State Fish Commissioner, and J. C Coffman, Commandant of the Soldiers' Home, are the principal men whose tenure of office Is certain until the date of their commission has been reached. There are a few other state officials who may be allowed to hold on for a time, since Republican managers are tiot able to trace their open opposition to Mead. F. A. Dry&en, Warden of the State Peni tentiary, will be the first man to go. The Mead managers insist on this and the shake-vp of the Board of Control will fol low; The Republican politicians hold that Dryden's opposition to Mead could have been checked by the Board "of Control and that the fight made against the . state ticket by employes of other institutions was due to an unfriendly' Board of Con trol. A successor, to State Labor Commls sloner William Blackman will be one of the first appointments made by Mead. Blackman took the stump for Turner. Mead gave a tacit pledge to the railroad employes that they would have a share In tho state patronage. Politicians believe he will name a railroad man for State Labor Commissioner. E. A. McDonald, State Dairy Commis sioner, and C. F. Owen, Mine Inspector, are two other Democratic state officials. Working for Piles' Election. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 1L (Special.) The Young Men's Republican Club will give a banquet next week to Governor elect A. E. Mead, at which S. H. Plies Is to preside. T. D. Rockwell, S. G. Cos grove and other Republican state leaders are to epeak. Thl3 is the first move in an effort of the club to make Piles tho King County Senatorial candidate, and his participation as toastmaster at a banquet, which will number Mead as one of the guests, is Intended to link In some way the new state administration and the King County Senatorial aspirant. Plies has been given loyal support all the way through by the officers of the Toung Men's Republican Club, and this Is merely a new step toward his election or his support by the King County and outside members of the Legislature, j Results in Wahkiakum County. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.) ' Complete unofficial returns from all pre cincts in Wahkiakum County, Washing ton, show that the whole Republican ticket was victorious. Roosevelt had a plurality of 320. Mead 310 and Rice, for Supreme Judge, 345. The plurality of the balance of the state ticket was 325. The majorities received by the Republi can candidates on the county ticket were as follows: Megrler, for Representative, 3li; Pol worth, for County Attorney, 120; Miss Kimball, for School Superintendent, 99; White. f(?r Clerk, 38. Turner re ceived 132 votes in the county, and Burgess, the Socialist nominee for Governor, received 70 votes. ROAD UPHOOD RIVER VALLEY W. H. Eccles Expects to Complete Project Next Year. HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 1L (Special.) W. H. Eccles, manager of the Oregon Lumber Company, Is home from a trip to St. Louis and the Bast, where he went to Interest capital In the construction of a steam railroad up Hood River Valley. It Is the Intention of tho Oregon Lumber Company to construct the road primarily to bring sawlogs from the mountains, but It will also be used to accommodate pas senger and freight traffic, says Mr. Ec cles. Engineer West, of the Sumpter Valley Railroad, was here during the week tak ing measurements over several proposed routes out of the city. Mr. West states that while the grades would be rather stiff, the project is entirely feasible. Mr. Eccles Is hopeful of getting the road con structed within the coming year. At last night's meeting of the Clty Council C A. Boll, a local capitalist, made application for a franchise to construct an. electric road on the streets of Hood River, Body of "Young Man Identified. EUGENE, Or.. Nov. lL-(Spec!al.) It has now been learned that the young man who was killed on the Southern Pacific track near Goshen Wednesday night and whose remains were buried here yester day, was named Leonard. He had been here a few days and was beating his way south on a freight train. Leonard had two companions and "the three tried to get away on the same train. Only Leon ard succeeded. The other two got away later; out seeing nothing of their com panion ant learning of the body being found, came back to investigate, and it was through them the remains were Iden tified by the clothing. Leonard formerly lived in Bloomneld, HI., and his parents are there now and are said to be respectable people. The young man had lost his job and was un able to secure employment and beating his way to California. His relatives In Illinois have been notified. Lively Fire at Baker City. BAKER CITY. Or.. Nov. 1L (Special.) A fire broke out In Brown's tailor shop, on the corner of First and Court streets, this morning at 4 o'clock, which destroyed the tailor shop and the Miller Hotel, ad joining. For a time the entire block was threatened, including the big hardware warehouse of the Basche-Sage Hardware Company, and the new Elks' Hall, but a favorable wind and the efforts of the firemen prevented the fire from spreading beyond the hotel. The loss on the tailor shop and stock was about 52500. 52000 of which was on the, stock,- which was Insured for 51250. The Miller HoteJ Is a total loss. Including the furniture. The loss on the building Is about $3000, Insurance $1400. The loss on the hotel furniture and fixtures Is about 12500, no Insurance. Close Vote in Coos County. MARSHFIELD. Or.. Nov. lL (Special.) With all the precincts in except Oer Park, which has nine votes, prohibition has a majority In Coos County of 57. All kinds of rumors are afloat tonight to the effect that a mistake was made In the returns and that the county has really gone against prohibition. The wet ele ment claims a majority of eight. The offi cial canvass will be made tomorrow. A contest will probably result. Great Inter est Is taken In the matter and there la much bitter feeling. Empire, North Bend and. Marshfield gave a majority of 346 against prohibition and Coqullle,. Bandon and Myrtle Point 957 for it. It has revived the talk of forming a new county by taking in the Umpqua and the Bay Cities and leaving the Co qullle out. Official Vote of Linn County. ALBANY, Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.) The official count of the vote cast in Linn County Tuesday was made this afternoon. The resultB are: Republican Dlmlck 2323, Fee 2346, Hart 2334, Hough 2301; Democratic Crawford 11S6, Dillard 1205. Hamilton 1196, Jeffrey 11S0; Prohibition Amos 289, Butler 2S4, Elmore 297, McDanlel 28; Socialist Bar zee 400, Beard 407, Hcrrlngton 409". Holt 296; People's Hill 77, McMahan 69, PhelpH 69, Schmitleln 73. Prohibition In Linn For. 2025; against, 2093. Marlon Polls Heavy Vote. SALEM, Or., Nov. 1L (Special.) The of ficial canvass of the returns of the recent election was made by County Clerk Roland today. The total number of "votes cast was 5SS3, while the registration was only 5875. There was a wide variation in the vote for Presidential electors, the highest on the Republican ticket being 41 more than the lowest. The average vote was: Republican, 4102; Democratic, 1C62; Pro hibition, 310; Socialist, 298: People's, 48. For prohibition, 2078; against, 3360. Four Precincts In Union Dry. LA GRANDE. Or.. Nov. 1L (Special.) The complete vote of Union County Is as follows: Roosevelt 1373, Parker 776, 8 wallow 112, Debs 202. Watson 20; prohibition 1204, against prohibition 1725. Four precincts in the county went for local option precinct No. 4 La Grande, Perry, Allcel and Sum mervllle which will take saloons away from the towns of Xmbler and Summer villa. Lincoln Goes Against Prohibition. TOLEDO, Or., Nov. 1L (Special.) The official count of Lincoln County's vote gives Roosevelt 683, Parker 179, Swallow, 15, Debs 118 and Watson 4; for prohibition 344, against prohibition 456. A majority of the country precincts upset calculations by going wet, making the majority against prohibition about four times the estimate based upon early returns. About 200 voters did not go to the polls. Umatilla's Largest Majority. PENDLETON. Or., Nov. lL (Special.) The official count of the vote of Umatilla County was completed this evening. James A. Fee, Republican Elector, re ceived 2612 votes; W. B. Dillard, Demo cratic Elector, 840. The Republican ma jority is 1802, the largest in the history of the county. , Prohibition was defeated by 852 votes; for 149L against 2353. Grant Votes Against Prohibition. CANYON CITY, Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.) With four small precincts to hear from Grant County gives Roosevelt 670 plural ity. The majority against prohibition is SSI- NORTHWEST DEAD. Frank N. Wood. . ALBANY. Or., Nov. 1L (Special.) News has reached this city of the death at San Francisco this week of Frank N. Wood, a well-known resident of Albany for 20 years. He was In the marble busi ness here from 1665" until about 10 years ago, when he went to California to reside. He left a wife and three children: Mrs. W. F. Pfelffer, of Albany; Mrs. William Henderson, of Oakland, CaL, and Frank N. Wood, Jr., of Orovllle, CaL T. C. Farrell. SEATTLE, Nov. 1L T. a Farrell. father of J. D. Farrell, assistant to the president of the Great Northern and president of the Great Northern Steamship Company, died here today of blood poisoning after a two months' Illness. He had resided In Seattle for two years, coming here from North Dakota. Mr. Farrell will be bur led at Elkton, N. D. Alfred Luelling. OREGON CITY. Or., Nov. 1L (Special.) Alfred Luelling". aged 72 years, and a prominent Clackamas County pioneer, died at his home here today of Dneumonla after a brief illness. Deceased came to Oregon from Iowa In 1847 and Is survived by a wife, two daughters and three sons. Mrs. R. M. Stephens. FOREST GROVE. -.Or Nov. 1L (Spe cial.) Mrs. R. M. Stephens was- seized with heart failure at Tver home In this city last evening and died a few moments later. She came here with her husband and two daughters from Almena,. Kan., last February. She was 42 years of age. Contracts Let for State Fuel. SALEM, Or., Nov. 1L (Special.) Awards of contracts for furnishing wood for the state Institutions were made today. There were a number -of contracts, some of them for small quantities of wood. The prices named in contracts, for first-growth fir. are as follows: Reform School, ?S.50; Penitentiary, 33.20; Asylum, $3.25 to 53.40; Asylum Farm, $3.50. Offers of wood for the Capitol. Blind School and Mute School were rejected, the prices named being $3.30 to S3. 95. Requisition for Alleged Horsethlef. SALEM. Or., ICov. 1L (Special.) Gover nor Chamberlain today Issued a requisition upori the Governor of South Dakota for the extradition of George W. Ditty, who is wanted to answer a charge of stealing a horse at Echo, Umatilla Count', last Mayi A GUARANTEED CUKE TOR IHJBR. Itching, Blind. Bleefltne or PromiSta Files. Tour dnietot win rfRd moqtr If Fao OM. meat fli to care you in to 14 dqr. Mc. LAY IN BLOODY POOL Peter Brown Comes Home to Find Wife Murdered. EVIDENCES OF FIERCE. BATTLE Aged Woman Had Been Living Alone for Three Months Crime Was Probably Committed Four Weeks Ago. OREGON CITT, Or., Nov. IL (Special.) Returning to his home, fire miles south of Molalla, last night, after an absence of three months, Peter Brown found the body of his wife lying In a pool of blood, with other evidence surrounding that In dicated a cowardly murder. The body was in an advanced state of decomposi tion and its features were almost unrec ognizable. There were blood stains about IN TOMORROW'S OREGONIAN YOUNG WOMEN IN BUSINESS. To the series of articles on. Today's Opportunities for Young "Women there are important c'nfeb'dTioa'?.- tsne., from a wage earner and two from employers on business as a careerf orwomen. Because in business, women come directly into competition, "with men and because such a multitude of -women enter on mercantile pursuits, the article has special value. ' OBJECT LESSONS IN GOOD BO ADS. Illustrated article by James W. Abbott, special agent of the Department of Agriculture, showing what has been done in "Whatcom County, "Washington, under Government supervision. It demonstrates what will be done in Oregon next year. CHRYSANTHEMUMS NOW AT THEIR BEST. And no finer are grown than in Portland. Description of some of the gorgeous blossoms of new varieties that took prizes. QUEEN APPARENT OP THE NEW YORK HORSE SHOW. This great societyeyent opens tomorrow. A correspondent picks out as the central figure Mrs. George Low, rich widow, who con quered London and Paris and whose bistory reads like a Ouida novel. Mention is made of several rivals. AMONG THE PICTURESQUE SHETLAND ISLANDS. A staff correspondent tells of the land of small ponies and sturdy peasants who have pride of ancestry and rugged independence. MR, DOOLEY ON THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE. Pinley Peter Dunne has his Irish philosophy take a fall out of the half-baked college professor. LIGHTER PHYSICAL EXERCISE FOR WOMEN. An interview with W. R, Harper, supervisor of physical training in the public schools of New York City. He declares that in the past, exercises have been too strenuous and points out more ra tional culture. JOTTINGS OF OLD LTM JUOKUN. Opie Read's lay preacher discourses in his homely style on the ever old, ever new topic of first love from the man's point of view. PECK'S BAD BOY ABROAD. He illustrates, to the grocerym&n with fireworks and gunpowder, in unscientific way, the war between Japan and Russia. the floor, the bed linen was likewise stained and the apartments were In great disorder. Coroner Holman was notified this morn ing and held an Inquest at the scene. The Jury found that the deceased was Jo hanna Masson Brown, wife of Peter Brown, aged 62 years, and that she came to her death at a date uncertain, but not less than four weeks ago, from causes un known to the Jurors. This verdict was supplemented by a statement concluding that there were In evidence circumstances that might indicate death by violent and criminal means at the bands of a person or persons unknown to the Jury. Mr. Brown found the body of his wife lying on the kitchen floor near the stove, the door to the house being locked with the key on the outside. . Fragments of partially burned clothing scattered about the floor bore mute evidence of aa at tempt to burn the building after the com mission of the crime. So badly decom posed was the body that the Jury was un able to determine In what manner the woman came to her death. While there wera no broken bones. It Is the supposi tion that the woman was choked arid strangled to death. Testimony was offered at the Inquest to the effect that Mrs. Brown was last seen alive September 26. and the murder. If such It was, was probably committed soon thereafter, since the woman had been dead for about four weeks. No suspicion attaches to the husband, who Is a labor ing man accustomed to leaving home for weeks at a time to procure employment In the lumber camps, leaving his wife alone at home. August IS last. Brown left. his home and did not return until yesterday evening. It Is reported, however, that Brown was at times cruel to his wife, whom he obliged to work hard, and frequently chastised her severely. Brown and. his wife were hard-working. Industrious people, espe cially economical and saving, expending from their earnings only what was actu ally necessary for their Immediate wants. It was generally believed by the neigh bors that the couple had hoarded their savings, which were secreted about the building In which they lived. Tho scene of the tragedy is five miles south of 'Molalla and four miles east of Marquam, In a secluded and unfrequented district. There are but few families re siding In the neighborhood. This explains the belated discovery of the murder. Tho house In which the crime was committed Is but three miles distant from the scene of the murder of a man named Brown, who was found dead at a lonely place in the road about nine -years ago, having been shot. Suspects were arrested, but no convictions were secured. Coroner Holman Is of the opinion that Mrs. Brown came to her death while re sisting a criminal assault, and this theory Is corroborated In a measure from the fact that practically all of the clothing had been torn from her person. The disturbed arrangement of the room Indicated a vio lent struggle. "Mr. Brown's statement that nothing of value Is missing from the premises tends to discredit the theory of robbery that was first suggested. MURDERED BODIES BURNED. One Son of Retired Auburn Brewer's Family Escapes. AUBURN, CaL. Nov. 11. It Is now known that Julius Weber, his wife. Aid years old, their 19-year-old daughter Bertha and their son Hall, aged 14 years, were murdered last night by an unknown assassin, who set fire to the home in an effort to cover up his crime. Before the fire had made any great headway the bodies of the mother and her two children were res cued from the "burning house. Mrs. Weber and her boy were still alive, but died almost as soon as they reached the air. An exaxsinatlm of the die shewed that Xrs. Wetter and tfe children had been murdered before the fire had been started. The daughter had been killed by a pistol wound, as had been Mrs. "Weber. On the boy's hand were several deep cuts. He had also been shot. All efforts to reach Julius Weber, the father who was also thought to be In the burning house, were abandoned until to day, when a search was made In the burning embers and his body was found In the bathroom of the dwelling. He. too, had been shot down before being left to be consumed by the flames. The body of Mr. Weber was so badly burned that It has "been Impossible to ascertain how often he was shot. It has been ascertained beyond a doubt that the women were killed In one room and their clothing set on fire, and they were then dragged Into the apartment where their bodies were discovered. One very peculiar circumstance of .the tragedy is that, while the bodies of the mother and daughter were burned to some extent, the apartment In which they were lying was not on fire when the fire men broke it In, which showed that they had been killed in some' other portion of the house, partially burned and then dragged into the room where they were found. Adolph Weber, 20 years old. the only surviving member of the family, left the house shortly before the crime was discovered. He says that when ha left, the family were all well and In good spirits, entirely without apprehension of Impending harm. Ho declares he has no suspicion, and not tho slightest Idea as to how the house was set on fire. An Inquest will be held tomorrow. Coroner Shepard and Sheriff Keena and District Attorney Robertson are making a thorough investigation of the tragedy. kThey aro advancing no theories, but the facts and circumstances would Indicate that it was murder, either the work of a madman or a cool, calculating, premedl tated crime. The robbery theory Is about exploded, as no incentive has been found. Adolph Weber, the son, who is the only member of the family alive, talks but lit tle, but to tho Coroner and the Sheriff he said that he did not think the motive was either robbery or revenge. When asked If he had a theory he said ho had but would not give it. Ho did say reluctantly that his father had a violent temper. The boy said that he left the house about 6:30 and came down town, purchased a pair of trousers and did several other er rands. When he went to the fire he dropped his old trousers, which were in a bundle, in the burning building. He Is now at the home of Deputy County Treas urer John Adams. Toung Weber was a' very quiet fellow, a great reader and thinker, a chessplayer, palmist and dys peptic. The autopsy tonight on the body of Mr. Weber disclosed a bullet wound through the heart. The diameter of the wound was the same as that In the bodies of Mrs, Weber and Miss Weber, who were shot with a 32-calIber weapon. Owing to the fact that Mr. Weber's body was badly burned, no bullet could be found. Two 22-callber rifles were discovered In the house, but no trace of a 33-caliber pistol. The opening session of the Inquest to night did not throw any light on the murders. Julius Weber was a retired brewer and possessed of considerable wealth. The family lived in a handsome home here. and Mr. Weber possessed valuable prop crty in Oakland. CaL He was about 48 years of age. Mrs. Weber was 41 years of age. Alley Guilty of Manslaughter EUGENE, Or., Nov. 1L (Special.) The Jury In the case of Charley Alley brought in a verdict of manslaughter late this af ternoon. Alley made a strong defense, and after tho argument the Judge In structed tho Jury that It could either find the defendant guilty of murder la the second degree, manslaughter, or acquit. but many who heard the evidence and the charge strongly expected a lisht verdict. Divorce in Half an Hour. OREGON- CITY, Or., Nov. 11 (Special.) It required less than 30 minutes In the Circuit Court here today for Senator George C Brownell to secure a divorce for Abbie L. Russell, the defendant be ing Charles A. Russell. Besides return ing a Decree granting a divorce In the suit of F. A. McCarthy vs. Lena M. Mc Carthy, Judge McBride today made an order dismissing the divorce suit of Eliza beth B. Carson against J. G. Carson. The time of the" court was occupied to day by a Jury trial, being the case of O, I. Barbur against Deland, Tenner &. Ice land. This Is a suit for ejectment and cancellation of a hop lease executed In 1902 for a term of five years. The lease covers a 22-acre hopyard near .Woodburn, and plaintiff charges the lessees with fail ure to fulfill the agreement as to the care of the premises and the cultivation of the yard, and. ask for a cancellation of the lease and damages in the sum of $1300. In Washington Supreme Court. OL.TMPIA, Wash., Nov. XL (Special. The Supreme Court today reversed. Judg ment in the case of J. M. Nolan, appellant; vs. W. H. Arnot, respondent, from King County. The case of the Cr&ae Company, re spondent, vs. Paei&c Ha&t & Power Com pany sad the . Indemnity Cempan?, appellants from King County, was re versed sad. demurrers overruled. All fooM' of scrofula, salt rheusi and esesBa are ctaed by Hood's SariMparUU. i tb Mood ptsriflar. n JJ CHAMBERLAIN IS NETTLED TOUCHED ON TENDER SPOT BY SENATOR COGSWELL LETTER. Replies by Calling Attention to At torney' Private Interest In War ner Valley Swamp Lands. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 11. Special.) When C. A. Cogswell, attorney for the Warner Valley Stock Company, made reference to Governor Chamberlain's motives In his action regarding the claims of Warner Valley settlers, he touched a tender spot In the Governor's official sensitive system. The last paragraph In Mr. Cogswell's let ter In Thursday's Oregonlan Is the only one that affects the Governor to an appre ciable degree and the only one to which he could make any reply. Mr. Cogswell, after stating his view of the Warner Valley swamp-land controversy,- expressed the opinion that "the people generally have a clear Idea o the motives which have actuated the Governor In all his actions In this matter." ' It was upon the subject of motives that the Governor spoke when asked what he had to say In reply to Mr. Cogswell's let ter, and this is what he said: "My friend Senator Cogswell's letter was Intended to be facetious, and while he was making fun of my statements regarding the photos of the Warner Valley lands and questioning my motives in trying to se cure justice for 20 to 25 settlers In Warner Valley. I think he might explain his own motives a little bit and tell the people about a claim he presented to the Legis lature In 1835, while he was a member of the Senate, for 529.S01.76, for services In securing title to 39,901.76 acres of swamp land. While making this explanation It might possibly develop that this same land was. purchased by his client, the Warner Valley Stock Company, and It might further appear that he himself is a large stockholder in this same company. It would certainly appear that the claim which he. presented to the Legisla ture was all the state got for the land originally, and that although a member of the Senate himself, Senatorial cour tesy would not allow more of his claim than J2000." The claim to which the Governor refers does not show whether or not the services Mr. Cogswell rendered related to the War ner Valley land, nor when the services were rendered. The claim presented to the ways and means committee was written with a lead pencil on a sheet of Senate chamber paper, bearing Senator Cogs well's name. The writing Is Mr. Coggs woll's, and Is as follows: State of Oregon La C. A. Cogswell, Dr. To services In securing title to 39.901.7C acres of swamp land. S39.901.76. There Is no date on this claim, but at tached to It Is a letter from George W. Davis, then clerk of the School Land Board, under date of February 13, 1SS5, while the Legislature of that year was In session. This letter is addressed to Hon. C. A. Cogswell, Senate Chamber, Salem, Or., and reads as -follows: Bear Sir: I have tha honor to advise you that the records of this office show that, of the lands selected by the state as swamp In the lists In which you acted as attorney In se curing title, an aggregate of 29,901.73 acres have been approved to the state, nearly all of which has been sold and the money, therefore, received by the state. ' The claim presented by Cogswell Is In dorsed In pencil, evidently by a commit tee clerk, "Subcommittee recommended pay ,of $2000." This amount was incor porated In the general appropriation bill, which bill was put through two readings under suspension of the rules, upon mo tion of Senator Cogswell, and passed by the Senate after being considered In com mittee of the whole. The fact tint Sena tor Cogswell voted for the blU .is a point not overlooked, by the Governor. No records could be found In the State Land Office to Indicate what particular land Mr. Cogswell secured title to or when the title was secured. First Wife Wants a Share. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11. Mrs. Bifka Glueckllch Fleischer, 64 years old, resid ing at Cracoa, Austria, who claims to be the second of the three wives of Wolf Fleischer, a wholesale hatter who dropped dead here last April, proposes to fight for a share of bis estate, valued at over $200, 000, and has filed a notice of her appear ance In the Superior Court. The first wife was divorced and Is still living here. Her son, Bonard Fleischer, of Seattle, and other heirs have been set tled with by tho third wife, who Is ad ministratrix of the estate. Fleischer, It la said, obtained a divorce from the Aus trian claimant in 187S. Insubordinaies May Not Graduate. BERKELEY, CaL, Nov. 1L In a talk to the students of the State University at a big meeting In Harmon Gymnasium to day. President Wheeler announced that all students guilty of insubordination in the recent riots over military orders would not be allowed to graduate. He said that the affair gathered its seriousness from the fact that It was a violation of War Department rules and not university reg ulations. Penitentiary Sentence for Fraud. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1L The Su preme Court of the United States has con firmed the mandate of the United States District Court of this city In sentencing George P. McDonnell to 15 months In San Quentln prieon for using the United States mails with intent to defraud. McDonnell Is one of the original Bank of England forgers, and was conicted in this city last Spring of a scheme to defraud. Shingle Plant to Start Up. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. II. (SpecIaL) The Howell Shingle Company's new plant at Skamokawa will -be ready for operation In about ten days. It will em ploy 40 men and will turn out 250,000 shingles per day. The Columbia Cedar Company, which operates a shingle mill a Skamokawa, has leased the plant at Oak Point and will run It In te f ture. Declares Against the Co-Eds. BERKELEY, CaL, Nov. 11. Professor George H. Howlson, the head of the phil osophy department of the University of California, has startled the college com munity by declaring that the large num ber of women students attending the uni versity la Inconsistent with the attain ment of high scholarly Ideals. IXOATTNG SrOTS BEFOSK XXES, Dimness of vision and weak eyes, cured by Murine Eye Remedies. A home curs for eyes that "need cure. Sold everywhere. Physicians say consumption can now be cured Nearly all cases in the early stages. Many even when far advanced. Fresh air stands first. Good food next. Then a medicine to quiet the cough and control the inflammation Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Ask. your doctor about this. iiC5 2Ms KMr Pmsietteve aadea! Diseased KHry Tissaes, St tfe KidRcya Firterteg tfee Bise Banish Backache, Dizziness, Urinary Trmfefosv wrf Rty-Stregtii aad Eaergy. WATCH THB URINE. Kidney diseases are not always pain ful in the early stages. They frequently gain ground before the victim knows of their existence. But an erarriferatkm of the urine wQl always tell of the existence of any form of kidney trouble. Allow a quantity of urine to stand in the vessel for 24 hours. If any of the following symptoms appear, the kidneys are diseased: Brick-dus sediment: whitish, cloudy or stringy settlement; offensive odor; high, reddish color or very pale, watery appear ance; oily scum on the surface. Other urinary symptoms are too free pr too scanty a flow; frequent dcelr to srinate; pain or scalding in passing. D0AIN' 1 For Bala by All Dealers. Price 80c cold wave e: WINDS are a characteristic of our than its extremes of heat and tne winier monins, requires me maintenance or a lat.iy equable temperature next the skin. Right underwear is necessary, and the underwear which best fulfills all condition; is WRIGHT'S The fleece of comfort. the cold through mere weight, tcay Mci, ana at tns same time rresnair. no otnerunaerwearaoestnis. tne secret is in the loop ' fleece construction, fully explained In our. boo!c ' Drettivg for titan sent rree to any aaaress. wngnt s neann underwear costs no more than the ordinary kinds. Dealers have It. WRIGHT'S HEALTH 78 FRANKLIN It may I A L. yu a Etieber-Hampden as to sell you some for every stse of pocket- other watch, but it is more profitable for you. book, bat even the least expensive is reliable. WHITE FOR 'BOOKLET "LIGHT FROM THE WATCHMAN" Doctors of the St Louis Dispensary SPECIALISTS IN DISEASES OF MEN The Xatr SAeeiaUct of Fartkuid, wm enrea ea elyf -who aces eUwate personally KatebHefeed 1878. after affects. Our charges will be as low as possible for conscientious, skillful and successful service. Consult us before consenting- to any jranrlcal procedure Upon Important blood vessels and organs. 9PSK3JJC XOMK TJtXATME"T. If you cannot call write us. Always la close ten 2-cent stamps for reply. OFKICK mexmst S A. M. le 8 P. M.J StTXDATS 1 to 3 JCIrT. St. Louis slS" Dispensary Cr. Second m4 Yki!i Street; Pertlwrt, Or; - Nothing more lrritsing than constant backache that dull, heavy throb, which bothers you all day and prevents sound sleep at night. Backache makes you fretful and ner vouskeeps you "on edge" all the time. It carves plain lines In the face and ruins a cheerful disposition. Don't mistake the cause of backache. Overwork might tiro your back, but should not make it ache and pain and throb. A man or woman with healthy kidneys can work hard, rest and sleep and be ready to work hard again. Backache Is kidney ache. It tells you of an Inflamed or congested condition of the kidneys, brought on by a cold, a strain on tha back, or perhaps some other slight cauM. The danger is that kidney cocgestioa never relieves Itself and it so disturbs the blood-Ottering processes of the kid keys that urio add and other- poisons collect In the blood. These poisons should, pass off in the urine, but instead are carried by the blood to every part of the body and cause painful and fatal diseases Health can only be restored by restor .tiiE the kidneys to health. This can only Xxt done with a kidney medicine. PORTLAND TESTIMONY John-Gosgrore, carpenter, of S07 Third street, says: "I could not begin to tell you the quantity of different medicines I took during the years I was subject to attacks of backache. I tried them all, but Dean's Kidney Pills was tha first whioh acted as represented. It stopped the pain in my back and during the time which has elapsed since I stopped using them 1 have not had any retara' of tho treubla." If yoa wish to try Dean's Kidney Fills free of expense, write to-Poeter-MSbura Co., Buffalo, N. T., for a trial bcx. PILLS PcgterMOburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y., Prop. climate harder to ruard against cold. Bodily health, especially during- HEALTH UNDERWEAR Instead of being desljned to exclude it is so constructed that .kte?tuithc constantly supplies tne pores with UNDERWEAR CO. ST., NEW YORK. If You are Easily e KIDNEY Satisfied 'most any kind of a watch will do for you. But if you are satisfied with nothing less' than absolute accuracy in time-kecping' gualities, and honesty and beauty in casing, then the only watch for you is tho WATCH Under the pressure of competition a hundred and one questionable devices haye been adopted by many manufacturers of movements and cases to cheapen their product, while the Ducber Hampden has steadily raised its standard of quality. not be as profitable for a dealer to sell leber-Hampden as to sell yon h, but it is more profitable for yc H DHBQJ.HA.WDEN WATCH WORKS, Casta!, Ofefe Westers Offke : 3S3-303 CA &Ah. Sx fradsco. CL VARICOCELE, HYDROCELE NERVOUS DEBILITY BLOOD POISON, RUPTURE,.KID NEY AND URINARY DISEASES and all diseases and weaknesses of-men, due to In heritance, habits, excesses, or the result oC specific Every man who Is afflicted owes it to himself and his posterity to set cured safely and positively, with out leaving: any blight or weakness in his system. We make no misleading: statements or Unbusiness like propositions to- the afflicted In order to secure' their patronage. The many years of our successful practice In Portland prove that our methods of treat- , raent arc safe and certain. Call at our offices or write, and If we find that yoa cannot be cured we win NOT accept your money UNDER AXY CONDITIONS and if we- And you are. curable we will guarantee a SAFE AXD POSHIVB CTTIUS In the shortest possible time, without injurious in