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THE . MOETtNGt J)REG0XIA:&. OTFSPAX JAUARY ;3, 1905. FEW ARE TOILEtS lawyers in Majority in Wash ington State Senate. FARMERS IN LEAD IN HOUSE Lumbermen and Attorneys Tie for Second Place'' In Cewer Branch, Physicians and Sell tiller of - ' v Equal Number In Upper. SEATTLE, . Jan. t-KSpeclaL)- "Washington legislature coarenes aVeek from today with fewer actual jrage-, , earners than has .been Known lnr any previous session. Of the men who follow a. trade it would -he hard to pick more than two Representative Hamilton, o SMerce, an employe of the Northern Pa cific in the company's carsncps at South JTacoma. and Representative "Weber, of j j TValla "Walla, a harness-makenv To be. . sure there are several others, like Repr J resentatlves Huxtable. of Spokane, and SJcXicol, of Pierce, who are railroad con ductors, who are representatives of or-' jranlzed labor, but the general class of iwage-eamers is not well represented. ( As usual the number of farmers is jtreater than that of the followers of any 1 other occupation. There are three farm ers in the Senate and 21 in the House. ; In addition. Senator A. T. Van de Vanter, of King, who is best known as a horse man, Is entitled to be called a farmer. So, too. might be classed the stockrais ers of the Legislature who farm incident ally with stockraising. Senator Watson, of Cowlitz, has a farm and there are others who might claim to be farmers on the score that they owned farm lands. Twenty Arc Attorneys-at-Law. Aside from the 20 attorneys actively en gaged In practice, who are listed as such in the accompanying table; Senators "Kin near and Hunter have both been ad mitted to the bar, and Representative Roth, of "Whatcom, who devotes his at tention to his Chuckanut quarry, is an attorney by profession. i The 17 lumbermen listed does not rep- , resent the entir lumber Ftrength, for, though Senator Smith is a banker, he Is the president of the Smith Manufacturing Company as well. Senator Sumner, too. Is Interested in lumbering and Senator "W. E. Bronson. manager of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, Is closely identified with the business. So, too, Is Joseph Irving, a logger. Senator Pogue. of Okanogan, Douglas and Ferry, occasionally practices medl- cine, but his principal attention is given to a. stock ranch. Senator Watson Is a physician as well as a big fish operator J and a farmer. ,j Representative Mcgler Is listed as a fisherman, though his canning Interests i probably entitle him to be known best as a canneryman. Though Representa- live Harper, of Ferry, is a newspaper publisher, he has extensive mining inter- Iests, and has recently gone Into the bank ing business as well. Representative Bollnger, who conducts a station on an Okanogan stage line, and Is listed as a merchant, has farming interests. Sen- ,ator C L. Stewart, one of the best-known merchants of the Puyallup "Valley, la an extensive hopraiser. Representative W. H. Hare, of Yakima, is a stockman as well as a aentlst. Occupation of the Legislators. While several others of the members of the Legislature have other Interests the following table represents the pri mary occupation of the various Legis lators: Senate. How e 1 1 Attorneys 9 n 1 Agent Fire Apparatus 1 j Bankers 2 Brewers 1 Barber Broker ; Capitalists 1 Clerk Civil Engineers TT.; r Contractors Farmers 3 Coal Dealers , Fishermen 1 i Dentist .- Horsemen 1 Harnessmaker Hotel Proprietors - 1 ' Liverymen Insurance Agent 2 n Logger 1 3 Lumbermen ... 6 11 minister Manufacturer 1 Mechanic Merchants 7 , Mining Expert Pharmacist 1 lt Newspapermen Physicians 3 Real Estate Stockraisers 2 Shipping Broker . Miner Saloonkeeper Quarry Owners Railroadmen Tlie principal occupations of individual members of the Legislature are: Attorneys Senators Grave of Spokane. Itus. slt of Garfield, An tin and Columbia; Huteon of Franklin. Adams and Walla Walla; Rands of Clark. Welch of Pacific and Waklakum, Christian of Tierce; Tucker, Moore and Pal wer of King. Representatives Kellogg, of Stcv ens, Scott and Llndrley of Spokane. Relter of Lincoln. Reid and Crandall of Pierce; Dave, Todd, Booth and Gleason of King, Strowbrldge of Snohomlah. Agent for fire apparatus Representative Poj-ns of Fierce. Bankers Senators Smith of Snohomish. Ken aed.v of Lincoln. Representatives Eassett of Adams and Morrill of Kins. Broker Representative Dldemlller of Pierce. Brewer Senator Hemrlch of King. Barber Repreentatl-e Lyons of King. i Ta pi tail Ms Senator Clapp ot Jefferson, San ' Juan and Clallam. Representatives Levin of PlTe and Griffin of Whatcom. Civil engineer Senator Ruth of Thurston, dirk Representative Van Stjke of Pierce. Contractor Representative Twltchell of King, Farmers Senator Staneerl of Stevens, Sharp of Ktttltaa and Chelan. Bratt of Spokane. Rep. rntatlves Bowers and rancher of Spokane Ettlson. Smith and Kenoy.tr of Whitman; Lone of Garfield. Wcathcrford of Columbia, Rudlo and Henderson of Walla Walla, Allen of Franklin. Melcher of Lincoln. Ooatea of Kltcki tat, Byerly of Cowlltx, "Ulsh of Lento. Arer ot Thurston, Bishop of JefTervan, Clark and Bricksen of King, Frostad of Island, Johnson Of Chelan. Rudene of Skagit. Coal dealer Representative Houston of King. Flsaenaen Senator Watson of Cowlitz. Rep resentatives Stevenson of Skamania, Williams T Pacific Megler of Wahkiakum. Dentist Representative Hsre of Yakima. Horseman Senator Van de Vanter of Kins. Harnestmaker Representative Weber Tal)a Walla. Hotel proprietors Senator Potts of Kins. , Representative Maloney of Stevens, Wler of King. Liverymen Representative Vogtlln of Mason. Insurance agents Senators Klnnear of King. Davis of Pierce. Representative Dickson of XUUta. LoggerRepresentative Irving of King. Lumbermen Senators Venesa of Ivswli. tD0Bnell of Cbehalls, Condon of Mason, Is land and Kitsap; Hammer of Skagit, Hunter .'and Carles of "Whatcom. Representatives Hooh Of Spokane, Olson of Kittitas, Blaker of Clark, t McCoy of Lewis. Mlnard of Chehalts, Davln of SUtsap. Davis of ChehsJls, McVey of King, Morgan and Thcurcr of Snohomieh, Lambert vT Whatcom. Minister Representative Johnson of Yakima. Manufacturers Senator Sumner of Snohom ish. Representative Shults of San Juan. H Mechanic Representative Ham I Hon or Pierce. Merchants Senators Rasher of Epokane. Jauly of Walla Walla. Reed of Yakima, Baker $! Klickitat. Stewart and Broneon of Pierce. $oone ot Whitman. Representatives Ratcllffe sd Crane of Spokane, Bollnger of Okanogan, Blackniore of. dark, Miller of Lewis. iy of ! 3ns-iteeUw and Broaley oC Ml tit. - Mining expert Representative Lindiey of Spo kane. Pharmacist Senator LeCrone of Pierce, Newspapermen BeprtaentatiTes Hughes of Douglas and Harper of Ferry. Physicians Senators Smith of King. Brown of Spokane. Wilson of "Whitman. Representa tives Doollttle of Spokane, Fulton -of Asotin, Sheets and Roberta of Pierce, -Kejres f What com. Real estate deJer Representatives ;Benn ot Chehalls. Vilas and Bealck of Xing. Falconer ot Snobpmlah. . - t Stockraisers Senators Fogse of Oakanocan,- Douglas and Terry; Henry of -Spokane, Rep-' resentative jUcGregor of .Whitman.. 1 Shipping iroker Representative 'BarUett of Jefferson. Miner "Representative Brown of King. Saloonkeeper Representative Dobson of King. Quarryman Representatives Roth ot Vhat- cem-and) Fenton .of Thareton. . - m -Railroad employe McNlcol of .Pierce, and Huxtable of Spokane. - JEDUCATION AND POLITICS. State Superintendent Bryan to Fight Prepoterf Legislation. jOLYMPIA. Svaah.. Jan. Z. fSpecial.)" State" Superintendent R, B. Bryan is securing a larce amount, of data for the purpose of combating' this bill pro posed "by a number of educators .of the state In the effort to remove-the elec tion of Ktntn and Pountv School Su- perintcndentaTrom politics;. It is Mr. Bryan's contention that the proposed law will lay the- offices mentioned wide open to political intrigue" and create a condition much worse than that ex isting at present. The plan proposed is that the State Superintendent shall be appointed by the State . Board, of Education and the board of higher education. The mem bers of the State Board of Education are appointed by the Governor with one exception and th.t is the State Superintendent himself, who is a mem ber of the board. The Board of Higher JBducation is composed of presidents of the normal schools. State University and Agricultural College. If 1 desired to perpetuate myself in the office of State Superintendent, I should favor the enactment of such a law." said Mr. Bryan today. "A man tn the office of State-Superintendent, if he has a reasonable amount of "po litical 'acumen, could so manipulate his wires that he would be appointed and reappointed as many times as he cared to be. All be would need would be the co-operation, of one man the Governor. The Governor, If he desired, could dictate the appointment of the Superintendent and, therefore, 1 be lieve the proposed plan. If adopted, would open the position to more politi cal intrigue than could possibly be concocted under the present system of electing the Superintendent of Public Instruction." Mr. Bryan is also opposed to the other feature of the plan proposed by educators dissatisfied with the ex isting election laws. This plan is to change the date of electing directors of school districts throughout the state In order to remove the election as far as possible from the general election. It Is further planned that the 'directors ofall the districts in each county shall meet and elect the County Superinten dent. Mr. Bryan says he Is not certain that he will be called upon by the cduca tlonal committees of the Legislature to express his views on these sub jects, or that a bill providing for the proposed changes in the law -will ever reach such committees, but in the event that his opinions are asked In the matter he will be ready with a large amount of data and Information show ing the fallacy of the proposed plans. Ttte school people are not the only ones who appear to be down on po micai metnods and our svstecn -of electing the state officials. The State Bar Association has a committee -at work on a plan for removlntr. the Judiciary from politics. This commit tee is composed of John .H. Powell, of Seattle; E. C Hughes, of Seattle, and John L. Sharpstein. of "Walla "Walla. The plan for removing the Judiciarv irom pontics that meets with jrrcat- est favor among the members of the bar is said to consist of fixing a date ror the election of the Superior and Supreme Court Judges apart from the dat of the Keneral election. This plan, fo far as it concerns the elec tion of the Justices of the Supreme Court, could be placed in effect by the simple enactment of a . law by the Legislature. But a constitutional amendment would be reaulred for change In th time of Velectlnc- the Judges of the Superior Court, The time of their election Is prescribed hr con stitutional provision which fixes lt at the time of the genoral election. If the plan is presented to the com' Ing session of the Legislature, there fore, it will have to be in the form of a bill providing for the voting on a constitutional amendment at the next general election two rears hence, so tar as tne Judges of the Superior Court are concerned. Those, who claim to have inside information In the mat ter do not look for the presentation of a Dm having the indorsement of th bar at the cominr session nrovidlnir for a change in the time of eletlntr supreme vjourt justices. It Is- believed tnese having the matter in charce will be content with attempting to "work up a general public sentiment in the matter with a view of presenting a bill two years hence. It is possible that a bill providing for the constitutional amendment mentioned above may be presentea in tne coming session. nowever. LOSES IF SHE REMARRIED. Widow of Dr. P. B. M. Miller Other wise Inherits His Property. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 2.-(Special.) airs. t.-va j. Miner, widow of the late Dr P. B. M. -Miller, will Inherit her deceased husband's fortune of 560.000. but should jshe remarry she will lose it all and the estate will be divided equally among his six children. The widow, should sho remarrv. will also cease to be an executrix of the estate. The testator requests that during tne Jiieume asa wiaownood. of his wife all his real property shall be kept Intact, and tnat tne profits ana proceeds from It shall become the separate and Individual prop erty ot the -widow. If she marries, the real property is to be sold and the pro ceeds to be dlylded equally among his chil dren, the widow receiving nothing. Upon her death, tho same division of the prop erty Is to be made. All of Dr. Miller' property, with the exception of his watch and chain, his medical library and instruments, goes to his widow. His timepiece and his medical library and Instruments are left to his eon. Hubert Livingstone Miller. When Dr. Miller died a ehort time ago his body was cremated at Portland ac-cordlng-lo his request. He was one of the best known of Seattle physicians. Finds Long-Lost Relatives. ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 2. After a search lasting 20 jTars Mrs. Anna F. Gardner, of 477 Franklin avenue, nartford. Conn., has found her father's relations at Dil ley. Or. The father left his daughter with her mother at Seneca. X. and came West in 1864. The mother died and the baby was taken by friends. She never found her lather in spite ot the help of Masons and Odd Fellows, of which he. Christopher C Stream, was a member. She pursued her search through S50 city and town directories until De cember 3, when she wrote the local As toria paper. The letter was published and the woman wrote the paper today that her folks saw the story and wrote her from Dilley, Or. She leaves to see them In a day or two. The Denver & Rio Orande scenery la even more beautiful la Winter than Sum mer. Travel Kast via that Um as syeai a day la Salt Lake Cltr. FORTY- YEARS AGO Oldest Congregational Church in Washington Founded. WALLA WALLA CELEBRATES IT Tale of Its Organization and Early Struggle! Are -Recounted by S Surviving Charter. k Members. v. F j. "WAELA .WALLA. "Wash.. Jan. 2. (S ra cial.) Tonight -inkhelr fine new church building on the corner, of Palouse and' Alder ..streets several- hundred- Congrega- tlonalists listened to the tale of the found ing and the infantile struggles of the First Congregational Church of "Walla "Walla, organized iO years ago yesterday. The anthem 'The Sun Shall Be Xo More Thy Light" was rendered by the same SEW FIRST COM5REG.VTIOX.4X choir which furnished the music for the commemorative exercises yesterday. . In addition to this. Professor Edgar Fischer, of Whitman Conservatory, played a beau tiful violin solo. Three prominent mem bers of the church told ot Its history. Rev. Edwin Eclla, of Tacoma, one of the two surviving charter members, spoke of the early years; Professor Louis F. Anderson told of the development, and .Harry A. Reynolds, of Walla WaTla. spoke of the spiritual work which the church had done. The principal address of the evening was that of Mr. Eclls. It was historical in na ture and touched upon the beginnings of Congregational work In this section. He said in part: "In 1S59. the Indian wars having been terminated, the country was open for -set tlement. During the Summers of 1559 andiJ 1S60 to 1553 Rev. Cushing Eells preached In the valley and city, but nothing was done towards the organization of any church. In 186 Rev. P. B. Chamberlain njoved to' the city. That Fall he. with his own means, built a chapel In which he preached for four years. In January. 1SG5, the First Congregational Church of Walla Walla was organized with seven members and Mr. Chamberlain as pastor. In July, 1&6S, that building was burned, but another one was soon erected at. the cor ner of Second and Rose streets and dedi cated October 25 of the same year. Early in January. 1SS9, the church became lncor- poratea and acquired title to the prop erty which was the home of the church for more than a third of a century." During its history the church has had eeven pastors. Rev. P. B. Chamberlain was the first: N. F. Ooblelgh. afterwards general missionary for Eastern Washing ton: Re."Esra Haskell. Rev. H. F. Fos ter. Rev. E. R. Loomls. now pastor of the Congregational Church ot Olympla; Rev. Edward L. Smith, D. D.. of the Pilgrim Church. Seattle, and the present minister. Rev. Austin Rice, formerly of Foreet Grove. Or. The church has grown to a membership of 303 at the present time. It has always been especially active as a home mission ary center and through its efforts, aided by the home missionaries, there have been organized In the past 15 years eight Con gregational churches In Walla Walla County, with five missionaries giving their entire time to the work. Mrs. Alice E. Chamberlain, wife of the first pastor, is still a member of the First Congregational Church, which she joined aa a charter member 40 years ago. She Is over JO years old. but her memory Is very good and sho talks Interestingly of the foundation of the church and of the little school taught by her. which was the first protestant school In this part of the country. She and her husband. Rev. P. B. Cham berlain, came here in the early sixties from Portland, where he had .been pastor for eight years. In talking of old times, she said: "When Mr. Chamberlain came to Walla Walla. M,r. Cushing Eells was preaching L. J. Davk. once a month in the Methodist Church. He urged Mr. Chamberlain to remain, so be encaxed the Courthouse and went back to Oregon for his family. While he was away the Courthouse turned. He found a large log building standing on what Is now First street. It had been used for a dance hall. We concluded to buy this building, but someone got a deed to the owner in Boise before we did, so that we were then without any place to hold meet ings. I believe the Methodist minister. Mr. Times, let Mr. Chamberlain have his church half of the time. We rented alog "House. T was tejrcWrn: w tw chiMrec, -Alice and J5dd!er and airs. Beyer wished me to take two or three of fcer cmJdrfcn. Other people found out that XSrouM teach outsiders and soon I had o.ulte a school. There were two rooms in the house and a. large unfurnished roosa upstairs, which we reached by climbing up the ladder. I csed the front room for nay school and had It filled with children during the Sum mer of 1561. That Summer Mr. Chamber lain bought three lots on Rose street and erected a large building for the purpose of church and school. I commenced teach ing in the new building on SeptetaTjter L There was only -a Catholic school here then and my school grew very large. "On January 1, 1S63, we organized the Congregational Church with seven ws hers. "We kept on teaching until July 7, when the building was burned. Friends -donated largely to ilr. Chamberlain for a .new church Mr. Boyer, Baker; B. B. Stone, Whitman, and others whose names I cannot recall. A church, was builfth&t was a more substantial structure. Mr. Chamberlain worked with the carpenters - all the time and used some of the lumber that was left from the burned building. He also did most of the painting on the outside of the church, and they sent to "Wallula for sand and he sprinkled that on when the paint was wet and lt gave the appearance of stone. Deacon Shlnd lerent Mr, 'Chamberlain a ora chair for the pulpit and a table for communion, and a year or two after some one through Deacon McKce seat silver pitcher-goblets and plates for communion, which were used for a quarter of a century." Mrs. Chamberlain cannot remember CHURCH AT WALLA WALLA. very well what happened when the ohurch burned except that they felt dis couraged, and she thinks they used the Methodist Church for a time. This was in 1ST and 1S6S. CALIFORNIA HOUSES MEET. Most Interesting Feature of Session Will Be Election of Senator. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Jan. 2. The Cali fornia State Legislature met today In regular session. It Is almost solidly Re publican In both branches. Although many Important matters of a legislative nature arc to be considered, the most interesting feature ot -the session prom ises to po the election of a united .States Senator. The announced candi dates for the position are Senator Bard, who desires re-election; George A. Knight, tho weS-known San Francisco attorney and political orator; Frank Flint, a rromlnent lawyer of Los Angeles. and Henry T. Oxnard, the sugar manu facturer. 1T. S. Grant, of San Diego, and Abraham: Reuf. of San Francisco, also have been mentioned as possible dark horses. The four first-mentioned are working hard for success, and a lively contest is anticipated. The Democratic caucus today chose Congressman Theodore Bell to receive the minority vote for United States Senator. Frank J. Prescott was elected Speaker of the Assembly. TOURNAMENT OF ROSES. Pasadena Holds Her Annual Feast of Flowers. LOS ANGELE3, CaL, Jan. 2. Under the- most auspicious weather conditions and, in the presence of a great throng of 60.000 people Pasadena today held her seventeenth annual Xcw Tear's feast of flowers, the celebrated Tournament of Roses. The parade of gorgeously dec orated floats, chariots, carriages and au tomobiles followed the general lines of former years, excepting that the use of flowers was even more profuse and the decorations more elaborate and beautiful than ever. The city Itself was splendidly arranged for the occasion, the scheme ot floral decorations being carried out through the entire city. A series of beau tlful canopies and triumphal arches em bellished the nrinclnal business thoroueh fares, through Vhich the parade pas3ed between the long lines of spectators. At Tournament Park the afternoon festlv itlcs, consisting of chariot races, eta were held. IDAHO LEGISLATURE CONVENES After Organizing Both Houses Ad journ Until Today. BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 2. The Eighth General Assembly of Idaho convened at noon and organized. J. Frank Hunt, of NEW MAYOR OF UNION L. J. Davla. who has Jt bwi electm Mayor ot Union. Or., was born In Wis consin. Auirutt S. 1S65. and tn 1S76 came to Orecon with hi parents ana settled at Union, which, excepting short periods, has slsce been his home. At the ace of 14 he learned the printing buflnraa. which he fallowed for a number of years. In 1SS2 he completed the course In the Union Htch School, and In 1SS0 was graduated from the University of Oregon as a bachelor ot arts, and subsequently re ceived from that Institution his master Of arta degree. After completing his college course he went to Denver and assumed the management of a publishing house, but returned to Oregon In l&K) and took editorial charge of the Kastern Oregon Republican, which he edited for 13 years. He read law In 1696 and was admitted to the bar ot Oregon. In he was mar ried to Miss Ada "Wood, of The Dalles. Or., and has a famllr ot two sons and two daughters. Bannock County, a prominent Mormon, I was elected Speaker of the House. After organizing, both Houses adjourned until tomorrow "morning. The state officers recently elected were i sworn In at the same time as the newly ; elected members of .the Legislature, and assumed the duties of office. Governor Gooding probably will submit his mes sage to tho Legislature tomorrow morning. Tor- "FBenassBlsv "Grip, Pulmonary Bronchial, trouble AkeUoU Cars, and FOB A" NEW COUNTY Warm--Fight;May Be Wit nessed In Legislature. HkUE jS tO BE STOCKMAN Parts of Crook, Wasco and Sherman Are Expected to Be Ussd In the " ' Composition ef "th Proposed State Drvlalon. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 2. (SpeclaL) The proposed creation -of a new county out ol parts of Crook, tWasco and Sherman counties will be the subject ot a warm fight in the Legislature at the coming session, acordlnr to Dr. Van Gesner, of Prinevllle, who Is spending a few days In Salem, visiting his brother. Senator A. Gesner. There are strong forces working for the new county and perhaps Just as strong forces working against it. The fight Is much the same as the one conducted two years ago. except that a few new elements enter into the con test. People residing near Antelope, in the southern part of Wasco County are the prime movers In the proposal to create Stockman County, as the new bailiwick will be called, if it gets to the point of Deirs? named at all. The new county. ccordlng to the plans of Its oromoter. : would include the northern part ot Crook, the southern part of Wasco and a small ; strip off the southern end ot Sherman. The Antelope- people want the new county created because ther are now about $0 miles or more from their county seat at tne -Dalles, some of the residents ! f northern Crook want the new county ! created because they are SO miles from their county seat at Prinevllle. and 1 would rather go to Antelope to transact their legal business. With the people who live In tho territory directly affected I it is largely a question of establishing i new county seat nearer at hand, and all I tbey desire Is to have the new county 1 comprise such territory as will give fhera assessable property sufficient to support the county government. When the flght was on before, the Prinevllle people were not willing to make any concessions, but subsequent developments have somewhat changed their Inclinations. They are now willing. as a rule, to let northern Crook County be made a part of a new county, pro vided the southern boundary of Stock man County be run north of the Hay Creek ranch of the Baldwin Sheep & Land Company. This company owns a large amount of property and pays heavy taxes, which Crook County is not willing to lose. But the Antelope people are very anxious to have the Baldwin Sheep &. Land Company property In their juris diction for the same reasons that the Prinevllle people want to keep It In Crook. The property Is situated about halt way between the two towns. There Is one consideration that makes the Prinevllle people willing to let go ot a portion of the 'northern part of Crobk County, provided the dividing line can be agreed upon, and that is the rapid de velopment of the Bend country. The new Irrigation enterprises on the Des chutes River, near the town of Behd, have brought in a large number of set- tires and the population is increasing very fast. In fact, the growth is fo rapid that the Prlneville- people can al ready see that the Bend people will soon want ft county created for their benefit, with Bend as the county seat, Bend Is SO miles west from Prlneville, and, lt Is argued. It will be easier to keep the Bend country in Crook County if the county should be first cut down by the creation of a new county on the north. On the other hand, the Bend Interests are opposed to the creation of Stock man County for the reason that a dim inution of Crook County now would make It more difficult for Bend to cut off an other slice two or four years hence, Bend Is an ambitious town, with as much energy and enterprise as ambition, and intends to be the great city of Central Oregon.. It hopes, two years from now; to be a very Important factor In Crook County polities and to be able to name some ot tne members ot the Legislature from the District of which Crook County Is a part. In the meantime the Bend people are not saying anything about their desire for a new county, but are putting In good work building up a pop ulation that will Justify legislative action in their behalf. Then there is another element in the contest. In the last two years there has been a very rapid development of the Agency Plains c untry. 50 miles north of Bend and 40 miles northwest ot Prine vllle- Madras Is the aspiring metropolis of this region. In which settlers' cabins have - become- as numerous as quarter sections of land. Madras is a small town of a dozen houses, or perhaps few more, but the burg hopes sometimes to be a county seat, surrounded by prosperous community of thrift' grow ers of wheat. The outiooK for tne Agency Plains country Is bright, and hence the Madras people do not want a new county created where It will prevent the later formation ot a county with Madras as Its center. The Influence of The Dalles will he with the Antelope people, for two reasons. One Is that the people at The Dalles recognize the. reasonableness of the con tcntlon that residents ot tho Antelope country should not be compelled to go Si miles to the county seat. They believe that the matter of distance entitles the southern end of Wasco"" to sprae new ar rangement which will be more convenient for its citizens. Then Hood River is agitating the county seat question and rV-T-1. I- r Ikl n.lnlnn thai- .ntt)il. from that source can be averted by let ting the southern end of the county go. Sherman County Is but little Interested for the new county would take In but little of her valuable property. The dif ferent Interests are so many ana so varied that a lively contest is certain to take place when the controversy comes before the Legislature ror settlement. FOUND DEAD IN BATHHOUSE. Astoria Man's Death Believed to Be Due to Accident. ASTORIA, Jan. 2. (Special.) The dead body of Herman Hendrickson was found lying on the floor In a Russian bathhouse in Untontown this morning and for a time it was supposed that murder had been committed, but later Investigations indicate that death suited from an accident, although this will not be definitely known until after the Coroner's inquest tomorrow. Hendrickson had been drinking quite heavily last evening and about 10 o'clock left the saloon for the bath house. He was followed a few moments later by Charles Mattson, a stranger, who came here from Seattle two days ago. Later Michael Harola went to the bathhouse and "was Informed by Mattson that a drunken- man had come In there and fallen down the stairs, cutting his face quite badly, but had gone outside again. Harola says that late in the night be heard someone come in. nut he went to sleep and thought no more about lt until he awoke about 7 o'clock this morning and found a man. who was after ward recognized as Hendrickson. lying face downward on the -floor In front of the door. He supposed the man was drunk, but a few moments later Matt son, wno ha4. also !alept in the batEhouaer came est a-ad revetted that the mail was The Cc rawer was Immediately sum meed and he seid death had occurred several hows beffcre- An examination f-of the remeiss shewed two bad bruises on the forehead and the Hps and nose were slightly cut. An autopsy was per formed this Afternoon aad the physicians report that death was caused by the bsulsca on the forehead, which caused the bursting ot a "blood vessel. Harola 1 being held to await develop ments, but Mattson has. disappeared -and cannot be fonnd. Heridrlckson was a native ot Finland. 53 years of age, and lived on Touags Rivera "where he hjad a small ranch"- He "was. unmarried, but had four brothers living In this vicinity. FOR THEGOOD OF YAMHILL. Convention -of Progressive Men tu' Meet at McMInnville. M'MINNVILLE, Or. Jap. 2. A con vention of the progressive men of this county is called to meet at Burns Hall, at 10:30 o'clock, January 4, to put the county to th,e front In all linos of progress and development the coming year, when, great opportunities will be maay and. cannot be Ignored. A spe cial train will be'' run trom Portland to McMinavIUe by Newberg, Dayton, "Whlteib'a and way stations, arriving here at 10:20 A. M., leaving at 3 P. H. to return the same way at reduced rates. Reduced rates will also be made north ot McMInnville on. the west side, good to return January 5. Hon. Charles V. Galloway, of this county. Tom Riphardson, ot ,JJie .Port land Commercial Club, and. other good speakers will address the convention. Mr. Coman, of the Southern Pacific and others will be present and lend encouragement. Twenty-five or 30 del egates will come from Newberg, 15 or 20 from Dayton, and big delegations from Amity and other points. LOGGING ON THE COQUILLE. Lumbermen Take Advantage of the Winter Freshet. nrVERTON. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) During the present freshet on the Co quille. more logs are being run. per haps, than any previous records. The booms on the Coqulue s tributaries have for several days been crowded their fullest capacity. Yesterday several of the largest logging booms broke and all the mill booms are fill ing with the escaped logs. Notwithstanding the present condi tion of the lumber market, more logging- has been done on the Coquille than in any previous year. As most of tht country around Coos Bay has been logged off. a boom has been construct ed Where the railroad approaches the river and thousands of logs are now- being shipped to the large mills oh tho bay from the Coquille Rivfcr. Most cf Coos County s beBt timber covers the slopes drained by the" Co- qullle's tributaries, and It will take many years to exhaust the supply. GIRL ALLEGES A CONSPIRACY Says Franklin County Men Swindled Her Out of Land. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jam 2. (Special.) In a sensational complaint filed in the United States District Court here this afternoon. May W. 01- noy. a former Walla Walla girl, claims that N. R. Sylvester and others of Franklin County, have conspired to de fraud her of 1000 lots in Pasco and 3000 acres ot unplatted land. She claims that one of the defendants came to her In February. 1902, and under the plea that the lands "were worthless. and would be immediately sold for taxes. Induced her to sell them all to him for $300; that upon discovering the lands were : worth S7500 nt least. sho demanded reconveyance of the property, which was refused. Sell Ljquor in Prohibition Precinct. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 2-(Special.) The two saloons located In Astoria Precinct No. 1. where prohibition was carried at the Isovafinber election, have been run ning openly since the law went Into ef fect at 12 o'clock Saturday night. This aft ernoon Deputy Sheriff Binder closed both places and arrested the proprietors. John Hendrickson and John Harsy, as well as the bartenders In charge. The men will be arraigned In Justice Goodman's cpurt tomorrow. It Is understood the saloon proprietors will contest the cases on the grounds that their places of business are not situated In Pfeclnct No. 1. In fixing the boundaries of the precinct the Coun tv Court described Its northern boundary as the shore line ot the Columbia River. Their attorney says that In cases Of tide water rivers, some courts noid tnat tne shore" line Is high-water mark, while others hold that lt Is low-water mark, and as these saloons are located over the river between high and low Water marks there Is a ouestlon whether they are within the confines of the precinct as de scribed. Want Chaplains in Prisons. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 2. (Spe clal.) At a meeting ot the Walla Walla Ministerial Association this afternoon Rev. Albert Gantz. ot tho Presbyterian Church, was elected president; Henry Brown of the First aietnoaist unurcn vice-president, and Robert J. Reid. ot the Wilbur Memorial, secretary. Father White. Rev. Austin Rice and Rev. Mr. Reid were chosen a committee on prison work. The association adopted a mercor inl to the Legislature asking the appoint ment of chaplains In penal Institutions of Washington. OPERATIONS KOT ALWAYS MSCESSARY Doctors Frequently Mistaken. "I suffered untold agbnj with plies for Ar thrto years, two aociors 101a me nrtthine- but an operation" would cure me. 1 tried different remedies', but nothing AtA ma nnv irood until I used Pyramid lIle Cure. I bought six 60-cent boxes at tho drugstore, and now I can ao my wont nut whrr before I scent most of mv Mm lvlne down. I thank God for giving the discoverer the knowledge to make such a cure. I recommend it to all my friends, and If I ever have piles Arum will certainly use this remarkable remedy. You can use this in any way you wish to make known the wonderful merit Ol rjraiimi tuc uw. . " Mtirirv. 81 Marshall street, Elizabeth X. J. The eXDerlcnce of this lady Is that of thousands of others who have been as sured that nothing short of an operation would rid them of this distressing com nlalnt. On tho face of it, it appears as if too. many surgeons operate in order that they may keep their nand in, and lose no portion of their skih; tnen. again, too many surgeons are- anxious to expert. ment (like the scientific man in Mark Twain's pathetic Story ot tho dog and her little puppy), and" do not have proper regard lor a pauents pnysicai weuare or condition. We advise every sufferer to think twice before submitting to an operation for piles, and suggest that those Interested write to tne ir'yramia urug wo., Marshall, Mich., for their little book on the causes and cure of plies, which is oelSt free for the asking. AWi& Woman B try sad entctn set eiuty. A &m Imss f Mir Jto m of Dm softest fckam iMflfiii Hair Rn Miratif iMtecea Oray or BMaear Mf teas? iMsnitaarintMS. ists cifssiaar iMti asa OKE APPLICATION WIL1 LA8T FOR MONTHS. Saapls of hair fsSAOM5KKALMM.C.US W.ZUSttfeLYr SSSSSSSrVi' IeBfoyed eted health nntfl abeot two yaic afwke I sctfaed taybsxfc began to acae t're qteatiy: Itbecameiore and lame, and headach eeea added to ray misery; also found that a j jeaeraTheaKh diminished. I became thia aac -weak aad nervoesrfesTfeg- seveie pains at regu lar intervals,'"- writes Mrs. Augustus Eiaory, Treasurer New Century Clnh, 34 Deaa Street (ResbaryV Boston, Mass. She continses: "My worirwaica. before had seemed aa easy taafc soon seemed like a heavy burden. X decided to try Dr. Sieree's- Pavcrife Prescription, which several of cry frieaaa'praised so highly. I felt relief within a wesk, sty appetite erne back, the paina gradually decreased and I enjoyed sound sleep. Within fourteen teti I bad completely recovered ay health. 2 seexsed bsilt up anew. y palse, which hail been weak became nor UsaL aad aew lire aalaafeed my entire betsf. t-.jrtadly eadersc yoer medicine." Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pre scrip tioa restores weak and aide women to sound health, by curing the local womanly dis eases which are generally responsible for the failure of the general health. A wosp sn's entire being is centered in her worn xnTy nature. Whefc. the delicate womanly organism is attacked by disease; when there is irregularity ot a disagreeable drain; when inflammation burns and ulcers gnaw the general health will reflect the progress of disease, in increasing weakness, nerv ousness, backache, headache, loss of appe tite and sleeplessness. , So Bare of it is the World's Disncasarv Medical Association, of Buffalo, H. V., pro prietors of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrib- tion, that ther offer $530 reward for woaien who cannot be cured of Leucorrhea, Fe male weakness. Prolapsus, or Fallinsr 01 Womb. All tbey uk is a fair and reasona ble trial of their means of care. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets resnlate tie stomach, liver and bowels. 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