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THE MORNING OREGONIAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 4, 190o. HOUSE PULLS TEETH Foreign Banking Bill Then Sent Back to Committee. ent and presented an affidavit declaring tnat a smaller sum of money had been raised at a mass meeting In Union for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the lobbyists. The following statement was made by W. T. "Wright, of Union, a member of the citizens' committee, last night AMUCK WITH AN AX I business on January 27, when he received a request from the citizens' committee to go to Salem and interview Mr. McLeod. We bad thoroughly understood that Mr. McLeod would support the bill if it were nnirniiu'ruu 1 1 rniuntu pie were in ravor or it. At that time we had the signatures of 86 per cent of the people, and have received over 89 per cent since. Mr. Cochran had no money, and was identified by me at Albert's bank to cash a check for $25. No money was sent to Salem by Mr. Cochran, or any one else. to influence legislators." r rlfember of Washington County. Farmer the committee, was in Portland on- other I t x imi r !i . mes 10 mil ramuy, WIFE SLASHED ON THE ARM Irrigation Committee in the Washing ton House Considers a Measure to Expedite Reclamation Work by General Government. OLiYMPIA, "Wash., Feb. 3 (Special.) The house today extracted the principal NO COTTAGES FOR VETERANS Adverse Report Made by Committee on Soldiers' Home. SALEM.. Feb. 3. (Special.) The Joint Pet Dog Is First Decapitated by Man Who Suddenly Loses His Mind While Splitting Wood at His Home. FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 3-Spe- w i , committee to investigate the Oregon Sol- cIaUficlsed wltll sudden Insanity, John teeth of the foreign banking law. Liera Home has reported adversely on the r"4 ,7. . u then sent the bill back to the banking Drop0Bai to erect cottages at the home committee for further consideration. for veterans and their wives. The pro- The bill is by Vilas and was drafted by nsi to increase salaries at the home o. committee of the State Bankers' Asso- waa aio turned down. The committee elation, and was submitted to the roreign mnyng the report was composed of Sena- banks In the state prior to lis mixoauc- 1 tors Loughary and .Smith and Representa tion. As introduced it permitted ioreign Uves Cornett, Laws and Smith. banks to establish offices In this state ior Tne committee reported conditions at the purpose of lending money or seuing e home as generally good, but recom- exchange, but prohibited irom receiving mended that J5G0 be tocpended to replace deposits. The prohibition, however, ma are nnflt for use; $3G0 be ex- not apply to foreign branch banks already established. The only other provisions require new or established forelern banks to maintain a capital eaual to that required by the Na tional banking law. prohibit the advertis ing of a greater capital than actually maintained by the branch bank, and de- line the term "foreign banks. The portion eliminated from the bill by amendment today is the deposit feature, The amendment was offered by J. B. Llnd- Elev. Reld of Pierce favored the amend ment and Intimated that it was drawn with the intention on the part of already established foreign branch banks and the National and state banks of preventing further competition. The bill in defining foreign banks Includes those which have a majority of the stock owned by per sons not residents of the state. Kenoyer of Whitman opposed the amendment. On viva voce vote, the eneaker declared it lost. A division was called for, and it was found that the amendment! had carried. The friends of the bill, then, without serious opposition. secured its recommitment to the com mlttee on banks and banking. Bills Indefinitely Postponed. The Irving and Miller bills, providing respectively for the condemnation of pri vate property for logging ways and that the water courses of the state shall be public highways, were indefinitely post poned, the same features being contained In other bills The majority of the judiciary commit tee recommended the indefinite postpone ment of Todd's bill, extending the labor lien laws to apply to work done on bridges, wharves, dikes, flumes, mining claims and other structures and rocchan leal plants. In spite of the fact that a minority of the committee favored the passage, there was no protest against the adoption of the majority report. The House also Indefinitely postponed Maloney's bill establishing whipping posts and providing for corporal punish ment of wife-beaters, and Dawes' bill regulating the practice of architecture. A concurrent resolution introduced In the House was adopted by that body pro viding for an inspection by a committee of three from the House and two from the Senate of the grounds at the State Reform School, with the view of report lng upon the necessity for the passage of the bill appropriating 512,000 for the pur chase of additional lands. The Speaker appointed McCoy, Lewis and Crane on the committee. Lambert of Whatcom County, in behalf of the fishing men of Puget Sound who have trouble with fish thieves, .introduced a bill In the House making fish-stealing in any quantity punishable by imprison ment in the penitentiary for from one to ten years. A bill that appeared in the Senate ap propriates $100,000 for the erection of library building at the State University and a bilMn the House appropriates $7000 for a laboratory ,at the same institution. New Bills in the Senate. McCoy introduced a bill providing that timber when sold separate from the land shall be taxed as personal property A new tax commission bill appeared in the Senate. It provides for three com ml3s!oners to be appointed by the Gover nor, and who shall serve ten years A measure that met defeat in several previous Legislatures, and which provides for the taking from the Supreme Court the power to appoint the clerk of the court and making the office elective, was Introduced In the Senate. The Senate was in session 11 minutes and the business was confined to the in troduction of bills. Bill for Reclamation Work. The subcommittee of the joint irriga tion committee this morning received for consideration a bill drawn by D. W. Ross and T. A. Noble, the Government experts who are here to secure legislation that will permit' the Government to proceed with the reclamation work in this state. pended for new plumbing and $300 be expended for new farm utensils. Because the number of inmates has In creased from 90 to 141 in the last two years. It will bo necessary to Increase the appropriation for maintenance from $34,- 000 to $22,000 Tha committee further recommended that the officers of the home be required to keep a full and accurate account of all articles produced In the home gar dens, and that all supplies be purchased after competitive bids. No action has been taken on the report. Bernard, a farmer living three miies north of here, attempted to kill his wiie and children yesterday af ternbon, but was prevented from carrying out his design. He was splitting wood, and, as he was Just recoverlng,from illness, Is thought to have become overheated. Taking his ax, with the determination of exterminating every living thing on the farm, he first chopped on the neaa 01 a pet dog, and then turned upon his fam ily. A blow, aimed at his wife, glanced from her shoulder and slightly cut her rra. Before another blow could be struck the wife succeeded In escaping to the house with her four children and locking me door. Their screams brought several men. who succeeded in overpowering Bernard after a hard struggle. Mr. Bernard Is a prosperous farmer and had heretofore shown no traces of ln- and four Councllmen are to be elected and elections are to be held each year. Among the names mentioned as the first officers of the new Incorporation are A. D. Birnle and E. H. Watklns for Mayor: David West, C. W. Bayles. A. F. Cooper, David Ingram and A. N. Fred ricks on. Examination of Polk Teachers. DALLAS, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Coun ty School Superintendent C. L. Starr, of Polk County, will hold the regular exam ination of applicants for state and county irapers at Dallas February S-10. First Licensed Saloon. HILLSBORO. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) The Village of Gaston will have its first open saloon next week, as the County Board has granted a license for that purpose. Funeral of Perley Campbell. x HILLSBORO. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) The funeral of Perley Campbell, who was drowned in the lake south of town Wed nesday, took place this afternoon. ITEVADA'S DESERT REGION. COON ACTS AS GOVERNOR. Signs Extradition for Man Wanted at San Francisco. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 3. (Special.) Lieutenant-Governor Charles L. Coon was Acting Governor tonight In the absence of Governor Mead at Portland, and as such was called upon to perform this afternoon one of the duties of Governor. At 2 o'clock Detective Charles J. Cody, of ,San Francisco, arrived in Olympla In a nurry 10 secure cxiraaiuon papers ior a. man named Lake, arrested In Seattle on request from the San Francisco authori ties on a- charge of forgery. Detective Codv had nassed Governor Mead at Tenino. It was necessary for him to wait until the Governor's train had crossed the state line before Lieutenant-Governor Coon's signature would be valid as Acting Governor. Acting Governor Coon signed the papers at 4:30. REAPPOINTED TOSTMASTEU OF COTTAGE GROVE. ILL-GOTTEN MONEY SOON SPENT For Forging Oregon Stockman's Name Frank Sharp Is in Weiser Jail. WEISER. Idaho, Feb. 3. (Special.) A man giving his name as FranK tnarp was arrested last night and placed In the Weiser jail. The charge against him is fonrlnsr a check cn the First National Bank of Vale for $200 and disposing of the same. He sold the check to Thomas Brassfleld of this city for $150. The check was sent to v ale to be cashed and was re turned with the statement that It was a forgery. The name signed to the check was Rob ert Lockett, a prominent stockman of Vale. Sharp also sold two horses in the city which it is stated had been stolen. Sharp's correct name is said to be Matt Hubbard, and it is reported that a reward is now being offered for his apprenension. It is not yet known whether Sharp will be tried in this state or in Oregon. The officials of Malheur County, Oregon, have been notified of his arrest,, and Sheriff Landon is awaiting word from them. When arrested Sharp had but $6 loft of over $200, having spent it in the saloons. CUT IN TWO BY TRAIN. J. O. Christie Is Instantly Killed at Marshfield. MARSHFIELD, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) J. O. Christie, superintendent of the Co- qullle Coal & Lumber Company, was in stantly killed today at 11 o'clock by being run over by the train at the Coqullle City depot. The train was backing down to the station. The unfortunate man appar ently did not hear the bell, and not real izing that he was on the same track with the train, was struck and cut in two. Christie was about to board tho train for Marshfield, where he Intended meet ing his wife, who is due here tomorrow on the Breakwater from San Francisco. C. J. Howard. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Fb. 3. (Spe cial.) The reappointment of C J. How ard as Postmaster has Juft been re ceived. Mr. Howard served as assistant Postmaster during the unexpired term of P. B. Sherwood, and a full term under conunlffkm from President McKlnley. The present appointment was not unex pected, as no opposition to Mr. Howard has been entertained. Under the pres ent Incumbent, the Postofflcc receipts have doubled, and the manner In which the affairs of the office have been ad ministered meets with general approval. sanity. He was taken to Portland for treatment, and it Is thought he will re cover. IONE TO HAVE WATER-WORKS Contract Signed With Portland Man for Complete System. IONE, Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.) The lone City council this morning signed a con tract with Charles M. Robinson, of Port land for the construction of a complete water works system. The price for the The bill will be favorably recommended, work Is $9737. and extra work will run tho by the committee. It does not cover tho cost to $10,000. general Irrigation subject, but is drawn with a view of aiding the Government work, regardless of subsequent action on the irrigation code presented by the Sta.to Irrigation Commission or other bills of that nature. The Government bill con tains no provision for the adjudication at law of water appropriations already made, which provision was seriously ob jected to by the irrigation companies and residents of the Yakima and Kittitas Val- les. It is considered unlikely that the con flicting interests can agree on a general irrigation code at this session, but the passage of the bill prepared by the Gov ernment representatives, if adopted, will enable the Government to proceed with Irrigation works, reservoirs and other re clamation work in districts of the state not already thickly settled or where there have been many appropriations of water. There Is considerable discussion of proposed bill to remove the Supreme Court at once to the City of Tacoma. The bill Is discussed In connection with the capital removal fight, and is favored more particularly by attorneys who object to coming to Olympla to argue cases. The bill would necessarily Include the removal of the state library or at least the last" section. It is said that the Legislature has the power to change the location of the Su preme Court without submitting the ques tion to a vote of the people. N DENIES BRIBERY CHARGE. Says Union. Attorney Did Not Offer Money to Influence Vote on County. SALEM, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Accord ing to the statements of witnesses, Rep resentative McLeod, of Union, today de nied before the House committee on coun ties that Charles Cochran, an attorney of Union, had ever attempted to bribe him for his vote and support of the Hot Lake County project. According to the story which has gained circulation around the Statohouse. McLeod had appeared before the counties committee at a previous meeting and told the members that Coch ran, while In Portland, had told him he carried $1500 to grease the ways for the bill. Cochran returned from Union to make his statement to the committee. Ex-County Judge Wilson. W. T. Wright and other members of the committee which has been working for the passage of tho Hot Lake County bill, were pres- The contract price includes ample power to pump the water for the city and also for an electric light plant to be put In by the city the coming Summer. Work on tho city reservoir will be begun next week. FISHERIES CASHIER MISSING. Seattle Detectives Are Searching for Arthur Snorge. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 3. PInkcrton detectives are scouring tho country for Arthur Saorgc, the missing assistant cash ier of the Alaska Fisheries Union, of this city. He had been employed as assistant cashier by the company for the past two years. He left about a month ago and was, according to the report of the bond ing company, about $000 short. ..o day Snorge left he Is said to have cashed a check signed by the president of the company for $3700. No trace of his whereabouts lias been obtained. Saloon Men Must Answer. HOOD RIVER. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) C E. Hayward. J. L. Morrison. P. F. Fouts and S. F. Fouts. of this city, will answer next Monday before Judge Brad 6haw, of the Circuit Court, to the charge of violating the local-option closing or der. The Prosecuting Attorney swore out the complaint during the week, and yes terday the saloon men appeared before Judge Bradshaw. by their attorney, and waived examination. The caee of Fouts vs. the City of Hood TMvor -wherein the nlalntlff seeks to re- cover'$260 rebate on his saloon license, will be argued before Judge Bradshaw tho same day. Rock for Polk County Roads. DALLAS. Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.) A large delegation of citizens of Dallas went to Falls City yestorday for the purpose of Investigating a certain form of rock dis covered by Engineers Coovert and Van Orsdel, and which they recommend to 00 of great value for grading and building up the county roads.- Wlth an unlimited amount of rock lying in such a position that It may be con veyed to any part of the county -with little expense, and a crusher, the highways of Polk may be Improved to at least a passa ble condition. The committee that visited the rock consisted of the County Com missioners, County Court, Coovert and Van Orsdel, and the president and man ager of the Falls City Railroad. Garfield on Electric Line. GARFIELD. Wash., Feb. 3. (Special.) A meeting of the citizens of Garfield and of the farmers of the- surrounding country will be held at the Opera-House Thurs day afternoon at 1:30, February 9, to meet the representatives 01 me bpotcane in land Electric Railway. Committees of arrangement have been selected and there will be a big meeting. It Is understood that a proposal win oe made for the building of the line to Gar field, extending on to Palouse and Mos cow. This Is not antagonistic to the other towns which have been agitating "the matter, as the line will eventually loop so as to take in all the principal towns of the Palouse, Including Colfax. Prepares Sixtieth Anniversary Dinner SILVERTON. Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. John Hicks celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Friday, and large number of friends and relatives helped them to make the event a nappy one. Tnev were married in jmo, in jsw. and crossed the plains in 1S&3, arriving in Oregon October 12 of the same year. They have lived In their present home for more than 24 vcars. Mr. Hicks will be years old March 19, and his wife will be 78 Feb ruary E. Both are well and strong, airs. Hicks prepared" the anniversary dinner and proved that she has lost none- of her skill in pastry cooking. Berlin Will Take Supplies. ASTORIA. Feb 3. (Special.) The Alas ka Fishermen's Packing Company has closed the contract" for tho charter of the American ship Berlin to take supplies to and bring the salmon pack from Its Nush agak River, Bristol Bay, Alaska, cannery, during -the coming season. The ship will probably go to Portland to load cans and coal, but the balance of the supplies will be taen on at this port. Captain Peter son,-formerly master-of the bark Harry Morse, may be made captain of the vessel. STRIKES THE SOUTH Cold Wave Sends Shivers Into the Sunny Land. DEEP SNOW IN MANY STATES From Tennessee to Texas Great Storm Sweeps Blizzard Strikes the Al leghenies and Chokes Ohio and Hudson With Ice. Observations of a Portland Resident Sojourning There. GOLD CACTI. Nev., Jan. 29. (To the Editor.) The "aurl sacra fames." the carnal attribute of the human alone of animated creation on earth, is attracting to these otherwise very unattractive regions a. large and un'orsoen population of all classes from all points of the compass. The past and the present output of the precious metals within the counties of Esmeralda and Nye. and the extensive nature and high values of the same as already disclosed at the Tonapah and Goldnelds Camps form the leaven which Is going to raise Into mighty action the energy and patient endurance of the ubiquitous prospector, and the fol lowing In of outside capital for the develop ment of the mineral belts, ,and for the open In? up of the entire region. Within the aggregated area of three coun ties In the State of Nevada, viz.: Esmeralda, Nye and Lincoln, and of Inyo County of the State of California, is to be found probably the moat widely extended deposits of the precious metals In the United States. This desert region is remarkable from several points of View: (1) The actions of past vol canic convulsions, throe;, upheavals, ex ploitive forces and outward flows of lava In varied form and nature have been developed upon a most stupendous scale of thousand of square miles. 2) The various moun tain ranges, the isolated buttes. and the gulch-split mesa lands, or rolling plains, all tell the tale of both the prcrent existing and ; of the long past ages of aqueous erosion 1 Judging from the experience of today thiv great erosive action has been caused mainly I by the sudden and tremendous "cloud I bursts," which occur only during the hot season of the year, and whlcn are more or less of a local character, in one spot to day, in another tomorrow. Last Summer (1104) these desert regions of Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada, were scoured to a very unusual extent by these elec trical storms. Many miles of the newly completed Tonapah Rallro&d were com plctely washed away by the mighty flows of water. The mountain ravines, gulchr and slopes and even the distant mesas of the Ralston desert are covered with water carried boulders of Immense size, and with a great depth of gravel and sand, tlm debria of decomposed Indurated lava clay. mud and ash. (3) At this winter season 01 the year little rain anil snow fall, save on the higher mountain ranges which en circle the Ralston and Amargosa Deserts, and there are only to be found within the desert area a few springs of water and few water holes, and such are many miles apart. The enormous, but short-lasting, local Summer floods quickly sink away in the depth of the mesa land, and naugli but the desert surface of gravel, sand and all-pervading sagebrush form the desert landscape. At various points are to b found a growth of wild rye-grass, and of the so-called "rabbit-brush," which fall not to Indicate the presence of abundant water near tho surface. Tho taller growth of th sagebrush In spots Is also a safe Indication of water. in ana along the slopes of the snow capped Grapevine and other high mountain ranges which bound the Ralston and Amar gosa Deserts on the west and on the cast, water may be found. The Amargosa River, the headwaters of which are found near th junction of these two deserts, con be seen. at certain seasons, flowing a width of 20e feet in some parts, then It sinks under tb gravel and sands, through which it is lost at last-In the depth of Death Valley, which Is several hundred feet below sea level, th lowest land surface in the United States. The United States Geological Survey De partment has furnished a scral-topograpbl- cal and geological map of these desert re gions, in a tentative fashion, but which is not easily obtainable by the ordinary pros pector. The general range of some of the mountains, the localities of a few of the springs of water and a few altitudes are sbown on the map. hat the mining com munity and what the other classes who fol low on the footsteps and discoveries of the prospectors need is more definite Informa tion in regard to water throughout these desert lands. This Information Is fully ns Important as that which Is furnished re garding the geological formations and the general topography of the region. As the region Is believed, to contain very important mineral belts, and as It is at present wholly unsurveyed by the Land Department, it would be a great help to the ubiquitous pros pector in making location of claims if the Government would show on the map the meridians of latitude and longitude of the known springs of water as also of the more conspicuous natural features existing within the region embraced by the survey. It might be possible also for the Survey De partment to show on the map In deeper lines of color such points of mineralized belts as have been noted by tho geologists In their field work. Certainly the field notes of the Government geologist, In respect to the mineral rones, or belts of any economic Im portance, would be of great help and inter est to the mining community, and fully as much so as are the field notes of the Gen eral Land Department, which are on file in the office of the Surveyor-General in each state, to the home-seekers and others who are interested in tho field and forest por tions of the public domain. The lack of this mineral information is clearly shown by the vast amount of wasted time and useless expenditure of muscle on the part of the numerous and ubiquitous prospectors, be they of the "grub-staked" or of the Independent class, which are dis tinctly in evidence In these desert regions. Amid the Indurated clays, gravels and ashes of these Igneous formations of Pleistocene age are to be seen this wasted time and work of the prospector in the vain search for the precious metal which his carnal mind so longeth for. The only other animal In Nature which rivals the human In this delving into thest unmlncralized portions jjf the desert sur face Is the badger. Ills scrnt Is keen after the fat and soft-coated species of marmot which tho prospector calls tho desert or the mountain rat. and he gets that Juicy reward for his delving. The badger Is wise through his instinct of scent and appetite: the prospector is foolish In such work through his Ignorance of geological factr. It is surely the Interest of the Federal and of the state governments to facilitate In every possible way the search for and tho development of the great mineral deposits which may He within this extensive and. at present, unexplored portion of the country The available water should be found and b made easily get-at-able. ' The prospector and the capitalist will then have a show to do the rest. The Southern Pacific and tht Tonapah Railroads on the north, and th Clark's Utah and Los Angeles Railroad on the east, and the Santa Fe Railroad on the south will soon make this great desert region easy of access. R. M. BRERETON. WHERE THE TROST BITES. Place Portland, Or. (minimum). Little Rock. Ark , Dallas'. Tex. ESklns. W. Va Cumberland. Md. , Terra Alta. Md Topeka. Kan Concordia. Kan. . Kansas City Des Moines. Ia. La Croese. Wis Cleveland. O Milwaukee. Wis Madison. Wis. Green Bay, Wis. Temperature, Dc&.Fahr. a2 above 7 above 2S above 17 below 5 below 10 below 3 below 12 below 7 below 12 bo.ow 32 below 4 below 8 below IS below 20 below LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Feb. 3. The general cold wave has probably reached Its south ernmost boundary and spread a blanket of sleet and snow over the Central South A fall of sleet, ranging from one to three Inches, Is reported from Arkansas, Mis souri. Tennessee. Georgia, Indian Tern tory and parts of Texas, where rails of snow extend still further south. In Arkansas the fruit crop Is said to be damaged, while in MIssl-lppl and some parts of Louisiana truck gardens and cot ton, suffered. Many head of cattle, it is feared, will die in Texas. The temperature ranged from 1 above at Little Rock to 30 above at Dallas, ana slightly higher In Mississippi and Louis lana. The Mississippi River at Memphis Is full of ice, and navigation Is suspended. FROZEN IN MIDDLE OF RIVER. Passenqer Train on Transfer-Boat Can't Get Through Ohio ice. CAIRO. 111.. Feb. 3. A Cotton Belt pas rencer train from Xewport. Ark., with a)0 passengers, is on board the big trans fer boat Henry Marquand in front of this city In the middle of the Ohio River, un able to land. The boat has been fighting the ice for several hours, but can make no headway. Xcver In Its history has the Ohio been so full of tee. and river men say it will be frozen over by morning. Many factories and mills' are closed down on account of the cald, and hun- dreds of laboring men are out of employ ment. GREAT GORGE IN THE OHIO. Ice Choke3 River for Fifty Miles, as Well as Tributaries. EVANSV1LLE. Ind.. Feb. 3. The worst condition In many years prevails in the Lower Ohio River. The ice gorge at Cloverport, Ky., which formed the first of the week, is growing in size hourly and is said to be almost miles In length. The gorge at French Islands is holding intact and a new gorge several miles in length formed at Newburg. Ind., ten miles above the city. Other gorges are forming' at differ cnt points on the Ohio and the Wabash Rivers. Green River Is frozen over for the first time In many years and the Wabash and Ohio Rivers are frozen solidly at various points. Oldest Active Policeman Peter Yetter, Familiarly Known as "Old Pete," Still On His Beat, Despite Mis 79 Years. Mr. Yetter Says That He Owes His Health and Strength to Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. "Old Pete." of Trenton Ave., and Dau phin St.. Philadelphia. Is acknowledged to be the oldest policeman ia active duty in the United States. He is a familiar figure in the northeast section of the Quaker City, his beat being In the heart of the business section of Kensington. Everybody Is acquainted with him. and the fathers of sons whom h good-naturedly scatters when they, play mischievous pranks declare that he looks scarcely older than he did when he chased them a quarter of a century ago. Mr. Yetter says his wiriness and robusi health are due to the judicious use oi Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey and plenty of outdoor exercise. When "Old Pete" became a policeman on September 5. 1S74, times In the city were far more strenuous than they are now. Then there were several hard, gangs of young men who rejoiced In such appel lations as the "Snapper Gang," the "Flsh towncrs," "Pulverizers." But It was no Joke for the policeman, for In those days there were no patrol wagons, and the men were compelled to walk their prisoners to the lockup, In momentary danger of being set upon by a prisoner's friend. Old Pete recently wrote us as follows: "Sirs: You can have my Indorsement ol Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with pleasure. Its medicinal qualities are O. K. Yours truly. Officer Peter Yetter. No. 2634, 2Sth Police District." Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Makes you strong, husky and vigorous, and able to enjoy the work and pleasures of life to the fullest: if you would live to ripe old age without aches and pains, take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as directed. It Is used exclusively in leading hospitals, the old reliable family remedy of hundreds of thousands for over 50 years. Its purity la vouched for by chemists, and by the fact that it's the only whiskey recognized by the Government as a medicine. The most rigid and far-searching tests have always found Duffy's Puro Malt Whiskey, free from fusil oil. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY replaces the diseased tissues, stimulates the heart's action, soothes tho nerves, enriches the blood, and quickens the circulation. It kills and drives out the disease germs, tones up and strengthens the whole system. It cures all lung and throat troubles. Indigestion, dyspepsia and every form of stom ach disease, nervousness, malaria and all low fevers. It promotes health and long life. Keeps the old young and makes the young strong. Every testimonial Is pub lished In good faith and guaranteed. CAUTION When you ask for Duffy's Pure Mnlt Whiskey be sure yon Ret the enulce. tnncrupulou.i dealers, mindful of the excellence of thin preparation, will try to mcII you cheap imitations and malt irhlskey sub stitute, which arc put on the market for profit only, und which, far from relieving- the nick, are positively harmful. Demand "Duffy'" and be sure you set It. It is the only absolutely pure medicinal whiskey, and Is sold by every reliable drugjflHt and ttrocer In the country, or direct, In sealed bottles only. Look for the trade-mark, the "Old Chemist," on the label aad be certain the seal over the cork Is unbroken. Price, $1 per bottle. A fully Illustrated medical booklet will be mailed free to any one who writes for It. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, X. i. "OLD PETE" YETTER. perature at the Weather Bureau falling to 4 degrees below zero. At several points In the state a temperature of 10 below was reported early today. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 3. In Milwau kee the thermometer registered eight below zero today. At Madison It was IS below and at Green Bay 20 below. Six Inches of Snow in South. MEMPHIS. Feb. 3. One of the heaviest snowfalls In recent years spread Its mantle to a depth of six inches over the Central Sputh. In Memphis the street-car service Is demoralized and all trains are reported late. The same conditions sro reported from points in Mississippi, Ar kansas and Texas. Deep Snow in Nashville. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 3. This city Is experiencing the- severest weather in years. The ground is covered with snow to the depth of nine inches and snow Is still falling. The Cumberland River 13 frozen for the first time In several years. Frozen to Death in Maryland. CUMBERLAND. Md., Feb. 3 The thermometer here today marked five de grees below zero. At Terra Alta It was ten below. At Grantsvllle. Md., John Beachy was frozen to death. ICE CHOKES THE HUDSON. Ferry-Boats Buck Big Floes or Have Tied U(S. NEW YORK, Feb. Z. Marine traffic in the harbor and In the western end of Long Island Sound was badly hampered today by Ice. Only powerful steam craft could force their way through the fields of Ice composed of floes broken from the ice sheet over the Hudson River and of thick new ice formed last night. Ferry-boats were much delayed or altogether tied up. Long Island Sound for several miles east of Hell Gate is packed with Ice. If the cold snap continues. It Is feared that traffic la the harbor will be tied up. , Natural Gas Is Frozen Up. PITTSBURG, Feb. 3. The coldest weather in six years was experienced to day In this city and vicinity, when the thermometer In the outlying districts reached 16 below zero. Owing to a bad break in the gas main in West Virginia, a gas shortage was general all over the country and Intense suffering resulted. A number of manufacturing plants were obliged to quit work on account of tho cold. A number of schools were closed. The upper and lo.wer mills of the Carnegie Steel Company closed down toduy on account of no gas, and 1000 men were sent home. Coal and river Interests are practically paralyzed by the cold weather. The rivers are froz en over, necessitating the closing of all the river mines. Thousands of miners are affected. Legality of Tax to Be Tested. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.)-The question as to the legality of tho special act passed by the Legislature to authorize the levying of a tax and the letting of a contract to erect a Courthouse In Clatsop County la to be tested in the courts. This afternoon an amicable suit was filed in the Circuit Court by Asmua Brix. J. T. Ross. F. R. Stokes and F. V. Boelling against Judge C.- J. Trenchard, Commis sioners C. C. Clark and William Larson, as members of the County Court; County Clerk Clinton and Has tie & Dougan, the contractors. Put in Charge of Society. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Lulu and Hilda Johnson, aged 5 and 7 years, re spectively, were ordered committed to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society by County Judge Trenchard this afternoon and were taken to Portland this evening. The girls are the daughters of Mrs. Mary Johnson, who was committed to the State Insane Asylum some months ago, and since that time they have been county charges. The mother came from Finland about two years ago. Cathlamet to Be Incorporated. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) The town of Cathlamet, Wash., Is to bo incor porated. A petition has been circulated and Is already signed by the necessary 60 voters, asking the County Commissioners to fix a date for a special election when the question will be voted upon. This petition will be submitted to the Com missioners at the .March term. The -Mayor PEES 0NA11IE2TTI0N. . Major W. C. Langfitt left for San Fran clsco yesterday on Government business In connection with the repairs to the dredge Chinook. NEW YORK. Feb. 3. (Special.) North western people registered at New York hotels today as iouows: "From Portland S. Wolf, at the Raleigh, From Spokane C F. Vesehoff, at the From Tacoma Mrs. C. C. Macintosh at the Nevarre; V. C urewcr, at tne -fcteraia Rnnnrft. From Seattle G. W. Aiken, at the Na varre: A. D. Stevens, M. J. Heney, H. F. Orant. at the Holland. From Walla Walla. Wash. Albert J. G. Bridges, at the Navarre. Suit the people, because they are tired nf Wtter doses, with the pain and grlp- Insr that usually follow. Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill a dose. Too Cold for Horse-Races. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 3. On ac count of the Inclement weather and poor condition of the Ixack. the races at Essex Park were nfKponed until to" morrow and the entries stand. There was about three Inches of snow on the irround today, and the thermometer stood at zero. Below Zero and Snowing in Kansas. TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. 3. Three degrees below zero is the temperature in Kansas tonight. At several points In the central part of the state snow fell until late this afternoon. ham Young at Omaha In 184S, cominj to Utah Immediately thereafter. She was a descendant of the Bigelows of. Massachusetts, was a Daughter of tho American Revolution and a member of the National Council of Women. Results of Motor-Boat Races. PALM BEACH. Fla.. Feb. 3. The. motor-boat races today resulted as fol lows: First, high-speed motor-boats, handi cap, one mile, for Thomas Dewar trophy Wriggler, owned by C. G. Burgoyne. won; time 6:25 1-5. Second, special handicap of two miles for Beach Club cup Challenger, owned by W. G. Brokaw, won: time 5:28. Third, eight miles, high-speed motor boat handicap for Royal Poinciana trophy Challenger won; time 16:33. Fourth, cabin motor-boats, for Pom eroy cup Enterprise won; time 12:46 4-3. Fifth, eight miles for motor-boats under IS miles an hour, for W. G. Brokaw cup Wriggler won; . time 43:46 2-5. Texas Freezing and Snowclad. DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. 3. Half an Inch of snow has fallen over North Texas and the temperature stands four degrees be low the freezing point. Coldest Known In West Virginia. ELKINS. W. Va.. Feb. 3. Seventeen degrees below zero was the temperature at Elklns today, the lowest ever known here. Canal Needs Steam-Shovel Men. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. It was an nounced at the office of the Civil Ser vice Commission today that for the present no more examinations will be held for clerical and professional po sitions for the Panama Canal service, tho applications already being far in excess of Its needs. It was said, how ever, tnat competent and experienced persons are especially desired as mem bers of steam shovel crews, particular ly cranemen and pit foremen. Brigham Young's Sixth Wife. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 3. Lucy B. Young, the sixth wife of the late Brig ham Young-, ex-presldent of the Mor mon Church, died today of pneu monia. Mrs. Young was born in Illi nois In 1S30, and was married to Erig- Younger Wants to Lrtve in Minnesota. ST. PAUL. Feb. 3. Governor Johnson today laid before the pardon board a letter from Cole Younger, the former bandit, who was pardoned after serving 25 yaars of his life sentence, asking that the conditional features attached to his pardon be eliminated. By tho terms of tho nardon Younqer Is prohibited from living In Minnesota. It Is not likely that favorable action will be taken. Sigourney Ahead at Billiards. CHICAGO, Feb. 3. W. H. Sigourney. of San Francisco, heads the winning column In the amateur billiard tourna ment for the National championship now playing1 at the Chicago Athletic Club. Tonight the Pacific Coast man assumed the lead In the number of games won. He has a perfect score, having won all the games participated in thus far. His Family Relents After Four Years. CHICAGO. Feb. 3. After nearly four years" Imprisonment for embezzlement of. 15,000 from his mother and mother-in-law, St. George d'Essauer, at one tlma prominent In Chicago society, was re leased today from the County Jail on a habeas corpus writ. It was said tonight that he had become reconciled with his family. Commander o. Zeigler's Expedition. LONDON. Feb. 3. W. S. Champ, secre tary for William Zelgler. has engaged Captain KJeldensen to command the Arc tic steamer Terra Nova on its approach ing voyage to the Far North. Mr. Champ will leave for America on February 8. The Terra Nova will sail In May. 'Aiie Denver & Kio Oranaa scenery is even more beautiful In Winter than Sum mer. Travel East via that line and spend a day in Salt Lake City. Cold Wave Moves East. CHICAGO. Feb. 3. The crest of the cold wave has passed eastward. The mercury today touched 10 below zero and then climbed slowly up. The official forecast places the minimum here tonight at about zero. ICE AND SNOW ON ALL HANDS "Below Zero" the Common Cry From Ohio to Kansas. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 3. A blizzard prevailed today throughout Missouri, Kan sas and Oklahoma, and was general in Arkansas, with below-zero temperatures In Missouri and Kansas. The snow fall In Missouri and Kansas averaged four Inches. A strong wind drifted the snow and trains were late. 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