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THE MOto'ISS yOREj0SrAS. THURSDAY. atAIBGH;' 16; 1905: HPS Mil FE Congress Has Doubled Value of 'Scrip, BIG TRACTS' IN OREGON Recent Act Has Added $3, - ,000,000 to Price. RESERVE BUYERS WILL LOSE Land in Blue Mountain ReserveXan. not Be Usedr.as Base, and State Will Retain Money Paid on ' .the School 'Sections. EALEM, Or.. March 15. (Special.) The act of Congress at the recent 'session re pealing the lieu-land law will, it la be lieved by men" familiar with the subject, cut off a considerable amount of the scrlpplng evil, "but Jxom what can be learned it appears that the Santa Fe Hallroad will be the beneficiary of the act, perhaps to the extent of $3,000,000. It Is asserted that because of one clause in the act favorable to Santa Fe scrip, the value of that company's scrip has ad vanced from 53 or $4 an acre to $S or J7 an acre since the act was passed. It Is estimated that there is now in ex istence Santa Fe scrip to the amount of 1.000,000 acres, and if this is true, the pas sage of the act added $3,000,000 to the value of the scrip. Since the terms of the act became known today by publication in The Ore gonian, men who are familiar with this subjsct have not had time to study in detail the effect of the law. They are of the opinion, however, that the act will put a stop to the use of practically all scrip expect Santa Fe. It Is this fea ture that has caused the advance in the value of scrip held by that railroad com pany. It I admitted, nevertheless, that where railroad companies owned patented lands inside a forest reserve and have al ready relinquished it, they may still be permitted to take other land in lieu there of. Upon this point there is doubt, and it may develop that not much good will be accomplished in putting a stop to the use of scrip already created, though no .new scrip will be obtained by the estab lishment of new reserves. r ' Salvation of Santa Fe. The raving clause in behalf of the Saata Fe is contained in the words "but the validity of contracts entered into by the Secretary of the Interior prior to the passage of this act shall not be Im paired." It is understood that this ex ception was inserted to protect an agree ment which Secretary Hitchcock made regarding the location of lands in lieu of Santa Fe lands which had been Included within -the boundaries of forest reserves. In view of the benefits it will derive front the act. It is believed that Santa Fe interests-were favorable to the enactment of the !law. The fact" that" hone of the railroads scemto have fought the meas ure leads to the -belief that their Interests have not been very seriously Impaired, though their failure to put up a fight is attributed by -some to the circumstances of the passage of the bill. The measure that was passed was drawn by a con ference committee near 'the close of the session, and passed immediately after be ing reported. Affects Blue Mountain Reserve. "Whatever effect the act may have or may not have on the interests of railroad companies, it is quite certain that the men who bought state' school land in the pro posed Blue Mountain Forest Reserve will not get a chance to use the land as base for the selection of lieu land. About 385,000 acres of land "was bought within the boundaries of the proposed reserve, and approximately $100,000 has been paid thereon. The price at the time of pur chase was $1.25 per acre, and the pur chasers have paid 50 to 75 cents an acre already. There is quite a probability that many of these purchasers will discontinue making payments to the state, since there i6 no probability of the land's being used as base. In that case the state will retain the money already paid, and the pur chasers will forfeit the certificates of eale they hold. Some of the school lands within the proposed reserve are worth this price for the timber they bear, but most of the sections were bought for the purpose of using them as base for the selection of lieu land. It does not appear that the State of - Oregon, as an owner of land, will be either Injured or benefited by the passage of this act. The state has no forest reserve base, andMias no prospect of securing any, unless it be in the "Wallowa Reserve, if that reserve should be created. "While this act will prevent the selection of lieu land by the state on forest reserve base, it does not appear that the state would have occasion to use that kind of base, and therefore it will not be injured. ABUSE OF LIEU LAND SCRIP Railroads Make Practice of Seizing , Valuable Timber Property. OREGON CITY. Or.. March 15.-(Spe-eltl.) Yesterday's dispatch from "Wash ington announcing the repeal of 'the lieu land law in its entirety came as a sur prise to the officers of the Oregon City Land Office. Register A. S. Dresser and Receiver G. "W. Bibee will await instruc tions from the Interior Department. It is' the Impression of the Government's agents here that the condition reported to exist will have to be remedied by fur ther legislation on the part of Congress before further transactions in lieu lands can be made. Among land office practitioners at Ore gon City there is a question as to whether the repeal of the lieu land law was a mistake or a piece of smooth legislation engineered by persons unfriendly to the large corporations that have become Im mensely, rich at the expense of the Gov ernment in the manipulation of lands un der the liberal construction of the land laws in the past. It Is known that at the Oregon City Land Office under the lieu land law- rail road corporations have exchanged land of comparatively small value within the forest reserves for valuable timber land outside the reserves. It is generally am derstood that In recent years large cor porations have relinquished to the Gov eminent. land within the forest reserve that had been denuded otSJts timber, re ducing its value to a nominal sum. and made lieu lana selections instead on ' some of the most valuable Umber lands In the state, of the reasonable value of from $40 to $50 per acre, thereby defraud ing the Government out of thousands of dollars. Railroad and other large corpor ations now have title to about 2,500.000 acres of land within the reserves or umclcnt iicreage -if applied on lieu land selections practically to take up all vacant lands outside the reserves. The repeal of the law will oblige these corporations, to continue, to hold thoJr; lands within the reserve until other legls lation is enacted providing for an ex change of -these lands. It has been sug gested "by persons who have made some study of the matter that the only equit able means of adjusting the public land situation with reference to the relinquish ment of forest reserve lands, is that some provision be made for the appraise ment by the Government of the lands to be relinquished, and a settlement on a cash basis- be effected between the Gov ernment and the person .making the re linquishment. ' This would defeat the lax system of an exchange of a number of acres of worth less lands for an equal number of acres of the most valuable timber lands un occupied. This arrangement would leave the public lands subject to settlement and occupancy in accordance with existing land laws, without the liability of these lands being seized by the larger corpora tions to the exclusion of individual claim ants. A representative of the Santa Fe Rail way Company today filed on some lieu land and surrendered an equal acreage In the forc3t reserve making the trans action on the assumption that his com pany Is Included among those parties with whom the Secretary of the Interior has entered into contracts. HARM IS ALREADY DONE. Lands Near the Columbia River Were Gobbled Up by Speculators. THE DALLES. Or., March 15. (Spe cial.) The repaling of the lieu-land law comes too late to have any ma terial effect In this section, and is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen. Practically all the valuable public timber lands in this land dis trict that were not taken by the East ern investors who came to this coun try about two years ago when the stampede for timber was on, were scrip ped by speculators immediately after that rush. "With the exception of the large blocks of scrip filed on the untaken timber lands then, and that placed by speculators on a jiewly surveyed town ship opened to settlement about two years ago, together with .selections on lapsed timber entries, the majority of the scrip placed here has been filed by stockmen who replaced their selections made on state base subsequently de clared invalid, or who have selected here and there either a watering-place or an isolated prairie tract to perfect their holdings. All will, however, be a great advan tage to settlers on townships which may be released from time to time from territories temporarily withdrawn for forest reserve or reclamation pur poses, obviating in future the possi bility of scrippers absorbing such lands in advance of the settlers' filings. The general impression is that had the law passed as originally reported, permit ting the selection of prairie lands and excluding the selection of timber lands with forest reserve scrip, it would have given more general satisfaction in this district, for the reason that it would have enabled stockmen to acquire title to much of the pasture land while the price of scrip remained at from $2 to $5 per acre. As this is tho maximum value of much of the unoccupied pas ture land, title cannot be acquired with any of the other classes of scrip, which are all too expensive. FREEZES IN A SNOWBANK. Victim of Lead Poisoning Escapes From . Hospital. "DDR, B. C, March 15. (Special.) James "Westgate, Buffering from mental delusions tor the past few days, escaped from the Tmlr General Hospital last night, and this morning was found about two miles, away, stark naked and dead from, exposure. Ha was a miner, and for many years had. been subject to oc casional fits, supposed to be primarily due to lead poisoning. He was not con sidered safe and wasp laced in a separate room under lpck and key. Monday night the superintendent of the hospital heard thundering blows on the door of the room. Hurrying to the door, the doctor was just In time to hear a crash of breaking glass and the fall of a heavy body on tho veranda. Hastily en tering, he found the room empty and the window smashed- On looking out he was just in time to see "West gate disappearing down the bank to the railroad, clothed only In his nightshirt. The tracks of westgate s bare feet were traced for about a mile along the rail road track to the north. It was not until the next morning that the body was found near the dam built by tho Porto Rico Lumber Company across the Salmon River, about two miles north of the town. The corpse was lying on the snow, and although the tracks leading ip to it in dicated that "Westgate had been wander ing aimlessly in the snowdrifts, he ap pears to have at last lay quietly down to die. The body had not a vestige of cloth ing on it. the nightshirt being found neat ly rolled up and put under a log about ten feet away. BANK-ROBBERS' TRIAL BEGINS Jury in Case of Crossley and Dunn Is Selected. ALBANY. Or.. March 15. (Special.) The trial of J. A. Crossley and Eli Dunn, charged together with John Doe and Richard Roe (Klngley and Darling) with robbing the bank of P. M. Scroggin & Co. at Lebanon on the night of February 8,- began before Judge George H. Burnett in the Circuit Court here this morning. Tne forenoon was taKen tip with the selection of a Jury to try the case and the opening statements of the attorneys. The examination of witnesses commenced this afternoon. The courtroom was crowded all day. Two hours were consumed in choosing the Jury, the following jurors finally be ing selected to try the case: Charles Holloway. Brownsville: Thomas Harrison. Brownsville; C. T. Craft. Lacorob: T. E. Fox, Halseyr S. B. Brock. Shedd: J. S. Morris, Sclo; J. B. Trask, Jordan; H. Zimmerman. Shedd; David Isom. Halsey; . .Myers, oneaa; ts. ts. uovie. Lebanon. and S. F. Dickinson, Albany. District Attorney John IL McNary. of Salem; Deputy District Attorney Gale S. Hill, of Albany, and S. M. Garland, of Lebanon, appear for the state at tho trial, and the defendants are represented by George J. Cameron and John DItchburn, of Portland, and George "W. Wright, of Albany. SPACE AT A PREMIUM. So California Counties Cannot Have Separate Exhibits at Fair. SAN FRANCISCO, March 15. The Cali fornia commissioners to the Portland Ex position have Issued what might be called an ultimatum on aottlement of all con troversles that have Arisen concerning the plans for the Installation of California exhibits at the coming big show in Ore gon. This Is in the shape of a letter that is addressed to all Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade and particularly to central organizations in California. In this communication it is .set forth that after thoroughly considering the situation in all Its phases the commissioners have concluded that it 1b impracticable to m-o vide for separate county or district collec tive installations in the California, build ing. COFFIN - FILLED BARN BURNS Undertaker Sees His Supplies De stroyed Near His Home. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 15. (Special.) A bam belonging to J. W. Cookerly. .an undertaker, situated back of his residence, and filled with cas kets and funeral supplies, burned to the ground at 13 o'clock tonight. Burst ing of hose prevented the firemen from setting water on the blaze for many minutes, hut tho department prevented the fire spreading, and it is now prac tically out.. The loss cannot be esti mated tonight, but Is about $1000. THEY CAN MIX DRUGS NOW Pharmacy Board Gives Licenses to 18 Applicants Wio Passed Test. SALEM, Or.. March 15. (Special.) Eighteen out of 26 candidates for li censes to practice pharmacy were suc cessful at the examination held hero yesterday by the State Board of Phar macy. The board also held its annual meeting and elected tha following of ncors: President, C G. Huntley; secretary. Z. J. Riggs. Salem; treasurer. Kitty Harbord, Salem. The other members of the board are: J. 1L Lane and George C Blakley. The candidates passing the exam ination are: Seniors C W. Grover. "Woodburn; E. L. Rose, Portland; "W. "W." McKemle, Lostine; F. "W. Murphy, Portland: Da vid Griggs, Cottage Grove; J. H. Graves. Portland; Conrad Stafrin, Dallas: Ross 'A. Farr. Orogon City; S. L. Dillard, Roseburg; J. W. Busters Eu gene; William Menefcc, Gaston.' Assist ants W. E. Forsythe. Corvallis; A. G. Newsom. Sllverton; G. A. Henderson, Portland; W. J. Miles, Salem; C. C Boa well. Vale; Carl Thompson, Portland. DISGRACE OF WIFE'S NAME. Wealthy Former Husband of Mur deress Declares True Title. SEATTLE, Wash., .March 15. (Spe ciaL) Because he Is the former hus band of Martha M. Place, the first woman ever electrocuted in this coun try for murder, Wesley' L. SovacooL today petitioned the Supreme Court to change his name to Wesley L. May. th name byjwhich he has been known for several years. Sevacool and Martha M. Garretson were married in New Jersey in 1882. He says that he was forced to leave her because of her disposition. She ob tained a divorce. He was then going under the name of May. Now he is a well-known business man and holder of valuable real estate in Seattle. After Mrs. Sevacool obtained a di vorce, sho married William W. Place. She threw acid in the face of her step daughter and then smothered her to death. When her husband entered she attempted to brain him with an ax. She was electrocuted March 22, 1839. Sevacool married here and bis wife did not learn .his real name until a few weeks ago. Noble Under Murder Charge. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 15. (Special.) William Noble, tho husband of the woman who walked 15 miles to. this city one night last week to swear out a complaint against him, was today bound over to the Superior Court under $1000 bonds on the charge of attempted murder of W. O. Phillips. Mrs. Noble took refuge in the Phillips house, near her home, where Noble followed her and bombarded the house with a shotgun. No defense was attempted before Justice of the Peace Huffman at the trial today. Mrs. Noble has begun divorce proceedings. Open Despite the Injunction. FOREST GROVE, Or., March 15, (Spe ciaL) The City Council last night in structed the ordinance committee to grant a saloon license to A. G. Watson, the only applicant so far. Watson has a bo loon building nearly comploted, and in tends to open up for business in spite of the application for a permanent injunc tion against him, made by Pacific Uni versity, and now pending before the courts. In taking out a license. Watson will run the risk of losing part, at least, of his llcensemoney. if the injunction holds. Trolley Line to North Bend. MARSHFD3LD. Or.. March 15. (Spe cial.) The announcement Is made that an electric car line will be built between Marshfleld and North Bend. This is a re sult of the purchase of the 600 acres of the Flanagan estate for $50,000 last week by Frank B. Walte and John Shahan. Mr. Walte was called to Roeeburg today by tho death of his father. John Shahan will arrive from Los Angeles in the morning and take charge of the property. Soapy Smith's Pal Arrested. VICTORIA, B. C March 15. John Lee Kirk, said to have been a member of the Soapy Smith gang which terrorized Skag- way in is7, was arrested nere today at the instance of Lnlted States Deputy Mar shal Cody, who left San Francisco for Victoria to take charge of Kirk. Kirk is wanted for safebreaklng at Nome. An effort is being made by a local lawyer to secure his release by habeas corpus pro ceedings. Little Snow in Mountains. UNION. Or., March 15. (Special.) This section has been visited the past few days with warm showers, which ordi narily would result in high waters In the mountain streams, but the rise Is scarcely noticeable, showing the scarcity of snows in the mountains. There will be no high water here this year, as the snows are as nearly gone in the mountains now as they usually are in May. Woman Falls Through Skylight. -POCATELLO. Idaho, March 15. Mrs. C. Calvin of Havre, Mont., was Instantly killed by a fall at 7 o'clock this evening. wltn ner nusDana sne was on ner way io Goldfleld, Nev. They stopped over in Pocatello. taking rooms at the Masonic Temple. In some unknown way she fell through the skylight Into a drugstore be neath, fracturing her ekuii. New Commercial Club Officers. EUGENE, Or.. March 13. (Spoclal.) The Eugene Commercial Club has elected officers for he year as follows: S. H. Friendly, president; H. W. Thompson, vice-president; R. S. Bryson, secretary; W. W. Brown, treasurer; L. L. Whltson and H. Gordon, trustees. An invitation of the Salem Club to tho convention on March 23 has been accepted. For Stop-Overs in Idaho. BOISE, Idaho. March 15. (Special.) .Governor Gooding left this afternoon J.0 meet General Manager Bancroft, of the Short Line, and will go with him to Twin Falls. The object of the Governor Is to have a conference with Bancroft over stop-over privileges and free side trips for persons going through the state bound for Portland during the Fair. California Storm Still Rages. SANTA BARBARA. Cal.. March 15. Two landslides have again Isolated Santa Barbara, from railroad communi cation with the outside world. The rain storm continues with a strong wind from the southeast and apprehension is felt for the ocean boulevard. The rain record for the storm Is about 4 inches up to tonight. Taeoma Schools at Fair. TACOMA. Wash.. March 15. (Special. ) Among other Important matters consid ered at the regular meeting of the State Board of Education this afternoon was the appropriation of the sum of $300 to provide for a creditable exhibit of tho public schools of Tacoma at the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland this year. Two Counterfeiters Arrested. MINIDOKA. Idaho. March 15. Two counterfeiters have been captured here. Thev .were in the act of maklac bosrus gold pieces of the denominations of $3) and 510. A third man had taken, -alarm and' fled. DASH FOR LIBERTY Lieutenant Boone, Under Sen tence, Tries to Escape WOUNDED BY HIS GUARDS Upon Hearing President's Approval of His Sentence of One Year In Alcatraz, Court-Martialed Of ficer Makes Mad Break VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 15. (SpeciaL) Lieutenant . Francis M. Boone, Company K. Nineteenth Infant ry, under sentence for one year at Al catraz Island. California, and - dis honorable discharge from the Army, made a desperate attempt to escape from his guards this morning at 10 o'clock. As the result of the attempt he now lies at the point of death in the post hospital, with a bullet wound In the head that fractured the skull and an other severe wound in the left shoul der, which it is very likely will result in blood poisoning, if it docs not cause death from hemorrhage. Lieutenant Boone was taken to the hospital th'ls morning for medical treatment. On his return he had reached the guardhouse when he asked to see the officer of the guard. Instead of going into this officer's room ho made a break for the exterior of tne building by a stairway leading to a side exit, at the same time crying: well, boys, I've got my sentence.! uoouty." Thereupon the guards fired five shots nt Boone. One shot took effect in the left shoulder jit the distance of about 40 yafds. He did not fall, however, until he was struck by another bullet just above the right ear. which passed between the skin and skull to a point above tho eye, where it lodged. This wound fractured the skull' and was at once pronounced serious by Chief Sur geon EberL As soon as Boone fell he was taken into the hospital where his wounds were examined. After he had been properly cared for he was comfortably quartered, but he remained auiet and refused to make any statement as to his Intentions or purpose in making the rash break for liberty. It is considered by the officers here to be a case of suicidal intention, as the man knew well that he had no chance to escape. lieutenant Boone comes from one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Kentucky. He enlisted in the United States Army as a private for service in the Philippines, and was nromoted from the ranks and commissioned Sec ond Lieutenant of the Nineteenth In fantry February 2, 1901. The escapades of Lieutenant Boone commenced last September when he was "confined to Quarters" beeausA of disgraceful affair in which he be came Involved in Seattle. Boone left this post while in "honorable confine ment" and went to Seattle where he was said to have been joined by a woman of bad repute. He escaped Into Canada to avoid the military law. His case was not of sufficient moment to warrant entering communications with the Canadian government. He came to the post at the susreeation of his parents -who threatened to rilnln- herit him Jf he did not do their bidding. He was plaqed under arrest at once and was tried by court-martial at this post. The findings were approved by President Roosevelt yesterday and hearing of the President's approval and tmnKing that there was nothing left for him, Boone made the break for liberty. Late reports from the barracks to night are that" Colonel Huston savs that the. men who shot Lieutenant Boone today "did their duty as sol diers." The men are subject to a hear ing before a board of investigation. and if found at fault are subleet to court-martial. EXPEL SOCIALIST LEADER. Charge of Election Fraud Made Against Editor H. F. Titus. SEATTLE; Wash.. March 15. (SpeciaL) Dr. Herman F. Titus, of Seattle, for the past Ave years a prominent leader in the Socialist party in the state, who went to the East a short time ago to edit a Social ist paper at Toledo, O., with a view to making it a power in the National Politics rot the party, has had charges of tamper ing with an election held by the local party organization filed against him. The Socialist party in this city is divided into several local subdivisions called locals. The Pike-street local was the one pre sided over by Dr. Titus, while bitterly opposing him are the members of the central branch. Shortly before Dr. Titus left for the East the matter of consolidat ing the locals was agitated. Dr. Titus strongly opposed the movement, so his opponents charge, because it would de crease his power. At the time of election he Is charged with having prepared a fraudulent ballot by which the measure was defeated. The officials of the cen tral branch prepared the charges. It was urged that as the doctor had gone East the matter should be dropped, but the central officials contended that his pres ence in the East would make him more dangerous to the party than ever. Sunday morning the charges were form ally preferred before the city central com mittee of the party, including reports of the locals. The trial began at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and lasted till 6:30 in the evening. By a strictly- factional vote the doctor was exonerated by the narrow vote of 14 to 12. An appeal was immediately taken to the state central committee, where Titus op ponents say he will get a fair trial and expulsion. Titus enemies held a meeting tonight to plan for continuing the fight here and in Wisconsin. FINE UNION FAIR VISITORS. Western Central Labor Union In dorses Portland Fair Strikers. SEATTLE, Wash., March 15. The Western Central Labor Union, which represents 50 local organizations, to night indorsed the action recently ta ken by the Seattle'BuIldlng' Trades As sembly In supporting the' Portland Structural Building' Alliance in the Lewis and Clark Exposition contro versy and passed a Tesoultion recom mending that all members who attend the Fair be fined $25. The representative of the American Federation of Labor, now in Portland, was advised of the action. The paint ers, carpenters, plumbers and sign painters today indorsed the cause of the Portland strikers. Light on Direct Primary Law. SALEM, Or., March IS- (Special.) In compliance with the directions of the last Legislature, Secretary of State Dunbar has caused to be published a pamphlet containing the full text of the primary law which will govern primary elections in Portland this Spring and throughout Oregon next Sping. A" copy of -his pamphlet will be n.alle.d to. any citizen dt "Oregon on application. Agents Wanted in Portland and E Very ' Town in the Northwest to Sell WHITE CLOVER ICE This delicious and absolutely the Pacific Coast. We give special attention to. private families. White Clover Ice Cream and Ices are delivered in any style or flavor desired. T. S. TOWNSEND CREAMERY CO. 44-46 SECOND FLEES. IN DARKNESS Convict Switches Off Light and Quits Penitentiary. CAPTURED AT THE DEPOT Charles Williamson, Electrician and Forger, Makes Fruitlessly Clever Attempt for Liberty, and Im personates Brakeman. SALEM, Or., March 15. (SpeciaL) By turning oft the lights so that the guards would not see him. and ingeniously devis ing an arrangement which switched tho current again, thus delaying discovery of his action. Charles "Williamson,- a trusty convict, escaped from the State Peniten tiary early this morning. TTnfnrtiinntAiv for Williamson, who was sent up from Multnomah County for five years for forgery, the northbound morning overland train was two hours late, and Warden Curtis captured him at the depot When caught Williamson had changed his stripes for civilian clothes, and was personating a brakeman. Carrying a lan tern In one hand, he was pacing up ana down the station platform as much at ease as could be. No one unacquainted with him would have suspected him of be ing an escaped convict. Williamson is an electrician ay traae. He had been at work in the pumphouse. Yesterday he quietly tapped the main cur rents and put in an improvised switcn. Trusty's Ingenious Method. When ready to leave early In the morn ing, -the cunning convict shut oft the light, tied a string to the switch lever, passed It through the window and attached a bucket at the other end of the string which was dropped Into the water tank outside. The bucket had a small hole in the bottom and was weighted with a cnunK of lead. The water gradually filled the bucket until it sank, after a period of two hour and a half. This turned on the lights again. In the meantime Williamson took a shop ladder, scaled the wall In a dark spot, pulled the ladder after him, and escaped. There were three guards on the walls of the prison this morning, and they pa trolled their beats after the lights went out. but did not see Williamson scale the vralL This escape was as clever a piece of work as has ever been attempted at A ttXOC FOR UFK. Spurring his j'&dfd horse to renewed efforts when the anfmal should be refreshed with proper food and rest, is abent as sea ible s prescribing- nerve teaks, alcoholic compounds, coca Edxtarrs- and cocktails which only spur on the already weakened nerrous system. Neither does it do to put the nerves to aleep with narcotics. 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Or. connnement. 5 Blood poison, . vrat:rhu- r-tired Ko failure vonvti MAS troubled with night omUslonb, dreams, exhausting drains, bifihfulness aversion to society, which deprive you of your manhood, UNFITS JJJif vait lillJiLN' ESS OR 21AXRIAG12. XID DLE-.VG ED MESf, who from excesses and strains have lost their 8D AT SKIS DISEASES, Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urlner, Gleet Stricture. Enlarged Prostate, Sexual Debility. Varicocele, Hydrocele. Kid ney and Liver doubles cured without MERCURY OR OTHER TOISOXOUS DRUGS. Catarrh and rheumatism CXJKED. Dr Walker's methods are regular and scientific He uses no patent nos trums 'or ready-made preparations, but cures tha disease-by thorough medical treatment. His New -Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who de scribe their trouble. "PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered In plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address DR.. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamhill, Portland, Or entertainments and PHONE MAIN 4077 tho stomach. Mrs. Gunn and her daugh ter then ran from the house, screamlna for help, with Vestal following- them. The latter ran but a short distance, falling to the .grounds and died. Th Coroner's jury today exonerated Mrs. Gunn. Governor Honors St. Patrick. ASTORIA, Or.. March 15. (SpeciaL) St. Patrick's day will be observed here by the holding of public exercise: at the opera-house on Friday evening. Governor Chamberlain will deliver an address, while an oration will be deliv ered by J. Hennessey Murphy, of Port land, vice-president of the Irish Leagui of America. Robbers Loot Postofflce. TACOMA. March 15. The Postofflce at Stellacoom was robbed of $200 in stampa and money last night, the safe being blown open. An adjoining store was also robbed of a small amount of money. the pleasures of part of the bodv: Auesemay eitner Deinnen tea or ac quired, but the seat of trouble is the same the blood. St S. S., a purely vegetable blood remedy, cleanses and purifies the circulation and makes it strong and clean. TJnder its purifying and tonic ef fects all tjoisons and impurities are excelled from "We treat successfully all private ner vous and chronic diseases of aiea. alsa blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. We cure SYPHILIS (without mercury) to stay cured forever, in 30 to 60 days. We removs STRIC TURE, without operation or pais, la U cays. We stop drains, the result of self-abuse, immediately. We can restore tha sexual vigor of any man under by means, of local treatment peculiar to ourselvec We Cure Gonorrhoea In a Week The doctors of this InsUtuta are all regular graduates, have had many years' experience, have been known ia Portland for 15 years, have a reputatloa to mala tain, and will undertake no case unless certain cur can be effected. undtrtaka or charge no fee. Consul ta- Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diar rhoea, dropsical swellings, B right's disease, etc. Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, to frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. Diseases of the Rectum RurVi an titles. Ostula. fissure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, sureJ without the knife, pain or Diseases of Men gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, im- .Cure guaranteed.