THE MORNIKQ OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1905. LEAYES THE STREET Russell Sage at Last Retires From Business, GOING TO HIS COUNTRY HOME Has Made Over One Hundred Million Dollars, and Expects to Live One Hundred Years-lstiH Able to Receive Visitors. NEW YORK, March 31. (Speeial.)- Kussell Sage has at last decided to quit the battle of business life. Upon the verge of the grave, he -will now take a holiday, and the "Street" -will know him no more, save as a memory, v The old family country house is be ing: put in readiness at Lawrence, on the Long: Island shore, for it has been determined by Mrs. Sage to take her husband there in a few days to remain through the Summer in the hope of fighting off "the last call" a few years at least, for "within the past month the aged financier has been close to death several times. At the Sage city house, at 632 Fifth avenue, many old friends called to ex tend congratulations to Mr. Sage, for he was able to be out of bed to receive them. Each caller remained but a few moments, for ttie patient has been for bidden excitement by his physicians. That ho has recovered sufficiently to receive callers is the result, the physi cians declare, of the quiet and abstem ious life that he has led. Mr. Sage is now in his 89th year. Trp to a year ago he was most active. He managed his affairs himself and he has amassed many million dollars, more than one hundred. It is peculiar to the man that he has always thought In hundreds. He says that he will live to be 100. ROTOEED ERATH) IN UTAH. Vague Changes Which Cause Gov. ernment inquiry. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 29. For the time be ins, Oregon land frauds have been crowd ed to the rear to make way for sensa tional reports of land scandals unearthed fn Utah. Sensational stories from Salt Lake allege that prominent citizens of Utah, a well as prominent -Eastern cap italists, have been engaged in schemes to defraud the Government out of all man ner of rich mineral lands in Utah, and in Eome dispatches the names of Senators Smoot and Sutherland of Utah; Binger Hermann, late, Land Commissioner; Ben jamin B. Odell, of New York; Represen tative Sherman, of that state; Joseph Lelter, of Chicago; John D. Rockefeller and other well-known men are mentioned. It ie noticeable, however, that all these reports are indefinite; they do not allege any specific offense; they do not direct ly connect any man with a crooked trans action, nor do they indicate the exact manner in which any particular Instance of fraud has been perpetrated. The General Land Office is Inclined to heavily discount all these sensational stories. "We have had Investigations un der way in Utah for a very long time," says Commissioner Richards, of the Gen eral Land Office, "and up to. this time we have not gathered the slightest evidence of any such fraud as Is reported to ex ist. In fact, we have not enough evi dence against any man to be able to ac cuse him of fraud. Nevertheless, our special agents are still at work and have Instructions to go to the very bottom and. if there is fraud, to show it up. We want to know the whole truth." From information now in its possession, the Interior Department Is not ready to believe that Senator Smoot, " Senator Sutherland or any of- the other prominent men mentioned has been Implicated in land frauds.. There is nothing in the Gov ernment investigations to give the least color to such reports. The department is inclined to the opinion that the Salt Lake stories axe the result of the exposures of land-frauds in other states, and attrib utes the rumors to oversuspiclous men who have accepted gossip as fact. It is believed, moreover, that when the stories are run down it will be found that politi cal malice Is behind many ot them. According to rumor, there have been two classes of land frauds In Utah; one class involving state lands alleged to contain coal deposits; another class in volving special concessions to mining companies on the Uintah Indian reserva tion, southeast of Salt Lake. Mr. Richards says that the State of Utah some time since selected, under its grant, a considerable area of public land, after making affidavit that it was non mineral land. These selections were ap proved by the Secretary of the Interior, as the reports of Government surveyors showed the lands to be nonmlneral. Since these lands passed to the state and the state's title became perfect, it is reported that coal has been found on some of them, hut the persons discovering the coal kept their discovery to themselves until they had purchased the land from the state at a nominal figure, nothing like the value of good coal land. If this is true, says . Mr. Richards, there has been no fraud against the Government; the fraud has been against the state. When the state selections were ap proved, the National Government lost all interest in the lands and has no right or title to them by reason of subsequent discovery of coal. If the existence of coal was not known to the state, or to the Government, -when the selections were made, the 'state's title cannot now be questioned. The other class of -alleged fraud will be hard to establish, since it bears the sanction of Congress. Two years ago Congress authorized the opening of the Uintah Indian reservation, and spe cifically stated that two corporations, the Florence Mining Company and the Raven Mining Company, which had been developing gilsonite deposits on the reservation under contract with the Indians, should have, preference right to make a certain number of mineral entries of these gilsonite lands before the reservation was thrown open. Both companies had made heavy invest ments on the reservation; had installed expensive machinery when they made their leases with the Indians, and had gone ahead in good faith. To have giv en them np preference rights under the circumstances so it was argued, would cause them to sustain heavy loss. So Congress took care of the two companies by giving them prefer ence right to select certain lands whjch they should hold when the reservation was opened. Secretary Hitchcock, when the Uin tah bill was pending, recommended that preference rights be given these two mining companies. It would seem. In view of this array of facts, that there is little foundation for the reports of vast coal and gil sonite frauds In Utah. There can be no fraud against the Government in the case of the coal lands, for reasons stated, and the concessions to the two mining companies having been granted by act of Congress, it will be difficult to convict members of those corpora tions of fraud, unless it can be shown that they have exceeded the authority granted by Congress, and this it not even alleged. Current reports state, that the coal; land frauds involve $6,000,000 or $7, 000,000 worth of valuable land; the gil sonite lands are reputed to be, worth as much more.- In due time the-Interior Department will lcnow Just what the situation in Utah really is. At present it can only surmise. UGHTNnra strikes pyramid Event of III Onruen to Egypt Terrifies the Natives. SPECIAL CABLE. CAIRO, Egypt, April" L Egyptians, su perstitious negroes, European travelers and faithful Mussulmea are tonight filled with wonder, as, for the first time in the knowledge of men, one of the pyramids has been struck by lightning. During a severe storm, lightning struck the pyramid of Khephren, known as the second pyramid, and several large stones or blocks of stone on the cap -were knocked .off and, with a rumbling nolae, crashed down the side to the earth. Many Egyptians claim that the incident is a sign of ill omen to the land of Nile. BOYS GET DRUNK 02T BRANDY Tunnel Into Cellar of Saloon and Steal Liquor. 'While under the effects of blackberry brandy which they had stolen from the Electric saloon, -Tommy Summers, S years; Union avenue. When they were first 4 RUSSELL Emmett -Summers, 30 years, and Claude Thomas, 12 years of age, .were arrested yesterday evening at East Clay street and seen In an intoxicated condition they were able to walk, but after, they had been taken to the Police Station they lapsed Into a stupor. They were so drunk that at first the police were unable to obtain their names. Upon investiga tion It was found that the boys had tun neled under the Electric saloon, which is next to a vacant lot, and obtained ingress into the cellar, where they pro ceeded to drink the contents of a ten gallon Jug of blackberry brandy. They drank as much as they could and then started for their homes. It Is said that Claude -Thomas is the leader of the boys, and that he Is re sponsible for the intoxication of the other two boys, who are 'younger than he. Making Cable for Alaska Line. WASHINGTON, March SLr-The manu facture of 200 miles of cable, which is to be used to connect Valdez with Sew ard. Alaska, has been commence I. Seward is westiof Valdez and is the terminus of the line of the road which is to be con structed to the Yukon. General Greely says that the telegraph system Itr Alaska is working satisfactorily. Recently, he sent a cable message to Xom, Alaska, m three hours. It had to b.e transmitted overland to Seattle, and by cabi-j up the coast, thence by Alaskan land lines .to St. Michael and by wireless ".o Nome May Raise Tubeworkers' Wages. PITTSBURG, March 31. Notices were posted late today irt the mills of the Na tional Tube Company at McKcesport an nouncing that a wage readjustment would take effect April 1. Officers of "the com- i pany refused to divulge the details of the proposed change, but unofficially it Is said to be an Increase of wages for 12,000 employes. The employes of the National Tube Company believe the cut of two years ago will be restored. Save Marines From Yellow Fever. COLON, March SI. The United States cruiser Dixie will tomorrow embark marines at Camp Elliott, leaving about 100 men as a garrison at that camp. Though the health of the men Is good, their removal to Guantanamo has beon ordered in view of - the appearance of sporadic cases of yellow fever on the isthmus. Dashed to Ground by Ferris Wheel. KERN CITY. Cal.. March 31. Mollie Matlack. aged 14 years, and Irma Cook, aged 16. were today dashed to the ground from a our of the Ferris wheel building operated by a carnival company. Miss Matlack is fatally in jured. The accident was caused by the breaking of a bolt in the car. Alfred G. Varrderbllt Arrested. NEW YORK, March 3L Alfred G. Vanderbllt, for alleged violation of the speed laws, was arrested today after a bicycle policeman had chased him 13 blocks in Madison avenue. His automo bile stuck In the mud. . He was released in $200 baH. Miss Watson Will Recover. THOMPSON. Ga.. March . Thomas B. Watson's daughter. Miss Agnes Watson, who was reported unconscious last night as a") result of an accidental overdose of morphine, taken to allay pain, was much better today and will recover. Burned to Death With Her Home. ELMO, Kan.. March SI. Mrs. John Hughes .was burned to death In a fire here today. She was trying to protect her residence from tho flames when her clothing became Ignited. Alonzo J. Whiteman Out on Bail. BUFFALO, N. Y. March 31. Alonzo J. Whiteman was released from jail on .$10,090 ball- today. ' ' TWO REALTY PLAfi They involve Much Capital for Completion. STREET RAILWAYS NEEDED Holdings Back of Hazel Fern Farm, and a Large West Portland Dis trict May Be Cut Up Into Suburban Lots. Several projects have been started of late to throw large bodies of suburban real estate on the market. They all in volve the building of street railways, arid two of them will require the expenditure of many hundred thousand dollars. Directly to the north of the Hazel Fern farm, to the southeast of the city, be longing to the estate of the late W. S. Ladd, are tracts of land, big holdings, which are lying idle and could be made profitable for suburban settlers If a car SAGE. line were built into and through them. The owners have tried to induce the Port land Consolidated Railway Company to build, but so far have been unsuccess ful. They have now started an inde pendent railway scheme, which would re quire 20 miles of track and connect with the center of the city. They arc negotiat ing with Eastern capitalists and are in high feather over the audience their ideas have received. It has been even hinteri that a syndicate, with a capitalisation of several million dollars, is prepared to take up the whole property and invest great sums of money. A plan which is as large In scope and has even better backers on account of the larger country to be tapped by a railway is the rehabilitation of the West Portland residence district. The promoters of this plan are chiefly those who have had faith in Fulton Park. Carson Height. Bertha and West Portland as the natural residence district of a larger Portland. They base their argument on the facts that as soon as soft oonl becomes a com mon fuel among Portland manufacturers, North Portland will lose its present build ing vogue, and that the very finest resi dence district will never be across the river. They have looked around for a likely site and have invested their money therc without immediate hope of 'seeing their vision fulfilled. Instead of buying the high-priced north side of the hills. j they have passed over and purchased large tracts of the south exposure, readily reached either ftom Portland Heights or from South Portland. Two large tracts of this country, one containing 1G0 acres, the Edward Hughes holding back of Carson Heights, and the Slavln addition of more than 100 acres, belonging largely to William Ladd. have been prepared for market since the be ginning of the year. The latter of these will be directly affected by the new serv ice to be instituted on the West Side line of the Southern Pacific, but the former must rely on the street railways. Thqse property-owners on the Taylor Ferry road, as far out as West Portland, arc planning for another Hillsboro line, which will tap their own lands. The Portland Consolidated. It Is understood, is obligated to build Its Fulton line to the Jewish Cemetery within a short distance of the old grade of the West Portland motor. For four miles from that point a right of way and grade can be had with no more trouble than that of laying a track, and from there a good grade can be obtained to Hillsboro tapping all the Tualatin country and running through rich farm lands. ' Of these two large enterprises the first seems nearer possibility, though the sec ond has the better backing and may be realized first The West Side motor will furnish quick communication with Fulton Park. Bertha and beyond, but outside capitalists have been contemplating a means by which they may place that whole countryside on the market as a choice residence district with rapid street railway transit to the city. B0TJSSEATJ COMING TO SENSES Examination as to Sanity Shows Re stored Mental Balance. NEW YORK, March 31. Gcssler Rous seau, who was convicted of sending an in fernal machine to the steamer Umbria, and who aleo has confessed to having attempt ed to blow up the statue of Frederick the Great, at Washington, was not sentenced today. Sentence was Indefinitely deferred pending the questioning of the prisoner s sanity. Recorder Jeff today asked Rous seau oaveral question. The prisoner replied that a number of things he had done appeared ridiculous, to him now, but he assured the Recorder that he never Intended to take any life; that he had never at any time or In any way had any-vconnection with any secret organization: that he had never offered his machines to any European govern ment; and that he never received any money for machines -which he made for the Cubans. It is said Rousseau was eun jitrnrV. la 2aw Oclf.ans in. Four Vigorous Old "It has imparted new vitality and strength into our time-worn bodies and lengthened our lives," is the eloquent tribute of this quartet of octogenarians. Each One Owes Ripe Old Age, Health, Vigor and Peace of Mind to DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY. There are nearly. 4000 centenarians in the United States. The last cenBus shows that in the United States, with a population af 76.G,iXX. there are"12S0mem and 2247 women of ICO years of age or more. The leading nations of Europe have but half as many, with more than twice the population. 'r HOW TO LIVE 10 BE ONE HUNDRED Quite a large number of these old people wero recently interviewed and asked as to what they especially attributed thir great age. In nearly every case, the answer was hard work, freedom from worry, careful living, fresh air, and Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, taken regularly according to directions. Duffy's Isi ah. abso lutely pure, health-giving, life-preserving, tonic-stimulant, prescribed by all leading physicians and used in prominent hcspitals. MRS. ytXRY EltER, 06 Years. Beware of our imitators who advertise cheap combinations of drugs and dangerous narcotics t6 prolong life. Don't let these imitators and substitutes mislead you. There is only one true elixir of life Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. The earnest and convincing statement of the four members, hale and hearty, of this well-known and highly respected family as. to the invigorating qualities of DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY in nourishing and keep alive the vital spark and bringing Into full play all the forces of life, after they have been run Uf sickness, overwork, worry, old age or chronic disease, comes almost in the nature of a revelation, and yet the cordial Indorsement of these worthy old neopl n sim ilar to that of thousands of men and women who have been rescued from suffering and enabled to reach a ripe old age by the regular and systematic us of lata grand invigorator and tonic stimulant. .... For nearly a half century Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has been prescribed by doctors and uset exclusively In over 2000 leading hospital., as the greatest W. strengthened and health-builder known to medicine. It is the only positive preventive and cure of consumption, pneumonia, grip, sore throat, bronchitis, coughs. cja. malaria, low fevers, dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, and every form of lung, bowel and stomach trouble. It aids digestion, soothes and quiets the tired him! jRdee nerves, enriches the blood, quickens the heart's action and circulation, tones up and strengthens the whole system. It cures by destroying the volaonous ulsa germs and driving them from the system. , , , , Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Is a promoter of health and long life. It makes the old hale and hearty and In the enjoyment of the blessings and activities of life, and endows the young with a vigorous manhood that enables the possessor to successfully combat all the emergencies of life. Duffy's Pure Malt hiskey con tains no fusel oil, and it la the only whiskey recognized by the Government as a medicine. CAUTION. When ou ask for Duify's Pure Malt Whiskey, be sure you get the genuine. Dishonest dealers, mindful of the excellence of this preparation, will try to sell you cheap imitations and substitutes, which are put on the market for profit only, and which, far from relieving the sick, are positively harmful. Demand Duffy's, and be sure ypu get it. Sold by every reliable druggist and grocer in the country, or direct, S1.00 a bottle. Look for the trade-mark, the "Old Ohemist," on the label, and be certain the seal on the cork is unbroken. SELF HELP THE CURE Snake River People Move for Through Road, TO CONNECT WITH STEAMERS Disgusted With Compromise Between Big Lines Which Leaves Them in Lurch, Leviston People Start Populsr Movement. LEWISTOX, Idaho. Maroh- 3L (Spe cial. ) Disgusted with the action of the Hill and Harriman Interests In . effecting; a compromlso and recalling surveyors from the Clearwater field, the Lewiston Commercial Club his is- i sued the following call for a mass ! meeting, which will be indorsedjby the' Clarkston Chamber of Commerce to- J morrow: "To the Public: Whereas, lack of adequate transportation facilities for the communities of the Snake and Clearwater River basins Is rapidly be coming lntolf rabie," and "Whereas. We have ever been and are still in cheerful readiness to aid and for ward bona fide efforrr: of any transport- j tion company seeking to serve these com- munitics: and, "Whereas, In present conditions, we see j nothing tangible for railroad construe-1 tion In the near future; and. "Whereas, The State of Oregon and the ! Open-River Association of public-spirited ' citizens have caused the building of .a ; portage railroad around The Dalles-Ce- ! lllo Rapids of the Columbia River in or der to improve transportation facilities . between this section and the sea coast; "Now, therefore, we urgently request all ; interested buness men, farmers, stock- ' mcn.mlners, manufacturers, land-owners, capitalists, merchants. ,to assemble in mass meeting on Thursday. April 6, at 2 I Yrm xirallc witn Hi s mvti t,- 1. 1 s& iici, yuu iuta. ucr, pgg you try all kinds of things! But she coughs all through the long i night, just the same ! No need spending another night this way. Just a dose or two of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral will soothe the throat, quiet the cough, insure a gbod night's rest. I Ask your doctor about the wisdom of your I 3 keeping this remedy .in the house, ready for these 1 night coughs of the children. Doctors have the formula. They know all 2sda by t& J. C. JLtct Co.. Xrwell. 2ss, JLXto mAncCictcrer of JLTER'S HAIR VIGOR Fer the hiir. AzSX'B SAlBBAf AKILLA fT tkS frlOOd. MRS. o'clock P. M., to discus? and take such j prompt and vigorous measures as may De deemed necessary to promote or build a railroad of our own Into the Xez Perces and Camas Prairie section, and build and operate steamboats upon the river to Ce ll lt to a connection with the portage rail- f road and other bout lines operating below The Dallei'. The time for waiting is paseed.s Let us? act for ourselves." The action of the Commercial Club was unanimous and the meeting was enthusi astic. The moss meeting will be In the i Temple Theater, and farmers will be I brought from all points In the Xez Perces and Camas Prairley. x ; It Is probable. that at this meeting cort ', cerled action will be taken, pledging all farmers to give no rights of way to jail ! roads that may try to operate in opposi i tion to an independent line. It Is prob able a delegation- of Portland people in terested In the open river move will at tend the meeting. Reflections of a Bachelor. Xew York Preys. The only time to speculate Is when you haven't any money. When you tell a girl how beautiful she looks it is a ?Ign she believes you. There is something excruciatingly funny about the way a woman plays whist un less you are her partner. It is very hard for a woman to make hwolf believo that her boy's school teacher isn't jealous of his bralne. When the racing season comes around lots of men begiu to tell their friends how much they love a day In the coun try. Getting Rich Slowly. Troy Press. Ordinarily a great' fortune is built up like a stone wall a stone at a time. The young man who declines to lay the first stone, because it corner so far short of a wall, will never make progress in finan cial masonry. An Immense proportion of the people of this country live up to their incomes, laying aside nothing for the tra ditional rainy day. Because they cannot pavp $1000 in a bunch, they save nothing. The greatest financial kings of the world have not been above taking care of the pennies even. The great 'financial insti tutions look after oven the fractions of pennies. Exhibit of Klickitat's Resources. WHITE SALMON. Wash., March 31. (Speeial.-The recently organized White Salmon Valley Horticultural Society Is m 5 I about this me: ae. I 3 5 AYER'S PILLS For eon3tiM.elo AYER'S AGO CURS For miUria sjg PETER MTJTCIT. 88 Years. f!IW f yifil Souls m CATHERINE 3IUTCIX, 85 Years. MRS. MARG VRET OVINGEK. 83 eaw. arranging for an exhibit of Western Klickitat's resources at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Fruit, dairying and agricultural products will form the chief part of the exhibit. A committee has been named to arrange the display. Missouri Recreation. Atchison Globe. They tell of a Mlssourlan living near Atchison who lately visited In Montana. Th Mlssourlan is fond of sittintr by a fireplace and whittling. When he arrived in Montana, he found stirh good whit- 7 -for the Ten ,'r s&,i S'- We suaxantee & euro In every case wo tion free, letters conadeatl!. Instruc wrapper. WOrat cases of piles la tw Cure guaranteed. - ir you cannot call at office, write for.q Office hours, U to i and ; to i. siuna ottices In Van-Xoy cor. Pine. V! TAL WEAKNESS lyoncest established. most Kuccensfnl aud ' reliable epecialNts in diseases of men, j no medical diploma. licenses and nevrspa t per records show. Stricture, Varicocele, Nervous Debility, Blood Poison, Rectai, Kidney and Urinary Diseases and nil disenttes nnd vrenknenncs due to Inheritance, eII habits, excessen .or the renult oi specific dlMenaea. CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE SXolfcSSSi Sf Office Hours: 8 A. M. to S P. M.; Sundays, 10 to 12 only. St. Louis surdslcaa!and Dispensary Cor. 'Second and Yamhill Streets, Portland, Or. One Family Muncie. Ind., Jan. 20. 1805. "We have lwtd Duffy's Pure ilalt Whis key and foel it has lengthened our Mvas. It has imparted new strength and vigor Into cur time-worn bodies, and we can truthfully say that by the use af 1c as a medicine we have been able to live to gether S3 a family to a. ripe old age. Our ages range from S3 to 96 years. By Its use wo hope to have our lives prolonged, and recommend this ex cellent whiskey to all who wish a stimulant of sterling quality." Mrs. Mary Etler. Peter Mutch. Mrs. Catherine Muth. Mrs. Margaret Ovt&s:-- tllng that he remained a month lonr than he intended. The red pine f Mon tana is the best whittling, the Mfssewrian says, he ever found. Havana Will Honor Cervantes. HAVANA. March 31. The previiK-ial council hay voted in favor of the erection of a monument to Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote." He Some people . n talk on any suhje' i sh Others can't, but they dv Half-ll.- day They act like Exercise. Bowels Ml W treat successfully all private ner vous and chronic diseases of men. aba blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. We cure SYPH1U3 (without mercury) to stay oured forever, in 30 to A days. We remove STRIC TURE, without operation or cain. la U days. We stop drains, the reault of pelT-abusa. Immediately. We. can restore tho eexu&l vigor of any man under 50 by mean at lacal treatment pcullar to ourselves. We Cure Gonorrhoea in a Week The doctors ot this institute ara all .1.... n.n.imi hav had many Tears' exiieneni.tr. have been known in Portland tor 13 years, have a reputation to mzliy. tain, and will undertake no casa unlew undertaKe or coarse live BOOK FOR MEN mailed freo In plala t or three treatments, without operation. uestlon blanV Horn? treatment succeas.a ays and Uoilcays. 10 to 12. '5 & CO. Hotel. 521. Third su Portland. Or. WEEK Above nil other thine, vre strive to nave the thou sands of young and midJle-aijed men who are plung ing toward the grave, tortured by tnj woes of nervous debility- Wo have evolved a special treatment for Nervous Debility and special weakness that is uni formly successful in cases where success was before and by other doctors dt-emed Impossible. It does not stimulate temporarily but restores permanently. It allays irritations of the. delicate tissues surrounding the lax and unduly expanded glands, contracting taera to their normal condition, whicn ptevonts lost vitality. It tones up and strengthens the blood vessels that carry nourishment. The patient realizes a great blight has been lifted from his life. We want all WHO ARK SGFKBKIXG from any disease or special weakness to feel that they can come to our office freely for examination and explanation of their condition KREK OK CHARGE, without being bound by any obligation whatever to take treatment unless they so desire. We cure