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THE XQKSriHQ QOTTOJTLAK, FBIDAY, ' MAT 12, 290$. PETITION WILL BE FILED MONDAY years, ever since tht truce arraasemeHt between the Northern Pacific and the O. -R. & Men are instructed to mak repairs on the steamer, and the machinery is being cleaned and overhauled, and frora Information given out will be ready to go Into commission within the next two weeks. In view of possible railroad construction by the Northern Pacific In this territory It Is believed tho steamer will be used to -carry construction material. Men In charge of the work assert that the steam er will be sent to Pasco to be used In the reconstruction of the railroad bridge at that point, but from other Indications it is believed that announcement of rail road construction by the Northern Pacific in this section maybe looked for at any moment. tMs iMni 4y of May, A. E. cse thotMa2 Hle huadrtd a.ag fire. GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN, By the Governor: Governor. F. X. DUNBA. Secretary oJ State. INSANE MAN WITH A RIFLE Mothers Are Helped THEIR HEALTH RESTORED H&pplssss ef ThoBsamta af Haisee Daa t Lydia E. PIbJc&mb's YefataWe Can pBiini Mi Mrs. PiakkftiTs Advice. A devoted mother seems to listen to every call of duty excepting the su preme one that tells her to guard her health, and before she realizes it 6ome derangement of the female organs has manifested itself, and nervousness and irritability take the place of happi ness and amiability. SNOW LIES LIGHT ON MOUNT TACOMA Mayor Heads Posse to Captre Terror ist at Dcming. BELLINGH AM. Wash.. May ll.-(Spe-clal.) A posse of citizens, head'ed by Mar shal Wilson -and Mayor Jones, of Demlng, is scouring the woods In pursuit of an unknown man who terrorized that com munity by shooting at several people. He is armed with a Winchester. ' Referendum Committee Has Secured 1320 Signatures More Than Enough. cr FIGHT ON LOGROLLING Injunction Suit Will Be Brought if formal Schools Continue to Run as Institutions of theSlate. SALEM. Or., May ill. (Special.) Men who have been at McMinnviHe in the last few days say that the referen dum movement has been successful anil next Monday there -will be filed petition with 6000 signatures, demand ing that the $1,000,000 appropriation hill be referred to the people. This Is. 1S20 signatures more than arc neces sary, and the petition will be filed threa days before the time limit expires. It is understood that B. Hendricks president of the Referendum Associa tion, -will bring the petition to Salem and file It. The leaders of he referendum move ment have worke-d earnestly and tire lessly and have secured more than 7000 signatures. Many of these were re jected by the County Clerks becausn they did not correspond with the sig natures on the registration books, bit the leaders say they will have mor than the necessary number after tb.fr rejections have been made. The referendum leaders are not only determined that the petition shall he filed, hut that it shall accomplish its object. They say that if the Normal Schools continue to run upon the. ground that they are state institutions, an injunction suit will be established to enjoin payment of certificates of al lowance upon their claims, for th reason that the Constitution requires 'that all state institutions be located at the capital. According to reports that are re ceived here, the referendum workers are in dead earnest and will not stop until they have led the people i a suc cessful fight against the logrolling practices which have made each leg islative session more extravagant than its predecessors. LOST OFF THE PULITZER. Poatkeepcr Buckler Believed to Have Been Drowned. ASTORIA. Or.. May U- (Special.) Gregory Buckler, boatkeeper on the pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer, Is missing and there is every reason to believe that he has been drowned. Buckler was living on board the vessel, which is moored at the railway dock. Last evening a report was sent to the pUotr offlce that the schoon er's stern lire hiA carried away. An In vestigation was made immediately and Buckler could not be found. That was the first time he had been missed. Both the forward and after gangways on the fchocner wcr open, the tools with which the man had been working vere lying on the deck and copies of every issue of a local paper since last Saturday evening were lying in the cock pit, indicating that Buckler had been on board since that time. As near as can be learned the last seen of him was on Saturday afternoon, when came ashore to get shaved. He was dressed in Ms working clothes and left the barber hop going toward the wharf. It is supposed that in getting on board the schooner he fell overboard, and, being unable to swim, was drowned. So firm is the conviction that the man was drowned, the bar p'lots this afternoon offered a reward Inr the iccovery of his body. Buckler was a native of Newfoundland. 4" years of age, and came here on the shin Glej-.morag. that was wrecked on rorth Beach several years ago. He was employed on the lighthouse tender Colum bine for a number of years, but during the past three years has been boatkeeper on the Pulitzer. The deceased left a widow, who is said to reside in Chicago. So far as known he had no other relatives in this country. FAREWELL AT THE AGENCY Captain Applegate Is Recipient of Handsome Watch. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. May ll.-(Spe-clal.l Captain O. C. Applegate. who has been agont here for the past eight years, has turned over the agency to his suc cessor, Horace G. "Wilson, who was trans ferred from the "Winnebago agency in Ne braska to this place. The employes of the reservation gave a farewell reception to Captain Applegate and the Captain's friends, white and Indian, came from far and near. The big assembly hall at the agency was crowded. Dancing was the chief amusement until H o'clock, when a feast was spread in the school dining hall. The Captain was presented with a gold watch, chain and charm, tokens of the fsteem in which he is held by his em ployes and frlonds. The Captain Is a native Orcgonian and has been all his life associated wjth the Indian work, his father being tha first agent of the Klamalhs In the early days and through the trying and troublesome times of the Modoc "War. Captain Applegate resigned, his resig nation to take effect upon the qualifica tion of his successor. The Indian De partment, in accepting his resignation, appointed him as special allotting adjust er and instructed him to report to the Grand Ronde reservation for duty. MIXER SLASHES A FRIEND. Youth Is Crazed by Liquor When He Uses Knife. BURKE. Idaho, May ll.-Spccial.)-Wlthout the slightest provocation Roily uoten. aged 3?. stabbed J. McAultffe. aged 30, In a saloon here this morning. Three serious wounds were inflicted about the abdomen, and McAuliffc will probably die. The two were friends, and both worked in the Standard mine. Woten was In the saloon, drunk, when McAuliffc, who had just come off shift, entered. "Woten com menced abusing McAuliffe, andhen or dered to desist, he drew a knife and slashed McAuliffc. "Woten was arrested. OVERHAULING RIVER BOAT Northern Pacific Carpenters at Work on J. 31. Hannaford. LEWISTON. Idaho. May U. (Special.) There Is considerable speculation over the presence in this city of a number of ship carpenters from Tacoma, who arc en gaged n in overhauling the steamer J. .M. Hanjiaford. belonging to the Northern Pa cific, which has been tied up for five LIES SICK IX AWFUL .FILTH Seattle Teamster Receives Practically fc.Ofo Attention In Three Months. SEATTLE, Wash.. May JL (Special ) In a dirty loft room of Contractor Hugh McConaghy's stable, at SIT Seventeenth avenue South, George Broman, a team ster, was found today In a dying condi tion. For three months Broman said he had lain on a wooden couch.-covered only by dirty horse-blankets. In that time he had not been able to leave his bed. The indescribable fllthlness of the room and the couch can be better Imagined when It is known that Broman was with out assistance all of that time. How he managed to live at all he does not know himself. Humane Officer Clark told Bro man he would have to go to a hospital, where there would be some chance- to bring him about. 'Broman refused point blank. "My God, I would rather die here than be taken to a hospital in ine filthy condi tion that I am." he said. Two men were employed to bathe him. and he was taken to an emergencv hos pital. wher he has a fighting chance for recovery. Neighbors gave Broman water and some food, but no medical aid. MORO IS GROWING FAST. Handsome Opcra-House Among the Recent Structure?. MORO. Or.. May 1L (Special.) This portion of Sherman County nas been -visited with fine rains for the past three Jays, Insuring good crops. Grain Is looking fine and everything points to a big yield In Sherman County this year. Moro is making a fine and healthy growth. Mayor J. O. Elrod has pur chased the property lately occupied by Moore Bros, and the Sherman Trad ing Company and will erect a two story brick, 0xS0, the lower, or ground floor to be occupied as offices and one large storeroom, the second floor to be fitted up as a first-class opera-house. The New Moro Hotel also Is com pelled to build on In order to be able to takf care of the increasing patron age Other Improvements are a large warehouse, built by Moore Bros & Ginn and numerous modern cottages. Salmon Few, "but Choice. ASTORIA. Or.. May 11 fSpeclal.)-The Miller Sands Seining Company will begin operating Its grounds on next Monday and expects to continue during the re mainder of the season. The run of salmon continues very slack, but the fish caught are exceptionally large and the seiners who are fishing are more than paying expenses. Today LIndebcrger announced an Increase in the price of cold-storage fish from 7 to 72 cents per pound. Pipe to Tillamook Water Works. ASTORIA, Or., May II. (Special.) The steamer Elmore, which sailed today for Tillamook, took a carload of wooden pipe, which will be used In the construc tion of the new water-works system at that Jplace. SEEKS JUDGE WITH RIFLE WICKERSHAM. HAS NARROW ES CAPE FROM DEATH. Ole Peterson Attempts Vengeance for Commitment to the Insane Asylum Last Fall. 1 SEATTLE. May 11. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Fairbanks, Alas ka, says: Judge "Wickersham today had a narrow escape from death at the hands of Ole Peterson. Peterson was last Fall com mitted to the insane asylum at Steiia coom. Wash., and this Spring he returned to Fairbanks. Since his return he has at different times expressed hatred toward Judge "Wickersham and others responsible for his commitment. Today he armed himself with a 30.00 rifle and avowed his Intention of "fixing" the Judge and the others and then himself. Peterson threatened with death any who should attempt to frustrate his plans, and made nls way unmolested to the Court house, which he entered at noon, making his way directly to the Judge's office. The Judge was out at luncheon, however, to which fact he owes his life. The United States Marshal had been In formed of Peterson's intentions, and met him as he came from the office. A des perate struggle followed, which ended in the disarming of Peterson, who was locked up pending an examination as to his san ity. After his arrest Peterson expressed re gret at tlie failure of his plans and swore that he would yet take the life of Judge Wickersham and the other Federal offi cers. There were seven loaded shells in the rifle, and Peterson's pockets were full of ammunition. Looking for Indian Pupils. CHEMAWA. Or.. May 11. (Special.)-Ass-Istant Superintendent V. P. Camp bell will visit the Indians of Northern California looking for pupils for the school. There are S600 Indian children In this section for whom the friends of the Indians petitioned Congress last ses sion to provide schools. These people are without homes, and the most of them eko out a miserable ex istence, but In spite of' their condition It Is a hard matter to inducy thorn toac cept the opportunities offered to them. Stage Line (o Tillamook. FOREST GROVE. Or.. May ll.-(Spe-claD A stage lino will be established w tween this city and Tillamook about June 1. and will make regular trips be tween the two places after that date. A stage will leave Tillamook on alternate days and drive to "McNamer's Camp." where the passengers will remain over night, reaching Forest Grove the follow ing day. in time to take the afternoon train for Portland. Whipped Girl Shoots Herself. KENT. Or.. May ll.-Slxteen-ycar-old Bell Clark shot herself In the breast yes terday afternoon. She may Tecovcr. The gtrl is the only daughter of John Clark, a Sherman County rancher. It was because she was whipped when she insisted on corrcspondIngwith a dis charged farm hand that Bell tried to kjll herself. At the same time her father chas tised her he burned all the ..keepsakes given her by her lover. ' SCNE AT I.ONCMIKE'S STRINGS. TACOMA. TVarti.. May 11. (Special.) Jadging from reports received, the climbing of Mount Rainier will be com paratively eafy this year. Charles E. Cutter, of Tacoma. recently returned from a trip oer -the Tacoma Eastern nailro'ad to Lonrralre's Sprlncs. where he wa.t the first to register for the seaeon of 1003. He reported very little snow at thatjpolrft and said that Loncmlre found Itss snorr on the mountain this Spring than for any similar icaion during the past 20 years. Owlnr to the scarcity of snow, visitors to Paradise Valley and "those who. contemplate climbing; the claclerg of Mount Rainier ti III be enabled to make the trip much earlier than usual. The members of the Mara mas and the Sierras, two noted mountain-climbing clubs of the r-aclnc Ccsst. are plan ning to ascend Mount Rainier In company next July, when some members of thr Eastern Alpine clubs will participate In connection with a visit to the Portland Exposition. HOLD GHOST DICE Igorrotes First Conjure Up Spirit of Dead Warrior. SCREAM AT .APPARITION Sacrifice of Chickens and "Weird Singing Follow the Passing Away of Fallao Ygulclicns " at Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. May lL-(SpedaJ.) For an hour tonight the Igorrotes of the Hunt party danced the weird ghost dance of their tribe, crooned their songs In mem ory of departed friends and followed the superstitious dictates of their customs to give Fallao Ygulchen's soul rest. Earlier in the evening, three chickens had been sacrified to a chicken canao, and about 7 o'clock the 51 tribesmen sank upon the floor of their cottage, satisfied the spirit of the deadSvarrlor had been laid. Fallao died in a Seattle hospital Wednesday. He had contracted a cold on the trip across the Pacific, and the con stitution of the soldier of the siege of Bon toc, 40 years ago, was too weak at 61 to stand the ravages of tuberculosis. Wednesday night the ghost of the depart ed veteran stalked among the Igorrotes. From 10:50 o'clock Wednesday night un til 4 o'clock this morning, the Igorrotes screamed in terror as the apparition was conjured up by one after another Igor rote. In all five of the tribesmen declared they saw Fallao. AH but one, Domogog. a Sagada Igorrote. Insisted Fallao pulled them by the legs. Domogog Insisted he stood bealde the stove and went through the ghost dance, indicating the ceremonies of the Bontoc tribe had been omitted. Early this morning the Igorrotes col lected spears and bolos to throw at the ghost should it appear again, and when da'ilsht broke they demanded threads from Faliao's blanket should be placed under his eye? and his blanket wrapped about the body. Chief Fomeloy demand ed a chick u canao held in the presence of tribesmen alone to atone to the splrlL Two newspapermen who "ate dog" with the Igorrotes were the only ones given permission by Fomeloy to be present to night at the tribal funeral. Faliao's body will be embalmed and shipped to Bontoc for interment. There another canao will precede his burial in a bamboo chair. Bamboo ghost warnings will be erected by the roadside just as they were planted about the Igorrote cottage here. I CATERPILLARS IX VALLEY. Unusual Number Arc Observed on Trees This Spring. SALEM. Or.. May 1L (Special.) Fruit growers In this vicinity repot t an un usually larse number of caterpillars In the orchards this Spring. The eggs have been hatching lately and the caterpillars arc numerous on the leaves and branches of fruit trees. They arc found on apple and prune trees more than on any other particularly on trees that have not been j-prayed with an arsenic or Paris green spray. I T. Reynolds say that the cater pillars arc much more numerous than they have been before In several years, lie says fruitgrowers should do what they can to exterminate the pests, though he does not think they will do any par ticular harm to this year's crop. Spraying with an arsenic or Paris green solution will be effective, or the leaves upon which the ncwlj' hatched worms arc found may be clipped off and burned. He says that when thecaterplllars have grown to an inch or an inch and a half In length they crawl down the branches "of the tree and gather In bunches on the trunk two or three feet fronuthe ground. They can then be scraped off In a pail and burned or killed. FIRE INSURANCE IS CUT. Rate In Seattle Business Sections Re duced Fifty Per Cent. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 1L (Special.) An average cut-of 25 per cent is to be made In Seattle Insurance "rates at once. Circular letters are ready for distribution by the Washington Insurance Association announcing the revision. A resurvey of the city has been in progress for several weeks, and the cut Is' explained on the ground that better, fire protection has been afforded. The cut in the residence district runs as low as 15 per cent, but In well-protected districts It approaches 50 per cent. An average is close to 23 per cent. POSTOFFICE SAFE CRACKED. Robbers at San Pedro Get Stamps and Cash. SAN PEDRO, Cal.. May 11. The San Pedro Postofllcc was entered by two bur glars about 3 o'clock this morning, the safe blown open and $1500 worth of stamps and IS") In cash taken. A T500 money or der. 5400 In cash, all the registered mall and a considerable amount of money and Jewelry belonging o private parties was overlooked. The safe, which was of five-foot dimen sions and of strong steel construction, was shattered. The first charge was used to blow off the outer door of the safe, and the last explosion to blow away the Inner door and break the locks to the compart ments. United States officers are searching for the robbers, who made their escape with out being seen. MILLION FOR SCHOOLS QUARTERLY APPORTIONMENT 3LDE AT OL3IPIA. . Hate or Five Cents for Day's Attend j ancc Is Larger Than Highest Iast Year. OLTMPIA. Wash.. May ll.-( Special.) The quarterly apportionment of county school funds, amounting to over Jl.COO.OOO. was made today by the State Superin tendent. The rate per days' attendance Is 5 cents. The total sum of money ap portioned is the largest quarterly ap portionment In the history of the state, but the rate per day's attendance Is not a record-breaker, although It exceeds the hichest rate of last year. The fact that the apportionment is greater than ever before, and that the rate is not. indicates an increase in days attendance greater In proportion than th? Increase In revenues to the school fund. The apportionment by counties follows: Adams . . . H.173,LIncoln Arotln run Mason .... Okanogan 6.r,3."i 7.03S 10.X-S3 110.0S9 I.94S 2S.9M 1.912 57.057 10.-..22S 21.031 20.107 3.255 32.170 55.301 52.776 33.2S7 Chehalty . Chelan ... Clallam .. Clarke ... Columbia Coalltr .. Douglas .. Ferry Franklin . Garneld . Island Jeflrrson . Kins Kitsap ... 2S.0SM 1'ilPtlPaelfic S.70S' Pierce 2XS53iSan Juan.... 12.S671Skajtlt 14.340iSkaman!a .. 14.M!lSnohomlsh . . 3.42,TSpokane .... 3.1S3Sterens .... 5.SVJ'Thurston . . . r..412Wchk!akum. 7,302WaIla Walla ZOS.'OljWhatcom ... 13.0IP!WhItman ... !S.04'TakIma 11.5621 Kittitas . ! K Klickitat . Lewis .... 1 .UJ.273 Total Xl.021.191 Wife Spit in His Face. OREGON CITY. Or.. May ll.-lSpeciaI.) Expectorating In the face, which was also slapped at too frequent intervals to suit, arc among the allegations made by Hugh P. Ridings against Florence I. Rid ings. In a divorce suit filed in the Circuit Court here. Ridings also charges his wife with having gone buggy riding with Jack Christie one night and failing to re turn until II P. M. Other charges of Irregular conduct on the part of the wife, alleged to have been enacted while she was conducting a lodging house at Portland, are cited by the plaintiff as grounds for asking for a legal separation and the care and cus tody of three minor children. , Boys Assault Young Girl. j ASTORIA. Or.. May 11. (Special.) I Nester Johnson and Willie Makela, two j schoolboys, each 14 years of age. were j arrested by Sheriff LInvlIIe this morning on an information charging them with j criminal assault on Olga Erlckson, a 10- year-old girl. This afternoon they were arraigned before County Judge Trcnch ard. where they admitted their guilt and both were committed to the State Re form School. Wanted In California. SACRAMENTO. CaW May 1L Today Governor Pardee Issued a requisition upon the Governor of Illinois for the return to this state of Andrew Tates, wanted in San Francisco for robbery- Ho is now confined In the House of Correction at Chicago, but will be released Juae L November 3, 194, Tales robbed a woman named Carrie Gundlefllnger of a purse containing considerable naoney and four diamond" rings. CALLS IT HDL Governor Proclaims the Open ing of the Fair. URGES PEOPLE TO ATTEND Loyal Sons and Daughters oT the State Are Called to Portland During the "Oregon Cities' Weeks." SALEM. Or.. May lL-(SpeciaI.)-June 1. 1305. will be a legal holiday in Oregon, Governor Chamberlain having so ordered In a proclamation issued today. That will be the opening day of the Lewis and Clark Fair, for which reason the day was set apart as a holiday. The Governor also issued a proclamation today calling the attention of the people of the state to the special days set apart by the Fair Commission for the different cities of the state. He urges the people of the several communities to attend the Fair In large numbers on the days set apart for them. The proclamation mak ing Thursday. June 1, a legal holiday Is as follows: In pursuance of a Ions-cherished design. Thomas Jefferson near the beginning- of the lasi century tent Meriwether Lewis and Wil liam Clark across the continent to the North west Territory on an expedition of explora tion and dUcovery. These Intrepid explorers with a few heroic followers, guided and di rected through barren waste and over moun tain wild, and ofttlmci Inspired when courage almost failed, by the unerring sagacity and loyal devotion of Sacajawea, the untutored In dian "bird woman," unfurled the Stars and Stripes at the mouth of the Columbia on November 7. 1S00. and laid the foundation for the acquisition by the United State? or a ter ritory equal, if not superior In wealth and importance to the Louisiana Purchase. The people of Oregon, deeming it fitting that the 100th anniversary of thl event should be bccomlnsly celebrated took, the Initia tive In a movement which soon enlisted tbs active and loyal co-operation not only of the states which were carved out of the Oregon country, but nearly all of the t-tates of the Lnlon. and the National and foreign gov ernments as well, with the- result that the an niversary" of the Lewla and Clark , expedition and discovery will be celebrated by a magnifi cent Exposition to be held In Portland, Or., beginning on Thursday. June 1, and ending October 15. 1905. Now, therefore, in honor of this great his toric event and of the opening of said Ex position, I. George E. Chamberlain. Governor of the State of Oregon, do hereby declare Thuroday. the 1st day of June, 1905, a public holiday, and I do earnrstly request the people of tne state to rest from their labors on said day and to show to the world by their pres ence In large numbers on the first day of the Exposition the proper spirit of patriotic pride In the occasion which they themselves first proposed should be fittingly celebrated, and the appreciation of the splendid heritage which the valor of Lewis and Clark and their devoted followers has left to them and to their children yet unborn. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the gTeat teal of the state to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Salem this 11th day of May, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and five. GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN, By the Governor: Governor. F. I. Dunbar. Secretary of State. The proclamation concerning the special days is as follows: The management of the Lewis and Clark Cen tennlal Exposition has set apart the two weeks commencing June 3 and ending June 17 as "Oregon Cities' Weeks" at the ExplsIUon. Dur- ing these weeks every loyal son and daughter who can conveniently do so should lay aside their dally avocations and assemble at Port' land to honor the name of our great Mate and the thriving and attractive municipalities which arc Its pride. Our state Is foremost among the .enterprising commonwealths of this aplen did country, and for that reason its cltle fftould manifest appreciation t of the compli ment Destowea upon inera oy tne exposition management in this Instance by the largest pcfflible attendance during this special period allotted to them. Now. therefore. I. George E. Chamberlain. Governor of the State of Oregon, by procla mation, do call attention of the citizens of tha state to this fact and urge all who can to at tend the Exposition, particularly during these "Oregon QIUcs Week" and Join In worthily representing the municipalities of our state. In teetlmoay whreof, I have hereunto set Kiy hand and caused the great seal of the state to be affixed. Dene at the CapltoL In the Cltx. or KjO NORTHWEST DEAD. Martin J. Elliott. BUTTE. Mont.. May 11. Martin J. El liott, who. as a director of the American Railway Union. In 1S33. was imprisoned with Eugene V. Deba and others In con nection with the Pullman strike, died here today, after a long illuess. He .was 4S years old. a former member of the Mon tana sgtslature and a prominent Social ist and labor leaaer. Mrs. Clara Montgomery. OREGON CITY. Or.. May 11. (Special.) Mrs. Clara Montgomery, aged 21 years, died suddenly at the home of her father. E. N. Wells. In this city today. Deceased Is survived by a husband and two young children. Debaters Given Medals. MONMOUTH. Or.. May 11. (Special.) After the students -had gathered In the assembly-room at tho State Nor mal yesterday. President Ressler called the members of the debating team. Messrs. Wheelock, Crowley and Coffey. to the rostrum, and In an appropriate speech presented them each with a solid gold mcda on behalf of the fac ulty. The medals are very handsome and are engraved with the name of tha individual as well as the champion of the C. D. L. O. for 1303. Hock Takes Place of Planks'. CENTRALIA. Wash.. May 1L (Spe cial.) Tht Lewis County Commissioners tnis weeK conaemnea tne piann. roaa Be tween Ccntralia and Chehalis for the use of tho public. They will at once com mence the construction of a new road around the hill between the two . towns. The new road will be about S00 feet longer than the plank road, but It will have a solid bottom. The new road will be graded about SO feet wide and will be covered with crushed rock. B6om on at Seaside. STORIA. Or.. May 11. (Special.) The town of Seaside Is enjoying quite a boom this Spring and more buildings are being erected than for several years. Struc tures representing a cost Qf fully 550.000 are now in course of construction. Three of the principal hotels are erecting. large additions, two or three business blocks are going up and fully a hundred cot tages are being built. Railroad Loses Damage Suit. CHEHALIS. Wash.. .May 11. (Sne- cial.) A jury In the Superior Court ren dered a verdict for plaintiff. Mrs. Llllic Warring, for $6)00 against the Northern Pacific Railway for causing the death of her husband, Charle3 Warring, at the Prlngle-strcet crossing here De cember 5. Committed to the Asylum. OREGON CITY. Or.. May 11. (Spe cial.) Frank Elliott, aged 29 years, was today committed to the asylum. Elliott was arrested a few days ago for drunkenness, and it was while serv ing a jail sentence that 'symptoms of alcoholic dementia appeared. HISTORY OF GRAY'S GRIME KILLED NEIGHBOR A. 31. HAL GARTH WITH REVOLVER. Youns Son Stabs the Wounded 3Ian in the Back at Directions of His Father. SALEM. Or.. May ll.-(Spccial.) Wood son Gray, for whose pardon a petition has been filed, was twice found guilty of man slaughter, the Supreme Court having af firmed his last conviction In January of this year. After his first conviction he was granted a new trial because of an error committed by the trial Judge, and the second jury returned the same verdict as did the first. On the second appeal the principal question Involved was the rights of a person under the law of self-defense. According to the statement of the case In the records. Gray's son had been sus pended from the public school at Elgin because of difficulty between himself and the children of A. M. Halgarth. The next morning Gray started to the schoolhouse to have his son reinstated, and on his way passed the residence of Halgarth. In stead of walking in the beaten path on the opposite side of the road, he walked. on the side nearest Halgarth's, though the ground was rough. While passing the house he was seen to be looking toward It, as though looking for some one. After he had passed, Halgarth saw Gray and called out, asking If he were going to the schoolhouse. Gray replied In the throat? throat, tonsillitis. P4 chitis, pneumonia, consumption. Do not let your cold settle. Break it up! Drive it out! Ask your doctor the best Medicine for this. If he says Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, take it at once.- If he has anything better, take that. i I 3Uda by taa J. O. Also Buwwmn w ATMt'S XAIR Y1GOR T tie b&ir. . ATSS'S SARSAPARILLA Tsr .tie Wee. ffi Airs. PA. Hoffman Tired, nervous and irritable, tha mother is unfit to care for her chil dren, and her condition ruins the child's disposition and reacts upon herself t The mother should not he blamed, as she no doubt is suffering with back ache, headache, bearing-down pains or displacement, making life a burden. Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound is the unfailing- cure for this condition. It strengthens the female organs and permanently cures all dis placements and irregularities. Such testimony as the following should convince women of its value : Dear Mrs. Pinkham : " I want to tell you how much good Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done mo. I suffered 'for eight years with ovarian troubles. I was nervous, tired and ir ritable, and it did not seem as though I could stand it any lonsjer,a3 1 had five children to caro for. "Lydia 33. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recommended and it has en tirely cured me. I cannot thank you enough for your letter of advice and for what Lyoia E. Pinkuam s Vegetable Compound has done for me. Mrs. Ph. Hoffman, 100 HImrod Street, Brooklyn, N. Y." Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wozneii free. Address, Lynn, Mass. that he was. and began cursing and abus ing Halgarth and his family, calling him insulting names. Halgarth started to ward Gray, whereupon the latter drew a revolver and told Hafgarth to come on that he was prepared for him. As Hal garth approached. Gray continued hla abusive language. Halgarth attempted to seize Gray's arm, but before he could do so Gray shot him iwlce. The men grappled, and Halgarth took the revolver away from Gray, where upon the son, at Gray's directions, stabbed Halgarth several times In the back The wounded man started to move away, but fell, and on the following day he died. At the time of the light Gray told his son he wished he had killed Halgarth. The question on appeal was whether the court had properly stated the law of self defense. The Supreme Court held that this had been done, and in Its opinion hold that if tho difficultv which resulted ! In the homicide was provoked by the In ' suiting and abusive language of defend ant and his threatening attitude in draw ing his pistol before Halguth came near the place where defendant was. then he could not justify the homicide on the ground of self-defense, unless, aftor pro voking the difficulty, he in good faith en deavored to withdraw from it. It is still maintained by Gray's friends that he had a right to kill Halgarth in self-defense. MARRIED FOR TWO YEARS Japanese Couple Can Then Be Free From Bonds. SAN FRANCISCO. May 11. (Special.) A peculiar feature of Japanese civilization Is being exploited by United States Immi grant Commissioner North, in the case of a ydung and handsome Japanese woman named Yuki Nakamura, who has arrived on the steamship Coptic. According to her story, she entered into a provisional contract marriage in Japan two and a half years ago with Cholchl Fukutsu. The contract stipulated that they should live together as man and wife, and that if. at the end of two years, either party should be dissatisfied, the contract should terminate and the parties should be free and in tho condition of unmarried per sons. This is legal in Japan. Canvasser Is Disowned. MONMOUTH, Or., May il. (Special.) A few weeks ago a man traveling under the name of A. B. Cook was can vassing Monmouth and Independence for subscriptions to the Pictorial Re view. He procured several names and dollars in the two towns. Recent ad vices from the Review people show. that this man is not authorized by them to take subscriptions and is not known by them. 1 LES YOU I ACHE I k ALL ' I p OYER I m Ache all over? Feverish? Chilly? Just coming down with a hard cold? "Where do you suppose it will settle? That means hoarseness, sore In the chest? 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