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THE MORXIN'G OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, JUE 30, 1905. WENSAWAYHUS3AND Young Chicago Girl Captures Los Angeles Millionaire, HIS WIFE HER BENEFACTOR Disinherited Daughter of Professor W. O. "Wilkinson Here on Honey moon With 3Ian "Who Se cured Divorce for Her. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., June 29. (Special.) A special from Los Angeles says: Stung by what he termed his daughter's perfidy, William Cleaver "Wilkinson, professor of literature and criticism at the Unlversty of Chicago and known the country over as the author of a Chautauqua series of text books, has disowned Evelyn A. "Wilkin son, because of her marriage to Nathan W. Stowell, a Los Angeles million aire. The action was due to a romance which resulted In Stowell, who Is 58 years old, divorcing his companion of years and marrying 22-year-old Evelyn. Stowell and his bride are at present visiting the Lewis and Clark Fair at Portland. In a letter to the attorney for the former Mrs. Stowell, Professor Wil kinson poured out his feelings In this manner: Tou cannot imagine the depths of darkness under which we are compelled to live the remainder of our lives of sadness. We would Infinitely have pre ferred laying her in the grave. If wide publication in the papers will contrib ute to the vindication of the Injured wife we are willing to suffer it all." To the former Mrs. Stowell Professor Wilkinson wrote: "But. dear Mrs. Stowel, not even you can more heavily reprobate the perfidy of my daughter than docs her father. The cruelty, the cruelty, the Infamy of it! I eought with all my power to avert the catastrophe and I thought for a few weeks I had succeeded; but, alas, I was deceived. Would that I could do something to heal the dreadful wound. I can only covenant you to God most earnestly in my prayers. I am co thankful that you have such friends." Evelyn A. Wilkinson and Stowell were married in Plymouth Congrega tional Church in Chicago on June 12. A Chicago dispatch quotes Professor Wllknson as follows: "When we were in Los Angeles with Evelyn we were called home-suddenly and left her, as she had been 111. Mrs. Stowell camo forward and out of the goodness- of her loyal heart. Invited my daughter to be her guc&t in her beau tiful residence. As the invitation came from Mrs. Stowell it was accepted. That was 14 months ago. For a month my daughter stayed under Mrs. Stowell'o roof and partook of her most generous hopsltality. Then she came back to us. Unbeknown to us, she received letters from Stowell. Then he went to El Paso and took a pretended residence there so as to obtain a divorce." HOPGROWERS IN POOX'. Lane County Lines Up Under Krcbs' Management. EUGENE, Or.. June 29. (SpeciaL) A large number of hopgrowors of Lane County met in Eugene this afternoon to take preliminary steps to help form a gi gantic corporation to handle the crop of the Pacific Coast and to control prices. Conrad Krobs. of Salem, president of tho Krebs Hop Company, which has 624 acres of hops at Independence and Brooks, is at the head of this big movement. A general convention will be held at Salem some time in July, attended by del egates elected from the several hop dis tricts. At this convention the corporation will be formed. After Its formation the crop of each grower will "be transferred to the corporation, which will do all the sell ing A board of directors will be elected and the directors will appoint a selling committee which will meet in Salem every Saturday for the purpose of making sales and report on the condition of the mar ket, etc. Hop experts will be called In to ascertain the - quality of each crop and keep It in its proper grade. Mr. Krebs is encouraged over his project, and stated that he believes that 99 per cent of the 1M6 crop will be turned Into this corporation. After he gets Oregon thoroughly organized he will go to Wash ington, and then to Now York State, and expects to have the entire crop of the Vnlted States under control of the cor poration. FINDS DEATH IX THE CUP. Despondency Drives Mrs. Charles Lawrence to Suicide. GARFIELD. Wash.. June 28. (Special.) Mrs. Charles Lawrence, aged S3 years, took strychnine at 7 o'clock last night, and died one hour later. Her husband came in from his work soon after she had swallowed the poison. She told him what she bad gone, but gave no reason for the rash act. A doctor Va telephoned for, v'Ut before he arrived she was cold In death. The couple lived on a farm five miles Fouth of Garfield. She had been in poor health for seme time and had become despondent. Mr. Lawrence is a pioneer of Garfield, and was at one time quite wealthy, but lost all In the ' panic. He is the oldest brother of J. C. Lawrence, the new Railway Commissioner from Eastern Washington; also a brother of Perry Lawrence, a prominent gralnbuyer of PuUman. and formerly State Grain In spector. EWor George F. Stivers held funeral services over the body this after noon. ASSESS TAX CERTIFICATES. Those Holding Papers Will Be Sought Out. OLTMPIA. Wash.. June 23. (Special.) If the Instructions given the Assessor of Douglas County today by the Tax Com mission are followed by other Assessors of the state, all delinquent tax certificates will "be assessed as property of the person "holding them. The Assessor is advised to cbtain a list from the County Treasurer of those to whom he has sold delinquent tax certificates. Tho same opinion also ad vises the Assessor to list school warrants to the person presenting them for pay ment, unless he can show that ownership was in some other person on March L. Commenting on that portion of the opin ion relating to tax certificates. Chairman Rockwell, of the commission, who is the author, oays: Ia this item of taxation alone the reY - eral counties and the state are losing bon l slderable money each year. It is gener 1 ally known that the purchasers of tax ' certificates receive 05 per cent upon their j investment, take so chances of loss, and ; .!.. .nin. . 1 r! a tn nrntwrhr fft in insignificant ameunt, compared with Its real worth. The source from which this tax is .collected is generally conceded 'to be one which is estopped from entering any protest." LINN HAS A CANDIDATE. Geo. W. Wright Proposed for Con gressman of First District. ALBANY, Or.. June 25. (Special.) The probabilities now are that linn County will have a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress from the First District In the person of Hon. George W. Wright, of this city. Mr. Wright, who has resided here far the last 16 years, is an able and successful lawyer, as well as an eloquent orator. He is oae of the larg est taxpayers in Linn County, and well able to make an active campaign. He Is a firm believer In Republican principles, a stanch supporter of President Roosevelt, and has never been identified with fac tional differences In the Republican party. He Is well versed In the political problems of the day. and If he enters the contest, as he Is now urged to do. there Is no doubt but that he will stand fair chance to make a successful campaign. SENDS LUNATJG TD OREGON IOWA RETURNS FORMER COR VALLIS 3IATN XOW INSANE. Governor Chamberlain Scores Act In Sarcastic Vein and Threatens Retribution in Future. SALEM, June 29. SpeciaL) OflVelals of the State of Iowa got a severe scoring from Governor Chamberlain today for bringing an insane man to this state, turning him loose, and then asking Oregon to pay the expense of transportation. "If this is the proper course to pursue," says Governor Chamberlain in reply, "Oregon can And a considerable number of former residents of Iowa In the Asylum here and can take them back to their home state and ask Iowa to bear the ex pense." He does not threaten that this will be done, but ho makes his opinion of the action of the Iowa- officers plain and says that If he ever knows of a Sheriff bring ing an insane person here again he will have the Sheriff: arrested and prosecuted. Tho man who was brought to Oregon was Russell Glfford, formerly of CorvalUs. Gilford wont to Iowa and the Sheriff of Crawford County brought him back to CorvalUs And left him. The County Court of Benton County committed him to the Oregon Insane Asylum. The Board of Control of the State of Iowa wrote to Governor Chamberlain, ask ing that the State of Oregon pay the ex pense of transporting Gifford, amounting to J17L Governor Chamberlain says most emphatically that the State of Oregon will make no such payment He Informs the Iowa officials that Ore gon has always been charitable enough to care for all the insane found within her borders, regardless of the length of time they have been in the Mate. Ho says that, beyond a doubt, if the States of Oregon, Washington and California should adopt tho practice commenced by the State of Iowa, thes three Western States could get rid of one-half of their Insane patients by returning them to Eastern States from which they came a short time prior to their commitment. After answering the letter of the Iowa officials. Governor Chamberlain said in an interview that there should be a law en the statute-books making It a crime for any person to bring an insane patient te this state to throw him upon public char ity. BIG BANKS CONSOLIDATE. First National and Colfax National Merge Business. COLFAX. Wart, June 28. (Special.) The First National and the Colfax Na tional Banks, the two oldest banking houses in Eastern Washington north of Walla Walla, will be consolidated July 1. The Colfax National Bank will take over the commercial business of the First Na tional, which will cease to exist as a. Na tional bank, but will become the First Savings & Trust Company of Whitman County, and will take the savings business of both banks. Le.l Ankony. United States Senator, president and one of the founders of the First National Bank, becomes one of the directors of tho Colfax National, and E. T. Co man, cashier of the First, with C. E. Scriber. cashier of the Colfax National, will manage the latter Institution. A. Coolldge wilt retain the presidency of the Colfax National, and the board of direc tors will be enlarged to include all the directors of both banks. The capital stock of the Colfax National will be increased to $300,009, and the Trust Company will have a capital of Both these banks wore organized 23 years ago, and are among the solid financial institutions of Eastern Washington. Their joint deposits are nearly $1,5(0,030. Explosion in Launch. ASTORIA. Or., June 38. (Special.) As the launch Tyrone, belonging to the War ren Packing Company, was lying at the oemronys' wharf in Cathlamet, yesterday afternoon. Captain HegMoom went into the engine-room and struck a match to examine tho machinery. An explosion immediately followed, setting fire to the boat and badly burn nig Captain Hegbtoom about the head and bands. He is not dangerously injured. The flames were ex tinguished bofere the launch was seriously damaged. Old Man Insane. ASTORIA, Or.. Jane 29. (Special.) John Swan, a resMost of the wost cad of the city, was arrested by Sheriff LinviHe today on the charge of insanity, and he will bo examined before the County Beard tomorrow morning. Swaa is about S years of age. and was released from the asylum a few months ago. During the past few days he box threatened to kill a number of persons, and has posted a num ber of threatening notices on residences occupied by his neighbors. Warehouse for Fort Stevens. ASTORIA. Or.. June 29. (Special --Cap- tain Good ale. a construction quartermas ter of the United States Army, received instructions today from the department in Washington to award a contract to Ferguson Sc. Houston, of this city, for the construction of a wharf and approach and a warehouse at Fort Stovons. The con tract price is JStoL Wool-Clipping Delayed. ENTERPRISE. Or.. June 29. (SpeciaL) Sheep-shearing in this county has been greatly handicapped by the heavy rains of the past week. Unless better weather prevails the wool cUp of this county will not be disposed of until the latter part of July. Chronic Diarrhoea. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy is the most successful med icine In the world for bowel complaint. and is the only remedy that will cure chronic diarrhoea. For sale ar all drug- JgUu, DISUSE IN COLONY Smallpox Epidemic Threatens Gray's Harbor. COMES FROM GRAND RAPIDS Large" Company Already Exposed Came to Puget Sound and Scat tered All Over Northwest, Carrying It With Them. ABERDEEN. Wash.. June a. (Special.) Unless the state health regulations in the States of Washington and Oregon are more rigorous there will be an epidemic of smallpox. Recently, a family came from the East' to Gray's Harbor, and two members, since their arrival, bavo been taken down with the dreaded disease. It- Is stated that they were of a large company which left Grand Rapids. Mich., where it Is reported there are 500 cases. The company separated at Tacoma or Seattle, part of them going to Oregon and part to Washington. As a. result of one family's coming to Gray's Harbor, ten cases are reported. The disease Is light in form, and possibly will be checked. MISUSED JUDGE'S ST3IPATHX T. S. Wenton Proves to Be an Old Jail Bird. SALEM, Or., June 29. (Special.) When T. S. Wenton induced Judge Frazer to give him the minimum sentence for forg ery, he imposed upon the court by using deception. Wenton forged the same of 1L F. Albee to an J1S check and tried to pass it upon Charles DahL He was arrested, and find ing that he had -no chance of escape from conviction, he pleaded guilty. In order to secure the favor of tho court, he said that he came here from England five months ago. and had been working as a painter In Washington until he came to Oregon early in June. Drunkenness was his ex cuse for the crime. With a bold front Wenton told his story to the court, but he was a sheepish-look' lag man when he was brought to the pen! tentlary today and was met by the prison officials who turned him out of the pen! tentlary about 12 months ago. Wenton served his previous, term under the name of H. J. Chambers, on a sen tence of two years for larceny In Wasco County. He Is an accomplished musician, and served as organist at the chapel serv ices on Sunday afternoons. He was known as an ex-convict when he began his pre vious term, so this will be his third term in prison. J. L. Post, who was brought to the penitentiary a few days ago, served years for larceny, ending bis term last February. After his discharge he went to Portland and advertised that he was about to issue a book, entitled "Twenty Months In an Oregon HelL" It seems that he lacked sufficient data for the book. for he is now bock serving a seven-year term ior larceny. STUDENTS QUIET CREDITORS University of Washington Boys Will Pay Debts Later. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Seat tie, June 23. (Special.) An investigation has shown that the college students are over iX0 In debt to their various credit ors. For the p-st week a committee, ap pointed by the board of control of all stu dent affairs, has been endeavoring to get hold of the outstanding accounts and to reach a satisfactory agreement with the different creditors. With one or two ex cep lions these creditors have shown a most friendly disposition toward the boys, and have promised not to push their bills until the coming Fall, when the students will have a chance to meet their obliga tions with the fees paid In for member ship of the associated students and the receipts from football. PLANT RAINBOW TROUT. Government Sends Thirty Thousand for Upper Wlllametto Valley. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. June 29. (Spe clal.) Thirty thousand rainbow trout ar rlvod here today, shipped by the Govern ment Bureau of Fisheries. Twenty thou sand came to D. T. Awbrey and 10,O to the Oregon & Southeastern Railroad Com pany. These trout are to be distributed in branches tributary to the Willamette River. They will be placed In small dear water streams and will be held there until old enough to breed, and then turned loose. Auroral thntimtuf m km hn Knt j hero to Mr. Awbrey whloh have beer. h,trhM and turned out. It will take thre years before these fish become old enough to spawn. MEDIUM TRICKS OLD MAN INDUCES HIM TO DEED AWAY $80,000 IN LAND. Spirits From Fourth Dimension Dupe Erasmus Bartlctt to Part With His Wealth. SAN FRANCISCO. CaL, June 29. (Spe ciaL) A spirit medium told under oath today how she had prevailed upon aged Captain Erasmus Bartlett. of Washing ton, to part with his wealth. Bartlett was a millionaire and bis relatives are now trying to get back some of the prop erty he disposed of- Depositions were taken here for the trial at Belllngbam. Medium Hattie Arena admitted, that she had delivered messages to Bartlett advitng him to deed his space in an JSfcOM piece of land In Belingbaxn Bay to Hugh EM ridge of that town and his- wife. "I received the message from the spirit world." declared Mrs. A reus. "When I west Into trances the spirits of Edwin Eldrldge. Augustus Bartlett and Judge Rice came to me from the fourth dimen sion and told me to deliver the mes sages to Mr. Bartlett." Later the woman admitted that she acted as though unconscious In the pres ence of the old man to make it appear real, although, conscious all the time. The Bartlett Estate Company, composed of the heirs of Erasmus Bartlett, alleges that in 1SL through a. conspiracy exist ing between Hugh Eldrldge and Hattie Arena and Elizabeth Tally, two spiritual ists, Bartlett. then S3 years old. was in duced to deed his half-Interest in 49 acres of Belllngbam Bay land to El drldge. Medium Arena, a part of whose depo sition was taken in the offices of Thomas Gerstllng and Frick before Notary Pub lic Clements Bennett, became Indignant when her intimate knowledge of the 'do ings of the spirit land seemed la question. She said that she did advise the old Jxnaa to sign Ihe deed, in zjucstlos, gheja Kronen swott pf j4im; dstaa't anuftbicdnr or ieaicr. received the order from the ghosts of his departed friends, who worked out business problems In the realm, of shades. Her deposition will be completed tomor row. Tmc the other go-between for ghosts. Elizabeth Tully, trill also be heard. SLEPT TWO TEARS ON MONET No Trace of Thieves Who Frightened Mrs. Galler by Fire. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. June 29. There Is still much mystery surrounding the fire at the home of and robbery of Mrs. Sallle Galler. wife of Joseph Galler. early yesterday morning. No arrests have yet been made. Five people have been under suspicion and their places of residence searched, but no clew to tho missing money was found. Some people doubt that the theft took place. She says fear of the bank is the reason she has been sleeping with It under her head for the last two years. A fire that was burning the curtain over the doorway of her bedroom awoke Mrs. Galler, whd jumped out of bed. broke a pane of glass out of the front room win dow and put her two children out on the porch. She called for help, which came. and the fire was extinguished. She says the money, a total of CSCO. was in a tin box under her pillow, and that in the ex citement sho forgot all about it until morning. CHILDREN LOST IN SLOUGH SMALL BOY AND SISTERS, AGED EIGHT AND SIX. Water Was Not Deep, but They Were Too Small to Save Themselves. CLATSKANIE. Or., June 29. Eglund Bassl. aged 12; Annie Basal, aged S, and Emila Bassl, aged 6, three children of Thomas Bassl. of Qulncy, Or., were drowned yesterday afternoon in Dobbin's Slough, close to that point. Their bodies were discovered by searchers between 7 and S o'clock this morning, in water not very deep. The little girls were drowned with arms locked about each other. Yesterday afternoon the three children went blackberrylng In the hills adjacent to Qulncy and they failed to return at the proper time. As the afternoon grew late and evening came, they still had not come home, and by the time darkness had fall en, all the available assistance in the neighborhood had been enlisted for the hunt. The three children had come down from the hills to Dobbin's Slough, and had crawled out on some poles to reach a boat. The poles apparently turned over, throw, lng all three into the water, and they were too young to do anything for them selves. Mr. Bassl. the father, conducts a gen eral merchandise store at Qulncy, and Is also a long-distance telephone operator at that point, which is about three miles from Clatskanie. He has only one child, 2 years old. left. The parents are distract ed over the sad affair, which has caused general sorrow In the Qulncy neighbor hood. LIGHTNING IN THE EARTH. Bolt Penetrates to Nine-Hundred - Foot Level of Rossland Mine. ROSSLAND, B. C June 23. Lightning descending to the SCO-foot level of tho Josle mine, at Rossland. sevetely shocked a miner who was working 205 feet from the shaft. The man almost lost con sciousness, so strong was the current of -electricity which passed through him. He was so far beneath the ground that he could not hear the rumbling of the thunder, which accompanied the storm, but the lightning made Its zigzag way to him. The electricity went 405 feet deeper, to the SCO-foot level In the same mine, where a carman was knocked insensible. Three other miners, each In different parts of tho Josle. felt -shocks. It is supposed that after striking the headworks. the llchtnlng passed down the iron air line, which branches off at the various levels. Another theory put forward is that damn air acted as a con ductor of the electricity into the bowels of tho earth. HELD FOR HORSESTEALING. Brought Large Span Over Mountains From Crook County. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. June 29v-(Spe-clal.) A roan giving his name as J. M. Te throw was arrested here today on a charge of stealing a span of large bay horses in Crook County. The horses an swered the description telegraphed to Sheriff Fisk at Eugene. The horses were traded to Wes. Cbrlsman for a horse and 5100. The man was lodged In jail, and Fisk arrived promptly and took charge of him. Tethrow paid he was on his way to Jack son County to visit his sister. People here claim he worked here about two years ago for the Pacific Timber Company, and that Tethrow is not bis right name. Asks Distribution of Property. OREGON CITY. Or.. June 29.-(SpeclaL) Mrs. Mary Watts today petitioned Judge Ryan for a legal distribution of the estate of John F. Watts, which consists of SO acres of good land in Clackamas County. In addition to other property In the East. In 1SSS Watts left for Alaska, and since that time his. family has not received a word from him. All sorts of Inquiries on the part of the wife have proved fruitless, so far as locating Watts is concerned. Hotel Man Deathly HI. ABERDEEN. Wash.. June 29. (Special.) Robert Lowery. a pioneer hotel man. and well known all over the Pacific Coast, underwent an operation Thursday for sup posed disease of the kidneys. Instead of finding what the diagnosis had deter mined, a well-developed cancer was found. Mr. Lowerya death is only a question of a few days or weeks. For many years he conducted the Padttc Hotel, which burned in the conflagration of October, 1904. Oiled Streets in Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June 29. The City Council has commenced, the experi ment of using oil on the residence streets In Walla Walla to solve the problem of keeping down dust during the Summer months. Boyer avenna. - - given several applications of th olrtnls morning and if it proves satisfactory other streets will be treated in the same manner. Poor Pioneer Kills Himself. BELLINGHAM. Wash.. June 29. J. F. Tarte. S7 years old. died at Blaine last night from effects of morphine taken with suicidal intent. He was a pioneer of Northwest Washington, and had grown despondent at lnabllltr to support him self. LOW RATXS XAST. June 23, 29 and 33. the O. R. & N. places on sale very low rates to the National Educational Association. As bury Park. N. J.; the United Society Christian Endeavor, and on July 5 very low rates sold account the Grand Lodge B. P. O. K.. Buffalo, N. T. Particulars by calling upon C W. Stinger city ticket agent. Third and Washington streets. Portland. Or. 3f arts 2Tr XBMr cur cyac isaxca weak WEST MAT DESERT Opposition to National Good Roads Association. BROAD HINTS AT GRAFT Oregon, Washington and California Consider Forming Separate Or ganization, Believing Pres ent One a Detriment. SEATTLE. June 29. (Speclal.)-Oregon. Washington and California will probably break away from the National Good Roads Association. This movement Is the result of the big factional fight at the last Portland convention, when a new constitution was finally adopted and the election of officers postponed until the St. Louis meeting la November. Correspondence looking toward the organization of a Pacific Coast associa tion has already passed between Samuel Hill, of Seattle, and Judge Scott, of Salem, head of the Oregon association. In this correspondence It Is brought out pretty plainly that the Eastern officers are accused of using their positions for selfish Interests. It Is declared imple ment men predominated in the Eastern delegations to the Portland meeting and that the association has lost Its standing before Congress, postponing the day when National aid will be given the good roads movement. Three of the railroads reaching the Coast have already agreed to withdraw their support from the National good roads organization, and a fight to secure the withdrawal of Eastern lines' aid will be made In Chicago. Samuel Hill, who stands high with the railroad financiers. Is strongly opposed to the organization headed by President Moore, and win use his influence against the association when he reaches Chicago. He started East last night. Washington good roads delegates de clare this state will not send any more delegations to a National meeting so long as the control remains in the hands of the men who are now at the head. Whether harmony could be restored if a shake up revolutionized the society Is question able. Mr. -Hill believes a Coast organization working for good roads Is capable of accomplishing a great deal In the three Coast States. He Is committed to that project. SCOTT DENIES REPORT. Says Oregon at. Least Is Not Ready to Secede. SALEM. Or.. June 29. (Special.) When asked tonight regarding the report that he and Samuel Hill, of Seattle, are heading a movement for the withdrawal of Oregon and Washington organiza tions from the National Good Roads Association. President Scott, of the Ore gon association, entered a denial. He ad mitted that be had just received a let ter from Mr. Hill upon matters relating to the work of the association, but de clined to say what the contents of the letter were, further than that he does not understand that Mr. Hill advocates secession. Speaking for himself. President Scott says that he is opposed to withdrawal from the National Association and thinks that every state should be repre sented in the National association. The success of the association, he thinks, depends upon the 'members of the or ganization taking care to elect men of absolute honesty and Integrity to the principal offices. THE SANEST FOURTH YET. Corvallls Will Devote Day to Cause of Good Roads. CORVALUS. Or.. June 23. (Special.) A good roads convention and good roads rally for a Fourth of July celebration is scheduled for next Tuesday at CorvalUs. At a meeting last night the Citizens League invited the National Good Roads Association experts to hold a convention here- Tho Invitation was accepted, and July 4 set as the date. Invitations to all the farmers of the county have been sent out, and committees to take up the work of arrangements have been appointed. Wellington E. Loucks. of the National good roads experts, was present at the league meeting last night, and addressed the members. The County Court, the City Council, the college, the Citizens League and the Ladies Civic Improvement Society join in issuing the invitations. WANT FAIR IN SFATTLE. Alaskans Propose 1907 Exposition on Anniversary Occasion. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 29. The Lewis and -Clark Fair in Portland has set the people of Seattle to wondering why this city should not have an exposition. So far has the matter gone that a number of prominent business men in Seattle and mlneowners In Alaska propose to hold a meeting soon to discuss the advisability of holding an Alaska Fair In this city in 1907. That year .will mark an epoch of ten years since the first great rush to the gold fields, and will also be the 0th anni versary of the purchase by the United States of Alaska from Russia, for 17,200. 000. HOFFMAN IS IDENTIFIED. Wood barn Bankrobbcr Brought to Scene of Crime. WOOD BURN. Ore.. June 29. (SpeciaL) W. J. Culver, Sheriff of Marion County. brought from The Dalles tonight Jack Hoffman, who on arrival here was iden tified by O. A. Nendel and Walter Du- rant as one of the men who robbed the Bank of Woodburn. Other citizens who saw the robbers on the day of the crime cannot positively identify him. Hoffman was arrested in Wasco County by the Sheriff. The preliminary trial will oc cur tomorrow before Justice H. Overton, of this city. FLAGSTAFF AS LANDMARK. Native Daughters Rale One oa Site of Old Fort Clatsop. ASTORIA. Or.. June 29. Under the aus pices of the Ladles of Nancy Welsh Cabin. Native Daughters of Oregon. flagstaff was raised on the site of Old Fort Clatsop this afternoon. The cere mony was attended with appropriate ex erciats. Fields Lie Flat. ENTERPRISE, Or.. June 29. (SpeciaL) Recent heavy rains in this section have caused much of the h'e&vy grain and first crop of bay to fall. .The grain which has fallen will necessarily have to he cut ror hay. as it cannot be harvecttd with. j TODAYS SATURDAY j Cream White Briliiantine Suits $7,65 Pongee Silk Goats - - $6.85 Silk Shirtwaist Suits, a few only $8.85 Silk Shirtwaist Suits - $11.50 Covert Jackets, broken sizes $5.00 Arrived yesterday the swellcst Box Coat you ever saw. It is the new English Bedford Cord Tan Covert plaited and plain back Box Coat, all lengths. These are ahead of anything yet shown in tins city. Also new, elegant silk, full plaited skirts Briliiantine, Panama and Serge. Remember we have the genuine man tailors to fit you no guess work Easy installment payments if yon like. The J.M.Acheson Co. FIFTH AND ALDER STS. gQOD ROADS IN DOUGLAS ASSOCIATION FOR3EED AT MEET- TNG IN ROSEBURG. Rational Body's Train Stops for a Day and Shows Highways Should Be Made. ROSEBURG. Or.. June 29. (Special.) Great Impetus to good-roads enthusiasm in Douglas County was given today by a convention held here under the direction of the National Good Redds Association. The visitors were escorted to the opera house by the Roseburg Band, and marked Interest was shown by the attendance of citizens from all parts of the county. F. J. Blakeley. vice-president of the Oregon Development League, presided, and the visitors were welcomed by himself. Mayor Hoover and John T. Long; on behalf of Douglas County. Addresses were made by Colonel W. H. Moore, president of the National Associa tion; J. E. Ross, of Texas; Charles G. Canfleld. of Ohio; Senator Mann, of Flor ida; Hon. William Bradburn. consulting engineer of the National Association: P. M. Rlxey. of Missouri, and H. E. Louns- bury. of the Southern Pacific Railway Company. Local road fend street conditions were examined and practical Instructions were given for their improvement, regarding the proper material to use. drainage, grades, etc A Douglas County Good Roads Associa tion was formed, with Judge M. D. Thompson president. Morros Weber and J. C. Aiken vice-presldents-o-t-large. B. W. Strong secretary. L. WImberley treasurer. Vice-presidents for other towns are: J. C Touny. Oakland; C Ross King. Yoncalla; J. A. Black. Drain; Willis Kramer. Myrtle Creek; H. J. Wilson. CanyonviHe; E. D. Riddle. Riddle's; Hon. H. G. Sonnemann. Glendnle. A very large audience attended the evening session and heard the illus trated lecture en good reads. SOUTH BEND WANTS PACKET Doubling of Freight Rates on Rail road Causes Agitation. SOUTH BEND. Wash.. June 29-(Sp-claL) As a result of the action of the Northern Pacific In doubling- the freight rates to this point, the business men here are agitating the building of a steam schooner to run between South Bend and San Francisco. A subscription paper has been passed around, and In a short time over one-half the necessary sum to build a steamer of suitable freight capacity was promised. Should the business men here stand together and ship all their goods by water, there would be good money In the proposed line, for return cargoes of lum ber, oysters, etc. would test the ship's capacity. TUNNEL ANOTHER'S GROUND Right of Way Given in Mining Case In Idaho. BOISE. Idaho. June 29. (SpeciaL) To day Judge Beatty in the United States Court granted a decree of condemnation In the suit brought by Larson & Greenough. against Hedricx. & Bafule for right of way for tho long- tunnel oa the Morning Mine through the ground of the defendants. The Judge stated ho would appoint tho appraisers within eve days unless the parties agreed on them before that time. Senator Heybura. representing Hedrick St Bail lie. entered a demurrer to the ap plie&iiox, which was overruled. He stated his only wish, to have the tunnel con- Juj to. wWfi ttsA fr tm pose he had Cled the case of Hedrick; 4 Baillle against Larson & Greenough. That case will be heard tomorrow, the purpose being- to give the plaintiff use of the tunneL This question of condem nation of right of way for a mining tunnel through the ground of another has not heretofore been before the courts in this state, and the exact meaning of the provision of law on the subject has not been determined. REMEMBER THE BRAVE. Japanese in Northwest Collect 3300Cr for Countrjmen. SEATTLE; June 29. (SpeciaL) Saburo Hisamidzuv Japanese Consul In Seattle. will forward on the next boat sailing to Japan to the Ladles Patriotic Associa tion of that country the sum of J3XX. representing- voluntary subscriptions tendered by the Japanese residents ef Washington. Oregon. Idaho. Montana and Alaska for the use ef the association, the object of which is to relieve the families e those who have died In battle or military serv ice of any kind, and to care for these who are permanently disabled. TIMBER FRAUDS IN IDAHO. Judge Beatty Will Remain to Try Case in July Term. BOISE. Idaho. June 29. (SpeciaL) At his own request. Judge Beatty has been released from assignment made for him to hold court In California, and he will preside at the special term to be held here beginning July 5. to hear timber cases. He has summoned a special grand jury for the term. It is learned that tho cases to be Investigated by the grand Jury have arisen in the vicinity of Lew Iston. hence the mistaken report thas the term la to be held at that place. Oil Inspection Produces Revenue. OLTMPIA. June 29. (SpeciaL) Tho amount of Illuminating oil shipped into tho State of Washington Is estimated by State Oil Inspector C N. Beat at 33.GO to 459,000 gallons during- the Summer months and nearly double thf during- tho Winter months. There will therefore bo paid Into the hands of the oil Inspector and his deputies approximately 5300 in each Summer month, and J160O la each Winter month, making a total revenue from this source for the year of JH.CCO. The new oil inspection law requires that the deputies turn one-half of the fees col lected by them over to the chief in epector. He retains sufficient to pay his salary of J1SCO per year, with traveling; expenses added, and transmits the bal ance to the state. The deputies retain all of their half as their payment for services. The state will net at leasS J5000 from the Inspection each year. Barely Escape With Lives. WALLA WALLA. Wash. June 29. Fire at 2 o'clock this morning, believed to be Incendiary, destroyed a 3 mail dwelling-house at the Harras slaughter yards. Monroe Palmer and wife, who oc cupied it, narrowly escaped being- burned They got out with dlmculty. both bem$ almost overcome by smoke. They loss all (wearing- apparel and household furni ture. It Is believed tho walls of tho house were saturated with coal, oil and set on fire by a man who had trouble witla Harras several days ago. Making Oyster Beds. SOUTH BEND. Wash.. June 29. (Spe ciaL) The oyster men have been busy ol late pre paries beds and spreading tons of shells for the spawn to catch, on. R W. Mills, of the state oyster patroL has had ten men doing this work, on the nat ural beds about the Nema and Palix Riv ers. The patrol collected about J0Q this year for sale of young; oysters for seed, and all tVa sum will be expended 13. keeo&r up th natural beds on tha staS'