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6 THE MORNING OBEGONIAtf, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1903. WEED BUYS ACRES Klamath Land Worth $150, 000 Changes Hands. OWNER TO IRRIGATE TRACT Tormer Holders Would Not Sign Agreement With Reclamation Service, but New Man Is in Favor of Project. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Aug 25. (Spe cial.) A 5150,000 real estate deal has just been completed for realty in Klamath County, and In close proximity to Klam ath Falls. Abner Weed, a ..prominent capitalist of Dunsmuir, Cal., is the pur chaser. The land consists of 13.2S0 acres, and most of it lies under the Lower Klamath irrigation project. The purchase includes the Miller land, consisting of 2800 acres, the Bush tract of 4500 acres, 1280 acres of the McCornack land, and 4700 acres of the Fred Melhase tract. Some -of these tracts were refused to "be signed up for the Government irrigation project by the former owners, but it is said that Mr. Weed will sign them up at once, which act will greatly facilitate the carrying to completion of the lower project. C. P. DAVIS IS THE GUILTY 3IAN Taylor and Blakeley Swear to War rant Charging Embezzlement. PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 25. (Special.) The report of Experts Clark and Bu chanan of Portland, who examined the record of the county courthouse which was made today to the county, shows that a total shortage In the accounts of the Sheriff's office was $21,458.63 at the time they were turned over to the accountant for examination. After the experts were working on the books Sheriff Taylor, at the instance of County Treasurer E. J. Sommorvllle, delivered to the latter $12. 456.75 representing tax money collected over three weeks beforehand. The amount due the office after this payment was $9051.88, which was necessary for the Sheriff to make good. Of this amount $5572.12 was shortage, dating back to the administration of Ex-Sheriff William Blakeley. Both Taylor and Blakeley were present today when the report was made to the court and each wrote his check payable, to the county treasurer for the amount held to be due from them. Sher iff Taylor paying $3479.76 and Mr. Blakeley $5572.12. The shortage has been made good to the county, but both Mr. Blakeley and Mr. Taylor hold C. P. Davis, who has been employed the past seven years as chief clerk in the office, responsible for misappropriation of county money. This afternoon a complaint was sworn to by Taylor and Blakeley charging Davis with the larceny of $10,000. Davis re turned this evening from Portland and he will be served with the warrant to morrow. Davis refuses to discuss the case, but said tonight that he was ready to face the charge. COUNCIL GRANTS FRANCHISE Walla Walla Will Have Street-Railway in Short Time. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) The City Council tonight passed an amended ordinance granting a fran chise to the Walla Walla Valley Traction Company for the construction of a street railway system In Walla Walla. An offi cer of the company stated to the Council that material is on hand and they expect to begin laying track on East Main street next week. It is also said to be the plan of the company to build an interurban line from this city to Milton, Or.. -through the towns of College Place and Free water. Surveys of the entire system have been completed and the undertaking financed by Philadelphia capitalists, who are known throughout the West as the Northwestern Gas & Electric Company, which company owns the light and gas plants in Spokane, Walla Walla, Baker City. Boise, Salem and Eugene, and the street railways In Boise and Salem. FAMILY WILL SETTLE CLAIM Ex-Judge Greffoz, of Corvallls, Kept Sewer Assessment Money. CORVALLIS. Aug. 25. (Special.) Ex Police Judge Greffoz has left with $2,010.26 of Corvallls' assessment money. The amount was made public In the report of the ways and means committee, submitted to the council at an adjourned meeting last night. The entire shortage comes from sewer assessments which were paid to Greffoz but which were not trans mitted by him to the treasurer. It covers a period of three years, during which the books kept by him were three times the subject of examination and favorable re port by the finance committee of the council. At the request of the attorney of rela tives of the ex-official, an adjourned meeting of the council Is set for Saturday night; at which time a settlement of the balance by the family Is expected. YAKIMA VALLEY MAN DIES George W. Pratt Was One of the Oldest Settlers of Washirigton. NORTH YAKIMA, Aug. 25. (Special.)-' George W. Pratt, pioneer settler of Yakima valley, died In this city yesterday at the age of 57. Death was caused by Brighfs disease. Mr. Pratt came to this section In 1871 and was one of the first to locate a homestead and prove up on It. He was widely known and respected throughout the community, and many of the old-, timers In this city attended his funeral, which was held today from .Shaw's under taking parlors. He leaves several relatives, among whom are his brother, A. J. Pratt, a well known business man of this city, and two sons. Hub Pratt, of Prosser, and Bud Pratt, of North Yakima. WATER GIVES UP ITS DEAD if- Body of Ralph Crlss Is Found in Columbia River. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) After a long and dreary search, the body of Ralph Crlss, one. of the boys who were drowned last night, -was found today at 10:30 o'clock. Although search has been continued steadily since the time the boys were drowned, the body of young GUihan Is Btill in the water. The parents of both boys arc almost beside themselves with grief. FREIGHTHANDLERS ROB CAR Prominent Helativcs. Refuse to Pay Fines for Walla Walla Boys. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 25!. (Special.) Percy Oldright and Jesse Rain age, frelghthandlers at the O. R. &. N. depot Jn this "city, were convicted in the Justice Court today on a charge of lar ceny and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 each, for stealing freight from cars stand ing in the railway yards in Walla Walla. Leon Smith, a car-checker, was also im plicated In the thefts, but escaped pun ishment by making a full confession to Detective Fitzgerald, of the O. R. & N. All three are young men, and related to prominent residents of the city. Ramage is a married man, and hjs wife is nearly prostrated by the revelation made. The stolen articles consisted of several suits of clothing, shoes, gloves, hats and to bacco, some of which were in transit to merchants in Dayton. Wash., and Baker City, Or. The prominence of the accused evidently Baved them from being charged with a crime for which they would have to serve a term in the penitentiary. Old right and Ramage are in jail here, rela tives so far refusing to advance the amount of the fines. Collins Case Is Being Argued. VICTORIA, B. C Aug. 25. Argument was continued this morning in the ex tradition proceedings against George D. Collins, who is appealing against the war rant of committal for extradition to San Francisco for perjury, his counsel elab orating the contention that the affidavit upon which perjury was assigned against Collins was one not required by the prac tice of law in Canada, and the offense charged was, in consequence, not a crime in Canada. He held that the extradition offense must be a crime according to the laws of Canada as well as California to allow of extradition. The case will be continued this afternoon. LEW1ST0N LINE IS BEGUN ITALIAN WORKERS COMMENCE ' IDAHO RAILROAD. O. & N. at Last Starts to Build ' Long-Promised Grade With -. . Many Men. LEWISTON, Idaho. Aug. 25. (Special.) Actual work on the Lewlston end of the construction of the Rlparia-Lewieton line of the O. R. & N. has begun, and camps are being established on the north bank of Clearwater, opposite this city, and crews put at work grading. Preparations have been going on sev eral days at this point, but actual work began only when a force of men and a number of teams were placed at work. This evening 24 Italian workers arrH'ed here from Spokane and will begin work at noon tomorrow, at a point one and one quarter miles below the city. They will have charge of considerable rock work and blasting. . The work now being prosecuted Is un der the direction of F. Ledoux, of Lew lston, who has a subcontract of 17 miles of road. It is understood that another large force of Italians will arrive hero tomorrow from Spokane. ARCHER ALLOTS INDIAN LAND Many Homes Will Be Given to Wards of Government. ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 25 (Special.) County Assessor Archer will leave here tomorrow for the Quinault Indian reser vation to begin the work of allotting lands to the Indians. A surveying party is on the ground and has been for some weeks surveying the township at Point Granville, where the government will establish a lighthouse. When that is finished the surveyors will go to Lake Quinault and from there work down the Quinault river toward' the Coast. Mr. Archer thinks about SM Indians will be entitled to receive land, although! but 330 are living on the reservation. After the Indians have been given their lands it will be necessary for Congress to act as to the remaining territory. Protest Filed Against Reserve. HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 25. (Special.) H. Under, of this city, telegraphed from Tacoma today that Gifford PInchott. head of the forestry service at Washing ton, who Is authority on the subject, will be here on his way to the Quinault agency to investigate the matter of opening the reservation to settlement. This is done In answer to a protest to vthe proposed action of the government xo piacc me lanas in tne government reserve and to which there is general opposition from people on Grays Harbor. No Lights on Log Tow. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 25. The Lake Washington steamer Success has been fined $250 for towing logs at night near Mercer Island with no lights on the logs and none displayed on the vessel, with the exception of n small lantern at the masthead. The violation was reported to Collector Ide by Chief Inspector Loftus. and Lieutenant Cutter, of the Tevenue launch Areata, who, while making a tour of the lake last Sunday night, nearly col lided with a boom of logs being towed by the Supcess. Cavalry to the Philippines. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 25. (Special.) The Fourth Cavalry. United States Army, stationed at Walla Walla, will leave here tomorrow by special train for San Francisco, from which point they will sail on September 5 for the Phil ippines. They will relieve the Four teenth Cavalry, now doing service in the islands, and allow it to return to the United States. Centralia Shingle Mill Burns. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Aug. 25. (Special.) At 5:30 .o'clock, flames starting In the fire-pit destroyed the Centralia Shingle MH1 Company's plant, about one mile west of Chehalls. The mill w,as totally destroyed, with about $10,000 loss; insur ance between $6000 and $SD00. About 20 men were employed. Carlisle &. Pennell, an Eastern firm, are the principal stock holders. Arrested on Serious Charge. ABERDEEN, "Wash,. Aug. 25-(6peclal.) Linn Katon, aged, 28, was arrested at Matlock yesterday and brought here to day charged with rape on the person of Ruby Shannon, aged 15. The crime was committed in April last when the girl was only 14," and she Is now enclente. Katon was held in bonds of 52,500 for trial in the Superior Court. Railroad Man Breaks His Neck. WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 25. (Special.) Pedro Spina, employee at O. R. & N. coal bunkers, was killed today by falling from a car. His neck was broken-In the fall and he lived but a few minutes. Spina was running a coal car down an Incline when it collided with an ore jcar, throwing him to the ground. Glllnetters Defy the Law. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 35. (Special.) Re ports received late this evening state that a few glllnetters are drifting on the north side of the lower rlyer, presumably to catch fish for salting. As both the Ore gon and Washington patrol boats are out tonight, some arrests arc expected be fore morning. Aberdeen Gets Night Operator. ABERDEEN". Wash., Aug. 25 (Special.) in answer to ay suggestion from the Chamber of Commerce a night operator will be given Aberdeen after September 1. on account of increasing business in the "Western Union office. CANNED BY TONS Satisfactory Spring Season for Salmon Closed. WARDENS PATROL RIVER Estimate Is Given of Columbia River Catch to Date Figures Com pare Favorably With Former Years. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 2& EpecIaU-The Spring fishing season on the Columbia River closed at noon today, and the law is to be strictly enforced. This afternoon Deputy Fish Commissioner Burton, of Washington, and Deputy Fish Warden Webster, of Oregon, began patrolling the river In launches, and this will be con tinued until the opening of the Fall sea son, on September 10. No packing of fish is to be allowed after this evening. The result of the season which closed today Is somewhat of a surprise to those who esti mated that the pack would be & small one, and while the amount put up In cans Is not so large as that of last season. It Is much larger than wag expected. This la due, in a great measure, to the increased and steady run of fish during the past two weeXs. when some qf the plants put up from 00 to 10 cases each day. On the other hand, the pack of pickled Ash at the cold-storage plants Is much larger than In 1904, and the amount of raw fish han dled, figured in tons, is undoubtedly equal to. even if it does not exceed that of a year ago. It Is certain that never since the industry was started has so much money been paid out for raw fish as dur ing the present season. This Is apparent from the high prices which prevailed dur ing the entire season. At no time was thero a cut to below 5 cents per pound for chinooks. and during the greater portion of the season the prices for large fleh were 6 and even 7 cents per pound. The peculiarity of the .season was the early. TAN'COTJVXlt MAX GETS HIGH OFFICE. .VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aur. 25. (Special.) J. H. Elwell, one of th thrifty business men of this city, was recently elected as one of the vice president of the National Associa tion of Local Tire Insurance Asents at Denver, Colo. Mr. Elwell was the only representative from this part of the Pacific Coast and reprercnted more territory at the late convention than anr other member of the con vention. Mr. El well has been connected with the Insurance business for many years and has shown himself to be a thor ough student of the business. His many friends In this community ex press their congratulations at his rue cess. steady run and the unusual amount of large fish, those weighing 25 pounds or over, all of which went to the cold-storage plants. This resulted In the pack of pick led fish being much larger In proportion than that of the canneries. To secure ex act figures regarding the pack is impos sible, not only on account of the hesitancy of the packers to give out information, but also because the basis on which esti mates are made is of cases containing is one-pound cans each, and but a small proportion of these were put up. As near as can be learned, however, the canned product this season Is about 251,000 cases, and the pack of pickled fish Is about SS tierces, or SO pounds each. Last year the cannery pack was estimated at 370,000 cases, and the pickled pack was 703) tierces. The cold-storage pack this year represents about 3121 tons of cured or 4121 tons of raw fish. Figuring on the basis of SO tons of raw fish to 100) cases of the canned product, this equals 137,000 cases, making the grand total of the chlnook salmon handled on the Columbia River equal to 398,00) cases of canned fish. This does not include the silversides and steel heads that have been "sharp frozen" and shipped for consumption as fresh fish. A carefully prepared estimate gives the number of cases put up by each of the individual companies as follows: McGowan (three canherjes) 50,000 Fishermen's Co-Operative Co 20,000 Tallant-Orant Packing Co 21,000 Eanborn-Cuttlng Packing Co 18,000 Columbia River Packers' Association (nve canneries) 80.000 A. Booth Packing Cor IS. 000 J. G. ilegler. 11.000 Pillar Rock Packing Co is.000 Seaborg Packing Co 7,000 Altoona Packing Co..... 12.000 Seurert : 0.000 "Warren Packing Co, 25.000 Total 263,000 The Individual pack of pickled fish in tierces of 850 pounds each Is about as fol lows: j Fishermen's Co-Operative Co. ...... ...1,100 Tallant-Orant Packing Co GOO Eanborn-Cnttlng Packing Co 420 6. Schmidt & Co. 850 J. Llndenberger 1,650 Warren Packing Co 600 Vendsyssel Packing Co 550 Columbia River Packers Association.. .2,200 Martin Both..... 550 Total 8.520 In addition to the chlnook pack, there were many tons of 'bluebacks, of which It is. impossible to get any accurate record, as they were consumed In the markets, or were mixed with the chinooks In can ning. The run of steelheads was larger this year than ever before, and their die and quality was never excelled. The price paid for them averaged, 4 cents per pound, and there were 1500 tons sharp-frozen dur ing the season. The catches by the indi vidual glllnetters this year were not as large as In 15M, when the high boat had over 23 tons, whereas this year 14 tons is the largest catch reported, but there were this season fully 500 additional gillnets in the water. All the Miners have made Bfii'irt&V' ' VL ;HR.. Rv ' stilts money, with one exception, and that ground was shut down 'before the run of the past few days coast eased. NORTHWEST DEAD. John Brooks. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 38. (Special.) John Brooks died at his home In this city to day after an Illness of more than a year. Deceased was bom In Kentucky in lSZi, married Mis Martha Harper In that state in l&iS and removed soon afterward to Missouri, whence he came to Oregon in 154, locating on a farm near the State Fair grounds. Hit wife died in 1568. Eight children survive Mrs. H P, Hodnett. Mrs. R. H. Labo and Miss Lenora Brooks, of Portland: J. H, and F. M. Brooks, Silver ton; C. C Brooks, San Francisco; E. A. and B. F. Brooks, who reside In the state of Washington- Another son, W, W. Brooks, editor of the Pacific Baptist, died two years ago. Mr. Brooks was a life long Christian and was at the time of bis death the oldest deacon In both age and terra of service In the First Baptist Church in this city. The funeral will be held at 4 P. M. Sunday from the church. Dr. Robert S. Law. BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 25.-(SpeciaL) Dr. Robert 8. Law died here today of apo plexy, having been stricken last night. Ho was 87 years old, and was widely known In the mining world, having been a prom inent operator at many points, making and losing a number of fortunes. TRUST SENDS SUGAR UP OLD COMBLYE, LONG DEAD, COMES TO LIFE AGAIN. Order Is Issaed That Prodact Must Be Sold at Refinery Price Plas Ten Cents. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. (Special.) The Pacific Coast Sugar combine Is on again. A communication was sent out from the headquarters of the Pacific Traf fic & Commercial Association offices at 456 Montgomery street, stating that from August 24 until further notice, sugar must be sold by members of the asso ciation at plus 10 cents the refinery price. A list accompanied the communication, giving the firms that bad decided to again fall In line with the exception of Tlll mann Bendel & Co., Buss man &Wormser and M. Ehrman A Co.. all the wholesale grocery houses had been persuaded to return to the combine. This organization covers tho whole Coast. Eight months ago it was broken up but has again come Into being. ASTORIA HAS GOOD GROWTH Census of Clatsop County Shows In crease in Population. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. S6. (Special.) The taking of the census In Clatsop Count) was completed by Assessor Cornelius to day, lit gives the population of the city as 11.05 and that of the county as 15, 046. While the result is a disappoint ment to the few who have claimed As toria is o. city of 14.000 Inhabitants, yet when compared with the Government cen sus of 1900. the showing Is a creditable one and Indicate & healthy growth in both the city and county. The 1SO0 cen sus gave the city a population of S3SI and the county 12,785. Thus during the past five years there has been an in crease of 26S4 or over 22 per cent In the city and an Increase of 3361 or over 2S per cent In the county. Of the 1G.04 In the county. 6726 were born In foreign lands, leaving 3t. who are natives of this country. Twenty-nine different for eign countries are represented in this list, the natives of Finland leading with a total of 2022, while Norway Is second with 1230. Four persons gave their nativ ity as "born at sea." The census gives the population of Sea side -as 2, while Warrenton has 323, Clifton 430, New Astoria 433 and Fort Stevens 441. Regarding the products of the county, the census gives the out put of the salmon fisheries during tho past year as 72,252 barrels of 300 pounds each and the lumber cut during the year as 77,130.000 feet. CENTRAIjIA PLANS BIG TIME Will Have Special Train to Portland on September Ninth. . CENTRALIA. Wash.. Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) The committee having In charge the Centralia excursion to Portland on Centralia day, September 9, have reported that a special train has been engaged and the money returned to the city treasury by Mrs. H. L. Mead, the Centralia hostess to Portland In Lewis County week, has been donated to the commutes with which to decorate its train The train will prob ably leave here about midnight on Sep tember 8. The Centralia committee went to Chehalls on Thursday to confer with the Chehalls people to see if they would not Join with Centralia on the excursion. Benjamin Ide Wheeler Comes. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 35. (Special.) President Wheeler of the State "University left tonight for Portland to take part In the conference on education which, will be held from August 28 to September 2, under the auspices of the committee on congresses of the Lewis and Clark Ex position. He will deliver an address on The relation of the Pacific Coast to ed ucation in the Philippines and other trans pacific countries." The conference will be attended by a large number of edu cators from the Pacific Northwest. La Grande Makes Much Sugar. LA GRANDE; Or., Aug. 2S. (SpecIaL) The sugar factory Is turning out from 100 to 150 sacks of brown sugar every day from last year's syrup. This sugar Is not a finished product, but will be worked over and refined during the regular run In the beet season. Tho factory has now been running three weeks, and will oper ate an equal length of time to finish the run on syrup. Union Men "Want to Irrigate. LA GRANDE. Or.. Aug. 2S. (Special.) A. E. Smith and 29 other plaintiffs have filed a suit against J. Fickle and 10 other men. The case Is to determine the ripa rian tights and other matters In connec tion with the use of the waters of Little Creek, near Union. x Norwegian Singers Come Here. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 36. (Special.) The members of the Norwegian Singing So ciety of this city left for Portland this evening on the steamer Mller. They will participate In the Sangerfest to be held at the Exposition on next Sunday evening. Ensign John Foley Dead. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25. Ensign John J. Foley, well known as the officer In 'charge of the United States steamer Marion, is dead at his home here, after a slight Ulneset. TjOW XXCURSIOX KATES TO TBS XAST On sale August 24 and 26, also Septem ber 7. 8. 9. 1. 16 and 17. the Rock Island Railway will sell round-trip tickets to Eastern points at greatly reduced rata. For full paraeulas call on or address A. H. MeDesald. general agent, lit Third street, FerUanl, Or. MRS.GORDON IN JftlL North Bend Woman Arrested in San Francisco. SHE ALLEGES PERSECUTION Dr. Vowinckel Says Oregon Woman Claims Wrong Man for Hus band, and Wants His Bill Paid. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25.-(Special.) Mrs. Bertha B. Gordon, of North Bend, Or., who was arrested by Detective Ryan yesterday on complaint of Dr. F. W. Vowinckel. was arraigned before Police Judge Fritz this morning. Tho charge was uttering a fictitious note. She de clares that her arrest is persecution and that she will make somebody pay for her imprisonment before the case Is closed. The preliminary hearing has been set down for August 23. Mrs. Gordon was taken Into custody on the arrival of the steamer from Portland. The complaining witness alleges that he treated her professionally while In this city and that In payment for his services she gave him a note signed by H. S. Gordon, an Oregon lumber man. whom she claimed was her husband. The phy sician says that he discovered later that Gordon was not her husband and he straight away obtained a warrant of ar rest. When Mrs. Gordon arrived In this city she carried drafts for 22000. According to her story, she camo down from Oregon to settle her bill. She still claims that Gordon Is her husband and that the phy sician Is persecuting her. As soon as her drafts are honored by the Portland bank upon which they are drawn the prisoner will be released on ball. Until then she will be kept In jail. SHE SHOOTS BROTHER-IN-LAW Robert If. Wlmberly Is Pierced With His Own Revolver. NEVADA CITY, Cal.. Aug. 23. Robert L. Wlmberly was shot and killed at Downleville tonight by his sister-in-law. Bertha Bennetts, aged 17. The cause of the shooting is unknown. Wlmberly was killed with his own revolver. The shoot ing occurred on a ranch one mile from Downleville. According to the meager accounts of the shooting. It appears that Wlmberly met Miss Bennetts on a trail when she was bringing water from the house, and that he was shot In the head. Miss Ben netts, who was Immediately placed under arrest. Tefused to talk. Wlmberly, who left a wife and two- children, came to Downleville two years ago from Grant's Pass, Or. Miss Bennetts arrived from there six weeks ago on a visit. HOJIES FOR SOLDIER BOYS Government Prepares to Build Quar ters for Vancouver Officers. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Aug. 25. (SpecIaL) Preparations are be ing made at the Engineer's office of the Constructing Quartermaster's Department for the erection of two double sets of officers' quarters and two doublo sets of Infantry barracks. The plans and speci fications will he finished soon, when ad vertisements will be circulated for bids on the work. These buildings will be In conformity with the recently approved plans of tho new garrison, and will be the first step In bringing about the proposed change. The building now at the post is pro gressing rapidly, the contractors are at work on several buildings and will have finished one or two some time next month. Most of the work here at present is being done by McGInnls & Reed, of Portland. Car Forsakes Narrow Path. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. The dining car San Pedro Jumped the track at Delta this morning. The accident delayed the South-bound Oregon Express train two hours. AN EDUCATED HORSE. . German Equine That Is a Lightning Calculator. From "Hans, the Wonderful Horse jof Berlin," In McCIure's. Hans preceptor Indignantly rejects all hypotheses Involving training, sug gestion, hypnotism, telepathy and so on. He will have it that Hans thinks. Independently and for himself. And It ought to be said, that though few of the many scientists who have exam ined the horse agree with the baron, few of them have the least doubt that the old schoolmaster Is wholly sincere in his belief. The baron lives In a typical Berlin rookery or tenement-house that shel ters several families. Adjoining It Is a dingy and not too clean stable yard. In which Hans does the things that have set all Europe talking. On the first day I went there I found an as sembly strangely out of keeping with the squalid surroundings. It included the Turkish and Spanish Ambassadors, the Chilean Consul, several officers of the German army, numerous representatives of the learned professions, including a number of scientists of high standing, and several ladles of noble birth. After the baron had led Hans Into the yard, he explained his method of speech. To indicate numbers the animal stamps his forefoot once for each unit- When he wishes to say yes." he turns his head to the right. A similar movement to the left Indicates a negative. Whether Hans had so far progressed with his education as to know that two nega tives constitute an affirmative the baron did not say. "Now," said the baron, addressing the stallion, "4 multiplied by 4 equals 17, doesn't it?" But Hans was not to be deceived. He stamped 16 times no more and ho leas. "What Is the Kaiser's birthday?" de manded the baron. (It is January 27.) Hans stamped 27 times. "What month?" Inquired the baron pleasantly. Hans stamped once, and got a car rot, "Now, Hans," went on his instructor, "how much must be added to 23 to make 27?" Everybody held his breath at this, but Hans stamped four times unerring ly. Then came a question, the ability to answer which presupposes some thing more than the ability to count. "What day of the month is it?" Hans announced by his usual method that it was the 29th. It was. He Changed the Subject. Translated for Tales. Stockbroker (to future son-in-law) I've been making Inquiries about you Gayboy And I about you. "Ob. have you? Then we'll talk aTaout something else." ft SPECIAL TODAY Comfortable Rockers in mahoganized birch, hand-polished. Has saddle seat and curved arms and back. Good value in this chair. NO MAIL OR TELEPHONE ORDERS TAKEN fvOTOCEIWll ISGO0P PR0M1SS0RYN0TETD WED CHAHLES BURKE SAID HE OWNED AMERICAN INN. Woman Gave Him Money and Now tho 3Inn Is Charged With Embezzlement. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. (Special.) "I hereby agree to tako and protect Mrs. A. Couchoud and make her my wife as soon as she obtains a divorce from her present husband. All moneys belonging to mo and all receipts I receive from my business at the Fair grounds shall be deposited at the bank In the lady's name Sincerely, Charles Williams, Proprietor American Inn Hotel, Portland." When tho man who drew up the above original document appeared In the Police Court he declared his real name to bo Charles Burke, and he airily remarked to the magistrate when called upon to ex plain a charge of embezzlement brought against him by Mrs. Adelo Couchoud; "Oh, it was Just a bull. Judge; I was glvin' her a little kiddln', to make a touch." Mrs. Couchoud has an employment agency at 217 Powell street. Some time ago Burke appeared there and told Mrs. Couchoud that he had a well-paying hotel at Portland, at the Exposition, and that he was in need of waitresses. He dallied there for some time after telling his business, talking airy nothings Into the ears of the smiling lady. The very next day he came again, and with the impet uosity that characterizes young lovers, he exclaimed, Mrs. Couchoud testified: . "Yesterday I was attracted to you. Now I love you. Let us get married." ' "Then, says Mrs. Couchoud. in the ar dent courtship which followed, she gave the young man a ring reversing the U3iial procedure and also 2300 In cash, in return for which he gave her the promis sory .note on future matrimony quoted above. A few days ago. having lost faith In Burke or Williams, she had hlra arrested. Burke admitted that he had been only a gay deceiver, and had taken advantage of a trusting woman. He was given a term in Jail to alter his ways. SMALT; COMFORT FOR TACOMA Canadian Pacific 3fay Extend Rail road, Not Run Steamer. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 25. (Special.) Officials of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company representing both the freight and passenger departments, spent this afternoon in Tacoma In conference with 1800 Years Ago Perished ne&utifnl Pompeii. In its funeral shroud 'neath treacherous Vesuvius fiery shower of molten lava and ashes now sleeps this proud city of the past. This terrible catastrophe is most vividy and thrill ingly reproduced in the stupendous Midsummer night spectacle next Monday night at The Oaks Pain's "Last Days of Pompeii" Terrific earthquakes and awe-inspiring volcano eruption lay low in ruins the stately palaces, temples, arches and triumphal columns of this vast mimic city. Each perform ance terminating with a magnificent 2000 display of Pain's fire worksNiagara Falls in fire (the spirit of Niagara) a seething, hiss ing torrent of silver fire 250 feet long and 60 feet high an exact duplicate of the great pyrotechnic feature of the monster Pain displays at the Stadium of the St. Louis Exposition with the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo. This is only one of the more than one thousand aerial, aquatic and fancy "set" devices in the beautiful fireworks you will see on Monday night at the opening of Pain's stupendous spectacle, "The Last Days of Pompeii" Reserved seats now on sale at Skidmore's Drugstore, 151 Third Street, and the O. W. P. & By. Co. ticket office, First and Alder streets. I! $3.95 IOWNTISUS I.I officers of the Tacoma Chamber of Com merce on an extension of the Canadian Pacific into Tacoma and making Ta coma one of the ports of call for the Princess Victoria, the fast passenger steamer which now plies between Se attle, Victoria and Vancouver. The Chamber of Commerce received no encouragement on either proposition, although it was stated that the question of the railroad's being extended into Ta coma was being given definite considera tion. It was stated, however, that the Princess Victoria could not be run to Ta coma, as the present schedule was all that could possibly be made, even though the steamer Is the fastest on the Sound. Why Women Are Poor Speakers. Leslie's Weekly. Most women in these days know how to eat. They have found out what "agrees" with them, and usually we are speaking of educated women have the sense and strength of mind to choose it. Most women, too, among" this class, take some exercise dally in the open air. Most of them sleep In well-aired bedrooms, and a proper number of hours each night. But It Is the exception among them to have loose and comfortable clothing. A3 the quality and strength of the volco must depend upon the perfect freedom of the diaphragm, a tight belt or a "straight-front" corset interferes seri ously with voice production. In most cases it is Impossible to sustain any effort In this direction for more than a few moments, at proper pitch and vol ume, in clothes modeled after the fash Ion plates, even at a considerable re move from them toward Christian comfort and health. The higher sing ing; notes can be formed largely with out the co-operation of the diaphragm. The talking voice Is most dependent for Its sweetness, as well as Its force, upon those powerful (when they ar permitted to be) lower muscles, which; control so wonderfully the movement of the lungs. Lacking- in Sense of Humor. Minneapolis Journal. Mr. McConkey, of Pittsburg, demands & separation from Mrs. McConkey, because, while he was ill, his wife would sit on the side of his bed and ask him which undertaker he would prefer to have take charge of his last trip out. He claims to have been annoyed and harrassed by tha question, whereas Mrs. McConkey meant: It merely as a pleasantry to help pass away the weary hours In the sickroom. Some men have no sense of humor ana no man gives a woman credit for such a Bcnse. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth Bo rare and uaa that old and well-triad not edy. Mrs. Winalow'a Soothing- Syrup, for chil dren teething-. It soothes the child, soften! the sums, allays all pals, cures wind collo and diarrhoea.