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9 SUICIDE HIS REFUGE Pastor Takes Poison When Immorality Is Known. RUNS -ON - BANKS RESULT Jr. Simmons, Baptist Preacher, Banker and Manager (pt Yates Campaign, Stirs Up . Peoria . by Revelation!;. PEORIA, I1L, Feb. 6. The Rev. George H. Simmons, pastor of the First Baptist Church, president of the Interstate Sav ings Bank and the People's Savings Bank, and recently appointed manager of the Yates Senatorial campaign In Peoria County, was found dead in bed this morn ing. 116 had been the object of Investiga tion at the hands of the State's Attorney, by two banks and by his congregation on grave charges. Tho body was found by Ills wlfo when she went to call him to breakfast. Simmons left a letter In which he said Tie was about to take his life, and con tinued: "No blame must attach to ex-Governor Tates, nor his associates. He simply gave mo an opportunity which Tils oppo nents and my enemies have prevented my using." Physicians said Simmons death was caused by cyanide of potassium. Bank Closes as Result. The People's Savings Bank, of which Simmons was president, did not open its doors-this morning. Cashier .Look said it would remain closed until some future action was determined on." There was a run upon the bank yesterday, and by 10 o'clock this morning a large crowd sur rounded tho building, clamoring for their money. The Interstate Savings Bank, of which Simmons was president up to yesterday when his resignation was accepted, also underwent runs yesterday and today. Cashier Anickcr said they would be able to stand the drain. Man of Jfationnl Fame. Dr. Simmons came to the First Baptist Church five years ago from Terre Haute, Ind., and had been remarkably success ful. He secured National publicity two years ago by advocating a dramatization of the life of Christ. He became local manager of tho Senatorial campaign of cx-Governor Yates a week ago and shortly after serious stories affecting his morals were circulated. State Attorney Scholes undertook an investigation yester day and secured some sensational confes sions from boys of his congregation. Dr. Simmons was 40 years old. The People's Savings Bank, a private institution owned by the late Dr. George Simmons and L. N. Kelly, has liabili ties of $115,000 and assets variously esti mated at from $75,000 to 5100,000, princi pally in real estate. By an agreement reached between the dead man and his partner a few hours before the poison "was taken, the Peo ple's Bank was not to open in the morn ing, having suffered heavily from runs on Monday. Negotiations for the sale of the bank were broken off on the news of the suicide. No Evidence of Default. Officers of, tho bank tonight refused to give but any statement of the result of the investigation of its condition, which was conducted today, other than to firmly insist tlmt it would be solvent. "Under the law the partnership is dissolved by the death of Dr. Simmons and the affairs of the bank must be wound up In Probate proof has been produced today that the suicide was a defaulter, although the secrecy maintained by the officials of his private bank has led to much uneasiness. Mr. Simmons had little property himself, and his estate Is not expected to run above $30,000. His interest in the Inter state Bank was but $1000. The lntcr ulatc Bank suffered withdrawals of $20, 000 today, but paid all demands. The Coroner's inquest will begin at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The au topsy performed late this evening was secret, but it Is said by the Coroner that the condition of the body indicated cya nide of potash poisoning. VOTE TO REMOVE OFFICERS But Dolan Demands Referendum of Pennsylvania Miners. PITTSBURG, Feb. 6. By practically unanimous vote, the resolution demanding the resignations of President Patrick Do lan and Vice-President "Uriah Belllng iiam for violating their Instructions In voting to accept the old wage scale at Indianapolis was adopted by the conven tion of Pennsylvania miners today. Mr. Dolan said he would not resign, and that the miners would have to replace hiiu by referendum vote. STRIVE TO AVERT STRIKE. Appeal to Roosevelt Proposed Mine Operators Ready. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. President Roose velt, It Is suggested today, may be called upon in a few days to use his influence to avoid a general strike of anthracite and bituminous coal miners. Opinions of leaders of the miners and operators indi cate that without the interposition of mine potent influence outside of the con flicting forces a strike of greater propor tions than has ever before been known in this country Is inevitable. W. IL Trues dalc, president of the Delaware. Lackawanna- & "Western Railroad, said: "I don't know that we are much nearer a general strike than we were six weeks ago. John Mitchell comes here on Fcb mary 15. We will find out in detail what the union demand Is. Fpr a long time wo liavo Tieen mining a greatdcal of anthra cite coal, and have been storing large quantities, but none has tbcen withheld from our customers. The mildness of the "Winter has enabled us to' get out a good deal of coal and lias .diminished the de mands of consumers." Thomas'-P Fowler, president. of,the On tario & Western Railroad. said,it was an open secret that tho operators had been setting out an unusual quantity of coal and storing it'for many months in antici pation of being called upon to meet an cmei gency. An officer of one of the largest anthra cite coal carrying companies said: "The strike will in all likelihood take place on April 1. The anthracite miners have had threo years, of unexampled prosperity since their striko was settled. They think this was brought about by tho methods they used In the strike of 3902 The sptne methods, they think, are equally good today. Demands -will be made which wo cannot grant, and tho strike will tako place.' It will not last long, as we are .better prepared to handle It than we were when the last strike started." Another large dealer said that if a strike was called the operators would force the 'fighting from the start. In 1908 they waited for the men to return. It was: also stated, that through the sug- section of dealers &ny large manufac turing firms In the East have laid In a largo supply of steam coal in anticipation of a strike. A representative of Williams '& Peters, sales agents for tho Brie, said one concern in New York had 20,000 tons of coal stored outside of the city. Use Convicts for State "Work. COLUMBUS. O., Feb. C The House to day passed the Wcrtz bill abolishing prison contract labor in Ohio and provid ing that state prisoners shall be employed in the manufacture of materials for con struction of roads and articles for the use of state institutions. Donnelly Returns Alive. CHICAGO. Feb. C Michael Donnelly, head of the Amalgamated Meatcuttcrs. returned to this city today from Louis ville. COURT CLOSES BANK. Boston Institution Killed l)y Arrest of Directors for Fraud. BOSTON, Feb. 6. The Savings Bank Commissioners, alleging that the contin uance of tho institution would be hazard ous to tho public and to those having fnnds in his custody. Judge Bradley, of the Supreme Judicial Court, today issued a temporary injunction against the Han over Bank, a West Virginia corporation, which has Its main office at 133 Hanover street, this city. All the officers and di rectors are residents of New York. One of the directors. Robert G. Ruxton. was arrested yesterday in New York with John S. White, president of the Imperial Trustees Company, of Jersey City, and Clyde Holt, a New York broker, by United States authorities on indictments charg ing them with using the malls to defraud. Foster Hooper, who has been known as the vice-president of the Hanover Bank, was also arrested yesterday. Hooper is charged with using the mails to further a conspiracy to defraud. The records of the State Commissioner of Corporations Indicate that M. S. Rose wig, of the firm of McJllton & Co of New York, is president of the Hanover Bank. The Savings Bank Commissioners have' turned the entire matter over to Attorney General Dana Malone. The question of making the Injunction against the bank permanent, and tho question of appoint ing receivers will be heard tomorrow in the Supreme Court. NINE NEGROES CREMATED Only One Escapes From Burning House In Maryland. BALTIMORE, Feb. 6. Nine negroes, men. women and children, were burned to death in an Isolated small frame house near the village of Curtis Bay, In Anne Arundel County, early today. The only inmate who escaped with her life was Ella Webster, who managed to get to a window and Jumped from the second story to the ground. For a few minutes after striking the ground she waif unconscious, and on recovering made lir way to neighboring houses and gave the alarm. When the neighbors arrived the house was a pile of blazing and smoking debris, and nothing but the charred bones of the victims was left According to the statement of the sur vivor, the fire was caused by one of the younger children, who got up to stir the Arc in the chimney place and accidentally scattered coals on the floor. VOLCANO STILL- ACTIVE Eruption 'on Savali. Changes Charac ter of Island. TUTUILA. Samoa, Jan. 23, via San Francisco, Feb. 6. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here on January 3. The volcano on the Island of Savall, in German Samoa, Is more active. The appearance of the surrounding country is entirely changed. At one place on the coast, where last year 15 athoms of water could be sounded, there is now a rugged cliff of lava. The extent of the flow of lava, which runs continuously. Is now con fined to definite channels and no further damage is expected. RACE FOR MINING TRAFFIC Rival Railroads Rush Their Tracks Into Bullfrog. RENO, Nev- Feb. 6. -There Is a bit ter fight on between the "Borax" Smith Railroad -and the Clark line to get rails into the mining camp of Bullfrog, Ncv. Both companies have immense forces of men at work driving their respective lints into the new camp. The object of getting into the camp first is to secure ae many contracts as possible with, the shipping mines there. The race thus far "is close and there is doubt as to the result. THE DAY'S HORSERACES At Los" Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Fob. 6. Ascot race results: Four furlongs Josle S. won. Vulturous seo ond. Emily M. third; time. 0:40V-. Futurity courw Huuchuca woaf Lady Kln lar second. Dl Barnardo third; tlroc. l:10"i. Six furloncs Charley won. Bribery econd. Cicely third; time, 1:144- Handicap, one mile and one-eighth Ramus won, Cholk Hedrick second, uood Luck third time. 1:53!&. r One mile Hoodwink won, Tavanne mecond. Kublnon third; time, 1:4-V;. Six furlonsa Revolt won, HI Lona. tecond, Nbinasquaw third; time, 1:14 &. At Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.- 6. Oakland race results: Three and one-half furlonirs Elm dale won Palemon aocond, Yankee Jim third; time! 0:4"!. Five furlongs Salntolat won. Birr nocond, Lovey Mary third; time. 102. Six Turlongn Graceful won. Ccrro Santa, sec ond. B. M. Brat lain third; time. 1:134. One mile and UO yards Catallne won. Su preme Court second, Jackful third: time One mile Quick Itlch Won. Abe Meyer sec ond. Legal Form third; me 3:104. Six furlongs. The RosSlngton handicap Deutnchland won, Princess Tltanla second. Martinmas third; time. 1:1SU- Gotch's Great "Wrestling Feat. . ROCHESTER. N. Y.. Feb. C-In a han dicap wrestling match here tonight Frank Gotch of Iowa threw Charles Raiser. George Gray and Con Albright, all of Rochester, twice each In 4G minutes and 12 seconds. Cleveland Will Soon,-Go South. BUFFALO. Feb. 6. Ex-President Grover Cleveland, in a letter to the Erie County Bar Association and the Lawyers' Club of Buffalo, declining an Invitation to de liver an address at their annual banquet, states that the condition of his health and a contemplated Southern trip in the near future would prevent a visit to this city. Accuses a Xcgro Woman. On complaint of A. G. Hartong. a ne gro woman was locked up In the city jail last night on a, effarge of larceny. She Is accused of stealing 543 from Har tong. . . CITY SHOULD OWN Board of Trade Discusses Public Utilities. UNANIMOUS IN ITS VIEW Resolutions Arc Adopted In Favor of . Municipal Acquirement of L Ink Lino Railroad, Docks, Bridges, Boulevards. FOR CITY OWNERSHIP. The following Is a resolution parsed at a meeting of thtr Portland Board of Trade Hurt night at Eagles Hall: "Whereas, There seems to be an almost universal sentiment among the citizens of Tortland favorabl to th city owning what Is known ju a. link llns railroad, docks, railroad bridges, extentlx-e system of boulevards, and aa increased park. area. "Resolved. That our president be and is hereby authorized to appoint an initiative committee, competed of one person from each precinct la tho city and 34 members at large, wbo duty shall be carefully to Inveotlgate the whole subject net forth In the pream ble to this resolution and to co-operate with our honorable Mayor and other officers of the city fn promot ing any Improvement or Improvements for the common good of the city that this committee may deem wise to ad vocate." Public ownership of public utilities. This is the sum and substance of tho sentiment which existed and wan expressed- at the meeting of the Portland Board of Trade List night at the Eagles Hall, when ''Mu nicipal Enterprise" was the subject of the general discussion. All of the speakers declared themselves in favor of municipal ownership In some of Its various phases, and among the assemblage present there was not one dissenting factor. The feeling on tho question of the city owning a link line along Front street was particularly intense. The universal opin ion was that Its importance was such, controlling, as it does, the future com mercial and industrial life of Portland, that the city could not afford to allow it to pass into other hands. Bat the opin ion was also expressed if the city cannot And Its way clear to operate a line on Front street, that by all means a fran chise should be granted, provided tho proper safeguards were thrown around It Francis L McKenna, who Introduced the resolution authorizing the appointment of an Initiative committee, was the first speaker, after a few Introductory remarks by President Wallis Nash. Ho was very strong in his arguments for the city own ing the line, and made a good Impression upon his listeners. F. A. Jones, the next speaker, gave n. very plain and practical talk, reviewing the Front-street question from the busi ness man's standpoint. He said he had devoted considerable of -his time to the matter, and had found that the majority of the business men on Front street were in faor of a road if it could be utilised In suchi way as not to Interfere with the business transactions during business hours. W. B. Chase spoke on the question from thcH'Icw of an engineer. He said the city could build the road and operate it at a. good proht. He said the street could be widened considerably if the pavement was extended clear to the walls of the business houses. He said the sidewalks could be placed under the front of the buildings, overhanging structures to be supported by pillars. He thought the time was a little premature for an ele vated roadway, but said it would event ually follow. Mayor Lane started to talk on Front strcot, but he strayed off on the subject nearest his heart. He sounded a warning that unless Portland gots its share of the Alaska business it would In time be relegated to the fourth or lifth class of cities along the Coast. When he had told all he knew of Alaska he returned to the original topic. He declared himself in favor of municipal ownership, and said he believed the public had more rights than the individual. He advocated a line along the water front. Instead of Front street. C. W. Miller talked of the Importance of the waterpowcr rights In the vicinity of Portland, and said they should be ac quired by the city. Wallis Nash closed the meeting with a lew well-timed re marks, and advocated the city owning the Front-street line In the strongest possible terms. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Say. LAST TWO OPERAS. Lohengrin" at 2 This Afternoon, Faust" Tonight at 8 o'clock. The Jat two- performances of the Sax-age Grand Opera. Company will be given this afternoon and tonight at the Marquam Grand Theater. Wagner's 'Lohengrin" will be the matinee opera at .2 o'clock sharp. Gounod's ."Faust" this evening at 8:15. BARGAIN" MATIXEE TODAY. Baker Offers Miner's Bolicnilans for Its Popular Midweek 3Iatincc. The jopi4w bargain matinee will be given at the Baker at 2:15 this afternoon, and Min er's Bohemians Buriewjue and Extravaganza Company are carrying patrons by storm this week. These New York favorites this season present the biggest and best show they ever carried. The company Is full of features, one of the principal om being a bevy of rollick ing. Jolly show girls. 20 In number, who dance and sing their way into the hearts ot theatcr-goers at every performance;. Some surprising co flumes are dlrplared. Including thoe worn in the "Bathing Girls" ong. This number alone has called forth consider able prle from theater patrons and critics wherever the Bohemian have appeared thj season. Performance tonight at 5:15. Lat time Saturday matinee. Pollard's Lilliputians. Tho Empire Theater rtage has seldom pre sented a mor delightful and entrancing pic ture than It does this week when the charm ing and gaily attired children of the famous Pollard Juvenile Opera Company -appear In the different cenes of their favorite opera. Tonight "The Belle of New York" will bo given for the last time, aad m presented by these clever Juveniles appears new every time one sees it. Starting tomorrow night and for the rest of the week. "A Runaway Girl" will be the bill. The beautiful carnival scene In the second act near the "Historical Venice Canal, glvep great rcope for beauty and picturesque ncs. No wonder the Pollard Lilliputian are so dear to every onc'A hearts and that thrlr return Ut always 'looked forward to with such Innocent pleasure. Saturday maUnee will be. devoted to 'Ptaafwe Ecatc should be secured u early as peM4M fa order to avoid the Iscotiveftl-ewce of the grtmx crush at tXe last motsent. THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN." George Adc's Political Comedy at tho Marquam Tomorrow Night. PotttlcUni. merchants, farmers. buitnrm men. women and children all go to make up the characters of "The County Chairman," which Henry IV. Savage offers at the Mar quam Grand for two nights, beginning Thurs day night. February S. the engagement termi nating with Saturday matinee. The village of Antloch pictured la this comedy has a po litical campaign a In terming as any In which youever took part. It Is a remarkable and vivid picture of love and politics In a country town told as only George Ade can tell. TVIth Its 100 people It U the most humorous. Interesting, exciting and fascinat ing production of recent years. Seats now selling. Nance O'Nell Coming. The most Important event In the local the atrical .season will be the appearanc here of Nance O'Nell, America's greatest tragedi enne, who W to be seen at the Marquam Grand Theater fcr three nights and on matinee, commencing with next Monday evening. The plays in which MlVjt O'Neill will bo een at the Marquam Crxivt Theater next wek will be as follows: On Monday night. February 12. in Sudermann's latest c!a5e drama. "Fires of St, John." For Tuesday evening the tragedienne will be een as "Lady Mac beth." On this evening the curtain will rise promptly at S minutes past eight. For the Wednesday nwitlne of next week M1m O'Nell win play "Magda." and ahe will ckww her engagement on Wednesday night with the first production In Portland of Mae terlinck's great clanlc tragedy. "Monia Vanca." Advance sale next Friday Yankee Doodlo Girls Next. A' new burlesque attraction. "The TanVVe Doodle Girls." will be at, the Baker Theater, starting Sunday matinee 'and all the coming week. While the title of the show U a new one In the burlesque world. It has leaped Into tho front rank of this clam of entertain ment. It Is eubllme beyond possible Imitation, with a phalanx of clever comedians, lovely, vivacious girls, magnificent scenery and Joy ous rauric to reveal the merry merits of this new creallpn. The personnel of the company Is excellent, and includes only vaudeville and burlesque artistes of the highest cUw. 0 .The Pollards Sunday. The Pollards will open their eeccad and la.-, week at the Emptre next Sunday. At the matinee. "A Gaiety Girl" .will b the bill, and Sunday evening the delightful Japanese opera. "The Geisha." TUG OF WAR. Great Enthusiasm Shown as the Con" test Proceeds at the Armory. Exhibitions of strength and skill have appealed for all time to people with red blood in their veins and no form of ath letic sport works the spectator up to such a high pitch of enthusiasm as a genuine tug-of-war conducted as the present con test is. In a fair and sportsmanlike man ner. If you take no Interest In athletic sports, yet are fond of studying human nature, where can you And a better field for the gratification of your hobby titan at one of these exhibitions? Most nations of the earth are represented by pivited men, who-feel that the honor of their country is at stake and the audience Is the most cosmopolitan that it is possible to Imagine. Americans, German?, Swede?. Italians, Finns. Danes, Norwegians and Canadians are represented in great num bers, all enthusiastic and urging their representatives to greater fonts of strength. The Finns are now one point In the lead, but whether they will be able to retain this advantage is problematical, as the teams are so evenly matched that It Is yet Impossible to make any reliable forecast of .the ultimate winner ot the first prize. Tonight the programme will be as fol lows: Italy vs. Canada. Finland vs. Nor way. Denmark vs. Sweden, Germany vs. United States. After the contests each evening, dancing is indulged In and a right merry time enjoyed by all partici pants. The best of order la maintained and the dancers are insured a delightful evening's amusement, with pleasant so cial surroundings. The Armory is well heated and nothing is left undone to se cure the comfort of the audience. The following officers will be In charge throughout the entire contest: "V. A. Storey, referee. George TLewls. Joe Stutt. judges. Emil Glutsch. timekeeper. United States Captain. George ' J. Dyer; vice-captain. A. Young. Canada Captain, A. H. Love; vice-captain. W H. Callbeck. Norway Captain. J. J. Llbak: vlcc captain. P. Skel. Denmark Captain. C. Otren; vicc-cap-taln. E. C Petersen. Finland Captain, A. Lis wig; vice-captain, Theo; EL LahtL Sweden Captain. C. A. Applcgrcn; vice-captain,. I. Stoncbcrg. Germany Captain. A. ,W. Glutsch; vice captain, Bruno Klein. Italy Captain, J. Coroney; vice-captain. A. Georgi. A. M. Planck, manager. TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Catholics or Portland Will Celebrate "Washington's Birthday. Washington's birthday is to be fittingly observed In Portland by a grand patriotic celebration in the Armory under the aus pices of the Catholics of the city. Plans for the occasion have been under consid eration for some time, and arc now prac tically completed. The address of the day is to be deliv ered by the Rt. Rev. John B. Carroll. D. D.. bishop of Helena, Mont. He Is known to be one of the most eloquent members of the Catholic 'clergy In the West. -' He came to Montana not long ago from Dubuque. Ia.. where he was presi dent of St, Joseph's College. At the lay ing of the corner-stone for the handsome cathedral that Is being erected In Seattle he delivered the occasional address. Archbishop Christie will be one of the speakers of the occasion, and Governor Chamberlain has accepted an invltatlbn TJRBAXA WINE CO.'S GOLD SEAL America's Favorite Champagne Preferred for its exquisite bouquet, bead and .flavor. All the best quali ties of the French product costs but HALF. j Two Kinds SPECIAL DRY ,IRUT Gold Szau VcialDij. So'd by VII trading grocers and wlno merchants. URIANA WINE CO. Crbaa. N. Sele Maker. We Have to . - - -r" From this old building -reithin which. we occupy nearly a quarter d. 'a..bloct .of .'floor space crowded. to. tho roof -with goods. It must be all: sold come, pack.it away. " , , '" -5 ilk The J. to appear upon the programme. E. M. Brannick will preside, excellent musical numbers arc being arranged under the di rection of Arthur Alexander. An admission charge la to be made and the proceeds used to purchase a pipe or gan for the cathedral. The Instrument, which Is to bo a very flnc one. will be In stalled In time for tho Easter services. CLOUDS AND . DARKNESS Smoke and Vapor Turn Chicago's Da j- Into Xlghl. CHICAGO. Feb. p. From early morn ing until lonr after noon a dense cloud of smoke and vapor hung over this city. making it one of the darkest dayR ever experienced here. AH of the stores were lighted as though Jt was night and the street ears ran with lamps lit and headlights blazing as in the night time. At times It was not possible to ecc more than one square In any di rection. Much difficulty was experi enced In the streets, the darkness causing many collisions. On the Board of - Trade for the first time In many years there was no an nouncemcnt of the price of cash wheat at the closing of the session. Dealers pronounced It Impossible to determine the character.of jutniples because of the darkness. The "Weather Bureau de clared the darkness to be purely local. "Looks Into Lumber Carrying. William Wilkinson. cbntractlng freight agent for the Illinois Central at Chicago, was In Portland yesterday looking Into the lumber Industry of the state. His work Is almost wholly con fined to the lumber carying brunch of the. freight business, and his trip -West is ono of education. He came by the Southern route and will go to Seattle today, thus making a journey through all the timbered sections of the Coast. He will return here later this week. Yesterday Mr. Wilkinson visited, some of the city mills. B. H- Trumbull, commercial agent for the Illinois Cen tral, acting as guide- When asked as to the reported purchase of the Illinois Central by- the HarrlmnnMnterests. Mr. Wilkinson xald .he knew nothing about it as he had been away from. Chicago for three weeks and only knew what HERE AEE A PEW ITEMS, Ladies Tan Jackets "We have about 27tbjicfcJckets, good weight, different styles; have classed thesa aU together; regular $11.00 to $14.00 gar ments; they cajjE'e . atl $5.90 Also a bunch ofa6t.30aBox Goats,' different colors; regular 12.50 to $15:00parawntaJ$hey can. move at from S4.75 ,,to $6.00, awrHiftg .to. quality; sizes nrev broken, ypu will nave to nunt;r - F 3 U 4 I-, feGowns Haveleft.seven $10.00 ones, can move at. . . ; Elegant fancy Kimonos, wool; about 30. Move at. ... . Petticoats Regular $7.50, our $3.45. .You never saw the equal o this at ........ $3.4S Undergarments 60c Corset Covers 19c $1.65 Nightgowns 85c $1.50 Muslin Under skirts .80c Petticoats The famous $1.50 Sunburst Petticoat. ..... . .75. Remember, we own, operate and maintain a manufacturing plant for the making of ladies' garments, and hay.e.the real man-tailors tp fit you. The garments you purchase in our .store , will be handled in an expert manner. You will find no such equipment elsewhere as we maintain at our store. We-have a splendid line; of Silk-Petticbats, Dress Skirts, "etc., etc. ... M. Acheson Co FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS he had seen in the papers. He ex pressed himself as struck with tho possibilities of the West and says he is surprised that more Eastern people do not come to live In the equable climate here, which would prolong their lives. This Is Mr. Wilkinson's first trip to the West, and he Is enthusiastic PERS0NALMENT10N. CHICAGO. Feb. (Special.) The fol lowing Oregon people registered at Chi cago hotels today: From Portland W. M. Haynes. C F. Headlngton, at the Lexington: C. Wan zer. at the Great Northern; B. D. Wright, at the. Majestic. . From Salem J. A. Foster, Jr., at the Kalserhof: A. X. Rantoul and daughter, at the.' Auditorium. NEW YORK, Feb? 6.-(Spclal.) The following Oregon and Washington people registered at New York hotels today: From Portland A. L. Pease. J. B. C. Lockwood. at the Imperial; Mrs. A. Mcl weder. at the Earlington. From. Spokane-rE. C. Macdonald. at the Holland. From Seattle J. I. Collins; at the Im perial; T. Everett, at the St. Denis. Convict Wins St. Louis Fair Prize. LINCOLN. Nob.. Feb. 6.The winner of a $25,000 prize for correctly naming ! the attendance at the St. Louis Exposi- ' tion in 1901 was Frank Campbell, a' convict n the Nebraska State Penlten- tiary, who still has one year more to , serve for embezzlement. Til winner, however, will receive only $12,500,- as, fearing that he might have difficulty in securing the money while Imprisoned, he agreed to pay a lawyer half of the prize In case he was successful In se curing it. File Bankruptcy Petition. Charles W. Todd yesterday filed a pcli- , tlon In bankruptcy In the United States District Court. He places his liabilities at $1152.23.' with no assets. Place for Endeavor Convention. NEW YORK. Feb. 6. The trustees of h Ttnlft Cyil!.. nf Phrlsflfin CnrlAnrni will met In this city tomorrow to do- j ci'dc uponrthe city in which the nest an-' Move . . .$4.90 nual convention shall be held. Among the cities mentioned In this connection are Los Angeles and Seattle. GKAT HAIR QUICKtr RKSTOKED To lis natural color by using AKredum' Egyptian Henna. Sure, harmless. AC first-class drusrglsts. TO YOUR iMerkrg Bitters" Drink the old toast in good Underberg B.oone- kamp Bitters and in sure these three bless ings for yourself and friends Appetite, Digestion Health. Enjoyabla as a Cocktail and better for you. Orr 8.000,000 bottles Im ported to U.S. Sold tvayiBiure. Bottled oaly by HI Underherj Albrecbt. Hbelnbenr. Ger many, since 1346. ril.lOI VX BEDK laclc slope 1 51., San Frnaclsco. opc Distributers. I lip I 111