THE. MOKSlA'tt UKEGONIAy, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1906.
CORPUS IS
DENIED MINERS
Prisoners Will Be Taken to the
Caldwell Jail From Quar
ters in Penitentiary.
MOYER LOOKS VERY ILL
Sits Passively Witlr Closed Eyes, but
Shows a Flush of Passion "When
Treatment In Prison Is
Under Discussion.
REQUISITION' rOR-ST. JOIIX.
DBNVEIt. March 12. Govornor Mc
donald today iFPued a requisition
ptt th Gox-ernor of Idaho for the
return to Colorado of Vincent St.
Jbn. now undr arrest at Boise.
Mho. In connection with the Steun
enberR assassination.
The application was made by Dis
trict Attorney EMI, of Tcllurlde
Ceunty. Colorado, and Is an outgrowth
f the murder of Benjamin Burnbam
4urin? the labor troubles there. St.
Jofcn was then president of the Tellu
rite Miner" rnlon. affiliated with
the Wetr.rn Federation of Miners.
An officer from Tollurlde left to
night fr Boise with the requisition
every precaution to prevest a Jail de
livery -will be taken- -. - - - -
The grand Jury, which took a recess
until tomorrow morning, will again set
tle down to business, and It would sur
prise no one here should they return a
verdict against St. John before the case
Is brought up tomorrow afternoon. At
any rate, there Is every reason to believe
there will be an effort mace to hasten
an Indictment against St. John, If such a
thing Is possible.
GRID OFF INGE
PROMISES
FAIR TRIAL
Umatilla JVooIgrowers Com
plain Against Northerners.
BV W. G. MACRAE.
BOISE. Idaho. March 12. (Staff Cor
respondence.) Attorneys James H.
Ha.wloy and W. E. Borah won the first
big legal battle today whon the State
Svprornc Court denied the writs of j
habeas corpus appliod for in behalf of
Charles H. Moyor, "William Haywood j
and Goerge Pettlbonc. the three offi
cials 0f the Western Federation of
Miners.
In this defeat, however, there was a
victory for the minors, for no soonor
had Chlof Justice Stookslagcr an
nounced the decision of the court than
Attorney F. E. Richardson, chief coun
el for the defense, rose and once more
ontorod a protest against what he
characterized as the Inhuman and bar
barous troatmont of his clients at the
penitentiary.
Will Be Taken to Cahlwclf .Tail.
Mr. Richardson's romarkivdrew from
Attonnoy Hawlcy a wrathy denial and
he stated that it was immaterial to
the prosecution whothcr the defendants
were dotaincd at the ponitcntiary or
at Caldwell. The colloquy ended by At
torney Richardson Btatlng that his
. clients oloctod to be confined In the
County: Jail at Caldwell, and they will
be taken thorc tomorrow.
Vincent St. John will have to wait
another day before a decision Is
reached in his case. "When Attornoy
Hawley presented Wardon Whitney's
answer, counsel for the prisoners an
nounced that he accepted the answor,
with the excoption of section five,
whloh stated that the defendants had,
through counsel, agreed to the con
tinuances ngreod upon whon arraigned
before the Probate Court of Canyon
County.
Blizzard Belays the Case.
Owing to the blizzard which has
been raging here for two days, Mr.
Hawley statod it was impossible to
communicate with County Attorney
Van Duyn and he was not cntiroly fa
miliar with the allegations in the sec
tion objected to. Judge Stewart gave
the attorneys until 3 o'clock tomorrow
aftornoon in which to prepare and cor
rect all of the papers in the case.
The heavy snow storm which prevailed
here did not keep the curious folk from
the Supreme Courtroom this morning.
By the time the three men arrived from
the ponttontlary. every seat in the court
room was Illled, and thorc were even
more women on hand than were present
on Saturday.
Moycr in Very III Health.
Whon Moycr appeared in court he
looked like a man broken in health and
in spirit. Ills attack of asthma. Instead
of getting better, has grown alarmingly
worse, and his haggard face tells of his
physical suffering. He stoops naturally,
but between his illness and no doubt the
strain under which he is going, he Is
more bont and Xcqble. -
With Haywood and Pettlbonc the case
Is reversed. There Is notlxlng about them
that Indicates thtlr Incarceration- Is irk
some. While Moycr's face is somber and ,
he sits with his eyes closed, Haywood and '
Pottlbone eeom to take a keen Interest in
the curious, gaping glances of the crowd.
That the three men had not expected a
decision in their favor was shown by the
way they received the decision. Haywood
and Pettlbonc exchanged glances and
smiled, while Moyor, whose eyes were
closed, remained inert and impassive
Roused by Hawley's Reply.
Only once did Moycr show any emo
tion. Whon Attorney Hawley rose to
answer the charges made by Attorney
Richardson, that the prisoners had been
hold In solitary confinement until yester
day, and when the leading counsel for
tho prosecution, with a show of temper,
denied the accusation In toto, Moycr rose
to his feet as If to speak. Attorney Mil
ler caught tho movement and hurriedly
crossed the courtroom: Counsel and client
held a short consultation.
Moycr resumed his seat, but It was evi
dent that he was thoroughly roused. It
was at this time that the three men
made up their minds to take chances
with tho conditions afforded at tho Cald
well Jail.
Little Jail Will Be Jammed.
The prisoners were taken back to the
penitentiary for the night, but will bo
taken to Caldwell tomorrow. There are
at present 11 prisoners confined at the
Caldwell Jail, and when this number is
augmented by three more, the little baad
feox of a Jell will be crowded to over
flowing. Sheriff Nichols docs not relish having
the Federation officials as his guests, and
K wwM Hfrt fee surprtelag should he in
a few ys reptrt that he cannot care
iec thtm, ami that they wWi be returned
e the )HHttetJry- Xxtra. gtiarAc wjH
fee placed in and around the Jail, and
Governor of Idaho Corrects Some
Misconceptions in Case.
BOISE, Idaho, March 12. Governor
Gooding has received numerous communi
cations from labor organizations and
other associations throughout the coun
try. In respect to the arrest and prowecu
tlon of Charles H. Moycr, president of
the Western Federation of Miners; Wil
liam D. Haywood, secretary, and George
A. Pottlbone. One of these Is sent by a.
committee of the Central Labor Union, of
Evansvllle, Ind., of which W. L. Jam Is
secretary. This committee sent the reso
lutions on behalf of the union.
The committee states It submitted the
resolutions "for the purpose of disabus
ing your mind that 'unionism is anar
chism." The resolutions are moderate In
tone and In tome measure reflect the idoa
so widely disseminated that the prosecu
tion of these men la In pursuance of a
conspiracy.
The Governor and Mr. ' Hawley aro
aoked to weigh the confessions carefully
and to use their best efforts to secure a
fair and Impartial tilal for the accused.
They ask that the men be given full op
portunity to prove that the confessions
"arc trumped-up eidcnce, solicited by
rich corporations for the sole purpose of
disrupting unionism in the Western States,
and probably put to death two American
citizens that had not done anything but
act as officials of the Western Federation
of Miners."
In view of misconception of the state
that seems to be so widely prevalent
among laboring men, the Governor has
sent a reply to the Evanuvllle resolutions.
In which he has Mated tho purpowa of
state very carefully and fully. The Gov
ernor sots forth the belief that the mem
bers of the Evansvhlc union have been
misinformed, for he cannot believe that
they wou.d countenance assassination.
Proceeding, he states that no mlneewn-
crs, no association of minoowners, or any
corporation of a private nature, wealthy
or otherwise, has had anything to do with
the work of securing evidence against any
of these men. Nobody but the state em
ployed detectives in the case.
The facts of the murder of Frank
Steunenbcrg, ox-Governor, are given brief
ly and tho arrest of Harry Orchard. The
fact of the employment of James Mc-
Parland, the detective manager, is given
and the statement made that he Is not to
receive any reward other than his stipu
lated fee and expenses. Ho was em
ployed solely to get at the truth.
As to the confession" secured from'Or-
cliard, the letter states McParland vis
ited him. informed him who he was and
asked him to tell the truth about the
matter. No promise of any character was
made. Orchard fully expects to pay the
penalty for the crime which he has con
fessed. The letter continues:
He told a story of conspiracy and mur
der npalnst ox-Gorernor Steanenbers so re
volting In evory detail as to bo almost un
believable. He gavo description of other
crimes in which he had been interested, or
of which he had heard, and from these de
scription and from other data, furnished
by Orchard the state has been enabled to
gather a maw of evidence o etrsne; that I
was compelled by my oath of office and by
my feellncs at, a man and a citizen to ask
for the arrest and extradition of Meyer,
llaywoed and Pettlbonc
It is further stated the confession from
Adams, was secured In the same manner,
no hope of immunity being held out to
him. These men confess against them-
wlvcs as well as against others, the Gov
ernor points out, and without promises
of clemency. They tell what appears to
be the blunt truth. Indicating that the men
accused were Implicated In a conspiracy
to commit murder. The letter continues:
If these stories are true you and the
members of your union will certainly aproe
with mc that no punishment under the'laiv
Ik too severe to be meted out to the guilty
men. Their guilt or their Innocence cannot
be said to have any bearing upon the rights
or privileges of union labor.
Labor organisations are vitally Interested
in this case. If tho men now accused arc
guilty of murder they hould be condemned
by any labor organization In the world. If
they arc Innocent, the Statu of Idaho, their
accuser, will do iU duty In righting the
wrong done them.
The Govornor expresses his belief In
unionism, saying he knows the conditions
and reward of labor have been wonder
fully Improved through the instrumental
ity of labor organizations. Further, he
expresses the opinion that labor organiza
tions should be the first to condemn
wrong. Closing, he says:
I want to assure your union that the
accused men shall have a fair and Impartial
trial. The fairness of spirit In which you
addressed me has induced this lengthy
uplstle.
Decision Is Given Orally.
BOISE, Idaho, March 12. The Supreme
Court today granted the motion made by
the state in the habeas corpus cases of
Charles H. Moycr and his associates, from
Denver, charged with the murder of ex
Governor Stennenberg. strlKlng out all
that portion of the answer relating to tho
extradition and removal of the prisoners
from Colorado. As this cut out all ground
for the writs of habeas corpus, the attor
neys agreed that those might be denied
without further argument at the after
noon session of the court, an order was
formally made by Chief Justice Stock
singer denying the writs.
The decision of the court on the motion
to strlko out was delivered orally by Chief
Justice Stockslager. but it was stated a
written opinion going Into tho matter in
detail would be filed later on.
DISCRIMINATION IS SHOWN
Washington Flocks Allowed hy Gov
ernment to Graze on Forest Re
serve on Tills Side of the
Boundary Line.
SALEM. Or., March 12. (SpeciaL)
That Oregon sheepmen have bean
unfairly discriminated against In fa
vor of Washington sheepmen In the al
lotment of grazing privileges on the
Wenaha forest reserve In Oregon, Is
the
Umatilla
elation. Governor Chamberlain
United States Senator Fulton have
taken the matter up and will see what
can be done to protect Oregon ranges
from Intrusion by sheep owned In
Washington and paying taxes only In
that state, according to an claborato
statement of facts laid before Gov
ernor Chamberlain by a commlttco
which Investigated tho subject.
Of the reserve situated in Oregon,
three-fourths Is allotted to Washing
ton sheepmen and only one-fourth to
Oregon sheepmen. The reserve Is lo
cated in part in each state, but no Ore
gon sheep arc allotted to the reserve
on the Washington side. In the entire
reserve only 25.740 Oregon sheep arc
admitted, while 174,260 Washington
sheep are admitted, with 37,23 of tho
latter on the Oregon side, so that it
appears that on the Oregon side there
are 11,4 SO more Washington sheep than
there are of Oregon sheep on the
whole reserve
Owners of 23,726 sheep In Oregon
have been denied admission to the re
serve, and all these sheep are owned
In Umatilla County, and a large portion
of the range allotted to Washington
sneepmen Is in Umatilla County.
This is not the only act of Injustice
charged by the Umatilla Woolgrowcrs'
Association. The statcmont placed be
fore the Governor declares that "in
the early Spring many thousands of
Washington sheep are rushed as far
south Into Oregon territory as possible
and then graze off tho Oregon lands,
gradually working farther north
toward tne Washington line, as they
cat out the range, and by a solid front
keep Oregon sheep from getting north
of them. In the ovent that an Oregon
band of sheep attempts to go north
toward the Washington line, the Wash
ington sheepmen band together and do
all In their power to drive what they
think Is an intruder back farther
south and will "mix sheep with the
Oregon man and eat the range out
around him so that he is forced to seek
other range not near or adjacent to
these Washington pirates."
The Oregon sheepmen will insist that
the department observe its rule that
Oregon sheep bo allotted to Oregon
range, to the exclusion of Washington
sheep.
DOCTOR
CURED
OF ECZEMA
Maryland Physician Cures Himself of
Eczema with Cuticura Remedies,
Prescribes Them and Has Cured
Many Cases Where Other Formulas
Have Failed Dr. Fisher Says:
CUTICURA REMEDIES
POSSESS TRUE MERIT
" My face was afflicted with eczema
in the year 1S97. I used the Cuticura
Remedies, and wac entirely cured. I
am a practicing physici&ii and very
often prescribe Cuticura Resolvent and
Cuticura Soap in cases of eczema-, and
they have cured where other formulas
have failed. I am not in the habit of
broad-minded enough to proclaim their
virtues to the world. I have been prac
ticing medicine for sixteen years, and
mustssy I find your Remedies A No. 1.
You are at liberty to publish this letter,
or any part of it. I remain, very truly
yours, G. H. Fisher, M. D., Big Pool,
Md., May 24, 1905."
CimCBRA-THE SET, $1.
Complete Treatment for Every
Humor from Pimples
to Scrofula
Bathe the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse
tne surfaca of crusts and scales and
soften the thickened cuticle; dry,
without hard rubbing, and apply
Cuticura Ointment freely, to allay
itching, irritation, and inflammation,
and soothe and heal; and, lastly, take
Cuticura Resolvent Fills to cool and
cleanse the blood. A single set, costing
but one dollar, is often sufficient to
cure the most torturing, disfiguring,
itching, burning, and scaly skin, scalp,
and blood humors, with loss of hair,
from infancy to age, when all else fails.
Cntlro- Snip. tic-. 01esacs. jQL, RoalTcst Kt, (la
of CbocoUJt Coiled PIS, lie r flU of OJ), rrt kJ4
Ihrmxrioct the verM. Foccr Dreg t-A Corp.,
So! rropi. Bo Con.
oJJaJ Frr,-nr"- to Car TorSifcl, Diifxiix
Btaaeri ot iT&t-irj xsi Art."
Would Fight for Accused Dynamiters
NEW YORK. March 12. The Central
Federated .Union yesterday decided to
send two delegates to the Socialist
demonstration against the prosecution
of the officers of J he Western Federa
tion of miners in Idaho, which will bo
held- tomorrow evening. John Chase,
cx-SocIaliat Mayor of Haverhill, Mass.,
in proposing this action, said:
"If these two men are hanged, and
if any man In this body or any other
body is not then willing to shoulder a
gun and fight for his class, ho is a
coward."
HERRICK HALL TO BE REBUILT
President Ferrln Making Arrange
ments to House Young Women.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest
Grove. Or.. March 12. President Fer
rln addressed the students at chapel
today with reference to the severe loss
by fire sustained yesterday In the total
destruction of Herrick Hall, the young
women's dormitory. He expressed the
great appreciation felt for the gen
erous manner in which the town peo
ple had thrown open their homes for
those rendered homeless by the fire.
It was also confidently stated that a
now dormitory would soon be built
upon the spot occupied by Herrick Hall.
The 510.000 Insurance money will
furnish the nucleus about which funds
will be gathered sufficient to erect a
fully-oqulpped young womun's dormi
tory, modern in every respect. Whether
it will be frame or of brick is not yet
decided.
For the present President Ferrln is
actively engaged making arrange
ments to house the young women for
the remainder of the school year. Ne
gotiations arc pending for the lease
of a large new store building and a
new seven-room house, within one
block of the center of town.
Mrs. Ferrln Is meeting with gener
ous response to her subscription list
and a sufficient sum is In sight fully to
reimburse the losses of the three
young women who occupied rooms di
rectly under where the fire started and
could save nothing.
All the recitations were not heard
today because numbers of students
were yet helping in the identification of
the numerous piles of house furnish
ings scattered all ovor the campus.
ROWLAND JURY IS OUT.
Disagreement Expected Over Scandal
at Eugene.
EUGENE. Or.. March 12. (Special.)
The case of the state against Virgil
Rowland, for adulters', has occupied the
time of the Circuit Court all day and
went to the Jury at 4 o'clock. Up to a
late hour the Jury had not returned a ver
dict, and there seems to be a general be
lief that it will fail to agree.
The case has attracted more attention
than all other work of the term, and
the room has been filled with spectators
durlmr the trial. Ruby Miller, the prin
cipal witness in the case against Row
land, Is now under arrest on a charge of
lewd cohabitation.
Indictments have also been returned
against four of tho Farlow boys Homer,
Howard. Loren and Lawrence for giving
liquor to Erma Miller, a minor.
used for power and manufacturing pur
poses. The place of diversion Is about J)
miles from this city. While no uelinitc
statement Is made -as to what this is for.
it Is believed to be preliminary to the
building of a new power and lighting plant
for the city.
Congressman Jones has written a letter
to Chairman K rarer, of the Commercial
Club, saying that it is the desire of Sec
retary Hitchcock to have the water ques
tion settled by April 1. whon the option
of the Washington Irrigation Company
canal will be taken up by the Government.
He asks that all difficulties be removed by
March 2.
The only obstacle in the way Is E. F.
Benson, of Prosscr. who owns the water
and lighting plant of that place. Word
was received from there this afternoon
that Benson had finally agreed to the
Government's terms of settlement.
VALUE OF SCHOOL FIRE DRILL
Mcdford Pupils Marched From Burn
ing Building In Perfect Order.
MEDFORD. Or.. March 12. (Special.)
Fire broke out In the public school build
ing about 10 o'clock this morning, but
was fortunately discovered before much
damage was done. The Arc caught In the
floor from the furnace, and the smoke
filled the seventh room.
The fire alarm used by the school was
given, and the pupils marched out of the j
building In good order, the rooms being I
emptied In less than two minutes. They
retained their position in lino. and. tho
danger being soon over, they wero
marched back to their rooms, some of
them not knowing that there was a fire,
and thought It was nothing but a regular
fire drill. The damage to the building was
slight.
EXCURSION IS FALLING FLAT
Only Nino Seattle Men So Far Agrco
to Go to California.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 12. (Spe
cial.) Seattle has fallen down hard
on the excursion planned by commer
cial bodies of this state to California.
While Tacoroa has enlisted 31 slgncding excited.
applicants and 20 other prospective
tourists, but nine Seattle persons hav
actually reserved space and a dozen
others have notified the roads they are
thinking over the project. If the ex
cursion Is run out of. here March, 16 It
will, be because the ether towns have
made up what Seattle lacks.
Secretary I W. Pratt, of the Taeesa
Chamber of Commerce, plans to organ
ize the commercial toadies of the state
late aa association daring the tear to
prenete the "aeeimr America" work
for which the Oregon Development So
ciety is largely rtwpM(ble
FIRE AT INSANE ASYLUM-
y
Patients Arc Kept Calm Whllo Con
flagration Is' Subdued.
TACOMA. Wash., March 12. (Spe
cial.) Prompt work on the part of the
asylum lire department prevented a
dangerous fire at the Western Wash
ington Hospital for the Insane last
night. The old workshop, where C)
patients aro housed caught Arc on the
roof from a chimney blaze. An alarm
was turned In and after hard work, in
spile of the high wind, the fire was put
oat. without any ot tne paucnis oecom-
Thc attendants In the buildings had
their patients lined up ready for in
stant desertion of tho building should
there have been any occasion.
SLOT MACHINES FORBIDDEN
Mcdford Council Gives Order at Rc-
. quest of the W. C. T. U.
MEDFORD, Or., March 12. (Special.)
At the last session of the City Coun
cil that body was petitioned by the
Ministerial Association and the W. C T.
U. to close saloons Sundays and stop
tho operation ot the slot machines, and
the petition was granted. The order
has not yet been put into effect and
there is much speculation in the mat
ter. Every saloon and cigar store has ono
or more slot machines, and the city has
beon receiving from each nickel ma
chine 52.30 and each quarter machine
$5 per month revenue
Fiancee Arrives Too Late.
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 12. (Spe
cial.) When Augustus Brewer was
dying at a hospital. Thursday, he re
quested that a telegram be sent to his
fiancee. Miss Florence Achey, and her
answer was that she would start imme
diately. Friday youne Brewer died and
Miss Achey. hastening home, did not
know of the sad tidings until sho was
met at the train Sunday afternoon and
then was conveyed in a carriage to tho
funeral, which had been held await
ing her arrival.
Tho young woman, ovcrcomo by so
lamentable an experience. Is gricf
etrlcken at the home of her mother.
Mr. Brewer was 26 years of age and
had no relatives, excepting a brother
In Illinois. Miss Achey has been at
tending Lcland Stanford University.
Mead Will Go on Excursion.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. March 12. (Special.)
Governor E. A. Mead will leave here
Saturday with the special excursion of
business men from Puget Sound for Cali
fornia. The excursion will extend as far
south as San Diego, where the party will
break up March 21. Tho Governor will
remain In California a few days after that
date, visiting somo of the Btate Institu
tions. The following telegram was re
ceived by Governor Mead:
"Sacramento. March 12. Hon. Albert EL
Mead. Governor of Washington, Olympia:
I am happy to learn that you are soon to
visit California with a largo party of
friends. On behalf of all tho people of
California I assure you of a hearty wel
come. "GEORGE C. PARDEE. Governor.
FILES ON NACRES RIVER "WATER
North Yakima 3Iay Have New Power
and Lighting Plant.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., March 12.
(Special.) Ira P. Xngiefeart today me4e a
HUng on MM eueic inches o water per see
en ef time fren tfce Nachee' River, ie be
Mrs i 'I. iiiO
AUCTION!
AUCTION!
Today, 2 P. M.
We are going to move
the latter part of this
week, and we will re
duce, and clean up our
immense stock at auction
prices. This old store is
fairly bulging- out with
goods, elegant garments
we here show you some of them
WE HAVE ONE THOUSAND SKIRTS, ALSO SILK
PETTICOATS, LONG COATS, BOX COATS, THREE-
QUARTER COATS, HUNDREDS OF THE REAL
THEM FOR THE COST OF THE CLOTH
Remember, we own,
operate and main
tain a manufactur
ing plant for tho
making of Ladies'
Garments, and
have tho real nun
tailors to fit yon.
Tho garments you
purchase in our
store will ho
handled in an ex
pert manner. You
will find no such
equipment else
where as we main
tain at our store.
We have a splendid
line of SILK
PETTICOATS,
DRESS SKIRTS,-ETC.
THE J. M. ACHESON CO.
FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS
LOCAL OPTION IS UPHELD
JUDGE BURNETT DECIDES IN
CASE FROM LEBANON.
Voters of Any Precinct Have to Say
Whcthcr Liquor Shall Be
Sold There, or Not.
ALBANY. Or.. March 12. (Special.)
When the March term of Department No.
1 of the Circuit Court was convened this
morning. Judge George H. Burnett dis
posed of a number of criminal matters,
among them being one of considerable im
portance. This was tho case of the State
of Oregon vs. G. B. Hansard, charged
with selling liquor In violation of the local
option liquor law In the "dry" precinct of
Lebanon.
At the last term of court the .facts In
this case were stipulated. It .being agreed
that the defendant did sell whisky, as
alleged, but the defense contended that no
law was violated, alleging the local-option
law did not apply to Incorporated towns
the charters of which give the municipal
ity control of the liquor business. A
number of other facts were contenuea Dy
the defense, but the one above stated is
the only one that raises a question of gen
eral Importance as affecting the entire
operation of the local-option law.
Judce Burnett has had the matter un
der advisement for several weeks, and to
day rendered In writing a long and well
considered opinion, upholding the conten
tion of the state that wherever the pcoplo
of a precinct In due form voted in favor of
nrohlbltlon under tho local-option law.
then the local-option law becomes opera
tive in that precinct In place of the gen
cral law giving control of liquor traffic
to municipalities. A special verdict was
rendered, and the judgment of the court
was that the defendant Is guilty.
A fine of $50 and costs of the action was
assessed, with the warning tnat further
violations will be met with severer pen
alty. This case will probably be appealed
I to the Supreme Court.
s similar inujguncm against lukc Jen
nings, which depended upon the court's
action in the Hansard case, was taken up.
The defendant pleaded guilty, and the
court Imposed a fine of w and costs.
The case against John Nixon, of Le
banon, charred with pointing a gun at a
man. was disnosed of br the defendant
J pleading guilty. A nnc of $10 and costs
was Imposed. This Is the case in which
Nixon caused some men In a gallon-houso
to dance by firing a revolver In the direo
tlon of their feet.
Settlers From South Dakota.
MEDFORD, Or., March 12. Special.)
Ed Andrews, the opera man who gained
fame as Keke, but who Is now touring
the East la the interests et Medford and
the Rogve River Valley, writes from
Mitchell, S. D that he is being well re
ceived, and will start for Medford in
about two weeks with a coachload of pros
pective settlers. He carries with him a
ftoe exhibit of th reeawrce of the Rogue
River VaHy.
YAKIMA PROJECT INCEPTION
TIcton Water-Users' Convention Flies
Articles of Incorporation.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. March 12. (Special.)
Articles of incorporation were tiled with
the Secretary of State today of the Tie
ton Water-Users Association, of, North
Yakima, with a capital stock of. $TS.0G9.
Thlo Is the beginning of the Yakima irrt
g&tion scheme, which has bee before' the
Stats Tmi OowilgloMr ami tfe .De
partment of the Interior for several
months past, and indicates that the legal
obstacles to the Government project are
being cleared up.
Tne Incorporators arc A. J. Splawn, P.
Glldea. Theodore Welsbcrger. H. M. Gil
bert and A. EL Larson, all of North Yak
ima. The articles of Incorporation give
the company all necessary powers to ac
quire land for Irrigation, distribute wa-
tr 1ovolnn irntpr or Othor DOWer. ODer-
ate Irrigation works, telephone systems
and electric or otner power pianis.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Louis Earl Salisbury.
OREGON CITY. Or.. March 12. (Spe
cial.) Louis Earl Salisbury, aged fS
years, died of consumption last night a"
his home at Gladstone. Altnougn nr.
Salisbury had been III for some time.
death ensued last night very suddenly.
Besides a widow, the deceased Is survived
bv two children, Henry Salisbury, of this
city, and Mrs. E. N. Hasmussen. of Port
land.
clal.) William A. B. Knox and Miss
Lillian Smith, of Cowlitz County, were
married by Justice E. P. Fox. on board
the schooner Edward West Sunday af
ternoon. Mr. Knox Is a stepson of Cap
tain Collar, of the Edward West, and
brought his bride here, that his par
ents might be present a the ceremony.
High Price for Fishtrap.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 12. (Special.)
A deal was closed today whereby
Leander Lcbeck, of Chinook, sells to C
Otto Nolson. of the same place, a fish
trap located on the north shore of the
Columbia River and about one mile
above McGowan for a consideration of
$6000. This Is the largest price over
paid for a single fishtrap In the Co
lumbia River.
Tho trap is 450 feet in length, ex
tending from tho shore line to the
channel, and was purchased by Mr.
T.ebeck five years ago for $700.
Candidates in Clackamas.
OREGON CITY. Or.. March 12. (Spe
cial.) H. G. Starkweather, a prosperous
farmer residing near MUwaukle. has an
nounced that he will be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for County
Judge. Two years ago he was an unsuc
cessful candidate for County Superintend
ent of Schools.
r TK Tavlor. of this cltv. has entered
the race for nomination for County Clerk
on the Republican ticket.
Mrs. Margaret Coffman.
CHEHAUS, Wash., March 12. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Margaret Coffman died at
the home of A. L. Coffman in Chehalls.
She was S years of age. Mrs. Coff
man was the mother of N. B. Coffman.
J. Y. Coffman, H. B. Coffman and A. L.
Coffman, all of whom arc well-known
business men of Chehalls.
Louis R. Nelson.
EUGENE. Or., March 12. (Special.)
Louis R. Nelson, aged 25. died this morn
ing of typhoid fever, after a long illness.
A short funeral sermon was held this
evening, and the body will be taken on
the early morning train to McMlnnville
for burial.
Varsity Men as Ranchers.
SALEM. Or., March 12. (Special.) A.
B. Van der Widen, treasurer of the as
sociation of settlers on the Columbia
Southern Irrigation Company's tract in
tho Deschutes country, was before the
State Land Board today In behalf of the
laterests of the settlers. The board tele
graphed the representatives of the com
pany to appear tomorrow.
Mr. Van der WIelen Is a eraduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, and Is trying
ranching In Oregon. He expresses great
faith In the future or the Deschutes Irri
gation regtea. Among the officers of the
settlers association are a graduate of
Harvard and a graduate of the University
of Chicago.
Married Aboard a Schooner.
ABERDEEN, Wask., March IS. (Sjpe-
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