THE MORNING -QREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1908.
COMMITTEE WILL
GALL CONVENTION
Republican State Central Body
to Meet Within Next Two
or Three Weeks.
DELEGATES TO BE CHOSEN
Convention Will Also Name Candi
dates for Presidential Electors to
Bo Voted For in November.
District Assemblies, Also.
Oregon's Republican State Central Oom
Tnitte will meet wlthtn the next two or
thre weeks to calV a state convention for
choosing our delegate at large to the Na
tional convention In Chicago June 16, and
nominating four candidates for Presiden
tial electors, for the November election.
The central committee of the First Con
gressional IM strict Is expected also to
meet, to call a district convention, for
choosing two delegates to the National
convention. As the central committee of
the Second Congressional District never
organised, it has not been determined
what course to pursue for selection of the
two National delegates from thla district.
8houId the selections not be made by the
district organization, the state organiza
tion is authorized by the instructions of
the National committee to pick: the two
district delegates. -
Q. A. Westgate, chairman of the state
committee, said yesterday that It will be
necessary for the state committee to Issue
the call for the state convention on or be
fore April 15 a little more than three
weeks distant. This la required by the in
structions of the National committee,
which say that the National delegates
hall be chosen at least 30 days before
the National convention. June 16, and that
the notices for the state or district con
ventions, which select the National dele
gates, shall be issued at least 30 days be
fore that time. The members of the state
central committee are as follows:
Members State Central Committee.
Baker George Chandler, Baker CUv.
Benton George 'W. Denman, Corval
lfs. Clatsop W. R. Hume, Astoria.
Columbia E. E. Quick, St. Helens.
Coos E. Mlngus. Marshfield.
Pou arias A. C. Marsters, Rosebura;.
Gilliam C. A. Danneman. Condon.
Grant O. L. Patterson, Canyon City.
Harney H. M. Horton, Burns.
Josephine J. C. Campbell, Grants
Pass.
Klamath W. E. Bowdoin, Klamath
Falls.
Lake F. P. Light, Lakeview.
Uuie E. O. Potter. Eugene.
Linn O. A. Westgate, chairman, Al
bany. Malheur W. H. Pullen, Vale.
Marion Frank W. Waters. Salem.
Morrow E. L. Freeland. Heppner.
Multnomah W. W. Banks. Portland.
Polk R. E. Williams. Dalian.
Sherman E. V. Llttlefleld. Moro.
Tillamook W. H. Cooper, Tillamook,
I'matllla Lee Morehouse, Pendleton.
Wallowa (No election).
Washington K. B. Tongue. Hlllsboro,
Wheeler W. W. Steiwer, Fossil. i
Yamhill W. T. Vinton, McMinvllle. I
Must Meet Before Primaries. j
It will be seen therefore that the
state and district central committees
will need to meet before the state pri
maries April 17. Chairman Westgate
had hoped to put off the state central
committee's meeting until after the
primaries, but finds on examining the
instructions of the National committee
that this cannot regularly be done.
The instructions say:
All del era tea shall be elected not earlier
thn 30 days after the date of this call
(December 8, 1007), and not later than .TO
day before the date of the meetln-c of the
nxt Republican National Convention.
The deletca.te-Rt-lArffe and their aJter- I
natea ahall be elected by popular atate and :
territorial convention, of which at least ;K
day a' notice fhall have been published in
some nrwepfcper of general circulation. In
the repeotlv state r territory. . j
The i-onRTaaaionai district delegates shall i
he elected by convention, called by the Re
publican Congressional Committee of each j
d-latrlct. of which at least :10 days' notice !
shall have been published In some news- !
paper or newspapers of general circulation !
in the district: provided that In any Con
gressional district where there Is no Re- j
publican CongresMonal Committee, the Re- :
publican State Committee shall be suhstl- ,
tutwl for and ahall represent the committee i
In making such publication; and provided
that the delegates for the states at large
and the Congressional districts may be
elected in conformity with the lawn (pri
mary) of the state In which the election oc
curs, provided the State Committee or any
such Congressional Committee so directs:
lmt provided further, that in no state shall
an election be held so a to prevent the
delegates from any Congressional district
and their alternates from being selected by
the Republican electors of that district.
Convention to Name Delegates.
It has been practically agreed that
the National delegates from this state
shall be chosen by convention. Instead
of by primaries. There is no provision
In the primary law 'for choosing the
National delegates at the same time
that the nominating primaries shall be
held, say members of the state com
mittee. No l ;s for National delegates
have bvvxx heard of except those of
Senator Bourne and Dr. H. W. Coe.
Senator Bourne is desirous of heading
the delegates from this state, but
friends of Senator Fulton declare that
if Bourne is to be a delegate Fulton
ought to be one also, so as to make
honors even. They do not think
Bourne entitled to any preference over
Fulton. This Is likely to make more
war between Fulton and Bourne. In
Multnomah the opinion Is frequently
heard that both Senators should bo
"cut out" of Oregon's delegation, since
they have honors enough in Washing
ton without crowding out citizens of
Oregon from the National convention.
BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
New York Bermuda promises an un
usually good crop of Easter lilies.
New York Eggs have reached the lowest
price of the Winter, lo cents a dozen whole
sale. Milwaukee. Wis. W. F. Hawley, ot Ore
gon City, has bought machinery for a new
paper mill to be erected at Oregon City.
Valdvota. Ha. Two elephants escaped
from a circus at White Springs, Fla.. on
Thursday and a big crowd of armed farm
ers is pursuing.
LJsbon Portuguese troops made at attack
upon the revolting natives at Jafuno and
Pgine. In Portuguese Guinea, and destroyed
the town of Vrella.
Culbertaon. Mont. The body of Billy
Ford, a saloonkeeper, was found In his yard
considerably disfigured. The supposition is
that he was murdered.
New York Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the
novelist, has arrived here on a visit to her
couein. Mra Frederick W. Whiteridre, a
daughter of Matthew Arnold.
St. Petersburg Oount Leo Tolstoi Is bet
ter and ha resumed his literary work. The
doctor consider that there is no ground
for immediate apprehension.
New York In aid of tha music school
settlement of this city. Ignace J. Paderewski
will give a piano recital In the Plaza Hotel
on the afternoon of April 30.
Ohio Th Chicago Y. M. C A. will
oatebraM Its fiOtfc anniversary April 11 to 29
and will raise $1,000,000 as an endowment
fund to commemorate the event.
Chicago Emma Goldman is suffering
from nervous collapse due to her efforts to
secure a hall in which she can speak, on
anarchy In defiance of the police.
Washington The Supreme Court of Ger
many in several decisions recently handed
down, has held bankers liable for advice
given their clients as to investments.
Mexico James E. Speyer. the New Tork
banker, and associates will arrive here
Saturday to close negotiations with the
(tovernment for a merger of the Mexican
railroads.
Washington Frank Hosford, at one time
reading clerk of the House, and for many
fears a newspaper man well known In this
city and throughout the State of Michigan,
committed suicide Friday.
'New York By transfusion of blood from
Its father's veins, Dr. Alexis Carroll, of
Rockefeller Institute, has saved the life of
the S-d&v-nld h h v .t ri- a v e ijamhM-t.
I It was suffering from puerpera.
' New York In the year 1007 the value of
assets of the General Education Board,
founded by John D. Rockefeller and An
drew Carnegie, has shrunk about 3,O00,0W
by the decline in security values.
San Fran clsco "Memory and Tomorrow,"
the new problem play by E. Booth Tilton.
was presented here for the first time at the
Novel Theater Thursday night. Miss Mary
Mannerlng took the leading part.
Berlin The German government has de
cided to test In the nine principal cities the
Austrian system of postal checks, by which
a person carries an account in the postoffice
and receives and a.ys money by that means.
Washington The gold mines of the
Transvaal produced in 1DOT $136. 750,000
worth of gold, which, with the exception of
5,000,000, was obtained along the reef upon
which, is situated the City of Johannesburg.
Barcelona The Spanish steamer Isla de
Panay, from Manila for Liverpool, with a
cargo of tobacco and cocoanuts put In here
Friday with flre raging in her hold and was
burned to the water's edge. The crew was
saved.
Denver Governor Buchtel has been peti
tioned for aid In securing employment or
in returning to their own country by 2H)
Bulgarians who came to America shortly
before the panic. He has referred them to
the Federal authorities.
Washington Official experts of the Ger
man government have declared the recent
discoveries for the manufacture of precious
etonea to contain nothing new or sensational
and of little value. The artificial rubies are
declared to be a success.
Washington Cover a fresh ess with a
thin coating of lard and it will keep per
fectly good for an Indefinite period, accord
ing to the report of a new method of pre
serving eggs made to the State Department
by Consul Murphy at Bordeaux.
Washington The first month of the pres
ent year has shown a decided decrease In
Great Britain's exports and imports. The
imports were $274,316,614. a decrease of
S20.2ifl.314. The exports aggregated
83S.&S0, a. decrease of $3,225,710.
Chicago The Bethesda Home for the
Aged having become bankrupt, a dozen of
the inmates entered into a suicide pact.
John Koch died Thursday after ridiculing
John Hazelbach for failure at suicide and Is
believed to have passed a poison bottle to
others.
Chicago James Bimey, a 14-year-old
Alton boy at the Catholic Church ot Our
lLdy of Iourdea. was standing on a step
ladder lighting the alter candles Thursday
when his surplfee took fire. He stood still
while others ran up to extinguish the blaze
and thus checked a panic.
St. Petersburg The budget commission
of the Douma is able to foresee a net reduc
tion of expenditures of $3S,."00.000. This
leaves a deficit of only $tH.OOO,000. of which
2,000.000 is for the repayment of short
term obligations to Germany. The actual
deficit In the running expenses of the state
is 3R.0OO,000.
Pittsburg William Meigs and Elmer
Ppercher were probably fatally burned Friday
by the explosion of the gasoline tank of an
automobile belonging to Charles F. Dinke,
general manager of the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works. The garage, automobile, three
valuable boreea and two carriages were de
stroyed by the flre which followed, causing
a loss of about $23,000.
El Paso, Tex Mounted Customs Inspec
tors Charles TAg&n and Charles Jones fought
a duel In the dry bed of the Rio Grande
River In this city last night and both were
killed. Their bodies were found this morn
ing. Jt Is supposed that each mistook the
other for a smuggler. Logan was a son of
the late Major T. H. Ixgan, of the United
States Army, and brother of . the wife of
Captain Frank D. Wyckham, Twelfth In
fantry, XT. S. A. Jones wos formerly a rail
road man.
Chicago Evidence against alleged private
detectives who were arrested Thursday
night on the charge of defrauding several
clergymen out of considerable sums of
money by pretending to obtain evidence
against Mayor Busse and Chief of Police
Shippy. was heard Friday by the grand jury.
Rev. Morton C Hartxell, who is said to have
furnished the greatest amount of money,
was the chuf witness. Walter Gerhke, ar
rested Friday, is said to have been a go-between.
SUSPECT SLUE HAMILTON
WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST AT
SILVER. LAKE.
Quits Town When Sheriff Begins In
vestigation of Mysterious Mur
der of Julius Wallande.
SILVER UKR, Or., March 20.
(Special.) Sheriff Pent and the Prose
cuting Attorney have been here two
days investigating the murder of
Julius Wallande. Allle Hamilton, sus
pected ot the crime, left town yester
day, and a warrant was immediately
issued for his arrest and detention.
Kvery effort will be made to locate
Hamilton before he has an opportunity
to make good his escape. Robbery is
supposed to be the motive for the al
leged murder.
Hamilton's description has been sent
broadcast and authorities notified to
arrest him on sight. He is described
as about five feet nine inches In height,
mouth very drawn, bulldog face, nose
slightly roman. very reserved and
makes no friends, smooth shaven,
shoulders rather broad, stature very
straight, round head and face, blue
eyes, weight ITS pounds, ago about 28.
BLOCK COURT PROCEEDING
Friends of Mrs. Gaze and Mrs. Bell
' Would Prevent Trial.
No formal settlement was effected
yesterday In the differences over rose
bushes between Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Gaso and Mrs. J. F. Bell, who occupy
adjoining homes on Irving: street.
Friends are still endeavoring to pre
vent court proceedings because of Mrs.
HelTs alleged actton in pouring car
bolic acid on the Gaze bushes because
they shut the light out of a portion
of the Bell home. No complaint was
issued yesterday by District Attorney
Manning, who was appealed to on
Thursday for such a document, but
suggested arbitration at that time.
Mr. Gaze made a detailed statement
yesterday afternoon of his grievances
against Mrs. Bell, saying she had ad
mitted to him and others having
poured poison on the rose bushes. The
difficulty over the bushes, as well as
vines and other plants, has continued
for some time past. Mr. Gaze said. Mrs.
Bell, in presenting her side of the case,
did not deny having poured carbolic
acid out of a window of her home,
but denied having poured it on the
rose bushes, or at least of having in
tended so doing.
. Breaks Plunge Record. -
PITTSBURG. March 30. In the plunge
championship contest in the Oakland
Athletic Club swimming tournament to
night Charles T. Brown, of the Illinois
Athletic Club, Chicago, established a
new American record. 7S feet. The
former mark was 72 feet.
JL D. MASON IS DEAD
Pioneer Grocer's Life Ended by
Paralytic Stroke.
THIRTY YEARS IN PORTLAND
Came From Massachusetts on Mai
den Voyage of $hlp Oregon.
Stood High in Business
and Among Masons.
Albert B. Mason, who has been a resi
dent of this city for more than 30 years,
and a member of the grocery firm of
Sealy. Mason & Co., 'died at his residence,
569 Sixteenth street, at 12:20 o'clock this
morning after an illness of two months
at trie age of 69. Mr. Mason's death
followed a stroke of paralysis which oc
curred February lwhile on tils way home
in the evening from business. Since that
time he has been confined to his. borne
and was never able to Teturn to his busi
ness duties. Of late, although every ex
pedient known to the medical science was
resorted to In order to bring about a
recovery, he had been getting worse and
for the past week had been sinking
rapidly. '
Mr. Mason occupied a prominent posi
tion in the business and social circles of
this city. His long residence in Portland
and his career as one of the most im-.
portant grocers in the city made his
name and personality familiar to all Port
land people. Mr. Mason was noted for
his kindly disposition and even temper
and was very popular with all those with
whom he came in contact. He leaves an
estate of considerable proportions.
He came to the Pacific Coast in 1S76,
having had the distinction of making the
trip to this country In the scelebrated
ship Oregon, built by the Cramps for
the Pacific Coast trade. He rounded the
Horn in her on her initial trip and was
so Infatuated with the brilliant future of
the great Pacific Northwest country that
he could not be induced to return to the
East.
He opened a grocery business in this
city in 1SS0 with Richard Sealy under the
firm name of Sealy, Mason & Co. At that
time they occupied a store on First street
between Morrison and Tamhlll streets.
This firm continued successfully in busi
ness until 1S86. when Richard Sealy was
succeeded by 'Francis Sealy, his brother,
the present member of the firm.
Mr. Mason was born in June, 184S, In
Medfleld, Mass. In 1SS1 he married a Miss
Cloutrle, of Clatsop County, Oregon. He
had three children from this union, but
all of them are now dead. He is survived
by his widow and one brother, Harry S.
Mason, who resides on the home place In
Medfleld, Mass. He was a member of the
Washington Lodge of Free Masons.
Although no arrangements for the fu
neral have been completed as yet, it is
believed that the ceremonies will take
place on Sunday from the Mason resi
dence and that the interment will take
place in Rivervlew Cemetery.
LOWER RATES IN SUMMER
Transcontinental Roads . Get To
gether at $2.50 Kcductlon.
CHICAGO, March 20. Travel to and
from California and the entire Paciifc
Coast will be cheaper this Summer than
ever before during the entire season.
After a stormy session of the Transcon
tinental Passenger Association yesterday
the Harriman lines and the Santt. Fe
gave independent notice that they would
put in Summer tourist rates to the Pacific:
Coast, effective between June and Octo
ber.. The notice came after an attempt on
the part of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific to prevent Summer tour
ist rates being made, these roads argu
ing that a minmum basis of 2 cents a
mile would be better for the railroads.
The Southern lines insisted that the Pa
cific Coast should be granted as favor
able rates as the Colorado common
points. The basis to be used for Colo
rado will, therefore, be the basis for 'the
Summer tourist rates to all points west
of Chicago.
Upon this basis the rates to the Pa
cific Coast will be about J2.50 cheaper
than last year. From Chicago the rato
for the round trip to all Coast points
between San Diego on the South and
Vancouver, B. C, on the North, will be
'o Tunnels lor Two Years.
NEW YORK, M.arch 20. Although the
last of the four Pennsylvania railroad
tubes under the Cast River was cut
through on Wednesday night, the tubes
will not be put into active service for
nearly two years.
When the Iron castings are Installed
and the two-foot layer of concrete is In
place, the four tunnels will be closed
for many months, while work is prog
ressing on the Pennsylvania's terminal
station in Manhattan. No passenger
trains will be run through the tubes until
the entire system is ready.
The entire tunnel system, with its ter
minals at Long Island City, Manhattan
and Jersey City, will cost the railroad
about 00,000,000. .
TACOMA AUTO KILLS BOY
Richard ' Wlnsor, 17 Years Old,
Runs Down Albert Hasen.
TACOMA. Wash.. March 20. (Spe
cial.) Albert Hagen. the 9-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hagen, 813
South X. street, was run down by an
automobile on South Eleventh? between
G street and Yakima this evening and
was so badly injured that he died an
hour later at Fannie Paddock Hospital.
Harold Hagen, the lads 13-vear-old
brother, was with him at the time of
the accident, and stood horrified and i
helpless while his younger brother's I
lire was crushed out before his eves.
The driver of the auto was Richard
Winsor. the 17-ear-old son of I. B.
Winsor. According to eye witnesses,
the Winsor boy was not driving exces
sively fast, and when he saw the two
boys in the street he both blew his
horn and shouted a warning to them,
but was unable to stop the auto.
Y. M. C. A. MAN A FORGER
Bert Elmore, of San Frauciseo, Said
to Be Short $1000.
SAX FRAXCISCO. March 30. Two
charges of forgery were today made
against a. Bert Elmore, captain of the
M. C. A. basketball team, and a
leader In T. M. C. A work in this eitv"
He was local manager for the Hutton '
Credit Company and is said to be short
nearly J1CW. He has been playing the
races lately. He has fled and is said to !
be in Southern California, though he I
told friends he was going to Portland. 1
STORE
SATURDAY SPECIALS
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100 of these kitchen pieces are offered .today at
this unusually attractive price. These Tables are
exceptionally well made, of select stock fir, with
heavy, square legs also drawer. .-One table only
to each purchaser.
CURTAIN STRETCHERS
SPECIAL, EACH 85c
Today in the Drapery Depart
ment Sixth Floor we offer at
this special a full-size Curtain
Stretcher, with center support
can be adjusted to frame any
curtain. Prepare for your
Spring curtain-cleaning.
"We MALLEABLE
RANGE
Eiveted tog-ether like a boiler
Will last a lifetime.
BRUSH TO SUCCEED
Expected to Reach Vancouver
in Few Days.
LONG LIST OF PROMOTIONS
Xcw Commander Graduated From
West Point in 1871 Just Pro
moted to Brigadier-General.
Four Years Yet to Sere.
WASHIXGTOX, March 20. Brigadier
General Daniel H. Brush, who was pro
moted, vice General C. R L. B. Davis,
haa been assigned to the command of the
Department of the Columbia, with head
quarters at Vancouver Barracks.
VANCOUVES, Wash., March 20. (Spe
cial.) Daniel W. Bruah, who has been
assigned to the command of the Depart
ment of the Columbia, was born in Illi
nois in 184S and was appointed to the Mili
tary Acadmy, at West Point in 1867,
previous to which time he had served In
the One Hundred and Fourty-flfth Illinois
Volunteer Infantry during the latter part
of the Civil War.
He was graduated from West Point in
the class of 1871 and was assigned to the
Seventeenth Infantry, with which Regi
ment he served as Second and - First
Lieutenant and Captain until 1901, when
he was appointed Major of the Twenty
Fifth Infantry. He was promoted to
Lieutenant-Colonel in 1903 and served in
the Inspector-General's department until
May, 1907, when he was appointed Colonel
of the Twenty-Fourth Infantry and
served with that Regiment In the Philip
pines until February of this year when he
was again promoted to Brigadier-General
and assigned to the Department of the
Columbia.
He is expected to arrive here within
a few days and will relieve Colonel
Thomas C. Woodbury, of the Third In
fantry, who has been in command since
the retirement of Major-General A. W.
Greely. General Brush has four years yet
to serve before he will be placed upon the
retired list of the Army.
Colonel Woodbury was born in Ken
tucky and was appointed to West Point
from ew lork and graduated in 1872.
He was assigned to the Sixteenth In
fantry, with which Regiment he served as
Second and First Lieutenant and Captain
until 1SS9. when he was appointed Major
of the Nineteenth Infantry and served
with that Regiment in the Philippines.
In 1902 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel
and In 1904 was made Colonel of the
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CLOSES ON SATURDAYS AT SIX O'CLOCK-
KITCHEN
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Third Infantry with headquarters at Fort
Lawton.
RELEASED FOR HIS MOTHER
California Convict Pardoned to Go
to Aged Parent.
SACRAMENTO!, Cal., March 30. In or
der that he might go to an aged mother,
whose days are numbered, A. H. Sher
man, a paroled Folsom convict, was par
doned by Acting Governor Porter today.
Sherman's mother is in Colorado. She
Is 80 years of age and of late has been
failing fast. She does not know that
her boy was a prisoner for over four
years.
Sherman was convicted at Fresno in
1903 for criminal assault on a woman.
He was sentenced to 11 years. Because
of rood behavior he was released on
parole two years ago.
Xotlfy Saloons to Obey Law.
RAIXIKR. Or., March 20. (Special.)
The saloonmen of Rainier were visit
ed by Mayor Thomas E. Hughes and
Councilmen J. L. Bell and W. C. Fry
and given to understand that the
newly-elected Council would expect
them to follow the law to the letter.
They were especially charged as to
keeping women out of their places of
business.
Rainier Factory MaV Resnme.
RAINIER, Or.. March 20. (Special.)
L. S. Thomas returned today from
New Tork, Chicago and other Eastern
points. Mr. Thomas Is superintendent
of the Rainier soap factory and his
visit to the East was in behalf of that
institution. It is rumored that the
factory will shortly resume operations.
Pitcher Thompson Reports.
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 20. (Spe
cial.) J. O. Thompson, whom Manager
Brown secured from Omaha for the
pitcher's box, arrived today from Mon
tana, being the first of the Black Cats
to .report for the season.
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OSE
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days but see ROSE CITY PARK
in the Springtime. It'll do you good.
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TODAY
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The Carpet Department places ou special sale to
day a new lot of these carpet footstools, made up
in Axminster andVelvets in attractive patterns
and color combinations of which there are sev-.
eral plain and novel shapes to choose from. See
Morrison-street windows. '
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PASSENGERS SAVED, BUT BOAT
Wltli BE TOTAL LOSS.
Vessel Goes Fast Aground in Blind
ing Snow Storm Xear Busby Is
land on Alaska Coast.
SEATTLE,, March 20. A special dis
patch to the P.-I. from Valdez says:
On the rocks within an eighth of a mile
of Busby Island, the steamship Saratoga,
of the Alaska Steamship Company, went
aground during a blinding snow storm
this afternoon. The essei was going
at full speed ahead and the shock came
without warning. The vessel is caught
amidships and as she Is heavily loaded
forward and aft, steamship men here
fear that she will break in two on the
falling of the tide.
Half an Hour after the vessel went
aground, the storm subsided and the
order had just been given for launching
the life-boats to carry the passengers
back to Valdea when the steamer Elsie
came round the island. After taking the
passengers to VaJdez, the Elsie returned
to the wreck to stand by in case she
breaks up. There is" eight fathoms all
around the vessel outside the reef on
Which she is restinsr.
' The Saratoga was one of the North
western Company s vessels taken over
by the Alaska Steamship Company at the
first of the year. She was built in 1878.
Both cargo and vessel is Insured. She
left Seattle 'March 8, and was on the re
turn trip from Seward and Valaez.
Among the passengers was Captain E.
'Mikklesen, Arctic explorer.
Saw All but Severs Arm.
RAINIER. Or March 20. (Special.)
An accident at the Patterson sawmill
late last evening, almost caused E.
H. Williams to lose an arm in a cut
off saw. The saw is swung from be
low. the weight of the saw throwing
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9-PIECE TOILET SETS
TODAY AT $2.25 SET
In the Basement Crockery Dept.
we offer at this special price to
day a limited number of new pat
tern Toilet Sets comprised of
nine pieces each in floral dec
oration and colorings of blue,
pink, etc. Regular $4.25 values.
CURTAIN RODS FOR 9c
Brass Bod, that extends from 30
inches to 54 inches, with fancy sil
ver hall ends. Special today in the
Drapery Department.
it back or forward after being thrown!
past the perpendicular. Mr. Williams!
did not push the saw back far enough, 1
and, as lie reached in front of it. the
saw swung forward and almost severed
the arm at the elbow.
Wrangle Over Tax Dispute, (
WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 20.
(Special.) Tax Agent Morrow and the I
County Commissioners are still at'
variance regarding a settlement of'
railroad taxes for 1905. J906 and 1907, i
amounting to nearly $100,000. Morrow
objects to paying a 15 per cent penalty
on delinquent taxes of 1906. For 1905,:
no penalty Is due, as tender of pay-1
ment was made by the railroad com-:
pany on a basis since upheld by the
state Supreme Court. The conference
will be resumed tomorrow.
Money Doesn't Save This Man.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 20.-Char!es
Hendricks, who owns JIOO.OOO worth of
property in Vancouver, was sentenced to-
day to six months' bard labor without the;
option of a fine, for renting a building to:
women of ill fame. This afternoon Hen-!
dricks refused to work in the chaingang'
breaking stone, and was Immediately
thrown Into a dark coll, where he will be'
kept on bread and water diet.
Cassidy, Too, Pleads Guilty.
SPOKANE, Wash., March 20. Wilson.
W. Cassidy, leader of the gang of rob-i
bers who held up several streetcars in;
Spokane last month, pleaded guilty to-'
day to the- charge of robbing S. H. '
Warden. Cassidy was sentenced toi
serve one to 20 years in Walla Wallaj
Penitentiary, the same penalty already
Imposed on his three companions in I
crime.
Help the United Railways.
NEW YORK, March 20. The United,
Railway Investment Company, it was j
announced today, has decided to issue i
13.500,000 g per cent serial notes, ma-j
turing from 1909 to 1916. The proceeds I
will be used to take up the floating'
debt o'f the United Railroads of San j
Francisco.
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