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2 THE SUNDAY OKEGOtflAN, PORTLANB, 'JANUARY 28, 1900. WILSON IS THE ISSU He Will Make a Fight in Wash ington Politics. TWP fjAGTlONS OF REPUBLICANS The First Convention May Go to Spo- kffno Washington Democrats and Populists Are Stirring. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 27. The repub lican state central committee offers the first official reminder of the approaching presidential campaign by issuing a. call for a. meeting la this city "Wednesday, January 31. Its purpose is to fix a date and name a place lor holding the conven tion to elect delegates to the national re publican convention in Philadelphia June 19. An early day will doubtless be named, because McKinley -wants it, and "what Mc Kinley wants goes -with the republican leaders in this state. There is nothing In It to -oppose him or his -wishes. Some where In the neighborhood of April 13 will therefore probably be chosen. The convention city is" uncertain. Spokane, El lenQyrg and Olympia axe- all .anxious to be named, but there is no perceptible drift '-of sentiment In the direction of any place. Tacoma had the last state con vention, and Seattle expects to bid for thehonor of the fall convention, so that neither of these cities is likely to be a candidate. Probably Spokane will get it If It makes an earnest effort. There are no separate ..cpngressjofiaijdls tricfei ,.ln jyasbington, and the entire eight delegates will be chosen at large. Geog raphy cuts a. most poten't 'figure' in the politics of this state, and the delegates are likely to be named with careful regard to their respective places of residence. It may, be taken for granted that 'Spo kane, Pierce, King and Walla Walla boun ties will eaph secure one delegate, and the remaining 3our will come from counties that' canrjoi now beisac easily named. That there wUPbe a struggljSor'the control of the dsligaljlon betwmrrtne Wilson, and , antT-SttlTfdn factions obvious. IbSx. VL sonrjilmself wants to. C9 to Philadelphia, and lie expects to 3iave hehlnd him., the solid Spokane delegationi In the Wilson lexicon them's no such word as a split Spokane' dolegation-io a republican con vention. He'either has 'em or he hasn't If he hasn't, it will be no -use for him this time to uncover his aspirations, for they will not be successful. And if he has Spokane in his pocket the prospects of a sharp fight on him are still elegant There is an Invincible purpose on the part of a certain portion of Washington republi cans to "down" Mr. Wilson. Having ac complished its design once in a most sat isfactory manner, it is not hopeless of do ing it again. This is not written with any wish to dwarf Mr. Wilson in the es timation of the public, or in his own esti mation, hut merely to give a faint no tion of the irreconcilability and undying determination of the opposition te him, and his well-known ambitions. It is supposed that- the ex-senator de sires not only to be at the head of the Washington delegation, hut to be select ed as the national committeeman. It may be remembered in Oregon it will never be forgotten in Washington that for the first two years -of Mr. McKinley's admin istration Senator Wilson was the sole republican congressman for this state. Un der the -delectable McKinley method of parceling out the spoils . to the victors, Senator Wilson dispensed the entire fed eral patronage for the state of Washing ion. 2o other person was permitted a voice in their distribution. The county and state organizations were coolly Ig nored, and great pains were taken to show the national republican committee man Mr. P, C. Sullivan, of Tacoma that his recommendations vfere of no value. It atfper'ea to be the. policy of the sen ator to build up a strong personal ma chine. .But wretched, judgment was- shown In the selection of many of the appointees. It is not necessary to mention names, but it is notorious in Washington that a large part of the important federal officers are men of small political influence. The public might easily forgive the senator for selecting small-fry politicians for prominent positions if they had otherwise any sojt of special fitness -as a recom mendation; "but as a rule' they" have not It was not wonderful, therefore, that the federal migade which assembled at Olym pia last winter to promote their maker's candidacy not only failed to accomplish anything, but was indeed a source of de cision to the opposition. There were few efficient workers among them. A major ity perfectly realized their own impo tence, -and merely stood around, looked wise and tried to do nothing. It is not surprising- that the Wilson method of ig noring the state and county organizations -greatly offanded and angered them; and the result was that the federal 'brigade, instead of being a foundation for future successes, was a leading factor in the senator's defeat All this is a digression, hut it explains why the republican party of Washington was, ahd is, divided into Wilson and anti Wilson factions, the latter made, up of elements united by the one common bond of -opposition A.o him. They are, broadly epeaking, the followers of Foster, Ankeny and fiumes. It" is to be expected that they will do their utmost to thwart the Wilson enterprise of capturing control of the delegation to Philadelphia. It Is a foregone conclusion. that Senator Foster "will-hetput forward by Pierce county, or a candidate named by him, and It is like ly, too." that MrTArikeny will have no great trouble in securing the hacking of Walla Walla county. In King county there is a more troublesome situation. It Js well understood that Mr. E. CHughes, one of the -associates of Mr. Wilson in the purchase of the Post-Intelligencer, ex peote to-be the Seattledelegate. He can not avoid possibly he "does not desire to avoid bomg deemed, the Wilson candi date, and It is certain that the lines will be drawn in this county on that issue. Mr. Hughes is an .able lawyer, a fine speaker, and personally a most likable gentleman; hut that he can succeed In carrying the republican primaries, weighted down by the Wilson handicap, is doubtful. Fif teen months since, In the somewhat cel ebrated contest between Humes and the Spokane senator for control of the King couaty legislative delegation, the latter was overwhelmingly beaten. Despite the supposed advantage the x-senator has now secured by his great financial feat of borrowing enough money from an un known source to buy the Fost-Intelli-Uencer, the situation is not much altered. To oppose Mr. Hughes the anti-Wilson re publicans have brought forth Mr. E. C. JCeufelder, a prominent business man and a very influential member of the- party. Mr. Neufelder is now in the- East, tiut-he Is said to have consented to stand. Just why the Wilson machine is so tre mendously anxious to name the Phila delphia delegates, and to that end sur render entirely the Seattle municipal Qr- ganlzatlon to the opposition, is not clear to the lay mind. The certain effect of a fight of that nature Is to widen the,' breach between the ex-senator and his successor, to whose election he contrib uted such valuable aid. -The friends of Poster bitterly resent the Wilson assump tion that the latter still speaks for Washington in the national eounells of the party, and they are sure to do all they can to prevent "Wilson making that assumption good. The ex-senator's mo tives may lie deeper than in his natural desire to regain his hold on the party. He may have his own reasons for demon strating that the assistance given him In buying up the leading republican organ in the state was wisely placed. . The struggle for the honor of repre senting the Washington democracy in the national democratic convention has not yet been precipitated, except that there are distinct signs of a purpose to wage war on National Committeeman W. H. White. Mr. White is an expansionist and a patriot, and he is among the few of his party who have dared to raise their voices against its suicidal policy of op posing the war in the Philippines. Mr. White's warnings have been frequent and pointed, but they appear to have served only to make himself Ja special object of the wrath of tha orthodox Bryanites. A determined effort wHl he made to defeat Mr. White, who wants to be re-elected, and, in the present temper of the de mocracy, It is likely to succeed. There is n5 place in the party for the masculine Cassandra who tries to prevent its making a fopl of Itself. As It is, the attitude of the democracy toward Mr. Bryan Is one of sullen loyalty, and there is no serious thought on the part of any one that a delegation opposed to him can be elected. It Is realized that, unless he amends his course, the party will not stand a ghost of a show, but for all that, they feel that their only course is to follow his flag to certain disaster. The populists of the state,- too, accept Bryan under strong mental protest The party is tired of sliver; and more than that ifcr is'for expansion., Leaders llke OwyernorlRpgera and Judge Winson, who .'have agreed in littleelse, are united on ... .. -r that point That Bryan's Tenomlnation means the practical disappearance of populism as an entity Is riot to be dis puted. A feeble effort is being made to hold the organization together on the is sue of direct legislation, but it is arous ing only languid Interest, and will avail little. CIRCUIT COURT AT HILLSBORO. Polygram! Pleaded Guilty and "Was Sentenced 4or One Year. . HILX.SBORO, Or., Jan. 27. At an ad journed sitting of the circuit court today, Frank M. Gardner, charged with polygamy In having wedded Mrs. Foord, of this county, while having a wife living in Sa lem, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in th"e' penitentiary. An order was made requiring James M. Thompson, of Forest Grove, to pay $30 on or before March 1, and ?25 on or before March 20, to the attorneys for the defense In the divorce case against his wife. J. W. Canon was ordered to pay 5100 to" the attorney of his wife before the next regular term of court, to enable her to defend suit for divorce. The divorce case of Llllle Meyor vs. Dewis Meyer, Cornelius parties, was dis missed. Julius Miller, who broke jail In 1S3D, and was only recently apprehended, today pleaded guilty to larceny of bacon from "the storehouse of P. M. Jackson, a HIIls boro rancher, and was fined $50. Miller hadw already made restitution to Jackson, and? as the- only witness for "the state Is dead; the light sentence was imposed-he-caus of the plea of guilty. The defendant paid his fine and was released. The case of E. W. Haines vs. E. P. Cad well, an appeal from justice court, was decided in favor of Haines on a plea in abatement Cadwell asks to file a plea to the merits. EXHIBIT FOR PARIS FAIR. aiosaes to He Used to Portray Ore gon's Scenery and Industries. MILLWOOD, Dougias County, Or., Jan. 28. A unique exhibit far the world's fair, at Paris, is being arranged by Miss M. L. Sutton, .Millwood, Or., whose similar work captured first-award diplomas rand medals at the Portland and Omaha expo sitions In -ISSS.- TheParis-jexhiblt will consist of alealher bound volume of ISO pages, 11x15 inches, to contain a complete photographic repro duction of Oregon's scenic, natural, in dustrial and mechanical features, artistic ally arranged with a complete collection of Oregon wood mosses, and Information executed in moss lettering. The volume will be divided into several departments, namely: State department, with views of state buildings and state maps, and seal drawn in moss; scenic de partment and special pages devoted to the interests of the various large cities, and to lumbering, mining, agriculture, etc. To-assist In meeting the necessary ex pense of this work, some pages are open to enterprising advertisers, whose business In terests exemplify -Oregon's possibilities. Full credit will be given contributions of photos, which are requested, and full information may be had from Miss Sutton. SPOKAXE DOESN'T FUMIGATE. Says Epidemic Is Chi ctenp ox De partment Reiterates Instructions. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The postofflce department has received reports from Spo kane, Wash., showing that the order to fumigate mall leaving that place for Brit ish Columbia has not as yet been carried out The reports are that neither the post master nor health officials there believe it necebsary to disinfect the mails, because they think the smallpox scare to be un warranted. The epidemic now In evidence there, they say, Is chickenpox. The post ofllce department has, however, reiterated its Instructions directing the postal offi cials there to disinfect the mails. The re ports from Spokane state that Nelson, B. C, is the only place that has declared quarantine against Spokane. Rossland. B. C, is willing to receive mall from Spo kane without disinfection. WATERWORKS FOR BAKER CITY. Bonds for 100,000 Carried by a BIgr Majority. BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. '27. The tax payers of Baker City today voted on a proposition to issue, bonds for $100,000 to purchase the Elk-creek water right and to pipe water 10 miles t6 this city. Out of 2500 men and women of legal age here, about 600 were entitled to "vote. The total vote cast was 456. iThree hundred and eighty-four voted'forVThe bonds for the gravity water system, and. 72, against it. There is great rejoicing over the result. Livestock Notes. J. R. Douglas, of Lane county, sold 47 head of mutton sheep to a Eugene firm of butchers for $G 55 per head. ' ' An Eastern 'Oregon" cattleman sold a carload of steers right off the range that averaged $48 per head None of these cat tle had been fed a pound of hay or grain. Jonn Cunningham, xt Arlington, has sold half a carload of heavy horses to a Portland buyer, at goo& flgureg, FOUND THE MOTHER LODE A TEN-FOOT VE3X THAT RUNS 40 TO THE TOX. In Cascatle,r Mountains, 30 Miles Southeast of The Dalles Pros pectors Will Flock There. THE DALLES, Or., Jan. B. Adams and F. H. Wakefield, who ror a long time past Been iouoing up gold prospects on the eastern slope of the Cascade mountains, have at last come upon ledges which are supposedto be. the origin of the rich ore speclmehs'whlch have been shown by the Indians in, recent years. Tne discovery was maae noou .sy jauf southeast of The Dalles. The velh Is re- ported to be about 10 feet in width. The walls are very well defined, in facts it is a true fissure- vein. It is a contact be tween porphyry and granite, and assays evenly across the entire vein, with a uni form value of about $40 per ion. The cap rock showed $4 per ton, but a force of men were at once put to work developing and the rich strike Is the result. This will be the signal for great num bers of prospectors to leave for the re gions as soon as the early spring opens the passes sufficiently. GOLD LEDGE NEAR LAKEVHirW. Thought to Be Heavily Minernlized, Though No Assay Has Been 3iade. LAKEVIEW, 'Or.," Jan." 23. Gold was discovered within a mile of Lakevlew yesterday, and a claim filed on by 13. H. Lofftus. He discovered a ledge of blue quartz, near Dead Man canyon, having both silver and gold. The royal metal is plain to the naked eye, and there Is considerable Interest manifested, and there will be much anxiety as to' the re sult of the assay, which vill have to be made at some distant point, there be ing no assayer nearer than the railroad. The ledge Is about 40 yards wide, and Its outcropplngs show for 200 yards before dipping. The find Is pronounced by the best judges here as a good one. It Is thought also to contain iron, and the weight indicates that it is heavily min eralized. Sage Hen and Other Mines. Mining Is all the talk In Lakevlew just now. Besides the mines discovered at our door yesterday, and the Chewaucan mining district, reported yesterday, there are the Sage Hen mines, which are con sidered the most Important of ail. These mines He out In the bald hills in a vol canic country, about 25 miles " a "little south of east of Lakevlew. They em brace a territory of about two miles by three, and are thought to be very rich. They were first discovered by. J. W. Loff tus, a rancher and stockman, about 20 yeacs ago, but no real excitement oc- 'curred until four years ago, when a stampede was made to the Sage Hen vmines. At that time more than 200 claims were filed upon, but very little develop ment was done. The claims have been abandoned, one at a time, .nntll only about 20 now are keep good"-by assess ment work. A few houses and barns have been erected there, and there-'are some who have the utmost confidence In the future of the mines and are staking their all In the enterprise. A man by the name of- Westlake Is persistently prospecting and experimenting, and has perfect confi dence""that he has already made a big' strike and will make others. In case the find Is a success, the facili ties for mining will be the very best. Deep creek runs right through the center of the district, and the flow of water is never less than 2000 Inches. Pine timber runs up to It from one side. The mines He among, the bald hills, and are surrounded by rinf'rocks about 12 feet in thickness. The elevation of the mines above sea level Is about 6000 feet While there have been considerable sums of money spent on these mines, most of it has been spent in having assays made from the outcropplngs. Twenty feet Is as deep as any shaft has yet "been sunk. There have been a great number of assays made, butmost"6f them have been made by "free-milling" assayers. Fourteen dol lar to the tori ls"as hlgh'as reliable free mlUing assayers have fqund any of the ore to contain, and It runs as low as $4 41 to the ton, $2 96 of this being gold and $1 45 silver. The ore Is dlroride gouche with sulphurets. The sulphurets, are very heavy and can be shoveled up like sand In the bed of the .creek, that -runs through the dis trict. The assays that have been made by base metal assayors show., a much different .re sult .They find as'nigh as $1000 to the ton in this ore. This was from ore taken from a prospect hole 18 feet deep. The value of the ore has grown at a rapid rate as the prospector proceeded in depth. .. SJUTSLTER NEEDED AT BOHEMIA. Suggestion That Portland Be Inter - estcd in the Matter. Cottage Grove Nugget. A smelter Is one of the most necessary Institutions -to any successful mining camp, providing, of course, the camp is in the true sense of the word a success. Recent developments in the Bohemia district prove beyond all reasonable doubt the absolute need of a smelter, and also demonstrate that if a smelter will pay anywhere it will pay here. Take, for, instance, the recent great strike at the Mustek. Here a mam moth chute of ore, going 40 per cent lead and running high in silver and gold abso lutely a clear shipping ore has been so extensively developed that the manage ment feel free to say that from this mine alone 50 tons of this ore a day can be furnished a smelter for three years at least 'As development work" goes on, tho chute widens, and those supposed to know are perfectly confident' In Its lasting quali ties. The strike was made In level No. 4, and considerable stoplng, with exceedingly! flattering results, has already been done. Level No. C is now being driven west, al ready with a full1 face of ore, to tap the big strike. A smelter in the district is, of course, the thing desired, but if it cannot be attained, Portland surely should set about Interesting capitalists In the con struction of one there, as no safer invest ment for capital can be found. WAS LEGALLY MARRIED. Six Months' Limit of Washington Not Operative In Other States. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 27. A decision was handed down today by the supreme court affirming judgment In the case of Mary C. Willey vs. Philander- L. Willey, in an appeal from an order granting plain tiff suit money and attorney's fees-in an action for divorce. In this case, Willey contended he was never legally married to the respondent,' the facts of the case being that the couple were married under the common marriage law of California within a few weeks after Willey had been divorced from his first wife, living In Olympia, and before the six months' limitation prescribed by the Washington law had expired. The Willeys afterwards returned to Olympia, and when Willey sought to obtain a divorce from his second wife, his attorneys set up the cjialm that he was not legally married un der the laws of this state. The supreme court states-, that the gen eral rule is that the lex loci, contractus controls all adjudication involving, the va lidity of marriage. Jn consequence, the six months' prohibition of marriage after divorce was granted does not extend to states having no such law, and Willey's second marriage was valid. Judgment wan therefore afflrmd. Promising Claim in Bohemia. District Cottage Grove Nugget. The Ophlr mine, owned by O. P. Adams, Cathcart Bros., et al., which lacks iSO feet of Joining the well-known Mustek, on the game ledge, and on the south and east of Bohemia-jnountaln,". IshTghly spoken of a3 one of the coming dividend payers In the camp. This property was located by O. P. Adams, In 1S92, and since then con siderable development work has been done each year, within the means of the own ers. The work gives Indlcatloa of two par allel ledges. Both ledges have been cut nearly six feet from the hanging walls, and still show ore on, the foot walls. The ore is a mixture o.free arid -base, almost a facsimile of the Mustek oreT The assays have run as high as $4,0 gold to the ton. The property has1 sm excellent mlllslte on the companion claim? tne Royal. Quotations of Mining Stocks. have-.LspoKjfr jan. 27. The closing bids for mining stocks today were: Blacktail $0 09 IMountaln l,ion...?0 04 Butte & Boston.. 8 Morrison 4 t? TBespa.-BhieJay.. Princess Maud... T EDier Trail No. 2 12$ Qullp 22 uoia iiedge o iKepuDiic a w JSolden, Harvest. 3 Sullivan 9 pnsurgent 2Tom Thumb ...... 16 Jifh Blaine 18 'Waterloo VVi Lone Pine Surp. 13 "Palo Alto SAN "FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta ,....$0 02'Mesican $0 30 Andes TlOocidental Con ... 18 Belcher 9 Ophir 65 Best & Belcher. . . 22'Overman o Bullion filPolosi 85 Caledonia 48'Savage 16 Challenr& Con ... 20!Scornion :. 2 Chollar 20 Seg. Belcher Confidence Con. Cal. & Va... Crown Point . Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross.. Lady "Wash. Con.. 71 Sierra Nevada ... 44 1 40'Standard 2 40 llfUnion Con 23 23Utah Con 5 3SlYellow- Jacket .... 22 2 NDW YORK, Jan. 37; Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chollar ?0 22!OntarIo $7 50 Crown Point .' lOOplilr' 62 Con. CaL & Va.-., 1 ns'PIymoutu ..:.,... R Deadwood C5 Quicksilver 1 u Gould & Curry. . , 20' do pref . . . . 7 CO Hale & Norcross.. 'SOiSierra Nevada. ... 43 Homestake 50 001 Standard . . . 2 CO Iron Silver CSIUnion Con 5 Mexican 27J Yellow Jacket .... 20 BOSTON, Jan. 27. Closing- quotations: Boston & Mont..2 C5 IParrott ..:.. $0 40 BuUe & Boston.. , 43 ' Good. Reports T"roin Blue River Mines OREGON CITX, Jan. 27. W. L. Beck ner, who Is extensively interested in the Blue river mines, returned from there last night, and reports the camp booming. He was Informed that the Lucky'Boy Com pany was cleaning up $250 per day, and it wa3 believed that It was losing that much more In the concentrates. However, it expects to have apparatus in place within a week or two that will save the con centrates. The Brownsville Company has begun a survey for a Wagon road up the Calapoola river from that place, a short and feasible route. Mr. Beckner and his partner, J. E. McCauleyj of Portland, ex pect to run long funnels jlnto their claims at an early date, pne on the Calapoola side of the mountain and orie on the Blue river slope. ,' N ' Oregon Notes. Moro school district has levied a 6-mIU tax. Chicken thieves are operating at Wood burn. Arlington has voted a special 10-mlll school tax. A sale of 52 bales of hops at Woodburn Is reported at 6 cents per pound. Editor Ira Campbell, of the Eugene Guard, Is a happy father. The new comer is a boy. The Ontario Advocate reports the burn ing of the Nyssa hotel. Loss, $1400; In surance, $800. It will be rebuilt. Harry C. Collins, charged with swin dling by the use of sight drafts, Is In the Jackson county Jail ih default of bonds.( The Jordan hoys, who recently beat a Japanese-cook severely, are said b'y the Dallas' Itemlzer to have recently finished terms in the -penitentiary. The Weston school district has levied a 12-mllJ tax to pay interest on bonds and meevt running expenses. The district has reduced Its debt $1035 the past year. , Dr. Williamson, the oldest physician at the asylum In point of service, says there is no doubt as.to the Insanity of Matt Hilstrom, of Clatsop county, who recent ly killed Lake Moores. The unusual winter In Sherman county brings this notice from the Moro Ob server: "Angus Kuks would be glad to pasture all of -Jils. neighbors' cattle free now, hlg wheat ia so rank." A hunter jn the .Blue mountains east of Weston, while hunting pheasants with a 32-callber rifle, stumbled u,pon a full grown cougar, which he was fortunate enough to kill at the first shot. Christopher Mustrala, one of the young men arrested for disturbing a religious meeting at MUton, was fined $40, and in default of .payment -now languishes be hind, tho bars of the Umatilla county jail. Wo.Qdb.urn bids fair to have a contest over licensing saloons at the coming mu nicipal election. The charter requires that tho matter shall be submitted to the electors when 50 freeholders petition for it The expenses of Polk county for the year beginning January 1, 1899, and end ing December 31, 1S99, were: General ex penses, $21,898 38; courthouse, $21,759 22; aggregate of warrants drawn, $43,659 60. The general expenses of the year were much lower than usual. The populist central committee of Uma .tllla county met at Pendleton yesterday for "reorganization of the central com mittee and the discussion of plans for the continued resistance to the political evils which still Imperil our homes and jeopardize our liberties." At "Cottage Grove a number of people who had been bilked by a fake electric belt doctor undertook to punish him at the railway depot with stale eggs, but he drew a revblver and kept them off. As the train moyed away he put his head out the window and shouted: "Good-bye, suckers!" The Albany Democrat says that T. C. Anderson, aged 86, who was granted a divorce from his second wife about five weeks, ago, applied for a license Wednes day, to marry Mrs. Mary Brackett, aged 56, nd was refused, as the requisite six months had not, passed. "He said he would wait five montjis and then ,call for it Ed Warren, a yauqg man who resides on Elght-.MIle, in Gilliam county, is re ported, by the Condon Globe to have sworn QUt a warrant for the arrest of William Pierce, a weU-to-do farmer of the same neighborhood, the alleged crime being rape, and the victim named as Mary Pierce, his 14-year-old daughter. The will of Perry Gordon Barrett, who died three weeks ago at Hood River, has been admitted to probate In Wasco county. The estate, valued at $12,000, is bequeathed to his wife, Almeda Hodge Barrett, and at her death reverts to their two grandsons, who have been adopted by them, and the will signifies a desire that the names of the boys be changed from Howell to Barrett. In Morrow county the O. R. & N. Co. pays taxes on $265,000. The largest indi vidual taxpayer is William Penland, who is assessed at $57,000. Other prominent as sessments are: Henry Heppner, $31,540; Antone Vey, $21,000; Joseph Vey, $18,000; Hugh Fields, $21,865; Thomas Quaid, $16, 200; A. E. Wright, $13,400; J. W. Morrow, $12,000; James McHaley, $10,630. Hood River papers report so much trouble from big boys In the Franklin school that Principal S. C. Sherrlll re signed. It seemed that there was a pre concerted, plan tor -worry the teachers and break up the school. The directors have engaged Rev. 'HriK.' -Benson as principal. He is said to belong to the church mili tant, and to "correct unruly pupils in sev eral languages." B. F. Wells tells the Roseburg Review that the tres.tle Which fell at Olalla last week vwas the main pne, carrying the water of Olalla creek., ,The mining com pany consequently have left but the water o' Thompson and Byron creeks, with which they will be fortunate if able to clean up .their bedrock without doing anything more this winter. Next season the fallen 'flume will be replaced With pipe to carry the water across the canyon r RUN OVER BY STREET-CAR SIX-YKAR-OLD BOY FATALLY IX ' s t JITRED IN ASTORIA. Was Playing, and Ran Directly In Front of a Moving Car, Which Mangled Him. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 27. Edgar Oswalt, a fryear-old boy, was run over by a street-car this afternoon, and will with out doubt die before morning. He was playing with another boy, and ran direct- ly Inront .of 4he car, that was, moving along i slowly. 4 'iBoth of the boy's legs were horribly mangled, and the rear wheels of, the" car stopped on his hodyViA crowd Soon collected and lifted-the car so that the body could be removed. No blame is attached to the motorman, as the passengers and several people on the side walk saw the accident and exonerate him from any lack'of care. PLANS FOR FARMERS' CONGRESS. The Official Programme Given Out "Various Branches Represented. SALEM, Or., Jan. 27. The farmers' con gress, which will be held In this city Feb ruary 7 and 8, under the auspices of the state board of agriculture, assisted by the Salem chamber of commerce, promises to be one of the most notable gatherings In the history of the state. Already a num ber of men who for years have been prominently identified with the agricultural, pomolQglcal, horticultural, poultry, dairy and livestock Interests, have written to Secretary Thlelsen) of the chamber of com merce, accepting Invitations to deliver ad dresses, and others are expected to be present, including Secretary Shields, of the California state board of agriculture, who will be one of the speakers. Besides the congress, representatives of the vari ous Interests will bold meetings, to discuss matters relatingjto, themselves particularly. The? congress wllbe held In the hall of representatives, at the. state capitof, the use of which was tendered by Secretary of ' State Dunbar. The programme, as pre pared by Secretary Thlelsen, is as follows: February 7, afternoon session, at 2 o'clock Address of welcome; response (for state agricultural and horticultural societies), Hon. T. T. Geer, governor of Oregon: "Horticulture In Oregon, and Markets for Oregon Fruit," H. E. Dosch, secretary state board of horticulture; "Swine Breed ing," John 'Redmond, McMlnnvllle, Or.-; "SoUing, and Its Advantages In Dairying," George W.aWeeks, of Salem; "Geat-Breed-Ing In Oregon." Evening session, at S o'clock "The" State Fair, and Its Relations to Agriculture," W. H. Wehrung," president state board of agriculture; "Transportation for Oregoi. Products," C. H. Markham, general freight and passenger agent, Southern Pacific Company; "Future Outlook for Dairying in Oregon," Thomas Paulsen, president State Dairy Association; "Organization of Pro ducers," H. B. Miller, president state board of horticulture; "Animal Husbandry as a Factor in Successful Agriculture," Dr. James WUhycombe, vice-director, Ore gon agricultural" college; "Fair Circuits and the Benefits Thereof," Peter J. Shields, secretary California State Agri cultural Society; "The Creamery as a Fac tor In Agricultural Prosperity," George L. Rees. February 8 The morning session, from 10 to 12 o'clock, will be devoted to meet ings" of the Various- state boards and as sociations. Tho rooms and quarters where these meetings will be held will be an nounced at the Wednesday evening session. Afternoon session "The Dairy 'Cow," D. H. Looney, Jefferson. Or.: "The Poultry Industry," Professor R. F. Robinson, presi dent State Poultry Association; "The Out look for Hops in Oregon," M. L. Jones? president Oregon Hopgrowers Association. CliACKAMAS COUNTY TEACHERS. Monthly Session Held Yesterday Notes o Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Jan. 27. The Clacka mas County Teachers' Association held Its regular monthly meeting at Clackamas to day, with ah" attendance of about 50. Miss Fannie. G. Porter, a teacher In the Port land Central school, gave a report of the National Teachers' Association, held at Los Angeles, last summer. M. S. Shrock, of Hubbard, read a paper on "The Nerv ous System." O. H. Byland discussed the work of John Qulncy Adams. Fred Melndl responded to "Our Schools," and Rev. E. S. Bollinger, Of Oregon, City, formerly superintendent of tho blind school, at Salem, presented the "Methods of Teach ing tho Blind." "Bert" Greenman, who Is connected with the state fish commission, today proved 'that Chinook salmon gd above the falls. Ho caught several small ones about a year old this afternoon, which he will take down to the state fish commission head quarters in Portland. J. W. Berrlam, superintendent of the Rogue river hatchery, left today for that place, to begin taking steelheads. That hatchery was sucessf ul with chlnooks, and it is expected that there will be a good run"bf,steelheads. Last night the local Y. M. C. A. team defeated the Salem university team by a score of 14 to 4 In a game of basket ball. New Oregon Incorporations. SALEM, Or., Jan. 27. Articles of incor poration have been filed with the secre tary of state, as follows: Hammond Manufacturing Company, Portland, by W. J. Bates, J. P. Wlldman and W. M. Morris. Capital stock, $10,000. Object, to manufacture, quartz mills, min ing machinery, etc. Khayyam Copper Company, Portland, by C. H. Prescott, W. W. Catlln, Fred N. Pendleton, Fred G. Buffum, J. E. Culllson, F. A. Jones, R. J. Holmes and George Mc Kenzle. Capital stock, $1,000,000. Object, to mine in Alaska. Pacific Coast Gold Mining Company, Portland, by Charles V. Cooper, Thomas McCusker and Henry C. Eckenberger. Capital stock, $1,000,000. Athena Light & Power Company, At hena, by T. J. Kirk, C. A. Barrett, Joseph France, H. C. Adams and J. W. Smith. Capital stock, $30,000. Knappa Coal Company, Astoria, by F. P. Kendall, H. T. Findlay and J. D. McFar lane. Capital stock, $100,000. Oregon Bureau of Mines, Portland, by L. B. Cox, J. Frank Watson, Henry Hahn, Seneca Smith and J. F. Batchelder. Capital stock, $10,000. Objects, to conduct a mining stock exchange and to act as broker and dealer in mining properties. Jacobsen-Bade Company, Portland, by W. P. Jacobsen, C. E. Bade and George W. Hazen. Captain stock, $4000. Object, to engage in plumbing business. Black Belle Gold Mining & Milling Com pany, Portland, by W- H. Harris. E. C. Johnson and R. Prager. Capital stock, S5Q,000. . Coquilla Hlver & Alaska Mining Com pany, Myrtle Point, Coos county, by B. G. Lehmanowsky, M. H. Dement, George P. Mullen and S. G. GUes. Capital stock. $6000. Supplementary articles, allowing the company to navigate a vessel between Myrtle Point and the head of navigation on the Yukon river, Alaska. Oak Bar Mining Company, Portland, by Francis Scaly, R. G. Morrow and B. B. Beekman. Capital stock, $20,000. Many Demands on the Governor. SALEM, Or., Jan. 27. Governor Geer has just been notified that he has been elected one of the vice-presidents of the Cornelius P. Bushnell National Memorial Associa tion. The governor, who left for Astoria yesterday to attend the native Sons' ban quet, will accept the honor. 'Of late, Governor Geer has been Invited to attend more banquets, make raon speeches and write move papers of statt and national interest than probably anj I other governor to the country. To accept cos o o e o 9 O 0 o o e o e 6 O e 9 a o e e e G oooooeoooeooo o o ooooeoooooooooooocoooooooooooooooo r Our Great ' -Reduction Sale Is a money saver for the shrewd buyer. Reductions will average 25 per cent to 35 per cent. And sale will continue until our large stock of heavyweight woolens is closed out. It will pay you to look through our variety of bargains 1 They must be seen to be appreciated. Sec our line of Fancy Vestings.' Full Dress Suits a specialty. Garments to order in a day, if required. Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. o o e o o o o a fi o o e o e e e o e o o o o e e o 108 Third Street, , ... . gnami iMi H "n'luK eeooooeeoocooeoeoeeooeeoosoeeoooooosooiDocoosooegoss all these invitations would leave him no time for his official duties, and In an cases, except where .Oregon Is concerned, he has had to decline them with thanks. "Washington Jfotes. The work of numbering houses so as to facilitate the delivery of mall Is pro ceeding In "Walla "Walla. A public debate of the British-Boer question at North Yakima Tuesday even ing resulted in favor of the Boers. The Tacoma Chamber of Commerce has sent Senator Turner a telegram Indorsing the bill to prevent rafting logs on the high seas. A number of Tacoma citizens are agi tating the matter of organizing a ter minal company to get possession of the tide flats there and hold tho land so that it would benefit the town rather than merely for private speculation. Ira Spoonemere, a minister's son, arrest ed for arson, robbery, etc, a 'Walla "Walla and "Waltsburg, in his confession told how Jhe robbery of the O. R. & N. freight cars was systematically carried on. Climbing aboard the slow-going trains on the Alto grade, the thieves would break the seals of cars and throw out merchandise, to be gathered up at their leisure. Their plunder was cached away, to be peddled out as opportunity offered. Byron Zumwalt, George May, and prob ably others, were associated with young Spoonemere In this nefarious work. THEORIES ABOUT FOOD. Also a Few Facts on the Same Sub ject. "We hear much nowadays about health foods and hygienic living, about vegetar ianism and many other fad3 along the same line. Restaurants may bo found In the larger cities where no meat, pastry or coffee Is served and tho food crank Is in his glory, and arguments and theories galore ad vanced to prove that meat was never in tended for human stomachs, and almost make us believe that our sturdy ances tors who lived 'four-score years in ro bust health on roast beef, pork" and mut ton must have been grossly Ignorant of the laws of health. Our forefathers had other thlng3 to do than formulate theories about the food they ate. A warm welcome was extended to any kind from bacon to acorns. A healthy appetite and common sense are excellent guides to follow in matters of diet, and a mixed diet f grains, fruits and meat3 is undoubtedly the best. As compared with grains and -vegetables, meat furnishes the most nutriment In a highly concentrated form and is digested and assimilated more quickly than veg etables and grains. Dr. Julius Remmson, on this subject, says: "Nervous persons, people run down In healtn and of low vitality, should eat meat and plenty of it. If the digestion Is too feeble at first It may be easily cor rected by the regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal. Two of these excellent tablets taken afiter dinner will digest several thousand grains of meat, eggs or other animal food in three hours, and no matter how weal: the stomach may be, no trouble will be experienced If a regular practice Is made of using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets because they supply the pepsin and dias taso necessary to perfect digestion, and every form of Indigestion will be over come by their use. That large class of people who come under the head of nervous dyspeptics should eat plenty of meat and Insure; Its proper digestion by the dally use df a safe, harmless digestive medicine, like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets composed of the natural digestive principles, pepsin, diastase, fruit acids and salts, which ac tually perform the work of digestion. Cheap cathartic medicines, masquerad ing under the name of dyspepsia cures are useless for Indigestion, as they have ab solutely no effect upon the actual diges tion of food. Dyspepsia In all its many forms 13 simp ly afallure of the stomach to digest food, and the sensible way to solve the riddle and cure the dyspepsia Is to make daily use at meal time of a preparation like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, which Is In dorsed by the medical profession and known to contain active digestive prin clplcs All druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at 50c for full treatment. A little booklet on cause and cure of stomach trouble mailed free by address ing F. A Stuart Co.. Marshall. Mich. DR. SIMM'S SPECIPiC FOR WHOOPING COUGH A certain relief and cure. 50 cents at H druggists. Woodard, Clarke & Co., Chemists Areata, Portland, Or, e e a e o o o o e e Baa'ga.ca'jitrwr3L.iiniL.L near Washington Every man should be strong In nerve ar-4 body, but. unfortunately, youthful Indis cretions and later excesses, dissipations, etc.. are so prevalent that comparatively few possess perfect health, strength anl vigor. Of course, when a man is -weak, naturo Is constantly doing the utmost to brirg about a change, but this is a cond.tlon in which she requires aid. or. rather, a meam of using her own remedy. I have treat d weak men, and weak men onl for CO years. During that time I have given a I the drugs that are given today, anil fcjund out what most doctors admit, that Brags Do Not Core These weaknesses, because they stimulate. 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