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TOE SU2JDAT 0REG0NIA2T, POKTLAjHD, MAY 13, 1900.
DIVIDED DEMOCRATS
King County Sends Two Sets
of Delegates to Spokane.
STATE CONVENTION MU5T DECIDE
James Hamilton Lovri to Lead tiic
Delegation Favorable to Gover
nor Hosiers' Taction of Party.
SEATTLE, "Wash., May 12. Th Democ
racy of King County will send tiro con
testing delegations to the state conven
tion, to be held at Spokane May 19. One
"will be for Lee Hart lor Katlonal dele
gate, the other for J. W. Godwin.
Recently -ward primaries were held by
the Democrats of the county, and dele
sajes were elected to the county conven
tion called to meet today to choose dele
gates to the Spokane convention. The
fight was between J. W. Godwin and Lee
Hart es to who should receive the con
vention's Indorsement for National dele
gate. The county primaries, were the
nost exciting: ever held, but t6day's con
vention, eclipsed anything of the kind
ever held in "Western Washington. There
tvere a dozen contorting delegations. Af
ter fighting all morning over temporary
organization, the two factions appointed
an arbitration committee of 12 In the hope
of bringing about a. settlement. The com
mittee stood 6 to 6 on all matters, and
finally reported that It could not agree.
Then Chairman Thorne, of the County
Central Committee, tried to run the con
vention by narmng the contesting delega
tions entitled to seats. It Is elalmod he
pave Hart the bettr of It. The Godwin
people became angry, and for a. time the
convention hall resembled the New Tort
efoek exchange during a stormy session.
Finally the Godwin people grabbed up thu
records and adjourned to another ball,
vhere they convened and elected dele
pates to the Spokane convention in
structed for Godwin.
The Hart wing perfected organization
and elected Hart delegates to Spokane
James Hamilton Lewis was put at the
fcead of the Hart delegation, -which is
?egarded as a stroke of good politics. A
Sew days ago, Lewis announced that he
was for Godwin. Later he said he was
taking no Interest In the fight.
The Hart-Godwin contest Is significant,
as Hart Is Governor Rogers' representa
tive In King County, and Godwin repre
sents a, faction supposed to be opposed te
Rogers.
Both the Hart and Godwin connections
Indorsed James Hamilton Lewis for "Vice
President. It is conceded tonight that
the success of Hart or Godwin depends
upon the strength of Governor Rogers'
following In the Spokane convention.
ser & Hayes sheep. In Sanford CanyoU,
and Is three Inches long, without a break
or interruption In Its growth. It lr much
admired, and the band of 3000 ewes from
which It came will easily yield their own
ers SO.OGO pounds of it, and probably more
This, with the increase, makes such sheep
ono of the best Investments on earth.
Heppner wool is all of most magnificent
Quality this year. Manager R. F. Hynd,
of the Morrow County Land & Trust
Company's warehouse, rays that what fce
is receiving is the prettiest ever seen. It
1s fine, long, bright and silky, and equal
to any Australian wool. It will increase
the good reputation of Heppner wool,
wherever it goes.
The wool market has not opened here
yet, and no sales are being made. Buy
ers who came here last December had
their offers of 15 cents declined by all
growers except two Harvey Jones and
Joseph Luckraan, both of whom now p?em
satisfied with the contracts they made.
I But the outlook then semed good for 23
eents. Jvow the London sales show a. de
cline In values, but many woolgrowere
here think It Is only a temporary prelim
inary decline, and that" wool will soon
be Itself again. "When the buyers come
to Heppner. they will have acres of the
best wool on earth to select from.
The School Board, consisting of Frank
Gilliam, J. M- Hager and O. S. rarns-
worth, met today and re-elected the eight ,
zeaeners now erapioyea, except anrs aai
Siger, who resigned, and Is succeeded by
Miss Bailey.
TO LIMIT HOP SUPPLY
THAT'S THE "WATCHWORD OF THE
OREGON GROWERS XOW.
Quotations of Minin? Stocks.
SPOKANE. May 12. Th dosing- bid for
jttfnirg- stacks toflay were.
El&ektall $0 IS lPrineess Maud...?0 OS'-J
i;lRarMr Canboo 25
2tfi Republic 34
1;I Reservation 1251
15 i (.tossland Glaat.. 2
2?j,rinliran 12
2 Tom Thumb .. .. IS
4 iWat&rloo 4
Uter Trail Con.
Gold Itee
Golden Harvest.
Lbue Pine Sorp.
Mountain Iloa..
ifortlns Glory.-ilorrlssn
SJttJ FRANCISCO. Way 12. The oSHclal clos
ing nuotaHcas for mining stocks today were:
Altt ,..$0 62lMxlean $0 SS
Andes 70-itQntal Coa ... 33
Belehfcr UJOpblr 60
.Best & BeleacT... j5Ovnnan IS
BWUon 2 Totort 23
Caledonia 95)Ss.T&ge 17
Challenue Con -- 13iff Belcher 1
Ch611aT SOiSIerr. Nevada ... SS
Confidence 73tIlre- Hill 16
1 Cob. Cat AVa... 1 -Go Standard S 63
Crown Point 11 union Con 2T
Gould & Curry... 2-liUtah Cos &
Bal &; Ncreross . Si Yellow Jacket .,.. 18
Jastiee i
KJTrr YOSfK. ITsy 12. Mlalng stocks today
closed as follows:
Chouar $o ljSJOntarlo 5
Coa. Cal. A; Va.V." 1 30
DeatJ-nsaod ....... 55
Gauld fc raiw 11
Ha & iorepoaf.. 23j
Honsestake 50 00
Iron emer , 6
Mexican 26
Oohlr
Plyfaoatb ...
Democrats EarmonloHS.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. May 12. The
Democrats of Lewis County held a mass
convention at Chehalls today to select
delegates to the Spokane convention. J.
IS. Willis, who was chairman of the
meeting, made a, speech and the following
delegates were selected without a division:
C. D, Powell. J. M. Fonder, George F.
Well. T. J. Long, W. W. Ingalls, J. B.
Willis. M. M. Banister, A. L. Henderson,
Charles Henrlot, M- A. Langhorne. Harrj'
McCormick. Daiid Thrash, Henry Mc
Donald and W. W. Dickerson. It only
yequlred about an hour to complete the
business before the convention.
Stcunenbers an Issne at "Wallace.
WALLACE, Idaho. May 12. The Demo
crats held primaries today, and Populists
nil over the county tried to pack them.
Intending to get a convention which would
repudiate Governor Steunenberg. The t&
turns tonight leave the result In doubt.
Wallace Precinct No. 1 elects four Demo
crats. No. 2 is not yet counted, but will
eend three Populists. In Burke, where
two years ago the vote stood about ito
Populists to a dozen Democrats, 422 votes
wore polled. The count so far Indicates
the election of three Populists. Wardncr
and Kellogg, -w Ith 10 votes. Is counted safe
ly Democratic.
75
44
10
Quicksilver 1 60
do pref T 50
Sierra Nevada ... 2S
Standard 2 00
tfeloa Cjn ....... 35
Yellow Jacket 12
BOSTON", May 12. Closing' quotations:
Adventure $0 OiVlRumboldt $0 75
Allouer M. Co .. isjlosceoja 65
Arial Cooper .. kGVParrott "0
Atlantic 2t'iClulacy 1 S3
Boston & Moat. 2 S iSmta. Te. CoDner 4SI
I Butte & Bo3ton. GO iTam&raek 1 7s
Cal. & Hecla.... T IX Utah Mlnlns ... 27
Ceatcnalal 16fe tvinoaa 2
yraaklln lSiilTVolverines- iS
yotes of Yamhill County.
irMTNNVILLE. Or., May 12. The pub
lic schools of La Fayette closed yesterday.
There were no graduating exercises held
this "year, owing to the High School courEe
having been changed to 11 years. La Fay
ette is the only public school in the county
having the 11 years' course
A Joint teachers' institute between Yam
hill and Polk Counties was held at Sheri
dan today. A meeting was held last
night, at which tlmo Hon. B. F. Mulkey,
of the Monmouth Normal Sehool, made
an address.
Showers still continue. The farmers at
first welcomed the rain, but express
themselves as having all they desire now.
Seeding Is practically over around here.
Yakima Favors J. H. Leivis.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 12. The
Democratic county convention met here
today and selected the following delegates
to the stato convention at Spokane next
Saturday: Dr. C. T. Dulln, Thomas Lund,
H. H. Allen. R. Strobach. S. J. Lowe, J.
P. Marks. John McPhee. L M. Kruts, A.
J. Splawn, Yan Bitter and Frank Garrett.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing the
Administration for financial legislation and
Imperialistic policy. Allegiance to Bryan
and the Chicago platform was renewed.
The delegation wasinstructed to vote for
J. D. Medill as delegate to Kansas City
and to promote the interests, of James
Hamilton Lewis for the Vice-Presidency.
Slcinnninsr Station at Woodbnrn.
WOODBURN, May 12. A. Kaupjsch, or
the Columbia Creamery Company Port
land, met the farmers in this city today
and perfected arrangement? to establish
a first-class skimming station in this city
on or before June 1.
Centralla Wins From Toledo.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. May 12. A game
of baseball was played here this after
noon between the Tojedo HIsh School nine
and the Centralla High School nine, which
resulted in a, score of IS to 10 In favor of
the Centralla elub.
HEIJPXER REPUBLICAN RALLY.
Whole Toivn Tnrned Out, and En
tliuslusni Ran nfcli.
HEPPNER, Or., Maj 1L The first Re
publican rally of the campaign occurred
here last evening, and people turned out
in full force. The spacious Garrigues
Opera-House was taxed to its full capa
city, and the newly organized Kejpner
cornet band, under the leadership of Vaw
ter Crawford, discourssd lively musie.
G. W. Phelps was chairman of Ihft
meeting, and introduced Judge A. G.
"Bartholomew County Clerk Yawter Craw
ford and Sehool Superintendent J. W.
Shipley, all of whom are candidates for
re-election; J. W. Becket. candidate
tfor Sheriff, and W. L. Sallng. candidate
jfor Assessor, and each made a brief
speech.
The speaker of the evening was Etate
Senator Georgo C. Brownell, of Oregon
City. For an hour and a half ho dis
coursed eloquently on the political Issues
of the day. and Interest did not nag a
jnoment. Senator Brownell traced the
career cf the Republican party as the
party of progress, and made a strong ar
gument in support of the causa he advo
cated. ,
Increased interest is being taken Jn fhe
political campaign, here, and appearances
indicate that a full -voti will be cast, and
that most of 't will be for the Republican
eandidatps. An active canvass Is now be
ing entered upon. The Democratic county
candidates will take the field on the 14th,
Analting their first appearance at Lena o'n
tie. HCast Side. The Republican candi
dates wIH have -their first neeting with
the voters on the west side of the
county.
The number of voters registered to date
in the dlffernt precincts of Morrow County
foots up 1117.
Found Dead In a Hotel.
TACOMA, Wash., May 12. Farquhar
McLoed. a lumber contractor, was found
dead on the floor of his Tcom at the Occi
dental hotel this morning. There is evi
dence that he died of heart disease while
dressing.
tax list
STTEEP AXD "WOOL.
Animals on the Jfove -to Summer
Kansre and Eastern Market.
- HEPPNER. Or., May 12. Morb of Mor
row County's steep are now on the moe.
Many of them have started for the Etjsi
iner range in the Blue Mountains, while
thousands are under marching orders for
Wjojcing. and ar& leaving a bttter eli
mate than they will ever find.
Charles White today shipped from sere
GQM mutton sheep, and A M. Bunee, To
Rhea, William Stabler and all the mut
ton monarchs now here got u at 2 A.
rnd went to the stockyards to help
lem in the double-decked cars.
heep are shipped direct (c the
market. They average in weight
ids each. They will shrink six
route.
weather Is delaying soearlng
ker. but great quantities or
to roll in. At the First Na-
Lhere is on exhibition seven
finest wool ever seen here.
Erom the backa of the Con-
Oregon "otes.
Jackson County's delinquent
foots up $47,216 70.
The ScJo School Directors have decided
to add a High School department.
The milk of 225 cows has been promised
tHe creamery at Gaston, and that enter
prise is now considered a "go."
James H. Lindsay, an old and highly re
spected citizen of Klamath County, died
at the residence of Judge Smith, at Alta
mont. Tuesday evening, aged 74 years.
The first sidewalk in Shanlko made Its
appearance- Monday afternoon, when A.
C. Sanford ran a good, substantial nine
foot walk around his store. This was
highly appreciated, several people trying
It that evening.
B. F. Wells, of Olalta, a native son of
Douglas County, hac gone to San Fran
cisco to take passage on the "United States
transport leaving that city about May 15
for Manila, where he will be employed
In the United States Postal Service.
Beet-sugar mass meetings, under the
auspices of the Newberg Development
Company, have ben held during the week
et Butteville, Champoeg and St. Paul.
Charles Grlssen, of MeMInnvllle, was the
principal speaker at these meetings.
The well at Still Bros.' place, four miles
north of Weston, has been drilled to a
depth of S30 feet witheut striking a suffi
cient supply of water, and operations have
been suspended for the present. The well
has already eost a small fortune, and the
exoense increases proportionately with
depth.
The Gold H1U city water works has
arain ehanged hands. J. J, Hoyrk has
purchased from the Gold HJH Light &
Power Company its pumping plant and
franchise, and has removed the plant to
his flour mill aoove town Connections
have been made with the town reservoir,
and the town will be supplied wth Water.
Th flouring mill at Brownsville has
dosed down, ha'ving ground .all tr-a wheat
on hand. Th4 eommlttee appointed by
fiia farmers interested has completed Its
labors, and fisa mill will be turned over
to Us owners. Just who wift orierato it
In the- futujr fs n.ot known, at this time,
but Mr. MHIer has decided that he will
not continue to run It.
Duricc ths neavy thunder storm a wek
ago a bolt of lightning struck the ground
near a, roan who was working In a field
f cr Smith Brop.fc in Kay Canyon, with two
otners. each with a rfphf-Tap and team of
10 horses, sas the Moro- Observer. The
whole SO bead became Unmanageable and
stampeded with the machines. Singular
as it may appear, only three horses were
oadly injured. One of the animals fell
and a right-lap ran over it, after whleh it
was unable to get up.
The Central Construction & Navigation
Company, building the portage road above
The Dalies, has found it difficult to get
a beat that can climb the rapids at the
narrows and deliver construction materl
als at the. big eddy, and therefor has
purchased a donkey engine, that will be
set up Just below the old box factors', on
the north bank of the river, to be used
in hauling ties and rails up the "bluff. By
this method the .material can be got to
the Tortage road, and construction will
be nush.ed. with the expectation of com
pleting tiie road by July 1.
Meeting to Be Held in Salem Next
Frldar to Perfect a. Plaa for Reg-
nlatlnsr Hop Pxeduct.
SALEM. May 12. "Limit the Supply."
Is the watchword of hopgrowers at pres
ent. The agitation against "short buy
ers" and "middle-men" has about died
out, and those who believe that organiza
tion will benefit the producers are grap
pling with the law of supply and de
mand. The officers of the Oregon Hop
growers' Association, and William H
Egan, F. J. Bolton and L. Krebs. a com
mittee appointed for that purpose, by a
meeting of hopgrowers at Brooks, are
uniting in an effort to make a success of
a hopgrowers' meeting, to be held In Sa
lem. May 23, at 11 o'clock. The object of
the meeting is to perfect plans for regu
lating the quantity of hops produced dur
ing the present season.
A circular letter Is being sent out to
all the hopgrowers of the state, asking
them to hold local meetings, and to choose
delegates to attend the meeting at Sa
lem. The letter contains a copy of reso
lutions adopted at the Brooks meeting
and extracts from several articles here
tofore published in the press of the Wil
lamette Valley. In conclusion, the letter
says:
"Ton will readily understand that or
ganization and proper outlining of a plan
of action is essential to success, even
though it may not ba necessary this year,
owing to the uneven manner in which
the hop vines seem to be coming up. to
take steps toward reducing the supply.
"This reduction of supply would tend
to further aid the grower In obtaining
remunerative prices for his produet by J
improving the quality of the goods pro
duced. If we can get the quality up to
fancy choice of best Oregon, we may rea
sonably expect by judicious management
to receive the very highest market price.
On all these important questions w can
render each other material assistance, and
thus secure -the best result for alL" '
Blanks have been prepared, and the
growers will be asked from time to time
to make detailed reports of the hop crop
of their locality, the acreage this season
and last, the number of bales produced
last season and expected this year,
and the general conditions of the growing
crop. From these reports statistics will
be compiled, and the actual condition of
the hop crop of the state will be deter
mined. The .officers of the assocIaticn have re
ceived from Sacramento, CaL. an account
of a meeting of hopgrowers held at that
place May 5. Tho meeting was called for
the purpose of formulating a plan for
the organization of an association that
will regulate the production of hops by
restricting the acreage, and to take gen
eral charge of the industry, not only in
California, but in all the hop-producing
states.
George Brewer, tho originator of the
plan, was present, and explained the ne
cessity for such a movement. The fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the
hopgrowers now assembled at Sacramen
to, that an association be formed by the
hopgrowers of California, to co-operate
with the growers of other states, to the
end that the hopgrowlng Industry may be
fostered and improved.
"Resolved, That we are ready and. will
ing to abide by the rules and regulations
of an association to be hereafter formed,
which will have for Its main purpose the
reduction of the surplus of hops produced
in the United States."
The growers who participated In the
Sacramento meeting have Issued a call
for a mass meeting, to be held at Sacra
mento, May 16, for tho purpose of form
iug.a permanent organization. If the Sac
ramento growers shall succeed in secur
ing a large per cent of the hop acreage
interested In thla movement, it will be
encouraging to the Oregon growers, who
will meet May 23.
Worlc for tlie Cannery.
W. G. Allen, of the Allen Packing Com
pany, reports that there Is a splendid
prospect for a large crop of peas this
year, and that if the season continues
favorable' the Salem cannery should be in
operation early in July. About 100 acres
of peas wero planted for canning purposes
and all the growers report their crop mak
ing good progress. The entire crop avail
able for canning at Salem will amount
to 203 tons. The peas, when canned, will
be shipped to all parts of the coat, north
of California, and west of the Rocky
Mountains.
The Allen Packing Company's plant In
Salem is to be renovated, and rearranged
eo as to better facilitate the handling of
fruit. Some modern machinery will be
added. It cannot yet be determined
whether strawberries will be canned this
season, as the price must be low before
it will pay to can that fruit. In all prob
ability, cherries will be canned In large
quantities. Several years ago, the can
nery made a large run on gooseberries,
but when tho plant was closed down for
a seaeon or two, the price of gooseberries
dropped and farmers dug up their bushes.
The present company finds It Impossible
to get gooseberries in sufficient quanti
ties for canning.
Xevr Oregon Incorporations.
The following new companies filed arti
cles of incorporation this week in the of
fice of the Secretary of State:
Monarch Mining Company, John Day,
Grant County; $1000; Clarence Johnson,
J. H. Fell, John N. Gelsler,
Columbia Investment Company. Port,
land; J5M0; S. M. Mears, R. R. Hoge, F.
McKercher; object, to buy and sell all
kinds of real and personal property.
Webfoot Mining Company, Portland;
S2S00; J. B. Lane. H. Stutsman, R. Stan
ton. H. M. Lambert.
Pratt Ditch Company, Wallowa County;
5303; Eliza Makln, Leonard Baker, T. D
Crader. Ira Pratt, Grace Pratt, Clyde
Pratt John C. Pratt, Peter Olcen, J. C.
McFetridge; object, to construct an irrl
ratine ditch from, Silver Lake in Wallowa
County, across the farms of the incorpor
ators. Pacific Mining Company, Portland; 55001;
F. C. Savage, M. G. A. Du Bulsson, H.
C. Lohmann.
The G. & R. Company, Nome, Alaskat
$10,000; G. P. Goggln, E. O. Leabo, Harold
G. Rice; object, to conduct a hotel and
restaurant.
Burns Building Association, McMlna-
-rille; 532,005; H. C. Burns. M. L. Burns.
C. P. Nelson; object, to buy real estate,
erect buildings and lease the same.
Pacific States Telephone. & Telegraph
Company, Portland; $15,000,000; John C.
Ainsworth. John Lawrence, J. H. Thatch
er, George B. Bush. F. R. Strong; object
to buy, construct, lease and operate tele
phone and telegraph line In Oregon and
other states.
The Dalles, Des Chutes & Prinevllle
Rullroad Company, The Dalles. $50,COO J.
P. Mclnerney. M. T. Nolan, A. E. Ben
nett, object, to construct and operate 3
railroad from The Dalles to Klamath
Falls, by way of the Des Chutes River.
Salem Tachers Elected.
The Salem School Board this evening
held a session that was the eenter of
wide attention. It had been rumored that
an election of teachers for the ensuing
year would be held and that several im
portant vaeanciea would be created.
Teachers and applicants for positions have
"been swarming around the Directors all
day. The meeting resulted In the re
election of Professor D. W. Toder as City
Superintendent and J. S. Graham and
Alice H. Dodd as principals. G. A. Fren
ties. of Jefferson, and R. H- Baker, of
Lebanon, wero elected principals to euc-
MODERN FURNITURE
- AT COSTo
Is crowding our store with eaer ' purchasers. Since deciding to
retire from the retail business hundreds of people have availed
themselves of this opportunity to buy at factory prices.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF i
TruToFFER
While every line is unbroken. It is not likely that you will ever be
able to secure so much purchasing power for your money as this sale
affords. Everything must be sold even If it means a loss to us.
THE STOCK IS NEW AND r
UP TO DATE
$t
Embracing as it does all of the latest creations shown by the leading
Eastern manufacturers this season. Call and you will be surprised
how much a few dollars can purchase. . .
Oregon Furniture Mfg. Co.
208-210 FIRST STREET, between TayloTand Salmon Sts.
ceed C. H. Jones and J. W. Crawford.
A petition was presented to the boar-3
asking for. the retention of Professor
Crawford, but it is understood that the
change had already been determined upon
at a. caucus, and the meeting tonight simp
i.. in tVio jiMinn of the caucus. No
jjr i.u.....t. w - ---.. . ,
flee and is accessible to public inspection
and perusal.
The post-mortem was conducted by Dr.
F. A. Bailey, resident of HUlsboro, a man
who stands as high in the estimation of
the people as any individual in the coun
ty, and who has seen over 35 years' ac-
other teachers were elected, and it is ' tlve and extensive practice, and his de-
said that no further changes hava been
decided upon.
Snalcc-Eaters Had to Q.nlt.
The H. T. Turner Company, conducting
a "snake-eater" show, today procured a
license to conduct their show In this city.
They opened up for business this evening,
and in a short time took in a neat turn or
money. Their license authorized them to
conduct an exhibition of snakes, and as
jon as City Marshal Gibson learned tho
nature of the performance he notified the
managers that they would be given two
minutes in which to close up. They closed.
Thte is the shpw that was run out of
Portland.
Capital City Xotea.
D. W. Rogers, who was yesterday given
aprellmlnary hearing before Justice John
son, on tho charge of criminally assault
ing Dora Miller, was today held to answer
In the Circuit Court. His ball was fixed
at $500. In default of which he was com
mitted to the Marion County Jail.
The annual meeting of the Marion
County Sunday School Association will
be held at Woodburn, May 14 and 15.
State Treasurer Moore today received
a remittance of $0000 to apply on Umatil
la County's 1SS9 state tax.
Th Workintmien'a Republican Club
twill open tho campaign In this city May
21. the evening Deiore uib jomt m.j
will begin.
IXDIAN POXIES FOR LEVXTOX.
Band, of 500 From Talilma Sold for
2 SO Each.
THE DALLES, May 12. A large number
of Yakima Indians arrived in this city
yesterday with 500 Indian ponies, that had
been gathered from the reservation ranges
for the Llnnton horse cannery near Port
land. The ponies brought $2 50 per head,
ana were in very poor condition. This
Is the first of -several bands which will
probably be brought in this way. For
several years the Takima Indians have
supplied the Llnnton cannery with horses,
and it Is a great souree of revenue for
them.
Last evening the Indians gave a dance
at the Vogt Opera-House, and a large
number attended. Dancing and yelling
were kept up until a very lato hour.
liberate judgment, after a careful exam
inatloh of tho case and after hearing
the evidence, was that death resulted as
found by the jury.
We cannot condone Fletcher's conduct,'
neither that of the woman. They were
certainly both parties to the transaction,
and neither anticipated the consequences.
His evidence is corroborated by the sit
uation and condition of affairs when the
body was discovered, and is therefore en
titled to some weight. A perusal of his
testimony will show that he makes a
reasonable explanation of the circum
stances. "Fletcher leaves her about 6 o'clock
dead or In a dying condition." says Mr.
Zlegler. How does he know? From
whence comes his Information to that ef
fect? The Coroner's jury had no such
information. It is unfortunate that it
did not have the benefit of his extensive
knowledge to guide it in returning a ver
dict to feed public clamor for revenge, in
stead of doing what It was by law required
to do. "Xo officer of the law detains this
monster, preying upon, the honor and life
of defenseless women." wails this hyster
ical correspondent. No; for the simple
reason that the aforesaid officers of the
law had sense enough to know that there
was not a particle of evidence to show
that this man had committed a murder,
and he therefore very wisely refrained
from running the county to an expense of
hundreds of dollars with no other result
than to gratify scandal mongers and peo
ple who, like Mr. Z., rend their garments,
figuratively Epeaklng, and cry aloud for
revenge without being In possession of
facts upon which to base their assump
tions. Fletcher Is a resident of Polk County,
and not "a neighbor and business man. of
long standing," as he cays, and totally
unknown to the jury. Nor was his finan
cial or social standing a subject of inquiry
by them. They called and examined wit
nesses until they were convinced that
there was nothing more to be developed
in the case. And. Instead of favoring this
party, they left nothing undone to discover
any possible criminal connection he may
have had with the case. It doubtless was
a mistake for the Coroner and the jury
to exclude the press, but It was for no
other purpose than to preserve secrecy of
the matters developed until the case could
be fully investigated.
He says that in the MeDanlel case,
"prominent ministers- and the pillars of
society added their voice and compelled
a verdict from the process of the courts
removing the young monster from contact
with hia fellow-creatures." Permit me to
the same market, via Portland. From now
on the association' will kfeep Its -salmon
moving lively. The pack so far made,
which 13 largely in excess of that up to
the corresponding date in the 1S99 sea
son. Is well advanced to the point of com
pletion, and a considerable force of men
will now be steadily .employed in boxing
and otherwise adding the finishing
touches, preparatory to Immediate ship
ment. The quality of the salmon is ex-
say that justice is not administered in that traordinarily good and was never put on
manner In Washington County. Verdicts j the market In better or more generally
are not rendered In our courts under com- satisfactory condition.
pulsion from any one, but upon sworn j
testimony submitted according to tho j AaUs Dissolution of Illegal Marriage
forms of law. That is what the Coroner's VANCOUVER. Wash., May 12. T. H.
jury has done in tnis case. ana. so r , -r nas commenced an action for di-
as the writer has been able to ascertain,
the verdict is accepted by the public as
a correct one. If outside parties have
any information concerning any one's
guilt let them impart it to the proper au
thorities, and the case will be promptly
investigated. BDNTON BOWMAN.
A. FIREMAX MISSIXG.
Supposed to Have Been Drowned
Salmon Price Advances.
ASTORIA Or., May 12. The towboat
Maria, of Portland, which arrived down
this evening, reports Fireman Gallagher
missing, and he is supposed to have fallen
overboard and drowned. Ho was last seen
about noon today, when the call for din
ner was made. He was standing by the
gangway at the time. His absence was
not noticed until about two hours later,
when the boat was turned back, and a
search made, but no trace of him could
be found: He is said to have been mar
ried, his wife living in San Francisco.
There was another advance In the price
of raw fish this evening, and all the lower
river canneries are now paying 6$ cents
per pound. At the cold-storage plants tho
price Is still 7 cents for salmon weighing
25 pounds.or over.
First Spring: Salmon Shipment.
Astoria Astorlan.
The Columbia River Packers' Associa
tion Thursday made Its first shipment of
the Spring catch. 1900, salmon. The con
signment going from the city canneries
consisted of six carloads, which went Bist
by the Astoria & Columbia River Rail
road. Three carlcads were also sent by
one of the river beats from Eureka to
vorce against Gertrude White, nee Arnsel.
It is alleged In the complaint that each of
the parties previous to their marriage
had been married and divorced and that
less than six months In each Ins'ance had
elapsed between the divorce and the sec
ond marriage. This, it Is alleged, was done
in ignorance of the law, and that they
ceased to live together as husband and
wife when the discovery of the violation
of the statute in that respect was made.
Following are the names of the jurors
drawn for the term of Superior Court to
j begin here March 22: W. I. Stoddard, J.
I D. Morris, James Shlatterback, G. A.
Pierce. E. M. DIedterich. W. L. Burt. B. S.
Griffiths, PInkney Blair, Guy Carrolton,. F.
M. Butterfleld. J. W. Wright. P. Caples, t
Dunn, John Dolan, A. J. Burnett.
Washington Xotes.
Over 200,000 fruit boxes are stacked up
In one of the warehau'sp at JNorth Yak
ima. They were mqdj cnGrays Harbor,
and are of kilu-drled spruce. This Is the
lightest and most durable material for
fruit boxes.
The Kalama Shingle Company is the
newest enterprise Kalama hks to boast of.
Tho promoters are G. B. Fox. A. T. Dlx
and Jesse Robinson, of Kelso. They have
purchased enough cedar timber from Da
vid Modrow, John Schauble, Chris Wag
ner and L. F. Imus to run their mill three
to five years, and will lose no time in put
ting in their plant. The mill will be lo
cated on Spencer Creek, about a mile
frcm Kalama. A new piling camp has
just been established near the same place,
and there Is some talk of a sawmill being
located there In the near future.
CANCER
Oannoi ha Gut Out or
with
FR03I THE STENOGRAPHER.
A Good Woijd Snolsea for Washing
ton Connty Justice.
HTLLSBORO. Or., May 12. (To the Ed
itor.) Permit me a few words In reply to
the letter of J. B. ZlegJar In Fndaj's ,
Oregonlan anent the Hatch inquest mat- I
ter at Forest Grove. I have read tne eea- j
satlonal articles and editorials about this j
unfortunate case, but have refrained from j
following the example of several other
disinterested nartles by rushing int6 print
to make sweeping accusations and Impute J further proof that Cancer is a disease of the blood.
improper motives to every one la any' To cure a blood di$ease like this you must cure the entire blood system remove every trace of the poison. Nothing coxes
manner connected with the investigation Cancer effectually and permanently but S. S. S.
of the affair. And my only reason for re- s s g eoters j. circulation, searches out and removes all taint, and stops the f ormation of cancerous cells. No mere tonic
nlvinsr at this time Is that, as a citizen. ,. ., , .. -... j z ii f r i.. j j .r ..... u- j ji r-
- ltt .r - . i rtf nmtnnrtr n nnn mpninnp fan nniniq ? s. mips nown lu mc verv ttkils ni me Disrii!i;. duu iuilcs uul uic ucuuiy Lnjiii
oi wasningion county, x ae . iefc it -i.-i-, i? jT-'-IiJ' c c c .i,.,l.-. e.ti,.MJ11iWenn)...li,lfl, I
iiuuwuig u-ic suic iu Ait-LU u4ir.iiij uuu ycxiiiitiicmjj ?. w.u. ms. ooun. jule. uiuuko vt ui -.. uvuu .j ..u wuv. i
A little pimple, a harmless looking- wart or moje, a lump in tne Dreast, a cut or Druise tnat reruses to t
.. . . . a i ij ri t- i-t-ji A.t. rr t-: :- r v. i : T tt
neat tmaer ordinary treatment, suaoio. an uc loo&ea upon wiia suspiuuu, w uio uuw mc ucguLuuig u
a bad form of cancer.
Surgical operations and flesh destroying plasters are useless, painful and dangerous, and besides, never cure Cancer.
XT ... Vnw nh.n r, nT-mc cm ie rmnvA another comes at or near the same -noint and alwavs in a worse form.
Does not this prove conclusively that Cancer is a blood disease, and that it is folly to attempt to cure this deep-seated, dangeitmsi
blood trouble by cutting or burning out the sore, wuicn, alter au, is oniy an outwara sign ot toe aisease a piace oi eiit or i
Cancer runs in families through many generations, and those whose ancestors have been afflicted with it are liable at any
tunc it dc 5ixiti.cn Viivn uie acauiy nuujiuy. I
t i 1 Jl 1
eneraiion io Anoiner
Oniy Blood Diseases can k Transmitted from Gne
tho imputation that officials ana jurors
in this county are eo remiss la their
sworn duties as to try to shield a party
from the coneequences of his acts be
cause of wealth or social standing.
The writer of this letter was employed
by the Deputy Disirict Attorney, under
direction of the County Judge, as sten
ographer to take the testimony at the
inquest, and therefore had an opportunity
as a disinterested party to sea and hear
what was done and- said. A careful tran
ecr.pt of the evidence taken at such in
quest has been made and filed, along
with tho Coroner's" report and the verdict
of tho jury, to the County Csrk's of-
Mrs. Sarah M. ecsUnjr, 91 "Windsor At, Bristol. Tenn., writes : "I
am 41 years old, and for three years bad sufiercd with a severe form of
Cancer on my jaw. which the doctors m this coy said was incurable, and
that Z could not live nor? than six month. , I accepted their statement as
tnis, and had given Tip all hope of ever being well again, "when jpy drnjf
gist, knowing of my couditioa. recommended S. S. S. After taking a few
bottles the sore began to heat, ssuch to the surprise of the physicians, and
in a short time raadea complete cure I have gained in -flesh, my appetite
is splendid, sleep is refreshing in fact, am enjoying perfect health."'
Our medical department is in charge of physicians of Ion?
exTjerience. -who are especially skilled in treatintr Cancer and other blood diseases. Write for any advice
wiirfcuMtioa-waatvcjBakcBOciiar service. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATUANTA, 6A
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