24 !CHE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 25, 1900. ACQUinED OF MURDER KUKTiSMETER FOUICD KOT GUILTY BY THE JURY. Jti&gc Cleland Decides That Pnqaet's CoteBOBta Have No Xlifflits That lie Mut Respect. W. A. Kuetemeyer was acquitted of the murder of William Lunrut. The jury re turned a verdict ot not guilty at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after having been out one hour and a quarter. On the first ballot the Jury stood 10 to 2, on the sec ond ballot 11 to 1, and an agreement was reached on the third ballot. The verdict tras not unexpected by those who heard the evidence, which largely favored the defense. Kuetemeyer was exceedingly nervous and apprehensive of the result. When It was announced that the Jury had arrived at a decision he turned pale, but brightened like a .flash when the clerk read the words which set him free, and as soon as the court had made the formal order of discharge, he rushed over and shook hands with and thanked each juror, and he also waited upon Judge George and expressed his appreciation ot the mpartial conduct of the court, and promised to do his utmost to avoid trou ble In the future. His Honor gave some words of advice In a kindly manner, and brought tears to Kuetcmeyer's eyes. His wife has remained steadfast to. him from the beginning, and also his old grand nother, and both were in constant at tendance throughout the trial. Both sides made a hard fight, and there was not a panicle of evidence which would tend to throw any light on the affair which was not brought out. The opening argument t3 the Jury was male by Assistant Dis trict Attorney John Manning. His speech was well delivered and he left nothing unsaid which would favor the cause of tho prosecution. Al Mendenhall delivered the opening speech for the defense, and his brother, Ed Mendenhall, closed this part of the case. They both had plenty to talk, about, and made the most of 'it. The District Attorney also made an elo quent plea. The mother of the defendant was not present during the arguments ar raigning her son. Kuetemeyer is 22 years old, and was born on Sauvle's Island. The Jury was as follows: John A. Palmquist, IF. M. Sutford. George Spring. Patrick Lynch, John R. Slavin, Fred Pautz, H. B. TJpham, P. J. Streiblg. Philip Jenkins, Charles Precemeder, J. G. Gruner, W. E. Peacher. The Jury was kept together during the trial. PAQUET HAS THE BEST RIGHTS. fill Cotenants on Shooting; Preserve Beaten In Court. Joseph Paquet can continue to shoot ducks on his land on Sauvle's Island, on Thursday Friday, Sunday or any other day, unless the Supreme Court decides to the contrary. Judge Cleland yesterday decided In the mlt of M. W. Smith. W. C. 'Alvord, Zcra Snow et al. vs. Paquet, that the owners of the land, A. H. Tanner, He'en Dadd Corbett and Joseph Paquet are tenants In common each of an undi vided one-third Interest, and that It Is beyond the power of a cotenant to trans fer a specific portion of his interest or easement that will be binding on the oth er cotenant without his consent. This means that the lease, of the shooting privilege made only by Helen Ladd Cor bett and A. H. Tanner, Is not binding upon Paquet The court said that tho most that can be said for the lease Is that it perhaps conveys the right to the plaintiffs to hunt on a part of tho prem ises which might be partitioned to the lessees in case the land itself should be divided In a proper proceeding. The court Bald no partition in this case was possi ble under the common law, and there was no statute in reference to the matter. Judge Cleland quoted decisions of courts of various states In similar causes of 'ac tion, and in each case the court held there was no partition possible under the cir cumstances. It was further decided thai the defendant Paquet holds a better title than the lessees. Leave to amend the pe tition was granted, but Zera Snow, at torney for plaintiffs, stated that he could not amend to avoid the effect of the court's decision, and would make up a c&M for the Supreme Court. Ckeeklne Loosenesi in Divorce Cases Judge Cleland announced yesterday morning that he would hereafter strictly Inforce the statute of this state requiring summonses to be served on the District Attorney, when divorce suits are filed, 10 days before the term of court at which the defendant is required to appear. In many Instances summonses have not been served on the District Attorney, or it was done In a not legal way. Section 977 (916) of the Oregon statutes reads as follows: "In any suit for the dissolution of the marriage contract, or to have tho same declared void, the state is deemed a party defendant, and the party plain tiff in such 6ult shall cause the summons to be served upon the District Attorney of the district within which the suit is commenced, at least 10 days before the term at which the defendant is required to appear and answer. It shall be the duty of such District Attorney, so far as may be necessary to prevent fraud or collusion in such suit, to control the pro ceedings on the part of the defense, and In case the defendant does not appear therm, or defend against the same In good faith, to make a defense therein on fcehalf of the state." Court Kotes. John P. Roberts, of Gresham, was ap pointed guardian of the person and prop erty of Viola Dinger, a minor, on pe tition of the mother, the only living parent. Roberts also was appointed guar- dlan of Efflo Roberts, a minor, her prop erty heretofore having been In the hands of Marie Dinger, of Pierce County, Wash ington. The estato is valued at 91300. -Judge Frazer will announce a decision Monday morning in tho case of State of Oregon vb. 8. W. Simmons, administra tor, on demurrer to petition. Anna Meyer filed a suit for a divorce from Henry Meyer, on the ground of cruelty, and asks for the custody of their minor child, Raymond. The plaintiff and defendant were married in Portland, Sep tember 25. 1SS1. The fourth trial of the never-ending cow case of E. A. Ahlgren vs. A. H. Em mons and G. Mitchell resulted In a ver dict for the plaintiff for 580. The amount grows less each time. The costs to the county of these trials amounts to over $100. and It would have been cheaper in the beginning for the county to have purchased two cows for Ahlgren in place of those taken from him, and ended the matter. R. V. Pratt has filed an attachment suit to recover an assigned $2000 claim from the Central Navigation & Construc tion Company against the S. Freeman-& Son Manufacturing Company. The com plaint recites that the defendant agreed to deliver an engine and boiler to the navigation company at Racine, "Wis., last May, the contract price being 55000, of which amount $2000 was paid down. Later the navigation company notified tho de fendants that they were ready to pay the balance on the contract price, but the machinery was delivered to other par ties. The $2000 was never returned to the navigation company. RED FOX COMES TO TOWN He Is Captured by a. Boy and Trans fercd to the Parle A sure-enough red fox, brush and all, sauntered into a yard on Harrison street, Friday, and began to nose around in the manner of one seeking the wherewithal to eat. Just where he came from, or why he came, was a matter he considered unimportant, as he did not take the trouble to communicate it to tho people who saw him, and. Interpreting aright his snuffing and sniffling, threw him some scraps of meat, which he devoured with avidity. After satisfying himself that he was to get nothing more form the quarter whence his first supply came, he crossed the street to the yard of Morris Gil bert, 249 Harrison street, and was pur suing his Investigations Into the myste ries of city life and the chances of sus tenance therein, when a grocery boy who was passing that way saw him, and marked him for his own. The fox apparently regarded this new human being as another food-bearing friend, for he made slight effort to es cape, and was soon securely caught in a bit of sacking, which was spread as a lure for his feet. The grocery boy took his prize to tho rear of the house and housed him in a rabbit's cage, a place of residence which Reynard seemed to consider satisfactory. Not having any present use for a fox, Mr. Gilbert presented the animal to the City Park, and he Is now enjoying the society of several more of his kind in one of the animal pens there. Where this fox came from, and why he came, he only knows, and he be lieves this Is no one's business. No one has seen foxes in the vicinity of Portland of late, and It seems probable that the extreme cold In the mountains must have cut off the food supply, and set him on travels in search of sustenance. He came to the right place, for although his lib erty will be curtailed hereafter, he will never again suffer for food. RICH JEWELRY DISPLAY. The Attractive Holiday Stoclc of A. & C. Feldenheimer. The announcement mado today of A. & C. Feldenheimer's new holiday stock is timely and Interesting. An inspection of their handsome establishment will sur prise and delight the beholder. Success ful and progressive as has been the career of this firm, this year's display certainly surpasses In completeness, elegance and variety any showing they have made in previous years. Apparently everything that Is rich, novel and beautiful in gems. Jewelry, silverware, cut glass, ebony and leather goods Is on display. The firm has made a life study of the business. It has gained the confidence of the people of Portland and of the North west. Everything sold Is found to bo ex actly as represented, and the people know It. Visitors and intending purchas ers will have an opportunity to see the very latest and most attractive produc tions of Jewelers' art. WHAT'S THE USE TO PAY RENT Tes, why rent a piano and throw away something like $60 each year for the use of one, when you can secure for $178 a piano twice as good as the one you are now renting? And you can pay for the new piano at $10 a month. How much Interest do you suppose your piano investment will net you? Comes pretty near to being 40 per cent, doesn't it? Stop and figure it over, then come to Ellers Piano House sacrifice sale, see our line of pianos, talk it over, and have It over. Just as well sit by your fireside tomorrow night listening to the tone of your own piano. California Excited Over OH. General Freight and Passenger Agent Markham, of the Southern Pacific, arrived home yesterday after an absence of a week in California. He reports considera ble excitement in that state over the oil developments In the southern part. Desert land that would hardly have brought $1 a mile before the oil discoveries is now sold for many thousand dollars an acre In the proved oil district. Both the South ern Pacific and the Santa Fe are chang ing all their locomotives in that country to burn oil for fuel, and it is even used in some cases for household fuel. There is a great deal of speculation In prop erty suspected of containing oil, and more or less of the speculation Is of the wild cat order. Many railroad men in that country have become rich and left the service of the company. From each well about 100 barrels of oil per day is pumped, and it sells for 70 cents a barrel. One well Is sunk on each acre of ground. The marvelous production of oil will be sure to reduce the price, but there Is enormous profit even at 20 cents a barrel. This oil differs from that of Pennsylvania, it Is said, in that it will not refine 'sufficient for ilumlnatlng purposes. It can only be used for fuel, or, possibly, for lubricating. PERSONAL MENTION, Judge W. R. Ellis, of Heppner, is at the Imperial, W. H. Leeds, State Printer, Is regis tered at the Imperial. John Wicks, a Kalama, Wash., lumber man. Is at the St. Charles. J. S. Bradley, a Bridal Veil lumber man, is at the Imperial, with his wife. H. G. Smith, an -attorney of Vancou ver, Wash., is registered at the Imperial. County Judge W. C. Wills, of Crook, Is registered at the Perkins from Prine ville. E. V. Carter, of Ashland, -ex-Speaker of the State House of Representatives, Is at the Imperial. A. Gilbert, wife and son, of Astoria, are guests of the Imperial, on their return from the Paris exposition. George W. Myers and T. F. Myers, lumbermen of South Bend, Wash., are registered at the St. Charles. Walter S. Moss, manager of "A Breezy Time" Company, arrived last night on his annual Pacific Coast tour. Manager R. Koehler. of the Southern Pacific, left last night for California, where he wlllspend a week or 10 days. Robert Birch, a Dawson miner, and wife are at the St, Charles, on their return north from a trip to St- Paul, Minn, J. E. Staples, a St Paul, Minn., timber-land speculator, Is at the Perkins with his family. He will locate perma nently In Portland. W. W. Stlewer, of Fossil. Joint Senator from .Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler and Mor row Counties, is at the Portland, accom panied by his family. Hon. John Barrett left last evening over the Southern Pacific for San Francisco, where he expects to address the Chamber of Commerce on the subject of closer commercial relations with the Orient. He is also, booked for an address before the students of the University of California at Berkeley. After that he will go to Washington City, where he will appear before various Congressional committees in reference to Asia. He does not expect to return to Portland before Spring. FOR THANKSGIVING. Appeal for the Home for the Aged, East Twentieth and Irvine. During this season of thanksgiving a few words of appeal for the above insti tution will, not come amiss. The work of the Sisters In charge becomes greater as months and years go by, and the help they receive many times falls short of the needs of the Home. We hope the good and charitable people of Portland, who are blessed so bountifully with thts world's goods, will now share a little with the less fortunate ones, so as to make Thanksgiving day a "bright and happy one for all the Inmates. Where It Is more convenient, all do nations could be left at the Mercy Home, corner Sixteenth and Couch streets, and they will be sent to the Home on the East Side. SISTERS OF MERCY. Thanksgiving Dinner! We claim the' proud distinction of being the largest market north of San Francisco. Below are a few of our Thanksgiving specialties POULTRY Finest corn-fed turkeys, stall-fed ducks and geese, large fat chickens, squabs. Choicest Government-Inspected steer beef, mutton, lamb, pork and veal. GAME Wild geese, canvas-back, mallard, teal and widgeon ducks. Genuine Belgian hare, Eastern scollops. Booth's select Eastern oysters, cans and bulk; crabs, New York lobsters, clams, Imported caviar, smoked salmon, kippered salmon, smoked tongues, sweetbreads, brains, Jellies, tongues, Jellies, pigsfeet. Genuine Old Kentucky cider. Heinze's mincemeat. FISH Lake Michigan white fish, wall-eyed pike, pickerel, baracudo, striped bass, sole, shad, salmon, halibut, sturgeon, black cod, sea bass. NUTS New crop soft-shell Walnuts and almonds, cocoanuts, Italian and Eastern chestnuts, Brazils, pecans and cocoanuts. VEGETABLES California new potatoes, egg plant, oyster plant, sugar peas, string and wax beans, cream squash, artichokes, cauliflower, French carrots, sorrell, chicory lettuce, California head lettuce, hothouse lettuce, sprouts, tomatoes, cefrn celery root, Kohl Rabi. HERBS FOR DRESSING Summer savoy, Sweet marjoram, sage, thyme, laurel leaves. FRUITS Sugar-loaf pineapples, grape fruit, grapes, persimmons, Cali fornia oranges, Japanese oranges, pomegranates, bananas. Just received, a carload of Hood River apples. v THE FINEST STOCK IN THE CITY We manufacture butter dally, especially for family trade. Oregon ranch eggs, domestic and Imported cheese. We buy direct In large quantities, which enables us to meet all competition. We make four West Sido and two East Side deliveries daily. FRANKLIN-BARNES MARKET A Suit of Clothes that's worth the money. The material is the best that can be produced by Oregon's best mill. The price is Every garment is well-tailored, and positively guaranteed to fit. SALEM WOOLEN MILLS STORE C. T. ROBERTS, Mgr. 85 THIRD STREET From Portland to San Franciseo A! S HAS been already announced, The Wiley B. Alien Co. will soon remove Its headquarters to San Francisco, with branch stores at Los Angeles and Honolulu. Our good-will and our various agencies and connec tions throughout the Northwest have been disposed of for a large sum of money to F. N. Gilbert, the prominent banker of Moscow, and Mark F. Jones, the well-known music dealer of Spokane. We are to be allowed a reasonable length of time for the disposal of our Immense stock of music instruments and musical publications, our used and rented pianos, and odds and ends In the way of pianos and organs to the amount of several hundred. Messrs. Gilbert & Jones will not continue the small goods and sheet music business; they will confine their efforts to the piano trade alone. We must therefore dispose of our tremendous stock of sheet music, books, instruments, etc., or remove the same to San Francisco. We had hoped to sell off these departments to some buyer here In Port land, who might continue the business (which has taken us 20 years to estab lish), and, In fact, yesterday we were offered a, price within shooting distance of what we want, but as we have no time to lose, we have decided not to dilly dally longer with the wholesale buyer, and tomorrow morning our general sale begins. There Is no need to swap words now. Prices in cold print will do the work. Wiley B. Allen Co., - 209-211 First St. EDWARDS 185-187 EDWARDS 189-191 FIRST ST. WHAT YOU CAN SEE WITH YOUR EYES YOU MU5T BELIEVE $1.50 SpscUl Sale Dqrs tasitj, Wttotidjy, frfcky Still, when you see our great values In seasonable house i furnlshfrigsyoucan $ scarcely believe yotir eyes- 3mW Tfcrte 9n i$to&X,Tknfc7, Sihrtay $1.30 Prices and qua The Inducements to buy our Carpets, Unofearns, Rugs, Matting, Oilcloth, Blankets, Laminated Comforts, Sheets and Slips, Down Comforts and Bed Spreads. H ) THE COOK'S DREAM becomes a reality vhon her mistross buys a now BUCK'S STEEL RANGE 7 DINING-ROOM TALK FOR THANKSGIVING. How Can Edwards Sell So Cheap. Special This Week. My Dear c I find house keeping a plens ure sinco you presented me with that Buck's stove from H. E. Edwards, their city agent. An UD-to-date Parlor Piece for your new house. Davenport quartered oak; gulden oak finish and polished. 43 steel tempered springs, three color. Oriental velour; very handsome. Price, OftCC $37.50; this week JiU.03 This very pretty pillar extension table, diam eter ot round top 45 Inches, S-Inch handsome pillar legs, heavy klln-drjed selected oak. gol den oak finish and polished, together with this elegant buffet, strictly up to date in style, quarter-sawed oak, golden finish and polished, two top drawers, concaved shape, lined with velvet, cast brass trimmings, and four solid oak brace-arm dining chairs; entire outfit S3UB5 A Warning I If you are called on by solicitors of fering to sell rugs, curtains, etc, on easy payments say 50c or $1 a week remember, we offer you the same easy terms, and prices lower by ONE HALF. "We employ no solicitors. lIBSlI (il I Jm I NOVELTIES IN PARIS I mwmmim I ANDNEWYOKK yTSr ' 'jNg8S3k 1U an '"ujtrah'on ' our PtUn 8 f W v $s0$Gi!Bh. Lemb and Russian Sablt Eton made also I rfiw ''idrr 'n Sealskin. BroadfaiL Persian Lamb, I B Vw2T ir-SHfl. Astrakhan, tie, either plain oc combined 1 1 wWls WJ&k with Sable. Chinchilla. Ermine or Striped 1 8 VvB! l?a Our genuine Alasha Sealskin Jackets. 1 wMts3J?w ifiSwr are UIUurpaed 'r quality, style and 1 I lvl&&r tfftcoy 'a 5M50n'5 catalogue of hit gar- i I EK&t&fy f-ST menk ree' on application. I 1 r3 fliXiebes H CompetBy 1 1 tSSM oPortlaxd 8 I Klwte, fiflR Mnrriirm St Jno.P.JPlagemann I I WStiBl aan mornson qt manager.! J FELLOWS 209 Washington SI. THE J. K. GILL CO JUST OUT. fifil 99 BY EVA EMERY DYE, Author of "McLoughlln and Old Oregon," the book which has had so larpe a sale throjghout the country. "Stories of Oregon" Is an. intensely Interesting and. In structive work on the PACIFIC NORTHWEST and should be In' tho hands of every school child In Oregon. PRICE School edition, bound In board, 50c. Library edition, bound in cloth, 60c. We again call attention to our line of calendars, with reproductions of fa mous masterpieces on "Velox" paper. These calendars make the daintiest gift for the holidays. Prices range from 15cto $1.50. The J. K. GUI Co., THIRD AND ALDER ST5. , Apples , Good Cooking from 50c to 75 Per Box. . Cranberries' Fancy, -10c 'Per Quart; Medium Grade, I Quarts for 25 Cents. 25 Cents 2 Pounds Cleaned Currant. 25 Cents ,3 Packages Seeded Raisins. 15 Cents Pound Citron, Lemon or Orange Peel. 25 Cents 2 Pounds Best Soft-Shell English Walnuts. 25 Cents 3 Packages Condensed Mincemeat. 15 Cents Pound Best Shredded Cocoanut. 30 Cents Pound Hoffman House Java and Mocha Coffee. arm Feet FELT Just received complete stock of FelUSllppers foe men) women aHd children. Holiday Slippers Also E. C. OODDARD & CO. ORX3GONIAX BUILDIHG. Dept. D-Musical Instruments "" Regular Price. Marine Band Hohner Harmonica, single reed 50.35 Marine Band Hohner Harmonica, double reed. , 75 Music Paper, sheet music size, per quire -50 Imitation Seal Music Roll, large size 2.00 Umbrella Folding Music Stand, nickel-plated 3.00 Sheet Music Album, Indexed for filing sheet music 1-Jo Piano Duster, woven down 2.00 Metranome, -without bell .... &.00 Autoharp, -with five bars .00 Gem Roller Organ, with three rolls of music v.00 Concertina, with 20 keys jj.00 Flute, with six keys, tuning slide and cork joints 6.50 Parlor Bells, with 20 blued steel bars on frame 6.00 Accordeon, 10 keys, two sets reeds. "The Empress" 10.00 Snare Drum, 14-lnch brass shell, rods, 2 calfskin heads, and sticks 7.50 Bass Drum, 32-lnch, nickel-plated shell, rods ttnd stick 40.00 E-flat Cornet, brass, Brisson & Cle make 1.00 Clarionet, Albert System, 15 keys and 2 rings 35.00 Bundle Violin E or Guitar E Gut Strings, containing 30 strings. 5.00 "Violin Bow, ebony frog, German silver lined 1.50 Violin, finely finished, with bow j-00 Violin Case, genuine leather -50 Banjo, nickel shell, wood lined, 13. brackets, frets, birch neck... 8.00 Marquette Guitar, imitation rosewood, both edges bound with. white celluloid, very handsome -M Jupiter Mandolin, Imitation mahogany, edges bound with white celluloid . 7.60 Viola, Italian, ebony trimmings, with bow 12.75 Violoncello, ebony trimmed, -with bow 35.00 Double Bass, four strings, patent heads, with bow 45.00 Washburn Zither, ordinary size 35.00 Eagle Coin Slot Graphophone, with reproducer and horn 20.00 Olympla Music Box, using 15-inch disc, double comb, with 154 teeth .., 75.00 Set" of Band Instruments, brass, consisting of following instru ments: 1 E-flat Cornet, 2 B-flat Cornets, 2 E-flat Altos, 2 B flat Tenors, 1 B-flat Baritone, 1 B-flat Bass, 1 E-flat Bass, 1 Snare "Drum and 1 Bass Drum 408.95 STORE OPEN i EVENINGS Sale Price. $0.20 .40 .25 .90 1.00 .75 1.00 2.40 3.50 3.50 1.60 2.75 2.75 4.00 3.60 14.00 8.00 15.00 2.00 .75 6.00 4.25 3.60 4.80 3.00 6.00 15.00 21.00 15.00 12.50 45.00 163.60 ; Dept. C-Musical Publications i , " Regular Price. Merz Elementary Piano Method .. .52.00. Peters' Eclectic Piano Method, complete ., 3.00 Bentleys New Complete Piano Method , ISO Bentley's New Complete Organ Method 1.50 Petersilea'a Piano Method 3.00 Student's Modern Method 2,50 Plaldy's Technical Studies, complete L25- Czerny's Velocity Studies, complete ,. 1.25 Elchberg's Complete Violin Method 2-00 Klose's Complete Clarionet Method . 3.00 Circle of Gems, Piano Collection, in cloth (fine Xmaa present). .. 2.50 Matinee Classics, one of the best vocal folios 1.00 Singers' Portfolio, elegant collection of songs ... 1.00 Uncle Sam's School Songs, a splendid school book - 20 White's Sacred Quartets, Duets and Trios, fine for choirs 1.50 Bailey's School Songs, a standard school book 50 "Soul Songs," one of the good Sunday School books i 35 Burrows' Pianoforte Primer 25 Portland folio, full of good songs ,.50 Chopin's Waltzes, complete (paper)... ....... . '.50 10c' Songsters, per dozen - .. ...-1.20 Chicago Collection of Instrumental Music '-i ,5 New Orleans Collection of Instrumental Music .". 50 National Song Folio ..,.:... t.. ...... y... ........ .50 Winner's Methods for Violin, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Banjo, Cornet or any Musical Instrument '7. 'S- 50- Pinafore, Vocal Score Complete ." 50 Nanon, Vocal Score Complete ' 50 Faust, Vocal Score Complete ... .,,.;. i 3-00 Minstrel Songs, Old and New 1.00 Carcassl's Guitar Method 1.60 Ten pieces of music, either vocal, instrumental . or both, assorted, our selection, not exchangeable, by mall to any address - None of the above books will be sent by mall unless stamps accompany the order to pay postage. (Any excess postage sent will be returned.) - New lists -will appear from time to time. jT Our great piano and organ sale will take place in the near future. Store fixtures are for sale, buildings, town lots, prune orchards, tracts of land and other real estate. Address all orders to The Wiley B. Allen Co., 209-211 First street, Portland, Or. Sale Price. 50.90 1.75 .55 .65 150 1.25 .35 .45 1.00 1.65 1.00 .55 .55 .15 .70 .30 .20 .10 .15 -.20 .25 .15 , .15 .15 .10 .25 .25 , .65 .65 .55 .50 Y ,