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THE SUNDAY OREGOITCAN, PORTLAm), JANUARY 5, 1902.
A M'BRIDE SURPRISE
Rogers1 Board of Control
Continued in flffice
UNTIL CAPITOL IS COMPLETED
Contractors Ask for More Time, but
Are Turned Doira Hard It Loolcs
as if D. B. "Ward Will Get Of
fice of State Librarian.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 4. Governor
McBride has given the public another sur
prise. First, he retained William Black
man as Labor Commissioner, and today he
requested all the members of the Capitol
Commission to remain on the board until
the completion of the annex to the Cap
Jtol building, and they assented. Governor
McBride also announced that the commis
sion would pursue exactly the same policy
as under Governor Rogers. The commis
sion wag in session several hours.
The Goss Construction Company, which
has the contract, asked for an extension of
approximately six months' time, which
"would leave the building Incomplete at the
next session of the Legislature. In answer
to tho request the commission passed a
resolution emphatically stating that no ex
tension would be allowed, and that the
company would be held to a strict com
pliance with its contract. The architect
was Instructed to supply all the plans de
manded by the contractor.
Candidates for positions under Governor
McBride are becoming numerous, but the
Governor has given no sign as yet whom
he will appoint to any office In his gift.
For State Librarian there are said to be
15 applicants. Among them is Delos B.
"Ward, of Seattle, State Immigration
Agent. It is said he will get the $150)
a year plum. A close friend of McBiide
and Ward said tonight to The Oregonian.
correspondent that "Ward has a strong let
ter of indorsement from Senator Preston,
of Seattle. If this be true, it is almost
certain that Ward will win.
Special Term of Superior Court.
A special Jury term of the Superior
Court, something unprecedented in this
county, has been called by Judge Linn for
February 4. The special term Is a neces
sity for the reason that the regular term
is not held until June, and there are a
number of persons charged with crimes
awaiting trial, some of whom are con
fined in jail, having been unable to se
cure bonds. Thurston County has prided
itself In the past on the fact that at each
term of court there have never been more
than two or three criminal cases on the
docket, and often none, but at this time
there are no less than seven criminal
cases to be disposed of, ranging from
murder to larceny.
Golnjc East for the State.
State Land Commissioner S. A. Callvert
leaves for the East Monday. He will go
to "Washington on business for the State
Land Department.
OIL STRUCK AT WHATCOM.
Drill Down Xcnrly lOOO Feet Well
Will De Shot.
WHATCOM. Wash.. Jan. 4. Late this
afternoon, at a depth of 935 feet, the
drill at well No. 3, of the Pacific OH Wells
Company, entered an oil body, the extent
of which is not known. The drill had
been in oil sands all day. and at 4:15 It
made a sudden drop of three feet, which
caused It to be immediately hoisted and
a bailer sent down, which when brought
ta the surface was half filled with par
afflne base oil of superior quality. The
bailer has been dropped continuously
since with successful results. Drilling
was suspended is the management is
afraid to proceed further until prepara
tions are completed to care for whatever
may be struck. As soon as these are
completed, the well will be shot.
Drowned In StlUcen RnpIdM.
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. Three Northwest
mounted policemen were drowned In the
Btikecn Rapids December 29 by the over
turning of a canoe. Two of the men were
named Fitzgerald and Heathcote. The
name of the other is not known. The
canoe and several dogs were picked up
on the beach near the mouth of the river
by people from Wrangcl. which Is only a
few miles distant, but the bodies of the
unfortunate men were not found. The
three men were coming down the river
on a pleasure expedition in the canoe.
They had it heavily loaded, and in the
rapids, despite their efforts to keep It up
right, the frail craft turned turtle. 'j.hey
"were thrown Into the foaming waters, and
there met death. It Is believed that the
bodies must have been washed out to sea.
Speak "Well for Clnrk County.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 4. The de
linquent tax roll of Clark County which
has just been completed by County Treas
urer Parcel for the year 1&00 show's only
J1S76 24 uncollected taxes for the year, out
of a total assessment of $90,000. This is
the best showing by far which has been
made for many years In the county.
The fees and collections of the several
county officers for the month of December
are above the average, the fees collected
by the County Auditor being the great
est amount collected in any month for sev
eral j-ears. The collections were:
Auditor $ 337 45
Clerk 182o
Traesurcr 1,910 47
Ccntrnlln Brevities.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 4. Ex-City
Clerk J. B. Landrum has brought suit
against the city to recover $115 for services
as registration clerk during his two years'
service as city clerk.
The Centralia volunteer flre department
will In the near future equip Its mem
bers, 25 in number, with new regulation
dark blue uniforms. The city will supply
them with rubber service coats and boots.
WnftlilnKton Xotcn.
The new building of the Hoqulam Com
mercial Club is finished.
The new telephone line from Davenport
to the Cedar Canyon mines was completed
on Christmas. This line goes via Larene,
Peach, Miles and the Detillion bridge to
the mines in the Deer Trail district, and
has been In course of construction for two
or three months.
Three rural free delivery routes will be
established from Palouse February L The
routes cover a total distance of nearly 75
miles, and will accommodate between 330
and 450 families with daily mall. One
route runs east to Princeton, Idaho; an
other southeast via Viola and "The Cove,"
and a third by Fallons, Four Mile and
Kamalac Butte.
The Garfield County Board of Commis
sioners has announced its Intention to re
sist the payment of what is known as the
"scalp warrants." involving about $12,000.
on the ground that they were issued at a
time when Garfield County had already
reached her constitutional limit of Indebt
edness. These warrants were Issued in
1S93, at the time the little ground squirrel
threatened the grain crop of the county
with destruction.
FIRST MEETING OF XEW COUNCIL.
Mayor of Oregon City Reappoints All
of Present Oulcers.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 4. The new
City Council held its first meeting last
evening. The only new member is E. D.
Kelly; who succeeds Bruce Zumwalt The
election of a City Recorder resulted Jn
the choice of Bruce. C. Curry for the po-
sltion. Mayor Dlralck reappointed all of
the? city officers, as follows: Chief of Po
lice, Charles E. Burns; Night Watchman,
Ed L. Shaw: City Attorney. A. S. Dres
ser; Superintendent of Streets, John
Green; City Surveyor, Ernest Rands.
An ordinance was Introduced to levy a
tax of 7 mills on every dollar of assess
able property for 190L
a case: OF SUICIDE.
Miner Found Dead in Eastern Oregon
Took HI Ovm Life in October.
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 4. The sequel
of the story sent out from here yesterday
about the finding of the body of Archie
Downle in his cabin, In the mountains
above Sumpter was given by Coroner
Snow and his son, when they returned
from holding an inquest today, and it
proves to be a case of suicide. Downio
shot himself in the breast with a shotgun,
while lying on the bed, using the ram
rod of the gun to press the trigger. The
date of the suicide was fixed at October
17 or IS. Down'e had a .habit of crossing
out tho dates on the calendar which
hung on the way with a pencil. The
dates for Octobei were cancelled up to
the 11th, and then there was a break un
til the 15th. He was known to have been
in Sumpter between these dates, leaving
ABERDEEN PROVIDES A FINE NEW HOME FOR
ITS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. 3. This city had no substantial public bull&lnr.
with the exception of a flne High School, erected in the 'boom" days of Gray's
Harbor, until the completion last month of flre department headquarters, a pic
ture of which is herewith reproduced. The dedication was made the occasion for
oratory and good cheer by local officers and others a few days ago. It is pro
posed next year to erect a City Hall.
there on the 14th. The 15th and 16th
are cancelled, showing that he was at
the cabin on those days, and it was the
opinion of the Coroner's Jury that he
killed himself about October 18. The
deceased was known to have drank con
siderable while in Sumpter, and his
friends say he was very despondent when
he left to return to the mine, in Bear
Gulch. Downie Inherited considerable
property from his uncle, but his inter
ests are all heavily mortgaged. The
woodrats had disfigured the face consid
erably, otherwise the body was fairly
well preserved. The snow was so deep
that the remains had to be carried out
about three mlloc, on a stretcher. The
body will be brought here for interment
tomorrow.
FOt'R CONTRACTORS BID.
Amount They Want io Construct
McaKhounc at Fort Stevens.
ASTORIA. Jan. 4. Bids were opened by
Constructing Quartermaster Goodale this
afternoon for constructing a messhouso
at the Fort Stevens, barracks, remodeling
the barracks building; also electric wiring
and plumbing in each. Four bids were
received, and each was for all the work or
none. They were as follows:
Ferguson & Houston Construction,
$8179; remodeling barracks. $1165; electric
wiring, $220; plumbing, $595; total $10,159;
time, 120 days.
C. G. Palmberg Construction. $S525; re
modeling barracks, $1512; electric wiring,
$260; plumbing, $625; total, $10,922; time, 120
days.
J. W. Surprenant Construction, $S654; re
modeling barracks, $1342; electric wiring,
$245; plumbing, $635; total, $10,876; time,
160 days.
E. J. Ford Construction, $12,903; remod
eling barracks,-$1500; whole work com
plete, $13,S99; time, ISO days.
The bids have been submitted to the
department at Washington, and as Fer
guson & Houston are the lowest bidders,
they will probably be awarded the con
tract. Tnx Sale Postponed.
The sale of property held by the city,
county and school district for delinquent
taxes will not take place Monday, as was
expected. District Attorney Allen today
submitted an opinion to the County Court
this morning stating that the county must
surrender its tax certificates to tho Sher
iff, secure deeds to the property from him
and have those deeds recorded before the
sale can be legally made. The court de
cided to postpone the sale until Monday,
February 3, In order that the proper deeds
can be prepared.
Business of Land Ofllce.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 4.-A sum
mary of the business of the United States
Land Office for the past month showa the
total receipts to be $8572 77, or $1568 less
than last month's receipts. The summary
follows:
No. homestead entries '. 25
No. 1lnal proofs jjj
No. cash sales 30
No. acres entered on B103
No. acres proved up on 225$
No. timber entries 14
No. acres covered by cash sales.... 4374
Cash sales of public land -. $7733 30
Fees and commission 939 47
Lronsr Trip for Med! en I Afrt.
HILLSBORO. Jan. 4. The hardships of i
me uuenaant 10 settlement In the in
terior was demonstrated in this city this
week, when Peter Btrgerson of the Ne.
halem, drove 2S miles over a mountain
road in bad condition to secure the serv
ices of a physician hero for his 3-year-old
son, who had swallowed a pin an Inch
and a half in length. The pin had lodged
back of the tonsils, and, after vain efforts
to dislodge It the settler brought the
child here for an operation, which was
successful.
Not a Bad Shotvlnfr.
FOREST GROVE, Jan. 4. Forest
Grove called In over $1000 worth of out
standing warrants In the year Just closed,
and there is a balance of $13 38 in the
hands of the Treasurer not a bad showing.-
GAIN IN SCHOOL FUND
7TET INCREASE OF $218,000 IN'
LOATfS IN LAST YEAR.
AaosBti Outrntandini? in Several
Counties of Oregon Money Due
on Land Sales.
SALEM, Jan. From a statement is
sued today' from the State Treasurer's
office, It appears that the loans from the
common school fund have made a net gain
of J21S.000 in the last 12 months. That
means that the interest-drawing fund has
been increased by the amount stated, and
that the revenue to the common schools
from this source has been Increased ap
proximate $13,000 per year. The total
amount of outstanding notes is now 52,308,
371 49. Last year it was $2,090,623 32.
By the State Treasurer's semi-annual
statement, made public on the first of the
year. It was shown that there is on hand
in the common school fund $561,123 54.
This amount of cash, together with the
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amount due on notes, makes the total of
the common school fund foot up $2,869,
495 OX This Is the amount that has passed
into the State Treasury. In addition to
this there Is a large sum due on school
land, which has been purchased, but not
entirely paid for. and this sum, it Is be
lieved, will swell the irreducible school
fund beyond $4,000,000. The interest on. the
portion of this fund outstanding Is dis
tributed annually among the counties on
the basis of school population. In the fol
lowing table is shown the amount of loan
now outstanding In each county:
Baker $ 49.039 47
Benton 99,543 93
Clackamas 92,313 00
Clatsop 25,910 53
Columbia 62,078 02
Coos 73.S7S lo
Crook 14,850 00
Curry S0.671 92
Douglas 167,642 78
Gilliam . 27.C00 00
Grant : 68.959 55
Harney 42,868 40
Jackson 65.012 00
Josephine. 32.339 95
Klamath .. 40.581 87
lke 14.150 50
Lane 149.126 25
Lincoln .-..' 22.254 60
L'nn 111.0S6 36
Malheur 28.700 00
Marlon 216.106 J9
Morrow 140.950 00
Multnomah 22.200 00
folk 93.160 26
Sherman 61,350 00
Tillamook 33,1(34 05
Lmatllla 83.753 59
Union 145.586 92
JJallowa . C0.904 52
Washington 103.259 83
Wheeler 32 573E5
Yamhill 85.049 49
Total $2,308.37149
Loans are made only on Improved farm
lands, or on lands alone, disregarding the
value of perishable Improvements. Thus
a city lot would be acceptable as security
for onJy such an amount as- the lot alone
would secure, in case the building should
burn. Experience has shown that It Is
necessary for such a rule to be followed,
for the State Land Board cannot give
the time to see that Insurance policies are
kept In force, or that the terms of the
policies are not -violated. Since farm land
Is tho security preferred for loans from
the school fund, it follows that the farm
ing counties have the greater part of the
school fund. Thus Marion County has the
greatest amount, $216,106 9, and other high
counties are Douglas, Lane, Union, Mor
row, Linn, Washington, Benton and Yam
hill. The statement Issued by the State Treas
urer also shows that there are outstand
ing Agricultural College fund notes to the
amount of $105,553 14, and university fund
notes to the amount of $78,685.
NEW OREGON CORPORATIONS.
Articles MIed WItk Secretary of
State During: Past Week.
SALEM. Jan. 4. Articles of incorpora
tion were filed in the office of the Secre
tary of State this week as follows:
Etna OH Comnanv. Rnltpr cttv cwi rw.
C. E. Porter. A. C. McClelland. ' fJonrD-o
H. Foster.
The Umatilla Implement Company, Pen
dleton, $20,000; E. P. Marshall, Alexander
McRae. Matt Mosgrove.
Granite Real Estate & Investment Com
pany. Granite. $2000: J. W. Tnhnr n,0n
Thornburg, George J. Barrett, P. 'j. Ban
non. Combination Gold Mining Company, The
Dalles, $100,000; Leon W. Curtlss. A. E.
Lake, C. J. Stubllng, J. W. Koontz, Dan
iel Balor.
Western Transportation & Towing Com
pany. Portland, $15,000; Albert Meier, J. M.
Mclntyre, Paul S. Reeder.
Electric Delivery Company, of Port
land, $3000; Charles V. Jennings, John J.
Jennings, Dan J. Malarkey.
Farmers' & Merchants' Development
Company, Salem, $12,500; D. L. Keyt, H.
B. Thielsen, George Griswold; object, oil
prospecting.
Oregon & Montana Development Com
pany, La Grande, $100,000; C. C. Penning
ton, W. W. Randall. John McCall, C. S.
Dunphy; object, mining.
Pioneer Oil Company, Baker City, $2,-
Lost Hair
It's risky, this losing of
the hair. You may not get
it back again. When the
hair first begins to fall out
use Ayer's Hair Vigor. It
will stop the fallingand will
make.new hair come in. And
it always restores color to
gray hair.
"My hair came out badly and was
fast turning gray. I tried Ayer's Hair
Vigor. It stopped my hair from coming
out and completely restored the color.'
Mrs. M. D. Gray, North Salem, Mass.
SI. All dmr-'.
000.000; L. W. Burch, J. R, Gilklson, Wil
liam Albrecht, J. D. Miles.
Chico Nursery Company, Chico. Cal.,
$50,000; Archie McGHI. Malcom McDonald,
B. A. Mitchell, Leon GIrod.
Vale Commercial Company, Vale, Mal
heur County, $16,000; Ira S. Smith, A. J.
Goodman, I. W. Hope, M. G. Hope.
Michigan Cemetery Association, Grass
Valley; C. A. Heath, L. A. Heath. E. F.
Heath, G. H. Stanton, G. V. Stanton, J.
N. Lemon, John Wellet. L. B, French,
Fred Kensow, R. E. French.
LeRoy Mining Company; supplemental
articles extending powers and Increasing
capital stock to $300,000.
Luckel, King & Cike Soap Company:
supplemental articles Increasing capital
stock to $100,000.
W. A. Gordon Company, Portland, $20.
000; C. Lombardi. W. A. Gordon, Maurice
E. Lombardi; object, dealing In grain.
George Ainslle & Co.. Portland, $40,000;
George Ainslle, George W. Collins, Wil
liam T. Mulr; object, dealing in lumber.
Ainslle Estate Company, Portland. $60,
000; George Ainslle, George W. Collins.
William T. Mulr; object, to own real es
tate. INSANE MAX JUMPS FROM TRAIN.
Sheriff Will Hold" Him Until 111
Folk Can lie Heard From.
ST. HELENS, Or., Jan. 4. Joseph Brad
ley, while temporarily Insane, jumped
from a train at Scappoose last night.
He was put back on the train, but again
jumped off at Warren, and outran the
brakeman. The Sheriff went out, and
after chasing him about a half mile cap
tured Bradley and brought him to St.
Helens. He says he had about $500 or
$600 When he left his home at Hams Ferry,
near Fulton, Mo. He was placed upon
the train by a Portland policeman, and
had a ticket for Seattle, Wash., where his
uncle, Ambrose Thorp, resides. He had
on his person $210 50. and a road-tax re
ceipt dated September 18, 1901. given by
a Road Supervisor of Callowaj County,
Missouri. He has been placed in the hands
of the county officers, and will be looked
after until his folks can be heard from.
Capital City Brevities.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 4. At the request of
County Clerk Hall, the County Court has
ordered that hereafter no warrants shall
be issued until the record allowing the
claims has been signed by the court. As
the record is not signed until the day fol
lowing the allowance of claims, this will
give time for the correction of errors
and for the commencement of injunction
suits in case any taxpayer thinks a claim
has been Illegally allowed.
Tho will of the late Hannah W. Roberts
was filed today. It disposes of property
valued at $2000. the legatees being a num
ber of grand6hlldren. Mrs. Roberts left
one son, but his whereabouts have not
been known for many years.
Railroad Survey Nearly Completed.
CENTRALIA, Jan. 24. The engineers
surveying the route for the railroad to
the Wilson coal mines will probably finish
their survey during the coming week. It
Is now understood that the old Ellsburg
right of way will not be used. It Is the
present intention to have the mines in
operation by the coming Spring.
Held to Answer for Murder.
ST. HELENS. January 4. The prelim
inary examination of August Schleve was
finished yesterday and he was held to an
swer to the charge of the murder of Jo
seph Schulkowskle. The defendant
waived examination.
Brought to the Penitentiary.
SALEM, Jan. 4. E. R. Williams was
brought to tho Penitentiary today by
Sheriff Ormen, of Jackson County. Wil
liams will serve one year for larceny In
a store.
Oregon Notes.
In the game of football Wednesday af
ternoon at Brownsville between a team
from Eugene and the Brownsville team,
the latter won by a score of 17 to 0. The
Eugene boys returned home a sorer and
wiser lot.
The geared hoist machinery that was
ordered some time ago for the Le Roy
Company arrived last week and was taken
to the company's property in Bohemia.
Since the company acquired the Laura
group sinking on the shaft of the Le Roy
has been suspended and work has been
vigorously pushed on the Laura tunnel.
There was a charivari at Empire recent
ly, which resulted seriously for one of
the participants. A number of young folks
had gathered on the street opposite the
.residence of A. A. Fuller, who was lately
married to Mrs. Norton, and were In
dulging In an old-time charivari, when a
rhotgun was discharged from one of the
windows of the house, about 40 feet dis
tant. The charge of shot struck Andrew
Peterson in tho legs.
The record of marriage licenses for Uma
tilla County for the year just ended is
the largest of any previous year. Since
the first day of January, 1901, 164 marriages
have been recorded, against 125 for 1900,
showing a gain of 39. Although the rec
ord for marriages for 1901 was the largest
ever In the history of the county, the
record of 'divorces has not been so large
as the year before. In 1900 63 divorce cases
were filed on the equity docket, and only
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GRIP is the concentration of Colds, Ca
tarrh, Influenza, Cough, Sore Throat, all
rolled Into one. Congestion of the head,
running at the nose and eyes; dry, hot,
swollen, sore throat; It next creeps down
on the chest cough, hoarseness, difficult
breathing, and pain often down to the
stomach and bowels; chills up and down
the back, with lumbago and soreness.
The prostration caps the climax, and you
feel too sick for anything.
If you have all, or any one of these
symptoms, take "77": It restores the cir
culation, starts the blood coursing through
the veins, and "breaks up" the cold.
At all Druggists 25 cents, cr mailed on re
ceipt of price. Doctor's Book mailed free.
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co., Cor
ner William and John Streets, New Tork.
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CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STS.
53 In 10L Out of the sult3 Instituted In
1900 only 19 were by the husbands, and
out of 55 for 1901 14 were by the hus
bands. In the majority of cases the al
legation was cruelty and failure to sup
port. Mr. Henry keeps the big drill hammer
ing away ont at the Umpqua Valley Oil
Company's plant, on the White place,
says a Myrtle Creek correspondent, and
while the rock is very hard and some
little difficulties were encountered In get
ting started, soon a depth will have
been leached where the heavy tools can
be attached to the walking-beam. When
this is accomplished, much more rapid
work will be done.
Sidney and Melvln Andrews have re
cently made a strike on Jones Creek, near
the Dry Diggings, that bids fair to be
come one of large Importance, as well as
of great productiveness, says a Grant's
Pass paper. The find is located near the
top of the mountain, at the head of a
gulch that was worked as a. placer many
ears ago and paid richly. It Is on ground
owned by Meade & Son, and the Andrews
Bros, have secured the privilege of work
ing this find on a percentage basis.
Bert Nunn. City (Marshal of Cottage
Grove, says he was held up by two men
near the old livery stable on the West
Side, and robbed of $31 The money was
water ients the Marshal had collected and
had not yet turned over to the town. An
old man named Rudolph was held up near
the Adams place on New Year's eve by
two men, who found 90 cents In his
trousers, which they apropriated, and let
him go home with $19 tied up In a hand
kerchief in an Inside coat pocket.
The output of coal from the Beaver Hill
mine averages 60 tons a day. says the
Marsh-field Xews. The slope is now down
to the 1500-foot mark, and will not be ex
tended any farther for the present- Elev
en gangways are now In course of con
struction. Xos. 7, 9 and 11 will each be 14
miles long, and Xos. 6, S and 10 will be
over a half-mile long. An electric plant,
with four motors, will be placed In the
mine, to be used for hauling In the gang
ways, and the slope and gangways will be
lighted by electricity.
One day last week, says the Klamath
Falls Republican, a citizen had a hog
killed for Winter supply. The animal was
taken to one of the hot springs, used for
that purpose, to have It scalded and the
hair removed. It was lowered Into the
Eccthlng water easily enough, but, being
very large and heavy, additional help was
required to pull It out. Before such help
could be secured the hog was cooked
clear through from snout to tail. Thus
the trouble ofcooking the pork by piece
meal is dispensed with.
The four-legged chicken owned by Mr.
Galon, sausage-maker for Flanagan's meat
market, shuffled oft Its mortal coll Mon
day, says the Marshfleld Mall. It was a
clever hen, and was Just getting to lay
eggs. Biddy was Just learning to use her
second pair of legs. They stood straight
out behind, and when she got tired
scratching with her walking legs she
would stand on the others and scratch
a while, then turn over and do the fine
picking with her regulars. She seemed
all well and hearty, but was fed a feed
of pears and died In a few minutes.
A rumor was started a few days ago
that cholera had attacked a herd of hogs
at Alex Hudson's place, on McKay Creek,
says a Pendleton paper. Several of the
animals had died and others were taking
the disease. The report reached the ears
of the stock Inspector, J. E. Bean, and,
in company with Dr. Lantz. th'e Govern
ment inspector, he drove out to Mr. Hud
son's ranch Tuesday. The disease was
pronounced rheumatism, and no evidences
of cholera could be discovered. It was
thought that the disease, which was, from
all appearances, of a rheumatic nature,
was contracted from a swamp in which
the hogs were kept. The animals have
been removed and are recovering. If any
more die, a more thorough investigation
will fellow.
A strange natural phenomenon is re
ported by Camas Prairie stockmen return
ing from Summer ranges or from cattle
buying tripa in the Wallowa country. Ac
cording to thern, the freak has never be
come known outside the Wallowa district,
but is said to be worth going hundreds ol
miles to see. The scene is at Wallowa
Lake, the well-known Summer resort, and
the phenomenon Is a mirage of remarka
ble distinctness. Objects on one side ol
the lake appear to a man at a certain
angle on the other to be rushing rapidly
ip the hillsides Into the clouds. A herd
of cattle driven past the lake homeward
by the Camas Prairie herders was seen
to go straight skyward, to the horror of
the deluded spectator on the opposite side.
The phenomenon Is supposed to be a
mirage.
No Subsidies Needed.
Boston Journal.
The largest steamer ever owned In Bos
ton and the largest cargo carrier -ever
built In the United States Is the double
distinction of the Shawmut, launched at
Baltimore on Saturday for the Boston
Steamship Company, In which Kidder,
Peabody & Co. and Alfred Winsor are the
leading spirits. Another steamer is al
most ready to follow the Shawmut oft
the ways. These huge steel freighters
are 505 feet long, 58 feet wide and 40 feet
deep. They are larger than all but the
very greatest of the foreign liners that ply
between this port and Liverpool.
But the two new American vessels are
not built for any established or contem
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Those who have taken advantage of the
special clearance prices, have been for
tunate in securing some of the finest suits
shown this season. The selections are still
good many of the best sizes still to be had.
Odds and ends of some of those Oxford
Mixed Overcoats, which sold
for $15.00, special
HAT SPECIAL
90c
FINE WORSTED PANTS ODDS AND ENDS
SPECIAL, $3.25
plated line. They represent almost a new
departure in American shlpowning. They
are cargo ships, pure and simple, of the
"tramp" order, though very much larger,
faster and more efficient than the foreign
"tramp" steamers to which we are accus
tomed. They will take cargoes wherever
they can get them around the world. They
may sail first to China, or Cape Town,
or San Francisco, or thy may load grain
for Europe they will go wherever their
keels can float and profitable freight rates
carry them. They will do the same kind
of roving business as 'was done 50 years
ago by the splendid sailing vessels of the
fathers and grand-fathers of the mer
chants and financiers who have now or
ganized the Boston Steamship Company.
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WHAT IS THE TRUTH?
Opposing? Vleiv on Philippines From
Hlffli Authorities.
Chicago Record-Herald.
It Is very difficult to reconcile the nu
merous official documents which have
been received In this country on the Fili
pino rebellion and the Filipino character.
In General Chaffee's review of the court
martial cases just reported we have prac
tically the whole people represented as
friendly to the insurrection. They are all
"war traitors," and their powers of se
crecy and dissimulation are masterful
and without a parallel in history. "It is
needless to say," adds the General, "that
no powerful state was ever erected or
ever can be erected upon such Immoral
and unenlightened foundations."
The most striking thing about this com
ment Is its very sweeping character. It
Is condemnation without reserve. Gen
eral MacArthur Is less severe In his re
port of October 1, 1900, He says that the
Filipinos have been maddened by rhetor
ical sophistry, and that they seem to be
"actuated by the Idea that In all doubtful
matters of war men are never nearer
right than when going with their own
kith and kin, regardless of the nature of
the action or of Its remote consequences."
He testifies also that the Filipinos are not
a ferocious people, and expresses the opin
ion that "left to themselves a large num
ber (perhaps a considerable majority)
would gladly accept American suprem
acy," but he describes the actual condi
tions much as General Chaffee does. He
speaks of those dual governments which
are ostensibly American but secretly Fili
pino, and indicates that there Is "almost
complete unity of action of the entire
population." "Intimidation," he adds,
"has undoubtedly accomplished much to
this end. but fear as tne only motive is
hardly sufficient to account fpr the united
and apparently spontaneous action of sev
eral millions of people."
But a very different note is struck in
the report of the Philippine Commission,
dated November SO, 1900. "From all the In
formation we can getj It reads, "it seems
clear that a great majority of the people
long for peace and are entirely willing to
accept the establishment of a government
under the "United States. They are, how
ever, restrained by fear from taking any
action to assist the suppression of the In
surrection which has for its Indispensable
support a conspiracy of murder." This
same Idea of a very general or almost
universal desire for peace and of the
yielding of the great majority to the small
minority is repeated in the recent re
port of the commission, which Identifies
the Insurrection with landlordism.
It will be noticed that neither of the
Generals Is as optimistic as the commis
sion, though It should be said that In his
report of last July General MacArthur
spoke of a marked change for the better.
He caBt doubts, however, upon the sin
cerity of "pro-Americanism" among the
natives, and, like General Chaffee, he
Insists on the need of a strong military
and naval force to preserve order.
As to the method of warfare by assassi
nation which Is referred to by all the au
thorities it is only what should be ex
pected if there Is such unity of purpose as
the Generals have described. A weak
people poorly armed will work In secrecy
as a matter of course against a foe who
opposes their bolomen with finely-drilled
troops carrying magazine rifles.
Cnnhman'tf Dream.
Walla Walla Union.
Congressman Cushman has had another
dream, as will be shown by tho dis
patches. This time he has had visions of
a universal lanimro nnr? t- i v.i j
that evorv nnt nn lr u. ..i .... I
plan is fully digested will tumble into line
with the Cushman tongue. It may be
presumed a goodly portion of It already
Is pretty well known in Washington.
The Representative from the City of
Destiny, as it is pleased to term Itself,
has poured forth In the Hall of Repre
sentatives volley after, volley of words
that are really new and totally beyond
the understanding of the members from
New England and Hawaii. "Gosh" will
have a prominent place In the Cushman
vocabulary. His verbalist will discuss
at length the necessity of "You bet your
life" to the new language. "By grab"
will be another Important factor as a fig
ure of speech, and another favorite ex
pression of the "tall, angular" member
from Washington, "and went to hell
a-gllmmering," will be recognized. Just
what that will constitute In the new uni
versal speech will be defined later. It
may mean something entirely different
from what we now understand.
And while he Is about it. "Our Cush"
might just as well have the sun change
the course on Its orbit. It might cost a
trifle more than ?5C00 to do it, but if he
NC
asks It Congress should certainly make
the appropriation. And should he bo
able to carry through his projects now
In view, who knows but Yale will confer
a few letters upon him. "Cush" would
not refuse. The world will now anxiously
await the Washington Congressman's
final decision about his language confer
ence, his new system of speaking, and
just what he proposes to do with vowels
and consonants. In the meantime, tho
Shah of Persia, the Rajahs. Maori chiefs
and Esquimaux are on the anxious-seat.
And we In the United States are a little
worried, too. The scheme Is good, but
will It ever be realized? That is another
question.
"While Russia is negotiating to import di
rectly from Japan the raw silk which she now
buj-s through French. German and British
agents, Brazil proceeds to grow silk In her territory-
Successful experiments In the culture
of tho silk worm have recently been made la
the Province of Mlna Geraes.
Gmrsd 32 Years of
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Feb. IS, 1901. For 33
years I suffered constantly from protrud
ing piles, and finally had to abandon my
trade of stonemason. Four months ago I
began using Pyramid Pile Cure, and be
fore I had used up one 50c box the disease
had entirely disappeared-and there is no
sign of its ever returning. I am complete
ly cured. F. Capps, 21G N. Minnesota ave
nue. Sold by all druggists, 50c a box.
Book, "Pile3 Causes and Cure," mailed
free. Pyramid Drug Co.. Marshall, Mich.
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THE GREAT
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Can it be wondered
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ut throughout the
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