THE SUIvDAY OKEGONIAN, IfOiilLASD, JUNE lfl, 1002.
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DEMOCRATLOSES HISSEAT
PARTY VOTE IX HOUSE OX HORTOX-.
BUTIlEtt CONTEST
District of Columbia Bill Goer to the
PrcBldcnt ArprOprlatloa Mat
ters Still in. Dispute.
WASHINGTON, June 28. When tho
House adjourned tonight, the general de
ficiency bill and one item in tho Naval
appropriation bill was all that remained
in dispute between the two houses so far
as the appropriation bills are concerned.
The conference report on tho District of
Columbia bill was adopted, and it now
goes to the President for his signature.
Early In the flay tne liouso aeciacu mo
contested election case of Horton vs. But
ler, from the Twelfth Missouri District,
by declaring tho seat vacant. By a vote
of 100 to 186 a strict party voto BuUer,
- ho Is a Democrat, was decided not en
titled to the seat. Butler made a vigor
ous speech of an hour in defense of his
right to tho seat.
The Dick military bill was made a
'continuing order, not to interfere with
conference reports.
TJie Proceedlass.
When the Houso met, Babcock (Rep.
Wis.) asked unanimous consent for con
sideration of a measure to empower the
Commissioners of the District of Colum
bia to make special regulations for the
G. A. R. encampment in this city next
September. Reserving the right tOf object,
Moon (Dem. Tenn.) took the floor to ex
plain why he had objected yesterday.
March 14. ho explained, tho committee on
territories made an unanimous report on
the bill to give Indian Territory a terri
torial form of government under the
name of the Territory of Jefferson. He
eaid that, by order of the committee, he
was directed to secure action on the bllL
It was necessary to see the Speaker, and
he had. been Informed that more import
ant matters were pressing, and that con
sideration would be arranged for later.
tvio -Htrfcts of 400.00ft neonle wero in
volved," said he. "The conditions in the
Indian Territory are chaotic There are
no courts, no provisions for the insane,
and no penitentiaries. But the commit
tee on rules and the Speaker declined to
fix a day or to hear a motion to fix a day
for tho consideration of the bill. The
only reason assigned by you, Mr. Speaker,
and the other members of tho committee
on rules, was that you had protests from
the territory against this measure. I sub
mit that every paper in the territory
every Democratic and Republican club,
even' municipality and 90 per cent of tho
people are for this bill. I have no per
sonal Interest in the measure, and I
would feel justified now in objecting to
every request for -unanimous consent lor
the consideration of less important meas
ures." . A At
He specifically disclaimed any Intention
to Impugn the Speaker's motives, and
while ho felt that he ought to object, he
appreciated that at the close of the ses
sion he might interfere with the passage
of meritorious bills. "But I give notice
now," he concluded, "that at the next
session. I shall object to every request
for unanimous consent until there has
been a hearing upon this bill."
Tho resolution was then passed and the
House resumed the debate on the Horton
Butler contested election case, notice hav
ing been given that after It is disposed of,
the conference reports on the naval and
TUBtriot nf Columbia appropriation bills
will be called up. The contestee, Butler
i Dem. Mo.), took the floor in his own be
half, making a speech of an hour. Tay
ler iRep. O.) concluded the debate in be
half of the minority report.
At the conclusion of Tayler's remarks,
the vote was taken, first on the minority
resolutions declaring Butler elected and
entitled to the scat. The resolutions wero
defeated 100 to 13G. The majority reso
lution declaring tho seat vacant then
was adopted -without division.
McCleary (Rep. Minn.) called up the
conference report on the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill.
Cannon explained that the House con
ferees had agreed to a revision of the tax
laws which would raise $1,500,000 addi
tional taxes in the district to meet the
increabed expenditures, tho report was
adopted 94 to GO which passes the bllL
Foss, chairman of the committee on
naval affairs, called up the conference re
port on the naval appropriation bill. The
conferees, Foss explained, had agreed to
all items except those for -the Increase of
the Navy and tho place where the new
ships are to be built.
Fitzgerald (Dem. N. T.) criticised the
conferees for yielding to tho Senato In
the items for tho Improvement of the
Portsmouth, K. H., navy-yard. He
thougt the great navy-yards, which
were running on half time for want of.
work, should be built Up and the small
yards abandoned. The report was adopt
ed 11C to 74.
This left but one item in dispute be
tween the two houses the provision for
new ships. The Senate disagreed to the
proviso attached by tho House requiring
that three of the ships provided for in
the bill (one battle-ship, one cruiser and
one gunboat) should be built in Govern
ment yards. Foss moved to recede and
concur in the Senate amendment, with an
amendment requiring that the Secretary
of the Navy should build at least one
ship in a Government yard, and provid
ing, further, that the Secretary of the
Navy should have authority, if he did not
obtain reasonable bids, to have all the
ships built in Government yards. Foss
told the House that the conferees found
that the Senate absolutely declined to ac
cept the House provision in its original
form, but he declared that the amend
mpnt he offered contained substantially
the same provision, except that the Sec
retary was only required to build one 6hlp
In the Government yard. Foss' motion
was lost 1 to 97.
The Houso then further Insisted upon
Its disagreement to the Senate amend
ment to strike out the provision, and the
bill was sent back to conference.
The conference report on the bill to
prevent false branding of foods was
adopted.
A special rule wa3 adopted to make the
Dick militia bill a continuing order, not
to interfere with conference reports.
A resolution was adopted to allow the
Commissioner from Porto Rico tho priv
ilege of the floor of the House.
The conference report on the Coctaw
and Chickasaw agreement was adopted.
Bills were passed to extend for one year
the time in which to make final proof on
desert land entries on tho Taklma desert
reservation, Washington; to authorize tho
Secretary of War to receive Arturo R.
Calvo, of Costa Rica, as a cadet at West
Point; to prevent any consular officer of
the United States from accepting an of
fice of trust from a foreign country with
out executing ample bond with the Sec
retary of the Treasury; forthe relief of
settlors on lands granted in aid of the
construction of wagon roads.
At 6:05 the House adjourned until 11
o'clock tomorrow.
PHILIPPINE BILIj COXFERENXE.
Disposes of Clause Rclntlns to Friar
Lands, City Dents and Franchises.
WASHINGTON, June 2S. The conferees
on the Philippine bill reassembled this
morning. It appears that the Intimation
that all legislation will fall, unless the
Senate silver system la accepted, was
conveyed directly to one of the Houss
conferees by a Senator.
When the conference adjourned after 6
o'clock today, it was announced that ell
portions of the bill except those relating
to coinage, to a legislative assembly and
the disposal of tho public lands, had been
agreed upon. Among the matters disposed
of today were those relating to the friar
lands, municipal indebtedness and ques
tions relating to franchises, etc The dif
ferences upon these provisions were large
ly mere matters of phraseology, and there
w" no areat difflcultv In comliur to an
understanding. The indebtedness allowed
to Manila on account -of sowers, aicr
works, etc.. , Is limited to $4,000,000, which
is a victory for the House. On the other
hand, the proposition for the disposal of
the church lands remains practically as
fixed by the Senate. There is much simi
larity between the two bills on the regula
tion and disposal of franchises and parts
of the provisions of each house on this
point were adopted. The same can be
eaid of the regulations pertaining to min
ing, but on that point the provision for
vertical lines of ownership is retained.
Tho disputed question of coinage and ter
ritorial assembly were not discussed at
all, but they will be taken up for disposal
when the conference resumes Its elttlngs
Monday morning.
Hearing oh Statehood BllL
WASJHNGTON, June 28. The Senate
committee on territories met today to hear
the delegates from the territories named
in tho crmnlbus statehood bill present ar
guments on the subject of admission. The
witnesses heard today were Delegates Ko
dey of New Mexico and Smith of Arizona,
and District Attorney Llewellyn, of New
Mexico, all of whom made eloquent pleas
for statehood, giving many facta In re
gard to the schools, population, etc, and
making comparisons with existing states.
Delegate Rodey gave as one of the reasons
why New Mexico desired admission to the
Union, tho opinion that such admission
would be of assistance in financing cor
porato enterprises in tho territory. He
mentioned a railroad, which would bo
enhanced in value if the territory should
become a state Such was also true ot
certain land interests. Ho admitted in
reply to questions put by Senator Bever-
Idge that Interpreters were necessary In
conducting most of the nubile business, as
a majority of the people wero unable to
speak the English language. Mr. Smith
dwelt especially upon the long delay tho
two territories of New Mexico and Ari
zona had been subjected to In their efforts
to secure statehood, and he made a strong
plea for favorable 'action during the next
session of Congress.
Melville Engineering- Laboratory.
WASHINGTON, June 28. Representa
tive Foss, of Illinois, chairman of the
naval committed of the House, today In
troduced a bill to establish an engineering
laboratory, to be known as the Melville
Engineering Laboratory, after Rear-Ad-mlral
Melville, Chief Engineer of tho
Navy, who will soon go on the retired list.
The bill provides that tho laboratory shall
be on Government land, designated by
the Secretary of the Nary, and cost, with
equipment, not exceeding $400,000, of
which $200,003 is appropriated.
Daslak Islands Scandal.
WASHINGTON", Juno 28. Chairmen
Dalzell, of the special committee which
Investigated the charges in connection
with the purchase of the Danish West
Indian Islands, today completed the re
port of the committee attd submitted It
to Representative Richardson, the rank
ing minority member of tho committee.
It will not be formally passed upon by
the committee before Monday, and until
then Its terms are not made public Thero
Is little doubt, however, that It dismissed
tho charges as groundless.
Xominntlons Confirmed,
WASHINGTON, June 2S. Confirmations
by the Senate:
W. H. Code, Mesa, Ariz., Indian In
spector; W S. Meed, Montana, Agent for
the Indians of the Flathead Agency; W.
F. Hatthews", Marshal, District of Ore
gon L Lv Patterson, Collector of Cus
toms, Willamette. Or.; F. B. Hyde, Re
ceiver of Public Moneys, Spokane; H. V.
Hlnman, Register of Land Office, North
Yakima.
Congrress Thanks to KempfL
WASHINGTON, June 28. The House
committee on foreign affairB today re
ported a resolution giving the thanks of
Congress to Admiral Kempff for il3 con
duct during the siege of Taku.
DID NOT TRUST THEM.
(Continued from First Pace.)
which the statement was made that the
Filipinos werd incapable of standing alone
and if tho American support was with
drawn they would lapse Into anarchy, and
asked him If that had been his opinion.
He replied in the affirmative, adding
that he still entertained that view.
Senator Carmack Was that always your
opinion?
Admiral Dewey Yes. True, I made a
comparison 6nce with the Cubans, saying
the Filipinos were more capable of self
government than the Cubans. I think that
neither the Filipinos nor the Cubans are
capable of self-government.
Senator Deltrlch's questions were intend
ed to show the state of Admiral Dewey's
mind concerning the Filipinos at the time
of the engagement with the Spanish squad
ron. He asked the Admiral If It was not
true that had he recognized tho Filipinos
as allies, trusted them as such, and con
sidered them capable of taking charge of
Manila, he would have accepted the proffer
of the surrender of Manila before the ar
rival of tho American troops.
"Yes," replied the witness, "that is trtio,
and it is a good idea. I had not thought
of it, and I am glad you suggested It. It
makes my testimony stronger. It is true,
and the fact that I did not accept the
surrender and put them in charge shows
that I did not trust them. It never en
tered my head to do that"
With this Admiral Dewey was excused,
and he expressed himself as much grati
fied to secure his release
Xo Anxiety Regarding: Venezuela.
WASHINGTON-, June 28. No great
anxiety is felt in official circles regarding
the situation in Venezuela. It is pointed
out that the Cincinnati and the Topeka
aro at La Guayra, and that neither com
mander has yet reported to the Navy De
partment. This Is taken hero to mean
that nothing worthy of a cable report has
happened. The advices received from
Minister Bowen, at Caracas, have not in
dicated anxiety on his part. The Navy
Department has forwarded orders to the
gunboat Marietta, now at San Juan, Porto
Rico, to remain there until July 4, and
to proceed to Colon to relievo the Ma
chlas. x
McHngh Goes to Jnil.
SLIGO, Ireland, June 28. In accordance
with the request of the select committee
appointed by the House of Commons to
Inquire into te case of Patrick McHugh,
Nationalist member of Parliament for the
north division of Leltrim. and proprietor
of the Sllgo Champion, who was commit
ted to jail for three months June 18 for
contempt of court, owing to his failure
to appear In answer to a summons on a
bench warrant issued under the crimes act,
Mr. McHugh started for London in cus
tody this afternoon. He will be lodged in
Holloway jail as a first-class misdemean
ant.
Astoria Brevities.
ASTORIA, June 23. In the Circuit Court
this morning nn order was made that the
mandate of the Supreme Court In the case
of Sam Howard vs. the. County of Clatsop
bo entered. The effect of this order is
that in the future the District Attorney's
fee of $10 shall not be collected when di
vorce suits arc filed; also that all of these
fees which have been collected since tho
District Attorneys were placed upon flat
salaries must be refunded.
Tho County Court has issued an order
postponing tho sale of property on the
1K$ delinquent tax roll from July 7 until
August 4. The property to be sold at that
time Is that purchased by the county at
the delinquent tax sale held In 1900.
FOURTH OF JULY RATES LOWER
COLUMBIA RIVER.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company has named a one-fare round-trip
rate between all stations on the Portland
Astoria route, account Fourth of July.
Selling datcfi are July S and 4. with July 6
as return limit. Ticket office, Third and
TVfljehJnston.
MACHINISTS WALK OUT
STRIKE
v
DECLARED IX -ALL UXIOX
JAGIFIC SHOPS.
Seventeeq Hundred Men on the Sys
tem Are Idle Demands Reject
ed Iy the Company.
OMAHA, Juno 23. By direction of the
executive committee of, the machinists of
the Union Pacific today, following the re
jection of a general agreement which they
had presented, an order will become ef
fective some time before Monday morn
ing calling out COO machinists and their
SfX) helpers and apprentices. The commit
tee announces confidence that the walk
out will be complete. In which event the
machine shops and roundhouses will be
closed at Council Bluffs, la.: Omafca,
Columbus, Grand Island, Beatrice, North
Platte and North Kearney, Neb.; Jules
burg and Denver, Colo.; Cheyenhe, Raw
lins, Green River and Evmston, Wjo.;
Ogden, Utah, and Armstrong, Ellis and
Junction City, Kan.
This xrieans a total of 1700 men out on
the Union Pacific by lockout or walkout
They Include 120 molders, nearly 100 boll
crmakers and 800 machinists, or about 1000
men, embracing tho totals of the three
union districts, who will receive strike
FIRST COUNTY JUDGE
AND EX-STATE
w?f,-t1V-PC1" irTt " ''B$5f?t5fiS7
The Late Jaisre S. G. Thoxhpson.
five children.
Tho widow and four-children curvivo .him J. M. Thompson.
Portland; Mrs. 119. Lee, ot San IrancLoco;
and Thad Thompson, ot Monroe, Or, Deceased was a brother of the iato Judgo
Thompson, of SugD3. and of Colonel William Thompson.
benefllB. The remaining TOO are out be
causo of the complete shut-down of the
Cheyenne Bhops and cuts in forces of
other shops.
Tho demands made by the machinists
and rejected by tho company were that
pay by piecework be not Introduced: that
10 per cent raise in wages be granted, and
that union men recently discharged be re
instated, even though the shops bo re
quired to work at Bhort time, while" the
bollermakers' strike lasts. The commit- ,
teo had presented similar demands a
month ago, which were then rejected,
and had returned Jto the city this time
with full power toj act, consequently tho
decision was made to order a walkout.
T. L. Wilson, fourth vice-president of
tho National Organization, is here from
St. Paul, advising the men. He asserts
that the Western division will contribute
$3000 weekly to the support of the strike
and that support will bo received from
the American Federation of Labor.
The machinists declare that an attempt
is being made to crush the union in the
Union Pacific shops, and the forced in
stallation of the piecework system, which
was introduced In a few minor depart
ments of the shops three days ago, is" to
bo the means. General Manager Dickin
son told them today that it had become
the fixed policy of the company to install
piecework throughout. The machinists are
confident that they can cripple the rail
road in a few days by the nonattentioh
that engines will receive, since many al
ready have damaged boilers since the
bollermakers' strike began, and thus forco
the railroad to terms. Officials of the
road assert that there is a plentiful sup
ply of engines on hand, so that many
damaged ones can be spared, and that a
large consignment of new ones will ar
rive before August 1, so that a prolonged
fight can be continued. It is also ru
mored that the company has engaged a
large number of nonunion machinists on
60-day contracts at Chicago.
MINERS' LEADERS COXFEIt.
President Mitchell Starts for the Bl
tlmlnons Fields.
WILXESBARRH, Pa., June 23. Presi
dent Mitchell, of the "United Mlneworkers,
left for the West late this afternoon. He
will go direct to Chicago, where, It Is
said, he will hold a conference with prom
inent labor representatives. Several of
the heads of brotherhoods may take part
in the conference, although no ono will
vouch for this, it being merely a rumor
floating oround strlko headquarters here.
There is.no doubt, however, that the head
of the Miners' Union will confer with the
district officials! of the United Mlnework
ers in the bituminous regions all through
the West,
For tho past week delegations from the
soft-coal regions of the West have been
in Wilkesbarre consulting with Mr. Mitch
ell regarding the present status of the
anthracite strike and the coming Na
tional convention of miners at Indianapo
lis. In order to make, it more convenient
for all concerned, Mr. Mitchell visits the
bituminous leaders instead of the leaders
coming all the way East to visit him. Mr.
Mitchell will explain to the bituminous
men the situation in the anthracite re
gion and what would be expected of the
National convention. There Is no hint of
any kind as to where Mr. Mitchell stands
regarding the ordering of a general strike
by tho National convention.
No disturbances were reported at any
of the mines today. Late last night some
one threw dynamite into tho "William A"
colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany at Duryea, causing two explosions.
No one was near the spot.
Voluntary Advance In "Wages.
PITTSBURGH June 21 One hundred
thousand men employed by the United
States Steel Corporation will receive an
advance, in wages of 10 per cent, which
will Increase the annual payroll of the
Steel Corporation by $4,000,000. The ad
vance applies to union as well as to non
union men. Strictly speaking, tho advance
applies to non-tonnage men of every con
Etltuent company of the corporation. This
decision has Just been reached by the ex
ecutive committee of the United States
Steel Corporation. Workmen working un
der a private scale will bo debarred from
the advance, as well as coal miners, coke
workers, rodmen and tube workers.
It Is estimated that out of the total
number of employes of the corporation,
one-third of them aro paid on the tonnage
basis. It Is expected that tho largest in
dependent steel and iron producers of the
country will grant their day men, laborers,
machinists and blast furnace workers, a
similar advance.
Car-Cleaners' Strike Is 09.
CHICAGO. Juno 28. The strike or 330
car-cleaners employed by the Pullman
i Company, which began on June 18, was de-
clared off last night. A number of the
men had already returned to work and
were said to be receiving more money
than they did prlcr to. the strike Repre
sentatives of the company. It Is said, have
Informed members of the union who ap
plied that they would bo given work, but
there would be no recognition of a body
of men.
Carmen "Want Mere Pay.
CHICAGO. June 2S. Committees from
the South-Side Street-Carmen's Union,
and those of the barn and stablemen,
have presented requests for an Increase
In wages to General Manager McCulloch,
of the Chicago City Railway Company.
The committees said last night that they
were received very cordially by Manager
McCulloch, and all their demands were
gone Into in detail. They are to return
for hl3 reply on Tuesday.
Sympathize "With Telephone Girls.
DES MOINES, la., June 28. Today all
electrical workers and linemen employed
in tne local telephone exchanges quit
work out or svmnathv with the 100 strik
ing .central girls. Further sympathetic
strikes are expected next week.
ALEXANDRA'S THANKS.
Reply to International Sunday
School Convention's Telegram.
DENVER, June 2S. The- tenth Interna
tional Sunday School Convention today
OF CROOK COUNTY
LEGISLATOR
MONROE, Or., June 27. Judge
Samuel George Thompson, who died
at his home, four miles from- here,
June 10, "hud served In both branches
of the Oregon Legislature, and was
the first County Judge of Crook
County. Deceased was bom near
Sprlneflold, ilef.. March 11 1841. Her
cnttti the plains In 1853, settling
In Lat County. Oreccn. He was
educated In Columbia and Union
Colleges ot Eugene. After several
years nptat In teaching he engaged
la the mercantile business at Har
rliburg. Or. In 1S72 he embarked In
th stock business near Prlncrllle.-.
Bo was elected State Senator from
the .Sixteenth District In 1870. In
18S0 Governor Moody appointed him
County Judgft ot the nwly created
county of CYook. Returning to the
Willamette Valley In 1&S4. Judga
Thompson was elected Representa
tive from Lane County In 18S3. Ha
engaged in business at Monroe, Or..
In 18S7, but failing health caused
him to retire In 1654 to a country
home five miles west of that place,
where he died. In 1507 he married
Mary A. Griffeth, by whom he had
Mrs. A. L. Iiawfcy, of Dayton, "Wash.,
chose W. N. Hartshorn, of Boston, chair
man of the executive committee, and tho
executive committee later re-elected Ma
rion Lawrence, of Toledo, O., general sec
retary of the association, and George R.
Merrill, D. D., secretary of tho commit
tee. Tho executive committee also ap
pointed a committee to find a suitable
person to act as field worker among the
colored people In tho South. The follow
ing cablegram was received:
"London, June 2S. Chairman Inter
national Sunday School Convention, Den
ver, Qolo. Many thanks for your tele
gram, which will be laid before the King.
The Queen thanks you for kind .sympa
thy. His MajC3ty la progressing most
satisfactorily. KNOLLY&"
Rev. A E. Dunning, of Boston, secre
tary of the lesson committee, read the
report of that committee. He recounted
the work of the committee in formulat
ing a uniform Sunday school lesson for
use throughout the world and dwelt upon
the great benefit derived in tho way of
educating the youth in the history of the
Bible.
The suggestion that the lesson text be
not printed In tho lesson leaflet, but that
the student be referred to pages In the.
Bible for the text, was applauded, heart
ily. The reason given for the proposed
change was that It would Increase Bible
research. Tho report praised the colleges
and other institutions of learning for the
increased opportunity offered In the pres
ent day for tho study of the Bible.
The most Important innovation recom
mended was a graduation of classes In
Sunday schools. The plan "proposed was
that primary. Intermediate and senior
classes be formed, with a special course
in study provided fdr each class, a pe
rlbd of six years' attendance upon ono
class being required for advancement to
another. The present course shall bo the
one for study ,by the intermediate class.
Rev. John Potts, of Toronto, chairman
of the lesson committee, followed with a
statement concerning the temperance les
son. He arquscd the greatest enthusiasm
with the statement that the rumor to the
effect that there was a plan on foot In the
lesson committee to do away with the
quarterly temperance lesson was base
less. He declared that he had attended
every meeting of the committee, and nev
er was one word spoken In that direction.
A resolution was Introduced and re
ferred providing for a committee to In
quire into and report to this convention
upon the question of creating a commis
sion to tour the world In tho itnerest of
Sunday school work.
Under the head, "How Can Internation
al Lesson System Bo Improved?" pro
longed discussion of beginners and ad
vanced lessons was engaged in. The re
port of the lesson committee recommend
ing these additions in the confusion was
adopted, but a motion to reconsider the
matter was carritd, apd the entire pro
posal referred to tho resolutions commit
tee. In the afternoon the primary and Junior
session was held, presided over by Mrs.
W. J. Semelroth, of St Louis, president
of that department. Papers concerning
work among the children were read. Sec
retary I. P. Black, of Philadelphia, read
his report, which showed an increase of
five- districts, 130 unions and 13 secretaries
in the department since the last trien
nial. The Editorial Sunday School As
sociation, which Is composed of the vari
ous editors and publishers of Sunday
school publications, elected the following
ouiccrs: .rrcsiaent. itev. J. A. McKamy,
of Nashville. Tenn.; vice-president, Rov
Thomas B. Nccly, D. D., LL. D., of Now
York; secretary. Rev. C. B. Blackwell,
D. D., of Philadelphia; treasuror. Rev.
J. R. Miller. D. D.. of Philadelphia.
Toronto was tonight chosen as the place
for the next convention. Winona Lake
and Portland, Qr., wero also candidates.
Dart to Visit Baker County.
BAKER CITY. June 2S. President Eurt.
of the Union Pacific Railroad, is due to
arrive In this city July 1. He 13 coming
to look over some mining property, the
May Queen and tho Ohio, in which he
j and other Nebraska people are In-
tercstcd. The party will be piloted
through the mining districts by Manager
John Thompson. While here, Mr. Burt
and his party will make a general sur
vey of the Eastern Oregon country, with
a view cf sizing up Its resources. Mr.
Burt and party will remain here two or
three weeks.
Johns Hopkins Badowncnt tfnnd.
BALTIMORE, June 23. President Rem
sen announced today that the endowment
fund of ?L000,t0, for whtch tho friends
of Johns Hopkins University have been
working for the past few months, has
been completed. This puts the university
upon an assured financial basis. None of
this money la to be used for buildings.
HOT FIGHT FOR A FORTUNE
T03IDSTOXEJlX OREGOX CEMBTEJtY
pa3l AX' IMEORTAXT PART.
Kansas City Property is. Involved,
and. Mncli Depends o Whether
Figure Was Changed.
CENTRAL POINT, Or. If a tombstone
of Vermont marble, which stands in the
quiet little cemetery here, had the power
to speak. It could settle a legal contro
versy now being waged in the courts of
Missouri, Involving tho title to 52 acres of
property in the best residence district of
Kansas City, valued at $1,000,000.
The monument Is a modest one, with but
one simple inscription cut upon its face re
cording the fact that Mrsi James Priddy
died April 10, 1S92. with a statement of
her age. The storm Center of this legal
battle is the mutilated right-hand figure
in the inscription, stating the- age of
Mrs. Priddy, at the time ot her death. If
she did at the age of CO years her Oregon
heirs become, entitled to a fortune; if she
was 66 years old at the time ot her death
the Kansas Cityans will remain In the
undisturbed possession of their property
and the claimants will be defeated.
Mrs. James Priddy inherited the property
from her lather, who died more than half
a century ago. It was then farming land,
worth about $3 per acre. Kansas City was
a small village, and no one then dreamed
that at the beginning of the 20th century
It would be a prosperous city of over 2CO.000
inhabitants-. Mrs. Prlddy's husband was
a brick mason and worked at his trade
in a modest way, until gold was discovered
in California. In the Spring of 1853 he sold
the land in controversy for $200, and with.
his family started on the long Journey
across the plains. He cast his lot with the
miners of Sacramento County, with vary
ing success, and in 1870 came to Jackson
County, where his wife died. In 1S32, and
he followed her some four years later.
The Oregon heirs of Mrs. Priddy have
now brought suit for the recovery of the
property, claiming thatshe was a minor
at the time she mode a deed to the prop
erty and that, as she was a married wo
man at that time, and continued so to the
time of her death, the statute of limita
tion did no run against her or Tier heirs.
The Kansas City parties allege that Mrs.
Priddy was over 21 years of age when she?
made the deed, and that they insist they
have the better claim to tho property.
Lawyers representing the contending par
ties have been In here and at Medford fo?
the past two weeks taking testimony lit
the effort to fix Mrs. Prlddy's a$e. There
are no family records end no one appears
to have any accurate information.
Right here is where tho controversy
over the tombstone corned In. The Kansas
City attorneys claim that the original in
scription on tho tombstone read "C8 years"
and that it-has been changed within tho
last year or two by some One lh the Inter
ests of the Oregon ''heirs, and they, point.
In confirmation of their thedrv, to tho no
tices of Mrs. Prlddy's death lh tw6 of tho
county papers In which her ago lo given
asf 66. In this claim they are corroborated
by the tombtrtone. man who made the mon
ument and cut tB6 inscription.
On tho other side It is asserted that while
it Is probable that the original figures were
66, yet the tombstone man made the mis
take in cutting the Inscription, and that
upon discovering his error, he changed
the right-hand figure to & b before the,
monument was erected. A great mas3 of
testimony has been taken In support of
this theory of persons who knew Mrs.
Priddy In her life time. They estimate
her age at the time of her death all the
way from 40 to 80, one cstlmablo lady, who
deposed that In her opinion Mrs. Priddy
died In 1S32 at the age of 40, was Visibly
embarrassed when she was Informed that
she was married in 1849. thus revealing
that she was married some three year?
before- she was born. t)thers were quite
positive that they had seen the. monu
ment In the cemetery In 1S92, 1S03 and 1SS1,
and that the Inscription read 60 years,
while the records showed that it had not
been erected until some time In 1835.
Experts have examined the monument
and while they agree that a change in
the" inscription has been made, they differ
widely as to when the alteration was
made. The stone Itself has been phpto
graphed, plaster casts have been made of
It. and the Kansujj City attorneys made
an offer to take the monument bodily
from Its resting place to the Missouri
court as evidence to "speak for itself."
Tho outcome of the case will be watched
with considerable Interest here.
MONTANA MINERAL OUTPUT
Total Valao Inat Year rtas Sixty
Million Dollars.
HELENA. Mont. June 2S. The report
of B. H. Tatem, assayer In charge of the
United States assay office at Helena, to
the Director Of the Mint, for the year
1001, Just Issued, shows that the value Of
tho gold, ellvdr, -copper and lead pro
duced in Montana last year was 560,857,
619 0L Of that amount $4,802,717 39 "ft as In
gold, $18,334,442 26 in 6llver, $25,751,831 M In
copper and $495,622 02 in lead. As com
pared with the- production of IS20-, the de
crease Is about J3.CCO.000. due to the less
ened jiroductlon of copper-
The report shows that since the discov
ery of gold In Montana, 40 years ago,
more than $l,00d.000.000 has been taken
from the streams and mountains of the
state. LHtle change in the value Of the
gold produced, . bs compared with the
previous year, is shown, and attention id
called to the enlarged use of the cyanide
process during the year. There was also
little change in the value of tho silver
produced.
In the table showing the production by
counties. Lewis and Clark leads in the
value of gold with $1,056,133 32; Granite
leads in the value of sliver with $2,353,
204.40; Silver Bow leads In copper with
227,742,262 fine pounds; Meagher leads In
the production of lead with 2,oO0,OOO fine
pounds.
THE OLDEST STOVE.
Richmond Claims One Which Will
Rank With the Best.
Richmond Dispatch.
According to a Philadelphia newspaper
tho oldest stove In this country Is at
present on exhibition In Minneapolis.
Minn.
From the description this 6;ld stove la
something after the fashion of the one
which we have here In our State Capitol.
It stands upon legs or end supports, sim
ilar to those of a sewing machine, only
that they are about half as high, and of
huch heavier casting. The total weight
of the stove 16 503 pounds. It Is three feet
long, 32 Inches high, and One foot wide;
with a hearth extending in front. There
Is no grate in the bottom, the fire being
built directly on the bottom of the stove,
tho heat passing from below the oven,
back of It and over the top of the pipe.
The outside has scrolls and designs and
crowns in relief, mucli after the fashion
of the stoves of -today, and on both sides
How It reddens the tfeln, itches, oozes,
dries and scales 1
Some people call It tetter, milk qrast o'
salt xhcuxn.
The snilerlnff from It Is sometimes In
tense; local application are resorted to
they mitigate, bus cannot cure.
It proceeds rrom. humors Inherited or nr
quired and persists until theso have beci
removed.
positively Tomovos them, has radlcillr
and permanently cured the worst cases, an'
is without an equal for all catancoui
eruptions.
boon's 11UU5 aio tui be; ciUinlc .rxico ceuu
EX-LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF OHIO
Recommends One of Ohio's Well
Known Products, Pe-ru-na,
HON. AZ,PHOJZ0 HAST
" ' '
Hon. Alphonzo Hart, ex-Lleutenant-Governor of Ohio, in a recent letter from
Washington, D, C, says:
The Penina -Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen: "I have been using Peruna for catarrh, and can
cheerfully recommend it to all as a cure for same, and it is also a
food tonic." A. HART.
Mr. Elmer M. Barnes. 611 State street. SL
Joseph, Mich., manager for the League of
Educator of Michigan, writes as follows:
"It Is with pleasure that I give Peruna
my hearty Indorsement. I have found
that It contains valuable properties as a
tonic. Close otudy and steady confine
ment Induces a wear and tear on tho ner
vous system, and at such times I have
found that a bottle or two of Peruna
-nould restoro the system to Its normal
vigor very Bpeedily and permanently'
, ELMER M. BARNES.
Nervous Debility.
Every one who Is In the least degree
subject to nervousness, sleeplessness,
prostration, mental fatigue or nervous de
bility in any form, finds the hot weather
of June. July and August very hard to
bear, if not dangerous.
The only cafe course to take is to keep
the blood pure, digestion good, and sleep
regular. No remedy equals, In all respects,
Peruna for these purposes. If the system
is. run down and weakened by catarrh, Pe
runa renovates and rejuvenates the
nerves and brain.
The above testimonials are only specimens of 50,000 letters
received touching the merits of Peruna as a catarrhal tonic.
No more useful remedy to tone up the system has ever been
devised by the medical profession.
cast- with the metal are the words, "Here
ford Jfcumace, Thomas Maybury, Mfr.,
1757." We are assured that the stdve Is
Well preservedk. In spite of Its age. The
surface has a finish which is technically
known as "pebbled."
The famous Virginia stove also stands
upon legp, Is about, seven feet high, and
"Is handsomely ornamented. It Is "three
stories" high ftnd of pyramidal shape, and
was made In 1770 for the House of Bur
gesses at Williamsburg, whence It was
removed to Richmond, when the seat of
government wad removed hither. The
founder, one- BU2ajglo, whose place of
business was In England, wrote of tne
"warming machine" that "the elegance of
workmanship does honor to Great Brit
ain. It exceeds in grandeur anything ever
seen of the kind, and Is a masterpiece not
to ba equaled In all Europe. It has met
with general applause, and could not be
sufllclently admired."
So, notwithstanding the advantages of a
few years Jn age. the Minneapolis stove
must pale its ineffectual fires when com
pared with our big, highly ornamented
and aristocratically connected (historical
ly speaking) old warming machine.
Congo Man's Darling Plff.
Geographical Journal.
TVi notlvdn artt nht Iibiot TnAfit-pfltpM-
The domestic fowl that marvelous combl-'
nation cf skin, bones and feathers the old
friend of all African travelers, and the in
evitable bleating goat: are common to all
districts. There are also some sheep to be
had. But the darling pet of a Congo man
Is his pig. You cah treat his wife ahd
Children as you like, but If you touch his
pig, beware! To kill ft man's pig that
breaks through your fence and digs Up
your vegetable garden is to commit an
Unpardonable sin, and the owner never
forgives you. Hog's flesh Is equally dear
to him. Game in some parts Is plentiful.
hut m6re especially In Zombo. There we t
have several kinds of deer, antelopes and J,
wild harss; the only difficulty is to bag
them. Guinea fowls, partridges and pig
cons abound, and there are some pheas
ants; and in the swampy valleys we find
wild ducks and many other birds. Eagles,
vultures and other birds of prey are com
mon, and very annoying, while the woods
are resplendent with the gorgeous plu
mage of the birds. Elephants, buffaloes
and leopards are to be found, but mUst
be sought for la the more sparsely popu
lated districts.
Minneapolis Detective Indicted.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June IS. A ver
dict of guilty was rendered tonight In the
case Of Detective Nathaniel King. Indict
ed on a charge of being accessory after
the fact to a felony. Another Indictment
alleging larceny Is atljl pending against
tho prisoner. King stands convicted, of ,
having guilty knowledge of the theft of
Mr. Orlando E. Service, officer ot St.
Joseph Police Department, St. Joseph,
Mich., writer:
"I have good reason to be grateful for
ihe relief I have repeatedly found when
using Peruna. When I have been under
a continual heavy btraln, phjslcally or
mentally, I have found that a few doses
restores my health and strength quicker
than anything else I have ever U3ed. Pe
runa Is a general restorer. Inducing a fine
appetite and good healthful sleep, and a
few doses will throw off all .unpleasant
feelings after being exposed to the wet,
cold weather."
ORLANDO E. SERVICE.
A book on the catarrhal diseases of
Summer will he mailed to any address
upon request by The Peruna Medicine
Company, Columbu?, Ohio.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
a diamond from Jchn W, Hopper in hat
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