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Newspaper Page Text.TWO NEW HATCHERIES MAY BE ESTABLISHED OX THE COL UMBIA'S TRIBUTARIES. Washington's Deputy Fish Commla aloner Will Mnlte Rccommenda tlons One Site on Gray' River. ASTORIA. Aug. 9.-(Special.)-Deputy Fish Commissioner Burton, of Washing ton, -who has been visiting the various points on the lower river, collecting Ash ing -licenses, reports that his collections this yeir far exceed those of last season, and he expects to establish one if not two new hatcheries on tributaries to the Lower Columbia In the immediate future. One of the places wnlch he has recom- oc o citn on Grav's River. He believes that better results can be ac complished by having the hatcheries lo cated close to tidewater than by Placing them on the streims farther inland. The plan in connection with the operation or a hatchery on Gray's River Is to con struct a large pond where flsh from the runs early in the season can be kept until they are of sufficient age for prepa ration purposes. In this way, he believes, the parent fish can be kept in much bet meeflntr of the board the matter would be adjusted. This subject was taken up ThuraAav tvir thft Commissioners and a Yedletrictlng decided upon. The new dis tricts will contain election precincts as follows: First District Wenas, Caches, Kile. Selah, Moxee, Falrview, North Yakima. Noa. 1, 2 and 3. population 5223; Second District Cowlche. Tamplco, Ahta nnm. Frultvale. Nob Hill. Yakima City. North Yakima No 1. Toppenlsh. Parker, Mount Adams, population 5207; Third Dis trict Zlllah, Rattlesnake, Sunnyslde, Proseer, Kiona. Bad Rock. Alder Creek, Mabton. Kcnnewlck, White Bluffs, popu lation 4027: the Indians in the reserva tion not being counted. The Commissioners of Yakima County this mornlne- acaulcsccd in the petition of taxpayers and voters of Sunnyslde for permission to hold a epeclal election for decision on incorporation as a city of the fourth class. 3y the order of the Commissioners the election Is to be held on September 2. at Odd Fellows' Hall, in Sunnyrfde. at the same time a choice to be made of a Mayor, five Councllmen and a treasurer. The Judges of election are to be James Henderson and William Cloud, while Bev. A. H. l,yons is io uc Inspector. HORSES BL'RXED IX BARX. Incendlnry Blare Probably Causes the Los of a Man' Life. COLFAX. Wash.. Aug. 9. (Special.) A barn owned by jsawaro. wnue LAST OF OUTLAW TRACY Quality First REMAINS BURIED BESIDE THE GRAVE OF MERRILL. Quality All the Time i Rosenblatt & Co. I i Sam! Chemicals Placed In tlie Coffln to Destroy Body Hoir Claims for Revrard May Be Settled. Eilers Piano House! a fine team of driving horses, naraesa and a lot of hay. People living near the barn say after the fire was discovered a man ran into the bam and did not come out. If this be true his body is buried with the horses under many tons of hay. The fire is supposod to be of incendiary origin. A warehouse owned by Mr. White was burned Monday evening. It was uninsured, but White had since insured the barn for 5400. The total loss is 52500. Officers are working on the case and have evidence that the fires are the work of a gang of boys. wic jnn...- . -- - tvinir A barn ownea oy rwai u imc nnlltlnn than those "Which light tuCir A . ,v,,- .n m '.- a thA small burned here ts aiiernuim. ce,.- way to me uiJici w.v.-, .. fry when turned out will have a much shorter distance to travel and fewer nat ural enemies to contend with in reaching the salt water. Another circumstance In favor of hatcheries on the lower river Is the fact that the, lite July runs do not go to the Upper Columbia but enter the streams adjacent to its mouth. Thus, It is contended, fish for propagating pur poses can be secured at these hatcheries from the runs of every month during the season. Will Xot Lift Their Traps. The fishing situation on the river today is in an uncertain condition, the feature being that a lirge proportion of the gear is being taken out of the water and stored for the season. The .trapmen at Chinook held a meeting last evening and decided not to lift their traps any more this sea son for the price offered, although the traps were crowded with fish. McGowan made an offer of 3 cents per pound for fish from them, but this wis refused. liar rington is still paying 4 cents, and his Pll 'lar Rock cannery Is running, but he is doin gthls only until he fills the cans that he has on hand. Very few fish are being delivered at any of the canneries, al though there is known to be a big run in the river. Opening of School Term. At a special meeting of the School Board, held last evening, it was decided that the Fall term of the city schools should begin on September 29. The remains of Harry Tracy were received la Salem yesterday morning, and were quietly burled la the prison cemetery by the side of David Merrill, the confederate whom the outlaw had cowardly murdered. A few people were allowed to see the corpse, but at the depot many hacked mementoes from the cheap coffln. The burial was un attended by ceremony. Before the cof fin was lowered chemicals were placed in it for the purpose of destroying the corpse, -but the grave will be watched. In order to prevent any person from stealing the body. As the body was positively identified by the prison offi cials, there is no Question as to the payment of the reward, but Just who Is entitled to it Is a problem for the claimants and the etate to solve. His famous rifle was given to the officials. Merrill's rifle was found in the brush within 200 yards of the spot where his body was discovered. Chickering Weber Kimball Decker Vose Hobart M. Cable The "Many Tone" Crown and about 25 other leading makes. RELIABLE CLOTHIERS THIRD AND MORRISON STS. Odds and Ends Sale, 25, 33 J, 50 Per Cent Reduction on Summer Goods. NEW ARRIVALS OF THE 351 Washington Street Opposite Cordray's Theater FourStoresf Portland San Francisco Spokane and Sacramento Finest High-Grade ! , Fall Suits PLEASANT TIME FOR TOURISTS. Portlnndera en Route to Crater Lake Receive a Welcome. EAGLE POINT, Or., Aug. 8. (Special.) May 22, 1002, President Roosevelt signed pnnccmgn Tnnfriip's Crater Lake bill, and that wonderful region became a Na- business; H. E.j Wellraan, W. P. Beldlng tlonal nark, the first in Oregon. August and j. v. uennes, Sew Incorporations. SALEM, Aug. 9.5-(Speclal.) Articles of Incorporation were filed with Secretary i Stite Dunbar this week as follows: Oregon Gold & Copper Company, Sump ter. Or.; $1,003,000; general mining and tlmhor business: Anthony Mohr, J. Win Wilson and A. V. Reeves. The Oregon Benefit Degree Council. No. 1, Independent Knights and Ladies of Security, Portland, Or.; $100; maintenance of a council of the Independent Knights and Ladles of Security; Fred C. King, Mrs. A. L. Childs and TV. H. Reader. The Dalles Railway & Navigation Com pany, The Dalles; $500,000; building and operating a railroad: Walter Moore, Jo seph T. Peters, E. M. Williams. Allen & Gilbert Company (supplement al), changing name to Allen &. Gilbert. Raniaker -Company, and increasing cap ital stpek. m Roberts. Perrlam & Co., Portland: $10. 000; to repair and furnish steamers, ves sels, etc; George Taylor, George Perrlam and J. H. Roberts. Oregon State Bank, Jefferson. Or.; gen eral banking business; $25,000; J. A. Aup pcrle, E. W. Hazard and A. F. Hofer, Jr. The Wlllman uoia .aiming ompauj, Baker City, Or.; Sl.OOO.OOO; general mining SALEM, Aug. 9. (Special.)-The body of Harry Tracy was received In Salem to day from Davenport, Wash. It was this afternoon Interred In the prison cemetery. The members of the Washington posse claim the entire reward of $1500 offered by this state, but no settlement was had, for the reason that the following telegram was received from Sheriff J. H. Gardner, of Lincoln County. Washington, at the Governor's office shortly after the arrival of the convict's body In this city: "Do not pay Tracy reward until other .claims can be filed." Thus far no other claim ants to the reward have made them selves known, nor have any claims been filed against the state. But for the re ceiving of the Gardner telegram or other conflicting claim. It was tho intention of the Oregon officers to settle with- the tnembors of the Washington posse on tho basis of the reward. When the Gardner Superintenaent age. opened the proceedings by compell ing an old lady who was driving along the highway near Edenvale to alight and deliver her horse and buggy to them. They then drove to E. F. Heples store at Coyote, where they bought cartridges for a 22-callber plstoL This they loaded, and im mediately proceeded to hold up the pro prietor and several bystanders, one of them holding the pistol wlille the other made tho collections. From the till they got only $5 or $6. and from the bystanders about as much more. From Heples' they continued toward Gllroy. Within a quar ter of a mile of there they met Tft. . McKoe. a sewing machine agent, accom panied by J. E. Roland. The bighwaymen drew a shotgun and pistol and-commanded McKoe nnd Roland to hand over their money. McKee. believing he had met two boys on a lark, did not check his horse, and one of the highwaymen discharged his pistol. The bullet passed through a sewing machine coyer and struck Roland in the fleshy part of the hip, inflicting a trifling wound. McKee lashed his horso into a run and was not further molested. The robbers continued southerly to bte vens' store, n mile and a half from He pies', robbing two or three teamsters on the road of small amounts. They were just entering Stevens' store when they saw five or six armed men riding rapiaiy SEVERED HIS ARTERIES DESPERATE ATTEMPT OP H. G. PLOEGER TO COMMIT SUICIDE. Was Formerly Treasurer of Coos County, and for 40 Years a Res ident of That Section. to'irram was received ia informed the men to whom he had given a receipt for the body that further . Thlg was a e consist. ,, HK.t.)nlnrf t rk ITlft TO WH Til 1 ' - ... . lng of E. F. Heples ana tne men wno had been robbed with him. The robbers nf.mtlntlnns nertalnlnE to tne rcwaru would necessarily have to be deferred until It has been decided to whom tho money shall be paid. He further said that he would prefer that the Washing ton contestants for the reward compro mise unon a man to whom the Oregon abandoned their jaded horse and started across a field toward the westerly foot hills'. A running fight ensued. In which one of the robbers was shot through the stomach. In emulation of Convict Tracy. officials might turn over the money, the he placc his plstol to n.s head and blew 6 the following persons left Portland to visit It: Hon. Thomas H. Tongue, m Hlllsboro; B. M. Lombard, James Steel, Frank H. Fleming. Mrs. Lee Hoffman, Miss Hoffman and Will G. Steel, of Port land, and Miss Bessie G. Merrlam. of Brooklyn, N. Y. At Salem we, wer6 joined by Governor and Mrs. Geer, Miss Mar earet J. Cosner and Miss Louis Church. No pains or expense had been spared to fit out the commissary, assuming tho Idea that with the inner man satisfied outr ward appearances would indicate a good time. So far the plan seems to work In fine shape. At Medford we Were met by prominent citizens, who did everything in their power to aid us and make our stay among them pleasant. Largely through the offorts of Dr. J. M. Keene. an enthusi astic interest in Crater Lake has been cre ated and active steps taken to entertain and fit out Crater Lake parties at Med ford. This work has been carefully nlanned. is being handled by publlc-fiplrlt- ed business men, and nothing will be left undone to make Medford a perfect outfit ting station, where every Item necessary can be obtained by parties desiring to visit Crater Lake. The Board of Trade Is moving actively In the matter, and a pamphlet will be Issued free, giving all sorts of lnfornfatlon. Including cost of out lit and transportation, distance, location of interesting points and camping places and how to reach them. When It once be comes known that strangers will be as sisted in this way and that everything necessary can be obtained at Medford as cheap and good as elsewhere, there should be a great Increase In Crater Lake travel. In less than an hour after reaching Med ford our supplies had been loaded and the wagons were on their way to Eagle Point, 15 miles distant. Lunch was pre pared at the Hotel Nash at 12 o'clock, and at 5 o'clock we were on our way. having avoided the heat of the day. We The Southern Oregon Title Guarantee & Abstract Company. Grants Pass, ur.. $25,000; general title and abstract business; H. L. Gelkey, A. S. Hammond and W. C. Hale. Wallowa Lodge, No. 151, L O. O. F., Wallowa, Or.; $300; Marshall C. Davis. Theo Willlums, James A. Tulley. The Golden Rule Gold Mining & Milling Company. Sumpter, Or.; $1,000,000; general mining business; F. F. Gllsan, A. Hllller, J. J. Fisher and George H. Tracey, Jr. Eastern & Western Lumber Company, Portland; $1,000,000'; manufacturing lum ber, etc.; W. B. Ayer, M. F. Henderson, Philip Buehner. F. H. Ransom and W. A. Dempsey. Henry Clay-Bohemia Mining Company, Ltd. Portland; $1,000,000: general mining and milling; M. Caples Matthieu. Charles A. Whale, Charles Clay and Henry St. T?nvnPT. The Buck Horn Ditch Company, Pral rlo Creek. Wallowa County. Or.; 52,500. 000; constructing and operating water ditches: S. P. Williams, L. Knapper and E. T. Roup. The Jackson County Lumber Company, Jacksonville. Or.; $5000; general lumber and milling business; A. J. Stevens, C. E. Hooper, J. L Utez and Arthur Stevens. Oregon Mlnlnjr Stock Exchange. PORTLAND, Ausust 0. Today's quotations were: QPi' Alaska M. & M. 0 " Bronze Monarch i Caribou .-; : nf. Crystal Consolidated Chlcapo 2i Cascade Calumet Gold H11J & Bohemia " HuronUn ........ Lost H6re ;. OiBon-Colorado M., M. & V... Sumpter consouaaiea Sweden Copper (Gtd.) Winnipeg (Ltd.) Vesuvius - Judson Rock.. SO 4 00 10 25 have gooo, covered spring wagons, or Mining & Investmant 10 nacKS, mere nas Deen no oust 10 Dotner us, and progress 60 rar nas seen pleas ant In every detail. At Eagle Point we met a hearty recep tion and were supplied with cream, fruit and other things to make camp life more pleasant. Citizens of this town gathered around our campfire and were .addressed by Governor Geer and Mr. Tongue. When the latter concluded the exercises closed with music Today we move on to J. H. Stewart's Summer home, where he Is starting his new fruit farm. We will be entertained by him for lunch, and hope to prevail on him to accompany us to Crater Lake. WILL G. STEEL. SAN FRANCISCO. Ave. 9.-Offlclal closing quotations were as follows: Andes $0 03lMexlcan $0 44 Best & Belcher.. Caledonia .. .... Challejig Con. .. cnouar . Confidence Con. Cal. & Va.. Crown Point Gould & Currle.. Hale & Norcross. Justice filOocldental Con.... 12 80Ophlr 1 10 15 Overman 12 TiPotosl 10 G51Sav3.se 11 1 151 Sierra Ne'ada ... 15 OlSllver Hill 43 2lUnlon Coil. 10 niUtah Con. 1 5 1 Yellow Jacket.... 9 SUIT FOR WATER RIGHTS. Amicable Proceeding for. Valuable Power Begun in Baker. BAKER CITY. Aug. 9. (Special.) A suit was filed in the Circuit Court hero yesterday which involves a water right In Pine Creek valued at over $100,000. It Is the largest and most complicated water tight suit that has ever been filed In the courts of this county.' The suit was filed by Olmsted & Miller," as attorneys for B. Osborn, administrator of the estate of Olive O. Coleman, deceased, vs. E. P. Perkins and 43 other defendants, among whom are some of the wealthiest and most prominent farmers and ranchers In the county. The land, tho water right of which Is thus brought in question, Is in the north western part of the county, in the vicin ity of Wlngville, and comprising several thousand acres of the richest farming land in the county. Most all of It Is un der a high state of cultivation. The title, as claimed by the plaintiff, dates back to 18C3, and Involves the water right of about 4000 acres of land belonging to the estate. The water of Pine Creek has been appropriated by the defendants, all of whose claims, according to the cdmplalnt, are antedated by the claim of the plain tiff. In tho event of the court allowing the claim, of the plaintiff there will not bo enough water for tho use of the defend ants. The case bids fair to be long drawn out, and of course It will be hotly con tested from the first, although. In fact, many of the defendants are Interested in the litigation from the standpoint of the plaintiff, in that it Is a friendly suit so far as they are concerned, and the final fleclslon will only determine their iegal right to the water they are now using. Waterworks for Elmn. ELMA. Wash.. Aug. 9. (Special.) At a meeting of the City Council it was decid ed to authorize tho clerk to secure the services of a civil engineer to survey the region about McDonald Creek, one mile above Elma, in order to ascertain the power of gravity at that elevation with a view to putting In new waterworks, with "McDonald Creek as a source of water supply. .The people Qf Elma are very anxious for good water, and have been for some time advising the Council to act upon the matter. At a meeting of the Elma School Board two more teachers were employed E. L. Bremer, of Satsop, Wash., and Miss Mary Scully, of Olympia. Increase In Property Valuation. CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 9. (Special.) The valuations of lwls County real estate, according to the1 figures of Asses sor Grimm, are $i.276,129. an Increase of about 110,000 over the previous assessment. The number of acres of land assessed In the county is S05.5S0, and the number of acres of improved land is given at 33,-1S4. agent to hold the same until the proper manner of Its distribution might tie de termined. This plan would relieve this state of any participation in the contro versy. Burled Beside Merrill. Tho final chapter in the remarkable career of the multi-murderer was recited In Salem today when the remains of tho criminal were buried beside those of his assoclate-ln-crlme, David Merrill, In the prison burying ground. Tracy's body reached this city on the belated over land train at 11:20 o'clock this morning. It was accompanied to Salem by Constable C. A. Straub, Dr. E. C. Lanter and At torney Maurice Smith, of Creston. Wash., from whom the body was received by Superintendent J. D. Lee, of the state penitentiary, after receiving the assur ance that the casket contained the body of Harry Tracy. No sooner hod tho rough box containing the remains reached the platform at the depot than a score of half-crazed relic hunters In a wild scramble separated themselves from the largo throng that surged about tho baggage car and with knives began tho mutilation of the box containing the remains, in order to get a mere splinter of wood that might serve as a souvenir. But for the prompt intervention of Sup erintendent Lee, who was on the ground. tho box would surely have been hacked to pieces, and It was only by threatening tho disturbers with arrest that tho casket could be removed to the wagon without further molestation. Attended by Farmer John Porter, of the prison, who was placed in charge of the remains, and the others, the body was driven direct to the penitentiary. Arrived there, the box was carried into the turnkey's room where, for the first time since the body left Davenport, the cover to the casket was removed. The body was positively identified as that of Tracy by Superin tendent Lee. Warden Janes, Turnkey Mc Cormlck. and shop guards John Staple ton and Albert Stelner. The remains were viewed by about a score of persons outside of tho prison officials and em ployes of the institution, in addition to a large number of the trusty prisoners, while many of those inside the walls wor given the privilege of looking upon the remains. While there were probably 500 people at tho depot station drawn thither by curiosity, but a very few pre sented themselves at the prison to take a last look. When the body had been identified nnd the remains had been viewed by those who cared to, the casket was closed and removed to the prison cemetery where It was Interred beside the body of Merrill. No service of any kind attended the burial. Destroying: the Body. Before the Interment, chemicals were Introduced into the casket that "will de stroy the body. This will defeat the expected attempt to steal the body. In addition to this precaution. Superinten dent Lee says the grave will be closely watched and a warm reception will await the visit of any mischievous visitors. Tracy was not the bad-looking man that the circulars pictured him. While he had the prominent check bones, broad chin Indicative of a rare determination, deep set eyes and protruding forehead, credited him In the published pictures, still his features were not bad. Having been embalmed, the bady was In a splen did state of preservation and it was not difficult to identify the remains. The Washington men aro desirous of retaining the famous rifle that was cap tured after .the death of Tracy as a souvenir of their hunt, but at the urgent request of tho Salem officials they sur rendered the firearm, which it is proposed to have placed in tho office of the Gov ernor. The revolvers that were found on Tracy will go to the men who found the body. out his brains and died almost instantly. The .pthcr threw up his hands and wag taken Into custody. The robbers were.George Tan and Fred Williams, each about 23 years old, who havo been living in and adjacent to the town of MayfleJd. Williams was wanted there on a battery charge, he having de faulted, his ball. Tan ?s the one who killed himself after being shot- Will Fisht for the Reward. Messrs. Straub, Lanter and Smith to night filed with Secretary of State Dun bar claims amounting; to 24S fo. ine sum reDresents the cost of the transpor tation of the party to Salem and the return home, and also the expenses of embalming the body of Tracy and. tho nurchase of a plain casket, as directed by the Oregon officials. The claim was filed in the same form as those of others who will ask to be reimbursed. The finders of Tracy's body will leave for their Washington homo tomorrow morn ing. They state that within a few days they will file In the office of the Secretary of State a formal claim for $1500 reward money. These men are willing to com nromise unon an ascnt who shall be authorized to accept and hold tho money until 4t is legally determined to whom the money belongs. In this way, all necessity for litigation In this state will be re moved. The three men who delivered Tracy's body to Superintendent Lee to day declare that their party, which In cluded two others viz. Joe Morrison, section foreman, and Frank Lllllengren. Is entitled to all of the reward, and they propose to make a vigorous fight in tne courts. MARSHFIELD, Or. Aug; 9. Henry G. Ploeger now lies at death s door irom wounds Inflicted by his own hands. The arteries In his right arm are severed, and a deep gash in his throat tells the story of his attempted suicide. Plooger was found in this condition in the suburbs of West Marshfleld. where he had wandered in a delirium to commit the rash act. He had been a resident of this county for 40 years, tilling tne positions ol toumy Treasurer and postmaster at Empire City several terms. Several weeks ago he resigned the position of assistant keeper of- the Umpqua light station, which he has held for six years. It was In this capacity that his mind became deranged, and he suffered temporary fits of insan ity. Ploeger Is married, and Is Insured in the Woodmen. STEIN-BLOCH CO. ALFRED BENJAMIN & CO. ' HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX. MICHAELS, STERNS & CO. The Four Greatest Clothing Houses in the World No one can, no one will, show a more complete line. We Invite Your Inspection. r-Don't Read This Ad.- Unless you are interested in getting the very best vehicle that skilled workmanship, combined with faultless material and an experience of over half a century, can produce. If you are then call at our new repository, where we will show you all kinds of vehicles, for both business and pleasure, also a complete Una of harness, robes and whips. BARTENDER. FATALLY WOUNDED. Skull Fractured by a Robber, Who Looted the- Cniih-Box. SEATTLE. Aug. 9. Fred Ernst, night barkeeper In a local saloon, was struck on the head with the kingpin of a wagon this morning and his skull so badly frac tured that he will die. Robbery Is be lieved to be the motive for tho assault, as $31 was taken from tho cash register. only a few cents In dimes and nlckles be ing left by the robber. Philip Ethier, em ployed as porter at another saloon, was arrested ' on suspicion, and i now de tained at the City Prison pending an, In vestigation. Ethier has a bad reputation in police circles, and was arrested four years ago by Chlpman for stealing money from the pockets of a drunken man. CRUSHED TO DEATH. Sleeping Woman Killed by a Falllnjr Tree. VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 9. Mrs. John A. Menzles wan Instantly killed last night in a peculiar manner. While in bed in her cottage In Central Park, a small settlement near here, a large tree crashed through the roof and the unfortunate woman was mangled almost beyond recognition. STUDEBAKER 328-334 E. Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon Washington & Oregon Electric Railway Light & Power Co. Now under construction. A population of 40,000 distributed over th wealthiest farrolne country ot th world 1 tributary to this road. First lsaue ot 1000 shares, par value S1CO ach, now selling at J0O per share. An Investment. Xot a Speculation. Low capitalization: (1.500.000; 13.000 share, at $100 each. Shares fully paid and nonassessable. Dxe Couldn't Obtain a License. CHEHALI, Wash., Aug. 9. (Special.) The Tracy and Merrill show did not perform last night in Chehalis as adver tised. The City Council at the last meet ing refused a license for the performance. DRILLING PLANT DESTROYED. Destructive Fire In Property of Oil Company. ASHLAND, Or., Aug. 9. (Special;) The drilling plant of the Southern Oregon Oil Company, on the hillside cast of Ashland, at the Allford place, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The fire originated in some mysterious way In the blacksmith shop attached to the plant, and the whole concern, oofler-house. derrick and out buildings were totally destroyed. The flames communicated to a large barn on the Wright farm, about 150 yards away, and It with Its contents was entirely burned. The Wright home, on the premis es, was only saved by the .greatest ex ertion on the part of some neighbors, This oll-drllling plant was the largest In th fltate and cost nearly $5000. Work trh!rh hnd nrosrresscd on the well to a depth of nearly 2000 feet had been sus nended several weeks ago, owing to i luck of funds. Recently arrangements had been made with H. Herchberger, of Independence, to continue the drill to a depth of 2500 or 3000 feet, and operations were to be resumed shortly. No ono was sunnosed to be around the premises at the time and Mr. Wright, the proprietor of tho barn that was also burned, was in town at the time of the blaze The entire loss is estimated at 57000. The A. O. U. W. lodges of Southwest ern Washington are to hold a fraternal picnic at Centralla on Labor day, Septem ber 1. and perform initiatory ceremonies at Chohalls in the evening of the same day. This Is the first of what Is Intend ed to be en annual picnic by the order In Southwestern Washington. Will of Charles K. Adams. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. The will of the late Charles Kendall Adams, formerly president pf the University of Wisconsin, who died recently at Redlands, Cal., has been filed for probate. The estate Is worth about J25.000, and nearly all of it will go to the University of Wisconsin After the death of his widow. FOUND MERRILL'S GUN'. It Was lu the Busk 200 Yards From Where Body Was Discovered. CHEHALIS. Wash..' Ausr. 9. (Sneclal.) John Goff and Fred Runcorn have Just returned from the scene of the Merrill killing and brought in the rifle owned by MerrilL They found the gun 200 yards rorth of where the body was found, about 20 feet from the road, and it had evi dently been thrown into the rush from the road. It is a SO-callbcr.' model lSi. Winchester rifle. There were no cart ridges In the chamber or magazine and the gun was cocked when picked up. There are some rust spots on tire barrel but otherwise the gun is in very good condition. TO REDISTRICT COUNTY. Yaltima Commissioner Make Divis ion Increased Population. NORTH YAKIMA, Aug. 9. (Special.) When , the County Commissioners met in June, attention was called to the fact that the three districts of the county had grown in population so that the repre sentation was unequally divided. At that Ume It was stated that aX the August A WELL-KNOWN ALBANY 3IAN Recommends Chamberlain' Colic, Cholera and Dlnrrhoca Remedy. About eighteen months ago Mr. W. S. Manning, of Albany, N. Y., widely known in trade circles as the representative of JUST LIJCB TRACY. Youthful Imitator of the Outlaw Is Wounded and Kills Himself. SAN JOSE. Cal., Aug. 9. A series of auwtiv Chemical Co.. was suffering daring highway robberies, which resulted Xrom a protracted attack of diarrhoea, in the sensational death of one of tho "I tried Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and robbers and the wounding of a citizen, oc- Dlarrhooa Remedy." he says, "and ob- curred on the "Monterey road a little be- tained Immediate .relief. I cheerfully rec- fn s ftviek thlW evenlnir. Two vounir omtnena tnis meaicme to inose similarly ifflWr" Sold by all druggists. fore S o'clock this evening. Two young men, apparently little more than boys in Prisoner Implicating Each Other. wtt.ttksrarRE. Pa.. Aug. 9. Four mpn are now In the County Jail, charged crfth the murder of Daniel Sweeney, the mine watchman who was found .dead In the roadway at NanticoKe last weane day morning. The District Attorney and the county detectives say the prisoners are now charging each otner wun com- pllclty In the murder ot Sweeney. Fisherman Kill Himself. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.) Har ry LiauterDacn, a nsnerman. commuica suicide at his home In a. scow above Tongue Point this evening by shooting himself in the temple. He appeared in the best of health and spirits a few min utes before committing the act, and no cause can be assigned for It. The de ceased was a native of Holland, about 53 years of age. and had fished for Warren number of years. He was a single man. .nd so far as known had no rela tives Jn this, country- Valley Grove Spry Creek V .5 J f jiS yTfithena r Huntsville MILTON & 3ue Mountain Yalley nvesron Unincorporated i n iAa LA Garrison college Pace Tt la thi Intention of th Ffe WotCr management to sell the en tire stock In tha and European Eaatera market- PENDLETON However, by way of cour tesv. jt block of 1000 shares will be offered for local subjcrlDt!on for the period of 30 days from July 10. 1002. Apollcatlon3 comlnff In later than Aujt. 10. 1002. will not bo considered. Apply to L. Y. KEADY & CO., Fnlllnw BIdg-., Portland, Or. Oc to 31nln Olllec. Dooly Uulldlnc, Walla Walla, Wash. Boy Played With Matchex ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) The 3-ycar-old son of Nick Davis, of Cathlamet was seriously burned a few days ago. and his injuries are so serious that It Is feared he cannot live. He was playing with some matches, which Ignited his clothing, burning his body and face severely. Munyon's witch-hazel Soap Keeps Lady and Baby Sweet as Roses RANDS SUCCEEDS COOK. Elected Chairman of Clnrlc County Republican Committee. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 9. (Spe cial.) A meeting of the Republican county central committee was held In the Courthouse this afternoon pursuant to a call Issued by Chairman A. J. Coolc The first work- of the committee was to elect a chairman to All the place caused by the resignation of Mr. Cook. .E. M. Rands and L. B. Clough were placed In nomination and Rands was elected by a vote of 12 to 6. The county convention was set for August 27, and the primaries will be held on the 23. On motion tho representation at the convention was made one delegate at large for each precinct, and, one delegate for every 20 electors, or major portion thereof, as shown by the vote for Cos grove at the general election In 1900. Based on this apportionment the various nrcclncto are entitled to the following representation: Alpine. 1; Battle Ground. 3; Cathla poodle. 3: Cedar Creek. 3; Chelachle, 4; Columbia. 6; Eaton, 4; Fern Prairie, 3; Fourth Plain, 5; Fruit Valley, 6; Harney. 6: La Center, C; Lackamas. 7; Lincoln, 3: Manor, 4; Pollock, 4; Preston, 5; Salmon Creek, 3; Whipple Creek. 4; Washougel, 6: East Vancouver. 6; North Vancouver. 7; West Vancouver. 7; Yacolt, 2. hav MAKES THE SKIN SOFT AS VELVET I want every woman who wishes to Improve her complexion-who a hP? skin soft as velvet who would like to have her face free fn 'e(S fnclaf blemlsnes-to use my Wltch-Hazel Soap. It will 1. It new life wishes to from all skin improve any and making it Sv6 ur&rKE teautlful. F FOR SALE EVERYWHERE Large Cake 15c, small 5c USE ONLY THE BEST WHICH IS "HAZELWOOD" BUTTER, CREAM AND ICE CREAM. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED PURE AND OF THE FINEST QUALITY. ACCEPT NO OTHERS. Hazelwood Cream Co. 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