THE SUNDAY OEEQONIAK, POBTLA3TD", MAT 3t 1903.
CHARGE FALLS FLAT
Indictment Against George
U. Piper Dismissed.
GRAND JURY'S WORK, FOOLISH
ZTesecHtlagr Attorney Scott Says
Tkere "Was So Perjury, and ,
Jadse Bell Talies the
Same View.
SEATTLE jsfij. May ?2.-(Sp&clal.) .
Judge Bell, In thV Superior "Court, this
morning, quashed, on motion of Prosecut
ing Attorney Scott, the most Important,
from a political point of view, of all In
dictments brought by the recent grand
Jury. This was In the case of George U.
Piper, indicted for perjury. At the same
session Judge Bell also quashed the in
dictment against Police Judge' George,
charged with failure to enforce laws.
In ruling on the Prosecuting- Attorney's
motion to quash. Judge Bell declared that
the Information against Piper was flimsy
and of no value whatever in support of a
charge of perjury- John F. Dore, attor
ney for Piper, appeared In court, prepared
to argue a demurrer to the Indictment,
filed some time ago. Before he could do
so, however. Prosecuting Attorney Scott
filed the motion to quash. .Jn this motion
Mr. Scott related facts already known
regarding the evidence before the grand
Jury' concerning Piper's transaction with
Tex RIckards, which are told' In full be
low. He stated that the Information con
tained in the bill returned by the jury
was wanting in all elements of evidence
necessary to secure conviction; that there
George V. Piper.
was no conflict In the testimony of Piper,
Sirth and others regarding RIckards that
was at all material, and that he had ad
vised the grand Jury .not to return a true
WI1 against Piper.
Judge Bell granted the motion, making
a statement which is perhaps the most
significant on record in connection with
the work of the grand jury. Said the
court:
"This indictment was, considered by the
Brand Jury early in its deliberations. After
It had been voted, four of the members
cf the body informed the court that they
wished to withdraw' from their position
and to return not a true bill.
"For some reason the grand jury recon
sidered this action on-the last day of its
cession, and returned this indictment. Mr.
Scott, during the deliberations of the
ffrand jury, urged that body not to return
the indictment, explaining that the facts
before, them did not constitute an offense,
and that it -was Impossible to secure a
conviction. I feel satisfied that the ad
vice ot the Prosecuting Attorney to the
grand jury was good advice, and, from
the showing now made by him. feel sat
isfied, that no Indictment should have been
returned against Mr. Piper. I will there
fore sign an order for his dismissal."
It Is now well known that the indict
ent against Mr. Piper was brought as
ihe result of a trade pr "deal" in the
grand Jury-room. The facts, concerning
the" bargain, which had all the resem
blance in the world to the usual deals In
political conventions, were made public
property at the time, and no member of
the grand Jury has been found who will
deny that the bills against Mayor Humes,
Piper, Jacob Furth and Walter Fulton
were voted together as a result of the
trade. Some, certain members .desired
Humes indicted: others for reasons of
personal spite wanted to take a rap at
Mr. Furth, while others still wanted to
pillory Mayor Humes and Chief Sullivan.
Each of these Indictments had bitter op
ponents among the grand jurors, and for
three weeks that body caucused dally in
an effort to muster 42 votes for any one
indictment. It was only at the last min
ute, when it was seen that the true bills
against the authorities, which the people
looked for. would be defeated In the Jury,
that 12 men finally stood together for all
the indictments mentioned.
In Piper's case the charge against him
"was trivial, well-nigh childish. Perjury
nvas named In the bill, and It is alleged
that Piper swore falsely -regarding the re
payment of $1000 to 7Tex" RIckards, a
gambler, who had contributed to Humes'
campaign fund and .then had been refused
permission to gamble. Piper told the jury
frankly that he had received the money
from RIckards as Humes' campaign man
ager, and that, after the election, RIck
ards had demanded his money back, ad
he was not permitted to open his resort.
Asked if he (Piper) had been reimbursed.
Piper said in effect that he had. partly,
"but was afraid he was getting the worst
of the deal. '
The facts were all known at the time,
and there was nothing new in Mr. Piper's
testimony. The boss gamblers were to
raise the $1000 to repay RIckards. but,
while Piper acted as the intermediary
again, it is said that he has not received
the entire 11000. a balance being still due
him.
It appears that another witness before
the jury testified positively that the gam
blers had raised the purse, of 51000 to re
imburse RIckards. Therefore, an appar
ent discrepancy existed in the evidence
iven by Piper, bu as no short-hand rec
ord of Piper's testimony was taken, it ap
pears that it will be impossible even to
provo this to be a fact A sufficient num
ber of the jurymen would have stood out
to the last against the indictment of
Piper, as well as that against Furth and
Humee, hut for the conviction among the
Jurors that public Indignation and wrath
-would follow their failure to make some
sort of a showing for their two months'
work.
The money paid to RIckards went
through the hands of his attorney. Hi Gill,
a member of the City Council, and it was
secured from the gamblers by the threat
to close the town and to bring impeach
ment proceedings, against Humes and Sul
livan in the Council on account of the
Clancy deal. This followed the last Spring
election, and by Its terms tho gamblers
were forced to pay the Clancy brothers,
First Ward politicians. $2500 per month as
.a "rake off" from public gambling.
It is a singular fact in this connection
that some of the men active In the work
of the grand Jury are closely connected
through legal and business ties with the
Socal mea who led the fight -against Jtr.
Piper for State Senator last Fall. Ter
renco O'Brien, foreman of the jury, is
the .close personal frienn. of Senator
Moore, who defeated Piper, although tho
district Is heavily Republican. Moore's
law partner is C. H. Farrell. a brother of
J. D. Farrell, president of the Pacific
Coast Company, Of course there may be
nothing more than a casual connection In
these matters, but they are significant.
Other men oh the grand jury who voted
for the Piper indictment have connections
with the men who led the fight for Piper's
defeat last Fall. Altogether there seems
to have beea-more of petty politics and
personal -splfework In the jury than any
thing elge. 3"hls Is the general opinion,
of it here.
WOOL IN MARION COUNTY POOL.
Will Amount to -Nearly 100,000
Found Sales Date Not Fixed.
SALEM, Or., May 2. (Special.)-From
information produced at the Marion
County Woolgrowers. Association meet
ing today, it. seems, probable that the
quantity of wool controlled by the pool
this year will be nearly dduble" that of
last year. fTfce soliciting,. committee. has
not yel coifcpleted its' 'work,, but thus far
50 members' have been secured-, and it is
expected that the total amount of wool
represented will be from 75.000 to 100.0W
pounds. ,
The following members were appointed
as an executive committee, with power to
transact such business as cannot await
the regular or special meetings of the
associations W. H. DownlnffSubllmlty;
A. T. "Wain, Salem: Henry 2""swkU Salem;
J. T. Hunt, Whlteaker; WilUanV-Claggett,
Salem.
The association received a letter from
J. C. Lindsay, traveling freight ngent of
the Illinois Central, stating- that other
woolgrowers' associations have made sales
dates as follows, and suggesting that tho
Marlon County Association wljl accom
modate the prospective buyers by fixing
a sales date hot to conflict with theses
Pendleton, May 26 and ' 29; Hoppner,
June 2 and 3: The Dalles, June 5 and 6;
Shanlko, June 9 and 10; Pendleton, June
12 and 13; Baker City, June 15 and 16;
Elgin. June IS and 13; Heppner, June 23
and 21
The Marlon County Association has not
yet fixed a sales date.
TAXED MORE THAN ONCE
OPINION OF WASHINGTON ATTORNEY-GENERAL
OX" INHERITANCES.
Entire Proceeds of Estate Must Pay
Tax in. Each State in Which.
Probated.
OLYMPIA, "Wash., "May 2. (Special.)
Aiiorney-uenerai stratton has delivered
tion had been ltnroduced. It. Is claimed, ad
that the order on the Coast might fall lrf
line with a general movement of the same
kind in the East and because- the use of
wine in the lodge rooms is contrary to the
principles of Masonry.
It is said that the grand lodge of Masons
at its annual meeting next October will
take the same decisive action, and order
that all banquests given under the name
of any Masonic lodge of the state be
strictly temperate.
TRAVELERS OF THREE STATES.
Hold Session, in Snelcaae and Elect
Officers.
SPOKANE. Wash., May 2. (Special.)-:
SAMUEL ROSE
CO
NBOTT &
RELIABLE CLOTHIERS:
Corner Third and, Morrison Sis
in to ... .i j - . . . - . , -travelers oi uregon anu tiuumgiuu
SsidSteriJS,SVl2f held lts meeUn hero tod&y- attended by
ln r:n tl sh0Uld representatives from Portland. Seattle.
SrS? ?.PJSSB? brl,the Pf - ! Tacorna and Spokane. The meeting- was
ot t J1?at may ,bS locaH.ln .' harmonious and enthusiastic. Tacorna
other states into his possession, and that wfls phns ,,. th not annual meetlnr
l?v. aS r H113 state should be , on the first Saterday m May. MM. The
tnetenUr Proceeds after day.s festivities closed with a banquet
payment of the costs and taxes levied in ant.a tnnht fniinwW nffi-
imiDGB OVER SANTIAM.
Linn. Farmers Request That It Be
Rebuilt at Once.
ALBANY, Or.. May 2. (SpeclaU-At a
mass meeting of Linn County farmers
held in School District No. 114 recently
some resolutions asking the County Court
to rebuild Sanderson's bridge were' adopt
ed and sent to the court This bridge
was carried away by the floods of last
January. It was one of the' .longest
bridges supported by Linn County and
spanned the Santiam River; connecting
this portion of the county with that rich
section known as the Forks of the San
tiam. The bridge, which was about 640 feet
long, has been partially or totally
wrecked a number of times, and has cost
the county thousands of dollars. "When
a freshet occurs the Santiam becomes a
torrent, and nothing but a large ex
penditure of money will put a perma
nent structure there.
GRANGES ARE GROWING.
Report to Pomona at Yankton Given
by the State Secretnry.
RAINIER, Or., May 2. Special.) The
Pomona Grange met In Yankton Town
Hall at 2 P. M. A fine banquet was
served at noon, and also at 6:30'P. M. All
the Granges of the county were reported
In a prosperous condition, with a local
membership of 613.
A letter from the state secretary way
read, which gave the local number of
Granges in the state as 34, with a total
membership of 479S. Clackamas County
leads in the number of granges, 1C, while
Linn and Columbia Counties have each 14
Granges; Washington County 11. Polk 8,
Marlon 6, Multnomah, Benton and Lane
fi each, Coos 4, Yamhill 3, Gilliam and
Tillamook 2 each. About 100 members
were present at the afternoon session.
The fifth degree was conferred on about
30 members this evening.
TELLS OF BAKER COUNTY.
Folder That Will Be Distributed by
the Hnrriman Syndicate.
BAKER CITT, Or., May 2. (Special.)
Fifty thousand copies of the Baker Coun
ty folder prepared by Frederick Mellis, of
this city, and printed by the Rund-Mc-Nally
Company, of Chicago, will be deliv
ered soon to G. W. McKinney, immigra
tion agent for the Harriman syndicate,
for free distribution in Eastern States. A
complete up-to-date mining map forms
the inside of the pamphlet, while reading
matter and cuts are printed on tho 16 out
side pages of the folder.
Attention is called to the forthcoming
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition to
be held In Portland in 1S05. The map will
be printed in three colors.
WATER SEEPS FROM DITCH.
Klamath Falls Wants Owners to
Stop the Holes.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. May 2. (Spe
cial. The Irrigating ditch belonging to
Henry E". Ankeny, of Eugene, and Mrs.
J. T. Henley, of Klamath County, runs
through the town of Klamath Falls, and
the village authorities have commenced
suit In the Circuit Court to secure an
injunction against the owners, alleging
that the property is a nuisance on ac
count of Injury from seepage.
The town wants the leaks stopped,
which would be a very expensive under
taking. Mr. Ankeny Is here making
preparations for defense. The case will
appear for trial at tho June term.
Epworth Leaguers at Cbrvhllls.
CORVALLIS. Or., May 2. (Special.)
Sessions of the convention of the Eugene
district of the Epworth League began
here yesterday afternoon. One hundred
and fifty delegates arrived by the noon
trains, and were served with luncheon in
the parlors of the First Methodist Church.
Yesterday afternoon reports were heard
from various parts of the district, which
comprises the territory between Cottage
Grove and Stayton, oj the East Side, and
as far north as Sh'ertaan oh the West
Side.
Last night an address -of welcome was
delivered by Guy E. Moore, of Corvallis,
and tho response was by Mr. Menzies, of
Lebanon. The league has been in session
all of today, and has had under consid
eration the various interests of the organ
ization and its membership
Trains to Vancouver Socle
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 2. (Spe
cial.) Settlement having been effected on
securing of right of way, grading has
commenced on the line connecting5- the
Washington & Oregon with the Portland,
Vancouver & Yakima Railway here. In
a few days trains on the former road
will he running to the dock at the end
of Second street. Trains from Tacoma
will then be enabled to run right into
the city, thus affording a greater con
venience to passengers.
The next move is the construction of
the road through the military reserva
tion, a distance of one mile. This may
not be started for some time yet.
Digest at Supreme Court Ruling.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 2. (Spe
cial.) Judge A. L. Miller, of the Superior
Court of Clark County, has complied va
digest of the Supreme Court rulings in
Washington. It makes a large volume,
and the matter takes in. all the decisions.
Including those of territorial days. He
has devoted much lime to compiling the
work, which is favorably spoken of by
attorneys.
Sale -of 190S Heps.
SALEM, Or.. May 2. (Special.) Ed
ward Kavanaugh. of Woodburn. has sold
to Elsas & Pritz, of Cincinnati, 8000
pounds of hops of the 1903 crop it 1414
cents.
the other states. In this way an estate
may pay- an -inheritance tax in two or
more states.
" Two cases' of the kind are under consid
eration. Alexander Ross, a resident of
San Juan County, died, leaving several
thoiisand dollars In .the bank at Victoria,
B. C, in -which country there is also an
inheritance tax levied. In another estate
a large amount of tho property is located
in California.
. BUILDING OF DRYDOCK.
Three Ponto'ons Are About Ready to
Be Launched.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 2. (Special.)
The drydock which Is being built at this
place for the Portland Drydock Commis
sion Is well under way. There are five
pontoons being built In all, three of which
are -well along toward completion. The
other two will be built as soon as the
present ones under way are launched. The
water In the Columbia has been very low,
and this has retarded the launching. It
had been' anticipated to have this done
some time ago, but it could not be. Tho
contractors have a large force of men at
work, and It is now thought that the work
on the dock will be mostly completed by
the time set In the contract, August 4.
It is an Immense affair, and the amount
of material used in it is Incredible. At the
present no trouble Is being experienced
in securing lumber. This was a serious
drawback for a (good while in the start.
The pay roll has been averaging about
$2500 monthly.
TJie launching of the pontoons will be
kept as quiet as possible, as a large
crowd is not desired at the affair, so tho
managers say.
cers were elected
j Grand councillor, H. H. Woodruff, ,of
j Tacoma: junior councillor, J. H. Temple',
of Portland; past grand councillor, J. W.
1 Watson, Seattle; grand secretary, G. H.
Cook, Tacoma; grand- treasurer, C. W.
' Hodcon, Portland; grand conductor, A.
O. Parsons, Seattle; grand page, O. C.
, Thornton, Portland; grand sentinel, R.
O. McClintock; Spokane; executive com
mittee, W. L Bilger, Tacoma; T. W.
Miles, Seattle; H. L Somers, Spokane;
i C. A. Whltmore, Portland; delegates to
j supreme council at Columbus. Ohio, June
26 and 2T, C. M. Smith, Spokane; J. W.
' Waters, Seattle; alternates, C. W; Hod-
; son, Portland; W. F. Lewis, Tacoma.
Rainier May Have a Bank.
ST. HELENS, Or., May 2. (Special.)
Thero Is a probability that Rainier will
have a banking establishment when
Doherty's new building Is completed. It
Is stated by those in a position to know
that Portland capitalists have already .
negotiated for ground-floor space, and
will occupy the same with a banking
establishment.
The business of Columbia County has
increased to immense proportions during
the past few years and checks on Port
land banks are extensively used. The
saw and shingle mills, logging camps
and fishing Industries employ many men,
and all receive their pay in checks. The
distance to Portland from the logging i
and milling center of the county makes
the handling of many checks incon
venient. Tho deposits in Portland banks
from this section also amount in the
aggregate to a considerable sum.
Men's Perfect Business
SUITS
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There are three essential characters in
the Hart, S chaff ner & Marx business
suits, FABRIC, WORKMANSHIP
and STYLE, which are found in their
highest state of perfectidii. Every suit
carefully selected from.choiee patterns,
cheviots, mixtures, worsteds, tweeds
and homespuns.
$12.50, $15, $18
$20, $22.50,
Cepjrf-i jj&3 by Hist ScfcXSae: : Utri
OBJECT TO SUNDAY BALL GAMES.
Month's Weather at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., May 2. (Special.)-As-torla
did not have a clear day during the
Eugene Church People Will Invoke ' month of April. 18 of them being cloudy
uuu j. jjuiuy ciuuu). so say mg recoras
Law to Prevent Them.
EUGENE, Or.. May 2. (Special.) A
meeting of clergymen and church peo
ple held yesterday decided to try and
prevent baseball games here on Sunday,
and today a committee called upon the
management of the local nine and gave
notice that if any games were attempted
on Sunday complaints would be filed.
Manager Griffin responded by saying a
game would be played tomorrow with a
nine from Springfield, and that there
would be no hesitation. It Is claimed the
club will play all games scheduled, and
if arrests are made there will be strong
defense.
The ministers claim the Sunday games
are degrading to morals and that under
a law passed by the last Legislature it
is made unlawful to conduct any place
of amusement on Sunday. The penalty
provided Is a fine of from $3 to ?50. They
think under this law the games can be
stopped.
ot Weather Observer Johnson. Other
wise, however, the conditions did not
vary materially from the average. The
rainfall was 6.16 Inches, while the aver
age for -the corresponding month of pre
vious years Is 6 Inches, though' In 1893
the precipitation was 13.5 inches and In
1ES5 only L3 Inches. The mean tempera
ture for the month was 4S, the average
being 48.S.
Tvro Hop Contractu at 15 Cent.
; OREGON CITY, Or., May Z (Special.
Two contracts covering the 1303 hop
crop were filed in the office of County
Recorder Stevens this afternoon. The
contracting firm in each case was Hugh
F. Fox, of New York City, and the price
to be paid is 15 cents per pound, with
an advance of 5 cents per pound at
picking time. J. S. Roberts, of Sher
wood, Washington County, agrees to de-
l liver G000 pounds, and John Fetter, also
of Sherwood, will dispose of 3000 pounds
of his crop on the same terms.
MARRIES WITHOUT A FEE
VANCOUVER, WASH., JUSTICES ARE
AT OUTS WITH EACH 6THER.
SOCIALISTS FORGET TO QUALIFY.
Anaconda's Present City Offlclals Favor Wondly for Coramiaaloser.
Will Aot Give Up Office. j ASTORIA, Or.. May 2. (Special.) As.-
ANACONDA. Mont, May 2. Under tho torla Central Labor Council has directed
law the Socialist Mayor, Treasurer and Its secretary to write President Rooae-
poiice Judge-elect of Anaconda should
have filed their oaths and qualified on
Thursday. They failed to do so. Tho
present officials, who are Republicans,
will refuse to surrender their offices on
Monday, when the men ask for them, and
there Is a prospect of a long legal fight
and the possibility of a dual set of officials.
NO WIXE AT TEMPLAR BANQUETS.
Grand Commandery Decides by a
Unanimous Vote.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2. The grand
commandery of the Knlehts Templar of
California has decided by a unanimous
vote that hereafter no wine shall bo
served at Templar banquets. The lnnova-
velt favoring the appointment of Wil
liam S. Woudly as United States Labor
Commissioner, to succeed Carroll D.
Wright, resigned. The council also In
structed its delegates to the State Fed
eration of Labor, which meets at La
Grande on May 4, to vote tor Portland
as the permanent meeting place of that
body.
Ncvf ton Wanted a Paid Choir.
STANFORD UNrVERSITY, Cal., May
2. It has been learned that the refusal of
Mrs. Stanford to consent to the substitu
tion of a paid quartet for the voluntary
choir In the university chapel led to the
resignation of Rev. Heber Newton. Other
differences stimulated the friction between
Mr. Newton and the trustees.
Pccnliar Method of Warfare Adopted
by Justice Who Believes His Ter
ritory Is Being Invaded.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 2. (Special.)
There Is a peculiar fight on In this clty
Between the Justices of the Peace. Judge
G. H. Steward has announced In public
posted cards that he will solemnize all
marriages free after May L This move
was precipitated by the act of the. county
officials in allowing Judge Halne to occupy
the room used by the County Commission
ers at the Courthouse, as a courtroom.
Judge Steward occupies rooms also In
the Courthouse, and his lease expires next
October. Until that time he can stay in
the county building. He has taken means
to even up the situation somewhat. Judge
Steward is one of the oldest and most re
spected pioneers of the Northwest, hav
ing been County Judge of Yamhill Coun
ty, Oregon, 'way back In the '60s. He was
elected Justice of the Peace list Novem
ber by a largo majority.
BERRY CROP WILL BE IMMENSE.
Salem Fruit Union Gets Ansvrer to
Inquiries.
SALEM. Or., May 2. (Special.) Presi
dent Hofer, of the Salem Fruit Union, has
addressed circular letters to all the gr6w
ers of small fruit in the territory tribu
tary to Salem, 'inquiring concerning the
quantity of fruit that will be marketed
here this season. From answers already
received, it is certain that the crop of
cherries, strawberries, blackberries, rasp
berries and Logan berries will be twice
as large as last year.
The union will be In possession of the
most reliable information as to the exact
quantity of fruit that will be put upon the
market, and, therefore, will make prep
arations to handle the crop in such a way
as to avoid a glut in the local market.
This Is one of the purposes of the organization.
Clackamas County Receipts.
OREGON CITY, Or.. May 2. (Special.) "
During the month of April County Clerk
Sleight and Recorder Stevens collected fees
aggregating $7S6.70. Of that amount $164.75
was received In the office of the Clerk, as
against $173.25 for the corresponding month
last year. For recording the various In
struments in his department Recorder Ste
vens received during April I321.SG. For tlfe
same month last year he collected $220.25.
The total expense to the county for the
month for these two offices, including the
salaries of the officers and deputies arid
the office supplies, was only ?SS5.
Received hut One Bid.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 2. (Special.)
Today was the time set for the opening
of bids by the committee on streets and
pubiis property of the City Council for
the building of the proposed "south end."
road. But one bid was submitted, and
that covered only the building of the ap
proach from Main street to the Southern
Pacific railroad track. The members of
the committee decided not to open the one
bid until' the regular meeting of the Coun
cil Wednesdav night, and by this time it is
expected that other offers will be re
ceived. "Joelco Kid" Gets Twenty Years.
BUTTE, Mont., May .2. Edward Fur
long, alias the "Jocko Kid," was tonight
found guilty of highway robbery, the ex
treme penalty for which Is 20 years. The
Kid wanted to assist George Howard and
George Cole in holding up the Burlington
Express a few months ago. They doubted
his nerve; and to prove it he held up
Charles Swanson's salobn. Swanson an4
the robber exchanged half a dozen shots,
none taking effect. The Kid fled without
securing anything.
PEAK IS COMING DOWN
PETRIFIED TREE THAT CHECKED CONSTRUCTION ON THE BRIDGE ACROSS FRASER RIVER.
DIVER MOORE AND HIS FIND ON PIER NO. 3.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C May 2. J. M, Moore, the great Can
adian diver, distinguished himself on the Pacific Coast Tuesday, when for
the 2Sth time he descended Into the depths of the Fraser River about 125 feet
and succeeded In boring into an obstructing log 16 holes 5 Inches in diameter
.and 27 Inches deep.
In sinking the caisson for No. 3 pier-ln the construction of the new" bridge
across the Fraser at New Westminster, a log 24 feet long by 27 inches iri
diameter was directly in the spot designated for the establishment of this
Important pier. Every means at hand was used by tho contractors for the die
lodgment ot the obstructing tree, but to no avail, and it became accessary to
procure the eervices of Moore, who arrived in tfie city on Sunday and Immedi
ately set to work. Arrayed In his diving apparatus hundreds of people gath
ered on the hanks of the river to watch the operations and is. see a profee4flaal
diver descend Into the muddy waters of the "Old Father" Fraser." After is-
ecending Beveral times through the well of the caisson in an endeavor to fasten,
a. cable around tne log he found It imbedded In sand and mud to a depth of
20 feet, while the water was so muddy that the diver could see no distance
around him, and the work was carried on by the sense of feeling.
The automatic spray was turned into the well and the sand removed from
around the' tree and again the diver tried to fasten his cable, but tt) no avail.
Other means "were then resorted to, and a l0-foot auger was lowered and the
diver placed it in position to bore each hole, of which 16 were made in thelog. but
the petrified state of the wood prevented it from breaking, arid as a last re
sort dynamite was Inserted In, each hole, and ,by means of wire connection with
a battery on the surface the "tree was blown to pieces and the greater' portion
raised to the surface. The tree is being preeerveVl; as It is a. good specimen of
the formation of ccaL. it is se well petrifte.
ANOTHER SLIDE THREATENS TO
BURY FRANK.
Turtle Mountain" Still aldves ana Govi
eminent . Taken People Oh of
Danger May Desert Teivn.-
FRANK. N. W. T., May. 2.-dpInions
aro divided among the haiidful of people
left In Frank this afternoon, as to wheth
er another rock slide 13 probable. Chief
Engineer McHenry, of the Canadian
Pacific, announced last night, from ob
servations taken at Turtle Mountain; that
another slide on the eastern side was
possible. Further observations were
taken this morning, but there is yet no
marked indication of another slide. There
la no excitement over these conjectures,
although, if a new slide should occur,
it would probably complete ths destruc
tion of Frank. Practically only those
are in Frank today wno are aetamea
by the police, engineering, or other duties.
These are keeping at a safe distance trpiff
Turtle Mountain. The fear of another
slide Is greatest at night although even
by daylight people aro moving cautious
ly. No work Is being done.
All who desired were taken from-Frank
last night to adjacent towns by special
train chartered by the government. Mr.
McHenry is engineer ot the entire sys
tem of the Canadian Pacific, and was
formerly chief engineer of the Northern
Pacific. He Is considered -an engineer
of great ability, and bis warning- will
have great weight.
Mary believe, that, even If there should
be no further rock slide, the fear of such
a recurrence will prevent further mining
operations at the foot of Turtle Mountain
and may result in the abandonirient of
Frank as a town. This would mean
great loss, the ' invested interests being
estimated at $4,000,000. The mine was 'well
equipped arid the company had built cot
tages and' buildings on a superior plan.
It la doubtful if men could be ihducSd
to live In them, at least for a tlrae.
DANGER OF NEW SLIDE.
Government and Railroad Move Peo
ple and Property From Danger.
ST. PAUL, May 2. A special to the
Dispatch from Frank, says.:
At an emergency meeting of the Board
of Trade last night. Premier Haultaln
stated that B. H. McHenry,. chief engi
neer of the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
had expressed the opinion that the re
maining peak ot the mountain was creepr
ing slowly and that he considered the
town unsafe. The Premier further stated
that he had made arrangements with the
Canadian Pacific Railway to have special
trains here to convey the people to dif
ferent points along the line. Many will
avail themselves of the opportunity to
leave town. The Canadian Pacific, of
flclals are moving all their men engaged
in construction work and their rolling
stock to places of safety. Everything is
being done to avert, if possible, another
calamity.
PLAN FOR FALL FAIR.
Citizens Meet In Eugene Conrthoase
- and Appoint a Committee;
EUGENE, Or.. May 2. (Special.) A
meeting of citizens was held at the Court
house this afternoon to take preliminary
steps looking towards a district fair here
next Fall. It was decided that a. county
organization would be necessary, and
upon resolution the chairman, appointed a
committee of five to draw by-laws and
lay out a plan for the organization of a
county agricultural association, , as fol
lows: F. M. Wllklns, J. .McFail, F. A.
Rankin, Al Hampton and R. Sbafer.-
IncorpdratloB of Mining' Ceng-res.
BOISE. Idaho, May 2. Articles of in
corporation of the American Mining" Con
gress, signed by the members of the ex
ecutive committee as Incorporators, and
directors; nave been sent td Denf er by
Judge J. H. Richards. Judge Richards
desired to incorporate under the laws of,
Idaho, but the" requirements of the state
statutes that a iriajo'rlty of the directors
must reside" in this state made it impossible.
Dean Seley Welcomed jbteme:
SALEM; Or., May i-SpeciaL) Profes
sor Francesco Seley, dean of the. College
of Music of Willamette University, fe-i
tiirnedi today from Portland, where, he
has been confined for six weeks hi a Hos
pital with a siege of. typhoid fever. The
University band met him at ,lhe passenger
depot arid welcomed him. with a few aele'c
tlons of music
Hose Sells Banking; interest.
SEATTLE, May 2. A majority i4r
est in the First National Banko Seat
tle was sold today by James ,D.- JRage.
president of the instltatloa. ii Leatc
Turner, the cashier; and a mwslw at
associates. The consideration, is' tstM to
be $130,000; Mr. Hoge has' eonti)Ie th
stock of the, bank since 181. Ha will
continue for the presest to, a am its
chief rfxacuttYe.
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