THE STJNDAy- OREGONIAN, , PORTLAND, MAT 10, 1903.
WARRANTS UNSOLD
Washington Capitol Commis
sion Has No Offers,
ADVERTISING TIME IS PASSED
Extensive Improvements Plasaed
Will Have to Be Given UpIt Is
Said Money Can Be Invested
at Greater Profit.
OLYMPIA, May 9. (Special.) The ?7G.
BOO In Capitol building fund -warrants, the
Issuance ol which -was authorized by the
last legislature, ana which must be sold
at par before the new Capitol building
can be completed, are going begging, and
It la now. feared that, the only chance for
the sale rests with one of Olympla's
banks.
The warrants in question draw only 4
per cent interest, and as the security for
their payment is the Capitol land grant.
which is practically unsold and will be
undisposed of for a number of years, the
time of the payment of the warrants is
an indefinite matter. The interest, how
ever. Is guaranteed by the state and will
be appropriated out of the general fund
every two years If not provided by the
sale of the lands.
The matters that are dependent upoA
the sale of the warrants are the Im
provements of the grounds, the installing
pt the elevator in the annex, the venti
lating system for the Legislative halls,
the automatic heat-regulating appliances
and the electric lighting of the annex.
The appropriation of two years ago Is
sufficient to provide for all else in the
new bullolng.
Two years ago, when the purchase of
the Thurston County Courthouse and the
building of the annex were authorized by
the legislature, the $350,000 In warrants on
the Capitol building fund were sold at
par to the Capital National Bank, of this
city. These warrants were exactly siml
lar to the ones now offered for sale, ex
cept that they drew 5 per cent Interest.
Following their sale there were vigorous
complaints made against the Capitol Com
mission on the ground that would-be pur
chasers were not given an opportunity to
bid for the warrants. It was claimed that
they would have sold at a high premium
and some of the newspapers of the state
made charges that from $25,000 to $50,000
naa thus been thrown away by the Cap
ltol Commission.
This year, remembering previous expe
riences, the uapitol commission advertised
for sealed bids for the purchase of thel
576,500 warrants appropriated. The bids
were advertised to be opened May 5, but
the. Eth has passed and there is not a
single offer for the warrants In the hands
of,.the secretary of the commission.
There Is, however, still some hope, for
the" reason that prior to the 5th the Cap
itol Commission decided to extend the
time for receiving bids to May 12. This
was not advertised, but several possible
bidders were notified of the action. The
12th Is now so close at hand that there Is
alarm expressed over the lack of offers
for the issue.
The reason given for failure of investors'
to make offers for the bonds Is that the
Issue, is larger than individual buyers care
to take, while the banks of the West are
receiving so many calls from the East for
loans that they can place their money to
better advantage than in Capitol fund
warrants at 4 per cent.
The law plainly states that the appro
priations xnaae snail not be expended un
til the warrants have been sold at par.
If the sale . does not take place at an
early date, and though the hope could
be held out that it might be affected later,
the delay will necessarily result In the im
proved ventilating system for the Legis
lative halls being left out of the building.
The present contractors are now push
ing their contract to completion and the
-ventilating pipes must be put In before
tne worK now in progress is finished.
It is stated that the bank now holding
the first $350,000 Issue of warrants has in
timated to the commission that rather
man see the building remain uncompleted
according to the plans of the Legislature
it will make an undeslred investment in
the warrants. It requires the warrants
to be dated April 1, however, which Is
equivalent to a discount of $500. This
bank, however, has not presented a formal
offer for the warrants.
JAM NEAR WHITE HORSE.
Yukon River Opens Slowly PIckins
Out Alaska Timber.
SEATTLE, May 9. A special dispatch to
the Post-Intelligencer from Skagway says:
Everything here now is depending on the
opening of navigation. Monday the report
was given out that Fifty-Mile River, in
front of White Horse, was open to Lake
Labarge. The report today Is that a big
ice Jam formed below White Horse, a dis
tance of flvo miles, and also between the
ice Jam and Labargo there Is much ice.
The Jam opposes all navigation as yet
Dozens of scows are bound from White
Horse to Labarge, but are unable to pene
trate the ice. All shippers Just up from
Seattle have got their stuff through from
White Horse and are now lending every
effort ,tp Xet 11 across Labarge, where
steamers are loaded to go to Dawson as
soon as the.river opens.
Advices, from Juneau are that the grand
Jury' finished Its labors yesterday, doing
nothing startling. Work has begun on the
new $50,0p0 Courthouse.
Lieutenant Emmons, who came north In
search of boundary evidence, is at Haines
today. He will start for Porcupine In com
pany with Jack Dalton. who is assisting
him in his search for data.
The steamer Flossie, of Juneau, has been
chartered by Eastern parties, who "will
spend the Summer touring around Alaska
seeking out good timber land.
JUDGE SUSPECTS PERJURY.
Prosecuting Attorney Requested to
LK)dKe Information.
WHATCOM. Wash.. May 9. At the con
clusion of the Stewart divorce case today
Judge N-aterer called Prosecuting Attor
ney Ellis Into the courtroom and an
nounced to him that he was satisfied that
a number of witnesses had perjured them
selves, and requested that he examine the
transcript of the case immediately and
lodge information against the offending
persons. The court handed the prosecutor
a list containing the names of five wit
nesses whom he believed had perjured
themselves.
Hansen Olset's testimony was the cli
max which brought down the wrath of
the court On Thursday he testified that
prior to the commencement of tne case
Mrs. Stewart had offered him $100 to tes
tify in her favor. Friday he stated that
he desired to correct his testimony of the
previous day, and then swore that Mrs.
Stewart had never offered him a cent
The testimony In this case was the raciest
ever adduced In a court in this county.
TJXIOX STAXDS BY STATION.
Citizens Will Do All In Their Power
to Further Experiment Work.
UNION Or.. May 9. (Speclal.)-The
state experiment station superintendent
has been desirous of having -certain
streets leading from the city to the sta
tion grounds opened, and Professor Leck
enby protested against the tardiness of
the authorities in complying with his re
quest, and complained at the manner In
which certain persons appeared to regard
his work. At a meeting of representative
citizens a resolution was unanimously
adopted- Indorsing Professor Leckeaby
and asking the City Council to open all
streets leading from the city to the sta
tion grounds as rapidly as possible.
The meeting also expressed a desire and
Intention to co-operate with the station
management In every way possible to fur
ther the interests of the experimental
work of the state here.
TIMBER LOSS OVERESTIMATED.
Fire Did Not Do Damage TheHght la
Clark County.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 8. (To the
Editor.) The forest fires which raged
through the northeastern part of Clark
County in the "big timber" district did
not do damage to the extent of reports
furnished by timber cruisers who visited
the fire region before the dense smoke had
cleared away sufficiently to determine the
exact extent of the damage. In townships
4 and 5 the fire came from the southeast
and ran through a narrow belt In a west
erly direction. In the territory considered
at that time totally destroyed a larger
portion of the fire traces are scarcely dis
cernible, since vegetation started to grow
again after the warm April showers.
The amount of timber damaged will not
exceed 20 per cent of the area traversed
by the flames, and as a spur track of 12
miles Is building into the burned region,
and which will be completed early In Oc
tober, the loss, 1f any, will be a mere
J. C. M'REYNOLDS
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APPOINTED ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED
STATES TO SUCCEED J. 31. BECK, RESIGNED.
trifle. ' Eighty men are at work clearing
right of way, and grading will, be rushed
as rapidly as possible. The Weyhaeuser
Company expects to begin removing tim
ber from a portion of the bumed district
in about two months.
The new town of Yacolt the present ter
minal of the P. V. & G., is having quite
a boom. A depot and hotel have recently
been built, and . several business houses
are under construction, and a population
of 500 Inhabitants is anticipated In the
next two years. Sixty carloads of logs
are hauled over the road dally, besides
doing a considerable amount of passenger
and freight traffic.
In all, there will be 1000 men on the pay
roll in the Yacolt vicinity by July L
Issue of More Certificates.
SEATTLE, May.9.-Judge.Hai)ford today
authorized the Pacific Packing & Naviga
tion Company to Issue receiver's certifi
cates In the additional sum of $500,000. Cer
tificates in the sum of $750,000 were issued
with the court's approval in. March last
and the order today permits a total loan
of $1,200,000. The certificates are a first
mortgage upon the company's various
properties."
Coast Congregational Congress.
SEATTLE, May 9. The second day's ses
sion of the Pacific Coast Congregational
Congress was devoted to the reading of
papers on various subjects under the gen
eral topic of . "Christian Nurture" at tho
morning session,-which was the only one
of the day. In the afternoon the delegates
chartered a steamer for a sail around
Lake Washington.
Millions of Shingles Burned.
WHATCOM, Wash., May 9. Fire at 7:20
tonight destroyed the dryklln and shingle
shed and, 4,000.000 sblngles .stored In them
belonging to the Hastings Shingle Com
pany, whose headquarters are in Vancou
ver, B. C The amount of: insurance can
not be ascertained here. The loss is $10,
000. - Zldmalr Gets a New Trial.
LIVINGSTON. Mont, May 9. Martin
Zldmalr, sentenced to hang for the mur
der of George Relder .two years ago. and
burning his body, was today granted a
new trial. Zldmalr killed Relder because
he said the latter had ruined his daughter.
TH8 KAY
SALEM 'S KNOTTY PRO BLEW
SHALL IT INVITE COMPETITION IN
ELECTRIC SERVICE.
City Coancll Will Decide Monday
Whether Two Companies Weald
Serve Pablic Better Than Oae.
SALEM. Or., May 9. Special.) The City
of Salem is wrestling with the problem
whether it is advisable to grant a fran
chise to an electric light and power com
pany which proposes to enter this field
In competition with the present company.
The question is not only of paramount Im-
V portance to the members of the City Coun
cil, but Is receiving the close attention
of nearly all the citizens of Salem. A spe
cial meeting of the City Council will be
held Monday evenlng.when the matter will
probably be definitely decided one way or
another. The whole controversy hinges
upon the question whether it is good bust-
ness policy for a city" the size. of Salem
to permit competition in electric light
power and street railway service.
Some time ago A. B. Kurtz, of the
Union Light & Power Company, of Wood
burn, which owns a water-power at Sll
verton, asked for a light and power fran
chise at Salem, and a special committee
of the Council was appointed to investi
gate the matter. The committee recently
reported In favor of granting the fran
chise for a term of .15 years, the fran
chise to be nontransferable except with
the consent of the Council, the grantee
to give a $5000 bond for the performance
of his agreements and to pay an annual
license fee of 2 per cent of the gross earn
ings of his business in this city. It Is
upon the adoption of this report that the
flght in the Council will center next Mon
day evening.
Since the new franchise was applied for,
the old company has addressed a commu
nication to the City Council promising to
continue the present rates of city lighting
after the present contract, expires next
year, to Improve the present service and
to make better rates for commercial busi
ness. The- argument made against the
granting of the new-franchise Is that there
Is not a large enough field here for two
competing companies, and tha.t If the new
company be permitted to come In and take
the best of the business by cutting rates,
the old company, will not be able to main
tain good street-car. service. It has been
asserted that if the new company should
be -permitted to enter the field, the o'd
company would tear up its street-ca.
tracks.
In favor of the granting of the franchise,
it is argued that competition will improve
are service and keep rates for light and
pdwer at a reasonable figure; that compe
tition will prevent the old company from
putting up rates for city lighting. It is
argued that although the present owner
of the old plant has agreed to maintain
the present rates, this agreement would
not be binding upon any company to which
he might transfer his property and fran
chises. It Is said further that the appli
cation for a new franchise by a compet
ing concern was what caused the . old
company to promise a continuance of
the low rates for city lighting and bet
ter service for the public, and since the
fan nt nmrttt frm Vina nnmrilleii tfilcr
the man who proposed the competition
DAY FESTIVAL OX THE CAMPUS OF THE STATK JfOBJtCAL SCK OOL, AT ASHLAND.
should not be denied an .opportunity to
.profit by bis enterprise.
Business men and property-owners gen
erally are taking sides' oae way or an
other, for it Is felt thafc .the. questions in
volved are of serious importance to the
business Interests of the, city. On the one
hand, there is a desire not to destroy
permanently any enterprise of a semi
public nature, and on the" other a wish
to" make it certain that Salem consum
ers of light and power 'win be given the
best possible service, at the lowest rea
sonable cost- The haeating of the Coun
cil on Monday evening will likely be
an interesting one, and will be largely at
tended by citizens of Salem.
TOP OF HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Brookfield Boy Drops Rifle With
Fatal Result.
ASTORIA. Or., May S.SpecIaL) Tel
ford McDonough, the 11-year-old son of
M. T. McDonough. was, accidentally killed
at the family home in Brookfleld last
evening. Tho boy was in a room alone
when his brother, who was In an adjoin
ing room, heard some heavy object fall on
the floor, followed almost Immediately by
a gunshot and running into the room he
found Telford lying on the floor dead,
with the greater portion of the top of his
head blown off and a smoking rifle by his
side.
The boy had evidently dropped the gun.
when it went off, tho bullet entering- his
train and causing Instant death. The
funeral will be held from the family resi
dence tomorrow, with . the Interment in
Brookfleld cemetery.
SEVERED -HEAD IN YELLOWSTONE.
Woman Sees Dismembered Body
Floating; In River.
GARDINER, Mont. May 9. Men are
searching the Yellowstone River for por
tions of the body of a woman evidently
murdered In the park. Mrs. Annie Paul,
living near here, reports seeing a woman's
head, apparently severed by some sharp
Instrument, and an "arm and hand float
slowly by her place. In the ears were
diamond earrings, and. handsome rings
were on the fingers, showing that robbery
was not the motive:
The crime may have been committed
months ago, the body cut up and the
pieces thrown into the stream, where they
were held until the Ice broke up.
Child's Neck Broken.
ANACONDA, Monti, May 9. While play
ing in a swing at his home yesterday. Earl
Llvlngood, aged 18 months, slipped and
caught his chin on .the rope, breaking bis
neck.
FALLING LIMB CRUSHES SKULL.
Expert Timber-Feller Dies Soon
After Accident In Woods.
ASTORIA, Or., May -(SpeclalO-John
McDonald, a tlmber-faller employed at the
Masten logging camp, near Svensen, met
with an accident about 8 o'clock this,
morning that resulted fatally a few hours
later. He was felling a tree, and was
standing clear for tjie fall, when one of
the limbs hit an adjoining tree and,
breaking off, came down, striking Mc
Donald on the head, crushing his skull
In a terrible manner.
He was brought to tills city on the noon
train and taken to the hospital, where he
died this evening. McDonald was an ex
pert at felling timber, and the accident
was another of many similar ones that
have resulted fatally during the past few
years, and which are considered impos
sible to avoid.
He was a single man, 28 years of age,
and a native of Massachusetts. He had
no relatives in this vicinity.
Vancouver Military News.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
May 9. (Special.) Private F. T. Deppe,
Company I, Eighth Infantry, and Private
Thomas E. Clark, Artillery Corps, were
tried by court-martial and found guilty
of drunkenness and insubordination and
desertion.. Private Deppe was sentenced
to' be dishonorably discharged, to forfeit
all pay and allowances and, be confined at
Alcatraz Island for six months. Private
Clark was sentenced to be dishonorably
discharged,, to forfeit all pay and allow
ances and to be confined at. hard labor for
three years.
Major Alexander B. Dyer Captain Har
ry L. Hawthorne and Captain William L.
Kenly, Artillery Corps, are ordered to
meet at Fort Stevens, Oregon, and con
duct the examination .of officers In the
Artillery Corps at the close of the present
school term. The board has been in ses
sion the past week.
Private Harry Green. Troop F, Ninth
Cavalry, has been granted a furlough for
three months upon re-enlistment in his
present, organization.
The post commanders at all posts in
this department have been ordered to sub
mit to department headquarters the
names of officers recommended by them
for a course at the General. Service and
Staff College, at Washington, D. C.
Union Talks of Automobile Line.
UNION Or., May 9. (Special.) The
preliminary work is, being done here look
ing, to the establishment of an automobile
omnibus line between this city and the
Hot Lake, a distance of about four miles.
The patronage of the Hot Lake is being
rapidly increased, and as Union Is a most
delightful place In Summer for those
seeking rest recreation and health, it is
believed the line would be well patron
ized, and be of mutual benefit to the two
places,
- Hollander Goes Insane.
ASTORIA. Or., May & (Special.) A
man -named Jacob Greenway, who has
been working on a Lewis and Clark ranch
for the past two years', was adjudged in
sane by the County Board today and was
taken to the asylum at Salem this even
ing. The man Is afflicted with heart trou
ble, appears to have lost control of his
memory, and Imagines every one Is en
deavoring to injure him. He is about 50
years of age, and a native of Holland.
Death of James W. ConTman.
GRANT'S, PASS, Or.. May 9. (Special.)
James W. Coffman, a well-known resident
of this cits', died suddenly at his home
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BEN SELLING
LEADING CLOTHIER
last evening. Mr. Coffman was "In his
usual health yesterday, and did his usual
work about the- house. He- complained of
a slight pain In his breast and lay down to
rest himself. In a moment he was-dead.
The funeral services will occur tomorrow
afternoon from the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Coff,man was born at Lewlston, 111.,
December 2S, 1S42. He has been a resi
dent of this city -for several years past.
aillltla Inspected at Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Or.r May 9. (Special.)
Major E. Chynoweth, of the Twenty-first
Infantry. U. S. A., and Colonel James
Jackson, Inspector-General, Oregon Na
tional Guard, Inspected Company A, First
Separate Battalion, here' this evening.
The soldier boys acquitted themselves In a
very creditable manner. Captain Samuel
"White underwent a rigid examination be
fore Major. Chynoweth this afternoon and
came out with flying colors.
Commencement at Drain.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Drain, Or.,
May 9. (Special.) Commencement an
nouncements for the normal are out. On
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not quite all you expect, I still ad
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at its best. Your tailor cannot
furnish these at "DOUBLE MY
PRICE. Courteous salesmen will
take . pleasure in ' showing them
tovyou, Price, $8.50 to $20.
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All the latest
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Sunday, June 7. . the baccalaureate sermon
will be preached by Rev. Mr. Bennett, of
Roseburg. Monday evening following will
occur the annual concert of the music de
partment. Tuesday Is Literary Society
day, with an entertainment In the even
ing, bj the Zam Zamlan Literary Society.
"Wednesday Is Alumni and Students' Re
union day.
Svreetser Files Insolvency Petition.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. A petition of
Insolvency was filed in the United States
District Court today "by John R. Sweetser,
a stockralser of Novato, Marin County.
According to the petition, the liabilities of
the petitioner are $218,211, and the assets
amount to $163.92-1. Of this amount the pe
titioner claims $5345 on account of property
exempt.
John R. Sweetser Is a partner of the firm
of Sweetser Bros. & Pierce. catVe-ralsers
at Conant, Idaho. On April 15 the com
pany" filed a petition In bankruptcy- in the
United States "Court- This was partly a
case of voluntary and Involuntary bank
ruptcy, "as one of the firm had disappeared
and It was Impossible for the remaining
members of the firm to communicate with
him. Today John R. Sweetser filed a peti
tion of Voluntary bankruptcy on his own
behalf, giving as his liabilities and assets
the same amounts set forth in the petition
Kennewick People Want Bridge.
NORTH YAKIMA, "Wash.. May 9. (Spe
cial.) The County Commlsslonersr "W. I.
Llnce. Fran Kandle and L. Pace, are ex
amining Into the feasibility and necessity
of building a bridge across the Yakima
River at Kennewlck. A large petition for
thl3 bridge has been made. The object of
the bridge Is to give the people living on
the north side of the river an outlet to a
market. At present they must use a ferry
which Is generally very unsatisfactory.
Paloase Xot Dependent en Wheat.
GARFIELD. Wash., May 9. (Special.)
For the past 20 years the farmers
throughout the Palouse country have
raised nothing but wheat. Now they are
turning their attention to fine stock, also
to horses and hogs, and they are making
money" at this easier, than, they did with
the large fields of wheat in former years.
Comes to liaise Stack In Klamath.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 9. (Spe
cial.) A. L. Alkln has resigned as coun
cilman of, this city and will leave here
soon with his family for Ashland, Or.,
to make his home. He Intends to go into
the cattle budness In the Klamath coun
try. He has been succeeded by R. N.
Harrison.
Passed a Forged Time Check.
SOUTH BEND. Wash., May 9. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff Romy left this, morning for
Hoquiam to secure Frank. Beesman, or A.
Sutherland B" ho senia. to bav.s two
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$7.50 to $12.50
3.95 to S10.00
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ter, who arrived here yesterday and re
ported that Beesman had passed upon, him
a worthless time check for $20. The nam
of A. Murdock, Northern Pacific surveyor,
was forged to the check.
Alvln Smith Dies at Clackamas.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 9. (Special.)
Alvln Smith, aged 24 years, died -at the
home of his parents at Clackamas Friday
night of consumption. The deceased was
employed in Portland and. came home
about a week ago. Funeral services will
be. conducted Sunday.
"WILFUL
WASTE
MAKES
WOEFUL
WANT."
That old copybook maxim finds its
most forceful application in the -waste o
vitality, which is called "burning the
candle at both ends." A woman is
often, tempted beyond her strength by
domestic or social demands. Some day
she awakens from this waste of strength
to the woeful want of it. She his be
come weak, nervous and miserable.
For weak, nervouSj run-down women,
there is no better tome and nervine than'
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It
restores the appetite, quieta fine nerves
and gives refreshing sleep. It cores
local diseases peculiarly womanly which
undermine the general healths It make
weak women strong, sick women well.
"No doubt yea havs forgotten me, bet alter
yea jead my letter vera will remember me,"
writes Mrs. Annie E. ilortag, of 338 7th Avenue,.
8. WXoaaake. Vs. "In the year 1897, 1 wrote
to you' for advice, wfefch you. gave me free of
-charge. "Whea I wrote to you I was a wreck : I
toald sot walk straight for pains in sty abdo
raea ; "cosld sot sit dows. He dowa. or get asy
ease at alL I had what was called the best doc
tor here, bat did not get any better nnlii I went;
taroagH a coarse ofjour medicine. I took eight
bottles each of 'Favorite Prescription 1 and;
'Golden Medical Discovery,' and tex bottles of.
the ' Pleasant Pellets.' I tell you toe saedfciaa.
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Weak and sick women are invited to
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