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THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN. PQETLAD,' MARBK '2G, 1903. MAYOR IN THE NET Investigation Now Involves Bay City's Executive. SCHMITZM ALLY IS INDICTED Grand Jury Is Relentlessly Probing Public Charges of Corruption and Election Frauds, i nd 'Scandal Surrounds the Throne. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. (Spe cial.) The newspapers and the grand Jury have the city officials on the' run. Nearer and nearer to the Chief Executive of San Francisco have thebr searching Investigations led until his cbiet appointee has been caught In the drag net. The Indictment of Frank Maestretll, president of the Board of Public Works, is a stab at the very throne on -which Mayor Schmltz rests. Maestretll, next to Abe Rue Is the Mayor's mainstay. The Mayor has tried in every way to block the grand Jury iri its efforts as the investigation has come closer and closer to Tils own door. First, he ordered the Auditor not to pay the grand Jury bills, but the Auditor disre garded his orders. Then he threatened to dismiss the Auditor, but the Super visors stood ready fo reinstate him. The Mayor then endeavored to spy upon the grand Jury by using his trusted police men as doorkeepers. The scheme was soon discovered, the policemen ordered away and the old doorkeepers replaced by the, grand jury. The accusations against Maestretll are that he bribed witnesses in ballot-box stuffing cases, 2nd it is claimed that con fessions have been obtained which render Maestretli's conviction likely. N With the dark disclosures which are gathering around the local administration, the -desire to free the city from Its curses gros apace. It is known that Ruef will not yield without a stubborn fight, and his resourcefulness is recognized. It la not decned likely that he will run Schmltz again for Mayor, but will select one of his tools, who has kept far enough in the background during the unholy proceed ings as not to have the shine of corrup tion visible on his features. Against the Ruef-Schmitz machine will in all probability be a Citizens candidate, nominated by a fusion party. In an effort to retrieve his lost for tunes. It is charged against Ruef that he has attempted to again stir up labor .strife In San Francisco. Ruef s follow ing has always been the labor unions. Recently, "with the disappearance from the. city of labor disputes, these organiza tions have fallen away from the Schmltz machine. An .attempt 'was recently made to cause a strike of the carmen. Should such a strike occur Schmltz could again step In and arbitrate the questions involved, thus again winning the confidence of the labor Unions. He could then be once more swept Into office on the crest of an enthusiastic labor wave. STEEL FRAMES TO PIERCE SKY Bay City Sees Many Costly Struc tures Ordered and Building. SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. (Special.) A year ago the .cry was raised here that the .city was building too rapidly. Real estate men figured that the amount of construction work was abnormal. Nev ertheless, tho growth has, been continu ous, until San "Francisco so far this year stands- third among the cities of the coun try in the amount of building undertaken. Great projects loom up for the future. T,he most interesting of these is the pro posed addition to the Hotel St. Francis, to cost in the neighborhood of 31,000,000. Features of the addition will be special rooms for commercial travelers, a gym nasium, with shower baths, and connect ed suites for bachelor clubs. The Humboldt Savings Bank is soon tb erect a new building 15" stores- high at the busiest corner of the city. It will be part of the great corner hordercd by the Chronicle, "Call and . Examiner building and the new Mutual. Savings Bank. Wltn the rush of building ,work rents have also advanced. The "Union Pacific offices oc cupy a choice corner -in tho lower busi ness section of the city. The company has been paying a monthly rental of ?9S0. The cigar trust desired the location amd made an effort to secure' it. It failed, but the Union Pacific will hereafter pay $1350 a month. Not to be outdone in business acumen, the railroad people- have cut off a nltch and sublet it to an independent cigar store for ?G0O a month. Shrevo & Co., a large Jewelry firm, -and Newman & Levlson, a big dress gdbds house, will occupy the lower floors of sky scrapers, to be erected specially for them. These new buildings are to be located on Post and Geary streets, respectively, join ing with tho march of tho retail trade away from Kearny street and out toward tho old residence districts. MISS ROOSEVELT 'ON THE COAST Prwldent'8 Dajughter Will Accom pany Secretary Taft to Philippines. SAN FRANCISCO. Match 25. (Special.) This city is to Tecch c a visit from Miss Alice Roosevelt this iri taoicr, and in con sequence the leading it sees of tho city are planning fax ui.t... Miss Roosevelt will be a member ol Secretary T alt's party when he visits Manila in July. Word was received by the officers of the transport service this week to have a vesse at the disposal of Secretary Taft and his party tho first week In July. Soma of Miss Roosevelt's former school chums reside here, and they will enter tain the President's daughter. It is be lieved that the party will spend a week In San Francisco. CHURCH'S SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY Congregationallsts of Forest Grove Will Also Receive New Pastor. FOREST GROVE, Or.. March 25. (Spe cial".) The dedicator exercises of the new Congregational Church will be held Sun day and Monday, April 2 and 3. Sunday wlil be devoted especially to the dedica tiorKof the church, and on Monday "will occur services in recognition, of the church's new pastor. Rev. Hcrbort W. Boyd. These services aleo mark -the 60th anniversary of the founding of tho churchy which will be celebrated with appropriate exercises Monday evening. Sunday, -dedication jlay, two sermons will be delivered, one by Rev. Austin Rice, of Walla Walla, a former pastor of tho church here, .the other by William C. Kantner. of the First Congregational Church of Salem. The occasional address will be given in the evening by Rev. E. I. House, of Portland. At the recognition services, Monday af ternoon. Rev. Mr. Boyd will deliver a paper on "The Pastor and His Work. The right hand of fellowship will .be given by Rev. John J. Staub, of the Sunnyside Church. Rev. Charles E. Chase, of the Kasealo-Street Church, Portland, will do liver the charge to tho new pastor. The celebration of the GSth anniversary In the evening promises to be of unusual Interest. Hon. Al&nson HInmau, president of the Board of Trustees of Pacific Uni versity, -will give an address pn 'The Early Days." Two papers covering the "history 6t the old church wiji be read. Cyrus H. Walker, of Salem, an old pio neer and former member, will tell of the history from 1S45 to 1859. The period from then to the burning of the .church in 1901 will be narrated by Rev. Myron Bells, of Tacoma, Wash. .Principal H. L. Bales will speak on the subject. "The New Church." The closing address will be by Rev. Plutarch S. Knight, of Salem, on the subject, "Pass It On." CABIN RIDDLED WITH BULLETS Bachelor Fifer Strangely Disappears After Spree at Goble. KALAMA. Wash.. March 25. (Special.) Bud Fifer. a bachelor living on Charles Gore's ranch, across the river from Kit lama, has been missing for. several days. He had bee it drinking heavily for about a week at Goble. Yesterday a party&C. his acquaintances went to his house in search of him. They found the door open and his Jog, usually his constant com panion. In the house nearly starved but could find no trace of the man. The win dow panes had been shot out, and there were some bullet holes through the door, but It is thought that Fifer bad done the work himself while delirious from drink. Another search Is being made today for him. The fact that Fifcris dog was in the house would indicate that the man is probably in the river, for had. he wan dered off JntO the woods, his faithful dog would certainly have stayed with him. RUDE LOGGERS REST IN JAIL Victim Says Thsy Robbed Him and Walked Upon His Body. ALBANY, Or., March 25i (Special.) Ed McGraw and William Davis, two log gers who severely Injured W. J. Twitchell, a companion, in a drunken brawl at Har risburg, Tuesday night, and also robbed Twitchcll, according to the latter's storjV were bound oyer under $300 bonds before Justice of the Peace Levi Douglas at Harrisburg this afternoon to await the action of the Circuit Court on a charge of robbery by assault. They were brought to Albany and placed In the Linn County rjall tonight. While confined in the jail at Harrisburg the two men at tempted to dig their way out with their pocket knives, digging a place In the floor under the bed in the JalL Twltchell has not yet recovered from his Injuries, his companions having beatea him up severe ly and walked upon him with their spiked shoes." Mystery Surrounds Rogers' Death. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 25. All ef forts of the police to obtain any explana tion of a terrible tragedy at the home of Attorney Stephen Rogers in this city last night have proved vain. Rogers and his wife, who retired Thursday night at 9 o'clock, were found dead in bed yesterday noon. The woman had been shot In the left side and the man in the head. Their little boy had arisen and eaten breakfast alone at 9 o'clock, and had then gone, to school. It was not until he returned for lunch that the bodies were found. Tho only other occupant of the'Tiouse was a woman servant. ' Bell Captured In Barn. TACOMA, Wash., March 25.-Albert E. Bell, tho bank-robber, who escaped from the FcJeral Prison on McNeil's Island last Wednesday night, was found this morning hiding under sev eral tons of hay in tho prison barn. He was hungry -and exhausted and meekly ' submitted to arrest. Last night tie reward for Bell's arrest was Increaigd to 4250, on an order from .theWcasury Department at Washing ton, T. C Reuter Case Still a Mystery. ROSEBURG, Or., March 25. Special.) Sheriff McClellan returned this evening from the scene of the shooting of Jacob Router, 14 miles west of Oakland. The Coroner's Jury had not completed its in vestigation, but the evidence showed strongly that It was a case of murder at the hands of unknown persona Forger Goes to Penitentiary. EVERETT, Wash., March 23. (Special.) Robert, McPherson pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced to six years In the penitentiary thlsafternoon. He passed a bogus check for $48. His home Is in Toronto. TO CONTROL THE FRUIT PRICES Growers' Associations Arrange for Single Selling Agents. HOOD RIVER, Or., March 25. (Special.) In order to prevent overstocking of the fruit markets, the fruit associations of Hood Rlvcjc, Puyallup and Vashon pro pose to unite in having one representa tive salesman each at Helena, Butte and Great Falls, and also at oilier points East. At local points it is proposed that one broker"shall act for the several associa tions. Fruitgrowers are determined as much as possible to fix prices in each of the different markets. Jobbers and com mission merchants will handle the fruit on a fixed basis, and as soon as any mar ket Is likely to be overstocked, the repre sentatives will advise the shlpplig asso "clatlons to divert thg shipments else where. Indians Are Dying Out. CHEMAWA, Or.. March 25. (Special.) From reports received from the Grand Ronde Reservatlo:Tit . appears that the Indians of the Northwest are either rap idly passing away or else being absorbed by the body politic- In the official report for 1S78 It was stated that there. were- 807 Indian h on the Grand Ronde reserve;ia 1BS6, 510 were reported; in-lE97. 3S9; while at the present time there are lUing there 253. of whom 56 are old and decrepit, being supported by the Government. Each month they receive a little beef, flour, sugar, salt, tea and coffee, " which keeps life in their bodies. In a year or two at most they will have passed beyond the support of the Government. Since Febru ary 1, .1301, there have been 65 deaths pa tho reservation, while in the same time only 39 births. Much of their Inherited land has been" sold to white men. and tho few Indians that remain are Jiving side by side with their white brothers. Left Train and Got Lost. COLTON, Cal.. March 23. James Mona han. a Searchlight mining man. who was a passenger on one of tho storm-bound Santa Fe trains held at Cajon Pass for several dnys last week, and who was thought to have wandered away from the train and become lost in the mountains, has appeared here and applied to the Santa Fe officials for- assistance. Fr flays he' says he has been trudging aim lessly among tho mountains, clambering over, recks and, crossing river beds, His shoes were wornrand his feet torn and bleeding. He has been taken in charge temporarily by Marshal Adkins, and it believed that with a little care he will re cover. Cajon Pass Is about SO, miles dis tant from Colton. Union's New Business Manager. SACRAMENTO. Cal., March 23. (Spe cial.) The famous Sacramento Union, the paper which has been given the credit for saving the state to the Union during the days of civil strife, has undergone nnouier paruai cnangc in ownership. Louis E. Bputz, who has for some years been manager of the San Jose .Mercury, lias purchased an interest In the ,paper and will serve as its business manager. More Pupils for Chemawa. CHEMAWA. Or.. March 25. (Special.) Assistant Superintendent Campbell has returned from the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation with two wagonloads of pu pils for tho school here. The trip was made overland, leaving the reservation in the morning and reaching Here in the evening. UNDER GUARD'S EYES Convict Bel "Circled and Hid in PrisonBarn. MiLKED COWS AT NIGHT Forger and Mail-Bobber Wanted In Many Cities, Finally Captured In Comfortable Nest Under . Hay on McNeil's Island. TACOMA, Wash., March 23, (Special.) The man h.unt which has been in progress on McNeil's Island since Wednesday afternoon, when Albert E. Bell, the noted mall thief and forger, made a successful dash for liberty, ended this forenoon, when the escaped prisoner was found, in the loft of the prison cow barn, where he had taken jjefuge under the hay. The barn In which Bells .was captured Is within 50i) feet of the prison proper, and commands a view of th6 kennels in which were kept the bloodhounds Used In the search for the prisoner. Guard Jolcs de cided to search the ched again, which had beeVi searched without result Thursday night. He entered the loft, and In pulling away the hay, bis hand came In contact with tho hand of the prisoner. Bell did not move or utter a word, but Joles tightened his grip, and. seating him self on. the prisoner, who was -still cov ered by' the hay, he began calling for as sistance, and when Deputy United States Marshal Frank L. Crosby and his detail of guards arrived. Bell was hauled out from his hiding-place and put in Irons. At first the prisoner feigned weakness and declared he could not walk to the prison, but he was compelled tb irolk, and It developed that he was as strong as ever. Once back In the prison. Bell was put In chains apd placed in a cell. A1-. though Joles had been sent to the barn by Deputy Crosby, he will be paid the reward of $250. Trusty Aided Bell. There is little doubt hut . that Bell tad the assistance of some trusty in his effort to escape, although he refused to talk at all following his capture. There was also evidence that his escape had been care fully planned. In the barn whore the prisoner was captured was found an old suit of clothing and a hat, although Bell had UDt yet removed his prison garb. In the hay where Bell hadmade a bed for himself was a bottle of milk and' sev eral cakes of chocolate, and It Is thought he.wa preparing to remain there until the search of the island had been aban doned and the patrol withdrawn from the shores, when he would make an effort to reach the mainland. He had 250 In bills, a pair of eye-glasses, a pair of green gog gles, a razor and a knife. The prison cows are kept In the shed at night, and it is believed Bell would drop down at night and provide himself with milk enough to last him during the day. How he came into possession of tho clothing, the money and other articles is not known. The chocolate with which he had been furnished is net kept at the prison. Ono of tho trusties went to the barn each morning and evening to attend to the cows, and it is thought he might have helped Bell. Tho matter will bo thoroughly investigated. . Bell's cunning was shown In his move ments following his dash for liberty. When last seen he was going over the hill toward the heavy timber, but it Is evi dent that he turned about, circled tho prison and secreted himself In tho out buildings In the immediate vicinity of the prison, where he was more secure than he could have been In the timber much far ther away. His clothing was dry, and there wa's every Indication that ho had not been exposed to tho weather. Bell will lose his good-behavior marks, and hereafter a careful 'guard will be kept over him. He Is wanted In a number of different cities, and will be arrested upon rhls release from the island. BULLET CUTS CHEEK AND HAT Jealous John Gray Trle3 to Kill G. L. Davenport. THE DALLES, Or.. March 23. (Spe cial.) A shooting affray ocurred on the streets here this evening in which G. L. Davenport narrowly escaped with his life from a murderous attack made upon him by John Gray. A shot fired by Gray plowed a furrow across Davenport's cheek, passing through his hat. When "attacked. Davenport, who was scarcely ten feet away from his assail ant, rushed into Bonm Bros. grocery store. Gray following close on his heels and attempting to fire a second time at the back of the fleeing roan. The pistol snapped, however, and to this fact Dav enport probably owes his life. Gray was at once overpowered by the grocery men, and City Marshal WoVd. who was on the scene. Immediately took him Into custody. When arrested Gray's only expression was that he could no longer live as he had been doing, and that he should have settled his score with Davenport long ago. Both men arc residents of this city. Jealousy and fam ily matters are said to havo prompted tho attack. PROTEST TO GOVERNMENT. Rempval of Land Office to Portland Is Bitterly Opposed. OREGON CITY. Or., March 23. (Spe cial.) There will be vigorous opposi tion offered to the proposed removal of the Land Office from this city. Ata public meeting of citizens last night there was appointed a committee of 11 members with Instructions, If possible, to defeat the taking of this office to Portland. The members of the com mittee are: County Judge Ryan, Mayor E: A. Sommer, H. E. Cross, C H. Dye, Representative C G. Huntley, J. U. Campbell," W. S. U'Ren, Franklin T. Griffith, Senator G. C Brownell. Charles Albright and Hon. J. T. Apperson. There will be held a meeting of the committee Monday at the office of Judge Ryan when a definite programme of ac tion will be mapped out. The claim tht the removal of the office 4 to Portland is being made for economical reasons- is not accepted as genuine by Oregon City people, who think they see in the plan a move preliminary to the con solidation of the Government's land busi ness la this' state in a central o'fflco with headquarters at Portland. At present there are six Land Offices In the state, those other than in this city being lo cated at The Dalles. La Grande, Lake view, Roseburg and Burns. At any rate it is believed here that a consolidation of tjie Oregon City and Roseburg offices could be effected to the improvement of the service. But so far as the move being In tho .interest of economy, Oregon City peo ple laugh at the idea. The Oregon City office now occupies a suite of Ave rooms, - for which a monthly rental of $30 is paid, and it Is argued that similar rooms could not be had at Portland for several times that amount In addition it appears that accommodations must be provided for the Land Office at Portland, all available room having been otherwise appropriated In the Government Buildings. In their present quarters the officials of tho Ore gon City Land Office have no extra room and could not transact the business of the office In more limited Quarters. The Land Office here is the first Land Office that was established In Oregon, and one of tb first created west of the Mis sissippi River. Originally tho business now conducted through the Land Office was directed by the State Surveyor-General, whose office was created in September l30. John B. Preston being the first appointee. In 1S54 I ino Oregon City land district was created, the following officers being named: R. Wflcox, Register: James Guthrie, Jr., Re ceiver. According to the records at the Oregon City office, the first application to file on public lands in Oregon was made in 1S41 but the application was .not per fected until a number of years, later. Tho applicant was Smith Surod. Prior to tho creation of tho Land Ofiice here, settlers filed upon land and acquired title thereto by the terms of a treaty that hapd been agreed upon between England and Amer ica. The first homestead entry through the Oregon City Land Office under tha gen eral land laws was made by 'Everred Sharrock. January 1, 1S63. The office was originally located in the building now oc cupied by Barlow's grocery, being after ward removed to the Charman building, and finally helng installed- in the Weln hard building. Its present location. The Oregon City Land Office serves a wide territory, embracing Clatcop,. Tilla mook. Washington. Columbia, Multnomah. Tamhill, Clackamas. Polk. Marion and Linn Counties, and a part of Benton and Lane Counties, with a total area of 7.468, 250 acres. Of that acreage there has been taken 5,740.309 acres, and there are in tlje reserves 3,23S,070 acres. There Is a total acreage unappropriated and unreserved of 4S9.671 acres, and of that there are 127,716 acres unsurvcyed, leaving 3S1,953 acres surveyed and ready for settlement. These figures are taken from the last Govern ment report, issued In July, 1S04. Mrs. Elizabeth Baurle. CENTRALTA. Wash., March 25. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Elirabeth Baurle, wife of Fred Baurle and an old-time resident of this town, died at her honte in North Centra 11a this morning, cancer causing her death. Mrs. Baurle Was born in Wusten burg, Germany, 63 years ago, coming from Germany to" this country when 23 years of age. She leaves a husband and . three children. TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN RULE French Colonial Governor Tells of Progress In Phlllppines.- PARIS. March 23. Minister of Colonies Clementel has received a confidential re port, concerning the progress and status of the Philippine Islands and the Island of Java. The report Is by Governor General Lamothe. of Cochln-Chlna. who is a recognized authority on colonial ad ministration. Although the report is not available. Governor Lamothe. In an Inter view shows that it is a highly favorable tribute to American control of the Phil ippines. "My government charged me," hesaid. "to thoroughly Investigate the economic and political conditions In the Philippines and Java. I spent four months in the Philippines, studying the result of Amer ican control. I was struck with the enormous progress made In such a com paratively brief period. This has been greater during tho last four years than during the 250 years preceding the Amer ican occupation. The natives are being educated, are. receiving the benefits of municipal and provincial liberty, and are rapidlV acquiring the spirit of republican Institutions." GREAT REVIVAL IN LONDON Torrey and Alexander Have Made Impression Among .All Sects. LONDON, March 25. JThe great Albert Hall revival under the direction of Rev. Reuben A. Torrey and Charles M. 'Alex ander will close on March 23. The Ameri can revivalists declare that the success of the meeting has been beyond their most eanguinc expectations. Over 500 per sons of all classes, and creeds have. pub licly announced their conversion, while thousands of others have privately ac knowledged conversion and changed their mode of living. "I have been surprised." said Torrey. "by the success of the mission. We had to turn away thousands every week, even from thc"afternoon services. Si Church of m England bishops and many Roman Catholic priests attended the meetings: prominent business men and society women of various creeds have given the greatest assistance and the conversions have been among all classes." Dr. Torrey and Mr. Alexander were en tertained at luncheon today by Dr. In gram, Bishop of London, who compliment ed them on their work. After leaving Albert Hall the revivalists will rest for a week and then open at Brixton, where a rough auditorium seat ing 6000 has been especially erected. The mission will not conclude until June. Af ter that the revivalists will go to Ger many for a short series of meetings, and, returning to England, will visit the prov inces, concluding at Oxford in November, after which they will return to America. AMERICAN FINANCE SAVED HIM Premier Rouvier's Reason for Wel coming New Financial Syndicate. PARIS, March 23. Premier Rouvier strongly ap'prbved tho project to establish a Franco-American financial institution in Paris during a recent conversation with James Speyer, of Speyer & Co., of New York. The Premier ?ad previously shown admiration for American finances as a result of the following incident hereto fore unknown. During the height of theceligious agi tation, French rentes suffered a serious decline, says M. Rouvier, who was then Minister of Finance, causing him serious anxiety. At this juncture two leading American insurance capitalists happened to be In Paris, and it was decided that they should take $4,000,000 of rentes. Their agents entered the Bourse and made the purchase in a single day. The effect was magical. Rentes because steady and then rose. M. RouvJers prestige was regained, and his admiration for the Dower of Amer- ' lean funds was established. Therefore ho gave the friendliest reception to Mr. Speyer's project to establish a Francor American bank here, one purpose ol which was to place the new Meslcan loan upon the French- market. REVOLT BREAKS OUT IN CRETE Canea Center of Movement in Favor of Greeft Rule. CANEA, Island of Crete. March 23. A revolutionary band of 600. demanding Greek rule, which has been active for seme days, -fired on Cretan gendarmes to day, seriously wounding two of them. Cretan reinforcements are expected from Candla. Prince George, in aproclamation Issued today, urges the people not to en courage the revolutionary movement, which at present appears to be confined to Canea. The outlying .districts are quiet. PRINCE MEETS HIS BETROTHED Gustavus Adolphu's Pays Visit to His British Princes. NAPL.BB. March 23. Prince Gustavus Adolohus of Sweden went 'on board the ("British cruiser Essex, in the harbor here. today to pay a visit to his betrothed. Princess Margaret Victoria, and the Duchess of Connaught. The Essex later proceeded to Capri, where the Duchess of Conqjught and her daughter visited the Crown Princess of Sweden, who is stop ping on the island. Queen Alexandra Salfe for Cadiz. LISBON. '"March 23. u?n . Alexandra of Great Britain, left Lisbon today for Cadiz. Jving Charles and Queen Amelia and other members of the Portuguese family bade Her Majesty farewell at tho pier. After visiting the Countess of Parts -at Cadiz, . Queen Alexandra, will proceed to Gibraltar, "where she Is expected fo ar rive on March 28. Copyright 1905 by Hart Schafrher 5r Marx Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. BOARD STRUCK OIL Rockefeller's Gift to Missions Is Already Spent. CANNOT BE RETURNED 'NOW American- Board's Prudential Chairman-Asks Why Any One Should Object to. the Magnate's Donation of $100,000. SEATTLE, "Wash., March 25. (Spe cial.) 'There is nothing ,to be-lecldo-l concerning Mr. Rockefeller's $1JO,000 gift to the American Board of Commis sioners for Foreign Missions. The money tvas received two months ago, and It has probably all been spent by this time." Bo apoke G. H. Whltcorab, of "Worcester, Mass., chairman of the pru dential committee of the American board, chairman of the finance commit tee of tho same organization, and of other committees In the society, tonight. "This talk about protesting against the acceptance of the gift to the Amer lan board by Mr. Hockefeller Is the veriest nonsense. They might as -well talk of asking a court to reverse its Judgment after its decree had been rendered, entered and carried Into ex ecution. Mr. Rockefeller has never been adjudged guilty of any crime. "Who can sit In judgment upon him? "Why should a lot of people who want to get their names In the newspapers start an agitation of this kind.? The prudential committee, which Is the executive head of the American Board of Commission ers for Foreign Missions, solicited tho gift from Mr. Kocketcller. "We knevj, of his benejplence. that he was not bound in Tils charitable and benevolent work to any one ect or denomination. "Wo suggested to him that certain good re sults could be secured In the uplifting of humanity in certain parts of the world. Where? "Well,, for instance, in Turkey. In Ceylon, In India, In Japan, and well, I have forgotten the list as it was made out. We intimated to Mr. Rockefeller that 55000 could be spent to advantage here, $10,000 the same way there, and so on. He approved the whole list and made out his check. "The committee took the money, and It has been disbursed for the purposes named. The subject will not properly coma before tho meeting- of the Ameri can board, which will be held In Seattle thi3 Fall. There is no reason why It should." HAROUN TO ANSWER CHARGE Business College President Bound Over In Sum of $250. EUGENE, dr., March 25. (Specal.) Justice "Wintermeier rendered a decision In tho case of Jttle Stewart against F. S. Haroun, the business college "profes sor, this afternoon, binding the defendant over to the Circuit Court In the sum of 320 on tho charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. It was shown that Haroun had obtained the money from his sister by telling her ho owned valu able mining stocks. The friends of Miss Decker, who 13 77 Pi Cures Colds and Among Dr. Humphrey's other Specifics .are: A cure for Rheumatism. No. 13. A cure for Dyspepsia, No. 10. ; A cure for Neuralgia. No. 8. A cure Xor Headache, No. 9. A cure for Eczema, No. U. A cura for Malaria, No; 16. A cure Xor Kidney Disease, No; 27. A cure for Bladder Diseases. No. 30. ' Manual of all diseases will be, mailed free on application. At Druex'sts. 25 cents eeh. or mailed. Humphreys Homeo. itcdicina ' Co., Ccr. William and John" Streets, New York. TOPCOATS Seem to have been our "pre ferred stock" this' Spring, that ' is we have sold more than ' usual and consequently have been, left with a lot of broken lines of fine "Coverts" and "Tweeds" which we will clpse - out at . 11 $14.85 I : These are regular $18 and $20 garments of the best make, some of them silk lined and all very nobby. named as corespondent in the divorce case, are doing what they can for her, and the students, at the business college havo published a signed statement to the effect that they fully believe her inno cent of any misconduct. The case will be watched with a good deal of interest. BOY HYPNOTIZES CLASSMATES J Subjects Thiqk Chips Are Strawber ries, and That Sticks Are Violins. EVERBTT, "Wash., March 25.-Speclal.) Thorhe Mason, aged 15 years, an- eighth grade pupil in the Garfield School, has created a sensation by exercising hypnotic Influence over live pupils. Under his di rection his subjects do his bidding, pick ing up chips for strawberries, and form ing an orchestra with sticks of wood for Instruments. Tho subjects say they wereunable to resist the Influence of Mason, who bears an excellent reputation for conduct and scholarship. Guides Aeroplane Without Balloon. SJ FRANCISCO. Mach 25. Professor Montgomery, of Santa Clara College. Is declared to have invented an aeroplane which has made several successful flights, being guided at will by the aeronaut by the sustaining aid of a balloon. Refer ring to Professor Montgomery's experi ments. Rev. R- H. Bell, professor of physics in Santa Clara College, who has an. International reputation as a scient ist, says: "From all I have seen I can safely say, without fear of contradiction, that ho has succeeded and gone farther In this direc tion than any other living man so far as known." HAEVAED IAY ABSORB ''TECH." Plan of United School of Industrial Science Is Arranged. BOSTON. March 25. The articles of agreement undpr which it is proposed to combine tho Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University pro vide for a Joint school of industrial science, to be known under the present name of the Institute of Technology, to be governed by an executive board -of nine members, of whom three shall represent Harvard, and to be maintained by the present Institution .funds, augmented by the income of all funds of the Lawrence Scientific School, by three-fifths of the net Income which'mlght accrue from the Gordon-McKay bequest of several millions?, and by the income of all property which Haryard may hereafter acquire, for the promotion of Instruction in .industrial science. The president and .treasurer of the insti tute are to be respectively president and treasurer of the .executive committee, and the faculty is to cqnslst of tho teaching forces of both schools. The Department of Architecture of each institution Is not included in the union plan." - After three years the Lawrence Scien tific School is to be discontinued, if the Institute is then prepared In It new loca tion to give all needed Instruction In in dustrial sciences to the students-of that school, and all machinery, instruments and equipment of 'the school is to be transferred to the institute. It is understood that the question or the acceptance of the union agreement will not be" acted upon for some weeis, although It Is believed that the sentiment pf both corporations is in favor of the plan. MAY HEAR EACH OTHER TALK Treat Offered Bryan and Parker at Jefferson Day Banquets. NEW YORK,. March '25. It Is Possible that the guests of tho Jefferson birthday Danquets in this city .and Chicago will be enabled to listen to the speeches of the raoro prominent orators in. both cities on the same evening, by means of telephone wires connecting the two banquet halls. A suggestion that such an arrangement be brought about has been made by 'offi cials, of the Iroquois Club, of Chicago, and the preparation will be considered by a committee of. the Democratic Club of this city next Thursday. Should the local Club take favorable action, plans will bo per fected to have each guest supplied with a telephone receiver connected with a di rect wire between he banquet halls in Chicago and New York. "William J. Bryan will be one of the principal speakers at the Chicago Club, and Alton B. Parker will bo one of the speakers at the banquet in this city. REVISE JTATTTJUIIZATIOxT LAWS President Completes Appointment of Commission of Experts. "WASHINGTON; March 25. The Presi dent has. completed the organization of "the commission which is to investigate and report to Congress on the question of reform of the naturalization law. ' Special Assistant' Attorney-General M. D. Purdy and Special Immigrant Inspector S. K. Campbell) -of .the Deportment of Com- merCe and Labor, together with Gaillard Hunt, chief of the passport bureau of thp State Department, will make up the com mission. Mir. Purdy has been designated as president, and the work of the com mission will commence at once by the compilation of the laws and practices of the different states relative to naturalization. Smurthwaite Held Guilty. SALT LAKE CITY. March 25. The bishops' court of the Mormon Church at Ogden today rendered a decision in the case of Charles A. Smurthwaite. charged with apostasy and unchristianlike con duct by Elder H. H. Goddard. presiding teacher of his ward. The findings were that Goddard's charges were sustained in every point. The hand of fellowship was 1 withdrawn from Mr. Smurthwaite and the case referred to the high council of the stake for further consideration. Gorky WNI- Be Prosecuted. ST. PETERSBURG, March 25. The authorities have definitely decided to prosecute Maxtm Gorky onthe- charge of - drawing 4ip proclamations with the object of overthrowing the existing state of things Iri the empire and dis turbing public order, the highest pen alty for which is three years' detention in a fortress. Tho trial will begin May 2 in the Court of Justice at St. Petersburg before a Jury with closed door3. Gorky, who Is still In the neighborhood of Riga, is in broken health. Meeting of Royal Personages. ROME. March 25. King Victor. Em manuel and Queen Helena Vent to Civita "Vecchla today to meet Empress Augusta of Gemiany. They took with them the Crown Prince of Italy,- aged 6 months, as the Queen nurses him. Although there was a heavy rainstorm, a crowd- of 10.000 assembled on the harbor to witness the arrival of the Empress of, Germany! The meeting of the sovereigns was most cor dial. . Held Up on Steel Bridge. J. D. Fisher, who resides near Yancou- ver, "Wash., was held up about 1 o'clock this morning near the east side of - the steel bridge, which ho was crossing; 4Che footpad secured $7. What Sulphur Docs For the Human Body in Health and Disease. The mention of sulphur will recall to many of U3 the early days when .our mothers and grandmothers gavo us our daily dose of sulphur and molasses every Spring and Fall. It was the universal Spring .and Fall "blood purifier," tonic and cure-all, and ' mind you, this old-fashioned remedy was not without merit The Idea was good, but the remedy was cruda and unpalatable, and a large quan tity had to be taken to get any .effect. Nowadays we get all the. beneficial-effects of sulphur In a palatable, concen trated form, so that a single grain is far more effective than & tablespoonful of the cruda sulphur. In recent years research and experi ment havo proven that the best sulphur for medicinal use is that obtained from Calcium (Calcium Sulphide) and soM in drug stores Under the name of Stuart's .Calcium "Wafers. They are small chocolate-coated pellet3 and contain, the ac tive medicinal principle of sulphur In a highly concentrated, erfective form. Few people are aware of. the value, o this form -of sulphur In restoring arid maintaining bodily vigor and health; sul phur acts directly on the liver and ex cretory organs and purifies and enriches the bloda by the prompt elimination pf waste material. Our grandmothers knew this when, they dosed us with sulphur and inolasses ev.ery Spring and Fall, but the crudity and-ini-ijmrlty of ordinary flour of sulphur were often worse than the disease, and cahnot compare with the modern con centrated preparations of sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium Wafers is un doubtedly the be3t ana most widely U3ed; "Jhey are the natural antfdbte for liyer anf" kidney troubles apd cure constipa tion and purify the blood in a way that often surprises patient and physician alike. J Dr. R. M. Wllklns. while experiment ing with sulphur remedies, soon found that the sulphur from Calcium was au-s-perior 16 any other -form. He saysr "For liver, kidney and. blood troubles, espe cially when resulting fron. constipation or malaria, I have been surprised at the results obtained from Stuart's. Calcium Wafers. In patients suffering, from- bolls and pimples and even deep-seated car buncles, 1 have repeatedly seen them dry 1 and disappear in four or flvd days' leaving the skin clear and smooth Al though Stuart's Calcium Wafers I a pro prietary article and sold by druggists and for that reason tabooed by many physi cians, yet I know of nothing so safe and reliable for constipation, ltvesr- and kid ney troubles and- especially in all forma of skte diseases as this remedy,'' At any rate people who" are tired-o pills, cathartics' and so-called, blcod "puTluera" wlUflEd in -Stuart's CalcliiM Wafers" a far safer, more platable ;aad effective preparatl - ft