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THE , SUNDAY OJREGONIA,. : PORTLAin,, , ARILl 3(f, 1905. NOTICE IS GIVEN ITCH FOB NELSON ELKS AWARD PRIZES AT THE BABY-SHOV CONTEST Oregon City Land Office to Be Moved to Portland. Rufe Turner Will Fight With the Battling Dane. FALLS CITY IS FIGHTING PROBABLY LATE IN JUNE Petitions . Circulated in the Valley and Extensively Signed Will Be Brought to the President's Personal Notice. Stockton Backers of the Colored Man Make an Inducement in the Way or a Handsome Side-Bet. OREGON. CITY. Or., April .-(Special.) Positive notice of the removal of the United States Land Office from Ore gon City to Portland was received today in the following, dated at "Washington, March 25. 19(6, under order of the Presi dent, signed by W. A. Richards. Commis sioner of the General Land Office: Notice Is hereby given that the President of the United States, by executive order dated March 21. 1903, has, pursuant to sec tion. 2251 or the revised statutes of the TTnlted States, and by -lrtue of the author ity therein given, directed that the United States land office now located at Oregon City, Or., be removed, -with Its business, rec ords, and archives, to Portland, Or. In pursuance of said executive order, the United States Land Office at Oregon City, Or, will be permanently closed and discon tinued at the clone of business hours on June 30. 1805, and Its business, records, and archives removed to Portland, Or., on Jul 1, 1805, Wh.ile the people of Oregon City have la bored diligently for several weeks to pre vent the consummation of the proposed Temoval of the Land Office from this city to Pprtland, there is expressed no sur prise in the announcement that the change will be made July L next- It has been expected. But the people of this city will not give up until the pro tests that are now being circulated throughout the district are called to the attention of President Roosevelt, whose intervention alone will alter the situation. The chief worth of this office to Oregon City lies In the fact that it brings to this city many new people, prospective settlers, who are attracted here in quest of public lands that are open to settlement. Find ing desirable lands suitably located scarce for the reason that "the best have been settled upon, these people investigate the agricultural lands, and invariably And eomething that suits them, and become residents of the county. In this way, the Land Office has become a great factor in the development and settling of Clack amas County. Anticipating the order of removal that has been signed, a mass meeting of citi zens a few weeks ago named a com mittee to take steps to prevent the pro posed change In the location of this office. This committee employed Bruce C. Curry, cf this city, to visit the various counties included in the Oregon City Land Office and secure signatures to remonstrating petitions that had been prepared, and in which were recited different reasons why the change should not be made. At Salem, the first place visited, Mr. Curry secured the signatures of every one of the state officials and a great many prominent and influential citizens. Great success was met by Mr. Curry at Albany, Corvallis, MiMinnville, Hlllsboro and Forest Grove, butthe work of circulating these petitions not naving been completed, the total num ber of signatures thereto is not known. Register Dresser and Receiver Bibee, of the Oregon City Land Office, have not received any official notification of the making of the final order- directing the suspension of business at the office here June 30 and the removal of the office on the following day. July 1, to Portland. They had no statement to make. "If your Information Is correct," stated W. A. Huntley, president of Oregon Cityi Board of Trade, tonight, "the outlook for us Is dubious. But we will not give up until the protests that are being circulated In the Oregon City land district are pre sented to the President, if that be possi ble." "It seems to me," said T. F. Cowing, "tnat if the. President and department have fully made up their mind to remove tho Land Office to Portland that the change will be made. Personally, since my home, is in Oregon City 1 should disr like the change. If the President has not yet considered all the protests sent in it may be that the order for removal will be rescinded. Should it not then we will have to go to Portland to trans act our business."' When interviewed last night G. L. Hedges said: "I do not know of any late action hav ing been taken in regard to the removal of the Land Office other than what has appeared in the papers. Nor do I know if the notice you speak of means the final decision of the Government. "It seems to me, however, that even if the office is closed on June SO, as or dered, that the cases now set will have to be tried here. I know of cases set for hearing at this office as late as the end of July, but If the office here Is closed the Government may follow the usual procedure In such event and send a representative to Oregon City to hear them. "Personally I am opposed to the re moval of the Land Office to Portland, and think that public opinion will yet be suf ficient to prevent it. , Lands Restored to Entry. OREGON CITY, Or., April 29. (Special.) The officers of the Oregon City Land Office today received a telegram from the Secretary of the Interior directing restoration to the public land domain of townships 5 to 13. Inclusive, south, range 4 east. These lands were withdrawn from settlement about a year ago for the pur pose probably of adding area to the forest, reserve. The lands are located In Clackamas. Marlon and Linn Counties, the principal acreage being in this coun ty, Considerable of these lands had been filed upon before the tract was withdrawn from settlement. These settlers will now be able to complete proof on claims and the balance of the lands are now open for entry. FIGHTS TO KEEP OUT OF ASYLUM. ailwx Courtvrright Face Jury "With Very Great Composure. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. April 29. (Spe cial) A trifle pale, but self-composed and confident. Miss Alice Courtwright, who Is vigorously fighting the effort of her father. Rev. C. W. Courtwright, a retired minister of East Oakland, and of her brother-in-law, Thomas Glenn, to send her to an asylum, took the witness stand this morning in Judge Melvin's court and facing the Jury, told them of hor- -fnnr -weeks' experience In the Insane ward of the receiving hospital, producing a memorandum aiary u aisprove uie charges which her brother-in-law ad vanced. Miss Courtwright has every ap pearance of being possessed of a re norVohiv ciMr nnd sound Intellect. She fcnrf trt .hf tiromnted on several occasions today to speak louder, but she was in no manner flustered or nervous over the trying ordeal of testifying In her own behalf. Her trial, wnicn nas Deen one nf tin mnat unlnue in the annals of in sanity proceedings In California, is now rrrnwrlncr to a close, and one would ex pect the young woman to manifest great nervousness, put sua eccmca periecuy Ernest Cotton O'Bryan, son of J. Har vey O'Bryan, first prize for" boys age 4. calm, as if confident that the Jury will come to the conclusion that she la sane. Even the physicians who gave evidence against her admitted that her case is a very puzzling one and near the border .line. Drs. Selfridge and Chamborlain and the Rev. T. A. Boyer, of the First Christian Church, on behalf of Miss Courtwright, said that they had no doubt of her san ity. LOXE BAA'DIT MAKES HOLD-UP. Mount HaxulII Stage Passengers Give Up Their Valuable. SAN JOSE. Cal.. April 29. Two Mount Hamill stages and a private surrey were held up by a lone bandit, heavily masked and armed, between Smiths Creek and Mount Hamilton observatory tonight There were about 20 people in the stages and these were ordered to alight and de liver up their valuables. The robDer secured about $30 and some rings and watches. Posses are in" pur suit of the desporado. NORTHWEST DEAD. Frank .Ford. OREGON CITY. Or.. April 29. (Special.) Frank Ford, a former Clackamas Coun ty Commissioner, died at his home in West Oregon City yesterday. He was aged S3 years, and is survived by several children. Mr. Ford was a veteran of the Rogue River Indian Wars and for years took a prominent part in politics In this county, frequently being a delegate to Republican county, district and state con ventions. John MeLcod. TACOMA, April 29. John McLeod, who has lived in Washington longer than any other white man, died today at his home eight miles southeast of Stcilacoom. He came to Washington as an employe of the Hudson's Bay Company In 1838, and would have been 90 years old next Thurs day. With a number of other Hudson's Bay employes he reached the Rockies from Labrador by means of canoes, made the trip across the mountains afoot, and in an Improvised boat came down the Columbia River to Vancouver. For seven years' he was employed on the Beaver, a Hudson's Bay Company boat plying between Fort Nisqually and Sitka, the latter being at that time a Russian trading post. Although there were a few white men in Washington at tho time Mr. McLeod arrived here, he has outlived all of them. Saloons Not for Indians. OLYMPIA, Wash., April 29. (Special.) The recent decision of the United States Supreme Court that the Federal law pro hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors to Indians cannot apply to the sale of liquors to Indians who have severed their tribal relations and have received land allotments, does not give the land-owning Indian in this state free entry to the saloon and the right to line up to the bar with his white brother. There is a state law. also, prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors to In dians. and the effect of the decision is simply to throw the burden of the prose cution for the offense upon the state authorities. "Receiver for Whitehall Conipntij. BUTTE, Mont., April 29. A Helena special to the Miner says that at 5 o'clock this afternoon Judge W. H. Hunt, In the Federal Court, appointed Claude F. Moore, of Helena, receiver for the Jefferson Valley Trading Com pany, of Whitehall, whose creditors have filed a petition seeking Involun tary bankruptcy: His bond was fixed at $20,000. Baker Citys Society Event. BAKER CITY, Or., April 29. The so clety event of the season for this locality is chronicled for next Saturday evening at the home of Mayor C. A. Johns. There are 350 Invitations out, and tho festivi ties are to be conducted under the aus pices of Mrs. C. A Johns. Mrs. Judge Thomas C. Burke, Mrs. William Lock' wood Parker and Miss Jocelyn Fulkes. Counterfeiters In Philippines. SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. John E Wllkie. 'chief of the United States Secret Service, is here on his way to the Phil ippines to investigate, the counterfeiting Eighty-four babies were entered In the Class 1, prettiest child under 1 year Class 2. prettiest child 1 to 2 years Boy. George Hanser. 145 East Twelfth street; girl. Urber Dixon, 106 "West Park street. Class 3. largest child 2 to 3 years Boy. John Wood. 47G East Arthur street; girl. Gloria Johnston, 771 Klrby street. Class 4. prettiest child 3 to years Boy. Ernest Cotton O'Bryan. 691 Hancock street; girl. Margie Cannon, 309 Madison street. Class 5, largest child for Its age Boy. Lawrence Sullivan. 133 North Eighteenth street; girl. Urber Dixon, winner In class 2. Class 6. special prize. Tnost original child Minnie Neoland, 329 Sixteenth street. Each babe was presented with a souvenir of the occasion. The prizes consisted of silver mugs, table sets, go-carts, etc. The Judges were: Mrs. John X.amont. Mrs. Dr. R. H. Llttlefleld, Miss Grace "Wold, W, J. Davis and Porter Giles, and the contest was held under the management of R. A. Appcrson and S. H. Frledlander. ' An interesting feature of the afternoon was the mus!6 rendered by little Bernlce Wilson, who though but 7 years of age, is an accomplished pianist and a protege of Theo dora Sturkow. of American silver coins. The work Is supposed to be done by Filipinos and Chinese. It has grown to such an extent that the business" of the islands is being seriously menaced. Chief "WHkie will or ganize a large secret force to break up the gangs of counterfeiters, and on his way to the Philippines will stop over in Honolulu, where a branch of the Secret Service is about to be established. Burglars Tarried to Eat. SAN JOSE. April 29. (Special.) Last night two burglars entered the residence of Judge S. F. Lclb, In Alameda. Before beginning to pack up the silver, they sat down to the table to enjoy a supper, and were discovered by a servant and hastily made their escape. FLEETS STILLARE DODGING Naval Sharps Believe Togo Awaits Russians Off Formosa. LONDON. April 29. Togo's whereabouts are still unknown, Rojestvcnsky Is re ported to be cruising off the island of Hainan, and Nebogatoft steaming north ward from the vicinity of Singapore, con stitute all that Is known of the squadrons in the Far East, whose meeting In battle is expected to terminate the war. Naval sharps arc puzzled over the situa tion. Togo, apparently, has no Intention of taking the fight to Rojestvensky, and will await the arrival of the latter In Formosan waters. This, however, would imply that Rojestvensky would wait the arrival of Nebogatoff, and In weight of metal, at least, have a decided advantage over the Japanese. CLAIMS DAMAGES FOR DELAY German Steamer Suspected of Carry ing Contraband Aslis Cash. SPECIAL CABLE. PORT LOUIS. Mauritius, April 29. Agents for the German steamer Juli ette, which sailed for Saigon yesterday after a long period of detention here on suspicion of carrying contraband and also on account of complaints of the American and British part of the crew, claim 27.000 rupees ($8640) from the British authorities. Should the Ju liette miss its opportunity of meeting the Baltic fleet and discharging Its cargo, the claim will be 350,000 rupees ($112,000). DRINK TO JPIDER KELLY Ex-San Francisco Pugilist Heroi cally Saves Woman's Life. A ' NEW YORK, April 29. (Special.) "Spi der" KelTy, once a well-known pugilist, but now earning his living as a member of the New "York street-cleaning depart ment, became a llfcsaver yesterday, and last night was hailed throughout the T,en dcrloin as a hero. Mrs. Filmena Tabor, wife of a prosper oiis grocer, became melancholy and at tempted suicide by jumping Into the Har lem River. Kelly dived after her, and struggled desperately in the water with the woman, who wanted to drown. Aid from shore arrived, and Kelly and the woman were landed. Kelly had a recepi tlon in a Harlem saloon. Many pugilists and other short-haired persons from down-town journeyed to Harlem to buy drinks for "Spider" and tell him he was a 'credit to the pugilistic profession. Tom Sharkey did not go, but sent a bunch of .roses and a note which said: "Spider, you're hot stuff. Come down to my place and I'll buy." Terry McGovern -and Fitzsimraons sent congratulations, and some one else sent violets. Switch Engineer to Blame. NEW YORK, April 29. (Special.) It was announced from the offices of the Southern Railway that the col lision of the Ogden train with a switch engine at Greenville, S. C, this morn ing was due to the error; of the engi neer of the switch engine. The special bearing the Ogden party was 40 min utes late. The switching crew, sup posing the special had passed, failed to make inquiries and backed the en gine upon the : main line just in time to be struck by the special. The latest advices received here are that none of the cars were burned. The Greenville fire department was called out Imme diately after the collision and kept guard over the train, extinguishing any blaze that showed Itself competition at the baby show held at the Elks' Boy. Herbert Holman, 248 Salmon street; girl. SPEAK OUT FOR CUKE SUPPORTERS HOLD ROUSING , SUXNYSIDE MEETING. Declare His Administration Would i Be Free From Machine Ppl- itics and From Graft. A business man's administration, from control of machine politics. free free from a mil now from taint of graft or discrimination, and ,ilr deal for .all classes, was the key- of all the speeches delivered last nfght In Hunter's Hall, Sunnyside, in be half of the candidacy of W. B. Glafke ibr Mayor of Portland. There was a large attendance of repre sentative citizens and many ladles. D. F. Hardman called the meeting to order, and announced that the object was to further the nomination of W. B. Glafke for Mayor of Portland. "Until the direct primary law was en acted," said Mr. Hardman, "business men felt that they could have no. part nor in terest in what Is called politics. They knew that, no matter for whom they voted, the primaries, and consequently the nominations, would be controlled by the machine politicians; hence they re mained away from the primaries, but all this has been changed, and the business men now have the chance to make them selves felt In the administration of mu nicipal affaires. They are filled with the hope that now they can have a say in public affairs, and hence are supporting and advocating the nomination of Mr. Glafke, a successful business man, for Mayor. Mr. Glafke has always been a Re publican, but not a politician. He has been and is a eelf-made, successful busi ness man, who in 20 years has gone up from a humble position to a leading placte among the foremost business men of Port land." Mr. Hardman's remarks were "heartily applauded, and afterwards the glee club entertained the audience. Edward Newbegln made a strong talk for the nomination of Mr. Glafke on the score of his talents as a business man and success In whatever he had undertaken. In speaking of H. S. Rowc's platform, Mr. Newbegln made most caustic refer ence to the occupation tax, iwhlch was passed during his administration, nnd read some figures to' ehow how It oper ated, as he declared, In taxing the poorer classes unjustly, laying burdens on the shoulders of the expressmen which they could 111 afford to bear. Mr. Newbegln also spoke of Mr. Glafke as a self-made business man, risen by his own efforts to high place In the business world, and re marked that a man who could make him self felt In that way was the proper man for Mayor of Portland. Mr. Glafke was Introduced, and gave a brief and clean-cut statement of his prin ciples and policies. He said that hereto fore the business element had been shut out from participating In the administra tion of public affairs, but under the direct primary law the business man could make himself felt asnever before. "My platform Is for a business adminis tration, with no promises to anybody," declared Mr. Glafke. "If elected Mayor, I shall go Into the office without having made a single pledge to any man or set of men. It'shall be my purpose to conduct the affairs of the city the same as I have my own business. Every man In office should be required to earn his salary, the same as any other' occupation. The Chief of Police must do his duty or there will be another Chief, and still another, "until a man be found who will do his duty. My platform Is Rooseveltlan fear or fa vor for no man." , Mr. Glafke was heartily applauded. K. K. Kubli delivered a vigorous address, de claring that now was the opportunity to get a. change for the better In the City of Portland. The glee club again entertained the audience with a selection, when the meeting came to a close. The next meet Ing will be In the skating rink In Alblna, on Russell street. Tuesday night a meet ing will take place in Burkhard's Hall. SCHOOL EXHIBIT OMITTED Colorado Commissioners to Fair Are Berated by Teachers. DENVER, Colo., April 29. (Special.) Denver's pedagogues are up In arms against the Lewis and Clark- Exposition Commissioners. During and since a re cent meeting they have entered loud pro tests against the decision not to display the state s comprehensive educational ex hlblt at Portland. Chief among the protcstanta are Miss K. Fair at the Armory yesterday afternoon. Clare Hlrsch. 44S Columbia street. L. Craig, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; L. C. Greenlee, Superintend ent of the Denver schools, and J. B. Ra gan. who was In charge of the Colorado exhibit at St. Louis. Miss Craig and her associates demanded that the public schools be allowed to exhibit. "If re fused," they said, "Colorado will be the laughing stock of tho country." Miss Craig and Messrs. Greenlee and Ragan made addresses to the Board, In which they urged the point. Commis sioner White answered that because of the small appropriation made by the last Legislature, It was felt that only the farmers should be allowed to exhibit. The pedagogues asked that the Commission pay the freight on the "school exhibit, about $2500,-but the Board has not prom ised to do this. If It again refuses the teachers will start a popular subscription to defray the expenses of sending the ex hibit to Portland. TWO SUITS OVER ESTATE Heirs Bring Action Against Will and Executor Against Bank. Ophelia A. Elliott and Elizabeth M. Lovelace, sisters, and John A. Moon, a nephew of Benjamin F. Caton, de censed, yesterday filed a petition In the County Court contesting his will. By the terms of the instrument they are cut off with $1 each, and the estate was bequeathed in equal shares to Lutle, George and William Vallandlngham, a nieco and nephews residing in George town, Ky. The contestants say' that Caton was hot in his sound mind when he exe cuted the will. He was CS years old, and they assert because of physical and mental weakness he was subject to de lusions, and labored under morbid and insane Ideas as to contestants for which there was no foundation whatever. The case has been set for hearing by Judge Webster June 1. Harry E. Northup, administrator with the will annexed of Benjamin F. Caton, "deceased, yesterday began suit In the State. Circuit Coutr against the Citizens Bank, of East Portland, Charles E. Lord and A. Wilson to recover a certificate of deposit issued to Caton by Ludd & Tilion, amounting to $2080. Caton died on March 12, 1905, and it Is alleged that the defendants cashed the certificate on Thursday last. Northup says the de fendants gave no consideration for It, and that it was wrongfully obtained from Caton in his lifetime; that Charles F. Lord wrongfully secured the posses sion of the certificate of deposit, and paid nothing for It, and his indorsement on the certificate was placed there for the purpose of identification and not otherwise. It is further alleged that whatever possession A N. Wilson had in the certificate was wrongfully ob tained and without consideration. SALON EXHIBIT CLOSES Professional Photographer Praises Pictures Thnt Were on View. A well-known professional photographer, whose modesty forbids the use of his name, has contributed the following on his Impressions of the First American Photographic Salon Exhibition, which closed yesterday: From an educational standpoint, no ex hibit of photographs has ever been made In the Pacific Northwest of such Import ance and value as the one recently dis played at the Portland Art Museum. It was impossible to get more than a generally good Impression on the first visit, because the continually recurring surprises. In passing eagerly from one good picture to another, and In a con fused jumble of Impressions. It Is only by repeated visits, day by day, that the real excellence and charm of the indi vidual masterpieces force themselves upon the attention from a background of such high average excellence. For educational purposes, it would be well for the visitor to remember that the entire collection Is selected from many thousand photographs submitted to a jury of a dozen of the very best artists of the country men who. If any, have method in their madness and they have pronounced this work to be good. It would, therefore, be wise to cast all prejudice aside and try to discover why these pictures have been selected. As the different schools of painting arc recognized by tho juries of the French Salon, and Individuality is encouraged in the student of painting, and. as this ex hibit also contains work of greatly differ lnir technique, one Is compelled to con clude that superiority of merit does not depend upon the sharpness nor the fuzzl ness of the pictures, nor upon their color or technique, all of which may be com pared to the language In which thoughts are expressed. Victor Hugo wrote Les Mlserables" In French. Goothc wrote "Faust" in German. Thackeray wrote "Vanity Fair" in English, but the linguist enjoys mem an. not now, out now well Kleven first prizes were awarded: j .wu i. i. . .a, j, . , each tells its story will determine the u timatc success or failure of a book or a , picture. Probably no craftsmen arc more . prone than photographic workers to adopt , some one method of working and make j use oi ii. sometimes, unionuiiaieiy. unui It degenerates into a mannerism but this undoubtedly tends to develop the style to Its greatest perfection. Judicious selections of masterpieces from all these different "schools" have made this collection what is probably the most comprehensive compendium of progressive and artistic photography ever brought to gether. In our own exhibitions of professional photography, we too often see the com mercial idea in the work, which, on ac count of the prejudices of the photog rapher and the preferences of the subject, generally lack the simplicity, spontaneity and freedom which are so charmingly ap parent In the salon exhibit. It is evident that the pictorialists who made this work have fortunately been un trammelcd by any notion of values other than those of light and shade, and have, therefore, been perfectly free to reproduce, each In his own way, whatever they have seen ana reit in the subjects beiore tnem. -Mucn a3 we regret to say it. tne work of those who have adopted the methods of the professional ohotocraohcrs is the least Interesting. Fortunately, however, tne stereotyped "photograph gallery por trait nas almost disappeared from exhi bitions of the higher order, and in place of the conventional poses, lightings and retoucning metnods. we nave simplicity, naturalness, truth truth not always rec ognized at first glance, but which is there. nevcrineiess, and win live. lo the professional photographer. It has served as a revelation of unsuspected pos- sioiuues mat win ieaa tne way into a broader field of accomplishment and en joyment. But he who can see no excel lence in any work that Is not done in the manner in which he would have done It himself, certainly lost by far the greater part of the possible pleasure and benefit which might be gained by a more humble ana unprejudiced study of these master pieces. The gentlemen who have worked sn arduously and unselfishly to make this cxnioition a success deserve our thanks and our congratulations. TIRES OF THE CITY JAIL Rosa TorturicI Hus Applied for Habeas Corpus Writ. SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. (Special.) Rosa TorturicI, wife of the murderer of Biaglo Vatardo, who has been held by the police ever since the commission of the brutal crime, has wearied of the city prison. Her attorney. Judge Splnctti, made formal application to the police this morning for her accusation or discharge, and both being denied, he has decided to appeal to the courts. A writ of habeas corpus was secured in Judge Lawlor's department of the Superior Court and was made returnable in the samo department Tuesday next. Just what steps will now be taken by the police neither Chief of Police Dlnan nor Captain of. Detectives Burnett are pre pared to say. They are waiting develop ments In the matter of the suspect who is detained at Boulder Creek, and If he prove to be TorturicI. the woman and he will probably be jointly charged with the crime before action can be taken In the Superior Court. Hurt by Dynamite Explosion. John Otto, a farmer living near Payne on the Oregon Water Power line, was seriously Injured yesterday after noon by an explosion of dynamite. He was blasting In a quarry. Pieces- of rock were imbedded In his face and breast and It is believed that he will lose the- sight of both his eyes. He la an old man and because of his age is In a critical condition at St. Vincent's Hospital where he was taken last night. Otto had placed a charge of dynamite in a ledge of rock but it failed to ex plode when he expected it to do so. He investigated and when ho was standing: within a few feet of it, the dynamite exploded throwing him to the ground unconscious. Brlstow Will Resign. TOPEKA, Kan., April 29. J. L. Bris- tow, the President's special commissioner for the investigation of trade conditions in relation to the Panama Canal, Is In Topeka on his "way to Washington. After making his report to Secretary Taft he expects to resign his place. Mr. Brlstow will return to Kansas to look afer his newspaper properties. St. Louis Banks Merge. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. April 29. The merger of the Mechanic's National and the Ameri lean Exchange National banks was for mally completed today by both banks go ing Into liquidation and forming a new organization under the name of the Me chanics' American National Bank. SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. (Spe cial.) Rufe Turner and Battling Nel son were matched today to fight 20 rounds,. Queensberry rules, as soon as some San Francisco club can arrange the matter. The fight will probably come off the latter part of June. Nel son had resolved that he would fight no colored man except Joe Gans, who was at the head of his class, but Tur ner's backers in Stockton arrested his attention by raising money for a big side-bet. This afternoon, in the Bulletin of fice, John Musto and J. G. Gorman, for Turner, and Billy Nolan, representing Nelson, put up $1000 each forfeit for a side-bet of 32500, the remainder to be posted five days before the fight, ai? which time a referee must also be chosen. The men must weigh 130 pounds at 6 o'clock. The purse will be split. 75 and 2o. Nelson will go East soon to box three good ones six rounds each at Philadel phia. Then he will come back and train for Turner. JABEZ WHITE IS AT WEIGHT Englishman Seems Calmly Confident in Fight With Britt. SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. Special.) Jabez White Is already at weight for his contest with Jimmy Britt, which takes place next Friday at Woodward's Pavilion. The warm weather and the amount of work White has been doing under the guidance of Charlie Mitchell made It next to Impossible for the Brit isher to keep above the required notch of 133 pounds. From now on White will take things comparatively easy. He has trained longer and harder for the coming mntpst than hf hn fnr anv in which he has engaged during his ring career, which embraces 60 winning ring engagements, That WhIte fuU CQnfldent of taking Br,trs sca, Js ca to dL,cern. He says mtIe and scarceiy takes tho trouble to inquire into the style and methods of tne American champion. This may be i styled by some as overconfldence. but according to that old rlngstcr. Charlie Mitchell, It is not. Mitchell says that White never displayed any too great an interest in the man with whom he was matched to fight. It Is not the nature of the Englishman. He is calm and com placent about all things he hears and reads In the newspapers about his op ponent and never asks any questions. Judging from the English champion's demeanor it Is safe to say that he thinks he will beat Britt to a certainty. Britt. on the other hand. Is equally certain that he will win. In the matter of hav ing advantage of knowledge about the other fellow's style, Britt Is easy. He never had an opportunity, of getting a line on White, while the latter is sur-. rounded by sporting folks who have seen Britt in his battles. With the excep tion of Tony West, Professor Jlmmy Kelly and Mitchell, none of the promi nent boxing characters now In the city ever saw White In action. George AVee don, Young Corbett's manager, spent the last year In England, and while there he heard much about White's ability as a fighter. Weedon, however, never saw the Englishman in action. INFANTRY SHOOT STRIKERS Critical Situation Prevails in City Where Strike Is On. WARSAW, April 29. Troops and strikers clashed today at Czestochowa, 142 miles from Warsaw, a city of 20.000 inhabitants. near the frontier of Silesia. Four strikers were killed and over a score were Injured by volleys fired by the' infantry when the strikers refused to obey an order not to advance. The crowd then retreated. The situation here, is considered critical. Russell Welcome at Caracas. WASHINGTON. April 29. (Special ) Scnor Veloz Goiticoa, the Venezuelan Charge d'Affalres, called at the State Department this afternoon for the pur pose of being officially informed of the recall of Mr. Bowen from Caracas and the transfer of Mr. Russell to that post. He "announced that Mr. Russell would be very welcome at the Venezuelan capita, where he had been exceedingly popular throughout all his long resi dence there. Senor Voloz cabled government this afternoon of coming change. his tho Walked a Thousand Miles. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 29.-J. A. Ire ton, who arived on the steamship Dolphin from Alaska, today, walked 1000 miles over the trail from Valdcs to Dawson, by way of Fairbanks, and reports that the trail is In bad condition, and that many prospec tors having heavy outfits will have trou ble reaching the mining camps. Ireton averaged 20 miles a day on the trail and says he enjoyed the walk. Another pas-, scnger was Anna McCormick, who was born In Douglas, Alaska, and this is her first trip to the outside world. The Dol phin brought down $10,000 In gold dust and a cargo of fish. Cleveland Coal Trust Indicted. CLEVELAND. April 29. The grand jury today returned Indictments against 11 members of the executive committee of the Cleveland Retail Coal Dealers Asso ciation, known as the local coal trust, charged wtlh restricting trade, preventing competition and fixing prices In violation of the Valentine state anti-trust law. Smaller Force at Navy-Yard. PORTSMOUTH, Va.. April 29. The larg est reduction In the force In the Norfolk navy-yard in months took place today, when 200 boilermakers. machinists, mold ers and helpers were discharged from tha steam engineering department. A deficit in the appropriation is assigned as the cause for the reduction. Highest for Wyoming Wool. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 29. The highest price paid, for wool la Wyoming for 20 years was 23 cents a pound, paid today for 75,000 pounds, and 22 cents a pound for 300.000 pounds Tiie wool was bought by Boston and Philadelphia par ties. Utah wool brought 19 cents today. Lord Grimthorpe, of St. Albans. LONDON, April . 29. Lord Grimthorpe (Edmund Beckett) died at St. Albans to day, aged 59 years.