THE SUNDAY flmOKIllf,; EOIILAND, FEBRUARY 11, 1906.
T T EW K
Master of Topeka Says He
Could Not Locate Valencia.
PLAN MADE FOR RESCUE
Captain Cann Had Lif crafts Heady
to Send on Shore,' Ik " low of
Lifeboats, lo Bring Off. the'
'Survivors of fDisaster.'"
SETTLE. Wash., Feb. 10. (Special.)
Captain Cann, Jn command of the steamer
Topcka, which relieved the Queen oft
th Valencia week, declared today that
when lila vessel readied 4be scene, the
wreck could not he discerned. There Is
something remarkable about this testi
mony of Captain Cann. It suggests a
discrepancy -between the statements of the
"men on the Queen and the survix'ors of
the boat, but it may be that a logical
explanation for all the differences can
be suggested.
It has already been testified by Captain
Cousins that the Topeka came Into sight
after 'the tug Cxar had gone In toward
the Valencia and came out with a state
ment that no life existed aboard. The
Queen put off after the tug and declared
there were persons hanging to the rig
ging. A short time afterward the Topeka
hove into sight and ordered the Queen to
San Francisco. Then, Captain Cann tes
tified, the wreck was invisible. Those
survivors who escaped by a raft from the
Valencia declare the Queen steamed away
from them, and that they saw the To
peka coming up and tried to reach her,
ultimately being saved by that boat.
Newspaper men wiio were aboard the
Topeka declared when they came back
that tho Valencia was Invisible when they
arrived. This statement ha been at vari
ance with all the testimony until Captain
Cann told his story today. He, too, aays
the wreck -could not be seen. He alleges
a mist had arisen that shut off the shore
and that the best of the information he
could get confirmed a belief that the
Valencia had gone to pieces.
Captain Cann suggested today the first
line of real effort to reach the wreck that
has ever been presented. He aid he had
a programme of sending llferafta in
toward the doomed vessel, In tow of life
boats. He proposed to allow these rafta
to drift In toward the Valencia, and take
off her people. But when he failed to
make out the wreck and could got no con
firmation of the statement that life ex
isted on the steamer he stood off. He
was once In seven fathoms of water and
got out because of the danger.
Testimony before the local Inspectors is
practically concluded before the National
Board arrives. Pretty nearly everybody
has testified and been cross-examined.
The National Board will merely go deep
er into the inquiry, and the evidence of
next week will be largely a repetition of
that already given.
There stands out one question as a re
sult of all that has been produced that,
is of startling import and yet has been
quietly ignored:
Where was Captain Johnson after the
vessel struck, and what did he do?
There has been testimony to the effect
that passengers heard Captain Johnson
shouting orders to lower the lifeboats to
the saloon deck. Members of the crew
say he ordered them lowered and made
fast. No one has said the master of the
vessel gave any further orders that night.
From the time the Valencia struck to
the time the llferafta put away the fol
lowing day. there is a hiatus. No one
has supplied information that fhows any
thing the Valencia's master did in the
interim. Testimony introduces him next
when he shouted to the people aboard the
Valencia that those who wanted to take
their lives In their hands might go onto
tho liferafts.
Gossip declares Captain Johnson went
about the boat with a revolver In his
pocket, that he was badly rattled, that
he actually asked bystanders whether he
should commit suicide. But all this is rib
better than gossip for the testimony be
fore the inspectors has not accounted for
any of the Captain's actions.
MIND SEEMS TO BE IX A MAZE
Survivor of the Valencia Makes Con
tradictory Statements in Testimony.
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 10. Testimony
offered by Frank B. Connors, a survivor
of the wrecked steamship Valencia, before
the Marine Inspectors, became so strange
at times, interspersed wit'h mixed and
contradictory statements on points testi
fied to by other witnesses, that it is
feared the awful experience incident to
the disaster and the subsequent suffering
has so affected Connor's mind that he
cannot remember distinctly; or else that
he is attempting to conceal some circum
stances In connection with the affair.
While testifying regarding his actions
during the time when the vessel was ly
ing on the rocks, and after the boats had
been sent away early Tuesday morning,
In reply to a query from District Attorney
Frye as to how he came to be aboard the
llferaft. Connors slated that he was
thrown to the deck of the Valencia as a
result of the main topmast being carried
away, and on striking the deck a big sea
carried him over the side and on to the
raft
The wltness said that Captain Johnson
told .those on. the vessel to get aboard the
raft. He stated that he saw the master
wave his" arm and shout to those on the
vessel's deck to get aboard hia raft. The
passengers refuse- dto go and hung back,
thus corroborating other testimony pre
viously introduced showing that the pas
sengers apparently preferred to remain on
the vessel rather than trust themselves to
the mercy of the wind and sea.
Connors remembered a ship coming in
very near the Valencia on the morning
after she struck, which is thought to be
the steamer Edith, so nearly wrecked an
hour after the Valenclawent on the rocks.
This was supposed to have hapuened be
tween the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock, Jan
uary 23. Captain Croskej;. of the steamer
Edith, on arriving in port Wednesday,
January 24. reported he had nearly been
wrecked. Connors says guns were fired
In the hope of attracting her attention,
hut there was no response.
ENGINEERS' HEAD QUARTERS.
Office Building Will Be Erected
Near Klamath Falls.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) H. H. Humphreys, engineer of the
Iviamath project, has concluded arrange
ments for the permanent headquarters of
the Reclamation Service In this district.
to occupy a tract of land located on the
ISO-acre place of the Meadow & Garden
Land Company, adjacent to East Klam
ath Falls, being a part of the old Mitch
ell ranch.
The purchase of the land has been con
summated with Frank Ira White, who
has local direction of the big ranch, that
is being subdivided and will be placed, on
the market early this Spring. Cutting
up of tills tract seems to signalize the
passing of the great stock ranches and
reeding grounds of the Klamath Basin In
big holdings.
The Reclamation Service will begin the
-1
erection of a headquarters building as
bom aa plans in preparation are com
pic ted. to be large enough for the offices
of the different deftarUncnuv and that
will probably cost about S5OD0. It will be
two stories arid basement. In addition
to the main building, a water system will
be Installed, with Its avpply from a res
ervoir located on higher ground. Mod
ern coBvenlences will be Included, and
barns for the necessary livestock and a
blacksmith shop will also be built on the
ground. The main building will cover an
area about 40x46 feet In its ground plan.
The location Is along the right of way
f the main canal.
SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Slontana Youth Confessed to Brutal
3fnrder of Pawnbroker.
BUTTE. Feb. 10. A Miner special from
Levristown. Mont.. ays James" Sherman
was today sentenced to life imprisonment
for the murder of Samuel StudzinBkl, an
aged pawnbroker whose brains young
Sherman confessed to battering out with
a hatchet for the purpose of robbery.
Sherman also confessed to having at
tempted tho Hfe of a Prosecuting Attor
ney and to committing a number of bur
glaries. Sherman is about 30 years ot age, and
the son of very respected people of Lew
istown. Sherman's aged lather was pres
ent in court and wept bitterly when his
son was sentenced.
E
THOUSANDS XVUA, ATTEND NA
TIONAL EDUCATIONAL MEET.
Oregon Shotild Hare a Proper Exklbtt
at Srni Francisco, Say the
State SHperlateadrBt.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 10. (Speclal.)-Flf-teen
thousand Eastern people will be In
San Francisco next' July when the Na
tional Educational Association Is In ses
sion, and Oregon should do something to
attract their attention to this state." says
"Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H.
Ackerman. "Many of the visitors will
be teachers, but probably a large propor
tion of them will be people engaged In
other occupations who take advantage of
the reduced rates to come to the Coast.
They will all be people who may easIU'
become Interested In this state and who
can do us an immense amount of good
by telling what they know about Oregon
when they return to their Eastern horacsi
The association will be In session July
9 to 36. The leading educational workers
of the United States will be there. San
-Francisco has raised a fund of S40.000
with which to provide entertainment. The
State of Washington will have headquar
ters at the meeting and will make every
effort to advertise that part of the
Northwest.
"It seems to me that this is an oppor
tunity for Oregon to show her spirit and
let the tourists know this state Is on the
map. We ought to make such an exhibit
as will cause nearly every visitor to come
to Oregon before returning to the East.
We should at least let them know that
we aro an active, wide-awake, enterpris
ing people and that we have a state of
which we have reason to be proud,
"As manager of the N. E. A. for Ore
gon, I intend to take the matter up with
Manager Tom Richardson,- of the Port
land Commercial Club, and with the
Southern Pacific Company, and sec what
can be done. In my opinion we should
send a large delegation of teachers and
'boosters who will not only show that
Oregon is ready to help In everything
that is of interest to the Coast, but also
that Oregon Is a very Interesting and
very Important part of the Coast.
"We should maintain headquartcri". with
an exhibit of fruit sufficient to creditably
represent our horticultural resources. A
number of Oregonlans should be there at
all times' to talk about Oregon and tell
strangers of our scenery and the points
of interest which will make it worth their
while to come thle way on their return
East. All the visitors will have tickets
permitting them to return by way of
Oregon.
"At the Lewis and Clark Fair Califor
nia put up a building and an exhibit
which were admired by ever' vlrltor to
the grounds. The people of Oregon were
grateful for their kind assistance in con
tributing to the success of the Fair and
I believe the people of California feel
that they got the value of their money
in advertising. We owe It to the people
of California to return the favor; our own
best Interests require that wc attract the
attention of these 15.009 people to
Oregon."
Plumbers Trust at Aberdcci. ,
ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) Business men of Aberdeen, who
allege that there Is a plumbers com
bine, say that, by letter received from
F. T. Crowe, of Seattle, since the
charges against the plumbers have been
made; they are able to prove their state
ments. The letter Is as follows:
"Seattle. Wash., Feb. 5, 1906. Gentle
men Referring to your list of plumb
ers' supplies, the writer regrets to re
port that after a careful Investigation
it 1b Impossible to secure these Items
In Seattle for shipment to others than
plumbers In Aberdeen or. In fact, to
any other place In this district where
plumbers arc to be found. This rule
seems to be very carefully maintained,
so much so that we cannot secure this
material even for ourselves under any
circumstances here In Seattle."
" Political Situation in Malheur.
VALE. Or.. Feb. 10. Special.) The po
litical situation In Malheur County shows
an abundance of candidates. For Repre
sentative on the Republican ticket G. L.
King and Frank C. Brown, of Ontario, arc
out for the office. For County Clerk the
Republicans have a pretty three-cornered
fight, with C. A. Gllham. of Vale: Charley
Bush, of Westfall, and Ben Matthelsson,
of Malheur, an the candidates. The Dem
ocrats have two candidates, B. W. Mul
key, of Vale, and A. W, Macphcrson. of
Ontario. For Treasurer only one name Is
mentioned, Elmer A. Clark, the present
Incumbent. For Sheriff, the Democrats
have Daniel Kcrfoot. of Ontario, and C. O
Thomas, of Vale: the Republicans have
T. A. Barton, of Vale, and Robert O'Deit.
of Ontario. No candidates have come out
for County Commissioner.
Barred From Montana Courts.
HELENA, Mont.. Feb. 10. (Special.)
The Supreme Court of Montana today
foreer disbarred from practice In Mont
tana B. S. Thresher, of Butte, against
whom charges of forgery, embexzle
ment and other offenses had been pre
ferred, and suspended for three months
Evans A. Carlton, of Helena, ex-State
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
against whom were charges of deceit
and misconduct.
ExperleBce I Sewetlmea a Dear Teacher.
Bo many parents of young children do
not realize the danger from croup until
they have had the experience of one se
vere case In their own home. To be awak
ened In the middle of the night by the
peculiar rough cough and find their little
one suffering from a f ully developed at
tack of the croup and nothing in the
house with which to relieve it is a lesson
never to be forgotten. A rood remedy
at hand is of Incalculable value In a time
like this, and nothing better can be ob
tained than Chamberlain's Cough Rem
,edy. It haa been thoroughly tested In
hundreds of cases, and not only cures
croup, but when given as soon as the first
symptoms appear It will prevent the at
tack. The fact that this remedy contains
no narcotics makes it perfectly safe to
give to the children. For sale by ail druggist.
PIT THE COMET
French Sailors Are Afraid to
PuUo Sea in Bark.
NDT.ENQUGHr BALLAST
Recent Experience In Being JTosscd
About. In Light Ship by Jlcary
Gajcs Causes Mn.tlny.at
Port-., Townecsd. -
SEATTLE,. Wash.. Feb. 10. Sailors, on
the 5 French bark Amlral Courbet. lying
at Port Townscnd. mutinied today, and,
after forcibly taking a boat, pulled
ashore, declaring that they would not pro
ceed to sea In the vessel, owing to her
lightened condition. N. W. O'Rear. of
Port Townscnd. who arrived In the city
today, aald that the sailors were afraid
to gb to .sea with the vessel in light bal
last. "For the last two days." said Mr.
O'Rear. "launches have been busy run
ning out to the ship, putting on bal
last. Yesterday morning the vessel was
ready to go to sea, and a tug arrived to
take her out. Her owners had ordered
her to Sydney. Australia. Soon after the
tug arrived people ashore noticed a com
motion aboard. There was a good deal of
'shouting In French and wild gesticulat
ing. Then one of the boats was lowered
and practically the entire crew, with the
exception of the officers, pulled ashore.
Even the cook left.
"After landing they stated that the
ship was not fit to leave Puget Sound,
and that they would not go out in her.
The men were reticent concerning the
capture of the boat. Under the French
laws this is a serious offense, and they
are. I believe, liable for mutiny when
they return to their own country-
"The men told me that one experience
In the Courbet with ballast was enough.
When the ship was recently being towed
up from- San Francisco, in ballast, she
broke adrift from the tug. She was ao
light that only her topsails could be used.
In heavy weather the chances were all
against her. She was blown far out to
sea, and was given up by people ashore.
She finally managed to work back and
was picked up by a tug sent to look
for her.
"There was a great deal of complaint
among the men when she arrived. They
stated that the ship was not fit to leave
port with so light a ballast. There has
been more or less hard feeling between
the officers and crew since the vessel ar
rived. The crew allege the officers are
endangering their lives and the safety of
the ship by their penurlousness. The of
ficers of the ship, on the other hand, as
sert that the ship Is perfectly safe with
250 tons of ballast aboard.
"Tho fact that the sailors have signed
on the vessel makes It very probable that
the men will have to return to the ship
and make the voyage, even if the captain
saw fit to proceed to sea without any bal
last at all."
This is the first time for a number of
.years that a crew has seen fit to take
matters In their own hands and forcibly
leave a ship. Sailors state that 240 tons
of ballast for a shh th size of the
Courbet Is not ufilc!cnt. They also state
that It was mostly by good luck that she
was picked up after she broke adrift
from the tug on her way up here from
San Francisco.
The loss of the spars of the Mclfort Is
attributed to the lack of sufficient bal
last Ships In a lightened condition arc
unabl to beat off a leo shore. They arc
also liable to turn turtle It atruck by a
sudden squall. For this reason the
French sailors have the sympathy of all
seafaring men. The matter will most
probably come up before the United
States Commissioner tomorrow.
Sheep Sales In Gilliam.
CONDON, Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) An
drew Neel. a sheepman of Lone Rock,
sold a band of 3000 mixed yearlings lo
Montana buyers yesterday at C.S3. These
sheep were sold for June delivery, which,
with the wool, which Mr. Neel gets, will
net him close on to $3 a head. Man;
sheep ar changing hands at these prices.
It Ik understood that Jeff Nrel and Al
bert Stltt, also Ixne Rock sheepmen, have
disposed of a large number of their young
sheep at tho same price as above, There
Is an Impression among stockmen here
that at the prevailing high prices they
are not warranted in holding for further
speculation.
Democrats to Hold Convention.
EUGENE, Or.. Feb. 10. Speclal.)-.V
meeting of the Lane County Democratic
committee was held today to discuss
methods of procedure regarding nomina
tions, and It was decided that the Demo
crats of the county meet In this city In
mass convention Saturday, February 24,
and at that time select tho names of can
didates for all county offices to be pre
sented for nomination at the primary
election.
Traction Company Is Dissolved.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 10.-(SpecIaL-The
Oregon Traction Company today filed a
certificate of dissolution in the office of
tho Secretary of State.
MANAGER OK .M'JUNNYl'T-E COL
LEGE TRACK TEAM.
Cbetpter W. CamVelL
M'UINXVILLTS COLLEGE. Or..
Feb. 10. (Special. The athltUc
council haa selected Chester W.
Campbell, of the Junior dost, to
manage the track team. SCr.
Campbell, while not an athlete, is a.
strong supporter of Intercollegiate
athletics and taices an especial In
terest In track work. He has con
siderable business abllltr and also the
confidence, of - the student-body. He
Is already arranging a schedule of
metis.-
.
?
BE ALIVE to your own InWr- J
ests; tfon't wart until you're
sick or una We to work to be
gin t save money. Begin now
and put your savings, big or
little, In this Bank. Let It
grow In our care and get the
4 per .cent. Interest we allow
fn Imp of your own money.
Be alive!
we pay 4 Interest
OREGON V
SAVINGS BANK
Geaeral Banking Bsliws Transacted.
"Draft Issued oa all parts of the
World.
OFFICERS:
W. H. MOORE. President.
E. E. LYTLEVIce-PresidenL
W. COOPER "MORRIS, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
W. H. MOORE, E. E. . LTTLE,
LEO FRIEDE. H- A-MOORE.
W. COOPER MORRIS.
UMBRELLA HIT LI HE
FRANK FECK HAM DROPS DEAD AT
SAN THAN CI 5 CO .
Careleftcs f Same One A Vest Balld
tug Uirr Ceine ef CtrmctU
Rejteaatbte fer the Aecideat.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11 (Special.)
A wire carrying thousands of volts of
electricity killed Frank. Peckham. at the
corner of Bush and Stockton streets, at
11 o'clock this morning, as he was walk
Inr beneath a temporary structure reeted
over the sidewalk for the protection of
passers-by. The wire was dangling from
a new building being erected there.
Through some one's careleasneis It had
been allowed to remain unprotected and
a menace to every person that happened
to pass.
Peckham was carrying an umbrella, the
framework of which brushed the exposed
wire. Peckham dropped In his tracks and
died without a word. There were a num
ber of people nar him at the time. Mr?.
F. Fallon, of S2S Bush street, had Just
passed the dangerous place, and also nar
rowly escaped death.
Peckham tramped up the hill without
premonition of danger. He passed under
the temporary structure erected over the
sidewalk with his umbrella still open. One
of the steel rods caught up the current,
and In a moment Peckham was dead.
William Koenlg, a contractor, who Is
superintending the building, witnessed the
accident. He says that he realized the
danger of the wire, but did not take the
precaution to station a man there to warn
people away.
MUST PAY PENAIri" OF CRIME
Washington Supreme Court Decides
In Armstrong Murder Case.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) That A. A. Armstrong, who
killed Robert Patton. on a farm in the
Wynooche; Valley, must hang, for the
crime Is the opinion' the State,Suprame
Court handed down today, and probably
ends a case which has attracted atten
tion for the past few years.
Armstrong and Patton were ranchers
and neighbors and the two became In
volved In a dispute over the dividing
line of their respective holdings. There
had been frequent quarrels and Arm
strong had been under arrest one or
more times for assaulting Patton. The
day of the murder Patton was chopping
wood or clearing a piece of land
which Armstrong alleged he had no
right.
The men were on opposite sides of
the Wynooche River and Patton refused
to leave the, place on threats made by
Armstrong. He even remained after the
firing of one or two shots from n rifle.
Finally he receive a fatal wound. Arm
strong was convicted by a Jury and
Judge Irwin sentenced him to be
hanged and overruled a motion for a
new trial. Armstrong was taken to
Walla Walla, but his attorneys got the
case before the Supreme Court on a
plea of error and Armstrong has since
been In the County Jail.
Precautions at tho University.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Feb. lo.T-Speclal.) In regard to the ty
phoid fever among the students, the fac
ulty has decided to Issue a bulletin every
morning, giving the condition of the fever
patients among the students. There are
at present only two serious cases among
the ten III and convalescent.
The utmost precaution lit- regard to
drinking water Is maintained, and all
buildings On the campus are supplied dally
with boiled drinking water. The univer
sity haa installed a plant which distils
an ample supply of pure water. There
arc no cases In the dormitory and stu
dents generally are observing sanitary
habit, so that no new eases are likely to
develop. Special examinations will be held
for those who are absent from sickness.
ft o that Illness will not Interfere greatly
with the students' standing in the daises.
Dunlway Is Cordially Hecelvcd.
M'MINNVI LLE. Or.. Feb. (Spe
cial.) Willis S. Dunlway. candidate for
State Printer or the Republican tlck.
Is in town- His work for party nom
inees In the past, and as Secretary of the
Republican State Central Committee
in the McKlnley and Roosevelt cam
paign of 39, is well known here, and
he receives aaiuraaces of hearty sup
port In Yamhill County. He expresses
himself as well pleased with his re
ception here.
Packing Plant for Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE CITT, Feb. 1. Prepara
tory to the beginning of work on a pack
ing plant "with a capacity of 200 cattle. ICC
sheep and 16G$ hogs a day. five miles
from this city, the Utah Packing Com
pany met today and elected officers.
George C. Whltraore, of TJklah, Utah. Is
president. The company la capitalized at
X.0. ef which fk&0C4 has been sub
scribed by Western stockmen. It Is the
Intention to furnish a home market for
the livestock ef the Intermountaln States.
Large Attendance at Cberaawa.
CHEMAWA. Or.. Feb. 10.-5peclal.)
The Indian school never bad as large an
attendance as at present- There are now
more than U4 pupils and more coming
nearly ever day. The enrollment this
year is jMtu Superintendent Kyselka. of
the Hoopa Valley School. California, left
today for borne. He brought a party of
IS bright pupils from his school to get
an advanced education along Industrial
lines at'Chcmawa.
Convict Sentenced to Be Hanged.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Feb. 19.-Charlea
Carlsoe. see of the Folsom State Peni
tentiary convicts, who was engaged In an
outbreak at that Institution one year ago
to escape, and who was found guilty a
few weeks ago en a charge of conspiracy,
was today soateseed to be hanged
ALL FDR HEPURGER
Republican Caucuses Declare
for Him for Mayor of Seattle.
BU)S FOR THE LABOR VOTE
Kffort to Sidetrack Candidate for
Office of Controller Who Was
- on the Wrons 'Side in'
"a Bitter Strike. .
SEATTLE! Wash.. Feb. 1U. (Special.)
The Republican caucuses tonight indicated
clearly that John Rlplingcr. the present
City Controller, will be the Republican
nominee for Mayor. Wherever there was
any Question, in the minds of the Rip
linger managers, a resolution was put
through indorsing Rlplingcr and Instruct
ing the delegates to vote for him.
This was moro significant In the Third
Ward than anywhere else In that dis
trict there Is a candidate for Controller
and another for Treasurer. The former.
Harry Carroll. Is well known to politicians
of the state, for he has several times
been reading clerk of the House of Repre
sentatives. Now he la accountant In the
Controller's office, protected from dismis
sal by civil service rules, but conducting
a campaign for the principal ofilce under
a nlne-daya leave of absence. James An
derson Is the Third's candidate for Treas
urer. Both men were Ignored In the In
structions given for RIpllnger.
A bitter fight Is cropping out In the
North End of the city, whr an attempt
Is being made to agree upoi. a candidate
to fight the "Ins for Controller. A- J.
Goddard. In the Ninth, agreed to abide by
a decision of a committee from the Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh Wards as to the can
didacy of himself and T. A. Pariah, a new
candidate. Parish won. but today God
dard refused to got out of the race- God
dard Is president of the Ornamental Iron
k Wire Works, which had an lS-months
strike, and because of the labor union
fight Republican politicians are trying to
get hJm out of the' way.
Tonight Republican leaders set afoot a
movement to find an acceptable labor
union man who can he pladed on the tick
et for either Controller or Treasurer.
Unlejs there Is an Introduction of new
strength. It Is pretty clearly Indicated that
the City Hall and Courthouse crowds will
dictate all nominations and there Is a fear
of serious loss of strength. Kelp from the
labor unions Is sought by placing one i or
more of their men on the ticket.
A curious political shift is shown in the
First, where the Clancys, defeated two
years ago In the city and county fights,
have re-established themselves and will
force the nomination of James Conway,
lectcd two years ago as a Democrat.
Conway will also sit in thn Republican
Piles Cured
Suffering foe Years, and Bed-Bidden
From Files, a Contractor of
Marion, Indiana, Is Cured
by Pyramid Pfle Cure.
Trial rackare Sent TYe to All Who Sead
Name aad Addrei.
"I was troubled with plies for several
years before I would let It be known. But
at last they became so severe that I
could not walk and T had to take my
bed. I tried, everything and anything the
doctors prescribed, and took their treat
ments for a long time. But nothing ever,
did me any good. I had seen your ad.
In different newspapers, so I got a 50
cent box and began using them. From
the very first I got quick relief and by
the time I was ptartlng on my third box
I saw I was cured. I have not been trou
bled with them since. Nov you can use
this aa you please, because it is genuine.
Tours. T. A. Sutton. Stone and Cement
Contractor. Marion. Ind."
Instant relief can be gotten by using the
marvelous Pyramid Pile Cure. It Immedi
ately reduces all congestion and swelling,
heals all sores, ulcers and irritated parts.
The moment you start to use It your
suffering ends and the cure of your dread
disease Is In sight.
The Pyramid Pile Cure renders an oper
ation unnecereary. Don't submit to tho
cruel, excruciating nain caused by the
surgeon's 'knife. Besides. It is expensive
and humiliating and rarely a permanent
success.
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is put up In the
form of "easy-to-use. specially made,
suppositories. They are soothing, painless.
Instant and certain.
A trial treatment will be sent you at
once by mail, in plain, scaled wrapper,
without a cent of expense to you. if you
end your name and address to Pyramid
Drug Co- 1217 Pyramid Building, Mar
shall. Mich.
After you receive the sample, you can
get a regular-sizle package of Pyramid
Pile Cure at your druggist's for 5 cents,
or If he hasn't Jt, send ua the money and
we will send It to y
Sprint
of" character that will satisfy the most
particular men, are the sort that we
offer you in our new models for this
season. These new spring garments
are a pleasure to behold and you will
be doing yourself a favor by looking
at them.
i
Then you will be glad to pay the
price which is not too much.
$1 2.50 to $30
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co
convention. The so-called business Inter
ests have agreed to his nomination.
The most bitter Councilmanlc fight Is
In the Eleventh Ward, where T. P. Re
vclle. a preacher, who drifted into the
practice of law, is fighting L. 11. Gray.
a steamship man. and J. C. Redward, an
ex-Councilman, for the Councilmanlc nom
ination. This ward Is overwhelmingly
Republican but a factional fight two
years ago elected T. M. Dalton, a Demo
crat. CITY WATER IS INFECTED
Eugene Council Is Takinc Active
Measures to Clean Up Town.
EUGENE. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.)
There arc at present 75 cases of fever
suspected of being typhoid. In about half
of the cases the physicians state that
they are well developed and the diagnosis
Is correct. Jn other cases there Is more
or less doubt, but most of them are be
lieved to be typhoid. Of other contagious
diseases, there arc now four cases of va
rioloid and about 30 cases of measles.
There have been during the Winter three
cases of diphtherin.
There have been no deaths from any of
the contagious diseases, except from ty
phoid fever. Of this three have died a
man named Morgan. February 1: a young
man named Cole, February 7, and Attor
ney Harry Ladd. February S. In addition
to these, two men have died In the hos
pital here who were brought from a log
ging camp. ) miles distant, to receive
treatment.
Tho citizens are thoroughly aroused, and
have determined to stamp out all Infection
without delay. A special meeting of the
Common Council was held tonight at the
call of the Mayor, and it was attended by
a large number of Interested citizens who
offered suggestions and made addresses.
A resolution was presented by the Mer
chants Protective Association, urglnsr
rigid enforcement of all ordinances bear
ing upon the healthfulness and cleanliness
qf the city, and asking for the appoint
ment of a special health officer and a
plumbing Inspector to require renovation
and purification of all disease harbors of
every description. The Council readily
agreed to. take action, which It will do at
the regular meeting Monday evening.
The Council and Mayor showed that
much has already been done In the line
suggested. It has been assumed by many
and openly atated that the seat of the
disease Is "in the city water supply, and
In this line It was reported that there has
been much flushing or mains, opening of
dead ends. etc.. for some weeks past, and
the reservoir has been drained and cleaned
seven times In the last five months. But
the city authorities and the water company
have promised to press the work further,
the company promising to connect all ends
and leave no dead ends, and also to Install
a filter, besides digging new wells.
The meeting tonight left no doubt about
the Intention of the city to purify Itself
until it shall no longer be subject to the
suspicion of being infected. All conta
gious cases are to be more thoroughly
quarantlncd. measles being quarantined,
as well as all other contagious diseases.
TjOXG TERMS POR CRIMINALS
Judge Rlggr Sends a Number to the
Penitentiary.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 10.
(Speclal.) Judge Rlgg this afternoon sen
tenced Joseph Whitley, the negro who
killed Edward Curtis at Toppenlsh last
Summer, to 20 years Jn the penitentiary.
Whitley was convicted by a Jury at the
January term of court of manslaughter.
In passing sentence, the Judge said that
he believed the prisoner was guilty of
murder in the first degree. Other sen
tences were:
Joseph Anderson, colored, 14 years In
the penitentiary. Anderson had been sent
to the Reform School .on this charge, but
while there organized a revolt against the
management of the Institution, and was
sent back to Yakima, the revolt having
failed. Joseph Reed, who held up Carrol
Engle In thla city last Spring and robbed
tlm. was sentenced to 14 years. Joseph
Mitchell, charged with burglary, got four
years,' and Robert Small, a boy 16 years
old, wa sent to the Reform School for
horsestealing.
On motion of District Attorney Krutz.
John Koempel. charged with holding in
slavery and assaulting his sister-in-law,
Matilda Schroeder, was dismissed. The
attorney said there was no evidence to
sustain the charge and physicians testified
that no aasault had been committed.
Drowned at Mouth of Sllctz.
ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) The
gasoline schooner Gerald C.. which ar
rived yesterday from Slletz. reports that
Neb Anderson, a fisherman, was drowned
while crossing the bar at the mouth of
the Slletz River on February L Ander
son and his son were crossing out in a
motor fishing boat and as they were on
the bar the -boat capsized. Anderson sank
almost immediately, hut his son was able
to reach shore. The boat drifted out to
sea and was lost.
Plans for the Gold" Hill, Road.
p
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Feb. 10.
(SpeclaL) County Surveyor Meloy an
nounced today that the plans and speci
fications for the Gold Hill road from the
Yakima, side would be finished in ten days
and placed in the hands of the State Road
Commissioner. He said work on construc
tion of the road would be commenced this
Boring.
Top Coats
I DIAMOND THIEF
WIXDOW SMASHED AT VAXCOUVElt
AND TRAY OF JEWELS SEIZED.
Robber Shoots at Man Who Would
Stop Him aad Gscapen la Foar
With 920,000 Loot.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Feb. 10. Tho
boldest and most successful robbery
ever attempted in Vancouver was
brought off this evening about 6
o'clock at the jewelry store of A. F.
MacMllInu, 401 Hasting street. At that
hour, when Mrs. MacMillan was alono
,ln the store, Mr. MacMillan being away
In the East, and the assistant at din
ner, an unknown man boldly smashed
In the plate glass window of the es
tablishment, seized a tray of diamonds
and darted around the corner. A passer
by made a grab at the fleeing thief,
out he drew a revolver, fired and dashed
on. disappearing toward the water
front in the fop.
A rough estimate of the value of the
goods stolen places it at $20,000, but
it is not improbable that this sum
will be exceeded when the stock reveals
the fujl extent of tho depredation.
All the Candldntes Will -o There.
I'SALEM. Or.. Feb. lO.-(SpeclaL) Scats
for 33) persons will be provided at the
Ltncoln day banquet to be given in tl e
Armory In this city next Monday evening,
under the auspices of the Young Men a
Republican Club. Sales ot tickets indicate
that this number will be present. TN
banquet will be thQ most elaborate affair
of the kind ever given in Salem.
Every Republican candidate for nomina
tion for a state office has bfen invited to
be present, and all who had not pre
viously made other arrangements have ac
cepted. Working on the .Malheur Koad.
VALE. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) Condcm
nation proceedings were rued in th Cir
cuit Court hero this week in a number of
cases by tho Malheur Valley Railroad
Company to secure th right of way be
tween Ontario and Vale on the line now
being built by this company. Several mllr
of grading have been completed, and as
soon as the weather breaks up a full crew
of men all along the line will be put t
work.. It Is expected to have the road
completed In time to carry out the wool
this coming season.
Indian Woman Wants Divorce.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 10.
(Special.) The novelty of an Indian ai
plylng for a divorce was seen here when
Mrs. Nellie AHck asked the court of Yak
ima County to separate her from her
husband, George AUck. whom she says is
a criminal and now in jail In Portland.
He has allotment lands In Oregon, and
she has 160 acres on the Yakima Reserva
tion. EmIisrI Declors Pralss Us Ingredients.
We refer to that boon to weak,.nervon3,
offering women known as Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
Dr. John Fyfe one of tho Editorial Staff
of The Eclectic Medical Review says
of Unicorn root (Helonias Diolca) which
la one of the chief Ingredients of the "Fa
vorite Prescription' :
"A remedy which invariably acts as a uter
ine lnvigorator makes for normal ac
tlrlty of tho entire reproductive system."
He conttnaes nln Helonlaswe have a medica
ment which moro fully answers the above
purposes than any other drug with xchlch I am
acquainted- In the treatment of diseases pe
culiar to women It Is seldom that a case is
seen which does not present some indication
for this remedial agent.1 Dr. Fyfe further
says: ''Tho following are among the leading
Indications for Helonlas (Unicorn root). Pain
or aching in tho back, with .leucorrhcea;
atonic (weak) conditions of the reproductive
organs ot women, mental depression and Ir
ritability, associated with chronic diseases of
the reproductive organs of women, constant
sensation of heat In the region of the kid
neys; menorrhagia (flooding), due to a weak
ened condition of the reproductive system:
amenovrhcea (suppressed or absent monthly
periods ), arising from or accompanying an
abnormal condition of the digestive organs
and anemic (thin blood) habit: dragging
sensations In the extreme lower part of tho
abdomen. ....
If more or less of the above symptoms
are present, no invalid woman can do
better than take Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, one of the leadingingredi
ents of which Is Unicorn root, orHelonias,
and the medical properties of which it
most faithfully represents.
Of Golden Seal root, another prominent
ingredient of "Favorite Prescription,"
Prof. FInley Elllngwood, M. D., of Ben
nott Medical College, Chicago, says:
n It Is an Important remedy In disorders of
tho womb. In all catarrhal conditions
and general enfeeblement. It Is useful."
Prof. John M. Scndder, M. D., late of
Cincinnati, says of Golden Seal root :
"In relation to Its general effects on the
system, there is no medicine in use about which
there is such general unanimity of opinion. It
Is untoerso!yteffarded as the tonic useful in
all debilitated states."
Prof. Bartholow, M. D., of Jefferson
Medical Collego, says of Golden Seal :
"Valuable In nterlna hemorrhage, monor
rhagia (Hooding) and congestive dysmenor
xbcea (painful menstruation)."
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription f aith-
I fully represents all the above named in
gredients and cures the diseases for which
they are recommended.