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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2. I90S. SUIT TO DISSOLVE HARRIMANMEHGER Government Begins Proceed . ings in Salt Lake for Injunctions." x e SAYS ROADS IN CONSPIRACY I.o'iix-Kxih-cUhV IN-iiiiviiJ I Filed Vunin-t Kat'li Koatl in System nml Its lirx-loin SiiorniMii Auti Trusl l.tif: l " Violy tvtl. v WASHINOTOX. Feb.- 1. -United Stat. Attorney Mirum B. Hooth. acting iiikUt the direction, o the Attorney-General, to day' liled in the Circuit Court of tlie United Sjates for the District of L'tith. sittltiu at Salt Lake ".City, a f.etlfioh or bill 'In equity in which the I'lilted ' States in made eofnrlatnanl hud 11m1 I'ni.tn IJa cllie Uuilrodrt - Col'niny. -UiO. .)l'es"ll Short I Jim liaih oa.l Comnauy, the i t sron Railroad & . Xa iuation Company, the Sin Pcdr... Los'Aaki les & Salt Uiko Kailroad Oaiiimny. tile Atchison. Toeka Santa i'o lliiilroad Company, t tie Southern Pacific RaHrnad Company, the Northern Paeilie Hallway Company, Ureal Northern" liailrond Company. Farmers' Loan & Trust Cnnipnny, K. 11. Harriinnn. Jacoli SchilT. Utto ' Kahn, James Ptillmnn. Henry H. Rogers", Henry i-. Frick and William A. Clark, defend ants. Tells or WlioU Combination. The bill i-ts -out -in detail the several " nKiri m. nts, .contracts and operations ly which 'the several rtcCrjidcnt.s. Harrinian, Sehiff. Kahn. Stillman, ringers. Frick and Clark, at various time since January 1, 1H0I. -arc alleged ' to ' hiivd secured for themselves and Olivers-, tho management and control of the various defendant roads, their' branches- and steamship lines, and to liavo-ver since operated them In restraint of trado.and eomrueree among the etatMC -audi Witl) foreiKii na tions., in vioUlJo.-, of the act of Congress, approved July '2, ' 100.' ciHith d., "An act to protect f ade and 'commerce, asaitl.it unlawful restraint and monopoly." ' The hill alleges comhitiation and con spiracy nmoiiK tho defendants In derosa tion of the common rights of all the peo plo of tlie Vnited States, ami asks: llnjolit From Cniisplrius. "That the Individual defendants named, and their associau stockholders, and ejteh and every person combining xr con spiring ith them and their trustees, agents and assigns, present or future, tie perpetually enjoined from doing any and every ' act or" -thime in furtherance of the combination or conspiracy or tend ing to carry out the- conspiracy described in this bill of complaint, or intended or tending to complete control or partial control of said competing; lines pf rail way by the Cnlon Pacific Railway Com pany, the Oregon Phort lane Railroad Company or the Oregon Railroad & Nav igation Company or their officers, directors.- and executive committees, or in the control. le-gal or. practical, of any per son or persons, association or corpora tions, actinic for or in lieu of- said Union Pacific Railroad Company or the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, or the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, in carring out tlie unlawful combina tion or conspiracy .hereinbefore alleged. Violating 'Sherman Lhh , "That each ami ail . of tlie acts and dains of sa.ld defendants in pursuance of said conspiracy be decreed to be in viola tion of the act of Congress as approved July 2. 1,90. entitled' "an act. tc protect trade and com merce axainst unlawful restraint and monopolies." and tlie acts amenda tory thereof and that a writ of injunc tion, mandatory or otherwise, as may be necessary, issue out of tiiis 'court en joining tlie said defendants and com manding the said defendant, their offi cers, directors, servants and agents, to desfst from said unlawful acts and that they and ali ami each of them and their respective dlreetors. officers, agents, ser vants, employes and all persons acting under or lliroimh them, or either . of them, or in their behalf, or claiming so to act. be-enjoined, restrained and pro hibited from entering: into, taking part in. or performing any contract, combina tion or conspiracy, tlie purpose of and effect of which will be as to said trade and commerce among the. several states and territories and wijli- foreign nations, to restrain trade or to monopolize and attempt to monopolize' said trade and commerce in violation of the provisions of said acts of Congress. . All Summoned to Answer. "And the complainant, the United States of America, prays for such other and further relief as the nature of the case may ' require and the court may deem proper in the premises. To tho end therefore, that the United States of America may obtain the relict to which it is justly entitled in tlie premises, may it please your honors to grant unto it writs of subpenas directed to tlie said defendants Vn ion Pacific Railroad Com pany, Oregon' Short Line Railroad Com pany.. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company; , Atchison, To peka & Sunta. Fe Railroad. Southern Pa cific, Northern Pacific Railroad. OSreat Northern Company, Farmers Loan & Trust Company, K.' H. Harriman, Jacob Sehiff. Otto 11. Kahn, James Stillman. Henry II. Rogers. Henry C. Frick am! William A. Clark and the Co-conspirators whose names are unknown to the com plainant, and such names as may be made known to the complainant and tho. court be advised thereof and to each of them, commanding them and each of them to appear herein and answer (but not under outbi the allegations mentioned in the foregoing petition and abide by and perform such order or .tecren as tin; court may make in the premises, and tiiat pending the final . hearing of this case, a temporary restraining order and tem porary writ of injunction may issue, en--joiiling tlie defendants and "their asso ciates and each of them, and their stock holders, directoi s.' ofiicers. agenis. ser vants, as hereinbefore prayed." Petitions All Alike. .The pvayer to tlie court respecting the l iiion Pacltie Raihoad Company, the Or egon Short ilne Kail-oad Company and I he Oregon Railroad Ac Navigation Com pany I:- substantially repeated in all its Im portant particulars as to all of the oth er defendant railroads named in the tiilo of tic: case a.id In each Instance the de fendant stockholders, officers, directors and agents arc nsked to be prrjv-tnally . njilned from voting such stock, whether by p.roxy or otherwise, and from paying any i.'ivldeiid upon Mich stock to any of the parties, miles authorized by the court, and trom recognizing as valid any transfer, mortgage, pledge, or assignment of the stock of the defvndant railroads;, unless .authorized by the court. The bill Is signed by Hiram H Booth, attorney for the United States for the liistrict of Utah; Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorticy-Gcncral of the United States; I Milton D. Purdy. assistant to the Attor I ney-Goneral. and Frank B. Kellogg anil O. A. Severance, special assistants to the Attoi m y-Ueneral. hit is- bi:;rx at salt jlaki: - - -M I.oiiS Time liefore Issue Will Be - . i Joined in Court. SAUK LAKi3 CITV. Utah, Feb. 1. A petition" in equity seeking the dissolution otile Harrimaii railroad system in the western part of the Vnited Btate? was filed in the United States District Court for U.tia thU mornfuK- At the same time the attorneys for tile Government, represented In court by .C. A Severance, of 8t. Iaul. special assistant to Cue Attorney-) iem-ral of the. United Stat?.' prayed for permb'slnn to crve subpenas oii nonresident wilne--sis, a formal mo tion which' was. allowed by -Judge John .Marshall. ' Mr. Severance would venture no opin ion this morning a to the date when the issues will be joined and the actual trial of tile case commenced. The defendant, all hut three of whom live outside, of Utah, are entitled to 2 days from .the date of .service to hiake answer: , If they arc served lie'forc' March t,: tlie ahstvcY should be handed in not " Inter ' tha,n March 2i. If service Is ? not . si; cured until March 1. they will have until April.iO to answer.1 demur or take, whatever course of action, they may decide n;mn to meet tile bl.riv whieh has so quickly followed the "word of the President to Congress. -' The three resident corporations are the Union Pacific, tlie Oregon Short -Line and : the San Pedro. lsy- Angeles & SaJt Lake.. From time to time these interests have secured the passa;e of various bills by the Utah Legislature legalizing' various tactical moves on .- the transportation chessboard, the legislators yielding with little hesitation to tiie argument that the i LINES OF RAILROAD SHOW POWER THE K A1LRO ADS OW NED BY MR. HARRIMAN ABK SHOWN BY HEAVY LINES; railroads were "home industries." anel the details of their control had no oeaiT ing on the interests, of the people of this slate. ' II Alt It I MAX'S REPLY I'O FISH Says Object of Suit- Is to Restore KIMi to Presidency. CHICAGO, Feb. 1. The Union Pacific Railroad Company- and the Railroad Securities Company today filed briefs in the Superior Court in the suit begun by Stuyvesanl Fish to enjoin the vot ing of 281,231 shares of Illinois Cen tral Railroad stock. The briefs are in reply to one filed by Mr. Fish and other complainants on January A. The briefs- say: "This case means that in order to oust Mr. llarriniau from the presidency of the Illinois Central and to put Mr. Fish In his place, through a minority vote of the Illinois Central stockhold ers, this court is asked, . upon highly technical grounds and upon subtle and elusive arguments, to throw out the present management of the Illinois Central in oreler to make a position for the- gentleman from New York, re gardless of the consequences w-hich the ruling of the court may bring to in vestors and the interests of tlie state of Illinois. "Why, it is nowhere claimed that the Illinois Central is not being managed in the interests of its stockholders and of the public. It is practically admitted that the sole object of . this suit is to secure for Mr. Fish tlie presidency of the road." DEFAULTS OX ITS INTEREST Detroit, Toledo & fronton liailroad In Hands of Receivers. DKTROIT. Feb. 1. Tlie Detroit, Toledo &. J ronton. . r;a;h ,.;i, of which Eugene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, is presielent, went into the hands of receivers toilay on application of the Knickerbocker Trust, Company, of New York, which alleges i that the road lias defaulted on the cou pons of Jlo.'X,lixl worth of outstanding bonds. , Receiver for Small Roads. NEW YORK, Feb. .1. Two minor street railway ' companies which have been op erated as a part of the Third Avenue Surface system were today placed in the hands of a receiver. They are the Forty second Street. Manhattan Street and St. Nicholas Avenue Railway Company and the Dry Ddck, East Broadway & Battery Railroad Company. surgeon's Knife Brings Death. William Heck, brother of Harry Btck and Mi-s Sophie Beck, or 68 North Twenty-tirst street.. died at the Good Samaritan Hospital last night trom the effects of an operation for stomach trouble. He nad been em ployed as a salesman for Mason. Ehr man & Company, and was taken ill last Wednesday. Ho was taken to the hos pital the following day, and the opera tion which resulted in his death was performed yesterday afternoon. : SALUTES E FLEET BattleshipsDrop Anchor in a Double Column at Punta. ' Arenas. . BRITISH : SHIP- -SALUTES JtexcliHiige of - Courtesies Between . Evans' " Fleet and Velooiuins ' Chilean Cruiser Chatubuco. Cruiser's Wireless Message. " PUNTA ARENAS, Feb. 1. The Ameri can battleship fleet steamed into Punta Arenas harbor today and came to anchor at 12:."J) 1. M. "Almost the entire popu lation had gathered on the hiil behind thr; town and on .the jettica fringing the waterfront, to witness tho comlnfr of tho friendly ships of war. and the Chilean representatives who are hero to greet tho visitors in the name of th6 republic and bid them welcome, were gathered ex pectantly on the deck ' of ' the Chilean cruiser Chae.-abuco. lying in the roadBtead. The American ships were sighted at 11 A. M., steaming In double column. They came up slowly from Possession Bay, M-here they had anchored the night be fore, and at 12:35 were abreast of the port. While yet some distance awaj a salute to the port boomed out from the Con necticut, Admiral Evans' flagship, nnd the Chacabueo replied. The British cruiser Sappho also saluted the Con necticut, which responded in kinii. and after tho Connecticut passed, the Chilean cruiser saluted the American Aug and the Connecticut saluteel the Chilean flag. Before the arrival of tho fleet, a wiro less message from the Chilean cruiser was sent to Admiral Evans by Admiral Simpson, extending a hearty welcome from the Chilean navy to the American Navy. Admiral Evans at once responded with many thanks for the message of kindly greeting. Meet Argentine Fleet. The run from Rio Janeiro, whence the start was made January 22, asraade with favorable weather and without ac cident. The event of the voyages was the meeting of the division of the Argen tine fleet sent out from Buenos Ayrea to greet the American battleships. . Leaving Rio Janeiro January 22, the fleet took up its four column formation. On the morning of January 26 the fleet came into wireless communication with the Argentine division and in the eve ning of the same day the four ships of the division were sighted astern. The Argentine fleet followed during the night and on the next morning Admiral Evans signalled single column. In this forma tion, proceeding at ten knots an hour, tho fleet was passed by the Argentine vessel?. " .... Fleets Exchange 'Salutes. Salutes were exchanged and courteous messages passed between Rear-Admiral Oliva, commanding the fleet and Rear Admiral Evans. The Argentine warships were the Sail Martin, the Bclgrano. the Nueve Julio and Xltc Buenos "Ayres. They are fine looking vessels and were well handled. The sight of the two fleets steaming side by side on a smooth oea in perfect weather irm a splendid one. After the review the vteiting ships turned and- disappeared astern. The fleet pro ceeded to the Strait without incident, anchoring- nt Possession Bay last night and arriving at Punta Arenas shortly after noon today. ' - . After noon the Chilean Vice-Minister of Marine, and John Hocks. American Minister at Santiago de Chile, cume on board the Connecticut and greeted Ad miral Evans, who has practically recov ered from his attack of rheumatism and1 is actively directing the course of the fleet. "The arrival .of the American battleships at Punta Arenas, on the Strait of Ma gellan, brings them for the first time to a Chilean port. From Punta Arenas on ward the fleet will skirt along Chilean shores, tlrst through the westerly nar rows of tho strait and then northward along the thin strip of Chilean territory up to Peru. Fresh meat, bread and potatoes are plentiful and cheap at Punta Arenas and an opportunity will be had by the fleet to replenish its stock of provisions. The CHILEAN WELGOM stay of five days at .Punta Arenas will afford the. officers and men 'sufficient time to see the entire city and the sur rounding cotmtrv. . N --. - , : JAlAXt;sKv. SPIES 1IAVK GOXE Had Waited for Fleet at Punta Arenas Two Weeks. - PUNTA ARKNAS. Strait of Magellan. Feb. 1. Tho two Japanese who are re ported to have landed here from the British steamer Orita. of . tho Pacific Steam Navigation Company, a little over two weeks ago. anel who, were supposed to have come to Punta "Arenas to observe the passage of the fleet throng!!- the Strait of Magellan, .would appear to have left this port. Inquiry has failed to shed any light on the movements of the two travelers and their present, whereabouts are not known. . . The Orita left here a fortnight ago for. west coast potato. . Hro JANEIRO Feb. I. The British steamer Orita left-here January ' 7 for Punta Arenas. -'An examination of her, list tails to show that any Jifpaneso boarded the Orita at this port: The steamer Oraviu also left- here January 21 tor Punta. Arenas. ' Anions: her pasl seiigers was Commander AlexIS'Diatch koff of tho Russian 'navy.' who is fol lowing tlie fleet for pnrpeiseo of ob servation. The Oravla is elue at Punta Arenas February 2. .... LAW. HELPS THE ROADS Vanderbilt Officials Say They Wel come Government Control.' t ... CHICAGO Feb. 1. "From a helpless OF ONE MAN IN .THE UNITED STATES - or- . - : THOSE PARTIALLY OWNED BY HIM ARE condition of robates and preferential rates, the Hepburn law has released the railroads and its value can hardly be overestimated, both to the railroad and to the great majority of the public which did not participate in profit by such practices." This is the keynote1 to the new doctrine of railroad acipjiescence to governmental supervision of rates, as advanced yester elay by W. C. Brown, senior vice-president of the New York Central railway lines, when asked to reply to the philippic launched against the railroads by Sena tor Francis G. Newlands, of Nevada, at the annual banquet of the Traffic Club, of Chicago. Mr. Newlands insisted that the railroads are in a state. of re bellion against regulation and supervis ion, and had refused to reco'gnize that they are tho servants and not the mas ters of the people.' Declaring that this Is not the fact, Mr, Brown deplored the tendency to a war of words in high places, insisting that the country at present is a very sick patient and is greatly in need of the rest cure. "The principle of the control and regu lation of railroads by the Nation and the several states has been accepted in good faith and theraiIroads have en tered upon the task of adjusting their operations to the changed condi tions resultant from laws recently en acted. The railroads have felt and still feel that In the consideration of legisla tion so vital to their interests, they should be given a fair and impartial hearing and should have the same right to appeal to the courts to prevent injury or to secure redress of injustice as is accorded other citiiens and other inter ests." ... NEWBERG HOTEL OPENING Xew $80,000 Structure Dedicated Willi Banquet.' . NEWBERG. Or.. Feb.'. 1. ( Special.) The Imperial Hotel, which was erected the past' year by the Union Building Com pany, at it cost of 130.000. was formally opened to the public tonight by a baiiT tiuet, when "covers were laid for more than 100 guests at ii a plate. Senator Caltlwell was master of 'cere monies at the close of the dinner, when toasts were given as-follows: ."Remi niscences vs. the Present.' by New berg's first Mayor. F. A. Morris; "Cooks," by J. C. Itodson. P. M.; "New berg's Needs." by Dr.- R. W. Harold; "Newberg From, an EducaUonal Stand point," Professor F. K. "Jones, i . Tom Richardson and his- assistant, W" L. Crissey. of the Portland Commercial Club, were present and enlivened the oc casion by characteristic speeches which were roundly applauded. Tho building is a two-story brick. S5 by 115 feet, with basement. It is heated with steam, has electric lights, hot and cold wp.ter and Is fitted throughout with all modern improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perkins, who came here from Connecticut last July, have leased the hotel for a term of five years. They have had experience in the hotel business and understand the wants of the public. The house is fitted throughout with new furniture, and traveling men who have Inspected It pronounce it one of the best appointed hotels in the Valley. DEATH IN ITS PATH Tornado Kills Eight, Maims 100 in Mississippi. SWATH HALF-MILE WIDEl Damage Near Wesson May Ucach 500.000 aud Deaths May To- tal l'2 Clmrclres and C'ot-ton-Glns Demolished. WESSON. Miss.. Feb. 1. Extending 10 miles, from west to east, the path of de struction made by yesterday's tornado just north of here was today found to have suffered a worse disaster than at first reported. In the tornado path today the dead number eight, 'the fatally in jured four, and tlie seriously injured at least 100. There ere fears that the death list may reach 13 or 20. most of those be lieved to be dead being negroes who have not been accounted for sines their cabins were crushed. The damage estimated conservatively at $M0.0OO. and may reach half a million. SHOWN BY DOTTED LINES. In the wreckage lie four churches, six cotton gins' and several country stores. Georgetown, where several - buildings were last night reported to have, been wrecked, waa entirely wiped off the map. No one at Georgetown is reported killed, but many were injured. The tornado cut a patl, about half- a mile wide. Relief parties were sertt out today. All streams are swollen anel the country roads1 are strewn with fallen tree.!. VALUABLE JEWELS STOLEN MEMBERS OF AL1.EX STOCK COMPANY LOSE HEAVILY. Thier Enters Their Rooms at Calu met Hotel and Takes Prop erty of Actresses. While P. W. Allen, manager of the Allen Stock Company now playing at tho Lyric Theater, and his family were at that playhouse one night last week, presumably Monday, a thief entered their apartments at the . Calumet Hotel and rifled a jewel case of its contents, said to be valued at J1500, and including most of the Jewelry belonging to "the members of the company. The jewelry was last worn by 'Miss Felton, Mrs. Allen and I3ss Marie Thompson in the play, "Mr. Barnes of New York," which was given at the Lyric one week ago. When the company took up the West ern play. "Jack Weils of Wyoming," in which no jewelry Is .worn, the valuables were deposited by Miss Felton, the lead-, ing woman in her jewel case. Not having occasion to use any of the trinkets during tlie past week. Miss Felton did not. open the case until ktt night, when she was astounded to find that it was absolutely empty. -She immediately hurried to her mother, Mrs. Allen, and inquired tile wheronbouts of the jewels, thinking Mrs. Allen might have removed them. Mrs. Allen couM not explain tlfe mystery anel the two then summoned Mis?. Thomp son who ivaii equally ignorant. ' It then dawned upon the three that they hail been robbed aneT a messenger was sent for, Mr. Allen who . had iut come home, frome the theater. On . his arrival a thorough search of tho roonis vas made, but not the slightest trace of the missing jewelry was found. Mr. Allen then called iu the police, and as full a description as possible of the miss ing gems was given the detectives. Among the jewels stolen are a ruby ring valued at $500 belonging to Mrs. Allen: a necklace and pendant valued at $750 belonging to Miss Felton; a diamond ring belonging- to Miss Felton valued at $150, and two diamond rings belonging to Miss Thompson valued at about $250. Other trinkets of small er intrinsic value but treasured as keepsakes-are lso gone. Mr. and Mrs. Allen and Miss Felton, and 5Ii Thompson, who occupies an adjoining apartment, are away from home a great dcai of the time attend ing regular performances or a't re hearsals, and during this time their apartments at the hotel arc deserted. I It is presumed that during, their ab- I sence Monday night the thief gained entrance to the-rooms and secured the Jewelry.- "I cannot sa.v t'hat I suspect any body," said Mr. Allen last night, "for I have every reason to believe that the employes of the hotel are honest. It appears to me that.it was the work of an experienced room worker, or some body familiar with our habits. I have on a number of occasions left money in my rooms and never before has any thing been stolen." - HAVING FIRST ' BLIZZARD Middle West Suffering From Snow ' and Low Tempcralure. TOPEKA.. Kan.. Feb. lr A cold wave prevails over Kansas today. Tho temper ature at 8 o'clock this morning stood at 3 below zero, the coldest day of the Wintef. Railroad officials say there has not been snow enough over the state to in terfere with traffic, although a high wind prevailed. Advices from St. Jowph state that Northwest Missouri is in the grip of the first blizzard of the Winter. The mer cury reached zero last night and snow flurries and high winds caused great suf fering, particularly to lives-lock. Denver dispatches bring the news that last night was the coldest of the Winter in Northern Colorado. 10 degrees, below zero being recorded in Denver. A Oklahoma City dispatch says (hat a decided fall in temperature, occurred there lest night, accompanied by a higli north wind, tho thermometer standing at 10 above at S o'clock this, morning. Lincoln. Neb., reports that intense cold and drifting snow this morning delayed all trains In Southern Nebraska. The temperature was 3 below at Lincoln, while at McCook it was 10 below. COVERED WITH HEAVY SXOW Northern California Feels Winter's ' Touch to Its Hurt. REDDING, Cal Feb. 1. Northern Cal ifornia is covered with snow this morning as far south as Ited Bluff. The snow is wet and heavy and clings to the wires, causing eonslelerable trouble with tele phone, telegraph and power lines. 10 Below in Nebraska. LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 1. Intense cold and drifting snow .this morning de layed all trains iu southern Nebraska. Tlie temperature was 3 below here, while at McCook it was 10 below. 11 Below at La Grande. LA GRANDE, Or.. Feb. 1. A cold wave hangs over La. Grande and the lowest drop in temperature for a year oe-curred last night, when 11 below was registered. 1 0 Below at Denver. DENVER. Feb. 1. Iast night was the coldest of the Winter in Northern Colorado. 10 degrees below zero being recorded in this city. Daniugc at Pittshurg. PITTSBURG. Feb. 1. Heavy damage hits resulted from the most severe snow storm of tlie Winter, which began last night and is still In progress today. WILL TAP CROW'S NEST Spokane Intornational. Plans E. , tension Jnto British Columbia. SPOKANE. Wash.. Feb. 1. (Special.) The Spokane International, according to current rumors, is preparing to start in the early Spring the construction of an extension of a line from the present northern terminus of the Spokane Inter national, at Eastport, Idaho, to Crow's Nest Pass, where it will ceinnect with the Canadian Pacific. The extension, if put through, will re quire about 70 miles of road in a north erly direction from Eastport to Fernic. B. C. It is said that the purpose is to tap by a more direct lim from Spokane the coal fields in the Crow's Nest Pass country, where the Canadian Pacific is expending- more than $l,0ix,0u0 In devel oping its coal properties. The report of the contemplated project follows an extended trip East made by D. C. Corbin, president of the Spokane International. WELL KNOWN TO MODOCS Wealthy Pioneer of Klamath County Succumbs to Cancer. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Feb. 1. (Special. Joseph Conger, a pioneer of the Klamath section, who located here in 1873, alter having been previously located for brief periods at Salem, Coos Bay and SiskiycAi County gold diggins, died here today. He was the flist pur chaser of land adjoining the original townsite at Klamath Falls, and added to the acreage, retaining a portion, which, with the advent of the reclama tion work, made him comparatively wealthy. Aged 77 years, he had suffered for some time from a cancer, which was .the direct cause of his death. (Ho lived a bachelor life and was somewhat of a recluse, but had a wide acquaintance with old-timo residents of Southern Oregon and the members of the Klamath and Modoc tribes, with which he traded in the early days. Portland Man a Director. SPOKANE, Wash.: Feb. 1. (Special.) Idaho Northern Railroad Company stock holders held their annual meeting at Wal lace, Idaho, today and re-elected the fol lowing ofiicers: B. F. O'Neil. presi dent; . E. L. Proebsting, secretary-treasurer: T. P. Spaulding. vice-president and manaeer. These, with C. W. Gibbs. W. "AT HOME WITH THE GHiP.". This is so senerai that in many offices and mercantile houses business is almost ruspchded. Tlie- epidemic may yet break the record of that of 1SSS, the worst in history. If you are drowsy, languid or low-spirited, if you have headache, backache, or are feverish, -don't delay, take a tlose of Hood's Pills to move your bowels and begin treatment with Hooel's Sarsa patilla, the foe to the grip gorm in the blood, ami the best appetizer, stomach tonic and strength-giver. A Bad Attru-k. "I had a bad attack of the grip.1" I got a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilia and it saved mc a big doctor's bilL' Did me more good than any other medicine." Mrs. Alice Barr, Smyrna. Pa. A Good Medicine. "I was down with the grip and a boitle of Hood's Sar saparilia brought me up and made me feel Hke a new woman. I recommend Hood's to all who want a good medi cine." Durell Nurford, Cismont, Va. Hood's Sarsaparilia is sold every where." In the usual liquid or in tab let form called Snritataliit. One hun drfd doses one dollar. In Every Important Factor Columbia Tailoring Is Supreme View it from all stand points qualify of fab rics, character of mak ing .and cost all favor the wearer. You Cannot Afford to Be Indifferent to the Merits of Columbia Tailoring Made to measure (individually made for you) stylishly tailored, perfect fitting (a fit that lasts), made of fabrics that give solid service 'and superior wear, and, withal, placed within your reach at a full third under the prices 'asked by other first-class estab lishments this in brief is Col umbia Tailoring. SPECIAL AN EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS FREE WITH EVERY SUIT OR OVERCOAT. $25.00 to $28.00 Suitings reduced for a limited time to $22.50, also in cluding the extra Trous ers, free. "-yes GRANT PHEGLEY Manager ELKS BUILDING Seventh and Stark J. Baker. W. 'A. Jones and W. A. Cle land. make up tho directors. All arc res idents of Wallace save Cleland,' who re sides in Portland. The Idaho Northern is building a road from Kingston to Murray. The directors decided to increase the torce of men employed on the right of way by 25. Mississippi in Commission.. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. I- The new battleship Mississippi was placed in commission at League Island Navy Yard today. Captain J. C. Fremont lias been nameel-as her commander TEETH CUT RATES To advertise our new and won derfully successful Alveolar Method, we will do work at cut rates for 30 DAYS A ten-year guarantee with all work. Examination free. Silver fillings, 50c; crowns (22k), $3.50 to $5.00; bridgework (per1 tooth), $3.50 to $5.00. Platd " as low as $5.00. Everything first class. Lady attendant Boston Dentists IHVi MrriDB St., Oof. rostofflcc.