THE SUNDAY OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2. I90S.
SUIT TO DISSOLVE
HARRIMANMEHGER
Government Begins Proceed
. ings in Salt Lake for
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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:
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I.oiiS Time liefore Issue Will Be
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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
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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.