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fHE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 6, 1910. sexes that started from China, and the snow -white ducks he purchased have turned black. Besides H. A. 3. Persch, the manager of the Japan Advertiser, in Tokio, the only passengers were the ducks. "With appropriate kowtowing the cases of ducks were brought on board at Hongkong, for they were of noble association, having1 been obtained from a mandarin in one of the Interior provinces. According to Mr. Persch. who landed from the steamship at the American Cotton piers at Staten- Island, the ducks were spotlessly white when they came on board. But before the Red Sea was reached illness spread among the ducks and many died. Then the phenomenon presented itself of the snowy plumage INSURGENTS SAID TO LOSE HEAVILY FIGHT, SAYS JEFF J ' II s. Big Battle Will Pay Off Debt on Saltair Pavilion, Declares Pugilist. n 1 1 . , it n i i r i . Shells Greytown, but Is Beaten Away. I becoming flecked with black feathers, un til me aucKs remaining were taxing on suits of mourning far departed crate mates. Captain Cave became alarmed when told of the change, but when he examined the survivors they appeared as healthy as when they were placed on board. SCENE OF BOUT SETTLED FIGHTING OCCURS DAILY MORMONS B D - lJ White Champion Would Irefer Sar Francisco; but Gives Out Defi nite Statement That Salt Lake Will Be Place. VANCOUVER. B. C, Feb. S.-Special.) The following statements made by James J. Jeffries to the World's sporting filter -while In this city last Monday night will probably settle the mooted queftion as to where the fight with John son on July 4 will be held. The state ments were made in confidence and have purposely been suppressed until tlie re sult of Oleason's Interview with Jeffries , In Seattle were fully known. They were backed up by Sam Berber and were, to quote Jfffrles, in effect: "My fligrht with Johnson will be held In Salt Lake City In the great Saltair pavilion there, and the reason is that the Mormon Church is quirttly backing Itickard. for they see in the fight the successful effort of enabling them to wipe off the -Iate the $40,000 morta-agre held asrainst the pavilion property owned by them. I have been quietly advlsed of this -by llickard. and as the fsht articles specify that Utah might be one of the places selected for the fight, I am bound to agree, although personally I would have preferred San Krancitjco. Will Seat 50.000 People. "However, we are assured that the Board of Trustees of . the Mormon Church, looking a'tfr the pavilion and other church interests, have promised that they would gladly countenance a ooxing contest, and that no hind rance from state officials would be offered. I understand that they are KOing to prepare the pavilion shortly by making certain slight alterations "which will enable it to seat easily 60 000 people." This statement practically settles the matter of . lighting place. It Is further emphasized by the recent reticence of Governor Spry, of Utah, to urge strong rirotcsis against allowing the fight to be held in that state by Jeffries' absolute silence on the matter since coming West, and hy Gleason's hurried trip to see the undefeated champion in Seattle and his subsequent coming away without any fur ther knowledge on the matter arid no vards of his own to spring on Rickard. Rickard and the Mormon Church hold the c-ardx, and as the latter own the railroad leading to the Saltair pavilion, together with several saloor.9 nearby and other accessories, their power to oppose th Governor's wishes in the matter is undoubted. Loopholes In Law Found. Finally, the late convenient finding of loopholes in. tho state law of Utah by lawyers, which would allow of tho light being held there without duo cause to permit successful prosecution of the prin cipals, sums up Itickard's hand. The Saltair pavilion was built In IMS. st-a cost of $50,000 and seats at present wbout ,iu persons. Numerous efforts lo make It pay financially with various enterprises have proved failures, so that it is now known the Mormon board of trustees have been casting about for ome way in which to pay off the indebt edness on the property. Doubtlev it is the first time in hiscory that a church has backed a prirellght, but even in this case, the fight la to be construed as a boxing exhibition. SNO GOES TO LAW A KEKDIUEX ASKS COURT'S AID IN GETTING INTO LEAGUE. One Suit A.-ks for Reinstatement In Northwestern, Another Would , Enjoin Schedule. iSBATTUB, Wash.. Feb. ft. (Special.) Aberdeen's threat to take into court Its fight for a baseball franchise In 'he .Northwestern Ieague whs made Bood Friday. On behalf of the Aber deen Club a firm of Aberdeen attor neys. Fridges & Brnnner. filed a com plaint in Judge A. W. Frater's depart ment of the Superior Court of King County. Judge Frater thereupon is sued an alternative writ of mandate, requiring- the members of the North western League to reinstate Aberdeen or show causa for refusal. This hear ing is set for next Friday at :30 o'clock. At tho same time Judge Frater set next Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock for a hearing on the application of the ; Aberdeen Club for an injunction re straining the league from making up Us schedule of games. The schedule meeting is called for the next day, Tuesday at the Seattle Hotel. The complaint is a long one. Strip ped of He legal phraseology and boiled lown, it means that Aberdeen has ap pealed to the counts to get back into the league and that the Aberdeen 'stockholders will try to prevent the Northwestern League from operating unless the Black Cats are included In the 1910 circuit. Tim injunction, if is sued, will keep the directors frojp making up their schedule for the sea son. Clarence H. Ttowland. the manager snd new president of the Black Cats. S. K. Bowes. A. W. Mlddleton and' Walter R. MacFarlane. the retiring president are named as the . complain ants. All are stockholders and until recently MacFarlane has been the president and principal owner of the club. President Lucas will" arrive in Se attle tomorrow from Spokane and it will be up-to him to make arrange ments for the legal interests of the league. WHITE DUCKS TURN BLACK Lout; Sea Voyage Has Odd Effe-t on Birds From China. NEW YORK. Feb. .One Long Island duck fancier will be surprised when he ; receives his consignment of white Pe kinese ducks that came in on board of the Ghazee. a British tramp, S4 days out from Hongkong, with stops at by ports. This fancier, who Ls reputed as wealthy, will have delivered to him by Captain Cave, commander of the atamtr. ft ut of a shipment of 2 ducks ofi both j "WORKMAN IS BURNED P. CHURCHILL, OF PORTLAND, IS FATALLY INJURED. Meets Accident While Painting In terior of Cyanide Tank in Flagstaff Mine. BAKER CITY, Or., Feb. 5. (Special.) Jesse P. Churchill, of Portland, cyanide operator at the Flagstaff mine, was fatally burned Friday afternoon when a gasoline torch, with which he was painting the interior of a deep cyanide tank, was overturned. The tar Immediately caught fire and within a second the man was in a roaring furnace at the bottom of an inverted cone 20 feet high. The rope with which he had descended into the tank gave way when he tried to es cape. The man was alone. It was not until after five minutes that the lire was discovered. After wa ter was turned on the lire. Superin tendent Murphy descended with a rope" and brought the man to tho surface. Although not one square inch of his body was not deeply burned, Churchill was conscious. While beinS brought to town in an ambulance he described the accident to those with him. Churchill Is unmarried. His par ents live in Oswego. RUGBY NO LADIES' GAME DAVIS CITES MAW INJURIES IN OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE GAME. Football Rales Committee Spends Whole Day in TTjlng to Eliminate Danger. NEW YORK. Feb. 5. After being In session from 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing until about laidnight the intercol legiate football rules committee ad journed until tomorrow without mak ing any definite recommendations for modifying the game. It was the gen eral opinion of the committee that the game as played tends to expose play ers to too great likelihood of injury and this led to a discussion of the sources of danger to the players. This subject was threshed out with a view to laying the groundwork for changes to be voted on before final adjourn ment. All agreed that, if football is to be preserved, some of the present dangers must be eliminated. Parke H. Davis, Princeton represen tative, said the Impression in the minds of some people that Rugby Is a more gentle game than the one now in vogue In the United States Is erron eous. To back up his assertion, he said that, in the game last Fall be tween Oxford and Cambridge, the cap tain of the Oxford team was knocked out before 12 minutes of play and re mained unconscious throughout the game. An Oxford forward had his leg broken, an Oxford forward man suffered from a broken collarbone and the leader of the Oxford forwards sus tained a fracture of a cartilage. On the Cambridge' team one player's leg was broken and two collarbones were broken. "Don't let any one tell you that Rugby is a gentle game," said Davis. "I know, for I played it for 10 years." BEAUTIFUL GIRL MURDERED Shockingly Mysterious Crime Re vealed on Tamalpais' Slopes. SAN RAFAKL. Cal.. Feb. 5. Evi dence of a shocking murder on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais was dis covered today by Coroner Sawyer, of Marin County. The skeleton "of an unknown woman which was seen a few days ago by two San Francisco men was found by the Coroner lying in the brush, an the steep side of the mountain. Apparently the skeleton was that of a young woman, who had been beaten to death while fighting for her life. The face and front of the skull had been pounded w-lth a heavy stone, which was found lying nearby. The woman was handsomely dressed. The. hair of the skull is a glossy blonde and the teeth are perfect. No marks of identification .can be found on any of the clothing, some of which bears San Francisco trademarks. An unmarked gold bracelet and gold watch were found lying by the side of the skeleton. San Francisco police have no record of the disappearance of any one who answers the description of the dead woman. 20 WIVES CLAIM COUNT Girl Chokes Von Miller in Jersey City Railway Station. NEW YORK. Feb. 5. Dr. Karl Emil Von Miller, or Mueller, the "marrying Count." stood siege today in the Hud son County jail in Jersey City by a small army of women who claim him as husband. Miller was brought to Jer sey city yesterday from Los Angeles. He is said to be so plentifully married that a trial for bigamy on some 19 or 20 counts probably awaits him. He was safe behind the bars and failed to display the nervousness he nt unnaturally had exhibited when two women met him at the railroad station on his arrival, when one of them. Miss Bertha Albrecht. throttled him and created a scene by her scream. Miss Albrecht claims the Count merely as a suitor, who. when rejected, solaced himself with J300 of her money. Miss Regina Verbelman declares the Count married her in 1908, and that when he left her he took J750 of her money. Miller denies any acquaintance with Miss Albrecht. Professor Lchttzky. the eminent pianist, still techs at his bom la Vienna, taouca b is nearly s Troops of Madriz Contend With, in surgents at Every Point and De cisive Engagement Is Be lieved to Be Imminent. 3IAURIZ" CENSOR RElOBTED TO BE rOLOKIXG NEWS SENT I -ROM NICAKAGCA. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Late last night advices were received from General Estrada by Salvatore Cas trlllo. declaring: that reports sent out from government sources In Nicaragua are unreliable. A dis patch dated- Blueflelds today and cltrned "Kstrada says: "The news given out by Madriz is absolutely false. The insurgent army occupied Chontoles tinder General Chamorro and Madriz does not dare to attack them." MANAGUA, Feb. 5. Indications point to the Imminence of a decisive battle between the government forces and the revolutionists. ' The Insurgents are spreading the conflict over a wide area In the moun tainous district eaBt of Managua, and are holding forth In considerable num bers about Greytown, but everywhere they are confronted by the troops of President Madriz. Details received tonight of a fight art "Santo Tomaso show that the In surgents lost 100 killed in fighting that continued until dark. Santo Tomaso is 16 miles north of Acoyapa and ten mils southeast of La Libertad. Insurgents Said to Meet Defeat. There was an artillery duel from the heights. In which one Maxim gun of the revolutionists was disabled and much of tneir equipment and many of their beapts of convoy were captured. The insurg ents had 600 men in the battle and the government 1100. Minister General Baca- tonight gave out a dispatch received from General Vasquec announcing the defeat of the insurgents at Santo Tomaso. The revo lutionists wero under the command of Colonel Blandon. Fight Lasts Five Hours. The battle began at daylight on Thurs day and lasted five hours, when the in surgents retired lu disorder, abandoning their arns. Colonel Blandon was killed and the In surgents otherwise sustained heavy losssa. The government troops took many prisoners. General Vastiuez personally commanded his forces. This evidently was a continuation of the Las Garitas en gagement, though the datea conflict. The two places are only three miles apart. On receipt of the news tonight the pop ulation of Managua celebrated the vic tory by firing cannon and burning fire works. Both Sides Have Victories. Fighting is of almost dally occurrence. The insurgents yesterday captured Boaca. 80 miles east of Managua, forcing back the government troops to their main army at Las Garitas, in the mountainous district between La Libertad and Acoyapa. v In turn, tho government troops defeated a band of Insurgents number ing 600. Colonel Valdez. of the National forces, threw out an ambuscade and Into It walked the revolutionists. He then in flicted serious losses upon them and finally, after an hour of fighting, forced them to take refuge In the mountains. Nothing daunted, however, the revolu tionists the same day made other fruit less attempts to take Las Garitas. Gunboat Shells Greytown. The insurgent gunboat Ometepe ap peared off Greytown 1 Thursday and bombarded the city for 20 minutes. Nine houses were Bet on fire by shells from the gunboat. Shore batteries re plied vigorously and succeeded in dis abling the Ometepe, which was forced to retire. General Vasquiez. commanding the Madriz troops, in a telegram received today says that he expects the insurg ents to make another and more desper ate attempt to take the town Immedi ately and a decisive battle is near. A party of 40 American tourists from Seattle and other points In Washing ton and California were received in audience today by President Madriz, The revolutionary gunboat Ometepe, in company with the gunboats Pioneer and Blanca. sailed last Monday from Blue fieids for a point to the north of Grey town, where 5000 troops of the govern ment were reported to be entrenched. General Estrada and General Matuty and 600 provisional troops were on board the gunboats, which prior to Bailing had taken aboard ammunition and had their guns tested. The United States cruiser Dc Moines sailed for Greytown the following morn ing. Greytown lies on the east coast of Nicaragua and is the principal seaport of the republic. The town has a. popula tion of 2000. Most of the property here ii owned by the British subjects, many of them negroes from Jamaica. FIRE REPORTED INEFFECTIVE Gunboat Too Far Off Shore, Says San Juan del Sur Report. SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Nicaragua, Feb. &. Advices received here are to the effect that the provisional gov ernment's gunboat Ometepe endeavored to bombard Greytown. but she stood too far off shore and her shell's did not reach the city. The land battery replied to the fire of the gunboat, which ieft the scene after an hour's action. The advice says also that Thursday night a big fire broke out in Greytown and de stroyed nine houses and that the flames were extinguished finally with the aid of British bluejackets. Because of the interruption of tele graph lines news haa only Just been received here of the arrival at Grey town on Wednesday of members of the Managua Red Cross from Corn Island, where they had been held prisoners by General Kstrada. provisional presi dent. Reports from the Department of Chontales say that the column of the revolutionary General, Luis Men a. is surrounded by Government forces at Panto Domingo, nine miles from La Libertad. and that Mena must n,-ht or surrender. 111 ' ;, r v m ( I v , - I L It ' J ; Jr & s t "j AIRSHIP MODEL FLIES TEX-FOOT "DECAPLAXE" PRO PELLED BY INVENTOR. Night Test Proves Success of New Craft Full-Sized Machine to Be Built Next. One of the queerest looking air craft ever invented was tried in Portland FViday night. Though only a 10-foot model pro pelled by the power of one of its in ventors, the machine sailed graceful ly through the air, almost leaping at times. At such moments Dr. Uay E. Hall, one of the Inventors, slackened his speed and immediately the toy machine would cease its upward flight and skim along on a level. Dr. Hall, Dr. J. C. Whlttaker and J. W. Jarvls, all young men, the two first-named being physicians, living at No. S Union avenue, are the inventors and builders of the model, which will be exhibited beginning February 14 at the pure food show in Meier. & Frank's store. The try-out took place last night In front of the house in which the inven tors live. The makers call their queer craft a decaplane, because of the 10 planes used. The full-size machines, construction of which will begin short ly In order that it may be completed in tinre for the Rose Festival, will be large enough to carry three passengers, according to plans. The machine is longer than it Is wide. There are no front or back steering planes. The planes used In keeping the machine afloat are also used in guiding it. The full-sized ma chine will weigh at most 50 pounds. The Curtiss biplane of the one-passenger size weighs 400 pound. With the engine this will weigh 150 pounds. DRY TOWN, CHICAGO ISSUE Anti-Saloon Forces Present Petition Bearing 74,803 Names. CHICAGO. - Feb. S. A delegation from the Anti-Saloon lauo marched last night from their headquarters to the Board of Election Commissioners and pre ient -d a petition drireff to have the s'g- Man's Misery Promptly Banished (From ' Man's Maladies.) A certain sort of misery, which causes a man to become abject in manner, timid, suspicious and jealous without real warrant, can be readily banished by a syste matic nerve treatment which can be followed out in the privacy of home and restoration of a normal or natural condition speedily ensues. A man feels and knows when he Is not petting: out of life all that It holds, and this knowledge makes the misery which Occurs with such symptoms as unsteady gait, weak voice, downcast eyes, cold extremities, loss of flesh, loss of self control, lack of self esteem, pains In the back and back part of head, shooting pains, heart palpitation, nervous ness, sleeplessness, hollow eyes, sunken cheeks, colorless lips, diz ziness and trembling-. The requirement to overcome these dreadful symptoms is a restoration of power and strength to the nervous system which has been poorly nourished or abused by thoughtless eat ing, drinking or social duties, perhaps superinduced , by over work. Keen, strong, sensitive nerves whifch carry every sen sation or emotion to the brain centers of consciousness can and shouid be the possession of every living Individual. Let this pre scription be used and the results will surely reward the efforts. Obtain of any good druggist three ounces of syrup sarsaparllla compound. In a six-ounce bottle. Add one ounce of compound fluid balm wort, shake and let stand for two hours, then add one ounce of tincture cadomene compound (not cardamom) and one ounce of compound essence cardiol. Mix. Shake well and take a teaspoonful after each meal and one when retiring. The three last named ingredients are specially prepared and powerful concentrations, much used in various prescriptions, but con tain no opiates to-harm the system. (SEE $3.50 Sam'l natures of 74.805 voting residents of Chi cago. This Insures the anti-aaloon element a place on the ticket at the coming April election, and the question of whether Chi cago shall be a "dry town" will then be voted upon. AVIATOR MAKES RECORD Hamilton, at Fresno. Exceeds Mark of Curtiss at Rhelms. FRESNO. Cal., Feb. 5. With flights by both Hamilton and WiLard. Fresno's avi ation meet was 6tartetoday. About 8000 persons were in attendance. So far the only sensational feature was the beating of the world's record for speed by Ham ilton, who made a mile in 1 minute, 27 ! seconds. The previous mile record was made by Curtis in Rhelms, with the same ma chine, in 2 minutes, 12 second. Among the peoples of the earth, except thone of Australasia, the Americans ave the most liberal meat eaters. SEEDS1 TREES BUIIBS P ZERS HOI SUPPLIES SPRAY There are 24 pages devoted to Garden Seeds, 6 pages to Grass, Grain and Field Seeds; 12 pages to Flower Seeds: 3 pages to Dahlia Bulbs, one of our specialties; 4 pages to Summer Flowering Bulbs; 4 pages to Palms, Flowering Plants, etc.; 6 pages to Roses; 9 pag-es to Fruit Trees and Bushes; 1 paire to Fertilizers ; 4 pages to Spray Pumps, Insecticides, Garden Tools, etc.; 2 pages to Incubators, Brooders, Poultry Supplies and Foods: 1 page to Thor- ougnorea ocotcu come Puppies, QUAUTY 0 m&mmm Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday, this week, we w-ill give away, free of charge, with each cash purchase amounting to $1.00 or more, a 50c collection of beautiful Flowering Bulbs. These are to get you to buy before the RUSH SEASON STARTS. MISCELLANEOUS SEASONABLE STOCKS Pruning Tools, Spray Pumps, Incubators, Brooders, Etc. Canary Birds, Goldfish, Palms and Ferns; Fertilizers. M. 5956. Call or Phone. A 3811. 'Tirol) TTTf M5L, 169 CITY TREE YARD, OVERCOATS AND RAINCOATS We dou't like to "carry over" goods from one season to another. As the Winter season draws to a close we find we have a lot of "odds and ends" of Overcoats and Craven ettes on hand they're mostly Hart Schaffner & Marx Goods and will be just as good next Fall as they are now, for you. We might put them away until then if we had the room, but we don't want to. These garments were good values at 20, $22. 50, $25 and $30. Your choice of any one while they last at DISPLAY IN MORRISON-STREET COAT SWEATERS $1.95 Rosenblatt & Co. Cor. Third and Morrison Streets INSOMNIA SUICIDE CAUSE YOIXG TEACHER, BRIGHT, POP CLAR; DROWNS HERSELF. Mis?s Belle Rogers, Spokane Girl, ' Suffering From Overwork, . Ends Her Troubles. SPOKA.VB, Wash.. Feb. B. ( Special.) Driven to the verge of nervous collapse by overwork and sleeplessness. Miss Belle Rogers, for the last year a teacher at Waverly, Wash., ended her life Thursday night in the river, a little way from her school. She had spent the evening with friends and was heard leaving the house early In the morning. Her footprints in the snow led to the water's edge, and early today her body was found. She left an affectionate note of farewell to her wid owed mother, with whom she was living. AVe do not doubt but what you have received, or will receive, several seed, plant and tree catalogues, but we -want you to read OURS. ' It tells about the right Stocks to plant on this Coast. It is compiled and written by a man who knotvs his 20 years' experience on this Coast enables him to do it and do it right. m T 1 m a Bar Valuable W There is no better catalogue of its kind issued in the United States. Some East ern catalogues are more elaborate, but they are Eastern guides, not W cstcrn. Un derstand f Ours is nicely illustrated, very descriptive and well printed. Lhickens, Canary Birds, etc., and ys page THE SPEING RUSH will soon be on. Don't delay, buy now. All tb new-crop seeds are in. Early Flower and Vegetable Seeds should be planted soon. Don't forget the SVeet Peas. AVe offer the best and latest in America. PLANT TREES, SHRUBS Call at our City Tree -Yard, corner Second and Main streets, and see the choicest and most complete stock in the city. Thousands more at the nursery. Let us book your orders now for immodiate or later deliverv. FLOWERING BULBS Plant porch they'll be through blooming by SPECIAL 50c BULB COLLECTIONS, a - TT x fTifh 2D St. VJ? w Bet. SOUTHWEST CORNER SECOND WINDOW) Miss Rogers was graduated from the Spokane High School with the class of January, 1907, and was one of the clasa orators. She ranked second in scholar ship among 47 students, and was con sidered a teacher of more than ordinary ability. The worries of school work had brought on insomnia. She retired at 11 o'clock Thursday night after entertaining friends who had called. A member of the house hold was awakened by a noise at 3 o'clock and an hour later the young teacher was missed. Neighbors were aroused and a party sent in search. Measured by the String. Tale Record. "Waiter, what kind of fceans those?" "String, sir." "WeU, bring me In a yard." Today there are In Europe 10 eltiea hav ing more than 100,000 population, of which 50 have more than 250. WO. There are 2S cities with more than 500.000 people an1 seven with more than 1.000.O00. Thece are London. 4.750.000; Parte. 2.71.000: Berlin, 2.?'-0.0'"tO; Vienna. 2.000.000; St. Petersburg, 1.4.',0,00O; Moscow, 1,310,000, and Constanti nople. l.lO0.0tK. estern to FREE PREMIUMS. AND ROSE BUSHES THIS MONTH that bed or lill your window and boxes with Tulips and Narcissus; the time Geraniums, etc., are ready. FREE- Morrison 6 Yamhill AND MAIN STREETS V Guide ails. J