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Newspaper Page TextI. 1 , THE OHEGON DAILY JOUByAt. PORTLAND; ' WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1903. . , s J- , , I i, ... - SCANDAL; OF LAND GRANTS Serious. Charges f Against High Sari Francisco Keeps Roosevelt Busy CahdUa Pacific Mafciutcs WU1 .Testify Before Legislative -Commuter at Vtori. He Lunched, at Cliff Hoase, Re viewed Troops and Received Present. ' ' ' Journal Special Service.) ; VICTORIA. H.C.. May 13. SlrThom a Shaughneasy. president of tho Canad ian Pacific: Railway, and two other offi cials, Solicitors CreelmRB and Oswald, of the general staff, leave Montreal today for trtts f y ta lve evMenoe before" ths elect committee of tho Legislature in quiring into the roll way (and grants random. . .. Xn nutted yesterday Jjy tha Canad ian PacJfia, Railroad, solicitor,' tha rail-, way offlclali' contention Is that the Crown I trants for 606,000 acres were delivered to them ty CW Ctmrmlsstoner Wells of the British Columbia govern ment who next lay got them back for SO day In order to serve hla nolltlcal purposes. Wella absolutely denies this. There la great excitement In political circles over tha promise, of aenaational developments., ,i ,-:',:. THE-FORESTERS " ELECT OFFICERS ASTORIA, May 13. The Oregon Guana1 Court of Foresters of America bus elected the following officers to serve - for the next two years: Grand Chief Ranger, W. H. Klepper,,. of La CUchroderof Astoria; tfrand . Treas- tZlVJ lint. U. p. Oim of Portland; Grand See- BAH TBAWCI8C0. Kay 13 The first accident taat has marred the Prealdent'i trip to California occurred at tha review of troops at tba Presidio today. An Artillery offload U lowering hla aword in salute a track hla horse, which Jumped, throwing tha offlosr and anrttag him badly. Tho horss dashed throng a Una of soldiers, severely lajartour two i (Journal Spoolal Servloe.) 'BAN PRANCJBCO, May IS. Five public receptions and addresses and two revlewa. to aay . nothing of drives, luncheon and other minor features of the program, were tha events crowded Into the second iay wf Preeldent Rooae telt's visit In San Francisco. But Mr, Roosevelt, nothing appalled by the etrenuous tacit before hln, arose I early and MJerea. into tne pnjoymnnis 1 or the daX. with genuine enthusiasm. T After breakfast ha received aeveral j callers and at o'clock started under military escort for Native Sons' Hall, t where ha wa,a reoejved by the Native ! Sons of , tha Golden West and the So ciety of California Ploneera. I A half hour latar found him 'review ! lng a parade- of school children in Van Ness avenue. A review or tne unnea States troops at the Presidio was the next feature on tha program. This, occupied the tioie up to noon when th President and hla party were taken for .a, drive through Golden Gate Park to tha Ocean beach and thence to Uhe Cliff House, where luncheon was had .with the members 0 tha local reception committee. The program for;tha afternoon called for two .addresses, one before ite vei erans of the Spanish War and the aec ond at tha state enckmpment of the Grand Army of the Republic. The day will end with a drive through Market street to the Mechanics' Pavilion, where there will be a public recaption una an SUNKEN GOLD IS sought; iviuny i4 on-s "Wttch-Harel ' f" '.''. " i".f 5.QAP Captain E Finch Leads Party to Alaska. WiU Attempt to Get Treasure From j Sunken Steamer Islander and the Ship Colorado. retary. 8. KJafka( of Portland; Grand Recording SecreUry, 8. O. Dili man. of Oregon, City; Senior Woodward, W. H. . Warner, of Albany; , Junior Woodward, D.; IX WUder. of The , pallea; Senior, Beadle, Dr. T. C Bros Ins. of Hood River; Junior Beadle, A. W. Severance, of Tllla mook; Trueteea, F. W. I Sklbbe,' Tha Dallea; W. F. Coburn, Grants Past; John Ecklund, Portland; Past Grand Chief Rangers: C. G. Burkhardt, Albany; J. A. Watson, Portland; A. L. Brown, Salem. Ore.- ; ' Heppner baa been chosen as tha. place ror holding tha 1905 convention. ,, Tha report of Grand Secretary Klafka, showed a total membership on April of 1.183. a gain of 1,110 during tha luat jerm.Ti. There re 33 courts in tha state, av gain of 'it. The amount paid out In benefits was 124,304.18, leaving a balahoe on hand or , IZ6.B6J.SJ, - JTXW 0XSSX8 TOR O. TK. O. Colonel Everett, of the Third Regl tnent. O.-N. Q., has issued others for . tha various companies of hla regiment to appear In fatigue uniform for drill Tuesday evening. Tha assembly will be called at 8:1 o'clock sharp. . TTha Colonel has also Issued orders for the-Frst and Second Battalions, Third .Regiment (consisting of Companies A, B, C D BC. F and G and the hospital de tachment) to report at the Armory, Thursday, May. to participate in tha parade In honor of President Roose velt, . :AssemMy will be called at 1 o'clock (harp. The men will be dressed la fatigue uniform, with white gloves, collars nd leggtnga. The field and staff officers will report to the Colonel, and the non-commiBsloned staff and the band WiU report to the ' Adjutant Tha dress of tha, guardsmen will be the same as the regulars from Fort Van couver haVe been ordered to wear. . '.'COURT NOTES. tTnlted States Attorney John Hall has - aka Minnie Willoiighby, the 11-year-, old gtrl charged with stealing from Vnion County, mall boxes, to his home. Judge Fraser thla afternoon refused the motion for .new trial in the cases of .' Arthur Lymaif iwd J. W. Smith, oon vlcttd of robbery, and sentenced each to Ave year In the State Penitentiary, The prisoner on the night of March 82 held UP ftrd robbed J. N. Collins. In passing - sentence Judge Fraser said he was con . flder.t In hia own mind the men were ; guilty and he was not disposed to show leniency. County Judge Webster today overruled tba demurrer of the defendant In the aaa of It Schneider, a Montavilla sa loon man. Whose liquor license the Bap tists of Montavilla are attempting to fcnva revoked. President HOosavelt will dine-privata- I jy tnia evening wnn tne uexoungs. After hla speech at the pavilion he will .go to the Bohemian Club where a jinks will be held. ;. ; . Hla principal address tomorrow will be made at Vnion Square on the occasion of the dedication of the Dewey Momi merit. 4--.- i ; It is freely prophesied today that If president Koogeveit continues to toiiow out the strenuous program that has been mapped out for him, he will be little ahort of a phyaical wreck by the time ha leavea San Francisco. He was kept at tha banqueting table until after 1 o'clock this .morning and It wns some time after he-loft the board before lie waa auie to aeek hia couch. Today haa been particularly crowdeoVwIth events, it having avldentry been tha intention of tha committee to cram 'as much as pos sible into the shortest space of time. ': Tha Sear Sunt. A golden souvenir, entitled the "Bear Hunt." waa presented' to the 'President by ex-Mayor. Phelan Oils morning, at the conclusion of his address before the order of. Native Sons of the Golden Wst In his epeebh of acceptance the President said:' "Even K President can be a successful bear huntet; In California," Luncheon was ' taken at ' th famous Cliff House; and at the end of the noon hour Mr. JRoosevelt drove. to the Baker street entrance, to Golden? (Gate Park, where he met -the Uraml Ariii of tiw Republic and the Spanish-American War Veteran JIo then broke ground for the McKinley monument, ' The grand illumination of Market street last night was witnessed hy tli" greatest crowd 'ever . assembled itf San Francisco. A great deal of comment Is heard re garding the particular prominence being given negro troops in the presidential demonstrations here. Colored .soldiers formed the presidential guard of honor yesterday and they were espe-.-iiiliy de tailed to ta near the presidential car riage during- the review today. (Journal Special Service.) SEATTLE, May 13 Captain Henry Finch. In a wrecking steamer named after himself, started for Southeastern Alaska this morning on a treasure-hunting voyage that promises to turn. out far more profitable than any weent attempts of thu kind. He has on bonrd the most modern machinery designed for lifting heavy Wrights from the depths of the sea. and will make un attempt to 'recover the treasure cargoes of tha sunken ship Col orado and the steamer Islander. Laden with several hundred thousand dollars' worth of Klondike gold, the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company's fine stenmer Islander, while en route from Skagway to Victoria, about two years ago. collided wttu n Iceberg and sank. After numerous attempts had been made to locate the spot where she foun dered. Captain Finch located her last winter In 20 feet of water, IS miles this side of Juneau. The Colorado was wrecked on an Isl and not many miles south of where the Islander lies, a little more than a year ago. She was laden with $16,000 worth of gold concentrates from the Treadwell mine on Douglas Ialand. which she was taking to a Tncoma smelter. . She now lies on the beach, with the water barely washing over her upper works. Captain Finch intends not only to se cure the Islander's cargo, but tO'llft the gold ore from the Colqrado and carry It to Its original destination. About a dosen expert wreckers and divers will be employed on board the Finch. It Is said that Captain Finch, who Is a diver of SO years' experience, is doing the work for an English Insurance com pany. Bast for stopping hair from AUUng out Best for shampoo, Bast tor eompleatoa. , Best for bath. Best for eurlnr , all facial blemlihea and sktD eruptions, jmwi ioiim soap arer maae. If you have chapped handi. TRY IT. If yoo bava ehspped lips, TRY IT. ' If rou bsvalkeisl blniMUin. TRY IT. If yoo .wish- to improve your eomplexlon, TRY IT. If tou bartidaodrun' and scalp disease, THY IT. . ' If tou want th' best toilet snap ever mads.' ThY IT. t . Sola everywhere, Pries Hotals. it i tunc PLAN OF MACHINE i MAY FAIL 4ftfftHHtWWWt4HtWHttmtttt444ttW ! iWOODARD, CLARKE G0. . V&iMmW-nuiJirWiti,mtoi 'f iwiii'inin ,n in I isasawsapssasaaasaaaasaaai Assuredjof Most Cordial r;5upporte Tba Question haa bash raised as to tba constitutionality of the act passed at the last Leglsiatur whereby the per sonnel or ."the Port of Portland Commis sion wS Chans-ad and flva of tha old oard, Messrs. Banfleld. McCracken. Hughes. Boiling nd Tucker, were ousted and n -their piaoca P. ,1 Willis. John Drfscow, E. W. Spancer, A. L. Peas and . H. Thomas, were appointed. .. , . At tba time of tha paaaaga of tha net tha severest criticism u indulced In. Tha Journal having exposed tha. schema wnereoy tba hand of tha Jack Matthews polltiosmschins waa to gulda tha new commission and to be In exclusive con trol after tha new, appointments went fnto affect. Despite conclusive proof to this effect being furnished, tha change waa authorised by tha Legislature, Now there Is. , question as to tha legality of Many prominent attorneys are of the opinion that tha law Is unconstitutional. It Is understood tha question haa been referred to the legal advisers of' tha .commission, and that an early opinion expected.;, ,, . a ; , - r If It W hold that tha act Is ' Invalid tha old commission will continue to hold oflice and tha schema of Jack Mat thews and tha machine of which ho la the guiding hand will mm defeat. TRY TO SETTLE "'" ' THE B. C STRIKE ' Joarnal Special 8ervice.) YICTORIA,B. C, May 1S-A strong effort h bslnr made to aettle the Exten alon , coal strike. Tha Royal Commla slon Is at present with Dunsmuir urging a settlement Chief Justice Hunter is uslug his persuasive powers in that direction. The miners are willing to entf Into a contract for a term of yeara not to go on a sympathy strike with any men in the United States. - 1 .' 'i ' ' m " '" 111 ' J-.'.-. 'V .,- ... . .. ......... ... "v.. j ' V -v' , ; , . !...- ,,',! F?Ej WER-" f"'i . - . -i v Just the . weather for planting, MAY'S, MANN'S, BO WEN'S AND JAPANESE. 2c, 4c, 8c, 12c and 22c SCANDALS THAT CAUSED"TROUBLE (Continued ftom First Page.) Tne Democratic Candidate Gains ;Friends;lJ(oughoat the first j District. SEATTLE ' GETS THE TRANSPORTS (Journal Special Service.) SEATTLE, May 1J. Only two bids were received at the quartermaster's office here taday for the Philippine transport service, those from the Boston Steam ship Company, represented by Frank Waterhouse, ; and M. C. Harrison & Co. of San Francisco. The Waterhouse bid Is the lowest and will be accepted.., EFFECT OF TIE-UP ON OREGON ROADS Railroads Are Not Much Afraid of It However. ALMOST BEAST fOB JTOT. The damage case Of C. B. Williams vs. James isicoi. tnat nas been on trial since Tuesday morning, expected to bo to the jury thiSi afternoon. The plaintiff is seeking to' -.recover damages In the sum of S1O.T60 for injuries' alleged to have been received by being ridden down by Nlcors horse.- According to evidence Introduced, Williams was Iit Jured on April 8, 1901, at a meet of the Portland Hunt Club. Some 15 mounted members, among them Nlcol, were en gaged in a cross country chase and Will iams was one of the Judges 6f the, finish, pn the homestretch NIcOl's horse ran onto a cinder path on which Williams was standing. Th? 'horse struck Will lams and both men and the animal were thrown. Williams sustained a fractured arm and a dislocated shoulder. , Is Your Money Working ?&?2SBkVS. " 11 earning you a profit over and above Its cost to you? The cont perhaps SmSSi? a"l yT"? ?f afiS&lins: against mighty' odds of arduous, stren uous toil of hand and fog of brain. If not a.w. WHOSB FAULT XS IT? TOTTBS! scrtlon, perhaps, but true we ll prove it.; No matter whether you re wage-earner or millllonaire, unless you are it shareholder Jn The Mexican Rubber Culture Company ,eB'estai and a paying investment in the rubber gcowlnt? ln- WT?wr5wd PJfl&y? vestment stripped of all chanc": OOIUI 7;J!?I?!L?T?,' aLd: 11 1 had my ,,fe t0 ve (,ve', I 'uid go into the Eic."JLJltx,co gr2w rubber." You heed not go to Mexico In order 'iJhit.r-lftAne gr.tat Rrnt! of thi industry simply call on ua and look clostctieV 8t th" rlare f 'h rWt llmelfglrt and J TOO IHOff THESE MEW Aren't their names alon enough to giro this hhavmhwu v wiiwuwrr THE MEXICAN RUBBER CULTURE COMPANY . " of Com. Bldg., Portland, Or. . Coronado Bid! PXLVTATZQiri POLXITfJtJE, JBTATlf OT CBXA.PAI oirrer.S! .,:- I lent.C. V. OOOI, geeretary. . ' . BOWZK. General Manager '? lce-PrwlilDt. I. C. aOBEESOK. A... aVa, Ugr . SIBXCTOBSl s V,ME, j!oil sutei'istam'sl Beveaaa' irJelieaW'aai a tta nVm U. ATrw.vtT'w0."; Or- .Daiiiinure. mo,, waver, veh -AVtmrtT, OoL . ... MEZIOO. DAVID H, DUHKE, Pregldent. C. TtAKK C. BASITE8, JAVIO M. SUVNE, I'i if?.Wj.Sll't. Vlee-Vtes." AwerlMn Bonding Co, Maelimer.r Mwhanfn I'ortlJind. Or sI H. V. Cml. , BOWEK. of TstoiB t Hnvtm. Manager Koelrter of the Souther", Pa cific Railroad Company of this city said today that a sympathetic walkout by boiler makers and machinists employed on the company's Oregon litres between Portland and Dunsmuir would not affect more than 3(1 men. . Between 15 and 20 boiler makers are said to be affected. Manager Kohler was not of the opinion that the machinists would go out. However, dispatches re ceived today from Harrlmnn people In the Hast state that they are counting on the machinists being in sympathy -with the boiler makers. " Asked whether the Southern Pacific Railroad could secure men to take the place -of the strikers, Mr. Koehler re fused to answer directly, adding that the entire Southern Pacific system would not necessarily be tied up by, the strike. , O. B. K. Batter Situated. . President A. L. Mohler of the O. R. & N. company refused to be Interviewed on the status of the present strike, owing to the fact that his superiors were at present working on a settlement of the difficulties. However. It Is learned that only about CO boiler makers, machinists and shop mh .will be affected by the sympathetic walk-out. Not. a single boiler maker .employed, by the X R. & N company belqngs to the unkm, and of the machinists' union : it is saidthat not all are members o? the union. - It is stated on reliable authority that the O. R. & N. company . would have no difficulty in getting new men to take the places of the strikers. - However, local railroad circles say a general strike of the boiler makers, machinists and whop men .would be likely to have a serious effect on Port land. - Express Companies Affected. JCugene Shelby, superintendent of the Wells-Fargo Company of this city, said today that hla business was done entirely with the Southern Pacific lines and that if they-were In danger of being tied up he would' notify the public of the uncer tainty of making deliveries. The Pacific Express Company's busi ness Is all done on the O. R, & N., Oregon Short, Line and Union Pacirtc; , ' (Journal Special Serviced ' ' CHICAGO. May IS. A iarg, number of men are being employed here to take ipositlons on the great Northern rogd. They are promised permanent employ ment The Same thing is being done in Kansas City. . DEFENSES HOISTS SAILS. BRISTOL, R. 1., May IS, Sail was hoisted on the -Reliance this afternoon and later the yacht left for Newport Saturday she will go fo City Island, where she will be put la shape for next woelfg races. v (Journal Special Service.) SALEM, May 13 Hon. A. IS. Reames, Democratic candidate for Congressman of ..the First Dlntrlct. accompanied by Chairman Sam White of the state com mittee, arrived In this city- yesterday and spent the day here becoming ac quainted with' many voters. ;,, The Democratic candidate mad1 an e collent lmprMAion . on all classes ot citizens and received a flattering recep tion wherevjr- he -yent. He met many leading Republicans who assured htm of their support at the coming election. Mr Reames left here for Jefferson this morning, when he addresses the cltl zms this arternoon, and tonight he peaks' at Stayton, while tomorrow afternoon and evening will find him speaking at Woodburn and Sllverton, re spectively. He will be In Salem on next Monday evening, when a big rally Will be held here. In speaking, -of his, campaign. Mr. Reames said that tha- prospects were Very flattering Indeed; that Republicans everywhere were flocking to his support and that he feltcoBfldeht of succesn on June i. He wits' somewhat surprised at, and very muctu gratified with, the en thusiasm he niRt'wItli through the dls-r trlct and expressed his t-confidence In the triumph o,hJs cause. Chairman White waa likewise highly. : pleased with the progress of the cam paign and .-',iId he-was satisfied with the prospects fur success af the polls. Jn discussing he eampaign .with The Jour nal representative, he said: The campaign la progressing favor ably and the 'outlook 4s exceedingly brluht. Advices from-tha different sec tions of the district are very satlHfuc tory and we have eVery'aasurance of the election 5f Mr. Reames. .The exposures or Mr. Hermann's-omciai reoora, whien have been made'fhretigti the press, have turned hundreds-of votes' to- Mr. Reames within, the past .few weeks. "Mr. Renmes- Is a ; brainy man, of broad Intellectuaiity, with, a large ac quaintance throughout the district, and A clean record which is. well known to the voters. Hla meetings have been suo cessful and he Is .receiving encouraget mem everywhere; -i- ; "The people of the district are not as niae-DOUiKi in tnerr party loyalty as tney have twen In the'Tast-.tind are - voting more for the man1 now than ever be fore. They are asserting their Imle pendence and are- refusing to Vote f or-an unfit man simply because he is the nomi nee of their party V-' v Beames at Oregon City. OREGON CITY. May 13. E. A, Reames. congressional 'candidate, will speak at the Armory when ha comes to Oregon City on Jmday.; next, - it was at first thought that one pf the smaller halla would accommodate the crowd, but It was necessary that the largest room in town Fhould bo secured. It was ex pected by the Democratic leaders that large audiences would greet Mr. Reames In all of the valley towns, and their ex pectations have been fulfilled in a most gratifying degree. v ' 1 Tha Coming of " the Sooth Wind. Sweet is the power the South Wind holds, . .,'",:. ... . With his pinions of sunshine and gar ments of air That scatter from' 'Out 'of, their weighu ' loss folds .,.' ."'Vi'': " The scent of magnolias, faint and rare. When the South Wind, comeaawthe daisies awake - - "" S, , , And nod at the great white clouds as they pass; , ' ;': ' And out on tha meadow the breeze blow n lak , ... :'- Can scarce be told from the rippling grass. 3...-, v. He ets the ripening orn atune. Then sweeps It With his magic OOWI And listen! An enchanted rune a whispered lullaby, soft and low. , TJjat tells of shimmering Jungles deep. Of warm blue skies and forests calm Of plains where buried cities sleep, Of lemon-grass and. ancient palm. This Is the South Wind, mark him well This soft-spoken, blue-eyed enchanter, who seems i To, weave round the senses . delicate spell . , . Of bright, fragile clouds and of mid summer dreams. By William Hurd Hlllyer In thssNew York Observer. , , . ' .. AT ABTOBIA. (Journal Special Service.) ASTORIA. May U Arrived Steamer Robert Dollar of San Francisco, for Portland. ' Arrtved ' down and departed,, steamer George W. Elder of Portland for San Francisco. PASSES BOOUS CHECK. ' ' (Journal Special Service.) BAKER CITY, May 18. A warrant has been issued for. the arrest Of Floyd D. Wisener for passing a bogus draft for SOS drawn on the Canadian Bank of Seattle, on the Mint Saloon of this city. BIO DEBTEB STBXXB. (Journal Special Service.) DENVER. May IS. Two hundred cooks. C00 waiters, 600 -butchers and ISO bakers are out today. V Strasfe Happenings. i Stud'rt iRobson, who tiled the other day, used to tell a 'strife story pf Laura kmw, with whom ne piayea in tne so. "The sight of S bottle of red Ink was enough to upset her for a week," he said. "On'on bcPatrtOh we. were play ing a farce sailed Tha Lady and the Devil. An important scene of it was when she was sitting at a table preps ra tory to writing letter. L as her ser vant, stood at the back of her chair. In placing the, Ink beXorehor ono even ing I upset the bottle and its contents trickled, on to the lap of her Satin dress. Thel was blood rod. The next morn ing at rehearsal she told Tne I was doomed1 to Ill-luck for .tha remainder of ray days. She called tha company to gether and gave them a detailed descrlp tlop of tha awful scene"' the night before occTtsionM by the young man who would never make an actor. She told of a ter rible dream she had. bad. in .which some great pprson had been foully murdered before her eyes; how she had attempted rescue without avail; how he, had fallen dead at bef feet and how hla blood slow ly oofced into hor lap. It was two years after this that Miss Knene was playing St Ford's Theatre, Washington, on. the occasion ..when. Abraham Lincoln .was shot. Miss Keene .was the only person Who seemed to realise' the situation. She ran to the box. and in a. moment the head of the dying man was -In her lap, while the icpne of her dream was being piti fully enacted." : Here Is ft strange story from Egypt: Taha All, and Ahmed Hamad carried pn the business of bufcheYs tn partnership, Taha' All informed 'Ahmed Hamad that a tram of money belonging to the pifrt-nerhlp.-"which had been ioft with' him, had been stolen. Ahmed Hamad did not belteVft' the rftory arid actttised Taha All Of tlieft.v They decided to refer the mat ter tor faktf who had ; Settled 'In the neighborhood to be tried by a system bf, jordeal. The two men accordingly wnt to ths fakir, U copied some iss- suftes from certain religious books In his 'possession upon ft native ' writing board with -Jluropean copying ink, washed oft th writing with water 'into a boivl, dipped some bread Into tho .water and drvided the bread and "water between the two disputants, teljlng them that the one who. was in the wrong would beooma very ia1 After eating' the bread and drinking, the .water the,, two disputants went away., Taha All was shortly after ward seised with violent pains, and re turning to the fakir, confessed that he had stolen tba money. His condition booanra rapidly worse, and he died a few hours later. The medical examination disclosed no sign of,, poisoning. -'C "" ' ' ' , They us Knowing Birds. The sparrow is certainly a, knowing bird," sttld T annan "who In employed at the Olrard Point sraln' elevators; "He can figure out a thing for himself in a way that is astonishing, Down around! the elevators there are thousands of them who feed on the grains f wheat that fall to the. ground, but recently we haven't' been getting any wheal. - In fact, for. some time past we haven't been handling anything but corn. 'Now,, a kernel of corn Is rather tooi large tor a sparrow to swallow, but just tho same I watched a lot of them ptcklmM: . . i-. . , i . . , , . . . . . f. ui uie AeiiiviM iiits , uujr ana wnsi do you suppose thew did with them-? You will hardly believe me when I tell you but it's gospel truth. Ea;h sparrow flew over to the railroad and carefully de posited hla kernel of corn on the rail. Then they all . hopped ground and chat tered until shifting. engine came along. After it naa passed tne corn was ground into meal, and the sparrows ate it. Don't tell me a sparrow hasn't any brains." Philadelphia RecordW The tiaval expenditure of Great Brit ain this year Is to .be $172,287,60. sn Increase of $1()00,000 over last year, " B amors of Shady Baals. Immediately upon this appointment tha rumors which .had been floating around for tha vast six or eight months of shady transactions In the office became open and well defined. Contracts were made for varloua aup plies at prices in advanoa of those whloh other departments were furnished the same material -for. Typewriters, electric funs and .office furniture disappeared from the office, and to those who knew the inside facts. It was known that some of them were in the possession of friends and relatives: of. tha ring. The large muns of the United States which had been prepared under the direction of the Land Orace and tha distribution or wnicn had been under tha direction of the Commissioner of the Land Office were being sold to various parties, and this fact being called to the attention of the Secretary, the- disposal of these maps was taken from the Commissioner of the General Land Office and transferred to tlie Division of Public Documents, Clerk Compelled to Beslgn. Subscription lists for varloua purposes were circulated rrom time 10 ume among the clerks in the office, and mem bers of the ring circulated the mrorma tion that those who failed to subscribe would lose by their failure, while those who were liberal with their subscrip tions would be correspondingly re warded. This condition culminated In the raising of about $600 for a wedding Dresent to the chief clerk. The large amount raised, together with the- bare faced, manner in which it was done, brought to the attention of the 'Secre tary, he was given to, understand tnat such methods must slop at once. After nbout a year and a halt of this condi tion of affairs, charges of peculation. great and small, became so numerous the Secretary was compelled to demand the removal of the chief clerk, but for the sake of avoiding any more of the scandal he was allowed to resign, but as soon as the affair had blown over a little he was appointed by Mr. Hermann to an $1,800 clerkship, and assigned to the division having charge of the mak ing and printing of maps and plats. It Is a division wlrlch those familiar with tha office knew to be one ot the most advantageous positions in the office for the operations- of aa unscrupulous, dis honest person, and an order was issued hy the Commissioner that any clerk who should dare to discuss or comment upon the advantages which had been given the ex-chief clerk would .be immediately removed from the service, McKinley Would Have Fired Rim. Although the action of the Secretary caused a cessation for the time being of x these fraudulent trshsacttona among those Immediately conneoted with the Commissioner's office, numerous com plaints continued to be mada about tne administration of various parts of ths office until President KoKinlar was fin ally compelled to notify Mr. Hermann t&a he should bava to appoint another Commissioner of the eenarai Land Office. This : action on tha , President's part was delayed at the request, of -Mr. Her- -mann until he oould prepart the annual report for the year which had Just end ed, but- before this; report was finished the President fell ait the hand of an as sassin, and the action of changing the Commissioner was thereby postponed for a time. '; - ' j '?; '' Booserelt Ordered a Resignation. ' From time to time the Secretary was annoyed by rumors and charges affecting the management of the Land Office, and was finally compelled to start an lnvea tigstion, which resulted in tha dismissal from the ervic of Mr. Hermann's ex chtef clerk and the chief of the divis ion in which ho was located, and. rs quest front President Boosevelt for tha resignation of Mr. Hermann. This he promised to send m, but failed to do so, until he finally learned that unless his resignation -was handed in at once the President would remove him from office the following day.' r i It has since trsinepjred hat a serv ant employed by Cothmissioner Hermann ;at his house was carried upon the pay roll as 'laborer" in - the Land Office, where he had been ordered to duty slnca the new Commissioner was appointed. It can be readily seen, thai under these circumstances Mr.j Hermann could not 1e of a grenr dsajfbf .use to his district "Just try a Parrot Cigar," 5c. BELL &. CO. , , Sole Distributors Front and Washington Streets, ' ' Portland, Or. few VggVi.cc Is easy receive. to give and hard to Our advioe about a LAWN MOWER This summer is to buy ths WILD WOOD Our reasons will be of the self evident kind, but talk goes with them If you'll call and examine them. Prices from $3.00 UP. Drop In and sea them on evi dence. Dayton Hardware Co. PXBST ABO TATLOB. AT THE SIOB OT THE PADLOCK Portland Riding Club. .1 I ... , 4 1 f', WSwiSiitJBawianwii hiini :tjK?a- t,j The best medieil authorities rm BtnuMiS ' ia recommending boraback riding for nervout, lung ud kindred cuianlnlnts. ParUcalutr U tbis mode ot exercise beueSclal on mis wait Coast, wbere tbe phtleut- ran tnjor the pure oDen sir. lubale Nature's osoae id thm paaln- ous fragrance of pine, fir, cedar sad hemlock. It IS safe to say that there 1 so country oa earth whtfe horseback riding is more health- ' ful than In Oregon. - PORTLAND RIDINQ CLUB, W. Q. BROW, Manager, SM Eleventh St. Phoae, Msia SH. Saddle horses sad omrriarea. Horses bostht sad sola. If elected Congressman, for ha would be in the condition ff being opposed by i-he administration,, and all measures ad vocated by him ; would be opposed on that account., while if the district was represented by a man against whom there is no - opposition, any measures proposed by him would receive respect ful consideration, even If he happened to be a democrat. . Bataral Conclusions.' "Ef dey's milk in paradise dey , ra us" have cows dar."-said Brother WilMama "en ef dey got lioney dar -dey ;aho" mus' have bees, en wher .bees is dey's blos soms; an' whar blossoms is dey's always water-millions ' In season bless de LawdJ"-Atlanta Constituf r ' - F.W.BALTES&CO. Printers Second and Oak Streets BOTH PHONES , '. ' 1- ' ... , : ' : i. , ' -n; . .nil- . i " ft Henry Weinhard Proprietor of Th City Brewery Largest and Most Complete Brewery in tha Northwest Bottled Beer a Specialty , Telephones No. ?2. Office 13AM Burnaide Streets, PorUaad, Or. '