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, THE OHEGON DAILY JOUByAt. PORTLAND; ' WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1903. . ,
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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
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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.
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. 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.
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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
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V,ME, j!oil sutei'istam'sl Beveaaa' irJelieaW'aai a tta nVm U.
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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.
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, 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:
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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
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This summer is to buy ths
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AT THE SIOB OT THE PADLOCK
Portland Riding Club.
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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
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