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THE OREGON" SUNDAY JOURNAU I PORTLAND. - SUNDAY MORNING, t FEBRUARY - 2, 1003.
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Throughout the long houre of last
Ight, Thaw bad lain on ble back In
' Ma call. atarlng at the Iron 'bars of
hla dungeon andi waltlnf for the ver-
J nirht wall ha knaw that mora
than ona man waa battling agalnet hla
' lit In the Jury room. The long delay
meant argument and tenectoua oplnlona,
. Th , aitnatinn was tent terrifying.
. Irk um 4n trr h had COt slept.
m haal aihaa horribly." ha told
. .mr , a aimnr ruD of coffee re
V.; Ylvad him. Ha puffed ft cigar fur
, , i,n.i at ia nVlook through all the
' ' wild tonn of rain that beat upon tha
tiriann hla wir rnvl. one wibu
V In tha )r. of hla calL a email and pit
'labia objeet, bedraggled by tha wet
pavements, and with the rain drope
gllatenlng on her face. She aeemed to
have withered away to a mere ah red of
- a. woman. Her f nature a ware pale and
nmkad. Her area were hollow and
S.rir mrA antvaarad ta burn with fever.
She a earned a wraith of her former aalf
'. living on her unoonquerable nrv.
IVhaUvec alaa nay a aald now. that
tha last cgrtalna in the tragedy have
fallen, no ona can aay that aha haa not
'given to tha aailow-faced weakling aha
' calia - nuaoana an mti a woman mmj
give to a man. Good name, truth, hon
or, devotion, everything worthy in lira,
aha haa laid at hla feet with only the
: eullen acknowledgement that a aavage
dog would receive a proffered bono.
Triad to Chaer MXm irp.
Evelyn Thaw atood for a while talk
ing through tha bare to her buaband.
. She tried to cheer him up, but ha waa
too greatly excited to auaialn a lengthy
' conversation, and aha want back to the
deputy aherirre room, wnere ana aai
' alone, gazing out at tha atorm. Thoae
facta filtered out through the Tombe
, doora. Up town at the Hotel Lorraine,
lay tha aged mother of the prleoner,
weak and UL and euatalned by her
daughter, and her nura. A telephone
waa at her bdald connecting with tha
criminal court a building, where a mes-
Sanger waa stationed ready to appriae
her ot tha verdict the moment It waa
given, .
For twenty hour or mora aha bad
waited for the ringing of tha bell, she
dreaded it feared It. She felt the agony
of -ona awaiting a summons to execu
tion. A death aentence for her aon
would kill bar. The doctora bad aald
It. but there -was no eecape from the
. coming verdict.
Tha telephone became a horror. Each
minute seemed an- age.- in me mean
time. In the early dawn the locked-ln
' Jurors bad begun to atlr. The guards
. could bear them moving tha chairs and
talking. , AU night they bad lain on
tha floor or on fop of the long tables,
They stgnifled a neaire to eat oreaav
fast They wars taken to the Knlcker
- tinrkar hntrl .
ffbe jury returned at It o'clock, and
4 ha battle over -Thaw's Ufa rcom
. manced. Tha curloua and morbid crowd
: gathered in tha corrldora aa or old,
buzzing, speculating and goastplng
Borne of them bad arrived before dawn.
Several women) bung Ilka Cormorants
- over tha .gloomy ballustrade on th
mezzanine floor. Others aat In tha court
room on the lookout for tears and
tragedy. . Rumors flew - thick and faat.
"Seven to five for conviction," cams ona
wnisper. -Tne juaga win , noia tnem
ovar .Hundaw." trull aafttftar Tha-v
hav practically arrived at a verdict
f murder in . the first degree," came
' a mora definite rumor from ona of, the
Jury guards. This, like tha strokes of
a hammer, waa repeated here and there!
At tha door or the 'deputy's' room
Evelyn Thaw atood for a moment. She
was whiter than ever. Her nerves
heemed about to glvo war under the
strain. . .
, " Wlf&ad AU Over.
"I wlah It were all over, ona way or
' anotner." aha aald to Daniel O'Reilly.
Noon- cams and paaaed without a slam
from the jury. The buss and rattle of
voices from the room continued. Sud
denly Into the court room came one of
me jury guards. He asked for a glass
. and went back into tha corridor. A
moment later quick footsteps were
heard in tha hall leading to the jurors'
chambers. 'Another guard entered and
ueia up nia nana.
"Nwverybody be till." be called
out The effect waa electrical. Every
body did Just tha other thing. They
.new jui wnai ine woras meant. They
rushed for front Beats. With incon
; celvable rapidity the news flew through
am ouuaing. ine jury naa arrived at
. ; . a verdict Into the courtroom pell-mell
, Ilka a stampeding herd of cattle, rushed
, tha crowds, wild and disorderly. Chairs
clattered and cracked aa thv n
knocked hithor r.nd thither. Quickly the
, nun was pbl ior ue arama. -i he doors
ware locked and the crowd quieted
vuwn. iora Drier lime tne silence waa
that of a church. The crowd felt the
overhanging gravity of the event
Through a side door Evelyn Thaw
, Slipped Into her seat There waa not a
particle of color In her face. Her heart
V hook heavily. Occasionally she gasped
for. breath. But -her nerve had appar
ently returned and ahe gazed atralght
ahead without apparent emotion.
Lawyer Littleton came in followed bv
panlel O'Reilly. Both looked worn and
reavy eyed. Next Jerome, pale-faced aa
- (hough ha had slept badly.
""'"Half a dozen women had made their
; way Into the courtroom and were star
ing at tha crowd.. Ther were hoarded
' volpea in the corridor , leading to tho
Jury room. The ' Jurora were makinjr
ready to- enter. A loud rap announced
ths arrival of Justice. Dowling. After
the' manner of cu Xt'uette, every
; body rose to their feet tntil the Justice
. was seated.
Jurors Enter.
1 - Then the door in the rear of the!
" courtroom swung open and the Jury ap
feared. They filed In one by one as
. , poiemmy as inougn marcnjng behind a
. hearaa.
, Tha ordeal had told heavily upon
inera. xney iook ineir places m the
' Jury box as solemnly as a equad of con-
, . demned soldiers about to be shot.
' In no feature of any of the 12 men
was there any light Beholding this tha
crowd forecaated a verdict of death.
c ; When Thaw waa called into court this
afternoon his face was pasty and sod
den, but only a little more so than
' tiauai. He aat down and began to gnaw
hla finger nails. He stared atralght at
th Jurymen with a eort of defiant ter-
, . ror in his eye.
The small woman In blue huddled
own m ner chair with her lips parted
nd hands clenched.
J?rll .Penny caUed the Jurors' names.
'Gentlemen of the Jury," aald Mr.
" f U?? "hav y arrived at a verdict
In this caaer
nrj?i".rep,,',a tno '"reman, Gremmels.
what b your verdict?"
,i.lS'fln4 bo defendant not guilty on
th ground of Insanity at the time the
vH ,"eJ.",'aid the foreman
in a voice that trembled.
At the Hotel LorralnO the bbA
F&WZ defendant a moment lafer
heard the telephone ball fins shamiv
i aa ordeal had comr MrV? r.?J2lL
answered tha rail . uh. .iu-"vr"
own to aava blm from tha
GRIP LEADS TO' PNEUMONIA
If neglected, and among (ta - poaalbl
aftar-davalopmanta, If It ia not glvan
prompt . and proper attention, are
chronic affacUona of tha ayes, aara and
throat In soma caaaa. It seriously
Impairs tha tasta and small. Do not
Salar treatment move tha bowels
with Hood's Pllla, which work quickly I
and thoroughly, and begin taking Hood'a
Saraaparllla, tha beat medicine for rid
ding tba blood of tha grip poison, ro-
than hla
-Half-
He brought hla head rorwara in a sort storing tna appetite, aiaing me aigea-
CL i0Ik&"!?- tt.-T-M..,- uT. "Ut Uon. building up the atrength.
uruiv. . " - - . i . . m.
t.lurkllv as ever. Beyond a quivering i . mum two amoniaav oc-a a oaraapa-
of the Una aha made no sign. M L,,, hM Clin m. of tn. p. waa
been shipwrecked waiting for a ray of jstck for two months and was tired and
hone or a menc-iy """"', -" I wak and oould not do any worn. Tin-
looked like that She always lookaa pa
thetic. Hut what aha really tnougnt
noboly but Bha can tell.
Jnlra Dowllna besan hla addraM
tn tha lurv with a compliment for their
n.ii.n. mil falthf ulnena. "Tha da
Ln.ni mi auffarinr from mania da-
nreaalva Inaanlty. as testified to by
experts." ha aald: "In th dttpreeaive
form there ia danger of defendant com
mlttintr sulcld. Upon this testimony
tha court la satisfied that tha enlarge
ment of the defendant would be dan-
feroua to the public Tne couri. int
ur. oidera that tha defendant having
han apnultted on the around or in
sanity and tha court having bean ln
fnrnift of tha fact hereby orders tha
defendant to b retained In cuatody and
that ha ba aent to the Mattaawan a tat
asylum and there detained.
Jerome Bays "Talr TrrdlcV
TJtrhd. tha lattar of commitment was
being mad out Mr. Jerome placed hla
arm about tha ahoulder ef Mr. Littleton
and aald:
"I am glad, or it, oia man, it waa a
fair and Juat verdict" -
After a brief conference with Mr. Lit
tleton. Justice Dowllng discharged th
Jury. They stood up to pasa through
the narrow gate. Thaw atood up alaa
He wanted to shake handa 'With them.
Kvary Juror Ignored him. One by on
ally I aent for a bottle of this medi
cine, and when I bad taken half of It
I could do the housework. Today I faal
Ilka a new woman, and recommend
Hood'a to all who hav tha grip.'
Mlaa Carrla Xrby. Jenkins. Mo.
Two STT Attacks. "I bad two se
ver attacks of the grip and a aleg of I
lung fever, and was left with a bad
cough. Hood'a Baraaparllla cured ma.
It la tha beat medicine to build up tba
ayatem." Mrs. C X. Richardson. HUls-l
boro, Oregon.
JVPfiriDC
UL
. no linn
:un, WIIIIIUUIH
STANDS BYO. OF 0.
they efiook handa with .Mr. Littleton. Tri fhft HfMsf rtf til A Annrft.
Then ther paaaed on down tha alai I ' "i r--
by th chair or Eveiyn Tnaw. one I
mada no motion until the first Juror
extended hi hand. Then, man by man.
they shook handa with oar and wished
her wall
After Thaw had been taken back to
th Torabe bl wife left tha courtroom
and ran up tha atalrs, two ateps at a
time. She rushed Into th room where
her husband was, threw her arms about
him and exclaimed: . "Thank God. it's
all over."
Thaw clapped nr in his arms and
klased her. Littleton came In and Thaw
turned to htm, graaplng his hand and
saying:
"You have dona nobly nobly."
Lawyer Pea body, beaming aleo. earn
in and congratulated Thaw.
THAW ENTERS ASYLUM. '
priation's Foes He De
clares For It
Accompanied bj . Attorney! IT
Drink Before Being Assigned.
(United Prase Lm4 Wire.)
FlahklU Landing. N. T Fab. 1. Tba
doors of Matteawan asylum for tho crim
inal Insane cloaed shortly after 7 o'clock
on Harry K. Thaw, when ha atepped
from th ahadow of tha Sing Sing death
chair.
He was accompanied by Attorney
O'Reilly. Thaw waa in jovial mood
and tha party went 'to the Wlmpleberg
hotel to await carrtagea to convey them
to the asylum, two ml lea dlatant Thaw
smiled at the photographers who bom
barded him with flashlights.
At th hotel Thaw ordered liquid re
freshments for himself and party, then
sat at the piano and played. After
half an hour he and hla friends took
carriages for tha asylum. Thaw hid
himself from the photographers aa ha
entered hla carriage.
He waa met by Dr. Lambert, who
turned him over to th observation
physicians. He is to bo kept in th
observation ward for a couple of weeka,
until his mental condition can be dlag-
nuaea. ionignt maw naa a small iron
bed in the corridor, where EQ natlanta
are domiciled. Matteawan la a atruc-
cure originally designed ror 600 inmates.
"we will take no other course with
Marry Thaw than with any other ordl
nary inmates," aald Dr. Lamb, after
seems inaw introduced to tha nhaarva
tlon ward. After we bava atudled
j. naw a menial condition and temnara.
ment we will assign htm to some par
iicuiar wara. lie win not nava anv
especial scrutiny. DUrlng the day he
win associate ana cine with the other
men. regardleas of social rank. Ha ran
exercise, can have tobacco and any dain
ties he may desire, He can purchase
anything ha wants.'
TWO THUGS nOLD UP
(Continued from Page One.)
the south, and were aoon loat to sight
In the darkness. Schaeffer, aided by
hla companions, went hark tn tha farm.
house, where they notified Superintend
ent F. EX McEldowney of what had oc
curred. A temporary dreaslng was put
on tha Injured man's wound and word
waa sent to St Vincent's hospital to
Bend an ambulance for the patient
While these events were foil
each other in rapid succession, Rambo
had not been idle. As he aped down
the narrow lane he heard the ordera
and curaes of the highwaymen, followed
after an Interval of a few seconds by
the report of the revolver ahot which
may end the life of hla rammninn
When he reached the Mann residence he
numeoiy toia tne utory of the hold
up, his precipitate flight and tha i.h.
sequent noises that accompanied the
fight and attempted murder. Miss
Mann at once' went tn thn tcVnhnn.
and got In communication with police i
headquarters In this city. She related
the facts aa told to her bv thp frio-ht.
ened Rambo, and asked that officers be
aispatcnea te tna scene at once. N
time was lost In comDlvlna- with thu ra.
quest and within half an hour n Hnun
policemen and detectives were hurrying
Further details of tha rnhharv an
shooting were sent in bv Knnprlntpnri
ent McEldowney., Acting on the com
plete Information thua obtained. Chief
unizmacner notified all towns on hnth
Bioes or me river as rar up as Oregon
City to have all officers available keep
a. wuiiai mr me nign wayrnen.
Man Sad Ban Paid Off.
The men who were robbed had been
paid by the superintendent earlier in
tne evening, and it is thought this fac
may have been known to the highway
men. All of the men had left the ereat
r part of their money at the farmhouse
Derore starting ror town, which oc
(Bpaetal Dispatch ta Tha Jooraal.)
Albany, Or.. Fab. 1. At a meeting of I
tho grange today Dr. Jamas Withy
combo, of tha Oregon Agricultural Col-
leg, mad an addraas favoring tho I
stat university appropriation and cre
ated a sensation. A general discussion
of tha matter followed. Following ba
delivered a stirring address on "Clvlo
Rlghteouanesa and Higher Education."
Prealdent Kerr, of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, waa Invited to addraas
th council on "Higher Education."
Colonel EL Hofer of Salem, apok on
tha ubjet of extravagant legislation.
The grange favors stat - legislation
to eataouah water rignta.
RICHEST POOR
FARfjjypo
Paradoxical Situation Ap
plies to Public Institution
in Providence, R. L
(Special DUpatch to Tba JosraaL)
Providence, R. I., Feb. 1. Providence
haa the richest poor farm In tho wbrld.
Tha property on which th poor farm ia
located la worth (3,000,000. The reve
nue from the property has Increaaed to
such an extant that tha officials do not
know what to do with it Last year
tha recelpta were 9,000 In exceaa of
the expendlturea.
The city poor farm, called the Dexter
asylum. In honor of Ebenezer Knla-ht
Dexter, who founded It with a substan-
tlal part of his possessions, was estab- i
llahed In 1827. At that time Mr. Dex- j
ter gave the city 40 acres of land, and
from a valuation of a few thousands
thia property, with other land called th
"Dexter aonauon," wnicn ne aet aside
to furnish an Income from which tha
city could draw for poor funds if need-
ed. haa grown to S3.000.000. Tha income '
averagea about 139,000 a year, and the4
fioor farm haa an average of about 100
nmates.
Bh smiled aa she
the rwhlte-Salred woman1?
Th moment h verdict of acmim.i
fell from tho foreman's Hps Vh
courtroom a young man named Theodora
Roosevelt Pell, a relative of Theodore
Rooarvelt and of Juror No. a, burat into
wild applause.
Take that man In charge." thunder.
Justice Dowllng. Tho man waa after-
wara nnea a.
Basra th Tordiot.
- Wfnn tho dasd sens of Harry Thaw
caught th meaning of th verdict a
faint red tinge crawled over tha pallor
of hla face, y Slowly his head turned as
upon a r'vot until his eyes met those
l hi wixe. . Jstowiy. too, nis
jrtl in a mechanical smile, fn which
ttirr was neitner mirtn nor tnumpn,
ror aft irt Ion nor compassion for the
i woman who- nad tsKen on
i tt cf. CfKraMtion ce-'er.
counts for the small amounts found on
their persona ty tne robbers.
When Schaeffer arrived at the hos
pltal an examination of hla wound was
made, and tho surgeons at once pro
nounced it to be or the moat serious
nature. After a consultation. It was
decided to perform an operation, In the
hope that the lire or the wounded man
might be saved.
FOREST GROVE BANK
CLOSES TEMPORARILY
(Special Diipitch to The Journal.)
Forest Grove, Or.. Feb. 1. Notice was
posted on the doors of E. W. Haines'
bank today stating that on account of
inability to realize on securities the
bank was forced to close" temporarily.
The liabilities ar hot large aa.,jth
depositors have drawn out most of their
money since the flurry. Th securities
ar good for the liabilities.
Her Limit on Gambling.
From the. Bt Louis Globe-Democrat
-l?er. my dear," said the husbind.
producing his puree, "'here Is 160 I won
Eit.n "rd" v at Brown's last
night You may hav It to buy that
dress . you wanted." - - '
Keluctantly th '- conscientious : wlf
took the money: then said, with an Ex
pression of rigid rectitude;
f-l simply shudder at tha thought of
using money gained la such i wty.
Henry, promise me that ftr
r?,?.0!? lor m t0 bulr hat to
TRACTION FRANCHISE
ASKED OF CENTRALIA
(Special Diipatcb to Th Journal.)
Centralla, Wash., Feb. 1. The Cen-
tralla Electric Railway & Irrla-atlon
company haa filed Its application for a
franchise to construct a street railway
In this city over First, Becond, Third.
B. C. G, Oak and Pear streets and
Tower avenue. As an earnest, it haa
deposited with the city clerk a certified
check for 1 1.000. to be forfeited to the
city in case such railway system la not
completed within one year from the
date of the art-anting: of the franchise.
The matter will come before the city
council Tuesday evening.
PLANS FOR ALBANY
DEPOT APPROVED
OKpMpeclal DUpatch to Tba Journal.)
Elbany, Or., Feb. 1. At a meeting of
the citizens' committee yesterday aft
ernoon, and at a later meeting of mem
bers of the city council, the plans sub
mitted by the Southern Pacific, show
ing the outlines of the new depot to be
built here, aa ordered by the railroad
commission some time ago, were ap
proved. A recommendation was made
that the location of the new depot be
at the south end of Lyon street, imme
diately north across the tracks lying
between the old structure and the
freight sheds. This has not yet been
acted upon. Active work will be un
dertaken at once.
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It pays to investigate February sales
Don't start in furnished rooms. Get a cozy flat or cottage and Our inventory is completed, and like every
k furnish it to suit yourselves Whpre to buy your furnishings 'other big store,: we find rnanyi itemi that
is one of the most important things' you will have to decide must go, to make room for newer, stock., It
upon a place where you can make small monthly payments, is our policy to keep our stock bright and
and where you can buy at reasonable prices should be selected, fresh. We can mention only a few of the
If you investigate you will find this store is such a place and ' extraordinary values we offer in this adver-J
there are very few others. , : ' ' tisement :,;'S r -n-- ;.
Unbreakable and indestructible;
use gt$ or - wood or coal; top
moth polish without blacking;
the only range with a cash guar
antee; prices f 57 to f 135.
Another range may do, but if -you
want the best come and see tha
Monarch, the - only range . made
with duplex draft One dollar per
week will buy one and by paying
cash you can get 10 per cent discount.
February Sales of
n.ag carpets, uurauio laai (.uiuii, vu j.iu wiut,
per yard 86f
Fibro Carpets, Tery heavy and durable, in light
finished colors, made from the American grass
fibre, per yard ?
Half-wool Ingrains, a fine heavy fabric, one yard
wide, per yard 6Tf
All-wool Ingrains, medium quality, sewed and
laid, the yard - 5e
All-wool Ingrains, extra quality and patterns, laid
the yard f
Vt .-1- ft - . - . J J A f- IIamI Mf.AM
Drusscis varpcts, y4-yau wiuc, ,u tiui.i jn. i
laid, per yard T3f
Extra fine 10-wire Body Brussels Carpets; usual
price $1.20, six patterns at.
Axminster Carpets, fine soft fabric and four good
patterns; usual price $1.60, sale price.... f 1.17
Jm!L
February
Sale
of
Dressers
ABKASHZVa
OATbT
Dresser, as Illustrated,
made of white maplo
with French bevel mir
ror top, 20x42 inches,
swell top drawers, $14
value, for .....g 10.95
Go-Carts UnrJerpriced
Our Oo-Carts coat ua leas w hav not the space to tall
?ou all about them but wo purchased a carload at one
hlrd laaa than tho regular wholeaale price. You can
buy cheap and medium priced Oo-Carta of all kinds
ner ror sucn prices aa moat
dealers pay.
No, I Folding (Jo-Cart. 10-inch
steel wheels fl.69
No. I Folding Oo-Cart, To-inch.
rubber tlr whaela, reclining back
and adjuatabla foot end... 3.49
No. 1H Same aa above with
parasol $4.24
No. t Sleeper reclining Oo-Carta
with 10-Inch rubber tlr wheels
and springa, and reed backs and
foot, both adjustable S3.99
No. SU Same as abovo, with
parasol ........ .S4.74
Collapalblo Oo-Carta, tho most
durable kind. 110 value1 .. .$7.90
DESKS AT COST
E
As stated in our ads for the past two
months we are closing out the office
desk department. When these are
gone we will have no more. Prices
on desks continue just the same as
during the Challenge Sale.
No. 0343 Solid oak, polished flat-top
Desk, 30x48, two sets of drawers;
regular price $25, now. .. .'.17.50
No. 0315 Flat-top quarter-sawed oak
Desk, size 32x55; regular price
$36.50, now f 24.00
No. 343 Polished oak roll top Desk,
27x55, two tiers of drawers and one
large center drawer; reduced from
$35 to f 29.75
$1.25 Savory Roasters
70o
Overstocked with seamless Savory Boasters.
sis, 8 Inches by 12 Inches by 19 Inches.
Every home should hav ona. No nhono or
mall orders.
A BIG VALUE
We buy tablea In straight carloada. Wo get low
ar prices and lower freight ratea. ' . v .
This six-foot Extension Table, aa" Illustrated, six
icei ions, incites in aiameter, DeauuiUI - golden
oak finished. Center leg in pedestal. Price' at
February sal ,,, ..112.50
February
Sale of
IRON
BEDS
- - - I
Quito a number of bada of which wa have only
one or two left quite a few samples which are a
little ohopworn, and eome patterns that have not
been ready sellers all these are offered at mmt
attractive prices. Space does not Dertnlt ua ta
make a comolete list.
No. 80Bed. $$.50 value, for ..1b2 9k
No. Bed. $4.00 value, for' . . . it nn
No. 101 Bed. 6.00 value for .... X44K
No. J38V.M.-3B 11.8 vilu; for ! iS'iR
Doe With Horns.
From tho Madras Pioneer.
The other evening while out at work
in the district I came across a herd of
black buck, consisting of two males and
a few females. On looking carefully at
the males inrougn my glasses 1 no
ticed that ona had very peculiar horns.
1 set out after him, and after runr.lie
and riding alternately to keep him in
sight 1 came up witn mm and Knocked
him over with a bullet in the right
shoulder. On walking up to him I
found to my surprise that It was not a
male at all, but a doe. Now, among
antelope of this species tho does never
hava horns: but th one in Question had
horns 18 Inches long and totally dif
ferent from the horns of th ordinary
black buck.
To beain with, ther were Quite devoid
of anything approaching a spiral and
were much thinner than tho horns of
even a very young black buck. Also
they curved straight back over the head
in a semi-circle, the tipa going down I
below - the throat on either aid. I do
not think a freak of thia kind haa ever
been seen or. heard of before.
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The Philosophy Tap.
Enoch's daughter waa $80 years old
when she married. Cheer up. srlrls
and this la leap year, too.
Every man has a sneaking idea that
If ha had been In Adam'a place th
world would still b a Garden of Eden.
The young admit that marriage is a
gamble, but they are all firmly con-
incea mat iney nn uisooverea a win-
nlna- "system.'
wUt, , . Am.m- ...... . iv f ICU Br WWl'im VW.O. U 111-. BCIUIV
tm,V hA V;,i i--.runrv" in a hiding a dollar unaer a glass plat.
0nw.f?r; ,tw..wt.ar" ' ' n't want Poiitewss la a cola that anrlches tha
; .. blackaf 4 my, husband. to become a gambler.'? , . I spandat. . . - , i
th railroad changed Ita policy, easting
off all pretenses of observance of th
conditions on which It had accepted
tho grant. Immediately before amd
. Bine Harrlman became tho controlling
spirit in tho affalra of tba Southern
Pacific, tha road haa sold Its Oregon
lands to anybody and everybody,- In
large tracts and small, and at th best
prices that could be obtained, regard'
lesa of the restrictions contained In the
act which gave the enormous grant ta
tno corporation.
Within the past nine years tha rail'
road haa. sold in thia manner about
1,600,000 acres, for tha moat part at
prices ranging rar abov th atipulated
maximum limit of $2.60 per acre. This
land has been sold rn tracts running
rrom a lew nunarea to nu.uuu acres at a
time, to single purchasers. An Illus
tration is found in the sale, at ona
time, of 48,600 acres to tha Hammond
Lumber company at an average price
of $8 per acre. This, like hundreds of
other similar transactions, is a matter
of record. It seems to hava been tho
Harrlmah policy to realize as rapidly
aa possible upon th enormously valu-
am asset- wnicn tne government had
placed in the railroad's hands, and this
without any regard to the conditions of
tho grant and with absolute indiffer
ence to ita purpose, which waa to en
courage tha development of th state
by Inducing th immigration of actual
sattlers. Th reatriotions Imposed by
the government wer designed to pre
vent tne iana irom . iaiiing into
th
hands of speculators and land-grabbing
corporation: th volley pursued bv th
railroad .during the .past eight . yeara and on tha other band without throwing
has brought about Just tha reverse of
thes v results.
Holds Two ICUlloa Acres.
Of tho original grant of moro than
4,000,000 acres tha railroad still holds
mor than 3,000,000 acres, which In
cludes much of tho most valuable tim
ber land In th state. It has been as
sessed and taxed by county assessors aa
high aa 120 and $80 an acre, and In
soma Instances Its actual value has
been estimated as high as $100 an acre.
When tho reports became current that
th government proposed to oompel tho
Southern Pacific to sell all these hith
erto unsold lands at the maximum price
of $2.60 an acre, a horde of speculators
rushed In to secure claims In the hope
of realizing enormous - pronts. some
of them halve already . Instituted suits
to enrorca tneir aemanas. in most
cases they ar no mora actual settlers
than were the corporations to whom the
railroad haa been selling during tha
past eight or nlno yeara.
-. Th nroblem confronting the a-overn
ment ia a difficult one. If it should
seek a complete nullification of the
grant, hundreds If not thousands of
actual settlors who bought in good
faith from tha railroad will find their
titles clouded and will be put to bur
denaorfi expense and delay before they
can establiah their rights. If on tho
other hand th government should seek
anaclflo performance or the original
conditions of th grant, thereby forcing
in railroad to aeu to avery settler on
160 acres at a maximum price of $2.60
per aore, it will open th door to- a
horde of speculators and .will probably
in tn and tnrow tno dujk or tn iana
into the handa of a few lndlvlduala or
corporations who will acquire it at a
price twhlch 1' but a . tenth or twen
tieth of Ita present actual value.
When B. D. Townsend waa her last
summer as the steclal emissary of tha
frovernment tn gathering videnc re
nting to tha railroad grant. It was in
timated that soma mlddl course mlaht
b devised whereby the government
mieht- establish '. Its riarhts' without on
th on hand imoalrlnr th titles of
actual settlers who bought In good' faith
all tha Immensely valuable unsold lands
into tho hands of speculators. Mr.
Townaond's work, howevar, was merely
preliminary and th information he
gathered waa turned over to Hon. Tracy
. Becker, special assistant to th attorney-general,
to whom the entire con
duct of tho impending litigation has
boen assigned.
Seeker Zs Silent
Mr. Becker declines to Indicate at
thia time the course that the govern
ment will pursue. When questioned on
the subject laat evening he replied:
"Until I am Instructed by the attorney-general
to file the bill of complaint,
I do not think I would be JuatifiaA in
making any definite statement aa to the
nature or tne proceedings, but I am
quite sure that no proceedings Will be
taken which will Impair the tltl of
oona ziae nurcnasers or small Tiniriino-
Aor of such holders as tha citv of- Port.
una, wnicn purcnasea part OI in land
for Its watr system from th Oregon &
California railroad. In other words, I
think the action to he Instituted by the
government will be so framed aa to do
tne jeasi possiuie injury to bona Tide
holders. Further than that I do not feel
at liberty to make any statement at tho
present time."
While Mr. Becker declined to say how
soon the litigation would be commenced,
advices from Washington Indicate that
it win do very soon.
Skillful Telegrapher Who Is Deaf,
V -Frora tha i,ewlston Journal
- Peter A. Foley, the 'lightning taker
of Portland, is tne moat wonaerrui toie
o-ranh Anm inr in tha world, v.. v ..v
Folev is totally deaf, an affliction
which ordinarily would b supposed to
make telegraphy an utter impossibility
to him. but sine h becam deaf eight.
years ago roiey Das developed: what
may h called a aixtn aense and by
touch and slaht ha can datect tha finest
movements of th Instrument and cor
rectly Interpret them. His nervous' sys
tem la part and parcel of teleftraphv
and by means of the sense of touch. in
his finger tips he takes messages trans
mitted from, the ends of,-the continent.
CLOSING OUT
SALE
S THIS STOVE o
271 First Street
Between Madison and Jefferson
' Open ' Evening - i
Ho can read a message by watching the
Bounder. - -vy !v v. wi-v-rr i- - f - -v i? A.?!
With his left forefinger placed Ilghtlv
on the sounder, he can by his wonder
ful'senae of touch take a message ai
accurately as any man In, the office. - t
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