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VOL. XIT1
THE DALLES, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 17, 1901.
NO. 14
1) c Da Ucg
THE OREGON
LEGISLATURE
Hath Houses Adjourned Today Until
Monday Memorial Services Held
Special to Tim: Ciiko.viui.k.
Sai.km, Jim. 17. Roth houses are
rushing business with commendable
ipeed. At noon today 127 i)ill8 had boon
introduced and read (or the firm time in
tiie linnets mid ovor sixty hud reached
the sunk.' stage in I lie senate.
Memoriiil services were hold today in1
the senate in honor of tlui Into Senator
Ileal.
Tlii! committee clerk evil Iiuh boon
cliucktil in both Iioiihun, whether tempo
rarily or permanently remains to be
seen.
Senator MeRride and Kx-Setutor Cor
hint arc Imtii boro und bunt at work.
Iiotli express themselves us hopeful, but
in tin: opinion of many, tin; situation is
not flattering for cither, iiotli Ford und
iluriiiiiu are talked of as having at least
a chance with the rent. Tliu atato
printer ia crowded with work.
A joint memorial has paaHcd lioth
houses objecting to the transfer of thu
control of the foreHt reBerves to the
agricultural department of the- federal
government. Oregon is particularly
interested in this matter.
Awaiting printed bills both houses
adjourned today till Monday. The call
for a republican cauciiB has boon circu
lated, hut witli what aueoeBS Iiuh not
been announced. McRride'a friends ex
pect to have u majority of the members
who have not aa yet committed them
selves on ttie imuatorial (ineation. Near
ly all the incmherH left Salem tliia
afternoon.
No ItlKl't tu ('Kill"".
Thu woman wiio is lovely in face,
form and temper will ahvayB have
friumlH, hut one who Mould he attractive
iiniHt keep her health. If alio ia weak,
sickly and all run down, alio will lie
nervous and irritable. If ahe Iiuh con
stipation or kidney trouble, her impure
hlootl will canae pimplcH, blotchen, akin
eruptions and c. wretched complexion.
Klectric lilttera ia the beet medicine in
the world to regulate fltumiieh, liver and
kidtieya and to purify the blood. It
gives strong nerves, bright eyea, Hinootb,
velvety skin, rich complexion. It will
make a good-looking, charming woman
of a run-down invalid. Only 50 centH
at Ulnkoloy'H drug more. 2
Wiinl l.oiiem- liny.
IlAiiiiiHiii'Kd, I'u., Jan. 10. Tho Wil
littiiiBlowu colliery, controlled by thu
I'uiiiiHylvuiiia railroad Iiuh auapended
opuratioiiH on account of a demand made
ly the employes that the laborerH and
timber men should have a ten. hour day
instead of eight. Tho colliery HinployuH
1000 men, and was the hint to quit work
"hiring tho anthracite Htrike lam Fall.
II In l,lf,. Wim Ni.ve.1.
Mr. ,1. Ii. Lilly, a prominent citizen of
Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful
lelivorence from a frightful deatli. In
telling of it hu Bays: "I was taken witli
Typhoid fever, that ran into Pneumonia.
My lunga became hardened. 1 wan ao
uk I couldn't even Hit up in bed.
N'otiiitij- liulpud me, I expectud to booh
die of Conauiiiption, when I heard of Dr.
King's New Discovery. One bottle gave
Sreat relinf. J continued to uae It, and
w am well and Htrong. J can't nay
too much in Uh praise." Thin niarvelloiiB
iiii-dlcino Ih tho aurcHt and quiokoat cure
in the world for all Throat and Lung
''rouble. Regularsizoa 00 cents and $1.00,
Trial bottk'B free at Jtlnkuloy'u drug
store; every liottlo guaranteed. 2
l'on't you know that Cocoanut Cieain
'lair Tonic will nave your and your
ulilldrun'B lialr? Vou can got it foi 50
''id 75 cents a bottle at Frazer'a harbor
""op, solo agent. tf
tiaye received a carload
oi the celobrated .lame K. Patton
atrictly pure liquid paints
MEASURES TO
BE PRESENTED
Provisions of a Few of the Many Bills
Which Will Come Before the Legislature.
Sai.km, Jan 10. Representative Mat
toon has prepared bill, the object of
which is to enable borrowers from the
state school fund to obtain the six per
cent interest rate without diminishing
the principal. Mr. Mattoon Bays that
the land securities in Oregon are now so
gilt-edged that all loans should be ob
tained at tiie rate of six per cent, with
out regard to the reduction of the prin
cipal. The text of this bill follows:
"Suction 1. That section 8 of an act
'withdrawing from sale certain indem
nity school lands, and to reduce the rate
of interest on loans from the school uni
versity and Agricultural College funds,
and on notes given for the purchase of
lands,' approved February 17, 1890, be,
and the same ia hereby amended so as
to read as follows :
" 'Sec !!. Tho makur of any note for
any ioan heretofore made from any of
the fundH mentioned in this act, desiring
to secure the six per cent rate provided
in thiB act, may do so by paying up all
arrearugea in interest due on his loan,
without diminishing the security. Upon
the payment by him of all arrearages in
interest due on hie loan, ttie rate of in
terest on the loan shall thereafter be
computed at 0 per cent per annum, and
shall be payable semi-annually on the
firut day of January and July of each
year; provided, nothing herein shall be
construed as authorizing the continu
ance of any loan whiijh ie not adequate
ly secured.'
"Sec. 2. That section of the afore
said act be, and the saute is hereby re
pealed. "Sec.!!. Inasmuch as there is urgent
need for the orrection of the present
law, this act shall take effect aud.be in
full force from and after its approval by
the governor."
TO UK IJJCACr MOKTCj.U.lM'.VV LAW.
Representative Rice, of Douglas coun
ty, baa prepared a bill that practically
provldeB for the re-enactment of the
mortgage tax law. The bill in entitled
"An act to define the lerma 'land' and
'real property,' for the purpose of taxa
tion, anil where tho name shall be as
sessed and to provide for the pale of tile
Hiime for taxes, ami to declare what to
curitieH are void."
ion cati'1.k.mi:n'm iiknckit.
Representative Roberta, of Wasco
county, proposes to stand by the cattle
men of the state, lie bad a bill before
the legislature two yeais ago to repeal
the net to prevent and punish the driv
ing or holding of liveatock along or near
public highways and canning tho same
to be obstructed. Tliia bill, which la a
measure in the interest of atockmeu,
pasped thu houae two years ago and
readied ita third reading in the senate
when overtaken by adjournment. Mr.
Roberts proposes to push the hill this
trip, and stay witli it until it becomes a
law. All that it contemplate?, lie de
clares, is simple justice to stockmen.
Senate bill No. 5,, introduced by John
ston, of Wasco and Sherman, for the
purpose of enabling this atate to receive
tlte beiieilta of the United States arid
laud act seems to provide a means by
which syndicates of land speculators
may obtain control of vast areas in
Kastern Oregon. The federal not re
ferred to wa,a approved August 18, 1804.
By Ibis act the secretary of tho interior
ia authorized and empowered, upon the
proper application by a state containing
arid, to contract with said statu to graut
to it an amount of such lauda not to ex
ceed 1,000,000 acres, free of cost, upon
aufllclenl proof being furiiitdicd by thu
state that tangible steps have been taken
to actually irrigate the tracts in question.
Under the provisions of tliia law the
slate may proceed to make contracts to
cause tho said lauds to be reclaimed and
sold to actual settlers, in tracts of not
more than 100 acres, and the money
derived from such sales in excess of
actual cost of icolaaiatlon to be held by
thu state as a trust fund to bo applied to
the reclamation of other deeert lands,
Tho bill introduced today provides (or
accepting the land and the sale thereof
to actual settlers in tracts of not leea
than 100 acres to each man. It aleo
provides that upon payment therefor, a
atate deed to tho land shall be issued to
the applicant, "his heirs or assigns."
This authority fot iaeuing a deed to the
assigns of a purchaser has been one of
the main aids to the securing of school
land by syndicates. Under this provision,
a syndicate might put up the money
necessary to secure the land to a pur
chaser, then take an assignment and by
paying the balance due, secure the land.
This was the precedure by which syndi
cates secured blocks of the indemnity
school land in 1S9S.
BURNED AT
THE STAKE
Xcijro Meets a Terrible Fate in a Kansas
Town Charged With Unspeakable
Crimes.
Leavvnwokth, Kan., Jan. 10. Fred
Alexander, the murderer of Pearl Forbes
and tiie fiend who attempted to criminal
ly assault Miss Eva Roth last Saturday
night, surrounded by a yelling mob, bis
clothes torn, bis face bloody with Ii'ib
own blood, was dragged from bis cell in
the courthouse, pleading for bis life,
and, after being dragged around the
courthouse yard, for 15 minutes, was
loaded into a wagon with bis captors and
taken to the place where Miss Forhf s'
body was found, to be burned to death.
Before the match was applied, John
Forbes, the father of the murdered girl,
stepped up to Alexander and said : "Are
you guilty of murdering my daughter?"
'I don't kuow what you have mo hero
for." said the doomed man.
Forbee replied, "For killing my girl
on this very epot."
"Mr. Forbes, if that's your name, you
have the wrong man."
"Rum him! Rum him!" cried the
crowd.
"Gentlemen, you have got lots of
time," eaid Alexander. "You are burn
ing an innocent man. You took advan
tage of me. You gave me no show- Can
1 aee my mother""
A man in the -crowd called for the
mother ot the negro, but she wae not in
crowd. He then said: "Will you let
me shake bauds with all of my friends?"
"You have no friends in this crowd,
you beast," said one of the men in charge
of the negro. "If you have anything to
lay, do so in a hurry."
Another man then stepped up and
said to Alexander: "Make your peace
witli your God.uigger, for you will eurely
die."
Coal oil waa then applied for the
second timo, and, while it was being
done, Alexander called to his friends in
the crowd and bade them good-bye. He
did not beem to realize that lie was to be
burned at the stake, and talked rational
ly until John Forbes, the father of the
murdered girl, lighted the match. Again
Alexander wae asked to make a con
fession, but the negro replied that he
had nothing to Bay.
As the flamea leaped about him, Alex
ander turned ghastly pale, and then for
the first time realized that his death was
near. He claaped his hands together,
and began to awing to and fro while the
crowd yelled. In less than five minutes
hu waa hanging limp and lifeless by the
chains tiiat bound him.
As aoon aa the crowd saw that life waa
extiuct, it began to slowly disperse.
There wero hundreds of the moru morbid,
however, who stayed to the last. Men
kept pilhu; on wood all the time until
rboul 7 o'clock, when thu Humes were
allowed to die down. From 0 to 8 o'clock
there was u steady stream of peoplo go
lug to the ecenu of the burning. There
were persons who had been unable to
get away from their work in the after
noon, but were determined not to misa
seeing the awful spectacle.
When the tiro had died down etif -tlciently
to allow the crowd to approach
what roinalued of Alexaudor, there was
u wild scramble to obtain relics. Bits of
charred flesh, pieces of chain, scraps of
wood everything that could possible
serve aa a souvenir was seized on with
morbid avidity by tho eager people.
Subscribe for Tim Uhuomclk.
A good story
is worth repeating.
The Half-Price Sale of
Ladies' Fine Jackets.
A satisfied customer !b
our best advertisement.
Every day sees the assortment growing less. Not a clay passes but what a few
garments change owners and every Jacket that leaves this store, we have the satis
faction of knowing, makes for us what wo most desire
...A Satisfied Customer...
We start another week's selling today, with a balance of just sixty-two choice
Jackets. They range from $10 to $20, and from 82 to 44. bust.
We offer you two Jackets
for the price of one or
ONE AT HALF PRICE.
If you are interested if you think you
will need a new coat next winter, or the winter
after it will be to your advantage to antici
pate your wants and buy now TODAY.
Juet as though you paid full
price we fit every Jacket
FREE of Extra Charge.
EXAMPLE NO. 1.
Stylish Jacket of a light tan Kersey;
made with high Medici collar and large
rovers; re vers, front and cuffs beautifully
appliqued in same material; fine pearl
buttons. Lined throughout with good
quality of satin to match. w
$13.50 Jacket for vpU.
EXAMPLE NO. 2.
Stylish Short Jacket; made of a very
fine imported black Cheviot, and lined
throughout with a good qualit- black
Taffetta Silk. Double-breasted, with large
revers; -edges bound with silk. rt T
A $20 Jacket for $ 1 (J
A. M. WILLIAMS & CO.
Flayed Oui.
Dull Headache, Pains in variouB parts
of the body, Sinking at the pit of the
stomach, Loss of appatite, Feverisbness,
Pimples or Sores are all positive eviden
ces of impure blood. No matter how it
became so it niuat be purified in order
to obtain uood health. Acker's Blood
Elexir has nevei failed tocure Scrofulous
or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
aiseaees. n is cenainiy a wumicum
remedy and we sell every bottle on a
positive guarantee. Rlakeley, the drug
gist.
Among the tens of thousands who have
ueed Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
colds and la crippe during the pa9t few
years, to our knowledge, not a single cape
lias resulted in pheumonia. Thos.
Whitfield & Co., -40 Wabasli avenue,
Chicago, one of the most prominent re
tail druggists in that city, in speaking of
tliis, eaye: "Wo recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for la grippe in
many cases, aa it not only gives prompt
and complete recovery, but aleo counter
acts auv tendency of la grippe to result
in pneumonia." For sale by Rlakeley,
the druggist.
flow to Curo ('i(iui).
Mr. R. Gray, who lives near Amenia,
Duchess county, N. V., says : "Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is the best medi
cine I have ever used. It ib a fine
children's remedy for croup and never
fails to cure." When given as soon as
the child becomes hoarse, or even after
the croupy cough has developed, it will
prevent the attack. 'Una should be
borne iu mind and a bottle of the Cough
UxniHilv kunt at hand ready for instant
uae as aoon as these symptoms appear.
For sale by Rlakeley, the druggist.
Paint your house with
fully guaranteed to last.
have tnem.
paints that are
Clarke & Falk
Country butter 40 centa por roll at
Maier & Denton's. 12j-lw
Notice !
All persons indebted to the lato firm
of E. J. COLLINS & CO., and S. L.
HRUUkb, aro requested to call and
settle up on or betore March 1st next
without tali. a, L. JJRUUKs,
Look Here!
All the Groceries, Hardware and Tin
ware will be disposed of by the 1st of
March, aa the building will be occupied
by other parties. S. L. BROOKS,
InnlC'tnchl
One-Sixth of New York Haft tli Grip.
NewYokk, Jan. 10. Speaking of the
grip epidemic in this city, Dr. Cyrus
Edison said last night:
"Fully one-sixth of New York's popu
lation has the grip. I believe the epi
demic is now at its height. It has been
more severe and the cases have been
more numerous than in any previous,
epidemic. There are many cases of urip-1
pneumonia, which is grip atleetini; tlej
lungs. This is very dangerous. A I
characteristic of grip this year is that
the temperature is always very high.
The death rate so far has been enormous
ly high seventy-five deaths in one
week is unprecedented for crip."
Remember that you don't have to be
bald ; yon can keep your I. air by using
Cocoanut Cream Hair Tonic. To be
had at Frazer's barber shop. tf
Floral lotion will cure wind chapping
and HiinOiirn. Manufactured bv C'arke
& Falk.
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