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GHPTAIN lUI'GODK
THE WILY ARMY OFFICER
WHO FLEECED OUR CITIZENS
AVEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. 1902.
GREAT SALT LAKE SINKING.
GENERAL NEWS
jMiss Ellen M. Stone, the mission
" aiy. who was captured by brigands
and released, recently has contracted
to lecture for the Chautaugua soci
eties of the country during the larger
part of the coming summer;
The engine attached to a Southern
Pacific special freight train exploded
between Waldorf and Cas Alalia,
about eight miles we3t of Santa Ma
ria, Calif... Brakenian Henshaw and
Fireman E. It. Dugan were killed.
The board of control of the endow
ment rank. Knights of Pythias, issued
ta statement showing that on July 1,
1001, the unpaid accounts amounted
'to' ,-59,500. and that at the end of
.December they have been reduced to
" I24S.50O.
The United States transport Meade,
which sailed from San Francisco for
Manila on Saturday night, returned
late Sunday night, Hying the yellow'
flagranti anchored at the quarantine
station. The Meade's return was due
.to the discovery of a case of smallpox
;and on account of a case of scarlet
lever among the recruits aboard.
. The bill in equity against the
Northern Securities Company, J. Pier
pout Morgan, J. J. Hill and others, to
prevent the merger of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern and oth
er northwestern railroads is nearing
completion at Washington and it is
the present intention to Miave it
ready the latter part of the present
week. The bill will be printed in
Washington and made public as soon
(as it has been filed.
pacific Northwest news
While delivering mail at the resi
dence of Eugene H. Boyer, at Walla
"Walla, Monday, M. A. Stafford, a lo
cal carrier was bitten in the right
forearm by a vicious dog.
The monthly report of the insane
asylum at Salem for February, shows
a total enrollment of 1227; supply ac
count, $702.18; salaries, ?5421.44;
per capita per month, ?9.89.
Crook county proposes to offer a re
ward for the detection of scab in
bands of sheep. This will have a ten
dency to keep out bands of migratory
sheep that infest ranges and scatter
disease broadcast.
A steer butchered by an Everett,
"Wash., market had a tooth covored
-with gold. The animal came from a
Snohomish county ranch. 'Butchers
say they will prospect the streams
where the animal drank.
Vincent Bacigalupl, familiarly
known as "Tug Wilson," a well
known young man cf Vancouver, died
at St. Joseph's hospital here last
night, from heart disease. Deceased
was 38 years old and unmarried and
.was born at Cincinnatti, O.
Mrs. Sarah J. Cody died at her
home in Portland Sunday night. Mrs.
Cody was born in New Orleans in
i This Great Body of Water Is Surely
Disappearing.
The decline in the surface of the
Great Salt Lake is causing apprehen-
sion among the people of Utah. This
; interesting body of water has been
; steadily sinking for a number of
I years, but the causes of Its decline
are not well understood. It is thought
by some that the lake is subject to
cycles of years and heavy and light
rainfall and that it is now undergo
ing one of its low water periods from
which it will soon revive. The move
ments in the water have also been
thought to be related to the develop-,
ment of agricultural and grazing in
terests, which divert large quantities
of waters from the streams which
feed the lake for use upon the land.
During the past years the cutting of
the timber from the neighboring
mountains has been unusually heavy,
practically destroying the forest pro
tection of the head waters of a num
ber of streams whose waters flow intp
the lake. The cutting of these forests
is supposed to have injured the flow
of the streams and thus have affected
the lake level. Great Salt Lake is
the means of considerable resource
to Utah and the value of property
near the lake and certain lines of
business are said to be unfavorably
affected by the decliue. The matter
is there considered of so- much im
portance that the United States Geo
logical Survey has been asked to
make an investigation into it.
Would Smash the Club.
If members of- the "Hay Fever Asso
ciation" would use Dr. King's New dis
covery for Consumption, the club
would go to pieces, for it always cures
this malady and asthma, the kind
that bafTles the doctors it wholly
drives from the system. Thousands of
once hopeless sufferers from consump
tion, pneumonia, bronchitis owe their
lives and health to It. It conquers
grip, saves little ones from croup and
whooping cough and is positively guar
anteed for all throat and lung
troubles. 50c, $1.00. Trial bottles free
at Tallman & Co.'s.
WESTON NOTES.
Miss Katherine La Barre Has Resign
ed Her Position in the Normal
School.
Weston, March 5. I. E. Saling is
making some improvements in his
building, at the corner of Main and
Franklin streets, to accommodate his
new tenants, Taylor & Jarman, who
will move from their present quarters
to the Saling building about the 17th
inst. A brick partition has been
taken out, making one large store
room out- of the building. A new
front will also bo put in. The repairs
will cost about $1000.
This morning a large plate glass
window in the Saling-Young building,
occupied by John Cummbigs grocery
store, was blown out by a' high south
wind.
Miss Kathorine LeBarre, of Port
land, who has been in charge of the
voice culture and physical culture de
partments of the normal school dur-
1833, and was therefore 09 years old ln the year, has resigned. It has not
at the time of her death. She came ,,een decided as yet whom her sue-
to the Pacific coast in 1852, and has cessor will be.
since resided in Oregon and Wash-' "0 tanners on Wild Horse and
ington. Weston mountains are complaining of
,rri, t.h i ii i i 100 much wet weather, but tho crop
-S fJtuL0" C !! n'S outlook, both in the mountains and In
f ?"','"' tho flio on Front jncs8 He retUPnod ,nat nlhL
The voice of the politician is heard
street, February 23. Jailor James II.
T)s1t.r. nnnHn -.-1. . i
lias boon ulven tliat ho clnliboil .... '".'It T" .f"1"' nrotountl
, me republican primaries, promises to
Charles DeFrance, well -known in e a lively day here, as a consequence
w.aiia walla, died In Portland Satnr- o these street cdrnor debates.
in muiiajf aiiui u 1'UiUJ.IU UUU HlX
goring illness extending over a per
iod of several months. Ho was 1C
years of age. For several years he
was secretary of tho state democrat-1
lc state contral committee and had
Lockjaw From Cobwebs.
Cobwebs put on a cut lately gave a
woman lockjaw. Millions know that
the best thing to put on a cut is Buck-
ion's Arnica Salve, tho infallible heal-
been identified with politics over or of wounds, ulcers, sores, skin orup-
since his residence in tho state. Ho tions, burns, scalds and piles. It cures
leaves a widow and a daughter, and or no pay. Only ;25c at Tallman &
his homo was at .Spokauo, r Co.'b. -
Captured In Portland and Sheriff Blak-
ley Has Him Now In Charge, en
Route to Pendleton.
"Captain" J. J. McCook is now in
the custody of Sheriff Blakley, and
speeding toward Pendleton on the
east-bound train from Portland.
Mnny people in Pendleton have rea
son to remember Cnptain McCook,
who came here last summer and rep
resented himself as being an nrmy
officer looking for horses for the gov
ernment. He was a very smooth fel
low and had not been here but a few
days until he had worked hiniBolf into
the good graces of many of the prom
lnent men about town, who were in
duced to cash bogus checks for mm
to the amount of about $G35, and be
fore the fraud was found out tho "cap
tain" suddenly disappeared and, al
though ever' effort was put forth to
locate him, proved of no nvnil until
he turned up in Portland a few days
ago.
McCook had not only bilked the
people in Pendleton, but had worked
his graft in Portland and other places.
Apparently thinking that the effects
of his smooth work had been forgot
ten and that he would not be recog
nized, Jie went back to Portland and
put up at the same hotel where he
stopped when In that city last sum
mer. He registered this time as J.
Sherwood, but his face had not been
forgotten by one of the hotel clerks,
who Informed the officers and they
Immediately communicated with the
sheriff's office here. Word was sent
back to the chief of police of Port
land to immediately arrest J. Sher-.
.wood, alias Cnptain McCook, but the
wily "captain" had disappeared and
could not be found. Detective Wei
ner was put on his trail and Monday
he suddenly came face to face with
McCook, who was taking a trolley car
ride to Highland park. McCdok was
arrested and placed -in jail and Sher
iff Blakley notified. Mr. Blakley loft
Monday night for his man, but the
matter was kept quiet until late Tues
day evening, when he wired back, that
the Portland authorities had tho
right man and he would arrive with
him this evening.
Is Sherwood McCook.
When Detective W.einer readied
headquarters with his, prisonor, Mc
Cook, alias Sherwood, the clerks at
the Hotel Portland, says the Tele
gram, were requested to come and
identify the man. The first clerk to
arrive identified Sherwood as Colonel
McCook, declaring he met the sus
pect at Salt Lake last summer.
"Don't you remember me?" persua
sively asked tho clerk. "We had a
drink together. You said you were
Colonel McCook and wanted me to
cash a check for you."
Never was in Salt Lake in my life,"
replied Sherwood.
"And," resumed the clerk, smiling,
"you gave me a letter to Captain
Schley, son of tho admiral, who was
captain at Fort Douglass. You told
me you were to have charge of the
post."
"Nonsense."
"That's just what it was. I tele
phoned out to Fort Douglas and they
said they had never heard of you."
Asked if he had ever been in Pen
dleton representing 'himself as an
army officer buying horses for the
government, McCook said that he had
never been there, "ion gentlemen
are springing a lot of new towns on
me," he said.
The stranger has acknowledged
that he wa3 at the West Point mill
tary academy for two years but dflfl
not graduate.
The suspect takes his detention in
a calm manner and declares that the
people who have identified him as
Colonel or Captain McCook are la
boring undor a misapprehension. He
laughs at the idea that lie is the re
uouuiuoie oiucor wno swindled so
many people out of gold by worth
less checks. Ho has with him pa
pers which assist In corroborating
nis statements to some extent. Slier
wood says that he passed throuch
Portland last April and was at the
Hotel Portland for a few hours, but
uiu not stay there. He was then on
tho road to Tacoma. Ho declares
that since last August he has been
working as civil engineer on the in
tor-suburban electric line between
beattle and Tacoma. Tho chiof of
poliqo telephoned to Tacoma last
night and had that much of Slior-
woou's story confirmed by the man
ager of the road. Sherwood says ho
knows many prominent business men
in Portland, declaring that they will
Identify him as Sherwood and not as
McCook. Ho confesses, however
that most of his Portlanl acquaint
ances have known him but a short
time and some but a few days.
In his story to the chief of police,
the suspect states that he has fol
lowed civil engineering for venn?
and before going to Tacoma he was
in California. Ho claimed to have In
his possession, and later produced It.
a leuor irom d, ai .Tnit, offering him
u position on a proposed railroad in
Mexico. In this letter Talt niformod
Shorwood that ho (Talt) would be in
this city at the Hotol Portland March
1, with Marshal Field, of Gliicaeo.
Mr. Field wub to go to Moxico with.
Talt and Sherwood, and the party
was due to arrive In the south March
5. Mr. Field, who is a business man
of national prominence, however,
failed to arrive In Portland ns was
predicted in tho letter. Neither did
Mr. Talt materialize. Tho letter
bears every trace of being gonulne,
so the police assert
When Sheriff Blakley arrives in
Pendleton on tho east bound train
this afternoon with McCook, nllas'
Sherwood, in custody of a number of
Pendletonians will have nn opportun
ity of renewing their briof acquaint
ance with the individual if he proves
to be "J. J. McCook, of the regular
army," as ihe represented himsejf to
bo when in Pendleton several montliH
ago. The Pendletoninns in question
have had time to "cut their eye teeth'
with the result that they will see
more clearly than they saw when
they wore mnking the alloged Mc
Cook's acquaintance and not one of
them is expected to bo so charttabUj
to "an old friend" to go on hlsbond
now that he Is trouble. They will
fail to be moved by the old couplet:
"A friend in need.
Is a friend Indeed."
The result wll be that McCoook will
take up his quarters In Jail, whore he
will live for some time at the taxpay
ers' expense.
The Bunch Is Off I
t
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CLEVELAND LEA
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CRESCENT A CLOSE SEP
PRICES $25, $35, $40, $5
WUV Pay the Same Price
"TIA for Inferior Bicycles?
CALL FOR A CATALOGUE
JAMES B. WELCH, AGE
EAST OREGONIAN BUILDING
An Important Decision.
In the case of Frank Richardson
vs. the Southern Pacific railroad,
the supreme court at Salem, ren
dered the following decision: Whore
a railroad cdmpany allows the pub
lic to ride on certain freight tralnB
the company is a common carrier ns to
such persons, and an agreement by a
purchaser of a mileage ticket at re
duced rates, absolving the compnny
from damage while riding qn such
freight train is void, as against pub
lic policy and the company is liable.
In the lower court Richardson was
given damages of $925 for Injuries re
ceived while riding on a freight train
cnused by stopping the train too suddenly
BEAUTY IN THE KITC
One of our artistic, handsotj
efficient cooking ranges, the I
the housekeeper's heart. Oi
are guaranteed to BAKE and
right. PRICES LOW. WoJ
to show them to you.
Thompson Hard wai
631 Main Street, Phone Mi
JESSE FAILING
Interested in Oregon.
The great interest that Is taken in
Oregon by residents of the eastern
states is indicated by a dozen letters
of inquiry received all in one day by
Secretary of State Dunbar. Every
mail brings a number of such letters
from people in the east and middle
west, inquiring regarding the re
sources and industries of the state.
All such letters are answered as fully
as circumstances will warrant, and
Mr. Dunbar sends to the. inquirers
such descriptive matter as ho has at
hand. The number of requests for
information is constantly increasing.
...THE CARPET MAN...
y7e Are Cleaning Otit...
Our Winter Carpets to mnko room for our Now
Spring Stock It's a sweeping reduction In
prices, too, nnd tho wiso housekoopor will do.
well to tnko n'lvuntnga ol them. Como now
and mnko your selection of Lnco Curtalnt.,
Kortters, Rugs, etc. Closing out an ulegant
line of Hope I'ortiers, Matting and Wall Paper.
Sewing: Machines of Ail Kinds.
ma
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True.
The occasional ad is one of the very
Dest methods by which to squander.
money. Continuous advertising, on
the other hand, will bring ample re
turns for the money Invested. Suggestions.
TO CURE GRIP IN TWO DAYS
Laxative Ilromo-Quinito removes the causo
h. . Grove's signature on every box. 1'rlci
i- cents.
When yoo are
DEAD
Everyone speaks well of
you When you are very
much alive some speak
ill. If anyone speaks ill
of us its because we are
VERY
MUCH
ALIVE
One thing is certain ,
you get better groceries
for less monev when you
. buy of F. S. Younger &
8011.
Don't believe the knock
er's; try them lor your
selves; order of
F. S. YOUNGER & SON,
and get your goods
delivered promptly.
B YERS' BEST FLOU
To make good bread hbo Byers' Bret Flour. It took first
premium at the Chicago World's Fair overall competi
tion, and gives excellent satisfaction wherever used.
Every sack is guaranteed. We have the beat Steam
Rolled Barley, Seed Rye and Beardless Barley.
PENDLETON ROLLER MILIJ
W. S. BYERS, Proprietor.
HOW DO YOU
expect people to know
you have to sell If you
.The new store can never be A nCDTICI
known unless It advertises U V d 11 I IOI
AMERICAN PLAN.
i$3 00 per Day and Upwards.
Finest Hotel
In the PaclK
North
THE PORTLAND
PORTLAND. OREGON. v
Special Rates to Eastera Oregon people visiting Portland. Headqwri
iu luunsis una commercial travelers. n. C. BOWERS, man
T T71 AT m A WirC "Write the East
X,v-F gonian for a free i
aiogoe 01 mem. a tail supply always kept in stock.
For Health, Strength and
Pleasure Drink
Polydore Moens, Proprietor.
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