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PAGE TWO. DAILY EAST OREGON! AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, A PHIL 1, 1807. EIGHT PAGES. HIGH THE GRANDEST COLLECTION OF CLASS STYLISH WEARABLES FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN s is now herein superior varieties. Here's a number of styles that are fair samples of the splendid SUITS we are oftenng. They are different from the usual run of ready-to-wear suits. The styles are distinctive, being designed by the famous Princess garments, they can be accepted without question as correct in every detail. The wise women will make their selection early. tl 4 f T 4 f W0 mm They Are Specialty THIS WEEK. $12, $18,50, $21 and $25, Save Your Coupon. THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE Where, it Pay, to Trade GEX-JRAL NEWS. King Edward has approved the appointment of Sydney Oliver to be governor of Jamaica In succession to Sir Alexander Swettenham, who re cently reigned the office, giving as the reason his advanced years. Former Representative James T. McC'leary of Minnesota was sworn in as second assistant postmaster gener al, vice Wm. Shallenberger, resigned. The office was held by General Shal lenberger for 10 years, and he vacat ed it in order to engage In other busi ness. In Tehachapl pass, California, a wrecking car and derrick while en gaged In clearing away a wreck on the Southern Pacific, lost their bal ance and toppled over onto the wreck, making the tleup complete for 36 hours longer than It otherwise would have been. Figures compiled by the census bureau indicate that the population of continental United States in 190W was 83. 951, mo, this being an Increase over 1900 of 7,948,035. The popula tion of the United States, Including Alaska and the Insular possessions in 1S0S, was 93,182,240. Crazed by sickness, Mrs. Aquilla, a passenger on board the steamer Koenig Albert, which arrived on March 29 from Naples, threw her In fant daughter into the sea two days previous, where it perished. The woman tried to follow the infant to death, but was restrained. On March 29 a Japanese, a white man and a white womman were swept over Niagara Falls and drowned. With the Jap and the woman it was a clear case of suicide, though the two had no association with each other. The white work- vated man's fate was purely accidental. Four white men and 50 natives were instantly killed and three whites and 16 natives injured by the unexpected explosion of two cases of dynamite at the Dreyfontoln mine, in the Transvaal. One of the white men killed was an American named William Harvey. Jury on new charges of bribery. They are charged with getting a graft of 5 cent a barrel on cement furnished the city by the Alma Cecent com pany of Wellsvllle. The total amount of graft is said to be (1,500,000. Fifteen years In state prison at hard labor was the sentence passed at Salt Lake city upon Michael Mc Cabe and W. J. O'Leary, United States soldiers, who were convicted of attacking and robbing Harold Eer- rum of j i.- last month. In passing benience Judge Armstrong of the dis trict court severely scored the men for violating the oath they had taken to protect citizens. RAISES BEETS AT ONTARIO, Farmers Rent Their Land to Japs for $20 Per Acre for the Seanon. A private letter received from Prof. E. B. Conklln, formerly city superin tendent of public schools in Pendleton, says that he is preparing a large tract of irrigated land for sugar beets which grow well in that locality. A corres pondent from Ontario to the Boise Capital News says of the prospect for beetgrowing In that district: Farmers around Ontario, Nyssa and Payette will soon become plutocrats or at least bloated bond holders. Sev eral of them have renter their alfalfa land to the Jap beetgrowers for a cash rental of $20 per acre. In addition to that the farmer plows the land, drills the beet seed and in harvest time hauls the beets to market for all of which he Is paid a good round sum. The land which brings this fancy price must be smooth and have grow ing a heavy sod of alfalfa or other grass crop. It is evident the Japs will make good money as there are several instances where farmers last year cleared from $40 to $666 per acre by growing beets and hiring them cultl ' . 1 . Seven spans of the Burlington bridge across the Platte river near Grand Island, Neb., burned the night of March 29, during a heavy gale and except for the most strenuous efforts of railroaders and citizens the entire structure would have been de stroyed. The bridge Is nearly a mile long. Governor Campbell has signed the bill making gambling a felony in Texas. The bill provided a peniten tiary sentence for any 'person con victed of gambling, a Jail sentence for the owner of a building in which gambling devices are kept and Im prisonment for 30 days for any per son found guilty of playing cards In a pilvate house for a prize. At Columbus, Ohio, Fred J. Immel, former member of the city beard of safetv, and Attorney Franklin Ru brerht were bound over to the grand The Government Needs Men. The United States civil service commission announces the following examinations to take place at Boise, April IT, fur farm superintendent In bureau rf plant Industry, at $1200 per year; April 17-18, for scientific assistant, department of agriculture at a!arles ranging from $600 to J2OO0 per year: for teacher In Indian service at Genoa, Neb., Lapwal, Ida ho, and Colorado River school, Ari zona, April 24, for Hlndo inter preter at Vancouver and at San Francisco, at $600 per year. For ge ologist in the Philippine service at $1800 per year. For monotype ma chinist in thy government printing office at 58 1-2 cents per hour, says the Boise Capital News. For ap prentice draftsman, ordinance bureau war department, at $30 to $C0 per month. April 24-25, for assistant geologist In geological urvoy at $1000 to $1600 per. annum, for linotype machinist in government printing of fice at 58 1-2 cents per hour. For Sale 480 acres adjoining city limits, Pen dleton, 360 acres in "vheat. Will cut two tons per acre. Price, Includ ing crop, $12,000. Easy terms. Water on every quarter. Tou had better in vestigate this. I have several desirable stock ranches in Cames Prairie, for sale, A hotel at Pilot Rock, very ' cheap. Wheat land In large or small tracts. Suburban homes with fine orchards. E. T. WADE 'Phone black till. - " Office E. O. Building. Hurn Over Before Dry Weather. D. I. Stone was down from his I place away up by Mountain Park v eniner stauun, near Lost iaKe, WednerJay, and says that the past winter has been very severe on the forests, the sleet breaking down mil lions of little twigs, the growth of the past yeor, and .sometimes larger limbs. Mr. Stone says these twigs and limbs now lie on the ground, making a regular carpet. He suggests thnt those having for est lands should burn them at the curliest possible moment, as while these leaves and twigs are yet green and Jump frrmi the winter snows, tlir.y will burn but slowly and do no damage to the trees, but If allowed to remain on the ground until they are dry as tinder In the summer nnd then a fire Is started, there will be the worst forest fire the country has over known, this summer. It would be well for those in authority to i'iub protect the government forests In the reserve. Hood niver Newsletter. NORTHWEST NEWS. v Washington shows the largest per cent of gain In the growth of the Grange, of any state in the union. Since January 1, 28 new granges have been organized. The 'last was at Kettle Falls, with a membership of 48. Tilds for $21,000 worth of improve ments at the Academy of Idaho at Pocatello, will be opened on May 22 by the board of trustees. The Im provements will consist of a new wing on the main building and a new inflrmatory. J. H. Fudge had his finger bitten off by a horse at Huntsvllle, Wash., while he with others was trying to trim his feet. They had thrown the animal, and Fudge was trying to put a rope In the horse's mouth. The horse was angry and was fighting. The government Indian school at Chcmawa has received the plans and specifications for a new bakery to be erected at the school. The building will be a one-story brick structure, 60x326 feet, and will be equipped with an up-to-date rotary soapstone oven, the cost of which will be about $4000. Suits aggregating $20,000 have been Instituted at Butte by northern Montana stockmen against the Great Northern Railway company for damages and death to stock delayed In shipment to eastern markets. Oth er suits, amounting to many thou sands of dollars, It Is understood, will shortly be filed. Two ton of dynamite was stolen re cently at Butte and what became of it was a mystery until It was discov ered cached away in a tumble down building surrounded by wooden shucks. In fact, one sited hud been tumbled down and burned to make a bonfire, which stood only 20 feet from the cache of dynamite. In the district court at Shoshone, Idaho, Judge Walters assessed a fine of $300 and costs agalnt E. S. Bobo of Hagerman, charged with gam bling. This case came up on an ap peal from the probate court where Bobo was fined $200 and costs of $173. Bobo has given notice of ap peal to the state supremo court Stanley Piper of the United States biological survey, has arrived at Pullman. Wash., and will work con Jointly with the authorities of the State Agricultural college in the de vising of scientific methods for the ltruction of ground squirrels. In oculation wltl- a virus which produces a contagious disease, will be a prlmo method used. B. Steunenberg Is dead at Caldwell Idaho, aged 83, after a long Illness. Ho was a Hollander by birth. He was the father of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg and A. K. Steunenberg, both deceased, nnd of Will, John, C. B., and Lieutenant George Steunen berg. and Mrs. S. J. Probst of Knox vllle, Iu., Mrs. George Crookham of Nebraska, and Mrs. G. H. Wyngar ten of Caldwell. VII1TE S "TREASURE" TO BE SOLD Thaw's Victim Possessed H Rare Collection of Pictures. A New York dispatch says: F-om the American nrt galleries there was issued yesterday a hand somely Illustrated catalogue of the .Stanford White, nrt treasures. These constitute a superb collec tion which Thomas E. Klrby will d'pose of In the residence. No. 121 Fast Twenty-first street, on the af ternoons rf Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. The paint ings, as distinguished from the fur nishlngi and household ornaments, will be sold in Mendelssohn hall on Thursday and Friday evenings, April II an 12. The trontis piece In the catalogue Is given ever to the first century Greek vise, a most notable piece of its REFEREE IS CHOSEN DORSEY HILL JUDGE OF WALLA WALLA MEET. Interscliolnstlc Track and Declamatory Contest Promises to Re One of the Best Ever Held In Walla Walla Additional Rleaeliers for 1500 Arc Being Built Many Interesting Events Scheduled for the May Meet ing. Walla Walla, April 1. (Special.) The referee for the great trl-state n- terscholastlc track meet end declama tion contest will be Dorsey S. HH1, county clerk of Walla Walla county. aid one of the fairest known sports men of the northwest. Mr. Hill Is a graduato of Willamette university, and is one of the famous football referees for the northwest. He will have en tire charge of the meet, will see that every contestant receives fair treat ment, and that all events are run off promptly. AH subordinate officials will be appointed by him and prof. Hendrlck. Handsome silver cups will be award ed to the individual winning the high est number of points, and to the school winning the highest number of points in the meet. An interesting feature will be a quarter-mile relay on the last day. In which the local schools below the grade of high school will take part with a team of four boys. One of the leading business firms will give a silver cup for the contest. The prize medals which will be given to all winners In the meet are being made according to a special de sign of a very artistic quality. The name of the event is on the bar from which hangs the medal Itself, with a handsome figure in relief of a Roman d'scus thrower, and an appropriate Inscription. The easter vacation began on Wed nesday evening at the close of college, and lasts one week. During the vaca tion many Improvements have been made In the baseball grounds and ath letic field. The old grand stand has been moved behind the backstop and Improved. Additional bleachers for 1500 people are being built. It Is ex pected that at least 2000 will be pres ent at the finals.' . P.eet is the great restorer. We lire our muscles by exercise and then rent to restore them: yet a great many of us do not stop to think how little rest we give our stomachs. As a usua1 thing no part I our bodies it so generally overworked as our dl petivw organs. A tired and over worked tomach will give signs of dlt.tr.-s" to which we pay no heed un til ul last dyspepsia takes hold. In digestion is Just a warning, and If we heed the warning we can easily avoid further conequences. Kodol Is a most thorough stomach relief. It di gests what you eat and gives the stomach the needed rest and great ly assists In restoring it to Its normal activity and uefulness. Kodol is sold nn a guarantee relief plan. It Is sold hero by Tullman Co. Morgan Flnnlly Secured Range. M. J. Morgan, who owns the J. W. and Margaret Powell ranches near this city, has Just received word from the department of agriculture that his application for range In the for est reserve for his band of sheep has been approved. It will be remem bered that' at the stock meeting in this city last November the applica tion of Mr. Morgan for a grazing per mit for his sheep was denied for the rem son thnt he had not used the re- durlng the previous year and kind. The pieces 'of tapestry, tho serve- series of four dating from Italian re-'thcieby had gained no prion rights, nalssance and hanging In the dining , This ruling meant serious Injury to room, and tho lnrge Gobelin tapestry Mr. Morgan and could only Inure to which is ut tho end of the music the benefit of Columbia river sheep room, also aie subjects of lllustra-1 men. The matter was taken up with the department at Washington with the result as stated. Canyon City Eagle. tioii. Many antlqua musical Instruments are aptly employed In thn decoration if this music room. Mr. White's residence was a veri-, When you need a pill, take a pill, table treasure house of art. There nnd be sum It's an Early Riser. D re 409 numbers in the catalogue ob- Witt's Little Early Risers are safe, Jects. ! sure, satisfactory pills. The pills The pictures are 112 In number with a reputation. They do not and range from old masters to living; "ripe or sicken. They are sold by artists, among the latter several Am-.Tall man & Co. ericans. Rca4 the East Oregonlan. I All the news all the time In the . East Oregonlan. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Hotel St. George. Oliver P. Morton; H. C. Ferris, Portland: C. 8. Mlrdge, Echo; J. H. Koonts, Echo; George D. O'Connor, Walla Walla;. F. J. Miller, Rlpore; G. P. Rose, Minneapolis; C. E. Bride and wife, New York; W. J. Rellly. North Yakima; W. T. Hlslop. Portland; H. I Chandler; J. Keefe; T. F. Muds; E. E. Jones; C. W. Grant, Portlnnd: C. H. Thomas, Chicago; J. G. Cnlllson, Echo; A. B. Crlgh, Chica go; E. H. Mix, Lee's Crossing; R. E. Colwell, Portland; J. F. Damon, Port land; George Mumbrund, Nampa; J. O. Colllson, Echo; G. J. Myers, Berton; W. A. Philips, Spokane; F. A. Komer, Spokane; A. B. Ganng, Cablevllle; Sa die Andrews, Baker City; Charles Col un, Hgom; E. T. Davison, Helena; R. E. Hawkins, Denver; B. W. Plstltt, North Yakima; C. W. Croty, Spokane; George D. O'Connor, Walla Walla; B. B. Hall, Weston; James S. Bell, Athena; D. F. Lavander, Weston: A. F. Warren, Athena; Hellen Kerr. Port land; M. Grants, Seattle; O. J. Dod son; 8nowden; L. 8. Foster, Colwell; E. W. Donnelly. Corvallia; J. A. Alli son, Portland; F. C. Hannley," Portland. Hotel Pendleton. N. B. Krouae, Se attle: O. H. Taylor, Portland; H. F. Hendricks. Spokane; W. F. Looker, Portland; H. C. Baldrldge, Palma; C. E. Flnck, Palma; C. K. Becker, Port land: T. C. Lord. Portland; O. D. Gal ley, Portland; W. R. Glendenlnj, Port land; T. B. Klnnon, Portland: C. W. Madden, Portland; Mrs. W. A. Slusher, city; C. O. Hlckok, Portland; T. A. Paul, Walla Walla; George Stevens. Spokane; E. E. True, Spokane: L. C. Mlsz. Portland; J. F. Camoren, Spo kane; M. H. Mullens, Spokane; Tom Nester, Portland; W. L. Reddlg, Port land; Pauline Lederlo La Grande; E. A. Jcffer'es. Elgin, J. W. Sawyer. Walla Walla; Mrs. 8. Katz, Spokane: Miss E. Katz, Spokane: Grace M. Shepard. Boise; Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Macon, Chicago; W. O. Saunders, Chi cago; Herman Bendlx, Denver, Carl Coults, Pendleton; T. C. Oxman, Ocean Park; Wm. Maher, Portland; J. S. Ball, Portland; W. 8. Burrlss, New York; O. M. Ford, Walla Walla. J. W. Collins, Walla Walla: Fred Donance, San Francisco: O. M. True, San Fran cisco; C. E. Smith, San Francisco; R. Jell, Spokane; H. Dyke Spokane; D. A. Camgan, Spokane C. E. Rollins, Portland: P. C. Elber; Portland; T. A. Keames, Spokane; W. A. Johnson, Pendleton; M. LI pes. Pendleton. Golden Rule Hotel. G. H. Olbbs, Corvallis; H. J. Kanold, Palouse; E. E. Conley, La Grande; O. J. Cezns, Riparla; John Bartley, Petskay, Mich.; Miss Luclle Fisher, Walla Walla; C. A. Shellenberger, Weston; H. Maddenham, Weston; J. H. Key, Weston; O. F. Thompson, Echo; P. P. Cullen & Wife, Umatilla; S. A. Frunze. Spokane; Wallls Brundson, Star buck; Fred Young. Weston; Roy Rw and wife, Weston; J. Welling ton, Vinson; Wm. Carley. city: H. E. Ingler, Adams, J. P. Bowers, city; P. D. McDIvett, Portland; Rny Bybee. Bingham Springs; C. J. Smith and wife, Troy, Idaho; M. P. Whltson. Troy, Idaho: T. A. French, Troy, Idaho; John Cunningham, city. What is that tastes as pleasant as maple sugar and quickly relieves congh and cold". Mothers who have used It will quickly answer; Ken nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup." The picas:, nt cold remedy that expels the cold thrcugh Its laxative action on the bowels. Conforms strictly to the pure food nnd drugs law. Contains no opiates. Sold by Tallmar. & &Co. Who Ha the Oldest Coin? The coin question Is waxing Inter esting, and the statement In last night's Journal that the oldest coin produced In Portland so far was of date of 1747, led George Brown to appear -at the Chronicle office this morning with a Spanish coin of 1726 from the collection of John Carey, nnd he challenges Mr. French to beat rt. Mr. Brown also has a good col lection of United States coins. Mrs. J. C. Melns has a Portuguese coin of 174J among her collection and an American 1-cent piece of 1798, besides other Interesting pieces. It would be most Interesting to see the various collections of coins to gether, as there seems to be a nub ber of coin fanciers In The Dalles. Alex, and Frank Davis have pur chased the L. V. Bailey ranch on Beaver creek. Crook county, paying therefore $14,000. mm Ik iSSS H Tea tllr 1 WW The Satisfaction limn J A Folger & Co. - San Francisco