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I'lIK OUKCWN HTATKSMAN: FRIDAY FEtUAlty 18. 1887. 5 partment of Willamette Uoiversity to be f?alem. Reading journal yesterday dis admitted a attorneys on diplomas, penned with. Panned. I Senate took np bill far purchase of or- William Requiring publication of en- trays. Panned. Dimick Creating county recorder for Marion, Clackamas, Clatsop, Linn, Uma tula, I'nion, Washington and Yamhill counties. Panned. H. B., Harrington Multnomah county clerk bill. Passed. S. B. 177, Wager Provide adclitional circuit judge and district attorney for sixth judicial district. Referred to spe cial committee. Vote by which bill authorizing purchase of portraits of governors was lost, recon sidered. Adjourned. j ATTORNEY-GENERAL RI1.U Harrington's house bill creating the office of attorney general was made the special order for 10 o'clock to-day. It is thought the bill will pass, but there will probably be a hard fight against it. The (dice should be established, as the state often has need of good legal advice, for which, as a rule, money in amounts far exceeding the salary proposed is paid annually. HAKE'S SWAMP-LAM) BILL. The house yesterday passed Hare's senate swamp-land bill, bv a unanimous vote. There is a feeling abroad that Senator Hare's idea of confiscation is too general, and will only breed litigation, instead of remedying the existing evils. However, time alone can tell of the prac ticability of the law, should it receive the governor's signature, and whether it will serve the puriwee for w hich it is intend ed. MAKING DIVORCE EASIER. Yesterday morning the house passed Wilson' bill amending the divorce laws. The bill provides that habitual drunken ness for two years shall le reasonable ground for divorce, and that one year's desertion may also be good ground on which to base an action for divorce. EXTENDING TIME FOR fOLLECTION. The house passed Henry's bill, yester day, extending the time allowed school clerks for the collection of school taxes, from ten to thirty days. r AIl.ED TO PASS. Senate bill doing away with free schol arshipe in state university. February 15. HOI SK. MORNING SESSION. The hou!e met, pursuant to adjourn ment. THIRD READING OF HOUSE HILLS II. B. 103 To create the office of at torney ceneral : passed. H. B. 224 For protection of deer and elk : passed. II. B. 135 For constitutional conven tion : failed to pass. S. B. Co Requiring' all children be tween the ages of eight and fourteen to attend school twelve weeks in each school year; read three times, and jmssed Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. II. B. 28 To establish and support a bureau of ltr statistics: read second time, anj referred to special committee to report thiH evening. 8. B. 10 To amend sec. 1003, title 1 chap. 14, civil code, relating to admis sion of law students. Read first time, II. B. 1!2 Iefining in what justices courts a criminal prosecution may be in stituted; reconsideration; passed. MUST READING OF SENATE BILLS. ' 111 Relating to eBtrays. "7 To prevent false labeling and branding of fish. 113 Creating office of county record, read second time, and referred to ju ciarv. 131 To authorize purchase of portrait of governors. 115 For more efficient manner of col letting delinquent taxes. Oil To amend sees. 16 and 17, title 3 chap. 31. miscellaneous laws. S. B. 10"), apportionment bill, was read second time. Konerts ottered an amend nient, to take away one joint senator from Marion and Clackamas, and add same to Coos and Curry ; lost. Laughlin then moved to amend by making Marion and Yamhill joint senatorial district, in - stead of Marion and Clackamas; lost. Made special order for 11 a. ni. Wednes day. TIIIKI) KKAUt.NO OK HOUSE HILLS. II. B. 60 To appropriate $12,000 to aid iHjuglas and Coos counties to build a wagon road ; passed. 12V For 120,000 to aid Curry county to build a wagon road ; failed to pass. 200 To amend game law; failed to pass. A resolution by Noyer for amendments to constitution raising jr diem of legis lators to $5, and of speaker and president to $8, and providing for sixty days ses sions of the assembly ; failed to pass. 85, amending act to regulate salmon fisheries on Columbia river, by making it unlawful for sawmills to throw sawdust in streams; passed. 8. B. 137, Grants Pass charter bill. A call of the house demanded and on roll call fifteen were found to be absent. Kergeant-at-arms instructed to bring in the absentees. Bilyeu moved twice to adjourn, but lost. Fight of absentees brought in, and the doors were opened. The bill passed, with only three jiegative votes. The house adjourned till 7:30p.m., to consider assessment and taxation bills. EVENING BESHON. Reconvened at 7. House concurred in senate amendment to dairv bill. Chandler's bill for an additional judge in sixth judicial district passed. ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION. The house then took up the considers tion of the assessment and taxation bill reported from the house committee. 1 ftfiflOu H. B. 20ft The labor bureau bill amendments adopted. Fngrossed. Adjourned. KNATK. MORNING SESSION. Called to order by president Carson. Roll call. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Rugg, of traits of governors, which had been re considered last night. Coleman announced that a reduction had been made from $4,000 to 13,000 for even portraits. Bill passed. Barm moved vow by which Lee s bill regulating practice of medicine and surgery wan lost be reconsidered. House moved to lay motion on table. Lost , The reconsideration was carried. Bill j referred to special committee of Barin, tare and Watts. 8. B. 178. Weatherford Amending act incorporating Halsey. Read twice, and made special order for evening session. 8. B. 179, Gray Amending charter ol Astoria. Read twice, and made special order for to-night. Kmmett, from special committee to visit school for blind, reported, recom mending certain sanitary improvements, etc., and an appropria' ion of $2,000 for such improvements. Referred to com mittee on ways and means. THIRD READING SENATE RILLS. Simon Providing for more efficient method for collection of delinquent taxes. Passed. Stanley Compelling peddlers and ven dors to 6ecure license from county court. Passed. Stanley Bill repealing state board of immigration. Simon and Miller spoke of the advan tages the board had been to the state, and the opportunity it had for the future development of the state. Coleman made a strong argument against continuation of board. Said the board had flooded the state with immi grants through false misrepresentations. That it had not dealt fairly with the state at large, and concluded that the board could easily rid itself of the immense amount of immigration literature it had on hand this cold weather. The bill was lost ; ayes 14, noes 13. Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Barin To prevent spread of contagious animal diseases. Appointing state board of three for that purpose and state veter inary surgeon. Passed. Paulsen lo prevent deception in sale of butter and prohibiting sale by short weight. Referred to special committee. W ager Providing for an additional circuit judge for sixth judicial district. Passed. Shui Substitute bill for creating state board of immigration. Ordered printed ; ecial order to-morrow at three o clock. Wager Dividing state into three nor mal school districts, railed. House joint resolution that legislature adjourn sine die next Friday at 10 o'clock p. m. Adopted. Hare gave notice of reconsideration Lee introduced resolution that senate and house meet in joint convention on Thursday at 10 o'clock a. m. to elect state librarian, three pilot commissioners and register of the state land otlice at La Grande. Adopted. Memorial to congress praying that grants of land made to Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain wagon road by the government le cancelled, as they ob tained the lands through mutilation of memorial to conirress : ordered printed and made special order for to-morrow morning. Adjourned. EVENING SESSION. H. J. R. Providing that all printing done for state be done by state printer at rates established by law. Adopted. Weatherford A mending incorporation Halsey. Passed. Gray Amending incorporation of As toria. Passed. Blundell Amending act establishing uniform course public instruction Passed. Also amending law pertaining to com mon schools. Kelerred. Henry Fmpowering counties to levy live null tax for school purposes. 1 assed Ai-rfi relating to assessments for school purpose"". ' Gregg Compensation of school clerks in district s of tour thousand inhabitants Kcleirtil. Joint resolution submitting to special election in November, eighty seven changing time holding general elections from June to November. Adopted. Judiciary committee reportedthat plas ter or bronze cast of Gen. Lane, placed in rotunda of capitol, would be preferable to a monumeut. 1 he governor and sec retary of state made commission to procure same. Adopted. Coleman Defining and providing pen altv tor vagrancy. 1 assed. Simon Bill submitting to special elec tion in November the three amendments to the constitution. Passed. Wager Allowing sheriff's fees on prop erty sold on execution and bought by owner of execution, Passed. Adjourned. THE REAPPORTIONMENT BILL. The bill for an act redisricting the state into senatorial districts was read second time yesterday, and made special order for eleven o'clock to-day. The bill remains just as it came from the senate and it will undoubtedly pass without de bate. Following is the representation it grant : Senatorial Districts Marion, 2; Linn 2; Iane, 2; louglas, 1; Coos, Curry and Jopsehine, 1 ; Jackson,! ; Crook, Lake and Klamath,!; Benton, 1 ; Polk, 1; lam hill, 1; Clackamas, 1 ; Washington, Clackamas and Marion 1; Multnomah 5 ; Clatsop, 1 ; Washington, Columbia and Tillamook, 1; Wasco 1: Wasco and Gilliam, 1; Umatilla, 1 ;. Umatilla and Union, 1 ; Union, 1 ; Baker, 1 ; Grant anil Morrow. 1. Representatives Marion, 5; Linn, 3 Lane, 3; Douglas, 3; Coos, 1; Coos and Curry, 1 ; Josephine, 1 ; Jackson Benton, 2; Polk, 2; Yamhill, 2; Yam bill and Tillamook, 1 ; Clackamas, Multnomah, 9; Washington, 3; Clatsop 2; Columbia, l; Wasco, 'i; Guaam 1 Morrow, 1; Umatilla, 3; Union, Baker, 2; Grant, 1; Klamath and Lake 1 ; Crook, 1. An attempt was made to take Marion county from the joint district with Clack amas, and add it to lamhiil; but tl effort was ineffectual, and the bill will probably become a law as it is now Vags Discharged. Four of the tramps confined in the county jail were yesterday discharged, they having served their tweutv days' sentence. Before evening one of the men was gathered lv Marshal Ross, for begging;. Tl gentlemanly tramp don't have much of chance around tins section of the geography. FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY. Robber Caught. On Sunday, S. U. Conn, living about three miles from this city, on the Turner roa , missed a suit of clothes and other articles from his home. Investigation showed that the window to his bedroom had been entered. The glass was broken and there were tracks in the snow which plainly indicated how tl house had been entered. Calling Geo. Goodhue, the two took Vn axe handle a piece, and proceeded to follow the tracks in the snow. The chase was continued until the pursuers came al most within sight of Turner, when a man was caught np with who had on the pants and vest missed by Mr. Conn, be sides the coat, a bed quilt ana a far oi syrup belonging to him. He was cap tured by them and marcneu to inis cny, here he was turned over to hhentt Min- to. He waived examination before jus tice O' Donald, and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury. He as indicted last night and will be ar raigned this morning. The prisoner a name is Mike lenler. Articles Filed. Supplementary arti cles of incorporation were yesterday filed in the office of the secretary of state, of the Island Citv Mercantile & Milling Co., increasing the capital stock $35,000 to 5,000 : incorporators, Chas. Goodnougti, Will W. Andrews and C. B. Kaiser. Ar ticles were also filed incorporating the Grand Ronde & Wallowa Railway cora panv. The main object of the company "to construct and equip a rauroaa ana telegraph line from a point in the Grand Ronde river valley at or near La Jrande: running north to the junction of the Grand Konde and Wallowa rivers in Oregon : thence easterly along or near said Wallowa river to a point in AVallowa a lev at or near Joseph, Oregon; and to maintain and operate the said railroad and telegraph line and carry freight and passengers thereon." The company is also authorized to purchase lands adja cent to the railroad, and to make con tracts and leases with other corporations. Incorporators are J. M. Church, Unas. Goodnough and J. L. Caviness ; capital stock, $500,000. Brought to Salem. Chie; Parrish, of Portland, brought terday mornings train, then : as the partner of Clayton, ho went through Allen & Lewi Portlane, about two months ago, . turned him over to Sheriff Minto. Yak?1 and Clayton traveled through this coun try some time last fall, and they are sup posed to be the men who committed , various robberies around through the valley. The two men separated at W oodburn, in this county, l ates hopes to save himself by implicating Clayton, and with that end in view he has made confession which was published at some length a short time since. Clay ton was jtried recently and the jury in his case hung. He will be tried again, and if he is not convicted, an effort will be made to fasten the Geryais robbery on him. Yates claims that he can prove that Clayton is the man who committed the Gervais robbery last fall. The evi dence against Clayton seems conclusive. Geismardo Pardoned Yesterday Governor Pennoyer pardoned from the penitentiary Dr. C. Geismardo, sentenced on the 29th of last June to three years in the penitentiary for criminal assault upon a woman in his office, while under the influence of chloroform. The belief has been going around for some time past that Geismardo was innocent of the charge for which he was committed to the prison, and strong efforts were made tosecure hiBrelease. Uponthepresump- tion that he was innocent and because of the fact that be was in failing health, having suffered a paralytic stroke not long since, he was pardoned. When Dr. Geismardo landed in Portland a year ago, he is said to have had $5000, but be spent every cent of it in defending him self upon his trial. He left on yesterday afternoon s train for Portland, whence tie will go to Detroit, Mich., his former home. Lurned Alive. On fcunday morning the neighbors of John Couch, of Canby precinct, Clackamas county, below Au rora, found his cottage in ashes and his charred remains in the ruins. The origin of the fire is unknown, and no one saw the building while it was in flames. Couch, who was a bachelor, aged 55 years, and who had livd by himself for a number of vears, was of an erratic dis position, and has been for a long time considered bv his neighbors as crazy, He was last seen on Saturday evening, when he appeared in a troubled frame of mind over the marriage of a niece. It is very possible that he set the cottage on hre, and perished in the flames, of his own free will. The fact that he had little or no money would debar the belief that be was murdered, and the cabin set lire to. Couch was buried Sunday. Skipped Oct. The case of State of Oregon vs. J. F. Morley, charged with illegal voting, will be called in the cir cuit court to day. J. C. Blackburn, the man who made the charges against Morley, has disappeared, and it is hardly probable thpt he will show up to day. A subpo'na for him has been in the hands of the sheriff for some time past, but Blackburn is making himself very conspicuous by his absence. It is said that he is afraid that the grand jury of Lane county may find an indictment against him for criminal carelessness in running into some parties up there while in charge of a locomotive and for that reason he has left the state. However, this is only speculation. If Blackburn does not show up. it is probable that the case against Morley will be thrown out of court. Taxes Paid. J. D. Biles, of the O. It & N. Co., came up to this city yesterday and paid to the sheriff $1402. 80 due from the N. G. R. R. to Marion county. This is the money which Judge Deady de cided was due to this county from the O. R. A N. Co., inasmuch as they had leased the narrow guage, and were there fore responsible for its taxes. The taxes which the company owe for 1886 will now be demanded, and if they again re fuse to pay, as prompt measures as were used before by Sheriff Minto will le taken, and the company will be made to pay the county what it owes. It is not to be exacted, however, that they will again make trouble about the matter. FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY. A Scoundrel Captured. About two months ago, "Hank" Howard, a brick layer, and a man aged about 50 years, left the city under rather peculiar cir cumstances, and while absent took evi dent pains to conceal his whereabouts. Some time after he left his step-daughter, aged about twenty, gave birth to a child, and inquiry developed the fact that How ard was the father of the unwelcome stranger. Last week a warrant was sworn out for Howard's arrest, and on Monday he was captured down at Albina, where he had been staying ever since he left Salem. Deputy Potter went down yesterday, arid secured Howard, and brought him back in the evening, and lodged him in jail. If Mrs. Howard re fuses to prosecute her husband, as it is said she will, it is not probable that he can be convicted of anything more than lewd cohabitation, and the greatest pen alty attached to this is six months in jail. Howard is a drunken scrub, and his family is almost destitute, although they are probably better off without than with him. A hog which Mrs. Howard had bought, and salted down, her husband took and pawned for liquor. For the ruin of his step-daughter and other low and contemptable actions, justice will not be done unless Howard spends the rest of his days in prison. A Shining Light. Since W. J. Beatty, late supervisor at the asylum, left this city, he has been endeavoring to show that he is the aggrieved victim of a base conspiracy to deprive him of his position and reputation, and has secured recom mendations from Mrs. Dr. Hawthorne of Portland, and this, showing that lie is a pattern of property and immaculate purity. Beatty is the personification of immaculate gall. For a self-acknowl edged thief, sneak and pilferer like W. J Beatty to palm himself off on the good people of Portland as a spotless martyr and the unfortunate victim of circum stances, is the height. of cheek. Beatty is leaving the state because he was warned to do so. He knows that if he stays he will be prosecuted and convicted. The evidence against him is absolutely con clusive, and if he wants to remain in j on he can do so, but it will be neces his friends to address him at the ry. of Thanks. Hon. R. P. Ear-x-secretary of state, has received allowing letter from the state board of pilot commissioners: "Dear Sir: I have the honor, on behalf of the board of pilot commissioners, and now take pleas ure in extending to you a vote of thanks, passed at their last meeting, and desire to convey to you their appreciation of the uniform courtesy and prompt attention which you have "accorded to them during their official connection with you of the past two years, while you were secretary of state of the state of Oregon. And permit me to add to theirs my personal thanks for the prompt and courteous at tention you have bestowed upon my de mand upon your attention during the same period." (Signed), G. W. Louns berry, secretary, Oregon State board of pilot commissioners. Taken to Gervais. Yates, the burg lar, has been taken to Gervais by consta ble Scott Taylor to look over the scene of the burglary there last fall, and see if he could find any additional clews to the robbers. Yates says that the chisel which was found the morning after the robbery is the same one which he and Clayton Btole in Salem and which they intended to use in cracking the sate at Woodburn. There are other points, too, which he claims he can use against Clay ton, which will all tend to show that Clayton is the man wanted. Several witnesses will be up this morning from Portland, who, together with Yates, will appear before the grand jury. It is alto gether likely that an indictment will be found against Clayton, and if the Port land courts fail to convict lum, as they robably will, Marion county justice will ie after him red hot. Still Wants the Earth. The Salem correspondent of the Oregonian made a brilliant blunder yesterday morning, when he declared that "the house bill to repeal the law giving $5,000 per year to the state fair at Salem passed the house yesterday," and added the self- satisfied remark that the "state fair is not and never can be a success so long as it is held away from a large center of population," meaning Portland. No such bill was passed, and it will not pass. Mr. Holinan can hardly be instilled in this case, in hunting up and publishing an item which an enterprising journal ist, hearing rumored on the streets, would publish as the truth." Mr. Hoi- man is running the legislature. Why can't he let the state fair run itself ? Liueral. A young man connected with a mercantile house on Front street lost $500 in bills while on his way to Ihe postoffice yesterday afternoon. He re traced his steps and fortunately recovered all the currency. Two $100 bills were found in a pile of biiow off the curb in front of a Chinese store on Second and Pine, and two more within ten feet of each other about fifty feet west of First on Pine. The fifth bill was found bv 7-year-old boy who was gazing at it. The youth returned the green back to tke owner and received one dollar. News. Indictment Found. An indictment was yesterday morning found against Mike Defller, and he will be arraigned to plead this morning. S. B. Conn, the man from whom Delller stole the articles, has had his house burglarized twice within the last two weeks, and he has been on the lockout for the parties to the first burglary ever since. An attempt to fasten the first burglary on llcltler would fail because the articles missed were not found on him. Tiie evidence in the sec ond case, however, ap)ears conclusive, and his chances of escaping the pemten tiary are slim. At Chemawa. S. Friedman went down to Chemawa yesterday and sold at auc tion ten head of cows and four head of horses belonging to the U. S. Indian training school there. Notice had been given of the auction, and the sale was well attended. A contemplated change in stock was the cause of the sale. The ' aggregate result was $304. The Albany Bal-m akqub. The masque ball given by the Dolce Far Niente club, of Albany, in the opera house of that city, on Monday night, certainly cast great credit on the social young people of that city. There were over a hundred persons en masque, and many of the costumes would have done credit to a fancy-dress ball of any city in the land. The galleries were filled with interested spectators, to whom the scene below ap peared as a vast kaleidoscope, with its ever-moving and shifting of the many persons, with their iiarti-colored costumes. The scene was really very brilliant, and was a very pleasing and interesting sight to the onlookers. But the full pleasures of the evening could only be appreciated by those who mixed with the gay throng and participated in its revelry. The music was by Parson's & Bray's orches tra of Portland, and was excellent. The ball was probably one of the most bril liant social gatherings ever witnessed in Albany. Among those attending from Salem were H. S. Jordan, W. J. Clarke, Arthur E. Holgate. Ed. N. Eden, I. A. Manning and Chas. Riely. Delegates. The following are elected to the State Temperance Alliance, from Marion County Alliance: Rev. J. E. Roberts, Aumsville; W. J. Ray and Hon. S. Layman, Woodburn; W. T. Riches, Turner ; Augustus Giesy , Aurora ; Hon. J. B. Dimick, Hubbard; President Van Scov, Rev. J. W. Harris, Rev. J. H. Roork, Dr. L. A. Port, 8. F. Floed, Mrs. Ramp, Miss Mary Reynolds, Miss Emma Riggs, Mrs. I. N. Gilbert, Rev. Dr. W. S. Harrington, Prof. T. C. Jory, Dr. L. Hen derson. From Salem Baptist church and Sunday school, Rev. M. L. Rugg. N. Whealdon; Christian, J. W. Webb, II. A. Johnson, S. Jones; Metho dist, Rev. M. C. Wire, Dr. C. Tl. Hall ; Presbyterian, Rev. H. A. Newell, R. 8. Wallace ; FCvangelical, Mrs. M. C. Bow ersox, K. B. Chritchelow; Congrega tional, Wra. Adair, P. H. Raymond; Band of Hope, Miss Emily Webb ; Salem Grange, Jno. P. Robertson ; Knights of Labor, Willamette Assembly, J. W. Mur ry; Ladies' Aid Society "of Christian church, Mrs. E. B. McElroy : Prohibition club, Prof. Starr; Vanguard Assembly K. of L., J. W. Murro. The Alliance. To-day, at 2 p. m., the sixteenth annual meeting of the state temperance alliance will convene in the M. E. Church. After enrolling delegates from the various temperance societies, lodges, churches, Sunday schools, etc., there will be an address ol welcome, the response, the annual report of the president, Prof. G. M. Miller, and the appointment of committees. At night a mass meeting, with eminent speakers from a distance. The W. C. T. U. is arranging to furnish all comers with dinners and suppers, at the ordina ry prices. Doubtless many will patron ize them. Co. B's Reception. The attendance. at Co. B's reception to be held at the opera house next Friday evening prom ises to be quite large, and a pleasant time will doubtless be had. Dancing will be the principal amusement of the evening. Ihe music will be furnished by Diamond s orchestra, and the selec tions will all be new and choice. Among them are the following: Waltzes Birds of Passage, Knight, Sweet Smiles, Tres Jolie, Approach of Spring, Fantastic. Schottisches Hustle on to glory. Mika do. Lancers Mikado. Quadrilles Mascot, and many others. Broke the Wire. Some enterprising citizen living near Chemawa was cutting timber, on Monday, and he chopped down a tree which fell in a different way from what he expected. The tree fell across the wires of the Postal Telegraph company, breaking them and connection by that line between this citv and Port land. Patrons of the new company were forced to again take their messages to the w. U. I. Co. The hues were repaired yesterday, and by noon every thing was satislactorv in Postal telegraph circles. V ery Sick. Mrs. Dr. J. L. Parrish, wife of Rev J. L. Parrish, of this city, is at tlie Oilman house, Portland, undergo ing surgical operation for a cancer. She is under the care of Dr. Eraser, dean of the Willamette medical college, who has called to his assistance Drs. G. II. Wells, Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie and W. H. Watkins. Mrs. Parrish is in a critical condition, which she realizes, yet there is strong nope oi her recovery. The Good Wife's Chance. Frank M. Gray, editor of the Lincoln County (W T.) Times, is a staunch republican, while his wife is a dved-in-the-wool democrat. This explanation is all that is necessary to introduce the following announcement found in the last issue of the above-men tioned paper: "The editor hereof has left for points on the railroad, hence the democratic editor and devil are in charge. Bring on your democratic editorials nw and we'll fix the republican head of this concern too plenty." Surrendered by His Bondsmen. E. W. James, who accidentally shot and killed Mrs. Julia Newton, at Albina last week, was released a few days since on $1,000 bail with James Hedges and Joseph Delay as sureties. James' bonds men surrendered him to ttie authorities and he now languishes in the county jail m Portland, lie will serve as an ex ample to the next foolish person who contemplates winting a loaded weapon at some one. InvitationsOut. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Mary Thompson, formerly of this city and now of Albany, to Wm. Fortmiller, of the latter place. The ceremony will be performed in the Presbyterian church at Albany, at 10 o'clock a. in., Tuesday, February 22d. Miss Thompson is the accomplished daughter of l)r. E. J. Thompson, and her friends in Salem are legion. The groom is an estimable and energetic young business man of Albany. The Last Span. Yesterday morning work was commenced on the lust span of the Morrison street bridge. Piles were driven for the false work. The span will be built from the foot of Morrison street towards East Portland, and when com pleted the draw only will remain tincom pitted. Portland News. FROM THURSDAY'S DA.L i Asylum Road Cash Decided. It will be remembered by the readers of he Statesman that the county commission ers of this county undertook to establish and locate a county road sixty feet wide through the asylum grounds last summer, and that ihe road was declared estab lished, and Mr. Matthews, road super visor, was directed to open it. The asylum board objected to this proceeding on the part of the county court, claiming that it would damage the asylum grounds, and that a road should not be established over them for the reason that the property having bepn dona'ed by the state for the use of the insane, that the county court had no right to interfere with it. The hoard ordered Mr. Irvin to put up the fence which Mr. Matthews had torn down down in open ing the road, and he was by direction -of the county court arrested lor obstructing a public road. Mr. Irvin was tried tin fore Squire Payne in Salam Precinct, and tound guilty, Mr. Payne claiming thit the road was legally established. The case was appealed to the circuit court by the board of asylum commissioners, and it was tried yesterday before Judge Boise, who, after hearing a portion of the testimony, ordered the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, for the reason that the evidence declared the fact that no legal road existed over the asylum grounds, and Mr. Irvin was thereupon discharged and his bail released. Dis trict attorney Belt and N. B. Knight ap peared for the de ense. The Lunch Party. On Tuesday after noon Mrs. W. N. Ladue gave a charming lunch at her present home on Chemek- eta street, in honor of Mrs. J. M. Patter son, of The Dalles. The list of guests includes the old friends of Mrs. Patter son, with a few others in addition. It was one of those delightful, almost im promptu, occasions in which the hostess was equally happy and successful, as with the larger gatherings that have al ready given her rank with our most hos pitable ladies, the refreshments were ele gant, of salads, rolls, cake, tea and coffee, tastefully served on rare china. The social interchange between old-time friends made the hours pass rapidly away. The guests invited, the majority of whom were present, were : Mrs. Pat terson, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. I. N. Gillert, Mrs. Lonsdale, Mrs. ISarhart, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Giesy, Mrs. Waited Mrs. W. Breyman, Mrs. E. Breyman,. Mrs. William Brown, Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Dearborn, Mrs. J. II. Moores, Mrs. I. R. Moores, Mrs. C. B. MooreB, Mrs. Hol-- man, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Albert, Mrs.. Hodgkin, Mrs. Peyton, Mrs. Herrea Mrs. Chamberlin, Mrs. Woodworth, Mrs Singleton, Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Thomp son, Mrs. King, Mrs. bimpson, Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Van Wagner, Mrs. Newell, Mrs. Moir, Miss Gray, Miss Chamberlin, Miss Moores, Miss Knox, Miss Nelson,. Miss Julia Chamberlin. Chemeketa. Another Surprise. On Tuesday night, a number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Herren met at the resi dence of Eugene Breyman, and from there proceeded to the house of Mr. Her ren. The occasion was the first anniver sary of the wedding of Mr. Herren and and Miss Lulu Gilbert. The surprise was complete, and a pleasant evening was spent. Cards, dancing, and games, among which was the "bean bag," were indulged in ; and at the proper hour ele gant refreshments were served. An in teresting part, of the evening's enjoy ment was the performance of his mar riage cermony by Prof. Wm. J. Clarke, after which the groom and bride were made to jump the broomstick, to make the matrimouial bonds more secure. It was at a late hour that the guests de parted. There were present, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fngland, Mrs. R. P. Earhart, Mrs. Frank Gilbert, Mrs. A. T. Gilbert, Miss Flora Simmons, Miss Earhart, Misa Eva Earhart, Miss Callie Earhart, Miss Breyman, Miss Annie Breyman, Misa Lena Breyman, Miss Maggie Cosper Miss Lena Knight, Miss Frankie Jones, Miss Mae Carpenter. Messrs. W. J. D'Arey, Chaa. Piper, Frank H. Alliston, W. J. Clarke, II. S. Jordon, Flugene En gland, Chas. Murphy, A. K. Holgate, E. L. L. Johnson, F. 8. Dearborn. Accused of Passing Counterfeit Money. Several days Bince Deputy Uni ted States Marshal Marquam arrested John Homer, a boy at Stayton, on a charge of passing counterfeit money. It is alleged that Homer is an accomplice of the counterfeiter Davenport, who was sent to the penitentiary a few days ago for making and passing counterfeit dol lars. Homer is said to have worked off a considerable amount of leaden coin. Wednesday Homer was examined before United States Commissioner Deady, in Portland, and held to answer with bail at $250. The accused strenuously denies his guilt, but the evidence against him is very strong. Homer says he is but 14 years of ago. At the Court House. The case of Btute vs. J. F. Morley, "Jumbo, charged with illegal voting, will be called at nine o'clock at the court house. Yesterday morning a number of the members of the Portland police force came up and will testify in this case as to Morley's residence in Portland, and they also have apieared before the grand jury and testified in the Yates-Clayton case. The witnesses, spoken of are Chief ParriBh, Captain Belcher, and Detectives Sim mons and Barry, besides leputy District Attorney James Campbell. Inasmuch as Blackburn , the prosecuting witness, can not be found, it is doubtful if a case be made out against "Jumbo." Wheat. Wheat is still quoted at 72 cents, although the mill company claim that they are paying more than they are justified in doing. The mill started up about a week ago, and it is probable that from now on they will not be interrupted. There is plenty of shorts and chops, but the supply of bran is still inadequate to meet the demand. Indicted. Iouis II. Seymour, the man who is charged with stealing the gold watch from Coffey, has been in dicted by the grand jury and re-arrested by Deputy Croisun. Seymour gave bonds for his appearance during the trial, and is again at liberty. He will be arraigned to plead this morning.