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Historical Socltt zrKr w la la MOT Voli mk 32 IIILLSBOUO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FKH. 17, 190.1 Numueh 40 Ml? fiillsboro Independent. BY D. W. BATH. OrKIClAL COUNTY I'Al'r'K. ON K IMlU.AK I'KKYEARIN ADVA NCR Republican in Politics. .dvektihinii Hatkb: Li..i.ly, mo rni n inh, single column, lor four Inier tions; reuding notice, on cent a word e itli Insertion (nothing les than 15 rents) ; professional car'U, one Inch, $1 month ; bulge caril, 5 a year, paya ble itiart:riy, (notices and resolution free to ailvertiaing lodges). PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E. B. TONGUE ATTORNE.Y-ATLAW Hilltboro, Oregon. Office: Room 3. 4 and 6. Morgan Bill W. N. BARRETT ATTOUNEY AT LAW Hillaboro, Oregon. Office: Central Block, Roomi 6 and 7, BENTON BOWMAN ATTORN EYATLAW Hilleboro, Oregon. Office, in Union I!lk.. with H. B. Huaton THOS. II. TONGUK JR. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW NOTARY PUBLIC Office) : Kooine J, 4 and 5, Morgan Bloclt Hillaboro, Oregon. S. T. LINKLATER. M. B. C. M. PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON. Hillaboro, Oregon. Ollice, upstairs, oter The Delta Drug 8ure. Otlice hours 8 to 12; 1 to , and in the evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. J. P. TAMIESIE, M. D. S. P. R. R. SURGEON Hillaboro, Oregon. Rmlilence comer Third anil Main; oBIob op UmoTvr lutla drug More; hour. . Ho to l i m. 1 la ft and Tli It p. m. Teleplimm lo H-ndem roiu Itellatiruir Ur. All call promptly eu wsrtKl day or nlxbl. F. A. BAILEY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Hillaboro, Oregon. Office: " Morgan-Bailey block, up talre, ronmi 11?, 13 and 15. Residence 8. W. cor. Base Line and Second its. Both 'phonee. F. J. BAILEY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Hillaboro, Oregon. Office: Morgan-Bailey block, up talre with F. A. Bailey. Residence, N. E. corner Third and Oak ata. A. B. BAIUiY, M..D.. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Ilillslxjro, Oregon. omc over llalley'i Dru Store. Offlo hour from .: t" I'i, l:ou lull, mid 7 to 9. Heoldnucc Iblrd Iiimi nonh of olty clratiio HkIi plain. :IM promptly atlaudvtl day or umlil. Molta phone. ' wptai-ot MARK B. BUMP, ATTORN KY-AT-L AW. Notary " Public and Collections. HIL1.SHORO, ORE. Tree Delivery Oftbe lest Fish. Game and Meats. Our delivery is prompt and in all parts of IIillsloro. We have inuHgerated a new Schedule in Prices and this together with our de livery system makes this Hills boro's popular market. Housloy (EL Hanshevv NOTICE Of Intention tWithdraw In surance Deposits -bythe- THURINGIA INSURANCE COMPANY. To Whom It May Concern I In acronUnr wllh th law of th aula of Orrfoa, relative n Inniiranre Compantca, turtle U hrrvhy flvrn that III THI KINi.lA 1.NSI K A NI K foMJ'ANY, drairlna lo WW d.iln hiial nm wlihln th itat of urron, Inirnd to uh draw II i1-pou with th Trurr of aald Stat, aud will, II nocllinliiiit i'l company hII b fllad with th liiauraiir I'ommioKnijt within M month from th 4th day of Novcmtxr, I1, lhiae nalii lh dtof th Hrt puhittlon of Mil notK-v, withdraw lu depialt from lb Dial Triirvr. THl RINt.U IN'fRANCF COMPANY Ht W. I). Krlliw. Mncr. Tl.1 l Nw Yurk. N. Y., Ihl UiU dor of Oeobr !. may 4 Winter Rates to Yaqulna Bay. In order to aemmmodat th many pencil who wlnh to make a winter trip to Y.iiln Ray lha 8lhni rrlflo Railway company will rU on Wdn1ar and Slunlay of arh wwk. Bo III March M, ItvJ, roand trip ttrkrta, at low rat, to Yinlna Bay and rctara, limited to lily day from data of aala. Thoa who dir toukaailvantair of thla rata ihoold apply lo aearMt South Pacific tarsal rnt for llrkta. All gMU Wmghtoi Cate will I de livem!promtly at any honr during the day. Tliis Includes inoata ns well aa gnx-crlee. SAYS HE IS NOT GUILTY SENATOR MITCHELL DENYS ALL Saye He la Guilty of No Wrong Do- lnsj end Will Net 'Resign, but Will Tight in the Courts. A Washington, D. C. telegram of the 13th has the following in reference to Senator Mitchell and the Tanner confession: Senator John II. Mitchell has not the slightest intention of voluntarily relinquishing his seat in the United States senate, either because of In dictments pending against him, or on the account of the damaging confession of his law partner, Judge Tanner, lfore Judge Bellinger yes terday. Un the contrary, he re peats what he said last night that he intends to hold on to his seat and to fight. The senator persists in his de claration that he is innocent of any wrongdoing; he says he is not guil ty of a single charge that has been made against him, and declared in most confident tones that when his case is brought to trial he will be able to clear himself of every accu sation. senator Mitchell has assumed a definite position, and apparently intends to stick to it. He is appar ently not depressed by the news that came from Portland last night; on the contrary, he seemed to be in good spirits, and when talking of his case is even more defiant than he has been before. Senator Mitchell is full of fight, as will be testified by those with whom he talked today. He main tains, as he has from the first, that he is an innocent man, and that he has nothing to fear. 'I am going into the courts to male my fight, said he tonight. 'And when I do you will see that it is one thing to indict a man and another thing to prove the charges. am not afraid of any charge made against me yet. Senator Mitchell is not inclined to discuss Judge Tauuer's confes sion. He has nothing whatever to say about his agreement with Tan ner, nor will he talk about any moneys received by the firm for handling land cases, further than to state that he has never seen the firm's accounts and does not know what moneys were received or how they were distributed. "If Judge Tanner tells the truth," says Senator Mitchell, "his testi mony will not injure me. Neither he nor any one else can produce the slightest bit of proof that I ever improperly received one dime for my services or influence as senator." All talk about relinquishing his seat in the senate seems to amuse Senator Mitchell. "Funny how much interest they have in my seat there, isn't it?" he remarked tonight. "Well, I'm go ing to hold the seat; they need not worry about that." Senator Mitchell maintains that he is entitled to his seat to the end of his term unless in the meantime he should be found guilty as in dicted. Precedent aud custom in the senate give him this privelege, which he intends to enjoy, especial ly as he persists in his declaration of innocence and express every con fidence that he will be acquitted. He does not state what he will do if found guilty, for he says he will not consider such a possibility," nor can he conceive that any such ver dict will be rendered. Judge Dillon of Columbus, O., granted nine decrees of divorce in less than three hours, an average of one marriage tie broken every twenty minutes. People are evi dently hurrying up with their ap plications before congress and the president make the anti-divorce laws. The school teachers of Colum bus, O., ire sustained by the law in their refusal to wash the win dows and scrub the floors. They probably knew that there was a higher paid branch of the service. "A man is supposed to be inno cent until he is proven guilty," and it is hoped the public will reserve their decision in the case of Senator Mitchell until he has had a fair trial. He has declared his inno cense while standing on the floor of the U. S. senate, and his denial gone forth to every portion of this iioliOu, duu iiis atiiiCuiOnt aiiOUiu stand until reversed- in the courts. In the light of Judge Tanner's con fession, the case of Senator Mitch ell looks exceedingly dark, and if what his law partner declares under oath is true, then Mr. Mitchell's nerve is exceedingly good for a man who has had the confidence of the people of Oregon for so many years. The following from the Portland Journal expresses our sen timent exactly: "It cannot be de nied that the federal prosecution got in a deadly body blow when it secured a full confession from Judge Tanner, the law partner of Senator Mitchell. Neither can it be con cealed that much as most people. without regard to politics and for the sake of the state's reputation, would like to believe otherwise, the force of the sweeping and specific denial of Senator Mitchell made in from the reports. Two representa all solemnity before the senate is fives and one senator, A. L,. Mills mightily weakened by the confes- and S. M. Mears and R. A. Booth, sion which was made in the federal do not claim mileage. The assump- --W" ' A 'l eaj - -a- .1 ! t "-je-at v i' :' i-fa.fa.ejMt '10. fsV- ' " ''t Lakeview Terrace, Lewis court room of Portland. Indeed It is almost tantamount to a condition where the burden of proof is now on him. However, the trial is still to come off. Senator Mitchell, like any other man, is entitled to a full, free and impartial hearing. Kven now he should not be prejudged. There is yet to be heard his side of the case and that side will get a re spectful, even hopeful, heariug. Whatever evidence he can produce in nis own beuall will be neara with satisfaction, and there are still many who will hope for the best until the very end of the chapter." The cold weather of Friday, Sat urday and Sunday last beat all rec ords in Oregon for a number of years. While in this viciuity and ortland the mercury only reached the 17 above zero mark, other sec tions report as low as zero. Ice formed to the depth of half an inch on exposed water and many water pipes were frozen in different parts of the city, while one hot water plant is said to have been knocked into smithereens by the building of a fire in the range while the pipes were frozen solid. No damage to fruit or vines is reported, though the early planted gardens were well chilled. Now that the "cold wave nas passed, work will be resumed with little fear of another cold snap. Lakeview Terrace. Columbia court, the central land scape feature of the exposition, ter minates on the north in Lakeview terrace, which is one of the beauty spots of the grounds. From a broad parapet at the head of a series of terraces of velvety lawns dotted wirh beds of blooming roses, the grand stairway leads down to an ornate boat landing on the shore of Guild's lake the natural "Grand Basin," of the Western world's fair. The stairway is flanked on either side by massive balustrades, with pedestrals supporting electroliers of frosted lamps. On each side of the stairway the grounds are terraced and benches are provided for the comfort of visitors who gather here to listen to the music and witness the pyrotechnic displays on the lake. At the foot of this series of steps is a perling fountain, pouring into a basin decorated with water nymphs. $15,674.30 FOR MILEAGE PAID TO ORCCON LAW. MAKERS Two Repreeentativee and One Sena tor Do Net Claim Mileage.-A Few Interesting Figures. Salem, Or. Mileage and per di em for the ninety members of the legislature this session will amount to $15,674, 30. Of this amount by far the larger sum, practically two- thirds, is charged up to the House of Representatives, while a little over $5,000 willrun the senate, so far as the expense of transportation of the senators and their $$ per day amouuts to. Of the sum total, there is almost J 14,000 for per diem for the forty days of the session, while roughly $4500 will cover the mi leage, which includes not only trips from the place of residence to Sa lem and return, but any joint com mittee trips. There is some rather interesting statistical information to be secured and Clark Fair, Portland. tion is that these memlers do not think it is necessary to accept trans portation at the hands of the state, so long as they have traveled on passes, S. B. Linthicum, of Multno mah, accepts $3.30, which is the round-trip fare between Portland and Salem. Smith, of Josephine, who it is said, pays his railroad fare and takes a receipt to r how that he has paid the same, did not decline his mileage, but takes the amount al lowed at the rate of 15 cents per mile, which amounts, in his case, to $73-50. J. L..Sitz, who hails from east of the Cascade mountains, has the re cord for securing the most money, his mileage for the round trip being 1350 miles, which gives him $202. 50. John S. Shook secured $ 144 for his mileage, while Robert Burns, who comes to Salem all the way from Gold Beach to fight R. D. Hume, is allowed $146.70. Dr. R. E. L. Steiner draws down $168 for the number of miles be has to trav el to make the trip, while Jay II. Dobbins gets $ 1 30.50. Starting at the other end of the list there are the Marion county representatives, J. G. Graham and T. B. Kay, who travel a snm total of two miles, one mile each way, and are therefore entitled to thirty cents apiece, which sum is added to their other emoluments of office. In the senate, the high man is Sena tor Laycock, who secures 1150, and Senator Rand, from Baker, who gets $122. For traveling expenses Repre sentatives Barnes draws $17.70, V. K. Newell, 71,70, and Senator Haines, $25.20. - One million, forty-two thousand, nine hundred and twenty-nine dol lars and ninety cents, contained in the general appropriation bill intro duced in the house by the commit tee on the ways and means together with $133,147 in a special appropriation for deficien cies, $454,641 for the state depart ments, already introduced with oth er appropriations, already passed and probably to be passed will bring the total cost of the twenty-third legislature up to something near $2,174,177.90. This is presuming that certain mcasnres now before the legislature will pass, but allow ing that they will not, the total ex penditures promise to foot close to the $2,150,000 mark. The total appropriations of the last session, including the appro priation for the Celilo canal and por tage road, amounted to $2,623, 717. 70, which is just $449,599.80 more than what appears to be the total - J - "- hands of the Oregon solons. In the general appropriation bill introduced by the committee, all the normal schools are recog nized by provision for maintenance, but no succor is given for improve ments in the building line, which would seem to indicate that the ati tude of the committee is favorable to their exteution. The largest items in the general appropriation bill are those for the state insane asylum, the penitenti ary and the Oregon agricultural college. Provision for the asylum and penitentiary are larger this year than two years ago. Followiug is the genera 1 appro priation in full: Immne Asylum, maintenance 400,000.00 Insane Aaylum, building and repairs 87,250.00 Transportation of insane. . . 32,500.00 Penitentiary, maintenance. 110,000.00 Transportation ol prisoners. 15,000.00 Reform School maintenance 53,(i00.00 Reform School, building and repairs 10,500.00 Mute School, maintenance.. 37,500.00 Mute School,' repairs and Improvements 3,000 00 Blind School, maintenance.. 15,500,00 Blind School, repairs and im provements. . 6,500.00 State University library hldg 20,000.00 University, Girls' dormitory 6,000.00 University, additional main tenance and repairs 32,500.00 Eastern Oregon Experiment Sta 10,000.00 Agricultural College, dormi tory, drill shed, improve ments 65,000.03 Monmouth Normal, mainte nance 30,000.00 Ashland Normal, mainte nance ....i.... 31,000,00 Drain Normal, maintenance 21,000.00 Weston Normal, maintenance 25,000. JO Soldiers' Home, additional maintenance 8,000.00 Soldiers' Home, repairs 1,220.00 State BiologiHt 1,000.00 Non-resident poor 5,000.00 Return of fugitives 3,000.00 Rewards for arrents 900.00 Expenses. Presidential elect ors 335.50 Irrigation CommisHion ex penses 624.40 William B. Matthews, secur ing swamp land title. . . 1,500.00 Total 11,012,920.00 WANTED MEN AND WOMEN in this county and adjoining territories, to represent and advertise an old establish- yd house of solid financial standing. Salary to men $21 weekly, to women f 12 to $18 weekly with Expenxes advanced each Monday by check direct from head quarters. Horse and hugy furnished when necessary; position permanent. Address, Blew Bros,& Co., Dept. 5 Mori on Bldg., Chicago, 111. Hop roots, 4 per 1,000; also hop sup plies, at Cate'a market. There's a lot of Satisfaction in a shoe which after month's ot wear, needs only polish to "Look like new," You 11 find comfort, ease and profit in the Hamilton-Brown Shoes your children will want something pretty and good. Come and eeo our School Shoes Km w av v mk. lLACJt SH0E GRAND JURY ADJOURNS SOME PEOPLE BREATH EASIER Fulton Under nveetien-.Nerthrup In Mitchell. Just before adjournment Monday the federal grand jury returned the long-expected indictment dealing with the Blue Mountain reserve and the frauds attempted to be perpe trated by its creation. In the in dictment are implicated John II. Mitchell, Binger Hermann, John N. Williamson, Franklin Pierce Mays, W. N. Jones and George Sorenson. The charge is that the defendants attempted to defraud the government of the United States of the possession and use of and title to 200,000 acres of land situated in various of the states and territories of the nation and of the total value of more than $3,000,000. Northrop In the Web. Final indictment of the present land fraud investigation was re turned, including the following: Former United States District At torney John H. Hall, A. P. Cayler, Henry P. Ford, II. L. Rees, John Cordano, J. II. Hitchings, John Northritp and Charles F. Ford. The ground of the indictment is an alleged attempt to impede the ends of justice by entering a con spiracy to blacken the character of present United states District At torney F. J. Heney. John Northrup, one of those gathered in the government's web, is one of the two jurors responsible for the recent disagreement of the Sorenson jury. Fulton Under Investigation. The Telegram of Monday says: "Developments which may involve A. B. Hammond, millionare rail road magnate, and the well-known Pillsbury estate, of Minnesota, with Frederick A. Kribs in alleged land frauds in the Roseburg land office district, have come to light as a re sult of the investigation of the gov ernment secret service agents. These developments point to an agreement between Hammond, Charles Pillsbury, now deceased, and Frederick A. Kribs, whereby Pillsbury and Hammond were to furnish the money for the venture, and Kribs was to do the work ,a . Oregon. As a result of this alleged combination, 22,500 acres of the finest timberland jn Oregon was se cured, and, as promised, Kribs got one-third of it. The attorneys for these manipu lators were the firm of Mitchell & Tanner, and present United States Senator Charles W. Fulton. There " No better made. No better can bo made. Our guarantee goes with every pair. Our line of GROCERIES is the finest in the county. Everything usually carried ly an np-to-date Grocery House. Our immense sale mak it prmsihle for us to carry strictly fresh goods. Not a shop-worn article in the establishment. JOHN DENNIS. The old Reliable Corner Grocery and Shoe Store is as yet no positive indication that Senator Fulton will be drawn into the government's net, but his con nection with Hammond's dealings is under investigation, and if it is shown that in 1903 he received money for bis services to A. B. j Hammoad he will be liable to in- Confidence Shaken. A Washington telegram to The Daily Oregonian, dated February 13th, says: The United States Senate has lost all confidence in John II. Mitchell. The confession of his law partner, corroborated by bis own letter here this morning, has wrought a complete change in the attitude of the senate toward Mr. Mitchell and has had the effect of utterly destroying his usefullness as a member of that body. While many senators continue to sympath ize with him, none goes so far as to longer defend him. Iu the language of the senator "he has convicted himself." Less than a month ago, when Senator Mitchell, in open senate, defended himself againsthis former indictment and denied having been in any way involved in the land frauds, the senate took him at his word. Not a senator seemed to doubt him and fully half the sena tors present went to him to assure him of their confidence. Today it is a different story. Today there is no longer that confidence, though much sympathy remains. Even senators who have known Mitchell intimately for years, who have trusted him always, are aghast at the revelations of the last two days; they cannot explain away the tenor of the confession nor the letter written in Senator Mitchell's own hand. Even the most faithful admit that Mitchell laces a very gTave situation. They hope, but they very much doubt It he can clear himself. Cold for Oregon. Saturday was the coldest that The Dalles has experienced in sev eral years. Saturday night the mercury sank to 7 degrees above zero, 23 degrees being the highest it reached during the day. At Milton one of the worst snow storms ever known raged with a strong north wind and the temperature was at zero. It is though there has been much suffering of live stock, as farmers were wholly unprepared. Trains were late and sleighs are running, something unusual in this part ol the state. Garfield, Wash., had the coldest weather that Pa louse country has experienced In six years. The cold wave struck Saturday and the mercury went down until it reached 10 degrees below zero. The cold wave is mak ing a lively demand for wood aud coal. Water pipes all over the city were freezen up. ,D0N0O';A, WOMEN a Made at OUR" NEW J J-V If FACTOR