Oregon statesman., April 21, 1899, Page 5, Image 5

FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY
"BEST HE j EVER SAW"
-: ' - . - ' 1 '; !:
1 HIGH COMPLIltSST PAID TflE
OBE602T FLAX.
1 Llnea Manufacturer Praises the
IJns. lily Letter Krom Warden
Catron, of Wall V alia.
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(From DallyApHI 19th.)
Letters revived i In this citr yester
day from a L'trg. linen rcanufacturing
company In Ireland apeak volumes for
. the' exceptional quality of Oregon flax.
The letters were addressed to Wm.
j, j. Cunningham, Salem, who has
bUn very prominently associated with
the induftry since Its introduction Into
the Willamette valley. Ore of the
-lfT wan Kent by a son of Mr. Cin-
.r.ingham's formiT employer, WIH'am
MeOusHand,, of B.lfasL Ireland. The
communication wa wiitten .by H.
Hardman. geir.il manager of tha
Ervokfleld I.it.en romp-iny, 'limited, of
Belfast, to whom; Mr. McCaustland de
livered a sampler of Oregon flax tibre
that had been went to hlin by Mr. Cun
ningham. The f.ber was ch-inlcally
relted and conveited Into linen of a,
femarkably fine f quality. - The simp! a
was returned to Mr. McCaustland wh.3
forwarded it to Mr. Cunningham with
the letter.. The MimiU Is to be Beet
at the Statesman office, and the letter,
accompnivlng It, as follows:
"I send you the Hnen made from the
chemically let ted 'flax which your
Ameriorn friend rent. The yield Is
very low, only equal to 47 pounds to
the 100 pounds. Vjales we had soavor
6i0 pounds to trv, I can ' ay nothing
about the spinning quality. As any
flax retted in a s'mllar manner. I-have
already found tho yield veiy bad. Thin
sample, however, is the best I have;
wpr seen chemically retted."
While -the above letter shows that
th? yield of the Oregon product was
v-ry low, the additional fact 1 g'.ven
that the quality -thereof surpassed any
thing that was treated by the Urook
flfid manufactory. The simple if lim-n,
displayed at the Statesman office, was
produced from flax fixer -cultivated in
this locality by the Oregon Woman's
Flax Fiber Association.
Mr. Cunningham also received yes
t-riay th following Ifttor from John
P. Catron, warden of the Washington
sfite penitentiary at Walla Wa'la, re!
tq. the mantf icturo of rraln bgs
from flax tow: - -
"Ib-piylng to your valued favor cf
i."riit date, I 6e.lre to state that I
consider the experimental tet recently
rn;ilf of Oregon grown llav tow im
fiift ionably a s'uec cs.s, ar.o of Vi.-stiim-poitance
to Washington n-ml O cgjn;
a it opens in trfe? stati?n new and
profitable field of indust'f y, from wh'ch,"
in my mind, a golden harvest wiij be
rt apt -1. '
" Th- fi xx tow sent me was glwjn a
e.if -fiil and pt'.nstaklng test so ar to
d-v-op. if pf.ssll le. my objections, or
t;H f rf ctions tbat rnl?ht exist ;n th.
flax ftbn. In me king th trial tast I
i.h.r.teii the same mode rf praccduie
that we do in manufacturing Jute -bur-lip.
th;it Is to be made into grain V:cks
The experiment proved satisfactory
and should rettove any .doubt tiint
innrht exist In tl.e mln.l of the no-t
fikfptical and cyniertl mtiban, Aj to
tl;e practicai'ttity of manufacturing
thp flax lifer Into grain stcks, It Is
doubtless the most Important art'cTe
of - merchandise man jfactuied at th'f
Washington stat? penitentiary.
"lit my opinion when Ue dural.l'ity
and utility of this Westerns, rown flax
tow Is gemrilly realized t.y 'manufac
turns. this 1ax will take the p'ac of
the jut fllteis, which ar nwimported
ycfci-ly from CalfiUtf-, It dl u at an ex-p'-ndlture-of
thousanis of dollars.
"In Jiiftlce to Ijoth fibers, all things
being equal, it Is likely that the. man
u'a,ture of flax tow Into gral- 4ck.
and other flti'rs will prove to 1-e the
moit practical of the two.
"I am d-slrous that you ship,' s per
sftn emnt, a limited amount (-f fl'ix tow
of food quality, ntlrl7 'tre from
straw,, in order that I may make an
addit onal test, when an effort will be
made to weave" a cloth, suitable for
wearing app;trel."
FOR A DIVORCE.
Annie M. Oosper-8ues Chas. K. Cosper
for a Dissolution of Their Mar
, rlage Vows.
Annie M. Cos per yesterday Instituted
In department Ho. ? of the Marion
founty circuit court, divorce proceed
ings against Ohas. E. Cosper. W. M.
Kaier Is attorney for the plaintiff.
The complaint alleges that the plain
tiff and defendant were intermarried
In this city May 27, 1891. and that the
defendant, on April 18, 1898, willfully
and without cause deserted and aban
doned plaintiff without her consent
and against her will.'!
The plaintiff makes the following de
mands: M , . I
lt-That the bonds of matrimony
and marriage t contract existing be
tween the plaintiff and defendant be
forever dlasolved and held Xor nunt,
and that the i plaintiff toe forever di
vorced from t he said defendant. n
"2d. That the plaintiff hare the care.
custody and control of their said min
or child, LJoyd C. Cosper. (aed 7
years). ' ' :; -.. ? : $ j ' v :
i "3d. That the said defendant be re
' quired by the court to pay or secure
toe paid to the clerk of this court the
um of $50, or such an amount of
money as may be necessary to enable"
the plaintiff to prosecute this suit.,
"4th That the said defendant be re
Quired by the court to pay to the plain
tiff 23 per month, payable monthly,
from and after the date of the decree
rendered In said suit or such aa
amount of money in gross or Install
ments as may be Just and proper for
the defendant to contribute towards
the support ot the plaintiff and towards
the nurture, and education of 5 thel
ld minor child. ;r -'. h-
"5th. That tiie plaintiff have Judg
ment against the said defendant for
r costs and disbursements herein in
curred, and for such other further of
Cerent relief In the premlsas as tt
the court ball seem meet with equitj
and rood conscience." j t
STATE TAXES RECEIVED.
Lane and Clatsop Counties Make Pay
ments to the State Treasury
y XWinquencies.
In the state treasury, yesterday, a
payment was received from Lane coun
ty on Account of state taxes for 1838.
amounting: to 7.$2. this feeing the
first remittance from Treasurer A. 8.
Patterson of Lane county, the entire
tax due from him, feeing $33,93.iL
Treasurer II. C. Thompson, of Clat
sop county, also sent in J1J.7&5.S9. being
the entire Indebtedness on account of
the 1858 taxes. This county owes, on
account of former years, the following
j. will toe paid, or partially paid soon:
u.urrent tax 189Z.... ,. J12.399.6S
Interest on tax 1833. ........... 258.69
Interest on tax; 1894... 57.98
Current lar ISfiS ' 1wr
Interest on tax 1895............ ; 152.93
Interest on tax -1S96.. ........ 127.27
Interest on tax 1837. S17.95
Total...
.V$ 13.354.33
P'lTATOHS FROM MINNESOTA.
A Car ot Spud Comes All the Way
from tbe Gopher Mate toPen.il. ton.
;:r.;:;-r.: ; ' ' -
Pendleton IE. O. "Spuds from Min
nesota: Well. I'll be thuriped if . that
wouldn't heat you. now," remarked an
old M-ttkr. yettenlay, as 1m saw great
liles cf racks of potatoes -in front of
grocery store end lots more of then
being brougnt by he di ayiw n f or
the depot. ft wasn't but a few ji-ari
ago. thM Minnesota and other states
In the Middle Wft yeened to b a
million mdea away from he re, ani, po
tatoes would hive been worth mon.-'n
gold nuprets by t'r.e timt tbey reaci.ed
I'endleton.'
. In the irtore. they said that the pota
t'ct's wt-re- loadtfl at l.ittl? I";Jls, Min
nescta, and wen- brought all 'he' vay
to Pendlcon for n total f e.-h.t ch ge
of s:'20. Therf were in the car 3roe
Iour:d,s of spuds. This makes ths
fit-if.ht per - pounl eljven-eightef-nhs
of a cent. The potatoes are seiiing
here for two cents a pound. T1.I3
leavis seven-eighteenths of a tent a
pound to cover the first cost and
afford a profit to the retid dealt r hte e.
l.aft year, in the sp. ing, p.rtat es
were, going out of this city by the car
load, and Pendleton and vicin'ty wee
supplying other" rectlon with their
mt'iphys. A, ye:;r 'igo, poiato s .-old
for about six bits a sack. At tjie
ptef-ent rate, they I ring about $2 a
sack
PROMINENT VISITORS. Mr. and
O. C. Wyman, of Mlnnepolis. Minne
sota, accompanied by thc-ir daughter.
Ml&s t'atharine. arrived in Salem yes
terday for a few days' visit with their
cousins. Mrs. G. W. Gray, and Mrs. G.
1. Van Vagn'?r. Mr. Wyman- is a
wealthy capitalist of the Twin Cities,
ami has extensive interests throughout
the Central apd Western states. The
party is now on an extensive tour
through the Pacific coast states, prin
cipally for pleasure and , recreation,
and having spent several weeks in Cal
ifornia, is now leisurely making Its
w-ary through Oregon and Washington,
going home via one of the Northej-n
roads. Mr. Wyman Is much impressed
with the possibilities jof the Pacific
coast states, and predicts that the fix
ture of this section will be extremely
bright, on account of the trade with
the nawly opened Asiatic countries,
and especially the opening of the Phil
ippines to Amerlean-trade, all of which
will go far toward starting the devel
opment of Oregon's resources and make
the .Pacific Northwest the Cmmerclal
Mecca of all portions of the .world. He
was especially pleased with th ap
pearance of the Willamette valley, as
compared to some of the sections Visit
ed (by him, and termed It a "perfect
paradise." Words of praise from a
gentleman of Mr. Wyman's standing
and position, are appreciated, and his
estimate of the future of the North
west, Is entitled to weight, as few per
sons have a keener appreciation of the
country's possibilities, than have the
business min of the west, whose suc
cess In life has proven the soundness
of their Judgment.
COURT HOUSE TRUST. C. H.
Burggraf, the architect, seems to be a
whole trust In himself when it comes
to court houses. His plans have been
adopted by the commissioners' court
of Sberman county for a brick court
house to be, -built at Moro during the
coming summer. This Is the fourth
structure of the kind to be erected
from his designs this year theothers
ibelng'for Linn, Douglas, - and Lincoln
counties. Mr. Burggraf,- by consclen--tlous
work and honorable dealings has
made a state reputation as being a
competent architect hence his success.
FROM CUBA.-Amorsg the letters re
ceived by Sheriff. F. W. Durbm yester-
i day .was one rrom w. Jtu nan,
'lieutenant. Seventh cavalry, stationed
at Vedado, Havana. Cuba, who write
- relatavw to the amount of taxes oat on
some property Jocstted in this county,
which he owns. The letter waa wrlt
anrii lath -wm nosted on the fol-
tu . . " .
lowing day, reaching this city on the
18th. indicating remarkable faculties
for the transportatloa of mall, the let
ter being but seven days enroute.
'MORE TAXES. County Treasurer
A. " L. Downing wiu rooay p
4 third payment bf Marlon county taxes
to State Treasurer C. S. Moore. To
day's installment will aanpunt to 84.000
iwhlch with two former payments of
89,000 land 84,500. respectively, makes a
total of 817.500 that has been applied on
Marion's atate taxes which amount to
5.92$-22. leaving an unpaid balance of
828,428-n.;,. I ( y - - :i I i ;j
SEVERED HIS THmtB.-Oeorge
Beeman, while apUttin wood at his
home In North Salem on Monday af ter
noon, accidentally caused the ax blade
to come in contact with his left thumb,
severing the major portion of the first
Joint of that member. . -; .
ACROSS THE PACIFIC
IXTEREST15G LETTERS RECE1YED
. FROM MA5ILA.
A T7ll -known Hospital 5nre Tcllg
- of the Wounded and How
Tie j Are Attended.
Miss Ella L. Welch, of Salem. Is In
receipt of a letter from Cecilia Earhirt,
her friend, whe Is now a Red Cross
nurse at Mania. Philippine islands.
Ilia Earbart was formerly employed
In the hospit-il at Portland, and went
to the Islands last fall. Such pirts f t
her letter as are cf general lrter -jt, nie
given in the following, the letter bear
ing date of March lHh:
TTour letter received soire time sgo.
I suppose yoti know all about this aw
ful war by this time. I em nut sin.? In
a ward for wounded. It fs a .small
ward, having twenty patients only; ?o
we never have an. empty bed. for as
roon as one is tble to go. another U
brought (ln.
'Twelve have fust t-een brought, but
only or.e terlously wounded. It does
seem terrible that every dry we. must
have men brought to us, who were
w ovnded by those negroe.
"I have the msscot In n'T ward. He
Is Just 12 yeata old. and a very brl?ht
boy. He reads George Eliot's works,
rnd says he enjoys them very much.
'One very dear try Just 20 yesrs oil
died "in my ward yesteiday, and- his
body will go bark on tomorrow's trans
port. H is an only son of wealthy
parents. The whole place is made so
sad. for we were all fc nd of him.
"We have very little company at rny
time and. since tMs trouble, have les.
as "we are all too busy to visit.
"I was out for a drive the other ev
ening, whb-h Is a rare thing, as eveiy
body Is supposed to be off the streets
by 7 p. m.
i hive visited a number of battle
fields, after the battle was over. I
went to Caloocan next day afier the
f Shi, and climbed the tower of the
church, from which Dewey had taken
u corner. I looked down on Malahon.
where the insurgents were quart?! en.
"I also . visited San 'Pedro. McCarty
got there just fiften minutes after th
nght was ovfcr; everything was exoite
ment. .
'The Oregon regulars have losi but
two or thre, I believe,at the p estnt
time the number of wounded is 4'',
dead 125. It Ktmf tertil.le. I n?ver
shall forget the leginninir of this, and
the fearful, sbjhte.
"I have some men in inv ward who
were wounded lr Cuba. They say it
Is heaven here lr. comparison. Th'-y
think our hospitals are fine -and so
they are; every. man has a go-id lei.
nnd is kept i:an. gfts good bathjs, and
t-ornetlilng he can eat.
"While we do n'.t have many! 1--11-cneles,
we. have plenty of egi;.s, . BiHV.
and bread and butter, besides army
rations.
"I make toast for my boys' break
fasts. Everybody has mush, and coffee
or chocoljite, aEd can have toast for
dinner if he dofa not care for army
rations, which are given him. I 1x
tcast and eggs in -oiue My!e, or milk
toast; also some light dessert. Then
they have eggnog arid fruit once In
awhile.
"Manila is a queer old placf: very
interesting, but n place one Mresof
very qu! kly. peihaps this1 is because
alt our Interests fie in the I'l.ltei
Statc-H. Ft'li, I like ACanila verv miioh,
and fe I that I am doin a It ttr pood.
"It takes so Ioig to hea from th
United Plate, we feel so out of the
world, and do enj y letters and pipers
so much.
"We did have such a pleasant trip
over. We were three and a half days
in Honolulu, and .vent Bl the time. I
never enjoyed any thing more."
II. A. Johnson yesterday "'received a
letter from hin son. Claud Johnson, a
member of company M . Second Oregon
volunteers The letter Is dated nt Ta
sig, March IStn, nnd srys
i expect thin wil h rny List chance
to write you for some lime. We are
now twelve miles fton. Manila, and are
going straight through the country.
We are in w hat is .called - th. fi;ng
column" In General 1iaton's com
mend, our regiment Is divided up we
An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
Stbcp or Fioa, manufactured by the
C a tiro RSI A Fia Strcp Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining' the liquid lsra
tlve principles of plants known to be
medicinally I ax a tire and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strenfrtheninjr laxa
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling- colds,' headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly: and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting- on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of mana factoring- figs
are used, as tbey are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to tha Cam rowiA Fi Stbcf
Co. only. . In order to jget its beneficial
effects .and to avoid imitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every packsge.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
IX)UU1VUXX XT. JTKW TOSJC W. T.
kqc ule by aU Druggist. Price 50c per bottle
Old Soldiers
If you seivtd n'nety days la
the Cnin .Army or Navy daring
the War of the R-b.mon. anl
made a HfiMESTEAt ENTHT
OP LESS THAN 1 AiTRFS
I PRIOR TO JUNZ 22. 1S7. you
art entitled to an additional
tight which I will buy, laying
highest pri. No irkMb mm.
You deal "dire t. Wi.ows and
minor orphans vt sucn deceased
soldiei-s have the same rMht.
JERE. COLLINS,
HELENA. MONTANA.
hHve ix corr panics wl'h u., while
comjany K Is still out r.eu the 'water
works. Genetil heaton's command
!s composed of the Twc nf r-a?ct nd in
fant ry. Twentieth Infantiy, th First
Wasr Ington volunteers, and S4oa 1
Oregon volunteers; also a batt. ry and
. "We ttk Palg n few days ago. a
town Just about the lxe of Salem,
where we are- rami Ing row. t We
have plerty to fat-tame ducks, chick
ens, hogs and cattle are plentiful and
all at our command;
"I am enjoying the trl very much,
ttlll we nave lots of had flxhting and
rre Hslug c,u!te - a. few men. The
Twentieth has If st mar,; men so, tar;
th-y were ati,'ht In a ery h.t pi ce.
"We have a wagon tral-t. about two
miles In length, to carry our provis
ion. I think we wil fr.lth th? Pji
plnos up In- a few weeks, as we have
then going now. I think we vrilk
move up as far as ih takes todiy,
tht Is atout five mil -js from hr; 'n
fome plac'M the lake i- th-rty miles
wld and 200 f( et deep. This is a rry
fii:c toutitry. tt Ui'iki us If t-ry tMrg
vruld grow;, the soil !o:k.-i so rich.
This command will have the nicest
nip and see more of the country thn
any of t? others, and a'ao more flcht
Ing. as w i are t' oiri' right afl r th-xn.
nod will follow them until they surren
der. "The gunboats have beep with us
thus far, and I nius't siy, thi-v have
done tome fine work. When they-wou.d
send one of their bit; shill through
the air. . c-ne woiil l think th. wh l-
country was going to piect-s Th
boats have gone with us as far as
thc-y e&n go, i.nl w viil mis them
vtiv much.
"Our officers? and men rre all the
sa pie now: they get th; same grul' We
iret f.nd they do not tvem to ha in -ny
niore privih'g-s-1 han we hfive. as ther
.ire to many offl(An or them.
;Jos. P. Fqne yesterday received a
letter from bis 'son. I F-nes, a mtm
br of conrpnny K, tmrt r d-ite of M ?rch
lMh. from which the following .er.c?-rpts
an taken.
"We are goiiig fo- the li.urgents
now; snd exr-ct to coiral th"tti within
two weeks. Our f jirg Squadron 1 do
ing good work; We have two b'lttal on
n It; everi)ody savs the Oregon ure
O. K.: all you have to do Is to siy 'go',
and they go. We are rot In the r ar,
but a?o qual to fny emergency which
my ariite; we know ve can overp .wer
the rebel "
"It seemed st-ange When the rtrst
bullets flew and the f.rst guns were
heard, but now we do not notj.-e them;
one has to come pretty close to one of
i"s to make hunt our; holes. There
Is not a night passes but we are arous
ed by cannonading or musketry fire
from some close neighbors.
"We miss every one of our boys who
have to go to the hospital foi a few
days. .
'Of course, we want Jo gc home, but
we could be In a git at deal wort-e place
than w here we are; we are getting more
acrtutomed to it (rich day, but I f-ar
It w'll never be a home' for us if we
live here a hundred snd one years.
"1 am -orry you think we are getting
discouraged, for we are not; we have
all oassed that point lorg ago. and as
long aa we are kei t or outpost duty,
wt- do not care a cent, and I you were
here you would not hear a sincle one
of the boys say a word sgalnst staying.
W.j sr- all satisfied as lon; as we do
not have to ?o barrack daty, but we
draw the line" there. We sre happy as
Ocean Patk clam at a high tide, but
you may rest assured we tte red to
gci home when we sre done. We see
hundreds of '. wh ite flags eery dy. I
hope "Old Glory H1 It till we get
home. I wou'd love to nutrch Into Fa
len behind the Mme flag which we fol
lowed aut 0 the city.
"We are now forty miles e.ist of Ma
nila, it is Just hke a valley town In
Oregon. Their rke fields are luilt. In
patches about 300 feet square, with a
mound of dirt around it, and they are
toehold about six Inches of water.
"Since we have had an opportunity to
fight, we do not care to go Home. We
are now out. and are, liable to see some
action, to- we are In the weakest
place on the Une but we have been. at
work for the . last ten days building
trenches, and have completed them.
We sleep on our guns and belts all
the time, and always keef our clothes
on. It Is quit excitinc snd W all en-.
Joy tt to the futk-st degree We were
called out last evening, i.ut en-ialned
out only an hour. We were near
ehough to see the smoke from the fir
ing line, but as usual, hid to return
without firing a shot. I was sent out
cs a scout, about a half mile from the
company, but did not see a thing." ,
A HERO IN HIS WAT.
Brown Jones has a great deal
of
.moral courage.
j Jenkins Ha bat
I Brown Tea. The other anlght bU
wife thought there was a buiglar In
;the house, and Jores owned iu that
he ould rather not meet that burg
ar. Puck. . ' ,' - v1; .
! ONE DOLLAR And sp for first
class photographs) at The Plckexlll Co.,
t SaJem'a leading- photographers. Gal
?! lery all on ground floor. No. 241 Com
mercial street. w tX.
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MINISTER TO PERSIA
EX-G0VEBX0R LORD APP0I5TKD
BY THE PEolO5T
To Represent the United States In
Teheran-Other Important Dip
lomatle Changrea.
V WASHINGTON. April 18. The fol
lowing important . diplomatic changes
have been announced aa the result of
the cabinet meeting tcdav. W.
Rockhill. now minister to Greece, haa
resigned that post. Arthur Shrrbuine
Hardy, of New llarcshlre. now rr.tn-
iter to Persia, Las b?en promoted to
succeed R.ickhllL
William P. Lord, ex-governor of Or
egon, has been sppoit.ted minister to
Persia.
John M. Irwin, of Icwa, formerly the
governor of Idaho, has been appointed
minister to roitusral, th sutceel Law
rence Tow-nsend. transferred to 11
gium. vUt! Bellamy Htoivr, who g,:es
lu Madrid.
'Hon. Wm. P. "Lord, ex-covemor of
Oregon. Is cne of the tildes residents
of Salem, having lived ht re ln;c l5v
He Is a native of !Vver, Ielaware,
whete he was boin In 1Z. He rect iv-
ed his ' elucatloF in Fat; field 10 lege,
New Yo;k, and after Iwlng gialuatel,
read law. When 1'iesUb-nt Lincoln
calletl fi volunt'ets, th? yourg ltw
ft udent was ip.- tt the first t i off r
his servi".-s for the defense of tte flasr.
enlisting in a battalion of Pe'aware
cavalry, eervlng 'thrcial out the war.
and attaining th lank of major..- At
the cUv?e of the var h- rtturrel to his
studies and in lfC was g.-atu-td from
the Albany tN. Y. ) Low (Ml ge when,
upon the 1 coriranlzati 11 cf th regular
army, be ucceptrd a p-ifItloi as cond
lieutenant In th Se -ind l-'tel Vtato
an!!1ry. H was station-d. Hh hH
cemmand, at various points i.i Cal.for
nla. Washingtor and A'nska, until -he
rifigned, m 167. and coming to S.b-m.
locate! bore :md 1 cgan the p: actlcc of
hflF j rofts-slon. In Ibis h wes el ctel
t the flat fcr.ate, atd jn 1S0 ho a-
elected & Judgr- .f the supreme 'ourt.
of Oregon, t.Kjcomr g -hief justi -e. H
aa ri-I"ct.'J in MhZ and In li'. serv
ing three terms 1 chit-f justice, and
In 1H bf was elected' gnyytnor rf Ore
gon, whiie on the tupreir-e ber.ch, lie
was inr-upuraied In Januaiy, lli5,xand
wi? th firft republican- srov r-or In
eight years, i'g 'he state a god
buMness administration. -
. if x-Oovc.tnor I orrl was married to
Vifs ,ijli.tf Mnta"'te. of Pa 1 1 more,
Maryland, on Jnnuary -4. !, d
thr-4 c-Midren, two. fonn Mid' a diugh
ter.'.have blei-sed the uniir.
The x. tior. to which 1 e Is appoint
ed by the president.- that of mlms'er
to Persia, cariic with it a soliry of
$5 000. - Ithe tccei t th rUce. ids ,-f -fi!al
-VeSiib-r.ee w ill b- I" Ten ban.
about left miles K-uth of the Caspian
sea. in Persia. E-Cov, ind Mis. Lord
wou'l b a valuaole acqulsltb. n to lite
foitign tKuroprar.) society In the Per
sian capital).
FINDING S0MK FLAWS
LEGALITY OF THK BICYCEE TAX
LAW QCESTIONKD.
Opponents of the Aet Claim There Is
no jemerg-eney t iaoe. nenee
Not in Fot ee Yet.
The matter of the legality. of the act
of the Marlon county court. In lev Ing
the bicycle tix, and the, work of th-
sheriff, lr.- collecting Urs tax. for the
put pose of securing funis for the bl-
cyIe path, is serlouly .mestioMd and
many persons tre eageHy sinning th
law, under which the offleors sre jct
Ing. The act of the 1- gislatuie tsnate
bill No. 143) arproved by the governor
en February 1, ISM, aMch" jrovides
for (he levy end collection of this tax,
cairied what purported to be an emer
gency clause. w-hlh reads as follows:
'Sc. I A3 tbre la norw a growing
nesid in the various counties of this
state for additional means of rommun
lc.it Ion between the homes of the p -c-ple,
this act shall take eTect upon its
approval by the govern. w.w
It Is contended by those opposing the
low. tbat n tha sctlon quoted no
"emergency"? Is declared, that, there
fore, no emergency existed, and that
the law did not go Into effect "from and
after, Its approvsl by the governor
but Is now a dead letter upon the ta
tite book until ninety days shall hive
elapsed after the adjournment of the
legislative evasion, -which time would
expire on'Majr lMh. Borne few persons,',-
Wn about this nutt'-r, seem
to hold to tbe opinion that the emer
gency claust' in the bill la as vilu-b s
as the one in the city charter, espec
ially Is this the case with one of the
members .f the city rouncil, who dis
covered the weak tpot In the bicycle
law.: .v. . . vS :
Another point raised against the sta
tute, as carried oJt by the sheriff. Is
that the law contemplates levying ths
lax cn all wheels In the hind f tisrs
on or before March 1st. and that all
heels purchased from dealers . after
March 1st are exemrt from the tax
for that year. The section In 'jjuestlon
reads; ''-.-.'-. ; f .
; L There shall be leviedL on or
before the 1st day of Marrh of each
year, a special tax 'of IL25. by thu
county court or board of county com
missioners of each county, upon each
and every bicycle within each county
of the state, except those In the hands
of dealers, held for sale and which
. Ex-Gov. Wm. P. Lord.
' ' !
have not been sold, loaned, traded or irv
any manner previously disused of.
"It Is urged t hit the-tax levied on
bUycles, before March 1st, dies not
and cannot nean bicycles not oa-ned.
or, fir the purposes of this act, not
In existence st that time, and that tha
wheels purchased 'after the dte named
. itr iaot hi, i 1 i. iron vne provia-
Ions of that law. The language of th
art Is plain, and unmistakable, and
one member of the leglslstnre. in dia
cnsslng therratter. gave It as his opin
ion tbat no tax could k-a collected from
wheels purchase! since the ley was
made by the county court
AT A STA NDSTI LL.
Breaers Are Fhowlng Little ..Il9rl
tion to Tske Stock. .
In the last iss.ie of the. Producers.
Pric Current, -the --following is given
regarding the condition of th h' p
market: ; ...
" ,- ; , - Ital-
Receipts f-r week. .-.'". t 7t
1 receipts from Jpt. I. ......... l,:tP0t
Fx ports tc I'liift; for wWk ... SiS
Kaports f:o.n Sc't. 1 ., 97.CS
In 1 crt for week... II
tmrorts fiom Pe;-t. 1........... ? 6
Trade is pi actually at a it nlti'.
Th weather has twen, o cool tli
siring th.it it has - s ff eei V th icmant
for lliiioi-. sn t Lrt-wers ,sre h iwlng
r-o c.foiU. r. t-i lake ! mor s'o.?!:.
lb-re end there a small pnrt h.i-e la je-
Hitcd, ar,i s. me o? the hops c.-ntrict-.
ed for sorr5 ll're ago have lepn d llv
ei-ed.. bnt scarcely enough new bninerV
has teen done tiie past 'two w t k t
fairly detcrrr'ne va!u The t. t lot t
now remiiiring heie ajie the Pac.Tc
and a few o' the- ch4i'et "f tte'
would bring I IS ?.- if aitj on? want - l
thi n. We lie lyi vtl? Ho k f.o t
rroush tr r;i.1 lf unit m-llV lif th I
'lemaining bus ate f Io-t quaVty a t
cfTcl ing f im .13c. 3-)M n to lc . f or I 00 .
It la lofi-inle tba with the advent tf
Wfim Wt-ather - l-rew-rs lo.'.y how ..
ittle mote ini 11 t, but U lnrk !tk n
sh.w market unti tie prosje. Is vf tin
seafon's t'rop air ki vvn to a r s n -
re certEinty At p -ce..t t.M yinji
in this Matf ni-in.iier s.'-ov, nnd ;b
1 ac - tic Const yrnli. .! tnilu. -.
slow y. No f u-rt l-r ;,t hnnge Jit" tl
tlerman maikt.t-'.' urd l.ir.iii" la-vtty,"
c,t-iet but -tto.uly ft I hr5ii.b Mix k.
RESIGNS TilB SKAT
SPEAKER THOMAS" I. KKKjl . Ii K-
Will Encase in tU t'raetire of IiW
iu ew X'rH -t'-auaitliste
for llli I'Ijc.
NEW YOliK..i Apiilt 19.--.lt Is -ot;
nounci-J that Kvak-r Ui-i has d.f'
c iit iH-'HW a iht-niSxT of tli" Ivvtii i
of Hiioi m, Tlunt'T ' iU-rnuiii iu IV 1
city. It I nti I -rtstoo !-th;it Air. i. I
will 'w -wign-.hiji "-it In Amart-ss oH'l !-.
niovf . ta Ni?a' York. The -staienivi-t
h been' m: 3 f's't Mr. I'.t-c ! Is gu:.. '
an teed, a yearly .Income- .f ' Ji'M!J!. Ii ..
fore settling down Mr. ' 1 t--l w 111 muk
a protracted ilt to Kurupe. -
Th Mail and lixprw mjs, Mr. Har
hum. of the l.i.y flrsn. s.ii'l th;tt Mr.
ltt?ed had already pra'tlcjly iwiir',
a member -of the-firm, but woull ro t
enter actively u,n his nw duties un
til after he had takn a brhi vacation
In Ivurmpe. This d.-fislon wa not mad
by Mr. Heed until afl the .ltalli of bU
acceptance of their tifTer w-re rrMtrl. i
In all likelihood., hfif frieivls tmt y, h '
wjll remain on the other side duiin.f
the auinmer. - - --
UKKU'8 ttlCCKJ4St'H.
I'tica. N. Y April .!. Whn Con.
greeutman James Hh-rman was told t i
ll ay, that tH-aker Iled had entered H
New York la w .firm, he sali; .
"If this is true, I am a candidate for
the speakership,"
ONE PATIENT. Herman itoikola.
native of Finland, aged 41 yesrs, and
a fisherman by occupation, was
brought to the asylum from Astoria
yesterday, Pherlff Thomas Llnville. of
Clatsop county bringing him up at
cost, to the stae, of $21 0. itoikola hat
been In the asylum once befors having,
been discharged laat February.
RACE TC PAVE A POl'8 LIFfT.
Tcwrtg f.irl Hntches a Ch II FionTT.'n-
' . 'Car Wheel of a Tiain.
Micbal Wright, a J-ye.m-ol.l boy,
wandered away fiom hnw s IVIle
ylile, Iif nnd 011 to the ll'lnols Central
tracks. Ar express tra'n was ap
proaching. He saw It. snd in at'
templing to get off the track s'umbled
and fell with hi bead ami artn serosa
the .rail. Miu Ala .'Iioedsheimer,
wbo livev beside th track, rin oct of
her home' and taccd with the eng r.e
toward where Hn chibf wai. 8he
reached it. selxed It by lie lr-s and
JurTped out of the way. Her escai
was so narnrw that her dress was
ci.ught snl torn ly the pilot.
The ensualist haunts the ink-Ira na
of the house of life, self bi.nislxd from
the upcr chaxnbc-TS.
REMEDIES
toBssjiar (CTtccra soaf. u douse ce
s)a, (menu C!s!2C3t, ta bal cc uia. zzi
CmCCkk USGLYE.TL to ad the t!ocl Is
,tSa TCnVtrf tt ore ce cost tortarlsr,
Cdasl IrrltaCffiS. vta loss tf tulr, vta
Cc lest ySysklm ni a3 bSct rescues tsX
SM mtm) Fyto,Tmi irt. i Jt Ccricra
(w; si OimT,ia.i EuotTuKa aim,
Pvms ! Can. Cmr Sat Fiepfc. Iliiw,
-p Bui,