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SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, lSOO.
SENSATIONAL
PROCEEDINGS
Ex-Senator Quay In a
light Place.
V "
Damaging Letters Have
Appeared.
Defense Will Claim His Accounts In
the Bank Were Fictitious
Jagging of Fund.
PHILADELPHIA, Arril IS. The
proceedings in the trial of ex-Senator
cjuay, today, were tedious, but never
theless Interesting in their bearing up-
ca the future of the case.
Dlitnct
'Attorney llothermel placed
Upon the
rtand the paying and receiving: telle: a,
iad bookkeepers of the broken1 People's
Bank to prove' the books. All of these,
in answer to questions, made reference
to Senator Quay's account and tne
bookkeeper said they had entered flx-i.
re, but none of the books were open-,
ed to show what the nature of the ac
count was. -This will be done later,
AH of-the bank employes, on cross- ex
smlnution, stated that thy had never
ceo Senator Quay's deposit book, and
that they did not believe there was
a. . It was hinted that the defense
ill claim that Senator Quar ac
counts in the ledger were fictitious, as
far as he was concerned, and that the
nator's name was usjt-d by, liopkinj
fij a cloak for his own personal trans
actions. '
Tae district attorney gijned a, signal
-victory by securing the I admission of
the mlnuie book of the bank, in
Cannier Hopkins kept a record
-which
of the.
meetings of the board of dliectors.
The particular entry bearing on the
Qaaj case, which the district attorney
as anxious to get in, is under date of.
Aagust 3. 189. It reads: . f ;
The only offering for a loan before
the board, was the note cf (Sent j or)
Arthur Kennedy and JL JtCjuay, With
stock of - attached. It was agree!
lo make this loan provioVd It. R, Quay
compiled with the president's request
for a certain letter." ? J-.
The "certain letter" Is one -which is
regarded as the mot damaging evi
dence against Senator Quay's son. It
to as follows. ; (
"Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Treasury department, Harrlsburg, Pa.,
July 31sf
"J a pies McM.ine, Esq., Peoples
Bank, Philadelphia, Pa.:
"Dear Sir: On Monday we will mall
you a check for $100,000, for credit to
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
general fund, which will make a credit
to our account of $600,000. The under
standing Is, that I am not to draw
against any part of this deposit, until
R. II. Quay has paid, or arranged,
satisfactory to you a loan r of $100,000,
which you are to make him' next week.
Very Truly, (Signed) B. J. Haywood,
state treasurer."
The defense objected strenuously to
the minute book, saying that, although
the $100,000 note bears Senator Quay's
Indorsement he knew nothing what
ever of the letter from Haywood, and
had nothing to do With the juggling of
the state's money, Indicated by It.
DItfD IN PORTLAND
CE0RGK M- STROUD. THE PIONEER
RAILROAD CONDUCTOR
Uph A way at a R Old Age Lived
lu talem for Many Years-A;
Prominent Mason.
PCUTLAND,' April 14. d. M. Stroud,
l. Pioneer railroad conductor ad a
prominent Free Mason, died tooay.
cd T2. He came to Salt-m in 1&58, and
M chit of the volunteer fire depart
ment of that city for a number of
!. ' . - j. - -r j
(Deceased was well known through
t the state. He lived in Salem txr a
term of years, and was lotfg a
Wwnlnent resident f this city. , He
erred a j conductor! on the Oregon &
-Alifornia railroad for many years,
B4 has a son, a resident of Roseburg,
U an englneeri on the Southern
ffic . A number of years ago Mr.
"d moved to Portland, and after he
d from railroading his energies
devoted toward the building": up
the secret order, of which he was
an active member. For the pat
r or six years he was lecturer o the
lf-dge A. r. & A. M., and visited.
r.0r1nR that time, every Masonic ledge
Oregon). : jl '
AS IT SOUNDS.
tv""4 propaganda V Inquire I
teacher.:,. :t i-.-.i
looketl at the celling, wrln
"f f l forehead I wret tied w 1th th
r- 00 minute or two, and answer
th. rvel t he fancied that it waa
brother of a' proper sowe. Tlt-
EXPANSION IN TRADE
WONDERFUL INCREASE 15 THE
COUNTRY'S BUSINESS. J
Snprisinir Growth of the Chief indus
triesThe Failures ' for .
the Week.
NEW TORK, April 14. R. G. Dun &
Co's Weekly Review of Trade, will say
tomorrow:
There Is still an increase In all legit
imate business, and the productive
power of the great inducti les inena?e3
even though some of their stocks de
cline, a he sharp reaction in "specula
tion, a week ago. In no way affecte!
the producing capacity of the furnaces
or mills. .nd has been in part recover
ed, while the disturbance of business
caused by the formation of great com
binations has in a , large measure
ceased. The money market Is In a safer,
and more wholesome condition. It is
I not Owing to speculation alone that
payments through the chief clearing
house have been 80 per cent larger
than in the same week of 152, and.
103.3 per cent larger than last; year.
Tho New York transactions far exceed
those 6f any previous week, $1.48."02,
T.i In amount, but outfclde of New York
the clearings were 41-5per cent larger
than In 1898, and 44.6 per cent larger
thai in 4892. The truth is. that no such
expansion in the general business of
jhe country has ever been seen before,
Snd If such records only were consid
ered, there would be grounds for fears
that the wild passion of trading had
again lifted the whole business com
munity off its fet. But, instead, there
,1s found a surprising increase in the
thief industries; The failures for the
week have been !188 in lhe United States
1 ogainst 249 last! year, and twenty-two
lu Canada against eighteen last year.
WANT A
MOTOR LINE
MOVEMENTS iiY THE PEOPLE OF
' THE FRUITLAND DISTRICT. 1
They Are Anxions to Secure Easy
Connections with the
Capital City.
Tb people cf Fruitland; about six
miles east, of alem, have been cast
ing about to ee what could be dona
toward securing motor, line connec
tion with SalemL, They called a raert-,
lng and aprrolntcd a committee, as was
reiKirted by the Stat.srain a few days
ago. ,
They have found that they can se-
ture the construction of a thoroughly
I equipped, frtandaxd -gauge line, front
Salem to Znger. on the Woodburn
. tpiingneld braijich of the Sovthern Fa
i ciffc, about nine n. ties east of Silem,
If the people" "fef those neighborhood
ttlll guarante enough business t
Justify the construction of the road.
If they can secure 600 people to buy
160 worth eachj of one-way tickets, to
be used wlinin Ave ' years from the
time of the completion of th roal.
They are assured that it will be built,
and that the worn of construction
would comnence Immediately upon
the completion of ruth a sibcittlOn
list, nnd the granting of a tlght-of-
'way. I ' " '" '''
The 'members' of the committee that
was chsn at the meeting think. thy
can find 500 people In those neighbor
hoods who would be willing to buy In
advs nee such' transpoi tat Ion. Tha
far. would bi nxed at 10 cent to
FrulUand, and 15 cent Vj Knger. Th
tickets would be gocd one way. The
parties proposing to build and operate
the line would not ask a uarante
that evry man ridfng one way would
nake at many trip the v-ther way.
Thy would mereJy depend for cash
trade upon the probability that a man
crii-g their line to con.o t Saltnx
would go home the same way, and
on new business, w hich would no dou'ot
Increase rapidly, for the countiy along
the line would be sure tci All up v.rr
fast. The whole country along the
line would eventually bcotne virtually
a suburb of Salenu
If the people of the neightorhoods cf
Fruitland and Enger Will take uo the
matter in earnest, and effect tfc tale
f a good part of the tickets, it Is afe
to predict that the business men and
property holder of Salem will not let
.. rvrnit o bv default. There U
scarcely a business concern here that
could not usje a large batch cf such
i tickeU to good effect. In supplying cus-
tomers. In going after trade, and in
various way ttat wouia sukii.
themselves to each one Iwlividually,
according to his own clrcuti-atance.
It Is to be hoped, for the I good of
c.i tnm i' the ' rrowth of the
country tributary thereto, and the con-vxnh-nce
of the rer-iSnt of tributarr
country districts, that the movement
for motor line may begin MWn. It Is
the thing that promlres most for thl
city and country. !
Now is a good time to begin, and the
Frultlan.1 and Engr neighlrh.3ds
wIU befortunate Ir.d.-ed It -they In
come by thtlr enterprise and puM-c
spirit the pioneer in the movement.
AN ANCIKNT BUILDING. 1
The oldest Christian ttructure in
Ireland is a remarkable buildlrg; evi
dently very ancient, but wonderfully
weU preserved, at Pinge. n Countv
Keirv It 1 popularly known as the
-OraTory of fiallerus." Who OaUjj
wasJ history doe not say, tut, a tJ&s
oraiory oom -
jured for more than LOOP Years, ha
,wa probably one .f the converts of
St. Patrick. ;
IN CANADIAN
GOLD FIELDS
Only British Steamers
; to Be Licensed
To Tfade in 'Northwest
Rivers.
An Agreement Reached on Boundary
Question, Avoiding: Trouble
on the Parses.
VICTORIA, B. C April IS. At the
i Ufe'eelion of Collector of Customs
Siilre, the department of the lxj tailor,
has arranged for the issuance of min
ng license for the Korthwtst territory
at Atlln City. The collector has a'so
arranged the difficulties on the White
Pass trail, between the Northwest
mounted police "ar.d the American cus
toms officers. Arrangements have also
been made I to allow- none but British
bottoms, carrying" none but Biitl-h
fleers, to carry freight between Daw
son and points on the upper Yukon,
from the Canadian tx undary to B n
nett. The same rule wU also apply on
all liavigable Canadian waters in the
gold country. The government will
rig illy enforce the regulations to this
fleet. 4io American vessels will be al
lowed to carry freight r-r past ens era
between the liver points on the Ca
nadian Yukon, Hootalinoua, Stewart.
Pelli, Lake Tstln. or other lakes In
Canadian territory- Besides this, the
masters of cpl Canadian r.'ver stiamt s.
carrying over forty passengers, will be
obliged to'cairy certified mates holding
Britiyh papers. t Ail will elso have to
carry certified British erglneers .
THE PLAN ACCEPTElV
Washington, "April lii--Vhen the
United States gove nment recently
proposed a modus vl vend! on the Alas
kan boundar't to overcome the possi
bility of a lawless outbieak pvnding
final adjustment, the BYtfUh authori
ties iefened the preposition to the Ca
nadian officials at Ottawaj The Ottawa
government has responded with an ac
ceptance of the general idea of the
modus Vivendi. This m tut now go to
the British foreign office.
AS SOON AS FXI'EDIENT.
Answer to the Ooverr-or of South Da
kota by the War Department.
Washington, April 14.--The war de
partment will reply to the telegram of
Governor Lee, of South Dakota, to
President McKlnley. asking for the Im
mediate muster out and return of the
South Dakota troops in the Philippines
that the troops will be,lrought home
as soon as it is deemed expeCient by
the United States, and as toon as pos
sible with the transports at hand.
It is held at the war depaitment that
the law. requiring the muster out of
the troops, contemplates that the exe
cutive department shall have ample
time to isue the necesary orders and
make preparations to properly dis
charge the soldiers and bring them
home. The provision in allowing the
volunteers in the Philippines jto be en
listed .for six mortbs, may be also
Con trued to mean that the volunteers
will not be mustered out before that
time if they re-cnllst. s
WOMEN USED POLITICAL. TRICKS
An Exciting Club Election That Took
Place in Milwaukee,
One of the warmest political contests
that ha ever occurred in1 Milwaukee
took place in March. The electors be
longed to no political party. Tbey
were neither democratic, republican
nor people party advocates. Instead
they were all wonv.-n, and that Is what
made it Interesting. All the women's
clubs tn the city met tn convention to
elect a chairman of the governing body
which shall control the meetlnr of tne
General Federated clubs of th4 United
States, to be held here in tm The
candidates wen Mrs. James Sidney
Peck and Mr. H. R. Vedder, and the
former wen by one vote. .For several
days the livelier kind of electioneer
ing had been going on among the ad
herent of thesa twe women. The ex
citement reached a wbjte heat on elec
tion day fcnd an the ordinary political
methods of securing votes were used,
except the brs band - and whUky.
Carriages by the dozen mere in attend
ance and scurried everywhere th rou sn
out the city to bring In higgard voters.
Both parties met In . the convention
hall with their candidate badga pin
ncd among the ruse which decorated
tbeli tailor-made gowns. Th only
man present wa Secretary Sullivan
of the Cltlsen Business League. Chi
cago Chronicle. . ,
NEW ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
Dr. Murray exi-ects to have more
. -nAvrn tPrirllah diction-
, man u.ii v .
1 ary published by the end of the cenr
urytip to the middle of the U tter L
AN INJUNCTION SUIT
MARION COUNTY IS ENJOISED
FROM THE COLLECTION
Of Drlinqnent Taxes A cat est Pro
perty Involved in the Williams &
England Receivership Case,
(From Daily' April 14th.)
W. T. Slater, receiver of the Williama
Urglar.d Banking Co an insolvent
corporation, plaint Iff, vs. Mai ion coun
ty, a public corporation, and F. W
Durbin, as . sheriff of Marion county,
und ex-ofSclo tax ccllector, cltf:n!an a.
is the title of an Injunction suit Insti
tuted in Department No.1 of the Marl
on fcounty circuit court yesterday. The
suit la brought to enjoin the sale, for
delinqeut taxes for the year 1S96, by
Sheriff I'urbin. of land tn block 32 and
21. In this city, Involved" In th? re.elv
vrihlp of the Wiaiams & Fnglanl
Banking -Company. The unpaid taxes
on the property, which has been levied
upon, amounts to $205.70. W. T. Slater
and W. JL Kaiser are attoiceys for th
recelv er.' !
The property on which the ta. a re
iCJiln unpaid for the year 186. fcrnie ly
belonged to Wm. England and wife.
In 1897, Vy decree of foieclrsure. the
property passed into the possesion of
H. P. McNary, as receiver of the bank
ing firm of Williams & England. Out
of the proceeds of that sale, the taxes
for the year 18!)5. amounting to $427.51,
were paid. The amount above. set
forth, of $209.70, is the delinquent tax
on the property for the year 186. Ths
property ha, been advertised on th
delinquent tax roll, has been levied-upon
by the sheriff and would have been
sold about May 11L
. The plaintiff asks for a decree of the
court perpetually enjoining "said oe
fendants and his deputl'h or agents
from selling or attempting to sell any
of said reU property for the collection
of said delinquent taxes as aforesaid
and for judgment against said defend
ants for plaintiffs, i os.s and debase
ments herein and for such other and
further order, rule or relief, as may
teem meet and equitable.'- i
A WOMAN'S LIFE IN UTAH.
No Mormon woman will talk from
her heart to a stranger, notab'y and
er hentl?.lly Phen that pe!on is a Gen
tile (in Moipnonism, every one who is
rot a! Mormon is a Ger.tUe), for rh
knows W-ad exoerlence that this
would but Increase her eufferinss. Of
all the sacrifices that have ever teen
exacted of the single, loving heart of
true wife and mother In the hame of
religion., none can equal those of polyg
amy, which these women Were taught
would be practiced through all eterni
ty, as It was "the celestial order of
heaven." an eternal law. Under Its
baneful Influence a wife lived in the
same house with her husband, sur
rounded by their chiklrn, a lor.ely,
disconsolate woman. The conn fence
and respect that frhould have unite!
their heat ts. made one; their Inteiests,
Is first defiled and then destroyed. She
early learns to txi fc3lent and ob.-erving.
After their evening meal, rhe s-e her
husband 'make as careful and elabor
ate a toilet as their circumstance per
mit, the dares net ask him where he Is
going. But that f e-ar that ever abides
in the heart of every Mormon wife,
eats, cankerlike, at ner vitality.
h he may try to drive these thoughts
away: she may say to herself, "No,
whatever other men may do, however
they may deceive their wives, my hus
band wiil be honett and true. He will
r.ot deceive me." Up almost to the
hour that she is ex!ected to go lo the
"Endowment Hou-" aitd place the
hand of the second wife in that of her
hutiband, she v--s her hungry soul
this soothing balm. But, unfoitunate
ly, she must awaken to thJ fact ihtt
no 'nan can practice polygamy with
out becooiing a hypocrite. Many of
ihene women believe, or try to believe,
that polygamy is a revelation front
God. and conequ-ntly mut be obeyed.
But if any Gentile womar. will try to
think how she would feel If i er hus
band were to tell hr that he Is oot to
bring Into thHr home a second wife, to
usufp her husband's aff-ctlonr, come
between her and the man who bad
Deen her all In all for s many years,
that woman will have arriv-d at a full,
perfect exact comprehension of what
a Mortwn woman suffers. The Arena.
AN ANNOY iNG RUMOR.
"It was a mean ttirk'siJd lhe sh fty
eyed member of the legislature; . "a
mighty mean trick." i
What' the niatterr
The-ve been circulating a rumor
ab-ut me. It was started by the man
whom I used to consider my bext
inena. . -, t
"1 haven't heard yon mentioned re
cently except In compliment. The
last ccminiment I b-?.rd was that yu
are a man that nothing would swerve
front a sense of duty; that when your
mind 1 made up you will fight to ilw
bitter end."
7h.it' JL That' what I'm teUing
you about. Whit corporation or tft'i
didate Is going to offer a man money
alter he rets a reputation like that?
Washington Star. , . ,
THE CAPlTALi OF HOLLAND.
A gentleman lo the beat of our rec
ollection" a retired linen draper went
Into school one day with the Intention
of putting the fifth standard through
their facing in the geography of Eu
rope. He began. What la the caid
itat of 'OUandr "Capita It."wa the
crushing rejoinder from the smart boy
of tha class. The ex-linen draper
did not pursue bis geographical in
quiries further. London Ccinhill.
THE REBELS
ARE PURSUED
LawtonDrivesTIiem in
to the Hills.
Unarmed Prisoners Were
Released
And Sent Among the Enemies with
Copies of the Proclamation ,
The Sljr'nal Corps.
MANILA. April IS, (Saturday, S-30 a.
in ) Starting in an easterly direction
along the road to I-nsanghan. a paity
of seventy sharpshooters, under Lieu
tenant Southern, of the Washington
regiment, carle upon a trench across
the road about a mile out of Santn
t'rus. Lieutenat Southern was wound
ed. .
The Americans then advanced with
the mounted guns, the Fourteenth Ih,
battalion of the First Idaho Infantry
on the right 'and Fralne's battalion of
the First North Dakota Infantry on the
left, both flanking. The trench was ear
ned without loss to the Americans.
Pansanghan was found deserted. Four
monuments on the border of the vil
lage celebrated the proclamation of
Filipino independence. Issued last year,
and glorify "Agu'naldo, the liberator."
The troops entering the abandoned
houses found them In perfect order. A
f-w guerrilla shots were exchanged,
and one member of the Fourteenth re
giment was shot In the leg by his con
rade who was aiming at a cariboo. One
Filipino was killed, and five were
wounded in the encounter beyond Ton
gas. This was an ambush. Eight men
of the North Dakota regiment, ojov
iug in single file through the woods,
received a volley from a clump of
bushes about fifty fet away. Only one
got oil unhurt. He dragged his com
rade, with four bullets Ir. his body., to
the main force, and then led the truops
back to the spot of attack. The Fili
pinos were easily scattered. -
Additional Filipino dad, found north
of Santa Crux, swell the number of the
enemy killed on Monday to 150, includ
ing Paole Aguirro, one of the leaders,
end twelve officers. v
LAWTCN'3 FIGHT.
MANILA, April 14. T:K p. m. Gen
eral Lawton is marching north, along
the r.tad between the hills and! the lake
w ith the gunboat Napldan and Laguna
de Bay abreast of h's troops. I The e n
emy Is retreating northward. On Wed
nesday the troop crorsed Paghanjann,
nnd' concentrated at Iambun at the
mouth of the river. After leaving two
coropahli-s of the Fourteenth regiment
to guard the entrance of the river,
the troops marched to Longs and
found it deserted. . Furniture, which
had been dropped in the flight of the
natives, aras scattered alcng the trails
leading Into the hills. )
Major Weiserbergers sharpshooters
were sent towards Puctns Ancontenca
In the afternoon. They ran upon a
nest of rebels lit some thick buhes,
which atrorded splendid cover.' Five
men of the North Dakota regiment
were killed and two wounded, two of
the former dying after having been
brought to Longas church, where
Father McKIm.on - administered the
sacrament to them.
The main body cf American troops,
wible at dinner In Longs s, hard firing
and ndvaiH-ed to the support of the
sharpshooters. 1 he sound came f rone
the hills, but they raw little cf the fight
cfr.J many white coats were sen run
r.ng Into the h'Hs. The Iama de
Pa at the twiFiinilnr rt tlx. fiplit
ehtlled the rebel ij, maUng U too hot
for the enemv.
The Americ ans ienterde San Antonio
at sunset, without meeting any resist
ance. Twenty unarmed pi isone rs.
bearing copies cf the pr(xiamatlon of
the United States cc mm Ion. which
they had somehow s-cureL were afterj
ward released and sent outside out
lines, with bundle of proclamations ' his oath of office in the state depart
to distribute. I ment and formallr assumed the dutle
The Fourth cavalry is guarding San-1 of the office. He will establish the of
ta Crus. Two companies of th Four-Sfica la the Chamber of Commerca
teenth regular regiment are at the building In Portland, and begin an ac-
mouth of the river; two are at Pasig,
and two at Lambun, and one company
of th Fourteenth regiment and four
of the North Pake ta regimeni are at
Fan Antonio The remainder1 of the
troops are- at I eongas. . General Law-
ton I on board the Laguba de Bay,
and the eascoes are oft, So Antonla
The country Just occupied I thickly
populated and prod aces rruch liuit.
defatlgabie. He ran a wire through
the hostile company, without having a
guard with hlra. . i
USEFUL ARTICLES.
Teacher Who can tell me what use
ful article we get from the whale?
Johnny? -
Scholar Whalebone.
Right!
Now, what little boy or
girl know what we, get from the eal
Tontmyt
"Sealing wax. Harlem Life.
MOVING TO PORTLAND
BOARD Or 1I0RIICULTCRE HAS
CHANGED LOCATION.
Regret of the Couimlssioners'at the
Rcsifnatton of Hon. John
It into as Secretary.
(From Dally April ltth)
The! members of he state board of
horticulture have all returned to their
home, except H. E. Dosch. of Port-
land, who was busily engaged yester
day. assiMed by the retiring secretary.
Hon. John ilinto, in preparing the of
fice fixtures and the archives for shlp
menrrto IVrtiand. All the members
expressed their regret at Mr. Mlnto'
resignation. 4none way or another, for
none more fully realised the excellent
and valuable service rendered the
state toy thia pioneter' horttculturtst,
who haa so ably conducted the affair
of the oftloe of secretary of the tard
for many year. Air. MSnto has, re
peatedly told the members that he de
sired to rcslFTVbVt was urged to con
tinue in the work. For the yeur
he has wished to withdraw and his
related urging to that effectv csouplei
with the fact that, after his resignation
as secretary he would still lend h!a
most active support to the board, and
aid the membeirs with his counsel as
In the past, finally brough about the
reluctant acceikance of his resigna
tion of the pojition of seoretary, and
his recommendatlon for the selection ;
of H. K. Dosch as his successor, wa
galdly complied with., "
In the withdrawal of Mr. Mlnto from
the laibors of the office o secretary,
the board lonxs a valuable curd efficient
ofnclal, one on whose judgment the
members always relied, and who wa
largely lntrumental in making the board
as effective as it has become. The re
tirement at the same time of President
J. R. Card well, of the board, w ho was
also a moat efficient and active mem
ber of that "body, was also regretted,
and the board, before its final adjourn
ment, adopted the following resolu
tions, prepared by Commissioner 11. E.
Dosch and Lloyd T. Reynolds:
"WiM-ru, the duties of the presi
dent of the state board of horticulture
have been greatly enlarged by an act
of the )ast legislature.
"Whereas. President J. R, Card well,
owing to his large private interests,
feeling that he Is unable to onttnUe In
thefoffice which, be haa so long filled,
without sacrificing his personal inter
ests, has tendered hi resignation to
the governor. . f
Whereas, our venerable and eifflcl
ent 'secretary. John Minto, after jfdur
years of faithful service, has seeh fit
to resign his office, therefore be It !
"Resolved, That in our leaant re
lations with these gentlemen, both of
ficially and socially, we have learned
to admire their high character and In
tegrity as men; that for their pioneer
efforts In horticulture, which have as-
isted in making frukt production one
of the leading Industrie of our state,
Oregon owe them a debt of gratitude.
"Resolved. That to. Dr. Cardwell. for
the faithful discharge of bis duties as
president of this board for the past 10
year, which ha been purely a labor
vl love for out horticultural interests.
and to John Mlnto, for bis diligent
work as secretary and especially for
his valuable efforts In behalf of our
forestry interests we tender our most
sincere thanks, and while we regret to
sever our cordial official relations, we
wish to express our hearty 4jterest In
their future welfare.'
Yeaterday. Mr. Dosch filed hi re
signation as commissioner of the first
district with Gov. Geer and the am
was accepted. The ' resignation Is a
follows: . .,
Hon. T. T. Geer, governor: My
dear .Sir: Our secretary Mr. John
Mlnto having resigned his position, and
the iboard haying chosen, me as his
successor, tt -becomes necessary under
the Law. for me to resign my position
as comrntesVoner. which I have held
ever since the board wa Created some
ten years ago. I accepted the position
a secretary reluctantly, and only at
the earnest 'sol lei tat Ion of the retiring
secretary and my confrere feeling that
the field of operation is much larger.
and I can be of more service to the
fruit interests of lour state as secre
tary than I posalbly. could as oommls-
aCnr. with vastly Increased lalMirn,
the compensation being very near (he
same for either position.
"I therefore tender you herewith roy
resignation as commissioner for the
first district, assuring yon of my high
eat eateem. Cordially yours,, (Signed)
Henry K. Doach" ' . .
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Dorch filed
1 live campaign tn th interest of the
fruit growers of Oregon.
Oov.i Geer yesterday appointed Wil
bur !k; "Newell, of Diliey. Waahlngton
county, to the positlem of esommisaloner
of horticulture for the first district to
umMl Atr. TlriAr.h thua miklnr the
full membership of the board complete.
j .There are many request oonatanUy
reaching the office of the secretary, for
eopie of the last biennlel report of the
board, and these are promptly com
plied with. It is urged toy the secre
tary's office, as stated in the Statesman
In times past, that all desiring a copy
should forward 15 cents to pay for
postage necessary In mailing the book,
and no fruit grower,- receiving it, will
regret; the small cost.
Horace L. Hlgglns, .director of the
only railroad In the Philippine, is art
Englishman by birth, and the hustand
of t grand-n'ec of the la I King of
Spain. . -.tJ