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FROM SATURDAY'S DAILY mriT? DrnVnrl? DAmiT t4 Pm1o. C. EL Shamn,! Claud X 1LJ JJ LKJ X JJJi- JLiXXXl. Mafcbeney, Roy Edwards, Donald Fet- I re. runui( jesiey, Armur nougat. 1 IS 11 111 4 ' - i i nest ruouni Lain, atuiut x 1 ' . " I i iAlex Smith, H. IR. (McDowell, F. C BURY EY Of TEE SILEtt-APBORA. n1 J G Kelson. i ROUTE IS COMPLETKU. , I PROSPECT- The Salem Cham- .. j . I berof Commerce, through its secretary . s - . iitenry ts. Tnieuen, is m correspond-. The Work Era olred EraMlr One mrlth manufacturer at South Agninaldo to Meet the Americans Week -Considerable Grading Hill Be Steessarr eating at lome desirable point La the wiuamerte vaney. poasapry- mil cum mer. In his letter of Inquiry, the gen- unnan jki ik state tne cnaracter ox " utAzi inm ac njnwuira uui urn- f'r rff ttf fliivtAWAv Tl Tt Uw4W I . .... . . .. - vlJ uiijuircu mm j am eec- f t tit a nil vMUrnmr rfi'fiiii i . i - . ; . --. - i - j mo ana waiw yower in cut tnaraa, pitted surveying the route for the , Salem posaessee both, is favorably lo- : ' , . ' " catea, ana m a splendid neia tor the . r - Mcaiwn or several large manufactur 1V7 - ., Klm,..n mg concerns. a- ii m; ana continued towards me city, requiring erectly one week to peTrorm .1. . . The continued islny weather f Inter-fe!-d considerably with the progn.-as of the wet which would have been finished earlier lad weather conditions . t-e-rn favorable for outdoor 1 work. Surveyor Her rick Is beir.tr assisted by Hay Barzee, of this ;ity, and George A. Cathey and Charles D. Eme.itk. of .Wood burn. Mr. Herrick says it wilt require con siderable grading to crntru..t the Path over the surveved route, lint h thinks 'the greater part of the work can oe aone with a low. The path MtJLte built alr.najctde the main road, v hich ts comparatively K-vel the en tire distance. The next rrade o be establifhod will very likely be bctw?en thin city nd Jeffraon a continuation of tho main path to be built south fiom I'ortland. Surveyor Hcrrlr k expects, on Monday, to, lKin the work of lo cating the.p.ith L-etweert P.il..n n.t Jefferson, but !he will bA t1lig;d to aoandon the ttoik on the fol.owing oX. ,ai he has been summoned to Dallas that day. &s a Mil mas in the wagers case. The work, however, Will subsequently fce taken un and tin lhcdr ar.d the three remaining branch Itms win men vv suri'eyed. hrifr F. 'J Diiibin was yesterday iKiir.ea mat his order for bicycle tags could not be fllhil and forwarded to n.m before Jun 11th. ORADIJATINO' EXEFCISES Fat- Kaiser school In dlstiict No. 8, IJIss Anna Ldndgren, teacher. Last night an elaborate prcgram was enacted at of the time, referred lit tftowingr term to tne recent war. jutacr nm. of Cincinnati, opposed the report, ty ing:, '-. , : ' - -"-1 r -Any man, who reads pprovlngly of Dewey's doings or xhose oX his fleet, should learn something about the first Principe of Christianity. Uniformed men are a disgrace to any Christian country, and It is time we learned to civUixe men without killing them. This is a religious body, and fwe should not set our approval on any war, the Justi fication of which is 4n grave doubt. A Kn STrnrTRR TRRWS hrouxht in atnet self defense. I move . iihi nil rffMWKc to utftivar be elimi nated from the proceedings of. tb4 TOiert followed the report by Rev. W. H. Galley, of the Philadelphia Preaby tery, suggesting giving' thanks to God for the victories of the United States on land and sea. A lengthy debate followed, and Elder Dearness moved that the reports ibe "purged of all politics and poetry. The reports (were accepted, tout the secretaries were au thorized to strike out anything not bearing on the synod's affairs. ITHE FAIR GfiOUNDSJnfc;r.r; TITLE TO TQEi PEOPEBTY IS KOT QUITE CLE1R. Will Meet the Commission In Manila, f .Todayt Aeeomptoled by Mem , u ben of His Cabinet. not think thev are nuh . e legality of the oiganUaiion tbt board. At this nMtin" a reST4 wa. duly adopted and entetedL record, or minutes of raid J,.th whereby the pre-sldent and JZ, ot the said board were au.aoe?a empowered, in behalf of, end in name of. raid I ward tn a. . .a ecute, acknowledge and debver tw fif the said land. 1 now.: i. ?.f grounds. In consideration tf the rl. (From Daily May 20th ) J T1 rnt Ja M of Attorney General D. R. N. Blackburn ' '7,000. lut eubject to; th mortr. . ? has rendered a decision on the eufflc-j'11"100 .hereinbefore referred ta i .J lency of the deed, tendered by the Mate j of the or lnlo therefore, that the Grit board of agriculture to the state ofl01'180 attached ! to said spetlil to Oregon, conveying the t ilr ground. In propriatien has been substantial! return for the appropriation of f7,000i, eonaplied with. provided for by the state legislature fori i Know or no way, wbl'h ti Tli attorney Grneral's Deehlon on tbe SnfSef eney of the Deed Offered tbe State. the school house. oyster supper ANOTHER DIVOKCE SUIT. Ella ones, vs. Mullen Jon-, Thle of 8 . . . . . i Atuou iur wnney. If the filing of olvone proceedings ccntlni:-s at the present ial for nny it-TiKin or um... j:mgi Iteiye'g depai t ment of the circuit court a the July term, will be 'occupied lurgely in the , retiemnt of dimtic troubles. Another suit of ihe. character al luded to In tho above. t.-;us yesterday begun in the eir uit court. Elli Jonc deelred to be divorced from Cullen Jones, to whom Phe was marrl; d at Patternon, (lieen coun'y, llllno's, June 12, 18S0. A grounds for tfklnt; for legl fp.i ration, the plaliitiff accuses the defendant with tfewition. The t plaint irr ufki. to recover from tho- . Xcndant Ihe com nf the case,, V. jf ' and f'. if. n'Aiv at a nttvn. rs - - - j - Kt it j n 1 1, Mrs. Jones. , - -f Ir. di-artment Nx 1, c-r the Marlon county circuit court, fl. I.. Fenton and A. F. Tour. partners irlng biilneM tinder the firm name and style of I renton A Toner, of 1 -alias, yesterday n-KS'i n aouon for rrnney suit figalnt T. T. Fhaw. Judgment is :mk.d for S4S.75, Jth 10 per cent interest from May 3, lS93t and $15 special attorneys fecr. The amount la alleged to be t!ue t-n a promissory note and the plain tiffs ari represented lijr'tl. a. I:ing ham, of this city. concluding wllth an Graduation honors were bestowed upon a class of five Ounar nconle. the riinlnm tnr whnm w-re yesterday afternoon i.sued by Mrs. cook M. Jones, acting coimty school uperlntendent. The graduates vere: , Efne Beardsley, Hllie Gllmour. ChjrIote Clark. Walter Pttrmiiie and jraci Yinsianiey. I TO LOCATE NEAR SALEM.! Says the Pomona, (California) Times. of May 10th. "Archie Davis, wife and children and the mother of Mr. tvj left for Salem, Oregon, last Saturday. The father of Mr. Davis has been there for some - months. They) have traded nrobentv in tKi miintv fnr n 14 uoaci bct-uuu ui una near cwiiem. Airs, iavia is a daughter of Judge and Airs. Barnes. MANILA. Mar 19. .Frldav. .The PhUiplno Commissioners, who are com ing to confer with the American com missioners rerardinar aurrender. arriv ed last 'night at San Isidoro and are coming to aianiia today. The people of Manila are confident that the insur rection is ending. THE EXD IN SIGHT. Washinrton. Mar IS. The war de- nartment officials are ftrmlv mnvlnci'i. that the end of the Insurrection In the PhlltnrjinM 4a at Jnd n rwl t,h! th. insurgent cabinet and' AgulnaMo, who are to meet uenerai uui tomorrow, will succumb to the Inevitable and sur render. Their forces, it la jtaJd ai Ih deoartment. are videntlv m dAmnra. llzed by the persistent advance of the Americans, that thev are read v to ac cept peace on the beat terms they can obtain.4 Driven northward to the foot hills of ih mnnn t a rj. o. kavA been, their fleelnjr and scattered farnx disintegrated ' and dlshearted, ! no longer can be made to face our victor lous advance. " ' pit kiib THE! HAGUE, May 18. The peace conference called by the czar of Ria tla was opened this afternoon in the TO ORATE.-Frank Davey, of this city, hab received an invitation to de liver th-5 ISfl Fourth of Julv cration for thj celebration at FoNfL , the cap ita, of the new county of Wheeler Jle will acceDt. no doubt. r.Tid th Idnt of that city and eurroundlrur country, wto attend the celebration. will huvt the pleasure of listening to en eloquent, as wen as a patriotic, ea-ircsa. CIRCUSES COM I NO. nina-lLn Bros.' KTeat thrm-rinr oI-rrn a I anrl Sells Bros.', also, are headed for the Pacific coast and will be in Salem dur injr the summer. Tbe bula of th Capital City have already begun to lay aside their nickels In anticipation A MIRE 0F CHIM CORRUPTION REACHES EVEN THE NEW YORK UNDERTAKERS. i A Ghoulish Tale Unfolded Refore tho Maet Committee Paying Political Debts. I W. C. T. U. OK THE COUNTY. Annual Convention at pooka During the Current Week. TheW. C. T. V., of Marion county, rnet in annual convention In the First M. 'E. church at Brooks on May Hth. The exercise commenced promptly at 2 o'clock p. m.. President Steele in the chair. Devotional exercises were held followed iby a consecration prayer by President Steele after which the rou tine business of the convention was transacted. Quite a number of visit ors were in attendance from Salem, Albany and other towns. In the even ing the address of welcome .was de livered by Mrs. Pederson of Brook, ftnd reapondeil to by Mrs. Itirkley, of WotHlburn. Mrs, Addlngton, the state orfranlzer, delivered an address. ' rr. m - i . ... niniiww present at tne county , convention Wore as follows: Salem irs. m. Jory. Mrs. Allan Rhodes. Mrs Armstrong. Mrs. Ramp. Mrs. Jory, Mrs. Lehman. Mrs, Vandevort. ' Mrs. . Sherwood. Miss Blanche Ma then y. Brooks Mrs. E. 3. Harris. Mrs. M. I .Jones. Mrs. E. J. Dorcas. Mrs. It. Jones. Mrs. F. J. Hotter. Mrs. J. B. Jones. Mrs. F. Pederson. Mrs. E. K. Chaw, Woodburn Mra Corby. Mrs. ... , II Hglll, (Mrs. Ingle. Mrs. Cathey. Champoeg.- uuio. mniunuiwi. -aira. LrfSSie HOSKlnS. Carl Maeaey won the .medal contest in i ne convention. ; iae election or omccira resulted as aw rows: resident. Mrs. R. M. SteeL of Turner; Vice president. Mrs, Mary aioronm. Wood burn; corresponding ecretary. Mrs, Dora Corby. Wood um; receiving secretary. Mrs. Mary Oathey. Woodourn; treasurer, j Mrs. Itlchmond, Woodhurn. ; I ! ; After passing aui table resolutions, mnd addreese try the tate organiser nd others, the meeting adjourned. XEW YORK-. of today's session Of the Mazet inves tigating committee waa the unearthing of the alleged system of corruption in the disposition of dead bodies from the city hospital. A ghoulish! talej that was well corroborated and reolete with j detail. By several witnesses it was stated that an undertaker, named Mar , ren. Illegally secured the funerals of all bodies taken to the Harlem hospital, and that he was enabled tot do this by bribing the clerk In the emptoy of the city to break the rules. I was also shown that, apparently, an acquain tanceship existed between Marren and Messrs, Croker and Carroll. I Before the committee, today, 3. H. McCarthy.. ! judge of t the olty court, s4ld that he had contributed $2,000 or 13.000; he was not eure -whtch, to the dernooratic party at the election In 1897, when 'he secured his position on the city bench. He thought he had drawn a check to Croker,; as chairman of the finance committee of Tammany Hall. He aajd he approved of Judicial can didates contributing to their political organizations. - j ' 1 THE CANAL. COMMISSION. RETURNING VOLUNTEERS Washington. Mav 18. Seo.reitarv Al ger had a long conference today, with the heads of staff of the ibureaus of the department, regarding the arrange ments for the return f vol Nearly! every atate has requested that me icsuireius ue reiurneo to ine states when 4hAT amA a a th. n. j . . ivyic nam to see them as an organization instead of as individuals. If this be decided upon, while awaiting muster out, they will be ; held in camp either at San Franclico or at state camps where inese exist, it is expected that the Oregon regiment will be sent to Van couver I Barracks, and 'Washington troop to the post near Seattle. It is asserted, however, that the soldiers prefer to be mustered out at San Fran cisco, as they will then receive travel pay to their homes. : and can nuk transportation rates that will give them extra money. President Will Appoint Major Simonds to the lost. A SURPRISE. Mia Bina Blame was pleasantly surprised at her' home in West Salem. Thursday evening, by a sarge company of her young friends. The evening was passed in games and octal converse, supplemented by, the ervlng of fine refreshments at mid night. Those present were: Miases nina Blame. Jeannie Smith. Elsie El liott, Reuaka SwartMadna Poulson. Mary Smith, Bertha ElUott. Katie FreeUg; Mra Sol Paulson. Mrs. S. C. Kelson; Messrs: E, A. Schindler. L 6chindler. Gcom RnMiK,o t.. Uowelt. W. IL Quiers, John Schindler, Ileabcn Commina, Earl Thompson, Al- Wathinffton. May ln.Presldent Mc Klnley hits already nractlrallv a-lot- ed the perronnel.. und it may be stated positively, that the nucleus jrf the new Isthmian Cua! commission wlHI be rormd, by Admiral Walker, Colonel Hal-ies and Professor Haur.t. thm members of the expiring Nicaraguan v.an.ii commission. several member. Ssill b-j added, mainly engineers of high' tehnlcal acquirements,! and cmong them will j- be Major Simonds, i. n iiea btatea engineer corps. It is undertocd that among I those under considers lion, for membership on tne new isthmian Can: commission; as (engineers fronr civil life, are Messrs. ligue. of New York, formerly chief engineer ci the Union Pacific rallrt.al; ajornson, ot xvew; xork, a promtnen bridse emrineer. and NotJe. of pm cago, at prceent a member of the dep waterway commission. TO EXPLORE ALASKA. A Tarty of Eminent! Scientists to Sail from. Portland. . I I : . I : ; Portland. May li.-A bim n.Hir Ae vim neni sc len lists, mostly from the leading education I 4natiUitlona t country, wUl leave Portland on . the Bieamer wo. w. Elder for the pur-p-e of explcrinx Alaska. This wi i be one of the largest scientific expedi tions ever organized, and will h thor oughly equipped .for exploring tbe re source of Abcska. E.I H. II rrimanj a New Tor-lr M n. italist, is the crganUer of the expedi tion, and J nearly ererv institution e learning, of prominence In America. wu uave oneicr more represents Uvs In the1 party. wLlch will be Wnt tnr aocui iwo years. i no rr tdlcal direct ni-v 'nk. names of rhnlHan. tn a i . UiKMIIIU. This is neartr ti-lM tho , ,Fr.ince bost-17,735. I Ft MANILA. May 2C. (Salnrrlav t-AK a. m.). Two military and two civil xj iiicrno commissioners, armolnted tn co-operate with three ' citizens ! of Manila, in negotiatlnc terms of ma arrived! her today. They have subrr.it- ea no new bronosltion Y.ut want an armistice, pending th aoaeir.n nr tho Filipino, congress. Major-Goneral Otis ho iri.. entertain the proiosal. IN A FERMENT. Havana. Mav la. Havm,, i. il - ferment again over the lda tKat tho Washiagton administration has deter mined to take the arms of the Onhan tic. ops and to rcta'n them in military possession. This view of Ihe latest news from Washlnsrton haa graphed to the various cities. j Governor-General Brooko is thu rfnr unaware, save through the press tele grams, of any dit satisfaction on jlhe part of General Alger, secretary of war, with his (Brooke's) plan to have the arm deposited lo th care of th mayors i cf mun!ripalltiea, nor has he received any lnkiln? of tho amratr.n.' purpose n- lay the matter before Pres ident McKlnlev. Coneeouetitlv. un'sa iiittrucliors to the ccntrarv are ir. ccived from the Woihinton adminis- i mi ion, tne governor-geneials ordt-r reti-ectlnar the ditttrlbution nf tho 000.000, as modified, will be Isuedj to morrow. . i ' . j hail of the "House in th Wood-." twn miles jfrorri j The Hague. M. DcBrau foi t. president of the council and later ojf foreign affairs oif the govern ment cf the Netherlands, delivered the inaugural address, and lwelcome.1 tha delegatus. Then DeBeaurort speke of ihe hi fh honor of the choice of Tha Hague as the meetinc ! Place of the conference, and extolled (the noble in itiative! of the czar, saying this would be a red-letter day in the history of the country, ano exprerrdng the hope that his majesty would bie hl tn lonv back at the day as the m9t glorious of his jllfe. He concluded with calling attention to the allegorical group over wie ao rway ot the hall. Pi ace enter ing to- close the temple t Janus, and addedTf "I tnist this beautiful allegory will be an augury of, your labors, and that after you have completed them you will be) able to say that peace, whom art introduced to the hall, left it to preaajiis blessings among the whole t;i Humanity. . I . M. de Staal, Russian ambassador to Great Britain, and head! of the Rus sian delegation, informally assuming he presidency of the conference, said:. ' j. "Thojigh to the czar is Jue the Initia tive of the conference, we owe much to the aueen of, tho Kstharian. .Inviting us to her capital." Aiier expressing his regret that M. De Beaufort had not accepted the pres idency of the conference J M. de Staal saia, m conclusion: "I cannot con sider my election othanib than i spired by my position a plenipotenti ary of the emperor, who was the ini tiator pt the conference, On this the purpoee of taking up the outstand ing state fair warrants. The. several questions asked by the recretary of Hate art ! answered by the attorney general aa follows: ; "1st Ihe deed referred to, which I return herewith, is properly and legal ly executed, so far aa appears from the face of the deed. It conveys to the state of Oregon (so far as the said board can; convey the same) the lands Known as; the state fair grounds, c n elMtlng of 358.11 acres, more or less, but not 'conaUlIng of 360 acres or more 2d There la nothinf apparent upon the face of the said act (the same be ing a portion of the special appropria tion bill, to be found on page Its of ihe session laws of Oregon, for the year 1S99), to indicate that any thing more was required of the State Board of Agriculture in ibis respect, than to make, execute., acknowledge and do. liter to the state of Oregon a deed for . 141 - M II nniv nn that . ' - ,,v iiiucirieaness gh til be Incurred in ihe future outside th amount appropriated, can be com Idled with so -aa to protect th attrel tary of state in the issuance of a war rant ot warrants! for said indebted nets.' The board might comply .-wltJ this condition for! a numler of years and then violate It.1 trusting h., .v! state would, as It has don- in ..iw instances in the i.t, assume and pay the liabilities' Incurred outside ths amcunt appropriated. The stue was under no obligata to assume, or to spree tc iwy, this' warrant indtbtedners. or any pnrt thereof; but the leginlaiive aaomVy lr almost, if not ! altogether, the ex clusive judge of the propriety or mak ing appropriations, and its action In this reflect ie. as u reneral ruio hi i. I Ing on all the other departments of the state government I and stale officials. I a sum therfore4 that the legislature the land known as the 'state fair j had tha power and the right to make grounds, consisting of 160 acres, or j this appropriation for the purpose of . j-ijv wii nai lucre was a niori- J iiMo-i'ieoness, dih ll oad gage on said lands to tho 'board of,! the right to attach to the appro- THE PRESBYTERIANS - 'Vt-. REV. SAMPLE, OF NEW YORKj U THE MODERATOR. ground 1 1 accept, with deep gratitude. me distinguished honor, and I vhall use every i endeavor to inatrrv confidence. ! I am perfectly aware that advanced age is, alas, a privilege and weak auxiliary, but I hope that It will at least constitute a claim upon your Indulgence." j M. DeBeaufcrt was appointed hon orary prefMent and the leading Dutch aeiegate, a. r. c. Van Karnobeck, for mer, minister of foreign a tVfl I ra m citA deputy,! was appointed vice-president. Arter the appointment tf nln.j secre taries, M.de Slaal'a proposal, that the sessions be secret. nri The netxt session will take place on Saturday, when the delegates will ar range a program ar.d appoint the ne cessary) committees. The session today only ctupled twenty4flve minutes, and the) mni. ent unonimity (jpiayed was consid ered toi augur well foi the outcome. C3NG RATI 'LATIONS. Washllngton. May IS. The following cablegram has ben addressed by the president to the emperor lof Russia on the occasion of the opening of the dis- unwnni conierenre: Wahlmcth. Mav Ht -i-To m. r.- jesty, Nicholas II. Emperor of all th Russia. St. Petersburg: On this day of rood! omen I rend mv heartru gra tula lions on the opening of the con- ieirr.ce at .ine Hague wfblch had its origin i,n the enlightened pnd generms !I ,J?'rr mfeJett' 1). school fund rnmmLtt nncin' ! for tha fom of HV-OO. cn which. In addition to tne principal, was also a considera ble amount of interest remaining due mid unpaid, was a matter ot record In Marion 'county, .Oregon, cf which the legislative assembly, which made he appropriation, iiad, at least, construct ive notice, and the presumption is that it actuary anew tms to t-e a fact. The wbrngot the proviso with icieienca to tne deed Is as follows: 'provldad, that the above sum shall not be available unless the lands known as me state fair grounds, consisting of 160 acres oi more, are deeded to the staie.' "This proviso la fully com nil od wiih wn-n tne state board of agriculture executes, ackncwledses and delivers to the slate a detd su Pcit-nt in form end substance tc convey to the state the lands referred to, .-There is ao re quirement that the land conveyed should be free from incumbrance. Hut the state beard tf agriculture has not, According to the arttract fub- mmea to me (which I herewith re turn ta you) a good ar.d perfect legal title to the land described in said de.il, and can not, therefore, give, by any conveyance it might: execute, to the ttate a perfect and Valid title to the same. i :i "3d It is my opinion that the firm of $7,000 so conditionallj appropriated is not payable to the state board of agriculture, but tc the persona who hold the ! warrants i whlrh mnttitniA the 'warrant indebtdne.a' of said beard referred to in the aiid appropriation, and I am of the opinion that vou would not be hilfcorized to Imh. a warrant to the treasurer of said hoard for said sum of $7,000, cr any part tnereox. 4th Section 3587 Of Hill's AnnntttoH faws bf Oregon provides, among other tnings es roiiows: The .-ate of 1 mer est m this state thall be 8 ner centum per annum, and no more, on all money niter the same DH-ome due or on money due from the day the balance is ascertained. These waj-rants wtre issued by the state Doard of agriculture upon agree ments by it for the payment of monty, and the money represented thereby became due from an id board to the persons tO whorr aald warrants were btaiicd. immediately uion the presen tation of c the same to the treasurer for payment and his indorsement thereon. r.ot paid foif want of funds. ine rate or inurest an th..e warrants priatlon such provisos and conditions as it aecmea right and proper, and ne cessary to protect the state against any liabilities that might -be Incurred by this board in the future., The only object to be attained! by this Proviso.' o far a I can see, is to notify the state board of agriculture that, in-the future. It must incur; no Indebtedness Which Will be in excess of Ih annual appropriation and its j receipts from all other sources, end to: warn the pubic egainst trusting raid board beyond it ability to pay promptly. ' , "7th My onlnlon la that tho int.n ' tlci was that a good and perfect title ' in fee simple should be conveyed to the state. The general rule I. that when a party agrees to execute a deed for a piece or parcel; of Irnu, a deed hat will convcv title to the srrantee Is Intended, and that the grantee can not be comp-illed ti accept a deed. k. od In fcim. bur which, lowinar (a di,Vti Ir. the title, of thef-vendor or grant'jr, ; does not convey the title to th: prem ises described. The beard. inthls case. when It nccepte the Condition attach ed to said appropriation and demmd ine payment cv tt,e state of said 'warrant indebtedness' In a aum not exceeding $7,000, must execute and de liver, or cause to. be executed or de livered, a deed o- dreda vhlrh anf. ficlent to convey to the Matt the titlr to the lanas known as the state fair sxounds. There Is rort a In) v tin rT o. sumption Chat the legislature intend" 1 tne stare to pay oitj7,0, and get in return therefor cnlv a v&luoWa l.ioro of paper; but, on the yrhcr hand. th .r niiuii is apparent inai inrs turn, or to much thereof es mav be rumarir. IE lo ie p.Hd out when the,-fee rimple title; to said' land Ik vested in the tt-ite by a good and sufficient ced of Con veyance. TMs is not accomoliahod btf the deed tender ed. -I ! i The largest' room In the World, un der one roof and unbroken by pillars. Is at St. Petersburg. It Is 620 feet long toy 150 feet in breadth. By day-. lisnht It la. used for mlHUrv Hmluv and a whole battalion can completely maneuver In It. By night 20.000 wax tapers give it a beautiful a Dnea ranee. The roof is a single arch of iron. The lararest d welllnsr hoiu in tho world is the Freihaus. In a, suburb of Vienna, Austria, contalnine in all tx. tween 1200 and 1500 room, divided into upward of 400 seoarate an4ta Thi. immense house, wherein a whole city A Victory for the Conservative Ele mentA Aiexsago to the Peace Conference. j i is S per cent per annum it haa k Uvea, works, eats and aleens. ha thtrj teen courtyards five open end eiglil covered and a garden within its walls. In 17V2 the first Boston stage coach started for New York, and now 7oo railway trains are sent out of the city daily. . -I : i ....,. ) MINNEAB II.IS. May 18Rovj Dr. R. E. Sample, of Westminster church. New York, was leeted moderator cf the one hundred and eleventh annual assembly of the Presbyter'an church in the Ur-lted Stales, which convened lo Westminster churrh today. Immediately after the roil aii in k. afternoon. : thi election of moderator was taken up. and Dr. Sample was eleclod cn the first ballot, receiving X38 voles 300 be'ng r.eccssary for the vnojce,; to izi tor ner. Matihias Haines, of the First church, Indiana polls, and 133 for Rev. Dr n v r-ni. of Oakland, California. t Thi contest was a sntrlred one m.i Dr. Sample's election -I rrni a. . triumph for the conservative Umfit The new mode rater expressed his grati tude that the arsemblv should haw chcten him to so hlth i nliM. h epoke of the problems that confront tne r nurcn, aru ot the urgent necessity for carrying the a-renel into ih lanJs opened by the Spaniah-Ameilcan war. rtev. n-Htsant Hunter welcomed the assembly to Minnea rolls, and n. aented Dr. t?amrle with a aavof Cuban. Porto Rican and Philippine WOOdS. ! i :? v'-. i - A resolution was adorn, inxi.. the moderator to send to M. d Staal. iTwiieni or ui lnternatlc-nal peac conference, this mesrare; "We are invoktrr tha i-j V4fetes mighty God cn your deliberations. NEW YORK. May 1A a h.t heated debate over national expansion maraea tne second dir of th anr Session Of the- rfnrm&l . - . . .c3hsj .ci church synod. faeJd In this city today. o. t. Mjiougn, or iMadrid, N. la his report of the committee on sign THE C"7. A Ti ( irrtf New jYork, May 18. A dL-patch to Journal and Adverticer from William T. Steajd, who 1 at The Hague in the Interests of the peace conference, says: "Wtyle I cannot repeat directly any- ""u if v-iar saia to me during our interview a few dav B sr at at Petersbjurg. it I permissible to tell America that he is f uH of hope for re sults from the peace conference. "So fjar from regardidgj war with the United State as the inevitable detlny of Europe, the' czar expressed the utmost confldenee tKat ih. A . ------ " I , can delegates will stand by those of "" rngrana and France in secur ing the etabllahrtvnt nf knmm Jt-f practical eastern of International arbi tration for all disnuto ttlrnlna- n t. question of law. on the Interpretation of treatie. or tbe investigation of questions of facts. . j Th czar also believe the Ameri can will favor tine recognition of the principle of arbitration in all queetlon not involving national honor! and in terest. . 1 "It will fee proposed .that each power name one of its fcjgbest court Judge to act as a permanent arbitrator, who ahall alway be at the service of other powers when Invited, tho eliminating lection of a member of a court of arbi tration.! ' S I : : Whlle. the "United State of Europe Ut still far In Hhe future, aim the exar-a idea ate all tending toward that. "He la in earnest about ' checking rmament and be itopeaj for a. great r. . "r,uit,n8r " e conference. It is Germany which Is the tum llng; tlock on the limitation of the afTnament. .France la thoroughly with HUSBlV Amit ... France! win be able, I thmk. to rule iirc wuference. held by seme courts that the iatifln by a company or corporation, to a cred itor, or a statement, showing the amount then du. blm from such rnm- pany or corporation,1 Is a settlement of a matureu accour.t, or an account stated, and the creditor is entitle 1 to retrai interest therecn from the date of the statement, but I think ttK.se warrants would draw interest from the date of the Indorsement by the treas urer of the board. - "5th The rt proviso in Mid np proprlatton is that the loamgcment of me Mate fair is by legislation placed lri the hen da of a board of five mem bers, no mere than one cf whom ihajl reside in Marion eounty. "An act was parsed by the legisla tive assembly (Sfion Uwa of 1899, page 2CS) amending eecllon 3151 of Hiil'a Annotated Lawa of Oregon so am to reaa aa tollowa: WHEN HOME FROM! MANILA. from where the summer (By S. A. Clarke.) When ' our ; boys come home - ": Manila- .1 i-f- --.' What tates they will have n toir Of lovely scenes in the Philippines nere the lllDlnos dwell: 1 Of the tropic isles smiles AS it Can in that Orient i-llm.- Where the olive wile of the fair ones - guiles i ... . Delightfully suit the Ime. Of the stern array in the battle's fray. . , . . . -'Section 3151 Wlthing thirty Jays' Tne yeU- th harge and the rout; after the passage of this act and lta Tn Pouring hell of the hot and shell approval bv the rriv,nw, -a v. n . 1 From the FillDino redouhf approval by the governor, the govern or cnau appoint five residents of lh. state, not more than one ef whom ahall rt side in Marion count, who. when organized aa a board, ahall consUtute state board of na-ricuitur t This act waa asproved February 20. 1899. aad. within thirty day there after, the governor appointed, as mem bers of such board, five resident of this state, only eie of whom resided in Marion county, Oregon. Four f these appointees met at the sate house in Darem, and attem ted to organize, but one deslir-ed to accept the : appoint ment, failed to ooallfy and was not present at said nw-eting. and I gave it a my opinion, in answer to a ques tion heretofore submitted to me. that there was no legal, organization of said board. , j . ' Tha one who failed to qualify, the late Senator Reed. Mas a resident of DoMglai i ccunty. Oregcn, and. ther. after, the governor apiointed. In his P.tce and ste-ad. Mrj Jasner Wiii. Va AJnMMB rUUFlIV. ' 'I - 4Kr. .l I From the battle cry came! the victory For that about I swelled far and - high ! .-, Aa summers led bow the battle sped; Of tbe (wounded and the dead. - -. - !. i ,!.. "- When they ahall grow old those boys " , In blue '. -j-.!.. !, . Who went to the Philippines Aa ever they . meet they will gladly greet .. ; . ' , . And talk of thosei traa-tn And many word, will be scarcely ' heard - . 1 ; So tender ita tone! will be For 'twill tell of someone who is dead -,'-.," and com !..-,. -. In those battles toeyond the ea. " ,'. Now soon they will ! come to -each waiting Jiome Those men from, the Orient: The deed they nave dona ywill be lau ", . rela won,- . ! -j , j -r And rworn to their hearts content.- 27th of inrii um -la "' me Oregon Ooya all did recognize Z7th of Apm, un, and organlged. Al-i As "a band of true-gentlemen. ' I ? 1