WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN. JfRIDAY, JANUARY;26, .1900.
THE WICHSER WILL
DECREE or COCXTT JCPOE TKBBCtl.
I2C THE MATTER.
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Administrator Appointed ! Ordered to
Take PoMMtioa f th Property
Befoaciaa- to tbo Eatitto. j
(From Daily, Jan. 24th.) !
The decree of County Judge G.-1P-,
Terrell, in the matter of the petition
for the admission of the last will of the
late Mrs. Verena Wichser-Booth, men
tion of which was made in yesterday's
Statesman, was yesterday prepared and
entered of record. The decree briefly
recites the fact of the hearing of the
petition-upon the agTeed stipulation of
facts entered into between! the parties
interested the heirs under the will of
the late Mrs. Verena Wichser-Booth,
and Miss Jeanette Booth, administra
trix of the estate of the late John C
Booth. This stipulation shows the
material facts respecting the issues
joined in the cause. Exhibit A, men
tioned in the decree, is , made a part
of the stipulation for the purpose of
showing the collections and disburse
ments made by the late John C. Booth,
as administrator of the estate of Mrs.
Verena Wichser-Booth. Following is
the decree: ; (
"In the matter of the last win and
testament of Verena Wichser-Booth,
deceased: - '. - . i s ;
"Now on this the seventeenth day
of January, 1900, the above entitled
cause came on regularly for hearing
by the court, upon the petition of
Lydia M. Willis asking : that the will
of said decedent-be admitted to pro
bate in solemn' form, and the answer
of Jeanette Booth, administratrix of
the estate of J. C Booth, deceased, to
aid petition, and- the reply of 1 said
Lydia M. .Willis thereto, F. A. Turner,
W. M. Kaiser, and W. T. Slater ap
pearing as attorneys for the proponent,
and Brown, Wrightman & Myers and
D. R. N. Blackburn appearing as at
torneys fc$- the contestant, Jeanette
Booth, as administratrix of the estate
of J. C Booth, deceased, the contest
ant Jeanette Booth as such adminis
tratrix having been heretofore duly
served with citation in the manner as
by law provided, the proponent and
contestants by their respective attor
neys having filed a stipulation agree
ing as to all material facts to be sub
mitted to the couij, of which said stip
ulation, excepting 'Exhibit A thereof,
which is made a copy of the final ac
count of J. C Booth, deceased, the fol
lowing is a true copy and the whole
thereof, towit: '
(Here the stipulation is given), r
"Now, after reading said stipulation
and. hearing the arguments of . the re
spective counsel pro and con, the court
takes the same under advisement and
reserves his decision until Monday,
January 22,. 1900, at 10 o'clock aJ.m. of
aaid day, and j
"Now, on this the twenty-second
day , of January, A. D., 1900, at -to
o'clock a. m., the court being, fully ad
vised in the premises, and based upon
the facts as set . forth in said stipula
tion, finds as conclusions of law there
from, that the last will and testament
of said decedent, Verena Wkhser
Booth, bearing date September 20.
18K8, is the last will and testament of
said decedent, and that the marriage
of said decedent with J. C. Bootb on
the twentieth day of June, 1894. there-
atter, did not operate to revoke said
last will and testament. t
"That the statute, of .1853. which pro
vuledthat a will mad, by an unmar
ried woman would be deemed Evoked
by her subsequent marriage was re
pealed by implication by the statute
of 1878 a amended by the statute of
l8o.v which provides that the property
and pecuniary rights of every married
woman at the time of her marriage or
afterwards acquired, .shall not be sub
ject to the debts or contracts of her
husband and she may manage, sell,
convey or devise the .same by will to
the same extent and irj the same man
ner that her husband ran property be
longing to him. And said law of 1853
is directly r repealed by ' the statute of
8.Sq, which provides that all laws which
impose or recognize civil disabilities
upon a wife, which are not imposed
or recognized as existing as to the hus
hand. are hereby repealed. f
"That the said last will and ! testa
ment of said decedent is in full force
and effect, and the samexhaving been
dly proved in solemn form as against
said Jeanette Bodth as the. administra
trix of the estate of . said J. C Booth,
deceased, it is entitled to be admitted
to probate; ':
. "It also appears to the satisfaction
of the court from the petition of said
proponent, Lydia M. Willis, that F. A.
Turner is a resident and citizen of
Marion county, Oregon, and a suit
able person to be appointed adminis
trator with the will annexed of said es
tate of Verena 'Wictrser-Booth,' de
ceased."' , : .
"It aha appears by said stipulation
that J. C 4 Booth, deceased, advanced
$102.10 out of his personal funds for
the benefit of the estate of said deced
ent. Verena Wichser-Booth, deceased.
"It also appears by said stipulator
that 'Exhibit A which U annexed
thereto, and made a part thereof. ? was
only so annexed and made a part of
this stipulation 1 for the .-' purpose ol
showing the collections and disburse
ments of 'the said J. C. Booth, deceased.--"
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"It is therefore ordered and decreed
by the court that said last; will and
testament of Verena Wichser-Booth,
deceased, be admitted to probate and
recorded by the clerk of thif court as
by law provided. s 4 ,
"That F. A. Turner be appointed ad
ministrator with the will annexed of
the " estate -of sahl decedent." Verena
Wichser-Booth, and tht his bonds be
fixed at the sum of ? 1 6,000. and , that
letters be issued to him upon the fil
ing of such bond duly approved by
this court. : -
"That upon the issuance and deliv
ery of such letters of administration
to the said F. A Turner, it is hereby
ordered and decreed that the admin
istratrix,. Jeanette Boojth, turn over
and deliver to said F. A. Turner, as
snch administrator, all of" the prop
erty in her possession or under her
control, particularly ! mentioned and
specinca in saia supination, upon nis
navinr tn a nrh administratrix
said sum of $102.10, and so far as the
notes are concerned belonging to the
estate of Verena .Wichser-Booth, de-
Ceased, which were deposited with
Ladd & Bush, bankers, as collateral
security by said decedent, John C.
Rooth; n the citv ol Salem. Oree-on.
the said Jeanette Booth as such ad -
.: .
mimsirarrix is ncrroy commanaea to . " .- -
release unto the said F. A. Turner as J tht last i Ashanti affair t who was
such administrator : all right and tide known and liked by , every officer and
thereto, so that said F. A. Turner as ,man of the expediuon, he was; a f el
such administrator mav deal directlv ol such infinite Jest. 'lie sang and
with said Ladd & Bush concerning
the same." ' -1 T
MC2f RAMfS ASf ADDED,
Many Voters Placed Their Signatures
on the (Books of. the : Count v
aerk Yesterday. -
i . - .
vr... .r-A ;n
Of County Clerk W. W. Hall, at the
court house yesterday, and registered
coming election. Among the names
ber of those who had appeared before
notaries and country magistrates, the
fral tfi far trtr'mtr&A annfoximatinfl-1
1200. Those registered yesterday were:
Aumsville C R, Durfee. D. L.
Easrburn. Alex Merrifield. D. C.: Mc-
Crory, T. C. Lee. D. A. Smith. Richard-
Hooper, T. W. David, J. C Steinbren-
ner, John Sherman. f
Breitenbush E. G. White.'
Brooks J. Petzd.
Eikhorn George Appleyard.
Englewood Robert Johnson Theo.
NolL U. Simmons. Wm. Wicke. ,
(Howell F. Hasfobacher.
j Marion E. M. i Haworth, Clinton
Tracy. ,
'Monitor T. R. White.
Prospect Walter Downing, Emil
Koppe.
iMtnami J. tl. smun. jonn Vasnail.
M. H. Speer, F.-M. Hull. ' ;
Salem No. I T. W. DuRette. Oscar
G. Smhh, John Vanderpool, A. T. Yea
ton. 1
Salem No. 2 Joseph Albrech. ; Wm. I
Gill. Owen Ohl. Paul Hi Sroat.
Salem No. 3 Z. C. Beatty, H.
nor.
Salem No. A R. A. Coshow. Sam 1.
Hermroth. J D. Sutherland George fic, signified htr acceptance and ap
H. Deacon, Joseph Cordinghr, A. h. I-,.,-! r .,. .m- rA
w a - , - ,
North Salem W. J. Carlton, P. F
Minrenmeier
Sidney W. W. Anderson. A.--T;
Blackiburn.J. R. Gibson, T. Sterling, D.
Sterling..'-" r
North Silverton Eli Baker. McD
Carpenter. A. M. Chummers. George
Fleishmann. H. A. Hartley. J. F. Moser,
R. C. Russell. C G. Steelhammer. 1L
S. Van Valkenburgh. '
Silverton J. H. Brooks, A. F. Blacfc
erby, E, R. Drake. John Fischer, C. P- I
CruhhW. F. HodM T. W. Riches.!
G. H. Riches. E. Ruppe. Adolph Wolf.
South Silverton W;n. Haberley, S. I
T. c Ililiman, Chas. , Alclvinley, Al.
Skaife. 1 '
St. Paul T- F. T. iB. Brentano.
Su-blimitv Wm. Bell. Toseoh Becker.
Paul Frank, Joseph Hasler, John Kintz,
Luke McUmms. B. Jf range, iv - Jr.
Schott. - j ; . .. : ,-.' .
Yew ' Park Theo. DeLong. D.
Seiwert. I. M.. Wagner, J. C. Webb.
THE CHINESE LILY.
The Legend .that They1 Tell About Its I
Origin. If
Once upon a time . there f lived in
rrhlr nf ciiici; with h.inff I
inherited the larger share of the par- I
ental estate, seized the most valuable 1 y?'""n, wno. aiea.-m tne faiace bo
part of the youngcr's, Jeaving him but eI Sunday morning, , is opened, it will
a few acres of rocky, unfruitful soil. be. found that of an esUte valued at
: . The younger, brother bore the greed- ?750,ooo, three-fourths has been given
incss of the cider- one until he was
finally overcome wkh poverty and hun-
ger. Then, in great despair, he threw
himself upon the ground, and lay;there
sobbing and bewailing bis cruel fate.
c.j.i i t. . . j . .
ouuucuj iic uiu sweet ivoice i
caning ms name. jqemng nist eyes I
he saw a fairy bending over him, who 1
"Thy patience and forbearance have I
been noticed, and now great shall be I
uauc nim arise, savins: -
iny rewara. . inou sniK nrxi ncnes I
and Jame -beneath the sou where thy I
head but a moment ago rested. To I
reach the treasure will be no easy task, I United States Senator George Turn
but be patient and persevering. Rest I er, of the state of Washington, has in-
V. 11 inou "asx ,ouna m wnicn 1
shall cause thee to be honored and I
lovea tor a tnousana generations.
Then the fairy vanished, and the
young man rubbed his eyes and looked
about hun. His rocky ground - was
still there, and foe wasj jubilant with a
new-borh, courage and , hope t With
f",U f'! hc. 1fPPie4 J"se o the
j wsw.c. I
.For many days he dug. faith fully,
ana rina.y tie tourm a . ttower-bum.
5,&"ft, ll uhe !?l7 8 W he
HundedsSeople cavne to' see the
new flower, ntherhuth, nr,,r fr
itsots, and the, young man's" name
and his - buib-patchx soon became fa
mous: Rkhes and honor came to him
because, strange as- it Kmay seem, the
flower would not; grow in any. other
part of China, and thousands came to
Dirv irom hrni.
lie named' his treasure ine "n I
Seen Fah." or "Flower bt the Water I ray "?7eJ accordir to army jeegula
Fairv a nvn. t,. I tions. IJeducting the months nav. al.
borne: 'thotigh: in common oarlane.. ft 1
is known simply as the "Chinese lily"
Philadelphia Times. .
EACH REGIMENT HAS ITS I
FUNNYMAN." I
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'It mav "safclvt be said that ther U I
not a ship or regiment in her majesty's
service that has not -a funny man, some
merry icltow who, by hisi songs, yarns
or antics, or all of them put together,
keeps his shipmates or comrades in
good humor, and who is tacitlv fn-
couraged by his officers for that rea- I
f , " i
Thus spoke a distinguished military I
offkef who has seen a great deal of
war KintR. -.;.. 11c wck on to sav: i
Some of these men are known tn ali I
the thousands of officers and men in a 1
whole hig camp or military station. I
and I particularly remember one such I
at Strensall, near York, who, night af- I
ter night, standing on a mound, would
I have a huge ring, of men from various
i rcgimcm c.iauis
I inir entertainment." the "thief item .o
which -was the parodying, . -with partje-
ular reference to. affairs m" camp, of
popular songs of the day. This same
man turned no in the war with the
Afridis, and was the; very life and soul
of the camp, our Indian allies being
I even lonacr 01 aim v
1 comrades. v 1 ,
I "In Yim mm wa v T rm mmTtfr a mill
I danced. when it was learlullv hot, tor
hours together He got both presents
ana promotion irom we omccu, lor
he was as inoffensive as tie was clever
and merry." London Tit-Bits, f
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
I ' s
Tbe wffl of Jacob Kramer, who was
la saloon ana notei Keeper in jersey
I Ckv. leaves his money, after the pay-
I men of ' his funeral expenses, . for
I banquet to all who attended his fu-
I 7?ie law recently passjd in Efrgland
I subiectiner to a fine of t2 proprietors
I of retad shops who do not provide
I seats lor tneir. saleswomen weni mio
operation on New Years day.
I An English paper has Ieen offering
prues for the best uess as to the
date on which the British flag will; be
hoisted at Pretoria. 'Now that Frendh
has captured Colesberg the guessers
will probably want to revise their pre-
dictions. - ; J
The discussion in England just at
this time of whether the American
practice of mixed bathing shall be
adopted there seems decidedly unsea-
sonbale considering the behavior of
the thermometer, but it should e re
membered that things continue i to be
pretty sukry in South Africa. ; -' :i
Hawaii wants to send a delegate to
the natinnal rprviiWiran "onvenitirm.' " S.
I Har'wr who rt nor a acrrnt for
I the Tate independent republic, his beert
lrtId h fh. nmunUfM tn hav H.
I waiians elect their delegate and ih
I convention will nass on his-eltiribiHtv
l-Under a head three columns wide
I aml jn language that would thrill the
I tnrf iaftwf ratr th Krw. Yftrtr
I t..
y v t villi lliiu d vvj vri
Gould at the opera in New ' York.
The eyes of the whole house happened.
so it seems, to have been fastened on
the 'Astor box just as"- Mrs-lAstor
lookd across and saw the Gould party
in the Gould box, The brilliant lights
did not fade or tail when this occurred.
but a deep hush fell on the vast as
semblage, and it was during this in
tense moment that Mrs. Astprt gave
if0 i-,i wilJI- y a
he most cordial. -Nothing as
Iu,ar J" ?
" .ed
cheer swelled thr throats
spectators, but a deeo sieh
arose and was echoed back from the
vaulting ceilings until drowend by the
orcnestra.
A WHEEL PATH. I '
Medford Free Press: 1
' The bicycle apth s makinor srood head,
way oecween central foint and. loicf
under the supervision of Mr. Frjdm.
burg. The path will be extended from
Gold Hill to Medford. In the course of
w hope the path will run from
TO CHARITY.
;aan rrancisco. Tan. at. The; Pall
ays When the wiM of Captain X.
" cnamy. Alter Deques ts which, will
reach an aggregate of $500,000 are paid
be residue is. bequested to the Hebrew
JL?1?16 for aged and disabled persons.
This legacy will amount to at .least
eMorm )- . . - 1 1- r.
r-jvv p
. . m; i
- J fOR RETURNED VOLUNTEERS.
s
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Senator Turner,-of Washington, Fath-
" v J nem xvincage
r Home irom Philippines,
? .
iroauced a bill in congress, for the ben
efit of the volunteer, soldiers who re
turned from the Philippine Islands,
which, if enacted into law as it stands a
good chance of being, will pay thous-
ands of dollars to the boys from this
city and state, as it will give every en-
listed man about $250 additional pay
and each of tpe comnJisisoned and
rton-commisisoned officers moreL
proportion to the pav received, r
Seator Tttrner.-S 'measure provides
that the volunteers who serveaTn 3S
ed orlmS ? "i
5.d nt"fably discharged . soldiers of
J'f?"r
ex
pense incurred by the government in
bringing, the volunteers to-Satt!l Fran
cisco. , - L
This will allow enlisted men I ralirm
allowance of 30 cents, and nav for nri-
vates. 50 cents for each twenty miles
tfalcd, twenty miles constituting a
ready allowed the men. and the cost cf
Ifations, etc., the amount to be received
I Pr ,th. Oregoijvolunteers who served
in me isianas is aoout $250 lor privates,
The higher in rank, receive nf rnnn.
higher pay. ' L :
.Sixteen states had volunteers fin the
Orient who will oartieinate in -ih at.
lowance. t New York' contingents, the
Astor battery leaving the islands! before
tn treaty of peace : was ratified. It
happens, however, that three "of these
sixteen states, Pennsylvania, California
and Utah, have each but one senator
through failure of the ierilaniv n
elects, It is thought that the Jbili has
Toy mrcnaiice to oecome a law.
. The measure is not '.Intend '
tra compensation for regular duty done
for extra, xrrvir Mnt r
By , ine volunteers. hMt a mnMnnttn.
done by the volunteers was after they
were legally entitled to be discharged,
Hid thev incUtrl
then: the loss to lhe government would
have been enormous.
im BY fIBI
flzhl cf Stenisrd Oil Ccnipaoy
- Darned In ;Pcrt!anl
TKE EIO OIL TANKS WERE $AYC0
Ftr OepartnaeBt Warkd Heroic lly, with
r PUBcnlf y ConHmlBg-the lltmW to ' '
ti Larg-e ITarehoa
PORTLAND, Jan. 23 The one
story brick warehouse of the Standard
Oil Company, located- ion East Water
street, was toally destrciyed by fire this
afternoon, entailing a loss estimated
at $150,000. ' ; i':
The fire started in the basement un
der the . store-room, where a large
amount! of oil in cases : was kept. The
entire lire department of the chy was
called out. and their efforts . were dir
ected toward savins the oil tanks where
,500,000 gallons oi oil was stored.
Every few minutes a case of oil would
Explode, and sheets of ' flame leaped
undreds of leet into the air.-
For a time a high wind prevailed
which spread thetmrning oil over
several acres, ana it was -with great
difficulty that the firemeb saved the oth
er warehouses in the jvicunty. . lhe
fire burned fiercely all day and it was
ate tonight before the i lake of oil bad
burned out : Several engines will be
keot throwing .water On the - ruins all
night, to prevent the fire! from spreading.
Had the names reached the huge tartks
of oil, the loss would have been much
heavier. I
k. There was no insurance on any of
the property. I -
. .FIRE IN DAWSON.
Seattle.1 Tan. 2. Advices irom the
north, received today, substantiate the
report of the big fire in Dawson. It
occurred January nthi and destroyed
buildings and merchandise to the value
ci $400,000. The news comes by tele
grag'h from (Dawson to Skagway. The
firse is supposed to have originated
from a defective flue. The flames burn
ed, about 400 'feet along the principal
street, laying in ashes many ; of the
costliest, and most substantial structures
in the Klondike metropolis. The fire
extend along First, street, from Sam
Bonifield's saloon and gambling house.
to' Thomas ChisholmV saloon, wiping
put these two well-known landmarks
land all . intermediate buildings.' Those
Included many saloons, restaurants, the
bpera house, grocery and general stores
and the branch of the Canadian Bank
b Commerce. ; .
A TOTAL LOSS. v
Philadelphia, Jan.
3. Captain Jolm
of i 24 men of the
son and the crew o
British steamer Sutton, which went
kshore on Fen wick shoals, in Delaware
bay. on
1 Saturday, have arrived today.
vi x ;si ww ivn stiuais 111 iiaina:
The shio-wrecked
v-.a ,,:i,. W u -
pffice of. the British consul, in ivhose
pharge they will remain until after3 the
irn.ti.MU iy
pourt of mquinr into the accident, which
tonvenes on Wednesday, has examined
Into the responsibilityi lor the wreck
jft is' generally believed among ship
ping men here that the Sutton will
prove a total loss.: With her cargo she
is .valued at about $175,000. The Sut
ton was loaded with 3.100 tons of iron
pre from 'Carthagena, Spain, consign
ed to Nay lor & Co., pf New .York.
MILES RETAINED.
Board of Ordnance , jReorgahized by
'tne War department
Washington. Jan. 2X The secretary
of war issued an order today almost
entirely, reorganizing the board of ord
nance. General Miles. who is ex-officio
chairman, is' the only member of the
ormer board retained.! New members
are: iingadier-Gencral John-M Wil
son, chief ol engineers; Brigadier-Gen-tral
W. R. Buffington, chiei of ord
anre; Colonel John I. Rogers, of -the
urn artillery, and Thomas J. ; Henderr
son. of Illinois. ; i i
' w bm 1. a
rAir. Jiienwerson. wno is the only
civilian on the board, succeeds Mr.
lomas J. Outwaite. of Ohio. The
litary members of the board who
hive been relieved from further ser
vice are Colonel K. TL Frank, former
ly A the First artillery, retired; Cap
tain Charles B. Wheeler, of the ord
nance department. 'and Captain Joseph
E. Kuhl, corps of .engineers.
It' is said .that there is no special
significance in the action- of the secre
tary of war in this matter beyond a
desire to recognize the supreme im
portance of the board which is charged
with the duty of protecting our ex
tensive sea coast from foreign attack,
and: to include in its membership the
best military talent possible under ex
isting conditions of the cervise.
THE MONTANA CASE
MORE TESTIMONY BROUGHT
' ; OUT IN. BRIBERY SUIT., ,
Witnesses Tell How They Were Ap
. proached with. Offers of Money i V
f , Two Letters Read.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. At the
investigation of the charges of bribery
against Clark, of Montana, most of the
Jictor letters were presented to the
committee.; Only two Idtters were
dated prior to the election. These
stated that the opposition were "work
ing like fury'? and that the Qark men
in hiiiic cucgaragcnKiil. ijj
The latter letters related almost en
tirely to Ector's efforts to collect what
he though fair pay for his efforts r in
Clark's behalf. He also said ;.in thi
letter that - Daly's men had proffered
mm 000 tor tntormation 1 regarding
Clark's movements. - .! . -1 .
State Senator J T. R. MeKav. a .
publican from Custer count vt Mon
tana, said he was one of the four .
publicans ;of the legislature who -had
dlJrtt
and asked to vote for Qark. Among
those who had come to see him was
Senator Phillips, who said he could
get $15,000 for his vote. He had de-
cuned to enter into an agreement,
The last witness ' of. - the day 1 was
David C Brown, a'demoerat whojhad
been collector- of customs . for Mon
tana and ' Idaho " for the past : seven
years. . He said he ' was a friend of
Qark, but that he had never spent any
money in the senator a behalf. T
' The committee adjourned until Mon
day. , -
MORE; STEAMERS. ' j
iSan Francisco; Jan.-1 33. At the! an
nual meeting of the Oceanic Steamship
Company) President-John D. Spreck-
els reported .that - the new ships now
being built for the company will! be
wunous pxia m : . -v.v, mu ... , murder ,n tbe firsf degree, and was
greatly improve the servjee.- The y to-1 found ihy 0f manslaughter. His at
tal net earnings for iSgg were $374,747. toroeys. Judge James U Fee and Hon.
an increase ot 549,icjo over tnose;
iisoij. - -a . ..- 1
ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
A Wealthy Man Imprisoned Charged
with Conspiracy.
New York, Jan. 2X. Advices from
Caracas, Venezuela, announce the im
pnsonmem mere 01 winnei a. w-
tos. whowas mmisterof finance wider
President Andrade, and is one of Ven -
- . . - k f & m .
pUCl! wea.lth'est "en by order o
President Castro, on the charge of
tX!.-Jl!!r- r.-"Jj " V
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showthat he was in communication
With General lose Manuel Hernandez.
h. rwl iVr . " : . T .
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A few weeks ago an export firm of
!.:. : 1 c.."ti.li..
vii iclcivcu iiuiii ocuur ivia(ias
art Artjr (rr rw. VT ti c w - !ft.. M .1
at the time that thev were intended
for the Venezuelan .government. His
arrest, howevet, has caused the belief
that the war supplies were meant jfor
the use of the' revolutionists. - i
Senor MattoS is well known here.
and was at on time a mrmhr f
firm of Scholtz, Sanchez & Co.. of this
city. ;
A TREASURE SHIP. Ispective. voters reside. Another com--'
- .. I Iplaint frequently heard is, that they do
San Francisco. Jan. 2. The transport
Pennsylvania, which is under orders itn
sau irom inis port on January 25th,
will carry funds for 1 paying off the
United 'States troops now in the Philin -
pines "Major William Comegys, pay -
master United States army, is assigned
wie auty-oi acting as custodian of this
tuna, wnicn win amount to about $1, -
250,000. ;
QUAY IS REJECTED.
MAJORITY OF COMMITTEE RE-
PORTS AGAINST HIM. 1
The Senate Will Stand By Its Former
Action in Refusing Seats to i
tovernors -Appointees. j
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23- At the
opening ot todays, session, senator
committee on -privileges and elections
1 . t - . . .
!"?Le resolution . on tne case ot yuay.
1 ne rcsoiuuon ioiiows: .1
llT... II f..kt.... C - . .
,iu - uuaj nuiitai; u. a. . uooaing, k. vvooiwortn, j.
entitled -to take his seat in this bodv 1 5 Va
as senator from the state of Pcnnsyl-
ailla- . . ... L
itie resolution was the judgment of
a majority of the committee Senator
l urley called attention to the resolutioh
which was to the effect that Quay was
entitled to a seat in the senate. Both
resolutions were accompanied by re
ports in their support, i
The majority report opposing the
seating of Mr. Quay was signed by
Senators Caffery, Pettus. Turley. Har
ris and Burrows, the last named being j
. . .... .. . . n
vbhj vpuinvail piKiiiiiie, IU A C
minority report bears the Signatures of
tne only repuoiican signing it he
Senators Hoar, Chandler. Pritchard
and McComas, all republicans, and ad
vocates giving the seat to Mr. Ouav.
The majority report first reviews the
circumstances under which Mr. Quay's
appointment was made, including the
tauure ot the 'Pennsylvania legislature
to elect a senator. , i
After discussing at length the cir-j
cumstances . under which the constitu-
tion was framed, the maioritv announi-1
ces its conclusion as follows. !'W
think that the framers of the constitu-
tion never contemplated nor intended
to provide for, a case where a state,, by
its own deliberate act should denrive
its legislature of the power to fill an
i-. ' ,t$ Wnmng. -. . In our
opinion they never inteded to' give the
SJir.l,V,ate- the Powef to
f, !ISt J lRinaIapplintmen.t-
unless, possibly, in a case where the
i??'?I.t,,.re had -chosen -and the- person
islaulrend waT occa'sionbyom
casualty like death or resignation." The
report then quotes numerous precbi-
"imj. wkiuiiiuu wwn inai ru K.nw
jonns. ot ueie ware in 1794. and closing
with.the case of Henry W, Corbett of
Oregon, in 1898. It then ends as fol-
lows: - i
t.i . -. . -----
'The statemant of these a. anA I
precedents shows that. from the begin
mng m ne government to th nrnnni 1
" " u never recognized
mc ngni oi a state executive to make
'"yviij appoinwntm, wnere the va
cancy happened of occurred during- i
session of the legislature. If shows fur
ther that for 75 years the senate has
refused to recojxnize the rightr' ol a
state executive to make a temporary
appointment even where the , vacanc
happened or occurred - durincr the re
cess of the legislature, if the legislature
enner oeiore or alter it occurred and
prior to the appointment had had an
opportunity to fill it The Jundamenta!
brinelnie htn m.YMu.A ... :c
legislature either before or after the I
Happen in ar of a vaeam-v Ka hart an rm- I
portunitv to fill it then ther U A I
power m the state executive to appoint 'heM hy resident owners. For full par
The result is fatal to the claims of Mri. I ticulars and description call on or
Uuay. Nd danger or evil has resulted I
to the govenrment' from the' enforce'- I
ment ot this principle ' i,.
We therefore submit that the wn. I
ate. for its own . honor and dignity I
snouia stand oy its previous solemn I
and deliberate decisions." ll
UIMfilS .TO APPEAL
' .-; ' & w U r: f ,
8CPBKMK court oraxts a stai
I or PROCEEDINGS.
ore.unt. Convicted of MsaauaKhtrr. to
IIv III Com? RvlwQiio.
tloa of rixlog Bolt
, IK torn .Viiiy, an. . in.; ;. i:.
The supreme court has 1 granted a
certificate of probable carse in the case
of E. L. Mimms, of UmatUla county,
noon which to base an - anneal to th
supreme court 'The .defendant in the
manslaughter, having killed a saloon
I ; , 1 rm9;iia
wa indi tcd and tried on a charge of
oil Rai- nt p,nHltnn m,u
I effort to secure a certificate of broha-
ble cause from the trial court, upon
wuicn 10 oasc nn apucai. uut laiicd.
to the st,preme court, with the result
as " stated . above;
The attorneys of the defendant also
requested the supreme court to fix
the bail, of the defendant, so that he
mi , be released on bail during tVe
time his case ls pendingV but this the
I i, . .:i
dcr. scction ,463, of Hill's Annolattd
Codc which pr"ovides that, "after an
pnaictment -sa. found, and upon an af-
, a defendant cannot be admitted
0 baii except by the court or judge
I f . . ..' uc
I jnercpy wnere tne action is pending or
im wnich the judgment appealed from
: :.. " J - "U1"
I" bl'cu- r .
Notaries; 1'ublic and Justices ,of the
Peace Are Carcjess in Registering"
ivaturaured. L-itizcns.
I Complaints are f made that notaries
toublic and mstices of the neace. in the
f country, are not sufficiently; careful in
I registering voters many of the blanks'
not showing: in what precmct the re-
I not always require proof of citizenship.
I in the cases of those-born outside of
I me connncs 01 ine unuea aiaies. ine
jregistration; law is very strict in this
I resocct and reauires that the foreign
j born - voter, before registering, must
I produce absolute oroof of his citizen-
ship, giving the court in which he was
I made a citizen, together with the date
lof his admission. In.' the case of aliens
arriving in this country under age, and
becoming citizens by virtue of the ad-
- . ... li - e . t ' : .
mission 10 citizensnip 01 ineir parents,
they must give the same information
fas to the date and title and location of
I court, where the parents were admit-
Ited. Countv Qcrk'i Hall is anxious to
1 have the country notaries and magis-
f tntes comply strictly with this re-
I qv.iremeijt of the law. .
I . Many voters registered in the clerk's
I office ...yesterday, earning , from every
(portion , of the county, as given below:
f Brooks R.: W. Powell. T. Remine-
. -
ton, J. A. Remingtoro . , -
liutteville L. A. iLh en. A. Ji. JJen-
I. . ,. , ... , .,
Stephens, W. R. Scheurer, A. D. Ycr-
I gen, H. B. Cone.
Englewood F. II. Berger, Ben P.
I Tavlor '. I m ;
Howell J. A. Norwood, D. G. Ross
Hubbard G. B. Hovenden
Maclcay Oscar Eoff, J". T. King.
Mehama J. T. Bennett, R. I. Ca-
shalt. F. U. Hali; A. S. Morris,, R. A.
Pratt. J. J. belles. ; v
rrospect 1 homas t'otts.
Salem No. 1 Clell Hayden. E. M.
Reese. A.' M. Steen. '
Salem No. 2 D. D. . Keeler, J
B.
I ft
I Mcwanc.
Salem No. 3 J. F.' Staiger. i
Salem No. 4 J. SA Graham. S.
Hayden, W. D: Pettingell.
fcast a!em--J. B. Ashby, Ray
I Bellinger
South Salem Fred Ratz, T. F. Roy-
' - - .- - ;
Sidney R. J. Spencer.
Stayton Albert Briggs. D. G. Clark.
G. R. Doty. S. P. Gheer. Wrheaton
Huntley. R. C. Hunter, E. F. Long,
James H. Shuford, B. P. Sorenson,
VV. S. Watters, A. S. Watters, C A.
Winslow.
TnmwW tr tr,rr: n.f;r
Howe, W. J. Hewett. G. VV. Loftiss.
j. E. Mathias, E. G. Riches, F t 11.
Robertson, I. H. 1 Small Jr., I t II.
Small Sr.. H. W. Smith, H. Clayton
Sherrard, John , Williamson, Arthur
Wood ' i
Woodburn-D. -k T ibbv. TT, Over-
Low-
r M''. D Adkins, A. f L.
I - ok' LcWS re' Laban Maald-
. Tiri, iimrr k fT-i 4
. . t
."iuu.-iiaic-a. imm. pcr-
?(,lna,, Ie".er. in this city from
,F"ddie J;;Fontaane conveys the m-
formation that the! Mt Angel college
will this year have- an athletic team
j111 may possibly compete in the inter-
couegiaie games next tune.
PromS6to;25per6cre
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I ncse "5
lureeon. and
These lands , are in Marion county,
arc ottered on easy term;
?f Payment They were taken undec
ioretcostre or on-residents. nencc
are offered for less than similar farms
address Macmaster & Birrell, 3i
Worcester block, (Portland, Oregon, or
viirm-nmn- j mnnn
uKjiA) liTxl I 15ilUTlir.ilO
GOOD FARMS FOR SALE
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