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IN STATE SCilOOIS CIKCIXAR LKTtKUS TO THE COCNTT tit TJERI JtTEKUEJSTS. 1 1' reins llaala la I're paring Annual Be ports Taper to Applicants from Otber 8 la te- Eumlaa Hot a. Prof. J. Hi Ackerman, superintend ent of public instruction, yesterday sent out a circular letter; to the several coun ty superintendents Sn the state, urging tram to hasten the preparation of their annual reports. The letter is No. ir, and the text of it follows: t "Although your reports are not legal ly doe until the fourth Monday in July, yet we would j consider , k a great favor if you would j kindly : send them in at your, earliest convenience, in order that we may forward the; work (in our bi ennial report. "Please inform applicants, who wish to secure state papers on papers from .other states, that no papers will be con sidered of like grade and kind as those of this state,) unless uoh papers have litsn secured j by ten examination con ducted by the: htata educational depart ment of the state jfrom which such pa jxr were isfaed,; ;Ko diploma or standings from any institution wi.l be considered as of lik-e grade and kind. I: would be j manifestly unjust to the graduates of I our jown institutions, if wc were to accept any papers except those granted under conditions men tioned in the! foregoing. "The questions for the eighth grade uniform examinations in physiology wiil be based on ! Smith's Elementary Piiysiology and Hygiene. There is an error in- the course of study, on page 27. where it speaks of Steele's Physiol ogy and Hygiene; it should be Smith's Physiology- and Hygiene. As there will be no question sent out from this department until -the May examination, any arrangement you may make for the examinations prior to ! such time, will be entirely satisfactory to this de partment." ; j Circular letter No. 12, to county su pcrintemjents was; also sent out yes terday by th$ state educational depart ment. Xt skives the program for the examination tf teachers to be held dur ing the three days commencing April 1 i;lt. and is as follows: "T.Iie program Which will be follow ed in the-examination for county kcr uficatcs 011 April iith. is as follows: "Commending on Wednesday, April nth, at o, o'clock a. m.. and continuing until hridayj April 13th, at 4 o clock p. m. ! "Wednesday Penmanship, history, ortliography, reading. - " Thursday AYritten arithmetic, the ory of teaching, grammar, school law- "Friday (kography. -memal arith metic, physiology civil goveritanent. "The forcgfiinsr for counti- papers. ' ''C'immen:i!ig on Wednesday, April nth. at c o'clock a. ni., and continuing unlit Thursday. April 121I1, at 4 o'clock p. in.: : "Wednesday Penmanship, orthogra pliy, rending. i - . "fhumlay Art of questioning, the ory of teaching, methods. "The fort-going for primary certifi catcs." INSURANCE' TA X . 1 1 a rt ford Fire Insurance i Company yesterday paid its state tax. films the following statement: Gross receiots. 'S2Q.723.43: returned premiums, $4431-17; losses paid, $12, :iri ot- net receiots. IM.l.orjo.rt: tax paid, $j6t.8o. HAVE HAD RECORDS. Two Ex-Convicts' Arrested for Robbing 1 a Dank. ' ( . ' Portland, f March 21. Charles S Moore and George Betts have been identified by the cashier of the First National Hank, at Seattle, as the men who robbed 'that in-Jtitution of $500 on Monday. 1 The identification was made by means of photographs, sent from this city. Moore and Betts served terms in lite Oregon penitentiary for robbery in . ; ,1895. They -were released twice' on -writs of habeas corpus, once at Spokane,! and; again 'at Walla Walla, after their arrest for the Portland rob bery. : ' THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. Ha Invaded Two Large Australian " .Cities. Melbourne, March 21 Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, and Ade laide, the capital ! of South Australia, have been -declared infected with the bubonic plague. H, MURDERED FOR GOLD. Saloon Man at Barkley,- Washington, Killed Late Last Night. Tacoma. Wash.. !Marhc' 21. A spe cial to - the Ledger, from Buckley, Wash., says: L liar Mo-, a saloon keeper, was killed by an unknown -man at 9 o'clock tonight. I The -' -murderer escaped. Moe was closing! the saloon when a masked man entered1, and demanded th? contents of t'ae cash drawer. Moe tried to grapple with the man, but the latter pulled a revolver and shot the saloon keeper, who died almost in stantly. ; The-murderer rifled the cash drawer. f ' ? ' nsiarr-' ,: ' t AN IM PORTANT Announcement. Wiggins ad., page 8- ; dw-; HOXOitED THE DEAD national! ocaudswkx m hojsor ' to deceased toi.csteeks. Extent re Arrangement Mad for m Mill Hr; Faatst to Is Held In Port j land Sunday. . (Frcfm Daily. March 22d.) Fitting honor was shown the .thirteen deceased Oregon volunteers, ; whose bodies passed through Saldm yesterday morning, en route to Portland for bu rial, bv the officers and enlisted mem bers oi Company Third Regiment, )reiroti National '. Guard of this' city. The company assembled at the armory! early yesterday morning ana marenca fhence to the Southern Pacific depot. Upon the arrival of the Oregon ex press, earning the bodies of the un claimed volunteers, the guardsmen pre sented arm and marched to a position alontrslrt tha - " .. . r'n " . uuraing tee Bodies, fiey emained at parade rest Unl the. tram pulled out, when arms 4Z n Preented-, The tnnr?1 l. t.ii ' . Sunday detailed arrangements for which -ave been completed. The : expenses .v.uen 10 , me banal, including the purchase oi a plot ia Riven lew ceme ery wul be paid? by the stale military Particutars of the program finally decided upon are that the services shall be divided infn thm A',l At the armory the civic authorities "shall uc cnarge, ween an adress by the governor, an oration, by D. Solis Co hen, a prayer, music by the First Regi mental band and vocal music by Pro fessor Boyer's Glee Club, all oi port land, wiil he the program- 'i This will commence at 10 a. m. In the after noon at 1 o'clock the funeral proces sion will start from the -armory. This will be the second rfi vision ? anst irtJ1 the procession reaches i-he cemetery will be in charge of fae National Guard, and under the direction of its com manding ofTicer. At the cempierv ne bodies will be delivered over to5 the volunteers, who will give their com rades a milifary ourial, accordmg to th. United States army regulations. At the arraorv and in -the nroresiinn all civic and- military bodies will be ex pected to participate. Governor Geer wii'l be chairman during , the public ser vices, and will be accompanied by other Mate ornctais. ) Mayor storey, -with the city ofikiais, will also pttend in a body. All fraternal organizations will be giv en place, as well as any other organi zation deiring to participate.: Tiie volunteers old friends, the Red Cross and the Emergency Corps, will be as signed to the post of honor, yif they at tend in a body. ' Light Battery A -Trill have full oharire of the ; traninortatmn. A catatalque that will hold five or more caskets will be provided, and the re mainder, ot tne caskets will be borne on artillery caissons, in true military fashion, j There will be required thirty four horses for all these vehicles. THE BRYAN RICEPT10. Committees on Arrangements Met and Perfected Plans Last Night i State Officers Invited. The general Bryan reception com mittee held a business meetirrg at the city hall last night, for the purpose of hearing reports from the various sub MmtTiittep. seven of tlie eleven mem bers beingi. present. The chairmen of the various committee filed reports, showing the. work assigned them to be well vndcr way. J. A. Jeffrey was chosen to preside and introduce the guest. Col. W. J. Bryan, on tlic occasion, of that gentle man's visit to this city. The selection, by the rrusiri committee, of Mrs. Hallie Pa rrish-Hinges to render vocal sdec- finm wn be.-rtilv nnnrjiveil. Tlie matter of securing a band is still under consideraton, and, for Che present was - . . . . . - lerr wiin inc cornmiuec. , The general, committee was ordered to address invitations to the governor, the justices of the supreme court and the other state officials, to be pre.nt fit thp rerrnf irini tt( ihi' visitor ' and. car riages will be I provided, to send for these officials, in case the invitations are accepted The committee hopes frr the cvneml attendance of the Tiulh- lic and fbe official,, aMid arrleaant time is anticipated, by ail. -f he place of meeting 11a not oeen ueierminea upon, but it will be announced in the course of a few days. TO GOVERN GUA M. Lieutenant Schroeder to Succees Cap tain Leary asl Nayal Governor. Washington. March 21. Lieutenant Commander Seaton Schroeder, at pre sent secretary of the naval inspection beard, has been selected to succeed Captain Leary as naval governor of the island! of Guam. Schroeder exdfs to relieve him before July next. It is stated tati Leary is coming home at his own request and the change is also' in conformity with the policy of the navv department to make fre quent changes in command of these naval stations in the interest of health and spirits of the officers. A FREIGHT COMBINE. To Control Shinment to the Ailin Gold Disrics. Victoria. B4 C, March 21. A com bine was to.lajr completed, by which the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company, the White Pais & r Yukon Railway Company, andl rh John Irving Navi gation Company, to control the Atlin transportation business during the pres " Throtiirh.- freicht rates Miave leen fixed at $07 a ton. on general merchandise' 111 le?s than tive ton lots, or $87 for larger shipment. The min ing machinery rate is $67. with a limit om measurement. THE AMERICAN GIRL. Gold Statue Cast to Be Exhibited at Paris Exposition. New York. March 21 The goM statue of "The American Girl." winch is to exhibited at the Paris exposuion, was successfully cast today. Miss Maude Adams, the actress, was the model, and -Mr. Bessie Potier Vennah was the sculptor. . . ... The s-tatue. mounted on it base, will be six feet in height. It weighs 7x2 posmd. and the bullion, used is valued at $187,000. Miss Adams gown is of the simplest Sort. Tlie pose is that of taking a stg forward, denoting pro gress. " i ; ? f I . . ''':' WILL BUY RAILROADS. Montreal. March 2t- Sir. William Van . Home, former president of the Canadian Pacific Railway and chairman of tlie board of control, returned from Washington Monday, and after a con sultation with some financiers, left last night for Washington. The object of his visit is to meet Secretary Root and some American capitalists, wiRr whom t in a uroicct for the consolidation of all the j railways in Cuba. It is understood, that for the development of this project. Sir ViI- liam te ?i3--"w aL " u. WILL INVESTIGATE. Washington. March 2 The hon committee on foreign- affairs has d . . . 1 tti- alleffaticnf SSS by tefiarle, acrum. sul at fretorta. rtmnc -a !? official mail by the British atuhcr ities. Macrum has 4een wired to come to Washington as soon as possible to come betore me cwui"w , , - WEEKLY- OREGON STATESMAN, IN MONTANA MINES! ELLTOX 811 A WS TOIP TO AXACOXDA ATS it HI.LESA. - II VUIU tb LArr Smelter mt tfce To. PIe Er Libraries aad gplea . did Bcskleaeca. The Statesman w In receipt of m let ter from EHion Shaw, wrkle-n j from Helena, Montana, and giving i description- -of that section of the tow try as seen by him. The letter follows: Helena. Mont., March 18, 190a. The ea:her "has been excellent ior t'ae past week, the sun shirr". briglitly and be ginning to make his power felt . It w somewhat cloudy this morniirg,, and some were predicting snow, but this afternoon the sun has been shin ing most of the time. The roads . and streets are dry and dusty here. The street sprinkler are working now, bat no signs f any thing beginning to grow. rsrJcss it be tlie 1iuge boulders between here and Butte, wnich are glowing darker and darker all Use time by being blackened by -smoke from the many stacks belonging to smelters and all kinds of mining operations. I believe I left off before --wiih rfixht dcscriptioii of Deer Lodgr. It his r.ot 5000 population, b-sz only about 1200. They 4y it is a b.eatt1ful place m (the summer time, but whet I was. there everything' was covered ".with snow. There ire some very fine dwell ings there, owfred by the wealrhy stock men and swine breeders in thai portion of the state. In the winter these peo ple go' to a milder cllimace and svend their . su mmser in Deer Lodge. Tlie thermometer . has registered jo c?egrt-es below in th'te place this w niter. But emyoi sqW they liave had a very mild winter. The town was. injured "beyond repairing iri its business rela tions. I gtress, vrhen rhe capital of the county wa-? moved from there to Ana conda. Tlie state prison is located here, and a vety nice building. The trip from'; Deer Lodge to Ana conda was made in the night, so I kivow very little about the counSry be tween thc:.-:e points. Reaching Ana conda a little aftir io p. m., by 11 we wtce very comfortably lodged at the Silver hotel, after-making three or tour attempts to secure lodgings at other places, in which we failed. The next morning we awoke to. find fhc wind filled with mtow, I blowing a b!iz?ard. At 8:30 we started1 t-o visit the work o.' the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. The .first thing to !o yas, .as "wc '-Deemed from the ever iwatcfiful guard, to get a pa's fiom tire "Sup." When we ap plied for the abovci mentiorsed creden tial, among other ithings, the "S-.ip.'' told me lie would t pass me, but wc must? not " write up" the 'works. So lhae precludes a description of wlra; we saw. 'Even were I ptrmltted, I could not write you in a week r.ll "f saw in those buildings. There are ei'S.'ht large- stack carrying away the smoke from the furnaces. Of fl'.fse seven -are of brick, and one is of steal. They range in lieight from 150 to 190 fctt. There are 3000 men employed in the works. I saw the bre m all stage from the ground thrcrttgh the stamp. cn!sirer, and in all stages of the wa'sh irrg pncess wlien the concentrates ttj dross are separated. , . " . i.'fi In thi building l , saw Se greatest sights I ever witnessed saw the greatest sights I ever witnessed any place in the way 015 manipulating powerful machinery, handling liquid copper, gold and silver, as this is wha. is- left when the fluid is: poured from the monster converters a si easily as you could pour out a p'nt. a E quart or an amount you . wished. Scarcely a drop is spilled on the rloor inf the process. The copper (nearly putfe) contains some gold and silver on leaving hercT It goe. then, to the refiraery, but this is "laoly groimd" no one being admit ted. We tried, but failed 4s others do. A certain grade of the ore, upon leav ir"g the converters, is sent to Baltimore, Maryland, to be refined, f- While we were in Anaconkla they be gan work on a' new smelter, known as the Wa.-hoe smelter. It .keeps five large Switch engine busy conveying materials from the yards to'vtbe w)tks and returning the output. tThis place has a population of 15,600, But a greet portion of the people are of for eign -descent. The south side is where tlie "blue bloods" live, and through this portion of the town many fine dwcHifs are to be seen. One e?pe-cially- mxioeable. 4s that ol Marcus Daly, a massive brick structure. Tlie Montana is tlie leading hotel 'and is a very moderately equipped bouse. The Anaoond Standard block isj-a good buiidiug. and t'hrs is claimed to be tlie best newspaper of the state. Our now storm lasted but one day. A small snowfall occurred during the following nigfht, but the remainder oi tire week we had fair weather and on Sunday morning we took passage on the B. A. & P. railroad for Butte. The two places are rwenty-.even mites apart. There is a splendid roadbed along this lirr?. it being built up of the refuse from the smelters. There are some pretty scenes alcmg the tine, but nothing Of importance unless (to some minds at teast) k is- f.hat is known as Rock Spur. Here the wbole mountain side is crumbling into pieces not any larger than yoir head, atvj mot of them like apples, and tumbling or si-ding down toward the track. To a studious "nd imaginative, ott cur:ous mind, it is a very interesting! piece f work by mother nature. I We reached Butte in due rime and about noon were quartered' the Steven t block, on Park avtnw. one of tfhe leading business streets. The town is built on humps-and bumjrs and is very poorly laid out, and not the cfcan Hcst place in the world. The streets are crooked, and the blocks! are of all shapes and sizes. There" are s-hafts be ing operated all over 1ie City. In tlie sameldock with the pvtetoflice is being worked one of the payitrg mines. T" whole town is undermined, the earth being horycoirrbed inr alt directions. Tbere are large mill and mekert here, bat 'no tree or gra. everything m bare ground. Tlie fiillr here, as at Anaconda at care time, hid tree upon them, but the ies arsj mfee i.xjm the furnaces have? kilkid them. In thi place, w in Anaconda, there i.a targe iree library. In these, towns, where mew work night shifts as weir a day, there are about as many people on the streets at I or 2 o'clock in the mom lirg. as at I or 2 in be -afternoon. The Henrresy Mercantii-e- Co. fcaa pt largest department store here, anil fwi it nwed up in modern style. , t . f . ;From here to Helena you have the pleasure of traveling over a S cents per niile railroad. The country, u ; it FRIDAY; MARCH 23, 1900 can be called -such, between Butte and Boulder, is surely aii the name of the last, or even both these towns, rigniafy. It is simply one huge pile of gigantic bo9lc3eT laHer another. ' ' The massive pile look as thxjcgh they had been placed ra post t ion by human workmen. You see; laTge smooth,, almost round, boulders 1 lying on top f some heap, jtrst as though some mall boy had been playing so'dier and erected a play fot of massive boulders, and then, to top the -thing off, , and see what they could da, carried up and placed care fully in posuiOT the capping stone of the whoVvworks. For miles out from Butte these are ail blackened by smoke. 'All over tie mountain side you can see tittle heaps of light colored dirt or broken up rock. The mark a -pros-pecter's shaft ; or you can see, a small bole in the mountain side, showing the entrance to some drifL- Betwctn ! Butte and Boo!der, a dis tance of forty miles, we1 passed through ?our tunnels and over some hig'h- tres tles. At Ba-sin, a small mining camp, there ia a shaft, that is now; worked out just finished last fall. The mine wa worked for twenty-two years, and they reached a depth of 2500 feet It is wonderful to see how rapidly the hoisting engines can, caise a cage from these sSiafts,: the above-mentioned dis tance being covered fn one minute or less, i . 'i Going from Boulder, w-liich is a small, place of 500 or 600 inhabitants, to llci cna. we crossed the 1 summit of jrhe main axis of he continent the water on this side flowing toward theMis sissippi, i We can see across tbe"' 'Mi-s-XKtri river from here, but cannot see the water. This is quite a pretty place. The business buildings along Mam street are splendid five and six story structures, buik of brick or stone, the fronts of some of them being finely decorated, the upper, floors being al most wholly of glass. The streets are narrow and somewnat; crooked, but are paved with stone and are kept nice and clean, as are the sidewalks, store win dows, and other things in this line, so that the town has quite an inviting appearance to a stranger. There; are a great many beaut-rtu! residences here, some of them1 massive or.es built of dark-gray stone, the architecture -re embling that of the -old baronial cas-1 ties' oft. England. The, high schooj building, constructed of beautiful stone, stands adjoining the public library. The site for these buildings was cre- aited by grading down a hillside, and making a sit large cnougn ior tne nrmio'mgs anj their vards. but not a plant nor a -spear of grass is in sight. This country is a hard looking sight to a "Webfooter." to be sure, but there is more push and rutie in the people here in one day than in the people of "Old Willamette in .a week. You can see an increase in the col ored popnlation here, over that of the" coast states. Should 1 remam muc longer in a mining co'.tntry I would need another trunk to carry my specimens that pflck up. Every pretty rock" I find want to keep. KLLTON SHAW. REMAINS LAID TO REST. Funeral of the Late Mrs. Untie Li. Staples at "Turner, oh Wednesday Was Largely Attended. (From Daily,- March 23d.) ' The funeral of the late ' Mrs. Hittie L- Stapies. of Turner, "whose demise occurred On Sunday, was held f om the residence of her' daughter, Mrs. Anna Hussey, on Wed nesday afternoon. A corres pondent who attended ie last ob seouies over the'remains sends the Statesman the following obitnary: fMehitabel Littlefiiekl was born in Prospect. Maine, on March 27, iSjt. There she passed her early life; and at "he age of 22 years was married to Captain George W. Staples. There were born to them three sons and one daughter, aH of whom are living ex cept the oldest son, who, died in San Francisco at the age of 14 years. In 1877 the iamily came" to Oregon, and settled on a farm near Turner, and here, for 23 years, .Mrs. Staples has lived a life of helpfulness, cheer and comfort, -to all with whom sne came jn Kcontaet. ; Eight years ago Mrs. Staples buried her husband, and since that rime she has lived on the farm with her son George Staples, except the greater part of the past year, when she lived -with her daughter, Mrs. Anna Hussey. and during which time she was almost ' a constant sunerer irom pain ana ajs ease. Through her lmg and pain ml illness. Mrs. Staples retained her sweet, amiable and patient disposition, and the influence thatwent out from her sick room has made ' all who waited upon her nobler and better. ;It can be. truly said of her. she was "made perfect through suffering, and her end was peace." ? The funeral services -were held at the residence of Mrs. Hussey, and were con ducted by Rev. B. F. Irinshaw, of Mar ion. Following the ; services the re mains were escorted to the. Twin Oak cemetery at Turner, where interment was had. by the side of the grave of the late husband of the deceased. W hen the casket, containing the precious e mains, watj placed in the grave it was almost buried in flowers, and the grave, too, was beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreen, ai a token cf the. esteem in which, the deceased was held. Aside from a large concourse of friends and neighbors, following the remains to their last resting place, were the members of the family including Mrs. Morrison, of S2n Francifsco, and Mrs. Child. of Roseburg. nieces ol the late Mrs. Staples. , AGAINST FREE TRADE. Senator Jones, of Nevada, on the j j- Puerto Rican, Bill. New York, March 22 -"I . do not believe in free trade with Puerto Rico " remarked United States Senator Jones, of Nevada, last nmht. "I am opposed to making 1 Puerto -Rica a territory oi the United States. It was a mistake to make Hawaii a territory. We should have Cuba. Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines archipelago colonies of this country, with a colonial form of government. j r . . Tust a soon as we fstafi'ish free tradi relations 'with the islands named. just so soon do we bring hundreds cf thousands of cheap taaorer in 10 c,'t, petition - with the free labor of thi country. I fayor the highest kind o a tariit Icr ruerto k?co. . . , -Ahe-ut Brraai AVell. hiS platform is all right enough ia the main.. I do not know that he will be elected, bet bis renomination cannot be prevented., Twice-a-week Stateimaa. $i a r year. INJUfiED JllS PACE STAYTONS : MAHSrjAt-ELECT MKET8 TITH AX ACCIDEXT. ; Salem Xu AimN an 4 Fined For Strlklac Mcrrtutat la that STAYTON (Or.) March 21.7H. E. Yeoman, Stayton's marsTial-eWct, met with an accident Saturday afternoon, which came near proving jsenous. He was engaged in roUing afsawlog from the wagon, and the log struct an iron crowbar, rni such a manner as to cause it to fly up, strikjn'g ,him in the face .with sutneknt force j 'to knock him down. He wasuncoscious for some time, and now carries j a badly swqolert face in evidence. i G. D. Trotter one of Stayton's busi ness men and a traveling agent for Whale smuscic store, jfrom, Salem, had a small sized row on the street yester day norning. Onl one1 blow was struck, Trotter got iht in the face, for which he had th agent arrested. He Was fined $5 and cost for tlie offense. It is believed the matier is not yet 'set tled, and other arrests' may.be made.- Mrs. J. "H. Anderson end daughter, Roxy, -went to Scio Saturdajr for a wtek's visit with relatives. Wheeling is the rage now during the nice weather.' Quite a mimber of wheelmen pedaled out .'Mehama-ward Sunday. ,They reported the roads in. a fairly good condition , Miss Ivy 'Riggs returned home on Saturday from WatsoriviKc, Cal., where she spent the winter, j . Mrs. Ephrakn SJsepherd is visit ing n Oregon City, jthe guec of her daughter, Mrs. Eccleson. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Kitchen drove down to Salem Tuesday on a shopping tour, and a brief visit with their daugh ter. Mrs. Bowcrsox. 1 - . Joseph Fisher and. his estimable wife made'.-a round of visits in the Waidp hills Saturday an-J SimJ.iy. . Mr., and Mrs. John Nixon gave a ctelightiul dinner party! to a few friends Tuesday in honor of j the birthday of their dausrhter Julia. - Fred Rock, trie genial hardwire mar. held the winning number on the ho.re, harness, and buggy given avyay by Vcs Hen'ine Saturday atternoon. 'Mr. W. H. Wiiliams and Ed. Sat ton. of Albany, are gitests. at the home of their mother, Mrs, Sutton, of this city. ' 1 ): Mrs. William's will remove the re nrainder rf her hotrsehold goods upon her return home. AT AUMSVILLE. AumsA'ille (Or.) March 22. -Miss Maude Porter ins returned to the state normal school at Monmouth, alter spending a week visiting at home. D. E. Swank is preparing to move the blackmith shop prr.o the North property and other extensive iniprtfive n:en;s are taiked of. j Mr. Merrifield is making some im provements in 'Merrificld's addition in the way of fencing nrie vacant UA?L Sha-.v & Spencer have jti.t so'li to an Eastern man. the j Baker or Bard farm adjoining town. The newcomer will bring h's family and take posses sion in a few days. i A W. C. T. U. organization was ef-; fected at this place recently,- by al.idy organizer. Other temperance fpV3k ers are also expected to be here in the near future i Three of our respecfaible citizens, supr posed to be law-abiding men, started in to paint the town a few days ego, and. judging from the i neat appearance of the A. O. U. W. hall building and Thomas Johnson's residence, they are succeeding very well j in their under taking. ! T. S. Townsend. the creamery man, is talking of collecting cream in this vicinity. Speer BroSk will look after his interests in the matter here. IRC WICnSCR-BOOTH WILL CASf. Judge Boise Decides in Favor of Miss Jeanette Booth's Conterrtion -T Tlie Will Is Void. ; - , Judge R. P. Boise field a orief ses sion of his departmerrti of .the state cir cuit court yesterday, 'and one case, lhat has a.tracted considerable attejt tion for the past few months, was dis posed of. The appeal from the decision of the county court, in the matter of the last will and testam-nt of Verena AVichser Booth, deceased, wasi decided in favor of the appellant, Misi Jeanette Booth, admSntstratrix of the estate of John C. Booth, deceased, hortlsrfg the will of Mrs.. -Verena Wkh!eri-ftocth, made be fore her marriage toj John -C . Booth, as void. . The action grew out of the estates of the l2te Mr. Vcrer.i Wichsor-Booth, arid that of John C. IB or th, deeafcd. Mrs. Booth, in 1888, tr.a.c a will, be queathing all her property to her rtla tives. and the relatives of her deccaed hsTjand. I-ater. she (became the wif of Joln C. Boofh. ani a year or so af ter, died. At that time no will was of fered ibr proba-te, and John C. Booth, the only heir-at-law, ias appointed ad ministrator, and came in.o po?se-,iion of the property. Within les than one ear he, too. died, fntestate. and his daughter, i Mis Jeartctte Booth, was appointed administratrix of the tii.ee she bsir-? one of four children an.' heirs of the late John C. Booth -and at once qualified utii ihegan adminte mi the es?a';e. At this time the will of Mrs. Vereni Wichse-Bcofb,' deceased, made berore her marriage to' John C. Booth, decea-'ed, wi rre?cnted for pmhate. i Jilifs Bed h, a lmireittratrix of the John C B00S1 estate, by her aTtorneys, appeared before the probate court and argued agiir.tt the admission of the will, on the ground that the mar riage of the tesr at ex. ! ubequtMo the date of her will, invalidated the will, and thai John C. Booth, her hushand, who succeeded to rhe) estate as tlie heir-at-law. came properly into possession of the property, and on his demise, it was properi y h.s estKt.r and h:s child ren anJ hcirs-aft-lawj were his proper heir?. The attorneys tor the heirs named in the will of , Mrs. Verena Wieber-Boo-wt. argacd that the will was of full force and effect, that ender the statute removing! the- d'sab'lities of a woman the will of :a married woman. made pf.or to her marriage, remained in full force, until a- ubsequcnt will set it aside, and that the heirs named In th will ; should properly " come into possession of the estate. County Jtidgc G. P. Terrell decided in favor of the will, admitted it to probate, and ap-; pointed F. Ai Turner as adminiftratof tors name4 m the will were unable to serve; From this decision Miss Booth appealed to the circuit court," with the resulO stated above..- ' f Under this decision, die heirs of Joins CvBcKKh, deceased, come into the cs Ja.te It was stated yesterday tiat on appeal to the: supreme court will be taketi. '.i, -''-. . a commit! ctm&r. Bus! sines Solely 0ned by A. Ti 4-Undenakmg Goods At Pi B. Buret rices Lower Than The Lowest It has been well ' known for some time that A. B. Buren was the Owner a tlio iin.lrtnLin tr Kllinr lennwn as Oough & Co., although the Pus-ha- not been ' conducted in his name, but he now assumes full control unhampered by any former arrange ment, bound by no trust or combina tion.; He also in Idition to this has spent freely. on improvements in all modern advantages in the business to 1-rdnre nriees lower : .than the lowest and now invites the public when in need ot goois in trus line, to can anu get his prices before purchasing else where, f . ill ha atcrv cernrfd the services Of. TM. Surd, ah old undertaker of prac4 tteal experience who is laminar witri the best methods in his line and in sures, satisfaction.- I PLAGUE IN HAWAII. SAN FRANCISCO. March 22 Advices from - Honolulu say that F. H-irai. secretary of the trade bureau of tire foreig-i deiiartment cf the Japanese government," arrived there by the steamer America Maru. secial.y sent to inquire inf.o, and to report to J. government, on the quest -on of losses suffered by Japanese t subjects in con nection with the quarantine arxl sani tary fires, and the accidental fires fol lowing them. ,v j ' Theite r a feeling in Japan that the Japanese in Hawaii are discriminated again ft the measures adopted to say the plag'.tc; arid in the matter of com pensa;tion to be allowed for their losses. The i Japanese government has taken steps to prevent any I further immigra-T tioti iof their subjects' to the Hawaiian is'and while the present situation lasts. There are, at present, more than 1000 Japanese in Honolulu, with out em ployment. . . s ! ' " ' ''" "" : ROBERT LOUIS STEVEN- ' SOS'S BIRTHDAY. The Docunnt by Which He Deeded It to the Daughter of Chief Justice Idc; Washington." March C. Idc of Vermont, a member of the new Philippine commission, was for several years a resident "of Upolo in the Sa fnoan islands, first as- land -comnTi--. sioner and later as chief justice under thejjoint appointment of" England, Germany and the United States. While living at Apia Mr. . Idc' and his family wrj- very intimate with the family of Robert - Louis Stevenson., the author. Mr.l Ide being a man of wealth and literary tastes there sprang up a strong friendship between him and Mr. Ste venson. Mr. Ide's little daughter An nie 'was a special pet and protegee of Mr.l Stevenson and his wife. After the return of the Ides to their Vermont home Mr. Stevenon deed.el to Antiie his birthday iri the! following unique document: i ; i "I, Robert Loi Stevenson, advo cate1 of the Scots Bar. author of the. "Master of Ballantrac" and "Moral Emblems" civil engineer, sole owner and patentee of the palace and planta- ' tion! known as ;Vailima. in the island -of Upolo, Samoa, a British subject, be ing in sound mind and -pretty well, I thank you, in mind and body-; . "In consideration that 'Miss. Annie II. Jde. daughter of H. C. Ide. in the town of St. Johnsbnry, in the county of Caledonia, in the state of Vermont. U. S- of America, was born, out of all reason, upon Christmas Day j and is, therefore, .out of all justice, denied the consolation and profit of a proper birth day i ":. j , - "And -considering that ' L the sai.l RtJjjert Louis Stevenson, have attained the age when we never mention it. and that! I have now no further use for a birthday of any description;. "And in consideration that I have met) II. O Ide, vthe; father of the said Annie II. Ide. and .found him as white a land commissioner as I require, I have transferred and do hereby trans fer to jthe said Annie If. Ide: all and whole of my rights and privileges in the j 13th day i of November. ; formerly my birthday, now, hereby and hence forth, the birthday of the said Annie H. Ide, tcrhave, hold, exercise and en joy j the same tin - the 'customary man ner I by I the sporting of fine raiment, eating f rich meat and receipt of gift!, compliments and copies of verse, according to the manner of our an cestors: I "And I direft the said Annie IL Me . to idd to the 'said name of Annie H. Ide! the name of Louia--at least "Tn private and I charge her to use my said birthday i with moderation and humanity, et tamquam bona filia fam ilial, the ssidr hirthday not being .99 young as it once was. nd having rtr ried n-e in a very satisfactory manner since I can remember: . "And in case the said Annie H. Ide shall neglect or contrtvene either cf i the above conditions, I hereby revoke j the donation and transfer my rights to ! the president of the United States of America for the, time being. J . "In witneji wherccf I have hereto set my hand land Seal, this nineteenth day of June.! in the ' year of grace eighteen hundred and , ninety-one. I "Robert Touis Stevenson, (Seal). !"Witness, Llovd Osborne, "Witness, i jHarold Watts." New York Sun. y V"hen ladie go io buy a dress in Ja pan they tell the shopkeeper their age and if they are marriedTor not. because fhere are special design's for the single and double relations of life, as well as for ages. ... j - - . . We walk by fait hj We know not the next step w be taken, and only take it because we must go forward, and believe it :leads in the' direction we ought to go. ! BO KM M'GlLL.-r-At the home on Oak street. ,in this city, at I j. m., Tuesday, March 20, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. A, MxGUJ, a son. i. - - . ' ' I -- - . -