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wHl - srve'.ice-' crcan : ; an-I taka ' this Frtsiay) evening on WiKson . Avenue, during band concert, provided ( the wtather la favorable. 1 ; f ' . " --- .. r ', . , . , -. 'r . " . -4, -v' J ' i. r' i' 'J - : . : i .... i , i i . ". , . ... . . -:. , . - - .t... v, ..... . - - . ' " , . - i- -.- s. . ; -, K3s- - '" " v He Passes to Iiis Pinal Rest Early Last Eye ? 3 AFTER AN ILLNESS OP SEVERAL MONTHS WAS A . PRACTICING PH YSlCIAN, AND A VETERAN OP THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR , SERVED IN SECOND OREGON. : -r 4 i: is. "- Dr. J. Rex Byars, one of the moit popular and highly . respected young men of ibis city and son of 'General and- Mrs. 7W. H Byars. passed; away peacefully and painlessly at bis home No."' 45S Commercial street, et :20 o'clock last evening, after an illness of several months' duration,- of tubercu losis, aged 24 years, month and, IS days.' .' - i7'- , w 'I 'i ' r '' Deceased first saw the light of day In Roseburg, Oregon on November, 74, 1877. He was possessed of alj excep tionally: good 'ducallOB-' and ,' was thoroughly qualified K to pursue his chosen profession, to an uWmate suc cess, having graduated from the gram mar grades of the - Portland; High School at the' age of sixteen years, and immediately took up the study Of .medi cine. - When war. wtl declared wltb Xspain, however, and the President is sued a call of volunteer, Rex, who was In Roseburg at the time, - was among the first to answer the call and enlisted as private in Company B, of the Second Oregon Volunteer Regiment-."- He was mustered In with hla conipaAy at Portland, but on account of, his. knowledge of medicine,"! he was assigned to the Regimental - Hospital Corps. There being vacancy In the stewardship of the Hospital Ccfrps an examination was-held for the position for which there were several aspirants end Rex, notwithstanding the fact that lie entered in competition with four ex perienced pharmacists all of whom were . his superiors In: age and in point of practice, " passed the j examination wlib the highest honors and received the appointment of Hospital Steward 'In which honored and responsible posi tion he served with the ! regiment throughout the campaign. - ' i Upon his return with the regiment and muster out. he entered the medt : cal college of the WflTamette' ThlVer slty from which he graduated during the month of April,. 1901. Shortly af ter his graduation and having quali fied, before the State Board of Medi cal Examiners, as a full-fledged phy sician, he received the appointment as physician on the steamship- Kjlght CmpanlonV and made a voyage upon It in 'that capacity to' CTiinar and re turn, la which he acquitted . 'himself very creditably, but was compelled to resign his. position upon hit return, on 'account of the dread disease which re-s-ultedin hla ultimate demise-at the be ginning Of a career which i gave i 'so 'much promise of success.' , 1 i S -. . He was possessed of exemplary hab its and disposition: his moral character was of the highest standard; endowed with exceptional professional qualifica tions, and his ..absence will be deeply mourned ' In the social circle in which he was accustomed to move. He was a member of no secret, fraternal or so cial organizations except .the Spanish American War Veterans' Association, being an honored member of Hal Hib bard Camp of this city. : ' 1 1 " Besides the grief- Stricken parents, three sistera and three brothers survive . him as follows: e Cot. L Byars, broth er, of Roseburg; .Mrs J Effle Wright, sister, of Mehama: Mrs. Sherman W. Thompson sister, Salem; WmiF". By ars. editor of the Goldendale Sentinel, brother. Goidendale, -Wash.; Dr. Alfred JI. Byars, brother, Madera, California, and Miss Vera L. Byars, sister, of this city. . ' , . Despite his protracted illness through which--he passed, with the greatest of patience and cheerfulness, he waa con scious of and resigned to bis 1 fate to the last, and even instructed his al-''f-st heart-broken parents and rela tors as 6 the manner in which he de- Hired to be laid to his final rest and III ling each and 7 all ;in affectlenate farewell, he passed away with a amlte playing upon his - feature which re flected -the thankfulness! within his heart and peace to his souL "-'-rnr Funeral 'arrangements have not yet been made; but will be announced later in the columns of the- Statesman. A YOUNG LADY'S LIFE SAVED. At Panama Colombia, by Chamber lain's Colts Cholera and DJar- r toea Remedy j ' Dr. ChasI II. Utter," a prominent rhyslclan, of . Panama,' Colombia, In a recent- letter states: "Tast March 1 had as a patient a young lady If years cf age. who had a very bad attack-of dysentery. Everything I prescribed for lu-r proved! Ineffectual ' and he Was growing. worse every hour. Her par ent were. u re she would die -She bad become so weak thnt she could "not turn r-wr in be 1. : jWhat to da at this but I thought or Chamberlain's Colic, :cby'. ra and Dlarrboo Remedy antaa a last resort prescribe- It. The most wonderful rejurtt was effected. Within r'g'.it Lours she was feeling much bet- . t r - i t".s:i."li nf lhrM H n v ih. ma unnn her feetJ-snd" at the end f one week was entirely w-ll. For sale by Stone's Drug Stores. '-t y .'- ' SALfcl.l lilLHAHX OAHD ' t WILL. GIVE AN OPEN I AIU CON CEItT IN WILSON AVENUE , . " '- - . x v this i:-enixo. . ; Tho SalciWMUitary Band will give an open air concert in WiHson Avenue this evenlnsr-af 8 o'clock, when the follow ing cx-eJlont program will be rendered: March Town Talk .. .,C W. Munne'll Overture SoiineUitne Doing ..F. Beyer Lin rc h Dark town -J ubilee . i . W; Peelie i'.uplioniuin Solo Neliid Polka "..Llarsh March General Miles ....O. R. Farrar Waltz Helena ..W. K. Pet tee Hra3 Quartette . . - -... - Selected Overture-Mountain Echoes jC. W DUby '::-rth- Searchlight ....C. V. Mannell " The U4I03 cf tlie Cliristiaa 'church ff::j :CEE3 .-fXGHlXCB.' Roseburg P.eYiew:-rJulge C. A. Sehl brede exhibited in this oSce this morn ing some very interesting . souvenirs reminiscent of his sojourn In Alaska, in thd nature of three collective groups of photographs bearing on; the law and crime: phrase of Alaskan life .during Mr. Sehlbrede's career there as V. S. Commissioner-" One picture- bears the likeness of the several attorneys who practiced before Judge Sehibrede, ; in cluding the portrait of His Honor; and la. the center of the .group- stands the large log house; which in those primi tive days of Alaskan Judiciary answer ed I'be purpose of a court house. An other grdup depicted . the different stage of; the Horton murder cast showing the murderer wearing a Salva tion 'Army badge, as well as the-likeness of bis victims. The third photo shows -Soapy"" Smith In all his g'ory: and' the notorious gang of ruffians at his command among them being "Slim' Jim, whose neck was saved by Judge Sehlbrede only after the most- strenu ous efforts, "Soapy" is seen as a grand marShas beading a Fourth of July pro cession, and eight days later finds him lying la the morgue shot dead, the re sult, of his tumultuous career, and that portion of his gang of ruffianly follow ers. -who were not lynched, departing for Other parts where Justice had not yet established its authority. , 1 ., -- - ' f - ' e f Corvallis Times: W.-W.-Brlstow was in town Monday, returning; from a visit to the Green Peak fruit orchard. The prune; crop; there is a good one-third and may be1 a one-half crop.' The yield1 s fully as much as the present drying capacity can handle. 'The number of acres of prunes In stbe orchard Is 110. The dryer Is a double lO-tunnel Kurts, with a capacity of perhaps 300 bushels per day. The dried product of the or chard last year was 100,000 Bartlett peara In the orchard promise ' a very fair crop but the apples are mildewed, in the Excelsior . orchard the . crop of prune is reported better than last" year The latter, however, was a light"' crop. The orchard it owned by Wllnelm A Sons; who "have already refused an offer of five cents per pound for. their best dried . prunes this fall. The . re ported shortage of prunes all over; the world, seems to be materializing. Late indications are that j the "world's crop will -be. so far short iof the usual' that bigger prices will be obtained for the coming crop than have been seen .in this country-" in years. Unfortunately for the growers In the vicinity of Cor vail is, most of their crops are- likely, to Eugene Kegwter: A. -J, Ward - re turned, from Lake Creek last evening. am reports tnat while . a .family was moving to Lake Creek Monday via the High Pass, the driver, allowed his horses-to trot down the mountain on the Lake Creek side. It was dark and Instead of .-the team, following a bend In . the road- they went over - the -em bankment. wagon and - all. An old lady , named Sheppard was sitting , In the back seat. She was, thrown under the wagon, and a large cook stove fell upon her. An excited but well mean ing rescuer tried to pull her out of the wreckage by the feet. The injured lady told him to leave her alone as she "was dead ..anyhow. More help soon arrived and the lady was finally extri cated, from her dangerous and exceed ingly pajnful .predicament; -' Although over 70 years old she still lives to tell the tale with that grim humor charac teristic of old age. Corvallis Times :-Clarence Koon ..who arrived in Corvallis several- , months ago from Minnesota, and has since re Sided orf the Hogg place, baa purchased a farm. : The place r- is situated two miles east of Junction, and is about 12 miles distant from Eugene. It com prises S01 acres, and It . is understood that the purchase price Is something less than $9,000. Mr. Koon is to occupy the property this fall. He is well pleased with Oregorf, especially ; the Middle Willamette valley, in which he has determined to make his permanent home. Sometime ago. Mr. Koon made4 an. offer of $4,000 cash for the Hogg place, onl- which he now resides. The place comprises 19 acres. ' - AstorLan: John Tulley, an employe of the oil works fell off the bridge back of Fishers" Opera house at' an early hour yesterday morning and wras se verely Injured. Tulley had been quite 111' for some ' time and ''was unable -' to sleep. 'He wandered about town and finally sat down on the railing of the bridge. In some manner, he fell to the beach below, a distance of 18 or 29 feet. His cries were heard by Mrs. Klnkella, who lives in the neighborhood, and she telephoned tJhlef Hallock. who person ally assisted ttfe man to the bridge. Ir. Pliklngton was called and attended the sufferer. Tulley received sr gash In the head, a rock having penetrated the skull, and he waa otherwise bruised. He Is now at St. Mary's HospitaUand is getting along nicely, -i " . -; Astortan. For about s five minutes yesterday afternoon things . vrere at almost a standstill at the Kinney .can nery. TWO Oriental " women, one a Japanese and the other a Chinese, paid a visit to the cannery, and the hubbub that followed their appearance at the packing house indicated that it was a social erent of sui unusual" occurrence. Erery-trhlnaman In the cannery began to Jabber, and it was plain to be seen that the visitors were being given the horselaugh. -, - : t, ".- -i Corvallis- Times: There ' . Is - a big crop of candidates for the supertnten dency of the ' Penitentiary : ander the administration elect- Events around the prison of late would seem' to make Jobs there undesirable. Certain It is. that a Corvallis man who was offered a posltiod as shop guard by Governor Geer is now glad that be did not ac cept. . He is a wiser and a weller man, sitceat the critical moment he was' oat of rarigebf the Tracy-Merrill rlfies. Albany Herald: Clay "Watson; son of Attorney and Mrs." IL C. Watson, met with quite a painful accident yesterday.- He poured water in a can of car bide and held alighted match near the can. fhe carbide exploded, burnlr.gr hla face Quite severely. The boy was ex tremely lucky that his eyes were not destroyed by the exploding gas. La Grande Observer: We have con versed with farmers from every , part of Utiioa county, ted the general con- II w . i . . - i i I - m 9 " 71 - A L -vi. J X ALWAYS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST AWARD WHERE MERIT WASCONSIDERED :'.''.' Gold Medat at the Pan-American Exposition For the season 7 Send Sample Mitch SALEM BRANCH sensus Is that t fie present grain harvest promises to be as good as has ever been gathered in It, There are- no", long' faced 'farmers In' Union county, ' but there are quite ra! number of .long pursed. ones.:.- '- . ' The Dalles 'Chronicle: This morning John Wagonblast filed a complaint in Judge Gates' court charging Jack Post with attempt at robbery. Post is sup posed to.be one of the men who tried td' secure the f S500 from Mrs. Beebe Wednesday night of last week. The culprit has hot yet been apprehended. - La Ggande Advertiser: The sugar factory will tart.-tap the syrup run August 11. ' From present Indications this seasons . campaign ' , will ' be the longest the factory has made. The company expects twenty thousand tons. nearly double, the amount ever har vested "here before, " V ;'f!:" La " Grande Observer: About : 1.200 pounds of poultry was shipped from here last evening - to Baker; CHy. "A Shipment similar' to this .Is made fwm here about three times a week. The old hen, and a" few youngf! ones, too. bring considerable revenue " to this valley. ; " : "' ' ' ' . ; t"". m. "NOTHINQ SUCCEEDS r . ; -; ; - LIKE SUCCESS." : The Oregon Fire' Belief Association has been a success ever since it. began business In January, 1195, and is now growing faster than ever before. Ita annual report of December IL 190L shows a net gala in amount of in surance a force of 2.S28,787, which Is SO per cent more than the net gain of any previous year. It paid 115 losses during the year amounting to $23,600. It is strictly a mutual ' institution which fnrnlshea the best of f j , ; f Fire Insurance' at Cost. " . For further particulars, address A. C Chandler,' secretary; McMlnnville, Or egon, or If you reside In Marion county, call on or address 2L A. Johnson, (agent) Salem. Oregon. .' , ; i Look Pleasant Please. . Photographer C. C. Harlan, of Eaton. O., can do so now, though for years he couldn't." because he suffered untold agony from the 'worst form of Indiges tion, All physicians and medicines railed to help him till he tried Electric Bitters, which worked such wonders for hlmT that he declares they are a God send to sufferers' from dyspepsia .. and stomach troubles.' "Unrivaled for dis eases of the Stomach.' Liver and Kid neys, they build, up. and give new life to the whole systemi Try them. ,Only Ibc Guaranteed by Dr. Stone's Drug Stores. ... .. .';;"- "' '.;;' ;:1; .' '" -.' r SWORD FOR ITCHENER-. ( LONDON, July SI. Amid tremendous enthusiasm Lord Kitchener was tonight presented, with a sword of bonor. the rift of Cane Town. Sir Joseph C. Dims- dale. Lord Mayor of London, made the presentation. .,. .. ; .-, , . .f i.--; ';. O .u O "37 C5 rri SLJOm. " '' Iritis k n -.i sf ' Mr. and Mrs. S. Freldman departed last night for San Francisco, where they expect to. vis. t for several weeks. i U t " ": " - "Digs itiem all and digs them well.' GUARANTEED JO IMPROyBD of 1902. Lighter draft than before, and certain : J parts made stronger. 1 :. for Testimonials of Oregon Machine on hand at Salem Branch ..'- '.- - - fell, SOME SPECIAL : SESSION TALK -.- - t- ' f : - , 5'.i..v"-.s t - Goyeraor T, T; Geer Receives Letters Urging the Pro- posed Call i FOR . AN EARLT . CONVENING OF x. THE; LEG I LATTJR E5 TO TAKE AC TION ON THE ; FLAT SALARY AGITATION RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY A GRANGE. There has been little said of late re garding the special -session of the Leg islature,, which) it was thought Gov. T. T.'Oeer would call before the regular session. ; But the matter has. not died out, as Is evidenced, by letters received in the Executive office from day to day, urging the calling of air extraor dinary -session. - Among those rect'lved yesterday was. , one from . Highland Grange, No. 261, patrons of Husbandry, of Highland, Clackamas county, en closing the -:") following resolutions, adopted by that Grange on 'July 211. last:, . , :,, " , " . . "Whereas, the Direct Legislative Amendment to the State Constitution and the system of fixing the salaries of state 'officials have received a prac tical, and hearty endorsement by the legal Voters of the state of Oregon, It is felt that there would be much less difficulty in securing the enactment of both these measures into law at a special session of the Legislature on- vesed expressly for that purpose, than at a regular session; therefore, be it "Resolved, by Highland Grange, No, 26V P. .of HV that His Excellency, Gov ernor Geer, be urged to call a special session of the Legislature tor some convenient date before the regular sesr- sion. for the purpose of considering the above mentioned propositions. C. N. LARKTNS, , "O. R. MILLER. . - Master. i "Secretary. a . Voice jroi.i alab aiia INFORMATION WANTED BT RES IDENT OF THAT STATE ABOUT t - 'i L W-a: i- -V; OREGON. f ; '. - Hon. M. L. Chamberlln. Chief Clerk of the State Land Board, dally receives appllcaxlon for; Information regarding Oregon, from prospective bomeseekers in, the East. Yesterday one of , these Inquiries was received from a business man In the black belt of . Alabama. W-. S.. Trimble, the proprietor of a saw land grist mill, at Trimble. Cullman county, Alabama, writes for Information, and his ques tions show that be Is not as particular about the land or the seasons, as he is about 'the social questions Involved in a change of. location. He says in his letter: - "Having been requested to corre- Lewis &. . - .-v.. r - .... ...v DO ThE VORK A J " Stayer f: 'F, I .. i ... .. . spond with you,' by the- Pacific Home steads in regard to land of your state with'1 description and prices and terms of sale, and having received a copy of the Oregon Statesman's illustrated An nual, and also some other papers. I be lievej if I can get other Information to my Satisfaction, I would be Willing to bring my family to your state. ."Yu will please pardon me for ask ing Some questions: . "First Are there any race troubles in your'sUfte, or are there many of the L African people' In that State, and what Is the association between t them imci the white people? - j y W ' "Second Do you have any trouble with the different political factions? Third Ars the people generally re ligious, or not?" Mf. Chamberlln.answered the - In quiry in detail in such manner as to doubtless satisfy- 4hisNseelcer after in formation, as he doubtless is anxious to escape from -the conditions, as they exist In Alabama, and as ne Will not find them In Oregon. CAMPAIGIf IN HAW BOLTERS FROM THE HOME RULE PARTT HAVE COMMENCED . OPERATIONS. - ' - ; HONOLULU, ?JU July 23, via San Francisco; July . 30. The bolters from 11' Home Rule party, under the leader ship of Prince ; Cupid Kalantonaole, have begun., a campalcrCln behalf of the new t&rty they have formed, the Hut Kuokoa, or non-partisan party, by calling a mans meeting for next Thurs day evening. A constitution has been adopted by' the party, and all chance of a reconciliation with the Wilcox fac tion sefcms to be at an end. - - vThe attitude of ex-Queen Liliuoka- tana has been much discussed recently. She is said by Hawaiian leaders to have refused to commit herself to one faction or 1 the-other and to have de clared hat she will remain out of poli tics. ' Some of the political leaders have held consultation with her. hn everVand It Is predicted by many that she win make known her wishes be fore the day for voting. Such an ex pression from her would have great mu m name voim. The Republican territorial central committee has, decided to hold the ter ritorial .convention on September' 1st. in nonoiuiu. . - . : - ;. -'.-- ;-... Arthur FI Grlfflths, of Str- George's ocnooi. .-sew port. It. I., has been fhon en president of O-ahu College, to sue ceea jjt. a. ii. smith, resigned.' The new president is expected here In Sep tember. ; - ; "The United States training' ship Mo- ntcaa arrived here on the lfrth. after maaing sucn a Jong trip that a good deal of uneasiness was experienced about her. She left Yokohama May 26th. Contrary. winds caused her delay In arriving. " -- FORGERY THE CHARGE George D. Young, a young man OF GOOD FAMILY, ARRESTED AT GRANTS PASS.. , GRANTS PASS. July 80 Georre- D. Young, of Wimer, a small town a few miles.cast of- here, waa fcr ought before ML - - ' . - ' - Users .... U i CAR , Manager Go the justice Court in this city-yester- day to answer-the charge of forgery.. Young pleaded not guilty and was bound over to1 await trial at the next, term of Josephine Circuit. Court. Young la -a man- about 25 years of age, and Is. the -son bf a respected pio-; -reer family. - It is alleged that he haa forged some half doxen notes, on- vart- ous persons of this section during -the past year," but each was-lenient with him and let the matter pass, requiring nothing more than the ' settlement of the sum forged. A few day's ago ; Young presented a check at the First i National Bank In this city, signed. by 1 G, F. Billinga " Owing to Young's ' -past wickedness, the bank officials sua pected that the note bore a forged sig nature, and the investigations that fol lowed proved the fact that Young was . - ; repeating" f his former . unpunished it crimes. ' He was arrested at his "home Monday night and brought .to Grants Pass. v Young was but. recently mar ried. Neither his wife ;nor his father knew anythjng about the several for geries committed by Young; ; AN ADVANCE IS ASKED 3CTION HANDS ON.THE SOUTH- SRN .PACIFIC WANT. BETTER 'AGES FCat THEIR WORK Sectlon hands on the line ' of" the Southern Pacific In Oregon have asked the company for-an advance In wages, from the present fK40 day to l.75 says the Portland Telegram. They reason that thev should be psld us nuch as the men Engaged on construe- . - lion work, as they are often obliged to be out Sundays and to work considera ble overtime. In case of accidents or, washouts, Cher say they have to beN?n hand, and so they do not consider tn present pay enough, with the advanced cost of living. ' The company is con- Lsjdering the applicatlona Section bands work ten hours a day and boarti themselves out. of the pay they receive. Many of them belong to the Railway Employes Union,' whose Officers are doing what they can to bring the ques tion before the proper authorities. . The bridge carpenters, too, are ask ing for certain concessions from the -company. - At present they" work nine hours for a day and are paid $2.75. The rules require them to be at. work when the whistle blows, and they ' are- also . to quit promptly on the whistle.. The men say they are-often' obliged to ride . for half en hour or more in going to ; and from work, and" they want .the time credited to the regular day. They are not asking for an advance In wages. At the Southern Pacific shops,; be yond Sellwood, about ISO men are now - . employed. The Usual time Is .nine, , hours per day, and wages range' from 0 and Z2 cents an hour. ' -7 : . i. - ' . KILLED BY A HORSE. VANCOUVER, Waslw July 21. Louis Young, 22 years old, was killed ,. In a logging camp near. Stella today.-i. While hltchlnga team to a heavyog. Young'fell krd a horse stepped on hls.i" head killing hlfn Instantly. . ; i i THE MkTOR RESIGNS. MINNT1APOXJS.. Minn. July 31.. . Mayor A. A. Ames, now at West E& den. InL, has decided to resign his of fice. .,.., V. ' II