wHl - srve'.ice-' crcan : ; an-I taka ' this
Frtsiay) evening on WiKson . Avenue,
during band concert, provided ( the
wtather la favorable. 1 ;
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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.
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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 ,
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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
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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-
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ALWAYS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST AWARD WHERE MERIT WASCONSIDERED
:'.''.' Gold Medat at the Pan-American Exposition
For the season
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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. ; " : "' ' '
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"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.--;
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' Mr. and Mrs. S. Freldman departed
last night for San Francisco, where
they expect to. vis. t for several weeks.
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"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
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SOME SPECIAL
: SESSION TALK
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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-
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Stayer
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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
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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
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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. . ;
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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. '
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