I
COMMITTEE
. ON CHARTER
Appointed by the Salem Push
Club Has Gone to
' ; ! -Work.
TUB CITY f LIMITS TO BE EX--TENDED:
SO AS TO EMBRACE
ALL. THE; SUBURBS A SANI-
TART COMMISSION; TO BE HUG
CESSTED. i .f.
, (From Wednesday's Daily.)
. The special, charter committee of the
SaU-m Push Club John If. MeNary,
W. T. Slater, ijohnBayne.M. L. Cham
berlin and Dr. B. A.; Pierce have held
a preliminary, meeting at which was
discussed the matter oi amendments
to the city charter, and the committee
is prepared to begin Jts work as soon
as the committee from theity council,
authorized last night, is-appointed by
the- mayor. V
At the first meeting, needed measures
were discussed,, and the members were
unanimous in favor of the extension of
the city' limits so as to take In all the
suburbs. According to their plan, ;the
city line shall be drawn straight tak
ing In Kortit! ssaiern,, Highland, Engle
wood, East Salem. YewlParkv South
Salem, and possibly itorningside. This
would take In a lrge scope of country,
and "Greater Salem" would not, i. in
the future, be misrepresented In the
census reports, regarding population. :
Another matter discussed and favor
ably considered, wu a board of health
and. a sanitary commission., It was
suggested that the charter should pro
-vid for such a body, with an officer to
enforce the rules and orders promul
gated, arid tq inspect the plumbing and
to- generally act in the interest of the
healthfulnes of the- city. In thi3 con
nection it was thought best to pro
vide a system of detailed reports from
alt the 'physicians practicing in.--Salem,
in all contagious diseases, births,
deaths, etc., j t.nd alao to provide ihe
authorities with power to enforce any
regulations in the Interest of the gen
eral health.
Another matter discussed, was the
subject of finances, and it was decided
for amendment, irovidng for the re
funding of the. city's debt by floating a
popular ' loan." similar to the ; system
now in use In the Salem school dis
trict, i;
There was tCe greatest of harmony
In "jt.h committee, all members being
and H,t the :next "meeting,; soon to be
railed,-some - of the amendments will be
drafted. '. 1- . '
SOME EMBRYO LAWYERS
BIX A ITU CANTS TOOK EN AMI N
' - ATiOX 1 FOll ADM1TTA WE
" VKSTKKDAY.
, '..(From ! Wednesday's .Dally.)
Six applicants - for admission to the
b:ir took the necessary examination
before the Kuprem'e Court yesterday.
They were:' A. M. T. Kirchelmer,
Prairie City; Kjur Ness, Eugene; John
T (trivia nrti.n. ',T: II flruiTrfV. St.
Helens; . iiowaruj m. uiuwuoi, -vnrR'ra
City, and Otis ' -Patterson. of The
"Dalles. Minor orders were' made In
four cases on the docket yesterday, as
follows: ; . . - !
S.tate of Oregon, .respondent, vs. A.
-stipulation that appellant have until
-November 10, 1902, to serve and file a
reply brief herein.
(J. A; Moore appellant, vs. V. C,
llation inai responneni b .auuniey may
withdraw ,the testimony from-the files
for use in 'the Circuit Court. ,rr
-T- Oarbode. et al. appellants, vs.
Inarch. Mountain Investmept Cornapny,
respondent:; ordered on motion that
-nppfUant's time to serve and me tneir
brief be exUnded 20 days.
1 'Augusta larson, respondent, vs Or-
. der of Washington, appellant; motion
" to dismiss apjK-al allowed by consent
of the-appella'nt. ; .
GERVAIS LADY DIES :
M L EiinnSE MANNING SUC
CUMBS TO ATTACK OF
.PERITONITIS.
0
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
Ne-s reached this city at 3 o'clock
yesterday morning of the death of Mr
Eiigene Manning, wh resided near
Gervaht. She had been 111 about two
weeks, but ' her -condition was not con
sidered - serious, the Vbcgait to fall
rapidly Sunday and passed away at 11
oVlook Monday night, peritonitis be
ing the Immediate cause of her death
She was 81 years of age and leaves a
husband and two daughters, aged about
13 and 5 years, respectively' The lady
was well known and highly respected,
her husband b-Mng a prospnou3 Tann
er and hop gorower. ..-
. DOUBLE LYNCHING ;
TENNESSEE MOB QUICKLY ENDS
EXISTENCE OF TU
i :
1 -
NEGROES.'
' NEWBURN. Tenn Oct. Garfield
Burly ani Curtis Brown, two negroes,
wrr- fvnehed here tonight by a nob
of BOOT people. Burley, on Saturday
lact. ahot spd H'led I). Halt, a young
farmer, nnr tyrshurg. Flalt had
trrtA horses with the nesro, who later
asked that the trade be called off. FHtt
refused to" accede to Ittia proposin.H
ant nhll mi hlsi way bome.'wag tmol
down hv r.urler. Burley confessed to
the killinR, Implicating Curtla Brown.
as his accomplice. : .-y . j- - . .,
- '.i.:--i-,l.lAND TRUST.
NEW TURK. Oct. . Permanent Y
rattfJtlon of the United States Realty
Xri r'nnciriirl Ion onrrtanv ha ben ef-
ff Cted by a: committee of the board of
directors. .Officers were elected as roi
lows: president, Bradlsh. ' Johnson
chairman of the hoard 1 S. Black
Tlce.nrollertts. Albert FJak. Rolert
L. Dowlmgand S. p. McContell; secre
tary,, ft., o. Babbage; treasurer. B.- M.
Fellows. ' ' . ; . jrt". -, ' -
The executive committee will have the
following members: v, James Still man,
chairman; Charles M, Schwab. Albert
Flake, Robert E, Dowling. II. S. Black.
Hugh J. Grant and Henry MorgenthauT
The board of directors includes only
three names that were not -mentioned
In the provisional list made public sev
eral weeks ago, namely, John W. Gates.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and P. A. Valen
tine, of Chieago. This gives the board
a membership of 23. which ultimately
will be increased to 30.
' STEAMERS SUNK. . -LONDON.
Oct. 8 In a dense fog thV
morning the liner Kron Prinxe Wilhelni
ran into the British . Vl earner Robert
-Mngham off Beachy1 head, the latter
sinking in five minutes. The Wll helm
picked up thirteen of the crew of. the
wrecked steamer, but the mate and one
pessenger were drowned. ' '
hon. a: bush
IS HONORED
By Appointment As a Direc
tor of the 1905 Cen
, tennial ,
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOW
COMPLETE! TO MANAGE THE
AFFAIRS OF THAT COMING
GREAT EXPOSITION MEETING
OF THE STOCKHOLDERS.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
Hon. Asahel Bush, of this city, yes
terday received the intelligence, that
he had 1een ehosen, byi the nominating
committee of the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial Fair Board, -to serve on the
board of directors. The board, consist-
ingrpf -nineteen members"!; now com
plete, and with Mr. Bush on; the' list .it
is .an assured fact that that body Is
very much strengthened thereby, andi
thtv business attending 'the prospective
exposition wi'l be transacted in business-like
manner. The Evening Tele
gram of last evening gives a complete
list, of the directors and other matters
which came before the! meeting of the
stockholders yesterday,: as follows:''
.''The nominating committee or the
Lewis and Clark Centennial Fair
Board presented at a meeting -of the
stockholders yesterday, a list of ten
additional directors for the , fair who
were voted for. to complete the board
as. authorized by the constitution of
the 'corporation. 1 i
"Nineteen thousand twenty-two and
ooe-half shares of tock, constituting'
a quorum, were voted at the meeting.
which was an adjourned annual meet
ing of stockholders from last July. The
sense of the meeting was that as rep
resentative a board as possible be con
stituted from the stat? at large in or
der to enlist the support and Influence
of the people at large. -
The following directors, after some
alterations and -suggestions. were
elected, the member in each instance
having given assurance that, If elected,
he would accept: . -!. J
George W. Riddle, of Azelea, Douglas
county. '
Asahfil Bush, of Salem, Marlon coun
ty. r : . - j- : - :.
B.'! Van Dusen, Astoria, Clatsop
courtly-. t'-.i 1 ' . i
James II. Raley, Pendleton, Umatilla
county.
J. CV Cooper, McMlnnvllle, Yamhill
county. i -.
O. L. Miller. Baker City, Baker
county '
J. M. Church, La ? Grande, Union
county.'
P. 1 Willis. Portland. . . '
J. C. A ins worth, Portland.
Samuel Connell, Portland.
"Other names had been suggested
from outside 'points but i for various
reasons the parties called upon were
unable to serve as directors. If there
shall bo any vacancies the directors
are empowered to fill the vacancy
I "Joseph T. Peters, of ; The Dalles,
representing, the southaastern part of
the stata, who holds stock, was asked
to serve, but was unable to do so."
PENDLETON AC A DEM T.
PENDLETON, Oct. 8 The corner
stone of the new Pendleton Academy
Building was laid Monday afternoon at
S o'clock I rv the preseriee of 400 rec
tators. Students and teachers from
the Academy to the : number of 150,
with a like number from the public
schools, marched to the scene in two
separate bodies. The nite of the build
ing is on Madison, on the north of the
Umatilla River. . Rev. F. Li Forbes,
principal of he Academy, had charge
of the ceremonials, which were very
Impressive. Rev. W. R. King, of the
Baptist Church. led In a benediction,
after irVbich Iot Uvermre, president
of the board of trustees, liid the cor
nerstone wlth square and level, ac
cording to the Masonic' ritual, givatly
abridged. Rev. 'Forbes read t list of
newspaperSi coins, etc. Inclosed In a
b03t"artd placed underithe stone. Mayor
T. G. Ilailey made & brief speech, gen
eral :ln character, appropriate to the
occ?sih, and Rev. R, J. Diven, of the
Presbyterian Church, delivered an ora
tion upon' Christian p'Eduwrtkm."
"America." the national anthem, was
3ung by the entire assemblage, after
which Kev. Forbes pronounced a, bene-
lictlor. 'Jvi.-s--fs-i ; ? -"
The bulldlag Is to be three stories
high. nd will ost apromixately 1.
000. 1 la the Intention to have it ready
for eirupancy by January 1. 1303.
C ASTO R I A
Tor Infants und Children.
ma Kind Yen ten Aliarsjs flscjM.
Bears tho
FiStAttur of
TRE-iStmE-HUNTERS BANICRUFT,
VICTORIA, B. C. Oct. 8. The brlgan-
tine Rl.tkeley. "wnicn went w .to -and
to hunt for treasure, has be? n or
jered sold by the Admiralty CourtV on
October '17 to satisfy claims made
lgainst her for wages by her crew.
Legal Blanks. Statesman Job Office-
utu,i viuuun, ffiAiESMAM.
COUNTY CLERK
FILES REPORT
With 5 thex County Court For
the Six Months Just
J Ended
THE STATEMENT SHOWS A VERY
SATISFACTORY ACCOUNT OF
THE FUNDS EXPENDED EX
TENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS MADE
TO COUNTY ROADS. . -!
. (From Thursday's Daily.)
County Clerk John W. Roland yester
day compiled and Sled his semi-annual
report of warrants drawn upon the
county treasury for the six months end
ing September SO, i0i The report
shows that the greatest amount of
money expended from any particular
fund was from that of the; road and
bridge fund, which aggregated the sum
of ji7.SS7.4S, yie largest ; amount ever
expended on-. this account. This ex
penditure for road and bridge workl
for the six months, which seems ex
horbitant when compared with ihat of
the, corresponding six months o( last
year, which was J3.590. does sot appear
so. however, when it is accounted for..;
In the first place, by reason of the
fact that, before the present tax law
went Into effect, the greater portion or
the poll taxes was worked out upon th
toads, but, under the new law, all taxes
must be paid in cash and the money In
turn paid out for .road work, which
makes no real difference-in the expendi
ture, but does make a. difference in the
total cash paid out of about $8,500.
There has been a considerable amount,
Of road Improvement this year over Jasjt
however, which is a- very creditable
showing, and there was about $5,000
actually expended for road work this
year, over last year. " instead of over
$11,900 as the total shows.
There Is also a difference In the elec
tion account, this year over last, of
t2.3y2.65. which i3 due to the fact that
no elections were held last year. There
is ho increase of expenditure in any
other accoutit in the report except that
of the commissioners' court account,
which includes the sumofl35 of money
refunded on account of the over collec
tion of the county clerk, n divorce case
fees, which matter was carried to and
decided in the Supreme Court; The re
port also shows that there are warrants
outstanding amounting to $2,099.58, with
accrued interest thereon amounting to
$5.70. but there is plenty of money In
the treasury to redeem those warrants
When presented. " , .
The report, showing the exaet amount
of the warrants drawn noon the sepa
rate and several accounts, follows: , ",
Road and bridge
Care of poor .-.',
Circuit Court ..
Justice Court ..
Kheri fit's office ..
..$ 17,587.4$
.. 1.941.76
738.85
.. 1.537.45
.. 20
.. i,o:.!s
.. Ml. 27
.. 340.fi
&61.9K
.. 1,849. M
Clerk's office ...... ............
Recorder's office ......
Treasurer's office ......
Coroner's office ........ ......
School Supt. ofTlce
Assessor's office .... ...........
Assessment and Col. of taxes
Tax rebate ........ ...........
Current expenses yi .. ...
Court house expens ..... .. .,
Jail
Irtane .. .. .. ......
Election expenses .... ........
County court and Commls
: slouers ........ ........ ....
iScalp bounty ......
Indigent soldier
Stock Inspector
Kebate in divorce cases ......
19. S
8.42
1.329.70
1.679.07
624.40
115.0
2.341.65
1.933.35
82.00
390.38
75.00
435.60
7.25
Rebate ...... .
Total ........ ...... ...... $38,954.15
A GERVAIS wedding
SALEM BOY BRINGS A -POPULAR
TOUKO LADY - ,
- " ' HOME. 'V-"-. '
(From Thursday's Dally.)
A very pretty wedding took place at
the home of tM bride's iarents. atGer
vala, on Sunday October 5, 1902, at
9:30 a. m., when Miss Ida McNeill and
Mr. A. J. Steele of Salem, were united
In marriage.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Ada McNeill, as the bridal party
entered, led by Rev.?T. P. Howard, who
performed the beautiful and Impres
sive ceremony. " - ---'
The rooms were prettily decorated In
Oregon Grape and autumn leaves. Only
the family and Intimate friends were
present. .
Mr. and Mrs. Steele left on the even
ing train, a,mid a shower of rice and
good wishes, for their future home In
Salem. . - -; ' -.:
, , A GOOD REASON. ' , , ,
, WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. A change In
the Havana Consulate General haa been
in eontemplatiqn for almost three
months. It was fully decided tht-h
was necessary to make a. change, and
the only question was where General
Bragg could be placed without sub
stantial loss to himself. ' f
Early in July General Bragg wrote
a letter to tils wife in this countryiln
which he used this language r "Unci?
Sam might as well try to make whis
tles of -pigs tails as to try to make
something out f the Latin face.
A BIG BLAZE.
BIRMJNGIL4lM.'AIa- Oct. 3.T-Ope of
the most destructive fires' that has oc
curred here in years, destroyed the
building-) OtiMoore, Hand Icy & Com
pany. thle morning, creating a loss; of
over half a million dollars. Moore.
Ha ndley Company Is the largest firm
of hardware dealers in the South. - It
has been Impossible to determine - the
origin of the fire, anT there Is some
talk of the work of ah Incendiary.
, A Word t Travslers. -
The excitement incident to travelling
and change of food ; and water often
brings on diarrhoea and for this reason
no one should Jeave. home without
bottle of Chamberlain's Colic. CWlera
and Diarrhoesk Bemedy. For sale by
Stone's drug storea. -,
FRIOAT, OCTOBER 10, 390.
PIPES OF PEACE.
NEW YORK, Oct.' S. Pipes of peace
have been smoked to celebrate the con
clusion of the great tobacco war, ears
the London correypondent of the Her
ald. Ar dinner was iven "by James B.
Duke president of the Amerii an To
bacco Company,4 to the directors of the
new British-American Tobacco Com
pany, at the Carlton HoteL . Both con
versation and speeches were fraternal
In tone and also evinced the determ
ination of the ailed trusts to capture
the tobacco trade of the world. Brit
ish and. American flags were used in
profusion. The menu cards were very
elaborate, and under-crossed British
and American flags bore portraits of
Mr. Duke and Sir William Henry Wills,
chairman - of v the. Imperial Tobacco
Company.
;' - - r " - - V
Friendship, Improves happiness, and
abates misery, by the doubling of our
joy, and the dividing of our grief.
Cicero. . " '
YOUNG LADY
PASSES AWAY
After a Protracted Illness of
Tuberculosis of the
Spine
CAME TO TIHS CITY FROM LOST
INE ONE YEAR AGO TO OBTAIN
. MEDICAL RELIEF, BUT OF NO
AVAILTHE FUNERAL WILL BE
,. TODAY.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
After a protracted illness," Miss Polly
McCubbin, aged 22 years, passed away
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. McCubbin. No. 228 Church
street, yesterday, at 12 o'clock.
The former home of the family was
at Lostlne, Wallowa county, but they
came to Salem atjout a year ago, where
the young lady, who was then ill. might
have the benefit, of the best medical
skill. Her conditiondid not Improve,
and for nearly a. yea she had. been
unablo to leave her bed. During the
pa.- week she had grown " steadily
worse, until the end came, consump
tion of the opine being the Immediate1
cause of death." .
She was a cousin or Mrs. S. W- Min
ium, of this city, and there Is a large
circle of friends who are saddened at
the news of her untimely death. She
leaves a father and mother and four
sisters.
The funeral will take place at 2 p.
m. today, and the remains will be in
terred In Lee Mission Cemetery, with
f short services at the grave.
EDITORIALS OF PEOPLE
MIL1 MATTESON- GIVES OPINION
' OF 'SCRIBBLER AND THE
VIEWS OF R. F. D.
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Editor Statesman:
A neighbor has called my attention
to the Statesman of the second corre
siMmdenceln which "Scribbler" says:
"Some of the Turner business men
ahd property owners seem to be. dis
satisfied with the R. F.: D. postal sys
tem, saying it Is killing the town," etc.
This Is the first time I have heard
of sur-h dissatisfaction with R. F. D,
and I am pleased to say that I do not
accept that View. If 1 did. I would
migrate. I believe that I can see the
'reason why some partly have failed
to -' succeed' here, outside and entirely
distinct from any effects of the R. F.
DL, and it Is small wonder that a
small town should become "too dead
to skin," if its "butiiwss men and
property holders" are, so short-sighted.
I regard R. F. D. a a decided advan
tage to Turner, and I don't' want to
charge my fallings on that postal sys
tem. I am not in favor of fighting Im
provement whereby the community In
which I live is benefited, just because
It may not brinjr Immediate fish to
my jiA I prefer to stand in for 'the
general benefit and take my chanfn,
I can- fiardly exiect my neighbors to
patronize me while I am fighting their
Interests. An4 I-am of the opinion
that it Is more this lack of co-operation
for public good, than it Is It. F. D
that la "killing the town" of Turner
"too dead to skin.
These opponents of R F. D. ought
to come out into the open nd give us
their argument. F. 8. MATTESON.
Turner, Or., Oct, . 102.
An Indignant Taxpayer.
Editor Statesman:
By the last council proceedings I no
tice one man . was allowed the modest
sum of $729.29 . for gravelling two
streets. He was paid some $300 a short
time ago in addition, and is still grav
elling. It took about two weeks to do
this work. It looks as If the streets
might have been macadamlr.ed at this
price. Surely gravel is better than a
bank, or the city has money to hum.
Perhaps Prof. Long. of mining fame,
made test with it that made It so ex
pensive. It looks as If It could have
been done cheaper. At this rate, the
city win b bankrupt. State. Commer
cial. Court and Oak h-af to pay for
their Improvements by assessments on
the property, but times are good and
money plenty. But taxes high.
TAXPAYER.
Salem, Or., Oct. 8.
9100 FUward $100. '
The readers of this paper will be
pleased" to learn that there Is at least
one dreadful disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages, and
that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh ' being a
constitutional dlseares, requires a con
Etitatkmal treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure la taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, 'thereby - destroying the
foundation of the dlsesase. and giving
the patient strength by building' up
the constitution and assisting nature In
doing Its work. The proprietors have
so mwch faith in Its euratlvei powers,
that they offer" One Hundred Dollars
for sny caso that it'falls to cure. Send
for list of tctinorHOiV. '
Address. F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo.
Sold by drurglsts. TV;.
Hairs Family pilla are the best.
RICH STRIKE
ON SANTIAM
Two Leads of Free Milling Ore
Discovered on Cedar '
Creek
ROCK WILL ASSAY FROM FIFTY
CENTS PER TON ON THE SUR
FACE TO $33.50 DEEPER DOWN
SPECIMENS FROM , GOLDEN
RULE.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
A rich" strike has been made on the
Uttle North Fork of the Santlamfclver
at the mouth of Big Cedar creek.
The strike consists of two leads cross
ing tho Santiam at that point, one
crossing just below the mouth of Big
Cedar creek, and the other Just above,
each veinj carrying some free gold. ;
Both are large, parallel, veins, and
have been traced for aUistance of 7,500
feet, cutting all formations across
mountains and canyons and still con
tinuing, varying In width as far as
prospected, .from eight to fifteen feet,
with the rock running by assay from
h0 cents on the surface to $35.50 as depth
Is obtained. '
The country through which the vein
runs la rugged and rough, the veins be
ing heavily capped and covered over.
and for that reason being a hard ore to
prospect. ' '
There Is a well known trail, which
has been used for thirty years or more,
leading to Gold creek, which .passes di
rectly over these veins, and a bar, op-:
posite the north Of Big Cedar creek,
has been often located for placer, most
of the gold on it being so fine that val
ues could not be saved, and which Is
believed, from where It is found on the
bar, to have come, the greater part of
It. from these veins.
Mine claims have been located on
this hew discovery by T. C. Culbertaon,
of Portland, Dr. F. E. Slater ind Geo.
H. Irwin, of Salem.
' The property is located in Cedar
Creek mining district, eleven,' miles
from the Corvallis & Eastern Rallroatl,
at Gates, and Is reached at present by
a trail three miles from the end of the
wagon road at El khorn. Development
work on the property will be carried
forward during the coming winter, as
the place Is within easy reach at all
times.
m SUPREME COURT
SEC NEW ATTORNEYS ADMITTED
TO PRACTICE CASES
ARGUED.
The Eix applicants for admission to
the Bar, who took the examination be
fore the Supreme Court on Tuesday,
having passed a satisfactory examina
tion. were admitted to practice as at
torneys and counsellors in" the courts
of Oregon. They are: A. M. F. Klrch
helmer. Of Prairie City;" SJier Ness, of
Eugene: John Boyle, of Portland: J.
B. Godfrey, of St. Helens; Howard M.
Browneil. of Oregon City, and Otis
Patterson, of The Dalles.
Two cases were argued and submit
ted yesterday and taken under advise
ment by the court. Proceedings for
the disbarment of Attorney frt. Ranler.
of Portland, will he argued today, as
will also another case upon its merits.
The title of the cases argued yester
day, follow.
J. Thornton Ross, appellant, vs. The
City of Portland, respondent; appeal
from Multnomah county; argued and
submitted. E. B. Sea brook and W. A.
Munley. attorneys for appellant, and
L. A. McNary, city attorney, for re
spondent. Leve A Adler, et aU appellants, vs.
William Frasler. sheriff. Multnomah
county, respondent; argued and sub
mitted. MlUon M. Smith, attorney for
appellant; Martin L, Pipes, attorney
for respondent.
CLEMENCY EXERCISER
GOVERNOR CiGER COMMUTES THE
SENTENCE OF LOUIS i
. -' J.: LEVEL.' '
(From Thursday's Daily.)
rwvirnnr fleer vaesterdav commuted
the sentence of Ixrols Level, of Itrt-
land, who was nerving a term or two
vnurm tnr tho hiirirlarv of a tool -house
In Portland, on September 19. 102. in
company with one II. S. Warner, who
received- a nve-year sentence, cover
nor Oeer exercised executive clemency
in this case upon the petition for a
,.9n)An ahlrh trail nresented on Tuefl-
dy. and the recommendations of the
trial Judge and prosecuting attorney In
the case. -The trial juige supplement
ed his signature to the petition by the
statement that, since he had Investi
gated the facts of the case and the
ciifiimstances'- connected with the
crime, ho had found the young man to
be possessed or a gooi reputation, ana,
tho ru' mm to trial, he would
have, no doubt, passed a. lighter sen
tence ,
LAURIER IS WISE
OPPOSING CHAMBERLAIN'S POL
ICY II A3 WON HUI STRENGTH .
AT HOME.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1 Sir Wilfred
La u rler. tho Ca nad Vn Premier, w ho
has Just sailed for borne, displayed reserve-strength,
says a London dispatch
to the Tribune, during - the Imperial
conference In resisting the attempts of
the British Government to commit
Canada to costly policy of military
armament. A weaker premier might
have yielded to the temptation of popu
larity In England. He has not antago
nized Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
on any British Interests, but has been
pursuing a sagaciows policy, which is
likely to strengthen him"at home.
A BIG DEAL.
EUGENE. Or., Oct. 7, Thi Bootb
Kell'y Lumber Company today - com
pleted a deal for the purchase of the
A. V. Hyland tract of timber la . this
county. " ' ' . :
There are between fifteen and twenty
thousand acres in this tract, and the
purchase prre is about a quarter of a
million dollars.
. A GOOD CHANCE
PORTLAND, Oct. $. Prsident F. V.
Beach, of the Board of Trade, has re
ceived a letter from A. King Wilson,
stating that Oregon stands' in the first
rank of procuring the National Irriga
tion Congress for 1903.
Mr. Wilson, who Is a delegate to this
Congress, writes that there are abaut
fifteen men representing Oregon at this
convention. Of these 11 rteen. five are
from Portland, vis: J. M. Moore, A. IC
Wilson. D. K. Stearns, D. M. Drake
and Colonel D. M. Dunne. He writes:
"We will talk for Oregon fruit, last,
always, and forever."
, St. Paul and Ogden wish the Congress
for 1904. and so will help Portland for
1503, If Portland reciprocates In 1904.
As Portland Is strongly represented at
this Congress, and with; the help it Is
receiving, mere is no aouoi dui inai
this city will be chosen for this conven
tion. ,
A SERIOUS
RUNAWAY
Took Place on -State Street
Yesterday Near the '
Capilol
TWO LADIES BECOME INVOLVED,
ASn it WAs mnEn THAT nxi-:
WAS FATALLY INJURED, BUT
LUCKILY PROVED OTHERWISE.
OTHER NOT S'JURED.
(From ThuisJay's Dally.)
A very serious runaway, which came
very ;near being a fatal one, occurred
on State street, near the Capitol build
ing, at 3:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon, jln which' two ladles. Mrs-F. N.
Smith, and her sister, Miss J Sarah
Ricks, became involved, and. although
it appeared for a time that the injur
ies of the latter were of a fatal nature,
it hits fortunately developed that she
escaped without serious Injury.
Wfrren Davis holds the contract for
carrying the mall between Salem .and
Whlteaker, and has enraged a young
man itamed Homer New to drive the
route ifor him. Yesterday a fractious
colt was hitched to the rig, with a more
gentle and docile animal, and, as the
team was passing the Stale House,
the colt switched its tall and cauRht
one of the lines, jerking It out of the
driver's hands, which act frightened
:he colt, and It started to run..
The buck boa id to which the team
was hitched was 'cramped and young
New was thrown out. The team, being
thus released, started on Its mad car
eer down State street, toward town.
Several teans were traveling down
State street, but the runaway team
swerved out and passed them all wntll
the : single - horse conveyance, -which
Mrs. Smith and her sister were driv
ing was m. when the frenzied learn
turned slightly and collided wHh'fiU
force and head-on with the horse-the
ladies were driving.
Tbe"far-craed colt which had caus
ed 'the troubre reared and pitched until
It landed on top" of both ladies, 'pin
ning them 'to the ground In such it
manner that they could not extrlcnt"
themselves until the drier of one of
Savage & Mohncy's trur-ks and anoth'-r
gentleman rushed 1o their resijie and
released lh-m. v. .
Miss Ricks was In a rt of nnil
conscious state -when rel'asH f roni'licr
predicament, but Mrs. Smith did not
appear to be much hurt, Thr-y were
both taken to the Florence Sanitarium,
where medlcal attendance was soon
procured, anil a h;ity exii ml tmtlori of
Miss Rkks' Injuries revealed the f.i t
that she had re-elvd a se-vere W'I
ly bruised. Ir. F. K. Smith ilr-M-l
the wound In her scajp and she was
resting nulte-easily last night. Mrs.
Smith escaped with only a fw slight
bruises and went home with hr hus
band last e-ening. lr. and Mrs. Smith
live atmu one mile east of the Peni
tentiary and only recently mmn to this
unlry from the Kant. Neither the
boy nor his team were hurt, btrt both
vehicles were badly broken.
A WIFE BEATER ,
PLACED UNDER BONDS TO KEEP
THE PEACE AND SENT
TO JAIL.
x (From Thursday's Dally.)
J. F. Wilcox, who was arrested Tun
day night. Charged with wlfe-beatlng.
had his hearing? In Justice Horgan'n
court yesterdayTat 10 rn. C'has. I
McNary appeared for tho State, -while
the defendant's case was presented by
3.' Am. Jeffrey. It wa hrouichl out at
the hearing that Wilcox had been
guilty of kicking and beating bin wife,
and bad also (threatened to murder her.
The Court placed him under bond of
S150 to keep the pence. In default of
whlen he was remandeci to "Jail.
Wilcox la a big. strong fellow, about
45 yeara old. Wien Constable Lewia
went out after him on Tuesday night.
Wilcox swore he would not go down
town, that he. would die first. He was
promptly Informed that his refusal to
go meant serious trouble for him, and
that no resistance would be tolerated.
He came along peaceably after that.
When Justice H organ remanded him to
Jail, he, threatened to assault the court,
and the constable,- and declared be
would not go to Jail; that i If he waa
locked up he would commit suicide. Ill
remarks were cut shrt 'by Constable
Lewis, who ordered him to hold Lis
peace and come jalong-to' Jail. When
remanded, to ' Jail yesterday, . he at
tempted to eecure ball. He aked a
business man to furnish bail for him.
but wss told by the gentleman that
wlfe-beaters had, better go to Jail. In
this connection It la suggested by lead
ing citizens . that the whipping posit
could well be resurrected for the bene
fit of this class of offenders.
- America's Famous Beauties
Look with horror on Bfcin Eruption n.
Blotches. Fores, Pimples. They won't
have jrfi em. nor ill any on, who uses
Bucklen'a Arnica Falve It glar!f3
the face, - Ivcxema or K;ilt Rhum van
ish1 before It. " It-cures sore Hps, chap
ped hands, . chilblains. - Infallible for
Piles.' SSoat Dr. Clone's Drug 5J?tor".