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Newspaper Page TextTill ml I r LU h h Mi M3CXD tW ItlU-WKIKLT ItCTIOM HCH TUESDAY aid moil. 5M YEAR-NO. S3. SALEM, ; OREGON.' FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 102. SECOND SECTION EIGHT TAGE:. DISASTROUS I EXPLOSION Death 'and Destruction Reign in Steel Trust's Plant i LI A PENNSYLVANIA TOWN Four Wen Hurled Into Etern V It jr and Many Are I Injured - BOILER IN THE FURNACE OF THE WORKS AT , LEBANON CAUSED AWFUL HAVOC SOME OF THE - INJURED HAVE THEIR EYES BLOWN OUT. I , LEBANON, Pa, Nov. 13 The explo sion of a boiler in furnace No. 3, at the works of the American Iron & Steel Manufacturing Company today, caused: the death of four workmen, and about forty others were injured. j The dead are: John Brlcker, Walter Turner, t James Hlssinger; William Oakes. I Among the injured are: James Nine, condition. critical; Aaron Pottiger, con. ditlon critical; Francis; Murray, .Fran Arnold, Geo. H. Moyer, Jos. Otis, Dan iel McCormlck, , John Cochran, Pius Kline, Jan. Porgat, Sylvester Wotf, Cornelius Mader, Penrose Hurlcn, John Kabble, Michael K. Shang, Jno, Hos poy, Wilson Lash, : Simon -Pottiger, and Frank Dlsslnger. , Thre are oth ers Injured whose names arc not1 ob tainable,' The physicians express the opinion that several of the Injured will die. j -- - ; . ; The boiler exploded without warning1! The wreck of the! nine puddling furn aces was complete. The offices of the works were converted In to. a hospital! and a corps of nurses were brought to the vlm't. Some of the injured have their eyPs burned out, others . tfielr hands blown off. Many of them, it Is believed, cannot live. It Is feared the list of tho dead will b$ jnaterlally rn creased when the rulnaof the wrecked puddle furnaces are explored. Many People Misting, i Welling ton, N. "SLi, Nov. 13. Forty i persons who were on board the British steamer. Elingamite. which was wreck ed November 9th, off the coast of New Zealand. are still missing., The sur vivors who . were rescued a few days ago spent three days on a barren isl and', where they subsisted on shell fish until rescued by a passing steamer. ! ; MMM ' ' f Voleani Activity, ' Rome,! Italy, Nov. 13 Tim volcano on Strombolt Island, off the north coast of Sicily, has commenced an eruption. A color?. 1 1 column of fire Is rising and Incandescent stones are being emitted from th craters. Many houses On the island, huve been destroyed. ) Hurled To Death. ; Butte Mont., Nov. 13. A fire this morning destroyed the Five Mile House' ono of tha most famous road houses In this vicinity. Mrs. Esther, wife of the proprietory flung herself from an up per window. It is believed she will die. i v- ..' , .-v ;"'- WAN, WITHOUT COUNTRY STOWAWAY ON SHIP FOR FOUR MONTHS. VICTIM OF THE . EXCLUSION LAWS. JtfEWj YORK, Nov. 13. Traveling back and forth on ships which ply be tween Havana and this port, Constan tino Garcia, a native Cuban. Is afford ing the! steamboat companies much trouble1.! and proving himself to be . a man wfthout country. He started four months ago by stowing aw.y at Havana. Arriving here, the Immlgra- tlon officials . ordered him . back. At 4 Havana; the Cuban officials refused him landIngLkecaus he as practically a 'stowaway. He was again returned to Nrw Vouk, and was again refused per mission ito land. The steamship com panies arc compelled to obey the or der, and return Garcia to Havana or pay a heavy fine.. They have been un able to ftnd any work aboard ship that their unwelcome passenger can do. In the meantime Garciaeays he Is letting the others "do the worrying." ADVANCE-IN SALARIES. : PITTKntTllO, Nov. 13. -Notices sign ed by 3. M; Walls, general superinten dentof the West Pennsylvania Rail . road, were posted in the offices of the company at Allegheny today to the ef fect that an advance of 1 per cent, would ps. made. In-the " wagea r all .em ployes" pefmanently In the service of the -Pennsylvania "system est of Pitts burg-who were now receiving ie $200 in moiith. to take effect November 1, 19H2. - . - . - TO STOP ROBBERY PUNISHABLE BY DEATH WHEN COMMITTED BY THREE OR' , 1 MORE JN MANILA. ' MANILA. Nov. 13.-The United States CominiKslon itas passed an act to assist the suppression of ladroldisin. It makes highway robbery committed by three or more persona a capital offense. ! . A convict lori doe not require proof of the actual commission of the crime, the existence of a band of brigands under arms being sufflclenti sTJe penalties are prescribed tor tnose t-- , 1 i - - - lng ladrones ta the commission of crimes. The Commission ha also passed a sweeping vagrancy apt. drawn up so as to reach both dissolute natives and foreigners, and It haa enacted a law . requiring officials to warn the people of the impending ' danger of famine and to urge the raising of crops of quick-growing foodstuffs. The Gov ernment i Is furnishing 1 seeds and will use public, lands for this purpose. CLAIMS' HbAJON REWARD COTTAQE GROVE MAN THINKS HE IS ENTITLED TO THE $250. t ' EUGENE. Nov. 13-Walter Cochran, of Cottage Grove, haa filed a claim with the county court for the reward of $250 which was offered for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Benton Tracy. The claim of Cochran for the reward is based on the alleged fact of haying given the officers information which led to the apprehension of Bert Heaton. who was last week convicted of the crime. Sheriff' Withers, 'who pursued and arrested the man after considerable detective work, has not filed -a claim for the reward. He says the county paid his expenses while on the hunt, and '- he Is a salaried of ficer and was only doing his duty, for which he la paid. ' CONSIDERINGDEMANDS THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COM PANY TROUBLES ARE PLEN- TY. JUST NOW. SA,N FRANCISCO. Nov. 13 A com mittee representing the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is in conference with II. J. Small, superintendent of mo tive power. About three weeks ago the engineers handed to Mr. Small their' demands for a new schedule of wages. The demand Is for an increase of 20 per cent., and has been under consid eration by the officials of the Southern Pacific. , i i ' Assistant to the President .Krutt shnitt is, conferring with the Railway Telegraph Operators, who have asked for an advance in wages. ' I TRIBESMEN DEFEATED GOVERNOR OF TOTUAN, MOROC CO, ROUTS THE KABYLO IN .SURGENTS HARD FIGHT. , LONDON, Novfc 13. Dispatches from Madrid say that the Governor. Of To tuan, Morocco, at the head . of ' 1,000 men, marched against the Kabylo In surgents, and after five hours' fighting succeeded In routing the tribesmen. S."B- essssMassssssMsassswsw spuwi RUNNING NIGHT AND DAT,.' GRANT'S PARS, Nov. 13. The fac tories of the Sugar Pine Door A Lum ber Company In this city are running night, and day In their, attempt to cateh up with the large amount of or ders they have on hand, , Owing to the large number of buildings to be erect ed here, the local demand for lumber is far greater th,an itjhas ever been before, and the mills are kept busy. in supplying the .home demand, alone, without regard to the outside orders. At night the box departments of the fac tory are. operated, filling, the orders that are almost Jdally coming in for boxes to supply the orange orchards of California. , There; are a number of targe orange, orchards In Southern California that depend on the J rant's P&sa factory entirely for their supply of boxes. ATI of the orchards prefer sugar pine to any other wood for box material. It is lighter, more durable, and does not' cause the fruit to smell "woody, as is. very often the case where other woods axe used In the making of boxes. ; r An Interesting Life. 5ome g Facts Concerning the Career , of Well-Known Physician. ThMia rvf nnr readers who have had occasion "to visit Salem during the past six months, or nave reaa me saiem p ron niinnt fall to have noticed. the in terest taken by the entire community In the nCr-fep-'w of Dr. Darrlri. t phytl ian m-hn him heen HDendinsr the sum mer there.' This medical and electrical expert la no stranger to the citieens cn aw urt rtf Orezon. as he has had his headquarter In Portland for the past 15 years. Previous to tltit.time ne naa practiced In the great! ctttes'of the world and the Bast. Hia great success i T I r. n f ..nrlnir his ron I InllOllS reSl- dence there having been a matter of much comment through the entire Northwest. i i r w : f row ir!i Dr.'narrin na( divided his time between h'.s work and foreign travel, not cartnr to aevoce kiMuif mni imiouslv to his exacting rrofession- Wtth this View be'' haa vis ited aorne of the smaller town in Ore gon and has found his timr f.tlly occu pied without the repon?i'IHty of a . . . . . MA.. corps of assistants wnica w uu ossaiy in Portland. 4 " ; '; ; We call attention In thla-Issue to the fact that Dr, Darrlr is now In Wood; ttr it Hotel Woodburn avid win remain until December 1st, only. . HOTEL PORTER S BIG STEALS." NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Patrick.' Bo Ian,' for seven years a trusted porter at the Holland House, has been arrest ed In a Bowery pawn shop, where he was endeavoring to P-'?'"35 necWace of pearls valued at $2,500. The Prisoner was taken to ro htiMr iers. where he U al(J to have given in formation which IU lead to the re CovTry of Jewels-valued at $12,000 etol erl some time ago from the apartments of Mrs.-W. J. Matheson, wife of a wealthy manufacturer " " i - The police have been1 much workeJ up over the robbery, km there was a b lutefy no clew, and had t ven UT the hope of success, when to de JTctlves observed Bolan pawnshop. The robbery I. PIJ I Jo have been effected by gaining entrance to the apartments through a window. . : -: : 1 . . , , , , . . , WARNING BY MR. GOMPERS Labor Leader Counsels Peace He Fears Danger TO THE TRADES UNIONS Conflicting: Claims of Juris- : fiction May Cause ' V Bloodshed THE AUSTRIAN REf CHSRATH WITNESSED SERIOUS DISOR DERS YESTERDAY WHEN LEG ISLATORS FOUGHT ON THE FLOOR OF THE CHAMBER. NEW ORLEANS Nov. 13. President Sarnuel Gompers, , at. the American Federation of Labor Convention today. delivered an impassioned warning to the members of the organisation that the immediate future of trade and labor assemblies was 'seriously endan gered by conflicting claims of jurisdic tion, made by different bodies. Unless such Nthingj Wvere fixed In calmness and bandied with modification, he de clared, the. matter would come to a point .where laboring men would vflght with laboring tnen from behind barri cades,. In the manner In which' men deal with mortal foes. His warning of danger and counsels of peace and modification. met with axheartr re sponse from the assembled delegates. v ; . - Telegraphers To Unite. Pittsburg, Nov. 13. A convention f the commercial telegraphers from au parts of the country has been called to meet In this city November 2th. Dele gates from aoout fifty cities are ex pected to be present.: The object Is to form a national organisation. At present there are two national organi sations, and a number of local organi sations which aire affiliated with neither. ! . -? ' , -The executive council of the Federa tion of Labor decided to call a con vention and amalgamate the three sec tions, after which a charter will be issued. The call for; the convention was ' Issued by President Oompers, ffom the American Federation head quarters at Washington. Legislators Fight. Vienna, Nov. 13. Herr Schnat start, ed disorder in the Relchsrath today, by shouting. "You Germans are a lot of pigs." Thereupon a number of German deputies, cast themselves upon Schnat, shouting, "Smash him"! "Kick him," which they proceeded to doi Eventually Schnat was thrown down a gangway to the bottom of the amphi theatre. The fighting continued forva quarter of an hour after the suspension of the sitting. : Throughout the dis order the combatants wcro encouraged by hearty plaudits from the strangers' gallery. . - Foreigners Banquetted. ' Waahlnrton. Nov. 12. A bsnouet waa given at the Arlington Hotel to nieht. in honor of reDresentatlvea of the foreign commercial bodies, who came to America to attend the dedica tion of the New York Chamber or Commerce. Among the speakers were Secretary Shaw and Major General Young. , Mr. Wu Henored. v. vnrk. Nov. 13. Wu Tins: Fans. the Chinese Minister, was the guest of honor of the Silk Association, of Amer ica and the American-Asiatic Associa tion at a banquet tonight. The guests Included Mayor low, w r. J. J. Hill. MISSOURI BRIBERY CASE VERDICT OF GUILTY INSTRUCTED IF J URY BELIEVED BUTLER OFFERED MONEY. ' ' COLUMBIA. Mo, Not, 13. Argu ments in the case of Ed Butler, the St. Louis millionaire and politician, being tried on the charge of attempted brib ery, began today before Judge I lock a -day. The Judge "allowed three and orfe half hours to each side. Corrick Bish op opened for the atate. and was fol lowed by Judge Crum for the defense. When Judge Crum had concluded his arguments. Attorney Andrew Maroney took up the time until the noorr recess for the state. At the afternoon session Prosecuting Attorney Murray spoke for the state and Charles P. Jqhnson for the defense. Ctreuit Attorney Folk cloeed ror the atate. In his is struct ion Judge Hocdey di rected the Jury to find a verdict of gulHy If they were aatlsfled th.t the defendant had at any time before the passage of the garbage ordinance and the letting of the contract offered Dr. Chapman $2,300 or any other sum with the intnflor. of Influencing his vote. - COLLAR BONE FRACTURED." THE DALLES. NevC 13. Raymond Cobert a young man residing at End-, ersby, about eight miles from this city, suffered the fracture of hla collar bone yesterday. Young Cobert and hla cous in were riding horseback along the country road, and young Cobert, being ahead, his horse stumbled and threw the young man to the ground, arid the horse - and rider Immediately behind him. struck him, breaking his collar .bone. - ... . .- . - . : , ; . , ' FAILURE OF HIGHWAYMEN To Rob an Express Train In Indiana FRUSTRATED BY ENGINEER The Bandits Were Captured by the Sheriff and His Posse . GAMBLING IS SUPPRESSED IN SPOKANE AND WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AGAINST SEVERAL OF THE HOUSES POL ITICS SAID TO BE THE CAUSE. FRANKFORT, Ind, Nov. 13 -Four men attempted to hold flp the Morton Express, at Cyclone, today. The trait slackened speed on striking torpedoes on the rail, but when the engineer fac ed four revolvers, he threw open the throttle." The four men fired rapidly and often, but all the trainmen and passengers escaped without Injury. The sheriff and 'deputies afterwards caught the men, who gave the names of Chas. Johnson, James Mock, Frank Smith and Harry Gray. f Gambling Closed. ; Spokane, Wash., Nov. 13. For the first time in twelve years open gam bling ts practically closed in Spokane tonight. Chas. Bumham, Secretary of the People's Party County Central Committee, today swore out warrants against four houses. Bumham refuses to state his motive. Some bf the gam blers say he threatened to close them If they refused to throw their vote for him for' State Senator in the recent election, . . i Mystery Deepens. Sand Point, Idu, Nov. 13. The find ing of another corpse in the river near this place hasNlisclosed the fact that the funeral services, held over the sup posed remains of George Shw, last dmmer, were reallyXheld over some person who has not been Identified. Hhn.v was a well known young man Of Wilbur, Wash. : He .mysteriously dis appeared, and when -a "body was found In the river a. few weeks later, terribly decomposed, the shoes were recognised by Shaw's relatives and a funeral fol lowed. A few days ago another body was found, and a peculiar purse found ih the pockets, shown to relatlveswas recognised as one which George had carried. Further Identification was made of the clothing. The identity of the first corpse Is a mystery. DIFFICULTIES SET IXED BOTH RAILROADS AGREE TO AL LOW EACH OTHER TO ' PROCEED. VANCOUVER, K. C, , Nov.-. 13 The trial of the injunction suit ngalnst the Vancouver, Victoria A Eastern Rail Way waa dismissed today. The terms of the settlement are that the Great Northern will withdraw all measures tending to obstruct the building of the Kettlo Valley Railway . to Republic, Wash. - The Kettle .Valley Railway agreed to withdraw the Injunction suits in the British Columbia court, and to impose no further obstacles to the Vancouver, Victoria A Eastern. : SHEEPMEN SELLING FLOCKS. NORTH YAKIMA. Nov. 13 Thomas Haverty, a well, known sheepman of this place. Is selling his sheep to quit the business. He say the grazing land Is about played out In" Central Wash ington, and to feed the sheep the year round, there Is no profit In it. A num ber of other sheepmen are reducing the is of their flocks and preparing to gradually go out of the business and enter into other more profitable under takings. Coffin Bros-, who have been the leaders in the industry In the Yak' ima. valley for a number of years, have mid a larae part of . their- flocks.-and have had their bfg Horae Heaven ranch up for sale for some- time. The result will be a greater number of holders of small flocks. The rder of the In terior Department In directing - that only 13,000 sheep b permitted on the Rainier forest reserve this year does not meet with favor, but It la better than net at all. for last spring the Kheepmen and others were given to understand - that no atieep would be permitted on the reserve net year. ROGUE DID DAMAGE. GRANTS PASS, Nov. 13. The Rogue reached a high water stage as a reilt of the recent heavy rains, but as the downpour has slacked the river is again getting back to Its normal stage. The track used in hauling out rock for the crib fillings at the power dam of the Golden Drift Company were washed out, and some- other damage done, though not enough to cause any serious delay. Manager Amant has a large crew of men ae work putting In the floodgates for. the race and fore bay preparatory to the Installation of the turbines At the dam of the Con dor Water at Power Company consid erable damage Is reported to have been dene by the high water in the washing out of the wing dams put In to protect the main structure until Its comple tion. Aalde from this np da ma are was done to the Tolo. enterprise and work is continuing the same aa ever. - . "NEW ARTJ HERE TO STAY. . NEW YORK, Nov. 13 The exhibi tion of modern decorative art at Turin If a I has closed, says a Rome dispatch to the Time by way of London. The finan cial and artistic success of the exhibit, the correspondent observes, may be said to prove that what Is known ; as the "new art" has taken firm root. In cidentally the exhibition raise, the question whether one of the effects of the huge modern fort ones may not be to create, especially la te United States, conditions under which master pieces equal to the models may again be produced. ' 71LL SEI.'D S4.00 FREE' I Franklin Mile, M, O., LL B. the CcUbrated Chkajo Specialist, Will Send - $4.00 Worth of His New Special Treatment Free to Each of Our Readers. ; . When an experienced physician of fers to give away 340.000 worth of a New Treatment for diseases of the heartv nerves, stomach or dropsy, it is conclusive evidence that ha haa ereat faith In 1C Anl whth hundreds of prominent people freely testify to his unusual skill and the superiority of his New Special Treitrnent. his liberality 1 certainly worth y j of serious consid eration. That Dr. Miles Is -one of the world's most successful physician fa, proven by hundreds of testimonials from well known people. One ipatlent cured alter 'failure of elevea Grand Rapids ohysl cians, two after Beting given up by elx" and seven Chicago physicians, another after nine leading doctors In New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago failed. 1000 testimonials evnt upon re quest. M - 5 The eminent Rev. W. Bell. D. D. rf Dayton. O.. Gen. Sec'y of Foreign "Mis . sions. wrttea editorially In The State Sunday School Union: W desire to state that from personal acquaintance we, know Dr. Miles to be a most skill ful specialist a man- who . has spared neither labor nor money to keep him self abreast of the great advancement in medical science." The late. Prof. J. 8. Jewell. M. D.. said. "By all means publish your sur prising results." Prof. J. P. Ross. M. D Ex-Pres. of Rush Medical College, wrote .In 1ST): "Dr. Milea has taken iwu courses oi. my private instruction in diseases, of the heart and lungs.; Mr. Truman DeWeese, editor Chicago Times-Herald, states: "Dr. Miles cuied. me of yeara of Inherited headache and dizziness." The well-known manufact urer of Free port. III., J. C. Scott, says: "I had fruitlessly spent thousands of dollars on physicians until I consulted Dr. Miles." Mrs. Frank Smith, of Chi cago, writes: "Dr. Miles cured me of dropax after five leading physicians had given me up." , This new ays tern of Special Trat' ment is thoroughly scientific and im mensely, superior to . the ordinary" methods. As afl afflicted readers may have $1 orth of treatment free, we would ad- vltte tnem to send for it at once. Ad- dressVDr. Franklin 'Miles, 303 to 20& Stste street, Chicago. III. When welting mention the Weekly Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. J EDITOR'S SAD ENDING COMMITTED SUICIDE AT LAKE VIEW BY TAKING DOSE OF MORPHINE. Chas. A. Fitch, who haa been em ployed on the Herald, printed at Lake view, Lake ounty, for some time past, says the Southern Oregonlan. on Wed nesday afternoon last waa found in hla bed unconscious, having taken a dose of laudanum or morphine a few hours before. He died soon afterward. . . The deceased wentto Lakevlewi from Cheballs, Wash.;, last spring, and in company with W. J. Moore published the Herald. Recently he has been giving way to melancholia. - It Is said his wife and family refused to go there and live, and that Fitch could not live In Washington on account of his health.. The fact that he was destined to be separated from his family proba bly preyed upon his mind, and In a moment of desperation he took the fatal dose. ... , Fitch Is survived by a wife and three children. He was about 49 years of age. In 189 he was the usion candi date for State Printer, and stood well In the Journalistic fraternity. The Tiding says that last Sunday Fitch received a certirteat of member ship and Insurance policy In the sum of 12.000 from tlw Lakevlew lodge of A. If. W made In ftver of his wife. The Masonic lodge of Chehalls wired a claim for the body to Lakevlew and requested Its shipment to that place. It understood that the deceased waa also a member of the Modern vkood men of America. WANT THE n TO VACATfc CHINESE NEWSPAPERS TRYING TO CREATE STRIFE BETWEEN . -GERMANY ANp BNOLAND. SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 13 Unuau aliy strong articles are appearing in the Chinese newspapers declaring that, by the withdrawal of the British troops fjom HHangh! to WH-Hal-Wel. an 1 the withdrawal of the German troops from here to Klao Chou. the Indepen dence of the Yangtse valley Is still menaced. The Chinese want the Brit ish and Germans to get out of China altogether. The papera add that a conflict between Germany and Great Britain Is inevitable. . AIRSHIP A SUCCESS MADE SEVERAL TRIPS THROUGH AIR AND PERFORMED, NICELY, NANTES. France, Nov, 13. The. aJr hip built Tor Brothers Lo Baudy made a successful trip today. Several free ascents and descents were effected ac companied by evolutions n all direc tion!. The flying machine returned each time to the point of departure at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. There were four persons In the car. ROOSEVELT IN MISSISSIPPI The President Leaves Train for the Camp WORK ON PLANTATIONS Was Suspended -While the Negroes Gathered at the Station TO VIEW. THE NATION'S CHIEF NO DEMONSTRATIONS AN-S THRACITK COMMISSION BEGINS ITS SESSIONS IN SCRANTON ATTORNEYS INTERESTED. SMEDKS. M las., Nov. 13. The Pres ident and partv arrived hete at 3:45, and started immediately tor the camp, about fifteen miles distant. The camp la on the Little Sunflower rlxer. and as the trail Is rough, th chances nre that, It was -after-dark '.before .they reached camp. . . -Work on the neighboring plantations was suspended this afternoon, and'sev eral hundred negroes were at the sid ing when the train stopped. ' They LoeJ their white teeth In broad grins, but made no other demonstra tion a the President stepped from th train, i Anthraeit Commission. Scranlon, Ph.; Noy. .13 The Anthra cite Strike Commission are here and In readiness to begin . the hearing of the differences existing between the miners and employes. - The- - sessions will begin tomorrow morning. Each side will have an array of attorneys, and It Is excreted two weeks will be taken up In -the hearing of witnesses on each side. A Senatorial Candidate. Colorado Springs. Col., Nov. 13.- Irving Howbcrt, the banker hh; min ing man, announces himself a Republi can candidate" for the United Stntes Senate. Howbert was Chairman of the Republican State Committee In the campaign when Governor White, Popu list, was defeated for re-election. . KIRK CASE HEARD SUIT FOR PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE --FLORENCE GATES GRANTED 111 VOItCE. In department No. 3 of the Slate fir- cult Court yesterday the case of Joneph W. Kirk, by Matilda M. Kirk, guard Ian. plaintiff, vs. Peter P. Kirk, ct a I, defendants; a suit to partition . real property and for contributions, ' was tried and submitted and taken under advisement by the court. This is a suit ih which the plaintiff, Joseph W. Kirk.' by his guardian, sought to re cover an Interest In the estate of his father, Peter Kirk, deceased,-who. died before the tlalntlff was born. The court has granted the heir a iiortloti of the. estate snd the present action Is brought to partition the property. The defendants claim that they have settled' all accounts against the estate constating of the payment of some Outstanding notes, and they ask that the plaintiff be required to pay a pro portionate share of the notea. M. T?, Pogue is the attorney for the plaintiff and W. M. Kaiser for the defendant. In this department yesterday Flor ence I, Gates 'waa granted a decree ot divorce from John T. Gates, .upon the gruonds of desertion. CHINESE SERVANT HELD LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINES STRUCK A SNAG IN SAN FRANCISCO. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13 Luke K. Wright. Ueutenant Oovemor of the Phlllprlne. left for the Kt tonlaht without his Chines servant. Wright applied to Collector Htr.itton for per mission to lake his Chinese servant an long as he remains In ihN country. With the utidTWni(lln tht the ser vant woolrf te tken txirfc to MnniiH, with tb official." Collector HtrttO;i denied the request. PLEADED NOT GUILTY TOWNER SAVAGE ARRESTED CHARGED , WITH CARHVING J CONCEALED WEAPONS. Towner Favsge, young man of thl city, was arrested yesterday upon com plaint of Alvln Jones, upon the chai; of carrying concealed weapons. '-II waa arraigned before Justice rf, th'! Peace E. 1J. Horgan'and pleaded "not guilty to the charge. r The hearing is st for 3 p. m. to morrow. FINE PAIR HORSES 8. L. "Burke, of Dallas, came over yesterday with a fine spafl of draft horses which he had sold to G'-o, Ot linger, who Is building the Dallas & Fall City Railroad. Th horses will be shipped to Portland this .morning by boat. DEATH OF AGED MINISTER. CHICAGO. Nov; 13 Rev. James Hill, D. D., aged S. senior member of it Indiana conference of the Meth':i-t Episcopal church, died touay. . Smith's Dandruff Pomade stops Itching scalp upon application; three to six removes all dandruIT an ! will stop falling hair. Price &0c, at all druggists, i . j "