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    T7EEKLT OREGON STATESMAN, TpCSDAT. -'APRIL. 11. 1S35 :
CAUSE WAS
NOT PROVED
The Death of Pennell Is MUI
Big Mystery ; :i ;v
JUDGE MURPHY'S VERDICT
Says That the Inquest So Far
Has Accomplished
Nothing " j
THE PENNELLL ATTORNEY" "RE
FUSED TO ANSWER QUESTION
AS TO ALLEGED DEFALCATIONS
. PENNELL'S STATEMENT SAYS
MBS. BURDICK WAS INNOCENT.
BUFFALO, N. Y April 10. The evi
dence, given today bef pre Justice Mur
phy as the' Inouest into toe deaths of
Arthur It. Ptnnll and Mri. Pennell will
not help the authorities- in any way to
the solution of Ue ' Rurdick murder
mystery. . Vhther the tragedy at Gt
his Stone Quarry on March lOin which
Pennell Was killed and Mrs. Pennell
wa fatally Injured, was due to acci
dent or design, was not proved.
Such Is Judge Murphy's verdict.
Thomas Penney, wTlo has acted a at
torney for the Pennell family since Ar
thur Pennell's death declared that so
far as he was aware, nothing in the pa
Prs left by Pennell would throw any
light upon the murder of Burdlck.
When questioned -regarding the. alleged
defalcations of Pennell, Penney declin
ed to answer.
W. C. Omphileus. Pennell' stenogra
pher, producea a. type-written copy of
the first draft of tl statement prepared
for publication by Pennell before his
death. In the statement he says; ;. ...
"Owing to the fact that my name was
so unfortunately at this time connect
ed with the, pending divorce proceed
ings. It was forced into great publicity
"iff connection with the recent tragedy
itself. So far as any possible connec
tion with that crime was concerned, I
am satisfied vtne district attorney and
his assistants thoroughly understand
that I had nothing to do with it. There
was no truth in the charges brought
by the plaintiff in thedlvoree proceed
i . i; against the defendant and my-
' wife and myself have taken her
side in the controversy that arose be
tween them and she had consulted ma
for legal advice and protection!. .During
this time the man himself was in inti
mate relations with a woman whom he
desired to marry. For that purpose It
was necessary to"be free from hUr'wlfe.
His wife decided to sue for .divorce but
he anticipated her action.
IT WAS EXAGGERATED
? 1 1 - mini ;,.('. md;ij4.i-
STUDENTS OF pALLAS COLLEGE
cot the cart before the
. :.: : horse. '
(From Saturday's Pally.)
The statement that an ultimatum had
-i been sent from .Willamette University
' to Dallas College to the effect that4he
, ' " next basket ball game between the
j tesms' of- the- two colleges MUST be
played Jn Portland In the Y.aMc C. A.
building, was a mistake. Th boys of
the Willamette University team have
. agreed to play with Dallas College on,
, any OTHER floor In the state but the
Portland Y. MC, A. floor, that fills the
mfwary requirements for a basket
ball game. The reason for this objec
tion to Portland is that one of the Dal
las forwards. Arthur Wilson, 1 a Port
' , t land Y. M C A, man. and thoroughly
familiar, with that floor,, hence this
. would, give Dallas a large, handicap,
and It" Is desired to play, on a strictly
neutral floor, that the result will decide
which team deserves the championship.
Oregon Cltyi Independence, and Corval
.' . lis, have all been suggested, and all
have good floors.
Tha "ultimatum sent, to Dallas Col
. lege by K. F. Averlll, of the. home team
was in effect as follows: ,
. "Our. final proposition Is that we will
play you either on the Oregon City Y.
M. C. A, floor; O. A. C. floor at Corval
lis. or at - Indepnedence. on . a. floor at
least forty, feet wide and, between sixty
andeIghtyfeetrlong."f. v .
The Dallas team insisted on playing
at Portland, and this Is tne only, place
to which the home team has any ob
jection. SANGUINE OF SUCCESS
JOHN A, JEFFREY WENT TO DEM
OCRATIC convention ; ;
5 FULL OF HOPES.
. Quite a number of . the prominent
Democrats of the city went -to Albany
last night to attend the Democratic
Congressional convention he'd in. that
city today. They went early In order
to sice up the situation and do a little
Quiet work In the Interest of theif can
didate from this county. John A. Jef
frey. 7 Mr. Jeff re accompanied them
and seemed quite sanguine, over his
prospects of securtnr the nomination, J
"What do you think .are your chances
for securing,, the , nomination.? -was
asked.- " . - Jr ;i4fr:-'
"I consider my.chanccs as excellent,"
said Mr. Jeff rey Ths only two. coun
ty delegations In the- district which
were pledged are pledged, for me., Ma
rion countyj- with thirteen rotes, and
the Tillamook '-delegation , with two
votes. " But I have .-ecelvd assurances
of support from other counties, and
you may depend upon it that am go-
Ing lo t win."'- '".
"Yes,-said a Marion county delegate
standing near, "and we are going ,to
bring the Democratic nominee for Con
gress back with us. We Intend to
make a. better fight-for old Marion
than: you Republicans. '
Continuing, Mr. Jeffrey said: "Of
course-,' the- Jackson county delegation
will come to Albany solid f or Reames,
but outside of his own county he has
no pledges so far. -
Among those who went to' Albany
last night were John A Jeffrey, Hon.
P-;IL DArcy, Hon. Geo.' 8. Downing,
Tn C. Davidson,. C. Van -Pat ton, W. w
Elder, L. C Cavanagh, P: L. Frazier.
and Seth Riggs. , : ;
DEATH OP MAJOR HOWELli
LANCASTER, Pa, April 1 a Major
Charles M. Howell, one of the oldest
and most prominent Mason in the state,
died today from old age. He was born
In 1814. ; He was made major of the
First Artillery of Philadelphia In 1836,
and when, the Buckshot war broke out
participated as a member of the Phila
delphia. District- ' V
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY. .
EL PASO, -Texas, April 10. The In
ternational Boundary Commission for
the United States and Mexico Is in
session here. Only routine '-. matters
have thus j far been - discussed. The
conference was to have been begun to
day, but was hastened at the request of
General Blanco. It Is expected that the
work of the commission will be com
pleted ' by tonight. Neither side wiil
talk of the doings of the commission.
THE NINTH
CONFERENCE
' I - - : -
of United Evangelical Church
Is Now in Session in
-1 Portland
BISHOP HEIL. OF ALLENTOWN.
PENNSYLVANIA. DELIVERS IN
SPIRING ADDRESS EFFORT
WILL ;BE MADE TO INCREASE
, ENDOWMENT FUND.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 10: Special
to the Statesman.) The ninth annual
session of the Oregon conference of
the United Evangelical church met in
the First church of Portland, Thurs
day morning, at 9 a.1 m. Bishop W. F.
Heil, of Allentown, Pa., called the con
ference to order.
The Bishop delivered an inspiring
address on "Our Relation to God and
Man." I - '
The following ministers are In at
tendance: Dr. C. C. Poling, Dallas; D.
M. Metzger, A. M., of Dallas; M. J.
Ballantyne, of St. Johns; J. Bowersox,
Dayton; 1 A. W. Buckley, Gaston; II. A-
Deck, Corvallis; T. A. Yost, Florence;
S. J. Lindsay, Lewisville; B. J. Kelly,
Independence; C. H. PhelpS, Hillsboro;
S. M. Wood, Corvallis; J. L. Burns,
Troutdale; C. T. Hurd. La Fayette; Q.
C.Basom. Portland: F. E. Fisher. So
daville; G. L. Lovell. Brooks; Prof. C
T. Whittlesey, Dallas; Wm. Plowman,
Mapleton; S. E. Lounor, Amity; II. L.
Pratt, Portland- -
The following lay delegates are in
attendance: Wm. Massey, Brooks; C.
E. McLane, Suvcr; F. JJnbbard, Falls
City; Prof. Dunkletterger, Dallas; J,
Eisler, Dayton; J. E. Hawkins. Hills
boro; Jj T. Watson,' Kings Valley; R.
A. Henry, La Fayette; R. W. Overlin,
Portland:- H Barendrick, Portland;
Daniel Brown," Salem;',!!. Hamilton, St,
Johns.' j ;. - ;', - .
Dr. C- C. Poling presented a good re
port from Dallas College, which-.: was.
tery gratifying. An effort will be made
to raise the endowment fund of Dallas
College to $25,000 in the near future.
At the morning session two districts
were created, one to be known as Port
land .District, with Rev. IL L. Pratt;
who was formerly pastor in Salem, as
presiding elder; the other being Dallas
District with Rev. Dr. C. C. Poling as
presiding elder.-
DAMAGE AWARD TOO BIG
3 "
APPELLATE COURT REVERSES A
' DECISION IN THE NEW YORK
! TUNNEL CASE.
NEW YORK. April 10. The Appel
late ditislon of the Supreme .Court has
handed down a decision reveraing the
Judgment of the lower court Jn the case
of Christine N. Hinsdale, as executor of
the will of Edward I. Hinsdale, against
the New York Central and Hudson Riv
er Railroad. The plaintiff obtained a
verdict of J40.0OO against the railroad
for the death of Mr. Hinsdale - in the
collision in the Park Avenue tunnel on
January 8, 1902. The railroad company
admitted that the deceased's death was
due to the negligence of its employes,
but objected to the amount of damages.
Mrs., Hinsdale sought to , recover on
the basis 'of the fact that Mr. Hinsdale
was earning about $5000 a year, and
that the "expectation of life" of a man
of his age was, 19.50 years. The. court
declares that this is not a fair basis of
award. ;
: HOLDERS HIGH DIVE
CHAMPION HIGH DIVER JUMPED
? BACKWARD FROM PILE 92
FEET HIGH.
JERSEY CITY, N. J, April 10. Ar
thur C. Holden, claimed to be the cham
pion high dier of the world, yesterday
jumped backward from the top of a pile
driver ninety-two feet high Into .the
Hudson river; turning a somersault In
the descent. He did it, without break
ing his heck, and then took a swim to
refresh himself after his exertions.
Holden plunged down, " his ' legs and
arms revolving like spokes of a slow
Wheel, and., feet first, crashed Into the
river, sending a shower of boiling spray
twenty feet aloft. It had not all sub
sided when op bobbed Holden and swam
over to a. float near by. .
-Just to sboWthe entire absence of 111
feeling. Holden subsequently did a dou
ble somersault into the river frm a
height of twenty feet. '
$ 1 f 1 n 1 1 m M 1 V 3 fTIH CH FEMLE
u PILLG.
tm K13WI Tt ftl. t ii i
tfm t,i.imr4 m Mam9 Srfkadr4. SnM inl
m h.. a mi. ni.li i rim It tmtm 4racsiU M sat F
tan IkM m jmtt mrm t tfca - ' k ' J
UHiTTBsretet CO., mn T. un . e. (
1
Sold In Salem by S. C. Stone.
HE ABMDONED
HIS INTENTION
President Vasquez ? Did Not
Bombard Santo Domingo
UPON, THE PERSUASION
Of Commander of American
Cruiser Atlanta Took ;
-His Departure
UPON APRIL 7 A SEVERE BATTLE
TOOK PLACE BETWEEN GOV
ERNMENT TROOPS AND REBELS
IN THE CITY REBELLION RIFE
IN CURACAO -
r SANTO DOMINGO. April 10. Jhe
warship Presidente in the hands of
President Vasques and the gunboat In
dependence arrived here Saturday. The
Commander of the United SWtej cruis
er Atlanta, Immediately notified the
commander of the Presidente that he
must not bombard the town until be
had given twenty-four hours notice.
An interview between" the two com
manders took place and afterward the
Presidente steamed away.
Fight Is Agsin On
Santo Domingo, Tuesday. April ?j
The suspension of hostilities ended at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, when
President Vasquez opened fire upon the
revolutionary positions. The rebels in
this city replied .with cannon, and the
fighting lasted during the whole of. yes
terday and through last night,' only
ceasing this morning, by which -time
General Vasquez' troops had been fin
ally repulsed. Many killed anl wound
ed . A suspension of arms nas -now
taken place in order that the Rel Cross
Corns may attend to the wound-id. ,
The Italian and German warships
have arrived here and have landed
marines to ! protect their respective
Consulates.
Fighting In Curacao. " Ji ;-.'
Wlllemstad, Curacao. April 10 News
has been received here that t he eVne
zuelan revolutionists have defeated the
forces of the Government in the
neighborhood of Caracas. Thev have
also captured the city of Barquisimeto,
which is the key to the western part of
Venezuela, containing many prisoners.
Heavy fighting, undecisive as yet, has
taken place at Coro. ; .
SCARE IN A HOTEL
GUESTS ROUTED OUT OF BED BY
l THE SMOKE OF A NEARBY
- ' FIRE. " '
i IK.'.! :
, NEW YORK. April 10. Three hurl
dred1 guests of the Victoria Hotel were
routed from bed" today by smoke from
a' nearby 'fiHe,v and all the 'ofheroccU
panta of the buildings' In the- block
bounded by Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets, Broadway and Fifth
avenue, were frightened. In the Vic
toria Hotel Annex were many actors
and actresses, who crowded out on the
fire escapes unttl assured there was no
danger, and in otherbultdings women
were carried ' down through smoke to
safety. The fire was in a building on
Fifth avenue between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventiTfctreets. used as a stor
age warehouse for paintings and an
tiques, asd the damage Is estimated at
$100,000. , .
. One of the smoke-routed tenants jn
the apartment building was Captain E.
T. 1 Jalinskl. Inventor, of the dynamite
gun. .
He is a cripple, and in spite of his ob
jections. In order ta save valuable pa
pers. & fireman picked him up and car
ried him to the street.
, In the Victoria, Charles A. Towne
ex-Senator from Minnesota; Tony Pas
tor and Pete Daly, the comedian, and
his wife, were among those forced to
seek safety. ; '."''-.;"''"
ONLY ONE MORE MOVE ,
. ; -.. . . ";
NORTHERN i SECURITIES COM
PANY CAN APPLY IOR
- LEAVE TO APPEAL.
ST. PAUL, Minn April 10. The
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals having decided the suit of the
United tSates against the Northern
Securities Company In favor of the
Government, the next step to be taken
by the defendants will be to file an ap
plication for leave to appeal to the Su
preme Court of the United States. The
defendants will then file papers with
the clerk of the Supreme Court aid ap
ply for a date for the hearing of argu
ments which win be set by thi court.
No testimony will be taken, records of
the Circuit Court sufficing for the, pur
poses of this' nature. The granting of
the writ of supersedeas -wilt make no
difference to the defendants in the
matter of dividends, for if me is se
cured,, the 7 stockholders win receive
their profits from the Northern Secur
ities Company, and if not, from the two
roads. Joint stock of which Is held by
the merger corporation. - 1
CASTORIA
' i'-,. Fcr Infant end Children.
fh KfciiYca H3T3 A!i2js E::gt!
B-ers ths
i STRIKE WAS ILLEGAL
ILjjTNOIS COURT DECIDES LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS MUST NOT -STRIKE
FOR RECOGNITION. : k
CIlfcAGO, April If A dispatch to
the Tribune from "New York says: One
of the most important legal decisions
ever announced In the state on the right
of s- labor union to order a. strike has
Just "been handed down by the appellate
division of the Supreme Court.' It Is In
effect that a labor union has not the
right. to order its men to quit work
where they "are In receipt of the wages
demanded : by the organisation and
where there Is. no attempt to employ
nonunion workers, but where the only
question over which there is any differ
ence is & refusal of the employer to re
cognize the union or its representa
tives. -
WILL INVESTIGATE IT.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Secretary
Hitchcock, of the Interior Department,
has' decided that before he passes upon
the petition of the City of San Fran
cisco to be allowed to take water out
of Yosemite Park for the supply, of
that city, he win Tiave made a .thorough
Investigation by the Geological Sur
vey.. After its Inquiry the survey will
report to the Secretary, whereupon he
will take up and decide the question. '
NEWS FROM
WEST SIDE
Dallas Will Issue $15,000
. - Worth of Interest Bearr
ing Bonds
MELVILLE COURTER. OF FALLS
f CITY. FINED FOR ASSAULT
UPON FRED RAYMOND PUR
UC SCHOOLS WILL HOLD AN
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
; DALLAS. Ore, April 10. (States
man Special. 1 At an adjourned meet
ing of the' city council last night : an
ordinance was read the first time, au
thorizing the; issuance and sale of $15,-OOO'irt-
water bonds to be used in the
construction of a water system .under
the 'Gates proposition. The bonds , will
be 5 per cent bonds, payable, if need
be, in New York, and will be sold to
the highest bidder. .
' : Fined For Assault
"Dallas, Ore, April If. Statesman
Special.) Today Melville Courter. of
Falls City, was arraigned in Justice
Hoi man's -court, in Dallas, for assault
op the persori of Fred Raymond, of
Falls City, on election day, last "Mon
day. A fine of $10 and costs was im
posed, which he paid.
Oratorical Contest.
"Dallas, Ore April 10. (Statesman
Special.) The public schools of Dallas
will hold an oratorical contest at the
cty hall in Dallas on the evenings of
April 14th, 15th and 16th, each grade
cpn t eating , separately for prizes.' This
Is expected to be ewe of the . most in-
'teresting events of the school, year, as
U, has created great rivalry among the
contestants, , . . v,'.
f tallas, Ore;' April ID. Rev.' W. T.
SVardle,' of the-Presbyterian bhurch in
Dallas, and family, have visited friends
in Portland this week.
' . Miss Viva Morrison Jas returned
from -a week's visit to the metropolis.
t Rev. C. C. Poling and wife are at
tending the Evangelical conference In
Portland this week.
' Daniel Brown visited in Salem last
Sunday. . -
Djv ; Spreadly, of Athens, Tenn, .. Is
visiting Dr. B.- H. McCallon. of Dallas.
, Douglas Collins. of ' Goldendale, is
yiaiting relatives in Dallas.
Mrs. R. Hughs-and daughter, Katie,
have returned front visiting friends In
Iowa. ; :,
Miss Retta Campbell Is visiting her
sister. Mrs. J. W. Crider, of San Jose,
Cal. . -M - - ' ... '
Mr. Jasper Miller, of Portland, has
been visiting his . sister, Mrs. JJ. S"
Grant, in Dallas. -
WORSE THAN THOUGHT
RATTLESHIP IOWA ON THE SHELF
FIFTEEN. HUNDRED CHINESE
KILLED.
PEN8ACOLA, , Kla April 10. The
damage to the battleship Iowa, caused
by the premature explosion of a shell
in the forward port 12-inch gun. Is more
serious than was thought when the first
report ! was made and in conseqeunce
thVbJg ship has been ordered to the
New York Navy Yard to go out of com
mission. Explosion In China.
Hong KJong.- April 10. An explosion
has ' occurred , at "the Canton Arsenal
Powder Factory. Fifteen hundred per
sons are reported killed.
v DEEDS RECORDED .
(From Saturday's Dally.)
. Only two deeds were filed for record
In the Marlon county recorder's office
yesterday,- aggregating s consideration
of 4700, as follows:
Al Coolldge'i Company to T R.
Blackerby and P. 1 Blackerby, a ;
portion of, lot 14 In South Silver
ton, wv d, .1500
Charles "B, Moores, et ux, to' Miph
. s-el Ward, lots 9. 10, 11 and 12,' of
block 24. in Highland addition to 1
Salem, w. d. ...A................... VA
Total..; .1'.. .V!V.; .;.i?o
SUIT FOR MONEY :
R- S. SABIN BRINGS AN ACTION
" ' AGAINST A MERCHANT OP',
- - HUBBARD.
'. A suit was filed yesterday In the cir
cuit court for aMrion county, entitled
R. S. Sablh. plaintiff, vs. Otto Wester
blod, defendant.
.Otto Westerblod is the proprietor of
a genreal merchandise store in Hub
bard, Oregon, and tne -plaintiff has
Vrfeught suit against him to collect a
debt of over $700. Yesterday afternoon
Sheriffship. Colbath went to Hubbard
and served a. writ of attaehmenfaad
returned on the evening train.
-TO
ODILIID ' rJHICD EH 13 , ;
If you are going home to your Childhood, home thl
year, remember that the NOBTHEHST; PACiFIO leads to . er-
' erybody's home. ' '
- " i -'. ,
You can go by way of St Panl to Chicago, op St. Louis,
and thence reach the entire East and South. - Or, you can go to -
Duluth, and from there use either the fail lines, or one of the
superb Lake Steamers down the lates to Detroit, Cleveland,
Erie, and Bufialo--the Pan-American CJity. '
: - - : ' - ' - " : I ' - : ' ' -
. Start right and you will probably arrive at your destina -
tion all right, and, to start right, use the .Northern Pacific, and
preferably the "1JOBTH.COAST LIMITED" Vain, in service
after MAY 5th;
- . Any local agent will name
A. D. CHARLTON-"'
lilfllillfl
Dry Goods and Millinery Store.
302 Commercial Str t r-
Challies 5c a yard. The best that can be
had, for tb e money, test colors, great va
riety of pretty patterns. ; f
Batiste Lawn, plain andV fancies, niid
new patterns. Ginghams, see our new.
swell lines. Millinery in all the latest
styles. Visit this department. It will
be a treat for you. lftre you will find the
combined features of style, quality and
reasonable prices.: i 1 , vl
GREBNBAUM'S
302 Commercial St. -
H D 'ff-IAF? 58 State street
f xe w I J-Jlii Salem . . Oregon
STfcANGE DISAPPEARANCE!
A" WOMINO RANCHER AND WIFE
WERE LAST SEEN ON
MARCH 15. .v '
DENVER, April 10. A special to the
News from Moorcroft, Wyo., says; Ex
citement Is running high over the mys
terious disappearance of J. W. Church
and 'wife, formerly In the Union Pacific
general office. at Omaha, but who now
has a ranch fifty miles south of Gillette.
They were lastaseen on the morning of
March 15 by W.-C. Clifton at the ranch.
Church's mother, from Council Bluffs,
has been here to meet him since April
1. and is nearly distracted- Large par
ties have gone In search of the missing
couple. Pending investigation Clifton
is being held. '
A BIG KILLING
REPORTS OF BIO BUTCHERY OF
SHEEP IN WASHING-
a. . TON. : -...-
SPOKANE, Wash, April 10. A-Con-conully.
Wash-, dispatch to the Spokesman-Review
sass: A. Curtis has ar
rived there with news of an atrocious
butchery of a large part of his band of
sheep;. Last Wednesday night, mis
creants with axes, ' clubs . and picks
slaughtered 982. Thursday night they
killed forty-two more. It is said there
Is a combination in Okanogan county
against the sheepmen, a ', - y -
IN GOVERNOR'S HANDS
IJBEL BILL PASSED BY PENN
SYLVANIA legisiAtore
. ; CREATING A STIR.
HARRISBURQ. Pa, April 10-The
libel bill which has stirred tro th en
tire newspaper press of the state, came
Into possession of Governor Penny
packer this afternoon for his approval
or disapproval- ' United States Servitor
Penrose and other Republican leaders
have been on the ground several days
directing the fight in favor of the bilL
WILL NOT CHANGE DATE.
WALLA WALLA, Wash, April 10
B. C. Bedett, Commander of the .Depart
ment of Washington and Alaska, 3. A.
r, this morning notified the committee
at Spokane that the annual encamp
ment would not be changed from June
23d to May 26th, so as to be held, dur
ing President Roosewlfs visit to Spo
kane. - Seven of "the fourteen members
of the council of administration have
voted against the change, five for, two
to bear from. The tie vote kills the
proposition. The Commander has. also
received a, storm of protests from posts
in the department against changing, ;
WASHINGTON. April 10-The April
report . of Statistician of the Depart-
THE"
lates. V
Aermotors,
Windmills, ;
, Myers Spray Pumps,
Myers Buckeye Force. Pnmps.
All kinds of Pump Repairing.
men. 01 Agncuiiyre snows vne averag"- . .
t condition of winter wheat on April 1st
to have been 97 against T8.T on- April' i
1, 1902; $1.7 at the corresponding date
in 1901, and 82.1 the mean, of the April. fl,,.M,
averages of "the last ten years.
ANOTHER MOHAIR POOL V
CONTAINING 2200 FLEECES SOLD
AT SILVERTON YESTERDAY
FOR S7 CENTS." " '
Yesterday afternoon the Silverton mo
hair pool was sold at auction to the'
highest bidder at 27 cents per pound.
Wm. Brown & Co., of this city were the1
highest bidders and secured the lot.
The pool was In the hands of a com
; mittee consisting of Wm. Jacks and A. '
G. Steelhammer, of Silverton. This
will probably amount to about 600
pounds of mohair, as the average fleece ' '
will weight at least t&m pound. ' The
average yield per goat for the state
far last year was 3V4 pounds.
This is considered a .splendid price
for this hair, being 1 cents above the.'
market price, and compares favorably
With the sale of the Polk county pool,
at Dallas last week. This latter pool
sold for 38 cents per pound, but thev.
quality was much finer than the Silver
ton lot. t v
The extreme high prices which are be
ing paid for mohair will serve as a great
stimulus - among the farmers of this
valley for the Increased production of
mohair. , s
WAS WELL RECEIVED
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS I0J
- LARGS CROWD AT BOISE,. .
Idaho.
BOISJ2L Idaho, '.-April i lv-Covembr "
Chamberlain of Oregon was the chief
speaker at the Jefferson meeting 'held.. i i
here this evening under the. auspices", .
of the local Democratic . Clutv He ha-l v J
a very, large audience and his ' ad
dress . was received I with . applause. r. j
The Governor dwelt at length on Jef-
ferson's great work to . securing the
Louisiana territory for ; the . , United, , ,
States and sending explorers through
to the mouth of the Columbia, - ,
Salem Is heard to beat. There Is a -
free-lunch system here, that ts-notdu-.ti &
plicated In any city in the country. One. .
of our modern up-to-date ' bootblack
stands also runs, a steam popper and
furnishes a full meal of toothsome pop- . ;
corn while the shine is coming on,- ' i '
If you want "to say something to the
public in the big Sunday Statesman of
tomorrow, send" la your copy early,. The
mechanical department will be covered
np a foot deep late at night. , ; . ' , , . ,
Kindnecs Is its own reward.
Love thy neighbor' as thyself; lilJ
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