Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924, May 29, 1903, Page 1, Image 1

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WIRE SIGHED
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Bremerton OfflcUb'Bnniat
:Speeclyl9 Tin:e; -: ...
by navy' ppARTr.irrr
Promise to Close Saloons and
Keep Them Closed for
All time
NO LICENSES TO BB ISSUED TO
SALOONS ON STREETS LEADING
TO NAVY YARD OR IN TOWN IF
, NECESSARY A CASE 1ST COURT
AT PRESENT TIME.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 28. After a
conference' this afternoon between a
special committee from the chamber of
commerce, of Seattle, the mayor and
councilmen of Bremerton, and Com
mandant Bleeker, of the Navy Yard,
the following telegram was sent to Sec
retary Moody, of tile -Navylr i' .''
. "We, the mayor and alt the members
of the city council of Bremerton, do
hereby agree that no license shall ..be
Issued for any saloon on streets lead
ing from the iowh wharf In Bremerton
to the it gate ef the Navy Yard and i
inatt ii tne ixevy Department requests
It. no license shall be IssueiWor any
saloon In the town"bf Bremerton dur
ing our term of office." ' '
May Blew Them Up.
Seattle. Wash., May 28. Mayor Croz
ton. of Bremerton Las employed a spe
cial attorney to prosecute the. caes of
saloon men who are selling, liquor Il
legally and declares that there will be
no more temporizing with that element.
Attention will first be devoted to' clos
ing up the saloon of John Pulles. who
was yesterday found guilty, pf running
without a license, pending the decision
-of his case by the higher court. .Un
less the saloon can.be closer .by legal
means .within nr-fcew -days there are
threats (hat other means will be em
ployed. , . . . V-...
KILL MEN By COnTltAcf
8TATEN ISLAND INVITES SHOOT
ING OF SAVAGES AND ES
!' CAPED PRISONERS.
liWil
SAN FBANCISCO, May 28. Captain
J. K. Wiggins, formerly, of the Forty
fourth Volunteer Infantry in the Phil
ippines, has arrived here on the Cos
tnos liner Menes from Patagonia where
hm has been gold mining for a year past
He says that the Argentine republic
has a penal colony made ' up- of - life
timers fiom the military and; clfil
courts located on Staten . Island; ;-A,
short time ago. while moving the pri
son to Ushuaiah. fifty of the prisoners
escaped, got arms and ammunition and
have since been terrorizing the. resi
dents. Murders have been of dally oc
currence, and the situation became so
serious that the Government Is ued or
ders that the, desperadoes were to be
shot on sight. The day before' he took
the steamer at Punta Arenas the chief
of police was killed. , V
The Government has 'also offered a
reward of one pound sterling for the
head of every Onaha. a savage tribe in
the Interior, that remains. ....
J. K. Riff el. a sheep ranch'- from
Terra del Fuego. another arrivsl on the
same steamer, says that the average Is
about a wreck a week on the Terra slat
Fuegati shore, and Just before. he left
for California a British bark was brok
en up In his vicinity.-
to be" made auractiVe
XEW BAND STAND IN MARION
SQUARE WILL BE PAINTED
; TODAY. . r , "" ;..
The work of painting the new band
stand In Marlon Square will be begun
this morning. The body ot the, ftand
win be painted white and. the roof red.
sna when completed. will W. most at
tractive building.. At the next meeting
of the Marion .iuire Improvement
league, which will be held at the tome
of .Mrs. J..M. Lawrence, on Tuesday of
next week, a committee will be ap
pointed , to decide upon a . fountain to
be placed in the Park. ,The location of
the fountain will not be selected by the
ladles of the League until the city
council decides upon a . plan for the
building ot th walks ; , through the
square. - "I.-". ' ""'""'''.-'.''"
A committee will . probably be ' ap
pointed by the League to wait upon the
members of the council; tri reference to
this matter at the next reguUf tottneit
meeting. ' It l hoped that the council
will see fit to take steps at once to.
bring the quare to he desired grrade
and to build the walks, and when this
Is done the .enterprising ladies of. the
League will: te able to proceed with the'
beautifying: of Sulemls natural Park.. '
TO ORG AHIZE. LEAGUES
MOvfcMENT TO PERSIANENTLY
IMPROVE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
GAINING POPULAR FAVOR..
Judge John IL Scott departed yes
terday morning. for points In the Wood
bum ; and Sitverton' neighborhood.
-where be went to Inspect1 roads and
bridge-i. Last evening he addressed
good roads meeting at Scott's Mills,
which wa called for the purpose of or-;
gantzing a road league. Tonight he
will ; address, a similar' meeting 1 at
Wood burn, and another tomorrow ev
ening at the Walker school-house on
the Salem and Sllverton road. . Good
roads, league win also be organized at
the, latter, places, as the enterprising
citizens of these districts are anxious
I to begin the . permanent improvement
of the public- highways , in their sec
tion? of the county. -
j Seven leagues have so. far been or
ganized, at different points in Marion
county,! and . all are doing excellent
work ,fn their . respective districts. A
great deal of volunteer work, and many
cash subscriptions, have been secured
through the efforts of these leagues,
and all the road work, being done is
along; the line of. permanent Improve
ment.; ; - ... .- , . i
The people of Marion county have
taken up this movement with the prop,
er spirit and much good , will result
from their co-operation. j.,'.-.-
Wherever leagues have been organ
ized the people have become thorough
ly enthused, and it Is hopd before the
close of the present season every dis
trict in Marion county will have such
an organisation. . ' '.
WHOWILLGET
THE BlG'PRIZE
Board of Lat or Commlsslon
, ers, Will Decide the f lat- t
L; .1 ter Monday I
SEVERAL PROMINENT CANDI
DATES IN THE FIELD FOR LA
BOR' COMMrsSIONER AND ALL
ARE GATHERING UP ALL THE
STRING 9 WITHIN REACH.
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Ever since the passage, and even be
fore, of the Labor Bill by the last Leg
islature there has been a big fight on
among the favored dhe who style them
selves the leaders. In labor circles, for
the honor of securing the" appointment
as State- Labor Commissioner, which
offlce Is created by the act, 'and there
has been no little speculation a to who
would secure the savory plum. - X - -Before
the bill came before the Leg
islature G. Y. Harry, late president ot
the , State Federation,' made a strong
canvass of the state and secured the
endorsement . of the majority of the
unions-land his appointment .was Incor-
ported .it the bill.. The-Legislature,
however, while almost to a roan in fa
vor at the measure, refused to legislate
Mr. j Harry Into offlce and It waa found
necessary to expunge this, claim from
the bill before they would consider its
enactment. , That put him out oft the
race. Whea It became a law the ap
plications, supplemented by strong pe
titions, began to pour In from- all quar
ters and it became, apparent that there
would, be no- cause to complain of a
lack of material when It came time to
choose a commissioner. I
Since that time the. race has been a
warm one, but the starters have dwin
dled down to only nine, which are con
sidered the strongest ones' in the labor
world, sc far as the state of Oregon Is
concerned, and the finish promises to
be an exceedingly close one. i The nine
candidates, who will be In at the death
are O. P. Hoff, Portland; E. if. iagg.
and James E. Godfrey.? Salem-. Walter
H. Drennan, C BOmberger; and J. H.
Kundert, Portland; David Roberts, of
Roseburg. and Ross E. Moores, of Sa
lem. : . , : . . - 1
The. Board of Labor Commissioners,
composed of the Governor, secretary
of State and Treasurer, has been pan
dering long over the question and has
come to the conclusion that the grave
matter will be decided once and for all
on ' Monday of -next week. ; This an
nouncement will probably stir the can
didates to renewed vigor aad entreaty,
and the board will no doubt suffer un
told agonies In ironsequence.
Of the three Salem candidates It is
generally agreed among those wno
think they are elose enough In to ax-
press an authoritative opinion, that It
lies between E. H- Flagg and James E.
Oodf reyi . the former ,of whom Is ac
knowledged to have the strongest pe
tition before the board, while the lat
ter 1 stronger in other respects, and
both are popular with and have the en
dorsement of th"e local unions, -ffmong
the Portland candidates It Is generally
conceded that Walter H. Drennan Is In
the lead and stands a good show of
winning the prize. ' ?
This office carries with it an annual
salary of SUM besides an expense al
lowance of not more Jhari $800 pr year
and Is not to be scoffed at. ; i,. The act
provides'that the first -Labor. Commis
sioner shall be appointed by the Board
of, Labor Commissioners a bd he shall
serve until 190$ at which time, at the
regular election, a -successor shall be
elected by ballot In the, same .manner
In which all other state officers are
elected, and the term of, office shall be
four years. . The . principal duties of.
this officer will be to collect and col
late labor statistics and to Inspect all
workshops andT factories In the state
and especially to enforce the child la
bor law, which was also enacted by the
last Legislature; - - -;' ; ?
STRAWBERRIES, PER CRATE.
. TACOSfA.1 Wash May. 18. -The first
crate ox nonK! -
brought Into this city yesteroay oy a
rancher from Ifox Island. The berries
brought f wholesale, Thia price, when
rsiifnm!a berries are selling at 5 HO.
was considered exceptional. The same
farmer brought In the nrst IKtl"
grown cucumbers, whteh sold at 10
per dozeni ' i . '.
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MAY REQUIRE ;
HIS SERVICES
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Will Not Disclose IdenUty of
the Go-Between r
POSTBI ASTER -GENERAL
Admits There Is a Third Par
ty in the Machen Sit
uation HE MAE TURN STATE'S EVIDENCE
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS-
i SEMBLY ADOPTED REVISION OF
CONFESSION OF FAITH COLOR
ED QUESTION REFERRED. .
WASHINGTON, May 28. The Post
office officials refuse to give any infor
mation respecting the go-between, who,
it is alleged, figured in the transactions
that caused Machem's arrest. It ; is
stated that there is a possibility, if .lot
a probability, that he will be used as
a witness for the Government. The
Postmaster General said tonlghtt
"That there is-, a third, party In tnis
matter I have no doubt, but I cannot
say .anything further."-. ,
- He was asked whether the delay In
making the arrest was due to a failure
to locate the man. : ; The , Postmas: ?r
General replied in the negative. There
was an intimation 1 that the Dpart
mnt might desire the go-between to
turn state's evidence.
Dscidsd Creed Question. '
' Los Angeles,, CaL; May Si. The
Presbyterian church s of - the United
States In General Assembly today fin
ally disposed of the question- of the re
vision of the creed that has been be
fore the last three general assemblies
and which has agitated the Presbyter
ian circles for the past fifteen years. ...
The Assembly today, by unanimous
vote, adopted a revision of the confes
sion of faith, as prepared by a com
mittee appointed by the General As
sembly of 1901. i
At the afternoon session the "eolor
ed question was .referred to a commit,
tee of five, three ministers and two
elders, this committee to report to the
next General Assembly. ..
k Have Violated Agreement. "
Denver. Coll May 28. The general
executive committee of organ it ed labor
which had charge of the recent strike
in Denver, tonight issued an address
to the public In which it is charged that
the members of the Citizens' Alliance.
business men's organization, .have
violated the agreement made at the
tlnie the strike was declared off. refus
ing, to reinstate their locked -out em
ployes. : -. . .- ; ..';' j
The wild horses of Arabia' will not
admit. a tame horse among them, while
the wild horses of South America en
deavor to decoy : domesticated " horses
and seem eager to welcome them.
In Brazil It Is considered undignified
for a lady, to -go shopping. - Usually a
servant is sent for samples, and if It Is
a bonnet the senorita wants to buy, a
box or basket containing several of the
latest styles Is sept up for her inspec
tion. .. . J . ; '. i ."'
' X HONOR FOR CAVANAUGH.
SPOKANE, - Waslu v May , 28. The
twenty-first annual encampment ef the
O. A. It. for Washington and Alaska to
day- elected. Thomas JL. Cavanaugh, of
Olymnia. as . Department Commander
for the coming year. 4 , -. ;
IVOtJ THE HANDICAP
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NEW YORK, May 28-HarryrtPayne
Whitney and H. ' B. Duryea's S-year-
old colt.. Lad, won the , ; seventeenth
Brooklyn handicap at Oravesend today
irt 2:5 2-S. lowering -the ' record of
2: S8 1-4 for. the race,- made by Ban
tar, in 18ta. t W. C Whitney's Gunfire
the winner of the Metropolitan handi
THE FLOOD SITU
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TOPEKA, Kan, May 2S.--The: worst
flood situation, prevails in Kansaa to
night .than for yearsv tBridgea . ae
out; railway tracks? submerged; - tele
graph wire down; many famine drl-r-en-from-
their homes; and thousands of
seres) ef ; corn - ruined. 1 The ',-WBed
HI 9 W . . . -- -
MM.. la matertaltv . redueed. ' The
Union Pacific has passed no train on
CONSTITUTION
IS
Cir: K ifiiQf TOERiAt RACES
NEW YORK, May 2S.-r-Tha, Consti
tation's hoodoo almost spoiled the race
Of f rial for the cup defenderrift Lng
island Sound today. ; After sailing nine
miles of the" first i leg of the. race, the
Constitution's mast. was carried a. way
in a-little puff of wind andhe.was ou
of ..At for thedaw When the .accident
occurred., the.-Consti tutionr wasa. hilf
mile behind the Reliance and was lead-
jlng the Columbia, by . an equal dialjmce,
WOULD BLOW
UP THE STAND
i
Threats Blade to Mayor of
Anaconda, Montana
BECAUSE OS ITS ERECTION
By Non-Union Labor Hatter
Kept Quiet Until Pres-,.
sident Left
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT i BEING
RECEIVED BY. LARGE CROWDS
AT Hi3 STOPPING f PLACES) IN
IDAHO PLANTED' TREE NE.tR
HARRISON'S IN BOISE.
BOISE. Idaho.' May i 28. President
Roosevelt's train reached Solse at W9
this afternoon, exactly on- time, and
left again at :SJ for the trip to Salt
Lake City. The program arranged5 for
the reception was carried out without
s-hitch. The fresiaeni ana party
(marched through a lane of children a
they approached the grand stand erect
led at Jefferson street. lnx front of the
Capitol grounds. The city waa throng
ed with people to see the President.
He " was Introduced ; " byl Governor
Morrison, and spoke for forty, minutes.
After the speaking the" President ad
dressed a few words to the Grand Army
Post, drawn up In the rear of the stand,
and also to the Spanish War veterans,
wearing brown uniforms.
A tree was then planted. In -the State
House grounds hear the one planted by
President Harrison in 189L ; The Pres
ident and party were then taken on a
drive about the city, air the principal
points of Interest being visited.
. Benefits of Irrigstien. ,
Boise. Idaho. May 28. President
Roosevelt- made aJ number -of short
stops In Idaho today after leaving Po
catello. at each one of which he was
greeted by cheering and enthusiastic
crowds. In his speech he confined him
self mostly to the benefits that nava
been and are to be derived from Irrag
tion and te the dualities .that - go- - to
make up good citizenship.- During the
day he spoke -at Shoshone, Klrriana,
Glenn's Ferry, Mountain Home and
Xampa. ' :
Is a Good Story.
Anaconda. Monf, May. 28. A special
to the Standard from Boise aays: Ad
jutant General Vlckers, early , this
morning, received three, letters threat
ening to blow up the grand stand, erect
ed for the President's: visit because It
was erected by non-union labor. " The
letters were . turned over to Chief. of
Police Francis and. a , close watch kept
on the stand. Nothing was said about
the matter while the President
here . . . . .
THOUGHT IT WAS PANTHER
YOUNG MAN FIRES"lN BRUSH iAND
SHOOTS HIS PARTNER ,
DEAD. ," . '
VANCOUVER Bv C. May 28. Siala
by his friend In mistake for a panther,
Richard Christmas lies dead at Nana
Imo, while W. J. Parker, who fired the
fatal shot, has to be watched, to. pre
vent him from committing suicide.
AHD LOWERED RECORD
cap, and the' favorite for today's race,
was second, beaten by not-more than
three inches.. .Eight, lengths behind
these two came W. S. Fanshaw's Heno.
and- close .on Heno's flanks, were Fjox
hall .Keene's Injunction, Jacob Worth's
Oom Paul, the second favorite. in, the
betting, and.. Alex. Shield's, .hunter,
Ralno , ... . . ".a. ": ' -.
ATlOfJ
) 1(AnSAS"fALAR(VllNG
ft !vj r ' ... y Ti-f s
tt iinVe4ees this tM and kat
tan since Tuesday. Between here and
Kansas City the track la submerged in
three places and at Sallna the water H
mo high, that trains can. neither ent-er
nor Imre thA eMT. K- J. EriCZS. a ru
ral mail carrier, a td Ed. Heletrom at
tempted to cross a small stream at Mc-
1 w - -
I PbHson his mtorning end fere drown
led. - : i -
The ReliancS ; an i Columbia- finished
the race, but It had become a- proces
sion, for the Columbia waa never form
idable after the first - vmiles;4: had
been sailed. The Reliance crossed the
finish line a winner by eight minutes
nd Jtwenty-seveil secf ndsv August
Belmont, the manager-owner, who was
on board the Oxnstitution. said that Mer
spare toe-mast ."ras In Bristol aad. that
be did not expect to. -get it tavtttne ' te
aail la Saturday race..-. - ' -
GOT
Walker U crazed with grief that he
should have taken the life of his chum.
The .two young men wt out , after
panther at Englishman's river, on Van
couver Island. : After proceeding to
gether and having no luck. they, agreed
to separate and try different parts of
the forest. Walker heard a rustle in
the undergrowth, and thinking that hts
friend was distant, shot in the direction
unluckily with dire effect. He was
horrified to find that he had kAled
Christmas, the bullet having entered
above the heart. The dead man was
the son of Rev. Mr. Christmas, of Nan.
aimo. to which place the remains were
taken.' .
TO GROW FLOWERS.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, May 28.
The State Floral Company," with head
quarters at this place, baa filed articles
of Incorporation with the county audi
tor. The capital stock Is given as $20.
000, and the Incorporators are Arthur
Judges. John W. Wilson and , Rupert
Card. The. company is building a. large
greenhouse At the foot of Nob Hill .and
expects to be ready for business some
time this summer. - . .
DOWN BELOW
1 ONE THOUSAND
Nine Hundred and Seyenty
;; . Fire BoUars tet td Be ;,
..Pledged, "
THIS IS THREE HUNDRED AND
r TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS A DAY
" FOR THE THREE DAYS YET
LEFT TO COMPLETE THE DEBT
FUND. . - -
. The 833,000 fund for the payment of
the debt of Willamette University is all
pledged excepting 8975. There were
twelve additions to the list of pledges
yesterday, aggregating $288.
- There are only three more days In
which to raise the $975, Including Sun
day for the debt must be wiped out
by the first of June. This la $225 a
day:- for the three days. Salem people
must contribute, their share of this
$975. They must pledge all of it, , if
necessary, to the end that there may
be no failure in having the work fully
completed' before the beginning of the
month of June.
The committee will be at work again
today. v It consists of Mayor C. P.
Bishop, A. JN. Moo res and George B.
Gray. These are very busy men, and
they are nd more Interested in the con
summation of the object for which they
are working than every .property holder
and business ma n of Salem ought to
be., . . - s f
Not a bit more interested.
- This is a business matter for, the
people of Salem. Many have: made
pledges outside of business considera
tions. - The object Is a most worthy
one. It appeals to many friends of the
institution ' on grounds ' unconnected
with business reasons; But as a pure
business proposition for Salem, no one
Interested in property or business here
can afford to witness a, failure to se
cure the entire amount of the fund to
wipe out the debt by Sunday night, and
today or tomorrow. If possible.
Send in' your name, if you have not
already made your pledge, to some
member of the committee, or increase
your, pledge If possible, and secure some
one else o do the samel .. And do not
delay.' The time it growing uncom
fortably short. I , ; .
- , New Pledges-
A friend ............ .. .. . .
A friend .. .. ... .. .. .
Judge F, A. Moore .. .. .. .. .. .
A friend .. .... .. .. .
Dr. Hall. Clatskanie .. .. .. .. .
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50
30
20
15
10
10
5
5
Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Lehman
A friend . i . .
A friend . .
A friend . . .
uan J . r ry .. .......... .....
F.M.Brown-.!. .. .. .. ..
Salem Iron Works ........... . . ,
Subscribed Heretofore.
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.$250
.250
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. 200
. 160
.100
. 100
. 50
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J. H. Albert L ... ..
Rev. H. C. Cla rk, Prl nevl He
J. J. Henry . I .. .. . . . . . .
John Hughes j Estate . . . . .
Mrs. A. N. W. Howe .. .. ...
Corvallis Church . . -. ... .
Oregon Nursery Company ...
Mr.. Pearson. Baker City ..
A friend J. .. .. f . ..
H. A. Thomas . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. W. G. Westacott
E. Hofer -i j. .
J. L. Stockton
W. H. Leeds .. :
Mrs. J.-H. McNary .. .. .
Chan. L. Lftchfield . . . . . .
8. A J Manning .. .. .. ..
Thos. H. Reynolds
J. Conner .. .. ..... ..
A. Klein YjI . - . . .'. . . . ." ..
Mrs-.F..Ai' Wlggirw .....
F. B. Southwick . .. ..
Wm. Mannrng - -; . 1.
A. C. Flerninx . . ..
Mr. A- C4 Fleming
Carl Abranw r. . .
L.. JB Davis. ... . .
Speer,Brosl .. ..
Fuller A. Douglas
Roth tt Graber .. . .
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J HOW -BILLY" JlASON LOST.
" Many years ago. says the .Brooklyn
Eagle, before "Bnly-Mason became a
United States Senator, he, was. called
from; Chicago to New YorkjMj a, very
Important matter.. Just, at""that time
the railroads were having ,so bitter a
rate war that the fare between these
two cities was reduced from $22 to $2.
r What a the matter. - BUly T the
speaker asked. "Tou look as If you
had lost your last f rJend. j I .
saitLMasoo.'I haven't lost tny
friends, but this infernal. rail road war
lias cost me" $2&"ii t 4 r
s "How's thatr. , - 4 .
. ?WBTj Xvefegot -a. pis to New York
and it save, me only $i instead of $22.
IS FULFILLING
HISPROLHSES
Cuyahoga, OhloCounty Con
vention Endorses Roosevelt
MARCUS HANNA ORAtfcS
Commends His Administration
; f and Pays Him Hih '.
fct sl rriDnte
REGISTERED A VOW AT BUFFALO
BEFORE HIS CABINET WITH
PEOPLE AS WITNESS THAT ' HE
WOULD CARRY OUT POLICY OF
M'KKSLEY. - ' ' ' " . ' ' ;
CLEVELAND. O, May 28.The Re
publican county convention today
adopted resolutions endorsing the ad
ministration of President Roosevelt and
recommending his re-nommation and
election In' 1904.' -Senator Hanna ad-
dressed the convention and paid a high
tribute to President Roosevelt snd his
administration. He said in part -
"I have nothing but r commendation .
for the record of the President, who
from that awful day in Buffalo when.
In the presence of his Cabinet, he reg
istered a vow,-and called as . a witness
the whole American, people, that . It
would be bis duty as well a his pleas
ure to carry out the policies of Wm.
McKlnley. -Vr:.; ' v'--. - .
"That utterance gave him a high
place In the hearts of A he American
people, and to- the'best of his ability he
has labored honestly to carry out that
pledge.
SOME ONE ROBBED HIM ;
STRANGE MYSTERY." SURROUNDS
THE SUICIDE OF" ANDERS
' NELSON.
ASTORIA, Or, May 2S. There la
now good reason ft believe that some
one either robbed the dead body of
Anders G. Nelson, of Seaside; whose
body, was found hanging-In the woods
on -the hin above the. city.' or' fhat he
was robbed previous to hh death; and
that such robbery was the direct cause
of his committing the rash deed. Upon
his leaving Seaside the day previous to
his mysterious disappearance from this
city he was known to have had a large
sum of money on his person. In a sack,
.which amounted to at- least $ 500, and
it may have been $10O , He was not
addicted to drinking or gambling, and
he was too timid of people to per nit
any one to get near enough to rob him.
and it is known that he did not deposit
it in any of the local banks, nor did he
leave It with any of the very few men
with whom he was friendly.,! -Whin
his body! was found hanging In the
woods there was lying on the ground
hear by the same sack that he had car
ried his money inl and it contained
only $4.25. .'-..,;..
Karl F. Johnson, who has been ap
pointed administrator of his estate, has
been looking into the matter and fe?ls
positive that Nelson had. nearly $1000
in the sack when he hanged himself.' ,
HE WAS WANTED
MAN FOUND - DEAD AT.V BAKER
CITY SAID TO BE FRED
' : ' HART. . ". ' .
BAKER CITY. Or, May 2s.-rA dis
patch from Seattle says that Frank
1 1 4 t " r v' vig fou il dsa-l 'n
a loom in a local lodging ho'ire last
Sunday, is supposed to be Fred Hart,
wanted by the Seattle police as "ab
sconding from Valdex, Alaska, where
h'.1 agent for the New York Life
Insurance Company, .
Hart left ho clue whereby to Identify
him other than a letter from Ed Bovdt.
of Deschutes., addressed to Hart. ,
Hart was here last week .on a pro
tracted spree, and. went to bed Friday
night, where he. was found, dead Sun
day. He claimed to be an Insurance
man from Portland. ;. ' .
LIGHT FOit BRUWNSvlLtE
REGULATION8 are- pendVng for
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
: - ' ELECTRIC PLANT.
BROWNSVILLE. Or. May 2i A, B.
Kurtx,- of Stlverton. Was- to this city,
yesterday looking orer the town with
a view of putting in an electric. light
plaot. Mr. Kurtx Is. the. Owner of the
Sllverton, vToodburn and. Mount Angel
electric light, plants. He entered .Into
negotiation with - the owners, of fhe
water - power In this city, but at. the
time he left the matter was undecided.
Since then the owners of the water
power ha ye made Mr. Kurta proposi
tion, -and 'he will return In a few days
to close the deal. This, practically as
sures an. electric, light plant for this
city, an Improvement , greatly needed
for many years. .. . .'- .
ALL STORES WILL CLOSE-- ;
Alt stores which have union- store
card agreed to- close for- the - day at
noon en Memorial day, Other houses
have, also signified their Intention " of
conforming to the same arrangement,
wfejch is a Jwit mark of respect to the
brave boys of '81, both the living -tnd
the dead. APJ-wbo BeMeve nhtding
sacred this national? holiday will glad
ly, arrange to d their' purcltasinc dur
ing the cuoroing., 1 . ... ,