The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 11, 1903, Page 2

to THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, " DR. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT. B Wi o Bt o el ol A THOUSANDS HAVE KIONEY TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW 1T To Prove what Swamp-Rooi, the Great Kidney Remedy, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of ““The Call” May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible for more sickness and suiffering than any other discase -therefors, when, . through necglect or other causes, kidney trouble is permitted to continue, fatal results arc surc to follow. Your other organs may nced attention—but your kidneys most, becauss they do most and nced attention first. If you arc sick or “fecl badly,”” begin taking .Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, because @&s soon as your kidneys begin to get better they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince any one. ] day d immediate effect of Dr. smarting or irritation in passing, Root, the great kidney | brickdust or sediment in the = urine. oon realized. 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Doctors recgmmend it to their patients and use -if in their | own families, because ~they ‘recognize in Swamp-Root the greatest and most | successful remedy seing Bwamp-Root for four seases with the same good truly youw ROBERT BERNER mple bottle of this 1 remmin, | is for sale at drug stores the world | , by nlm]; over in bottles of two sizes and two virtues for such dis- bladder and wric acid | member the name, Swamp-Root, and gestion, being obliged | the address. Bingbamton, N. Y., on er frequently night and | every bottle. EDITORIAL NOTICE—If you have the slightest symptoms of kid- ider trouble. or if there 1 a trace of it in your family history, send Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y., who will gladly send you rediately, without cost to you, a sample bottle of Swamp- Root a book contaiming njany:of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial trers receivedl from ‘men and women cured. In writing. be sure to say that you fead thit genérous offer in' the Sam Francisco Daily Call. to pass your v e e o Continved From lm 1; “Column 3.| pean nations until the session of the —— sl - international postal convention in Rome" next spring; at which advan- tageous propositions may be made. ¢ ———— other point made is lhu. if faver ehould kill a large number of American “sol- diers while they were in Panama, there Hoar Will Press Resolution. would be a strong reaction at home ¥ 3 3 against the wisdom of the move. # WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—In the Sen- Another marine battaliph is to be | 3t¢ to-day Foar gave notice that as soon as practicable after the disposi- tion of the Cuban bill he would call up his resolution, introduced yester- day, requiring - information from the President concerning the conditions un- der which the - independence of Pan- ama was recognized. organized on the’ Atlantic ither at Norfolk, Philadelphia York. > IS S Elected President Balloting in Colombia, Cabiegram to Probabiy in the | | WOMAN Call and New York | by the New York HOLDS PISTOL WHILE MAN IS THRASHED Divorced Husband, Who Is Alleged to Epecia H e BOGOTA, Dec. 10 Presiden- The worn-out feeling. lack of am- | with wonderful success in baf&—lsfiml Swamp-Root is pleasant to "take and | prices—fifty cents and one dollaf. Re- | War bepértment Preparesto Send Troops| tial elections have passed off quietly Have Said Unkind Things, Suf- throughout the republic. Generals . Street Reyes and Gonzales Valencia have| pomen or, Lordand st the best prospects of being elected | FORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10.—At the | Sreatieit and Vice Prestaont. corner -of First and Madison streets this afternoon Mrs. Edward Tracey held a pistol to the head of her di- vorced husband while her more re- cently wedded spouse thrashed him in safety. Some years ago Mrs. Tracey mar- ried Joe Morak, thé owner of a gro- cery store. The Minister of War has convoked ~-martial to try military of- aplicated in the Panama révo- lution. Colombia has decided to continue the postal p ago she marrfed Edward Tracey, a barber. Morak made remarks about his divorced wife's new husband, which were repeated to her in due course. She insisted that Tracey avenge himself, but Tracey would not. - Finally she goaded him to action by = promising to prevent Morak from hit- Chas. Keilus & Co.|ting Tracey, and with her loaded pis- E 1 - tol.-the woman did so. 'Morak has X C U .S ,i. ¥ €|swvorn out warrants for the arrest ol High-Grade Clothiers|"s=ailants. —_——— No Branch Stores. No Agents. Changes in the Postal Service. 3 3 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Postmas-. Smart, good dressers|iam o Asteon o o Rppreciate the art| o p % iome Mebioston—tmar- expression of style Fourth class postmasters appointed: and exclusive patterns of cu- ready clothes, Seen cur Winter models? Prvced within reason, ke 55 California—>M. L. Smith, Betteravia, Santa Barbara County, vice John W. Atkinson, resigned; Walter G. Cor- nelius, Buckhorn, Ventura County, vice David Felsenthal, resigned; Wil- liam M. Rundeil, Hgrnitos, Mariposa County, vice Frank Olcese, résigned; Bertha E. Holman, Wauye Cnaveru “County, vice A. R. Merrill, resigned, {Oregon—Fearless B. Rigdon, New {‘Bridge, Unlon colnu. vice D..J. San- ¢ ::r-, Polk ceunw "I‘wetoml’&- : TS, " 3 w. rny bsrchtswlnk.»'rew W. Weatherspoo; Pleasant Valley, Baker Coun! rlow BlOFknnnm.m o e Some months ago she was | divorced from him and some weeks | IS UNDER FIRE Resolution Introduced in the House Has in View the Im- -peachment of Charles Swayne ‘I;E"NSION - BILL REPORTED Measure Carries . $1,697,500 Less Than Was Appropriated Last Year for War Veterans WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The House to-day adopted a resolution :directing the Judiclary Committee to inquire into the official conduct of Charles Swayne, Judge of the United - States, District Court for the northern district of Flor- ida, and to “report whether-the action of the House is requisite.” Lamar (D.) of Florida offered the res- olution announcing that he desired to impeach Judge Swayne. A lively de- bate was had before the resolution was adopted A number of members on the majority side sought to have the reso- lution referredsto the Judicary Commit- tee in order that a recommendation might be had from that committee be- fore voing on its adoption. The minor- ity solidly supported Lamar in his op- position to the motion to refer, and .several Republicans voted against re- ference. There were few dissenting votes on the motion to adopt the reso- lution. The first of the appropriation bills, the pension bill, was reported to the House to-day and notice was given that it would be calied upto-morrow for consideration. The bill carries a total of $138,150,100, which is $2500 less than the estimate submitted. ‘The bill carries $1,697,500 less than was appro- priated for pensions last year. At Rl SENATOR SMOOT’S CASE TO BE HEARD ON SATURDAY Chairman Burrows of the Committee on Privileges and Elections Is- sues Call for a Meeting. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Chairman | Burtows of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections has-called a meeting of the committee for Saturday be taken on the protests and petitions for the expulsion of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. That a thorcugh in- vestigation of the subject will be made by the Senate Committee on Privileges { and Elections now appears to be be- yond doubt. By those who'are press- ing the investigation it Is said it will be more comprehensive and searching than any similar inquiry eyer held. It is believed by some, at least,.of those who are opposing Senator Smoot that any effort made to prove he is a polygamist would result in failure, and while that point cannot be said-to have been abandoned absolutely, it is quite certain the opposition will concentrate | its endeavors to prove that the position he holds in the Mormon church is in- | compatible with the oath of allegiance he has taken to the United States. —_——— GENERAL WOOD URGED BELLAIRS' RETENTION | Caused Discredited Correspondent’s Tempordry Reinstatement by the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The Sen- ate Committee on Military Affairs to- day recalled Colonel Charles S. Diehl, assistant general manager of the As- sociated Press, who submitted letters to verify dates concerning the request of General Wood: for the retention of E. G. Bellairs as correspondent of the Associated Press at Havana. Colonel Diehl said that Bellairs had gone to China in July, 1901. In Sep- tember the Associated Press. received | information reflecting upon Bellairs and he was cabled to return to Amer- jca. In October General Wood called at the office of the Associated Press and made a statement that in his judgment the reports about Bellairs were un- founded. Bellairs was then instructed to remain; but subsequently, when dd- ditional information concerning him was received, he was dismissed. e LIFE-SAVING STATION FOR HALFMOON BAY | Senate Committee on Commerce Fav- orably Reports Bill for Its ‘Establishment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—-The -Sen- ate Committee on Commerce to-day di- rected favorable reports on bilis to ap- ply to foreign vessels the laws which now prohibit lodging-house keepers from boarding United Statcs vessels for the purpose of soliciting seamen as lodgers within twenty-four hours of the time vessels arrive in American | ports; to establish a life saving station at Halfmoon Bay, gouth of Point Mon- tara, and near Montara reef, Califor- | nia; 1o establish a port of delivery at Salt Lake, Utah, and appropriating $225,000 for the construction of a vessel of the first class for the revenue cutter service, to be stationed’at Honolulu, Hawaii. —_——— | BECOMES ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF TRAVELERS’ ASSOCIATION | President Roosevelt Is Visited by Del- egation From Order and Presented ‘With Certificate of Election. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—President | Roosevelt to-day was presented with a | certificate of associate membership in | the Travelers' Protective Association. F. W. Crandall, chairman of the na- tional railway committee of the order, in presenting the certificate informed the President that the opder, composed of 25,000 commercial travelers, manu- facturexs and jobbers, represented every shade of political belief. The President, in accepting, said it was an unusual experience for a delegation to call to give instead of to asl. e Jury Finds Woman Guilty. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Ger- trude Driggs was to-day found guilty | of the felony charge of trying to im- properly influence a juror and will'; nentenelfl Saturday. This convi mmmpm to the J-m‘ | case, which has been gn here for two vears.® o ou..c.uumw to consider whether any action shall] ST Oy FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1903. EE L1, STIRS A CONTEST Courts in San Bernardino County to Be Busy With Af- fairs of Deceased Prospector it e ey WOMAN DECLINES TO PAY BILL FOR BURIAL e Remains of the Old Miner Are Not Interred and Friends Cause Investigation of Estate Lot S ~Speclal Dispatch to The call. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10.~The body of John H. Means, an old prospector, has lain unburied in this city for three mbriths because the woman to” whom he left all he had in the world has re- fused to pay the funeral expenses. She supposed that he had simply left her a legacy of debt; that the several mining claims he owned did not amount to anything and she has therefore left the bills unpaid. Her namé is Lucy An- drews and she lives somewhere on Mission street in S8an Francisco. « The woman’s actions since the pros- Ppector’s miserable death in the County Hospital have aroused those who cared for the old man. They have engaged an attorney and to-day began proceed- ings for the purpose of compelling her to share with them a portion of the estate which she thought was valueless, but which developments have proved is so rich that she will be-financially independent - for the rest of her life. ‘When ' Means died it was thought that he did not possess a cent. He was an old prospeetor, whose only property consisted of certain claims. in the Dry Lake Distriet. " He had. been ill for months and was cared for by strang- | ers. Misg ‘Andrews was notified that | he was /i}l, ‘but she refused to assist| him,, and@nce his death on September 11 the body has been in a receiving vault'in a.cemetery with no one to pay burial, expenses. ‘It Has been discov- ered, howévery<thiat the mining claims are. worth .at least $50,000. In fact, a Pasadena. company- has offered more than that for them, and they can now be converted into ready cash. Miss Andrews ' within the past few days has filed Means’ will for probate in San Bernardino county and it was only by accident that the friends of the deceased here learned of that action. Means and Miss Andrews’ father were companions during bonanza days in the Virginia City district. There they made -and Jost a fortune and when her father |- died Means promised that if he ever made & ‘stake he would will & to the daughter'of his'chum. He dled without knowing what his claims were worth, but true to his promise he made her his he& She came here after his death, but réflised to pay the expenses of his funeral and the body has been held un- til the undertaker’'s bill was settled. Tt was at her instance that an expert went to the Dry Lake mining district to investigate the claims left by the old man. He brought the astonishing| information that some of the ore will | run $1000 to the ton, the average being | from $60-to $100. Some of the property | is bonded to a Pasadena syndicate which, if it closes the deal, will acquire ! only a half interest in the property, an there are several claims which are not | covered by bonds, the assessment work | on them having been done and patents issued to Means. Now those who he-y friended the old man during his last| illness, which continued for several months, propose to make the bene-| ficiary of his will pay for that service. The contest will be in the courts of | San Bernardino county. —————— DENIES STORY OF RESCUE OF WENTZ FROM BANDITS | Father of the Missing Lad Says That the Sensational Report Is En- tirely Without Foundatfon. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.—Dr. J. S. Wentz, father of E. L. Wentz, said to-day that he had no knowledge of the reported rescue of his son from bandits. Dr. Wentz characterized the rumors that have from time to time been published since the disappear-’ anee of his son as the work of some “cracked-brained fellow in Bristol, Tenn."” “I wish,” said Dr. Wentz, “that the newspapers would refrain from pub- lishing these reports. They are very annoying and disturbing to my fam- | ily. I know nothing more than I did | on October 15, and if T hear apythingt deflnne I will give n to the papers.” ¢ —————————— SETTLES WITH CREDITORS -AND WILL RETURN HOME Kansas Cattleman Who Fled to Mexico to-Avoid Paying His Debts Tires of Being a Fugitive. WOODBINE, Kans., Dec. 10.—A letter from Grant Gillette, at one time | one of the richest cattlemen in Kan- sas, and who fled to Mexico several years ago to avoid debts estimated at | $1,500,000, has been 'received by a woman here, on whose farm he holds a mortgage, in which he says: “I will be in Woodbine within a few days.” Gillette says that he has made a set- tlement with many of his creditors. He is supposed to be at Fostoria, Ohio, where, it is said, he recently pur- | chased a residence near that of his father-in-law. —————e——— FOUR THOUSAND TELEPHONE " COMPANIES FORM COMBINE Corporation lnvolm Valued at Two Hundred mmmml)olhrl Situated in Ehven States. CHICAGO, Dee 10.—Final arrange- ments were made to-day for the in- corporation of the Interstate Tele- ‘phone Association into one company. This means the amalgamation of more than 4000 independent telephone com- pnnl- ll‘n Illinois, Wisconsin, Ken- issouri, TIowa, Indiana, Penn- - Nebraska, Minnesota, Ohio _involving p m.;mmunm&n?&?”m :Icnq:l v{;: taken at m‘m ses- lon association. permanent mmlnee mw“'fl‘kn pu.nlottm.m | saying MacDowell appeared to bet- | the night. INDLLY AID GAINS 4 SONG Alaskan Aborigines Travel to Dawson to Obtain Musie for a Belle of the Tribe SR SR RO CARAVAN ON THE MARCH New Route Discovered Shorten- ing the Distance for Pedes- trians in the Yukon Region Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 10.—Because a pretty Indian maiden living on Peel River in the McKenzie River country wanted to learn a new song one of the largest caravans of Alaskan In- dians ever organized journeyed 1000 miles from McKenzie to Dawson last month. Last summer this maiden heard a prospector sing “In the Good Old Summer Time.” It interested her very much. The prospector did not know the song completely. Before he left camp almost the entire Peel River tribe was humming the tune as best they could. Missionaries visit these Indians reg- ularly and Christmas festivities form one of- their chief annual delights. The Indian girl whom the song first at- tracted proposed that a party of her tribe should go to Dawscn to learn this and other songs. The idea grew, resulting in a caravan which was led by W. N. Cralgie, who reached Dawson three weeks ago. While trying to make a short cut into Dawson he discovered the new Seela pass, shortening the trail from the McKenzie River to Dawson by 300 miles. En route through the Rockies the caravan came upon and slaughtered a herd of caribou and hauled the car- casges of fifty into Dawson on twenty- three large toboggans. The only wom- an to accompany the expedition was the girl, who immediately learned the words and tune of “In the Good Old Summer Time" to her complete satis- faction. She and Craigie have started back ard will reach McKenzie River before Christmas. Later in the winter another expedition will reach Dawson to trade. The caribou meat brought by Crai- gie's caravan relieved Dawson’s meat shortage. It brought from 20 to 35 cents per pound when auctioned in front of the Northern Commercial Company's store. @ it 1 @ ACTOR STANDS OFF BONIFACE Melbourne MacDowell's Com- pany Comes to Grief in Des Moines With Empty Treasury —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 10.— After completing a two nights’ en- | gagement in Foster's Opera-house last night, Melbourne MacDowell, who is starring in “The Captain of Navarre,” found that his bank account was away | to the bad and he could not pay hotel bills. After purchasing tickets to Oma- ha, where the company is booked for the next performance, he lacked ex- |actly $17 of sufficient means with | which to pay the hotel and he was | forced to give his note for the amount |in order to be able to proceed to| Omaha. * Although local dramatic critics lauded the play highly and united in ter advantage than in the Sardou plays —“Fedora” and La Tosca"—in which he starred with Blanche Walsh during former engagements here, less than 100 persons paid to see the second night's performance, the first perform- ance having fared but little better. Florence Stone, his leading lady, and Gladys Delorme, next in rank, shared the honors of the caste with Mac- Doywell: ————————— ICY RIVER MAY CLAIM THE BODIES OF JAPANESE Seven Are Missing From an Oriental Liner and Four Are Reported to Have Been Drowned. ASTORIA, Ore., Japanese are missing from the Orien-| tal liner Indravelli and speculation is rife as to their fate. ‘When the vessel left Portland she had nineteen Japanese on board, eighteen being deported for irregular: ities in their papers and one for con- tagious disease. At Brookfleld the steamship was compelled to come to anchor and the men escaped during They jumped into the river and swrted to swim for shore, 100 yards distant. The water was icy cold and whether all reached land safely | is doubted. 1t is reported here to-night that four were drowned, but there is nothing that would tend to confirm this re- port. Dec. 10.—Seven Mrs. Soffel’s Imprisonment Ends. PITTSBURG, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Kath- erine Soffel, wife of the Warden of the | Allegheny County jail at the time of ' the escape of the notorfous Biddle | brothers from that institution, was 1ib- erated from the Western penitentlary ‘to-day, having served twenty months for the part she played in that sensa- tional affair. During her incarceration in the penitentiary Mrs. Soffel's hus- band was granted a divorce. rejected offers to go on the stage, and says she will live In retirement at her ofather’s home. Trust Company's Notice of Suit. NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Notice of suit ,wuw—llyn:rvgonmflrmofnu- es 0 SANTA FE BUYS FIVE BRANCHE ELGENEEEE Directors at Annual Meeting in Topeka Confirm Purchase of the North Shore and North- western Lines in California FORMER’S PRESIDENT REPEATS HIS DENIAL e e John Martin Says His Company Has Not Disposed of Its Hold- ings and Believes Error Has Been Made in Press Report TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 10.—The Rock Island road was not represented by person or by proxy at the annual meet- ing to-day of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa, Fe stockholders. The purchase of the North Shore Line in California was confirmed and its fur- ther construction ordered hurried. The practically unanimous re-election of the four directors at the meeting to- day effectually disposes of current re- ports that the Rock Island has acquired sufficient stock to secure representa- tion on the board of directors and that two Rock Island men might be elected to-the board of directors. President Ripley in discussing the re- sult of the meeting sald: + “Price, Waterhouse & Co. of New York have, as usual, been selected as the independent auditors who are to audit the books and accounts of the company at the close of the fiscal year. ‘We also ratified the purchase by the Santa Fe of the stock of the Oakland and East Side Railway Company, of the San Francisco and Northwestern Railroad Company, of the Phoenix and Eastern Railway Company and of the Oakland and Eastern Railway Com- pany.” . Although the foregoing dispatch prac- tically confirms the frequent recent re- ports published in this city, President Martin of the North Shore Railroad last night again emphatically deunied that the road had been sold to the Santa Fe Company. He recited the fact, as pub- lished in The Call some months ago, that the Santa Fe officlals did have an understanding with him relative to the purchase of the road, but asserts that the deal had never been carried through. Martin expressed the opinion that the North Shore Railroad had been confounded with one of the northern holdings of the Santa Fe, which Presi- | dent Ripley refers to in his statement | regarding the meeting. The local officials of the Santa Fe when seen also were of the opinion that the North Shore road had been confounded with the San Francisco and Northwestern Rallway ‘which was incorporated in the interest of the Santa Fe's plan to secure rail copnections to Eureka. The officials denied any knowledge of any deal whereby the North Shore road has be- come the property of their ¢company. The Oakland and East Side Railroad Company was formed by the Santa Fe for the purpose of obtaining title to the California and Nevada Railway and its terminals and rights of way in Oakland and Berkeley. The San Francisco and Northw stern Railway Company was incorporated about six months ago with a view of abserbing the properties known as the Eel River and Eureka Railroad, the California and Northern Railway and the Pacific Lumber Com- pany’s line, which form the nucleus for the Santa Fe Company's proposed new coast line between the bays of San Francisco and Humboldt. (i 5, SRS PIERSON WILL RETIRE FROM NORTH SHORE ROAD Directors to Dispose of His Business Interests Preparatory to an Ex- tended Trip Abroad. The next meeting of the directors of the North Shore road will be held in a few days, and it is expected that; by that time William M. Pierson, one of the directors and a heavy stock- holder in the company, will have hand- ed in his resignation. Mr. Plerson has been contemplating retirement from the road for a num- ber of months and, ror that matter, from active participation in other en- Company, | MOORES WILL IS MYSTERIOCS PEE % ithholds the Name of a Los W Angeles Woman Who Is Made One of the Beneficiaries s U e DECEDENT BOUND BY OATH Fair Californian’s Share of Es- tate to Be Paid Out of Com- mission Allowed Exeeutor Special Dispatch to The Call. GLENS FALLS, N. Y., Dee. 10— Several mysteries were brought out to-day in the first hearing of the con- test over the will of William Moore, who left an estate of about $500,000. There is in sight about $200,000 or mere, which, after a few bequests, is di- vided in three equal proportions for his wife, daughter and grandson. Another clause in the will gives whatever he has received or may here- after receive under the will of Willlam Van Rensselaer to his grandson. No one here knows who Willlam Van Rensselaer was or anything further than what Moore’s confidential attor- ney and executor, H. P. King, testi- fled to-day. King said that Moore intimated to him that his estate was valued at about $300,000, and that a woman who resides in Los Angeles, Cal., and who occasionally stops at a hotel in Sara- toga, had a life interest in it. Moore said he was bound by an oath not to reveal any more, but that a full ex- plantion would be found in his safety deposit box in the vaults of the Glens Falls National Bank. This vault has not yet been opened, because of the contest which is now beéing made by the grandson, who is a minor, In case the will is defeated the grandson will not fare so well, it is said, as he does now, and it is a second mystery why he makes a contest. King testified that Moore told him that he {Moore) had contracted to pay a certain woman, whose name he did not wish to mention in the will and which was not disclosed in the testi- mony, five percentum of this estate. By an agreement between Moore and King this five percentum was to be paid to the woman from the' commis- sion allowed the executor under the will. ————— SAYS WASHING THE BODY IS AN INJURIOUS HABIT CHICAGO, Dec. 10.—“When people leave off bathing there will bé little or nothing for the doctors to do. Pneumo- nia, colds and a hundred other ills re- sult from the foolish habit of washing | the body. To bathe is to be dirty, for you thereby make a sewer of the skin. Blood attracted by the skin.gives up products that should be left to seek a natural outlet, and soils the skin.” The foregoing declarations made by Professor John Dill Robertson at the annual meeting of the Chicago Eclectic and Surgical Society at the Auditorium has aroused the Interest of the mem- bers. Professor Robertson asserted that the theory that the closing of the pores of the skin would result in death is false. He said that all physiologies which made such an assertion were wrong. The habit of taking “dry” baths was also denounced. The rubbing of a rough towel over the skin, accord- ing to Dr. Robertson, removed the nat- ural scales of the skin, or the “false skin.” This, he said, conduced to the growth of bacteria upon the skin. The doctor concluded with a touch- ing incident of a poor Eskimo brought from Greenland to Boston who had never been ill in his life. He was given a bath, contracted pneumonia and died in two days. @ il paring to dispose of his stock in the corporation. His health has not been of the best for some time and he has decided to relinquish his local intérests with a view of relieving himself of all business responsibilities during an ex- tended trip abroad, which he is now planning. Who will succeed him in the North Shore road will not be deter- | mined on until his resignation has been acted on. PO 27, Harriman Goes to Seattle. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10.—Presi- dent Harriman of the Southern Pacific | Company and party left Portland for | Seattle this afternoon. The object of terprises with which he is connected. Not only dces he purpose to resign from the directorate of the North Shore | Mr. Harriman's visit to Seattle could not be learned. Mr. Harriman will re- turn to this city on Saturday and is She has | road but it is leamed that he is pre- | expected to leave for the East Sunday. . ADVERTISEMENTS. DollsFree To-Day & No Percentage Drug Storc Frida December 11th OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT DAY We present free to our Yatrons on the above date an elegant doll, 14 inches long, . handsomely dressed, complete with hat, denuine bisque head, with purchases of ~50¢ or over. See the dolls in our window. -===Everybody welcome=== The No Percentage Drug Co. Wunmsmm |