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THE OREGONIAK. TUlSBUAr. AUGUST 26, 1902. BIG POWER SCHEME xtensive Electrical System, Planned for Oregon. - tf ANY TOWNS TO BE LIGHTED Cestern Jlen Propose to EJnild Trol ley Lines Throoffli the Willamette Valley Now XesrotlaUng for Eugene Light Plant. EUGENE, Or., Aug. 25. (Special.) East ern people have made overtures for the purchase of the Eugene electric light plant, and they represent that It is their purpose to put In an extensive syatem of long-distance transmission of electricity running through California and Oregon, connecting S3n Francisco and Portland end furnishing light and power for all the intervening communities. Trolley lines trtll bo built through the Willam ette Valley, each city being served by lines connected with a main stem that will get Its energy from water powers along the route. It'ls presumed that other towns in "Weotern Oregon have received similar pro posals. Negotiations have not yet passed the preliminary Etige. A very large de velopment scheme is Bald to be embraced In the plans of the people who are Beck ing to enter this field. MISSING BOY HEARD PR03I. Soberi J. Batty Is Sow Believed to Be In San Francisco. . OREGON CITY. Or.,XAug. 25. (Special.) Robert J. Batty, vho disappeared from his home at Canby last Monday morning, has been beard from, and is now believed to be in San Francisco. Hedges & Grif fith, of this city, who are the attorneys for the mother of the boy. have communi cated with the police of San Francisco, and they are keeping a constant lookout for the missing lad. Attorney Griffith re ceived information yesterday that the run away was seen in Hubbard and in Salem on Monday, the day of his disappearance. He disposed of his bicycle in Salem and left on the overland Monday night, say lug; he was bound for San Francisco. Forewt Fire a Benefit. City Attorney A. S. Dreascr returned late last night from Sprinpwatcr, where he wont to investigate the amount and extent of the damage done by tho recent forest fires in that vicinity. He found the fires burned out and oniy a few smoking stumps here and there. Mr. Dresser went all over the bumed portion, end Is of the opinion that the fire was a benefit to the section, as the underbrush Is all burned out and another fire Is not ed likely to occur. Will of Jnhann F. Schacht. The will of Johann F. Schacht, who died at Damascus. August 5, was admitted to probate this afternoon. The estate is ap praised at $1QOO, and is left to the de ceased's wife, Mary Schacht: his sons, Albert, Henry. Theodore and John Schacht, and his daughters, Mrs. Lena Hunter, Mrs. Mary Fritz and Annie Schacht. v Teacher Institute Opens Today. Teachers have been arriving in the city all day for the Clackamas County teach ers' annual Institute, which will com mence tomorrow. The programme for to morrow follows: Morning "When I Was a Boy," Pres ton W. Search; "Arithmetic Fundamental Principles." R. R. Steele; "The Mistakes Children Make ' in Drawing Flowers," Anna E. Knox; "Nature Study," Preston W. Search. Afternoon Music; "School Tactics." R. H. Steele; "The Literary. Training of Children," Preston W. Search; address, Etate Superintendent J. H. Ackerman. The institute will close Thursday after noon. TO IIOXOR DR. M'LOUGHLIS. "Window in Oregon City Ciiarcli to Be Dc'dicdtcd to Famous Pioneer, OREGON CITY. Aug. 24. (Special.) Five thousand dollars will have been spent by St. John's Catholic church, of this city, when the repairs and new build ings now under way shall have been com pleted. The new residence of Rev. A. Hlllcbrand id now receiving the finishing touches, and Is nearly ready for occu pancy. An addition 35 feet long Is being made to the church, which will give the edifice almost twice its present seating capacity. The entire front of the church will be moved forward, and the ancient doors and front will be used. The archi tecture -will be practically unchanged, such alterations that will have to be made In tho interior being minor ones. . St. .John's church was built in 1S45. and dedicated one yar later. Four new win dows will be Installed In the addition, two of which have been taken by members of the church. One of the windows will be a memorial window for Most Rev. F. N. Blanchet. archbishop of Oregon City, and will be presented by Very Itgv. F. X. Blanchet and two of his friends. It Is the intention of tho church to dedicate the remaining window to the memory of Dr. John McLouphlln, who was knighted by Pope Gregory XVI. The expense of this window will be borne by popular subscription, and the Bank of Oregon City has consented to act as treasurer for this purpose. Archbishop Christie has already headed, the list with a liberal subscription. The Benedictine. Sisters, teachers of St. John's school, arc preparing to build an addition to their residence. S2xl6 feet. The present residence will be moved 32 feet to the rear of the lot, to accommo date the addition. SITES FOR FISH HATCHERIES; A Washington Official Will Visit Several Coin nib In. Points. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 23. (Special.) Dep uty Fish Commissioner Burton, of Wash ington, and W. A Houchen, of Cath lamet, a hatchery expert, left this after noon for Gray's River, where they will select a site for a salmon hatchery. They will also visit several streams along the rorth shoro of the lower river in quest of good locations for hatcheries. Mr. Burton will recommend the establish ment of four new hatchories on tribu taries to the Lower Columbia this Fall, one on Gray's River, one on Skamokawa Creek, one on the Elochomln, and one on a tributary of the Cowlitz. He expects to use these plants to propagate the early runs o.f fish. The plan is for the state to purchase or lease two .or more traps where salmon from the runs of each month during the fishing reason can be caught, and then hold the fish In the re taining, ponds until they ripen sufficiently for propagation purposes. LOSG TRAMP OF PORTLASD BOYS. Cover 000 Miles on Foot, and Have Sot Yet Concluded Their Journey. SALEM, Aug. 25. (Special.) Ralph A Feritdn, ton of Attorney W. D. Fcnton, and Ralph Dolph, youngest son of the- late Senator Dolph, both of Portland, spent a portion of today In Salem, where they attracted not a little attention. They were Just finishing a 000-mile tramp through probably the most picturesque -regions of the, state- The ooys left Eugene on July 6, walking -over the mountains by way of the Sluslaw country direct to the coast. A week was spent at Newport, and they then proceeded along tho, coast to As- torla and Seaside, thence to Portland. The distance of 120 miles from Aetoria to Port land was made in four days. A tramp to Mount Hood followed. The ascent of the peak was made Tuesday, August 19. The boys returned to the Willamette Valley via Oregon City, hence to Salem along the Southern Pacific track. Having spent Sun day with Salem friends, they left early this morning for Eugene via Monmouth and Corvallis. They carried, their cooking utensils and blankets in a pack, and en Joyed an Ideal outing with all the attend ing hardships and Inconveniences. In the absence of bridges, they frequently swam streams, pushing their clothing and per sonal effects across on an improvised raft. BUGGY BREAKS THROUGH BRIDGE. Three People Have a Clone Call From Drowning TVear Corvallis. CORVALLIS. Aug. 23. (Special.) An accident which nearly proved serious oc curred to Ed. Andrews and wife, of Cor vallis, and the latter'a sister, Mrs. L. N. Riley, of Portland, late yesterday after noon, while the party was returning to this city from Tangent. While passing over the Hamilton slough bridge, four miles east of Corvallis, the center span of tho structure collapsed, precipitating the team, buggy and occupants a. distance of IS feet into three feet of water, and ah unknown depth of mud. In the fail, tho threo persons were turned underneath the vehicle. Mr. Andrews Was the first to emergo from the critical situation, and fortunately he was enabled to promptly rescue his wife. When she was safely on shore Mr. Andrews made a eearch for his sister-in-law and presently saw a hand emergo from the muddy water, and in the face of much danger from the struggling horses plunged forward and successfully rescued Mrs. Riley, who was almost drowned, but was soon restored to consciousness. All received more or less injuries, none serious except thoso re ceived by Mrs. Riley, whose spine was In jured between the shoulders, causing a piYtial paralysis of the arms. PRISOXERS ARB RELEASED. Clatsop County Official Criticises the San Francisco Police. fASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 23. (Special.) John Demetro and B. Moro were arraigned in the Justice Court this morning on the charge of the larceny of ?S00 from George Eleo's store, and on motion of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Eakin they were dismissed. These are the men who were arested in Ban Francisco a few days ago and brought back here for trial. In ex plaining his motion for dismissal the at torney said that on the morning after tho money was stolen eight men who had spent the night in Eleo's store left on the steamer Elder for California. That ono of these men took the money was cer tain, and a telegram was sent to the Chief of Police at San Francisco, giving the names of the men and a full descrip tion of the missing money, wjth instruc tions to arrest and hold any of the men upon whom the money was found. De metro and Moro were the only ones held, although the former had but J1S 35 on his person, and Moro had but $10 10, and none of it "was of the denominations of the missing funds. He criticised the San Francisco police Tor holding these men on the information sent, and said there was no evidence on which to connect them with the crime. PIONEERS ASD VETERAXS TO MEET Annual Gathering of Jaclcson Connty Folic Will 'Soon Occur. MEDFORD, Or.. Aug. 25. (Special.) The 11th annual reunion of the old sol diers and sailors of Southern .Oregon will bo held at Gold Hill, beginning on Sep tember 15 and continuing during the week. Among the prominent speakers announced for the occasion are Representative Tongue, Governor Gecr, Captain S. B. Ormsby and Colonel H. V.- Gates. The annual meeting of the Southern Oregon Pioneer Association ,will be held at Jacksonville, September 4. An excel lent programme is being arranged for he occasion, and It is proposed to make this a memorable day in the history of the pioneers. Hon. C. B. Watson, of Ash land, has been selected to deliver the an nual address of the day. Charged With Forfrery. BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 25. Chief of Police Francis returned tonight from Long valley with a prisoner named William M. Land, charged with forgery. He eccurcd J10S3 40 on a draft that did not belong to him. His case is rather remarkable. The draft was sent from Harrlsburg. Va., by J. E. Lam to his father, W. H. Lam. It arrived here on June 25, and the letter was handed oiit at the postofflce to Land by Mistake. The latter changed the name Lam to Land, got F. Cobb, a mer chant to lndorso it for him and walked off with the money. Tho crime was not discovered until a week ago, when the draft was returned to the First National Bank here and the amount collected 4rom Cobb. Wcll-KnoTrn Washington Lavryer. COLFAX. Wash., Aug. 23. (Special.)- Charles M. Wyman. one of the best-known attorneys of Whitman County, formerly a partner of Judge Fullerton. of the Wash ington Supreme bench, died today of ty phoid fever, after a long illness. Mr. Wyman was an active member of the Knights of Pythias, Masonsr Artisans and Royal Highlanders, and carried life Insur ance In all but the Masons. The funeral will be held tomorrow, under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, assisted by the other secret societies, and the Whitman County Bar Association. Mr. Wyman had been a resident of Colfax for 10 yearo. He' leaves a widow and six children, the oldest 9 years, and the youngest 7 months old. First Pears of the Season at Salem. SALEM. Or., Aug. 25. (Special.) The first load of Bartlett pears ot the season was received by the Salem Cannery Com pany In this city today for shlsment to Portland for canning purposes. The fruit came from the Wallace orchard, and is of fair quality. The yield Is estimated at from one-half to two-thirds of a crop. The cannery is paying 320 a ton for the best quality pears. The yield In this sec tion will not be great enough to Justify operating the Salem cannery, so the fruit will lie purchased here and shipped to Portland to be canned. Railrray Assessment Stands. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 25. The State Board of Equalization today followed the course foreshadowed by lt action last week, when It adopted a resolution in favor, of taxing the. gros3 earnings of railways. It. made virtually no chanse. There was an increase of 3250 per mile on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific, and some minor changes on branches, otherwise tho assessment stands as last year. There was an Increase of 35 per mile on the Western Union Telegraph Company. Fire at 3onnt Angel. MOUNT ANGEL. Or.. Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) Fire yesterday destroyed the large new barn of Mrs. 21. A. Field, whjch had Just been filled with new hay. The blaze Is supposed to have originated from the heating of tho new hay. It -was only by the hard-work of neighbors ihat Mrs. Fields' residence, CO feet distant, was saved. Large Shingle Mill Sold. ST. HELENS, Aug. 25. (Special.) Tho Olson & Nordby Lumber Company, of Portland, has cold Its shingle mill at Runyon Station, to William H. Eccles & Co., for $11,003. The latter io a Mormon company which is operating extensively in Columbia County. The Runyon mill is one of the largest of its kind In tho state. City Electa fehool Snyariatendcnt. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 25. (Special.) The Oregon City Board of School Direc tors met tonight and elected Edgar Faulk. of Sacramento, Cal., -Superintendent of the Oregon City schools. TRAIN HELD UP Ift IDAHO SEVEN MEN TAKE CHARGE OF Northern pacific. Force Engineer to Do Their Will, and Try .to Wreck Baggage .Car Passengers Sot Molested. SPOKANE. Aug. 25. The west-bound Northern Pacific train was held ud at South Point, Idaho, C5 miles east of here. at 11 o'clock tonight. .The robbers, of whom there wero seven, forced the engin eer to 'stop the train, whilo they un coupled the baggage car. Then they com pelled the engineer, at the point of a re volver, to pull up the track about three miles further, where they tried to wrecK the baggage car with dynamite. The ex plosive failed to work for some unknown cause, and, after spending 15 minutes with the car, the robbers dec imped, allowing the engineer to go back to the train with his engine. Two other thugs had guarded the train, keeping the passengers inside by firing revolvers along, the sides. No attempt was made to molest the passen gers, and after the engine came back the other robbers left, and the train came on to Spokane. The train was In charge of Conductor William Gilbert of Helena. The train was heavily loaded. SOT THE EASTERN GRASSHOPPER, Willamette Valley Pest Will Cause So Great Damage. CORVALIS. Aug. 25. (Special.) Oregon farmers have no need to fear that the grasshoppers whlch'have lately been doing slight damage in hopyards and clover fields in this state are the same kind of grasshoppers that have devastated the grain fleWB of the Middle West so many times. The Insects bciong to a species native of this state, and have never caused serious injury to crops. A specimen or the grasshoppers which have been found in this section oC4he Valley was sent to Professor A B. Cordley. of the department of zoology at the Agricultural College, ana the following Information has been fur nished by him: The grasshopper sent me by Tho Orcgonlan correspondent at Salem, with the report that It is feeding upon bops and clover, proves to belong to the species known as the nonmlgra tory. Ted-lsi;ed locust. This Is a species that is found In all parts of the United States ex copt in the extreme southeastern part, and aleo In the settled portions ot Canada; In fact. It is one of the most widely distributed and most common of our native locuots. Never theless, It does not usually occur in suf ficient numbers to cause any serious injury to crops except over small areas. It appears this year to be particularly abund ant. Only a few days ago I visited eome farms a few -miles from Corvallis, where the yield of oats has been quite materially reduced by thom, and I found them In Immense numbers upon a small patch of corn and potatoes. The total loss, however, is not great, and Is con fined, to far a,I observed, to fields bordering upon a small timbered creek. In fact, this species Is generally found on low grounds, cultivated fields, shady margins of woods, etc., where vegetation is rank. Unlike the closely related and usually more destructive species, it is rarely found upon dry hillsides. They never fly far from the. place where they wero hatched, and tho eggs are usually deposited In such grounds as I have mentioned. In tho Mississippi Valley this species occas ionally causes some Injury to crops, but the greater portion of such damage Is caused cither by the lesser migratory locust (melanopbla at lants) or by the Rocky Mountain or migratory locust (mrtanophls snrctus). Tho latter spe cie Is the one which devastated Kansas In the early 70's and which nearly every year since has been Injuriously abundant In some portion of the great plains. It .does not occur in Oregon except possibly In tho extreme northeastern part. HELD XlV OS A TRAIS. Svrede Shot and Robbed by Thugs .Who Passed for Drnkemen. PENDLETON, Or.. Aug. 23. (Special.) Peter Anderson, a Swede, supposed to be a resident of Umatilla County; was held up, shot and robbed of $15 by a gang of Wallula .robbers last night. The bullet entered the man's abdomen and passed through, lodging- against the skin at the back. Anderson was in Wallula, intend ing to go to Pasco. Threo men who said they were brakemen agreed to let him ride oh the freight train to Pasco for 31, which he paid, and was told to enter a box car. When between Hunt's Junction and Pasco the train stopped and Anderson was ordered out of the car. Then they told him to throw Up his hands. He could net speak English, and djd not understand the order. Then he .was snot ana roDtjea. He was taken to Walla Walla last night and placed In a hospital. His wound is considered fatal. His Death Almost Certain. WALLA WALLA Wash., Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) Peter Anderson, the Umatilla Coun ty Swede who was brought here last night after being held up and robbed on a train. is In a critical condition tonight, and there is little or no hope for his recovery. He has signed his death statement, in which he says that he arrived at Pasco shortly before midnight en route to Spokane. While on his way to tho ticket ofllse he was met by two men carrying lighted lanterns and who passed for brakemen. For 31 thej' offered to put him In a box car and take him to Spokane. He assent ed and was locked In. Then one of the men crawled through an end door of the car, ordered him to throw up his hands. and, when he refused, shot him down. Fifteen dollars was taken from his person. and the robber called to his pal to open the door from the outside, and escaped. The Sw.ede cralwed out of the car, but could not stand. He was found by the track. Suspect Is Arrested. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 25. A tolephone message to tho Union from Pasco rays that William Kettle, an em ployc of the Northern Pacific, was arrest ed tonight, charged with being the man who shot Peter Anderson, the Swede who was assaulted and robbed at that place. WOMAS KILLED BY A TRAIS. Tragic Death of Mother of Prominent Centrdlia Man. CENTRALIAWash., Aug. 23. (Special.) Mrs. Margaret F. Sprague was Instantly killed this afternoon by tho south-bound train in the south end of town. Mrs, Sprague lived with Mr. and Mra. Thomas E. McCleary, and" was about to cross tho track to visit a friend when the train struck her. Thcro is a small embankment at the place where the accident occurred. and It Is supposed that the woman did not see or hear the train until It was too late. Mrs. Sprague was born In New York State SI years ago, and was the mother of F. S. Sprague, a prominent merchant of this city. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from the residence ot F. S. Sprague. Rev. Mr. Tout, of the Christian Church, will officiate. The re mains will be Interred in the Mountain View Cemetery- ROOSEVELT TO, VISIT WEST. Senator Foster Says President Will Make Trip This Fall. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. United States Senator A G. Foster, of Washing- ton, who la in this city, is aulhoriy for the statement that President R6o3evelt will visit this Coast next Fall. The Chief Ex ecutive will bo accompanied by his . wife and family, and will remain, it Is said. In San Francisco for at least three days. Senator Foster Is here on hla way td Honolulu, where, he will meet other mem hers of a committee appointed to look Into affairs of the crown lands. He czpecta the arrival of Senator Mitchell today. In speaking of the Intended visit of President Roosevelt to .San Francisco and the Pacific Coast in general. Senator Fos ter stated that affairs aro at present be lng arranged for tho proposed trip The President will visit, durlnx bis tour, all cities by tho way of Washington and Montana, and will return via the Union Pacific President Denies tfce Stery, OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 23. I was learned tonight from an authoritative source that Presi dent Roosevelt has no intention of visiting the Pacific Coast this Fall, but that his plans for going there next Spring remain unchanged. The report telegraphed from San Francisco quoting Senator Foster, of Washington, as saying that the President was now making preparations for going to the Coast this Fall caused some surprise, and here It was "believed that a misunder standing munt have nrlsen. An authori tative denial that Mr. Roosevelt will make the trip this Fall was received tonight from Boston, where the President Is stay ing. WILSON WASTS OUT QF IT. Move to Hare Spokane Change Front Toward Railroads. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 25. (Special.) A concerted movement Is on foot to In duce the Spokane delegation to the state Republican Convention to violate its In structions on the railroad commission Question, and to vote against the plank which will be offered in the convention by the supporters of Governor McBride. The movement Is engineered by Henry L. Wilson, United States Minister to Chile, and the two meat active workers in its behalf are T. D. Rockwell, the recognized Wilson spokesman, and Wj. M. Shaw, brother of Frank D. Shaw, one of the Wilson nominees for the state Senate. Tho Wilson faction counts upon the active support of Charles Sweeny when ho re turns from the East. The Wilson men are working In har mony with the railroad faction in other parts of the state. Tho plan Is to first Induce as many men as possible to voto against any sort of a railroad commission plank. Falling in that, Ihey will try to secure as many votes as possible for a declaration in favor of an elective instead of an appointive commission. In stand ing for an elective commission, the Wilson men are following the Tacoma Republi cans, who were dominated almost abso lutely by the railroad element. To vote for an elective commission would be a dis tinct violation of the resolution adopted by thej Spokane County Republican con vention on July 19, as the resolution In structed the delegates to support a roll road plank providing for an appointive commission. McBride Men Will Caucus Tonight. VANCOUVER, Wash;, Aug. r5. (Spr clai. -Moro complete returns from the country precincts do not change the result of Saturday's primaries in Clarke County as reported in Sunday's Oregonian. All but three precincts have now been heard from and Governor McBride's anti-lobby policy will undoubtedly, be sustained by a large majority. The Countv Conven tion will be held here Wednesday. Mc Bride men will caucus tomorrow evening ior tno purpose of agreeing on nominees for the two representatives and two com missioners. Everett Brevities. EVERETT. Wash.. Aux. 25. IS Dedal.) The body of tho sailor drowned from the tug Tyee has been found to be that of Angus McKay. The Seattle Sailors' Union today sent for the body. Ell D. Hewitt, an aged Grand Army man, is -dean lh Snohomish. He was native of Wisconsin, and served In tha First Minnesota HeaVy Artillery. Two Sew Mills for Rainier. RAINIER, Or., Aug. 25. (Special.) A sawmill with 50.000 capacity, and a shingle mill that will turn out 50,000 shingles per uay, are to be built In Rainier. Construc tion of the plant was begun today.- The projectors, are M'ojrs. Nordy &. Olson who sold tlJcir shingle plant at Runy'onn to me uregon Lumber Company. Accidentally Shoots Herself. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Auc. 25. Mra. Henry Blackman. aged 19, accidentally shot herself, while playing with a. loaded rifle tnis evening. It is not believed she can live. She did not know the weapon was loaded. The bullet entered Just above tho neart and lodged In the body. Bank-Wrecker DIx Sentenced. WHATCOM, Wash.. Aug. 25.-Judge Ne rerer toaay overruled the motion for new trial for H. St. John Dlx and sen fenced him tO lOvears In thr rdnltntlin the limit under the laws of this stato for bank-wrecking. PAGAN RITES IN SCOTIA. Jinny Scottish Customs That Have Their Origin In Superstitions. Stray Stories. Nearly all travelers In Central Africa have referred to tho curious customs nrev alent among almost all pagan native tribes of driving quantities cf nall3 into sacred trees and other objects that have been adjudged worthy of veneration, and this not in malice, but as a religious rite, the nans in question being Intended as votlv offerlrgs. Exactly the same thing may be wit nessed today at the sacred well of St. Maebrusha, in Loch Maree. Roec-shire, where In an ancient oak tree-studded with countless nails of all sizes, the offerings of invalid pilgrims who came to worship and be cured. Pennies and half-pennies alsb are to be seen In enormous quantities, driven edge wlse in the tough bark, and a friend of the writer's who visited the spot some little time back discovered In a cleft high up in the trunk what he took to be a shil ling. On being extracted, however, it proved to be counterfeit. Probably the donor, finding that he could get no value for his coin In the natural world, concluded ho might as well to, as a last resource, what effect It might have on tho spiritual. Or course, the poor cotters and others who flock to St. Maebruha with their nails arid their pence do not for a moment ad mit that they are assisting at a pagan ceremony. But they most undoubtedly arc. f Well worship has always occupied an important place in paganism, and the sa cred oak, before "which each pilgrim must thrlcs kneel ere humbly presenting his offering what is it but an obvious sur vival of the sacred groves of Druldical times? Gold Suggcts for a Church. Philadelphia North American. A watch chain made of nuggets from the Klondike region is the unique gift which has been given to the Rev. P. F. Burke, 3742 Chestnut street, to dispose of for tho benefit of the. building fund of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, of which he 1b rector. The chain was sent to the Rev. Mr. Burko from Dawson City by William J. Nolan, a former Phlladolphlan. The nug gets, of which there are about two dosen, are in the rough. Just as they came from the Klondike mines, and are so selected as .to gl.ve representation to the most prominent localities. They are fastened together with fine gold links. A large nugget in the middle of the chain is from tho "Blx Sixteen Eldorado claim, said to be one of the richest claims In the world. Others are from Dominion Creek, in tho Indian River district: from O'Neill and Victoria gulche3 and Sulphur Creek.- and the cross-bar is formed of small nuggets from Hunker Creek. Future of the Scgro. Denver Post. The Govermcnt and the laws of this country give tho negro equal opportunity. With' that he must work, out his own des tiny. And the fact that he has laid In dustry, education, morality and good citizenship as the foundation of hl3 edifice Is the strongest of all guarantees that he will eventually and permanently occupy the house of bis ambitions, ROSSLAND SWEPT BY FIRE 873,000 DAMAGE IN BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS. Blaze Starts In a. Batcher Sfeey an Is Fanned by a Sti Brcese Fire Chief Injured. ROSSLAND. B. C. Aust. 25. In two hours th!3 afternoon, fire did 375,000 dam age in business and residential sections of Rossland. Earlier in the day, it was believed, the loss would be substantially greater than this, but close scrutiny ot tho facts Indicates that the lesser esti mate Is as nearly accurate as can be obtained for several days. The fire broke out precisely at 3 o'clock in the establishment of P. Burns & Co., butchers, two doors south of First ave nue, on Spokane street, where a fire was in use for rendering lard. The blaze was not discovered until It had secured con siderable headway, and by the time the alarm was turned in flames were issuing from the roof. The deportment was on the" ground quickly, and water was play ing on the flames two minutes after tho alarm, counded. The Burns building was in the center of a solid block of wooden buildings, and the strong breeze pre vailing apeedlly spread the flames to tho north and south despite the torrents of water thrown by the firemen. In 20 minutes from the first outbreak the fire had spread north to the Anaconda saloon. west to the M. & M. saloon, and south to the Coeur d'Alcne saloon, while Thompson's restaurant, immediately ad Joining the Burna block, was Involved with the Burns place In tne first out break. Within the space of time indicated the fire had Jumped Fifth avenue to two large three-story buildings used tas stores. and these were totally wiped out wltnm an hour of the outbreak. The fire was sDreadinz east ranldlv when the wind changed and turned' tho fire west.. Tne flames Jumped Spokane street and wipeu out half a dozen business houses on that side, toccther with all the residences In the block. Tho fire started about tne Intersection of blocks 13, IS, 27 and 2S of the city townsite. The burned areas com prise the north half of block 13, the south west corner of 10. the northwest corner of 27 and tho southwest corner of 23. Ad Jolnlnsr the Coeur d'Alcne saloon, but separated by a 20-foot vacant lot, is tno International hotel and music hail, an Immense wooden structure. This was In imminent danger for an hour or more. and nt one iuncture was given up as doomed. The sudden change In the wind saved the big building and an Important buelncss section, as the burning or tne musid hall would have carried with the whole of block 28 and run the dam age Into hundreds of thousands of dol lar.i. Tho flre-fljthtlng service waa admirable and the water suddIv excellent, 'ine cuj brigade was assisted by the War Eagle and Center Star Mining companies- weu equlppcd fire brigade, and during the afternoon the Trail department arrived with 20 trained men and 10CO feet of hose The run from Trail was made by a spe cial train in 36 minutes. In addition scores of volunteers did good service at fijrhting the flames, The only casualty was an accident to Chief Guthrie, of the city brigade, who was struck on the cheek by a live wire but did not burn or render him uncon sclouo. This led to a report that the chief had been killed, but he recovered Immediately upon Teaching the fire hall and resumed the direction cf tho origaue, After the fire was In progress an hour. and it was believed that tho business sec tion Tvas doonemd. the principal streets presented an interesting spectacle. Mer chants commenced to move tneir siocks and every conveyance in the city was im nressed to carry goods to points or saiety while scores of persons who were unable to secure conveyances ran here and there nnnlc-stricken. The Rossland Miner block was threatened for a time, and material to Issue an emergency paper was carried out of the premises, but tho flro veered off when but one small build lng Intervened between the conflagration and the new3oaner office. Th6 Nickel Plate mine buildings are located at the head of Center Star Gulch, and It was believed that the flames Would pene trate that far: in fxct, they did reach point 200 yards -from the mlno buildings The entire force was turned out as a. fire brigade to protect the compressor shaft house and valuable office buildings the Rossland Great Western. At ono Juncture it was believed that buildings would have to be dynamited to save tho city, and a cohsldcnble amount Of giant powder was brought down lo the War Eagle mine, having been handed ove tho company by request, but the alter native wao not resorted to. hoWOver. Ten constables were sworn In to preserve or dcr and protect the thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise of every descrlp tion scattered about the streets. In which It hid been hurriedly deposited In the first panic. At dark tonight tho burned area was smoldering, but no danger apprehended. Scarcely a vestige is left of the various buildings which were wip cd out In the disastrous two hours' flro, Exit Sngasta. Now Orleans Times-Democrat. A statesman who has been on both sides of almost all political questions and who has supported today the pol Ides he opposed yesterday, and opposed today tho policies he supported yesterday, passes into retirement with the reslgna tion of Praxedes Mateo Sagasta, the Pre mier of Spain. Sagasta'a successive rise to and fall from favor In the political history of Spain, as well as his rivalry with Cano- yjis. euggest tho political contests that waged In England first between Mr. Glad stone and Mr. Disraeli, and. after Bea confield's death, between Mr. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury. To compare the Spanish statesman with England' "Grand Old Man" would be Interesting from many points of view. One feature looms large in the public eye; and 'tis the fact that Sagasta has never succeed ed in impressing the world that he Is In any sense the tremendous moral force that Gladstone was throughout 60 years of British history Both were successful, and both met with reverses. Neither of BJLErRS j I Famous the World I Orer 1 I Fully Matured. I Order from I Fleckenstem-Mtyer Co, I them achieved a great deal In the literal sense of achievement:" yet each was throughout his political Ufa an active force in tho history of his country- In tana nt "klr. rtlnrlatnrtft th tnflnnp a-tai-MsmI -stMIa Ha tk IWn? MeA nftt I when he passed away. Like the breath of the Holy Man. It ceased not with the. prophet, but survived him. It is difficult to understand that the Spanish states man's Hfework will endure, long after he has passed from public view. PERILS OF THE UNMARRIED "Ttvcre Well to Heed Professor An drews Worsting Ere: Too Lte. Chicago News. Maids and bachelors who are almost confirmed in their state of single bleased- neso ohould give ear to Professor E. Ben jamin Andrews and reform ere It is too. late. In his address to the Summer stu dents of tho University of Chicago yester day, Professor Andrews pointed to stern and incontrovertible facts In support of his contention that the single person, while not "entirely devoid of the opportunity to do good leads a "very narrow life." He said: "The unmarried individual amounts to almost nothing. I do not mean that he or she Is of no use to the world; however, individual usefulness Is minimized in the individual state. They all have defects of character. Look at the recent des peradoes and crooks. Were they married? And then look at our great men Wash ington. Lincoln, Grant. McKlnley a close examination will reveal that they were all married men. It is the same with women. The noted ones were married." 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