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LEAPS TO HER DEATH Woman Plunges into Water After Quarrel With Lover. SUICIDEONLAKECQEUR D'ALENE Jampn With, a Scream From Tugboat Before Captain's Eyes, and Sinks After Fierce Strapfc-le Affair Creoles Big: Sensation. t, SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 12. (Special.) Mrs. Nora Ruddy quarreled with her lover, F. J. "Whitney, at Harrison, Idaho, this morning, and left him. In a fit of an ger. She went down to the water's edge and engaged the little steamer Powder Horn to convey her to the other side of the lake. When about half way across the woman -walked out to the stern of the boat. The captain called to her to come back, but she refused. He returned to his work of firing the tug, when he heard a scream and saw the woman struggling In the water. She sank before assistance could reach her. The woman is fiald to. have made threats that she would take her life, but no one tpld the owner of the boat, E. Loftln. Whitney refuses to discuss the matter. At first It was reported that the woman was his wife, as -she had some times used the name of Whitney. But it developed that she had a" husband at Wallace, from whom she separated some time ago. She was fashionably dressed and wore diamonds nearly all "the time. She had some precious stones on at the time of her suicide. The cause", of the quarrel with Whitney Is unknown. Whit ney Is in the -.lumber business. The wo man was about 30 years old. Little Known nt Baker City. BAKER CITY, Nov. 12. (Special.)-Mrs. J. F. Whitney, who committed suicide at Wallace, Idaho, this afternoon, resided here for a short time, but no one seems to know anything in particular about her. She came here from Pendleton. AFTER HEATOX REWARD. Two Claims Filed None liy Sheriff Who Mndc Cnptnre. EUGENE, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) Two claimants have now appeared for the re ward of 5250 offered by the county for the Arrest and conviction of the murderer of Benton Tracy. One Is Walter-Cochran, . '.of Cottage Grove, who claims to have given information which led to the detection of the criminal, and the other Is an officer in Idaho, who also claims It vas by information given by him that the criminal was apprehended. It Is doubt ful If either of these ' claims will be al lowed by the county, however, as It Is generally cpneeded that Sheriff Withers Is the only pension who could be entitled to the reward, for it was-he alone who made the chase after the man, finally getting a clue which led him through California, and there obtaining definite Information of the man, whom he followed over Into Nevada, and there arrested him and brought him back home!, when he was tried and convicted. Withers himself has not made any claim to the reward. He says he was only per forming his duty, for which he was draw ing a salary from the county, and that furthermore his expenses while engaged In the pursuit were paid by the county. He thinks this Is enough, and" that he will not claim the reward. Grand Matron Vitrifs Enprene. Mrs. Alice E. Townsend, grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, paid an official visit to Evangeline Cnapter, No. 51. In this city last night. She made a careful official inspection of the workings of the chapter here, and expressed her self in very complimentary terms at the manner of performing the work. There was a good attendance of local members, and at the close of the meeting there was a social gathering around the tables In the' banquet-room. Order of Envies Instituted. A lodge of the Order of Eagles was in stituted here last night'wlth 65 charter members. 3IAKZAKITA TO SEATTLE. Present at La'nnchinR: of Xe-iv Llg-ht-libnKc Tender Heather. ASTORIA, Nov. 12. (Special.) The llght houee tender Manzanlta will leave out to morrow for Puget Sound, with Com mander Calkin's on board, and will be present at Seattle Monday, when the new lighthouse tender Heather will be launched at Moran's shipyards: The Heather will be christened by Miss Langfttt, of Port land, daughter of Major Langfitt, United States Engineers. German Bark Xnl Probably Safe. From Information received here today It Is quite likely that the overdue German bark Nal Is safe and will arrive in port in a few days. Captain Paden, of the German bark Wandsbek, which arrived In yesterday, reports that a few days ago, when about 150 miles off the mouth of the Columbia River, he -went aloft to take a look around and saw in the distance a four-masted bark heading the same way as his vessel, which he recognized as the Nal and ao told "his mate when he went down on deck. Captain Paden Is well ac quainted with the Nal. and at the time he believes he saw her he did not know that she was overdue and reinsured, or even that she was coming to this' port. "Will Prosecute Deserting Sailors. The United Stages District Attorney has decided to prosecute the two sailors who deserted from the British ship County of Roxburgh while she was in quarantine, and the five men from the barkentlne Echo, who went on board the British ahlp. Charges have been preferred In the Fed eral Court at Portland charging them with violating the quarantine laws, and today Deputy Marshal Roberts took them Into custody. All had been .previously arrested by Dr. Earle, the quarantine officer, and were being held at the station. The two mates on the barkentlne gave bonds to appear for trial when wanted, but the five sailors were taken to Portland this evening. f FOR WILFUIf DESTRUCTION. Arrested on Charge of Smashing: Ho , tel Property at Junction. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) C. Carson was arrested In Albany today on a warrant Issued In Junction City, charg ing him with malicious destruction of property. - Carson registered in Albany as C. C. Johnson. Shortly after being arrested In Albany, Carson eluded the Constable, but was captured later In the day at Jefferson, to which place he had walked. Jt seems that Carson and a woman purporting to be his wife, who are dplng'the Valley peddling small ar ticles, became Involved In an altercation with the proprietor of the Junction City Hotel, and out of revenge Carson and the woman before leaving the place cut and smashed the bedding and furniture In the room they were occupying. Carson was taken to Junction tonight. ISSUE OF 20,000 PAMPHLETS. First Installment of Harriman Book ' - lets From Albany. ALBANY. Or., ' Nqv. 12. (Specials Twenty thousand pamphlets advertising Linn County have been completed and s?M be placed In the hands of the adver- tlslng department of the Harriman Com pany for. distribution In the EaBtern States. This is the first Installment of an order for 75,000. The rest of the order will be completed in the near future. The pamphlets are being issued by the com merce committee of the Alco Club, and are devoted entirely to advertising the re sources of Oregon and he Willamette Valley In particular. It Is a neat little brochure of 20 pages, Is printed In two colors and contains a map of Linn County and a write-up of the Industries of every town In the county: also stating the in dustrial openings of each locality. Con siderable space is also devoted to the agricultural, mining and lumbering .in terests of the county. It Is a very neat production, reflecting credit upon those who have it in charge. YUKON FROZEN SOLID. Steamer La France Is Caught, and Held in the Ice. VICTORIA, B. C. Nov. 12. The steamer Amur, from Skagway, reports that the Yukon has been frozen, and the steamer La France was caught and held in the ice when en route down, near MInto. She will remain there all Winter, and fears are expressed that she may be crushed by the Ice. The steamers Wilbur Cummin, Thistle and Eleanor, which reached White Horse on November 4. were the last In service. The first stage from White Horse reached Dawson on November 9, after six days travel, and the first stage . from Dawson was due at White Horse on Mon day. A Dawson dispatch says that Mall carrier EH Verreau left Dawson Tuesday morning, October 28, with 500 pounds of lower river mall In a Peterboro cahoe. He was caught In an Ice jam six miles below the mouth of Forty Mile, his canoe crushed and all the mall lost. Verreau narrowly escaped with his life. CALIFORNIA LAND FRAUDS. State MincraloKlst Makes Report to Secretary of Interior. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. State Min eralogist Aubury has sent to he Secretary of the Interior a report prepared under his direction by Horace Stevens, which contains' many detailed statements going to sustain the charge that Government lands In California are being secured by false pretenses. The State Mineralogist and the Sacramento Valley Development Association, being satisfied that mineral lands in this state were being secured under timber entries, and that timber lands were being taken under placer loca tions, memorialized President Roosevelt to withdraw from entry part of the pub lic domain in this state, pending an In vestigation. The response to this was an order temporarily withdrawing from entry the lands In the Susanvllle district. The first result of the Investigation Is the report of Mr. Stevens. It gives facts. In cluding names and figures, to show that hundreds of thousands of acres of land have recently been taken up under various laws by a very small number of per sons. FELIX ROBBERS CAUGHT. Ingenious Means Employed v by a Sheriff nnd His Deputies. PENDLETON, Nov. 12. (Special.) The burglars who blew open and robbed the safe of D. B. Richardson, of Helix, last Monday night, and who give their names as J. Morris, William Bennett and Calvin Jordan, were captured last night near Bingham Station by Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Turner, and a portion of the stol en money and goods were recovered. The manner of capture was simple but Ingenious. Indications showed the cracks men had headed for the O. R. & N. Co.'s lino where it crosses the Blue Mountains. The Sheriff boarded a freight train for Meacham last night and kept a bright lookout for campfires. Along the track, when near Bingham, they saw a fire to the left. The train slowed down, the offi cers alighted. Investigated, and found their men rolled up. In blankets fast asleep. The surprise was complete, and resistance useless. The prisoners were lodged In the jail here today and will have their hearing tomorrow. IRWIN IN TROUBLE, Former Superintendent of Schools Is Charged With Malfeasance. SEATTLE. Nov. 12. United States Com missioner Irwin, of Juneau, formerly Su perintendent of Public Instruction in the State of Oregon, Is nqw on trial at Juneau charged with malfeasance in office. The case Is causing a great esnsatlon in the Lynn Canal district, and will cause much speculation here and throughout Wash ington and Oregon, where the man was an Important figure. The charges against Irwln were made by two attorneys of Douglas City, which is located opposite Juneau. They allege that he illegally appropriated to his own use a large amount, made up of sums ranging from $1 to $10, on criminal cases which came before him for trial. In order to do this successfully, the complaint states, the accused falsified certain records and mutilated others. Up to' the present time the accused has borne an excellent reputation. RETURN FROM ALASKA. Court Inspectors Have Nothing to Sny of Alaska Matter. SEATTLE. Nov. 12. J. C. Taylor and Plato Mountjoy, representatives of the Department of Justice at Washington, D. C, returned today from Nome, where they had been to make a thorough Inves tigation Into the trouble between Judge WIckersham and United States Marshal Richards, which resulted in the latter be ing fined for contempt of court, on a charge of tampering with a Jury. The officials refuse to make a statement for publication, but It Is understood that their report will state that the charges against the Marshal were well founded. ROBBERS SHOOT SOLDIERS. The Latter, After Giving Up Their Monejf, Turn on Robbers. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 12. Privates Lewis and Stevens, of Company M, Sev enteenth Infantry, were shot In a battle with footpads In the suburbs of the city about 3 o'clock this morning. Lewis was wounded In the arm and Stevens in the hand. The two soldiers were held up by four robbers while on the way to Fort Wright. They gave up their money, but afterward attacked the robbers. A rcugh-and-tumble fight followed, the soldiers be ing wounded and put to flight. The rob bers are still at liberty. - CALIFORNIA AT ST. LOUIS. Governor-Elect Pardee Favors a Lib eral Approprlataions. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. In a com munication to the State Board of Trade, Governor-elect Pardee states that he fa vors a liberal appropriation 'by the Leg. Islature to provide for the adequate rep resentation of California at the St. Louis Exposition. He also says that the state's exhibit should be placed In charge of men chosen entirely for their ability and ex perience in such matters. Mlncs Closed at Fernie. VANCOUVER, B. C. Nov. 12. A special from Fernie, B. C, says: The mines at Michel were closed today, there being no "indication- of a settlement of the labor difficulty. All men living In the com pany's houses have received notice to va cate. The miners employed In the Glad stone mine, at Fernie, are discussing the advisability of going out In sympathy with the Michel miners. Killed in a Nevada Wreck. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Nov. 12. In a col lision near Lovelock, Nev., between a gravel train and a steam shovel, the en gineer, named McPatry, of the gravel train, was Instantly killed. John Murray, the fireman, had both hands cut-off, and he was otherwise seriously injured. IDAHO VICTORS JOLLY UP BIG REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION AT BOISE LAST NIGHT. Cpme In by Spcclnl Trains Long Torch Procession Meetings In Two Halls Prominent Men Speak. BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 12. (Special.) The Republicans tonight celebrated their great victory. There were leaders here from every section of the state, the southeast being represented by large delegations. A special train was run in from points west as far as Welser, bringing a great number with marching clubs and bands. The celebration opened with a torchlight parade. It was a pronounced success, though the line was not as long as was promised, owing to the fact that rain which fell yesterday had left the streets very muddy. There were meetings held In two halls, both of which were filled. The speeches were short, a large number being heard. v Among these appearing were: Governor elect Morrison. Congressman-elect French, GOVERNOR McBRIDE'S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION. OLiTMPIA, Wash., Nov. 12. (Special.) State of Washington, Ex ecutive Department, Olympia. Proclamation by the Governor: "Whereas, The President of the United States, following a time honered custom, has designated Thursday, the 27th day of November, 1902, as a day of festival and National thanksgiving for the manifold blessings of the past year, now, therefore, I, Henry McBrlde, Gov ernor of the State of Washington, In accordance with custom and by virtue of the power vested in me by lav, do hereby appoint Thurs day, the 27th day of November,( 1902, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer throughout the State of Washington, and do earnestly recom mend that the people. In grateful recognition of the many blessings, we are now enjoying, ceas-e from their usual avocations and dedicate this day to deeds of charity and brotherly love, and in their churches and their homes render praise and thanksgiving unto the Giver of all Good.. . "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the state to be affixed, this 12th day of November, A. D. 1902. "HENRY M'BIUDE." TV V. T?nrnli Phnlrmnn Frnnlf R. God- I ding. Vice-Chairman Ruick, Judge J. H. ! Richards, National committeeman u. w. Standrod. Judge Stewart, Major Fred R. Reed. The speeches were all In a fine vein, the note of rejoicing being kept In subjection to the thought that the victory brings duty to the party that must be per formed with diligence and wisdom. BASIS OF OPTIMISM. Address by President Campbell Be fore University Students. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Nov. 12. (Special.) Ai the regular assem bly this morning President Campbell ad dressed the faculty and students on "Tho Basis of Optimism." In part he said: "In connection with the great material success of our Nation today, there Is everywhere evident a certain spirit of op timism. We, as a Nation, are an optim istic people, yet there are among us those who utter a new note of warning against these great strides in material gain. Among others, President Eliot, of Harvard, Is one who has recently taken a pessimistic view of the future. However, it seems that there Is a basis for this op timism. "It appears that we are making toward Intelligence. Industrial conditions point in that direction, with demands for higher efficiency of labor in all lines. The aver age intelligence of the public is being raised through our system of public edu cation and the press. The public demands 1 a higher average of Intelligence today from professional men than ever before. But Is all this making toward the better- I ment of character? In all kinds of serv ice employers are looking for employes of higher character, who are reliable men. Railroads and mines are good examples. "We are making for higher standards of civilization, and we can be trusted with ' greater wealth. We are becoming better ' prepared for all emergencies In all lines i nf Hfe. Nntlons are better nrenared for ! war today, which fact may be a condition that will lessen the probabilities of war. In college athletics, as elsewhere, luck goes with the prepared and cuts off prob abilities of accident. "We are prone to compare tho present with the Ideal. This Is not a fair compar ison; we should compare tho present with the past. We see our ideals plainly today, and this permits of close comparison. All means of communication and transporta tion and handling of business are far ahead of those 60 years ago. Ethics of bus iness are very much higher today. Social life has Improved, and we hardly see a man In public life today who Is not a sober man. The same advance has been made In college life. The old order ol dissipation has disappeared, and has been replaced by a-ihlgher social life Munici palities and o'ther public Institutions are finding out their corruption, and are as pure as ever before. As a unit, so Is the j aggregate. The Individual unit In society i should have as high a standard as pos sible. No one can afford to be unpre- I pared or careless. Great opportunities are met by preparation. As the Individual Is I made good, just so is the aggregate mado j sane and good. j "Greater comforts and higher standards of intelligence are working together to make this a greater civilization than tho world has ever known." t INTEREST OF IMMIGRATION. Commissioner Sarprent Makes Visit to San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, . Nov. 12. United States Commissioner- of Immigration Sar gent arrived here tonight. He said his visit to the West Is largely for the pur pose of becoming acquainted with the workings of the service here and with of ficials. He said the Government is striv ing to strengthen the patrol on the Can adian border more vigorously to enforce the requirements of the Chinese exclusion act. Conferences have been held with Canadian officials on the subject. One proposition advanced is to have the Can adian railways centralize their Chinese passengers at certain points, where they may be Inspected. In the matter of the Cuban children brought to the United States by agents of Mme. Tlngley to be educated at her home in San Diego. Commissioner Sargent said the Government is snaking a searching inquiry, and' It is probable that a state ment will be made tomorrow. To Improve Immigration Inspection. VANCOUVER. B, C, Nov. 12. Robert Watchorn, special United States Inspector of Immigration, Is here with a view of Improving the system of Inspection to pre vent undesirable Immigrants from enter ing the United States. He announces that a number of additional inspectors would be appointed. He began his investigation today by Inspecting the Empress of China and her Asiatic passengers. CHARGED STEALING AMALGAM. Tlirec Men Have Hearing; Before Bnker City Justice. BAKER CITY, Nov. 12. Henry Hamby, A. E. Rutta and Jack Roseborough were taken before Justice Messlck today, charged with stealing three amalgam plates from the Pyx quartz mill, in the Greenhorn district. The plates, with the amalgam are worth about J300 each. The men were allowed until Saturday to enter their pleas. Hamby figured In the Red Boy amalgam robbery over a year ago, whenIt was dis covered that large amounts of gold amal gam had been taken from the plates at the Red Boy mill. He was arrested at the time and placed In jail, but, for some, reason, was never prosecuted. Laclt of positive evidence was. given for the want of prosecution. ' FAVOR FOREST RESERVE. Baker Connty Irrigation Delegates 'Pass Resolutions. BAKER CITY, Nov. 12. (Special.) At a meeting this evening of the Baker County delegation to the State Irrigation Conven tion at Portland next week, the matter, of the forest reserve came up and was dis cussed at length. The differences of the mining and irrigation Interests were final ly adjusted by the adoption of the follow ing declaration as the policy to be pursued by the Baker County delegates: "It Is the sense of this delegation that we favor the .establishment of a forest re serve In the Blue Mountains, under such regulations as will not harass, annoy or delay In any manner the development or working of our mines." This declaration Is In harmony with -the forest reserve law. The mining men have been absolutely opposed to the reserve .upon any conditions until lately. Now they are Inclined to withdraw their ob- jectlon on the assurance that there Is no purpqse on the part of the Government to hamper the -working fit the-mlnes. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. Klamathon Man on Trial for a Snoot-? in fir Scrape Last July. ASHLAND. Nov. 12. (Special.) J. A. McDonald, of Klamathon, who sjhot and killed Edward Louclcs and Henry Hoover at Pokcgama, Siskiyou County, last July, -has been on trial during the past week for the murder of Loucks. After delib erating all day, the jury, tonight, brought In a verdict that McDonald was guilty of manslaughter; Tomorrow McDonald will be tried for the murder of Henry Hoover. The trial has created much Interest In Northern California, where much Indigna tion has been felt over the murder of Loucks and Hoover. Loucks was the foreman .of construction work on the Kla math Lake Railroad, and Hoover was also ' employed on the work. McDonald wag a saloonkeeper at Klamathon, and enjoyed a "generally bad -reputation. ASK FOR HIS RELEASE.' Rerie-rred PetitlonH for Pardon of Ezra TJnrand. SALEM, Nov. 12. (Speclal.)r-The- peti tions for the pardon of Ezra Durand, for merly of Portland, have recently been re newed. Durand was the organizer of the Durand Organ Company, through which a number of prominent people lost con siderable sums of money. It was for forg ing names In connection wlth the busi ness of that company that Durand was sent to prison. Several attempts have been made to secure his pardon, but In every Instance protests were made to the Governor. Now a number of the persons who formerly protested have signed the petition for a pardon, and It may be ex pected that unless protests are heard Gov ernor Geer will be Inclined to look with favor upon the petition. DANIEL MANNING RETURNS. Creiv Resents Cbnrses of Wrecked Schooner Courtney Ford. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Nov. 12. The revenue Cutter Daniel Manning, which has been on patrol duty all season in the Arctic waters, returned this afternoon, and is here awaiting orders. Tho Man ning's officers are wroth over an assertion of the master of the wrecked schooner Courtney Ford that no assistance was ren dered September C, when the Ford went ashore on Glen Island. The surf was breaking two miles outside, and aid was Impossible. During the Summer the Man ning rescued five sailors stranded on Des ert Island from the wreck of the schooner J. B. Ward, a place out of the line of travel. The men would surely have per ished but for the assistance rendered-. TO RECLAIM 150,000 ACRES. Application Made by Three Sluters Canal Company. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The Three Sisters Canal Company today filed In the ofllce of the State Land Board an application for contract for the reclama tion of 20,000 acres of arid land lying In the western part of Croo'k County. The tract Is located between the mountains known as the Three Sisters and the Des chutes River. State Engineer George L. Dlllman will go and examine the land this week. It Is proposed to Irrigate the tract with water from tributaries of the Des chutes. BIG IDAHO MINING DEAL. Daisy Mine, nt Ncal, Sold Yesterdny for .J2.,000. BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 12. (Special.) The Daisy Mine, at Ncal, was today sold by George W. BrcdehofL to Frank T. Day, representing the Western Loan & Guaran ty Company, of Chicago, for ?22o,000. The deal has been pending for some time. That property Is the best developed one In the. Neal district, it has a large ore reserve, and Is considered a bargain. An Independ ent company will be organized to take over the property. S. S. Benton, of Colfax. SPOKANE, Nov. 12. (Special.) While giving the Masonic grip to a friend at Col fax -this morning, Sidney S. Benton ex pired without a word. Mr. Benton was one of the best-known men In the Palouse country, and was a pioneer of the Pacific Coast, coming West In lSot. He Is a prom inent Mason. Recently, he was taken 111 with rheumatism and partial paralysis. This morning he was called upon by Fred crick Brown, another prominent Mason. The men exchanged greeting.", and as Mr, Benton extended his hand, giving the grip of their order, he tea bacK dying. Snlem to Have Citizens' Ticket. SALEM, Nov. 12. (Special.) It is pret ty generally understood that a citizens' ticket will bo placed In the field In the coming city campaign, and that the can didates thereon will be the present city officials. Those interested in the citizens' movement will hold a meeting tomorrow. The Hot Springs of Arkansas. The Missouri Pacific has the shortest route from the Pacific Northwest to the famous Hot Springs of Arkansas. For In formation as to rates and service, ad- aress j. ai. Jieicaer, jraciHC uoasi agent, San" Francisco. STATE ENGINEER'S VIEW IMPORT OF IRRIGATION' WORK IN "DESCHUTES VALLEY. Thinks Private Operations Will Not Prevent Government Work Com- . pany Engineer's Vlevr SALEM, Nov. 12. (Special.) George L. Dlllman, State. Engineer for the examina tion of land applied for under the Carey 'arid land, law, and L. D. WIest, chief engineer for the Pilot Butte Development Company, were In Salem today. Mr. Dlll man and Mr. WIest were for a number of years associated together as engineers In the employ of the Union Pacific Company, and are both civil engineers of wide ex perience. Mr. Dlllman made an exami nation of the lands of the Pilot Butte Development Company proposes to re claim, and reported to the State Land Board that their plans were practical and the estimated cost of reclamation, $10 per acre, reasonable. He has been in San FrancIscoC for the past two wcekc, but has been following the newspaper dis cussion of the Irrigation question in this state. When asked today for his opinion of the situation with regard to the effect I the private lrlgatlon projects will havsr upon National Irrigation efforts, Mr. Dlllman-said that he did not think the fact that private concerns had secured what are said to be the best tracts of land need defeat any work on the part oi the Government. He is of the opinion that there are plenty of other places where the Government may construct lr-. rlgation works, and public and private enterprises may go on at the same time. It is his observation that private de velopment work Is executed at a less cost than similar work under Government con trol, for the private concern will practice economy In many ways In which the Government will not. ' For that reason he believes .settlers will be able to get land irrigated by private concerns cheap er, than they can get It where Irrigated by public enterprises. Mr. Dlllman thinks that the proper thing to do In the case of the Deschutes companies Is to let the conjpanles go ahead under their contract and reclaim the land, but to hold them very strictly to a compliance with the terms of their contracts. If they are compellod to carry out their part of the contract, the state will be very greatly benefited by the opening to settlment of the great tracts of reclaimed land. In apeaklng today of the. work his com pany has undertaken, L. D. WIest said that while tho Pilot Butte Development Company has an application In for 86,003 acres. Its Irrigation ditches when fully completed will reach some 200.000 acres of arid land, much of which will not be available for practical irrigation for many years yet. As the company will be re quired to complete 10 per cent of the work each year It could not undertake to irrigate the whole tract Tvhlch could be irrigated by Its ditches, for the reason that the amount of work to be done each year would bo more than the company would care to undertake. Mr. W.Icst says that out of the 3.000,000 acres of land In Crook County, application neii been made for the reclamation of only 116,000 acres. There Is not less than nOO.COO acres that can be irrigated from the waters of the Deschutes alone. He says that when he first went Into the Des chutes country to Investigate the oppor tunities for irrigation he was laughed at as a visionary. When It became evident that the plans of his employers would prove a success, the company was de nounced. He has no doubt that there ar-i 'abundant places along Crooked River and its tributaries where storage works could be constructed by the Government and large tracts of land Irrigated. The fact that no one has demonstrated the ex istence of such places Is no reason for believing that they do not exist. Mr. WIest says that the "company he represcnts will construct Irrlgatloniworks as cheaply as possible and will put set tlers on the land so. rapidly as possible. That is the only way the land can be re claimed. If the company can reduce the cost of construction. It can reduce the amount a settler must pay, and thereby Increase the Inducements for settlers, to go upon the land. Whether the cost can be reduced below the estimated cost, can be known only after the work Is done, but he has already discovered some placet where the cost of construction will not be nearly so large as he figured In his esti mates. Washington Hardware Men. SEATTLE, Nov. 12. The State Hard ware Association held a meeting here this afternoon, during which several trade papers of Interest- were read. The' fol lowing officers were elected to serve this year: J. A. Becker, Fremont, president; L. P. Quackenbush, Whatcomb, vice president; Walter M. Olive, Mission, sec retary; G. M. Cochran, Snohomish, treas urer. These officers and G. W. Shannon, of Anacortes, were named as the execu tive committee. v Mrs. Carter, of Ashland. ASHLAND, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) Mrs. Harriet H. Carter died at her home In this city this afternoon, aged 75 years, 7 months and 12 days. The deceased was born In the State of Ohio, but lived most of her life In Iowa, coming from there to Ashlar.d with her late husband, H. B. Carter, and family In 1SS5. She leaves five children: Mrs. K. T. Purdy, of Houston, Tex.; F. H. Carter, Mrs. E. C. Galey. Hon. E. V. Carter and Roy .Carter, all of Ashland. To Name Vancouver City Ticket. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) Mayor A. B. Eastham has Issued a call for a general mass meeting of the citizens of Vancouver, Tuesday evening, November 18, for the purpose of nominat ing a ticket for the annual city election to be held Monday, December 1. Candi dates will be named for Mayor, City At torney. City Clerk, City Treasurer and four Councllmen. Funeral of Howard Ferguson. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Howard Ferguson, aged 21, who was killed by "a train at Terrace. Idaho, last Wednesday, was held here today. Ferguson's parents live In this city, and his remains were brought here this morning. Alter Canadian Pacific Conductors. MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) This evening the jury in the John son conspiracy case, in which the accused was charged with "having conspired with certain parties unknown to defraud the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, ir Viaor Stops falling hair. Makes hair 1 grow. Restores color. Cures dandruff. Could you ask anything more? And it's so eco nomical, too. A little of it goes a great ways. Sold for 60 years. iiiS.0;: Ha reached a verdict. Hsdlng the prisoner guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. The case,, which has occupied the time of the Court of King's Bench since Monday last, has excited great interest among railway men. the Courtroom having been crowded at all times since the hearing commenced. Today this interest was augmented by reason of a number of Canadian Pacific Railway conductors having been Impli cated In the course of the evidence. It is J rumored that other arrests may follow. The charges briefly are that a number of Canadian Pacific conductors bribed cer tain employes of the audit office to give advance information as to the secret checking of trains. IRRIGATION IN CALIFORNIA Early Experience in 'the 5as Joa qain Valley First Legislation. WOODSTOCK. Nov. 12. (To the Edi tor.) In 1871 1 chanced to be In California during that severe year of drouth, when the entire valleys of the San Joaquin and Sacramento appeared a vast desert and crops and cattle perished. The more en terprising arid business men of that day, such as W. C. Ralston. Isaak Fried lander, W. S. Chapman. Miller Lux. Michael Reese, Nicholas Lunlng, with many others, became seriously alarmed about the occurrence of these destruc tive drouth, which seemed to have a period of three years duration. They therefore determined upon starting irri gation upon a large scale, and invited jnev as one who had just returned from India, with many years' experience, to examine these great -valleys and to make general reports for them on the feasi bility of irrigating these lands. Upon these reports they commenced the first large system of Irrigation in California. J The first test was jnade on. an area of about "5000 acres of land belonging to Miller ,& Lux, then under crops of wheat, barley, oats nnd alfalfa, during the se vere drouth of 1S72. The, beneficial ef fects from this test were inspected by a large party, comprising about 200 of the leading men in the state engaged in all kinds of business. This block of Irri gated land, covered with luxuriant crops, stood out like an oasis in the surround ing dasert-Uke valley. The success was so marked and the vast Importance of Irrigation was then made so evident that It was deemed ad visable to try to enlist the co-operation of the Federal -Government and of Con grees in the furtherance of irrigation on the .Pacific Slope. Accordingly I was sent to Washington in the Winter of 1S72-3 to secure this National interest In lrrlga- tlbn. The result was that through thc cordial encouragement of President Grant and of the heads of the Land nnd Engineering Departments, and with the hearty support of the members of Con gress from the Pacific Coast. Congress' passed Its first act on irrigation, dated March 3. 1S73. By this act the President was authorized to appoint an irrigation commission, to be composed of two en gineers of the Army, one officer of the 'Coast Survey, the Chief of the Geological Survey of California, and one civilian distinguished for his knowledge of the nubject. The men selected were: Colo nel B. S. Alexander. Major George H. Mendell. Professor George Davidson, Pro fessor Joseph D. Whitney and R. M. Bre reton. The report of the commission was made during the Summer of 1S73, and presented to Congress In the Winter of that year. This report should be read by those inter ested In Irrigation matters in their In fancy on this Coast, as It contains much valuable Information and statistics. Ow ing to the death of W. C. Ralston and the failure of the Bank of California, and also to Senator William M. Stewart and I others from this Coast being out of Con gress, no lurxner eiiorts were mane until some years had elapsed to get the Irri gation interest revived at Washington. It was not until 1SS3" after Senator Stew art had returned to the Senate, that fur ther action was taken by Congress. In that year a commission on irrigation and the reclamation of arid lands was cre ated, of which Senatpr Stewart was ap pointed cnairman. since those early days of Irrigation action In California, only those now living who had seen those vast districts consumed by drouth can realize how Irrigation, carried out manly uirougn private capital, has enormously increased the settlement of the country and "benefited the ptate generallv. Let us hope that similar interest 'and ener getic action will be displayed In the near future by Oregonlana R. M. BRERETON. PEOPLE NEED AID BADLY Volcano In Guatemala Has Causc'd Heavy Loss of Life and Property. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. The steam ship Newport, from Panama, brings ad ditional details of the recent eruption of Mount Santa Maria. In Guatemala. Ac cording to the ofilccrr. of the Newport the destruction of life and -property has been immense". The necessity for relief ships Is urgent. The coffee plantations In the districts of Costa Cuca, Chjtva. Reforma, Palmar. Costa Grande and Kolhutz have been burled seven feet deep In volcanic ashes and debris. Thousands of cattle have been destroyed, and the loss of human life Is believed to have- been Immense. When the Newport was at Chnmperlco the officers found the people of that port In a panic-stricken turmoil. The steam ship Acapulco. bound south, nrrived at Champerlco while the Newport was there and carried to San Jose de Guatemala all the passengers that could crowd aboard. Details from the scene of the greatest damage were hard to get. Kock, Hagamann & Co. offered $2000 to any person that would go to their Miramer plantation, In Costa Cuca. and bring them s.ome news of conditions there. When the Newport sailed this offer was still standing, no man having been found who, dared to go Into the ash-covered In terior. President Cabre has resorted to the most vigorous means to prevent particulars of the extent of tho damage from reaching the outside world. All telegrams and cable messages are strictly censored, and the people most interested in the afflicted districts are finding the greatert difficulty in getting the most meager intormation. The Newport brings news of the total destruction of the towns of Palmar. San Felipe, Colombia and Coatepec. These places are completely buried In debris from Santa Maria. Rethalhulu, Mazan tenango and Quezcltanango liave so far escaped with little damage. PORTLAND IN FAVOR. Chicago Livestock Paper Booms the t City for 1004 Convention. The fame of Portland's endeavor to get the 1904 National. Livestock Convention held here Is abroad in Eastern Statee. The secretary of the National association writes that Portland can succeed if It will' go after Its object with vigor. At the last convention Portland was a strong fa vorite for the next meeting place, but Kansas City won out The next conven tion will be held there In January. The Chicago Livestock World has the fol lowing favorable mention of Portland, under bold headlines: Portland. Or., wants the 1004 meetlnp of the National Livestock Association. The Pa cific Northwest ought to have anything In reason that it wants. It Is a great part of o)ir great country. The livestock development in Oregon and "Washington Is great indeed, and Indications point to still more remarkable development as the vart trade with the Orient grows in Im portance. Here's hoping that Portland gets what ehe wants. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bronte-Quinine. Tablets. AH drug gists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. "W. Grove's signature is on -ach box. 2oc. 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