THE MORNING ORIJGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2T, 1902.
COOL AMID FLAMES
Priest's vPiesence of Mind
Saves Church Panic.
FATHER GOLLER'S HEROIC WORK
With Vestments Licked by 'Flames
the " Celebrant Calmly ContlnHes
Services Until Order Is Restored
aad the- fire Extinguished.
EPOICA'E, Wash'., Dec 26. (Special.)
"While , his -.vestments were being licked by
flames. Father Goller, of Spokane, calmly
continued services in St Boniface's Cath
olic Church, at Unipntown, on Christmas
day. He only -desisted when the heat be
came unbearably and his robes had been
set afire In several places. But in the
meantime his courageous example had
calmed a panic a.mopg the 400 people, and
the fire was extinguished without any
one suffering, except the priest, who has
n. number of small burns on his hands..
"While the choir was chanting the
"Kyrie," some of the decorations sur
rounding the main altar became ignited
from a candle. In a few seconds the en
tire upper portion of the altar -was a mass
of flames. The cry of flro was quickly
raised, and men, women and -children
arose, eager to make for the doors. In the
rear, while the choir sought safety In the
sacristy. ,
Father Faust, local pastor, came from
the choir loft and, In an imperative tone,
bid all present to be seated, assuring them
that there was no danger. Father Goller,
of Spokffne, the celebrant, coolly contin
ued the services until forced to retire
from the altar, after his . vestments had
been burned In several places. Meantime
the agitation quieted, aisles were cleared
and order restored.
Men came to the assistance of the
priests, and In half an hour the fire was
extinguished, with a loss of $450. Service
was then resumed. A statue of rare value
was destroyed, and the main altar and
surroundings were damaged.
PLATINUM IN DOUGLAS.
Philadelphia Men Demonstrate Its
existence in Southern Oregon.
GRANT'S PASS, Dec. 26. (Special.)
"Walter F. Smith and son, of Philadelphia,
representatives of the Welsbach Gas Fit
ting Company, who have been mining In
Josephine County for the past year, have
succeeded in demonstrating the fact that
platinum is to be found in great quantity
in the placers of Josephine, and that it
can be saved. The work of these two men
has been watched with great Interest for
many months past by mining men of thia
section of the state, and now, with the
announcement that their experiments and
tests have been a success, there will be
gin a general mining activity for platinum
In all the districts of Western Josephine
County.
It was long ago known that a strange
metal possessing a ellver luster was con
tained In quantity In the black sand of
the placers of the Illinois and Waldo. Be
ing Ignorant of this metal's Identity and
value the miners threw it from their
sluices, yrbe method Qfj extracting the
platinum from the blacR sand of the
v placers in which It Is contained la one be
longing -entirely to the Welsbach Com
pany. The beauty of it lies in the fact
that the machines for catching the metal
can be attached to the placer slulcee and
the platinum mined in connection with
gold. This will mean additional earnings
from the Josephine placer mines, for Mr.
Smith states that he feels confident plati
num is. to be found In all of the placer
mines of Southern Oregon located on an
cient channels, -where the black sand is
found, and nearly all of them are so lo
cated. "Mr. Smith attended the recent National
Mining Congress, at Butte, and exhibited
a quantity of platinum he had taken from
Jopephlne mines. He says It attracted
great attention and excited more general
comment in regard to the mineral pro
ducts of Oregon than anything else ex
hibited. BOND ISSUE NOW CERTAIN.
"Wclser City Water-works to He Com
pleted by May 15.
VWEISER, Idaho, Dec. 26. (Special.)
All Welser is happy tonight after three
elections to bond the city for water and
electric lights, 'all of which carried, but
through some technicality two were' Ille
gal, and at last the matter has been
brought to a successful issue. The bond
Issue of $40,000 has been .sold, and today
-the contractor, B. C White, of Baker
City, signed a contract with the city for
the construction of the water and elec
tric systems and putting in and setting
up the pumping plant. The contract calls
"for the completion of the system by May
15, 1903. The Oregon Short Line Railroad
Company has leased to the city for a term
of 50 years a strip of ground at the foot
of Second street for the pumping plant.
The water will be taken from the Snake
River. Filtering stations will be estab
lished on the island opposite the foot of
Second street.
CARLOAD OF HORSES TO SEAjTTLE.
Heavy Draft Animals Go From Salem
to Lumber Camps.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) J. B.
C&nney, a wholesale dealer In horses at
Seattle, today shipped to Seattle from
Salem a carload of 16' head of horses and
' two mules. The shipment was" one of
tthe largest of Its kind ever made Irom this
point, and represented about $2800. Pur
chase was made of Sklpton Bros., of this
city, who had collected the animals from
the fanners of the surrounding commu
nity. The shipment included only heavy
Irftft animals, and the horses are Intended
for use In the lumber camps on Pugct
Sound. The horses were all young, and
ranged, in weight from 1400 to 1C90 pounds.
The animals averaged Sklpton Bros, about
$173 per head. Horses of this kind are
becoming scarce in this section, and com
mand big prices. Several other carloads
have. already been shipped to Seattle from
Jpils- .point.
MANAGER INSTITUTES LOCKOUT.
Wall Walla Iroumolders Were
, PrejRfiuK to Strike for O Honrs.
WA'tlA WALLA. Wash.. Dec 26. In
-Anticipation of a probable strike by the
iron olders in the Gilbert Hunt Com--pkny'B
Shops, Manager Gilbert Hunt,
Mayor of the City of Walla Walla, has in
stituted a lockout affecting 15 menv Mr.
Hunt acA- unit. m uuinpiiny wm nui
working 10 hours a dav. Thev.rfcv
aanded.a nine-hour day. in conformance
yjth-unloh regulations. It was refused.
- "?'. foundry will remain closed prob
My 3 days, -and then, if the men have
jiot ytiWteo'. they fere to be replaced. The
"jbcWi shops are also closed. - but the
3sMent declares It is' merely a tem-
cAnyasD his me ox a log.
ya"i,r,H"H s. I at Baffalo
? t F'a-B,01Hce FoUotts.
" PS2CDLKTQN. Or., ,Deo, 26. Opeckd.)
pjjipt V'-r5 iu vi mc miai suomission is
Vifce" HeTatlve- S'he men, who are mem-?A-i.trf
tlHJ-Tacoma Iron -Molders' Union.
In the Spring of 1301, when the Oregon ex
hibits were being shipped to the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo, the train
containing the Immense timber exhibit,
consisting of a marvelously large stick of
Oregon flr, baited at Kamela for an hour
or two. A locomotive fireman who was
admiring the, huge piece of timber at .Kam
ela carved his name and address with a
knife on It A month later the former re
ceived a letter from a Buffalo young lady
saying that the writer had been Impressed
with the size of the timber and also bis
name, and thought she would write him a
friendly letter, to that effect. corre
spondence followed, a money order trav
eled to Buffalo, a young and winsome lady
shortly arrived at Kamela, and a wedding
ceremony ended the romance.
SUPPOSED GUN WAS UNLOADED.
Boy Accidentally Killed by Little
Sister Playing: With. Rifle.
MISSOULA, Mont, Dec 26. Franklin
Alexander Underwood, the 9-year-old son
of James Underwood, was Instantly killed
today by a bullet from a .22 rifle, in the
hands of his little sister. The gun was
not thought to be loaded. The children,
with Guy Toombs, a neighbor's boy, were
playing In the room where Mrs. Under
wood was sewing. The baby got the gun,
and as one of the boys stepped on her
hand she pulled the trigger. The bullet
entered her brother's head and he fell
dead In his mother's arms.
NOT FOR NATIONAL BANK.
District Conrt Decides Idaho License
Does Not Apply.
BOISE. Idaho, Dec. 26. Judge Stewart,
of the District Court, has decided that
the state law providing bank licenses does
not apply to National banks. He has
sustained the demurrers in the cases of
the State versus the Boise City and First
National Banks, In which the state sues
to recover the amount of the license for
some time back. Judge Stewart holds that
section 1644 of the Revised Statutes is not
applicable to National banks, and cannot
be enforced against them, being In contra
vention of the act of Congress establish
ing them.
COAST LINE IS CLEAR.
.Great Northern Inland Tovrns Are
Being: Supplied Mall Overland.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 26. The Great
Northern coast line from Seattle to Van
couver Is clear, and trains are being op
crated over It regularly. Tomorrow morn
ing an effort will be made to run a train
from Seattle to Skykomlsh to carry the
mall. All mall that can possibly be sent
over the Northern Pacific Is going that
way, and for towns along the Great
Northern main line which cannot be cared
for by tho Northern Pacific, mails are be
ing served overland from the nearest
point reached by rail.
GENERAL ODELL RETURNS.
Refuses to Be Intervciived on Oregon
Land Question.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Gen
ial w TT. Odpll returned today from
"OTnshlnirtnn. D C. where he has been on
business connected with the Land De
partment He was seen this afternoon.
but refused to oe interviewed save io
intimate that he expected to make reply
editorials in The Orejco-
nlan with reference to his connection
with the Land Department of the state.
While en route to the National capital
General Odell visited relatives at Chicago
and Elkhart, Ind.
ALL NIGHT IN MUD AND RAIN.
Pendleton Man Is Throtvn From
Hore nnd Suffers Broken Leg.
PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Ira Bond, while returning to his home
after spending the day in 'Pendleton, was
thrown from his horse and suffered a
broken leg. He was a quarter of a mile
from a residence, and his cries for help
could not be heard. He was compelled to
He all night In the mud and rain, and
when found this morning was nearly dead.
He was taken to St Anthony's Hospital
and his Injury dressed. It is thought to
day that he will recover.
ALBA POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
Thieves Enter Through Back Door
and Secure $100.
PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 26. (Special,)
The postofflce at Alba was robbed last
night about midnight and $100 stolen. The
thief entered through a back door by
breaking out a window glass and pulling
the bolt Postmaster Quant was at his
store, In "which he keeps the postofflce,
at 11 o'clock, and went to a dance. At
11:30 he returned and found the robbery
had been committed. No clew to the rob-
ber has been found.
BRIDGE WASHED AWAY.
Esquimau & Nanaimo Railroad Suf
fers From High Water.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec 26. Heavy
rains which occurred last night resulted
in the Esqulmalt & Nanalmo railway
bridge at Koksilah being washed away by
the freshets in the river, which rose sud
denly after the rains. All trains between
Victoria and Nanalmo have been can
celled until Wednesday as a result of the
havoc caused by the rain.
Astoria Murine Notes.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) The
schooner Wemple Bros, cleared at the
Custom-House today for San Pedro with
a cargo of 1771 cedar poles, loaded at
Westport
Six sailors arrived up from San Fran
cisco on the Columbia this morning for
the barkentlne Echo, which is now at
Knappton, loaded with lumber. A simi
lar number of sailors also procured from
San Francisco, deserted the vessel a week
ago.
The British ship Madagascar fs meeting
with a succession of accidents that have
continued ever since she came down.the
river. When an effort was made to raise
her anchors yesterday it was found that
they had fouled themselves, and could not
be raised. The two bar tugs were en
gaged last evening and the vessel was
taken to the -wharf, where the anchors
were raised and cleared this morning.
During the night six of her sailors desert
ed, and they will have to be replaced be
fore the vessel can go to sea.
Transferred to Fort Lairton.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) Sergeants Cronln, Company D,
Conners, Company C, and Fox, of Com
pany G; Corporals Stifle, Company F,
Lamphater, Company D, Wende, Company
C. and Black, of Company C, Seventeenth
Infantry, have been transferred from
their companies at this post to Company
L, at Fort Lawton, and left for their
new station this morning. Recently all
the non-commissioned officers of Com
pany L were reduced, and these non
commissioned officers go to take their
places.
Huntington in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 26. Henry E.
Huntington has rejoined his family here,
after an absence of several months In
New York. It Is his Intention to spend
the rest of this Winter In this city, Stock
ton and Los Angeles, looking after busi
ness Interests. Mr. Huntington still con
tinues as director of the Southern Pa
cific and member of President Harrl
man's executive committee on the board.
He admits that he owns "a very fair
holding" of Southern Pacific stock. The
Examiner Intimates that the amount is
about 120,000 shares.
Elshtk Grade Examination Dates.
SALEM, Or., Dec 26. (Special.) State
Superintendent Ackerman today an
nounced the following dates for holding
eighth grade -examinations throughout the
various counties of the state: January 2S.
39 and 30; April 8, 9 and 10; May 80, 21 and
22; June 17, 18 and 19.
DEAD AUDITOR WAS SHORT
LATE HENRY, E. NELSON, OF ASTO
RIA, STOLE CITY WARRANTS.
Examination of Books Shows Him
Behind ?nOOO Discovery a Sensa
tionHad People's Confidence.
ASTORIA, Dec 26. (Special.) Examin
ation of the accounts of the late Auditor
and Police Judge, Henry E. Nelson;" show
that he was short about $5000. His defal
cations cover a period of Ave or six years,
and were the result of, a thorough system
of Trarrant raising. The Auditor bought
warrants for local buyers, paying cash
when claims were present Afterwards
he would draw the warrants, payable to
bearer, In Increased amounts. Experts
are at work on the books, and It Is be
lieved the shortage will be found to
reach fully $6000. His bondsmen will be
held for the amounts stolen from 1S96 to
1902. A few warrants thus fraudulently
raised were presented to the City Treas
urer this year. The discovery has created
a sensation, the late Auditor having en
joyed the unbounded confidence of the
people. The city's loss will be small.
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
Overturned Lamp Causes Fire, in As
toria Dry Goods Store.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) A
fire early yesterday morning, caused by
an overturned lamp, aid several thousand
dollars worth of damage to the dry goods
and notion store of Mrs. R. Ingleton. The
entire Welsh block, In which the store Is
located, was threatened. There was $3000
worth of the stock which was damaged
by Are and water, and this amount Is ex
pected to about cover the loss.
Drawbridge Is Damaged.
During- the height of the storm yester
day the draw of the bridge across Young's
Bay became unmanageable, and some of
the Iron castings were broken, leaving the
bridge open. It will take several days to
repair It, and In the meanwhile the resi
dents of the" Lewis and Clark section of
the county can visit Astoria only in boats.
Severe Storm Continues.
The weather "has been very severe here
for the pas't few days, and while doing
very little actual damage, it has been un
usual In its continuance, and the rainfall
was excessive. The reports from the sta
tion at North Head show that the great
est velocity oa the wind there was 70 miles
per hour on Tuesday .night, 64 miles on
Wednesday night, and 60 miles on Thurs
day night. The rainfall In Astoria for
the 4S hours ending last night at midnight
was 6.10 Inches.
New Cannery for Astoria.
The Pacific Packing & Navigation Com
pany, which Is, next to the Alaska Pack
ers' Association, the largest packer of
salmon on the Pacific Coast, has had a
representative recently in Astoria looking
over the salmon-packing situation. It Is
now reported that his company has de
cided to engage In the business on the
Columbia River, and .will erect before the
opening of the next Ashing season a large
cannery near Astoria.
TO INVESTIGATE SEEPAGE.
Special Agent to Examine Irrigated
Section of Yakima Valley.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. Several days
ago Congressman Jones took up with the
Secretary of Agriculture the question of
sending an irrigation or drainage expert
to North Yakima to investigate and ad
vise with the people there as to the best
methods of drainage, the very serious
problem of what to do with tho seepage
water from the Irrigation ditches having
arisen. Secretary Wilson has now In
formed Congressman Jones that Mn C.
C Elliott, their chief drainage expert, has
been directed to proceed to North Yakima
for this purpose. It Is understood by Mr.
Jones and the department that Mr. Elliott
will be prepared to begin those Investiga
tions before water is turned in the ditches
,ln the Spring. -
Mr. Jones was not only successful in
having the drainage expert ordered to
North Yakima, but he has also had the
Secretary agree to send Thomas H. Means,
in charge of the Western division of soil
survey, to Yakima and take up a small
area of 40 acres of some land Infected
with alkali and seepage water and dem
onstrate to the people there therracttcal
methods of reclamation.
Last year the Bureau of Soils made a
soli survey of Yakima district and the
map of the area showing the condition of
the soli as regards alkali and under
ground water has recently been published.
This bureau already has reclaimed a
tract of alkali land In the vicinity of Salt
Lake City, Utah, and Is now working on
the reclamation of a small tract at Fres
po, Cal., for the purpose of Illustrating to
the people of these states the feasibility
and economic Importance, as well as the
commercial possibilities of reclaiming
lands from alkali and seepage waters, and
show them the best methods of doing the
work. The work at Fresno will be fin
ished about the 1st of April, at which time
the Secretary promised Mr. Jones the
party, in charge of Mr. Means, would be
directed to proceed to Yakima.
TO OPERATE TROLLEY LINE.
Everett Company Incorporates With
Capital of 300,00O.
EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 26. The Snoho
mish Rapid Transit Company was Incor
porated today, with $300,000 capital stock,
to build trolley JInes In Snohomish Coun
ty. A 'survey of the work has been start
ed. Local and Philadelphia capitalists
are behind the enterprise.
Wisconsin Pioneer Dead.
Hamilton Canning, 93 years old, a pio
neer of Wood County, Wisconsin, Is dead
In .this city. He was born in Montreal In
1809.
No Relief to Great Northern
No relief has come to the Great North
ern In the Cascades as yet, and trains are
still coming in over the tracks of the
Northern Pacific, as the bridge at Madison
has not been rebuilt No fresh snow has
fallen, but chlnook winds last night caused
more slides. Large crews are still en
gaged In clearing snow from the tracks.
NOT KNOWN AT LOS ANGELES.
Nothing Definite About Prospective
Appointment of Bishop Conaty.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 25. Bishop Mont
gomery, in discussing the forecast from
Rome that Bishop Conaty, of Washing
ton, was favored as candidate for ap
pointment to the bishopric of Los An
geles, declared that there Is nothing defi
nitely known in Los Angeles about the
prospective appointment, and says that
the pope will not be influenced by current
gossip. Although local priests are reti
cent about discussing the subject, it is
understood that the Rev. Mr. Harnett,
vicar-general of the diocese, Is the fa
vorite, so far as the clergy of Los An
geles Is concerned.
TO ADVERTISE CLACKAMAS.
Real Estate Company Will Distrib
ute Pamphlets In the East.
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.)
The first big effort that has been made
for a long time to advertise Clackamas
County in tho East was made today,
when C. N. Plowman & Co., a real estate
firm of this city, contracted for the print
ing of 10,000 16-page descriptive pamphlets.
This matter will be distributed and cir
culated widely in-the Eastern and Middle
Western States, and It is believed will be
the means of bringing hundreds of settlers
to this county. It is likely that within a
short time other people interested in
bringing Immigratloir to this locality will
begin to advertise this section
Stanford Glee Club Concert.
The Stanford Glee and Mandolin Cfubs
will give a concert in Shlvely's Opera
House tomorrow night, under the auspices
.of Clackamas Council, No. 2007, Royal Ar
canum. The college boys will be greeted
with a good house, although the Inclement
weather may have a, tendency to affect
the attendance. After a concert a recep
tion will be tendered the members of the
clubs in Willamette Hall by Clackamas
Council.
Committed to the Asylum.
George Myers was committed to the in
sane asylum today. 'He was taken to
Salem tonight by Sheriff Shaver., Myers
Is 43 years of age, a single man, and a
confirmed morphine fiend. He claims to
have fallen from a tree 10 years ago, and
has used morphine every day since then.
Myers has a Bister, Mrs. Jane Wilson, in
Tacoma, Wash.
FINDS HER HUSBAND GAMBLING.
Woman Takes $50 From Table and
Has Saloonkeeper Fined.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 26. (Special.)
A few days ago at Pe Ell a woman named
Mrs. Nellie Rose went Into the saloon of
the Northwest Liquor Company and foud
her husband playing blackjack. She took
about $20 from the table In front of him
and afterward came" to Chehalls and had
the dealer, Charles Hodgson, and tho bar
keeper, William McDonald, arrested. Jus
tice White, of Chehalls, who heard the
Case, fined. Hodgson $50 and costs, making
a total of $92, on a charge of running a
gambling-house. He also fined McDonald
$10 and costs, making $52.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET AT BOISE.
Assembling of Central Committee
January C Arouses Curiosity.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 26. (Spscial.y-Chair-mnn
Donnelly, of the Democratic State
Central Committee, has called the commit
tee to meet January 6 In Ihis city. As the
meeting will occur the day after the as
sembling of the Legislature, considerable
interest Is aroused to know what the pur
pose of the gathering Is. There have been
a great many rumors that the Democrats
might play some part in the Senatorial
contest, and the calling of the committee
is thought to have some connection- with
that matter.
Blckieton Brevities.
BICKLETON, Wash., Dec. 2C. (Spe
cial.) The hardware store of Will G.
Faulkner, of Cleveland, was entered early
Tuesday morning, and the safe blown
open and burglarized.. v
The Pine Creek MlUa changed hands
Wednesday; consideration, $12,500. Mc
Coedy & Sinclair are the purchasers.
James Van Nostern was badly burned
Tuesday by a gasoline lamp which he
was filling. The burning gasoline went
all oyer him, but luckily a crowd was
In the store at the time, and they caught
and held him nnd smothered the fife with
blankets and coats. His -eyelashes were
burned off and his hands badly scorched.
Arrangements are about completed for
the erection, of a -50-barrel flour mill,
owned by the farmers of this locality. An
electric light plant will be run In con
nection with the mill to furnish lights
for the town.
A bank will' be established at this thriv
ing little town as soon as the lumber
can be secured -and a suitable building
erected.
It Is reported that a telephone line will
Te built by private parties connecting
Blckieton with Arlington.
Indians Will Take Money JTor Land.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) Colonel James McLaughlin, of the
Indian service, left here today for Okla
homa after holding several conferences
with the Yakima Indians relative to effect
ing a settlement of the boundary dispute
between the reservation and the Govern
ment -The land lies In the southern part
of Yakima Gounty, In -what Is known as
(Bedar Valley, there being several "hundred
thousand acresl The land has been mostly
taken up. by settlers.. The Indians have
agreed to. take a cash" consideration for the
land thus taken and release their claim
to it
To Open Large Hardware Store.
DALLAS, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) R.
Jacobson. of tho firm of Jacobson & Co.,
located at McMlnnvlHe, spent several
days In this city during the week, looking
over the field with the view of opening up
a large agricultural Implement house at
thlB place. It Is understood that one of
tho large business blocks now being va
cated by the present occupants is to be
fitted up by him, and that a $20,000 stock
of hardware and farm Implements will be
opened up.
Penitentiary Sentence for AsBault.
MISSOULA. Mont, Dec. 26. William J.
Piper, a brakeman, was today sentenced
to five years' imprispnment for criminal
assault upon Mary Van Hamm, the 14-year-old
daughter of a fellow-railroader.
At the time of the arrest last month there
was talkN of lynching him. After his con
viction the Jurors united In asking the
Judgp to be lenient with him, which ex
plains the light sentence.
Mayor Hunt Appoints Vnn dc Water.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 26.
Mayor Gilbert Hunt today appointed
Charles S. Van de Water member at large
of the citizens' committee to report upon
a water system for the City of Walla
Walla, In place of Dr. E. E. Fall, who
declined to' serve. The Council appointed
Stanley Dean from the Third Ward to
serve In place of Judge Thomas Brents,
who resigned owing to press of official
duties.
Italian Takes His Own Life.
WHATCOM, Wash., Dec 26. Luigo
Paolergl, an Italian, committed suicide
tonight by shooting himself through the
brain. The deed was committed as he
stepped inside the back door of the Mount
Baker saloon, and with a revolver which
he had a few moments before borrowed
money from a- friend to buy. Domestic
troubles are said to have prompted the
deed.
Colored Woman Murderer.
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 26. Mary J.
Smith, colored, was today formally charged
with the murder of Daniel Ryan, Avho was
poisoned and then robbed in the tenderloin
district of this city two weeks ago. The
preliminary hearing was set for December
20. Ryan was a miner and formerly lived
In Butte
Killed by Delayed Blattt.
SAN BERNARDINO. Cal., Dec. 26. Two
miners, George Bridge and Fred Gold
sUne, were killed In tho OJo Mountains
a day or eo ago by a delayed blast. The
men thought the' fuse was not burning,
and after waiting for an hour approached
.the spot Jufct as the blast exploded.
Bridge lived at BIsbee, Ariz.
""Wa About Half the Normal Vote!
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec 26. (Special.)
The board of canvassers counted the vote
this morning cast at a recent special elec
tion for a member of the Legislature. The
majority of Zenker, the Democratic candi
date, was 68. the total vote helng 1692,
about half of the normal vote.
Smallpox nt Salmon, Idaho.
BUTTE, Mont, Dec 28. A special to the
Miner from Salmon. Idaho, says that a
smallpox epidemic Is raging at thtt place
and that two deaths from the disease have
already occurred. Several others are very
low. About 30 cases are "reported. A strict
quarantine Is being enforced.
Guprllelmo Known at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Joseph Gugllelmo, who was stabbed to
death In Portland yesterday, owned and
operated a saloon In this city. Gugllelmo
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TO OPEN COLVILLE LANDS
REPRESENTATIVE JONES HAS BILL
BEFORE CONGRESS.
Wantj South Half of Indian Reserva
tion.- Containing 1,500,000 Acres
Thrown Open for Settlement. '
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec 26. The following Is tho sub
stance of the bill recently Introduced by
Representative Jones, providing for the
opening- to entry of the south half of the
Colvllle Indian reservation:
JBe it enacted that subject to the res
ervations and allotment of lands In sev
eralty to the Individual members of the
Indians of the Colvllle reservation. In the
State of Washington, herein provided for,
all the south half of Colvllle reservation,
containing by estimation 1.500,000 acres,
the same being a portion of the Colvllle
Indian-reservation remaining unopened to
settlement, be, and is hereby vacated and
restored to the public- domain, and the
same shall be open to settlement and en
try by the proclamation of the President
of the United States, and shall be dis
posed of under the general laws applic
able to the disposition of public lands In
tho State of Washington.
Sec,. 2. That each and every Indian
now residing upon the portion of the Col
vllle Indian reservation hereby vacated
and restored to the public domain, and
who is so entitled to reside thereon, shall
Jae entitled to select from said vacated
portion SO acres of land, which shall be
allotted to each Indlan-ln severalty. No
restrictions as to locality shall be placed
upon such selections other than that they
shall be so located as to conform to the
Congressional survey or subdivisions of
said tract or country, and any Indian,
having improvements may have the pref
erence oyer any other person In and to
the tract of land containing such Improve
ments, so far as they are within a legal
subdivision not exceeding In area the
quantity of land that he or she may be
entitled to select and locate. All such al
lotments shall be made at the cost of
the United States, under such rules and
regulations as tho Secretary of the In
terior may from time to time prescribe.
Such selections shall be made within six
months after the date of the President's
proclamation opening the lands hereby
vacated to settlement and entry, and aft
er the same have been surveyed, and
when such allotments have been select
ed as aforesaid and approved by the Sec
retary of the Interior, the titles thereto
shall be held In trust for the benefit of
"the allottees, respectively, and afterward
conveyed In fe simple to the allottees or
their heirs. Provided that such allotted
lands shall be subject to the law3 of em
inent domain of the State of Washington
and shall, when conveyed In fee simple
to the allottees or their heirs, be subject
to taxation as other -property in said
State.
Sec. 3. That any c-f said lands now used
and occupied for school purposes, and any
lands now occupied by the agency build
ings and the site of any sawmill, grist
mill or other mill property on said lands
Is hereby reserved from the operation of
this bill unless other lands are selected in
lieu thereof, provided all such reserved
lands shall not exceed In the aggregate
two sectI6ns, and must be selected In
legal subdivisions conformable to the pub
lic surveys, such selection to be made by
the Indian Agent of the Colvllle, agency
under direction of the Secretary of the
Interior, and subject to his approval, pro
vided, .however, that said Indians may, In
lieu of said sites or either or any of them,
select other lands of equal quantity for
such purposes on the vacated portions of
said reservation, the same to be designat
ed In legal subdivisions by said Indian
Agent under direction of and subject to
the approval of the Secretary of the In
terior, in which case said-first designated
tracts shall not bo, exempt from the op
eration of this bill, such selection to be
made and approved within six months
after the survey of said lands and the
proclamation of the President.
Sec. 4. That, for tho purpose of making
allotments and selections in this bill pro
vided, including surveys of tho lands
provided to be vacated and restored to the
public domain, $50,000, or so much thereof
as may be necessary. Is hereby appropri
ated out of any money In the Treasury
of the United States not otherwise appro
priated.
Sec. 5. That nothing herein contained
shall be construed as recognizing title or
ownership of said Indians to any part of
the said Colvllle reservation.
YAKIMA REIGN OF TERROR.
White Men Sell Whisky to Indians
nnd Have No Marshal to Fear.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 26. There Is a very unenvi
able state of affairs at North Yakima on
account of the liquor furnished to tho In
dian3 of the Yakima Indian reservation.
Whisky peddlers have been exceedingly
busy, since the office of Deputy Marshal
was abolished last year. In selling whisky
to the Indians, in consequence of which
there has been quite a little reign of ter
ror in and around .North Yakima and Top
penlsh. Ten were convicted of this offense
at the September court at Spokane this
year, and 14 more received sentences at
Walla Walla last month. Recently they
have been compelled to send to Tacoma,
a distance of over 200 miles, to obtain a
deputy marshal to take some late cap
tures before the proper authorities.
To remedy this, and to save time, trou
ble and expense, Congressman Jones has
been endeavoring to have the office of
Deputy Marshal for the Yakima District
restored, and has called upon the Com
mlssioner of the Indian Office and the TDe
partment of Justice In regard to the mat
ter. The Indian Commissioner Is favor
able to the restoration, but the Attorney
General has not a3 yet made his decision,
still having the matter under advisement.
Mr. Jones has not given up the matter.
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A MILLION GOOD LIVERS, In a double sense, credit their good feeling to CASCARETS
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CASCARETS to help digest his (food, tone up his intestinos, stimulate his liver, keep his
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"In time of peace prepare for war," and have about the house a ploasant medicine for eour
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. To Give County Title to Land.
OWRfJOTsTT A J MKWfl TITTTJWATT Wnoh.
Infeton, Dec 26. The House, on motion of
Representative Cushman, recently passed
the Senate bill Issuing a patent to Clallam
wouniy lor a. small tract of land in the
Port Anerelftfl tnttmslto rm nrhtnVi cilfn.
ated tho County Courthouse. In explain
ing me Din to tne iiouse. Air. Cushman
said: "In 1864 there was a large block of
land reserved by the Government in the
center or tne town known as Port An
geles, the county seat of the County of
Clallam. There Is a road, running through
thl3 block of land, leaving a small portion
of one block on one side 220 feet in length.
The County Courthouse
portion of the block 220 feet In length, and
one siae oi tne- roadway. The title is In
the Government. The Government has no
use for the land, and the bill provides
that the title to that portion of the Gov
ernment reservation, 220 feet in length, be
vested In that countv for
poses. It has been recommended by th
xeparunenc or tne Interior, and is the
unanimous report from the committee on
the public lands."
NUMEROUS SALEM BURGLARIES.
One Blan Comes Home nnd Finds
Robber in the Dlnlng-Room.
SALEM. Dec 26. fSnprfni T?r,T- Cni
residences were entered and ransacked
early this afternoon and evening by one
lone burglar, who Is still nt ia Tk
houses visited, this afternoon were'tho3e
Of E. M- T.JL Pnro XTi-o T ' Ti A li. .i
G. C. Brown, on High street, within a half
block of the City Hall. In each Instance
the houses were entered during the ab
sence of the family by breaking through a
window. The rooms were thoroughly ran
sacked and some valuables were taken.
The other house visited was that of W. H.
Dancy, on Liberty street.
When Mr. and Mrs. Dancy returned
home at S:S0 o'clock this evening they en
countered a burglar' In the dining-room.
Mr. Dancy seized the fellow and had a
desperate hand-to-hand scuffle, but before
help could bo nrocured the man eapntioil.
The burglar was traced to North Salem,
where In the darkness he disappeared.
Capture of the man, of whom Mr. Dancy
has a complete description, is expected to
morrow. At the Dancy home the Intruder forced
An entrance through tho back door,- but
was- surprised by the return of the family
before he could escape with his booty. He
had, gathered a considerable amount of
clothing and jewelry.
BURIED IN SNOW SLIDE.
Avalanche Strikes Bunk in Which
18 Men Are Sleeping.
SPOKANE, Dec 26: A special from Nel
son, B. C, says: Word reached this city
this afternoon that a snowsllde Christmas
night carried away the bunkhouse of Mol
lle Gibson. There were 10 men sleeping In
the house at the time, of whom one,
named Campbell, Is known to be dead. D.
McLalghlan had his shoulder and leg
broken, and eight others were burled. A
party of 18 with a doctor went up from
Nelson this evening, but nothing will be
known until tomorrow as to the condition
of tho missing men. J. Labelle, who was
the only survivor to reach the city yester
day, says that there Is little hope of sav
ing the missing men. Nine of the men are
out of the slide and supposed to be safe In
a tunnel.
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Death of Justice Temple.
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