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THE MOBNTNG- OEEGONIAN, FKIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1900.
IN FAVOR Of A NEW PARTY
EKOCBATS AND POPtJtlSTS OF
CLACK A MAS COUNTY.
iorac Demoorats Heltatc From Fear
That It Blifirht Bar Tbem From
the PI Counter.
nnucm-K crrY. Jan. 11. Tho chairman
pf the demopratlc and populist central
Committees have again called meetings to
Lomene Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.
.no, consequently fusion is on ansorDins
cpc. The populists are almost unani
nn.iB'T in favor of a new raarty -with a
bor.ver.ient name, as far as local affairs
fu-n mnpernei The only drawback to an
Em.cab.e fusion -with a new -name is a
fLsagreement among the democrats, ai-E.;ug-h
a majority favor forming a new
Lrtv -with the -Donullfits. Some two or
fhroe democrats, who expect an appolnt-
mns.t in the event a democratic presiueui.
al be elected, object to losing their
barty name. These leaders are now being
br-rhematized by some of their constit-
per.ts, 'who accuse them of laboring in
tho Interest of the republicans. tab
perco-populist organ Jiere, wnose eoiior
tev mtr.rv f tm r?nmocra.tlc county cen
tral committee, will announce In tho
incrrung that it favors calling the pro
posed new party in county anairs, in
'lenenflpnt union, strictly business." or, in
Fact, an thing to bring the clans together.
Fined S40 for Assault.
Tn!n Tackar. who stole an overcoat
Irnm thn front of Selllne's store last night.
Iras fined $40 in the justice court today
or assaulting George iierren, a salesman.
In the store, "with an "umbrella. When
icker was making his way across tne
jflp-n nftpr fhrowinir tha overcoat away.
lerren started in pursuit. t. nen Tucker
teas rvvArtakan lie informed Herren that
he overcoat was hidden under Morey's
bam, but when they had almost xeacnea
lhat location, he broke an -umbrella over
he Iatters head, and made his escape.
py this time the omcers were in ciosb
Lursult, and Tucker was placed -under ar
tr. "Resides -the -umbrella taken at tho
Itore with the overcoat, a dozen pairs of
locks were found in his possesion and an
fxtra pair of pants. These were identl-
g.ed as being the property or otner estao
Es.mrr.tK In thft city. The time for Tuck-
fcr's hearing on the larceny charges "will
be set when his lather snail arrive irom.
Knrir.trvcntr. Tonne Tucker has a wife
r.d his parents are highly respectable
!nn?A. Th -vmrnc- maii's relatives sa
flat they cannot account for his attempt
ix wholesale robbery. ie toia uniei
Sums that ha -was drunk at the time, and
pd not realize what he was doing.
Coll for Road "Warants.
Oounty Treasurer Shade today Issued a.
iaU for all Toad warrants indorsed prior
November U, 1S99, except three specified
lumbers.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
crs. John 3Ioer, of Silvcrton, Or.,
Pioneer of 1S52.
SILVERTON, Or., Jan. XL Mrs. John
loser, an Oregon pioneer of 1S52, died at
scr home in Silverton, January S, after an
press of three weeks, though she had
eon more or less an invalid for nearly
jcir years, sally Ann Jeetree was corn
larch 23, 1530, at Fairfield, Franklin coun-
r Ind. She moved with her parents to
sLsconri in 1S44, where she was married
John Moser, three years later. In !So2,
Ir and Mrs. Moser moved to Oregon,
rosslng the plains with an ox team, and
lelng nearly five months on the trip.
Mrs. Moser was the mother of 12 chil-
jren. She left a husband and five sons
Ind five daughters. Mrs. Moser was a
irv g mother, a devoted wife and a stead-
ist Christian, a member of the Methodist
SpiSCJi.al church of Silverton.
Died of Heart Failure.
jliAKEVIEW, Or., Jan. 7. Mrs. John
pamngton was found dead in a room on
le Barrington ranch, 18 miles south of
IkJceview, this morning. She was in Liake-
.cw yesterday peddling produce from the
inch and shopping. She returned home
Is usual, but about 2 o'clock this morning
Iwoke feeling 111, and, not wishing to dis-
irb her husband, went into another room
led started a fire. All was then quiet,
In 1 the husband Tvent to sleep again. This
cming one of the children on awaking
rent .nto the room and found the mother
If ad on the floor. The coroner -was notl-
U 1 ut, after hearing the report of the
yslcian, who pronounced it a clear case
if heart failure, decided to hold no ln-
fuest.
Mrs. Barrington was quite a noted char
ter in this oounty. She and her hus
lnd have Uvea here for a number of
Lrs. She was tail and masculine in ap-
fca-anee, wore a man's hat and did abput
hf teaming and peddling of the pro
line nf the ranch. She attended to all of
:e business transactions for the family.
j"3 had quite a reputation for good judg
ment and business tact. She was about
years of age.
ludfire Jones, a Former Orcsroninn.
5 MARTINEZ, Cal., Jan. 1L Judge Jo-
pi h P Jones, of the superior court, died
fit r'ght, after only a few hours' illness.
le was born in Indiana in 1844. His par-
s rooied to Oregon, and in 1S64 Jones
raduatd from Willamette university.
Iftcr some mining ventures in Oregon
:a Cafornla he settled in Martinez,
lract.Cj.rg law and politics with success.
e has been superior judge since 1SS3.
Andrew Nelson, of OystervIHe.
ASTORIA, Jan. U. Andrew Nelson, of
SystervJie, wash., died at the hospital
Sere last night from the result of a para-
tsf fif-oke. He was a native of Sweden,
years of age and unmarried. He has
ps.2ed in this section of the country for
i.zx& years, and was well known to all
tie Scandinavians of the locality.
FRUIT IS BEST SPRAYED.
lets Better Market and Is a More
"Wholesome Article.
I ONTARIO, Or., Jan. XL The past sea-
:n has demonstrated the value of spray-
Bg frut trees in this section of the coun-
Those who sprayed put a class of
fu t on the large markets that -nassed
sue.er without a word, while those who
: ten-p ted to sell their fruit without hav-
FS "irrjed met with all kinds of trouole.
o Butte, Mont., market is especially
ira vn unsprayed fruit. Of course, rals-
"Kho hae not sprayed and who
.t w th losses on account of inspec-
-n co not, with calm minds, feel the hal-
draw, -while these who have gone to
te expense of spraying, and in conse-
-ence see their goods sell well on the
lost critical markets, are loud in the'r
raise of the spraying system. In some
i-ses where fruit was condemned and de-
Sr'eJ, the shippers are preparing to sue
ic .r.speetor, holding that consignors have
r.gtt to return the fruit to themselves
to ship it elsewhere, as they may see
In some cases it is held that the in
cr passed the wrong judgment and
ii hai c to make the mistakes jrood to
i" fmlt owners.
"he -veers experience can only mean
tat to xiroduce fruit that will hereafter
where there is a rigid inspection law,
sarre must he sprayed, and sprayed
5 or there is no longer a question
wt the virtue in this care of trees. Of
-,-sr, where fruit Is evaporated or dried
1 nut on the market there is not so
h question raised as to whether or not
rts been Fprayed, but the dealer will
:k rto this a little later on. Take
I res, lor example, that have not been
I'pe-ly cared for and which are evap-
o fca for the markets, and this heat not
.g sufficient to destroy the germs, haa
. ro y put them to Sleep, so that the eye
Sos not deect them, and the stuff makes
Pretty dangerous food.
tot all orchards in this district were
Infested, but this season a goodly per
centage were more or less injured; that Is,
injured when it came to putting the fruit
on Inspected markets. Here where we are
glad to gulp down what we eat without
having some one point out the defects,
unsprayed fruit will hring nearly as much
as the other, and we perhaps get along
as well on it, as a few spiders and crickets
do not harm the average stomach, espe
cially if we are not told about it too often.
Those fruit raisers who cannot or do not
spray their fruit trees, hold that theirs
is just as good as the better fruit.
Next season's fruit from his region will
have better care, and will pass a more
rigid inspection. Men are preparing to
spray pretty thoroughly throughout the
Country, and will profit from this season's
experience. At Arcadia there has been
installed an imense evaporator for next
season's work. A prune-grader has also
been put in and extensive arrangements
for spraying all kinds of fruit are being
completed, and thus we may look for the
pure thing from Arcadia another year in
the line of fruit This year fruit from that
immediate section passed the inspection
very well, and only very few shipments
were caught by the eagle eye of the In
spector, while large quantities went where
it was as difficult to pass as to stick a nee
dle in a camel's eye.
FROM DESOLATION CREEK.
Ore Runs as High as ?100 to the
Ton,
STJMPTBR, Or., Jan. 11, A midwinter
report from Desolation Creek reached hero
today. The development work on the
Chloride group consists of a 150-feet tunnel
that cuts the vein 200 feet from the sur
face, and a drift of 65 feet on the vein.
The vein is six feet wide, one foot of
which carries $100 ore and three feet $14
ore. The walls are granite, with porphyry
filling.
Pendleton people own a group of claims
adjoining the Chloride group. They have
opened up a large body of medium-grade
ore. Four men are employed running a
tunnel to crosscut the main ledge.
Four men are engaged on the Ben Har
rison, running tunnel to tap the main
ledge. It is predicted that Desolation
Creek will be the center of much activity
in the summer of 1900.
Xevr Mining: Incorporations.
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. IL Yesterday
articles incorporating the Union Gofd Min
ing Company were filed here by John L.
Rand, C. M. Sterns and F. J. Perkins.
The purpose of the corporation is to do a
general mining business. Its head office
will be In Baker City. The capital stock
authorized is 1,500,000 shares of $1 each.
Quotations of Mining: Stocks.
SPOKANE, Jan. 11. The cloelns bias for
minlnp stocks today were:
Blacktall $0 07 J Morrison .-...$0 OVA
Butte & Boston.
Sl4Noble 14
Crystal
Deer Trail No. 2
Evening Star ...
Gold Ledge ....
Golden Harvest.
3 Princess Maud .. T
1051 Palmer Mt. Tun. 20
QuIId 15
7 Rambler Cariboo 62
Republic 1 02
Reservation .... 10
Rossland Giant. 7
Sullivan 0
Tom Thumb .... 15
Waterloo ..... 10
"Winnipeg ....... 25
Mammoth . . . . i
St Keveme .... 3
I. X. Jj 21
Insurgent 2
Iron Mask ...... SO
Jim Blaine 20
Lone Pine Surp. 10
Little Cariboo... &
Mountain Lion .. 00
Morning Glosy.. 5
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta ?0 02Mexican 0 31
Andes 10 Occidental Con
0 18
Belcher 10Ophlr
C3
3
17
17
2
3
44
4
2 75
28
3
22
xsest & ueicner. .
Bullion .
Caledonia ......
Challenge Con ..
Chollar
Confidence
230erman .-
3Potos!
Scorpion
Seg. Belcher
Sierra Nevada ...
Silver Hill
Standard ...-..
Union Con .....,
Utah Con
Yellow Jacket ...,
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 -40
Crown Point ..... 11
Gould & Curry... 23
Hale & Norcross.. 39
Lady Wash. Con.. 2
NEW TORK, Jan. 11. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
PVinllnr . 0 Wnnhn
Crown Point lOJOphlr ..n.Tttllt". 65
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35IPlymouth S
.$7 25
Deaflwood 55 Quicksilver 1 50
Gould & Curry... 20 do pref ......... 8 00
Hale & Norcroes.. 35Sierra Nevada ... 40
Homestake 55 00 Standard 2 GO
Iron Silver 50 Union Con 23
Mexican 28)Tellow Jacket .... 20
BOSTON, Jan. IL Closing quotations:
Boston & Mont....S2 70'Pitrrott $0 39
Butte & Boston... 42
SCALP BOUXTY EXPENSIVE.
Umatilla County's Dexnnnds Will Be
Nearly Double What She Pays.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. IL For the
year 1S99, on account of Umatilla county
claims, the state of Oregon must pay a
total of about $5500 in bounties on scalps
under the law enacted at the last session
of the legislature. The total revenue de
rived in this county in special taxes for
this purpose, under the provisions of tho
law, is $3C02 36, of which $1576 96 comes
from a tax of 1 cent a head on all the
sheep appearing on the assessment rolls
of the county for this year, and $1725 40
from the tax of one-fourth of a mill on
all real and personal property on the rolls.
The bounties for the year, therefore, ex
ceed the amount raised by taxation in this
county under the bounty law by about
$2137 64. Nearly all the scalps brought in
were taken from coytoes, although a few
were from wolves, wildcats, cougars and
mountain lions.
The number of sheep and goats on the
rolls of tho county for the year was 157,
C95, far below the actual number owned in
Umatilla county. The total of taxable
property, as appearing upon the assess
ment rolls, for 1899, Is $6,889,038.
It was believed by the originators of the
scalp bounty bill, now the law of Oregon,
that it would not 'be necessary to resort
to the tax upon all real and personal
property, but that the tax of 1 cent a
head on all sheep in the county would
yield enough to pay all scalp claims that
would be brought In. The number of
claims presented Is far in excess of what
-nas looked for, all funds being exhausted
which are provided by law for the pay
ment of these claims, so far as this coun
ty is concerned.
TTotesi From Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. IL One of
the Proulx brothers, while unloading wood
at the wharf in this city, yesterday even
ing, discovered a human skull floating in
the water near the shore of the Columbia
He fished it out and took it to the morgue,
where it was placed on exhibition It is
probably one which has fallen into the
stream from the Indian burylng-grounl at
Memelouse island.
The officers and members of Vancouver
camp. Woodmen of the "World, enter
tained Multnomah camp, of PorUand, at
their lodgeroom here last evening. Tho
visitors, numbering 65, arrived by steamer
from PorUand, and were met on the dock
by a delegation from the home camp and
escorted to the lodgeroom. A splendid
banquet was served, and a number of
speeches were made.
Snlexn Beats The Bnllcfi Bowler.
SALEM, Or., Jan. IL The first of a
series of games between the bowling
teams of the Illihee Club, of Salem, and
The Dalles Commercial Club took placo
tonight, and was easily won by the for
mer. The scores were:
Illihee 229 248 2C5 212 Total.,954
The Dalles 175 163 199 242 Total..779
The highest score made was f3, by
Barker, and the highest for the four
games by McNary, both of Illihee. The
Illihee team was composed of Barker,
Hurhes, Hoyt, McNary, MInto and
D'Arcy, and The Dalles bowlers were
Bradshaw, Baldwin, Stadleman, Bough
ton, Mays and Schmld.
Cannerymen's Meeting: Frnitless.
VANCOUVER, B. a, Jan. -Representatives
of 25 of the British Columbia
canneries held two meetings here today
In an endeavor to effect a combination of
action regarding policy, prices and ex
penses for the season of 1900. The can
nerymon were called together to endeavor
to come to some arrangements by which
the cannery business in British Columbia
could be adjusted so as to enable cannera
to carry their many heavy handicaps suc
cessfully through next summer's fishing
season. The meetings, however, were of
no avail.
Oregon Notes.
The heaviest man in Albany is Peter
Reutner. Ho tips the scales at 285.
Only $7 50 was collected the past six
months in The Dalles from dog licenses.
J. C. Hardin, of Lacomb, shipped 20 bar
rels of pitch to San Francisco on the 8th
Inst.
A' boy preacher is announced to hold
services at the Albany M. B. church
South. His name is Boozer.
Some one is scattering wheat on tho
sidewalks of Eugene, greatly to the in
terest of the curious.
Last week at Joseph, there was a pull
ing match between seven men and a horse.
It seems to be about a stand-off.
John Chapman's home, on Garden bot
tom, Douglas county, was burned the 10th
inst. Insurance, $1200; loss, not stated.
The recorder of The Dalles collected
enough fines the past six months to pay
e
1 REAL ESTATE SALES IN PORTLAND LAST YEAR. 1
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Real estate sales last year were slightly larger than those
of 1898. There was no heavy movement at any time In the
o year. Values, particularly those of city property, hold strong.
0 Following were the transfers by months:
1 January ..... .....$ 314,383 53
February.. .., ,282,57935
March ....... .t. 350,981 48
9 April 4 a 360,61628 o
I May ...r ,292,256 05 I
Jne 443,22179 I
I July 214,33241 o
August - 240,023 28
I September - 430,821 52
e October ............ K 249,055 95 0
November ,232,313 57- o
I December -....,. . 195,000 00
9 o
I Total $3,605,585 21 o
1898 3,323,728 34 .
o 1897 4,101,815 98 o
o 1896 ; 4,011,593 65
o o
98O9Ooeooooeo(e$9t0(ttie(tttettt(8tt0e6S88oooo0oe0O98
his salary, and turn $311 50 into the city
treasury,
A vein three feet wide, and steadily wid
ening, is reported to have been struck in
one of the lower levels of the Noonday
mine, Bohemia district.
The Times-Mountaineer boasts that
"The Dalles now has the best volunteer
fire department and the best apparatus
In any town in the state."
Lane county's democraUc central com
mittee is called to meet on the 27th in
stant, for "consultation regarding pri
maries and other matters."
Albany pays her street commissioner
and nlghtwatchman each a salary of $45
per month. Engineers of the" two fire
companies are paid $10 each ner month.
The Albany Democrat has been informed
by the census office at Washington that
the cranberry industry in Oregon will re
ceive a special invesUgatlon by the gov
ernment, G-. W. Hunt, builder of a system of rail
roads in Eastern Oregon, is anxious for
news of his son, Charles, who went to
the Klondike in 1897, and has not since
been heard from.
Qulnlln and Cary, accused of robbery at
The Dalles, are held to answer In $1000
each. The complainants are held in $100
each as witnesses. All are strangers.
The robbers are in the county, and the
-witnesses in the city jail, so they may not
communicate.
Another version of a recent appointment
is given by the Albany Herald, which
says: "C. Q. Coad, of Polk county, has
been appointed a messenger in the senate,
upon the recommendation of Senator Si
mon. He will serve as doorkeeper in tho
senate gallery."
The Pendleton Republican says ex-Rep-
resentaUve Ellis wants the nominaUon for
circuit judge of the sixth district, em
bracing Morrow and Umatilla counties.
Another paper at Pendleton says Ellis
wanted the congressional delegation's rec
ommendation for the Alaska judgeship.
In the last three months of 1899 the pre
cipitation at Grant's Pass was 19.40 inches,
against 7.53 for the corresponding months
of 1898. There are no two consecutive
months recorded in which the rainfall
equals that of the past November and
December. It means abundance of water
for mining.
From the Eugene Guard: "Marshal Stiles
and E. J. Fraser were called in by the
Carman family, the 10th instant, and they
settled all difficulties. The main bone of
contention was a cow, and It was awarded
the woman. Mrs. Carman and children
left on this afternoon's train for Halsey.
Eugene is glad that the family has sepa
rated." Minnie Thorn, the girl who was carried
away from Latham by tramps in a box
car, is but 15 years old. The sheriff and
deputy prosecuting attorney of Lane coun
ty find the girl to have borne a good name
and her family to have a gopd reputation.
It Is doubtful whether the girl was crim
inally assaulted in Lane or Douglas
county.
From the Enterprise Bulletin: "Last
year Wallowa county produced about 400,
000 bushels of wheat, 100,000 bushels of
oats, 100,000 bushels of rye and barley,
10,000 bushels of potatoes, 80,000 tons of
hay, 10,000 pounds of butter and cheese,
6000 bushels of apples, pears and peaches.
It supported about 200,000 head of sheep,
20,000 head of cattle, 10,000 horses and 8000
hojis. The county Is 70 miles in length
and 65 miles in width."
Sam Harpan, killed at Council, Idaho,
on the 6th, formerly lived at Haines, In
Baker county, and was known as a bad
man, who was quarrelsome and dangerous
when drinking. The trouble occurred at
a dance, by Harpan's insulting a freighter
named Moore and striking him over tho
head with a revolver. Then Moore drew
his gun and shot Harpan through the
heart, Harpan fired at the same time
and wounded a woman in the knee.
From The' Dalles Times-Mnuntalneer:
"Frank Gable, who has been raising sheep
in Wasco county for 24 years, says this
is the most favorable season for sheep he
has ever seen. They began the winter in
good condltionj and have been fattening
ever slnco they were brought out of the
mountains. The wool has had a contin
uous growth ever since shearing last
spring, and Mr. Gable says he expects the
largest clip of wool, per head, next spring
ever shorn in the county."
The income of The Dalles for six
months ending December 31, 1899, was
$7094 04, including $2775 from liquor li
censes, $336 from road taxes, $611 50 from
fines, $1E0 from team licenses. The outgo,
including $16S0 for officers' salaries, $1571
for the fire department, $744 for street im
provements, and $1710 on the city debt,
was $6650 21, being $444 73 less than ex
penses. The Times-Mountaineer says The
Dalles has a more economical administra
tion than any other city in Oregon.
From the Grant's Pass Courier: "George
Phillips, who operates, a hydraulic mine
on Silver creek, in attempting to cross the
mountains from Brlggs creek to Silver
creek, missed the trail where the snow
had obliterated it, and wandered four days
without food in one of the wildest por
Uons of the county, but finally made his
way to Joe Conner's" cabin on Red Dog.
William Stock, George Ward and Angolo
FIck started from Oak Flat to search to?
him, following his" trail, and arrived at
Conner's only a few minutes after Mr.
Phillips."
SURETIES MAY PAY BOND
MAN CHARGED "WITH EMBEZZLE.
MENT FAELS TO APPEAR.
Manager of Lumber Company tn
Ysldma- Was Prominent in Poll
tics- and a. Fast Liver.
NORTH YAKDHA. Wash,, Jan. IL C.
A. Anderson, who was under bond to ap
pear at this term of the superior court
and answer to the charge of embezzle
ment, failed to appear today, and, accord
ing to an order of Judge Davidson, his
bond will be forfeited tomorrow. Ander
son was formerly manager "here for the
St Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. He
was prominent in politfcs, and was a fast
liver. Early last spring his bookkeeper
reported an apparent shortage, and an in
vestigation followed, which showed that
ho was behind about $1500. Efforts were
made by Anderson and some of his friends
to keep the matter quiet and to Induce
the company not to prosecute, but they
failed. For several months he has been
living at Everett. He wrote his attorneys
a few days ago that he would be here
to be tried. Word was received today by
wire that he had left Everett, presumably
for North Yakima, but he cannot be lo
cated. His bondsmen are James Baker,
I. H. Tlmm, A. S. Dam and C. H. Bruemp,
of this city. They are bound for $500. ,
INTERIOR LUBD3ERMEN MEET.
Association Formed nnd Scales of
Weights and Prices Adopted.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Jan. 11. The lum
bermen of Southwestern Washington, rep
resenting SO per cent of the cut of the
mills off of tide water, met at Chehalls
last night and formed the Southwestern
Washington Lumber Manufacturers' As
sociation. The following mills were rep
resented: Prescott & Venessj Winlock;
Rock Creek Lumber Company, McCor
mlck; Valley Mill Company, Buckley;
White River Lumber Companyt Enum
claw; McCormfck Lumber Company, Mc
Cormickj H. H. Martin Lumber Company,
Centralla; E. T. Tallmddge, Elma; Gate
City Lumber Company, Gate City; Brown
Bros., Napavlne; Wellington Lumber
Company, Mcintosh; Reynolds & Davie,
McCormick; H. D. Pltoher, Napavlne; H.
J. Miller Lumber Company, Chehalls. The
officers of the assodaUon elected were:
J. A. "Veness, president; H. McCormick,
vice-president; C. A. Doty, secretary; H.
J. Miller, treasurer; J. A. Veness, F. A.
Martin and W. C. Miles, executive com
mittee. The association ' adopted the seal of
weights and the grading rules recently
promulgated by the Washington Lumber
Manufacturers' AssoclaUon, of Seattle,
and, after' a long discussion of the ques
tion, arranged a scale of prices. Here
tofore there has been no regular scale of
prices among the mlllmen of this section,
and prices on different articles varied
greatly at the different mills. Tho scale
as adopted is a very slight increase on the
prevailing price for timbers, and an In
crease In one or two cases amounting to
$2 a thousand on "uppers." The prices
are still lower than are quoted by the
large mills on the Sound for the same
classes of lumber, the principal object of
the association being to secure uniform
ity. New lists will be issued in a few
days by all of the mills belonging to the
association.
The lumbermen present were the guests
of Mr. H. J. Miller, at a dinner served
at the St Helens, and the convention ad
journed at a late hour in the evening, to
be called together by the president when
necessary.
RESOLUTION THAT WAS LOADED1.'
Levriston Conncll Trying to "Wriggle
Out of Uncomfortable Situation.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 11. It must
be admitted that Lewlston Is considerably
shaken up over the famous memorial to
congress that was adopted by the city
council and brought down the wrath of
tho town of Moscow. At the last meeUng
of the council Alderman Wilkinson moved
to haye the action of the previous meet
ing rescinded. The motion was seconded
by Alderman Tannahlll. It was a solemn
ceremony. Then a motion was made to
draft a new memorial, and the matter was
referred to the judiciary committee.
In the meantlmo a searching Inquiry Is
being made as to the authorship of the
scandalous document. Nobody will father
the thing. Alderman Shaft, who Intro
duced the memorial, is discreetly silent as
to the identity of the author. Newton
Hlbbs7 who was first accused of putting
it together, because he is a local writer
of considerable prominence, Is out with a
flat denial. Judge J. W. Poe, who Is a
Jeffersonlan democrat, says that the thing
sounds as though a republican wrote it.
That It was an accidental production Is
out of the question. The wise ones are
Inclined to believe that an element In
local politics that Is opposed to Senator
Shoup originated the document. They ex
plain that Senator Shoup, in order to
pacify a certain populistlc contingent at
Moscow, Introduced a bill providing for a
federal building at that place, and that
a disaffected republican, in order to throw
a handful of mud at the senator, has be
trayed Alderman Shaft, who is the only
republican in the city council, into Intro
ducing tho memorial. There is really
something strange about the whole pro
ceeding. It will undoubtedly have consid
erable bearing on the coming local elec
tions. To find the author of the docu
ment Is still the question, however,
CORNER FOR DOCTORS.
Possibly They Will Find Reserved
Places in Heaven.
Convallis Times.
The country doctor, like all others here
below, has his trials and trlbulaUons. He
visits many a poor patient without re
ceiving a cent for his trouble. He toils
along muddy roads and over hills and
through gloomy forests, while the rest
of the world sleeps. A glimpse at the
character of his sorrows is seen in a re
cent experience of Dr. Newtji, of Philo
math. He had a pressing call in Alsea,
late one afternoon. There was a gloomy,
forest-covered mountain! to cross hut the
caller had a lantern and said the trip
could be safely made. They reached the
foot of the mountain at nightfall. The
ascent was begun, but darkness set in
long before they gained the summit.
They lighted the lantern and pressed on,
but soon the light began to flicker. They
coaxed and petted it, but it finally went
out, and stubbornly refused to shine, more.
Half a mile ahead was a deserted cabin.
The night was black and the road was
b$d, but they headed for the hut, feeling
their way along. Half way there tho
doctors horse rojled over a bank, and it
took tho greater part of an hour to got
him back on tho grade. Finally, they
reached the ojd cabin, and there, with a
single match they had left, they lighted a
fire and waited for the morning. It Is
believed that there Is a place for most of
tho country doctors in some corner cf
heaven.
THE DAIiLES IAND OFFICE.
Moro Business Dono Last Quarter
Than for Many Years.
THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 11. The past
quarter has been the busiest experienced
by the local United States land office for
many years. A comparison with the busi
ness done in the previous quarter shows
on hicreasa of almost 50 per cent. For
tho last quarter, the number of acres
filed upon by homestead entries, desert
land entries, state school selections and
coal declaratory statements was 34,033.03;
the number of acres sold by the govern
ment, 2485.01; making a grand total of 38,
524.10 acres, appropriated from the public
domain. Within the quarter there have
been 217 homesteads filed, 45 final home
stead proofs, and 18 final timber-culture
proofs. The quarter ending September 30
shows only 140 homestead entries, a gain
of 177 for last quarter. The receipts from
sales of public land, fees and commissions
were $8158 28, thus placing the office
$623 08 above the maximum.
"WATER WORKS FOR FOSSHi.
Will Issue $12,000 of Bonds for a
Gravity System.
FOSSIL, Or., Jan. IL The town council
met last evening and ordered the publica
tion of notice calling for bids for $12,000
bonds for a gravity water system. The
council was empowered to do this by a
ur.animouo vote of the people last week.
The source of water supply is a large
spring of pure water, situated 13,400 feet
from the town, at an elevaUon of 797 feet
above the town. The sprln? and right of
way have been secured by the council at
a cost of $1250, which has not quite ex
hausted the city treasury. So far the
town has no Indebtedness, bonded or
otherwise. It is expected the water works
will be In operation by the first of June
next. The capacity of the spring is 7C.400
gallons in 24 hours.
BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTIONS.
Candidates Opposed to Deadman Isl
and Won In Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, B. a, Jan. 11. In the
municipal election held here today the
largest number of votes ever cast In a
cvic election in this city were polled.
Mayor James F. Garden was re-elected
to serve a third term.
The principal issue in the campaign was
upon the question of using Deadman isl
and for Industrial purposes. The organi
zation calling Itself the Deadman Island
committee endeavored to defeat all mu
nicipal candidates who opposed granting
a lease of the island for mill purposes.
The result of the election today was a
defeat for the Deadman island committee
candidates.
Southern Oregon Mining Noted.
Grant's Pass Courier.
The Copper Company, at Preston Peak,
has a good force of men at work develop
ing the mine, which is showing up a large
body of rich ore.
H. C. Perkins, of the Old Channel mine
at Six-Mile creek, says they will be ready
to begin piping there in about a week.
They have a force of about 20 men at
work, riveting pipe, cleaning ditch, build
ing sluices, and other necessary operations
Incident to the equipment of a large hy
draulic mine.
H. A. Corliss, the Dry Dlgglns miner,
says that he has already worked as much
ground this winter as he did during the
whole season of last year. This is a sec
tion which has been known and worked
for years, by every method known to
placer mining. As a placer deposit, It is
somewhat peculiar, there being little
washed gravel, and in some places none
at all. The gold is mostly coarse,
rough, and the larger pieces are mingled
with quartz.
C. E. Harmon says that the present
season has been very favorable for the
operation of the mine at Gallce which
belongs to himself and Dan Green. The
large amount of water In Gallce creek
has been of material benefit In sluicing
the old tailings out of the creek channel
and thereby enlarging their dump. The
ground they are working this year Is
yielding rich returns. Mr. Green recent
ly picked up a piece which weighed
nearly $C0.
Suit AgrntnHt the Union Pacific.
OMAHA, Jan. 11. Attorney-General
Smythe has filed a suit In the Douglas
county district court against the Union
Pacific railroad, wherein it is charged that
the defendant company has violated the
regulations made by tho state board of
transportation relative to freight tariff on
livestock shipments. In November, 1887,
the state board of transportation made
an order directing the railroads of Ne
braska to restore carload rates on ship
ments of livestock and forbidding them
to charge rates per 100 pounds on such
shipments. This order was accepted by
tho roads until last month. Evidence show
ing such vlolaUon by the Union Pacific
was submitted by the board, and upon
this showing that official began suit In
tho name of the state to recover tho
statutory penalty, which is not less than
$500 nor more than $5000 for each offense.
This sut is for the maximum penalty.
Oregon Supreme Court.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 11. Following are the
cases argued in the supreme court today:
The South Portland Land Company, re
spondent, vs. Abble K. Munger et al., ap
pellants; appeal from Multnomah county;
argued and submitted.
Tho Cooper Manufacturing Company, ap
pellant, vs. M. J. Delahunt et al., respond
ents; appeal from Multnomah county;
argued and submitted.
State of Oregon, respondent, vs. Otis
Savage, appellant; ordered on motion of
attorney-general that this cause be ad
vanced, and set for hearing January, 1900.
On the Wnlla. Walla Line.
TOUCHET, Wash., Jan. 10. Since the
O. R. & N. ha3 been running trains on the
new cut-off from Wallula to Rlparla,
there has been a noticeable diminution
Of work on this line. At Munson the sec
tion foreman has been without a China
man for several weeks. Last Sunday a
crew of Japs arrived, and this week have
been engaged In tearing up an unused
switch at the Divide, some five miles west
of here. It may be that they will be laid
on tne proposed line from, this place north.
Tailors' Goods Worth $400 Stolen.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Jan. IL The tailor
ing establishment of a. W. Stlncel was
broken open last night and about $400
worth Qf goods and clothing carried away.
Suspicion points strongly to local parties,
but there have been no arrests.
No arrests have beep made as yet in
connection with the hold-up In the saloon
Monday morning. The town has been with
out a watchman for a long time, but it is
probable that tho council will now put on
a man.
Pacific Coast Baseball League.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 11. In the
Interests of the formation of an Interna
tjonal Pacific coast baseball league, tp
comprise four team3 Seattle, Vancouver,
Tacoma and Victoria W. H. Lucas, of
BeatUe, has been In conferenco today with
a number of residents, who agreed to
guarantee $2000 required to run the Van
couver team. Ted Sullivan Is performing
a similar task in Victoria, Lucas says
there is no doubt that the proposed league
will be established upon a satisfactory
basis and semlweekly games will be
played in each of the four cities.
Jackson County Road Districts.
MBDFORD, Or., Jan. U. The county
commissioners of Jackson county have
made a preliminary division of the county
Into voting precincts, in accordance with
the provisions of the new law. This divis
ion makes three more precincts than for
merly, but the number of road districts is
made eight less than before the new ar
rangement. The voting precinct of every
Incorporated town corresponds with the
limits of the corporation. In all rural
precincts a schoolhouse is made the vot
ing place. It Is believed that the move
ment toward better roads in the county,
begun in the past year, will be further
advanced under the new road district di
vision. The board adjourned to meet Jan
uary 22 to complete the work.
Admonishing Woolgrowers.
Lebanon Express-Advance.
Woolbuyers from the EaBt are said to be
camping on the troll of the growers in this
state, bidding for next year's clip. Twen
ty cents Is the highest hid so far reported,
and it is hard to get at that price. We
advise the growers to stick by the plans
adopted this year; that is, sell when you
have the goods to deliver, and deliver
the goods when you get your money in
full, and not before In either case. Con
signment of half the wool crop of the
state will bear down the price of the
other half several cents a po-md. and
growers should not give the commission
man this leverage.
Draws Teachers Front Oregon.
Wallowa News.
Some of Oregon's best teachers are leav
ing the state on account of the low wages
paid to them. In comparison with Idaho
and Washington, there is a difference of
$10 to $15 in favor of those states. This
Is quite a temptation to the best ones
to leave the state to the second-class
teachers. This Is a short-sighted policy,
and will ultimately end in lowering the
standard of our schools in comparison
with those of our sister states.
Astoria to Get Cheap Printing.
ASTORIA, Jan. 11. Bids were opened
today by the ways and means committee
of the city council yfor doing the city
printing for the coming year. The low
est bid for advertising was by the As
torlan, whose bid was 3 cents per inch
for the first insertion, and 2 cents for each
subsequent insertion. The lowest bid for
printing blanks on a basis of full sheets
was $1 60 per 1000.
Unoonsclonn Two Days From Cold.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 11. Lato ar
rivals from Ketchikan tell of the suffer
ings of A. W. Blanchard, formerly of this
city, who was overcome by the cold
weather while rowing across from Gravlna
island to Metlakahtla In an open boat.
He remained In the boat unconscious from
Tuesday night until Thursday afternoon,
when the boat drifted on to the beach.
He sustained no serious injuries.
Fine Winter for Grain, Groan, Mill;.
TOUCHET, Wash., Jan. 10. The winter
Is unprecedented in mildness and salu
brity; Enough rain has fallen to keep
grain and grass in fine growing condition,
but not water-soaked. The Walla Walla
creamery has given a good demand for our
milk, which is getting to be a staple arti
cle at this point. Two wagons have been
employed since last November delivering
milk dally.
Mayor of Victoria.
VICTORIA, B. C Jan. IL Charles Hay
ward was elected mayor of Victoria to
day by a two-to-one majority.
Horseless Carriage in Linn.
Albany Herald.
A farmer living near Albany rides to
town In a horseless carriage. He drives
a mule to his buggy, and makes good
time.
Washington Notes.
The New Whatcom normal school pub
lishes an official advertisement for 15 cats.
The dog-poisoner has- broken loose in
Whatcom and killed 0- canines, some of
them valuable animals.
Tho Walla Walla Union estimates the
building Improvements of that town In 1S99
at $400,000, or $40 per capita.
The curfew bell has ceased to ring in
Shelton, and the small boys are care
ful not to call attention to the fact.
Rev. Neal S. McCullum, of Indianapolis,
Ind., has been selected as state evangel
ist of the Christian church of Washing
ton. The Snoqualmle Falls Power Company
has applied for a franchise in Everett to
distribute electricity for heat, light and
power.
Five masked men held up a farmer near
Hartford, Snohomish county, Monday
night, and robbed him of $73. Several
shots were fired, but no one was Injured.
"W". A. Foster, a young blacksmith, has
been arrested at Spokane on the charge of
stealing $115 from a follow-workman on
the ranch of Patrick Russell, near Walla
Walla, on New Year's day. Foster ad
mits his identity, but denies his guilt.
Judge Brents, of Walla Walla, has had
posted In the saloons of that city a list
of "habitual drunkards." The Union
finds cause for congratulation In the fact
that there are but two names on tho list,
while there are 30 saloons in the city.
The class to be graduated from tho
Spokane high, school January 25 consists
of nine girls and four boys. When the
class entered the high school In 1S9G It
had 50 members, and the reduction In
numbers has been greater than in any
class ever graduated there.
The Yunui Rebellion.
CHICAGO, Jan. U. A special to the
Record from Ortiz, Mexico, says:
Small bands of YaquI Ind'ans have be
come very annoying to the Mexican troops
during the last few days, and frequent
skirmishes have occurred. A few nights
ago, 100 Indians rode boldly into the corral
and stampeded over 200 horses belonging
to the troops. The Indians afterward cap
tured the animals for their own use.
It Is almost Impossible to get supplies
to the troop3, owing to the Yaquls' guer
rilla tactics. General Torres' men ore llv
lng on the country, and there are times
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A CHEMIST'S TESTIMONY
Bornet's Death Was Caused hy Cyrf
anide of Mercury.
NEW YORK. Jan. IL The principal
witness today in the trial, of Roland B.
Mollneux for the murder of Katherlne J.
Adam3 was Professor Rudolph H. Witt
haus, the well-known chemist, who made
an analysis of Mrs. Adams stomach, of
various pojrtlon of Harry C. Burnet's ex
humed body, and of the box containing an
effervescent salt, which it Is said Barnet
took before his death. Dr. Witthaus said
that he found mercuric cyanide in tho
contents of the. Barnet box, and tho com
mon constituents of Kutnow powder. Ho
found a small quantity of cyanide of mer
cury in Barnet's liver. In the kidneys
ho found mercury, and in tho brain mer
cury. Witness then took up the Adams
case. In the deadly bromo-seltzer bottle.
Professor Witthaus said, all the constitu
ents of the powder found -by him were tho
regular constituents of bromo-seltzer, ex
cept mercury and cynanogen.
Mrs. Florence E. Rogers, daughter of
Mrs. Adams-, and who was present at tho
time of her mother's death, described tho
poisoning. Mrs. Rogers was very self-possessed,
and showed no emotion. Her
story agreed with that told by Harry
Cornish, and a long cross-examination did
not shake her testimony.
Professor Witthaus will go on the stand
again tomorrow to testify as to his analy
sis of tho contents of the glass from which
Mra. Adams drank the fatal draught", and
as to his analysis of Mrs. Adams stom
achl Eosaer Indicted.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. The grand jury
today found an Indictment for assault in.
the first degree against Willis Rossar,. tho
.medical student who shot Frederick Sla
ter, of Rahway. N. J. Rosaer. while a
soldier, recently killed a man in San
Francisco, and was tried for murder and
acquitted.
Murderer's Sentence Commuted.
BOSTON, Jan. U. By a unanimous voto
the executive council today commuted the
sentence of Edward Ray Snow, the 19-year-old
boy murderer, from death by
electricity to life imprisonment. Snow re
cently pleaded guilty to a charge of mur
dering James T. Whittemora last Septem
ber. e
THE DAY'S RACES.
Yesterday's Winners at- Tanforan and
New Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan- IL The weather
was fine at Tanforan and. the traek fast.
The results were:
Flvft and a half furlonss Upner Crust
won. First Shot second. Coming Events
third; time. 1:09.
Mile Greyhurat won. Tom Cromwell sec
ond. Tom Calvert third; time, 1:12".
Mile and a quarter Meadowthorpe won,
Chimura second, Dr. Bernays third; time,
2:1015.
ATII Ssn "Bruno stakes The Lady won.
Advance Guard second,. F. W. Brode third;
tim. 1:11.
Mile Bannockburn won, Malay second.
Imp. Mistral II third; time, 1:40.
She furiontra Ben Ledl won. Mocerito
second. Jingle Jingle third; time, 1:14.
Races at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11. Tho results
of the races were:
Six furlongs Lord Fairfax won, Sami
vel second, Scottish Grit third; time, I'M.
One mile TIckful won. Barney F. sec
ond. The Bobby third; time, 1:47.
Selling, mile and three furlongs Moho
gah won, Pancharm second, Etherdorpa
third; time, 2:27. . -
Selling, seven furlongs Colonel Cassld
won, Jim Hogg second, Trebor third;
time, 1:32.
Selling, mllo and 20 yards Judge Quig
ley won, Lord Neville second, Watorcrast
third; time, 1:47.
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character and something- else. The first
words of Richard Croker after he fell from
a refractory horse last Monday were
these: "Ho done me this time; but I'll
learn him manners."
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