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THE -MOJR.MNG- JREGONIAK, WEDjNSDAY, JANUARY 17r 1900.
HOSPITAL OPPOSED
Washington Congressmen Are
(Fighting Vancouver.
FOSTER AND CUSHHAN FORTACOKA
Oregroa Bclegration Urced to Co-operate
With Representative Jones
Iicsrlfclation for Alaska.
The new trustees of the Chamber of
Commerce held their first meeting yester
day morning. President Taylor -was in
the chair and Trustees Hahn, Williams,
BatcheJdor, Livingstone and Fleischner
were present. The board completed or
ganization by the re-election of E. C.
Hasten as assistant secretary for 1900.
The board decided to dispense -with week
ly meetings and to meet hereafter on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
Special meetings trill be held to trans
act special business.
Vancouver Hospital Opposed.
President Taylor said be had been in
formed on excellent authority that" Sen
ator Foster and Representative Cushman,
of Washington, are opposed to Represent
ative Jones' bill establishing a permanent
general hospital at Vancouver. They fa
vor Tacoma. President Taylor suggested
that the Oregon delegation be strength
ened with all the Information In favor of
Vancouver that can be given them. He
said there "was no question that Vancou
ver was far superior to Tacoma as a hos
pital location. Oregon's congressmen were
urged to co-operate with Representative
Jones In behalf of Vancouver.
legislation for Alaska.
Letters were read from the congression
al delegation relative to recent requests
made by the trustees that they co-operate
with J. G. Price, Alaska's representative
at Washington, and aid him in his efforts
to secure needed legislation for his dis
trict. Senator Simon wrote that he would care
fully consider all suggestions of the Cham
ber of Commerce and give them his best
attention.
Senator McBride wrote: "I shall con
fer with Mr. Price regarding legislation
for Alaska, and shall give due weight
to his suggestions."
Representative Moody wrote: "Mr.
Price has already called on our delegation
and been personally assured of our will
ingness to co-operate with him in all
matters calculated to develop and benefit
Alaska."
Representative Tongue wrote: "I have
taken considerable Interest In legislation
affecting Alaska. I have already had
some conversation with Mr. Price, and
have offered to co-operate with him in
every possible way to secure any judicious
and needed legislation."
Survey of the Gold Fields.
Senator McBrlde wrote that In compli
ance with a recent request of the trustees
be had urged Director Wolcott, of the
United States geological survey, to make
a geological reconnoissance of the East
ern Oregon gold belt at the earliest prac
tical moment.
Refuses to Change Its Same.
Last month the board of trustees re
quested the newly organized board of
trade to adopt some other name. The re
quest was submitted to the directors of
the board of trade and unanimously de
clined. President L. E. Cox, of the board
of trade. Informed the trustees of the
Chamber of Commerce by letter of the
action of bis organization, and gave the
following as the grounds for the declin
ation: "First The name assumed by this or
ganization is entirely compatible with the
purposes it has in view.
"Second That the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, as originally constituted, has
considerately abandoned this name and
consequently it had no further claim upon
the same, and no ground to object on
that score, to its adoption by any othe"r
organization.
"Third The present Chamber of Com
merce is not the successor of the old
board of trade, but is an entirely separate
and distinct organization.
"Fourth In addition to these considera
tions, Is that previously submitted thai
the present board of trade was organized
xinder that .name and has embarked upon
the purposes had in contemplation at
the time of the organization. The direc
tors of this institution realize that some
confusion may result In the minds of per
sons who may not be advised of the ex
act status of the Chamber of Commerce
and the board of trade, but it does not
appear that this will lead to any serious
Inconvenience, and it is believed that by
a harmonious co-operation and inter
change of business which may be brought
to the attention of one or the other of
these organizations, svMch we very much
hope wflralways -exist, .no detriment can
possibly result to either one of these bod
ies." Mr. Livingstone thought that President
Cox was wrong in his assumption that
the Chamber of Commerce was not the
successor of the old board of trade. How
ever, no action was taken, and President
Cox' letter was filed.
Thanks for Lcvrton Contributions.
The following letter from General Will
lam R. Shatter was read:
"I desire to thank your president, and
through him, your honorable body, for the
interest they have taken In the contribu
tions to the fund for the benefit of the
family of General Lawton. I felt confi
dent that a mere statement to you of
our object would meet with your ready
co-operation. But all the same, I desire
to thank you. The contributions to the
fund from the Pacific coast amount to
510,146 6S, a most creditable showing, and
the sympathies of our large-hearted peo
ple were never enlisted in a more laud
able cause."
Oregon's Gold Output.
The question of having Oregon's gold
output correctly reported by the mint
officials was brought np by a letter from
Representative Tongue, which read: "The
director of the mint still undervalues the
output of Oregon's gold mines. Can you
give me any -definite information?"
It was brought out In the discussion
which followed that complete figures of
Oregon' gold yield are difficult to ob
tain. Mr. Batcheider explained that the
mines are private enterprises, the same
as mercantile houses, and that mine-owners
are naturally averse to telling the'
public how much business they do.
An effort will be made to supply Rep
resentative Tcngue with trustworthy data.
Favor the HTctt Department.
The senate bill creating a department
of commerce and Industry was indorsed,
and Oregon's senators and representatives
are requested to give their support to the
measure. This action was taken In re
sponse to a letter from Senator Nelson,
of Minnesota. Mr. Hahn said a depart
msnt of commerce and industry is import
ant in view of new conditions in those
lines, and especially in consideration of
the constantly increasing export trade.
3kcw Committee Created.
President Taylor was authorized to ap
point a subcommittee on ways and means,
of which he is to be a member. The
new committee will keep an eye on the
Tevemic -of the Chamber, outline a pro
gramme of work, and manage the dis-
bursement of xunas. Under its supervis
ion, funds "needed for special purposes
and emergencies will be collected.
Minor Business.
A proposition for an Oregon exhibit in a
scenic railway at the Buffalo exposition I
in 1901 was laid on the table. The exhibit
would cost between $5000 and $10,000 and
would hot do the state a proportionate
amount of good, as it would, .not on the
plan proposed, be an adequate showing of
the resources of the state.' '
The Mutual Warehouse Cornpany was
elected to membership In he Chamber of
Commerce.
MILLS FIRST; THEN SCHOOLS
Practical "Woolen Mill Man Makes a
Suggestion.
ALBANY, Or.. Jan. 15. CTo the Editor.)'
It is a source of gratification to note the
interesting article from the pen of Mr.
Felix Flemery as printed in The Sunday
Oregonlan, January 14. His views and
demonstration of the benefits to be de
rived from technical schools aTe highly
commendable and should appeal to all pro
gressive business men. But pardon me If
I say the mill r mills, should .come first,
closely followed by the schools. If a tex
tile school were established In a section
comparatively small In manufacturing In
dustries, like Oregon at the present time,
where would Its pupils or graduates find
employment? Would they not necessarily
have to seek the manufacturing centers
of the East? Let the mill be the prepar
atory course and the school the collegiate
In my observations, a youth who has
acquired some mill experience will better
appreciate the advantages of a school or
this kind and apply himself more zeal
ously than the one who enters without
any definite idea of what he desires to
learn.
Oftentimes the young man who gradu
ates from a technical school with no pre
vious experience as to work and the tips
and downs of mill life, expects to jump
right into a gilt-edgei position, and
fails. To the school of technology Eu
rope owes the superlative excellence of
her fabrics. For instance, the famous
Gobelin tapestries, so wonderfully rich in
colorings and exquisite design. My Idea
would be to establish a woolen mill with
a textile school attached, then we would
have a thoroughly practical combination,
far superior to anything of the kind now
existing in the United States.
We must creep before we walk. One
thing at a time. Mills first, schools next,
or better and more comprehensive both
together. Let me say, in conclusion, such
an industrial enterprise would offer splen
did opportunities to young women whose
tastes as to arrangement of color-work are
naturally more artistic than those of the
average man. Designing of dress goods,
silks, plushes, figured velvets and carpets
would be right in harmony with their en
vironment W. A. SEMPLE,
Manager and Superintendent Albany
Woolen Mills.
CHINAMAN DEED IN HACK.
Death Claimed Sick Oriental
Route to Hospital.
En
When Henry HIgglns opened the door
of his hack last night at 11:30,, in front
of the -Chinese hospital at Second and Pine
streets; and called on his passenger to
alight, he met with no Tesponse. A second,
more urgent and louder call had the same
result. HIgglns thought the roan was
asleep, reached in and pulled his leg, ,and
was surprised to find only a corpse in his
vehicle. A few minutes before, this a
messenger came to HIgglns and asked him
to come to the Chinese lodging-house, at.
143 Second street; and haul a sick man
to the hospltaL The hackman say? the
Chinaman walked to the vehicle with
very little assistance, and stepped inside.
In leas than three minutes later he was
dead. None of the mob of Chinamen who
soon gather around could be Induced to
touch the dead man; neither would the
hackman. He drove to the police station
and reported the matter, and was advised
to drive his uncanny cargoto Holman's
undertaking establishment. From that
time until 2 o'clock this morning there
was much excitement In Chinatown over
the sudden death.
The Chinaman's name Is given as Ong
GIp, and his death is attributed to con
sumption. He came to Portland two
weeks ago to take treatment under some
Portland doctor of his race.
BLOW RESULTED FATALLY.
Harry Knrir Died From Injuries' "Re
ceived at Mill.
Harry Karg, while working in the fac
tory of the Hand Manufacturing Com
pany, Saturday morning, received Injuries
that resulted in his death Monday evening.
Karg was a planer and one of the regular
employes of the mill. He was working at
a small circular saw; and as he released
the end of a short board which he was
feeding,, the saw carried the board around
and caused it to strike the man a severe
blow in the stomach. Directly after the
accident, the Hand Manufacturing Com
pany sent the injured man to St Vin
cent's hospital, where everything possible
was done for him, but he died Monday.
The funeral will take place today from
Holman's morgue, and has been arranged
for by the employers of the deceased.
Karg is survived by a wife and five children.-
He left no property, but carried a
small accident policy. The accident wa
unavoidable, and it was thought unneces
sary to hold an inquest
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PERSONAL MENTION.
R. N. Ormsby, of Waltsburg, is at the
Imperial.
M. L Hawson, of Arlington,' is stopping
at the Imperial. ,
F. H.1 Kllbourne, of Seattle, Is. at the
Hotel Portland.
F. C. Sharkey, of Blue River, Is stop
ping at the Perkins.
S. M. Perclval, dock proprietor at Olym
pla, is at the Perkins.
Among last night's arrivals at the Hotel
Portland was J. H. Spear, of Spokane.
H. Ramwell, steamboat captain of Port
Townserd, is registered at the Imperial.
George F. Hall, a prominent merchant
of Union, Is registered at the Imperial.
W. T. Chutter, manager of a large can
nery at Astoria, is at the Hotel Portland.
Judge J. C. Fullerton and Attorney F.
W. Benson, of Roseburg, are at the Im
perial. W. P. Dickson, one of the leading cloth
ing dealers of Tacoma, Is a guest at the
Imperial.
A. T. Beach, editor of the Lake County
Examiner, Is spending a few days with
relatives on the East Side.
Charles F. Belt, postmaster at Dallas,
and Thomas Hayter, a prominent pioneer
of Dallas, are at the Perkins.
A. L. Ayers, woolgrower, and S. W.
Spencer, banker, of Heppner, are at the
Perkins, accompanied by their wives.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 L. Samuel, man
ager of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety Northwestern business, with head
quarters at Portland, has been stopping
at the Waldorf-Astoria for the past week.
This Is Mr. Samuel's annual business trip
to the home office. His report to the New
York management of the largest year's
business ever handled by pie general
offices at Portland has impressed the
Equitable Life with tho Importance of the
wide territory directly tributary to Port
land. Mr. Samuel will leave for home to
night by way of San Francisco. He ex
pects to reach Portland January 25.
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IN THE SEVERAL COURTS
sun?
AGAINST WAREHOUSE COM
PANY BEGAN.
Laborer Wants Damages for Alleged
Injuries Ed Flannigan on
Trial, for Larceny,
Yesterday the trial of the suit of Albert
Featherstone against the Mutual Ware
house Company, Walter F.Burrell, pres
ident, for $5150 damages, was begun In.
Judge Frazer's court, and will be con
cluded today.
The plaintiff complains that he was
thrown down a grain chnte at Montgom
ery wharf and bis wrist was- broken and
his head injured. The latter Injury ho
alleges is of a permanent character, but
there is jio outward. Ign that anything
is the matter Ith his cranium. It was
Featherstone's first day's work at the
grain warehouse, he having agreed to
work In place of one Brown, and he had
only been there a few hours when the ac
cident occurred. This was on November 2,
1S99, and the suit was filed on Novemher
21. The plaintiff did not call upon the
company to ascertain it if would make a
settlement with him, but consulted an at
torney a week or l6 days after the acci
dent. This was admitted by him while
he was on the witness stand.
Featherstone testified that the chute
was obstructed, and he was ordered to
sweep it out by Mr. Henry, the foreman,
and was handed a broom for the purpose
by Mr. Booth. He did not hear the ma
chinery start and received no warning
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PACIFIC COAST DEVELOPMENT.
Office of R. Eos & Co., -Manufao-turera
of Printing Precses, New York,
Jan. 12, 1900.
Oregonlan PubhsTiinff Company
Gentlemen: "We have received, as ad
lsed In your favor of the let inst.,
a copy of your annual number, and
beg- to congratulate you upon its
splendid appearance. It has indeed a
special interest for xxs, as It should
have for every citizen of this great
country. The printing la excellent
and the subject of th development of
the Pacific coast is certainly extraor
dinary. In our opinion, however, the
deelopment has Just besun to get
headway. . y
With kindest regards and best
wishes, we remain, very truly yours,
R. HOE & CO.
eeotoiesatetts(eti
that the motor and endless belt were In
operation until a sack of wheat came
rushing down 'the chute and he was tossed
on to the table, striking on his left arm,
left side and face. Tho Inside bone of his
left wrist was broken, the left side of his
face, eye and temple was skinned, and
his head hurt considerably. There were,
he stated, no outward marks on his head,
but still it pained him. He walked home
and was able to be out of bed part of
the time the next day and other days im
mediately following the accident. He tes
tified that no signals were in use to warn
him when the machinery was about to be
started. . - .
On cross-examination by C. E S. "Wood
and J. Couch Flanders, attorneys for the
defendant Featherstone testified that ho
iid not hear xhe motor start and did not
hear Mr. Henry call out, "all clear." He
said the machinery runs about two min
utes before It gets to Its top speed and
makes very little noise when it first starts.
The noise of the machinery had not
Teache'd him until the sack of wheat was
-cqpilng on to him.
Mr. "Wood The cause of the accident
then was the starting of the machinery
by the foreman without giving you no
tice? "Yes, sir."
Featherstone stated that he came- to
Portland two weeks previously. Heworked
a day at the Portland flouring mills and
unloading ballast, and was formerly a
brakeman.
The defendant denies negligence, and al
leges in the answer that the plaintiff, could
have cleared the loose wheat out of tho
chute from the platform and without go
ing into the chute, and that he jumped
Into the chute voluntarily. It Is stated that
a reasonable settlement was offered to
Featherstone.
ON A CHARGE OF LARCENY.
Ed Flanni&an Tried in Judge
George's Court.
Ed Flannigan, ex-policeman and expert
athlete, was tried before Judge George yes- j
terday on an information charging him
with the larceny of $60 from "William Stew
art in the Owl saloon, on North Third
street, on November IS, 1899. The case
will be submitted to tha jury this morn
ing. Flannigan and a young man named
Frank Esham were arrested for the crime.
The evidence was that Esham stole the
money and gave $20 of It to Flannigan,
but the case against Esham was dis
missed before the beginning of the trial
on motion of Deputy Prosecuting Attor
ney Glltner, who alleged that Flannigan
put Esham up to it The statement of Mr.
Gllitner was that Esham was drinking and
was urged to commit the deed by" Flanni
gan, who said there was an old guy In
the back room and to get his money.
Stewart was maudlin drunk at the time.
Esham testified substantially to this state
of facts, and other witnesses were exam
ined for the state.
Flannigan admitted that he received $20
from Esham, but he stoutly denied taking
the latter into the back room and pushing
him on to Stewart to steal the money. He
stated that Esham told him that his name
was Clough, and that he was a nephew of
former Governor Clough, of Minnesota.
They were drinking together, and Esham
let him have $20. There was a warm time
throughout the trial between Mr. Giltner
and C. J. Schnabel, for the defense, and
Judge George was kept busy settling dis
putes of law between them.
To Compel Completion of a Purchase.
The case of H. R. Alden against S. A.
Thrall to compel the latter to complete
the purchase of a lot in Holladay's addi
tion was heard by Judge Cleland yester
day and was taken under advisement.
From the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Alden,
it appears that Alden and Thrall bought a
quarter block In Holladay's addition in
1S92 jointly, agreeing to divide l in equal
parts for homes and each to pay one-halt
of. the purchase price. Thrall agreed to
come in as soon as he had settled an ac
count which he owed Ladd sSb Tiltonf but
he never kept his word, and paid only a
very small sum. Alden took the whole
thing on his shoulders, Including some
notes and a mortgage, and paid every
thing except about $1600, including Interest,
which Is still due to MacMaster & BiTrell.
He wants the defendant to be made to
take his half of the property and to meet
his share of the obligation and the sums
already paid.
The defense was that the agreement was.
conditional upon Thrall selling his interest
in Mount Tabor property. The property
in Holladay's addition is not worth as
much now as in 1892.
Criminal Court.
Thomas Wilson and Edgar Blanding, in
dicted for larceny from the dwelling-house
of R. M. Hutchinson, were arraigned and
allowed until today to plead. The court
appointed Joseph O. Connor and R. P.
Trimball attorneys for the defense.
Charles Heintz, who pleaded guilty to'
an indecent offense, was sentenced to six
months In the county jail by Judge George
"John' A'llen," Indicted fer larceny"! "$"
from the dwelling-house of John Cornell,
was arraigned and granted until Thursday
morning to plead.
Thomas Stevens, who cgnfessed to Dis
trict Attorney Sewall that he cut Fred
Holmes' throat,, appears to have changed
his mind about it, as he pleaded not guil
ty, and his trial was set for January 18.
A sailor named A. Anderson was first ac
cused of the crime. Stevens can hardly ex
pect to escape conviction after his ad
missions, but under the law he Is entitled
to a trial if he wants one.
Petitions in Bankruptcy.
R. L. Sabln yesterday filed a petition
in tho United States circuit court asking
that J. D. Strauss, merchant of The
Dalles, be -declared a bankrupt. It Is al
leged that the croditcrs of Strauss are
less than 12 In number, and that he owes
debts aggregating more than $1000 Peti
tioner has a provable claim against
Strauss, amounting to more than $500 in
excess of securities held by him. It is
represented that he is Insolvent wlihln the
meaning of the bankruptcy law, and that
he lias'-wlthln four months next preceding
the date of the petition committed an act
of bankruptcy by allowing one of his
creditors, T. J. Driver, to obtain a prefer
ence, through legal proceedings, over his
other creditors. Driver was allowed to ob
tain a judgment against Strauss, and to
cause -an execution to be issued against
his property, consisting of a stock of mer
chandise, and has advertised the same for
sale on January 16, thus securing a prefer
ence over other creditors. "Wherefore, It
is prayed that Strauss be adjudged bank
rupt. Daniel "W. Ralston, of-Sherldan, Yamhill
county, yesterday filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States court. His
liabilities agregate $8676 8-1. His assets are
figured at $9105, less exemptions, but as
they consist principally of mortgaged real
estate, they will probably be less a good
deal more than the exceations.
Decision on Usury Law.
Judge Frazer yesterday, in the suit of J.
C. Stuart against "Wilson, Gropper & Co.,
held that while the written obligation does
not disclose usury on its face, evidence
may be given of a parol usurious agree
ment made at the time of the written
obligation, otherwise, the law against
usury could never be enforced. The de
cision was rendered on a demurrer to Lhe
answer, and a motion to strike out parts
of It, all of which, except one, were denied
or overruled. The defendants, in their
answer, pleaded that they had paid the
amount due on an order, and as to other
items pleaded usury and that the notes
were therefore payable only to the schcol
fund. This is one of the cases in which
Stuart caused the arrest of P. J. Bannon
as an absconding debtor. Bannon was a
fmember of the firm of "Wilson, Gropper
& Co.
Probate Matters.
Kate E. Gildner was appointed adminis
tratrix of the estate of Charles J. Galla
gher, deceased, valued at about $75.
John Dpperly was appointed guardian of
Charles Schmeltzer, a , spendthrift
Schmeltzer has an estate valued at about
$900. He waived all objections to the ap
pointment The court approved the sale by J. C.
Moreland, administrator of the estate of A.
G. "Walling, deceased, of 7f shares stock
Portland General Electric Company for
$13 per share
Anna D. Morrison, executrix of the es
tate of Mary "W. Lowrey, deceased, was
authorized to distribute $4000 among the
following devisees: Anna M. Morrison,
one-third, and to Ellen M. "Wright, Mary
L. Booth and Louise "W. Foster, the re
maining two-thirds equally.
Divorce Suits.
Default orders have been allowed by
Judge Cleland In divorce suits as follows:
O. A. Schwlchtenberg vs. Laura
Schwichtenberg; desertion. The defend
ant Interposed a demurrer, but has filed
no answer.
-Maggie Cooper vs. L. Cooper.
Annie Graham vs. John Graham.
In the case of B. rHart vs. G. Hart,
the defendant was granted until today to
appear.
Belle Reed Kellogg has filed suit against
George Reed Kellogg for a divorce on the
ground of desertion.
Bessie Kendall has sued "Edward B.
Kendall for a dissolution of the matri
monial bonds. They- were married at Al
bany, Or., In 1890. She charges the de
fendant with cruelty and excessive drink
ing. Demurrer Sustained.
In the suit of Mary "W. Gaston against
the executors of the Ladd estate, to re
cover $2000 alleged to have been deposited
with the late "W. S. Ladd, Judge Frazer
sustained the demurrer to the answer.
The executors cay It was loaned, with
other money, on property that Is still held
in trust for Mrs. Gaston and others, and
that the money therefrom has not been
realized, and Is, therefore, not due; that
Mrs. Gaston has an Interest therein, In
proportion to the amount of her money in
vested therein, but this cannot be ascer
tained yet. In some respects the answer,
of which this is but a crude outline, was
held bad, and the defendants will file an
other. Decisions.
Judge Cleland will announce decisions at
9:30 o'clock this morning in the following
cases:
Rachel Hill against Fred Hill; on merits
B. Montgomery against F. B, Jones et
att; demurrer to third amended complaint.
Irving Park Association against Vir
ginia Watson; on merits.
Hans Larson vs. A. W. Botkin et al.;
motion for a new trial.
Jacob Wills vs. Reuben Fox, petition of
Fred Wills; on merits.
Julia Richardson vs. B. Orth et al.; pe
tition for rehearing.
W. L. Starr vs. N. Starr; motion to
retax costs.
Court Notes.
In the suit of Mary Ferris against F. D
Cleveland et al., to foreclose a mortgage,
a default decree was rendered.
Peter LoratI, a subject of the republic
of Switzerland, was admitted to citizen
ship by Judge Cleland yesterday.
Tho jury in the Otto Schuman-Phoebe
Wager tombstone case returned a sealed
verdict last night at 8:30 o'clock, after
having deliberated about three hours. The
trial consumed four days. The verdict
will be opened this morning.
THE MONOTONY OF TRAVEL
ING BY RAIL
Is Done A"vny "With, to a Great Ex
tent, by the Introduction of
Ixnproi ed Equipment.
To a passenger traveling from Portland
east by the "Portland-Chicago special,"
the tedium of the journey is relloved by
a visit to the library car. This car con
tains a buffet, library, writing-desk, etc.,
for the accommodation of sleeping-car pas
sengers. Here one may select a book
from the large assortment contained in
,the library. The current magazines and
daily papers are also on me, ana a writing-desk,
supplied -with stationery and all
facilities for coirespondence is at the dis
posal of the occupants of. this car.
While perusing tho papers, or the latest
novel, the train Is rushing steadily on
ward, without perceptible jar, and you
reach your destination before you are
aware of it.
Full Information regaring the two
routes to the East offered by the O. R.
& N. Co. can be had by applying to Mr.
V. A. Schilling, city ticket agent, 25
Washington street
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Felt Competent.
Chicago News.
Briggs You don't know what you are
talking about when you call me a donkey.
Dlggs I d like to know why I don't 1
once owned a donkey for three months.
DEEP MINING IN OREGON
DEVELOPMENT OF 'I'H K GREAT
MINES NEAR SUMPTER.
The "North Pole" Is Down 1000 Feet
In Free-Milliner Ore "Red Boy"
Sinking- a Deep Shaft.
Sumpter American.
Sumpter has been known as a mining
camp since tho early '50s. The wae of
mining interest has had its ebbs and flows
since that 'day, but Sumpter has continued
to bo the center of the mining interest
of Eastern Oregon.
It has not been many years since quartz
mining became a feature of this distilct.
Tho first attempts in th s direction t ere
crude and did not serve aa a proper te?t
as to what the character of the ore hero
r.eully is, nor did it demonstrate the ex
tent of the ore bodies. Some of the best
mining men in the country were induced
to investigate this field less than 10 yearj
ago, and then It -was that the movement
for modern, intelligent and scientific min
ing was inaugurated.
The beginning was modest at first, but
the underljlng principle of deep permanent
values had become a conviction in the
minds of the mine-owners, and they de
cided to exploit the Eastern Oregon ledges
to the fullest limit of their financial abil
ity. The work of Investigation, exploita
tion and development has since gone
bravely forward. On splendid producing
mine after another has been sufficiently
de eloped to give Eastern Oregon an en
viable reputation throughout the countiy.
None of these mines have reached what
in other mining soctlons would be consid
ered any extensive depth. The mines are
estimated really yet to be beneath tho
lowest level of every developed property
tributary to Sumpter. At the North Pole
the lowest level is said to be 1000 feet be
neath the apex of the mountain where the
outcrop is visible. To the surprise of the
theorists, and even the practical mining
men, the ore on this level Is richer In
free gold and less base than it is either
at the surface or at any intermediate point
between the lower level and the apex. At
other mines, with a regular monthly out
put, no such depth has been reached; 600
feet would be a liberal estimate for any of
them.
Large Sum for Deep "Workings.
At the Red Boy mines, the owners have
arranged for sinking a three-compartment
shaft 500 feet below their present lowest
level, and have purchased machinery ade
quate toputting tho shaft down 2000 feet.
Messrs. Taber and Godfrey have set aside
a fund for this purpose amounting to about
$140,000. The work will be pushed to com
pletion as rapidly as possible not to mili
tate against the high class of workmanship
in every detail. It is estimated that -the
shaft will be down 500 feet within three
months, and then drifting will begin with
a view of opening up the ore bodies ah6ve
this level. This will give a total depth
of 1000 feet at the Red Boy, and the Sump
ter gold fields will look with unabated
interest for tho results to be obtained by
such developments.
Tho owners of the Red Boy have tha
utmost confidence now, as they have al
ways had, in the mineral resources of
this section. They believe that values con
tinue with depth to a point beyond which
mechanical appliances cannot treat the ore
at a profit They show .their faith not
only in the Sumpter gold fields In general,
but in the Red Boy mines in particular, by
setting aside a sum of money which many
would consider a competency within itself
for further development of what Is now
generally believed to be perhaps the great
est mine in Oregon. The mining World
will watch Godfrey and Taber's project
with more than usual Interest, and If
values are found to continue with depth
and free gold at the 1000-foot level is found
in as large quantities as it is on the 500
foot level, then a new era shall have been
evolved.
Tho Sumpter gold fields constitute the
largest undeveloped mining district now
known to exist They possess advantages
in the way of timber, water, climate and
accessibility unequaled elsewhere. The
ledges are not only broader, but there are
longer continuous ore bodies here than
are known to exist elsewhere on earth; and
now, if deep mining proves that values
continue Indefinitely with depth, then, in
deed, will the Sumpter gold fields com
mand the undivided attention of the mining
and investment world.
Sumpter's Great Building: Record.
No city in the Northwest can show such
a building record as Sumpter has made
Not with all people, but with mahy,
particularly those that are highly or
ganizedbrain workers and their kind
the subtle alkaloids, contained in or
dinary coffee, have a direct action upon
the delicate nerves of the stomach,
and by a pathological law the nervous
system 1b gradually and surely affected.
The result will show in a variety of
ways, such as headaches in some peo
ple; in others, bowel complications; in
others, kidney trouble; In others,
smothering about the heart; In others,
dyspepsia, and in many the power of
the brain is Impaired.
One thing Is absolutely sure and In
controvertible when such people use
coffee, even in moderate quantities,
for any extended time, the slight hurt
to the system, added day by day, will
finally pile up an account that must be
settled, physically, and the injury will
generally locate and center in some one
of the organs of the body.
Different people will be affected dif
ferently, but common sense should
teach that if you have any sort of dis
ease, or symptoms of disease, you
should endeavor to locate the source
and cause of that disease. It is not
rrnn3 --anhni-.lnrr t f OTinlV drUITS In an
nffnrt tn hpfli disease, and at the same I
time coptinue the use .of some dele
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during the past few months. The real es
tate transactions have Deen numerous,
and almost every piece of business prop
erty In the city has recently changed
hands. These transactions have Involved
the expenditure of a few hundred thousand
dollars by outside capitalts, and many
thousands more for the Improvements
which have since been made.
Building goes on with a greater rush
than It did during the summer months.
Although there are several sawmills in
this- vicinity, contractors and builders find
it a hard matter to get supplied with lum
ber in the time their contracts call for.
This Is not the fault of the lumber com
panies, but Is simply an evidence that the
demand Is greater than the capacity of
tho mills, as every effort is being made
by the latter to meet the demand.
Among the buildings in course of erec
tion are two banks, four warehouses,
scores of dwellings and many miscpllane
ous structures. ,
Nora B. Mining? Company.
This company was recently Incorporated,
with prinolpal office In Sumpter, and i3 the
owner of four mining claims, situated nine
miles northwest of Sumpter, In Grant
county.
Three claims lie directly between the
Cracker-creek and Granite mining dis
tricts, and apparently on the same ledge
as the Mammoth, Grand Trunk, Bald
Mountain and Ibex mines. This property
Is only 3000 feet from the Ibex mine, and
mineral cropplngs, plainly exposed on the
surface, can be traced all the way from
the Ibex to the Nora B. claims.
The ledge matter visible on the surface
averages about 15 feet wide. The ore is
semlbase, and also rich In free gold. The
development work thus far carried on has
been confined to several surface cuts show
ing the size and extent of the ledge.
It Is the plan of the company to com
mence the systematic development of the
property at once, under the direction of
Superintendent T. E. Going, the discoverer
and locator of these claims.
Golden Fleece Claims.
The Golden Fleece claims are about &A
miles cast of Granite, on the Sumpter and
Granite road, and are owned by Messrs.
Hurt, Sanford and Lynch, saya the Sump
ter American. An average of former
assays ran $370 and $481 in gold, respec
tively. It was rumored that these sam
ples had been "salted," and Frank M.
Hurt went himself and procured a general
sample, which; when assayed this week
by an outside assayer, ran $4S0 In gold.
Frank says the claims are not for sale
at present Development work Is being
done.
A 517,000 NUGGET.
Story of Its Find and Larceny Nearly
Thirty Years Ago.
Long Creek Eagle.
The story of the larceny of a $17,000 nug
get, which appeared In the Sumpter Amer
ican, Is, In the main, correct, yet It will
bear some correction, which the Eagle
gives from information received from the
owner of the mine from which the mam
moth nugget was stolen. Instead of this
nugget being taken from Gimlet creek, it
was taken from a mine on California
gulch, which ia situated about seven miles
north of Austin station. This mine was
at tho time owned and operated by Rob
ert Marshall, an old-time miner In the
mines at Susanville, and who Is at present
stopping In this valley. Mr. Marshall
states that this huge nugget was stolen
in the year 1871, and was supposed to be
about 80 pounds in weight, or something
over $14,000 In value. The parties who
held up and robbed the Chinamen divided
their prize as equally as they could, and
one part was cast Into bricks at Prairie
CHy, the amount of which was a fraction
over $7000.
This same mine is at present owned by
William Starr and has been worked out
long ago. Shortly after Mr. Marshall dis
posed of the property, the ground was all
worked over again, and this time a nugget
valued at over $500 was taken from It
This was a nugget that the Chinaman had
misplaced and could not find when he left
with the large nugget.
Senator Hoar's Hysteria.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
George Frlsbie Hoar, who, as a punish
ment for the follies of Massachusetts, still
misrepresents that state and the American
people In the United States senate, has
emitted another appeal In behalf of his
Tagal Idols. He is more than ever con
vinced of the exalted virtues of Aguinaldo,
whose honesty was shown when he sold
himself to Spain, and whose humanity was
exhibited when he gave orders for the
massacre of all the foreigners in Manila.
With- tears in his eyes he protests h!a
conviction that the Tagals are fit for
disease in the beginning, but maintains j
it from day to day and adds to the '
fixity of it. I
Th tnif and onlv safe nlan is to I
search for the cause and destroy it,
then Nature itself endeavors to set cur
ative forces at work, and if the disease
has not gone too long, one may expect
a return of health. If the reader has
any sort of physical ailment, and has
been a user of coffee, let him experi
ment on himself by leaving off the
coffee for a period, say of two weeks
or a month, and at the same time shift
over to the use of Postum Cereal Food
Coffee, and take careful notice of the
result.
Leaving off the coffee takes away the
cause of disease that is established
through the nervous system (when
such disease has been caused by the
use of coffee); the food elnents con
tained In Postum Food Coifee go in
stantly to work to replenish and rebuild
the delicate gray substance found in
the nerve centers throughout the body.
It is well to remember that perfect
health cannot be maintained when even
a slight portion of this delicate sub
stance Is destroyed or lacking in the
body. There is a true and scientific
reason for this statement which can
easily be proven by personal test.
Many people have been convinced of
the fact that coffee Is a poison to them,
hut- how hppn unable to leave it off.
Such persons will find that they can
self-government. With trembling voice he.
declares that he would, as soon, give a re
deemed soul back to Satan as give back
the Filipinos to Spain. Yet he proposes
to deliver four-fifths of the Filipinos to
the tender mercies of Aguinaldo as ex
hibited in the assassination of Luna and
others who chanced to disagree with tho
plans of this Malay "Washington."
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PIONEER SCHOOLS IN OREGON
Jefferson Claims Them n& Early as
the "Villuce ot Portland."
An "old-timer" tells the Jefferson Re
view that the first school ever held In that
vicinity was in Jessie Looney's old. cabin,
which stood where N. H. Looney's house
now stands. This school had for a teach
er Joe Smith, afterward United States con
gressman for Oregon. The second school
house was built on the Ruby Looney dona
tion land claim, near Squire Johnson's
property. The third echoolhouse was a
substantially built structure and stood at
the foot of the lane near the road on
the Hamilton Campbell place, afterwards
knows as the Cosper farm.
All three of these schools had existed
before the Jefferson Institute was built
A strenuous effort was made to locate the
institute near this school, and 320 acres
of land was offered. The same proposi
tion was made to have it built nearer
Doty's and Harrison's, but after consid
erable discussion, and a vote being taken
at a meeting called for that purpose,, the
Rresent site was decided upon by a small
majority, and it proved a wi3e choice.
When the question of location wa3 onca
settled, all helped with a will to hulld the
Jefferson Institute.
The first church built in Jefferson was
a Methodist church. South, and It there
ever was a necessity for such it has- long
ceased to exist Uncle Jimmy Bates,
James Anderson, John Harrison and others
built and aided the Methodist Episcopal
church, of this city, which still lives and
prospers
We had school facilities almost as scon
as they d'd in the village of Portland, for
ono of the first schools there was taught by
Miss Julia Carter, who afterwards married
Joseph Smith, and that was in 1843, and
after "he had taught here.
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COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE.
Span Over Conuille River Falln Just
Afteir Mail-Carrier Crosses.
Myrtle Point Enterprise.
A stir of excitement was created in this
place Wednesday evening by the sudden
collapse of the suspension bridge spanning
the south fork of tho Coqullle river at thy
place, and what seems most peculiar ItJ
that there was no weight qn It at the
time of Its falling, although the Myrt'.3
Point-Port Orford mail-carrier had crossel
over it about 10 minutes before, and 73
head of sheep were driven over it en
Monday, and why it did not fall under their
weight is hard to account for. J. C. Browi
was standing on tho hill near the bridga
and witnessed it fall. At about 5.40 P. M.
the top cord on the right-hand side of th
bridge gave way, this being followed by a
general cracking and breaking of the tim
bers and Iron supporting the structure,
which continued for about a minute, when
the whole structure, excepting the piers
and approaches, swung to the right ani
collapsed. The bridge was built by the Pa
cific Bridge Company, of California. In
1SS9, at a cost of about $CC00. and was con
sidered the best bridge in the county. It
was repaired and repainted about two
years ago. but the Upper timbers were evi
dently not Inspected, as an examination
of the timbers after the wreck shows ono
main cord to have become rotten.
County Commissioners Weekly and Mc
intosh camo up Thursday to examine arJ
make necessary arrangements for saving
the Iron, etc. They say that the county
court will at once establish a free ferry
near the site of the bridge, and at the April
term will let tho contract for another
bridge to be built as earls In the sumr
mcr as the water will permit
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For Stealing Brasses.
Otto Jacks, a 15-year-old boy. was ar
rested last night charged with stealing
brasses from the old Portland flouring
mill building. Stealing brasses for sale at
tho junk-shops is becoming quite a busi
ness of late, and strong efforts are being
made to break it up.
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Charged With Asunult.
H. H. Tennessee, a saloon-keeper, was
arrested last night for- assault and ba
tery on Charles A. Pease. Only a short
time ago Tennessee was arrested on a
similar charge, and was enjoying liberty
under a bond of $250 to keep the peace
make the change from ordinary coffee
to Postum Food Coffee Instantly, and
the new coffee will supply the demand
for the morning beverage, and the
work of regeneration will begin, la
short order.
One thing must be carefully looked
after, and that Is to have the Postum
Food Coffee boiled long enough to bring
out the flavor and food elements. "When
prepared like ordinary coffee, that is,
by boiling a few moments, or no boil
ing at all, it will not furnish the pala
table beverage that it does when
about four heaping teaspoons to the
pint of water are used-, and, after be
ing on the stove long enough tct come to
a boiling bubble, it be allowed to re
main boiling, slowly but steadily, full
fifteen minutes after the first bubbling
is noticed. In no other way can good
Postum Coffee be made, and it may
be depended upon when made in this
manner. Many use a high pot to pre
vent its boiling over, and stir it down
from time to time, in order to get the
good from all the material.
If the reader can use health as a
means for gaining wealth or fame, anJ
for bringing about the state of physical
and mental peace and happiness that
comes from a perfectly poised condition
of health, he can well afford to make
this test, and make it at once. Postum.
is sold by all first-class grocers every
where. It is In packages protected by
the famous seal and trade-marls.
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