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f? s us -)wH!iv v?appw" p?pips?wtiKr" f&K'"-my&r"ti!Frt -ppr THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1900. Washington Democrats Tired of Being the Under Dog. THE RECENT MEETING IN SEATTLE Tartr Making- a. Faint-Hearted At tempt to Rehabilitate Itself Populists Also in Trouble. , SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 22. The democ racy of this state Is making a faint hearted attempt to rehabilitate itself. It h.ad been the underdog of the fusion scramble; and it had been so rudely buffet ed about that it pretty much lost both courage and self-respect. The democracy was badly outrated by the populists In the campaigns of 1SS2 and 1831, and it wr.e steadily losing prestige and numbers in exact proportions as the active and ag gressive third party was growing. "When fusion was achieved In 1805 it "was on terms dictated by the populists; in 1S9S the democrats made a somewhat strenuous bluff for more liberal concessions, and ob tained them; but their -success was due to the exigencies cf Internal populist policies, eaid not at all because tie real leaders of the fusion movement feared that their allies would refuse to proceed with them further. The democrats were required to surrender their party name and principles and declare for a grotesque variety of is sues that Included single tax and other doctrines altogether remote from the an erat ffeffersonlan faith. The fatuous -determination of the populists to drag tho democracy onto their platform undoubtedly .lost them thousands of votes a fact now so completely recognized and admitted that it has Inspired the democratic rem nant with the hope that it may succeed this year m accomplishing a union of H "anti-republican" parties under the old banner of democracy. The hesitating and timid manner in which they are going at It Is flnely illustrated in action just taken fcy representatives of the party in Seattle Thirty democrats were present at a meeting. They included a number of familiar names, as foHows: H. T. Jones, chairman" of the democratic state commit tee; Jay Allen, John Collins, Fred Klce Howell, John M&hr, William Blackman, J. W. GodwInPCtlpheus-Byers, F, A. McDon ald, George "3J. itSng, Judge Moore, E. C. Oheasty, Daniel Kelleher, Timothy Ryan, Thomaa Church and the following mem bers of the city committee: G. A. C. Roch ester, chairman; A. B. Ernst, secretary; Jay C. Allen, Joe liringston, B. Sweeney, J. A. Brace, J. M. Carson, F. F. Ran dolph and J. W. McLeod. Mr. Jones made t!:e important speech. He declared that populism no longer exists in Spokane coun ty, where he lives. "It is dead," he &ald, "according to the admission of their own leaders." Other speakers were heard, the trend of sentiment being in favor of an early democratic city convention, and in citing the popHltets and silver republicans to unite with them. The result was that a. resolution was adopted directing the chairman and secretary of the city central committee to ixsue a call for a democratic city convention, to be held February 7. The resolution provided further that the language of the call should be such as to leave an opening for the populists and silver republicans to participate in the democratic primaries to be held February E, if they were so inclined, the only pledge required of them being a declaration In favor of good government and In support of any ticket to be named by the conven tion. Having thus walked up the democratic 3iill, these bold spirits walked down again "by providing further that in case the populists and silver republicans refuse to participate in the primaries, the conven tion may entertain negotiations for fusion through the customary conference committee. It will doubtless occur to lre populists that this is a highly unique and original method of assuring them that they are dead, coupled with an invitation to be made their residuary legatees. The decent tiling fer the populists to do would "be to die according to resolution, in order to remove the embarrassments the demo crats find in the way of preserving their aiame and restoring its lost integrity. But the populists find as much, or more, trouble as their late coadjutors in making a way out into the open. Their organi zation Is pretty badly wrecked, and their leaders seriously divided In their coun sels. One faction, apparently the stronger. Is vigorously upholding a nonpartisan movement, whose chief Impulse is its ad vocacy of municipal ownership of street railways. The other holds out for prin ciple and wants to make the local fight on the old lines. The chairman of the citr central committee has stirred up a great row by his refusal to call that body together and take the initial steps for the approaching campaign. Chairman Mc laughlin is said to sympathise strongly with the so-called nonpartisan movement, and to be bending all his energiea and in fluence toward driving his party into that camp. The outcome is altogether uncer tain; "but It is not at all uncertain that ary union between the silver forces, un der whatever name and for whatever end in the lecal campaign, will be far from perfect. The complex local situation leads natur ally to a survey of state fusion politics. The complete failure of fusion in 1S9S, has led to the opinion in many quarters that there would hereafter be no similar alli ance. Republicans vrho are thus led to take so complacent a view of the outlook are sadly misled. They underestimate totally the unceasing preseverance of the office-hunter, who dominates all three ot the silver parties, and who knows that success is hopeless without an actual "workewr combination of all the forces op posed to the republican party. The place teeker is best represented by James Ham ilton Lewls in the democratic. Governor Rogers in the populist, and W. C. Jones Jn the silver-republican parties. Despite lils unexpected defeat for re-election, ILewis Is the most potent voiee in the . s.lver ranks today. He is the one man "who is regarded by democrats as a demo crat and by populists as a populist. He is fusion personified. In 159S he ran some 6000 votes ahead of his ticket, or, more accurately speaking, the rest of the ticket ran 5030 votes behind Lewis. It is doubt less true that his personal course on the stump contributed more than any other cause, except single tax, to the great dis aster on November S. 1SSS, but the conse quences -were visited more heavily on his Sallow-nominees. Single tax was the wedge that entered the fusion log; Lewis drove It home Circumstances have since contributed much to soften the resent mento he then aroused, and to cause his old following to turn to him again as a leader. The chief factor in Lewis' favor is that Tacoma now has two congressmen and Seattle none thanks, first, to the re publican, victory in 1B3S, and. second, to tho -aetion of Senotor'Wilson in throwing 17 votes to Foster at Olympia in order to punish King county for its refusal to sup port Mm. thus electing the Tacoma candi date. Xewis has mado his usual coy play about being a candidate for no office. But he is. He is a candidate for two of fices, just as he was in 1S9C governor and representative In congress. He could not then receive the first, and he gladly took the second. If the voice of his party now cries out for Mm to take the guberna torial nomination, he will take it, with great alacrity. If it demands that he sacrifice his Inclinations and time to the role of nominee for congress, he will cheer fully make the sacrifice. As it looks now, it is reasonably certain that he will be nominated for his old place. He will Te vastly more formidable in the latter candidacy than In the first. Custom de mands that Cushman be renominated, and it will be difficult to defeat him In con-. ventlon. Without congressional repre sentation, however. Seattle is and -will be immensely dissatisfied, and if Lewis is put up once more against Cushman, It I easy to foresee what the result in this county will be. King county thought its speclal interests were Involved in tne election of McGraw in 1S92, and it gave him over 4500 majority, and elected him. In territorial days, it twice went to the other extreme, and elected "Voorhees, dem ocrat, to congress. Possibly both repub lican and fusion state conventions will endeavor to profit by these examples. Rogers has offended a great many influ ential men in his own party; but people in this state have generally come to be lieve that Rogers Is honest. They know that the average, populist statesman :: not, and, If any populist is to ba namea by the united fusionists for governor, It will be Rogers. There has been some talk of a combination between Rogers and Lewis. It -would be the logical result ot the situation, and. If not now a fact, it is likely to be some time in the future. Rog era and Turner have a reasonably clear understanding, and, besides, the governor has as his political manager one of the shrewdest wirepullers of the whole lot in Fish Commissioner A. C. Little. Despite the disaffection In his own ranks, and the known opposition of practically the whole state machine at Olympia. Rogers stands the best possible chance of renoml nation; and he stands even a better chance of defeat at the polls. There has always been a lingering be lief, which may have arisen out of hope alone, that Senator Turner would ulti mately find his way back Info the repub lican ranks. It is not at all likely. Not all populists have taken the same posi tive and extreme attitude against tha policies of the present administration as Senator Turner, and by lew has Presi dent McKln'ey been so bitterly arraigned. in congress and out Turner's ultimate destination is doubtless the -democratic party. ' BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS. Shipment of Lumber for Use in Amer ican Wnrships. .VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 22. Two big lumber ships cleared from the, port of Vancouver today, the bark Guy C. Ross, a 1400-ton -wooden vessel, and the Italian bark Altctir, an Iron ship of 1199 tons gross. The departure of the Ross is in teresting from the fact that she is carry ing a, load of lumber to be used by the Cramps, of Philadelphia, in the construc tion of American warships now being built at the Cramps' shipyards. Her load con sists of 1,030,000 feet of rough lumber. The Altcar loaded at Moodyville. She sailed today for Callao with 930,616 feet of choice lumber. STHIKIXG HIEKER "IRRESTED. Charged With Intimidating: Xonunion Men, SANDON, B. C, Jan. 22. The ill feeling between representatives of the Silver-Lead Mine-Owners' Association and members of the Miners "Union, engendered by the strike, which has extended over the past eight months, has culminated in the ar rest of Secretary Hegler, of the Miners' Union, on a charge of making threats against nonunion .miners, and conspi racy against the business interests of the mine-owners. Recently there were brought from Minnesota. 22 Finns, who have gone to work at the mine-owners' rate of $3 per day of eight hours. It is charged that Hegler, as the leader of a crowd of strikers, has persistently threatened the Finns. Heeler .b re leased today on 1000 balL Violation of the Game arc. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 22,-The case of the alleged infringement of the game law, by exposing for sale birds imported from Seattle, was decided in the police court today against the defendant, the judge holding that, while, in his opinion, the game protection act did not affect Imported birds, a decision of the county court had ruled otherwise, and the police court was bound by this precedent. The case will be carried to the supreme court for ultimate decision as a test case. Alan May Vote Twice. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 22. The com mission engaged in the revision of the civic charter, today approved a peculiar provision. This amendment permits a man to vote In aldermanic and mayoralty elections on property of which his wife is the registered owner. The existing regu lations prevent ladies from voting in such cases, and it is claimed that much prop erty Is thus unrepresented on the voters' list A man may thus vote twice, once on his own property and again on account of the property qualification of his wife. Escaped Lunatic Recaptured. VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 22, James Durie, a market' gardener, recently taken to the provincial insane asylum at New Westminster, escaped from that institu tion Saturday night, and was captured here today and taken back to the asylum. He had walked the entire distance with out boots and In a heavy rain storm. A Vancouver Assignment. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 22. The firm of Sivert, Bell & Smyth, retail provision dealers, have assigned for the benefit of their creditors. B ON TO SHANIKO. Will Be One of tlie Liveliest Towns in Oregon. The railroad will be completed to Shan lko about April 1, and then will spring into existence one of the liveliest towns in Oregon. This will be the terminus of the Columbia Southern railway, and no doubt the largest wool-shipping point in the world. There will also be thousands of cars of cattle and sheep shipped from this point A postoffice will be established at the new town In a few weeks, and a fine brick bank building will be started as soon as the railroad is completed, so that material can "be shipped in. But what is needed most, and right away, is a good hotel, and the man, woo gets in by the 1st of April will have a good thing. As a great many people want to know the price and terms on lots in Shanlko, they can ad dress W. H. Moore, Moro, Or., or F. T. Hurlburt, Arlington, Or., by -whom full information will be cheerfully given. SHANIKO TOWNSITE COMPANY. More Coaling: Stations. NEW YORK. Jan. 22. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Rear-Admiral Bradford, chief of the bu reau o' equipment, will recommend to Secretary Long that the num ber of coaling stations be largely increased. Rear - Admiral Hlchborn, chief naval constructor, on the other hand, favors the use of colliers during hostilities, as was done when the war with Spain was in progress, In support of his views pointing to the results attained during the trial of the Miller coal con veyer and the possibility of the capture of coaling stations by the enemy in time of war. Rear-Admiral Bradford directed the payment of 58000 to the owners of the Miller conveyer. It Is understood that the house naval committee will approve Rear-Admiral Bradford's recommendation for an appro priation of $500,000 for the establishment of coaling stations at points along the Atlantic coast, in Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines. c x ' Philadelphia at San Siegro. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 22. The cruiser Philadelphia has arrived here from Mag dalena bay. She comes for mail and supplies, and will join the Iowa and Mar blehead at Magdalena, bay the latter part of the week. TWOCHARGESAGAINSTHI MATT HIIiSTROM ARRAIGNED IN AX ASTORIA COURT. First Accuses Him of Murder in the First Degrree, the Second of Belnj? Insane. ASTORIA, Jan. 22. Matt Hilstrom was arraigned In the justice court this morn ing to answer to the charge of murder in the first degree returned against him by the coroner's jury. No testimony was taken, and the hearing was adjourned un til 11 o'clock tomorrow to permit the de fendant to get counsel. The examination or Hilstrom on the charge of insanity had been set for this morning, but as County Judge Gray was absent from the citv. it was also postponed until tomorrow. Sher- iir invmo this afternoon brought Hil- MINING AQUEDUCT AT OLALLA, WHICH PELL JANUARY 20 The large aqueduct across Olalla canyon, owned by the Olalla Mining Company, collapsed the morning of the 20th, and is a total loss. It was built in 1898. was 500 feet long, 110 feet high, and ccst over 2000. This -will seriously impair the water supply for the mines, but the president of the company says arrangements will be made at once for laying apipe line across the canyon to secure water. The flume will pot be rebuilt Strom's family from the Lewis and Clark to testify in the case. The filing of two different complaints against Hilstrom, one charging him with being Insane and the other with having committed murder, makes the case rather a complicated one. Under the law both examinations must proceed, but if he should be adjudged insane It will stop all proceedings on the criminal charge. Bryberg- Wanted In Astoria. It was learned today that Peter Bry berg, who was recently arrested In Port land on the charge of larceny, is also wanted In this city for obtaining money under false pretenses from R. M. Gaston.' A warrant will be sent to the Portland authorities, so that Bryberg can be ar rested as soon as he finishes serving his term there. . Sigrnnl "Will Load Lumber. The steam schooner Signal, which ar rived in last evening from Seattle, brought 600 tons of coal for the local bunkers. As soon as the vessel is discharged she will go to Knappton and load, lumber for San Francisco. Patching the Clackmannanshire. The British shin Clackmannanshire is having a portion of her cargo transferred to a barge today, so that a thorough ex amination of her condition may be made, for the purpose of discovering if any damage has resulted to her from the leak age in her bow. Enough will also be taken from her to raise her bow three feet more out of the water, so as to permit a soft patch being put over the hole that the flange of the anchor made. The contract for this work has been let to the Astoria iron works, and when she reaches a home port she will be placed in a drydock and a new plate inserted. CLACKAMAS COMMISSIONERS Ordered the Return of Illegally Col lected Fees. OREGON CITY, Jan. 22. The county board of commissioners met in adjourned session today, and made the tax levy for 1899 as follows: Mills 1 Mills. County 11 3-10 Road ........... D State G 3-10 School . 5 I Total 28 A bicycle tax of $1 25 per wheel was also levied. The resignation of W. H. Smith as road supervisor of the Abernethy dis trict was accepted, and John E. Smith was appointed to fill the vacancy. John Barth, road supervisor of the Macksburg district, was removed on account of a. remonstrance against his appointment, and A. H. Reynolds was made his succes sor. Tho county clerk was ordered to refund all district attorney fees collected since tho salary law went into effect, ex cept where the court reporter's fee has not been paid, the same to be held as se curity for payment of the latter fee. The board lias ordered ?51G paid to Portland and Oregon City attorneys, as reimburse ment for fees Illegally collected by former sheriffs. In the matter of the delinquent tax on railroad overlap lands, the sheriff was di rected to make an assessment In accord ance with an order made by the county court in June, 1SS5. The county commissioners report that the Sandy bridge, on the Bull Run pipe line, has been repaired, so that teams can cross In safety. The bank on the south side of the bridge had washed away until tho abutment was supported by only about 17 inches of dirt and gravel. Two 100-foo sills were dovetailed into the bridge struc ture, while the other ends of the big tim bers are weighted, down wun neavy jogs. The structure is now said to be safe, even if 50 feet more of the bank should ba washed away. The Portland water com mission, has a proprietary right to this bridge, having paid half the expense of Its construction. Company F Smoker. After a short drill tills evening, separ ate company F, O. N. G., gave a smoker to its members, there being a full attend ance. Dr. W. E. Carll was master of ceremonies, and among the speakers were Captain L. L. Pickens, who spoke of "The Officer's Duty in the National Guard"; Lieutenant W. A. Huntley talked of the "Noncommissioned Officers and Privates," and Lieutenant J. U. Campbell spoke ot "War and the Effect of Drill in Action." Many of tho members contributed vol umes of standard works toward the forma tion of a library. REWARD OFFERED For the Recovery of the Body of William Smith. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 22. Fred Smith, brother of William Smith, who was drowned in the Columbia while en route from La Camas to Portland, last week, was In the city today, and offered a reward of $25 for the recovery of the body. The testimony and argument of counsel in tho divorce case of Seal vs. Seal was concluded In the superior court today. Be fore tho evidence for the defense had been concluded the allegations of the prosecution of failure to provide and habitual drunkenness were abandoned. Contrary to the expectations of the large number of spectators in attendance. at the trial, the case was void of sensational features. The decision of the qourt was that a decree of absolute divorce be grant ed"; that the plaintiff. Mary E. Seal, have the care and custody of the minor child, and that the defendant. L. D. Seal, con tribute $7 a month toward its support. Seal was also required to pay the plaintiff the sum of 475 and costs of suit, Includ ing one-half of plaintiffs attorney fees. XOW A REPUBLICAN. Ex-Mayor Mcrwfcn, o Independence, leaves the Gold Democratic Party. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Jan. 22. At th2 meeting of the republican club of this city Saturday evening, the following del egates were elected to the state league that meets In Portland next month: M. Merwin, J. S. Cooper, J. R. Cooper. I. L. SmitM Harry E. Wagoner, O. D. Rider, R. H. Knox, W. W. Perclval, R. D. Cooper. Mr. Merwin was maypr of the city for the year 1899, and was elected as a gold-standard democrat This year he was nominated by the democrats, but re fused to run on that ticket. Saturday night ho signed the republican club roll and became a member of that club, thereby declaring himself a republican. The club Intends to have several speakers visit the city in the near future. The registering of the names lor the com- ' ing election is proceeding slowly in this ( county. a. oana oi gypsies passea inrougn Tnis city Sunday in two wagons, on their way over the country, and during the after noon some men from Rlckreall,-arrived In the city on the lookout for the gang, as some horses had been missed from that section, and it was feared that they had stolen them and were going to take them out of the country. It was found on their arrival here that the band had divided, and some of the number went another way. .DIVERSIFIED FARMING. Institutes to Be Held in. Various In land Empire Towns. COLFAX, Wash., Jan. 22. As one of the results of the discussion of the merits of diversified farming, as contrasted with graingrowing, which has occupied the col umns of the newspapers as well as the thoughts of the farmers of the Inland Empire this winter, the station staff of the Washington agricultural college, at Pullman, has been requested to hold farm ers' institutes In various places, and It has been decided to hold such an Institute in Tekoa, January 29 and 30, and another in Garfield, January 81 and February 1. Tho railroads have agreed to make spe cially low rates from Spokane and Walla Walla points for each of these occasions. In addition to the ordinary institute work It Is proposed to form an agricultural society for Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Burglars in a Farmhouse. St. Clair Saxon, a farmer, living about 20 miles southeast of Colfax, on the Pen awawa, reported to the sheriff Sunday evening that during the previous night his house had been burglarized, the thief breaking into his mother's room, and upon her awakening, before she could give an alarm the Durglar seized and choked her into insensibility. Upon recovering she called her sons, but no trace of her as sailant could be found, although the evi dences of his visit and of the struggle in the bedroom were plainly to be seen: A quantity of food, some clothing and a few articles of jewelry had been taken. Revivalists' Work.' Rev. St. Clair, of the Methodist church at Heppner, Or., who has been holding revival services here for the past two weeks, preaching each day to large -congregations, closed the series of meetings this evening. Conversions during the meetings have numbered 38, among them being Hon, William McDonald, judge of the superior court, and who had been for more than 20 years a minister of the Chris tian denomination, but who, during the course 'of these meetings has, on several occasions stated that throughout the long course of his ministry had never before felt that he was a Christian. Aq SCAFFOLD FOR MAGERS. Dnllns Murderer Still Protests His Innocence. DALLAS, Or., Jan. 22. This morning workmen commenced the construction of the scaffold on which Magers Is to be hanged. He still stoutly denies his guilt, but is more interested in the visits and advice of the Christian peo'ple who are allowed to see him.- He reads the Bible mtfch of his time, and seems very much concerned about the future. He said to .the guard, "If you live five years you will know that I am Innocent' Lumber manufactured in Polk county In 1859 was valued at 5122,000. The total valuation of all manufactured articles in the county is ?411,000r in the town of Dallas, $304,000. A comparison of the assessment rolls ot the town of Dallas for the years of 189S and 1899 shows an increase in taxable prop erty of 523,107 in 1899 over 1S9S. Tho tax able property of 1S9S was 5259,108 and $282, 215 In 1899. The Polk County Teachers' Institute was held in Dallas Saturday. President P. L. Campbell, of Monmouth normal school, delivered an address In the afternoon. NORTHWEST DEAD. William Llzcnby. William Lizenby, one of the early set tlers in the Walla Walla valley, died fn Walla Walla Friday night, aged SO years. He came to the valley In 1861, and took up a farm in the foothills near the Ore gon line, where he resided until a few years ago, when he moved to Walla Walla. Gaptaln G. P. Adams' Funeral. SALEM, Or., Jan. 22. Captain G. P. Adams, whose death was announced yes terday, was buried today from the fam ily residence, under the auspices of the G. A. R. A large concourse of friends at tended the funeral. ' 'Mr. M. Brnmbnck. M'MINNVILLE, Jan. 22. Mrs. M. Brumfiack, aged about 70 years, died here this morning. She was the mother of Professor A. M. Brumback, of McMinn vllle coljege, coming here with him two years ago. John Hazelton. DALLAS, Or., Jan. 22. John 'Hazelton died in Dallas Saturday, of typhoid pneumonia. Mr. Hazelton was born in Canada, and was 60 years old. He came to Oregon about 15 years ago and lived In Dallas ever since. His wife died two weeks ago, by whose side he was laid to rest in the I. O. O. F. cemetery here. He left no known relative in Oregon. primitive; vaccination. A Statesman Protects His Partisans From Devices of the Wicked. The Dalles Chronicle. M. J. Anderson, the village blacksmitn and populist statesman of Dufur, thlnxs he can see as far Into a republican mill stone as the man who picks it "While in town today be strongly denounced tne present smallpox scare, as a deep-laid scheme of Mark Hanna and the McKIn ley administration. "It is notorious," said Mr. Anderson, "that only populist precincts have got this Filipino itch, as they call it over in Sherman county. Moro, a populist stronghold in Sherman county, has got It bad. So has Wamlc, In this county, which Is almost soildly populist Tygh Is badly threatened, and Tygh Is Bryanequo to the cere. Antelopo and Hood River, two republican strongholds, have not a single ' case. Neither is there a case m The Dalles. This shows beyond contro versy thaCMark Hanna is at the bottom ot the whole business. The affected dis tricts have all been quarantined, and thua prevented from registering, so that 'they may not be able to vote at the next elec tion." It's a cold day when Anderson gets left, however. In the absence of a doctor, and without proper instrument to scarify the flesh, Anderson has inoculated every pop ulist in Dufur, using a curry-comb io start the blood, and Injecting the patients with a virus, obtained, he says, direct from Lincoln, Neb. LONG TOM PRECINCT. Five of the Pioneers of 1853 Yet Re side There. - G. W. Turnbow furnishes the Junction City Times the following collection of items about Long Tom precinct, 47 years ago: At that time the population of Long Tom precinct was about 80. There wa& one schoolhouse, and. 5 miles of road. The nearest postoffice was Starr's Point, one mile north of where Monroe now stands. Monroe was then unknown. The nearest flour mill was on Beaver creek, Benton county. The first election was held in Christopher Taylor's hewn-log house, on his donation claim, where Emery Herron now lives. There are about 54 square miles in this precinct, in 1833 there was but little if any taxable land, and at this time there are about 30,000 acres taxed. Of the SO people that were here in 1853. there are but five re maining, namely: W. R. Goodman, Mil ton Robinson. G. W. Turnbow, J. S. Robinson and Mrs. Oliver Mays. The present population is about 27T, with about 70 or SO legal voters; about 100 school children, 42 miles of public road, 1 postoffice, 1 sawmill, 2 poultry yards, l fishpond, 1 hophouse andi 20 acres of hops. In those days farming was not so ex tensive as it is now. They "had 10, 20 or 30 acres ot wheat, which was cradled and bound by hand. The wheat was threshea with horses or cattle by tramping it oat of the straw. Woodburn Merchant Assigns. WOODBURN, Or., Jan. 22. M. J. Mat son, who has conducted a general mer chandise stor In this city for several years, assigned today to R. L. Sabln, rep resentative of the .Merchants Protective Union, of Portland. His liabilities are $12,000; assets, approximately the same. D. J. and J. J. Long sold 52 bales of hops to George W. Hubbard, of Salem, today, for 5 cents per pound, which amount will not liquidate harvesting ex penses. This is the highest price offered here for 30 days past. Plowing Weather. LAKEVIEW, Or., Jan. 18. The rain h.as melted all the snow and brought on clealr spring weather. Farmers have begun plowing at Paisley, in this county. It Is the finest weather for the time of year In the history of the county. Oregon Notes. The run of steelheads in Yaquina bay is reported light. Rev. Joe Waldrop, the old-time popu list, is now pastor of a Baptist church at The Dalles. The Island City National bank is going into voluntary liquidation, and Is winding up its affairs. A firm of stockdealers at Island City has recently shipped 13 carloads of hogs to Puget sound. Hay in Grand Rondo valley Is selling at $6 a ton In tho stack. In Wallowa ?S a ton Is asked. A Crook county man has received a num ber of bob-white quails and turned them loose on hla Ochoco ranch. The annual report of W. H. S. Hyde, recorder for the town of Marshfleld, shows $6293 94 receipts, and $4747 40 disbursements. Henry Denlinger, of Olalla, formerly of Portland, where he was for years a reliable employe of The Oregonlan, Is ill at Yaquina bay, with hemorrhage of the "bowels. Miss Maggie Gilmore, who was badly burned at Antelope by explosion of a coal oil lamp, died shortly afterward. Tho body was taken to the home of her parents In Washington. Newspapers from all parts of Oregon complain that registration of voters is slow. Many warnings are printed that "now is the time to get in early and avoid the rush." The cash register and a slot machine in the barroom of the Hotel Foley, at La Grande, was robbed of, $77 the morn ing of tho ISth, In the temporary absence of the watchman. Newspapers at The Dalles urge vaccin ation of citizens and various precautions to prevent the coming of smallpox or Filipino Itch, which Is prevalent in some parts of Wasco county. Dr. N. Hudson, a Willamette valley pio neer of 1851, but now living at Cove, has read 125 books of the U. T. library in the past 11 months. He is SO years of age, and does not use classes. The mild winter brings complaint from the Elgin Recorder that the timber busi ness, now dormant, would be booming If the weather were 30 degrees colder and tho ground covered with a foot of snow. The Grant county populistic central committee advises putting up a straight ticl:et in county, state and nation. John C. Luce characterized the fusion of 1896 and 1S9S as a scheme to disorganize the people's party. Hon. H. W. Corbett, of Portland, is said by the Albany Democrat to have promised $1000 on the college debt upon the con dition that the remainder of the debt be raised. By next year the college 13 ex pected to be free from debt. Nine cars of coal belonging to the Bea ver Coal Company were sold at Marsh field railroad depot, Monday, "by the con stable, to satisfy a judgment obtained by S. D. Magnes in the justice court. The coal was bid in by him for $344. A 17-year-old boy, named Willie Brown lee, is under arrest at Eugene on a charge of stealing $225 from his employers, for whom he was acting as collector. On his person were found $161, and a ticket for Salem. He had formed the gambling habit. Mrs. Isadore E. Crowley was granted a pension of 12 a month as a result of her husband's death. Sergeant Crowley, in Manila, says the La Grande Observer. However, as she was married a few weeks ago, she will not draw it, but the child may. The bondsmen of J. C. Luckey, ex-Indian agent at Warm Springs, viz, B. F. Allen, S. J. Newsom, Joe Hirikle, E. R. Cary, E. N. White and others, have been called on to pay the balance due the govern ment on Luckey's account, amounting to something over $300, says the Prinevllle Journal. They have In all paid a large sum, and this Is the final payment A BAD CUTTING AFFRAY ALEX LEWIS, OF MOHAWK COUN TRY, STABBED BY M. J. ARNEL. Physician Goes to Attend One The Sheriff Goes to Escort the Othor to Jail. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 22. Meager 'reports came in from the Mohawk country thia morning of a cutting affray, which oc curred last night. Alex Lewis was 6tabbea several times by M. J. Arnel. Lewis' wounds are reported serious, but are not thought to be necessarily fatal. Tho doctor who went to attend Lewis and the sheriff who went to arrest Arnel have not returned, and particulars cannot be obtained. Tho preliminary examination of Willie Brownlee, .charged with stealing $225 from his employer, George F. Craw, was hela today, and he was held to appear before the grand jury under $750 bonds. BAKER COUNTY MINERAL FIELDS. Topographic Work to Be Followed by Geological Survey. The Baker City Republican says that Secretary Miller, of the chamber of com merce, has received the following letter from Senator Simon, written from Washington, under date of January 16: "Referring to your letter of December 29, Inclosing copy of resolution of your chamber relative to securing an official United States geological survey of the mineral fields of Baker county, I beg to say that I have received a letter from the director of the United States geological survey, with whom I had taken up the matter of surveying the mineral fields of Baker county, n -which he states that topographic work, which necessarily pre cedes detailed geological examination, was commenced In this area In the summer ot 1898, and has been prosecuted througn nearly the whole of two field seasons; that tho result of th topographic work has been the completion of the Baker City quadrangle, and of a portion of the Sumpter quadrangle; that topographic mapping will be resumed about June l, If the appropriations are mad sufficiently early and large enough to Include this field. The director also states that work in this district has not been undertaken because- tppographic maps were not avail able, but now that the Baker City quad rangle is surveyed, it will be possible to undertake the geological investigation." THE DRAFT WAS WORTHLESS. Cheese Manufacturer Locs Large Sum to 'Frisco Swindlers. Brownsville Times. B. F. Childs. of the Star cheese factory, about December 20 sold to E. M. Barnes, of San Francisco, through an agent here, some 11,000 pounds ot cheese, receiving therefor a 10-day draft for $1313 26. Mr. Childs received the draft, and supposeu it to be all right, until, while waiting tor its maturity, he received, notice by tele gram from tho First National bank, of San Francisco, that It had gone to protest. Mr. Childs Immediately went to San Fran cisco In the hope of being able to straight en matters out satisfactorily. On arriv ing there he found the man who had sold his cheese, received the money, and re fused to pay for the same, giving for his reason absolutely nothing. Investigation at the banks disclosed the fact that he hac not a single dollar's worth of properly, and that judgment would ba worth noth ing. About the same time ha secured, by similar methods, of C. L. Miller, about $650 worth of flour, and has as yet failed to pay for It Mr. Childs returned to tlvs city Tuesday, and has very little, if any, hope of obtaining anything. Hlllsboro Notes. HILLSBORO, Jan. 22. The residence of C. W. Williams, on Second street had a narrow escape from destruction by fire Saturday evening. A lamp exploded in the kitchen, and the flames from the burning oil were extinguished only after a hard struggle. The loss was nominal. The owner at present resides at Newberg, and a family by the'name of Pratt occu pies the dwelling. P. H. Roberts has been released upon filing $600 bonds, requiring him to appear and answer the charge of having as saulted A. Hoodenpyl, of Patton valley, with a dangerous weapon. Roberts slashed Hoodenpyl several times with a small pocket-knife. None of the wounds is dangerous. J. W. Brown, of Dallas, Polk county, has filed suit against the Oregon Land & Improvement Company, a Forest Grove corporation, seeking to recover $335, for livestock, mill feed, etc., alleged to have been sold the defendant. E. P. and Laura Cadwell, of Forest Grove, and a party by the name of Campbell, of Polk county, are incorporators of the company. Oregon Supreme Court. SALEM, Or., Jan. 22. The supreme court today made the following orders: Charles A. Scott, respondent, vs. Josepn R. Lewis, appellant; ordered on stipula tion that appellant's time to serve and file his brief herein be extended to March 1. Dean Bros.' Steam Pump Works, appel lant, vs. the Astoria Iron Works, respond ent; ordered on stipulation that appel lant have until March 21 to serve and file its brief. W. J. & F. H. Huffman, respondents, vs. John Knight-, appellant; appeal from Marion county; argued aHd submitted. M. P. Jones, appellant, vs. Polk County, respondent; appeal from Polk county; ar gued and submitted. No court opinions were handed down today. Rosaland Ore Shipments. ROSSLAND, B. C. Jan. 22. The ship ments of ore from this camp for the past week aggregated 5250 tons, showing a total much above the average. The most re markable feature is the increase in War Eagle shipments, which this week exceed even the output of Le Roi. War Eagle shipped 2170 tons, Le Rol 1488 tons, and Centre Star, which exported 117S tons, also shows a substantial increase. State Poultry Show. ALBANY, Or.. Jan. 22. The state poul try show opened In this city today, with nearly 400 more entries than last year, and the outlook for a corresponding in. crease In attendance. Secretary Fenwlck and other prominent Portland fanciers, as THE TASTE OF . is preferable to that of other Purgative Waters. More gentle in action. Does not cause crarapy pains. THE HOSPITALS of EUROPE and trie UNITED- STATES use Apenta regularly. It is recommended by the leading Physicians of the World. The Name of the APOLLINARIS CO., Ld., London, on the label is a guarantee of uniformity and superiority. 'SAY AYE 'NO' AND YE'LL NEVER BE MARRiEP." DON'T REFUSE ALL OUR ADVICE TO USE" ' well as others fom different parts of the state, are in attendances. JMt; HJtchcocX of Denver, Is judging the.blcjs; . Quotation oi Mining Stocks. SPOKANE. Jan. 22u-The- clcsins bKs for mtolns stocks today were: t?IMJ Blacktail $0 OSWVorrtson .. 8 Butte- & Boston. 3, Princess Maud...$0 eSVi Crystal 4 Quup H Rambler Cariboo ISO 12 Republic ... 1 00 , TRosstand Giant. T T Sullivan 8 lTom Thumb ..... l&i 2Vt Waterloo O IS Takevlew H 15s Keep Cool 10 C5 'Bodlo Chea pa-Bluejay.. Deer Trail No. 2 Evening- Star .. pold Ledge Golden Hareat. Insurgent ...... Jim Blaine ..... Lone Pine Surp. Mountain Lion. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22. The official clos ing quotations for mining1 8tocks today were Alta ?0 02 Lady "Wash. C"on..$0-02 Alpha Con 2IMetlcan ... 33 Andes ............ 7! Occidental Con .. 13 Belcher ll,QplUr 71 Beet &. Belcher... 20 Overman ......... 6 Bunion IPotoef 31 Caledonia .... BOiSm-aRe IT Challenge Con ... 19 Scorpion 2 Chollar 27 Seg. Belcher 2 Confidence 651 Sierra Nevada ... -0 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 65 Silver Hill 3 Crown Point 12lstndara . 2 05 Gonld & Curry... 21 Union Con Si Hale & Norcrces.. 40)TJtah. Con - Jiiattce- 2iYellow Jacket .... 23 NEW" YORK. Jan. 22. The closing quotations for mining-stocks today were: Chollar 50 221 Ontario ... Crown Point lOtOphlr Con. Cal. & Va... 1 BOlpiymouth . Deadwood Quicksilver ...$7 OO .... 60 8 .... 1 75 jouut & curry... 21 do pref T 80 Hale & Norcross.. SSISiorra Nevada .Homestake 50 CO'Standard Iron Silver M! Union Con ... Mexican 31 Yellow Jacket 2 BO 27 20 BOSTON. Jan. 22. Closing quotations: Boston & Mont..$2 75 JParrott 0 40a Butte & Boat.... 45 Sccklnc Inuulrn.tIon. SAL03M, Or., Jan. 22. The chamber of commerce today announced that a vtsor ous effort would be made to induce East ern immlsrration to Marlon county. It is believed that the efforts of the chamber will have great beneficial effects. In a College Toivn. Albany Democrat. If you hear any strange noises In the barn opposite the clubhouse, just bear in mind that the oratorical contest is drawing nigh. McMlnnvllIc School Census. M'MINNVILLE. Jan. 22. The school clerk of the city district has completed the census ef persons of school age, and finds, the same to be 695. Burglary at Wallace. WALLACE, Idaho, Jan. 22.-0. C. Otter son's safe was burglarized last night. The robbers secured $300. There is no clue. Washington. Notes. The cannery at Falrhaven, burned sev eral weeks ago, will be rebuilt. A New Whatcom man has Invented a thawing- machine for use in the frozen gold fields of the north. A hobo was arrested In Everatt with a peculiar "hold-up" .weapon. It was a woman's stocking, with a bar of laundry soap in the toe. J. H. Cline. from Nebraska, has bought Eagan's farm on WbUe Bluff prairie for $7000. This Is a fine farm between Med ical Lake and Spokane. James JIcGary, who was recently con victed of stealing: 12 head of cattle near Sprague, was sentenced by Judge Neal to serve 18 months In the penitentiary. Six hundred and elgnty acres of school timber on Lake Bosworth. three miles south of Granite falls, in Snohomish coun ty, was sold at the Everett courthouse at auction by the county auditor, last Saturday. The appraised value was $5819. On an alder tree on a high bluff near the mouth of North river, in Pacific county, Surveyor Vickery has found this Inscription, cut In a tree and grown over: "XL. SSurey Qamo, ;QJrH.t..X&c Wth. 1855." This is the date of the first survey of Pacific county. Residents of Sumner discredit the story that has been circulated to the effect that Stuck valley farmers used dynamite to blow a portion of the bluff down at the fork of the White and Stuck rivers, for the purpose of saving their own lands from inundation at the expense of the White river ranches. Louis Holtzheimer, a Whatcom county pioneer Of 1871, died very suddenly at his home near Blaine, last Tuesday, aged 61 ears. He served In the Indian wars of the West shortly after the rebellion, and when mustered out 23 years ago went to Whatcom county and settled on Califor nia creek. According" to the Falrhaven World-Herald, B. A. Seaborg, the canneryman, has completed arrangements for building ship ways In that city, to be used for hand ling boats, ships, scows and. other float ing craft that navigate Puget sound wat ers. The location of the new ways will be just north of Deadman's point. Three prominent Indian chiefs are on their way to Washington, D. C. where they will present their grievances to the president and the Indian bureau. The In dians are Lot, head chief of the Spokanes, from the Spokane reservation; Barnaby. head chief of the Co'villes, and Or-paug- .han, head chief of the Lakes, both from the Colville reservation. Aiajor A. JO. Anderson, the Indian agent in charge of the reservations, will accompany the chiefs to Washington, and two Interpre ters are to be taken along-. The Indians say that they are not being- given the treatment promised them by the federal commissioners sent out to make a treaty with these Indians in ISM. The Suarnr "War. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Officials of the Independent sugar refining companies re peat that there is nothing to say in re spect to the report that they have been in 'conference with a view to perfecting: an organization to fight the American Sugar Refining Company. James B. Post. of B. H. Howell. Son & Company, repre senting the Moldenhauer and National companies, characterized as Tor stock jobbing purposes" a report that a settle ment of the sugar war was in sight. "You may say emphatically," Mr. Post said, "that there Is nothing In the re port. There Is no settlement, of the war. nor can I say tnere will De any. The people who arsue tnat the recent ad vances in refined sugar prices signify a settlement s'mply do not understand what they are talking about. The advance In raw sugar was responsible for the advance in refined that and nothingr else." rf m OSES) mHF vflxa