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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.
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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."
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