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THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, SATUBBAY," 'JANUARY 27, 1900.
CHANGES
Reform Irttoduced in Office of
-' Secretary of State.
THE OfFIG&QUARTERS REMODELED
By the Xevr System. Any One 3Iay
Ascertain Coxulttjlon of Funds,
"VercabonuoRecorIs Etc
SALEM, Or., Jan. 26. The department
of state is now fairly settled in Its new
and comfortable quarteic, -where .business
may be transacted without the interfer
ence of , callers. "who circulated promiscu
ously around the clerks in the badly fitted
rooms which for years the secretaries
made their offices. The quarters now have
more the appearance of a counting-room,
with private offices for the secretary, chief
clerk and stenographer. The idea of the
arrangement was conceived hy Secretary
Dunbar, who has also made many other
Important changes since he took charge of
the department. Here are some of them:
"When Mr. Dunbar entered upon his du
ties Jn January, 1889. he found the books
in a shape entirely different from the
business-like manner in which they are
kept at present. The penitentiary fund
was discovered in the debit column; the
exposes in , -conglomeration classed as
sundry warrants. It was seen at pnee that
a sojnd -sjstem was necessary for the
transaction of business, and Mr. Dunbar
immediately put one in force one that a
majority of the states of the Union had
found satisfactory, and one to which he
added some ideas of his own. Confusing
figures were obliterated entirely, and were
.succeeded by plain, itemized accounts of
expenses and appropriations, from which
aay person, whatever his knowledge of
bookkeeping, may learn what it costs to
maintain the state offices and Institutions,
And what funds are on .hand to be dis
bursed. Not only this, but also books
were opened in double entry.'by which the
secretary and his deputies are -enabled to
strike off a -trial balance every quarter and
ascertain the condition of every appropri
ation for the various Institutions and
whether such institutions are keeping
within their respective funds. All bills are
itemized, and a simple reference to tha
accounts will prevent twofold payments.
Another advantage is the reference for
statements oC the amounts of tha several
appropriation, and" every warrant drawn,
bo that reports may be compiled for pres
entations the -legislature. The first re
port which Secretary Dunbar will hand
in will show other changes- no less import
en L Now, so far as the hospital for the
insane is concerned, the name of the
patient and other matter will be inserted,
whereas formerly the name of the warrant-getter
only was given. In addition,
every warrant will be filed -numerically
instedoEby appropriation, as In the olden
time. ajidkll the htfurs Belabor -which the
subdivision of warrants &y funds caused
will be saved.
'By sundry -warrants," will no more be
seen. That phrase was all right when the
state was small, but now It h out of date
and it must give place to the name of the
person to whom the warrant is Issued and
the reason why it Is issued to him. So this
innovation In the books has been made,
and to shew hew Important It Is It Is only
necessary to say that since January 1, 1S99,
aicarlj 9OD0 warrants have been drawn by
the secretary. The same rule applies to
the penitentiary.
Secretary Dunbar has also opened up a
double-entry set of books with the state
treasurer. The law requires the treasurer
to issue duplicate copies of receipts, one
of which must be filed with the department
of state, and here another change has been
made. Formerly the duplicates were not
filed. Now the receipts are journalized and
arged up monthly. Under the old plan,
if any money was paid out, a deputy would
walk across the lobby and ask the treas
urer about it, and then walk back and
give credit for the amount. But In the
last year of the century this primitive
scheme was abolished by the two -new and
energetic officers. Treasurer Moore files
"his schedule, and the number of the war
rant and the name of the person drawing
the same are compared wth the abstract,
"Verified and cw&ited. The' "schedule is
made a part of the record,' and enables
the secretary to carry correct accounts
with the treasurer. By balancing the
books, either can tell bow much there
is in any fund, and If obe set of books
should be destroyed by fire the other ofli
cer has the second.
In the matter of filing articles of Incor
poration, another and equally decided im
provement has-been raader Sinoer Oregon
was adm4tted-es-a-staterbetweeira5,000 and
20 003 documents of this character have
been received. All of these were filed al
phabetically from the first day of state
hood, and this pioneer method of working
was continued until the present secretary
decided that it was too antique. To suc
ceed It, he hit upon the plan of numerical
Tiling, by which a simple and rapid refer
ence to the index will disclose to the dep
uty the exact whereabouts of the paper
wanted. "Vouchers and alJ.other documents
are filed in the same way. The vault
also ias been rearranged. Filing cases
"have been substituted for the old-fashioned
scheme of reference indexes, and from
them a paper wanted may be obtained in
a. minute. All a man lias to -do is to reach
lor It He does not have to ask if the
commission of a notary public was granted
in provisional government times, nor does
be have to consult ancient history to as
certain whether Provislpnaj Governor Ab
ernethy even issued, such , cqmmlssion, for
All commissions re withjn the length of
"bis arm and delving into books '-of the
past is unnecessary. The great need of
the Improvement may readily be discerned
when it Is stated that thousands of articles
of incorporation have been filed, thousands
of notarial commissions issued, and scores
ofthousands of warrants drawn.
But all these changes will be appreci
ated to a greater extent han!ynentIoned
when the secretary shall present his first
report to the legislature in 1901, which is
intended io convey o- the -legislature and
the- public oprrect and definite information
as to where the state's money goes. The
changes also keep the department of statp
in touch with the different offices and in
stitutions, and there will be no difficulty
thereafter in ascertaining the condition of
the various appropriations.
THE SMAIXFOX EPIDEMIC.
kanc Reports First Decrease in
the Number of Case.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 26. For the
first time since the present smallpox epi
demic began, thore is a decrease today
in the number of cases. Three of the pa
tients who have gone through the isola
tion hospital were discharged this after
noon, after balf a day's fumigation. Two
new cases have gone to the isolation hos
pital since the report was Issued yes
terday. There are now 40 patients at the
isolation hospital, and 18 patients publicly
known quarantined at their homes. PrJ--vate
cases have recovered rapidly in the
la? t seven days, as the disease Is of a mild
tvpe, except in one, or two .instances.
Cold wjS&iciu tfreventing more dis
ease, -"in hei(nQxl.Two weeks 75 per cent
of all cases-win have recovered.
TVo Deaths at Snnipter.
SUMPTER, Jan. 26. There are 20 cases
of smallpox in Sumpter, 10 of which are
in the pesthouse. The disease In of mild
form, ho deaths have occurred. Incoming
tramsaremet by tbejialth officer and
suspicious cases turned backv -A physi
cian's certificate is required for sick per
sons to leave on the trains. -
One Patient In Chahnlis.
CHEHABIS. Wash., Jan. 25. A mild
case of smallpox was developed in town
yesterday. John Denholf, who returned
last week from a business trip to Missouri,
Is the victim. He was taken 111 Saturday,
and It was thought for a day or two that
he bad a fever. Denholf and his family
are isolated in their bouse, and it is be
lieved the disease will not spread. The
school board thlsimornhng-issued an order
requMngaajl children amending the' public
schools ts?2eiy&clnatel& r; -.,?.
"So Alarm at Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Or.. Jan. 26. Health au
thorities here report less than 15 very light
cases of smallpox. The contagion has
been prevalent here "for three "months.
There have been 59 cases and no deaths
among our people. The malady Is now
controlled, anjTwnEsoon be stamped out.
2tlpsfcbf the palrebtswho have suffered
from the ailment- have been out of bed
inside of a week. 'Business proceeds -as
usual, and no alarm whateyer Is felt.
, CXtAIG TAKES EXCEPTION-.
Property. JLIstecl With Sheriff Had
3fevcrBeen In "His-'Possession.
FG&EST GROVE', Or.," Jan. 26. (To tne
Editdfc Though "preferring"" to bave
courts rather than newspapers settle my
affairs, I. cannot -allow your HUIsboro cor
respondence of yesterday to pass unchal
lenged. The material of which the Amer
ican Type Founders' Company sought to
dlsposehad never come .into the sheriff's
custody, but on the eve of' the sale, sevn
months after tlie only attachment, was
listed on the return, evidently from bills.
Much of this had been exchanged with
the company months before, other items
had long before been used and passed out
into the world, such as staples, used to
bind a monthly I printed two years ago.
A copy of the return certified by the
county clerk did not show the articles
sold, books belonging to others, which
would have -been exempt had they "been
mine. The proceeds of the "sale," $785,
will hardly replace these, should the
court hold the sheriff's proceedings Irreg
ular. As to the judgment, a counter-claim
by stipulation is yet to be heardi and may
somewhat alter the case. I would not
bave asked space for matters still unset
tled and in no wise of news Interest, but
your Hlllsboro correspondent has gone
outside of his field by misrepresentation to
pay off a long-standing score against an
opponent In business and politics a news
paper man seeking to strike another from
under cover. 1 AUSTIN CRAIG.
CITIZENS CAME TO RESCUE.
Guarantee Premiums, So Fair "Will
Be Held at ibrth Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 26 At
a meeting of citizens tonight, it was prac
tically decided to guarantee a sum suf
ficient to pay the premiums of a state fair,
and it Is therefore reasonably certain that
a fair will be held. The commission .had '
expended all but $900 of the appropriation,
for two years on the first fair of the bi
ennial period, and being unable to create
a deficit had decided to hold no fair this
fall, when the North Yakima people came
to the rescue. Considerable sums were
pledged at the meeting tonight, and a
committee was chosen to raise the rest
of the money needed.
Two "Wives' Sue for Divorce.
COLFAX, Jan. 26. Mrs. Emily Durland
has petitioned the court for a divorce
from her husband, William S. Durland,
who is a well-known business man of Gar
field, in this county. Mrs. Durland alleges
that, after eight years of married life
and the birth of two children, "her hus
band, on the 9th of January, 1900. without
fvmsfv nttaokprt nnfl hpAt lirr in n nruel
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goods, "and alimony.
Elolse Knowles, of Oakesdale, asks a di
vorce from H. H. Knowles, to whom she
has been married, for 12 -years. Her hus
band is now in New York, and is well
known throughout the Northwest as a
liquor drummer.
Charged With Breaking: the Peace.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 26. Today, Ru
dolpb Aegeter, of Redland, was arrested
by Constable McCown, on a warrant charg
ing him with threatening to kill several
people in the neighborhood of his home.
He will have a hearing Monday. Sol Clark
was arrested today on a warrant charging
him with disturbing the Salvation Army
services last night, and will also have hear
ing Monday.
Over 500 voters bave registered since the
books were opened at the courthouse.
Books are being furnished to different, no
taries and justices of the peace In various
precincts to facilitate the registering of
voters.
George G. Rend, of Junction City.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Jan. 26. George
G. Bead died last evening at his home in
this city, aged 45 years. He left a wife
and three sons. Mr. Read was born In
Morgan county, Illinois, afterward living
in Dakota, Kansas, Texas, Nevada and.
Oregon. He went to Delamar, Idaho, from
Oregon, in 1896, to work in the mines, and
while there was poisoned in the quartz
mills, and afterward returned here. He
was a man of good habits and hAd many
friends, who cared for him in his last days.
He was a member of the Christian church.
Farmers' Congress Programme.
SADEM, Or.;, Jari. 26. Secretary Thiel
sen, of the chamber of commerce,' will
complete tomorrow the programme for tha
farmers' congress, which will be held in
this city, February 7 and 8. The pro
gramme will include many interesting
features. There will be several addresses
on the agricultural and horticultural re
sources of Oregon.
Third. Stroke of Paralysis,
ASTORIA, Jan. 26. M. P. Callendar, of
the Columbia mill, at Knappton, suffered
a stroke of paralysis last evening, and 1s
reported to be In a very precarious condi
tion. A physician went over from here to
attend him this afternoon. This Is the
third attack of the kind that he has had.
Oregon Kotcs.
Newberg's receipts for the past year
were 12729 28, and its disbursements
$269012.
China pheasants are said to be very
numerous around uaicviiie, in Xiinn
county.
Cordial handshaking Is reported from
many Valley towns. The political cam
paign is near.
James Hemenway is "mentioned" in
Dane county as a candidate for representa
tive in the legislature.
A member of Newberg's city council has
resigned, because his holdings of realty
prove to be outside the city limits.
Miss Minnie Pausch, of Pine Grove,
whose skull was fractured by the kick of
a horse, has greatly improved, and is ex
pected to recover.
The Hood Biver Sun says that near
Thirteen-Mile Point is a noted bear deri,
where seven bruins have been skilled. The
latest was killed last week by Joseph
Donthitt.
Halsey reports' "no dearth of electric
doctors, peddlers and fakers for the past
few weeks," and that "bargains may be
had in second-band electric appliances by
inquiring of most any one around town."
Stock Inspector Taylor reports a good
many scabby -sheep in MarionJ-cbunty, in
the vicinity of Turner; Ablqua and'Silver
ton, which he promptly ordered dipped.
He also reports some hog cholera In the
northern end of the county.
The Portland Dispatch calls for a new
rule in the democratic national conven
tion "presentation to the nominee for
ScSnof
SSL?2&2 SftJSSilS1!
........ ...w w.. w.v wuiuiuauuu CIIIU
indorsement- of "the platform 'laid- - down,
both his lips should be closed and his penH
remain nnusea during the entire cam
paign."
"Zarina Cigarettes not made by Japs or
Chinamen, 10 cents for 10.
QOLD OF LAKE '
PROMISE OF RICH MlSES IX
CHEWAUCOS COUNTRY.
THE
Ore Running: as High as 150 to" the
Ton Has Been Obtained Devel
opment Proceeding.
LAKEVIEW, Or., Jan. 22. Joe Howard,
the veteran merchant of Lakeview, -who
has turned his attention to mining, will
start a new crew of miners at work in
his" gold mines," 35 miles "north from Dake
vlew and five miles south from Paisley,
as soon as the weather will permit The
practical miners whom he had employed
during the fall and until Christmas
brought down some fine specimens. It is
not generally known, even In this county,
that there are prospects of rich discov
eries here. In the barren, hills that border
"on the "desert" there ha,ve been dlscpv,--,
eries that are startling, and yet prospect
ing cannot be said to be fairly begun,.
Mr. Howard, who is an old miner, hav
ing mined in Australia, California, British
Columbia, Mexico and other places, came,
to Dake county about 30 years ago. He
says that "something told bim" that there
was gold right here in Lake county, and
he left his store in charge of his wife In
1894 and went into the Chewaucon coun
try on a prospecting tour. He went to
Johnson's canyon, six miles south of Pals
ley, and followed this -until the signs
looked right, and set camp and began to
work. Colors were found at once, and he
began a tunnel into the side of a hill 5x5
feet and drove this tunnel in about 75 feet.
It was about 133 feet below the summit,
and at the end of 75 feet the rock assayed
$6Q to the ton. The assay was made at
Bedding, Cal.
Howard then began a tunnel at the
bottom of Johnson's canyon, several hun
dred feet lower than the other tunnel, and
is making for the center of the great hilL
He has reached a distance of more than
100 feet in this tunnel, and the last ore
taken out, assayed at Yreka, Cal., showed
$82 In gold to the ton and 56 In silver.
"Mr. Howard is unable to tell what the
technical name of the ore of these mines
is, but the gold runs in iron sulphates.
He says there are mountains and moun
tains of the ore, and that ifgets better
the farther he goes into the mountain.
The Gaylor brothers, who- have done some
prospecting in the same vicinity, have
found ore that assays as high as $150 "to
the ton. They, however, are not doing
much prospecting, but have filed on a
number of claims' and do the assessment
wbrk from,yeai"tb year, fend ate 'waiting
for "developments. Howard has put in
about .all the money so far expended
about $1000.
Johnson creek, which runs through the
canyon, is fed by a large stream that runs
all the year, and It is said that this will be
sufficient, If properly utilized, to Tvork the
mines in that vicinity. If the assays made,
prove reliable, and the ore exists there
In tlie quantities claimed, when the rallr
road reaches this section gold mining may
surpass the great stock industry of this
county.
Quotations of Ttlining Sto,cks.
SPOKANE. Jan. 2G. The closing- bids
mlnlnff stocks today wre:
for.
Blacktall $0 08 Morrison. $0 04
Butte & Boston
3 Princess Maud .. 7
Crystal
3 Quiip i '
'Rambler Cariboo 50
llsjtRepubllc 1 00
7 ! Reservation .... fl',4
6 jRossland Giant.. 7i
2 ISulllvan to
:irom Thumb 16
j8 iWaterJoo .. SH
JoWPalo Alto ..-i.... 'M,
94 Iron Crown 8
3
2hcSDarB!ueJny,
Deer Trail 2fo. 3
Evening Star
Sold Led pre
3olden Harvest.
insurgent :
Jim Blaine
Lone Pine Surp.
Mountain Lion..
Morning Glory..
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26. The official clce
Ins quotations for mining etocks today were:
Alta $0 02.Laay "Wash. Cbn.'.?0 02
Alpha. Con ...:... SIexican 30
Belcher lOlOccldental Con . . . IS
Best & Belcher. .
Bullion .
Caledonia .-.
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence
23JOphlr U
5 Overman 5
17iPUcsI , 30
22lSavage 10
27fScorpIon Z
701 Seg. Belcher 2
1 -13 Sierra Nevada ... 47
Con. Cal. & Va
Pmwn Point 11 Silver Hill M
Exchequer l'Standard 2 50
Gould &. Curry... 24lUnion Con 23,
Hale & JNorcroes.. 39IUtah Con r... ti
Justice 2lYellow Jacket .... 23
Kentuck Con .... lj
NEW YORK, Jan. 2C Mining stocks today'
closed as follows:
Chollar ?0 22j Ontario .'. $S1M
Crown Point 12 0phir j 03
Con. Cal. & Va. . . 1 40lPlymouth 9
Deadwood tjOjQulcksllVer 1 73.
G-puld & Curry... SO; do pref 7 75
Bale &"Norcrcss.. 35'Slerra Nevada ... 45
Homestake K OOlStandard 2 50
Iron Silver 52JUnIon Con ,25
Mexican 30Xellow Jacket .... 20
BOSTON. Jan. SO. Closing quotations:
Boston & Montr.52 C5 iParrott .',.... ...$0r4fl
Butte & Boston. 48
AVIIiU MIITO AM, "VVHVTER.
Snow Does Xot Delay Snnipter Pros
pectors.
J. G. McGuigan, a prominent Tnining
man, who Is spending a few days at the
Imperial, says the winter has been thus
far so mild in the Blue 'mountains of
'Eastern" Oregon that neither nojnjHg j6z
prospecting nas oeen inierxereu. witn. un.
the summits around Sumpter and Gran
ite, there are three feet of snow, but
this does not keep prospectors from stak
ing out claims whenever they see fit. In
the town of Sumpter there is just snow
enough for comfortable sleighing, whila
In Baker City there is none at all.
Sumpter be considers the present great
headquarters for the adjacent mines, and
the growth of this town "has taken the
wind out of Baker City's sails somewhat
but the proposed railroad from La Grande?
to Granite will' render Sumpter's suprem
acy short-llvedt as Granite will then be
come the emporium of the new mining
region for the time being. He thlnka.
that the permanent -metropolis of the
region has not yet been located, as de
velopments follow each other so rap
idly that the present centers at best have
only a temporary hold on the business
Sumpter will always be a supply point" for
half a dozen good quartz mines, but
Granite Is right in the center ef the
whole mining region.
A great many mining men are arrivlnc
from Cripple Creek, Montana and British,
Columbia, Mr. McGuigan says, and in ad-'
dition to those from Spokane they wilf
make things hum the coming summer.
His own mines are now being developed
and good ledges are being uncovered in
'each. He bas met with considerable de
lay In opening them up, as log cabins had
to be built and arrangements ma'de for
housing and feeding a number of miners
at each point Men are paid 3 to $3 50
per day, of 10 hours, and are cbarged Sff
cents a day for board. Bunkhouses are
furnished for the men, but the workers
have to find their own'beddlng. Miners
vsually work seven days! in-thd "week, and
so no time is lost while they are In the.
diggings.
As a miner of long experience and con
siderable success. Mr. McGuigan has no
hesitation in hazarding the opinion that
the Eastern Oregon mines will prove to
be the richest on the coast He names
11 properties now, which net their own
ers from $10,000 to $50,000 a month, and.
the number of stamps will be fully
doubled in the -various districts before
the summer is over.
TO MIXE ALASKA'S COPPER.
'Portland Men Will Operate on Prince
of Wales Island.
It seems probable that a company com-
the flat to develop, the .great copper re-
sources of Alaska. Articles, of- incorpora-.
tion of therKayyam , Copper Company
were recently filed by C. H, Jres.cottt
president; W. TV. Catlin, vice-president;
R. J. Holmes, secretary and J. Frank
Watson, treasurer. f
The company has acquired a fine prop
erty on Prince of Wales island, and.
proposes to "work it forall iMs worth, i
xne claims nave Deen tnorougniy pros
pected,, and give promise of being inex
haustible. Considerable monejr has al
ready been spent in development work
and more will be put in lmniediately. It
V Is the purpose to send a shipload of sup
plies ud in the snring. to tuild all tne
necessary buildings and begin' operations-'
of a very large-scale, "
- The ora Tumrfrom 2-to '32 -percent cop-
per and yields from -$to $5 a ton in gold.
The mine is located within three miles
of tide water, and right on the line of
all the vessels In the Alaska trade. It
is SO miles this side of Fort Wrangel,
the nearest American port, and about
2Q0 miles this side of Dyea and Skagway.
The members of the company are well
known Portland business men who"bave
the energy and ability to see the enter
prise through, and they hope that it
will prove one of the best properties In
Alaska, Cape Nome and Klondike, not
excepted.
BOURNE'S GROUP OF CLAIMS.
f.Has S3 On "Whick Assessments Arc
Worked in Skamania Gonnty.
STEVENSON, Wash., -Jan, 26.-Jbnathan
Bourne, of Portapd, has filed with the
auditor of Skamania gounty, affidavits tit
assessment "work for the year 1SS9 on a
group of 23 claims Jn the Bald' mountain
mining district Mr. Bourne is doing con
siderable tunneling in tnls district, and
it is reliably reported that extensive work
will be done the coming summer. These
mines arc located 15 miles north of Wash
ougal.'ln Skamania county.
ARRIVED FROM HONOEUMJ
Clean
BUI of Health, but
Goes
Through Quarantine.
ASTORIA, Jan. 26. The British bark
County Merioneth arrived In port today,
20 days from Honolulu, in ballast She
had an uneventful passage, making the.
mouth of the river In 15 days. She'-lay at
Honolulu $ days, discharging cargo and.
talcing on ballast. Before leaving Honolulu
the quarantine officer gave her a clean
bill of health, in which it was stated that
she had been fumigated, including the per
gonal effects of the dfficers and crew.
As Honolulu Is a port Infected with the
bubonic iilague, the Teasel wyas anchored
in the loweir harbor, and was'bqarded lay
Dr. Hill' Hastings, the government quar
antine officer, who foupd no sickness on
board, but he placed, ber in quarantine
and is fumigating Her fo kill any germs,
of the disease 'that might be In her bal
last, and also to kill any rats or other
vermin that might be on board. Dr. Has
tings has notified the uurgeon-peneral at
"Washington of her arrival 'and condition,
and -unless be receives orders to 'the con
trary wlllrelease her from-quarariilne to
morrow. v- . i y
The United States lighthouse tender Man
zanlta has received instructions to proceed
to Portland and have a new foremast put
in her. The present foremast is old, and
It is feared is n6t strong enough to sus
tain the weight that It Is sometimes called
upon to lift
The men who recently purchased the
schooner JessIe for 6000 feel well natisfied
with their purchase, as 'they Tiave been
offered 49000 for her by Seattle .parties.
No attempt was made to take the light
ship off the beach at McKenzie head to
day, owing to a strong swell having set in.
TAX M3VY FOR DAMAS.
Muca I.C3S Tlir.n ILast Year Water-'
works and Skewers Wanted.
DALLAS, Or., Jan. 26.At a meeting
last night of the finance committee of
the city council, it was decided to recom
mend a levy Of 4 mills for the town of
Dallas. Last year's levy "was 7 mills.
There "will "be no- special school tax this
year. Therefore, the state, county, school
and munlolpal levies, all told, 'iu'the town
of Dallas', will be 25 mills'.
The receipts of the city government last
year amounted to $2272"99, and expenses
werg $2115 45, -Tho reason for a .reduced,
levy is the Increase In taxable property
within the corporation.
The city is anxious to have waterworks
and sewerage, and would give encourage
ment to private capital to put them in.
The ordinance of baptism by Immerslou
will be administered to W. G. Magers, the
flayer of Ray Sink, rtex't Sunday. Elder
Barton Z. Rlggs, of the Christian church,
of Dallas, will perform the rite. As the
time approaches for his execution,, the prls
,oner becomes more penitent He still per
sists in declaring his innocence.
The county court this week appointed
the road supervisors for the county. The
supervisors appointed for the three Dalla3
precincts are: "North Dallas, Al Baxter;
South Dallas, J. J. "Williams; East JDallas,
H.'S.' Butts.
TO MAKE FRUIT BOXES.
r Salem Will Hereafter Supply Her
Oven Needs In Tbls Line.
SALEM, Or.,-Jan. 26. Twenty-five hun
dred feet of cottonwood. and white fir
lumber, the first shipment on an order for
125,000 feet for the new Salem, box fac
tory, was received from the Corvallis
.mills jtbday. Jfhe lumber will be "used in
,th? manufacture of," fruit bqkeSj the local
market for w'Klch lias bVen-c6nrolled here
tofore by the factories of Portland, Grant's
Pass and other points. The Salem fac
tdry was' established by Kertz Bros., with
a view to supplying all the fruitgrowers
of the county with boxes, and it wU soon
begin operations. Machinery for another
factory "tq be started by Mr. Maxon, Is
now oi the ground. "With these two fac
tories in operation, it is thought the out
slde firms will find little demand for their
prbducfc In Marlon and adjoining countes.
" Wns'hlngton Notes.
Twenty-seven jobbing houses of Spokane
have organized an association for protec
tion and'profit.
Walla-Walla uses 450 telephones, 200 in
struments having been installed within
the past two months.
Plows are running on the rolling hills
between Walla Walla and Waltsburg. The
ground Is found to be In excellent condi
tion. WjilHam Cadby, of Bucoda, was killed
by av falling tree at bis lbgglng camp,
near Elma, Wednesday. He was unmar
'ried. In the third ease against saloons and
disorderly houses in New Whatcom) the
jury acquitted the defendant, as in the two
preceding cases.
Many doctors of Spokane openly oppose
thepolicy of the health department of
the city In seeking to conceal the serious
ness of the smallpox epidemic there.
Some of the borrowers of the Yakima
valley have become discouraged over the
low Rrice of hopsf and a considerable
acreage of vines fs being plowed up tor
other crops.
The three saloon-keepers of Deer Park,
ja suburb of 'Spokane, have been arrested
tor selling liquor to minors and keeping
"disorderly houses, and the county court
Announces its intention to revoke their
licenses.
The Tacoma chamber of commerce has'
'appointed a committee to examine a 640
'acre tract at American lake offered tfor
the proposed-site for a military post as
contemplated by the bill recently Intro
duced m congress by Senator Foster.
"With the exception of a cold snap
jast Sqnday, Cowlitz, county has nt seen
any winter and the people have been going
in their shirtsleeves," says the Castle
Rock Advocate. lye have had fresh veg
etables and flowers In the gardens right
along. Cowlitz county is all right."
, Abe Rjizwajlej. forniferjy a well-known
,member of the Seattle Athletic, Club; his
sister, Mrs. A. Gohn, wife of a Seattle
tailor, and'Sql RItzwaller, of San Fran
cisco, now in New York city, have fallen
heir to neaily 5500,000, through 'the death
of an uncle at Stargard, Fomeranla,
Prussia, n t
DIED OF STRANGULATION
VERDICT OF CORONER'S' JURY
GILLIAM COUNTY CASE.
IN
Presmnauly the -Mother and Child
Were Murdered Thorough In
vestigation Is, in Progress.
CANDON, Or., Jan. 25. The coroner's
jury held separate inquests as to the death
of Mrs. Laura A. Kelsey and her child,
Who were found dead In a spring a few
miles from Condon ast week. As to the
child, the verdict was that the cause pf
death was drowning. In the mother's case
the verdict was as follows:
''That deceased came to her death at
David Russell's ranch, In Gilliam county,
Oregon, on Friday, January 19, 1900; that
the cause of death was strangulation pri
marily, and, secondarily, from drowning;
that we have been unable to determine
whether her death was caused by her own
act "or that of some person or persons
unknown."
The bodies were found Friday, the spring
Where they were discovered being located,
on the ranch of Dave Russell, about eight
miles northwest of town. Justice of tlie
Peace G. L. "Neale, acting as coroner, at
once Impaneled a jury and went out ta
the scene of the tragedy, arriving at the
ranch at about 9:30 P. M. The jury was
composed of J. R. Clark, R. J. Palmer, H,
G. Jordan, J. A. KIser, "Wiley Miller and
S, A. Pattlson. Dr. S. K. Luna also ac-
eompanied the party. When the coroner
and his party arrived at the ranch tne
bodies, were still lying where they had
been taken from the water. They were ro
movedtto the house and an investigation
was colfnmenced.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Russell were the only
witnesses examined at that time, their
testlmdny, given In brief, being substan
tially as follows:
"""Mrs. Kelsey was Mrs. Russell's sister.
Her maiden name was Vaughn, and her
father resides at Athena. She Was mar
fledv In June, L898, but was separated from
her -husband. She, was '18 years old last
Augustt 'SheJ earner t BUssell's about a,
year ,ag3;and's,ber'baby was bom there
la$tAprll, ,vSheNals6had a child 3 years
old, which' is with her parents at Athena.
She was in the habit of taking the baby
out in the sunshine for awhile each day
when the weather was fine, and when
she took the child and went out at about
2 o'clock that 'afternoon, nothing was
thought of It by either of the witnesses,
who were both in the house at the lime,
nor did they notice anything unusual In
her manner. Both witnesses testified that
there ht!d been no trouble of any kind
between either of them and tho deceased,
and neither of them gave an opinion as
to a probable oause that might have led
to suicide. After the examination of these
witnesses was concluded Dr. Luna was
called upon to make an examination ot
the bodies, and In doing so It was found
that the child's.' diaper 'was tied tightly
around the wojhan's neck, which, wlfn
other. indlcatlonsr pointed jtd strangulation.
No marks of.violehce cotfld be" t aland on
the child, aiid-it iwas evident" that' death
in Its case was caused by drowning.
The-bodies were, removed to town and an
autopsy on the body of the mother was
perforated by Drs. Luna and Hogan, which
resulted fn the fact being established by
their testimony that death 'was caused pri
marily by strangulation, and secondarily
by drowning. That is to say, that the
cloth around the woman's neck was tight
enough to'ctauseeatbMn It-self, but' notjfo
tight' that a''veryiitleriwater 'entered her
lungs 'after she was In, the Spring, which
may have hastened herJdeath.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell were both recalled,
and William "Welsh, a "nephew of Mr.
Russell, was also examined. The only
thing developed was that Welsh was at
Russell's nlace Friday forenoon; that
after he left, Mrs. Kelsey spoke to Mrs.
Russell about going to a dance which
was to be given in the Neighborhood that,
evening; that Mrs; BAisselt told ner'she
should not go to a place where she was
not wanted,rQnd that her sister replied that
it was all right to go, for Welsh had in
vited her and -asked her to go. This con
versation took place, ' according to Mrs.
Russell's testimony, shortly before her sla
ter left the house for the last time.
Welsh, when -placed on the stand, denied
this story; said he was at the ranch, but
had no conversation" whatever with the
deceased; fdldr ntit mention- thar&ahee or
Hear lt mentioned while therS. "Welsh was
not a very willing witness.
HOPGROWERS' COMMITTEE MEETS.
Ray Resigns From Sales Committee
"No Contracts Yet Made.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 26. A protracted
'.meeting of the executive committee of the
uregoij HQOgrowers Association was-held
this afternoon, and was, attended! by Sec
retary J. W Hill, of Portland; George
Hovenden, of Hubbard, and James Wln
stanley, of thisclry, the last named being
the representative; of President Jones, who
is now in the East. A. J. Ray, of Port
land, was In attendance, and owing to
the pressure of private business, tendered
his resignation as a, member of the sales
committee. The resignation was accept
ed, and a vote of thanks was given Mr.
Ray for his efficient work in behalf. fof the
afesoclatlbh.
Mr. Ray, who accompanied Mr, Jones
to "NewTork, gave an account of his trip
and Information, of the Eastern Situation,
which the other members considered en
couraging. The Conditions spoken -of were
such as the other members had always
thought existed.
Reports that had been circulated, to the
effect that the association was bound to
certain dealers were emphatically denied,
the members declaring that no -contracts
had T)e$n made with any dealer -in the
country1. The Increase In the price of hops
oMrom iy2 to 2 cents within the past
two weeks, was spoken of, but the pre
vailing quotations were said to be not up
to the demands of the association. After
the meeting the committee declined to say
at what figures the association would be
willing to -make sales of the hops now in
the pool.
M'MINNVILLE COUNCILMAN RESIGNS.
Dispute Over Election of His Suc
cess or The City Tax; Levy.
M'MINNVILLE, Or., Jan. 26. At a spe
cial meeting of the city council last even
ing, the resignation of Councilman J E
Durham was read and accepted. The ball
.lot for his successor resulted: Rasmus
Nelson, 3; S. A. Manning, 1, and Hi Rom
mel, L Mayor Malohey declared Mr.
Nelson elected, whereupon Councilman
Jones appealed, on the grounds that a ma.,
jorlty vote had been cast for any one. The
council sustained the mayor, Macy, Mac
Donald and Wright voting aye, and Dan
iels and Jones no. Mr. Jones said be
would fight it further.
The council fixed the tax levy for city
purposes as follows:
Mills.
General fund 35
Street fund '...'.'.'. 1.5
"Water and light fund .'. 2.a
Total 7.q
The total state and county levy for this
county is 18.4 mills. The city levy, 7 mills,
and a special school tax of 2. mills will
make the rate for property-owners of Mc
Mlnnvllle 27.9 mills.
Vicissitudes of LIshtinff Plant.
Early In September of last year the city
dynamo broke down, leaving the city in
total darkness. The authorities immedi
ately had it repaired, but it broke down
again. The fact that the present system
was inadequate to the demands for light
was realized by all, and. at; a, mass meet
ing ef cltitfeni tbe douncll was Instructed
to-purchasd a new dynamo and two holl
ers, and put In at system of arc llghta
Early In Nqv ember a contract was entered
into with E. Cannon, who reDresented
himself as manacer of tho Northwest
Electric & Engineering Company, to rur-i
nlsh the entire electrical apparatus
needed by December 15. On that date he
4 asked T or a month's exterfsTdh of'tiffle,
which was granted. When this time ex
pired, Mr. Cannon notified the city that
the outfit was at Denver, Colo., but was
In the hands of the United States court,
as the manufacturing company had made
an assignment, and asked time to attempt
id free it from the courts. Last evenipg
he appeared before the council, stating
he had been unable to get control of the
outfit contracted for, and offering to ful
fill every requirement of his contract with
a machine of dffferent make. The coun
cil then unanimously ordered the con
tract rescinded, and formally notified the
company thereof. The council will meet
tomorrow evening to consmer Dies ior a
new dynamo, and the arc lights. The city
Is practically where It was last Novem- ,
ber, although the present -plant supplies
sufficient electricity to light the business
houses. The new boilers have been "pur
chased and put in place.
FUMIGATION OF 3IAILS.
United States Will Bo It at Spokanej
Canadians nt the Border.
'WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. Superintendent
White, of the railway mall service, said
today that the United States officials,
when they learned of the prevalence of
smallpox at Spokane, bad directed that all
mall leaving that place should be disin
fected, but as the disease has not ap
peared between Spokane and the Canadian
border, it Is not deemed necessary to
fumigate the mail after it leaves the In
fected city. But few postoffices on the
coast are permanently provided with dis
infecting apparatus, so the order could
not be put Into Immediate effect. It was
also directed that any mall which may
have left Spokane for British Columbia
which Is suspected of being Infected shall
be returned to Spokane for fumigation.
Postoffice officials- here are of the opinion
that If the British Columbia officials de
sire to have the. mails disinfected at the
border they should attend to that duty
themselves. All the mail in question 13
addressed to residents of British Colum
bia, and some of it originated in Canada.
It has been the custom of this govern
ment to disinfect mails from infected
countries as soon as they cross our bor
der. B.EUIAINS OF WASHINGTON MEN.
Will Be Turned Over to Relatives
for Burial Chaplain at Olympin.
0YMPIA. Jan. 26. Upon reading In the
morning dispatches of the arrival at San
Francisco 6f the remains of the members
of the TTirst Washington volunteers who
lost their lives in the Philippines. Ad-jutant-Geneital
Fox telegraphed to the
quartermaster at San Francisco, asking
instructions as tq the state's duty Jn re
gard to burial 'of the remains. It is
probable the bodies w 111 be turned over to
the nearest relatives, and if there Is any
case where such request Is not made, the
remains will be buried in a military ceme
tery at one of the United States forts In
this state. General, Fox thinks the re
mains of Chaplain John R. Thompson will
be brought to Olympla for burial. as his
sister and only known relative. Mrs. John
R. Bell, lives In the country a few miles
dut Jfrom town, and -Olympla was. Rev.
Mrr Thompson's early home'. '' N
SAW MILL TO BE MOVED.
Will Ship Its Output to the Eastern
Mnrfcet.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Jan. 26. Patton
& Holsches, of Scoggln valley, have leased
the old mill site 12 miles west of this
place, formerly owned by Colonel T. B.
Cornelius, 'and will commence at once the
removal of their saw mitt -from Scoggln.
valley to that point. Tne mm at tn:s lo
cation will be accessible to a large supply
of the Very finest yellow fir, and situated
10 miles from Seghers, where the lumber
will be loaded tin ears and shipped to
Eastern parties, who have placed two large
contracts with the mill. There is not an
Idle saw mill in Washington county, and
thi3 year, owing to the demand for lum
ber outside .the state will be the best year
for this Ifaduatry. ,mthQ htsttiry 6f,.the
county. - .,
Lonrer Court Reversed;
OLYMPIA, Jan. 26. The supreme court
has reversed the decision of the lower
court in the case of A. J. Rounds, appel
lant, vs. Whatcom County, respondent.
This case presented for determination the
question of the liability of a county to
wards laborers and material furnishers,
on failure io take a bond f com. the. cop
tractor, -asvprovfded by section 2115, Vol.
I, Hill's code, upon a contract for road
Improvement, under the act of March 15,
1893.
Convict Escaped From Asylum.
SALEM, Or.. Jan, 26. Martin Kelly, a
convict confined at the asylum, yesterday
escaped. He was received at the peniten
tiary from Jackson county and transferred
to the asylum about a. year ago.
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I have given, persoaal Inspection to the working- of M. I. S. T. on the hnman system, ?nd
mast fiay thatit entirely tacetsrwitb, my professional Banction.
D. H. LOOMIS.Lats Demonstrator of Anatomy, Philadelphia Medical College.
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RBEUMATISMi na-tna.tterhow Iog standings Any case of Inflammation of theBlad
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STRICTURE wlthont local treatment. Will cure any case of Varicocele. VTxll icmore en
tirely from the system Cancer and Cancerons Germs.
In addUlontothe above. M. I.S. T. No. 2hascnred many cases of Paralysis, Locomotor
Ataxia. SmnalTrouble and apparently Incurable dlteases of the nerves.
M. I.S. T. has been on the market for over 20 years, and has cured thousand of suff
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INDECENT MAN KILLED
BELIEVED Ta HAVE BEEN SHOT BY
AN ANGRY FATHER.
Had Been Complained of to the Po
liceNo Cle-nr to His Identity
Restnurant Walfer.
SEATTLE. Jan. 2g. An. unknown man,
cheaply but ilashlly dressed, was shot and
killed in the suburbs this afternoon. It Is
hpHavofl thjit Tif was tfi man who had
been compialned of to the police as acting
. a in-wont manner In the neighbor-
in an indecent manner In the neighbor
hood, and that he was shot by an angry
father. E. Koch was written, with lead
pencil on the Inside of his hatband, and
that Is the only clew to his Identity. It Is
said he has been employed In local res
taurants as a waiter.
NARiROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE.
Mother Threvr Children! to Firemen
and Jumped Herself.
WARDNER, Idaho, Jan. 26 ' Magnuson's
restaurant, at Gem, burned this morning;
loss. $600. Mr. Magnuson occupied tha
second story of the Dullding as a resi
dence, and the family had a narrow es
cape from death. Mrs. Magnuson and
her two children were both considerably
burned, but not seriously. The mother,
finding her escape by tho stairway cut off
seized the children, threw them from a
window to the firemen below, and then
jumped out herself. Tho little boy, 2 yeari
old, was hurt by the fall more seriously
than by his burns.
Sketch of Mri. Penter.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 25.-Mrs. Matilda C.
Penter died Sunday at her home at
Oretown. on the Little Nestucca. Tilla
mook county of old age. She was born
November 15. 1S20, in North Carolina,
When quite young she removed to Ten
nessee,, and thence to Arkansas, where
she lived until 1837. She whs married to
Samuel Penter about 1S42, and they moved
to Missouri in the spring of 18-18. In com
pany with her husband and her father,
T. D. Kalsar. she crossed the plains with
an ox-team, after suffering many hard
ships. In six months the party reached
Oregon City. Shortly after tbfB? weat to
Yamhill county, and, boing wuhdut a lo
cation, moved to the present sl of Sa
lem with her husband and took up a do
nation land claim In what is now known
as Highland, North Salem, where she
lived until 1SS3. In that year she moved
to Little Nestucca. Her health broke
down, and In 1SSS she moved back to Sa
lem. In 1S98 she again moved to Tilla
mook county, where she resided until her
death. Mrs. Penter had the honor of b--Ing
the first white woman to arrive at
The Dalles in a wagon. Her company
f there abandoned their teams and pro
ceeded down tho Columbia river In small
boats, with untold suffering. It rained,
almost every day until they arrived at
Oregon City, a trip which took about three
weeks. In . her early life she .became a
I convertto the iffethotefe'Epcopa'i church.
and led a devout life to the end. Mrs.
Penter was the mother of nine children,
but only fouy are living. They are: T. H.
Penter, of Nestucca; S. M. Penter, of
British Columbia; Mrs. H. I. Brown and
M. J. Penter, of Salem.
BraUeman Wn Killed.
VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. 28. Richard
Wilson, a brukeman on the Esqufmalt &
Nahalmo railway, was killed: thte after
noon at Russell station, falling between
the cars of the freight train from Welling
ton, and the entire train passing over
him. Wilson left a widow and three
children. He came here oraly six weeks
ago from Toronto.
The Dead Jesse Beard.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Jan. 26.-The
pqungmaflJJfterd. whovaa killed
train, was the son of Jesse Beard, of
Greenville. Or. He nad a quarter interest
in proper y worth $10.000-at Uktah. Mendo
c"no county. Cal. He was 19 years oul,
and was born In California.
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