THE MORNING OKEGONIAN.' "MONDAY, JASTtJAKY 29, 1000.
POLITICS IN TAC0IV1A
Influence of Mayor Nickeus'
Machine.
WILSON IS HARDLY A FACTOR
Friend of Senator Foster and Repre
sentative Are Not Altogether Rar
xnonlou In Tbr.t District.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 27. Johnson
Nickeus will not be a candidate lor re
nomination as mayor. Not long since
there Tere Indications that he "wanted to
be vindicated by the public from the se
rious accusations that led to his late trial
lor attempted extortion, but he seems to
have changed his mind. Nickeus -was in
a bad hole. C. B. Hurley, manager of the
heavy Wright interests in Tacoma,
charged explicitly that the mayor made a
blunt offer for $12,500 to sign the ordinance
compromising the celebrated water suit
of the city against the Wright estate.
Nickeus did not get the money, nor "was
he convicted. Perhaps the fact that Hur
ley had acknowledged that he agreed to
pay the amount and repudiated his prom
ise "my attorney advised me," he ad
mitted, "that It was a crime to bribe, and
no crime to lie" had the effect of weak
ening his testimony. Of course, the mayor
Qatly contradicted him. and, while there
was some corroborative evidence, the is
sue was largely a question of veracity be
tween him and Hurley. The jury's confu
sion was apparent in the fact that It stood
six for conviction and six for acquittal.
Nickeus is certainly entitled to the bene
Jit of all doubts, and to be regarded as
an innocent man. But it docs not neces
sarily follow, because there was failure
to convict that the city is under any obli
gation to re-elect him mayor. Apparently
he has found this out.
Nevertheless, Nickeus Js an Important
facfor, and must be reckoned with. The
Nickeus -machine is strong, and Includes
many active workers. Practically all the
appointive officers in the city are selected
by the mayor. The municipality has no
civil service. It had once, but, under the
unlamented fusion Fawcett administration,
it became .so preposterous a farce that It
was abolished. An appllqant for office,
therefore, has found that something more
that fitness has been required under Nic
keus. He must, as a rule, be able to show
that he has a voice in the affairs of his
precinct, or ward. The consequence is.that
every policeman and fireman Is, or Is sup
posed to be, a Nickeus man. It Is quite
likely that but for the untoward circum
stance of his trial, the mayor would be
able to secure a renomination. His admin
istration has been economical and efficient
and satisfactory, with the one great ex
ception noted.
The most formidable candidate for the
republican nomination is Louis D. Camp
bell, whom Nickeus dpfeated by two votes
two years ago. Campbell is one of those
rare men for whom every one has a good
word. He is a lawyer, of excellent prac
tice and some wealth. The most serious
objection urged against him is that he is
the representative of the kid-glove ele
ment, and not a vote-getter. The saloons
and the gamblers are afraid of him. The
same system of monthly fines for gam
bling and prostitution obtains here as In
Seattle, and the element .most concerned
does not want 4t disrorbed. A man of
high character and independent judgment,
they argue, ought not to be permitted to
endanger their security. The friends of
Mr. Campbell, however, have been some
what busy assuring the objecting persons
that the present system has been enforced
with such eminently satisfactory results
that their candidate would be certain not
to alter It. If this were the only obstacle
In the way of Mr. Campbell's success, prob
ably It could be overcome. But, as he is
not a politician, is a poor mixer, and Is
apparently Indifferent of the results, op
portunity is given to several gentlemen
who hope to pull the plum for them
selves. John Bell, present councilman; W. E. :
Hacker, of the board of public works, and
W. H. Snell, a well-known lawyer, are all
mentioned. Bell, who Is local manager of
the Pacific Postal Telegraph Company,
now seems to have the greatest individual
strength; but he lacks the backing of
the Nickeus machine, which will be
thrown to Hacker, or, in case he cannot
make It, to Snell. The latter Is shrewd,
rich and willing to make the run. He suf
fers some embarrassment, however. In be
ing the partner of Representative Bedford,
who is In an especial sense a local mouth
piece for Senator Fester, and would like
to bo superior judge. As between Hacker
and Snell, Nickeus will undoubtedly back
the one who appears to have the best
prospects, and in that case the issue will
be between him and Campbell. A deter
mining influence, in case the contest as
sumes this shape, is likely to be W. H.
Paulhamus, a well-known politician, who
was largely instrumental in securing Nic
keus nomination, and who has maintained
a sphlnx-l.ke silence on the present situa
tion. No other name is seriously mentioned
for the fusion nomination but ex-Mayor
Fawcett's. He is the winner of the long-drawn-out
Orr-Fawcett fight, and the
father of civil-service reform as inter
preted by the Justly celebrated statesman
Guvnor Teats, chairman of the board.
Fawcett seems to be the only man who
can hold the remnants of the three sil
ver parties together, and who stands any
show of success against the republican
nominee. The republican ticket won two
years since by an average majority of
500, and there seems now to be no good
reason why it should not do as well in
April.
Behind the municipal contest is the
definite shadow of an approaching con
test for party supremacy between Sen
ator Foster and Representative Cush
man. The latter wants to be renominat
ed, and he wants the Pierce county dele
gation to be put up in his Interest. The
Foster men say they are entirely willing
to support Cushman, and agree that the
delegation shall be a unit for him. But
Cushman's friends do not think this is
enough, and they do not see why Foster
wants to interfere, anyway. He is se
cure for five more years. Cushman real
izes that he has a fight on his hands, and
he wants to take no more chances than
he has to. Foster Is exceedingly anxious
to maintain his position as the head of
the republican party in the state, and
that explains why he resents Cushman's
purpose to take the delegation away from
him.
In this connection it is interesting to
mention that Pierce county no longer has
a Wilson following of respectable size.
The ex-senator bought a Seattle news
paper, and by thus identifying himself
with the fortunes of that city, he himself
pulled the props from under his support
In this county. But he has still here a
stanch admirer in Editor S. A. Perkins,
of the Evening News. The News Is an
anomaly, and so is Perkins. As private
secretary to Mark Hanna, he basked for
several years in the reflected glory of that
illustrious statesman, and then he re
turned to Tacoma, his former home, and
embarked in journalism. There were
mysterious hints that he was the per
sonal representative of the president and
a member of his kitchen cabinet, and he
was out here to see that all went well
for the administration. Perkins caused
it to be known that he wanted Wilson
for senator, and so did Hanna. Wilson
was not elected, but Perkins did not
strike his flag. He bought the democratic
News, and is now running the only Han-na-Wilson-McKInley,
-expansion, antl-lm-periallst,
rock-ribbed, democratic news
paper In the world. Perkins and his pa
per are industriously sowing the seeds
of dissension between Cushman and Fos
ter, probably because they fancy that it
is water on the wheel of Mr. Wilson.
THE LONGEST MINING DITCH.
Contract Soon to Be Let for a 700,-
OOO Project on Rognc River.
' Ashland Record.
Contracts will soon be let for the long
est mining ditch In the world. It will be
83 miles long, beginning above Rogue riv
er falls, and terminating at Gold Hill,
Southern Oregon. It will drain 100,000
acres of good placer land, and will cost
$700,000, a considerable portion of which
amount Is subscribed by Portland capital
ists. M. P. Warde, of the ditch company, says
the preliminary surveys have been fin
ished, and the right of way secured. For
four months past IS surveyors, in charge
of J. S. Howard, the well-known govern
ment engineer, have been running the
necessary lines. Estimates are now being
made for letting contracts for digging the
ditch, and in the meantime men are kept
at work clearing the right of way, In or
der to conform with the law.
The territory which the ditch will drain
is recognized as the richest placer district
In Southern Oregon, the mines of which
heretofore could only be worked during
the wet season. The company proposes to
furnish electric and water power to quartz
mines.
Malheur County Mines.
"Vale Gazette.
It seems that the mining portion of Mal
heur county will eventually rival any
thing on the Pacific coast. Ben Mathie
son, a mine-owner from Malheur City,
reports that work at the Golden Eagle
is steadily progressing, and the new mill
will be built as soon as the roads become
In condition to admit of the machinery
being freighted in. He bays that the whole
hill on which the mine is located is filled
with paying ore. Mr. Mathleson is at pres
ent engaged in opening up one of his own
mines, that is yielding good pay rock right
from the start.
Vancouver Club Gives Presents.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 28. At a
meeting of the Vancouver Amateur Ath
letic Ciub last night, Professor Robert
Krohn presented his resignation as In
structor of classes, which was accepted.
The officers of the club have made ar
rangements with Professor Ringler, of the
Portland Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, to act as instructor for the club.
At the close of the meeting last night Mr.
Krohn was presented with two boxes oi
cigars by the members of the men's class.
O. H. Stuart, one of the prominent mem
bers of the club, who in his capacity as
clerk in the adjutant-general's office was
recently ordered to take station at the
Preslalo, San Francisco, was presented
a handsome silver coffee-pot, appropriate
ly engraved.
Railroad 15 Miles Further Away.
LAKEVIEW, Or., Jan. 24. B. Reynolds,
a merchant, has just returned from San
Francisco, via Reno, Nov. He says the
Nevada, California & Oregon railroad has
halted 10 miles beyond Van Loan's, In
Lassen county, California, and 15 mile?
further fiom Lakevlew than was expee'ed.
It has laid off a town in Madaline plains
and begun the erection of a depot, hotel
and dwelling-houses. All of the men em
ployed were discharged last Friday, and
they have gone to their respective homes.
It is now the conclusion of all that the
terminus will remain there for a long
time.
Mnsical Association at Medford.
MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 2S. The Medford
Musical Association gave a very success
ful .concert Friday evening to a large
audience of the music-loving people of the
city and vicinity. Dr. R. T. Burnett, con
ductor of the association, had arranged an
attractive programme of choruses and
part son-. The association, which is
one of the strongest in Southern Oregon,
Is In a prosperous condition, and Is con
stantly growing in favor with the public.
Fell From a High Trestle.
MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 2S. Earl Kline, of
Talent, Or., while trying to board the
blind baggage on the Southern Pacific
train leaving Ashland at 5:10 this evening,
fell as the train was crossing a high
trestle over Ashland creek, receiving seri
ous injuries. His recovery Is doubtful.
Oregon Notes.
The Dalles is about to float $20,000 to
$25,000 of bonds for water works improve
ment. The sheriff of Sherman county and mar
shal of the town of Moro are both re
ported to have smallpox.
In Jackson county 123 bounty scalps
were counted and burned at the January
term of the county court.
Marshfield has unanimously voted a
5-milI tax levy for school purposes, which
insures a nine months' school.
This is probably the mildest winter
Southern Oregon has known for years,
says the Jacksonville Times. There has
been little frost, and hardly any snow so
far. which bodes 111 for the fruit and min
ing interests later on.
An officer of the Columbia River Pack
ers' Association confirms the report that
at the meeting last Thursday a dividend
of 2& per cent was declared on the capital
stock of the association, and Is now paya
ble at the office In this city, says the
Astoria Astorian. This will liberate about
$60,000 in Astoria.
The carrier who connects with the SIus
law stage was riding one horse and lead
ing another, on which the mail bags were
tied, says the Eugene Register. The ani
mal stumbled and fell, going over the
bank into the Sluslaw. After swimming
about for some time, the animal regained
the shore with the mail still on his back.
The mall was brought on to Eugene, and
when opened some of It was well soaked.
The Copper Queen has succeeded In nav
igating the waters of Rogue river to thf
junction of that stream and the Illinois,
says the Port Orford Tribune. Mr. Burns
has another boat under course of con
struction, which will be of less draught
than the Queen, and which Is Intended to
navigate the river at any stage of water.
The new boat will be about 25 feet In
length, and fitted with a four-horsepower
engine and propeller.
Proof has been submitted at the United
States land office at La Grande for patent
to the Sparta townsite. which was located
on the government domain. The witnesses
were Attorney C. H. Marsh and John M.
Phy of Union. Following the submission
of this nroof. a patent to thp nroperty
will be Issued to Judcre B. F. Wi'son. as
trustee, nnd title will In turn be con
veved to the occupants of the lots and of
others who may otherwise acquire owner
ship thereto.
I FROM VALDEZ TO YUKON
ABERCROMBIE SAYS IT IS A. PRAC
TICABLE RAILROAD ROUTE.
Less to Be Overcome Than on White
Pass Resources o the Country
Would "Warrant It.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. The war de-
partment has made public an Important
report from Captain W. R. Abercromble,
Second Infantry, who commanded the Cap- TACOMA SENDS OCT ESTIMATES.
per river exploring, expedition In Alaska
last season. The chief topic treated in Says' 15,000 Men Are Ready to Rush
tho report is the laying out of the great Cape Nome.
trans-Alaskan military route from Port MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28 A special to
Valdez to Port Egbert, on the Yukon, the Times from Tacoma says:
While engaged In this work, the officer Estimates made by local shipping men
was charged to take note of the mineral show that about 15.000 men are intending
resources Of the country, of its adaptabil- to reach Cape Nome by the first steam
Jty for agriculture and stockraislng, and ers from Puget sound and Dawson. Two
MONSIEUR HENRY DE REGNIER.
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FRENCH POET TO LECTURE BEFORE AMERICAN COLLEGES.
The French writer chosen as the third annual lecturer of the "Cercle Francals de
l'Unlverslte Harvard" to speak before Harvard university, in 1000, is the poet Monsieur Henri
de Reseller. M. de Regnier will deliver eight lectures on "French Modern Poetry." beginning
March 1. Among the places he -vs ill visit, besides Harvard, we can cite: Adelphl college, of
Brooklyn; Alliance Francalse, New York; Brooklyn inltute of arts and sciences, Brown uni
versity, Bryn JMawr college, Cercle Francals de 1" Alliance. Boston; university of California,
unHerelty of 'Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Mount Holyoke, Packer Institute of Brooklyn; uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Princeton, San Francisco, Vaesar, "Wellosley, "Wells, Williams, Yale
university, etc
M. Henri de Regnier was born at Honfleur. near Havre, France, on December 33. 1SG-1,
His first verses were published in November, 1SS5, under-the title of "Les'Lendemalns." Frond
1SS7, M. de Begnler's works appeared In quick succession. The titles of these various poemy
are as follows: "Episodes," 1SSS; "Poemes Anclens et Romanesques," 1890; "Tel qu'en
Songe," 1802; "Arethuse," 1805. The French academy awarded him this year the Prix Vltet
for his works, and M. Gaston Bolssler, the secretary of the academy, expressjd himself in the
following manner in his official report:
"M. de Regnier is one of the leaders of that new school, which pretends to do no lets a
thing than modify the form and spirit of French poetry."
James H. Hyde, vice-president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, of New York, has
taken treat interest in the work of this talented French poet, and Is actively promoting his
work In this country.
the fuel and food products for man and
animal.
Captain Abercromble arrived at Valdez
on me zisi or April, a. pariy or oia ran- t
roaa ana ira.ii ouuaers were selected Dy
Captain Abercromble, and they started
from Valdez on April 29, and pioceeded to
the mouth of Keystone canyon. The har
bor at Valdez, owing to the proximity
of the Japanese current, Is accessible at
all seasons of the year to ships of any
size, except about a mile and a half at
its head. The only feasible site for a rail
road terminal Is a narrow strip of land
three-quarters of a mile broad, extending
up the Lowe river, some five miles, and
south of a small stream flowing from Robe
lake. There Is a nominal grade up the
valley, and through Keystone canyon to
the Inner basin. From that point there
are two feasible routes; one east of Mar
shall pass, at an elevation of 17C0 feet and
down the Tasnuna to the Copper river
valley; the other turning north, crossing
the mountain range, and, Thompson pass,
2600 feet high; thence down the Teithel.
river valley through the swampy pass a.
the head of the Knata; thence down the
Tonslna into the Copper river valley.
Captain Abercromble ,belleves that the
future for a railroad through this sec
tion of Alaska Is very promising, owing
to the presence of large zones of heavily
mineralized copper deposits, the develop
ment of which, he says, undoubtedly will
yield a Ijcal tonnage of great volume. He
states that the proximity of tie and bridge
timber and the absence of any great en
gineering features would render railroad
construction a comparatively easy prob
lem. Edward Gillette, a member of the expe
dition, contributes an important chapter
to the report on the feasibility of estab
lishing a practical railroad route up tho
Copper river valley. He draws a compar
ison between the water route from Seattle
to Skagway with the Valdez route to the
advantage of the latter. He shows that
while the distance from Seattle to Skag
way is 1050 miles as against 1125 miles
from Seattle to Valdez, the difference Is
practically offset by the unimpeded pas
sage of the outside route. Then vesse's
are not required to pass through 4C0 miles
of water claimed by a foreign country,
and Valdez Is much nearer the center of
Alaska, Skagway being 200 miles nearer
by railroad to the Forty-Mile country.
Insurance rates on the inside route are
also double those on the outside route.
Mr. Gillette believes that the develop
ment of the country In the future prob
ably will necessitate the construction of
both lines from the northern end of the
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??d. hX Mars1!11 Pass. He recommends ,
foot gauge, In tho Interest of economy and
rapidity of construction, arguing that the
narrow gauge would fulfy meet the needs
of tho country. The report makes a com- i
parlson of the projected Valdez road and
the existing railroad from Skagway over
Whitepass to Lake Bennett, showing, that
the maximum grades are much less that
Valdez' highest elevation Is fully 300 feet
less than on the White pass road. The i that can be produced from one acre of
snowslldes from which the White pass J sorghum. In saccharine, the juice of the
suffers can be practically eliminated from me'on is richer than cane juice. To ob
the Valdez route by the peculiar forma- tain the best results, the me'on rind
tlon of the country, and the careful plac- must be removed, and the riper the melon
iiik ui Liie line. i
The point is also made that the project
ed route would be entirely within United
States territory. He fixes the probable
cost at $753,500, or $22,531 per mile, the esti
mate .being from 25 to 50 per cent higher
than rates in the United States. A direct
line from Valdez to Port Egbert on the
Yukon, Would be 310 miles long and 350
miles would afford all the diversion re
quired for the line.
The report refers to the trade of Central
Alaska as an unknown quantity, but
dwells at length Upon the reputation the
country has of possessing vast deposits
df copper ore. The report says the soil
is productive, that vegetables and hay
may be raised; that there is plenty of tim
ber, and that hardy farmers from Nor
way and Sweden would farm as success
fully in the Copper river valloy as In their
own country. The country also contains
coal of good quality and marble of varl-
i ous colors.
thirds of this number will go from Ta-
coma, Seattle, San Francisco, and the bal-
ance will go down the Yukon river from
uawson ana other Yukon towns. A great
prospective race is in sirfht between these
two contingents. 'First arrivals will se
cure the best part of the beach which will
be In the greatest demand because beach
claims mav ho worker! TOitiinnf (iiimos . !
machinrrv. Arnrriir. lofocf o...
over half of Dawson's population will
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head for Cape Nome as fast as the Yukon
steamers wintering on the upper river can
follow the outgoing Ice down stream.
Dawson miners have great hopes of reach
ing there first, and to accomplish this are
even prepared to leave the steamers be
low Nulato, and make a portage of 200
miles across the tundra.
Nearly 30 steamers, each carrying from
300 to 1000 passengers, are now scheduled
to sail from coast ports between May 10
and June 1. Shipping men declare that all
steamers sailing this early will be com
pelled to wait at Dutch Harbor two or
three weeks for the ice to move out of
Behrlng sea.
Washington Notes.
It costs $700 every day of the year to
pay the running expenses of Spokane
county.
It Is reported that mice are doing much
damage to growing grain in the Yakima
country.
Based upon Its new city directory, Ever
ett claims a population of 8100, and, Includ
ing Lowell, 8982.
Walla Walla has placed signs on all
street Intersections, by means of which
strangers can find their way without
difficulty.
J. H. Parker, who lately sold his shingle
and saw mill, at Big Lake, for $100,000, Is
to build a new mill at some place on
Puget sound.
The Enterprise is authority for the state
ment that the mill at Cosmopolls has the
largest band-saw on the continent, it be
ing 60 feet long.
It Is said that the depositors in the
defunct Ben E. Snipes bank, at Ellens
burg, will soon receive 15 to 20 cents on the
dollar, and the affairs of the' institution
will be closed up and the receiver dis
charged. Yakima is taking the balance of a fund
collected for the reception of company
E, and the surplus left from the Fourth
of July fund, and will buy a new town
clock, one having four dials, and e bell
weighing 500 pounds, which can be heard
three miles.
The Yakima Investment Company's in-
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erlrl nuv) month fn cnt tfv rnna ifor'c on,.-
tlflcates to the amount of $335,000 that
have been issued. Aside from the receiv
er's certificates, there are unpaid bonds
to the amount of $263,000, and $200,000 of
unsecured claims.
A plant to make syrup and vinegar from
watermelons is to be established at North
Yakima, with capacity for handling the
me'ons from 100 acres In the canning sea
son. It Is said that one acre In water
melons will produce five times the syrup
-": uciici
St. Enoch Arrives Up.
The British ship St. Enoch arrived up at
11 A. M. Yesterday, and docked at Camp
bell's dock.
OUR TRADE WITH ORIENT
HAS GREATLY INCREASED IN PAST
THREE YEARS.
Exports to China and Japan Doubled
While Imports From Those
Countries Fall Off.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. A report pre
pared by Frank H. Hitchcock, of the ag
ricultural department, shows there has
been a great development of our trade
with China and Japan in the past decade.
In the fiscal year 1S99 the value of the
merchandise exchanged with these two
countries, including the port of Hong
Kong, reached $S7,305,8S, against only $46,
294,167 in 1SS9.
The figures given show that in -the de
cade there was a gain of $28,393,156, or 255
per cent, in exports, while the increase in
Imports amounted to only $12,618,365, or 36
per cent. During the last few years, in
fact, the imports disclosed an actual fall-Ing-off,
the value for 1S99 being $1,164,131
less than that for 1896, which was record
ed at $48,979,166. Our exports, on the other
hand, more than doubled in the three years
succeeding 1896.
Our exports to the countries mentioned
consisted chiefly of cotton, cotton goods,
kerosene oil, wheat, flour and manufac
tures of iron and steel, the value of these
five classes of articles exported aggregat
ing in 189S nearly SO per cent of the total
exports of China, Japan and Hong Kong.
Japan took nearly all the raw cotton,
while cotton manufactures went quite as
largely to China. All three took kero
sene oil in large quantities. The exports
of wheat flour almost trebled In the de
cade. Generally speaking, it may be stated that
the figures show that the gain in our
Asiatic exports has been nearly all made
in the last five years.
Aside 'from the five classes mentioned,
the'chief exports have been paper, alcohol,
tobacco, leather, lubricating oils, lumber
and scientific apparatus. Of the imports
silk and tea made up 70 per cent of the
total, Japan sending most of the former
and China mos't of the latter.
HILL'S PLANS FOR SHIPPING.
Will Use 25 Ships Between North Pa
cific Coast and Asia.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S. The Record tomor
row will say:
Within the next five years, according to
James J. Hill, the steamships to be oper
ated between ports on the North Pacific
coast points and the Orient, In connection
with the Great Northern railroad, will
number 25. The vessels will be among
the largest in ocean service, and each will
have a speed of 12 to 14 knots an hour. At
present, eight of them, either are in course
of contraction or have been contracted
for, and as soon as they leave the ship
wrights' hands, they will be pressed into
the new service.
In the mind of the Great Northern's
president, the proposed service to the Ori
ent will be an important benefit to the in
dustries of the North and Northwest. Mr.
Hill, unfolding his plans, said:
"I propose to build as many vessels as
the trade with the Orient will justify, and
that wi'l be a good many. The natural
market of the Pacific coast is China, Jap
an and the Philippines. The docks at Se
attle are large enough to accommodate all
of the shipping for some time, but event
ully the conditions will warrant more ex
tensive harbor accommodations. It Is too
far from the Pacific coast to the Eastern
states to ship many of the Northwestern
products to the East. A market for grain
in the Orient will give the farmers a price
higher than they can get in the East.
"The products of the iron and coal mines
and lumber-regions in the Northwest can
be sold to better advantage In the mar
kets of the Orient than in the East. It Is
not like forcing something upon the mar
ket that people do not want. They want
everything we can take to them, and we
want their products. We shall have 15
steamships in this service within the next
five years. The vessels will be of the larg
est size, with enormous carrying capaci
ties and comparatively slow speed. Speed
is not so much of an object as to be able
to lay the goods on the other side of the
Pacific so that they may compete with na
tive products."
LETTER FROM JEFF DAVIS.
In Pacific County Archives First
Boom Tovrnslte on the Coast.
South Bend Journal.
County Clerk Cory has been digging up
all the old records in his office and in
dexing them, so that hereafter they will
be available for reference. In the course
ot this work he has run across an inter-
f eftinff rllc of antebellun days in the
! shaiifi of nn ntifnemnh 1pttr nf .Toffprsnn
Davls when he was secretary of war un
der President Pierce. The letter Is writ
ten in a veqy legible style, and Is as clear
today as the day It was written. The
letter is dated September 24, 1855, and is
addressed to J. D. Holman, administrator
of the estate of Henry B. Worden. Hol
man then resided at Pacific City, and had
set up a claim for $625 due Worden for
services as teamster in the army. Jeff
replies that the claim was paid, but in
vites Mr. Holman to submit any evidence
he may have that it was unpaid and still
due. Among the papers of the same estate
Is a certificate for five shares of stock in
the Pacific Milling Company, of Pacific
City. This townsite was the first boom
proposition- on the Pacific coast, and was
located at the mouth of the Columbia,
between what Is now Ilwaco and Fort
Canby. The site Is now covered with trees
and there are no marks to show where the
town was once located.
DR. W. E. COPELAND RESIGNED.
To Leave Salem Unitarian Church
After Sevon Years' ServJce.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 2S. Dr. W. E. Cope
land, for seven years pastor of the Uni
tarian church, teniered his resignation
this morning at a meeting of the mem
bers, which was presided over by George
W. Stone, of Kansas City, a representa
tive of the American Unitarian Associa
tion. The resignation, which will take
effect July 1, will soon be considered by
the church society. It will probably be
accepted, for Dr. Copeland has already
practically arranged for his next year's
work, and he will be unable to remain In
the local pulpit.
When he made his annual report a few
months .ago. Dr. Copeland called attention
to the fact that he had been pastor o!
the church seven years, and expressed a
willingness to retire If the society con
sidered his resignation to be for the best
interests of the church. The resignation
was rejected, and the doctor was re-elected
for another year. His resignation this
morning was unexpected.
TO SAW MORE LUMBER.
Clacknnms County 31111s Make
Ex-
tensive Improvements.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 2S. The lumber
business Is active In Clackamas count',
and new machinery is being added to in
crease the capacity of several mills. Mil
ler Bros., of Eagle creek, are having im
provements made that will increase the
cutting capacity of their mill to 10,000 feet
daily. F. L. S. Bagby, of Bagby Bros.,
Molalla, came up from Portland this
morning, where he had placed orders for
machinery that will increase their cut
ting capacity to 12,000 feet per day. The
latter firm is doing considerable business
in the way of furnishing oak lumber to
boatbullders in Portland.
George H. Brown, the well-known New
Era potato-grower and shipper, reports
that he realized $860 from 9 acres o.'
Garnet Chile potatoes. The potatoes were
sorted and sold to a California man,
bringing SO cents per sack on board tha
boat at New Era.
John G. Porter, deputy county assessor,
and a prominent old resident of Oregon
City, was attacked by heart trouble last
night, and his condition Is serious.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Vancouver Boy "Who Was a Member
of the Montana. Volunteers.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 28. Chester
C. Moore, of this city, received notification
from the depot quartermaster at San
Francisco today that the body of his
brother, Edward S. Moore, of the First
Montana volunteers, who died at Manila
March 1, from wounds received in action
February 27. 1899, which arrived in San
Francisco on the transport Valencia, was
shipped from San Francisco for this city
last night.
Deceased was born and raised in. this
city. He went to Helena, Mont., soon be
fore the breaking out of the Spanish
American war, and was one of the first
to enlist after the first call of the presi
dent for volunteers. His remains will be
given burial under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias, of which he was a
member, from the lodgeroom here, Tues
day, at 2 o'clock.
Prominent Resident of Tacoma.
TACOMA, Jan. 2S. Theodore Ho3mer,
one of the most prominent business men
of the state, a resident of Tacoma since
1873, and one of this city's earliest mayors,
died tonight of heart trouble, aged 58.
YOUNGEST OREGON VOLUNTEER.
Willis D. Sloan, "Who Enlisted When
But 16 Years of ige.
TACOMA, Jan. 28. Willis D. Sloan, who
la now blacksmith at the Puyallup Indian
Willis D. Sloan.
agency, where his father Is the agent,
was a member of the Second Oregon vol
unteers, and served with the regiment In
all its campaigning in the Philippines. He
was one of the landing party at Guam,
and one of the first to enter Manila, Au
gust 13, 1898. He has the credit of being
the youngest enlisted man In the regi
ment. He was born January 12. 1SS2. at
Eugene, Or., and enlisted at Pendleton,
Or., on the first call for troops.
As to Issuing: School Warrnnts.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 28. The state super
intendent has delivered an opinion to the
effect that school district warrants should
not be issued by the clerk nor signed by
the directors until they have first been
audited and allowed; nor should the war
rants be delivered by the clerk until he
has procured the signatures of the direct
ors. "The usual way of doing this is at
a meeting of the directors. After the
claim is audited, the warrant should be
signed as a part of the transactions of
the meeting, and the clerk should then
deliver the same to the party to whom
it Is due. It might, however, come under
some method of procedure covered by
some by-law that the board has adopted."
New "Wnshlnsrton Incorporations.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 2S. The following arti
cles of incorporation have been filed with
tho secretary of state within the past
week:
First Congregational church, of Sylvan,
Pierce county; Chewelak Mottle Marble
Company, Spokane. $10,000; Twin Mining
Company, Seattle. $1,000,000; Nesika Min
ing Company. Tacoma, $500,000; Bear
Creek Consolidated Gold Mining & Mill
ing Company, Spokane. $100,000; amended
articles of tho Mountaineer Gold Mining
WmSm 'IB IBII
Killil' LMilm 181
'906' $d
OOTHING INFLUENCE OF ELECTRICITY
The pronounced and profound impressions made by the sympathetic
system of nerves, or that system which controls these organs or parts
of the body over which there is no direct control by the will the In
voluntary part of us can be influenced and excited or soothed by the
proper use and application of electricity. In this way we control secre
tion of the glands, digestion, absorption and assimilation, of nutriment,
increase the appetite, influence the action of the heart and lungs, in
crease the secretions of the liver, stomach, intestines, and kidneys,
and produce such a general state of nutrition that not only local but
general diseased conditions may be improved or entirely relieved. The
demonstration of the power of electricity on the process of nutrition Is
one of the most interesting, useful and powerful that we have to deal
with. It is well known that in all chronic or long-standing diseases the
stomach and digestion are more or less deranged, causing the greatest
possible distress. Nothing agrees with the patient, and often food of
even the slightest kind cannot be retained on the stomach, and It is Im
possible to cure where this state exists. Here Is where our
Dr Sanders Electric Belt
being a complete medico-electric battery, does the most astonishing
work, as we arrange and apply it so that a mild, continuous, soothing
current is given through all the organs of the above functions, and the
astonishing rapidity and thoroughness of cures of this class of suffer
ers is surprising to even us who see almost dally miracles performed
by our DR. SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT. By Its use healthy and nor
mal action is given to the organs of digestion and assimiliatlon, kid
neys, etc., without the least aid from medicines of any kind, and it is
a simple truth that our method of treatment relieves and cures in
these cases when other treatments fail.
Call or write for "Three Classes of Men," which explains all.
& Milling Company, of Republic; Wash
i igton Mutual Mining Investment Com
pany, Seattle. $l,0CO0CO; Montana Bullion
Company, Tacoma. $1,000,600, Increase of
the stock of ;he Quilp Gold Mining Com
pany, of Spokane, to $1,500,000; B. L. Hill
Drug Company, Olympin. $3600; Olympus
Cafe Company.-Seattle, $25,000; Port Town
send Packing Company, $100,000; Lyman
Lumber & Shingle Company. Skagit
county, $10,000; Seattle Lumber Company,
$100,000; Long Mountain Mineral Company.
Seattle. $:0.0O0; M. E. & E. T. Hay. Wil
bur, $150,000. Selling Commission Com
pany, Seattle. S10.CO0; Migllavacca & Cars,
lat, incorporated. Seattle, $26,030; Puget
Sound Coal Company, Spokane. $500,000;
Gaar, Scott & Co.. Richmond. Ind.. $400.
000; appointment of G. B. Peavey agent of
the Sound Lumber Company, of Seattle;
Skagit Coal & Coke Company, St. Paul,
Minn., $500,000; appointment of W. H.
Brown and J. S. Wyatt agant of the
Mountain Lion Gold Mining Company, of
Republic.
Chaplain Thompson's Funeral.
OLYMPL, Wash., Jan. 2S. It is now
fully decided to bring the remains of the
late Rev John R. Thompson, chaplain
In the First Washington regiment, to
Olympia for burial. George W. Bell, of
South Bay. was in Olympia yesterday and
gave the Information that Mrs. Ball, who
Is Mr. Thompson's sister and only near
relative, had arranged with the war de
partment last March for the transporta
tion to this city of her brother's remains.
Adjutant-General Fox has not yet
learned from San Francisco the exact
date of the arrival in this state of the bod
ies of the soldiers brought from Manila to
San Francisco in the past week- The gen
eral has dispatched a deputy to go to San
Francisco to take charge of the remains.
As Chaplain Thompson bore the rank of
captain the remains will be given a mili
tary funeral, in accordance with his rank.
A company of the National Guard from
Tacoma will be present in this elty to es
cort the remains to the cemetery on tho
day of Interment.
Mine Turns Out Rich.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Jan. 28. Lon Cor
bett, half owner in the Royal, one of the
best In the now well-known up-river group
of mines, has brought to town half a
sack of ore from his mine. A portion of
it, selected at random from the sack, was
tested by an assayer of this place, and,
showed $55 to the ton $45 of silver and
$10 of gold. The owners of the mine are
enthusiastic over the results thus far, and
' are pushing the work rapidly. They be
lieve that the ore Is valuable enough to
be shipped with profit It costs, according
to previous estimates, for wagon and rail
road fretghtage and for smelting, $2i 30
ppr ton. If the ore shall hold out as good
as that shown in the assay, it can b
handled to advantage. But it Is believed
that at least two mills will be erected
before another year, and this would mean
the development of , all the mines in that
group The Royal is located about five
miles from the line of the proposed new
railroad, 14 miles from Sumpter, and 16
miles from Granite.
Cottasre Grove Fire Limits.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Jan. 2S. A
strong light Is being made to the city
council to have the fire limits abolished
In East Cottage Grove, which covers
eight blocks. This ordinance was adopted
by the old LematI council, and was ap
proved by the Cottage Grove council
when the towns were consolidated. It has
prevented many wooden buildings from
being erected 5n the past two years. Tho
council 13 equally divided on this ques
tion, three for and three against, and
the deciding vote will be left to Mayor
Brlstow, and It Is believed he will cast
his vote to sustain the fire limits. Three
fourths of the business men will fight to
the end to have the limits remain as thev
are, profiting by the experience of other
towns. The agitation has arisen from
men of limited means desirous of engag
ing In business and not having sufficient
funds to construct brick buildings.
Olympia Indian War Veterans.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 23. Thomas
Prather, who is a veteran of the war of
1S55. has received a letter from Senator
Addison G. Foster giving assurance of his
hearty support of the McBrlde bill to pen
sion Indian war veterans. The Thurston
county veterans are: Thomas Prather,
William Lemon. William B.llins, Rich
ard Hood. t C. Beatty. J. C. Scott, Joseph
Gibson, Linn. Whitaker and B. F. Ruth.
State Parle Infected.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 2S. The gardener of
the capltol grounds In this city lias found
indications of the dreaded San Joeo scale
on some of tht trees. He immediately
began spraying, and will spray not only
the affected trees but also alt the trees
and shrubs under his care.
Russel Bldg.. Cor. Fourth and MorrisortiSts.
PORTLAND, OR.
Office Hours: 9 to 9; Sundays; 9 to 1.