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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900. ELECTION IN ASHLAND TWE CITV VOTSD TO MGEASE THE SAEOONS. la a 'Betal Vete of JIO, ilie Proposl- He "to Iwae License Carried by a Majority of Nine. ASHLAND. Or., Feb. I. A special elec tion was held in this city today, called by the cit council, to vote upon the ques tion of licensing saloons. Quite an active canvass hag been made against the issu ance of licenses by the Anti-Saloon League The weather was fair and pleas ant and a large vote was polled, result ing in a victory fee- license by a majority of 9 in a total vote of S1L The vote fol low For Against. First ward 14 86 Second ward -,... 06 lf Third ward 6 w Under the tfty WthMnce oaHngt the election, the saloon license is placed at $400 per annum ' numerous medals obtained for acts of bravery and meritorious conduct. Mrs.; McCallum was born In Edinburgh, Scot land, and was 85 years 3 months and 4 days old at the time of her death. She came to the United States about the year 1S30, and wasmarried-ln Inverness,. Can ada, "about sx years"after to A. R. Mc Callumf and, together -with her husband, -soon after -located in Schenectady, ?. Y. From there the family moved to Elgin, IlL, where they remained until the ear 1S53, when they came to the coast and set tled in Shasta cbunty, California, moving from there to John Day in 1S63. Mrs. alary Cook. P VANCOUVER,., WasH.: Feb. 5-Mrs. Mary Cook, wife of A. Cook, a prominent citizen -of this city, died at the family home last, night. The cause of herJeath was heart fainire.'Sbe' was bnly illfor a few hours. The funeral will take place from the residence at 2 o'clock P. M. to morrow. Mrs. Cook was born in Scotland, 69 years ago. She came to America wun ner husband 'In 1872, coming directly to this cltjv where they since llyed. The; hus band, A. Cook, and A. J. Cook. county auditor of Clark county, delr only child, survive her. imvuaaa us aiuviui uui u j.j uu iu THE KOME FIELDS. v CHARGED WITH IASAMTY. Mall - Carrier Makes Complaint Against a Redland Man. OREGON CITY, Feb. S. J. H. Sevier, the mail-carrier on the Redland-Oregon City route, swore out a complaint this morninjp. before the county judge, for the arrest of Rudolph Aegeter, of Redland, or a charge of insanity. Soon after he started out on the route this morning, on his return trip to Onsgon City, Sevier eta ted that Aegeter sprang out of the brush and drew a long-barreled gun on Jiim The mall-carrier" horse shied off irto a side road, and he hurried away. 6e er started to Portland this morning to make complaint to the United States authorities but was prevailed upon to pre fer a charge of insanity. About 10 days apo Sevier had Aegeter arrested on a simi lar charge, and brought here before the Justice of the peace. He -was kept in cus ttd fof a few days, but, after an exami natior was permitted to go on Ais" own recognisance pending good behavior. I t bruary 2 the postmasters at Logan, "V icua and Redland signed a statement that Mr Sevier is a trusty and efficient ?n 1 carrier, and that no mall sacks have lpn cut, slashed or otherwise Injured, as alleged by Mr. Aegeter. We believe that Mr Aegeter should be immediately and permanently restrained from causing fur ther trouble or inconvenience on this mail rov, c Aegeter will have a hearing on iht insanitj charge Wednesday morning, V he i found by the sheriff. A number of people residing in the vicinity of Red land express the opinion that Aegeter Is incane. Sirs. Amanda Kester. ALBANY, r.,' Feb. 5i-;Mrs. Amanda Kester, an old resident of Linn county, died suddenly of heart failure In this city this morning, at the age of 64 years. She was a sister of ex-Deputy "pnlted States "Marshal jGeorge Humphrey, of Portland and Captain N. B. Humphrey, of this city. - W. 31. Collard's Funeral. SAIiEM, Or., Feb. 5. The funeral of William M. Collard. -who died at his home at Mission Bottom, took place today, and was one of the largest in the history of the county. .Many friends attended the services at the home and also tft the grave. The interment was in Claggett's cemetery. MOHAIR POOL. Polk CoHHty Growers Have That Ob ject in "View. PAT.LAS, Or., Feb. 5. The Polk County Mohair Association met in Dallas last 6e urda fey the purpose of pooling the i r. of 1900, and transacting such other business as might be of profit to tne asjciation The meeting was called to o'-fer by President Woodward. The ftues t en Kt pooling was discussed, in -yhich a agreed as to the advisability ot the yevi'; but questions of membership and the cond uon of fleeces, etc., came up for dis cssin, after which a committee was ap po n ed to draft rules and regulations to govern In these cases. The next meeting ttil be held February 17, when the com Tn ee -will report, and the pool of, no ioub- all the mohair in the county 111 be completed. J P Blunt, traveling salesman of Ros en hal Feder & Co, beet and shoe wholesalers, of San Francisco, is now In lalias. and is ooRstde-red insane. He 5s confined to his room, and friends are ex Tectfd to arrive from his home in San Francisco tomorrow. All the living ex-sheriffs of this county Tmw liWng in the county were present it Dallas the day of the execution of Magrp, and sat for a group plc 1 1 r Polk county has 12 lhing ex-sheriffs. TYr reside in the county. One, W. S. t lam. lles In Walla Walla, another, B. F Nichols, at Prineville. Palk county t-a elected, since the stae organization, 16 sheriff", of whom three are dead. PLEADED GUILTY OF BURGLARY. Man Who Robbed Newport Cottasea Arrested In Benton Connty. NEWPORT, Or., Feb. 5. Sheriff Ross returned- lata Saturday evening from King's Valley, Benton county, where ho succeeded In capturing Ira Holderman, wanted for complicity in the robbery of cottages here, for which John Haas was arrested Thursday. When arraigned be fore Justice Ellsworth, charged with bur glary, he pleaded guilty and made a gen eral confession. He was bound over, and in default of bonds was committed to jail. Holderman Is 25 years of age. He has a wife, aged 20, and four Small children, who. It Is reported, through his neglect, are In destitute circumstances. DULL TiMES IN DAWSON Klondike Ontpnt This Season Esti mated at 921,000,000 Extent of the Late Fire. VANCOUVER, B. C.. Feb. 5 Advices from" Dawson today state that up 'to the ena of the year business in the Yukon capital had been dlscouraglngly dull, al though work on the claims was progress lrtgT'weTL Up to December 20 the weather had been so mild that but little gravel had been gotten out, although after that date this Impediment of temperature was removed, the thermometer dropping to 40 degrees below zero, and ranging as low as 57. There Is now a good showing on the dumps- The Dawson banks estimate that $21, 000,000 will be taken out this season. From 2000 to 3000 Dawsonltes are ar ranging to .leave on the first boats down the river in the spring for the Nome fields. At' White Horse the poliee have under arrest two men suspected of the murder of Clayson, Relfe and Olson on the trail. The Dayrspn, flre destroyed only eight buildings, occupjng half a block. As the buddings were all fllmslly constructed and lined with cotton, Jt Is considered sur prising that.tbe- flre was confine, to so few.. , buildings, pawson has a well equipped fire department, with a force of 30 paid men. The fire engines are housed in on the ice of the river, where the water can most readily be obtained. St. Michael the Headquarters. "SEATTLE, Feb,-5. St. 'Michael has been desigriated as military headquarters of the department of Alaska, by Secretary of War Root. Captain Robinson, assistant quartermaster of the army, stationed at this city, was notified of the secretary's selection today. The order contains the further information, confirmatory of dis patches sent out a iew days ago from Washington, that Seattle has definitely been- decided upon as temporary military headquarters of the department of Alas ka until the opening of navigation to St Michael. mines of that section, is located six milea south of Granite. "The above Is an incomplete list of the big mineral properties near the town of Granite. The Bonanza was sold about a ye,ar ago at the reputed ftrke of $1,000,000. It Is stated that the owners of the Red Boy would spurn an offer of 53,000.000, for their property. It is probable that $10, 000.000 In cold cash would not buy the actual producing mines now in operation within the radius of about six miles of Granite." Mr. Thornburg gave the following ad ditional notes of interest: Fox & Sargent's sawmill is in opera tion three miles west of Granite. It has a capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber per day, and is "snowed under" with orders. There are four dally stages between Sumpter and Granite. The rush to Granite Is already com menced, and It Is expected that 100 new houses will be completed, by the middle of the summer. The distance from Sumpter to Granite Is 14 miles, over a mountain divide. ALASKA LAND DISTRICTS NUMBER TO BE REDUCED FnOSl KOUR TO THREE. No Business at Peavy or Circle City Land Officers at Sitka, St. Michael and Rampart. A VERY RICH LEDGE. Have Hillsboro Notes.' HEDLSBORO, Or., Feb. 5. Dr. F. A. Bailey today purchased, at sheriffs sale, a one-half interest in the finest brick block in the city, for the sum of $4010. Bailey already owned the other half, and this was the foreclosure Instituted, which cul minated in the sale. The Washington County Hatchet, a For est Grove publication, again appeared, un der date of February 1, as an aspirant for public favor. - J. H. Dolstrum, "having re ceived the baptism of fire into the repub lican party in the days when he won the union blue," as the valedictory of the retiring editor states, is now editor and proprietor. To Survey a Telegraph Line. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 5. A party of 13 Dominion government surveyors are in this city, en route to Skagway, to commence the construction of a telegraph lino from Bennett to Atlln. One hundred men from -British Columbia will be en gaged In- the. work. Claim That Is Reported to Shown ?600Q to the Ton. H. J. Hill and Otto Olsen, both of Ore gon City, own two claims eight miles beyond the Bonanza mine, writes I. B. Llvermore iuthe Telegram. The ledge runs in the bottom, of a dry gulch, and early placer miners uncovered it at a point where Hill and Olsen set their stakes last fall. A shaft was sunk, but work was interrupted by the Inflow of water. At a depth of 10 feet, however, a chunk of native copper was broken from a narrow se&m, and was later tested. It was SO per cent pure. A selected piece of serpentine taken from the ledge as sayed $6535 In gold. The lowest assay from Identical samples were $555 23. These figures are accurate. One of the most reliable assayers In1 Portland made" the tests. It is reasonable to suppose that this 'wonderful ledge has .furnished the abund ant placer gold found in the Snow creek, Telephone creek, and Hughes' and Starr's diggings, lower down, where six years ago Mr. Starr panned out a $500 nugget, and whe.re last spring Mr. Hughes picked out a S14 one. Both Mr. Olsen and Mr. Hill are poor men. Their mine Is- 30 miles from tho nearest railway. It Is a linking propo sition. Water rushes Into even the pres ent shallow workings In volumes. Costjy pumping and hoisting machinery must be employed to make possible proper develop ment. Despite these serious drawbacks, Messrs. Hill and Olsen own one of the most magnificent showings in the Pacific Northwest. e4SO(e0S96Oaa9ce(attitiseaBSB'O('i A FULL SET OF TEET H DJ 9JJ T.MPQ,UA HATCHERY. Fsh Commissioner Reed Looking; for a Location. ASTORIA, Or, Feb. 5. Fish Commis si" ier Reed started this evening for the 1 mpqua river, in search of a suitable anon for a fish hatchery. He expects t mam about a week on that river, to tt kf a thorough examination of it. The Fishermen's Packing Company is n iking preparations to pack about 30,000 uic f salmon at its Bristol bay can i r cMirtng the coming season, and con r K(nr that amounts of cans and cases 1 - ieen let. Last year this company pa ke l 21 00ft cases. The bark Harry M rw has been chartered by the company nd will start for the north about April 1 a meeting of the councH thte even- l J M. Hughes tendered Ms kigna i as city AJttornej, on acc$tfxt?af ill 1 d h and A. M. Smith wasppdfnted to " flie vacancy. Mr Hugalfe wlll leave ' the near future for Sfcjt iJake' City, v ' erv he will practice law. -r r hoard of police commissioners this f1 r ing reduced the police force by the re nmal of Patrolman Joseph Sinnott, to t'Ke effect tomorrow. This notion was occasioned b the council cutting down th impropriation of the department $S40 for The ear, the salary of one man. Candidate for the "Reform Forces." The Dalles Times-Mountaineer. A new name Is coming to the front In the first district for congressional honors at the hands of the reform forces. Cap tain H. I Heath is a young, vigorous and energetic newspaper man. He would be a capable, honorable and ipdustrjous rep resentative of the people at Washington. With him as a standard-bearer, the reform forces of the first district could make a clean and aggressive figlit, and it should be a successful one. Landslide on Astoria Road. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 5. There was a landslide on the Astoria & Columbia River railroad this morning about V& miles west of Clifton. The trackwalker discovered it before the arrival of the down train, so no accident resulted. A construction gang was soon at work, and In a few hours a temporary track was laid around the slide. This is at the same placo that so many slides have occurred, and now there Is very little of the mountain left to cause further trouble. Salem Notes. SALEM, Or., Feb. ft An adjourned ses sion of the October term of the circuit couft "was held by Judge Burnett today. A number of motions and demurrers were argued and disposed: of. Many delegates to the convention of the State League of Republican Clubs were passengers on the Portland-bound train this afternoon. Snicide of a Stranger. WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 5. Herbert Sumner committed suicide .last night by morphine. He was a stranger here, his home being In Salt Lake. Poisoned by Mistake. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 5. The sud don death of William Frazer, a patient in the city hospital, Saturday, has gHen rise to sensational statements regarding the cause of his death, and the stomach of the dead man has been sent to the pro vlncial'analyst for examination Prior td his death Frazer is alleged td have claimed that some medicine had been given him by mistake." and that he had been inadvertently poisoned. OREGON SLPRBfllE COURT. apw Trial OraercH In Case of Wnde s. City & Sabnrban. P K T EM Feb E The supreme court to den handed down three decisions, aH re--ra s. 1 he case of A F Wade, respondent, vs. v it j & Suburban Railway Company, t ! p iant from Multnomah, wTas reversed S a new trial ordered, on the ground ' an error In the introduction of cvi oVme In the court below Wade recov- ev? ?W damages for the death of his le child who was run over and killed Vi a street-car at Seventh and Gfisan tt-eet Portland The ue of Jtbe Ftest JCaUonaL Bank of So them Oregon. agpeUaat vs. Lawrence tecnard and Mary Leonard, respondents, a j re ersed the court holding that a i mrried woman Is bound by a covenant a mortgage, and that a personal decree m go against her, enforceable out of her separate property. F Medynski. respondent, vs. B. P. The $ and G. W. BawnHsrd, appellants, ''om Jackson, reversed THWBST DEAD. Dr. SpoBaer Duel ley. T EBANON. Or . Feb. . Dr. Spenser ruJ! dropped dead from heart trouble while silt tog in a chair in the hotel in t i' ut this afternoon. He was 76 years A He was a dentist, and had been in , ebanon for the past K years. He came to this roast ta IMS. living in Clackamas court before coming here. He was well -bought of by ail who knew him He u es several married children, among hvn Mrs Jnga Dttnear. of Vancouver, n vh and Mrs. Price, of Pendleton. Mrs. A. R. McCallum. Mr. A R. McCailnm. one of the old est and most highly respected pioneers of wrant county, died at her home in John Iu January SK. Her maiden name was Ma-giret Cattaaach. John Cattaaach. of o Oitj being her brother Their ( wa a captain in the Sixty-ninth x&iiucr, aa4 y99 tne possessor of jno questions asked. Edccrman Injured. ABERDEEN, Wash, .Feb. 6. Carl John son, edgerman at the Andercon & Middle ton Lumber Company's mill, was drawn Into the edger this morning while oiling the machine, and his right arm; was so badly cut by the saws that axnput$itlon was necessarjjSThe Injured man" Is Very low, butrws-recover. Oregon Notes. Hillsboro Is considering a proposition for a condensed milk factory. The school children of Elgin are suffer ing from an epidemic of mumps. The RedBdy mine employs 05 men, and its outnu'tYs $25,000 or more, per month. A.Cksoilde Hill, In FhFont county, i acre. A HHgar'd man has a contract to put 10,000,000 feet of logs into the Grand Ronde river this ear. Umatilla county's republican central committee Is called to met at Pendleton on Oiemthlnst. t ,? .-w Postmaster Hlrsch has been designated as custqdian of-the building 'sltfj of the Salemj?ostqfftye To serve without com pensation. , i . j Walter Bartges fias resigned his posltton as conductor on the Yaquina bay road to engage in mercantile business in Jack son county, v . A company for the manufacture of school desks has been organized at Forest Grove, and has purchased a sash and door factory there. The Peach dairy, in Union county", has made 114,000 pounds of butter since' it was started, in 18S3. The farm comprises 1040 acres, 000 being meadow. Coal has been discovered about a mile from Granite, It is said to be a good ar ticle, And to cokel wall. Four men have each fllecU,pn, 160. acres of land near the find. "" , The differences that had arisen between the J6fit-ralsers and. the. officers of the sugar factory at La Orap&e, in regard to the disdrepancy in the weight ot the beets, has been amicably arranged, with C. W. Nlbley, the president of the spgar com pany. The Baker City. Democrat says that of aH the cities in the Northwest, Portland is said to be the hardest In which to float mining stock, and men of means glya'a promoter a look when appreaehsd on a stock deal that nearly freezes" the blood in his veins. Mrs. S. L. Moorhaad had left "her watch with a. Knight Templar charm attached with" the. Junction QJty jeweler, for repair only about two hours before the robbery of the store occurred. Her watch was taken with the rest. It was a present from her parents on her ISth birthday, and the Junction City Times says a re ward nf S10 will be naid for its return and J "Washington Notes. The delinquent tax list of Kittitas coun ty, January 1, 1900, amounted to $70,752 57. The Everett Independent says that the Everett tunnel will probably be begun In two weeks. Several Whatcom poultry fanciers will send exhibits tp the Vancouver (B. C.) poultry show, which opens on Tuesday. A movement Is on foot among the vari ous lodges of Falrhaven to unite their efforts in erecting a building for lodge purposes. The receipts of the North Yakima post office for the month of January were $903, a3 against $773 for tho corresponding month a jear ago. The people in the vicinity of Ellensburg are enjoying themselves skating thl3 week, as the Ice on the ponds is from three to four Inches thick. City Treasurer Roberts, of Whatcom, has received 1000 bicycle tags for 1900, the idea being that almost that many will be required to tag all the wheels that will be in use this year. Nels Short, of North Yakima, sold his 20-acre ranch near that city to J. W. Fletcher last Tuesday, for $2250. Mr. Fletcher recently came from Tulare, Cal., and is delighted with the Yakima valley. Old Joe Elchols, the Spokane window smasher, died in the county jail In that city on Thursday evening. Eichols Is the man who aver a year ago smashed! plate gfass' windows as an fnttucerrfent for the cqtmty to take'earfe ot him. rThe Whatcom, city council Is going; to keep tab on the police force by purchas ing watch clocks and placing them in dif ferent parts of the city. The clocks (four in number) will register the movement of each policeman during the night. Work has begun on the new cannery plant In Falrhaven, which will take the place of the one burned October 30. The now cannery will be of the same dimen sions as the old, but somewhat increased In capacity. It wjll cost, about 4100.000. The plant last year packed 65,000 cases. The Whatcom county commissioners have purchased the Gallagher ranch, six miles north of Falrhaven, for the sum of $2300. The land will be used for a poor farm, and the matter of erecting build ings will be considered soon. The county wgl -pay for. the land in 10 annual Install ments oi ssiv eacn. Colonel J. J. Welsenberger, of New Whatcom, has received from members of company K, First Washington volun teers, of Spokane, a request that he ap point a court-martial to examine into charges against certain officers of that company. As the charges were too in definite and not made through the pre scribed military channels", "'Colonel Wels enberger returned the papers to Spokane wilhout action, HILGARD-GRANITE HAILROAD. La Grande Expects to Reap Much Benefit From lis Construction. F. S. Stanley, president of the Grand Ronde Lumber Company, and one of tho principal promulgators of the Hllgard, Granite & Southwestern railroad, says the preliminary survey is getting along nicely; they are now 28 miles from Hll gard, and 18 miles from Granite. He estimates that the road can be built for $12,000 per mile, which is less than first anticipated. The Interest on the bonds required to buildi the road will not exceed $40,000, and, according to estimates, the road will pay a revenue of $3O0,QO0 per year from the start, the expense of oper ating to come out of that. 'As sure as It Is daylight, we are going to build the road," said Mr. Stanley, "be cause there is plenty in sight to warrant it." When the road is completed it will make La Grande a very important trading center. Quotations of Mining: Stocks. SPOKANE?. Feb 5 The closing bids for min ing stocks today were: Blacktall $0 CO a 4 Morrison $0 04" IPalmer Mt. Tun. 13 Qullp 18 Rambler Cariboo 45 Republic 85 Resen ation .... 9"A Rocsland Giant.. TA Sullivan 8 Btitte & Boston CrVfltfll Chespa-Bluejay.. 14 Deer Trail No. 3 11 Benlng Star ... 7 Gold Ledffe 6 Golden Harvest. 1 Insurgent ...... 3 ! Jim Blaine 17 Ifcm Thumb 17 Lone Pine Surp. 14 Waterloo 7 Mountain Lion.. 00 jDelta Morning Glory .. 3 ' HAN RASrCISCO. Feb. 5 The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta $0 02 Lady "Wash. Con. . 40 02 Alpha Con 2Mexican 28 Andes ... C Occidental Con ... 14 Belcher 20IOphIr 66 Best & Belcher. .. 3 Overman 5 Bullion 2Potosl 25 Caledonia 4"KSaege 13 Challenge Con ... 30'3corplon 2 Chollar 20seg. Belcher 2 Confidence 75 Sierra Nevada ... 5 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35standard 2 80 Crown Point 10 Union Con 26 Gould & Carry... 22iUtah Con 3 Hale & Norcroes.. 30,rellow Jacket 18 NEW YORK, Feb. 5 Mining stocks today closed as .follows: Chollar $0 20'Ontario $8 00 Crown Point lO.Ophlr 65 Con Cal. &. Va... 1 45'Plyroouth 8 Deadwood Mf3tilcksiH er . . . . ... 1 75 Could & Curry... 20lf'do pref 7 7 CO Hale & Norcross.. WjSlerra Nevada ... 4U Hoinestake 55 50,3tandard 2 59 Iron Sliver 671Urion- Ccn 15 Mexican 30Vellow Jacket .... 18 BOSTON, Feb. 5 Closing quotations: Bostor & iTont.$2 73 Part)tt $0 45 Bjtte & Boston.. Sl'l Mining; Convention Delegates. OLYMPIA, Feb. 5. Governor Rogers is anxious to appoint Relegates to the Inter national Mining Convention, which meets in Milwaukee, Wis , in June. It Is desir able that this state be well represented at the convention, and the governor will appoint any reputable citizen who may wish to attend. ThVee delegates will go from the state university schooLof min ing, and three from the agricultural col lege school of mining. T ALASKA CRIMlftAX CODE. GRANITE'S RESOURCES. Bill Framed by Senator Perkins to Amend It. Sorae olthe Biff Mlncsnnd Their Ira ' niense Ore Bodies. La Grande Chronicle. "Few people are fully Impressed," said Grant Thornburg, of Granite, "with the great mineral resources that surround Granite. In the matter of big. extensively worked mining properties, there are a larger number surrounding Granite than are adjacent to any other camp In East ern Oregon. Here Is a list of the prin cipal big mines: "The Magnolia is four miles north of Granite. Its,jresent 10-stamp .mill will be Increased to 50 stamps at once. "The Cougar mine has a 250-ton cyanide plant, and Is located three and a half miles' fldrtifof Granite. -v " " "Three and a half-miles southwest Is located the May Queen, which has in steady operation a 10-stamp mill. "The celebrated Red Boy mine is four miles southwest of Granite. It has a 20-stamp mill and a 100-ton cyanide plant The Red Boy has attained a depth of 00 feet, and the fact is demonstrated that the ore -body increases in richness -and quality with depth. This Is tho most Important fact established in connection with the mines of the Granite district. It shows beyond a douhj that the pre bodies are virtually inexhaustible. "The Thornburg Placer Mining Com pany, which has IS claims, eight miles northwest of Granite, have ditches, ma chinery, a sawmill and other preparations ready for work as soon as spring opens. This ground was purchased last fall for $23,000 . f "The Bonanza, the first Qf. the very big WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. A bill has been frameETby Senator Perkins to amend the criminal code which "was adopted for Alaska, at the. last session of congress. In this bill, Senator Perkins prohibits the construction of barricades in streams for thy purpose or with tne enq ot pre venti$g"fish. ascending the streams or riv ers pf Alaska. IX Is provided that it shall ho unlawful to fishfor salmon ex cept with rod or spear, above the tide waters of any creek or rlvpr of less than 500 feet width, except for purposes of propagation. .Seining or catching fish in these streams for a distance of more than a third of the width "of the stream is prohibited, and no seine or other net shall be laid within 100 yards of another. Fish ing for salmon in the waters of Alaska from 6 P. M. Saturday until 6 A. M. on the following Monday is also prohibited, except In Behrlng sea and its tributaries, The secretary of the treasury Js em powered to set aside whatever streams he may desire as spawning grounds, when he, may consider that fishing operations on such streams are being conducted so that the number of salmon taken 13 larger than the capacity of the stream to produce, or if the fishing operations pre vent a sufficient ingress of salmon to the spawning grounds, he may establish weekly closed seasons, to limit the dura tion of the fishing season, prescribe the volume of, the catch at such places, or prohibit it entirely; provided this action ig taken a.f ter, the jper&ons Ipterested have been given a fair hearing In their own behalf. The secretary of the treasury is also authorized to require the erection of sal mon hatcheries of suitable capacity at any fisheries or other fish establishments In Alaska, which are to be maintained by the persons operating the fishery, can nery or saltery. n Disease lurks In China-made cigarettes smofce Carina, They aie pure. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The proposed change in the land districts and land of fices of Alaska is best explained by the letter which Commissioner Hermann,, of the general land office, addressed to the secretary of the Interior in the matter. The recommendation is first made by the commissioner, and If Indorsed by the sec retary, is transmitted to the president. With the president lies full authority to change the land districts, land offices and land officers in Alaska, and he is expected to Issue a proclamation In line with the recommendations made by the commis sioner, provided the secretary approves. Under the new order of things there will be three instead of four land districts in Alaska, and the corresponding number of land offices. In his letter the commis sioner sets forth his reasons for making his recommendations, as well as the rec ommendations themselves. The letter, in part, is as follows: May's Investigation. "During the past year Special Agent D. B. May has made extensive tours in Alas ka, and has reported upon the volume of business c-C the 'various local land offices In the. texrltorv, the prospects for such business In the future and the relative de gree of coriveijlence to the settlers in the present locations of such offices, with a view to making such arrangements of the land districts, and land offices as would best serve, the; interests of the public. Peavy District Not Needed. "The Peaw district, established Febru ary 14, 1S&, and opened August 1, 18S9, is in charge of Edward Rose, register, and Rosland C. Nichols, receiver. The May report In this respect says: " 'There Is not more than six or seven nien within 20 miles of Peavy. There was a great; many the summer ana tan or 1S98, bUtTfiifOing no gold, they have all come out, and I see no reason why the land office there should not be discontin ued, as it will be many years before there will be any more need of one.' No Land Business at Circle. "The Circle district was established June 8, 1898, .and opened July 1, 1S99. David B. McCann Is register and Nicholas J. Trodo receiver. No returns showing that any business has yet been transacted have yet been received. The receiver of the Circle office, under date of September 30. 1893, states that It will not pay to keep the Circle office open, and as to continuing the office he states: " 'I have visited the mines of the dis trict to see why no lands or camps have been taken up to be patented. I find that the ground around here Is all worked out, and that there Is no prospect of any claims that will come before this office. This camp is the oldest In Alaska, which accounts for Its belrig worked out. There are, all told, now 25 men working In the Circle land district, and they say when spring comes they will go to Cape Nome.' "Special Agent May, In his report, states that the land office at Circle should be removed, and the settlers and miners could be just as well accommodated at the Rampart land office, as they have to pass that place in going in and coming out. These conclusions are also Indorsed by Charles S. Johnson, the resigned terri torial Judge, and by Surveyor-General W. L. Dlston and Frank Grygla, a special agent for Alaska. "The salaries of the officials at the Cir cle and Peavy land offices are $1,500 per annum, in addition to such fees and com missions as may be received on1 account of business transacted, not to exceed $3,000 in the aggregate, but as no business pro ducing any fees has been done at either of the said offices it has been extremely difficult to secure a suitable and compe tent man who will accept the position, and they are therefore compelled to en gage in private business. The Recommendations. "In view of the foregoing statements and the conviction that there Is not business sufficient to justify the retention ot the Peavy and Circle offices, with no prospect In the near future, and that the conven ience of the miners and settlers will not suffer by the change, the following rec ommendations are made, and it Is sug gested that the order of the president be obtained for the following changes In the land districts and land offices In Alaska: "The land district known as the Peavy land district, with the office thereof at Peavy, to be discontinued, and the rec ords and business thereof to be transferred to the land office at Rampart City and consolidated therewith. "The boundaries of the land district known as the Cirde land district to be en larged and established as follows: "All that part of Alaska lying north of the northern boundary of the Sitka land district and east of the 154th meridian, to be constituted and known as the Circle land district "The land office at Circle to be abol ished and the records and business to be transferred therefrom to the land office at Rampant City and consolidated there with. "The boundaries of the Yukon land dis trlnfc..are to be enlarged and established as follows. ti thffcVpart of Alaska lying nortrr or tne nortpern pounaarjr ot u Sitka land district arid west of the 15ith meridian, to be constituted and known as the Yukon land district, the land office of said district to be located at the town of St Michael, on Norton sound. Recommended by Surveyor-General. ''These recommendations f3r the changes of the boundaries of the land districts and loeatihs of offices are specially rec ommenaea;'6l. the surveyor-general, who says: " " 'I wqU$ suggest that the Sitka land district remain as It n6w is, dividing the remainder or the territory into two land distrlctsr making the. dividing line the 154th meridian, -from jv'hefce It Joins the Sitka land' district at parallel 62, and the land office at St Michael or Cape Nome and the other wherever the district court is located As Seen by Grygla. "Special Agent Grygla makes the follow ing report: " 'From personal observation I suggest that the location of land offices at St. Michael and Rampart City in the Yukon Have your teeth oat In the morn ing and eo home with nerr ones the same day. If you are- traufeted with Bervauonejs er heart trouble., be mire ana all n us; you will have bo fatotteg- spette, aa feed ar effects. 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For that reason I recommend the transfer of the land offices from their present loca tions at Circle and Peavy to Rampart and St. Michael.' "From all available sources of informa tion It is reported that the present cen ter of permanent population of the coun try tributary ta the Yukon river la now at St. Michael, and this point, it Is be lieved, will best subserve the Interests of the government and of settlers and miners In that section, and be the most accessi ble, central and convenient point for the location of the land office." MAGERS' LAST STATEMENT Icaves a Isong Xettex Declaring His Innocence. "William G. Magers, the murderer of Ray Sink, wrote a long statement the night of February 1, before his exeeutkm at Dallas, and handed it ta his brother, who delivered It to Magers attorney, 'William H. Holmes. After examining tt carefully and submitting it to the dtstriet attorney. Holmes gave it to the Salem Journal for publication, with the state ment that it is in accordance with Ma gers' assertions when he first consulted him the day after his arrest. It was printed last evening, and its principal points are subjoined, except the abuse of the district attorney and witnesses in the case: I told the truth when I was arrested, and no one would listen to me. Then I told it again at the trial the whole thing, absolutely, without so much as a word added. I set it all out truly, so help me God. I told you when and where I saw Ray Sink: last, and all that I had said and done, just as it occurred the last time 1 saw my friend, and what did I get for it? Convicted of murder. I am as Innocent of it as any man who sat upon the jury that tried me- I am not going to argue to make out a oasafor myself, but X beg the kind .readers te beaFilll the f aots in their ralnda -and f3 themselves, whether a raaneould gat -a, fair trial. "When a man with a previous conviction, and when once the black mark Is against his name, you know that he cannot get justice, or really a fair trjal. They will convict him on general principles and public sentiment. I will tell you, before my God, I had nothing to do with it. and that I am in nocent of the crime I am charged with. I pray to God that those who convicted me by false swearing. I pray tnat were may no night pass that they are not haunted by the thought of the man they sent to the gallows by thejr notoriously lying tongues. I have very much to tell you, and I shall do It the best way I can. but as all friends know that my pen Is unaccus tomed to public writing, I crave special indulgence for all shortcomings. May God's hand strike me ddwn if I go on Inch over the truth. "We will discuss the money matter first, hecause I want your readers to know that I know that Ray Sink did not or could not have moneyr as John Hall and Sam Hayden sanctioned the report that Sink was a man of great wealth. It Is not true, for he told me himself that his place was mortgaged for a large sum. He (Ray Sink) said with good crops by January 1, 1899, that he could get out of debt, and he would mortgage Ms place again and get the money and come down to the valley and buy a Mvery stable. And Mr. Sink told D, Manning, of Gervals, In my presence, September M, 1898, that he would have to go home first and make arrangements before lie could buy the stable I am giving you these facts so you can honestly judge and see for yourself that I know Ray Sink did not have money when he was down here last. a3 he had not harvested his crop yet, and could not have had money. The people were sharpened against me and poisoned by incredible stories which sprung up from nowhere and spread like wildfire, and were eagerly accepted aad Implicitly believed. It bore no marks ot authorship, it was accompanied by proof. Yet Intelligent people drank it ha eagerly arid loaded their tongues with falsehood, and spread It to everybody that they could get to listen to them, with their heart's content. I honestly believe that the murderer ot Ray Sink will come to light sorae day and my name shall be clear of the fake charges that have been plaeed against me. My heart aches for those people who have wronged me falsely, and I ask them in the name of God to go on their knees and ask God to forgive them of their sins. You can have my sympathy, and I forgive you, but God can only help you, and not mankjpd. God have merey on ywnr poor souls. Yo stand in a wecse place today than I do. I can ate wth a clear cmecience. and I am ready meet my" Ged. to m f&te wttnoofeoo are net. Ywt are awrferers in the sight Ged aad justice. X can eaeity tocglwe y, but I beg of you to make yew peace wMa God. 'TJs hard to bear unmerited raprsef. To Owe a Mfs mtohidgsd. mtaunsciomii. To see oar once warm falsndu new stand atoet Store eretekMM of wMsaered in than. gsed. "Us bard when fate onrlrono ns wNh wssng truth, Aad th that blamed ns hnssr kwt knit the troth. Thte we mar bear. dfesemMmg with the Jear tTJiat fcoMe the mwk ausdus m pasts tktalf. And trusting time to make the darhaosn ctear We'll dream of winsome tmwnrh the obadews The MgM must shine at lest: be C gsed sneer. 0r wrongs shall righted ae, Jsr CM m ever all. a Xevrn From the Xertlt. SgATTUB, Wash., Feb. 5. The steeaaer Tees is at Victoria frees Skagway. It is stated the Daweon police are htveetrgattog the systematic cutting of the Drwoin teie gaaph wice, presumably m eoanaetioa with the hold-Mps on the railroad. The wrecked steamer Tewneend bee gone to pieces completely at Kamee mfeeten. 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