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.
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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 $500 nugget,
and whe.re last spring Mr. Hughes picked
out a S14 one.
Both Mr. Olsen and Mr. Hill are poor
men. Their mine Is- 30 miles from tho
nearest railway. It Is a linking propo
sition. Water rushes Into even the pres
ent shallow workings In volumes. Costjy
pumping and hoisting machinery must be
employed to make possible proper develop
ment. Despite these serious drawbacks,
Messrs. Hill and Olsen own one of the
most magnificent showings in the Pacific
Northwest.
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A FULL SET
OF
TEET
H DJ 9JJ
T.MPQ,UA HATCHERY.
Fsh
Commissioner Reed Looking;
for a Location.
ASTORIA, Or, Feb. 5. Fish Commis
si" ier Reed started this evening for the
1 mpqua river, in search of a suitable
anon for a fish hatchery. He expects
t mam about a week on that river, to
tt kf a thorough examination of it.
The Fishermen's Packing Company is
n iking preparations to pack about 30,000
uic f salmon at its Bristol bay can
i r cMirtng the coming season, and con
r K(nr that amounts of cans and cases
1 - ieen let. Last year this company
pa ke l 21 00ft cases. The bark Harry
M rw has been chartered by the company
nd will start for the north about April
1
a meeting of the councH thte even-
l J M. Hughes tendered Ms kigna
i as city AJttornej, on acc$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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
The seeamer City of Seattle Is still at
Juneau, waitmg ier a tugboat w be sent
to her.
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VANCOUYJBR, B. C. Feb. S.-So great
is the demand hi the Australian colonies
for American and Canadian paper for
news print that every outgoing steamer
from this port for the past six months has
carried large consignments of paper to
Sydney. Tho average shipment of this
character has been M tone, and the next
steamer to sail will carry double this
amount.
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M'MrNJTVTL.L.K, Or.. Feb. 5. W. W.
Smith, a prorata oot citizen C Lafoyette.
was raeestry agreotofl for armgoa tne
bJeyefe jw-tt setea - Ilnyss- atd -JJrfc
plaoa. JSo amxcdr Jor'a. oedismiirirommT XHi
hearing betece Juetteei Stfwier. mtsf the
12th, which was granted. It is underswed
that the legality of the law wttl Be tooted.
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based upon my experience of 30
years in the treatment of weakness
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