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THE MOENINQ OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAEY 7, 1900. 'MHIBErTHELAW Reply of Fish Commissioners of Two States. ONLY CITIZENS GRANTED LICENSES site fp'r the proposed federal building-, ana at -abater-date toMmprotfe the street-fronting the sfte, also to divide the insurance upon the city hall, when the pollples shall expire, among the Si agents doing busi ness In this city. The insurance amounts to ?16,000. I False Affidavits J3ave Been 3Iade the Tvr 0elals "WIU'Lend Aid te Prosecute. ASTORIA, Feb. 6. At a recent meet ing of the Astoria Progressive Commercial Association the secretary was instructed to write to Fish Commissioners Little and Reed asking them to hold a confer ence and agree upon some plan for a strict enforcement of that provision of the fish ing laws which relates to granting of licensee to -aearescdeat or alien nsnermen. In reply the fisheries committee has re ceived the following letter: Portland. Or., Feb. 1. Fisheries Com mittee, Astoria Progressive Commercial Association, Astoria, Or. Gentlemen: The Morn ng Oregonian, under date of Febru ary 1, contains dispatches from Astoria in which it te statd that your association had passed some resolutions in regard to having the fish commissioners of Oregon and V aehington come together In the en forcement of the" provisions of the law in regard to the citizenship clause. The dispatch Mated that "last year a large number of the Sacramento river fishermen, all nonresidents and a large majority not citizens of the country, had little diffi culty In securing licenses.' Every fisherman that obtained a license on the Columbia river last year in either state was required to furnish a sworn affidavit that he was a citizen of the stato before an' license was issued to him. We have these a5davita on file, and a ould be pleaSed to fumfeh a list of the lndi- Iduala Detaining- licenses under these affi da its t any one who has knowledge of the fact that any of them are not citi zens Lnder the law It Is impossible for us to prevent an person obtaining a license who will make this sworn afildavit in his application. We refer sou to section 16 of Oregon special session laws of 1898, and section 28 of -the "Compiled Fish and Game Laws of the State of Washington.' Under the sections 2-ef erred to it Is hardly w th in the Mne of our daty to prosecute vio lations of the law of this character, but we -a ould be pleased to assist the Com mercial Club to the bast of our ability in the prosecution of such violations, as we are anxious that none "but resident citizens shall enjoy the fishing privileges of our -states. The large amount of work re quired of oar departments makes it prac-t-callv impossible for us to take up matters of this kind. "Hoping- that the Commercial Club will succeed in it efforts in this line. "A. C. LITTLE. "'Fish Commisetoaar, State of Washing ton. "F. C. REED, 'Fish Commissioner, State of Oregon." At a meeting of the Columbia River Fishermen's Protect!-, e Union, held last evening a resolution was pas-ed protest ing against the passage of the bill now pending before congress, io transfer to the varous states title to all the vacant gov ernment land Ko notion 'was taken rela t ve to the price of fish, and it is probable that none will be taken until the April meeting. The county court this afternoon denied the petition for a special levy of 5 mills annually tor four years to construct three main roads, leading to the various portions of the county. The vote was taken on the legality of the petition. Commissioners Petereon and Lewi? voting against It, and Judge Gray for it. Th.e grounds for the opposition to the petition were that the roads were not yet laid out, and the one petition atoked for three different improve merits This leaves Clatsop county with no tax tor road parpON except the property and road poll tax. to be collected, by the vari ous districts The'tUtall levy Inside the -city limits is .te mills, as follows Mills. Countv . , 11 Interest . . , 2 State tax. ISM-tt 2 Special bridge 1.5 State 6.3 Scalp bounty .. 25 bounty school 5 School district 10 City 10 Total 4S.5 The levy test year was SS 2 mil's. Although the deed for the site to the proposed quarantine station has been blaeed on file, no official information has been received that the property has been Turned over to the treasury department tr Hill Hastings has all the preliminary plans and specifications for the buildings rompleted to submit to the department, and it is expected that within a short Ume the contract will be let. BOLD WORK OF ROBBERS BOUAD FARMER AXD HIS MAX AND TOOK .MONEY. DEATH OF T. X. CORAELIBS. Xo Crime Committed Cause of Death, Unknown to Jury. FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 6. The ver dict of the coroner's jury that investigat ed the death of Thomas N. Cornelius, which occurred near Glencoe, December 29, was made public today. It was to the effect that deceased, who was commonly known by the name of "Robert," came to his death "from causes unknown to the jury, but which, after full investiga tion, we have satisfied ourselves indicate that no crime has been committed." The Jury at first decided that deceased committed suicide by taking poison, but as the stomach was not examined, the jury was not satisfied with that verdict. The coroner resummoned the jury Janu ary 3, and, conditions being still unsat isfactory, another session was held Jan uary 1, when the verdict today gien out was agreed upon. It was further agreed that in case evidence shedding- further light on the case should be discovered in the trunk of the deceased, which the coroner was directed to send for and ex amine, this should not stand as the jury's verdict. No further evidence being found, the verdict was made public. Veterans of the Philippine "War. VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 6. The members of company"G, First Waahlntrton volunteers, who reside here, observed the anniversary of the company's first fight against the Filipinos at Manila; February 5, 1809, at the residence of their chief of ficer, Captaia M. F. Ellrlch, last even ing. Speeches were made, songs were sung, and reminiscences of the war were freely indulged in, and when the 6upper call was sounded, the veterans lined up with as much alacrity as when In camp and did ample justice to the fine spread prepared. After supper, Captain Ellrlch read to the members a communication from Major Welsenberger regarding the organization of an association among the members of the Washington regiment. The proposition was looked upon favor ably by the veterans, and before the as semply dispersed a temporary organiza tion of company G was affected with Cap tain Ellrlch as temporary president, and Glenn N. Ranck as secretary. Another meeting -was planned to be held March 13 the 'anniversary of the advance of Wheaton's Hylhg' squadron, from Sab Pe-" dro, at which time the different commit tees appointed last night will report, and the permanent organization will be ef-fecteJ. Got Irat $40 and an Old Revolver Severn! Months Ago Was Victim of Similar Robbery. HILLSBORO, Or. Feb. 6 A strange story of robbery reaches this city from Cedar Mill, a small village several miles west of Portland. Two masked men, armed with revolvers, entered the farm house of Vendel Scherchell last Saturday evening, and, after binding the farmer and his hired man, proceeded to rob the house, taking nearly $40 and an old re volver. Mr. Scherchell thinks the robbers are acquainted with the neighborhood. for when they had concluded the tying of the two men he remarked to them GeeTj, governor of Oregon: "Future Out look for Dairying jlv Oregon," Thomas Paulson, presidert S'.ate Dairy Associa tion: "Co-operative Industry," Professor Emery E. Smith, Palo Alto, Cal.; "Soil ing and Its Advantages in Dairying." George W. Weeks. Salem; "Goat-Breeding," J. B. Early, Salem: "Horticulture In Oregon and Markets for Oregon Fruits,." H. E. Dosch. secretary state board of hor ticulture. Evening session Music; "The State Fair and Its Relations to Agricul ture,' W. H, Wehrung, president state board of agriculture; "Transportation for Oregon Products," C. H. Markham, gen eral freight and passenger agent. South ern Pacific Company; "Organization of Producers," H. B. Miller; president of the state board of horticulture; "Animal Hus bandry as a Factor in Successful Agri culture," Dr. James Wlthycombe, vice director of the state agricultural college; music; "Fair Circuits and the Benefits Thereof," Peter J. Shields, secretary of the California State A&rlcultural Society; "The Creamery as a Factor in Agricul tural Prosperity," Geprge L. Reas, Al bany, Or. Thursday The morning session, from THE SMALLPOX SLTUATIOBI SPOKAXE SUFFERS LOSS OF TRADE OX "ACCOUNT OF IT. CHAPLAIN JOHN'XaOMPSOr.Vln r Mrs. C. A. Barnhart, of Corvnllis. CORVALLIS. Or., Feb. 6. Mrs. Charles A. Barnhart, of this city, died suddenly of apoplexy last eening, at,' the age of 47 years. She left a husband and two chil dren. The family came to Corvallis from Minnesota nine y ears ago, and are highly esteemed here. Funeral of Mrs. Cook. VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 6 The fu neral of -Mrs. Mary Cook, wife of A. Cook, a prominent pioneer resident of this city, who died at her home here yester- "day, took place at the family residence today. ABOUT HERROX'S PARTY. Must Have Found Unexpected Obsta cles to Have Made Him So Late. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Feb. 6. After a complete silence of oer four months, First Lieutenant J. S. Her ron. Eighth cavalry, has been heard from in the interior of Alaska. A dispatch was received by Captain H. E, McCain, adjutant-general, from Major P. H. Ray, say ing that Lieutenant Herron and party arrhed safely at Fort Gibbon, December 1L Lieutenant Herron was a member of the Cook Inlet exploring expedition, and was sent by Captain E. F. Glenn to map out a route to the Yukon, and left the main expedition June 13 with five men and pro- Isions to last until September 1, and with 15 horses. The fact of his not arriving until December 11 shows that the party must have met with an accident or found unexpected obstacles which forced them out of the most direct route. Lieutenant Herron's absence from, any of the posts in Alaska that have been In communication with the department has caused army officials and his family much anxiety, and the news that the entire party was safe proved ery welcome. The expedition now at Fort Gibbon con sists of Lieutenant J. S. Herron, Acting Assistant Surgeon H. R. Carter, Privates Sam Jones and Gilbert Delllnger, and Packers George- Brown and E. M. Webster. n . The Health Officer's Monthly Report Touching the Epidemic Other Eastern, "Washington Towns. SPOKANE, Feb. 6 Spokane is suffer ing loss of trade" because of the small pox''scare, and' the "merchants complain that" the 'situation &s beeif Overdorawn. Following are extracts" from the monthly report or jieaitn Officer Potter, made public today: "The figures show 117 cases of small pox, two of which have died. Of this total number of cases, only 10 have been at all severe, while of the 107 mild cases fqlly 75. per cent were so mild as never to be in bed on account of smallpox. The greatest difficulty In the present epidemic lies in the fact that it is so mild as to be unrecognized as smallpox by the laity and by many physicians. It has been called 'itch,' 'blood disorder,' 'hives,' but most commonly 'chicken pox.' It la but justice to add that other surrounding ter ritory has contilbuted freely to us of "walking cases.' " From Eastern Washington towns come these reports: Cneney This town, only H miles from Spokane, has in force semi-quarantine against that city The normal school an nounces bl, rigid, quarantine, and the townspeople are supporting- the idea. Republic The smallpox scare has abat ed, but another case has developed. Oakesdale The city council has ordered ground broken for a pesthouse in case an epidemic shall break out; the ques tion of quarantining against Spokane was considered. Farmlngton It Is understood the mayor has recommended that quarantine be es tablished against Spokane. Kettle-. Fallji The quarantine against Indians bn the ColviHe reserve has-been raised. - Huntsvllje & cascr'of smallpox has de veloped here. James Fudge, a farmer, la the patient. fteeei W j A FULL SET of TEETH Hare your teeth oat in the mora. Ing and go home with, bow eats the same day. If you are treubted wttfc nrvwtaneeo or heart trouble, tie sure and call or ms. yon will have bo falettnfr a-jelte, aa fea aner effects. ... ftownexe. en. eana w ise shotok- aepra- We are making a speeMty of gold crown and brMw work, the meat eefu", pntn Im sad durable of mil eeritst wovtt kaewn to th profMrtoo. Our mmm stow will tj a g-waraata that your work will be of tbe test. W ft&va a specialist In aaa oart mm. Beet oseratocB beC gold imUnn and xfrctor of teetli. tot tact, sit tlM staff ars inventors of troem dntutryr V a W411 ttt . h - II I'll, Wfc VMlf try so thwwshtr UB$erstt4jt sa JPK i wmfc w coat by a ft omUmIIm GIt tw a. aau, aa4 you will .Bad, wa do exactly as w adrqrtlae 6ar ezBrl'need. as by the -r ietoro af? fills magsISeeatiy appointed denial office. Teeth Extracted Without Pain. Teeth extraoted ar.d filled absolutely with out pain by our late scientific-method No slep-preduotBg agents or eoaatee. These are the only dental parlors in PorUaad that have th patent appliance ami Ingredients to extract, fill and apply gold crowns and porcelain erawns, unaeteetaMe tram, natu ral Uetn. and -warranted tor 10 years, with out the least particle ot pain Gold crowns and teeth without plates, gold fillings and alt other dental worlc done patakssir M by specialist?. our pneea are toe: wwast eo&sisteiK witr- M0 PLATES Set of Teeth $6.dw Gold FllHas S1.M flrst-claeB work. We do not try to compete j Beat Teeth, S. S. W ,$.w9 wiiM utuwu- ucouu .. CU ... Alt -work examined by Bcofessfcroal man ager. Dr. J. S. "Walter, registered dentist. SS9v 'Silver Filling: .89 New York Dental Parlors Lady always In attendance Hours. 8 tp 8. Sundays, 30 te 4. Fourth and Morrison Streets e00 9 9 99wov'v 99 9 9999 99 0 9999 9 9w9'99 9 9 NEW RAILROAD PLANNED TO IUEV FROM FBKDIjEXOX SOUTH WARD 0 GRA?tlqE. 0 COAIj AT LEWISTOX. I SHIfiBP OF IAICK COUNTY. CarcfHl Estimate Shown the Number to Be 1TC,800. IjAKKVTEW, Or, Fee. 2.-George P. Txvegrove has made a careful and relia ble eoranfeEttaHT-of sheep statistics for Lake countv that makes an interesting snowing. While the assessment rolls gl e but H$M sheep in the county for the ar 19, Mr. Lovegrove's ostima&shows 175 300 ,ome sheepowners owied. sheep outqife -of the county vrhiph have since keen brought In. and some probably did riot make a full report to the assessor, nd, besides, lambs are not assessed. Mr. L.oegrove's estimate was carefully made from the lips of the owners themselves, and is regarded as reliable. The largest Bheepowner in the county is S. B. Chan dler, who owns 30,009 head. Scores of owners have 30M to 4000 sheep each. The estimated clip of wool from these sheep lor the year l$9d is L278.-150 pounds. The average price paid last year was 12 cents per pound, net, and should the price he maintained (and the indication is that St will be better), the amount that will be received in this county alone in 1900 Will be $tt,4l. 26. Seven men front the Klamath Falls country arrived here last night and today and filed on timber lands located In that count. The excitement over timber lands fcrows. Sdere fitei? are reported on the road. Wood. Burning on Locomotives ISxpensii o Business. liEWISTOX, Idaho, Feb. 6 The North ern Pacific Is having a good deal of trou ble In getting fuel .for the locomotives that aro at work on this side of the Fot latch washout. The coal is all gone, and. an attempt is being- made to burn wood. A locomotive burns at least sis cords of wood In a day, and the wood costs ?6 a cord. The three locomotives are running at an expense of $100 a day, and can scarcely do the work of one locomotive that Is fired with coal. It Is now esti mated that trains will be running between Lewlston and Spokane on February 20, but not before. The loss to the Northern, Pacific by the destruction of the roadbed will exceed 5100,000, to say "nothing of the attendant losses- in the traffic depart WHO DIED IN THE -PHIIIPrHSES AND WAS BURDED YESTERDAY. OIjTMFIX, "Wash,, .Feb 6. Companies A and E, of Tacoma, arrived on a special boat thto morning, and took charge of the funeral of bhaplaln John R. Thompson. The pall-bearera were all old friends of Mr. .Thompson, and Were selected from the Masonic lodge. The cere mony took place at the First Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Thompson was paator for many 3 ears. Rev. R. M. Rays conducting the tervlces. The state ofllcers, hool9 and wany publlo places were closed from 10 A M. to 1P M , out of respect to the chaplain's memory. Governor Rogers. Adjutant-General Fox and a majority of the state ofllcers attended tho funeral, whlqh was very largely attended. The casket was draped Jn the national colore and covered with floral offerings At the close of the exercises at the grave a volley Was fired by a detachment of the companies pres ent. On the arrival of the remains jesterday the metallic caket was opened, and the bod was identified by the deformed foot and iron gray hair of Chaplain Thompson. Rev. John Roddick Thompson was born in England, while hla parents were on their way from Scotland to Prince Edward's island, where he grew to manhood He received his education at the Queen's university, In Ontario. Canada, from which Institution he gradu ated In 18C5, being valedictorian of his class, which Included many men who have since be come distinguished, among them being the late Sir John A. McDonald. Dr. Thompson's first theological charge was in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was ordained a minister of the Scotch established Kirk n 1870 he. came to .Qlympla "Washington Jerritqry, and took the pastorate of the First Prcsbj terian, church, which position he faithfully filled for oyer id years. " "" During this period occurred the life romance of this good man, which, while nothing out of the common, lends a tinge of pathos to his subsequent lfe He loved a joung woman, a member of his flock, who, while respecting him as her pastor, did not return the warmer sentiment. No other love ever effaced this first one, and Rev. Thompson died an unmarried roan Rev. John R. Thompson established Presbyterian churches In the counties of Lewis, Che halls Thurston, Pierce, R:ng, -Snohomish, Skamania, "Whatcom, Cowlitz, Clark, Pacific, Kit titas, Yakima and Klickitat. He was one of the founders of the Academy of Sciences of Washlrgton territory, of which he was vice-president, and afterwards president. For several sessions he served as chapwln In the territorial sessions of the legislature, and exerted a strong third-house influence In favor of temperance and moral legislation. One of his stronges. fights was for the abolition of the control of the contract sjstem of caring for the Insane. Dr. Thompson was appointed by Governor "Watson C. Squire as .member of the first board of trustees of the "Washington School for Defective Youth, to which he was afterwards re appointed by Cknemor Ferry, and It was largely due to his untiring efforts that this Insti tution was permanently located In Clark countv. He was an ardent supporter of the equal suffrage doctrine. "While he always declined any political position, with the exception of chap lain of the Idaho constitutional convention, he received the unanimous indorsement of the counties of Skamania, Clark and Cowlitz for lieutenant-governor, but refused to allow his name to -come before the convention. "When the First "Washington regiment of volunteero was organized, at the beginning of the Spanish-American war. Dr. Thompson applied for enllst jnent as chaplain, but was refused on the ground of physical disability, being slightly crip pled from birth. Governor Rogers telegraphed to President Mckinley for permission to ap point Dr. Thompson .chaplain of the "Washington regiment, and the president replied that, as the chaplain was allowed a horse, and was not supposed to be at the front In case of action, he should not be required to pass the physical examination required for regular enlistment! Thompson then received hie appointment, asd went with tho bojs to me Philippines. His death by djsentery In the hospital there occurred last February. John R Thompson's memory Is green in the hearts of Thurston county pioneers. Smallpox Scare nt an End. CHEHAX.IS, Wash., Feb. 6 The small pox scare in Chehalls is at an end. The man who brought the disease here from Missouri has recovered, and is at his home. Neither his wife nor son, who were with him all the. time, has, contracted the disease, and none f.' those- who .were, ex posed before its nature was known have shown any symptoms of it. CONTEST OVER, COMPENSATION. County Commissioner's Claim Op- poscl by County Surveyor. OHEHAiaS. "Wash., Feb. trudge H. S. Jlottg.ygstcEay-rfiiiderqd' av43?tsfon in Jge jar f' tfcjf aHcattojot JE.., J.. Long, one, of the county comniissioners of Lewis-county, for compensation as such commissioner. In. his petition, Mr. Long claimed that the time was- spent in the necessary discharge of his official duties and that it was over the 30 days allowed by law for which the auditor was author ized to draw a warrant. County Surveyor F. E. Meloy, on behalf of the public, fought the olaim of Mr. Long on the ground that the law was unconstitutional Judge Elliott held that the law was con stitutional, but at the same time required the petitioner to file an amended peti tion making his- claim more definite. STORM IN PAIOUSE COUNTRY. Livestock: Fed anil Sheltered for the First Time This Winter. PULLMAN, Wash., Feb. fi. The worst storm of' the winter began throughout the Palouse country this morning. The storm lacked only a lower temperature to be come a blizzard. A fierce wind was blow ing. Three inches of snow fell In a few hours, but where the ground is smooth it is perfectly bare, while in places where it is rough the snow is drifting to quite a depth. The storm following a long pe riod of mild, damp weather, makes its effects feltmore keenly, and Is especially hard on'livestock, which will now have to be fed and sheltered for the first time this winter. Will Tap Country ot Rich Reaoaroes That Wlii Pay Independent of the Mines. PENDLETON, Or., Feb. 6. The Pendle ton Commercial Association, this evening, inaugurated a movement to bund a- rait road from Pendleton south through the Camas prairie region and the John Day F country to the- mining district of Granite. jjurmg tne past few montns a quiet in vestigation has been carried on, resulting in the showing that the railroad proposed would pay, independent of the mines which would he tapped. The road will pass through timber land of vast area, a Kkm farming country and extensive livestock region, open up" Immense building-stone quarries, and tap a fine dairying secfW Cottag City. Fred Oasch. Jr. hi at the head of the party With him Is Henry Lambert, one of the two dtocewarers of Forty-XSe creek in MW. Henry Seidler and Jimmy Frost. All am ldthne Yu kontrs. They have three teams of 10 doga each. The enterprise has been kept a se cret to this point. Anather part ef M Baeterx ma, to be )e& by Halotn formerly of the Porcupine oMMttry, te exneeted t go over the same rewte wJthm a tew weeks. Will Held Ceafereaoe Teday. SALT LAKK, Utah. Feb. K Prominent emulate of the Union Psciflc, Oregon Short Line. Oregon Railroad Navigation Com pany. Northwestern and Southern Pacific compemiee are in the cfty tonight, and will hold a business meeting tomorrow to dla eus matters of general interest to the roads represented. The eaaet nature of the buatnms to be transact has" not yet been disclosed, and no general conference has yet taken place. Train Wreek Wear Brewius-rlHe, ALBA2CY. Or. Feb. 8. The wrecking train nt this- city was sent Jnr late last night to clear the track between Plaln- bafore reaching the mtaesi 'An enormous J """m" BwneIUe, or the Oregonian tonnage would he secured. Pendleton will, have preliminary surveys made and select the most feasible route, and back the proposition to eomstetlon. Local enthusiasm over the project Is great. that the aged wife was lame arid coulddb them no -harm, and one of -the assailants said, "I know It." No due to the thieves has been, given the officers. Several months ago the same parties were robbed of over 1100 under similar circumstances. At that time Scherchell had over $10C0 in the house, secreted within a few feet of the money found by the robbers. SALUM COUNCIL'S GRIST. Seepa Against Smallpox Licenses, Xeney to Ray "Warrants. SALKSf. Feb 6 At the meeting of the city council. Mayor Bishop called the at tention of the committee on health and police te the fact that there were cases of smallpox In Spokane and Port Town send and in some cities in Oregon, and asked that steps be taken to prevent the introduction of the disease In Salem. An ordinance regulating auctioneers was presented, and read by Recorder Judah. It provides, among other things, for an annual license, and no license shall be Is sued to an person who has not been a resident of the city for 30 days, the oh lect being t keep fakers from Portland and other towns who come for a few weeks out of Salem. Action was post poned until Friday night A section of the insurance law exempt ing mutual benefit societies and companies from the payment of licenses was re pealed and these corporations were placed on the name footing as thejregular com panies. "Te. reason forthe council's action waf (feat home ettltie societies Tree trans acting business on the same basis as life Insurance companies. It wa decided to pay outstanding war ran s with the 57560 received from the sMierai government in payment for the New Buildings for North Yakima. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Feb. C H. H. Schott & Co. are preparing the plans for a two-story brick block on their 50 foot frontage on Yakima avenue, which thcy:g0ently purchased. Mrs. Hosenfeldt, tbownar of the adjoining lot, will put up aJ25if0ot two-story brick at the same tlme3?3) work will begin the first ol next3B2ni& Schott & Co , will ocebpy the,lrge.wuldlng as soon as It Is com pleted. ;Xhey will also have an L fronting on-Second street, which H. H. AUen vrlll build on the back part of his corner lot Dynamite Cartridge Exploded. OREGON CITY, Feb. 6. The news was received today from'Elwood, 20 miles east of here, that the 12-year-old son of D. Freeman- lost a thumb -and twr- fingers Sunday by the explosion of a1 dynamite cartridge he was playing wjfn. Oregon Notes. A Wallowa stockman has sold 140 head of hogs at his ranch at 4 cents per pound on foot. Hon. Ivan McQueen, of Lane county, is reported to be a candidate for re-election to the legislature. Granite is soon to have a 45-room hotel, up to date In every way. The promoters are Spokane men. Sumpter's hotels and lodging-houses re port no decrease in the demands on them for accommodations. A California man has an announcement in the Florence West that he wants to trade a farm for land in the Siuelaw valley. McDonald Bros., cattlemen of Wallowa, will Inoculate their entire band of 300 year lings with Pasteur vaccine, to prevent loss from black leg. The Salem Statesman declares that not a square foot of stone, not a stick of timber, and not a single brick for the fed eral building in Salem should come from outside the state of Oregon. The Hardmah Homestead reports a farm er's 'sale of j& head of 4tarees te North Dakota men. who are buying for the Eastern market It says, further, that horses are increasing "n value, and the demand for them is greater than it has 1 beep for the paj?t JO years. HELD TO THE DISTRICT COURT. Ex-Auditor Tannahill. of Lewlston, on the Charge of Forgery. LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb 6 Probate JUdge Langford today held ex-Auditor Tannahill to the district court for trial on the charge of forgery, fixing the bond at ?30QO, which was immediately provided. The case was submitted for decision today without argument on either side. Tanna hill has made ho statement regarding the action, other than that the affair is a t political persecution, and his defense will J not be known until the district court shall meet In .March. Unknown Man Found Shot. SEATTLE, Feb. 6. An unknown man was found dead in a cabin at Kent, near here, today. A bullet hole through the stomaoh told how he died. The cabin is known to have been the rendezvous for a band of cro6ks who operated In this -olty. Two of 'the gang "were seen drink ing' with the -victim at" aT Kent salorm early this morning, about 12 hours before! the discovery of the body. They have disappeared. Coeur dAlene Indictment Attacked. WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 6. Attorneys for Barnhart today attacked the indict ment, which was copied in form from that under which Paul Corcoran was convicted last summer for murdering James Cheyne at the time of tho Wardner riot Numer ous decisions were cited, indicating a fatal defect Judge Mayhew took the matter under consideration until morning. PROGRAMME FOR THE FARMERS. The Congress to Be Held at Snlcru To day nnd Tomorrow. SALEM, Feb. 6. The opening session of the farmers' congress will be held, in the senate chamber, capitol building, tomor row afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock. A large attendance is expected, not only of farmers, but also of members and others identified with the state board of agri culture, and the Salem Chamber of Com merce, under the auspices of which the congress will he, held. The revised pro gramme for the two days, tomorrow and Thursday, Is as follows: Wednesday. Afternoon session Address of welcome response for state agricultu ral aod horticultural societies, Hon, T, Ti 10 to 32 ar- will be'devotea to separate meetings of the various state bbafds and associations. The places of meeting will be announced duripg the Wednesday even ing session. Afternoon session "The Poultry Industry," Professor F. R. Rob inson, president State Poultry Associa tion; "The Outlook for Hops in Oregon " Professor J. W. Hill, vice-president of the Oregon Hopgrowers' Association; "Swine Breeding," John Redmond, vice-president Of the Berkshire Breeders' Association for Oregon. SEVERAL SALES OF HOPS. Choice Proanct Said to Have Bronchi 8 1-4 Cents. CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. C. Several hopbuyers are in town trying to do busi ness. Fifty-five bales at Cowlitz, said -to be choice, brought 84 cents; 120 balea at Olequa went at a reported price of 8 cents; aj Dales ort the. Newaukum sold for 6 cents, and 59 bales at5 cents a pound. There remain less than 1500 bales unspld in Squthwestern Washington. Sending Hops to the Association. HILlSBQRO, Feb. 6. Laurel hopgrow ers are today shipping 178 bales of the product tp Portland, consigned to the Hopgrowers' Association,, to be sold under ,the direction of that Institution. v. DROWNED IN JRQGUE RIVER. Allison Avery, a Josephine County Rancher. GRANTS PASS, Or.. Feb. 6 Allison Avery, of Merlin, was drowned in Rogue river late Sunday afternoon, near his farm. He left home to look after some part of his farm- near the river, and pre sumably fainted, falling with his head and shoulders into the shallow water among the willows. Coroner W, F. Kra mer was called to the scene, a.nd held an inquest, the verdict being accidental drowning, no traces of violence being evi dent Mr. Avery was one of the largest and most successful peachgrowers of Southern., Oregon, and was in good cir cumstances. He was about 45 years old, and left a wife and three small children. Lewis County's Financial Condition, CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 6. The state ment ofthe county auditor, just .issued, shows the total net indebtedness of the county at the beginning of the present year to have been $203,663 97, with a total assessed valuation of all property in the county of $5,054,762. Of the above indebt edness ?12(XX) is for bonds outstanding, which dtaw 5J per cent Interest? $50x3(1 generalftrr-d warrants", and J&oJQroad and bridge warrants. It cost to do the busfness of the county in 1893 $81,000, be sides tho state fund and state school fund amounting to $36,000. Trial Trip of the Goldsborongh. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Arrangements have bert -made at the navy-yard depart ment fqr the official trial of the torpedo boat destroyer Goldsborough, built by the Wolff & Zwlcker iron works, at Portland, Or., which will take place Fehruary S, in Puget sound. A nayal board, of which Lieutenant-Commander R. F. Nicholson is president, has been appointed to repre sent the government. SAYS TAXES ARE TOO HIGH. Northern Pacific Refuses to Pay De mands of Yakima Connty. NORTH YAKJMA, Wash., Feb. ff-Jay Sedgwick, Northern Pacific tax agent, to day tendered to the county treasurer the sum of $31,757 13. as payment in full for 1 the company's taxes on right of way n that county for the years 1867, 1818 and 1S99. The tender was refused. It was one of the formalities leading up to a suit which the company will bring in a few days against the county to enjoin It from collecting taxes on it3 right of way amounting to $61,599 0Sr for the years men tioned. A fusfonlst assessor, three yeans. ago. fixed the assessment "of the eoaapany" right of way at $10,000 a mile, makmg R much higher than it eyer had been before. and also much higher than the right et way assessment of other 'counties in the state. The company has refused to pay, and has protested before boards of equali zation, but to no purpose. An effort was made to have the valuation lowered for the 1889 taxes, but the present county au thorities, although satisfied that the valu ation 1s higher than it should be, consid ering the assessments in other counties, refused to lower it on the ground that suoh action would be equivalent to sacri ficing some of the county's rights with re spect to the 1897 and 1888 taxes. An effort has also been made to compromise, but as there would have been practically noth ing left for the county after the state taxes had been paid from any sum the company might have been willing to pay, the idea of compromising did net appeal to v the commissioners. The" sum tendered was that to which the taxes would have amounted for the three years, en a valua tion of $5280 per mile, whteh, Mr. Sedwiek says, Is one that has been fixed by most other counties through wh'eh the road runs. All Northern Pacific taxes due this county, except those on the right of way for 1S97, 1893 and 1889, have been paM. vaitroad. In going up grade the mixed tral from Woodbttrn was stopped by the rails spreading. A paint ear was thrown. on its end. a lumber eav Into an adjoining field, a bjg furniture ear across the trade and two or ttwee ethers off the rails. Th-j engine and next ears, and the caboose and aeHotntog- ears remained on the track. IKai-Ien Ceanty Lan.d Case. SALJtef. Or., Feb. fc The snU of George W. S3gar vs. David Xdgar and T L. Golden was taken tip bj- Circuit Judge Burnett today, and after some testimony had been taken, an agreement was made to submit the ease on bvjess. The plain tiff seeks to have set aside a deed, to half a section of land, but nearly a fall section Is Indirectly Involved in the suit. "SaUsfaotery" Prioe er Heps. SALEX. Feb . Agent Wtostanley of the Oregon ftopgrowers' Association, sold at bales of aseo-rfMObn bops tWs after jioonv. He sayar.tbe. peine atsotvaiKwaa' very- satiatnetstty: He did. net gcvfe the names ef the bujters, who-, it is behoved, ace Pert'and men AFTER 47 YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE Oregon Pioneer Who Seeks Release From Matrimonial Tics. SALEM. Or., Feb. 6 After 47 years of married life, M. Porter today filed a suit for divorce from his Wife, Martha Porter, alleging as grounds for the action cruel and Inhuman treatment, slander, deser tion, and a. propensity to break furniture. The parties were united In marriage at Coranis in 1853, and toys, sexfil grown children ' "Washington Notes. The municipal payroll of Spokane for January amounted to $14,6331 of which $4644 went to the fire 'department. A Spokane mule attached to a" cart de- j loeraieiy waitcoa out into me river oe yottd his depth, and was drowned. A thousand tons of Ice 10 Inches thick Is being harvested by one dealer at Repub lic, the supply coming from San Poll lake Watervllle has given a lease of the mu nicipal electric plant, finding that plan better than for the city to operate the works. The work of grading the Great Northern tracK extensions in Spokane goes forward steadily, the recent effort of trie Northern Pacific to block the work having failed. The beautiful weather which w.e are now blessed with Is not as pleasing to the farmer as one might suppose It to be, says the EUensburg Localizer. The fear that a dry season will result seems to worry more than anything else'. There Is less snow In the mountains by far than usual, and unless there is a heavy fall in this month, Irrigation ditches- will run low. However, it 4s too early to borrow trouble and -.besides many farmers claim that the .ground is sufficiently saturated with moisture to raise- good crops anyhow. The total bonded Indebtedness of San Juan county Is $13,000. Outstanding war rants en all funds aggregate only $407 29. Warrants Issued in 1899 in payment of all expenses aggregated $9507 07. Cash on hand in the various funds on the first day of January, 1900, amounted to $12,306 67, or very nearly enough to pay the. county's bonded debt. The total "tast delinquency from' 1891 toIESS, both inclusive, is $8529 96. The tai lev? far 1SS9 'for all purposes- te 18 mills, upon a total assessed valuation of $930,250. Daniel Downing, who was under sen tence to be hanged at Montesano Febru ary 2, has a stay ot execution for 30 days. caused by notice of appeal to the supreme court The crime for which Downing is to suffer the death penalty is the murder of Joe Anderson last summer on North beach. This is the second case in which the death sentence has been charged in Chehalis county, the other case having been that of Sac Mocdy, two years ago, who afterward secured a new trial, and was finally sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary- ROADS MAY BE FINISHED. Trade Extension, However, Does Not Permit New Projeots. OMAHA. Feb. 6 Notwithstanding for mer reports, it Is now known that the truce between the Union Pacific and the North ern Pacific, as to territory in the Colum bia river valley, has been extended: until October 1 next; consequently, there will be no construction by either party wttkhx that territory(duriag the peried montlened. It -is provided, however, that the 'Northern Pacific may finish sueh road as It has graded to the mouth of Cottonwood, on Clearwater river, and that the O. R. & N. may complete Its line from Walmla to Grange City. This leaves the great productive country of the Clearwater as it was before. Both companies claim to have run lines thsougn that country, but, under the texstne of the truce, there will be no eenstroctlon during the present year, or, at least, not before October lv There will be ho constructtoir between Portland and Puget sound by the Union Pacific, nor any trackage aisrangejjien, because such are net deemed necessary. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb S. Today' state- ment of the condition of the treasury shews: Available cash bafenee $UM22 743 Gold reserve zM.441 803 .V'. y5-A & TO CURE LA GRDPPE IN TWO DAYS Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drut-if-i refund the mcaev U it faHs to care. Tr W. X Otcs&'.r)-fnf-tnra la CP.rarp b3- 35i AGENCIES 3TAY CONSOLIDATE. Traffic Departments of Union Pa cific, Short Line and O. R. & N. OMAHA, Feb. 6 There is a revival of talk around the Union Pacific headquar ters that the eonsolidatioa of the fcets and passenger ageneles of the Union Pa cific, Oregon Short Line and O R. & N. 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