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
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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
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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.
Co , is preliminary to the conaoHdatlott
of the operating departments of the these
roads, and that in a short time they will
all be under the jurisdiction of a general
manager, and that the general manager
of the Union Pacific They were operated
in this manner before the segregation of
the roads under the receivership. Men
well up In the railroad world express, the
opinion that the change te-suce to nemo,
as It is expensive, retaining so many Mga
salarled officials.
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SKAGWAT, Jan. 26. (Special corre
spondence.) A party of four men arrived
today on the Cottage City en route to
Katmal Landing, opposite Kadlak Island,
to take an entirely new and hitherto un
tried overland winter route to Nome.
They will go with dog teams from Katmal
750 miles which will take them to Nome.
They will follow up the chain of lakes
and streams beginning at Nusbagasb, a
day's journey from tbe coast. They ex
pect to make the trip In 30 days. The
party will go to the landing in one of the
Pacific Steam Whaling Company's steam
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