THE. MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, . MARCH 10, 1900.
CONFESSED A CRIME
Spokane Prisoner Admits Killing
His Neighbor.
HIS WIFE FIRST TOLD ON HIM
Officers Have Been at "Work oh the
Case Since November All Is
Made Plain Jfovr.
SPOKANE, March 9. The confession of
"William. Freundt, known as "Crazy Bill,
the Butcher." clears up a murder mystery
on which the Spokane Sheriff has worked
Sour months. November 25 the body of
August Zaspel, a laborer, -who lived with
Ills -wife and two children near Fort
"Wright, where he was employed, was
found in a shallow grave half a mile from
the farm of "William Freundt. Zaspel
had been assassinated and his body had
been dragged a half-mile from the scene
of the murder by his slayer.
Freundt was suspected, but stoutly as
serted his innocence, and has been held
In the County Jail while the Sheriff be-
jran a still hunt for evidence. Shrewd
detective work finally made Mrs. Freundt
admit that her husband had confessed to
her that he slew Zaspel. Officers con
fronted the husband and wife, and when
Freundt saw the "jig was up" he volun
tarily offered to tell the story of the
'crime.
He says Zaspel stole $150 from him; that
the morning of the assassination lie
walked down the road and met Zaspel,
charged him with the fheft. and In the
struggle that followed Freundt's gun was
1L;rharirert. and Zasnel fell dead. He
dragged Zaspel's body to the side of the I
road and covered it; tnen went norae ana
.te dinner. Going back in the after
noon to the body of the dead man, he un
covered it, dragged it half a mile, dug a
shallow grave and again concealed the
evidence of the killing.
Freundt had previously made threats
against Zaspel, and Army Post laborers,
missing Zaspel, began a search, finding
the body November 23. "While they were
searching Sheriffs were on their way" to
terrest Freundt.
ATS DEPUTIES ARE TOO NUMEROUS
Populist Commissioner of "Wliirrasn
County Gets Little Consideration.
COLFAX, March 9. C. N. Hinchliff.
the Populist chairman of the "Whitman
County Board of Couirty Commissioners,
yesterday sprung a campaign document in
the shape of a resolution introduced be
fore the boand to depose a number of
county employes, the effect of which would
he to reduce the salary list $430 a month.
3Ir. Hinchliff asked the board, to do away
with the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
though when the office was held by a
Populist ho offered no protest. Ho asked
for the discharge of one Deputy County
Clerk, though now the office is run with
less employes and at less expense than
Tinder the Populist incumbent, when
Hinchliff found no fault Ho wants two
clerks in the Auditor's office discharged,
though in the corresponding period of
their respective administrations Mr. Cor
ner, the Republican, carries six less em
ployes than did Mr. Tobln, the Populist
when Mr. Hinchliff could see nothing
wrong. He asks for the discharge of
one riding Deputy Sheriff and the County
3aller from the Sheriffs office, though un
der the Populist regime, counting the spe
cial men and guards employed to guard
prisoners at work, as many were em
ployed. Attention is called to the bailiff.
though it is acknowledged that he Is not
undes control of the commissioners. Mr.
'Hinchllfi! is the only Populist of the board,
the other members being Republicans.
After HInchliff's resolution had been
read the other members of the board made
an examination of the various offices,
and found that the work of the county
was being well and expeditiously done, and
without undue cost to the county. On
motion the resolution was tabled.
Tax Receipts Lotrc.
Tax receipts at the office of Treasurer
"Windus for the month of February were
greater than for any previous month in
the history of the county, notwithstand
ing that this, being the first tax-paying
month of the year, is usually the lowest
Taxes became receivable February 5. In
the 23 succeeding days of the month $C3,
479 79 were receipted for, but the rush was
so great that many of the mail remit
tances remain untouched yet, and can
not even be" estimated. That for which
receipts had been issued up to March 1
was nearly 19 per cent of the total tax
levy for the year.
GOVERNMENT MAY ABAADOX SUIT.
Contest Involving Land In Northern
Pacific Disputed Grant.
VANCOUVER. "Wash., March 9. Rob
ert Williams, of this city. Is in receipt of
ft letter from Attorney-General Griggs,
which will be of considerable interest to
persons living upon or otherwise inter
ested in lands coming within the North
ern Pacific disputed land grant in this
county. Mr. Williams, who has an in
terest in a tract of railroad land, ad
dressed a letter some time ago to the
Attorney-General, inquiring when, In his
opinion, a decision might be looked for
in the United States Supreme Court in
the case now pending between the United
States and the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. He set forth at some length 1
ine importance attacbed to an early set
tlement of the disputed question on the
part of a very large number of settlers
in this and other counties affected by the
erant The reply of the Attorney-General
is as follows:
"Sir: In answer to your letter of the
21st Inst, I have to say that there has
been no delay in the preparation of tho
case of the United States vs. the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, to which you
refer, but a recent decision of the Su
premo Court in the case of the United
States vs. tho Oregon & California Rail
way Company is far from encouraging- to
the Government, and may possibly lead
to an abandonment of the suit That
question Is now under consideration."
"WAR STAMPS TOO FEW.
Revenues Thousands of Dollars Sky
on Snoknnc County Deeds.
SPOKANE. Wash., March 9. War tax
revenues accruing from stamps on deeds
In Spokane County will be suddenly
swelled when the evasions discovered by
Special Agent Robert Towne, of the
Treasury Department are made good. He
has quietly been looking over the deeds
in the County Clerk's office, and finds that
the treasury Is shy a number of thousands
'of dollars. In each instance the trans
gressor will pay a fine of $10 besides mak
ing good the deficiency in the war tax.
Mr. Towne also rules that transfers in
volving large sums, where the nominal
consideration Is $L must pay tax on tho
actual amount This Includes the recent
transfer of the Central Washington Rail
road, the sale of the Union Depot, and a
number of Washington water-power
transactions, affecting property valued at
hundreds of thousands of dollars. These
statements were made tonight by Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector Wlllson.
THREE ARRESTED FOR RIOT.
Accused of Rotten-Egging a Small
pox Doctor Sunday Night.
CHDHALIS, Wash., March 9. Charles
Green. E. V. Bloomfield. and C. N. Wal
lace, citizens of Centralia, were arrested
by Sheriff Deggellcr this morning and
brought before Judge Ellott of the Supe
rior Court on a charge of riot They each
ga-e bail in the sum of $500 and will be
tried after tho quarantine is raised. The
parties are accused of participating In the
egging' of Dr. Coleman, of Centralia last
Sunday night.
DEPARTMENT OF ALASKA.
General Randall "Will Make All Ar
rangements Ileforc Going; Xortli.
SEATTLE. March 9. General Randall,
who is to establish temporary headquart
ers in this city for the military department
of Alaska, is due to arrive from "Wyoming.
It was expected that ho would arrive here
today but no word was received today by
Captain Robinson.
General Randall will remain here three
months before going to Alaska. During
his stay here General Randall will make
all arrangements for garrisoning forts
on the coast of Alaska, and along the
Tukon and will also secure the necessary
supplies of materials, provisions, forage,
etc
ITVB YEARS IN PEXITEA'TIAIXY.
Sentence of Brakemad Patterson for
Asg&Hlt On "Winnie Thorn.
ROSEBURG, Or., March 9. Hugh Pat
terson, of Albany, convicted of the crime
of rape on "Winnie Thorn, the 35-year-old
girl who was assaulted! on a train between
Cottage Grove and Roseburg, in Decem
ber, was today sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary. Patterson Is but 23
years of age, a son of George Patterson,
a respected cltbten of Albany, and has
heretofore borne a good reputation him
self. He was braking on a South'ern Pa
cific freight train between Roseburg and
Junction City when the crime was com
mitted. ,
SALVAGE OX COPPER. QXJEEJT.
Said to Be $350 Tsri Were "Waiting
for Prer
HOQUIAM, "Wash., March . The naph
tha launch Copper Queen, picked up
by tho tug Printer last evening off the
entrance to Gray's Harbor, would un
doubtedly have been soon lost in the
surf It is understood that salvage has
been agreed upon at $350.
"When the Copper Queen was picked up
the tugs were waiting for a prize in the
shape of an English ship pearing the
shore of Gray's Harbor, bat the wind
favored the ship and she stood off shore,
going north.
KILLED HIMSELF "WITH GAS.
Seattle Yonnsr Kan "Who Is Supposed
to Have Been Insane.
SEATTLE, March 9. Harrie Brastow
Thacher, a well known young man, com
niltteed suicide hero" today by wrapping a
rubber blanket around his head and drink
ing in gas through a tube which he at
tached to a. gas jet in the room. The end
of the tube was inserted under the
blanket and thus the gas was prevented
from escaping. Thacher is supposed to
have been insane. He left a wife.
Left His Oxvn "Wife to Kill Another's.
TACOMA, March 9. The body of Mrs.
Guy T. Gale was brought to Tacoma to
day, while that of Frank Sprague, the
murderer, was taken to Seattle. Mrs. Gale
was shot three times, Sprague using the
other two bullets on himself, the last time
placing the pistol in his mouth and blow
ing out his brains. From a number of let
ters found on Sprague's body it would
indicate that he has a wife In Cross Forks,
Pa. A friend of Sprague says he and
Mrs. Gale lived at Taklma in 1S9S as man
and wife, and that Sprague came here two
weeks ago with the intention of killing
both Gale and his wife, but agreed to
forego any overt act
Mrs. Sarah English.
Mrs. Sarah English died at her home in
Hazeldell, Marlon County, March 2, aged
SS years. Deceased was born In Tennessee
and when about 16 years of age, with her
parents, moved to Indiana, then In 1S63
crossed the plains and, with her only
child, John English, settled In Marlon
County. At an early age she united with
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. De
ceased was an aunt of Mrs. B. "Wlesner
and N. Cawood. of Laurance; Mrs. J.
Broyles, of Fairfield, and Mrs. M. Gra
ham, of Monitor.
"Will Ask for a Receiver.
TACOMA March 9. The contract hold
ers In the Mutual Investment Company
have decided to call for subscriptions, em
ploy lawyers and secure the appoolntment
of a receiver. The books of the company
are said to bo at Portland. The members
of the company at Spokane, Tacoma and
Seattle are acting in concert in the mat
ter. Charged "Wltli Larceny of 000.
SEATTLE, March 9. Nicholas Infantlno
and wife, said to be wanted at San Jose,
California, for the larceny of $600. were
arrested her by the police today. No
details of the alleged crime are known.
Infantino claims that it is a civil matter,
and avows his willingness to go back.
Washington Notes.
P. W. Strader, of Fairhaven, has been
offered an appointment as National Bank
Examiner.
Coyotes are becoming a great nuisance
in Asotin County, and some action should
be taken for their extermination, says the
Asotin Sentinel. x
Fifty thousand bushels of wheat changed
hands In Walla Walla Tuesday. The price
paid was 42 and 43 cents.
The log drive in the Palouse country
will be much lighter than usual this sea
son on account of lack of snow to flood
the streams this Spring.
Nine steamers are- now engaged In the
passenger and freight business between
Southern Coast points and Gray's Har
bor and the business is steadily increasing.
New Whatcom will hold a special elec
tion March 17 to decide the question of
issuing $80,000 In school bonds for the pur
pose of erecting two new school build
ings and for further school equipment
A Walla Walla butcher tells the Union,
of that city, that there are required for
the city's consumption 200 beeves, S00 sheep
and 400 hogs monthly. The price ranges
from 4 to 4V cents for prime steers on
hoof. The retail price of beef ranges
from 7 to 15 cents, according to cut. The
best cuts are 12 to 15 cents per pound.
The pestiferous squirrel Is appearing
all over the wheat fields of "Whitman
County, after a long Winter sleep, says
the Colfax Gazette. Farmers should re
member that one dead squirrel now la
equal to half a dozen later onafter tho
youngsters are born, and meet them with
shot and shell, smokers and poison.
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Idaho Notes.
George W. Lamoreau, defaulting Clerk
and Recorder of Ada County, Idaho,
pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $300
deposited as a cash bond and has been
sentenced to seven years In the State Pen
itentiary. There are many charges against
him. He says gambling wrought his
downfall. His aged father accompanied
him to the penitentiary.
The Lewlston Council Tuesday night
completed the purchase of the Boston
water ditch, that runs through the town,
paying $3000, with the understanding that
private property-owners would pay $3000
more; adopted a resolution making an
offer of $69,500 to the water company for
tho purchase of the water-works system,
and Instructed the City Attorney to draw
an ordinance as a preliminary step to ex
tensive street improvements. It was per
haps the most important session the City
Council ever held.
Joseph Roach, of North Dakota, Sat
urday purchased from Cleroans & Brad
ley, of Anatone, 3000 head of mixed cat
tle, the consideration being $23,000. The
band includes cows, calves and steers, the
average price being $23 per head, says
the Lewlston Tribune. The cattle will be
delivered at Lewlston for shipment on
May 1. This deal Increases Mr. Roach's
purchases In this section to $75,000 since
February L the deliveries all to be made
in Lewlston during May.
STATE COLLEGE ORATORS
THEIR AXMJAL CONTEST AT
MOUTH LAST XIGHT.
MQX-
W. Lair Torapson, of Hc31innville,
"Was the "Winner Creditable Ex
hibition, Closing "YVitn Banquet.
MONMOUTH, Or., March 9. The
eighth oratorical contest between the
college schools of the state took place
in the chapel of the State Normal
School this evening", under most favorable
auspices, and W. Lair Torapson, of Mc
Minnville, won the prize. Eight schools
were represented, as follows:
Bernard C. Jakway, University of
Oregon, "The Revelation of Science."
Fred J. Meindl, State Normal Echool,
"An Ideal in Character."
Robert A. Crichton, Portland Univer
sity, "The Robber Nation."
Miss Grace Ruan, Pacific College,
"Idealism."
Joseph E. Torfet, Albany College, "In
dividual Initiative."
Miss Mamie "WInniford, Oregon Agri
cultural College, "Evolution of American
Llteraturo."
"W. Lair Tonrpson, McMlnnvMe College, J
"Expansion Our National Policy."
"William T. Fletcher, Pacific University,
"The New Patriotism."
The chapel was packed by probably the
largest audience ever assembled here, a
largo number coming from the different
schools to witness the contest One car
each came from McMIimville, Forest
Grove and Corvallis, there being about
403 from outside present, all showing the
increasing popularity of these annual con
tests between tho schools. Neat souvenir
programmes of the exercises were dis
tributed. The Jud&os selected by the
Oratorical Association were: State Super
intendent Ackerman, C. H. Dye, of Oregon
City, and C. M. Idleman, of Portland,
who, after carefully grading the orations,
awarded the medal to Mr. Tompson.
This medal Is a Grecian shield of solid
gold, with a diamond at the point, the
shield being almost surrounded; by a
wreath of olive in green and gold, with
tho inscription in black enamel. "Oregon
Intercollegiate Oratorical Association,
1DO0," being the most elegant trophy given
in any of theso contests, and was pre
sented to the winner by Otto Pickett, of
Pacific College, in a neat and appropriate
speech.
The orations were graded on their lit
erary merits, several weeks ago, by
Judges from, various places outside the
state, and the judges of the evening
passed upon the oratorical merits. These
gradlngs were then averaged for the final
result.
All the orations represented a high de
gree of proficiency and training, as well
as a good Intellectual grasp of the sub
jects dealt with, for young persons, their
efforts being highly creditable to their
respective schools. Although some di
versity of opinion must necessarily fol
low as the result of a contest of this
character, yet harmony and good feeling
prevailed throughout
The college yell was much in evidence,
and enthusiasm ran to a high pitch on
the announcement of tho result
Two hundred covers were laid for the
guests at the banquet after the pro
gramme, and a good time was had until
a late hour.
At the business session of tho associa
tion held this afternoon, Corvallis was
selected as tho place for the next con
test, and Miss Blancho Holden, of the
Agricultural College, was elected presi
dent.
SUITS OVER SEINING GROUND.
Shifting Sands Raise the Queatlon of
Ownership.
ASTORIA, Or., March 9. The seining
grounds of the Columbia River have besn
the cause of a vast amount of legal con
troversy In the past owing to the fact that
they are constantly shifting, and now two
suits are pending In the Circuit Court to
settle the title to one of these grounds.
The first suit was brought by the Colum
bia River Packers' Association against W.
L. Enyart and Frank Cook. The com
plaint alleges that on April 20, 1891, Mar
tin Ryan purchased the "Jim Crow" sands
from the state; that later Ryan sold the
sands to Richard McCarron, Joseph Baker
and Alex Grant On May 6, 1S93, Grant
and McCarron sold their two-thirds Inter
est to M. J. Kinney for $1600, and in 1893
Mr. Kinney transferred his Interest In the
sands to the plaintiff. The complaint
states that the action of the water ha3
washed away portions of the eands and
formed accretions on the other sides ot
them, oo that about one-third of the
ground Is now outside tho original bound
ary lines. It also alleges that on March
24, 1894, Joseph Baker transferred his un
divided one-third interest In the eands to
W. L. Enyart and Charles Woods, an
that in 1S25, while Kinney, Woods and En
yart were partner, the latter two con
spired to defraud Mr. Kinney of his inter
est in tho property by securing from tho
state a deed to these accretions. This, if
Is alleged, was done by Woods, who after
wards disposed of the property to W. L.
Enyart and Frank Cook. The plaintiff
asserts that It owns a two-thirds Interest
In tho grounds, and asks the court either
to partition them or to order the property
sold and the proceeds divided. The answer
to the foregoing complaint has not yet
been filed, but today a suit was conv
menced by Messrs. Enyart and Cook
against the Columbia River" Packers.' As
sociation and W. J. Barry. The com
plaint in this suit alleges that the plain
tiffs aro owners of the "Jim Crow" sands;
that on or about December 23 the defen
dants entered upon a portion of said lands,
containing about one-tenth of an acre,
drove piles thereon and put up a cabin
and are now In actual possession of said
land and wrongfully withhold It from tho
plaintiffs' damaging them to the extent of
$100. The plaintiffs ask for judgment
against tho defendants for possession of
tho property and $100 damages. Whether
tho cases will bo tried at this term ot
court Is not known.
The Borthiyiek Ordered Sold. ,
An order was Issued from the Circuit
Court, this afternoon, directing the Sheriff
to sell, for cash, to the hlghestbldder. on
March 20, the steamer Jessie Borthwick.
The steamer is a part of the estate of the
late H. B. Borthwick.
A Gunboat "Wanted.
While Lieutenant-Commander Sherman,
of the Oregon Naval Reserve, was re
cently in San Francisco, he found that the
Naval Militia, as the organization in Cal
fornia is called, had two gunboats at their
disposal, one at San Francisco and tha
other at San Diego. Upon his return he
Informed Adjutant-General Gantenbeln, O.
N. G.. of this fact and while the General
Is on his present visit to the National Capi
tal on official business, he will try to have
the Government station a gunboat on the
Columbia for the use of the Oregon Naval
Reserve.
Addition io Iron "Works.
Plans, prepared by Architect J. E. Fer
guson, were accepted today for an addi
tion to the plant of the Astoria Iran
Works. The addition will be 50x100 feet
and will comprise a foundry and boiler
room. It will be constructed principally
of iron, and will be completed as rapidly as
the material can be furnished.
First Cans for Alaska.
The Pacific Sheet Metal Works will start
up Its can factors next week, and from
that time until the close of the fishing
season It will be In operation, night and
day. The first order to be turned out will
bo 30,000 cases of cans for the Alaska
Fishermen's Packing Company.
Large Property Bonded.
C W. Shlvely, one of the largest property-owners
of Astoria, has bonded all his
holdings to E. Z. Ferguson, for a period of
five years, on terms that have not been
made public At one time this property
was considered to be worth $1,000,000. Mr.
Fergueon is a prominent local real estate
dealer, and represents a syndicate, but at
the present time refuses to talk about tho
matter. It Is believed, however, that, he
has associated with him the men from
Spokane who are Interested In the Paul
Mohr road, as he has been closely asso
ciated with them during the past few
months.
IWXAMABLE OFFENSES CHARGED.
Indiana Arrested for Orgies at Pot
latch, on VoncoHTer Island.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 9. The In
dians of the Northern coast of British
Columbia have been giving the Indian
agent much trouble recently, through the
practice of many unpleasant acts of .sav
agery. It Is even suspected that they have
been guilty of cannibalistic practices, al
though positive evidence on this point
Is lacking. However; there seems to be
no doubt that they have committed vari
ous offenses In connection, with a potlatch
three weeks ago in violation of the In
dian act The superstitions and Illegal
practices of which many complaints haw
lately been made have given great con
cern to the Government teachers and
missionaries, and the Indian agent at
Alert Bay has conducted an Investigation
with tho result that two Indians are now
in Jail here, brought down by the steamer
Coqultlan in "charge of a provincial con
stable. A number of Indians were also
brought down as witnesses. As the al
leged offenses were committed within the
limits of Vancouver County, the forth
coming trial is expected to develop the
fact that tho most abominable savage
practices are still indulged In, despite
missionary and educational efforts, at
the potlatch of the modern braves. The
two Indian prisoners are specifically
charged with having bitten and mutilat
ed the dead bodies of other Indians, and
with having committed unnamable of
fenses In connection with the orgies of a
big potlatch on February 1
CAPTAIN GEARY'S FUNERAL.
Buried at Old Home In Eugene Many
From Corvallis Attend.
EUGENE, 'Or., March 9. The remains
of the late Captain Woodbrldge Geary.
Thirteenth Infantry, U. S. A, arrived In
Eugene this morning, and were buried
with military honors this afternoon. The
body was received at the depot by the
Spanish War Veterans and taken to tho
Armory, where a guard of honor was es
tablished. At 2 P. M. the body was re
moved to the First Presbyterian Church,
where funeral services were conducted by
Rev. E. J. Thompson, of Corvallis. There
was a very large attendance at the serv
ices, the church being far too small to
accommodate the people. Besides the
local body of Spanish War Veterans, the
Grand Army Post, the Woman's Relief
Corps, Company C of the Oregon National
Guard and a battalion of cadets from
the State Agricultural College at Corval
lis attended In a body. After the serv
ices at the church the remains were es
corted to the Masonic Cemetery and In
terred with military honors.
Captain Geary had a very large circle
of friends in this vicinity. He spent sev
eral years of his boyhood here, his father
being pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. In later years, since his appoint
ment to the Military Academy arid gradu
ation therefrom, he had not been so well
known here as In Corvallis, where for
two years prior to his departure for active
duty at the front he served as military
instructor In the Agricultural College.
He went to the Philippines with his regi
ment arriving there lost May. In Sep
tember he was killed in en engagement
between Malabon and Bulucan.
Yamhill County Politics.
M'MINN-VXLLE. Or., March 9. Presi
dent R. P. Bird, of the Lincoln
Republican Club, has called a meet
ing of that club for March 13, for
the purpose of making preliminary ar
rangements for tho congressional conven
tion, which will meet here April 10. Lo
cal Republicans were very much pleased
to get the convention at his place, and
will be sure to do their pari.
The county central committee of the
Populist party was in session here for
about three hours yesterday. They set
April 6 as the date for holding their
county convention, "with primaries March
SO. Their county convention Is to con
sist of about 112 delegates.
Notes From Eugene.
EUGENE, Or., March 9. Josephine,
Christian and Laura Hansen, aged 14, 12
and 10 years, respectively, were sent to
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society at Port
land this morning. The children have no
mother living, and their father, Andrew
Hansen, was recently committed to the
asylum for the Insane.
Charles S. Spauldlng and a crew of
men arc cutting balm timber near Thurs
ton to fill a large contract with the paper
mills at Oregon City.
E. Schwartzschlld has accepted a re
nomlnatlon for tho position of School Di
rector, In response to a petition very gen
erally signed by the patrons of the
schools.
Oregon Notes.
Condon has raised its smallpox quaran
tine. The Hillsboro school district is said, by
the Argus, to have 433 school children.
Sumpters school population indicates
that the town has nearly 2000 inhabitants.
About 22,000 bushels of wheat and a
quantity of oats are stored at Toncalla,
awaiting better prices.
Alex Hardie. of Condon, has contracted
the sale of his 1?$0 wool clip at 16 cents,
to be delivered at The Dalies.
A gang of Japs, employed In the exten.
6lon of the Columbia Southern Railway,
are reported on strike near Shanlko.
A farmer at Greenleaf, who claims that
deer have eaten 300 cabbage plants, has
posted a notice, warning them to keep out
of his garden patch.
The Condon Globe says the county there
about is "expected to give a big harvest
this year, as every farmer has from 300 to
1000 acres of grain."
Last Friday, near Brooks, a crane was
tfhot and killed by John Evans that meas
ured six feet eight Inches from tip to tip
and stood five feet high.
Eugene paid JS691 07 In salaries to IS pub
lic school teachers for the year ended
March 1. Porsons between 4 and 20 years
number 1378; enrolled In the schools, 1059.
The barn of E. C. Schulmerlch, 74x95 feet,
now- In course of construction on his ranch
in "Washington County, is almost the larg
est In the vicinity. Its "raising" occupied
2S mon for two days,
Condon has elected city officers as fol
lows: Mayor. E. Dunn; Councllmen, Chas.
Fix. Fred 'Wilson, "W. D. "Wilcox, F. M.
Spring3ton; Reorder, E. A. May; Treas
urer, P. H. Stephenson.
At Deep Cre-k. in Columbia County, a
man has sold three steers for 5170, and a
number of horses have changed owners
at J100 to 5125 per head. Good cows are
scarce at 535 to 515 a head.
During last harvest, Joseph Morrissey.
of Rutledge, got three grains of wheat In
one of his eara. They were allowed to re
main for two or three months, and have
seriously impaired his hearing.
The editor of the Gervals Star candidly
publishes that "he would be an Ingrata
if he did otherwise than assist, legitimate
ly, the renomlnatlon of Thomas H. Tongue
on account of the favors already shown
by appointment aa postmaster at Gervals."
Rainier new officers are as follows:
Town trustees, J. E. Brous, M. R. Pom.
eroy. "W. D. Plue, C. Sllva, "W. A "Wood;
Treasurer. M. K. Hall; Police Judge, "W. J.
Stacy; Marshal, J. A. Schuriasen. The
citizens' ticket was successful. The num
ber of votes cast was 64.
Eugene is gblng to make big strides In
improvements this summer, says the
Morning Register. More new brick blocks
are to be erected and a number of resi
dences are "being planned. Just now the
city has neither business room nor hous
ing capacity to accommodate new business
enterprises and the ever increasing population.
WOMAN'S
MISTAKE.
' It is a weU-lmovm fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured more women than SJiy other remedy. It therefore
must be the best possible medicine for female ills.
But some women make the mistake of thinking' that they will try some
thing else simply because it is new. That mistake is often, a fatal one
fatal to the health and happiness of the experimenter.
Is It not fooiish to risk the possible results of
such experiments 9 Is It not better to depend upon
a medicine which has been tried suocessfuiSy for
thirty years, and which has never been found
wanting 2
Do not therefore let any one persuade you to try something which
they say is just as good. It cannot be just as good. Mrs. Pinkham's
Compound is the best, and there can be only one best. This is not a
mere assertion, but is a positive fact, admitted by hundreds of regular
physicians.
Eely on your own common sense, and Mrs. Pinkham's life-long
experience, and you will make no mistake. Don't experiment with your health,
is good,.and is backed by such letters as these to Mrs. Pinkham :
Suppressed and Painful
Periods Gured by Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compounds
" I was thin, sallow and nervous. I
had not had my menses for over a
year and a half. Doctored with several
physicians in town and one specialist,
but did not get any better. I finally
decided to try your medicine, and
wrote to you After I had taken
three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and three of
Blood Purifier, my menses returned,
and I feel as well and strong as I ever
did, and am Raining flesh." fliss
Lena Gaines, Visalla, TTuIare Co., Cal.
"After following the directions
gi ves in your kind letter for the treat
ment of leucorrhcea, I can say that I
have been entirely cured by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies, and
will gladly recommend them to my
friends," fliss A. B. Davids, Bing
fcantf.on, N.Y.
The Medicine that holds the record
Lydia E Pinkham's
WHICH WILL HOLD OVER?
Q.UESTIOX OP JOINT SENATOR
MARION AND IINN.
FOR
Politicians Have Not Yet Hit on
Plan That Will Carry Out
Purpose of the Law.
SALEM, March 9. Citizens of Marion
and Linn Counties are in a quandary over
the question of Joint Senators in the next
Legislative Assembly. The number ot
Senators is limited to 30. Until the change
in senatorial districts made by the last
Legislature. Marlon and Clackamas had
a Joint Senator, Linn had two Senators
and Marlon two. By the act of February
7, 1S99, Multnomah and Clackamas Coun
ties were given a Joint Senator, Marlon
two Senators, Linn one, and Marion and
Linn one jointly. Section 5 of the act
provides: "Senators holding over, repre
senting districts composed of more than
one tJounty, shall, when districts have
been changed by this act, be considered
Senators of the districts created by this
act In which they reside."
As L. L. Porter, who represented the
district composed of Marion and Clack
amas, Is a resident of Clackamas, It Is
clear that he will, 'under the law, be the
Senator from Multnomah and Clackamas.
But there Is no Joint Senator residing In
either Marlon or Linn. Both Clem and
Kelly, of Linn, answer the requirement
of holding over, but neither of them .was
elected to represent districts composed of
more than one Senator. They were elected
to represent Linn county. If either of
them Is held to fall heir to the Joint
Benatorshlp, there Is no rule provided
by which it may bo determined which
represents Linn and which -represents the
Joint senatorial district. If a Joint Sen
ator should bo elected, there would be
one moro Senator than tho law allows,
and there Is no provision for getting rid
of either of the Linn County Senators,
although, under the new law, that coun
ty Is entitled to only ono representative
In the Upper House.
Tha question whether Marlon and Linn
Counties are entitled to elect a Joint Sen
ator In Juno was brought up at the re
cent meeetlng of the Marlon County Re
publican Central Committee, but was held
aside as not being a proper question for
determination by that body.
Tho only political Importance that at
taches to tho matter Is in the fact that
Clem, of Linn County, is a Fusionist.
Tho election of a Joint Senator for Ma
rlon and Linn would almost certainly re
sult in the choico of a Republican. Tho
only chance for a legal decision of the
question is that if any political party
nominates a candidate for Joint Senator
for this district, tho right of the candi
date to a place on the official ballot might
be challenged and a decision reached In
that way.
Slust State Par Intercut?
Late this afternoon a writ of mandamus
was issued by Circuit Judge Boise, upon
the petition of Helen 'Williams, and- di
rected to the members of tha Stato Land
Board. Tfyo object of the proceeding Is
to compel tho State Land Board to pay
Interest amounting to 5117 on money re
ceived by tho board for land to which
the state could not give title. The writ
commands the board to pay the interest
or show cause, on March 22, why they
havo not done so. -The Issue raised is
the liability of the state to pay Interest
for the time money Is held by the board
in cases in which the state falls to give
title and returns tho purchase price.
Governor Asked to Make a. Spcecli.
Governor Geer today received from E.
R. Moses, chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Trans-Mississippi Commer
cial Congress, a request that he be pres
ent and deliver an address at the meet
ing of representatives of the varloua
states. The congress will convene in its
11th annual session at Houston, Tex.,
April 17.
Governor Geer Is also asked to appoint
delegates to represent this state. Oregon
Is already represented in the affairs of
the congress by G. M. Irwin, vice-president,
and I. A. Maorum and J. A. Taylor,
committeemen. The Governor will ap
point delegates if any qualified citizen of
this state wishes to attend the congress
In that capacity.
The letter received today also calls at
tentlon to the fact that tho meeting of
Governors, called to consider the leasing
and reclamation of arid lands, will be
held at Salt Lake City, April 18. As this
date conflicts with the dato of the Com
mercial Congress, Governor Geer Is asked
to use his influence to have tho Govern
ors' meeting held at Houston, in connec
tion with the Commercial Congress.
Must Be on 1SOO Tnx-Roll.
Superintendent of Public Instruction J.
A Grateful Woman Re
commends Lydia EB Pink"
ham's Vegetable om
poundto Every Wife and
Mother,,
" I have taken eight bottles of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
with most gratifying results. I had
been married four years and had two
children. I was all run down, had fall
ing of womb with all its distressing
symptoms. I had doctored with a good
physician.butl derivedvery little good
from his treatment. After taking a
few bottles of your medicine, I was
able to do my work and nurse my
seven-months'-old babe. I recom"
mended your medieine to every wife
and mother. Had I time, X could write
much more in its praise, I bid you
God's speed in your good work,"
Trs. L. A. norrls, Weiaka, Putnam
Co., Fla.
for the largest number of Cures is
WgmM &mpmmi,l
H. Ackerman today rendered a decision
In which he holds that. In order to be a
logally qualified voter at the school 'elec
tion to be held next Monday, the name
of the voter must appear- upon the 1S93
assessment-roll. This decision involves a
construction of section 41 of the Oregon
school laws. The portion of the section
in question provides, among other things,
that the voter must have "property In
the district of the value of at least 5100.
as shown by the last preceding county
assessment upon which he or she is re
quired to pay a tax."
Under this decision. If a person gives
in his 1500 asssessment prior to the elec
tion, he Is not thereby rendered qualified
to vote at tho election.
Library .and Bnnd Added.
The equipment of the Oregon State Re
form School is to be Increased by tha
addition of a oand and a library. At the
last meeeting of tha board of trustees of
that institution. Superintendent Bickers
was authorized to purchase musical in
struments and music sufficient for the
needs of a well-organized band. The li
brary i3 to bo made up by voluntary con
tributions. Recently Mrs. J. R. Ladd,
of La Grande, presented the Reform
School about 200 books suitable for boys
of the ages of those at the school.
Superintendent Ackerman has gone
through his library and selected such
books as will be suitable for the purpose
and will add them to tho nucleus donated
by Mrs. Ladd. The public generally is
Invited to do the rest. Superintendent
Ackerman says that gifts of books or
periodicals of any kind will be highly ap
preciated by the boys at the Reform
School. The appropriation for that insti
tution has been cut down nearly one-half,
and there aro no funds with which to buy
books. The board will, however, pay
the expressago on any books that may bo
donated by tho public.
Found Burglar at "Work.
An attempt was mado last night to
burglarize tho residence of A. D. Palmer,
in this city. The would-fte burglar was
discovered and frightened away by Dow
Palmer, night operator at the "Western
Union Telegraph office, when he went
homo at 2 o'clock A. M. The man had
tried to pick a lock and to raise a window
but failed to gain entrance by either
means:
SALMON RIVER MINES.
A Nnmbcr of Recent Discoveries nnd
Revival of Placers.
Lewlston Tribune.
H. F. Smaus, .who returned to the city
a few days ago from the Salmon "River
country, reports that there is much ac
tivity in mining matters there. There
has recently been fine placer discoveries
made near tho Salmon river, about 23
miles above the mouth of "White Bird
Creek, the discovery embracing the
ancient channel of the river. The channel
lies about 30 feet above the present river
bed and Is about one mile in length and
about 75 yards wide. Nuggets have been
taken from tho bedrock weighing from 53)
to 528 each, and there Is but little fine
gold. Two Idaho volunteers shortly after
their return from the Philippines locate!
a claim there and from a hole 12 feet
square took out 51200. The ground ha3
all been staked out. and about 50 men are
working there. A number of quartz lo
cations have been made In that vicinity,
and development work Is In progress on
a number of them. On the McKInley
claim, which was purchased by Kello-rg,
Idaho, parties, a 400-foot tunnel Is being
run. The ore of the district Is gold bear
ing, and all Indications point to a per
manent camp being established there In
the near future.
"PATENT YOUR CIA1MS."
Experienced 3XlnInjgr Man Give Ad
vice to Oreiron Miners.
A prominent mlnlncr man of this city,
who has had considerable experience In
Colorado, thinks Oregon minors should
proceed to obtain- patents on their claims
without .delay. In order to avoid future
litigation and the possible tyinsr up of their
ledges for five years at a time. Ho shows
a map of the Cripple Creek district, in
proof of h!3 argument, and really tnis,
map reminds one of a profusion of cards
scattered over a table, overlapping each
other to such a degree that the original
claimants have only succeeded In patent
ing a three-cornered piece of what was
once a quadrangle. 250 feet one way and
1500. feet the other. "When a claim dc
oomes valuable," he says, "there Is al
ways someone in tho vicinity ready to
locate over It. This man Is willing to
swear that the original claim does not
follow the ledge as It should, or that the
discoverer did not do his assessment work
within the time presarlbed by law; or
a thousand other things may be alleged
ana the rightful owners have either to buy
this man oft or stand him a lawsuit Uat
may mean years of worry as well as an
obstruction to the development of tha
property." He cited several instances of
oocoo33B3r-r "'csr sIpwAK
ill v K
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Sr Vb Jvo
but take a medicine that you know
Nervous Prostration and
Inflammation of the
Bladder sared by Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
" DeakMes. Pixkham I have used
your Vegetable Compound for female
weakness and it has done wonders'f or
me. I also had nervous prostration
was not able to look after my house
work. After taking one bottle I began
to improve,and am now better in every
way and feel like a different person."
firs. Delia Keiser, narienvflle, Pa.
"Deak Mrs. Pinkitam I cannot
praise your Vegetable Compound
enough for the good it has done me.
I suffered from inflammation of tho
bladder. I tried doctors, but obtain ec
no relief. At last I decided to wrttft
to you, and now, thanks to your rerah
dies, I am entirely cured." firs. K. .
Grady, 131 Union St., High Bridge,
New York City.
valuable properties being hold up In this
way. In Southern Oregon, Eastern Ore
gon and in the Bohemian district. He
continued :
"Oregon mining men are prone to put
off havlng-thelr claims patented on ac
count of taxation, as mines are not as
sessed until they aro patented, but the
few dollars saved in this way may be
more than lost as the first adventurer
proceeds to drive his stakes across the
claim that rightfully belongs to the man
in possession.
"Then how can a miner conscientiously
place his mine on the market unless It
has been patented? "What assurance can
he give the prospective purchaser ot
stock, that litigation may not cause an
entire suspension of work, with a possi
ble loss of the property?"
A map of the Bohemia district showed
that overlapping affliction cropping out in
many places, and if all these overlapping
triangles become individual claims, the
loss to the original locators cannot help
being enormous. Ho concluded: "Miners,
take the advice of an experienced man
and patent your claims with as little de
lay as possible. The accurate survey of
these mines Is going to give mineral land
surveyors a whole lot of work. and. theso
surveyors to the number of several hun
dred will find their best and most cen
tral location In the City of Portland."
MJNEOWNEItS' CJ.ITB.
Joaquin. "Miller Anions: Yesterday'
Callers Address Toniclit.
Joaquin Miller was a visitor at the
Mineowners Club yesterday. He there
met several acquaintances of early days
In Eastern Oregon. Reminiscences of In
dian fights and placer diggings prevailed
for a half hour, when Mr. Miller departed
for Forest Grove to meet his engagement
for a lecture last night.
The following registered as visitors at
the club's room3 yesterday: "W. J. Har
ris, The Dalles: George M. "Williams, Spo
kane; P. S. Miller, Granite; R. J. Moy
lan, city; "W. H. Du Bulsson, city; J. T.
Moylan. city; R. C. Kinney, city; O. M.
Cranch, Galice Creek; Joaquin Miller, Cal
ifornia; C. M. Miller. Alaska; E. F. Ri
ley, city: James Millson, Colorado.
Paul Baumel, of Portland, will addres3
the club this evening on the geological
formation of Oregon.
Quotations of Mlnlncr Stock.
SPOKANE. March 0. me florins bIJs for
nilnlns stocks today were
Blacktall $? OSti Qullp I. .1... ..... 23
Eutte & Boston. 1 Itambler Cariboo 2
Crystal
lVi.KPUDllC wo
Der Trail Con..
Evenins Star ...
Gold Ledse
Golden Harveet.
Jim Blaine . ..
Lone Pine Surp.
Morrison ....
Princess Maud..
7'jt Iteiervatlon
?t
1 Sullivan ....
0 i Tom Thumb
1 "Waterloo . . .
10 Winnipeg ..
HKnob Hill ..
2??St. Keverne
4', Boundary ...
a
5
52
SAX FRANCISCO. March 0. The official clog
lrff quotatiors for mining: stocka today wens:
Alta JO 00 Kentuck Con ?0 01
Alpha Con '??? Wash- Con" '4
rw!es llMexlcan 2J
jjicher 27 Occidental Con. ... l.
Bc & Belcher... 3.Ophir Wi
Bullion alOverman
Celedonia &0;PotosI ..--
Challenge Con ... 25nase 13
ChoIIar Sep. Belcher 4
Confidence Si Sierra. ;seaoa. .... o
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 U5Standard - 2 80
CrOTm Point
j-rumon vjon
IGUtah Con 10
31 1 Yellow Jacket 17
7SyndIcate 8
Gould & Curry. .
Hale & Norcroas.
Justice
NEW YORK. March 9. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar ?0 201 Ontario 58 37
Crown Point 13iOphir G3
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 53tPlyraouth 1-
Deadwood BOtQulcksHlver 1 oO
Gould & Curry.... 10 do pref 7 .f
Halo & Norcroas.. 25(Slerra. Nevada .... 34
Homestake 50 00 Standard 2 to
Iron Silver TOjUnlon Con 31
Mexican 20! Yellow Jacket .... 13
BOSTON. March 0. Closing quotations:.
Bcston & Mont..$2 03 'Parrott $0 45
Butte & Boston. Gt
Enocli Ream.
Enoch Ream died at his home in Eugene
tho 6th inst., aged 74 years. He was
born in Pennsylvania November 29, 1SS6.
Deceased was well known In Lane County,
having moved there from Ord. Neb., In
15ST. He left a wife and nine children.
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