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'4 THE 3M0ENESTG OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, MAECH 13, 1900. FATAL LANDSLIDE Six Houses Were Carried Away at Sandon, B. C ONE PERSON KILLED. FOUR HURT All Trade on the Canadian PncICc Brought to a Stop Floods on Vancouver Island. NELrSON, B. C. March 12. A special to the Tribune from Sandon, B. C, announces that a fatal landslide occurred In that town last night Six residences "were car ried away, one person was killed -and four iajured. William S. Mcleod. of South Granville, Prince Edward's Island, was killed, and his body was found under the ruins by a rescue party the samo evening. The Injured are: Mrs. W. Nash. Mrs. W. Fogg. Miss Fogg. "William Lovett. Xo Trains at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B. C, March 32. No overland train has arrived here since Saturday, all trafflc being suspended by mud and snow slides in the Interior. Heavy snow slides are reported from the Selkirk Mountains, carrying down trees and Immense rocks and sweeping away the cut-bank truss bridge 150 feet long between Bear Creek and Six-Mile Creek, Delaed overland passengers will go through tomorrow, transferring at the break In the line. Floods on Vancouver Island. NANAIMO, B. C, March 12. Conditions here are serious, owing to the wind and ra'n storms of the past few days. The rainfall for three days aggregated five Inches, and the Nanaimo River has not "been so high for 40 years past and Eng lishman's River has never been eo high as at piescnt. Chase River is also much swollen, several bridges on Its road to Vrlon and in the Comox Valley being swept away. Telegraph lines are down north of Parksvllle. Water on some j1 the roads is axle deep, stopping trafflc over an extensive district. POLITICS IX WHITMAN COITXTY. Result of the Republican Primaries Satnrdny. COLFAX, Wash.. March 12. Republican primaries were held throughout Whitman County Saturday, and from all parts of the county comes news of much Interest and a heavy vote. The county convention, to meet March 22. will only elect delegates to the fctate convention, in Ellcnsburg in April. The grat Interest taken in the primaries was caused by the rivalry that exists between opposition candldaes for tbe cour ty"s indorsement for a state nom ination. State Senator and United States Arid Land Examiner Oliver Hall is anxious ta he nominated for Governor. Cash N. Gaddls. of Pullman, with equal anxiety Is working for the Republican nomination for "State Treasurer. Hon. John W. Ar rasmlth would like to be elected Lieutenant-Governor or Secretary of State, and John Lathrum, formerly Sheriff of the county, has expressed a willingness to be nominated for State Auditor. Besides these, the claims of A. Coolldge, a banker and business man of Colfax, are being urged for delegate to the Republican Na tional Convention. Hall was completely successful In two of the Colfax precincts, the First Ward only going against him. Gaddls carried Pullman and the southeastern portion of the. county solidly, Arrasmlth's friends won out in the cast and northeast, and Lathrum is reported to have considerable strength In the northern part of the coun ty. So far as can be learned, none of the gentlemen has any decided advantage. ADMITS ins GUILT. Lunchroom Waiter Itohhcd the Cash Reenter of i?40. COLFAX, Wash., March 12 Bert New ton, night waiter in the Colfax Hotel lunchroom, skipped out last night, after robbing the cash register of about $40, and was caught this morning In Tekoa by Deputy Sheriff Steward. Newton was en deavoring to cross over into Idaho when intercepted. He admits his guilt He ex cuses, it by saying that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing. Charles McDonald, the eldest of the threo notorious McDonald brothers who have been under arrest on a charge of burglars' and whose trial was fixed for tho June term of court, broke Jail here early Sunday morning, and so far search for him has been unavailing. Indications point to outside assistance having been furnished him, all the clothing that he had In the jail having been left In his cell, even his shoes. McDonald is a hard character, having graduated from the Re form School at 18, only to be sent to the Penitentiary a few years later, and since his release from that institution has been a menace and a source of annojance to the people of the county. CANADIANS PROTEST. Object to Paying Duties on Goods Tlies- Carry to Alaska. PORT TOWNSEND. March 12. The re cent order of the Treasury Department for the collection of duties on all American goods arriving at Alaska ports in British vessels has created commotion among Canadian transportation companies, and they have forwarded to Washington vig orous protests. According to the latest advices from Victoria and Vancouver, they threaten to retaliate by bringing pressure to bear upon the Canadian Gov ernment to prohibit American vessels carrying goods destined for Dawson and shipped through the United States in bond. These companies claim that as they are Canadian goods and destined for Canadian ports, American vessels should have no right to carry them a portion of the dis tance,, but should be carried to Vancouver or Victoria by British bottoms and thenca north. OREGON SCHOOL, ELECTIONS. At Ashland. -ASHLAND, Or., March 12. The first election under the new school law, where a formal vote was cast at the polls, took place in Ashland today. Much Interest was taken ji the contest. E. D. Brlggs was" elected over R. P. Neil for Director by IS majority. 3. 31. Simpson was elect ed Clerk without opposition. At Salem. SALEM, Or., March 12. The Salem school election held today resulted in the election of H. C. Fletcher, to succeed H. T". Bruce, as Director. The total vote was 515, of which Fletcher received 310 and J. M. Lawrence X)5. The election passed off quietly, though hard work was done by the friends of the two candidates. At Bnker City. BAKER CITY. Or., March 12. At a spirited school election held In this city today. Dr. J. R. N. Bell was elected Di rector by 10S majority. He has been prominent in school work for 25 years, and was four years a director at Rosebunr. Or. At Albany. ALBANY, Or., March 12. At tbe annual school election today, L. M. Curl was re-elected Director and Virgil Parker Cleric At Oregon City. OKEGON CITY, March 12. Only 33 votes were cast at the school election to day. Charles H. Caufield and T. Leonard Charm&n were re-elected Director and Clerk without opposition. Dalian Notes. DALLAS, Or., March 12. The tax-roll for 18$ has been turned over to the Sher iff for collection. The , Republican Central Committee for Polk County met Saturday to fix the time and place for holding the convention, also to apportion the delegates from the several precincts. The time fixed for holding the convention la April 6 for the precincts, and the 7th for the county. The represen tation Is one at large and one for every 10, and major fraction of 10, taking Gov ernor Geers vote as a basis. The mem bership of the county convention will be 16 In number. The Directors of Dallas school district have been petitioned to order an election for the purpose of voting $10,000 In bonds to build a new schoolbouse, and the Di rectors have ordered an election to be held at the City Hall, April 2. Lively Council Meeting;. FOREST GROVE, Or., March 12. The City Council held a lively session Saturday night, when the Recoraer again presented for payment those bills for costs In the case of Charles Miller, druggist, amount ing to S5. for selling liquor in violation of a city ordinance. Mayor F. T. Kano said the bills had been frequently pre sented, and Instructed the Council to make some disposition of them. A vote -was taken, and their payment rejected. Bailey and' Large voting for, .and the other four Councllmen voting against the city paying the bills. This case Is on appeal to the Circuit Court, and it Miller -wins, a suit will be Instituted against the city for tho payment of this ?45 -with additional costs added to the city, unless those who were Interested In the prosecution of illegal liquor-selling go down Into their pockets and pay It. Army Changes. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. " Wash., March 12. Assistant Surgeon Jere B. Clay ton, recently ordered, here from Fort aiason, Cal., reported for duty yesterday, and is now post surgeon. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Barry, who returned from Manila on the Grant last week, ar rived yesterday from San Francisco. After attending to some official business, he will report for duty In the Adjutant-General's office In Washington. Captain Charles R. Krauthoff, who was recently transferred from the Fourteenth Infantry to the commissary department, has heen relieved from further duty in Manila, and will proceed to San Fran cisco, where he Is ordered to report by letter to the Commissary-General for further orders. Sllverton Teachers' Institute. SILVERTON. Or.. March 12. The Sll verton Teachers' Institute convened at the school building Saturday. The Oregon course of study for the public schools was first discussed, in. which State Superin tendent Ackerman explained some points in reference to the- higher branches. A paper on "Manners" was read by Pro fessor Crawford, of Salem. State Super intendent Ackerman delivered an address on "The Ideality of Teaching." Profes sor Lewis followed with a few remarks on generalities, and general discussion fol lowed. Vancouver Xotes. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 12. Joa quin Miller lectured at the Auditorium Saturday evening, under the auspices of the directors and superintendent of the city schools, a part of the proceeds go ing to the "benefit of the school library. Word was received here yesterday rtat ing that Charles Daly, a prominent log ger and farmer at Battle Ground, was kicked by a horse Saturday and seriously injured. Gone Over to the Socialists. CHEHAL1S, Wash., March 12. The Pop ulist County Central Committee was in session at Chehalis yesterday and accept ed the resignation of Joseph Chapman, tho chairman. Mr. Chapman is a social ist, and any further part he takes in Lewis County politics will be along the lines of that party. The vacancy was filled by tbe selection of Frank -McCann, a farmer, living on Newaukum prairie. City Election at La Grande. LA GRANDE. Or., March 12. In the election today, David Bay was elected Mayor wlthput opposition. The other of ficers elected were: H. T. Williams, Re corder; F. P. Chllders, Marshal: I. A. Boskowltz, Treasurer; J. C. Henry, Win lam Masterton and J. F. Menzles, Coun cilmen. There was but little strife, and not a full vote was cast, me total number being 503. Pacific County Republicans. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. March 10. The Republican County Central Committee met tonight and issued a call for a county convention to meet at South Bend March 30 to elect 10 delegates to the state con vention, to be held at Ellensburg April 2. Primary elections will be held March 24 in tho country precincts. Post Building: la Alaska. SEATTLE. March 12. Captain W. W Robinson, jr., of the Quartermaster's De partment, has received Instructions from Washington to advertise for the necessary material to be used in the construction, of 60 army post buildings at Port Valdes. St. Michael and Cape Nome. "Will Represent Rogers. OLYMPIA. March 12. Hon. O. R. Hoi comb, of Rltzvllle. formerly State Land Commissioner, will represent Governor Rogers at the convention of Western Governors, to be held at Salt Lake City, Utah. April IS, for the purpose of con certed action regarding arid lands. Washington Notes. The Pierce County Bar Association Ds being reorganized. Five men from Missouri were in Elma one night last week, looking for homes. Extensive veins of coal are reported to have been found In the hills near Elma. The course of study In Spokane schools Ts to be revised during- the Summer vaca tion. Fully half the meat consumed in Che halls County Is shipped In from the out side. Eugene Germond Is at a Spokane hos pital, with a bullet wound In his head. He attempted suicide because whisky had mastered him and he thought his life valuelere. The Democratic State Central Committee will meet at Spokane April 13 to fix the time and place for holding the state con vention, to elect delegates to the National convention. The body of Mate C. E. Ecelccen.- who was drowned from the schooner Charles R. Wilson in the harbor at Aberdeen Jan uary 18, has been found on the shore in South Aberdeen. Henry A. Yeomans, a Spokane "boy, has won the Coolldge prize In debate at Har vard College, and has also been chosen one of the university's three speakers to meet Yale in debate at New Haven on March 30. Frank Chord, a clerk In a store at Deep Creek, was sandbagged by robbers, but fought them off until help arrived, when they fled, without getting any plunder. He was knocked down four times, but each time attacked the robbers. John Crotts, who has spent the greater portion of the last two years In the Pierce County jail, under a 10-year sentence for manslaughter, has "been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court. The Tacoma Ledger says that as a matter of fact. It Lis extremely doubtful If he is given an other trial at all. and It Is more than probable that he will, when all of the facts have heen considered, bo ajlowed to go free. "BLUFF" TO GET ASHORE RUSSELL'S REASON FOR TRYING TO BURN THE GULF STREAM. Death of "Indian, Louie," a. Well Known Clatsop Character Mishap to the Nahcotta. ASTORIA. March 12. Charles Russell, the sailor of Alleged unsound mind, who attempted to set fire to the British bark Gulf Stream. Is now ashore in a local sail or boarding-house. Ho gives no appear ance of Insanity and states that his setting fire to tho forehold of the vessel was only a "bluff" lo set ashore, as his clothes were still In tho boarding-house In which he first stopped when he came off the Samaritan. Louis Chines, or "Indian Louie," as he was most generally known, was found dead on the street at Seaside early this morning. The cause of his death was evi dently heart failure, as there were no marks of violence on his body or evidence of poisoning. The man was a full-blood Yamhill or Wapato Indian, and has lived at or around Seaside nearly all his life. He was about 50 years of age, unmarried, and owned one of the best claims on the Upper Necanlcum. He was generally a man of steady habits, but occasionally drank too much, as he Is known to have done yesterday. "He has been working, for some time. In tho Seaside mill as a fireman, and ho was persuaded to go home last evening, so that he would be able to go to work this morning. His death evidently came after he left his home and he started to work. "Indian Louie" was one of the best woodsmen in this section of the country, and when any difficult work was necessary he was al ways employed. Frequently he was In the Coast range of mountains for a week at a time without provisions, but he al ways came back to civilization all right. The steamer Nahcotta returned yester day from her first trip to Irwaco after her shaft had been extended. The change mado to her was evidently not a success, as one of her propellers was broken on the trip, and she is again laid up for repairs. She Is but' a year old, and dur ing that time has cost In repairs nearly as much as her original price. The freshet In tho Necanicum during tho past few days brought down about 2.000,000 feet of logs belonging to the Sorenson Lumber Company. George R, Vosburg, agent for John E. DuBols, tho millionaire lumberman of DuBois, Pa., is In the city paying the taxes on his principal's holdings in this locality. He says Mr. DuBols has about 30,000 acres of timber lands in Clatsop and Tillamook Counties, and he is not holding them for speculative purposes. Ho Is an extensive sawmill operator in Pennsylvania, but haa nearly exhausted his timber supply there, and will soon move his plants to the Coast. Mr. DuBols will visit Astoria within the next two months for the purpose of selecting- the sites for his mills. Deputy Fish Commissioner Clark Laugh cry returned today from a trip up the river in search of fishermen who were not observing the closed season. He failed to discover any illegal fishing and the few fishermen whom he met said they were compelled to obey the law, as there were no fish in the river. The law Is being strictly observed by tho fish buyers, and if the fishermen did take chances by plac ing their nets in the river, they would have difficulty in disposing of their catch. A man named Gus Sandor was ordered committed to tho State Insane Asylum by the Probate Court today. Sandor has been a, fisherman on the Columbia River for several years, and during the past few days he has Imagined that some one Is trying to kill him, and has, he saysH had several narrow escapes from being blown up by dynamite. On all other sub jects ho appears perfectly sane. He was taken to Salem this evening. A school election for district No. L the City of Astoria, was held this afternoon. P. J. Goodman was tho only candidate for Director. He will succeed H. "C. Thompson, whose term has expired. The Astoria Amateur Athletic Club was organized this evening, and officers were elected as follows: President, G. C. Ful ton; vice-president, Herman Wise; sec retary, A. S. Reed; treasurer, C. R. Hig gins; directors, J. E. Higgins, C. R. Thom son. H. C. Thompson, W. C. Laws and R. O. Waldman. The new club starts out with a membership of 97, and will prob ably purchase tho paraphernalia and grounds of the Astoria Football Club, that was recently disbanded. LAKE COUNTY CLERIC RESIGNED. Judge AVIlshire Appointed to the Va cancy $10,000 for Improvements. LAKEVIEW. Or., March 8. At the meeting of the County Court today, J. M. Batchelder, County Clerk, filed his res ignation with the court, requesting that It be considered at once, on account of the Clerk's health. The court accepted the resignation and appointed W. A. Wil shlre to fill the unexpired term. He quali fied immediately. The Town Council of.LakevIew ordered an election last night, to take place March 27, for the purpose of authoriz ing construction of a system of water works and an electric-light plant, and to incur an Indebtedness therefor of 510,000. The mail route between Paisley and Silver Lake, In this county, Is now giving tho citizens more trouble than ever. The contractor Is fulfilling his contract to the letter. He has taken off the stage and Is carrying the mall on packhorses. Here tofore he has carried passengers and freight and packages and left mall at the settlements along his route, and now that he carries nothing but mall and does not stop between stations, a worse howl than ever is going up. George H. Ayres, a Lakeflew merchant, received today a machete that came from Holguln, Cuba. It was sent to him by his brother. Captain C. G. Ayres. U. S. A., who was commander of the Tenth United States Cavalry at San Juan Hill, and by his presence of mind saved the Rough Riders. Roosevelt dubbed him the hero of San Juan, and paid him a high compli ment in his account of the -campaign in Scribner's Magazine. After the battle of Santiago Captain Ayres was brevetted Lieutenant-Colonel and sent to the Province of Holguln. The machete In Lakevlew was taken from the most noted bandit of the province, who was captured by Captain Ayres. Captain Ayres has been In the service of Uncle Sam for 23 years. His father and great grandfather were soldiers. BAKER COUNTY TAXES. Amount to Be Collected This Year la 9123,000. BAKER CITY, Or., March U. The County Court has turned over to the Sheriff the warrants for the collection of taxes. The books have been open since March 1, and but few so far have paid their taxes, the greater part of the taxes of the county being always paid during the month of April. The amount of taxes to be collected, this year Is 5125.022 51. The rate In the city is 51.50 mills, and that of the county, exclusive of specials, 35.65 mills. The levy for both the 'city and county this year Is about 6 mills higher than the previous year. This is due to the action of Multnomah Countv lnn- plng off about 511.000,000 of state tax, jrhleh must be matfo smml hv ihn ntVier- counUes in the state. The Increase in property valuations In Baker County this year is $200,000 more than the previous year. The exceptionally fine weather the past few days has caused a movement in min ing and prospecting, and quite a number are leaving to go to the hills, should tho favorable weather continue. Quite a number of people arrive dally on the east and west-bound trains, the greater part of them, however, being prospectors and Intending Investors, who are bound for the Sumpter, Granite and other mining districts. There is little work at present for the laboring man or miner, and those who are headed for this section without money. In the hope of obtaining employ ment on arriving at their destination, will find that it is as difficult to secure em ployment as where they departed from. This, however, cannot be said of skilled labor, but the season for the workingman will not commence for at least another month. Preliminary to a call for water bonds, Mayor Charles M. Sage last evening gave out the following statement: "Baker City has now a population of 7000s and is grow ing every day in both population and wealth. New business houses are being erected, and building is going ahead, more rapidly than at any time In its past his tory. By January 1, 1900. we expect to have not less than 10,000 people, and some place the figures as high as 15,000. The city Is comparatively out of debt, and the construction of this system of water works will be followed by many other im provements, such as sewerage, street pav ing, city electric-light plant, etc" Tbe statement gives the assessed valua tion of property of Baker City In 1SS0 at $482,628. anfl the assessed valuation of property In 1S99 as $1,330,000. The bonds will be 20-year, 5 per cent coupon bonds, payable semi-annually, the bids for which will be received at the Auditor's office until May 1. 1$00. RIVAL OF SUMPTER. The Granite District Is Developing Rapidly. Granite Gem. No new mining camp In the now famous gold fields of Eastern Oregon has such a commanding position as the town of Gran ite, and the mining territory of which It Is the natural distributing center Is not only the richest district of tho Blue Mountains, but has made progress and developed more rapidly than any mining camp of the Northwest during the past 12 months. The Granite mining district is located 30 miles by air lino west of Baker City, and comprises all the territory west of the main range of the Blue Mountains on the headwaters of the north fork of John Day River. This territory Is about 25 miles wide, north and south, and extends 50 or CO miles westward. Placer mining has been carried on in the Granite district for nearly 40 years and Is a profitable in dustry. Over 500 quartz claims have ben located, and at present there are 100 par. tially developed mines and prospects, while the district has only been prospected on "horseback." Among the most noted mines are the Red Boy, with a 20-stamp mill and cya nide plant; the Cougar, with 200-ton rol ler mill and cyanide plant; the Magnolia, with a 10-sSamp mill; the May Queen, with a 10-stamp mill, and the Little Giant, with a 20-stamp mill. This .makes equivalent to 100 stamps, dropping within a radius of six miles of the business center of the dis trictGranite. Great progress has been made in the past year in the development of new mines. Six months ago there was but ono pay ing mine in the district the Red Boy with 20 stamps. New mills have been con structed on the other four producers, and the great bodies of ore developed in these proDertles ore sufficient to keep mills of present capacity In operation night and day for 50 years. The owners of the May Queen mlno are already planning to in crease their mill to 40 stamps. The Red Boy company is putting In hoisting ma chinery to sink a three-compartment shaft 1000 feet deep, which will open one of the greatest producing mines of the great gold producing section of tho Continent. But tho great development of the past season will be doubly outdone the coming year. Among the promising prospects are tho Van Anda, tho Concord, the Alamo, the Grey Eagle, the Nashville, the Hottentot croup, the Butcher Boy, the Quebec, the Wall Street, the O. K. group, the Cord elene, the Yellowstone, the Success, the Treadwell, the Blue Ribbon and many others equally as good. Four new mines were put on a dividend paying basis dur ing the last year, and It Is safe to say that at least 12 more will be added to the number within the next 12 months. The ores of the district are free gtjld, which are reduced by stamp mills, and the base ores are concentrated and the concentrates are reduced by cyanide process, which enables mineowners to treat their ores all at their own mills. The gold output of the mines of the Granite district was about 5400,000 for the year 1839. With four new mills added to the list of producers, It is a safe esti mate to place the output of 1900 at 51,000. 000, and the 12 new properties above men tioned that are preparing for new ma chinery during the coming season, when in full operation will quadruple the out put of 1900. Tho .properties which now; have mills and the 12 now ready for machinery only constitute about 3 per cent of the par tially developed mines and prospects of the district and the prospected territory, is not more than one-third of the whole district. Quotations of Mining Stocks. SPOKANE. March 12. Tho closing bids for raining' stocks today were: i Blacktail ?0 OSiMorrison. $0 03 Butte & Boston. 3 i Princess Maud Crystal .'... Deer Trail No. 2 Evening Star .. Gold Ledge .... Golden Harvest. insurgent Jim Blaine Lone Pine Surp. Mountain Lion., Morning Glory- 4WPaImer Mt. Tun. S-X,QuHp ..-. 20 20 24 I Rambler Cariboo (Republic jReservatlon .... JRosaland Giant.. Sullivan Tom Thumb .... 5 1 O OSli a I 10 Mo SO 2 vaterloo SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta 50 OCILady Wash. Con..50 02 Alpaa Con S)Mexlcan 2G Andes lOjOoeldental Con ... 13 Belcher 2G(Dphlr 0 Bewt & Belcher... 38jverman 25 Bullion 3Pot03l 25 Caledonia 03.3avage 13 Challenge Con ... 2o3e?. Belcher 4 Chollar 25i31erra Nevada ... 53 Confidence 75;5tandard 2 SO Con. Cal. & Va... 1 MJUnlon Con 22 Crown Point 14Utah Con 10 Gould & Curry... lTjrellow Jacket .... 16 Kentuck Con 1 KEW TORK, March 12. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chonar 50 32Ontarlo $S 25 frown Point 12,Ophlr SO Con. Cal. & Va... 1 G5jPlymouth 12 Dead wood 60IQulckllver 1 50 Gould & Curry... 14, do pref 1 50 Hale & Xorcross. 2aiSIerra Nevada ... 50 Homestake 50 OOfStandard 3 00 Iron Silver TOjUnlon Con IS Mexican -. 22Yellow Jacket .... o BOSTON, March 12. Closing quotations: Boston & Mon.t.53 02 IParrott ...?0 45 Butte & Boston. CT SILVER MIXES LOOKING UP. Capitalist Investing- Money In White-Metal Propositions. James Dobson, a mining man of Wal lace, Idaho, who has recently sold his interest In a silver ledge, is staying at the St. Charles, while being treated by a Portland optician for an affection of the eyes. He th!nksN silver mining in Idaho hao regained its old-time Importance, re gardless of the free-silver proposition, and capitalists are eagerly buying up all good mines offered for sale. For his interest in the Dobson Gem he is obtaining 520, 000. and partof this sum has already been paid. He has been working all alone for several years running a tunnel, which he extended Into the mountain side a dis tance of 750 feet, exposing a ledge vary ing, from 10 t6 18 feet in thickness, the ore of which assays 512 In SQ&, 512 In silver and YOU will surely get thinner and thinner, until at last you arc starved to death. Stop feeding your hair and it will starve. Then it falls out, turns gray, keeps short and rough. v Feed it with Aycr's Hair Vigor and it can't keep from growing. It stops .falling out, too ; and becomes so ft and glossy. Always to Gray;! Hair, " A yecr ago ray hair was . cominfj cut very fast. I bought a bottle of Aycr's Hair Vigor to stop this. It not only stopped the falling of my hair, but made it grow very rapidly, until now it is 45 inches in length and very thick.,' -CT" " yMrs. A. Boydstom, " Atchison, Kan. JulyriBcjo.jr ISI3 WriteJfce.Doctorjl Ifvou do not obtain all the ben efits you dears from, the use cf the Vjgcr, write the Doctor about it. He w21 tell you juit the right thinj to co, and will send you his book on the Hair and Scalp if you re cjuest it. Address, - Dr. J. C. Atz, Lowell, Mass, 30 per cent in lead. Lead being in good demand at present has- stimulated the de velopment of the mhies of th Coeur d'Alenes, while the uses of silver in the arts and sciences seems to be causing the price of that metal to advance. As for gold, he says that holds Its own, and the people are still yearning for more. In spite of the millions being annually added to the world's circulation. Mr. Dobson thinks a smelter in Port land would prove a great convenience for Coeur d'Alene mining men. as It would enable them to ship their ore at a reason able cost. At present freights are too high to permit of smelting anything but the very richest rock. In regard to the unusual proportion of miners suffering from various ailments of the eyes, Mr. Dobson says the dim can dle light by which they are compelled to labor is one cause, as particles of rock and dirt are continually flying Into the eyes. Sometimes these particles can be removed by a companion without much difficulty, but in a majority of cases the rock or earth Is permitted to remain under the eyelids, causing inflammation, if not ultimato loss of sight Ilohemia MInlnpr Snlt Decided. COTTAGE GROVD. Or., March 12. A telegram was received here today from Roseburg announcing that the suit of G. G. Warner vs. Bruneau & Jennings Bros, was decided In favor of the defendants. This was a suit to determine the owner chip of the 'Helena mine, in the Bohemia mining district, which is probably the rich est mine on the Pacific Coast. Ninety five per cent of the people here are sat isfied with the verdict. Bruneau & Jen nings Bros, have -run out 500 feet of tunnels, and have expended about 512,000 In labor and machinery, and have at the present time J200.000 in sight. The mill will be started at once, and it Is estimated that 510.000 will be the clean-up of the last 10-days run. Portland Men BnySpnrta Mine. BAKER CITY, Or., March 12. The Gem mine, near Sparta, has been sold to Port land men for 510,500. A dispatch was re ceived here today accepting the property at that price. It having been under bond for several weeks. TUB PRUNE INDUSTRY. Co-operntlon of Growers Believed to Be Assured. OREGON CITT, March 12. William Galloway, president cf the Prunegrowers' Association of the Northwest, said today that he had received ov-r 100 letters from growers, who could not attend the con vention last Friday, but neartlly Indorsed its action. This morning he received a letter from a pruncgrower at Ontario. Mai heur County, stating that he Intended to plant 200 acres In addition to his orchard already growing, in view of the assured prospects for a better market by the co operation plan. Mr. Galloway is now confident that 75 per cent of the growers of the Northwest will be secured to enter Into the plans of the co-operative organi zation. Mr. Galloway said: "Our plan was adopted from the one which proved so successful under the man agement of the California Association. During the season of 1S08, California ex ported direct to Europe less than 6.000,000 pounds of dried prunes, while in 1SS0, un der the co-operative plan, 22,000,000 pounds were exported by December 31, and it is believed that the total exportation by the time the -season closes will be 24,000,000 pounds, or 1000 12-ton carloads. There are In Europe, as well as in the Eastern states, millions of wage-earners and middle-class people, who want our cured prunes at a price which they can afford to pay. By the plan of bringing the pro ducer and consumer Into closer relations, we can profitably supply the consumer with dried prunes at much less prices than they are now paying. This is the class that we desire to reach principally for a profitable market." This morning County Treasurer Shade received a notification from the State Treasurer that Clackamas County's appor- HB9 yWPJragrSi-il t' I SSH 56 wm. tionment of the state tax Is 527,518 for 1E90. In 1S0S the state tax was 523.42-1 SO, and In 1807 it was 516.219 al- The higher proportion of state tax Is due to the in crease of taxable property in the county, and the further fact that the state levy is higher than last year. SHEEP SAIS. AT IIEPPXER. Feiv Are Belnp Made, But Prospects Are Better. HEPPNER, Or., March 12. A few sheep sales are transpiring, with prospects of livelier transactions In the near future. John McCarty has sold 1200 2-year-o'.d wethers to Charles White, at 53 a head, after shearing. Norman Kelly has sold to George Gray SCO mixed yearlings at 52 50 a head after shearing. Emmet Cochran has sold 1600 mixed yearlings to George Gray at 52 50 a head after shearing. Sheepmen throughout the Heppner Hills are arranging to make the biggest lamb ing and heaviest shearing in the history of the country. The weather Is delightfully springy here, with wild flowers blooming on the hill sides. Up in the timbered edges of the western spur of the Blue Mountains, 13 miles from here, there Is some snow, but there are acres of buttercups blooming right alongside of it. For the first time In many months the Morrow County jail has an Inmate Alvah Handby who is charged with larceny from a dwelling. Ho is a 3tranger here, and claims to have come from over Pen dleton way. The sheepo&mp of J. B. Ed wards. at tho head of Sand Hollow, was broken Into Friday, and several articles taken. Tho herder tracked the thief to town, and found that a stolen razor had. been sold, and Marshal Thornton made quick work of finding the man who. had sold it, he being Handby. Before Justice Walter Richardson he waived examination and was held to appear before the grand jury, which meets May 21. NORTHWEST DEAD. Alonzo $k!nncr. SALEM, Or., March 12. Alonzo Skinner, a farmer, residing In Polk County, near Salem, died at his home yesterday of con sumption. Deceased was born In Canada 3 years ago, and had been a resident of Oregon 25 years. He left a wife and one daughter. Samuel Prevlott. CHEHALIS, Wash., March 12. Samuel Prevlott. a man who has lived at Newau kum. for a long time past, died s'iddenly of heart disease yesterday afternoon, af ter walking home from Chehalis. He -Rill be burled Monday afternoon with Masonic honors. Oregon Notes. There are 1S1 children of echool age In the Lostlne district. Stock wintered exceptionally well In all portions of Oregon- Heppner's football team won from Walla Walla by a score of 22 to 0. A drunken man at The Dalles, who lay down to sleep on the street, was robbed of his hat and shoes-. A paper of Union County reports that the country around Starkey is "flourishing like a green bay steer." The young men of Ukiah have organ ized a brass band and purchased Instru ments. A Pendleton paper suggests that as coyotes have been quite numerous over there this Spring, sheepmen subscribe lib erally to the band fund. Rev. C. M. Lane, formerly pastor ol two churchea at Albany, is being sued lr San Francisco for divorce. His wife al leges that he deserted her in Albany, Or., January 11, 1S99. and has not since helped to support their children. Henry Royse rold to Henry Ferguson 520 acres of land at Hardman, Morrow County, for 551CO a few days ago. He J farmed In Morrow County eight years ago. tm gt m $3$ m m mm flcaf; but went back to Kansas. Nov. He has re turned, to remain permanently. Earl Senders, a boy of The Dalles, who is attending school at the State University, and who served with the Second Oregon in the Philippines, has arranged for a lec turing tour throuch Southern Oregon, to raise means to help pay for his schooling. The city officials of Burns for the en suing year are as follows: Mayor, C. E. Ken on; Councilmen. George Fry. George Shelley, W. E. Trisch and J C. Foley; Re corder. C. S. Biggs; Treasurer. W. A. Gowan. The number of votes cast was 137. A newspaper at Ia Grande says a busi ness man of that place has "received a load of hams, shoulders, side meats and lard from E. T. Gam. ho resides near Imbler. that is equal, if not better, than any meat ever received from any Eastern packing-house." Mr. Piper, a horeebuyer from Fargo, III.. was In the city several days this week, negotiating for the purchase of 1000 head of hors j from J. D. McCoy, says the Milton Eagle. The horses are on Snake River, and Mr. Piper left Wednesday to Inspect them before buying. In anticipation of the passage of the Indian War pension bill, blank applica tions for pensions have already been pre pared and are "being circulated among veterans, says the Albany Democrat. Each applicant will have to give full name and correct service, name of cap tain, company, regiment, etc. Frank Knox, of Fossil. dIspo.ed of 13 head of bis work horses to Bennett & Fines, two Sherman-County farmers, for S1015. This is the bcit price ever received for a bunch of Wheeler County hordes, says th Foil Journal, and. rind'eates either that times arc exceedingly good or horses are rapidly coming to the front, or both. The town of Fcail has decided on a gravity water system, art! has secured the cash for the work by selling S12.O0O In 3 per cent 10-year bonds, at par. The water Is to come from a sprinsr 24 miles from town, at an elevation of SV feet. It flows 7G fallor.s per minute. The water wilt be pined to a rcecrvolr of 150,000 gallons capacity. The Graid Ronde Lumber Company will soon have made a preliminary survev for a spur from the Hilgard-Granite Railroad up Rock Croek for the purpose of tapping an extensive body of timber In that local ity, says the Chronicle, of La Grande. Ic is estimated that there Is a body of 100,000. 000 feet of loss that can be made acces sible by the proposed spur. The Union Scout says that "the whtetla of the Union Woolen Mills announces again -the whir of the spindles, the click of shuttles, and the backing of the mules in that gigantic and elaborately con structed enterprise. High hopes are enter tained that its career under the new man agement will be a complete success, there by benefitine: its owner and proving a worthy adjunct to the town and county." Coygks Colds Grip Asthma rofichitis No Fusel Oil. ion speedily cured by DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY. Its regular and continued use cures Consumption, because it kills the germs, it enriches the blood and tones up the system. 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