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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.
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falls out, turns gray, keeps short and rough. v
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from growing.
It stops .falling
out, too ; and
becomes so ft
and glossy.
Always
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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-
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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.
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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."
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