THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MABCH 14, 1900.
SICK MEN COMING
Vancouver to Be Turned Into
Convalescent Hospital.
300 SOLDIERS SOON TO ARRIVE
Best Place to Knrae Siclc 3Iea Baelc
to Health and Strength Room
for 400 Beds.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. March 13.
There is a -well-defined report at the gar
rlson this afternoon that 200 convalescent
60ldlers will be sent to this post In the
near future from the general hospital In
San Francisco. No new buildings -will be
erected,' but the empty barracks, -which
are in complete readiness to be fitted up,
will be utilized as temporary hospitals.
It Is known that General Sternberg tele
graphed Major Ebert some time ago, ask
ing if accommodations could be made for
400 beds. "When taken in connection with
the healthful locations and the ample fa
cilities for caring for a large number of
sick soldiers, it looks as though "Vancouver
Barracks might have a permanent hos
pital for the returning soldiers from the
Philippines.
Contracts for Cavalry Homes.
Bids for furnishing cavalry horses and
fuel at the different posts in the depart
ment were opened in the offlce of the
Chief Quartermaster yesterday. William
Frazler, of Portland, received the con
tract for furnishing 33 black horses at
Camp Osborne, Idaho, at ?12S a bead, and
S3 dark bay horses at Fort Walla Walla,
at 511S 75 a head. J". D. Riggs, of Boise,
Idaho, is to supply 23 bay horses at Boise
Barracks, at $122 50 a head.
Fuel for "Various Posts.
The following were the lowest bids for
furnishing fuel at the different posts In
the Department of the Columbia, fiscal
year ending June 30, 1901:
"Vancouver Barracks, Wash. T. W. Pad
den, of Vancouver, Wash., 600 cords of
hard wood, at 33 63 per cord; 700 cords
of hard wood, at $3 79 per cord: 100 cords
of hard wood, at $3 87 per cord. W. SL
Seward, of Vancouver, Wash., 500 corau
of hard wood, at ?3 77 per cord. PhlHp
L. Caples, of Vancouver, Wash., 100 cords
of hard wood, at $3 S7 per cord. R. H.
Avann. of Vancouver, Wash., 700 cords
of soft wood, at $1 92 per cord. C. W.
Slocum, 100 cords, at 2 10. The Blue
Mountain Company, of Portland, Or., 5000
pounds of bituminous coal, Cumberland
or equal, for blacksmlthlng purposes, at
S3 cents per 100 pounds.
Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Samuel
Loney. of Walla Walla, Wash., 100 cords
of soft wood, at ?4 60 per cord; SOO.000
pounds bituminous coal for fuel, at 25
cents per 100 pounds; 7000 pounds bitum
inous coal for blacksmlthlng, at S5 cents
per 100 pounds, Cumberland or equal.
Portland, Or. The Blue Mountain Com
pany, 350,000 pounds coal, bituminous, for
fuel purposes, Gllman mine, at 24 cents
per 100 pounds.
Fort "Wrlgut, Wash. Dexter Shoudy.
Spokane, Wash., 100 cords of 6oft wood
at ?4 50 per cord; 1,200,000 pounds bitumi
nous coal for fuel, Roslyn and Cle Elum
mines, at 2G4 cents each; 2000 pounds coal
for blacksmlthlng at 90 cents, Cumberland
or equal; 150 bushels of charcoal at 35
cents per bus-hel.
Fort Stevens, Or. W. M. Seward, of Van
couver, Wash., 500 cords of hard wood
at J3 13 per cord; D. C. O'Reilly, of Port
land. C, ?00 cords of soft wood at 53 99
per cord.
Fort Flaqlw, Wash. J. D. Farrell, of
Seattle, Wash., 400.000 pounds of bitumi
nous coal ior fuel at 20 cents per 100
pounds. '
Port Casey, Wash. J. D. Farrell, 100,000
pounds bituminous coal for fuel purposes,
20 cents per 100 pounds; William Jamleson,
100 cords of soft wood at 54 25 per cord.
Boise Barracks, Idaho. John Lemp, of
Boise, Idaho, 400 bushels charcoal at CO
cents per bushel; O. W. Smith, of Boise,
Idaho, 150,000 pounds of coal for fuel pur
poses at 29 cents per 100 pounds.
General Itandall Comlnpr.
General George M. Randall, Depart
ment Commander of Alaska, Is expected to
arrive in Portland tomorrow, and will be
at these headquarters foe a few days
getting the necessary material and rec
ords to open the new department. Gen
eral Randall will be accompanied by
his Adjutant-General, Captain W. P.
Richardson, and his aide-de-camp, Lieu
tenant H. R. Hickok.
Adjutant-General, Captain H. P. Mc
Cain, has been relieved from further duty
In San Francisco, and will arrive here
tomorrow.
Colonel P. C. Cleary, medical director,
who is under orders to report here for
duty, has had his leave of absence fur
ther extended one month, which will not
expire until the end of March.
SKEEPMEX LOSIXG COURAGE.
Afraid They Cannot Get In Cascade
Mountains This Tear.
NORTH YAKIMA. March 13. Although
the sheepgrowere of Central Washington
have not given up the fight for an open
forest reserve, it Is admitted that they are
becoming much discouraged, and are al
most without hope of success. A letter
Tecelved yesterday by the secretary of the
Woolgrowers' Association from Congress
man Jones stated that Mr. Jones had re
peatedly called upon the Secretary of the
Interior to discuss the matter of opening
the reserve this year, hut had not yet been
able to go over the entire subject with
him. At his last -lslt he found the Secre
tary Inclined to be impatient and unwilling
to discuss the matter.
Prominent sheepmen here have been
talking the subject over today, and have
wired Senator Foster to learn If in his
opinion it would be advisable to stnd one
of their number to Washington to present
the case to the Secretary. Several large
flockowners have already made arrange
ments to move to Montana, where free
ranges may yet be had. A representative
of the Great Northern was in town Satur
day, and it is said he offered free trans
portation from Spokane to sheepmen who
desired to go to Montana to look up new
ranges. After shearing time a number
of them will avail themselves of the offer.
If the reserve Is opened at all, .it must
he very soon, as the season Is so far ad
vanced that sheep should be on the ranges
withih a few days.
IVALLA WALLA SEWER BIDS.
iocal Contractors Get the Work for
the Sam of ?3S,O00.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 13.
Bids for the construction of a sewer sys
tem in Walla Walla were opened today
by the City Council. There were IS hid
ders, the successful one being the G. H.
Sutherland Company, of Walla Walla,
whose hid was- $38,900. J. E. Riley & Co.,
of Omaha, bid 535,950, but it was thrown
out on account of conditions appended,
and Burko, Drew & O'Nell, of Portland,
hid $26,47C, which was set aside, as one
of the Councllmen said It was understood
that cheap labor was to be imported for
it. There are about 23 miles of sewer to
he constructed. .
DESTTX ATIOX OF PATIENTS.
Notice of Those Quarantined "With
Plairue at Pugret Sound.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., March 13.
In accordance with the quarantine regu
lations relating to passengers arriving on
infected vessels, Collector Heustls today
notified the state health officers of Call,
fornia, Oregon and Washington of th
destination of the passengers of the
plagup-sbip Nanyo Maru, recently re
leased from quarantine. The notification
states that one case of the bubonic plague
existed on the Nanyo Maru, and the ves
sel was held 37 days In quarantine. Four
teen of the passengers are hound for Call
f ornla, seven for Oregon, and 16 for Wash
ington. This Information is furnished to
the state health officers for the purpose o!
enabling them to maintain such a surveil
lance over arriving immigrants as may
be deemed necessary.
PHEASASTS IS WASHINGTON.
Ten Pairs From Oregon Tamed Leosc
tn Klickitat County.
GOLDENDALE. Wash., March 13. Ten
pairs of Chinese pheasants have been
turned loose at the following points In
and near Goldendale: At Golden's mead
ow, inside of the city limits; at the Elara
Snipes homestead, three miles down the
Little Klickitat, and at the old Alexander
place on the Yakima road, a point a few
miles above Goldendale. The cost of these
birds to the Rod and Gun Club, of Golden
dale was 55 SO per pair, delivered at Gol
dendale, and they were shipped from near
Albany, Or. Dr. R. E. Stewart, of Gol
dendale. was the prime mover In the in
troduction of the game bird into the
Klickitat country. It has been arranged
and understood with the Klickitat settlers
that the new bird will be protected from
destruction without the aid of the Wash
ington law now in vogue. 3t Is eupposed
that the pheasants will wander Into the
spurs of the SImco mountains In summer,
and in winter drop down on the sheltered
places of the B"ig Klickitat River, and pos
sibly some may wander on to the Yakima
River and to the brakes of the Columbia.
The little hoys and girts, as well as the
older people in and about Goldendale have
been on the alert to see that no harm
came to the birds.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Said to Have Sworn Falsely to a
3Iarriago Affidavit.
SEATTLE, March 13. Thesa Fisher was
arrested here tonight by Sheriff March,
of Vancouver, Wash., on a warrant charg
ing her with perjury. She la accused of
swearing to a false affidavit to the effect
that Vivian Nichols and Jessie Cawson,
an eloping couple from Portland, who were
married in Vancouver, were of legal age.
It is claimed the girl was under age.
The alleged perjury """as committed on
January 22, but the Fisher woman was
not located until today.
QUARANTINE IS RAI5ED.
OntraUa'a "Infections Disease"
Is
"Well In Hand ana Slcndlnjr.
CHEHALIS, Wash., March 13. The Che
halls Board of Health has raised the quar
antine which has been maintained for some
time past against Centralla, owing to the
infectious disease prevalent there. The
authorities at Centralla and County Com
missioner Sears, who has the cases out
side the limits 6f that city in charge, have
the disease well quarantined, and ay there
have been no new cases lately It Is thought
the trouble will all be over in two or three
weeks.
KLICKITAT COUNTY MURDER.
Body Pound at a Ranch Officers Gone
for an Investigation.
GOLDENDALE, Wash., March 13. A
man named Diss was murdered at the Fer
ris ranch, 2S miles east of here, Monday.
The body was found at 3 o'clock this after
noon. Ferris is charged with the murder.
The authorities left tonight for the scene.
Weasel Rode With a Pheasant.
DATTON. Or.. March 13. A few days
ago David Lith was In the timber cutting
wood, when his attention was attracted
by a Mongolian pheasant that sped over
his head and landed In the brush near by.
Upon Investigation he found a weasel with
the bird. The- little animal had cut tho
throat of the pheasant, and stayed with
It until Its strength was exhausted and
it fell to the ground.
Farmers are made happy by the return
of good weather. Much plowing has been
done already, and some grain sown. Pear
trees are beginning to bloom.
Filthy Lot of Tmmlsrrants Arrive.
PORT TOWNSEND, March 13. The
Oriental liner Glenogle arrived here this
afternoon, bringing 200 Japanese, among
whom were five women. They are re
ported by the quarantine officers as being
the filthiest lot of Immigrants ever
brought to Puget Sound. The Inspection
was thorough, and no disease, however,
existed among them. The vessel was ner.
mltted to enter.
Arrest of a Sneak-Thief.
SEATTLE, March 18. Peter Burns, said
to be a thief with a record In San Fran
cisco, was arrested by the local police to
day on the charge of burglary. He is ac
cused of stealing a trunk from a lodging
house. "Washington Notes.
The Wenatchle Council is considering
several propositions looking toward a
supply of water for the town.
Retail grocers of Spokane propose the
formation of a boycott against jobbers
who sell to merchants that cut Tates.
W. B. Thomas has sold his farm of SO
acres, on Mill Creek, to Jacob Kibbler
for 531.200, says the Walla Walla Union.
Pomeroy'a City Council has passed an
ordinance that no gate opening on to a
sidewalk In that city shall swing out
ward. There has been 5500 deposited with the
Treasurer of Kittitas County by Chelan
County as a starter to pay for the tran
scribing of Chelan County records.
F. Groshen will farm 500 acres on the
Indian reservation this year, says the
Yakima Republic He will put in 20 acres
of onions. 30 acres of melons and 100
acres of timothy and the remainder In
grain.
The books of the City Clerk show that
the floating Indebtedness of North Yaki
ma three years ago was 517.753, Including
Interest. On January 15, 1900. the debt
amounted to $3023 39 and Interest, or less
than 54000.
According- to the records of the North
ern Pacific Express Company, there have
been approximately 120.000 pounds of
shelled oysters shipped through Olympia
In the past six months. This large
amount of meat oysters came from Oys
ter and Mud Bays, and was shipped prin
cipally to Portland and the down Sound
cities.
Last Fall, Mayor Nlckeus and others, of
Tacoma, employed a cruiser to locate tham
on Government timber land, and later
they claim they found the land not as
represented. They" were warned by tel
ephone not to pay the money, but the
message arrived after -the money had been
paid, and judgment was obtained last
week against the telephone company for
the damages caused by delay in deliver
ing the message.
The Whatcom creamery is pushing out
for business, says the New Whatcom
Reveille. Three ;reara-wacon rout
1 have been established. One Is from
Birch Bay to Custer, and the cans are
sent in trom me latter point by rail. An
other route Is between Lynden and What
com, and the third is from Lynden to
Whatcom via Ferndale. Cream is also
brought In by rail from Clearbrook and
other points, and another wagon route
will be established between Whatcom and
Demlng. Manager Ford has sold about
15 separators to Whatcom County ranch
ers. Girls predominate In the jrraduatlnc
I class at the Tacoma High School, and
xne otner any tney broke a precedent
and greatly annoyed tho boys by elect
ing one of their own number president
of the class organization. The discom
fited boys then planned to elect a girl
to run the school paper, and then refuse
to support her by obtaining "ads." She
could not successfully run the paper
without their aid and would be forced
to resign, thus admitting her inability.
The boys would thus force the recogni
tion they wanted. But when It came to
the election, none of the girls would
ha-e It. and they- combined and elected
a boy to the thankless job.
HANDCAR MET A TRAIN
TWO JAPANESE SECTION
KILLED OUTRIGHT.
HANDS
Tvr Others Injured, One Serloasly
Were Rounding- a Curve on a
Descending: Grade.
BAKER CITY. Or., March 13. By an
accident that occurred last night on tho
O. R. & N near Pleasant Valley, 12 miles
from this city, two Japanese were killed
and one seriously Injured. The section
crew were on a handcar going down grade
and around a curve, and were met by a
freight train drawn by two engines. The
section foreman jumped and saved his
life, but the Japanese became bewildered
and leaped onto the track In front of the
advancing train In their endeavor to throw
the handcar from tho track. Three of
them went under the head engine, one of
the two victims had his head severed and
the other was crushed to death. The In
jured man may recover. The fourth man
escaped with a few cuts and bruises.
A Floar 31111 Wanted.
The board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce is endeavoring to have a
flour mill established In Baker City, and
has a proposition from a Wisconsin man
for a 60-barrel mill. At a meeting held
this evening, Secretary Miller was In
structed to furnish the necessary data,
and to give the Information that no sub
sidy would be offered hut that the estab
lishment of the mill would be aided In
all other respects.
The grand opening of the new clubrooms
In the Citizens' Bank building will be held
as soon as the rooms shall be fully fur
nished, which Is expected to be done the
latter part of this week . A special pro
gramme will be prepared for the occasion,
and citizens generally, as well as mem
bers, will be invited to attend. The board
will hoH a special meeting Friday evening
to arrange the preliminaries. The roonu
will be elaborately furnished, and when
completed will be the handsomest in the
state, outside of Portland. The reading
rooms will be supplied with the leading
newspapers and periodicals, and visiting
strangers wil be given two weeks' cards
upon application of members.
Baker City's School Election.
A heavy vote was polled yesterday in
the election of School Director. Rev. J.
R. X. Bell received 255 votes, and S. B.
Kidder 157. W. S. Bowers, for School
Clerk, was returned unopposed. It is be
lieved that an effort will be made to dis
qualify Mr. Bell on the ground of lrregu
laritles in his assessment on the toxroll.
The rapidity with which fortunes are
acquired In mining districts was well ex
emplified in the school election. Albert
Gelser was disqualified at the polls be
cause the assessment rolls showed he was
assessed for only $75 worth of property last
year, the law requiring that voters must
bo assessed for property of the value ot
510D, Mr. Gelser Is now president of a
51.000.000 mine, and president of the Citi
zens' Bank, of this city, and holds bonds
to the amount of $15,500, Issued by the
school district last summer. He was
turned down at the polls, however, al
though he Is this year a heavy property
holder 4n the district, and Is rated aa
being at last personally worth $503,000.
Small Mills Profitable.
Some of the miners In the Bridgeport
district are using small mills on their
property to good advantage. This enabled
them not only to develop their property,
but also to make money without being
compelled to put In expensive machinery.
A few of the mines there are now being
worked in this manner, and are yielding
good results to their owners.
DOCTOR CAUGHT INFECTION.
Assisted In Isolating: Others, and Las
Nott Quarantined Himself.
ENGENE, March 13. Dr. W. L. Che
shire, who acted for the county In the
quarantine against smallpox and directed
disinfection of houses in the western part
of the county, is suffering from what phy
sicians suspect to be a mild form of vario
loid, and has quarantined himself.
Horse Has Pink-Eye.
A horse suffering from a case of genu
ine plnk-cye, much dreaded by stockmen
everywhere, was discovered today by
Stock Inspector C. M. Young. The ani
mal Is Isolated, and State Veterinarian
William McLain, of Portland, has been
notified.
Dlspnte Over Property.
The County Court has offered for sale
tracts of land 34 feet deep in the rear
of two business houses on Willamette
street. This is a part of the property over
which there has "been much controversy
for years past as to Its proper disposi
tion, it having been laid out as a street
around blocks donated to the county for
public buildings. It has always been used
by owners of property abutting, and after
considerable work It was vacated as a
street, and the adjacent holders were
given the right to purchase at an an-
praised valuatlpn. All bought except two,
and these having refused, the 34 feet ad
jacent to their property is advertised for
sale to the highest bidder. It will prob
ably lead to litigation to test the legal
ity or the sale of the entire strip.
CANNERY FOR, ALASKA.
Complete Outfit of Machinery to Be
Shipped From Astoria.
ASTORIA March 13. A complete outfit
of cannery machinery will be shipped by
the Astoria Iron Works tomorrow for the
Alaska Salmon Association, of San Fran
cisco. This will be the first season of tho
new association's operations In Alaska,
and Its cannery will have a capacity of
1000 cases per day.
An Inquest was held at Seaside last
evening on the body of Louis Chanes, or
"Indian Louie," as he was commonly
called, who was found dead on the street
in that tow?i yesterday morning. The
verdict of the jury was that "the de
ceased came to his death through suffo
cation by falling face downward on the
ground while In a state of Intoxication."
The remains were brought to this city
this morning, and will be burled tomor
row. So far as can be ascertained, he had
no relatives living, and the timber claim
on wliTch he lived had not been proved.
Judge McBrlde today set tho case of
John Pentella vs. the Clatsop Mill Com
pany for trial on Wednesday. April 4.
This Is a suit for $20,114, damages for In
juries sustained by the plaintiff while ha
was employed In the defendant's sawmill.
All preparations have been made for the
schooner Jessie to start on her deep-sea
fishing cruise to the halibut banks tomor
row. She Is expected to make two trips
a month.
FTVE SPEECHES IX OREGON.
Bryan Will Pass Through the State
Twice, 'and "Will Talk.
LEBANON, Or., March 13. Hon. M. A
Miller gives It out that William Jennings
Bryan has made five appointments for
Oregon, as follows:
Albany and Salem. March 23; Pendleton
March 29; Portland, April 4; Roseburg.
April 5.
Preparing for Another Assembly.
OREGON CITY, March 13. SecretarS
J. W. Gray, ot the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua Association, reports that the
board has already selected several man
agers of departments and instructors. Al
bert Grllley, secretary of the Oregon City
Y. M. C. A., has been chosen physical
director: Professor C. E. Kemp, Instructor
In the Columbian School of Oratory, Is
to have charge of tho department of elo
cution. The following Instructors have
thus far been chosen for the July Chau
tauqua: President W. C. Hawley, Salem,
"American History"; Professor I. M.
Glenn, Eugene, "English Language";
Professor A. R. Sweetser, Forest Grove,
"Botany"; Professor J. B. Horner, Corval.
lis, "English Literature"; Rev. O. B.
Streyfeller, Albany, "Junior Bible." Othcj
instructors, not assigned, who have beer
selected, are: Mrs. H.""D. Harford, New.
berg; President W. H. Lee, of Albanj
College; President H. L. Boardman, Mc
Mlnnvllle College. Dr. W. E. Carll. T. F.
Ryan and H. E. Cross were appointed a
committee on restaurants.
ANOTHER SOLDIER'S FUNERAL.
Lyman Kclsay, "Who Died in a Manila
Hospital a Year Ago.
CORVALLIS, March 13. Interment of
the remains of Lyman Kclsay, late of
Company D, Second Oregon Volunteers,
took place here this afternoon. The body
arrived In San Francisco last week, and
reached Corvallls yesterday afternoon. At
the railroad station the casket was met
by the local lodge of Knights of Pythias
and the local contingent of Spanish War
Volunteers, and was by them taken to the
opera-house, where, draped In the national
colors. It rested In state until taken to tho
grave.
The funeral occurred at 2 'o'clock, and
was largely attended. All business houses
were closed, and at the college most of the
day's recitations had been disposed of in
the forenoon in order to give students
opportunity to attend. The cadet battal
ion, comprising three companies, was pres
ent in a body. The service was under the
auspices of the Knights of Pythias, as
sisted by the local post of Spanish War
Veterans. In addition to the sermon by Dr.
Thompson and the other exercises incident
to such occasions, there were addresses
by Judge W. S. McFadden and Judge John
Burnett, both of whom were professional
associates of the late Colonel Kelsay,
father of the dead soldier. The latter
died of tonsllitls In the hospital at Manila
May 29, 1S99. He was bom. In Corvallls,
and nearly all his life was spent In this
city, but he enlisted from Pendleton.
Hott Captain Geary Died.
A few details concerning the death of
the late Captain Woodbfidge Geary, laid
to rest at Eugene last Thursday, have re
cently come to Mrs. Geary, In this city.
The intelligence was contained in a letter
from the Chaplain of the regiment in
which the dead coldler was a captain.
The American troops were storming the
Filipino trenches near San Francisco de
Malabon. The fight began late In tho af
ternoon, and as was his custom. Captain
Geary rode at the head of his men. Sud
denly he fell from his horse. A Mauser
bullet had accomplished Its deadly work.
The Lieutenant of the company and sev
eral other men hurried to the side of the
wounded officer, but in a feeble voice the
Captain said: "Don't mind me, boys; I'll
take care of myself; don't mind me, but
go on with the fight; go on with tho
fight." Those were almost if not the last
words of -the brave soldier. Unconscious
ness followed, and at 3 o'clock the follow
ing morning "taps" sounded for as loyal
a patriot and as brave a soldier as ever
faced the foe.
ADMIRATION OF ORATORY.
McMfcnnvllIe Pnbllcly Rejoices and
Raises Money for Oratorical Fund.
M'MINNYILLE, Or., March 12. A pub
lic reception and college rally was held
at the First Baptist Church, of this city,
last evening, In honor of the victory of W.
Lair Thompson, at the intercollegiate ora
torical contest. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Joseph Hoberg, and speeches were
made by Mayor H. S. Maloney, on behalf
cf the city; Rev. A- J. Hunsaker, on be
half of the Board of Trustees of the col
lege, and by Attorney Lyman E. Latour
ette, of Portland, on behalf of tho Alumni.
Charles V. Galloway, who first won the
gold medal In these contests for McMlnn
vllle College, was also present, and made a
speech. As a special ravor to the citi
zens, Mr. Thompson delivered the prize
oration, "Expansion Our National Pol
icy." Parodies of several national songs
and poem's were rendered during the even
ing. At the conclusion of the meeting a
citizens' oratorical fund of several hundred
dollars was raised, the Interest of which
Is to be used as prizes In the local contest
each year.
THREE CRIMINAL CASES.
One Sentenced to Tiro Years for For.
eery A Merchant Indicted.
ALBANY, March 13. In the Circuit
Court this afternoon J. W. Thompson,
the printer, upon pleading cnllty of for
gers', was sentenced to two years In the
state penitentiary. Percy Farrell, an Al
bany boy, was sentenced to two months in
the county jail for stealing an overcoat
out of the hotel at Halsey. J. P. Hahn,
a Sweet Home merchant, was Indicted for
assault with a dangerous weapon upon
A. L. Weddle, committed last October,
and the case was continued until the next
term of court.
White Srrana Leave Goose Lake.
LAKEVIEW, Or., March. Hunters re
port the departure of white swans from
Goose Lake earlier this year than usual.
This Is regarded as a sure sign that win
ter Is over here. These larger birds are
seen upon Goose Lake every winter for
about six weeks. They come about the
1st of February, and leave about the mid
dle or last of March. They are very largo
and beautiful. Some ot them weigh as
much as 22 pounds, dressed, and they are
pronounced the most toothsome of all the
water fowls. During their stay on Goose
Lake, the lake at times looks like a husra
snowbank. Their great white plumes
show for miles away.
New Baker County Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, March 13. E. J. Hal
lock was today appointed postmaster at
McEwan, Baker County, Or., vice Henry
Duckworth, dead.
Oregon Notes.
Less than 1000 voters have registered in
Coos County.
A wagon-load of mullet, from Sprague
River, was sold In Lakeview on the 3d
Inst.
"Bogus Creek" Is the name of a stream
in Southern Oregon. It often justifies the
name by rising suddenly to the volume of
a river.
Baseball begins early In Southern Ore
gon. A gamo Is announced to take placo
at Sliver Lake next Friday, with a team
from Paisley.
The Long Creek Eagle boasts of the
good times prevailing throughout Grant
County, due to high prices paid for sheep,
cattle and horses.
Samuel Newton, an American, whose,
home Is given as Salem, Or., committed
suicide in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb
ruary 2S. He was one of the refugees from
the Transvaal.
The Marshfield Sun says that Captain
H. R. Reed has a contract to build two
more vessels, and will be at Coos Bay on
the next steamer to perfect the arrange
ments of Securing a yard. It Is quite prob
able that he will build at the Bay City
mill.
The Grant County News reports that
Dick Danby, who was In Portland recent
ly to have an operation performed, by re
moving a part of his fractured skull, has
returned to Canyon City, and says the
operation was very successfully performed.
Mr. Danby is now on the road to a speedy
recovery.
The Roseburg Review Is Informed that
another party of timber land locators ar
rived last week, and went to the head
waters of the Calapooia and surveyed and
located timber claims. It understands that
about 20 more men are now en route to
Oakland from Ashland, Wis., who are due
to arrive this week.
The Coos Bay Railroad Company has
made a proposition to furnish burnt fire
clay to be placed on Front street, Co
qullle City, delivering It on cars alonn
the street, where desired, for 45 cents per f
ton. and the City Council, which has al
ready decided to Improve said street, has
the matter under consideration.
COMPLETED TO STUART
RAILS LAID ON NORTHERN PA
CIFIC'S CLEARWATER LINE.
flakes Great Change in Bnslncss of
That Country Terminus 18 Miles .
From Granseville.
LEWISTON, Idaho, March 13. Today
the Northern Pacific finished laying steel
rails to Stuart, thus completing 60 miles
of the Clearwater Short Line. At this
point the South and Middle forks of the
Clearwater River come together. The
grading is done for three miles further
along the South Fork, and ends in an
Indian's barnyard. Rails will be laid on
the construction of the line, but for what
purpose is past finding out The useless
three miles of track must remain as a
kind of freak in railroad-building. There
is not the slightest evidence that any more
road will be built, for the contractors are
all moving away.
From present Indications. Stuart will be
the terminus of the line for some time to
come. Stuart is on the Nez Perces Indian
Reservation, and about 10 miles from the
border line. It Is 18 miles from Grange
vllle. and will be the nearest railroad sta
tion -to the Camas Prairie country. In
reaching Stuart from the farming coun
try, there are no direct wagon roads, but
they will probably be built. Elk City, so
long. Isolated from the world, can be
reached from Stuart in a single day's
drive. Several carloads of mining -machinery
will go to Stuart with the first
freight train, for it has been standing on
the track for a week waiting to move for
ward. The machinery is destined for Elk
City, and the adjacent country.
Along the Clearwater River the North
ern Pacific now has 75 miles of track from
LewJston to Stuart. The first 15 miles of
track up the river Is used by the trains
that run to Spokane. The continuation of
the road along the river Is for 60 miles,
and Is entirely upon the Indian Reserva
tion. Under the law, the Indians cannot
part with their lands for a period of 25
years. Had ijt been otherwise, not an In
dian would have had a foot of land left
on which to bury his bones.
By a special act of Congress the railroad
companies may buy a right of way
through Indian lands. In the building of
the Northern Pacific for 60 miles through
the heart cf tho Nez Perces Reservation
many nice points have arisen. In order
to settle everything amicably, the Gov
ernment sent Cyrus Beede, of Oskaloosa,
la., to act as an arbitrator. Mr. Beede's
official position Is that of inspector of In
dian agencies. He Is a man advanced In
years, and Is of a kindly disposition,
treating the Indians with judicial fairness.
He has had some difficult questions to
solve, but has been remarkably success
ful with them all. Only once did Mr.
Beede appeal to Washington, D. C.
The Northern Pacific, in common with
other railroad companies, has been in the
habit of using- the right of way. easement
to promote the interests of the road in
all commercial ways. It has allowed men
to build warehouses close to the track for
the storage of freight and commodities. It
has allowed hotels and other buildings to
be put up for the accommodation of the
traveling public In such cases, It demand
ed a nominal rent for the use of the
ground. .
It so hapened that at a point on the
Clearwater Short Line, a merchant agreed
to pay the sum of 55 a month for ground
enough to hold the foundation of a ware
house. The Indian on whose land the
warehouse was to be built, even although
he had sold It to the railroad company
for a right of way, protested against the
erection of the building. He said that he
owned the land outside of the right of
way, and was ready to lease- a building
site at the same price fixed by the rail
road tompany. The Indian took down his
Winchester rifle and declared that he was
ready to start trouble In a minute. Cyrus
Beede came upon the scene, and asked
the Indian why he had become warlike.
The reply was:,
"I get .$5 an acre from the railroad to
use my land till I'm dead, and all the
while afterwards. Now the railroad gets
55 a month for a little piece of land while
I am alive", and as long as I'm dead. In
dian must flght."
"Wait," said Beede, "and I will ask for
tho truth from Washington. Put up your
gun, and we will see that no wrong is
done. No building must be carried on
until we get the truth."
When the ruling camo from Washing
ton by telegraph It was in effect that the
easement does not contemplate the sub
leasing of the land for any purpose what
soever. The railroad company must put
up all its own buildings, and they must
not be used for any purpose outside of
the railroad's own necessities.
The completion of the railroad to Stuart
will work a kind of transformation scene
with the stage coaches. The inspiration
of seeing a slx-horso thoroughfare coach
finish Its journey of 70 miles from Grange
vine to Lewlston will be a thing of the
past. Tho stage will be abandoned, and
connection made with Stuart In carrying
the mall. Lewlston merchants are just
beginning to wake up to tho fact that
nearly 40 general stores have been estab
lished along the Clearwater River, taking
their trade from the country that has
always been tributary to Lewlston. "To
enter the wholesale field is now their only
safeguard.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
A. J. Lawrence, of Baker City, Dies
In Lewlston, Idaho.
LEWISTON, Idaho, March 13. Andrew
J. Lawrence, of Baker City, Or., died here
today of heart disease at the home of his
daugnter, Mrs. S. F. McDonald. He came
here two montLs ago on a visit. Deceased
was an Oregon pioneer and a prominent
lawyer and pcllt clan during the early his
tory of. that state. His remains will be
shipped tomorrow lo Baker City for inter
ment. Ebcnerer Blnehley, of Eugene.
EUGENE. March 33. Ebenczer Blach
ley, an old and respected pioneer, died to
day at the home of his son, C. M. Blach
ley, 11 miles north of Eugene, at the ad
vanced age of 0 years and 3 months. He
left three sons and one daughter. The
remains will be burled In tho Masonic
cemetery at Eugene tomorrow afternoon.
Quartzburg Mining District.
Elmer E. Cleaver has Returned, from a
month's stay at Quartzburg and other
Grant County points, looking after exten
sive mining Interests. In speaking of the
Quartzburg district. Mr. Cleaver says It
is a wonder. He has locations on a ledge
that runs from six feet to 1525 feet in
width by actual measurement, and In
places the ledge crops out of the ground
from 50 to 200 feet In height. Assays have
given values of over 510 to the ton.
Mr. Cleaver says snow la rapidly leav
ing the mountains, but late rains have
made the roads nearly impassable. In a
fow weeks, however, there will be little
trouble In getting around over the country-
GREAT PARIS EXPOSITION.
Owing to the heavy travel about to set
In from America to Europe, persons who
contemplate visiting the Paris exposition
or any part of Europe, should make ap
plication for steamship accommodations
(first or second cabin) at earliest date pos
sible, to secure desirable berths and sail
ings. Full information regarding cabin
rates, diagrams and salnng dates via all
trans-Atlantic steamship lines, may be
obtained at the Union Pacific ticket office.
Accommodations reserved promptly on ap
plication. Don't forget the number, 135
Third street. GEORGE LANG.
City Passenger and Ticket Agent.
J. H. LOTHRQP. General Agent.
LOVE?
Love Interpreted in the Light of
an Average Woman's Life.
To love is to give. Loving Is giving.
There Is no higher definition In Heaven
or earth than that with one addition;
the gjving Is the giving of one's own self.
There Is no thought of return, no seeking
of reward. Love gives Itself; "coins its
heart and pours Ita blood for drachmas."
So that giving Is the universal expression
of love. "Greater love hath no man than
this, that he lay down his life for his
friends." Every statue that we raise to
hero or to martyr Is but the echo of that
saying. We look on Wlnkelreld gathering
a sheaf of spears Into his breast to "make
way for liberty," and we find ourselves
carving as his greatest epitaph "Greater
love hath no man than this, that he lay
down his life for his friends."
But what about a life which Is laid
down piecemeal, bit by bit, day by day?
What about a breast that gathers to itself
not a sheaf of spears, out a million pins
to prick and poison, and does this so corn-
monly and so constantly that we see In
It no heroism to be celebrated either by
sculptor or by poet?
That Is- woman's lovu.
Sho lays down her life for her friends
piecemeal She dies dally. In the com
mon round of dally household tasks there
Is found the expression of a love that has
no measure short of the love of Him who
called a woman "mother."
NO REST FOR WOMEN.
There are thousands of women who do
not have a minute's rest In any week in
the year. They rise at 6 and work till 10
often later. Their only rest Is the brief
Interval of nightly slumber, often broken
by a baby's restlessness. There's wash
ing and ironing to do. There's baking,
cooking and sewing to attend to, and all
these cares punctuated by the demands
of children. There are little dresses
to fix over, hose to darn, and schoolboys'
clothes to mend, and not seldom the hour
of midnight finds the tired eyes shut over
the scarce completed task the body too
weary to move to bed.
Has the husband no duty In this case?
Does no premonition come to. him of-.thai
time when "God strikes a silence through
It all and gives to his beloved sleep"?
Sometimes the husband Is warned In time
and makes an effort to save his wife and
restore her health.
"My wife was sick for over eight years."
writes Albert H. Fulte, esq., of Altamont.
Grundy County, Tenn. "She had uterine
disease and was treated by two physi
cians and got no relief. At last I read
In one of your Memorandum Books which
you sent mc about Dr. Pierce's medicines,
and we decided to try his 'Favorite Pre
scription. I sent to the drug store and
got one bottle, and tho first dose gave ease
and sleep. She had not slept any for
three nights. Being sure that It would
cure her, I sent for five more bottles, and
when she had taken the sixth bottle, she
was sound and well. We now have a
fine boy at our house."
WONDERFUL SUCCESS.
The success of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription In restoring to sound health
women who have "spent years In suffering
Is nothing less than phenomenal. Women
who have exhausted the resources of local
physicians, who have vainly sought medi
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treated at a sanitarium widely advertised,
with no permanent benefit, have turned at
last to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and found In it a prompt and perfect cure.
"I wish to extend my most heartfelt
thanks for the benefit your medicine has
been to me," writes Mrs. Charles Leray.
of Unlonvllle, Tuscola County, Mich. "I
had what the doctors called Inflammation
of tho ovaries; there was pus formed In
the fallopian tubes. Once or twice a year
I would have a spell of sickness, lasting
about two months; very severe pains in
my sides over the ovaries, and down the
upper part of my limbs to the knees (It
seemed as If the flesh would come off),
accompanied by severe vomiting and nose
bleed. I was not able to eo my work. I
was so sore across the abdomen If I
stepped down quickly It almost killed me.
Could keep hardly anything on my stom
ach any of the time.
"I was examined by our home physician,
also one In Toledo, O.. and they all said I
would have to have the ovaries removed.
In June. 1S9S, I went from Toledo to Bat
tle Creek, to the Advent Sanitarium, and
was examined by Drs. Kellogg and Wine
gar, and they advised an operation. I
took treatment there for 10 weeks; local
and bathroom treatment, such as electric
baths, hot fomentations, etc. I Improved
some and returned home the 1st of Sep
tember, and commenced doing my house
work. I began to get worse again. I then
got one bottle each of Dr. Pierce's Fa
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them I weighed 106 pounds; before I had
taken one bottle of each I Improved so
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on. I have taken eight bottles of 'Favor
ite Prescription' and two of the 'Golden
Medical Discovery,' and haven't had any
pain since March. I feel perfectly well.
Have not the least pain In my sides
and no trouble with my stomach whatever.
I now weigh 135 pounds. I have had bat
ter health the past winter and spring than
ever before In my life of 22 years. This
trouble has bothered me some for about
eight years, but got worse In the last
four years. Before I began these medi
cines I wrote to Dr. Pierce and received
a prompt reply, advising me to try his
medicines. I earnestly thank God that I
took his advice, and I highly recommend
Dr. Pierce's medicines to all suffering
women. May you live years to mlniste
to suffering humanity Is my earnest wish."
THE ONE THING FOR WOMEN.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is
solely a woman's medicine. Its compo
sition is the result of Tears of study and
success It is a perfect regulator. It dries
the drains which so enfeeble women. It
heals inflammation and ulceration and
cures female weakness. It nourishes and
tranquillzes the nerves, so that it entirely
cures nervousness. it encourases a
healthy appetite and induces restful sleep.
It Is the greatest boon ever offered to
prospective mothers. It strengthens them
for the trying" ordeal of maternity, and .
r'lrEi nit -4sA2i W J
makes the baby's advent practically pain
less. It gives the mother strength to give
her child, and promotes an abundant flow
of the nutritive secretions upon which tho
baby's health and growth depend.
"I take this opportunity of expressing
my everlasting gratitude to you for the
wonderful benefits I have received from
the use of"Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion and 'Golden Medical Discovery.' "
WTltes Mrs. E. H. Newton, of Vanburen,
Aroostook County, M. "My baby was
bom In May, 1SS6, and ror weeks after I
was delirious. My friends did not know
whether I would live or die. The doctor
In attendance did not give much encour
agement, and said that If I did git well
I never would live through another such
period. When I consulted you In April,
1S93, I was In poor health; had been sick
all -winter, and, to add to my trouble. wa3
on the road to what the doctor said would
end my days. I was almost discouraged;,
did not expect any help, but thousht tha
end was only a matter of time, and oh!
my two poor, little, motherless children.
"It was In this condition that I began
the use of your valuable medicine. On
receipt of your letter of April 6 my hus
band purchased six .bottles, and I used It
as you directed. When you wrote mo
words of encouragement on April 27, I
had received no benefit from the medicine,
but determined as a. last resort to give it
a fair trial. I am now taking the 13th and
last bottle. I have a lovely baby girl, S
weeks old, that weighed lVJz pounds at
birth. My baby and I are enjoying per
fect health, thanks to your wonderful
medicines, to which I believe I ow'e my
life. I cannot .find words to express my
gratitude to you, and I hope you may long
be spared to perform the good work in
which you are now engaged."
"Favorite Prescription" is entirely free
from any deleterious substance, and agrees
with the weakest and frailest of women.
It contains no alcohol and Is absolutely
i free from opium, cocaine, and all other
narcoucs. it is in irum a temperance
medicine.
Women suffering from diseases of long
standing are specially Invited to consult
Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All corre-
spondence Is read In private, answered In
.' private, and womanly confidences are
guarded as a sacred secret. Write with
out fear and without fee to Dr. R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
The greatest encouragement to any
woman must be the success of Dr. Pierce -In
curing the various forms of womanly
djsease which have received treatment
at his hands. The permanent cures ef-i
fectcd by Dr. Pierce and his staff reach
the truly remarkable figure of 9S per cent
of those treated. In a little over CO years,
assisted by his staff of nearly a score of
skilled physicians. Dr. Pierce, as chief
consulting physician to the Invalids" Hotel
and Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. Y., has
treated and cured more than half a mil
lion women. Every suffering woman who
Teads this should not fail to take advan
tage of Dr. Pierce's offei- of free consulta
tion by letter.
It sometimes happens that people who
ask the dealer for Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription are offered a substitute prepa
ration, claimed to be "just as good." The
main motive of substitution is the little
more profit which less meritorious prepa
rations pay the dealer. Women should,
therefore. Insist upon "Favorite Prescrip
tion." the medicine which makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
A FRIEND IN- NEED
To every woman will be found In Dr.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser.
It teaches women the things they need
to know about themsalves. It Is Invalu
able to mothers who have a family to rear
ard protect. This great work, contain
ing 100S large pages. Is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send SI one-cent stamps for the book, la
stout cloth binding, or only 21 stamps for
paper cover. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
MINES WILL RESUME WORK
J
Contract System to De Introduced In
stead of Day Lnor.
ROSSLAND. B. C. March 13. The La
Rol. War Eagle and Center Star mines,
which have been completely shut down,
announce that they tvIII resume opera
tions, but that the contract system will
be In vogue, payment being made in ac
cordance with the quantity of work per.
formed, instead Of by the day, as hereto
fore. Contracts will be let until the mlnea
are In full operation. In the past the
miners have refused to accept work under
the contract system, but. In view of the
changed conditions, the union will again
consider the proposition, and will prob
ably accept the contract terms.
notations of MIninpr Stocks.
SPOKAN'E. March 13. The closing bids
mSnlnp ttocks today were:
Blaektall 0 0Si Moraas Glcry...$0
for
OUri
Butte St Boston. 3 Monijn 3
Crystal 4ii Princess Maud... o3!
Deer Trail No. 2 88, Palmer 3It. Tun. 20
Kvenlng- Star .. 74Quilp 22
Gold Ledge ... 5 .Rambler Cariboo 24' a
Golden Harvest. 1 Republic 1 02
InsurRent 2 (Reservation. .... "7
Jim Blaine 10 j Sullivan S
Lone Pine Surp. 15 .Tom Thumb .... 16
Mountain LIcn.. 85 IWaterloo 2
SAN FRANCISCO, ilarch 13. The official
clofiing- quotations for mining 3tocks today were
as follows:
Alta. 50 OSIICer.tuck Con $0 02
Alpha Con 3;Lady Wash. Ccn.. 2
Andea 11, Mexican 23
Belchr 2S, Occidental Con ... 33
Bt & Belcher... 37iOphir 70
Bullion 3iOerman 30
Caledonia 1 OOfPotosi 21
Challenge Con ... 24Savas,e 13
Cfcollar 2oiSes. Belcher
4
Confidence S7j Sierra Nevada
51
0
2 SO
22
con. uai. i; a... i ou.suver niu
Crown Point
Exchequer
Gould & Curry...
Hale &. Norcrcsa..
Justice .
J-JiSicr.dard.
21 Union. Con
16Utah Con 10
20;YeIIcw Jacket
IT
6
NEW YORK, March 13. Mining- stocks today
closed aa follows:
Chollar $0 22 Ontario SS 23
Crown Point 13 Ophir 70
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 45 Plymouth 12
Deadwood GO Quicksilver 1 50
Gculd & Curry... M do prct ...." 7 50
Hale & Xorcrcaa.. 20 Sierra. Nevada. ... 73
Homestaka 50 CO Standard 2 50
Iron Silver COi Union Con 19
Mexican 23TetIow Jacket 14
BOSTON, March 13. Closing quotations:
Boston &. Mont.$3 Ot JParrot 50 44
Butte & Beaten. 61
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