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J '4 THE MOBNING -OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1900. KILLED IN A QUARREL Trouble Over Land of Klickitat County Ranches. NEWCOMER TOOK PART OF FARM Slayer Has Served Term in reniten tiary Surrendered to Officers Cor oner's Jury's Verdict Scaled. GOLDENDALE, March 14. It was A. J. "Worrell, step-con of Diss, -who was killed at George Ferris' ranch, In the east end of the county Monday. The ranch la located about two miles below Arlington, on this side of the river. His mother and dster, who lived with him. became un easy when he did not return home from work Monday evening', and they at once Instituted a search, which lasted through out the evening, and proved fruitless. In the morning they sent for Diss, who was at one of the neighboring ranches, and he joined them In the search. The body was found afeout 3 o'clock in the after noon sonie distance from the plow which he had been using; and the team had teen unhitched and was gone. When the body was discovered it had a deep wound In the breast, supposed to have been made by a gunshot. A messenger was immediately sent to the authorities here, and Sheriff Burger, Prosecuting Attorney Darch and Coroner Hart, accompanied by a physician, left about 11 o'clock last night for the scene of the murder. It seems that when Diss and "Worrell moved there, two years ago, they were in close circumstances, and Ferris rented them his ranch-, furnishing them horses, feed and everything for cash rent, giving them time on payment. A portion of the ranch, which they rented, was forfeited railroad land, to which Ferris had not yet obtained title, and which he had not even iiled on, and they, finding this out, immediately wrote East and obtained a contract for it. They then moved onto this particular part of the ranch and put it in wheat, Ferris knowing nothing of the transaction until two months after ward. Out of this grew the quarrel that ended in the homicide. At 3 o'clock this morning Mrs. W. C. Burger was awakened by a knock at the door and a call for her husband, the Sher iff. The person proved to be George Fer riF, iv ho at once gave himself up to Under Sheriff Stimson, acknowledging the killing and claiming self-defense. Ferris is well known all over this coun try. He was sent to the Walla Walla Penitentiary about S& years agofor steal ing horses, under a. sentence of 10 years, but only served about six of the 10. Wor rell was about 42 or 43 years old, and unmarried. Ferris is now in jail, await ing a hearing. Coroner Hart returned today from the scene of the homicide of Mr. "Worrell. He brought in a sealed verdict, which will be opened at the examination of George Fer ris, who Is charged with murder. TROUBLE OVER TRUST FUNDS. Executor of "Will Arrested for Taking 91000 Wrongfully. COLFAX, Wash., March 15. Word wag received from Cottonwood, Idaho, today that Deputy Sheriff Carter, of this county, had arrested Fred Rustemeyer, formerly a resident of the Palouse country, on a charge of larceny by embezzlement It Is expected that Rustemeyer will return to the state for trial without being ex tradited. Bustemeyer, who for many years was a prominent citizen of the "Cnlontown neighborhood, was exicutor of the estate of Anton Ruther. deceased, and in 1S97, by the sale of personal prop erty, accumulated $1000 of the estate furds, which he used for his own benefit Rustemeyer has always boldly admitted taking the money, and said that ho was too poor to return it Mistake Over Cattle. James Fronek, an old and respected farmer of the western portion of the Pa louse country, was arrested yesterday, charged with assaulting with a deadly weapon James Woodley, another old and respected citizen. When brought before the Superior Court today Fronek pleaded guilty and was fined $30 and costs. Exe cution of the sentence was stayed during good behavior. The trouble was the result of a mis understanding on the part of Fronek. He had been losing cattle by thieves very frequently of late, and, seeing Wood ley, with an assistant, driving a band of cattle by his place, among them several of his own, Fronek got his rifle and held the men up, not permitting any explana tion. Woodley was driving the cattle to Ills own pasture, only half a mile further on, intending to cut Fronek's out as soon as possible. Fined nnd Sent to Jail. Bert Newton, charged with grand lar ceny in robbing his employer of $40, was arraigned in the Superior Court this af ternoon, and pleaded guilty to petty lar ceny. He -was fined $100 and 30 days in jail Increase in Taxable Land. Assessor Siler has received statements from the United States Land Offices at Walla Walla and Spokane of final proofs as made between March 1, 1899, and March 1. 1900. In the Walla Walla District, with in Whitman County, there were 76 certifi cates issued, aggregating 7442 acres. In the Spokane District 31 certificates were issues, aggregating 4311 acres a total of new land proved up and to go on the tax rolls this year of 11,753 acres. Assessor Siler says the average valuation of these lands on the assessment rolls will be $10 an acre.- PAYS A L.VRGC TAX. Weyerhanser Syndicate Put Up Near ly .10,000 in Pacific County. -SbUTH BEND, Wash., March 15. Tho tax on the Weyerhauser syndicate lands In Pacific County for 1899 were paid to day, and amounted to $9915-16, or three times as large as the tax of any other corporation or individual in the county. Steamer to San Francisco. The steamer Rival, of the Dollar line, will hereafter make regular trips to South Bend from San Francisco every three weeks, and It is expected that later these trips will increase in frequency. Since the steamer Point Loma went ashore on the ocean beach, four year ago, South Bend has had practically no regular steamer communication with California. The steamer will carry lumber for the Columbia Box & Lumber Company. Race for Oyster Beds. The annual race for the natural oyster beds began last night, as the season opens today. This year the rush has been un precedented, as oysters are scarce and hlgh-pTiced. Long before the end of the open season the beds will be entirely ex hausted. PARK AT RAILWAY STATION. Plan, of Northern Pacific-. Yakima County Getting: on Cash Basis. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., March 15. The Northern Pacific Company is prepar ing a park at Its handsome new depot in this city. The grounds are now being leveled and prepared foe water. They will be seeded to lawn grass in a few days. A quaint summer-house will be erected in each section, fountains will be put In and ornamental trees and beds of flowers will be planted. Paying: Its Debts. The County Treasurer made a call for county warrants this week, which will take up all of the outstanding warrants Mrainst the current expense fund that are drawing & per cent nd all but $3300 of those outstanding. Of the indebtedness of this fund, $1400 worth of -warrants are held by the county, and, not having oecn, indorsed, are not drawing Interest Treas-j urer Dudley says that within a year Yak ima County will be doing a. cash business with the world. Chancre is? Land Districts. The Register and Receiver of the Land Office here have been Informed by Con gresstnan Jones that at his request the de partment has made some changes In the boundaries of the land districts of North Yakima and Watervllle that have been pe titioned for repeatedly by the people of the territory affected, andwnlch will be a great convenience to them. All of that part of the North Yakima District lying east of the Columbia has "been cut off and added tJ the Watervllle District and that part of the Watervllle District lying In the northern part of Kittitas County has been added to the North Yakima District It Is much easier for Kittitas County settlers to get to the Land Office here than to that at Watery!!!?. -COST OF FLANKING STREET. VBcourver Improvement to Be Pushed Fast as Law "Will Permit. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 15. At the adjourned meeting of the City Council last evening, H. D. Gradon was elected City Engineer, a position which has been allowed to go unfilled for a number of years. Engineer Gradon was employed a week ago to make a survey of Main street and prepare plans and speclflca tlons and estimates of cost for a pave ment He estimated that the cost of planking the street In accordance with the plans submitted by him would be 78 cents per square yard, including the nec essary grading, making the total cost for paving and grading the 9GS square yards of surface contained In the area to be paved, including the sum of $5C0 for sal ary of Engineer and incidentals, $5198 04. Of this the city will pay about $2100. An ordinance providing for the grading of the street Is being prepared, and will be pre sented at the Council meeting Monday evening. BidB for the work will be ad vertised for at tho earliest possible mo ment, under the ordinance. Taxes Freely Paid. County Treasurer Parcel states that up to this time he has Issued over 400 re ceipts fqr taxes for the year 1SS9, aggre gating In amount over $10,000. These re ceipts represent the full tax assessed In each case, the payers receiving the bene fit of the 3 per cent rebate allowed on taxes paid In full prior to April 1. During tho same period last year the number of receipts Issued was 139. and the amount represented about $1700. Clnrk County Orchards. County Fruit Inspector G. Hendrickson has during the past two months made a thorough Inspection of the fruit orchards In this county. He reports the orchards generally In good condition, comparatively free from pests In most localities, and that the prospect Is good for a large crop of prunes and other fruits. As a precaution against pests in orchards where none are now found, and for the purpose of eradi cating them where they do exist, the Inspector has recommonded that all trees be thoroughly sprayed. In this city and vicinity, whore the 6caie, codlin moth and other pests exist to a greater extent than any other locality, spraying is made obligator--' by the Inspector. The owners of Infected trees are served with notice to take the required measures to eradicate the pests, and if this order is not com piled with within the required time, the In fected trees will be destroyed by the In spector at the expense of the owner of the orchard. The recommendation of the In spector Is being quite generally complied with, and spraying has been In full opera tion throughout the county for a month. Explorers for Alaska. SEATTLE, Wash., March 15. The Aber. cromble Copper River expedition will leave tomorrow on the steamer St. Paul for Valdes. Besides Captain Abercrom bie and his engineer corps of 43 men, tho vessel -Rill have a Nome expedltoln, led by L. L. Bales. The Bales party will go overland from Katmai. Tho St. Paul will call at Sitka, where she will take 12 or 15 other Nome passen gers. Including Engelstad, whose purpose Is to establish an overland mall route to Nome for the Government Invitation to Soldiers' Funeral. OLYMPLA, March 15. Governor Rogers, as Chief Executive of the state, extends a general and public Imitation to all rep resenting authority In the state to attend the funeral ceremonies for the unclaimed bodies of the Washington volunteers wno died while in the service of the United States, which -will take place next Sunday at Olympla. Former members of the late First Washington Volunteers, state and federal officials, and others who may at tend, upon reporting to Adjutant-General Fox, Tho has immediate charge, will be assigned positions. May British Chinese Become Citizen t SEATTLE, Wash., March 15. May a Chinese born under the British nag be come a citizen of the United Staets?- is the novel question the county authorities here have to decide. A young Celestial applied to the County Clerk today to make his declaration of his intention to become a United States citizen. He said he was born under the British flag in Hong Kong, claimed to be a British sub ject, and as such demanded that he be naturalized here. The application has been taken under advisement Opening of Colville Reservation. WASHINGTON, March 15. A proclama tion opening to settlement the northern portion of Colville Indian Reservation in Washington has been prepared, but has not yet received the signatures of the Sec retary of the Interior and the President. The reservation will be opened six months after the proclamation Is signed. A large number of mining entries have already been made In the reservation. Landslide in Favor of Campbell. TACOMA, March 15. The result of the Republican primary elections tonight was a landslide for Louis D. Campbell for the Mayoralty nomination. There were three candidates in the field, and the delegation at the City Convention Saturday will probably stand: Campbell, 253; John At Boll, 36, and William E. Hacker, 15. Mr. Campbell will probably be nominated by acclamation. Soldiers' Bodies Arrive. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 15. The bod ies of Privates George B. Relchert and Reginald Horner, late of the First Wash ington Regiment, and who met death in the Philippines, arrived here tonight, and will bo buried with mlKary honors. .Nine other bodies of Washington soldiers were brought as far as Tacoma, and will be taken to Olympla tomorrow and burled in the state burial ground. Joseph Martin Repudiated. VICTORIA, B. C, March 15. A crowded mass meeting here tonight repudiated Joseph Martin and his policy and passed condemnatory resolutions upon Lieutenant-Governor Mclnnes. Leaders of both Federal parties spoke, and It was decided to oppose the Federal line in local affairs. Wlsrvam for Bryan. TACOMA, Wash., March 15. A citizen's committee this morning decided to build a wigwam capable of seating 15,000 peo ple, and have It completed in time for W. J. Bryan to speak In April 3, upon his visit to this city. Nine Mch to Entertain Bryan. SEATTLE, March 15. The fusion forces tonight appointed a committee of nine, consisting of three Democrats, three iop ullsts and three Silver Republicans, to ar range for the entertainment of Bryan when he comes, next month. Notice" men beaten IKFOWTANT MINING DECISION AT ROSEUURG. Prior Locations by. Idlers Hsrt N Standing: Against Men "Who Actu ally Derc?Sp a Property. In the celebrated case of G. G". Warnet ct al. vs. Bruneau & Jennings, brought for the possession of the Helena mine at Bohemia, Douglas County, Oregon, Judge Hamilton yesterday at Roseburg, Or., en tered a decree dismissing the complaint In equity and dissolving the Injunction, there by permitting the working of the Helena mine by the defendants, who have been in possession for nearly four years, ex pending large sums of money in running tunnels and substantially developing the property In such a way that It has proven the great value of goldbearlng lodes in Douglas County. Good results may be expected the com ing season from that section of Oregon equal to any yet discovered In the Eastern part of the state." No portion of the stale promises better results from Intelligent and persistent work. Already many In vestors and mining men from Colorado are making their appearance In the Bohe mia mining district Their unanimous opinion Is that the formation is similar to that of Cripple Creek, Colo., In every respect The decision of Judge Hamilton In the equity suit, and tho verdict of the jury rendered la6t Monday In the law case in favor of the defendants will be well re ceived by the mining public, which must rely upon the courts for protection of their interests against .unjust claims made by "notice" men claiming prior locations and who "lay by" awaiting development of the property until It proves of value be fore asserting any claim thereto. CAN FURNISH 100 TONS A DAY. Bohemia District's. QHOfa. for tile Nevr Smelter. P. J. Jennings, one of the owners of the Helena mine, in the Bohemia district, and president of the Mlncowners' Club, has returned from the city, after a short ab sence attending the trial at Roseburg of the suit which was decided lnhls favor. The happy termination of this hard-con-tcsttd case leaves Jennings Bros, in po sition to continue their work on the Hel ena, which was stopped last fall, after installation of the new stamp mill, owing to the litigation. Within a short time the mill will be started at Its full capacity, as there is abundance of ore. Mr. Jennings says It is noticeable throughout the Bohemia district that free milling ore is fast merging into smelting ore, containing much gold and copper. The smelter proposed by the Denver con cern, which Mr. Bradford represented here a short time ago, Mr. Jennings says, will work the ores of the Bohemia admir ably, as the proper proportion of copper and gold exists and there is a sufficient quantity of sulphurots for the pyrita process. If the new smelter were run ning now, Mr. Jennings says, the Bohemia district alone would be able to furnish 100 tons of ore daily, that could be treated with profit Developing woTk is going on fast tho mills in operation this season having twice the capacity of those work ing last year, and as soon as the snow disappears sufficiently to permit further explorations, it is confidently anticipated that a proportionate or even greater In crease will be made for the season. A short time ago a rich strike was made in No. 6, of the Music mine. The lode is reported six feet wide, showing heavy In both gold and copper, and is better the deeper It gets. It is estimated that the ore brought up will run at least $200 to the ton. This ore is reported a fine grade for smelting, and If a place of treatment can be secured, the owners would be en couraged to commence work on a much larger scale. The Chapman mills have started up, after a year's idleness, and will run con tinuously through the season. Scarcity of wood at the Music has delayed work there some, but the required fuel has bcn obtained at last Mr. Jennings predicts for the Bohemia district quite a rush this year, particularly if the smelter should be established. Quotations of Mining: Stocks. SPOKANE. March 15. The closing bids fnlnlng- stocks today were: for Blacktall ...... ?0 OS vi Morrison $0 .Mime &. uoeton Crjstal , rrer Trail Con, Evening Star . 3 Palmer Mt Tun. 4 iQuIlD 20 1 Rambler Cariboo Republic I Reservation .... RossUnd Giant. Sullivan Tom Thumb .... 12H 1H 17 R 2 Gold L"dgo .... 5 Golden Harvest. 1 Insurgent 2 Jim Blaine 10 Lone Pine Surp. 1C (Waterloo Moraine Glory.. Prlncces Maud.. ru Sctiora SVtl SAN FRANCISCO. March iS.-OiTlclal clos ing quotations of mining stocks: Alta. $0 OojKentuck Con ....$0 02 Alpha Con .... 4 1 Lady "Wash. Con Andes Belcher Bert & Belcher, Bullion 11 Mexican 25 .11 Occidental Con ... 13 SGJOphir T8 zioverxmui 32 Calefionla. 1 15Potosl Challenge Con ... 23,Savage- 13 Chollar 213eg. Belcher 4 Confidence S3Slerra Nevada .... 55 Con. Cat & Ya... 1 55jSller Hill 7 Crown Point 14standard 3 00 Exchequer 2Unlon Con 21 Gould & Curry... 10 Utah Con v. 10 Hale & Norcross.. 2?i Yellow Jacket .... IS Justice 7j NEW YORK, March 15. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chollar $0 21JOntarlo $S 87 Crown Point llOphir 76 Con. Cal. & Ya... 1 13 Plymouth 12 Deadwood MjQulckslUer 1 SO Gould & Curry... H Jo pref ......... 7 50 Hale & Xorcroes.. ISjSIerra Nexada .... 50 Homeeiake 50 00 Standard 2 05 Iron Silver GSiUnlon Con 20 Mexican ! 23j Yellow Jacket .... 13 BOSTON, March 15. Closing quotations: Boston & Mont-.?2 0 IParrott so 44 Butte &. Boston. CI Minfner Surveyors in Demand. The office of Surveyor-General Haber sham is crowded with applications for the survey of mining claims In the Baker City district, and in Southern Oregon. About half a dozen deputies are in the field attending to th'-a work, and disposing of it as rapidly as possible. The great activity In the timber land business is evidenced by the number of persons con stantly to be found in the Surveyor-Gen-oral's office examining plats and field notes. HATCHERY IMPROVEMENTS. Nevr Flume and Bnildinjcr at the Clackamas Establishment. OREGON CITY, March 15. State Fish Commissioner Reed has made several visits here recently In the interest of tho fishing Industry, and made one trip to the Upper Clackamas hatchery. It was decided to make some substantial Im provements there during the coming sea son. A new building will be erected In Dlace of the old one, and the flume for conveying water from the river to the hatchery will be enlarged and lengthened. Faiaily Broken Up. N. Sholtz. who was held to the Circuit Court yesterday in the sum of $1000 on a charge of adultery, succeeded in raising bonds at a late hour last night. H. O. Jones, the husband of tho woman held on the same charge, and released on LtT own recognizance, filed a suit In the Cir cuit Court today for a divorce from his wife. Catherine Jones. Vera Etta Jone?, aged 4, daughter of the plaintiff ar.d de fendant, was committed to the care of the Boys and Girls' Aid Society, of Port, land, this morning. Marking Soldiers' Graves. The Union Veterans' Camp is securlns tho name and location of even soldier's grave In Clackamas County, for the ob- dect of putting a distinguishing mark at the head of the burial place. It Is to be a metal device of neat design, and will ibe- surmounted by a small flag When this plan shall have been carried Into ef fect the. resting place of every veteran will "be easily recognizd. TRANSFER- OF TEUBPHOKB LINE, Henpaer Enterprise, 4 CO Miles ef Line, Sold er$lC,00O. HEPPNER, Or.. March 15. The Blue Mountain telephone line. wTiich was built and owned, "by Heppner men. with Oscar MJndr as president and Maydr Frank Gil liam as treasurer, has "been sold to the Inland Telegraph 4c Telephone Company for $15,000, The line starW at Heppner and extends 450 mites into the interior, connecting with Canyon City and Bakef City, and reaching Harney and Malheur Lakes. Isaac Ennls has just returned here from a trip over the line with Man ager Bush, of Portland. Sales of Livestock. Four Eastern buyers are now here, and sheep are selling again. John Q. Wilson has sold to George Gray COO 2-year-old wethers at $3, after shearing, and to John Blake 1200 mixed yearlings at $2 50; also some straight wethers at $2 35. John Blake has .sold CC00 yearling weth ers to Robert Foster at $2 25. A. M. Bunce, Of Wyoming. Is buying a Carload of heavy horses to take back, and paylpg $73 to $85 a bead. Visiting sheepbuyers are hospitably en tertained here. William Penland gavo them a reception last evening, at which Mr. Wolfe, of Portland, rendered Inspir ing Impromptu music 'Notes of Heppner. Lawns and gardens are being fixed up, arid Marshal Thornton Is notifying owners of cows to shut them up from 7 PM. to 7 A. M. Whn caught out they will be given the bridal chamber at one of the livery- stables and charged $2, besides two bits a meal. H. C. Corbln has sold his ranch in the Dipping Vat Canyon to William Penland. The registration In Morrow County is now C52 about half of tho usual vote. The Heppner electric-light system Is being improved by now transformers and larger lead wires. Tho streets now have seven 2000 candle-power arc lights and lve 32 candle-power incandescent, and the residence part Of town Is extending and building up so fast that more lights are needed. POIilTICS OF IiAICE COUNTY. Populists May Not Nominate, hnt Have Fan "With the Others. LAKEVIEW. Or., Msrch 11. The Demo cratic County Central Committee met yes terday and set the primary election for April 7. and the county convention to meet in Lakeview April 14. The Republican Central Committee will hold its meeting Saturday, March 17. at which time It will fix the date for primaries and county convention. The Populists Tiave made no move yet It is said by leading Populists that they will put out no county ticket this j'ear, but will watch the two othesr parties and divide their vote between them. They have a grievance against a lot of Democrats as well as Republicans, and over that they will "get even" with a number of Individuals in the coming cam paign. Lake County people now feel assured that they will hav.o a railroad at an early day. Three are heading this way one from Amedoe. Cal; one via Klamath Falls, and one from The Dalles. Our re sources demand better shipping facilities. ASHIjAND'S NEW SCHOOIiHOUSE. Contract Was Awarded to a Salem Bnilder for $13,300. ASHLAND, March 15. Bids were opened this evening by the Ashland school board for the erection of a two-story-and-base-ment brick school building, 74x55 feet, to be finished September 1. The contract was awarded to tho lowest bidder, H. Snook, of Salem, at $13,300. Rcivnrd for Flrebng. Owing to tho frequency of Incendiary fires In Ashland, In the past few Weeks, Mayor Colton today offered a reward of $250 for Information leading tp the arrest and conviction of any one guilty of the crime of .arson within the city limits. Bryan to Speak Twice. Colonel William J. Bryan Is advertised to deliver two speeches from the rear end of a Pullman' coach In this city, the first on his arrival In Oregon, on the evening of the 27th, and the second on his exit oh April 6. Smallpox in Benton Connty. CORVALX.IS, Or., "March 15. A tele gram from Philomath this morning to the Sheriff 6t Benton County announces that there Is a case of smallpox at the home of John A. Gellatly, 10 miles southwest of Corvallls. Tho victim Is a child in tne family, and the Information comes from Dr. Newth, or Philomath, Who attended the case. The family recently returned from Suihpter, where It Is supposed" the disease was contracted. Mr. Gellatly IS the Recorder of Benton County. Mr. Gel latly himself arrived from Baker City yesterday, and as ho was at the time com plaining of illness, some of his mends think that he, too, may be suffering with the smallpox. A strict quarantine has been established, and It Is not believed that there is dangec of a further spread of-the disease. Smallpox that was preva lent in the countj In the winter long since disappeared, and the present outbreak has no connection with the former cades. A Forest Ranger Reserve. Eugene Guard. Tho forest rangers know a good thing when they see it "They spin not, neither do they spin," except with tho organ that finds play in tho moutn. The rangers must have- found a good hunting and fish ing place out south, judging from this extract from tho Jacksonville Times: "S. B. Ormsby, Superintendent of For ests for Oregon, says he has decided to Tcserve that portion of the Cascade re serve known as the Woodruff place, at Union Creek, and also the Brown mead ows, five miles above, on the Rogue River, for exclusive use of tho forest rangers. The object is to preserve the grass for the use of the forest rangers. Hereafter the campers will be allowed to stop but one night at these points." Tlie Price of Peace Is Known. Tho Dalles Chronicle. What Will the Bryans and the Sulzers and the Pettlgrews and the MasOns and the Shafroths and our Oregon O'Days and Chamberlains do now, poor things? For the McKInley Administration, In splto of the "secret treaty" with Great Britain (which was not a secret treaty at all; for Bryan and ail the hosts of fusion knew all about it), has actually offered Its services to tho British Government as mediator, with the view of bringing about peace in South Africa. But the offer has been declined, as everybody knew it would; but declined politely, withal, and no proposals for peace are ever likely to be entertained except on the principle of unconditional surrender. A Strike at Gold Hill. Grant's Poes Courier. Southern Oregon has enjoyed heretofore almost absolute Immunity from strikes and labor troubles, and In that way, as In many other, has proved Itself superior to a great number of mining localities. But the blow has fallen. The glris at the Gold Hill Hotel have struck for higher wages, with the consequence that the dining-room has been closed. Will Shear at Arlington. ARLINGTON. Marph 15. Arlington business men have subscribed funds to build extensive corrals and sheds for the benefit of the sheepmen, and they have assurance that no less than 20,000 sheep will be sheared at this place this Season. AN EDICT AGAINST RATS FORMAIi PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE MAYOR OF ASTORIA. Urges' Citizens to Destroy thoBodeats as a McasHrc of Pxeeaatloa Asalast tlic Plagae. ASTORIA, Or., "March 15.--A proclama tion, of which the following Is a copy, was Issued from the Mayor's office to day: "To the Citizens of Astoria: In view of the fact that there has been an authentic caso of the plague In Chinatown in San Francisco, nnd the Chinese are constantly coming frotn there to other cities on this Coast, and In view also that Ihe plague now exists. In a greatly increased number of ports of the Pacific Ocean from which vessels are constantly coming to the ports of this Coast, and In view also of the fact that rats take this disease more eas ily than man, and are generally the first to take itln any port and then give It to man; and in view of the fact that the dis eased rats cannot be isolated in caso of an cp'demlc; therefore I think It proper that the people should be warned to kill the rats by trapping or otherwise, without delay, as a matter of self and public pro tection. This I consider of great impor tance, and I hope it will be done Immedi ately, while the Council will adopt other measures calculated to prevent the intro duction of the disease. "ISAAC BERGMAN. Mayor." Decree for the State. In tlie Circuit Court today a decree for tho plaintiff was allowed In the case or tho State of Oregon vs. J. P. Carlson. This was a suit brought toset aside a deed given by the state to the defendant for certain tldo lands or selning-grounds in the Columbia' River. The suit was based on the allegat'oh that Carlson was not a Citizen at the time of tho purchase, he having iakon out his first papers only. This- fact, the complaint alleges, the plaintiff did not know when the deed was Issued. Thp attorneys for the defense an nounce that the caso will be appealed to the Supreme Court The tide lands In question are tho same as those involved in the suit of J. P. Carlson vs. Thomas Spencer, which was recently decided by the Oregon Supreme Court against Spen cer because he was not a citizen at the time he purchased them from the state. City Makes Answer. An answer was filed In the Circuit Court today In tho caso of Henri" Mattson vs. the City of Astoria, a suit to recover $20CO damages for injuries received by falling through a street in Uniontown. The an swer makes a general denial of the alle gations of the complaint and affirms that at tho time of the accident the street was in good condition, with the exception of one broken plank. It also states that the plaintiff was running behind a wagon and stepped upon the broken plank, which allowed him to fall through, and that the accident was caused through the careless ness of the plaintiff, and was not the re sult of any fault of the defendant. The case will probably be tried at the present term of court Younjc Sailor Injured. Winston Harper, an apprentice on the British ship Isle of Arrart, was brought ashore and taken to the hospital thii afternoon. Two days ago he fell from the main yard to the deck, alighting on his back. He is Internally Injured and partially "paralyzed, and it Is feared that he may not recover. The young man had just completed his apprenticeship. STOCK ON THE RANGES AGAIN. An Easy Winter and Animals Are in Fine Condition. BAKER CITY, Or., March 15.-St0ck-men throughout tho valley have come out of tho Winter with their cattle In fine condition, and have commenced already to turn on the ranges all that are not In tended for use immediately as beef eattla The latter they will continue to feed a month or two longer. This is fully three weeks earlier than last season began, but the mildness of the month has caused grass to come out on the hillsides and In canyons where the snow has melted. Sheep are also In fine condition, and man? flocks have been on the ranges for two ot threo weeks. There Is an abundance of grass, and sheepmen say the growth la sufficient now for sheep to do as well aa they usually do at any time in the Sum mer. There Is a shortage of stock this Winter owing to the fact that stockmen sold out close last Summer, fearing that the past Winter would be as severe as the previous one, during which the feed was exhaust ed and cattle were left in a poor condition. The feed has held out this winter with all tho stockmen, and with the early Spring they see ahead ot them unusually bright prospects. Many stockmen look for a rise in the price of beef the coming Summer, os the herds aro short. Toward Street ParPincnj. A canvass was made of the pToperty ownfers on Front street today to obtain their sentiments in regard to the paving or that street Nearly all expressed them selves as favoring the Improvement and it Is probable that an ordinance will be in troduced at the meeting of the City Coun cil Tuesday next authorizing the work to be done. Front Street is tho principal thoroughfare of the city and during the Winter season is in a disgraceful cond' tion. With tho expressed desire of the property holders nrw made known, it la believed tho City Council will not hesitate in passing the ordinance. ADVANTAGE! OF GOOD MARKET. Salem Sends Early Vegetables to Portland Trade Growingc. SALEM, Or.. March IS. Thomas H. Reynolds, agent at Salem for the Wells Fargo Express Company, says that gar deners in this vicinity aro beginning to Show their enterpriso by making daily shipments of early vegetables to Port land. The Portland market for vegetables grown here has-been taken advantage of to a limited extent for several years, but the gardeners are now shipping to Port land in larger quantities. Lettuce is tic only vegetable being shipped at present, but later other garden products will go. Several years ago market gardening was a very profitable occupation around Sa lem, but the local demand failed to In crease with tho supply, and the gardeners found themselves engaged In a poor busi ness. By shipping to Portland a steady market Is found, and prices aro received that make the business profitable. Mr. ResnoIds says also that a shipment of IS cases of eggs from Salem to Seattlo Is something out of the ordinary. Such a shipment was made yesterday, and it la understood that the eggs are bound for Alaska. Marlon's Temperance Ticket. At an informal getherlng of local temperance-workers yesterday the following nominations were made for county and Legislative officers: Representatives F. P. Hurst, Aurora; J. R. Landon, Woodburn; L. H. Peterson, Brooks; J. H. Batty, Rosedale; Matt Brown, Sllverton. County Judge Oliver Jory, Salem. Commissioner Matthew Small. Silver ton. Sheriff S. B. Crocker, Turner. Clerk L. E. Gardner, Salem. Recorder B. G. Frazier, Salem. Treasurer John Illeg, Hubbard. Assessor J. A. Taylor, Salem. School Superintendent A. J. Garland, Salem. Bids for Capitol Changes. The specifications of labor, materials artd mechanical workmanship for tho pro posed changes In the Capitol build'ng have been accepted by the State Board of Capi tol Commissioners, and a call for bids for the work and materials was issued today. In addition to the detailed require ments of tho work, it is provided that workmen must not pass through any parts of the Capitol except the House, of Representatives, and all materials must be passed Into or from tho building by way of the windows. This provision Js made in order that tho work of the state officials shall not be interfered with. Interest in Mohair IndHStry. J. B. Early, a local breeder of Angora goats, says that the mohair Industry is receiving rap"lly Increasing attention, not only in Oregon, but also through all tho Western states. He receives many In quiries for Information regarding the in dustry, and In order to respond to tho re quests ho has published a circular that gives the Information usually desired. Ho would not be able to answer all the In quiries hy ordinary letter-writing. The sale of a last spring's Angora kid for $75 Is reported. The, kid was shipped to Tennessee. Capital City Notes. State Treasurer Moore today received a remittance of $2000 to apply on the 1833 tax of Josephine County. Josephine la tho .second county to make a payment on 1S99 taxes. Sheriff Durbln today received the bi cycle tags for 1S00, and will Immediately begin the collection of the bicycle tax. It is reported that N. Glauser, a Ger man resldins near Aumsville, has taken to his bed and declares. that he Is about to die. There Is no indication of serious illness. City Recorder N. J. Judah today recsived a letter from Congressman M. A. Moody, giving assurance that .the plans for the Federal building at Salem will be drawn so that the new structure will harmonize with the County Courthouse and the State Capitol. The sales committee of the Oregon Hop growers' Association reported a sale ot two lots of association hops today at prices satisfactory to the association. The hops were at the Portland office. NOTES OF TILLAMOOK. The Wrecked Lnmber Schooner Re sult ot Improving Stock. TILLAMOOK, Or., March 14. Claude Thayer has purchased the wrecked lum ber schooner Llla and Mattle, which went ashore at Bar View, after sailing in over tho bar on a light wind. In trying, to get her off the beach Into the channel, she was capsized. An effort is being made to raise her. She has a hole in the hull near the keel. Besides a few.cases continued from the last term of court, there are only two new cases in Judge Burnett's court. Judgo Boise, who failed to come In the last term of court has notified the attorneys that he wiil not hold his court until next June. Tillamook dairymen are gradually Im proving their herds by culling out their scrub cows. This has been going on for several years, with results like this: J. F. Martin In the past three years lias had 73 cows on his farm, and out of that number he culled 50. Milking 20 of the remaining number 10 months, he got 117, 3C9 pounds of milk, which made 5447 pounds of "butter, giving to each cow an average of 5S15 1-20 pounds of milk and 272 1-5 pounds of butter. Mr. Martin's cows are not confined to one breed? but Include Durhams, Jerseys, Holsteins, etc. GUILTY OF E3IBEZZLEMET. So Decided Jury in Case of Ex-Treasurer of Linn County. ALBANY, Or., March 15. The jury In the caso of the state against P. G. Morris, ex-County Treasurer, tried on the charge of embezzling county funds, after being out five hours, agreed upon a verdict last night of guilty. The defendant will bo sentenced next Wednesday. The case ha3 excited general Interest on account of the previous good standing of the defendant, a graduate of the Monmouth Normal School and a man with a large family. The other caso for embezzlement during his first term of office will. bo continued and perhaps disimlssed. DJar 3I11I in Prospect. A B. Hammond, prs'dent of the Cor vallla & Eastern, and his brother, who recently took a party of Eastern lumber men into the Cascades, Will remain in Al bany two or three days. h!s presents hefe has revived the reports of the early construction of the big "$230,000 mill for which the plans and specifications have been drawn and are In thte city. The Cur tis Lumber Company, which has charge of the matter and is considering proposl t'ons from other places, has not yet de cided fully where the mill will be located. Tho outlook, though. Is good for this city. It will be one of the largest mills on the Coast AIR CYLINDER EXPLODED. Brakeman's Arm "Was Shattered Ties Broken 1y Frngrmcnts. ROSEBURG, Or.. March 15. Thomai Brown, a brakeman on a northbound freight train, met with a serious accident at Oakland today. While bleeding tno air pipe the cylinder exploded, and a piece struck Brown on the upper arm, breaking and shattering the bone. One piece also struck him on the right leg, Inflicting a wound. Ties were broken where strucrt by fragments of the cylinder. This was tho first accident of this nature on this road. Brown will be taken to a Portland hospital tomorrow". Two New Postofllces. WASHINGTON, March 11. Upon the recommendation of Representative Moody, a postofilce has been established at Gage. Multnomah Courty, which will bo supplied by special service from HurJburt. William W. Northway ho3 been appointed Post master. An office has also been established at Granville, Wash.,, where Lewis J. Stock well has been appointed Postmaster. Oregon Notes. Bishop Barkle7. of Woodburn, recently broke one of his ribs In an accident. Tho fine new hotel at Grant's Pass is nearlng completion. It will be opened In about two weeks. J. Wesley Savage, who was drowned at Cathlamet recently, was a Son of Mar garet Savage, of Albany. Mayor Church, of La Grande, has been In Malheur County, and reports a pros pective boom fOr Ontario. Hilda Hobson's arrest at Corvallls was not unprofitable. After she was released sympathizers contributed $6 or f8 to her. The bondsmen of W. H. Donaca, the Sweet Home Postmaster, have settled his shortage and taken tho Government's re ceipt Charles Pressnal fell from a roof ot Brewer Henry Rust's house, while paint ing It, In Baker City, and received serious Injuries. He will recover. Lieutenant Olmsted, who has been visit ing his parents at Baker City, has been ordered to duty on the battle-ship Iowa, now at San Diego. The vessel is to be kept In Pacific COast waters. Before his admission to the penitentiary, Hugh Patterson, convicted of the rape ot Winnie Thorne, was provided with $30 In money and provisions, by railroad friends, who told him that when he needed any thing more to let them kndw. An Idaho beef-buyer tells a Pendleton reporter that he hi unable to secure any cattle In that part of Oregon. "No matter what price is offered," said he, "stockmen shake their heads and refuse to sell. As nearly as I can judge, the bulk of stock In condition for beef was mostly bought up here last fall. There appears to be plenty of. range stock, but, in my opinion, from the chance I have had of observ ing the conditions, beef is a very scarce article. Then, the stockmen have been put to comparatively little expense In win tering, the majority not having fed at all, consequently they are In a position to hold for later markets, and they can well afford to take the chance." TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet. All drug lists refund the moner It it falls to cure. E. IV. Grove's signature is aa each bcx. 25c. THE'TLANS FOR ALASKA GENER.Hi RAND.VI.Ii SPEAKS OI? SOME THINGS TO BE DONE. Says No One Knows What Will Be Made of Territory From Mili tary Standpoint. SEATTLE, March 15. General George M. Rahdall. commander of the Depart ment of Alaska, and staff arrived here tonight. Temporary headquarters will be established here until June 1. Five com panies will be sent north, which, with three now there, will form the command. Two companies will be stationod at Cap Nome, two at St. Michael, one at Valdea Bay, two at Fort Gibson and one a Fort Egbert Permanent headquarters will be at St. Michael. In an interview General Randall Bald: "It Is too early to say what will be our policy In Alaska. We will protect life and property, assist In the development of the country and work In harmony with every citizen that goes there. With the completion of the telegraph line from St Michael to Valdes via Eagle City the next move will be a cable from, Valdes to Seattle. This will be necessary. No on knows what will yet be made of Alaska from a military standpoint "It is my opinion that Seattle will here after be the port for trans-Pacific army shipments,- as It is best adaDted. Tho whole thing will, I believe, bo located here before long." CAME OUT FROM NOME. Comparatively Few Hardships In tn Overland Trip. SKAGWAY. March 8. (Special corre spondence.) R. R. McRae and F. H. Na gle have arrived !n Dawson, 24 days' act ual traveling time, and 52 days after start" !ng from Nome over the Ice with nine na tive dogs. They left Nome January 8. They had shelter In cabins and roadhouses every night but one. They report no new etrlkes In the creeks or beach, though the Nome residents are stampeding all over the creeks between Cape York and Unalaklik. a distance of 250 miles up and down tho coast Thirty-five dog teams left Dawson for Nome yesterday morning. A rich strike ia reported to have been made on the Stewart River by a man named Sutton. Sutton says he took out $50D in a few hours. ,The place of the strike Is understood to be 300 miles from DawBon. A dozen people have left Dawson to stake on the new etrike. F. C. Smith, who made the round triji between Dawson and Circle in IS days, carrying United States mall, reports the trail strewn with cast-oft luggage and th bodies of several dogs partly covered w'th snow. Dogs from the coast were hav ing" a hard time. Some of the NomiteS were thinking of waiting for the river ts open. The meteoric career of a Klondike prlnc ended in Dawson when Louis -Lnplante. several days ago w?s hound over for trial In th Territorial Court He is charged with fool'shlv and wantonlv spending tha paltry sum of $121 consicned to him. to buy provisions. Laolante. in 1S97, sold a half interest in a Hunker Creek claim for $22. X. Wine, women and cards caused his undoing. Rich Qnnrtz in Sonthenstern Alaska. TACOMA, March 15. L. S. Quimby. a prospector who was grub-staked nearly two years ngo. has just returned with a story of marvelously rich quartz deposits in Southeastern Alaska, in the vicinity of the Ketchikan district the exact loca tion not being disclosed. The discovery also includes some rich placer ground. The story is- that Quimby panned. ontJHOO In a few days from the decomposed'quirtfc Of the ledge. The veins are large, and the discoverer says they extend for.mlles. Assays of the rock "brought down run from $150 upwards Into values like some of the wonderful samples brought down from Ketchikan. PENSIONS IN TWO STATES. New Granti, RenewnH, Increases, Etc., in Oregon nnd Idaho. WASHINGTON, March 1L The follow ing Oregon and Idaho pensions have been granted: Oregon Additional, Andrew Ryan, Kla math Falls. $6 to $12. Original widows, Francella Tebo, Portland, $3. P.estoratlon and Increase, Ozias D. Keeler. dead, 'Wal lowa. $10 to S12. Increase. Fielding A. King, Corvallls, $6 to $S; William Conner, Goble, $8 to $10; James B. Wright. Mist, $( to $8; James H. Colby, Grant's Pass. j$17 to $21; Preston Richardson. DIHey, $10 to n: aamuei j. nauey, anase, j to iu; Albert Francis. Monitor. $12 to $17; John A. Tracy. Medford, $6 to $8: Andrew J. Usher, Columbia City, $C to $S; John ' Brown. Elmira. $S to $10; William II. Hon- line, Staton, $6 to ?$. Original, William H. Mil'Iken. Huntington. $6; H'.ram H. Blank Irshlp, Oregon City, $6; Thomas Burdin, Mount Ta"bor. $8; Peter Fellows, Mc MinnVille, $6; George J. Quimby, Island CItv, $S; Thomas A. Shetterly. Cat trell, $6; Alonzo Gallup, Portland, $5; William R. Ward. Gooseberry, $12; Edwin M. Wilklns. LangToLs. HO: I Henry Charle3 Pauling. Oswego. $6; James R. Mathers. Mnyger. $5. Reissue, Edwin t T. Beers, Baker City, $G. .'Supplemental. Jacob Faulkner. Baker City. $8. Re issue and Increase, William J. Fletcher, Crawfordsvlllc. $3 to $12. Idaho Reissue, Alexander J. Hoffliger. Boise, $12. Additional. Gilbert M. Vincent, Moscow, $8 to $12; Julius S. Cuendet, Mos cow. ?S to $10. Increase. Martin V. B. Warner. Alpha. $6 to $8; George A. Fran cis. Cottonwood. S10 to $17; Felix G. Mc Mlnlaiy, Lapwai. $6 to $S. Restoration and supplemental, Orrin G. Thayer, dead. Sho shone, $8. Supplemental, Charles H. Tal bot. Weippe, $2. Original. Harrison Cowcn. American Falls, $6. NCnTIIWEST DEAD. J. B. Dechanjp, an A(rcd Frenchman of Port Townnend. PORT TOWNSEND, March 15. Jean Baptiste Deschamp died this morning at St. John's Hospital, at the advanced ago of 102 years, having been born in Paris, February 28, 17SS. He was an Inmate of the hospital for six years. He was a di rect descendant of the famous Deschamp who figured prominently in French history during the reign of Napoleon. He will ba buried by the county. Mrs. Ldia Haskin, of Coos County. Mrs. Lydia Haskin died at her homo in Coos County, on the 26th ult, at tho age of 95. "Grandma" Haskin was a na tive of Pennsylvania, but lived a num ber of years In Iowa. In 1874 she moved with her husband to Oregon, and has re sided In Coos County since. But one of her six children survives Jessie T. Has kin. who lived at home with his mother, and is himself in his 63th year. Mrs. John Bartlett, of Salem. SALEM, Or., March 15. Mrs. John Bartlett. v,lte of a Salem grain-dealer, died at her homfe near Salem last even ing. She left two sons, aged 12 and 11 years. Her husband was In Nebraska at the time of her death, but has started home. The funeral will bo held Immedi ately after his arrival. Hurrah for St. Patrick! VANCOUVER, B. C. March 15. For tho first tlmo In the history of Vancouver, St. Patrick's Day this year will be observed as a civic holiday. Mayor Carten today Issued a proclamation for a public holiday next Saturday, "In honor of the gallant Irishmen In South Africa, and the recent British victories." A