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SrlT - - it. -" ?, X. - MorTyG ORfiGONlAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1900. . .-.- . . p. - -S r ;---I t"fv" JJjTr V- OREGON INSURANCE Volume of Business and What It Yields the State. - CONTRIBUTES TO THE SCHOOL FUND Tax Figure Show IIott the Basinets Hu Grown Various Ways for Preventing Frost Injury. SALEM. April 19. Insurance Commls-1 sloner F. I. Dunbar today Issued his an-, nual report showing a list of the lnsur- . ance and surety companies authorized to j """'' imuv in me uwic i uic&Uii. , April 1. 1900, and a statement of the busi ness transacted during the year, ending December 21, 1899. The report shows that there are 49 fire Insurance companies, 22 life Insurance companies, 12 life and acci dent. 3 plate-glass, 1 steam boiler, and 5 surety companies, doing. business in the state. The statements of business transacted by the various companies show the fol lowing totals: . Q t M CLASS. 55 rE : 2c B. . 2Z Fire J 64.155.203 49 11,255.95190 $364,628 39 $220.803 52 $ 6S4.S91 92 $13,697 73 JIarlne 6.393.733 00 S3.50G 92 29.227 21 ,,663 57 59.23S 21 1.1J .6 Life ZUKSHCT 730.940 49 200,127 74 44.90158 4S7.S04 31 9,6 10 Assess, life.... '2.624.624 50 S5.573 85 14.090 00 415 IS 21.1K fS 423 1 Industrial .... '837.47105 23.715 M 3,302 Gl ...iz--- . 29 40SI6 Accident '11.967 53104 68,427 95 21,954 31 4.757 18 41. 716 47 S34 c3 Plate-glass ... 76.536 83 2,15183 394 08 232 02 1.524 78 50 49 Steam bSiler" 20500 00 o47 SO 23 50 194 65 LS-g 26 58 Total $108.740 166 53 $2.232.315 41 "t643.637 84 $271.973 70 $1.318.577 01 $26.371 48 Policies In force December 3L 1899. In addition to the companies whose lousiness was Included in this table of totals, there were six mutual fire Insur ance companies that did business, but were not taxed. Their total risk Decem ber 3L 1899. was $6,223,281. The total re ceipts were $32,210 03, and losses were paid to the amount of $20,523 SS. Their total expenditures were $31,044 6L The principal classes of Insurance writ ten are the fire, marine, life and acci dent. The business of each of these four classes for the last four years Is shown by the following table: s a p s 2 H "ji o i2 no t 5". mO pa oj r. tH TEAR - 3" :&S 1 a . 5 : 53 : : B : p 3 : i 5 ? t " Fire i '' 18S5 $19,261,724 86 $1,039,893 69 $403,238 19 $222,225 52 $412,311 S8 $ 8.5S7 1S97 48 619,072 32 1.O4S.109 26 437.607 44 221.6C9 01 405.140 73 8,019 23 1S9S 57.49.932 28 1.203.008 15 425.14S 56 231.076 7a S59.S95 25 11.199 81 1899 61,153.203 49 1,285.931 90 364.C28 29 220.809 52 CS4,831 82 13,697 79 Marine . 1896 3.03S.2S2CO 9.973 92 S.K51 23 1.473 70 4.322 69 M 45 1897 8.544.26193 S5 093 26 14.658 95 2.670 19 E7.766 02 1.476 29 189S 13.163.090 CO 15S003 31 27,243 02 2.578 39 128.186-93 2,563 73 1899 6,293.733 00 83.506 92 39.227 21 663 57 59,228 21 1.181 76 Life 1S9S 3,420.647 96 548.105 59 219.787 79 43,573 61 288.834 64 5,760 40 1897 3.678.783 51 544.302 21 307.369 75 40.439 84 273.903 49 5,478 05 1S9S 4.872.497 30 625.426 22 292.956 52 36.872 63 326.764 11 635 26 1899 5,306,638 29 730.910 49 200.127 74 44,90158 4S7.834 31 9,756 10 Accident 1896 10.264.126 03 44 597 91 22,413 86 911 24 21.293 11 332 51 1897 9.03.163 CO 47.757 64 16 653 78 4.253 05 27.250 54 5273 1898 10.787.784 46 59,232 C9 30.166 73 4.39105 28.338 13 530 85 1899 13.760.CS0 37 68,427 96 21,954 21 4,757 18 41,716 47 834 23 The total revenue to the state from the 2 per cent tax on the net receipts of In surance companies has been as follows for the past five years: 1893 $16,143 72 I 1893 $21,464 63 ISM 14.847 93 1893 23.371 48 1897 15,937 26 The proceeds of the 2 per cent tax is paid into the common school fund. Warn to Prevent Frost Injury- The latest reports from fruitgrowers of this vicinity are to the effect that more damage was done to Italian prunes by ths recent frost than was at first supposed. The Injury Is not general, however, as in many places no trees were Injured. In the hills many of the trees had not blos somed enough to permit of great dam age. A resident of this city who was former. Iy a farmer In North Dakota says that the smudging method described In today's Oregonlan has long been used in that state to protect wheat from frosts in the early FalL The farmers lost one or two crops by having the grain frozen while In the milk, and to protect themselves organized a system of smudging. The telegraph companies arranged to warn the farmers ot an impending frost by dis playing flags at the railway stations. The farmers built smudge fires around their farms in the evening, and the smoke would spread out in a cloud all over the grain fields. The whole country for miles In every direction, would be covered with emoke suspended In the air at a height of from 10 to 30 feet above the ground. The air being perfectly still on a night when there was danger of frost, the smoke would not ascend nor be blown away, but would spread out This method was found ery successful by the Dakota wheat growers. Afrultgrower of this vicinity calls at. ten Hon to a method pursued by Missouri peachgrowers to protect their trees from Srost. He says they spray the trees with whitewash, and thus retard the develop ment of the buds. As white reflects the heat Instead of absorbing it, buds that have been given a .white coating open lat er than those not so treated. To Improve Fire Protection. At a meeting ot the Salem Board ot Fire Underwriters, held this mornings a committee composed of R. P. Boise, Jr., C D. Gabrielson and J. M. Payne was appointed to confer with a committee from the City Council regarding the re moval of fire hydrants. At the last meet ing of the City Council, attention was called to the fact that hydranta are In eomo places grouped, and a committee was appointed with power to remove any hydrants not needed. The fire underwrit ers will endeavor to have the hydranta that are taken out relocated so that the service may be improved. The election ot officers was deferred until the third Monday In May. Supreme Court Orders. The following orders were made In the Supreme Court today: Tho Oregon Real Estate Company,' ap pellant, vs. the City of Portland et al, respondents, three" cases; ordered that re spondenta have until May 10, 1900, to serve and file their briefs In these cases. Charles E. Ladd et al., respondents, vi the Chamber of Commerce and Ellbj G. Hughes, appellants; ordered that respond ents have until June 1, 1900, to file a pe tition for rehearing. The case of Kancy S. Belle t al, re spondents, vs. Charles A. Brown et al, appellants, has been set for trial April 20, 1900. Governor Geer today received $30,000 from the War Department at Washington, being 80 per cent of the amount claimed by the state fer the equipment of the Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry at the time the regiment was mustered Into the Federal fcervlce for duty In the Philip pines. The department originally allowed but 50 per cent ot the claim, but the In crease was secured through the efforts of Adjutant-General Gantenbeln. Capital City Xotcs. Governor Geer today received from the United States Treasury Department drafts for $29,836. the amount allowed the State of Oregon on account of expenses In curred In the enlistment of the Second Oregon Volunteers. The funeral over .tie remains of Frank S. Dearborn, who died at Portland, was conducted today, from ths First M. E. Church. Rev. John Parsons officiating. The members of the Woodmen Lodge and of the Order of Elks attended In a body. The remains -were given Interment In the family lot In the Odd Fellows" Cemetery State Treasurer Moore today received 116.880 66 to apply on Lone County's 19) state tax. The matter of holding a National Guard encampment was today discussed by the Adjutant-General and the Governor. Such a gathering of troops Is to take place, but the location Is not yet decided on. SI. Smith has brought an action against Chief of Police Gibson to recover J2S dam ages alleged to have been suffered by Tea. son of Gibson's having Illegally Impounded a. hone and colt belonging to the plaintiff. C. M. Elspass today brought an action against snenrr irarmn to recover jujac slon of 125 cords of wood, alleged to be ..,. rr TTi. mnA vfli tjlifd as ... . ., , j,.trnAant, i the case- ot HUdebranti p0Sen 4 Co.. of San Fran- clsc0 , against James McGuIre & Co. j Hart. Republican nominee for Pros. eeutlnir Attorney in mis aisiricu uaj filed his acceptance In the County Clerk's office. The criminal action against Mrs. Joseph Basey. who shot her husband last Sunday" morning, was dismissed today on motion of District Attorney Harden, on the ground that the evidence at hand would not war rant prosecuting the case. The committee appointed last night by the Odd Fellows' lodge, to pass upon the bids for the erection of the new temple. awarded & contract this evening to Erixoa ti Van Pattoh, whose bid was $27,923. COLUMBIA PAYING ITS DEBTS. Has Reduced Outstanding? Warrants $14,000 In Tito Years. ST. HELENS, April 19. The semian nual financial statements of the county officers show $29,587 12 outstanding county warrants, with about $800 accrued inter est, making the total Indebtedness of Co lumbia County $30,387 12. The county Indebtedness has been re- duced In the past year about $S236. In the previous year It was reduced $5783. making the total reduction In two years $11026. The following list shows the totals of registration by precincts In Columbia County at noon today: Auburn Ill Apiary 10 Beaver Falls ....... 4i Clatslcanlo ........ ....................... i z Goble 76 Deer Island 19 Marshland 27 Kchalem 59 Oak Point 99 Rainier 10S Scappoose 79 Union ....... ..................... ........ 180 "Warren .............. 55 Total 1029 Upon the best advices obtainable it is estimated that not more than 300 voters are yet to register In this county. The fishing season here opened with. a fair run of fish. There are about 20 fish ermen who market their catch here. The catch for the first two days was about eight tons, and Is Improving. The pros pect Is good for a continuation of the run for some time. The fish being caught are of good size. The fruit prospect is very fair. Late .frosts have Injured the crop In certain lo calities, but a good crop Is looked for In the late fruits. Forest Grove Municipal Affairs. FOREST GROVE, April 19. The City Council last night passed the ordinance requiring the property-owners on Main street to repair the thoroughfare with a layer of crushed rock eight inches thick. The cost is estimated at $1400. The prob ability that .an ordinance will pass taxing the different business and professions Is .causing general dissatisfaction. Ladle of G. A. R. to Meet In Eugene. ALBANY, April 19. At a meeting of the council of administration of the Ladles of the G. A. R. of Oregon. In this city. Eugene was-selected as the place of meet ing for the annual convention and June 12 as the date. Oregon Xotm. The early closing movement has gone Into effect at Albany. Seven o'clock Is the hour. , The Pendleton Tribune, semlweekly, has absorbed the Pendleton Republican, a weekly paper, which was owned ly Mrs. Miry A. Murphy and edited by Mr. Mc Manus. Mr. MCManus has announced his Intention to start & form and stock Jour nal. Ensign P. A. Trulllnger has been elected Lieutenant, junior grade, ot the Naval Re serve at Astoria, and Seaman O. B. Allen and Gunner's Mate W. K. Jones have been elected Ensigns. Dewey day will be cele brated by the Reserve with a May-pole dance. The Lebanon Criterion says that J. W. Mcdford arrived there one day last week, direct from Ohio, looking for a place to locate, but unfortunately for him the day he arrived was ralnyand some one, out of mischief, told him that they hadn't been able to see the sun for the past three years; which so frightened him that he took the next morning's train for the East. About the middle of next month, the Ministerial Association of the Congrega tional Church tor the East Side district. Is to "be held in Corvallls. The district com. prises all churches on the East Side be tween Oregon City and Ashland, together with Corvallls, on the West Side. The session will last two days, and will com prise an Interesting programme of exer cises. A large number of delegates will attend. The Jackson County Jury In the case of A. J. Hamlin, charged with assault with a deadly weapon on Ed Armstrong, which brought in a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation that the accused be fin!, exceeded its prerogatives under the Oregon law. and Judge Hanna was left no option except to fix the penalty at Imprisonment in the penitentiary, the term fixed being 18 month."". An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court, on the ground that a majortt of the jurywas In favor of acoulttal, and only agreed to recommend a tine as s compromise. COUNCIL ELECTION VOID VACANCIES NOT LEGALLY FILLED IX THE M'MIiUrFlLLE BODT. Important Acta Bnve Been Performed Iiy the Invalid Council, Bat They Are Sot Attacked. JTMINNVILLE. Or.. April 19. The case of the "hold-out" members of the City Council of this city Daniels and Jones against two of the sitting members Nel son and Hodson was argued before Judge Boise yesterday, and an opinion rendered at the evening session. The court held that tho election ot both new men was" void. The City Council of this city Is com posed of six members. In January. Coun cilman J. E. Durham resigned. The re maining five members of the Council were present and accepted the resigna tion. A ballot was taken to fill the va cancy, R, Kelson receiving three votes, and two others one each. The Mayor do dared Mr. Kelson elected to fill the va cancy, upon which Mr. Jones appealed from the decision of the chair. The three who voted for Mr. Kelson voted to sus tain the choir, and Jones and Daniels voted against the decision. A special meeting was called four days later, and In the meantime Mr. Kelson qualified as a member, and when Mr. Kelson took his seat, Mr. Jones arose and said that Kel son's election was void, and left the chamber. Daniels asked to be excused, but. being refused permission, also with drew, and the two remained out for over two months. The majority of the Council proceeded to do business, among other things contracting for the new dynamo and arc-light apparatus now being put In position. The "hold-outs" and their fol lowers do not question the legality of this, or other business transacted, but simply Mr. Kelson's election or appoint ment. TYithin this period Councilman Macy re signed, and, acting on .the assumption that the Council then consisted of but five members, the remaining- three pro ceeded to appoint O. O. Hodson to the vacancy by ballot. Mr. Hodson qualified and took his seat. Some days later this suit was filed In the Circuit Court In the name of the state, praying that tho elec tions be declared void and the Feats va cant. Demurrers were filed and the cases argued yesterday. The whole matter hung, on what constitutes the "whole number" of the 'Council when one has resigned. The charter requires a "majority of the whole number constituting the Council" to perform certain acts, among them to fill vacancies. The court held that ac cording' to the charter, and according to. customary construction. It requires four to have a "majority of the whole number constituting the Councii." CLACKAMAS CIRCUIT COURT. Injunction Against Sale of Property Dissolved. OREGON Crrr, Aprjl 19. On motion of defendant a temporary Injunction re stralnlg the Sheriff from selling certain property in Oregon City, In favor of John and Mary Schram and against the German Savings & Loan Association, was dis solved. Tie Savings & Loan Association had foreclosed a mortgage on certain property In Portland belonging to the Schrams, but the sale of the property did not satisfy the mortgage, and Oregon City property was levied upon for the balance. On the day that the sale was to take place the Schrams began the Injunction suit and stopped proceedings, contending that the sale of tho property here was not regular. The arguments for the prosecution against defendant's demurrer In the case of A. W." Hertzka. the Cbriftlan Science healer, were heard today, as well as the olosing argument "by the defendant's coun sel. The court announced that a decision would be given Monday. On motion of the District Attorney, the charges of adultery against N. Stoltz and Mrs. Catherine Jones were dismissed. Marie J. Graham, of Clackamas County, was granted a divorce today from George K. Graham, on the ground of desertion, and Myrtle Gallagher, of Multnomah County, was granted a divorce from W. J. Gallagher on the ground of cruelty. The divorce suit of John Z. Olson, form erly of Multnomah County, against Mary Olson, now a patient In the state Insane asylum, was heard on the petition of plain tiff that a guardian ad litem be appointed to represent plaintiff's Interest In the case. Robert A. Miller was appointed as such guardian. The ground of this complaint Is alleged to bo cruelty, accompanied with the further allegation that the defendant Is insane. The machinery for the Logan Cheese Manufacturing Company's plant was moved out today from Portland, and It Is the Intention to have the factory in com plete runlnng order by May 1. The ma chinery is all new and of the most Im proved pattern. Including vats, engine, and everything required for making cheese. The building, a two-story structure, 24x48, Is all ready for the reception of the machinery. It Is Intended to start up the factory with milk from 100 cows, but the capacity can be Increased at any time by small ex pense. The lactory is owned by a com pany of Logan farmers, and will be In charge ot an experienced cheescmakcr The County 'Treasurer today called all road warrants Issued prior to December 11. 1899. BOY "WAITED FOR HIS MOTHEIU Strange Action of a Seattle Woman In Chicago. CHICAGO, April 19. Frank Endean. aged 14. sat nearly all day yesterday in the Dearborn Railway Station., waiting for his mother to return to him. The boy and his mother had arrived from St. Paul la the morning. Their home 4s In Seattle, and they are bound for England by way of Halifax. The boy said they went to the Dearborn Station, and were to have departed from there by the Grand Trunk at 3:02 P. M. for Halifax. At 11 o'clock his mother told him that she was "going up the street" and would return soon He had not seen her since. Later It was learned that the mother had been taken to the detention hos pital, and the boy was removed to the Harrison Police Station for the night. "We were on our way to England." he said, "to visit my father's relatives. Father is at our home In Seattle, and Is going to Cape Nome with a mining com pany." He said he had eaten nothing since Monday noon. This was not due to poverty. In Mrs. Endean's purse were $109 and a pair of diamond earrings. GENERAL RANDALL AT SKAGWAY. Inspect? Site of Proposed New Post The Telegraph Lines. SKAGWAT. April 12. General O. M Randall. Commander of the recently cre ated Department ot Alaska, United States Army, arrived here today on an official visit, and will return this evening by the steamer Humboldt to Seattle, from which point, ho announces, he will rail June 1 for St, Michael and Nome. He will go up the Tukon to Fort Egbert before the close of navigation, and may be In Skagway again before the end of Summer. , A proposed cite for a military post at Skagway was seen by the General today, and he will recommend to the department the establishment of a coot here, with ac commodations for at least one company. At present, only half a company of sol diers Is here. The new post will probably cost $90,000. Citizens have offered a site. At present, there Is only one company of soldiers In Southeastern Alaska, half at Wrangel and half at Skagway. The Gen eral says even were It desired to distribute more men In Southeastern Alaska just now It would prbably be Impossible, on 1 account of the great scarcity of available men, AsMe from those; at the front. How ever, he saya, more men will be sent here. If necessary. In connection with the Inter national boundary dispute. The General and staff and. Captain Hovey. In charge ot the troop, went to the International boundary at the summit of White Pass to day oh a special train. Captain Hovey has been uncertain for some time ae to whether he is In the De partment of Alaska or the Columbia, but General Randall set the matter at rest to day by saying that he is Commander ot all Alaska. Communication with General Randall's headquarters will be had through the eys tem of telegraph lines to be built this sea sin from Valdes to the far- north by the way of Fort Egbert. The General says that, although the bill for the construction of the line has only passed the House, that he is sure It will go through the Senate, and is so confident that Captain Aber- eromhfA has pnnA tn VM. and otitti. tmenced work, and already has a large number or poles up from Valdes to the Interior. The connections at first will nec essarily have to be made over the Cana dian line to rach the South, but It win eventually be nccejsarv tn havn n all. American communication with the eoutn oy caDio. JUDGE BRADSHAWS WIFE DEAD. Daughter of Dr. Llttlefleld, of Port land Conaumption. THE DALLES. Or.. April 19. Sirs. Sarah Elizabeth Bradshaw, wife, of Judge Brad shaw. of the Seventh Judicial District, died this morning at 7:45 of consumption. She was born In Chicago In 1866. married in 1883; and soon after came to The Dalle?. Besides a husband and son, Clinton, she left a father. Dr. H. R. Llttlefleld. of Portland, of whom she was the only daughter, and three brothers H. J. Little field, of Kewberg; Dr. Harry Llttlefleld. of Portland, and Professor Llttlefleld. of Mo MlnnvlHe. Prominent Pioneer Dead. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. April 19. Avery D. Babcock, a pioneer of 1832. died in this last evening, at the age of 82 years. Al though he died without means, and was a County charge, he was about to come into possession of $2000, a claim for which has been before Congress for over 30 years, for land that Is now occupied by Fort Sheri dan. The Senate has passed favorably on the matter. He was a lawyer In the city of Dallas In the early days of that town. He was a joint delegate for ths counties of Polk and Tillamook to the State Constitutional Convention In 1S59. Funeral of J. B, Knapp. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 19. The fu neral of the late J. B. Knapp, who died at his home on Lake Rover last Tuesday, took place In this city today. The pall bearers were: Colonel B. F. Shaw, Gay Hayden. A. L: Lewis; E. Huff. A. O. Hathaway, and A. P. Plncus. A number of friends of the deceased from Portland and Lake River attended the funeral. RiVEn ix good coxDrnox. Navigation ot "Wtllnmette Safer Than It Was Been In Yean. CORVALUS. April 19. The snagboat Mathloma Is expected to arrive here to morrow afternoon. Since completing the cjorvaius revetment, several weeks ago, she has been pulling 6nags and otherwise clearing up the channel between Corvallls and Harrisburg. As a result of her work the channel between these points, Im proper stage of water. Is In better condi tion for navigation than it has been in years. The boat is gradually working her way down the river, for the annual Sum mer tie-up. TheCorvallis city election will take place on the 21st of May. Candidates are al ready In the field, as follows: For Police Judge. E. P. Greffoz; for Chief of Police, James Flett and W. J. Howeltf for Treas urer. William MacLagan. Save Howell for Chief of' Police, all of the candidates are present incumbents. THE PRI CB OF SALMON. Scneme of Bayers to Keep Figure Down to 0 Cents. ASTORIA, April 19. There is no change in tho run or price of salmon. It Is un derstood, however, that several of the cold-storage- people have formed a combi nation to prevent the price from going above 6H cents per pound. If the others attempt to raise it, the price will bo run very high and nearly all the fish will be delivered to the man who started the rise, and In this way he will be forced to agree on the starting-out price and honestly maintain it. County Treasurer Thompson will Issue a call next Monday for all warrants on the general fund Indorsed prior to May 15, 1893. This will cause the distribution of about $16,000. and will make $37,000 worth of county paper that has been called In since the first of the present year. TO REFAIR OLD SCHOOLHOUSB. Dallas District oBe Asked to Vote JfSOOO Bonds. DALLAS. April 1. At a meeting of the citizens of Dallas school district last night to discuss the proposition of enlarging the schoolhouse accommodations. It was con cluded that the district be asked to vote $3000. for this purpose, and that a petition be Immediately presented to the Directors to call an election to vote on this amount ot bonds. This will probably result In the remodeling of the old four-room building into an eight-room house. However, this quctlon will be left to the discretion ot the Directors of the district. Plans are now on foot to organize In Dallas a driving association. The object of the. association will be to purchase and own lands, build tracks and construct tha necessary buildings for a county fair. Was a Smooth Talker. CHEHALIS. April 19.-S. C. Herren, the Moscow, Idaho, lawyer, who was arrest ed In Tacoma Tuesday, charged with giv ing a check to a Portland hotel-keeper on a bank where he had no funds, lived In Lewis. County a number of years, but has been away from here the past five or six years. He was elected a membel of the last territorial Legislature as a Republican, and served In the first Legis lature after Washington became a state. He afterward joined the Populist party and stood high. In the councils of that party for a while. He was a lawyer of some ability, his strong point being that he was an orator, and could tell a plaus ible story and talk himself out of a mighty tight place when occasion re quired. He lacked the confidence of the public and was a victim of the gambling mania. Washington Notes. The fine granite stone quarry on Scow Bay, near Port Towneend, Is being opened up by J. A. Sodenberg. The work of filling In the largo trestles on the Washington & Columbia River line, between Walla Walla and Waltsburg. Is In progress. It is reported at Marcus that a trollej line Is to be built to connect with ths Great Northern (Spokane Falls & North, erri) at that place with Kelson, Wash., 26 miles away, and in the Republic district. Great Northern surveyors are In the field. Spokane for years has been appropriating money to aid two sectarian orphan asy lums. Other charity applicants for cltl funds have been so numerous lately thai the line has been drawn by the Auditor, who refuses to pay any more such appro priations on the ground that they are Ille gal. The City Attorney supports hire Monday oJe Graham and Ed Jordan, aged respectively 17 and 14 years, while out hunting six miles west of Cheney, dis covered two kitten cougars, their eyes not yet open, mewing on the ground. Seeing no evidence of the mother being near, the boys captured the animals and took them home, where they are being fed on cow's milk, from a nursing bottle. The kittens are about as large ea a lull-grown do mestic cat. OLD GALICE DISTRICT THE KETTVAL OF7 HICH StTtTTKBRX ORBGOIT MIMBS. Dredging- la OpeInK Xew Era for tfce Creeks ot Jackson ana JoaeplilBe Coantles. ASHLAND. Or.. April 19. The Increased Importance and thorough development of the Gallce mining district is 'emphasized by the fact that a dally mall will be estab lished there In a few days, wniie ine placers ot Gallce Creak are among the most important in Southern Oregon, it Is the wealth and abundance of the quartz ledges of tha district that have brought It into the prominence now given to it. The uauce is one )t-ine oraesr. as wen as iue richest, mining districts in the country, and lies In the northern portion of Jose phine County. Merlin being the nearest railroad point. Among the prominent mines in. the locality are the Alexander & Bent. Rocky Gulch. Sugar Pine, Lost riat. Golden Wedge, the Harmon-Green and A tc B. A large number of men. locators, prospectors and operators, have gone Into this district recently, and the need of a daily mall to them Is made apparent. It Is resorted that what is known as the Harris Gold Dredging Plant, now oper ating within eight miles ot Waldo, in Jo sephine County, and which Is engaged In dredging 200 acres lying along the Illinois River, Is earning good dividends. This dredge, when running steadily and un hampered. Is capable ot handling about 1500 cubic yards of gravel. The ground on which it is now being operated Is de scribed as being difficult to work, on ac count of the clay and cement gravel in its composition. The advent of the mod ern gold dredger is setting a new pace in the field of mining in Southern Oregon, and gives promise ot assuming a very prominent position In the. fcdustry. The value of the gold deposits in the various rivers, creeks and low bars of Jackson and Josephine Counties has long been understood and recognized, but the want ot adequate dredging machines has re tarded the work greatly and confined that done to a very small scale. The old suc tion dredge was used for a number of years, but never carried to the point of success, and the average expense of hand ling a cubic yard of gravel by lis primi tive method was very great, when com pared with tho modem chain bucket, A number of sections of Jackson and Jose phlno Coutnles have been Investigated dur ing the past few months, with a view of installing dredges. Present Indications point to the fact that that the gold yield from this class of mining will be quite large before the end of another year. The modern dredge wilt add materially to the output of gold In Southern Oregon, and much of It that has been supposed to be lost for all time will be recovered. All along the Klamath River, Rogue River and Beaver Creek, as well as other streams, large areas have been bonded for dredging purposes recently, and many ne gotiations for like ventures are now under way. The large number of locations that have been made In the vicinity of the Big Yank ledge. p the Gallce district, lately, have called -much attention to that locality. The ledge Is of- enormous sixe, and can be traced for 40 miles over the country, at a width as great as 240 feet. It Is described as a contact vein with a slate hanging wall and hyposyenlte on the footwalL The vein Is of bluish quarts, colored by copper. which Is plentiful In It and exists as cod. per pyrites. This enormous mining propo sition has attracted much attention for the past 30 years, but has only been an Inviting one for large capital. At present the most important property In the district is being operated by the Big Yank Mining & Milling Company, of Portland- This property consists ot a group, of claims along the main ledge, on which develop ment work Is being pushed with much ac tivity. It is the purpose of the present plan of operations to begin the construc tion of an 800-foot tunnel, which is ex pected to. tap the ledge at a depth of 400 feet, along which drifts will be run. Re cently an lS-foot body of ore was struck in the tunnel, which goes $33 to the ton. Pieces of ore going $100 to $200 are now being taken out, which fairly glisten with copper culphurets, and are a feast for the miner's eye, and a revelation to" old-time croakers, who predicted that the "Big Yank would never amount to much, any way. Splendid reports come to Ashland of the work that Is going on at the hydraulic placers In the Waldo district. The large property there, consisting of 740 acres, owned by Jackson County's Senator, Hon. T. Cameron, and George Simmons, and known as the Simmons & Cameron mine, has been running on full time with a large force Of men. The water facilities of this mine are exceptionally good, and have been provided for It by a large outlay ot capital and enable the giants to turn dirt for about 10 months in the year, it also has an excellent equipment, and a long and expensive cut as an outlet for the tailings. The product of the Simmons & Cameron mino Is a very fine gold. The clean-up this year promises to be the larg est since the property has been systemat ically operated. Reports of new and rich strikes come from Foots Creek. The work on Ivan Humason's 10-stamp quartz mill, now being erected on tha Chavner property, at Gold Hill. Is pro gressing very satisfactorily. It is fully expected that tho machinery will be placed In position In the course of two weeks, while water from the Braden ditch will be turned on before the machinery Is Is Its place. SALE OF RICH CLAIMS. Extensive Development at One -Re. or-ranlzatlon of Little Giant. BAKER CITY. April 18. The Oregon and Colorado mineral claims, located near Quartzburg, have been sold by the owner, Mr. Lawrence, to S. H. Hayes, of British Columbia. The purchase price Is $40,000. and the ca-h has been paid over and the transfer completed. A five-stamp mill Is on the property, which consists ot two claims, the development work being 1500 feet of drifts, tunnels and slopes. The pay chute averages four feet In width, and the ore averages as far as worked $30 to the ton. The ledge Is strong and well defined, and the ore Is Improving In quality and quan tity as depth Is attained. Besides the mill, the property Is equipped with an as say office, boarding-house, bunkhouse, tool shop and two blacksmith shops. Mr. Hayes has taken possession of the prop erty, and as soon as the mill has cleaned up the ore belonging to the former owner, extensive development work will be com menced. Mr. Hayes Is an old-time mining man. and has been Interested at some time in all the big camps of the Northwest. He comes here from Camp McKlnney, B. C, and has great faith In the future of the Eastern Oregon gold fields. He hap al ready removed his household effects here, and, 'with his family, will hereafter be a permanent resident of Baker City. A report has been In circulation here the past few days that the reorganisation of the Little Giant and Magnolia mines has been effected. The report, however, lacks confirmation, and is probably only a sur mise, as it is very doubtful when theiJo properties will again be operated. The English company having these mines un der an option of purchase has allowed the option to lapte. and the properties hav6 reverted to the owners, together with all the Improvements. Captain O. Bley. head of the English syndicate known as the Little Giant Mining Company, of Liver pool, sailed a few days ago from New York, bound for England, and until he reports to bis representative tn Bak r City, Mr. Penwarden, nothing will be definitely known as to the future operations of the properties. The English company, It Is said, has expended on the properties 1100, 09, through Its representatives in tbia city. -New machinery, consisting of hoisting Works, pumps, etc., will be put In as soon as possible at the Keystone Bell mine. Captain Thompson, one of the owners ot the property, says that the workmen have drifted 300 feet on the exposed vein, and that they will at once start to sink COO feet from the lower level. The blacksmith shop at the mine was totally destroyed by fire a few days ago. A new one will be built as soon as possible. Quotations of Mtnlnsr Stock. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. The oadt! closing quotations for rolnlnc stocks today were as follows: Alt $0 OMJuatlce $0 04 Alpha Con ....... 4j jaexican ......... aa Andes 10 Occidental Con ... 11 Blchr 21 24 Ophtr 71 Best & Bekrber... Bullion ..... Caledonia Cnallenga Con ... Chollar ... Conndence .... Con. CaL & Va... Crown Pcint Exchequer ....... Gould ft Curry... Bala & Norcross.. Overman 22 3 LPotosl z7 1 2: Savaga lu See Bcl'h-T 4 Stem I'evaila ... 49 siueriim . ; Sanltrd 3 23 Union Con 30 Utah Con :i Velio w Jacket .... 3C 20 12 30 1 65 IS 3 21 361 NEW TORK. April 10. Mining stocks tod7 closed as follows: OiolUr $0 101 Ontario IS 00 Crown Point ..... JEOphlr 70 Csn. CaL & Va... 1 tfn Plymouth 12 Deadwood CJlQulcksllv-r 1 .0 GouIJ Cuny..." d. pr-t 7 00 Hale A Notctosk.. 31)Sterra Ntvada ... 4S Homestake 50 30.stanfl..ri 3 45 Iron Silver Oal Union Con 23 Mexlcttn SOlIellow Jieket .... 2s SPOKANE. April 19. Tho closing bids for mining stocks today were: BlickUU W OOmPrlncess Maud..$0 031, Cryjtat 4hMorrUon ....... 3 Dr Tiall Con. KH Palmer Mt. Tun. 14 Eveniir Star SH'Rambler Cariboo 2514 Gold Ledj-e .... 4 I Republic - 1 ny, Golden lUrvest- 2 1 Reservation .... 10 Jim PWlne HWRossland Giant. U Mountain TJon.. 87 (SulllTan JJ Morning Glory JKlrom Thumb ... 16 Lone Pino Surp. 14 Waterloo -Ps Surface Copper ailne. A, P. Fogh, owner of the Deutsmmer copper ledge, near Roslyn. Wash., is rpending a few days at the Imperial. He flatters himself that he has a copper mine which needs- no lone tunnels or shafts to show what It to. The ledge crowns the summit of a long ridge, wnere me ore crops out to a height ot six feet above the surface of the ground. Assays show that this copper ore backbone carries 21 per cent of copper and $10 a ton In gold and silver. A wagon road Is now being constructed to connect with the railroad, 10 miles away, and the ore can be slid ail down hill to a smelter. AT DR. DALY'S HOSE. How Nomination for Congress Was Received Confident of Election. LAKEVIEW. Or., April 13. Dr. B. Da ly's friends, irrespective ot politics, are congratulating him today on his nomina tion for Congress. " All day yesterday and all thb9 forenoon telegrams were coming from the leaders of the different factions requesting Dr. Daly to accept the nomi nation. He had declined to enter the field this year for any office, but the pressure was so great that he finally telegraphed his friends that he would accept the nom ination from the First Congressional Dis trict If It should be given unanimously. The next telegram congratulattd him upon his unanimous nomination, and was elgned by tho leaders of the three fusion parties. Ho said to a reporter today: "Yes. I am going to be elected to Con gress from this district I have not tho slightest doubt of It in the world." Dr. Daly came to Lakevlew in 1SS7. and since that time he has built himsely up from a stranger to one of the most prom inent men In the state. He stands well. at his own home. He haei represented this district In both branches of tlfe Legisla ture, and Is and has been at the head of educational matters In this county for 10 years. He has filled the office of Mayor of the town, and has been County Physi cian, and Health Officer for 10 years. He has also been president of the Lake Coun ty Agricultural Society, and Its principal promoter for a dozen years. Although this county Is largely Republic an, Dr. Daly has never failed to carry it for any office to which he aspired. CHANCE FOR THE IATT. Representative Jones' Efforts for a Washlnsrton Yonth. WASHINGTON. April 14. Representa tive Jones recently made a visit to the Navy Department In the Interest of Stam ford Grey Chapman, the oldest son of Montague J. Chapman, of Pullman, Wash., who desired fo enter the Navy as an, ap prentice, third class. Mr. Jones requested that, he be appointed, although he was a few months over 15. the age after which apprentices In this class are not received, but was Informed that the regulations' could not be waived in this case, much as the Secretary would like to do It. as it would open the way for a countless number of like caes. The department as sured him, however, that, as soon as Mr. Chapman became' IS years of age. he miht enlist as a landsman, and. tit that time. If practicable, be transferred to a training ship, on board of which landsmen received the same Instruction as apprentices. He can then receive, also, all the benefits as to detail for Instruction to fit him for the duties of a gunner's mate, and will be just as eligible for ultimate promotion to acting boatswain or acting gunner as the apprentices. TO MAKE BOOKS AT HOME. Enterprise In Washlnston to Supply Schools With Text-Books. OLYMPIA, Wash.. April 19. Articles of incorporation of the Wcstland Publish ing Company have been filed with the State Secretary. The objects of this in corporation are to produce a line of text books to be used in the public schools of the state. The amount of capital stock Is $100,000, at $100 a share. The principal place of business, Seattle, and the Incor porators are: H. O. Hollenbeck. of the Denny-Coryell Company. Seattle: Ethan Allen. Jr.. of Allen & Lambert. Tacoma. and G. E. Blankenship, of the Record Publishing Company, Olympla. A number of text-books have been pre pared by these publishing-houses, which books win be submitted to the State Board of Education at the meeting to be held In the State Superintendent's office. May 7, for the purpose of adopting the books to be used In the state schools for the next five years. BUILDING JTEW STOCKYARDS. O. R. A X. Frovldinx Better Shipping Facilities Near The Dalles. THE DALLES, Or.. April 19. The O. R. & N. has a large force ot carpenters at work about a half-mile east ot this city constructing capacious stockyards, to fv cilltatie the shipping of cattle and sheep. The company expect to ship from thli point many tralnloads of stock this year, and the present yards are not targe enough. The new yards will be divided Into paddocks for different brands, and feeding accommodations will also be put in. An Express Ascent MUstn-r. FAIRHAVEN. Wash.. April 19.-C. D. Barlow, the local agent of the Northern Pacific Express Company, -has been miss ing since Tuesday night, and It Is believed his body lies at the bottom of Belllngham Bay. whether as a result of foul play or suicide, cannot be determined. Barlow was known to have a large amount of money on his person on the night of bis disap pearance. Tfew Eastern Star Chapter. MEDFORD. April 19. A chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, named Reames chapter, for the late General Thomas G. Reames. of Jacksonville, has been organ ized In Medtord, with a large membership. THE TOWN OF KETCHIKAN SEAT OF THE CCST03I-HOUSB TAKEN FROM MARY ISLAND. In the Center of a Rich Mineral Sec tion IIott the Town Has Grown In a Few Months. KETCHIKAN. Alaska, April 12. The town of Ketchikan is situated on the southern end of RavIIlaglgedo Is'and. on Tongas Narrows, between RavIIlaglgedo Channel and Clarence Straits. In latitude 5S north. It was located as a fishing sta tion In 1SS6. In 1SS7 a large cannery was built, but in 1SS3 it was destroyed by fire and never rebuilt. Last July there was but one store, one saloon and one hotel In ths town. Now It contains six stores, car rmg large stocks; six saloons, three ho tels, five or six restaurants and at least 100 residences. The district has increased in population from about TOO to about 3000. Our mining district extends over an area of 50 miles square, containing a large num ber of mining camps tributary to Ketchi kan. No horses are here, no graded streets. Mep are the beasts of burden, all street business Is done on plank sidewalks or oer mountain trails, all building material must be packed on the backs of men. Strangers wondr why a town was ever built In such a place, and the oldest In habltantannot answer. No mines have yet been discovered In the Immediate vicinity of the town, the nearest being about four miles distant. There Is not much doubt but this will be a great mining district In the near future. There are many Ion-grade is well a3 high-grade prospects In gold, silver and copper, running from a trace to thou sands of dollars In. value per ton. The mining Industry Is In Its infancy here, but is fast developing richness and perma nency. All kinds of formations are found in the country rock, and nearly every mineral known can be sampled In some part of the district. The Gold Standard Mining Company, at Helm Bay. Cleveland Peninsula. Is run ning a five-stamp mill and paying Its own ers well. This mine has produced several very rich gold pockets, and has an Im mense dump of rich concentrating ore. Townlte3 are being laid off at various places. At Ward's Cove, five miles west of here, the townslte of Ravilla Is receiv ing some attention. Port Johnson and Kassan Bay, on Prince of Wales Island, each lays claim to being a metropolis. We are located among a sea. of Islands. All travel must be bv water. Everybody who wishes to prospect must be provided with a boat, and there are a great variety of them here. The Xew Cnstnm-IIonse. The custom-house Is located on property owned by Mr. Grant, It commands a fine view of Tongas Narrows, through which all vessels sailing the inside route must pass. The question of the removal of the custom-house from Mary's Island to Ketchikan has been agitated for several years, but never culminated In any direct action by the Government until lately. A petition was circulated here In January, and signed by most of the captains ot steamers touching here, praying for Its removal. The principal reason given for the change was that there was no wharf at Mao Island, and steamers were put to the inconvenience of anchoring and low ering boats while watting for papers, etc. The Washington authorities complied with the request, and we now have the custom-house. The building for it is tho most prominent in ton n. It is nearly com pleted, and will soon be ready for occu pancy. Indeed, the lower portion has ben finished for the accommodation of the of ficers, who have just moved In. The transfer of the customs service to this point doubles the number of vessels stopping here. Foliom Confirmed n Commlnloncr. WASHINGTON. April 15. The Senate today confirmed H. H. Folsom. of Alaska, to be a commissioner In and for the Dis trict ot Alaska. Golnp: to Cape Nome. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. April 19. Some 30 persons are now making preparations to leave for Cape Nome during the filly part of May. Funeral "Wan rotponed. SPOKANE. April 19. The funeral of Mlhnte Horr. a prominent young lady, was set for Wednesday, but her mother thought eho detected signs of returning life, and the funeral was postponed. Phy sicians who have made various tests be lipve the girl Is dead, but the mother still doubts; and It is probable the funeral will not be held before Sunday. This would have been the young woman's wedding day. and ehe lies robed In her wedding gown. Walking on TrbbT is a relief walk ing on virgin rubber Is a pleasure. The "O'Sulllvan" is the right he I don't forget that. They are resilient, jar taking, all-rubber cushions and cost no more to you than the poor heels. But some dealers advise the poor heels be cause they turn them a little more profit and wesr out sooner. This Is why you must insist on O'Sulllvan's. B0 cents attached, of all dcalera. 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