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4 tttti MOANING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, TAPRIL' 21', 1900. COAL FOR MARKET! A New Mine to Be Producing Within Sixty Days. IT IS LOCATED IN COWLITZ COUNTY As Good an Any Northwest Coal and the Cheapest evr Railroad to Be Unlit to the Mine. ASTORIA. April SO. In the country sur rounding Stelia. on the Washington side, it has been known for a number of years that cropplngs of coal have been discov ered, and some prospecting and develop ment work have been done. The coal as sayed well, and It was comparathely easy of access, but for some reason It was round difficult to Interest capital suffi cient -to mine and ship the coal on a large enough ocalc to make it profltable, and. tlje man who owned the most valua ble properties in that locality bad not tho means to do so himself. About six months ago, the following capitalists of The Dalles became Interested In the property: Hon. Malcolm A. Moody. J. M. French, J. B. Mclnerny and T. Nicholas. They employed a practical mining engineer who had had experience in this character of work, and had a thorough Inspection of the properties made. The result was that they formed a company giving the owner of the land a half interest In paid-up, nonassessable stock, while they agreed to furnish all the money necessary. They purchased machinery of the latest design in the Hast, and most of it has arrived and been set up. It Is the expectation of the company to have coal from its mine on the market within CO days of a quality equal to any that Is now used in the Northwest, and at a price very much be low that at which It Isnow sold. In car rying out their present plans they will build a railroad from Stella, four miles tip Cold Creek to where the mine is lo cated. XEW onECOX 311 XE. Produces Copper, Gold and Silver Located la Josephine County. W. II. Moore, of Moro, Sherman Coun ty, is at the Perkins. He is one- of the firm of Moore llros., who conduct a bank at Moro. and also one at Goldendale, "Wash. His visit to Portland at this time Is in connection with the Big Yank Mining & Milling Company, of Gallce, in Josephine County. "We have been developing our mine to a point that satisfies us that we have a paying proposition," said Mr. Moore yes terday. "The mine Is a producer of cop per, principally," he continued, "with traces of gold and sller. We have reached the 100-foot level. The copper runs $i per cent, the gold about to 23 a ton, increasing the deeper ne go, while the silver j leld is about tl 73 a ton, mak ing a total of over $33 a ton. at the present price of copper. We have cross cut the ledge at the 100-foot level 40 feet, and are not through It yet. "Our intention Is to put In a smelter at the mine. This fact is determined xipon. The only question that remains is. What sort of a smelter shall we put In? We Intend to start a tunnel that will cut the ledge 400 feet below the present level, and If the values increase, as they have- so far, we expect the quartz will eventually carry at least $50 to $00 per ton. In a few days we will send our manager, John Wlckham, East to look up the matter of procuring for us a smelter. We hope to have the smelter In place and in full operation carry In July, and will Increase our prefsent num ber of 1C men at least threefold." TWO OUACns OF GOLD A DAY. Record of a Williams Creek Mine in Southern Oreiron. GRANTS PASS. Or., April M. Alex Watts was In town today from his mlno on Williams Creek, and brought in 69 ounces of fine gold, the result of 34 days run, the expense for labor being about KttX. This left almost $1030 clear. Mr. Watts will have enough water for another three weeks In very rich ground, and ex pects to clear another 1XX in that time. Eight years ago his farm and mine were mortgaged, and' he was heavily in debt. Today nothing less than $00,000 would buy the mine, which is bctxer than having so much money In the bank. He ha been In the county since 1S33, and has mined more or less all the time. Quotations of Mining Stocks. SPOKANE. April ).-The dosing bids for mining stocks today were: Blacktall .......?0 09 Crystal 4, Prlncevi Maud..$0 OS, rainier Mt. Tun. 14 Ilambler Cariboo 2T.4 Republic 1 U2 Heservatlon .... 10 Deer Trail Con. 9 li Evcninc Star Golden Han est. Insurgent .. Lone Pine Surp. Mountain Ltom Morning Glory.. Morrison RosMand Giant.. li riuuivan .... 11 Si ITom Thumb 4'. Bis Iron I'M SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today wrro as follows: Alta JO OlJJmtl-e $0 04 Alpha Con 3 Mexican Z2 Andes lojoccldentsl Con ... 12 Belcner StiOphlr ra Bert & Belcher.. 23IO-erman 21 Bullion SlPotosl 27. Caledonia 1 ZSIKaiage 10 Challenge Con ... SuiSeg. Belcher 2 Chollar lOlSlerra Nevada ... 40 Confidence !siher Hill 12 Con. Cal,. & Va... 1 (SIStandard 3 M Crown Point 17il"nlon Con 27 Gould & Curry... 25ti:tah Con ........ 10 Hale & Norcross.. SSJTcllow Jacket .... 27 NEW YORK. April 20.-MInlng stocks today closed as follows: Chollar ?0 lOIOntario JS 23 Crown Point .." IS Ochir 68 Con. CaL &. Va... 1 MiIMyrnouth IS xcaarcooa ifi maicksnrer 1 50 Gould & Curry... .241 do pref 7 50 Hale & Norcross.. -Sierra Nevada ... 75 Ilotne-take DO !sundard 3 50 IronSlUer, Union Con 27 Mexican S3Yellow Jacket .... 1G BOSTON. April 20. Closing quotations: Adventure .....$0 04 HJ Humboldt $0 73 Allouez M. Co.. 2 (Osceola C7 Amal. Copper .. M IParrott 43 Atlantic 23 iQulncy 1 2.8 Boston & Mont. 3 II Santa Fe Cop... 7 Butte &. Boston. 74 i Tamarack 1 90 Cal. & Heda... 7 33 Utah Mining .... SIS Centennial .... 21 Wolverines 40 Franklin 10 1 Kaolin In Pierce Connty. TACOMA. April 20. Three farmers liv ing in the Nesqually Valley reported last rdght that they had found a w ell-dcfincd ledge of kaolin, or China clay, nine miles from Eatonvllle. There Is only one other deposit on the Coast. "WILL HAVE LOCAL TOURNAMENT. Pendleton Conncll Offers Prizes for Its Orrn Department. PENDLETON. Or., April 20. The Pen dleton Fire Department will not partici pate in the annual tournament of the Eastern Oregon and Washington Fire men's Association, as in previous years. Pendleton firemen, belonging to the re organized department, which will consist of seven companies. In the place of three companies formerly constituting the de partment, will engage in a tournament to be held here In Pendleton, only Pendleton companies competing. A $100 silver cup will be competed for In the wet test, and $23 cash prizes' each for the speed and dry tests. These prizes will be put up by the City Council as a means for encourag ing efficiency among local firemen. F. H. Ross, who was advertising solici tor for the Pendleton Republican. Is wanted on the charge of fraudulently Issu ing checks to the amount of $00 on the Pendleton Savings Bank. He is also charged with having collected $230 due the paper, without giving any account of It. His present whereabouts the officers are unable to ascertain. Mr. Ross came here from Spokane, whero he was for a time in the employ of the Spokesman-Review. Ho has relatives In Spokane. His wife is here, but ignorant of the whereabouts of her husband. ARTESIAN WELL .WANTED. Efforts of Colfax to Get a City Water Supply. COLFAX. April 20. The City Council is still endeavoring to improve the city water works, and with this end in view has advertised for bids to be submitted Juno 4. for boring an artesian well, with flow of at least 09,000 gallons a day. Col fax city water works have been unsat isfactory from the time of Inception. Water for the system is taken from the North Palouso River, which Is muddy In Winter and Ul-eraelllng and lll-tastlng in Summer. Several efforts to get flowing water have failed here, although Moscow, Pullman, Palouse. Farmtngton and Gar field, all in the Palouse country, have abundantly flowing wells. Grain and Frnlt Prospects. Heavy rains have fallen throughout the Palouse country during the past two days. Rains are not now considered of any par ticular benefit to crops. The ground Is saturated to a depth of eight to ten feet- much more than is necessary to Insure good crops. Farmers throughout the county report that their Spring work Is nearly com pleted. Seeding Is almost done In all parts of the county, except In the northern part. Grain never looked better In the Palouse. About Endlcott and Winona, to the west of Colfax, wheat Is In many fields more than knee-high, aund ls beginning to Joint. Fruit trees of all kinds are In bloom, and the prospect for fruit, both among the Snake River orchards and on the high lands, was never better. NORTHWEST MILITARY NOTES. Transfers of Officers to the New De partment of Alaska. WASHINGTON. April 16. Major John T. Van Orsdale, of the Seventh Infantry, has been ordered to Seattle, where he will assume command "of various companies vof his regiment which are destined for Alaska. Acting Hospital Steward Fred Southard, now at Vancouver Barracks, with Pri vates William L. Brown, Joseph T. Frel tag, William H. Hamilton and Park A. Merrill, now at Fort Wright, are ordered to report not later than April 5, for as signment to the Department of Alaska. Hospital Steward Clinton F. Henderson, upon being relieved at Fort McIIenry, Md., will proceed to Seattle, for assign ment to duty in thej)epartment of Alaska. Captain Edgar S. Walker, of the Eighth Infantry, now at Fort Snelllng, Minn., has been ordered to Seattle, for assign ment as chief commissary and depotom mlssary of. the Division of Alaska, to bo stationed at St. Michael. Major William F. Tucker, of the pay master's corps, now paymaster of the De partment of the Lakes, Is to be relieved, and assigned as chief paymaster of the Department of Alaska. Corporal John R. DUlard, Third In fante, has been ordered from Alcatraz Island. Cal., to Seattle, for assignment to command. MORE MONEY ALLOWED. For Indian Agent and Postoffiee Lease of Yakima Land. ' WASHINGTON, April 16. Representa tive Jones appeared before the conference committee today in the interest of the Indian appropriation bill. He urged the acceptance of the House amendment al lowing leases to be made on the Yakima reservation for 10 years and also for in creasing the salary of Agent Lynch from $15 to $1600 per year. The Postmaster at Brewster, Wash David L. Gillespie, has asked an additional allowance for clerk hire, he having only been allowed heretofore $100 per annum for this purpose. After Congressman Jones brought the matter to the attention of First Assistant Postmaster-General Heath, the department agreed to Increase the allowance to $250 a year, the same to go Into effect July J. 1903. The appropria tion for the present fiscal year Is entirely exbasutcd, and requests for additional al lowances for posrofuces cannot be com plied with before tho beginning of the next fiscal year. Fish Canners' Combine Fell Through SEATTLE, April 20. The attempted consolidation of the fish canners of the Northwest, that has Deen reporiea tor the last several months. Is said to have finally fallen through. A meeting of the men concerned in the movement held here today resulted in disagreement, and it was stated at the conclusion of the session .nat it was Improbable that an organization could be affected. Oregon Notes. Pendleton's fire department is being re organized. The Methodist Church at Eugene is put ting in a fine pipe organ at a cost of $1300. There Is a movement on foot at Marsh field to open and maintain a free reading room. The new building of the Julia Abraham's Cabin, Natlvs Daughters of Oregon, at Roseburg, will be dedicated Monday night. Milton will soon have a creamery, as the milk of 200 cows has already been pledged, and the conditions only call for 200 cows. Tills is Milton's third effort to secure a creamer' W. E. Thomas, the Stayton broom man ufacturer, offers broom corn seed free to nny farmer who will plant an acre of It, and guarantees to pay $100 a ton for tha product next fall. It is understood at St. Helens that Peterson will extend his logging railroad to Nehalem soon. He has two camps In operation. Is putting In piling and has two trains hauling logs. Albany is organizing a social club. It Is Intended to prohibit card-playing and, to have no buffet attachment. The inno cent hllllard table and bowling alley will be given a chance, however. Canada thistle have appeared on a farm at West Chehalem. having been mixed with clover seed sown. The owner of the field Is anxious to know how to get rid of his unwelcome guest. A cabin of Native Sons was instituted in Drain by Organizer Clyde Mahon, of Junction City. C. D. Drain was elected president, and L. C Applegate pecretary. The name of the new cabin Is "Jesse Ap plegate's Cabin." The camera fiend has troubles of his own when trying to photograph an Indian camp, eays the Condon Globe. A well known professional man of Condon can testify that a slwash squaw on the war path is a dangerous proposition to tackle. The annual reunion of the Umatilla County Pioneer Association will be held at Weston May 31 to Juno 2. There will be games, sports and musical and literary exercises. The last day wHl be given to political discussion, all parties being rep resented. The Albany creamery sold butter during the month of March to the amount of $2243. A musloU gathering at Hlllsboro of all the bands of Washington County is eel for the first of May. Later the Hlllsboro band will nttenl the convention of bands at Tacoma. The Davidson Fruit Company, at Hood River, has furnished about 73.000 tomato plants to farmers who are going into the business of growing tomatoes for the can nery. P. F. Bradford has the supervision of the growing of the plants, and has visited the farmers and given instructions about setting the plant. The plants arc furnished free and farmers have engaged to plant about 30 acres for the fruit com pany. Next season if 100 acres of peas can be secured, the company wilt put in machinery to hull and can green peas. TRADE FIELD EXTENDED PORTLAND SOW ABLE TO DO BUSI NESS IN LAKE VIEW. Same Shipping nates as San Fran cisco Has Mercantile Houses to Take Advantage ot Them. LAKEVIEW. Or., April 17. H. S. Simon. a commercial man from Portland, Is In Lakevicw working up a trado between this place and the Oregon metropolis Practically all of tho trade has been go ing from this point to. San Francisco, but Mr. Simon says this Is the fault of Port land dealers. The Southern Pacific Rail road has .offered Inducements by which goods can be shipped from Portland to Amedee. Cal.. the nearest railroad point to Lakeview. as cheaply as they can be shipped from San Francisco, and Mr. SKbn says the merchants of Portland can sell them Just as cheaply. He says he finds the Lakeview merchants patriotic and glad to patronize their homo city on easy terms, and ho expects to open up business rela tions between Portland and Lakeview at once. Heretofore this point has been neg lected by Portland drummers on account of the difficult mountain roads between here and Ashland, but now that railroad fa cilities have been secured, there is no reason why men representing every line in Portland should not visit Lakevicw and do well. Meteor Seen In LakevleTr. There was a wonderful meteoric display here yesterday evening about 8 o'clock It Is described as a cone-shaped body ot fire with along tail to It, and as having swung like a pendulum from a cloudy substance for several seconds. Won't Accept the Nomination. Hon. S. P. Moss first learned from The Oregonlan today that he was nominated for Representative from this district by the fuslonists. He did not attend the convention, and does not understand why they should have nominated him. as ho was not a candidate for any office. He in formed The Oregonlan correspondent that he would decline the nomination. He has no faith in the campaign, and his health, which has been poor lately, would not per mit him to enter the field, Ho is one of Lake County's old pio neers. He came her 30 years ago. He has represented this district In tho Legis lature two terms, has been County Judge here, and-ls one of the wealthiest stock and sheep men in the county. Under no circumstances will he accept the nomina tion. FUNDS FOR THE CAMPAIGN. Friction In Marlon County Over At titude of a Tongue Leader. SALEM. April 20. Dr. T. W. Harris, of Eugene, chairman of tho central com mittee of the First Congressional District,. accompanied by Census Supervisor C. B. Winn, was In Salem today soliciting sub scriptions to the Congressional campaign fund. Owing to the fact that the Salem Statesman, edited by Tongue's campaign manager ot two years -ago. Is fighting the Republican candidate for County Clerk, Dr. Harris has not received much encour agement here. W. W. Hall served the county one term as Clerk, and fulfilled his duties so well that he was renomi nated without opposition and with a tre mendous storm of applause. It is said that if the matter had been left to a vote in the Democratic convention. Hall's nom ination would have been Indorsed by that body. Nevertheless, the Statesman haa been carrying on a bitter fight against Hall's election. Leading Republicans here declare themselves plainly to the effect that unless Tongue's friends will support the Republican ticket, they will neither contribute to the campaign fund nor vote for Tongue at the polls. Some made themselves understood upon this point to day when, asked by Dr. Harris for assist ance. The Republicans say they have been working many years for the election of better officials, and now, when they havo a good man nominated, they will not stand any opposition in their own ranks. The comftiittce on platform appointed last Saturday by the Marlon County Re publican Central Committee today made its report public. This committee was composed of Chairman F. T. Wrlghtman, Frank Davey and the Republican candi dates. The platform is as follows: "The candidates of the Republican party In Marion County. Oregon, pledge them, selves to abide faithfully by the follow ing declaration of principles: "Unswerving allegiance to the Repub lican party upon National and state issues as expressed in the platforms adopted by the state and National conventions of the Republican party. We point with pride to the fact that the pledges for economy In the administration of county affairs made by the Republicans of Marlon County in 1S3S havo been carried out to double the amount promised, and refer to tho records for verification. "Wo pledge ourselves that. In matters of legislation, our representatives will labor for strict economy In state affairs; oppose all useless commissions, and labor faithfully to correct all existing abuses In the laws governing assessment and taxation. "The candidates for County Judge and County Commissioner hereby pledge themselves to the strictest economy in conducting the business of the county, re stricting tho expenditures to actual neces sities for the protection of public Inter ests and public property, and with a de termination to place the County of Marion upon an absolute cash basis and out of debt, while at the same time reducing tax levies to the lowest possible limit; and the candidates for all other places upon the county ticket "pledge themselves to earnest and faithful co-operation with the County Court in reaching the results aforesaid." The Marlon County Populist Central Committee will hold an adjourned meet ing at the City Hall tomorrow. The main work before tho committee Is the selec tion of candidates for the county and legislative offices. Nono of the "fusion candidates for offlco have yet filed their acceptances of their .nominations, and it is understood that the ticket nominated by the Democrats and ratified by them as, ''citizens" Is to be badly broken by with drawals. There has been little political work In Salem this week. Every one has been waiting to see what action the Pop ulists will take, for upon their action de pends the nature of the opposition the Republicans will have. J. K. Sears, the regular Peoples party nominee for Congress from the First District, filed his certificate of nomina tion and acceptance today. This Is the last day within which nominations or ac ceptances can be filed. THE MISSING CHINAMAN FOUND. Sas He Did Not Kill Officer, But Helped Cnrrj- the Body. VANCOUVER. B. C, April 21 Aided by a representative of a Chinese secret society, the police today apprehended the missing Chinaman wanted for the murder of Chief of Police Main at Stevcston last Saturday. Tho Mongolian had been In hid. ing, and when arrested was on the Semi ahmoo trail, familiar In the days of smug, gling Chinese Into the United States. Thang Far Wong, the latest Chinese ar Tested, confesses that he helped to carry the' body of Main to the grave, but says his two companions committed the mur der and then forced him to assist in the burial. MAN WITH A GRIEVANCE. Visited Governor's Office. Drrannded Redress and Got Arrested. OLYMPIA. April 20.-Conslderable ex citement was caused around the state building today by the appearance In tho Governor's office of a man who demanded redress from the Governor for a long list of personal wrongs inflicted upon him by Seattle capitalists. The choking to death of his slater with a towel and being de frauded out of several crick blocks in the heart of Seattle were among his alleged grievances. The man was placed under arrest and found to be armed with a pistol. At the police station ho gavo his name as John L. Blyles. and stated he had Just arrived from Seattle. The unfortunate man Is well dressed and intelligent In appearance. YOUNGEST OREGON VOLUNTEER. Claim Pnt In for Lorla M. Johnson, Son of Late President Johnson. EUGENE. Or., April 20. (To the Edi tor.) In The Oregonlan It has been stated that Willis D. Sloan was the youngest en listed man of the Second Oregon Volun- T53TSa i StSJ . i mm. b2"F.-S.S eAvXjr."4-sAii TMV7ij 3' t-5i -AT 4J X r.i ?tM.v'9 mmvm J.- &.iS V s2Sjj88 w.V&?ar iS I:SJwA tz-asscJ. -aw Lorls MellkoS Johnson. teers. I think, however, that Lorls Mellk off Johnson, son of the late President J. W. Johnson, of the University of Oregon. can lay claim to mat nonor, as no is seven months younger, having been born August 1C, 1SS2. S. NORTHWEST DEAD. Charles E. Athcy, of Oreiron City, Well-Known Native Son. OREGON CITY. Or.. April 20. Charles E. Athey. for many years a foreman In the woolen mill, who dled.at St. Vincent's Hospital. In Portland, this morning, will bo buried Sunday afternoon. He was 40 years of age, and was bom and raised In Oregon City, his parents being well-known pioneers. He left a wife. The deceased waa a member of the A. O. U. W. and Na tive Sons' Cabin. The arrangements have not yet been completed for tho funeral Mr. Athey had been In poor health for tho past year, and underwent an opera tion for an internal disorder a few days ago that resulted fatally. Mrs. Talbotrof Cornelias. HJLLSBORO, Or., April 20. Mrs. Fanny Theodosla Talbot died at her home In Cor nelius early this morning. Deceased wa born in Brighton. Wis.. June 11, 183C, and came to Oregon in 1S72 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neep, and settled at Cornelius. In 1S78 she was married to Thomae Talbot, who for years was in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company, with headquarters on the West Side. Mr. Talbot, who la now retired, is the Union candidate for County Treasurer. Her father died in 1S93. Surviving her are her mother, Mrs. Neep, and three brothers. The funeral will take place from the fam ily residence at Cornelius Sunday morn ing. Uncle Billy Cnrrln, of Cottnjre Grove COTTAGE GROVE, Or., April 20. "Uncle Billy" Currln, the oldest settler of this end of the valley, died at his farm near here this evening. He came to this place in 1S49, and has resided here ever since. "Uncle Billy" has been an honored citizen, and his word was always as good as his note. He had no political aspirations, though always allied with the Democratic party. He was born in Vir ginia In 1S19, . and was unmarried. He leaves a large farm and other valuable property to relatives. Old Resident of Baker City. BAKER CITY. Or.. April 20. E. E. Phlllipc". an old resident of this city, was found dead in his apartments in the rear of Burg's blacksmith ehop yesterday. Tha deceased was a wagon-maker, and 72 years of age. A con and a daughter survive him. It Is believed that he died from heart failure. . Retired New York Merchant. SEATTLE. April 20. Captain Harvey H. Hudson, a retired New York merchant, died suddenly here today of heart fail ure. A widow and two children survive him. MISSIONARIES FOR CHINA. United Evangelical Church to Send Men to That Field. inLLSBORO, Or., April 20. Rev. G. L. Lovcll and Charles T. Hurd, of Pennsyl vania," and Rev. S. J. Lindsay, of Ne braska, were admitted to seats In the United Evangelical Conference today. A. F. BIttncr, Lynn Gubser and William Plowman were granted license to preach. Rev. C. C. Poling, tho presiding elder, pre sented h!o report, which showed great progress for the past year. The report ot the president of the La Fayette Seminary was referred to the committee on educa tion. In tho. course of an address. Bishop Dubs referred to the Chinese mission field, to be Invaded at once, this will be the first attempt In that quarter of the globe In behalf of the Evangelical Church, and the first missionaries will be Rev. C. N. Dubs and Rev. A. W. Mell, accompanied by their wives. The Bishop made a very Imprctfive address on "The Devotional Life of a Minister." Sheriff Bradford reports taxes on the new roll coming in at a lively rate, due. perhaps, to the announcement that the roll will be closed June L County Commissioner Isaman Held. LEWISTON. Idaho, April 20. County Commissioner Isaman was today held bj Justice Sweet to the District Court under bond of $2000 to answer a charge of per jury. Tho evidence against Isaman in tho preliminary examination was an affidavit made by Isaman, on which a warrant was Issued charging ex-Auditor Tannahill with forgery, and of which charge Tannahill was later acquitted. Washington Notes. Fishermen report black bass plentiful In Sliver Lake. A. brickyard has been established in Waltsburg by J. W. and C. W. McCoy and Joslah Cole. Dayton has been selected as the place for the firemen's tournament, which will be held early In June. Everett Is equipping a ball club and fit ting up grounds for the National game by popular subscription. A camp meeting of the Christian cnurch will be held at Dickinson Grove, near Waitfburg, commencing June 8. The markets of Puget Sound are now be ing furnished with fine halibut, caught on the banks near Lucia Island. Quite a number are also brought In from the straits. During the Winter most of the halibut In tlje market were caught by the northern fleet In the Alexandrian archi pelago. The Colton News-Letter says that James Gllkerson.. one of the prosperous Rim rock farmers, has Just finished seed ing SCO acres to Spring wheat, and is summer-fallowing SO acres, having the work half done. Mr. Gllkerson has adopt ed the 10-hour system for his farm work, and finds that he can .get along Just as well as those who put,. In 12 or IS hours a day. fiF'IR5"3i"J""3i""5K"MHK"te VS.-x:..'; .sbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbK .svuvk. r?5I?sT'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBCt: :&-mJSim:S";:Be& kS4sni9f$VHflei f:lil&ira'isSSfg VVEKsSSSSsTsSsBKJsBST S 'tssssssBllisssr ,3JisssssF ? V? "WT'll:. THE. ClMING JAPANESE ONE 9TIIP BEARING THEM WILL BE HEAVILY FINED. The Orientals Come to Do Railroad Work, and Are la Good Demand More Inspectors. VICTORIA. B. C. April 20. The tramp steamship MUos, which arrived Wednes day with 900 Japanese immigrants, is still detained, and for violation of the customs and steamboat laws of Canada will to morrow be required to pay the maximum penalties before she lands her passengers. Nor can sho receive clearance from this port until she completes her equipments of boats, life belts, etc.. to the limit of her capacity, as determined by official inspec tion. Her present voyage Is on the own er's account, the Russo-Chlnese Bank, contract having been taken for the deliv ery of a certain number of Japanese la borers for railway work in tha United States. 'Assistant Inspectors Authorised. WASHINGTON, April 2a Assistant Secretary -Taylor, of the Treasury De partment, has received a telegram from the Immigration Inspector at Port Town send, in which he states 1000 Japanese im migrants were landed at that port yes terday, and 2200 are expected to arrive to morrow. In conesquencc of this sudden Increase of the arrival of Orientals, he is unable to make the necessary examina tions unaided, and asks for authority to employ additional help. Mr. Taylor has wired him authority to employ thre emergency assistants. Ordered to Be Deported. SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. Thlrty threo Japanese contract laborers who ar rived here about two weeks ago on the Belgian King must return to Japan on the next steamer of the Santa Fe lino leaving this port. Their sentence of de portation. Imposed by Immigration Com missioner II. H. North, has been con firmed In Washington, and this ruling Is final. The examination of the Japanese immigrants who came in on the Nippon Maru has begun. Japanese to Build Railroads. SEATTLE. April 30. Two thousand Japanese laborers who arrived here from the Orient since February have been shipped to various points in tho Northwest for work on railroad constructing. The wages paid or these workers are said to be the' same paid white men. Tho rail roads have standing orders with employ- rment agencies to send alt the Japanese they can get. Japanese Denied Admission. SEATTLE, April 20. Thirty-two of the 592 Japanese brought on the steamship Rio Jun Maru have been refused admis sion to the United States by tho Govern ment Inspectors, and if their decision is concurred in by a board of inquiry, will be returned toMapan. LANE COUNTY ROADS. A Good Start Has Been Made In Their Improvement. GREENLEAF, Or., April 19. Few coun ties have made greater advancement in roadbulldlng In the last few years than Lane. Until half a dozen years ago the roads throughout the Valley became quag mires with the advent of the Fall rains, and remained so until the Summer sun and winds dried them up. The hauling of loads ot any considerable size outside the streets of the county seat was impossible for the greater part ot the year. There were no graveled roads, no beds of crushed rock, and a piece of atrocious corduroy here and there was looked upon as a blessing. The county appropriation for road improvements, exclusive of bridges, ranged from $1500 to $3300 a year, and a very considerable part of this went to aid in building or improving roads In tha wooded mountains, where changes in rout were frequently made.' without regard to curveys, by the District Supervisors or those intrusted with the expenditure ot the county's contributions, and large sums In the aggregate were wasted In Improving portions of the road and then abandoning them for new routes. Three or four years ago a change was inaugurated. The merchants of Eugene made the first notable move, prompted by a desire to escape from the freight rates of the Southern Pacific, which they con sidered exorbitant. They arranged with the management of the Yaquina route to bring goods to Corvallis at a nominal charge, and started a line of freight "30 wagons "between the city and Eugene. A large sunt was subscribed for the im provement of the road to' Corvallis. and the County Court was prevailed on to help. A good graveled road, over which heavy loads could be hauled all Winter, was the result, and this object lesson did good work. Commencing at the county scat, the main roads were graveled in all direc tions. The county road approprlat'on Jumped from $1623 13 In 1SS6 to SSlt 2S 'in 1S37. $3337 63 In 1S3S. and $15,577 S3. In 1SS9. and for bridges the figures are: $2225 21. $3526 14. $10,S62 2S. and $6573 31 for the- same years. AAn ft irne fmmil tYttf ....-al tt.......1. an Immense improvement on the original ' ciay, 13 not an ideal material for a road bed. It is crowded sldewtse and pressed downward by heavy travel, and, where the road Is overflowed at times of heavy rains, it Is washed-away by the currents, which occur. About three years ago a rock crushing outfit was purchased at a cost, complete, of $2500 in round numbers, the 13-horse traction engine and belt costing $1291 of that sum. The county furnishes and' operates the rockcrusher where the residents of a district volunteer to do the hauling and spreading of the rock, and In this way a large amount of excellent roadbed has been made. The sharp frag ments of broken rock do not slide from each other, like the smooth pellets ot gravel, and the stone used Is so hard that It will take a long time to wear it smooth. About 40 miles of good Winter road has been built, including 14 miles between Eugene and Junction, nine miles to Coyote Creek, on the west: three towards Llewel lyn and Crow, In the same direction; four to Springfield, and seven to Coburg. Con tinuing in the latter direction, a buggy team can he driven at a trot to the Linn County line, with the exception of one short break, and that, it is promised, will be made good in the Spring. The road to Smlthfield (Franklin Postoffiee). formerly one of the moat dangerous for Winter travel, is now a good, hard highway, with the exception of a short space between the Long Tom River and that town, and the rock Is already crushed to make that space good, and will be applied as soon as the weather settles. On the western por tion ot the stage road to Sluslaw Bay $1300. partly raised by subscription and partly appropriated by the county, has been expended this Winter In Improve ments. All this work has been done in addition to the district work, paid for by the road, poll and property tax. Meantime In many of the remoter road districts two or three times the minimum road tax levy has been made by the Supervisors, and many miles of corduroy and some gravel have "been placed. Roadbulldlng with our cli mate and soil Is expensive, and Lans ! County is proud ot the part she has taken In the good roads movement- OLD SETTLED TOWNSHIP OPENED. Was Occupied Nearly f0 Years Aco Forest Reserve Scrip Filed. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. April 20. News was received here today from Surveyor General E. P. Kingsbury that tho survey of a portion ot township 12 north. 6 west. i.- i 5ltfrvxl,.-. -VBsasssBassssssjBSBseraEXBSasinBssssssECTxi wQssNmS? val . $Bmt2i rrte -"- XT-' Wll I I mniliuiwnuiiniiiiiiiliiiiiiiMiiiniuitiiirirnniiiiiiiinirniiiiiiiirniiiiitiiiiirniiiinnniniiiiiiMniiuiing I OVER 6,000,000 BOXES SOIO YEARLY. TbtrtMM s IS SnWM j I as ABC Beechams There Is a reason for everything, and s ISttt NER' is, thit they fill all the requirements of DISORDERS In a moro satisfactory manner than any proprietary medicine ever placed before tha public Bcecham's s whetSeryoarequlrothcraornot If not today, you may tomorrow when the necessity s arises you should. In ycur own interest, take them. The reason for their need is often z - best known to yourself, but be that as it may, you will show good judgment by taxing s I them tareaaotblolose3,iuid doing so Ucadoplo as ABC.. I The enormous sale of Coechom's Pills has been echtaved without ths publication jj of testimonials, the fact being that Bcecham's PiUs recommend themselves. 5 Sold everywhere, la baxc3, zo cents and 35 c:nta eai. 5 5iiuiniiHiiiuiiiiii!i'iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiimi!iiuiiis!iiiiiiiiiiiii:iHiHti-'i i.ittvt"-...if...--.. fuii'i-imS Proof of Good Taste. It may please smokers of La Preferencia Cigars to know that this famous old brand has beyond all questiop the largest sale of any high-class cigar in America. This fact is very complimentary to the taste of the American smoker. 10c. and upward. At high-class dealers. TRADE SUPPLIED BY S. SICHEL & CO. Distributers for Portland S. BACHMAN & CO.. General Agents. San Francisco, Cal. THE HAVANA-AMERICAN CO., Makers. Minutes in Havana." One dent is t says, Sozodont is a perfect p)'imTOr and hygienic dentifrice" : Perfect, having both ?S the Liquid and the Pow jn der in one package, if "i desired; Hygienic, having an tiseptic and alkaline properties approved by dentists. NEW SIZE of the Liquid, without the Powder, 23. Large Liquid and Powder together, 75c. At the stores or by mail for the price. Sozodont P. O. Box 147, N. Y. City. KewYerk HALL & RUCKEL London had finally been accepted. This township was settled upon nearly 50 years ago. One survey was rejected, and tho present sur vey has been mysteriously delayed, both in examination and acceptance, for years. To cap the climax, forest-reserve scrip has been filed on some of the land, which has been occupied and cultivated contlnu ously by settlers for over 14 years. Vancouver Bicycle Licenses. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 20.-Only 203 bicycle-license tugs hao been disposed ot so far this ssason by City Treasurer San born. The tags have been on hand since April 1. and under the ordinance of tha city relating to licensing bicycles, all per sons riding a bicycle within tho city limits are compelled to take out a license, of which the tag Is the evidence, and for which tho fee Is $1. Failure to comply with the ordinance subjects tho vlo'ator to a fine of $3. Up to this time the authori ties have been quite lenient in the matter, wishing to allow sufficient time for bi cyclists to procure tags. After this month, however, the City Marshal will lv ln structed to compel a. strict enforcement of the ordinance. Considerable complaint has been made lately also on account ot violations of the provisions of the ordi nance with reference to riding upon certain, sidewalks, and the Marshal has announced that he will enforce strict observance ot this provision hereafter. Last year tha number of bicycle licenses sold was 73). This year the Treasurer expects to dispose of 1000 tags. Wanted In Oklahoma. SEATTLE. April 20. O. W. Annls. Sher iff of Paine County. O. T.. has arried here to take back F E. M.Tterson. want ed at Stillwater, that territorv. for rape committed two years ago. Maserson U In custody. The Best Books in the Country recognize the superiority of LEA & PS HUNS' THE ORIGINAL UHW&3 WORCtSTEHSHIKt.g N icwarc or imitations ft? E Bctllc. For oxcx. Steaks. Rossts, Seeps. (T) . and every variety cf made dishes. WZnrtvia u most invaluable. J0101 Dcfciw'sSoNS, Aasn.Vtw Yem. imjil wjishia jkALa-i amuj Havs btm tried for 50 years. tha reason for the popularity of Becchamjs Pilli a general antidote for ALL BtUOUS AND PU13 am brought bsforc your notice, and. : 1073