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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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
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