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SPARTA LOOKING UP
More Work Being Done This
Year Than for 20 Years.
RVE-STAMP MILL NEARLY XEADY
Second Ore Body Cat on the Gem
Portland Capitalists to Reopen.
the Dollr Tardea.
BAKER CITT. Or., April 25.-Sparta,
which produced $6,000,000 In placer gold be
tween IMS and 1S76. Is looking up. and
gives promise of making a new record Xor
luelf this year. More work Is "being done
in, the camp than at any time In 20 years.
A large number of placer claims are be
ing put In shape lor production, and
many prospectors are out looking for new
quartz locations. Sparta never -was an
abandoned camp. When the gold produc
tion declined the majority of the miners
drifted to more profitable fields. But the
placer beds have been worked right along
and gold dust Is today Just as much a
medium of exchange at Joe "Wright's
croas-roads postoffice and country store as
It wai at the stores nearly 40 years ago.
Development of quartz mines has been
held hack In the past by the lack of a
mllL This need Is to be supplied at once.
George Chapman Is building a five-stamp
custom mill two miles south of Sparta. It i
will cost about $5000. and will "be ready for
operation In a few weeks. !
Colonel Frank V. Drake, manager of the I
Gold Ridge group at Sparta, was in town
today, on his way to Sumpter. He gives
an encouraging report about the group,
which Includes the Gold Ridge, the Gold
Hill, the Uncle Sam, the Johnny Bull,
tho Silver Queen, the Jessie Livingstone
and the Anna. These claims, like all
others In Sparta camp, carry free milling
ores. Colonel Drako Is tunnelling on the
Sliver Queen and sinking on the Uncle
Sam and the Anna- Ore Is being taken
from all three. The rock from the Silver
Queen Is rich looking, but Its values are
not known, as It has not been tested.
"Whether machinery will be put on the
group depends upon the result of devel
opment work. Sinking will not be done
s long as the tunnels can be used to ad
vantage. The Gem mine, near the Gold Ridge
group. Is being developed by Mr. Perkins.
The shaft Is down over 100 feet. On Mon
day, Mr. Perkins began cutting Into the
sjeend ore body. He Is greatly pleated
with the grade of the ore struck, and the
size of the formation.
The Dolly Varden, at one time a. con
siderable producer, but which has been
shut down for some time, has passed Into
the hands of Portland capitalists, who -will
reopen it. Colcnel Drake does not know
the names of the new Portland owners.
Besides the Gold Ridge group, the Gem,
the Dolly Varden and the placers, pre
liminary -work is being done upon a large
number of quartz claims. All Indications
are for a season of great activity In the
camp.
Speaking of the Sparta country gener
ally. Colonel Drake said: "Our mines are
accessible by good roads. Timber is abun
dant, and tho camp has more thanUhe
average natural advantages for successful
work. The spirit of development which
pervades all Eastern Oregon abides with
us, and we will make a good showing this
year. The building of the stamp mill by
Mr. Chapman will prove a great stimulus
to operations. "We have long needed iu
EVERY PROSPECT HOLE A MINE.
St. Louis Man Who Is Enthusiastic
Over the Sumpter District.
E. P. Cowan, a prominent mining man,
of St. Louis, is registered at the Imperial.
He is one of the original owners of the
Eureka & Excelsior mine. In Baker Coun
ty, and flatters himself on being one of
the veryfirst to Interest Eastern capital
in the rich ledges of Eastern Oregon.
Twelve years ago his company took hold
of the E. & E., and instead of spending
money on the development of the ledge,
put up a J1C0.000 mllL This, he now ac
knowledges, was a mistake, as the mill
was a series of amalgamating pans, suit
able only for a silver mine. The E. & E.
was rich enough, however, to pay divi
dends in spite of such mistakes, and is
now one of the most valuable gold mines
on the Pacific Const.
Mr. Cowan has always had faith in the
mines of. what Is now known as the Sump
ter district, and he points to the locality
as being of unequalled richness both as
regards the number of Its ledges and the
utter absence of blanks in the long Lsc
of prospects now In the various stages
of devplopaient. "Every prospect hole
sunk on a ledge thus far." he says, "has
rewarded Its discoverers with rich ore, a
thing that can be said of no other mining
region of the known world."
He would like very much to see a smel
ter started in Portland, as It would prove
of great con-en!cnce to the mincowners
of Eastern Oregon, a source of great
profit to Its projectors, and of untold
benefit to tho people of the entire city. He
has paid as high as $10 a ton railroad
freight on concentrates from the E: & E.
mine to Denver, in addition to $5 wagon
freight from dump to railroad station, and
he can thus see the advantage of a smel
ter where the freight on ore -would not
be over 50 or $2 per ton. He has heard
much of the proposed smelter in Portland,
and sincerely hopes it -will soon -materallze
v ?,,van wlu spend several weeks In
the vicinity Df Sumpter before returning
to St. Louis.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE. April 28. The -closing bids
mining stocks today were:
Lackt?U OOIPalmer Mt. Tun.SO
Crystal iWiQullp
Deer Trail Con b Kepublic i.. ..."::
?TJ,,?srtar 8V.KeserratIon ....
Cold Ledce 1 iRossIand Giant..
Golden Harvest. 1 Sullivan
on-?a?lc s lTom Thumb ....
Jim Blaine 134Vatcrloo
Ixme Pine Surn. HUjWlnnlpec
Morning Glory.. 3 War Eagle 1
Sjorrison 4Hall Mines
Princess Maud.. 3UtVhltewater 2
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SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. Offlclal closing
Quotations fcr mining stocks:
M1 W OllJustlce to 02
Alpha Con 3 Mexican J5
AJ-des Occidental Con ... S
Belcher lCOphlr m
Sert & Belcher... Sotoerman j
Caledonia 1 SuiSavage 7
Challenge Con ... lS.Seg. Belcher 2
Chollar 22;Slerra Nevada ... 42
Confidence. MiSUver Hill 13
Con. CaL & Vs.... 1 MStandard ........ 3 Ts
Crown Point lS.Cnton Con "
Gould & Curry... 24JUtah Con 10
Hale & Norcross.. 31, Yellow Jacket ... 24
NEW YOBK. April 26. Mining stocks
closed as follows:
Chollar $0 20IOntario
Crown Point ..... l;Oph!r .........
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 40iPlymouth
Deadwood GOlQulcksllrer
Gould & Curry... 20i do pref
Hale Norcross.. CO, Sierra. NcTada ..
IIomestaLe SO 00,-Standard
Iron Silver O&iUnlon Con
Uexlcan 20Tellow Jacket ...
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BOSTON, April 2C Closing quotations:
Adventure 0 (MHIHumboIdt to SO
Allouez M. Co.. l.iOceo!a 1
Amal. Copper .. SC jParrott 411;
Atlantic S3 ulutney 1 30
Boston & Mont. 3 IS iSanta Fe Copper OK
Butte 4 Boston. 73 (Tamarack 1 Stt
Cal. & Hecla... 7 63 (Utah Mining .... a)K
Centennial J jWlnona-
Franklin IS Wolverines ... 40
BAKER COUNTY CATHOLICS.
Improvements Made and Others in
Contemplation.
BAKER CITY, Or.. April 25. The Cath
olic Institutions of Baker County are be
ing enlarged and increased to meet the
demands which the influx of newcomers
has created. It was not so very long
ago that Baker City was an obscure sta
tion of the church; sow it is one of the
principal parishes in the State, and next
to Portland, the most rapid grower. When
Rev. L. Verbaag was temporarily assign
ed to St. Francis" Church 17 years ago, his
parish was all Eastern Oregon, except
The Dalles and Pendleton. Now be looks
out for Baker and Grant Counties, and
the time is not far distant when Baker
City will give him plenty to do. Seventeen
years ago there were only 25 or 30 Catho
lic families in Baker County. Now there
are 1J0.
Since Father Verhaag returned to Bak
er City six years ago he has enlarged
St. Franlcs" Church and built a parish
house. Recently the church was repaired.
But little more money will be spent on
the building, as the need of a largo new
church is apparent and its building Is a
question of only a short time. Tho parish
Is now free from debt. Three years ago
the Sisters of St. Francis built a hospit
al. They are now enlarging their academy
at a cost of $20,000. Ground has been do
nated for a church at Sumpter. and some
time this spring a temporary building will
be put up.
MADE A GREAT MISTAKE.
Woman Answers n Chlnnmnu' Mat
rimonial Advertisement.
TACOMA, Wash., April 26. Miss Kittle
Chitty. who lived in a small town In Iowa,
answered an advertisement In a matrimo
nial paper, and, after some correspond
ence, consented to come to the Coast and
marry the correspondent. The party whom
she wae corresponding with, who had ob
tained assistance In letter-writing, was
called "Joe. Young." but when Mlea Chitty
arrived at Sumner yesterday, she found
that "Joe Young" was a Chinaman, and
declined to carry out the agreement, as
she said he had written that he was a
white man In good health, end well able to
care for a wife. Ten Hoye. or Joe Young.
Is a market gardener, and is considered
well off. Miss Chitty was given work In a
white family in Sumner.
A batch of about 40 Japarese. who were
brought hero on the Goodwin, have bought
stecrago tickets for San Francisco, and,
according to the intelligent Jap in charge
of the party, the trouble has been that the
men were Induced to como to this country
on the representation of the emigration
agent in Japan, that 'easy' work would
be found for them, while the fact Is when
they reached the Sound they found hard
work awaiting them at small wages.
The carload of oysters shipped from Con
necticut for tho new state hatchery at
Keyport reached here In good condition,
and was transferred to the steamer Hattle
Hansen to be transported to Keyport to
day.
Mayor Campbell has given very positive
orders to the Police Department to sup
press the ealoon side-door nuisances. The
Chief of Police has been Instructed to ar
roet all minors seen entering any saloon,
particularly young girls, and to prevent
women from congregating In the boxes of
saloons.
LAST DAY OF CONFERENCE.
Manx Interesting Topics "Were
Discussed.
ST. HELENS. Or., April 26. Yesterday
afternoon's session of the Congregational
Churches and Ministers' Association
opened with the samo zeal and energy
that characterized all its sessions.
Rer. Alexander Brady, of Cathlamet,
Wash., was admitted as an advisory mem
ber. The discussion on "How Far 13 the
Sunday School Teacher Responsible for
the Conversion of the Class?" was partici
pated In by a largo number of delegates,
and was Interesting and Instructive.
The time of the next meeting was set
for the second Tuesday in April. 1301. and
the placo to be selected by committee.
Rev. Mr. Ackerman and Rev. Mr. Row
ley and G. H. Htmes were named as dele
gates to the Pacific Coast Congress of
Congregational Churches, at San Fran.
Cisco.
Curtis E. Bowers, a young man, has by
his guardian Instituted a suit against the
Star Logging & Lumbering Company for
$20,000 damages, for the loss of an arm
while acting as brakeman on their log
ging railroad, back of Rainier. Papers
were filed this morning.
The case of James F. Watson, Trustee,
and Commercial National Bank, vs. The
Columbia River Lumber & Fuel Com
pany, A. II. Borthwlck et al., has been
taken to the Supreme Court on appeal.
The total registration this morning was
10S2. Practically, registration is over for
this county. Not more than 200 will prob
ably register In the next two weeks.
NO CONSULSHIP FOR "WILSON.
He Says Bellon-s, of Vancouver, May
Go to Yokohama.
SPOKANE, Wash.. April 2t Ex-Senator
John L. Wilson today said he was
not a candidate for the Consulate at Yo
kohama, made vacant by the death of
John F. Gowey, and whtlo at Washington
made no attempt to name the consul.
Wilson says the appointment will be mado
by Senator Foster, and will probably ba
E. C. Bellows, of Vancouver, Wash. Mr.
Wilson also said he personally is opposed
to the candidacy of J. Z. Moore for the
gubernatorial nomination.
President McClelland to Go East.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. April 26,-Pres-ldcnt
McClelland, of Pacific University,
will start East next week, in the Interest
of the college. His former visits East
have been quite profitable to the echool.
The citizens of this place are very anx
ious that the Wilson River road from
Forest Grove to Tillamook be gotten In
good condition for travel. They have sub
scribed liberally for the Improvement, as
It will be of great benefit to this place, and
will Invite most all the travel this way.
Enough has been subscribed to build a SO
bridge across the WII)n River, which will
allow the road to be uevd the entire Win
ter, which heretofore could not be used,
owing to high water.
Clean-Up of Dry Dlirxrlnigs Mine.
GRANTS PASS, Or.. April 2S.-H. A.
Corliss, of the Dry Diggings mine, has just
shipped his clean-up to San Francisco. It
almost filled a quart preserving jar, and
contained several large nuggets. This mine
was robbed of about $500 by sluice-box
thieves, who wero 6een and fired upon, but
got away.
Pension Exnmlner nt La Grande.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Dr. G. W.
Blggers, upon recommendation of Repre
sentative Moody, was today appointed a
member of the Pension Examining Board
at La Grande, Or.
Orearon Notes.
A brass band is being organized at
Lebanon.
The Woodmen of the World will build
a public ball at Springfield.
A new cabin of Native Daughters has
been organized at Brownsville. It was
named after Naomi Jeannette Waeer, one
of Brownsville's pioneer women.
Frazer's foundry Is casting a huge gear
wheel which will weigh about 3000 pounds.
This monster wheel Is to supply the place
of the one recently broken at the Booth
Kelly Saginaw lumber mills.
Under the brand-registry law there are
recorded In the office of the County Clerk
471 brands or designation marks of live
stockcattle, sheep and horses that graze
on the ranges of Harney County.
Several thousand rounds of ammunition
for use of the cadets, has been received at
the Oregon Agricultural College. The
supply comprises 4000 ball and 5000 blank
cartridges, and was shipped from Benlcla
barracks, California, at the Instance of
the Ordnance Department, at Washington.
TO CHICAGO.
If you want to see how to go to Chicago,
look at moving picture of Union Pacific
"Overland Limited" now on exhibition at
I Union Pacific ticket office, 133 Third street.
EACH WAITS FOR OTHER
FRUITGROWERS HESITATE ABOUT
GOING INTO THE POOL.
Promoters of the Cared Fruit Asso
ciation May Hold Meeting; (or
Purpose of Securing: Signatures.
SALEM, April 26. A meeting of the
fruitgrowers of this vicinity will be held
la this city next Saturday for the pur
pose of procuring signatures to the Cured
Fruit Association contract. At the last
meeting there was not time to attend to
this matter, and tho meeting adjourned
until April 2S. Some attempt has been
made in the meantime to secure signatures
to the contract, but the efforts have not
been very successful, the growers sayng
they wish to wait and see if the others go
into tho association. There are none who
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COLONEL, A WINNER AT THE DOG SHOW.
Among the winners at the recent Portland dog show was "Colonel." who won the first
prize In tho rough-coated St. Bernard class, that was open to all competitors. Ha Is a noble
animal, as his picture inlcates. He Is owned by C W. Fulton, of Astoria. "Colonel" Is
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aro opposed to the combination, or abso
lutely refuse to go Into It. but each waits
for the others. The promoters of the
pool aro of the opinion, therefore, that the
signatures must be obtained at a mass
meeting, when a large number will sign
together At the meeting two weeks ago
all the growers present Indicated their
desire that the pool be formed, and their
willingness to join In aiding Its perfection.
That the association will be of mater.al
aid In securing better prices Is seldom ,
questioned. In this connection a conver- ,
satlon that took placo last Saturday be
tween Charles Long, director of the as
sociation for Marlon County, and a Ro-
dale pruncgrowcr Is pertinent. The
grower's name is withheld, but he Is a
roan who has In the past demonstrated h!s
ability to conduct successfully the busi
ness part of marketing his crop. He said.
In answer to Mr. Long's suggestion that
he join the association, that he felt as
sured" the association will keep prices up
to a normal state, and perhaps raise them
materially. He had no objections to a
fruit pool, and was of the opinion that a
combination of the kind proposed is the
only resource left for the growers. But
he said that he would not go Into the pool
himself, and would confess that In so re
fusing he was actuated by purely selfish
motives. If the other growers put theli
fruit Into the pool they would raise the
price, and he would be enabled to dispose
of his crop while the others were holding
theirs In order to stiffen the market.
The only answer Mr. Long could make
to this statement was that If all the grow
ers take that view of the matter, and all
stay out In order to further their indi
vidual Interests, there will be no combine
and no one will get the benefit of an or
ganization. As this is evidently true, there
will not be many who will stand in the
position taken by the Hosedalc grower
above referred to. The great majority are
willing to go Into a pool for the benefit
of all. Instead of staying out to the Injury
of all.
The Injury to the Italian prune crop in
this vicinity has not proven so serious
as was reported last week. The easily
scared growers are always the first to re
port the damage done and the first re
ports are consequently the worst. It Is
beyond question that a few of the orchards
on low ground will produce almost noth
ing In the shape of Italian prunes. But
In every Instance there will be an -abundance
of Petite and Silver prunes, and In
the hills a good crop of Italians. Tho
Injury to the crop, therefore, will have no
material effect upon tho organization so
far as this vicinity Is concerned.
Ground Broken for Ncvr Temple.
As the clock on the Maron County Court,
house began to strike the hour of 1C
yesterday rooming, the Slst anniversary
of Odd Fellowship In America, Circuit
Judge George H. Burneett, past grand
master of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of Oregon, broke ground for the
corner stone of the new Odd Fellows'
Temple, to be erected at the corner of
High and Court streets. In this city. The
ground was broken with a spade furnished
by Past Noble rand Ray L. Farmer, and
the first spadeful of dirt was deposited in
Past Noble Grand Tllmon Ford's ellk hat.
A large crowd gathered to witness the
ceremonies. Shortly before 10 o'clock.
Judge Burnett and Tllmon Ford appeared,
the former clad in working clothes, top
boots, a slouch hat, a rough woolen shirt
and minus coat and vest. Mr. Farmer pre
sented a bright new spade, and with this
Judge Burnett prepared to break the
ground for the corner stone, Mr. Ford's
hat having been placed upon the ground
near by. Hon. Tllmon Ford called the
assemblage to order nnd delivered the
following short address:
"Members of the Odd Fellows' of Salem,
we are about to enter upon the customary
ceremony of breaking ground preparatory
to the erection of an Odd Fellows" Temp:e
upon this site, anc that pleasant duty
has been assigned to Judge Burnett by
the Odd Fellows, the building committee,
architects and contractors. He Is the roost
appropriate man that could be selected
for the purpose upon this occasion, being
past noble grand of Chemekcta Lodge,
past grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows of Oregon, and past grand
representative of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, I. O. O. F., of the United States.
He will now proceed to perform the duty
assigned him."
As Mr. Ford concluded. Judge Burnett
said:
"Gentlemen, on the 6th day of December,
1S32. Chemcketa Lodge was organized. It
Is numbered 1, "being the first Odd Fellows'
lodge on the Northwest Coast. It has
been an Institution of Salem all these
years, and has never had a home. The
prospect Is now that It will soon have a
beautiful home, which Is dedicated to the
principles represented by the three links
friendship, love and truth. It Is now my
pleasant privilege to encourage this enter
prise. It is begun promptly on time, and
I hope It will be built on time, and now.
In compliance with the practice on such
occasions. I fill Brother Ford's s"Ik plug
hat. and In behalf of Chemekcta Lodge I
Invite you to smoke."
During theie remarks the clock began
to strike, and with the first clang of the
bellln the Courthouse tower. Judge Bur
nett's spade struck Into the ground, lifting
a spadeful of dirt, which was carefully
deposited in the hat. The hat being near
ly full. Governor T. T. Gcer, who wai
In tho crowd, was asked to throw In dirt
enough to fill it completely, which ho did.
Damages From an Officer.
The case of Mack Smith against City
Marshal Gibson was tried before a jury
In Justice Johnson's court this afternoon,
and the result was a verdict for $1 In
favor of the plaintiff.
Smith brought this action against. City
Marshal Gibson to recover $29 0 as dam
ages alleged to have been suffered by rea
son of the impounding of a horse and
colt. Smith claimed that the animals were
not running at large, and that they were
kept by Mr. Gibson m an Improper place,
whero they were Injured by standing in
the mud. Gibson contended that Smith
had repeatedly allowed his horse to run
loose or be herded contrary to the city
' ordinances after being duly warned. Ha
denied all of Smith's allegations. The
case has attracted considerable attention,
as It has been thought that upon the out
come of the case would depend the future
enforcement of the ordinance forbidding
stock to run at large in the city.
Annual County School Reports.
Annual reports were received by Super
intendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ack
erman today from two counties. Josephine
and Klamath. The reports cover the year
ending March 5. 1900. The principal school
statistics shown by these reports, and the
corresponding figures for last year, are as
follows:
Klamath County 1839. 1900.
Persons between 4 and 20 years
of age 1107 1033
Resident pupils enrolled Its 726
Average daily attendance 492 474
Number of teachers employed..' 28 29
Children not attending school.., Mo 276
Number of legal voters 730 700
Josephine County
Persons between 4 and 20 years
of age 23S2 2422
Resident pupils enrolled 1S5 1731
Number of teachers employed., 63 , 50
Children not attending school.. $62 6S6
Number of legal voters ....1250 1432
Receipts, disbursements, etc, on ac
count of schools in Klamath County:
1839. 1900.
Estimated value school- '
houses $12,650 00 $12.73)00
Average salary, ormaje
teachers 47 99 SS 63
Average salary, female
teachers 40 0 40 SI
Salary of Superintendent 4T 00 COO 00
Total receipts .-. 11.595 17 11.337 34
Total disbursements U.2S1 52 10.S50 02
Paid teachers' wages... 8,143 C6 8,704 20
casn in hand March o.. 213 u 47
Josephine County
Estimated value school-
houses J2S.1S3 00 J29.263 00
Average salary of male
teachers ... .............. 39 00 42 CO
Average salary, female
teachers 20 00 22 33
Salary of Superintendent 275 00 400 CO
Total receipts 18.041 47 22.122 16
Total disbursements .... 17.296 It 21.251 85
Paid teachers' wages.... 10,652 20 10,663 54
Cash in hand March 5.. 645 33 S70 31
Capital City Notes.
A full pardon was today granted to John
C. Manning, who was received at the peni
tentiary from Coos County in May, ISSa.
on a sentence of five years for arson. He
served his sentence In full, and the pardon
simply restores him to citizenship.
In the Supreme Court today the case of
Nancy S. Belle et al.. respondents, vs.
Charles A. Brown et at, appellants, was
argued and submitted.
State Treasurer Moore today received a
remlttarce of COCO to apply on Umatilla
County's 1899 taxes, and $9233 39 from Lake
County, which amount settles that coun
ty's 1899 taxes In full.
Secretary of State Dunbar has Issued
5900 scalp bounty warrants for sums ol
money aggregating I61.9SS.
Rafe B. Dixon, of Roseburg. supervisor
of the central division of the Cascade
forest reserve, has tendered his resignation
to the Secretary of the Interior. The
resignation has been accepted, and Enoj
Dixon, a brother of Rafe, has been ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
W. H. Egan and others have called a
meeting of hopgrowers, to be held at
Brooks next Saturday evening, for the
purpose of considering methods of keep
ing the supply of hops within the de
mand. NORTHWEST DEAD.
William C. Balrd, of Brownsville, a
Pioneer of 1853.
BROWNSVILLE, Or., April 26. William
C. Balrd, who died here April 23, was
born in "Perry County, Ohio, October 18,
Wlllam C. Balrd.
1S14. He crossed the plains to California
In JS19. In 1S53 he again crossed the
plains to Oregon, settled In the Mohawl?
valley, then moved to Brownsville.
Mr. Balrd in 1537 wasmarried to Mar
garet McBride. Their children were: Mrs.
Julia Henderson, of Maryvllle, Or.: N. R.
Balrd, of Brownsville; Mrs. Harriet Smith,
of Halsey; Mrs. Margaret Blakcly, of
Pendleton: Mrs. Llbble Titus, of Canyon
City; Mrs. Matilda Dprbln, of Antelope.
Mrs. Balrd died In 1SS0 and In 1SS2 he mar
ried Mrs. C. A. McKlnney who survives
him. Mr. Balrd was a devout Christian,
a member of the Associate Reformed
Church until 1SS0, when he united with
the First Presbyterian Church of Browns
ville. Five times he has represented the
church at the General Assembly. He was
of a high-minded, loving, generous dis
position and was loved by all who knew
him.
DIED.
CCLDCIt At 23H Union are., at 2-20 this
(Friday) mornlnr. Marr T. Colder, of heart.
1 failure. Funeral notlc later.
UaL, fcr ill
I tJPyJ
WILL TAKE THE CENSUS
03 ENUMERATORS APPOINTED FOR
EASTERN WASHINGTON.
Supervisor Austin Mires Issues the
Commissions Chelan County
Was Not Recognised.
ELLENSBURG, Wash.. April 16. Aus
tin Mires. Census Supervisor of the Dis
trict of Eastern Washington, has com
pleted the list of enumerators for his
district. The appointments number 93.
Following Is the list: ,
Adams Count) James S. Edwards, Wal
ter Zent, Edward R. Doughty.
Asotin Henry S. Crltchficld. Joseph W.
IClng.
Columbia Dan S.vDodge, Joseph L. Mo
hundro, John Woods. Howard E. Ro
roalne. John J. Stoddard.
Douglas-Charles F. Will. M. NVMlless.
Ferry George J. Hurley. Fletcher M.
Jeffrey.
Franklin Arthur J. Tuttle.
Garfield George II. Rummcns. Charles
E. Truax. B. F. Owsley.
KltUtas-Llndley M. Hull. Agnes Hln-
man, Alonzo E. Emerson, Louis L. Sharp,
James A. Plland. Hoyt F. Blair. James
L. Chlsholm. William Adam, John Don-1
nivan uyara, e. Komalne. James S. Dix
on.
Lincoln James C. Mcares, Joseph. R.
Goodwin, J. E. Howard. David Donohue,
Jos-hua T. Kenney.
Okanogan David L. Gillespie. Vcrnard
Devin. W. A. Ford. T. J. Fine.
Spokane Glen B. Crelghton. Jesee A.
Erby, Anna Bonham. David H. Felch.
James E. Mason, Charles W. Bobbins,
William Walker. James C. Smith. Steph
en J. Spoar, Frank C Nash. Lois R.
Beats. Ethan Allen. Oscar C. Olscn. Sam
uel B. Johnson, James H. MendenhaH
Philip P. Foster, Adolbert D. Clifford.
George Saunders, lone E. Snyder, George
Walklns, Adolphus D. Mars.
Stevens Charles T. Trulllnger. Abram
E. Knapp. Julian K. Cobell. John T.
Grove, Newton L. Pears, Joseph W. Rey
nolds. Walla Walla David H. Erwln, Surman
N. Tend, William M. McCown. John H.
Bauer, Alfred W. PhHllpps. Ernest Poln
dcxtcr, Harry O. Kelso, William M. Proc
tor. Ross R. Brlttaln.
Whitman Vernon B. McDowell, Will
iam H." Philllpps, Robert F. Smith. Ernest
W. Wagner. William D. McCaw, Russell
F. Matkln. Henry C. Stivers, Erwln D
Eldrcdge, Isaac W. Shearer, James W
McKune, Louis A. Brockway.
Yakhna Harry Van Home, Ernest
Douglass, Milton N. Richards, Orvls B.
Carpenter.
Kllckltat-Halsey D. Cole, Francis H.
Robinson, John F. Hemphill, Robert Bal
Iou. Chelan County was not recognized by
the Director of the Census, and Its enu
merators are credited to Kittitas and
Okanogan.
The following counties are short for
the reason that applicants did not send
in their examination papers In time to
get their names in the above list: Doug
las. 2; Ferry, 1; Garfield, 1; Lincoln, 3:
Okanogan. 1; Spokane. 6: Walla-Walla, 2;
Whitman. 5; Yakima. 6.
RANGE LIMITS DEFINED.
Sheepmen MnUe Sllsht Concession to
Cattle on Rainier Reserve.
NORTH YAKIMA, April 26. Commit
tees representing both the sheep and cattle-grazing
interests met hero yesterday
afternoon to settle the lines between the
sheep and cattle-grazing lands In the Rain
ier, reserve, superintendent Sheller was
not here, but will come over Tuesday to
make allotments and Issue permits. The
woolgrowers were represented by W. H.
Vessey. D. G. Goodman, S. J. Cameron,
John Cleman and Alex McAllister. The
cattlemen were represented by P. A.
Bounds, Milton Burge. Dan Sinclair, El
mer Marks and A. J. Splawn.
The meeting was marked by a spirit of
fairness on both sides, and all differences
were discussed in a conciliatory manner
The cattlemen asked for new grazing
territory on the headwaters of the Ahta
num and Cowyche. The sheepmen, who
have grazed their flocks on these lands,
would not accede to the request, but of
fered the exclusive use of the Big Klicki
tat. This was not satisfactory to the
cattlemen, because It was smaller than
the range asked for. The matter was
postponed until the arrival of Mr. Sheller.
The boundaries decided upon are the
same as thoso of last year, provision be
ing made in cadi caso tor sheep trails
across tiro cattle ranges, and are as fol
lows: Tletan Basin Cattle Range Commencing
at a point on the Tletan River at the
eastern boundary of the reserve, running
south and west on top of the rlmrock fo
the creek running parallel on the east
side of the Short and Dirty Ridge: fol
lowing ald creek down to the south fork
of the Tletan and Bear Creek, running In
a westerly direction to the north fork of
the Tletan: thence across north fork ol
the Tletan about three miles, above the
mouth ot Clear Creek; then taking a
northerly direction so as to scalp the
eastern brow of Round Mountain; thence
In a northeasterly direction to the falls
of Indian Creek: thence in a northerly
direction to the head of Wildcat Creek;
thence following the ridge between the
Tletan and the Rattlesnake in an east
erly direction to the rlmrock above what
is known as the Fish Range; thence
couth to where the rlmrock breaks oft
into the Tletan at the point of beginning.
Natchez Cattle Range Beginning at a
point at tho head of Dry Creek on the
east side of the reserve; thence south on
the line of the reserve to the Tletan:
thence west along the rlmrock between
the Tletan and Rattlesnake to the head
of Soda Springs Creek; thence down the
creek to a point within three miles west
of Soda Springs: thence across the lower
part of Timber Wolf Mountain In a north
erly direction to Mud Springs; thence In
an easterly direction to place of begin
ning. Wenaa Cattle Range Beginning at
Hanging Rock at a point on the east side
ot the reserve; thence north on the line
of the reserve to tho ridge on the north
west side of Milk Creek; then down said
ridge In a westerly direction to the Natch
ez: thence up Bumping River to about a
mile above the American River; thence in
a southeasterly direction to the head of
Mineral Creek; thence down' the divide
south of Hanging Rock to the point ot
beginning.
ROGERS OCT FOR REFORM.
Must Go Only-So Far as the Average
Citizen May Understand.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 26. Governor
John R. Rogers, of this state, has given
out an interview In which ho dwells upon
the necessity of co-operation of all reform
elements. The Interview In part Is as fol
lows: "The outlook for a consolidation of the
forces opposed to the political control of
the present monopolistic Republican party
appears to gain In brightness from day
to da)-. Prominent Republican: have said
they are not In accord with the effort
being made to change the original charac
ter of this Government. As a result of
this dissatisfaction, a union of forces Is
extremely probable, and the disaffection
from tho present control Is growing. But
care must be taken not to exceed tho gen
eral average judgment of those who par
ticipate In the movement. Reform has al
ways to fear a reaction, therefore pub
lic opinion Is the power before which all
must bow In submission. The united ac
tion must from the nature of the caso taki
that course which the ordinary and aver
age citizen can understand and follow.
All grades of Intelligence are represented
In -the average judgment, and the result-
lng product is a truer statement of mat
ters affecting all the people than could
be the case whero only a few or a cer
tain class, of minds are consnlted. This
Is the true foundation of democratic gov
ernment, and with this understanding,
the voice of the people Is the voice ot
God. Thus, in order to secure organi
zation and party discipline, each must
agree to subordinate his particular views
for the good of alL Those who persist In
a determination to control the action ot
the majority In opposition to the wishes or
the majority can only assist In disruption
and assist the enemies of the cause to
secure the final defeat of even the meas
ures they have at heart. How they can
figure this out as an aid to reform they
may explain."
THREE PULPITS VACANT.
Vancouver Pastors Have Resinned
to Accept Other Charges.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 26. The
pulpits of three of the principal Protestant
churches in this city are practically va
cant, the pastors having resigned. The
Rev. Mr. MacLean. rector of St. Luke's
Episcopal Church, presented his resigna
tion to the vedtry last week, and will de
liver his farewell discourse next Sunday.
He has accepted a call to Chehalis, Wash.
The Rev. C. O. Johnson presented his
resignation as pastor of the Baptist
Church two weeks ago, to take effect in
three months, and the Rev. Hugh Lamont
del.vered his farewell sermon as pastot
of the First Presbyterian Church last Sun
day. The Rev. Mr. Lamont, who was chosen
at 'the last meeting of the presbytery au
representative to the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly, at St. Louis, will Icav-s for
the East next week.
At a meeting of prominent prohibition
ists and temperance advocates of the city
and county, held here yesterday. It was
decided to hold an old-time, rousing tem
perance rally and Fourth of July celebra
tion July 4- The place selected for the
rally was at Fourth Plain, a hamlet lo
cated six miles northeast ot this city.
Through the efforts chiefly of Mrs. M. L.
T. Hidaen. a woman's club, whore object
Is the study of literature and discussion
of current topics, has been organized here.
TO SUCCEED PROFESSOR SHAW.
Professor Knlscly Appointed Chem
ist of Asrrlcmltural College.
CORVALLIS, Or.. April 28. At a special
meeting yesterday afternoon, the executive
committee of the board of regents elected
Professor A. L. Knlsely to be the succes
sor of Professor G. W. Shaw, as head of
the chemical department of the Agricul
tural College and the Oregon Experiment
Station. The new professor Is to enter
upon his duties about July 1, at which
time Professor Shaw's resignation, ten
dered some months ago. takes effect.
Professor Knlsely Is at present assistant
chemist of both college and station In Cor
nell University, at Ithaca, X. Y. He Is 55
years of age. and comes very highly rec
ommended. The election was made from
an extensive list of applicants, and on the
recommendation of President Apperson, of
me Doara, ana rresiaent uatcn. or the col
lege, a special committee appointed for
the -purpose.
The County Treasurer Is out with an
other call for warrants. He has on hand
for tho purposes of the call Si63S. sufficient
to cancel all warrants outstanding up to
and Including thoso Indorsed February 'J.
1S29.
BODY FOUND ON ROCKS.
Was That of James C. Mnson, One of
the Missing; Brothers.
ASHLAND, Or., April 26. Word reaches
here that the body of James C, one cf
the mieing Mason brothers, of Klamath
Falls, was found Tuesday, where it had
been washed ashore on the rocks, near
Eagle Point on Big Klamath Lake.
The two brothers have been missing
since March 31. when they went to Pclicau
Bay, 30 miles from Klamath Falls. In a
sailboat, and on their return next day arc
supposed to have been caught In a sudden
etorm and drowned in the waters of the
big lake
Captain Louis Dennis had been search
ing for several days for the bodies or the
two brothers, and discovered the body ol
James C. on the rocks on the north side
of Bear Island. It was badly mutilated
and the face was unrecognizable.
Tho deceased, who left a wife and live
children, was buried in Klamath Falls yes
terday. Captain Dennis Is now out search
ing for the remains of the other brother,
Charles N. Mason.
TO EXTEND ITS LIE.
Sumpter Valley Railroad Has Decid
ed to Build to Burns.
BAKER CITY, April 26. The Sumpter
Valley Railroad Company has definitely
decided to extend Its narrow-gauge line
from Sumpter to Bums. This will give
Grant and Harney Counties railroad com
munication with the outside world. That
part of the line between Sumpter and the
Bonanza Mining District, a distance of
20 miles, will be built as soon as survejs
now being made are finished. Steel rails
have been ordered. Work on the rest of
the line to Burns will be deferred until
steel rails are obtainable on easier terms.
The Bonanza branch will give ores, con
centrates and other products an outlet
by rail from Prairie City, Susanvllle, John
Day and Canyon City.
RoTrlns; Club Discontinued.
ASTORIA. April 26. The Astoria Row
ing Club, at a meeting held last evening,
decided to discontinue the organization on
account of lack cf Interest taken In the
club by the members and the public gen
erally. The balance In the treasury will
be given to the Astoria Public Library.
Tho Bicycle Commission of this city has
decided to begin active measures on May
1 to collect the bicycle tax. Only about 50
licenses have been taken out. while it Is
known that there aro fully 3CO bicycled in
and about Astoria.
Boyce Sentenced to Be Hanged.
TACOMA, Wash.. April 2C. Eben L
Boyce, convicted of murdering his wife
February 10, was today sentenced to be
hanged on a day to be hereafter named.
A motion for arrest of Judgment was de
nied, and a notice of appeal was given.
Cabin of Native Sons - for Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or.. April 26. Sol Blumauer,
of Portland, state president of the Native
Sons of Oregon, Ifl here today, making pre
liminary arrangementr for the organiza
tion of a local cabin.
Washington Notes.
Machinery Is being Installed for the
new creamery at Centralla.
Beginning with Wednesday night Walla
Walla stores close at 6 P. M.
The cutting ot cotton wood and spruce
at Arlington for the Lowell paper pu'p
mills will soon begin on an extensive
scale. ,
A petition is being prepared In New
Whatcom asking the Postal Department to
change the name of the office there to
Whatcom. The town feels older now.
W. D. Gelsler, of Geo. has recently so!d
to the Buckley Bros., of Lowell, 2.000.COO
feet of timber on the Upper Stlllaguamlsh.
where these gentlemen, havlr.s other tim
ber contiguous, will shortly start a camp.
Sam J. Smith has 1000 acres in wheat
on Eureka Flat, Walla Walla County. He
says It is getting ready to head out. and
If It keeps on as It has been doing will
be ready to harvest by June 20. Should
this be so It will break all records by
being four weeks earlier.
The revival meetings which have been
held In the Congregational Church at
Farmlhgton during the last three week!
by Evangelist Stivers, of the Christian
church, assisted by Professor G. A. Webb
and wife, singing evangelists, closed last
Sunday night. As a result of the meetings
a Christian church was organized with
a membership ot 26.
FUEL SCARCE AT NOME
COAL IS QUOTED AT S1SS TO S1SO A
TON.
Progress on the Alaskan and Siber
ian Railroad Survey Yukon TVIH
Be Open in a Month.
SKAGWAY. Alaska. April 2Z-New
from Nome up to January 20 has come
out by mall. It is of exactly two weeks
later date than any previously received.
Advices under date ot January 20 say
that the fuel question 13 the most Im
portant If not to say serious question.
While some have fuel enough and to
spare, the majority have not. The weath
er Is piercing In Its IntensiTy. and tho
problem of getting fuel enough to last
from day to day Is a hard one with many.
For miles cast and west of Nome all tho
wood has been gathered up and none
romalns. It seems the grossest Indiffer
ence and neglect has been exercised over
the matter. Some are even storing wood
for their claims next season, not content
with a share for winter. There Is said
to be a considerable quantity ot coal
stored In town, but It Is submitted thera
aro not so very many people In the town
who can afford to pay for It. Coal Is
quoted all tho way from $125 to $150 a
ton. and wood Is selling at $40 a cord.
Stealing wood that has been piled up
along the beach Is said to be common.
Many have to keep guard over their wood
with guns. Complaints of this kind come
from all sides, and the end Is not yet.
A letter da.ted January 11. and written
by C W. Garside. an United States sur
veyor and civil engineer at Nome, to his
brother. G. W. Garside. In Juneau, says:
"I have Just completed the survey of tha
first section. Fort Clarence to Fort Safety.
114 miles, of tho Alaskan and Siberian
Railroad, from Kaltag on the Yukon river
to Point Clarence. I have full chargs
of all the work. I started November 15.
and completed the survey January M
which papers were sent out by the com
pany's special messenger by the way of
Dawson. Our expenses since arriving at
Nomo have been high. Everything is high.
coal being $150 a ton and lumber $300 and
over a thousand, but there Is not as much
shortage as has been reported. Tho win
ter has not been as bad as was expected,
but they say the summers are very dis
agreeable, stormy and rainy. The beach
landing is very difficult, as there is no
harbor at Nome. When the railroad Is
built It will rave a great deal of expense
in landing, and will save loss. Many boats
are wrecked In the surf by the o!dmeth
od. When the road Is completed the steam
ers will land at Port Clarence. 100 miles
northwest of here. I have had little time
to spend on the creeks. Nearly all tho
creeks were located before we arrived on
the ground, and mostly by power of attor
ney. I have several Interests In tundra
ground, which Is all the go now. It looks
as though the tundra Is all right, at least
In some places. The country Is not a3
rich as Dawson. Ball Garsido went to
Nome Sound the other day on a stampede.
In our survey trip we had 33 Siberian
dogs, five Siberian s!eds. Siberian dog
drivers. 10 men and a cook. I did not find
our reindeer satisfactory. They travel
ed fast with light loads, but when they
concluded they had gone far enough they
laid down and would not move. They ire
likely to do this In the middle of a big
lake or miles out on a big frozen sea. On
the other hand, dogs will go to the end
without food If necessary. We had all
kinds of fancy canned goods on the railroad-survey,
but preferred seal meat or a
whale to any of It."
The Yukon river is opening for miles
near Selkirk, and Is open for some miles
near White Horse. The police have stop
ped travelers from going on the river In
some places. It Is expected the river will
open to navigation In three weeks, and
the lakes In a month. Many steamer
crews are going in. Several new steam
ers will run on the upper river this sea
son. The breaking of the river has ser
iously Impeded the handling of mall be
tween Skagway and Dawson.
AVord has been received here In a letter
from Rampart. February 22 to T. G. Dunn,
that half of Rampart and CIrc!e have
stampeded to the Koyokuk diggings. Dunn
and a party leave here tomorrow for Ko
yokuk. The letter says three creeks, ac
cording to word Just brought to Rampart
by a man from Koyokuk. will prove as
good as thoso ot Klondike. Walter Coak
ley wroto the letter.
ON TRIAL IN DAWSON.
Men Believed to Have Killed Clay
son Party On Another Charge.
SEATTLE. April 2i The Humboldt ar
rived from Skagway and made the trip in
three days. Advices ctate that George
O'Brien, accused of theft, and Georgo
Scott, accused of obtairlng money under
false pretenses, the former being consid
ered a principal In the murder of the Clay
son party near Mlnto, on Christmas, are
being tried at Dawson on a former chargo
before Judge Ougas. It U thought tho
charges of theft have been brought against
the men simply to hold them until tho
mjeterlous Clayson affair is sifted to tho
bottom. Search for their bodies still gotfl
on, but nothing additional to what has
already been printed t known.
Many reports coming out from Dawson
to the effect that, owing to the early
break-up. sluicing will commence much
earlier than usual, are denied In private
advices received iqdayjy ln Morrison,
now located In thl&Vcitr. nut formerly la
Dawson. The advices explain that while
the reason will open earlier than ueual. It
will be Impossible to sluice earlier becauso
of the sluice-boxes freezing up at night.
CENSUS OF THE KLONDIKE.
Population of Danson Is 5-130 Tvro
Thlrd Yankees.
SEATTLE. April 25. Telegraphic ad
vices of April 21 from Dawson to Skag
way. and brought to Seattle on the steam
er Humboldt, arriving today, state that
the census of the Klondike has been com
pleted. The population of Dawson Is Ws'J.
and of tho Klondike 3397. Dawson has 113
voters, and tho entire district 1911. The
district has 2767 British subjects and 5333
citizens of the United States. The pop
ulation of Dawson has Increased 1200 since
January.
Eastern Men Buying Timber.
OREGON CITY, Or., April 20. A corre
spondent writing from Eagle Creek state
that "Eastern capitalists are buying up all
the timber land on Deep Creek, and Intend
to put In extensive sawmills."
Separate Company F. O. N. G., will elect
a new Lieutenant next Monday night, tha
resignation of First Lieutenant Scott God
frey having been accepted. It is under
stood that Second Lieutenant Leighton
Kelly will be promoted to the First Lieu
tenancy, thus leaving a vacancy to ba
filled by election. The candidates for tha
vacant place are G. W. Martin. ex-Lieutenant
in Company I; Fred Humphrey, cx
volunteer In Company M. and Rudolph
Gantenbeln ex-Corporal in Company I.
Captain Fred Metzncr denies the truth ot
tho rumor that he Intended to resign hM
place soon after the breaking up ot tha
coming state encampment.
Grange Meeting nt IHHsboro.
HILLSBORO. Or., April 26. The Pomo
na Grange, of Washington County, held its
quarterly meeting at this city, with an
attendance ot SO members, yesterday. Tho
subject for discussion which provoked the
most Interest was "How Shall We Keep
the Boy on the FarmT" There was a
splendid programme of music and reci
tations, and the session held until late In
the evening.
County Treasurer Cady today sent $10.
000 to Salem to apply on the state tax.
present levy. Next week he will liquidate
the balance due the state. None of tha
amount sent Is to apply on the "coyote-"
tax.
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