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F-fg' sE, THE MOKNING OREGOSIAtf, WEDNESDAY, MAT 2, 1900. ft h. SUMPTER'SSMELTER Forty-Ton Plant Begins Crush ing Rock May 15. ST. LOUIS COMPANY BUILDING IT Promoters Confident That SO Per Cent of the Eastern Oregon Ores "Will Stand Smelting;. SCMFTER. Or., April 3. The Union Smelter Manufacturing Company, of St Louis, Mo., Is building a. 40-ton custom smelter here. It is practically completed, "but -will not begin crushing ore before Hay 15. The plant will cost between $12. 00 and 515.000. Charles Laughlln. erect ing engineer for the company. Is In charge of construction. H. Melnhard, secretary of the company, is managing Its affairs in Oregon. The small size of the smelter has given rise to a great deal of speculation as to whether or not th3terprise will be a success, but the managers of he com pany are not worrying about what other people think of their business. "We in tend to smelt ores with our furnace, ana not with our mouths," said Engineer Laughlln. "1 am satisfied that SO per cent of the ores of this country will stand smelting, and we are putting in this plant to satisfy the mining people that the ores cajn be smelted. We are not putting In a larger smelter for tho reason that our ex perience has taught us that small plants are best for new camps. We will enlarge our plant as fast as the business for it increases, and we hope by next Fall to "have a 100-ton plant. We do not expect to have any trouble in handling the ores of this country without resorting to roast ing Fluxes in abundance are close at hand. We will handle no barren flux out Bide of a little lime rock. Such iron as is not in the gold rock we shall get out of ifon rock carrying gold. There Is plenty of silica. We expect to get ore from mints- 200 and 300 miles away from Sump ter. As the plant stands, we rfiall at the lirst need ores of high value, but in time 55 and JC rock will be treated." The smelter will do what mining men know as compromise pyritic work. It has a. S5-horsepower Erie engine, a 40-horse-jjower Erie boiler, a No. 4. Baker blower, and a Blake crusher having a capacity of 3& ions in 24 hours. It has a S5-lnch bosh 11 ftt from the feed door to the tuyere line, with two feed doors and gooseneck connecting with the condenstr. The fur nace will evaporate its water the same as a boiler, using the steam to create a suction forcing the flue dust lntq the dust chamber, and using about one-eighth of tbe water of the overflow furnace. The cost of handling the water will be about $2 50 per 10,000 gallonst. making a saving based on the cost of fuel, ef 55 every 21 hours. The blower has a capacity of 2000 cubic feet of free air per minute. It is con nected with a heating jacket over the boiler, taking the heat from the radiator of the boiler in transit to the furnace, making the air at the furnace point from S00 to 4C0 degrees, Fahrenheit. The condenser Is SiSxlO feet, with a di vision in the center, making two compart ments, Into on of which the fumes from the fnrnace enter through the gooseneck, passing through a scries of diaphragm plates and spray pipes, and forming a zig zag motion. The fines from the furnacs in passing through the diaphragm plates become so Impregnated with moisture that, combined with their own specific gralty, they fall to the bottom, and are recovered in the lake, or V-shaped fOTm of the condenser. Parsing into the slime boxes, they are mixed with milk of lime to ice proper consistency and returned to the furnace for smelting- The other aide of the condenser also has a diaphragm plates and spray -pipes, with a GO-foot stack, making it impossible for any of the fines to get away. Nothing escapes through the stack, but gases and the volatile matter in the coke. The average saving in the condenser is 9S per cent The loss of 2 per cent arises in the hand ling between the slime boxes and the fur nace. The furnace has two top holes, one for metal and another for slag. The slag Is tapped into a fore-hearth, and remains there long enough before being drawn into the small pots for the metals to settle by their own weight. The slag loss is -about 10 nr cent, and the approximate concen tration about 10 tons of ore into one ton of matte. Besides the smelter building, the com pany will put up two buildings, each SOxlCO feet, one for bedding and the other for campling. The Sumpter Valley Railroad will build a switch to tho works. This brief description of the smelter and its equipment, whieh has been furnished to The Oregonlan by Engineer Laughlln, will give mining men an idea of the meas ure of success that will attend the ven ture. Whatever may be the opinions of outsiders, the St. Louis people are going eteadily ahead with their work, and aro confident of success. Quotations o Mining: Stocks. SPOKANE. May 1 The closing bids lor mining stocks today were Blacktall $0 12 jRambler CaribooSO 25 Crystal GRopabllc 97 Deer Trail Con. (Reservation 9 Bremngr Star .. 0 (Rossland Giant.. 2'vi Gold LdFe . ... Z iSulliran ., ir? Golden Harvest. lTom Thumb .... 1CV, Jrcn Mask S8 (Waterloo tK. Jim Blaine lCV-iBi Iron a'C Lone Pine Surp. 14jrflec!a l 34 TMorntnp Glory.. S-jvlBodle y "Rrlncess Maud.. 3 sAN FRANCISCO, May 1. The official clos ing Quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta $0 01Justlce $0 02 Alpha Con 2,Mexican 2s jvnaes fc ucridemtal Con ... 7 Belcher Best & Belcher. Bullion Caledonia .. 120j7nir 57 20jOverman : 19 -U'oiosi 24 1 S0!Saape Challenge Con 151Sesr. Belcher Chollar v 21jSIorra Nevada ... 38 Confidence SOFSilvtr Hill 15 Con. Cal & Va... 1 ."istandard 8 GO Crown Point .. . 12Union Con 22 Gyuia & Curry. . 22iUtah Con 10 Hale & Norcross. 32;rcllow Jacket .... 22 NEW TOItK, May 1. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chollar SO ISiOntarlo $s 23 Crown Point .... 10'Ophir 54 Con. Cal & Va .1 43Plyinouth 12 Deadwood GOi Quicksilver 1 50 nould &. Curry... 20' do pref 7 50 -Hale & Norcross.. 2SISifcrra Kevada ... 35 Homeftake .... 50 OOiStandard 3 SO Iron Silver 6 Union Con is Mexican 25i'ellow Jacket .... 19 BOSTON, May 1. Closing quotations: Adventure .... $0 OlHumboldt $0 75 Allouez M Co.. liOsceola 6T Amal Copper. . S3',sParrott 441& Atlantic ...j,... 24feQulncy 136" Boston & Mont. 3 00 1 Santa Fe Copper 5i Butte & Boston. 70 ITamarack 1 85 Cal 5- Hecla.... 7 55 (Utah Mining .... 2DI Centennial ISy Winona J3 Prank! In 15 (Wolverines ..... 40 PENSION FOR ARTHUR NICKLIX. An Indian War Veteran Nott Wholly Incapacitated. WASHINGTON, April 27. Senator Mc Bride's bill granting a pension of 525 a month to Arthur I. NIcklln, of Eugene, Or., was recently favorably, reported by Senator Galllnger, chairman of the pen sion committee, but the amount of the pension was cut down from $25 to $12 a month. The report on the bill is In pan as follows: "This bill proposes to pension at $:5 per month Arthur L Nicklln, of Eugene, Or- NIcklln curved during the Indian wars In Oregon and Washington In 1S55 and 1S5S. He first enlisted In Captain Benjamin Haydcn's company, Oregon Vo unteers, at Polk County, Or., in October, 1B33, and was detailed for recruiting serv ice and was actively engaged until Janu ary, 1S5C He then enlisted in Captain B. F. Burch's company, Oregon Volun teers, Tind was engaged in that service until April, 1S3C, He then enlisted in Cap tain Marion GofTs company, Oregon Vol unteers, organized at Salem, Or., and con tinued to serve until his services were no longer required. "In theWInterof 1ST2-73 he was employed as physician and surgeon at Klamath In dian Agency, and while so employed the Modoc Indian war broke out, and he was ordered and Impressed into the military service of tho United States by General Whcaton, and, in obedience to his orders and commands, acted as physician and surgeon through the greater part of the said war. In the performance of said duties he encountered all kinds of priva tions and hardships, whereby his eyesight was severely injured and impaired and he became afflicted with hernia on both sides. Prior to this last service he was a strong and vigorous man. but since then his im- S aired vision has constantly Increased un 1, from that cause and hernia, he Is wholly Incapacitated for earning a living. "Claimant is now financially unable to support himself and family, and is valso unable to earn a livelihood by his per sonal efforts, and is to some extent de pendent on the charity of his personal friends. "Ho has never made claim for pension at the Pension Bureau, as there Is no ex isting law w hlch will cover his case. The Indian wars of 1& and 1S56 are not cov ered by tho act of July 27. 1S92. but the Senate has recently passed a bill which gives the survivors of such wars a pen sionable status. "In view of the claimant's disability, in curred while serving In connection with tho United States troops, and his deplor. able financial condition, your committee is of tho opinion that It Is eminently proper that he should be pensioned." WAS A PIOXEER OF 1S4G. Georse W. Buckingham of Monroe, Benton Connty. MONROE, Or.. May 1. George W. Buck ingham was born in Ohio July 24, 1S40, and died near Monroe, Or.. April 22, 1000. Mr. Buckingham came with his parents to Or- gon In 1S4S, fettled with them In the wilds of the West, and endured the hardships and privations common to the pioneers. He enllrted in November, 164. in Company A, First Oregon Infantry- In 1?74 he mar ried Miss Alice McCain, who died 10 years ago. Three children survive Manley, Ruby and Florence all of whom reside on the home place. Mr. Buckingham was a member of the Methodist church, a kind father and a model citizen. Descendant of Tabltlia Brown. FOREST GROVE, Or.. May 1. The fu neral of Mrs. Emma Daugherty, of Mount Tabor, Or., who died of consumption, at the home of her family at this place, Sun day, aged 32 years, occurred today. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Brown, pioneers of 1S4C-47, and was born In "Washington County. For several years she attended Tualatin Academy and Pa cific University. Mrs. Daugherty was the great-grana-daughter of Mrs. Tabltha Brown, who wag a coworker with Rev.. Harvey Clark in the founding of Tualatin Academy and Pacific University. Her brother. Dr. E. M- Brown, was appointed surgeon from Washington to Manila in the late war. MIXES SOLD FOR S30,000. Salt lake Capitalists Take the lovra Group After Test. PENDLETON, Or., May L Joseph Bajj ler, of this place, went today to Baker City to close a deal with Salt Lake capi talists for the purchase of the Iowa group of mines in that district. The Salt Lake people have made an offer of $30,000 for the five claims comprising the Iowa group, and tho offer has been accepted by Mr. Basler, Jacob Sheuerman and August Slangier, of this place, who own the nroo- 1 ertles. They He next to the Bowers, also to the Eccentric, which Is owned in Port land. Three tunnels have been driven, one a distance of 005 feet. Besides this, a shaft has been sunk. The showing which has been made by the development work is very good, and drew forth the 0,000 offer, which was accepted. Is Also Wanted In Albany. ALBANY, Or., May L H. C Wrlcht. the young man arrested in Portland for stealing a violin, is also wanted in Al bany for the theft of a bicycle from Mer rill Bros. Last week he rented a bicycle to go to Brownsville, but, instead went to Portland without reporting. A war rant has been issued for his arrest aftor the Portland case and another one in Sa lem shall be disposed of. An EfiTST to Be Proud Of. CENTRALIA, Wash., May L W. A. Kelley. living north of this city, has a curiosity in the shape of a hen's egg. It is as large as the egg of a goose, and has an ordinaryvsized hen's egg inside. The outside shejl Is very thin, and double, and Is beautifully flowered. Mr. Kelley accidentally broke the outside shell, thus discovering the egg inside. Oregon Notes. Registration in Marlon County is S3S ehort of the vote In 1S9S. Chinese pheasants are reported in num bers on Wild Horse between Athena and Adams. They multiply very rapidly, and If let alone. Eastern Oregon would soon be as Veil stocked as the Willamette val ley. A petition of over 100 citizens of Sher man County and patrons of the postof fico formerly at De Moss, has keen sent to the department at Washington, asking for the re-establlehment of the postoffice there, and the appointment of M. F. S. Hlnton as postmaster. Alex. S. Peters, a well-known citizen of Douglas County, died at his home at Kellogg Sunday, after a brief Illness. He was a brother of Captain G. W. Pet ers, of Oakland, and leaves a wife and three children, one daughter being Mrs. C. H. Maupln, of Kellogg. J. S. Courtrlghl, a brakemah on the Q. R, & N., while his train was going through the snowshed near Union was struck on the head when on top of a furniture car, and knocked from the roof of tho car and received carious Injuries In the back. Had the train been running at a higher rate of speed he would have been killed. He was taken to La, Grande, where he is receiving the best of care, and will recover. The managers of the Sumpter Valley railroad Thursday gave orders to the employes of the logging train to un load tho logs in the pond upon arriv ing in South Baker, which they promptly declined to do as it was out of their line of business. The wholo crew, Conduotor George Foster. Engineer Al Horton, Fire man Will Hammond and Brakoman A. L. Morris, ex-conductor on the Sumpter Val ley railroad, resigned their positions. Another crew was immediately made up from old employes, whleh caused much hard feeling among railroad ratn. iWl A George "W. Buckingham. MORE LICENSES IN SALEM ORDINANCE FOR NEW SCHEDULE FAVORED BY COUrSCDL. A Chamber to Accommodate Public Gatherings to Be Provided In the City Hall. SALfcJM, Or., May L Tho Salem City Council has appointed a committee to in vestigate the matter of fitting up the third floor of the City hall for public meetings. E. P. McCornack, owner of the old opera house, which Is being re modeled, offered to give the city the proscenium of the Opera House to be used In fitting up the armory. As there is no public hall in the city suitable for public gatherings, the offer will probably be acepted, and a stage erected In the armory- An ordinance was passed pro viding that all sidewalks hereafter con structed In the business portion of the city must be of concrete. A general license ordinance was Intro duced and passed to second reading It la In the nature of an occupation tax, and If passed is expected to produce a revenue of $1000 per year. The principal license fees proposed are as follows: Steamboat companies, 550; theaters, $120; billiard and pool tables, $10 each: hotel runners, $12; cigar stores with pastime resorts attach ed, $60; restaurants and Ice cream par lors, first class, ?50; second cless, $30, the owner to decide which class of place he runs; wood saw, $10; junk shop, $20; law yers, doctors, dentists, veterlnarles, $5; nlckle-ln-the-slot macnlnes. $24. An ordinance tvas also introduced and passed two readings, providing that tele phone companies shall pay a license of 10 cents per month for each main line tel ephone used, and 5 cents per month for each party line telephone. City Marshal Arrested. City Marshal Gibson was today arrest ed by Night Policeman Smith on a war rant Issued from the Recorder's court, charging disorderly conduct. The con duct complained of is language alleged to have been used regarding Pearl Miller, a witness in the Smith-Gibson damage suit tried last week In Justice Johnson's court. The case will be tried at 2 o'clock tomorrow. "Where Joe Sleek Stood. In accordance with his appointment for that purpose by the Oregon Historical Society, Governor Geer will tomorrow go to Buttevllle and locate the exact spot where Joe Meek stood when, In a mass meeting of settlers, he called for a di vision of the settlers upon the question of a provisional goernment. F. X. Ma tthieu is the only person living who was present at that meeting, and he will lo cate the exact spot where the event oc curred. George H. HInes, eecretary of the Oregon Historical Society and F. H. Saylor, grand secretary of the Native Sons of Oregon, will also be present to morrow. The spot designated by Mr. Matthleu will bo marked temporarily with a stone and will later be marked with an appropriate monument. The meeting referred to took place on May 2. 1S43, exactly 57 years ago tomor row. By the division called for by Meek, a vote of 52 to 50 was secured in favor of the formation of a civil government in accordance with tho plan favored by the American settlers, the French Canadians voting against 1L Money for School Fnnd. Clerk M. L. Chamberlin, of the State Land Board, today paid Into the State Treasury $19,122 K collected by him dur ing the month of April. This is the largest sum collected In any month since last August. The money is divided among the various funds as follows: School principal $15.66143 School Interest 2.4S9 52 University principal 66 01 University interest 64 20 Agricultural College, principal 746 65 Agricultural College interest 22 66 Tide land k... 32 42 Swamp land 40 03 Ten Conntleii Have Paid Up. Three counties today paid their 189 state taxes In full, Marlon County remit ting $7,995 64; Clatsop, $16,166 SI and Baker, $17,4S7 48. Multnomah County also made a payment of $45,000 upon her 1S39 state taxes. The counties that have paid their state taxes In full are Baker, Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Harney, Jackson, Jo sephine, Klamath, Lake and Sherman. State Treasurer Moore today received a remittance of $2S1 50 from the Sun In surance Company in payment of the 2 per cent, tax upon Its net recclpes. Every Insurance company liable to the tax has now paid the amount due. Clerk J. J. Murphy, of the Supreme Court, today turned into the state treas ury J5S3 (6, the amount of fees collected by him during the month of April. A remittance of $1790 has been received from the National Home for Disabled Soldiers, to be credited to the Oregon Soldier's Home fund. Salem's Bnlldin&r Boom. There Is a good-sized boom on In Salem building circles. The contractors In charge of the construction of the new Odd Fel lows' Temple are working as large a force as possible In making the excavation, and are rushing the work of hauling stone for tho foundation. The dirt taken out of the excavation Is used to make fills In low places In Salem streets. Work was begun today on the changes to be made In the opera-house block, and that building will be remodeled throughout Tho stone foundation for the new Han son & Landon planing mill was completed today, and the work of erecting the build ing is being rushed. Mnrion Connty Fnalonixts. Tho Democrats and Populists have called a "citizens' mass meeting" to be held In this city Friday. It Is now reported that, after making an effort to secure signa tures to a petition for the meeting, not enough names could be secured, and the project has been abandoned. The ticket put up In opposition to the Republicans will therefore lack the seeming ratifica tion of a citizens' meeting, and will stand before the people as a fusion ticket. It will, however, be called a "citizens' tick et." The Populists have not agreed to all tho Democratic candidates, and the Pop ulist County Central Committee having adjourned sine die, no ratification of the Democratic candidates for County Judge and Recorder can be made. Petitions are being circulated for the nomination of T. Y. McCIellan, Populist candidate for County Assessor, and George L. Brown, Populist candidate for the Legislature. Professor J. J. Krapps was tendered a joint nomination for County School Su perintendent, but he declined to run unless the nomination should be made by a cit izens' conventloh. He may, however, be nominated by petition and placed on tho ticket without his consent. Greene Instead of Ramsay. A petition was circulated today among Salem Democrats for the purpose of nomi nating Thomas G. Greene, of Portland, as candidate for Supreme Judge. Greene Is to take the place left vacant by Judge Ramsay's failure to file his acceptance. Tho petition was signed by all Democrats to whom it was presented. Capital City Brevities. Owing to a failure of the Military Board to hold a meeting at Portland yesterday, Adjutant-General Qantenbcin did not come to the capital today to confer with Governor Geer regarding the holding of the encampment of the National Guard. It is expected that the Governor and Adjutant-General will hold a conference to morrow and perhaps decide upon a place for holding the encainpment. Harry Wright an ex-student at the Re form School, was today given a prelimi nary hearing on a charge of burglary beforo Justice of the Peace Johnson, and was bound over to appear at the next term of the Circuit Court- Wright was charged with stealing a revolver from the residence of Joseph Miller, and some har. 1 ncss from the barn of A. McGIli. At the hearing today he admitted the truth of the charge, and waived examination. Tho local branch of the G. A. R. hae appointed the following committee to make arrangements for the observance ol Memorial day: B. H. Bradshaw, J. Q. Barnes. G. W. Davis, L. D. Henry. D. W, Matthews. The committee will meet to. morrow evening to determine the nature j of the exercises to be held on Decoration cay. Local dealers in wool and mohair saj that there Is very little being done in mo hair, as all the clips not yet sold are small. Small lota are sold occasionally, bringing 27 cents. The receipts of the County Clerk's otlice for the month of April were $26S; of th Recorder's office, $1SS. The Asylum Board today let contracts "for furnishing 3400 cords of wood for the Asylum, the bulk of the wood to be fur nished at $2 74 per cord. CAUGHT A riSHIXG OUTFIT. Taken With a Dozen Fresh Salmon Illegally Caught in Clnckamaii. OREGON CITT, May L Deputy FHh Commissioners Loughery and Baldwin captured a large fishboat, net and doz n salmon, a short distance above the Clack amas hatchery. The outfit was brought here tonight and lockea up, pending con fiscation proceedings. There Is a good run of what fishermen call half-salmon In the Willamette, and profitable hauls are being made. Thee half-growu Chlnooks are now bringing 6 cents per pound. In some instances, the buyers receiving the fish here. The at taches of the State Fish Commission state that this run Is young hatchery salmon, and that they range from 2 to 3 years old. The Deputy Fish Commissioner will go to the steelhead hatchery on Salmon River tomorrow to relieve Superintendent Tom Brown for a few days. Superintendent S. W. Downing, of the Clackamas hatchery. Is now hatching 25,000 rainbow trout cses, recently sh pped riSF'33T7 s, .-. Z v ' "- v'S' Ex-Sherlff James P. Combs, of Crook County, an Oregon pioneer of 1S52. who died at Prine villo, Or., April 3, aged 77. from CalHomia. After sufficient develop ment takes places, the young fry will be turned loe ji a trout stream near Pen dleton, by request of the Oregon Fish Ss. Game Association. Woman In Barn Insane. This morning an unknown German woman was found In a farmer's barn, at Milwaukle, apparently insane and unable to give an account of herself. Roadmas ter Counsell took the w Oman In his wagon and started to bring her to Oregon City, but upon reaching Clackamas Station she escaped from his custody. The Constable took her in charge and delivered the wom an to tho Sheriff. She was examined bs fore the County Judge and committed to the Insane asylum. The woman In an unintelligent way gave her name as Ida Mary Vinegar, but no further Information could be elicited, as she seemed incapab'o of giving any account of herself. She is apparently about 40 year3 old. medium height, light complexion and weighs about 150 pounds. Poor Outlook for Hops. Road Supervisor E. 1. Baker stated to day that the hops In the southern part of tho county did not give promise of over two-thirds of a yield, and growers are mora or less discouraged. The majority of the growers put their product in the pool, and are getting small returns. In the vicinity of Marks Prairie and Barlow the hops are making very slow growth, and one farmer says that the growers are not giving the yards the usual careful cul tivation. Trvo New Walla Walla Unions. Two now unions have been formed in Walla Walla. The cigar-makers organized Sunday. They elected the following offi cers: President, F. J. Helster; vice-president, J. M. Fiedler; financial secretary, R. J. Boehm; recording secretary, Charles F. Troeger; treasurer, C. J. Tewalt; ser-geant-at-arms, A. Krahl. The object of this organization Is to create a demand for home product, and to boom the blue label of the cigar-makers, and all union labels. On Friday last, Thomas J. McCauley. of Seattle, president of the State Asso ciation of Horseshoers and Blacksmiths, organized a branch In Walla Walla, every blacksmith and horscshoer In the city being a member. The officers elected were: Marshall Martin, president; Frank Xeroux, vice-president, W. E. Williams, secretary; Alex McAllister, treasurer. The hardware dealers of the Pacific Coast have united, and a man must have a union card to obtain materials from them. Why Mnrphy "Was Arrested. . WALIiACE, Idaho, May 1. P. D. Mur phy, referred to in Washington dis patches, was arrested at 3urke by a Dep uty Marshal. Thursday, for Intimidation and inciting trouble, and calling miners "scabs." He was discharged today. ShiuRle Mill at Gonhcn Burned. NEW WHATCOM. Wash.. May 1. Firo this morning destroyed the Hastings shin gle mill, at Goshen, together with 1.000.000 shingles. The loss Is $5000; Insurance. 53C03. New Postmaster at Tamnrnclc. WASHINGTON. May L Merrill Van Tassell was today appointed postmaster art. Tamarack, Umatilla County, Oregon, vice J. D. Glsh, resigned. Washington Notes. Leo Slmmerman has been appointed Postmaster at Alto, Columbia County, vice Anna Servis, resigned. A weekly newspaper will be established at Dayton under the management and editorship of Fred Marvin, of Spokane. It is said that the pnper v. ill contain 20 pages, will be known as the Constitu tion, and will declare Its allegiance to the Democratic party. Asa Churchill, one of the oldest resi dents of Stevens County, died Saturday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Morrison, of Kettle Falls. Mr. Church ill had reached the age of 52 years, and was possessed of all his faculties until the last. The Yakima National Bank has been authorized by the Washington Irrigation Compahy to deliver 5350.CC0 to the former owners of the Sunnyslde Canal, on Hhe confirmation of the sale of the Yakima Investment Company's property, made on March 5. The property was purchased at forced sale by the Washington Irriga tion Company, which is composed in part of the California Trust Company, of San Francisco: Ladd & Tilton, of Portland; Blalne-Dcnny estate, of Seattle, and the i General Electric Company, of Boston. '" "-;"" a KK, -S - ., S&-.S4W'yxi " .. & kii&T&ziriZ.i- v- . 5i 3ft?" " f3K S45" 13W 9Py$rlfts?m,$Pi J $ WHO OWNS EUGhNE UNO? VALIDITY OF CERTAIN COUNTY TI TLES CALLED IN QUESTION. Suit to Determine Whether Connty Can Alienate Title to Laid Given for Pnblic Purposes. EUGENE. Or., May 1. The case of W. T. Campbell and George Fisher vs. tho Eugene Loan & Savings Bank, E. O. Pot ter, County Judg.e ard W. T. Bailey and H. D. Edwards, Commissioners, was filed In the Circuit Court today. The object of the rjlt Is to set ade and nullify cer tain deeds given by the County Court to a trip of property around what Is known as the Public Square. This public- square Ues about In the center of the city, and la occupied by county buildings and parks. When the Town of Eugene was origi nally laid out It was on property which belonged to Charnel Mulligan and Eugene F. Skinner, they having acquired title from the Government under the donation land laws. A portion of each of these ad Joining donation claims was laid out la town lots, and the City of Eugene thus got its (Start. Mr. MulHgan, being pub.Hc-iplrlted and at the same time hoping to create a good demand for hfc town Tots, deeded to Lane County - a certain tract to be used for county Courthouro ar-i other buildings. And the county, after accepting the gift, opened two city streets through the tract. Elgr.th and Oak streets. Intersecting In tho center of the tract, and a street 100 feet wld around the square. Thio divided the county's tract into four equal squares, liousej while another was used for tho county -jail. No buildings havo been erect ed on the remaining two quarters, and trees have been planted to give shade, and they are used as a eort of public park. There has never been any use for a 100- 1 foot street around this property, and, as It was adjacent to business property, tho owners of the abutting property have been allowed the use of 34 feet of this street. On it they have built woodsheds, cheap warehouses, etc They had the use of the land, but would not build permanent Im provement', because they had no title. Thus It became unsightly, and plans bavo long beerv dlcvjussed by which It could be Improved. The county had dedicated It to the city os a street, and therefore could not sell. Some also clilmcd the county could not sell any part of the prop erty, on account of the manner In which it acquired title. The present County Court wen at the work with an Idea of settling It for all time. In the first place, the street had to be vacated beforo anr ealea could be made, and the City Council took proper action vacating 34 feot of the 100 foot street, and the property thus A'acated reverted to the county. Then the property owners were offered the 34 feet abutting on their respective lots at a price agreed upon by appraisement. Nearly all of theon were glad to pay the price and get title to the property. Campbell ard Flsfaet were the only ones owning property on Willamette street which was affected who did not accept tho proposition. After they had refused to purchase the 34 feet be tween their property and the street, the Btrip was sold at public auction to the highest bidder. The. Eugene Loan & Savings Bank "bought that adjacent to its lot, and has cleared the ground and beguiv work on a fine new building. Campbell and FisTier have said that as eoon as any building was attempted on this property they would ask for an In junction, and they have filed this suit. The result will be to settle the matter of the validity of the proceedings resulting In tho sale of the land. If the acts of the County Court are sustained, it will settle all dispute over the title to quite a num ber of parcels of land, on which oubstan tial structures will be erected. BIDS FOR WATER BONDS. Nearly 7 Per Cent Premlnm Offered for Tliose of Baker City. BAKER CITY, Or., May L The City Council tonight opened the bids for tho 5100,000 of bonds for the building of the gravity water system. The Tnds were as follows: N. W. Harris & Co., -of Chicago, 5100,000, with a premium of 56S01, and- accompanied by a certified check for 55400. The Rudolph-Clayton Company, of Cin cinnati,. O., 5100.000, with a premium of 55000, and accompanied by a check for J5C0J. W. J. Hayes & Sons, of Cleveland, O.. 5100,000, with a premium of $5571, and ac companied by a certified check for 532S0. S. A. Kean, of Chicago, 5100,000, without a premium or check. Morris & Whitehead, of Portland. 5100.- "30 Minutes in Havana" ioc. and Trade supplied by THE Br? and superior to the best English brands of Porter, Stout or 'alf and 5alf, being more mellow and pleas ing. The one perfect American Porter. Prepared by Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n St. Louis. U. S. A. Brewers of the Original Budweiser, Faust, Michelob, Anheuser-Standard, Pale-Lager, Export Pale, Black & Tan, Exquisite and Malt-Nutrine. 000, with a premium of $5233, and accom panied by a check for 55000. The bids were referred to the finance committee for consideration and recom mendation, and the committee will report at a special meeting of the Council, to be held at 1 P. M. tomorrow. Escape of Men Held for Mnrder. News reached this city today of the es cape of Frank Turner and Thomas Kee ton from the jail at Canyon City, where they were held for the murder of Thomas Eagleton at Granite, about six weeks ago. The prisoners were removed to a room at the top of the jail building while the main cell was being fumigated, and ef fected their escape through a window. Another prisoner accompanied the pair, but was afterwards captured. The Sheriff of Grant County has offered a reward of 5400 for their capture. THE QUARANTINE STATION. It Will Be Ready for Use Iiy the Middle of Jnly. ASTORIA, May 1. It Is now definitely settled that the construction of the Co lumbia, River quarantine station, near Knapptonv will be far enough advanced by tho middle of July o that the station can then be -used. Quarantine Officer Hastings has received word from the de- partment at Washington that the plans I for the disinfecting wharf and buildings have been approved, and blcto for the con struction of them will be opened by the supervising architect on May 28. Thl" , wtoarf is to be located 650 frt from the shore lino, along the edge of the channel, and will be 250 feot long and 60 feet -r Ide. At Its outer edge there will be 23 feet of water at extreme low tide and a ship's length further out thr depth is 35 feot. sufficient to accommodate the deepest draft vessels afloat Two bulldinga are to be erected on this wfoarf, each JCOxSO feet. One of them is for the disinfecting plant ard tho other is to contain the bath rooms and laundry for the use of pas sengera held In quarantine. The size of these establishments will permit the dis infecting of the persons and baggage of from E00 to TOO passengers a day. While these buildings are but a small portion of what are contemplated for the station, they are tho ones most urgently needed, and. under the provisions of tho specifications, they must be completed within 60 days after tho contract shall be let There Is an old cvnnery building on tho property, and it is Dr. Hasting? In tention to use this structure temporarily as quarters for quarantined passengers, should occasion require. The plara for the shore buildings havo tot yet been ap proved, but they will be quite oxterve. Among them will be tuiarten for about 1200 peopK rerfdenres of the quarantine officer and his assls-tants. as well as sep arate quarters for the officers of quaran tined vessels and their cabin pnengors. It will probably be s-veral months be fore all thl work will be completed, but as the disinfecting machinery has been shipped from the Bast and will be ready for Installation as soon, as the building on which bids are called for are erected, the -most Important part of tho plant v,til soon be in operation. Dr. Hastings says ho will continue to board vessels in the lower harbor as heretofore, and only thosn on which eome work Is to be done will be taken to the station. BIG FISHING COSIPXNY. One Formed in Minneapolis With 1,000,000 Capital. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., May 1. The North Pacific-Norjvay Fiehing & Packing strictly hand-made Made by skilled Cuban and American hand workmen and offered to consumers by the largest cigar manu facturing" concern in the world. Try one to-day! upward. At high-class Healers. S. SICHEL &. CO., Distributers for Portland, 5. BACHMAN & CO., General Agents, San Francisco. HAVANA-AMERICAN CO., Makers. M$v "The American Porter," is without an equal as a re freshing beverage, Company, with a capital stock of $1,000,000, has been formed in Minneapolis to engage in the fishing business and erect caimerlen In Alaska. Whatcom Is named as the Pacific headquarters. A Strange Mining: Peril. Silver City (Idaho) Avalanche. William Davidson, who has a contract on the General Conner mine, came near losing his life last Tuesday. He was working alcne In the lower tunnel and had gone In after eating his dinner to clean up from the shots fired in the fore noon. According to the survey, the tunnel was supposed to pass 20 feet below the old shaft connecting with the surface workings, and Bill had no thought of being in dangerous proximity to the shaft, but about the first lick with his pick to take down a loosened bowlder, the water came. He heard It coming, and reached for his candlestick, when he was struck on the side of the head with a rock forced out by the flood of water. There was a wheelbarrow in the tunnel, and the first rush of water threw him be yond it. and undoubtedly saved his life, as tho wheelbarrow wedged across the tunnel and broke the force of the cur rent. Bruised and bleeding, with his eyes and mouth full of grael. and nearly drov, ned, Mr. Davidson made his way out of the tunnel and got to his cabin. He wore hip gumboots and they were packed so full of sand that he had to cut them off. The shift which he unwatered was 50 feet deep, and connected with old stopes. and the flow of water therefora was under heavy pressure. Two 3Ilneri MIsainfr. KASLO. B. C. May 1. It Is feared that Eric Erickreon and Pete Foss have found their tombs in the great Lardo Glac.er Their bodies will remain In their sspulchra of Ice till snow melts In June. They left here last Fall for thoir claims on Bear Creek. They d-.d not come out, and their families are afraid that the two ara among the long roll of dead miners. Medford Saloon Burglarized. MEDFORD. Or.. May 1. A.' M. Helm's saloon was entered by burglars last night and money and sock amounting to about ?c0 taken. The burglar, supposedly a tramp, forced hs way in by a rear' win. dow lato In the night, after the night watchman went off duty. Salmon Stolen at Nentncca. SHERIDAN, May 1. About 100 cases of salmon were stolen from the Little Nc3 tucca cannery a fow days ago. The cans and cases were unlabeled, and wlll'be diffi cult to trace. A reward of 5100 is offered by the owners for the arrest and convlc tion of the guilty parties. Humphrey Bill SIsned. ALBANY. N. T., May 1. Governor Roosevelt today signed Sanator Hum phrey's bill amending tho, general cor poration law prohibiting foreign stock corporations from doing business In the state where thp word "trust, bank, bank ing. Insurance, Indemnity, guarantee, guaranty, savings, investment, loan or benefit" Is a part of its corporate title, except it conforms to the banking qr In surance law of the State. Slejjel-Cooper Co. Incorporated. TRENTON, N. J., May 1. The Slegel Cooper Company, capital 524.000,000, was Incorporated here today to deal in goods of all kinds In New York, Chicago and other cities. 1CXZ5?BXXZ&IFX9 ciearv roulo, 1 ,a-f !' 0 It costs no more to smoke the best. I i-; r Mfe.Lv- ji ik&tain il - -tfcr