TKE MOUSING- OBEtfoSIAy, THURSDAY, MAY' 3, 1900.
NO CRIME CHARGED
Jury Found Mrs. Hatch -Died
a Natural Death.
HEART AND LiVER WERE DISEASED
S. W. Fletcher, a Wealthy McCoy
Hopgrrower, Admits Illicit Rela
tions With, the Deceased.
HILLSBORO. Or., May 2. The Coro
ner's Jury impaneled at Forest Grove to
Inquire into the death of Mrs. Anna C.
Hatch, who was found dead in her hone
at that city last Saturday morning, this
afternoon returned findings to the effect
that death -was caused by heart failure,
produced by natural causes. It further
.found that death ensued between the
hours of C and 9 Friday morning.
Today's was the fourth session of the
jury, and Deputy District Attorney H. T.
Hagley did not further question S. W.
Fletcher, the wealthy McCoy hopgrower,
who was a visitor at the Hatch residence
Thursday evening and left early Friday
morning. The substance of Fletcher's first
testimony was that ho arrived from Mc
Coy Thursday evening, and after having
supper with the woman retired at 10
o'clock, bidding the hostess good night at
the hood cf the stairs leading to his sleep
ing apartments. He claimed that he oc
cupied the bed in which tho dead body
was found and that he slept alone. He
swore that he left the next morning at
tho hour of 6.25 and did not see Mrs.
Hatch before leaving. He denied any en
gagement wjth the dead woman, and said
he only came to advise her as to the dis
posal of some of her property. He stated
that he had known her for SO years.
On Monday Fletcher testified that he
had slept with Mrs. Hatch, contradicting
his former story. He stated that he left
her Friday morning, after he had placed
a cold tovrtf on her forehead to soothe a
violent headache of which she complained.
The stomach of the dead woman was
not analyzed, although there was a post
mortem examination. Dr. E. A. Bailey.
of HIHsboro. found 42 gall stones', ranging
from the sire of a pea to the size of an
almond, in the gall bladder and a general
bad condition of the liver. Her heart was
also in a bad condition.
Tho jury, after hearing the statement
of the physician and the testimony of
Fletcher, was convinced that no crime
had been committed, attributing Fletch
er's contradictory statements to his con
fusion at the time and his desire to shield
tho nemo of the woman as much as pos
sible Mr. Fletcher loft for his home at
McCoy on this evening's train.
The theory of the state at first was that
there might have been foul play and that
Fletcher might have been desirous of get
ting possession of letters written to the
woman which might have been damaging
in a breach of promise action. This the
ory was held because Mrs. Hatch va? re
ported to have told an intimate friend that
Fletcher was to wed her. The evidence,
however, did not tend to bear out the
supposition. Mrs. Hatch was a church
member in good standing and generally
respected.
L ROCKCRUSHER FOR LANE COUNTY.
Just Purchased at Cost of ?1100
1 Mill for the Roads.
ALBANY, Or.. May 2. Linn County
has taken an Important step forward in
tho interest of good roadSi so badly need
ed in Oregon generally, by the purchase
-of a $1100 rockcrushcr, just received from
licago. A 1-mill tax exclusively for
roads will do much to remove the stigma
Of bad roads in ttxs county.
The best reports that can be received on
tho damage to fruit hy the frcsts is that
prune have been seriously injured, though
In localities favorably situated the dam
ago is less than in open places. The apple
and pear crops will be good, and there
will bo plenty of cherries.
Nearly 4000 voters have now registered
In this county, over SOO less than voted two
yeuxs ago. An effort if being made to get
all the voters to register.
Arrangcmercts for the regular canvass
of tho county toy tho different parties are
being made. The Democrats and People's
party will begin In Orleans precinct next
Monday afternoon, with an Invitation to
tho Hepubllcans to join the canvass. It Is
protohle though, that the Republican
canvass will begin a week later, the date
not yet having been agreed upon.
Thor sentiment here among a good many
prominent members of the Domoratlc and
People's party. In view of the failure of
W. M. Ramrey to qualify as candidate
for Supreme Judge, Is that the place
should be loft vacant.
A prominent wedding here this after
TKn was that of John J. Parker, of Port
land Wellsv-Fargo messenger between
Portland and Roseburg. and Miss Maggie
Kirk, a native daughter of Linn County.
BSLICEXSCD BICYCLES SEIZED.
Case to Text Constitutionality of
" the Law Likely to Follow.
ASTORIA, May 2. The first seizure of
bicycles for non-payment of licenses was
made today when F. L. Parker, of the
Bicycle Commission, captured 'two unli
censed wheals that had been left in front
of a huslnes house on Commercial street.
Both ar at the police station awaiting
redemption by their owners. Up to the
present time, only 71 licenses have been
taken out. although there are known to
he several hundred wheels in the city.
Many contend that the laws relative to
Ucens'ng wheels are unconstitutional, and
a test case will probably be tried In tne
courts.
A deed was placed on record today
whereby B. C. Klpdred soils to H. B. &
JfX Z. Ferguson, for $25,000. the west half
of the donation land claim of B. C and
Rachel Kindred, except 50 acres in tho
northeast corner. This property consists
of about 240 acres, is generally known as
Kindred Park, and Hes between 'n- As
toria and Fort Stevens. E. Z. Ferguson
iys that he is acting as agent in the
purenase.
The raonthh- neoort of Wmim- oh
' er Johnson shows that for April the aver
age temperature was SO unA v t-.?foii
S.45 inches. The average rainfall is 3.93
incaes. binee the 1st of September, 76.68
Inches of rain have fallen, and. the aver
age for that period is 05.47 inches.
Tteports from up tho river arc to the
effect that the sctainc grounds in oper
ation have been barely paying expenses
during the past few days. At the Millet
eands. on Monday, 7ft pounds of fih were
camrht and about half of them were blue
backs. The gJllnettcrs also are not do
ing verv well on account of the clear
rers of the water, but the traps In Baker's
Bav are continuing o do exceptionally
well, and every cannery that hae an In
terest In them is well satisfied.
MORROW COUNTY NOTES.
Dewey Day Celebrated Escaped
Prisoner Returned to Jell.
HEPPNER. Or., May 2. Dewey day
was appropriately celebrated here yester
day by the school children.
Circuit Judge Stephen A. LoweH arrived
her last night to finish np some accu
mulated court business, but will not open
his regular term for two weeks yet.
Adolphus Cofer, one of the men who
broke jail hero three weeks ago. was
brought back Monday by Sheriff Andrews.
He was rearrested near Milton. He sajs
he did all tho breaklng-out himself, and
expects the Pauly Jail Company to pay
him the reward of $5900 for any two men
who succeeded In breaking out of their
cages. On the way bade Cofer escaped
from the Sheriff at Hcppner Junction, but
was recaptured at Castle Rock by a shear
ing crew.
Sheepbuyers and sheepgrowers are show
ing symptoms of getting together, and the
indications are that tracing will soon be
resumed. The only recent sale Is one
mad by M. a Corrlgal to Fred Gcodlng,
of Shoshone. Idaho, 1000 yearling ewes, at
$2 90 after shearing.
Sheepbuyer A. M. Bunce, of Wyoming,
Is furnishing fun for the town by running
Spring races. He has matched his sadd'e
mule against Waldron Rhea's mule three
times in the past few days, and was
beaten every time, winning second money
in one race where there was a third mule.
But Mr. Bunce's horse. Gray Dick, is win
ning eery horserace at $50 a side. The
races are attracting great attention, and
aro well attended.
FIXE SAMPLES OF COPPER ORE.
Mines of the Goose Creels District
Opened in Early Days.
BAKER CITT, May 2. Charles M. Mc
Entlre, a mining man of Mereur, Utah,
who has just returned from a trip to the
Goose Creek district, brought some fine
samples of copper ore obtained from the
mines there. He visited the property of
the North American Mining Company,
and says that about 20 men are at work
there. The mine presents a busy appear
ance. New machinery is being put In,
consisting of a hoist with an Immense
boiler the capacity of which he does mot
know, but It must be very large. He is
of the opinion the company intends to
sink about 1500 feet. There Is a sawmill
In operation turning out lumber to be
used In erecting bunkhouses and other
buildings around the mine. The mine
a very promising copper property, and
development work will be pushed this
Summer.
Mr. McEntlre has some samples of cop.
per ore which were taken from three dif
ferent claims around Copper Butte. A
sample from the latter property Is sul
phide ore, and looks exceedingly rich.
Some 30 years ago, Mr. McEntlre says
a smelter wad on the mine, and produced
four or five tons of copper bullion. This
was hauled to the Dalles, which was the
nearest transportation point, and shipped
to Swansea, Wales, for refinement.
The cost of transportation was so high
that the shipment did not pay, and the
project was abandoned. There Is now,
he says, about 100 tons of old slag on tho
dump that runs about 7 per cent, copper.
The mine Is not operated and there Is
no effort to utilize the slag. There is
also about 1500 tons of oxidized ore that
goes from SO to 40 per cent, copper. Mr.
McEntlre believes that the copper depos
ita of this country are certain to attract
much attention in the near future.
PROSPECTING ALREADY BEGUN.
Snow Is Off Bine Mountains Except
at the Very Snmmii.
H. T. Hendryx, a. Sumpter business man,
sojourning at the Imperial, says prospect
ing in the Blue Mountains has begun
early this year, as the mow has all dis
appeared except from the very highest
summits. Grass In abundance is found
on the south hillsides, where the warm
weather of the past month has given it a
good start, eo no hardship need be in
dulged by the pack animals through lack
of feed. Sumpter has taken on the metro
politan airs of a city, and two of its main
streets have been graded so that they are
quite passable for heavy freight teams,
even In the present soft weather, while
the frost is getting out of the ground.
The big smelter helng started up in Sump
ter by St. Louis men has given Sumpter
an Impetus as a center for ore delivery
from the surrounding mines, and all that
Sumpter really needs Is a five-mile strip
of frozen sea around it, to make access
to its gold fields more difficult from the
outer -world, 6aid Mr. Hendryx. "We are
too close to civilization; and people will
not believe that they can get right off a
Pullman car and go to hunting for gold
in such quantities as is known to exist
in the Sumpter district. We will have big
times this xason in Sumpter, in spite of
Nome or any of the,far-off gold fields in
the bleak North."
PROGRESS OF KALAMA MINES.
Free Gold in the Darnell Portland
Men Invest.
KALAMA, Wash., May 2. The shaft in
the Darnell mine has cut entirely through
the caprock. Into the ledge proper, show
ing a decided change in the formation.
The ore Is a mixture of red, green and
olack in color, and Is quite soft and brittle.
There is considerable oxide of iron, hema
tite, tellurium and phonolite in it. During
the past 24 hours some free gold has been
found In the rock taken out. Yesterday
Mr. Stevens, manager of the mine, panned
out 75 cents worth of gold dust from one
pan of sand and rock taken from th bot
tom of the shaft. All the ore taken out
hereafter will be shipped to the smelter.
A. H. Nunn put a force of men to work
this morning, driving a tunnel in his mine,
a mile north of town. This ledge crops
out of the side of a bluff, and carries $9
in gold.
Portland nartles haw rwmttoI tin vnfli.
Tided eleven-twentieths Interest in the
Wlcks mine, three miles southeast of town,
in consideration for which these parties
obligate themselves to sink shafts, tunnel,
and do such other work as becomes neces
sary to develop the prospect till pay rock
shall be reached. Work will begin imme
diately. Ore from this prospect assays
$6 SO on the surface.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE. May 2. The closing bids
mining stocks today -were:
for
Blacktall ?0 12V.
Crystal Cfci
Palmer Mt. Tun.$0
Rambler Cariboo
IS
s
04
2
11-S
16
ak
3&
Lteer Trail con.
Gold Lied go .:...
Golden Ran est.
Iron Mask ......
Lcno Pine Surp.
Mountain Lion..
Morning Glory..
Princess Maud..
1!
Republic
Reservation
Rossjand Giant..
40
S7
Sullivan
iTom Thumb
Waterloo
Gopher
Sonera
3V
3'a!
SAX FRANCISCO. May 2. The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta ..,..-i ,-i$0 oaiJustlee SO 02
Alpha. Con IjMexican 27
Andes '(Occidental Con ... 3
Blcher a2(OphIr 54
IX i Belcher... l"0erman 10
Bullion SfPotosl 24
Caledonia 1 SMSarape o
Challenge Con ... 14'Seg. Belcher 2
Chollar 21Slrra. Nevada ... SG
Confidence SOSlher Hill 15
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 C5 Standard 3 CO
Cro-nn Point llfUnlon Con 20
Gould & Curry... SOIUtah Con 10
Hale & Norcross.. 32 Yellow Jacket .... 20
NEW YORK. May 2. Mining stocks today
closed as follpws:
Chollar $0 lSlOntario SS 25
Crown Point lOiOphlr 54
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 4WPlvmouth ........ 12
Doadwood OOlQuTcksIlrer 1 50
Gould & Curry... 20 do pref 7 30
Hale i Norcross.. iatSlerra Nevada .... S3
Homestake 55 00Stondard 3 CO
Iren Silver BSnJnlon Con 25
Mexican C7 Yellow Jacket 25
BOSTON. May 2. The closing Quotations
mining stocks today were.
Adventure $0 04;' Osceola SO
Allouez M. Co. 15.IPsrrott
Amal. Copper .. JSvlQulncy 1
Atlantic SSlitSanta. F Copper
Boston & Mont. 2 S3 Tamarack 1
Butte & Boston. 63 I Utah Mining ...
Centennial 1SUI Winona
Franklin 15 J Wolverines
Humboldt 73 I
for
67
-U
30
3i
40"
Slocan Mining: Deal.
KA5LO. B. C, May 2. The biggest min
ing deal that has been negotiated in the
Slocan for many months has just been
put through. Frank Woods, superintend
ent of the Last Chance, on Noble Five
Mountain, has disposed of his one-tenth
Interest In the mine for $100,000 to Dr.
Hendricks, of Minneapolis, one of the big
gest stockholders.
The earnings of one German line be
tween Hamburg and New York exceeded
the earnings of tho previous year hy
4,000,000 marks.
PROFIT IN BUTTER FAT
WHAT COMPETING CREAMERIES
ARE DOING AT SALEM.
Hoyr Creamery Bntter Compares In
Price With the "Conntry" Prod
net Better for Farmers.
SALEM, May 2. Both of Salem's cream
eries are running to about their full ca
pacities, and turning out about 2 tons
of first-class butter every week. Tho two
institutions being In competition, tho
farmer gets the highest price the market
will warrant for his cream, and the con
sumer pays the lowest price for hi3 hutter
consistent with a profit to tho manufac
turer. The creameries are run upon slightly
different plans. The Salem creamery, op
erated by George D. Goodhue, pays the
farmer 14 cents per pound net for butter
fat, tho creamery paying all the expenses
of transportation to the factory. Tho
White Clover Creamery, operated by T.
S. Tcwnsend, pays 15 cents per pound for
butter fat, the farmer paying tho cost of
hauling the cream to the factory. When
this expense has been deducted, the price
paid by each creamery is about the same.
In order to ascertain whether patroniz
ing a creamery Is profitable to the farmer,
inquiries were made today of local gro
cerymen concerning tho price paid for
"country" butter. It was learned that 10
to 12 cents Is pdd for such butter as Is
usually brought In by farmers. This, of
course, fs a season when butter brings
Its lowest price, but Jt Is expected that as
tho price of butter goes up. the price of
butter fat will rise accordingly. The local
market is well supplied with "country"
butter so well, In fact, that the cream
eries do not attempt to offer much of their
product for sale in competition with it.
A pound of butter fat will mako one and
one-tenth pounds of. butter. This Is to be
taken Into consideration In noting the
difference between the prices received for
butter and butter fat On the other hand.
It is quite probable that the establish
ment of creameries In Salem has advanced
the price of country butter somewhat, for
at this season of the year the grocerymon
usually offer S to 10 cents for country
butter and even refuse to buy at that
price.
The farmer who patronizes the creamery
Is getting about 13 cents at his farm for
tho bntter fat that will produce a pound
of butter. If he manufactures the but
ter himself, he can get 10 to 12 cents
for It, still having to take It to town and
market It- The prices quoted for country
butter are "In trade," while th cream
eries pay cash.
Th question arises, in view oft thesa
figures, "Why don't all the farmers pa
tronize the creameries?" Many of them
are so far from tho main roads that the
cream-collecting- wagons cannot visit
them, and they muft market their prod
uct while making their regular business
visit to town. Some are waiting to see
whether tho creameries will be a success,
and others make their own butter because
their forefathers did It that way.
The bulk of the product of the Salem
creameries Is not being placed on the
market, but Is held In cold storage for
better prices In the dry season. What lit
tle is sold retails at 45 cents per roll, or
S3 to 40 cents at wholesale.
Sliovclers Wanted More Money.
The gang of men working on the exca
vation for the new Odd Fellows' temple
went on a strike today noon, demanding 0
raise in their wages from Jl 25 to $1 50 per
day. About 15 men are Included in tho
strike, most of them being shovelers. A
few men working by the month are work
ing this afternoon, but the work Is prac
tically at a standstill.
The Odd Felloes' lodge has nothing to1
do with the matter, as the men are em
ployed by D. S. Bentley & Co., subcon
tractors. When the men announced at
noon that they would not work longer for
less than $1 50 per day, Mr. Bentley offered
to pay that amount If the men would
agree to shovel ten loads of gravel each
per day. The men consulted and agreed
that 10 loads per day Is too much for a
man to shovel in soil composed princi
pally of coarse gravel. Negotiations for
a settlement of the difference ceased and
Mr. Bentley Immediately began prepara
tions to fill his wagons with scrapers,
dumping them from a staging above the
wagons.
The strike caused a small sensation In
Salem, especially when It was rumored
that the contractors would endeavor to
secure convict labor to take the place of
the strikers. The men are quite generally
upheld in their contention that Jl 25 per
day Is not enough for the kind of work
they are required to perform. There was
no truth, however, in the rumor that an
attempt would be made to emDlov convict
labor. In a day or two arrangements will
oe completed for filling wagons with
scrapers, and the excavation wlH proceed
witnoui snoveiers.
City Marshal Wins Ont.
City Marshal Gibson was tried in the
Recorder's court this afternoon and was
discharged. Tho prosecution called wit
nesses to prove that Mr. Gibson used dis.
orderly language in a livery stable while
talking about Pearl Miller, a man who
was a witness against Gibson In the re
cent Smith-Gibson -damairo suit In th
justice's court. The witnesses for the de
fense testified that no disorderly language
was usee. At tne close or the testimony
the counsel for Mr. Gibson moved for a
dismissal on the ground that the com
plaint did not charge a crime, and that
the facts alleged had not been proved.
The court sustained the motion on both
grounds. The contention of tho defense
was that the complaint did not charge
an offense "in a public place" as desig
nated by the city ordinance under which
the case was brought, and that the prose
cution had failed to prove that Improper
language had been used.
Stnte Receives Money.
Wasco County today paid Into the stato
treasury 519.S01 54. settling her 1ES9 stato
taxes in full. Umatilla County paid J50O3
on account.
The Ioewenberg-Golng Company made a
payment Of $5 as rent for the use of tho
penitentiary stove foundry for threa
months ending July 1.
A remittance of SS0 was received by the
State Treasurer today from Justice Krae
mer. of Portland, this sum having been
collected from Paul Cromwell as a fine
for practicing medicine without a license.
This sum goes Into tho common school
fund.
Capital City Brevities.
Supreme Court Reporter R, G. Morrow
says that volume 34 Is now ready for the
bindery and will be completed in two
week's. The roarmcrlpt for volume 35 will
be turned over to the printer by May 15,
and the books will be ready for distribu
tion early in August.
Robert L. Simpson, aged 75 years, and
a resident of Albany, was received at the
Asylum this evening on a commitment
from Morrow County. His insanity is
due to an Injury ct the head several
years ago.
Charles Smith. 12-year-old pupil of the
Yew Park School, was arrested today on
a charge of stealing chickens. His mother
Is a widow residing on Mill street. Ho
will have a hearing tomorrow.
AtTTOMOBILE FOR TIIE YUKON.
Found to Run Successfully on the
Ice anil Trails.
SKAGWAY, April 25. The gasoline
automobile brought north a few weeks
ago by M. de la Marre, for use on the
frozen watercourses and trails of the Yu.
ken basin, made a trip of 100 miles Into
Atlln over the ico of Lake Bennett and
other headwaters of the Yukon, and on
the run made an average speed of 15 miles
an hour. Theautomoblle also made a
side trip from Cariboo to Tagish. On
Lake Atlln the owner used it taking sev-
Jeral parties out riding. He found It dif
ficult to run on some of the lakes, because
of slush, resulting from the lateness of
the season. It was the original Intention
to go into Dawson, but the season was
too late, the snow having gone off tha
trails, and the river having, begun to break.
. One chief difficulty in pperating the au
tomobolle In certain places on the trail
arises from the fact that the gearing Is
so law It smites the raised snow In the
middle of the road. ,
M- de la Marre has returned, to Lower
British Columbia, but will come back ta
operate In Atlln and Dawson mines. Ha
says he will bring a larger automobile
north next year.
C. M. DONALDSON DEAD.
Was Prominent la Oregon Mines aad
Politics Left No Family.
BAKER CITY, TJr., May 2.-Captaln C.
M. Donaldson died at 6 o'clock this morn
ing at the Sagamore Hotel, after an Ill
ness of two days of pneumonia, at the
ago of 53 years. Captain Donaldson was
well known throughout the state as a poli
tician. He came to Oregon In 1SSS, ac
cepting tho position of manager of the
Eureka & Excelsior mine, at Bourne. Af
terward he bad charge of the Little Giant
and Dolly Varden mines, at Sparta. He
was well known among mining people,
and was the means of bringing a large
amount of capital to Baker County.
In 1S94 he was a candidate for Congress
from the Second Congressional District,
before the Republican convention at Port
land, and was defeated for the nomina
tion by ex-Congressman Ellis. In 1S35
he was the Fusion candlcate for Congress
and was defeated by Mr. Mcody.
Prior to coming to Oregon Captain Don
aldson was Republican candidate for Sec
retary of Stato In Tennessee, and although
the state was overwhelmingly Democratic,
he was defeated by only seven votes. He
was also a candidate for and elected to
the office of Sheriff in Missouri, holding
the position two years.
Captain Donaldson left no family, his
wife having died about two years ago in
St. Louis, Mo. The funeral will be held
Friday at 10 o'clock, from the Presbyterian
Church.
Sirs. Ames, of Levels Connty.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. May 2. Janle C.
wife of John Ames, of Lincoln Creek, died
3f paralysis at her home near this city
this afternoon, aged S3 years. A husband
and four children survive her. Mr. and
Mrs. Ames came to Lewis County in 1SS1
from Minnesota, and have since resided
here. The funeral services will be held
Thursday from tho residence. The de
ceased had a large acquaintance In this
state and Oregon.
Widow of the Late Rev. J. Walter.
WASCO. Or., May 2.-5arah, widow of
tho late Rev. James Walker, was burled
here today. She was born In Tennessee,
November 27. 1S27, and came to Oregon
with her husband in 1852, then locating at
The Dalles. Mr. Walker was engaged
In tho Methodist Episcopal ministry, and
they lived In various places In the course
of their service In Oregon. Mr. Walker
died about a year ago. Six children sur
vive. James R. Linn, of Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Or., May l.-njames
R. Linn, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs
D. Linn, died at tho family residence. In
Jacksonville, last night of consumption,
aged 25 years. Young Linn's father came
to Jacksoniille early in the Spring of 1S52,
and the family has resided here ever since.
Tho deceased was a young man of fine
social qualities, and pecularily amiable
disposition, and was highly esteemed in
tho community.
TO RESUME SEWER WORK.
Corvallis Contract Remains to Be
Completed Tnls Sprlnsj.
CORVALLIS, Or., May. 2. Workmen
have- been engaged the -past few days In
sinking holes along the lino of tha Jefter-son-street
sewer, to ascertain If the ground
Is dry enough to resume sewer construc
tion. After bulldlntr mom than tim Wivlrc
of the sewer, the work was laid off last
r ui, 10 de resumea tnis spring, whenever
the CltV Council should rpftlllrA trOrV n
begin. As a result of the Investigations
je is prooaoie ino work win oe renewed
within a short time. A Portland firm has
the contract.
Bert Griffith and Frank TlaVer nrc In na
Bentpn County jail.- The first is held for
larceny: the other for burglary. Both
are Lincoln County prisoners, and were
orougni nere yesteruay aiternoon by Sher
iff Ross, for safi ltrenlmr iintil -tha moot
ing of the Lincoln County grand jury.
me xounn .aionaay in July.
BOTH ROADS BROKEN.
Brldgres Darned on Northern Pacific
and Great Northern.
SEATTLE. May 2. By a singular con
currence of accidents, both tne Great
Northern and th Northern "Pafifi.. tTne
continental lines were reported broken this
morning by burned bridges. The North
ern Pacific bridge at North Yakima was
reponea ournea. ana that road applied
to the Great Northern for oermlssfon in
send out Its first "North Coast" over lt3
rival 3 road. unfortunately, however,
news came that there was a burned bridge
on the Great Northern line, also, at Old
Mislon, half way between Leavenworth
and. Wenatchee. The Groat Northern took
out its own train, however, the Division
Superintendent having wired that passen
gers could go through without delay, ar
rangements for a transfer having been
made, and that the burned bridge would
bo rebuilt within 36 hours.
"Washington Snprcrae Conrt.
OLYMPLV. May 2. The May session of
the Supreme Court will begin the 14th
day of this month. There will be an un
usually large docket of cases for the
Spring term. The court has appointed As
sistant Attorney-General Vance and C. S.
Rienhart, of Olympla, and E. N. Parker,
of Tacoma, a committee to examine appli
cations to the bar. at the examination to
be held In tho county courthouse May 17
and IS.
Tho following appointments of census
enumerators for Thurston County have
been made: P. McKenzle, J. H. Watrous,
W.-L. Sapp. A.-N. Sargent. E. Hopkins,
H. Crulckshank, W. H. Anderson and E.
C. Suiter.
Oresron Notes.
H. J. Hicks, of the Neil Creek saw mill,
near Ashland, Saturday entered Into a con
tract to supply 250.000 feet of lumber for
use at the box factory at Grant's Pass,
and the work of sawing out this large
order will be commenced at once.
Farmers at Bly and vicinity, In the west
ern part of Klamath County, are engaged
In excavating a big water ditch for irri
gation purposes. The ditch will be 12
miles In length and will cover many thou
sands of acres of good land. E. E. F.tch
Is one of tho promoters.
It Is reported at Lakevlew that Frank
Reynolds, of the Oakland Meat Company,
and Mike Hartery, of Tule Lake, have pur
chased from Arthur Jackson, of Steele
Swamp, his entire band of etock. both
horses and cattle. The price paid was
575,000.
Tuesday, James F. Amis sold the Weekly
Citizen, at. Eugene, and Its good will, to
B, H. Miller, who will take possession of
the same after this week's Issue. Mr. Mil
ler will continue the paper as a weekty,
but Intends enlarging It to a seven-column
folio. In politics It will be truly indepen
dent, but not neutral.
. REGISTER TODAY.
The registration office at the Court
House will be open continuously from 5
A. M. to 8 P. M. today. Citizens calling
at any time between the hours mentioned
will find clerks ready to wait on them
promptly. There will he no Intermission
I at the lunch, or dinner hour.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION
ONE MAN KILLED. OUTRIGHT AND
TWO MORTALLY' HURT.
Old Boiler at Saginaw Mill Was Be
ing Used to Raise New One In
to Position, nd It Bnrst.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., May 2. One of
the boilers of the Booth-Kelly Lumber
Company, at Saginaw, exploded, at 10
o'clock this morning, at sawmill No. 1.
Instantly killing Otto Frederlckson and
seriously wounding Otto Anlauf and H.
Roudolph. A new boiler was being placed
and steam was got up In the old boiler
to hoist the new one Into place. Freder
lckson was under the old boiler working
with a jackscrew, and when the boiler
exploded it crushed his head and chest
almost to a pulp. Both of Anlauf s legs
were broken, and he was badly scalded.
One of Roudolph's arms was broken, and
a piece of iron was driven through bis
head and his face was scalded almost be
yond recognition. The boiler was blown
nearly 200 yards.
Frederlckson was tho head machinist
for the company, and was a practical
sawmill man. He was about 45 years of
age, and left a wife and five children re
siding at this place. Anlauf was acting
superintendent, and Roudolph his assist
ant. Drs. Wall and Job were hastily
summoned to the scene, but the recovery
of the Injured men Is hardly expected.
Other machinists present miraculously es
caped harm. Frederlckson belonged to
tho order of Odd Fellows, which immedi
ately took charge of the body.
PREPARATIONS FOR GRADUATION
Large Class to Clnlsh at Oregon City
Hisn School May S3.
OREGON OITY, May 2. Elaborate
preparations are being made for the com
mencement exercises of the Oregon City
High School, which will take place on
May 23. There was no graduatog class
last year on account of an eleventh grade
having been added to the course of stud
ies. The class of 21. who will receive
diplomas this year will be the first to
graduate from the eleventh grade In the
city. Judge Sears, of Portland, will give
the class address, and Rev. J. H. Beaven,
of tho Baptist Church, will preach the
commencement sermon on Sunday, May
20.
City Superintendent L. W. McAdara will
not be a candidate for re-election, he
having decided to go to Dallas, Tex., af
ter the close of tho present term of
school.
t
Fred Hlmler was arresetd today on the
charge cf illegally fishing In tha Clacka
mas River. He furnished honds to ap
pear before Justice Webster at Clacka
mas Station next Friday. Deputies
Loughery and Baldwin sold the seized
salmon this morning to a local dealer, one
of tho fish weighing 2S pounds. The
Hlmlers state that the boat was fastened
to the bank when it was captured, a
small boy being In charge while the own
er of the boat had gone away after some
supplies. Several arrests were made last
year for illegal fishing in tho Clacka
mas, hut no convictions wero secured.
Three persons have already received ap
pointments as district census enumera
tors In Clackamas County. They are:
J. E. Rhoades, First Ward, and Lester P.
Smith for tho Second and Third Wards,
Oregon City. H. A, Webster has received
an appointment for th Clackamas dis
trict. Sheriff Cooke ascertained that the
woman who was committed to the In
sane asylum yesterday was Mary A.
Reschuff, and -belongs. In Multnomah
County. She was recognized by some asy
lum attendants as being a woman dis
charged from that Institution in October,
1SSS.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
City Council tonight, the Recorder's re
port showed that the receipts for licenses
during April amounted to ?823. Three
burial permits were issued. A proposi
tion to purchase a street sprinkler was
voted down. The Mayor's veto of an or
dinance repealing an appropriation of
51000 -for th Improvement of a road up
tho bluff at the south end of Jhe city
was sustained. An ordinance was read
the first time, and ordered published, ap
propriating 51000 toward th improve
ment of the hatchery road.
Life Bnoy Harked "Columbia, S. F."
VICTORIA, B. C, May 2. Tha sealing
schooner Teresa returned today with 500
skins. She reports the season a favorable
one. She reports considerable wreckage.
Including lumber, sail, sealing boat and
Hfe buoy, marked "Columbia, S. F.,"
sighted off Cape Flattery.
Washington Notes.
It Is understood that arrangements are
about completed whereby the Sisters of
Charity will erect an Imposing structure
on Elk street, "near the juncture of Fair
haven and Whatcom, to be used for hospi
tal purposes in lieu of the present St.
Joseph's Hospital, which Is Inconveniently
situated for th medical fraternity of both
cities.
Improvements on the Puget Sound Fish
eries Company's fertilizer plant on Billing
ham Bay are about completed. The
changes will add greatly to the capacity
of this Industry, which has proved to be
indispensable in conjunction with the fish
eries. When running full limit 20 men will
be employed, but It will not be required
to start up full force until June or July,
when the fish begin to run briskly.
Farmers throughout the county are al
ready beginning their annual battle
against fire, says the Falrhaven Herald.
Several parties report heavy timber fires
raging In several places, and a numher of
farm houses were In danger, and also
several mills. The same thing exists on
Lumml Island. All day yesterday heavy
volumes of smoke could be seen rising
from various parts of the Island. The ex
tremely warm and dry weather has placed
the forests In excellent shape for the
fires, and the utmost caution will be re
quired to prevent damage.
Sores i
V
That old sore or ulcer, which has been a source of pain, worry and anxiety to you for
five or ten years maybe longer doesn't heal because you are not using the proper treat
ment, but are trying to cure it with salves and washes. While these are soothing and relieve
pain to some extent, no real, permanent good can come from their use, because the disease
is in the blood and.
A Gunshot
Wound,
and
trouble, and forced the
trccoie, ana Joreea tne
haTe perfect use of the
S. S. S. is fee
is maae or roots ana nerDs ot wonaenui pumying properties,
which no poison tn resist. S. S. S. quickly and effectually
clears the blood of all morbid, unhealthy humors, and the old, troublesome sore heals.
At the same time the general health is invigorated and built up. "When a little scratch
or hurt fails to heal readily, you may be sure your blood is bad. S. S. S. will soon
put it in order and keep it so.
Our Medical Department is in charge of experienced physicians, who have made
blood diseases a life study. If you will write them about your case, they will Hladlr
I furnish all information or advice wanted,
I Twenty Years' I
H " use has proven what M
J Warnefs Safe Cure WILL DO
j to Save the Kidneys f
1 and Invigorate the Liver. " 1
i Don't argue with Liver Disease. I
I USE
WARNER'S OAFE
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VOUNG WOMAN'S SUICIDE
HANGED HERSELF TO A BEAM IN
HER FATHER'S BARN.
Daughter of a Well-Known Pioneer
Settler of Douglas Connty Ver
dict of Coroner's Jury.
ROSEBURG.. Or.. May 2. Miss Agnes
Jones, 26 years of age, daughter of George
W. Jones, a pioneer settler in this county,
committed suicide by hanging at the home
of her parents, in the north end of tho
city, between midnight and 5 A. M., today.
The young woman had not been in good
health for some time, and was under a
physician's care,, but she was apparently
In good spirits when last seen alive. Sho
retired to her room aVout 9 o'clock last
night. Nothing unusual was noticed In
her manner. This morning sh was found
hanging In the barn dead. She had tied
a strong lariat over a beam and fastened
It securely around her neck, and then
jumped from a ladder, dislocating her
neck.
Th jury found that the act was fully
premeditated, but was unable to find any
cause.
LIFE NOT WORTH LIVING.
Davenport Yonng: Man Killed Him
self Becanse of Unrequited Love.
DAVENPORT. Wash.. May 2. While
suffering from a fit of despondency be
cause his affections were not returned.
Charles Lawrence, an 18-year-old youth.
committed suicide, shcotiner himself In
committed suicide, shooting himself in
the breast.
The tragedy took p'ace five
miles south of Harrington- Deceased left
three letters-one to Ira. Charlton, his em- SVLTiiz for the caTnpaiffn, It hasr sent
?rIr: 2.ne tCL P611 " ne to Miss 4, for unIfonrj5 hich will eclipse any
Myrtle Trumbull, eldest daughter of one I thln8. evcr seon in thp W!1I,mPtt v.iITpv.
of Mr. Charlton's sisters, with whom
young Lawrence had formerly lived. In
the letter written to Mr. Charlton he re
quested him to sell his t:cycle and buy
Miss Trumbull a ring. His horse and
saddle- he wanted him to sell 'and -keep
th proceeds to repay the $30 which he
owed him. In the letter written to the
public it was revealed that he had formed
an attachment for Miss Trumbull, which
was evidently not reciprocated. He stat
ed In the letter that there was nothing now
for him to live for that life had lost Its
charm for him. Miss Trumbull's letter is ' McGowan Is here from Astoria to con
not made public Miss Trumbull has of tract for plies, etc for the construction
late been accepting the attentions of an- I a log boom on North Riverj to take
other young man, and It Is supposed that the place of the boom put In three years
It was the knowledge of this that caused aR b" tha settlers on the river, and
Lawrence to commit the rash act. which the Government has ordered out
' because it blocks navigation. The old
BONDS BROUGHT GOODLY PREMIUM
Balfcr City's Preparations for New
and Adequate Water Service.
BAKER CITY. Or., May 2. At-a meet
ing of the City Council this evening the
$100,000 "bonds for the construction of tha
gravity water system were sold to A. W.
Harris & Co.. of Chicago, for the full
amount, and a premium of $S01 and ac
crued interest to date of delivery. The
bonds are for 20 years at 5 per cent, and
the terms call for their delivery July 1.
1300. The purchasers deposited with tha
bid $5400, as a guarantee of good faith.
Th Council also authorized the water
committee to employ a first-class hy
draulic engineer to prepare the plans and
specifications of the proposed pipe line.
When these rhall be completed, the Coun
cil will advertise for bids for the con
struction of the system and furnishing the
Pipe.
RETURNED TOHUNT GOLD.
Sudden Change In Matrimonial
, ,, ,
Plans of a KlondlUer.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., May 2. H. O.
Blankenshlp. a Klondlker, who came out
with his pile last Fall, and bought prop-
erty here, with the expectation ofmaklng
a home and enjoying his fortune, which
h renrent to h about SSS.OCO nnartd
today for Cape Nome. The sudden change
in his Plans was due to a matrimonial af-
fair, in which he became engaged, and
tho true Inwardness of which has not been
revealed. He was to have been married
tonight to a young lady who lives In this
town. The preacher was engaged; prepa
rations for the feast were made, and Invi
tations had been Issued to friends of the
parties. Yesterday he announced to some
of his friends that the marriage would not
takeplace; that he'and bl3 fiancee had can.
celed all arrangements, and that he was
going away.
Frank-L. Wheeler, vice-president of the
no nicer
far beyond the reach ot external applications.
A sore heals promptly when the oiooa is m gooa condition, but neVQP if it is diseased. The
tendency of these old sores and ulcers is to grow worse, spreading and eating deeper into the flesh.
They are a constant drain upon the system, gradually but surely ruin the health and sap the very life.
A person's capacity for work or pleasure is soon lost in the great desire and search for something to cure.
S. S. S. makes a rapid and permanent cure of old sores and ulcers, and is the only medicine that
does, because no other can reach deep-seated blood troubles. Ordinary Sarsaparilla and potash mixtures
are too weak and watery to overcome a deadly poison that has taken possession of the blood. Do not
waste valuable time experimenting with them.
concluded to ztts it a trial. The result was truly
poison ont ot vaj Diooa ; soon atteruurds the sore healed up and -vras cured sound and well. I now
leg, which was swollen and very stiff for a long thne. J. H. McBrater, LawrencebMrg, Ky."
only purely vegetable blood purifier known ;
-without asy charge whatever. Address WJFT SPECIFIC C0. ATLANTA, 6As
Cure!
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Ndrthwest Fruitgrowers' Association, has
Issued a call for a meeting of Yakima
County prunegrowers at this place on May
5. The object of the meeting Is to organize
a combination of the growers that will b
effective In keeping up the price of the
fruit this season. There are about SCO
acres of prune trees In bearing in Yakima
County.
Bounds & Meyer have purchased from
the receiver the 1700-acre ranch below
Parker Bottom, in this county, formerly
belonging to Ben E. Snipes. This Is one
of the finest stock ranches in Central
Washington. The consideration was $U,S00.
SATISFACTORY SALMON CATCH.
Doable the Quantity and Better
Price Than Lost Year.
ST. HELENS. Or., May 2. Thirty-two
tons of salmon were taken by James H.
Sheldon, at this point the last 15 days of
April. This is double the catch of th
same period a year ago. The price paid
is from 1 to 2 cents better ,than a year
ago. The prospect Is fair for a continua
tion of good fishing for some time to
come.
Dr. J. E. Hall, the Republican nomine
for Coroner, refuses to accept, hence a va
cancy In that place. x -
Th Fusion nomination for County 'Su
perintendent and also for Surveyor will
both be left vacant, as tho nominees have
refused to qualify.
Notes From Dallas.
The subsidy to La Fayette "University Is
practically raised, and the union of th
La Creole Academy, and the university is
assured.
Th graduating exercises of the public
school cf Dallas will be held May 17 and
1 1S. The exan,Ination tn!s season has
been more rfd tnan former
, j .i .i..- ..., , ...
j be smaner than usual.
"l"rt TVnlTnc ViTi:e H?Tt. io ItoAn i.i"..
I The Methodist Episcopal parsonage 13
now fast approaching completion. Thta
I parsonage is a fine seven-room cottage,
and win be a creditable addition to tho
.alredj' beautiful church and grounds.
The, cost, win be $1000. and la belriF"bullt
on the site of the old parsonage. The
church building is also now recelvlng-two
coats oi paint.
New Boom for NortU River.
SOUTH BEND, Wash.. May 2. P. J.
boom has served the purpose, however, of
demonstrating that a boom on North
River would be a profitable enterprise.
Tho proposed boom will be a mile long
extending up the north side of the river
from the McGowan cannery. It will
front on Mr. McGowan's property the
entire distance. The boom will serve tha
double purpose of an Investment and as
a protection to his fish traps below, which
have been Injured or destroyed by floating
trees, etc.. which hereafter will be caught
by the boom.
Bis Drive of Shingle Bolts.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. May I. A drive
of 5000 cords of shingle bolts Is coming
down the Newaukum and Chehalls. Rivers
to the Centralla Shingle Company. It Is
the largest drive ever made here Th
shingle mills will have all thS bolts they
I need this summer, as more are being cut.
j The drive will be completed this week,
J and the mills will be supplied until Jan-
j " In t action is running on
' Joll time, and resa$en$y of orders.
, Prices are now good, and the mlllmen
; Qfe makins money. Wages have materi-
any advanced within the past year. There
nave been three new sawmills started here
in the past year.
i
, .. Ttii- rv,n.iti.
Congressman Bontelle's Condition.
i NEW YORK, May 2-Word has been
received by personal friends of Charles
A. Boutelle, Representative from the
Fourth Maine district, that he is falling
go rapidly In health that unless there' Is a
quick change for the better it will b
cruel to permit him to he a candidate for
re-election next Fall. His physicians as
sert that he is in grave danger of death.
Mr. Boutelle has been very III for njany
months, and experts on neuralgia have
told his family he can never again b
, himself. Despite his condition, he was
i renominated by acclamation. The belief
( Is now strong here that his name will be
withdrawn. 2
DRAIN THE
LIFE.
slight wound. It
many doctors, and
ghly recommended
gratifying. S. S. S. seemed to get rizntatthe