THE MOKNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900.
)
I0RE NAMES ADDED
Country Precincts Still Report
Registered Voters.
IRREGULARITIES IN LINN COUNTY
Baker County Heads the List, ""Tlth
Gain of About 1000 The
Figures Reported.
Four voters were added to tha llet reg
istered in' the County Clerk's office In
Multnomah. County yesterday, having pre
viously been registered in an outside pre
cinct. These raised the total of regis
tered voters in this county is 18,756. In
several other counties small additions, were
made, and more are yet to come. The
registrations reported up to last night,
together with the vote of the eame coun
ties for President in 182S. are shown in the
-following: table:
Vote for Voters
President, registered,
1S95. im
aker 2,841 3,800
enton 2.111 LS50
Clackamas 5,143 4,250
Clatsop 3,042 2.565
Columbia 1.880 1.561
Coos 2.7C3 2.525
Douglas 4,012 3,600
Gilliam 1,026 S10
Grant 1.C44 1.530
Jackson 3,756 3,779
Klamath 825 S20
Lake 73S SS7
Lan 4.903 5.251
XInn 4.E02 5.100
Alarlon - 7,345 6.3C9
Morrow 1.149 1,307
Multnomah . .. 1S.G04 1S.756
Sherman 83 LC0S
Tillamook 1,244 1.0S0
"Onion 3.4S6 3.9S5
"Wallowa...... 1,044 1.462
"Wasco 3,125 2.SS5
"Washington 3,705 3,333
Yamhill 3,626 3,412
Totals 83,850 S2.445
LIST IMPROPERLY -BTITXES3ED.
itcsristratloiin That Linn County
Clerk Refnsed to Receive.
ALBANY, Or.. May 16. A point raised
on the last day of registration has caused
considerable discussion here. A package
of over 20 registrations before a Notary,
taken at a logging camp on the Santiam,
were presented to the clerk, -when it "was
discovered that one of the witnesses "was
an Albany man who had not been out
of the city, and had not -witnessed the
signing of the documents. The names
-were not registered. It transpires that a
faumber of registrations have been made
Jng the same way. A letter containing 25
names, properly registered, arrived 30
minutes too late.
The County Clerk decided today that
under the registration law every name
ehould bfe admitted to registration where
tiie proper proof was made before a No
tary anywhere in the county before 5
o'clock May 15, if eent forthwith to the
office. Several more names have reached
the o,fSce. increasing the total tonight to
ebout 5100.
May Be n Mandamun Salt.
BERRY, Or.. May 16. D. F. Hardman
and J. A. Finch, of Albany, were in the
Santiam country yesterday, registering
voters who reside in Linn County, but
work in the lumber canps on the Majion
County side of the river. They returned
to Albany on the afternoon train, but
would reach that place after 5 o'clock.
Tbey said while .here that the County
Clerk of Linn -County had announced that
3ie would "refuse to receive registrations
a.ftero o'clock, May 15, regardless of the
time the voters were registered by the
"Notaries. Mr. Finch said that a mandi-
Mt might Be brought if the Clerk
refused to Teceive the registrations made
here yesterday.
Fewer Voter In Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 16. Additional reg
istrations were received today from the
various Justices of the Peace throughout
the county, sufficient to bring the total
number up to 2565. This is 2S3 less than
the vote at the June election In 1J)8. At
that time there were 2S48 ballots cast, but
13 of them were rejected. The falling off
Js almost entirely confined to the precincts
in the central portion of Astoria. In the
city limits the vote two years ago was
1S35, and the registrations this year are
163S, a decrease of 297.
Registration In Marlon.
SALEM. Or., May 10. The total regis
tration of voters in Marlon County is C3GD.
This Is subject to slight increase. -as there
are a 'few blanks yet to be received from
.outlying precincts. The largest precinct
registration is In Salem, No. 2, 39S, ana
the smallest Is In Elkhorn, 18.
Rip: Increnne In linker.
BAKER CITY, Or., May 16. Approxi
mate estimates so far give 3S0O voters
registered in the county.
CLAC1-CASIA8 GOLD XXD COPPER.
Several Promlnlncr Claim In South
ern Part of County.
OREGON CITY, May 16. C. G. Holt and
F. A." Whooler. who have been mining
in the Lester district for the past two
5 ears, were here today. This district In
cludes In Us boundaries the northeast
corner of Marlon County and southeast
corner of Clackamas County, and Is sit
uated on Gold Creek, a tributary of the
Santiam. and one mile from the head
waters of the Molalla. This is a quartz
mining district, the claims extending
through the corners of two counties. De
velopment work is being pushed on eight
ledges, and some encouraging tests have
been made. A tunnel has been sunk in
the Bimetallic ledge to the 'depth of SCO
feet: the last assay in the Michigan
property at a depth of 73 feet showed
$14 71 to the ion, which is about the aver
age giyen By acsays made on samples from
the other ledges. "Wheeler and Holt are
interested with Dr. C. Goucher, of Molalla,
in the Michigan, but have acquired in
terests in tho Bimetallic. Negotiations
have been pending for the sale of the lat
ter property to Tennessee men, but noth
ing definite has resulted. Some rich pam
ples of surface copper ore were exhibited
from a ledge seven feet in width, re
cently discovered in that district. Consid
erable money has been expended in de
velopment work in this district, the great
est depth having been obtained on the
Bimetallic claim.
George "Wjland, of "Wllholt Springs, was
here today, and exhibited some rich sam
ples from a copper-produclnj: ledge situ
ated on his farm. Little development has
oeen done on the prospect. A neighbor.
Mr. Fox, has eropplngs of a similar ledge
on his farm, but declined to give some
lining men an opportunity to develop the
Im, because they wanted a controlling
interest in the lode.
Two men were In the city a day or two
.ago and paid the recording fee on four
quartz claims located in the Shena Creek
mining district, near tho headwaters- of
the Sandy River. The men were very
reticent as to their plans, but one of them
claimed to have been mining In Alaska.
SKAMANIA COUNTY MINES.
Good Copper and Gold Proposition
Helnp Developed.
"W. H. Kearney, who Is developing a
copper proposition for the Spokane &
Vancouver Gold & Copper Mining Com
pany, returned from Skamania County.
"Washington, esterday. He has some 20
inen In tho camp at present, and a tunnel
GO feet &cep shows a solid body of ore.
averaging $50 to the ton in gold and cop
per. The development of thes mines means
.
a good deal for Portland, as they are
only 42 miles distant from the city, in a
northeasterly direction. At present they
are reached by a pack trail 15 miles long,
from the terminus -of the Portland, Van
couver & Yakima Railroad, but the tun
nel Is only six miles from the right of
way.
Considerable prospecting Is going on In
the vicinity this Spring. Mr. Kearney says,
and good ledgeare being uncovered. He
mentions the Gteat Alice. Arrastra and
Mascot as all being worked with vigor,
and he predicts that the region will bi
come one of the greatest copper mining
localities in the world within a few year.
He left last evening to confer with the
directors of his company, at Spokane, and
to come to some conclusion as to the
manner of disposing of the ere.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE. May 18. The closing bids for
minis' stocks today were:
BlackUll $0 14si.1Paln-.er Sit. Tun.$0 1G&
Crystal 4HRamblcr Cariboo 25
ieer Trail con. S4KeservaUon .... 14
Gold Ledcre
2MRossland Giant..
15;SoUivan
lSViiTom Thumb
Golden Harvest.
Lone Pine Sure.
US
18
5
Morrison .". sUBlaclctatl ilount"
Noble Five .... 4
ajj Waterloo
SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. The official clos
ing quotations for raining stocks today were:
Alta $0 03
Justice SO 01
Aipna. con 1
Mexican 23
Occidental Con ... 12
Ophlr M
Andes C
Belchef 11
Best & Belcher... 28
Overman
Bullion 2Potosi
Caledonia 1 10
Savage
Seg. Belcher ..
Sierra. Nevada
Challenge Con ... 13
Choller 18
Confidence 70
Silver Hill
Con. CaL & Va... 1 ttjStandard 4 25
Cro-vn Point ..... iO
Exchequer , 1
Union Con
Utah Con ....
Yellow Jacket
Gould & Curry... lfi
Hale & Korcross.
Asked.
NEW TORK. Stay 1C Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Crown Point $0 OTJOphlr $0 53
Con. Cal. St Va... 1 COiPIymouth 10
Deadwood 50i Quicksilver 1 00
Gould & Curry... 14
Hale &. Korcross.. . 32
1.1: f iof 7 A
do pref JM
Sierra Nevada
SO
Hornestake 50 00,
Iron Silver &S
Mexican 25
Standard
Union Con ....
Yellow Jacket
3 00
IS
14
Ontario 7 75 j
BOSTON, May 16. Closing quotations:
Adventure $0 04 lHumboldt 50 50
Alloues M. Co.. l'i,Q3ceola .... Gl4
Amal. Copper .. SSHlParrott 304
Atlantic 23 iQuIncy 1 33
Boston & Mont. 2 Si Santa. Fe Copper 4
Butte & Boston. 60
Cal. & Hecla.... 7 M
ITamaracK i o
Utah Mining .... 254
Winona ......... 24
Wolverines S7V4
Centennial 16
Franklin 13
"WORK OF COXGREGATIONALISTS.
Annual Session at Corvallls Service
at Plymouth. Chapel.
CORVALLIS, May 16. The East "Wil
lamette Ministerial Association of the
Congregational Church began its fourth
annual session here yesterday afternoon,
and tonight held its cjoslng meeting.
About 50 ministers and others were in at
tendance. All were entertained at the
homes of members of the local congrega
tion. Today's proceedings began with a morn
ing session at S:30. at which reports were
heard and business of a general charac
ter disposed- of. At 10 o'clock the guests
and many of the members of the local con
gregation went by carriage to Plymouth
Chapel, three miles west of town, where
Dr. Kantner, of Salem, preached a ser
mon at 11 o'clock. At noon there was a
"basket lunch, followed at 1 o'clock by
"Problems of a Country Church." by Rev.
Dora Reed Barber, with a general dis
cussion of the subject- At 3 o'clock the
party returned to Corvallls, where George
H- Himes discussed "Home Missions In
the "Willamette Valley In the Past," fol
lowed by "In the Future," by Rev. T.
II. Henderson. Tonight Rev. J. M. Dick
preached the concluding sermon of the
session.
Kill inn: a. Cinnamon Scar.
Carson- Tocsin.
Last week Ed Farrell killed a bear
of large sire, this week he killed a cin
namon 'of eyen larger proportions and
next week we expect to report the sudden
death of a black bear at the hands of
this doughty hunter. The first bear was
killed with no especial excitement, but
he of the cinnamon hue let Farrell know
that bear-hunting1 is no child's pliy. After
four well-directed shots had been fired
any one of which would havo caused his
death in a few hours, bruin retreated tu
his lair and was there attacked by Far
rell's two hounds. One, of email expe
rience with the bear family, but highly
prized by her cwner. became too bold,
and was caught and would soon have
been crushed in the bear's loving embraces
had not Farrell, who thought more of his
dog than his own safety, made a play that
might have cqst his life. Trying to get
In a position to shoot without wounding
e'ther dog, ho advanced until hie gun
touched the bear's head. Busied with the
dogs, the animal had not noticed his ap
proach, but at the touch of the gun bar
rel he dropped the dog he held and made
a pass with one huge paw, catching one
claw In the hunter's thumb, making a gash
,.to the bono and about two inches long.
Behind a tree jumped the hunter, and
hastily firing, the king of the forest fell
to rise no more.
Applejcate Celebration at Yoncalln.
YONCALLA, May 15. Sunday, May 13.
thero was a pleasant gathering of old pio
neers at the old home place of Misses Lucy
and Irene Applegate, near Yoncalla. The
occasion was the celebration of "Aunt
Lucy's" 70th birthday, and her 57th yeaT
In Oregon, she. have come in the year 1S43
with the families of her father, Charles,
and two ancles. In the same company
with the Looneys. Nesmlths, "Waldos, Nay
lors, Hunts, Hills and many others. A
nice dinner was provided by the different
members of the family which all enjoyed.
The residence was handsomely decorated
with Old Mission roses and native ferns.
Her father's family lived their first year
In Oregon at the old mission near Salem,
They then moved to a place near where
Dallas now is, where they lived awhile.
The three brothers. Charles, Lindsay and
Jesse, thinking It was becoming too crowdl
ed, then moved with their people to the
Yoncalla Valley, and where "Aunt Lucy"
has resided continuously for 50 years this
May.
Shinsrle Mills Shut Down.
TACOMA, May 16. Officers of the Red
cedar shingle Association sent out notifi
cations tonight to all the mills stating
that over 90 per cent had signed the
closing agreement, and mills were to be
shut down between May 16 and June 4.
Five thousand men will be laid off for
three weeks, but shingle manufacturers
argue It will obviate the necessity of re
ducing wages, and this sentiment is- said
to prevail among the employes. The clos
ing for three weeks will curtail the out
put for the year by 2500 cars of shingles.
Drawn to the Nome Trade.
SOUTH BEND. "Waah., May 16. Owing
to the great demand for steamers for the
Nome trade. South Bend's steamer com
munication with San Francisco Is sus
pended, tho steamer Rival, of the Dollar
line, which was running between here
and San Francisco, having been char
tered for a trip to Cape Nome. Quite a
trade has been worked up in the short
time that the steamers ran here, and the
route was a profitable ohe. It will prob
ably be lesumed after the rush to Nome
io over.
Another Warehouse for Medford.
MEDFORD, Or., May 16. A second
warehouse for Medford is nearing com
pletion,, under direction of the owners.
Cox & Pern, who will use it for a gen
eral storage depot and for handling fruit.
It is SSxl03 feet, and besides mat of
fices for the proprietors It will contain
rooms for the Wells-Fargo Express Com
pany. Farmers and fruitgrowers appre
ciated the advantages of the first ware
house, eo much that it is evident there
will be a good field for the eecond.
POLITICS IN LAKE COUNTY
I manages to succeed In whatever he under
takes, and that this Trias caused a jealousy
j that has grown to madness among his
OXE PLACE "WHERE THE CALAM-. PPnents. They declare that they will
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Hi UUVvi, 15 U5fcjlifc.5S. I
People Are Tpo Prosperous ana j
r-.V..j . . . tr t Has et cuverea it. u.ne most juoiiant
Contented to Care Much Xor Par- Tongue supporters hedged by saying that
tlsanshlp Daly rnropular. Daly would' not carry the county by as
large a majority as he has In the past.
LAKEVTETT, Or., May 13. The political COMPOSED THEIR. DIFFERENCES.
fight In Lake County is oelng carried on ,, ,.
aggressively by both political parties. It SalIor Hoarding- - Home Keepers
has narrowed down to Republicans and "Want Prosecution Stopped.
Democrats. There is no longer a Popu- ASTORIA, May IS. The hearing of
list party here. The candidates from the ; Charles Herbert, cbnrged wjth having as
outside counties, -who are canvassing this saulted Dick McCarroa, yesterday, with
county, say that conditions are different r Intent to kill, did not take place todav
here than In any other county in trre ; as intended, and it has be.jn indefinitely
state. There is such unbounded pros- j -postponed. Late, last night the represent
perlty here that the people do not take atives of the different sailor boardlng
to the argument that is popular in other houses are reported to have come to some
places. The stockmen are prosperous and kind of an agreement and suttled any dif-
JACOB R. FRENCH DEAD.
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WAS PROMIXEXT WASHINGTON COUNTY PIONEER.
HH.LSBORO, May 16 Word has just bten received at this city that Jacob R. French,
an Oregon pioneer of 1850, while returning from a trip to Honolulu, died frcm an attack of
dysentery. He was a passenger on the sailing ship Helen Denny, bound from the Sandwich
Islands to Eureka, Cal. Mr. French left Bethany, this county, on the 17th of December to
visit the Islands in quest of health. He died on ths 21st of April, and was barlcd at sea.
Deceased was bom in Kew Jersey, January 14. 1624. and at the age of 10 took to tho hfa
of a sailor. After a cruise of three years he settled at Xer Orleans, and engaged in steam
boating, in the palmy days of tho Mississippi River. He came to California in 1S50, and In
the Fall reached Oregon. Soon thereafter he located near Bethany, owning a place there at
the time of his death. Two children survive him Mrs. E. Read, of Portland, "and Mrs. Grant
Holcomb, of Bethany. Or. One brother. Samuor French, a. hotel man of Woodstown, N. J.,
and a sister Sophia Slim, of Philadelphia, are yet living.
Mr. French married Miss Harriet Caples. at St. Johns, Or., May 2, 1635. Mrs. French
died February 24, 1SGS. Mr. French was a man of strict Integrity, and a general favorite in
his community. By religion ho was & Quaker.-,H!a "heme trip on a sailer waa occasioned
by the fact that the quarantine prevented the depattuw -oi steamers, otrlng ts the plague.
contented. The ranchers are prosperous
and contented. The fusion candidates
say that the people her are unconcerned
about the attack on the Administration.
They are doing well, ana have no griev
ance against the Administration or any
body else. The price of livestock is high;
wool is high. All farm produce is high.
Isolated from the railroad, the outside
world cannot competo with the ranchers,
and stockmen can raise the best animals
and the best grade of wool for less money
than any class engaged in the same busi
ness anywhere else In the world.
One candidate began to talk about the
low price of wheat and potatoes. It was
news to our ranchers. They sell every
bushel of wheat that they can spare at
l"c cents per pound, and potatoes at the
same price, and all other produce accord
ingly, and the merchants "run after them"
at these prices. It may be selfishness
with them, but while they can get 3)
cents per bushel for wheat at home, they
are not worrying lover 40-cent wheat In the
"Willamette Valley. It Is the same with
all other produce.
No Idleness, No Poverty.
There is not an idle man In Lake Coun
ty, except from preference, and there Is
not a man In the county who complains.
There is only one pauper in the county,
and ho is blind, and the county only has
to pay $6 per month to have him taken
care of in a private family. In six months
time your correspondent ha3 never heard
a man speak of "hard times," and he has
been vigilantly on the lookout. There are
no chattel mortgages given here and every
man's credit is good. No one thinks of
beating or getting beat. It Is an abso
lutely solid prosperity, and everybody la
doing well.
They listen to the speakers from the
"starved-out" sections with an expression
of surprised sympathy. The big. pros
perous fellows feel like going down in
their pockets and sending a contribution
to the Administration-ridden districts. It
is hard to get such men In political line.
They really don't care so much about a
man's politics. If a fellow pleases them
pretty well they vote for him. Irrespective
of his politics. In this county they have
been electing a mixed ticket for years.
Tne. political parties put out their respect
ive tickets, but the people go right along
and vote as they please. It is claimed
that the Republicans have about 100 ma
jority, but you cannot tell much about It
from the result of the elections.
Election Won by Little Girl.
Bryan carried this county last election.
It was not because Brynn was more popu
lar or because McKlnley was unpopular.
The big, prosperous ranchers were cap
tured by a beautiful little dark-eyed girl.
The Republicans employed a Quartet of
jubilee singers. They were having things
their own way. There was nobody to
sing for the other side. Miss Lillle Wal
ters, a native of the county, pretty and
bright as a May Queen, said she would
sing for the other side, and only In her
teens and short dresses she went about
the county with her father, an old Texan,
and sang for the ranchers. She has a
voice like a nightingale, and captured the
old ranchers, and they nodded their heads
approvingly, and said:
"By golly, we'll vote for the little gal
instead of the big quartet!"
And Bryan carried the county.
This Year's Fight.
The main fight this year is between Daly
and Tongue. While It is Daly's home,
he has many enemies here. They are
making a desperate effort to carry the
county against him. A stranger arriving
here even before the campaign was
thought of would never have expected to
learn that Dr. Daly held office or would
stand any show ifi this county. He is the
most universally "cussed" man In the
county. He is rarely ever spoke of fa
vorably by any man. Tet he has been
In office for more than 10 years, and ha3
never been defeated in this county for
anything. There are no serious charges
made against him. but everybody talks
about Daly, and his enemies hate him
worse than they do a anake. His friends
say It all jealousy. They say that Daly
has accumulated property here, always
aeieat mm this Time, but a Daly man
starrM nut vtn1T rl rrri-a Kot
$50 with every man that would take him
up that Daly would carry the county. The
Det Is public and notorious., but no man
ferencea' that they may have had. The
Prosecuting Attorney was requested- to
dismiss the case against Herbert, but he
has not yet done so.
Fish Commissioner Reed will not make
public what boat he will use in patrolling
the river, beginning next week, but says
he has engaged the fastest steamer he
could find. He also says that he proposes
to enforce the law to the letter, as every
fteherman is now acq'uainted with its pro
visions and cannot plead ignorance.
Pacific County Democrats.
.SOUTH BEND, Wash. May 16. The
Democratic County Convention, called to
elect delegates to the state convention,
met here tonight. The attendance was
fairly good. Charlee A. Coulter was
chairman and Val Heath secretary. The
delegates chosen were R. Q. Waters, F.
M. Smith, Val Heath. C. A. Coulter. W.
D. Paulding and P. W. Rohrbeck. They
were Instructed to vote for delegates
pledged to W. J. Bryan for President and
for James Hamilton Lewis for Vice-President.
'
Hon. William H. Gudgel, of this city,
nfll deliver the address here on Memorial
day
The steamer Signal Is loading lumber
and merchandise .here for Cape Nome.
Her passenger list is not only full, but
numerous applicants have been turned
away.
Winner of Humnne Prizes.
OREGON CITY. May 16. Today a com
mittee consisting of Rev. J. H. Bevan.
Mr J. F. F." White and Professor W. H.
Davis, appointed by the Clackamas Coun
ty Humane Society to determine who
were entitled to prizes for essays written
on humane topics, handed in their report.
The contestants were 31 pupils In the sec
ond, fifth and eighth grades of the local
school, the winners being Ethel Jeffer
son, second grade, Easiham school; Earl
Walker, fifth grade, Barclay school; Nora
Crlswell, eighth grade, Eastham school.
DecIMon in Hamilton St Rourke Case
OLYMPIA. Wash., May 16. The Su
preme Court has reversed the judgment
of the Superior Court of King County in
the case of William S. Slbson and Peter
Kerr, partners, appellants, vs. the Ham
ilton & Rourke Company. The reversal
of the judgment of the Superior Court Is
but partial, as It carries with it the af
firmance of the referee's report, after a
deduction In the amount of $223$ 9.
Oregon Notes.
Carson. Union County, now has con
nection with the long-distance telephone
sys'tem.
Six Benton County schools had a per
centage of 100 in attendance for the
month of April.
Two new Catholic churches will proba
bly be built In Southern Oregon, one at
Klamath Falls and one at Lakevlew.
Gold Hill's new system of water works
has been completed, and water was
turned into the mains for the first time
last week. The reservoir is so situated
as to give a fall of SO feet in the town,
giving a good pressure for all purposes.
A hose cart and 200 feet of fire hose will
be purchased Immediately for the use of
the recently organized -fire company.
A salmon weighing 60 pounds, minus its
adipose fin. was delivered to the Elmore
cannery Sunday, says the- Astorian. This
Is evidently one of the salmon turned out
by the old hatchery four or five years
ago for experimental purposes. Whether
or not this particular salmon has ever
entered this port before there is, of
course, no way of determining, but that
he was well enough satisfied to come
back to fits original haunts after the ex
piration of five long yeirs seems to be
Tr"mn far! nt(HAniA V- Via a mm .
tlcular aversion to this locality.
LUMBERING ON SANTIAM
SAWMH,I,S AND LOGGING CAMPS IN
GREAT ACTIVITY.
Nearly $100,000 a. Year for Labor and
Supplies PhIp Wood a "Well as
Savvies Taken Oat.
SALEM, May 16. There Is unprecedent
ed activity In the lumbering Industry on
the Pacific Coast. Nowhere, probably. Is
there witnessed a more rapid development
than is now going on in the Santiam re
gion of Eastern Marion and Linn Coun
ties. The daily output of lumber from the
mills in that section is estimated at 100,000
feet. Many of the mills are enlarging
their plants and improving their facilities
to such an extent that It is estimated that
In ono month hence the dally output will
reach 100,000 feet, of an average vahie of
5S per 100J. While exact figures cannot
be procured, computations founded on
figures given by sawmill owners warrant
the estimate that the Santiam lumbering J
Industry disburses monthly not less than
512,000 for labor and supplies. With the
Increase in the output there will be a
corresponding Increase In the amount of
money disbursed. It is possible that in
making these computations some of the
small mills may have been overlooked,
and the figures given may therefore be
considered conservative.
The principal factor In the lumbering in
dustry in the Santiam Is the Curtiss Lum
bering Company, of Chicago. This com
pany began active operations about two
years ago. and has acquired tho most
valuable of the timber lands and mlll
sltes on the Santiam. The company
bought several of the smaller mills, and
later acquired the plant of the Santiam
Lumbering Company, at Mill City. This
plant hag become the chief center of lum
bering operations in that region, and the
tendency Is toward the abandonment of
the smaller mills and the cpncentratlon of
manufacturing at Mill City. The com
pany is now operating but two mills, one
at Mill City and the other at Berry.
The former has a daily output of 5,000
feet, and tho latter 30.000. A new gang
saw and additional water wheels are be
ing put In at Mill City, and these will
increase the capacity to 60,000 feet per day
of 10 hours. The mill Is to be lighted by
electricity. There will be eight arc lights
and Innumerable incandescent lamps.
When these shall be Installed, the plant
will be run both day and night, making
the daily output 100.000 feet.
The Berry mill was shut down for re
pairs last Saturday. It is necessary to
close all the mlllp for about two months
every year for repairs, so that only about
251 working days can be counted upon in
thu year.
To supply logs for its mill the Curtiss
Lumbering Company operates a "number
of logging camps. The principal of these
are on the Breltenbush and at Berry. The
C. K. Spalding Company also operates a
logging camp, furnishing logs to the Cur
tiss company by contract. The Spalding
company also furnishes hemlock for the
"paper mills at Oregon City, and in its
logging takes everything clean. The lum
ber mills use the fir and the paper mills
the hemlock. These camps furnish to the
mill at Mill City 20 carloa'ds of logs per
day. The logs are handled- with the latest
machinery, and everything Is done with
a view to rapidity of execution. Eight
donkey engines are used, and these drag
tho logs In some cases a distance of 3000
feet. The logs are rolled on the Cars by
machinery, and the Corvallls & Eastern
Railway Company is building a sidetrack
at Mill City, so that the logs can be rolled
from the cars Into the mlllpond.
With the improved facilities for han
dling logs, it is found more profitable to
do the sawing at one place, it being
cheaper to transport the logs by train
than to maintain a separate mill.
Besides the Curtiss company, the prin
cipal lumbermen and loggers are C. K.
Spalding .& Co., O'Neill Bros., S. V. Hall
Lumbering Company, Smith & Smith,
Hoover Brothers and Lee Brown & Sops
The firm of O'Neill Bros., sometimes
called O'Neill Bros. & Callagban. is in
tcrested chiefly in logging for paper and
pulp manufacture. This company has a
pulp mill at Lebanon, and Is making prep
arations to put In a similar plant at Niag
ara, on the Santiam. At this -place there
is an ideal water power. A dam Is being
constructed, and a 50-foot head of water
will be obtained, yielding 2300 horsepower.
The importance which this company at
taches to the pulp Industry is shown by a
clause in a deed by which the old Enter
prise mlllslte was transferred by O'Neill
Bros, to the Curtiss Lumbering Company.
This mlllslte is on the Breltenbush, and
Is one of the few desirable locations for a
mill. Tha deed conveyed 320 acres of
land, and contained a provision that for
5) years the water power on the land
should not be used for the manufacture of
pulp or paper. It Is understood that this
prohibition was agreeable to both parties
to the transaction. Thero is water power
enough in the Santiam River to operate a
sawmill and pulp mill every half mile.
Lumber from the Santiam mills is
ohipped to nearly all parts of the West,
but principally to Colorado and Utah.
Considerable quantities are consumed in
Linn County and other parts of Oregon.
Those who take a day's ride along the
line of tho Corvallls & Eastern Railroad
and see the almost unlimited forests of
timber still standing will have no fears
of failure of supply for the immediate
future. Only that along the river has yet
been used. The timber further back is
not so accessible, but in time will be
come available by the Increase In" the
price of lumber. Not In one generation
win tne faant.am mills close down for
want of timber.
RUSH FOR TIMBER LAND.
AH the Beat Tracts on the Coa-it Aro
Beiner Taken.
GREENLEAF, Or., May 13. The woods
swarm with timber locators, aside from
one or two gangs who are working for
the Northern Pacific In the country tribu
tary to Siuslaw River and Bay. These
latter state that other crews are working
elsewhere. Some of tho men have been
cruising for the company since December,
when the work was begun in the State ? revealed its line, which will be temporary
of lcshlngton, and It has been prosecut- j insanity brought on by excessive drink
ed systematically southward. The best ir.g and disease of the head. Wood"
Is due to an add poison which gains
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solvent, purifying properties, attacks the disease in the right wav, and in the right place the blcod and quickly neutralizes
the acid and dissolves all poisonous deposits, stimulates and'reinforces the overworked, worn-out organs, and clears the systea
u " uuuMiuij utv.umuiiuuii5. o. o. o. cures permanently ana thoroughly, and keeps
the blood in a pure, healthy state.
'J O. Malley. i3 W 15th Strest. Indianapolis, Ind., for eighteen months was so terriblv afflicted
wtth Rheumatism he was unable to feed cr dress himself. Doctors said his case -as hopeless. He hid
tned fifty-two prescriptions that mends had given him, without the slightest relief A few bottles pf
S. S. S. cured him permanently, and be has never hsd a rheumatic pain since. This was five years aje.
We will send free our special book on Rheumatism, which should be in the hands
of every sufferer from this torturing disease. Our physicians have made blood and skin
diseases a life stcdy. and will give vou anv information or advice wanted, so write them
fully and freely about your case We
tracts are hems selected and covered with
forest reserve scrip, and the work is
being so thoroughly done that- the scrip
Is likely to net the company several times
the value of all of Its land taken by tha
reserves. The men go In .gangs of four or
five, carrying their camping outfits, and
attend strictly to business, so that the?
are seldom out of the woods and attract
little attention, but tho most desirable
land, in tracts of from 40 acres up, is
I fast getting beyond the reach of locators.
Experienced cruisers have been offered
L J2 50 a day and all expenses to join these
crews, the object apparently being more
to be rid of their competitive work in
inspecting timber than to secure help.
MONEY FOR NATIONAL GUARD.
Washlns-ton's Allowance "Will Be
Raised From 34 5 O to About $SOOO.
OLYMPIA. May 16. Adjutant-General
Fox today received a telegram from Sen
ator Foster assuring him that the bill to
increase the appropriation to Improve the
armament of the National Guard from
$400,000 to 51.000,000 had passed the House,
and the Senate committee would report
favorably today or tomorrow. The pas
sage of this bill will raise the military
allowance for this state from 53150 to
about 5SCCS.
Fifteen citizens of Thurston County
will go to Cape Nome on the two. steam
ers that will start from Seattle this week.
The West Land Publishing Company
has re-elected A. L. Sutton, formerly
of Dayton, manager, and Charles H. Keg
ley, president of the Olympia State Bank,
treasurer. This is the company organ
ized to print state schoolbooks. The trus
tees are: H. O. Hollenbeck, of Seattle;
Ethan Allen, of Tacoma, and G. E. Blank
enshlp, "of Olympia.
Charles W. Bonne, who has been em
ployed In the state offices the past three
years, has gone to Spokane County, where
he will go Into agriculture. Mr. Bonne
was Deputy State Treasurer the first two
years of the present administration, but
a year ago resigned this position to be
come bookkeeper in the State Land Com
missioner's office.
, ARRIVED AT BARRACKS.
First Company of. the Seventh Tiro
More to Come Today.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash..
May 16. Company M. Seventh United
States Infantry, under the command of
First Lieutenant Charles L. Bent, arrived
hers at noon today from Fort Brady
Mich., and relieved Company B, Twenty
fourth Infantry, which left here at 2
o'clock for Portland. leaving over the O.
R. & N. for Fort Wright, Wash., where
they will be stationed. The company was
commanded by Lieutenant" Hunter NeLson,
In the abeence of Captain C. H. Keene,
who is on sick leave. The other two com
panies and the band of the Seventh are
expected to arrive tomorrow from Port
land, where they will arrive at 12 o'clock
tonight.
Major Frank W. Hess. Third Artillery,
is designated as special inspector, and will
proceed to Fort Sherman, Idaho, for the
purpose of Inspecting the publ.'c property
and animals of that post. Proper Inven
tory and inspection reports, covering all
property not worth transfer or shipment
to other points, will be submitted to these
headquarters.
Lieutenant-Colonel Marlon P. Maus, In
ppector - General's Department, reached
here, yesterday on an Inspection of the
disbursing offices fn the department, and
has been engaged today In looking over
the accounts of the Chief Quartermaster
and Commissary.
NO COMPLAINT AGAINST WIFE.
Mind Affected or Would Not Have
Gone With a Crook.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 18.
Sheriff Tucker this afternoon returned
from Spokane with Mrs. Brackenbury. tha
runaway minister's wife, and F. P. Deri
gel, her paramour. The latter was lodged
In Jail, and a. charge of adultery was
filed against him. He will have-a hearing"
tomorrow.
Mr. Brackenbury says he will make no
charge against his wife. He states that
her mind Is undoubtedly affected by a
recent Illness, and that nothing else will
account for her actions.
Dengel Is alleged to be a professional
crook. The officers here believe that ha
committed a robbery the night before the
elopement by which he secured 523.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Sirs. Sophronln Rowland.
Mrs. Sophronla Rowland died at her
home, near Carlton, Yamhill County, Ore
gon. May 10. She was born in Indi
ana. November 23, 1835; crossed the plains
in 1852, and was married April 2S. 1S53.
She left a husband, G. L. Rowland, and
three chlldren--Mrs. Nancy Hatch, Mrs.
Martha York and James F. Rowland, all
living in Yamhill County.
Mrs. Smith, of Salem.
SALEM, May 16. Mrs. Clara Smith,
aged 24, died In this city today of con
sumption. Deceased was a daughter of
George Emert, of North Salem, and the
wifo of F. L. Smith, of this city.
Runaway Couple Overtaken.
GARFIELD, Wash., May 16. Deputy
Sheriff Kldweli has arrived here with a
runaway wife and partner. The .woman
Is tho wife of G. W. Verdot. and Is ac
companied by her 13-year-o!d daughter.
The man's name is David Scott. The Ver
dots live on the Clearwater", 60 miles from
Lewiston, Idaho. Scott Is a neighboring
homesteader, between whom and the
woman an attachment had been formed
that ended in flight. The party will be
held here until extradition papers can be
secured.
Must Find That It Pay.
SEATTLE, May f6. "Hilda Hobson."
the bogus Red Cross nurse who swindled
towns in Oregon and was recently In
Eastern Washington, is in Seattle working
her "graft" tdaay as Lizzie Smith, the
cripple.
The Defense of Royce.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 16. The
defense in rhf Ttnvrc murder trial Inrfm
access to the blood through failure of the nrocer
cicaroi an rnoroia, cueie inauer. inis poison
nu " --uirtiiuu umcpu5ii.cain ins joints, muscles ana nerves, causing the most intense pain.
Pb-uinatisn- may attack with such suddenness and severity as to make within a few days a healthv,
active person helpless and bed-ridden, with distorted limbs and shattered nerves ; or it may be slow xa
developing, with slight wandering pains, just severe enough to make one feel uncomfortable the ten
dency m such cases is to grow worse, and finally become chronic.
Like other blood diseases, Rheumatism is often inherited, and exposure to damp or cold, want of proper
food, insuficient clothing, or anything calculated to impair the health, will frequently cause it to develop
in early life, but more often not until middle age or later. In whatever form, whether acute or chronic,
fnTeritedT rheumatism is Stsicfiy a BSoosi Disease,
and no liniment or other external treatment can reach the trouble. Neither do the preparations of potash
and mercury, and the various mineral salts, which the doctors always prescribe, cure Rheumatism, but
ruin the digestion and break down the constitution.
A remedy which builds up the general health and at the same time rids the svstem of the poison is
the only safe and certain cure for Rheumatism S. s. s mat?, of mots 'hrln: aiici twrV. f TL.nnArfnl
mike no charge whatever for this service.
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whose nose Royce chewed and" whom he
attempted to murder when he killed his
grandfather, testified that the defendant
had threatened the old man's life once
before.
Two Dead and a Fire.
SEATTLE. May 16. Engineer W. J.
Farr, Injured in the Seattle &. International
Railway wreck yesterday, died this morn
ing. A building known as the "White House,"
an old-time road-hodse In the Georgetown
suburb of Seattle, burned last night. It
was a land-mark of early days.
Edward Gay, aged 20. was cut by a saw
in Kerry'3 mill today and died in an
hour. He joined the Woodmen of the
World last night, and by his death 520C
go to his parents from that order.
Saleni Brevities.
SALEM. Mar IS. Mrs. Minnie TUng
wald. about 50 years old. was tried before
a jury la Justice JohniPon's court today
on the charge of pointing a revolver at
Miss Josie Romer. The defendant was
acquitted. The trouble occurred at the
Holmes' hopyard last Wednesday.
No time has been set for tha return ot
the Supreme Court from Pendleton, but
as. a motion has been set for hearing next
Monday, It is presumed that the court
will be here at, that time. It is the cus
tom to transfer to Salem all cases that
the court cannot hear at Pendleton.
Bookkeeper Committed Suicide.
SEATTLE, May 16. Dell C. Dodge, head
bookkeeper of the Great Northern Ele
vator Company, committed suicide here
today By shooting himself. No explana
tion is offered for the act except that he
had repeatedly referred to the hard work
connected with his position. He was1 only
20 years of age.
Washington Notes.
The Puget Sound Sawmill & Shingle
Company has purchased' the Export Mill
Company's plant at Fairhavcn. The sale
was closed Monday, and the price is re
ported to bs in the neighborhood of 520,
000. Track-laying on the new Belllngham
Bay & Eastern Railroad to Lake What
com has been completed, and the regular
train service established. The new road
Is- about four and a half miles in length,
and finds an excellent grade to the lake.
The use of the street-csr line by the road
will be given up this week.
George Shattuck. of Tumwater. met
with a serious accident at the tWestsids
mill Monday forenoon, and as yet It can
not be said what the outcome will be.
He wag hit In the right side with terrible
force and thrown heavily to the floor on
his face. Hi3 hip was badly fractured
and his nose and eye painfully injured.
The baby left on the doorstep of the
Trullinger home, at Olympia. two weeks
ago, has been sent to the White Shield
Home, at Tacoma. Mr. and Mrs. Trul
linger. who had been bothered consider
ably by the matter, finally concluded on
Saturday to allow the Home to take the
child. One or two couples were' anxious
to have the child, but for some unknown
reason their requests were not granted.
Monday the State Audited certified to
the State Superintendent of Public In
struction that there is In the treasury to
the credit of the common schools for tho
current quarter the sum of 541S.3C3 63. This
is a large sum for the purpose named,
larger by about 5100.000 than any quarter
ly apportionment ever before made. King
County will receive, the llqn's share of
this sum aboujrj.oaerae-feath.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium. Chamber of Commerce Bids:.,
P. O. Box C73. Portland, Or.
J. E. Haseltlne, Pres.; David Goodsell.
Treas.; F. J. Hard, Sec.
Directors L. G. Clarke. J. E. Haseltlne,
David Goodsell. P. J. Jennings, I. G. Davidson.
F. V Drake, E. A Clem.
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Rooms 5S3-535 Chamber of Commerce building
Portland. Or.
Telephone Clay 837. P. O. box lOiS-
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