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MORNING OEEGONIAN, FHIDAY, MAY 18, 1900.
SPLIT ON FUSION
Whitman County Populists
Entirely Disrupted.
MAJORITY OF DELEGATES BOLT
Many Join Democratic CoBTCHtion
' Tnelr Own Offiecm Said Ticket
"Was a DiMffrace.
COLFAX. Mav 17. The Populist County
Convention today split -wide open on fu
sion, three-fourths of the delegates bolt
ing, and many Joining the Democratic
convention, where they -were given a
nearly welcome and seats. The confer
ence committee report was accepted by
the Democrats, and laid on the table In
the Populist convention, after a spirited
and bitter fjght, which finally split the
convention, and a majority walked out
Less than 40 of the original 162 delegates
remained in the Courthouse and nomi
nated s. Populist ticket to be referred bacK
to the people for ratification in primaries.
It was a remarkable convention in many
respects, and resulted In the entire dis
ruption of the Populist party. J. N.
Janeway, chairman, and H. B. Treff, sec
retary, visited the Democratic convention
after adjournment and rpoke, each de
nouncing the Populist convention as a
farce and the ticket nominated a disgrace
to the state.
MAT GO WITHOUT LIGHT.
Astoria Council Ilefned to Make
Contract for tkc Service.
ASTORIA. May 17. The City Council
has refused to make a contract for light
ing the streets of the city during the
coming year, and as the present contract
expired at 12 o'clock tonight, all the lights
will ho shut off, beginning tomorrow. On
tomorrow evening a conference will bt
held between a committee from the Coun
cil and the "Water Commission, with a
view of persuading the commission to
erect an electric light plant to be run by
Water power and to light the streets.
A maps meeting of citizens and business
men was held this evening in response
to a call by Mayor Bergman, and the ar
rangements made by the committee for at
Fourth of July celebration were unani
mously indorsed. A subscription list was
started, and nearly every one present sub
scribed liberally. Preparations are being
made for the most extensive celebration
on the Coast. A committee on general ar
rangements has been appointed, as fol
lows: J. K. Griffin, Herman "Wise, Dan
McAllen. Martin Foard, C. H. Cooper, A
Dunbar and F. P. Kendall.
The state Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F-, and
Hebekabi. v. ill be held In this city, begin
ning next Tuesday. About 1003 visitors
are expected, and extensive preparations
ere being made by the local lodges to
entertain them. Among the amusements
contemplated arc an entertainment at
Foard & Stokes Hall, a banquet, and ex
cursions to the beach and the mouth of
the river. It is expected the session will
last three days.
Deeds were filed today which record the
transfer of considerable water frontage
to the Astoria Company. One is from It.
Livingston, trustee, and transfers block
B, In Adair's Astoria, or what is com
monly known as the Anglo-American
Packing Company's property. It Includes
he tideland to the ship channel, and the
consideration is $3000. The same company
has also purchased numerous lots with
water frontage at New Astoria from the
Columbia River Packers' Association. S.
Sjnori-, Dr. Alfred Kinney and John H.
Smith. The consideration named In the
deeds is over $12,000.
Deputy Fish Commissioner E. H. Bald
win Is here and will remain for some
time assisting in patrolling the lower Co
lumbia. Recently he has been on the
Clackamas River, trying to prevent Ille
gal fishing there, but he states that It Is
an almost Impossible task, as all the
residents of that section protect the fish
ermen, which renders a conviction vers
difficult.
Captain Day, United States Navy, the
new Inspector of this lighthouse district,
arrived down from Portland this morning
and went across the river to McKenzie
Head, to make an - examination of the
lightship stranded on the beach there.
His examination will resmlt in a decision
as to what future effort nlll be made t
rescue the lightship.
The run of fish last night continued
nbout the same around the mouth of the
river, and the traps In Baker's Bay are
still doing well. The fish are large, fine
ones, and, while there Is no thought of a
cannery being blocked, the outlook is very
hopeful for an excellent season.
Both the cities of IVarrenton and Sea
aide are at present without Mayors, as
those officers have resigned to go to Cape
Nome together, and their successors have
- rot been elected.
FIVE SAIL FOR XOME.
IJargre Skooknm Anions' Them, and
llnd Vnlnnblc Cnrgo.
"SEATTLE. Wash.. May 17. The steamer
South. Portland, schooners- Spokane, Fal
con and Anna M. Campbell, and barge
Skookum. sailed for Nome today. Only
one, tha South Ported, carried passen
gers. The Skookum, after innumerable
delays, was towed to sea tonight by the
tug Richard Holyoke. She has by far
the most valuable cargo of the lot. It
consists of 1250.000 feet of lumber. 300
horses, mules and -attlc. 250 sneep, 123
hogs and about 2000 tons of machinery and
ger.cn.1 merchandise- The craft is com
manded by Captain L. O. Waldo. There
are about 40 horse tenacrs and stock em
ployes aboard the baTge.
The schooner Spokane, Captain Jamison,
carried about 1500 tons, principally lum
ber The Anna M. Campbell took a eargo
composed of 700,000 feet of lumber. 500,000
shingles and 500 doors. The South Port
land had 170 passengers Including 13
woraen.
UKGIiAKY AT FOREST GROVE.
Mere Broken Into and Collection of
Old Coins Taken.
FOREST GROVE, Or.. May 17. The
store of John Wlm. a dealer in confec
tionery, was burglarized last night. The
th.ef remoed a pane of glae at the back
of the store and reached his arm through
and unbolted the door. Indicating that h
was acquainted with the premises and also
linew that "Wirtz had a collection of about
100 coins, one of them .-l rflror Inllnr win
Jlrn 1BTS. which he had refused $100 for.
He eimply broke Into the till, took from
It 51 In change and the entire eollecrion
of coins, and nothing- else.
Vic Brown lost IX blooded sheep, valued
tf $55, which were killed by dogs yester
day. Senator E. W. Hah.es and John Mc
Namcr are making a tour of Washington
County, with the view of adjusting any
pel deal feeling that might be against
them.
LARGE TRACT OF OAK TIMBER
Sold to CorraUlH Mill Men, "Who -Will
Baild Mill There.
DALLAS, May 17. This morning th
eale of 600 acres of choice oak timber was
consummated. This timber Is known as
the Guthrie tract, three miles south of
Dallas. The purchasers are N. Newhousa
& Co , of Corvallls, who will immediately
put up a first-claes lumbering plant for
She manufacture of oak lumber. This
tract Is no doubt the finest body of oak
timber' on the Coast, and is surrounded
by other bodies of first-class timber, all
of which will be utilized by the new mill.
Last night the First Presbyterian
Church of Dallas Installed Its new pas
tor. Rev. A L Goodfriend. Rev. H. A
Ketchner, of Salem, delivered the installa
tion sermon. The address to the pafior
was made by the Rev. E. J. Thompson, of
Corvsllis. end the address to he neODlo
by the Rev. Mr. Erulllette, of Gcrvals. A
large audience was present, and much
Interest wa manifested. The Retf. George
McKinley presided.
There have been 153 giaduates from the
public schools of Dallas since the grades
were established In 1S31. The alumni held
their annual reunion- toulght. Those who
will be graduated this year are Millie
Teats, Artie Hubbard, Gsorge Rudolph,
Lorene Uglow, Stella Hubbard, Gustie
Olln, Alma Chamberlain, Alpha Robblns.
Pearl McElhoes, Georgia Hallock, Inez
Black and Chetwynd Coad. The graduat
ing exercises will take place tomorrow
night.
"WILL HAVE TIME TO REPENT.
Loss of Hone Has Been Made Good,
bat Prisoner Still in Jail.
OREGON CITY, May 17. Harris, the
19-year-old son of George Ridings, of
Marquaxn, who was sent to the County
Jail by Justice Eby, for taking up a
neighbor's horse and disposing of the ani
mal, Is merely doing penance for the of
fence. The young man's relatives have
made good the loss of the horse, and a
bond could be readily furnished for his
release, but It was thought best to give
him plenty of time to repent by a few
days of solitary confinement.
The Legislative and county cand'dates of
both the Republican and Citizens tickets
are each separately canvassing the outside
precincts, usually holding two meetings
daily. Tonight the Repubcans held a
meeting at Maple Lane, prominent among
the speakers being Senator Brownell, of
this city, and Harrison Allen, of Astoria.
The Citizens candidates held a meeting at
Gladstone this evening. General J. B.
Weaver is billed to speak for the Fuslon
Ists at Wright's Springs and Oregon City
on the 30th. The candidates comp'aln
that tome of the afternoon meetings are
poorly attended, as the farmers in many
Instances are too busy with their work to
take time to hear political speeches.
A saw mill near Canby, cutting 18,000 to
18,000 feet per day, Is running the greater
part of the time on railroad ties, bridge
timbers and occasional bills of lumber, all
for the -Southern Pacific Company. This
mill has been running steadily on orders
of this kind for the past four months.
The stockholders of the Farmers'
Creamery Association neld a meeting at
Barlow yesterday, and voted to dispose
of the plant. George H. Kinser, of Needy,
was elected president of the corporation,
and Jonathan Toder secretary. This
creamery did a good business at Barlow
two or three years ago, but the plant
has been idle since that time.
Three new divorce suits were filed in the
Circuit Court today, the plaintiffs In each
Instance being former residents of Mult
nomah County. They are as follows: Alice
vs. Mathew Brldgo. adultery; T. W. vs.
Lizzie Marshall, desertion; C. C. vs Elsie
Stclnel, desertion.
Xotea From. PrinevlIIe.
PRINEVILLE. Or., May 16. The Crook
County teachers' Institute closed hcTe last
evening, after a very successful meeting.
County Superintendent Johnson was as
sisted by J. H. Ackerman. State
School Superintendent, who took part In
the general exercises and delivered an
Interesting lecture each evening, leaving a
favorable ImpVesslon of his Interest In
and ability to supervise the public school
work of the state.
Graduating exercises of the PrinevlIIe
school were held Saturday evening, at the
M. E. Church, at the close of a very suc
cessful year, under the direction of Pro
fessor J. P. Holland. Those receiving di
plomas were: Misses Pearl Vanderpool,
Llbbie Elliot, Velvet Eixms, Addle Van
derpool, and Guy Moore, Earl Barns, and
Charles Chrlstlanl.
Seattle Times Wins Salt.
TACOMA. Wash., May 17. An Olympla
special to the Ledger says:
The Supreme Court today affirmed the
decision of the King County Court In the
case of George G. Lawrence, appellant,
vs. the Times Printing Company and the
Associated Press, respondents, from King
County. This action was brought by
Lawrence to restrain the Times from us
ing the Associated Press news dispatches
and to compel the Associated Press to
enter Into contract to furnish him this
news under the old news franchise of the
Pross-Timcs, which he claims to have ac
quired by purchase at Sheriffs sale, In
1S9L In the lower court the defendants
demurred and are sustained therein.
Baker City's Water Pipe.
BAKER CITY, Or.. May 17. The City
Council held a special meeting today to
consider the specifications for the gravity
water system. Terra cotta or vitrified
pipe "were recommended in the engineer's
report, which the Council adopted. An
other meeting will be held Monday next
to complete the work and to authorize the
advertising for bids for the pipe.
A Nevr Alaslca Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, May 17. William. D.
Harper was today appointed Postmaster
at Revllia, Alaska.
Oregon Notes.
The annual meeting of the Union Coun
ty Pioneers will be held In Cove next
month. This question was settled at a
meeting of delegates representing the
Pioneer Association, which convened at
Union Saturday.
It Is reported In connection with the
story of mange among the ponies on the
Umatilla reservation that quite a number
of dead horses have been found lying in
the streams in the foothills, on the Uma
tilla and its tributaries, thus polluting
the water supply of the City of Pendle
ton. A sensational discovery was made at
Mehama the other day, when a case of
shoes, apparently as they were shipped
from the wholesale house, was found on
the steps of one of the churches of that
town. A resident says that careful In
quiry has failed to find the owner of the
goods. The supposition Is that tramps
took the box from a freight-car. think
Ing it to be crackers or other edibles, and
on discovering the mistake abandoned the
goods at first opportunity.
Tho Commercial and Social Club, of
Albany, perfected Its organization Wed
nesday by electing officers and trustees
and adopting a constitution and by-laws.
Eighty-four have already signed an agree
ment to become members of the club and
several more will do so in a few days.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident. E. W. Langdon; vice-president. Ed
win Stone; secretary, J. S. Van Winkle;
treasurer. J. S. Irvine; trustees, H. H,
Hewitt. E. D. Cusiek, E. B. Townsend,
G. A. Weetgate and F. M. French.
Edward W. Hamond, of Wiraer County,
Pennsylvania, formerly a resident of Ore
gon, died April 29. at his home In Penn
sylvania, of pneumonia. He was born in
the old Quaker settlement of Lewlsbcrry.
York County. Pa.. December 30, 1S5. He
was s. -great student and reader. He trav
eled over most of the United States eaft
of the Mississippi. He left for the Pa
cific Coast In the Fall of 1S60. He spent
three years as boatswain In the United
States Navy during the War of the Re
bellion, enliwing at San Francisco. Aft
erwards he went to Oregon, where he was
a graduate of Willamette University: he
also taught an Indian school at Fort Kla
math. As vice-president of the American
Forestry Associatiop his writings are on
file In the library or the Division of Bot
any of the Agricultural Department,
Washington, D. C Be- Hayrnond. of
Rock Point, Pc, is hb administrator.
SECOND FRANCHISE GIVEN
SALEM TO HAVE INCOME FROM THE
XEW COXCERX.
Heavy Conditions Attached to the
Nevr Grant For Electric Light,
Power and Steam Heat.
SALEM, Or., May 17. At an adjourned
meeting of the City Council this evening
an ordinance was enacted granting to F.
R. Anson a franchise for the operation
of an electric light and power and steam
heating plant In this city for SO years.
The bill was passed without a d!ssent
Ing vote.
Mr. Anson was formerly manager of
the Salem Light cc Traction Company.
After seJlng out his interest in that com
pany, he petitioned the City Council for
a franchise permitting him to operate a
NEW POSTMASTER
MRS. BERTHA
competing plant. The petition has been
the most important matter before the
Council for several months, attorneys
representing the parties Interested being
present at almost every meeting. The
bill passed is a substitute for the original
bill. It provides that the beneficiary of
the franchise must pass .to the city
monthly 2 per cent of the gross earnings
of his plant, and must file within 20 days
a 000 bond guaranteeing that he will
have the light and power plant in oper
ation by April 1. 1901, and the steam heat
ing plant by October L 1S0L
A large crowd of college boys greeted
the State University debating team as it
passed through Salem today, enroute to
Seattle, where a debating contest will be
had with the Washington University
team. There Is very strong rivalry' be
tween the students of Willamette Uni
versity and the State University,
but on this occasion local preferences
were laid aside, and the Salem boys mani
fested by the way they gave the Univers
ity of Oregon yell, that they sincerely
hope for a victory for their rivals at
Eugene.
For some time past many complaints
have been made in Salem of petty thefts
from barns and vacant dwellings. It now
appears that the depredations have been
carried on by an organized band of boys
from 12 to 17 years of age. Warrants for
the arrest of nine boys were Issued today,
and several arrests were made. A few
members of the gang have left town. The
f officers will withhold the names of boys
arrested until their guilt Is established by
prooi.
Articles of Incorporation of the towns of
John Day and Granite, in Grant County,
wero filed In the office of the Secretary
of State today. These incorporations aro
effected under th provisions of the general
law, commonly known as Tllmon Ford's
general incorporation bill. Technically, It
is the act of February 2L 1E93. and is
found on page 119 of the session laws of
1S33.
Although the law has beon In force
over seven years, only 10 towns have
taken advantage of its provisions. These
are: Toledo, Lincoln County: Hood River,
Wasco County: Ontario, Malheur County;
Beaver Hill, Coos County; Wasco. Sher
man County: Antelope, Wasco County:
lone. Morrow County; Sumpter. Baker
County, and John Dayand Granite. Grant
County. The importance of the law lies
In the saving of the time of the Legis
lature, and many heavy expenses con
nected with the enactment of special In
corporation laws. Special acts for the
Incorporation of towns are nearly always
very long. In the session laws of 1S99 they
fill SS0 pages, not Including the index. The
same proportion exists in the laws of
nearly every legislative session. The '59
session laws are sold by the state at $1 73
each, which Is about tho original coe.
There were 2000 copies of the Issue pub
lished. If only general laws and resolu
tions had been Included in the book, it
would have cost but about 5 to 90 cents.
But the great expense connected with
the enactment of special acts of incor
poration Is In the printing of copies prior
to the passage of the acts, for the use
of legislators, and the copying of xhe
charter bills by the legislative clerks. All
thes bills must be copied In long hand
by clerks who are paid $3 to $5 per day.
As a rule, th charter bills do not take
much of the attention of the Legislature,
for the reason that they aro passed hur
riedly. In this connection, however. It is
noted that much dissatisfaction often
arises through charges of Jobbery In the
hasty passage of charter bins.
A member of the laet Legislature ex
presses the opinion that not 10 members
of that body knew of the existence of a
general law for the Incorporation of
town?. He says that If they did they
would not have spent so much time and
Incurred so great expense in the enact
ment of special charter bills. It Is under
stood that John W. McCuIloch. who was
a member of the last Legislature from
Marlon County, and who Is now Recorder
of the town of John Day, engineered the
proceeding for the Incorporation of John
Day and Granite.
The wide-tire law passed by the last
Legislature has been in force since Jan
uary 1, and the Marlon County Court has
held five monthly sessions since that date,
but no one has attempted to take ad
vantage of the provisions of the law. The
object of the ktw, as stated In the title. Is
"to encourage the use of wide tires on
wagons and other vehicles used for the
transportation of freight and other heavy
articles on tho highways of this state."
Under the present system the road tax
is collected by the Road Sunervisors or
worked out under their directions. This
tax Is never turned Into the county treas
ury, for If any road taxes are paid In
money the Supervisor uses the money to
employ labor on the roads In his district.
There has been some question about the
manner of proceeding to secure the rebate
on road taxes, but it Is generally believed
that since no other method Is prescribed
the rebate must be secured by a verified
petition showing the facts warranting the
rebate. Aa the County Court has no di
rect control over the road taxes, it would
appear that. In order to secure the beae-
fit of the law, the applicant must secure
the rebate before working out or paying
his tax, and then pay or work out the
balance.
The farmers- are the beneficiaries of the
iSU 7h2?n ."SSSmS, SS
law. As a rule, they have no desire to
reduce the amount of money that goes
Into road-building, and for that reason it
Is probable that few will take advantage
of the law. If the rebate provided were
, to be deducted from the general taxes.
he farmers would probably be on hanS
early to get the rebate.
v Governor Geer today received from the
United States Treasury Department a let
ter stating that a draft for HIM 06 had
been drawn in favor of the Governor of
Oregon, that sum being the balance due
the state on account of the 5 per cent
road fund. This money Is 5 per cent of
the net proceeds arising from the sates
of public lands within the state during the
flcal year ending June 30, 1S2D, and it Ac
crues to the state under section' 4 of an
act of Congress approved February 14,
liS9. According to the statutes of th's
state, the money will be divided among
AT WILSONVILLE.
PLT3IALE.
the various counties in proportion to the
number of acres of land in each county.
The distribution should have been made in
March, but the money was not available
at that time.
The registration law had the effect of
compelling many person who have been
voting in this county for years to take out
naturalization papers. Since January IS,
County Clerk Hall has issued naturaliza
tion papers to 20S persons. Some of those
naturalized have been office-holders.
State Treasurer Moore today received
J 5O0O to apply on Douglas County's 1S39
i state tax. Union County also paid in
. 5553 93 to apply on her 1893 tax. The
Loewen-berg-Going Company made a pay
I ment of $1005 02 on account of convict Ia
t bor employed In the penitentiary stovo
foundry during the month of April.
Percy Allen, convicted of the crime of
rape, was received at the penitentiary to
day on a 15-year sentence from Cooe
County. The total expense of conveyance
was $147 30.
Bertha Maguire today brought an action
against Sheriff Durbln to recover posses
sion of a wagon marked "Crystal Ice
Works." and attached by the Sheriff as
the property of her husband, James Ma
guire. James Wharton, aged 21. was received
at the Asylum today from Douglas
County.
It Is announced that the Turner camp
meeting of the Christian Church will be
gin June 22 and close July 2. Evangelist
J. B. Updyke will speak every evening.
EXCITED OVER ORE STRIKE.
Reports From Homestead and Non
pareil, Near La-rrtoa.
BAKER CITY. May 17. The news was
received in the city today that a rich
strike has Just been made In the Home
stead and Nonpareil claims, by the own
ers, Wilson. Johnson, Robinson and Ben
son. The discovery is on the north fork
of the John Day River, six miles west
of Lawton, on a straight line north of the
Red Boy and Concord mines, and Is sup
posed to be an extension of that belt.
Assays from surface ore give returns of
$S per ton. The ledges are large and well
defined. The ledge on the Homestead Is
17 feet wide, while the width of tho Non
pareil varies from 8 to 12 feet. Much ex
citement prevails, and people are outfit
ting preparatory to going Into the dis
trict. Quotation of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE. May 17. The closing bids for
mining rtocks today were:
Blackudl $0 14 (Princess Maud...$0 04
SZZyiL.VA:- 5 Ea,nle.r ": Tun.
I Gold Ledse . ... 2 Hepublic
to
'4
tl
18
cowen Harvest. 2 IReiervation
! Jim Blaine 13 IKossIand Giant..
! Lone Pine Sum. li'iUIKn.lir-tn
Morn. Glory .... 5JjTora Thumb".".."
uwo rive ..... o matenoo ........ 4
SAN ntAXCISCO, May 17. The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta
Alpha Con
$0 03Justlce o 01
i.uexican 21
elOccidental Con ... 12
Andes
Belcher ,
lOIOohlr 55
Best & Belcher..,
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence ......
Con. Cal. & Va,..
Crown Poiat .....
Exchequer ,
Gould & Curry-.,
Bale S. Xorcross.
2S Overman 16
Potosl io
1 io:
Saratra
13
1
Ses. Belcher ...
1
3 SO
20
7
IS
io;
70
Sierra Nevada .
Sllvt-r HH1
Standard
ITnicn Con
1
io:
i
Utah Con
15
Yellow Jacket ..
NEW TOIlIv. May 17. Minln stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar $0 15;
Ontario $7 50
Ophlr 50
Plymouth 10
Quicksilver 1 50
da pref 7 50
Sierra Nevada ... SO
Sumdard 5 50
Union Con 18
Crown Point 7
Con. Cat. & Va... 1 30
nnirA KX
j Gould & Curry... 13
Iiale & iMorcross.. 20
Homestake 50 00
Iron Silver W
Herican 25TeIIow Jacket ...
BOSTON. May 17
Ad venture $0
AUouez M. Co..
Anal. Copper
. Closing quotations:
04 "Humboldt $0
I? Osceola
SO
40U
A
4
73
374
57
23
S5
Parrott
Qulacy 1
Santa. Fe Copper
Tamarack 1
Utah Mining ....
Winona
Wolverines
' Boston & Mont. 2
I Butte & Boston.
Cal. & Hecla... 7
cty
Centennial
Franklin
16,
13
Rich Ore From Skamania.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 17. Some
fine specimens of ore from the Washougal
mining district in Skamania County were
recently taken from a group of claims on
l the Big Washougal River, known as the
Gold Standard and SIxteen-to-One. They
show a large percentage of copper, some
gold, lead and silver; the rock, yielding
i a total of about 51S in those metals. The
ledge is said to be well defined, and about
10 feet thick. The rock assayed came
from a depth of only about three feet
and experts say the ore becomes much
better as depth is attained. The owners
. Intend to begin developing the claims at
Ionce. These are in the same district as
the Bluebird and other claims now being
actively developed in Skamania. County.
RANCHER SHOT IN HEAD
BITLLET AT BASE OF BRAIN AND
MAY CAUSE DEATH.
Assailant Sapposed to Be la Hiding:
Near Railway Camps ea Xert&
Side of tke Celambla.
GOLDENDALE. Wash., May 17. In
formation was received today that John
Thompson, of Goodno Hills, was shot last
evening at Columbus Gap, by Clarence
Wagner, of Ellensburg, who was passing
through the country. The aesallant may
escape, and Is now presumed to be hiding
on the north side of the Columbia River in
the vicinity of the Mohr railway camp.
Thompson Is In a Very precarious condi
tion. The bullet remains lodged near the
baee of the brain on the spinal column.
BROUGHT HOME FOR BURLVL.
Remains of Late Coasnl-General
Gowey Arrive la Olympla.
OLYMPLA., Wash.. May 17. The remains
of Consul-General John F. Gowey arrived
in Olympla on the 50 tra.n from Seattle.
Mrs. Gowey accompanied the remains '
from Yokohama on the steamer Empress
cf India. A committee from the Mason c
lodges In the city went to Seattle on the
early morning boat to escort the remains
of their late brother to Olympla.
C. S. RIenhart, as Mayor of the clfy,
and Allen Wier, president of the Olym
pla Chamber of Commerce, have called
a citizens mass meeting to determine tha
advisability of this city celebrating the
coming Fourth of July.
C. T. Helfner, Dgputy State Insurance
Commissioner, left for Spokane today to
attend as a delegate the Democratic State
Convention in that city. Mr. Helfner is
Thomas Maloney's cho.ee for chairman of
the convention, and this morning he re
ceived a telegram from the chairman of
the Tacoma delegation say.ng they would
support him in a contest for that posi
tion. The remainder of Thurston Coun y's
delegation to the convention will start to
morrow. These Olympians will leave for Cape
Nome and vicinity during tho next few
days: Jossph ChUberg, L. G. Abbott, Jesse
Murphy. T. H. Phipps. E. B. CrlEman. R.
M. Crlssman, C. E. Howard. James
WInfrle, D. E. Wert. W. N. Harris, Wi.l
McKenny, Will D. Jenkins. Jr.. George W.
Hopp and H. A. McBrlde.
The school apportionment for May has
been divided among the counties in the
state as follows:
Adams $ 3,715 64Mnson $ "3.767 CO
Asotin 3.623 S5 Okanogan . 3,421 37
Chehalls .... 12.510 ColPacIfic 6,499 30
Clallam .... 5 C55 64Plerce 5L6S5 S5
Clark 12.169 S6,San Juan... 2.473 51
Columbia .. 7.5S7 C8 Skagit 12.2S3 C5
Cowlitz 9,306 CO Skamania .. 1.19S 62
Douglas 4,972 01Snohomish.. 1S.635 34
Ferry 563 6? Spokane ... 41.111 74
Franklin ... 399 20 Stevens ..., 7,931 S3
Garfield .... 4.613 0C Thurston .. 9.SS1 69
Island 1.628 55 Wahkiakum. 2,392 20
Jefferson ... 5.0S3 19 Walla W... 15.035 31
King OT.664 23!Whatcom .. 30.037 20
Kitsap 5,254 51Whltman .. 27.265 C6
Kittitas .... 11.626 52Yakima .... 8.761 94
Klickitat ... 6.002 55
Lewis 15,491 4 Total $418,559 77
Lincoln 11,135 12j
AEZ TEUCES RESERVATION.
Only 00,000 Aeres of Land Reraaia
InK Open.
Lewiston Journal.
In view of the passage of the free
homestead bill through both tho House
and Senate, and It now requiring only tho
President's signature to become a law,
a statement of the amount of land re
maining unappropriated on the Nez Perces
reservation Is of general Interest to pros
pective settlers In this section. As Is well
known, the reservation was thrown open
to settlement in the fall of 1SS5, and after
the Indians had received their allotmen s
and 32,000 acres of timber land had been
reserved for them, the balance of the
reservation, amounting to 433,660 acres,
was opened to settlers. The Government
paid the Indians for their land at the rate
of $3 75 per acre, making a total of $1,626.
222, to which amount the Government ex
pected to be reimbursed by those who
took up claims on the reservation. But
now that the land is to be free, except
the usual land office fees. It Is expected
there will be a great demand for the lands
not yet filed on.
Probate Judge R. A Langford has the
distinction of having made the first filing
on the reservation, November 19, 1S95, since
which there have been 3491 filings. There
are left now only 90.S3S acres unoccupied.
These figures Illustrate the value of the
reservation lands, when It is considered
that only one-fifth of the total acreage
opened to settlement lnlS95 now remains
unappropriated, and this one-fifth, of
course. Includes In great part the rougher
character of lands. The reservation is
the new port of the county; when its
great wealth Is added to the demonstrated
resources of the old county. It should not
be surprising that the statement remains
undisputed that Nez Perce3 County excels
In wealth any section of like area In the
Northwest.
HISTORY OF Tnn ELEVATOR CASE
Difference of ?13C,500 Between Dis
trict and Snpreiae Coart.
COLFAX. May 17. Word has Just been
received of the decision of the Supreme
Court in the case of Sibson & Kerr vs.
Hamilton & Rourke Warehouse Com
pany, the case which Involved the pos
session and ownership of grain ware
houses In Umatilla and Union Counties,
Oregon, and Walla Walla, Columbia, Gar
field. Whitman and Spokane Counties,
Washington, and Latah County, Idaho,
and other property. In all exceeding $3M,
000 In value. The suit, which was origi
nally Instituted In 1SSS. was for an ac
counting, and fcr the restitution of certain
nroperty claimed by Sibson & Kerr, the
! plaintiffs, and was first brought In the
Superior Court of Whitman County.
Judge McDonald appointed S. J. Chadwlck
as referee. Three months were spent
in the hearing of testimony, the referee's
court sitting for a good portion of the
time at Portland and other Oregon points.
The referee filed his decision last Sum
mer. Sibson & Kerr being granted Judg
ment for the sum of $90,000. and the res
toration of certain property. On filing
the referee's report, attorneys for the de
fendant moved to set aside the decision
of the referee, and, after taking the mat
ter under advisement for several weeks.
Judge McDonald granted this motion and
gave judgment for defendants, the Hamil
ton & Rourke Company, for $46,500. The
case was appealed, and H. W. Canfield.
the local representative of Sibson & Kerr,
was today receiving the congratulations
of his friends over the successful termi
nation of the case.
TO HELP NAVIGATION.
Government May Sarvey and Chart
Alaslca Coast.
SEATTLE, Mayl7. Under the direction
of Captain J. F. Pratt, of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey, prepa
rations are being made to dispatch the
United States steamers Pathfinder and
Patterson to Bering Sea early next month,
where they will be engaged during the
season In surveying the coast of Alaska
between St. Michael and Cape Prince of
Wales. Plans for the work of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey Department in. Alas
kan waters have been almost completed
for the season. The principal work will
be done by the Pathfinder and the Patter
son, the latter boat being commanded by
Captain Pratt, who 's a recognized au
thority on Alaskan waters.
It Is the policy of the department to do
everything possible to make navigation
la Bering Sea easy and profitable to xner-f
chantmen The coast Is a terra incog
nita at this time, and on account of the
immense growth of traffic between Puget
Sound and Nome and York, there Is a
big demand from mariners for information
concerning those waters.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
Rctnras Grevriag- Toward Complete
nessRevision of FiRrares.
EUGENE. May 17. The registration
books have been revised by the County
Clerk, and the revised count shows the
number registered in Lane County to be
E208 Tho original footings made on the
evening of the 15th showed 5251. The de
crease results from striking out some er
roneous registrations or corrections, such
as where a voter registers In one precinct
and then changes to another, etc Tho
revised figures show 339 more registered
than the highest vote ever polled.
Certified Lists Still Coming la.
OREGON CITY, May 17. Registration
blanks are still coming in from outside
precincts, and It la estimated that the
total vote will reach at least 4500. Already
4349 votes aro recorded on the registration
books.
Folk County Complete.
DALLAS. May 17J The registration re
turns arc all In, and the County Clerk re
ports 2721 as the total. This Is about 200
more than were polled at the last elec
tion. More in Linn County.
ALBANY, May 17. Additional reg'slra-
tions received from distant parts of tho
county have Increased the total In Linn
County to 5110.
Harney Registration, OT4.
BURNS, May 17. The total number cf
voters registered in Harney County is 074.
BROTHERS QUARRELED.
One Shot tlae Otlier, Killlas Him Al
most Instantly.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 17. A special
to the Times from Everett says that
E. C. Morrisoi ehot and killed his broth
er, M. B. Morrison, at their home two
miles east of Edmonds on Wednesday.
The trouble grew out of a gameof cards.
M. B. used, some bad language to h.s
brother. He raised a chair to strike E. B-,
when men Interfered and separated them.
E. B. went out of doors. M. B. followed
him with a gun ond fired at E. B. Then
began a duel at 100 feet. Eight shots
were fired. Only one took effect, that
striking M. B. in the abdomen and killing
him.
Sheriff Zimmerman was notified and
now has the prisoner In Everett. The
brothers came here from Missouri two
months ago.
GUILTY OF ROBBING BANK.
Plea of John Collins, the Seattle
Thief Took ?3000.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 17. John Col
lins, who robbed the First National Bank
of this city of $5000 some weeks ago,
pleaded guilty to the crime today. Law
rence Parker, his alleged partner, is on
trial.
(Collins is well known to the Portland
detectives. He Is a young and daring
criminal. While being taken to Seattle
a few weeks ago for trial from Califor
nia, where he was arrested, he made a
desperate effort to escape. While the train
was going through Cow Creek Canyon, in
Southern Oregon, he Jumped from the
train while ironed hand and foot. When
a search was made for him ho was found
concealed beneath a shed. His father was
formerly a high official In San Francisoo
police circles.)
LAWYER IN COURT INTOXICATED.
Jndge Stopped His Examination
Frank Royce's Threats. - '
WALLA WALLA, May 17. Attorney T.
H. Grlfilts, of Spokane, senior counsel
for the defense In the Royce murder trial,
and one of the best-known criminal law
yers In the state, came into court today
intoxicated, and Judge Brents was com
pelled to Interfere with his examination
of witnesses. He refused to allow him to
proceed. There was a sensation.. Later In
the day Grifflts recovered sufficiently to
conduct the cross-examination.
Several witnesses testified today that
Frank Royce had threatened the life of
his grandfather after the latter had lost
$5000 to the bunco men. tHe thought he
ought to have had the money, and said
he would kill the old man.
TWO MORE COMPANIES ARRIVE.
Headquarters of the Seventh Now at
Vancouver Barracks.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, May 17.
With colors flying and the band playing,
the arrival of the two companies of the
Seventh Infantry was announced this
morning at 11 o'clock. They came from
Fort Wayne, Mich., which they left last
Friday. The battalion is under command
of Lieutenant-Colonel William Dougher
ty. In the absence of Colonel Lloyd
C. Whcaton, who Is in the Philippines.
The Seventh Is the regiment that was
stationed at Fort Logan before the war
and which won such high renown by Its
gallant charge at El Caney.
Passed the Examination.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 17. Will
Hill, of this city, received notice today
that he had successfully passed the civil
service examination recently taken by
him, and notifying him of his appoint
ment to a clerkship In the United States
Pension Bureau, at San Francisco.
Tonng Man Drowned.
ST. HELENS. May 17. Will Clark, a
young man 21 years of age, while at
tempting to swim his horse after come
cattle, through a part of the slough run
ning through the Noon ranch, at Warren,
was thrown from his horse and drowned
yesterday afternoon.
Washington Notes.
An $SO0 monument, to be made entirely
of Snake River granite, has been ordered
of Nlles & Vinson by Mr. Morrison, of
Adams, Or.
The Belllngham Bay Rod and Gun Club
Tuesday afternoon received 20.000 rainbow
trout fry from the Nooksack hatchery
on Kendall Creek. They were Immediate
ly taken to Lake Whatcom and "plarit
ed." The spawn of tho trout was taken
In Kendall Creek, near the hatchery.
Judge Tallentlre took a cargo of dyna
mite from New Whatcom over to East
Sound Tuesday for use In opening up a
new lime kiln there. He now has a lime
kiln In successful operation on San Juan
Island, and Is shipping 150 barrels a day.
The home and Alaska demand for lime is
sufficient to consume all the lime that
can be produced by the kilns in opera
tion and projected.
The Floating Fishtrap Company is hav
ing a floating lead built In Falrhaven, to
be used in connection with the trap. It
was demonstrated to be a success last
Summer by a smaller model, but the
trap proper was not completed m time to
get any benefit from last year's catch.
The body of the trap Is formed of two
pontoons, each E0 feet long, 3 feet wide
and 6 feet deep, constructed so that the
pot wDJ swing between.
Tuesday morning. Just as the steamer
Victorian was about to pull out from the
dock on her way from Port Townsend to
Victoria, Officer Finn recognized three
soldiers belonging to Fort Flagler and
placed them, under arrest. They were
dressed in civilian clothing and had come
from, the fort In a small boat. Intending
to reach the British side on the steamer,
where they would be beyond the juris
diction of this Government. Their names
are Crawford, Mobler and Hume.
A BOLD SCHEME TO ROB
GANG SATD TO OPERATE ON TRAV
ELERS WITH MONEY.
Man Left tke Train, and Says He Was
Parsaed by Moaated Robbers,
Bat Fiaally Escaped.
ALBANY, Or., May 17. Thomas Rlggs,
a brother of County Surveyor Rlggs, of
this cityv who arrived this week from Kan
sas, tells of a gang of men between
Granger and Huntington, evidently organ
ized systematically to rob Immigrants to
this country under different schemes, with
some of the conductors as confederates
spotting the newcomers with the most
money. Before reaching Ontario a fellow
passenger, upon drinking h.s coffee, which
had undoubtedly been drugged, was taken
111. Three or four men working together
took charge of his case, one professing to
be a doctor, and Mr. Riggs, who was In
tha next sat, knows that they chloro
formed him, he himself receiving enough
almost to overcome him. The. man be
came Insensible, and was taken off the
oars at Ontario, where the signs Indi
cated plainly he was robbed.
Mr. Riggs was also spotted as a victim,
the conductor giving one of the men a pa
per, remarking: "Give It to him," point
ing to Mr. Rlggs. Seeing no other way of
escape, Mr. Riggs slipped from, the tram
at Wciser, leaving his satchel In the car
to throw them off the track, and made his
way across country to Huntington, fol
lowed by two men on horseback, whom, ho
succeeded In avoiding. On reaching Hunf
lngton. he took the O. R. & N. train for
Portland, and had no further trouble. He
is a man of veracity and good judgment.
Albany's first social club for men was
formally organized last night with E. W.
Langdon, cashier of the First National
Bank, as president: Edwin Stone, man
ager of Corvallls & Eastern railroad, vice
president; City Recorder J. S. Van Winkle,
secretary: J. C. Irvine, treasurer, and
Judge H. H. Hewitt. E. D. Cusiek. G. A.
Westgate. E. B. Towrend and F. M.
French, trustees. The Initiation fee was
placed at $25. with dues of. $1 a month.
Two propositions for new buildings In
connection with a. hall for the Elks will
be considered.
Dr. J. L. Hill arrived home today noon
from Cincinnati, where he had been to
attend the National Mid-Road PopuHst
convention and deliver a lecture before a
medical association. "Do you want to
know who will be the next President and
V'ce-Presldent of the United States?" he
asked as ho stepped from the cars. "It
will be Barker and Donnelly," and his
countenance broke into a middle-of-the-road
smile that indicated that a joke had
been perpetrated.
Teachers for Chchalis.
CHEHALIS. Wash., May 17. The
School Board has elected the following
teachers for the coming term: Miss Cross.
High School; Miss Llberta Brown, of
Forest Grove. Or., ninth grade: Miss Fos
ter, eighth grade: Miss Sayler and Miss
Koontz. seventh grade; Miss Sorenson
and Miss Leonard, primary: Miss Honey
well and Miss Frances T. Sorenson, sec
ond primary. A superintendent and two
other teachers remain to be employed.
A. T. Ambrose Dead.
SEATTLE. May 17. A. T. Ambrose,
business manager of the Argus of this
city, died today of pneumonia. Mr. Am
brose was well known over Washington
and Oregon. He came here from Portland
several years ago. and has been Identified
with the newspaper life in this city ever
sincd.
Tennessee Saloon Row.
CLARKSVILLE. Tenn.. May IT. E. D.
Hutchinson, editor of tha Guthrie (Ky.)
Graphic, and Virgil Marshall, a freight
agent, were fatally shot In a saloon In
Guthrie, Ky.. today by H. F. Duvoid, in a
quarrel. Marshall was a bystander.
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