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THE MORNIKG OBEGOHIAffj TUESDAY, ?U2E 5, 1900.
FIGHT ON STEUNENBERG
"WHICH DELEGATION ..FROM SHO
SHOXE SHALL BE SEATED?
GererBor Xnulnta ,Tkat Beleer&tes
' Favoring: Him Are Kegralar Dem
ocrat and Shall Be Recognized.
liEWISTON. Idaho, June 4. The ttst
ol strength In the Democratic State Con
vention to elect National delegates wlJ
be made tomorrow on the seating ot Sho
shone County delegates, where martial
law and the permit system are still en
forced by state authorities. At the Sho
ehone County Convention to elect dele
gates, a majority walked out when the
chairman declared he wouid pass on all
credentials himself. The minority re
maining, were. It is claimed, elected mostly
by Populists and are 0PPed to the
jpresent state administration. The se
ceding majority claim to be the straight
.Democrats, and to support the adminis
tration. Governor Steunenberg Is present, and
. delegate to tomorrow's convention. His
full strength is being exerted to seat his
Shoshone delegation. The contest will
be very close. Governor Steunenberg be
ing able to count nearly a majority sure,
with a number more favorable but un
committed. The administration's strength
Is Jess than expected, every county dele
gation containing some opponents.
The Nez Perces County Convention to
day went against the administration, af
ter a warm, close combat.
Governor Steunenberg says he will not
ask to be elected delegate-at-large to
Kansas City, or for other than general
Indorsement, but will insist on seating
lis Shoshone delegation. There are
ijtrong threats of sending a contesting
delegation to Kansas City if the Steunen
berg Shoshone delegation be seated. Both
Bides are caucusing tonight, and their
relative strength is so uncertain that no
definite line of contention has been laid
out.
THIRTY DEMOCRATS BOLTED.
Iilvely Time In the Xes Perces Coun
ty Convention.
LEW1STON. Idaho, June 4. The Demo
cratic County Convention was held here
today and electPd delegates to the state
convention, which will convene here to
morrow, and to the Pocatello convention
in July. If the f.ght tomorrow is In pro
portion to the one today, a riot can be
expected.
The country precincts asked that the
delegates be chosen throughout the coun
ty, but the anlt-Steunenbcrg men con
trolled the convention and turned them
down, slating through none but the Leu
islon push. Thirty of the out-of-town del
egates then bolted the convention, pay
ing that Lewiston could choose whom It
pleased to the Pocatello convention.
Leading Democrats are arriving and a
canvass of those here Indicates that a bit
ter fight will be on tomorrow, with nearly
an even break, anti-Steunenberg perhaps
being in the majority.
SEW UNDERGROUND ROUTE.
t Ring; to Import Japancne Said to
Reach. Portland.
New "Whatcom Reveille.
According to the latest information con
cerning the Oriental illegal Immigration
to this country, the route of the main un
derground railway has been changed from
Custer and Ferndale vicinity to Lynden.
The Japanese and Chinamen sneak in
during the night, cross the Lynden bridge,
turn up the river to Everson, then take
the most unfrequented roads to Nugent's
bridge, cross and go down the Seattle &
International railroad. It Is said the Ori
entals are pouring in from British Colum
bia via this route.
The latest developments more strongly
indicate that an organization extends from
Portland to Vancouver. Victoria and the
Orient. A customs officer is authority
lor the statement that not only are the
movements of Immigration Inspector
Beach, of Whatcom, watched by a spy
In the employ of this company, but that
Judge Victor T. Cole, editor of the Dem
ing Prospector, who has been particularly
sealous In the capture of violators of the
alien immigration laws, is also a watched
man. A section hand on the Seattle &
International Is said to be the spy In the
latter case, and when Mr. Cole is on the
alert, a danger signal of some sort is
given the invading hordes of Orientals,
and none pass that way.untll he has made
himself scarce. The "Whatcom spy is also
spotted, and is being watched himself.
"While the greater number of Japanese
come Into the country via the country
roads, it Is now known that not a few
are gaining entrance to the country by
means of boats. The captain of a local
steamboat has reported a peculiar cir
cumstance to the local customs office. A
week ago Sunday, while on the Samlsh
flats in his steamer, he sighted a good
elzed launch, which had apparently lost
her bearings. The launch was low in the
"water, and evidently had naptha engines,
as no smoke was visible. It carried only
one red light. The steamer signaled the
launch several times, but no attention
was paid, and the latter boat finally turned
back and landed at Samlsh Island. From
another source It was learned that on
the day following Samlsh island waa
alive with Japanese.
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HARD MOUNTAIN RIDING.
Meaaagre-Bearcrfs to Operators In
Idaho County Mining Camps.
Grangeville (Idaho) Press.
Few men living outside of Idaho County
have even a faint conception of the great
Stretch of country tributary to Gtarrge
ville, dotted with 'ranches and mining
camps, and traversed by wagon roads and
trails. Grangeille is the most interior
point In the county reached by telephone,
with the exception of Mount Idaho, but
the advent of the railway and the exten
sion of telephone lines to Newsome, Elk,
Buffalo Hump. 'Florence. "Warrens ana
"White Bird wlil soon revolutionize the
messenger service and partially deprivfe
the liverymen of what has been and la
today a lucrative branch of their business.
Many an interesting ride has been mode
from Grangeville in the delivers' of tele
phone messages, and horses of extra met
tle are always kept for this system, of de
livery. Many are the yarns spun In our
hotel lobbies about famous horseback
rides, on famous saddle horses from
Grangeville, and airy liveryman who haa
done business in Grangeville for any
length of time can tell Interesting stories
about the fleet-footed mountain horses
they have owned.
E. B. Simmons, who practiced law here
last year, made a quick trip to Buffalo
IHump. Ho rode a white gelding to the
Hump, via Adams camp, one day, and
made the return trip tho next day on the
same horse, reaching Grangeville early In
the evening1. On the plains this distance
would have b?en considered a hard day's
ride, but everybody familiar with the 30
mile road to Adam's camp and the 30
miles of mountain-climbing from there ta
Buffalq Hump, must realize the test ot
endurance the gray gelding was put to.
as well as his rider.
Bert Lannlragham left here at 10:30 one
day iast week for the Blue Jacket mine,
with a message for Frank Johnesse. He
rode a medium-sized sorrel mare, and
brought her back early the following even.
Ing, the distance of the return trip being
S3 miles, and the 24 miles from White Bird
being over a wet, slippery trail.
Mr. Lanningham says the hardest trip
he ever had from Grangeville was last
Fall, when he took a. telephone message to
Georgo Gabbart, a mining man at Salmon
Meadows. Mr. Lannlngham left Grange
ville at 10:30 In the evening, on a white
horse. It being so dark that ho could not
see tho horse. He reached Salmon Mead
ows Just at dark the following evening,
having only stopped to eat twice on the
way.
A REGULAR KfcONDIKESTORT.
Four Men tTorlt 50 Days ana Take
eat fSSOO in pold.
The Dalles Times-Mountaineer.
George Joles, from Spanish Gulch,
"Wheeler County, has returned with the
result of a clean-up made by the Sand
Gulch Mining Company, of which he Is a
member. Mr. Joles brought In J2S0a In dust
and among: the lot Is a nugget valued at
5256. This Is the returns of only a. partial
clean-up after operating the mine for 53
days, with four men. A thorough clean-up
of the bedrock will yield several hundred
dollars more gold. The company has sum
cient water to continue Its operations un.
til Fall, and when the mine Is 'shut down
for the "Winter the output will probably
reach over $0000. "What better Is there in
Klondike than this? A mine within easy
reach, where miners can live comfortably
and be assured of certain returns.
Quotations of Mining; Stoclcs.
SPOKANE. June 4. The clostne bids for
SHacktail $o 17H!Rmb. Carlboo..S0 1G
Deer Trail f!nn
CViJUenabllc as
Golden Harvest.
Lone Pino Burp.
Morn. Glory .
Morrison ......
Princess Maud..
lReervatlon 13
11 Jii Rowland Giant.. 3H
8?1sul!!ran 10
2ijTom Thumb .... 1TH
3&IBlacktall Mount. b
SAX FRANCISCO. June 4. The official clos
ing quotations for mining etocks today wens:
Alta ....... 10 ail.Tintl.- n no.
Alpha Con 3MexIcan i3
Andes .
(tiOeeldental Con
Uelcner ,
Best & Belcher
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con .
Chollar
SolOphir
VSiOerm&n ......
2Potosl
1 OS i Savage
lafSes-. Belcher ...
sierra .Nevada
Confidence
fuisilvrr Hill 40
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 BOlstandard 4 70
Crown Point
SlUnlon Con 11
Exchequer .......
Gould Jfc Curry...
Hale A. Norcros..
llUUih Con ,-... X2
ItlYellov Jacket .... 14
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NEW TORK. June- 4. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar
SO OTfOntario
.ST 00
Crown Point ...
Con. Cal. & Vs.
JDcadwood .....
Gould & Curry.
aiOphlr St
1 45)Plymouth 10
50 Quicksilver 1 SO
15 do pref 7 on
2C Sierra Nevada .... 3-1
Hale & Norcross..
Horn take
Iron Silver
Mexican ..
.50 '0 Standard. 3 03
CO Union Con 20
. 22 Yellow Jacket 14
BQSTON, June 4,
Adventure $0
AHouez M. Co...
Aroal. Copper ..
Atlantic
Boston &. MonU. 2
Butte & Boston.
Cal. & Hecla.... 7
Centnnial .....
Franklin
Closing- quotations: .
034lHumboldt ?0 50
lViJOiceola CI
SOhiParrott tl',4
23 JQulncr 1 3T
00 Santa Fe Copper 4
67 JTamaraclc 1 03
13 (Utah Mining ... 20
17 I Winona '... 2H
13 jWoUerlnes. 38i
BRIDGEBCILDER DIIOWSED.
"Wan BnthlBR In Ebbert Sloash. Keaf
EHtcene Brooklyn Man.
EUGENE, Or., June 4. George Murphy
was drowned in the Ebbert Slough, near
Hayden bridge, seven miles east ot Eu
gene. He was bathing and sank before
a man named Connor, who was with hlra,
saw that anything was the matter. Mur
phy was working on the cnstructlon of
the new steel bridge across the McKen
zle, and is from Brooklyn, N. T.
Indian War Veterans.
M'MINNVJLUS. Or.. June 4. The In,
dian "War Veterans, of this county, have
elected the following officers for t'ie en
suing year: Lee Laughhn, captain; George
"W. Olds, first lieutenant; J. T. Fouts, sec
ond lieutenant: J. C. Cooper, orderly ser
geant; "William Laughlln, treasurer; It. S.
McMillan, ensign; Eli Branson, musician.
The following delegates were elected to
tho state encampment: "W. C. Hambrec,
G. "W. Olds and J. C. Cooper. Hesolutiors
were presented and adopted asking the
state encampment to send a delegation
to Washington to "plead once more ior
National recognition, and to urge upon
Congress, Congrcssioral committee and
the President the necessity of immediate
action" in then- behalf.
A monument was unveiled over the grave
of the late Noah Phelps, at Dayton, yes
terday, by the Woodmen of tlw World.
Mr. Phelps stood high" In the ranks of that
order, and many from this plare attended
the ceremonies.
"Weston Normal School.
PENDLETON, June 2. Reports sub
mitted by the officers of the Eastern Ore
gon State Normal School at Weston show
55100 cash on band In the State Treasury,
with 57000 of prospective expenditures be
fore the next appropriation can be made
by the Legislature. Any deficit occurring,
however, will be made up by the coming
appropriation. It Is thought by all mem
bers of the board. Some Improvements
will be made at the school by the bul.d-
ing of new walks and the painting of the
building. The attendance has bean rat s
factory during the past year.
Oregon Xotes.
Coqullle City will celebrate July 4.
The Courthouse at Coqullle City has
been furnished with over 300 opera chairs.
Three inches of snow covered the ground
in the Axe Handle district, 16 miles from
Antelope, last week.
Five thousand or more young salmon
were turned Into the Coqullle River last
Thursday by R. D. Hume.
The new Presbyterian Church at Co
qullle City will be occupied at once. Ded
ication will take place In August.
S. Moon -was drowned last week while
running logs In the north fork of the
Coqullle River. The body was recovered.
The Northern Pacific's party of tlmbei
cruisers who have been working on the
Sluslaw were seen coming up Lake Creek
last week. tf
The Lakeview Odd Fellows will build
a large two-story brick building for lodge
purposes In the place of the one that
was burned.
..The Lakeview United States land office
has received supplies to replace those de
stroyed by the recent fire, and has opened
up for business.
On Friday morning's freight Kiddle
Broa.sh!pped from La Grande 17 carloads
of 6tock to Omaha, eight of horses, eight
of cattle and one of mules.
The DuTur Dispatch eays three cases
of smallpox are reported in Wapinltla,
and It is said that quite a number have
been exposed to the disease.
Insurance adjusters are flocking to
Lakeview like bees, says the Rustler, as
585,000 loes among the various companies
calls their attention to the fact that
there was a fire in Lakeview.
The steamer Bismarck, which had been
moored at Coqullle City for several
months, filled with water and rank last
week. She was probably snagged. The
boat was built In Portland In 1S92.
C. S. Farrow, of Eugene, has Invented a
sidewalk nail which Is driven into the
sides of the boards Instead of Ihe top.
He claims It keeps the boards from get
ting loose, and at the same tlnie prevents
shoes and dresses from being torn by pro
jecting noils.
A party of 13 timber hunters from Cal
ifornia passed through. Klamath Falls
last weik on their road to Fort Klamath,
near which place they expected to locate
timber claims. They reported that an
other party having the same object in
view will be along In a few days.
AWARDED OREGONIAN AGENTS
By Increasing their subscription lists in
their localities of operation, the follow
ing Oregonlan agents secure title to the
valuable prizes which were hung up dur
ing the months of April and May:
First prize Frank Wimot. Bridal Veil,
Or.. $73 chalnless bicycle.
Second prize JL D. Mills, Vancouver,
Wash.. 5T0 ball-bearing sewing-machine.
Third prize George F. Craw, Eugene.
Or- 550 Racycle.
Fourth prire-H. C. Mason, Arlington.
Or., 510 bicycle. ;
Fifth prize C. H. Dunlap," Jla camera. .
MORE BIRDS ARE NEEDED
THE.Y WILI, TAKE CARE OF VER
MIS THAT IXFE5T FRUTT TREES.
Prospects for Frnit in Benton Conntr
Doabt as to the Hardiness of
Italian Praaea.
t
CORVALLIS, June 4. Information has
been received at the State Agricultural
College Experiment Station that the Bell
fountain fruit farm of 160 acres will yield
a fine crop of Petite primes this year, but
that the Italians there, as elsewhere in
the county, will bear light. The Italians
generallj blossomed Just at the wrong
time this season. A few days earlier or
later would have been better; for be
tween the frosts which kill the buds, and
the rains, which prevent proper pollina
tion, the blossoming period has been ex
ceedingly critical. Pelaches, which do not
bud simultaneously with Italians, prom'se,
to do well along side of Italians that
have failed.
Apples and pears generally promise a
good yield; however in some orchards the
caterpillars have completely stripped the
pear trees of leaves, the birds not having
done their duty. But when the wild
canaries appeared the nuisance was soon
abated, and the trees began to leaf again.
It is claimed on good authority that the
caterpillars can be destroyed best by
gathering the egg- late In the Fall or
early In the Spring. This is the first
time in the history of the county that these
insects appeared In such vast numbers,
and there is quite a diversity of opinion
among farmers as to whether they have
come to stay, as have the codlin moth
and whoolly aphis, or whether they have
been completely exterminated. Many of
the older settlers of the county, who re
member the fruit trees of early days fre
from all pests, believe that in order to
save the fruit It may be necessary to
Import Insect-detroylng birds-
Grain of Polk Coonty.
DALLAS, June 4. Tho wheat Is reported
looking bad. Rust has appeared on the
lower blades, occasioned by too much
moisture, with occasional hot flashes of
sunshine. This applies to Fall-sown
wheat more especially. Spring wheat and
oats bid fair to make a good yield, though
farmers are not Jubilant over the pros
pect. INVESTIGATING THE SALMON.
Member of United States Fish. Com
mission at Astoria.
ASTORIA, June 4. W. A. Wilcox, a
member of the United States Fish Com
mission, Is In this city, and will remain
hero some time, making an examination
of the fishing Industry on the Lower Co
lumber. yo Warning- Light.
Several fishermen state that one of tho
most dangerous points on the river, the
Government wharf at Fort Columbia, has
been without light all this season. In
front of this wharf Is one of the principal
drifting grounds on the north side, and
as the tide runs unusually strong there. It
Is only with the utmost precaution that
tho fishermen can keep their boats from
being thrown against the wharf and
wrecked. Last year a light was kept on
tho wharf as a warning, but for some
reason It has now been discontinued.
Heir to German Estate.
A. J. Klaffkl, of this city, has received
an official notification that an uncle of his
had died in Germany and left Jilm his es
tate. Accompanying the letter were legal
papers to be signed and verified. Mr.
Klaffkl knew that his uncle was a very
rich man, but had no knowledge that he
was to be his heir.
"Lumpy JaTr" in Clatsop.
County Judge Gray has received notifi
cation that a disease known as lumpy
Jaw" Is prevalent among the cattle in cer
tain parts ot Clatsop County. The com
plaints will be taken up by the County
Commissioners' Court on -Wednesday, and
It Is expected that a county stock in
spector will be appointed to inveatigate
the matter.
NATIONAL GUARD ENCAMPMENT.
The Ground -to He Used Has a Crop
of Grain Growing; on It.
SALEM, June 4. While It is generally
supposed that the National Guard . en
campment next month will be held at
Salem, It Is not certain that such will be
the case. The tract of land upon which
the encampment Is to be held is the prop
erty of the state, but has been leased to
I. C. Mosler, who has a crop of grain
growing on It. The officers of the Na
tional Guard must make satisfactory ar
rangements with the lessee before they
can cut tho grain and enter upon the
land. It Is understood here that Adjutant
General Gantenbeln will come to Salem
Wednesday to see whether satisfactory
terms can be made for the use of tho
grounds. '
Salem's newly organized band has now
been practicing a week, and Jias made
two public appearances. All of the mem
bers of the band are experienced players,
and most of them are rood band musi
cians. An attempt will b.1 made to have
this organization selected as the Fourth
Regiment military band.
The programme for the closing exercises
of St. Mary's Academy In this city was
issued today. The exercises will take
place June 1. There will be two gradu
atesMiss Pearl Goulet and MIsa Delia
Porter.
SOW A GIRL PREACHER.
Daughter of a Pacific Connty Ors
tcrsnaa Is a Licensed Evangelist.
SOUTH BEND, June 4. In the person
of Miss Edith Brown, Bay Center has the
rival of the boy preacher, who attracted
so much attention recently on Puget
Sound. She preached here yesterday to a
large congregation. She is but 14 years
of age, but her thoughts were those of a
mature woman, and were well and force
fully expressed. She also has a fine,
though uncultivated, voice for singing.
She is attractive and intellectual in ap
pearance, and is the daughter of George
W. Brown, a prominent Bay Center oys
terman, and the niece of County Commis
sioner A. H. Brown. She was licensed as
an evangelist at the recent session of the
Free Methodist conference, held In Ever
ett. The first game of baseball of the season
was played yesterday In Willapa and
resulted in a victory for South Bend over
Wlllapa. The score was: South Bend, 8;
Willapa. L
The' Columbia Box & Lumber Company
bid in the timber on the school land
on the South Fork of the Nasel River
today for 54GS7. There is 6.O00.000 feet of
timber, principally spruce, on the quarter
section, and It will be logged at, once.
TRANSPORTS FOR NOME.
Army Officers and Supplies Go to
Alaska Military 'Department.
SEATTLE, June 4. Two, Government"
transports, the Seward and the Athenian,
will sail tomorrow for Nome. The former
will have General Randall, Military Com
mander of the Department of Alaska, and
several members of hte etnff as passen
gers, among them Captain Richardson, Dr.
Ebert, Lieutenant Hickok and Captain
Bethel, Judge Advocate. Major Bingham,
Major Tucker and Captain Walker are to
take passage on the transport Lawton,
which sails, Wednesday. Tho Seward will
have as cargo GOO tons of commissary
stores for distribution among the. four
military posts on the Tukon, at Fort Gib
bon. Fort Egbert, Rampart and Circle
City. Fort Gibbon Is located at the mouth
of the Tanana, near the town of Wear.
Fort Egbert Is situated in the outskirts.
of the town of Eagle City. While there
J are military detachments at both. Circle
City and Rampart, neither is a regularly
constituted post. The Seward was to have,
sailed tonight, but was delayed in lead
ing. She is commanded by C&pta'n J.
C "Downing,
The Athenian will have as passengers
130 civilians, mainly mechanics, .under the
supervision-of Lieutenant Knudion. They
will be employed In the construction of the
Army post buildings and barracks at
Nome and St. Michael. The Athenian's
cargo consists of 130.0CO feet of lumber,
400 tons of coal, four large l'ghters and
Si horses and mules.
"WASHINGTON ODD FELLOWS.
Annual Encampment of the Order
at Seattle.
SEATTLE, June 4. TJie annual session
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
of the State of Washington convened here
today, with a large number of delegates
present The grand encampment met In
the morning, and elected officers for the
ensuing year.
A resolution to establish & separate In
surance for the grand encampment was
defeated by a large majority. The Re
bekahs also met and transacted routine
business. They will elect officers tomor
row. The grand lodge will hold its in
itial session tomorrow, and will elect of
ficers. Thorough Street Improvement.
VANCOUVER, Wash.r June 4. The
work on the Maln-treet Improvepent,
which Tvas begun last week, is progressing
quite satisfactorily. The old cedar-block
pavement has been torn up for a distance
of over two blocks, and today the work
of laying the new pavement was begun
by Contractor Weston. By order of the
City Council, the Portland Electric Street
car Company, which a few years ago op
erated a car line on Main street, com
menced removing its guy wire poles from
the street today.
The telegraph and telephone companies
have also been asked to remove their
poles from the gutters of the street,
where they now stand, apd place them
Inside of the sidewajk curbing. It is ex
pected the request will be-compiled with
at once.
Company M Left for Wallace.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
June 4. Company M, Seventh Infantry,
under the command of Captain Charles
L. Bent and Lieutenant Campbell E. Bab
cock, Seventh, Jnfantrj't left here this
afternoon on the steamer Undine for
Portland, to take the Of R. & N. train
"for their new station at Wallace, Idaho.
The company was equipped in heavy
marching order, and jeach man was issued
109 rounds of ammunition. It is not
known how long the troops will" be ab
sent on field service, and only the nec
essary company baggage was taken.
Company M relieves two detachments of
the Sixth Cavalry, who will return to
Boise Barracks and Fort Walla Walla,
and one troop of tho First Cavalr now
at Camp Osborne. Idaho, will take sta
tion at Fort Logan, Colo., as soon as M
Qompany arrives at Wallace.
Catholic Church. Dedicated.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. June 4. The
Church of St. John the Evangelist, at
Chehalls, was dedicated .yesterday by
Biithop Edward J. O'Dea, assisted by four
priests. The church, which formerly had
a seating capacity of 150, was rebuilt and
enlarged the past Summer In the form of
a cross, and will now seat 850 people. The
cost of making the changes was 52O0O, and
the money has all been ralped except J10O.
The large building back of the church Is
the Convent of the Holy Rosary, which
was built in 1835 by the Sisters of the
Order of St. Dominic. The other building
Is the dwelling-house of the parish priest.
Cycle Path to Aurora.
OREGON CITY, June 4. An effort will
be made by the Board of Bicycle Path Su
pervisors to have some work done on the
proposed pathway extending south to Au
rora at an early date. Wheelmen are now
"taking tags'at a lively rate, and it Is not
believed that the number of delinquents
will be large at the close of the present
month.
Probably Committed Suicide.
' TEKOA. Wash., June 4. The body of
A. B. Hislop was found In his chicken
house this morning. A bullet wound in
the right temple" and a revolver lying be
side him Indicated suicide. Temporary
insanity caused by illness Is the supposed
cause. He left a wife and child.
Washington Notes.
Mumps is epidemic in Olympla.
The bunco men reaped a harvest ol
$1250 In Seattle on Friday.
The largest powder works on the Pa
clfic Coast Is to be built near Seattle
The oyster experimental station at Key
port Is completed, and the oysters planted
there are doing well.
A hundred delegates are expected at the
opening of the State W. C. T. U. Con
ventlon In Olympla next Friday.
M. J. Heney, chief contractor of the
White Posa road, has written to Seattle
for all the good general railroad laborers
he can get. Men are dally leaving the
work for the gold fields.
Buyera are contracting for this year's
hops at 10 cents, says the Tacoma Ledger.
In the Yakima districts buyers are offer
ing to make contracts at S and 10 cents.
Not many contracts have been signed at
these figures.
The Belllngham mill at New Whatcom,
which ha been Idle since 1!SL will be
put into operation. Tho E. K. Wood Lum
ber Company, of San Francisco, haa
bought the mill, and will spend about
525,000 In equipments and the building of
dry kilns, wharves and warehouses.
Country millers in Eastern Washington
have been receiving communications
warning them that a movement was go
ing 'forward to form a flour trust In
Washington and Oregon, and urging tlieis
to attend a meeting In Spokane, with a
ylew to organizing for the purpose of
dealing with the alleged trust.
Rhea's Companion in Distress.
New York Letter In Baltimore Sun.
For, 20 years of success and disappoint
ments. In times of fortune and In times
of Illness and sorrow, the late Mile. Rhea
relied for help and spmpathy upon her de
voted companion, Marie MIchailoff. To
gether they traveled over half the world,
and none who knew the artist failed to
note with interest and admiration the loy
alty of Marie, nor the tender regard for
her of the actress. Mile. Rhea practically
adopted her lady In waiting, and that the
latter might not come to want, the
former made provision in her will that,
she thpught, would make the future se
cure. But after Mile. Rhea's death last
year it was found that her estate was not
large enough to cover her outstanding
obligations. Indeed, there was scarcely
enough ready money to pay the funeral
expenses. The house In Montmorency,
France, which should have been Marie's
home for life, was sold for the benefit of
creditors. A donation that Mile. Rhea
on her deathbed made to her friend waa
not admitted by the French Court, and
owing to a technicality the life insurance
In Marie's favor was not paid.
Sp it came about that this faithful
friend of a generous woman was left
homeless and penniless in Paris. With
the death of Mile. Rbeashc lost ter moans
of living. In this condition some old
friends of Mile. Rhea found her. They
rented a flat for her In Paris and fur
nished it so that she may rent rooms to
visitors to the Exposition. Already some
membera of the profession, who knew
Mile. Rhea and Marie In the days of tha
former's triumph, have taken rooms for
part of the season, and it is likely that
Marie's flat will become a favorite stop
ping place for players and will provide
its mistress with a means of livelihood
until the end of her days.
When the head feels dull and heavy, the
skin appears sallow and greasy, and the
stomach refuses food, take Carter's Little
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IltJICKSBURG DISTRICT
BOERS CAPTURED SMALL PARTIES
OF BRABANT'S HORSE.
Fighting at Senelcal General Exodas
From Pretoria Future of the
Datck. Republics.
MASERU, Basutoland, Friday, June L
General Brabartfs Horse have been the
subjects of several small captures at the
hands of the Boers. Lieutenant Bundle,
with 20 men. while searching a farm
house In the FIcksburg district, were cap
tured. Two of tha men were wounded.
Lieutenant Lees and two men were cap
tured while commandeering. Another
patrol, numbering 20 men, while pursuing
a small party of Boers, were surrounded
and captured.
Count Glelchen sent 13 men of the Pro
vincial Horse, under Lieutenant Bowker,
with a flag of truce to Senekal, to de
mand the surrender of that place. The
Boers captured the entire party, and,
after robbing the men of all but their
clothing, sent them to Urede, whence
some of them managed to escape. Most
of those who succeeded In eluding their
guards, however, were recaptured.
BOER "WAR LESSONS.
Efficiency of Modern Arms Using
Smokeless Powder.
NEW YORK, June 4. A special to the
Herald from Washington saya:
So Important are the lesaons taught by
theBoerWar thatSecretary Root has given
Instructions that the reports of thi Army
officers who have been sharply watching
the South African military operations be
published In pamphlet form tor the bene
fit of the service. Taqtlcal rt ports from
officers who participated In the campaign
against Santiago and the operations In tne
Philippines will also be called to the
attention, of officers of tho Army
Officers of the Army who have been
following the war say that wh le the
lessons taught cannot be 'regarded as
especially new, the operations have, sub
stantiated these Important conclusions:
The avoidance of irontal attacks upan
an enemy's position, especially In ciose
order formation; the necessity of having
the latest small arms and artillery; the
undesirabUlty of risking artillery as Gen
eral Buller did at Colenso; the value of
effective scouting; the presence of ample
cavalry and artillery.
Brigadier-General A. W. Greely, Chief
Signal Officer, made this statement re
garding conclusions he had drawn as a
result of the war:
"The South African War will do more
to preserve peace during the next 20
years than The Hague Coniorence or anj
thlng of that character. The tremendous
efficiency of modern arms of precision, us
ing smokeless powder on ground sptciady
suited for defense, has ben made appar
ent by this war, and every military stu
dent has learned the almost impossibility
of capturing any difficult pos.tlon, espe
cially by a frontal attack.
"Although the Individual Boer Is a man
of great bravery and ttsourcefulnesr?. and
posses&es soldierly qualities generally,
yet It is to be remarked that the Trans
vaal array has not captured a single posi
tion during the entire war. On tne other
hand, the British army has found it al
most impossible to capture any position,
but has won Its way by outflanking tho
Boer positions and rendering retreat im
perative." The British Empire now has 255.C0O sol
diers In South Africa and, according to
Captain Relchman, the Transvaal forc
has not at any time averaged more than
25,000. As shewing the insignificance m
numbers of the Boer troops and the fail
ure of the British to properly scout, Cap
tain Relchman, In one of his reports, stat
ed that he was with a mere handful Of
Transvaalers occupying a position when
a strong detachment of the British ad
vanced against It. The Boers' opned lire
and the British, after weakly returning It,
awaited further reinforcements, evidently
being deceived as to the strength of their
enemy.
A report received at the War Depart
ment, dated in April, shows that the
British then had a total of 55,045 horses
and 164 machine guns, and 455 guns of all
caliber. When Boiler's troops were ad
vancing to the rescue of Ladysmith, the
Boers, supplied with one-pounder Maxims
greatly demoralized the British. When
Boers, supplied with or.e-pounder Maxim
and opened fire on the Boers, the whole
Boer line, which had beei. silent excep for
a few sniping ehotst ojened fire, showing,
according to department officials, that,
like the British, they were demoralized
by the fire of guns discharging several
hundred projectiles a minute.
The Boers, In anticipation of the war,
were supplied with the latest Mausers,
of German manufacture and the latest
Krupp and Cruesot artillery. The latter
Is mostly made qp of seige guns which,
however, are capable of being promptly
transported and placed In position at
points which It is desired to defend. These
guns have a range of COOO yards, while
General White's forces had weapons, with
the exception of the guns of the Naval
Brigade, wUh a range of only 4000 yards.
The value of this additional range was
especially demonstrated, and one of the
results of the war Is the practical rea
armament of the British batteries. The
operations, according V: Army officers,
emphasized above everything the Import
ance of rapid-fire, long-range field ar
tillery. The full effect of lyddite has not been
shown for the reason that the fuses wcro
defeotlve. The Boers had no high ex
plosives. ANNEXATION IN AFRICA.
Datch "Will Continue to Rnle After
the War.
NEW YORK, June 4. The Tribune's
London correspondent writes:
The Immediate sequel to tho wai
will be the annexation of the
two Dutch commonwealths" to tho
British Empire. There will be tem
porary arrangements for military govern
ment, but ultimately they will be convert
ed'lnto self-governing dependencies of the
crown, like other colonial possessions. Aa
time goes on the same tendencies which
have brought about confederation In Can
ada and Australia win operate In South
Africa. That this confederation will b
essentially Dutch is evident from the fol;
lowing exhibit of population at the out
break of the war:
British. Dutch.
Cape Colony 147,000 229.C03
Natal 51,000 10.000
Transvaal 120,000 125,000
Orange Free State 7.000 71.000
Bechuanaland and Rhodesia. 20,000 '12,000
Totals 345,000 447.0CO
What Is unmistakable Is the preponder
ance of the Dutch ovr the British in nu
merical strength. In South Africa as a
whole there are at least 100,000 Dutch In
excess of the British population. If a con.
federation be formed with a scheme of rep
resentative government similar to that of
the Dominion of Canada or to that which
will be brought Into existence by the Aus
tralian commonwealth bill, there will be a
Dutch South Africa with a British Vice
Toy. The Dutch will continue to rule Capo
Colony and the Orange Free State and In
the Transvaal they will dominate every
district except the mining camps of the
Rand.
South Africans predict that there will be
an Immense Immigration of British settlers
as soon as the war comes to an end and
the paramount Influence of the imperial
government is established. There will be
without doubt a large Increase of British
popuatlon lln tho miring district when tbo
Transvaal is converted into a dependency
of the crown; but it Is by no means cer
tain that Immigration will reverse thf
present conditions' of Dutch'preponderance
in the other colonies. Tbo British In South
Africa have always been townsmen, and
the Dutca h.ve been farmers and cattle-J
breeders.. The agricultural industries are I
likely to- remain 'in unajsyuica possrsawn
of the utch burghers, who dislike the
occupations of towji life and prefer to re
main r ! ontmtrv- The Dutch farmers
have married in their youth and have had
large families. The Dutch popmauon nas
Increased more rapidly than the British
population during the last 50 years.
The British Government will have at the
end of the war a Dutch Empire In, South
Africa, and It will be under moral obliga
tions to alio-: these communities of an
alien race to order their own local admin
istration and to direct their political prog
ress. The lines pf racial cleavage "will be
eherply defined and the Dutch will
stand together and vote solldty
wbenever they are allowed to air
their political rights. It may be a
decade before a Dutch government can be
supplanted In Cape Colony, and nothing
short of the discovery of a fresh series ot
gold-powdered reefs between the Orange
and Vaal will convert the Free State into
i British commonwealth.
No large manufacturing Industries are
likely to arise in South Africa and apart
from the golT and diamond fields, agricul
ture and stock-raising seem destined to
remain the chief resources of the colonists,
the vast majority of whom will be of
Dutch descent and deeply prejudiced
against mlnlae camp adventurers and roil
llanalre 1 1 jf m i i Confederation will
only serveWPunlte tho Interests of the
Dutch In South Africa and to arm them
with complete control over the local ad
ministration and material resources ot tho
country, and the wisest British statesman,
knows In bis heart that, whatever dangers
there may be III reserve for the Empbre
after the war, the union of the colonics
cannot be opposed nor the subjects of the
crown deprived of the rights of self-government.
Exodus Front Pretoria.
CAPE TOWN. Sunday, June 3. The
telegraph to Pretoria is still open, but the
town Is In great confusion. There has
been a general exodus, among those tak
ing part In It being the foreign fighting
legion. Six special trains left Wednes
day,-and one of them Is reported to have
been derailed. No British refugees have
arrived. "
RECORD-BREAKING WORK.
Ocklahama Tows Sixteen Ships. In
One Month.
The O. R. & N. tow-boat Ocklahama
took the big ship St. Mlrren, drawing
22 feet of water, through to Astoria by
daylight Sunday. She left Portland at
4:20 A. M., and arrived at Astoria at
6:30 P. M. the same day. Friday she
left Astoria late In the afternoon with
the British ship Wendur, drawing 22 feet
6 inches, and arrived at Portland Sat
urday evening. The record made by the
Ocklahama. In the hands of Captain Sani
Colson, during the month of May, is the
best that has ever been done on the river
by a single boat In one month. During
that month the steamer towed 16 ships
between Portland and Astoria. Most of
these vessels were 2000-tonners their net
registered tonnage aggregating 29,451
tons. The work was all done by a single
crew of men, Captain Colson being as
sisted part of the month by E. McNeilly,
and more recently by Julius Allyn, aa
mates. The engines were in charge of
Chief Engineer John Marshall, with
James Elyard first assistant. The. river
Is not only in better shape than ever be
fore, but the towboat service is the best
we have ever had.
"Wendnr a Flyer.
The British ship Wendur, with her ricn
cargo. Is lying at Columbia Dock, and
will probably commence discharging to
day. The ship Is a very handsome craft,
and is kept bright and clean, a strange
contrast to some of the wind-jammers
which reach Portland. Captain NIcoll Is
quite proud of his clipper, and has good
cause for his pride, as she is one of the
fastest ships on the ocean-.- She holds
the record between Newcastle, N. S. W.,
and Valparaiso, making the run In &
days, beating by a single day fhe British
ship Lock Torrldan, one of the fastest
vessels in the round-the-Horn trade. She
also holds the sailing record from Nor
way to Melbourne, covering the course
In SI days. The Wendur had an unevent
ful passage from the Hooghly. She
crossed the line March 29.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Columbia, which crossed
out at Astoria Saturday morning, made
a fine run down the coast, reaching San
Francisco Sunday afternoon. The State
had head winds on the up trip, and was
late in reaching Astoria. She arrived m
Portland about 8 o'clock last evening.
The British bark Lydgate,. which will
be the first grain ship of the June fleet,
will ,probably finish loading tomorrow.
The French bark Jules Verne,, which
arrived at Falmouth a few days ago.
reached Antwerp June 1. to discharge her
cargo of wheat from Portland."
The Miy grain fleet from San Fran
cisco is paralyzing the fast-passage rec
ord. Four of the February ships have
arrived out. the slowest in 112 days, two
others In 107 each, while the fastest flew
home in 96 days.
Steamboat Inspectors Bnsy.
Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and Ful
ler yesterday Inspected the steamer Katie
Weir, and tomorrow will perform a similar
service for the B, R, Thompson. They
vislted Astoria Saturday, and inspected
the tug Escort No. 2. and the Rowen.i.
tomorrow they go to Yaqulna. where the
Ruth, a new sternwheeler, has ju.-st been
completed, and Is awaiting Inspection.
Domestic and Foreljrn Ports.
ASTORIA, June 4. Arrived and left up
Steamer State of California, from San
Francisco, Condition of the bar at 5 P..
M., obscured; wind, southeast; raining.
San Francisco, June 4. Sailed Steamer
San Juan, for Seattle; steamer Newburg,
for Gray's Harbor.
Antwerp, June 4. Arrived Western
land, from New York.
Seattle Sailed June 2 Steamer Vic
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Glasgow Sailed June 2 Samaritan, fot
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New York. June 4. Arrived Lauren
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Bremen, June 4. Arrived Grosser Kier
furs, from New York via Southampton.
Queenstown, June 4. Arrived -Ivernla,
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Philadelphia. June 4. Arrived Belgen
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New York, June 4. Arrived Cymric,
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Genoa. June 4. Arrived Werra, from
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Gibraltar. June 4. Sailed Ems, from
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Alcohol as Food.
F. P. Dunne in Harper's Weekly.
'No," .raid Mr. Dooley. "Whisky wud
den't be so much iv a luxury la. 'twas
more lv a necessity. I don't believe tl3
a food, though whin- me frlnd Schwarzt
melster makes a cocktail all it needs Is
a few noodles to look like a blled dinner.
No, whisky ain't food. I think betther nv
it than that. I wudden't Insult It bo
placin' it on th' same low plane as a lob
ster salad. Father Kelly puts It r-rlght,
an years go by without him lookin' on it
even at Halloween. 'Whisky,' says he, 'la
called th' dlvle because," he says, " 'tla
wan lv th" fallen angels,' he says. 'It
has Its place,' he says, "but Its place is
not In a man's head," says he. 'It ought
to tie th" reward Iv action, not th' causa
lv it," he sajs. 'It's f'r th end iv th"
day, not th' beglnnln',' he aajs. "Hot
whisky Is good f'r a cold heart, an' no
whisky is good fr a hot head," he says.
Th' minyit a man relies on it f'r a
crutch he loses th' uss iv his legs. Tis
a bad thins- to stand on, a good thing to
sleep; on, a g-ood thing to'talk on a bad
thing to think on". If it's in th" head In
ta mornin it ought not to be in th"
mouth at night. If it .laughs in ye,
dhrlnk; if it weeps, swear off. It makes
some men talk like good women an' some
women talk like bad men. It Is a'llvln"
fr orators an' fh' death iv bookkeepers.
It doesn't sustain life, but, "whin taken
hot with wather, a lump iv sugar, a piece
iv lemon peel, an' just th' dustin' iv a
nutmeg-grater. It makes life sustain
able.' "
"D'ye think ye'ersllf it sustains life?"
asked Mr. Hennessy.'
"It has sustained mine fr many
years," said Mr. Dooley.
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