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THE HORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1900.
MURDER IS CHARGED
Fatal Quarrel of Ranchers in
Gilliam County.
MAN DIED THROUGH INATTENTION
Coroner's Jnrr Held tlie Assailant
to "Be Fully Responsible "Will
Be Examined Today.
ARLINGTON, Or., June 8. The citizens
of Arlington were thrown into a state of
excitement this afternoon by a report that
James Collins, an unmarried man about
t0 years of age, had been murdered at bis
home at the Junction Hoube, seven miles
south from this p'.ace. Coroner A. H.
Ruedy and a large number of the citi
zens of Arlington repaired to the scena
of tho tragedy. A Coroner's jury was Im
paneled, and R. Q. Ashpaugh and -wife,
and L. L. Cook were called as witnesses,
The jury examined the scene of tke trag
edy and reached a verdict charging L.
.. Cook with the crime of murder In the
first degree.
The deceased was cutting .some rye that
was claimed by both him and L. L. Cook.
The evidence tended to show that Cook
shot Collins in the left leg, the ball pass
ing entirely through the limb. Cook and
A&hpauhg then hauled Collins to his
home, about 50 rods distant, and put the
wounded man on his bed. It was some
hours before any assistance was sum
moned. Cook himself coming to town and
Informing the Coroner. The preliminary
examination will be held tomorrow. The
"wound was not a fatal one had the limb
been bandaged and the flow of blood pre
vented. THE OFFICIAL CANVASS.
Completed Figures Add to the Re
publican Gains in Oregon.
Results of the official canvass of the
votes cast Monday were reported from
Baker, Clackamas, Polk and Umatilla
Counties yesterday, and they Increased the
plurality of Judge "Wolverton to 11.135; of
Bailey, for Dairy and Food Commissioner,
to 7070; of Congressman Moody to 8751.
Congressman Tongue's plurality was re
duced by nine votes, to 3130.
Baker County.
BAKER CITY. Or., June S. The official
count for the 27 precincts in the county
was completed today. It gives the follow
ing figures for state officers:
Justice of Supreme Court Wolverton.
Rep, 1569; Greene, Dem, 1435; Bright, Pro,
123. Food and Dairy Commissioner Bailey,
Rep, 14S7; Schulmerich, Fus, 12G5; Kenady,
Pro. 152.
Congressman From the second district
Moody, Rep, 143S; Smith, Fus, 1450; Butler.
Tro, 104 Simmons, Ind Dem. 202.
For District Attorney for the Eighth Ju
dicial District, comprising the Counties of
Baker, Union and "Wallowa, the figures
lor Baker County are White, Dem, 1700;
Cochran, Rep, 1312. Mr. White received a
majority also in the other two cqunties,
and Is elected by about 500 majority.
Representative English, Rep,14C3; Grace,
Dem, 1697.
In the local contest the strongest fight
was made by both parties in the election of
Clerk and Sheriff. The figures for the can
didates for both officer follow:
Sheriff Huntington, liep, 17G6; Looney,
Dem, 1473. Clerk Geddes. Rep, 1644; Fos
ter, Dem, 1559. The offices are equally di
vided in the county with the Republicans
controlling the most important.
The total vote of the county was a lit
tle over 3000, and fell short about 1000,
of the number on the registration books.
This shortage was in the outside pre
cincts of the county, Sumpter alone being
behind about 300 votes. The vote In Baker
City exceeded the number on the regis
tration books.
ClackaumK County.
OREGON CITY, June S. The official
count of election ballots was completed
late this afternoon, show ing that less thai
4200 votes were polled, nearly 700 "jes& than
v.ere registered, and less than the ""Vote
of two years ago. The official count shows
that Cooper, Citizen, is elected Clerk, and
both Republican candidates for Commis
sioners are elected. The pluralities are as
follows:
For Congress Tongue, Rep, 509. Supreme
Judge Wolverton, Rep, 412. Dairy and
Food Commissioner Bailey, Rep, 412.
Prosecuting Attorney" Schuebel, Fus, 193.
Joint Representative Dresser, Rep, 353.
Representatives J. 1,. Kruse, Rep, 127:
Talbert, Rep, 218; Hedges, Cit, 262. County
Commissioners Lewell en, Rep, Sol; Killin,
Hep, S4. Sheriff Cooke. Cit, 1173. Clerk
Cooper. Cit, 34. Recorder Randall,
Rep, 956. Assessor Williams, Rep, 102.
Treasurer A. Luelllng, Cit, 105. Survejor
B. P. Rands, Rep, 103S. Coroner M. C.
Strickland, Cit. 214.
Only a small vote was cast for the
constitutional amendments, 1200 far equal
suffrage and 1500 against.
J. W. McAnulty, Rep, was elected Jus
tlce of the Oregon City District over J.
"W. Loder. Cit, by a majority of ISO. H.
S. .Moody, Rep, was elected Constable by
a majority of 265.
Xiinn's County Officers.
AlJBAaKi June S. The official vote
places fnenure county government In
the hands of the Fusion candidates by tho
following pluralities: H. M. Palmer, a
farmer, ono of tho Representatives in the
last legislature. County Judge, 57S; G. W.
McHargue, a farmer. Sheriff, 434; Edward
Meeker, a farmer. Recorder, 374; R.' B.
Miller, a farmer, Treasurer, 155; T. J.
Anderson, a general merchandise clerk.
Assessor, 201; W. L. Jackson, a teacher
for 12 years, Superintendent, 652; T. A.
Biggs, County Surveyor, 214; J. G. Nor
man, a shoemaker. Coroner, 377.
On the proposed amendments to. the
Constitution the votes were as follows:
Municipal indebtedness, yes 572, no uJ0:
increasing judiciary, yes 573. no 2120; Ir
rigation, yes COO, no 2046; negro, yes SO.
no 1625; equal suffrage, yes 1G6S, no 1741.
The first election for Supervisors cre
ated a good deal of Interest, and will no
doubt stimulate the effort to secure bet
ter roads.
Umatilla County.
PENDLETON, Juno 8. The official can
vass of the vote of this county shows the
totals on the state and Congressional can
didates to be as follows: For Congress
Moody. Rep, 1SG3; Smith, Dem, 1302; Butler,
Pro, 279; Simmons, Ind-Dem, 299; Moody's
plurality, 563. For Supreme Judge Wolver
ton. Rep, 1952; Greene. Dem. 154S; Bright,
Pro, 29C; Wolverton's plurality, 404. For
IDairy and Food Commissioner Bailey,
Rep, 1G22; Schulmerich, Fus, 1179; Kenady,
Pro. 272; Bailey's plurality, 17L
The votes on the amendments were:
Municipal indebtedness amendment For.
7S9; against, SS7; majority against, 7S. Ju
diciary amendment For, 6C9; against, 970;
majority against, SOL Irrigation amend
mentFor, SSI; against. S44; majority for,
40. Repealing amendment For, 793;
against. 740; majority for. 52. Equal suf
frage amendment For, IOCS; against, 1165;
majority against. 99.
Yates, Rep, won out on tho County
Treasurers-hip fight.
Ho tv It Happened.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. June 9. As the
election has now passed into history, it
la possible to discuss impartially the
causes which led to Washington County's
remarkable showing. That in a total vote
of about 3200. Congresman Tongue, Re
publican, should run ahead 600, and Sen
ator Haines, also Republican, should run
behind COO, certainly demands explanation.
The campaign was the quietest on record
in this county, absolutely free from, per
eonalltlcs, and Senator Haines' record la
the Legislature was not even questioned.
It was not the men, .but what ihey stood
for that was the Issue. The landslide was
intended as a rebuke to bossism, and It
was most emphatic The stronger a pre
cinct was Republican, 'by that much the
more this time did it go the other way.
Conservative men claimed that the pri
maries had been packed and the conven
tion slated once too often, and Repub
licans "who had never before scratched a
ticket this time took off their coats to
.work agalst everyone in any way Identi
fied with the machine. Especially ob
noxious was the joint Senatorial candi
date, who had been beaten, two years be
fore, and whose candidacy thl3 time
seemed an attempt to force him upon
"Washington County by Multnomah's over
whelming vote. If he could not be
reached, at least the ticket which he, had
put up could, and was. It is In no sense
an antl-Rcpublican victory, as Tongue's
vote shows, and McKinley this Fall will
get even a larger majority. The Fusion
leaders have shown their appreciation ol
the situation by refusing to allow any
partisan celebration or demonstration.
Pollc County.
DAliLAS, June 8. The official count of
Polk County, made today, gives the fol
louing majorities:
For Congress Tongue, Rep, 114. Su
premo Judge Wolverton, Rep, 241; Dairy
and Food Commissioner Bailey, Rep, 1S1.
District Attorney Hart, Rep, 12L Senator
Mulkey, Rep, 20L Joint Representative
Simpson, Fuc, 211? Representative Haw
kins, Rep, 153.
County Judge Sibley, Fus, 143. Sheriff
Van Orsdel. Fus, 62. Clerk Laugbery.
Rep, 32. Commissioner Teal, Rep, 172.
Treasurer Dalton, Fus. CO. Assessor
ftlyer, Fue, 104. School Superintendent
Starr, Rep, 180.
Amendments Lost in Any Event.
SALEM, June 8. There is much differ
ence of opinion regarding the manner of
determining the majority In the vote upon
the proposed constitutional amendments.
Some attorneys contend that the majority
Is to be computed upon all the votes cast
upon each amendment, while others claim
that the majority is to be -computed up
on the total number of votes cast at the
election. Thr question Is really imma
terial, as the amendments are lost by
whatever method the majority may be de
termined. "Washington County.
HTLTjSBORO, June S. County Clerk J.
A. Imbrle has concluded the official count
in this county with the result that the
Unionists have secured all the county
offices, except School Superintendent,
Treasurer and Assessor. Jacl:. for Re
corder on the Republican ticket, lost by
five votes, and Wilcox, Republican, for
Assessor, won by seven.
Small Vote of Clatsop County.
ASTORIA, June 8. The total vote cast
In Clatsop County on last Monday was
2115, just 733 less than in June, 1S9S, and
430 less than the registrations.
TO BUILD WOODEX BRIDGE.
Lane County Court Let Contract for
?lO,00O Other Worlc Needed.
EUGENE, Or., June . The controversy
over tho proposed bridge across tho Mc
Kenzlo River at Hendrlck's Ferry has
been disposed of by the action of tht
County Court in. letting a contract for
tho construction of a wooden bridge. The
contract was awarded to L.. K. Roney. for
$10,000. the lowest bid received. The bridge
will be built during tho coming Sum
mer. The petition for the bridge was
presented to the court several months
ago, and was quite generally signed by
those who have business over the Mc
Kcnzle road. Since the petition was sent
in, however, many of the petitioners have
changed their minds, and would now pre
fer to have the bridge go unbuilt if a less
amount could thereby be secured for the
improvement of the road above the point
where the bridge Is to be. At any rate,
tho matter Is settled by tho county letting
the contract for the bndgc. Now, if some
thing can be done to put the road In
first-class condition, it "will be a great
step, in tho advancement of the commer
cial interests of the county.
The Government Is advertising for Bids
for the carrying of the mall between Eu
gene and Map'.eton, from June 30. 1900, to
June SO. 1902. The route is GO miles In
length, and is one of the hardest In the
state, and has been operated in the past
with a great deal of difficulty. The speci
fications call for malls each way dally ex
cept Sunday. From May 15 to October
14 the trip each way must be made in
14 hours or less, but from October 14 to
May 15, during the months when the roads
are cut up and muddy, the time allowed
for making the trip either way is 24 hours.
The contract is now held by Kentucky
parties, and the service is performed by
Ell Bangs, who is employed by them.
Crunhinfc Rode tor Streets
FOREST GROVE, Or., June 8. The For
est Grove Stone Company has begun
crushing the rock for the streets in For
est Grove, which gives employment for
many teams and men.
Oregon Notes.
Sheridan is to have a creamery.
A regimental band has been organized
at Eugene.
The labor supply on Coos Bay is more
than equal to the demand.
Capitalists and coal experts are looking
over the Coos Bay section with the object
of Investing.
A number of Immigrants traveling with
jams have passed through Baker City in
"the last few days.
The Diadem mine. In Baker County,
will commence shipping ore this week to
the Omaha and Denver smelters.
Crops In Looking Glass Valley, in Doug
las County, are not as good as expected,
although they will turn out fair.
Newberg will hold a mass meeting, June
15, for the purpose of furthering the In
terests of the beet-sugar enterprise.
The gasoline schooner Barbara Hernster
has gone into the Alaska trade, and the
Coquille is again without a steamer.
A citizens' mooting was held at New
berg Friday afternoon to decide upon the
building of a co-operative creamery.
A large band of cattle from Tillamook
County passed through North Yamhill
Wednesday for the Eastern Oregon
ranges.
The schooner Viking, which Is loading
at Marshfield for Alaska, has taken on
two large scows for handling freight in
the north. '
Rev. G. G. Haley, of Warrenton, has
just received notice of his appointment
as chaplain In the army, and will likely
go to Manila.
The Salem creamery manufactured and
disposed of 10,355 pounds of butter during
May. The output this month will prob
ably be a fraction less.
Tax money Is coming in lively in Marion
County. The Salem Statesman remarks
that If the present rate continues, the tax
roll will soon be satisfied.
From 15 to 20 fourhorse teams are daily
hauling freight from Baker City Into
Cornucopia. Copper Butte. Sparta and
other camps east and south.
At Hood River about 1500 Indians, 200
Japs and as many white as both com
bined are employed m harvesting the
straw btrry crop. All are making good
wages.
Salem must raise $500 at once to Insure
entertainment for the Oregon National
Guard, -or forfeit Its claim for the annual
encampment to Albany. Twelve hundred
soldiers will attend the encampment.
Salem officers are endeavoring to locate
bmitn inns, a stranger, claiming to hall
from Newberg. who hired a team and
buggy for a day from a livery man in
the capital city and has failed to return
the property. Man and team were last
seen at Newberg Tuesday.
Grand opening excursion to Bonneville
will be mado Sunday, June 10, train leav
ing Union Station 9A.U.
WILL ECTEND 18 MjLES
SUMPTER VALLEY LIXE TO AD
VANCE INTO INTERIOR.
Rough Country to Reconnoiter, but
Rich In Timber and Mineral
"Wealth Worh; This .Season.
BAKER CITY. Juno 8.-C. W. Nibley.
vice-president of the Sumpter Valley Rail
road, has given out that h.s company has
-decided to "build an lS-mlle extension to
its main line to tap a bo&y of the com
pany'! timber, situated this side of Clif
ford. The extension will begin at Sump
ter, cross the Powder River, and go down
that river to the Bonanza Canyon, where
a good pass has been found. Mr. Nibley
further states that as soon as business
warrants, the company will build through
Prairie City to Canyon City and Burns.
Joseph A. West, locating engineer, and
Joseph Barton, general passenger and
freight agent of the Sumpter Valley Rail
way Company, have returned to Baker
City from a reconnoltering trip through
too mountain fastnesses between Sump
ter and Prairie City. Their trip was in
connection with the extension of the rail
road, and the work was not completed
on account of their lack of preparations
for the hardships that were encountered.
They found the work much more diffi
cult than was expected, owing to the
wild and rugged country, and they re
turned to outnt accordingly. The country
through which they traversed for three
or four days would try the physical en
durance of the most hardened mountain
eer. The mountains were nreclnitious and
the fallen timber was an awful obstruction
to progress on foot or on horseback.
Messrs. West and Barton will again leave
In a few days, but they will take with
them ample equipments and packhorses
and a guide.
The Vial building, on Front street, has
been sold to Bronaugh & Turley. for $8000.
This Is considered very low, but the deal
was made on the fulfillment of a contract
entered Into by the owner two years ago.
PR03IISING FRUIT AND HOPS.
Several Sales ot Association Hops
Reported The Prune Crop.
SALEM. June S. James "WInstanley, lo
cal representative of the Oregon Hop
Growers' Association, reports that fre
quent sales of hops are being made, the
prices received averaging about 4 cents
per pound.
Reports from farmers regarding the
growing crop are very favorable. There
are occasional reports of the appearance
of lice, but It Is thought that the vermin
are not very numerous ar yet. The grow
ers, who are caring for their yards this
season, are generally disposed to spray
their vines, and the damage done by the
pests this season will probably be small.
Many yards will not be w orked at all, and
In these the lice will have no opposition.
The" Petite prunegrowers arc confronted
by a new danger that of overloaded
trees. The trees blossomed well and the
fruit buds bore abundantly. The frost
and rains did no damage, and as a re
sult the branches are now loaded down
so heavjly that they nearly touch the
ground. This condition prevails when the
prunes have not attained half their full
size. In order to prevent the branches
from breaking off it will be necessary to
remove part of the fruit. Some undertake
to do this by rubbing off the fruit with
sticks, hut this method scars the trees and
Injures the foliage. Others cut off the
ends of the branches, thus removing the
fruit that bears them down most heavily.
But. however the work Is done, It must
be done at once, or the trees will be per
manently injured by the splitting off of
branches.
The reports from Italian prunegrowers
are to the effect that the trees now Indi
cate a crop of from one-third to one-half
of a full crop. The Italian prune trees
usually shed considerable fruit just before
the ripening season. It Is thought that
this shedding is a provision of nature for
relieving the tree of Its surplus of fruit.
If this should not be so, and the trees
should shed their fruit this year as usualr
the crop of Italian prunes will be vary
materially reduced.
As to Justice Court Practice.
The suit brought In Justice Johnson's
court by Mary Ramp against W. G.
Hawes, to gain possession of her farm,
was today taken to the Circuit Court on a,
writ of review granted by Judge Boise.
In the Justice Court the plaintiff demand
ed a jury drawn from the regular panel,
but Justice Johnson denied the request
and ordered the Constable to pick up a
Jury. The question presented before
Judge Boise is whether section 2097, Hill's
Code, is repealed by the act of 1SS9 regard
ing Justice Court. By the former law. the
jury must be drawn from the panel, if de
manded. By the latter the Constable
may pick up a Jury of his own selection.
The question Is new, and affects the prac
tice In every Justice Court In the state.
Juror "Wasn't Convinced.
Governor Geer today received a petition
for the pardon of Be t Jacobs, a colored
man, who was received at the Peniten
tiary in February. 1S97, from Multnomah
County, on an eight-year sentence. Ja
cobs was convicted of stealing Jewelry
from Lucy Deere. The pardon Is recom
mended by Prosecuting Attorney Charles
F. Lord. The extraordinary feature of
the proceeding for a pardon Is a letter
from one of the jurors who had been
sworn to acquit the defendant unless, he
was convinced, "beyond a reasonable
doubt." that the defendant was guilty.
This Juror Is Thomas C. Trengove. He
says, in part:
"I thought the evidence produced upon
the trial did not warrant a verdict of
guilty, hut I thought best for the jury to
agree and to get the case disposed of. al
though I had grave doubts of the guilt of
the defendant. But I supposed that, un
der the circumstances of the case, the de
fendant would get a short sentence."
If what the juror says in his letter Is
true, he was the cause of a man being
confined four years In the Penitentiary
when no verdict of guilty should have
been returned.
Proposal for a Fonntaln.
The Salem Floricultural Society today
presented before the County Court a pro
posal to donate to the county a drinking
fountain costing about $300. prpvided the
county will erect the same on the east
side of the Courthouse Square and supply
the necessary water. The County Court
thought best to defer action until the
new officers enter upon their duties, but
if the approval of the new Judge, and
Commissioner can be obtained, the prop
osition may be accepted at once. The
Floricultural Society is anxious to have
the matter disposed of Immediately, as
they have an opportunity to buy a drink
ing fountain at an advantage. The -location
proposed Is directly opposite the site
of the new Postofflce, and will be very
convenient for farmers who come in for
their mail and wish to water their teams.
The Thurmnn Will.
The will of E. J. Thurman, late of SI1
verton, was filed for probate today. The
will provides that his property, valued at
$5000. shall be his wife's during her life,
she remaining single, and that upon her
death It shall be divided equally among
the following persons: Lydia Moores, Sll
verton; Mary J. Webb, Gcrvals; Eliza
Whitlock. Silverton; Amelia Whitlock".
Silverton; Susie Remington, Whlteson;
Kate Porter, Maud Thurman, E. J. Thur
man and Sarah E. Thurman, Silverton.
One son. George, Is given $3, and his wife
Sarah E. Thurman. Is given a share with
the children. Albert Whitlock Is appoint
ed executor to serve without bonds. -Capital
City Brevities.
C A. Murr, age 48, was received "at the
Asylum today from Newberg. Mary F.
Miller, age 22. was received at the earne
institution from Baker .City.
The contract was signed today for a
two-atory wing for the Penitentiary, o
cost 512.360, Erlxon & Van Patton, of Sa
lem, being the successful contractors.
HOW DR. CONDIT DIED.
Brief Sketch of a WellrKnoTrn Pas
tor an.d Educator.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June 8.
Wednesday evening Rev. E. N. Condlt
was in attendance at the Sunday school
-Lconventlon", and closed the services with
a fervent prayer. Thursday morning he
partook of breakfast and appeared In his
usual robust health. After breakfast j
labile sitting In the parlor, talking with
a guest, he complained of a numbness in
the left side. Raising his arm and moving
it around, he said, "It Is not paralysis,"
then dropped his head on the back of the
chair and gasped .several times. His wife
and guest attempted to carry him to a
couch, but he gild from their grasp to
tho floor, where he expired Jn a few mo
ments, without uttering a word.
Rev. E. N. Condlt was born at Still
water, N. J., May 2. 1S46. He was edu-
cated'at Princeton, and was a graduate
of tho theological college of that mstltu
ttlon. He wag ordained in the Presby
terian Church at Stillwater, N. J. He
was sent to the Pacific- Northwest in 1S77
by tho Home Missionary Board of the
Presbyterian Church. He gathered enough
members together to organize the First
Presbyterian Church of Walla Walla, and
afterwards occupied a pulpit at Astoria
for a year. For' 16 years he was the
president of the college at Albany, Or.
For two years he was presldept of the
Occidental College, at Los Angeles, Cal.
He became pastor of the Flrrt Presby
terian Church at Walla Walla In Decem
ber, 1S95, and (was In active performance
of the duties of the office when he died.
He left a wife and two young sons.
HILLSBORO GRADUATES.
Class of 2S Finishes Course in the
Public Schools.
HILLSBORO. Or. June 8. The closing
exercises of the Hillboro public school
were held In the opera bouse here this
evening, under the supervision of Pro
fessor Case. The opera house wasartis
tlcally decorated and In front of the stage
"was arranged the class motto, "Haste
not, rest not." An excellent programme
was rendered by the graduates assisted
by local talent, and the Iflllsbofo band.
The following, is a list of the graduates:
Edythe E. Haines. Maud Baggarley. E.
Blanche Huston, Hattie Connell, Anne
Connell, Carrie M. Donaldson. Lottie H.
Butler. Laura M. Pratt; .Bertha E. Pratt,
Eula M. Hoyt, Bulah M. Baughman, Eva
L. Weatherred, Grace A. Reeves. Mary L.
Berst, Eva E. Bailey, CJara M. Plowman,
Bettie Bridgess, Maud Rice, Alice E. Sew
ell, Ellpha M. Ruble, Lulu Palmateer.
John Peters, William B. Hare. Roy Luce.
Whartori Baughman. .Fred Selgrlst, Linus
Brown and Fred J. Sewell.
OLD FORT CLATSOP.
Oregon Historical Society to MarU
the Place With a Monument:
ASTORIA. June 8. A. committee of the
Oregon Historical Society arrived In this
city this afternoon for the purpose of
selecting a site at old Fort Clatsop for
the monument to be erected In memory
of the Lewis and Clark expedition which
spent a memorable- Winter there. The
committee consisted of William Galloway,
L. B. Cox and Preston W. Gillette.
Olney Cabin, Native Sons of Oregon,
has elected the following delegates to at
tend the grand cabin to be held In Port
land on June 13: J. H. D. Gray and C. E.
Foster;, alternates, J. F. Hamilton and
John F. Welch.
A deal Is reported to be Jn progress by
outside parties for the purchase of the
Tighe: hotel property. The price is said
to be slightly over $11,000.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
J. G. Bonnet, a. Pioneer Wool Manu
facturer of Oreffon.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 8. J. G. Bon
net, proprietor of the Milwaukie carding
mills, died at his home at 1 o'clock this
afternoon from cancr of th stnmnrh
aged. 62. The deceased waB a native ct
Lrermany, ana naa ocen 3. resident of
Clackamas County since 1S6S. He was su
perintendent of the Oregon City woolen
mills -iorli years, but moved to Mnrronvin
In 1SS2, and established the wool carding
mius, wnere ne has since resided. The in
terment will take place in Mountain View
Cemetery Sunday. The decMswi tft
wife and "five children Mrs. Rose WTiit
comb, of Pomeroy, Wash.; Mrs. Kate L.
Charman, Oregon City; Mrs. Hattie Wis
slnger. Milwaukie; Mrs. Dora Conklin,
Portland; Robert Bonnet, Milwaukie.
Commencement at Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE. Or., June 8. Pacific
University will close Wednesday, the 20th
Inst., the most successful school year in
its history, and the year which has had
the largest enrollment. The programme
of the annual commencement -week Is as
follows:
Saturday, S P. M. Anniversary of con
servatory of music
Sunday, 11 A. M. Baccalaureate sermon,
Rev. P. S. Knight
Sunday, 8 P. M. Address before the
Christian Associations, Rev. P. S. Knight.
Monday. 2:30 P. M. Junior exhibition.
German play.
Monday. 8 P. M. Address before the lit
erary societies. Rev. W. R. Lord, D. D.
Tuesday, 2:30 P. M. Anniversary exer
cises of. the academy.
Tuesday, 8 P, M. Address before the
associate alumni, Judger Alfred F. Sears,
Jr.
Wednesday, 10 A- M. Graduating exer
cises of the university.
Wednesday, 1:30 P. M. Corporation din
ner to alumni and invited guests.
Wednesday, 4:30 to 6 P. M. Faculty re
ception; Wednesday, 8 P. M. Commencement
concert.
Crop Prospects In Bentoa.
CORVALLIS. Or., June 8. Professor
Lake reports fruit as follows: The cherry
crop Js ripening earlier and faster than
usual. Pears are somewhat affected by
scab. Apples are small, as a result of
overbearing. Italian prunes show Indica
tions of suffering from the curl of last
year.
Dr. WIthycombe, vice-director of the ex
periment station, reports that Fall grain
has been materially checked by cold rains,
and the indications are that the yield will
be somewhat less than, usual. Early
Spring wheat has suffered from the same
cause. Hay crop is good, especially clover.
Ex-President's House Burned.
TACOMA, Wash., June S. A two-story
frame dwelling-house, at Fifteenth and D
streets, owned by ex-President Harrison,
was destroyed by fir last night. Loss,
l$3000; fully, insured.
Rev. E. -X. Condlt.
THE SHY, SHY POPULIST
HE SHRINKS FROM RUNNING FOR
OFFICE IN WHITMAN.
Oregoa Election Has Elated, the
Washington Republicans and
Depressed Opposition.
COLFAX, June 8. Populists In Whit
man County are having a serious time of
It In order to ,get candidates to accept
nominations on "the referendum ticket. At
the convention last month the party de
cided to put -to a practical test the prin
ciple of direct legislation, the plan being
to nominate a ticket of three candidates
for each office, and refer this triple ticket
to tho party at primary elections to be
held on July 10. when the candidate Xor
each office who should receive the largest
number of votes for that office, should be
conslderd the nominee of the convention
for that office, these nominations to be
ratified at a convention to be held on July
17. At the convention it was found Im
possible Jo et the requisite number of
nominees for the party to vote on at- the
primary election on July JO, and an execu
tive committee was appointed whose duty
It Is to complete the list of candidates.
This work has not been done as yet,
though members of the committee an
nounce that "the triple ticket will be an
nounced In a few days. It Is learned from
other sources that the committee has ex
perienced great difficulty in getting per
sons to accept nominations, particularly
when It Is of the character proposed, and
tho nominee has to go before -the people
In active competition with two others for
what after 'all will only be the empty
honor of having a place on the ticket.
Judge McDonald, who is himself a can
didate for renomination and re-election,
expresses confidence In the strength of
the Populist party In this county to win
in the succeeding election, and says If
is the intention of the nominees to make
a house-to-house canyass of the entire
county. He predicts that the "ticket will
receive at lease 2000 votes. Whether this
vote will be cast for Bryan or Barker
will depend upon the action of the Popu
list nominating convention in the state.
If any surrender of the .party name is
made to the Democrats the Whitman
County Populists will without doubt ally
themselves with the MIddle-of-the-Road
element.
Much interest is taken here in the Ore
gon -election, and Republicans are Jubi
lant, while Democrats are corresponding
ly depressed. This Is largely a Willam
ette Valley couny, many of the people
having been born and raised there, while
others were among the pioneers of West
ern Oregon. To these people the names
and personalities of many of the Oregon
candidates were familiar. Republican Ore
gonlans are sending word back to their
old acquaintances that they, are proud of
the record of their old home state, but
that they intend to help, the State of
Washington make even a better record
this Fall for Republicanism.
County Treasurer Windus reports that
tax collections for the month of May
amounted to $30,020 CS. Receipts of the
county since the first of the year ag
gregate $242,759 41. Disbursements since
January 1, 1900, were $101,967 72.
SPOKANE REPUBLICANS.
Nominate County and Legislative
Ticket and Pass Resolutions.
SPOKANE, June 8. Spokane County
Republicans today nominated a full Leg
islative and county ticket, "and chose 39
delegates to the state convention, headed
toy ex-Senatpr John L. Wilson. The Wll
.son forces nad complete control, and re
fused to Indorse Jud.ge James Z. Moore lot
Governor. The ticket: "
Senators J. W. Merrltt, H. D. Crow, F.
p. "Witter. Representatives G. W.' Mees,
C. 'G. -,Brown, NT A. Meservey, Storey
Buck, "Harry Rosenhaup, F. D. Shaw,'
B. F. O'Neil, A. 'Harrison.
Superior Judge Millard T. Hartson;
Prosecuting Attorney, Horace Kimball;
Treasurer. A. L. Smith; Assessor, A. P.
Williams; Sheriff, W. J. Doust; Clerk, E.
K. Erwln; Commissioners, J. P. Campbell,
William M. Dean.
The platform wae as follows:
"We heartily commend and Indorse the
policy of Congress and the Administration
of William McKInley, President of the
United States, In reference to our Island
possessions, and announce our unqualified
allegiance to the extension of self-government
to all the people who have lately
come under the protection of this Na
tion, as rapidly as they may demonstrate
their capacity to exercise It. "We hold our
authority over them to be a solemn trust
to mankind, to be exercised w ith the slnglo
purpose of making them free, prosperous
and happy, and we believe that the Philip
pine Islands have been dedicated forever
to liberty.
"We are unalterably opposed to trusts
and monopolies wlwch unduly restrain
trade, and strongly favor a firm and just
regulation of them by Federal and state
law.
"We hall with Joy and gratification the
progress of events which marks the re
demption of the State of Washington for
ever from Populism and Bryan Democ
racy." END OF SCHOLASTIC YEAR.
Programme for Commencement
"Week at Agricultural College.
CORVALLIS, June 8. The 33d annual
commencement exercises of the Oregon
State Agricultural Collego will begin Sun
day, June 17, at 10:45 A. M-. with tho
baccalaureato sermon by President H. L
Boardman. of McMInnvllle College. On
the evening of the following day the
seniors will give an entertainment at the
Armory- At 2 P. M., Tuesday, will take
place the unveiling of a tablet dedicated
to the memory of Edwin C. Young, tho
student who Joined the Second Oregon '
Volunteers and died In the Philippines,
the exercises to be under the direction of
the Philadelphlan Society: the addrefs to
be given by Chaplain W. S. Gilbert. This
ceremony will be followed with a battalion
and skirmish drill by the college cadets
on tho campus. Elocutionary contest at
8 P. M., at the Armory. Graduating ex
ercises at the Armory at 9:30 A. M.,
Wednesday, the annual address to the
class to be given by Professor J. H. Ack
erman. State Superintendent of Public
Instruction. At 2:30 P. M. the alumni will
hold an Important business meeting, and
at 8:30 o'clock their annual reunion will
take place at the Armory.
BRITISH COLUMBIA'S ELECTION.
Question of Support for Premier
Martin to Be Decided Today.
VANCOUVER, B. C, June 8. A gen
eral election for members of the Provin
cial Parliament will take place throughout
British Columbia tomorrow. The cam
paign which closea tonight has been pe
culiar in many respecta For the first
time In the history of British Columbia
party lines have been partially introduced
In a Provincial election. The result has
been the creation of factions, and, as an
Intended remedy, In addition to 'the gov
ernment ticket, five other sets of candi
dates are In the field, all In opposition to
the government, but not working entirely
in concert. These comprise the party-line
Conservatives, the Provincial party, the
Turner party, the Labor party and the In
dependents. When the Semlln-Cotton government
was defeated by a majority of only one
on the redistribution bill In the House last
February, the Lieutenant-Governor of the
province called upon. Joseph Martin to
form a government. Martin had not a
single supporter In the Legislature, and
the present election was ordered to give
the electors an opportunity to accept Mar
tin by electing his supporters, or to reject
him by returning a majority of his op-
jponents.
The Provincial party includes
the supporters of the last government, and
ia -led -by Francis -L. Carter-Cotton, of
Vancouver, a pioneer journalist of this
clt7. who was Minister of Finance and
Mining in the last government- His sup
porters Include "both- Conservatives and
Liberals. The Turner party is led by J.
H. Turner, of Victoria, who was also
Premier In a former government, and is
composed principally of Conservatives
-resident on Vancoux-er Island." Charles
Wilson, Q. C, of Vancouver, Is the' leader
of the party-line Conservatives, and is a
pioneer lawjer. The Independents com
prise men of both parties.
Thirty-eight members of Parliament are
to be elected. If Premier Martin cannot
secure the votes of a majority when the
House meets, ihe Lieutenant-Governor
must call upon his chief opponent to form
a government, anil It is not Improbable
that in such a contingency no one faction
might have a clear" majority, and an
other election might be ordered six months
hence. It Is possible, however, that After
the results of tomorrow .election are
announced, combinations may he .formed
both in the government Interests and
among the various sections comprising
the opposition.
RECEPTION FOR. THE BELLOWSES.
Vancouver School Authorities Give
Evidence of Appreciation.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June S:-Irs. E.
C. Bellows, who has been teacher in the
Vancouver High School for the past five
years, and incidentally tier husband, the
new Consul-General to Yokohoma, were
given a reception at Odd Fellows hall
last evening by the Vancouver High
School alumni association. Only the
members of the association, including the
class of 1900. and the teachers of the Van
couver stmools and members of the School
Board were present. There was a fine
programme pf vocal and Instrumental
music and recitations, besides several ad
dresses. Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden, president
of the School Board, was the chief speak
er. Carl Win tier delivered the address
-on hehalf of the alumni. Both Mrs. Bel
lows and Mr. Bellows responded briefly.
The case of John Vogel vs. The Dalles
Portland & Astoria Navigation Company
was on trial in the Superior Court today.
Vogel Is asking for $1999 damages for
Injuries received, resulting from .cold and
exposure from the alleged negligence of
the company Jn refusing to allow him to
land at his proper destination from one ot
its boats several months ago, and forcing
him to land upon Mosquito Island, .where
he -was exposed to the storm for twa
hours. The case Is 'belns tried by a spe
cial jury.
G. A.
R. ENCAMPMENT-
Eastern Washington Association
Met Three Days at Garaeld.
GARFIELD, Wash., June 8. The three
days' annual Grand Army encampment
of Eastern Washington has just closed at
this place. It Is pronounced the most
successful event of the kmd In the his
tory of this association.
The attendance has varied from 1500 on
the first day to a crowd estimated at 4000
yesterday. Members of the G. A. R. for
miles around came with their tents and
formed a canvas village during the three
days. Company G, of the Washington
Guards, and nearly 20 cadets from the
Washington Agricultural College, at Pull
man, were also camped In another quar
ter of town
The programme consisted of speaking,
recitations, songs, band music, military
drills, street parades, baseball, etc., clos
ing, today with a 6ham battle, In which
there was much powder burned, but few
casualties. In fact, the only serious acci
dent befell Mayor B. G. Fairer. During
the excitement of a determined charge
by the attacking party, the Mayor,
aroused by recollections of his war ex
periences; set hla teeth together with so
much force as to dislocate his Jaw, which
gave hint a. "very painful hour.
Farmingfon gets the 'encampment next
year.
BRAKE3L4.N WAS KILLED.
Pile of Wood Fell on Him, Injuring'
His Brain.
SALEM, On, June 8. J. J. Phillips, a
brakeman on ,the Southern Pacific, met
with an accident this morning that re
sulted in his death at the Salem Hospital a
few hours later. It happened at a wood-Ing-up
place near Jefferson with the
north-bound train. He was caught by a
pile of wood which was being tipped into
the tender, receiving Injury to his head
which caused internal hemorrhage at the
base of the brain. He was aged about 27.
The remains were sent to Los Angeles to
night. Quotations of MlHing Stocks.
SPOKANE, June S The closing bids for min
lug stocks today were:
Blacktail
$0 lSVi
Princess Maud...$0 03
Reservation .... 13
Rossland Giant.. 3$i
Sullivan 11
Tom Thumb .... lou.
Ban Poll 25
Fls-sr Hill 1
Crystal
c
-Deer Trail Con.
Gold Ledge ....
Golden Harvest.
Lono Pine Surp.
Morn. Glory ...
Noble Five
1
2
14
lUnlon Sllv. Star. 2
SAN FRANCISCO. June 8. The- official clos
ing quotations for mining: rtocks today were:
Alta. $0 03Justice 50 03
4&.JJJM11 uu uieiciin ......... 1
Andes
GlOccidental Con ... 13
19Opb!r 70
25!Overman pj
Belcher
Best & Belcher,
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con .
Chollar
Potosl 20
savage 10
Seg Belcher 1
Sierra Nevada .... 30
SUvsr Hill 35
Standard 3 75
Union Con 20
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 45
Crown Point
Exchequer
Gould & Curry...
Hale & Norcross..
llUtah Con . 13
Yellow Jacket
14
NEW YORK. June 8.
closed as follows:
Mining stocks today
Chollar $0 18!
Pntario $G S7
Ophlr 6l
Crown point a:
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 33
Dead wood CO
Gould & Curry... 10
Hale & Norcroos.. 13
Plyaouth
10
Quicksilver . . .
do pref ,
Sierra Nevada
1 50
7 00
3 50
IS
12
Homestako 30 00
uu';unuara .....
COI Union Con ....
Iron Silver ...
Mexican
joiieiiow jacnet
BOSTON, June 8. Closing quotations:
Adventure $0 OSjHumboIUt $0 50
Allouez M. Co.. 1
Osceola CO
Anial. Copper .. 87
Atlantic 21
Boston & Mont. 2 OS
Butte & Boston. 65
Cal. & Hecla... 1 10
Centennial ..... 16
Parrctt 304
Qulncy 1 35
Santa. Fe Copper 45
Tamarack 1 81
Utah Mining .... STX
Winona 2b
Franklin 12h
Chehalls High School.
CHEHAI.IS, June 8. The closing exer
cises of commencement week at the Che
halls High School were held last night
at the grand opera house, Sunday the
baccalaureate sermon was preached at a
union service held at the opera house.
Rev. W. J. Dickson of the .Episcopal
Church, officiating. Tuesday afternoon at
the High School the class day exercises
were given. Wednesday evening at the
opera house an Interesting lecture on
"Young America" was given by Pro
fessor Coffey, of the State University, un
der the auspices of the Juniors. Ijast night
the regular graduating programme was
given. There were twelve In the class, as
follows:
Ethel Vaughn. H. Homer Reynolds, Ix)t
tle Jackson, Bessie M. Sprague, Allen T.
Burbee, Blanche Wilson, Myrtle McCon
nell, John Coleman, Effie Coffman. Gard
ner W. Mlllett, Pearle H. Drake and Ches
ter Moore,
After the exercises the graduates were
tendered a banquet at Workman hall by
tha High School Alumni.
Public School Graduates.
CORVAU4S, June 8. The graduating
exercises of the public schools of Cor
vallis took place tonight at the Opera
House. Rev. L. M. Boozer made the ad
dress to the class, and Chairman Hersh
ner presented diplomas to the following
persons: Avalyn Barnhart, Floyd Bush
nell Davis, Guy Fleming, Lura Flett, Myr
tle Dehaven. Blanche Hershner. Carolyn
A. Henkle, VIoJtt Herbert, Joseph C
Henkle, Karl Stelwer, Otto Weher, ..Har
vey Wilson, Bessie M. Yates, Belle Matt-
ley, Edythe Brietow, May Stlmpson, Flgr-
m2i
have kesrn rmlievmd of
female troubles by Mrs
PinkhstErfs advice and
medksiaem
The letters of a fevi are
printed regularly n this
paper
if any one doubts the
efficiency and sacredly
confidential character of
Mrs Pinkham's methods,
write for a hook she has
recently published which
contains letters from the
mayor of Lynn, the post"
master and others of her
city who have, made care
ful investigation, and who
verify all of Mrs Pink
ham's statements and
claims
The Pinkham claims are
sweeping investigate
them
THIRTY YEARS OFGURES
ence Wicks, May Hotchkiss. William
Jones, George Rowland. Etta- Fuller. The
valedictorian of the class was Karl Stei
wer. The schools are conducted in two
buildings, there being employed last term
nine teachers, who had about 400 pupils in
charge.
Junction City Notes.
JUNCTION CITY. Or., June 8. The
wheat case of H. M. Grant, of Portland,
vs. H. M Milliarn, et al., of this city,
has been heard the. past two days before
the referee, Mrs-. Emma Thompson, ot
Eugene-. The evidence has all been taken,
and the case was submitted to the referee
this morning.
C. P. Houston has transferred his In
terest in the Junction City Bulletin to A.
P. Bettersworth, Jr., of Los Angeles, Cal.,
who will hereafter edit the paper. Mr.
Bettersworth is an experienced newspaper
man, and will run an Independent paper.
Not an Illegal Trust.
TACOMA, June 8. Judge Hanford to
day handed down his opinion in the anti
trust case brought by S. A. GIbbs against
the Washington Red Cedar Shingle Manu
facturers' Association, holding that Glbbs
bad no cause of action on any of the anti
trust features of the complaint, but that
under the allegation that the shingle as
sociation had blacklisted him and sent
out circulars Renouncing him as. a fraud
and unworthy of credit, the complaint
was sufficient to proceed to trial.
Preachers Charged With Kidnaping;
xTACOMA, June- fi. A. warrant has been
sworn out by Mrs-. M. E. McCaU charging
Rev. F. W. Sandford, the Shilob, Me.,
evangelist, and Rev. N. H. Harriman, ot
this city, with kidnaping Miss Mary
Strauch, a daughter of Mrs. McCalL The
Shiloh party Is now en route East, and
the police are trying to secure detention
of the parties.
Wlll Buy or Lease Lljrht Plant.
CENTRAJLIA, June 8. The City Coun
cil has ordered the purchase or lease of
the necessary machinery for an electric
light plant.
Washington Notes.
Haying has begun around Penawawa,
on Snake River.
Eastern capitalists will erect a $200,000
paper mill at Spokane.
The Centralia creamery will be enlarged
to meet an increased milk supply.
An effort to establish a milk-skimming
station at Garfield is being made.
Tacoma barbers are endeavoring to
raise the price of shaving from 10 to 13
cents.
The Spokane regiment of the Union "Vet
erans' Union Tvas mustered in last Sat
urday. Unwashed wool is" reported to hava
brought 16 and 17 cents per pound at Mon
tesano. Six thousand and fifty boxes of cher
ries were shipped "from Penawawa last
Sunday.
Carl Johnson, while working at a logging
camp near Wlnlock, -was struck by a fall
ing tree, last FridjSj irtftantfy killed.
The British Benevolent Society, of Spo
kane, has decided to abandon its plans for
celebrating the fall of Pretoria, and the
great victory of the British arms.
During the last few days over 100.000
bushels of wheat has been sold at Walla
Walla, a great deal of It being of the
1893 crop. The price paid was near 44
cents.
Three fish-trap locations at X.umml Isl
and, at the lower end of Puget Sound,
were recently sold to the North American
Fisheries Company, of Falrhaven.i for
$123,000.
Kirk McCall, of Winona, last week, sold
2300 head of sheep to J. L. Zimmerman,
of North Dakota, at $2 75 a. head. This
included lambs. Mr. Zimmerman will ship
the bunch to Dakota.
The Falrhaven fertilizer plant started up
for the season Wednesday, and wllj con
tinue to run full force until the fishing
season Is over. The capacity is SO tons of
raw material per day.
The Trescott Packing Company; Co
lumbia "River concern, has established a
branch at Anacortes. Thfs season's busi
ness justifying, the company will next
year erect a large cold-storage plant
there.
B. J. Durham of Unlontown, complains
that the heavy rains and wind of two
weeks ago laid 60 acres of his red Turkey
wheat as flat as if rolled. It 'was waist
high, and seemed good for 50 bushels to
the acre until this happened.
The North American Fisheries Com
pany, ot New Whatcom, has contracted
to the Puget Sound Packing Company
their prospective catch of sockeyes from
the Johnson and Anderson traps, at a
price in the neighborhood of 22 cents.
The freshet on the Stillaquamlsh Mon
day took out two or three bents of tho
temporary work at bridge 16, orf the
Everett & Monte Cristo Railway", and
damaged the grade in several places. The
repairs will delay the progress of the road
building a week or 10 days.
Grand opening excursion to Bonnevllla
will be made Sunday, June 10, train leav
ing Union Station 9 A. M.
Oregon Mines . .
Davison, Ward & Co.
Invite the attention ot mining Investors to this
promising field. They deal In
MINES. STOCKS. LEASES AND BONPS.
Only property of merits after careful Investi
gation, will be handled. Members Oregon Mul
ing Exchange. Correspondence solicited.
,403 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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