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TFTB MOTCNTNG OREGONIA, 'FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1000.
RIVER BOILS FROM EARTH
PECULIAR NATURAL FHJATURE
NEAR SILVER LAKE.
Scheme for Developlne; the Taller
fey Means ef Irrlgratlen A Party
From. Turner Is Interested.
SILVER LAKE, Or., Juno 18. The cor
respondence In. The Oregonian from Lake
County within tire past six months has
attracted attention to this county, not
only from other states of the United
States, but from "Western Oregon also.
Everywhere tourists and prospectors are
traveling In large numbers end are ex
amining every foot of ground they pass
over.
A party of eight, consisting of W. T.
Riches, H. TV. Smith, Gilbert Riches.
C. H. Riches, J. N. Robertson, Mel Drake,
Henry Barnum and J. A. Parker, all of
Turner, near Salem, are here now Investi
gating a water project.
A mountain a few miles across separates
Silver and Summer Lakes. At the foot
of the mountain, on the Summer Lake
elde, right In the midst of the sagebrush,
a river rises up out of the sands. It Is
not a branch, creek or small stream, but
a river. Two hundred yards from where
it rises it will swim a horse, "Winter and
Summef. There are three sources within
103 yards of each other. These sinks are
100 to 200 feet across, and the water, clear
and pure as crystal, shoots out as If
driven by a terrific force from beneath.
'The depths of the sinks have never been
ascertained. The streams from these sinks
join in a few hundred feet, and flow in a
channel called Anna River, to Summer
Lake.
The altitude of Silver Lake is several
hundred feet above Summer Lake, and
the theory Is that some eubterannean river
flows Into Sliver Lake, and thence under
ground to these sinks. But since the
temperature of Anna. River Is the same the
year round, and a warm temperature
about 6S degrees at that. It is called ar
tesian water, and Is supposed to be from
a greater depth. Anna River flows through
'a level tract of desert land, rich and fer
tile as a river bottom, If water could be
gotten for irrigating purposes.
The Turner people came here to file on
the water rights and convert this river
into an irrigating scheme, take up the ad
joining lands, etc .Local ranchers had,
however, got In the floret filing. The
Turner people may purchase their rights
and proceed with their scheme,
D. S. K. Buick, of Roseburg. Or., is
visiting two of his sons at Silver Lake.
A small child of Harry Aldrich fell in an
irrigating ditch near here yesterday, and
was drowned. It had been dead two
hours before discovered.
CORVALLIS ALUMNI EXERCISES.
Anaaal Entertainment aad Election
of Officers Incidents of Reunion.
CORVALLIS, Or., June 2L The 31st an
nual commencement at the Agricultural
College closed with the alumni exercises
yesterday afternoon and evening. The
business meeting of the Alumni Associa
tion occurred at 2 o'clock, and resulted In
the election of the following officers:
President, Frank E. Edwards; vice-president,
Mrs. "W. H. "Whitby; secretary. Miss
Rose Greffoz; treasurer, John F. Fulton.
The entertainment took place in the ar
mory last night. The programme ren
dered embraced music by an orchestra,
and vocal solos each by Miss Constance
Holland and Miss Mabel Johnson. The
class of 1900 was Introduced by Dean
Berchtold, and the reception was by J. F.
Yates, president of the association. The
annals were by W. E. Yates and Miss
A.nna Denman, and Included a reference
to every member of the association. Miss
'Mildred Llnvil'i read "My Old Sweet
heart." and Miss Helen Crawford read
in original poem composed by Lionel A.
Johnson, '8S. Arthur Stimpson recited
"Dooley on "the Klondike," and Major
Frank Edwards closed the programme
with a brief description of the branch of
the Alumni Association organized at Ma
nila while the Second Oregon was In the
Philippines.
The reunion occurred at Cauthorn Hall
after the entert&mment, and did not end
until the wee sma' hours of this morning.
The Close at Monmouth.
(MONMOUTH, Or., June 2L Commence
ment exercises at the State Normal
School closed lost evening' with the alum
ni reunion, the usual banquet for the
members following.
The most pleasant feature of the even
ing occurred at the close of the pro
gramme, when an elegant office desk and
chair were placed upon the stage and pre
sented to President Campbell on behalf
of the students alumni and regents, with
an appropriate speech by J. B. V. Butler,
secretary of the board.
The entire faculty, consisting of 13 mem
bers, have been re-elected at their pres
'ent salaries for next year, and R. C.
French, principal of the training school,
was. granted a year's absence, which he
will spend In continued1 study of the latest
school methods in the Eastern States and
Europe.
ENTRYMEN DEFAULTED.
Did Not Appear to Sahstantlate Their
Homestead Entries.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 2L Contest
proceedings wero heard today at the local
land office against four locators of home
stead entries, who filed on claims in Clat
sop County about 10 years ago, but have
abandoned them. The contests were
brought by W. G. Howell, an Astoria real
estate dealer, but the defendants default
ed in appearance. Three other similar
contests will be heard tomorrow. As soon
as. the Commissioner of the General Land
Office shall cancel these entries, the
lands, will again be subject to homestead
entry.
O. S. Olson, a superintendent at the
Portland General Electric generating sta
tion, who Is extensively interested In min
ing properties in the vicinity of Sumpter,
has received an offer to bond one of his
claims. The ledge Is located on McNamee
Gulch, Greenhorn Mountain, and a rep
resentative of a mining syndicate at Ba
ker City desires to bond the property for
530.000.
County Treasurer Shado will give notice
tomorrow that he has funds to pay all
County -warrants Indorsed prior to April
1. 1S97; also all road warrants Indorsed
prior to May 1. 1900.
Tho Coroner received a telephono mes
sage this afternoon that a young man
named Mack had fallen from a porch at
Canby, and 'tiled suddenly from the effects
of the fall. The Coroner and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney went to Investigate the
matter. The dead -man Is the son of a
well-known pioneer. L. D. Mack.
NO ONE WAS DROWNED.
The Boat-Paller Escaped From the
Ovcrtaraed Craft.
ASTORIA, June 2L The mystery sur
rounding the finding of the overturned
nshboat In the river a few days ago has
been explained, and no one was drowned.
Joseph Brier, or "Portuguese Joe." the
captain of the boat, is in Portland, and
bis boat-puller Is working on Grant's
seining at tho Jotty. The boat-puller was
atone In the boat when It capsized and
swacn ashore. Brier had determined to
give up fishing on account of poor suc
cess, and the boat-puller was afraid that
if he told that he had capsized the boat
he . ould te accused of doing it Intention
ally. Mayor Bergman received a letter this
morning from Captain Mead, of the cruis
er Philadelphia, stating that his versel
will arrive here on the morning of July
2. and remain here until after the Fourth.
It Is expected that the Philadelphia will
go from here to Portland and Hake the
naval reserves on a cruise at sea for a
week or 10 days.
"Work on the construction of the wharf 1
and buildings for the Quarantine station
has been delayed on account of the non
arrival of the superintendent of construc
tion. He has been ordered to report here
on next Saturday, when the work will
proceed.
High water in the Tamhill River is In
terfering to a considerable degree with
the construction work on the Government
locks at La Fayette, and Contractor Mc
Gregor Is shipping from here some large
pumps to pump the water from the dams.
The Astoria Box Company yesterday
purchased $10,000 worth of logs on the
"Walllcut River.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Xrs. O. C. Sperry, of Brownsville, ai
Oregoa Pioneer of 1S51.
BROWNSVILLE. June 2L Mrs. Rachel
A. Sperry, who died here Saturday, was
born In Ohio, September 14, 1635. In 1850
her parents moved to Iowa. The follow
ing year, February 12, Mrs, Sperry, whose
maiden name was Fulton, was married to
Rov. C. C. Sperry. Two months later they
set out Across tho plains to Oregon. Six
months brought them to their destination,
and they settled n Linn County, near this
city. Mrs. Sperry was a devout Christian,
and had been a member of the Baptist
Church In this city since 1S52. She was a
very active woman, and ever assumed a
prominent place among the pioneers in
advancing the best Interests of this sec
tion. A husband and many near relatives
survive her, most of whom are residents
of this state.
George H. Rnch, of The Dalles.
THE DALLES, Or., June 2L George
Henry Ruch, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Ruch, died at his home In this
city yesterday. Rheumatic fever, compli
cated with weakness of the heart, caused
his death after a painful lllnesa of three
months. He was born In The Dalles, June
29, 1BS1; had lived all his life here, and
was greatly esteemed. He was president
of the High School Alumni, and was pre
pared to enter college the coming Fall.
The funeral will take place tomorrow.
Mrs. "WaBBh, of Pendleton.,
PENDLETON, Or., June 2L Mrs. Alex
Waugh, aged 73 years, died Sunday, and
was buried at Pilot Rock Monday. Mrs.
"Waugh was one of the pioneers of Uma
tilla County, and left several children.
SOWING SALT OX WIICVT LAND.
Idea Is to Ileneiv the 'ioll UmatUln
CoHnty Crop.
PENDLETON, dr., June 21. Sowing
salt on agricultural lands is one of the
experiments now being conducted by the
O. R. & N. Co. in this county. In the
vicinity of Athena, the other day, a ton
of salt was distributed over the wheat
fields. It Is expected that this will re
juvenate the lands and tend to retain the
moisture to a degree greater than under
natural conditions. A movement is alio
inaugurated there for the diversification
of crops. The cultivation of sugar beets
has been begun by some of the Athena and
Weston farmers. Last season a shipment
of sugar beets was made from Weston,
which yielded the largest percentage or
sugar to the ton of any received at the
La Grande factory. The factory con
tracted to take all the beets at $4 50 per
ton. Favorable rates were promised by
one of the chief owners of the factory,
who was given this assurance by the rail
road company.
Careful examination of the wheat fields
of tho Athena country brings out tho fact
that tho yield may not be so great as baa
all along been looked for. This Is not
due to any Injury caused recently by
weather conditions, but Is due to the fact
that the number of berries in each head
of wheat Is not 60 great as usual. The
yield will bo good, the acreage much
larger than In ordinary years, and tho
crop is bound to be an Immense one. In
duality tho crop will largely grade No. L
Linn County Pioneers.
ALBANY, Or., June 2L The annual pi
oneers picnic of Linn County Is In ses
sion In Brownsville this week, holding the
21st, 22d and 23d. Notwithstanding the
heavy rain, a number have attended from
this city, and a fair attendance is report
ed, the ardor of the pioneer not being
easily dampened by Webfoot weather.
Oregon Notes.
Lano County issued a call for over $25,
000 worth of outstandng warrants Wednes
day. The first spike was driven Wednesday
for the extension of the railroad from
Sumpter to Clifford.
Marion County farmers predict that
this season's wheat crop wfll be the small
est for many years.
Some Whiter wheat In Kings . Valley,
Benton County, wHl not be worth cutting.
Spring grain shows up very well.
A meeting of Baker City physicians has
been called to dlfcuss ways and means for
stamping out the prevailing epidemic of
smallpox.
Lebanon has a proposition from Cali
fornia and Washington men for tho estab
lishment of a creamery. They ask &
guarantee for milk supply, however.
Arthur Johnson Is wanted ta Corvallls.
He hired a horse and failed to return. He
is also wanted at Cottage Grove on a
similar charge. Tho aalroato wero secured
in each case In a few days.
At the Eugene cannery Wednesday,
workmen wero emp'oyed In crating cherries
and placing them on "board freight cars for
shipment to Salem to asatst in supplying
tho cannery at that place.
A hot north wind prevailed In Umajllla
County Wednesday afternoon. Much of
the grain crop Is out of danger, and little
or no damage resulted. The temperature
ranged from 93 to 95 degrees in the shade.
Tho Conger quartz mine, situated on
Rogue River, about two miles above Gold
Hill, will soon be started in operation.
Tho mine has produced richly in the past,
but operations were suspended on account
of litigation.
It is rumored that New Astoria Is to
have a $1,000,000 drydock In the near fu
ture, plans and specifications for Its erec
tion having already been approved and
submitted to the Simpson Drydock Com
pany, of New York.
Work on the High Line Ditch, In South
ern Oregon, which, when completed, will
be 94 miles long, will begin tn September.
The ditch will tap Upper Rogue River
Rapids, terminating at Gold Hill. There
will be 11,000 feet of flume, needing 1.500.000
feet of lumber. The ditch will he six
feet deep, eight feet across at the bottom.
The grade Is 5.2S per mile, allowing a cur
rent of 3.56 per second, and the capaclt
will be 15,453 cubic feet per minute.
I
Mrs. O. O. Sperry.
RICH ORE IN' BOHEMIA
STRIKE MADE IX THE MAYFLOWER
GROUP OF CLAIMS.
Said, to Be One ef te Most Import
ant Erer Made la the District
Another Rick Le&se.
COTTAGE GROVE, Osr., June 2L-A. P.
Churchill, who recently returned from the
Mayflower group, Bohemia district, re
ported a big strike of free gold In the
third ktvel. the ore being quite as rich
as In the famous Helena district. "W. P.
Ely, of Kelso, "Wash., who Is the principal
owner, arrived today, and shows speci
mens which contain an abundance of free
gold. Those In a position to know say
that It Is one of the most Important
strikes ever made In the district.
The development work on this property
consists of nearly 500 feet of tunnel built
at an expenditure of over $4000. and the
mine is now in a position to become a
producer.
Another rich strike was ahro reported
from Bohemia today, on the Camp ledge,
which belongs to the Adam Mountain
Mining Company. The vein is three feet
wide, and prospects free, gold In such
abundance that it can be seen in the ore.
Active developments are under way and
will be pushed tins Summer.
JiEW COPPER MEfE.
The Wisconsin In Grant Connty Is
Oae of the Latest.
A new copper inlne has been discovered
In tho New Eldorado mining section, in
Grant County. L. "W. Kempf is the dis
coverer, and he is of the opinion that he
has the finest thing yet found in Eastern
Oregon. The new camp 1 10 or 12 miles
iwet of Granite, near Susanvllle, end
the vein is said to be on a direct line
with the Redt Boy.
Mr. Kempf sayli he has uncovered sev
eral feet, and finds the vein at least 20
feet wide, with i-everal feet of ore now
in sight. He declares that some of the
mines at the New Eldorado camp are
taking out chunks of solid ore weighing
COO and 600 pounds, and he predicts that
the camp will become the greatest In
Eastern Oregon.
He says that the copper ore m his, tha
"Wisconsin, mine is encased and m con
tact with slate, diorlte, serpentine, por
phyry and phonolyte, and that ore lies
In the grass roots at the surface.
He predicts a stampede to that section
as soon as the outside world learns of the
richness of the camp, and advises all
who want to get In on the ground floor
to get In now.
Quotations of Mining; Stocks.
SPOKANE, Juno 21. Tha closing bids for
mining stocks today were:
Blacktall $0 umPrlncess Mand...0 01
Butte & Boston. auiReservatlon .. 10
Deer Trail Con. llRosaland Giant.. 3
Golden HnrvfsL 1$, Sullivan 12
L X. L K (Tom Thumb .... 18Vi
Lone Pins Surp. 14 (Waterloo ....... 2Va
Mountain Lion.. Tt- I Flag- Hill 1
Mora. Glory .... 1H!
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21. Tho official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta. 0 OllJulIa 40 12
Alpha Cos 3 Justice 5
Andes 0 Mexican 20
Belcher 1C,
Occidental Con
11
Best Sc Belcher... 20
Bullion 3
Caledonia , 1 10
Challenge Coa ... H
Chollar 18
Confldenco (A
Con Cal. & Va... 1 '0
Ophlr ,
71
15
18
10
3
28
30
3 SO
20
14
11
Overman .....
Potosl
Sarage :.
Seg. Blcher ..
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill ...
Standard ,
Union Con ....
Crown Point 8
Excheaucr 1
Gould & Curry... 12
Utah (Xn
Hate &. Korcross.
iOYellow Jacket
NEW TORK. June 21. Mining stocks today
dosed as follows:
Chollar $0 ISIOntario $0 ST
Crown Point 5Ophlr S
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 (ilPlj-mouth 10
Deadwood SOIQulcksllver 1 50
Gould & Curry... 10
do oref 7 00
Hale & Norcrass.. 28
Sierra Nevada ... 25
Homestune 55 00
Standard 3 UO
Union Con 15
Yellow Jacket 8
Iron Sllrer Si
Mexican
BOSTON. June 21. Closing Quotations:
Adventure $0 02 IHumboldt $0 SO
Allouez M. Co.. 1 (Osceola 50
AmaL Copper .. 84VJ)Parrott .., 30
Atlantic 21 (Qulncy 1 35
Boston & Mont. 2 02 iSanta. Fe Copper 4
Butte &. Boston. 03 ITamarack 1 78
Cal. & Hecla... 7 24 Utah .Mining .... ?
Centennial 10 Winona 2ft
Franklin 12U.J
Oregoa Mlnlns Stock; Exchange.
Bid. Asked. Sold.
Alamo 5 5H 5000 6
TlnffolA ... 2V!
Gold Hill & Bohemia... 4 5 10003 5
Gold Hill High Line D.- ...
Helena 26&
20
27
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Helena No. 2.
44, 9O0OS1 4i
Lost Horse 2
- 2 2000W Z
Oregon-Colorado 6ft 6 4O0O81 5ft
3wwra &
West Fork Gold-Copper. ..
Venus 15
UMATILLA COUNTY GRAIN.
Yield Will Not Be So Large Per Acre
as In Past Two Seasons.
ATHENA, Or., June 2L Farmers Just
now are preparing for harvest, which will
commence In earnest about July 12. Sev
eral fields of wheat, and small patches,
have been cut for hay. Barley harvest
wiR begin rn 10 days or two weeks, and
the outlook is bright Today Is the sev
enth 'that It has rained in succession, not
continuously, of course, but gentle, inter
mittent rains that have done a wonderful
amount of good. These rains have been
unaccompanied by hall or wind, to break
the wheat down or blow it from 'the face
of the earth, and the outlook Is very
promising. But the yield is not going to
be phenomenal, according to tho best In
formation at hand. The yield of the fields
of this section in 1807 and 1S9S was prodi
gious, It being not uncommon to hear of
wheat going over 50 bushels to the acre,
and oven above 55, while anything less
than 40 bushels to I he acre was consid
ered: small. In those years the wheat
heads contained four to five groins to the
mesh and 14. to 16 meshes to the head.
The heads this year only carry two to
three gra's to tho mesh, with an average
of 12 meshes to head. But the stand Is
excellent.
The average yield of the reservation
fields to the south and southeast of
Athena, and of the fields within six or
eight miles to tho north and west and
southwest, may be placed at SO to 35 trash
els to the acre.
Too Mock Rain at Dnyton.
DAYTON. Or,, June 2L The continued
rain and cloudy weather has caused
much damage In this vicinity. The wheit
and oats are rusting badly, and some
acreage will not be fit to cut. Fruit of all
kinds Is badly damaged, cherries having
burst. Berries are falMng from the
bushes, the rain preventing the picking.
There are hundreds of tons of clover hay
that was cut Just bffore the storm that
was never taken care of. The second crop
has grown up through that which lies In
the swath. The hopyards are alive with
lice, and with the continuance of the
cloudy weather they trill do & great
amount of damage.
Hnrt Crops la Clatsop.
ASTORIA. June H The severe storm
of the last few days did considerable
damage throughout the county, especially
to the small fruit and berrlesi. The ber
ries are nearly all destroyed, and the
cherries are totally reined. The hay crop
Is also seriously Interfered with.
Damage fcr the Rata.
VANCOUVER. "Wash.. June 2L The re
cent rains have caused considerable dam
age, according to the report of numerous
farmers, to hay and fruit In this county.
Royal Anne and other varieties of cher
ries, of which there Is a fair crop, are
cracked open so badly a, to re4er them
practically unfit for market. Te straw-
"berry season has been cut chert-and rasp-
Dernss ana ower smai 'irons sr uaxa
aged. Considerable tlmetby hay' was cut
during tha hot weather ,preciilalB the
rain, and s practically thu?j"- f 2
GRAY'S XIARUuR WILVcEipBRATE
Twice as Sack Patriotism as in For
mer Years RepnollcaastORatlfy.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Jsne " L,T-There
will be two celebrations. oX thp Fourth
of July on Gray's HartKHytMs year, both
Aberdeen and Hoqulam ha.vipgsniade ar
rangements to that end. ieretpfsre the
towns on the harbor have- owssryed tne
day In rotation, but 'this year It was
thought that times were good enough and
the population large enough to enjoy a
double celebration. Hon. 'John . Ron
ald, of Seattle, will be the ,-oratoc of the
day In Aberdeen, while Rev. H. B;. Craw
ford" of this city, will sieve the people
of Hoqulam in the same capacity," Elab
orate programmes have been prepared at
both places.
The Aberdeen Republican Club -will ju
bilate over the Philadelphia nominations
at a ratification meeting to be held n
the Opera-Houae, in this city, Saturday
evening. Music will bo furnished by the
Aberdeen Fire Department Band and the
Republican Glee Club, and numerous
short addresses will be giver by promi
nent Republicans of Chehalis County. The
enrollment of roeexfoers in the club Is pro
ceeding rapidly, the present "membership
reaching about 200, with the memhershlp
committee actively at work adding new
names continually. A large ground floor
room, centrally located at the corner of
F and Wishkah streets, has been leased,
and will be Republican headquarters dur
ing the coming campaign.
Arrangements have been perfected for
the reinstatement of Wishkah Lodge, No.
44. Knights of Pythias, in this city Satur
day evening. The lodge was suspended
nocn years ago, and It was only recently
that local knights concluded to rehabili
tate the order here. It will Tesume with
a membership of about 35, almost entirely
those who have come into tho city since
tho lodge ceased operations. .
BRITISH COLUMBIA CABINET.
Completed by Premier' Dnnsmnlr
By-EIcctions Ordered.
VICTORIA. B. C, Juno 2L Premier
Dunsmulr today cccnpleted'jthe formation
of his Cabinet, W. G. Weirs, Northeast
Kootenay, becoming Chief Commissioner
of .Lands and Works; J. D. Prentice, of
LUlooet, Provincial Secretary" and Minis
ter of Education, and R. MoBrlde, of
Dowdney, Minister of Mines. They were
sworn in by the Lieutenant-Governor.
The Governor signed writs for by-elections
in Victoria and South Victoria,
whore Turner, the Finance Minister, and
Eberts, tho Attorney-General, have to be
indorsed by their constituents. The elec
tions will be.held July 3. The date of the
other by-elections is not yet fixed. The
Cabinet will tomorrow probably decide on
a later date than July for the opening
of the Legislature.
Pensions for Three States.
WASHINGTON, June 17. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Oregon Original. Lemuel J. Reynolds,
University Park, $6. Increase, Eugene S.
Knapp, Summerville. $8; Charles A. Dib
ble, Portland, $12. Reissue and increase,
Albert McClung. Oakville, $3. Original,
Judson P. Bowman. Pleasant Hill, $3;
Helnrlch Engelbart, Portland, $6; Charles
G. Lovell, Umatilla, $6. Increase, David
Cade, Rosedale, $8; Joslah W. Brewster,
Eugene, $12; Julius B. Gardner. IcMlnn
vllle. $3; Alexander Kyle. Gold Hill, $10;
George L. Freeman, Independence, $S
War with Spain (original), John T.
Reeves, $10. Increase, James Savage,
Merlin, $10.
Washington Original, John N. Berry,
RIdgefleld, $6; James A. Hfl, Tacoma,
$G; William Ray, I?naquah, $6. Additional,
August Nil. New Whatcom, $S; David L.
Cain, Tacoma, $12. Increase, James Greer,
Tacoma, $17. Original widow's, etc.. Spe
cial account, June 1, Marcia A. Gardiner,
North Yakima, $3. Original. Ellsha Cook
son, Seattle, $5; James J. Donovan, Car
ro'lton, $5. Increase. John Hood, Hoqul
am. $8. War with Spain (original), James
J. Brown. Vancouver, $S. Original wid
ow's, special accident, June 2, Nancy A.
Lim-llle, Willapa, $S; Jane Elliott.
Fisher. $3.
Idaho Increase. Edwin B. Marsh. Rath
drum, $12J Edward J. Smith. Ola, $S. War
with Spain (widow's), special, June 1,
Mahlon C. Harvey, Boise City, $30. Re
Issue, Waldo W. Paine, Payette, $12. Orig
inal, Frank McCallum, Burke. $6; Alex
ander WHson, Idaho Falls. $5. Rei-sue
ana Increase, Samuel Crumley, Prince
ton, $12.
HUlsboro Will Celebrate.
HILLSBORO, Or., June 21. Hillsboro
citizens do not Intend to be outdone on
the Fourth, and a mass meeting was
called last night to reconsider the ques
tion of celebrating. The old committee In
charge of affairs declared the celebration
off yesterday, after falling to secure cer
tain attractions, and today the'matterwas
taken in hand again, and a big time Is
assured. Every effort will be made to
make the occasion a grand success.
The Oregon Telephone & Telegraph
Company has a large force of men em
ployed constructing a telephone line from
this place- to Glencoe, a small town six
miles north. It Is expected the line will be
In operation by the first of next week.
Washington Notes.
Tho heading of barley will commence
In Walla Walla County next week.
Tho Japanese laborers In the Anarcor
tes mill have been discharged and re
placed by white men.
The Mayor of Walla Walla has been in
structed by the Council to asfc for a
Spanish cannon, which will bo placed In
the city park.
A cargo of 500 tons of brick at Seattle
manufacture and about 1,000,000 feet of
Washington lumber Is to be 6hlppod to
Capo Town. South Africa.
The GIty of Walla Walla has entered
Into a. contract to supply water to Fort
Walla Walla, beginning July 1, for one
year, at the rate of $23 per month.
The traffic on the coast line trains be
tween Everett and tributary points la the
largest ever known, and railroad officials
state that since the Great Northern serv
ice ha3 been Improved that business ha
more than doubled.
About 100 property-owners having real
estate adjoining the Great Xorthern.'B new
right of way through Spokane are pre
parlntr to claim damages from the rail
way for the depreciation of tho value of
their property by reason of the new
tracks.
The first mental science' convention on
Pugot Sound will assemble In Seattle on
July 1. Mayor Humes will deliver an ad
dress of welcome. Frank J. Browne,
State Superintendent oi Public Schools,
will deliver a lecture representing the
educational Interests of the State of
Washington.
The Folrhiven Cannlnjr Company, of
New Whatco:n. Is preparing to ship It
last consignment of sockeye calmon or
the stock left oeT from last year. The
shipment conM'ts of 1000 cases, which
. ha-e been purchased by L J. Kinney, of
Astoria, Or., but will bo sent 'wherever the
purchaser directs.
Ten years ago a eurvcy. was made for a
wpgon road between Arlington and Bry
ent. and a whole lot of hard -work done
by I K. Alvord and the Blalrs In order
to get the road constructed, but It failed.
.Now, after 10 years, a -survey Is beln
xnade again for the road over pracUcaUy
the tame route.
It to not ;jrobable that there win be
any general shut-dewn of the shingle
mill"? in Olympla. as has been thought
likely. Most of tho mill 'men of the coun.
ty would, much lather run- their plant,
even If they make nothing for a time,
than to be bothered about getting their
crews together again after the mlll3 re
sume operations.
The Largest
ENDOWMENT EVER PAID.
Fifteen years ago Mr. George Gooderham, of Toronto, took out ic
Year Endowment Policy No. 289421 for $100,000, in the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, paying an annual premium of $8,382. Now his policy
has matured and shows the following results :
1. Cash $150,847
2. Paid-up Assurance 210,000
3. Annuity for Life 20,320
At the same time Mr. Gooderham took out a policy of the same kind
for the same amount and with the same premium, in another company;
the cash return on which was $15,000 less than on the Equitable policy.
Here is what Mr. Gooderham says of his results:
" I have always been a strong advocate of Endowment Insurance, and dbout the time "
a I took your policy for 100,000 I placed $400,000 of Endowment policies on my life in "
0 eight different companies. Of this amount $310,000 has already matured. I have lived"
" to see the result and to know what it means. These results realized by the Equitable"
" are larger and more satisfactory than any result ever realized by me on any of my policies "
" which have matured to date. I may say that they are quite satisfactory, and that no M
" company has ever done so well for me."
THE EQUITABLE
Life Assurance Society of the United States.
Energetic men of character who desire to represent the Society address L. Samuel, Manager,
306 Oregonian Building, Portland, Or.
THAT HOP AGREEMENT
CALIFORNIA ASKS
ON GROWERS'
FOR POINTERS
COMBINES.
Provisions of the New Contract Sub
mitted for Signatures of Produ
cers Four States to Re In It.
SALEM, June a. Manager James Wln
stanley, o the Oregon Hopgrowers' As
sociation, recentlv wrote to Clean? T..
Brewer, of Sacramento, Cal., Inquiring
wnat progress had been made In that
state in the organization of growers for
tho control of the output of hops this sea
son. Mr. Brewer is the leading eplrlt In
the movement in California. A reply
was received today in which Mr. Brewer
says:
"We have organizations In Sacramento
and Mendocino Counties, and expect to
have another in Sonoma County by June
23, after which we expect to hold a stato
convention on or about June 28. or possi
bly later. The growers are quite enthus
iastic over the proposition when they
fully understand It, and it has taken
considerable talking to get the growers
united, but tho more It Is discussed, the
more they take to It."
Mr. Brewer asks for a copy of the con
tract to be used by the Oregon growers,
as they wish to use It as a pattern. He
also Eays that the California growers are
continually Inquiring what Is being done
In Oregon and Washington. They believe
that 75 per cent of the acreage Is not
sufficient to warrant the growers in per
fecting the movement, and that 90 per cent
should be secured.
The officers of the association have Just
completed a form of contract to be signed
by growers who desire to help In the
movement to limit the supply of hops to
the demand. Aside Xrom the formal parts
of the contract It Is provided that each
grower will furnish the association with
full lnformatipn regarding his hop crop
and its prospective yie'd; that "should
It appear from these and other reports
as to the general condition of the hop
crop In the States of Washington, Ore
gon, California and New York, that there
Is likely to be such an overproduction of
hops In the United States as to reduce the
price below the point of profitable produc
tion, and whenever such probable over
production shall be declared to be Immi
nent by a board of managers to consist
of 13 members, of whom two shall be se
lected by tho hopgrowers of Washington,
four by the hopgrowers of Oregon, three
by the hopgrowers of California, and
four by the hopgrowers of New York,
acting through local organization, then
the said first party (the grower) agrees
forthwith to destroy or damage the hops
growing on such percentage of his hop
acreage as the said board of managers
shall declare to be expedient or necessary
to prevent such probable overproduction,
not, however, to Injure the vines for fu
ture crops"; that said destruction shall
be so complete as to render the hops ab
solutely unfit for picking; that If the hops
are not destroyed by the grower as
agreed, the association's agents may have
the same destroyed and the grower will
bear the expense thereof; that the grower
will not sell or lease his hop acreage to
any person who has not become a party
to tho agreement; that the association
will promptly notify the grower of tho
per cent of his crop to be desfc-oyed.
It is also provided "that this agreement
shall be binding only In the event that on
or before the 10th day of July, 1900, persons
represenUng not less than 75 per cent of
the aggregate acreage of hop-bearing
yards in each of the above mentioned
States of Washington, Oregon, California
and New York, shall sign agreements sim
ilar In effect to this one, and that unless
such 75 per cent of such acreage shall be
secured. this agreement and all rights
thereunder shall cease." It Is further
agreed that on or before July 20, 1900, the
association shall notify the grower wheth
er such per cent of the acreage has been
secured, and such notice having been giv
en, then the grower shall be bound by
such notice and shall not be permitted
to deny that such acreage has been se
cured. The contract Is also to be agreed
to by any person holding a claim against
the crop covered by the contract.
The California growers will hold a state
convention on June 2S, and the Oregon
growers will hold a meeting for a similar
1 purpose on June 29. The result of these
two meetings will probably determine
whether the movement Is to be a success.
W. H. Egan, of Brooks, who he- been
urging the formation of such an organ
ization, was in Salem today In consulta
tion with officers of the association. He
cays that the hopdealers have been buy
ing 1SS3 hops for the purpose of holding
Strongest in the World
them over until next season. They can
buy these hops cheap and are getting
them In anticipation of Wgher prices this
season. Mr. Egan says that picking ex
penses are what makes hopgrowlng un
profitable to the producer, and that the
movement to limit the supply has In view
the elimination of a part of the picking
expense and an Increase of the price.
There Is no need, hs says, for the grow
ers, as a whole, to pick more hops than
the brewers want to use, for an oversup
ply, even at reduced prices, will not ln
creasa the consumption.
Mr. Egan says that the present rains are
doing the hop vines an Immense amount
of good, and will Increase the production.
There are many Indications of hop lice.
but ho says they are not abundant enough.
1 at present to endanger the hops.
I The Prune Pool.
According to Information received by a
Salem fruitgrower, the Oregon prune
growers have been more successful In ef
fecting an organization than have their
California rivals. AdMce3 from the lat
ter state are to the effect that the pro
moters of the pool have not been able
to secure the necessary proportion of the
prune crop, and it is now so late in the
season that further efforts will be futile.
Owing to the relations between growers
and packers, the time for signing con
tracts in that state was limited to June
15. The present indications are that the
Oregon growers will perfect their pool
and figure ery materially In the market
ing of the crop.
A local dealer expresses the opinion that
the prices offered for prunes this Fall
wfll be the highest when the market first
opens. He reaches this conclusion from
the fact that Eastern reports show that
dealers have a good supply of last year's
stock on hand, and that for some reason
the consumption has been light. The
prune-Droducinc countries of Europe re
port good crop prospects. There being a
considerable crop this year. It Is rea
soned that buyers will be alow, and that
the usual cutting of prices will follow.
This may be avoided, however, if the
fruit pool shall prove strong enough.
Schools of Three Counties.
Three County School Superintendents,
those of Umatilla, Tillamook and Lincoln
Counties, filed their annual reports In the
ofllce of the Superintendent of Public In
struction today. The statistics shown by
these reports, together with the corre
sponding figures for last year, are as fol
lows: Tho first table shows the general and
financial condition In Umatilla County as
follows:
General statistics 1SS9 1900
Persons of school age 6853 5S36
Pupils In public schools..... ,.421$ 4063
Average daily attendance 276S 2770
Teachers employed 1S5 1S9
Children not attending any school 773 739
Attending private scnools 521 540
Av. length of school year, weeks. 24 25
Legal voters for school purposes.2S53 29S5
r lnanclal condition UsS9. 1500.
Value of schoolhouses.J107,736 09 JU6.209 CO
School furniture 17,653 17,923 61
Value of apparatus 7,010 25
Insurance carried 50,703 00
Average salary of male
teachers 48 SO
Average salary, female
teachers 40 00
Total receipts 62,7u8 &2
Teachers' wages 37,26314
Building schoolhouses. 2,956 79
Total disbursements... 57,452 SS
Cash In hands of clerks
March 5 ?.. 5,255 84
7.032 75
57,553 00
45 00
40 00
78.644 50
43.SSS8S
5,255 41
66.629 51
12.014 99
The following table shows the general
and financial condition of schools In Til
lamook County for 1S2S-1S00:
General statistics 1899 1900
Persons of school age 1672 172J
Pupils In public schools. 1187 1141
Average dally attendance 914 873
Teachers employed 64 69
Children not attending any school 432 355
Attending private schools SO 21.0
Av. length of school year, weeks IS 19
Legal voters for school purposes. 886 E4S
Financial condition 1S&9. 1900.
Value of schoolhouses. 21,651 00 I 18.051 00
School furniture 3,542 50 3.991 00
Value of apparatus 2.234 60 2,505 15
Insurance canrled 9,535 00 9,300 00
Average salary of male
teachers 37 71
Average salary of fe
male teachers 29 97
Total receipts 10.7C9 CO
Teachers' wages 7.1o &
Building schoolhouses. 232 17
Total disbursements... 9.S94 91
Cash in hands of clerks
March 5 814 09
34 84
20 73
14,625 87
9,53173
941 59
11.821 91
1.S03S3
Showing the general and financial con
dition of Lincoln County's schools for 1SG9
and 1900:
General statistics 1SS0 1900
Persons of school age 1304 1256
Pupils In public schools 912 846
Average daily attendance 614 643
Teachers employed ": ,S i5
Children not attending any school 402 372
Attending private schools So
Av. length of school year, weeks.. 16 14
Legal voters for school purposes. 893 819
Financial condition 18S9. 1900.
Value of schoolhouses.": 14.345 00 $ 18.330 40
School furniture 2.176 95 2,258 23
Value of apparatus.... 1,670 40 1.862 9j
Insurance carried 4,000 00 3,100 00
Average salary of male
v
teachers 30 00 83-05
Average salary of fe
male teachers 25 50 24 33
Total receipts 5,96716 7,39183
Teachors wages 4,709 82 4,526 13
Building schoolhouses 294 58
Total disbursements... 6,59105 5,910 14
Cash in hands of clerks
March 5 37611 2,4a 74
Set for Supreme Court.
Clerfc of the Supreme Court J. J. Mup
phy today 6t the following cases for trial
on next Monday and Tuesday:
State of Oregon vs. Thomas O'Doxmell.
J. T. Lleuallen vs. Matt Mosgrove and,
James Mosgrove, J. P. "SIcManus vs. D.
G. Smith et aL, Non-Chi-po vs. Wa-win-ta-4a-yecht,
and Jesso L. Stamper vs.
Warren W. Raymond. All of these cases
are from Umatilla County, and, because
of lack of time, were not heard while tho
Supreme Court was at Pendleton.
Salem. Brevities.
Wheeler County today paid into the
State Treasury J2327 77, which settles that
county's 1S99 state taxes In fulL
W. T. Ford, aged 37, was today received
et the asylum, from Portland.
BAD FIRE AT PLACERVnilB.
Nine Business Houses Destroyed, En
tnillne; Loss of $35,000.
BOISE. Idaho, June 2L The little min
ing camp of Pla.cervli"e. "Boise County,
had Its second fire in a year today. Nine
business bouses were destroyed. Tha
loss was 535,000; insurance, $3000. The
cause of the fire la supposed to have
heen incendiary.
The previous fire was in August, and
the town began the construction of water
works. The system was nearly completed
when the fire occurred today, but they
were not near enough completed' to be of
any benefit.
WHiIi SAIL FROM FORTLAJTO.
Nervr Consul-General to Yokohama, to
Leave Jane 24.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June ZL Hon.
E. C. Bellows, Consul-General to Yoko
hama, Japan, has engaged1 passage for
himself, Mrs. Bellows and Miss Bertha
Giggary, who will accompany them. on.
tho British steamship Monmouthshire,
which will sail from Portland June 24,
going direct to Yokohama.
Northwest Sportsmen at ""Tlctorta.
VICTORIA. B. C June 2L At the an
nual meeting of the Sportsman's Associa
tion of the Northwest, held here last
night. It was decided to hold the next an
nual shoot at Walla Walla, Wash.
The new officers are: Z. K. 8tralgh,
Walla Walla, president; P. J. Holohan,
Wallace, Idaho, first vice-president; R.
Cox, Seattle, second vice-president; Dr.
Smith, Tacoma, third vice-president: W.
Q. Campbell, Walla Walla, secretary
treasurer; T. B. Ware, Spokane; E. Ellis,
Seattle; W. F. Sheard, Tacoma, C H.
Smlth, Butte, Mont., and J. C. McClure,
Victoria, directors.
There will be about 50 competitors la
the tournament which will open tomor
row. Tha only big event today was the shoot
for the Brownloe trophy, which was wa
by T. B. Ware, of Spokane, with a sec'
of 2L Lenfesty second -with 2"). Spokane
captured both first and second prizes in
the team shoot; Victoria third.
Idaho Notes.
A flour mill of 10?M:arrel capacity wfll
bo Installed at Ktndrick. The contract
has been let for the erection of the mill.
The Lewlston-Vlneland Fair Associa
tion has about 20 teams and SO men em
ployed in grading; the race track, and
getting the grounds in shape for the fair
this Fall.
It is said to be tho Intention of tha
War Eagle M tring Company to put in
70-stamp mill at the Iowa. A force of
men will go to Quart: burg in a faw da.
to commence the cik.
Buyers of horses for the United States
cavalry are In Douglas Countv
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium, Chamber of Commerce Bid?.,
P. O. box G79. Portland, Chfc
Telephono Main 810.
J. B. Haseltlne. Pres.; Da-rid Goodsell Treaa.;
F. J. Hard. Sec -s . .
Directors L. G. Clarke, J. E. Haseltlne. Da
vid Ooodsetl, P. J. Jennlncs, L. O. Davldsoa.
F. V. Drake, E. A. Clem.
Oregon Mines .
DavIson,Ward&Co.
Invite the attention of rnlnlns Investors to U1
promulns field. Thoy deal in
MINES. STOCKS. LEArfES AND BONDS.
Only property of merit, after careful Invest!
cation, will be handled. Members Oreffoa-Jiia,
lug Exchange. Correspondence solicited.
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