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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1900. THE TOPKUK STRIKE May Afford Lasting Winter Gold Diggings. 19 CREEK CLAIMS KNOWN TO BE RICH Kftl Estate Viilnst ion's in Stm CHr Are Hlrrli One Man'n Opinion ef the M In la s Camp. PENDLETON, Or., Jtine 27. ttcnry F. Pierce, formerly a successful farmer In this county, now owning a tuie-land farm near Stockton, Cal. writes from Nome City under date of May 27. the letter hav ing just arrived here. It was brought out by tfao captain of the Alpha. Mr. Pierce took a shlp'ltxui ef potatoes and vegetables from San Francisco, leaving early In the" Spring, and going via the Japan ron'.f. He arrived at Dutch Harbor and went 6n In a whaler, the trip from Dutch Harbor to Noma consuming 1C days, tv. a weeks of the time being spent in bucking Ice In Eishrihg Sea. From th letter are taken the fddowlrig ecerpts: 4The beach is how well worked out near here. They .have been at work h It for a month, going over for the socond time wliore. they worked it out last Summer. There have, been remarkably rich strikes 40 miles from here to Topkuk. The min ers have taken out $150,1)00 there from 100 yar& of beach, but IE will soon be over, unjess they find something new. "The tundra Is altnaH entirely pfbspect- ed. Near the Alaska Commercial Com pany s store the miners are making 510 a day with rockers, rocking out grass roots. 1 thought this was a joke, until I came and saw l done before my own eyes. "T5ie ground oh the tundra Is frozen to an unknown depth, just as ai Dawson, ro that If this prov es to be rich. It will mean Winter diggings. The permanency of this camp depends upon this and the1 beach diggings, or the ci'covery of quartz. "There ares 19 creek claims known to bo rich, and beyond tliese absolutely nothing Is known. Tet every foot of ground within 30 miles inland and for 100 mlli Up and dowrf the const is staked, the most of it five times over. Titles are bad In most cases, and the owners will neither prospect nor work the ground. "These claim owner? stay In camp and "wait for the 'chuchawkers' (tenderfcet) to make discovery on Options to buy or worlt Thre are men here owning as many as 550 claims, 7CG0 acres, who have never eecai one of them, excepting to stake thetri through the srow. The power of attorney propesltion has been much abused, and will retard the mineral development of Alaska for many jedrs to corrfe. "Lots are held In Nome City at from t $2000 a front foot down to all sorts of fig ures, xne oniy title is possession and a six-ehooter, and If a man Is gone from his home two hours he Is liable to find someone else's house on his land when he returns. "Nearly 300 people have arrived since I reached here, but prices ar so high that all are discouraged. The people here aro 'laying for suckers.' but are likely to get left. Unless new creeks show good devel opment, there Is nothing warranting Nome being a big mining campi Of course; there will be lots of money spent here, that taken from the beach and that brought 1 from the outside." ELDER AA'D NO.TIE CITY. Botk Stenmefa Left Dntck Harbor June S, for Cape Xome. Many or the eteamers which left Port- land for Nome have- already reached their destination, while others, accordine to lat est reports, were fctlll ice-bound. Tefesels arriving In Dutch Harbor were fehofi of provisions, and the well-quJnpcd Port land fleet was able to supply them. The following letter, containing news of the fleet, was received ycatefday bj- F. P. Baumgarther, agent of the California & Oregon Coast Steamship Company, from S. 8. Freeman, purser of the Despatch: "Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 17. Arrived hero al S P. M. today, after a very pleasant trip. I just came ashore. land as the steamer Cleveland is to leave h&re In about an hour, will try and write yott some interesting news. "The harbor is full of v essels waiting for coal, but owing to the previous arrange ments you had made tor cdallrg us we will not have to take our turn In line, but will be coaled tomorrow and will leave here at daylght Tuesday for Nome. "Captain Donaldson, of the steamer Homer, now in port here, Informs us that th3 steamer Fulton, which fcas loaded with our lightering plant, arrived at Nome O. X. Tho steamers Nome City arid Elder left here on the 8th Inst, and are evi dent' at Nome before this. The steamer South Portland Is reported in the ice. The steamer Garrdne. got In the Ice, arid after several attempts to force her way through Tras obliged to put back to Dutch Har "bor, and will leave here again in a few days, the barge Skookum arri ed here in tow of the tug Holjoke-, having lest 17 horses on the trip. She will leave here tomorrow. The Steamers Chas. D. Lane and Sunol left here this evening for Nome. "Up to the 14th Inst there had been few arrivals tit Nome, and the majority of tfcfc vessels that left here are still in the Ice. "Notr about our cargo. VC6 got alonj splendidly, having lost only one horse ahd one sheep. Three head of beef cattle re fused to eat, and vvere- butchered by the owners and sold to good advantage to steamers who wrre short of provisions. Captain Donaldson informed us that a great many steamers, among them the Zealandia, Roanoke and San Pedro, were short of provision, and the captain weighed out every passenger an allowance at every meal. He also states that the pas sengers xn our line of steamers were the most satisfied of any arriving at Dutch Harbor, not a kick being heard from any of them, and nothing but praie for the treatment and grub they received. "Captain Donaldson, with the steamer Komer, is plylrg between Dutch Harbor and the Pribiloff Islands, and was the first to arrive here from San Francisco this yeaft" FARMING AROUND DYEA, Several Crops Do "Well Cora a Failure. Skagway Alaskan. "William Workman is just now winning some fame as one of the most exten sive farmers in this part of the country. In regard to his success In farming at Dyea, he says: "I have 15 acres of oats which I planted the last of April and which are up about seven Inches They are as fine as any grown anywhere. The climate here Is just Tight for growing oats. "I have In six acres of potatoes which arc also doing well, and are getting well above the ground. There are no frosts in the valley, and they naturally thrive, ATorecver, they grow to a large size, and re fine, round and mealy. They are not at all watery, but are equal to the fa mous Yakima potatoes. I proved this last year Last yeir I planted potatoes and sjme that were left in the ground continued to grow until as late as Octo ber 2S. when the first frost killed them. "Pjeas are now up three Inches on my ylaca. They grow to be just as good as eaa. be raised anywhere. Lettuce and radlsTies and other such hardy vegetables also do well. "'As fine grass as I ever saw grows In ' and about Dyea, and Is now a foot high. I have millet seed coming to plant there. "Raspberries, currants and blackberries alsd do well in Dyea. Mrs. "Wilson, who has been there for years, says she had decided success In growing them. "I tried to grow corn, but failed. Corn cannot be grown in this part of the coun try for the reason It requires very vraim nights, sultry nights, such as xniko It troublesome to sleep, and such as we" do not have. However, the exceedingly long Summer days, with scarcely two hours nighty give the more hardy vegetation here a. great impetus, arid. In fact, keep it growing almost constantly. The heat that the ground here does absorb In the long Surrnner days scarcely has time to get out of the ground, hepce the contin uous nourishment and the rapid growth 61 vegetables and griins. "Fall plowing Is the best In farming here. The ground, whllo good, needs to "be fertilized to make it first-class. How ever, It Is as good as the average farming lands in most countries. "There Is no question farming and gard ening in this region can be made a suc cess, so far as production goes, but the market for vegetables Is necessarily limited." GOLD FItOM THE KLONDIKE. More Than. $4,000,000 for Seattle As say Office In Two Months. SEATTLE, Juno 27. The gold received at the United States assay office since June L 1500, amounts In value to over 51.000,000. From Information now at hand. It Is" possible to make the certain predic tion that the receipts of the oSlce during the month of July will amount to over $3 000.080. The receipts for June were today In creased by the deposltfc of gold brought down on the steamer Rosalie, which ar rived from Skagway Tuesday evening. There were 12,500 ounces in nuggets and dust deposited in the assay office today ih the names of 55 persons. The approx imate Value of the deposits Is 16,000. The gold was all direct from Dawson City, and Is part of the clean-up In that imme diate vicinity. The depositors confirmed previous re ports of an immense clean-up In the. Klondike. The hillside and bnch claims are turning out even better than had been expected, and splendid showings are be ing made on the creeks. The water was rising In the streams when these men left Dawson and all conditions were fa vorablo for the miners. Advices have been received at the assay oftice that about $2,500,009 In gold has been shipped from Dawsoh on steamers going down the river and consigned to the Seat tle ofllce. This gold will arrive on steam ers from St Michael some time next month. Alpha's Troubles Settled. VANCOUVER. B. C. June ST. News was received In this city today that the Alpha's troubles are now practically set tled. Her people say that the difficulty with the United States customs author ities was never so serious "as It was al leged to be. Tht Alpha will leave on Monday for Seattle. There she will have her annual Inspection according to the American requirements concerning all boats trading to and from United States ports. After her Inspection and an over hauling the Alpha will return to Van couver and will take en a cargo for St Michael. The exact details of how the trouble was bridged over could not be learnod. It seems probable, however, that arrange ments will be made for the change of the Eteatner's register. Davrson Ma Killed Himself. SEATTLE, June 27. J. Lochrist a na tive of Toronto, Canada, made an unsuc cessful attempt June 7 at Dawson to mur der his former wire. Mrs. Hugh Madden, after which he shot himself, the bullet causing almost instant death. Mrs. Mad den Is alive and will recover. The woman left Lochrist and married Madden. The suicldo had pursued her for several yean, ahd once before tried to kill her. Crevr Deserts Steadier rn Alaska. SEATTLE, June 27. According to a private letter received by the agents of the steamship Robert Dollar, the crew desetted In a body the minute the boat reached Cape 'Nome. It was expected, however, that many of them would re turn to the ship, when the true condition of affairs ashore was discovered. DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT TV. R. C. Mrs. Clara T. Lyle, Who IVas I'nanl monnly Chosen to the Ofllce. LA GRANDE, Or., June 27. Mrs. Clara T. Lyle, of La Grande, who was unani mously elected June 32 as department president or the Woman's Relief Corp"? of Oregon, comes of a soldier family, and has been associated with soldiers all her life. Her husband. Captain Robert Lyle, was a member of the Eighth Ohio Cav alry, and Is now an enthusiastic member of the La Grande Post. Her grandfather was a surgeon In the Louisville Hospital, rifmmm iJw Mrs. Clara T. Lyle. and her mother a nurse In the Jefferson ville Hospital during the Civil War. She is a niece of Edwin B. Lindsay, now of California, one of the first of the regulars to enter Richmond, and a cousin to Ma-jor-General Keifer, of Ohio. itrs. Lyle has made her home in La Grande for the past five years. During that time her studio has been the musical center of the t6wn. She organized the Ladles Tuesday Musical Club, and In the preliminary organization of the National Federation of Musical Clubs she was sets retary for the Pacific Coast. Of all the local musical entertainments Mrs. Lyle Is one of the chief spirits. Caught Eight SmufcRled Chinese. SPOKANE. June 27. Deputy United State Marshal Forssman, of Idaho, left tonight with eight Chinese captured near Bonner's Ferry, while attempting to smuggle themselves across the border from British Columbia over the Wild Horse tralL Marshal Ramsay has orders from the Attorney-General authorizing the deportation of the prisoners. Order for the Encampment. TACOMA, June 27. A New Whatcom special says Colonel Welsenberger today issued the final orders for the assembling or the N. G. W. at Tacoma, July 3, ror three days' encampment. Idaho Notes. Diphtheria has broken out In the In dian camp two miles from Bonner s Ferry. The first mall car direct from Lewiston to Kooskla went out Monday morning, under the charge of George K. Marshall, assistant chler clerk of the railway mall service at Spokane, who will remain In charge until the service Is perfected. It develops that the recent action of the Internal Revenue Collector for this district In taking away the licenses from the Boise sub-dlstrlct bfilce may have the effect of the permanent abolishment of the Boise branch of the revenue of fice, says the Boise Statesman. It will mean the loss bf several thousand dol lars arinualljY ir " jlpy m wr-i .v AMFViar jva -s. -sw Hlff H DDIf E rflD iC i I HI AW lilUil I IIIL.L i Ul OALITIU1! i 6 1-2 CENTS PAID FOR STEELUCADS AT ASTORIA. For "Whom This Is Paid Is Unknown, Bnt la Is a Factor of Material Disturbance. ASTORIA, June 27. When the present fishing season opened the cold-storage men decided upon 5 cents a pound as the price for stcelheads and agreed faithfully to adhere to this price, so as to avoid an unprofitable contest among themselves. So far as can be ascertained, lh& cold storage men have lived up to this agree ment, and not one of them will say that the others have done otherwise. A few days ago, however, Richard Welcome, a local buyer, visited nearly all the seln lng grounds and offered to pay' cents PRIZEWINNER AT WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. sMMBJgMMUllllB Mil r4tSBtfW,ff " WBmui&smS&: ' - MISS EU3IA CLARK, OF SALEM. Miss Clark Is but 19-rears old, has Just completed the freshman sear at the Willamette University, and In a searching examination on constitutional history stood OS. thereby win ning the Waller prize of $20, offered by President Thomas M. Gatch, of the Oregon Agricul tural College. per pound for steelheads. He also noti fied all the glllnetters whom he met of the same offer, but he refused to tell for whom he was buying. All the seiners are under obligations to deliver their catches to certain canneries, and Wel come was unable to secure any from them, but he did purchase a few from the glllnetters. His actions attracted the attention of the cold-storage men, who handle all the steelheads caught, and they have en deavored to ascertain for whom Welcome was buying, but thus far have been un successful, though they believe they have good grounds for a reliable suspicion. Yesterdav. Trescott &. Co.'s launch met Welcome on .the river and offered to. j nil Ytl nn f efnAlliA'Kle " Ct Atf a per pound, a half-cent less than he has been offering, but he refused to purchase them. Last night the cold-storage men had a boat follow Welcome to find out where he delivered the fish he had pur chased from the glllnetters, but he was too smart for them. He tacked around the river all the evening until about 11 o'clock he was lost sight of off Smith's Point. The general bellof Is that the movement Is at the Instigation of some cannery or canneries that desire to raise the price of steelheads which they sell to the cold storage men, and that It Is all a bluff to gain that end. For Utterinpr Forged Checlc. A young man by the name of James Wiley, alias James Anderson, was ar rested here this afternoon on a j charge of attempting to have forged checks cashed. He had been working in C. C. Masten's logging camp near Svensen under tho name of James Wiley and came to Astoria yesterday, and under the name of James Anderson tried to have N. Schlussel cash a check for 550, drawn to his own order and signed C. C. Masten. A similar check for $72 was presented to the Foard & Stokes Com pany, but upon neither did he receive the money. Mr. Masten was sent for. and upon his arrival he pronounced the checks to be forgeries, and assisted the officers in arresting the man. Lnhor Clntms Compromlicd. The claims against the Astoria Street Railway Company for salaries of em ployes contracted previous to the ap pointment of the receiver have been com promised on a basis of o per cent, and an order was filed in the Circuit Court today directing the receiver to pay them from the funds now In his hands. The full amount of the claims was fl015 78. Clatiop Connty Notes. County Treasurer Thompson will. In a few days, remit to the State Treasurer $5000 on the state taxes of 1S92.. This will lnave a balance of about J3X0 due tho state. The Treasurer will also make a call shortly after the first of the month for ?d0 worth of warrants. It will In clude all those Indorsed prior to July 1, 1KS. While sawing a log In his camp on Tucker Creek yesterday afternoon. Elmer Warnstaff severed the main artery In his right wrist He was brought to this city for medical attendance, and although he Is weakened by the loss of blood, he is out of danger. Lieutenant-Commander R. E. Davis, of the Oregon Naval Reserves, inspected this evening the Second division, located In Astoria. It was a regular quarterly inspection, and at Its close Lieutenant Commander Davis addressed the division, omr)lImentlnir the officers and men on the proficiency of their drill and upon J their general appearance. BOY CARRIED CONCEALED WEAPON Arrested and Fined for the Offense j Railroad Land Lifted. OREGON CITY, June 27. Ed Peterson, a boy, aged about 12 years, residing at Eagle Creek, was fined $10 In the Justice Court this afternoon for carrying coh ' cealed weapons. He had been shooting promiscuously on the highways, to the imminent danger of people passing In tho vicinity, and a complaint was entered by W. H. Young, a liveryman here, whose children are visiting relatives In that neighborhood. In the Circuit Court today, Eva "Lyons, formerly of Portland, filed a suit for a di vorce from Ed Lyons, on the ground of neglect and noiisapport. Today Sheriff Cooke completed the as sessment on 20.8C3 acres of land contracted to be sold bv tho Oregon & California Railroad Company to private individuals, which h.b heretofore been in dispute as to title between the railroad company and the Government, and did not come under the jurisdiction of the Assessor. The as sessment was also completed on 40.C03 acres of land "belonging to the Oregon . California Railroad Company In the Northern Pacific overlap. The total taa. on the" former for 1539 Is $1013 13, and on the latter $1323 17. After the decision was made last Winter by the United States Supreme Court that the Oregon &. Cali fornia Railroad Company -was entitled to the lands In question, the company paid up the back taxes on both the contract and other lands that accrued during the litigation. Now It Is Understood that the settlers will pay the taxes on the contract lands. I The trustees or the Methodist Episcopal Churqh have submitted their annual re- port to the fourth quarterly conference. . showing that the value of the church property Is- 515,000. The report shows that S3SS9 GS was paid out during the 5 ear. This money Was raised principally by. selling off a portion of the church prop erty. There is still a balance on hand of $57G 67. The trustees "reported to tho conference a unanimous request to retain Rev. R. A. Atkins as pastor for another year. WHEAT OF CLACKAMAS. Will Yield Tvro-Thirus of the Aver age Crop New Insect Saspected. OREGON CITY, June 27. It Is estimat ed, after interviewing fully 50 farmers from various sections of Clackamas County, that wheat will yield, about two- ME1''182- trS &vt, '5 .?-4Aj l--Jt Jt!R Vjf ?"- -iSS23i V " . "Cy thirds of a crop. In one-third of the area the grain appears to be fully up to the average. Including both Fall and Spring sown. In other sections the growers as sert that there will not be over a half yield, while In some localities the Fall grain Is dying out and the stalks are turning yellow and becoming rusty and a part of the heads arc not filled. Some firmers think an undiscovered Insect is working on the grain thus affected, and stalks brought to town have the appear ance of having the nutriment drawn out of a part of the stalks. There has been but little complaint of the ravages of the aphis, or of the Hessian fly. Many farmers are prone to overestimate the damage to a growing -crop, becoming easily discouraged at anything that has the appearance of lessening the average yield. The conditions, however, are fa vorable for a large yield of other staples. HAYING IN LAKE COUNTY. 1 - Crop Is Earlier Than Usnal A Good Yield. LAKEVIEW. Or., June 25 Haying In Lake County Is now In full blast. The crop Is 10 to 20 days earlier than usual, and will be much better In some sections than In former years, thus insuring the stockmen plenty of Winter feed. It has. been 10 years since the stockmen of Lake County have suffered from a hard Win ter, which, when It comes, kills off one fourth to one-half of the stock. Since the last hard Winter the stock Industry has greatly Increased, and the Impor tance of putting up large quantities of Professor II. E. McGrevr, of Ioira, the new President of Pacific Col lege, at Newbersr. hay is realized by the stockralsers. Sev erl mild Winters have made It possible for hay to remain unfed, thus accumu lating from year to year. Many of the ranchers are well prepared for a severe Winter. Grain Prospect In Benton. CORVALLTS. Or., June 27. The dam age to the growing wheat crop In Jhls locality chiefly affects the Autumn and early Spring sowing. Of the Fall sow ing, the acreage Is comparatively small, probably not more than 25 per cent. Of the damaged Spring wheat there is only a small amount. The later sewn Is thrifty In appearance, and promises a large yield. In some localities the grain aphis has appeared In large numbers. -The ijate rains have been peculiarly favorable id their development. One farmer reports them so thick -on his oats that they could be seen In clusters at a distance of 20 feet or more. Wheat rose yesterday In the local mar ket to 4S cents per bushel. Though more than 100.000 bushels of last year's wheat Is stored In the two local mills, practi cally none of It has changed hands, on account of the advance In price. Evidence of Prosperity. Corvallls Times. George Horning will ship a carload of sheep and hogs to Portland today from Wells. Hogs are worth from 4& to 4 cents, and sheep are quoted at 3 cents per pound. These figures are double what they were five years ago. School Tenehers for Sampler. BAKER CITY, June 27. At a meeting of the Board of School Directors In Sumpter today. Professor W. M. Sutton was elected principal for the ensuing-year and Miss Anne Myers and Miss Lillian Gillespie teachers. JMlss Terrj, of Baker dtyhas resigned her position. BEACH GOLD NEAR HOME AT OLD MOUTH OF NOOKSACK RIV ER IN WASHINGTON. Sand Said to Yield 40 Cents to the Pan Beach Staked for Distance of FlTer Mile. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., June 27. The discovery of gold at Sandy Point, which makes out lntp the Gulf of Gorgia from the Eumml Indian reservation, in this county, Is creating some excitement. Peo ple are locking there from the surround ing country, and the beach has been stakes out for five miles. Claims are all staked between high and low water marks The sand. ltfis claimed, yields an average of 46 cents to the pan. Sandy Point, the site of the discovery, is thfe old moUth of the Nooksack River, whbse source is In the Mount Baker mining dls tfict. Oregon MlhlnET Stofcfc Exchange Bid. Asked. Alamo $ 0 03 $ 0 03, Adams Mountain 06 Buffald 4 C2 02i Fouts Dredge Co 99 50 100 00 " Gold Hill & Bohemia 04 054 Gold Hill High Line D.... 00 20 Goldstone Consolidated... 03 0o& Helena 27fe ZJVi Helena No. 2 04fe 041 Lost Horse 02. 024 May Queen 02 0Z& Oregon-Colorado .... 05 05 Following are the sales: Fouts Dredge Co. 1 share at $97 50 1 share at ICO 00 Goldstone Consolidated 3.000 shares at C3V- Helena 1,000 shares at....-: 274 2,000 shares at ZIh 2.000 shares at 27?i Helena No. 2 2,000 shares at.'. 04& 9.000 shares at 01& Lost Horse LOCO shares at 02J,i May Queen 16.000 shares at 1 02 2.000 shares at 024 Oregon-Colorado 2,000 shares at 05& 5,000 shares at 05U Quotations of Mining: Stocks. SPOKAXE. June 27. The closing- bids for inlnins stocks todny were Blackta.il SO 14UI Mount. Xlon Morn. Glory Noble Five . Reserv atlon , ....$0 70 xiuiie a. uoston. 2V Deer Trail Con.. 2 0 10 1S3 Gold Ledge .... Golden Harvest. Insurgent SullKan hi Tom Thumb SAN FRANCISCO. June 2T. The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta $0 02Justlee SO OC Alpha Con JJIMexlcan 21 Andes ........ Belcher Best & Belcher S Occidental Con ... 11 lTOphlr 72 MiOverroan 17 41Petosi 19 Bullion Caledonia 1 lCSa.aee 16 Challenge Con ... ICISeg. Belcher 4 Chollar 10 Blorra. Nevada .... 9 Confidence ...... 7D Silver Hill 33 uon. tjai. & va... 1 w Standard i 00 Crown Point 9Unlon Con 20 Gould &. Curry... 12Utah Con 12 Hale & Norcnws.. 2uj Yellow Jacket .... 15 NEW TORK. June 27. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chollar SO lSIOntario SO 73 Crown Point 7Ophir OS Con. Cal. & Va... 1 43PIywouth 10 Deadwood 40 Quicksilver 1 00 Oould & Curry.. Hale & Norcrog. lu! do nref T 00 23 3 75 IT 8 Sierra iseiaaa. .. Homestalja 00 OO Standard Iron Silver MftTnlon Con Mexican 15 Yellow Jacket BOSTON, June 27 C16slng quotation: A ..&.., A rt ft Osceola S0 50 Parrott 3SJi Qulney 1 34 Santa Fe Copper 4H Tamarack 1 7B Utah Mining .... 23 Winona S'4 Wolverines SSJa Amal. Copper .. Ba Atlantic 22 Boston & Mont. 2 85 Butte & Boston. 61 j Cal. Hecla.... 7 la Centennial 1 5S Franklin 12;i TAKES TIME OF JUDGES. Upvr Useless Testimony Makes Ex pense for Litigants and the State. SALEM, June 27. The case of John Mul drlck, William Mason and Farquhar Fln lason. respondents. against Walter Brown, J. C. Cobb, Charles W. Shrler and Charles Brown, appellants, which was re cently decided by the Supreme Court, In dicates how a considerable portion of the time of the Supreme Court Is occupied. The case was tried before Judge M. D. Clifford, In Grant County, but the testi mony was taken before a referee. The decision in the lower court was in favor of the plaintiffs, and the defendants ap pealed. The decision of the lower court was affirmed. In taking testimony before a referee, every question propounded to a witness Is allowed to be answered. The sufficien cy and pertinence of the evidence are left to the future decision of the court. The lawyers, therefore, have control of the volume of the testimony. In this case nearly 50 witnesses were called, and the transcript of testimony filled 1959 pages of typewritten legal cap. There are also numerous exhibits of documents, map3, etc In afllrmlng the decision of the low er court. Judge Bean said: "The evidence Is quite voluminous, but a large portion of it is irrelevant and immaterial." But Its being Irrelevant and Immaterial did not relieve the Supreme Court of the time-consuming task of reviewing It In order to determine that fact. The evi dence was presented by the attorneys, and for aught that appears "on the fac. it was all material to the issues. The expense of bringing up this testimony did not fall upon the state, however, for the appellant had to pay for his transcript before perfecting his appeal, and having lost his case. Is out his money. The suit was brought to enjoin defendants from trespassing upon the Zero and Piedmont mining claims, in Grant County. In the Supreme Court today the follow ing orders were mader State of Oregon, respondent, vs. Alpha Knighton, appellant, ordered that appel lant's time to serve and file his brief be extended to August 1, 1900. Mary Elliott et al., respondents, vs. C R. Bloyd et al.. appellants, ordered that respondents have until August 1, 1900, to serve and file their brief herein. Marion Tenehers Institute. The Marlon County Teachers' Institute, convened in annual session at the East Salem school building this morning with about 110 teachers present. At the morning session Miss S. J. Ev- anB, of Chicago, discussed geography teaching, giving especial attention td blackboard illustrations and picture aids. She uses pictures clipped from magazines, newspapers, etc., to Illustrate the vege tation of the different countries, the man ner In which the people live, etc Pro fessor W. C. Hawley lectured on the United States Constitution. This afternoon Professor D- A. Grout, of Portland, led a class In reading. Su perintendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman gave an explanation of the new school register recently prepared by him. Miss S. J. Evans lectured on "Lit erature and History In the Primary Grades." Well-informed Insane Maw. Thomas Ward was today committed to the Asylum by the Marion County Court. Ward is about 55 years old. and until re cently was employed as a cook by George Kerns, of Grant's Fuss. He was born In Belfast, Ireland, and has traveled In all parts of the world. He Is possessed of a vast fund of Information upon all manner of subjects, and Is a very fluent talker. While confined in the City Jail, he de livered an address upon the Presidents of the United States, reviewing the lives and characters of each in the order of their service, and discussing their relation to National Issues. His derangement Is probably due to drink. The Snlem Ceasns. Census Supervisor C. B. Winn, of AI- bany, was in the ttty today, conferring ,tl IttA j... .!... aw. ... m.T .! .i.1! I sus of the Salem dlstrlcss. The purpose of the conference, was the Investigation or complaints that all the people had not been listed. It was found that In somo cases the complaints were well founded, but In most instances the complainants, had been enumerated without their knowledge. The required information had" been given by other members of the fam ilies or by boarding-house keepers. It was found that one enumerator was a poor speller ahd had misspelled about half of tho names he had written. It Is quite probable that the enumera tion "will not show the population that is claimed by residents of this city. The enumeration was made very hurriedly,, each enumerator working Independently. It Is generally thought that the results would prove more satisfactory If a man well acquainted in the city had been ap pointed to superintend the work. Salem Notes. Cierk J. J. Murphy, of the Supreme CoUrt, has had printed 1500 copies of the new rules of the Supreme. Court. These will be distributed among the County Clerks and att6rneys who practice before this court. Grace E. Lundy, age 23 years, was re ceived at the asylum today from BiggS, Sherman County. At ttje annual graduating exercises of the Northwest Normal College of Music this evening, diplomas were presented to Grace Mae Draper, Elizabeth Sedgwick and Lillie Mae Parsons. Post-graduate diplomas were granted to John Clyde Fox, Helen Goodwin Smyck and- Jennie Ohllng. Polk County today paid fts 1H state taxes In fnll by remitting to the State Treasurer $7724 03, Preparing: for Encampment. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 27. Com pany G, of the National Guard organiza tion of the state, Is being put through a very thorough course of disciplinary training, preparatory to taking part In tho encampment of the State Guard at Tacoma. July 3, and 5. As a necessary part of its preparation, the company has been given several daja'of target prac tice. The company will leave for Taco ma next Monday. "Plentifnl ns Blackberries." INDEPENDENCE, Or., June 27. The wlld blackberry crop this year is larger than for many years past Although there is an immense crop and so many are ou gathering the fruit. It readily sells at 40 cents per gallon. Oregon Notes. "Rain destroyed one-third of the cherry crop in Lane County. The saloon license at Lebanon has been reduced from S70J to 5300 per year. The Oregon Sugar Company, at La Grande, proposes to build a railroad from La Grande to Cove The fruit drier at Cove, Union County, will be operated this season. The plant has a capacity of 300 bushels per day. The corn crop in Jackson Cdunty was greatly benefited by the late rains, and looks unusually well. The same may be said of the second crop of alfaira. The Baker City Chamber of Commerce has appropriated ?20 for the purchase of grass seeds, which will be furnished to farmers for experiment on arid lands in Baker County. Tho total rainfall at Ashland for June amounts to exactly two and. one-half Inches to date. This, has been equalled In only two Junes In the history of the Government weather observations there the last time In 1S9L The increase -in the amount of busi ness in the Salem Postofflce has neces sitated the employment of additional help. Another ererk will be sworn In and enter upon his duties on July 1 and another carrier will begin work on Oc tober L The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, of Saginaw, are remodeling their Coburg milL A new dryWln. with a capacity of i poNKs Extract 1 y Used Internally and Externally p Refreshing and invigorating when used fn the toilet, or after shaving. As a remedy it controls 'all pain, bleeding and inflammation. CAUTION WUch Hazel is NOT Pond's Ex tract, and cannot be used for it. Ordinary Witch Hazel is sold in hulk, diluted, easily turns s'our and 'generally contains "wood alcohol r which is an' irritant externally, and, taken internally, is a deadly poison. Pond's Extract & msM&i bottles, enclosed In buff wrapper and is guaranteed strong and pure. This fac-simile will guide you when you call for a bottle at the drug store.- POND'S EXTRACT CO.. 76 Fifth Ave., New Yirk-' rOXTVS EXTRACT OIXTVIEXT enres lti-hlnit or blading Flits, liotrex er severe, and U a specific in all skin diseases. i mvmm r- 'THE 'SALT' OF SALTS.' The Prevention Disease is A JxMEoning of the system 67 the Intro ductioi into the Hood, from, without, of seme specific poison or disease germ, When ail functions are properly performed, no poison can enter the sys tem and no disturbance of any kind can take place. Abb Eiiervescent keeps the action of the stomach, liver and bowels in a normal condition by eliminating all poisonous material from the blood. It ensures healthy nutri tion for every part of the body, and prevents the development or any form cf disease. The regular use of Abbey's Salt will keep you in good health and will prevent and curev Dyspepsia, Constipation and all attendant ills. There is nothing in the world which is " just as goGd.'r Sold by most druggists, ox sent by mail. 25c., 50c. and $1 per bottle. Th AbSj Effenescsnt alt Co.. 9-15 Mtirray St.. H. Y Booklet free on reqeesi. jjgmjyJMMtf-Jgcq 100,000 feet, has "been erectedr" The. losr pond has been enlarged, capahle 6TTHotd ing H.X.tti0 fee.t- The ldgs will be ob tained from the McKenzie. and Upper Mohawk Rivers. " The first Installment of the Utah Con struction Company's outfit arrived Mon day from Shoshone, Idaho, and went to the front of railway extension of tha Sumpter Valley Railway. Three mora outfits are expected to arrive thfs week, and soon dirt will be flying in dead earnest. During the past two weeks three Iargd tanks of clover have been cheppedp In the manner of sauerkraut and siloed at the Agricultural College farm. Theso tanks are nine feet In diameter by a depth of 22 feet. There Is to bo another tank of ensilage put up; this last one Is to be of green peas. A close wach will be kept over ' these silos, as this" pro ceeding is experimental to a large degree. Extensive inquiry among the farmers in Umatilla County has been made, with the result that it Is learned that the rain storms did some damage to the standing wheat. In many places acres of wheat,, were knocked down and cannot be cut excepting by rdnnlng machines on one side of the rfela. and In some Instances only a part of the grain can be thus secured. Washington Notes. Active war is to be waged upon bunco then In Seattle. - Nine hours will constitute a day's work for Republic carpenters after July "L One hundred carloads of wheat were sold at Tacoma Monday for 43 cents' per bushel. The Olympia Packing Company wlll'shlp a carload of canned clams tp. Montana, next month. The company, .has an order for another carload but will be unable to fill It. Lieutenant Baldwin,', ,of Fort Wright, has received orders to purchase hay for the United States Army. Within the last, few days he has bought 40 carloads of Ntj. 1 timothy hay for $13 50 per ton. The Pacific American Fisheries Conv pany's traps at Bushy Point vielded a sea lion and two seals last week- The sea lion was a good-sised one, weighing S30 pounds, and managed to destroy about 00 fish before It was killed. After spending considerable money In repairing and refitting the old Port Town send nail works building, and building1 a new wharf and several new buildings, a large number of scows, and puttlngflh machinery, the Port Townsend Packing Company will be ready to commence canning salmon on July 1, or as soon thereafter a the "fish "begin to run. The Builder's Union, xif Spokane, call- . ed a strike Monday on 12 buildings. in course of construction. About 50 help ers to brick and stone masons were af fected. The men demanded 37 cents per hour. While the contractors -are willing to pay but SO cents. The work wll be stopped for, a. day or so, but as there Is a scarcity of building material, the .con-1 tractors will suffer little Inconvenience Notwithstanding the fact that this is due to be an off year in the Tun of Puget Sound salmon, the "prediction is freely and generally made among the cannery men that the total sockeye pack of the SoUnd will be fully equal to that of last year. Not one cannery or trap man, however, thinks there will be a.3 irttmy sockeyes In the waters of the Sound as last year, but they base their hopes; on the greater number and more nearly per fect fishing appliances there will be In utt this ear. The Orenon Mining Stock Exchange Auditorium, Chamber of Commerce Bldg , P. O. box C79. Portland, Or. Telephone Main '810. J. E. Haseltlne, Pres.;. David Goodsell Treaa.; F. J. Hard. Sec Directors L.. G. Clarke. J. E. Haseltlne. Da vid Goodsell, P. J. Jennlng3, J. G. Davidson, F. V. Drake. E. A. Clem. Is sold ONLY in SEALED Dx.J.C.STEET,Ner , York, N. Y., wnt'ef "I have used Abbey's Salt with the most excellent results la the iteatment of Gastritis. In cases of NervousProetratunrith Nausea, I find that a few small doses wilt give im mediate relief, and con tinued has effected & cute in every cae. la Constipation I have bad ' remarkable results from a daily dose, and n Tlys pepsia most benef enac tion and ultimate enrss have been effected J.' Dx. 1. WagkSS, Springfield, Jlass states : " I am pleased to say that my experience with the ure of your ex cellent Salt i very satis factory, having ued it recently in Nervous Pro stration with Wakeful ness, Headache, etc, both of which were coil trolled by it. After? much experience, I heartily recommend it to all physicians as one of our best and ot re liable remedies, ldcire to add my appreciation to the alreiay Inrjte list of ph vsicmns whocfcrjify to the efficacy ofy our ad mirable remedy! It his a place aiaOU j ray rcUr blea, m mm. V&&5. wm h