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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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'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.
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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
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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
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