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THE MOttNINC OEEGOIAN, SATURDAY, JULT3 14, 1900.
TAMA ONCE MORE
Why Republican Convention
Goes 'to That City.
NO R&L EFFbHTMADE BY'SEATTLE
Tlie Humea-Anlceny Forces Continue
In the Saddle Hott Gor'ernor-
hlp FiRht Progresses.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 13. The, su
perior merits of Tacoma as a. conven
tion city seem to be admitted by Seattle.
This may seem quite extraordinary, -when
the ancient hostility between the two
towns, and the uniform disrespect "with
tvhlch they regard each other, is remem
bered; and no one Is allowed to forget it
when he is in either place. Seattle has
had no nominating convention for state
officers since the territory was admit
ted into the Union In 1SS3. The first Re
publican convention was then held at
Walla "Walla; In 1S92 at Olympia, and In
1S96 at Tacoma. The Congressional con
ventions of 1800 and 1S9S were held at
Tacoma, and the Congressional conven
tion of 1S94 was at Spokane. In 1892 the
convention to name delegates to the Min
neapolis convention was held in Seattle,
and In 1896 the convention which sent del
egates to St. Louis, formulated the fa
mous gold standard plank and served no
tice on the Silver Republicans that they
were no longer wanted within the party
ranks was hold at Everett. This year the
King County is entitled to the Governor
ship, and he is King County's .candidate, j
On the contrary, it is perfectly, certain
that if Prink loses his own county he
is it once eliminated; or that if-flumes
br Gule have a part of the delegates from
here, the cdnventipn will select from 1
,among the three, and the selection "will
De eitner Humes or uule. rnnirs oniy
chance, therefore, Is to get a solid dele
gation; and it is but a poor chance even
then, if the same influences dominate the
Tacoma convention that had such com
plete maitery at Ellensburg. There is
more than one precedent in this state for
disregarding the solid demand of a Coun
ty that one candidate, 'and not another
from its borders, bo named. In 1S23 King
County sent a united delegation to ,he
Walla Walla convention for Klnnear for
Governor- He. was defeated and E. P.
Ferry, of feeattle, was nominated.
The possible strength of the Gule can
didacy lies in his claim of holding th lal
ance o'f power in the county convention.
In that case, ho might prove formidable.
The Humes managers profess to hava an
entirely friendly feeling for Mr. Guleand
they say that if they cannot have their
own candidate, they - want him Tfccy
claim, however, that it will never be
necessary to seek any compromise, Jind
that there is now no question of th'elr
Local interest Is divided in this county
between the Governorship and the great
contest for Sheriff between Yandevanter,
the present incumbent, and John Wood
ing. There is an alliance between Humes
and Wooding, on the one hand, and V&n
devanter arid Frlnk on the other; and the
result as to the Governorship is likely to
be decisive of the other contest. "Wooding
and yandevanter are both from the south
part of the county, the one from
BSD" "OF EflOMPfflENT
XATXOXAI. GUARD TO LEAVE CAMP
GEfER TODAY.
delegates to Philadelphia were selected j Auburn, the other from Kent. They had
at Ellensburg. Democratic conventions
seem to have been moved in the same
way to avoid Seattle. The first state
nominating convention was held at Ellens
burg; the second, in 1892, at Olympia; the
third, in 1896, at Ellensburg, where the
fusion that made Rogers Governor, Lew-.
is and W. C. Jones Congressmen, and
swept the old McGraw crowd out of ex
istence, was effected.
No very serious effort was made to se
cure the Republican convention for Se
attle this year. Some months since, it
seemed to be conceded that it ought to
come here, but as the great factional
row within the party developed, it was
evidently thought better by all sides that
It would be wise to let it go elsewhere.
A perfunctory effort was. Indeed, made by
Seattle, but It found no very cordial sup
port anywhere. Millard T. Hartson. mem
ber of tho State Central Committee for
Spokane, busied himself for some weeks
before the committee meeting In writing
to his fellow-members asking them to de
cide on Spokane; and Hartson came here
with three or four proxies in his pocket J
prepared tb do what he could for the
place of ex-Senator Wilson's real resi
dence. He speedily found that the doml- I
jiant factor of the committee was not
In humor to consider Spokane on Its
merits. Hartson was forced to surrender,
doing it somewhat gracefully in a good
natured statement that It seemed to "be
the abiding conviction of the committee
that It is "a great deal farther from this
side of the mountains to Spokane than
it is from Spokane here." Whether Hart
son represented the especial desires of
ex-Senator Wilson in this matter or not
is uncertain; but it is certain that the
fact that Wilson wants a thing In this
state is sufficient renson for the opposi
tion of a great many Republicans. The
Wilson people did want a late conven
tion; the Humes-Ankeny crowd wanted
an early convention. The latter held a
caucus Wednesday night and arranged
their programme, which was carried out
to the letter. Hartson made a feeble
fight to have the date set for August 22,
putting it on the somewhat unique ground
that the hunting season opens August 15,
and a groat many politicians over in Spo
kane load their guns and go out into the
fields and woods on that date. The Spo
kane Republicans appear to have ar
ranged matters so carefully and thor
oughly for an uninterrupted season of
Summer sport that they held their coun
ty convention hist month, named candi
dates for office and elected delegates to
a state convention not yet called. The
one county in tho state where ex-Seaa-tor
Wilson seems impregnable is Spo
kane: so that it is riot a difficult matter
for him to exercise, ils boss-ship in this a
unusual fashion. The reason was doubt
less that he wanted to demonstrate early
in the campaign his' complete control of
his home county, and to have a delega
tion to carry around in fii3 pocket for
trading purposes; Whitman C6unty Re- 4
publicans, who have no boss, followed
Wilson's example, and held their conven
tion two weeks since; but they named
an anti-Wilson delegation. -So did Adams
County. Thurston County Ijas held Its
convention, and Indorsed J. O'B. Scobey
for Governor. Garfield has also indorsed
S. G. Cosgrove. The line-up in this stato
bo far is, therefore, one Wilson and three
antl-Wilson counties. Thurston is openly
against Wilson? Garfield is against him
tn the sense that It is for Cosgrove.
been fast friends, and political allies for
years. Wooding claims that Vandevan
tor had agreed to retire after his second
term as Sheriff, and leave f the field open
to him. Vandovanter has not had two
consecutive terms, .though three fines tho
Republican nominee; but his tenure was
Interrupted by one defeat. This situa
tion se'ems to have something to "do with
his determtnatfon to "be again a candidate.
He is a very active and efficlont politi
cian, a very thorough organizer. But he
Is not more active or aggressive, than
Wooding, who claims that he will bring
In from the country a large majority of
delegates, who have heretofore been for
Vandevanter. At any rate, It Is admit
ted on all sides that it Is a very close
and hard fight.
There are Republican candidates for
Governor outride of King County. Their
reliance seems to be that there will be
such hopeless division hero that the
nomination will go elsew here. S. G. Cos-
grovo, of Garfield County, has the In
dorsement of the six votes from his coun
ty., J. O'B. Scobey, of Olympia, appears,
from the southwest with the support off
Thurston. Cosgrove Is an old-line Re
publican, well and favorably known
throughout the state. He made a good
record as member of the Constitutional
convention, and has at one or two con
ventions heretofore, been mentioned for
the Governorship. Scobey expects to have
behind him the formidable southwest
combination. He has a -wide acquaintance
throughout the state, and in event King
County falls to get It, he would be In
a very strong position to walk away with
the nomination.
Brigade Reviewed by Colonel JncU-
on LAsf EVealnc Soldiers Were
-'Paid Off, Reanlrlns S1517S.
SALEM, Or., July 13. The brigade was
reviewed rfhis- evening by, Colonel James
Jackson. A large crowd was -on the
grounds, and rreat -enthusiasm prevailed.
After tho review the companies gave
round after round of cheers for their com
manders, and the boys were In turn, com
plimented upon their excellent work.
The Oregon National Guard will break
camp and terminate Its. encampment for
tho year 1900 early .tomorrow morning.
Battery A will leave for Portland on a
river .steamer early in the morning, and
MSriaay Officer of the day. Captain G:
B. Bartell, Company T, First Separate
Battalion; officer of tho guard. First
Lieutenant, "Company "C, Fourth Regi
ment; Junior o'STcer of the guaTd, Sec
ond " Lieutenant M. C. Camfo, Company
C. Third Regiment
Tuesday OlHcer of the day. Captain
Ar.thur W. Clothier, Company 0, Third
Regiment: officer, of the guard. First
Lieutenant R. C. Splney.. Company D,
First Separate Battalion: Junior officer of
the guard. Second Lieutenant H. A.
Kurtr Company F, Fourth, Regiment. .
Wednesday Officer of the day. Captain
J. X Tate. Company H- Fourth -Regiment;
officer of the guard. First Lieu
tenant Q B. Klingensmltb, .Company A.
TVmi -RoHmontT lunlOT Officer Of lie
guard. Second. Lieutenant H. J. Hayes,
Company B, Third Kegimenu
Thni'sda Officer of the day. Captain
I TTurnn Comnanv A. Fourth Regiment,
I Officer of the guard. First Lieutenant H.
A. Young. Company F. fourui s
ment; Junior officer pf the guard. Sec
ond Lieutenant W. L. Orinandy. Com-
l pany X, Third Regiment.
KUNE IN A CRATER
THE OREGOX KING AXD THE PROM
INENCE "IT 1CIVES ASHWOOD. .
Mineral Formation Described as an
winr?aalon -and It Promises to c
-Yield 31-adx Gold.
GALLERY OF OREGON NEWSPAPER MEN-NO. 7
lA.CIt.S A. LQTTfc, OF THE HILLSBOUO ARGUS.
HILLSBOnO, July 13 Lucius A. Lonjr. the editor of the HUIaboro Argus, was born In
Downsrllle, Wis.. In 1SGD. and came to the Pacific Coast when a boy. For seven years he
was In the employ of George W. Hunt, the Walla Walla railroad builder. When he left the
services of that road he turned his attention to nepaper work. He founded the Pacific
County (Wash ) Independent, which he sold after building the paper to a paying basis. He
then came to" Hlllsboro, where in 1S04 he purchased the Hlllsboro Argus. In politics Mr.
Long- has always been a Democrat, and he was one of the first Democratic newspaper men
In Oregon to Wad the Tight against the Cleveland Administration, which culminated In s-nd-lng
a silver delegation from the state to the Chicago convention. He comes from a. family
of n o boys, all of whom are Democrats, while tho father. J. P. Long, of Downsville, Wis.,
is a strong" Republican, being an old Civil War veteran. In 1S01, shortly after he left rail
road employ. "Mr. Long was1 married to Mls Jennie M. Powell, of Hlllsboro, and they have
lour children, lir. Long Is an enthusiastic newspaper man, and has contributed to news
paper Work since he was 0 years of age. first corresponaing for county papers, and later on
sending matter to some "of the best dallies In the West.
ASTORIA'S FI.VAXCIAL CONDITIO.
Net Debt of S3,QOOnroBrcn of
Refrntta Arrangements.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 12.-Tbe report of
City Auditor poison for the quarter end
ing op June 30 was filed for record to
day. It shows the city's Indebtedness and
resources to be as follows:
Indebtedness
Municipal bonds (oxceptlng
street) S1T9 0&5 00
Municipal street bonds 20S39 70
Warrants (excepting street) .... 34.'250 24
Street warrants 1)715 I5
the troops tvIH leave at various times
during the day. The Third Roglment,
composed, pf tlc Portland and Oregon
City companies, wllL leave for home about
9A. M. The Sumpter troop and Bat
tery A will go down dn a steamer in
the morning, and the Fourth Regiment
will leave either at 11 o'clock or fn the
evening.
This forenoon tho soldiers were given
special drill In .firing and other gun nrMV
tlce. The Third and Fourth Regiments
went through some of the maneuvers 6f-
a sham battle, and tho separate battal-'
I Ion practiced by Itself. The boys have
Friday-Officer o.tho day. Captain Wal
ter Lyon. Company F. Fourth Regiment;
officer of the guard. First Lieutenant A.
L. Trowbridge, Company D, Third Regi
ment; Junior, officer of the guard, Secopd
Lieutenant Frank S. Baker, Company F,
Third Regiment.
WI1I1 -Chenpcr Street Improvement.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. July 13. Consid
erable agitation Is going- on towards hav
ing the Main-street Improvement ordi
nance repealed or modified. IJt provides
for an additional, coat -of crushed rock.
not had much -drill on' gun practice. feo4he many .favor clearing tl)e dirt from
.5225,356 89
Total
Resources
Cash on hand t is.43 66
Taxes outstanding 7 154 21
Street assessments outstanding. 16.757 S2
1,01111 J 42.351 G9
the present layer of eight Inches? of
gravel. The estimate of cost was $1700
"and a tenth -of that sum would do the
work by the other'plan. One of the mer
chants proved by a little work In front
of his store with shovel and hose that
the economical scheme was practicable.
J Excess of Indebtedness over re
sources nS3,0CHll
The quarterly report of City Treasurer
Carney shows the receipts and disburse
ments of his office to have been as fol
lows: .Cash on -hand. tlJl.Hfi' rir..,
$20,31117; disbursements, T17.6S7 99: cash
on hand at present time, J18.430 GS.
A letter was deceived by the regatta
committee this" afternoon from .T t.
Brockman, president of the Pacific Coast
Ainieuc Association, statjng that, the
California oarsmen are making prepara
tions to -attend the Astoria regatta next
month. Mr. Brockman Is also a director
of the Pacific Coast Association of Ama
teur Oarsmen, under whose auspices all
the rowing events of tho regatta will be
held.
A telegram was received -from Pugwfc
Sound last evening stating that the dry
dock at Quartermaster Harbor would not
be available for tho tug Wallula and tho
pilot fechooner Joseph Pulifaer for several
days, so they did not start this morning
as intended. As soon as the dry dock
can be secured they will leave.
on'this last day oT the'encampirtcnt blank
oartridg ammunition was Issued-and the
boys were Instructed in ?ring froVn.gJl
positions of aggression or dofense. Par
ticula'r attention was given to simul
taneous firing, and It was a matter of
satisfaction that In most of the com
panies avers gun was discharged at tho
same instant ' President McClelland' Return.
The annual inspection of the Oregon poreST GROVE. Or.. July 13. PresI
National Guard was made today by -Col- dont McClelland, of Pacific University, re
onel James Jackson, of the United States turned home from the East this morning.
Army, who Is Inspector-General on the wnere he has been In the interest of the
Governor's staff- The Inspection consists college. He isited Boston, Philadel
of a clpse. personal examination of all -pain New York, saw Br. D. K. Pear
the property of the National Guard. For , of Chicago, and attended the great
this purpose the regiments were marched rounlon of the alumni of Oberlln College,
separately upon the parade grounds, the at Qberlln O. -
men carrying their guns, blankets, knap- 1 ' "
sacks, canteens, cups, etc All this prop-. . . . -v
erty was deposited on the ground In front Wa-hinsfton Notes.
of the owner and the arms were stacked ( Master blacksmiths of Spokane have
In a similar position. The Inspection, as formed a union.
it is conducted, is "a long nnd tedious , Walla Walla's school census shows 2560
task, but Insures that tho condition of children between 5 and 21 years.
the property Is known by the inspecting
officer. TnVlnspcctlon of the property of
the cavalry and artillery Is particularly
difficult, because the harness and sarfdlcs
require closer attention than blankets.,
etc
The overshadowing political Issue
throughout the state continues to be the
Governorship. The fight between Humes,
SYink and Gale began early, and has been 1
waged fiercely as between the former
two. There has been some change In
the situation In the past month. A lew
weeks back there was a united effort on
the part of local newspapers to boom
Prink stock, and it had perceptible ef
fect; but there has been an obvious te--action,
and Htrmess clearly in the lead.
The bombardment of the Humes forces'
by a local fusion, paper, the Times, has
been .extravagant "and even vicipus, and
Mr. Wilson's paper, the Post-intelligen
cer, has treated him with conspicuous un
fairness. A"" development of he cam
paign has been the lond demand of the J
latter for a united delegation to the state
convention. .To accomplish this very de-J
siraoie ena, tms paper advocates some
method of naming, the delegation by some
other than ;the d'etegatcs to the county
convention. That Is to say, it wants them
named by the .chairman' or by a oommlt
tee, or by anybody but the convention
itself. How is that. fora. -cold-blooded
pronouncement "for ring-rule an .asser:
tlon that, the delegates to a convention
are neither worthy nor competent to do
what they are elected to do?
The milkin that cocoanut ts this: The
Frlnk candldacyls essentially a Wilson
candidacy, .cndlt win be so regarded' by
the Tacoma convention. There Is a gen
eral inclination throughout the state to
give the Governorship to King County;
but the dominant influences in the con
vention aro practically certain to be anti
Wilson that Is, the friends of Senator
Foster, Mayor Humes and Mr. Ankeny.
If Frlnk can to to Tacoma with a united
delegation, his managers liope fo be able
to overcome the certain antagonism to his
Wilson connections with a showing that
Ex-Governor John H. McGraw has re
turned to Seattle from Cape Nome.
Old settlers of .the Cowlitz Valley, are
making arrangements . for a pioneer re
union. Snokane renorts that prices of horses
All the officers and men were paid offi-are 20 .per cent higher In that vicinity
this afternoon, the total pay-roll amount-) thaa a year ago.
lng to about $15,000. The privates receive j Everett's young women are given exhl-
$1 50 per day the Lieutenants $2, other bitlons of negro minstrelsy for the benefit
commissioned officers J3, and the Brlfra-. 0f the local hospital.
dier-General $4 per day. The pay of the ! A 4.year-old son of John Grief was run
private Includes rations, while tho com-.j r ln WaUll walla-by a stacker. It Is
missioned officers must pay for their; brtlevcd the Chiid cannot recover.
food; so that in the end the privates are, r-!,.,.,. TVmretnn Daiir-i
WOW- bt paa. Te omcors.somc- teroaATo-a?SfrtC
sfissrsTriSL '&, r!" " r A r?:
vide their own horses. In many cases It Andrew Miller, a farmhand, was
is probable that the officers will be oui! drowned In he,;laul 71" v er' tno
more money than they recMve on ab-1 evening of the 11th. while bathlnft.
count of the employment. Some of the The girls at "Central," ln Seattle s tele
privates will be in the same condition, I phone office, were paid G44 cents per day
but not necessarily so, for their neces- oV nine "hours when they went on a strike,
sary expenses -ajre very small. Follow-1 D. M. pross, a Valley Grove, Walla
1ng Is, the pay-roll for tho" Oregon Na-, Walla County, farmer, has three complete
tional Guard while at Camp Geer, from hoador outfits working ln his lEOO-acre
July 7 to 14, 1H, Inclusive: " J flqld.
Brigade commander and staff ....$ 2G4 00, John Handsaker, a. theological student
Third Regiment ,, from Oregon, lectured on the famine ln
J.m,LsJ?Aand T India at a Caatle Rock church last Sun-
Company A 6S? CO ... , ,, niaaA m n ri- th nf-
company iJ 477 co " & . - .-
icrerq. 1
A reception to Senator Foster and Rep
A copy of the modified plans and speci
fications for the hospital at Fort Stevens
has been received bj- the surgeon at the
post. The originals are still In the hands
of the Quertermaster-General at Wash
ington, but are expected to be forward?
iu wiiuirwuB fs!uarxermasLer uowns Company G . ... 539 CO
within a few days so that bids on the Company D V. '..'..'.'.'. 538 50
constwictlon may be asked for. Company E 60S CO -,. .. .Tnnp nnd Cukhman Is to
CoSpaSy" G .7.'.::.'.....".".'.'.. 580 CO !ke Pface In Tacoma .tonfght, and the
A deed was Hied f br record today, where-
hy C A. Coolldge, receiver, transfers "to 1
vteorge v?.. iiomster a.u tne property of the
Astoria "Street Railway Cbmpany fori
-$25,000.
Operations on, some of the up-river
seining grounds have been -Dartiallv sus
pended on account t the measles, that
has become epidemic among tho em
ployes. Tfie Coroner's jury, that had been em
panelled to Investigate tho cause of the
death of the threj men ibo 'were killed
by the 'explosion of the boiler at the De
Force oil works, held an adjourned ses
sion this morning and agreed upon a
verdict. The Jury first went to the scene
of the accident ana made a personal ex
amination 6f the premises. Their Inves
tigation resulted ln no new discovery and
showed that the sensational report that
has been placed ln circulation had not
the slightest foundation In fact. The
Jury found that thp deceased came to
their death from the "boiler explosion, the
cause of which was unknown.
aJz.tZ t f t- , irnnonil nnhl ( TrffTinnt rHrnrfl to -noimes.
Field staff and band 33 CO Is Invited.
Company A 60S OT ' . xhe charred remnant of a skeleton, with
Company D ll 763$ uncovered at .Walla Walla recently, it
Company E 50 ro is thought to be the remains b a white
Company F 614 03 man, tortured by. savages years ago.
r0,? ' 51? 5 . Walla Walla has trouble on hand about
S?SStte Battalion- ' mtislc for its fruit fair. The. committee
Field '.staff .1 124 00 engaged a Seattle brass band, but 200 16-
Company A V6.00, cal business men have- signed a petition
Company B , 59G 00 jn favor of tho employment of the home
JLlght Battery A 744 00 Da"?: 4. , , ., 4 . ,
Troop A 1.049 50 A 16-year-oJd mother is reported at WaJ-
"Troop B p.lBO 00i la Walla, at the home of "kind-hearted
. " citizens'. The girl was cooking in a log
Total .. S10.37S CO j gjjjg. gamp at Hood River and yielded U
Every afternoon three officers are fles-1 employer, a married man namejl
Ignated to serve on the following day as Williams, who sent her away. He will
officers of the day and officers of the Prosecuted. , t
guard. The officer of tho day is always A Walla Walla paper says that Secre
a companv Captain, and while serving tary Hitchcock, of the Department of the
as officer of the guard he Is responsible I Interior, has called for bids for furnlsh'
for tho general, order of tho camp'. The Ins the material and doing the -construc-senlor
and Junior officers of tho guard i tlon work on the long-talxed-of -addition
have command of the guard. The guard to the State Penitentiary for the Incar
at Camp Geer consists of 72 mon, divided j ceration of United States prisoners. These
Into three reliefs, one-third serving as! Dlds m he opened August 6, at 2 P. M.,
.sentinels whjle the other two-thirds are In Walla Walla. Plans of the Building
on duty at the entrance to the grounds. J nave been prepared, and are now In the
The sentries servo two hours and have 1 possession of Warden Catron,
four hours off, making eight Tiours onj The Walla Walla Argus has this story
dutv as sentinels during the 21. The I of woman's forgiveness: "Ed Swanson.
men who have served as officers of the! the chimney sweep who made love to
day and officers of the guard this week Mrs. Wammack, proprietress of the
are as follows: "Farmers Hotel, and abused herlconfl-
Sunday. July 8 Officer of the day. Cap- donee by skipping with several hundred
tain John M. Williams, Company. C, dollars of her money, has returned to
Fourth Regirnent; officer of the .guArd. Walla Walla. The victim of his wiles
First Lieutenant C. Nlelson. Company was ready to forgive, hfm and take him
F. Third Regiment: Junior officer of .the back into the family, but her bis son ob-
sfiowlng expenses of' encampment fromil mni snnri Lieutenant Georcre F. Will- Jected and .shut the door in the face of
JUuljr 7 to July 14 inclusive, , A oughby, Company C, Fourth Regiment, the prodigal lover, - -. . ,
Hri. HepTmrn at Salem.
SAELM. Or., July 13. Mary M. Hop
burn died at tho Cartwrlght Sanitarium
in thlB city last evening, from the ef
fects of a surgical operation, for the re
moval of a tumor. Deceased was a na
tive df Columbia County. Pennsylvania,
and was aged -S8 years. Deceased left a
husband, W. W. Hepburn, and five chil
dren. Secretary Dunbar gives out today tho
payroll of the Oregon National Guard,
ASHWOOD, Or., July 12. Ashwood is
called a mining town, and It is destined
to be one,, but It Is rather a quiet, one at.
present. The miners are taking a short
vncatlon, and the ranchers are all busy
making hay. It is a great sheep, stock
and hajlnff section, as well as mining
country. There are all kinds of tneories.
about tho gold discoveries here, and he
sides -telling wild stories men are digging
into the Tockbound mountains and filing
on claims, hoping- to strike it rich. Toti
can hear of any kind of an assay, run
ning ridiculously Into the thousands of
dollars to the ton, and then you are in
formed that there Is absolutely nothing
In the whole region. Every rancher in
the community has his tables and the
cracks In the walls of hl3 bln filled
with "specimens," and every piece of rock
that glistens Is speculated upon and Its
values placed ln Impressive figures. Ev
erybody has turned miner, ana emiaren
of all age3 gather specimens, and every
man seen "has either his harids or pock
ets full of Specimens,
unit? tftrr nrn "eonher holes" all
j along the mountain sides for miles ln ev-
ory direction, tne oniy aevciopmeni y
done of any consequence Is" that by the
Oregon King Mining Company, whoso
headquarters arejn Wyomlng. This com
pany owns 13 clalmsln a body, and Is de
veloping In earnest. It has sunk A. shaft
W) feet In depth, and has tunneled in
from the bottom of a gulch near by and
Intersected, this shaft. The tunnel Is 350
feet long, The company has expended
pnntMpraKli" mnnftv In Drosneotlni?. and
will continue right along. It has gobi
machinery, and has erected substantial
buildings about Its claim. A fine shaft
house has been erected on the claim;
there Is a good boiler and engine and an
SxlO hoist, with suitable cables and fix
tures. Two hundred and fifty feet below,
in a gulch, there Is a hotel building,
bunkhouse, assay office, stable, barn and
other outbuildings. The whole are well
built, and show faith on the part of the
company ln what it Is doing. The assay
office and fixtures alone cost $1C00. The
estimate placed on the expenditures to
date Is $23,000.
While the mines appear to one close at
hand as being ln the mountains, yet when
viewed from a distance In any direction
they are in a basin. One has to descend
to get to them, and ascend In leaving
them. When vlewod from a point rour
or five miles away, they look as if they
were on a cone ln a huge crater. While
the mines are several hundred feet high
er than other parts of the Immediate vi
cinity, the surrounding country towers
thousands of feet above them. Within
this "sink," and along its brink towers
Ash Butte, Grater Butte and Pollna
Butte, three considerable peaks, but the
adjacent mountains are much higher.
Afh Butte Is named from the ashy color
of its surface; Grater Butter for a pio
neer of the place, who has lived there
more than 20 years, and Pollna Butte for
the bandit eMef Pollna, who was killed
ln a basin at its foot. Two prongs of
Upper Trout Creek come together a little
more than a mile below the new mine,
and will furnish ample supply of water
to run concentrators ln case it Is ever
found necessary to construct them. .
S. Thomas, an old Montana miner, who
is also an assayer. Is ln charge of the
mine, and works a dozen men. The com
pany has full confidence, and Is working
I right along.
Tlie First Or Discovered.
The first discoveries w-ere made in this
section ln 1SSS. G. M. Wilson, of Walla
Walla.;. J. F. Hubbard, ot Dayton, mid
John F. Kerby, of Waltsburg, . Wash.,
had learned ot Indications of gold south
of this point, and were passing through
the country to examine Into the matter.
While crossing Trout Creek, Just below
the present mine, they were given a piece
of red rock, which looked as If It con
tained something of value, and upon their
roturn home they had It assayed at Spo
kane, and the assny showed $100 to the
ton In gold. They returned later and
prospected along the banks of Trout
Creek. Upon a barren hillside was an
outcropping of rock that formed a sort
of tench. Upon this the sheepowners and
herders had sat for many years ana
watched their sheep in the gulches and
upon the adjoining hillsides as thy
browsed during the day. These prospec
tors, tired and footsore, sat upon this
bench ot rock and looked about the coun
try. A fraction ot rock hat had been
broken from this bench by accident lay
before them, and one of them picked it
up and examined it- It looked as if it
contained something, and they then and
there located the claim, and were re
warded by finding that the ore assayed
more than $1000 In gold to the ton. In
the Fall of 1S93, these men- were joined
by John Knight, of Pendleton, and the
number of locations was Increased to 13,
the total number covering the claim now
owned by the Oregon King Mining Com
pany. The- company, of course, refuses to give
any Information whatever as to what It
has found, what It expects to find, or
what It Intends to do. The manager says
the company Is perfectly satisfied with
the claims and will continue prospecting.
' The first ore taken out of the outcrop
ping by the Knight party. In 1S93, was
hauled to The Dalles by wagon and
shipped to Tacoma. The five tons thus
shipped netted $130 to the ton. To the
present depth of 200 feet the ore has been
assayed at every step. The value fluc
tuates, as Bhown by the assays. The
largest assay to the ton was $2332 80 In
gold, 121 ounces in silver and 15" per cent
copper. None of It has ever assayed less
than $220 to tho ton. Day ln and day out.
$1000 "buttons" have been the result, to
the ton, ln gold, as shown by a careful
assay. The vein of the King averages
four feet ln width, and extends to an
unknown depth. Those who are ln a po
sition to know, and who have a reputa
tion for speaking truthfully, state that
this vein will pay as deep as mining can
be done.
men an "Intrusion.' Right In Ihe midst
of a volcanic formation this deposit
shoots up In a cone shape, as If "by acci
dent it escaped the effects of a seething
'fire. The deposit Is circular in form,
about one and a half miles ln diameter.
The mineral belt Is Incased in a- basalt,
and this Is Incased In porphyry. These
aro ordinarily reversed in such forma
tions, the basalt being outside Outside
of this mineral circumference the usual
burnt rock appears, and the volcanic
ashes; 'which never contain any mineral
deposits. These "intrusions" occur often
in the volcanic countries, and ln them
are often found the richest mineral de
posits. There are such-Intrusions in oth
er parts ot Crook County, and In Harney
and Lake. But no extensive develop
ments have yet been made therel
The- 13 claims ot the King cover the
main deposit, so far discovered, of this
Intrusion, though the surface ore: assayed
from claims In the, vicinity and within
tho circumference above named have
shown rich values- Oatside ot this cir
cumference t would seem -useless to
prospect, and it Is the opinion of conserv
ative scientific men that the King claims
possibly cover all the valuable deposit of
tho Intrusion; but scientific men are oft
en, fooled, and -men will continue to pros
pect here until it Is demonstrated beyond
an opinion that there is nothing outside
of the King claims.
About two miles from the ICTng mine a
tbwnslte has b'cen laid off and called
Ashwood. Work on the King began last
August, and the townsite, was laid off
about the same time. It Is In a beautiful,
level valley. Is well watered, and Is a
pretty place for a town. Many lots have
been sold, and some "business Is already
being done. There Is a general store, a
hotel a saloon and a blacksmith shop,
and a -school building Is to be constructed
soon. There are also two feed barns. A
physician has located here, and. there is
an assay office near by, in addition to
the company's assay office. The hoTes are
dug and, the poles are ready to be placed
for the new telephone line to Bake Oven,
via Antelope The railroad from Shanl
ko U expected to come this wdy In Its
southern extension! But mines or no
mines, railroads or no railroads, Ashwood
will be a thriving town in time, because
the agricultural "resources of the sur
rounding country will Justify It.
JliPED.TO HER DEATH
ARLINGTON WOMAN IN RUNAWAY
ACCIDENT AT AIiBANY.
Ilniband Also Dnnjrertrnsly Injured
Roth. Would Have escaped Un
harmed by Keeping Seats-.
ALBANY, Or., July 13. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Ramsey, of Arlington. Or., ar
"rived here at noon today and procured a
livery team and driver to take them to
residence of their daughter, Mrs. Hard
man, living six miles in. the country.
Driving down Second street the team he
came unmanageable. Mr. Ramsey jumped
out at Broadalbln street, striking -on his
feet, but falling so heavily that his head
was cut badly, and his side and shoulder
bruised. Three blocks further down Mrs.
Ramsey Jumped out, falling on her head
and shoulders, breaking one arm, cut
ting her head and causing concussion of
tho brain and internal injuries from
which she died at 4 P. M. They were
both elderly people. Late tonfght Mr.
Ramsey's case Is considered dangerous.
The driver secured control of the team
shortly after the accident and Mr. and
Mrs. Ramsey would have been safe by
keeping their seats.
Mlnlnn: Stock Quotations.
Following are the transactions at the Oregon
illnlnjr Stock Eichtneo yesterday:
Bid.
Adams Mbtintaln $00 0&H
Bilffalo 17s
touts Lrreagwr vo 100 00
5.
at
2
at
4
3.
v Asked.
$000 05H
102 BO
20-
SO
Si
..A.
4
3
Gold Hill & Bohemia..
Gold Hill High Line Ditch
Golden Slipper
Goldntone Consolidated ...
Helena
Helena No. 2
Lost Horse
May Queen
Oregon-Colorado
Riverside
Rockefeller
Sumpter Fre Gold
SALES.
Adams Mountain 2000 shares at -5-i
Buffalo 2000 at X
Gold Hill & Bohemia 1000 at Q
Goldatono Consolidated 3000 at 3
2000 at 3
Helena 8000 at 20
500 at 2ati
250 at 30
Helena No. 2 BoOOat 5
Lost Horse 4000 at 2f.
BOO at ti
May Queen TTOOOat 2
Oregon-Colorado 4000 at 5
2000 at BVi
SPOKANK. Julr 13. Tho closing bids for
mining stocks today Wore:
Noble Five SO 01
Princess rffl.iid- 2'A
Rambler Cariboo Zvj
Republic 835
"Wa-Milnarton County Jfftivs.
HTIXSBORO. Or.. July 13. Two expert
accountants from Portland have been
employed by the. County Board of Com
missioners, and are n6w at work ex-pertlng-
the books of the various county
ofllcers. The examination will date back
over a period of five years and the con
tract price is $200.
County School Superlnterident "H. A.
Ball has recently apportioned $8454 among
tho various school districts in this coun
ty. There are 5536 children of school aga,
and tho amount disbursed is at the rata
of $1 50 for each child.
Circuit Court will convene hero next
Monday morning. The docket Is not very
large this term, only 16 new cases having
been filed since the last sitting of the
court. There will be no criminal cases
tried, as 'this is to be an equity term
and the jury will not be in attendance
Blacktall $0 12X
uutie & tfosion. z
Crystal 4
Deer Trail Con.. 4
Evening Star .. 7?
Gold Ledge .... 1
Golden Harvest. 1
I. X. L ,.. 12H
Lone Pino Surp. 10
Mount. Lion . 62
Morn. Glory .... 3
Morrison .......
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13 The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alia $0 071 Justice ., fO 10
Reservation
Rosslond Giant.
Sullivan
Tom Thumb ....
Waterloo
Dewey
American Boy.
10
10
2
Bs
2
Alpha Con
Anaen ...
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Bullion .n......
Caledonia. ........
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence ......
Con. Cal. & Ta...
Crown Point ....
Gould &. Curry...
Hale & Norcross.,
4 Mexican ......... IS
4 Occidental Con ... 7
IB Ophlr 09
23 Overman ' . .V. r. . . . 14
3 Potosl .- IB
t0 Savage 16
14 Seg. Belcher 3
18 Sierra Nevada ... 23
TliSIlver Rill C3
1 451 Standard 4 10
"I Union Con 20
23 Utah Con 10
23j Yellow Jacket .... 13
Oregon Xotes.
A sale of 176 head of cattle, at an
average of $4S per head. Is Teported at
Pendleton:
Subscriptions to Roseburg's street fair
fund amount to $4S6, with some additional
promises.
The corner-stone of La Grande's new
Masonic building was laid last Wednes
day, with appropriate ceremonies.
The Douglas County Court denied a pe
tition "for a county trail on Lower Smith.
River." The petition bore 15 names, whila
there were 23 remonstrances.
Even the gypsies are having a pros
perous season. The Hlllsboro Argus re
ports a party of them "with the best
outfit ever seen ln the possession of such
nomads frequenting this place."
E. D. Stratford, of Roseburg. has suc
ceeded Captain Mathers as special agent
of the General Land Office for the south
ern half of this state. Captain Mathers
being transferred to New Mexico.
A small gasoline boat Is now running
on Rogue River between "Wedderburn and
the mouth of the Illinois River, ln Curry
County. It enables settlers to secure
their mail and supplies ln much quicker
time.
Herman Conn has had quite a force
picking berries on his farm of late, and
they have almost finished this year s crop,
says the Roseburg Plalndealer. This In
dustry has proved to bo very profitable
and furnishes much employment to work
ers. The Yamhill Reporter does not take
kindly to Belgian hares and doubts
that, ihey are immensely protttarjie. it
adds: "A pair of them were probably
In the ark with- Noah, and the world has
been vainly trying to get rid qT them ever
since and abusing Noah roundly for pre
serving them. Better stock your farm3
with a few goats, pigs, chickens, or
cattle which will have a good market
value every dav ln the year."
BOSTON, July 13. Closing quotations
Adventur $0 02
Allouez M. Co... 1
Amal, Copper .. 85
Atlantic 22
Boston & Mont. 2 90
Butte & Bobton. 64
Cal. & Hcla... T 28
Centennial 17
Franklin 13
Ex dividend.
NEW' YORK, July 13. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
$0 10OntarIo $S 25
Osceola $0 64
Parrott .. 40
Qulncy 1 40
Santa Fe Copper 4!&
Tamarack 1 40
Utah Mining ... 2P4
Winona 2i
Wolverines ..... 82
Vashosi
College
Chollar
Crown Point ..,
Con. Cal. & Va.
Deadwood
Gould & Curry.
Hale & Norcross..
6
1 45
40
40
22
Homestake ..... B0 00
Ophlr f. CO
Pljmouth . 10
Quicksilver 1 80
do pref. 6 00
Virginia 1 20
standard 4 10
Iron Silver B-llUnion Con 17
Mexican 13 Yellow Jacket 10
TTSIOTiS ASKED TO EAT FISH.
So As to Trenn the Tarlcet and Help
FiHhermen' Strike.
VANCOUVER. B. C, July 13. The
fishermen's strike on Frasor River is
growing more acute. The canners state
that the fishermen are being held up In
the gulf and their catch destroyed. The
Japanese and the white Ilshermen are
now acting ln unison. The Japanese have
asked permission of tho white union to
fish for their own food, as their supplies
are getting low. This request was grant
ed. Members of all the local labor unions
have been requested by tho fishermen's
union to eat fish for a month, so as to
make a demand on the market.
The strikers are more confident of suc
cess now that the Japanese have Joined
forces with them. They say that the
Albion cannery will next Monday pay
the price demanded by the union. 25 cents
per fish. The report 1 denied that a
compromise of 224 cents per fish has
been made The fishermen have renewed
their offer to accept the 20-cent price, pro
vided It covers the entire season, but to
this the canners will not agree.
People Are Incredulous.
iVhUe this is one of the richest finds In
t,he country, the point that Is Interesting
the people ot this entire section is tho
extent of deposits in the vicinity of the
King mine. .They have come from all
parts of the country and filed on claims
and reflled. and are waiting for develop
ments from the King. Until they read
this they will know absolutely nothing
ot the assays and what has been ascer
tained. One can learn from the outsiders
that the King nas hundreds ot thousands
of dollars' worth, of ore stored away
down In the minor that nuggets have
been found there "large as gooso eggs.
And then you can learn that the King
s about to shut down. If you tell out
siders that the King- has found nothing;
they say that it is a scheme on the part
of the company to give out a false re
port ln order to "gobble' up the other
claims In the vicinity. If you state that
.the King has made a rich strike, they
say the company wishes to sell out. Tne
people are Busplclous, and will believe
nothing until the. King puts ln concen
trators, and begins to turn out the. real
thing. TVh'le the company Is reasonably
satisfied, that the claim Is all right, yet
it will prospect a few hundred feet fur
ther before putting in other equipments.
Tne Peculiar Formation.
A careful Investigation shows the condi
tion of affairs to be about as follows:
The IClng has struck it rich, and it Is
possible that the 13 claims owned by tho
company cover the valuable deposit of j per hour for day work and 40 Cents per
the section, which Is caned by scicntlfio 1 hour durinc tho night.
Heirs of Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or.. July 13. Charles
Greullch has resigned the position of
Chief of the Pendleton Flro Department,
and the Council has appointed to succeed
him "H. J. Stillman, who wa. First As
sistant Chief under Mr. Greullch. The
city has recently purchased new appa
ratus and organized additional companies.
There are now six companies ln the de
partment, "Work is now ln progress to
increase the supply ot water ln the sys
tem of city water works, affording bet
ter protection from fires.
The Pendleton Rod and Gun Club will
Increase Its membership to about E0, pur
chase a new maugatrap and fit up new
ranges for the holding of tournaments.
Nonsuit ln a Mining Caae.
VANCOUVER, "Wash., July 13. Judge
Miller granted the defendants a non
suit yesterday in tho case of Hdoper &
Calrson vs. Lauman & Thompson, which
had been on trial hero since Tuesday be
fore a specTal Jury. The controversy was
over the right to certain mining loca
tions in the St. Helens mining district In
Skamania County. The nonsuit was
granted on the ground that Insufficient
notice of location had been given by the
plaintiffs.
Lonfirnoremena Strike Ended.
VANCOUVER, B. C. July 13. After
five months' duration the lock-out of
longshoremen by the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company has been ended. The com
pany, as a result; of the agreement, will
allow the union the privilege of listing
the men. and ln return the union agrees
to the superintendence of the company's
stvedore. The wages are to be 35 cents
Admits both sexes, Is nonsectarlan. away
from the city, beautiful and healthful
location. The academy receives younger
and less advanced pupils.
Strict Military
Discipline
Expenses icasonable. Send for the new
catalogue before deciding upon another
school. Address a postal card to
President A. C. Jones, Ph.D.
Burton, Wash.
9
Men, Be Strong
The power and enorgy of my former pa
tients is the foundation of my success.
The men who have told the public that
they have been made new that they
havo regained the force of nerve, mind
and body through the careful U3e of
DR. SAISDEN'S BELT
Are the cause of Its wonderful sale.
These men are known to thousands of
people of this state, people who can
vouch for their better appearance, people
who knew them when they were sick
and know how thev got cured.
Call or Send for Free Book
This tells about it and gives hundreds
of grateful letters. If you are a- weak
man. read It. Sent free, sealed, op appli
cation. If possible, call and examine the
Belt and test it free.
DR. A. T. SANDEN
( Cor. 4th and Morruon Portland, Or.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium, Chamber of Commerce Bldff.,
. O. box 0T0. Portland. Or.
Telephone Main 610.
J. E. Haseltlne. Prea.; David Gooascll Trea,;
F. J. Hard. Sec
Directors L. G. Clarke, J. E Haseltlne, Da
vid Goodsell. P. J. Jennlncs. X. G. Davidson.
P. V. Drake. E. A. Clem.
THE GOLD HILL &. BOHEMIA. MINING CO."
owns four first-class quartz raining proper
ties, three ot them, embracing nice claims,
belntr In the Gold Hill mining district, Jack
eon County. Oregon; and one ot them, em
bracing seven claims, being in the very
heart of the Bohemia mining camp. Capital
stock. $100,000 00; 40 per cent of stock In
treasnryt all -promoters' stock pooled. Listed
with tha Oregon Mining Stock Exchange In
vestigate; Davidson,. Ward & Co. (merdbera
of the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange), 403
'Chamber of Commerce. Phono Cloy S33