Morning Oregonian., July 17, 1900, Page 4, Image 4

THE MOEmNG OREGONIAlSf, TUESDAY, JULY- .17, 1D00.
NEW KIP OF FUSION
How Three Silver Parties Are
to Combine.
UNION CONVENTION AT SEATTLE
Biual Representation for Populists
and Democrat Boss Moloney's
"Plan Adopted.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 15. The great
scheme of Boss Moloney for a union con
vention of the "forces opposed to the Re
publicans" has been accepted by all the
Bryan parties in this state. The new
style of fusion -was practically effected at
the meetings of the Democratic, Populist
find Silver Republican state central com
mittees in this city yesterday, but not
without some travail and dubious ques
tionings as to -whether the Maloney guar
antee that it will cure any political ill
Is -worth very much. The committee
meetings settled at least one thing, and
that Is the complete boss-ship of "tfaloney
over the Democratic party, and its allies
as -welL Maloney is the one great figure
in fusion affairs, grand, gloomy and pe
culiar in his exclusive domination of men
and measures. What Bryan is to the Na
tion, Maloney is to the party here. This
is said in no jesting spirit, but is intend
ed as a solemn statement of fact a trib
ute to real genius. Anybody -who can rec
oncile the irreconcilable purposes and in
terests of the three silver parties in this
state must be acknowledged to possess
qualities of real greatness. Maloney has
done that thing. But fusion is a trick
mule, and none can tell how long Its mas
ter may ride not even the mule.
Proxies were the feature of the Demo
cratic committee meeting, and all but two
were held by Maloney or his able facto
tum. Secretary Goddard. The way the
committee had been stuffed was so ap
parent that a great howl was raised in the
very beginning. Judge Million, of Skagit
County, was the protestant. When the
roll was called.. he wanted the proxies
Teferred to a committee on credentials.
This brought forth a decision from Ma
loney that a proxy is all right till it Is
shown to be wrong; and he evidently did
not propose that any chance be given to
question the title of any of his friends
to a vote. Judge McDonald, of King, who
held a proxy from Clallam, had started
to speak on Million's motion, and his right
to say anything was challenged. Judge
Battle, of Seattle, who had another proxy,
maintained that "until a question as to
the genuineness of a proxy is raised, the
holders thereof have a. right to sit," and
sit they did. A division of the committee
at this point showed that the Maloney
faction had 24 votes and the opposition 3.
A committee on conference with the other
parties was then appointed, and the fu
sion negotiation was fairly under way.
The Populists had a serene time. The
anti-Rogers faction, which corresponds to
the Maloney faction, was in control. A
motion was made and carried declaring
It the sense of the committee that a Joint
convention for the nomination of state
officers be held, and a conference commit
tee was named to bring It about. A fea
ture of the meeting worth noting was
the appearance of National Committee
man Eugene Way, the slngle-taxer, who
was at Kansas City. Mr. Way gave an
explanation of why Towne was turned
down and Stevenson selected In the fol
lowing: I -was at tho Kansas City Convention, and
am pleased with the outcome. I believe the
nominations -will give general satisfaction.
Towne's geographical location had much to dq
With his failure to secure second place. It was
not deemed best to solect both candidates from
territory west of tho Mississippi. At no time
did Hill stand any show, his strength being
mostly In -tho galleries, and the sympathy
aroused by tho fact that he was turned down
by the New Torlc delegation in their refusal
to put him on the platform committee.
Towne being out of the Question, the conven
tion began to inquire as to who would give
the greatest satisfaction both Bast and "West,
and Stevenson -was decided upon, as he has &
spotless character, was an original Greenback
fir, and is very strong In his own state. These
characteristics would Insuro him Western sup
port, while the Eastern Democracy, having
once unanimously supported him and found
)ilm eminently satisfactory, would support him
again.
This was accepted as a very clear and
satisfactory Populist vindication of the
Democratic convention In refusing to ac
cept a Populist candidate. So far as the
Eastern Democracy is concerned, how
ever, it seemed to be forgotten that Mr.
Stevenson was acceptable to them in 1SS2
solely because Qrover Cleveland was ac
ceptable. The Silver Republicans were also In
session, but with most meager attendance,
by proxy and otherwise. The counties of
Columbia, King, Mason, Walla Walla,
Yakima, Pierce. Kittitas. Clark, Lewis,
Stevens, Clallam, Kitsap and Skagit were
said tb be represented; but it is stated
that only one person living outside of
King County was actually there. The
Silver Republicans were given scant con
sideration in the arrangements for the
union convention. In the conference com
mittee there was a disposition to cut them
down to very small representation: but
they finally secured 172 delegates, while
the Populists and Democrats were each
given 461, making a total of 1000 dele
gates. It was also decided to require two
thirds vote to nominate, following tho
precedent of National Democratic con
ventions, but an Innovation in Washing
ton politics. The rea&on for this action
was not, however, based on any desire to
tollow Democratic precept; but it seemed
to both Populists and Democrats mutually
desirable that neither be given too easy a
chance to dominate the convention. It is
now so arranged that the Populists can
not combine with the Silver Republicans
and outvote the Democrats, nor can the
Democrats unite with the Sliver Repub
licans with any similar result; but the
Democrats and Populists together can ab
solutely control the convention, leaving
the Sliver Republicans out of considera
tion. Another important reason for adoption
of the two-thirds rule was the belief of
the anti-Rogers men that it effectually
disposes of his candidacy. Their view is
not shared by the Rogers men, who say
that two-thirds is satisfactory to them.
A. C." Little, the Rogers manager, says
his candidate will secure the -necessary
number. He regards tho Maloney boss
ship as likely to be of short duration.
One great purpose of Maloney's general
ship Is to defeat Rogers for Governor.
But what he Intends beyond that is not
so easy to define, except that he is pre
pared to go down the line against any of
Rogers allies. M&loney is notoriously al
lied to the Godwin faction In King Coun
ty, and therefore opposed to the Hart
faction. A struggle is now going on In
Seattle within the Democratic party to
determine on a candidate for Congress.
James Hamilton Lewis would have been
renominated if he had desired It, but he
went rainbow-chasing for the Vice-Presidency,
and asked his friends not to con
sider him for his old place. They seem
to have taken him at his word. But the
fuslonlsts all agree that a Congressional
candidate should come from King County,
and that he should be a Democrat. A
powerfuLcause of this unanimous conces
sion to Seattle is found in the fact that
tho Republicans will undoubtedly nomi
nate Cushman, of Tacoma, and the fuslon
lsts see an opportunity to make their can
didate peculiarly the Seattle candidate,
and they expect a heavy vote from King
County on that account. That he will poll
much more than the party vote in King
Is undoubted; and how far it may bo off
sot by the counter vote of Cushman in
Fierce County Is not easy now to forecast;
Much, depends upon the depth and meas
ure of the local antagonism that is stirred
up between tho two cities. In contests of
this kind heretofore Seattle has come out
winner.
The contest In Seattle, therefore, Is be
ing waged In the full expectation that
whoever wins will get the nomination
from the union convention. The candi
dates are J. F. McElroy, of the Hart fac
tion, and J. T. Ronald, of the Ronald fac
tion. The Issue Is doubtful. McElroy at
present seems to be In the lead. If ho
wins. Boss Maloney would probably be
forced to accept him. But he wijl not do
it gracefully, nor at all, if he can help it
How he can help it is not certain, and
he may not try. Bnt it looks as If he
intends to, and what looks suspiciously
like a plan has already been formulated.
It is to bring out James Hamilton Lewis
as candidate for Governor. Maloney Is
quoted in an interview as suggesting the
nomination of Colonel Lewis for Gover
nor. "I am not advocating Colonel Lewis'
nomination." says Maloney, "for I know
his wishes on that subject. He desires to
take his place as a worker in the ranks;
but there is a pretty general feeling that
he would make the strongest candidate
that the party could put up. The nom
ination may be forced on him, whether he
desires it or not." Maloney is also quoted
as conceding a Congressman to King
County; but he knows perfectly well that
if the overwhelming sentiment In the
union convention demands that Lewis, a
Seattle Democrat, run for Governor, it
will be difficult for McElroy, another Se
attle Democrat, to be named for Con
gress. That is to say, he could easily
make It difficult. A logical scheme would
be to name a Populist, though ho would
have to be a Seattle man.
Candidates for Governor are thick with
the fuslonlsts. They begin with Colonel
Lewis, of Seattle, who doth protest too
much that he does not want it; and end
with Governor Rogers, who has -a very
active organization busy all the time in
his behalf. Ex-Territorial Delegate
Charles S. Voorhees is frequently men
tioned, although he Is on record as say
ing that he wants to remain a private
citizen. Others are: Neal Cheatham,
State Auditor, and A. V. ("Turkey")
Fawcett, of Pierce County. Cheatham Is
a Populist, which his friends say Rogers
is not. In the distribution of offices
four years ago, the Populists got the
Governorship, and Cheatham's friends
think they ought to have it again. And
right here is the rock that is certain to
cause trouble in the union convention and
may lead to a split Cheatham Is a Pop
ulist of the extreme type. He might
easily be persuaded to head a middle-of-the-road
movement. If Rogers is turned
down, it would not be at all suprlslng If
his friends do the same thing; but prob
ably with another candidate. Rogers has
been a fusion Populist, and is now a
Democrat; so that he could not well be
the candidate of tho middle-of-the-roaders.
The same danger of a split Is presentefl
In another aspect in the choice of a name
for the union party. Undoubtedly the
Democrats will make a strong and deter
mined effort to retain the Democratic
title. Maloney says there are now two
or three Democrats to one Populist, and
the common Democratic effort has been
to restore the party to Its old position
and give it identity and Individuality.
The union convention is Indeed a long step
in the movement toward the Democracy.
But there will be vigorous objection to
adoption of the Democratic name, and
it will be urged largely on the ground
that it leaves wide open the door for a
third-party movement. If the union party
declares itself to be the Democracy, the
Barker and Donnelly Populists will un
doubtedly proclaim themselves the "Peo
ple's party." They will do It, anyway.
If they can secure legal title to the name.
If they become the People's party, they
will carry to the third-party movement
much of the prestige of tho old fusion
party, and be quite a respectable factor in
the situation. The Democrats, in this
view of it, may not be so tenacious of
their purpose to be reclaimed by the origi
nal Democracy as they now appear to be.
The union conventipn will meet in Se
attle, August 27, 12 days after the Re
publican convention at Tacoma. The
three parties will assemble separately
to organize, and then assemble together
for tho purpose of promulgating a. plat
form and selecting the candidates. The
platform will not be so troublesome a
matter as it has been heretofore. At
Ellensburg, two years ago, the parties
adopted both separate platforms and a
joint platform. J bad mistake was made
in the common acceptance of single tax.
This year the way has been cleared by
the declarations at Kansas City and Sioux
Falls. There is nothing to do but to
follow. There will be a loud wall about
anti-imperialism and some sort of in
dorsement of Jeffersonlan expansion.
Many of the Populists and some of the
Democrats are on record for retention of
the Philippines, but they will have to
take It back or join the Republican
party.
Tho activity of the fuslonlsts and the
great number of candidates would seem to
indicate that they have not at all given
up hope of carrying Washington this
FalL They remember that they won in
1896, when all conditions were perfect, by
majorities ranging from 12000 to 14.000.
Two years later they were overconfident,
and they lost by majorities from 2500 to
7500. They point out that even then the
Republican vote was less than it was in
1896, and they ascribe their defeat solely
to want of interest by the stay-at-homes,
of whom there were 15,000 to 20.000. If
fusion can be accomplished with a rea
sonable measure of satisfaction, they
think that by the virtue of numbers alone
they ought to have a fairly good chance
of success. It is realized that expansion
Is exceedingly popular with all classes;
that silver Is dead as an issue; that pros
perity is general; that fusion doesn't al
ways fuse, and general conditions aro fa
vorable to' the Republicans; but they
cannot see why they should not again
have some proportion of those 15,000 or
20,000 stay-at-homes, and if they do, and
if they keep all they had In 18S, they
ought to win. An uncertain factor Is the
new population that has come in, and
the old that has gone to Alaska. The
city elections In Seattle and Tacoma were
somewhat Inconclusive as to the effects
of the Alaska rush; but they did appear
to prove that the new-comers to those
cities are largely Republican.
The call for the state conventions, Au
gust 27, has "been issued, and the appor
tionment of delegates Is as follows:
Sliver Republicans Adams, 2; Asotin, 2;
Chehalls, 4; Che Ian, 3; Clark, 4; Clallam,
3; Columbia, 3; Cowlitz, S; Douglas, 3;
JFerry. 3; Franklin, 1; Garfield. 2; Island,
1; Jefferson. 2; King, 22; Klickitat, 2; Kit
titas, 4; Kitsap, 3; Lewis, 5; Lincoln, 6;
Mason, 2; Okanogan, 3; Pacific, 2; Pierce,
16; San Juan, 2; Skamania. 2; Snohomish,
8; Skagit, 4; Spokane, 17; Stevens, 5;
Thurston, 5; Walla Walla, 6; Wahkiakum,
3; Whitman, 11; Whatcom, 7; Taklma, 4.
Total, 172.
Democrat and Populist Adams, 5; Aso
tin. 5; Chehalls, 12; Chelan. 8; Clark, 13;
Clallam, 8; Columbia, 9; Cowlitz, 8; Doug
las, 9; Ferry. 8; Franklin, .4; Garfield, 6;
Island. 4; Jefferson, 6; King; D3: Klickitat,
7: Kittitas, 12; Kitsap. 8; Lewis, 14; Lin
coln. 14; Mason, 7; Okanogan, 9; Pacific,
0; Pierce, 39; San Juan, 5; Skamania, 5;
Snohomish, 22; Skagit, 13; Spokano. 41;
Stevens. 16; Thurston. 12; Walla Walla,
14; Wahkiakum. 6; Whitman. 27; What
com, 18; Yakima, 1L Total, 4tt.
Washington County Grnln.
'HIL.LSBORO. Or., July 16. A careful
investigation of. the groin In this vicinity
develops the fact that the recent hqt
weather has almost entirely destroyed
all signs of aphis. In general, the crop
outlook Is very promising.
The July term of Circuit Court con
vened today.
Conrt Convenes at Albany
ALBANY, July 16.-M3Ircuit Court, sec
ond department, R. P. Boise, Judge, con
vened in Albany this afternoon with a
docket of 13 cases.
ASTORIA DESIRES LIGH1
COUNCIL SETS FiqURE FOR. LIGHT
ING CITY.
XX No Bids Are Received, JW-T111 Ar
range for Gait or Other Suit
able litsht.
ASTORIA, Or., July 1C The City Coun
cil' tonight passed a resolution which
calls for bids to light the city by elec
tricity, and stipulates J5 per arc light of
1200 candle-power, as the maximum price.
Unless the bids received are In conform
ity with this stipulation, the Council will
advertise for bids to furnish the city
lights by acetylene gas or some other sat
isfactory method. The city has been In
darkness for nearly three months be
cause the Council refused to pay the
amount demanded by the West Shore
THE LATE HENftY P. ISAACS
WAS PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN OF WALLA WALLA.
WALLA, WALLA. July 18. Henry Perry Isaacs, who died suddenly in Portland Saturday.
was bora in Philadelphia, Pa.. March 17, 1823. He was of English and Scotch parentage,
and received a common school education. When 17 years old he engaged la business In his
native city as an Importer of stationery. Four years later he contracted the Western fever,
and went to Indiana, where he engaged la the general merchandise business, making an oc
casional trip to New Orleans with a loaded flat boat. In 1850 he went to Minnesota, but,
finding the climate severe, and hearing of the ever-pleasant weather of Oregon, made the.
Journey across the plains to Solom, being 90 days on the way. In tho Spring of 1853 ha
was Induced, by the fight of a. piece of rich quarts and an alluring tola of rich roinea, to go
east of the. Cascades. Not finding any mines, he engaged in business at The Dalles, and re
mained seven years. While at The Xalles he b ranched'out "by" building a small flouring mill
in the ColvlUe Valley in 1B38, Mr. Isaacs moved, to WHa Walla in 1SC2. andt erected tho
"Isaacs mill." which he operated for years with success. In 1644 he erected a flooring mill
at Boise, Idaho, and maintained in connection a large general merchandise business. The
North Pacific flouring mills, -whose founding be caused, are to be found at Prescott. A lease
of this property, for a term of years, has lately been executed to T. B. Wilcox, of Port
land. Mr. Isaacs evinced great Interest in the development of the agricultural and horticultural
Interests of the Walla Walla Valley. On his home place he planted an extensive vineyard
and orchard, and experimented with dtfferent varieties of grains and grasses. Soon after the
opening of the Northern Pacific Railroad he Imported a carload of the finest Scotch Fife
wheat from Minnesota, and distributed It among tho farmers of the valley, in an endeavor to
Introduefc.it. but tha soil and climate did not prove suitable to Its culture. Ho also took
great Interest-in racing, and always had a string of fast horses at local fairs, the Oregon
State Fair and the Montana races.
Mr. Isaacs served one term. 18S4-G, in the Council of the Territorial legislature, and was
largely Instrumental in eecurlng the location of the Penitentiary at Walla Walla. He was
oJbo Instrumental in tho construction of the first railroad between Walla Walla and the Co
lumbia River, being a large stockholder and director -with the late Dr. D. S. Baker. In
connection with his brother, the late J. C. Isaacs, bo bought and developed what has slnco
become the public water works of Walla Walla, .
In 1S60 Mr. Isaacs wo married to a daughter of Colonel James Fulton, of Wasco County,
Oregon, the fruits of this marriage being Mrs. George M. Savage, of Olympla; Mrs. Jerry
J. Doheny, of Seattle; Edwin 8. Isaacs, Miss Grace Isaacs and Philip Isaacs, of Walla
Walla.
Mill Company, which has the only elec
tric light plant in the city.
Losers by Sunday Fire.
The old Hume cannery, which was de
stroyed by fire last evening, was owned
by the Astoria Exchange Company and
was valued at $1500. There was no In
surance. The cannery was used as a
warehouse by Foard & Stokes Company,
and their loss was 52000, all of which was
covered by Insurance, except $209. Ross.
Hlgglns & Co.'s loss was $150, covered by
Insurance. The Alaska Fishermen's Pack
ing Company had its office in the build
ing, but the loss is only nominal. .
X,os Rait Almost Completed.
The log raft being built at Stella for
the Robertson Raft Company will be
finished and brought down the river dur
ing the present week. Two tugs will
come up from San Francisco to tow the
raft down the coast.
Launch Shipped to Pnsret Sound.
The gasoline launch Uncle Jim, which
was constructed here for J. W. Cook,
was shipped by rail to Puget Sound
this morning.
IDAHO FUSION CONVENTION.
Dubois or Stennenbersr for TJ. S.
Senator the Phlncipal Question.
POOATBLLO, Idaho, July 16.-The
state convention of the Democratic, Silver-Republican
and Populist parties will
assemble here tomorrow. It Is claimed a
fusion will be effected, and that all threo
parties will support the same candidates
for state offices and the same electors for
Bryan and Stevenson. There are, how
ever, several delicate questions at losuo,
principal among- them being that of nom
inating a candidate for United States
Senator to succeed Senator Shoup. Gov
ernor Steuncnberg. who Is a candidate
for the Senate, opposes the plan. The
Democratic supporters of ex-Senator Du
bois and all the Sllvet Republicans are
urging that a 'Senator be nominated. The
fight id very close, and both sides claim
they will win. Dubo! confidently expects
to be nominated If that plan is Adapted.
HI9 Sllver-Rspubllcan supporters claim
there will be no fusion If the plan falls.
Other questions are overshadowed by
this one, but the Coeur d'AIene Popu
lists have declared there shall be no
fusion If Steuncnberg Is not denounced.
Many other Populist are supporters of
the Governor. John T. Osborne. " "Demo
cratic National commltteman from Wyo
ming; D. C. Dunbar, from Utah, and Gen
eral J. B. Weaver, of Iowa are here, It
Is said, in the Interest of Dubois.
THE DALLES SCOURING MILLS.
Meeting: With. Such Rush of Work as
to Insure Snccesn.
THE DALLES, Or., July 16. The new
scouring mills here have advanced so
far In their first season with a rush of
work whloh establishes beyond any doubt
their continued success. At present they
are running on full day time, and employ
ing about 40 persons, turning out an ayer-
age of 15,000 pounds of scoured wool.
Under the Immediate necessity of a night
run, this amount will be increased to be
tween 30,000 and 35,000 pounds in the near
future, 'Aha xnUls have sold their output
I to date, nr.. have sufficient 'orders on
nana ior a montn to come, .me returns
from samples cent to manufacturers have
invariably brought favorable comment.
In answer to Inquiries concerning the
probability of establishing a soap factory
In connection with the mills, J. M. Rus
sell states that 2000 pounds of soap are
now used daily, which will be increased
to over 4000 at the beginning of the night
run, and that shortly their surplus soap
will be placed on the market, thus obvi-
l atlng the necessity of a, separate factory.
PLKXTY OF "WATER IJC TUICOX.
Shoals Are Covered and- Steamers
Are Moving Frelsrht Fast.
SKAGWAY, July 12. The period of shal
low water on the Upper Yukon for the
soison of 1S00 Is over. The stream now
rolls a heavy volume to the sea. All
shoals are covered with a depth of water
that prevents tho steamers from striking.
and boats of the heaviest draft on the
DawsontWhite Horse run are running well
laden without interruption. The railroad
running from Skagway alone has 11
steamers connecting at White Horse for
Dawson, and is thus giving through dis
patch. The 1600 tons of freight which had
accumulated at White" Horse up to two
weeks ago, owing to the impossibility of
steamers getting down the river with
heavy cargoes, s now being steadily re
duced, and it is estimated that after a
few weeks delayed freight will all be In
Dawson, and the other freight from the
outside will also be carried forward.
Skagway Is to have an automatic tele
phone system, one of the first on the
coast. The phones and the switches have
just arrived. The town already has an
ordinary "central" exchange telephone
system.
H. C. Bowers, M. D., who has beep min
ing on Gold Run Creek. Klondike, and Is
here on his way to California, says he
has been watching the matter of the re
ported rich quarts strike In the Indian
River country, not many miles from his
claim, and ha has not heard enough to
cause him to believe it is such a wonder
ful find. The outcropplngs are not re
markable, so far as he knows, but what
there Is deeper -in the prdperty Is not
known. He says Gold Run has proved the
second best creek In Klondike this sedson.
DEMURRER TO BE ARGUED.
Hatch-Fletcher Cae Will Come Up
nt Forest Grove Today
FOREST GROVE, July 16. Attorney J.
N. Hoffman, guardian of little Johnny
Hatch, who is suing Samuel W. Fletcher,
of McCoy, on a charge of seduction and
murder of his mother, was served today
with defendant's demurrer. By" agree
ment the demurrer will be argued before
Judge McBrlde tomorrow.
The property-owners on "Xfnin arAt
affected by ordinance No. Ill, including
representatives of the Congregational
Church, visited tho City Council at Its
Saturday night session to secure the re
peal of tho ordinance. It provides that
uuout uw is to dc expended in improve
ment of one block's space, and the dele
gation thought a small fraction of that
sum would do the wok. The Council
finally agreed to rescind its previous ac
tion, leaving it to the. property-owners
to put tho street In repair, "and, if not
done satisfactorily, another ordinance
will be passed later.
No Need of Free Silver.
Pendleton East Oregonlan.
Tho First National Bank and tho Pen
dleton Savings Bank, of Pendleton, by
their statomenta show a total cf deposits
of more than $1,000,000, and the First Na
tional Bank and tha Baker-Boyer Na
tional, of Walla Walla, show a total of
$1.400,CXXV in round figures. This section
of country has reached' tho goal of having
tho necessary capital pp l9 everr- need.
NOME. . TREASURE SHIP
THE GAIIONXE ARRIVES AT PORT
TOWJfSBXD. '
Brings First Gold of Season Report
of Smallpox Confirmed Feeling
ToTrard Captain of Oregon.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. July 16.
The steamship Garonne, arriving today.
Is the first treasure ship from Cape
Nome, having about $75,000 In dust from
that place, and nine boxes from Daw
son, of 250 pounds each. The Garonne
brought 300 passengers from Cape Norn's
most of whom have spent about one
month on tho beach. They report that
place In a great state of excitement over
the fact that tho smallpox has become
epidemic and that three deaths have oc
curred, and between 30 and 40 cases are
known of at Nome, while it Is believed
that twice that number of cases exist in
the immense stretch of tents. Introduc
tion of tha disease is charged to the
captain of the steamer Oregon. It is al
leged that on June 16, the Oregon arrived
at Cape Nome with two well-deyeloped
cases of smallpox on board, and pas
sengers were forced ashore at midnight,
and soon scattered in tho tented city.
As soon as the disease made its appear
ance. General Randall and his command
took stringent measures to stamp It
out, but during the last week of June
the disease made rapid headway, and
new cases are dally making their ap
pearance. According to reports arriving
by the Garonne today, the seriousness of
the situation is such that the military
cannot cope with it and General Randall
has appealed to the citizens, asking them
to organize and raise funds to build a
hospital to which the afflicted may be
moved- from tho tents and receive better
care. By order of General Randall, spe
cial health Inspectors have been appointed
for the enforcament of sanitary regula
tions. As new cases of smallpox are re
ported. Indignation against the command
er of the Qregon Increases. Officials are
collecting- evidence for the purpose of us
ing it against him In the prosecution
which they propose- to institute when tha
United States Court officials arrive at
Cape Nome, and money has been liberal
ly subscribed for that purpose Miners,
however, take another view of the case,
and at a meeting held just before the Ga
ronne sailed, they declared that the min
ers' law would be brought to bear, and
if the captain of tha Oregon returned,
they would lynch him.
Purser Sprague says that there will bo
a general exodus from Cape Nome and
all wno have money will leave, but says
there are thousands Vho have not means
tb "get away. He says "before the Garonne
sailed that at least 500 men with from
$10 to $50 came to him and offered to
give him what money they had for tho
privilege of working their way home.
The Garonne's first voyage since receiv
ing American register" is not a very aus
picious one. Upon her arrival at Cape
Nome she was seized by the customs
authorities for violation of regulations in
carrying 2000 cases of liquor from Seattle
without having the same appear on her
manifest. Special Agent McBrlde was
placed In charge of her and brought her
here.
"WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Waflry, Hcagen fc Waey's Revtevr of
Oregon Mining: Stocks.
"PORTLAND. July 16. Heavier trad
ing than has been done any week since
the opening of the Oregon Mining Stock
Exchange was the feature of the week
ending July 14 This completed the fourth
week's business, the records showing that
over 1,000,000 shares have been dealt in
during that time, '
"Nearly all the listed stocks came in
for their full share of attention during
the Tveek. closing with some considerable
active excitement on Last' Horse.
"A very encouraging feature of the
week's business was the general activity
shown in stocks of both Eastern and
Southern Oregon.
"We attribute this to the repeated re
ports published in the Portland dally
papers of rich strikes In both districts.
"A rumor Is afloat, which has consid
erable confirmation, that British capital
is invading the Sumpter district, and this
in Itself has, without doubt, been respon
sible for a large part of the increased ac
tivity in stocks where properties are lo
cated in that district.
"Dally reports of rich strikes in the
Bohemia district, both in new properties
as well as on those which have been
lying Idle for some time, demonstrates
that the wealth of that district Is just
coming to light, and that tho deeper the
workings go the richer the ore runs, tho
vein all the while Increasing in width.
"The moat active Bohemia stocks on
the exchange were Helena. Helena No.
2, Goldstone-Consolldated, Adams Moun
tain aqd Oregon-Colorado.
"Helena closed the week at 29c bid.
offered a. S0c This advance in price Is
no doubt due to the approaching dividend
on the 25th lnst. Helena No. 2 closed
at 5Hc, bid at 54c May Queen received
the usual amount of attention, closing
at 2Hc, bid at 2ftc"
Mining: Stoclc Quotations.
Following ore the transactions at tha Oregon
Mining- Stock Exchange yesterday.
Bid.
Asked.
?O0Q 00
102 60
20
Adams Mountain $0 05"
Buffalo i&
rouis jjreaging 1.0.
Gold Hill & Bohemia... .:.
Gold Hlir High Lisa Ditch,.
Golden Slipper
Goldstone Consolidated
-Helena
Helena No. 2....
Lost Horse
May Queen
Oregon-Colorado
Riverside
30g
1
0
Rockefeller z 0U
Sumpter Free Gold 2$ 3
SALES.
Buffalo 1000 shares at 1H
Goldstone Consolidated SOOOat s4
Helona I200at30
2000 at 30
,, , ... SOOOatSOH
Helena No. 2 ., 5000 at 5V4
. 1000 at 5
Lost Horse 1 4000 at 2
,. 500 at 2T4
May Queen 2000 at 2
, , 12000 ol 2V4
Oregon-Colorado 1000 at 5H
1000 at 8
SPOKANE. July 16. The closing bids for
mining stocks today -were:
BlacktaU ...... $0 10
Morrison, .0 01
Noble Five 2U
Princess Maud.. 2i
Qullp , 15
Republic , 5
Reservation .... 814
Rowland Giant.. 2
Sullivan ...7.... 10
Tom Thumb 19
Butto & uoston. H
Crystal
Deer Trail Con.
416!
Evening Star
Gold Ledge ....
Golden Harvest.
Lone Fine Burp.
Mount. Lion ...
1
Vi
10
SO
&
Morn. Glory
Waterloo ....... 2
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. The official clos
ing Quotations for mining stocks today -were:
Alta $0 0
Justice $0 10
Mexican 16
Occidental Con ... 7
Ophlr c
Overman H
Potosi 14
Savage 15
Seg. Belcher 3
8(erra Nevada ... 2rt
vipna won
Andes ....
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Bullion .........
Caledonia ,
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence ......
Con. Cal & Va...
Crown Point ....
Gould k Curry...
Hal & Norcross..
70 Sllr-r Hill ST
1 4 5i Standard 4 10
17lUnlon Coa 20
23(Utah Con 10
221 Yellow Jacket .... 12
NEW TORK. July 1C Mining stocks todaj
closed as follows:
Chollar $0 lSlOntario $0 25
Crown Point BlOphir 85
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35
Dendwood 40
Gould & Curry... 20
Hale & Norcross.. 20
Homestake ......SO 00
Iron Silver ...... 53
Plymouth 12
Quicksilver l 50
do pref C 30
Sierra. Nevada ... 33
Standard 4 W
Union Ccn IT
Mexican 15! Yellow Jacket
10
BOSTON, July 10. Closing quotations: ,
Adventure .....?0 02Osceola 0 04
Alloux M. Co... 1 Parrott 33U
Amol. Copper... 83 Qulncy 1 40'
Atlantic 22 Santa Fe Copper 4J4
BootoTj &. Mont. 3 00 I Tamarack l 00
Cal. & Hecla... 7 30 tUtah Mining ... 20
Centennial lCi Winona. ........ 2
Franklin 12H Wolverines 3T$
"VVnr Department Informed.
T7ASHfN3Takf July 16. The War De-
partment has received the following re
port of a United States- Army offi
cer in command in Alaska:
"Fort St. Michael, Alaska, July 3 via
San Francisco, July 14. The Adjutant
General, Washington, U. 8. A.: Left
Cape Nome- last night, arriving at St.
Michael at 10 A. M. today. Health con
ditions Jn Nome serious. Measles, ty
phoid fever and smallpox ara prevalent
In camp. Eighteen cases of the latter dis
ease' were reported yesterday, and spread
lng. The chief surgeon of the department
was left there id charge of sanitary mat
ters, with instructions to employ three
acting assistant surgeons to aid him. Reg
ulations for better sanitation of ths places
were Issued, and every effort will be made
to Improve the condition of affairs and
control the spread of the disease. The
Jitdgo Advocate of the department also
left at Nome. I will return myself to
Nome as soon as matters requiring my
attention here can be disposed of.
"RANDALL.
"Brfgadler-GeneraL"
SERIOUS CONDITIONS AT NOME.
Smallpox and Other Diseases Will
Soon Be Epidemic.
WASHINGTON, July 16,-Threa of the
surveying parties recently sent to Alas
ka, by the United States Geological Sur
vey are now at work In the new district.
They are la charge of E. C Bernard, A.
H. Brooks and W. J. Peters. Mr. Ber
nard will make a topographical map on a
scalo'Qf four miles to the inch, and Mr.
Brooks will make -geological Investiga
tions covering tho area thus mapped. Mr.
Brooks baej submitted a report which
speaks of the adverse conditions prevail
ing at Nome. He says large numbers of
porsons on the beach, were without shel
ter or food, and verifies tho reports of the
presence of smallpox on the vessels, and
tho probability of a smallpox epidemic.
Mr. F. C Shrader under date of June
14, reports the arrival of the Copper Riv
er surveying party at Valdes. This party
Is to make a topographic and geologic-
wurvev of an area of 3000 souare miles IPS
tho Copper River region.
FABULOUSLY RICH STRIKE.
Made in Red Boy Mine, in Bnker
County About One-Half Gold.
BAKER CITT, Or"., July 16. Ex-District
Attorney Charles F. Hyde. who. returned
today Irom a visit to the Red Boy mine,
reports a fabulously rich strike made
there Saturday. Tho ore was found 40
.feet below the lower workings in sinking
a winze, and Is tha richest ore ever un
earthed in Eastern Oregon, being about
,one-half gold. Mr. Hyde says the extent
of the ore body coqld not be ascertained
when he left, as the strike was just made.
Ho says the ore taken from, the vein was
fairly dazzling to the eye. The Red Boy
Is ono of the biggest producers in Eastern
Oregon, and la credited with an output
of $20,000 and $20,000 a month. Godfrey &
Tabor, the owners, recently purchased a
deep-sinking plintK and it is their inten
tion to sink on the property to a depth of
2000 feet. Tha plant is now pn the
ground, and will bo pUt in place as rapidly
as possible.
WASHIKGTOX LOG MARKET.
Condition Satisfactory, Wltli Excep
tion of Tide-Land Spruce.
ABERDEEN, "Wash., July 16. The con
dition of the log market Is quite sat
isfactory, with the exception of tide-land
spruco, -which Is selling at $4 per thou
sand. This Is peculiar, since many sup
posed, three years ago, that spruce was
rapidly approaching extinction.
Fir remains Urm at $3 50 per thousand,
although many million feet are In the
water, and much activity prevails In all
the camps. The rains In Juno brought
down many logs which were not due
until Winter.
Cedar Is strong at J7 per thousand. Al
though shingles are on the down grade,
rough lumber Is not excited. It can not
bo logg'ed tor less Is the opinion of all
engaged In" tho business.
Considerable Improvement work Is go
ing on, among which Is the erection of
a large hospital in tha heart of the city
by Dr. Smite and his associates.
The improvement of streets goes on,
the greatest being the $4000 contract for
opening up Bean's new acre-addition, as
well aa( giving access tb a very hand
some residence portion of tha city.
Rectifying Short Line's Traclc.
Boioe Statesman.
In rectifying Its lines In Idaho the
Oregon Short. Lino Is- doing a great work.
Over BOO teams are employed, and In bal
lasting alone GOO men are engaged. Tho
embankmewta are bslng widened and line
nowty ballasted.- about 1C0 miles to b bal
lasted this year. The. changes in the line
will result In reduced grades and curva
ture, and a much better roadway in every
partlculan
Preliminary surveys are now being
mado for a proposed change through
Lima, Slont. This will necessitate tho
construction of from six to eight miles
of new line, but wllV result in a much
hotter route. The Short Line has been
doing a tremendous amount of work since
Its reorganization, all of which has mode
a vast improvement In the system.
Wash Intrt on Notes.
Bert Lamport, a logger, was drowned
the night of the 13th while bathing at
ilukiltoo.
White section hands at Tekoa have
boon displaced by Japanese. The town's
business men do not like the change.
Aa u feature of the Washington Bar
Association's meeting next year, the Spo
kane lawyers baseball team proposes to
defeat a nine of Seattle practitioners.
Spokane Is arranging for a war on un
licensed dogs. Last year nearly 1500 tax
tags were sold, but this year only one
third that number have so far been called
for.
Roy 'Dawson, shingle sawyer at What
com, lost four fingers from his left hand
on the 13th. A subscription of $30 was
raised for him "by his fellow-workmen,
and the shingle company added $20 to it.
Adjutant Alward, of the Salvation Army
at Spokane, has arranged to get all Iho
old wooden sidewalks to be torn up this
year, and expects them to go a long way
toward providing tho poor of the city
with wood next Winter.
A Spokane saloon man was arrested at
8 A. SI. the morning of the Hth for vio
lating the night-closing ordinance. It is
the first arrest of the kind In many
months, and the officers expect to se
cure a conviction. They secured a glasi
of beer which the saloon keeper had
Just placed upon the bar, carried It to
the police station, and will offer It in evi
dence to show the character of the liquid
sbld.
The Baptists of Spokane and Eastern
Washington, who for the last few years
have conducted a Chautauqua assembly
at Lake Chatcolet. will this year unite
with tho Baptist Toung People'3 Union
bf Western Washington at the summer
assembly at Vashon Island, on the Sound.
FTm August 9 to 10 the young Baptists
of the state will hold telr Chautauqua
meotings.
Orejron "Sotcit.
Work has been commenced on a new
Methodist Church at Cottage Grove.
The Dalles has strengthened its High
School course, so four years will bo re
quired to complete it.
The Condon Times reports that harvest
hand? aro a scarce commodity at present
and as a consequence price of labor is
high.
Huckleberries are ripe In Baker County,
and several families are gathering quan
tities of them along Marble, Pine and
Rock Creeks.
Burt Wade, the 17-year-old boy who
wa3 arrested at Helix Irv Sheriff Blakeley
on a cha ge of sl-a'is five horses be
longing to his father, has been released
upon his recognizance, and the case may
not bo prosecuted against him.
James Gray, a well-known Wasco farm
er, was taken with heart dlsoasc on the
14th and soon expired. At tho time he
was taking 9, now 3000 attain t,hreshcr
THIS
MEDICINE
b famllfer In thous
ands of homes. For
half a century it has
had a permanent
place as a family
medicine.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
-WILL CURS
Indigestion.
Dyspepsia
Flatulency, Biliousness,
Nervousness, Sleeplessness
and Kidney Disorders.
Sold fcy dru;;glsls and dealers generally,
with a Private Revenue Stomp over th
neck of the bottle.
to his home at Juniper Flat. Els ag
was about CO -years, and ' he leaves a
wife and several children.
Four half-grown cougars were killed In
Umatilla County one day last week by
Charles Stamper, a boy of 15 years, with
an old muzzle-loading shotgun. He fright
ened them up a treo and brought them
down leisurely, after which he skinned
them and took their pelts home. Tho
mother and two other cubs got away.
The heart of the Gilliam County farmer
Is glad, says tho Condon Times. "With
tho cr'stlng good prices for wheat and
the surety of a bountiful harvest, he has
good reason to feel jubilant. This Fall
will witness more freight teams plying
botween Condon and Arlington than ever
even the oldest settler expected to see In
hla lifetime, and the wheat, with very few
'exceptions, will be No. 1.
The receipts of the Turner postofflce
for tho year ended June 20 were 5710 96
for stamps, box. rent, etc., and $5X15 42
on money orders. The office paid 325
money orders, aggregating $4078 S2, and
deposited nearly 5C0O0 with tho Salem
office. The pieces of mail aellvered and
collected by rural carriers numbered 99,
7C6. The receipts Increased SO per cent
since the establishment of rural free de
livery. The Observer, of La Grande, soys that
one firm at Island City has shipped over
COOO hogs this season and will ship seven
carloads more In a few days. The aver
age price paid was 5 cents on foot, the
average weight being CC0 pounds per hog,
or $10 per head, making the total amount
paid growers $30,000. ilr. Kiddle- states
that those win, fed wheat to their hogs
thus realized between 50 and 60 cents per
bushel for their grain. No less than 540.
000 has been paid for hogs In the Grand
Bonde Valley the past season.
FALLING HAiR
and BALDNESS
Kill the Gum that is Destroying
the Hair Root
NEWBRO'S
HERPICIDE
IS THE SCIENTIFIC REMEDY
THAT KILLS THESE
PARASITIC GERMS.
For Salt by Druggists. Price $1.00.
IHIU1 .' h i iH il.
PRIMARY, SECONDARY OR TERIU1Y S1003 P31S01
Permanently Cured. Yoa can be treated At
home under same guaranty. If you have takaa
mercury. Iodide potash, and BtlU have achtfl
and pains. Mucous Patches In Mouth, Soto
Throat. Pimples. Copper-Colored Spots. Ulcers
on any part of the body. Ilalr or Eyebrow
falling out, wrlto
COOK REMEDY CO.
1530 Masonic Temple. Chicago. HI., for proofs
of cures. Capital. $500,000. We solicit th
most obstinate cass. We have cured the -worst
cases In 15 to 35 days- 100-pace Book Free.
THIS BADGE
Is an "emblem of
consideration" and
signifies the wear
er's intention to
herp the Retail
Clerks and mer
chants to shorter
hours by making all
purchases beforo 6
P. M.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium. Chamber of Commerco Bide.,
V. O. box 070. Portland. Or
Telephone Main 810.
J. E. Haseltine. Pres.; David Gocdsell Treaa.;
F. J. Hard. Sec
Directors L. G. Clarke, J. E. Haseltine, Da
rid Goodwill. P. J. Jonnlnzs, I. G. Davidson,
F. V. Drake. E. A. Clem-
THE T n HILL A BOHEMIA MIXING CO.
ow . flrst-class quartz mining- proper
tlr . ot them, (unbracing- nine claims,
btln.. 1 the Gold Hill mining district. Jack
son .i. -ir.ty. Oregon ; and ono of thorn, em
braeinc seven claims, being in tho very
hcrt or the Bohemia ninlnjr camp. Capital
rtack $100,000.00; 40 par exsnt of stock In
tr"Rury; all promoter stock pooled. Listed
with the dxes-on Mlnlns Stock Exchange. In
vestigate. Davidson, "Ward & Co- (members
of the Ore con Mlnln? St oik Exch&nr). 404
Chamber q Commerce.' Phcne Cloy $39,
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