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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, JULY. 20, 1900.
END OF ATHLETICS
Board of Regents Forbid In
tercollegiate Contests.
O. A. C MAY PLAY BY ITSELF
Strangles With. Other Institution
Are Declared to Prostitute Pur
pose of Agricultural College.
CORVALLIS. Or.. July IB. At the an
nual meeting of the Board of Regents of
the Oregon Agricultural College, last
Slight, a resolution was adopted prohibit
ing the students of the institution from
engaging in intercollegiate athletic con
tests. The preamble and resolution are
us follows:
Whereas. Intercollegiate athletic game have
passed the bounds of reason and developed
Into a form of mania that is demoralizing to
the moral, meatal and physical well-being of
college studeats. and,
"Whereas. The records of all educational In
stitutions show that the standing of those stu
dents engaged in athletics compares in nearly
JI cases unfavorably with the standing of
other students; and,
Chereas, The name overtaxing of strength
and endurance In dumb brutes that Is visited
uron athletes Is mode a misdemeanor, pun
Isibl by statute law: and,
Vherets. The doings of the few athletes ab
sorbs the attention and demoralises the studies
of the whole body of students for long periods,
to the utter prostitution el the purpoees for
which colleges of agriculture and mechanics
"wer beneficently endowed: therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Board of Regents hereby
prohibits the students of the Agricultural Col
legs from engaging In intercollegiate athletlo
cortests, or contests with any other college,
ccaoot or olub, but the faculty should encour
age as rauofa as possible all healthful athletic
tor other sports upon the grounds of the col
lege Considerable discussion was engaged In
while the resolution was pending. A sub
etitute was offered, providing for the en
couragement of Intercollegiate athletics
and for the employment of a physical di
rector, but it received the votes of but
two members. In town this morning there
is general discussion of this action of
the board, with a wide difference of opin
ion as to the advisability of the move.
'Some approve, and apparently an equal
or greater number condemn.
The vice-director of the college report
ed that during the year there had been
held 12 farmers institutes, with a total at
tendance of 1650 persons; ;in addition there
had been seven special lectures on diver
sified farming and dairying, with a total
attendance of 700.
The course In mineralogy and assaying
established last year has developed Into
a school of mines. The facilities last year
were only able to accommodate eight stu
dents .and was confined to the senior year.
Half a dozen students for lack of facili
ties, had to be denied the course. In the
zxew arrangement the school of mlnen be
comes a departrment, with Professor John
Fulton at its head, and with Professors
Skelton and Fovoll as instructors, re
spectively. In mining, engineering and hy
draulics. The report of the treasurer showed a
total expenditure during the year of $33,
833 58, of which about $1,000 was general
current expenses and salaries, the balance
being special expenditure in the construc
tion of new buildings and other improve
ments. The degree of master of agricul
ture was conferred upon Dr. James
Withycombe.
Salaries were advanced as follows: El
len J. Chamberlain. $1200 to $1500; C. L.
Johnson, $700 to $900; M. M. McElfresh,
$500 to $CO0; F. E. Edwards, $000 to $700.
A walk from the college to a connection
with the sidewalks of the town was au
thorized. It is to be constructed of gravel
and decomposed granite.
M. C. McLouth was employed as In
structor In freehand drawing, at a salary
of $600.
Resolutions expressing appreciation of
the services of W. M. Hlleary as late
master of the State Grange while a mem
ber of the board were adopted.
J, K. "Weatherford and B. G. Leady were
elected members of the executive commit
tee, vice B. B. Pague, resigned, and W.
M, Hlleary, term expired.
E. F. Pernot was made professor of
bacteriology without advance of salary.
All the members of the board -were In
attendance, except Mr. Church, of La
irande.
TO MEET NEXT IN PORTLAND.
'Oregon. Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W
Business Transacted Yesterday.
BALEM. July 19. Much of the time of
the Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W., has been
Eiven to discussion of the various meas
ures brought up. The discussions have
been universally good-natured and all the
proceedings have passed off very pleas
ently. 6no of the chief events of today's
work was the -selection of Portland as the
place for the next session of the Grand
Lodge. The constitution provides that
Grand Lodge shall meet annually on the
third Tuesday of July in the City of
Portland, unless otherwise directed by -a
majority vote. Astoria was the only other
town that wanted the annual convention,
but it failed to get a majority vote and
the meeting -will bo held at Portland In
due cuorse.
The supreme representatives have been
Instructed to Invite the Supreme Lodge of
the United States and Canada to meet In
.fortiana in 1S02. The supreme delegates
elected yesterday will attend the meet
ing of the Supreme Lodgo at Buffalo. N.
X. In IDOL
A resolution "was passed granting to the
Klamath Falls lodge reimbursement to
the amount of $63 on account of property
of that lodge destroyed by fire while be
ing used by the Grand Lodge. Lakevlew
lodgo was granted relief to the amount of
Its per capita tax, -$47, on account of a
loss suffered by fire.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
Grand Lodge officials to incorporate the
Grand Lodge under the laws of the state
of Oregon.
Section 1CS of the constitution, which
provides that whenever the beneficiary
fund shall have been reduced to a sum
less than $2000, the Grand Recorder shall
call for the beneficiary funds of the
eubordlnatte lodges and at the same time
"make an assessment upon each member
"who has received the Workman degree
previous to the dato of the death upon
which the assessment Is made," was
amended so as to make the assessment
apply to every member who has received
the degrc-o previous to the date Of the
assessment.
A resolution was passed directing that
the publishing of the A. O. U. W. Report
er, the official organ of the order, be let to
the lowest responsible bidder, no bids to
be received except from members of the
order. Frank Davey. of Salem, was
awarded the contract for the paper this
evening.
The extension work that has been car
ried on during the past year was approved
by a resolution which also directs that
the work shall be continued under the
supervision of a board, to consist of the
grand master workman, the grand re
corder end the members of the finance
committee. The field work done by Past
Grand Master Herren was specially com
mended, and it was ordered that his ser
vices be retained during the coming year.
The finance committee's report of tho
expenses of this session was approved
and warrants on that account to the
amount of 531S8 90 were ordered drawn.
Supreme Master Workman W. A. Wal
ker delivered a brief' address before the
Grand Lodge Just before he left for the
East yesterday. He was given a vote of
thanks for his presence and both he and
the Supreme Lodge were given three
cheers.
This afternoon the Grand Lodge cx-
pressed Its appreciation of the efforts
made by the members of the order In this
city for the success of the meeting, by
giving two elegant presents to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Davey, as representatives of
the working committees of the local
lodges. In a very flattering address Past
Grand Master Herren presented Mr. Dav
ey with a heavy gdld watch chain, and
Past Grand Master Colvlg presented to
Mr. Davey, for his wire, an elegant set
if silver knives and forks. Mr. Davey
made suitable response.
Dr. David Walker, of Portland, was appointed-
grand medical examiner, and the
regular standing committees were named.
A committee on arbitration is a new com
mittee designed to keep the lodge and
beneficiaries out of the courts.
Ralph Feeney, who has been elected
grand master workman, was born in
Clalrmont County, Ohio, in 1856, and has
been a resident of Portland since 1S79.
He became a member of Upchurch Lodge,
No. 126, in 1S93. and was immediately
elected to the office of Inside watchman.
Each year thereafter he was promoted,
and has filled all the chairs of the subor
dinate lodge, and has been receiver for
the last three years. He became a mem
ber of the Grand Lodge five years ago,
and started In at the bottom, filling all
the offices and being elected In every
Instance without opposition. He Is en
gaged In the transfer and forwarding
business In Portland.
TJie Degree of Honor.
One of the first acts of the grand lodgo
of the degree of honor today was the
giving of a vote of thanks to the Salem
lodge for the royal reception given last
evening, nd the many courtesies shown
the grand lodge during Its session.
A resolution was Introduced providing
for a reduction of the per diem of offi
cers and grand representatives from $2
'to $1. The passage of this resolution was
vigorously urgee, but it failed to receive
the requisite number of votes. Another
resolution having reduction of expenses
for Its object was one that proposed to
exclude past grand chiefs of honor from
the pay-roll. This also failed to pass.
The salary of the grand recorder was In
creased from $25 to $50 per mqnth. The
bond of the grand receiver was fixed at
$3000.
The installation of officers was con
ducted by Past Grand Chief of Honor
Mrs. Kate J. Young, assisted by Past
Grapd Chiefs Mrs. Julia Gault. Mrs. Car
rie Holman. Mrs. Martha Armstrong, Mrs.
Maggie Houston and Mrs. Anna R. Bew
ley. af terwhich the grand chief expressed
her appreciation of the honor conforred,
and the standing committees were ap
pointed. LOOKING UP RAILROAD ROUTE.
Crerr lor Corvallts & Eastern Said
to Be In Eastern Oregon.
PENDLETON, Or., July 19. L. R. Lo
throp, a veteran railroad engineer, from
Tacoma, was here yesterday, with a com
pany of surveyors under his charge, hav
ing come from the Malheur country.
There they had been surveying a line up
the Malheur River, beginning near Vale,
where the canyon commences. They ran
to Malheur Lake, far up In tho mountains.
The line followed the grade made many
years ago for the old Oregon Pacific,
most of the old grading remaining and
some of It being Intact. In fact, the track
is complete for several miles west from
Ontario.
It Is understood that the Lothrop en
gineering party was ra the field for the
Corvallts & Eastern, which has been con
sidering the advisability of extending Its
lino from the present terminus to the
boundary of E&setrn Oregon. The road
terminates now near the crest of the Cis
cade range, reaching there from the
coast.
Warning to Frnttmen.
Judd Geer, Fruit Commissioner for the
Fifth District, including this county, has
served another notice on the orchardlsts
that they must obey the law prohibiting
the selling of affected fruits. The law
has not heretofore been enforced. Last
Fall he began a vigorous crusade look
ing towards the stopping of the sale of
diseased fruits, and since that time he has
condemned a number of lots of fruit in
tho Grand Ronde Valley. He proposes to
follow the same course In this part of the
state.
NO SETTLEMENT YET.
All the 47 Salmon Canneries on the
Fraser River May Close.
VANCOUVER, B. C. July 19. Confer
ences between committees representing
respectively the Fraser River canners and
the fishermen, to try to arrange a satis
factory price for salmon, have been bar
ren of results. The cannors agreed to
pay a maximum of 20 cents a fish for the
season, with a minimum of 15 cents. It
was thought this would meet the views
of the fishermen, but the latter resolutely
held out for 25 cents. The canners are
now talking of closing up their establish
ments, and If tne deadlock Is not broken
by the end of the week all tho 47 can
neries on the Frasar River may suspend
operations for the remainder of the sea
son. The outlook for adjustment of tho diffi
culty Is not good, although Federal Labor
Commissioner Bemner Is here endeavoring
to arrange matters. Fish are running as
numerously as for half a dozen years,
but not one Is being taksn.
Drowned In a Mill Fond.
STEVENSON, Wash., July 19. Agata
Frost, the 15-year-old step-daughter of
Thomas Menlce, was drowned in the mill
pond near Wind Mountain Monday. She
was playing with other children on a
raft, which capsized, throwing them Into
the water. They all escaped except Miss
Frost, whose clothing caught, in some
manner, on some sunken drift, holding
her beneath tho -water until she was
drowned.
Damagc by the Army Worm.
TACOMA, July 19. The army worm Is
doing great damage in the vicinity ,of
Sumner, and Governor Rogers has ordered
an entomolgist from Pullman to make an
Investigation and suggest a remedy.
Oregon Notes.
J. L Taylor has sold P. J. Stovall 129
acres, four miles northeast of Philomath;
price, S100Q.
Shingle and post camps oh the Nes
tucca report business good. They are
scarcely able tof meet the demand.
Crops In the Alsea country are reported
to be badly damaged. In many Instances
wheat fields will not yield more than a
two-thirds crop, while some will hardjy
turn off more than half the usual yield.
"Roughly estimated. The Dalles ware
houses have up till now handled about
5.000.000 pounds of "wool of this year's
clip, says the Chronicle. Very little of
it has yet changed hands, and the mar
ket is practically dead.
The Albany Democrat reports that in
Its town a reporter "runs up against
three kinds, of people tho wills, the
won'ts, and the can'ts; those who accom
plish everything, those who oppose every
thing, and those who fall In everything."
A man calling himself Clarence John
son, -who was In the employ of the Grant's
Pass Observer, left suddenly a short time
since, forgetting, to account for some
money he had collected. Editor Chausse
has warned the newspaper fraternity of
Oregon against the fellow.
A Corvallls paper says that William
M. Hoag has deeded to Master Lloyd
Pruett, of Yaquina, 140 acres of land.
Several years ago the boy was made a
cripple for life In a railroad accident In
which the Pruett family, with others, on
a handcar, were run down by a special
train, carrying a number of railroad offi
cials to the bay one Sunday.
Tons of fine prunes are Totting on the
trees in the orchards near The Dalles,
for the reason that there Is no market
for them In a green state. The Tlmes
Mountalneer says: "It this fruit were
canned It would become a merchantable
article at fair prices. Certainly a oannory
Is needed to properly care for and con
sume the fruit product of the county."
HOP MEN MAY CONTRACT
DYDrVTDUALS MAT LEGALLY AGREE
TO REDUCE OUTPUT.
Opinion of Hopgrrowers' Association 1
Attorney and. Letter of Advice and
Explanation by President Jones.
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growers' Association has been advised by the brewers are willing to pay prices for
its attorney. W. W. Cotton, that the In- hops that -will give growers reasonable
dividual hopgrowers can lawfully enter profits, yet our methods have been such
into contracts for the sale of their hops, j as to force our products on the market
one of the considerations being that tho at less than cost.
yield of hops shall be reduced 25 per "It Is conceded by all that the proposed
cent, and that this contract can probably ' reduction would have the desired effect
not be avoided by the fact that the dealer J of Increasing toe price. But it is objected
may be able to make similar contracts that the farmers will not and cannot or
with a majority of tho hopgrowers of the I ganlze to protect their Interests and make
state. Such a contract, It Is advised, j their business profitable, and further that
would not be in restraint of trade. Man- it is simply a question of "the survival
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GALLERY OF OREGON NEWSPAPER MEN-NO. 10
WALTER SUTTON, OF THE PORT ORFORD TRIBUNE.
Walter Sutton, editor and proprietor of the Port Orford Tribune, was boqi In Cass Coun
ty. Illinois. December 30, 1S49. He arrhed In Oregon with his father In the Fall of ISM.
his mother having died on the plains. He lived at Dallas until 1800, when he moved to Jack
sonville, and entered the office of tho Oregon Sentinel as an apprentice In 1SG3, where he
remained until 1SG5, when he went to Portland, and worked In various printing establish
ments. In 1870 he went to Curry County, where he has since resided. Ho was elected County
Clerk of Curry County In 1870, which position he held for six years. In 1SS2 he established
the Curry County Post, at Gold Beach, afterward changing Its name to Gold Beach Gazette.
He was a member of the Legislature of 18S5 as joint Representative for Coos and Curry. He
was elected Treasurer of Curry County In 18S, ana held that position until 1892, when he
sold the Gazette, moved to Port Orford. and established the Port Orford Tribune, which paper
he continues to publish successfully. He has always been a straight .Republican.
ager Wlnstanley has made public this
portion of Mr. Cotton's opinion, and for
tho further Information of hopgrowers
President Jonoa has issued the following
circular letter:
"A proposition has been made guaran
teeing us 16 cents por pound for all our
hops of good quality, provided that we
pick only three-fourth of them. The
parties making this proposition offer to
advance 5 cents per pound for picking
purposes, which shall be security for the
guarantee and also to put up a sufficient
bond that they will carry out the propo
sition, provided that It Is accepted by
the growers.
"By the terms of this offer It Is permit
ted the grower to receive the highest price
obtainable, should the hops still advance
beyond the 15 cents. Certainly this of
fer is made by this firm of capitalists
and hop dealers because they expect that
If It Is carried out It will be profitable to
them. But the point to be considered
by us Is, whether or not It will be profit
able to the hopgrowers and the most
profitable policy they can adopt with
the present outlook.
"We do not expect the world's harvest
of hops for 1500 will do nearly equal to
the crop of 1S59. In any event, the de
mand for hops, always limited to one spe- J
clal uso, may not even this year be com
mensurate to the supply of hops now In
dicated by the present growth of the
vines. We therefore rocommond to your
consideration tho Importance of a thor
ough organization, and of so handling
tho marketing of the product as not to
dentroy a possibility 'or probability of get-
ting remunerative prices. We have seen
how a normal supply of hops may be
forced upon a normal demand, so as to
practically destroy values. We there
fore think it worth while to take up this
offer and consider Its probable effect upon
the grower's profits.
"'Let us suppose that we pick four bales
or hops amounting in round numbers to
800 pounds. The cost of picking S00 pounds
at 5 cents per pound, is $40. Some con
tracts are now being recorded at from
5 to 10 cents. Eight hundred pounds at
9 cents amounts to $72, and, deducing
picking expenses, leaves the grower 532.
"Supposing that a considerable percent
age of the hops were contracted, we are
safe In the conclusion, judging from the
past, that the hop market would be so
manipulated as to depreciate values to
mioh an extent that the dealer would re
ject a considerable percentage of his
contracts and buy In the hops at a much
lower figure. Now, If we only pick three
bales of hops where we grow four, we
would naturally pick the best, and tho
effect of leaving 25 per cent of the poor
est unpicked would be very materially
to Improve the quality of those picked
so that the grower would stand to gain In
quality to the value of the reduction in
acreage. This three-fourths, amounting
to euo pounds, even If we did not re-
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amount to $90. The cost of picking three
bales Is $20, leaving tho grower $G0 for
three bales, as against $32 for four bales,
nearly double.
"The gain par acre to the grower for
hops yielding 1000 per acre would be $35.
For hops yielding 1500 pounds per acre,
tho grower gettting 15 cents for three
fpurths of them, shows a gain of over
$50 per acre above the probable price of
9 cents per pound for the entire growth.
To the growers of the state this would
mean more than $300,000 to the advantasro
of the hop farmers.
"Quite a number of conservative grow
ers of many years experience, after care
fully considering the proposed reduction
of acreage, conclude that there is a much
greater probability of getting 15 cents par
pound, or more, by reducing the output
and accepting the offer of harvesting ex
penses that the proposal guarantees, than
there would be of getting the contract
price, provided all the hops "were con
tracted at this time at 9 or 10 cents por
pound, on Usual terms of hop contracts.
"We think, further, that the proposition
amounts to a demonstration of the effi
cacy of organization and co-operation on
the part of the growers. Tho time for
acceptance of this proposition is limited
to August 10, 1900. We recommend It to
your very careful consideration, believ
ing that you will wisely conclude It Is
to j'our Interest and that of your neigh
bor hopgrower to accept Its torms,
"The individual grower would have the
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tire strength of the Oregon Hopgrowors'
Association would be available to protect
the Interests of the growers and enforce
the terms stipulated In the contract. If
growers representing 75 per cent of the
acreage accept this offer there would be
no doubt of the faithful performance of
the contract on the part of the firm mak
ing the proposition.- The 5 cents advance
and the bond are ample security to the
grower.
"We would also be relieved from the
necessity of. making dealers' picking con
tracts, which always demand a large bo
nus and compel early sales, whatever
may bo the condition of tbo market or
the Individual loss to the grower. We are
lnformwi. nnn riAiipvn it to rj true, uiai
of tho fittest." The statement Is also
made that the more hops aro raised the
more difficult It Is to effect sales and
larger commissions can be collected by
the curbstone hopbroker, which often
amounts to more than 25 per cent of the
grower's receipts. With such a policy the
dealer can survive, and 'the final result
would be to drive the great majority of
growers out of the business leaving the
hop industry entirely In the hands of the
syndicate growers and syndicate dealers.
"We have the opportunity of protecting
the Industry on the Coast from such a dis
aster. We are offered the powerful as
sistance of ample funds and great ex
perience. Will we accept? Until accept
ed by the growers, the association will
be at liberty to consider any better offer
that may be made by any other firm or
pool of hopdealers."
SALMON RUN IMPROVING.
FiaU Plentiful In
Lower
All Parts
River.
of the
ASTORIA, July 19. The run of fish last
night and this morning Is considcrably
better, especially for the glllnetters, the
boats averaging several hundred pounds
each, which Is the best for this season.
The seiners and trapmen are also doing
well, and the fish appear to Be plentiful
In all parts of the lower river.
Albert Nelson and Chris Johnson were
out on the river last evening in a small
sloop, when a squall capsized the craft.
I and the two men had a very narrow es-
cape from drowning.
The steam schooner Signal which ar-
rived in today from Seattle had a cargo
of 600 tons of coal for the Pacific Coast
Company, and will discharge It here.
Tho scarcity of laboring men around
Astoria was well Illustrated this after
noon on the arrival of the steamer Col
umbia from San Francisco. She had SS
tons of general merchandise for the local
merchants and but three longshoremen
could bo found to handle it.
Washington Notes.
Spokane's Assessor says the city shows
between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 Increase In
taxable property.
A little sob of Captain M. R. Waters,
of Chlnacum, Is dead, from drinking di
luted carbolic acid.
Tomato-growers at North Yakima re
port that blight has attacked the vines,
and threatens to ruin the crop.
Drilling for coal Is to be undertaken at
Bucoda In earnest. Diamond drills will
be sent to a depth of 1500 to 2000 feet.
There were but 29 deaths In Jefferson
County for the year ending June 30. Of
this number, IS were inmates of the
United States Marine Hospital. -
General O. L. Spauldlng, Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury, arrived In Ta
! SS ot "eSSTSSuS; SuS&'Uas
Alaska.
Henry F. Jackson, administrator of the
estate of Daniel B. Jackson, deceased, has
sold to the Weyerhauser Timber Company
640 acres In township IS north, range 4
west, for $5300.
Mrs. Jane Glendenlng, of Spokane,
found a burglar In her houso just before
dawn,, three days ago. "Get out of her.
you rascal." she commanded, and he
obeyed -with alacrity.
Max Metschan, Deputy Collector of In
ternal Revenue, Is In Olympla, looking
over the documents In the County Audi
tor's and City Clerk's offices, to seo if
the proper war revenue stamps are at
tached to documents requiring them.
Treasurer Judson, of Pierce County, has
filed his report for the quarter ending
Juno 30. Including $174,063 34 cash on hand
April L total receipts for three months
were $372,829 67, while at tho close the
balance remaining in the treasury was
$121,143 78.
A warrant is out at Firmlngton for the
arrest of Alonzo Ludgatc, charged with
the ruin of a 13-year-old girl, who Is now
In Spokane, and Is expected to become a
mother within three months. The girl's
father Is dead, and her mother and step
father are living near Chelan Lake. The
Prosecuting Attorney is reported as say
ing that if Ludgate Is arrested he will
dismiss the case and not allow It to
come to trial. Ludgate has a -wife and
two children. The girl had been living
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I his family lor more than a year.
VOTE AGAINST DUBOIS
ROW PRECD7ITATED AND ANOTHER,
COTJJfTMAY BE HAD.
Populists and Silver Republicans of
Idaho "Want to Xomiatttc a. Sean
tor bat Democrats Do Not.
FQCATELLO, Idaho, July 2a The three
conventions have a most interesting prop
osition confronting them. The Popullst3
and Silver Republicans passed resolutions
demanding that the position of the Unit
ed States Senator be apportioned and a
nomination made. The Democratic con
vention voted this down by 125 to 12L but
tho friends of the mova are confident it
will be changed today. If it is not the
Populists and Sliver Republicans say they
will call off negotiations and put up &
ticket by themselves.
Work of the Conventions.
POOATELLO, July 19. The three silver
conventions spent all day waiting for their
committees. The conference committees
cine to a deadlock on the question of
nomination of a United States Senator
They finally referred the matter to their
respective conventions, the Silver Repub
licans declaring there should be no ap
portionment of offices until It was decided
that a Senator should be nominated, and
that the office should be apportioned In
tho division of offices. The Populists and
Silver Republicans at once pissed reso
lutions favoring tho nomination of a Sen
ator. The matter came Into the Democratic
convention at 8 o'clock this -evening. The
project to nominate, a Senator was defeat
ed by a vote of IS to 12L The vote dis
poses of Dubois' chances, according to
the opinion or political leaders.
The spirit of fight broke loose the In
stant the vote was announced and. though
It had been verified, a demand for re
count was made from Bingham, the claim
being made that the totals did not corre
spond with the tally.Unanlmous consent
was lacking to grant the recount and on
the outside the third house was organised.
The Dubois leaders congregated at the
ex-Senator's rooms and plans to defeat
the result are being drawn.
The fight will be opened again In the
morning and an effort made to undo the
work of tonight. Whatever line of action
Is adopted the Silver Republicans will
asurdedly stand pat on the Senatorshlp
and will be supported by tho Populists.
SOUTHERN OREGON MINES.
C. H. Msrkliam Found Them Enjoy
ing a Boom.
C. H. Markham, general freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pacific,
has just returned from Gold Hill, where
he found the mining Industry enjoying an
unprecedented boom. A San Francisco
company has Just purchased 200 acres of
land within three miles of Gold Hill, and
has put In a demonstration plant which fs
to test the efficiency of their dry washing
process for working the country there
about. Another San Francisco concern,
the John L. Farris Company, has secured
600 acres of land for dredging purposes,
and will at once begin to place dredges
In ponds dug for them. It Is the Inten
tion of both companies to spend a great
deal of money, and to push the work of
development actively.
California capitalists have become In
terested In an Irrigation schemo, the pur
pose of which is to dig a canal 50 miles
long which will irrigate thousands of
acres of land In the vicinity of Ash
land. Tho High Line Ditch Company, In
which Mrs. Dekum, of Portland, Is heav
ily Interested, has now completed the sur
vey, and will soon begin the work of
construction. The canal will be 194 miles
long, 14 feet wide at the top and S feet
wide at the bottom, and 6 feet deep. It
is the intention to use It chiefly to supply
water to mines, and Its completion will
solve a problem that alone haB retarded
development of the mines, of that dis
trict. The water will come from the
Rogue River, and the supply will be In
exhaustible. Mr. Markham attended a meeting of the
creamery men at Medford. There was
a large attendance, and assurance was
glvea that the creamery will be built.
Nearly all the stock Is subscribed, and
as soon as enough cows are pledged the
enterprise will be started.
Milling Stock Quotations.
Following arc the transactions at the Oregon
Mining Stock Exchange jesterday:
Bid. Asked.
Adams Mountain $003 OoH
Buffalo lfe
Copperopolis 5
Fouts Dredging Co 100 00
Gold HUI & Bohemia
Gold HUI High Line Ditch J4
Goldstone Consolidated ... Z
Helena 804
Helena No. 2 &4
Lost Horse 24
May Queen 2
Mountain View 1H
Oregon-Colorado &H
Riverside 3
Rockefeller 3H
Sumpter Free Gold 14
?00 05
3H
105 00
J
20
3H
30&
2ft
2H
1
10
2
SALES.
Gold Hill & Bohemia COOO shares at 5 .
Helena ,,. 36000 at SOH
Helena No. 2 6100 at S4
Lost Horse 3000 at 2
600 at 2T4
Mountain View lCOOOat
1000 at
May Queen 6000 at
SPOKANE. July 19. The closing bids
mlnlnr stocks today were:
1
1
25
for
Blacktall $0 11
Princess Maud...$0 02
Rambler Cariboo 21
Republic 80
Reservation .... 8J4
Rossland Giant.. 2
Sullivan OK
Tom Thumb ... 19
Waterloo 2
Mammoth. SI. C. 12H
Butte & Boston. V&
Der Trail Con.. 5
Evening Star ... S
Gold Ledc 1H
I. X. L 10
Lone Pine Surp. 7i
Mount. Lion ... CO
Morn. Glory ... 3
Nohle Flvo .... 2
SAN FRANCISCO. July 19. The official clos
ing1 quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta $0 OT!
Mexican $0 10
Occidental Con ... s
Andes A
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con ..
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va...
Crown Point ....
Gould & Currr...
15OphIr (50
20 Overman 12
3 Potosi 13
00 Savage 14
13 Seg. Belcher 3
16 S'erra Nevada ... 27
04 Silver Hill 61
1 ISiStandard 4 10
13 Union Con 19
24 Utah COn 10
Hale & Norcross.
23 Yellow Jacket...: 13
Justice" 10
BOSTON. July 10. Closing quotations:
Adventure $0 02 (Osceola $0 04
Allnue: M. CO.. 1
Parrott 40
Oulncy 1 40
Amal. Copper .. 85'
Atlantic Z3
Boston St. Mont. S 09
Butte & Boston. 63
Cal. & Hecla... T 30
Centennial 16
Franklin 13
Santa Fo Copper ii
Varna raclp
1 01
Utah Mining
Winona ....
Wolverines .
2VA
SS
NEW TORIO July 19. Mlnlnc stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar $0 HlOntarlo $8 00
Crown Point .... 10
Ophlr 62
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35
Plymouth 10
Quicksilver 1 SO
do pref 6 CO
Sierra Nevada ... 23
Standard 4 00
Union Con 1&
Tellow Jacket .... 15
Desdwood 40
Gould & Curry... 20
Hale & Norcroes.. 171
Homenake - CO 00
Iron Silver 62
Mexican 12
POSTMASTER FOR HILLSBORO.
Rnfns Wnrcironer Recommended as
Successor of H. Schulmerich.
HDL.LSBORO, Or.. July 19. Hlllsboro Is
to have a new postmaster. After con
sultation with Senators McBrlde and
Simon, Congressman Tongue today rec
ommended the appointment of Rufus
Waggoner as postmaster at Hlllsboro, In
placo -of H. Schulmerich, the present In
cumbent, whose term has expired. It Is
not expected, however, that Mr. Wag
goner will be ready to take charge of
the office until the beginning of the next
quarter, October L
There were only two candidates for this
appointment, and the contest has been
waged good-naturedly. The applicants
were Mr. Waggoner.- the successful one,
and William Ha"y. Both are old residents,
excellent citizens, and worm personal
friends of Congressman Tongue. The se
lection 'between them was a delicate mat
ter for the -Congressman. Mr Waggonei,
however, seemed to have the largest num
ber of indorsements among "the patrons
of the office. He had also the unanimous
Indorsement of the G. A. R-. and these I
circumstances, together with the xact
that he and threo brothers each served
about three years Tn the Civil War wera
the deciding elements In hla favor.
The funeral services of S. H. Hum
phreys were conducted today at the
Christian Church under the auspices of
the Monteaumas lodge. No. 50. I. O. O. F.,
of which Mr. Humphreys had for many
years been a member. He had lived hero
nearly all his life; -was married here,
and his children were born here. His life
had been exceptionally clean. He had
been remarkably successful In winning
the confidence and respect of all who
knew him. His financial troubles were
not serious, and his friends would, doubt
less have promptly rolleved him -had his
wants been known.' But a stain haa
never been cast upon his character, his
reputation had never been questioned.
and be had not the courage to call for
the necessary help.
John Sommer, of Cedar Mills, aged 33
years, was today adjudged Insane and
committed to the Asylum. Sommer Is a
native of Switzerland, single and a man
of some means, a butcher by trade.
The case of Rcdolph Crandall, County
Treasurer, against Emma Slpp, to recover
a forfeiture of 550 for obstructing a road
of public easement, was dismissed by
Judge McBrlde this morning.
This was a case where the County Court
recently established a public easement,
near Mountaindale, and Samuel Slpp was
supposed to own the land over which the
road passed. He accepted the damages
awarded by the viewers, and after the
road was established, Emma Slpp filed a
deed for record, showing she was tne
owner of the land. The court held that
she was not estopped from denying tho
validity of the road proceedings, oven
though she failed to record her deed.
MANY SMALLPOX CASES.
Government Bull ding- Hospitals
to
Care for Nome Cases.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 19. Two vessels
arrived In port from Nome this morn
ing, tho transport Athenian and the
steamship Sequoia. The Sequoia arrived
early In the morning, and the Athenian
about 11 o'clock. The Sequoia left Nome
late on the night of July 3, and brings
much Tate news about the smallpox epi
demic which the Garonne and Ohio, both
leaving early on the same day, over
looked. The pesthouse at Nome Is full and over
flowing with patients afflicted with small
pox, and the Government officials are
erecting two other larger structures, one
of which, with adjuncts, will cover an
aero of ground. The disease has spread
rapidly, and many cases are for the pres
ent quarantined In the tents In which they
were discovered. Every Government and
city official and doctor In the camp Is
working night and day with the disease,
but It seems useless to try to stop it. Dr.
J. J. Tyler, from Chicago, who went north
on one of the first boats to follow his
profession in the new camp, returned on
the Sequoia, and says that there are 200
cases in the pesthouse and around tho
camp, at a conservative estimate, and the
people are being taken down at the rate
of 17 to 20 a day.
THIRTY REPORTED DROWNED.
Were Going: Down the Yukon and a
Storm Overtook Theni.
SEATTLE, July 19. Thirty people aro
reported to have been drowned In the
Yukon between Its mouth and Anvlk dur
ing the month of June. The news was
brought down by J. C. Chambers, who ar
rived here today on the Sequoia from
Nome, with his wife. They came down
the Yukon In a boat to St. Michael.
Chambers learned the names, of only two
of the dead. They were Shorty Powell
and a man named Arnjsjrong, both bf
Minook. They were golng;down the river
in small boats when overtaken by a
storm.
Cape Nome a Poor Place to Go.
PEN.u.rrON, Or., July 19. W. B. and
N. M. Eldrldge, business men of Poca
tello, who maintain a trading post on the
Fort Hall reservation, In Idaho, stopped
hero yesterdly 'on-their way home from.
Nome City. They say that the few claims
which were obtained when gold was dis
covered on the beach constitute all of the
ground that Is worth working. They
concede that the few claims first found
are very rich, but they say that two or
three men own them.
"At the present time," .said they, "there
are thousands of persons at Nome City
and along the beach who are completely
strapped. These people have absolutely
no means whereby to .purchase passage
back to the States, and It is already a
serious problem how they are to be cared
for. If they remain, they will Inevitably
suffer severely during the Winter, as It
Is a cold-blooded country. In which men
have to pay round sums for what they
get.
"Only In one way can the stranded men
get through the Winter, which will come
on now In a few weeks. That Is, by form
ing emergency societies, arming them
selves, and forcing those owning provis
ions to divide with them.
"It Is beyond speculation that the Cape
Nomo boom Is a punctured bubble, and
that already the people are taking tho
back trail. Nearly all who can will come
home this Summer, 'and a fishing schoon
er will be able to carry all new stamped
ers who will desire to go another year."
TO TAX NEW PREMIER.
British Columbia Also to Ask for Re
pression of Japanese.
VICTORIA. B. C, July 19. In the
speech from the throne opening tho Pro
vincial Parliament today, the announce
ment was mado that a bill would be In
troduced to impose a tax on the output
of coal mines and coke ovens. The now
Premier, James. Dunsmulr, who owns the
Island collieries and ovens, will be the
most greatly affected. The Imperial and
Dominion Governments will be pressed to
protect the laboring classes from the ln-
flux of Japanese. A commission Is to be
appointed to Inquire Into tho working of
mineral and placer mining laws, with a
view to remodeling them.
The Chilean training-ship General Ba
quldano will leave tomorrow for San
Francisco. Her stay there will be brief.
Norwesflan Evangelical Lutherans.
TACOMA, July 19. There Is a good at
tendance at the sessions of the Pacific
Coast district of the synod of the Nor
wegian Evangelical Lutheran church of
America.'
"Faith and Its Fruit" was tho subject
of an earnest doctrinal paper by Rev.
George O. Lane, of Falrhaven. The sub
ject was discussed by the Revs. BJorgo
of Minnesota, Koren of Iowa, Harstad of
Portland, Christiansen of Seattle, Grons
berg of San Francisco. Pedorson of Ore
gon, Blakkan of Everett and othera.
The sessions are chiefly occupied with
the consideration of doctrinal questions
In the morning and practical topics In the
afternoon. Among the subjects to be
taken up Is "The Immortality of.the Soul
and the Stato of Man After Death." The
opening paper will be by Rev. S. C Or
woll, of Portland. The third subject on
the programme Is "How to Facilitate tho
Movement for Extending the Work of the
Church In the English Language." The
leading paper on this subject will be by
Rev. E. M. Stensend, of San Francisco.
Delegates are In attendance from Cali
fornia, Oregon and Jdaho.
Four "Sure-Thlnc" Men Fined.
OREGON CITY, July 19. Four "sure
thlng" men were arrested last night by
Officer Shaw, and were arraigned before
Justice McAnulty, who Imposed a fine of
$10 each, which was paid. Themen gave
their names as C. E. Myers; J. F. Chect-
I ham, E. Harris and Andrew H. Parks.
They were operating a wheel of fortune
under1 license from the city, and flim
flammed John Wagley, of New Era, but
of $9. A part of the gang acted as cappers.
Guilty of Larceny.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 19.-Charles
Walker, alias Charles JE. Davis, who was
arrested In Portland yesterday and turned
over to Sheriff -Marsh, of this county, on
a warrant sworn out here charging him
with the larceny of a watch from the
room of G. Hansch, pleaded guilty today
and was held to the Superior Court In
the sum of 52GO, In default of which he
was sent to JaJL
Philadelphia to Take Naval Reserve.
ASTORIA, Or., July 19. The cruiser
Philadelphia crossed In from Puget Sound
last evening and anchored In the lower
harbor. She will probably move up
stream opposite Astoria tomorrow and
prepare to take on a crew of the Oregon
"Naval Reserve boys for the annual cruise.
The Philadelphia Is expected to leave out
Saturday.
Front Vancouver to Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 15. First Lieuten
ant Joseph S. Herron, of- the Eighth Cav
alry has been ordered from Vancouver
Barracks to Washington City, to report
to the Adjutant-General.
Idaho Notes. '
The Lewlston baseball team has been
beaten 20 to 1 by the Spokane Athletic
Club's nine.
C A. Leepcr, a farmer ofTammany, re
ports & 900-acre wheat- field that goes 40
bushels net to the acre.
The smallpox quarantine that was de
clared against the Indians at Bonner's
Ferry some time ago has been raised.
As a result of the investigation of the
case of Gust Johnson, of Rathdrum,
charged with kidnaping two young girls,
Herman Mokln, their father, has been
placed In jail on the charge of criminal
assault.
In the list of delegates to the Idaho Re
publican State Convention, the following
names appear: Mrs. G. A Brown, of Ada
County: Mrs. A. V. Scott, of Bingham;
Miss Grace E. Johnesse, of Boise; Helen
Hart, of Kootenai; Margaret Donohue, of
Latah; Mrs. M. E. Marckel and Mrs. C.
B. Rea, of Nez Perces; Margaret Wllks,
of Oneida; Mrs. N. Conklln, of Washing
ton. Bryan's Primary Affiliation.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Every act and every word of Bryan
since his nomination has emphasized the
supremacy of the sliver Issue. The man
talks platitudes about trusts and Im
perialism, and his audiences listen "with
cold Impatience. He tries to be silent
about silver, but his silence makes the
engrossing Issue of the campaign loom
more impressive; such as he said would
be the effect of silence of the National
Democratic platform. But his acts have
been more eloquent than the loudest
words. Ever since the Kansas City con
vention the man has been busy with his
Populist and Silver Republican allies. No
one would suspect that he was a Demo
cratic candidate for President except for
the forced and artificial platitudes of his
speeches. AH the so-called Democrats
that are with him In Lincoln are of the
George Fred Williams type, madmen or
knaves that have outrun the Populists In
chase after mental delusion or material
office. There are precious few of these.
Most of his assoclntes arc confessed Pop
ulists, anarchists and cheap-money fanat
ics, of the West. Stevenson Is in Lincoln,
but he Is kept hidden, while Towne. the
Sliver Republican candidate for Vice
President with Bryan, Is seen everywhere
In public as his constant associate and
colaborer. Mr. Bryan Is only Incidentally
a Democratic candidate. His main al
legiance Is to the Populists, who nomlnat--ed
him first, and his chief interest Is In
the Silver Republicans, whose single Is
sue Is the only one that has real meaning
for him.
Mrs. Belmont's Condition-
NEWPORT. R. I., July 19. Perry Bel
mont stated late tonight that his" wife's
condition Is well as CQuld be expected.
An operation for appendicitis was per
formed today.'
PAUL CROMWELL
The Colored Specialist
Has opened up his office at 235 Hall
strert. corner Second, and will sell his
medicine as usual. Mtdlclnes for all
kinds of chronic diseases.
Hundreds of Thousands
Are involved.
Trouble in nn Important Part of the
Organisation Affects All the Rest
A Perfectly Harmonious Sys
tem EnIly Thrown Oat
of Gear.
Organized labor has reached such a
stage that anything affecting a particular
branch of It draws all the rest Into the
difficulty.
It Is exactly the -same way with the
different organs of the human body. Work
too hard, eat too much, drink too much,
exercise but little, be a little irregular in
any way. and the liver quits work. -
Then the bowels become constipated and
the stomach goes on strike. The heart Is
affected, the brain follows suit, and every
Eart In the body Is dragged into the trou
le. .
The only way out of It Is to go at the
source of all this the liver. Square your
self with the liver and all will get back
to regular natural work.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic make things
right with the liver. They perfume the
breath, prevent food from souring on the
stomach, give tone to the bowels,
strengthen the Intestinal muscles, while
they are cleaning and stirring up the- liver
to renewed activity.
Mn matter how inner a case has hoen in
curable. Cascarets are guaranteed to put
things right as they should be, and set
the whole machinery n-golng. And you
can get them at anv drug store or by
mail for price 10c. 25c or 50c. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New
York.
Tills is the CASCARET TABLET.
Every tablet of the only genulno
Cacarets bears the ma?Ic letter
"CCC." Look at the tablet befora
you buy, and beware of frauds.
Imitations and substitutes.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium, Chamber of Commerce Bhlg.,
. O. box 0Tl. Portland. Or.
Telephone Main 510.
J. E. Haseltlne, Pres.: David Gbcdaell Treas.;
F. J Hard. Sec.
Directors L. G. Clarke, J. E. Haseltlne. Da
vid Goodsell. P. J. Jennlnrs. L G. Davidson.
F. V. Drake. E. X. Clem.
THE GOLD HILL & BOHEMIA MINING CO.
owns four first-class quartz mining proper
ties; three of them, embracing nlr.e claims,
belnr la the Gold HUI mining district. Jack
son County. Oregon; and one of them, em
bracing seven claims, being In the very
heart of the Bohemia mrning- camp. Capital
stock. $100,000.00; 40 por cent of stock In
treasury; all promoters' stock pooled. Listed
'With the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange. In
vestigate. Davldm. Ward & Co. (members
of tho Oregon Mining Stock Exchange). 409
Chamber of Commerce. Phono Clay SiJ.
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