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THE MORNING QKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JUIAr 24, 1900.
ADVENT OF ARMY WORM
WORKZXG GREAT DAMAGE TO
.CROPS IN OLACKAMA9 COUNTY.
Principal Attacks Are on Garden
and .Root prop Pirt Appear-
ance of Pest .In Oregon.
OREGON" CITY, July 23. A' dozen farm
ers from different sections of Clackamas
County -were seen today, and there was a
universal complaint about the advent, of
the army worm. At Mount Pleasant they
are playing: havoc with the gardens, -orn
and root crops. The worms were first
observed In the clover fields, but since
that crop was harvested have made their
way to garden and tooc crops, and In
some Instances have attacked the potato
fields. R. H. Tabor says that they are now
working on his prune trees, asnd In one
Instance he observed that a worm had
bored half way through a large prune.
Near Wilsonville, In some fields whero
-tho clover has been out, the worms have
eaten off all the green sprouts close to
the ground, and are numerous In that
section. "William Brobst, near "Wilson
ville, saved his onion patch by digging a
deep ditch all around the field, flaring
back from the top so that the worms
could not crawl out. At Intervals he dug
pits In the bottom of the ditch, where the
worms collected and were destroyed.
Some farmers are trying spraying with
Paris green and other articles to destroy
the pests. It Is only In restricted locali
ties that the pests are very bad, but they
appear to be spreading. The worms aver
age from three-quarters to an Inch and a
half In length, and the body is about the
diameter of an ordinary pencil, and of a
brownish color. This is said to be the
Rtst advent of the army worm In Oregon.
Already this month 120 original home
stead filings have been entered In the lo
cal land office. About 70 of the number
are from the Siletz reservation. Ten loca
tions were filed today. About 60 of these
locations are on lands on which the State
School Iand Agent attempted to file two
Indemnity claims, aggregating 12,280 acres
only a few days ago. Register Moores
and Recorder Galloway rejected the
school land filings, but the State Iand
Agent has 30 days to appeal to the Gen
eral Land Office at Washington. In 1S93
Congress passed an act authorizing the
taking of homesteads on lands within the
limits of reservations not alloted to In
dians, the settlers being required to pay
CO cents per acre when he filed on the
land, and $1 additional, per acre, when he
made final proof, which could "bo mde at
the expiration of three years. Iast "Win
ter Congress repealed that part of the
act relating to the payment of the B0 cents
and $L per acre, virtually making the
homesteads free, with the exception of
the usual fees, -which remained the same
as heretofore. These lands had not been
subject to entry as school lands, timber
claims or any other kind of entry except
that of homesteads. The orIcic of the
land office refused to entertain the filing
of the State Land Agent, as the only
repeal specified in the act of the last Con
gress was that relating to the amount
paid per acre for the former homestead
entries. There Is about 50,000 acres of
land In the Siletz reservation not alloted
to tho Indians, and subject to homestead
entry. The greater" part of this is said
to be desirable timber lrfnd, and conse
quently there Is now a great rush for
these lands on account of their timber
value. It Is reported that 40 men left
Albany one day last week to locate home
stead claims In this reservation, but their
filings have not yet been received.
Following is an extract from a letter
written by Charles E. Bray, dated at Cape
Nome. June 30. and addressed to his wife,
who Is spending the Summer here with
her. daughter, Mrs. J. E. Hedges. Mr.
Bray was formerly a resident of Oregon
City, and left Seattle on May 20. for Cape
Nome:
"I began work as a musician a week
ago. June 22. I get $17 50 per night, and
J2 per hour for overtime. It is Impossible
at the present time to tell what the future
of this camp will be. Many say that the
bottom will drop out in the next 30 days.
People are coming and going all the time,
and many who came in on the steamers
returned on the same boat. There is an
air of uncertainty that swns to pervade
the whole proposition. The beach dle
glngs are practicallv workud out No
mining is done on the bonch in front of
the town, which is occupied by thousands
of tons of lumber and other freight for
a mile or more. I was a week In finding
my stuff, which was scatierpd along the
beach for half a mile. On the beach is
heavy machinery, some of which is al
ready partlv covered with sand, and it
ilTT u rcraoved fm wher it wn
wS 2-, here are boxes contnlnine all
kinds of lucrroge. smashed and broken:
m?efnn1?ni?ns .TUh e " sticking
JXir J2i d,rections: Pianos waiting for
their owners to come and Halm them,
wnne one bears a placard, 'For Sale."
George H. Gregory, the teasel-grower
of Molalla, was here today and stated
that he and his brother at Cams, would
begin harvesting SO acres of teasels about
August 1. They will employ about 40
hands to harvest the crop, and -will keep
considerable help to prepare the teasels
for market, which Including the harvest
ing, will' require about two months. Mr.
Sawteli the pioneer teasel-grower, has
j$re1 ?b$rtlHsIness' but Gregory Bros.
-rialm thaoy introducing some new meth
ods they can still make the business prof
itable, each heretofore having had experi
ence in that line In other sections of the
country.
Deputy County Clerk Elmer Dixon to
day made an abstract of tax rebates al
lowed on wide tire wagons, showing that
up 'to date owners of wide tire wheels had
received on taxes for 1899 the total sum
of 5570 46. Only three or four of this num
ber had more than one wide tire wagon.
As the rebate came out of the road tax
paid by the claimant, in many Instances
he did not get the full amount of $1 pe"
wheel. For Instance, If the amount of
the claimant's road tax was only $310
lhatwould be the total amount due him
as rebate.
In the Police Court today Prince Henry
Yelcus was fined $30 for.being drunk and
disorderly, and Sew Sap, anothehr Indian,
was fined $10 for the same offense. Both
ore serving out their terms in Jail. Lelgh-
T?,E?$Vafed,8 years' Tras arraigned ln
Justice McAnulty's court this afternoon
for assaulting Fred Powell, another boy
of about the same age. A fine of $10 was
imposed, but was suspended during gobd
tVI ,The boy was t0 younff to go
Inl?0. School and the 0cer did
?ail advisable to send him to
SOLDIERS RETURN FROM JfOJTE.
Troops trill Have Plenty to DoRe
lief Expedition Probable.
VANCOUVER, "Wash.. July 23. S. S.
Cook, Otis Smith and William Kreus, who
went with the Seventh United States In
fantry detachment a month ago, to Cape
.ome. as employes 6f the Government,
returned home yesterday. All three re
ceived their discharge for physical disabil
ity. Mr. Gook-describes the situation at
J.ome as a conglomerate mass of people,
.not one out of every hundred of whom
can find employment.
He thinks the troops will have plenty
to do there before the year is out In pre
serving -order, and Is also of the opinion
that the' services of tho Government will
be needed in the form of a relief expedi
tion, before many months, to rescue hun
dredsfrom starvation and freezing.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth H. Dur
fcin,' jWholedat herhome in Portland last
Trlday morning, took place from St
IiUkosEplsj;opal Churchln this city, at
J
11:30 o'clock yesterday. Rev. Dr. Edgar
P. Hill, of Portland, conducted a brief
funeral service. The remains were de
posited ln the family plot in the v Masonic
cemetery. The members of the Rebekah
lodge 6f this city, of which Mrs. Durgih
was an active member for many years,
attended the services ln a body.
AFTER AIC ESCAPED COXVICT.
Idaho Official at La Grande Death
From Elaclc Smallpox.
LA GRANDE, July 21 B. B. Halley,
yard superintendent of the Boise, Idaho,
penitentiary, is here today ln search of
an escaped convict. Charles T. Mtsflle, a
half-breed Indian. He was a trusty, whose
time would have expired ln 14 months.
"When last seen he was at Huntington, -on.
his way, it is supposed, to the Umatilla
reservation. One hundred dollars reward
Is offered for his recapture.
Mrs. Eugene Schow died here yesterday
from black smallpox, after having been
sick only three days. The case was con
tracted dnrlng a visit to Baker City, and
is the first to prove fatal here.
FIRE IS WHEAT FIELD.
Destroy 1GO Acres of Grain and
Large Separator.
"WASCO, Or., July 23. Once more the
fire demon Worked havoc on Sherman
County wheat. One hundred and fifty
acres of wheat 10 miles west of the city
and a large separator belonging to Mr.
Moorehouse were burned this afternoon.
The separator was uninsured, $5 per acre
being carried on the wheat. It Is esti
mated that the field would have yielded
25 bushels to the acre
Forest Grove Notes.
FOREST GROVE, Or., July 23. Rev. J.
M. Hunter, pastor of the Christian
Church here for the past 16 months,
preached his farewell sermon yesterday.
He leaves this -week for Coqullle City,
where he has accepted a call to preach.
"William Isensee, of Portland, was here
today, taking measurements preparatory
to putting fire escapes in the young ladles
dormitory of Pacific University.
Pacific University Is building a quarter
of a mile of sidewalk along the south
side of the campus.
Tacoxna Street-Car Officials Bond.
TACOMA, Wash., July 23. S. Z. Mitch
ell, superintendent; F. L. D&me, assist
ant Superintendent; Charles H. Purdy,
and Motorman F. L. Boehm, of the Ta
coma Railway & Power Company, ap
peared before the Superior Court today,
and gave bonds in $3000 each for their
appearance in court to answer the chargo
of manslaughter. In connection with the
street-car disaster of July 4. They were
given two weeks to plead.
Giant Copper Ledge Discovered.
UNION, Or., July 23. A ledge of copper
ore 1000 feet wide and nearly a mile long
has been uncovered in this county about
eight miles east of Medical Springs. The
ore Is free milling, and the property be
longs to the North American Mining Com
pany, of Des Moines, la. Prospectors are
rushing into tho region, and a town Is
already started, called Burkemont, Butte,
Mont., is threatened with a rival in
Oregon.
Explosion of Lnmp Causes Fire.
LEBANON. Or., July 23. Early yester
day morning, the farm residence of John
Beard, three miles east of this city,
with nearly all of its contents, was de
stroyed by fire. Mr. Beard arose to
get some medicine, by the light of a lamp,
The lamp exploded, setting fire to the
building. Mr. Beard estimates his loss at
$1000. There was some Insurance; amount
unknown.
Prisoners Attempt Encnpe.
CORVALLIS. Or., July 23. A futile at
tempt was made by prisoners to escape
from the County Jail, Saturday night.
With old books and newspapers they made
a hot fire, and with an old hatchet cut
away the head of one of the bolts to tho
door of the steel .cage. The noise made
by the operation attracted the attention
of passers-by. and the work was promptly
stopped.
Land Office Decision Affirmed.
WASHINGTON, July 19. The Secretary
of the Interior has affirmed a Land Office
decision of a recent date, allowing Charles
H. Prescott and Albert L. Maxwell to
purchase a small tract of land ln the
Olympla land district, Washington, which
right was contested by James G. Camp
bell. Gideon Frazier. A. P. Patterson and
Adolphus P. Hannah.
Notes of Amity.
AMITY, Or., July 23.-Harvest has be
gun in earnest and by the end of the
week a large per cent of the grain will
be ln shock. Threshing will begin Friday.
Real estate transfers ln the county dur
ing the past week amounted to $17 837 50.
John J. Henderson transferred to William
Goffrier 325 acres of land; consideration.
$15,000.
Oregon Notes.
Some cases of smallpox are reported
on Coffeepot Creek, in Harney County.
A buyer of cavalry horses has Just se
cured 48 at Enterprise and 30 at Wallowa.
Jake Hann has sold his 420-acre ranch
near Lostlne to Ed Glenn, of Imbler;
consideration, J5503.
The Huntington Jail is empty for the
first time ln months. It is receiving a
thorough cleaning.
The bridge across the Calipoola River
at Brownsville is being rebuilt. The work
will require a month.
Mrs. J. V. Montgomery, of Fossil, died
last Wednesday night, during childbirth.
The child, a 12-pound girl, Is alive.
W. W. Mitchell died at his home in
Umatilla County last week, aged 73. He
was an old and respected citizen.
Many of the newspapers of Oregon print
letters from men who have gone to Capo
Nome all warning their friends to stay
away.
Eugene is alarmed lest Brownsville
shall get the trado of the Blue River
mines, and the Guard thinks Lane Coun
ty and Eugene would find It advantageous
to build a turnpike the entire distance.
William Small, Charles Olds. Lee Vin
cent, George Hayden and Joseph Leon
ard, of Baker City, have gone to Fort
Vancouver, Wash., to report for duty
as packers for the Government In the
Philippine service.
Thomas Watson, of Fossil, was Btricken
with blindness while on top of his wind
mill a few days ago. A neighbor helped
him down. He Is 75 years old, and the
exertion Of climbing ladders caused a
small hemorrhage of the brain. It Is
thought he will regain his sight.
Miss S. Gagen. of Pendleton, and Miss
Mary Alden, of Pennsylvania, have taken
the veil and joined the Order of St.
Francis, whose slm I th frinrtinn nf
I youth and the glorification of the nobility
oi unrisuan le&cning. Tneir consecra
tion occurred at Pendleton on tho 19th
Inst, in St. Joseph's Church.
Bruebaker & Terington have just made
another notable strike ln their mine, the
World, on the .top of Gold Hill, ln Blue
River district, ays the Eugene Guard.
The rock Is honeycombed with gold In
many places. The average quartz assays
$1200 to tho ton. The ledge at a depth
of IS feet from the surface Is six feet
wide. It is thought to be one of tho
best mines yet discovered In that district.
Last Saturday an Albany man started
to Newport for a vacation. When the
train stopped near Wren to take on wood
fce spied some inviting fruit in. a neigh
boring orchard and concluded to sample
it. He stayed longer than he Intended,
and discovered the train was starting.
He ran for the train and on leaping
over the fence his watch fob caught on
a board, which threw his gold watch out
of his pocket into the brush. To stop
to hunt the watch meant to be left there
ln the hills over Sunday. He chose to
board the train, and -Went on" to the sea
shore, leaving his watch to pay for the
FISH RUN REMAINS GOOD
CATCHES OF 1000 TOJBOO POUNDS
QUITE COMMON.
Every Fisherman "With. Piece of Tfet
on River at Nlsht -Traps Net
Farlnar'TVelL
ASTORIA, Or., July 23. The run of fish
last night and this morning continued
equally as good as during the past few
days and every fisherman who has a
piece of web is on the river at night.
Catches of 1000 to 1500 pounds are quite
common. The traps, however, are not
doing so well as they have been. .
Tiro Fishermen Drowned.
Carl Westman, a fisherman in the em
ploy of the combine, was drowned about
1 o'clock this morning, near Fort Co
lumbia. He and his boatpuller, J. Lyons,
were pulling toward the shore to anchor,
when the boat was caught by the strong
ebb tide and hurled against the Govern
ment wharf and smashed. Westman
sank immediately, but Lyons floated
down to the traps, and clung to a spile
until he was picked up by the life-saving
crew. Westman was a native of Fin
land, 46 years of age, and leaved a wife
residing In this city.
Ernest Durrah, the 19-year-old son of
Alex Durrah, of Crooked Creek, was
drowned last evening while working on
a seining ground at Frankfort. He fell
from a horse as he was hauling ln the
seine. The body was recovered today.
Payment on State Taxes.
County Treasurer Thompson today re
mitted $3000 to the State Treasurer in part
payment of the 1ES2 taxes. This leaves
a balance still due of about 53000, al
though owing to an error In extending
the assessment roll, the state claims the
balance to be about $5000.
For Salmon Hatchery.
Fish Commissioner Reed has gone to
the Malheur River to make an Investi
gation of it as a possible location for a
hatchery. He has been told that chlnook
salmon are running there in large num
bers to spawn.
Gnna for Fort Stevens.
Five carloads of gun carriages for the
fortifications at Fort Stevens arrived
there last evening. After they are placed
In position, the guns for them will ar
rive. FOR NEW SALEM POSTOFFICE.
Samples of Dirt for Foundation Re
ins: Secured.
SALEM, Or., July 23. Two holes, 10 feet
deep and 100 feet apart, are being dug on
the west end of Wilson's avenue for the
purpose of making an examination of the
soil for the foundation of the new Post
office to be built here. A small box of
dirt, showing the substance of the soil.
Is filled at the depth of each five feet,
to be forwarded to Washington.
The soil the first five feet was found
to be very hard and substantial and mixed
with gravel, and at 10 feet It Is almost
all gravel. It Is believed here that It will
stand the test, and nothing else will be
used for the foundation.
State Treasurer Moore today received
a remittance of $2000 from yiatsop Coun
ty, to apply on its 1S92 state tax; also
the sum of $1443 18 from Curry County, on
Its 1899 state tax.
Tho County Court made an order today
appointing Le McCracken guardian of the
person of Ansel McCracken, a minor; also
granting Le McCracken the right to adopt
John and Lester Blanton.
The action against Dr. Lafore, for an
assault with a dangerous weapon upon
the person of Fred Miller, in the Justice
Court today, was dismissed on motion
of the Prosecuting Attorney.
ALL TELL HARD-LUCK STORIES.
Smallpox Spreading: at Cape Nome
General Vaccination Order.
PORT TOWNSEN-D, Wash., July 23.
The sohooner Nellie Coleman arrived to
night from Cape Nome, bringing 30 pas
sengers, all of whom have hard-luck stor
ies to tell. The schooner sailed July 2,
and at that time smallpox was spreading
rapidly, and the authorities had Issued
orders that all persons should be vac
cinated. Doctors took advantage of this
order, and charged $5 jfor each person
vaccinated, and when the schooner Cole
man was ready to son the doctor boarded
her and realized $150 for his services
under threat that the vessel would not
be allowed to sail unless all were vac
cinated. Quarantine regulations will bo
enforced against all vessels arriving from
Cape Nome, and Dc Foster, United
States quarantine officer here, has Issued
orders that all vessels from Cape Nome
must call at this port for quarantine be
fore being allowed to enter.
PLACER MINE EXCITEMENT.
Stnmpede From Juneau to Nevr Dlg
ffingB on Glacier Bay.
SEATTLE, July 23,-Juneau has a full
fledged placer mine excitement, according
to advices brought from the north today
by the steamer Rosalie. When the vessel
sailed from Juneau, July 18, a stampede
was on to new placer diggings on Glacier
Bay, about 153 miles distant. Some doubt
existed as to the placers being really
new discoveries Not a few believe them
to be the diggings 'found and operated
many years ago by the Russians. In any
event the finds are most promising. It
Is claimed for them that an experienced
miner can make considerably more than
wages. Fully 200 people. It Is estimated,
had gone from Juneau alone to the scene
of the new discoveries. The bars In the
mouth of Glatlor Bay all are said .to
contain gold.
PRUNE ASSOCIATION MEETING.
Directors Eleot Officers Other Busi
ness, of Importance.
SALEM, Or., July 23. The board of
directors of the Willamette Valley Prune
Association met in this city today and
chose the following officers: R. J. Spen
cer, president; L. M. Gilbert, vice-president;
H. S. Gile, secretary and manager.
An advisory board, composed of C. O.
Constable and E. F. Smith, were named
to act. In connection with the president,
as a sales committee. An auditing com
mittee, consisting of C. O. Constable, D.
M. Crouse and J. N. Smith, was also
chosen. The matter of constructing their
large warehouse was discussed, and as
soon as a lease can be had for the
grounds upon which to build, work will
commence. The Capitol National Bank
was selected as depositary for the funds
of the association.
ADTICES FROM N03D3.
Nineteen Gnses of Smallpox Up to
July 10 Custom-House Business.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. Advices
from Nome received by the Alaska Com
mercial Company state that up to July
10 there had been 19 cases of smallpox
in the camp, only one being reported
since July 5. St. Michael has established
a strict quarantine against Nome.
According to the records of the Custom-House,
114 vessels have entered Nome
and 13,437 passengers have landed, not In
cluding those who came down the Yukon
River, nor those who landed from ves
sels which did not report to tho customs
officers.
It is estimated that from GOOD" to 10,000
persons will Winter at Nome.
SUPREME COURT DENIES WRIT.
Contention Over the Right to Fill
a Vacancy in . Office.
OLTMPIA, Wash., July 23. The Su
preme Court denied the application for
a writ of prohibition in the case of the
State ex rel. Jarnc3 Z. Moore, Prosecut
ing Attorney of Spokane County, plain
tiff, vs. Leander H. Prather, Judge of
Spokane County, defendant. This con
tention was brought over the proposed
appointment of a County Commissioner
to fill a vacancy caused by the death of
J. P. Campbell, who was killed by a
train of cars early in the month. The
constitution provides that a vacancy oc
curring in a county office shall be filled
by the Board of County Commissioners,
but the statute, section 337, 1st Bollenger.
provides that a vacancy ln the Board of
County Commissioners shall be filled by
the remaining members of the board,
together with tho Judge of the Superior
Court. Of tho remaining members of ithe
Board of County Commissioners in Spo
kane County one is a Republican and ono
a Populist. The Populist member Is pre
paring to Join with Judge Prather, also
a Populist, to make an appointment to
fill the vacancy. The Supreme Court de
nies the writ.
INDIAN WOMAN SHOT.
Deed Committed- ly Husband
Due to Whisky and Jealousy.
KAMLOOPS. B. C, July 23. A sensa
tional Indian murder occurred here yes
terday. About 3 o'clock in the afternon,
two Indian women were seen riding up
Fourth avenue at a full gallop. They were
closely pursued by a mounted Indian, who
was armed with a Winchester. Oa near
lng them he raised his rifle and shot one
dead. She dropped from her horse and.
the murderer made off toward the re
serve. He was arrested and proved to
be George St. PauL The victim was his
young wife. Whisky and Jealousy were
the cause of the crime.
Will Receive Pensions.
WASHINGTON, July 19. Northwestern
pensions have been granted as follows:
Oregon Original: James Hands, Jack
sonville, $. Increase: Samuel H. Miller,
Myrtle Point. $10. Original widows, etc:
Orpha M. Wheeler, mother, Portland, $12.
Original: Albert Eckelson, Albany, $6;
Henry M. Rlggs, Portland, $6; minors of
Samuel H. Douglas, Wamlc, $16.
Washington Increase: Abner Rosen
berg, Spangle, $10. Reissue: Mary L
Welch, nurse, Asotin, $12. Original: John
S. Countryman, Spokane, $10; Heinrich
3
Frank Kaiser.
Frank Kaiser, of Salem, died. at Noma, June
22, of typhoid fever, from which he had suf
fered most of the time on the voyage. He be
longed to the well-known pioneer family. Ho
went to Nome with a party of Salem men in
the hope of raisin; the mortgage from his
home. He left a. wife, who is a nloce of Hon.
A. Bush, and two children.
Schwarze, New Whatcom, JG; Lut,her C.
Axton, Laurel, $8. Increase: Jackson
Lemmon, Oakville, $12; Legrand P. Wil
liams, Fellda, $10.
Idaho Original: Charles A. Earle, Mul
lan, $6; David C. Nigh. Kendrick, $G;
Charles N. Tlfbmpson, Lewlstort, $C; Hor-
bfice A. Hitchcock, Cuprum, $S.
Northvrcstern Poatnl Changes.
WASHINGTON, July 23. The following
Northwestern postal changes have been
ordered:
A postoffice has been established at
Mazama, Okanogan County, Wash., to be
supplied from Winthrop. MInle Tlngley
has been appointed postmaster.
The name of the postoffice at Casco,
King County, Wash., has been changed
to Barling.
A postoffice has been established at
Summit. Nez Perces County, Idaho, on
the route from Willola to Beeman. Ar
thur R. Weaver has been appointed post
master. The name of the postoffice at Glenn.
Shoshone County, Idaho, has been chang
ed to Blake,
The postoffice at Belcaro. Alaska, will
be discontinued on August 15. after which
date the mail will be delivered to Valdes.
Militarism.
Spokane Spokesman Review.
Washington said:, "In time of peace
prepare for' war." ' That was ''militar
ism." Washington Notes.
Mrs. Thomis Brown, a pioneer, died at
Chewelah July 20.
Ferry County Is to sell bonds to refund
outstanding warrants.
The teachers enrolled at the Summer
science school at Pullman number ISO.
Colfax citizens have subscribed $1000 for
tho Whitman County fair, to be held in
September.
The State Press Association will meet
at New Whatcom-Falrhaven on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday of this week.
Walla Willa baseball enthusiasts are
wroth at the "Stanford" aggregation for
failure to keep an agreement to play in
their town.
Charles Hatfield, of Dayton, was thrown
down on a load of hay by a team's sud
den start, ln such a way that the tine
of a fork passed through his chin into
his mouth.
The 20-months-old child of Joseph Kel
lough, a farmer of Eureka Flat; was se
verely burned on the 21st. It had gotten
some matches, and ln playing with them
set Its clothing afire.
A couple of years ago two Olympla
mxrsh farmers drove a few piles to pro
tect a fishtrap location. They recently
wero paid $100,000, this being the balance
of $142,000, the prico they asked for their
fishing claim.
A Seattle paper makes thft enigmatical
remark that "Oregon's blackmailers, who
are trying to run tho politics of the State
of Washington, are not making much
headwiy at present, as they get hedged
on every political trick they try to
turn."
A 15-year-old lad from Spokane, named
George H. Loose, Is winning much praise
by his singing in a New Tork church.
He Is said to hive the most wonderful
boy's voice ever heard In New York. "It
unites great range, rich quality, perfect
action, great power and wonderful
pathos."
While unloading hay at Prater Bros.
farm, near Coveilo, with a derrick fork,
R. F. Foster got caught ln the lip with
the fork, and before it was discovered
that the fork contained human freight In
stead of hay, Foster was landed in the
loft, all the same as a fish on a hook,
says the Dayton Chronicle. Hla lip was
seriously lacerated.
Hon. J. M. Frlnk, of Seattle, who Is a
candidate for the Republican nomination
of Governor, was accused of entering a
combination on the Senatorial fight. He
makes this direct denial: "I have en
tered Into no agreement or combination
with any individual or any faction of the
party by which I am to give them my
support In their Senatorial aspirations for
sopport given me In my candidacy for
Governor; neither will I make any such
combination. I am making this race for
tho nomination strictly upon my own
merits. I am determined, so far as it is In
my power, to eliminate the Senatorshlp
fight from the Btato campaign."
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ARRESTSTR1KERS' LEADER
REMOVAL MAT ASSIST COMPROMISE
OF FRASER-RIVER STRIKE.
Caaners Claim Prices Offered Are
Satisfactory to Majority of Fish
ermenConflict Inevitable.
VICTORIA. B. a, July 23. The dead
lock of the Fraser-Rlver salmon-canning
Industry has created much excitement
and a conflict between the opposing sides
seems inevitable. The principal leader of
the strikers, Frank Rogers, was arrested
today, charged with Intimidation. It is
possible that his removal from the scene
may make a compromise less difficult.
The canners claim that the terms offered
by the cannerymen. are satisfactory to
most of the whites and oil the Japanese,
but that they have been intimidated by
the strikers.
The obligation of protecting life and
property belongs to the Provincial Gov
ernment, and Assistant Police Superin
tendent Murray Is on. the scene, prepar
ing to protect the fishermen. A number
of boats will be sent out tonight under
guard, and the union men say that this
move will result ln serious trouble. Sev
eral parties have attempted to go out to
fish, hut the strikers have prevented their
doing so. It is current talk among the
strikers that a British warship is at
hand, and will interfere in the event of
a conflict between the cannerymen and
their former employes. It is also said
that a detective agency has a number
of men on the ground.
FISHERMEN STILL HOLD OUT.
No Change ln Fraser River Salmon
Strike Japanese Threatened.
VANCOUVER. B. C, July 22. There
was little practical change in the salmon
fishermen's strike situation today. Late
reports from Steveston show that the fish
ermen have refused the latest offer of
the canners to pay 20 cents a fish through
out the season. The men still hold out
for 25 cents. Violence is threatened If the
Japanese go out to fish tomorrow, as it
is reported they will do. A war vessel
may be sent from Victoria to protect
them.
TROOP H, OF SUMPTER.
How It Member" Regarded the
Week at Camp Geer.
Blue Mountain American.
Trocp B, the Sumpter Rough Riders,
have returned from the state military en
campment at Salem.
The boys look wise and worn. They
walk straighter. They eat more, and
they cherish tender memories of Salem
girls, and of girls of other towns.
They came trailing home Thursday af
ternoon, after a dusty mounted march
from Baker City. Their faces were
tanned. They were sore and stiff
from a week's .work. But in their
eyes was the light of a great content.
They had been there. They had seen and
done. It was all over; and It was good
to get back home.
They report -a good time. Some qual
ify the statement. Others elaborate. But
there Is a beautiful unanimity in the man
ner In which they say, "We are glad it's
ovor." No! a one but who reaped some
enjoyment from the trip. But it Is good
to go to bed when you please; to snuggle
between clean sheets: and to snooze
through the long morning hours without
a haunting fear of that awful bugle call,
reveille. It Is good to eat home rations
coffee with cream and sugar, and all the
dainties of home. It is glorious to be able
to bid a long farewell to beans and hard
tack and prunes. ' And best of all It Is
heavenly to feel an exemption from that
bugaboo of th'e soldier detail duty. .
Taken all ln all, by fare and large, the
boys have all been benefited by the trip.
They know what It is to be soldiers: and
when it comes to th real thing they will
no doubt understand the case.
To a majority of the troop, the encamp
ment was a long, uninterrupted series of
surprises. In this one particular It was
Indeed a "camp of Instruction." Prior
to the troop's departure from Sumpter
each member mentally congratulated him
self upon his good fortune in being able
to participate In what was then thought
to be a huge picnic. At the close of the
first day in camp the first surprise came.
From a big picnic the affair changed
suddenly into a treadmill. Instead of a
happy-go-lucky al fresco function, the
camp began to assume the guise of some
thing different. Instead of a go-as-you'
please and do-as-you-desire affair It b&
came metamorphosed Into an actual sol
dlers' camp, where each man was held
amenable to the strictest military disci
pllne; where rigid rules were made to be
rigidly observed: where requests were no
longer preferred, but where commands
were given: and these commands were not
to be questioned even by tho winking of
an eye, but were to be oboyed. It was
magnificent training. It taught that hard
est lesson the independent American has
to learn to obey.
TIMBER CASES CLOSED.
Final Decision Favors Homestead
ers Against the State.
Lewiston Tribune.
A decision was received on the 20th by
the local land office from Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock which. In effect, can
cels all the selected land In -tho White
Pine country ln conflict with homestead
ers, the title of-the case being thetJnlted
States VS. the -Stat nf THnhn nnnv
of the decision to the Commissioner of
me uenerai iand Office Is as follows:
"This is an appeal from the State of
Idaho from your office decision of April
4, 1SS9, rejecting the state selections per
list 6 for the State Normal Schools, filed
in the local land office Januiurv it isss
embracing certain lands ln Township 41
norm, .aange jl west, j-,ewiston land dis
trict, Idaho, allowing all sections covered
.by the state list of selections mimhflr fi
embracing the same land and filed for tha.
same purpofe August xt, 1533, not in con
flict wHo. adverse claims of rnrri n-nn
suspending, selections ln conflict with such
viuuua ieHuuiK ana in adjudication with
the same. That the state's said selections
of January 14, 1S9S. were premature and
invalid has been adjudged by numerous
decisions of thi3 department. See Zeigler
vs. State of Idaho. 30. t.tv 1
"The conflicting claims on account of
wxnen uie saia list or August 12, 1E98. was
suspended, have heretofore been adjudi
cated In the several separate decisions of
your office, and the department Involving
lands In this township and the right of
the state to the land involved determined
therein. There remains therefore no ques
tion to decide In this case. The decision
appealed from is therefore affirmed and
the papers involved returned herewith.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. Indiana J". Hnsklns.
CORVALLIS, Or.. July 23. The funeral
of Mrs. Indiana J. Haskin3 is to occur
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
deceased was the wife of John Hasklns,
and died Friday, aged 69 years 8 days'
She was born In Nashville, Tenn., and
had been a resident of Benton County
since 1S52. The surviving relatives are
the husband and tho following children
Mrs. Mary Chase and Alonzo Hasklns!
Corvallis; Mrs. Ivy Wilson, Philomath;
John Henry Hasklns, St Louis, and Flor
ence Hasklns, Eureka Springs, Arkan
sas. George W. Gray, of Salem.
SALEM. Or., July 23. George W. Gray,
aged-80 years, a prominent citizen of this
city, died at 9:35 this evening.
Pnnl Kroft, ex-Mayor of The Dalles.
THE DALLES, July' 23. Paul Kroft, at
one time Mayor of The Dalles, died this
afternoon of heart disease, aged 51 years.
He leaves a wife and several children.
The funeral will be conducted by the
Woodmen Wednesday afternoon.
Mining Stoclc Quotations.
Following are tha traductions at tho Ore
gon Minlrij Btock Exchange yesterday:
Bid.
Adams Mountain ....$000 05'
Buffalo ... 1
Copperopolts .............. 5
Fouts Dredgtas Co 100 00
uoiu iiu fc Bonemis.....
oom Hill HIsh Line Ditch
GoldBtono Consolidated
Grizslr
Holena.
Helena No. 2
Lost Horse i.
May Queen
Mountain View
Orejron-Colorado
Riverside ,
Rockefeller
BuaipterFrte Gold
Copperopolis, 20oO shares at 5
Goldstone Consolidated v.... 3000 at 34
Selena .... ........7.... 3000 at SO'.
o .. v J500at30
Helena 2o. 2 10000 at 3,
4000 at SVi
,. . 6000 at Ci
Lost Horse 4000at 2
May Queen 16000 at 2
Mountain View 11000 at 1$
Jpregon-Colorado COOOat 5&
SPOKANE. Julr 2S Th Irwlne- tiMi fnr
mining stocks today were:
Dr Tralf Con..$0 (fi 'Princess Maud.. SO 0151
GfAii Tin
I Rambler Cariboo 21
Insurgent
Lone Pine Surp.
Morn. Glory ...
Noble Flvo .....
Waterloo
Hi Republic 83
OHlRossland Giant.. 2
3 iSullivan 0$
4 Tcm Thumb .... 19
2
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were
Alta
Alpha Con
SO 0G Justice $0 09
Andes
IIMAiMMI ......V W
Occidental Con ... 7
Belcher
Ophir CO
Overman 0
Potosl 13
Savare 11
Best &. Belcher...
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con ...
79
131 Seg. Belcher 2
Chollar v. 13
Confidence ...... 65
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 -45
Crown Point .... 12
Gould & Curry... 22
Hale &. Norcross.. 20
Silver Hill 60
Standard 4 20
Union Con IS
Utah Con ........ 9
Yellow Jacket .... 20
NEW YORK, July 23. Mlnlns stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar SO 12lOntario
.$8 00
Crown Point .... 10
Ophir 82
Plymouth 10
Quicksilver 1 SO
do pref 6 CO
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35!
Deadwood ....... 401
Gould & Curry... 20
Halo & Norcross. 17
Sierra Nevada ... 22
Homestake 50 00, Standard 8 GO
Iron Sliver 52 Union Con 17
Mexican 12iYelIow Jacket .... 10
BOSTON, July 23. Closing quotations:
Adventure SO 02 I Humboldt SO 25
Allouer M. Co... 1 (Osceola Of
Ar..U. Copper... SGjParrott 42
Atlantic 23 (Quincy 1 86
Boston & Mont. 3 04 J Santa Fe Copper 5
Butte & Boston. 60 (Tamarack 1 95
Cal. & Hecla... 7 45 UtahtMlnlng .... 2S
Centennial lTiWinona 2
Franklin 1314 Wolverines 38
Notes of Tillamook.
TILLAMOOK. Or., July 23. W. H. Coop
er has been appointed Deputy District
Attorney for Tillamook County.
Coroner J. E. Tuttle received Informa
tion today that while excavating for the
foundation of a house at Garibaldi, F. M.
Shearer came across the skeleton of a
human being. It is likely the remains
Of an Indian, and the Coroner did not
think it necessary to hold an inquest,
Mrs. Whltlen, who was one of the teach
ers elected to the public schools, has re
signed, and the school board has agreed
upon Miss Katherine Myers, of Forest
Grove, to fill the vacancy. She will have
charge of room No. 2.
The Government dredge, which has been
at work In Tillamook Bay. Is back In Ho
quarton Slough, to reduce the number of
bends In tho stream.
Xotes of Dallas.
DALLAS. Or.. July 23. At the annual
meeting, Saturday, of the stockholders
of tho Dallas City Bank, H. C. Craven
was elee'ed rresident. M.' M. Bills, tbe
present Incumbent, declined re-election,
hut was Induced, to accept the vlce-pre3-Idenpy.
R. L. Williams was re-elected
cashier, and Walter "Vassal assistant
cashier. A dividend of 5 per cent was
declared. The meeting was harmonious,
and the reports of the officers showed the
bank to be In a prosperous condition.
Mr. Jones, of Akron. O., has arrived,
and will soon commence the manufacture
of hard rubber goods Mr. Jones is an
experienced workman in this line.
PnteniM for Northwestern People.
WASHINGTON. July 19. The following
Northwestern patents have been Issued:
Oregon Levi Stubblefiold, Echo, hay
stacking device. Washington John Cal
low, New Kamllchi, ship's anchor; Ed
ward It. Gould, Spokane, apparel shirt
collar supporter; Zachary T. Stocks, Ev
erett, collapsible ship'plng crate, and
Charley H. Young, Wllkeson, automatic
railway gate.
Boy Poisoned.
THE DALLES, July 23. The young son
of F. C. Paxton. Deputy Sheriff of Wasco
County, was poisoned this morning by
drinking water in which fly paper was
soaking. The child Is not out of danger,
but will probably live.
Hops Aronnd Dallas.
DALLAS, Or., July 23. The hops in
this vicinity are healthy, and few lice
are to bo fcund. but the laterals are
short, and in some fields the crop will
be considerably below the average.
Idaho Notes.
An X-ray machine has been added to
the apparatus of the Moscow Hospital.
A now flouring mill is going up at
Kendrick. It will require 300,000 feet of
lumber.
The Sisters of St. Joseph propose to
establish a hospital at r -x-tntnr, citi
zens have subscribed S1500 to aid them.
Clem- Buckler was accidentally shot In
the breast with a rifle at Priest Lake
a few days ago, but is expected to' re
cover. W. J. Butterfleld. a pioneer of Post
Falls, w., on the 20th. Ho was a mer
chant and a Mason and a member of
the G. A. H. Two grown daughters sur
vive him.
"Rattlesnake" Jones is the namo of
a Boise man who engages ln capturing
the reptiles and selling them to Chinese.
The Celestials take each rattler and put
It Into a bottle of whisky and let It
stand for two years. What remains of
the snake Is then removed and the bal
ance is let stand until It clarifies, which
process requires five years. The liquid
Is then a sovereign cure for rheumatism.
Bays the. Boise Statesman. The Chinese
claim that It will .cure the most violent
case. It takes seven years in ..-- to make
the preparation ready for use.
Chicago Chinese Frightened.
CHICAGO. July 23. The Inhabitants of
Chinatown In this city have evidently
adopted a signal In cart they should he
attacked by a mob. Last night over 100
responded to a call for help from Moy
Yen. proprietor of a restaurant, and near
ly overpowered Sergeant Mooney and two
detectives of the Harrison-Street Station
before the astonished policemen could an
nounce their Identity and convince the ex
cited Mongolians that they were making
ah arrest and not seeking to avenge
atrocities committed in China.
As the three officers approached Yen's
place a cry of alarm, was raised. From
every direction, every doorway swarmed
"with Chinamen, who, as they afterwards
explained, were answering the alarm re
cently adopted to rescue the Chinese in
habitants from avengera of diplomats
supposed to be slain. When the flrev
rush of the Celestials was made, the po.
llcemen drew their revolvers and heia the
crowd at bay. Informing them at th
same time of their mission. It was soon
understood they had been tricked and an
angry and disgusted crowd of Chinamen
dispersed.
The mercury reached 101 in the Bhade
at Walla Walla the 20th.
Asked.
I ?00002g
5k
102 60
& . &X.
0 20
3-4 3
30 30s
2 3
1
2H 10
LOSE GOOD TERRITORY
AMERICANS NOT SATISFIED WITH
ALASKA-CANADIAN SURVEY.
Rich Porcupine Mines in British. Ter
ritoryPetition Sent to President
Portland Called Upon.
SKAGWAY, Alaska, July 1C, via Seattle,
July 23. The work of delimiting the pro
visional boundary ln the disputed Alaska
Canadian territory having been complet
ed ln that part crossing the Dalton trail
and touching the Porcupine district, the
Americans ln the district find that they
have lost A large part, of what they be
lieved was rightfully American territory.
The survey has been run and the monu
ments set within t8e last lew weeks by
O, H. Tlttman, of Washington, D. C, and
W. F. King, of Ottawa, and assistants,
who have slqffcly followed Instructions
as set forth inVhe modus vlvendl agreed
to provisionally some months ago by Sec
retary Hay, on the part of the United
States, and the British representatives,
after the adjournment of the Joint High
Commission.
The survey and demarkation of the lino
leaves nearly one-half of the Porcupine
gold mines in the British territory, and
It has been the general opinion for a long
time that the mines In fact, the entire
Porcupine district was on the American
side. Much of the Dalton tollroad leading
to Porcupine City now. lies within Cana
dian territory also; that is, Is, on the'
Canadian side of the iron monuments set
on the provisional line.
The American miners In the Porcupine
having watched the development of the
work, of delimiting and marking, the
boundary, were so aroused over the re
sult of so much mining district being left
on the British side that they were not
long in addressing a protest to President
McKInley. Copies of the protest have
been sent to the Chambers of Commerce
of Seattle, Skagway, San Francisco and
Portland, with a request for co-operation.
The commission will be in the vicin
ity of Skagway a month, delimiting the
provisional line on White Pass and Chil
koot Pass. The Porcupine placer mines,
it is estimated, will yield S250.000 this
year. Work of sluicing, hydraullcking
and other kinds of mining is carried on
in the district.
An Idaho State Chairman.
Boise Statesman.
Major Frank A. Fenn should make a
good state chairman. He has fought
Democrats before, and, come to think of
It. he has taken a shot or two at their
allies over in the Philippines.
LTHE DANDRUFF ft
CW Hm s w P-BT I H
that burrows up Ht scalp, making
dandruff scurf, causing the hair to
fall, and finally
BALDNESS.
You win have NO MORE DAN.
DRUPF, FALLING HAIR, or
BALDNESS If you use
NEWBRO'S
HERPICIDB
The only Hair Preparation on this
duolutely new scientific principle.
For sale by drugbts. Price $1.
Tor your family's comfort
and your own.
fflSES Rootbeer
will contribute more to It than
tons of Ice and a gross of tans.
5 gallons for 25 cento.
ITrli for list f premium offered
ires ror nam.
CIIAuXES E. Ill IRES CO,
ilmlTern, if a.
P8IMARY, SECONDARY OR TERTIARY BLOOD P0IS01
Permanently Cured. You can be treated at
home under same guaranty. If you have- taken
mercury. Iodide potash, and still hau aches
and pains. Mucous Patches ln Mouth. Sore
Throat. Pimples. Copper-Colored Spots. Ulcers
on any part of tho body. Hair or Eyebrows
fall ins out. -writs
COOK REMEDY CO.
1530 Masonic Temple, Chicago, III., for proofs
of cures. Capital. $300,000. We solicit tho
most obstinate cases. Wo have cured the -worst
cases ln 15 to 35 days. 100-pago Book Free.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium. Chamber of Commerce Bid?.,
V. O. box 679. Portland. Or.
Telephone Main 610.
J. E. Haseltlne. Pres.; David Goodsell Treas.:
F. J. Hard. See.
Directors L. G. Clarice. J. E Haseltlne. Da
vid Goodsell. P. J. Jennlnss. I. G. Davidson.
T. V. Drake. E. A. Clem.
THE GOLD HTL.I. & BOHEMIA MIXING CO.
owns four flrst-class quarts mlnlns proper
ties; three of them. mbraclns nine claims,
being ln the Gold Hill mining district. Jack
son County. Oregon; and one of them, em
bracing seven claims, being ln the very
heart of the Bohemia mining camp. Capital
stock. $100,000 00; 40 per cent of stock ln
treasury; all promoters' stock pooled. Lifted
with the Oregon Mining Stock Exchanae. In
vestigate. Davidson. Ward & Co. (members
of the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange), 403
Chamber of Commerce. Phone Clay 833.
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