Morning Oregonian., July 25, 1900, Page 4, Image 4

"XtNCS ORKGONIAN. WKDNESDAY, JULY 24. 1900.
CHANGE AT WOOLEN MILL
JACOBS BROTHERS SEIX HOLDINGS
IX OREGON CITY FACTORY.
Tke San ' Francisco? Stockholders
Take the Whole Property A His
toric and Important Institution.
OREGON CITY. July 24. A deal has
been consummated whereby R. Jacobs, S.
Jacobs. C. G. Jacobs and Adolph R. Ja
cobs dispose o their stock in the Oregon
City Manufacturing Company to ! Brown
and M. Brown, doing business in Sail
Francisco as Brown Bros., and B. Shude?
man. A rumor had been current for sev
eral days that such a deal had been made,
but today Messrs. Brown and Shuderman,
gave out the information that the pur
chase had been made and that they would
assume charge in a short time.
Since about 1SS6, the Browns and Ja
cobses have been associated together as
stockholders in the woolen mill, but of
Jate years the latter have had absolute
control Of the factors'. This condition
recently led to litigation in the "United
States Court, but the matter was com
promised by Judge Bellinger appointing
a fifth member of he board of directors
as a peacemaker. At one time the late
"W. S. Ladd owned one-third of the stock
in the concern, but he disposed of bis in
terests to the Jacobses and Browns.
This woolen mill was started by Major
Thomas Charman and the late Arthur
Warner, aided by a number of farmers,
who took stock in the concern- The ca
pacity of the mill has been almost dou
bled in the past 15 years, and a soap fac
tory and tannery have been added to th6
manufacture of woolen goods. Before the
paper mills were built the-wooleh mill for
many years was the only industrial en
terprise here, and has continuously given
employment to a large number of hands,
as the mill never closed except for abso
lutely necessary repairs.
The compensation for the blocks of
stock transferred, or to be sold, has not
been made public, but those in a position
to have a .good knowledge of the property
estimate the value at about 51G0.0O). Mr.
Brown stated today that no change would I
be made in the worKing xorce at tne mm
under the new management, but that two
of their men would be sent here to as
sume general control.
Farmers report the prospect for a go6d
crop of Fall wheat anything but encour
aging. It is nearly the same complaint
from every locality a rank growth of
weeds has crowded the wheat until it
seems dwarfed. Dog fennel has assumed
Immense proportions, and new weeds are
springing into a lively existence that were
never before known to exist here. Some
thing, too, appears to be sapping the
strength of the stalk, and often between
the second and third joints is found a
black streak, possibly the work of some 1
insect. It has been discovered that on
the best cultivated ground, some that
was Summer-fallbwed the previous year,
the weeds are the rankest. New ground
Is not so bad.
Mr. Brown, of Portland, is erecting a
sawmill on Cedar Creek, to have a ca
pacity of 100.000 feet dally. In addition
to sawing railroad ties, the mill will en
gage "extensively In cutting cedar lumber
iOr hie Portland market, as there are ex
tensive forests of ilne timber tributary to
the mill.
GREAT COUNCIL OF RED MEN.
Annual Session in Progress at As
toria Offlcers Elected.
ASTORIA, July 24. The ninth annual
session of the great council of Oregon,
Improved Order of Red Men, conyened
In this city today, and will continue
through the coming two days. About 75
delegates from the various parts of the
state are in attendance. Immediately af
ter the report of the .committee on cre
dentials, the past sachem's degree was
conferred on14 .newly elected members
of the great council, and officers to serve
during the ensuing year were elected.
They will be Installed at the close of the
session. The offlcers elected were 'as fol
lows:
Great sachem, A. B. Cherrry, La
Grande; great senior sagamore, S. Lewis
King, Portland: great junior sagamore,
L. B. Reeder. Pendleton; great prophet,
J. H. Howard. Oregon City; great chief
of records, TV. C. A. Pohl, Astoria; great
keeper of wampum, J. H. Grlebel, Port
land, The afternoon session was consumed In
hearing the reports of the various offlcers.
The report of the chief of records showed
that there were 18 lodges in the state,
with a membership of 1352, a considerable
increase since the previous report. In the
year $3288 was paid out for sick benefits,
and $375 for funerals. The funds now In
the hands of the various lodges amount
to $16,254 92.
Paul Mohr and A. B. Hammond ar
rived on the noon -train from Portland,
and by appointment held a meeting with
the Chamber of Commerce. The purpose
pf the meeting as stated by Mr. Mohr
was to discuss the transportation situa
tion and the portage road around the
dalles, that would be completed and in
operation within three weeks. He sug
gested to the meeting that a committee
of three be appointed by President Van
DUfcen fo jgajftpr with the principals of the
portage joao. ias more satisfactory results
could be obtained in that way than in an
open meeting. This view was taken by
those present, and the following com
mittee was appointed: Samuel Elmore,
F. L. Parker and F. J. Taylor. Mr. A.
B. Hammond also addressed the meeting
in a similar vein, and said that if As
toria expected to derive benefit from the
portage road it -would be necessary for
the citizens to build warehouses, so as to
handle grain if it was delivered here.
The run of fish continued excellent
again last night, and every one connected
with the industry is rejoicing over the
prospect. The cold-storage men had a
meeting last night and agreed to reduce
the price of all fish over 20 pounds from
8 cents to 1 cents per pound. The can
nerymen are still paying G cents per
pound, and there Is no present intimation
of their cutting that price.
The army worm has reached Clatsop
County, and reports were received from
the Lewis and Clark and other sections
that considerable damage has already
been done by it.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
Hon. n. A. Brattnin, of Lane Connty,"
lias n Severe Attack.
EUGENE. July 24. Hon. H. A. Brat
tain, of Springfield, Is suffering from a
serious paralytic stroke, and fears aro
entertained regarding his recovery. He
was first attacked last Thursday, while
working In the field, being taken with a
severe headache. Sunday morning he was
partially stricken with paralysis. He has
rallied some since that time, but the phy
sicians believe the trouble to be caiised
by Bright's disease, and that it will bo
likely to remain, for some time at least.
Professor L. C Carbon has just com-J
ploted the work of compiling and arrang
ing courses of reading lor the public
schools of Oregon. The compilation In
cludes courses of reading suitable for
grammar grades and high schools, and is
very comprehensive in its character. The
work will be Issued as a, bulletin of the
University of Oregon, and, when pub
lished, copies of the work will be sent to
all public school teachers In the state..
It will be made use of by the State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction in all
teachers' Institutes.
Companies A and C, df the Fourth jRegl
ment, O. K G., are. making arrange
ments for4 -a llttlo practical work during
MrL'SS g UisfflKStl
tlce marches, leaving home on Saturday!
evening and marching a few miles and !
making camp, where they will spend the
following day, returning in the evening.
If ammunition can be had. some time will
f bo devoted to practice on tha rifle range.
The new sawmill of the Eugene Lum
ber Company is now completed, and will
soon be put Into operation. Logs are now
arriving in the pond, and the companv c
pects to be able to make a good Fall cut
ting of lumber, tor which it will find-a
ready market
NORTHWEST DEAD.
3Xartia Payne, Prominent Pioneer
Citizen of Linn County-
ALBANY, Or., July 34. Martin Payne,
who died at his home In this city last
night, at 11 o'clock, of old age, was one
oi JLiinn uountrs wealthy and most prom- j Medical Springs, at a point three xnues
Jnent pioneer, citizens. He was born in above Powder River. The North Ameri
Ohlo, February 25, 1S17, moving from there j can Mining Company, of Des Moines, ja.,
to Illinois, and thence to Oregon in 1SS1. 1 secured three claims extending along this
JHe was, prominent in the upbuilding of ledge at a cost of 575,000, before the real
this county. Eighteen years ago he moved i value of the property was known to any
.from the country to this city, which has j one outside of their own experts. Imme
slnce been his home. He was a member f dtately they began the purchase of other
of Corinthian Ledge, A- F. and A. M., j claims along the ledge, and the acquisition
which he helped organize In. 1S57, having at a nominal sum of adjoining claims,
united with the order before coming to until they secured above 360 acres 6f sur
Oregon. fie was a director of the Albany face ground In the vicinity of this
Farmers Company, and filled the office J mine Since then, development work has
bZ County Commissioner one term, 1S70 to been pushed rapidly until the country is
1S7&. He left a wife and three sons M. E. now realizing the character of the prop-
3XARTIX
Payne, of Morsran H11L Cal.: JW.- E-i
Payne, of Oeriesee, Idaho,, and G. M.
Payne, of Albany and one daughter. Mrs.
John Parsons, of this county, by a first
wife, and one son and two daughters, of
this city, by his second wife.
Isndor Caro, of Douglas County.
BOSEBURG. Or.. July 24. Isador Caro,
who died at St. Vincent's Hospital July
17, shortly after arriving In Portland for
surgical treatment, was one of the pio
neer residents of Douglas County. He
was born in Kohmar, Germany, in 1S4D,
He came to the United States 15 years
later, with a determination to make his
own way In the world. He first located
In Baltimore, where an uncle resided, and,
being a stranger to the language of the
country, he spent two years acquiring
an English education. In 185S he took
the "California fever," and embarked oil
a steamer for the Golden State, reaching
there in the Fall of the year. He lo
cated In Yreka, Siskiyou County, accept
ing a situation in a store of his two
uncles, where he remained two years; then
went to Hoadley to take charge of a
branch store, the entire Interest of which
he afterward purchased. He disposed of
this in 1SC4, and left for Oregon, where
he remained Until the time of his death.
Mr. Caro first located in Jacksonville,
engaging in business there for eight
years. On his return from a visit In
Europe he settled in Roseburg, accepting
a situation with S. Marks & Co., remain
ing with that firm two years, when he
went into business on his own account,
associated with his brother Simon, under
the firm name of Caro Bros. The firm
prospered, and the business grow in ex
tent, justifying the erection .of a busi
ness block In Roseburg costing $26,000. In
the Fall of 1899 the llrni -closed out Its
business In Roseburg and went to Oak
land, in Douglas County, and started a
large general merchandise store, of which
the deceased was the senior manager at
the time of his sudden and unexpected
death.
Georse IV. Gray, an Honored Cltlren
of Salem.
SALEM, July 24. George "W. Gray, who
died last evening", was an honored and
respected citizen of Salem. He was born
August 5, 1830, in Tioga County, Pennsyl
vania, receiving his education at the
academy at "Wlllsboro, In the same coun
ty. Ho first started in business as a mer
chant in Marlon Linn County, Mo., In
1S40, At the age of 20. In 1S52 he removed
to Lansing, la., where he continued in the
mercantile business. In 1557 he was
elected to the Iowa Legislature, serving
In the House of Representatives, and In
1859 was elected to the Senate; and In 1SG3
was re-elected to the Senate, but two
years later resigned and retired from
business to come to Oregon, where he has
continued to reside ever since.
In 1STS ho purchased the linseed oil mill
which was located on the site now occu
pied by the Salem woolen mill, and with
his sons conducted it several years.
Mr. Gray led a retired Ufo, and cared
but little for political honors. He served
as Mayor of Balem at one time, continu
ing the unexpired" term of Hon. T. M.
Gatch, but he accepted it very reluc
tantly. Deceased left a wife and six children.
The children are: Georgo B.. W. T.,
Charles A., Mrs. Gertrude Lownsdafe, and
Mrs. J. M. Kyle, of Salem, and Mrs. J.
M. Patterson, of The Dalles.
Mr. Gray was a member of Salem lodge.
No. 4, A. F. & A. M., and Chcmeketa
lodge, No. 1, L'O. O. F.
Asphyxtateu at "Whatcom.'
NEW "WHATCOM, "Wash.. July 24. F.
D. Alexander, a prominent business man
of this city, met his death last night; &
gas jet In his room being accidentally left
open.
The rural editor started violently. "How
does it happen, he asked, struggling' to
be calm, "that you are paying your sub
scrlntlon hi money and npt in cordwood?"
"''Oh," I've got" money to burn this year,"
said the farmer, with the naivete so char
acteristic of his kind. Detroit Journal.
IMMENSE COPPER LEDGE
THE RECENT MIKIXG DISCOVERY Ef
UNIOX COUNTY.
Exploitation of the Property Al
ready in Progress A Large De
velopment Enterprise.
UNION, Or-, July 24. A sensational dis
covery In the way of a copper ledge was
made in the eastern pari of this -county
about three months ago, which has been
proven by the developments slnCe made
to be one of the greatest ore bodies
known In the history of mining.
It is located about elcht miles east from
AYXE.
erty tnus acquired They nave pros
pected thtTledge f or" aK distance In length
of nearly a mile, and thrbugh prospect
holes tney have determined the width
of the ore body to be fully'lOOd feet.
After sinking 100 feet and driving a 1
cross-cut at that depth, 40 feet into the
ore, the merits of the property were so
fully established that they suspended
work under ground, pending the Installa
tion of a large plant of machinery. The
ore is free-milling, and the values In
creased uniformly with depth from 3 per
cent copper on the surface to 25 per cent
at the 100-foot level. Gold Ib also pres
ent in the ore, and its value has also in
creased with depth., running from a more
trace on the surface to ?10 per ton, 100
feet down. Considering the character of
this orej in connection with the unparal
leled extent of it, nothing like It has ever
been discovered In the history of min
ing. Tjie company is now ready to re
sume work below ground with four ma
chine drills, and the development of the
next few months will center upon this
property the attention of all the mining
men. in the country. Since the tremon-
dous character of this mine has begun to
bo realized locally, a rush of prospectors
has set in. and the adjacent country has
been staked for miles around. Since begin
ning work upon this great copper ledge,
the company has secured a large body of
timber 'about a mile above the mine, from
which, with Its own saw mill, It Is turn
ing out several thousand feet of lumber
per day, to meet the requirements of the
camp. Already a considerable village has
sprung up about the mine.
Plans are already In contemplation for
a railroad from here to the new town of
Burkeroont
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.
Output for 1S00 Shows Considerable
Increase Over Previous Year.
"WASHINGTON, July 20. The State De
partment has received recent advices
from Victoria, B. C, giving a concise
statement of the product of the mines ot
British Columbia during the year 1889.
j together with other interesting facts re-
earning me mining mausiry ot inat coun
try, being extracts from the annual re
port -of the Minister of Mines. The ex
tracts are as follows:
"The total mineral output of the. prov
ince for the year 1S99 amounts to $12,832,131,
as against J10.903.S6l for IBM, an increase
of $L48G.270, or 13 2-3 per cent
"This would have been largely increased
but for tho shutting down of several
mines; owing to the passage of a law pro
hibiting miners working over eight hours
under drastic penalties, which completely
demoralized tho industry for somo
months,, causing a deficit of P10.S4-1 in
silver and load values alone. It Is be
lieved that but for the shutting' down
caused by the legislation referred to (the
penalties of which have recently been
temporarily suspended), the same mines
would have brought an Increase of JSOO.000
instead of the present deficit, making the
year's increase $2,863,169, or about 27 per
cent, over last year.
"The Coal mines of the province during
1S99 turned out 1,305,324 tons of coal, and
23.251 tons of coke, an Increase over 1S3S
of 170.4G9 tons of coal, and a decrease of
750 tons of coke. The total value of cdal
produceu in the province during 1S99 was
$3.81S,972.
"The gold production for 1893 Including
both placer and lode gold amounts to
$1,203,473. The yield of placer gold was
$1,344,900. over double that of 1S33, when
the yield was $S43,24. The largo Increase
was due to the discoveries In the Atlln
Lake district, which, notwithstanding the
disadvantage of the disputes regarding
ownership caused by the enactment of the
alien law. yielded $800,000 In gold. The
output of gold obtained from lode mining
in 193 was $2,S57,B73, an increase over 1898
of $G5G,35G.
"The amount of copper produced In the
province during 1809 was 7,722,591 pounds,
an increase over 1893 of only 6 per cent.
As yet the copper mining districts are
practically limited to threes-Rossland,
Nolfon and the west coast of Vancouver
Island. Rossland produces '73 pef cent
of the total output of copper in the prov
ince. "There has been a material decrease In
the amount of sliver produced in British
Columbia; owing to the fact that the larg
est producing mines have been shut down
since June or July, on account of labor
troubles, as stated Above. The total
silver production for the year amounted
to 2,939,413 ounces, valued at $1,653,703, a
decrease from the production in 1S3S of
1.357,619 ounces fine sliver and of value
$712,133.
"The total lead production for 1S99
amounted to ZL,&62,438 pounds, valued at
JS78,S70, as against 31,3,S6$ pounds, val
ued at $1,077,681 lor 1838, a decrease of
9.S31.123 pounds of lead, and of 9193,711 in
value.
"Some 2000 tons of Iron or was mined
in the province last year fiear Kamloops.
and on Texada Island which was used
for fluxing purposes by the smelters."
CLACitAMAS COUNTY GOLD.
Mountain of Ore That Assays f 6 to
the Ton Tunnel Driven.
OREGON CTTY, July 24. J. V. Harless,
of Molalla, has just returned from the
quartz ledge owned, by himself and his
father, Jacob Harless, on Henllne Creek,
between the Molalla and Santlam Rivers,
about 30 miles from Molalla Corners. Mr,
Harless has been doing some development
work 6n the ledge. And brought In sam
ples of the ore taken from a 50-foot tun
nel that assays $G to the ton in gold and
carries traces of copper, lead, zinc and
iron. While the ore is of low grade, there
appears to be almosjt a whole mountain of
the ledge, and mining men have given
favorable opinions concerning the prop
erty. The rock has a limestone spar ap
pearance, and is different from any
quartz yet fdur.d in "Western Oregon, al
though mining men, who have been to.
Alaska say that the ore" Js very much like
the low-grade article, found in the Tread
well mine. Some of the duartz in Eastern
Oregon also has a similar appearance.
Mr. Harless says that Messrs. Klser ana
Kolly are doing -fairly well with a placer
mine on the Upper Molalla; -which is op
erated on a limited scale. The Harlcsses
arc well-to-do farmers, but have great
faith In tha mineral development of
Clackamas and Marlon Counties. It Is
their intention to do more development
work pn the mine in September, have fur
ther tests made, and try to Interest capital
in tiie venture.
Mining Stock Quotations."
Following are the tranractions at the Oregon
Mining- Stock Exchange yesterday:
. Bid.
Adams Mountain 4000 05U,
Buffalo 14
CoDDcroDolfs 5
Asked.
$000 05H
2tf
102 00
' &
Fouts Dredging- Co , 100 00
Gold Hill & Bohemia. 6
Gold Hill High Line Ditcn u- '
Goldstone Consolidated ... 314 4
Helena 80 30
Helena No. 2 5 6&
Lost Horso 2J 3
May Queen 2 2
Mountain View 1 l4i
Oregon Colorado , 514 &H
Riverside 2. 10
Rockefeller Stf, 5H
Sumpter Free Gold c. l'A - 2H
SALES.-
Helena 2000 shares at 30ft
"2500 at 30
Helena No. 2 s i. 13000 at S
4000 at 6M.
Lost Horso 2000 at 2,
500 at 2
May Queen ., 15000 at 2
Mountain View 10000 at 1
SPOKANE, July 24. The closing bids for
mining stocks today were:
Blacktall $0 10J Noble Five $0 054
Butte & Boston.
1, Princess Maud..
Deer Trail Con..
Evening Star...
Gold -Led so ....
Golden Harvest.
L X. L
Iron MtaK
Lone Pine Surp.
Mount. Lion ...
a IKomDier cariboo zi
7i Republic S3
1 Reservation S?i
IRosslond Giant.. 2'
10 iSulllvan s
24 iTom Thumb .... 10
0 Mammoth 14
05 I
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. The offlclal clos
ing Quotations for mining stocks today -were:
Alta $0 06Just!ce b CO
Alpha Con
Andas
Beleher
Best & Belcher..
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge, Con ...
Choll&f
4 Occidental Con ... S
15fOphlr .... ....,.., 60
20 Overman 9
2 Potest 13
eojSavoge 10
13ISor. Belcher 2
1G Sierra Nevada
25
Confidence
65 Silver Hill &41
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 -S3, Standard 4 10
Croirn Point .... 12Unlon Con 10
Gould & Curry...
24, Utah Con
Hale & Norcross..
23 Telle w Jacket
NEW TORK, July 24. "Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar $0 121 Ontario $0 00
Crown Point lOlOphir 01
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 Plymouth 10
Deadwood 40 Quicksilver 1 CO
Gould & Curry... IS do pref 0 CO
Hale & Norcross.. 1G Sierra Nevada ... 22
Hamestake CO OOiStandard 4 00
Iron Silver Ml Union Con 16
Mexican lOIYelkm- Jacket .... 10
BOSTON. July 24. Closing quotations:
Adventure $0 02 Humboldt $0 25
Allouez U. Co... 1 (Osceola t
Amat. Copper .. 87H Parrotl 44fi
Atlantic ,. 23Qulncy 1 SO
Boston & Mont. 3 05 l Santa. Fe Copper 3
Bbcte & Boston. 05 iTamarnck. 1-A5
Cal. & Hecla... t 45 Utah Mining ... 284
Centennial IT I Winona 2k
Franklin 13 Wolverines SSt I
Palouse Grain RIpenlnpr Pant
GARFIELD, "Wash., July 23. This is
tho fifth extremely hot day In the Pa
louse country. Just how much damage
the hot spell has done the wheat crop
Is the common topic of discussion. It Is
generally agreed that the damage to the
"Winter and early Spring wheat -is not
great, but the late-sown grain, which be
fore the hot weather came was In a very
sickly condition, will be badly Injured. AU
train Is ripening very fast, and farm
rs fear a scarcity of hands, as tho har
vest will be on before the "Walla "Walla
country has finished, and the farmers
here depend largely upon trnslent men,
who mako a practice of going first tp
the "Walla "Walla Valley and working
north and east, keeping pace with the
ripening of the grain.
Good Price for Ranse Steers.
PENDLETON, Or.. July 24. Fifty
rango steers were sold to a Seattle firm
by Joe Gfcrrans, of Cable Creek, near
Hldaway Springs, for $48 apiece. The
steers were taken. off the. range by Mr.
Gerrans for delivery tq the Seattle firm,
weighing about 1550 pounds each. .The
bunch Is looked upon by cattlemen as
one of the finest ever brought hero di
rectly from the range. Extra fine grass
and plenty of water account for tho
cattle being fit for beef at this time of
year.
Dor Murderer Confessed. v
ROSSLAND. B. C July 24. The mys
tery of the killing of, Man Lin, a Chinese
cook, found dead In the kitchen of Mrs.
Chenoweth, on May 23, has been cleared
Up, and Ernest Chenoweth, 3 years old.
has confessed that he fired the fatal, shot
because the elestlal laughed at him.
Oregon Notes.
E, G. Flanagan's home at Centervllie,
in Coos Coupty, was burned the ISth inst
Loss, $2500: no insurance.
The Iono (Morrow County) Post says
that "several tanks of water are being
hauled out of town dally to supply the
threshing crews."
All the timber lands purchased In Clat
sop and Tillamook Counties by the As
toria company aro said by the Astoria
Herald to have been sold to the A. B.
Hammond Company. It also reports that
the railroad will be extended from the
seaside to Tillamook this Pall, and that
a large sawmill will bo constructed.
A very handsome, prolific and early
maturing new prune the "Willamette"
is now ripening In the orchard of James
"Winqtanley, the Salem fruit and hopman.
It Is a seedling from the Felienberg prune
and was propagated and Introduced some
four years ago by Mr. Harklns, of New
berg. It ripens nearly two months earlier
than the Italian prune, and is In every
respect a deslrablo fruit, except in the
danger incident to the fact that it blooms
with the peach in early March, and may
often get frost-bitten.
More cases of catarrh have been cured
by Hocd's Saracarllla than by any other
I medicine. v
BOERS WRITE TO OREGON
THEY WISH TO COME HERE AFTER
THE WAR IS OVER.
Information Asked of a CbrvaAlli
Hollander Large' Immigration of
Datoh Afrikanders Expected.
CORVALLIS, Of., July 24. Christian
Van Groos, Of this city, has received from
a friend in the Transvaal a letter Inquir
ing about the opportunities open to hotrie
seekers In Oregon. The writer of the let
ter Is an ex-soldier in the Boer Army.
He was a schoolmaster before the war
broke out His family and Mr. Van Groos.
were friends formerly In a town In Hol
land. The writer says that the Bders ex
pect ultimate defeat, and the destruction
of their republic. He adds that a num
ber of Boer families" desire to accompany
him to the United States in search of
homes. .
In his reply, Mr. Van Groos gives a fa
vorable description -of Oregon, and de
clares that there Is,' fn the "Willamette
Valley, excellent opportunity for the
Boers to engage In small farming. Mr.
Van Groos expects a large immigration
into this country to result from events in
South Africa.
The big drive of logs Is expected to be
at Corvallls tomorrow night. The main
body Is now at East River, a few miles
up the "Willamette. The drive comprises
6.000,000 feet of whlto fir and balm logs.
Forty men and eight horses are employed,
at a dally,, expense df $150. The men arp
paid J2" 50 per day. The logs ate for the
"Willamette pulp mill at Oregon City, and
come from the Upper "Willamette.
NEW CHEMIST FOR CORVtALLIS.
Prof eaftor"' Knlaely, of Mlchi'gnn, ior
Oregon Agricultural College.
Professor A. L. Knlsely of Benton Har
.bor, Mjch., who will succeed Professor
Professor A. L. Knlsely.
G. "W. Shaw s professor of chemistry at
the Oregon Agricultural College, was born
In Chicago February 19, 1S63, and resided
there until H years of age, attending
kindergarten and the public schools. Then
he went with his parents to a fruit farm
near Benton Harbor, Mich., where he at
tended district school and helped on the
farm. He completed a course in the High
School and two years later, in 18S6, he
was graduated from the Benton Harbor
Collegiate Institute. Taking a course in
the Michigan University ht'Ann Arbor, he
was graduated there in 189J. with the de
greo'of bachelor ot science in chemistry.
During all his school years he spent his
vacations farming.
In September, 1891, he accepted a posi
tion as assistant qhemlst at the New
Tork Agricultural Experiment Station.
Two years later he took his doctor's de
gree from the Michigan University. In
1896 he went to Cornell University to con
tinue post graduate work, and was as
sistant chemist In the Cor.ege of Agricul
ture at that Institution. Thl3 position he
held until he resigned thiB month to ac
cept the position in Oregon. He is ex
pected to arrive In Portland this evening.
He comes, he says, to make Oregon his
home.
SALOON, CARDS, A KNIFE.
Portland Mnn Got a Gash In the
Check at Cornelius.
HILLSBORO, July 24. William Her
mans, of Portland, and George Townsend,
of Centervllle, were playing a game ot
cards in the Cornelius saloon yesterday.
Somo words were passed, and Hermans
seized Townsend by the throat. Town
send drew a large pocket-knife and
struck his adversary In the face, inflict
ing a deep wound on the left cheek. He
was taken Into custody and ordered to
appear this morning, which he did, but
as Hermans left for Portland yesterday
immediately after the difficulty and failed
to return this morning, Townsend was
discharged.
The barn of Edward Young, who lives
one mile west of town, was destroyed by
fire 'this morning with its entire con
tents. Including two horses. The loss
Is about $500. There was no Insurance.
In the case of State vs. Charles Delaney,
of Sherwood, who was bound over to keep
the peace, the court decided to continue
the bond in the sum of $1000. Delaney
threatened to klll'on'e Gardner and to
burn the town of Sherwood.
The army worm has appeared generally
on the farms In this vicinity, attacking
first the clover and potatoes. So far no
successful remdy for this pest has been
discovered.
COMPLETING THE CAPITOL
Partitions for Committee-Rooms May
"Wait for an Appropriation.
SALEM, Or., July 24. An arch was
placed today over the entrance leading
to the new floor over the House of Repre
sentatives, In the State CapttoL The work
of putting In the new floor has progressed
very rapidly. The pillars have all been
put in and a floor laid 2-14 inches thick.
Deadening felt will be laid and then a
polished oak floor on top. When the
radiators shall have been put in place and
the room frescoed, it will be ready for
use.
It la the Intention to use this room for
the library, as tho floor in the room now
occupied la a little weak for the 25.000
volumes In the library. However, this
may not bo done this year, as there will
hardly bo enough 'money left out of the
appropriation.
"When this shall be done tho room now
lb use for the library wilt bo divided into
committee-rooms.
Manager James "Wlnstanley, of the Or
egon Jlopgrowers Association, is in re
ceipt of a letter from Morris Terry, a
prominent hop-producer of "Waterville,
N. Y., in which he sayst
"The crop here is now estimated not to
exceed 70,000 bales, and If we keep having
storms, such as We have had for the last
month, tve will not have many to harvest.
The hard winds do a great deal of dam
age. Lewis County has produced In the
last few years some SOW bales per year,
this year not COO.
In the Supreme Court today the case
of John Moltes. appellant, vs. Nelson Hos
mer, et aL, respondents, on appeal from
Jackson County, was argued and sub
mitted. The case t of Mary N. Eml
soh, appellant, Vs. the Owyhee Ditch Com-
HvRp
AnhetiserrBusch Brewing Ass!ii
St. Louts, u. s. A.,
.. Brewers of the original Budweisesr,
FatfM,Michelob, AnheuserStandard,
Pale-Lager, Black & Tan, Exports
Pale, Exquisite and Malt-Nutrine, use
. bo 6oro in any of their
products, but only
the choicest of
materials, which
accounts for their
leading in both
Quality and
pany, respondent, ott appeal from Malheur
County, was submitted on brief.
It. was announced t6day in the Sheriffs'
office that the collection of the bicycle
tax would continue right along until the
County Commissioners' Court shall give
further instructions. A number of bl-
cyclists called at the office and paid the
tax, pheerfully. There was considerable
discussion here today over the decision
handed down by Judge Sears, in the test
bicycle case of Multnomah County. The
general .opinion was la favor of the bi
cycle tax, riders believing the paths
necessary to enjoyable riding and a means
of saving time over the cduntry roads.
Over one-half ot the $SO,000 of 4 per cent
bonds is subscribed for, and persons rep
resenting $5000 more desired to subscribe
today, but could npt before the books were
closed for the day. They and many oth
ers will get an. opportunity tomorrow.
Dell Force, an employe at the fair
grounds, was kicked on the left side of
his head by a horse he was holding this
afternoon. Medical aid was summoned
at once, but He had" regained conscious
ness before the aid arrived. There were
no bones broken, and he was resting
easily tonight.
INVASION OF ARMY "WORM.
Work Front Columbia River North
ward In Vasblnj7t0n.
VANCOUVER, "Wash., July 24. The
w"6rm pest reported elsewhere as being
the army worm has made its appearance
In this city and county, and their pres
ence is causing considerable uneasiness
among farmers and frultmen. They first
appeared along the Columbia River, and
are traveling Inland. Many vegetable and
flower gardens In this city are reported
as being literally stripped of their foli
age by the worms during the past two
weeks. A Columbia. River dairy farmer
living about five miles below town says
the worms made their appearance on his
place a few weeks ago. He first noticed
them In his garden, which they well-nigh
ruined. They next nte up his potato
vines, and now, he says, millions of them
are making ravages on his meadow and
pasture lands, and he Is greatly alarmed
for fear his grass lands will be destroyed.
Many similar reports have been made by
farmers In different parts of the county
during the past week or two. Fruit trees
Xor the most part have escaped, but fears
are had for the orchards, as a few in
stances have been reported in which the
worms have played havoc with the foli
age, and even the fruit. Paris green, lime
and sulphur arid other solutions have
been. recommended, but as.yet no remedy
L has been found.
- Xand 'Contest -tnClarlc-
The first of a large number of contests
over lands in townships 4 and 6" north,
range 4 east, recently opened for settle
ment In this county, ha3 been on trial
In the United States Land Office here this
week.' The"" -contestant In the case Is
Thomas E. Comford. a resident of Marys
vllle, "Snohomish County, "Wash., who
clilms to have made settlement as a
homesteader upon 1C0 acres In July, 1S99.
The contestees are A. B. Eastham, of this
clty,whd "mflde scrip filing upon 80 acres
of the land claimed by Comford In Octo
ber, 18S9, and the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, which claims the right to
the other 80 acres by reason of a scrip
filing. Romford produced a number of
witnesses to prove actual settlement and
to establish his right to the land as a
bona fide settler. The contestees com
batted this by introducing testimony
showing that the contestant was, at tho
time of the alleged settlement,, member
of the Town Council of Marysviue, "Wsah.,
a Deputy Assessor of Snohomish County,
and that h.e exercised his right of fran
chise in his home town last November,
after the date of his alleged settlement.
The following similar contests previ
ously filed before the Land Office officials
were dismissed upon motion of the con
testants: C. E. Munn vs. A. B. Eastham;
H. Harrington vs. E. L. Brown, and "Will
iam Ross vs. the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company.
SMALLPOX "WELL IN HAND.
So
Reports the Manning of Cape
Nome News of Alaska Coast.
PORT TOWNSEND, "Wash., July 24.
The revenue cutter Manning, Captain W.
H. Roberts, "arrived in port today, with
her flag at half-mast, the occasion being
the death 6t Chief Engineer B. J. Noo
nan, who died of apoplexy, July 16, on
board the Manning. His remains will be
sent to Boston, In charge of an Officer
of the Planning, after which the Man
ning will return to Dutch Harbor and
Nome. The Manning left Nome July 8,
and went to the relief of the barkentlne
Leslie D, on the east side of Nunlvak
Island, and found the vessel a total
wreck. A small steamer was saving the
cargo from the Leslie D. She had 20
passengers, 20 of whom had left the ves
sel for Nome, and the remaining 10 were
leaving on the steamer Ragchlld. While
the Manning was up at Nunlvak she took
a census Of the island, and then pro
ceeded! to Dutch Harbor, for coal. Cap
tain Roberts reports the llghtouse tender
Columbine and whaling bark Gay Head
at Dutch Harbor. On the Gay Head much
sickness prevailed among the crew, and
Second Mate Smith died of heart disease
July 15. The steamer Senator left Dutch
Harbor for Nome July 16, and on July 8
the gUnboat "Wheeling and the revenue
cutter Bear were In the vicinity of Nome.
The schooner Laurel, with 34 passen
gers, bound south, was at Dutch Harbor.
The Manning reports 18 or 20 Cases of
smallpox at Nome, nnd the authorities
have it well in hand. Nome City Is un
der control of the police and the Army,
and everything was orderly. Large num
bers are preparing to return, and If trans
portatlon can be had by the time Winter
sets in, Nome will be deserted.
LOOKING FOn SOLDIERS.
Wasntngton ex-Volunteers Are "Wlll-
Ins to Go to China.
TACOMA, Wash., July 24. A letter has
been received from Adjutant-General "Wil
ier, of the Spanish-American Veterans
Association headquarters, at Chattanooga,
Tenn., asking how many veterans the
First "Washington Regiment will volun
teer in case, of a declaration of war with
China, Captain McCoy reports that in
dividual expressions are that all will go
if the old regiment goes.
SEVERED JUGULAR VEIN.
Act of Farmer After Heine; Arrested
for Arson. . -
OAXESDALE, "Wash., July fL--George
Sp'udley, a farmer, resident of this place,
committed suicide here today at 5 o'clock
Quantity.
by severing his jugular vein with a jack
knife. He was under arrest upon noti
fication of the Sheriff of Stevens County
that he was wanted at Bossburg for at
tempting to burn a house at that place.
He arrived in the city this morning over
the O. R. & N., and had just hired out
to work in the harvest fields when ar
rested. Idaho's "Fnsion Dish."
Boise Statesman.
Skim off principle and deposit the .re
mainder In a very large pot; stir with
the office garbage hook; sprinkle In a
mixture of rag money, "free silver, dema
goguery, anti-expansion; strain through
perfidy; run Into mold of selfish- mo
tive; garnish with dynamite and serve
It cold, that Is just as coldly as you can.
That's the way they produce the fusion
dish. It all went In at Focatello except
ing the rag money. It Is possible for
such a product to present a reasonably
nice outward appearance, but when it Is
cut into and Its component parts, ex
amined It is repulsive to honest eyes and
the fingers instinctively nnd the "nose.
Wnshlnprton Notes.
Rev. Duncan Wallace, of "Walla Walla,
has been trout fishing, and says he did not
have as good luck as usual, getting only
75 pounds to bring home.
The whereabouts of W. 'A. York, the
Dry Creek farmer who disappeared from
his home last Tuesday afternoon, Is still
a mystery, though parties have kept up
a diligent search.
The receivership case of the Walla
"Walla Statesman establlsnes the fact that
the paper Is losing money, and Judge
Brents has announced that If Complainant
Armstrong and other owners of stock
cannot come to an agreement, he will
have to appoint a receiver.
The residence of Samuel Allen, a pros
perous farmer of the Delight neighbor
hood, near Ritzvllle. burned to the
ground by fire which started In the flue
on the morning of the 20th. Most of the
household property was saved. The fire
was kept from reaching the ripe grain
fields by the wind.
The Postofflce at Seattle is to be Inves
tigated, with a view to determining
whether Postmaster Stewart has been
an offensive partisan to such a degree
as to come under the provisions of the
United States Revised Statutes, which
forbid Federal officeholders to solicit sub
scriptions for political purposes. It is
said to be a fight of the Humes men
on friends of John L. "Wilson.
- Through careful Inquiry It transpires
that the-- Pomeroy fire- originated from a
gaslight generator in -Rice's, saIpQp"ays
the East WashingtonXan- The lank was
being replenished by Rice and Kirby,
when some of the gasoline was spilled
on the floor. Kirby struck .a- match whjch
ignited the vaporized fluid! Some of the
gasoline had been poured Into an open
vessel, and this also ignited, instantly
fllllng the room with a sheet of flame,
which spread to all parts of the dry.
Inflammable building almost wltn a
flash.
Idaho Notes.
Bert Butler, of Atlanta, was accident
ally shot through the stomach on the 17th
by Lester Elliott, who was "examining a
revolver." His recovery is very doubtful.
Irene, 2-year-old child of Antone Han
son, of Emmett, got hold of a strychnlno
bottle' one day last week, swallowed somo
of the poison, and died of spasms In a
few minutes.
Ed Dewey, manager, and J. M. Clark,
chief engineer, of the B.. N. & O., say
trains will be running Into Emmett with
in 7S day 3, and that It is to be the termi
nus of the road for this season at least.
The members of the Populist state cen
tral committee are: Ada, D. H. Andrews
(chairman); Bannock. L. C. Warnct,
Bear Lake, C. H. Hager; Bingham, John
A. Modin; Blaine, A. "Walters; Boise. C.
M. Mullen; Canyon. W. H. Taylor; Cassia.
John Padon; Elmore. James O'Nell; Fre
mont, Louis J. Mnurer; Idaho, Clay Jtc
Namee; Kootenai, Mrs. Mary A. Wright;
Lincoln. Chris Hansen; Lemhi, J. P.
Clough; Latah. F. W. Bartley; Nez Perces,
Lewis Clarke; Oneida, J. F. Hutchinson;
Owyhee. David Farmer; Shoshone. A. D.
McKlnley; Washington, D. H. Kerfoot.
Two rafts of timber, containing 400.000
and 500.000 feet, respectively, have been
taken from Bonner's Ferry to Nelson,
B. C. .
"Did you have a good time at your pic
nic?" "I should say we did. "When wo
reached the picnic g-rmnds we were so
afraid of snakes that we came home and
had a perfectly lovely time in our back
yard." Chicago Times-Herald.
PAUL' CROMWELL
' The Colored Specialist
Has opened up his office at 235 Hall
street corner Second, and will sell h
medicine as usual. Medicines for ail
kinds ot chronic diseases.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium. Chamber ot Commerce Bide.,
o. box 679. Portland. Or.
Telephone Main 810.
.T. E. Haseltlnc. Pres.; David Goodsell Treaa.;
F J. Hard. Sec
Directors L O. Clarke, J. E. Haseltlne. Da
vid GoodMlI, P. J. Jennings. I. G. Davidson.
P. V. Drake. E. A Clam.
THE GOLD HILL & BOHEMIA MINING CO.
owns four first-class Quartz minlnc proper
ties; thre of them, pmbraclny nice claims,
bolng- In the Gold Hill mining district. Jack
sen County, Oregon; and ono of them, em
bracing seven claims, belntr in the very
heart of the Bohemia m-r.lng- camp. Capital
stock. $100,000.00: 40 per cent of stock In
treasury; all yromoterV stock pooled. Llfttcd
with the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange. In
vestigate. Davidson. Ward. & Co. (members
6r tha Oreg6n Mining "Stock Exchange), 403
Chamber ot Commerce. Phono Clay 833.