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THE MORTtfING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1900. SPEAKS FOR OREGON Mr. Corbett Writes Letter to Secretary of War. SUPERIOR CLAIMS FOR ATTENTION Urges Consideration of This Port and State In the Matter ol Armr Supplies and Transports. LONG BEACH, "Wash., July 27. The ac tion taken in Portland to get proper con sideration from the War Department In the matter of Army supplies and trans port has engaged the attention of Hon. H. "W. Corbett, who is spending his vaca tion at the seaside. He takes a lively interest in the matter, though he is here to escape business cares, and has sent Secretary Root the following letter on the subject: "Hon. Ellhu Root, Secretary of "War, "Washington My Dear Mr. Root: Our citi zens of Portland are feeling that this port Is being somewhat ignored in the fitting out and loading of transports, and, while wo concede that the department may be acting according to the best In formation before it, I wish to call your attention at this time to the fact that the country immediately tributary to Portland is peculiarly adapted to the rais ing of timothy hay, the best and most suitable for horses, and for shipment to the Orient. "The extensive farming community trib utary to Portland raises the flnest and heaviest oats per bushel of any section of the world that I know of. Our oats weigh in the neighborhood of 40 pounds to the bushel (and this year we have specially large and excellent crops of this kind of product), whereas the oats In the Eastern States -negh from 30 to 33 pounds per bushel. The peculiarity of the climate hero for the production of these excel lent supplies for the Army should, It seems to us, require some consideration, as a large amount of hay and grain la purchased in this market and sent by rail to Seattle for shipment to the Orient, at a rail expense In the neighborhood of ?2 a ton, therefore It would seem that quite a saving would be made by loading the transports here. "The success In fitting out the Lennox here, I believe, was perfectly satisfac tory to the department, and she has con tinued to run between here and tho Phil ippine Islands with animals and fodder. "It seems to us that other ships might be loaded at this point with profit to the Government, and to the great satisfaction of this community. "We do not believe that the department would intentionally discriminate against Portland and the State of Oregon. It has always given its loyal support to the Government l)y its voice and by its support in men in time of war. "Kindly give this matter your careful consideration and give such directions as you may think advantageous to the Gov ernment, if you find upon examination that it is not detrimental to her Inter ests. Tours very sincerely, "H. "W. CORBETT. "P. S. There was a time, about two years ago, when our people were asked to bid upon these supplies, when there was quite a scarcity in consequence of the hay and oats being previously bought up here and sent to Seattle for shipment at that point. Consequently the scarcity at that time may have required our bid ders to make higher prices than they would under ordinary circumstances. This year, however, wo find ourselves with a large amount of this product on hand. H. W. a" THREATENED HIS LIFE. Charles Herbert Snid to Have HaJ Designs Upon Paddy Lynch. ASTORIA, July 27.-Cbarles Herbert, the sailor boarding-house runner, was ar rested today on a charge of having threat ened to kill Paddy Lynch. Herbert ha3 been in the employ of Lynch for the past year, and a few days ago was dis charged. It is alleged that Herbert made the statement that for doing so Lynch would not live two weeks. Herbert heard of tho warrant having been sworn out, and attempted to make his escape from the city. He nas arrested on the tug Samson. Wolff & Zwicker have engaged the tug Astoria, from Gray's Harbor, to assist In taking the lightship off the sands at Mc Kenzie Head. The tug Is now here, and will, tomorrow, tow around to the scene of the work a barge loaded with anchors and steel cables. Tho log raft that was built at Stella by J. A. Fastabend for the Robortson Raft Company arrived down the river this afternoon. The raft will be towed to San Francisco by the tugs Tatoosh, of Puget Sound, and Rescue, of San Francisco. Supplemental articles of incorporation of the "Wisconsin Central Mining Com pany wore filed in the County Clerk's of fice today. The object of the company Is to work mines, operate tramways, buy ahd sell real estate, etc The capital stock Is $75,000, and the incorporators are: "W. H. Copeland, J. E. Ferguson, D. M. Stu art and J--H. Marshall. The company own? several claims near Sumpter that will be developed at once. The dredging and capping of the piling for the quarantine station wharf was completed this evening, and the planking can be finished in three or four days. "Work on the buildings will be commenced In a few days. The run of fish last night and this morning showed a falling off, but all the glllnetters were successful In getting some. The traps appear to be doing poor ly, but no complaint is coming from the seiners. FOUND VALUABLE FOSSILS. College Investigators Find John Day Valley Rich. BERKELEY, Cal., July 27. Discoveries of paleontological material are reported in a recent letter to President "Wheeler, dated Monument Or., July 4, from Pro fessor John C. Merrlam, who is at the head of the expedition sent to the John Day fossil fields in Eastern Oregon by the University of California. It says In part: "So far wo have been operating in the northern range of the Blue Mountains. Among our specimens are quite a num ber of fine skulls, some of which are the oest that have been found here. One of our most interesting finds is a new geo logical formation, which is a very Im portant feature of this region, both geo logically and paleontologlcally." Collections are also being made by this expedition for the University of Mtmlcn, one of tho chief seats of paleontological learning In the old world. NO REVENUE STAMPS NECESSARY. Question of Recording: Incorporation Articles by County Auditor. OLTMPIA, "Wash., July 27. The Attorney-General has rendered an opinion in reference to affixing revenue stamps on articles of Incorporation filed with the County Auditor. The question grew out of the refusal of the Whitman County Auditor to file a copy of a record of in corporation on the ground that the neces sary revenue stamps were not affixed. The certificate of Incorporation was then re turned tG the State Secretary's office, to gether with 20 cents, and a request to affix and cancel the revenue stamps there. Chief Clerk Ailing was loath to establish the precedent of stamping state certifi cates In his department, and. appealed to the Attorney-General to ascertain if It could be held part of his duty so to do. Mr. Vance advises Mr. Ailing that upon the payment of the proper fees It Is the duty of the County Auditor to record the instrument- And under no circumstance should the Instruments be stamped In the State Secretary's office Teaohers' examinations will be held Au gust 9-11, and will include, besides the regular quarterly examinations, the read Ingclrcle examination and state exam ination for life diplomas and state certifi cates. The reading circle examination will cover all the cirole work for the past two years. The state examinations will be held in these four cities, August 11: Seattle, Olympla, Spokane and "Walla "Walla. PORTLAND MAN DROWXED. Lost Life in Yukon Country Petition for aicrcy for Jim Hanson. SKAGWAY, July 22. The three persons drowned when the steamer Florence S. turned turtle in Thirty-Mile River are re ported to be Steward Jack McCabe, a Portland man. and Mrs. Stuart and daughter, of Victoria. A petition for commutation of the sen tence of Jim Hanson, who killed Bert Horton last October, has been signed by Deputy United States Marshal Tanner, who arrested Hanson; United States Com missioner Sehlbrcde, the president of the Skagway Chamber of Commerce, and Ad jutant and Mrs. McGUl, of the Salvation Army, under whom Hanson was convert ed and led to confess the murder of which he is condemned. The Tukon Flyer line has announced a cut rate from "White Horse to Dawson of $15. The regular tariff Is fCO. Cheering Note From Nome. Marshfleld News. Mrs. Jane Fox, who conducts the boarding-house at the stage station, received good news last week from ner husband, Joseph Fox, and sons, Ernest and "Wess, who are mining on Anvil Creek, In the Cape Nome country. They sold one of their claims lately for $7000, and sent her a good portion of it, with Instructions to take life easy, as they owned four pay ing claims and were making money right along. Joo Fox is coming home in the Fall, with the intention of again returning to Alaska in the Spring. PROPOSITION FOR SETTLEMENT. Dominion Labor Commissioner in the Frnser-River Strike. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 27. It is probable that the fishermen's strike will be entirely settled before Monday, so that all the salmon-catchers may, if they de sire, start out on Sunday night. A new proposition for the quasi-recognltlon of the union by the canners and of the ac ceptance of the rates of payment under which 3500 Japanese and 600 whites are now working has been submitted to both interested parties by Labor Commissioner Bremner, sent here from Ottawa by the Federal Government. Bremner believes his proposal will be accepted by both sides. Everything was quiet at Steves ton today. It Is probable that the militia will be withdrawn from Steveston on Sat urday night, unless some threatened breach of the peace develops tomorrow. Height of Tunnel Monniain. "Wallowa Chieftain. It Is a fart known only to a few per sons who have been more or less Inter ested in mining, that Tunnel Mountain, situated seven miles south of this city and about tw o miles southwest of Joseph, is the highest mountain peak in the State of Oregon, being 500 feet nearer the clouds than the far-famed Mount Hood, In the Cascade Mountains. The height of Tunnel Mountain was found to be 12,000 feet above the level of the soa, by the use of an aneroid in the hands of Messrs. Smith and Scott, of Portland. Oregon Notes. Some of the tomato vines at Hood River aro afflicted with blight. William Holdman has lost 80 acres of standing wheat, at Weston, by fire. A little boy, playing with matches, burned Norman Long's barn, at Sdo, re cently. Canemah claims a 13-foot sunflower, with six blooms eight to nine Inches In diameter. Coos County warrants are selling at par, and occasionally a buyer offers a slight premium. A boy killed a rattlesnake In Cottage Grove, the evening of the 24th, near the entrance to a church. Cutworms are said to let pumpkins alone, but attack nearly everything else found in Valley gardens. G. S. Smith's grain separator, at Olcx. was burned on the 23d. About 500. bushels of wheat, owned by Claud Randall, also burned. MIbs Tackloson, of Canby, aged 17, died a few days ago, at Hood River, of con sumption. Her mother died of the same disease seven weeks previously. Olin Anson has purchased of Thomas McConnell tho IGO-acre farm, five miles east of La Grande, known as the Mow place. The price paid was $3600. John L. Basye, of Helix, where he was engaged for several years In the lumbor business, died on the 23d, after a week of sickness with kidney trouble. He left a wife and family. Bob Hogan, of Hood River, who was reported drowned last week, has turned up all right. When the sailboat cap sized with him and John Dye. he swam ashore to the Oregon side, and made his way down the river afoot. A clip of 21.664 pounds of Crook County wool was sold yesterday to a Boston firm, says The Dalles Chronicle of the 26th, The prloe was not given out but It Is known to have been In the neighbor hood of 13 cents. This Is the first break of a deadlock that has lasted for weeks. The Shanlko Leader says the Columbia Southern has now men on every train whose sole business is to watch for fires along the track. In several instances watchmen discovered grass and grain burning and gave the alarm, upon which the train was stopped and the fire put out In a "card to the public," In the New berg Graphic, H. M. Williams says: "Dur ing my mother's illness I took bells off some cowsf and take this roethpd to let the owners know where to find them. I want to say that If people only knew what sick and nervous people suffered from the clanging of cow-bells, the last one would soon disappear." Charles Edwards Is circulating a paper at Marshfieldrfor subscriptions for survey of a road from Allegheny to the Elkton Draln road. It would open up the Loon Lake country, a good agricultural region. It Is thought the project will require about 12 miles of road in Coos and 14 in Douglas County. A preliminary examination in dicates that the road can be built at a reasonable outlay. At some points, a 10 per cent grade will be required. A. E. Goaseland, a, harvest hand, was found dead in two foet of water in Wild Horse Creek, In the rear of Krebs saloon, at Adams, Sunday afternoon. The Wes ton Leader says Goaseland "had a mark across his eyes as though be had been struck with a flexible 'billy,' and marks on the back of his head Indicated that h9 had been kicked several times by some person wearing shoes with heavy heels. ' The Coroner decided not to hold an In quest While in Portland the flrst of the week. Mr. Larlmore, of Sclo, engaged 15 Japan ese to pull flax, and they arrived Tuesday evening and commenced work in the field on T. J. Munkers' farm, says the Santiam News. There are a number of white men at work on the same field. Mr. Larlmore also purchased a special flax machine for cutting and saving the straw from the seed flax. The company will soon begin the erection of a building for their thresh ing machinery, also straw sheds, etc., and thus will give employment to a number of men all Summer. Sclo is beeinnlne to notice the benefits of tho establishment Jcf. the flax plant. - GRAIN YIELD NOT LARGE REPORTS FROM COUNTIES OF THE "WILLAMETTE VALLEY. Little Threshing- Has Yet Been Done, HoireTer Progrress of the Army "Worm Hops Healthy. MMINNVrLLE. Or., July 27, The hay In this section is well-nigh cared for. The first crop of clover proved almost a fail ure, owing to the June rains, but It is thought that, owing to the surplus carried over frpxn last year, there will be enough to meet all local demands the coming "Winter. Tho grain harvest Is woll under way. and the end of next week will see but Jlttlo standing, except In shock. Some threshing has been done about North Yamhill, and the yield is eight to ten bushels per acre, on summer-fallow. The general impression prevails that there will not be to exceed a SO to 40 per cent yield of Fall wheat throughout most of the "West Side counties. Spring wheat Is prom- GALLERY OF OREGON W dflBf - iMjjioPPiMsssBBH L. N. LIGGETT, OF THE FRINEVDLLB REVIEW. Leander Newton Liggett, editor of the Prinevllle Reiew, was born near Lewisvlllc. Polk County, Or , December 23, ISM. "When 13 years of ape his rather was elected Sheriff of the county, and they moed from their farm to Dallas. Editor Llraett entered the Ore Ben Aiicultural College in 1SSD. and graduated from that institution In 1873. His flrst work alter comlns from school was teaehlns school, which he followed until In 1873. when ha -was a member of the engineering party that made tho preliminary suney of the Oregon Pa cific Railroad, now the Corvallls & Eastern. He taught school and followed other vocations until 1876. when be entered the office of the Albany Democrat. He was with this paper four ears, and during the last two years was County School Superintendent. He came to Crook County In 1B99. and engaged In the stock business. In 1803 he was elected principal of the FrineIlle public school, and held the position for three jcars. In 1S00 he purchased the Re view plant from Hon. J. N. -Williamson, and again embarked In the newspaper business, In which he is still engaged. The P.eilew has been independent in politics until the beginning of the lest campaign, when It became the champion of the cause of Democracy. Mr. Lig gett and Miss Kate E. Cowan wore married at Albany, Or.. In February, 1879. They have one child, a daughter, about grown. lslng. bettor returns, and it Is thought will yield a fair crop. The army worm, that has been proving so destructive In other portions of the Valley, has at last made Its appearance In this section, though not In sufficient numbers to destroy anything except vege tables. Boans and other tender plants are the objects of attack as yet, but fruit men are trembling lest their orchards fall prey to the destroyers. Hops are promising well, and the har vest will probably begin 10 days earlier than usuaL WORK OF ARMY WORM. Oxnniverous Feeders nnd Overran Farmii "Where They Operate. GREENLEAF, Or., July 27. An army of worms has made Its appearance In this violnlty, and at Alpha and Dead wood they are destroying every green thing, apparently preferring clover. The parent Is believed to be a gray moth with a body an lnoh long and spread of wings of about IV- Inches. The eggs are deposited In the ground and hatch in a fow diy3. The full-grown worm Is about two inches long and perhaps three-sixteenths of an Inch thick, the body mostly black, with narrow light colored stripes and the belly a dark, dirty gray. Large and small, they feed ravenously at night, nnd by day He curled up under any kind of rubbish. On Deadwood Creek they have been In full swing, but hereabouts they are only beginning to make their appearance. Farmers are apprehensive that all vege tables aro doomed, as where they ap peared the earliest the ground under fences and all kinds of rubbish is cov ered with them and they have shown a relish for almost every kind of vege tation. Worms Eat Potatoes in the Hill. OREGON CITY, July 27. Postmaster E. M. Hartman, of Marquam, was here today, and stated that In some orchards the army or cut worms had begun on the apple trees, and were doing consid erable damage. The apple crop is un usually good this season, but there Is danger of much of the fruit being ruined unless tho worms are checked in their ravagos. Charles Hartman, a brother of the postmaster, and owner of a large hopyard, dug down into a number of tho hills, and found worms fax the vicinity of tho roots. GRAIN YIELDS ABOUT CORVALLIS. Wlieat Not So Poor as Expected, But Not Up to Ordinary. CORVALLIS, July 27.-Scattering re ports from the earlier threshing opera tions In this vicinity Indicate that the wheat yield is not so bad as might have been expected. The crop, though con siderably shortened, is in no sense a fail ure. Four acres of summer-fallow threshed on Casper Zlerolf's place yielded 15 bushels per acre. Fall-sown oats on tho same place went 22 bushels. A field of summer-fallow on the Hoflake farm, In Linn County, east of Corvallls, yielded but nine bushels. Fall-sown wheat on a farm near Oakvllle averaged 10 bushels. The same field last year wont 25 bushels. On the E. W. Fisher farm, north of Cor vallls, a large field of summer-fallow yielded an averago of 17 bushels. Thoso whe saw the crop before threshing say that in an ordinary year it should have gone 35 bushels per acre. Oats on the same place went about 20 bushels. So far regular threshing of the Fall crop has not begun. Only one maohlne is oporatlng regularly. Threshing proper will begin about the middle of next week. THE CORBETT CASE. Pen Picture of BlacJcmallers Drnvrn in Lane Connty. Eugene Journal. Ex-Senator Corbett has always been noted for his charity and liberality. He has always contributed liberally and often lavishly to tho poor and unfor tunate and to good works and enter- prices of various tonas. Consequently he has always been regarded as a "soodUhlng" by all who wish to get something for nothing, under pretense of urgent public or private necessity. No matter how careful the dispenser of charities is, he must be deceived sometimes by the cunning wiles and and schemes of those who "beat their way through the world and live on their wits without useful mental or physical effort. Many who have received favors have been so persistent and unreasonable In their demands for more that It became necessary to refuse them, and then occasionally a trumped-up claim would be brought up In the hope of extorting more sometimes by a female dead-beat and blackmailer. Tho favorite scheme of a female dead-beat Is to operate through a male partner who, under the name of "husband," sues for the "alien ation of tho affeetlons" of his "wife" after she has borowed. begged and re ceived in various ways as much money as possible under the "poverty," "suf fering" and general good-for-nothing racket. Of course, the "husband" 13 not the possessor of the 'affections' of such a creature, and If he did possess them they would not be worth SO cents to NEWSPAPER MEN No. 13. him Or any other person, "even at Klon dike or Cape Nome where the neces sities" and luxuries of illfe are scarce and come high. But after borrowing or begging several hundred dollars under the charity racket they usually demand from $10,000 to $100,000 more, according to the wealth of the victim, to soothe their wounded feelings and reimburse them for the waste of worthless affec tions that they never owned. Ono hundred thousand dollars Is the modest sum now demanded of ex-Senator Corbett for "alienating affections." He says It Is a blackmailing plot, which ho believes has been put up by his poli tical enemies to Injure him. He answers It and defies them by publicly announc ing that he is a candidate for United States Senator. Now it will be better than a monkey show to -watch tho an tics of some of thoso who have been loud-mouthed against him. They aro nearly all fioppera from- floppersvllle, and can turn double hand-sprlng3 over four elephants If the platform says so and the cat jumps that way. German M. E. Campmcetlng. MILWAUKEE, Or., July 27. The 12th annual session of tho Campmeetlng As sociation of the North Pacific Mission Conference of the Gorman M. B. Church commenced last night at Oak Grove on its campus, and will continue five days, after" which the Sunday School conven tion will convene one day. The follow ing ministers and officers are present: Rev. George Hartung, president: T. H. Lange, presldlng-elder. of Mllwaukle; C. A. Prleslng, secretary; Adam Kllp ple, treasurer; Carl Jans, of Portland; J. C. John, of Salem; George A. John, of Betheny; Julius Tragllo, of Logan; P. J. Schnert, Clarkes; C. A. Wensch. Falrhaven, Wash.; J. W. Boeder, Ta coma. Washington Notes. Frank Stanton, one of Snokane's htir?. lars, has pleaded guilty. Two mild cases of scarlet fever are reported In a Pullman family. Edward Fischer, of New Whatcom, died in California, July 24, of Bright's dis ease. Tho next state convention of tho ons of Hermann will be held at Spokano In July, 1302. New coal bunkers are to be erected at Tacoma by the Northern Pacific They will have a capacity of 10,000 tons. Tho hot days of last week scalded the tomatoes on the vines at several places In White Salmon, and there was con siderable loss. Peter Ahern, thought to have perished in Alaska, writes to his family In Seat tle that he is well and prospering, and sends them &0. While political clubs are In fashion In Spokane, the Chronicle suggests the for mation of one for the men who voted for Bryan in 1895 but will vote for McKInley in 1S00. Engineer Bacon, who was 1n the wreck of the Spokano Falls & Northern Rail road last Monday, Is paralyzed from the waist down, but the physicians hope It will not prove permanent E. F. Michaels, a Spokane barber, hunt ing at Priest Lake, wounded a bear. It got him down and would probably have killed him had not his companion. W. D. Benson, hurried np apd given it a fatal shot President Strathern and Manager Pat terson4 of the Spokane & Post Falls Lum ber Company, are under arrest charged with throwing waste from their mill Into Spokane River. The complainants are farmers. Seattle's telephone girls reject the com pany's offer to take them back from time to time, and say they will absolutely re fuse to entertain any proposition that does not contemplato reinstating them all at the same time. The peoplo of Seattle are plainly In sympathy with the young women, whoso pay was poor for tho ex acting' service requires. SUMPfER SMELTER, KINS WAS STARTED FOR X TRL4L LAST THURSDAY. t WI11 Go on Resnlar Worlc Soon as Sufflctcnt Ore Shall Be Delivered to It Mining- Progress. SUMPTER, July 27. The smelter was started up Thursday 'morning In charge of Smelter Expert Laughlln to make a test run. Mr. Laughlln stated that he simply wished to demonstrate to the peo ple of this section that the smelter could treat, the ores, and all that was needed to make it a success was a supply of ore sufficient to keep the fires burning. The fires were started at 12 o'clock and in 80 minutes slag was taken off. Soon as ore can be secured the smelter will again be started and kept running. The bullion will be sent to Colorado to be refined. The smelter is owned and oper ated by the Union Smelter Manufactur ing Company, of St. Louis. Portland capitalists are waking up to the opportunities being offered in this section. A company was organized to buy up the stock of the Nora, B. Mining Company, and reorganize the company. This was effected by A. C. Going, yTank E. Hart and A, C. Corns tock, of Portland, and H. L. Stewart and D. F. Warner, of Sumpter. A force of men Is at work on the property doing preliminary work, getting ready for development. The property "adjoins the Gold Bug Grizzly, which Joins the Rex mine on the south. There are four claims Jn the group. Mahoneys camp, located on the Gran-Ite-Sumpter road some eeen miles from Sumpter, Is attracting Increased atten tion. This camp Is some two miles south of the Rex mine and is supposed to car ry the big Cracker Creek ledges. Tho latest strike is on the Idaho claim, owned by Mike Mahoney. In running a cross cut tunnel a 12-foot ledge of fine quartz was encountered which carries good val ues. The tunnel was started to cut a CO-foot ledge and will be continued an other 100 feet. The big ledge has a fine surface showing and Mr. Mahoney be lieves he has. one of the good things of tho camp. Several other prospects are being opened, all of which show well. Development work was started on the Umpqua property this week, located on the Ibex road 44 miles from Sumpter. This Is the property where- a ledge of rich ore was crosscut a rew weeks ago. Buildings are being erected and prepara tions made for a permanent camp. The mine Is owned by Roseburg people, to gether with some local mining men. W. E. Hurd, who Is opening up prop erties on Congo Creek and in the Green horns, reports everything active in tho Greenhorn country. The Pendleton peo ple have struck a large body of high grade ore In tho tunnel they have been driving several years. The Greenhorn country is rapidly forcing its way to a leading position among the mining dis tricts of Eastern Oregon. The ore is all high-grade, with principal values in sil ver. Simon E. Lane, of Roseburg, will start work In a few days on the Lucky Boy claim, located near the North Pole mill. Mr. Lane purchased this property .re cently, together with other claims In tho same locality. The property has a good surface showing. There is considerable activity in the Beaver Creek section, some two vmlles squth of the Red Boy mine. J. H. Wlth- doy.rls running a 100-foot tunnel on the .Leo group, Assessment work is being I done on the Hobson and perdue claims and. on tne Jerome group. Mining Stock Quotations. Following are the transactions at the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange jesterd&y: Bid. Adams Mountain $000 05 Asked. ?00O 05'h 10S 00 20 Si a 10 2 Buffalo 1 Copperopous 5 Fouts Dredging Co 100 00 Gold Hill & Bohemia 5 Gold Hill High Line Ditch Grizzly Helena Helena No. 2 Lost Horse May Queen ,... Mountain View Oregon-Colo M. M. & D.. Riverside Rockefeller Sumpter Free Gold 10 3 ft SALES. Ttuffato .. 1000 nharM at J Helena 3000at30 2000 at 30v Helena Xo. 2 11000 at & 1500 at M Lost Horse 2000 at 2 1000 at 2 2300 at 2fl May Queen 12000 at 214 500 at 2K Mountain View 7000 at 1JJ Oregon-Colo. M. M. & D SOOOat 5 SPOKANE, July 2T. The closing bids mining stocks today were: for Blacktall $0 10 Noble Five $0 05 Princess Maud.. 11 Qullp 10 Rambler Cariboo 71A Reservation 8?f Sullivan 11 Vj Tom Thumb .... 1SV, Butte & Boston. Deer Trail Con. Evening Star .. Gold Ledge ... Golden Harvest. L X. L Insurgent ..;... Lone Pine Surp. Mom. Glory ... Morrison iConJecture ! 1st. Keverna .... 2V Becla 1 40 SAN FRANCISCO. July 27. Tho official clos ing quotations tor mining stocks today -were: Alia $0 05 Justice $0 07 Aipna con Andes .... Mexican is Occidental Con ... 7 Belcher Ophlr 66 Best & Belcher.. Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con .. Chollar ......... Potosl 12 Savage 11 Seg. Belcher 2 Sierra Nevada, .... 25 Sliver Hill 62 Standard 4 10 Union Con ..1 10 Confidence Con. Cal & Va... 1 45 Crown Point .... 121 Utah Con S Tellow Jacket .... 20 Gould & Curry... 21 Bale & Xorcross.. 20 NEW TORK, July 27.-M!n!ng- stocks tcday closed as follows: Chollar $0 15)0ntorlo $Q CO. Crown Folnt .... 10 Ophlr 60 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35JPIymouth 10 Deadwood .,.,... 4Gt Quicksilver ...... 1 SO Gould & Curry... IS do pref C 50 Hale & Norcross.. 10 -FTnmotske 50 00 Sierra Nevada .... 22 Standard 4 10 Union Con Id Tellow Jacket .... 17 Iron Silver 52 Mexican 20 BOSTON, July 2T. Closing Quotations Adventure $0 02 I Humboldt $0 25 Allouez M. Co.. 1 Osceola 08A Parrott 40H Oulncy 1 291 Santa Fe Copper 44I Utah Mining ... 23 Winona 2 Wolverines 33 Amal. Copper .. 834 Atlantic 24 Boston & Mont. 2 08 Butte & Bonon. 62 Cal. & Hecla.. 7 S5 Centennial .... 16H Franklin 13 Asked. HARJfBY COUNTY'S FAin. Horseracingr and Ball Playlnjr to Be Lending Features Other Jfevrs. BURNS, Or., July 27. Preparations are being pushed for the first annual fair of Harney County, to be held at Burns September 17 to 22 Inclusive. The incorporation of the Harney County Fair Association, with J. J. Donegan, president, and H. E. Thompson, secre tary, has just been perfected. A three-quarter-mile racetrack has been com pleted half a mile from town, a grand stand with large seating capacity has also been erected and a pavilion to be used for the displays and for dancing is under construction. Large exhibits of Harney County products are especially expected. It Is surprising what fine spec imens of fnilt and vegetables are raised at this altitude, which is mbre than 4000 feet above sea level at nearly every point in tho county. Hay, alfalfa, and other forage grasses grow here a3 they grow In no other country. Harney County has given J250 to the fair enterprise and the town of Burns Is expected to give the same amount Fifteen hundred dollars Is expected. q be raked, by priyato ub- scrlptlon. Half the amount was raised yesterday, the flrst day's canvass. This Is a great racehorse and baseball country. There will be a 3500 baseball game during the fair, the winner of the game to take the purse. In fact, all money raised will be devoted to baseball and horse-racing. A number of looal horses with state reputations will be en tered. Red S., pf this county, with a record of three-eighths of a mile In 34 seconds will be entered. Pin Ear, Gray Dandy, Special, Blacky, Butcher Boy, Chess, and several other home horses will also be entered. Lassoing exhibi tions and championship riding by ladles will also be among the attractions. The association has rented the grounds upon which the track and buildings are located for a period of 10 years, and tho capital stock subscribed Is 52500. This will be increased and the Harney Coun ty fair will hereafter be a permanent feature, Dr. J. W. Gerry has just returned from Harney, a small town of about 200 In habitants, 14 miles east of this place, where he was called to Investigate a smallpox epidemic. He found that there had been in the last few weeks at that place 14 well-defined cases of smallpox, and a boy 16 years old by the name of Wright died It Is claimed that the dis ease was contracted in Baker City. The peoRle did not believe that It was small pox until all Hying in the place were probably exposed. They went about their business as usual and were taken down not knowing what was the matter. Even this place is in danger, as many Harney people came here while the epidemic was raging and before it was known to be smallpox. People are being vaccinated here and every precaution Is being used to prevent the spread of the disease In case it breaks out. The cases at Har ney are now being isolated and precau tions taken to keep the epidemic from spreading further. The disease Is re ported as of malignant type. The haying season Is on In earnest and will last until frost The yield Is a little lighter on account of tho late dry sea son, but the crop will still be immense, as It always is. The foothills adjoining the valley In this -vicinity abound with rattle-snakes. A rattler 3& feet long, with a string of buttons like an old-time "charm string," adorns the show caso of a local hardware dealer. He eats frogs and such other things as are caught and offered him for food, and seems to enjoy "licking" out his tongue and striking against the glass of the show case at the curious as they stop and tease him. The records of this county are under going their annual expertlng and the Courthouse Itself is being overhauled and repaired. A DOZEN HORSES BURNED. Trro Men Narroyrly "Escaped From Buckley Fire Loss $20,000. TACOMA. July 27. At 1 o'clock this morning a fire at Buckley destrojed four buildings and the greater portion- of their contents, causing a loss of J2O.00O, with little insurance. The fire started In Bank's livery stable, where 12 horses were burned, and spread to the Standard Hotel and the Pioneer Restaurant. By hard work the fire was gotten under control at 4 o'clock. The Sorenson bothers had a narrow esqape. They were sleeping over their laundry, and the flames spread so quickly they did not have time to dress. The chief losses are: Standard Hotel, 5C0O; Bank's livery stable, EOQO; A. S. Update, store building, $2000; Harvey block. J-WOO; no Insurance on the above. Summit Sa loon building, $2000; Insured, $1200. A. T. Rogers, saloon stock, $500; Insured. Mar tin Grau's stock of merchandise, loss $500; Insured. NORTHWEST DEAD. Misr Coovert, of Salem. SALEM, July 27.-Mlss-.Lucy-. Coovart, aged 17 years, died last evening- at the family home, one mile south of the Re form School. Improving Forest Grove Streets. FOREST .GROVE, July 27.-Surveor Walker, by order of the City Council, has established the grade from Main street, and It will require a lowering of 20 inches, practically taking off the gravel and rock which has been placed on the roadway In the past 10 years. The object is to pro vide gutters. This street Improvement has been a bone of contention for several months, the Council recently passing an ordinance Involving an outlay of some $1300. This was unsatisfactory to the proper t -owners, and later they were au thorized to do the work themselves, the Street Superintendent to be the Inspector. Now the city authorities have concluded that by trying to please everybody they are pleasing no one, and so will fix the matter In their own way, this survey be ing preliminary to determine tvhat 13 needed. A Chapter of Accidents. Hood River Glacier. A chapter of accidents happened at the Hood River box factory last Frlday and Saturday. Friday morning Flint Bradford "monkeyed with the buzz saw" and lost the tips of two fingers, a third being lacerated. Next, Dorrance Smith stepped on a nail that entered his foot two Inches, more or less; and then one of the off-bearers, delivering cants, fell off. the high porch and might have broken his neck. Saturday morning, soon after the works started up, W. T. Hansberry met with an accident that nearly cut off his hand. Leon Ulrlch fainted at the sight of blood, but before doing so had pres ence of mind to run down stairs and stop tho engine. After the accident to Mr. Hansberry, the factory closed down for the day. Increasing- Manufacturing: Facilities. OREGON CITY, July 27. W. P. Haw ley, manager of the Crown Paper Com pany's new mill at Floriston, CaL, Is here consulting with Superintendent Dalton In reference to the Improvements now being pushed toward completion In tho company's Oregon City mill. When the new digester now being placed In position shall be In running order. It Is expected that the output of sulphite pulp will be doubled. They say that there is an outside market for the pulp. Mr. Hawley, who was formerly super intendent of the Crown mills here, still retains his Interests In the concern. It Is a notable fact that all the Industrial enterprises here are gradually adding facilities for increased production. Death hy Cocaine. SEATTLE, July 27. D. Valencourt Deuell, late leading man In "The Sport ing Duchess," playing with Rose Cogh lan, Is dying In the floating mission In this city from cocaine, after two des perate attempts at suicide. His father, a prominent New York man, Is now presi dent of the Pension Board at Saratoga. Deuell was picked up by the police run ning down the street in a mad delirium, flourishing a pistol, which he turned upon himself, but missed. Chehnlis Primary Election. CENTRALIA, Wash., July 27. At a primary election held here yesterday In the Second Ward, delegates were se lected for the county convention, on August 4. But some dispute has arisen as to the notice of this election, so no tices have been posted calling another primary election for Saturday, July 2S. The other wards will hold their election on that day. Three at the Penitentiary. SALEM, July 27. James Ross, Sheriff of Benton County, today brought to the Pen itentiary F. Baker and Bert Griffith, charged with stealing and killing cattle, to serve three years each; also Walter Ben, a Sllotz Indian, charged wlth lar ceny from a store, to. serve two years. CRUSHED UNDER A WAGON FATAL PRANK OF S-YDAR-OLB BOY AT HOOD RIVER. After Wneel Passed Over Him He Jumped Up and Ran to the House, but Soon Died. HOOD RIVER, July 27. Willie, aged 8, son of John Forbes, of this place, was killed today. He tried to climb on a heavy load of lumber while the wagon was moving, and fell and the hind wheel passed over his body diagonally across his chest After the wagon passed over him he got up and ran from the road to the house, but soon became uncon scious and died in about lo minutes. CITY OFFICERS UNDER ARREST. They Interfere With Addition t "Wooden Building in Fire Limits. "WALLACE, Ida., July 27. The moyar, six Councllmen. Chief of Police, City At torney and street overseer are all under arrest for Interfering wth work on Jones & Dean's .building. The old peaked root was being torn oft from the one-story wooden building and a second story added with a flat roof in the fire limits. The officials claimed this was a violation of tho fire ordinance and started to tear down the scaffolding when the arrests fol lowed. Hearing is set for tomorrow morning. Notes of the Crops. Some fields of late sown oats near New berg were literally burned to a crisp by the recent hot spell. The Coos Bay creamery Is making 00 pounds of butter per day. Last year, at this time, the output was between 110Q and 13X) pounds per day. The ravages of the cutworm Is given as the reason of tho shortage. It attacks pastures as well as gardens. Several fields of clover, where grass was growing, reported by where grass was growing luxuriantly two weeks ago, are now reported by tho Marshfield News to be as brown and bare as California hillsides. Some of the farm ers say that similar conditions prevailed 15 years ago, and that the worms havo not appeared to any extent from then until the present time. Tho averago jleld from S00 acres of wheat so far threshed by one outfit In the Athena and Weston neighborhoods Is about 2fi bushels. The average waa cut down by a 140-acre field near Milton that only averaged 10 bushels. Most of the Fall grain is making about 20 bush els, but fields running above this are ex ceptional. L. T. McBrlde's barley below Weston averaged 0 bushels per acre, and his wheat Is making 35 bushels per acre. Mr. McBride considers it a little the best wheat he has ever seen threshed, so round and plump are the berries and so uniform their size. This yield Is not large, for the usual reason this year grain too thick, heads too short The yield of wheat in Umatilla Is one fourth less than was expected. The Alpha Will Keep Shy. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 27. To avoid threatened seizure by the United States authorities for -lolatlng the American Treasury regulations In Illegally landing freight at Nome last May, the owners of tho Canadian steamer Alpha will keep this Vancouver ship out of American wat ers. Although the owners claim that tho libel against the Alpha was wrongfully levied, they have decided to put her In Canadian coasting trade, out of harm's way. She left this afternoon for Fraser River where she will load tin and lead for Skeena River, returning with a cargo of palmon. She will keep carefully within the three-mile limit OutTTormd In Whatcom CouHty. NEW WHATCOM, Wash.. July 27. This portion of the state 1$ suffering se verely from cutworms which have invad ed it in greatest numbers, completely de vouring gardens and devastating or chards. In many gardens not a plant Is left with a leaf upon It Paris green alono seems to destroy them, mixtures commonly used to Kill pests of this kind falling utterly. Not a pound of Paris green. howeer, can be bought in this city, the demand for It having exhausted tho supply. Press Association Adjonrns. NEW WHATCOM. Wash.. July 27. Th State Press Association concluded Its work today and adjourned. All members enjoyed a steamer excursion to Semlah moo Spit today, -where a fish luncheon was served at noon. During the trip the new officers were inducted Into their po sitions, and resolutions were passed thanking all persons and societies who had to do with their entertainment Bovrlin Under Protection of Court. PDNDLETON, Or , July 27.-J. B. Bow lln, after hiding In the Blue Mountains two days and nights, appeared here to day, placing himself under the protection of the courts ,lest the alleged attempt to kidnap hlrrr be repeated. He. Is con templating proceeding against the men, who, he asserts, unlawfully entered his house. Mrs. Krcft's Residence Burned. THE DALLES. Or., July 27. The resi dence of Mrs. Paul Kreft, with Its con tents, was destroyed by fire this after noon. The fire originated In a room which was being fumigated. This loss Is par ticularly distressing at this time, as Mr. Kreft was burled Wednesday. The house teas partially Insured. According to a report of the Labor Com missioner of New Hampshire, the shoe output of that state last year was $22, sooooo. College Admits both sexes, Is nonaectarlan, away from the city, beautiful and healthful location. The academy receives younger and less advanced pupils. Strict Military ine Expenses reasonable. Serd for the new catalogue before deciding upon' another school. Address a postal card to President A. C.Jones, Ph.D. Burton, Wash. The Oregon Mining Stock Exchange Auditorium. Chamber of Commerce Bldff , V. O. box 670. Portland. Or. Telephone Main 610. J. E. Haseltlne. Pres.; David Goodsell Treas.; P. J. Hard. Sec. Dlrtctors L. O. Clarke, 3. E Haseltlne, Da vid Goodsell. P. J. Jennings. L G. Davidson. P. V. Drake. E. A. Clem. THE GOLD HILL & BOHEMIA MINING CO. owbs four first-class quartz mining proper ties, three of them, embracing nice claims, beinc in the Gold Hill mining- district. Jack son County, Oregon; and one of them, em bracing sqven claims, being In the very heart of tho Bohemia ntminff camp, capital stocKf iuu,uvu w; w per cent ot siocic In treasury: all iromoters' stock pooled. Listed ivlth the Oregon Mlnlntr Stock Exchange. In vestigate. Davidson, Ward & Co. (members of the Oregon Mlnlnsr Stock Exchange), 4Qf Chamber of Commerce, Phone, Clay 833