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.
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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