THE 3T0KNING OKEGOSrtAN FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1900.
WfLLCOST$2,150,000
The Proposed Railroad
Klamath Falls.
to
BUILDING CONTRACT READY TOS1GN
-Construction. Work to Be&In la
Month, and the Line to Be Com
pleted in a Tear.
ASHLAND, Or. Aug. 9. As a result of
the conferences held between the direct
ors bf the Oregon Midland Railway Com
pany and S&essrs. "W. Thompson and
George N. Lyman, representing the Mid
land Construction Company, during the
past three days, an arrangement has been
entered Into with the representatives of
the construction company to build the
proposed railroad, and the contract only
awaits the signatures of the officers of
the company. President George T. Bald
win and Vice-President Rufus S. Moore
were called to Klamath Falls last even
ing by illness in the farmer's family.
They will return here Monday to sign
the contracts, which will be ready on
that date.
The engineers' estimates show that the
railroad from a point on the Southern
Pacific trade on the north side of the
Klamath River to Klamath Falls will
cover a distance of S3 miles, and the cost
-of building it will be J2.1SO.O0O. The read
is to be bonded for the sum of 53,003.000.
The promoters of the enterprise say that
work will "be commenced on the con
struction in about one month following
the signing of the contract, and that it
will be finished and In running order In
one year from the date of commencement
of the work. There are no heavy grades
and no tunnels necessary on the proposed
line, and the right of way has all been
practically secured.
FUSIOXISTS OF SPOKANE.
"Knine a Connty Ticket No Instruc
tions for State Officers.
SPOKANE, Aug. 9. The Fusion forces
of Spokane at midnight had completed
their ticket down to the nominees for
the Legislature, aa follows;
Superior Judge George W. Belt.
Joint Judge, Spokane and Stevens Coun
ties W. E. Richardson.
Treasurer George Mudgett.
Clerk W. A. Munroe.
Auditor L S. Kaufman.
Sheriff C. C Dempsey.
Prosecuting Attorney Harris Baldwin.
Assessor Joe Daniels.
Superintendent of Schools W. B. Tur
ner. Coroner Dr D. C. Newman.
Surveyor R. H. Smltbwlck.
Of these, Richardson, Mudgett, Baldwin
and Daniels, are Populists, the rest Demo
crats. The' only obstacle to fusion was
the candidacy of John Coffen, Populist,
for the Legislature, but It seemed to be
smoothed over after a long discussion in
the conference committee and convention,
and Coffen was turned down.
For the Legislature, House Second Dis
trict, Samuel Miller, Populist; Third Dis
trict, Fred S. Merrill, Populist, and V,
D. Merrltt, Democrat; Fourth District, C.
E. Snodgrass, E. M. Coy, John G. Gray,
all Democrats; Fifth District, H. M
Browne, James Puckett, both Populists.
Senate Third District, C. B. Nash;
Fourth District, J. M. Geraghty; Fifth
District. Stanley Hallett, all Democrats.
The Democrats named 41 delegates to
the state convention. No indorsements
of candidates for state offices were
mado.
Republicans of Wahlclaicum.
SKAMOKAWA. Wash.. Aug, & Tho
Republicans of Wahkiakum County j'es
tcrday nominates the following ticket:
Representative W. B. Star.
Auditor Jesse Baker.
Sheriff M. S. Hougen.
Clerk L. C Burton.
Treasurer David West.
Assessor J. S. Mastin. .
Surveyor Thomas H. Allman.
Superintendent of Schools John C.
Ross.
Commissioner, first district C. H. War
ren. Commissioner, second district John
Carlson.
Commissioner, third distrlct-J. S. Barr.
Delegates to state and judicial conven
tions at Tacoma J. G. Megler, C. L. Sil
verman. Sol Smith, J. C Kennedy and
John West.
Skamania Counts Nominations.
STEVENSON, Wash., Aug. a The Re
publican county convention met at Stev
enson yesterday, and placed the follow
ing ticket In nomination:
For Representative John M. Coulter.
Clerk and Auditor James Haffey.
Treasurer P. E. MichelL
Sheriff J. T. Totten.
School Superintendent Louis Thomas.
Commii-stoner, second district John
Wachter,
Commissioner, third district George W.
Fisher.
County Attorney C. H. Moor.
County Surveyor H. J. Lawton.
Assessor Clarence Walker.
Coroner C. O. Hanlpn.
The follpwlng delegates to the state
convention "were selected, and a. reso
lution instructing them to vote for Hon.
A. L. Miller for Supreme Judge was
passed: Clarence Walker, W. E. Thom
as and C. H. Moor. The convention se
lected C H. Moor chairman central
committee.
"Whatcom's Dclcjrntes Uninstrncted.
NEW WHATCOM. Wash., Aug. 9. Tho
Whatcom County Republican convention
today completed its ticket as follows:
Superior Judge H. E. Hadley.
Treasurer F. F. Handschy.
Clerk O. J. Hoien.
School Superintendent R. S. Simpson.
Auditor W R. Bybert.
Sheriff W. I. Brisbon.
Attorney A. Moad.
Surveyor C. M. Adams.
Assessor H. A. Smith.
Coroner J. M. Warriner.
County Commissioners R. L. Kline, A.
Behme.
Delegates to state convention at Ta
coma were left unlnstructed as to Gov
ernor. A WHACK AT JOHN L,
Clark Count Convention Con
demned One of Hia Land Laws.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 9 Tho lo
cal ticket nominated by the Republicans
Seeteraay is generally conceded to ba a
rtrong one. The platform adopted at tho
crmomtoa approves the National plat
form adopted at Philaielph'a. indorses
tbe Administration of President McKln
Jey with particular rcferen.ee to th Phll
irjne and Chinese policies. Indorses the
acts of Auditor Foster and Congressmen
Oushmsn and Jones, declares for sound
money, and opposes trusts and combina
tions of wealth. Opposition is declared to
the law which permits corporat'ons to re
linquish worthless lands and to select
other lands in their stead, and to the
provision therein which permits them to
injure and defraud bona fide homestead
rs, the past-age of which in Congress is
accredited to ex-enator John L. Wilson,
and demands its repeal. The prosecution
of the suit now pending In the courts to
determine the validity of the land grant
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, in this county, to a speedy termina
tion is demanded, in order that actual
fetters on such lands may no longer be
deprived of their just rights. Economy Is
demanded in the administration of county
affaiss, and the nominees are pledged to
such a course.
The following nominations of precinct
efflcers for this city were made: Justices
of the Peace. Donald McMaster and Ar
thur Haine; constables North precinct,
O. F. Johnson; east precinct, Otis Smith;
west precinct, I. C. Thomllnson.
WILSON-M'GILVW SLATE.
It Contains the 5ames of None but
Pronounced friends.
Seattle Times.
The only chance for the defeat of Mr.
Frink would seem to be In the possibility
of the Ankeny men holding Pierce and
the solid southwest In line, just as they
did at the recent Ellensburg convention.
To do so now, however, is much more
difficult for the reason that King and
Spokane are almost in a position to trade
their enemies off the map.
King County, headed by McGraw, and
Spokane, headed by "Wilson, are liable to
control the state convention. If they do
their slate of state officers can be given
In advance. Here it Is:
Governor J. M. Frink, of King.
Lieutenant-Governor Henry McBrlde, of
Skagit.
Secretary. of State S.'H. Nichols, of
Snohomish.
State Audltor-J. E. Frost, of Kittitas.
State Treasure C. "W. Maynard, of
Lewis.
Attorney-General Wallace Mount, of
Spokane.
Congressmen F. W. Cu-hman, of Pierce,
and W. L. Jones, of Yakima.
Senator Wilson is said to be strong In
his determination to get revenge for the
unmerciful chastisement administered to
him at Ellensburg, and In order to obtain
utter and complete satisfaction, he pro
poses not to allow his opponents to name
a single man on the ticket, but to jam
the above slate through without a break.
Whitman. Walla Walla and other coun
ties which have had the temerity to elect
anti-Wilson delegations are notlceablv
missing from it. McGraw and Wilson
never show any mercy when they are
in control. They seem to be now.
Mlnlnj? Stoclc Quotations.
The following are the transactions at
the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange yes
terday: P8" , , Bid. Asked.
Adams Mountain 50.05 J0.C5M.
Buffalo ;. .-. oi ,oi
Copperopolls 05 .C58
Gold Hill & Bohemia. (5 .CSV
Helena sir: .siaj
neiena io. Z. 06
Lost Horse 03'
May Queen .mti.
.06
.034
.02
.C5fc
.10
! Oregon-Colorado M. M. & D. .05
sttiversae 02i
Umpqua 03
unlisted Bid.
ASKea
Grizzly 50.02
Mountain "View (2
Rockefeller 03&
Sumpter Free Gold 01
$0.03
.0314
.0254
02
SALES. ,
Copperopolls nxat$0.05
Gold Hill & Bohemia. 3000 at .Co
Jeiena 2000 at
2000 at
. 3000 at
Helena No. 2. ooooat
000 at
lOCOat
Lost Horse 2300 at
May Queen IGOOOat
Mountain View SOW at
"Umpqua 2300 at
31
31
.31
.05
W
.02
.02
.03
SPOKANE. Aug. 9. The closing bids
for mining stocks today were as follows:
Black Tall ...JO 12lMorning G. ...f0C3
Butte & E.... uiiPrIneess M. .. 0W,
01
Crystal .
03 i Palmer Mt. T.
Z)
22
84
07
C2
19
Deer T. No. 2
Evening Star.
Gold Ledge ..
Golden H
I. X. L
Lone PIne-S...
Mountain L. .
04 Rambler-Car. .
07 Republic
01 Reservation ..
Rossl'd Giant..
10 Sullivan
09ViTom Thumb ..
65 1
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. The official
closing quotations fqr mining stock today
were as follows:
Alta 50 Oi.Justlce .... JO 05
Alpha Con. .... OGMexlcan 14
Andes lOjOccldental Con.. 07
Belcher ..
lCiophir '.'. 68
Best & Belcher
jjverman us
Bullion 03
Caledonia 71:
Challenge Con.. 21
Potosi 13
Savage - 13
Seg. Belcher .... 03
Sierra Nevada . 3S
Silver Hill 59
Standard 4 45
Chollar 14
Confidence .... 93
Con. C & Va... 1 75
Crown Point .. 15
Union Con 20
Gould & Currie 15!Utah Con.
Hale & Nor 23! Yellow Jacket
29
BOSTON. Aug. 9. The closing quota
tions for mining shares today were as
follows:
Adventure -...; 2 501Humboldt .. ..$ 25 00
Allouez 1 WiOsceola C7 00
Amalgamated. S 00 Parrot 40 37
Atlantic 23 OOlQulncy 134 50
Boston & M.. 307 50Santa Fe 4 5")
Butte & B 62 00, Tamarack .. .. 19S 00
Calumet & H. 745 0)!Utah Mining .. i5 ?5
Centennial ... 17 00 Winona 3 15
Franklin. .. .. 13 751 Wolverines ... 39 87
NEW YORK. Aug. 9. The closing quo
tations for mining stocks today were as
follows:
Chollar X 0 lOjOphlr $0 65
Crown Point .. 12 Ontario G 00!
Con. C. & Va.. lOlPlymouth 10
Deadwood .. .. 60 Quicksilver ... 1 55
Gould & Curry 151 do pref ... 6 50
Hale & Nor 20 Sierra Nevada. 20
Homestako .... 50 00 Standard ..'.... 410
Iron Silver .... 50Unlon Con 19
Mexican lBiYellow Jacket . 28
Hny Crop Will Save Farmers.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Aug. 9. The
western portion of Washington County
will not suffer from the shortage of
wheat and oats this year, because most
of tho farmers In this section have
raised in addition hay of good quality,
which has a ready market at 510 to $11
per ton. Farmers who have to depend on"
the yield of wheat and oats, alone, with
less than half a crop, are bound to have
a bad year, but in this locality, the good
price received for hay. will even up the
short cereal crop.
A two-story dwelling In this place, about
33 by 45 feet, built in 1S51-52, by a Mr.
Keeler, a teacher in Tualatin Academy,
for a boarding place for students, is now
being repaired with new sills, new win
dows and rustic, for the residence of its
owner. Dr. C. E. Geiger. The house
was neatly furnished inside with hard
wood, and plastered, otherwise It would
have been destroyed, and a new one
built in Its stead.
Cat to Pieces Under a Train.
POCATELLO. Idaho. Aug. 9. James
Whalen, a butcher of this place, fell be
tween the cars of a, moving freight train
three miles north of here this forenoon,
and was cut to aicces. Whalen was in
toxicated, and was stealing a. ride. He
has a brother, R. C. Whalen. yard master
of the Northern Pacific at Butte. -
Oregon Notes.
Many fish traps and nets are reported
In Rogue River.
Sumpter is promised a 540,000 brick hotel
by David Wilson.
Eugene's water consumption averaged
2S3.O0O gallons dally in July about 200 gal
lons to each family.
A builder of fruit driers offers-to put
up a plant at The Dalles In, tlmo to han
dle this year's prune crop if he receives
a bonus of $1500.
A fruit drier is to be erected In the
Mosler neighborhood, Wasco County, to
handle this year's crop of prunes, esti
mated at 225 tons.
L. T. Green, whose home was near Hu
go, was drowned in Rogue River, August
4. He was a placer miner and owned a
claim on Rum Creek, bslow Gallce.
Z, S. Derrick's team and wa;on rolled
off, a precipitous grade near Nashville,
Lincoln County, the 5th. Ho was badly
bruised, and received Internal Injuries,
The Roseburg lodge of Elks will give an
excursion to Portland during the street
fair,, leaving Roseburg the morning of
September 3 and returning September 9.
Eugene's subscriptions for improvement
of the road to the Blue River mines will
reach $1500. The County Commissioners
are expected to increase the sum consid
erably. A correspondent of the Grant's Pass
Courier, writing from Leland. enters this
complaint against the printer: "In my
last article. I stated that we had as big
widows here as could be found, but an
error In type made it say as gosd wid
'ENDLEfON . SFAYS "OUT
TfOT "WILLING Tt INDORSE ASTOR
IA'S MISLEADING MEMORIAL.
No Antipathy Tovrard the City at the
Mouth of. the "River Full Text
of the Resolution.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 9. Tho Com
mercial Association of Pendleton, of
which Judge James A. Fee is president,
and F. F. Wamsley secretary, has voted
not to Indorse the memorial of the As
toria Chamber of Commerce, relative to
common point freight rates. This ac
tion was taken upon the ground that the
Astoria communication was misleading In
its statement, several of the town3 In
the territory mentioned being really not
In the list of those which are given the
rate asked. It was given distinctly to be
understood that the association here was
willing to assist Astoria In any manner
possible, but that the memorial as pre
sented was in such language and set
forth such alleged facts as rendered it im
possible to Indorse It.
The Astoria communication, for which
Indorsement was asked, was in full as
follows:
President
Van Dnsen's Letter.
"Railroad companies operating lines In
OregOD certainly have had no reason
In the past to charge that legislation in
this state has been unfriendly In spirit
or unjust in effect While distant and
neighboring states have been enacting
laws hostile to the Interest of such prop
erties and calculated. In many Instances,
to discriminate harshly and unjustly
against capital thus Invested, Oregon has
been content to leave to railway com
panies, almost without restriction, the
regulation, management and control of
their properties, as completely as if they
were engaged in a private enterprise,
believing that liberal treatment of rail
road corporations by the people would, in
turn, prompt a wise and liberal policy
on the part of transportation companies,
and that the evidencing of a friendly
disposition on the part of the public to
wards such properties would encourage
and insure the building of lines into
every section of the state, the greatest
possible development of Its natural re
sources, and the enjoyment by the peo
ple of transportation facilities at least
equal to those of any other state.
"We regret, however, that candor com
pels us to state that the generosity of our
people. In the respect mentioned, has
apparently not been appreciated by the
railway companies, and that there Is to
day justification for the, widely extended
and growing conviction in the minds of
the people that the broad and liberal
policy which would best serve the In
terests of the producing class, and stimu
late the commercial and Industrial
growth of our state, is not being pur
sued by the transcontinental lines In
Oregon.
"Eastern Oregon and Washington are
vast gralnproduclng regions. Their sur
plus they must export. They are, there
fore, equally interested in securing the
cheapest possible transportation rates to
the seaboard.
"Geographically, In their relations to'
the ocean, these sections are quite simi
larly situated, with these Important ex
ceptions In Oregon's favor, namely: Na
ture has provided Eastern Oregon a
down-grade route for railways from her
grain fields to ocean ports, while a stub
born mountain range Intervenes between
Eastern Washington and tide water; and
the grain fieds of Eastern Oregon are,
by some hundreds of miles, nearer the
ocean ports than are those of Eastern
Washington. Notwithstanding these
great disadvantages, the Tailroads of
Washington are delivering her wheat at
every seaport of that state for exactly
the same price per ton that the' roads
of Oregon deliver- wheat at the City, of
Portland, 110 miles inland.-
"We offer no objections to, or criti
cisms upon, the policy of giving Portland
common rates with the Sound and ocean
ports of Washington, but we do insist
that the gralngrowers of Oregon are
equally entitled to have common rates
with the ports of Washington to every
shipping port on the Oregon Coast that is
reached by railway lines .from the point
of production: that If Everett, and other
seaports of Washington, are accorded
common rates with Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland (as they are), the mouth of the
Columbia is equally entitled to common
rates with Portland, Seattle and Tacoma.
The mouth of the Columbia, being Ore
gon's cheapest port, because It Is the
deepest, and nearest the ocean, the pro
ducers of Oregon are entitled to common
rates thereto, and ought not to have
rates, that are common to every Sound
port and seaport In Washington, re
stricted and limited In Oregon to one
f port only, and that one the farthest of
all from the sea. This right is aamittea
and accorded in other states; why denied
In Oregon alone?
"In diversity and wealth of resources,
Oregon Is second to no state in the
"Union. We have already herein Indicated
how much more advantageously she Is
located with reference to access to the
seeaboard than Is Washington, and how
liberal she has ever been in legislation
towards railroad properties. We might
also suggest how different has been the
legislative spirit In Washington: how far
she has gone in the opposite direction.
Yet, notwithstanding all our wealth of
natural resources, the fertility and pro
ductiveness of our soil, and the natural
advantages of our situation, commercial
ly, We are compelled to witness the grad
ual subsidence and decay of our com
merce, the strangulation of our indus
tries, the growth of our state In pop
ulation retarded by the narrow and il
liberal policy pursued by our transcon
tinental railway lines. That these state
ments are not Idle vaporings, witness
the following: Since 1SS4, the value of
the foreign commerce, by way of the Co
lumbia River, has increased but 00 per
cent., or from ?7,72S,949 in 1S84 to $3,043,774
in 1SS9; while, during the same period,
the value of exports and Imports at Puget
Sound ports has Increased 1200 per cent,
or from $2,092,552 in 1SS4, to $24,273,802 in
1S99. The transportation lines In Wash
ington have extended common rates to
all Sound and ocean ports In Washing
ton, and mark the marvelous growth of
her commerce. In Oregon, these rates
have been denied, except to one port,
and witness Oregon's commercial decline.
"Wo" respectfully suggest that it is to
the interest 'of our transportation lines
to develop the resources and industries
of every section of our 'state and to en
courage others In every effort so to
do. . It must bo apparent to all that a
policy thus based on broad and liberal
lines will, in the end, Insure the largest
possible profit for those investing their
capital in railroads, for tho greater the
volume of trade, business and traffic, the
greater the opportunities of transporta
tion lines for employment. Is it not also
worthy of consideration that, as a mat
ter of precedent and example, it is un
wise to attempt to crush out invested
capital, or retard commercial develop
ment in any port of tho state, even
though being undertaken by others? A
spirit, of selfishness and intolerance thus
manifested by a great railroad corpora
tion is- not unlikely to breed a somewhat
corresponding public disposition, which
may be satisfied with little less than con
fiscation. Such a spirit we would de
plore, but the evidencing on the part of
such corporations of a purpose or dis
position to injure or to destroy the prop
erty, or property rights, of others, is welL
calculated to nourish the growth of pub
lic sentiments hostile In their tendency,
and a standing menace ever to invested
capital.
"We also submit that the shippers of
Eastern Oregon who are paying on their
merchandise from tho East through
rates to Portland, with local rates added,
are entitled, when shipping the products
of their rectlon to any seaport in Ore-
J gon, reached by a railroad line, to the
benefit of rates which are common to
every seaport in Washington having rail
road connection, and to deny them this
right is to inflict upon them a wron?,
which neither business principles, nor
fair dealing, will justify or palliate.
Recapitulation.
Exports
Columbia River, 1SS4....$ 6,903,453
Puget Sound, 1S84 1,954,551-$ 5.04S.SS3
Puget Sound, 1S99 $15,498,991
Columbia River, 1S99.... 7,404.019-5 S.034,972
Imports
Columbia River. 18S4. . . .$ 825,455
Puget Sound, 1SS4 137,971$ 687,515
Puget Sound, 1S99 5 8,774,SU
Columbia River, 1S99.... 1,639,755$ 7.1C8.C55
iinure commerce
Columbia River. 1SS4....? 7,728,99
Puget Sound, 18S4 2 092.F 52 $ 5,636,397
Pusret Sound. 1899 S24.273.S02
Columbia River, 1899.... 5,043,774-$15.230,ir3
"B. VAN DDSEN,
"President."
"The accompanying statement, com
paring the commerce of the Columbia
River with that of Puget Sound for the
last 15 years Is submitted without com
ment by the Astoria Chamber of Com
merce. The figures are taken from the
statistics published by the United States
Government and prepared In the bureau
of statistics, Treasury Department.
j
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. Nancy Gofl, an Oregon Pioneer
of 1847.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 9. The fu
neral of Mrs. Nancy Goff, who died at
Pullman, Wash., last Monday, took place
at the Rlckreal cemetery- today.
Mrs. Goff was a resident of this coun
ty. She came across the plains in the
train captained by Burch in 1817, her
native state being Kentucky. She was
aged about 74 years, and left six chil
dren living, as follows: Samuel Goff,
Independence; Mrs. Lucretia Bacon,
Grant's Pass; Mrs. Geneva Fisher, San
Francisco; "Mrs. Luvenia Gelwlck, Pull
man, Wash.; Mrs. Sophie Rohel, Nie
hart, Mont.; Mrs. Mary Ellen Pierce,
Goldendale, Wash. She also has a broth
er, Samuel Vergln, in Missouri, and two
sisters In this state; one, Mrs. Henry Hill,
residing- in this city, and tho other, Mrs.
Mary Klbbe, living In Blodgett's Valley,
Benton County.
"Aunt Nancy" Kirk, of Junction Citj
JUNCTION CITTV Or., Aug. 9. Mrs.
James T. Kirk, known to everyone hero
as "Aunt Nancy" Kirk, died this morn
ing, after a week's illness.aged 75 years.
Nanoy Ann Bruce was born November
15", 1824, In Bruceville, Knox County, Ind.
She was a daughter of Major William
Bruce, for whom the town of Bruceville
was named. She was one of a family of
25 children. She was married March 10,
1842, to James F. McClure and lived on
a farm near tbe place of her birth until
March, 1S53, when she and her family, to
gether with a few friends, started to
Oregon. They came with ox teams and
were seven months on the road, enduring
many hardships. When near Diamond
Park they ran out of provisions and were
three weeks without bread or any food
except the cattle, which were very poor.
The residents of Eugene heard of their
condition and started men out at mid
night with pack horses and provisions
for them. The party came on into the
Willamette Valley and settled eight miles
northeast of Engene, the McClure's tak
ing a donation claim.
ilrs. Kirk was the mother of 10 children,
five of whom are living and were at her
bedside when she died. They are John
H and James A McClure, of Palouse,
Wash.; S. B. McClure, of F.lmlra, Or.;
Mrs. Alice Adklns, "of Heppner, Or. ; and
Mrs. Maggie Houston, cf Junction City.
-Her brother, David C. Bruce, of Rose
burg, was also at her bedside.
In September, 18G2, her husband died,
and on January 1, 18C8, she was married
to James T. Kirk, who survives her. She
was converted at an early age and joined
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and
had lived a consistent member ever since.
William Cahill, of Clnrk Connty.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 9 W. H.
Brewster, of this city, today received a
telegram announcing the death of Will
iam Cahill, a well-known and Influential
citizen of Clark County. Mr. Cahill's
home is at Chelatchle Prairie, In the
northe'rn part of the county, where he
owned a large farm. About two weeks
ago he was brought to this city for better
medical attendance. His condition, how
ever, continued to grow worse, and last
Monday he was taken to a Portland hos
pital for treatment, where he died about
noon today. He had been a resident of
this county for 20 years or more, and took
a prominent part in the political affairs
of the county, he having served a term
each as Judge of the Probate Court and
Connty Auditor. He leaves a widow and
son.
Mrs. Deal, of La Grnpde.
LA GRANDE, Aug. 9. The funeral of
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Deal was held here
.yesterday. Mrs. Deal was an early pio
neer, having crossed the plains with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas William
son, in '62. The Williamson famjly has
taken an active part in the county's de
velopment, and have represented a large
share of Its moneyed Interests. Mrs. Deal
herself had wielded a strong educational
influence. She left a husband and four
children. Other members of her family
who survive are her mother, a sister,
Mrs. Hannah Rogers, and two brothers,
John and Samuel.
Idaho Notes.
Artificial ice plants have just been fin
ished at Boise and Welser.
The flow of Boise River Js but 40 per
cent of the volume a year ago.
The Hecla mine, at Wallace, has de
clared a dividend of 2 cents a share.
'A Halley woman ha3 had 14 boys ar
rested for failure to extinguish a camp
fire, which spread and destroyed timber
on her land.
George Dwyer, intoxicated, fell from a
train at Shoshone August 6 and his right
arm and right lef were both cut off. It
is thought he will not recover.
Wallace is just now boasting a building
boom. Brick structures under way cover
a floor space of 80,400 square feet, or two
acres. The largest one Is a warehouse,
52x142 feet, fireproof throughout.- A new
brewery is in course of erection.
Boise maintains an extra policeman to
look after bicyclists who ride at night
without lamps. He has arrested a num
ber! of young men, each of whom was
fined $5. The Statesman says "the po
liceman will be continued as long as tbe
crop holds out."
Thee Idaho Gold Coin Mining & Milling
Company has Btarted to build a new cya
nide mill at its properties at Black Lake.
In the Seven Devils. The mill will have
a capacity of 50 to 75 tons per day. Twen
ty men are now engaged In preliminary
work, and the force of men In the mine
is being increased.
Mrs. Nancy Goff. .
NEW CANNING .MACHINE
DEVICE THAT WILL REVOLtTTION
IZE SALMON BACKING.
No Soldering: of Cans, No Second
Cooking Great Savins in Ex
pense of the Operation.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 9. An employe of
McGowan's Chinook; cannery has in
vented a machine that will greatly re
duce the cost of canning salmon. The
machine Is In successful operation and
does away with soldering the tops and
bottoms of cans, crimping them on auto
matically. It also does away with the
second cooking of the salmon as wllh this
process one cooking Is sufficient. Several
cannerymen have watched the machine
in operation and "all agreed that it will
revolutionize the salmon canning indus
try. Deputy Fish , Commissioner Clark
Loughery has returned from a trip to The
Dalles, where he went after a man who
was reported to be operating a seine with
out a license. When he arrived there ha
found that the man 'had mailed a check
the day previous to Fish Commissioner
Reed for the license.
The run of fish last night and this
morning was very slack and many fish
ermen have quit fishing for the season.
Attempting to board the steamer El
Hurd, near Ilwaco, this afternoon, from
a small boat, Miss Habersham, of Port
land, and Miss Lillian Habersham, of
Ilwaco, were precipitated Into the water.
Both wera rescued after a hard struggle
by Ted Lewis, a young man accompany
ing them. All were greatly exhausted.
County Clerk Wherlty today received
from State Treasurer Moore the warrant
for $125 Issued by the county on June
9, 1899, as a donation to the State Board
of Immigration. This donation was made
on condition that tbe other counties of
the state paid their proportion but as they
did not subscribe, Clatsop County's war
rant was returned.
Captain T. M. Marden arrived here from
San Francisco today to take command
of the barkentlne Addenda, now loading
lumber at Knappton. This relieves Cap
tain De Lano, who will command the
new barkentlne John Palmer, that Is be
ing built for R. L. Sudden, of San Fran
cisco. William Jaeger, the man who was ar
rested last evening on a chargo of hav
ing forged the name of Wolff & 'Zwlcker
to. a check for $250, this afternoon waived
examination and wa3'heId"to the Circuit
Court under $600 bonds, In default of
which he went to jail.
TO OBSERVE RIGID ECONOMY.
Failure of Crops Causes Northern
Pacific to Stop Improvements.
TtAlCCCMlA, Wash., Aug. 9. President
Mellen, of the Northern Pacific Railway,
now in this city, today said:
"I am making my annual Summer In
spection trip to observe the progress of
work authorized earlier In the year, and
to institute necessary economies, owing
to the unexpected reduction in our re
ceipts through the failure of crops In
'Minnesota, Dakotas and Manitoba. The
country west of Billings is favored with
abundant crops, while east of that point
the harvest is a great disappointment,
which will seriously affect receipts of the
roads in that section.
"The rule now will be to observe rigid
economy, in consequence, all over our
system, and a postponement of all ex
penditures not absolutely necessary, in
the West. The large amount of equip
ment released from service in the East,
by crop failure, however, can be used to
advantage moving the business in tha
West."
"The wheat warehouses to be com
pleted here within the next 30 days are
a class of facilities long demanded in
this section, but which we have been
heretofore unable to furnish on account
of more pressing demands In other di
rections. We have provided at Tacoma
facilities which I think are greater than
any of the same character in any other
city In this country, if not In the world.
They will secure to this port a business
heretofore handled under many disad
vantages, and, while we shall not in anv
way discriminate in rates between this
and other places of export reached by
our line, we feel the facilities offered
here will prove so attractive that much
business will seek an outlet here as a re
sult, that has heretofore gone elsewhere.
"The investments of the company in the
City of Tacoma have been greater during
the year 19C0 than have ever been made
in any one year by any railroad in any
city on the Pacific Coast, and we have
yet under consideration the erection of
new coal bunkers Involving further large
expenditures.
"The Asiatic business of the company
has continually increased from the incep
tion of the line to Tacoma, and at no
time has it been greater in volume or
more satisfactory than at present. Tho
business now handled through this port
of that character is larger than that
handled by any other transcontinental
line having steamship connections."
TO PROTECT UPLAND BIRDS.
Game Warden to Give Special Atten
tion to Willamette Valley.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 9. L. P. W. Quim
by, State Game Warden, was In the city
today and made the following appolnt-
Lment of deputies for this county: A. J.
Miller, Albany; T. A. Powell, Halsey; W.
F. Moist, Lebanon; R. E. Warner,
Brownsville. One will also be appointed
for Sclo. Only $500 a year Is allowed tho
Warden for deputies and this year Mr.
Quimby Intends to spend most of It In
this valley In the protection of Chineso
pheasants and other upland birds, of
which a large number are reported. Fre
quent violations of the law have already
been reported, but the Warden proposes
to take energetic measures to stop It.
Mr. Quimby is also taking great interest
in preventing forest fires, under the law
providing for a fine of $1000 for setting
a fire in the forest which shall destroy
timber.
The County Court today let the contract
for a new bridge over the Santiam four
miles from Waterloo to J. B. Tlllotson.
of this city, at $4489 and $1 50 per foot for
approaches. The only other bid wa3 by
C. F. Royal & Son, of Salem, at $4700 and
$1 40 per foot for approaches.
While the rain fell with terrific force
at this city yesterday afternoon filling the
streets with mud. two miles southwest
of here in the country the road continued
filled with dust.
SCUFFLED OVER A REVOLVER.
And Son of Jud Boyttkln "Was Fatally
Shot, at Boise.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 9. MIlo Boyakln
was accidentally shot today by his
brother while they were scuffling over
the possession of a revolver. The ball
penetrated the right side, passing clear
through the body, and coming out near
the left hip. He Is not expected to live.
Held for Murder.
Gill and Black, the two tramps charged
with the murder of old man Clancy
about a month ago, have had a prelimi
nary hearing for the past three days.
They were bound over to the District
Court without ball on a charge of murder.
SECRETARY ROOT'S RESPONSE.
Asnures air. Corbett That Portland
Will Receive Every Consideration.
ILWACO. Wash., Aug. 9, Hon. H. W.
Corbett has received from Secretary Root,
of the War Department, a very courteous 1
and significant response to tho letter re
cently sent to Washlngtbn relative to
consideration of the merits of Oregon and
Portland in the matter of army supplies
and embarking transports for the Orient.
Inasmuch as the order- to outfitat Port
land was Issued very soon alter the writing-
of this letter it is presumed that it
had good effect. Mr. Corbett's letter
avoided the slightly dictatorial flavor of
tho Chamber of Commerce communica
tion, and was thus calculated to get Im
mediate results. Secretary Root's re
sponse is as follows:
"War Department. Washington,. August
L My Dear Mr. Corbett-; Your letter of
July ZH relative to the fitting- out and
loading of transports at Portland has
been received, and I havo asked the
Quartermaster-General to talk with me
about the matter. Rest assured the sub
ject will be given every consideration.
Very truly yours,
"DLIHU ROOT,
"Secretary of War."
INCREASES KINCAJD'S PLURALITY
Knox's Contest. Gave ex-Secretary
Four More Votes.
EUGENE, Or., 'Aug. 9. Tho recount of
the ballots In the Judgeship contest caso
was completed by the Circuit Court to
day. The result is in favor of the defend
ant, and increases Kincald's plurality
from one vote to five. '
Oregon City Notes.
OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 9. This
morning John Jackson and E. O. Rus
sell were arrested and fined $7 50 each in
Justice McAnulty's court for driving
more than 20 head of horses across the
suspension bridge at one time, in viola
tion of tho rules regulating traffic on
the bridge.
The County Board of Commissioners to
day awarded the contract for medical
attendance, surgery and medicines for the
county paupers and prisoners for ono
year to Drs. Norris and Powell, their
bid being the lowest $189 for the term.
Hon- J. A. Talbert, superintendent of
the new salmon hatchery on the north
fork of the Umpqua River, arrived at
Clackamas Station last night for a two
weeks' vacation at home. He stated that
tho hatchery is now In successful opera
tion, and conditions were favorable for
a profitable catch of eggs.
Returned to Oregon.
ALBANY", Or., Aug. 9. Mr. J. K. Mor
rison, a former resident of Albany, re
turned to this city today after a varied
experience in the great Northwest gold
country. He first went to the Kootenai
country where he was on a steamboat
for several months, and then went, to the
Atlln mines, where there are some pros
pects and a good mining givernment. From
there he went to Dawson, which he be
lieves to bo- the best mining camp In
the Yukon country with a big output of
gold, but a thieving mining government.
He believes that some of tho officials
should be in the penitentiary. After
steamboating on the Yukon he believed
the reports of enormous strikes at Nome
and went to that city, which with thou
sands of others he was glad to leave
as soon as possible, with its disappoint
ments, crime and disease.
Washington County to Sell Warrants
HILLSBORO, Or., Aug. 9. The Board of
County Commissioners will today adver
tise for sealed bids for the sale of seven
county warrants, each in the sum of $1000,
and for one warrant in the sum of. $143 08,
making a total of $7143 08. These war
rants will be redeemed in their regular
order of issue, and the funds derived from
the sale will be used In paying the baclc
tax due the state. The board is satisfied
that a, saving of 2 to 3 per cent can be
effected by selling the warrants to the
highest bidder. The bids will be received
Monday, August 20.
Northwest Pensions.
WASHINGTON; Aug. 5. Pensions have
been granted as follows;
Oregon Renewal -and Increase Gon-stantlne-
J- McLaughlin, Applegate, $12.
Increase Major Fcssenden, Eugene, $10.
Washington Restoration and supple
mentalJohn Fisher, Mount. Hope, $6. In
creaseWilliam Rowe, North Yakima, $8.
War with Spain, widows, etc. John Page,
father, Deer Park, $12.
Idaho War with Spain, original Dur
bln L. Badley, Caldwell, $6.
Clnrk County Teachers.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 9. The reg
ular quarterly examination for teachers
license is being held here today. There
aro 26 applicants 17 women and 19 men.
Twenty-one are taking the entire exam
ination, two are taking tho examination
"necessary to raise from the secpnd to first
grade license, two have made application
for license on certificates from Illinois,
'and one application is for a renewal of a
.first-grade certificate.
Ready for Improvements.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9. In an interview last
night. President Hill, of the Great North
ern, announced that all obstacles In the
way of the company's proposed Improve
ment of terminal facilities in Seattle had
been removed, and that work of clearing
ground for trackage, passenger depots
and freight warehouses would-be begun
by September 1. Mr. Hill goes to Everett
tomorrow, where several hours will bo
spent, thence to Spokane.
Searchlights Discovered Boats.
VICTORIA, B. C-, Aug. 9. To test the
Impregnability of Esqulmalt Harbor, two
torpedo-boats and torpedo-boat destroy
ers made an attempt to enter that har
bor last night without being observed.
Long before they reached the entrance
to the harbor, searchlights from various
forts made them good targets for big
guns.
Portland Public Building Contract.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The Bentley
Construction Company has been awarded
a contract for surfacing the balcony of
the floors of the Portland public building,
at an additional cost of $425.
J. H. Monaghan has been appointed
postmaster at Home Valley.
King County Democrats.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9. The supporters of
both James F. McElroy and J. T. Ronald
are claiming a victory In last night's
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Democratic county primaries, and the re-
suites that-the; convention which meets
next Saturday will be a hotly contested
one. The primaries were very spirited aH
over the city and in, tho suburban towna.
Nome Ship Sent to Quarantine.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9. The steamer Ab
erdeen arrived- here lato this evenings
from Nome with 92 passengers. On
reaching her dock her captain was no
tified to return to Port Townsend quaiH
antlne station for Inspection, having
passed that port without call. The cap
tain protested that he had a clean bill
of health and not a sick person on board,
but was sent back.
.Washington Notes.
Lincoln. County's assessed valuation, aa
equalized by the County Board, is $5,332.
542 this year.
Herschel Hcgard, night watchman on
a Ush company's trap at Hat Island, was
drowned August 6.
A corporation has been formed at Ta
coma to do a general real estate and town
lot development business in Oregon.
Clarence Davenport, a conscience
stricken 16-year-old boy of Walla Walla,
has confessed to passing forged checks.
Pdllceman Harris, of Tacoma, is In
trouble with several residents of O'd,
Town, who accuse him of poisoning their
dogg.
At Walla Walla, a laborer, William
Jackson, has been arrestedffor beating his
aged mother. She Was sent to a hosplUI
for treatment.
William Wilson, a Seattle, painter. 2S
years 6Jd, fell from the roof of the Rainier-Grand
Hotel Tuesday afternoon,, and
was Instantly killed.
Several vain, Washlngtonians have bef n
swindled out of $3 each by a sharper, w o
promised to have their pictures appear
In a San Francisco paper.
Five bridges at Tacoma have been
closed to street railway traffic until tfto
companies repair them. The city will re
pair footpaths and wagon ways.
Burglars robbed Ettel's drug store at
Elberton, the night of August 5. of $20 In
cash, and jewelry worth $100. .They alo
entered the postoffice and ransacked tho
malls, but got little of value.
Seattle Republicans put a colcred man
editor of a paper, in their state, delega
tion, and are said to be having troublo
with him, because he declares ho will not
vota for Frlnk's nomination for Governor.
His name is Griffin.
At Oakesdale. the night of August 6.
six. members of a threshing crew, sleep
ing outdoors, wero "held up" and robbevt
by four men, who masked their faces
with red handkerchiefs. They got $Ca and
a watch. They then forced their victims
Into a freight car, and made good their
escape.
Mrs. Gussle Shelton was run over by a
delivery wagon in Spokane, August 7, ar.d
the team was stopped just in time to
leave a front wheel resting oi her neck.
She was badly bruised, and a collar-bor.o
was broken. Her husband died several
years ago, and she was maintaining their
three children by working as an ironer in
a steam laundry.
Spokane's schools cost $179,533 for the
year ended June 30. Of this amount $19.
229 was for interest on bonds and w r
rants. Of the remaining $160,300, the h.gh.
school cost $19,300. leaving $K0.C0D i'or tho
grammar and primary schools and gen
eral expenses. The property of the dis
trict Is worth $759,000. and its obligations
(bonds, warrants and Interest) are $3S0,
000. A. P. Perry, who seised and held pos
session of the mill at Mcintosh again't a
receiver's protest, was fined $50 for con
tempt of court. Ho Immediately appealed
and gave a supersedeas bond in the sum
of $4CO and a bond of $200 to cover tha
costs of appeal. This action left Perry In
possession of the mill, and caused the at
torneys for the receiver to contend In
court that it looked like fining a man,
for contempt and then continuing- him In
contempt, but the court refused to bo
moved, and Perry is in possession of the
property.
The Spokane McKlnley Club's meeting,
the night of August 7, was marked by tha
presence of ex-Senator John L. Wilson,
who made a speech and predicted tho
nomination of Frink, of Seattle, for Gov
ernor, though he protested that Frink
was not his candidate, and never had
been. He said that Frink had one tlmo
voted and worked against htm for four
weeks In the Legislature. "Further than
speaking to him as I pass him In the
street," persisted Wilson, "I have never
spoken to him, but a kindlier, gentler,
sweeter disposltioned man I have never
itnown." The speech of tho ox-Senator
was preceded by an address by W. O.
Perot on the history of the gold standard,
which lasted 45 minutes, and was loudly
applauded at the finish.
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for all kinds of chronic diseases.
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