MOSIXG OKEGOHIAif.-WEnJESDAX, lAHGTIST- 59, 19Q0..
P. G. STEWART DEAO
Was a Member of Oregon Pro
visional Government.
OLDEST MASON ON PACIFIC COAST
Came "With. the Immigration ol 1843,
"WTiicU Included Many of the
Pioneers.
TAOOMA, Aug. 28. Peter G. Stewart,
aged SO. died at the .home of his son-in-law.
Li. C Penymaa, early this morn
ing. Mr. Stewart was the oldest "Mason
ou the Pacific Coast, and an Oregon
pioneer. Three children survive him,
Charles C Stewart, of Tacozoa; Mrs.
Katherlne Hannah, of Tacoma, and
George Stewart, of Portland.
Peter G. Stewart was a member of the
Provincial Government of Oregon. He
was elected a member of the executive
committee in 1844. The other members of
the oommltttee were Osbnrn Russell and
"VV J. Bailey. The election was held May
34, of the year above named. Mr. Stew
art came across the plains with the first
great migration that of 1S43, which In
cluded J. W. esmith, Jesse Applegate,
Daniel Waldo, TV. T. JCewtoy, M. M. Mc
Oarver. and many more. A. very few cf
this group still survive, among them
Almoran Hill, of Washington County,
regon. As "the old watchmaker of Ore
gon Citj'" Mr. Stewart is remembered by
many who came to Oregon in later years.
Mr. Stewart was the only survivor of
those who signed -a petition for a charter
for Multnomah lodge of Free Masons at
Oregon City. He was horn September 6,
1809, in Stamford. Delaware County, N.
Y and came to Oregon early in the '40s,
locating in Oregon City. Some years after
that he removed to Washington, as did
also William P. Dougherty, who was an
other of three Masons that took the Initia
tors step toward organizing- the Oregon
City lodge, the latter making his home
at Rlgney, where he died about two years
ago.
OREGON METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Proeranune for the Forty-eighth. An
nual Session.
ASHLAND, Or.. Aug. 28. The pro.
Jgrammo for the 48th annual session of
the Oregon conference of the Methodist
church, which will be held in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church September IS to 24,
Jiaa been -completed by a committee,
consisting of Hev. J. T. Abbett, pastor of
the church in this city .and Rev. D. T.
'Summervllle, presiding elder for this dis
trict. The arrangements for the enter
tainment of a. large number of visiting
ministers from all sections of the state,
and distinguished ministers and laymen
from outside the conference limits, aro
now "being made by a local committee.
Bishop E. G. Andrews, of New York,
will preside over this session of the Ore
gon conference. Following is the pro
gramme: Tuesday, September 189 A. M. to 5 P.
M., examinations; 7:30 P. M. Greetings,
W. B. Colton, Mayor of Ashland; Profes
sor C A. Hitchcock, superintendent of
Ashland, public schools: Rev. F. G.
Strange, pastor of Ashland Presbyterian
Church; response, Bishop Andrews, of
New York.
Wednesday. September 198:30 A. M
sacrament of the .Lord's Supper; organ
ization and business, 2 P. M., statistical
session; 4 P. M., lecture. Dr. I. D. Driver;,
7:30 P. M., missionary anniversary, N. J.
Jenkins, presiding; address by Dr. H. K.
Carroll, of New York.
Thurwiay, September 205:30 A. M.. busi
ness session; 2:30 P. M., W. H. M. S. an
niversary; address by Hugh D.- Aqhison,
D. D-; 4 P. M-, lecture by Dr. L D. Driver;
7 30 P. M., church extension anniversary.
Rev L. E. Rockwell.) presiding. Ad
dresses, A. S. Mulligan, Rev. G. W. Gue.
Friday September 21-'-S:30 A. M., busi
ness session, 4 P. M W. F. M. S. an
niversary; address by Re-. H. W. Kel
logg; 4 P. M., lecture. Dr. L D. Driver;
7.30 P. M., missionary sermon by John
Parsons, D. D.
Saturday. September 228:30 A. M., busi
ness session: 4 P, M., lecture, Dr. I. D.
Driver; 7:S0 P. M., educational rally. Rev.
H, W. TCeilogg, presiding; addresses, W.
C Hawley, Dr. Hugh D. Achison.
Sunday. September 239 A. M., confer
once love feast, T. F. Royal, of Salem,
leader; 10:30 A. M.. sermon. Bishop E. G.
Andrews: 3 P. M., ordination services;
6.16 P. M., young people's meeting, ad
dress. Rev. H. W. Kellogg; 7:S0 P. M..
Twentionth Century Forward Movement,
Bishop Andrews presiding, address, Dr. T.
B. Ford, olose with evangelistic services
led by R. A. Atkins.
Monday, September 34 S:30 A. M.; busi
ness session; 7:30 P. M temperance meet
ing, addresses, S. E. Melninger, Dr. G. W.
Grannls.i
ROAD TO MOr.VT JEFFERSON.
Torest RcuiKrcr A sen off Reports a.
Good Route.
OREGON CIT3T. Or., Aug. 28. Forest
Ranger Adolf Aschoff, of Marmot, whose
district is from the summit of the Bar
low wagon road southwest a distance of
50 miles along the summit of the Cascade
Range, was hero today. He recently ac
companied Head Ranger Dufur on a trip
along the summit of the mountains to
Mount Jefferson, blazing a trail on the
way. It was found that an excellent
wagon road could be made from a point
on the summit of the Barlow road to
Mount Jefferson at small cost, tho prin
cipal expense being that of cutting out
tho timber or brush-the necessary width.
Mr. Aschoff says that there is some of
the grandest scenery in the world along
these mountain tops, and! in places on a
clear day views of sections of Eastern
and Wertern Oregon and glimpses of the
mountains in California and British Co
lumbia can be had. The only drawback
to the proposed roadway Is the apparent
scarcity of water in places along the
mountain tops, "but a more thorough in
" estimation mav lead to the discovery of
springs along tho hillsides. Mount Jef
ferson can be easily reached from this
route. A trail or road along the back
bone of tho Cascade Range would af
ford an castor way to reach the. famous"
hot mineral springs near the headwaters
of the Clackamas and Molalla Rivers, as
well as some of the mountain lakes vis
ited by m few people.
Mr. Aschoff says there have been but
few forest iires this season, the blazes
evidently starting from Indian camps
that were smothered In their inclplency.
Bear and deer were plentiful, and thou
sands of acres of huckleberries are now
ripe Btk in bands of 15 or 20 are occa
sionally sen. but Indians from the Warm"
Springs reservation arc slaughtering them
uhenwer opportunity offers. The Indians
are plentiful in the mountains, hunting
and gathering huckleberries. The older
Indians ay that the Government gave
them the privilege of hunting at will on
the plains and mountains when they ced
ed the right to their lands, and conse
quently assert that they are not violating
an; law whan they kill deer or elk in or
out of season, whether for food or hides.
Mr Asohoff will call the attention of the
Gam "Warden to this condition of af
fairs. riJSHED OFF A TRAIN.
Indianapolis Man Hurt at Oregon
City Yesterday.
OjtaOGN CITY, Or.. Aug. 28. J. W.
Wilson, a stranger, while stealing a ride
this meraiag. was pushed off the blind
baggag t the north-bound Southern
PacMc Albany local pa&senger train, and
sustained a serious fracture of the left
tinkle. Wilson Is about 30 years old. and
& s he lives at Indianapolis.
There will be & farmers picnic at
Vnion Park, near Springwater, Saturday, j
September 8. The speakers announced
are Governor Geer. Senator Browneli
and Grant B. Dlmlck. The committee on
arrangements comprises A. SL'Shibley,
John Lewellen, Samuel Raney, J A.
Reid, J. P. Lovelace and A. Lacey, aU
of Springwater.
jroinr RECRUITS.
Acceptances and Rejections at
NorthTrestera Stations.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. A statement
issued by the War Department shows the
total number of recruits accepted for
service in the regular army In July was
2430, while 8S19 who applied were rejected.
Of this number. It were recruited at Port
land and 17 rejected, 12 of the 14 being
infantrymen and two -cavalrymen. In
Seattle, 20 infantrymen and 10 cavalrymen
were recruited, while 27 applicants were
rejected. One infantryman was recruited
at Vancouver Barracks and three cavalry
men at Fort Walla Walla, while two in
fantrymen and ono cavalryman were en
listed at Fort Wright, Wash.
DAST SPAIXEN'S CLOSE CALL.
Strom Out Too Far and Had a Hard
Time Getting Back.
ASTORIA. Aug. 23. Dan McAllen, of
McAllen & McDonnell, had a narrow es
cape from drowning, yesterday, at Long
Beach, near Tinker's. He Is a good,
strong swimmer, but got out too far and
had a hard time fighting his way back
through the undertow. He was complete
ly exhausted when he reached the beach.
The Clatsop mill Is running overtime
in getting out an order for 1,000,000 feet
of lumber for the improvement of the
Jetty at the mouth of the river.
MISS 5IURPHV RESIGNS.
Miss Evcrltt Appointed Matron of
the Soldiers' Home.
SAL.BM, Or., Aug. 28. Miss Myra B.
Murphy today tendered her resignation
as matron of the Oregon Soldiers' Home,
and Miss Emma Everitt, of Portland,
was appointed to fill the vacancy. Mist
Everitt is a graduate of the Woman's
Hospital in Pennsylvania, and has had
general experience as a nurse.
STRIKE ENDED.
Neholem and Tillataoolc Fishermen
Return to Work.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Aug. 28. The fisher
men's strike at Nehalem and Tillamook
Bay was settled today, the fishermen
agreeing to take 50 cents for large sal
mon, 20 cents for sllversides and 5 cents
for chums. All the fishermen are fish
ing tonight, and the canneries will start
up tomorrow.
McMinnville Notes.
M'MLNNVTLiLE, Or., Aug. 28. Rev. Ar
nold Llndsey, who recently returned from
Nome, gave a talk on the condition of
things in the far north Sunday evening.
He blames the transportation companies
for existing misery In that country, and
says the companies should be forced to
return to their homes all who have not
the means to pay their own way.
Tho contractors expect to finish the
dam at the Yamhill locks this week, but
the work will not be fully completed be
fore the 1st of October.
Oregon Notes
Myrtle Point has placed a tax of ?i
on dogs.
A Chinaman was recently killed by a
cave-in at a Sparta mine.
A report is in circulation at Eugene
of a 32-cent ofTer for hops.
John Stewart, of Eugene, has sent a
carload of beef cattle to Portland.
Charles Frazler, of Arko, was thrown
last week by a broncho and seriously
hurt.
The woolen mill at Salem employs 100
hands and turn? out J15.000 worth of goods
monthly.
Some farmers on the Tutuilla, in Uma
tilla County, Are cutting a third crop
of alfalfa.
In the Sllverton hills, Fall wheat ran
10 to 13 bushels and oats 11 to 17 bush
els per acre.
A hard rain has furnished a supply of
water in the Blue River district to the
delight of miners.
Chinese are going to Gardiner and Em
pire in considerable number for the salmon-canning
season.
At Athena a stranger named Wilson
has Eecured 0 by beating Joe Bradley
in a 100-yard footrace.
Salmon fishing commenced at Yaqulna
Bay last Saturday, and some very good
catches have been made.
Will Seavey, of Eugene, has picked his
early hops. They amounted to 8 bales.
Last year the yard yielded 28 bales.
Mrs. Julia Press, of La Grande, mourns
the loss of one of her triplets, and fears
another will live but a short time.
J. D. McCully. of Wallowa County,
shipped 15 carloads of sheep to Chicago,
last Sunday, and will personally attend
to their sale.
G. W. Dart, of John Day, recently sold
70 horses at Baker City. The larger
portion of them were taken by Govern
ment buyers.
Sllverton men dispute the report that
a Willie Brown, of Salem, recently killed
a bear and two cubs. They claim the
honors for Sllverton nlmrods.
Several thousand boxes of peaches will
be marketed this year from the farms of
A- M. LaFollett, F. B. Jones and W. M.
Egan on Mission Bottom, in Marion
County.
William. Donaldson's bicycle broke re
cently at Prairie City. In - the conse
quent fall, one eye was injured, his fore,
head was contused, and his lower lip
torn nearly aff.
Chris Domeyer, who lives about eight
miles northeast of Eugene has sold 16
head of 8 months calves, says the Eugene
Guard. The smallest brought 517 and the
largest 530. They were grade Short
hornc. A Weston paper figures that a carpen
ter of its town has walked 1S2 miles in
five years, carrying more than 30,000 gal
lons of water to milch cows, rather than
build a milk trough, and attach a piece
of pipe.
Xu R. Woodward's large barn at Arago
was recently burned, with TO tons of ha.
He with difficulty saved his farm ma.
chinery. horses and 40 head of milch
cows. The fire was started by his little
children. Loss, $2000; no insurance.
There is a strong demand and a first
class opening in Roseburg for profitable
investment in a creamery and cheese fac
tory, acordlng to the Pialndealer. It
adds that liberal Inducements will be
offered to secure such an establishment.
R. Mcllroy, of Enterprise, tried to re!
move a wart from his left hand by the
use of concentrated lye. He got rid of
the wart, but the flesh in some places
was burned to the bone and he was
compelled to call a physician to save the
hand.
The big livestock companies of Southern
Oregon are having much" trouble with men
who blot out and alter stock brands. One
company at Lokeview is. suing five -men
for 175 head of cattle, whose brands are
alleged to have been changed, and ask
$1000 damages beside the stock.
Annie Edna, the Indian woman mur
dered at the Umatilla Reservation, was
forced to drink a mixture of alcohol and
water, with as much strychnine as It
would carry in solution. One teaspoon
ful of the mixture would be sufficient to
kill a human being. Dr. Cole adminis
tered a dose on Sunday to a kitten, and
the animal died within five minutes. The
color test was applied, and the result left
the matter beyond doubt that the poison
used was strychnia. Annie Ednaeas
an Indian doctor and had one of Tua
Tua's children as a patient. It died, and
it is said that on that account Tua-Tua
made threats against her life. He and
Columbia George will have a preliminary
examination tomorrow.
PRUNES- OF mvib -SIZE
FIRST SHLPMENT OF 100O CROP RE
CEIVED AT SALEM.
Reins" First Drops, They Are Nota
Fair Sample of the Crop," and "Will
?tot Be Sold as First Class.
SAL.BM, Or., Aug. 28. The first loadof
dried prunes of this year's crop was re
ceived at the "Willamette Valley Prune
Association's warehouse today. This load
confirms the report heretofore made that
the prunes are running to small sizes.
Manager Gilo, of the association, says
that this must not be taken as a cri
terion of the crop, for the prunes thus
far dried; are the first drops and are not
a fair sample. The first gathering of
prunes will be kept separate from the
rest, and will not be put on the market
as first-class fruit.
J. B. Robinson, of Sllverton, today
executed contracts by which he sola 7000
pounds of hops to T. A. Llvesley & Co.
at 10 cents. Some surprise is expressed
that a contract should be"made for tHe
sale of hops at 10 cents, when 11, and
even 12 cents, has been offered. Most of
the 10-cent contracts now being filed were
executed earlier in the season. It is
probable that a contract executed at
thl3 time at 10' cents is in fulfillment of
an oral contract made before the 'price
raised to 11 cents.
BIG YIELD OF PRUNES.
Yamhill Italians Are Fine, aitd Pe
tltes Simply Immense,
M'MINNVXLLE, Or., Aug. 28.-H. G.
Smith, representing the Flanders-Ocobock
Company, of Portland, is in this county
buying prunes. Yesterday he contracted
for a large quantity at good figures. Mr.
Smith has been, in all the large orchards
in this section.' He says he never saw
finer Italians nor so many of them,
while the crop of Petltes is immense.
The Crawford peach crop has been
saved in good shape. It is estimated that
4000 bushels were produced on the Willam
ette River in this county, while nearly as
many more were raised across the river
In Marion County. Late peaches are yet
to be gathered.
A few hopgrowers will commence pick
ing September L but the majority of
them will wait until Monday next. The
hops have been improving the past few
days, and producers are hopeful of a good
crop, provided the rains hold off. Several
growers have contracted at 12 cents.
William Chapman, a pioneer of '46, who
has always raised as good crops of wheut
as could be produced in Oregon on his
farm near Sheridan, advances the theory
that when the farmers go to burning their
stubble, as they did a few years ago,
they will destroy theinsects and again
realize old-time yields" of grain.
TO TEST LIQUOR CLAUSE.
Title of Lands Conveyed to Pacific
University Brought Into. Court.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Aug. 28.-A suit
Is In prospect to test the lesallty of the
liquor clause In the deeds to the land
sold by Harvey Clarke to Pacific Uni
versity. A test case will be made of
the property recently sold by Mrs. M. J.
MacMahon, of Portland, to A. B.-Thomas,
of Forest Grove. The property is a 2SxlO0
foot corner lot. It was sold for 12600.
The deed has not been recorded, but the
money and the deed are deposited, and
the transfer will be made as soon as
possession of the property can be had.
The forfeiture clause in each deed reads
that if liquor Is sold on the premises as a
beverage, the land is to revert to Pa
cific University. This case will have to
J)e- decided by the Supreme Court. C. F.
Miller, who has the property leased, says
he Intends to hold possession until a de
cision is obtained. - t
MILWAUKIE FRUIT.
Petltes Will Be Small, Running ns
Low na XlOs.
MILWAUKIE, Or., Aug. 28. The prune
driers are in operation. Prune men who
have many Petltes have been drying for
several days. They say that the sizes
will be as small as two years ago, but
the quality will be superior. The tree3
are so loaded that they are breaking
down. Many ripe ones are dropping off.
The sizes will run as low as 100s to 110s,
and there will not be many 50s to GCs.
Two driers will not start this season,
as the owners have only Kalians, which
are a short crop. In some favored
orchards the trees are well loaded with
large-sized fruit, which will make 20s to
40s. There is a scarcity or help Just
now.
Junction City Drier at Work.
JUNCTION CITY, Or.. Aug. 28. H. C.
Bushnell started his prunedrier this
morning. Several loads of prunes ar
rived. Mr. Bushnell expects to receive
about 7000 bushels of prunes this season.
He is paying cent a pound for Petltes
and 51 cent for Italians. The fruit will
average well in quality and' yield. E. B.
McElroy, of Eugene, who has a large
farm near Monroe, will furnish the drier
with about 600 bushels of Petltes and 500
bushels" of Italians. Professor McElroy
says the orchards of the surrounding
country are looking fine, and that the
crop of pears, peaches and prunes is
large.
Hop Contracts in Clackamas.
, OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 28. H. J.
Miller, of Aurora, has contracted to pur
chase 10,000 pounds of hops from John
Daly and P. H. Tuder, of Macksburg;
5000 pounds from J. S. and S. S Jesse, of
Needy, and 5000 pounds from J. and H.
Osterholtz, of Marquam. Five cents per
pound is advanced for picking, and -an
agreement Is made to purchase the hops
for 10 cents per pound, provided that
they come up to the standard require
ments. Crops Around Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Aug. 2S. Pro
fessor H. C. Atwell, of Pacific University,
will begin drying prunes next Monday.
Hopgrowers are here dally engaging
pickers. At least $5000 will be earned by
people of this place for gathering hops
this season.
COLUMBIA RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Levriston Chamber of Commerce
Working: for a Biff Appropriation.
COLFAX. Wash., Aug. 2Sr George Len
nox, secretary of the Colfax Chamber of
Commerce, has received a letter from the
Commercial Club, of Lewiston, Idaho,
asking co-operation to secure the passage,
of a bill by Congress for an appropriation,
for the Improvement of the Columbia apd
Snake Rivers, and the construction of.
the Dalles-Cclllo canal around the ob
structions' in the Columbia River. The
letter ays that if the Representatives
in Congress from Washington, "Oregon and
Idaho win combine" and work together they
can force the addition of an appropria
tion of at least $1,000,000 with which to
begin the work, in the general river
and harbor appropriation bill in the com
ing session of Congress, and makes the
significant statement that they can force
the appropriation or defeat the general
appropriation bill.
CENTRALIA RESIDENCE STONED.
One Result of the Sunday-CIosinpr
Agrltation.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 23. The
residence of Attorney Frank Burch, in
Korth Centralla, was stoned at 10:30 last
night by unknown men, supposed to be
about three In number. Two fine plate
glass windows were destroyed, and Mr&T
Burch narrowly escaped being struck.
A card left on. the. front gate Tead "A
coat of tar next." Mr. Burch thinks he
can. identify two of" the men. Several
-men -wexQ noticed examining the prem
ises the preyiops day.
Attorney Burch served, nptice last week
on the saloons and tobacco stores, re
questing them t close at 12 Saturday
.nigh. tK ami to remain clo$ed uptU IA.X
Monday. No attention was. -paid to the
noiice. Mr. Burch made, the, rounds Sun
'day morning and found the saloons open
.and, doing business as heretofore. Since
that time he has been actively making
preparations to prosecute the offenders.
It is probable that several arrests will
be- made Wednesday or Thursday, and
active prosecution of violators of the
Sunday-closipg- law beguiu The saloon
men are united, and declare they will
fight the matter to the lost .ditch.
SAILOR FETEBSOtf DEAD.
Lived for Five Days Wita His Skull
" . Cracked.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Aug. 23.
Wlth'-his skull cracked from ear to ear,
John Peterson, a saHor on the schooner
Fannie Dutard, now loading at Port
Hadlock, llvec for five day. and then
died at the-Marine Hospital here. Dur
ing a drunken row he was hit on the
head- with a belaylng-pin and' knocked
down the hold of the vessel, where he
remained over night, and was then
brought to' the hospital. For five days
he was delirious. A Coroner's Jury is
holding an inquest, and a charge of mur
der wiirbe preferred against some one.
STOOD OFF THE 'SHERIFF.
Insane Man In Skamania County Re
sists Arrest.
STEVENSON. Wash., Aug. 2S. Sheriff
Green went up to Carson today to take
charge of Fred Buhrer, who is insane.
Upon the approach of the Sheriff and as
sistants, Buhrer ran into his house, armed
himself with a double-barrel shotgun, and
held the officers at bay. No shots were
fired. Buhrer's hobby Is that thopeople
are trying to poison his stock. Armed
with a club or gun, he will chase his
own cows around for hours. Mr, Buhrer
Is a bachelor, and has lived on 'his farm
near Carson for years.
Military Orders. 1
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
Aug. 28. Major James N. Allison has
beenordered to Seattle on business con
nected with the supplying of the trans
port Seward, which will salL from that
city soon.
Lieutenant Daniel VF. Keller, Twenty
fourth Infantry has been busy at Fort
Sherman, Idaho, with duties connected
with the abandonment of the post.
-vTwo pack trains left for Seattle, last
week for shipment to China. It is not
expected that any more animals will
leave the ppst until about the middle of
next month.
Tacoma Deadlock 'Ended.
TACOMA, Aug. 28. The Mayor, City
Council and the street-car company, who
have been at loggerheads for the past
month as to which should repair the
bridges over which the street cars run,
reached an agreement this afternoon
whereby the city will do the work. If
the courts decide that the car company
is" liable, the company will pay the city
for the money expended for repairs.
To Practice In Interior Department.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Percy R. Kel
ly, of Albany, Or., has been recognized as
an attorney who can hereafter practice
befora the Interior Department.
William M. Chandler, qf'Oro Flno, Ida
ho, has been chosen an 'agent to present
claims before the Interior Department.
Washington Notes.
Lind has arranged for the issue of bonds
to build a $6000 schoolhouse.
D. K. Pearse, formerly of Dayton, died
in California recently, of cancer.
The residence of Thomas Scott, of Seat
tle, was damaged $2000, by fire Sunday.
a. -. wooawoxd, wanted for forgery,
has been lodged in jail at New Whatcom.
Eastern buyers are paying 70 cents a
hundred weight, or $14 a ton. for barley
at Walla Walla.
A graduate of the University of Tor
onto Is to be "professor of science" In
the 'Eastern Washington Normal School.
.The O. R. & N. has granted a rate of
$9, Spokane to Portland and return, on
account of the Elks' excursion Septem
ber 5.
A death from typhoid is reported at
North Yakima. The victim is W. C. Wil
liams, a member of the Woodmen of
America.
Anton Gustavsen, the Swede with whom
Deputy Sheriff Steward had such a ter
rible encounter near Steptoe Butte, was
committed to the asylum at Medical Lake.
Wrapped in a blanket, like an Indian,
a white man showed up in Seattle last
Sunday. That sort of garb was necessary
because hobos had stolen his trousers
while he was drunk.
The hay crop of Kittitas Valley is esti
mated by competent judges to be fully
50.000 tons, and that portion of it which
will be put on the market will bring the
farmers fully $300,000.
Mrs. Hammond, residing on her farm on
the Yellow Hawk, two miles south of
Walla Walla, has been robbed of 49 sacks
of wheat. The wheat had been threshed
and left In the field over night.
The State Grain Inspector reports that
new wheat grades uriiformily high. Of
112 carloads which he examined In one
day, there was but one car that fell de
low the standard set for No. L
Farmer W. A. York, of Walla Walla,
was Incorrectly reported to have been
found. His whereabouts remain a mys
tery. "Many think him dead, 'though his
relatives perservere in their search.
A farmer's team at Colfax, tied by him
to a brace-wire of an electric light pole,
was knocked down the 25th, when the
lights were turned on. The owner re
ceived a pronounced shock when unhitch
ing the team. Man and horses recovered
soon.
'Eight hobos at Cheney were discovered
by officers on the 26th, while robbing a
man. One fell from the officers' Are, shot
In a foot and a leg. The others deserted
the town, The robbed man was Tony
Anderson, a farm .hand, who says $05.
was taken from him.
John Porath died recently at a hospital
in North Yakima, from eating cabbages
sprayed with Paris green. The autopsy
revealed the fact that his stomach was
lined with ulqers, believed to have re
sulted from the poison. He was a t Idow
er, 56 years of age, and came from Minne
sota. The Puset Sound Oystermen's Assocla-,
tion has fixed the rate for oysters at $3 50
per sack, ancj 52 per gallon opened, for
the season oi 1900.1901. If any person
"beats" any member of the association,
the others are obligated not to sell to
such personuntil the prohibition Is re
moved. At Spokane, Judge Hanford decides
that a bankrupt may "keep "his home if
he wishes of course, if it Is worth "no
more than the statutory exemption. He
holds that a bankruptcy law is for the
good of the public and to keep men from
becoming paupers, and they may take
their choice of property to the amount of
exemption.
Lieutenant John B. Heyburn. who
served in the First Washington Volun
teers, has been appointed Captain and
Inspector of Customs at tlje port of Bal
amba'n, in the Island of Cebu, Philippine
Islands. When his regiment returned to
the United States he enlisted as first
lieutenant in the Fortyfourth Infantry.
Since then he has been doing service in
the Philippines.
Whatcom County's assessment roll has
been reduced 10 per cent by the County
Board, of Equalization. The board claimed
(hat the valuations in generl were about
that much higher than the assessed valua
tions of corresponding property in neigh
boring counties, and the higher valuations
wpuld cause Whatcom Cpunty to pay
more than Its just proportion of state
taxes.
r6vedschqom:
RECpMENATJONSQF. THECOUN
TYUFERINTENDENTsT Fault Found With Clerks' Reports
and the Practice, of Chonslns
Clerks Every Year.
SALEM, Aug. 28. Last January State
School Superintendent Aekerman sent-to
each , County Superintendent a. request
-for a brjef. written report of the educa
tional outlook In his county, in addition
to the regular statistical report required
hy law. He. suggested a number of topics,
but left the Superintendents at liberty to
discuss othersr it they so desired. Some
of the Superintendents responded with
complete and interesting papers, while
others gave no attention to the request.
A -few have submitted such reports under
the head of "'Recommendations and Sug
gestions." The following are brief Ex
tracts from these reports:
N. W. Boland, of Clackamas The pa
trons of the schools of this county indorse
the action taken by the Legislature in
fixing the age at which applicants may
ho granted certificates (17 year? of ..age
for third grade). The tendency has been
to have teachers who were too young. The
Directors are alive to the fact that an
applicant having a third-grade certificate,
the average of -whjch Is above 90 per cent,
Is often more successful than an old
'teacher with a higher grade of certificate
but lower per cents in the different
branches taught. Clerks' reports are not
up to what might be expected in many
cases,the vital information being omitted.
This very often necessitates the return
of the report for correction. The prac
tice of changing clerks each year should
be discouraged. School discipline seems
to have lost much of Its former harsh
ness and many schools report no cor
poral punishment during the entire year.
J. T. Lee, of Clatsop There are very
few libraries in the schools of this coun
ty, but1 X hope the matter will receive
more attention in the future. A plan has
been .started to have a circulating library
and hopes are entertained that, the differ
ent districts will join it. It seems to me
that there should be bettor provision
made by the Legislature for finances t
run our Institutes. The fees obtained
'from examinations are not adequate for
the expenses In small counties. I would
suggest that the county be required to
allow a -reasonabIeamount for that pur
pose, W. H. Bunch, of Coos The past two
years Tmve witnessed an unprecedented
revival of the institute work In this coun
ty. A mistake in the past was the em
plqyment of institute Instructors, who
used the opportunity to advertise some
normal school or other Institution of
learning In which they were personally
Interested, thus benefiting the few at the
expense of the Interest of the majority.
If the State Superintendent could pro
gramme the entire state and arrange to
attend every count- Institute, a great
Stimulus would be given this branch of
educational work. Much good would re
sult to the office of district clerk were
the law so amended as to permit any ono.
suitably qualified arid who could give the
required bonds, to hold that office. Quali
fication for the duties of the office, and
not for voting should govern in the (HHng
of the office of district clerk. Section 22,
title" 3, of the school law, should be so
amended as to make the entire 5 mills
leyy for school purposes available during
the year for which It Is levied. If the
full levy could be used each year, the
County Superintendent could furnish each
district board with a statement of the
year's apportionment, thus enabling them
to lay plans with some degree of definlte
ness. At present, the delinquent tax list
very often contains the bulk of the school
funds. . '
G. A, Gregory, of Jackson Schoolroom
and school ground decoration has re
ceived considerable attention, many un
sightly yards, having been cleared by re
moving piles, of rubbish, rocks and
stumps. In several cases, under the man
agement of the teachers, a half day has
been devoted to this work, and the men
of the district came with teams and tools
to aslsst. Much interest has been awak
ened In the subject of school libraries;
All the towns have a fair working collec
tion of books. Ashland having 603 volumes
of carefully.selected, up-to-dato works
that are In constant use by the pupils.
The more prosperous of the rural schools
have made a creditable beginning In thi
line.
P. L Fountain, of Klamath The state
course of study has received" a most
hearty support from school officers -and
school patrons. Rapid progress has been
made toward the classification required.
In ungraded schools puplls'were too often
pushed forward In favorite studies, to the
neglect of others equally- important. The
number of teachers who intend to make
teaching a life work Is Increasing Xrom
year to year. The gowlng demand upon'
the teacher, and the Increasing length of
school terms are Incentives to those who
take up the profession to put stronger
efforts and more enthusiasm Into thf
work. The school law should be amended
o as to have the school year begin on
the first Monday In July. Fully realizing
the difficulties to be met with In our ef
forts to secure a proper school legislatlon
I shall offer no other suggestion at this
time.
J. Q. Willi ts, of Lake Two-thlrda of our
teachers hold either state papers or first
grade county certificates; one-third hold
second-grade county certificates, and
there Is not a third-grade county certifi
cate in commission. From this stand'
point can any county in the state make
a better showing. ... I believe that a
law should be enacted at the next session
of the Legislature, providing for a com
mittee, or some competent person, to se
lect at least a dozen new volumes an
nually, of reading matter suitable for the
boys and girls of the rural districts, and
require the school boards of the several
districts to purchase the same with the
funds of the district. -
George Bethcrs, of Lincoln The change
from four teachers' examinations to two
a year is a good one. It would have been
better had one of the examinations been
fheld In February and the other in August.
Instead of AprH and August. This would
have given persons wishing to teach q
chance to attend an examination before
the annual school meeting, as many of
the teachers wish to make application for
schools at the annual meeting (In March).
Certificates, of whatever grade, should he
valid throughout the. state. An able com
mittee should be appointed to revise and
complete the present school laws. It is a
well-known fact that they are deficient
in many ways. Superintendents, teach
ers and school boards should give their
assistance in perfecting the school laws.
J. W. Shipley, of Morrow It would
seem that there is need of more 'legisla
tion In the matter of school finances. No
district should receive its portion of taa
state or county fnnds unless it has levied
a special school tax of a certain given
per cent.
G. B. Lamb, of Tillamook The chief
hindrance to the general advancement of
the country school has been the weak,
short-sighted policy of constantly chang
ing teachers. Under, such conditions,
there can he no regularity or uniformity
of work from year to year.
J, F. Nowlln, 'of Umatilla What our
last Legislature did in regard to school
law legislation was very Incomplete and
unsatisfactory. Our school laws are yet
weak and Insufficient for the demands of
a progressive, educational system. . . .
The State Superintendent should have au
thority to demand more 'from the County
Superintendents;. they, in turn, should de
mand more from the district boards, and
the latter should be empowered to d--mand
mors of the schDoL patr ns. in the
matter of attendance, school grounds, ap-
"Lir
lIlitiKF
makes a perfect and delicious brew.
Nearly three quarters of a billion
bottles of this famous brand have
been consumed- world's record.
The product of
e
Tygxj?,
'
paratus, library, etc., and a .forfeiture of
school .funds should be the penalty for
neglect of duty,
E. E. Bragg, of Unlon-I veould be glad
to see the school year end June- 30, in
stead of the present way (first Monday in
March), then the school year would begin
at the-v beginning nt the Fall term of
school. I would also suggest that it
would be better to have the teachers' ex
aminations in March and August Instead
of April and August. It would be better
for the schools of this county If the April
apportionment came on (he third Monday
Instead of the first, as there- is usually
very little money to send out at that time.
In caBe the schoolyear "Is-not changed so
as to end June 30, I would advis that
there be no apportionment in January.
H. A. Ball, of Washington I think it
would .be a great advantage if the law
were changed so the school year should
end in July, Instead of March, as at pres
ent. The law supposes that the County
Superintendent shalj have general super
vision over the schools qt the county.
But it Is evident that there Is a limit to
the number of schools that can be effect
ually supervised by one pewan. My own
experience leads ma to believe that this
number Is not over 40;
O. B. Miles, of Wheeler Considerable
useless apparatus may be found In sev
eral of the schcolhouses.
E. V. LIttlefleld, of Yamhill The school
law passed by the last Legislature is an
improvement on the old law, and we hope
that the remainder of the law will be
purge'd and many new features added. I
would recommend that the school year
and fiscal year should begin and end at
the same time; that the manner of peti
tioning for changes In school district
boundaries should oe specified so as to
permit changes; that the third-grade cer
tificate be raised to a higher per cent av
erage; that a small amount of compensa
tion be named fpr district clerks, accord
ing to the amount of money received by
the districts; that the law specify dltectly
for what purposes school money may be
used; that district clerks, notify and file
copies of teachers contracts with the
County Superintendent as soon as con
tracts are made."
NortliTFcutern Pension.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Oregon Original Jonathan Pruett, Ver
nonla, $8. Increase Isaac HIggins, Dex
ter, $10. Original widows, etc. Emma J.
Hallet. McMinnville. $8.
Washington Original Anton Knabner,
Tacoma, 3; special act August 9, Samuel
M. Cole.- Fulda. $8. v Additional Matthew
G. Lawrence, Latah, 12; Henry Hender,
Pomeroy, $12.
Drotvned in an Irrigating DHch-
HOOD RIVER. Aug." 28. Victor, the 2-year-old
son of Mr, and Mrs. Louis Isen
berg, was drowned yesterday afternoon
at their home three miles from this
place. The child, while playing In the
yard, fell Into the Irrigating ditch. The
"bQy was washed some distance down
the stream, "and was found by Professor
"VV. F. Martin, who happened to be pass
ing. forest Grove Jfoten-
FOREST GROVE, Or.. Aug. 2S. President-
McClelland, o'f Pacific University,
and family will be given a reception at
Herrjck Hall, Friday nisht. They will
leave for Gale3burg, III., next -Monday, -
The Tillamook and Wilson Kiver road
via Forest Grove Is in excellent condi
tion for travel.
Brjnn'i Tactical Blander.
Tacoma Ledger.
When Bryan set up the pretense that
"Imperialism" was the paramount issue
he little suspected what an excellent cover
of retreat he was providing for the 16-to-l
Republicans.
Wanhinston Postmasters.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. Postmasters
have been appointed In Washington as
follows: E. D. Morrison, Daisy; Alice Sul
livan, Spangle.
Idaho Xote.
A ledge containing 92 per cent of mag
nesia has been discovered three miles
from Albion.
At Idaho Falls, it is reported that the
Short Line wilL put another train on the
St. Anthony branch.
Joseph Wilson, of Medimont, accident
ally shot and seriously wounded himself
with a revolver while on a fishing trip.
Settlers from Iowa continue to arrive
in Kootenai ' County and take up home
steads. Nearly a score have recently
come.
J. C. Elder, of Moscow, is reported to
be so well pleased with the outlook for
the sugar-beet crop that he says he will
plant 75 acres next season.
Edward Stern's residence in Boise was
burned the mornlpg of the 26th, when he
and his family were away from home.
Loss, 54500; Insurance, $3000.
At Pocatello. water is very scarce and
there ts hardly any pressure in the
mains. There would he but. little pro
tection In case of fire at this time
George P. Ward', of Salem. Fremont
County, was killed in a runaway in Rex
burg last week. He was 72 years old, and
death is thought to have been due partly
to heart failure.
The Idaho Northern grade Is completed
In the valley and only a small amount
of work on the hill remains to be done
before the grading will be finished from
Nampa; to Emmett
At Genesee, a sleepwalker named Ed
Steltz, with a blanket wrapped around
him, fell 14 feet from a barn loft and
landed between two horses without re
ceiving a scratch.
J. O. Swjft has purchased a one-half
interest In the Alpha group of claims, on
the Halley gold belt, from N, J. Brown
and Sam Friend. The consideration la
the, doing of state,d development work
that may cost ?5O00".
The Silver City Avalanche has dropped
Bryanism and come out Jn support of the
Republican ticket. The drift of Repub
lican silverists. is steadily back to their
party, and the. subordination of the money
question to "Imperialism" accelerates it.
This item comes from Wallace: "A me
teor fell last Saturday evening, striking
on the saddle back at the edge of town.
Several saw It fall, and some men and
boys went up the hill to Investigate.
They found a large hole in the ground,
and the underbrush was burning. Smoke
and gas Issued from the hole In the
ground, and fragment of the meteo
were found in the vicinity."
ittrJ x
I i Sf -,.
tne acknowledged
King of -Bottled
Beers, possesses
every element that
er-Busch Brewing Ass'n
St. Louis, u. s. A.
Farnpus the world over for its tonic quali-
ties, recommended by physicians every-
,hers ?e nrenared hv this association.
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RICH STRIKE IN BOHEMIA
ORE ASSAYING $13,000 FOl'SD BY
HARLOW & STOCKS.
Slx-Incji Strenk 40 Feet Long: in the
Drift' That Glitters
With Gold.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Aug. 2S.-yn-other
rich, strike has been made on the
Harlow & Stocks group of mines in Bo
hemia district. After the big strike was
made & month ago, Harlow & Stocks
drifted on the ledge for GO feet. -10 feet
of which has a six-Inch streak that slit
ters with gold. Fragments gathered after
a blast last Saturday were brought to this
city today and assayed. They went
$13,600 to the ton.
ailntne Stock Quotation.
Following are the transactions at the Oregor.
Ilthlng: Stock Exchange, yesterdayi
Bid. Askfd
Adams Mountain ...........$0 03 JO 05' t
Buffalo 1 -.:',,
CopperopolU S 3'3
Gold Hill & Bohemia n &,
Helepft ....,. 3U 32 t
Helena No. 2 '..... 7 7'H
Isabella IX, i4
Lost Hone 3W U't
May Queen . 2 2
Mountain View 2 3
Oreon-Colo. M. r. & D.... 5 3-,
Riverside ,..- 2 10
Urapqua .,.. s J't
Sales.
Adams Mountain ...... ......100O shares ot 3
CopperopolU , oooo at 3
Gold Hill & Eohemla low at 3s
Helena boqo at J2
ooo at ...,
cooo otja a
Helena No. 2 700i at tPs
T . 8000 nt 7
Isabella ....". T ISOoOrat V,
T , ' 3000 at 1
Jv3t Horse ,....,. 2000JU aw
May Queen , 1200ffat 2
Mountain View 4000 at 2
Umpqua 6000 at a
SPOKANE, Auir. 23. The- closlnsr bids tor
mining stocks today- -nere:
Blacktall ?o HWlPrlnceM Maud. $0 0t
Crystal , 4H Reservation ... 8
8M
.year -rrau wan. 31l Rossland Giant,
IS
s
2
Gold Ledao
jGun!vRne ...,
JU'lnnlpg
1J Concur .,,
OVit American Bov
Golden HacvesL
I. X. L
Lone Pine Surp.
Morn. "Glory ...
Morrison. .-,....
Ssj American FlaEf..
MHecio. ,.,
1 3U
SAfncisov Auy. 23.T-0(hcial closing
nuuumuua ivr jnpings.iockapaay were
Alpna con fO 031
Jlexican ..$0 24
Occidental Con .. 1)
Ophlr . .,,...... 48
Overman ...i.. 1;
Anaea ,.. 7
Belcher .j 13
Best & Belcher..
Bullion
rotosi so
Caledonia -mlSnAmr i
rvii r, .VIS .' . ." "
Segr. Belcher
Chollar i
Sierra Nevada
n.t
commence , KS.SHver Hill ....... 38
Con. Cat. & Va... 1 20Standard 4 00
Crown Point .... 12f Union Con ....... IS
Gould & Curry .. 16Uttth Con C,
Hale & Norcrosa. 17iYellow Jacket ... 21
Justice .......... 2
NEU' YORK, Auy. 28. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
CHoJlar , $0
Crown Point .....
Con.' GaL & Vi.. 1
Deadwood .......
Gould & Curry...
Hale & Norcrpss.'
Homestake ......50
Iron Silver
Mexican .........
10 Ontario $5 30
10 Ophlr ....t...,. 5
lBIPlymoutn k 10
45!CiuickslIVe 7..-..! 1 30
121 do- pref-.,... 6 30
int Sierra. -JJavada - ;-
OOlStnnrJard , 3 5"
C3i Union? CSn ...Ji... 17
2j Tel!or JScHOt . SO
UPSTON. Auff. 23, Closings quotations:
Adventure . .S 2
301 Humboldt ...... 23 00
121 Osceola- , 00 75
25(Parrott 41 f
OOjQuIncy 140 00
00 Santa F Copper 4 75
00, Tamarack ..... 211 09
00' Utah Mining .. 30 23
BOI Winona 3 00
75 Wolverines ..... 40 5a
Allauez M. Co.. 1
Amal. Copper., 87
Atlantic ..'.. .. 2.:
Boston & Mont 315
Butte & Boston 12
Cat & Hecla . 731
Centennial .... IK
Franklin 13
FT3SIO.V IX IDAHO.
Democrats Willing: to Make Room for
the Populist".
BOISE. Idaho, Aug 28. The leaders
of the three silver parties have been at
work all day xn the proposed fusion. 9o
far, no result la announced, but it la
the impression that an arrangement will
be effected. It is understood that the
three Democrats who are to be asked f?
get out of the way to make room for
Populists are willing to do so. There
seems to be some hitch about gettlnsr all
the Populists off who will have to step
aside, but most of the resignations aro
in the hands of the committee. It la sup
posed that the Populists are demandinff
one elector, but this cannot be verified.
Fire in n Lumber Ynril.
OGDBN, Utah, Aug. 28. Fire broke out
this afternoon In the yard of the Utah
& Ogden Lumber Company, and within
a short time the entire stock of lumber
was In names. After an .hour and a half's
hard work by the Are deportment,, ths
fire was brought under control. The flra
was caused by a spark from, the planinj
mill. The loss is estimated a S2TO.0OO
Drunkenness Cured
White Ribbon Remedy
Can. Be Given In Gins of "Water Tea
o;r Coffee "Without Patieit'n
Knowledge
White .Ribbon Remedy will oure or destroy
the diseased appe.t!t for Alcoholic- stunutants.
whether the patient is a confirmed Inebriate,
"a tippfer." social drinker er drunkard
Impossible for any- one to have an appetite
fr atcebollc liquors after ualns Wjiite Klbboa
Remedy.
Portland. Oregon. Woodard. Clarke & Co ,
Fourth and "ttaihlucton sw. By mall JI
Trial packajo fre ty writing MRS T C
MOORE. Pre. W. C T U,. Ventura CaL
THE MONTANA
State School of Mines
At Bte. Montana, win open Sept. 11. IOOO
Full four 7ars" eaurse of Instruction onT'reiT
two. terms of 20 weeks each per jear Tu tlan
fre to Montana sUd-nU. others pay $25 per
terra. Tor iDther lafurmatlon addteaa N. R.
Leonard, Butte. MonU