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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1900)
THE MOBSTDKi OBEffdjtIAy, F.RIDAY, SEP&E1TBER- -7n 90(L r.-ot .- WHEATBUYERS' WAR Price at Moscow, Idaho, Went Above-the Market. PORTLAND ANDTHESOUND COMPETE Fl&rht Continued Three "Weeks, and the Farmer Profited tLargrely ly It An Agreement Reached. MOSCOW. Idaho, Sept 6 The -war be-, twecn rival wheat firms, wh'lch resulted' in the price ol -wheat being advanced sev eral cents above what the. market will justify in the past three weeks, was brought to an end here today by a con ference between the principal "buyers on the Northern Pacific and the O. R. & N., and the traveling freight agents of the roads mentioned. On what terms a truce was arranged cannot be learned, but at the close of the conference it was an nounced that the fight.was ended, and the price at once dropped from 49 to 43 cents a. bushel. Those present at the conference were: S. C. Armstrong, traveling agent for the Pacific Coast Elevator Company, of Port land, Or.; C. B. Horen, traveling agent lor the Tacoma Grain Company, of Ta coma; J. V. Creighton,. traveling freight agent of the Northern Pacific; A- Mac Corquedale, traveling freight agent of the O. R. & N., and R. Burns, general agent for the O. R. & N. at Walla Walla, to gether with R. P. Kelly, L. N. B. Ander son an.d W. R. Russell, of Moscow. Kelly Is local agent for the Pacific Coast Eleva tor Company; Anderson is local agent for the Tacoma Grain Company, and Russell is an independent gralnbuyer, who has operated here for years, always on the O. "R. & N. until this Fall, when he trans ferred his business to the Northern Pa cific, which action, it is claimed, precipi tated the fight. The fight, which continued three weeks, was the means of bringing thousands of bushels of raln to Moscow which would have gone to other points under ordinary circumstances. At Sunshine, a wheat sta tion, on the Northern Pacific, 'five miles least of here, the Puget Sound Warehouse Company, of Tacoma, built a large addi tion to its warehouse this Fall, but wilt have little use for It, as most of the wheat In that locality has been hauled to Moscow and sold during the fight, when prices ranged 5 to 9 cents above the mar ket. This company bought a warehouse in Moscow, and was about to open, it when the tfight began, but, owing to the advance in price caused 'by the war be tween buyers, did not open the -warehouse, and probably will not do so this season. Aaron Kuhn, of Colfax, who has a large -warehouse here, took no part in the fight, and consequently got no wheat. He threatened to close his house here if the fight continued. C. B. Horen, general agent of the Ta coma Grain Company, says fully 17,003 bushels of wheat came to Moscow Satur day, 15,000 Monday and probably 000 Tuesday. The price reached 50 cents Sat urday, 48 Monday, and 4 cents Tuesday mornlnjg. The buyers would only buy from the wagons as the wheat was brought to town. If a farmer stored a load of wheat In the warehouse one day and brought another load the next day, he could get 48 cents for the load in his wagon, but only 41 cents (the regular market price) for the load he had stored the day before. Mr. Horen does not think the fight is over. The largest sale of wheat of the season was closed at Plaza, and the last of the wheat has just been loaded and shipped to Puget Sound. The sale was made by Mr. Coey, of Rockford, agent for Mar shall Field, the millionaire merchant of Chicago, who has large tracts of land in the southern part of Spokane County, to the Tacoma Grain Company, of Tacoma. The lot contained 48,000 bushels, and filled B3 cars. About half of the wheat was of the 1S98 crop and the remainder of he crop of 1S99. The price paid could not be learned as the deal was made through the head office at Tacoma, Dr. S. B. Nelson, state veterinary sur geon and professor of veterinary science at the Washington Agricultural College, has gone to Garfield with R. CMcCros key, a member of the Board of Regents, to examine some cattle said to be afflicted with blackleg, and to show the farmers how to vaccinate the cattle to prevent the spread of the disease. Dr. Nelson says this disease is quite prevalent In the State of Washington, and that during the pres ent year he and his assistants have vac cinated over 5000 "head of cattle. There have been but few deaths. Dr. Nelson says the process of vaccination is simple, and the work can easily be done by farm ers. He is endeavoring to teach all cattle-growers how to vaccinate their cattle, and says by this means the death rate will be reduced to the minimum. IX THE HOP DISTRICT. Conditions Satisfactory to Grovrera and Hnn est Well Advanced. GERVAIS, Or.. Sept 6 The hop situa tion as to price, quality and quantity here is -all that could be desired. The price is strong and advancing, the quan tity will average -with former years, and the quality is excellent The burr, how ever. Is smaller, but solid, and full of lupulin, and weighs more to the box. when dried. In a number of cases, where yards have been completed, a larger number of boxes have been gath ered, ranging 5 to 10 per cent over last season's crop. A sample examined showed green, but was rich in lupulin, and is pronounced by experts to be superior to any samples shown last year; yet it was picked too green. "There is a diversity of localities and soils, and a consequent number ot ripe and unripe yards, yet all -are- pick ing. Picking Is now general, and progress ing under favorable weather conditions, notwithstanding a heavy shower pre vailed in this .section last night It did not stop the workers, but rather made the- conditions more favorable for thenw Growers are paying 40c, and they came to that price without the need of a strike, which was threatened. There are not too many pickers, and growers are be ginning to see it that way. Old pickers say that they are not able to make as much as formerly, and lay It to the small burr and light crop. The effect of undercultlvatlon is shown by the small hop burr, and there are many such yards this season. RAIK DID GOOD. TTo Harm to Hops and of Assistance to Prnne Harvest. SALEM, Or., Sept fi. There was a heavy downpour of rain in this vicinity at an early hour this morning. Hopmen say that the rain will do no damage to hops, but may be of slight benefit Prune ETowers say that the rain will aid them by causing the fruit to fall more rapidly. Early In the season there was trouble on account of the prunes dropping too soon, but in the last few days there has been complaint that the prunes hang on too vigorously. In some cases a hard shake of the tree would not bring down all the fruit that was mature enough for dry ing. This rain will probably remedy the trouble. Prices for dried fruit remain about the same. Buyers are offering 5 cents for 80s to 40s, with 6 per cent commission oC, making about 4 cents net Growers' are asking more than this, and there will probably not be many sales at this price. It is reported that an advance has been, made la the jprice paid for green fruit Early In the season 3) to 40 cents per hushel was paid by owners of driers for prunes. It is rellahly reported that 45 to 50 cents Is now being offered, with a lively competition for purchases. .Ley XJn. Chinese, has mortgaged 13 acres of hops on the Frank Kaiser farm to William Brown, for $500. ' By a contract executed July 17 and filed today, A. Harold, of Brooks, con tracted to Ellas & Pritz, of Cincinnati, O., 7000 pounds of hops -at 9 cents. Hop and Melons of Josephine. GRANT'S PASS, Or., -Sept. 6. Hopplck Ing Is in full blast at all the yards, The crop is heavy and of excellent quality. John Ranzan has a crop of 40,000 pounds, and has been picking for a week with 100 pickers. Growers are wary of making contracts, on account of the rising mar ket. There Is no sign of lice, and no rain has fallen, although there have been a few cloudy days. Taken altogether, the hopmen are in a very happy state of mind. The melon-growers are rushing fruit to Portland, as they expect a heavy demand during the Carnival time. Casabas are now in prime condition. So far this sea son Christie & Reymers have shipped about 20 carloads, and F. P. Lee 15 car loads more. The crop will last another two weeks. Hop Contracts In Clackamas County. OREGON CITY, Sept B. The first 12 cent hop contracts for this season were filed in the County Recorder's office to day. J. N. Stanton, of Marquam, con tracts to deliver on board the ears before October 20. to Paul R. G. Hurst & Lack muhd Company, 4000 pounds of hops at 12 cents per pound, and is permitted to re ceive not more than $500 of the purchase money in advance. S. R. Taylor, also of Marquam, agrees to deliver to the same firm under similar conditions 10,000 pounds of hops, but is permitted to draw advance money not to exceed 51200. The con tracts are dated-September 4. Anna Ole son, of Marquam, has contracted to de liver to T. A. Livesay & Co. 2000 pounds, to be sold on per cent per 'pound com mission, she receiving an advance vt 4 cents per pound. Shipping; Frait to the East. MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept 6. The pear crop In Latah County is being harvested and shipped to Eastern markets, and is better than for many years past Bartletf pears, that command the highest prices in the Middle West are being picked in, the or chards of this county and shipped in car load lots to St Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago, where they are sold at fancy prices. Despite the high transportation charges, the cost of boxes, paper and packing, the farmers get an average of 1 cent a pound for the fruit delivered in town. The buyer does all the packing, furnishes the" boxes, and has all the ex pense of handling and shlpplng'the fruit Threshing Machine Bnraed. GERVAIS, Or., 'Sept 6. Stevens & Waltman lost their separator Monday, Aear Lawrence, by fire. The fire occurred while they were all at dinner. Two load ed wagons of wheat straw near by and 00 empty sacks were also lost The loss was $1200 to $1500; no Insurance. They at once rented another separator and continued the work. There is much stacked grain in that section awaiting the thresher. Smaller Hop Yield. HILLSBORO, Sept 6. A prominent hop grower of this vicinity states that after having visited many yards in the county he Is confident that the yield will be fully one-third under that of last year. The Sewell yard, near this city, In which picking commenced yesterday, is running more than one-third behind, the yield of last season. All hops are reported of ex cellent quality. Rain Was Beneficial. FOREST GROVE. Or., Sept. 6 A shower of rain, lasting an hour, purified the atmosphere. here this morning, and was beneficial. Iilgrht Rains at Hillsboro. HILLSBORO. Or., Sept 6. There was a slight rain here last night and again at noon today, but hopplcking and thresh ing were not interfered with. Oregon Ac-ten. Wild ducks are reported numerous on Coos Bay. A gate for starting horses has been re ceived at the Burns racetrack, and will be put in position this week. All The Dalles diphtheria patients are convalescent and It Is believed there Is no further danger from the disease. A. L. RIggs has been arrested at Macks burg, Or., on a warrant charging him with attempted criminal assault on a Walla Walla girl. The Douglas County Board of Equal ization reduced the assessment of rail road rolling-stock from $608 to $500 a mile. Few material changes were made In the rolls. Frank Shorts, of Hllgard, aged 14 years, was shot through the leg while hunting Sunday afternoon by the accidental dis charge of the gun of a boy companion named William Johnson. The Eugene Street Railway system will soon be a thing of the past W. B. Dennis, present owner of the car lines. Is negotiating for the removal of the car tracks before the winter rains set in. W. H. H. Dufur, forest supervisor of the northern division of the Cascade and Bull Run reserves, reports that up to August 31 not a dollar's worth of timber had been destroyed bv flr thin KMcrm 'In the territory under his Jurisdiction. Whether 12-year-old Arthur Kelly mur dered his father in Union or Umatilla County Is a question. It Is not thought, however, that the point of jurisdiction will be raised, and the Umatilla County officials will conduct the prosecution. The publisher of the Prison Missionary at the State Penitentiary for the past two years finds the Income of the paper is not equal to the expenses, and appeals to the charitably Inclined for assistance by wayof new subscriptions, which is the oniy source or revenue open to It Since Coleman Gillespie has been con victed of the murder of Mrs. Edison by a Curry County jury, the reward offered for his capture and conviction Is being discussed, and opinions seem to differ as to who is entitled to the reward of $450. The case wll probably go to the courts. Wood promises to be wood In La Grande this Winter, says the Journal. The mar ket Is begging already, and one man who ought to know estimates that there aro not 80 cords in all the acres of tim ber within a radius of 10 miles. Large loads are now being hauled from Sum merville. Miss Gertrude Benjamin, daughter of the late C. T. Benjamin, formerly pub lisher and editor ofrtie Roseburg Plain dealer, where the family long1 resided, was married at Sah Francisco last week to Thomas Graham brothers, a nephew of the late Senator J. G. Fair, and one of the executors of the latter's estate. The couple left for Europe on their wed ding tour. Dr. WIthycombe, vice-director of the Corvallls Agricultural College Experi ment Station, departed Wednesday for Sacramento, where he Is to act as one of the judges of the fine stock display at the California State Fair. Shortly after his return to Oregon he will leave for the East for a two months' absence-, during which he will visit the principal stations of the country. The remains of Frank Kelly, the man who was murdered by his 12-year-old son last week, have been found by James Klrkland, Deputy Sheriff of Umatilla County. The place of ths tragedy was about 45 miles southeast of Milton, near the boundary of Umatilla and Wallowa Counties. The Journey there was very tedious, and It took a day and a half to reach the spot The body had not been molested by animals, but was somewhat decomposed. ' POSTAL FUNDS -SHORT CHARGE BROUGHT AGAIN ST ACTING; POSTMASTER AT SUMPTER, His Sureties Paid Over ..the .Amount of the AUegred Shortage,, and the Officer Was Released. BAKER CITY, Or., Sept. 6. Fred "J. Halleck, acting Postmaster at Sumpter, was arrested yesterday evenlnff by United States Marshal Houser, on a warrant charging him with the embezzlement of Government funds. Halleck",was brought to this city, where he was given a heat ing before "Frank L. Moore, United States Commissioner, who held him to the United States grand jury and fixed his bonds in the sum of 11000. Marshal Houser took the prisoner to Sumpter to procure bonds, Messrs. Duckworth Bros., of Mo Ewen, becoming his security. Later they' paid over to the Government $493, the amount of the alleged defalcation, and Halleck was released. A Week of Conventions. This Is a week of conventions In Baker City. The session of the Methodist .Con ference, which has just adjourned, was a season of study in higher ethics that nice ly prepared the way for the convocation of teachers. Then the meeting of the grand lodge, A. P.- & A4 M." here today to lay the corner-stone of the new Ma sonic Temple and opera-house has brought many people to town, who will attend the teachers' association during their stay. There was a largo attendance at both the day and evening sessions. A part of the afternoon was devoted to the exam ination of the class work done In the Baker City public schools, where there are 28. teachers, under the supervision of Superintendent J. A. Churchill and Pro fessor W. H. Stokes, principal of the f high school. The faculty of this system of schools, represents all the leading edu cational institutions of Oregon. Thework done In the schools has been publicly mentioned in the convention as second to none- on the Pacific slope. These schools accommodate 1G0Q pupils. The principal part of the work on dis play Is in the High School building, which was erected at a cost of $40,000. The ex hibit comprises work in clay, pulp maps, language work, physiology, geography, and, in fact, is illustrative of all the work done in the school. This exhibit took first prize at tho Trans-Mlssissippl Exhibition, and the citizens now talce a pardonable pride in tho large gold medal and beautiful diploma which are on 'dis play In the room. The School Board haJ under construction a chemical laboratory, which will comparo favorably with simi lar equipment In colleges. Corner-stones Laid. The corner-stone of the new Masonic Temple, at the corner of Front and Church streets, was laid today by Baker City Lodge. - -Grand Master "Henry B. Thlelsen, of Salem, conducted the cere monies, which were most impressive. The lodge also laid the corner-stone of Tho Baker, the new opera-house, immediately afterwards, and an address was made by Rev. J. R. N. Bell, grand chaplain of the lodge. A large crowd was present to witness the ceremonies. WANT ROAD MABE PUBLIC. Miners Who Would Not AasLst in Bnildlng to Luclcy Boy. ' EUGENE, Sept. 6. A petition bearing the names of about 90 miners and others interested in the .Blue RIvor mines haB been presented to the County Court ask ing that the private road from the mouth of "Blue River to the Lucky Boy mine be opened to the public and declared a public highway. "The pet'tion Is the out growth of a disagreement between the Lucky Boy owners and other claim own ers who wish to use the road. This wagon road was built by the Lucky Boy people at an expense of several thou sand dollars, and in order that they might receive something In return for their in vestment they have been charging toll from those who use the rpad. The road is about six miles. In length, and Is built through rough mountain country. It was a necessity, In order to make a way to take the mill and machinery to the Lucky Boy mine At the time they were puttlrg In their machinery there were no other claimowners willing to assist in the" work, and the owners of the one mine had it to do alone. Now there are several claimowners in the same locality who want to enjoy the benefit of the road, and the Lucky Boy people want to make them pay for it In order to reach the mine, the machinery has to be hauled over this Lucky Boy road. For the use of the road the Luckv Boy people ask 51250, which Is deemed exorbitant by the Sunset people. In order that the road may be opened for the free use of all the mines interested, the pe tition has been prepared asking for the establishment of a county road. The people who built the road are op posed to the opening of the road to the public unless they are reimbursed for the expense of building the road, and claim they have the right to toll the road for the reason that other claimowners re fused to assist in its construction. UTTERED FORGED CHECKS, Offense Charged Against Yonnar 3Inn at Albany He Han Gone. ALBANY, Or., Sept 6. When the banks opened this morning it was learned that two or three merchants had been swindled by a cheek-forger. Last evenln? a young man giving the name or W. M. Smith bought 30 cents' worth of medicine at the drug store of Burkhart & Lee and received change on a $9 50 check, signed with the name of Frank Jackson, pro prietor of a hopyard near the city, apd at the store of Charles Prochnow he cashed a check for ?6 50. It is thought ha also secured money on checks at other Btores. He lias disappeared. Tho checks were forgeries. The Albany street rai'woy has been sold to J. H. Allison,' an employe of the Cor vallls & Eastern; in the Interest of that roaa. The consideration was nominal for a plant that has cost about $30 000. It will be leased and run substantially as In the pait. In the County Court, in session today, a bill of Watson & Swann, attorneys, for $527, for services In the case of the State vs. P. G. Morris, was objected to by Dis trict Attorney Hart, on the same grounds that District Attorney Chamberlain, in Multnomah County, objected to several large bills that the work should have been done by the District Attorney. The bill was allowed in the sum of $400. Hon. J. K. Weatherford and W. W. Francis, representatives to the sovereign grand lodge, I. O. O. F., to meet in Rich mond. Va., accompanied by Mrs. Weatn erford, left for thnt city today. Rich mond is Mr. Francis' native city. WASHINGTON SCHOLARSHIPS. Those Whom the" Conntles Send to the State Agricultural' Colle&et PULLMAN, Wash., Sept 6. The btate law provides that each county in the state shall provide one person in that county with free scholarship at the Wash ington Agricultural College, paying all the necessary expenses of his or her-attendance at the school. There being ho tuition the expense Is light, but is fre quently quite an aid to some deserving and ambitious young man or woman. The County Commissioners award the scholar ship In each year, and when this Is done the college faculty is notified. Up to date' the college has received notice of the fol lowing scholarships havlngbeen awarded; Adams County, Henry Rosenoff; Asotin, Amy Shellmari; Chehalis. Alexander N. Torpen; Chelan, Ira E. Church; Clark, Charles. -H. Scfauelet Columfeta, W. L. Vaughn ;- Cowlitz, GbarUM' O. "Brown; Douglas, Edward H. Totlngft Franklin, Clement Wilkind; Garfield, Ernest Nlebel; Island, Ray Clark; Jefferson, -flnley R. Cooper; Kitsap, Byrd MAsslowt Lewis, Joseph M.- Boylea; Lincoln, Charles C Grimes; Pacific. Arthur jD. Stearns; Pierce, -John a'-Thomas; Skagit William : Conner: .gpdkjscne, G.'iElmer Brown; "Stev ens, Eber Wilcoxj Whitman,. Charlde H. Boatrigfrt-, . t IMPORTANT MINING SEAL. Coatrolllaj? Interest ia Bohemia Properties field for;$6&fd00i A document fras filed at JtoaeburgMon. day which conveys a five-sixths Interest In much, valuable property la the, Bo hemia mining district to Isaac H. Berg ham and others. John W. and Christina Cook are the grantors, and 0,000 Is given as the consideration. The document Is ornamented by $& worth of revenue stamps, and 'there is no question that the sale is bona fide. The .properties are designed as the Mystery, Monument Los Angeles, Accidental, White Ghost Cali fornia, Central, Triumph, Defiance. In tervener, Butte, June,. and the east half the Ajax, mining claims, with mill site,, water rights, buildings, etc. These claims comprise thp well-known Music mine in the Bohemia district Mining Stock Quotations. Following aro the transactions at the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange yesterday: Bid. Asked. Adams Mountain $0 05 S0 05V1 Buffalo 1 vu2 Copperopolls 6 5V1 Gold Hill & Bohemia 5 6$ Goldstone Consolidated ."7 3 Helena , 32 fi2tf Helena, No. 2 " tw 7 leabella ."J7 ji! Lost Horse. . au ai, Mu,lck iT loH May Queen 26 24. ) Mountain View 3 3(1 Oregon-Colo, M. M. & D. Co. 5 5 Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co 5 BU Blverntde. 2VJ 10 uznpqua. , 3 HVi SALES. r Atoms Mountain 1,000 Bharesat B Buffalo 2,000 at 1 1.000 at 2 C6pperopolls ..' 2,000 at 5 Gold Hill & Bohemia 4.000 at 5 Helena. 8,500 at32U . --.3.500 at 32 -2.000 at 32ii Helena No. 2 , 17,000 at 7 . ' 2.000 at 7 Isabella ...... 20000 at 1 Lost Horse 0.000 at 34 2.000 at 'Z 2,668 at 3 MuBlck ,3 . , . .11,000 at 10 May Queen .., lO.OOOat 2 0,000 at 24 Mountain "View .- 14 000 at 3 Oregon-Colo. M. M. & D. Co 2,000 at B Oregon Ex. &rDev. Co 2.000 at 8 Umpqua a 2,000 at 3 SPOKANE, Spt. 0 The closing bids mining Etosks todav wore: r for Blacktall $0 11 Princess ilaud..$0 Olffe Rambler Cariboo 22-k Republic 70 Reservation IVx Rossland Giant.. 2U, SullUan lik Tom Thumb .... 18 Waterloo m Butte & Boston. 1W Crystal Deer Trail Con. Gold Ledge Golden Harvest. Lone Pine Surp. Morn Grlory ... Morrison 3Va 2' 1 0 3 Conjecture ,. 2 SAN rRANCISCO. Sept 0. Official closing quotations for mining stocks: Alta 0 02 Alpha-Cqn 4 Justice $0 03 Mexican 28 Occidental Con ... rt Andes ............ Belcher Best & Belcher... Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con ... Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. &.Va... Crown Point . . . . Go-jld & Currjv.. Hale & Norcross . lOphlr- 4T O-verman 10 20 8 2 Potosi Savage Seg Beloher ... Sierra Nevada 31 Silver Hl'l 42 1 25IStandard 3 DO Union Con Utah Con .... Yellow Jacket NEW TORK, Sept 0 Mining stocks today closed 'as follows: Chollar 0 18 Ciunn Point .... 1Q Con, Cal. &. Va... X 10 Deadwood 40 Gould & Curry.. 18 H.le & Norcross . 20 Hbmeitoke 50 00 lion Silver 51 Mexican 22 Ontario ?B 50 Ophlr ....,....... 42 Plymouth .., 10 QulekrHvpr l 50 flo pref G SO Sierra Nevada ... 28' Ptandard 3 75 Union, Con .......,. Yelldw Jacket .... 17 BOSTON, Sept. 6 Closing quotations: Adventure $ 4 Ofl'f Humboldt ,....$25 00 AHouez M. Co.. 13 50i Osceola ,. 60 CO Amal Copper... 58 fiOlParrott 42 00 Atlantic 23 50 Boston & Mont. 332 00 Quincy 144 00 Santa Fe Conner 4 75 Butto & Boston. CB 00 Tamarack 220 50 Cal. & Hecla. . 730 00 Centennial 17 00 Franklin 15 Oftj Utah Mining. -41 25 tl IJIUIlil Wolverines 3 00 42 25 Wasliingrton Indnutriei. Cows of "Saklma County are said to yield over $103,000 worth of milk and but ter' yearly. Oro -aorth 56000 has been uncovered in the Mother Lode mine In the Palnusf Hoodoo district. It fafrTy sparkles with free gold. The Six Eagles Mining Company, or the Okanogan district, has recently made a new assay of'its quartz. The values of gold, silver, lead and copper run up to about f70. er ton. The ore is setting richer as the shaft is lowered, r Elberton 'will ship a great many prunes this season. The product of abput r00 acres will find a market there. The lar gest drying and evaporating plant In the .Palouse country will be completed by the time the prunes are ready to be gathered. It will have a capacity of 70 tons of green fruit per day. The total value of the crop there wll reach $50,000. Pensions of Northweeterners. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Pensions have been granted, as follows: Oregon Increase Emerson H. Parker, Gaston, $10; Randolph C. Brant, Port land, no. , Washington Orlglml John P. Toda, Medical Lake, $12, war with Spain. Or iginal Delos D. Eabcock, Issaquah, $12. Idnho Notes. The Dally Wejser Record is no longer published. ' A large new air compressor and 50 drills are being put Into the Standard mine. There Is an Immense amount of grain yet standing In the Nes Perces district. The population of Moscow is 3$00, mak ing It the fourth city in slso In the state. The Kill Buck grrfup of mines in Coeur d'Alene district has been sold for $30,600. Owing to contagious diseases, opening of the Cuprum public school has been deferred until October 1. Fire froim a threshing engine destroyed 1200 bushels of sacked grain on the Fin ney place, near Moscow, Sunday. ' The fruit crop of Latah County is es timated to be worth $300,000. Many of "the trees are loaded to the point of breaking. Twelve hundred bushels of sacked wheat, belonging to John Thompson, of Moscow, were destroyed by fire Sunday. There was no Insurance. The 10-year-old son of C. C. Robinson, of American Falls, was probably fatally injured by being run over by a wagon loaded with lumber Monday. A man named Tracy, who has been con ducting an employment agency at Po catello, was found In his room Monday morning nearly dead from the loss of blood from self-inflicted wounds. The telephone system Is to be extended from Murray up Prltchard's Crektto the mouth of Bear Gulch, where one .branch will run to Paragon and another to Mr. Hlllard's new works on Bear Julch. The largest pump ever brought to the Seven Devils section arrived at the Peacock miner last week. The machine has a 14-Inch cylinder and 7-lnch stroke. The average amount of water It will hani die Is about 280 gallons per minute. The Democrats, Silver Republicans and five balking Populists effected fusion in Bingham County Monday. The regular Populists put out a full ticket, and re-j rosea w empower tne central committee to draw' off any of the nemlnees. The -fruit crop in Latah County thjs year exceeds all 'expectations. The In come from the prune trees will amount to thousands of dollars to the farmers. The trees are loaded until they are at the point of breaking, and the fruit Is bright, clean and of excellent quality. THElloiRWVAL&ES STEAMER BERTHA, SAID TO HAVE BROUGHT DOWN f 30,000. " EartbHake,,D:L Maeh Damage la Litays. Bey Five IndiansKiUed .The Government Trail. SEATTLE, Waah.7"Eept, jB.-rThe steamship- Bertha.? arrived from Valdes , last night. She 'brought about $30,000. in. gold dust, . Arthur -Campbell, &t the Alaska Development Company, returned, from Kyak,: where the company has found oil and- coal. t Whether the earthquake- disturbances .which .were felt oh Lynn -Canal and atx tne neaa ot tne .xuxon uver naa any Connection with similar disturbances at LltByatBay is armere conjecture, out ac cording to . Information brought. out4 by the steamer- Bertha, a vast amount of. damage was done at .the latter place. Five Indians are known to have, been killed. The news was brought from Lltuya Bay to Yakutat by Indians in canoes. Tho disturbances there occurred on Au--gust 41, one day after theearthq.uake" shocks above referred to. They ap parently proceeded from the district In which Mount St. Ellas and Mount Falr woather are situated. An August 11 two heavy shocks were felt, according to the Indians. The second shock created great havoc, as4 well as destroying five lives. The Indian informants told persons at Yakutat 'that-five of the immense gla ciers which head into Lituya Bay were dislodged by the disturbance (and were sent crashing Into the bay, partly filling; it with great mountains of Ice. The fiveIndians are reported to have been v killed on a small island situated out about k mile from the face of one of; the glaciers. They were In a cavo and were drowned by the great rush df water which swept over the Island when the Ice rivers crashed down Into the bay. Chief George! one of the best-known characters In the north, was one of the drowned Indians. v It is said that thetave cache In which tliey were caught was his personal property. No definite -news concerning the strike (on Dornlxl Creek, at the head of the Cop per River, had been brought out to "Val ues, outside of what was already known when the steamer Bertha, left. The Gov ernment trail, under the direction of Captain Abercromble, had approached within 70 miles" of the strike, or a dis tance of 170 miles from Valdes, and work was" being pushed with all speed, so ajr. to conn'oct the district by trail with VaJ des for the coming Winter Unless this shall be accomplished It will "be almost impossible to transport supplies to the scene of the gold discovery through the Winter months. COOS pOtJNTY'S ASSESSMENT. Not Much Chnnarc from Lant Year Firnt to Report. SALEM, Sept. 6 Coos County today filed the summary of it's assessment roll for liKH) and has the honr of being the first county to comply -with the law in this respect this ear. It enjoyed the same distinction last yesr. Co-js County's" valuations, together with the correspond ing figures, for lost, year, are as fo lows: 19"0 1 1E?9. Acres1 tillable lends. JP520$ 28,n5l!S iGo.SW Nontil'able lands. 5ca 7"3 1,079,413 1,068,481 Improvements on deeded or patented lands Town find city lots, II VS Improvements oir town pnd city .'ots...... improvements en land? tide (letdetV'or ratenlpd 219,"17 2209 209,413 7.9'5 218.6P4 - 295,494 ,r09 343 8rno ""E2.50) 12 8J5 Miles- of railroad ba: 40J '54.8X ..'4.253 Mllei ci telegraph andl ieypcpne-.imea, joi,,.,.,. TtplHng flock;. ,. Bteam"7oats; sailboats stationery enjtlnen'pnd ..J2.60QJ - manufacturing michln- ery .- '. Mf rc'iandi'je and stock In trad ,,... Farming Implement, wagons, carriages, etc. Money Notes pnd accounts Dot?, 8 Household , furnttnrp 1S0.1G2 127,126 2V45 1?.4"8 174,260 122,803 1 21, fO UO 0 181.S00 SO ' 75.024 r,778 1-4-.-50 12, '88 J63, 9H 41C 74,fSl 40 'Q' watcher. Jewelry. tc...l Horses nnd mules, 2,003.. I. attK 17 (v? j Fhep, 10M6 Oonts, 11R Swine, 3,021 1 Vilno of all propertv.J2, Exemptions j 1 Total value of taxable! property as finally! equiHzcI bv the Coun- tv Board of Equal'za-l tion . ?2, ISfi.O1?! 1-V7JH 521 C.T5S PU,6141$2,r0.i IRS 25?,711 246 015 1 C58,9XJT2.C59,171 The number of horses and mules In 183, wa- 2173- cattle. 11.635; sheep and goats,' 10,178; swine, 4r4. The City Council to-lay leased the third floor of the City Hail to Company F. Oregon National Guard, the company to have exclusive control of the floor except two evenings each month, when the Council meets. Professor Loran G. Kerr, A. B , of Tip pecanoe City. O.. graduate of the Ohio Wesley University, at Delaware, O., has been selected as professor of natural sci ence in Willamette- University at Salem, Or , to succeed Professor Collier, who has entered the service, of the United States Government Geological Survey. Profes por Kerr is. a Methodist, has had special training in natural science, and comes highly recommended. Rev. C. G. Doney, pastor of St. Paul's M. E. Church, Dela ware. O.. says: "He Is one of the clean est, brightest and best men ever grad uated from Ohio Wesleyan.'' LITTLE .RESPECT FOR THE DEAD. Otto Nelson' Corpse -.Exposed for Weeks In Alaskn. Skagway Alaskan. August 25. Tho dead bedy of Otto Nelson still main tains its' ghastly watch In the wilderness 20 miles from Haines. Although the dis covery of the corpse was reported by Chilkat Indians nearly three weeks ago, it is yet unburied, and the mysterious death of Nelson and his partner, Metcalf, has not been, investigated. Leaning back against a tree, surrounded by the wreck of the trappers' camp, the skeleton, stark and stiff, reposes In the sameyposltlon In which the long, frozen Winter was spent. The seene of this administrative neg lect Is five m'les from the solitary and scant grave of George Metcalf, who was burled within a few feet of the spot upon which he met his death some time early last Fall. Judge Hlplnsky, who was in the city yesterday, says the report of the discov ery has been confirmed by white people. "It was my Intention to hold an Inquest and thoroughly investigate the case," said Judge Rlplnsky, but before; the confirma tion of the Teport I learned from Judge "Brown, of the discontinuance of "my com 'mission as United States Commissioner. "THfe corpse Is within1 the" Jurisdiction of Jhdge'Sehlbrede. -ot Skagway. It is on the banks of the Tahkeen, 0 miles from Haines." ' ' Judge Sehlbrede. who was seen yester day; had heard nothing of the case since 1 the first report of the discovery of the corpse. It was then understood that Judge Rlplnsky was going to hotel an In quest and conduct the 'Investigation.' "However," said. Judge Behlbrede-V "the case must be outside of my jurisdiction, as my district only extends 15 miles from Haines. I think it comes within Judge Glr ton's district I will satisfy myself on that point, and If I so decide, I will In form him of the case." Frank Grygla, United States timber agent, who has been spending some time In the neighborhood of Haines, agrees Wjth Judge Rlplnsky as to the causa or death. ,He thinks there Is nq question but that.th two. trappers were murdered by Indians. , s - BIDS FOR THE, HOSPITAL. fewest Wr $25104, and ItvWiH Be Accepted. ASTORIA, "Sept. . Bits were opened this afternoon by Captain Downs, Con structlnlr Quartermaster TJ. S. A., for the construction and equipment of a 24-bed "hospital at Fort"SteVen3. The'request for "bids was for figures on construction, plumbing-, heating and electric wiring. The following bld3 were received and opened: Joseph Surprenaut, Astoria Construc tion, $19,574; plumbing, $12S0; heating, $3500; wiring, $S4. ' v Spore & Robinson, Woodlawn Construc tion, $19,575; plumbing, $1552; heating, $4458. ; C G. Palmbergr Astoria Construction, $19,740; plumbing, $1280; heating, $4290; wir ing, $580. Ferguson & Houston, Astoria Construc tion, $19,515; plumbing $1575; heating. $4000; wiring. $605. F. R. Anson, Salem Wiring, $7S3. Captain Downs will recommend to the department that the bid of Joseph Sur prenaut, being the lowest," be accepted. Launch Wanted nt Astoria. Collector of Customs Fox has received an inquiry from the Secretary of the Treasury as to the opportunity for him to secure here a launch suitable to be used In this district In connection with his office. The limit of price for such a launch is fixed at $5000. Collector Fox will make Inquiries for a launch to an swer the requirements and report to the department. GROUSE LIKES CIVILIZATION. Has Voluntarily .Taken. Up Her Abode With Domestic FowU. THE DALLES, Sept. 6. A freak in the habits of-a .wild bird Is evidenced at the ranch of Thomas C. Fargher, near Nan aene, about 20 miles south Of here, where a hen grouse, has taken up her residence In the chicken yard, and has apparently settled down for a peaceful and happy life. About a month ago the bird ap peared among the chickens, and, count ing upon Mr. Farghers well-known hos pitality, made herself at home, since which time she has jgradually become very tame and has, ceased to notice the presence o.f persons near or among the fowls. Although flying about at will, the grouse takes but short flights and Invari ably returns to the flock where she eats their food and, what 13 more singular in a, wild bird, sjie carefully Inspects the coop, turning her head quickly from side to side after the pretty fashion of wild hens, then quietly takes her place on the family perch. This is the first Instance recorded In this vicinity of a wild bird voluntarily casting Its lot with domestic fowls. Gnnie Warden at Independence. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Sept. 6. Upon the request of several prominent residents of this city, who have the cultivation and preservation of game birds at hean, Game Warden Qulmby ha3 appolntea Charles Macauley as his deputy here, noti fication of which appointment was re ceived this morning. The Koijthern Pacific's gang of car penters have finished the repairs on tho company's warehouses and gone away. Waihinerton "Sotea. In Walla Walla schools 1094 pupils were enrolled Monday. Eddie Allen, Spokane's well-known bi cycle racer, has uit the track and will study voice culture at Paris. Nearly a-thousand bicycle tags have been sold'-at Walla Walla and funds are now sufficient for construction of bicycle paths. An amicable understanding has been reached, wherebj- the Bellinghanx-Bay & Eastern . Rallrpad will secure right of way Jpto Falrhaven. A reorganization of the Scandinavian American bank of Whatcqm has just WO MORE DREAD OP ! 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Call on or address Peetor WjOleer "" FJxjrtt Corsex Alder, Eftarila Ox, becn-effected whereby Ithe JnsUtutlon "passesjtlhfo thefhandsof a corporation. The sewerage of Walla Walla has been much improved this Summer, and the business portion of the city Is provided with as perfect a system as can be de sired. Nine hundred and five criminal arrests were made by the police of Seattle dur ing August. The city treasury was en riched to the extent of $4935 by the crim inal element.. Fred M. Scholtz, of Tacoma, who en--listed with the First Washington regi ment In May two years ago, and who was mustered out in Manila, has been killed In the Philippines. Near Olympla many owners of property In which trespass, notices are posted are said to have set quail traps and to be catching quail In large numbers. This Is a violation of the state game law. Fifty-five draught horses were found hidden in the mountains last week by Deputy Sheriff Carter, of Colfax He was "looking for some stolen horses at the time, and believes that the horses seen were stolen and concealed until Inquiries should cease. Four dogs battled with a porcupine at Walla Walla this week. The fight was desperate and lasted about an hour. The outnumbered porcupine shot quills game ly, but death finally rendered It hors da combat. One of the dogs was so injured that it afterward died. At Zlllah. in the Yakima Valley, a , species of a large blackbird Is doing much damage to apples. It I3 not tie trow blackbird seen In the swamps, but belong to the cuckoo family, and flies from woods to- orchards for Its depre dations. Plans are drawn for an elaborate new hospital of the Sacred Heart at Spokane. The building will cost In the neighborhood of $200,000. Work will be begun next spring and will be completed in three years. It will be an lmppslng structure of six stories'. The steamship Queen, from Alaska, is in serious trouble with the Govern ment for neglecting to report a case of smallpox to the United States authori ties at Port Townsend. The patient was disembarked at Seattle. Several ethers were allowed to go ashore, who showed every evidence of having the disease. The president of the City Board of Edu cation of Spokane. Judge J. D. HInekle, has made his biennial report ot the con dition of that city's schools. He condemns the present law which gives the State Board control of the course of study In schools in thelarger cities of Washing ton. He thinks the larger cities should designate and control their own courso of studies. It Is estimated that according to the present plans the sum of $1,333,596 will bo ! necessary to run Seattle's administration the coming year. The expenses of the present year, by January, wlil amount to $S34,S0O. The city controller believes this Increase of $504,796 excessive and ha rec ommended that it be cut down. 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