THE MOKNIKG ;OREG6NIAN, TUSDT, &E?TilBl3B ll, 1000.
1
BOOM PRUNE PRICES
Growers Benefited by Action
of California Association.
TRADE NOT SATISFIED' WITH RATE
?Oay Resnlt in Turning Eastern Bar
era ToTrard Oregon, "Which. "Wonld
Xnsnre Good Returns. '
SALEii, Or"., Sept 16. From present
Indications the California Cured Fruit
Association Is doing for "the Oregon
pruriegroer tvfcat the Oregon Hopsxow
ers4 Association did last year for the
California hoperower. The California
association has" put a price on its fruit
that is higher than the trade 6eems will
ing to pay, and trhile dealers are slow In
confirming orders in California, the Ofe
fcon growers can sell readily, if they
Wish, at fair prices. Jt was said by deal
ers here w'hen the association fixed Its
prices that the figures were higher than
the marltet would Warrant, and that
sales could not be hi&de oh that basis.
The Eastern buyers seem to be of the
same opinion, and if they continue to
hold off from buying in California, the
Oregon growers will profit by it. The
California association also fixed its
prides for export shipments & cent per
roiind below the" prices f at domestic Ship
ment According to todays Associated
Press dispatches from San Jose, the Cali
fornia association's headquarters. East
ern dealers are not pleased with this dif
ference. This also may result In turn
ing buyers toward Oregon, and will help
prices if EJuiopean buyers will take fruit
at California prides. Every carload of
California fruit that is sold to European
buyers for export on the association's
conditions makes that much more room
for Oregon fruit In the East
The latest reports from California are
that the prune output in that state will
not be nearly so large as was anticipated
a month ago. In that state the drying
is done by spreading the fruit on trays
in the sun. The wreather there has been
cool, with light rains, and this has re
tarded curing. Some driers have gone out
of business because the weather wa so
disadvantageous as to make drying un
profitable. It is said that a considerable
auantlty of the fruit grown will riot be
cured. This decrease in the apparent out
put In California will also help prices In
Oregon.
Curing is progressing rapidly In this
vicinity. As all drying Is done by arti
ficial heat the work progresses In all
sorts of weather. The driers are turning
out immense quantities of bright clear
looking fruit of good taste and fair sizes,
considering the early outlook. The Ital
ians maintain their promise to average
40 to 50 to the pound and better.
Boundary Lines Settled.
Several months ago, in a suit brought
in Linn County by H. Trenwlth against
Don A. Smith, to settle a boundary line,
three men were appointed by Judge Sols
to survey the land In question and estab
lish the boundary lines. The land under
controversy Is near the town of Niagara,
where an Immense stone dam is being
placed in the Santiam Hiver. The sur
veyors were instructed to establish the
tour corners of section 29, in township
8 south, range 4 east They have made
the survey, after considerable labor, and
will report their findings to the court
within a few days.
While the establishment of these four
corners will furnish evidence for the set
tlement of the boundary lines of the
Smith and Trenwlth lands, it will also
lead to the readjustment of the bound
aries between nearly all the farms ana
many town lots In that vicinity. Men
who have watched the survey say that
the Jiew lines will run through houses
Rnd orchards, nffcklng it necessary for
tho owners to buy the land they thought
they owned or move their houses. As
nearly all the houses are small and of
plain construction, this will not be a serl
. ous difficulty, but some of the Industri
ous farmers looked on with dismay when
they saw a line being run which cut off
from them orchards that had just begun
bearing good apple crops, after several
years of hard toll in clearing the land
and setting out and cultivating the trees.
Tho man "Rho is compelled to move his
house a short distance will be in luck,
compared With the man who finds that
he has done all his clearing on another
man's land, and must not only move his
house back into the woods, but must
also Clear him another garden or orchard.
It Is related that one man whose land
was affected was employed by the sur
veyors as axman. Ho assisted to run a
line to the top of a hill, and there dis
covered that the line continued in the
same course would run through his orch
ard and houso. Ho took out his pipe,
filled It and proceeded to puff vigorously,
saying never a word.
The people -who are thus disturbed by
changes in their boundary HheS made
'their Improvements without first .having
a thorough survey made. Nine partial
surveys have been made, but these only
sufficed to indicate that the lines were
not correct as they then existed. Tho
lands upon which O'Neill Bros. & Callag
han aro building their dam arc not af
fected by the flew survey.
Capital City- Br&ritte.
Superintendent of Public Instruction J.
H. Ackerman left today for Eastern Ore
gon, where he will attend county insti
tutes as follows: Enterprise, September
13, M and 15; Ontario, September 17, 18
and 19; Prairie City, September 20, 21
and 22; Burns, September 24, 25 and 25.
Adjutant-General C. TJ. Gantenbeln was
in his office at the Capitol today attend
ing to routine business. He reports that
a new company is to be organised in the
near future at Union. This company will
probably be known as Company C, First
Bepatate Battalion.
effDUBTON STREKT PAIR.
BfidTray Shovrs Will Be a Feature
Progress Along: All Lines.
PENBDCLETON, Or., Sept 10. The Pen
dleton Street Fair -and Harvest Carnival
Association has closed a contract with
the Oriental Midway Company, now
showing in Portland, -to bring to this city
their entire aggregation. Soon as the
Portland Street Fair ends, the parapher
nalia will be paclced and shipped to P6n
dleton by special train, and the Various
shows connected with it will exhibit here
during the entire five days. "Work is
rushing all along the line, and every de
partment shows great activity,, -as the
preparations go forward for Pendleton's
big event ,
Tho people of the town are supporting
the enterprise enthusiastically. Favorable
rates are to be given on all the railroads.
A business men's excursion will be run
from Portland on Friday, September 21,
jor Saturday, September 22, probably
the latter date. Prominent wholesalers of
Portland are Interested In the matter,
and cro exhibiting a disposition to come.
PLOTTED TO STEAL AND MURDER.
Russians on Board Ship for Siberia
Landed at Nome.
SEATTLE, Sept 10. The steamer Sa
moa left Nome for the Siberian Coast
early in August with men and material
for the operation of a concession in Rus
sian territory secured by "London capi
talists. The expedition was in charge of
George D. Hoberts, and he had associated
with him a Russian civil engineer named
Iadounedvitch. The forca included 50
Russians, who had beettengaged. as la
borers, and sir Americans. Shortly after
the vessel put to sea the 30 laborers be
gan to act in a manner that aroused
the suspicion of the Americans, ahd the
uneasiness was augmented by the al
leged discovery that the Russians, frith
the exception of the civil engineer, were
all Cossack soldiers. Roberts put a watch
upon them, and on learning of what he be
lieved to be a plot to seize the vessel
and -murder the Americans, he decided
upon, a plan of action. One night when
the Russians were asleep the boat -rfas
turned about and headed for Nome.
Upon the arrival of the vessel, Roberts
Informed the local military forces of the
affair, and a squad of soldiers was at
once sent out to the boat and placed In
charge of the Russians. The affair will Ue
thoroughly sifted. .
LANE COIttfT!- HOP HARVEST.
Picking- Comtaencea in Earnest
Buyers Want New Crop.
EUGENE, ,Or., Sept 10. The Tfrork of
harvesting the hop crop opened this morn
ing in earnest TVhlle In Lane County In
some yards picking has been in progress
since the middle of last week, the harvest
is now on in earnest, and every yard in
the county put a force of pickers to work
this morning. No time will be wasted
from now on till the last hops-are In the
bale. The dryers will be kept running,
and in most cases the drying will be fast
enough to keep the pickers busy, but in
some yards there may be times when
the pickers will have to lay 6ff a few
hours to wait for drying. Buyers are
still anxious to got hold of the new crop
at Very good figures. Fifteen cents per
pouhd has been offered and refused for
at least three lots. As an Indication of
the strength of the market a large lot of
hops held over from the crop of last
year was sold Saturday, bringing 8&
cents per pound. This is something very
unusual for old hops to bring such a
price Just at the beginning of the harvest
of the hew crop, and is taken as an In
dication that the" supply Is limited. These
same hops, two months ago, would not
have sold for more than 4 cents.
IN THE PUYALLUP DISTRICT.
HopplcklnBT Is On la Full Force Crop
Will Bo Firsi-Claas.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept 10. Hoppldklrtg
has begun in earnest In the yards In tho
Puyallup district, and the crop gives
everjj indication of being one of the finest
ever gathered so far as quantity and
quality are concerned. The long con
tinued spell of dry warm -weather has
proved Very behpflclal tb the crop, and
It is expected a greater per cent of first
class hops Will be gathered than eVer
Before.
Better Price for Italian Prunes.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 16. A con
siderable advance In price for Italian
prunes was quoted today by buyers. JHere
tofore the ruling price for 40s to50s, the
standard size, has been 4 cents. Today
as high as 4 Cents was offered. It Is
understood the bulk of the crop In this
county has already been contracted for
at the former price, and, as a result,
there is considerable disappointment
among prunegrowers.
BAKER CITY PDBLIC SCHOOLS.
Attendance First Bay "Was Increase
of ICO Pupils Over Last" Year.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sept 10. The pub
lic schools opened today with an enroll
ment of 9S7 an Increase of 150 over th6
first day Of last year, with 40 per cent
of the pupils to hear from. Schoolhouses
were all overcrowded, even with the
addition of the new school building, and
other buildings tere utilized to accom
modate the pupils. The School Board
held a meeting this evening and appoint
ed two additional teachers, which makes
26 teachers in all.
ASHLAND NORMAL SCHOOL.
Opening: Attendance Largest in Hil
tory of the Institution.
ASHLAND, Oft., Stpt 10. The Southern
Oregon Normal School reopened today for
the school year under the most favorable
auspices, and the largest opening at
tendance in the history of the institution.
The school Is under the direction of Pres
ident W. M. Clayton, and an able corps
of seven assistants.
The Vancouver School.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept 10 The
public schools of this city opened for a
nine months' term today. The book
stores did a rushing business as a result
of the change in- text-books made by the
State Board of Education.
PHEASANT HUNTER, ARRESTED.
Captured After Hard Chase by Officer
Paid Fine Promptly
ALBANY, Or., Sept 1Q Hermann
Scheol and two other men went pheasant
hunting yesterday upon the farm of
Deputy Sheriff Mutikers, a few miles
from this city. Mr. Munkers succeeded In
capturing Scheol, after a hard chase, and
he came to Albany this morning and paid
a fine without contest, as the pheasantB
were found upon him. The other men
escaped, but will be arrested. Every ef
fort is being made through this county
to enforce the. law.
The breaking of an axle on the center
driver of an overland train, near this
city, yesterday, transpires to have been
of a very odd nature. The train was
approaching the city at the rate of nearly
50 miles an hour when the axle broke and
the engineer put on the brakes. It was
found that the break was inside of the
box, which held the asle in place, or
there would havo been a serious accident
The engineer succeeded In getting the
train to the city when another engine was
secured.
William Peacock, of this city, returned
last night from Scotland, Where he vis
ited his old home at the Thrums and
other places for several weeks. " y .
ROASTED TO DEATH.
James McLane Blscovered in Front
of Furnace, Literally Cooked.
OORVALLIS, Or., Sept lD.-James Mc
Lane, aged 63, was roasted at a prUne
drier on the farm of Samuel McLane,
near Philomath, yesterday. He was
alone at the drltr, which he was attend
ing. Smoke from the drier brought hi."
brother to the scene, when tho victim
was found lying at the mouth of the
furnace, in which there was a very hot
fire. He was lying on his back, and was
dead. The flesh oh his neck, shoulders,
right breast and right side, as far as the
spine, and as low as the hip, was liter
ally cooked. A Coroner's jury returned
a verdict Cf accidental death, with indi
cations that-the cause might liave been
an epileptic fit
Oregon Industries. '
A $1500 prune dryer is being erected at
Alsea.
Hough & Elerath, of La Grande, have
Just finished packing a carload of Bart
lett peart, for the Montana market
George Iremonger, one of the leading
stockmen of Wheeler County, has sola
his sheep to John Ml Brown, of Lone
Rock, who pays him 53 per head for 1500
ewes, and $2 per head for 1400 lambs.
Mr. Iremonger also expects to sell his
fine sheep ranch at Waterman in the
near future.
The North Bend sawmill, on Coos Bay,
has been shut down, pending the putting
in of four new boilers, a Stmonduon
steam log turner, a re-saw and other im
proved modern machinery, which will In
crease the output of the mill a number
of thousand feet of lumber per day. AS
soon as the mill Is ready t6 saw lum
ber a sister steamer to the Mandalay
will be built
C. F. McCollum and E. G. Flanagan
have leased the Marshfield fruit evap
orator for a term of years. They have
also secured the,, match factory in that
city, and will operate the same In. con
junction with the evaporator. New ma
chinery is expected shortly for the match
factory, when the same will be started
up. Whether the fruit evaporator will
be operated or not this year all depends
upon the satisfactory condition of the
dried fruit market However, everything
Is In readiness to commence dperations
when the season will open, October L
NOME" STEAMER FINED
CARRIED SIXTY -SIX PASSENGERS
3IORE THAN ALLOWED.
U. S. Judge Made Order Statins: That
It Was for Best Case Will
Go to Washington.
PORT TOWNSEND, Sept 10. The
steamer Ellhu Thompson arrived from
Nome last night with 196 passengers,
"Svhlch was 66 more, more than her cer
tificate of inspection allowed her to carry.
She was fined nearly $3000. Captain B.
B. Whitney, before sailing from Nome,
petitioned United States Judge Arthur
H. Noyes, setting forth that the Thomp
son had accommodations for 200 pas
sengers, and as there were several thou
sand men at Nome who had barely enough
money at that time to pay their pas-
Champion Shorthorn cow, "Sally Girl," that W. O. Mlnor of Heppner, Or., Tald $lft0 for,
to complete his fine Show herd of 16 head that he Is preparing: to exhibit at the Oregon Stale
Fair next week. Sally Girl has won first honors "In all the hit flhow rings back East, and
will be introduced to the breeding- public of Oregon at the State Fair next week. She is a
noble animal, and well worth the price of admission alone.
sago, but if delayed their means would
dlmish, and as they had no means of
earning a living, the longer they remained
the less chance they would have to reach
Puget Sound. The petition also set foilh
that the Government Steamboat Inspect
ors at St Michael and Nome were ab
sent, being many miles Up the Yukon.
The court Was 'asked to make an order
permitting the .Thompson to sail from
Nome Tvith 200 passengers. Judge Noyes
Issued the following order: "It appear
ing to the court that owing to the desti
tute condition of 'many persons at Home
and vicinity it is essential and neces
sary that as many of such persons as
possible depart from Nome at once and
before cold weather sets in; and It ap
pearing that said vessel is equipped to
carry 200 passengers, and that that num
ber of jyrsons are desirous ot availing
themselves of the opportunity to depart,
and as there are no Government in
spectors available to Inspect the vessel,
so far as It lies in the power of the
court, the vessel is granted permission tb
carry 200 passengers to Puget Sound."
The petition and order were filed at th
custom-house, but 'the officials enforced
section '44G5, regulating sdeh matters, and
formally imposed a fine. Tho matter will
be submitted to the department at Wash
ington before the collection of the fine is
enforced.
The steamer San Pedro arrived from
Nome this evening with 276 passengers.
The San Pedro sailed August 30, and pas
sengers confirm the reports Of the rich
ness Of the Blue Stone discovery. A
man by the name of Parker came dow'h
on the vessel. He was among the first
on the ground, and sold his claim for
$ld,O0O, and is on his way East Return
ing passengers report that already Win
ter Is setting In, the nights being re
markably cold. The ruffian element, aided
by the darkness of night, have become
unusually bold, and men are knocked
down t and robbed nightly, and several
cases are reported where victims had
just enough money to pay the'r fare on
the boats, and while on their way to the
vessels were sandbagged and left desti
tute. ORGANIZE FOR CAMPAIGN.
Washington Fusion Forces Elect Of
ficers and Select Headquarters.
VANCOUVER, Wash., S6pt 10 The
Fusion County Central Committee held a
meeting here Saturday evening and ef
fected an organization for the coming
campaign by the election of the follow
ing officials to assist County Chairman
C. P. BUsh, who was chosen by the Fu
sion convention: Secretary, E. M. Green;
treasurer, P. Hough; executive commit
tee, B. F. Shaw, A. High, P. Hough,
C. P. BUsh and E. M. Green. Plans far
the campaign Were discussed and .rooms
to be used as headquarters were selected
in the Weinhart building.
County School Superintendent Milton
EvanB has completed the programme df
Instruction and other arrangements for
the annual teachers institute for Clark
County, to be held In this city Septem
ber 24 to 28. Among the prominent edu
cators of the state vho have been se
cured by the CoUnty Superintendent to
assist in the work of the institute are
Professor A. B. Coffey and President EJ.
P. Graves, of the Washington State Uni
versity; Professor J, H. Morgan, princi
pal of the Ellensburg State Normal
School, and President E. A. Bryan, of
tho State Agricultural College. Among
th6 local Instructors are C. W. Shumway,
superintendent of the Vancouver schools;
P. Hough, principal of the Vancouver
High School, and A. Burnham, principal
of the Columbian school.
FINE QUARTZ SPECIMENS.
Samples Front Mine Near Hornbrook
Will Be Exhibited in Portland.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept 10.-J. W. Down
ing, of the Ash Creek quartz mine, near!
Hornbrook, has on exhibition In Ashland
four fine specimens of spar quartz. They
look more, like the handiwork of man
than of Nature, and the flligreed work, ajv
it clings, to the sparry gangue rock, has.
the appearance of ancient Etruscan
work. These four specimens will be
placed on exhibition in Portland for a
few days In order that the people there
may view some of the samples of the
mineral resources of this section. The
specimens contain gold to the value of
$30, $36, $250 and $700, respectively, and
come from a ledge from -which Mr.
Downing has already .taken $12,000.
BLOCKADE IN FREIGHT YARDS.
Lack: of Warehouses at Tacoma to
Handle Grain. Shipments.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept 10. There has
been an extensive blockade in'lhe freight
yards during the past week, In some'
cases as many as four trains having been
held at South Tacoma and Prescott, be
cause of the 4ack of switching facilities
In the yardsr As the Tacoma yards have
over 56 miles of tracks, the Immense
quantities of freight the road is handling
Is easily apparent The principal cause'
of the blockade is that so much wheat has
been sent to the city and the new ware
houses not being completed, the-company
Is compelled to store It In cars In the
yards. Fully 600 cars of wheat are now
in the yards. It is expected the com-
pletlbnr of ,phe of the warehouses by to-"
night will relieve the yards of the block
ade. ""
It is reported that DodWell & Company
paid $70,000 for the steamers Bay City and
Sehomp. It Is thought the boats were
bought to put the Sehome-ln the Vic
toria run to fight tho opposition on that
route. v
Frank Van Eaton, an 8-year-old boy,
was allowed tq play with an "unloaded"
shotgun In a crowded store at'Etonville.
The gun went off and nearly came killing
several people, the charge of shot strip
ping the clothes .of his little 2-year-old
sister, badly powder-burning his, aunt,
Mrs. llJmerson.jnid scattering a quantity
of blrdshot into several of the bystanders.
This is the'feecond "unloaded" gun accl
'deht In a wgek In the-vicinity of Eton--ville.
FROM NEBRASKA "TO OREGON.
Five Families Arrive at Forest Grove
to Locate Tired ot Cyclones.
'FOREST GROVE, Or;, Sept. 16. Philip
French, of Beaver City, Neb., reached
here this morning, bringing with him
five families, who are tired of tho place
where storms and cyclones are of fre
quent occurrence. They will buy prop
erty and locate in this vicinity.
' The west half of the Improvement of
Main street is finished. Instead of cost
ing $600 as estimated, it cost $388.
The City Council at Its meeting Satur
day night elected Pat Cronen assistant
engineer at the power-house for six
months.
IN INTEREST OF IDAHO FUSION.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, Called
to Assist the Movement.
BOISE, Idaho, Sopf 10 United States
Senator W. V. Allen, of Nebraska, ar
rived this afternoon. It transpires he
was sent for by Chairman Andrews, of the
Populist State Central Committee, for the
purpose of effecting a fusion In this
state. No effort 'was made to hold a
meeting hero tonight as had been an-
muiiKEu. in an nour aiier nis arrival, tne
Democrats, boarded a train and started
for Mountain Home, where C. A. Towne
ls'to hold a meeting tonight The suppo
sition is that all the silver leaders will
get together there, and make a last effort
to bring about a fusion.
New United States Transport.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 10. The large
steamer Inverness, 3S13 tons, Was for
mally turned over to, the tJnited States
officials here today for use for transport
service in the. Philippines. The vessel
is large ahd oommodlous, and will at once
be placed In commlsson. Two other ships
have been secured by the Government
from the British-American 'line for a like
service. They will all be used for carry
ing Army and ether supplies.
Oreeron Notes.
Plies are being driven for a numbet
of fishtraps lh the Sluslaw River.
Upwards of $3000 Is being spent for the
Improvement of the streets in Marsh
field. The A O. U. W. lodge, of Granite, will
soon begin the erection of a large hall for
their own use.
Sumpter Is at present without a Mayor,
Mayor Gleason and wife having gone for
a two-months visit .to Malne.
A band of about 50 Indians from Warm
Springs reservation are taking in the
John Day Valley, selling different ar
ticles of their own make.
W. E. BUrrell, of Portland, and J. H.
Lacy, of Colfax, Wash., were in La
Grande, Sunday, to Inspect the sugar-beet
factory and visit some of the beeb farms.
It Is thought their intentibnS are to es
tablish a factory at Colfax.
Fred Carrlck, of Klamath Falls, has
on exhibition a two-headed snake which
he found along Link River last week.
The heads leave the body together and
are about two Inches long, each one hav
ing a full set of fangs In good running
order.
Miss Lillian White, of Portland, while
on the way from Hood River to Lost
Lake, last week, shot a cougar through
the heart with a S0-3O caliber rifle. A shep
herd dog had treed the "varmint" on the
trail. The animal measured six and a
half feet in length.
-There is quite a lot of .vheat coming
into Arlington, warehouses from Wash
ington and it Is all reported as No. 1, In
quality. There would be mere wheat
poma from the Washington side If the
road was Improved on the other side of
"the river, says the Record.
A meeting of the stockmen of Crook
County will be held -at PrlneVille, Sep
tember 15, for the purpose of making ar
rangements with the Prinevllle Jockey
Club, for a display of sheep and cattle at
the club's meeting, October 25 to 29. Suit
able premiums will be offered.
The Republican State Central Commlt-
tee of California has Invited Judge H. L.
Benson, of Klamath Falls, to visit San
Francisco and elsewhere In the state and
deliver a rew speeches In behalf of pros
perity, progress and good money. He
will comply nlth tho request.
The Bonanza Postofilce Jvas robbed of
a"few dollars last week by John Keese.
a 17fyear-old boy. Later, he entered a
residence, and after stealing $45, set fire
to the house, which, with the contents,
was a total loss. He has confessed ,to
the crimes, but will only be prosecuted
for tho 'Postbfflce robbery. The money
taken from the residence has been re
turned. Jack Wilson and Henry Marquis met
with a serious accident last week while
desendlng a steep grade 6n the Cornu
copia Canyon, with wagon and team.
They had reached a point about one
half mile below Cornucopia -when Mar
quis, who is a lad of scarcely 14 years,
and who was driving at the time, lost
his brake and the team, being Unable to
hold the wagon, which was heavily load
ed, Were forced into a run. The wagon
struck a stump with such force as to
stop the running gear. Both man and
boy were thrown from their Seat and
dragged some little distance. After a
few exciting moments, during which
both were kicked several times, Marquis
managed to crawl away and secure as
sistance. Mt. Wilson was found to have
a dlslbcated s'haulder and the young
man a badly fractured arm, while both
suffered quite serious internal Injuries.
WILL TAKE PALL SALMON
CANNERIES AT ASTORIA READY TO
B-ECEIVEPRESENT RUN.
All Bat Two Canneries That Operat
ed During: SHmmer In Field
Price Per Poaad is 3 Cents.
ASTORIA, Sept. 10.The Fall fishing
season opened today, and all the can
neries on the lower river that were in
operation during the Summer are ready
to start up, except Tallants' ahd Mc
Gowah's. The price for sllversldes and
steelhoads at present Is 3 cents per
pound, but this may change at any time.
The price of dog fish is announced as 5
cents each. Reports so far received are
to the, effect that there are very few
fish ih the river.
Fort Stevens Contract Let.
On last Wednesday Constructing Quar
termaster arid Captain DowriB opened
bids for the construction of nine briclrj
and cement cisterns at Fort Btevens.
Four bid3 were received, but the lowest
far exceeded the Government's estimate
of the work, which was $3600. Captain
Downs this morning received word from
Washington to let tho contract to A. M.
Blatter and M. R. Sparks, of Vancouver,
Wash., at $4624, which was their bid,
and tho lowest presented.
Oregon Lumber for Australia.
The American barkentlne Encore
cleared at the Custom House this morm
ing with 165,514 feet of lumber from
Knappton for Melbourne, Australia. It is
the present intention for her to leave
out tomorrow" morning.
ACTIVITY AT BOHEMIA.
.Much Development Worlc Laid Out
lor the Winter.
P. J. Jennings, who is largely Inter
ested in the Bohemian mines, - returned
from there yesterday, after spending sev
eral days taking observations of tho
progress of the district He Teports a
great deal of activity in all directions'
as there are over BOO claims being rep
resented by their owners in development
workr while several valuable Jedges are
furnishing ore to the various stamp
mills. The roads are now in good con
dition between Cottage Grove and the
mines, and considerable freighting is
being done in preparation for the ensuing
Winter; as many properties will be op
erated regardless of tho deep snows
which heretofore have caused a suspen
sion of work for a portion 6f each year.
A recent strike in the Harlowe mine, at
a depth of 80 feet, is attracting consid
erable attention, he says. A rich body of
ore, 6 feet wide lying between well-defined
walls, Is now being followed by the
tunnel men. The pay a freak in the ledge
averages about 3V feet. The Harlowe has
a 5-stamp mill, which enables the com
pany to work up considerable of ths
rock, the concentrates being shipped to a
amelter on Puget Sound.
A large force is being employed Oft the
Helena mine, and timber enough to last
all Winter Is being Concentrated at a con
venient point, While 6ver lOOO cords of
wood are being piled near the stamp
mill. A 5-stamp mill rock-crusher and
two Wllfree concentrators are now belnar
( haulod from Cottage Grove to add to the
plant of the Helena.
Helena No 2. is showing up well, a 4
foot ledge In the lower level assaying $21
a ton. This, ho thinks, is one of the
most promising properties in the district
The Noonday is working 20 stamps on
rich 6re. The 10-stamp mill of the Musick
is now being overhauled and put In shape
fnr innf, - ,hii i.i..,i,. ,-
Chamnion
is running a 10-stamp mill; the Star 5,
end the Ton Johnson 5. All these stamp
mills give employment to quite a num
ber of hands, and the aggregate pay
roll of the district Is very large. Mr.
Jennings says the Bohemian district
owes a good deal of Its activity td tne
Oregon Mining Stock Exchange, of this
city, which has attracted capital to the
district and shown up its hitherto un
developed mineral resources.
MORMON BOY MINE BONDED.
Option on Property for One Year
Secured by Portland Capitalists.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sept. 10,-The Mor
mon Boy property, in the Cable Cove dis
trict, owned by Mayor Sage, Representa
tive Grace and Messrs. Shurtllffe, Smith
and Young, of this city, was bonded to
day to Portland capitalists for $20,000.
The purchasers have agreed to keep two
shifts of men continually at work on
the property for one year. The prop
erty will revert to the owners should the
contract be violated. The Mormon Boy
is considered One of the most promising
properties In the Cable Cove district
Mining Stock Quotations.
Following: ore the transactions at the Oregron
Mining Stock Exchange yesterday:
., , . .Bid. ASked
Adams Mountain SO 03 $0 06ti
Buffalo x 2
Copperopolls o 514
Gold Hill & Bohemia.. k 6 5S
Helena 32M S2U
Helena No. 2 7Vt 7&
Isabella .. l$5 u
Lost Horse 1 3U s
Musick 10$ 10
May Queen 2 2
Mountain VIow 3 S&
Oregon-Colo. M". M. & D. Co. 5 CU
Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co 0035 4
RlVeritlde , 2 10
Umpqua 3 3
SALES.
Adam3 Mountain 3,000 shares at 6
Gold Hill & Bohemia.. ...... j 2.000 at 3
Holena 4.7BOat32?4
. 1.000 at 32h
Helena No. 2 ..t 7,600at 7
. 800 at 74s
Isabella lO.OOOat 1
Lost Horse ,.. 5,000 at 3
. 000 at s4
Musick 8.000 at 10
Mountain View 4,000 at 3
1.000 at 2i
May Queen e.000at 2
Umpo.ua , l.OOOat 3
Oregon-ColO. M. M. & D. Co 1,000 at 5
SPOKANE. Sept. 10. The closing bids for
mining stocks today were:
Blacktall $0 HIPrlncesS Maud..$0 01U
Butte & Boston. lJRambler Cariboo 23
i'J""" ........ O.MiWCBCl VUllUll .... ff.
Deer Trail Con .
3 Rossiahfl Giant .. 2
0 pulllvan . 13
Evening Star ...
Golden Harvest.
Iron Mask
Lone. Pine Burp.
Mount. Lion . ...
Morn. Glorj ....
Morrison
Noble Five
iTom Thumb 17$
40
Waterloo
5i
3W
'Conjecture
Mammoth .
Amer. Boy
lioaie
OHiMUler Creek
NEW YORK. Sept. 10. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar $0 lOlOphlr ., $0 48
Crown Point .... lOJPiymouth 10
Con Cal. & Va... 1 15Quicksllver l 50
E-eadwood 40 do pret 6 DO
Homes take CO 00
Standard ......... 3 75
Iron Silver 53
MPTtivin 25
Union Con 16
YellOW Jacket .... 20
Ontario 5 C0
BOSTON, Sept 10 Closing Quotations:
Adventure ...;.$ 4 25Humboldt , $ 25 00
AIIoubz M. CO.. 1 37 Parrott 42 00
Atlantic 23 50Qulncy ..... 145 00
Bost. & Mont.. 320 OOiSanta Fe Copper 4 75
Butte & Boston. 02 00, Tamarack 221 00'
Cal & Hecla.. 740 001 Utah Mining .... 30 06
Centennial 10 50 Winona SO 00
Franklin ....... 14 50 Wolverines ..... 4225
Osceola 68 00
Bid.
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' REUNION.
Large Southern Oregon Delegations
in Camp at Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 16. The ninth an
nual reunion of the soldiers and sailors
of Southern Oregon began In this city
today, ahd will continue Until the 15th
Inst. Large delegations are present from
the various towns of the Rogue River
Valley, and everything promises the most
successful reunion ever held in this sec
tion. The Chautauqua Grove, in which the
participants are camped, leeks .like a
tented Held. The usual course of enter
tainment, consisting of speeches, music
and camp fires, will take place In the
grove Unusually large delegations from
the Woman's Relief Corps are also present.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. Caroline Barbara Hoffman,
Preralaent Pioneer.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept 10. Mrs. Caroline
Barbara Hoffman, one of the jnOst widely
known of the pioneer women of South
ern Oregon, who a few days since sus
tained severe Injuries from a fall, died
at her home in Jacksonville last even
ing, She was a native of Maryland, and
came io the Rogue River Valley in 1832.
Six daughters of the deceased survive her
-Mra. C. C. Beekman, Mrs. David Linn
and Mrs. J. C. Whip, of Jacksonville:
Mrs. M. H. Vlning, of Ashland r Mrs.
George B. Davis, of Eugene, and Miss
Kate Hoffman, of this city.
Isaac Agee, Yamhill County Pioneer.
M'MlNNVinLE, Or., Sept. 10. Isaac
Agee, a. pioneer of Yamhill County, died
at hl3 home In Gopher Valley, eight miles
west of this city, last Friday evening.
He was aged 89 years and came to Or
egon from Missouri with the big emi
gration of 1832, settling upon the farm
where he died. Deceased was the father
of 10 sons and four daughters', and was
a highly-respected citizen.
Henry Watson, Pioneer of 1S47.
ALBANY, Or., Sept. 10. Henry Watson
died at his homo near this city this after
noon, aged 70 years- He was a pioneer
of 1847, and an Indian War veteran. He
left three daughters and two sons, resi
dents of this county.
Mrs. Mary Ann Whitney, Pioneer.
SALEM, Sept. 10. Mrs. Mary Ann
Whitney, an Oregon pioneer of 1S47, died
at her home in Wbodburn today at tho
age of 82 years. Old age was tho Cause
Cf her death. '
Mrs. Jane Gilliam, of Salem.
SALEM. Or., Sept. Io. Mrs. Jane Gil
liam, wife of A. T,r Gilliam, of North
Salem, died last night, aged 35 years.
COMMITTED TO THE ASYLUM.
George TV. Lalcln ot Mllwaukie, a
Sufferer From Insanity.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept 10. George
W. Lakln, of Mllwaukie, was committed
to the State Insane Asylum tbday by tho
Couhty Judge. He is 50 years old and
unmarried. The examination developed
the fact that his malady was caused by
the excessive use of alcoholic liquors.
Lakln is a civil engineer, and is said to
have been Committed at one time from
Multnomah Couhty.
Alma M. Hackett -today file a suit for
a divorce from Erwln C. Hackett, a well
known school teacher and prominent In
local politics. The ground alleged In the
complaint is cruelty. The plaintiff asks
for $500 temporary alimony, and an al
lowance of $35 per month for the main
tenance of herself and 10-year-old son;
also for the Custody of the child, and a
one-third Interest In certain property.
Professor P. G. Young, Of the University
of Oregon, was here this afternoon look
ing up monuments of historic interest. He
has been looking up interesting features
on the old Oregon trail for several weeks
past He left tonight on the train for his
home at Eugene.
TROOPS FOR THE PRESIDIO.
Two Companies at Fort "Wright,
Wash., Will Depart Sept. 10.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept 10. Orders
have been received from Washington for
Companies B and M, Twenty-fourth In
fantry, now stationed at Fort Wright,
Wash., to hold themselves in readiness
to -start for the Presidio on the 16th of
this mCnth. They will bo relieved on tho
13th. by half of Troop E, 3bcth Cavalry,
under the command of First Lieutenant
August C. Nlssen, from Fort Walla Wal
la, Wash.
Supreme Court Orders.
SALEM, Or., Sept 10. In the Supreme
Court today the following minor orders
were made:
Jessie L. Stamper, respondent, vs. War
ren W. Raymond, et al., appellants; or
dered on stipulation waiving the right to
petition for rehearing, that mandate 13
sue forthwith to the court below.
Wadhams & Co., respondent, vs. Inman.
Poulsen St Co., appellant; ordered that
the hearing In this cause be postponed
until November, 1900.
Emma S. Kester, appellant, vs. James
Kester, et al., respondents; argued and
submitted by attorneys for respondents,
no one appearing for appellants.
Collision on Coeur d'Alene Uranch.
BUTTE, Mont, Sept 10. A special to
the Miner from Missoula, says:
It is reported here that a head-end col
lision between a freight and a passenger
train occurred oh the Coeur d'Aleno
branch tonight near Summit The Rail
road officials' refuse to talk, and it can
not be verified. It is said that one man
was injured.
Logger Accidentally Killed.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 10. Emll Erickson
was accidentally killed this afternoon at
Ryan's logging camp, seven miles from
Astoria, on the Littla Wallushl River.
Washington Notes."
Poles for the long-distance telephone
lines are now pretty wrell distributed be
tween Easton and Yakima.
Subscriptions to the stock of tne Sno
homish County fair are coming In, and
It is thought that the $10,000 fund will
soon be guaranteed.
The Lake Whatcom Logging Company
is turning out 100,000 feet of logs per
day from Its two camps. Operations will
be shut down after November 15 for two
months.
The workmen employed at Tumwater
on the construction of the light and
power flume struck coal again Saturday,
this time of an order much superior to
that struck recently.
J. O'B. Scobey's- fruit plant Is turning
out 1000 Jars of Jelly a day. So far this
season 30,000 Jars of Jams, preserves and
Jellies have been put up. The capacity
of the plant will be doubled next year.
Last week In the Port Ancele3 City
Council a vigorous protest was made
against ships being permitted to dump
ballast into the bay. Steps will prob
ably be taken to have the matter rem
edied. Messrs. F. W. Thomas and John Prof
fit, proprietors of tobacco and fruu
stands at Centralla, were arrested Sat
urday, charged with keeping open houses
on Sunday. Both gave bonds, and were
bound over to the Superior Court.
Colonel E. F. Babcock, of Waltsburg,
the horticulturist who took second prize
Ott 1899 apples at the opening of the Pans
exposition, has just arranged G3 varieties
of this year's crop in boxes and shipped
them to Paris to be exhibited by the gov
ernment pomologlst between the 10th and
15th of October.
The Fusion judicial convention for Kit
sap and Snohomish Counties met at
Everett Saturday. There were 68 votes
in the convention, about 40 of which were
for Judge Frank T. Reld. W. W. Black
was the next strongest candidate. Under
the two-third rule, it took 45 votes to
nominate. The convention remained In
session throughout the day, taking 31 bal
lots, and then adjourned to meet In Sno
homish September 15.
Boers Defeated by Duller.
LONDON, Sept. 10. The War Office has
received a report from Lord Roberts say
ing that General Buller. September 7. at
tacked and captured the Boers' position
at Spltzkop. He adds that the Boers re
treated over a narrow causeway, losing
heavily. The British had 13 men killed
and 25 wounded.
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