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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1900)
THE MORNING QREGQfflAff, W&DOTSDAY-, SEPTEMBER ' 19, 1900 IUPERED HIS WIFE Eirutal Act of Farme Living Near-Junction- Glty7 JNFORHED NEIGHBORS OP DEED W2tIIe They Went for Officer, He tTook Poison "With. Fatal Results "Was Prohabljf Demented. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Sept 18,-Her-"maa'PeSersdorf, a Ge'rmararme'r living about seven" miles ves'of here, mur dered his" -wife by brutally beating her fb death vrfth a club, about 11 oclook last sight, and then committed suicide hy taking poison. The first' that was known of the crime was when Petersdorf called at the home of Frank Wilkinson, who lives about xne-half mile "distant; "and Informed him of what he had done, and asked him" to gro and help bury the body. Wilkinson told Peter3dorf to go home 'and he would ho there in , a sharp -ime. Wilkinson then went tp the residence of J.rD. Cor, flinty road supervisor, and got him to 50 with him. - - -Qn Arriving- at Petersdorf's House, the' sntstderer tpokthem abou five or six TQds from, 4he house to a rail fence thai separates the yard, and." pasture and showed -them, the body lying In the' grass in the fence corner. The men then -told. "Betersdorf that they would go and. ef lumber to make a coffin, and, would- help -bmy the woman. They then came to town and notified Sheriff W- "W- With ers, of Eugene, and ConstabloMHlr, of this plepe, whd left here lor the scene of the murder about 6 o'clock this morning. They were accompanied by Justice L ""v. Clark. On arriving, they found the body of Petersdorf lying on the floor, and on examination it was found that he was 4ead. There were no marks of violence on the body and It is supposed that he took poison. No search of the dead man v?ill be -made until the arrival of Coroner Griffin, of Eugene. The body of Mrs. Petersdorf was found about five or lx rods from the "place where Wilkinson and Cox had first seen it. Petersdorf had dragged It into the pasture ana had fpund a depression in the ground. Into which he "had thrown ilome fern and then laid the body in and partially covered it with the fern. The crime is one of the most brutal in the criminal annals of Iane County, The weapon used was a fir club about hree feet long nd about as thick as a ""man's arm. The murderer had evidently struck his victim seven or eight times. There was a gash over the woman's left eye- through which the brains were ooz ing, her teeth were knocked loose, and forehead crushed In. Those best acquainted with Petersdorf say that the man has shown signs of in sanity the past two rears He was of a sullen, morose disposition, and of power ful physique, and was considered a dan gerous man. As a result of this murder and suicide, three small children., the oldest about 7 years and the youngest 4 monthst are left orphans, Louis Shwader and wife, father and mother of the murdered woman, who live near the scene of the crime, will take charge of the children. SALEM SCHOOLTKACHERS. Assignment of Instructors for Year Commencing October 1. .SALEM, Sept. 18. Superintendent D. W. Toder, of the Salem -city schools, today made the following assignment of teach ers for the school year beginning Mon day. October 1. 190Q: East School, 12 teachers H. H. Smith,. ."Miss "Mvrtle Marsh. Miss Dell Bromley. Miss Mary Aitken, Miss Clara Scott, Mibs" Ethel Higdon, Miss Rose "" Moore, Miss Emma Kramer, Mrs. Carrie Roland, Miss Allena Mellcn, Miss Margaret J. Gosper. North -School, seven 'teSchers-J. S. Gra ham principal; Miss AnnaM. Gordon, Miss Eva Stafford, Miss Agnes Shepard, Miss Ermine Bushnell, Miss Minetta Magers, Miss N. Adda Hart Lincoln School, six teachers Lr H. Baker, principal; Mrs. Anna M. Hall, J Miss Ella L. Welch, Mrs. M. .B-JMcKols, Miss Maude Myers, -Miss Orvllla Ballou. Park Schpolr six teachers G. A. Prcn- 1 tiss, principal; Miss Cora Winters, Miss Leila Parrish, Mrs. Carrie Ogle, Miss Hallie Thomas, Miss Bertha Ketchum. Central Schools, four teachers Mrs. Alice H. Dodd, principal; Miss M. F. D'Arcy, Miss Anna Fischer, Miss Bertha Byrd. A meeting bf all teachers will be hei at the East building on Saturday, Sep tember 27, at 1 o'clock P. M., to',organize the teacherg' association for the coming year. VANCOUVER SPECIAL TAX Xcvfed to Pay Interest on 'Bonded School Indebtedness, VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 18. At a meeting of the Vancouver Sphool Board last evening, it was decided to levy a spe cial school tax of one-half mill to pay in terest on the $15,030 bonded Indebtedness. The Interest now paid by the district is only 4 per cent, having been reduced, by the recent sale of bonds when the former issue of C per cent bonds Was refunded at the lower rate. The finances of the dis trict are now in excellent condition. Kcw Year Opened at Albany Gollese. ALBANY, Or., Sept 18. Albany College opened today with a goodttendance. The registration sho-6 students from H. dif ferent counties in Oregon and three stages, with prospects of many more from other parts of Oregon and two other states. The opening address was delivered last night by President E. A. Bryan, of the State Agricultural College of Washing ton. Pacific University Opens Today FOREST GROVE, Sept 18. A large number of students arrived today to be present at "the opening of Pacific "Univer sity tomorrow. The students were busy this afternoon decorating the Christian Association room in M"arsh Hall, .and the new-students' rppms,in Herrick Hall. RELEASED FROM CUSTODY. Clackamas County Prisoner Set Free on -Own Recognizance. OREGON CITY; Sept 18.-D. R, J. Da vis, who has been -confined in the Clacka mas County jail .since about May 15, awaiting a hearing before the Circuit Court on. charge of obtaining money un der false pretenses, was today re leased from custody on his own recog nizance by order of the deputy district attorney. However, he is required to ap pear on the first day of the November term of court and answer the eharge against him. Last Spring, Davis eloped from the south end of the county with Mrs. William Vanlaar and infant child, and was subsequently detected at Brownsville. Vanlaar was not Inclined to prosecute the couple on a charge of adul tery, but Davis was hound over on a charge of obtaining money "under false pretenses on complaint of a neighbor al leging that the prisoner had sold some horses on which a third party held a mortgage. KORTHWEST DEAD. Colonel J. It. T. Miller, Oregon Pio neer of 185. JACKSONVILLE, Or., Sept 18. Colo nel J. N. T. (Miller died at his home near Jacksonville today, aged 74 years. He was bom la Harden County, Ky,, in 1826. In 1E45 he came to Oregon, and to Jackson County in 1S53. Ho was married to Eiiz-j abeth Ann Awbry In 1B5. "Bight children were, born to them, three of whom, with his wife, survive hlniT-Cblonel R. A. Mil ler, of Oregon City; Mrs. Anna Beach, of 6an Francisco, and W. L. Miller, of othls city. Colonel Miller was, a member of both the HQUse and Senate from J,ackson County during the '60s., He participated In all the, Southern Oregon Indian wars, and was Commissary General during the Modoc """Car. - PRICE OF, FISH RAISED. Sir Cents Per Pennd for Steelheads and Four Cents for Silver sides; ASTORIA; Or., Sept 18. The price of fish was raised this evening o 6 cents per pound for steelheads and 4 cents' for silversides. " ' The Amerfcanbark, Harry Morse ar-rlv-ed in part this morning fram Bristol Bay, Alaska, w$th 40.09CI cases of canned salmon and 517 cask's of salt salmon for the Alaska Fishermen's Packing Com pany, of this city. The canueryv there could have secured double this amount If it had had" the, facilities." The cannery orewy who came" down on the bar k; report that each oneoif the three canneries of the Alaska Packers Association on Bris tol Bay put up 65,000 cases of salmon, and that the cannery of the Pacific Steam Whaling Company put up .45,0Q0. Captain Woods, the bar pilot who came In from the pilot schooner today, state's that during" the past week lie saw a Tgreat many silversides outslde;t inr fact more than he had ever seen before. They appeared to be following a great school of sardines, and they, in" turn, were f ol- i lowed byi many whales. Captain Pope. Lloyds surveyor, -arrived 'down from Portland last. ev,enlne and made an inspection, of the British- ship 0realla,'andvfb.un& that, she had "received no injury by her delay in coming down the river. ' COLUMBIA COLLEGE, DEJDICATBD. Many People Present From Eitstcra Oregon, Washington ang. Idaho. MILTON, Or., Sept 18. Thlswas a gala day at Milton. From all oyer Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho crowds of people- flocked to Milton to witness the -dedication .pf Columbia College. The visitors- will be entertained in Milton 'homes for three days. Many well-kppwn yviavuo tuc icaciiu a-iie cuupe was crowded last evening to hear the masterly address of Bishop. W. "W. Duncan,, of Spartenberg, S. C. Today was 'spent in an Inspection of the buildings and visiting pTaces of interest The several buildings were full of Visitors all day. Tonight, In the chapel, there was an address of wel- 'come by -Rev. Mr. McCullough, df the Christian Church, and addresses by vari ous other preachers. Music of the high est quality was furnished by the Chris tian Church choir and the Milton Brass Band. School work will ppen properly Septem ber 24. A faculty of experienced in structors are now here, ready to take up the work. Many special departments be sides the regular college' course will be Included. The board of trustees Is "com posed of M. V. Howard and G. H Glbbs, of Spokane, Wash.; S. E. Crowe, of Wil bur; J. J. Adklns, of Heppner; H ,. L. Frazler, and James L. Elam, of Milton, Or. VICTIM OF HIS OWN- GUN. .- A. H. Spragrue Shot Through Wrist by Revolver. BAKER CITY, Or., Sept 18. A H Sprague, assistant manager of the Baby McKee mine, was brought to the city to day suffering from a -wound ip the' right wrist, the result of the accidental dis charge of his revolver. Mr. Sprague' was alighting from a buggy and the' revolver, which he carried In his hip pocket, went off and thejboU passed through the wrist, imX fortunately did not shatter ihe bone. He was on his way to the mine In com pany with pojenel Grajsonp-the general manager ..to, pay the employes.' TORSBR DESIRES CAMPAIGN' FUNDS Chasing Jones All Over the Cquntry . Wants to Carry "Washinkton. WASHINGTON, Sept l8.-Senator Tur ner, of Washington, has been chasing Chairman Jones, of the National Demo cratic Committee, all over ttye country. He wants to Induce Jones to put a. large part of the campaign fund into. Washing ton state, in order to carry it Turner said to some of his friends that he' be lieved there was a chance jot " winning Washington stafe, and he hopes to pul Rogers through, whose nomination he forced at the recent iTuslon gathering. Received at Asylum. SALEM. Or,, Sept 18 Mrs. Ada Tay lor, aged 21 years, was received at the Asylum today .on a commitment from , Wasco County. She is married and 're sides at Hood Htver. Her infirmity dates from herhlrth. .. . Rpsllla Beckner, a housewife, aged-72 years, was committed to the Asylum to day by Judge Scott of "Marlon County, on. a complaipt made by W. S. Beckner. She Is an epileptic. Decided tp Waive Extraditjpn. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept IB. W., A. Bridges, of Butte, Mont, -wanted In .that city foralleged embejszlemeijt, finally, dd cided to 'waive extradition," and left by thlg afternoon's, -train, for .Butte in charge of an officer. 7 Oregon Notes.. t The petition- for the Coos Bay-EIkton noad Is being widely circulated, and has many names. A run of 1,000,000 feet of logs has been started dowwrhe -Middle Fork for the Springfield mill. , - The -law department of Willamette Uni versity opened at Salem Monday with its usual attendance. "" The college aewer aij Gorvallls has been completed and paid for. Its ag gregate cost jii.s'3S7G. Work on the Calapoola wagon road to the Blue River mines has been resumed. The road will be pushed along as far as possible' this Fall. S. Stedham, arrested at Roseburg for assault upon Lee Love with a danger ous weapon, was. released from custody Monday oh ??00 bonds! The Bryan and Stpyenson Club, of Sa lem, has outlined a plan of active cam paign work. The Democratic State Cen tral Committee has fixed Marion Coun ty's contribution to the state fund at WOO. James Welch was arrested at Adams Saturday for attempted criminal assault upon the 6-year-old daughter of Mrs. Del la St Clair, proprietress of the St Olalr House. He was bound over to await ac tion of the Grand Jury at bonds fixed at $1000. - - , Farmers op Tygh Ridge hayp already seeded considerable Sununef fallow, and In places the Tecent rains have brought 'the grain up. It has not been uncommon in that sectfon to see a threshing ma chine running jn one field and a grain seeder In another. At the fourth quarterly .Methodist Epis copal conference at Salem Saturday res olutions of-Tespect from the First Meth odist Episcopal Church of Salem for its -pastor, Rev. Dr. John Parsons, were presented and" the request that he be continued In his present charge was granted. - Growers in the vicinity of Oakland. Doug)as County; have placed seven or eight carloads of prunes into the hands of Manager H S. Glle, of the Willamette Valley Prune Growers' Association, "to soil. The sale of all the prunes owned by members of the association at prices at least a cent above that offered by local buyers has caused many growers, to seek the assistance of the association. In dis posing of their .crops. , - 'BESS DAY AT.STATE.FAIR YE.STERDAY WAS THE; DAY GIVEN TO NEIVS.PAPER; MEN. A.bout Seventy "Were in Attendance y-Good Entertainment Prov4dpd-? An Eminently Successful Say. SALEM, .Orv Sept 18. The secpnd day at the Oregon State Fair has been emi nently successful In every respect, The weather has been all that cpuld .he de sired bright, but cpcuV-Th race track Is In faroetterpondltlpri today than yes terday; and, will be perfect, tomorrow if the present .wearier, -continues. Every thing, passed off pleasantly and harmonl; ously? This, was Press day .at the State Fair, and about 70 newspaper work ers of thjs state... wereflln attend ance. A. the evening -entertainment, Editor E. Hofer, of the Capital Journal, delivered an, address of welpome. Clifford- J. Owen, editor of the, Evening Tele gram, of Portland, responded In-a very Interesting and instructive-address, and ttp which the large audience--listened at- leuuvjBiy., Ji.u aoacess. gy Jiveren aoun, of Baker City, "was read by Secretary Frank .Dayey, qt the Salem Press 'Clubj after which -Mrs. Hallie, Rarish-Hlnges fayprqd the visitors fw"th twp. vocal sol03f the "last being in "response to an encpre. Tlje. entertainment was closed by a short buf brilliant address "by Editor- J. B. Stewart, jot the Fossils Journal, .president of the Oregon Press Club,. . . Premiums for Shorthorn Cuttle. The premiums for Shorthorn cattje were awarded this evening- ' The" honors' were divided between Charles E. Ladd and W7 O. Minor the "former" taking the 'most, first premiums. The prhw for,, pest bull of any age was awardedtq Land's; Tops." man: 'Minor's Sallv CSfrIseeiirp"fl fh 'premium for the best Shorthorn cow ne sweepsiajces aipioipa ior tour animais, the get of one bull, was won by La'dd'on the prodqet of Baron Linnwood, "vyho took the sweepstakes of 1889. , Profit in Good Exhibit. r That it pays to come to the fair and rbrlng an exhibit- of - farm products is amply, demonstrated by the experience ot J. -R,"Douglas, a farmer residing -near Albany. Mr. Douelas' dlsnlav" nf nntn. i toes has enabled hfm to make many sales, one of 500 bushels at 40 cents, the .purchaser furnishing the sacks. This la consjaeraoiy-aoove the maret price.' He has also taken many orders "for onions and other garden Vegetables. The tlne heis sppnding at the fair would have been spent In hunting purchasers at home, and here he gets an advanced price. Agricultural College Exhibit. ' The Oregon Agricultural College 4 has won universal cqmmendjatlon by its ex h",bit at the State FaIr,' and the sphqol will reap. Its reward' in more ways than one. The dlsplay"is -vvonderfuljy 'compre hensive, including nearly" everything that Is the subject of Investigation or study at that institution. VerV" tastllv ar- ' ranged oft attractive shelyes arefrultst iresn, preservea, ana qnea, or nearly al varieties. Grains, glasses wool and min erals are given a prominent position, dairy products Briefly tell what 'may be seen In the dairy department, and veg etables.pf remarkable growth are present to represent the gardeps.. On a tablg In the rear of the agricultural display ara products1 of the machine, shops. There are tools,, .such as hammers, chisels, nip pers, etc, "made by boys at the school. Various castings and 'pieces of difficult turned "Work are alsq exhibited, demon'- strating the thoroughness 'Of fthe ms,truc- uon given ana. -tne pronciency attained. Pieces of-practical) woodwork, such as turning, carving, sawing, joining, 'etc., evidence a wide' range of study in.thte di5 reckon.-- - " "-- " "-' - ' But there is nq ptler part.qf; the Agri-' cultural pollege exhtbii that .attracts such general attention as does the'eofiectjon' of r"bUgs.J' 'The Interests of all the peo ple of Oregon are so"cqsely connected with and depending upon the agricul tural and horticultural Indus'trles that every man and woman, has coipe, to" f eela vital interest In-everything that-affects these departments of human activity. The doctor, lawyer, merchant and publics official, the preacher, educator, mechanic and "artist," are all more or" less 'familiar w'th the varlousabjects that are oC im portance ,t the-farjners. Yet none of these, and, in fact, but few gf the farm ers them'sqlves, are well informed regarding- the "multitudes pf insectjj that alf". or destroy vegetable groVth. They have, react from time fo time( 'In tjie columns of the" press, on Jn" experiment statifih bulletins, of the more common Insects that prey upon the more valuable of pui fruit? and grains. "It is quite tq be ex pected, fhen, that all woijld be Ipteresfed In -jthe adrqlrabje collection of "insects comprised in the college exhibit Theso Insects are arranged In two "classesj" the beneficial and the injurious. " As It S generally supposed that nearly all" Insect are Irjuflous," it was surprising tq spnie to see a considerable 'nurntter of repugnant-looking winged' creatures occupying a -D0slton of hqnor in the neat glass cases tha contain' "the "" exhibit - But by far the greater pumber pf Insects "virerq relegp-ted to the other class, iyhere ylslt ors ware pleased - tq "observe themwlty pins stuck'lhrdugh their backs. Many a farmer lias jjained' h$s Irst clear conception of the exact appearance of the "common insect pests by studying the ca- lection at tne etiate .ta,ir. aien ana WQjnr en gather arpund. fhe glasscase's 'and ex; amine to their evident satisfaction and enlightenment the " "structure of the "bugs' that arethelr persistent-opponents in the struggle for ttye productipn of food with which to support the lives of. human beings. Many a farmer- will go away from the State Fair this year, knowr lng for the first tlrae how to determine the character of the cpmmon insects that infest his trees and grains. To these farmers.- If they shall -make good use of the information thus gained; the State Fair will be of incalculable value. To the officials of the Oregon Agrcultur,al Col lege Is due great credit for making this display at the fair- But this institution ifas Its reward: - Those hardy farmers and their sons will not soon lose the fa vorable Impression they have received by examining the magnificent display made by the different departments of the col lege. In years and in generations to come the good will of thesemen and boys will ,be manifested In ways, of np small mo ment ' . . Chexnawa Indian School Exhibit. The Chemawa Indian, Training School, always a, proud and worthy exhibitor at the State Fair, is oi hand this year wtyh a display thatSsurpasses Its best efforts of former years. The products of the in-" dustrlal departments show a policy that Is Intensely practical. A suit of clothes made entirely by '& boy 'of the Siletz tribe who has been less than three years at the school, hangs near, the entrance to this exhibit and invites the closest scrutiny of even professional tailors. A set of light harness, of-very pretty ornamenta tion and yet nat flashy, appears upon careful exarnlnation to have been made for wear and not for. style. And so on through the entire pxhiqlt. The wood work, Including, as it does, cabinef work, turning, joining and carving; lion lyork, saddlery, drawing, 'sewing, tailoring, fan cy needle work everything g'ves strong ev'denee of an effort to prepare the boys and, girls .pf aboriginal lineage far the practical affairs of a world "In which"" they must gain a UvellhRSld. More, touching to. the jthpughtfuj. ob: seryer than any qjher part of 'the Rayjllqn is the booth that contains the "display of work that has been done by the Inmates of the Oregon, Hospital for the "Insane" These unfortunates broken' Jn mind and oftentimes "in jfeneraf "physical health, manlfesTan Ingenuity and perseverance that arb remarkable' In theriextremer For exmple, ope woman whp s a- patient t tjie Institution, "unwpve the, cloth tjhat had .formed arfordlnary flour sack, and. with, these ravellngs for raw materials- ind nothing but the head of a pin for a hqok, she crocheted a. shoulder scarf that Is ad mired by all for Its beauty of design, and execution." Varldus musical instruments, Jardinieres', delicate "needlework tidies, fancy cushions and ornamental work boxes, nake up aq Interesting part of the exhibition of the work ot the. unfor- tunate men and wpnaeri" who are receiy juji iteuiment at tnis luautut-iu". "" " , Summary State Fair Races. SALEM,r Sept 18.-":0llowlng is a sum mary pf the faces today; Pacing, 2:f0 ctyss, bestr three in flye purse, $S00fAmos ""I'kfn' AJrne won', F. E. White's ThT Freak second, Mrs. S. C. Reeves Depdlne thrdj be3t time, 2:20a. Trotting, 2:40 class, best three in Ave, purse," $50ft-rMadlsori fi; Cos Arkjtaiwon, G. E.-Perlnger's Mt Hood second, W. C. Belknap's AUeno third, h.est time, 2:23. Running race, Hve-elghths ot a .mile, purse, $150 Mrs. EI. Starkey's Jim Boze man won, S. J. Jones' St. Apollo second; ;,tlme. 1:04. ; , running, one-halt mile, purse, "UW o J. Jones Our Choice, won. L. H.j Whit more's Setlna second, N. S. Whitstanea Grade W. third; tme'; 0:52. In the five-eighths of a rolle running race it was" noticed by all "that Mdrone's iiuci., u c TUIJK.S, um not cry tu ,wn. a investleation aftfer thfinni showed-that "Franks had taken sweat baths to reduce. ihis weight, and by Inhaling" wood 'alcdh.Dl fumes had poisoned himself .until he-was dazed. He wag unconscious for some time after the race. BETTER WEATHER F OR HpP CROP. Picking Not-Gompleted in Any of tbp Benton Oonnty Yards. CORVAfLLIS. September "l-i.l-A bright t sunshine and a n.tr"i.riejy wind fiaye taken me piace o tne jntermntenp.. snqwers tnat have "been prevalent" for" the "nast 'few 'days, and there Is premise 'of jgom weaih- " " nunc vi. cuts uvyjt m. usf lit acuiufi County has Dicklnerrbeen abandoned or tcompletedr A few lice Save appeared, and i some pi me yarps tnere is a smaii amount of mojd. Of. llcq or mpld, how ever, "there Is rtotenoqgh tq do JpJury to. the nop crop. In'thg'Whiteaker y.rplck lng ends tomorrow: in the Kihc, yard "and Lon Herricle ydrd, '-Thursday, litost of or twp longer. ' 'i. '- V ' " ; ARE FREE FROM CODLIB MQTH, ' New Era Apple Orchards Escape Pest for First Time in "Ten Yers. "" OREGON CITY, Sept ?.J. S. Gasto, lecturer pf the Oregon State. grange, who qwns a farm in New Bra. precinct, safd 'today tat there tas not a po4nn moh ,lp his aRp"q prchaj-d ;hls.- seasqp. The saroo aesiraoie cflnamop aso pxjJLjsts. in the orchards belonging to his nelghhors. For 10 years past the codlin,mqth jbas qeen wqriung op tqe orcnaras in, ipat section, growing wors eaph season, unr til last year here w$sr not an aRfile, apparently,- that was nqt affected. Mr. Jasto' gives the .cutworm credit for this lmprovisd popdltjqn -of Orpgqji fruit? ' ' RAIN WOULD- CLOSE HARVEST, V 5" ' i-JL- - r, 'Dfold "s Appear"ns'in Hillsboro Hqp,- yards Piclcin "Wfill Alongr. - HDL.LSBORO, Sep. Iff. A heavy rain fejl here last evepng, but hogplcklpg con tinues. Many of the ,smailef yards hq.yg co'mpleted the harves'fT'jVrpld q appear; lrxg. and further "fain at this"tlrnp'wpuld suspend picltlng for tlje seasraC, .The James Se'well yard has rinlshed, an'dihq'crqp'-iylll net 30,000 pop.nis"qf fine quglity.'1 The Im brfe'yard, oner of the largest m "the "coun ty, was finished today. " """,". n SEEKING A !fBW Hpfe MARKEJT. Puyallup Hopjjrotfers 'Makew TrW" - Shipment; Australia, 'SPACOMASept: IS. Hof)grpers of Jhe Puyallup Vallej! are sfceklpg a "new mar ket forhqps. A. trial .shlpnjent'Was made from Puyallup to Australia ia "feefe It Is Isald fo ui the first consignment ever sent from thls'sectlpn to Australia. T . - - " tn " v- - i - v I , Hops .rqund Woodburn, WOO"dqpZUfl Or., Pfiflt.' .isThe hop. crop pf txs mmedai;e section" wIJJ Jjg har yeste In a'eTyi-days mofe. , It Is' the best qyallty( of apy prop for' JheJI 'five 'years" 1 quantify, It "far excfiedg 'earlj' esti mates." rThe last rain ",didvxiq serious in jury whateyer. ' Offers ''qf 1( to IS cei".ts ppr noupdiarp bplpg ftqgty mad. r't ' Lin County Hiop 99IV ALBANY,' Sept. 18. The Linn, Gpunty hop cpop 'Is about "threg-fourths ' pjeked. Very Htle; If any, darnagp has been- done, by the rgcent rain Tbe-cpndltloTf qf -thq crop here Is reported much hetter than In some places. - - . . NpRTHAVEST DEAD. John Weslejr Tbornbnrry. an Oregon . ' Pioneer f '1851. ' GERvVAIS, Or-',"'SfiPt. lS.rohn W"egley Thp'-nbupry led at 1)1 s omg""jier this pjace" 4as,njght Deceased" -as bjprn'.ln Bas$ Tenne'ssee." in 1S& He jolnedi'ti'ft Fourtji, AljhTama Infantry In i&, and served wit djst'nctjoh.' in- the --Jtlexican War. He came td Orecon'ln 185l!- and in ( lf6f he"sottled 'on .the prese'nt Jigme'tea. ' January 26, 1BC8, "Mr. "" Thqrnburry was mgrr4eda to Sarah E. 'Rothrpck. , Bive chil ' dren' Were bornto them." three q whom. witn tne mptqer, syrvive-pAioeri . unornDurry, mrs. Jennie isoosjer anq, mrg. Lillian Keppjnger." airpf tjpryals, Or."" Albert Pnrcell, a Pioneer pf IaCtvIs. " GHtlHALrIS, Wash" Sept. ' li" rlPe'rt BurclV of Adna.dfe'd at"his home fast nhrhtr MrPurcelT'waiTone of tKe "bio- ' n&tna1 rtfl Titt4o f At t f r1 XTi ximta KrTr In Butler Gounty, " Ohio, January"!, lSbO"" At li 'lie moyedvto ' Indiana, ahd later to Illinois'." In'lSoS Mr. Purcelf came to Oal ifprnia byvthe'vIsthmus, and shprtljr after ward canfe th Claquato, thfs " cbjinty. In lSflhe rgfurned'to lltinpls, .and In l"j63 crossed the plains with "his '?amlly and settled on the ""home "place," near Adna, where the" 'family hasreslded ever "since. A wldpw and a, family of grown .children survive him. ' ," -ri,' .QA11I 4"T- YAMHILL LOCKS CLOSED. Rjyer Basin Gradually Fill"ngr Risje of Two Fpet a TJIcMinnville. M'MINlVI'uEiE, Or., Sept 18. Saturday last, at 4 o'cl6ck"P. M., the dam at( the Yamhill locks was' closed, and the river 'basin" has since been gradually filling. Tpday at n,qon, a rls'e of t-jyo feet 4q the stream 'was noticeable at this city. By thV'f'Yr, he lqcj-s are located about 10 mupa ueiuw- p Jim ni, uiiu iiic lisjiuuti: hjK the' engineers gives us 4 ?eet of wa ter at-the dryegt spa'spn of tie year. rAs soon 'as the brush andihags are removed from the bed of the liver boats can as cend to ths Ppjnt xvoy iuuier. me yqijjijj- inu.ii Yfiiu Xaa taken from Day Jon to Washington aiPa 'charge of forgery two -vjreeks since, has "been acquitted and returned" home. OTTTING AFFRAY AT EUGENE. Two Men Engage in a Quarrel and . One Uses a Knife. EUGENE, Sept. 18. John McCollum an James' Crow, both residing several' miles west "of Eugene, engaged In a row yes terday, In which theformer was "badly cut with a knife. The tvyo men were"in a hdpyard on a farm belonging to Crow 'and had some disagreement over amat ter of little consequence. Before it end ed, the men hatl come to blows,' and Mc Collumjreceiyedia bad cu. in the left side with aknlfp. He was brought to town for treathgnt. ' ' "" fs, Sanfor,d's, Wyr "nyinroratqr. ' The bestLlTcr Medicine? A. Vsotab e Jute for Llrer Vis, Biliousness, ladlsiatlon.'OoastiDa'uoa. MpfALASKAIQRMNBS STEAIISHIB ARRIVES FROaf NOME "rTHAflfIHTIQ"rAIi iaYlCE. VpsselsWere "Generally Fxeparcd for Galcf-DecisIon-'oa Fassonafer Priv- " ilexes' of Sailing Vessels. ' PORT TOWNSEND, Sept 18. The steamship St Paul arrived 'from Nome this eTening),bringjLng additional news of the. laje storm. September: 5 the storm abated;. ,:but 0i the- following "day it sprang upwagalhi'l'tb, additional fury Vessels at anchor, however, had made (preparations. fart It, but nevertheless, thfl nuuuuiBi7 isciiuui, .uniicu iu iun- xt.n.- send, jvas driven on the beach September T, and theschooner .Arthur fe. met the" same fat?. The Arthur B. wag purchased and fitted out by aChlcago syndicate last Sprlng,7and sentjnorth on a trading and mining expedition. vThe BeqUola took a tareo of lumtfer from Puget Sound. TheTjark" Northern Light will no't.haye to -pay the fine- of-"J100 Imposed last Au gust 'by-'tHe" CustOms'-athoHtIe3:" 'for bringing 48 passengers ln excess of the number -allbwe'd by certificate olf Inspec tion. The ma,tter was. -placed befqrp United States Attorney- Qy7 whq 'ren dered an opInloH thatr sdctlbn 456S, R.-".r does not require fpsopctors qf hulls a'jd boilers, 'to st in certificate"' given sail ing, vessel wb nutqber- of gassengers sh'" may carry or. dccbmmodatq"",anr the fact that1 they-do so doe's "hb"t fasten upon 5 sailing-vessel, ar itsrofi,cers,any duty, a violatrofl of hreh, wlU vsub3ecb them or the yessel ' to "penalty. Attorney Gay's opinio was subnjltted to" the Treasury Departpjit"alnd ft y oohcufred ' 'n, 'nd CoHector HupstiS was .instructed o r fraln frpm collecting tlje'flne frgn th Northern LUjht ',N, . ' CLARt COltJNTlY DEMOCRAClf.. "e Wi,ll Open'CatoBaipn at Vantpnygr. "" yoniBhit-oserB' Will Attend. VANCOUVER, ash. Sept. 18. f"he Clark Gqunjty Pgmqcracy wllf, open its campaign "at the St4ndard Theater, In this q'ty tqipon:ow"pvenipg. The -spfak-ers- Yfljl -bo Goyernqr John R Rqgers, Hon. J;T. Rpnajd capdldae for Reprer sentfttLYftf',ahd 'tate Spperlntendenr of Public 4nstrup,:toh' JEfrank Brown. "' ui t, ?' - l r-r- I r s 'Bud? Smith, who has held the wrest- ,l"ng.""cbavrapio"nship foi-."tJe- Northwest. sinc nis neieat,oi, urefiniing, af, ine,aiuu: nqmajjClub, in 1897, pas- regelyed'-ap - In vjtajon from theagement qf-the Spq kaneItndustrjaipqsltIq'p4o meet C'-sier BulllvaSrin that "city, October 13. Bvl vajit,it Is. understood, also lays clalni to the "Npr"hwesj-- phampjonshlp. "Smth hag s'enta reply stating" thq'pqrfiltlohs tjnpr whlqh he U 'accept ". "' , "T9pk RpS-jlATJCr SIBERIA. Impllcptqd inPbji" Seiac Stenmerr: . Orders pjc' Antljprltlca. , " , gA'I;rLE, Sjept. 18. The 'gteamsh.ip t, BauC arriving tVQth Jfotpe tonight, re ports -that tle steamec $amqa returned to rjqme-gentejnper i irqm sipeqa, wnere ahe.tq.olf updep orders pf the Gqverr"ment authorities" the 32 Russians implicated iji thp -plot tq sze,.the -vessel -on -he c pre vqys trp."X)n reaching the ber'an CpqTst, It te said, fhe "Russians iganaged jp steaj .from ,the-Samoa- a ' sachel cqnta'Hfng Q0r000.; v 7 - h Tf 1 The &t. Paul also "reports, the recqyery of the bodies pf P. H. 3iltphak,B. T.Nch .qs," Dd npUilr andFrank Hieks, wh were'dpownd. fjj thicent storm, , I t COVLITS5 COCNTY" FUSIONISTS:J Hold Convention; at .JCalaBan a,n ' 'Nominate Coaty t Ticfcet. - ' 'IALAMA,' Wash-; "pt. 'J8 The '-fu- OlLlAIOl Ul WUiyilUi VUUUtJ 144C.I. AAA i.yAA-. ventiori here tpday, andnomlhated the fdllhwliiE- "tlcketr Representative. 'G. Wl 'Taylpr'' of ' Castle Rock:" Sheriff . W. A. v.uu)vt:ii, xxtiitMiiii -n.uu.At.ut, -r o, little mah, Krlam'; "Treasurer, L. lEIopf, Wodi land: Gle'rl J. T. ''Lewis, OJequa; Prosq ciltlng Attorney, J. F. VanTifame, Kplso; Superintendent" oi " Schqols? ilis? "-A-"1 Julesberg, Castle Rock;, Assesspr, A,. . J" TowfierKernsj" Spryeydr, Dave Burcham K61so: doroper."jr Q. "tornll'K'tilam! Trie; cqriventloi jvas ratjier sllmly" q,i tendedan'd no 'enthusiasm wasdlsplayedl, RBLIEF FOR NflME INDIGENT. Transport La-nrtonto Bring; all She Cap Sj&fely, Carry."" ... . SAN 5I4--Nf9rScOn,A Sept Jf -General Saf tfip ijas regqmmende'd- fq the War Dg pgxtment that" -'the. "franspor. .Jiajv'ton bring from Nome all' the"lndlGen"ts ship can. jn .th pstinjatlan of. .th,e paatalnJ of tbeT vessel safply capy," Irrespective pf ji'r space. The G,enepal cqnteqds jtjiat the pen. can slepp qn'tlje fecks, as ihey have been sleeping i?i the qpen-aiir Ifx Alaska. t ) fiqped "ay crowding the itijp tp avpld.'q se'cohd trip"" The""mlners w"il nqt q'f brought' to San ""fahcispq, bjit w"lllbe' lapded'at Seatfle. vill Inspect 'cqast forts. General Ii?es Expected at Vaflcon ycr in" Ahout, Tivo Wcetes. VANCOUVER BARBACRS. pept .18. enel Nejgon A Slllef' Is" expected tat the Rost In 'ibq'Jt two weeks, apd Intends naklng an fnspection qf the place, aa. p-eU as' all the ptherfprts pn the pacific ppa - ' .- """ Th Red Cross amjaulappe lefttlo post this morning "with three hospital' corps" men to" mpetsihe trafn frorn" Seattle. Op hVapd was Elils Turner, Conjpany L, Tifen'ty-f Surth -Infantry' sent f romTvaldes for prop "if .care and attention. , PRISONER'S MYSTERIOUS ESCAPE. Jaclp ,WHJiInninf D,espcrndof Gains Freedom Frpm Spolcanc Jj"l' SROICANCE, Wash.. Sept"l8. Sheriff Cole and deputies are scouring tle country In sefirch Of Jack SVHlIains, desperado, who escaped front the.cpurity jail this mqrnlng. Wllilams and partner held up 20 men in the Alladlo -gambling hall here, a year ago, and shpt pflcer?Geinn.rig, wap pur sued 'him. The escape' Js mysterious, as the, cell door was st,ill securely locked and every bar n pft9: . , ALASKA TELEGRAPH LINE. General Greely Covers Course and Dlrpcts Sending of Material. WASHINGTON, Sept, 18 A ' dispatch has been received from General " Greely. Chief Signal' Officer1, dated at "St. Mich ael, Alaska,' August 30. Generaf dreely had nearly completed his trip over the course where the Alaska telegraph line is to be 'constructed.' His dispatch re quests, the direct serfdlng of material to Alaska for finlfehlrigthe line. VANCOUVER BARItACKS CgittAND. Colonel SchTran'B Selection Imponsl--blc "3Iny Be Prpmqtedind Retired. , WASHIlGTOff Sept IS.' Colqnel Schyan, wio h" spoken of.a b.elpg se lected to cpnimand at Ynpouvert is in the , Adjytnat;rGeneral's .Department. Thqugh nqw BrlgadJefGjeppral qf vqlunteer it la expected that he will be mode Brigadier In the regulars and. retired, but his selec tipn for the Vancouver Barracks com mand Is 'mp'qsgible. ARBITRATORS RENDER DECISION. Report' on WrifireOipestlon for Cana- dian A'nciuq .uncninintu. VANCOVECE- B. C., Sept 18. The ar bjtra"tqp seleptiod. io" settle thp qugstlon of wages for the maphlhlsts of tie Cana dian "Eaclflp Railway this afternoon ..gaye their deplson as, fqllqwsf 'jyjjq'gien from Fqrt""?Villiam to La,ggan lo rpelve pTlcreas"e In pay of ? cents'per . indicates -purity and perfection in brew- ' ing. " It has teeri used on more bottles . - than any other label jnthe vord. It i ' found only on the famous bottling of . ; Anfieuaer-Biisch Brewing Ass?n St. Louis, U. S. A. Brewer"? of the original Budwelser? Faust, Michelob, Anheuser-Standarc", Paletlager, Ecport "Pale? Black & Tan, Exquisite and Malt-Nutrfne. hqur; men from Laggan to- Kamloops, both nblnts" exclusive, and the West "Kpotenal, to recsjve 1 cent fricreae. Men from Kamloops to vapcouver to receive 2 cents advance. Rates for young men Whp have Just completed their appren ticeship In thejcompany's shops, and all na men' pngfiged, will be on rates of the schedule hitherto prevailing, but the terms of probation, will -hereafter be six months, Instead of a year, for new men, and one year Instead of t"oT r ypang mpa who hav'e just complete their, apr p'ye.ntices'hlR." OJi,lUTOR CAUSED TRAlNWItECK. Dae to 'His Carelessness That Nanai niO Trains Coljided. tyiCTORIA, p. c"KSeptri8. At the Coro ner's Inquesf, PauJ Duggan, the operator at Dad'ysmltb, admitted that Saturday's w eck op '"ae Esquimlt & Nanalmo Ball way " in 4phlph fouivpprsqns V'ere killed, was due to his carelpssness. He xeport eji NoJ 1 eqslneln the yard before she ar , rived," and sent No lfl. "' Vlcticif pccnliar Accident. '.CCXRVAI,"Oi;S,.Sept 18.-JMrs,. Hamilton. Sldo'w- of the late Joseph Hamilton, was bought out on g, ijttjer thl3 morplng-from "tSeKBOrt Shp 13 the victim of a peculiar accident, which happened yesterday, A? se talked ahout the rocks ajqng the beach at .JJewpprt. she tapped n,nd fell. A ppol of thread in her pockelv in the faU, came In coptact with tie back of her hip and hfp6 one. . . -Washlngrion Postal Orders. WASHING-TON, Sept. 18. A postofflce has been established" at "Menno, Adams County, Wash.,-Tto he supj4ted"by special series, frorp Wlllte; acoljjR. Scrag "ias Ijpen vappQlnted-pfl3tmater After Septcm-he.c"5i)- sjieclal' mall,.fiecv.ce iviU ld dls qonjlnped "fpom "fejejc to. 'Jujqium, Wash. North.fvcst Postnsasters. WAINGTQ!"'; Sept 18. The follbw.ng N6rtwistern Postmasters yere appointed , to'dpy; ,. " " d. ""O. McGowan Warrendale, Or., vice E. E. Gooding, resigned. Alice F. Alex ander, at Chhnlk, and Lulus J. Thompson $, Efigle.t Alaska;. , Xevcapaper aian qrltically 111. TACOMA, S6pt 18. C. Pv King, of Bos-tqn-,"-general manager i-of the Great East ern Newspaper League; Is critically 111 1 wjth appendicitis at the Fanny Paddoclf HpspJiolf in thia city; --and grave fears f or his recovery are entertained: . Iawyer Permanently Admitted- SALEM Sept. 18. John T." B P.yan of Pqrtland, was permanently admitted to the Supreme" Court' today" on motion of -e.'"M. Idleman. " Washington Notes. '"The fifth apnual convention of the State Phllolog(pal Sqclety assembled at Sea'ttle Tuesday. The hojb.9 pqntlpgept that Is recreating at Spokane has been put: to woHcTdn the municipal rockpjle. " , Conterppt prqceedjngs agafnst Sheriff CanUf.t at C.olfax have been carried over, until pext Saturday. t jSood' progress Is "heipg'mad in devel Qpmept of J."he Princess ilaud mine. In tno Reguhllg "district." ' , ", , ' Land Commlgslqner Bridges has. fixed next Saturday as the date, fqr leasing J.he sjio'reliinds of Lake Union .and. Green Lake. '""".. NJgljt ,Patrqlman . RIbbach shaf. ",an4 Jcljlpd a JSufglac at Seattle Sunday morn ing. " The ljurglar, had two eppf ederates, onp qf. whqm th,e officer woupde(. ' The u f Pierce County against King County "to restrain the latter from con structing the. ditch near the Junction of wyH A?AP&!1S QE HA ("THS QUEEN At the Head pf Al! the Waters Examined for Purity and-Freedom from Disease Germs1 lMSsmG&8$8& jg YOUNG HEN tr6ublpd -with nlrht ViWS4kiS&ira.7Ur - fulness, avtrelon to society, whch deprive you of your manhood, UNFIT YOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. MIDDLE-AUED MEN 'who from exceisuos and atralns have lost their MANL"? POWER. " ' -BLOOD AND SKIN mSTCASES. SvnhlU. Gonorrhoea, ualnful. blocdv urine. .meet, stricture, enlarged Rrcstafo. Sexual lJeosity, varicocele. Hydrocele and Mr tVbubles."cured WITHOUT -URR-TCRr AND OTHER POT uttuu. uajarrp apa Bcumafsm vutivu. Dr. Walker's methods are regular and ijclntlflc. He U'ea no patent nootrmns or . ready-mode preparations, but cures the disease by thorough ipcd'cpl treatment. Hte Nen Pamphlot" on-Prlvatt. D'sease sent Free fo all man who deaer be the'" troubjes, PATIENTS cured ut home. Tcrmi rensonjrib'e. All letters answered o lan envelope. Cqnsultatlpn free apd saCredly conHdontlal. Call on or nc,dres3 "HoctoV Wallcer, 132 First gt.j Corner Alilcr. VartlfinX. P. " FOOL'S HASTE IS NAE SPEED," DCN'T HUBRV THE WORK UNLESS YOU USE SAP ' - the Stuck and White Rivers hag been I pQstponed until September 21. State Slsh Commissioner Little Is al most prepared to say that Eastern oys ter can be successf"""ly propagated In the waters of Puget Sound. His expur'- I meats have yielded very encouraging re sults. The raise of Seattle's assessed valua tion from $22,005.00 to ti0.00Q.0QQ will per mit the tax levy to be lowered from 9 to 8 mills. The city expenditures for the coming year will reach JI.COI0C0, ?320.D0) of which will be a general property tax. It is reported that II. St. John, presi dent of the Scandinavian-American Bank of Whatcqm, has bought the entire cap ital "Stock of the Citizens" "National Bank qf Falrhaven, ani". that tha if institution In future, is to' be, conducted as a branch of the Whatcom, bank. ' Judge Gilbert, at Tacpmar has denied the defenflantr3 motion fpr a neV trial In. the. suit ofD. -L. Hays. vs. the Tacqma Railway S$ Ppwc'c Cojnpany. "lhe com papy will nrobao'Jy take tpp case tp the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Hays "was recently awarded" $2500 for street-cap injuries. Jt Is announced on reliable authority that the Seattle and Tacoma eleqtric railway has been..sp'd to .the syndicate which controls the consolidated street railway system of Seattle. It s not defi nitely known, whether the poropany will continpo wqrk. but the general presuiny tlon Is that it wll. Thq Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company has nearly cqmpleted 13 con tracj for building ,the concrete dam across the Snoqualmle River below the Intake of the Snoqualmle Falls Pqwr Company. ThQ dpm 13 of solid concrete masonrj anchored- to the bottom qf the river, 22fl feet in length. A force qf 100 men has. been employed night and day during the past month in order to com plete it during Jotv water. A Walla Walla mail has Invented a combined header and thresher which can bo operated by two men and six horses. The maxhlne Is simple In construction, and resembles P header. The threshing device consists of two steel conveyors, bet-weep whidjtho grain is carried. The conveyors- have a grinding motion which extracts the grain from the stalk, thence the grain and chaff are carried o the cleaplng device and to the sack. It Is stated that when the machine Is per fected, grain can bo cut and threshed for 1 cent per hushel. Stool Plants Resume. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Sept. IS. Oliver's Squth Side plant of the American Steel & Wire Company1 has resumed operations and. orders have been issued to start the Anderson plant and the rod mill of the same concern wlt-hlrj a week. The mllH havcj been closed since the Ga,tes ordpr last April. Resumption Is caused hy the return of confidence In the Irqn and steel trade apd the heavy demand for wire and nails. Employment wll be given to sev eral thousapd mpn In this district The American Sheet Steel Compsny and $he Republic Iron & Steer Compary have entered an - arrangement by which the former withdraws from the merchant trade and the latter from sheet praduc-tlqn- In this deal the sheet company has secured the sheet mills of the Republic at Toledo Irontan,. Hazleton and Ybungs tqwn, Q. and Alexindrjn. Jnd.r and will dismantle them atopg with the iheet mhs al Shelton, Pa. The Republic gpts the big bar mill of the Reaves plant at Ca nal Dover. Q.r arjcl will rempve the ma chinery to Its other mlllr. Pally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Sept ll Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,003 gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows r Available cash balance .....$134,799,829 Gold Tf,290,019 MlfqECINif OF FRANCE PLACED OF TABLE WATERS.") J Q TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatmant of chronic diseases, such ns Hvex, kldpey and stomach disprders. constipation, diarrhoea, drdpalcal zwclllnB". Erlght's disease, etc-. KIDNEY AND URINARY CpmDlalnta, pajnful, difficult too frequent, milky oi bloody urine, unnatural discharges, sp.edlly cured. DI5EA5E5 OF THE CIIW Such as piles, flatula. fLsaure. ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or confinement . DISEASES OF MEN IJlood poUon, gleet, stricture, unnatural looses, 1m potemcy. thoroughly cured. Np failures Cures guaranteed. nmlafons. dreams. exhautlnr drilsa. baah Hydrooile, Kidney -"THiB v- V