THE MOBNING - OBEGONIAH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1900.
GOOD NEWS fOR SALEM
OREGOTT MATERIALS WILL BB USED
Hf KBW FEDERAL BUTLDUSG.
Hott Business District of tke City In
Shifting on Aooosat of Loca
tion of Fostofioe.
SALEM, Oct. 7. The dispatch from
Washington In today's Oregonlan, an
nouncing that bids for the construction
of Salem's new Federal building have
been advertised for, was pleasing news
to the people of Salem. The Information
had been received here from a private
source that no action would be taken by
the general Government until after the
legislature had released to the Govern
ment the required Jurisdiction to the site
selected for the building. If the bids
shall be opened on November 17, as ex
pected, all preliminary preparations car
be made so that the active work of put
ting1 up the structure may be commenced
early in the Spring.
The further announcement that Oregon
material will be used as far as possible is
also very satisfactory to citizens of Sa
lem. When Special Agent Garrison, of
the Supervising Architect's office, was
here a year ago this Summer, examining
the various sites offered, the superior
quality of Oregon's stone was fully rep
resented to him, and a special effort has
been made to secure an order directing
the use of Oregon material. If these ef
forts have been successful, as now ap
pears to be the case, Salem will have a
public building that will not only be an
ornament to the city, but also a standing
testimonial of the quality of building ma
terial produced in this state.
The selection of the west end of Wilson
avenue for the new postoflice site has had
a considerable influence in changing the
center of the city. It is already noticea
ble that business is gradually moving
back from the river and closer to the nw
postoflice site. When the new Odd Fel
lows' temple was planned it was pre
dicted that the storerooms and offices
could not be rented on account of the lo
cation, which is two blocks east from
the main business street; but the Odd Fel
lows have already leased a storeroom to
Fred A, Iegg, the druggist, and office
rooms to Drs. Byrd, Smith, Bradshaw and
Shaw. If the location of the postofflce
so far east shall result In the desertion
of some of the old buildings on Commer
cial street it will also encourage the
erection of modern business blocks on
Liberty, High and Church streets. -For
many years the business portion of Salem
has been confined to Commercial street
and two blocks on Star street The per
manent location of the postofflce on
Church street, three blocks east of Com
mercial, has been followed by a thor
ough remodeling of the old Reed Opera
House1 on Court and Liberty streets, and
tha ereotlon of the Odd Fellows block on
Court and High. The old Reed will be
occupied by one of the largest business
houses in the cltyand also by the Ma
sonic lodges.
Henry Dunn, an old soldier, popularly
known as "Old Harry," threw a rock
through a plate glass In the front door
of the Ladd & Bush Bank. The missile
also crashed through a plate glass parti
tion Inside the bank, doing damage to
the amount of $50 or more. Dunn has
been troublesome to the police for some
time. He was formerly an Inmate of the
Soldiers' Home at Roseburg, and was dis
charged on account of habitual drunken
ness. A number of attempts have been
made to secure his readmlsslon to the in
stitution, but without success. He con
siders himself mlsused.a nd Just as he
tnrew tne tone tnis morning ne sala:
"T will force the people of Salem to
support me."
A burglar entered the residence of Dr.
J. A. Richardson, in this city, early Sat
urday morning, and stole a pair of trous
ers hanging on a chair In the doctor's
bedroom. The trousers were afterward
found in a vacant lot near by, but ?15 in
coin had been taken from the pockets.
MUNICIPAL TROUBLES.
Oregron. City Citiren Criticise
the
Council's Expenditures.
OREGON CITY. Oct. 7.-Just at this
time local municipal politics are receiving
more quiet discussion than the Presiden
tial election, although new city officers
will not be chosen until the first Monday
in December. Partisan politics does not
enter into the strife for the control ot
the local municipal government, but can
didates array themselves in two cliques.
For a few years past the city recorder
and police force have championed the
winning side, and there have been no
changes In these offices. However, re
cent events .may effect a change In this
order of things, as there is much ex
pressed dissatisfaction among a number
of taxpayers. This culminated in tho
finance committee referring back somo
bills at the last meelng of the City Coun
cil to be considered by the body of the
Council. The bills were recommitted to
the finance committee. However, other
bills were allowed by the Council after
considerable discussion. A few weeks ago
Charles Burns' Jr., son of the chief of
police, and Charles Drew, stepson of a
prominent merchant, were arrested by
,NIght Policeman Shaw for disorderly con
duct, but stubbornly resisted being taken
to the city jail. The officer secured the
help of four men to land them there, but
was so badly injured himself that he had
to be carried home) where he remained
under a physician's care for several days.
The city recorder sentenced the offenders
to confinement in the city' jail 60 days
each on charges of disorderly conduct
and resisting an officer, but ordered them
released after 12 days' Imprisonment on
promise of good behavlcr. The chief of
police remained off duty while his sen
was confined In the city jail, and when
the Council met both of the officers were
allowed pay for full time and their sub
stitutes were paid out of the city treas
ury. City Attorney fees, board of pris
oners and the cost of substitute officers
amounted to nearly $50, besides pay for
the stove and other articles the prison
ers demolished during their confinement.
All thee bills were paid in full by the
city. The bill of C Schuebel, of $200, for
making a present ownership list of the
property-holders in the new sewer district,
is still in the hands of the finance com
mittee. The work was done Jointly by
Mr. Schuebel and Recorder Curry, and
there Is considerable complaint that the
charge Is exorbitant. County Judge Ryan
expressing the opinion that the Job could
have been done for $25. H. E. Cross, who
was city attorney when the sewer was
built under the bluff In 1892, said he did
not charge the city anything for making
out the assessment roll for sewer district
No. L
The stockholders of the Willamette Val
ley Chautiuqua Association held a meet
ing last night. President W. C. Hawley,
of Salem, presided. The same committees
that were In existence last year were re
appointed, but now each committee has
the privilege of selecting its own chair
man. H. E. Cross was elected delegate to
the convention of Jf acme iCoast Assem
bly secretaries, that will meet in San
Francisco in January.
WHY MIXERS "WERE RELEASED.
Jfot Shown That They Knew They
Were Interfering "With Mali.
In explaining the decision of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals by which
10 of the Coeur d'Alene Tniners were re
leased from San Quentin last Monday, the
San Francisco Chronicle says:
"The Indictment in the case alleged
three counts, two of which were aban
doned at -the trial. Fourteen men were
arraigned and of this number 10 were
found guilty on a count alleging that the
defendants had conspired to seize a train
bearing United States malL Denis
O'Rourke, one of the defendants, was
sentenced to 22 months' imprisonment at
San Quentin and to pay a $1000 -fine. The
other defendants received the same fine
and were sent to San Quentin for 23
months.
"The decision rendered by the Circuit
Court of Appeals sets aside all the con
victions because of a fatal defect in the
indictment. Circuit Judge Gilbert wrote
the opinion and Judges Ross and Morrow
concurred. The decision was based on
two opinions ,of the Supreme Court of the
United States, one in the case of the
United States vs. Carll and the other In
the case of Pettlbone vs. the United
States. Carll was indicted for passing
counterfeit money. He was granted lib
erty because tha indictment failed to
allege knowledge on his part that the
money in question was counterfeit. Pet
tlbone was Indicted for inducing employes
of the Bunker Hill mine to cease work
lr spite of an injunction of the District
Court of Idaho. This case fell to the
ground for lack of an allegation showing
that Pettlbone had knowledge of the is
suance, of an Injunction and of the fact
that he was restricting a process of the
Federal courts.
The defect In the Indictment at bar
was the absence of an allegation that
the strikers knew the train they seized to
be a mail train. On this subject the
court said:
While it Is true that the laws make the
railways of the United States postal roads
for carrylae the mall, it Is nevertheless true
that many passenger trains do not carry the
mall. The defendants In this case are not
charged -with the overt act of obstructing the
passage of the molls or a carrier of the
malls, but with a conspiracy. . . . R Is no
offense acalnet the United States to hinder
and delay the passage of a railway car, and
consequently It Is no oflense to conspire or
confederate for that purpose. Such an of
fense must be dealt -with under the laws of
the state. The conspiracy as charged In the
indictment lacks on essential Impediment to
an offense against the United States, towit,
that the defendants knew that the malls of
the United States were carried upon the train
which they conspired to obstruct. It may bo
that they all hod such knowledge, or that
the facts and circumstances shown In the
evidence were sufficient to charge them with
such knowledge, but that does not dispense
with the necessity of setting forth in the In
dlctmeVit all the elements of the wrongful
act which they oonBplred to commit. . . .
The Judgment is reversed and the cause
remanded with Instructions to quash the in
dictment and discharge the defendants.
"The decision does not affect the case
of Paul Corcoran, one of the strikers, who
was convicted under the state law of
murder in the second degree and sen
tenced to 16 years' imprisonment. Effort
is now being made to have Corcoran's
case reviewed by the Supreme Court of
the United States on hearing of a writ of
error."
PREPARING A BIG FAIR.
The Best of Eastern Oregron to Be
Exhibited at The Dalles.
THE DALLES, Or., Oct 7. Managers,
decorators, carpenters and electricians In
squads are hurrying forward the work on
the booths, band stands and parapherna
lia of the street fair today, making the
enclosure and Its Immediate vicinity hum
with the preparations. Cloudless skies
have given zest to the work, and bunting,
evergreens and strings of colored lights
are rapidly transforming the newly built
walls into gay and brilliantly colored
booths and stands. Exhibitors have
poured in in such numbers that space is
at a premium, and all indications point to
an unprecedented display of Eastern Ore
gon products and manufactures. Imme
diately Inside the main entrance on Third
and Washington streets. Is the depart
ment devoted to women's handiwork.
which is in, charge of a committee headed
by Mrs. Alice Sheldon. Following down
the Third-street space are the boo'ths and
exhibits of the city merchants, beautifully
decorated and lighted by hundreds of in
candescent lights. Midway in this block a
high band stand spans the thoroughfare,
below which is the throne, where the
queen and her attendant maids will hold
their court. The working force of the elec
tric light company is taxed to its greatest
jendeavor putting in 20 arc lights in addi
tion to the numberless .groups and strings
of lncandescents, which will give the fair
the brilliancy of noonday. Chief among
the fruit attractions will be the choicest
exhibits of Hood River's recent horticul
tural fair, which will be brought here to
morrow. The keen interest evinced by the
town and country people, together with
the perfect weather, promises to make the
festival a notable feature in the history
of The Dalles.
Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, the
queen will arrive up the river and will be
received from her royal barge by the
Mayor of the city and the City Council at
the Regulator dock, where the city keys
will be turned over to her keeping until
Friday, when Rex is expected to arrive
and share that responsible honor with her.
From the river Queen Cora will lead the
city fathers and dignitaries to her pavil
ion at the fair, whence she will proceed
to lead the grand procession, whose order
will be as follows:
Platoon of police.
Queen's royal coach.
Float bearing maids of honor to
the
queen.
Band.
Detachment of National Guard.
Grand Army of the Republic (Nesmlth
Post)
Fraternal societies.
Fraternal societies' floats.
Fire department
Indians in war paint.
Merchants' floats.
Private turnouts.
Midway parade.
Oregron Notes.
The new Heppner band has ordered 1500
worth of new Instruments.
J. H. McHaley last week bought 3000
head of choice yearling ewes and wethers
at V-12-Vz per head, says the Heppner
Times.
The man arrested In Wisconsin as Fltz
hugh, who robbed the bank at Joseph,
Or.. October, 1S97, turned out to be some
oneelse.
Hummason & Cheney have their new
quartz mill ready for operation and will
begin dropping stamps the first of the
week, says the Gold Hill News.
This shows what Tillamook County is
doing these days: "Among the freight
taken by the Sue H. Elmore Saturday
were 276 boxes of butter, 175 boxes of
cranberries, S00 boxes of cheese and SS
bundles of hides."
An effort Is being made In Kings Val
ley, Benton County, to get telephone con
nection with the outside world. It is said
that the telephone authorities have of
fered to connect the valley with Phllo
matn," if given a bonus of ?150.
Another gold strike has been made near
Susanville, Grant County. This time on
free-gold ore from the Mayflower mine,
owned by a man from Heppner, and as
says as high as $480 per ton. The loca
tion of the find Is about a jnlle to the
northeast from the town, in the Granite
belt
The Jpacklng-house at The Dalles re
ceived Friday from Klickitat' County, four
cows of the Polled Angus breed that
weighed 5250 pounds, two of them weigh
ing over 1300 pounds apiece. This is no
unusual weight for steers, but for cows
of any breed it is a record not often
equaled.
The present lumber output of Tillamook
Bay is about 1,000,000 feet per month,
and the indications are that this output
will be doubled for the coming year, says
the Tillamook Headlight The city mills
are cutting spruce for San Francisco ana
have the positive assurance that boats
will be here inside of 30 days. The ca
pacity of the mills 'will be Increased as
soon as the first cargoes are shipped, and
they will be kept running steadily.
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TO BIND SHIFTING SANDS
PROJECT OP PROFESSOR LECKEW
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Oantlnaatlon of His Experiments la
Introducing; and Extending: Uie'fef
Tenacious Forage Plantal
AsSTOHIA, Or., Oct 7. Another most
important thing that has been added- to
the utilities and attractions of Clatsop
County Is the United States and state
experiment station, -recently located at
Goarhart Park, under tho .direction of
Professor A. B. Leckenby, the agrostolo
glst The principal object of-the station
Is to find the grasses best adapted to sod
ding the sands on -the sea ridges, which
are now -almost destitute of' vegetation,
and where the raw sand drifts Summer
and Winter, burying the plants and .en
croaching upon the pasturage. There are
some 2C00 or 3000 acres of such lands In
this county now, comprising a strip a
quarter to a .half-mile in width, along the
ocean shore. As new dunes are being
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A Year's Increase In Washington National-Banks.
WIASH1NGTON, Oct 3. The condition of the 31 National banks of
Washington State, on September 7, as compared with their condition a
year previous, is interesting at thjs time, as4 Indicating the commercial
advancement of that state In the past year. The returns show as follows:
" Sept, 1899. Sept., 1900.
Loans and discounts $ y,4&L,05o $12,188,349
Stocks and securities :... 1,437,619 1,470,332
Specie 2.7S7.2C0 2,697,914
Surplus fund .-. 503,918 559,535
Individual deposits : 18,702,972 , 20,934,488
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constantly formed, owing to the action
of the Jetty, which is causing the ocean
sands to accumulate along the Clatsop
beach, these also need to be reclaimed.
-The final object to be attained Is not so
much to furnish pasturage, although that
is not to be overlooked, as to stop the
sands from drifting and thus convert what
are now barren and unattractive hills
into grassy downs, easy of access, pic
turesque and sightly. They will then be
adapted to the growth of trees or grasses,
flowers and other pleasunt herbage, and
furnish Incomparable sites for number
less oceanslde cottages.
The project of an experiment station
at the beach has been a favorite one with
tho Astoria Progressive Commercial As
sociation during the past two years. Pro
fessor Leckenby, who is an honorary
member of the association, has lent his
aid in every way possible, and now, prin
cipally through his efforts, both the state
and Government departments have been
Interested, and have undertaken the work.
M. J. Kinney has given tho use of 40 acres
of land on the shore, the sandiest he has,
and land best adapted to the purpose.
Work Ik to be commenced at once, and
many varieties of grasses will be tried,
those qualified for binding tbe sands and
forming a sod being used. From the
facts thus learned owners of other bare
sand hills will be enabled and expected to
reclaim their acres.
Tho work, however, will not end with
Clatsop Beach. There are other sandy
tracts throughout the coast and In the
interior along the Columbia and Snake
Rivers are many thousands of acres to
be reclaimed, which,' when once fixed,
will make most valuable fruit and for
age lands. Neither is Professor Leck
enby limiting his researches to tHte sands.
He Is introducing for experiment jrrasses
that are best suited to the marshes 'and
tidelands. On Clatsop Plains, between
Now Astoria. and Seaside,, there, is a chain
of marshes comprising many thousands
of acres. This area Is now either too
much drowned or too low to produce
Wholesome native grasses, and has not
been reclaimed to any extent Mn.Xieck
enby, however, has hopes of sodding these
lands with a certain very valuable for
age plant, with which he has already had
an Interesting experience. It is a native
of South America, and naturally would
be supposed to require a'hot climate, llko
the famous Bermuda grass. He has ex
perimented with It successfully in-the in
terior of California, grassing the mar
gins of the alkali lakes of that arid re
gion. It la an aquatic growth, and' a sod
thrown on the edge of a pona Degms ex
tending at once, and soon covers the
shore and even reaches out over the
water.
Much to the surprise of the professor,
he has recently discovered that this plant
has In some way -been introduced on the
Columbia: and at Kalama, on Guild's
Lake, 'near Portland, and on a low. piece
of ground at The Dalles It Is growing
vigorously. It is best propagated by sods,
one of which extends enormously In a
single year, gradually choking out every
thing ehse.
The name of the plant is Paspalum, and
tho species Is Pisdlstlchum. It Js purely
a grounds-runner, and, therefore, useful
only for forage, and not suitable for hay.
It Is very sweet however, and Is a great
milk and flesh former. There are 60
species of the plant, and Mr. Leckenby
intends trying ail of them here.
Karl Aumhkoff, a sailor on the German
ship Philadelphia, which arrived yester
day, was taken to the hospital this morn
ing for treatment He fell from the
fore topmast yard a few days before
reaching port and one of his leg's was
broken.
Levy Wooden, of Jewell, ' met with a
very serious and painful accident yes
terday. He was engaged In blasting at
the bottom of a well, and a large piece
of rock flew and struck him on the right
leg, below the knee, crushing the limb
badly, and breaking two of the bones. He
was brought to this city, this morning to
have the Injuries dressed.
The funeral of the late James A. Cook
was held from Pohl's undertaking parlors
today, under the auspices of theOregon
Pioneer and Historical Society, and Gush
ing Post G. A. R. The 'remains were
taken to the old Pioneer cemetery, at
Clatsop, for Interment
LOOKING FOR AN EX-PRISONER.
He Is Said to Have Been In Colfax
Jail to Assist Delivery.
COLFAX, Wash.," Oct. 7.-The case of
the state against James Moofe and Georgo
Mansfield, charged with assisting prison-'
ers to escape from tho County Jail, has
been dismissed for want of sufficient evi
dence to convict Mansfield, Moore, Hugh
Bolye and .Charles De France were
charged 'with assisting William Clifford
and Daniel McDonald to escape from the
Whitman County Jail. Mansfield and
Mopre were released on bonds, .Boyle was
remanded' to Jail in default of bonds, and
De France, being under bonds on convic
tion of larceny by embezzlement, was not
arrested. Judge McDonald released Boyle
on, a writ of habeas corpus, and there was
little evidence against the others, except
ing what Boyle could give, .and the state
decided It was insufficient to warrant a
trial and dismissed the case. An effort is
now being made to locate a man by the
name of Romlne, who was a prlsoner'ln
the County Jail at the time of the. escape,
and the Sheriff has affidavits of other
prisoners that Romlne was the real leader
of the plot and was given $500 for the
job, having been brought here from Port
land for that purpose.
A warrant was issued yesterday . for the
arrest of W. H. James, a' pioneer farmer
and stockgrower living'near Hay Station,
southwest paft of the county, on a
charge of attempted rape. The complaint
is sworn-to by his daughter, Eva James.
who Is only 16 years of age. This is the
Becond time he has been charged with the
same offense, the first time being in July,
1897,' when hl3 wife was the complaining
witness. l
WHY FARMERS ARE PROSPEROUS.
Diversified Crops and Attention to
Details Tell the Story.
OREGON CITY, Oct '7. Farmers of
Clackamas County are prosperous in spite
of tho' short yield! of wheat This Is due
to the fact that diversified farming is be
coming more general. In but tevr In
stances has the farmer placed his entire
dependence on wheat Many agricultur
ists have, cattle In the mountains that now
bring high prices; others have sheep oc
goats; the hopyards and potato fields axe
extensive, while a portion of 'the fruit
crop Is actually going to waste In some
sections of the country. Butter-making
and poultry-raising 1b receiving consider
able attention, and creameries are becom
ing an important industry,
W. S. Byers, a farmer near Stone, mar
keted 12 tons of green peas In Portland
this season, raising two" crops on the
same land, sowing in December, February
and during the Spring mqnths. He har
vested the product between April 21 and
June 2L enabling him to market large
quantities a3 he could drive from his
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place to Portland, a distance of 14 miles,
In three hours. In addition to the usual
farm products, he sold six tons of dried
prunes, receiving 4 cents per pound for
the Fellenbergs. He. also' sold 1000 boxes
of King, Waxen and Gravensteln apples,
receiving on average of 76 cents per box.
Mr. Byers 'would not give' out what he re
ceived for his peas, but said the returns
were very satisfactory.
There is a practical demonstration of
successful dairying on the farm of M.
Vetsch & Sons, ion' the Sandy road, 61
miles. from Damascus, and 21 miles from
Portland. Twenty-two years ago Mr.
Vetsch. 'wife and two sons came from
Switzerland, and settled in this section
of Clackamas County, purchasing a heav
ily timbered farm, with only 28 acres
cleared. Old settlers say that Mr. Vetsch's
neighbors commented on the fact that It
would be almost impossible for him to
make a living on the land. Now It is
current talk that he Is actually wealthy,
with various sums of money loaned out
and drawing interest The 'entire 160
acres is now in -a high state of cultiva
tion, except 40 acres used as -a Summer
pasture.' Fifty-two cows and their in
crease until sold, hogs and other stock
are kept on this auarter-sectlon of once
heavily timbered land. Although Mr.
Vetsch had carried on dairying many
years on a small scale, it was not until
about six years ago that he embarked In
the oreamery business "with properly
equipped apparatus. The creamery is
now operated with the milk from 110 cows,
52 kept on the farm, and the product from
58 cows belonging to farmers living In
the vicinity, the price now being paid for
milk being on the basis of 23.C5 cents per
pound Tor -the butter fat The cows are
common stock bred In with Jerseys, and
produce an avegaro of 220 pounds of but
ter apiece annually; the product being In
regular demand In Portland at 55 cents
per roll. Tho skimmed milk Is .carried
from ' the creamery to the hoghouse
through a siphon pipe, where It Is used
for feed.- Mr. Vetsch says that last year
he sold $350 worth of pork fattened on
skimmed milk. They also raise eight to
ten acres of potatoes every season, steam
ing those that cannot be sold, by the aid
of the' creamery engine, and using them
for hosr feed.
, The principal feed for the cows 13 clover
hay, mixed with bran or sometimes
chopped, wheat. The Summer pasturage
on tlie farm, with the addition of a little
bran, is .sufficient for the cows for a
couple of months, but In the Fall they are
given corn fodder, grown on six or eight
acre's, every season. With the exception
of occasionally a few lots of bran, the
cows are fed entirely on the product ot
the lVacre farm. A chopping mill oc
cupies, a convenient position .to the en
gine in. the creamery building, that Is
sometimes used for grinding up wheat
During the Spring months, when the sup
ply of milk Is large, cheese Is manufac
tured In one part of the creamery build
ing, thus making uniform production of
butter throughout the year. Besides Mr.
Vetsch and his two sons, only three men
are employed to handle the product of his
farm two ordinary hands, receiving
$22 60 per month and board, and the butter-maker,
$40 per month and board. At
present Mr. Vetsch, Sr., s visiting his old
home In Switzerland.
The figures show that farmers, who
supply the creamery with milk, receive an
average of a little over $50 per annum
from each cow for butter fat.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Military Burial to a Veteran of the
Spnnlah "War.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Oct. 7. The fu
neral of W. H. Baber, Jr., who died in
Prlneville, October 5, of typhoid fever,
contracted In the Philippines, took place
herethis afternoon from the family resi
dence, conducted by Rev. Mr. Bishop, of
Portland. Separate Company C, of Eu
gene, then took charge, acted as pall
bearers and gave the remains a military
burial. W. H. Baber was aged 27 years,
and was raised in, this vicinity. He was
a member of Company B, Second Oregon
Volunteers, who went to the Philippines,
and has not been well since his return.
A Grant COnnty Pioneer.
J. B. Edlngton, one of the best-known
' and most highly honored citizens of Grant
County, residing near Mount Vernon, died
at the Calkins Hotel In Burns, September
29,' of pneumonia. His wife was sum
moned from her home and reached Burns
Thursday. J. B. Edlngton was born In
Green County, Missouri, January 3, 384L
He moved to California with his parents
In 1852 and settled In Napa County, com
ing to Grant County during the mining
excltemeit in 1862, where he has resided
continuously until his death. He followed
mining on Canyon Creek, within what Is
now the corporate limits of Canyon City,
for many years, and also mined for a
while at Susaivllle and Dixie Creek.
. M.'!M. Ashley,' of Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Or., Oct. 7. M. M. Ash
ley died in this city early this morning
of heart failure, aged 63. 3fr. Ashley was
a pioneer of the county, having resided
here for 20 years. On comingwto Oregon
he first settled In Wallowa County. A
wife and two daughters Mrs. Mitchell
Smith and Mrs. G. W. Campbell survive
him. The burial will take place tomor
row, under the auspices of the G. A. R.,
of which order he was an honored mem
ber. IOWANS WEDDED IN OREGON.
Love Story That Might Have Been
Talcen From the Books.
' AOjBANY, Or., Oct 7.-John P. Foley,
a prominent furniture dealer and under
taker. ' and Miss Phoebe r B. iFreeman, a
graduate last year of the' nurse's depart
ment of Rush Colleire. Chicago, both of
Cedar Rapids, la., -were united In mar
riage at the Catholic Church, in this city,
this morning. The case is a romantic
one. Several months ago they were en
gaged to be married, when Miss Freeman
heard from different sources that her
lover was not true to her, and, without
notice, started Immediately for Oregon,
where she has an uncle at Crabtree, in
this county. The first intimation to the
lover was a personal in a newspaper that
the young lady had gone to Oregon. The
young man, about whom the reports had
been false, wrote dally after learning the
address of the young lady's uncle, but re
ceived no answer. Then he became des
perate and started for Oregon. He
learned that Miss Freeman was In Al
bany, working at her profession, and
wf ote her to meet him at the train at a
certain time. She received the letter,
but Independently refused to respond. Not
being able to learn her whereabouts, he
walked the streets, until finally rewarded
by her appearance as she went to the
postofflce. Satisfactory explanations fol
lowed, and the happy couple, after seeing
some of Oregon, will return this week as
husband and wife to their future home In
Cedar Rapids.
"WARMING UP IN BOISE.
The Intermountain Fair Work of
the Politicians.
BOISE, Ihado, Oct 7. The Idaho Inter
mountain Fair will open In Boise next
Monday, and continue during the week.
It 13 expected by the managers that thi3
fair will elcllpse anything previously
given in this section of the country. They
are allowing liberal premium offers in all
departments, and especially so for tho
racing programme, offering $10,000 in cash
prizes in this department alone. They
have made an effort to secure for this
fair more vaudeville and other outside at
tractions, and they have succeeded well.
The credit for this Is due In great meas
ure to their secretary, J. S. Bogart, and
the energies of President John McMillan
and J. G. Camp, the field advertiser.
Hon. Blnger Hermann, of Oregon, de
livered an address to a crowded house
last evelng, which was admittedly one of
the very strongest speeches that has yet
been delivered In Boise In this campaign.
The fuslonlsts all concede that it was a
strong speech.
The Republican State Central Commit
tee announces the following Itinerary for
Governor Geer, of Oregon: Welser on Oc
tober 8; Cambridge, Tuesday, October 9;
Caldwell, Wednesday, October 10; Bols.
Thursday, October 11, and at Mountain
home, Friday, October 12. He will be In
the state five more 'days, but the Itinerary
for these days is not yet arranged. The
Democrats announce that S. H. Bashor
will speak here on Monday evening. Wil
lis Sweet and S. S. Crane, the candidate
for Lieutenant-Governor, are in Boise be
tween trips. They have been campaign
ing" In Northern Idaho, and report that
everything there looks fine for the Repub
lican party. They will continue their
campaign In the southern part of the
state.
TLerrlm County's Tax Levy.
OHDHALIS, Wash., Oct. 7. The tax
levy for Lewis County, as fixed by the
Commissioners, Is 25 mills, divided as fol
lows: State 9 mills
Current expenses '. : 4 mills
Road and bridge 3 mills
Old Interest and warrant Indebt
edness 4 mills
Road tax 5 mills
Total 25 mills
Lewis County's old warrants, bearing1 8
per cent which are outstanding, will ag
gregate about $50,000. Four mills of the
tax, levy Is made to take up. a part of
these, and will make about $10,000 avail
able for this purpose. The Chehalls Clty
Councll has fixed the levy for the town
at 30 mills.
Hopbuyers were very active here yes
terday. About 200 bales were sold at 12
cents per pound, which was freely offered.
Thirteen cents could have been obtained,
and there were rumors of 14 cents and
better being offered. About 1700 bales
hr.ve been sold In the Chehalls district
About 2000 bales remain unsold.
Washington Notes.
Chehalls County will pay $114,697 72 In
state and county taxes this year, as
against $103,795 last year.
Landseekers are flocking Into Brewster
to be on hand for the opening of the Col
rille reservation on October 10.
The Laconner Postoflice receipts entitle
it to be advanced from a fourth grade to
a third grade office. This Is the oldest
Postofflce in Skagit County.
The eighth annual convention of the Pa
cific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs was
held in Spokane October 2, 3 and 4. The
asoclation will meet next year In Ta
coma. John Q. Foster, commission merchant at
Hoqulam, has on display three pumpkins,
raised In Chehalls County, their weights
being 59. 54 and 50 pounds respec
tively. The demand for logs seems to hold
good In spite of the dubious prospect of
a month ago. The Mason County Log
ging Company has orders for a half dozen
rafts of logs ahead.
A recent census of the Swlnomlsh reser
vation, opposite Laconner, by Deputy
Agent J. T. Roe, shows there are 313 In
dians and half castes, 160 males and 153
females, the oldest Indian being 79 years
and the majority about 35. There were
but six births during the past year, and
12 deaths.
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. EASTERN MINNESOTA.
Locomotives Were Shifted From the
Tracks and Pounded Into Scrap
iron Mines Disabled.
BIWABIK, Minn., Oct 7. The tornado
that raged In this vicinity last evening
was most violent. The storm cut a path
way 150 feet In width through the north
western corner of the town, completely
wrecking several buildings. The property
loss Is estimated at $100,000 and the known
fatalities number nine, with a score or
more Injured, some severely.
Tho storm swept in a northwesterly di
rection after leaving here and struck a
little Finnish settlement near Pike Lake,
where a number of buildings were
wrecked, in one of which an entire fam
ily, consisting of husband, wife and four
children, were Instantly killed. So far
their names have not been obtained. It
Is believed when the more remote dis
tricts, are heard from further casualties
may be reported. The list of casualties
bo far learned is as follows:
Killed:
Mr. and Mrs. Marowltz.
William Hllstrom.
Family of six near Pike Lake, names
not known.
Severely injured: Andrew Anderson, a
locomotive fireman, severely scalded, will
recover; F. Murray, engineer, severely
scalded, will recover; Andrew Debbp, la
borer, severe scalp wounds, will recover;
John Morrison, foot badly crushed.
About 25 others were more or less se
verely cut and bruised.
The house In which the Marowitz family
lived was completely wrecked, and the
body of Mrs. Marowltz was found 401
feet away, every bone In her body being
broken and her clothing completely
stripped off. The body of her husband
was found amid the debris of their home,
horribly mutilated.
William Hllstrom was struck on th
head by a falling tree and his skur.
crushed. He afterward died at the hos
pital. The engine-house of the Duluth, Mis
slsslppl & Northern Railway was com
pletely wrecked and a number of locomo
tives and cars were shifted from the
tracks and pounded into scraplron. The
engine on which Murray and Anderson
were when the storm broke was blown
from the track and the men were pinned
beneath it and horribly burned by the
escaping steam. Several" cars were blown
from the Duluth. Mississippi & Northern
tracks and were found In the Duluth
mine pit, hundreds of feet away. Many
of the buildings destroyed were owned by
the mining companies, and tenanted by
their employes. The shafthouse and build
ings of three mines were reduced to
kindling wood.
The tornado, which lasted less than flvo
minutes, was preceded by an unusually
severe thunder and rain storm. The rain
has flooded many of the open pit mines,
and they cannot be operated for soma
time.
7BOO POUNDS OF DYNAMITE.
Exploded and Injured 20O Persons
and Wrecked Buildings.
DULUTH, "Minn., Oct. 7. A special
from Evelth. Minn., tonight, reports a
disastrous explosion. Seven thousand five
hundred pounds of dynamite In the pow
der magazine at the Pruce mine, situated
a half mile from town, blew up about
5:30 o'clock this afternoon. A hole 1M
feet square and 25 feet deep marks tha
spot where the magazine stood. The
force of the explosion was so great that
It smashed every pane of glass within a
radius of two miles. The mine laboratory
and warehouses were totally wrecKed.
At least 200 people were hurt more or
less from being thrown down by the
Bhock or hit by shattered glass. Tfla
explosion was plainly felt at Blwablk. 12
miles distant The cause of the explosion
is unknown.
Elgrht Injured In Car Collision.
CHICAGO. Oct. 7. Eight persons were
Injured tonight, one of them seriously, by
a collision between a Calumet electno
car and a south-bound Lake Shore train
at Stoney Island avenue and Seventy
ninth street The conductor says the ac
cident was due to the fact that the
motorman, who was a newman. did not
bring the car to a stop before starting
across the track. The Injured are: Irwin
Dowse, motorman. Internally Injured,
crushed under car. may die; Rev. H. Mat
tllen, slightly bruised; Nevlns Nuchcakl.
right arm and left leg broken; Frank
Jacobson, bruised about head; Tony
Peters, cut and bruised; Elmer Yrede.
hands and face cut; Herman SchleiTer,
wounded on head; T. R. Thompson, cut on
head and body.
Floods of Mexican Rivers.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 7. Telegraphic ad
vices from Tamplco, Mex., state that the
Panuco and Tames Rivers, which empty
into the Gulf at that place, are on one
of the biggest rises in their history, and
great damage has been wrought by the
floods In the populated and cultivated val
leys above here. At one point near Chlla
station on the line of the Mexican Cen
tral Railway the Tames River Is over 50
miles wide, and has swept to destruction
hundreds of houses occupied by Mexican
farmers and laborers. Many drownings
are reported. All the tributaries of these
rivers In the southeastern part of the
state of San Luis Potosl are out of their
banks and have washed away whole vil-
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Run your eye up and down
the advertising columns and
notice the number of medicines
that are advertised and the
promises they make.
Most of them guarantee to
cure almost everything.
You are, bewildered between
the good and the bad, the real
and the humbugs.
Well, if you bite at every
weed you find in the fields, you.
will run across trouble sooner
or later.
Ayer's medicines were made
in the good old days when
promise and performance went
hand in hand.
They're as good today.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemists,
Lowell, Mais.
Ayer Sarsaparflla
Ayer'i. Pills
Ayer't Ague Cure
Ayer Hair Vigor
Ajers Cherry Pectoral
Ayer's Comatone
j lages and ruined thousands of acres of
growing crops.
Railroad Injury "Was Fatal.
SALT LAKE. Oct 7. A dispatch to tho
Trlbuno from Rock Springs, Wyo., says
Arthur Mumaugh, whose mother lives
at Spripgfleld, 111., died at the State Hos
pital here today from a shock following
the amputation of one leg and part o
the other foot. He fell from a box car,
the wheels crushlg his limbs.
MALARIA AND MOSQUTTOS.
Professor Koch Conducted Experl
ments on Oriental Monleys.
TACOMA, Oct. 7. Passengers who ar
rived here today from the Orient report
that Professor Robert Koch has arrived
at Hong Kong. The eminent bacteriologist.
of the Berlm University has devoted a
year to scientific Investigations in the
Dutch West Indies and In the German
colonies of East Africa for tho purpose
of testing his cure of malaria, which wa3
only partially successful in Germany be-
fore his departure.
The scientist now announces to the med
ical world that his cure is positive, and
that every malarial district can be ab
solutely purged of the scourge.
During his stay on the Island of Java,
Professor Koch procured several gorillas
Infected with malaria whom ho gave hy
podermic injections of his virus, and la
two or three cases he mixed medicine with
food which contains about CO per cent of
quinine. The doses were much larger
than those Intended for human beings,
and the results were eminently satisfac
tory. Dr. Koch announces that his med
icine Is both for curative and preveniatlvo
purposes.
He also wants It known that he has
found a way of ridding countries of tho
malarial parlsltes the mosqultoa. On hi3
arrival in Berlin he will present his of
ficial report to the German Government,
and will recommend that measures be
taken at once to Introduce his method of
exterminating the parlsltes and hla cure
for malaria, which he claims can bo man
ufactured at once In all countries.
He Came, He Saw, hut Did Not
Conqner.
Medford Enquirer.
The great Blnger Hermann, of hand
shaking fame, has come and gone, and as
a consequence the chickens are roosting
high.
Chance for a Hero. When I marry, It will
he a bravo hero, who fears nothing. May
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