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- e . T- 4SMS. f'W f A- s THJE MORNING OKEGONUN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1900, i u !! IS GUILTY OF ARSON Thomas Connell, of Portland, Had His Own Mill Burned. VERDICT OF A WASHINGTON JURY Property'WaTfocad Near Steven jt, son Motioncr Kew Trial Will Be Filed. .STEVENSON, Wash., Nov. 23. The jury InUfefcasj of "the 'Stafe vs. Thomas Connell, resident of Portland, accused of Orson, after deliberating 48 hours, re turned a verdict of guilty. The Jury on the first ballot was about equally di vided. ' The attorneys for defendant trill file a motion for a new trial. Thomas Connell was accused of hiring F. B. .Clark .to fire the -sjwmlll owned by him near' Stevenson. The mill was insured for $4000. and Clark testified that Connell had hkn bun it that he might build a mill in a more desirable! location with the insurance. , The Jurors from the vicinity of the bnrned mill were for conviction from the first, but Jtarailme.ihQ3a from Ihe remote part of the county held out for ac quittal. This morning the ballot was 10 to 2 for conviction, 'And. then the remain ins two Jurors gave up, and gave In the verdlet'of .guilty at 11 o'clock. Fined for Resisting Officer. "FOREST GROVE. "Nov. 23. One Griffith. a traveling hypnotist, was fined $5 here today for resisting' an officer. The trou ble arose over the payment of the license fee for shows. It seems that Griffith had not complied with the city ordinance in tils respect, and the marshal went to the hall to collect the amount while the per formance was In progress. The show man" proffered the "sum of 1125. which he claims he had been Informed was the requisite amount. The officer demanded (2 50, He was ordered off the .stage, and & scrimmage, ensued,, which resulted in GrUfith'&arre$l today., Refractory Independence Youth. INDEPENDENCE Or., Nov. 23. Frank Boydeton, who was recently arrested for forgery and' released on bands. is again in trouble, :He got hahr of some .freight money an employBof his father bad col lected, and skipped over to Salem. His parent immediately 'sent 'word to the Chlof of Police; there to arrest and hola his son. The- box was captured, and Po liceman Tunper, of this place, went after him tpday- In the meantime Boydston'a, Daqosman .on, thpcase ox forgery now fled the officers that they, withdrew. And for them to hold the- prisoner. GAME BIRD$'F6lt. HAtlNEY COTKTY. Chinese Pheasants Will Be "Intro duced in Southern portion. ONTARIO. Or.Nov. 2l-John S. Divine, owner of a large ranch at the foot of Stein's Mountain, In the southern part of Harney County, Js here to meet a ship ment of Chinese pheasants from Port land. He came 170 miles to receive the birds, as he would not entrust them to any one else Mr. Divine has elk, deer and many species or wild animals domes ticated on h(s ranth. He takes as much interest in these animals as lie does in his large bands of horses and cattle." The pheasants arrived last nlgh't, 25 in num ber, shipped in threeseparate crates. Two died in transit, but Mr. Divine now ex pects to reach home with the remaining 23. As he cannot ake the three crates on his private v buckbo&rd, he has em ployed a private conveyance, at a cost of $50, to assist In the transportation of the birds to his Interior home. It has been claimed that Chinese pheas ants will not" prosper In anything except a damp climate, but Mr. Divine says that a number were purchased by private subscription and .turned, loose In Harney County a few years ago, and that they are doing well. The climate is much the same as that of his section. Whea questioned about the mall facili ties at his ranch, Mr. Divine stated that he generally got his mall once a month. He takes The Daily Oregonlan and in numerable stock, poultry and farm jour nals, and he says that It t alios a separate buckboard to brinp-in his mall. He sorts out -Tho- Oregonlans and goes down the 30 or 40 numbers in regular order to see what has transpired since tho last mall. Mr Divine says that the election has had a good effect on the stock market, and that for four years Eastern Oregon will fairly be In clover. LIXX COUNTY'S ASSESSMENT. Taxable Yaluntion Has Decreased $43,000 in IS Months. ALBANY, Or., Nov 23. Tho summary of the assessment for Linn County shows a decrease from last year in the net tax able property of $13,530. The assessment for 1900 Is as follows: Tillable land. 131.036 acres $2,110,420 Non-tillable land, eOG S41 acres 1,429.230 Improements on tillable land 496,915 Town and city lots.... ... 434,350 Improvements on town Jots..,.... 537,310 Improvements on land pot deeded or patented 16,003 Railroad bed, 127 miles 33S.300 Telegraph and telephone lines, 172 miles 1 9,455 Street railway and water ditch, 15 miles ,"i... ' 1S.100 Rolling stock 3S.4C0 Steamboats, engines, machinery, etc 52.SS0 Merchandise and stock in trade.. 295,490 Farming implements, wagons, eta 145,890 Money $ 3SS.810 Notes and accounts 474,770 Shares of stock (886 39,560 Household furnitureLwatohos, etc 1S2.510 Horses and mules ($711) .'.. 176,340 Cattle 06.72) .. 193,200 Sheep (25,230) 42,705 Goats (4049) 6,115 Swine (4550) 10,340 Gross value ..... 57,247,375 Exemptions .,.. 563,325- Total taxable property $6,6S4,O50 Number of polls, 2132. The gross value of. property on last year's assessment was '. $7,$10,410: exem tlons, J6S2.S30; net value, " JC.TO.m. Tho rolls show a reduction in the value of tillable land of $95,926. $43,245 on nonvia ble land, and $67,000 on notes and ac counts, but there is an Increase of $13,000 oa money, $16,000 on cattle. $5000 on sheep and goats, about $SO0O on tho railroads, and small amounts on other; lines, suffi cient to make tho total Teductlona only $43,530. MASS CELEBRATED,! PRISON. Catholic Services, for First"' Time, Held in Oregon Penitentiary. SALEM, Nov. 23. The "November num ber of the Prison Missionary, published at the Oregon Penitentiary by a convict, contains the following account of reli gious exercises eonducted at that Institu tion by a Catholic priest:' "For the first time in the history of the prison, as far as can be learned. Catholic Eervlce was conducted in the prison chap el on the 14th of last month by the Rev. W. A. Daly, of Salem. Or. Tt was a decided innovation' from, the usual Sunday service held by other de nominations, inasmuch, as &. complete ceremony of the 'mass was rendered, by means of an improvised altar especially fitted for the occasion. "Before opening the service the priest delivered a brief sermon, partly in ex planation of the sacrifice of the mass, vestments and the uses of other necessary articles, and the religious views main tained by the Catholic church, for the benefit of non-Catholics, followed by a few timely remarks for the spiritual wel fare of his heterogeneous congregation. "Communion was administered to ft few others not being prepared on account of the surprise, as the services heretofore have been conducted in a private manner during week days, as the priest Is alone -with his duties in his church, necessitat ing his appearance there on Sunday; but being relieved that day by a visiting priest and through frequent requests of our Superintendent, accepted the oppor tunity with pleasure." THREE COUNTIES HAVE PAID. Responded to Request of State for Scalp Bounty Tax. SALEM, Nov. 23. Three counties have 2nade payments to the State Treasurer on account of the scalp bounty funa since that official sent out to county Treasurers letters requesting remittances. They are: Columbia, $37618; Klamath, $696; and Clackamas, $33 66. At the time Treasurer Moore's letter .was made public it was announced from his depaitment that Crook County dla not make the scalp bounty tax levy, but this was an error. Mr. Moore stated to day that Clackamas, Instead of Crook, made a' levy. Sample of French. Prunes. H. S. Gile &. Co., of this city, today received from London a sample of French prunes which were Jjrown and cured In France and sold for consumption In Eng land. This is a variety of prune that does not appear In the markets of this section of the country. It bears more resem blance to the Petite variety than to any other known to Oregon. It is very dark, almost black, in this respect resembling the Fellonberg. It is regarded as superior to the Petite In having a more tender skin and a smaller pit in proportion, to the amount of flesh. It is. however, easily surpassed by the Oregon Petite In point of fruity flavor and sweetness. The Fronch prune also has a slightly disagree able flavor that probably comes from the process of drying. While the dark color would not commend the prune to Orego nlans, the European consumers demand a prune of that kind, and hence it is said California -growers have tried to learn the French process of sun-curing n order to produce an article that will sell In London in competition with the fruit grown and cured in France. The object of Messrs. Glle & Co. In se curing this sample waa simply to give growers an opportunity to observe the difference between the prunes grown In France and the Petltes grown in Oregon. Subjects Educators Will Discuss. The programme for the annual meeting of the depaitment of superintendence, to bo held In connection with the State Teachers' Association, at Albany, De comber 27, was issued today. It indicates that rauoh of the time of this department will "be given to discussion of needed leg islation regarding the school system of this state. The first session will be held Thursday afternoon, December 27, at which time the Superintendents of the several counties will take up the consideration of "De sirable, Modifications In the State Course of Study," Superintendent H. S. Lyman, of Clatsop County, will lead the discus sion, and will be followed by G. W. Den man, of Benton County, and J. C. Zlnser, ,o Clackamas County. Other subjects for discussion are: "Correlation of Reports With State Course of Study," by E. T. Mooras, of Marlon County, and J. F. Nowlln, of Umatilla County; "Desirable Modifications in the Present School Law," F. B. Hamlin, of Douglas County, and ex-Superintendents A. P. Armstrong, of Multnomah County, and G. W. Jones, of Marlon County; "Eighth Grade Exami nations," H. A. Ball, of Washington County, and E. E. Bragg, of Union County. The second session of the department will be held Friday afternoon, beginning with a consideration of the "Means of Se curing Jlore Efficient Supervision of tho Rural Sohools," by R. W. Robinson, of Multnomah County; J. W. Shipley, of Morrow County, and E. V. Llttlefield, of Yamhill County. The subject of "County Institutes' will be discussed by Super intendents W. M. Miller, of Lane Coun ty, and J. C Zlnser, of Clackamas Coun ty, and ex-Superintendent D. W. -Jarvis. "Enumeration and District Funds," which has been the subject of recom mendations by several County Superin tendents, wil. be handled by George Beth ers, of Lincoln County, and C. L. Gil bert, of Wasco County. "The Standard of License to Teaoh," a subject that is always timely, is last on the programme, and will be discussed by J. H. Copcjand. of Columbia County, and C. L. Starr, of Polk County. Ontario Monani Will Build Temple. ONTARIO, Nov. 23. Arrangements have Just been completed for the erection of a splendid Masonic temple at Ontario. As a result, an Eastern Star lodge will be organized here in a few days, with a large charter membership. Snow Storm nt Ontario. ONTARIO, Nov. 23. A snow storm has been on here for three days, and still there Is no sign of abatement. Stockmen are compelled to feed, and owners of hay are truly In "clover." v Oregon Notes. . A newspaper is to be started at Rainier. The Hood River Poultry Association will organize today. Three carloads of lumber will be used for sidewalks at Shanlko. Salem churches will hold a union ser vice on Thanksgiving Day. Tom Wilson was given 25 days at Eu gene Thursday for begging. f Columbia County has expended about $1000 In repairing Nehalem bridges. J. P. West, of Scappoose, has received a carload of tiling for draining his land. Contract for building a Methodist Epis copal church at Wendllng has been let. A shed of 20x200 feet will be erected near the church at St. Louis to shelter teams. A mild case of smallpox is quarantined at the residence of J. K. Romlg, La Grande. Eugene and Albany high schools will play football at the latter city Thanks giving Day. Ike Ruddock was arrested and taken to Pendleton Wednesday on the charge of cattle stealing. A fair will be held at Mount Angel Thanksgiving day for the benefit of the new parochial school. The Hlllsboro Council has ordained that bowling alleys and shooting galleries shall close at 10 P. M. and all day Sundays. J. C. Conn, a Silver Lake merchant, came to town last week with 13,500 pounds of wool, and on. his return trip loaded up with 16,000 pounds of merchandise, says the Shanlko Leader. A committee of the Astoria Council rec ommends a change In that part of the city charter which relates to taxes for street improvement. Under the present system, the assessment for street purposes s limited, to 3 per cent of the tax value, -which works Injustice on the city. Last week, while services were being held at the Crabtree Church, the stove smoked and it was supposed the trouble was due to soot In the pipe. Several days later two young men of the congregation took the pipe down and found a swarm of bees In it. The bees had been smoked to death, but completely filled the pipe. The Douglas County Poultry & Pet Stock Association held a special meeting Tuesday evening to consider matters per- L taming, to the coming poultry show De cember 20-22. P, M. Matthews was ap pointed superintendent of the exhibit. A committee on coops was selected, con sisting of P. M. Matthews, W. L. Dy slnger and W. J. Norman. The execu tive committee was authorized to act as a printing committee. The association has secured the services of W. W. Browning,, of Ogden, Utah, an expert poultxyman, to act as Judgedurins the three days of tho exhibition. For a Cold in the Ilead, L&xattvo Broms-Quialno. Tablets. TO CHANGE COUNTY. SEAT LA GTtANDE WANTS TO BE CAPITAL OF TTNION COUNTY. "Panhandle" Section Will Move for Separation Next Legislature Will ' Deal With Both Subjects. BAKER CITY, Nov. 23. Union County promises to command considerable of the coming Legislature's attention. La Grande will make a second effort to have an act passed giving residents of the county a vote on the question of relo cating the county seat, with the ultimate purpose of having the seat of govern ment changed from Union to that place. The Panhandle of Union County, Vili soon Inaugurate a fight "for separation, which may mean absolute Independence or annexation to Baker Codnty v Rest dents of the section are active, and will doubtless be heard from whenthe Leg islature convenes. Whether another county win be estab lished, or the Panhandle annexed to Ba ker County, xis a problem not entirely settled. There Is an element .for a new county; anotlier which wants to Join Ba ker, and still a third desiring to remain a part of Union County. Nothing has de veloped to test their relative strength. The question was not In any re spect an issue last June. Men who have canvassed the situation think the three elements are nearly equal. One thing Is evident: Residents of the Panhandle feel that they suffer both a burden and Incon venience by the long journey necessar to reach Ihelr county seat. Except at the western end of the neck bearing this name, there are no railroad faci'lties. The population at Ballard's Landing is about 100 miles from the county seat. But the oft-traveled route Is longer, tas the country is so situated that it Js much more convenient for a good share of the settlers to go through Baker City than directly to Union. Country Enibrnccd by "Panhandle."" The Panhandle of Union County In cludes that neck lying between Wallowa or Eagle Mountains on the, north, and continuing southeast in the general ai rection of the Powder River on the outh, and bordered by the Snake River on the east- It includes Pine and Eagle Valleys and a good portion of the Powder River Basin, known as Lower Powder Valley. No definite line Is given for the western end of the region, but it is regarded as striking across near Union, being regu lated by the mountain spurs. Cornuco pia, Sparta, Sanger, Paddy Creek, Llttlo Eagle, East Eagle, Vaughn's District, or the Iron Dyke, and other copper prop erties along the Snake, are among the Important mining districts Included In the Panhandle. In a commercial sense, nearly all of the Panhandle Is tributary to Baker Cit. Cornucopia, about 70 miles distant, does most of its business! there. Freight to or from Cornucopia Is hauled through Ba ker City. Pine Valley, which is 14 miles nearer, also makes the latter town Its business center. The same is true of Ea gle Valley, 10 miles closer still. Sparta, Sanger, and that section of the Powder 1 River Valley lying In Union County, are within a radius of 35 miles from Baker City, and more directly tributary than some parts of Baker County. From many of these sections, including that over next to the Snake, people bound for the county seat, pass through Baker City,, as i rule, taking the railroad there. It requires about three days for one to reach the Union County capital from Ballard, and less time If he starts from Cornu copia. There Is a stage line from Carson, In the upper end of Pine Valley, direct to Union, and if this conveyance Is patronized, the trip' -to'Carson occupies but one day. But all of the population of the Panhandle do not feel able to take the stage every time they have business at the county seat, and double that length of time is required for ordinary vehicles and teams. Public Sentiment Reviewed. Taking the Panhandle by districts, a fair idea of public sentiment on the question may be formed. Cornucopia Is not friendly to the idea of annexation to Baker. Many of its residents think that an independent county should be cut off Its boundaries, adjusted to natural con ditions, and the county seat located where all would be "Equally accommo dated. In Pine Valley, where there Is a population of approximately 1200, Inde pendence and annexation seem to divide public opinion. Some champion a sepa rate county, arguing that the Panhandie's resources Justify it at present, and will more than do so If the prospective Seyen Devils Railroad is constructed. Others are equally positive that county expenses would be too heavy for the present popu lation, and think If any change Is made Baker should be given the preference, be cause of commercial relations. In Eagiw Valley which has a population of 800 lo 900. there is the same division. More ar dent champions of Independence are pos sibly found there. Sparta and Immediate vicinity seem almost unanimous for an nexation to Baker. If the present county seat is movea from Union to La Grande, the fight to have the Panhandle cut oft will be all the more determined. La Grande Is 20 miles farther from all parts of the Pan handle than Union. Of course, those go ing to the county seat via Baker City would find the additional cost small, as they would be ofi the railroad, but all who go to Union In any other manner would be materially Inconvenienced. In Pine Valley, which Is the most ac cessible point of the Panhandle from Un ion, many residents condition their action on th eresult of the fight between La Grande and Union for the couty adminis trate. If the enabling act results In a change, many of these will be added to the separatlonlsts. The Panhandle's total population Is va-"j rlously estimated between 4000 and 5000. It is pre-eminently a mining section, much of which is comparatively unde veloped. Pine and Eagle Valleys have rare agricultural posslbllties If given en larged markets, but both are small. They constitute about all the agricultural land, except the strip along the Powder River. Tne fact that It Is a mining section is one of the arguments advanced for an nexation to Baker County, It being ar gued that the latter should "be made to embrace most of the good mining proper tics of Eastern Oregon. Petitions for signatures, are discussed in Sparta and Eagle Valley. Within a short time an organized movement will prolably be made. Union County seems most unhappy In domestic affairs. Only a few years past, Elgin and the northern neck of the coun ty thereabouts asked to be separated. At that time the county seat fight was on, and Elgin's demand was given little con sideration by Oregon's solons. Now that the Panhandle Is up In, arms, new com plications are added. Union County has beer left In an elongated shape, and em braces several difficult little mountain ranges. Residents outside the beautiful Grand Ronde Valley are forced to over come obstacles In getting to the county seat. None has to travel the distance necessary that residents of Southern Mal heur County do to reach Vale, but the fact that the long .necks of Union County ar attenuated and not easy to traverse, and, as in the case of the Panhandle, tributary to other sections In a commer cial sense, causes much discontent. FOR BETTER MAIL SERVICE. Change in Baker City-Eagle Valley Schedule Advocated. OREGON CITY, Nov. 23. Postmaster E. T. Potter, of Baker City, is making an effort to have the stage time between this place and Eagle Valley changed so mall will go through In one day. As the two stage routes are regulated now, mall starts from here la the morning and reaches Sparta early In th.e afternoon. There It lays over until next morning, when it ls transported the remaining 10 miles to Eaj;le Valley. Eagle Valley has a population of about 800 people. Its Iso lation is made the more complete by the delay la delivering mail. Sparta will re ceive mail Just the same if the change is made. As the stage reaches Sparta early in the afternoon, there would be no hard ship in having the mall go on to Eagle Valley before night. A petition, for the necessary change was extensively signed in the Valley "several days ago, and presented to the Baker City Chamber of Commerce for action. In the meantime Postmaster Potter will take the matter up with the Postofllce Department, and believes that he can succeed Jn having the schedule altered as desired, as nobody will be inconvenienced by the change. WASHINGTON FARMERS' MEETING. Arrangements Completed for Clark County Institute. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 23. Ar rangements for tho Clark County Farm ers Institute, to be held here December 5-C, are about completed. A large attend ance Is anticipated. The institute, which will be the first ever held In the county, will be under the auspices of the State Agricultural and Experimental College. An interesting programme has been ar ranged. The principal Instructors will be: Professor W, J. Splllman, of the De partment of Agriculture; Professor S. B. Nelson, of Uhe Department of Veterinary Science; Professor S. W. Fletcher, of the Department of Horticulture, and Superin tendent Brodin, of the JPuyallup Experi mental Station. . Among th'e subjects which will be pre sented for discussion are: "Principles of ,Orchard Management"; "Pollination in Orchards"; 'The Art of Landscape Gar dening, Applied to Home. Grounds"; "Care of Horses' Teeth'; "Physiology of Milk Secretion and Tuberculosis"; "Man agement of the Dairy Herd for Profit," "Fertilizers'; and "Poultry Management.' Other topics of equal Interest to farmers and fruitgrowers will come up for discus sion during the Institute. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF. Act of 13-Ycar-Old Boy at Kelso Death Was Instantaneous. OREGON CITY, Nov. 23. Word was re ceived today that the 13-year-old son of Thomas Welch, at Kelso, 13 miles east of here, accidentally shot himself Tilth a .22-callber rifle yesterday evening, death resulting Instantly. The boy was shoot ing birds, but with Ms brother had re turned to the house the latter going In side, while the former remained in the yard to take a shot at some birds In an apple tree. After hearing the shot the mother went out and found her son lying lifeless on the -ground. The ball had en tered the throat and ranged upward through the brain. A physician was called, but an Inquest was not deemed necessary, as the shooting was evidently accidental. Two Tramps Killed. SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 23. A strange accident on the Northern Pacific, near Connell, resulted In the death of two men last night. The side stakes of a fiat car loaded with telegraph poles gave way, letting two poles roll to the ground. When the trainmen went to pick them ftp the bodies of two tramps were found un der the poles. , Who they were or how they happened to be caught Is not known, but It is thought they were stealing a ride on top of the load of poles when the stakes broke. MACHINERY FOR CANNERY. Astoria Manufactory Fills Order of Alaska Concern. ASTORIA, Nov. 23. The Astoria Iron Works will ship two of the latest Im proved Jensen can-filling machine's to San Francisco on the steamer Elder to morrow. They are for Hume Brothers" & Hume's Alaska cannery. The patent on these machines, which was owned by tht Alaska Packers' Association, expired last July, and as a result a large num ber of Independent canneries are placing orders for them. Gun Practice at Fort Stevens. There was gun practice at Fort Stevens this morning with the 10-inch disappear ing rifles, and full-service charges were used, but the noise of the discharge was not heard in this city. Oregon Mining Stock Exohnpjre. Following' were tho quotations at the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange jestorday: Bid. Asked. Astoria & Melbourne 21K 25 Adams Mountain 0 GL Buffalo 'J. 3 Champion 23 Va 23 Copperopolis 6 ( Gold Hill & Bohemia 0 6'A Huronlan Z 8 Goldstone Consolidated 2 3& Isabella 003 1 Lost Horse 6 5 Oregon-Colo. M. M. & D, Co 6 SU Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co Oli Riverside 4 7 Umpqua T 2ft 514 SPOKANE. Nov 2 Th closing 0K3 for mining stocks today were: Blacktair 0 Butte &. Boston.... Vfy Crystal 4Hj n... m ,1 ft.. o Princess Maud ...... IK Qullp 17 Hammer caruoo...Z4H Republic 60 Reservation 2 Rossland Giant .... 2lt unci iaut WU14.... 7S Evenlne Star ..... 4 Gold Ledge XW Golden Harvest ... HI Sullivan i3i L X. I,......- IS Jim Blaine 4 Lone Pine Surprise O Mountain Lion ....25 Morning Glory .... 01 Morrison ..., 2 Tom 'Thumb 10 Waterloo 2 Conjecture 3A U. S. Marble 12 American uoy u Rainbow 4 SAN FRANCISCO, Npv. 23. Official closing quotations, for mining stocks: Alta ...JO 01 1 Justice SO 00 Alpha Con 2 iCentuck Coa Andes B 1 her Best & Belcher... Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con ... Chollar , Confidence Con. Cal. A Va... Crorfa Point- Gould & -Curry... Role & Not-cross, lulla 5 Mexican r. 27 IS Occidental Con ... 0 2d3phir 87 3 Overman .....'.... 7 30Potoal 20 23 Savage ............ 16 11 Seg. Belcher 4 67 Sierra Nevada ... 39 1 40 3Hver Hill 45 9 Standard 8 15 1 lOUnloa Con 15 26 Utah Con 7 1 fellow Jacket ... 23 NEW TORIC'Nov. 23. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Brunswick ..SO 10 Ontario ...JC 25 ... 7S ... 10 Chollar Crown Point .. Ophlr 7lPIymouth Can. CaL &. Va... 1 20 Quicksilver 1 25 Ceadwood 5s ao prer 7 OO Sierra Nevada ... S3 Standard -. 2 03 Union Con 12 Yellow Jacket ... 20 Gould & Curry. . . 1 03 Hale & Norcross. 20 Homestak 03 00 Iron Sliver 75 Mexican 22 BOSTON, Nov. 23. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 5 50 Allouea M. Co.. 3 00 Humboldt $ 25 00 Osceola 78 50 Araal. Copper.. 07 37 Parrott 50 00 Qulncy 1C3 00 Santa Fe Cop... 7 75 Atlantic 27 00 Boston & Mont. 319 00 Butte & Boston 92 00 Tamarack 290 03 uai. & uecia... sss uu Centennial 17 87 Utah Mining ... 34 75 Winona 4 00 Franklin 15 0O Wolverines 45 50 Quarantine Against Smallpox. VANCOUVER, P.. C. Nov. 23. The Do 'minlon Government has established a quarantine at Carson, B. C, on the boun dary line, on account xt the alleged out break of smallpox at Republic, Wash. There are, thus far, said to be three cases of smallpox in the American mining camp. Chansre of Time hy the Pennsylvania Lines From Chicago. Taking effect November 25, the "Key stone Express" of the Pan Handle Route of Pennsylvania Lines, now leaving Chi cago at 9"i30 A. M. will start from Chi cago Union Station every day at 10:05 A. M., running through to New York In 28 hours. "Differential" fares apply via this train and route. "Fort Wayne Route" train how leaving Chicago 12:S0 P. 1L, will, on and after November 25. start from Chicago Union Passenger Station at 12 o'clock noon becoming: a 25-hour train to New York, with extra tares redpeed. Call upon or address H. R. Bering, assistant general passenger agent. 243 South Clark street, Chicago TH. WOULD EXTEMD1AND LAWS NATIVES SHOULD HAVE SAME BIGHTS AS WHITES W ALASKA. So Asserts Governor Brady in His Annual Report to Secretary of - Interior General Conditions. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. The annual report of Governor John B. Brady, of Alaska, to the Secretary of the Interior urges Congressional legislation on theex tenslon of the general land laws to Alas ka, giving the natives the same legal status is the whites, and the representa tion of Alaska by a delegate In Con gress. The report says that at Cape Nome "everything and everybody Is pell-mell; there are several claimants for each town lot. beach claim and creek claim; fully 25,000 people waiting for the action of the court there." Despite recent legislation of Congress creating additional courts, and a new code of laws, tlje whole southern coast from Unalaska to Yankuta Is without pro tection. Within this area the population" Is considerable and property interests will amount to millions of dollars. Another court is recommended, to be established either at Valdes or Kodlak. The native Inhabitants of Alaska arc chafing under their present status and -aspire to citi zenship. The Gpvernor says there should fie equal rights and opportunities for all In the territory. After referring to the outbreak of the grippe, accompanied by pneumonia and measles, that occurred among the natiw Esquimaux, this year, the Governor says they were threatened with utter extinc tion last Summer. He adds: "A deathly plague, and a wild stampede of hungry and avaricious whites poured in on their precincts, and turned loose upon them by shipload after shipload, bringing with them the' arts and accom plishments of Sodom and Gomorrah, it is hoped that through the missionaries, and a change from a hunting to a pastoral life, a remnant of people may be saved. "The withholding of the land laws is the real difficulty In the way of getting a ter ritorial government for Alaska. If Con gress would treat with Alaska as It has with other powers on the western fron tier, as regards land titles, there will be within a few years a population there ready to assume the burden of an ex pensive government, where now an entire population, who are simply squatters, wlt,h a few exceptions, are not able to do so." TERRIBLE STATE OP AFFAIRS. CondTHons Among- Chinese on Alas kn Fishing; Vessels. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. -Horrible con ditions existing among the Chinese aboard vessels In the Alaska salmon canning Industry are portrayed In a report by Assistant Surgeon Ii. L. Iumsdon at Angel Island, Cal., which has Just been made to the Marine Hospital Service. He says a number of vessels have re turned to San Francisco from the Alaska country with the history of several deaths of these Chinese workers. There were no physicians aboard, and as a rule no satisfactory account of the nature of the Illness was obtained from responsible persons. "These vessels." says the report, "sail from San Francisco In March and April, each vessel taking about 125 Chinese to work at the canneries. Iast Spring near ly 3000 Chinese were taken from San Francisco for this work. Bubonic plague was known to exist In their section of thecitY, at the time of their leaving, and no precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak among them were taken." The Assistant Surgeon says that he has been unable to arrive at a definite con clusion as "to the true nature of the dis ease, as the symptoms, while resembling them, are not entirely those of either scurvy or berl-beri. The disease proba bly Is one of malnutrition resulting from exhausting labor, poor quality of food and flHhy surroundings. These Chinese are recruited from the poorest and roughest element of China town and are held In practical slavery by the Chinese bosses who provide this labor. They often are worked 18 hours a day, and live In barracks In utter disre gard of cleanliness and sanitation. The fish they eat frequently Is well advanced In puterfaction. It Is difficult to con ceive fully of the fllthiness aboard. The Chinese quarters are dark and damp and the sanitary conditions are unfit to print The white men on these vessels disclaim responsibility for the conditions ynder which the -Chinese live, and trans act all business with them through a Chinese foreman, the so-called "number 1 man." Five thousand of these Chinese recently havo come Into Chinatown, San Fran cisco, and with lowered vitality would fall ready prey to plague, cholera or any Infectious diseases, and thus men ace public health. It Is urged that these coasting vessels be made subject to the same laws as vessels engaged In deep sea voyages. SMALLPOX GENERAL IN ALASKA. Disease Has Taken on New Life With Advent of Winter. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Nov. 23. With the advent of cold weather In Alas ka, smallpox has become general, and is now rapidly becoming epidemic, accord ing to reports brought by the steamer Cottage City, arriving today. People of Skagway have become alarmed at the prevalence of the disease in the imme diate vicinity of the town,, and along the line of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad. A'strict quarantine will at once be estab lished, and trains Inspected before being allowed to enter that city. Numerous cases are reported along the Yukon, from pawson to the lakes,, and at various set tlements near Skagway and Juneau. In coming steamers will also be inspected by the health officer, and every known precaution taken to prevent the Introduc tion of the disease at Skagway. Various Indian villages are In a great state of alarm over the disease, -which, if it gets among thenv will mean almost extermi nation, as their mode of treating the dls "ease means sure death. United States quarantine officers are of the opinion that smallpox will be epi demic in Alaska, Ur many months, as It will bo next to Impossible to check ths disease, owing to the fact that much of the travel In that country is by canoe, and Indians, as well as white people, visit various sections In that manner and thus the disease will continue to be spread. To Withdraw Entry to Nome Lands. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. At the re quest of the Secretary of War, the Com missioner of the General Land Office has recommen.ded the withdrawal from entry of two tracts of land at Nome City and on Nome River, three miles east of Nome, to be usedby the War Department for military posts The tract in Nome Is now occupied by the military, but a proclama tion of the President Is -necessary to create the military reservation. The Sec retary of the Interior Is expected to con firm thojand office recommendation. NORTHWEST DEAD. X Mrs. Martha It. Lee, of Greenville. FOREST GROVE, Or, Nov. 23. Mrs. Martha H. Lee, aged 60 years, died of can,cer at her home in Greenville today., She was born In Washington County, Ohio, and came from there here In 1S93. A husband and daughter, Mrs. Nettie McGraw, and "two sons, John and How ard, of Greenville,, survive her. Funeral of Mrs. A. F. Stohes. OREGON CITY, Nov. 23. The funeral of Mrs. A. F. Stokes, who died at Cane mab yesterday, took place at the Episco pal Church (bis afternoon, Roy. P. K. BEDFELLOW. The Time When Girls Ex change Confidences. After the prolonged separation of a year when girl school chums meet again,, they are apt to put oft all conversation' of Intimate and private maters until bed time. Then, reviving dormitory days ot old they open their hearts and tell the secrets accumulated In 12 -long months. And some of these confidences are yery sad. It Is sad when the girl who was a crack at tennis, could pull an oar and swing a golf club, has to admit that she has given up all those things because her back aches so Incessantly. The pity Is that such break-downs are so common among young women. They will continue to bo common and will Increase In fre- quency until the girl Is taught that the stability of the general health Is founded on the local womanly health. A WOMAN'S WEAKNESS may be gauged by her womanly health. "Female Weakness" Is not a scientific term, but It Is a popular term, express ing the result rather than the condition of womanly disease. Weakness must in evitably follow disease of the delicate womanly organs. Irregularity Is often the beginning of more serious ailments. Drains that are at first considered chiefly as disagreeable, will In the end drain away tho vigor and vitality of women. The prompt use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription would save many a women from years of weakness and suffering. It es tablishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals Inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. There Is no other put-up medicine for woman's peculiar ills, purchasable from dealers which has so remarkable a record of cures as Dr. Pierce's Favorite- Pre scription. When physicians have said no cure was possible; when all other 'means and medicines have utterly failed to bene fit, "Favorite Prescription" has been tried and its use has resulted In a perfect and permanent cure. "Your letter Just received," writes Miss Rose Klllfether, of 43 West Sharpnaqk street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. "Words fall to express how thankful I am to you for your advice. I must con fess that for the length of time T have been using your medicine I have found it to be the most wonderful and best rem edy for female troubles that I ever have tried, and from now on I shall use no other. Sorry I did not know of your 'Fa vorite Prescription' years ago, but will gladly tell my friends who are suffering of 4 your wonderful medicine. I cannot speak too highly of it." Hammond conducting the services. It was the largest attended funeral held here for some time. Charity Ball, November 28. SALEM, Nov. 23 At the meeting of De Molay Commandery, Knights Templars, this evcrlng. It was decided that the grand charity ball for the benefit of the Salem Hospital will be held at the Wil lamette Hotel, Landlord Connor having tendered the use of his rooms for that purpose. It was announced that a large number of leading society people of Port land will be present. As the ball will be given Thanksgiving eve, November 2S, Portlanders can attend and return to their homes the next morning in tlmo for family reunions. Banner Year for Payment of Taxes. CHEHALIS, Nov. 23. More than flve slxths of the taxes for 1SS9 against Lewis County personal property and real estate have already been paid. This is the county's best record since Washington became a state. The school districts have plenty of money and are In good condi tion. Under the present law Lewis Coun-. ty gets about twice as much school money from the state as it Is required to pay back. Superior Court will convene Monday. There 1 little business of Importance and only one criminal case to be tried. Reception to Senator Shoup. BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 23. A public re ception to Senator Shoup was given to night by the citizens of Boise at the NatatoriUm. It was the most elaborate affair ever given In the state. A great many visitors from outside points were in attendance, and the great pleasure re sort was thronged with people desiring to pay their respects to the Senator. "Whitman County Whent. COLFAX, Nov. 23. Wheat is quoted at S9 and 40 cent3 a bushel In Colfax, and at other gralnshipping points In Whitman County. The latter figure Is offered for extra grade of No. 1 wheat. Sale Is slow. Aaron Kuhn, the grain merchant, reports that there still remains In the county unsold at least 4,000,000 bushels. 9IOOO Early-Mornlnt? Fire at Ashland ASHLAND. 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Send 21 1-cent stamps for tho book In paper covers, or 31 stamps If tho book Is desired In durable cloth-binding. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. rious way this morning, at 5 o'clock, and was totally destroyed. EJeven hogs, five sheep, four steers and a large amount of hides were burned. Loss, $1000; no Insure ance. Faith in Dairy Industry. OREGON CITY, Nov. 23. Barney Fal lert, one of the prominent stockholders in the Logan cheese factory, has such faith in the enterprise as a wealth producer that he is making preparations to keep 10 cows next year. Instead of a dozen, as at present. He Is building a new barn, 95x50,. and will Install some up-to-date silos for preserving ensilage for cow feed. This is one of the effects of establishing a cheesaJactory in a neighborhood giving an incentive to better and more dlversU fled farming. Oresron City Political Convention.- OREGON CITY, Nov. 23. The Nonpar tisan or Taxpayers party will probably call a city convention to nominate a com plete municipal ticket at Willamette Hall Tuesday night. At least, that Is the In formation one of theide-adarsoCthe party gave out this evening. Several persons stated thir morning that, in the event another convention was not called, steps would be taken to nominate several oppo sition candidates for Councilmen "by peti tion. Creamery for Dallas Discussed. DALLAS, Or.. Nov. 23. The creamery business Is being discussed In Dallas. Some propose a eklmmlng station In con nection, with Independence creamery, while others favor the establishment at this point or In the Immediate vicinity. Shot Himself Wlille Insane. TACOMA, Nov. 23. Nels P. Peterson, of Little Falls, Minn., while temporarily Insane, shot and killed himself tonight. Peterson and his family were ready to start for Minnesota tomorrow. Ontnrio Newspaper Changes Hands, ONTARIO. Nov. 23. J. E. Roberts, edi tor of the District Silver Advocate, has sold the paper to D. C. Boyd, of .Walla Walla, Wash. Mr. Roberts will at onco, engage in the same business at Westfall New Oreffon Postmaster. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. M. L. Por wood was appointed postmaster at Lau rance. Or., vice B. Flacher, resigned. SEND COR "BABIES" ABOOK'FOR J MOTHERS J Milk Co.NewYoRk. M BRAND sL