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THE MORNIKG OREGONIAK, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1900.
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NEST OF BURGLARS
Thought to Have Been Dis
covered at Salem.
MEMBERS OF FEMININE GENDER
Absurd' Story of "Woman WTxo "Was
Shot Last Week Gives "Rise
to Suspicion.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 25. Chief of Police
Gibson thinks he has discovered a nest
of femala burglars In the peaceful City
of Salem. One of the women under sus
picion Is lying dangerously ill from the
effects of a rifle-shot through her body.
Who flred the lucky shot or where the
shooting occurred Is not known. Chief
Gibson learned today that a young woman
residing In a cottage on Ferry street, near
Church street, had been shot last Fri
dayH Accompanied by an Oregonlan re
porter, he visited the place. Tho Injured
woman gives the name of Rose Jerome,
and lives with her mother, Kate "Wolch
rop, a chambermaid at the "Willamette
Hotel. Another daughter, Mary "Wolch
rop, of The Dalles, has also recently
come to live with her mother. According
to the mother's story, she and her daugh
ter went at 10 o'clock Friday night t6
cee a man whose identity they would not
disclose, about repairing their house.
"While the work was being discussed, the
girl started for home, but returned and
sat on the porch. The man had Just
cleaned a small rifle, and, opening the
front door, he flred into the darkness in
order to try the weapon. The ball en
tered the girl's body In the right shoul
der and came out through the right
breast. She made a slight outcry, and
went home, a half mile distant, where
she was found two hours later upon her
mother's return. Neither the mother nor
the man knew the girl was on the porch
nor that she had been Injured.
Tho story is too absurd to be credited,
and Chief Gibson has concluded that the
girl was attempting to burglarize a house
when she received the Injury. Both
women begged that the matter be not
made public, as It was purely an acci
dent. They succeeded In keeping their
secret two days, but an Oregonlan cor
respondent got wind of the story today
and put the police on the track. A brief
survoy of the rooms today disclosed that
the humble cottage contains many ar
ticles of value, such as rugs, clothing,
bric-a-brac, eta, and it Is probable that
a further investigation will prove that
these women can explain the mysterious
disappearance of valuables from many
homes In this city. In the meantime Chief
Gibson Is anxious to learn of any one
who shot at a burglar Friday night.
LIVELY WEEK PROMISED.
All Salem Interested In Outcome of
City Election.
SALEM, Or. Nov. 25. The present week
will be a lively one In Salem city politics.
The citizens have already put forth a
ticket, which will be ratified Tuesday
evening. The Republicans have nomi
nated candidates for seats In the Council,
and at the convention to be held tomor
row evening the balance of the ticket will
be named. Mayor Bishop, Marshal Gib
son and Treasurer Molr are Republicans
who were -elected two years ago on the
citizens ticket. It Is generally bellevea
that these men will bo nominated by the
Republican convention, though there is
somo talk of a new man for Mayor. City
Recorder Judah Is a Socialist, and was
elected, on the citizens' ticket two years.
ngo. The Republicans will probably put
up a candidate to oppose him and center
the ngnt on the Recordershlp. It has
been generally recognized that Judah has
been the backbone of the administration,
exercising not only the powers of his own
office, but also directing the work of the
Mayor and Common Council. The Mayor
and Councilmen have simply had suffi
cient confidence In him to let blm have
his war In almost everything. The Re
publicans do not take kindly to the Idea
of the city being run by a Socialist, and
are particularly opposed to Mr. Judan
because he took a prominent part In the
reception of Bryan when that candidate
made his last visit to Salem. The citi
zens' administration has made a good
showing In the matter of reduction of ex
penses, but Republicans claim that this
reduction has been at the sacrifice of
efficiency and that future administrations
will find It necessary to Incur additional
expense In order to make up for neglect
ed public Improvements. The cost of city
llght.ng has been reduced, but it Is
claimed the service has been reduced In
about the same proportion. The city has
received 53S50 for the new postoffice site,
but the Republicans say the citizens' ad
ministration can claim no credit for that
because the city has lost a block of val
uable land.
If Salem were about evenly divided po
litically, there would be little doubt that
tho citizens' movement would be success
ful this year, but as the Republicans have
a good majority and have put up good
men as candidates for the Council, It is
expected hat a close election will be had,
with result difficult to predict
POUND DEAD IN PROSPECT TUNNEL.
Mystery of Disappearance of Miner
Explained.
BAKER CITY, Nov. 25. Sheriff Hunt
ington was informed todaythat the "body
of George Bills, an old prospector living
near Weathefby. was found dead In a
prospect tunnel which he had dug. Ellis
bad completely dlsapeared for the past
month. He had shown signs of dementia
ana one day waylaid a neighbor named
Hunter and fired three bullets from his
Winchester through Hunter's wagon.
Sheriff Huntington was notified and took
EUis into custody, finding him hiding
under a bridge. At the county Jail he
was determined Insane, and preparations
wore made to have him taken to the
asylum. One day he contrived to escape,
showing great cunning for even a man of
sound mind. From that time to the pres
ent he had not been heard of. Careful in
quiry was made in every quarter where
it seemed likely that he would be, with
out avail. Friends had concluded that he
either had taken his own life or met
death accidentally while wandering over
the country. The mystery was cleared
up yesterday by finding the body In a
prospect hole belonging to him. He had
evidently been dead a long time, but the
discoverers had no difficulty In seeing
that the cause of death was suicide. Cor
oner Snow went down this evening to
Weathcrby to Investigate the matter and
hold an inquest over the body.
KLAMATH COUNTY CHOI'S.
Past Season An Exceptionally Good
One for the Agriculturist.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Nov. 25. Kla
math County produced enormous crops
of all kinds this year. Alfalfa averaged
about five tons to the acre, and wheat,
oats and rye yielded unusually large re
turns. O. A. Stearns, whose ranch Is
situated seven miles west of Klamath
Falls, has a certain unlrrigatcd acre of
ground on which he has raised seven
tons of alfalfa per year for 15 consecutive
years. Ordinarily, however, the most
productive alfalfa fields are those
under Irrigation. The huge vegetables
annually produced are Interesting, though
perhaps not the most Important crops.
Mr. Stearns has devoted a tract of ground
to potatoes for 27 out of the 30 years It
has been under cultivation and his
tubers this year averaged a pound each,
a number tlpprJg the scales at
4X pounds. They are of the Cen-
tonnlol variety. Last year he sowed
the ground in rye and?harvested 45 bush-J
ei to the acre. On the ranch of J. P.
Lee, adjoining tho placa of Mr. Stearns,
the potato crop -was Immense," Quite a few
weighing as high as seven pounds. On
the river, near Klamath Falls, J. W.
8iemens harvested 800 pounds of Early
Rose potatoes from five 40-foot rows.
Some potatoes welshed each 3& pounds.
These few Instances show the yteld in all
parts of the county. The quality is not
injured by quantity.
Vegetable growths of other apecles are
also surprisingly large. Solid turnips
weighing 20 pounds, beets weighing 20
pounds and cabbages weighing 30 pounds
are common.
PLANS FELL THROUGH.
Spokane Syndicate "Will Re-establish.
Brevrerjr in Balcer City.
BAKER CITY, Nov. 25. Business men
of this place were surprised today by
the fact that negotiations were in pro
gress for the establishment here of a
$50,000 brewery by a Spokane brewery syn
dicate. The report gained currency that
the deal had been consummated, but this
proved to be a mistake. R. Martin, rep
resenting the "Washington men, has been
in the city for a couple of days. He
came with the purpose of purchasing the
plant of the Pacific Brewery, owned by
Henry Rust. Failing to agree on a price,
Mr. Martin was negotiating for land here,
with the avowed object of erecting a
large plant. He left on the evening train
for Spokane, and a few minutes before
starting said that be had not been suc
cessful In any of his plans. Some who
are Informed state that the Spokane peo
ple still have their eyes fixed here, and
their presence in the field Is a likely event
of the near future.
UPPER CLACKAMAS HATCHBRT.
Ont of Catch of 3,000,000 Ess, Only
5 Per Cent Were Lost.
OREGON CITY, Nov. 25. E. C. Green
man, superintendent of the Upper Clack
amas hatchery, arrived here late last
night, having been ordered by the State
Fish Commission to proceed to Sluslaw
and take charge of the hatchery there.
During the season 3,500,000 eggs were
taken, and fully 85 per cent of this num
ber were saved Two hundred thousand
yount salmon have been turned loose In
the river, and the remainder of the catch
is In excellent condition. Mr. Greenman
left his foreman, Harry Austin, In charge
to finish up the season's work.
He reported having encountered 14 feet
of snow on the mountain trail between
tho hatchery and settlements. The catch
of eggs was short of expectations during
the past season, but the fish taken were
of extraordinary fine quality.
Circuit Conrt Will Open Today.
BAKER CITY, Nov. 25. Circuit Court
will be opened In Baker City Monday by
Judge Eakin. A long calendar of cases
is waiting. As this Is the regular term
the length of the session will probably
not fall short of three weeks. No cases
of great Importance are on the criminal
docket, except the libel actions Institu
ted by Letson Balllet against Henry F.
Cassidy, former editor of the Baker City
Herald. Cases Involving the title to min
ing properties and water rights are few
and unimportant.
Oregon Pioneer Seriously 111.
SEATTLE Nov. 25. Oliver Clay, a pio
neer of Oregon, Is seriously 111 with, ure
mia at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
A. S. Glbbs, In this city. Mr. Clay was
born In Masillon, O., March 30, 1627, came
to Oregon In 1859, and settled on a ranch
at Reedvllle, Washington County. He
resided there until 1868, when he removed
to Portland, where he lived until
the death of his wife,, about a year
ago, since which time he has made his
home with his daughter in Seattle.
Salmon Essa for Slnslavr Hatchery.
NEWPORT,, Or., Nov. 25. Fish Com
missioner Reed arrived at Taqulna last
evening with a consignment of 1,250,000
salmon eggs, which were shipped on the
tug Robarts to the Sluslaw hatchery.
When the eggs are hatched the fry will
be placed In Yaqulna and other streams
in this district.
Douglas County Teachers' Institute.
'DRAIN, Or., Nov. 25. A pleasant and
profitable institute for Douglas County
teachers was held here yesterday, there
being a good attendance of teachers from
the county; also State Superintendent
Acker-man. County Superintendent B. F.
Hamlin presided, and the subjects of
mental arithmetic, reading. English geog
raphy and history were thoroughly dis
cussed, and much enthusiasm prevailed.
Oregon Cattle for Seattle.
VALE, Or., Nov. 24 fieven hundred and
fifty head of beefv cattle, belonging to the
French-Glenn Livestock Company, are be
ing driven to the railroad, and will be
shipped from Ontario Monday to the
Frye-Bruhn Company, of Seattle.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Henry J, Hopkins, of Albany.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 25. Henry J. Hop
kins, a well-known hardware merchant,
died this afternoon of apoplexy, aged 55
years.
FROM LIEUTENANT PEARY
Extracts From Letters Sent by Arotlo
Explorer to His Wife.
NEW YORK. Nov. 25. Herbert L.
Brldgeman, secretary of the Peary Arctic
Club, tonight gave out extracts from let
ters sent by Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic
explorer, to his wife. She did not re
ceive them, having started to rejoin her
husband last August, without his knowl
edge. She was at Disco, Greenland, Aug
ust 28. The letters of Peary were car
ried by natives to the camp of the Stein
party at Cape Sabine, and thence con
veyed to Cape York by Dr. Kahn, who
boarded the steam whaler Eclipse June 9,
and was landed by her at Dundee, Scot
land on the 9th Inst '
Following are the letter extracts given
by Mr. Brldgeman:
"Fort Congo, Lady Franklyn Bay,
March 31, 1900. Just a line to go down to
a. whaler by returning natives. I arrived
here at midnight, March 2S, 24 days from
Etah. Six and one-half days of this time
we were held In camp by heavy wind
storms. The doctor and Hensen each left
Etah with natives before we arrived here.
The Journey was a tedious one, owing to
the storms, but not an uncomfortable one
for me. A nuihber of dogs died on the
way, but I had an ample number for the
work ahead. Twenty-one musk oxen
were killed in sight of the fort the day
before I arrived, and we have an abun
dant supply of fresh meat. After resting
and feeding the dogs a few days, I will
go on and the other Eskimos will remain
at the fort, hunting. I am In good condi
tion and the Journey shows me that I am
myself again. If I do my work this
Spring, I shall come back and hasten
down to meet the ship ana turn back
with her. I hope to write again by na
tives, when I shall send back from some
point up the Greenland coast. Dr.
Didnlck wishes to be remembered."
The second extract follows:
"Cape D'Urville, Grinnell Land, March
12, 1900. I write this note on tne chance
of Stein and Dr. Hahn reaching TJpusauk
by way of Moville Bay. The Fall and
Winter passed comfortably at Etah, with
out even a day's indisposition on my part.
I have husbanded myself carefully. My
feet have given me very little trouble and
now I feel that I am myself again. I am
now at the Windward's Winter quarters
with the rear division. Mott and the doc
tor are ahead with two other divisions,
all on the way to Congo. All but a few
of the natives will return at once from
there, leaving a few with me. I shall
push on from Congo without delay, per
haps by way of the Greenland coast. I
shall strain every nerve, and God willing,
shall do my work this Spring that I may
mm -h-ioir tw Rummer.
I send a dupll-
cate of this to Cape York for a whaler.1
1 YEAR OF GREAT PROGRESS
DEVELOPMENT OF CORJTUCOPIA
MUTES Hal . GONE' Off APACE.
Richness of District Has Been Well
Established Transportation
la a Crying Heed.
BAKER CITT, Nov. 25. Great improve
ments have been made In the Cornucopia
mining district within the period of one
year. Development work has been pushed
on numerous properties until satisfactory
evidence is had of the permanence of the
lode, as well as width and values car
ried. Cornucopia Is ready to invite capi
tal. Whatever of timidity may have
marked Investments in the past, residents
of the section now feel that they can
give capital all possible assurance. In
the extensive workings in the Union-
THE LATE SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN.
Sir Arthur SuUlvanxwaa born In London, May 13. 1842, and received his first systematla
Instruction in muslo at the Chapel Royal, St. James', under the Rev. Thomas Helmore. Be
won the Mendelssohn scholarship -when but 14 years of age. Re afterward,' studied under Sir
Sterndala Bennett and Sir John Ooss, and later at the Leipzig Conservatory. His first work
to attract attention was his music to Shakespeare's "Tempest." He composed a great deal
of sacred music, but Is best known from his operas, "Cox and Box," "Contrabandists, "
"Thespls, "Sorcerer' "Pinafore," "The Pirates .of Penxance," "Iolanthe," "Princess Ida,"
"The Mikado," and his recent work, "The Rose of Persia."
The honorary degree of Doctor of Music was conferred on him by Cambridge In 1876, and
by Oxford In 1878. He was principal of the National Training School of Music and a Cheva
lier of the Legion of Honor. He was knighted by the Queen, at "Windsor, May 24, 1683.
Companion there are over 18,000 feet of
tunnels and drifts In the five levels of the
big mine, in which a depth of 800 feet be
low the surface has been attained.
Granite Mountain is seamed with gold
bearing quartz. Eight distinct lodes cross
Its face between .the summit and Pine
Creek Canyon a difference in elevation of
about $500 feet. These ledges are not
on the average 4fe00 feet apart. ThS larger
ones may easily be traced for the dis
tance of a mile or two by the outcrop
plngs. Extending parallel to each other,
true In the northeast and southwest di
rection, dipping regularly to the north
west at an angle of about 45 degrees, and
uniformly walled by the same country
rock on both sides, they bear every evi
dence of true fissure veins. And this is
only on Granite Mountain, facing Cornu
copia Across Pine Creek to the east, on
Simmons Hill, which seems to have been
abruptly broken from Granite Mountain,
the ledges are again found outcropping,
the strike and dip being changed to north
west and southeast and northeast, re
spectively. Then, further south, on the
Eagle Creek side of Granite Mountain,
the-ore belt continues through Little and
East Eagle and Paddy Creek. There" are
Immense quantities of ore in tho district.
Since 18S5 the Teglon has been In course
of development. Isolation, rugged moun
tains and other causes have made pro
gress slow, but the success of the Cor
nucopia mines of Oregon, which Is the
John A. Searles property, and general
work on numerous" other claims, is at
tracting attention.
Transportation Is a Crying Need.
Cornucopia Is the most isolated of all
the Eastern Oregon mining camps, with
the possible exception of that district
along portions of the Snake. Transpor
tation and capital are the two great
needs. Transportation, It Is believed, will
follow If capital will take hold, as the
Cornucopia Company has done. From the
Union-Companion three six-horse and
four eight-horse teams are constantly en
gaged hauling to Baker City the concen
trates from the 20-stamp mill. Because
of the large quantity a freight rate of
70 cents per 100 Is secured. Smaller prop
erties, especially those not equipped with
a concentrating plant, suffer most from
tho Isolation. Mlneowners who have dis
covered good shipping ore have had It
packed to Cornucopia, shipped from there
by wagon to Baker City and thence on the
cars to TAOoma or Everett, to the smelters.
The cost of this long haul and for smelt
ingthe latter Insignificant ranges from
$30 to $40, according to the varying diffi
culty of getting the ore from the mine to
Cornucopia. This explains what must be
had for shipping ore in the district of
Cornucopia. High values only will pay
the charges for transit, and it Is ex
ceedingly rich ore that will net the own
ers any profit. No straight free gold Is
found In the district Some free gold Is
secured from the ores of the Unlon-Com-nanlon
durinir the concentrating process.
but everything In the Cornucopia dis
trict is regarded as base. Still Bome ore
is sent out to the smelters. Several
owners make enough to continue develop
ment work on their properties by this ex
pensive system. Others state that they
have ore that would net them fair re
turns by shipping out, but that they are
not disposed to waste their property by
consuming so much for freight rates. If
persisted In, the result would be finally a
worked mine and comparatively no re
turns, as all the ore In any mine will not
bear such shipping rate. Owners who
are not forced to raise money express
the purpose of holding their properties
until they can be worked more economi
cally, or satisfactory sale can be made.
In the Granite Mountain and Simmons
Hill regions the ground is also high and
steep. Shipment of ore from such claims
as are located far up the sides is diffi
cult, and cannot be maintained without
rare values. For operations on a largo
scale such Is regarded impracticable.
Tapping the ledges by tunnels from the
lower levels Is costly work. And in carry
ing out this Idea a crosscut tunnel may
find an intervening ledge, owned by
other parties.
Section of Great Promise.
For large combinations of capital this
district promises great results, as is
proven by the operations of the Cornuco
pia Mines Company, which has the title
to 23 claims, on Granite Mountain, all
contiguous or nearly bo. Work was com
menced there in the Union-Companion.
One of the properties owned is the Last
Chance, which has nearly 1000 feet greater
elevation. The company has driven a
1400-foot tunnel from one of the Union
Companion levels toward the heart of the
mountain, to reach, tho Last Chance
vein. There now remains oyer '2000 feet
of tunnel yet to drive, work on which
will commence as soon as tho big eleotrical
plant Is installed, with the 12-drill air
compressors. When this tunnel is com
plete the Lost Chance may be worked
from tho Union-Companion level, with
over 2000 feet of backs for stoplng, and
there will be none of the dangerous, in
termittent and costly- haul ndw neces
sary for Its operation. Another tunnel Is
being driven, by the company to reach the
Red Jacket, also one of its properties.
When this Is finished all the Red Jacket
oro will first appear at the surface about
the Union-Companion mill. Then the
company will have nearly all of Its
large properties tapped from a' low level,
and., most of the ore will be delivered at
the mill on a down-grade haul under
ground.
The same possibilities exist for other
large companies. A lonjg tunnel from a
low level In the Mormon Basin1 would tap
several of the finest lodes in the district
If they have the same depth there as in
Cornucopia mines. The developed prop
erties in the basin that could be reached
by such a tunnel are the Wild Irishman
group, the Robert Emmett, the Queen
of the West and other excellent claims.
Five or six distinct lodes cross that sec
tion. Another splendid opportunity for a
big company Is on Simmons Hill. The
Simmons group, with Its seven claims,
tho Way Up, Steen's and Crescent groups,
are on a rugged mountain. The slope Is
abrupt and a comparatively short tun
nel -would reach a polntullrectly beneath
the outcropplngs, and If theTHp'Is of or
dinary pitch for the district, no great
effort would cut the ledge.
These are possibilities recognized la Cor
nucopia by experts, and the time does
not seem distant when capital must take
advantage of these unparalleled opportu
nities. Whitman County School Funds.
COLFAX, Nov. 25. The school appor
tionment for Whitman County for the
month of November has Just been an
nounced. The apportionment of state
funds amounts to J5S01 OS; county funds,
484 37; total, $9285 45.
For Benefit of School Library.
JUNCTION CITY, Or,, Nov. 25. A bas
ket social given, by the school children
Friday night for the benefit of the school
library netted about $3k
Oregon Notes.
Twelve; new telephones have been added
to the Corvallls local system.
The churches of Lebanon will soon be
gin, a series of union meetings.
The Eugene excelsior factory shipped
a carload of Its product last week.
Lincoln County has funds to pay war
rants issued up to January 7, 1898.
Girls of the Oregon Agricultural College
have organized the Utopian, Society.
Residents of the Upper Elk country, in
Curry County, want a better road to Port
Orfdrd.
George Kohlbagen shipped two carloads
of hogs from Roseburg to San Francisco
Saturday.
The Lincoln County Farmers' Associa
tion will hold its first annual meeting at
Toledo December 20.
The new town which Is building up on
Mussel Creek, Curry County, will be
known as Corbln City.
Louis Gerber drove 200 beef cattle from
Klamath to Montague last week, for
shipment to Sacramento.
Work has been suspended temporarily
on, the O. R. & N. bridge at Rufus. The
structure is 1000 feet long.
H. W. Webber has been delivering fruit
trees In Gilliam County. Orchardlsts
about Condon took" over $700 worth.
The preliminary survey of the pro
posed road from Condon to Olex has
been made. The heaviest grade Is 15
Inches to the rod.
The Eugene Guard has it on good au
thority that the Natron branch of the
Southern Pacific will be extended eight or
ten miles to a poln$ where a large saw
mill is to be built.
A new school district has been created
in Clackamas County. It Is bounded on
the north by Multnomah County, on the
east by the Sandy River, on the south
by Kelso, and on the west by Orient.
Wednesday night a, stack of hay con
taining some 10 or 12 tons, on D. J.
Cooner'.s place, 10 miles south of The
Dalles, was destroyed by fire. It is
thought the fire was of Incendiary origin.
The steamer Mayflower went aground
on Sand Island- Saturday while going
from Ilwaco to Astoria. The receding
tide caused her to careen so that water
poured In over the -rail. By throwing
overboard 100 sacks, of oysters she man
aged to get afloat.
At a meeting- of the, stockholders of
the Sumpter Transportation Company,
held Wednesday, Tom McEwen was
eleoted president, vice W. H. Cade, re
signed. Mr. Cade retains his interest In
the company, but will devote his time to
his mining Interests.
Cltlzensof Granite have-nominated the
following ticket: Mayor, Grant Thorn
burg; F. B. Woodhouse; Recorder, W. L.
Brown; Treasurer, W. A. Schleuter; Mar
shal J. Wright; Alderme,h, G. L. Lindsay,
J. W. Tabor, B. W Levins, J. J. O'Dalr,'
W. A. Stewart, S. W. Gutridge.
The carrier of tho United States mails
over the new MonToe-Corvalllfl route is
F.' L.' Ellsworth, of Philomath. The news
came from Washington Tuesday. The
contract begins December S and ends
Juno30, 1902. The pay la $648 per annum.
Tho bond is fixed at $1709. Mall leaves
Monroe every day except Sunday at 5:30
A. M.
OREGON SURPRISED THEM
PRUNE OUTPUT OF- STATE GREAT
ER. THAI? EXPECTED.
California Growers Give TfcJU as a
Reason for Present Dull Market
Point One of Importance.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 25. Although a prom
inent Oregon fruitgrower has been quoted
as saying that the California prune mar
ket has no effect upon the price of the
Italian prune, it appears that California
fruit interests have felt the effect of the
early sale of the Oregon crop. While It
Is true that the Italian prune occupies,
in a measure, a field by Itself, it is gener
ally recognized that the price of that va
riety Is influenced by the price and sup
ply of other varieties, and even by the
price and supply of other kinds of fruits.
That Is, a scarcity of apples, pears,
peaches, etc., will make a greater demand
for prunes and affect the market accord
ingly. The last issue of the California
Fruitgrower, received In Salem today,
contains a review of the prune situation In
that state and assigns among other
causes for the slow trade, "Oregon has
turned out more prunes than the prune
sharps In this stato expected."
Other causes given are as follows;
"Dealers In all parts of the country have
laid In a supply, and packers and shippers
must wait until the wholesalers unload be
fore trade will pick up again. The in
creased transportation facilities and low
rates made by express companies keep the
large markets of the country fully sup
plied with fresh fruits and vegetables the
year round. Prices are reasonably with
in the reach of the masses at all seasons
of the year. These conditions are not
conducive to the expected heavy con
sumption of cured fruits. Again, apples
are plentiful this year. The export de
mand has been almost next to nothing
because of too many prunes In France."
Although the Oregon crop has prac
tically all been marketed, and the grow
ers have spent a good snare of the pro
ceeds, there Is no morevvital subject for
growers to study at this time than that
of markets. By observing the causes and
effects In the prune market of 1900, grow
ers can learn valuable lessons, which will
aid them in disposing of their products in
1901. The promoters of the Cured Fruit
Association have undertaken another ef
fort to secure the co-operation of a suf
ficient proportion of the prunegrcwers
to Insure the success of the enterprise.
To organize or not to organize Is the
question that presents itself to every
grower In the Northwest, particularly In
Western Oregon and Clark County, Wash
ington. To determine the proper course
to pursue, the growers must study every
phase of the marketing of prunes, Prob
ably no other single circumstance will
have so great an Influence upon the Ore
gon growers as will the result of tho or
ganization In California. The California
association now claims to have a corner
on the unsold crop In that state. The
Oregon growers have already disposed of
their fruit, while a large part of the Cal
ifornia crop Is still held at prices which
the trade hesitates to pay. The outcome
Is Important to the organization move
ment. Chinaman Secreted In Loclcer,
SEATTLE, Nov. 25 United States Cus
toms Inspectors discovered a Chinaman
tonight secreted In a locker In the store
room on the steamer North Pacific upon
her arrival here from Vancouver, B. C.
M. D. Kennedy, the boat's steward, and
Ah Jim, the cook, are under arrest on
suspicion of having connived to effect the
Chinaman's entrance to this country.
Washington Notes.
Yakima teachers will meet at North
Yakima Saturday.
Most of the Mount Baker mines have
closed down for the Winter.
The Merchants Hotel at Everett was
sold to English buyers last week for
$25,000.
The stato convention of the Y. M. C. A.
will be held at Seattle from November 30
to December 2.
Everett will have free mall delivery
after January 1. Applicants for positions
of letter-carriers are now taking exam
inations.
The high brick stack of the Northport
Mining & Smelting Company Is completed.
The stack, from foundation to -summit,
is 200 feet high.
State Auditor Cheetham has made an
additional Issuance of $65,000 bonds on the
permanent school fund. This brings the
total Issuance of bonds against this fund
up to $730,000.
The verdict of the Jury which Investi
gated the death of Robert C. Schultz on
the Coeur d'Alene reservation, two and
one-half miles east of Tekoa, Vas that
he was murdered by persons unknown.
State Treasurer Young has made a call
for state warrants on the general fund
amounting to $135,555. The call covers
warrants numbered 61711 to 63215, Inclu
sive, and maturing December 10. 1900.
Suit has been filed by Seth Warren con
testing the election of H. B. Martin as
Auditor of Chehalls County. The grounds
alleged for contest are, as usual, malcon
duct on the part of election boards and
failure properly to count votes.
Much valuable tide lands In the vicinity
of.Tacoma is belnK disposed of by the
state, and one of the heaviest buyers Is
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
The combined purchases of the railroad
foot up the sum of $100,000. .
The Pierce County Commissioners have
fixed the amount of bonds to be given by
the new county officials, who take office
In January, as follows: Assessor, $5000;
Auditor. $10,000; Treasurer, $150,000; Sheriff,
$5000; Superintendent of Schools and Cor
oner, $1000. '
Sedro-Woolley has opened up, graded
and sldewalked new streets and made
other public Improvements to the extent
of about $10,000 during the past Summer.
The season's building operations by pri
vate Individuals will amount to about
$75,000.
The Everett Flour Mill Company has
received a consignment consisting' of five
carloads of machinery. The building Is
well enclosed and workmen will put the
machinery In place as fast as it arrives
from the East. The elevator will be In
readiness to receive grain by the first of
the year.
Anton Beede, aged 16 years, of Auburn,
met with a painful accident when out
hunting near Nielson's Lake. In climb
ing over a fallen tree be struck the
hammer of his gun, which discharged a
heavy load of buckshot in his leg, tear
ing away the" muscle and flesh from the
knee to the body.
Last Wednesday flight an explosion of
fire damp occurred In one of the tunnels
at the Cokedale coal mines, severely but
not dangerously burning two men, Joseph
Peterson and Edward Castren, about the
face and hands. The Injured were next
day brought to St Elizabeth Hospital at
Sedro-Woolley.
A. Johnson has sold to George Smith
and Ben Johnson, his shingle mill at Prai
rie, on the Seattle & International. The
purchasers are now. getting In a supply
of bolts and propose starting their ma
chinery on the first of the coming mon.th.
The mill has a double block machine with
a daily capacity of about 110,000.
A Northport correspondent says that
the recent cold snap, together with the
heavy snows, has brought the deer down
from the high mountain tops in larger
bands than have been seen In years. Old
hunters report that the hunting of game
of all sorts along the Columbia at the
present time offers moro inducement than
at any time in the past 10 years.
L. W. Roys, City Clerk of Tacoma, has
renewed his petition for the pardon of
George W. Boggs, late City Treasurer of
Tacoma, originally made to Governor Mc-
Graw. In view of the fact that Mr.
Boggs sentence of six years, with good
time allowances, has nearly expired. It Is
the intention of Governor Rogers to lasuo
a pardon to Boggs on Thanksgiving Day.
A realty boom la In progress at North,
port. In the past two or three weeks
more property has changed hands than
at any time In the past year, one lot on
the main street selling for $4000 cash.
The town is steadily gaining In popula
tion, and the heavy payroll of $30,000 per
month from the smelter Is rapidly push
ing the town ahead. Merchants are look
ing forward to ono of the most prosperous
seasons that the city has experienced in
Its history.
The Seattle & International Company is
rebuilding the pumping station at Sedro
Woolley, which was destroyed by fire a
few weeks since, selecting a site a few
yards south of the spot occupied by the
burned building. The company has Just
completed tho thorough repair of the long
trestle and bridge across the Skagit River
south of town. The repairs amount al
most to rebuilding the entire trestle. The
old trestle had. It Is said, been twice
condemned. It Is expected that the work
of moving the depot btrlldfng to Its new
site will be begun In a few days.
Jacob Glor, a rug peddler, aged about
40 years, was shot frtfice by an old man,
of 72 years, named John Smith, at Fair
haven Saturday evening. The two men
lived together In a shack on the hill
south of Falrhaven until recently. Glor
sold Smith a lot of chickens. He didn't
get his pay, and went to the shack while
Smith was away and got his chickens.
Later Smith went after Glor with a gun.
They had a struggle, during which Smith
shot Glor twice in the groin ana near
the heart. After the shooting the wound
ed man walked several blocks to find an
officer. He Is probably fatally wounded.
Smith was lodged in Jail.
As a result of an alleged neglect of duty
on the part of the engineer of the con
struction engine on the Seattle & North
ern extension east of Hamilton, two men
are now lying in St. Elizabeth Hospital
at Sedro-Woolley suffering very Berlous if
npt fatal injuries. It Is asserted that the
engineer permitted his fireman to run the
locomotive to the tank for water. When
the engine was backed down to couple on
to the construction train it crashed into
the cars, throwing a number of men un
der the train and into the ditch. John J.
Cahlll and Henry Jennerman were thrown
beneath tho moving cars, the former being
struck twice on the back by brakebeams,
receiving Injuries which are liable to
prove fatal, while Jennerman had one leg
badly crushed and the other severely In
jured toy a wheel passing over them, sev
eral others were more or less hurt, but
none seriously. There Is talk of heavy
damage suits being brought against the
company.
PRISONERS OF WAR,
Order Directing: That Insurgents Be
So Treated.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Brigadier-
General Hughes, commanding the Depart
ment of Vlsayas, Philippine Islands, has
issued an order directing that all prison
ers captured within the geographical lim
its of that department, who are In Insur
rection against the United States, or who
are aiding those who are In Insurrection,
be held in strict confinement as prisoners
of war.
General Hughes has also Issued a cir
cular directing. In connection with the
"notice of amnesty," recently issued, that
"persons coming In and announcing that
they had discovered their error and wished
to quit carrying arms, and to return to
their peaceable pursuits, must hereafter
make a formal declaration In writing, ac
knowledging the sovereignty and author
ity of the United States in the archipel
ago." Movements of Asiatic Fleet.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. In a report to
the Navy Department dated Cavlte, Octo
ber 15, Rear-Admlraf Kempff, senior
squadron commander Of the Asiatic fleet,
tells of the disposition at that time of the
many American vessels under his com
mand. He says that the gunboat Vllla
Iobos had returned to Cavlte, with Cap
tain Devereaux Shields, and the company
of the Twenty-seventh Infantry, who were
captured by the Insurgents In Marlnduque.
Twelve hundred soldiers scoured the Isl
and, Admiral Kempff says, and compelled
the Insurgents to surrender the prisoners.
The gunboat General Alava sailed October
4 for Subig and Sulamoga. The gunboat
Basco arrived at Cavlte, October 11, with
a report concerning the circumstances
attending the recovery of the remains of
Naval Cadet Wood and Machinist Gray,
who were killed on the Urdanetta, In the
Orinla River. She reported some Insur
gent activity ashore on the north side of
Manila Bay. Reports of vessels around
Capo Leyte, Bohul ana Samar Indicate
considerable activity among the Insur
gents. The gunboats Qulrrls and Ben
nington had Balled with an expedition
against Blnangonan.
At the date of the report the gunboats
Bennington, Castlne, Concord de Cuba,
Isla de Luzon, Basco, Arayat, Callao,
Leyte, Manlleno, Samar, Urdanetta,
Panay and Paraguay were doing patrol
duty throughout the Islands. All the
naval patrol stations ln the archipelago
have been given distinctive letters. It Is
apparent from the statement contained
In the report, from the present disposition
of gunboats, that the coast of Zamboanga,
a large island In the southern portion of
the archipelago, 13 being closely patrolled,
the Isla de Luzon, Manila, Callao and
Manlleno (soon to be relieved by the
Calamlanes) being assigned to tho duty.
Particulars of Battle at Bagaion.
MANILA, Nov. 25. Particulars have
Just been received from Ilo Ilo of tho bat
tle October 30, at Bugason, Panay, when
200 bolomen and 50 riflemen attacked the
Americans, who lost three killed, Lieu
tenant H. M. Koontz, Sergeant Kitchen
and Corporal Burns, all of Company E,
Forty-fourth Infantry.
It appears that Corporal Burns was
boloed while reconnolterlng, and Lieuten
ant Koontz and Sergeant Kitchen were
pierced by spears while going to relieve
an outpost. When the garrison was at
tacked by rebels, 41 of tne latter were
killed. None of the pther parties of at
tacking natives made much of a stand,
and the insurgents lost lftj killed, all told.
First Lieutenant Albert E. McCabe, of
the Thirtieth Infantry, has been appoint
ed an Inspector In the Forestry Bureau.
Funeral of Baron Dnmarali.
MANILA, Nov. 25. The funeral of
Baron Dumarals, the Frenchman, who
was killed by the Insurgents while within
their lines last year, where he had gone
to Intercede with Agulnaldo for the re
lease of the Spanish prisoners, took place
today in the great church of San Augus-
Bad Coughs.
If you have taken just a little
cold, pet Eips vinegar and molasses
of a Uttle noncy "will stop your
little cougli. Even tnea there's
& "periaps" about h. Better
get Ay er s Cherry Pectoral while
you are about it. It cures the
easy ones, and the hardest of the
hard ones, too. There is nothing
so bad for a cough as coughing.
Tares (4zat2Se eaoBgh for an ordlaary
eoldS&, jnts
noaroeaeu.
tin. In Manila. Archbishop Cbapella
blessed the remains.
Four natives will be hanged at Dasupan,
Luzon, next Thursday. They are under
conviction for arson and murder. The
military courts are now returning numer
ous death sentenced upon natives.
Lowered World's Record.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Nov. 25. In a 15
mile motor-paced race on the Indoor bi
cycle track at tho Velodrome today, Gus
Lawson defeated John Nelson, the mid"
die-distance champion. Lawson won by
two laps (a quarter of a mile) and inci
dentally lowered the world's record by 37
seconds, his time being 25:12.
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