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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1900. CONFESSED GUILT Man Held for "Castle Rock Tragedy Admits Deed. ALSO MURDER OF ANOTHER MAN Accuses Xelgrhbor. of. Beinj: an Ac complice to Bo tli Crimes, but Officers Are Certain That He Is Not Guilty. KADAMA, Wash., Dec. 5. At a late hour last night Martin Stlckel, accused of the murder of "William B. Shanklln and Cornelius Knapp and -wife, confessed his guilt. At first be maintained a stolid indifference and declared his Innocence, but when confronted last night -with tho fact that his -watch and keys had been Identified as belonging to Shanklln, he mellowed up and made a partial confes sion. He admitted having been present at the murder of both Shanklln and Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, but asserted that a neighbor of his, Ed Pierce, did the shoot ing in both cases. He said that at Shank lln's murder they got 525, some carpenter tools and the watch; that Pierce gave him $9 of the money, the tools and keys, and the works o fthe watch, keeping the case himself. He also said that Shanklln was shot while eating supper, and that Pierce cut open a kerosene can with a hatchet and poured the oil on the body before setting the house on fire. According to his story. Pierce conceived the Idea of killing the Knapps about a week before the murder: that two shots were fired -with his (Stickers) gun, the old lady being killed first; then Pierce waited about 20 minutes for everything to be come quiet "before entering the house. After rifling the pockets of the murdered people and ransacking the bouse, Pierce washed his hands In the wash basin, leaving the bloody water standing. This pan of bloody water was found by the discovering party after the murder. Sheriff Kirby and Detective Sam Sim mons put no faith in Stickers statement that Pierce was connected with the crimes, and take it that Stlckel himself did everything that he attributes to Pierce. The fact that Stlckel bears 111 will toward Pierce explains his motive In accusing him of the crime. On learning of Stlckel's accusation, Pierce voluntarily came to town this evening to meet the Sheriff and detective, and satisfied the officers of his innocence. Stlckel was placed In the Pierce County Jail this morning. Pierce will not be arrested. A younger half-brother of Stlckel's will bo the chief witness against him, and has been placed under bonds to appear at the trial. CLACKAMAS COUXTY ROADS. PIane3 TTlsrlivraj-s Prove Best Tax Collected In Money. OREGON CITT. Or.. Dec 5.-J. A. Held, of Sprlngwater, was before the County Board of Commissioners today In the Interest of the extension of the Im proved road already built to Logan, a dis tance of 10 miles from Oregon City. The citizens f Sprlngwater desire to have tho highway extended eight miles further, and are willing to subscribe liberally to wards that end. It has been the policy of the county board to appropriate an amount equal to that subscribed In th improvement of trunk lines, the Inten tion being to limit the appropriations to one system of roaaways each year, as near as practicable Mr. Reid received the assurance that the same policy would be followed In this instance. It is the In tention to Improve this piece of roadway with plank, as past experience demon strates that this Is the cheapest and most durable style of roadway that can be built where timber is as plentiful as in Clackamas County. Gravelled roads re quire constant repairing, and while crushed rock makes a smooth roadway, they have not been used long enough hero to determine whether or not they will stand the wear of continued traffic "While legislators and citizens of other counties are discussing proposed new road laws, Clackamas County Is improving lt roadways in a systematic manner, by collecting the road tax In money, and expending appropriations and the funds raised by taxation judiciously. The Ore gon City Board of Trade started the movement by getting the business men in terested In the work to the extent of do nating liberally to the permanent Im provement of thoroughfares leading Into the city. Office Did "Sot Go Begrsing There was something of a contest today in the County Commissioner's Court over the appointment of a Justice of the Peaca to fill a vacancy In the dlstriot compris ing Highland and Milk Creek precincts. The rival candidates. M. E. Handle and G. R. Miller, each presented lengthy peti tions, which contained the names of many voters, and made a good canvass. Tho former was appointed. FOR STREET-RAIIAVAT FRANCHISE Portland" Firm Solicits Privilege From Oregon City. OREGON CITT, Dec 5. At the regular monthly meeting of the City Council to night an ordinance was read for the first time, granting Fred S. Morris, a member of the firm of Morris & "Whitehead, of Portland, a franchise to operate a street railway on Main street In Oregon City, and along Third street, from Main toMhe "Willamette River, for the term of 43 years. Tho ordinance also provides for a monthly license of $23 for running both passenger and freight cars. One peculiar fact about the application for this franchise is that the East Side Railway Company Is advertised to be sold December 8, for the benefit of Its creditors and the party asking for the franchise Is the holder of a considerable quantity of the bonds against the road, and now vir tually controls the operation of the East Side Railway under the direction of the court. The East Side Railway Company holds a 50-year franchise for operating passenger cars in the city, about seven of which have expired, and no license is required. Also, a franchise for running express cars for 10 years, nearly four of which have expired, and no license to pay until June, 1902, when the rate Is to be 525 per month. An attempt will be made to get the ordinance passed before the terms of the majority of the present Council ex pire. Only one Councilman opposed the franchise. It Is claimed that this fran chise Is to take the place of the two now in existence. CLEAX SWEEP FOR REPUBLICANS. Olympio. City Election Was a Land slide Officers Elected. OLMPIA. Dec 5. The city election held yesterday resulted In a clean sweep for every Republican on the ticket, from Mayor to Councllmen. Mayor C. E. Relnhart received the largest majority on the ticket, 1S3 votes more than his opponent. Hon. P. D. Moore. This will be Mayor Relnhart's third term. The remainder of the newly elected city officers are: M. G. Royal, City. Attorney: D. K. Proud, Clerk: "W. A. Hagemeyer, Treasurer: J. "W. MowelL Health Officer; Councilman-at-Lorgc J. T Bethel; "Ward Councllmen, "W. "W. "Work, E. M. McClintlc E. O. Free Bandar Closing Lose at Central la. CENTRALIA, Dec 5. The city election passed off quietly yeterday and resulted In a signal defeat to the Sunday-closing element. Not a candidate was elected on. the ticket put out by the Good Govern ment League. The entire People's city ticket was victorious; with the exception of C G. Huntley for Treasurer. The following officers were elected: Mayor, E. R. Zlmmer; Clerk, "W. O. Bennett; Attorney, J. R. Buxton; Treas urer, C. G. Huntley: Councllmen. First Ward, A. 1. Barner; Second Ward, F. S. Sprague and W. C. Hlnks; Third Ward, George Miller; Councilman-at-Large, F. H. Harm. From a political standpoint the Cen tralla Council now stands six Republi cans to two Democrats. MUST DEFEND HIS SEAT. Election of Washington Republican Legislator to Be Contented. COLFAX, Wash., Dec 5. W. L. Lyons has filed a petition addressed to the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, contesting the election of B. J. Durham as a member of that body ironi the Seventh Legislative District, and demanding a trial of the case as between E. J. Durham and Wilford Allen. The petition cites that petitioner Is a resi dent of and voter In Pullman County precinct, and that at the late election there were 13 or more ballots voted in that precinct which were marked with a cross opposite the name of the Demo cratic party, and with no other marks thereon, except that an X was marked opposite the name of Wilford Allen, one of the Republican nominees for the Legis lative Assembly from the Seventh Dis trict. These ballots the judges and in spector refused to count for Wilford Al len or for any one else, and as a con sequence the canvassing board made return that E. J. Durham had received 1138 votes. Wilford Allen 113S votes and G. W. Barkuff (one of the Democratic nominees) 1213 votes, and that the board of canvassers declared Durham and Bark huff elected, when. If the 13 ballots spoken of had been counted as cast, the result would have been, Durham 1139 votes, Allen 1151 votes, and Allen would have been declared elected. On the filing of tho petition. County Clerk Renfrew Issued the following cita tion addressed to E. J. Durham: "You are hereby notified that W. L. Lyons has filed a contest against you, contesting your election as Representa tive from the Seventh Representative District, and that William Swain and J. S. Clark, Justices of the Peace in and for Whitman County, have been appoint ed and commissioned by me to take the testimony of such witnesses as the parties may desire, at the- city hall, in Pull man, Wash., on the 22d day of Decem ber, 1900, commencing at 10 o'clock on that day, and continuing until completed." Friends of Durham here are Inclined to the belief that he will refuse to appear. Chehalis Favors Freedom of Cow. CHBHALIS, Wash., Dec 5. The elec tion yesterday resulted In a victory for the "free-cow" ticket. Following are tho officers: Mayor, Francis Donahoe; Treasurer, L. Lawrence: Attorney. D. C. Millet; Clerk. W. A, Westover; Councllmen, two-year term. G. H. Dow, Charles Liilpop and J. P. Dever; CouncIIman-at-Large, H. Has kelL Two hundred and fifty votes were cast Sew City Officers at Grass Valley. GRASS VALLEY, Ore., Dec. 5. At the city election held yesterday the total vote cast was 74. There were two tickets In tho field and great Interest prevailed. Following are the officers elected: Mayor, C. W. Moore; Aldermen, R. H. King, J. H. Smith, J. C. Williams. O. P. King, John Karlen, J. CLcary; Recorder, W. L Westerfleld; Treasurer. A. B. Craft; Marshal, C. F. French. No Opposition nt South Bend. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Dec 5. The fol lowing city officers were elected yester day, without opposition: Mayor, W. H. Bever; Clerk, Val Heath; Treasurer. F. A. Hazeltlne; City Attor ney, H. W. B. Hewen; Health Officer, J. L. Myers; Councllmen, W. B. Murdock, James Vlckrey and George Helm. Citizens' Ticket "Wins at Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, Dec. 5. The Citizens' ticket, headed by William Anstic, was elected here yesterday. A big fight was made for City Attorney. There were three candidates. E. E. Shields was elected. NORTHWEST DEAD. Robert Eoston, Oregon Pioneer ROSEBURG. Or., Dec 5. Robert East on, an Oregon pioneer, died at his home here Monday night, and was burled to day in the L O. O. F. ccctery. Mr. Easton was born In Scotland in 1S35. He came to America when 13 years of age He emigrated to the Northwest in 1SU, but It was not until 1S53 that he came to this place, where he had 6lnce re sided. He was a veteran of the Indian wars of 1855-56. A wife, daughter and brother survive him. Oregon Notes. The Pendleton Jail had 14 prisoners Tuesday. Albany and Eugene high schools will play football Saturday. Clerks of Pendleton will organize to se cure early closing of stores. Smallpox quarantine on the one case at La Grande has been raised. L. A. Walker has asked for an electric light franchise at Roseburg. Heppner and The Dalles will play foot ball at the former city December 14. Umatilla County Commissioners will hold a short special session December 15. Charles Albee was arrested at Baker City on the charge of having stolen lum ber. The Baker Republican says the Pom eroy dredger will not operate during the Winter. The petition for Incorporation of North Roseburg Into the city limits has been withdrawn. F. A. Douty, of Independence, sold 50,000 pounds of wool, Saturday, to the Albany woolen mllL J. E. Hough shipped at La Grande Mon day a 'carload of onions for the Philip pines and a carload of apples- for Liver pool. V Arrangements are being made for a game of football at Weston, December 15, between the team of that place and of Pendleton Academy. The Coqullle Valley Bank will be opened at Coqullle next week. The officers are: J. J. Lamb, president; L. Harlocker, vice president; G. W. White, cashier. The large sawmill plant of Stoddard Brothers, that has been In operation near McEwen for several years, is being moved to Baker City. Its capacity will be In creased to 100,000 feet, per day. The Coroner's Jury which Investigated the death of John Wilson, who was killed on the railroad track between Hood River and Mosier. returned a verdict In accord ance with the facts published. The Chicken Creek placer claims, owned by Will Weatherby, will not be further worked until Spring, owing to the cold weather. This has been one of the long est seasons for placer mining on Chicken Creek. A band of 4100 head of sheep has re cently been taken from Huntington to Pendleton over the O. R. & N. The sheep art the property of Charles Cunningham, and will be placed on the Winter ranges near Pilot Rock. The committee on revisement of the Ba ker City charter stated that It would cost perhaps 5100 or $150 to carry out the work properly, and that no funds were In the hands of the committee to meet the ex pense The committee was authorized to Incur tne necessary indebtedness. E. Edelhoff. manager of the Ashland Grocerj Company, left several days ago for an unknown destination. An assign ment of the company is the result of his flight. Ihe other members of the firm are endeavoring to straighten out its af fairs. He left his family unprovided for. WILL HAVE NEW SAWMILL LUMBER INDUSTRT TO BE LOCATED AT BAKER CITY. Daily Capacity Will Be 40,000 to 50,- OOO Feet Preliminary Worlc Nevr Under "Way. BAKER CITY, Dec 5. Excavation has commenced in Baker City for a new saw mill, with a dally capacity of 40,000 to 50,000 feet. Stoddard Bros., who operated a mill at McEwen -or six years past, are back of the enterprise. A few weeks ago the mill there burned down, and the firm concluded to rebuild in Baker City. The site chosen Is near their present planing mill, which Is a little west of the depot. The excavation is for a large mlllpond. Into which the logs will be dumped from the cars. The new mill will be one of the moat complete In this section of the state, al though not of such capacity as the mill of the Oregon Lumber Company, In South Baker City. The latter has a dally ca THE LATE WILLIAM I ! .-i : OREGON PIONEER OF 1850, AND PROMINENT NORTHWEST CITIZEN. WALLA WALLA. Dec 3. William Charles Painter, who died hero yesterday, was bora In St. Genevieve County. Missouri, April 18, 1830. In 1850 his father started for Orerpn with his family, and with two of his sons died of cholera on the way. The rest of the family reached the Willamette Valley, and settled ia "Washington County. During: the Indian war of 1855-C Mr. Painter was a member of Company D, Orecon Mounted Volunteers, and bore a flay presented to the company by the ladles of Forest Grove Academy. In after years he was a conspicuous figure In Fourth of July and other public processions, as be proudly bore tho old flac with 21 itars In Its field. During the Bannock war of 188 he commanded a company of volunteers, and was appointed an aid on the staff of Governor E. P. Ferry, of Washington Territory, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 18C3 Mr. Painter located at "Wallula, and engaged in merchandising with the late Governor Alvln Flanders. He was Postmaster at that place, and on being appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue moved to "Walla Walla. In 1876 he was appointed Receiver of the United States Land Office at Walla Walla, which place be held until 1878, when be was elected County Auditor, s, posi tion to which he was re-elected three times. Since then he had been engaged In farming. He -n-as married In ISM to Carrie Mitchell, daughter of Israel Mitchell, of Washington pounty. Oregon, who survives him. Two of his sons are veterans of tho Spanish, war. one of whom Is now Deputy Sheriff of Walla Walla County. Ten children mourn the loss of a father. paclty of about 75,000 feet. In the Mc Ewen fire, all the old machinery was de stroyed except a boiler and engine. These will be Installed In the new plant. The other machinery Is to be absolutely new In every respect and modern. Band-saws will replace the old circular saws. Other conveniences found In up-to-date mills will also be adopted. Steam power will be used, the pond be ing Intended merely for logs. Logging will commence as soon as the pond la completed, and by March 1 It Is the pur pose of the management to have 2,000,000 feet awaiting the saw. That Is the date fixed for completion of the work. If all machinery ordered Is on time, the firm believes that the plant will be In operation by that time. Logs will be obtained from the forests of yellow pine In the Blue Mountains, which are tapped by the Sumpter Valley Railroad and Whitney extension. This road Is used to furnish logs for the Ore gon Lumber Company also. Spurs will be constructed so as to reach the best forests. The new Industry will add materially to the export lumber trade of this sec tion, which Is already considerable, with Idaho and Utah trade. Yellow pine makes an excellent finish material and clear-cute are In great demand. WASHINGTON FARMERS' INSTITUTE Clark County Meeting Convened Tes trday Interesting Programme. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 5. The first Farmers Institute ever held In Clark County convened at the Courthouse here this morning with a fair attend ance of farmers and other citizens In terested In agricultural pursuits. An excellent programme was carried out. Among the subjects discussed were the following: "Principles of Orchard Management," Professor S. W. Fletcher; "Care of Horses' Teeth" and "Phyeiology of Milk Secretion," Professor S. B. Nel son, and "Management of the Dairy Herd for Profit," Professor W. J. Splllman. This evening Professor Fletcher deliv ered an Interesting and Instructive lec ture to a good audience on the subject of "The Art of Landscape Gardening as Applied to the Planting and Care of Home Grounds." The Institute will con tinue over tomorrow, when It is ex pected a much larger number of farm ers will be present. Good Income From Hops. OREGON CITT, Or.. Dec 5. Union, the smallest precinct in Clackamas County, situated in the extreme north end, on the west bank of the Willamette River, contains less than a dozen hop yards, yet the receipts from sales of hops reached nearly $5,000. The total out put Is estimated at about 153.3)0 pounds, and the average price per pound received was UM cents. One grower sold 170 bales for 15 cents per pound, realizing about $5000. Every grower has sold his crop, except one, who is holding for a rise to 20 cents per pound. It Is estimated that bis crop, at present prices, would bring something near $5000. Offer for Dallas Francs. DALLAS, Dec 5. Five cents per pound was offered for prunes in Dallas yester day, 4 cents to be paid on arrival of the shipping bill at Minneapolis and 1 cent on arrival of the fruit. This insures the grower 5 cents net The prunes are to be sold on commission, and any advance In prices In the meantime will be to the advantage of the consignor. Growers are cautious, but several carloads will prob ably be sold on tbeso terms. About 500,000 pounds remain, unsold around Dallas. Present quotations for prunes In Minne apolis are 6 to 7 cents per pound. Largre "Wheat Deal at Colfax. COLFAX, Wash.. Dec 5. Thirty-seven ! thousand bushels of wheat changed hands i here yesterday. The grain netted 40 cents j per busheL Aaron Kuhn was the par chaser. This Is the largest single pur chase of wheat this year, except one. when Mr. Kuhn bought the crop of E. A. Torrance, of Diamond, 42,060 bushels, for 44 cents per buasei. NEW INTEREST IN COPPER. Great Activity Leolced Far in East ern Oregon District Next Year. BAKER CITY. Dec 5. Work has com menced on the sinking of a 100-foot shaft on the Copper Queen, better known aa Gilklnson's copper mine, located 20 miles northwest of Baker City. This property was recently bonded, and the work Is in progress tinder the direction of the new management. There is now a shaft about 40 feet in depth on the Queen, at the site of tho old smelter, which was- operated over 20 years ago. The present work will continue this shaft. A tunnel has been driven on another part of the claim a distance of over 400 feet On the property of the Union Gold Min ing Company, about 10 miles southwest of Sparta, ore has beep struck bearing 7 per cent copper. Copper has been detected in the ore of this property oefore, but not In such good quantities. A revival of interest in the copper district is notice- CHARLES PAINTER. able, and holds promise of greater activity there next year than ever before. At the Carroll B. Mine. W. L. Vinson, manager of the Carroll B. mine. In the Pleasant Valley district, nine miles southeast of here, announced today that his workmen had connected the new works on that property with the old shaft. When Mr. Vinson took,charge of the property last Fall, he Immediately began sinking a double compartment shaft for work at a better location than the old one. This has been driven with all pos sible speed. At the SO-foot level, a cross cut was made to tap the old works and cut the vein. Both have been successful In every respect, and the management reports a lode 16 feet In width at the point where the tunneis intersect. Four feet of this wide vein carries high values. All development work has proven very satisfactory. Men who have kept faith In the eastern and southeastern district while rich developments In other districts absorbed Interest, regard the work on. the Carroll B., Brazos and possible renewed operations In the White Swan, as a good Indication that the properties Immediately tributary to Baker City will command much attention In the near future. Quotations ef Mining Stocks. SPOKANE, Qec 5. The closing bids mining stocks today were: for Bl&cktall 10 (Princess Maud 1 Butte & Boston 24 rainier .ail. iunnei.ia Qullp 23 Rambler Cariboo ..264 Republic 69 Reservation ....... & Rossland Giant .... 2 Sullivan IS Tom Thumb 12 Waterloo 2?i Crystal Deer Trail Con. Evening. Star .. Gold Ledge ..... Golden Harvest L X. L, Iron Mask .. 2H ... a ..SI .31 Jim Blaine 8 Lone Pine Surprise 7&i Winnipeg 2 Mountain Lion ...20 conjecture AVi Wonderful 3 American Boy 8 Morning Glory .... 53 Morrison 3 Nome Five 4 SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 6. Official closing quotations for mining stocks: Alta $0 03 Justice 0 03 Kentuck Con 21 Mexican IS Occidental Con ... S Ophlr 66 Overman ......... C Potosl 13 savage S3 Seg. Belcher 3 Sierra Nevada .... 27 Silver Hill 48 Standard 3 20 Union Con 20 Utah Con 5 Yellow Jackst .... 22 AlD&a con Andes 3 Belcher 161 Best & Belcher... 23 Bullion Caledonia 36 Challenge Con ... 21 Chollar IS Confidence 58: Con. Cal. & Va... 1 25; Crown Point ... Exchequer Gould tc. Curry... Halo & Norcross. Julia NEW TORK. Dec 5. closed aa follows: . Mining stocks today Ontario $3 00 Ophlr W Plymouth 8 Quicksilver I 23 do pref 7 00 Sierra Nevada. ... 25 Standard 83 Union Con 20 Tellow Jacket .... 20 Brunswick $0 08 cnouar i Crown Point .... 10 Con. Cal. Va... 1 15 Deadwood CS Gould &. Curry... 46: Hale Sz Norcross. 15 Homsetalco C5 00 Iron Sliver 80 Mexican 15 BOSTON. Dec 5. Closing Quotations Adventure $ 6 00 Allouez M. Co.. 2 50 Humboldt $25 00 Osceola 72 50 Parrott 47 OO Santa Fa Cop... 6 50 Tamarack 233 CO Utah Mining ... 33 50- Wlnona 3 SO Wolverines ..... 46 00 Aroal. Copper .. 92 00 Atlantic ........ 20 50 Boston & Mont. 323 00 Butte Boston SO 00 Cal. & Hecla... S23 00 Centennial 15 25 Franklin 15 00 State Teachers' Meeting: Attendance. ALBANY, Or., Dec 5.Reporis received from different parts of the state indicate that the attendance at the State Teach ers Association's annual meeting... De cember 26-29 will be about the largest of any yet held. Several special excursion parties are being organized at different points for the convention. The leading educators of the state will be In attend ance It is anticipated the convention will play an Important part In the school legislation of the next session. For twenty-five cents, you can get Car ter's Little Liver Pills the best liver reg- i1.f trt In Vi k Tayrtlj1 T1 fiMMf lhl one plli a dose, '. ". IS VERY DISCOURAGING OUTLOOK FOR. APPROPRIATION TO DREDGE TACOMA. HARBOR. Engineer Hold That Improvement Would Be of Direct Reseat to Two Corporations Only. WASHINGTON, Dec 5. The ouUook for a $400,000 appropriation for dredging Tacoma harbor is very discouraging. The local engtnoer, in forwarding his survey. Questions the advisability of having this work done by the General Government, for two reasons: First A contract is now In operation with a private individual for doln? prac tically what Is proposed In the project. Second Practically the entire water front of Tacoma Is owned by the North ern Pacific Railroad and the Tacoma Land & Improvement Company, and he doubts the advisability of the Govern ment doing this work, which Is of direct benefit to those two corporations only. Senator Foster and Representative Jones have appeared "before the river and harbor committee in' behalf, of this proj ect, and, while hopeful of success, fear that they will get but a small appropria tion, If anything. The best they hope for is to get $100,000 or less, and a provision for having the dredging pursued until completed. Chairman Burton, in view of the fact that General Wilson, Chief of Engineers, neglects to make any recommendation, and the questionable recommendation of Captain Taylor, is Inclined to pass over the provision, but If the House omits It, the two Senators will have some provision inserted by the Senate committee. NEW REGIME AT BAKER CITY. Changre In Mnnicipal Government May or a Address and Apelntments. BAKER CITY. Dec 5. Baker City's municipal administration changed hands yesterday with the retirement of Mayor C. M. Sage, and tho assumption of the duties by Mayor R. D. Carter. Five new members ,of the Council were Installed, four in the regular order and one to fill a vacancy. Following Mayor Carter's In stallation he made several appointments to All offices under his control. All but two were reapolntments of officers serv ing under the former administration. The various Council committees were also appointed. The old administration closed up Its affairs with a full report of business. Tho most Important Item was the new water system, which is now in course of construction. All bills to date were paid, and the records show the city finances to be In good condition. Mayor Sage as sured the Incoming officials that those quitting office would labor constantly to aid tlutr successors In any manner pos sible. The Council committees appointed were as follows: Finance H. E. Courtney, Nat Cooper and H. S. Bowen. Water Committee L. Crablll, M. F. Bennett and Nat Cooper. Street Committee M. F. Bennett, H. S. Bowen and James York. Fire Committee Byron Gale, James York and Dr. Hayes. Sanitary Committee Dr. Hayes, Byron Gale and H. E. Courtney. L. Crablll was elected President of the Council. Mayor Carter then announced the appointment of Joseph Hellner as City Attorney, and William Kllburn, Chief of Police, O. C. Stearns, Superintendent of Water System: W. A. Hamm, Superin tendent of Streets; William Boyd, Pound master. Foster Cooley and T. E. Hammer sley, policemen, were reappointed. The Mayor announced that he would make his other appolntment4at another meeting. In Ills first addresse to the Council he urged them to the utmost harmony and energy, and regarding future work", said: "The first matter of Importance, of course, is the carrying to a successful Is sue the water system, now In course of construction, so that the people may have an ample supply of pure water, and also to put It In shape that the revenues will make the system self-sustaining, and If possible create a sinking fund that will In time pay off the bonds as they become due. "Another Important question that will require attention Is the utilization of the fine water power that the city will have when the water system Is completed. According to the estimate of the City Engineer the water system, with 60 Inches of water, will furnish 93-horse power, which will be ample to operate a light plant capable of furnishing the city with all the light It will need for street pur poses, with considerable to spare. As It seems to be the desire of a majority of the people of Baker City that It should In time own Its own light plant. I would recommend that the Council give atten tion at their earliest convenience to ac quiring all the data and information they can on that subject, such as the prob able cost, amount and kind of machinery, and everything required In a first-class plant. "The city will demand In the near fu ture a sewer system. I would advise that the Council, soon as possible, de vise a plan of sewerago for the city, and have the city surveyed and platted, so that as needs require the system may be extended without a new survey." PUBLIC LAXDS IX GREAT DEMAND. Many Newcomers In Eastern Oregon Land Office Records. THE DALLES, Or., Dec 5. The busi ness of "The Dallas land office for the month of November was as follows: 100 homestead entries, 15,500.45 acres; 26 home stead proof h, 21 cash entries, three final timber culture proofs, six original desert land, one state list: total number of acres appropriated, 17,450.60. This Is the largest business done In this land office since April, 1899, when 101 homesteads were filed. The entries were as follows: Wasco County, 17: Wheeler County, 13; Gilliam, 26; Crook County, 15; Sherman County, 7; Morrow, 22. The lands In Gilliam and Morrow Coun ties are for farming and grazing pur poses, and are generally taken for home, and show how rapidly the country Is set tling In that section. The majority of the settlers are from the Eastern States. Fohowlng Is the large amount of busi ness for the first three days of December: 34 homestead applications received; three commuted homestead proofs, nine final homesteads, one desert land entry. DISEASE OF SHEEP. Snbject ef Investigation fey State Asrlcnltaral Cellege. CORVALLIS, Dec 5. The bacteriologi cal department at the State Agricultural College experiment station Is working on a disease of sheep. Half a dozen sheep have died on a neighborhood farm. The owner suspected leech, but a liver brought to the station proved contrary. Instead a. germ was found Identical with germs found In the remains oC goats, among which there was a wide fatality In Alsea about a year ago. The local department was unable to classify the germs at the time, and samples were sent to the bu reau at Washington, but up to the pres ent no report of classification has been received. The local department is now provided with lower animals for experi mental purposes, and, an attempt Is afoot for Identifying and classifying the germ. Gran bc Instituted at Independence. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Dec 5. A Po mona Grange was organised here yester day by Judge Boise, past master of the Oregon State Grange. Following Is the list of officers: Master. J. C. White, Oak Groye; overseer, F. M. Smith. Lewls vlUe; lecturer. J. B. Stump, Suver; stew ard. W. W. Smith.. Lewisvllle; assistant steward, H. Black, Dallas; chaplain, E. Evans, Monmouth; treasurer, W. H. Rob ertson, Irtwisville; secretary, D, A. Hodgs, Independence; gatekeep r, A. Nel son, Independence; Pomona. Mrs. W. W. Sattlth; Flora. Mrs. A. Collins; Ceres, Mrs. J. Wltherow; assistant steward, Mrs. T. Simpson. Walla "Walla Valley Pensioners. WALLA WALLA, Dec 5. Under the laws of this state It Is the duty of pub lic officers to execute pension vouchers and other papers for pensioners with out charge. Yesterday was quarter day, and the office of the Clerk of Walla Walla County was thronged with old veterans. The quarterly vouchers of S6 pensioners were made out and forwarded to the proper pension agent. The vouchers ag gregated $2712, and called for sums rang ing from $6 to $50 a month. The total number of pensioners In the Walla Walla Valley is about 130. Call for Bids for Scaool Warrants. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Dec a. Tbe County Treasurer has made a call for bids for $13,000 worth of school bonds fflr dis trict No. 29, this xlty, for the purpose of refunding an Indebtedness of that amount. Bonds to be Issued will be In $500 amounts, and draw 5 per cent In terest, payable In 10 years: Interest paya ble semi-annually. Bids will be opened at the office of the Treasurer, December 15. Notes of McMlnnvIlle. M'MINNVTLLE. Dec 6. McMlnnvIlle Lodge No. 6, Ancient Order of Red Cross, was organized with 45 members last even ing by D. C. Rogers, supreme guide, of Portland. The new City Council met last evening; with Mayor Jacob Wortman In the chair. Several old city officials were relieved of further duty and new men Installed In their places today. Independence Athletic CInb. INDEPENDENCE, Or.. .Dec. 5.-An ath letic club was organized by the young men of this place last night. The officers are: President, Louis J. Brant; vice-president. Elza Osborn; secretary, Archie Sloper; treasurer. Perl Hedges. Neyrspapers Consolidate. WASCO, Or., Dec 5. The printing plant of the People's Republic was shipped from Moro to this place today, and has been consolidated with the News. Washington Notes. Everett is to have a $75,000 opera-house. Twenty sacks of Alaska mall arrived at Seattle Tuesday. Everett has granted an electric fran chise to E. P. Burch. Business men of New Whatcom have or ganized a commercial club. Nine of the 23 miles of city sewerage at Walla Walla have been completed. The Seattle High School will play foot ball with the Walla Walla High School December 12. Fourteen tons of herring were .caught at Port Townsend Tuesday In one haul of the net Smallpox has developed in malignant form about Colvllle. The Beard of Coun ty Commissioners has four cases under strict quarantine. Ten coal cars and 100 tons of coal are lying at the bottom of Lake Whatcom, as the result of an accident at the Sliver Beach landing Sunday night. M. E. Chase Is suing Pierce County for $3000 damages for injuries he received In a fall from a bridge on the county road between Puyallup and Tacoma. The Sterling Manufacturing Company Is preparing to build five miles of logging road at Machias. Both Its lumber and shingle mills at that place are closed down. A Chinese woman, at Walla Walla, oyer whom two factions In the Chinese quarter have been on the verge of blood shed, has been taken charge of by the Ladles' Relief Society. Last Thursday night a burglar went through the Davenport Postofflce, C. E. Myers jewelry store, Fay Helbers con fectionary and tbe Big Bend drug store. The loss was small. Ole Anderson, a farmer living about five miles southwest of Tekoa, was arrested on a charge of petty larceny. He Is charged with having stolen tools belong ing to the road district. D. B. Sheller, superintendent of state forestry preserves, favors a state law prohibiting the killing of elk for the next ten years, and he may make some recom mendation of this character to the next Legislature. A petition has been extensively signed at Shelton asking for the pardon of May Williams from the penitentiary. She has served two years of her 10 years' sen tence for killing Ed Kearney In the early part of 1S98. The Walla Walla Gas & Electrical Com pany has negotiated a loan of $100,000 from Wells, Fargo &.Co. The object of the loan Is to relieve the company from its present Indebtedness and to expend a large sum in the further Improvement of Its gas and electric plants. By the first of the year there will be 60,000,000 salmon spawn in the fish hatch eries of the state, exclusive of the one at Baker Lake, owned and operated by 'the Government, according to the Tacoma Ledger. This hatchery should have se cured 15,000,000 spawn by that time, mak ing the total 75,000,000. The Walla Walla Club elected the fol lowing officers Saturday evening: Presi dent, Levi Ankeny; vice-president, Lester S. Wilson; secretary, W. E. Russell; treasurer, W. P. Wlnans; governing committee F. W. Rees, Y. C. Blalock, J. H. Stockwell. John G. Paine. L. S. fl son, R. C. Kerr, F. S. Dement, W. E. Russell, A. S. Legrow. The route of tho proposed free rural delivery to be Instituted In connection with the Walla Walla postofflce, and which Is expected to be In working order within the next 60 days, has been com- Ipleted and the maps havo been forwarded to Congressman Jones, who has prom ised to Indorse It and do all In his power to have It established. State Superintendent-elect R. B. Bryan, In speaking of the conduct of his office. i said, at Aberdeen Thursday: "I have not as yet made many definite plans as to my future official policy. But my first I and most earnest effort will be to try to secure the repeal of our present la"W CUT OUT Enclose It to Me With Ten Dollars and T will furnfch you my highut power belt, all complete, by mall, without any further payment tt be made. I positively guarantee it te be superior i any other belt offend yu by others and for which they ask $40. DR. SANDEN'S BELT...... has no equal for the cure f Nervous and Physical Debility. DR. A. T. SANDEN WHAT BRINGS RELIEF FROM DIRT AND GREASE? WHY. DON'T YOU KNOW? SAPOLIO governing the adoption of text-books and the substitution of a less objectionable one for It; that I am opposed to what Is commonly called 'state uniformity.' Thera are several other important matters that should receive the attention of the Legis lature in the way of school legislation, but this text-book matter I regard as the 'paramount issue.'" General W. G. LeDuc of Hastings; Minn., is looking over the mining Inter ests of Western Washington. He was the head of the Agricultural Department dur ing the Hayes Administration, and saw much service during the Civil War. hav ing served on the staffs of General Thom as. General Hooker and General Sum mers. For several days he has been la the Carbon River mining- district, look ing over the properties of the Washing ton Co-Operatlve Mining Syndicate. It Is the first time he has visited the North west He Is much pleased with Wash ington and will remain for some time. The Spokane Rod and Gun Club will propose the following changes In game laws to the next Legislature: That bass shall be taken only by hook and line, and that the month of June .shall be thr closed season; that the trout season, Instead of opening In Aoril, shall open May I and close November 1; that quail and Mon golian pheasants shall be protected on the east side of the mountains until Oc tober 15, 1903. thus giving a closed sea son of two years; that the open season for Mongolian pheasants, grouse and prairie chicken shall be from August 15 to November 15. The club will also en deavor to have a bill Introduced that shall authorize the game commissioner to offer a $25 reward for the arrest and convlctlcn of any person or persons breaking the game laws. New Clackamas Hatchery. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec 5. The new Clackamas hatchery, near Clackamas Sta tion, Is prospering, and satisfactory re sults are being obtained. In the Clack amas River, near the hatchery, about 1,725,000 eggs were taken, and 3,500.000 were received from the Little White Salmon hatchery. In Washington. The eggs are hatching with comparatively lit tle loss, the conditions of pure spring water being very favorab'e to the youns fry. accompanied by mucous patches in the mouth. eruD- H5lll PSlila tons on tilc skn Gil iyil5 wre throat, copper colored splotches. swollen glands, aching muscles and bones, the disease is making rapid headway, and far worse symptoms will follow unless the blood is promptly and effectually cleansed of thfj violent destructive poison. S. S. S. is the only safe and infallible cure for this disease, the only antidote for this specific poison. It cures the worst cases thoroughly and permanently. Mi Condfilca Co!4 Is tbe fall of 1S9? I contracted Blood Eaye See. N worse. thfci their treatment did b: no good ; I was getting worse all the time ; tny hair came out, ulcers appeared in my throat and mouth, my body was almost covered with copper colored splotches and offensive sores. I suffered severely from rheumatic pains in my shoulders and arms. My condition could have been no worse ; only thoseafHicted as I was can understand my sufferings. I had about lost all hope of ever being wen again when I aeciaea to try 5. s. s but must confess I hid little faith left in any medicine. After taking the third bottle I noticed a change In xay condi tion. This was truly en couraging, and I deter mined to give S. 5. S. a thorough trial. From. that time on the unprore ment was rapid ; S. S. 5. seemed to have the dis ease completely under control; tne sores ana, ulcers healed and I vrasj soon free from all signs of the disorder: I have been strong sad healthy ever since. L.W. 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