10 THE MOKKtN'G OfcEGONlAftj FRIDAY MCEMBEI. 7, 1000: NO TRADES FOUND Police Have No Clew to Any of the Masked Robbers. HAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION X&r Kumber of Theories Advanced na to How the Men Made Their Escape Believed to Be Hid den In the City. Although the police were not successful yesterday la locating the bandits who Btole $4728 from the office of the Western Lumber Company, several clews were found. One arrest was made, that of a Swede, who refuses to give his name and ad dress, and he Is detained on suspicion that he may know something of the rob bers'. The two boxes which had con tained the coin were found empty yester day morning early at the side of Charles P. Hall's office, 400 North Seventeenth street about 300 yards south of the of fice where the robbery took place. The police have a rumor that one of the men who stood guard on the outside is an old employe of the Western Lumber Com pany, paid off when the strike occurred at the company's mills, last June. This roan felt sore at what he considered his grievances, and he lately sent a verbal message, saying he would "do" Ole Moe, the yard foreman. It was the opinion in "police circles yesterday that after - the hold-up, the robbers rapidly walked along Seventeenth street, going south, and that they are now hiding somewhere In the city. All sorts of theories were aired as to what became of the robbers after the hold-up, and several experts around town Inclined to the Idea that the robbers had a boat in waiting near the mill, and that they either drifted down the river and caught the train for Tacoma or Astoria, or pulled up the river ana caught the night Southern Pacific train at the lower East Side station. The location of the company's mill affords about half a dozen good chances to get away from the place easily. It Is on the bank of the river; there are numerous piles; railroad track is within a stone's throw, and there are sunken places, almost gulches, along Sev enteenth street, where the men could have concealed themselves until the first hue and cry had spent itself, and then have reached the city by back streets. In the jdoud of fog which made objects Indis tinct 15 yards away. But the finding of the pay boxes about 300 yards south of the -office or the West ern Lumber Company seemed to dispel tho idea that the robbers had escaped by boat. Mr. Hall found the first till lying in the grass south of his office, Just as he started business for the day, and, having heard of the robbery, he Immedi ately concluded that the box had con tained part of the stolen money. Shortly afterward an employe of the Cleveland Oil & Paint Company found (he other till In the yard near Mr. Hall's office. Mean while a man named Nelson, employed by the Western Lumber Company, remem bered that about 3 o'clock on Wednes day afternoon a man with the end of his nose bruised had bothered him while at work, asking if the company's employes wore paid at 5:30 and If the money was handed out after the whistle blew. The stranger seemed to be a Swede. Nelson was considerably astonished then when the same stranger stepped up to him yesterday morning and said: "If you are a man, lend me four-bits." Nelson got rid of him, told his superior officers about the matter, and a policeman followed the Swede and arrested him. The man was Jocked up at police headquarters and sub-jb-ted to a rigorous examination, but be yond denying that he knew anything about the robbery he declined to talk. He was detained to await developments. OJc Moe. the yard foreman, made this statement: "The man who stood over me I with a gun had a mask so carlessly placed that I saw he had side whiskers. and he said to me: 'Get into the office. you . or I'll blow you head off.' With a start. I thought I recognize 1 the vclc? as one I had heard before, and I came to the conclusion that the man who thus spoke is no other than a former employe of this company. This man lost his po sition at the strike, and he afterward sent a message stating that he would 'do' me. The police have this man's name. I do not care to say who he Is." A little boy named Eustace Gross, of North Seventeenth street, while playlnc In the company's jard yesterday, said that about 515 on Wednesda afternoon he saw four horses tied to a fene near Seven teenth and Upshur streets, and thai a Grange man came and took them away. Eustace, however, gave a confused ac count of the horse story, and the po'lee think he has been told the story by older boys. The detectives do not believe that the robbers rode away on horseback. In the office where the robbers' -took place there are three cards telling in large type that the company's pay day Is on the 5th of each month, and it would have been an easy matter for any stranger visiting the office to acquaint himself with this fact. One of the officers of the Western Lum ber Company made this statement last night: "On the day of the robbery we had about 110 workmen on the day and night shifts, in the west mill, and about 345 In the east mill. The robbery wa& effected in about 30 seconds, and if we could have blown the mill whistle, we could have had a crowd of men on the scene. Of course, some people would have been hurt. In that event. The money Is gone, o course, but we are glad that not one of our employes Is hurt. We paid our men tonight who did not get their pay because of the robbers, but we paid them in checks. As to the strike that oc curred last June. We did not stop work then, but paid the men off on the day In question, and started new men the next da. 1 did not know of any 111 fe ling towards us from ihee former em ployes " Detectives were busy around the neigh borhood of the robbery yesterday, and found two citlz-ns who said they saw sev eral men walking rapidly along Seven teenth street towards the city, before B:40 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the time the whistle sounded at the mill of the Western Lumber Company, as a sig nal to cease work. The men in question carried no bundles, but they wo-e dark clothes and slouch hats This tallies with the description of the robbers by the clerks who were held up. EDUCATIONAL WORK. Some'Factn From the Annual Report of the Board. NEW YORK. Ddc. 6. The annual re port of the work of the Board of Educa tion, of the Methodist Episcopal Church has Just been made here. Bishop An drews, bf New York, presided at the meet ing, and among other members of the board present were B shop Hurst, of Washington, D. C; Rev L. R. Fisk. of Albion, Mich.; Rev. J. W. Lindsay, of Boston; Rev. Dr. W. K. King, of Cornell College. John D. Slayback of Boston; Judge H, C M. Ingranam. ot Brooklyn; Rev, W. F. Anderson, of Sing Sing, and George P. Huklll, ot Oil City. Pa. Joseph S. Stout, tho treasurer, presented a report showing that the amount ot money loaned directly to students In the last year was JSL7M. The students aided were 1S30 In number, distributed as fol lows. In the New Enc-lnl Rtato, n In the Middle StntM. ?? n . tp.'.i...' I JStaXcs. 551, In the Southern. States, 315. I foreign students, 23. They represented al together 21 different nationalities. The legacies to the board during the year amounted to 5,945. Including the legacy by Willam GoMthrop to the amount of 52L20S. The income of the board dur ing the year was from the following sources: Children's day collections, J60.32S; from invested funds, 511.4SS; returned loans, ?25,377. The report of the corresponding secre tary. W. J. McDowell, showed that at the beginning of the century the schools of the Metbbdlst Episcopal church were ac curately represented by Bishop Fowler's dramatic phrase, The ashes of one col lege," but that at present the Methodist church has an investment of more than $30,000,000 in schools and colleges and that the church has added to the permanent funds devoted to education an average of nearly $500,000 a year during the last 70 years. EASTERN MULTNOMAH. Xcrr Route of Travel From the Base Line to Mount Hood. GRESHAM, Or., Dec & A new wagon road, covering a new route, has Just been opened, which connects the Baee Line and the Barlow roads and opens a dew way of travel to Mount Hood. The new thor oughfare Is entirely in Clackamas County, and extends from Bramhall"s sawmill northward to the Multnomah County line, a distance of about three miles, and has been opened along an easy grade, but is not yet graveled. Tncre still remains about a quarter of a mile in Multnomah County to improve, and the road will be ready for travel at all times, although it is passable now. The new connection opens another route eastward from Port land to Mount Hood which will probably he extensively traveled during the Sum mer season hereafter. It leads through a mountainous country, in which are many fine points of scenery which will repay the traveler for the trip that way. It will be passable for wheels in good weather, and a movement will be put forward to have paths built, at least over the Multnomah County portion, another year. The road passes close to the head waters of Bull Run, Portland's water sup ply, to which outing parties can make ex cursions, and many other places unknown to city people can be visited. There are also numerous good camping places along the entire route. Work for the Crasher. The most Important piece of road Work in Supervisor Conley's district for the coming season will be the improving ot the Base Line from near the seven-mile post eastward to Baker's Hill .The dis tance is nearly eight miles and the im provement will consist of a new top dressing of crushed gravel. The rock crusher, which did such good work for the Section Line, will be moved to Rock wood first, where there is a large pile ot rock belonging to the county. This will be crushed and distributed westward, after which the machine will begin opera tlons at the gravel pit further eastward. A well has been dug at the pit to fur nish water for the machine, and the supply of small rocks is practically In exhaustible. The work will probably ber gin as soon as the Winter Is over. Cheese nnd Butter Rivals. Dairy interests are rapidly becoming of greater importance in this section. The Cotton creamery and two cheese factories and the Pleasant Home creamery have creuted a rivalry among the farmers, as well as among the promoters of the In-du-try. The latter arc now making yearly contracts for milk and are actually pay lrg as much for butter fat as dairy but ter will bring In the Portland market. This has stimulated the farmers to In creae their herds and Improve their stock, with the result that good coWb are In demand and hard to" get. The manufacture of cheese and creamery but ter will soon be the leading Industries ot this section, even surpassing the sftw mlhs. which must necessarily decline, as timber grows scarcer. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Shcnnndonh" Tonight nt Mnrquam. Bronson Howard's greatest of war plays. "Shenandoah," will be given at the Marquam tonight; also tomorrow af ternoon and night. The present produc tion is under the management of Jacob Lltt, and in detail is exactly the same Mr. Lltt used at the Eroadway Theater, New York City. There have been, many war plays written since "Shenandoah" was first offered to managers by Bfon son Howard, but there has never been one presented that has anywhere near ap proached It in popularity. This Comes primarily from the human interest ill tho play, for when. It was first produced there were no great effects to 1 o d the auditor. Now there art effects and plenty of them. The great battle scene at the end of the third act. which was spoken of at the time of the New York p:oductln as "a triumph of staxe craft" Is prob ably the nearest approach to genuine war fare that the majority of the theater goers will ever see. Army men say that Its real'sm Is perfect. "Hcrrmnnn, the Grent." Persons who delight in being myst'flrd. who revel In the cccult and derive pleas ure from a successfully executed d'g tal maneuVer. will find wonder in the skill ful exhibition of "Herrmann the Grat," who appears at the Marquam next Mon day and Tuesday. "The closer you watch me, the less you see," he tells his audi ence. Before their astonished eyes and in the full glare of the electilc light he then accomplishes a number of feats in legerdemain which appear nothing short of supernatural: Special features o' this season's programme arc: "The Mysteri ous Tub of Neptune." "La Suppllce de Lutece." and the "Cremation." In which a young girl Is apparently reduced to ashes. A musical interlude bftw ot Herr mann's acts of magic is a de ichtful bit of recreation from trying to follow the hands of the skillful dealer in mystery. The Five ' Nosses give one of the most clever musical acts upon the American stage. Sale of seat opens today at 10 A. M. "Unman Henrts. Theater-goers will be given an oppor tunity to ser one of the most cleverly written and one of the best dramas w. it ten In recent years, when "Human Hearts" comes to Ccrdray s next SuuJay night and all next week. This play, which has run the gauntlet of the dra matic critics throughout the United, States for the past four years and has never received anything but encomiums, like "Shore Acres" and plays of kindred type, portrays slmplr country people In their hme surroundings. Being laid in the hills of Arkansas, Its author has af forded an opportunity for depleting char acters whose" traits peculiar to themselves have furnished America's best writers with many a theme of intense human In terest. The comedy side of thin people Is so nicely blended In "Human Hearts" with a deep heart Interost of a pretty and well-told story that the auditor must per force smile through tears that will not be restrained. "Thnt Man." Walter Walker plays the title role In "That Man" capitally. He has a very keen appreciation of the author's jocund spirit and a singularly graphic method of .giving expression thereto. Mr. Walker has a wealth of facial expression that must keep him awake nights. He Is a finished actor, a splendid comedian, and a magnetic entertainer. Mr. Walker's support includes the dainty comedienne. Miss Mildred St. Pierre, and an array of actors of comedy rarely gathered together in one company. It has been the effort of Harry Lillford. the manager, to mak "'That Man" thp mmAv vni r !.- reason. Thev come to the Mrfmnniitn all jiexj jxck, jCQpameqcIng uniny. t OPENEDHISWIFE'S LETTER CLACKAMAS MAS CONVICTED OF TUB OFF12NBB. The Missive Contained Intelligence of the Husband's UnTrorthiness Court Xoteat The time of tnT United States Court was taken Up yesterday with the trial of H. R Etalnaker, of Canny, a school teacher. Indicted ior destroying a letter belonging to his wife. Etalnaker is & native of West Virginia arid evidently belongs to the class Once known theft as "po white. traBh." Borne years ago fie married a girl who was a pupil in his school, and they h&ve two children. Last tall he went back to West Virginia and on his return brought back with him a young WBinah, a cousin df his. Boon after their return a letter for Mrs. Stalnaker, bearing a special deliv ery stamp, arrived at the Canby post office, and the pastmaster gave it to Stalnaker to deliver to her, but she never received ll. Not long after an other leller arrived for Mrs. Stalnaker, wllh Instructions on it that It should ) delivered to no one but herself. The postmaster took It to her and sha found It was from the father of the girl Stal naker had brought out from West Vlr- ginla, and informed her that he haa taken her away without the knowlcoge or consent of her father. This Vtar. enough for Mrs. Stalnaker, who Immedi ately left her husband, whom she had learned tc despise thoroughly. When she asked him what he had done with her letter, he told her that thie was something In it which would make her mad, and so he destroyed It. In court he testified that he gave her this letter, and introduced his cousin to swear that she had seen him do so. He also had as a witness an old man and a gift whd came out with him about the sanle Uhie that he brought his eouslh from Virginia. They are evidently of the same 6IAss as himself, and It is the 6plhi8n Of some, who listened to the trial and saw ai.i heard them testify, that they belong to a family Of degenerates. The jury, afler being .out about iS minutes, returned a verdict of guilty. Tile court will pronounce sentence tnU morning. COURT CLAIMS JCRISDICTIOX. Indians on Lands In Severalty Amen able to United States LniTs. Judge Bellinger yesterday rendered an opinion In the case of the United States vs. Larkey L. Logan, an Indian of the Slletz Indian Reservation, Indicted for assault with Intent to kill, upon another Indian on the reservation. The defend ant demurred to the indictment on the grounds that the facts alleged are not sufficient to constitute a crime, and that the court had no Jurisdiction of the crime charged. It was held by the defense that a sec tion of the United States law provides that after tha lands of an Indian reser vation have been divided in severalty among the Indians, as has been the case on the Slletz reservation, they were no longer under the Jurisdiction of the United States Court. In closing his decision. Judge Betllrigef said: "I am of the opinion that the al lotment of lands to the defendant docs not take the case out ot the jurisdic tion of this court The Indians affected by these allotments are still dependent Communities. The lands allotted to them continue to be held by the United States, In trUst f8r their benefit. The allottees are still Subject to thfe regulations provid ed fOr the government of Indian reserva tions. Notwithstanding the mandate of the act of Congress declaring them citi zens, they are still minors in the eye of the law. Incapable of disposing of the lands held by thm. or even of leasing them without the consent of the reserva tibn agent, and their dependence Is stl'l so complete that It is a crime to sell or give them whisky or other Intoxicants." The demurrer was sustain d rn accunt of a fatal omission in th: Indictment, but the other and vital questions were con sidered by the court because these ques tions cannot be affected by another in dictment. Probate Matters. John B. Tanner has petitioned In the Probate Court for letters of administra tion on the estate dt his father, the late John Tanner. The will leaves the estate, valued at $20,000. to his sdn. wh3 is named as executor wlthbiit bdnds. The will of Delia A. Prilig'.e has been filed f6f probate by the 6xecUtors flamed therein. William P. MUffley and Richard Montague, with a petition for their own appointment. The estate is ValUed at $5700, and Is left to the daughters of the de ceased! TwO Of them ttre required to pay $100 each out of their shares to the Good Samaritan Hospital, and $12 is to be paid annually for five years for pew rent to the St. Stephen's Church. Cornelia Muf fley, a daughter. Was given a larger share of the estate by a codicil to the will, hav ing taken care of her mother. Robert Livingstone, Roderick L. Mac leay, William Macmaster, executors of the estate of Donald Macleay. filed their sixth semi-annual account, showing receipts to have been $17.127 12. and cash on hand April 1, $2210 05; expenses. JlO.oT-O 34; dis tribution to legatees, $5676 90, leaving a balance of $3119 S3. Demurrers Sustained. In the Circuit Court yesterday Judge Cleland rendered decisions as follows: Bank of British Columbia et al. vs. City of Portland et al.; demurrer to complaint sustained. City of Portland vs. C. Logus et aL; demurrer to amended complaint sustained. Joseph Downing vs. M. G. Morgan; de murrer to amended -complaint sustained. The J. McCraken Company vs. City of Portland: demurrer to amendod complaint sustained. Charles Thompson vs. Ermlnle Thomp son; demurrer to reply sustained. Suit for Divorce. Caroline Sechtem has filed a divorce suit in the Circuit Court against Antone Sech tem, alleging as grounds cruel and Inhu man treatment. Since her marriage. In 1S06. she has found her husband to be a fault-finder by nature, and one instance Is cited of his having thrown a butcher-knife at her. She asks that she be given the custody of the two children, aged 4 and 2 years, and that the husband be compelled to supply the necessary means for their support. Court Notes. The Fay Severe murder case was given to the Jury late yesterday afternoon. J .W. Brown, a young-looking ' man, charged with holding up M. O. Boyle on November 14, was arraigned before Judge Frazer in the Circuit Court yesterday afternoon. In the United States Court yesterday the trial of Constable Kelly and Sheriff Llnville, of Astoria, for Interfering with a United States Marshal in the discharge of his duties, by taking several sailors away from him, was reset for trial on De cember 20. A new suit was filed In the State Circuit Court yesterday Frank Bode vs. Rachel L., Louise H. and Catherine Hawthorne. Bode seeks to recover $407 16, alleging that on April 16, 1S91, he bought from the de fendants for $750 lot 12. block 17, in Haw thorne's addition, which, according to the deed. It is alleged, should have been 100 feet by bO. when. In reality. It was only 32.4 feet wide. For this reason the plain tiff sues for $261, with Interest amount ing to $14616. The state case of burglary against Tim othy Fagan and Hany Arnold, charged with breaking into a Southern Pacific freight car and stealing a box of hats, went to the Jury yesterday morning. Aftbi- belhg, 8Ut id minutes A veFdlct of Hot guilty was-Braagntln. Attorney C. J. fichhdbel. In cldsiBg the Base fbr the de fensBj devoted himself solely to an argu ment 8h thfe iHfiufflctencr of. evidence in the stile Ease arid alsd laying stress on the tact thdt fcls clients were n8t hoboes. Bill HUfifcffe rit4 TnmVr hf trti AitipHmti Federated Trades Union. In summing up the case. Judge Frazer instructed the Jury to disregard any remarks that had passed between the court and the attor ney for the defense. The charge against three bthbrs arrested for thfe Sanie dffense will be dismissed by the proseciitloh. MAY INVEST IN MEXICO. Fassett, the Xevr Terlc Millionaire, en a Visit to Soathera Renabllc. CHICAGO. Dec 6. The Record says: J. Sloat Fassett, the millionaire mine owner of Elmira, N. Y., started from Chi cago to the City of Mexico last night in the private car of J. H. Hampson, presi dent of the Mexico, Curnavaca &. Pacific Railway, to Investigate the railroad and mining conditions of Mexico. Mr. Hamp son said: "I do not know Just what Mr. Fassett expects to do when he gets to Mexico, but he will make a thorough investigation of the mining and railroad Interests there. He iias extensive mining interests In Mexico end South America, and is anx ious to add to them, I understand." Before leaving for his trip. Mr. Fas sett was asked If he was not going down to the City of Mexico with a view to Investing a great amount of capital In railroad interests, to which he replied: "I am going to Mexico on a pleasure trip, but I do not care to say anything about it. When I return perhaps I can talk more intelligently." AT THE HOTELS. THK PORTLAND. A C Kennedy, N Y Mls Rlton. Butte M H Lamson, Chicago Percy Sinclair. Tacoma' Menry stiaw, N Y S A Goldsmith. N Y A Hemphill. N Y S Block, N X W J Dowser & wife, Vancouver. B C O S Wiley, Emporium. r F B Smith, Chicago F H Ames, San Fran S F Aldern & wf, Ta coma L Thanhauser. N Y C I Millard. St Louis Jos Kopeckr. cmcajo C H O'Brien, cnicago B B Bromcll, Tacoma Sam Ofner, Chicago E E Jones. San Fran H Newton KleraliT. U S Army D J Norton. Jr. N T Wm Sumner. St Joe Mrs Willis Lawrence, Tacoma Miss Mabel Lawrence, Tacoma A H Bcedy. Barkers- vllle. B C C D Irwin. Newark.NJ Frank L Hunter. S F Frank Martin. S F Frank G Foster. Ho- qulam J B Powers, wf & dtr, Seattle M L Frlcdenthal. Chgo Mrs C F Meyer & dtr T H Curtis. Astoria James Elder, San Fr John O Slemmons, NY J v Harris & wife, Seattle C Nlelson. Vladivostok J w Horan. N Y A De Lund. N Y C H Hemler, St Paul Dr B M McDanlel. Baker City Miss Grace McDanlel. Baker City Harry E Lewis. San F J Davis. San Fran Victor EnglnEer, S F Mrs J D Rlton. Butte j THE PEItKINS. Richard Busell, Jr. E erett Anton Kulgls, Astoria C A Easterland, Eu gene D Breck, Mt Angel J Blnrman. Gertals Gust Hoggblam. Catn- lamet A M Vassal, Dallas John J De Ham, Seattle Joseph Abraham Geo Hautch, Vancvr Mrs Hautch. do Geo W HIsIod. N Y A L Miller. Vancouver Geo A Williams, Boise Mrs G A Williams, do Miss Williams, do Mary J Clark, Brook lyn. N Y W J Davenport, Boise H Heppner, Heppner James Wlnstcad, Aber deen. Wash H C Hall. San Fran Kev John Dawson, Roseburg, Or J W Conn. Astoria Mrs J W Conn, do F D Crandall. Stella Mrs F 1) Crandall. do W D Church. Walla WJ A. warren, sacmnto C A Tonneson. Tacoma D N Bolton. La Grand W S Dyers. Pendleton W H Wilson. Dalles Mrs M Elmore & 3 ch Allalne. Neb R X Gordon. Chicago Mrs E MacMaster, Camas. Wash Brace Brier. Seattle C L Fowler. Seattle A Swanson, Seattle A J Weit. Aberdeen Mrs West, Aberdeen Frank Grounds. Ta coma Mrs Grounds. Tacoma M Crahan. Seattle F T Lyon. Seattle B W Starr. Gate City Enoch Mansell. Castle Rock. Wash W M Large. Toutle Geo E Brand Whatcom Mrs G E Brand, do Mrs T Ten Eck. Chgo Mrs TV W Robinson. Jr. Seattle Mrs Relf. Tacoma J L Cook. St Paul.MInn E Rose. San Francisco W S Cone. Bay City H Van Winter. Seattle W D Wolverton. Vancv H McMaster. Camai Violet B MacMaster.do Mrs J R Mendenhall, Sheridan. Or Master Mendenhall. do wm s unandler.ciats- kanle Mrs Chandler, do Martin Denny, Astoria Oscar Morton. Astoria J E Hall. Clatskanle Mrs Hall. Clatskanle G Foster. Catlln.Wash Mrs Foiter. do G D Woodworth, Hood Hlvcr Mrs IVoodworth. do James Coflleld, Gol- W R Watson. S r dendale lO E Shipper. Lyle.Wu uev J as uanson, Kose-ijarr.es AdKins. uanDr burg JG Adklns. Canby R J Jennings. Bohemia) W C Guthrie Chicago J Orway. Oregon Clty.Chas Butler. PtTwnd J H Gallagher. North IWm Hughe. Heppner Yamhill I John Hughes, do Harry GallagHer. do W J Turrldge. 'Alrllf THE IMPERIAL. C W. Knowles. Manager. Miss "Wilson, city R P Walnwrlght. U Army W P Bird. St Paul M P Watson, New Whatcom C W Seaward. ll Y S B Nelson, Pullman Miller Freeman. "The Ranch." Seattle ' W J Splllman, Pulitan N J Borensen, Sumpter W H WehruhSi Hills' bard H L Paul. N Y City Mrs Wehrung. do Mrs E L Smith. SeattiiB C Hcrburger, Can H F Smith. San Frani yon City Mrs Smith. San Fran M X BOnhan. Lonz Ck A S Bennett, Dalles Samt Brogess, Westfall A W.Glesy. Salem , Chas W Ward. Pendltn Edwin Thos Hook. S F Geo A Shields, Astoria Mrs Shields. Astoria T F Burk, Holland Or S V Frv. San Fran I I Mrs ward. Pendleton Mrs M F Kennedy, do Geo A Crux. San Fran R E Nixon. dolE R Bishop. Heppner C J Tallon, San Fran F Gordon. San Fran B D Crocker. W W JR J Jannlngs. Bohemia W L Whltmore. Chgo i E P lllllsen, Pullman T C Nye Pomeroy 1 Frank J ilcuanaiess. A P Goss. Sumpter EUenzbUrg. Wash W W Cown. Spanish Gulch Mrs M Elmore. Alli ance, Mich C D Crofby. Astoria S D Emerson. S F L D Jacks. Salem Mrs 3 L Miller, Mis Mrs McCandless, do M E Mtller.Cambrldge. Mass M R Kuhn. San Fran Geo A Holland, San Fr Mrs C D Beck, Puy- allup Jay Stlllman. Pujallup soula. Mont J S Spedden. Puyaiiup Miss Edna Parsons, do Mrs M D Egbert. South Mls N Lewis. do Bend E N Carter. Oregon C Mrs Carter. do C L Datley. Salem S "W Fletcher. Pullmn Geo Kabuth, Astoria Mr Kabuth. Astoria W F McGregor. Astoria J J Wiley. Shanlko THE ST. CHARLES. C S "Wilcox E B Hlgley A Drlscoll. Kalama D E Moore. Kalama T L Hockett. Stella R H Raberge," ancvr J O Kane. Vancouver T E Hutchlng.Kalama S D Jackson. Kalama E M Peach, Case Lies Mrs Peach. do ! Stuart Hall. San Fr W L Brown. Apary Miss Manning. Astoria M McKay. Scappoose H Eyster. Chicago J D McKay. Scappoose M A Clemman. S F A C Rcuselt N Peterson. Svensen Mrs Peterson. do W S Graham, Marshlnd I D Heckard, Astoria Tom Watson. Cal J Sold. Jr. Astoria J Sold. Astoria C K Spauldlng. Newbrg J F Yates. Corvallls W C Hammer. Scott's Mills N H McKay. Sauvle's F Hanley. Forest Grv J W Sewell. Hlllsboro C F 016015161 Chas Brawn Chas Hlnman. Buttevl O N Brown Jas Foley. Astoria N M Chandler. Mt Pleasant : Mrs Chandler, do W Ryan, Hlllsboro E C Powell, La Center! Miss Treutn A S Reid. Albany Ed Reynolds. Halleck V E Robertson, Dayton W Smith, U S S Bear D R Lewis. Russellville Chas Browne J "W Bevan. city E Snecht W J Ingalls. Astoria A C Ingalls. Astoria E E Eagle. Juneau Geo Rocker, itena G V Bowen. Phlla A Moore. Bridal Veil A Nelson, Newberg F Boydston. Indp E Hall. dj P S Witt. Walla "W Mrs Witt, Walla W F Mayne. Vancouver H 6 Betts. B C J W Trimmer. Ilwaco Mrs J W Trimmer, do J A Toiler. McCoy JJ McKay. Scappoose H Hedges. Barlow J S Pohlman. Falls Cy J B Yeon. Caihlaraet Mrs J S Pohlmsn. do C W Robinson. Union C Hannlran, do J B Hekard. Astoria Wm Smith. U SS Bear George Pope John Majes, Oregon CIS Chase, Llnnton Sol Sael. Sacramento G Roche H O Jones. Oregon Cy J Malloy. Tualatin J Spear. Humboldt. Call C Moss, Vancouver Mlts Laub. do G Rockey H Johnson. do Mrs S B Reed. Stella G M Smith. Spokane Mrs Brown J M Williams, Eugene W F Stubbs Roy Gray H M Chapman & son S-R Archibald, Philo math. Or Ray Templeton. Halsey H W Davis. Albany John Brown A L Stephens. Boston F F Rutter. Qulncy Hannah Ahalt & chdn. San Luis Obispo, Cal Frank M George, Deer Island Gus Manery. TroutdaJo John Pugh. Troutdale H N Stablnaker, Canby J W Walker. Nehalem! H S Wallace. Junction Jas walker. Turner L Mlcheal, Stella C P Thomas, Dillon L Culbertson. Clats kanle C O Anderson Thomas Stapleton J B Peat. Falls City C H Mitchell. Pacific States Tel Co A C Petrie. Seattle C H Manning, Astoria Mrs Manning, Astoria Hotel BrxmsTrlcIc Seattle. European-; first-class. Rates. 5c and cp. no block from depot. Restaurant next door. Taccfma Hotel, Tacemsu American plan. Rates, $3 and up. Donnelly IlotcU Tacema. European plan. Rates. SOc and up. TO REDUCE COSTOFMININO SUBJECT OF GENERAL DISfcUSSlOH OS EASTERN OREGON. W&y Worlc la Mere Expensive" Ttsut la. Other States California Cdtf- ditloaa Cdniraaieat BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. B. Reduction In the cost ot operating Oregon mines is a problem often discussed by capitalists Interested in this part of the states Greater economy iH extfaetliig gold from" the quartz seems to be ohe of the con ditions that mitigate against the open ing of certain properties. Tho subject has caused much investigation Into tho systems and conditions prevailing at mines in other districts. California properties have been examined closely, also those In Utah and Idaho; British Columbia and Colorado. Operators ana experts agree. In a general way, ttpofl the reasons why gold mining in Easlefri Oregon li higher than in some of tfle other regions mentioned. In admitting that mining here is a little expensive, there is no confession that this state of affairs is permanent. To the contrary, everything goes to prove that Eastern Oregon will find the same general level of other regions. The purpose of the discussions heretofore has been simply discover a way to bring about the change. California, in advance of Oregon in the mining world by many years, and a typi cal Pacific Coast mining region, has been selected for many comparisons. There the facilities for operating, the cheapness of transportation, coal and labor, estab lish conditions that are very attractive to the capitalist. In the minds of con servative, well-informed men, Eastern Oregon is in line to become a large pro ducer of gold. The gold fields do not embrace such vast territory as is lh California, but for the belt, which 18 by no means small, cdrnflaraliveiy spealtifig, there Is the same hope fo"r good paying mines. The Grentest Handicap. It is conceded that the greatest handi cap of this region, at the present time". Is that it is new in the mining world. Placers were discovered here many years ago, but the art of mining received little attention until recently. The result Is pioneer methods, and an undue cost of production. One of the first old-time conditions confronted, which, while not directly costly, may have a regarding Influence ultimately. Is In regard td values carried. An impression seems to have become deep-rooted that very high value must be reported, else capital will not give the field any attention. Rlcfi strikes are spoken of. These are true In one snse, and again misleading. Small quantities ot ore are often found fabu lously rich. When the mine producing It is tfcntloned, values are given on this scale It must be borne In mind that these values may not continue through out the vein. They are liable to change at any time to a lower grade, and high figures do not represent the average richness of the property. In other states that are large pro ducers of gold, ore Is considered good when it averages H2. and even as low as $7. The ore of Eastern Oregon will certainly show Up as well in those prop erties that ftay now be called mines. Whefi slich vnlues can be demonstrated and extraordinary impediments do not exist, capital is willing to enter, for there is a good margin of profit, and there 13 no reason why Eastern Oregon shodld not come to the front when tha tfue worth of Its mineral deposits are known. That It will Is confidently be lieve because of the fact that several mines In the region are being satisfac torily worked. The number will be largely Increased when the region Is given direct transportation from the tun nel, and the cost of operation is gen erally reduced. Labor Higher Than in California. In California, miners are paid in most counties J3 per day, and In some only J2 50. There is no disio3ttlon to reduce the higher wages received by Eastern Oregon miners, as all recognize that the calling is an arduous one. But there is much labor about a mine besides the man Who drills, blasts and timbers the underground avenues. In California, this labor is paid about 60 per cent of what it receives in Eastern Oregon. Operators .here do not see why in time this rough labor about a mine will not be paid on the same basis as other ordi nary labor. They do not understand why a man will labor1 on a farm for $20 to $30 a month and board, and refuse to shovel dirt, cart and do'other ordi nary work about a mine for less than $50 to JfO. without board. One explanation or this difference In ordinary mine labor in Eastern Oregon and California is the fact that In the latter state the mines are often near centers of population, where living is cheaper, competition for work sharper, and tho men may be with their families and enjoy comforts, and are not so much disposed to shift about from one place to another In Eastern Oregon mines are, of ten located In disagreeable moun tain districts, and, although given the privilege of erecting cabins for their families Instead of taking company board, laborers do not care tmake the place a home. As settlements become mor populous, which will naturally foL low development of the mines, this con dition will change. In Oregon, "board cost; $6.per week; In California, 15. This fault, if It may be so styled, rests with the management to correct. The board of the men Is usually let out by con tract, which Is all the more reason why the companies should seek to have good board furnished at about the California rate. Skilled labor, not included under the head of miners, nor ordinary labor. Is nlsp paid more cheaply In California than In Enstern Oregon. Where $1 to $3 is received here, $3 to $3 50 is the ruling price In California. The operators here, who figure on these rates of wages, ap preciate that it is not good to reduce the pay. but they also consider that cheaper production of Eastern Oregon gold means greater development of the country, and largely increased employ ment of labor. Equipment of Mines. A very considerable economy Is possible in the arrangement of a mine for opera tion. In large, thoroughly organized properties of California there is a rule that the workman who takes his shift does not come out of the mine until he has put in the required number of hours. To make this possible in Eastern Ore gon the mines must be better eqnlpped. California mlneowners have learned that It Is more profitable to spend a little ex tra money in equipment than to pay for unnecessary delays. A supply station is located on" the most Important levels, where tools and timber are to be had. If a miner is working 15,000 feet from the mouth of the tunnel, or down sev eral hundred feet In a shaft, and Is called to the surface occasionally for supplies, a great loss of time Is caused. Should the force number 50 or 60, these trips represent a loss equal to the daily wages of several men. For the same reason, mines In Cali fornia are better ventilated. The large mines generally have two air shafts, besides the working shaft. These create a continuous draft, which quickly rids the mine of smoke after blasting. Lack of good ventilation causes the loss of many hours. Some men cannot stand much smoke or foul air. Naturally, they will take any pretext to get away from their work, where they cannot breathe freely. Mbcb Tiipe May Be Saved. The greatest saving of time In Cali fornia is made In paving lunches taken Into the mine. The lunch buckets' are warmed a little before- ndon "by the car men and are taken to the level on which the men Work, so no time is lost going and coming. If dinner is eaten on the surface, in order that -the men. may gat their lull hour for noon they must begin quitting IS or 20 minutes before the hour, and are correspondingly behind In get ting back to their positions. This loss is dUe to the rather slow transportation of a number by the means common to mines. The time for lunch in California Is a half hour; in Oregon one hour A saving Is also effected In thoroughly controlling 'the distribution of tools,. Candles' and powder and supplies. If one' man is placed in charge of this work he la held accountable for its economy, and in any considerable property Is able to more than pay for the cost of his hire from the saving made in preventing tools getting scattered in the slopes or powder being misused. Tb furnish a better illustration of a saving possible In a large property, the case of & ml He employing 40 miners and 33 other workmen atout the usual pro portion is given. Suppose the miners receive 13 per day and the other laborers from $1 50 to $2 25, or arr average of $2. The difference In the price of labor between Eastern Ore-J gtm nnd California for this force is ab6Ut J& each day.. It Is estimated tbat by adoption of the arrangements trutlifled, a saving in time of at least two fediirs ftff feVer man on each shift is ptfssibie". Forty miners would represent a loss Ot SO hours, or eight men with 10-hour shifts. At the rate of $3 per day the loss in mofley would ba $24. Tne 33 other laborers, receiving an average of $2, represent a loss of about $16 a day. Add to this total of $40 the $33 difference between Eastern Oregon and California labor, and the aggregate of $78 Is had. Fifteen dollars more might be Included for the difference in skilled labor and other minor Items that have not been enumerated. This dally loss aggregates about $2300 per month. A mine not re garded a good dividend-payer might be given a different aspect by this sum. Oregon Mines In Good Hands. But it Is not to be taken, as these comparisons might Imply, that Eastern Oregon mines arc not In good hands, and conducted with as much capacity. find experience as will be found In tha management of other states. The dir fetefldfe is largely due to pioneer condi tions, which are being outgrown, and It is regarded as only a matter of time before operations here will be carried dri as cheaply as in any other Western fegiflfi. Every year makes the cost of production in Eastern Oregon cheaper. The time baa already passed when the saying is common that $10 ore is required to pay expenses. Everybody knows that $6 or $7 ore In most of the mines Is very satisfactory, and it is possible to foresee the time when still lower grades will be made profitable. The managers of Eastern CJfegOH mines have for the most part operated In California or other states, and axe well aware ot the sav ings possible when this region settles more, as It Is rapidly doing now. Gresham Brief Notes. Newton J. Jones and family have ar rived here from Kansas and will remain. Mr. Jones was here last July and was so favorably Impressed with the, country that he decided to return. He is looking for a suitable location on which to settle. Miss Jean Sprague, teacher in District No. 8, will close a term of three months tomorrow and then leave for Clark Coun ty, Washington, where she has another engagement. Her place here will be taken by Miss Falling, of Portland, who will take up her work next Monday. Mrs. William Bolton, one of the old pioneers of Eastern Multnomah, Is lying seriously HI at her home. She is afflicted with heart trouble, which,- at her ad vanced age, may prove quite serious. The new road running from the Section Line to the Sandy road, near Rockwood, has been completed all but the gravel. It is three miles in length and will ac commodate a large number of settlers. It will probably be graveled with crushed rock next Spring. Chicago Property Seized. CHICAGO, Dec. 6. According to a statement to members of the board of trustees of the sanitary district, made before a meeting af that body today, property along the Chicago River amount ing In value to several million dollars has been virtually seized from the state and city by corporations and private in dividuals. President Jones, the president of the newly-elected board, made the charge, and his assertions were sec onded by Lyman B. Cooley, who has been intimately connected with the canal pro ject since its inception. According to President Jones, the condemnation eults now in the courts will be pressed and others will be brought immediately in the determination to secure a 200-foot channel for the Chicago River from its mouth to the artificial channel at Robey street. Pears 9 soap is not onlv the best in all the world for toilet and bath but also for shav ing. Pears was the in ventor of shaving stick soap. All sorts of people use Pears' soap, all sorts ef stores sell it, especially druggists. yITESittnoNERY 6LOBS 1R.ON WORKS CO. 241 UNIVCRSirVW-M'NNEAPOUSj Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Powder AH ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. Used by people of refinement ior over a Quarter of a century. HAIR SOFT AS SILK. Wevr Scientific Treatment Kills Dan are Germs, and Makes Hair Soft. 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Gured While You Sleep In Fifteen Hays "Gran-Solvent" dlsiolves Stridors like sbott ba aesta the inn. reduces Salaried Prouate and ttrengtbeas tae Seminal Dncts, stopping Bral n aad Ealutont la fifteen Days. So drags a rata the stosiaeb. but a direct local and yoiltlvs application to the enUrourethrai tract. tms'Bolveat Is sot a liquid. It 1 prepared la tse forsa of Crnrens or Fenclls. smooth and Beitsle. aad so narrow as to pass tae alecett Stricture; Every Mn Sljould Know Hirroeft T St. James Assn.. Bos M, Cincinnati. CI xaawt- 1 St. James Ass'a. 344 Elm St.. Cincinnati. Ohla. mm M ptmw at gTsax espense an exaawt- pniM Ivsinieatrated Treat! upon taeassla LUC. t !,