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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1900)
THE MOBNING OREGCXNIAtf, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1900. LEA FOR PORTLAND Appropriation Asked for En larging Postoffice. REPRESENTATIVE MOODY FOR IT Hopes to Hare Provision Inserted In Public Building: Act "Which Car ries Only Improvements to Sleet 3eeds of Bunlncss. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6. Repre sentative Moody appeared before the pub lic buildings committee of the House to day and made a plea for an appropriation for enlarging- the Portland postoffice along the lines recommended by the supprvlslng architect, and approved by the federal Judges and Postmaster Croas man. The Improvement, Including ex tension and repairs. Is to cost about $155,000. From the hearing had today Mr. Moody hopes to have this provision Inserted In the general public building bill, which is to carry appropriations only for repairs and incompleted build ings or enlargements to meet emergen cies demanded by increased business. It Is doubtful if the committee will recom mend the passage of any "bill at this ses sion contemplating the construction of a new building. For Improvement of Snake River. The Chief of Engineers, along with Cap tain Harts, has recommended an appro priation of ?23,000 for improving the Snake River between Rlparia, Wash., and Lewlston, Idaho. The approved project provides for a five-foot channel CO feet wjde to be secured over 20 or mora .shoals by means of dredging and deflecting dikes. About $5000 will then be required every two years for main taining this channel. The Engineers in their recommenda tion state that until the obstruction In the Columbia at The Dalles has been overcome, making an open river. It Is deemed unwise to make any greater im provements of the Snake River. HAVE BECOME CONSERVATIVE. "Washington Delegations Rednce Es timates for Appropriations. WASHINGTON, D. C Dec C-Senator Poster and Representative Jones again appeared before the river and harbor committee. They have become conser vative In their estimates, and now asK lor but $50,000 for Tacoma harbor, $20, 000 for Whatcom and $152,000 for the Se attle waterway, but expect these sums to ba allowed and that each of the pro jects will be made continuing contracts. The also appeared before the public bandings committee and were assured that at least an Increase of $450,000 would he allowed for Seattle, if not the $700, 000 additional today recommended. To Increase Seattle's Appropriation. The Secretary of the Treasury today recommended that the appropriation tor tho public building at Seattle be in creased from $300,000 to $1,000,000. and tor the Boise improvement $325,000 In neu of $200,000 already appropriated. In De half of the Seattle building, he points out that least one-half of the present ap propriation Is required to secure a suit able site, and, owing to the Increased Govrnment business, and tho advance In the price of building materials, It will re quire fully $1,000,000 to erect a suitable building. No Chance for Tacoma or Spokane. The buildings at Tacoma and Spokane have little chance, being new proects. and will probably fall to pass at this session. WAS A DECIDED SUCCESS. Result of Farmers' Institute Held in Clnrlc County. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 6. The Clark County Farmers' Institute held here under the auspices of the Pullman Agricultural College, closed this evening. Tho meeting continued two days and was a decided success. The attendance, while by no means as large as was de sired or expected, was, according to Professor Splllman, above the average at the first institute held In the different counties throughout. the state. Tha subjects presented today were "Fertilizers, Their Use, Cost and How to Tell When They Are Needed," Professor W. J. Splllman; "Poultry Management," H. L. Blanchard; "Pollination of Orch ards," Professor S. W. Fletcher, and "Tuberculosis." Professor S. B. Nelson. Each subject was discussed in a highly scientific, yet practical manner, and many valuable suggestions were pre sented which, will doubtless prove of great benefit to tho farmers and fruit growers In attendance. At the close of the session, remarks were made by Hon. S W. Brown. J. H. Fletcher and others, expressing ap preciation of the efforts of the gentle men having charge of the Institute -and for the valuable Instruction along agri cultural lines given and promising them a much larger attendance at the next Institute. The institute closed with a vote or thanks to the State Agricultural Col lege and the instructors of the insti tute. LARGE IRRIGATION ENTERPRISE. Crook County Land Will Be Watered Construction Will Begin Shortly. I. H. Moore, of Pipestone. Minn , who is interested in constructing a large irri gating ditch in Crook County, south of Prlneville.said to the Antelope Republican that the proposed ditch will water a valley CO miles long by six i Ide. He saw the re sults of artificial watering on several of the stock ranches near by, and so con siders the project no experiment. He considers Eastern Oregon the larg est territory without a, railroad in the United States. He was obliged to ride fully 150 miles by wagon, southward from the present terminus of the Columbia Southern, at Shanlko, before he reached the site of the proposed town of Pengra, which has been laid off near the head works of the canal. He expects the work of the excavation to begin on the right of way shortly, as the first of two large ex cavating machines is already on the ground. One of these machines is capable of moving from 1500 to 2000 yards per day, with the aid of a number of horses, and, as the soil to be moved Is of a light, sandy nature, these excavators will do most of the -work, and thus render the cost of dig ging the big ditch a small item, compared to the old methods. A force of men is now engaged In clearing the right of way of timber within its lines, and by Spring the work of excavating and culvert-construction 'will probably be In full blast. A large amount of good land. w"hlch has not yet been taken up, lies along the proposed canal. TO REPRESENT INDIANS. Native Preacher Goes to National Capital td Urse Land Claims. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Dec 6 Rev. Jesse Kirk. Indian preacher at Klamath Agency, left here last night for Wash ington. D. C . to represent the Klamath Indians in furtherance of their claim against the Government for certain lands taken from the reservation when the boundary was re-established a few years ago. In settlement, a treaty was made with the Indians a couple or months ago by a Government agent, and Rev. Mr. Kirk will use bis Influence with the author ities &t the National capital to secure the ratification of the agreement. He Is a leader among the Klam&ths, and an Indian of exceptional Intelligence. He speaks English fluently and has a per fect knowledge of the reservation and the needs, habits- and qualifications of Its residents. CORVAIililSf POULTRY" SHOW. Xnmber of Exhibitors "Will Be Larg er Than Expected. CORYALLIS, Dec. P. The Indications are very flattering for a most successful poultry show to be held here December 16-22. More applications for entry blanks have already been received than the man agement originally expected would be re ceived up- to the close of the show. They come from Multnomah, Marion, Linn and Benton in the main, though several other counties are represented. Though a very largo room has been secured, the management now has doubts If the floor space will be sufficient to accommodate all the coop's. . During the show a concert Is to he given each evening, local musical organ izations having volunteered their services for the occasion. G. W. Downs, of Port land, is to be the judge of the poultry on exhibition. Medford Ponltrr Shoiv. MBDFORD. Or., Dec 6. The first an nual show of the Southern Oregon. Poul try Association will be held in Medford. January 2. W. W. Browning, of Ogden, Utah, will score the birds January 2d. The exhibition hall will be open to visi tors Jhe last three days of the fair- The asociatlon has been assured of exhibits from all sections of Oregon. Washington will also be represented, quite a number of its poultry-raisers having filed appli cations for space even at this early date. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Former Portland Man Shot Himself in Hotel at Palouse. COLFAX. Dec 6. Word was received from Palouse this morning that William M. Nlms had attempted suicide at- the Hotel Palouse last evening, Mr. Nlms, In company with his sons, Lee and Guy, had eaten supper. Leaving the table, he retired to his room and in a few minutes came down again and went Into the toilet room. Shortly afterward a shot was heard and investigation showed that Nlms had shot himself in the back of the head with a single-shot derringer. His Injury Is not of a serious character. Mr. Nlms was formerly a resident of Portland. Last Summer he purchased the bankrupt stock of merchandise of the Heistand-Warner Company, from R. L Sabln. Since then he has been tn Palouse more or less, dividing his time between that place and other towns in Oregon and Washington in which he has stores. FREE RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. Ttto Routes Which Will Start From Salem Postofllcc. SALEM, Dec G Special Agent Ormsby, of the Postoffice Department, today laid out two of the routes for Salem's free rural delivery system. One of the routes extends 12 miles north on the Wallace road, returning past Zena, on the Hill road. The second extends out the Quarry road to Highland Church, thence out Oak Grove road to the Southwlck neighbor hood, and returning to Salem by the Eola road. It Is announced that carriers will leave Salem at about S o'clock A. M. Fruit Evaporator Leased. J. H. Flower and L. Brannon have leased the Kurtz fruit evaporator on North Commercial street, and will ope rate it for the evaporation of potatoes. They expect to find a market for dried potatoes in Alaska. Donslaa County Bar Association. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec 6. Leading at torneys of this place organized a Douglas County Bar Association this afternoon, and elected the following officers: Presi dent, J. C. Fullerton; vice-president, F. W. Benson; secretary, J. A- Buchanan, treasurer, R. S. Sheridan. J. L. Strat ford, O. P. Coshow and J. A. Buchanan were appointed a committee on by-law3 and constitution. Meetings will bo held Thursday afternoon of each week. Oregon Notes. Burns has restricted the running of stock at large Salem has purchased COO feet of fire hose at a cost of $540. Two Chinamen were arrested at Grant's Pass Tuesday for conducting an opium joint Thomas Hannicut has been sentenced at Eugene to the Reform School for shoplifting. The Grant's Pass Courier says that Wright's new quartz mill of three stamps is in operation. The Recorder of Grant's Pass imposed fines Tuesday to the amount of $33, most of them for drunkenness. Wednesday was the anniversary of the Eugene mllltla company. The member ship has increased from 43 to CO. Milton and Will Stockdale were ar rested at Pendleton, Thursday, charged with having disturbed a religious meet ing. Militia companies of Albany, Eugene, Woodburn and Rosebury will play a scries of football games about Christmas time. Sheriff Withers, of Lane County, ar rested Jack Frost at Drain Wednesday for having stolen articles from a hotel at Eugene. The Benton mill, whion was compelled to shut down some time ago on account of a broken casting, renewed operations last Frldajr. Williams, the boy who escaped, from the Reform School Tuesday, was cap tured at Albany Wednesday, as ne was attempting to board a south-hound freight. Eugene has an example of laudable ambition in the person of E. Carpenter, a colored boy, who is taking a rourse at the university and makes his way by blacking shoes, says the Register. Abraham Hackleman, of Albany, dis covered Wednesday a large quantity of women's clothing hidden under the hay in his barn. The supposition is that tramps stole the goods and hid them some time in the summer. F. L. Calkins, President of the Douglas County Poultry Asssoclation. re ceived this week a fine blooded White Plymouth Rock rooster from the Hazel wood poultry farm at Spokane. This hird scored 95 points at the SDokanu poultry show At the Philomath city election Monday the following officers were elected: Mayor, W. A. Jolly; Recorder, W. H. Bolles: Treasurer, C W. Davis: Marshal, A. B. Newton; Councllmen, J. E. Henkee, William Leeper. L. W. Hill, C. A. Greg ory, E. L. Dixon and J. P. Hummer. The County Surveyor and viewers ap pointed to survey and view the Elkton and Loon Lake wagon road completed their labors last Saturday. Their report will be made to the County Board at the January term. The completion of the road would open direct communication with Coos County and part of Curry. A statement in The Oregonian yester day credited to the Grant's Pass Journal, to the effect that H. C Mcintosh had sold 11 placer claims on Wolf and Coyote Creeks, Jackson County, to G. B. Perelll and Wolff & Zwicker, appears to have been an error, so far as Wolff & Zwicker are concerned. The property was bought by Mr. Perclli for Portland people. The Albany Athletic Association held Its regular business meeting Wednesday night and elected the following officers: President, Dr. N. E. Wlnnaxd; vice president. Rev. C R. Stevenson: secre tary and treasurer, Ed Stewart; trustees, P. A. Young. E. R. Huston and T. Wandeh The association now has CO members. The gymnasium is fitted up with new apparatus of tho most up-to-date patterns. VOTE OF WASHINGTON OFFICL1L COUNT "GIVES M'KINLEY MAJORITY OF 12,023. Republican Congressmen Have 10,- OQO Plurality Rosters Elected by 21SS Other Election Results. OLYMPLV, Wash., Dec 6. The official canvass of the vote of the State of Wash ington at the general -election November 6 was made today. The following table, gives the official vote of the several coun ties for McKinley and Bryan and the total vote of the other candidates for President and state officers for Washing ton: County. McKinley. Adams 461 -tsptin 333 Chehalis 1,830 Chelan 577 Clallam 723 Clark 1,663 Columbia S99 Cowlitz L171 Douglas 516 Ferry 423 Franklin 52 Garfield 52S Island 263 Jefferson 6S7 King 1Q.21S Kitsap 8S0 Kittitas 1,133 Bryan. 523 323 1,081 ora 407 L025 70S 619 615 S31 81 437 123 395 7,SW 4 S3 234 496 L3S2 1,555 457 714 CSC 3,702 245 3.220 03 2.4S0 5.125 1,612 973 207 L480 1,700 2.S26 1.036 Lewis 1,907 Lincoln 1,414 514 457 8S7 6,263 42S LB14 Mason ... Okanogan Pacific .. Pierce ,., San Juan Skagit Skamania 175 Snohomish 2,361 Spokane 5,515 Stevens 1,121 Thurston L2SS Wahkiakum 335 Wajia Walla 2,119 Whatcom 2,952 Whitman . 2,366 Yakima 1,507 Totals .57.456 ,833 McKlnley's plurality 12,623 The total vote polled ,by the other Presi dential candidates was as follows: Woolley 2363 Barker 86S Debs 2006 For Congressmen Cushman, Rep , 55,2GS Jones, Rep .., ,.53,393 Robertson, Dem ,44,SS2 Ronald ....... 43.448 Cushman's plurality over Ronald.. 9,820 Jones' plurality over Robertson.... 10,511 Supreme Judge Mount, Rep 56,122 Dunbar, Rep 56,092 Million, Dem 44,039 Wlnsor, Dem 43,671 Governor Frlnk, Rep 49.S60 Rogers, Dem , 52,048 Rogers plurality 2.1E8 Lleutenant-Go ernor McBride. Rep 53.574 McCroskey, Dem 46,570 Secretary of State . Nichols, Rep E4.839 Brady, Dem 54,116 Treasurer Maynard. Rep 55,395 Runner, Dem 44,697 Auditor Atkinson, Rep 55,401 Sllverhorn, Dem 44,577 Attorney-General Stratton. Rep 54.S41 Vance, Dem '. 45,307 Superintendent Public Instruction Bryan, Rep M.ooS Brown. Dem . 45,716 Commissioner Public Lands Collvert. Rep .. 54.916 Hplcombr Dem. 44,787 'Pullman Anti-Saloon Forces Won, PULLMAN. Wash., Dec &. The city election here Tuesday was a fight "ber tween the conservative business men and the radical anti-saloon element. The latter elected all officers but Clerk and Attorney. The officers elected are: Mayor, Theodore T. Dayls; Treasurer, William M. Swain; Clerk, James Clark; Attorney, Parker W. KlmbalJ; Councll mpn for two years, G. Devenlsh, W. J. Roberts and E. S. Burgan; Councilman for one year, H. E. Palmerton. Kimball has been a resident of the state less than a year, and is said to be ineligible to hold office and an effort will be made to prevent him taking the office to which he was elected by hut five votes over J. W. Mathews, candidate on the citizens' ticket. Result at Colfax. COLFAX, Wash., Dec 6. The city election Tuesday resulted as follows: Mayor Julius LIppItt; Councllmen, First Ward. John Dingle; 'Second Ward, Pat rick Codd; Third Ward, William Master; Councllman-at-Large, H. H. Wheeler; Treasurer, Harvard Bramwell; City At torney. E. M. Warner. Jefferson's New Officer. JDFFBRSOX, Or., Dec 6. The city elccilon Monday resulted as follows: Mayor. A- B. Huddlcson; Recorder, G. "W. Humphrey; Marshal, J. L. Blackwell; Treasurer, T. M. "WItten; Councllmen. J. "W. Looney, J. W. Parrlsh, "W. H. Moon, TJ. G. Holt, B. H. Miller and S. P. John son. Seaside Ofllcerx. ASTORIA, Dec 6. The following mu nicipal officers have been elected at Sea side to serve during the ensuing year: Mayor, Nate Hlllery; Councllmen. J. E. Brallier and F. Geroy; Recorder, Harry Bender: Treasurer, J. H. Johannsen; Marshal. Al Johnson. ANXIOUS ABOUT WHEAT CROP. Engene Farmer Alarmed by Pres ence of Hessian Fly. EUGENE. Or., Dec. 6. The work of the Hessian fly on the growing wheat Is being watched by the farmers with a great deal of concern. TJp to the present time, the ravages of the insect have not been of great consequence and only now and then a Held is found where any in Jury has been done. The fields that show signs of damage are invariably those that were seeded early in tho Fail, while later grain has a halthy colqr, is growing nicely, and is looking as fine as wheat ever looks In the Winter. But even the farmers who have the best-looking fields have grown apprehensive, feeling that the prospects of a satisfactory crop are extremely doubtful. The experience of last season destroys their faith. Last 5 ear many a field showed as fine a prospect as was ever seen until the grain was of considerable size, when something seemed to take the life out of it and the Wheat waa gone. It is feared that when the second brood of Insects comes in the Spring they will attack the joints of the straw, and the experience of last year will be repeated. v MEETS WITH OPPOSITION. Grant of Oregon CItx Street Car Pxanchise to Portland Firm, OREGON CITY, Dec 6. The ordi nance, which reached a first read ing at the City Council meeting last night for the purpose of granting Fred S. Morris, of the firm of Morris & White head, of Portland, a franchise for a railway on Main street, has provoked considerable discussion today. Some peo ple cannot see why this firm desires an other franchise on Main street, when the East Side Railway Company already has one. The ordinance presented does not repeal the former one, and besides It Is for another firm or company. Inter ested parties, who have computed the Interest and payments on the debt owed by the East Side Railway Company as their share of assessment for the Main street Improvement, assert that they are still behind nearly $1009 in making com- plete, payment, although it was asserted at the Council meeting by Morris & Whitehead's attorney on the showing or figures furnished by the City Recorder, that only a trifling amount of interest remained unpaid. It was the under standing that the East Side Railway Company 'should be permitted to operate express cars in the city, provided that they paid up their street assessment in monthly Installments. One of the strongest arguments presented In favor of the franchise was the assertion that the street assessment was practically paid. With two franchises for railways on Main street, both having permission to operate double tracks, there would be little room left for other traffic It Is presumed that this company wants Its franchise to extend down Third street to the river bank to enable them to get dock frontage, so that up-river boats could load freight and. transfer to the electric lhie. George A. Steel Is pre sumed to possess the proprietary right tD the f ranphlse for an electric line from Oregon City to Canemah. which would give dock frontage above the locks, and consequently Morris & Whitehead would be compelled to go to the riyer front below the locks to get wharf privileges. There Is considerably expressed objection to the passage of the ordinance. TO VISIT ODDFELLOW LODGES. Itinerary of Grand Master of Order for Oregon. ASTORIA. Dec 6.-James W. Welch, grand master of the I. O. O. F. of Ore gon, will leave here Sunday to make an official visit to lodges of the order In the following places: RIddell. December 10; Jacksonville, De cember 11; Medford, December 12; Ash land. December 13; Gold Hill, December 14; Grant's Pass, December 15; Myrtle Creek, December 17: Roseburg, December 18; Oakland. December 19: Drain, Decem ber 20; Eugene, December 21; Cottagt Grove, December 22. Quotations of Mlnins toclcs. SPOKANE. Dc C The closing quotations for mining stocks today were: Bid. Ask. Blacktall 0 10 Bid. AsIc P. M. Zunnel.12 17& Qullp . ...21 24 Ratao. Car.... 25 26 Republic 63 Butte & Boa. 1 24 Crystal 3 4j D. T. Con.... 2U 2H Ecnlntr Star. 3 GV Gold Ledge. 1 2 Kcservauon ..3 s Ross. Tiiant, .. 2 2H ,.H4 15H ,.103i 14- 2& . ?H UUiUClI . VT I Sullivan I. X. L 18 19ftlTom Thumb Iron Moat ...Z-tft 31. 1 Waterloo Jim Blaine .. 4 Winnipeg o L. P. Surp... C54 Mtn. Lion ...21 Horn. Glory.. 5 Morrison 2 Noble Five Prtn. Maud... 1 Conjecture ... 4 Amer. Boy ... 8 Trade Dollar.. 2 Rainbow 4 lOtf 3 34 UIHercules 2 1HI Liberty H SAN FRANCISCO. Dec C Official closing- quotations for mlnlnr stocxs: Alta. $0 05 Justice, $0 03 Ktntuck Con .... 2 Mexican 16 Occidental Con .. 4 Ophlr .."...t 60 Oierman 8 Potosl 12 Sace 7 Sc?. Belcher 2 Silver Bill 54 Sierra Nevada ... 2t5 Union Con 20 Utah Con . 5 Yellow Jacket .7.. 21 Alpha Con a 2 14 Andes Belcher Best & Belcher... Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con ... Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. & Va... Crown Point .... Gould & Curry... Hale tt Norcross. Julia. ... 36: 20 14 nc 1 20 11 51 18 1 NEW YORK. Dec 4. Mlnlns stocks today closed as follows: Brunswick (0 lllMcxlcan $0 15 Chollar Crown Point ... Con. Cal. & Va. "Dead wood , Gould & Curry.. 10 Ontario fl 00 Plymouth 10 10 1.15 cs 47 Qulpksilver. 1 25 do pref 7 00 Sierra. Nev&da. 2D Hal . Norcross. 15 Standard 2 00 Homestake e5 00; Union Con 17 Iron Silver SOjTollow Jacket . vt BOSTON, Dec a Closing quotations: Adventure S 0 12) Humboldt ......$ 25 00 illnn.. XT Cn n..(1 T1 ?K Allouez M. Co.. 2 25 Amal. Copper.. 92 50 Atlantic 20 50 Osceola 71 75 Panatt 47 75 Qulncy ........ 177 60 Santa Fe Cop..-. G SO Tamarack 295 CO Utah Mtnlne.-. 33 75 Winona. 3 25 Wolverines .... 43 12 Boston A Mont. 320 00 Butte & Boston 80 03 Cal. & Hecla... 825 00 Centennial ..... 15 5 Franklin ....... 15 00 JTORTHWEST DEAD. Captain George W. Hojrinetom. TILLAMOOK, Or., Dec S. Word was received "hpre today from Cape Meers lighthouse that Captain George W. Boy ington, assistant keeper, died today. He had been ill but a few days. Jesse H. Hadlcr pf SJlverton. SILVERTON. Or,, Dec . Jesse H. Hadley. TCho emigrated to this section In 1S70, died at his home near here -yesterday. A. wife and 10 children survive him. W&nhlneton Noted. The large flumo aU Tumwater Is fin ished. The new Baumeister building at Walla Walla will cost $25,000. A dam canning factory -will be estab lished at Port Townsand. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce will Increase its membership to 500. ' The Walla Walla Council In Lon&'derinx the advisability of a fire alarm system Two rural mall delherles will be estab lished out of Walla Walla within ft) days. A new pumping station Is being bullL at Sedro-Woplley to replace the one de stroyed by fire. " The Tacoma Chamber of Commerce is having a bill framed Tor promoting econ omy in pounty ofnees. A sailer named Louis Latrsen was dan gerously wounded with a razor In a salron row at Aberdeen Tuesday. The Old Discovery mill at Port Towns end, whtch has been idle for several years, will be overhauled. The Washington mill of Walla Walla County has transferred its property to W. G. Cordlner for $16 000. Charles and Isaac Johnson have been bound over to the Superior Court ut Dav enport in the sum of $250 each for cattle stealing. E. E. Beard, of New Whatcom, has in stalled a rug factory. He nses tho moss which grows In large Quantities on Wash ington timber lauds, Governor Roga-s lias been, ttquest d by the president of the National Livestock Association to appoint three delegates to attend the fourth annual convention which meets in Salt Lake City, Janu ary 15 A arge deposit of clay has been dis covered pear Brennan Station, in What com County, samples from which have been successfully Used n making Port land cement. Tests have also been nade of it for pressed and ornamental brick and drain tile. A salmon hatchery will be built in the near future on the Big Kllckjtat River, 44 miles from its conuence witfi the Co lumbia, at Lyle. A building 30x52 feet will be erected and equipped for handl'n? 2,000.000 eggs of the chlnook variety, and more of other species. Tlie matter of the Improvement of the Stuck and White River Valleys Is stilt a burning question among the farmers of both of those fertile valleys. When Judge Reld. some time in October, declined to Is sue a temporary restraining order lo pre vent the commissioners of King County from completing an embankment to pre vent the overflow o'f the White Valley, he fixed November 14 as the latest date when Pierce County might bring up the ques tion on Its merits, as bearing upon a per manent injunction, but no further action was taken in the courts, and the suit is still pending. The diamond tirill which has been In operation in the Siebert and McDonald Creek districts east of Port Angeles has suspended operations. It Is likely that new and larger drill will be ordered In the Spring. The drill stopped work Mon day at a depth of 1C7 feet. Over Son ttt' of sand and gravel deposit were penetrat ed before bedrock was struck. wHci vrs unprecedented and made thjs work un usually slow and difficult. The formation Is carboniferous, and splendid ind'catlon of coal of good quality have been found The only question regaining Is as to It quantity. It is believed that at a depth of from 9Q09 to X99 feet a, go&d dooit jpf coal -arlU 1r fees. OREGON INSANE ASYLUM BIENNIAL STATISTICS FOR. TERM ENDED NOVEMBER 80. Cost of Maintenance Has Increased in 1000 Comparative Stateme! of Seven Years. SALEM, Or., Dec 6. The fiscal year at th8 Oregon State Insane Asylum closed November. 3d, to which date the sta tistics Of the Institution will be com puted in making up the biennial report to the Legislature. While the "biennial re port has not yet been completed, it is possible to glean a few facts from an inspection of the monthly reports made by Superintendent J. F. Calbreath to the board of trustees, consisting of the Gov ernor. Secretary of State and State Treasurer. The following table sh&ws the most important statistics for the two years beginning December 1, 1S9S, and ending November 30, 1S00: Si vj c Spa 3, : :g- : e2. : : sp : 2 s ; 1 ' 7 : ? : December .... 1167 J a,356 33 J 6,104 21 $9,962 January UT1 5.455 (5 6,333 S2 9.758 February 1178 5.4C5 GO 6.139 SI 9.S76 March..- 1175 6,527 44 6,002 E6 9 805 April 11SS 5.551 17 5.701 36 9.531 May 1174 5.432 23 5.S0S 3 9653 June 115$ 5,523 76 5.726 48 9 656 July 1154 5.524 51 5,578 56 9.573 August 1154 5.333 31 5,755 21 9 658 September .... 1154 5,618 92 5,343 72 9 500 October 1151 5.42S 72 6;249 69 10 039 November ....1162 5,496 05 5.646 54 9 555 Total .L $65,843 12 J69.978 20,$ 9.721 1S93-1900 December 1170 f"5.4!Xf21 J 5,579 90 $ 9.467 January fll64 5.452 DS 8,10216 "1L625 February 1167 5.553 40 6,719 75 10.479 March 1163 .5.565 21 6.929 29 10.740 April 1163 5,419 SS S.476 21 11.929 May ,.. 1178 5,523 25 6,213 85 10 033 June' 1175 5,533 76 5,726 48 9.666 July .. 1154 5,524 51 5,573 66 9.572 August 1100 -5-,543 92 6,159 43 10.097 September .... 1151 5.265 02 6,356 95 10 041 October 1162 5,378 55 6,279 73 10.059 November .... 1173 -5,195 90 5,943 40 9.561 Total .j....;63,$Si 34f$78.S94 02 f!0 33 "Average. s Monthly average, 1S9S-1893, 1165.5-12; 1S99 1900, 1166 5-12. The average of the number in confine- ment at the asylum on the last day of each month is not Identical with the av erage daily attendance, but 13 nearly so. As will be seen from the above tables, the total expenditures for 189S-9 were $135, 821 32; while the expenditures for 1S89-C0 aggregated $114,575 35. making the total for the biennial period, $280 396 6S. The ap propriation for the payment of this ex pense for salaries and articles consumed was S2S8.O0O. The report of the value of articles con sumed each month does not include ar ticles produced on the nfeylum farm, or Cottage farm, or produced by patient la bor. Neither does It include articles pro cured by means of what 13 known as the "exchange fund." The "exchange fund" is created by the sale of articles for which the asylum management has no present use, the proceeds being kept 1n the hands of the superintendent and dis bursed by him for articles needed. For example, the superintendent's report tor the quarter ending May 31, shows articles sold,to- the amount of $681 65. among the sales- being .about 20 calves, Ave horses, turkeys, hay, old iron. etc. Ajnong th articles purchased were groceries, poul try, seeds, seed potatops. wheat, etc Thr account for "articles consuned" includes only those articles bought And paid for out of the general expense fund, and this fund only Is taken- into consideration in computing tbd cost per capltaf per month for maintenance It will be observed that the cost per capita has advanced during the. last year This advance, as readily appears, is due to the Increase in the value of articles consumed, and may consequently be, at tributed to the well-known advance in th market price of several of the more com mon necessities of life, such as meat, butter and sugar. One of the heaviest expenses is- for meat, the bills ninnnlns from $1200 to $1700 per month. B;ow the cost of maintenance per cap ita has varied since the asylum was es tablished under the present system, is shown by the following table: Per capita. Term ending Nov. 30. Patients, monthly. 1884 : 367 $13 86 ESS 418 12 71 1SSS 475 12 26 189) 574 12 46 1822 , 722 12 16 1894 901 10 57 1S9S 1W0 9 86 18$ 1125 9 59 1900 1156 10 02 Though prices are much higher now than they were In 1S96, the cost of main tenance per capita per month has nd vanced but 16 cents. -At the beginning of the fiscal term In Depember, 1898, there were 13S officers and emoloves. The last monthly report shows 139 officers and employes on the pay roll. The biennial report, which will probab'y not be made public until It has been sub mitted to the Legislature, will contain, in addition to the stat'stics given abote. much Information as to the condition of the asylum property. Improvements made, the number of patients' received, dis charged as cured, etc Received at Asylura. Alexander Welssenflub, aged 64. of Long Creek. Grant County, and Henry Mulky. aged 67, of Eugene, were received at the asylum today. NARROW ESCAPE. Scovr Swamped With Twenty-aye Chinamen Aboard. NEWPORT, Or., Dec 6. Twenty-five Chinamen employed at the Alsea cannery were brought up here last night en route to Portland- At 8 o'clock they were loaded into a small ptn-deck scow which was taken In tow by Linton's gasoline launch and, when about a mile from here the scow was pushed under In sloppy wter, and swamped. The Chinamen be came, panic-stricken. They rushed to get into the launch, nearly capsizing it. Twenty succeeded in crowding aboard before the launch, could cut loose. After landing the 20 the launch went back and rescued the remaining five. Nearly all their baggage, valued at about $S00, was lost. "Victim of San Francisco Accident. ALBANY, Or., Dec $. It bas just been learned that one of the victims of the terrible accident at San. Francisco, Thanksgiving day, was Eilery Crandali, the 12-yeas-oJd son of Mrs. Thomas Zoos man, for several years of this place, and at one time of Portland. They fiad been residing in i$an Francisco only a few months. Charles Sutton, of this cltyr s grandfather of the unfortunate boy. BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTIOXS. Canadian Government Party Galas Ttto More Sapporters. VANCOUVER, B. C, D:c 6 As a re sult of the elections for the House of Commons today 1a two British Columb'a constituencies, Burrard and Ya'e-Cariboo, the government, or Sir Wilfrid Laurler, gains two additional supporters. In Bur rard district the City ot Vancouver gives 740 majority to Rev. George R. Maxwell. Liberal, over James T. Garden, Conserva tive, the latter serving his third term as Mayor of Vancouver. Returns from many outlying polling places throughout the district have not yet bevjrecaJyed. but jthM0 wll probably, iacce&w t&Umt $ha& diminish Maxwell's majority. No natur alized Japanese attempted to vote. In Yale-Cariboo there was a triangular contest, the candidates being Galllher, Liberal, McKane, Conservative, and Fo- ley. Labor. Galllher's plurality will be about 250. The .vote with every polling place heard from except three Is: Gilll- i her. 5453; Foley. 2263; McKane. H09. th Burrard and Yale-Cariboo returned Lib erals to the Ute Parliament, and Max? well succeeds himself. PAID OFF MINE PEBT. Jndgrent Asralnst Baker County Property Redeemed. BAKER OITY, Or., Dec 5. Formal no tice was served on the Sheriff of Baker County yesterday by C. H. Carter and C A. Johns, attorneys for the White 3wan Mining & Milling Company, of the pur pose of the company to redeem the judg ment against the mine recorded Decem ber H, 1S99. The total of this judgment is JS31. Much speculation Is Indulged in as to the company's course regarding the remainder of the judgments, but noth ing is known definitely of the policy to hi mirsupd. The attornevs makn nn statement nhrmt ' future redemptions. They simply deposit- ed the money for the one on which- the time expires December 1L It Is generally believed that all will be redeemed just before expiration of the time when the qulty of redemption would be lost. NEEDS OF ALASKA. Governor Brady Briefly Discusses the Subject. SEATTLE, Dec", 6. Govern r Brady, cl Alaska, arrived today from the North, on hh way to Washington. D. C. Dis cussing the needs of Alaska, he said: "Alaska needs laws -which will enable residents to acquire title to their homes and lands. In order to do this survey work must be extended. I advocate the bestowal of citizenship upon the native. They are good people. The Eskimos of Nome have been 'unfairly treated. Dutch Harbor should be fortified. It is the strategical point o' Southern Alaska. I cannot urge too strongly the need of an Alaska cable to some point on Puget Sound." Supreme Conrt Cases Set for Trial. SALEM, Or., Dec. 6. The following cases -nere today set for trial in the Su preme Court: December 17 Bolander vs. Soling. December lEtKadderly -vs. Multnomah Countv: Alliance Trust Company va. Multnomah County; Dekum vs. Multno- mah County: Title Guaranty & Trust Company vs. Multnomah County. December 19 'Majes vs. Stephens and Marks vs. Stephens. December 20 Willis vs. Crawford. Fort Cnnby Soldiers Trnnsfered. SOT7TH BEND Wash. Dee. 6. All Of the soldiers at Fort Canby, except Ser- geant Hendricks, who was left In charge, were transferred today to Fort Stevens, preparatory, it is supposed, to turning the fort over to the engineering department, which will put in two mod ern batteries and enlarge the parade ground by filling In a portion of Baker's Bay. PforthTrat Pensions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Pensions have been granted as follows: Washington: Increase Ellas Randall, Oljmpla, $10. Idaho: Original widows, etc. Special act of November 20, Lucy Lytton, Boise City, $8. Superintendent's Report Printed. SALEM, Dec 6. The printing of the biennial-report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has been completed, and the report is now ready for distribu tion. This is the first biennial report to be Issued. - "Wheat Acreage 'WIH Be Large. PHILOMATH, Dec. 6 Farmers are tak ing advantage of the recent good weather, and there are Indications of a large acreage of rail and winter grain- Postmaster at Alamo. WASHINGTON, Dec 6. John W. Daly was today appointed postmaster at Ala mo, Oregon. Xdano Xotcs. The Devlne brothers' lot of 27,000 bushels ' of power It has abused. Had It been satls of wheat, consisting of the 1898-99-00 cm- flea -with reasonable profits, it would not was sold at Moscow Tuesday to W- R. j have excited popular Ill-will nor would It Russell, at 40 cents per bushel. 1 have attracted the attention of capitalists. Homesteaders in the vicinity of Moscow It has followed, instead, a course which are much pleased with the recent deel- ' is conjuring up effective competition. sion of the Interior Department reversing I the Land Office in the cases of George J ElrWBest ConneIor I Her Father. A. Rubedew and Elmer Desvoign vs. m , .. , , , . Idaao ju,uit,u . j ..Trust your father's judgment of your ifinnn i-,..- v . ' men friends rather than your own at nufrw rSe? w .fominenceV 2je nrsC,,. wrltes Heien Watterson Moody t 525 3u.1JBnqll tQ C0nestt.n8 girls. In the December Ladles' Homo ,frfLS ?J?T0n!l 0mmrS" Journal. "The gay. witty responslva ' 0LSn JVk,? e!ea yun man who wm Probably most at- TZnSTr??11'0- Wi n0t De the 0n Who. Will S,j ?'L n? iC&ty dentI;,al' be likely to have his serious considera t uK -m S frTd. ant "H1"11 tlon and respect. Talk over your men VS w JfZ'JL?1?' ,! ere, S5Un" frlend3 h I'0" fttter, and see what l JL7 d PSf1?iJt!SsrMte Car; fcealthv. unemotional, sane 'man-stand. w. 3hL L.i0fi,Clal ha;"h "? I ards he wI set up for ou. - I really Jl L UJ S Were ,clQse lnd. ! thlnk lt a EM could .have but one coun L Ic S 1 "VJ, TtZ f0Und that'selor in her love affairs, it would better there was one more ballot than voters. be her father q, anj- one ejse. A uuring tne montn or .November 415 in- ' man's mind is a great tonic to the pome struments were filed for record at Wal- , what diluted Intellect of a girl In her lace, making a total for the first 11 months first sentimental experiences." CUT OUT Enclose it to Me With Ten Dollars and I will furnhh you my highest powirbelt. all complete, by' mail, without any farther payment t be made. I poiltively uarantc? it to be superior t any other belt offend yw by others and for which they K $4Q. DR. SAfSDEIVS BELT... . 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Ten marriage licenses were Issued in November, making 116 for the 11 months, as compared with 83 in 1S93. CS In 1S9S, and 61 in 1897. International Monetary Unit. Now that the gold standard Is firmly established throughout almost' all tha world, bankers are turning their atten tion to the question of an International monetary unit. The plea for this Is that It is needed because of the close commer cial relations now existing between tha i various parts of the world. In -an ar ticle in the Bankers Magazine. J. H. Cuntz, who proposes a plan, says that tha present system is almost as absurd as It would be if each of tho United States had a different Coinage, as varied as aro marks, pounds, francs and dollars. Mr. Cuntz" arguments are the convenienca the unit would be to travelers, tho lntel- ligence of foreign prices, the simplifica tion of foreign exchange, which would ultimately lead to the abolition of tho exchange broker, and the obviating of tho ! necessity ior the recoinage of foreign gold, He suggests that the coin be one of 1.5 grams weight, five or ten of which would bo equivalent to the $5 or $10 gold piece of the United States, and would b ap proximately equal to 20 and 40 marks in Germany money, 25 and 50- francs in French, or 1 and 2 In English money. But none of these coins contains exactly ' fctrams of gold, and they vary either a few cents over and above that amount. Hence the International coin can only come by a real reorganization of the coin age In all nations, which is unlikely, In view of present prejudices, although It may be true that the reform Is demanded by commerce. The Smelter Trust Is in Danger. Chicago Tribune The smelter trust is a combine of which little Is heard In the East, but' which la the theme of constant denunciation in the Rocky Mountain States. That de nunciation is justifiable, for the trust in question is an oppressive monopoly. It has so complete a control of the smelting business that most of the mineowners are at Its mercy. It is useless to attempt to develop a mine unless an arrangement can be made with the trust, and the price it exacts Is 50 high as to Interfere seri ously with the extension of the mining" industry. As Is almost invariably fho case, the excessive, profits of monopoly are stimulating .compettuom. - The, peoplo having decided that the tSovernment ia not to be intrusted to Bryanites, and that there will be .no legislative Interfer ence with existing prosperity, steps aro being taken for the immediate construc tion of three large smelter plants, which, will cost about $1,000,000 apiece. 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