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 , .. , , , .
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ifinnn i-,..- v . ' men friends rather than your own at
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525 3u.1JBnqll tQ C0nestt.n8 girls. In the December Ladles' Homo
,frfLS ?J?T0n!l 0mmrS" Journal. "The gay. witty responslva
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struments were filed for record at Wal- , what diluted Intellect of a girl In her
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of the year 3703, as compared with 341
and 2s for the same PioAs last jear.
The aggregate valuation this year was
51.93S.216 51. of which $171,219 26 was th
tiPyeml";r contribution; the U mentis of
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credited to iovember. The mining
locations ior 11 montns tnis year wera
1223 quartz and 101 placer, as compared
with S35 and 131 for the whols of the pre
vious year. 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. They will
I be superior, probably, to any of "thbi.vi
owned by the trust, and the company
which is to operate them will be able to
work more cheaply than the trust can.
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