THE KOENING- ' OEEGONTAS', THUBSBAT, DECEMBER 13, 1900.
GOMPERS THEIR CHOICE
LITTLE OPPOSITION TO HIS
ELECTIO.
ITrvo Test Votes in the Convention
Yesterday Sliovred Hovr the
Members Stand.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Dec 12. Today's
sessions of the American Federation of
Labor apparently disclosed the fact that
there will be little or no opposition to
the re-election of Samuel Gompers as
president. Two propositions, two votes
which may be regarded as tests, resulted
In decisive triumphs for the Ideas advo
cated by Mr. Gompers. Max Hayes, of
Cleveland, led the opposition In both In
stances, but the battle did not at any
time become personal or bitter. One of
the resolutions was to limit the term of
the federation's president in future to
two years; the other provided for the
election of the officers of the body by
the initiative and referendum, Instead of
a vote In mass convention the last day
of the annual session, as prevails at
present. Both were defeated. The con
test for next year's convention appears
to He between "Milwaukee and Scranton,
Pa.
The convention adopted a declar
ation recommending to all affili
ated unions, whose trade or call
ing is pursued in Porto Rico, that
they take prompt action for the purpose
of disseminating Information In Porto
Rico necessary to give the Porto Rlcans
opportunity to become allied with the Na
tional or International trade associations
in America. It was also recommended
that the American National unions have
their constitutions translated Into the
Spanish language and that the incoming
executive council of the American Fede
ration of Labor take action promptly
to carry out the plans and purposes of
the American labor movement In Porto
Rico, appropriating 53000 to carry this
resolution into effect.
The convention concurred in resolutions
previously pressed declaring unalterable
opposition to the "antl-scalplng" bill,
now before the committee on foreign and
Interstate commerce In both houses of
Congress.
An animated discussion arose over a
resolution for a labor portfolio In the
Cabinet, upon which the committee re
ported adversely. The original resolu
tion declared "that It Is the sense or
this convention that a governmental de
partment of labor should be formed, the
head of which should have a plaqe In
tho Cabinet of the President of the
United States." and "that said Cabinet
officer should be a bona fide trade union
ist" Vice-President Duncan opposed the reso.
lutlcns on the ground 'that the distinct
stipulation for a "bona fide trade union
ist" would prove a source of weakness
and probably defeat the purpose of the
corvention in framing this measure.
Delegate Turnsette, of San Francisco,
opposed the recommendation that a Cab
inet officer be taken from any particu
lar class of society on the ground that
the American form of government Is not
the parliamentary form, and that the
Cabinet members are the personal advis
ers of the President.
Delegate Warner, of New York, said
his experience had not led him to put
much confidence In the average labor rep
resentative In places .of trust and respon
sibility In some of the state govern
ments. "I -.rould sooner see Mark Hanna," he
said, "representing our Interests than
some ot the labor representatives who
hold positions in some states."
Treasurer James B. Lennon, of Bloom
ington. 111 , said he hoped to see the
time when a trade unionist would be
President of the United States, but he
opposed the adoption of the resolution asl
prescnoing too narrow boundaries for the
appointment of a Cabinet officer.
The adverse report of the committee
was concurred in by a vote of 78 to 47,
thus killing the resolution.
The convention took adverse action on
a resolution instructing the executive
council to endeavor to secure the passage
of a hill In Congress which will restrict
Immigration.
A bill introduced In the House of Rep
resentatives by Representative "William
Astor Chanler, of New York, designed to
correct abuses suffered by seamen In the
merchant marine, was indorsed by the
convention.
Resolutions advocating reduction of the
tax on beer to i& former levy of $1 per
barrel, were concurred in, the committee
stating that it "could not conceive that
the brewery interests of the country need
ed or desired any assistance from the
Federation of Labor."
The following resolutions were con
curred in:
Favoring an amendment to the law to
provide for only one class under which
men shall "be employed In the United
States navy-yards, at the standard rate
of wages as received by the various
unions In the district in which navy
yards aro situated: favoring free school,
books in all the public schools of the
country.
William D. Mahon, of Detroit, who was
the federation's delegate to the Canadian
labor congress, at Montreal, read his re
port ot the proceedings of the Canadian
body, after which the convention recessed
until afternoon.
At the afternoon session, Delegate
Hajes. of Cleveland, withdrew his resolu
tion to amend the constitution to permit
the Federation to fight capital on the po
litical field, explaining, however, that
this is not to be construed as a reces
sion from his (Hayes) Socialistic prin
ciples. The committee on laws reported unfa
vorably on a resolution providing that
all local chartred unions, having no Na
tional head, have the same representa
tion In the general federation as those
having a National head. The action, of
the committee occasioned much discus
sion, but the matter was finally referred
tp the executive committee.
Business proceedings were Interrupted
to permit the presentation of gold
watches to Peter Curran. John Weir and
Daid Carey, delegates from England.
Scotland and Canada respectively. The
presentation waa made by W. M. D. Ma
hon. of Detroit.
An unfavorable report was submitted
on a resolution presented by the Cen
tral Trades and Labor Union of St.
Louis, providing for the creation of a
general strike fund to be used only in
cases of urgent necessity and where the
unions directly Involved have exhausted
their financial resources under the su
pervision of the general executive board.
After considerable discussion, the matter
was referred to tho executive council for
settlement.
Resolutions to reduce the membership
tax of local unions, the majority of whose
members are less than IS years old, reed-,
ed an unfavorable report from the
committee. Max Hayes opposed the ad
verse repo.-t on the ground that the
resolution. If put Into effect, would
materially aid In the formation or un
ions for the advantage and practical
education of newsboys, messenger boys
and cash girls. The resolution was re
ferred to the executive council.
The snarpest debate of the day's ses
ion arose during the consideration of a
resolution offered by Max Hayes, pro
viding that the officers of the Federa
tion of Labor be elected each year by
referenoum vote, said vote to be returned
by the affiliated National and local un
ions on or before tho last day of the
session of the National convention. Upon
this resolution the committee reported
adversely. Mr Hayes made a fervid ap
peal for his resolution, after which Presi
dent Gompers called John Mitchell to the
chair and took the floor, to sutaln the
report of the committee.
"Make out a list." said Gompers, "and
formulate a method by which this scheme
can be successfully carried out. Before
.the American Federation of Labor can
elect Its officers by direct vote cf the
members of the affiliated organizations 1
they must have the machinery by which
that can be done. The difficulty is that
a large number of our affiliated organ
isations don't themselves elect their offi
cials by a referendum vote. Until all
the organizations have provided the
means by which it can be carried out,
the initiative and reefrendum must of
necessity be a failure."
President Gompers suggested that Mr.
Hayes and four others constitute a com
mittee to formulate a feasible plan for
the referendum and bring In a report to
the next convention. Mr. Hayes moved
that the resolution be offered to the
executive council with plenipotentiary
power to act. but his motion was defeated
and the adverse report of the committee
adopted, killing the resolution.
I1T THE GRANITE DISTRICT
One Mine Going: Do-ma "With a Shaft
Beyond the 500-Foot Level.
C Tabor, one? of the owners 4 of the
famous Red Boy mine, who Is at the
ThlE map hows the relative poslUona of the
to secure the seat of government.
Imperial, said yesterday that his com
pany had Just completed an expensive
hoisting apparatus for the purpose of
sinking deeper into the bowels of tho
earth The depth attained at present is
over 500 feet, and a large amount of pay
rock 1 In sight, but the company con
templates putting In more stamps In the
near future and the shaft about to be
sunk is expected to tap a large quantity
of ore for this purpose.
At present there are about 100 men em
ployed at the Hed Boy, counting miners,
mill hands and mechanics engaged in
setting up the new hoist. Twenty stamps
are dropping, night and day, and a
cyanide plant takes care of the concen
trates, so nothing Is shipped away from
the mine but bullion.
The Red Boy has long been known as
a dividend producer, and Its increasing
value has inspired much prospecting in
the Granite district. Mr. Tabor has been
Interested In the Red Boy for about six
yeari, and seems very well satisfied to
hold on to the property, no ijortlon of
which Is on the market. The ownership
is confined to three persons, )the God
frey brothers and himself, and whatever
developing is needed will be carried on by
the company Itself.
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addition of more stamps, and the employ
ment of a still larger force of men.
Mr. Tabor's confidence In the Granite
mining district as a permanent ore pro
ducer has grown with each succeeding
year's experience in that region, and he J
predicts that many paying properties will
be developed there in the near future.
The Mullan Mining Company has been
getting in supplies for the Winter. The
property is situated about four and one
half miles east of Mullan, and a mile and
a half from the Northern Pacific Railroad.
IN DEFENSE OF VALE
WHY IT SHOULD XETAEC COUSTY
SEAT rF MALHEUR C0TT5TT.
Answer te Araraiaents Advanced y
Ontario, "WWeli Is Wan-ias; &
Hard Fight for Distinction.
VALE, Or., Dec. 12. The article appear
ing In The Oregonlan a few days ago
from Ontario, In regard to the county-seat
question In Malheur County, Is regarded
here as an unfair statement, and not In
accord with the facta In the case; It Is
maintained here that every statement In
the article In regard to the advantages
of Ontario over Vale as the proper loca
tion for the capital, so far as the property-owners
are concerned. Is erroneous.
In the first place, the hobby of Ontario
that residents of Jordan Valley are corn-
cerer&l sections to Vale, the present county
pelled to go to Caldwell Idaho, and
thence by Ontario, to reach Vale, is far
from correct. It Is true that Jordan "Val
ley Is a strong precinct In the county.
Ninety votes were cast there at the last
election. But the most feasible location
for the county seat for that section, as
between Ontario and Vale, is the latter
place, and the nearest and most prac
ticable route Is to Vale. Vale maintains
that It Is only 85 miles from the postofflce
In Jordan Valley to Vale: that it Is 65
miles from the Jordan Valley postofflce
to Caldwell, 35 miles from Caldwell to
Ontirio by rail, and 16 miles from On
tario to Vale by wagon road, or a total
distance of 116 miles.
In regard to the statement In the On
tario article that "hills and mountains"
and an impracticable road make it nec
essary to go by way of Caldwell and On
tario to reach Vale, supporters of the
present county seat hold that the rough
road between Jordan Valley and Vale Is
between Jordan Valley and the point at
which the Vale and Caldwell roads sep
arate: that in going to Vale from Jordan
Valley, either straight through or by
Caldwell and Ontario, the rough road is
traveled before this point is reached, and
that the road to Vate from the point
v. .,., r--..n -. ,, ,-. ,.,
of Jordan Valley who attend court travel
the straight route.
There are IS precincts in Malheur Coun
ty, with a total of 95 votes. Ten of these
precincts Castle Rock. Carlisle. Malheur,
Stone, Bully, Junction, Star, Barren Val
ley, "Red Butte and Vale contain 533 vot
ers. Whether the county seat be at Vale
or Ontario, citizens of those sections, to
attend court at either place, must pass
through Vale first, if they travel the only
well-defined route to either place. All the
electors in Vale precinct are nearer Vale
than Ontario, while at least 10 voters in
the Eastern part of Ontario precinct are
nearer Vale than Ontario, with equally
good roads In either direction.
Three of the remaining precincts
Crooked Creek, Summit, and Three Forks
with 50 voters, are dn equal terms with
Jordan. Valley as to their, means of reach
ing the county seat. At least nine-tenths
of these citizens come -the straight route
to Vale, and have been for years, instead
of going around by Caldwell, Idaho, and
Ontario. They do so because It Is the
most feasible route.
Owyhee precinct, with 42 votes. Is IS
miles from Vale and 33 miles from On
tario. There is no difference, in the roads
to either place, and .Vale maintains thit
the four miles saved In coming to that
place Is a good reason 'for that place to
favor its cause. This Is a total of 673
voters out of SU that Vale holds are most
benefited by having the, county seat here,
and should oppose Ontario.
Nyssa preclnt. with 6S votes. Is nine
miles from Ontario, and 16 miles from
Vale, with equal roads between the two
points. Snake River precinct, with 27
votes. Is 12 miles nearer Ontario than
Vale, but there is a, good road to each
place, and Its residents undergo no hard
ships in reaching Vale, So, giving On-
seat, and Ontario, -which' Is maklnc an effort
, w
tario every point In Its: favor, only three
precincts Nyssa. Ontario and Snake
with 279 voters, would be benefited to
any great extent by the removal of the
county seat to Ontario.
Vale maintains that, as a general rule,
those who attend coiiri do hot make this
a season for trading, aa Ontario contends.
Jurors and witnesses do not know when
they will get away, therefore do not
bring teams to haul supplies home. The
ranchers generally club in and come In
light rigs for economy's sake. It Is as
serted that very few who have attended
court here have ever gone on to On
tario for the purpose o( trading.
It is 16 miles from Vale to Ontario.
Adding this mileage to that of witnesses
and Jurors, who must pass through Vale
to go to Ontario every term of court. In
case the county seat is changed, would
In a few years cost the county an enor
mous sum. Vale Id of the opinion that
about thV only grounds that Ontario, haa
for demanding the county seat Is that It
Is the only railroad town In the county.
But this will likely soon be changed.
The Corvallls & Eastern Railway has
already made Its survey through this
section, and Vale hopes before another
year passes that the Ifdn .horse will be
a regular visitor to Its. borders.
As to the point of presenting the county
with a Courthouse, Vale clarms to be on
the ground floor. It has, agreed to erect
a building of native atone, to cost $7000.
The work is already begun, and the
foundation Is laid. The temple of Jus
tice is located on the county's land, un
der an order made at a regular term of
court, when it was agreed to accept the
same as a gift. It was on this condi
tion that construction of suitable county
buildings was authorized. It is undoubt
edly true, on accofcnt of building mate
rial being close at hand In the native
quarries, that Vale can present the
county with a better building for $7000
than Ontario could build, with brick for
$14,003. Again, the .Value of the property
owned by the county 'at Vale was certi-
fled to by a former County Clerk to be
worth 517,000, and that this would be a
clear loss in case tho county seat Is re
moved. The bulk of the population of Malheur
Is In the northern part of the county.
Vale Is near Its center. Two elections
were held when the county was first or
ganized. In which every town in the
county was a candidate for the county
seat, and Vale was one of the two to
receive the highest votes. Jordan Val
ley was the other. At the election be
tween these points. Vale won. The lat
ter point has parted with none of Its ad
vantages since then, and falls to see why
It should not retain Its well-earned pref-
erence.
N. P. TO MAKE CUT.
"Will Reduce Montana Passenger
Rates From Four to Three Cents.
TACOMA, Dec. 12. The Northern Pa
cific has decided to reduce passenger rates
In Montana from. 4 cents to 3 cents per
mile. The change will go Into effect short
ly after New Year's.
The reduction has been stubbornly
fought by theGreat Northern and Union
Pacific on the ground that the Union Pa
cific would be forced to make the same
rate in Oregon. When this reduction is
made every station on the line of the
Northern Pacific will have the 3-cent rate.
Rock Island's New Branch.
CHICAGO. Dec. 12. A special to the
Chronicle from El Paso, Tex., says: In
corporation articles have been filed at
Santa Fe, N. M., for the El Paso Rock
Island Railroad, from Carrlzozo, Lincoln
County, to Santa Rosa. Guadaloupe Coun
ty, to connect with the Chicago & North
western Railroad and the Chicago, Rock
Island & Mexico Railroad of Texas. The
capital Is $2,500,000. Advices from Fort
Worth say that contractors will begin
work on the Rock Island's El Paso ex
tension in January. Formal application
has been made at Austin for a charter
for the Texas division of the El Paso
'extension. It will enter the state at the
north line of Sherman County and extend
110 miles southwest through Sherman,
Dallman and Hartley Counties.
Railroad to Wallovra.
As confirmation of the news already
published that the O. R. & N. is prepar
ing to build an extension 65 miles long
to the Wallowa Valley, the Wallowa
Chieftain sajs:
"Word reached here from La Grande,
Wednesday, that J. M. Church had re
ceived a telegram from President A. L.
Mohler, of the O. R. & N. Co., stating
that the extension of that line would be
built during 1001 into Wallowa County.
Work will be started Immediately toward
securing the right of way. This direct
rumor is strengthened to some extent
by a carload of scrapers arriving In Elgin
this week, which indicates that some
kind of work Is quite likely to begin
soon."
Great Northern Tunnel Completed.
SEATTLE, Dec 12. The first train will
be run -through the new Great Northern
tunnel in the Cascade Mountains next
Sunday. This will be the finish of one of
the greatest railroad engineering feats
ever attmpted in .this country. The tun
nel is 13,200 feet long and the thickness
of the roof at the thickest place is 5300
feet. ' v
Transportation Notes.
General Superintendent Fields, of the
Southern Pacific, returned last night from
a trip to Dunsmulr, Cal.
The Mohawk branch will be turned
over to the operatingdepartment of the
Southern Pacific, Saturday.
The Rio Grande Western has placed
an order for five compound consolidation
locomotives to weigh 1S7.000 pounds each.
The Northern Pacific has placed an or
der with the Schenectady LocomotHe
Works for 50 engines, with an option on
75.
The Pacific Coast Company has built
during the pasf year for the Columbia
& Puget Sound 15 coal cars, eight flats,
one rock car and 10 log trucks, and have
bought material for five additional coal
cars. Box and flat cars are also to be
bought.
George W. Lynde, the trainmaster at
Dunsmulr, has resigned his position and
it is reported that Lee Hendricks, the
well-known conductor on the passenger
run Between Portland and Roseburg, will
succeed him. Lynde will probably take I
his old passenger run between Portland
and Roseburg.
AS OTHERS SEE US.
The semi-centennial edition of the Or
egonlan, Issued last Tuesday, was one of
the most Interesting papers ever issued
on the Coast, especially to all old set
tlers. The matter relating to the stirring
pioneer dajs of the state was especially
Instructive and entertaining. The Ore
gonlan Is a great paper, as Is proven by
Its remarkable success In a field where
It has been frequently subjected to the
most bitter rivalry and opposition. Rose
burg Review.
The Oregonlan of December 4 came out
with an Illustrated supplement descrip
tive of that big dally'e advancement,
that day being its 50th anniversary. It
Is a very Interesting edition, for It por
trays not only the growth of a leading
paper, but also the wonderful develop
ment of this great state. Vale Gazette.
The Oregonlan on Tuesday reached Its
50th milestone and Issued a souvenir edi
tion to commemorate the event. Its own
ers are justly proud of Its evolution with
in the half century from an humble be
ginning. North Yakima Democrat.
On Tuesday last The Oregonlan cele
brated the 50th anniversary of Its estab
lishment by the publication of a unique
souvenir edition, being a reproduction
typographically and otherwise of the first
copy of The Oregonlan ever issued. It is
a very Interesting newspaper and well
worth preserving. Thirty years ago me
proprietor of the Register-Democrat was
one of the kids who folded and delivered
The Oregonlan's city edition. Time flies
and The Oregonlan still grows. Although
we occasionally break a lance with the
ancient dally on the Willamette, it's a
good newspaper, even if it la on the
wrong side politically. Vancouver Register-Democrat.
Last Tuesday the Portland Oregonlan
was 50 years old, and on that day It pub
lished an Interesting historical edition
to celebrate the eent. The Oregonlan
has grown from a small weekly paper
to be the most powerful and fearless
journal on the Pacific Coast. In the last
half century It has done more for the
upbuilding of Oregon than any other
agency. May it continue to prosper.
Huntington Herald.,
Last Tuesday the Portland Oregonlan
passed Its 50th milestone. In Its pages
since 1S50 have been recorded graphically
the history of the entire Northwest.
When it began its career Oregon had a
population of less than 20,000 and Port
land about 600. It was the boast of Au
gustine that he found Rome of brick
and left It of marble. The Oregonlan can
justly boast of having found Portland of
adobe and seeing it mount from decade
to decade to the position of one of the
foremost cities of the West. Of the won
derful progress of the half century In the
Northwest The Oregonlan has been not
only the faithful chronicler but In a large
degree the inspiration as well. Boise
Capital.
Xcarly All Estate Goes to Ck-arch.
cfNCINNATI, Dec 12. Mary Strauch,
who left her home and mother in Ta
coma, Wash., to join the Church of the
Living God colony, in Maine, has signed
an agreement whereby all but J500 of her
$3000 estate will not reach the church.
She had originally declared her Intention
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NEW TIMBER COMPANIES.
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Valley Lnmlieriucn.
TACOMA, Dec 12. Two new timber
companies were incorporated here today
by Frederick Weyerhaeuser- and other
prominent lumbermen of the Mississippi
Valley.
The Clearwater Timber Company is cap
italized at $500,000. with Tacoma as its
principal place of business and the fol
lowing trustees:
Frederick Weyerhaeuser, St. Paul.
Minn.; Edward Rutledge, Chippewa Falls,
Wis.; John A. Humblrd, St. Paul; John
E. Glover, Hudson, Wis.; George S. Long,
Tacoma, Wash.
The Humblrd Lumber Company is cap
italized at $500,000, with Tacoma as its
headquarters and the following trustees:
John A. Humblrd, St. Paul; F. Weyer
haeuser, St. Paul: F. C. A. Denckman,
Rock Island, 111.; Edward Rutledge, Chip
pewa Falls, Wis.; George S. Long, Ta
coma, Wash.
Idalio "So ten.
Whooping cough Is prevalent at Mos
cow. Caldwell has voted to issue $38,000 in
bonds.
Beginning January 15 the mail for Nora,
Anderson, Avon, Jainsvllle and Collins will
be carried from Troy instead of Kendrick,
as It now is.
Three highwaymen perpetrated a bold
robbery Saturday night at the Hatwal
ferry, six miles above Lewiston, and se
cured about $225 for their work.
Duthie & Corrln received 1800 boxes of
apples in two days last week from orch
ardlsts near Troy. These dealers have an
order from Winnipeg, Manitoba, for a car
load of apples.
Professor Alfred Stanley Miller, wh6
Is In charge of the department of mining
and metallurgy, at the University of Ida
ho, has published a handbook dalled "A
Manual of Assaying.
Smallpox in an Indian camp on the west
bank o'f Latah Creek has caused the death
of one member of a band of renegades
from the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane res
ervations. Three other cases are under
treatment by the county physician. Two
of these are of Coeur d'Alene Indians, 13
and IS years old each, and one is a Spo
kane Indian. Curly Jim.
The property which Shoshone County
bought in for delinquent taxes five years
ago last July and which became the ab
solute property of the county five years
after the date of sale, was sold at pub
lic auction Monday by order of the Board
of County Commissioners. There were
about 400 different parcels of It, scattered
all over the county, and it generally
brought good prices.
One hundred and twenty-one instruments
were filed for record at Wallace last week,
with an aggregate valuation of $71,516 78.
Of the 48 deeds 17 were for the nominal
consideration of $1 each. There was one
patent and five mortgages filed. The
mining locations Included 11 quartz lodes,
five placer claims and three water rights.
Five new companies filed articles of in
corporation and three marriage licenses
were Issued.
Work has been resumed on the Lucky
Friday, a claim east of the Hunter con
centrator. It was on this claim, in the
bottom of an SO-foot shaft, that the rich
est silver ore ever found in the Coeur
d'Alenes was discovered last Summer. A
tunnel had already been started on the
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property and it was pushed on in to get
under the shaft. When it was in 400 feet,,
and after finding some ore, work ceased,
and the property has been idle for several
months until last week.
The proposition of forming a new county
from the southern portion of Shoshone and
the eastern part of Nez Perces County will
meet with considerable opposition from
the representatives of Nez Perces County
in the state Legislature this WInterl The
opponents of the bill argue that with een
a half million dollars assessed valuation
it would be Impossible for the new county
to collect sufficient taxes to maintain it.
Besides there is a state 'law which re
quires the territory to be embraced in a
new county to have $1,000,000 worth of
taxable property, which Is also used
against the new county proposition. Sen
timent In the Upper Clearwater country,
which is Included within the bounds of
the proposed county. Is almost unanimous
In its favor. The citizens of Orofino who
are aspiring for the county seat have or
ganized for the purpose and will carry it
to Boise. It is said that the records of
Nez Perces and Latah Counties show that
when they were formed into counties that
the assessed valuation did not warrant the
move. Opinion on the reservation seems
to be divided as to the advisability of the
move.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estnie Transfers.
R. R. Gove to Mrs. B. Mays, V& acres,
section 20, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., Decem
ber 8 $
35
Albert and Jessie btone to Thomas
Statter. 20 acres, section 3, T. 1 S.,
R. 3 E., December 12 2S0O
Tho Hawthorne estate to E. L. Hand,
lot 6, block 17, Hawthorne s Ad
dition, East Portland, December 6..
Grand Armv Cemetery to George M.
400
Frank, lot Ml, section 3, Cemetary
Tract. September 14. 1S07 C
Isaiah Buckman to City of Portland,
strip of land for extension of East
Twenty-sTxth street to rE3ti'Burn-
side, December 11 "'..'...tr.'T. 1
Bnlldinp- Permit.
H. H. and S. E. Gordon, two-story
dwelling. East Seventeenth street, be
tween uunton ana uiision sireexs; iou.
Marrinse License.
W. E. Kiernan, 23, Cora Van Meter,
23.
Death. Return.
Max E. Leadman, 45 years, died at
Redding, Cal., brought here to be in
terred at Vancouver, Wash.
Contagions Diseases.
Lillian JollifEe, 875 Hendricks avenue,
scarlet fever.
T. Baker, 632 East Thirty-fourth street,
scarlet fever. "L
In Memorlam.
Christians Massacred In Chlra, 1000.
Father of souls, that badeus go
Alons these tangled -ways of life.
Our souls are stronger for the strife.
Our Joy Is deeper for tho woe. i
r
The -wind has torn the forest hem:
The rain has found the Hlj's heart;
Yet this Is sweeter for the smart.
And that Is stouter In the stem.
jjlna Frances Layard in. Harper's Maga
zlne.
Could "Vot Ajrree.
Tho jury In the case of Harry Smith
vs. J. G. & I. N. Day, after being out all
night, came into court yesterday morn
ing and informed Judge Bellinger tliat
they were unable to agree upon a ver
dict. The Judge at once discharged them
from further consideration of thl3 case.
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