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THE MORNING OREGONLAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1900. WIND BLEW A GALE Off Columbia It Gained Ve locity J 00 Miles an Hour. "PROBS' INDICATE ABATEMENT Communication BeriTeen Astoria and Month, of River Has Been De stroyed No Report From Coast Ports. ASTORIA, Dec. 16. All telegraph and telephone connection between here and the mouth of the river has been down for the past two days, and It was not un til the arrival of the steamer Nahcotta this afternoon from Ilwaco that any defi nite knowledge was obtainable. She left Ilwaco yesterday for Astoria on her regu lar run, but put Into Fort Canby, where she remained until today. Several of those on board of hr visited the lookout station, and the man on watch stated that" the wind was blowing at a rate of nearly 100 miles per hour, but the barom eter had begun to fall and the gale was showing signs of abatement. The tele graph and telephone lines up the coast were all down, but there was no report from any place of any vessels In dis tress, and all the vessels In the lower harbor are at a safe anchorage. At high tide today the tug Escort was at the quarantine station to assist the steamer Shlng Wo in getting away, but the high wind would not permit, so she will not come around before tomorrow. She was passed by the Quarantine officer, and will proceed directly up the river. Engene Had Both Thunder nnd Hnll. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 16. The storm which has been raging on the coast reached this place last night. A strong wind blew all night, although it had lost much of its -trength as reported on the coast. Quite heavy rain accompanied the wind and this forenoon a heavy thunder and hall storm occurred, lasting only a few minutes. No damage was done here. Chehnlis River Is Rising Rapidly. CENTRALLY, Wash.. Dec 16. Thert has been a steady downpour of rain here for the past few days. The Chehalls River Is rising rapidly and is already con siderably higher than at any time thla year. Violent Thunder Storm at Corvalli. CORVALLIS, Or., Dec. 16. A thunder storm of considerable violence happened here today. No damage has been re ported. SALEM SUNDAY SCHOOL CENSUS. Figures ol City Enumeration Have -Been Announced. SALEM, Or.. Dec 16. The results ob tained by the Sunday school census taken in this city December 5, were made public this afternoon at a mass meeting of Sunday school workers at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. The .statis tics show the following facts: Families visited 16S3 Persons enumerated 6021 Church members 2303 Adults enumerated 3694 Adults in Sunday School 314 Adult church members 1911 Church attendants 4012 Persons with no church preference.... 4S7 Children, 3 to 17 years old....- 1913 Children 3 to 17 years In Sunday School.1239 Children 3 to 17 years not In Sunday School 6S3 Children under 3 years 117 The census was taken through the united action of the Sunday school work ers of most of the churches of Salem. The work was directly under the super vision of an executive committee consist ing of J. B. T. Tuthlll, superintendent of the Congregational Sunday school; W. H. Osborne, superintendent of the Chris tian Sunday school: F. A.' Wiggins, super intendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school; C, J. Atwood, superintendent of the First Methodist Episcopal Sunday school; N. J. Damon, state superintendent of house-to-house visitation; Robert Reed, president of the Marion County Sunday School Association, and John Moire, of the Presbyterian Church. Of this com mittee C J. Atwood was elected chair man. The enumeration was made In one day. For the purpose of systematic work the city and suburbs were divided Into six districts with headquarters in each. There were about 50 enumerators in each district. Messenger boys on bicycles car ried the census returns to the various dis trict headquarters and thence to the city headquarters, where all the enumerations were tabulated. The organization was perfect and the work was conducted rap. Idly. That a few should be overlooked was, of course, to be expected. The facts learned by the taking of this census will be placed at the disposal of all the Sunday schools for the purpose of aiding them In their work. The figures on Sunday school attend ance are said not to be accurate for the reason that many parents report their children as .regular attendants at Sun day schooIr when In fact they seldom attend. FOUND DEAD IN HIS CABIN. Rerdsvllle Farmer Thought to Have Been Killed for Money. HILLSBORO. Or.. Dec 16. Andrew Bahlberg, an Inoffensive farmer, residing near Rcedvllle, was today found dead In his cabin. The dead man had a bad con tusion on the forehead. He had recently sold some produce and was supposed to have considerable money in the house. It is generally believed that he was killed for his money. The Coroner will hold an inquest In the morning. Bold Robbery at Knlama. KALAMA, Wash.. Dec 16. The resi dence of Dr. L. M. Sims was burglarized last night "The robber entered a bed room and took a valuable gold watch and the dootor's pocket-book while thet lattrr was asleep. The pocket-book con tained $3 In sliver. nELD FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL. North Yakima Doctor Alleged to Have Maligned a Practitioner. NORTH YAKIMA, Dec 16. Dr. David LIndsa. who has been doing business htre for several months as the Washing ton Medical Dispensary, yesterday creat ed one of the greatest sensations that has ever stirred the minds of Yakima peo-r-'e. and tonight reposes in the county Jail, having been unable to give a bond in the sum of 5500 for his appearance at . the February term of court to answer to a charge of criminal libel. The alleged crime for which he was held consisted of the publication on a handbill of a violent r.ttack upon the character of Dr. P. Frank, of this city. The handbill con tained a letter from Dr. Frank's former wife, charging him with various crimes and misdeeds and also some caustic com ments on the letter by the Washington Medical Dispensary, the signer. North Yakima Farmers' Institute. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Dec 16.-rThe two days' Farmers' Institute held here by members of the faculty of Pullman Agricultural College closed yesterday. The attendance was good, from 100 to 150 farmers being In attendance at the ses sions. The first day was devoted to hor ticulture. Professors Balmer and Fletch er lectured on "Principles of Orchard Management." "Prunes," "Methods of Controlling Insect Enemies and Diseases of tHe Orchard and Garden," and "Why Are Pears .Neglected?" Yesterday Pro fessor Spillman spoke on "Feeding Dairy Cows," and "'Crofts for the Dairy Farm." Professor Fletcher made an address on The Art of Landscape Gardening Ap plied to the Plantingand Care of Home Grounds." Big Lot of Hay Fired by Incendiary. FOSSIL, Or., Dec. 14. Early Thursday morning 150 tons of hay was destroyed by fire on West Branch, near Mitchell, Wheeler County. The nay was the prop erty of Isaac Magee, a well-known sheep man, and all Indications point to the fact that the fire was the work of an Incen diary. A few years ago several other sheepmen, Including Eugene Looney, County Commissioner of this county, who lost over 300 tons. Buffered similar losses at the hands of firebugs, and the sheep men of the vicinity are considerably worked up over this latest case of arson. Every possible effort Is being made to run down the euilty parties, who seem to be Imbued with the unreasoning hatred of sheepmen that unaccountably prevails In certain sections of Eastern Oregon. To Give Walla Walla Rnrnl Mall. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Representa tive Jones recently presented to the Post- I office Department a number of petitions asking for the establishment of two ru I ral free delivers routes for supplying ' the outlying districts In the vicinity nt Walla Walla. He says that the section , Involved Is quite thickly populated, and j would be much benefited by the establish i ment of such service. A's usual in such cases, the department will defer action until the special agent of the rural free delivery service can inspect and report upon the proposed routes. Much will de pend upon the nature of his recommenda tion. Increase of Pension for Soldier. WASHINGTON. Dec 12. At a recent cAcdnn K7 Rortata nllt throUtrh a bill introduced by Senator Simon at the last session, and favorably reportea Dy sena tor Turner, granting an increase of pen sion to Marvin V. Tufford, the amount of allowance being ?24 per monin. Oregon Notes. Lane County teachers will meet at Eu gene Saturday. Young men of Brownsville will form an athletic association. Girls of Pendleton Academy have or ganized a basketball team. The Methodist Church at Canyon City has received a 600-pound bell. The Corvallls Council last Monday ap proved bills aggregating $S3. The National Bank recently organized at Ashland will open February 2. Cottage Grove will present a new char terfto the Legislature for approval. A cougar which had killed several val uable dogs was shot near Thurston Mon day. H. L. Kyte. of Merlin, was recently granted a patent on an Improved typo case. Toledo schools will give an entertain ment Friday for the benefit of the library fund. The Medford Council will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss a new chartei for the city. James Fisher Is superintendent of th Lion County poor farm at a salary of 540 per month. A McMlnnville resident has a cat 21 years old which catches rats and mice almost every day. The safety deposit boxes and vault door of the new Canyon City Bank have ar rived, and are in place. The Brownsville Council has appointed a committee to Investigate the best meth ods of protecting the city against fire. Seven teams have been hauling rock to the Yamhill locks lately. ' The stone la used to protect embankments from wash. The Brownsville Council has passed an ordinance for regular Inspection of flues, chimneys and smokestacks within the city. The local telephone line between Cen tral Point and Eagle Point has been pur chased by the Sunset Company and con nected with the main circuit. Emll Cameron has been bound over at Canyon City to the Circuit Court for assault upon Dave Irwin, with a danger ous weapon. His bond la 51000. The people of Sand Lake are out ln.forco at work on the roads, says the Tillamook Headlight. They propose to connect Sand Lake with the plank" road of Hayses. Jackson County has disallowed the bill of the Sugar Pine Company, of J2299 45 for constructing a bridge across Rogue River, Flounce Rock Precinct, with ex ception of $200. A large number of hogs are dying of cholera In the central part of the val ley, says the Jacksonville Times. F. E. Bybee Ijas lost about 30, Mrs. S. E. Ish, 80, and A. Schultz, 20. M. S. Barnes, proprietor of the Baker Clty-Cornucopla Stage Line has made an assignment to P. Basche. of Baker City. It is thought that the creditors will re ceive payment in full. The Bohemian football team of Cottage Grpve has Issued a challenge to all elev ens In Lane County. Militia Company C, of Eugene, will contest with the Bo hemians next Saturday. The noople of Shanlko will present a petition to the next term of County Court asking that the town be Incorpo rated. The petition Is signed by 75 resi dents and legal voters of the town. There has been a big run of salmon In the streams of Waldo district. Two years ago Winer Bros, blew out the falls 20 miles below Kerby, so that the fish do not have to wait there for a rise in the water before going up. Llncolr County Court at Its recent ses sion ordered the repairing of the bridge ovej Depot Slough on the Newport Toledo wagon road, commonly called the "Dundon Bridge" The approaches to the bridge are still In fairly good con dition, but the s pan across the stream will be pulled down nnd replaced. F. G McWllllams and F. M. Granger have filed their bond with the County Clerk in the sum of 56S30 as assignee of the Ashland Grocery Company, in corporated. The creditors have full con fidence In the receivers and It Is thought the stock will pay nearly 100 cents on the dollar. E. Edelhoff, the -absconding manager of the concern who robbed It of Its capital stock and accumulated sur plus, has not been heard from. The Foresters have checked his accounts and find that he has absconded with 569 of their money. Idaho Notes. The Welser creamery will soon be In full operation. An electric llrht nlant will be lnstallM I In the new flour mill -at Kendrlck. It is estimated that 500 carloads of cattle have been shipped from the Clear- 1 water this year. About 40 carloads of hogs have been shipped out. W A. Lander shipped a carload of apples to Kansas Tuesday and another later In the wtek. Mr. Lander says that there are not many first grade apples in the country, and that this will be his last shipment The price remains In thw neighborhood of 30 cents per box. The Boston & Seven Devils fYinnn j Company, operating the Decorah, Helena, Arkansas, Peacock and South Peacock tu the Seven Devils district suspended op erations and discharged all their men on the 10th. with the exception of two men on the Decorah and two on the Helena. The rpvenut from this vear's taxes will j put Kendrick out of debt and leave a surplus of several hundred dollars. The policy of the Council for the past four years has been to economize so as to put the town on a cash basis and then pay for improvements as they are made. A fire apparatus has been secured and will be paid for this Winter. The operating expenses of the town have been paid this year cut of, the license fund. POWER FOR BAKER MINES PLAN TO INSTALL electric plant ON EAGLE CREEK. WU1 Furnish Entire District With Povrer and Perhaps Supply Baker City Lights. BAKER CITY:, Dec 15. An electric plant larger than any 'ever installed in Eastern Oregon, and capable of furnish ing power and light for a region 60 miles In diameter. Is being talked of here. The. Idea Is not new, as plans on about the same scale were carefully considered a year ago. Both the supply and the de mand have been thoroughly estimated, and it is believed that another year will not pass before a big plant will be in stalled. The location of the generators is to be on Eagle Creek. 33 miles from Baker City and five miles north of Sparta. Eagle Creek at this point even in the Sum mer, has always over 2000 inches of water, and during most months of "the year aouoie mat quantity. The fall is very great so that the water will not have to be conducted far before all the power required is developed. The place most likely to be selected has already a three mile ditch and flume,, taking the water high up the hillside. Within the past few days Edwin Fish, manager of the Baker City Gas & Electric Light Com pany, acquired the ownership of this piece of property. Professor W. H. Stalker made an earn est effort to get the same enterprise start ed last year. With engineers and ex perts he went over the field in detail, measured the volume of water available for power, estimated the horsepower that could be generated, asked for bids for installing generators and other parts of the plan and for constructing the con- aucting lines from the generators to Baker City and other points where elec tricity could be utilized for power or light Professor Stalker's figures showed that the plant could be Installed and the lines constructed for about 530,003; that Is. such a plant as would be necessary at first Generators for 600 horsepower were considered In these estimates, the plant being so constructed that additions might be made to It as Increasing demands ne cessitated. A large electrical company agreed to Install the generators, and a contracting Arm to erect the poles and stretch the wires for this sum. Oregon capital was Invited to Inspect the proposition. Contracts for power that would bring In J1000 a month were made, conditional on construction, of course, and many companies said they would enter Into contracts soon as the plant was com pleted. This did not include lighting of Baker City, which seemed an assured op portunity for the company whenever It reached the town with a good current of electricity. It was estimated that the current could be brought to Baker from Eagle Creek with a loss of not to ex ceed 13 per cent Yet with all these prom ising conditions opened to the Investor, no Oregon capital could be found to take hold of the matter, and it was never pressed beyond the state. Since that time the Cornucopia mines of Oregon, which was one of the heaviest assured patrons, has constructed Its own electric plant That company offered to take electricity from the Eagle Creek plant, construct its own lines and let the power concern pay for them with power. Such Inducements were not suffi cient to attract lnves'tors a year ago, but conditions seem to have changed. Plans are being formulated to promote such a company, and, if necessary, cap ital will be sought in the East The coming year t,he ,field will be Immeasur ably enlarged. Each new mine opened up within the radius, or an old one started again, will add to the possible business of a power company. In all that mining section lying east northeast and south east of Baker City, electric power Is espe cially to be desired, because of the scarc ity of fuel. In some places, particularly the Virtue district, eight miles east of Baker, wood has to be hauled a long dis tance and is expensive. In a mine con suming eight to 15 cords per day, at from $3 50 to 55 50 a cord, the fuel item, be comes large by the end of a year. Such a property Is brought much further with in the column of dividend paying by the Introduction of water-power electric ity. Electricity is by far the most desir able power for a mine, and, wherever available, is being universally considered. Ordinarily there are mountain streams within the vicinity of mining properties that could be made to drive a turbine wheel. Many fair properties cannot sus tain the burden of constructing an Indi vidual electric plant such as the Cornu copia Mines Company is putting in. But if a few such enterprises as the Eagle Creek plant were started, a large num ber of mines could be supplied, on the co-operative plan, or for fixed charges paid to a company in the business for the profit Many mining men hope to see the Eagle Creek company succeed, because of the direct benefit to many properties, and also that It may be used as an example for other districts In the Eastern Oregon region. The Denver people who have just bonded the Gem mine. In the Sparta district, had placed before them as a strong Inducement the possibilities of gen erating power on Eagle Creek. The properties awakening In the Virtue and Pleasant Valley districts, where wood Is very scarce, also consider the proposed plant as an important factor of the future, should It be installed. The first promoters contemplated reaching the Balsley-Elkhorn property. 16 miles to the northwest of Baker City. Baker City's rapid growth develops a demand for power here in the town. Wood has to be hauled some distance and Is rather high. On every side there seems to be open ings for a good electric plant, particu larly for furnishing light In the town, and the business people generally join In the hope that Mr. Fish will be able to get a company organized capable of do ing the work. Unusually Quiet Sunday at Centralia. CENTRALLY. Wash., Dec 16. This has been an unusually quiet Sunday. Sunday closing is being tried here4 The saloons and all the business houses have been closed during the day. The saloon-men paid their fines and agreed to close, providing all other busi ness houses followed the same course. It is understood that while they observe Sunday closing, they will prosecute all others violating the law. The hotels and livery stables are about the only business houses open toaay ana the drug stores are closed part of the day. Electric Light Stock Transferred. VANCOUVER. B. C Dec 16. George H. Collins, of Greenwood, has sold to Nel son Investors his Interests In the Green wood and Phoenix Tramway and Green wood Electric Light Company. His hold ings in the former were one-quarter or the stock. In the Electric Light Company he held 16,250 shares. The Electric Light Company serves both Phoenix and Green wood, and has been In operation nearly a year. In the spring operations will start on the tramway to connect this city with Phoenix. Work at Salmon Hatchery Closed. OREGON CITY. Dec. 16. Harry E. Austin and John A. Howland returned to day from the Upper Clackamas hatch ery, having closed up the work for Su perintendent E. E. Green, who left about three weeks ago to take cKarge of a new hatchery, near Seaside Mr. Austin, who was foreman of the hatchery, reports that the season's work closed In a very satisfactory way. There was no snow in the mountains when they came over the tralL Fort Stevens Bent Portland Orients. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 16. The Orient 1 football eleven, of Portland, played the eleven of the enlisted men at Fort Stev ens this afternoon, a game that was clean and hard played throughout Each made a touchdown, but the Fort Stev ens captain, Mitchell, was successful in kicking a goal while the Orient kicker was not The score resulted. Fort Stev ens 6, Orient 5. Fined for Coadactlng Gambling. COLFAX, Wash., Dec 15. Sheriff Ca nutt yesterday arrested Philip Love, charged with conducting a gambling game, and brought him before Justice Klrkland. Love pleaded guilty and was fined 525 and costs. Washington Notes. Walla Walla is to have a fire alarm system. Catholics of Kent will erect a new church. B. F. Waspon is establishing a brick yard at Everett. Gray's Harbor bar now has 28(feet of water at low tide. New Whatcom authorities arrested a clothes line thief Friday. Henry Hewitt, Jr.. of Tacoma, will build a sawmll' at Everett A camp of Sons of Indian War Veterans will be instituted at Aberdeen. Sisters of St Joseph's Hospital at Ab erdeen will conduct a fair this week. A Farmers' Institute Is to be con ducted at Waitsburg, December 19. The faculty of Whitman College has prohibited tobacco smoking on the cam pus. . C. P. Hallet has been convicted at Spokane of assault with a gun upon E. Walters. The Eastern Washington Normal School has received a consignment of books for its library. Nearly 1,500,000 bushels of wheat are stored in warehouses at Prescott near Walla Walla. The labor Unions of Everett ha"e boy cotted two restaurants for employing Jap cooks and waiters. The North Yakima Council will be pe titioned to purchase a rock-crusher for street repair work. The Patterson hop crop at Olequa, 654 bales, has been sold to Balfour, Guthrie & Co., at 14 cents. Three hundred residences are In course cf construction at Everett and since Jan uary more than 600 homes have been com pleted. R. M. Shaver, of Boistfort, started up his sawmill on the Hanaford Tuesday. He will cut about 200,000 feet of road plank. In order to save an hour's time, the chief dispatcher of the Great Northern Railway at Everett is arranging a new time-card. It is said that settlers are flocking to Horse Heaven, and that not only Is all of the railroad land sold, but that every patch of Government land worth 525 has been filed on. ' The Western Union Telegraph Company has quietly laid down 13 fight against a franchise tax at Spokane and through Its agent paid the sum of 5105, which was the amount In litigation. T. Horn fell from a chair In a Seattle saloon Saturday, and splashed a strong solution of lye which was In a bucket, over his face. He will be permanently disfigured, and may lose his sight The Kalama Council has passed a cur few law prohibiting children under the atr of 17 years from being on the streets, unattended by parent or guardian, after 7:30 P. M. in the Winter and 9 P. M. in Summer Frank Morris, a laborer, was killed one mile from Puyallup, Saturday, by the chain -of a pllcdrlvcr snapping, one end of which struck him on the head. The accident took place at a point on Clark's Creek, where the county is bul'dlng a bridge. An incorporated company will be per- tectea in a re-.v days to erect and main tain an armory and dance hall at North Yakima. It will be under the direct man agement and control of officers of Com pany C. of the National Guard. John C. Smith, who shot Jacob Glor at Fairhaven some time aco. was ar raigned in the Superior Court on the charge of assault with Intent to kill. He pleaded not guilty and was 'remanded to jail for trial at the January term. The North Yakima G. A. R. post has clectod officers as follows: C. V. BIssell, commander; L R, Lovell. junior vice-commander; Comrade Peck, Junior vice-com mander; Nat Yeates. quarter-master. The Installation will take place In January. State Grain Inspector George P. Wright has his biennial report to the Legislature ready for the printer. In It is a reference to the duty upon Jute sacks. Mr. Wright thinks that this duty Is an onerous bur den upon the gralngrowers of Washing ton. Professor Charles A. Barry, head of the modern language department of the Agri cultural College, Is In a critical condi tion from nervous prostration. It will be at least three months before the pro fessor will again be able to meet hla classes. Physicians of Everett are puzzled to know the cause of the epidemic of ty phoid fever that Is raging within the nar row limits of three blocks. Within the past four weeks there are as many as 18 persons who have been taken down with the disease. A hand of live tough characters was be fore the Superior Court at North Yakima last week, charged with robbing the Northern Pacific freight-cars near Klona last October. Each demanded a separate trial, but all were convicted, and will be sentenced by Judge Davidson this week. The residence of Mr. Keenan was total ly destroyed by fire last Monday night at Olga. All of the household goods were saved. A store building near the house Ignited, but was prevented from burn ing by the efforts of the entire com munity, which turned out in force to fight the flames. The Shelton Council is considering the plan of laying a pipe direct from the springs to the reservoir over ground pur chased of the Shelton estate, and also of purchasing the springs. At present 510 a month is being paid for the rent of the springs, and claims are also being presented for use of the right of way of the present line. A survey has been made of the proposed improvement and the matter is before the Council for action. A United States mallear was robbed while standing on the main track near the Seattle & International depot at Se attle, Friday night. The robber escaped unnoticed with a leather, pouch contain ing letter mall from. Sumas. Two hours later the pouch, ripped open and entirely empty, was round on. top of a car of coal standing on the tracks about 50 yards from the spot where the mallear was when the theft occurred. The Govern ment defectives who are Investigating the case say that the robber probably se cured but a few dollars In coin and bills. since the pouch contained no registered mall. The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in the case of Zervi&h B-Dane vs. Melissa K. Daniel and E. J. TDyer, reversing the ruling of Judge Prather and dismissing the action, giving costs' to de fendants. The case is one that has been watched with interest By the legal frater nity, as it brings forward the question whether both husband and wife are nec essary parties to an action to foreclose a mortgage upon their community property. The Supreme Court decides that both are necessary, and says that the precise question suggested has never before been determined, though the principle has re ceived frequent consideration and former decisions have been rendered In the same line upon actions to foreclose .mechanics liens, assessment liens, etc Are as small as homeopathic pellets, and as eisy to take as sugar. Everybody likes them. Carter's Little Liver Pills. 1 Try thcta. EUGENE AND ITS CENSUS CITIZENS ACCEPT LOW RETURNS WITH EQUANIMITY. School Census Shovrs That Popula tion Is Larger Than Recorded Many Suburban Residents. EUGENEt, Dec 16. People who were surprised by the low population of Eu gene as shown by the census returns are not allowing the matter to be a cause for worry. There is not a man in town who was here 10 years ago who Is not satisfied that the population has greatly increased In the past decade. This popu lation is not outside of the corporate lim its, either. At least 200 houses have been built In the city within the past 10 years. They are all occupied now, and a vacant house Is rare There are two things that might have operated to make the census returns show less than the true number of inhabitants. There are many men who have located homesteads on Government land, who, with their families, are simply sojourning In town. These may all have been enu merated as residing on their homesteads, which would take away several hundreM from the population of the town. Sec ond reason, the enumerators may have failed to make an accurate count" As evidence of the fact that the enu meration is below the true number of in habitants, there are now 924 pupils ac tually attending the public schools, which proves a greater population than census returns show. People here do not see that it affects their welfare whether all are counted or not and care little whether the census returns report the population 3300 or 33,000. TWO FAR3I RESIDENCES BURNED. Contents Also Totnl Loss la Same Section, hut Mile Apart. LEBANON, Or., Dec 16. The farm residence of Bass Cooper, with all of It3 contents, was destroyed yesterday by fire. The place is about four miles north of Lebanon, near Splcer, and Is occupied by B. B. Doughton. Mr. Doughton and wire had come to Lebanon to do some trad ing, and, during their absence, the fire started. When discovered by neighbors. It was under such headway that nothing could be gotten out It Is supposed the fire originated from an ash barrel and some live coal3, as the ashes had been carried out that morn ing. There was no Insurance. The farm residence of Rev. S. F. Dough ton. with nearly all of Its contents was destroyed by fire. Rev. Mr. Dough ton and his family were all at church when the fire started. When discovered the entire roof was on fire The neighbors soon gathered, but the flames had gained such headway that only a few things could be gotten out It Is supposed the fire orig inated from a defective flue. Rev. Mr. Doughton Is the father of B. B. Dough ton, whose house burnetl yesterday, and they only lived about a mile apart There was no Insurance. REDUCED 91,000,000. Cnt Made In Lane County's Assess ment by Bonrd of Equalization. EUGENE, Or.. Dec 16. The Lane County Board of Equalization, after sit ting the entire week to listen to taxpay ers on the subject of assessment, ad journed last evening. The flnar action of the Doard was the cutting down of the assessment 20 per cent on all real estate In the county. The same was done last year. The reason advanced for this re duction Is that property Is assessed higher In this county than In other coun ties, and consequently more than a just proportion of state taxes would have to be paid. Alv It Is argued that real estate has been assessed higher than per sonal property. The action of the board Is generally approved, but there Is strong sentiment In favor of a State Equalization Board. The amount of the reduction made yesterday Is about 51,000,000. Oregon Industries. Sinking will begin In a few days at the River Queen on Snake River. The Arlington warehouse Is said to con tain 250,000 bushels of wheat The Fischer flouring mill at Corvallls Is equipped with a new dynamo. A co-operative creamery Is to be es tablished on the Coqullle at Lee. A large frultdrier will be built at Union for next year's crop, says the Republi can. Kiddle Bros, shipped Ave carloads of hogs to Portland Thursday and two to Seattle. It is probatile that a matting plant will be erected at the Iron Dyke early In the Spring. Material for construction of the Cor-vallls-KIng's Valley telephone line has arrived at Corvallls. Sheep at Long Creek are commanding top prices. As high as 52 50 per head has been offered for lambs. It Is reported that a new sawmill Is soon to be built on Fox Creek a short distance back of Rainier. A 45-horsepower boiler passed through Prlneville last week for the Chewaucan Lumbering Company of Paisley. R. C, Goodwin, of Wheeler County, has again gone into the sheep business, and has bought 2000 head near Izee. A 70-horsepower boiler and engine ar rived at Shanlko a few days ago for the May Flower mines, in Crook County. Over 532,000 worth of blankets ha3 been shipped from the Union Woolen Mills this month, according to the Republican. J. P. Simpson has about 4,000,000 feet of logs ready to float down the Lucklamute as soon as there is sufficient water for driving. A. S. Hulburt, of Linn County, re cently Imported some Black Leghorn chickens from Cutler, O. They will be on exhibition at the coming poultry show at Corvallls. The Slmms mine, In Waldo district, is operating two pipes. Beers on the upper East fork Is also running two giants and may start the third one. Mr. McCfay is operating one pipe in Scotch Gulch. Judge Burke, who has a bond on the mines at Copper Butte, east of Union,, is pushing development work as rapidly as possible. Three shifts are now employed. The showing Is said to be excellent The Sanger Development Company started Its 14 by 7 by 14 Knowles sinking pump December 1. The pump, which is working in excellent shape, will be crowd ed to its full capacity until the mine is drained. Hector McDonald shipped a carload of large steers from Elgin early last week. One weighed 1SG0 pounds and another i960. They were weighed Just after being driven over 30 miles of rough, muddy roads and had undoubtedly lost over 100 pounds each. Reduction of 25 tons of ore from the old Butterville Bonanza, now known as the Paul Kruger property, In the Quartz burg district, has just been completea, says the Prairie City Miner. The clean up was 11 pounds of amalgam, estimated to be worth over 51000. Development of the prospects west of the town of North Powder, In Union County, gives assurance" that mines will L be opened there of permanent value. A number of claims are being opened there with paying results. The ore is generally rich in gold and some of it contains what is believed to be paying quantities of copper. The district is designated as Elkdale. A lot of machinery is now be ing placed on some of the properties in the new district for reducing the ores. The Wlmer hydraulic mine Is not quite ready for piping, owing to the con struction of new ditches, says the Grant's Pass JournaL The Wlmers have ex- pended over 52000 In improvements on their mining- property since their last clean-up In June. These improvements consist of new head race, flumes of sugai. pine lumber and white cedar timbers, also bridge flumes across the Illinois -ritot- BftPtislnn of ditches at the mine. I new penstocks and a large trestle across I the main outlet race upon which the pipe- heads are siphoned across to the giant pipes. STATE PRESS COMMENT. The proposed ship subsidy is in line with all such bounty measures. It is class legislation, and aids a few at the expense of the many. If the American merchant marine cannot be built up with out Government subsidies, under the fa vorable conditions that made Arthur Sew- all, the late famous shipbuilder, a very i wealthy man, it cannot be built up at alt Weston Leader. j There Is money in the chicken industry if properly conducted. This section would . thrive on hops, chickens and the cream, ery business if the people entered into them with as much zest and Intelligence J as they do in hops. It Is foolish to de- I pend further on wheat Our farmers have had sufficient experience in that line to, in the common parlance, take a tum ble. Woodburn Independent The flax industry, both the growing of fl. nn it mannfanHire into linen, nrom- . Ises to become an Important industry in the Willamette Valley. It Is conceded that no part of the world surpasses the Willamette Valley in the growing of flax. The investment of capital In the manu- 1 facture of flax into linen ought to develop into a big, profitable Industry here. Al- i bany Herald. The Portland Oregonlan celebrated Its fiftieth anniversary on the 4th inst Four pages of the Issue of that day was a fac simile reproduction of the first Issue of the paper. The reproduction was made by the photographing process and the contrast between No. 1 and No. 12,473 is decidedly marked. The Oregonlan has ad vanced from an insignificant .beginning to the head of the class of Pacific Coast newspapers. Condon Globe. While it is true that no one can be possibly injured by reading the Bible, yet all sects or religious denominations rely solely upon the Bible as their au thority for their particular belief and doc trines and claim to be able to find there in proof for the creed they have adopt ed, and they are, In almost every In stance, sectarian to such an extent as to express an opinion on the chapter read. To read the Bible without comment, should it be required In the public school, Is a requirement that few, if any, in structors would comply with. First they would deem it necessary to make some comment in order that they might ad vance some special theory. Secondly, there would be a call for comment on cer tain passages by pupils who had been taught one particular doctrine by their parents or given to ideas which were in stilled Into .their minds by persons of sec. tarlan religious belief. Myrtle Point En terprise. It is to be hoped that the proposed text book commission wll be chosen from among practical educators, and not from among politicians. The Oregon public school needs a series of text books which will be permanent, for at least a couple of years. It needs condensed and assort ed studies in every branch. The scholar is burdened by a vast library of school books. He gets a smattering of many studies, but gets a thoroughness in none. A commission of educators, armed with authority to fit the text book to the need of the day, will be a God-send to Oregon schools. Pendleton East Oregonlan. The new road law, which required the payment of road tax in money instead of labor, and which proved a bone of so much contention In this county, and largely contributed to the defeat of John E. Bean for County Judge at the June election, although the system had been In operation before Mr. Bean's appoint ment,, meets with great favor in Gilliam County. The new system was given trial In that county about the time of its adoption in Umatilla. During a recent trip into Gilliam the writer wa3 Informed that the pash system proved extremely unpopular at the outset, but after a thorough trial, there Is not a farmer In that county now who is willing to re turn to the old system of each precinct taking care of its own roads. In Gilliam County the Road Superintendent pays Men, Young and This is the oldest Private Medical Dispensary in the city of Portland, the first Medical Dispensary ever started In the city. Dr. Kessler, the old, reliable specialist has been man. ager of this Institution for 20 years, during which time mousands of cases have been cured, ana no person was ever refused treatment The St Louis Dispensary has thousands of dollars in money and property, and able financially to make its word good. Since Dr. Kessler started the St Louis Dispensary, over 20 years ago, hundreds of travehns doctors have come to Portland, advertised their sure-cure ability In the papers, got what money they could from confid ing patients, then left town. Dr. Kessler Is the only advertising spe cialist who can give reference to all classes. You may ask bankers, mer chants, and all Kinds of business men. They will tell you that Dr. Kessler is O. K. Lots of people com ing from the country deposit their money with him. No other special ist on the Coast can give such refer ence as this old doctor. GOOD DOCTORS. Many doctors In country towns send patients to Dr. Kessler, because they know he is prepared to treat all kinds of private and chronic diseases. PPIVATF diseases. This doctor guarantees to cure any case of Syphifiis. rmmiL Gonorrnea, Gleet, Strictures cured, no difference now long stand ing. Spermatorrhea, Loss of Manhood, or Night Emissions, cured perma nently. The habit of Self-Abuse effectually cured in a snort time. YflllNfi MFN Your errors and follies of youth can be remedied, and. this iuuiiu hiui 0id doctor will give you wholesome advice and cure you make you perfectly strong and nealthy. You will be amazed at his success in curing Spermatorrhea, Seminal Losses, Nightly Emissions, and other ef fects. KIDNEY AND URINARY COMPLAINTS. Painful, difficult too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges carefully treated and permanently cured. Piles, Rheumatism and Neuralgia treated by our new remedies, and cures guaranteed. Patients treated in any part of the country by his home system. Write full particulars, enclose ten 2c stamps and we will answer you promptly. Hundreds treated at home who are unable to come to the dry. RFAH THK Take a clear bottle at bedtime, and urinate in the bottle, set ULMif i in o aside and look at it in the morning. If it is cloudy or has a cloudy settling In It, you have some kidney or bladder disease, and should be attended to before you get an incurable disease, as hundreds die every year from Bright's disease of the kidneys. Address J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D., Portland, Oregon. St Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. Enclose ten 2c stamps or no answer. if &f iv 'I i in u TTf.'... . x.1- .iu it.Vit fuInessT aversion to . .octettr. blch deprive you of your manhood. UNFIT YOU FMIDDL&AfEDRMENRwlQoi(frtm excees and strains have lost their MANLY POWER. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. Brpi.ortnlaywbie. Gleet. Stricture, enlarged prostate. Sexual Debility. Varicocele. Hydrocele Klaney and Liver troubles, cured WITHOUT MERCURY AND OTHER POT - v s DRUGS Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific He uses no patent nostrums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent Free to all men who describe their troubles PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. AH letters answered in plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Doctor Wallccr, 132 First St., Corner Alder, Portland, Or. 51 50 per day, and 10 hours constitute a day s work. There is, perhaps, no other county in Eastern Oregon where the roads are kept in equally as good condl- tion. From Arlington to Condon, a dis tance of 45 miles, not a rock of any con siderable size, nor a ruthole can be seen In the road. While public opinion com pelled the abandonment of the cash sys- tern in this county, it will remain a ques tion after all if It Is not the better plan The farmer who pays his road tax In labor, works only eight hours, and usual ly sees to It that he does no more work than his next-door neighbor, who may possibly bear the reputation of being s "slow poke," especially when working out his road tax. Pendleton Live Stock Jour nal. The 'push" organs are publishing a syndicate Indorsement of Senator Mc Bride, which has been obtained from his colleagues in the Senate. If his six years- servlce are such GS to require these in dorsements, it is not to the Senators, credit. Forty-six votes in the Legisla ture would count more than all the Sen atorial taffy. Portland Dispatch. The first consideration in the appoint ment of the text-book Commission is the selection of men of honesty and integrity, and men whose highest aim will be to serve faithfully and wisely the educa tional Interests of the state. There could be no one act of legislation in Oregon that nrmiid tend to retard our progress like the appointment of men of mercenary motive and irresponsibility to the position that means so much for the educational Inter ests of the state. Block the wheels or learning and the machinery of govern ment will run In a groove from which there is no escape.-Eugene Register. COMING NORTHWEST EVENTS Oregon. Annual meeting of State Teachers' As sociation, Albany, December 26-27-2S. Meeting of Lincoln County Farmers' Association. Toledo, December 0. Meeting of Northwest Fruitgrowers As sociation, Portland, February 5. Meeting of State Dairy Association, Hlllsboro. January 3-4. Farmers' Institute, Logan, December 17 18. Douglas County poultry and pet stock show, Roseburg, December 20-22. Eugene poultry show, December 27-29. Medford poultry show, January 2-3. Ashland city election, December IS. Oregon Legislature meets January 14. Meeting of Oregon Fish and Game As sociation, Portland, December 17. Washington. Washington State Teachers' Associa tion. Ellensburg, December 26-28. Seattle poultry show. January 23-31. Tacoma poultry show, January 1-5. Farmers institutes: Sunnyslde, Decem ber 17-1S; Ritzville, December 19-20. Dairy convention, Cheney, December 27-29. Washington Legislature meets, Jana ary 14. Spokane poultry show, January S-12. "Walla Walla poultry and pet stock show, February 5-9. Chehalls County Teachers' Institute, De cember 17. , Native Sons of Washington grand camp, Port Townsenfi, January 8. Whitman County poultry and pet stock show, Pullman, January 24-27. Convention of Western Washington Christian Endeavor Societies, New What com, December 27-23. Exhibition of Northwest Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association, New What com, December 26-29. Idaho. . Meeting of Idaho Teachers' Associa tion, Mountalnhome, December 28-2S. Farmers' institutes: Nampa, December 17-18; Mlddleton, December 19-29; Meridian, December 21-22. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Dec. 16. Arrived at 9 A. M. and left up at 11 A. M. Steamer Columbia, from San Francisco. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind south, weather cloudy. San Francisco, Dec 16. Sailed Snip Lucile, for Seattle; schooner Conflanza, for Coqullle River. NEW YORK, Dec 16. Sailed-Spaarn-dam for Rotterdam. Queenstown. Dec IS. Arrived Cam pania, from. Liverpool, for New York. ' You can rery on Hood's Sarsaparilla for every form of scrofula. It purifies the blood. Old, Read Th J. Henri Kessler, M. D. Manager. ffijjr tNf WTmm5&9L JKsWsT TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings. Bright's disease, etc KIDNEY AND URINARY Complaints, painful, difficult too frequent milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges, speedily cured. DISEASES OF THE RECTUM Such as plies, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or confinement DISEASES OF MEN Blood poison, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses. 1m ' potency, thoroughly cured. No failures: Cures guar- -missions, dreams, exhausting drains, bash- .1 rcz r