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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1901. BIG STEAM TRAFFIC Eight Steamships Will Leave Portland This Month. FIVE SAIL FOR THE ORIENT Tvro Oriental Liners and One Wheat Steamer Due Today Alsterlcnmp Make a Quick Round Trip Marine A'otea. The year and the month is young yet. hut Portland Is making a line record as & steamship port as a starter for the century. Since January 1, the Ave biff steamers have sailed from this port, and there are three others due today, all of which will get away before the end of the month, so that we are assured of eight steamships for the first month of the year. Those which have already de parted this year are the Saint Bede and the Thyra, with stores and animals for Manila, the Norman Isles with lumber for Shanghai, and the Chlng Wo and Kaisow, with wheat for St. Vincent for orders. The steamers due today are the Robert Adamson. which comes from Nanaimo to load wheat for Balfour, Guthrie & Co., the steamship Miloe, of T. M. Stevens & Col's regular line to the Orient, and the German steamship Eva, of the Oregon & Oriental line. The Robert Adamson Is a big freighter, which has been in the Coast coal trade for the past two years. She will carry nearly BOO0 tona of wheat, and will be given the customary quick dispatch which wheat vessels always receives at Port land. The Milos has undoubtedly met with heavy weather, and is making a long trip. She brings a full Inward car go, and a full cargo awaits her for the outward voyage. The Norman Isles, which left down late yesterday afternoon arrived at Astoria yesterday, going through like all of the rest of the deep draft steamers, without touching any where on the route. ALSTERKAMP COMING AGAIIf. German Ship Makes a Q,nlck Round Trip. The German ship Alsterkamp sailed from San Diego for this port last Sunday, and If she makes a fast passage up the coast, may complete a round trip between Portland and Europe within the year. This would not break any records, for the round trip has been made in much less than a year, but the Alsterkamp has handled considerable business within the year. She sailed from this port, January 17, 1900, and on arrival out at Queenstown was ordered to Antwerp to discharge. She arrived at the Belgium port June 4, and after discharging her wheat cargo was placed on berth for general cargo for San Diego. She received rather poor dispatch over there, and did not get away until August 4. She reached San Diego Decem ber 17, and had very good dispatch at that port, discharging her cargo and tak ing in ballast In less than three weeks. 'The Alsterkamp was formerly the Brit ish ship Flotow, well kown In the Pacific Coast grain trade. She is owned by the same firm as the Alsterufer, now in tn river, and the Alsterdamm. which Is due at the Sound. Nearly all of the ships of this line are ex-Britishers, the Alsterufer formerly sailing as the British ship North Star, while the Amsterdamm was the So mali, which In hpr day was the largest British sailing ship afloat, and Is still one of the largest ships in the world. WILLAMETTE LOCKS. Quarterly "Report of Traffic Piled With the Governor. SALEM, Jan. 8. The Portland General Electric Company has filed with the Gov ernor its report for the quarter ending December 31, setting form a statement of the, freight, passengers, steamboats, barges, etc., that have passed through the canal and locks at Willamette Falls during that time: K a a 2 i o no ss fa bo p on c -. 5 5"M -CB o-o a : 3 . c. : ts BOATS. Ruth I SOI 470! 71 21 79.7O0I 1.1S7 Modoc m 3921 361 263! 25.S0M 1.S7S Elmore ....) 30 1G5.... 39.793 505 Pomona Altona . Bonita . -.1 i .2531 3S1 G30 33.67GI .,KM 40 633 24 ,78S 16.500 1SS 7,900 Total '.... 405 4.433 145j 1,8G6 203,379 5.039 Tho N. R. Lang made seven trips, the Grey Eagle two and the City of Eugene three, carrying 2S2 cords of wood and 40,500 lineal feet of piling. GEHMAX OR BRITISH. Recent Storm nan Apparently Been Impartial In Iti Effect. London Fairplay, the publication which poses as authority on all matters pertain ing to shipping, recently printed an arti cle which was Intended to convey the Im pression that more British ships were wrecked after they fell Into the hands of the Germans than were lost while they were handled by British sailors. The sta tistics of the overdue fleet headed for the Northwest, hardly bear out the theory of the London oracle. The Rathdown, the worst risk of the fleet. Is a British vessel, and the Andrada and Castle Rock, which are next on the reinsurance list, are also British ships. The Bertha and the Otto Glldemelster, are both naturalized vessels, formerly sailing under the British flag as the Lathom and Zemindar. The Peter Rlckiners, the sixth of the overdue fleet. Is a German-built ship, and seafaring men regard her as the best risk of the lot, in spite of her long passage, giving as a reason the unfavorable winds which always prevail In the China seas at the time she left there. SEWALLS BUYING SniPS. SucceftRorx of the Maine Shipbuilder Purchase the J. B. Walker. Charles Barclay, a native son of the Webfoot state, passed through the city yesterday, en route to his home In Oregon City. Mr. Barclay has for the past six years served as mate on the American ship, J. B. Walker. This vessel was pur chased a few days ago by the firm of Ar thur Sewall & Co., and as Mr. Barclay wished to take a turn ashore, he left the ship when she was turned over to her new owners. The J. B. Walker Is an old wooden ship, and the Sewall Interests would undoubtedly prefer a modern metal ship, but, owing to the antique and fool ish laws of this country, they could not go out Into the open market and buy the vessel needed, but were obliged to take what they could get. The fact that the vessel Is already chartered for a single trip at a rate which will bring In returns of $26,000 on a $40 000 Investment shows pretty well why the Scwalls were never very outspoken In their advocacy of the subsidy steal. BRAEMAR REACHES TACOMA. Had Good Weather and Sighted No Ship En Route. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. S. The British steamer Bracmwr arrived today from Ja pan, 20 days out from Kobe, with a mis cellaneous Oriental cargo tf 2240 tons. Her entry manifest shows that she brings 70. 843 packages, consigned to various points In the United States and Canada. The principal items are rice, tea and-a small quantity of silk. Contrary to expecta tions, no rough weather was encohstered, and winds were for the most partfavor able. The Braemar did not pass or'slght any vessels during the voyage. TO SEARCH FOR THE ANDRADA. Revenue? Cutter Commodore Perry Leaves for North Coast. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. The revenue cut ter Commodore Perry left out this after noon In search for the British bark An drada. which has Pilot Cordiner on board. The intention Is to so along tive north shore of Vancouver Island. The dredge and other implements to be used by Contractor Johnson, who is to remove the Silvia de Grasse reef, have arrived down the river, and the work has commenced. Arrangements have been made to dump the rock taken from the reef under the railroad trestle near by. Captain Neef, of the German bark Al sterufer, states that the name of the sailor who deserted his vessel at Port land, and who died at the hospital In this city on Sunday, was- H. Hantorp. He savs the man had been ill for some lime, and during the voyage to the Co lumbia River was unable to perform his regular duties. The body will be burled by Coroner Pohl tomorrow, and the ex penses of the funeral will be paid by the vessel. CUSTOM-HOUSE BUSINESS. December Domestic Exports Valued At Nearly $1 ,500,000. The report of the Collector of Customs for the month ending December 31 sum marizes the business of the Portland Cus-tom-House as follows: No. vessels entered from foreign ports.. 3 No. vessels cleared for foreign ports.... 20 No. vessels entered from domestic ports 29 No. vessels cleared for domestic ports.. 12 No. entres of merchandise for duty.... 91 No. entries of merchandise free of duty. 9 No. entries for warehouse 1 No. entries for warehouse and trans portation 7 No. entries from warehouse for con sumption 26 No. entries for Immediate transporta tion without appraisement 27 No. entries for consumption liquidated. 103 No. entries for warehouse liquidated... 6 No. licenses for coasting trade granted.. 1 No. licenses to vessels under 20 tons granted 1 Value of exports Domestic $1,372,518 Receipts from all sources Duties on imports $34,334 30 Fines, penalties and forfeitures.... 4 13 Miscellaneous customs receipts.... 215 30 Official fees 101 30 Total $34,655 63 Amount of refunds ana draw backs paid $ 676 11 WAS WASHOUGAL SEAWORTHYT Eastern Lumber Company Sues to Recover Value of Lumber Cargo. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. The Eastern Lumber Company, of Portland, has filed a suit In the United States District Court against the barge Washougal and the tug Samson for $6000, the value of 500,000 feet of lumber lost, as alleged, by -the master of the tug, through negligence on the trip from Astoria to Oakland. The allegation is also made that the barge was unseaworthy. (The barge Washougal, in tow of the tug Samson, left Astoria early last month bound for San Francisco. The barge was heavily laden with lumber, and when down the coast a considerable distance the tug's engines were disabled, and It was found necessary to cast the barge adrift. The tug was picked up by a steamer and towed Into San Francisco Bay. The barge was equipped with sails, and she beat along the coast for about a week when she was also picked up and taken to the Bay City.) HEMMED IN BV FLOATING ICE. Plight of Steamer TUamooIc In the Coolc Inlet Country. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Advices from Seattle, Wash., "say the overdue Alaskan steamer Tillamook is hemmed in by floating Ice in Saldovia Bay, In the Cook, Inlet country. She has 50 passen gers on board. A steamer will probably be sent to her relief. SEATTLE, Jan. 8. The report published today upon the authority of an Alaska Indian to the effect that the United States mall steamer Tillamook has been hemmed in by float ice at Seldovla, at the en trance to Cook Inlet, Is discredited by mariners familiar with northern waters. Captain James Carroll, one of the pio neers In Alaskan navigation, character ized the story tonight as "an Indian pipe dream." He says It will be found that the Tillamook has met disaster to the westward of Kadlak Island. MARINE CASUALTIES. Mate of Schooner Lost, and Another Vessel Leaking?. SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 6. The schoon er Julia E. Whalen. which sailed from here January 1, for Apia, has returned In distress and without her mate. The ves sel plunged Into the thick of bad weath er at the start The gale continued to increase In violence, and on the morning of the 3d, Mate Charles Oake was washed from the deck Into the sea. The schooner W. F. WItzemann has ar rived here from San Marlcos Island, leak ing at the rate of eight inches an hour. The pumps had been kept going day and night, since November 25. Overdue Rate Advances. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S. The rate of reinsurance has advanced on several over- j due vessels. The German ship Otto Glld- crmclster, from Yokohama for Portland, Is quoted at 50 per cent; the Cape Wrath, ! out 6S days from Callao for Portland, Is ! quoted at 30 per cent; the ship Rathdown, i out 97 days from Tokohama for Port 1 'and, 90 per cent; the Castle Rock, 74 1 days out from Hong Kong for British Columbia, 25 per cent; the Andrada, 5S days from Santa Rosalia for Portland, 23 per cent, and the German ship Bertha, out 77 days from Wei Hal Wei, 50 per cent. Libeled for Salvage. SEATTLE. Wash. Jan. 8. The steam er Charles D. Lane, which was about to leave Seattle for South America, was today libeled at the instance of the Sag inaw Steel Company, for salvage for as sistance said to have been rendered the Lane while she was In distress off Cape Flattery, in the recent storm. The steel comnany owns the steamer Washtenaw, which went to the aid of the Lane and got a hawser aboard, but the captain of the Lane did not think It strong enough to tow the Lane and would not allow It to be used. Unfounded Report. BRUSSELS, Jan. S. There Is no truth In the report of the foundering of the steamer Soudan, which left Antwerp early In Dccembor to undertake river service in the Congo Free State, and which was said to have gone downduring the last days of December, drowning 10 of her crew. The first report was due to a change In Lie steamer's destination. Ncvr Panama Line. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S. The Panama Railroad Steamship Company dispatched the steamship Roanoke as the first steam er for Panama of their new line. The Pa cific Mail Steamship Company dispatched their, last ship for Panama today under the contract with the Panama Railroad Company. Schooner Mate Killed. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 8. Gustavo Bergman, second mate of the schooner Sailor Boy, fell from the cabin to the deck while the vessel was coming up the harbor today. He struck on his head and was instantly killed. He was a. single man, and his home was in San Francisco. Marine Notes. The British ship Brodick Castle has been chartered to load coal oil at New York for Shalnghai In February-March at 23 cents per casej which indicates a pretty firm freight market. The tug Luckenbach, which was dis patched to Santa Rosalia to help the Ger man lark Edmund off the beach, arrived at that port December 2L There is some hope of saving the vessel, but she will be a gocd many months behind her Portland canceling date. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. Sailed At 10:30 A. M., steamer Columbia, for San Fran ciscq; at 4 P. M., revenue cutter Perry, to search for overdue ships. Arrived down, -nAt 1P. M., French bafk Alice; at 2 P. M., Norwegian steamer Norman Isles. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., smooth; wind northwest; weather clear. Hoqulam, Wash. Arrived Jan. 6 Schooner Esther Bohnne, from San Fran cisco for Aberdeen; schooner Vega from San FrancUca for Aberdeen; schooner Henry Wilson, from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Sailed Schooner C. A. Thayer, from Hoqulam for San Francisco; schoon er J. A. Garfield, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner William Olsen, from Aberdeen for Honolulu; schooner Oliver Olsen, from Aberdeen for Melbourne. San Francisco- Jan. 8. Sailed Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for Astoria; steamer Wil lamette, for Chemalnus; schooner Charles Falk, for Gray's Harbor; schooner Con fianza, for Coqullla River. Seattle Arrived Jan. 7 Steamer Dol phin, from Alaska. Sailed Japanese steamer Rio Jun Maru, for Yokohama. Tacoma Cleared Jan. 7 Bark Agate, for Elcele. Boulogne. Jan. 8. Sailed Patricia, from Hamburg for New York. Portland, Me., Jan. a Arrived Peru vian, from Glasgow. New York, Jan.. '8. Arrived Cap Frio, from Hamburg. Sailed Noniadic, for Liv erpool, i Liverpool, Jan. 8. Arrived Vancouver, from Portland. Queenstown. Jan. 8. Arrived Lake Champlaln, from St. Johns, N. B., and Halifax. Hamburg, Jan. 8. Sailed Tanls, for San Francisco. i Now Yojk, Jan. 8. Arrived Furnessla, from Glasgow. Plymouth, Jan. 8. Arrived Pennsyl vania, from New York for Hamburg. Havre, Jan. 8. Arrived La .Normandle, from New York. Lizard, Jan. 8. Passed Steamer Am sterdam, from New York for Boulogne and Rotterdam. k Cherbourg, Jan. 8. Arrived Steamer Pennsylvania, from New York via Ply mouth for Hamburg. WOULD PAY FROM THE START Washington County Farmer's Opin ion of Road to Nehalem. TIGARDVILUE, Or., Jan. 5. (To the Editor.) I notice In your issue of Jan uary 5 a communication from Scholl's about the route of a proposed rail road from Portland to Nehalem by way of Oswego, to connect with the old Nehalem route near Newton's Station. Being familiar with the route from child hood, and having conducted a lumber manufacturing business for 10 years, and being familiar with all tho timber re sources of this section, I think I am In a position to give your readers some Idea of the benefits to be gained by building a road over this route. In the first place, there is a choice of three routes, all of which are practicable and would be near ly on a water level, without any very heavy grading, and not much trestle work, and I am satisfied a road would pay from the tlm the first train was run over the road. The building of a railroad through this section of the country has become a ne cessity, and the people are In the mood to take hold and help in any way they can. Leaving Oswego, the road would run through a rich farming and hoprals lng country until near Tigardvllle. From Tlgardville to Bcholl's there are fine farms In plenty, besides thousands of acres of timber suitable for cordwood and lumber and on the south side of Cooper Mountain and tributary to the proposed route are several thousand acres of the finest piling and ship spar timber to be found anywhere In Oregon today. Along the Tualltan River Is a large amount of the finest beaverdam land only waiting the advent of transportation facilities to pour Its wealth Into the commercial cen ters. At Scholls would be a shipping point for the north side of the Cheha lem Mountain, a strip of land some four miles wide by seven or eight long, all thickly settled with resources enough to nearly pay for building the road. From Scholls to Newton Station the route would run through a fino section of country, where, at every cross-roads, would be waiting wheat, hay and cordwood for shipment. The resources of the Nehalem are too well known to need more than a casual mention. Suffice It to say that the tim ber of the Nehalem Valley is the finest to be found anywhere in Oregon, and is In such quantity that any one can hardly comprehend Its magnitude. And it is my candid opinion that the company which first takes hold and builds a road over this route will line Its pockets, besides conferring a lasting favor on the people of the richest part of Oregon. A. N. DAVIS. "Washington Notes. J. H. Whltakcr has been appointed City Electrician of Tacoma. The North Yakima Council will be peti tioned for a milk Inspector. The Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho Fruit Association will meet at Spo kane January 31, for a session of three days. Representative G. C. Brltton, of the Pierce County delegation, is drafting a bill for an entirely new probate code and repeal of all existing probate laws. The Marysvllle Council has passed an ordinance which prohibits the use of all kinds of firearms by boys under 16 years of age. A , curfew law may be passed at the next meeting. It Is said the Legislature will be asked to Increase the Supreme Court from five to seven Judges, upon the ground that the present membership of the Court is In sufficient to handle the work. Alfred H. Seymour, who represented himself as an Insurance agent, and who, the police say, has been victimizing people at Seattle and Oregon towns, and In Brit ish Columbia, has been arrested at Seat tle. Next November Pacific County- bonds to the amount of $33,000 will be payable at the option of the county, or they may run 10 more years. They draw 6 per cent interest- It is believed that they can be refunded at 4 per cent Interest. The Waldron estate, consisting of large tracts of timber land near Aberdeen, has been finally adjusted. Some $10,000 has been realized from the sale of Isolated tracts of timber, and a loan has been ef fected on other pieces sufficient to take up two long overdue mortgages. The re mainder of the estate, amounting to about 60,000,009 feet of timber, falls to Miss Ella Waldron sister and only heir of the deceased John L. Waldron. Her prop erty Is considered to be worth $55,000, clear of Incumbrance. Albany's Financial Condition. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 8. The- annual re port of the City Recorder, filed at a meet ing of the City Council tonight, shows the receipts for last year to have been $12, 295 43; running expenses, $7067 32; bond in terest, $5709 75, and a warrant of $6846 73 issued to liquidate an old interest and principal account of the Portland Bridge Company. The city owes $95,000 on bond accounts, and $15,042 37 on outstanding 'warrants. ROBBED AT HIS DOOR I EXPERIENCE OF, A CLACKAMAS COUNCTJFARMER. Though He Shelled Out to the Thief, He Saved Much Money In His Home. OREGON CITY, Jan 8. Word was re ceived today from-Marquam that George Newsome, a farmer, was held up and robbed of a few dollars In the door of his own residence, yesterday evening. Hear ing a knock at the front door, Mr. New some responded, when a man, disguised with a grain bag over his head, shoved a revolver in the farmer's face and de manded his money. Mr. Newsome hand ed over what change was in his. pocket, and the highwayman departed. The farmer saved $200 that was hidden in the bouse. Uvy Stlpp is preparing a bill to be presented to the Legislature by members of the Clackamas County delegation to cover emergencies that occur In Probate Court matters. Among other provisions, It gives an administrator the option to deposit money due a distributee with tho County Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor, thus enabling an administrator to make final settlement of an estate when the distributee cannot be found. The bill also provides for the discharge of guardians, who. at their option, can thus deposit small balances belonging to mi nors. TO PERFECT SCALP BOUNTY LAW. Senator Williamson Says We Have Enougrk Laws Already. THE DALLES, Jan..8.-nJ. N. William son, joint Senator for Crook, Klamath, Lake and Wasco Counties, asked today what bills he wo(ild Introduce, or legisla tion he specially favored at the coming Legislature, replied as follows: "As to what measures I am particularly Interested in, I will say that I am more interested in the vigorous enforcement of a number of laws we already have than In the enactment, of any more. I will not be on hand with a very heavy budget of bills at this session. I doubt if I will have any. Several matters of more or less" importance, particularly the latter, have been suggested to me as matters urgently calling for legislation, but I have no oills in sight. However, I may again have something to offer in reference to the state scalp' bounty question. The pres ent. law Is not satisfactory. The opinion is prevalent that the law is unconstitu tional. To such an extent is this the case that the law is. Inoperative to a great extent, and an entirely new law may be necessary. Ijhav.e not determined as yet what course iopursue In the matter, but will try to be -on, hand with some remedy for defects in, the present law. Whatever Is formulated in, this line will be Intro duced first in the House, where all such measures must originate. "I am against the present registration lav and think it should be repealed, at least, so far as our section of the state is concerned. From what I have seen of the workings of the registration law In East ern Oregon, I am inclined to look with disfavor upon the primary election prop- osltion, although it is quite a popular fad nowadays. "We are called upon to enact page after page of new laws governing our fishing Interests at nearly every session of the Legislature. At' the last session the ground was thoroughly gone over under the careful, supervision of Commissioner McGuire, by far the ablest authority upon our salmon-fishing industry that Oregon has produced. It Is my opinion that we need a vigorous enforcement of the pres ent law far more than we need a new grist of law on that subject "As a general jjroposltlon, I might say that we need a proper application of very many laws we' already have far more than we need new laws. "I am In favor of such an appropriation of money for our state schools as is need ed to conduct them in a manner becoming the dignity of such institutions, but let's have no more of them now. Enough of anything Is plenty. "I would like to see the present session undertake to live up to the law enacted at the last session In reference to com mittee clerkships, for the example there would be In it, If nothing more. Such a law has been enforced In the State of California for eight years, and there Is no good reason why It should not find favor In Oregon. That we have the power to disobey it Is no reason why we should do so. "As to my choice for United States Senator, there Is so much available tim ber In sight for that position that It Is difficult to make a selection really diffi cult. I sometimes wish we had more Senatorial chairs to warm, so we would have enough to go around 'decently." SNOW IN LANE COUNTY. First of the Season In Eugene Deep In Mountains. EUGENE, Jan. 8. Snow commenced falling here at an early hour this morn ing, and In a few hours the ground was covered with about three Inches. Before noon the fall had ceased, but, there are Indications that more will follow; This is the first snow of the season, although there has been a great deal In the hills and mountains on all sides. At -Walter-vllle, 30 miles east, there Is now reported about three feet on a level, and about the same at mill No. 1 of the Booth-Kelly Company, at Saginaw. The malls going up the McKenzie and the Middle Fork are somewhat Interrupted, the carriers finding great difficulty In getting through. A lot has been purchased and the con tract will at once be let for the construc tion of the proposed hospital of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, which has been under course of development for some time. The hospital Is to be first class and up-to-date In all particulars, furnished with all modern hospital con veniences, and ample for the accommo dation of all the patients there Is any reason to expect for some time to come. Although designed particularly for the benefit of the employes of the Bootli Kelly Lumber Company, the Institution will be open to the reception of patients In general. NORTHWEST DEAD. A. J. Welch, Oregon Pioneer and Resident of Astoria. ASTORIA, Jan. 8. Andrew John Welch, an old resident of this county, died at an early hour this morning of old age. He had been 111 for some time, but was con scious and without pain at the end. His funeral will be held toniorrow morning from Grace Episcopal Church, and the interment will be In the family plot in Ocean View cemetery. Mr. Welch was born on Pusheo River, Callaway County, Mo., on February 19, 1819. After the close of the Mexican War, of which he was a veteran, he went to California during the gold excitement, and In 1852 he married Miss Mary Jane Henderson at Blcella, Cal. She died 18 .months later. He came to Astoria In 1854, and has resided In this vicinity since, except durng the Civil War, when he answered a call of Governor Gibbs and entered the Army and served at the Col ille reservation, guarding, the Indians. NEW TRIAL FOR GATES. The Man Who Was Convicted of Murderlnir Captain Beeson". SOUTH BEND.vWash., Jan. 8.1-Judge Elliott today granted a new trial to Man uel Gates, convicted of murdering Cap tain Beeson, of McGowan's launch Lenore. In his decision he stated that the evi dence was as strong against Gates' boat- puller, Olson, who was acquitted. Tho Judge said no evidence had been intro duced showing that Beeson was on the launch when It reached Gates' net; that some of the prosecution's witnesses were very uncertain In their statements; that Olson's story, as told on the stand, he believed to be true, and that new evidence bad been offered in Gates' behalf, which should be heard. The decision is a sur prise to most people. TAXES BARRED BY STATUTE. Contention In Suit Filed in Tacoma Thousands Involved. TACOMA, Jan. 8. One of the most im portant questions that has yet been raised in the many suits brought for the reduc tion of taxes is made an issue In a suit filed today against Pierce County. Plaint iffs contend that all suits for the collec tion of taxes foi 1S94 and prior years are outlawed and barred by the statute of limitations. This Is a most important question, and if it should be sustained by the courts will be far-reaching In its effects, as It will at once operate to cancel thousands of dollars of taxes now delinquent for 1S94 and prior years. Charges Asatnst Tibbetts. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. About three weeks ago a man giving his name as J. E. Tibbetts, arrived here from Portland, and spent several days at the Parker House. The morning he left he borrowed a $60 overcoat from W. M. Frame and took It away with him. He also left an unpaid board bill and a borrowed-money account behind him. The police have been in search of Tibbetts, but were un able to locate him until yesterday, when he was arrested In Portland on a charge of forgery. He will be brought to As toria to answer a charge of larceny -.tan the Portland authorities get through with him. ,f A report has been current on the streets for several days that G. W. Sanborn had assumed the management of the local cannery of the Cutting Packing Com pany. When Mr. Sanborn was asked this afternoon with reference to it, he refused either to confirm or deny the report. The local cannerymen have heard the matter mentioned, and they are of the opinion that it is true. Workman's Head Sawed. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Jan. 8. This afternoon, while at work in the Colum bia Box & Lumber Company's sawmill, taking the lumber from the saw, F. W. Talbot leaned too far forward and the saw caught the top of his head, the teeth penetrating the skull In several places. While the wounds are serious, it Is be lieved that he will survive. It was his first day in the mill. Mayor Boner has announced his com mittees in the City Council for tho com ing year to be as follows: Finance J. H. Drissler, A. 3J. Leonard and C. A. Coulter. Streets George Helm, W. B. Murdock and F. R, Wright Fire, lights, water C. A. Coulter, W. B. Murdock and J. VIckrey. Health and police J. VIckrey, C. A. Coulte9and A. P. Leonard. W. H. Cornelius was reappointed night watchman. Trade Alliance Formed. VANCOUVER. B. C, Jan. 8. A new triple trade alliance has been formed to carry freight from Vancouver to Dawson. It Is announced that the White Pass & Yukon Railway, the Alaska Exploration Company and the Canadian Navigation Company have Jointly purchased two Brit ish steamboats, each capable of carrying 250 passengers and 650 tons of freight, to run from Vancouver to Skagway. It Is also stated that for the season of 1901 freight rates on this line will be reduced 15 per cent. The Mcdford Town Election. MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 8. The Medford town election passed off quietly today, there being but little Interest manifested as to any of the officers to be elected except those of Recorder and Marshal. Only one ticket for Mayor and Trustees was In the field, and the following were elected: Mayor, W. S. Crowell; Trustees, F. K. Deuel, W. T. Kale, Henry Kllppel, J. N. Wlllet; Treasurer, Charles Strang; Marshal, Charles Johnson. The vote for Recorder was a tie. To Relieve Lieutenant Gillmore. SEATTLE, Jan. 8.-LIeutenant D. H. Mahan arrived In Seattle today on hl3 way to the Puget Sound naval station, where he will relieve Lieutenant GUI more, who has been ordered to Manila. Oregon Notes. Albany had only four fire alarms last year. August Elckworth, of Marshfleld, has leased the Coqullle City Bulletin. The Marshfleld light plant was slightly damaged last week by lightning. The Baker City Chamber of Commerce gained 31 new members last week. J. W. Clinton floated over 3000 logs down the North Fork of the Coqullle on the recent freshet. The Wallowa News says that W. E. A. Watson has bought the Reavls Tract, on Alder Slope, for $10,500. F. E. Dunn, of Eugene, sold 57 bales of 1899 hops to San Francisco buyers Mon day for 8 cents per pound. Fred Walters, of the Farmers' Custom Mill, has purchased the Cheape mill prop erty at Pendleton for $5500. The Marshfleld Mail says that a cold storage plant Is needed at that place, and would be a paying Investment. The Eureka, Cal., football team has challenged the Marshfleld eleven to play a4game at Marshfleld, February 22. Timber cruisers are said to be engaged on the Siuslaw and Umpqua Rivers look ing for timber and a site for a mill. The Treasurer of Grant County had about $3000 last week for distribution among the school districts of the county. The Albany Treasurer has a balance on hand of $2717 41. The expenditures last quarter were $2580 62, and the receipts $5298 03. The Commercial Club has organized In Summervllle, with Justus Wade, presi dent; H. C. Rlnehart, secretary; J. I. Wade, treasurer. The telephone office at Sumpter has abolished Its telegraph office, and mes sages are now transmitted by telephone to Baker City. Since the 15th of December the Imbler Lumber Company has received orders for 35 cars of lumber, 25 of which go to Salt Lake City and other Utah points. The steamer Blanco has been towing rock for the Southern Oregon Lumber Company to Empire. The rock Is being Used to build a bulkhead to protect the piling from teredoes. J. W. Shaney found water on Robert Spencer's ranch, Rock Creek, at a depth of 124 feet, says the Condon Times. At a depth of 130' feet the supply was 400 gallons, but the contract calls for 500 gal lons, and he will drill several feet yet. Orte hundred feet of this boring was through solid blue rock. L. Oldenburg's frultdryer and fruit house, north of La Grande, was totally destroyed by Are early Saturday morning. Practically nothing was saved. 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"Mr. Lee began his term of office on April 1. 1S99, hence his report covers one quarter of Superintendent Gilbert's term and seven : continued all Winter, with two shifts of quarters of his own. His report opens I men. with the following statement: I stott & Shelton have a valuable proper- "In addition to the usual dutles of the ty In the Black Hawk property, adjoining office, the last Legislature placed upon I the Golden Eagle mine, In Malheur Coun me two Important responsibilities the , ty. They report they took out about three trusteeship of the state's Interest In the , fourths of a ton of ore and by the rude foundry matter, and the Improvement and process of crushing It in a hand mortar building of certain public roads." j and wasning the pulp In gold pan saved The duties In the foundry matter con- slsted of watching that the property held by the state as security should not be lessened by shipments, and the Loewen-berg-Golng Company, having settled Its Indebtedness to the Btate. the trusteeship Is practically closed. x The report then gives a detailed account of the work done on the public roads under the law of 1S99. appropriating $2500 for that purpose. During the working season of 1S99 a crew of trusties and two teams were placed under the control of T. A, Farley, ax roadmaster. He did a large amount of ditching and consider able grading on the Macleay road, the Turner road and Twenty-fifth street. Tho year closed with an expenditure of only JS88 63, Including Balary of roadmaster, expense of survey and cost of tools and gravel. Owing to scarcity of teams, part of the gravel wso paid for delivered. "I have not hunted statistics as to the cost of road-building." says the report, "but happened to run across an item which stated that a certain Eastern state had expended $10,000 per mile on roads, while we have built between two and three miles at a cost of $1750 17, there being $749 S3 of the fund on hand, and we have two good wagons, scrapers, plow and tools, which were bought from the road fund." Since the state teams are kept busy on the farm. Superintendent Lee recommends that the law be amended so that teams may be purchased from the fund, and that an appropriation be made for the purpose of future road-building. Early In 1899. work was begun in the brick-yard, and 1,100,000 brick have since been burned. These were used as fol lows: New wing at asylum, 700,000; closed cottage, 107,400: Statehouse. 2000: new wing at prison, 403,000; on hand, 27,000. It Is recommended that land be rented upon which to keep 250 hogs, Instead of 50, as at present, as by raising pork thou sands of dollars can be saved annually. The financial portion of the report shows that of the appropriations aggre gating $99,946 20. there has been expended $97,541 17, leaving balances aggregating $2405 03. Xoten of Knntern Oregon Mines. A test pit, sunk 15 feet on the Oregon Boy, a recent location In the Alamo dis trict, Is said to have disclosed a ledge with $12 values. At a depth of 40 feet the "White Iron property, located In the Deer Creek dis trict. Is said to show a 26-foot ledge, with average values of $5 20. The shaft on the Little Breeches claim, in the Bald Mountain district. Is down 25 feet, and average assays of $5 40 are re ported. No crosscuttlng will be done un til the 100-foot level Is reached. The tunnel Is now in 60 feet on the "Won der property, located In the Susanvllle district. The avprage assays are said to be $12 50 from a three-foot vein, some specimens assaying $125 and $204. It Is said the "White Swan Mining & Milling Company, of Des Moines, la., will pay $2791 30 to the Sheriff of Baker County January 15, thereby redeeming the "White Swan 1 and 2 and Red Ledge properties. The tunnel in the Independence claim located in "Wind Creek district, has given a depth of 72 feet, after having been driven S5 feet, according to the Sumpter American. The ledg was crosscut this week, and is reported 20 feet in width, of which six feet is said to average $10 S3. C. S. "Warren, Jr., has purchased from George Day a one-sixth Interest in the Crown Point property for $500. The prop erty ad loins the Diadem In the Greenhorn Mountain district, and has been developed by a 40-foot shaft. It Is said that average assays from a 3-foot ledcre are $25 30, while some speclmes assayed $104. The boiler at the Badger mine has been set. This will comnlete the new hoisting works, and deep sinking will commence at once. The present shaft Is down a lit. tie over 100 feet and has disclosed a four foot vein, which is said to assay over $100. About 60 tons of high-grade ore Is now ready for shipment to San Francisco. "Work on the Melbourne property of the Astoria & Melbourne Mining Company Is progressing, says the Sumpter American. At the 100-foot mark the ledge has been crosscut 12 feet Assays from this ledge are said to run from S2 65 to $65. The tun nel will be driven 250 feet and a shaft will be started on the ledge, below the tunnel site. Two locations, made early in the Spring in the Bald Mountain district, which are said to be promising are the Boer and the British properties. The Boer has been A developed by a' 42-foot shaft, and is said LIMBS to show a six-foot ledge, assaying $10 15. The British has a 28-foot tunnel on tho ledge, not yet crosscut, from which, assays of $9 60 are reported. The showing on the General Lawton property, which adjoins the Oregon placer & Power Company placer grounds on the north. Is said to be excellent, says tho Sumpter American. At a depth of 143 feet, It is reported a 10-foot ledge gave average values of $9 25. A shaft sunk 13 feet on the ledge, higher up on the moun tain gave values of Jlo 40. Secretary Hecht, of the Fidelity Mining Company, reports the ledge on the Key stone has" widened to 12 feet, with o'hly one wall In sight, says the Sumpter Amer- t lean. Assays from the surface returned $2 SO, while a late assay from tho ledge. at a depth of 16 feet, yielded $3 64 in gold I and silver. Mr. Hccht says work will be ' $150 worth of gold. The tunnel Is In 28 feet on the ledge, which Is said to be 2 feet, with average assays of $43. Quotation of Mining? Stocks. SPOKANE, Jan. 8. The closing quotations for mining stocks today were: Bid. Ask.) Bid. Ask. Blacktall 10 11 INoble Five ... 2 2 Butte & Bos.. 1 1 Prln. Maud... 1 1 a Qullp 235 28 3 Ramb. Car... 20V 29 ... Reservation .. 4ft 4-J 1 Ross. Giant . 2 3(2 2 ISn'.llvan .... 122 13U 21 Tom Thumb . 12 lx ...Waterloo 2 2 7ftiAmer. Boy ...& 10 40 (Conjecture ... 3 4 7VilPewey 2 3 3t Miller Creek.. 2 2 Crystal 4Vi D. T. Con.... 2 Evening Star. 5Vj Gold Ledge. . 1 Golden Han-. ... I. X. L 18 Iron Mask ...34 L. P. Surp... 7 Itn. Lion. ...30 Morn. Glory.. 7VS Morrison .... 3& SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. The official clos ing: quotations for mining: stocks today were Alta ?0 00 Justice- $0 10 Alpha Con 0Mexlcan 53 Andes Belcher Best & Belcher. Occidental Con 0 Onhlr ... 1 15 IT 23 23 4 41 Overman Bullion Potosl Caledonia 96'Savage Challenge Con 20lSetr. Belcher .. ChollAr Confidence Con. Cal. & Va... Crown Point .... Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcrosa. 22Slerra Nevada 7S Silver Hill .... 49 2 SO'Rtandard 3 05 UlUnlon Con 3T 74Utah Con 9 . 27 Yellow Jacket .... 21 NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Mlnins stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con $0 20Llttle Chief $0 16 Alice 4SOntario 5 75 Breece 2 00 Ophlr 100 Brunswlek Con... 23Phoenlx 10 Comstock Tunnel. 4 Potosl 20 Con. Cal & Va... 2 K'Savage 20 Deadwood Terra.. 55 Sierra Nevada ... 40 Horn Sliver 1 10 Iron Silver 07 Leadvllle Con ... 0 Small Hopes ..... 65 Standard 3 70 BOSTON, Jan. 8. Closing quotations Adventure 3 10 00 Humboldt S 50 00 Orceola SI 00 Parrott 48 30 Qttlncy . 75 00 Alloue? M. Co.. 3 00 Amal. Copper... 01 50 Atlantic 28 00 Boston & M...- 310 OOlSanta Fe Cop... 0 50 Butte & Boston 75 OOfTamarack . . 320 O Cal. & Hecla... .835 00 Utah Mining 33 50 Centennial 2J OOjVVlcona. 5 75 Franklin 17 73! Wolverines 48 50 Bid. Fatal Gtxnshot "Wound. SEATTLE, "Wash., Jan. 8. 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