THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, SATUKDAY, JANUARY 19, 1901".
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BIG PAY FOR SCALPS
Over $100,000 for Coyotes
and Wildcats.
THE STATEW1LL FOOT THE BILL
Jferw Measure on Bounties StefVrer's
Apportionment Bill Hitch In
the "War Veterans'
Junket.
SALEM, Jan. 18. Scalp bounty certifi
cates to the amount of over $4000 "were
received at the office of the Secretary of
State today. The largest certificate was
that for 5H0G, Issued by Harney County
to J. M. Dalton, of Burns. This Instru
ment certifies to the killing of 430 coyotes
and 63 -wildcats. Up to the close of the
year 3200, scalp bounty warrants to tho
amount of $100,000 had been Issued. Since
that time the clerks In the office of the
Secretary of State have been too busy to
Issue warrants of any kind, and no record
baa been kept of the aggregate of certifi
cates received. It Is estimated that the
(total la now near the $110,000 mark. Only
about 10 per cent of this amount has been
paid into the scalp bounty fund.
That the Legislature, at its present ses
elon, will provide for the payment of the
ecalp bounty warrants there seems to be
little doubt. The members from Eastern
Oregon are standing eolldly for the lnter
tests of their section in this matter, and,
apparently, will meet with scarcely any
opposition from. Western Oregon. A large
proportion of the scalp bounty warrants
have passed out of the hands of the per
sons who killed the animals for which the
"warrants were issued, and are now owned
by investors or storekeepers, who pro
cured them at from B0 to 80 cents on the
dollar. As the warrants draw 6 per cent
Interest, they will prove a profitable In
vestment. But although, the Eastern Oregon mem
bers will ask for the payment of the war
rants issued under the old law, they will
not ask for a continuance of the law it
eelf. Senator Williamson, of Crook Coun
ty, has prepared a scalp bounty bill which
will probably meet as little opposition as
any that could Te prepared. It has the
advantage of requiring the counties to
pay one-third of the bounty, thus Insur
ing care on the part of counties in guard
ing against fraud.
The bill provides for a $2 bounty on
scalps of coyotes, wildcats, mountain
lions, panthers, cougars, gray wolves and
timber wolves, and requires that the
scalps be presented to the County Clerk,
together with an affidavit setting forth,
among other things, the time when the
animals were killed: that they were killed
In the couniy where the scalp is present
ed, and that the affiant killed the same.
The County Clerk Issues a warrant on the
County Treasurer for the amount due,
and at the end of the month certifies to
the Secretary of State the amount of war
rants Issued, whereupon the State Treas
urer Issues a state warrant In favor of
the county for two-thirds of the amount
paid by the county. The state warrants
are to be paid out of the general fund.
False swearing In any affidavit required
by this act Is made perjury.
The new apportionment bill proposed by
Prratnr Stelwer has for Its main purpose
tho correction of the gerrymander In the
present apportionment, by which shoe-
.sring districts are made out of many
n?ern Oregon counties. The Senator
trlnks that no demand exists for a new
apportionment for the entire state, but
he does think that sweeping changes are
justified for the territorv east of the
mountains. In his calculations he has
ued the census of 1P00.
The first change is found In the Ninth
Sti-uorial district, bv which the counties
of Kmath, Lake. Harnev and Malheur
ore to be linked together, instead of Kla
rn'h Lake, Crook and Wasco. Waeco
ar I SVrmin as a joint district are not
d'sturlird but the Twentv-first Senatorial
d'trkt, consisting of Grant. Gilliam.
Wheeler, Sherman and Wasco, is changed
t Grant Gilliam, Wheeler and Crook. It
will be observed that the groupings of
cnuntles are somewhat more natural than
i:- r the present arrangement.
In the Houw the Twenty-first Repre
sentative district is to consist Jointly of
Klamath and Lake, with one Represe.nta
t!e, Instead of Wasco, Crook, Klamath
and Lake with three Representatives.
Grant Gl'llam Crook and Wheeler are to
comprise the Twenty-eighth Representa
tive district, with two Representatives,
Instead of Grant, Gilliam, Wheeler, Sher
man and Wco as at present, with
three. Wasco is also given a Representa
tive alone, which It has not under the
present law, and Wasco and Sherman are
to hRve a Joint Representative. Baker
and Union jolntlv have one member, and
individually a member. The number of
Representative districts is increased from
2S tn 31 but the number of members In
both houses remains as at present.
By House resolution No. 5, the ser-genrt-at-arms
was required to furnish to
each member and officer 200 2-cent stamps
and 100 1-cent paper wrappers. As the
law of 1?98 governing the employment of
e'erks classes all the clerks as officers,
the question has been raised whether the
House intended that stamps and wrap
pers should be Issued to each of the 30
committee clerks. The Secretary of State
Is waiting for light on the subject before
Issuing the supplies.
Tho average visitor at the Legislature
is unable to discern the purpose of the
largo number of lobbyists who busy them
selves working with members of the Log
isliture. But the men who have partici
pated in several legislative sessions are
not at a loss to understand the motive
of many of the lobbyists. At every ses
sion the Capitol is infested with a horde
of grafters, who are smooth enough to
use honest but unsophisticated members
as tools for the accomplishment of their
cr.ds Their designs are not upon the
treasury of the state, but upon wealthy
corporations, which find it preferable to
submit to being bled rather than to take
the chances of adverse legislation started
with corrupt intent. The plan of proced
ure is this:
The smooth gentleman frames a bill
that appeals to the legislator of reform
Inclinations, and that Is directed against
the financial Interests of large railroad,
telegraph, insurance or banking institu
tions, and then procures the introduction
Of the bill by some member who Is anx
ious to make a record for himself that
wir be approved by his constituents. Tho
originator of the bill urges its passage
in the interest of the dear people, and
arouses the tealous interest of the mem
ber who Introduced it.
When the bill Is well launched on the
high sea toward enactment, the lobbvlst
sends the corporation word that he can
MU the measure for a consideration. That
is, he is willing to accept employment as
a lobbyist against the bill. Whenever the
victim of the plot accedes to the demand
the lobbyist goes to the member who in
troduced the bill and sorrowfully informs
him that, by reason of a defect in the
bill, strong opposition in the other house,
er a probable veto by the Governor, it Is
thought best to let the measure ea hr
the board and be substituted by a better
bill. Once the measure has been killed,
nothing more is heard on the subject.
The worst feature of this proceeding is
that the most conscientious members of
the Legislature are the ones most fre
quently imposed upon, and that the legis
lators are frequently accused bv innuendo
with having been "Influenced" by conces
sions from tho corporation. The. real
.grafter escapes attention, while the man
who introduced-the bill has laid -himself
open to suspicion.
Inspection of some of the bills that have
been introduced during the first three
days of the Legislature shows the degree
of carelessness that has attended the
drafting of Important measures. All man
ner of errors in grammatical structure
and punctuation are to be found in bills,
which, if passed, will affect large finan
cial interests of the state. Errors of this
sort have always been a source of trou
ble in legislation, and are to be found in
the constitution Itself.
It ia said by members of the Legisla
ture that a large majority of the bills
thus far started on the rough road to en
actment have been prepared by outsiders
and handed to the members for introduc
tion. The members of the Legislature
are, therefore, only Indirectly responsible
for the errors. Some of the mistakes are
made by committee clerks, or in the
printing-office, but however they may oc
cur, the result is the same if not detected
before the faulty measure has become a
law.
An example of what might be a serious
omission is shown in Senate bill No. 5,
which was prepared by a resident of East
ern Oregon and introduced by Senator
Johnston, of Sherman and Wasco. This
bill provides for the acceptance- of the
general Government's offer of 1,000,000
acres of arid land, and, as an Incident
thereto, for the construction of irrigating
ditches by contract with the state. In
this proposed law. It Is Intended to re
quire bidders for the construction of
ditches to guarantee their bids by de
positing certified checks or bonds. On
this point, the bill says:
"Section 8. A certified check upon some
solvent bank within this state, for a sum
not less than $100 or a bond in any sum
not less than $250 nor more than 5 per
cent of the estimated cost of said proposed
works, with good and sufficient surety or
sureties, certified to by the County Clerk
or Judge of the county in which the ap
plicant resides, in favor of the board for
the benefit of the state, and conditioned
that the applicant will, If his or their
application shall be approved and accept
ed, enter Into contract for the construc
tion of said provisions of this act."
It will be observed that, while the cer
tified check and bond are described, there
is no express provision stating who shall
furnish the security or to whom it shall
be delivered. The section above quoted
contains a-subject, with several subordi
nate clauses, but no predicate. Other er
rors, of more or less consequence, appear
in this same bill.
House joint memorial No. 1, Introduced
by Representative Hume, of Coos and
Curry, recites that Curry County has
built 100 miles of post road along the
Pacific Ocean, at a cost of $75,000: that
said road Is the only post road running
along tho coast in Curry County, and Is
dally used by the United States Govern
ment for delivering mall; that said road
Is the only post road west of the Coast
Range of mountains connecting the States
of Oregon and California: that Curry
Counts has a population of but 18G8 and a
voting population of 477; that the taxable
property of the county amounts to but
$503,232; that In the construction of said
road said county Incurred an Indebted
ness of $44,000: and that It Is only just that
the general Government should aid in the
construction and maintenance of said
road, to the extent, at least, of reimburs
ing the county In tho amount of Its said
indebtedness. Therefore, the Legislative
Assembly petitions and memorializes Con
gress to appropriate to Curry County the
sum of $44,000 to relieve it from the in
debtedness Incurred In the building of
said road; and direct Oregon's Represen
tatives and Senators in Congress to use
their best efforts to secure such an ap
propriation as a matter of Justice to the
taxpayers of Curry County.
A. N. Gambell, ex-City Auditor of Port
land, has been selected as expert on the
Secretary of State's bookB.
CAPITOL PRACTICALLY DESERTED.
Most of the Legislators Absent No
New Features In Senatorial Fight.
SALE&I, Or., Jan. 18. The Capitol and
the hotel lobbies are practically deserted
tonight. A majority of members are out
of the city, many of them having gone to
Portland. The storm center of the Sen
atorial contest has been transferred to
Portland. So far as Salem is concerned, it
presents no new features whatever.
ASTORIA BOATMAX IN TROUBLE.
Charged With Violating: Quarantine
Regulations.
ASTORIA, Jan. 18. Quarantine Officer
Earle today forwarded to United States
District Attorney Hall a complaint charg
ing John Reld, a local boatman, with vio
lating the quarantine regulations. The
complaint consists of two separate
charges. Ono Is for boarding a vessel
while It was In quarantine, and the other
for trespassing on the quarantine reser
vation, in that the defendant went within
GO feet of a quarantined vessel before the
yellow flag had been lowered. The penal
ty fixed by law for a conviction under the
first charge is a fine of not to exceed $500
or Imprisonment for two years, or both,
and under the second charge the penalty
Is a fine of not to exceed $300, or imprison
ment for 30 days.
Tho question of filing a complaint
against persons violating the quarantine
regulations Is not discretionary with the
quarantine officer in charge, for under
the law a failure to make such complaint
renders the officer not only subject to dis
missal from the service, but also to a fine
of $300 and Imprisonment for one year.
The case in question will probably be
heard before United States Commissioner
Thomson, in this city.
BOLD BURGLARIES AT ROSEBURG.
Robbers Entered Hotel Rooms and
Prliate Residence and Got $120.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. IS. Burglars
made three small hauls here last night.
They seemed to be looking for money
alone, and succeeded In getting it from
at least three persons. Isadore Jacobs,
representing Kohn & Co., of Portland,
lost $75. J. Q. Williams, representing
Leege & Hasklns, of San Francisco, lost
$40, and Freight Agent R. B. Houston's
residence was entered and small change
amounting to about $2 was taken. The
two traveling men were at the McClel
lan House, where the robbers entered the
rooms through windows left partly open
for ventilation. In both cases they acted
quickly and noiselessly, taking the vic
tims' trousers and rifling the pockets.
They effected departure by unlocking the
doors of the rooms. The apparel of the
traveling men Was founa in the Court
house yard. At Mr. Houston's residence
In West Rosoburg entrance was effected
through a window and trousers were
stolen, and after tho money was removed
from the pockets the garment was thrown
in some shrubbery In the dooryard. The
officers have no clew to the robbers.
Charged With Assault.
DALLAS. Jan. 18. Nes Dale must an
swer to the charge of assault upon a girl
named Darling at the next term of Circuit
Court. He rrow occupies a cell In the
county jail, pending tho sitting of that
tribunal. His bonds have been placed at
$500, which he is unable to furnish. THe
girl in the case will be sent to the Boys
and Girls' Aid Society of Portland.
Special School Meeting; for Eugene.
EUGENE, Jan. IS. Tho Board of School
Directors has issued a call for a special
school meeting, to be held on the even
ing of January 28. The object of the
meeting is to vote a school tax to meet
the expenses of the school for the ensuing
year, and also for the purpose of paying
off the present Indebtedness of the dis
trict. At the same time the matter of
constructing a new school building will
be brought up. It Is understood the board
will very strongly urge a new building.
CANNOT GET THE MONEY
FUNDS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INDIAN
VETERANS' COMMISSION.
Delegation to "Washington Would
Have to Advance Cost of Trip
Bill to Be Amended.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 19. The adage of
"more haste," the less speed," has "been
fully verified in the rush to secure pas
sage of a bill providing for the payment
of expenses of a committee to go to
Washington seeldng to secure favorable
Congressional action in behalf of the In
dian war" veteTans. Last Wednesday
Senate bill 13, providing an appropriation
of $2000 for that purpose, passed both
branches of the Legislature. It was
returned! to the Senate Thursday
morning" for enrollment, and, despite
the injunction of President Fulton
that it was imperative to get the bill en
rolled, signed by the presiding officers
of the two houses and In the hands of
the Governor, the Senate, In its haste
to secure a vacation till Monday, ad
journed without taking action. This de
feated any further progress of the bill
until both houses are again In session
next Monday. As a mater of fact, the
whole work will have to be gone over
again, as the bill Is so loosely drawn that
the commitee selected to go to Washing
ton would, under Its provisions, have to
make the trip at their own expense,
and only receive the money provided
after the return of the seven members
from their journey and the presentation
of their bill of expenses for accounting
The State Treasurer could not make any
advance of money to them. The bill pro
vides for the appropriation of $2000 "or
so much thereof as may be necessary,"
and under such conditions neither the
State Treasurer nor any member of the
committee could say just how much
money would be necessary, though, as a
matter of fact, every dollar of the ap
propriation will be expended.
The only way out of the dilemma will
be either the Introduction of an entirely
new bill or to rush an amendment to tho
present bill after it has been signed by
the Governor. The new bill, or amend
ment will carry the same provisions but
will specially state that the $2000 shall be
divided among the seven members of the
committee, giving to each a fraction over
$2S5 to meet his traveling and personal
expenses while on the trip. The new
measure will be taken up on Monday at
the earliest opportunity.
There is no lack of aspirants for ap
pointment on the committee to go to
Washington. Governor Geer has been
anxiously sought after by both Indian
war veterans and Grand Army men, but
none can get any encouragement from
him. At a meeting of the Indian war vet
erans, held some time ago a committee
was chosen to select the seven members
of the proposed committee, Lee Laughlln,
of Yamhill County, being chairman of the
committee. This work has been done.
The list of those recommended by the
committee is In the possession of the
Governor, and, when the bill becomes a
law, he will appoint those Included In it.
Until then, no one will know who have
been decided upon.
TO FRAME THEIR OWN CHARTERS.
An Amendment Proposed to the State
Constitution.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 18. Senator Hunt has
presented a resolution for an amendment
to the state constitution, in the nature
of an enabling act for cities and towns
to frame their own charters. It appears,
to be closely modeled after the Washing
ton constitution, under which the cities
of that state have formed charters of
their own. The city charter business is
an immense nuisance, and many members
believe that it should be taken entirely
away from the Legislature.
The proposed' amendment provides that
all towns may be Incorporated under
general laws, and that cities of more than
20,000 inhabitants may frame their own
charters. The full text is:
"Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
concurring, that the following amend
ments to the constitution of the State of
Oregon be, and the same arc hereby pro
posed. That Is to say, that section 2 of
article II of the constitution be amended
so as to read as follows:
"Corporations may be formed under the
general laws, but shall not be created by
special laws. All laws passed pursuant to
this section may be altered, amended or
repealed, but not so as to Impair or de
stroy any vested corporate rights.
"The Legislative Assembly, by general
laws, shall provide for the Incorporation,
organization and classification, In pro
portion to population, of cities and towns,
which laws may be altered, amended gr
repealed. Cities and towns heretofore or
ganized or incorporated may become or
ganized under such general laws when
ever a majority of the electors voting at
a general election shall so determine, and
shall organize In conformity therewith;
and cities or towns heretofore or here
after organized and all charters thereof
framed or adopted by authority of this
constitution shall be subject to and con
trolled by general laws. Any city con
taining a population of 20,000 inhabitants
or more shall be permitted to form a
charter for its own government consist
ent with, and subject to, the constitution
and laws of this state, and for such pur
pose the legislative authority of such city
may cause an election to be held, at
which election there shall be chosen by
the qualified electors of said city 15 free
holders thereof, who shall have been res
idents of said city for a period of at
least two years preceding their election,
and qualified electors, whose duty it
shall be to convene within 10 days after
their election, and prepare and propose
a charter for such city. Such proposed
charter shall be submitted to the quali
fied voters of said city, and if a majority
of such qualified electors voting thereon
ratify the same, it shall become the char
ter of said city, and shall become the or
ganic law thereof, and supersede any ex
isting charter, including amendments
thereto, and all special laws inconsistent
with such charter. Said proposed chartor
shall be published In two daily newspa
pers published in Bald city for at least 30
days prior to the day of submitting the
same to the electors for their approval,
as above provided. All elections in this
section authorized shall only be had upon
notice, which notice shall specify the ob
ject of calling such election, and shall
be given for at least 10 days before the
day of election In all election precincts
of said city. Said elections may be gen
eral or special elections, and, except as
herein provided, shall be governed by the
law regulating and controlling general or
special elections in said city. Such char
ter may be amended by proposals there
for submitted by the legislative authority
of such city of the election thereof at any
general election, after notice of said sub
mission published as above specified, and
ratified by a majority of the qualified
electors voting thereon. In submitting
any such charter or amendment thereto
any alternate article or proposition may
be presented for the choice of the voters,
and may be voted on separately without
prejudice to others."
FOR FISHING ON CLACKAMAS.
Legllnture to Be Asked to Make the
River Open Stream for Tvro Months.
OREGON CITT, Jan. 18. The Fisher
men's Union held a meeting last night
and appointed a committee to draft a bill
to present to the Legislature providing for
the Clackamas River to be an open
stream during the months of April and
May each year. The fishermen assert that
traps and fisfrwheels are permitted to op
erate in the Columbia River, while the
Clackamas fishermen are barred from
fishing on the most desirable grounds at
any season of the year. The members of
the union held that It would be but equita
ble and Just to permit them to fish for
two months during tha Spring run, as
they are willing to keep off the river dur
ing the Fall run, when the hatcheries are
taking eggs. The fishermen also assert
that if the Clackamas were made an open
stream for two months in the year thera
would be no illegal fishing.
Nine Clackamas County people have
secured official positions and clerkships
in the Oregon Legislature, and several
more are disappointed because they were
not recognized. "
SOMETHING OF MYSTERT.
Whence Came Canned Salmon
Picked Up on Ocean Beacht
ASTORIA, Jan. 18. There is consider
able mystery as to where the large
amount of canned salmon that is being
washed ashore on the beach came from,
but the prevailing opinion is that it is
from some vessel which has been wrecked
off the coast or has been compelled to
Jettison a portion of her cargo. The cans
picked up near Fort Stevens were un
labeled, and there were no distinguishing
marks on the cases, while some of those
found at Seaside were brapded "Alaska."
A third lot, consisting of about a dozen
cases, was picked up yesterday on the
north shore of Sand Island, In the lower
harbor. The cans were labeled "Vancou
ver Brand, Fresh British Columbia Sal
mon, Packed by Vancouver Packing Com
pany, Vancouver, B. C." From this It la
evident the salmon consists of several
different brands, packed in various local
ities, and may have been part of the
cargo of a ship bound for Europe.
Jettr Rock: Hard to Find.
C. B. Hegardt, assistant engineer in
charge of the work in connection with tho
extension of the jetty at Fort Stevens,
has been so far unsuccessful In locating
on available quarry of suitable rock for
the purpose. He has been searching for
one for several months, and has not yet
given up hope of finding It.
MEETING ABANDONED.
Fruitgrowers' Session Cut Out
of
Fnrmcri' Course at Corvallla.
CORVALLtS, Jan. 18. Nine cpunties of
Oregon are represented In the attend
ance at the farmers' short course, now
In progress at the State Agricultural Col
lege. The course closes In the first days
of February.
It has been tho custom for the past
two years to close tho course with a three
day3' meeting of the fruitgrowers. It was
originally tho purpose to follow the usual
rule this year; but the fact that the ses
sion of the Northwest Fruitgrowers Asso
ciation. 19 to begin In Portland about the
time of the closing of the short course
has caused abandonment of the usual
meeting here.
After tho end of the. farmers' short
course the college will begin at once a
season of farmers' Institutes in various
counties. The first occurs at Wells, Ben
ton County, February 5. One Is to be held
at Forest Grove February IS and 7; and
another at Pleasant Hill February 8-9.
WASHINGTON'S TAX LEVY.
Rate for This Year is 2T Mills New
Road System.
HILLSBORO, Or., Jan. 17. The Board
of County Commissioners for Washington
County today levied a tax for the current
year, as follows: State tax, 5.7 mills;
County general fund, 13.2 mills; general
school purposes, ; indigent soldiers, 0.1
mills; road fund, 3 mills.
This makes a total or 27 mills, and will
raise $77,515.24, as compared with $78,917.04
for last year. The. amount for county
purposes and reduction of the warrant
debt will be $37,896. The latter is not very
considerable. The board Intends the three
mills levied for road purposes to be ex
pended by the various 'Supervisors in
stead of pursuing the old method of warn
ing out the propery owners. Besides
the levy as given, there has been an ad
ditional levy of a $2 poll tax placed
on every one liable to the state poll tax,
the receipts to go -into the road fund.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Alfred Blevr, Oregon Pioneer of 180S.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Jan. 18. Alfred
Blew, a resident of Oregon for nearly 40
years, died this morning, after a brief
illness, of paralysis. "Uncle" Alfred
Blew, as he was familiarly known, was
born In Missouri, in 1S27, and crossed tho
plains with his wife and five children In
1862, settling In Lane County, near Pleas
ant Hill. In 1870, he moved to Umatilla
County, where he engaged in stock-raising
for 20 years. He returned to Lane
County in 1S92, where he had since re
sided. A wife, two daughters and six sons
survive him Mrs. M. Mulholland, of this
nlace; Mrs. L. Hendricks, of Cheney,
Wash.; William Blew, of Montana; James
and Alfred Blew, of Glennwood, Wa6h.;
John and Richard Blew, of Astoria, and
Edward Blew, of Roseburg. The funeral
will take place from the family residence
tomorrow.
BOTH MADE SAME SCORE.
Result of The Dalles-Mnitnomnh
Football Game.
THE DALLES, Jan. 18. 'A football
game between Tha Dalles eleven, and a
team composed of tho first and second
elevens of the Multnomah Club, of Port
land, was played here this afternoon, re
sulting in a tie. Stores generally closed
and allowed employes to witness the con
test, which was called at 3 P. M. The
game was played on a slippery, frosty field
In the presence of a large crowd of spec
tators. Notes of McMinnville.
MTMINNVILLE, Jan. 18. McMinnville
contemplates adding another dynamo to
its electric light plant.
Two of the iron bars across the county
Jail windows were cut off Tuesday. There
Is no clew as to who did the act.
The master's office at the Yamhill locks
was carried away today by the freshet.
The 42d anniversary of McMinnville Col
lege was commemorated last Wednesday
evening. As the debt of $15,000 on the
Institution had just been cancelled,
the meeting was one of more than
ordinary Interest,. The principal speak
ers were Rev. Mr., Hunsaker, of this
city; Rev. Mr. Baker, of Boise City; Rev.
Mr. Blackburn, of Portland; J. Sherman
Wallace, of the student body, and. Presi
dent H. L. Boardman, of the college.
Woman Attempted Suicide.
CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 18. Mrs. Alice
Smith, aged about 35, swallowed carbolic
acid last night with suicidal intent. Phy
sicians in charge of the case expect that
she will recover. Several years ago Mrs.
Smith shot herself in the abdomen in an
effort to take her life. She has been, for
years, a victim of unhappy circumstances.
Her two children were sent sometime
ago to a Chlldrena' home at Salem.
Supreme Court Cases Set for Trial.
SALEM, Jan. 18. J. J. Murphy, Clerk of
the Supreme Court, set cases for hear
ing as follows:
January 28 Hammer vs. Downing.
January 29 Mosier vs. O. R. & N. Co.
January 30 Aldrtch vs. Columbia South
ern Railway Company.
January 31-sCrown Blcyclo Company vs.
W. Brown.
Marion. County's Indebtedness.
SALEM, Jan, 18. Marion County's in
debtedness Is $28,030 43. These figures in
clude warrants drawn today. The debt is
being cut down rapidly. Each month wit
nesses a notable decrease, and indications
are that the county will soon have re
deemed all outstanding warrants.
Mrs. Chris StrOme, of Junction City.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Jan. 18. Mrs.
Chris Strome died at her home near here
last night, after a brief illness. Mrs.
Strome was the daughter of Hynson
Smith, and was born in Lane County SS
years ago. A husband and two children
survive her. -
LAWMAKERS ADJOURNED
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE IN RE
CESS UNTIL MONDAY.
Bill Giving $4180 to Whatcom. Nor
mal School Becomes a Law by
Governor's Signature.
OLYMPXA. Wash., Jan. 18. Both
branches of the Legislature adjourned
shortly alter noon today, and will not
meet again until Monday afternoon. In
the meantime, committees are expected
to organize and prepare for hard work.
Some of the members left for their homes
this afternoon, and nfeny more who re
mained over for the inaugural ball will
leave tomorrow, so that Olympia will
have its customary quiet appearance over
Sunday.
The most important bill which has thus
far passed the Legislature received Speak
er Albertson's signature shortly before
the House adjourned today. It appropri
ates $4150 for the maintenance of the State
Normal School at Whatcom. It is claimed
that had the bill failed to pass the school
would haVe been compelled to suspend at
once. The bill for the appropriation was
fathered by Senator Moultray in the Sen
ate, and by Representative Falrchlld in
the House. The bill went through with
out a dissenting vote, and the Whatcom
delegation feel flattered at what is re
garded as a personal compliment. Gov
ernor Rogers approved the bill kite this
afternoon. It Is the first bill to be ap
proved by tho Governor this session.
There is considerable talk of a bill
belrg Introduced here to throw King,
Pierce and Kitsap Counties into one Con
gressional district. It Is treated as a
Joke by many, but claimed by some lead
ers to be under serious consideration. It
would probably be opposed by King and
Pierce, but those who talk for the meas
uro pretend to claim that it could be
passed over their veto.
The first attack on the Rogers admin
istration came yesterday, when Copeland
of Walla Walla introduced! a bill to re
peal the act creating the State Grain
Commission, and to abolish the office of
State Grain Inspector. The Incumbent of
the office Is George P. Wright, of Colum
bia County a Democrat who was ap
pointed by Governor Rogers In 1897.
There Is a disposition among the East
ern Washington Representatives, partic
ularly among the Republicans, to regard
the grain Inspection law as an Incubus,
and unproductive of any practical results.
There are some Republican members of
the Legislature, also, who are willing to
do almost anything in reason to curb the
power of the Governor -and shear him of
his patronage.
Wright was one of the managers of
Governor Rogers' ante-convention cam
paign last year, and delivered his county
delegation.
Hon. John Rlnes, of King County, the
oldest member of the lower house, was a
member of the Oregon Legislature in 1857.
He represented Marion County, and his
colleague from that county was Speaker
of the House. Mr. Rines says that the
Speaker fell ill after serving about eight
days, and that he presided most of the
time for the remaining portion of the
session. Mr. Rines' home at present is in
Duwamlsh, a suburb of Seattle, and he Is
a Republican. He Is 68 years of age.
The youngest member of the House Is
Lorenzo Dow. He Is 25 years of age, and
represents a Tacoma district. A curious
coincidence is that his birthday and that
of Mr. Rlnes both fall on Christmas day.
Mr. Dow is also a Republican.
The oldest member of the Senate is
Hon. L B. Andrews, of King County,
who is 72. The youngest member is C. A.
Mantz, of Stevens, vrho is 33. Mr.. An
drews Is a Republican, and Mr. Montr la
a Democrat.
IN THE SENATE.
Amendments to Railway Commis
sion BillOther Matters.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 18 The -report
of the railroad committee upon Preston's
commission bill was submitted In the Sen
ate this morning. The report recommend
ed that the bill pass with the following
amendments:
First That the Commissioners be sub
ject to the absolute removal of the ap
pointing board, consisting of the Gover
nor, Lieutenant-Governor and Auditor,
at any time, and that, in ease of removal,
they be without redress.
Second That no two fnembers of the
board shall belong to the same political
party.
Third That the salary of the Commis
sioners be $3000 per annum, instead of
$4000, as provided in the original bill, and
that the salary of the secretary of the
commission be $1500. '
Senators Mautz and Tolman, the Demo
cratic members, submitted a minority re
port favoring the placing of the appoint
ment of the Commissioners exclusively in
the hands of the Governor. The minority
report earnestly commended the other
provisions of the bill, and recommended
its passage. Senator Preston moved that
the bill be made a special order for next
Wednesday afternoon.
The Senate passed a Joint memorial urg
ing Congress to pass Senate bill No. 34,
for the relief of the Indian War Veterans
of Oregon and Washington.
The Senate also passed a deficiency ap
propriation bill as follows: State Peni
tentiary, $12,500; Soldiers' Home, $4500;
Board of Control, $5000.
This morning's session of the House was
unimportant. Both houses adjourned un
til Monday.
ASKS FOR. MORE-MONEY.
State Superintendent Snys His Office
Badly Lacks Funds.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 18. In the
House today a communication was read
from ex-State Superintendent of Educa
tion Browne, stating that, owing to the
appropriation for clerical assistance hav
ing been completely exhausted, there were
bills against that department for unpaid
labor amounting to several hundred dol
lars. This was followed by a letter from
Superintendent Bryan, announcing that
an increased appropriation should bo
made at onoo properly to conduct the
educational department, as there is no
money on hand to pay the deputy Super
intendents nor the clerical assistance nec
essary for marking the state papers for
the next teachers' examination.
INAUGURAL BALL.
Last Night's Event Grandest in His
tory of the State.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan, 18. The state
inaugural ball and reception to the Gov
ernor and staff and state efflcers was
the most numerously attended, and by far
the grandest affair in the history of
Washington. The Hotel Olympia was
grefatly taxed to accommodate the Im
mense crowd. The committee on arrange
ments had spared no pains in, prepara
tion. The decorations were attractive, in
cluding a liberal 'display Of bunting. The
entire wall space of the side of the spa
cious parlors along which the Governor
and staff were ranged was covered with
flags belonging to the state militia.
Among these were the colors of Washing
ton's gallant First Regiment, that had
been carried to Victory through the Philip
pine War. Governor Rogers was sta
tioned on the left of the entry to the
room.
CHANGE IN MAIL SCHEDULE,
Vancouver-Portland Service Will Be
Improved as Result.
VANCOUVER, Jan. 18. A slight change
in the mall schedule of this city was
made by Postmaster Du Bois today. The
hetimat
This disease generally begins with a slight pain in theoiirU and. IT
proper treatmont is begun ia time the agonies that would otherwiio follow
can be averUd. Even in cases that have become aggravated a remedy now
exists that promises a certain and lasting cure, as will be seen by the follow
ing worn statement. Mr. Frank Remmelt, 709 McGeo Street, Elmlra, H. Y
laid up with rhenmatlsm which resulted from tandlnr, duxiiur his-wortr'
upon a damp floor. He says : s"uwor,
About
mx
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
are sold by all dealers, or will be ssnt post-paid
boxes for siM-they are neror sold In bulk
ilKDiccrs COMrAJrr, Schenectady, N.Y.
'"' if"""1 Y""HMj i siiii
molls will hereafter close at 7 and 10
o'clock A. M. and 5:30 P. M.. and will
arrive at 7:15 and 10.15 A. M. and 5:45
P. Ml Formerly malls closed at 9 A. M.
and 2:30 and 5:30 P. M., and arrived at
7:15 and 1015 A. M and 4:15 P. M.
The change was made partly for the
convenience of the local messenger car
rying the mall to and from the ferry, but
ohlefly for the betterment of the service
between this place and Portland. It will
now be possible for Vancouver business
men to mall letters to Portland In the
morning and receive an answer the same
day.
Memorial services of Harmony Lodge,
A. O. U. W will be held at tfiie Metho
dist Church Sunday evening. The Rev.
E. H. Ladd will deliver the memorial
sermon.
UNEXPECTED STRIKE.
A Crosscut In the Diadem Taps a
Large Body of Rich Ore.
BAKER CITY, Jan. 18. Work In the
Diadem mine Is reported to have revealed
an unexpected body of ore In a crosscut
about S00 feet from the opening of the
tunnel. In the contract with Charles Bon
ner for 500 feet of tunnel was the stipu
lation for crosscuts every 50 feet. The
tunnel was supposed to be on the ledge
proper, which had been tested by shaft on
the apex of the hill. However, the pre
caution of regular crosscuts was taken so
that there could be no mistake about its
location. At the 300-foot crosscut a vein,
said to be 15 feet wide, was cut at an
angjo indicating that it converges with
thej one on which the tunnel was being
driven at a point, some further. In. As the
new vein is much large'r than the one pre
viously followed, it is supposed that the
former Is the main lead, and the latter
a stringer. Thl3 belief Is strengthened
by the fact that a pay streak found 'In
the shaft above seems to have a contin
uance or very similar parallel In the
15-foot ledge cut.
Tho Diadem Is the property recently
taken up by Montana capitalists repre
sented by J. T. Pardee. Mr. Pardee let
to Mr. Bonner the contract for the 500
foot tunnel, on which work is progressing.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE, Jan. 18. The closing bids for
mining stocks today were:
American Boy .... OWflountaln Lion ....30
piacktall 10 Morning Glory 74
Butte & Boston.... 2 Morrlson Cfe
Crystal 4KPrlnoesa Maud 1
Conjecture SVnQullp 24
Deer Trail 2fe Kambler-Cariboo ...2
Pewey .2 Republic CO
Evonine Star 04 Reservation 5
Gold Ledge 2W Rossland Giant .... 4
I. X. L lSVa
ulllvan 12K
Iron Mask 34
Lone Pine Surprise IVi
filler Creek 2
:om Thumb lo
Vaterloo 2&
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta $0 03
Alpha Con 8
Andes 7
Belcher 12
Best & Belcher... 22
Bullion 2
Caledonia, 70
Challenge Con ... 20
Confidence 68
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 85
Crown Point ... 12
Gould & Curry... 85
Hale, & Norcross. 16
Justice 8
Mexican $0 28
Occidental Cdn ... 4
iOphlr 00
Overman io
Potosi 0
Savage 16
Seg. Belcher ..... 2
Sierra Nevada ... 18
Silver Hill 48
Standard 4 23
Union Con 23
Utah Con 3
Yellow Jacket .... 15
NEW YORK. Jan.
closed as follows:
18. Mining stocks today
Adams Con $0
Alice
Breece 2
Brunswick Con ..
Comstock Tunnel.
Con. Cal. & Va... 1
Deadwood Terra..
Horn Sliver 1
Iron Silver
Leadvllle Coir ...
20 Little Chief $0 18
45 Ontario 6 SO
OOOphlr 08
27 Phoenix 10
4 Potosi 10
75Baage 12
53 Sierra Nevada ... 20
10 Small Hopes 70
65, Standard 4 15
6i
BOSTON, Jon. 18. Closing quotations: ,
Adventure $ 0 COIHumboldt $ 50 00
Allouex M. Co.. 15 75Osceola 80 BO
Amal. Copper.. 90 50 Parrott 47 00
Atlantic 27 2CQulncy 175 DO
Boston & M... 312 001 Santa Fe Cop... 6 00
Butte & Boston 78 00 Tamarack. 325 00
Col. & Hecla... SoO COIUtah Mining .... 32 00
Centennial 22 00 Winona 5 00
franklin 15 BOlWolverlnes 4S 26
Ex dividend.
Senator Clark Buys a Mine.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 18. It is
stated this morning that the Britannia
I ar I
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Or. Wise
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ItbCMagTWMtktTtixedfcrUieGoveramcatas a medicine. Tkl U a runntsc AU dragrUi oad grt
r direct fuMaocnla Refue substitutes, they io UJuiout.
javjvx atal TTgiamey co., RocitprA yt
9
sm
a year ago I was attacked with xhHnatta la
feet and legs, chiefly la ar Its. Tny swelled
stout ana oecaiao vary ttur ana acre. VThta
iajia k waix uj pain was awful. I
had been suffering la thla way for about "thrse
UDULB3 wnra someone nanaea to a pamph
let aTmsiBs jjt. wuiuuas' risk fills for
Pale PeODle. I read it thretiih nnfnn. .
" up mj tuiiiu to sits mem a nur trial,
for not only was I aaxlova to be rellered of
my iuffBrinjj, but I knew that unless X
could set relief I would soon haw to sirs
up work altogether and tnU X could sol
aCbrdtodo. I got two boxes at ant and
by the time tho second on was used up X
began to feel decidedly better. The swell.
Ins was rotor down. n4 .!..
and pain were much less and I found I
could ret about much better. X got three
more boxes and hv V Mm. . i... ,v.
hid been taken I miHmi. a-. .v.
swelling, the pain and the stiffness. In fact
I was cured, and I am g!d to say that I bars
had no return of the trouble since."
(Signed) raasne TwT,r.
27th day of June, 1SC0.
E. Shat, Jtbtaryi'uoMc
on receipt of price, 89 cents a box. or six
or by tho 1M. Address Dr WttiLj
"
in ni hi i in ,in fsmmmrk
copper mine, on Howe Sound, 25 miles
from Vancouver, has been sold to Senator-elect
W. A. Clark, of Butte, Mont.
It is said that Clark's agents have been
here for the past two weeks examining
the property. The purchase price Is re
ported to be $1,100,000, of which it is undor-
I stood J10.000 is to be paid by January 19,
I to hold the property, while some further
development work is carried on. Nego
I tlations for tho securing of this mine
fhave been in progress for the past year
on Denau or various i;ngii3Q ana Ameri
can syndicates.
DEMOCRATS GET OFFICE.
Result of FlRht for Treasury of Spo
knne County.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. IS. The fight
for possession of the County Treasury
enued today In a complete victory for
George Mudgett, the Democratic claimant.
The Republicans having been refused a re-
1 straining order by the Supreme Court,
turned over the books and cash to Mudg
ett this morning and gave up the com-
i binatlon of the vault.
Chief Deputy Ingraham, of the Repub
lican forces, who has been hiding for two
days to escape service of a warrant and
1 restraining order, came Into court thla
morning, and the contempt proceedings
were dismissed. ,
A. L. Smith, tho Republican claimant
of the Treasurer's office, has not been
found yet, bu Is expected to come out of
I hiding this- afternoon.
I The Democrats, wiu xamain la undlsput
ed posejMan at the .offlaev until the Su
preme GoUrfC rules unon tKe .lfttfnn nrtn-
,test next s J, 4tf
s. li ,
SHINGLE MEN TO 3IEET.
J Washlna-ton Association to Decide
on Continuance or DNlinndmcnt.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 1S.-A meet ng
of the Washington Red Cedar Shingle
Manufacturers Association will be held
' in this city tomorrow, to decide whether
I the organization Is to be continued or d s-
banded. Want of co-operation among the
members Is said to be the cause. Mit-
i tors have not been going very smoothly
wjm tne association for some time, and
in ordering the last shut-down the asso
ciation utterly failed to secure any kind
of concerted action among the manufac
turers. Petitions for Free Rnrnl Delivery.
COLFAX, Jan. IS. Postmaster Ewart
today forwarded to the Department at
Washington two petitions for the estab
lishment of free rural delivery routes.
One of these routes takes In the farm
ing region north of this place for a dis
tance of 12 miles; tho other the farming
population to the south and west for fully
15 miles. It Is estimated that the routes,
as projected, t ould serve over 3000 people.
Forced Check in Circulation.
HOQUIAM, Jan. IS. Forged checks are
being circulated In Chehalls County for
small amounts. They are signed by the
Tacoma Cedar Lumber Company, by
Henry McCleary, treasurer, and are drawn
on customers' checks of the Metropolitan
National Bank of Tacoma. The checks
bear printed revenue stamps, and are pre
sumably given in payment for labor and
indorsed.
Do Not Want Otis In Cabinet.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 17. The State
Labor Congress, now in session, has
passed a resolution protesting against the
proposed appointment of General Harrison
Gray Otis to a Cabinet portfolio.
The congress has Indorsed a bill to bo
presented to the Legislature providing for
placing the union label on state printing.
Injuries Proved Fatal.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 18. Father Petec
Van Holderbeke, who was injured in try
ing to escape from a burning church at
Cowlitz, January 9, died at SU Joseph's
Hospital this morning.
Sash and Door Factory Darned.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. IS. At 8 o'clock
this ornmlng, Peterman'a sash and door
faotory, on South Jefferson avenue,
burned. Loss, JS000; no insurance. 1hi
factory will be rebuilt.
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