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THE MORyiNG QREGONJAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1901. HELD UPTWO WEEKS Consideration of Preston ., Railway Commission ACTION OF WASHINGTON SENATE THiI Important Point for Opposi tion Rumors of Deal That Means End of Agitation for Change of Capital. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 23. The Preston railway commission bill -was before the Senate all. afternoon today, and the dis cussion ended in the onemles of the bill securing a postponement of Its further consideration until February 7. The bill came before the Senate on the majority and minority reports of the com mittee on railroads. The minority report amended the bill so as to give Governor Rogers full power to appoint and remove the commission. As anticipated, several of the Republican opponents of the measure sought to adopt the minority re port, and thus embarass Senator Preston and his frieids, and force them to vote against their own measure as amended. This plan failed, as not all of the Repub licans opposed to the bill would vote with the Democrats for the minority report. Following is the vote in, detail on the minority report: Ayes Andrews, Clapp, Davis, Locrone, Rands, Ruth, Schofleld. Stewart, Repub licans, and Biggs, Crow of Whitman, Gar ter, Hallett, Land, Mantz, Resor and Tol man. Democrats 16. Noes Angle. Baker, Baumeister, Corn wall, Crow of Spokane, Hall, Hamilton, Hammer, Hemrich, Megler, Moultray, Preston, Sharp, Smith, Sumner, Warbur ton and Welty. all Republicans 17. Absent Wllshire. Republican. The majority report was then adopted by practically a unanimous vote, and the Senate went Into committee of the whole to discuss the bill. An important -amendment was adopted fixing the salary of the commissioners at TSOOO per annum each, in stead of $3000, as provided in the bill. Other minor amendments were adopted, and, after long discussion, the friends of the measure consented to delay further consideration until February 7, an Im portant point for the enemies of the measure. It Is being rumored tonight that the five Republican Senators from Pierce County, all of whom are strongly opposed to the Preston bill, have entered into a deal with Ruth of Thurston County which practically Involves the abandon ment of the plan to remo the capitol to Tacoma. Ruth has made the open statement that his vote on the railroad bill was at the disposal of whichever Bide could offer" him the best terms for Olympia. Today he voted with the oppo sition to the Preston bill, to the great surprise of many persons, who have be lieved that the Pierce County delegation was sincere In Its expressed determina tion to work for the removal of the capi tal to Tacoma. It la impossible to learn definitely whether Ruth has made a deal with Pierce County, but gossip is rife to night te the effect that an understanding has been reached. The Democratic members of the House, tl in number, caucussed tonight and unanimously agreed to oppose the Preston commission 'bill If it comes to the House, unless the Governor is given the power to appoint the commission. It is generally be lieved -that Senators Hallett, Resor, Tol man, Mantz and Garber will vote for the Preston bill without the amendment, and their attitude was severely criticised by their fellow-Democrats of the lower house tonight. The Democratic Senators wore excluded from tho Democratic House cau cus as a mark of disapprobation. Rosenhaupt, Republican, of Spokane, will Introduce a maximum freight-rate bill in the House tomorrow. The bill will aim to reduce tho railroad rate from Spo kane to tidewater from $1 25 per ton to $3 SO. The bill is Introduced at this time because of a prevalent belief among the Eastern Washington members that the Preston bill or any other commission bill Bill fail of passage In the Senate. The House committee on privileges and eloejLlons met tonight and decided to re port on the Durham-Allen contest tomor row. The report will favor allowing Dur ham to hold his seat. Both contestants are Republicans, and their district is in Whitman County. One Democrat was ejected in the district, and there Is a question as to whether Durham or Allen Is entitled to the other place. Tho bill providing for a power station and science hall at the State University at a cost of $120,000 was favorably re ported by the university committee. CAPITOIi LAND DONATION. It MiRht He Lost If Thurston Court Iionse Was Purchased. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 23. Should the Legislature conclude to purchase the Olympia Courthouse and convert It Into a state capitol, an interesting quectlon will arise as to the disposition to be made of 10 acres of land donated to the state for capitol purposes by Edmund Sylves ter, the father of Olympia, away back In the '50s. On this 10 acres stands Wash ington's present historic, but sadly dilap idated capitol, and on it also was started the palatial "Jl.000.000" capitol which the Legislature of 1S93 planned, but which was never finished beyond the foundation. The foundation had scarcely been com pleted when the warrants on the state capitol fund, with which It was proposed to pay for the capitol, became unsalable, and the work of completing the capitol on the foundation was never even com menced. The contractors lost $10,000, and one of them became Insane as a result. The foundation stands today as a monu ment to the dreams of palatial magnifi cence Indulged in by the colons of 1S93. Now, If the state purchases the Court house, it will naturally be forced to re linquish its title to the 10 acres, and the question arises as to whether or not the foundation will revert back to Sylvester'6 heir along with the land. There" Is a con siderable quantity of stone in the foun dation, which could be sold for a good round sum and utilized for other purposes Sylvester's heir, by the way, is his maiden daughter. Miss May Sylvester. She has been recently admitted to the bar, and avows her Intention to attend to her own legal business in future. It is be lieved In Olympia that she will go into court. If necessary, and assert her claim to the foundation. IN THE HOUSE. Bill Carrying- $15,000 for Yakima Fair Move to Abolish "Two Offices. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 23. In the House this morning a number of Import ant measures were introduced. Rich pre sented a bill for a $15000 appropriation for the state fair at Yakima, to be held In October instead of September, as in tho post. The change of dates is to bring about the fair after the hop picking sea son 1b at an end. Jorard of Columbia is after the office of State Horticultural Commissioner Baker vnd that of Commissioner of Arid Lands O. K. Holcomb. Baker's office was created by the Legislature in 1SS3. It costs the state In the neighborhood of $5000 a year, and. according to Jerard, Is a useless expense. There was no appropriation made by tho Legislature of 1S99 for Hol coaxb'a ofSoe, and as the present Legls- lature will not likely be 'Inclined to make one, Jerard believes that the office of Art- Land Commissioner should be "wiped off tne statute-books. This morning ho Introduced two bills, one to abolish the office of Commissioner of Horticulture, the other to abolish the office of Arid Land Commissioner. Johnson introduced a bill to divide the present Judicial district of Lincoln, Ad ams, Douglas, Okanogan, Ferry and Che lan Counties, whereby Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan rjball compose a district by themselves, and Adams, Douglas and Lin coln anotner -district. The bill provides that Judge C. H. Neal, recently re-elected Judge of the district, shall preside over the Llncoln-Ajdams-Douglas district until 1904. and that the Governor shall appoint a Judge to preside over the other dis trict, the appointee to hold office until the election of 1S02. t i Kf THE SENATE. Congress Mcmorallzed' in Interest of Lewis Ittyer and Dalles Canal. OLYMPIA, 1 ash.. Jan. 23. The Senate this morning' passed a memorial by Sen ator Rands, of Clark County, praying Congress to appropriate $15,000 for the improvement of the north fork of the Lewis River. Senator Davis, of Pierce, Introduced a bnl exempting theaters of the first class, In which liquor is not sold, from the nro- visions of tho Sunday closing law. Senator Land, of King, introduced a bin fixing eight hours as a maximum day for females employed in all manufactories, mercantile establishments, laundries, etc. Land also introduced a bill compelling safety appliances to be placed on machin ery in all mills, manufactories, etc. Tae Senate also passed a memorial praying Congress to appropriate $100,000 for the completion of The Dalles-Celilo canal. ADDRESSED COLLEGE STUDENTS. Rev. Mr. Holt Spoke on "Present Cri sis In China" at Eugene. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 23. Rev. W. S. Holt addressed the student assembly at the university this morning, taking for his subject, "The Present Crisis in China." He told of the peculiar customs and Ideas of the Chinese, and their hatred toward foreigners, especially missionaries. The speaker pointed out the position of the Chinese Empire among the nations of the world, and told of the many events which led to the present situation. Rev. Mr. Holt was in China for 12 years is a mis sionary of the Presbyterian church, and is thoroughly familiar with the country and its people. The address was very inter esting to the students and others who were present. Mid-Year Examinations. The regular mid-year examinations be gin January 31 and continue until Febru ary 9. President of Y. "W. C. A. Miss Grace Plummer. '02, of Portland, has been elected president of the college Y. W. C. A. for the coming year. Seniors to Give Play. The senior class is making arrange ments to present "The-Houseboat on the Styx" some time next semester. The performance will probably be given early In March. OIL EXCITEMENT CONTINUES. Petroleum Discovered In All Parts of Whitman Comity. COLFAX, Wash., Jan. 23. The oil ex citement still keeps up in Whitman Coun ty. Oil has been discovered in all parts of the county, floating on the surface of spring water and in wells. Probably the most promising of all these discoveries is on tho farm of Mr. Miller, three miles west of Colfax. Here there is a large spring; which has always been consid ered unfit for use, even cattle and horses refusing to drink it. Since the oil ex citement Mr. Miller has Investigated, and found that the surface of the water in the pool is covered with crude oil to a depth of an eighth of an inch. The excitement In the Rock Lake neigh borhood also continues. Today there were filed with the County Auditor seven placer claims. The mineral deposit was named as crude petroleum or carbon oil. BOOM IN HOP MARKET. Eugene Prices Better Now Than at Any Time During Season. EUGENE, Jan. 23. The hop market has taken an upward turn here this week, and better prices are being offered than at any time during the season. The quantity of hops unsold in Lane County is very smail. Several offers of 14 cent3 per pound for this season's hops have been made, and It Is said that even better has been of fered for one or two lots. P. E. Dunn, who has been holding a considerable quantity of the crop of 1S99, yesterday sold two lots. For 70 bales he received 8 cents per pound, and for 122 bales 9 cents. Ten cents has been of fered for another lot of old hops. Most of the crop of last year has been sold at prices ranging from 10 to 14 cents, and the result Is that greater attention will be paid to the hopyards this season than heretofore NORTHWEST DEAD. Mrs. Julia Dawson, of Albany. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 23. Mrs. Julia Daw son died this morning at the home of her son, M. F. Dawson, near this city, at the age of S6 years. Mrs. Dawson came to Oregon in 1861, with her husband and fam ily, and settled near this city. Mr. Daw son died 25 or 30 years ago. She leaves two sons Hon. S. A. Dawson, of this city; M. F. Dawson, residing In Linn County; and three daughters, Mrs. Swank and Mrs, Mrs Ed R. M. Carter, of Portland, and G. B. Haight, of Baker City. Miss Elizabeth Glesy, Oregon Pioneer AURORA, Or., Jan. 23. Miss Elizabeth Glesy, an Oregon pioneer, aged 75 years, died at 6 o'clock last evening. Deceased was a sister of Dr. Martin and Jacob Giosy, The funeral will occur Thursday. Charles Flcst, of Castle Rock. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 23. Charles Fleet, of Castle Rock, Wash., died at St. Joseph's Hospital, here, today, of Bright's disease Deceased was 44 years of age, and was a native of Germany. Veteran of the Blnck Hawk War. MADISON, Ind., Jan. 23. William A. Denton, a eoldier of the Black Hawk In dian War, died here today, aged 101 years. Clntsop's Hopes for Fulton. Astoria News. The announcement in Saturday's Issue of the Daily News that C. W. Fulton would probably be the choice of the ontl Corbett forces in the Senatorial fight cre ated much interest and little else is heard discussed In the city. Democrats and Re publicans alike are anxious that the honor shall go toithe Aetorian, and a large delegation of Astorians has gone to Sa lem for the purpose of assisting Senator Fulton's candidacy. This delegation is made up of Democrats as well as Repub licans, and if Senator Fulton is not elect ed It will not be because his home city has not stood by him. As the Multnomah delegation is made up 6f Democrats and anti-Oregonlan. Republicans, -it Is thought Mr. Fulton will get considerable support from that quarter support which would not ordinarily go to an Astorlan. Colfax's "Water Works Payinrc. COLFAX. Wash.. Jan. 23. SuperintPn- dent of iVater Works Howard, in "his n. r.ual report, states that the total re ceipts of the department for the year7 ending January J, 1001. were J523S 43, while the expenses wcre?2051 26, leavtr-w net pro ceeds of Surt 17 for the year. The state ment of expenses as .given includes the cost of ?S00 worth of fuel, now on hand. MURRAYWADEBOUNDOVER SALEM MAN WHO STABBED AN OTHER, HELD IN ?500 BOND 3. Trouble Arose Over a Young: Lady Trial Attracted Much Attention In Capitol City. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. Murray Wade, charged with assault with intent to kill William G. Evans, January 10, was to day bound over to stand trial at the February term of the Circuit Court, by Police Judge Judah. Wade was put un der arrest the same day. The time for examination was set for Friday, Jan uary 11, but has been postponed twice on account of Evans condition. Evans appeared at the trial today on crutches. The circumstances of the case are as follows: Evans escorted Miss Leora Hirsch, with whom Wade had kept company, home from a dance. On the way they were overtaken by Wade, who struck Evans. A scrimmage ensued, in which Wade drew a pocket knife and stabbed Evans four times. Evans testified to the foregoing facts, and added that when he discovered Wade wasuslng a knife, he got up and ran Record of tKe Oregon Legislature. Passed the House. H. B. 3, by Whitney To construct bridge across Willamette Riven levy tolls. Passed January 21. H. B. 167, by Hawkins To amend Dallas Incorporation act. Passed Janu ary 22. H. B. 203, by ways and means .committee To appropriate $50,000 for legisla tive expenses, and $50,022 17 for deficiencies. Passed January 23. Pnssed the Senate. S. B. 18, by Adams To incorporate Sllverton. Passed January 21. S. B. 22, by Wade To Incorporate Elgin. Passed January 21. S. B. 21, by Wade To Incorporate Summery Me. Passed January 21. S. B. 03, by Porter To lower salary Clackamas County' Judge. Passed Janu ary 23. Passed Both Houses. B. B. 101, by Daly To Incorporate Corvallls. Passed January 23. B. B. 102, by Smith of Baker To Incorporate Sumpter. Passed January 23. S. B. 104, by Smith of Multnomarh To authorize removal of obstructions In Columbia River. Passed January 23. S. B! 113. by Sweck To authorize Portland to levy special tax. Passfed Janu ary 23. '" S. B. 14, by Marsters To Incorporate Canyonville. S. B. 10, by Brownell To pay expenses of War Veterans delegation to Wash ington City. Passed House and Senate January 21. H. B. 102, by McGreer To incorporate Antelope. Passed the House January 21; the Senate January 22. House Joint resolution of 1S00, relative to submission or Initiative and referen dumPassed by House January 10; passed by Senate January 10. S. B. 71, by Smith of Baker To Incorporate Baker City. B. B. 80, by Brownell To submit Initiative and referendum. Signed by the Governor. ' S. B. 10, by Brownell To pay expenses of Indian War "Veterans delegation to Washington. Signed January 23. from him, saying he was going to a doctor. "Wade said: 'You will go with me." I replied: 'Not while you havo that knife.' Wade then, gave it to O. V. Allen, who had come to my assistance. Evans started alone, Wade following him. He held up his hand and said: 'There is one of two things you will do; either go to a doctor with me, or I'll finish you. right here.' Evans had his wounds dressed and went his way. Wade shortly after wards left for his father's home.where he was arrested. ( The testimony of "Miss Leora Hirsch and O. V. Allen, who separated the men, was corroborative of that of.Evans. Miss Hirsch denied that she had an -.agreement to meet Wade after the ball. After much discussion and deliberation, between Wade's counsel, he took the stand and stated ho had made ar rangements to see Miss Hirsch home from the ball, and that as he stepped up to them on the corner, Evans brushed him aside and kept going on with. Miss Hirsch. He struck Evans on the side of the head with his fist; he did not use a club. Evans, being the heavier man, threw him down and commenced pound ing him. Wade reached In his hip pocket, took out his knife and jabbed it Into Evans because the latter would not let him up when he demanded. He opened the little blade and had no intention of doing Evans any serious Injury. He did not say to Evans: "Come with me to a doctor's or I'll .finish you." He had said that if Evans would not go with him to a doctor's he would "see the finish of it." The cross-examination was very thor ough. Wade seemed somewhat confused at times, as one question came after the other as fast as the District Attorney could ask them. He did not think the offense a grave one, but merely a "scrap." and Insisted that he intended doing Evans no permanent injury, and that. had he wished to have done so, would have used a larger blade In the knife. Wade was admitted to $500 bail. Both men were prominent in society here and the trial today attracted a crowd that filled the police court room to the doors and a Jam of people blocked the sidewalks. Men climbed on the window sills outside to see the proceed ings. About 50 ladies were present. OPPOSED TO COUNTY DIVISION. Lane Docs Not Want to Give Part of Territory to Linn. EUGENE, Jan. 23. The matter of the division of Lane County, for which a bill has been Introduced In the Legislature, has arounsed some Interest among the citizens of Lane County. The bill halls from Linn County, which hopes to be benefited by the passage of the measure. Its object is to take from Lane County a strip of territory, adjoining the pres ent boundary line of Linn County, and make It a part of Linn County. The main object of Linn County in the matter is to secure an Interest in cer tain Lane County properties which give promise of being quite productive of reve nue. The strip sought would. It is claimed, throw a portion of the property of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, at Wend Ung, into Linn County, as also a portion of what is known as the Blue River min ing district. The measure meets with almost unanimous opposition in Lane County, where it Is regarded as simply a land-grabbing measure, and instead of be ing designed to render any practical ben efits to the property-owners in the ter ritory In question, is simply sought for the purpose of taking something from the county and giving it to another. IDAHO LEGISLATURE. Bill to Allow State Two Per Cent In surance Companies' Premiums. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 23. The printing contract question was settled by the. Sen ate -today after something of a discussion. Tha Senate authorized the printing com mittee to enter into a contract for print ing bills at not to exceed $123. a page. The contract was awarded to H. W. Mansfield, of the Nampa Leader, at $1 20 a page. The- House is paying the Boise Capital $1 50 a .page for the same work. The committee on privileges and elec tions reported favorably on a resolution lavoring election of United States Sen ators and President and Vice-President by direct vote of the people. In the House a bill was Introduced pro viding for the appointment of a Commis sioner of Insurance at a salary of $1$D0, J and requiring insurance companies to JUe statements of their business, and pay. to J the state 2 per cent of the premiums, col lected In the state. " The House devoted the greater .part of. today's consideration of Morris' bill for J the appointment of an arbitration com-" mission of two. An amendment provid ing that one should be a member of some union was defeated by a vote of 22 to 2L The bill, as drawn, provided that two should, not bo members of the same political party. French offered this amend ment. A political party under the- mean ing of this section is h.eld to be a polit ical party or parties supporting one ticket or members of one fusion. It was adopted, 21 to 19. The State Board of Examiners has re- tusen to approve the deficiencies of the Lewioton and Albion State Normal Schools, the former of about $2300 and the latter of $1100.- Representatlve Anderson, of Fremont County, has a bill before the House pro viding for the appropriation of 4500 for the purchase of crude petroleum and spray pumps for the citizens living In the vicinity of Market Lake. This oil and the pumps are for the purpose of destroying the grasshopper pest, which so frequently destroys the crops of the entire section bordering on Market Lake. Petroleum -is the only effective means so far discovered of eliminating the pest. FOR, M'KINLEY TO VISIT ALASKA. Pacific Coast Commercial Bodies Asked to Make ltcqucst. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 23. Governor John G. Brady, of Alaska, will tomorrow address the Chamber of Commerce of this city and have It pass resolutions urging President McKinley to visit Alaska on his contemplated visit to the Coast The President has "promised to visit San Francisco, when the battle-ship Ohio Is launched, and has also promised to come as far as Puget Sound. All the bodies on the Coast similar to the Chamber of Com merce will ask him to extend the trip to Alaska. COLDEST "WEATHER ON RECORD. Dawson and Yukon Have Just Passed Through It. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 23. Advices from Dawson" and the Yukon Valley re port that that sectloh-of Alaska bas 3ust passed through the coldest wreather re corded since the white men inhabited that country. The climax was reached Janu ary 16, when the thermometer at Dawson fell to 68 degrees below zero. A message from Forty-Mile the same day said it was 78 degrees below. -The coldest record be foro this was in 1SS6, when it was not quite 68 near Forty-Mile. The average for the seven days ending January 16 at Daw son -was 58 below. All the time a dense fog hung over tho entire valley. For Better Transportation Rates. VICTORIA. B. a. Jan. 23. The steamer Cottage City, from Alaska, brings the news that Frank Swope and J. Levi were killed by a mine collapsing while they were at work on Hunker Creek. The re mains, when found, were unrecognizable. 4Tho Yukon Council will memorialize Ottawa to try and have transportation rates lowered. James Black is missing near Selwyn, Milo Kelly, who was reported missing, is safe at Dawson. Budget of Alaska News. VICTORIA, B. a, Jan. 23.-Dawson ad vices of January 14 say that George Cur tis, who committed suicide at Eagle, was formerly in the County Clerk's office at Seattle. The correspondent of the Skagway Alas kan says that while there Is no official decision on the motion for a new trial for murderer Slorah, Judge Dugas said unofficially that he would overrule the motion for one. Advices from Circle report 900 men working the creeks near there. REV. S. A. STARR ACQUITTED. Portland Minister Wins Appeal Be fore Methodist Conference. TACOMA, Jan. 23. Behind closed doors the judiciary committee of the North west Methodist Conference today began hearing the appeal of Rev. S. A. Starr, of Portland. THe session began at 10 A. M. and the hearing was not finished until after midnight. The Rev. H. W. Kellogg, D. p., of the TaylorStreet Church, Port land, acted as prosecutor, and Dr. Starr conducted his defense. The vote stood 12 for acquittal to 3 to sustain the Portland verdict, and one blank. Road Petitioners Must File Bond. OREGON CITY, Jan. 23,-The Board of County .Commissioners is in session today, and-the jury list is being drawn. Tomor row the tax levy will be made. The board today made an order that hereafter peti tioners for a new county road shall be re quired to file a bond as a guarantee of good faith. Heretofore the county has often been to the expense of having pro posed roadways surveyed, which were later killed' by remonstrance. Salmon Entering Columbia. ASTORIA, Jan. 23. Steelhoad salmon continue to run quite freely in the Co lumbia. The fish are of excellent qual ity, as they always are at this time of the year. The price for them remains at 4$4cents per pound. A few chlnooks are entering the river, but not In suf ficient quantities to even supply the lo cal market. They have, been sold for 8& and 9 cents per pound. Notes of Medford. MEDFORD. Or., Jan. 23. The Medford Musical AssociationtwhIch disbanded last Spring, met Monday evening, and took preliminary steps toward organizing the association. The City 'Council has Instructed tho Marshal to rigidly enforce the ordinance against hoodlumism. Fall Wheat in Good Condition. ''ALBANY, Or., Jan. 23. Reports from the country are general .that the Fall vbea,t is in excellent condition, without any Indication, at this time, of an enemy of'any kind. Notwithstanding the nnor crop of last year, the acreage is large. ROBBERS MADE $800 HAUL HELD UP NORTH YAKIMA SALOON AND GAMBLING-HOUSE. They Then Went to a Barn and Took Valuable Team and Buggy Officers Are in Pursuit. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 23. Three men, armed with revolvers, entered Sharfilow's saloon, at 1 o'clock this morn ing, held up Bartender Hemfer and robbed f the drawer of $100. They also secured $700 from Tyburn and Mabry, who were run ning games behind the saloon. The three were the only men in the place at the time. The robbers went from Shardlow's to Pete Agor's barns and took a valuable team and buggy. They were not masked at the time of the robbery, and the vic tims can identify them if caught. About 9 o'clock, Sheriff Tucker learned that the stolen team had been driven through Yakima City three hours earlier. He immediately started down thevalley In pursuit. The robbers completed their work at Shardlow's In less than five minutes. One man covered Bartender Hemfer and marched him to the back room, where Mabry and Tyburn were held by a confed erate. He went back of the bar and took $120 from the cash drawer and safe. He also took two revolvers. After looting the tables, and satisfying themselves none of the victims were armed, they dumped their booty into a canvas sack and backed out of a side door, then they took to their heels. As soon as they were gone, the men in the saloon gave the alarm. Offi cers were searching the town for" them .in a few minutes. The robbers are strangers here, but were seen about the saloon sev eral times yesterday. Before entering Shardlow's saloon, they went to another garnbllng-roorn, probably intending to clean it out, but as a crowd was present, concluded not to make the attempt. PLAINTIFF "WINS MINING SUrT. Another Chapter of Endless Litiga tion Between Idaho Companies. BOISE, Jan. 23. Judge Beatty has ren dered a decision In favor of the plaintiff in the case of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company vs. the Empire State Idaho Mining & Develop ment Company. This is another chapter of the endless litigation between tho Bunker Hill and Last Chance people. The question at issue in this case is the ownership of that portion of tho vein hav ing its apex In the King claim, which is the property of the Bunker Hill Com pany. Tliis is a fractional claim, trian gular in shape. Tho defendant company owns two claims, the Viola and the San Carlos, lying side by side, and ach cov ering a portion of the apex of the great lode. The east line of the Viola runs southwesterly, and the east line of the San Carlos southeasterly, those two lines forming the sides of the King triangle. The Viola location is prior to the San Car los, and both are prior to the King. The court finds that the plaintiff is enti tled to all of the ledge lying between the east boundary line prolonged of the King, and the east line of the Viola to its south corner, thence southerly on a line parallel with said east line of the King. The matter of damages is by agreement left to future trial and settlement. Quotations of Mining Stocks. SPOKANE, Jan. 23. The closing quotations for mining stocks today were,: Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Mtn. Lion 33 40 Morn. Glory.. 7 7 Morrison 5 OVa Qullp 23V, 25 Amer. Boy 9V, 10 Blacktall ....10ft Butte & Bos.. 2 Crystal 4 Conjecture '.. S Deer Trail.... 2- Dewey 2V4 Eenlng Star. 4V4 I. X. L 18 10 3 4Vi a kRamb. Car. ...29ft 30 RepuMIc 48 Reservation .. 4. Ross. Giant... 4 Sullivan 12 Tom Thumb. ..14 Waterloo 2, 60 34 0 5tt 13 15 21 Iron Mask ...30 40Vl L. P. Sum... 7V4 8 Miller Creek.. 2 214' SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 33. The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta $0 OJ Justice $0 07 Alpha Con 3 Kentuck Con .... 1 Andes Belcher Best & Belcher... Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con ... Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. & Ba... Con. Imperial .... Crown Point .... Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross. 8 8 23 2 03 18 Mexican 29 Occidental Con ... 1 Ophlr C4 Overman 13 Potosl 8 Savage 20 Seg. Belcher 2 Sierra Novada ... 21 Silver Hill 47 Standard 4 00 Union Con 27 Utah Con 5 Yellow Jacket .... 15 101 CO 1 CO 1 10 45 10 NEW YORK. -Jan. 23.- -Mining stocks today closed as follows: AclamsCon $0 20 Little Chief $0 10 AHco 45 Breece 2 00 Brunswick Con... 25 Comstock Tunnel. 4 r.nn. Cal. & Va... 1 50 Ontario 0 Ophlr Phoenix Potosl Savage Sierra Nevada Deadwood Terra,. 53 Worn Silver 1 lOlSmall Hopes Iron Silver C5Standard 4 25 Leadvllle Con .... 61 BOSTON, Jan. 23. Closing quotations: Adventure ....$ 0 COIDsceola $ 82 00 BIng. MIn. Co.. 15 7WParrott 48 00 Amal. Copper... 80 OOOulncy 104 00 Atlantic 27 505anta Fe Cop... 5 50 Boston & Mont. 315 OOlTamarack 328 00 Butte & Boston 77 00) Utah Mining ... 33 50 Cal. & Hecla.... 855 00 tVlnona C 5 Centennial 215 00iVolverlnes 48 60 Franklin 10 001 IN GRIP OF AN ICE TRUST. Spokane Field Is Again in Hands of One Concern. SPOKANE, Jan. 23. This city is again in the grip of an ice trust. Tho Diamond Ice & Fuel Company has bought up the Merchants' Ice & Fuel Company, Its only rival, and has full control of the field. However, contracts for ice are being made at about one-half last year's prices. Oregon Notes. Philomath is to have a brass band. A commercial club is to be organized at Lostlne. The erection of an Odd Fellows' hall at Cove Is contemplated. There were nearly 600 mining locations recorded in Josephine County last,year. Alex McWilliams Is going into the blooded chicken business on quite a large scale at Arlington. Canyon City has abolished the office of City Attorney. The position carried a sal ary of $100 per year. f The Cdburg school has resumed sessions after a vacation on account of the prev alence of measles there. Free-milling gold ore has been discov ered in the mountains Just west of Los tlne. Tests show the ore literally filled with black sulphurets. The sentiment is unanimous that Fossil should have a new schoolhouse, says the Journal. The only difference In opinion Is as to the best method of raising the nec essary funds. A petition is being circulated in Linn (. County asking an appropriation from the state of $1000 to repair and Improve the state buildings at Sodavllle, says the Brownsville Times. The Indebtedness of Umatilla County is nearly $150,000. Warrants to the amount of approximately $200,000 are outstanding. The $50,000 difference represents cash on hand and balances standing on the tax rolls. Judge Bradshaw has written the officers of Wheeler County that there will be no Circuit Court until April, as there is a bill before the Legislature changing the date of holding, the term from January to that month. A local telephone line, about six miles long. Is being built by Richmond and Waldron settlers. It will connect the places of T. B. Elrod, R. A. Thomas, Hen ry Trenggfigje E. Parrish, F. G. Shown and, Anarofcher. A bill has been drafted and forwarded to Representative Geer to raise the salary of the Assessor of Harney County from $1 per day to $1500 a year. This is about $300 more than that officer now receives. The County Court recommends that the In crease be allowed. "Washington Notes.- There is talk of a new National bank at Ellensbur?. Hoqulam win soon have a night tele phone service. Several Indians are said to be sick with smallpox at Port Simcoe. Ex-Sheriff F. W. DeLorimer, of Ten Mile, has been appointed State Land In spector by Land Commissioner S. A. Call vert. Representatives from Seattle, Portland and Spokane will meet at Tacoma Thurs day evening to perfect the organization of the Northwest Baseball League, which will Include tho cities named, and Ta coma. Fred Lyman, who had been working on the steam shovel on the railroad, north of Arlington, was Instantly killed Mon day afternoon. A landslide occurred, and he was warned, but did not have time to get out of the way. The preliminary hearing in the case of the State against Attorney James L. Crot ty, of Spokane, has at last been com pleted, and the well-known lawyer has been bound over for trial :n the Superior Court on the charge of larceny by embez zlement, under $1500 bonds. George Hoover and the cattlemen of the Upper Natches Valley have contribut ed to a fund of $1000, to be used In the erection of a private bridge across the Natches River, near the moutih of the TIetan. The bridse is for the use of the stockmen in crossing wltn their cattle. The Seattle City Council passed the Mc Groarty telephone franchise ordinance over Mayor Humes' veto, Tuesday night. The vote on the roll-call stood 9 In fa vor and 4 against the measure. Imme diately following this action the friends of the McGroarty people, In their contest with the Hunt-Seeley Company, for the right to construct a new eelephono sys tem in Seattle, carried the war into the enemy's camp by introducing a resolution declaring the franchise of the Seattle Automatic Telephone Exchange Company, which the Hunt-Seeley people purchased Immediately upon the indefinite post ponement of their franchise by the Coun cil, to be null and void, and not binding upon the City of Seattle. After a spirit ed debate the resolution was referred to tho corporations committee, with Instruc tions to report to the Council not later than February 4. BRITISH PACIFIC CABLE. Postmaster-General of Victoria. Ac cepts the Bid. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. A special to tho Tribune from Washington says: Consul-General Bray, at Melbourne, Aus tralia, has informed the State Department that the Postmaster-General of Victoria has accepted the bid for laying the Pa cific cable at a cost of $8,735,767, the instal lation and surveying to cost $992,766 extra. According to the contract, the cable is to be completed and In working order by July 21, 1902. The Australian section com prises cables from the New South Wales and the New Zealand coasts to Norfolk Islands, and thence to Fiji. The other sec tion will be from FIJI to Fanning Island and thence to Vancouver, B. C. When completed it is anticipated this cable will materially reduce the existing charges to the United States. The route decided upon Is from Vancou ver, by way of Fanning or Palmyra Isl and, Fiji and Norfolk Island, with branches from tho last-named station ( to Auckland, New Zealand and Queensland. The length of the cable over this route will be (allowing 10 per cent for "slack" actually used) 79S6 nautical miles, as fol lows: Vancouver to Fanning Island, 3561 miles; Fanning Island to Fiji, 2093; FIJI to Norfolk Island, SGI; Norfolk Island to New Zealand, 537; Norfolk Island to Queensland, 834. Some 1900 soundings over 500 fathoms in depth have been made, which relate directly to the route along the bed of tho ocean, the greatest depth being 3200 fathoms, but the general aver age is much less. It is estimated that with the use of 650 pounds of copper and 400 pounds of guttn. percha to the mile, 1,940,000 words might be transmitted in a year. Great Britain and Canada have agreed to defray five ninths of the total coat; New Zealand one-eighth, and New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria have pledged uiemselves to contribute the remainder between them. As to the revenue to be derived from the cable, It is anticipated that the re turns the first year on a tariff of 49 cents a word will be $534,376, and that by tlie fourth year of Its working the cable will become a paying concern. It has been proposed to charge 73 cents a word for messages right through that is, cross ing Canada and the Atlantic, in addition to the Pacific and 49 cents for the Pa cific cable section. POLITICS IN PORTO RICO. Federals Hope to Carry the Next Election. 3AN JUAN, Porto Rico. Jan. 16. There Is no telling what may come out of Porto Rican politics. Before election the Government and the Federal party were enemies, but it is now quite evident that the Americans have discovered that the Republican party Is not representing Porto Rico. Before the election, the Re publican party, as claimed by the Fed erals, was favored so openly that the Fed erals, although undoubtedly in the ma jority, did not vote, but 151 out of 60,000 Federal votes being cast. A house of del egates composed of 35 Republicans was elected. Forty-four days of the 60 al lowed by law have passed and the House has passed no laws worthy the name, be yond the Jury trial bill, which originated in the Executive Council. No bill worth mention has been originated in the House. The Republican party of Porto Rico is composed of the middle and lower classes, mostly of the colored element. The P"orlo Rlcans n-ovlng in the high class of so ciety, the merchants and planters, the moneyed men, in short the commercial men of the island, are In most Instances FIGPRUHE CEREAL The Only Health Coffee. The stepping stone to perfect health la Figprune Cereal. 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Two si2cs; 73c and AXTISEFTIC re t TEETH BREATH Hall & Ruckel, Proprietors, N. Y. City. Poison s Poisosi ivy are among the best known of the many dangerous wild plants and shrubs. Totouch or handle them quickly produces swelling and inflammation with in tense itching and burning of the skin. The eruption soon disappears, the suf ferer hooes forever: bnt almost as soon as the little blisters and custules aoneared the noison rm1 i-mpi! the blood, and will break out at regular intervals, and each time in a more aggra vated form. This poison will loiter in tho system for years, and every atom of it must be forced out of the blood before you can expect a perfect, permanent cure. Nature's nlMt FOR Nacre's Polseis, is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and all noxious plants. It is com posed exclusively of roots and herbs. Now is the time to get the poison out of your system, as delay makes your condition worse. Don't experiment longer with salves, washes and soaps they never mre. Mr. S. M. Marshall, bookkeeper of the Atlanta (Ga.) Gas Wght Co., was poisoned with Poison Oak. He took Sulphur, Arsenic and various other drugs, and applied externally numerous lotions and salves with no benefit. At times the swelling and inflammation was so severe he was almost Blind. For eight years the poison would break out every season. His condition was much Improved after takinr one bottle of S. S. S., and a few bottles cleared his blood of the poison, and all evidences of the disease disappeared. People are often poisoned without .knowing when or ho w. Explain your case fully to our physicians, and they will cheerfully give such information and ad vice as you require, without charge, and we will send at the same time an interest ing book on Blood and Skin Diseases. THC SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. BA. Federals. The Federals today are not in any way opposed to the Government. Governor Allen recently made a little ex cursion into the interior. He stopped over night at the little town of Lares, a hot Federal town, never before visited by any Governor of Porto Rico. When he re turned he said that ho was more than sur prised at the way he was received Over 4Z9 men on horseback met him Ave miles from the town and escorted him to tho. Mayor's residence the largest civilian es cort on reccrd for Porto Rico. The Mayor declared the day a holiday. shopsf'were cltscd and everj one donned his Sunday clothes. Parades and processions were held in tho Governor's honor and. the town was his. TJyJittle city was Illuminated at night anjfngj(was the guesj- of hsnor at a'bMiqnetmgh 200 plates were laid. H$ vftitecCTnerriowna nd was royally received, andhls visit was to one of the strorigest Federal districts. The Federals now recognize that the Governor Is in earnest in his ende&yors to promote the island' welfare. Jdany of the party lead ers formerly 'held diplomatic positions, and the are-in a position to be of great assistance It Is not difficult to see. the lean of a po litical campaign. The Federals are al ready campaigning for the municipal elec tions, and they expect that the. next general election will be theirs. The tax ation bil' Is the chief topic- Syery article taxed. Including even'agricultural -and other farm instruments.- Is- taxed 1c ifte same excessive ratio, and owners, of, prop-j erty are protesting against- the bul They show that by the provisions of the bill their plants will be taxed beyond their value. The bill was a week or more in debate before the Council before it passed, but the people had no idea of its nature. It was not given ovt to the public until after its passage Then some extracts were published in the local English paper, and the Spanish papers Immediately picked it up, and now a cry of protest Is being raised on every hand. It is evident that tho House hf-s orders from party leaders to pass the bill but the people hope that tho Governor will veto It. This bill is supposed to represent a year's- work of Treasurer Hoiln:i(ex. The St. Paul Lease. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. It having beer reported that a lease of the Chicago,! Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad to the Great Northern Company Is to be de elded on at a special meeting of the Stl Paul directors. Chairman Roswell MillerJ of the St. Paul board, said: "It looks tc. me Hko a Jobbing yarn. It comes fro a suspicious center. You may say that! no special meeting of the board has beer called." is uncondilwaafly superior to the foreign ariicfe Yea 34wc uk imparl cuir -- ,. , oMUSaasMonwhen gjg you buy rt runty above jusp'aon. i Druflijc5,Du!rji:II't. 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