THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1901.
ARE LOSING GROUND
No-Caucus Forces at Salem
Must Soon Break.
NEXT HOVE HARD TO FORETELL
It Ik Talk That McBrlde I to Make
Supreme Effort Today The Fight
Presented No Xer Features
Ycaterday.
SALE&T, Or., Jan. 28. The Democrats
held a caucus tonight and decided to con
tinue voting for William Smith for Sen
ator. Otherwise, the day has presented
no features whatever. A great amount ol
talk continues to be indulged in that Mc
Brlde is to make his .supreme effort to
morrow, but the Corbett people decline
to be at all excited about it. His maxi
mum, they think, has been, practically
reached already. Ex-Senatcr Mitchell is
here again, and it has been freely stated
that he is ready to fall heir to the Mc
Brlde strength and make a try at It. But
this is again only lobby talk. The truth
seems to be that McBrlde has displayed
more stubbornness than some of his nomi
nal followers expected, and It also appears
to be the fact that Mitchell -will not be
ready until McBrlde Is persuaded that he
Js hopelessly beaten. A good guess Is
that Mitchell does not now see -where the
necessary 46 are coming from. If he can
not In the beginning have the whole Mc
Brlde support to build on, the most he
can acquire Is a few scattering votes. To
try to get them now Is suicide. And, even
-with the 13 McBrlde votes to start with,
It Is a long jump to 46. By preventing a
caucus the McBrlde people have for the
present tied Mr. Corbett's hands, but they
have done -worse for themselves. They
have tied their own. It is probably not
an overstatement that the no-caucus peo
ple are losing courage, because Chey not
only have made and are making no prog
ress, but they are losing ground. Reali
sation of the critical situation that con
fronts them has made Imperative an early
move of some kind, but just what kind of
p, move it shall be, they are obviously at
a loss to determine. Hence the improba
bility that there will be any change of
consequence tomorrow.
The facts that the McBrlde people have
to face axe that they are opposing a can
didate Who has behind him the bulk of
Republican votes, with no means at hand
to get them away from him, and they are
supporting a candidate In whose ultimate
success they have no confidence what
ever. They cannot now get away from
him without going all to pieces, and they
cannot stay where they are without be
ing crushed. In this dilemma their policy
Is to ihang on by their eyelids In the hope
that something will happen to weaken
Mr. Corbett and dissipate his following.
It has not happened, and It seems now
to be clear that It will not happen.
The languor of the Senatorial fight is
something astonishing. At 10 o'clock In
the lobby of the Willamette Hotel tonight
there were not over a dozen people. Or
dinarily In the midst of a spirited contest
It would be crowded. It seems to be a
waiting game all around.
NO CHANGE IN VOTING.
The Results at Salem Show No GalnH
or Lrosxes.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 28. The joint conven
tion today was an eventless affair. The
rumor had been widespread that Senator
McBrlde was going to make the effort of
his life, but If he did. It had no mani
fest effect on the voting. There was no
change whatever except a little shift
ing of the minor candidates. McBrlde
lot one vote by the absence of Senator
Smith, of Multnomah. Representative
Schumann created a ripple of Interest
and amusement by voting for his col
league. Representative Orton, and Sen
ator Fulton attained his old maximum of
four votes from Harris, McQueene, Hem
enway and Smith of Yamhill. The sit
uation so far as developments In the con
vention disclose. Is at a standstill. The
voting- resulted:
Corbett 29jMoore 2
MoBnde IS Geo. M. Orton 2
Hermann 6 Lowed 1
Smith (Dem.) 24
Absent 2
Williams 2
Not voting 1
Pulton 4
A statement In The Oregonlan local
columns that Mr. Corbett has been namod
In caucus "as the candidate of the ma
jority" Is an error. The Republican cau
cus has selected no candidate. A strong
sentiment exists among many members of
the majority that It would be proper for
the caucus to go ahead and select a can
didate, with the understanding that he
must receive 32 votes a majority of all
Republican votes; but this has not been
done, and It remains to be seen whether
It will be done. It may be of Interest to
show what are the Senatorial preferences
of the 49 members who have participated
In caucus as shown by the open roll call
In joint convention.
For Mr. Corbett Adams, Barrett,
Brlggs. Butt, Cameron, Carter. Daly,
G-eer, Hahn, Hartman, Hawkins. Howe,
Johnston, Joseph!, Keene. Kirk, Lamson,
Matteon, McCraken, Mullen, Mulkey,
Pearce, Poorman. Stelwer, Stewart, Story.
Thompson of Multnomah, Thomson of
Umatilla, Vincent. Total, 29.
For McBrlde Emmett, Speaker Reod
er 2.
For Mr. Hermann Black, Hume, Mc
Queene. Marsters I.
For Mr. FuKon Harris, Hemenway,
Smith of Yamhill 3.
For George H. Williams-Roberts I.
For S. A. Lowell Proebslel 1.
The members of the minority, who have
so far refused to go Into caucus, and their
preferences, are as follows:
For George W. McBrlde Booth, Brown
ell, Cattanach. Eddy, Hunt, Kelly. Kruse.
Kuykendall, Looney. Mays. Merrill, Nich
ols, Nottingham, Porter, A. C. Smith of
Multnomah, Taltoert, President Fulton 17.
Tor Binger Hermann Colylg, Dlmmlck,
McGreer 3.
For F. A. Moore Smith of Marlon,
Dresser 2.
For George H. Williams Williamson 1.
IN THE SENATE.
Several Bills, on Third Reading:, Are
Passed.
SALBM, Or.. Jan. 2S. The Senate was
called to order at 11:45 and opened with
prayer by Rev. Schupp, of the Evangel
ical Church.
Josephl introduced a bill to create the
office of auditor of Multnomah County.
Senate bill No. 7, by Adams, to regulate
warehouses, flouring mills, etc., was read
the third time and was recommitted.
Senate bill No. 8, by Wehrung. author
izing the State Board of Agriculture to
Issue licenses, was read a third time and
passed.
Senate bill No 13, by Mulkey, providing
for reduction of Interest on school fund
loans, on payment of back interest, was
passed.
Senate bill No. 15 by Brownell, amend
ing the law relating to the exemption of
earnings of judgment debtors, was passed.
Senate Wll No. 33, by Daly, to determine
contests for places on the official bal
lot, was pieced on third reading and then
recommitted.
Senate bill No. 49, by Stelwer, relating
to shipments of sheep by express, was
passed.
Senate bill No. 5S. by Brownell, provid
ing for a constitutional convention in 1902,
was put on final passage and lost. On
motion the vote was recosidered and the
bin recommitted.
The Senate adjourned at "4:30.
Roberts' House bill to provide for pay
ment of scalp bounty warrants was read
twice, and referred to a committee com
posed of Senators Williamson. Stelwer and
Johnston, ajl of Eastern Oregon.
IN THE HOUSE.
Devotes Much Time to Second Read
ing of Bills.
SALEM, Or.. 'Jan. 28. The House com
menced its third week of the legislative
session at 11 this morning .Nottingham
and Holcomb of Multnomah not answer
ing the roll call. Rev. H. L. Pratt, chap
lain of the Fourth Regiment, O. N. G.,
delivered the opening prayer.
Story of Multnomah asked Indulgence of
the House to Introduce a bill to correct
Senate bill 113. authorizing the city of
Portland to levy a special tax Passed,
Shipley voting nay.
Colvlg of Josephine asked unanimous
consent to Introduce a bill. This was a
signal for a dozen members to -ask the
same privilege, each waving a copy of
their bill. There being no objection,
Speaker Reeder allowed the hills- to be
introduced, but meantime suggested that
he thought it would be better to continue
the work of the House under the regular
order of business, which was the second
reading of House bills. Such order was
then taken up and occupied most or the
time devoted to the afternoon session.
The House bill, 168, legislating Judge
CI eland out of office, was read a second
time in the House today, and on motion
of Watson was referred to the Multnomah
delegation.
The following new bills were Introduced:
Story Providing for a special tax levy
In Portland. Passed under suspension of
rules.
Colvlg, by request Amending law re
garding duties of executors of estates.
Eddy To amend charter of Tillamook
City.
Stewart To reimburse W. H. Barr.
Allen Defining duties of fish commis
sioner. Edson Amending law relating to stand
ard weights.
Edson To amend act to prevent tres
pass. Edson To prevent animals running at
large.
Mattoon. by request Prohibiting the
sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors
to any Inmate of state Institutions.
Barrett To incorporate town of "Granite.
Watson Appropriating J4000 for the
Home and Industrial School.
Poorman To prevent persons beating
their way on railroads.
Smith of Multnomah Defining the boun
daries of Multnomah County.
Merrill Prohibiting hogs from running
at large.
TO RESUME OPERATIONS.
Dallas "Woolen Mills Will Start Up
Idle Several Months.
DALLAS, Jan. 28. The Pioneer Woolen
Mills will resume operations Wednesday,
after an idleness of over five months.
Wool In large quantities Is being shipped
to the mill preparatory to the start. Or
ders are on hand for a six months nlght-and-day
run.
For Casket Factory.
A movement is on foot to manufacture
caskets at the organ factory here, when
it is Installed In Its new quarters. Hem
lock lumber will be used for this pur
pose. This timber can be obtained in al
most unlimited quantities In the mount
ains west of this place.
Blooded Angora Gonts Imported.
TJ. S. Grant, state Inspector for the
American Angora Goat Association, Sat
urday, received from California four full
blooded Angora goats. These goats were
bred from Imported stock, and are pro
nounced as good ae any In America. They
arrived In good condition, but seem to
suffer somewhat from the chill of this
climate.
Successful Rcllgrlous Revival.
Rev. Guy H. Phelps, of Sodavllle, closed
a three weeks' protracted meeting here
last night. There were 48 conversion dur
ing the revival.
TO CHANGE POSTOFFICE PLANS.
Salem Wants Its New Structure to
Face Other Street Than. Intended.
SALEM, Jan. 2S. Salem city officials
have written the Oregon delegation In
Congress, and also the supervising archi
tect, urging that the plans for the new
Salem Postoffice be changed so that the
building will face Church street. The orig
inal plans provide for the main entrance
on Court street, with a side entrance on
Church and a driveway on State street.
This plan was described In the press at
the time the specifications arrived, last
Summer, but this feature escaped the no
tice of the officials until a few days ago.
The main entrance should be on Church
street to harmonize with, the Capitol and
Courthouse.
ftnlem School Tax.
At a meeting of the taxpayers of Salem
school district this evening It was decided
to levy a tax of S mills, 7 of which are
for current expenses and 1 to apply on
the Indebtedness of the district.
At a meeting of Company F, Oregon
National Guard, tonight, committees
were appointed to make arrangements for
a grand military ball, to be given on the
evening of Washington's blcthday. It Is
proposed to make this ball the greatest
social event of the legislative session as,
aleo of the season.
FELL UNDER A MOVING TRAIN.
Man Who Attempted to Board It Suf
fered Fatal Injuries.
MBDFORD. Or.. Jan. 28. While at
tempting to board the moving Southern
Pacific through freight train at Central
Point last night at 11 o'clock. James Ed
lngton, aged 21 years, fell under the cars.
The wheels of the caboose passed over one
knee, mangling It so as to necessitate
amputation, from which he died this af
ternoon. He was employed at Captain
Voorhies' apple orchard, three miles south
of Medford, and had spent Sunday with
his parents,. He had intended to return
on the passenger, but wishing to make
time, decided to board the moving freight
train, a change of plans which proved
fatal.
Bridge Laborer Badly Injured.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Jan. 28. R. H.
Bishop met with a serious accident about
9 o'clock this morning at the Harrls
burg bridge. The Southern Pacific has a
plledrlver and crew repairing the bridge,
and, while underneath setting a pile to
drive, a 6xS guard rail slipped from the
track above, striking Bishop on top of the
head, knocking him senseless and cut
ting a gash about five Inches long. He
was brought here for medical attention.
He Is In a critical condition. Bishop lives
In Springfield,
OREGON HOO HOOS TO MEET.
Concatenation Will Be Held at As
toria Saturday.
ASTORIA, Jan. 2S. The Order of Hoo
Hoo of the State of Oregon will hold a
concatenation here Saturday evening.
Eight victims from Astoria and about 15
from Portland will be Introduced to the
mysteries of the black cat.
Nevr Astoria Will Balld Schoolhouse.
The citizens of New Astoria have voted
a 15-mlll tax for conducting "a nine
months" term of school. They also de
cided to erect a $4000 schoolhouse. M, J.
Kinney donated the site.
Passed Civil Service Examination.
At the last civil service examination
held In this city for the positions of clerk
and carrier in the postal department the
following passed successfully: W. J.
Binder, A. B. Dalglty and Frank Meany.
NO NEW CONSTITUTION
OREGON
SENATE VOTED
BILL FOR IT.
DOWN
The Ballot on the Measure Stood
Fourteen to Twelve Th Vote
In Detail.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 2S. Brownell's bill for
a constitutional convention was made the
subject of an extended debate that occu
pied the greater part of the afternoon.
The discussion was opened by Brownell,
v, ho contended that there Is need of a new
constitution. He cited the need of a hew
term of Supreme Court, the eradication
of the negro clause, and amendments In
other particulars. He said that the Su
preme Court has repeatedly rendered de
cisions almost radically In conflict with
the constitution, in their effort to do Jus-
Record of tKe Oregon Legislature.
. Passed the Honse.
H. B. 3. by Whitney To construct bridge across Willamette River, levy tolls.
Passed January 21.
H. B. 18. by Colvlg Fixing the time for holding court fix First Judicial Dis
trict. Passed January 24. ,
H. B. 127, by Black To incorporate Myrtle Point. Passed January 25.
H. B. 107, by Hawkins To amend Dallas incorporation act. Passed Janu
ary 22.
H. B. 224, by Story Relative -to Portland tax levy. Passed January 28.
Passed the Senate. '
S. B. No. 1, by Mays, providing for a popular expression of choice as to Sena
torship. Passed January 25. r ' v
S. B. 6, by Kelly Serv Ice by summons In foreclosure suits. Passed January 25,
S. B. 8, by Wehrung Authorizing State Board of Agriculture to Issue li
censes. Passed January 28.
5. B. 9. by Marsters Relative to Jurors and witnesses' fes In Douglas County,
Passed January 5.
S. B. 12, by Mulkey To reduce interest on school fund loans. Passed Janu
ary 28.
S. B. 15, by Brownell Amending Judgment debtor law. Passed January 23.
S. B. 40, by Stelwer JRelatlve to shipment of sheep by ofpress. Passed Janu
ary 28. - r
S. B. 05, by Porter To lower salary Clackamas County ."JnJdge. Passed Janu
ary 23. ' 4 '
S. B. 101. by Daly To amend Corvallls Incorporation act, Tossed January 23.
S. B. 102. by Smith of Baker To Incorporate Sumpter. Passed January 23.
S. B. 104, by Smith of Multnomah Authorizing Portage Commissioners to re
move Incline and sell land.
S. B. 110, by Smith of Yamhill To amend Sheridan charter. Passed Janu
ary 24.
Passed Both Houses,
S. B. 9, by Marsters To amend Koseburg Incorporation act.
S. B. 14. by Marsters To Incorporate Canyonvllle.
S. B. 18, by Adams To amend Sllverton Incorporation act.
S. B. 22, by "Wade To amend Elgin incorporation act.
S. B. 24. by Wade To amend Summervllle incorporation act.
S. B. .71, by Smith of Baker To incorporate Baker City.,- rj,
S. B. 113, by Swcek To authorize Portland to levy special tax.
H. B. 1C2, by McGreer To incorporate Antelope.
House joint resolution of 1899, rela.lve to submission of Initiative and referen
dum. H. B 203, by the ways-and means committee To appropriate money for leg
islative expenses, and for deficiencies.
Signed by the Governor.
S. B. 19. by Brownell To pay expenses of Indian War Veterans to Washington
City. Signed January 23.
S. B S9, by Brownell To submit initiative and referendum. Signed January 25.
B. B. 113, by Sweek To authorize Portland to levy a special tax. Signed Janu
ary 25. r .
tlce. Senator Smith, of Baker, raised the
;upstioa of cost, though he said he would
favor the bill. Brownell estimated the
cost at not to exceed $25,000. Mulkey op
posed the measure, saying that It Is not
necessary, that the people are not de
manding a new constitution, and that the
convention would cost at least ,550,000.
Brownell asked Mulkey whether he
knew of an Instance of the people de
manding a constitution, and to this Mul
key responded promptly that the people
of England, at Runnymede, forced from
the unwilling hands of King John a con
stitution to their liking.
The ballot on this bill resulted In Its
defeat by a vote of 14 ayes and 12 noes
16 votes being required to pass a bill. The
vote In detail was as follows:
Ayes Adams. Brownell, Dlmlck, Hunt,
Inman, Johnston, Mays, Morrow, Porter,
Proebstel, Smith of Baker, Smith of Yam
hill. Williamson, Mr. President.
Noes Cameron, Clem, Daly, Howe, Jo
sephl, Kuykendall, Looney, Marsters, Mul
key, Stelwer, Wade, Wehrung.
Absent Booth, Kelly, Smith of Multno
mah, Sweek.
Some little feeling was manifested In
the House over the committee reference
of House bill 150, relating to salmon fish
eries In Rogue River. Rice of Douglas,
who Introduced the bill, desired that It
be sent to the judiciary committee, as the
object of the bill In no way related to
the mode of collecting fish, but to the re
peal of a section of a law now In force
which he did not consider legal. Hume
of Curry claimed he was the represen
tative of the people of that county, and
ought to have some say about the meas
ure, and asked that it be referred to the
fisheries committee. This brought out
considerable debate, Rice In the end win
ning out by having the bill referred as he
"desired. Shortly after, when bill 155, In
troduced by Hume, to protect fish In
Rogue River, was called up for reference,
Mr. Hume facetiously moved that the
bill be referred to the judiciary commit
tee, which was ordered amid the laughter
of the House.
Representative Watson today Introduced
a bill In the House appropriating $1000
for the benefit of the Home and Industrial
School, located on Third street, near Clay,
In the City of Portland. The money Is to
be paid quarterly and receipted for by the
president and treasurer of the school, and,
as the institution is In great need of the
funds, the bill Is made operative on ap
proval by the Governor. Mr. Watson
says he has no Interest In the bill, but It
was handed to him by Mrs. Dr. Coe, of
Portland, who Is Interested In the school
and who will make her appearance In
Salem on Thursday to push her claims
with the members of the Legislature.
Thursday evening has been set apart for
the consideration of all charter bills, un
der special order. In the meantime such
bills were all referred to the committee
on cities and towns, of which Thompson
of Multnomah is chairman. There Is the
usual number of such bills.
The house committee on resolutions has
reported favorably for the appointment
of a joint committee to select an oil paint
ing of Governor Geer, at a cost not to
exceed $600. The proposal committee has
not yet been appointed, neither does the
resolution provide for the necessary cleri
cal aid. While there 1b no apparent rea
son for the services of even one clerk
on this committee, the members thereof
may find It expedient to secure the assist
ance of half a dozen experts, or more, be
fore acting- Intelligently In the artistic
y duties that Representative Barrett's reso
lution Imposes on them. There Is rivalry
between Artists Coggswell and Moore
over the selection of a portrait of Ore
gon's Chief Executive. Both have complet
ed three-quarter sire oil paintings of Gov
ernor Geer, which are now on exhibition
at the state Capitol, and between these
two the joint commlttfce is supposed to
make a selection. A number of years
ago portraits of all the territorial and
state Governors of Oregon were pur
chased by order of the Legislature at a
cost In the aggregate amounting to many
thousand dollars. Since then the Guber
natorial gallery has received several ad
ditions during the terms of succeeding
Governors. Two portraits were painted
of Governor Lord. One by Coggswell.stlll
hangs on the wall of a basement committee-room
the other, by Moore, adorns the
hall of the assembly chamber, but has
not yet been: paid for. It was ordered
under a House concurrent resolution In
1S95, but, as no amount was named in the
resolution, Secretary oi State Klncald,
and his successor. Secretary Dunbar, have
refused to draw a warrant for the $700
and interest demanded for the picture.
The holders of the claim are now trying
to get It recognized by the ways and
means committee, so that the money will
be Included in the forthcoming general
appropriation bill.
The parcels post memorial, originating
In the House, promises to meet a strong
opposition In the upper branch. When
it was read in the Senate today, a mo
tion was carried referring the matter to
the Judiciary committee, A number of
Senators have already expressed their
opposition to the bill.
his was a great day at the Capitol
for the possessors of kodaks. It was the
ofwtnii hri-Th rfftv of the session, and
the first bright day upon which the mem
bers were here. Dozens of pretty girls
were watching every opportunity to take
snap shots at Oregon's statesmen and the
picturesque scenes surrounding the place
-($,
of their labors. While most of the mem
bers were not disposed to assume strik
ing attitudes to please the pretty ko
dakers. It Is rumored that the develop
ment of films will reveal that some of
the handsome young members In the
House of Representatives were caught In
positions tha were not entirely acci
dental. It Is no more than what might
be expected that a newly-fledged states
man, would, on finding tHat he was about
to be kodaked,, strike an attitude Indi
cating earnest discussion of ponderous
subjects or the silent contemplation of
noble projects.
The Adams warehouse bill, known as
Senate bill No. 7, seems to have aroused
considerable opposition among flouring
mill men. The general purpose of the
bill is to require warehousemen to make
monthly and other reports showing the
amount of grain they have received and
disposed of during-the month and the
balance on hand. The object is to se
cure farmers against the shipment of
their grain before It has been purchased
by the warehousemen. The objection
seems to be that the requirements of the
bill are too exacting and wll put Into
the hands of persons but little Interested
the power of compelling the storer of
grain to render reports that are not nec
essary to the security of the farmer. The
members of the Senate seemed to be quite
generally in favor of the enactment of
some such measure, but as there have
been many requests for copies of the
bill, it waa recommitted in order that it
might be printed as amended, for distri
bution. The amendments did "not 'mate
rially change the bill as originally intro
duced. Senator Josephl has taken a firm stand
in favor of the printing of all bills that
have a general application. In stating
his reasons for this position Senator Jose
phl said In the Senate today that while he
did not question the propriety of meas
ures sought to be passed without being
first printed, yet he could not bring him
self to vote for the passage of bills which
he had not been given an opportunity
to inspect He contended that the princi
ple of passings bills without first putting
copies in the hands of the members; is
wrong and unsafe. He seemed to have
the majority of the Senators with him. for
the bills upon which the question was
raised were ordered printed.
The bill to appropriate $5000 to aid the
Oregon Historical Society is in the hands
of the committee on revision of laws, of
which Senator Howe Is chairman. The
committee has as yet taken no action, but
so far as has developed, Its attitude Is
favorable. It Is realized that the Histor
ical Society Is doing a work of great bene
fit to the state, and the duty of the Leg
islature to see that it is continued Is
generally recognized. Senator Mays, who
presented the bill, has prepared several
amendments merely of a corrective na
ture, and he will besides propose that the
Historical Society be allowed to do $1000
worth of printing at the state office.
WILL BE MOVED TO PORTLAND.
Forest Grove to Lose One of Its
Flouring Mills.
FOREST GROVE, Jan. 28. The owners
of the Washington County Mill have de
cided to move their plant to Portland.
The capacity of the plant Is 100 barrels.
It will be located in the northern part of
the city.
New Flouring- Mill Starts Up."
E. W. Haines, who moved the machin
ery of the Creecent Flouring Mill Into the
building formerly occupied by the Wash
ington County Flouring Mill, at this place,
started the new plant today.
Smallpox at Houston,
ST. HELENS, Or., Jan. 28. Dr. H. R.
Cliff was called to Houltbn yesterday to
see the daughter of County School Su
perintendent Copeland. The malady of
the child was pronounced by the doctor
to be. malignant smallpox, Mr. Copeland' s
residence was quarantined and the small
pox flag put out,
Marahfleld Match Factory Burned.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 28. The
Marshfleld match factory burned last
night; loss, $5000; no Insurance. The plant
employed 20 Japanese, and waa owned by
Flanagan & HcCuIIoch. It will probably
be rebuilt.
AGAIN PASSED THE BILL
PORTLAND ' SPECIAL TAX TWICE
APPROVED BY HOUSE.
Attempt to Rush. Throngh Senate
Failed Latest Move Is to Perfect
Learal Status of Measure.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 28. The troublesome
Portland special tax levy bobbed up
again In the Legislature today. It ap
pears that the city authorities are not
entirely satisfied with the present legal
status of the recent act, because It par
takes of the nature of a revenue meas
ure, which must originate In theHouse
"c v-unsmuuon. row, tne special
act, which started In the Senate,'confers
upon the Portland City Council certain
powers as to a tax levy of Its own
and the Attorney General and most good
lawyers who,. have been cpnsulted say
that It Is all right But to remove any
possible question, and thus to discourage
the chance of litigation, tt "was thought
best to -get another bill through the Leg
islature, this time originating Jn the
House, So Story presented House bill
No. 234 this morning, and ' under sus
pension of the rules the bill 'was passed.
It was hurried over to the Senate, and
Josephl undertook to secure Immediate
consideration: but ""Hunt, "Mays, ' Inman
and others objected, and the bill went
over.
The grounds of objection of the Mult
nomah Senators is that they 'want the
matter considered by the Multnomah
delegation, ,
EASTERN OYSTEJl .CULTURE.
Results In Washington Have Been
All That Could Be Expected.
The following Information regarding the
culture of Eastern oysters" In Washington
Is supplied by Professor F. L. Washburn,
of the State University at Eugene, and
biologist for Oregon: "Experiments are
going on In Washington similar to those
conducted- In Oregon by the State Biol
ogist Professor Doune, who has the
work In charge, writes as 'follows: The
results were all that we could expect un
der the circumstances. I obtained quite
a lot of spat In various ways which at
present Is doing finely. It will require
quite a little work yet, however, to de
termine the best way to catch the spat
and care for it In its early stages, so
that the thing can be taken hold of as
a commercial enterprise. Results so far
make me very hopeful for the future. I
expect to go on with the work next Sum
mer If the present Legislature see3 fit
to furnish us the money.' "
SUNDAY-CLOSING MOVEMENT.
Independence In Scene, and All Busi
ness Houses Are to Be Included.
INDEPENDENCE, Jan. 28.-Colonel
Holt, the temperance lecturer, Is holding
a. series of meetings here. Last evening
he was greeted with a large audience. As
a mark of respect to Colonel Holt, the
saloons were closed all day.
It Is rumored that an effort will be made
to close all business houses on Sunday.
This will be. a sweeping move. If it
succeeds, the only places left open will
be the bakeries, hotel and drugstores.
As it Is now, most of the business houses
keep open a good portion of the day.
The County Court Is having repairs
made to the long bridge across the slough
be'tween the old part of the city and
Hill's Addition. ' '
Mark, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Hanniv fell down stairs yesterday and
fractured his collar bone.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Robert Conn, of 'Albany;
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 28.-Robert Conn,
who came to Oregon In 1861, died here this
morning, aged 86 years. He was born in
Ohio, moving from there to Indiana, and
thence to Oregon. He had resided here
since 1S77, and In Linn County almost
continuously since coming to Oregon. He
left six sons and one daughter, Isaac F..
Smauel, Nelson D., and Perry R. Conn,
of Albany, Joshua B. Conn, of Salem,
Richard E. Conn, of Portland, and Mrs.
J. A. MeChesney, of Albany. Mrs. Conn
died In 1877.
Mrs. Albert Henshaw, of Condon.
Mrs. Albert Henshaw, who had resided
In Oregon since 1S64, died at her home In
Condon last Thursday. Mrs. Henshaw,
whose maiden name was Holman, was
born In Texas In 1849. She was married
to Albert Henshaw In 1865. who, with a
daughter, Mrs. C. W, Crosflred, of this
place, survives her.
Mrs; William Drlscoll, Gray's River.
ASTORIA, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. William Drls
coll, of Gray's River, died last night at
the hospital here from the result of a
stroke of paralysis. Her funeral will be
held tomorrow morning from St. Mary's
Catholic Churoh. .Interment will be In
Ocean iVIew cemetery.
Northwest Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 28. Northwest
pensions have been granted as follows:
Original William Harrison, Cottage
Grove. $8; William S. Drake, Portland, $8;
Robert L. Oliver, Dayvllle, $12; Joshua
Thompson, Burns, $12. Increase Bbenezer
N. Colson. Klamath Falls. $12; George M.
Wright, Ashland, $10. Original widows,
etc. Special account, December 29, Sarah
J. McNutt, Forest Grove, $8. Original
Jamws W. Starr, Junction City, $6; Lewis
Ble'akney, Aumsvllle, $6; Thomas Boyles,
Newport, $6. Increase Francis Mengoz,
-Elllston, $8. Original Henry E. Collins;
Toledo, $8. Restoration and Increase
Jesse R. Craig, dead, Lent's, $8. Original
widows, etc. Mary L. Fisher, Roseburg,
$8. Original Christopher Blsesor, Grant's
Pass, $8. Restoration and Increase Thom
as R. Cornelius, dead, Cornelius, $12.
Original widows, etc. Missouri A. Cornel
ius, Cornelius, $8.
Washington Original Charles J. Glark,
Seattle, $8; John F. Dye, Chenowlth, $6;
Friend J. S. Bailey, Tacoma, $10; Oliver
V. Wallace, Wenatchee, $6r John Cooper,
South Bend. $8; Charles H.'Dlx, Yakima
City, $6; Alfred Barrett, Puyallup, $6. In
crease Robert Dunson, Sumas, $10. War
with Spain Original Bennett McGreevy,
Vancouver, $8. Additional Lewis War
ren, Kent, $12. Reissue James H. Mason,
Orondo, $8. Original widows, etc. Julia
Marsllllat, Theon, $8. 'Original widows,
special ace'd, December 26-t-Rebecca R.
McCory, Concord, $S. Original James E.
Van, Dora, Spokone, $6. Original widows,
etc., special ace, Jan. 7. SophJra Hard
enburgh. Lakeside, $S. War with Spain,
original William D. Covington. -Seattle,
$14. Renewal William H. Sickles, Ort
Ing. $10. Original widows, etc., special
ace, December 21 Mary A. Sturdevant,
Dayton, $8. Original Ulysses E. Crane,
Port Angeles,. $6; Henrik Peterson, Spo
kane, $8.
Idaho Original Gray L, Purcell, Ban
nister. $8; Edwin S. Cushman, Caldwell, $6.
Increase Henry Harger, Lost Riverr$7 50.
McKenzle Case Argpned.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28. United
States Judges Gilbert, Morrow and Ross
sat In the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals today and heard testimony and
arguments in the contempt case of Alex
ander McKenzle, receiver In the Nome
mining cases. Nothing new was elicited.
Mr. McKenzle, by the advice of his coun
sel, refrained Xrom taking the stand. The
case was then argued by Thomas J.
Geary on one side .and Edward J. Mc
Cutcheon on the other, and submitted.
Would-Be Emulator of Pat Crowe.
SEATTLE, Jan. 28. A would-be emu
lator of Pat Crowe, or a practical Joker,
has made what appears to be an attempt
to extort $25C0 from T. S. Llppy, a Klon
dike millionaire of this city. On Sunday
Lippy received a letter signed Black Cap,
demanding the placing of the sum in a
certain spot la the suburbs of the city.
The letter threatened that it the money
was .not promptly deposited dire venge
ance, would be visited upon Its recipient
Llppy placed the communication In tha
hands of. the police, and detectives were
stationed at the spot where It was speci
fied that the money should be deposited,
but no one appeared at the appointed
time to ascertain It the funds were there.
Notes of Hlllshoro.
HILLSBOR.Q, Jan. 28. In accordance
with a decree out of the Circuit Court
Sheriff Sewell this morning Bold 9.41 acres
of land near Tualatin, belongins to the
estate of August Gentz, and declared es
cheat to the i?tate of Oregon, Gentz hav
ing died intestate. The property was
bid In fpr $4S5. the highest figure paid for
land at Sheriff's sale for some years.
The residence of A. Finney, on Second
street, and occupied by J. P. Gardner,
caught fire yesterday at 1:30, but the blaze,
was extinguished by the fire department
before much damage resulted. A faulty
terra cotta flue burning out caused the
blaze.
Severely Injured In Hazing;. "
SPOKANE, Jan. 28. As a result of haz
ing inflicted by the senior class of the
High School, Edward Fish, a freshman,
lies bandaged at his home with severe
Injuries, and a number of other boys were
handled roughly. Fish was pushed over
a stone wall, chased through a barbed
wire fence and otherwise maltreated.
Other boys were Inverted and atr&ngled
In buckets of water. Fish names among
his assailants Lee Prather, son of Judge
Prather, School authorities will conduct
an investigation tomorrow.
Cambllng-nooms Raided by Officers.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 28. Sheriff Mills
made a raid on, the gamblms-roora In the
rear of two of the most popular saloons
last night Five dollars and the gaming
apparatus were secured. The property will
be held by the Sheriff pending action In
the Police Court.
New Washington Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. Mrs. Maggie
Kayser has been appointed Postmaster at
Blocks House, 'tyash.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
- SPOKANE. Jan. 2a The closing quotations
lor mlnlpg stocks today were:
Bid. Ask. I
Bid. Ask.
20 90
7 7
, 6
2 2
Amer. Boy .. 1) 11 Mtq. LJop .,
uiacktaii .... 105)! lOAlorn. Glory
Butte & Bor.. 2 2-JifMorrl3on ...
Crystal 4. 4ft!Prln. Maud
Conjecture ., 314 3i
iQullp
.23 Jh
Deer Trail.... 2 aftiRamb. Car... .31
314
uewey ....... aft 3 Kepubllc
5254
Evening Star. 5
Gold Ledge. .. 2
Reservation .. VA Oft
Koss. utant... -34 4
Sullivan ,....12 13
Tom Thumb. ..135 HV5
Waterloo 2 2.
J. X. t 18
Iron Mask ...30
t. P. Surp-....' 7
Miller -Creek.. 2
. SAN FRANCISCQ. Jan. 28 The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta .,
$0 03 Ktntuck Con .....$0 01
3 Mexican 23
8 Occidental Con ... 6
1 Ophlr C2
1M Overman ......... IS
2 Potoal ''
65 tSavage ...,..,.... 16
18 Seg. Belcher ...... 1
10 Sierra Nevada ... IS
72 Silver Hill 4T
, 1 50 Standard 4 00
14 Union Con 13
Alpha Con
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Bullion i
(Caledonia .......
'Challenge Con ...
'Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va...
Crown Point ....
Gould & Curry...
Hale & Norcross.
Justice .........
40 Utah Con st &
17 fellow Jacket .... 10
0
NEW YORK. Ja. 28. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 20LUtle Chief
$0 14
6 00
00
Alice -15
Breece 2 00
Brunswick Con .. 20
Comstock Tunnel. 4
Con Cal. ft Va. . 1 50
Peadwood Terra.. 52
Horn Silver 1 10
Iron Silver ...... 00
teadvJUe Con ... 0
Ontario
UDhr
Phoenix '. 10
Potoal 8
lavage 15
Sierra Nevada ... 17
Ismail Hopes 65
btandard 4 10
BOSTON, Jan. 23.
Adenture ...,.$ 0
Bine; M. Co... 15
-Closing quotations;
OOIdsceola 81 00
DUirarrOtt
O0,lulncy ........
50 1 Santa Fe Cop..
00i Tamarack
OOilJtah Mining....
OUIVVlnona
47 00
-Amal. Copper. . 80
1W 00
5 75
3S5 00
32 50
Atlantic 27
Boston S. Mont. 314
Butte ft Boston 77
Cal. & Hecla... 850
Centennial .... 21
Franklin ....... 10
5 00
50 Wolverines 48 50
001
Notes of Eastern Oregon Mines.
A new shoot of ore in the Carrol B.
mine has been uncovered, which carries
rich values.
Work on the Anaconda and Blue Jay
properties, In the Cable Cove district, has
stopped for the Winter, owing to the
heavy snow.
The El Dorado Gold Mining Company, a
late Incorporation, owning valuable claims
at Malheur City, la laying plans for ex
tensive development work.
The Olive Creek Gold Mlnea & Placer
Company have completed arrangements
for working their placer grounds on an
extensive scale the coming Spring and
Summer. The properties comprise six full
claims, or 120 acres, located at the con
fluence of Olive Creek, and Quartz Oulch.
A. W. Pennington reports the sale of
the Cariboo and Hidden Lead properties,
located In the Wind Creek district, to E.
A. Clem and associates, of Portland. It
Is understood they will incorporate the
Cariboo Mining Company and begin active
development work at once, pays the Sump
ter American.
It Is authentically reported, according
to the Sumpter American, that Horace
W. Sloan has sold the Otter Creek group
to A. Bennison, of San Francisco, for $40,
000. The group comprises Ave Quartz
claims and 10 acres of placer ground In
the Susonvllle district, about one-quarter
of a mile from the Badger mine.
-The crosscut tunnel on-the Austin claim,
located near the Mammoth mine, has
tapped ledge No. 1 a,t a depth of 80 feet.
It Is said to be six feet In width, assaying
$S to $20. The crosscut tunnel will be
driven nearly 400 feet farther to tap the
main ledge, which, from a test pit 10
feet deep, Is reported to have assayed
from $3 to $96.
The Astoria & Melbourne Mining & Mill
ing Company, whose properties are lo
cated about six miles northeast of Sump
ter, beyond Deer Creek, on the slope of
the Elkhorn Mountains, has extended the
tunneljrom 80 to 125 feet, and Is now run
ning a right-hand crosscut to tap the par
allel level. The vein Is reported 12 feet
wide, assaying from $10 60 to $M 37.
It is learned from apparently reliable
sources, says the Sumpter American, that
T. H. Dunphy and associate have given a
three-months' option on the Greenslde
group to the representative of an Eastern
syndicate. The consideration Is under
stood to be $20,000. The group comprises
the Greenslde, Cantan, Happy Thought
and Vanquished Dream, located, In the
Granite district
Oregon Notes.
Wallowa expended over $500 In street
Improvements last year.
A cabin of Native Sons of Oregon will
be organized at Burns.
The machinery ln Clayton Bros." hroom
handlo factory, at CoquIUe, Is being
moved to a place eight miles below Ban
don. A remonstrance Is being circulated In
the RItter country against the proposed
change In the Long Creek-Uklah mall
route.
An old man of the name of Webster
was found dead In his cabin on Dead
wood a few days ago, says the Florence
West
O. W, Williams has sold the Vander
mulen farm nearTsIand City, containing
117 acresr to a Mr. Stein, ablate arrival
from Utah, for $9500.
Tne condition of the McGlrr grade and
of the entire road on Beech Creek should
have the attention of the County Court,
says the Canyon City Eagle. The road
Is reported In good condition at the pres
ent time, "but freighters dread it when
the "breakup" comes In the Spring.
The citizens of Summervllle and vicin
ity have organized a Co-operative Cream
ery Association and elected officers as
follows: Thomas Wader president; W. L.
Fugate, secretary; Justus Wade, treas-
Duffy' Pur
Malt Whiskey
The World's Famous Mcdldful WhUkev
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asth
ma, Consumption, Malaria, Fevers,
Chills and. Dyspepsia of whatever form,
quickly cured by taking Duffy's Malt
Whiskey. A teaspoonful In a glus ol
water thres times a day.
Gentlemen: 1 hare hd nervous dyspep! for
oxer ten years I was so ireslt 1 con lit hardly w k,
and night afur night eoald not sleep. I was dis
couraged, and I toot; my cue- In mi own hindi,
saying nothtnzto any one, and began ftlne Dairy's
Pure Mhlt Whiskey. I have taken tho third
Dotus or JU I hare not boen so well In years aa
I .am at the present tlm, and my appeute la splen.
old. I feil I ran new say enough In praise, of
UnfTy'a Pore Malt Whlakr-y. f ttie It in hot
Very trnly yours,
MARGUERITE P HERBERT. Yonkrs.N.T
CAUTION: Dufly'i Pure Malt WhlalseyU sold
in sealed bottlea only. If offered in bulk it
is a fraud. Be lure yon get the. genuine. All
druRRlsts and grocers, or direct. $100 a bottle.
Medical booklet snt free.
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N.Y.
urer; J. W. Tuttle. J. O. Smith, W. H.
Bull and V. E. Long, directors. They
purpose to erect a building and equip It
with machinery for business In the
early Spring
William Buchanan, who resides at Oro
Dell and was charged with willful and
malicious cutting of the barbed wire
fence on the Predmore place, two miles
up Grande Ronde River, had a Jury trial
and was discharged.
CUBAN BONDHOLDERS.
Open the Campaign to Get Their
Money line If.
NEW YORK. JanTls, A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Preliminary skirmishing In a. battle for
about $4o0,000,000 has already begun in
Washington. Holders of the Cuban war
bonds, Issued by Spain to raise funds for
the prosecution of the wars In Cuba, are
igain moving to get their money back,
in Cuba the bondholders have met with
defeat. The draft of the constitution now
being considered shut out any possibility
of a compromise on these bonds, but has
left the way open for the payment of the
bonds of the Republic of Cuba issued by
the junta. It Is said here by men high in
the Government tha an effort wl l be
made when the constitution Is submitted
to Congress for Its approval to amend the
constitution so as to open the door to a
consideration by the Cuban Government,
when formed, of the claims under the
Cuban debt.
The Cuban debt, according to one esti
mate, amounts to $331,700,000, and accord
ing to another estimate to $455,700,000. At
the conclusion of the ten years' war it
was $170,000,000. A portion of this debt Is
understood to have been paid off. and
the rest of it refunded, and bonds for
$124,000,000 were Issued. While an effort
was being made ta pay off these bends
out of the customs of Cuba, a. new issuo
of J175.00O.00O wa.s authorized, with a view
"to refunding all previous debts.
Only a small portion of these bonds had
been sold when the last Insurrection be
gan. Then bonds to the extent of J171,
700,000 were issued for the purpose of rais
ing war funds. Subsequently a Cuban
war emergency loan was floated, amount
ing to ?160,000,000. During the treaty ne
gotiations at Paris, Spain endeavored to
have Inserted In the treaty a statement
that she was justified In repudiating these
debts, so as to place their redemption on
Cuba. This was rejected by the Ameri
can, peace commissioners.
Beresford'u Trottern Sold.
LONDON. Jan. 2S. The American trot
ters which belonged ta the late ILord
William Beresford were sold at auction
this afternoon. Pioleter brought 557
guineas; Harry 440 guineas, and Dupree
105 guineas.
A MOTHER GIVES
WHISKY TO HER CHILDREN
Knowing that, it la a stlmulan! ana
that there Is a jSUfflclent reasoa why
such a powerful potion should bi
given. r
Only ta an esmersency will a jjtiothex
adopt such drastic mean'ires-, becausa
every intelligent Woman knows that
strong stimulants should not be given
children.
Even grown people cDwnrot pantak
regularly of stimulants' -without, event
ually, shattering th nervous system.
Whisky, however. Is not tho only
beverage thai plays havoc with a
nervous system. The continuous us
of coffee and tea has a most injurious
effect 6u many people The caffeine In
coffee Is ia strong stimulant and th
tannin In tea Is almost as had as tai
caffeine In coffee.
The healthful and agreeable substi-tu-te
for coffee and tea fs Figprune Cer
eal. It is niade from selected fruit and
grain. Figprune la a food beverage ol
the nJgiregt order. Physicians use and
recommend tt. A rich, nourish ln
drink. Try it. At all grocers.
is your1 Hair
vorth One Dollar?
If to. bur b. bottle of Newbro'a Hernl-
cido and stop that dandruff that is
slowly but surely rendering you. bald.
KEWBRO'S HERPIOIDE
is the only preparation on the market
that really will stop it, for It is the
only one that kills thomicrobo at work
on the hair root, thus destroying the
causa nnd conBequcntljrcmovina: the
effect.
Ono trial wDl convince yon, the same
as it has this " doubting Thomas1':
?
ucit
ereparaUocs, 1 utoosht It woaioprcro n tais,
bttlam happy to state) thai It doea all.acd
even com. ih&n Ton claim for It. air hair la
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