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Newspaper Page Text. 10 THE OVERDUE OTTO Big German Ship Off Cali fornia Coast Dismasted. SPOKEN ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO Sknrpuno Brings In Blgr Carpo for the Emit Almond Branch in Port for Lumber Government Im provement at Tillamook. Overdue ships which make port .after "SO per cent reinsurance has been paid on them are almost as scarce as white black birds, but one of these rich finds for the reinsurance gamblers is now nearlng San Francisco with the crew in good health, and enough rigging standing to enable her to make port even If there were no tugs handy to assist her. The Otto Gll demlster, now 32 days out from Yoko hama for Portland, and so long overdue that she had been practically given up for lost, was spoken January 30th, abput 230 miles -west by south from San Fran cisco. She was proceedjng in a dismast ed condition, and reported all well on on board. Northerly winds have pre vailed slnco that date, and it is supposed that she was blown further south, for, according to Merchants- Exchange ad vices received yesterday, she was spoken on February Cth by the Schooner Mabel i Gray, which arrived at Eureka yesterday. When sighted by the Gray she was 35 'miles southwest of Plldras Blancas. All of her topmasts were missing and she -was carrying forestaysalls, foresails, and mainstaysall, and under this rig was en 'deavorlng to make San Francisco. Tugs were dispatched from the Bay City at midnight Thursday, and it is thought that they will find the disabled vessel in 'a very short time. San Francisco spec ulators will make quite a nice clean-up when the ship arrives in, as 90 per cent reinsurance means a return of ?10 for every dollar invested in the scheme. 'That 90 per cent overdue rlsk6 which come In are rare. Is shown by the records for 1900, for among all of the overdues on Which reinsurance was paid but two ves sels arrived after the rate reached 90 per cent. These were the Beacon Rock, well known In this port, which mode an 88 day passage from Wellington to Port PIrie, N. Z., and the Orlente, which was 112 days from Newcastle to Valparaiso. The Otto GUdemlster is under charter to Kerr, Glfford & Co., of this city, and after she Is repaired In San Francisco will come north to load wheat. FULL ORIENTAL CARGO. Skarpsno Br ins Heavy Consignment of 31erchandlse. The Norwegian steamship Skarpsno ar rived up from Astoria early yesterday morning, full to the hatches with a car go of Oriental merchandise. Matting, as usual with the steamers entering from the Orient at this time of the year, form ed the principal item on the manifest. Of this commodity there was over 21,000 rolls, and It was consigned to over 25 places in the West and South. The larg est single consignment was for New Or leans, there being 457S rolls for that port, with New York next on the list with 4167 rolls. The remainder of the matting was divided around with Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Mer ldan, Tex., Shreveport, La,, Atlanta, Ga., Evansville, Jnd., Memphis. Knoxville, Fort Smith, and Chattanooga, Tenn., Tex arkana. Ark., Beaumont, Paris, Temple, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas and Gal veston, Tex., Louisville, Ky., Communl paw, N. Y. and Baltimore, Md. The heaviest individual consignment on the ship was a lot of 1254 bales of jute en route from Calcutta for the peniten tiary at Walla Walla, where It will be manufactured Into grain bags. For Port land the steamer brought 1100 packages of rice, 501 bales of matting, and 78 pack ages of merchandise. The work of dls charglng commenced last evening, and as soon as it Is completed the steamer will load outward for the far Eest with flour and general cargo. This will be the last trip of the Skarpsno In the Stevens line, as the big steamers of the O. R, & N. Co. will be headed in this direction by the end of the month. TILLAMOOK IS JUBILANT. Hoqnnrton Sloarch is Nov- Navigable for SenKolnj? Craft. TILLAMOOK, Or. Feb. 15. As a result of the Government improvements In Ho quarton Slough, the steam tug Geo. R. Vosburg towed the lumber schooner C. H. Wheeler to this city yesterday without any trouble. The schooner Is 145 feet long and 35 beam, and has just returned from her maiden trip to San Francisco with a cargo of lumber which she had loaded at Nehalem. The schooner was turned round In the slough this morning and commenced loading lumber, and will take on board from the Tillamook mill, In this city, and Davis' mill, 600,000 feet of lumber for the San Francisco market. The lumbermen of this city are jubilant over the fact that the schooner was able to reach this city without difficulty, as they have ben unable to get vessels of smaller dimensions to come to the city and load lumber. The schooner brought some freight from San Francisco for our merchants, they taking advantage of the cheaper freight rates than from Port land. The tug Geo. R. Vosburg left for Nehalem, and then for Astoria, to have her boilers covered, and will return by the time the schooner Is loaded to tow her to San Francisco. M. J. A. Taft is shipping the lumber. LOADING FOR SHANGHAI. Biff Ship Almond Branch. Taking: On a Mammoth Carpro of Lumber. The big whaleback steamer Almond Branch arrived up from Astoria early yesterday morning, and went over to In man, Poulsen & Co.'s mill to commence loading a 3.000.000 feet cargo for Shanghai. The Almond Branch does not differ from the numerous other members of the "Branch" family that have visited this port, except that she Is a little larger, and as she steamed up the harbor yester day in light ballast tHm, she loomed up above the water like a monster floating warehouse. When It comes to carrying capacity, she Is practically a warehouse, for she can stow away the contents of a pretty good sized building in her capa cious hold. The Almond Branch is under charter to the Pacific Export Lumber Company, and after taking on a portion of her cargo at Inman. Poulsen & Co.'s mill will drop down to the North Pacific mill to finish. SEALS ARE SCARCE. The Little Furhearers Elnde the Ef forts of the Hunters. Masters of Incoming steamers report fur seals as rather scarce oft the coast this season, although occaslonrl large herds are sighted. The Victoria fleet, which has been out for abou'. a month, is working down to the south, and some of the schooners have done fairly well. A letter has been received at Victoria from Captain Ryan, of the sealer Casco, in which he says he secured but 23 skins in the passage down, although he worked In and out from the coast from Cape Blanco down. He said the other schoon ers had not done much. The Umbrina and the City of San Diego had 30 each, the Borealls 45, and the Vera was at Monterey with 50. The Aurora was at Santa Cruz with 15, and the Carlotta G. Cox -was- reported on January 21 with 32 skins. The Director sailed for Japan on February 2. with 124 skins. The Casco was expected to sail for Japan also very shortly. Smallpox on German Liner. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. There was a smallpox patient on board the North German Lloyd steamer Oldenberg. which reached this port last night from Bremen.. u.ne sick man. who traveled steerage, was removed to the reception hospital and the steamer will be 'disinfected and all her passengers vaccinated before she will be permitted to come up to the city. One of the Crew Died. ASTORIA. Feb. 15. The German bark Professor Koch, which arrived in port last evening from San Bias, lost one of her crew from fever at that port. Her mate has been suffering w!fh epilepsy and was unfit for duty on the passage. The vessel had been off the mouth of the river since January 20. t Domestic rind Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Feb. 15. Condition of bar at 4 P. M. obscured, wind south, rain. Philadelphia, Feb. 15. Sailed Ikbal, for Liverpool. New Yory, Feb. 15. Arrived Noordland, from Antwerp; Mannheim, from Rotter dam. New York, Feb. 15. Arrived Island, from Copenhagen; Sardinian, from Glas gow. Manila Arrived February 1L Thyra, from Portland, Or. Liverpool, Feb. 15. Arrived Rhlneland, from Philadelphia. Rotterdam, Feb. 15. Arrived Amster dam, from New York. Genoa, Feb. 15. Arrived Auguste Vic toria, from New York. Naples, Feb. 15. Sailed Columbia, for New York. Boulogne, Feb. 15. Sailed Phoenicia, from Hamburg, for New York. Queenstown, Feb. 15. Sailed New Eng land, from Liverpool, for Boston. Ar rived Lucanla, from New York for Liv erpool. Yokohama Sailed February 14, Olympla, from Hong Kong, for Tacoma. Port Blakeley. Arrived FeTfnfary 14. Barkentlnes Robert Sudden and Wrestler, from Honolulu. Port Townsend. Arrived February 14, barkentlne J. L. Stafford, from Honolulu. San Francisco, Feb. 15. Arrived Steam er Matteawan, from Tacoma. Balled Steamer Walla Walla, for Victoria; schooner Mav Flowers, for nonuilln Rfvpr- barkentlne Tarn O'Shanter, for Hoquaim. Panther Killed Near Toledo CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 15.-J. W. Fcr rler, of Toledo, brought to town today the skin of a panther which measured eight feet and eight Inches from tip to tip. The animal was killed near Toledo by A. L. Lattlmer and Bill and Felix Hertford. Its fur was in fine condition. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. TV B Heyburn, "Wal lace. Idaho G H Chllcote. S F T H Speddy. S F M Herzojr, NY S S Sampson, Cleve land J J Cunningham & wife, Spokane B Goodwin. San Fran J S Williams & wife, Paris, Tex E M Johnston. Jf T M Z Stuart, Chicago N Z Parker. N Y H A Lay, Westfleld, Mass B Sheldemann. S F E Mo8worthy, Denver Mrs Chas Mills & chd, San Francisco H J Lathey F B Goudey, U8S Perry W K Freeman, San Fr J W Rogers, Salt Lake F C Taylor & wife E D Rogers, Chicago H K Seellg. San Fran S H Hazard. Marshfleld J W Bennett, do H M "Wolff. Chicago Syd "Welnshenk. S F N B Whitley. Seattle W Smith. Chicago Geo H Clarke. Chicago S Soul. San Francisco H Jenter, Chicago H Kelso. St Louis B F Gilbert. Duluth H P Hansen, Duluth Thos Seabrooke. N Y Jeannette Lowrle, N Y Bertie Brlerley Frankle Barrlngton Miss Nellie Lynch Thos H B Varney, S F jar & Mrs l. d On ens, San Francisco S J Hushes. N T R C Shonlck. Seattle J E Dourlas, St Paul J C Redpath, S F Mrs H J Clayton, Oaklcnd A E Macartney, St PI "W J Lockwood. N T xi j Kniu & wife Geo H Bishop. Clncln IVlola Car'stadt ueo b ixmg, Tacoma Frank Palmer A D Graham. Chicago C F Jeckham. Utlca h Benjamin & wire, Seattle Mrs M H Jackson, do A L Wright. Chicago T W Draper. San Fr S T Hills. Minneapolis Geo "W Sanborn, As- toria W C Mandervllle. N Y (Alex Conn, San Fran Mabel Blake. N Y Bertha Clayton, San Fr T H Curtis, Astoria Geo W Tomb. San Fr S Bernard & v,t, NY THE PERKINS Chas Proebstel, Lost- lne J A Morehead, Nah- cotta L A Loomls, Ilwaco E Fleming. San Fr F J Martin, McMInn C A Rhea, Heppner E L "Walsh. Everett Jos Demllng, Chicago Mrs Demllng, do Saml Greene, Seattle Ernest Nosworthy. Denver Mrs Benard. New York Miss Russell. NewYork Miss Carlsted. New Yk M Pallmer, New York Edith Howard, do Grace Hale, do L S Dennis. Omaha J F Knapp, Charles ton. S C J T Challle. N Y Otis Sherden. N Y Wm Cardwell. Chicago W J Homer, Tacoma J E McDaneil. Weston Mrs F J Lynch. St L S Matson, Eugene Mrs Matson. Eugene R MIsner. Mitchell J L Vanaver, Mitchell A E Corbett. Hunts- vllle. Wash V E Shaw, San Fran J N Stacy, Lewlston C Buntora. Elk Cy. Id E J DIven. Head End F H Kiddle. Island Cy Frank Seldekert, As toria W A Hunt. Walla W G A Huntzlcker. Marshfleld. Wis Mrs Barrett. Omaha H E St George, Daw- son J T Kenney. Mllwk H M O'Nell. Milwk A P Cayler,. La Gmd A G Ryan, city C A Palmer, Pleasant Home Mrs Palmer. do C F Hobart, Spokane E C Walker. McMlnnv W W Kent, Drain D A Price. Chicago Mrs Price, Chicago Geo H Allen. N Y A J Johnson. 'Astoria O J "West, Lewlston H E McGowon, Puyal- lup. Wash C Johnsen. Puyallup Mrs Johansen. do Miss Barrett. Omaha A Hughes. Chlcaco J W Maxwell. Tlllamk' P Hansen, Ashland.Or Raleigh George, Olymo J Benard. New-York Louis Shranck, do Jos Selmer, do B A MUlbap, Lebanon THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. W J Binder. Astoria Geo Stevens, Astoria R L Robertson, city Geo M McBride, As toria J H Roberts. Astoria T J Van Outeren, Oakland J Lewis. St Paul Alfred Aaya. Tacoma Mrs Richardson, do Mrs H Gorkor, S F A J Goodbrod, Union D C Pelton. Sheboy gan, Mich R S Snow, St Paul Mrs Snow, St Paul Miss Snow, St Paul Jas Hughes, San Fran Harry W Hahn.CIeveld Leopold F Schmidt, Olympla Mrs Schmidt. Olympla Henry Schupp. Olympla Mrs SchUDD. OlvmnlH. Wm Watson, Spokane Airs uatson. Spokane E E Paddock. IndD Ada Colfax. Ft SImcoe Alva Hashneth. do F W Potter. Chemawa J F Chapman, La Crs; Airs Chapman, do Geo W Bllen. Sheridan Justus Wade, Som- mervllle W L Robb, Astoria Mrs Robb. Astoria J C Friendly. Portland A Peterson. Spokane J E Staufter. Everett J A Benson, Seattle airs Benson, Seattle Dr J H Rosenberg. Prlncvllle Miss King. Vale. E T Gore, Scappoose M M May, Dayton, Wn Mrs May, Daj ton -Miss May, Dayton Mrs E H Test. Onlnrln F D Kuettner, Astorlal Mrs Kuettner. Astoria C H Ruffner, Rochestri Chas A Burns. N Y Walter Lyon. Salem J B Broodbert, Boise W W Travllllon. Bak C Z F Moody. Dalles H W French, Dalles Grant Mays. Dalles Bertha Watzlnger. N Y Frances Tyson. N Y Alice Marshall. N Y F Thayer, Buffalo W F Butcher. Bak Cyj R S Cunningham. Seattle Airs Cunningham, do Miss Cunningham, do ! A J Richardson, Buena Vista I THE ST. CHARLES. Mrs Price, city Mrs Brooks, city Mrs Conner, city Chas McKellop, New Whatcom I M Glllett, Jollet. Ill J P Jennings, Boise N M Bellows. Boise Wm Stewart. Hfv John Hall. Myrtle Crk jonn i-jnaiey. Astoria John G Harrington, Vancouver U'mti Mrs J G Harrington, Vancouver, wash A D Mnnnv TialntA- F P Doneley. Spokane Mrs A L Miller. S F Frank Spauiaing, Kan D F Howard. Stella D S Markle. Knappa J W Walker. Jewell airs .i uavenport, S F A Anderson. Qulncy B Stewart. Onlnow Mrs B Stewart, do E J Tajlor, Sauvle's Daisy C Bennett, Wood land Ida E Bennett, do Ed Perry, Sauvle's Mr Steward rltv Mrs Carl Moench. Seattle A. D Monroe, Rainier C Clay. Seattle E Redding. Seattle J C NIckum, Wlllsbrg Geo HelseL Nehalem J B Yeon, Cathlamet Wlrtr Torrey, Clarksv Agnes Torrey, do L L Paulson. Astoria G L Boland. Castle Rk Samuel Shermus, Seattle Nora Brlgham. do S J Stormer. Orchards C F Franklin. Shel don, la L M Fisher. Albany -api w iteeves, Chgo H E Austin. Oregn Cy E Cramer. Oregon City N C Chapman, Jr. Olympla F B Mulr. firav TTV... Chas WampoIe.Woodbn tu rage, ixwjitx C Cox. Canby. Or fl R flnrlr Son 'ES-nn E Ridge way, Kalama Hotel BrnnsTHcIf. Senttle, European; first-class. Rates. 75c and up One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoms Hotel. Tseomi. American plan. Rates. J3 and up. Donnelly Hotel, Tacomn. Euronean dIrtl Rates. &0c and uo. THE MORNrNG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1901. ELECTION NOT A RUSH JOB PORTLAND WATER COMMITTKE WAS THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED. Home Delegation "Will Be Done "Wltk Charter When It Airrecs Upon Fire and Police Commission. SALEM, Feb. 15. The selection of a new water committee was accomplished by the Multnomah delegation after con siderable discussion. The first sugges tion made was that the present com mittee was too large. Representative Drlscoll Inquired how many members were necessary. Senator Joseph!, who is now one of the committee, explained that with the pres ent committee of about 19 members, it was easy to obtain a quorum. Some times some of the members were absent from the city or prevented from attending a eetlng. He stated that, as a matter of course, the men on the sub-committees performed the burden of the work. ; Chairman Mays referred to section 200 of the present charter, which provides for a water commission composed of five persons, to take the place of the com mittee. In January. 1905, as showing that the framers of tho present charter thought that a smaller committee would be sufficient. Senator Joseph! said that this was in tended to take effect after tne construc tion work had been completed, and that that time had not arrived. There was still construction work to do on the reservoirs. A vote was taken, and it was decided to reduce the number of the committee to seven members, and It was afterward determined that a majority of the. mem bers shall constitute a quorum. Nomi nations were then called for, and Sen ator Inman, who Is one of the present water committee, was proposed. Mr. In man declined. He called attention to the fact that previous members of the Legis lature had been spoken of as having leg islated themselves Into office, and he had stated before, and renewed the as sertion, that he would not accept an of fice from the Legislature while he was a member of It. Senator Smith remarked, "But you are already a member." Senator Inman said that did not alter the case. Senator JosephI then took he floor, saying, "I rise with some embar assment, being also a member of the water committee. I am In perfect har mony with the sentiment expressed by Senator Inman. While I am confident no one would propose my name, I would not accept a place on a commission from a Legislature of which I am a member, and I have previously so expressed myself to members and to the public" The motion was made that. In the se lection of the new committee, the ma jority, or four, members be taken from the old committee. Senator Hunt was somewhat opposed to this plan. He made a speech outlining his position, etatlng among other things that personally he had no one to offer, and had not one word to say against any gentleman on the committee; but there had been a de mand by the people of Portland for a long time for an Investigation of the books of the water committee. Person ally, of course, he did not know If any thing was wrong or not, but It would do no harm to examine the books,' and he did not believe in having, members of tho present committee placed In control of the new. Senator Smith said he would suggest that they be more liberal than Mr. Hunt, and allow the majority to be members of the old commission. The Senator, however, criticized the choice of the pre vious Legislature as to some of the mem bers of the existing committee. He said he did not desire o be personal, but Mr. Bates, who was one of the commit tee, conducted an opposition water works and It was a notorious fact that It Is for sale. T. M. Richardson, who was a mem ber for many years, and who took great .Interest In -Its affairs, was legislated out, and then the Speaker said, "They howl tbout bringing this thing Into politcs." The delegation agreed to retain Will iam M. Ladd. J. X. Teal, L. A. Lewis and C. H. Rafferty on the commission. The following persons were placed In nomi nation to fill the remaining three place. J. Frank Watson. H. Wittenberg, T. M. Richardson, Frank Zimmerman, Samuel Connell and Thomas D. Honeyman, and the three first were elected. Representative Nottingham called atten tion to the fact that' Mr. Zimmerman Is a member of the Wolff & Zwlcker Iron Worts, which sold water pipe. Mr. Not tingham said he would not want to be a member of the committee under such circumstances. Other members remark ed that Mr. Honeyan's firm sold hard ware. A motion to elect the committee, begin ning with the election In June, 1902, was voted down after a long argument. Representative Drlscoll said the election of the committee at one time would oc casion too much of a cleaning out and leave no committeemen of experience. Representative Smith also opposed the move. Senator Hunt referred to the election pledge to place all commissions In the hands of the people. Representative Orton said It could be arranged to elect three commissioners at the next election, and follow up this course in subsequent elections. Senator Inman said It was different from fire and police commissioners. Men ought to have knowledge on certain lines which was possessed by those having had ex perience on the committee. It was not to the best Interest of the taxpayers to elect, and he opp6sed it. Senator Smith said he thought as Sen ator Inman did. They should draw the line as to this committee. It was a mat ter of selecting men who will wisely and well conduct the affairs of the water works. Men would refuse to serve If an election s provided for two years hence. It would be suicidal to good management. This was a business concern and they ought not to smear It with politics. It was decided to permit the water com mittee to 'remain in the hands of the Legislature. At an evening session the miscellaneous sections of the charter, being generally r- , , ,,, m !-,-- !rfdK3BHrsl23?2 " ."? wntft- irTriBf ri-ir tt iwnswr"ffiifliMiMSTllMIMBWMIiiir rliiMBBHRMWiiF sH - fv the same as those now In force, were adopted. The question of a street light ing contract was discussed. Senator Mays said the Council con tended that they could not get a good contract, because they can't contract for more than two years. Senator Sweek. said In that case- they ought to be able to make a longer con tract. Representative Holcomb stated that the price of electric lights is being reduced all ovtr the country, and it was best to limit the contract to two years, as now. The delegation so decided. The appointment of "a Humane officer was placed In the hands of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, to do as they see fit. It was decided to arrange for a char ter commission In a separate bllL The right of appeal from the decision of the Municipal Court In misdemeanor cases was provided for. A section was Inserted for the rebond ing of J55.000 Indebtedness which falls 'due in May. This ended the work of the delegation on the charter, except the naming of the three members of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners. WATER REPORT. Master of Supply- for Institutions at State Capitnl. SALEM, Or., Feb. 15. The joint com mittee to whom was referred the Investi gation of the rights and Interests of the state In the supply of water for state ln- OREGON STATE BLIND SCHOOL AT SALEM. stltutions from Mill Creek, reported to the two houses today. The report reviews the facts In regard to the use of water from Mill Creek by the state, and the suit which resulted In the state being enjoined from further uso of the water.fc The report then says: "From a careful examination of all the questions Involved, we feel convinced that an appeal ought to be prosecuted at once to the Supreme Court from the decree of the Circuit Court for Marlon County. It seems to us beyond question that the state has valuable rights In the water introduced into Mill Creek from the San tlam River, and that every possible pro ceeding ought to be Invoked In order to protect the same. "In 1SS0, there was a considerable flood in the Willamette Valley, and the waters of the Santiam River swept away the wing dam erected at the mouth of the canal connecting that river with Mill Creek, and the supply of water to the mills of the Salem Flouring Mills Com pany, and the several state Institutions, was greatly endangered, and It seemed apparent that the same would be wholly cut off. Thereupon the Hon. George S. Downing, superintendent of the State Penitentiary at that time, with the con sent of his official superiors, entered Into an arrangement with the Salem Flour ing Mills Company whereby the state employed a great number of the convicts from the Penitentiary, and convalescent patients from the Asylum, to labor upon the canal and Mill Creek, and much work was done In clearing the channel of Mill Creek from obstructions, widening and straightening Its channel, repairing the canal and removing obstructions there from, and rebuilding a wing dam In the Snntlam River, and fronv time fo time since then the State of Oregon has ex pended large sums of money In keeping Mill Creek in repair. "In 1S93 there was appropriated the sum of $7500 for the purpose of diking Mill Creek, and otherwise Improving the waterpower, and of this sum over $6500 was expended. The state has at different times expended large sums of money In Improving the different state Institutions, and In putting In expensive machinery and appliances, and in making additions to the several state buildings, believing that the state had an absolute right to take from Mill Creek sufficient water for the needs of the several state Institu tions. Now the present officers of the State of Oregon find themselves In a very serlouc predicament. The decree above mentioned was rendered In January of this year, and by It the state Is pro hibited and enjoined from using any water from Mill Creek, except a small quantity. The quantiy allowed to the state by 'the decree Is such as may be taken through a pipe two Inches In diameter, and no more. The asylum Is at present supplied with water conveyed from the peniten tiary by a pipe six Inches In diameter, and we are informed that the needs of the penitentiary require a supply of four Inches, and the other state Institutions also require a large amount of water. Thre Is not now being used any more water than Is actually required. "Your committee, through its chairman, was ltd to believe from the statements made by the manager of the Salem Flour ing Mills Company that an amicable ar rangement m'ght be made between the company and the state officers, whereby the state would be 'entitled to take from Mill Creek all the water needed, for a nominal consideration: but upon Insisting for a definite proposition from the com pany, quite a different proposal was made. We shall take neither time nor space In discussing this offer. It seems to us to be alicgfther one-sided, and so exces sively exorbitant ns not to be entitled to furtner consideration. "Being aware of the great importance of the wattcr. and the absolute necessity of providing a supply of water, your com mittee recommends that the sum of $30, 00') be approi rinted wherewith to defray the expenses cf obtaining the supply of water. A'ter careful Investigation, we have conc'.u ea that the best and cheapest wny to p-ovide an ample supply of water for the present and future needs of the state institutions Is for the state to In stitute condemnation proceedings In order to acquire the necessary water. If, how ever, deemed more advisable, we have ascertained that an ample supply of water can be obtained by the construction of another canal higher up on Mill Creole, connecting that creek with the Santiam River. We engaged the serv ices of tho Hon. H. B. Thlelsen. a com petent engineer, who went upon the ground and made a careful examination. He has reported the feasibility of con structing such a canal, and has estimated the cost of the same at $1S,000 or there abouts We have recommended the ap propriation of $30,000, because there will necessarily be considerable Incidental ex-pen-i and it will also be necessary to provide for the payment of the costs of the pending litigation and the appeal rec ommended, and also the costs and ex penses of any condemnation proceedings. ' and any "other litigation that may be found necessary. "In view of the serious predicament in which the state officers are at preesnt situated, and the absolute necessity for an ample supply of water, and the Incon ceivable embarrassment that may arise from the state Institutions being deprived of water, we earnestly recommend that the necessary appropriations and lglsla tlon be forthwith granted and enacted, and that the same shall take precedence of any other legislation. "In conclusion, we venture to point out the great benefit that will accrue to the state, and the great saving that may be made by the state acquiring In Its own right an ample supply of 'water, not only for the present, but for the future. We understand that In two years hence or thereabouts the present lighting con tract will expire. This contract requires the annual expenditure of a very consid erable sum of money. It appears to us that If the state had sufficient water power, the lighting of the several state institutions would be easily furnished by the state at a nominal expense." WATER DITCHES BONDED. Mann System In Bonanza District Consideration, $00,000. BAKER CITY. Feb. 15. A bond was taken this week by A. M. Keltle on the P. A. Mann system of water ditches, which are the source of supply for the Bonanza district placers. The consldera tlon specified In the bond is 560,000. Rights conveyed consists of the entire water system and two tracts of placer ground that have been worked to some extent, one of which Is adjacent to the famous Wln tervllle placer grounds, from which a $13,000 clean-up was made last season. The Mann water system drains the streams on the headwaters of the Burnt River and Clear Creek. Numerous ditches have been constructed for diverting wat er Into the main channel, which bears on the placer ground found In the center of the Bonanza district. At the present time the system Is estimated to rontrnl about 1000 miners' Inches of water, and oy tne construction ol additional ditches, costing approximately $1500, It is believed that 1500 Inches of water may be con trolled. The ditches now owned are the Quartz Gulch, Little Salmon Ditch, or ditches. Bear Gulch, Greenhorn Howard, Bennett Creek, Winters and ' Virginia, all of which cross ridges and divides with, the purpose of concentrating the water of the entire basin. As both slopes of the Greenhorn spur are drained by this system, the contlnufty of the water supply Into the late Summer months Is effected. Early floods occur on the South ern slope, enabling work to commence two months before thaws are felt on the northern side, and when the supply from the southern slope begins to fall, the sun on the northern slope creates a new supply from the snow found there. In this respect the Mann system Is ad mirably arranged for continued opera tions. Last year the owners of the WlntervIUe grounds paid to the owners of the water system one-fourth of the gross clean up, which aggregated $13,000, for the use of water. This source of revenue Is ex pected to be Increased the coming year, as operations are contemplated on a larger scale. The 60-acre tract of pat ented ground going with the water sys tem adjoins the WInterville grounds, and has been found good soil for washing. Another tract of 450 acres Is located about two miles from the WInterville grounds. There Is another tract of 300 acres In the same district that is re garded good nlacer crrou-ii" nnrl whioh 1q valueless to any except owners of the water system. This tract will probably be acquired by any company controlling the system. Mr. Keltte, who has taken the bond on the system, was one of the principal promoters of the Oregon Placer & Power Company, belnir associated In tfc.i nrir with Neal Sorenson. He was secretary of the company after its orcnnWatinn The success of that concern In all the work done elves hone to th hnr fha ! the bond on the Mann system will be laxon up in due time by a company or ganized for the purpose, and that placer work on a larger scale In the Bonanza district will be Inaugurated. Quotation of Mlnln-; Stocks. SPOKANE. Feb. for mining stocks 15. The closing quotations Bid. Ask. .25 20 C 7 .. 7 8 ..25V3 2J .304 30 ..40 47 .. 3 -m, .. 314 4i, -14Vi U ..134 14'., 2& 2 today were: Ask.f HVilMtn. Lion .. lOViiMorn. Glory 2'ilMorrlson ... 5 IPrln. Maud., 4 IQullp 3',!Ramb. Car.. 3U,ltepubllc ... I Reservation 2Kosj. Giant. 2(JVi, Sullivan ... JOfe-rom Thumb "i (Vaterloo . . . 21 Bid Amer. Boy ..10 Blacktall Butte & Bos.. ld Crjstal .iC Conjecture .. 34 Deer Trail ... 2 Dewey 2ia Evening Star. 5Vj Gold Ledge. . 1;4 I. X. L 18 Iron Mask ...35 L. P. Surp.... 7 Miller Creek. 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13. The omdal clos ing quotations for mining stocks today tvere: Alta SO 021 Justice so 07 Alpha Con Andes Belcher Best & Belcher.. Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con .. Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. &Va.. Crown Point ... Exchequer Gould & Curry. Hale & Norcross -i Ken tuck Con 1 i Mexican 20 1S Occidental Con 2COphIr 2Overman 7CiPotosI 10 Savage SiSeg. Belcher ., SUiSlorra Nevada 1 Ki.Sllver Hill I5tJnIon Con .... liUtah Con 3o Yellow Jacket . IS NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con $0 20LUtle Chief $0 15 Alice 43i Ontario 0 37 Breece 2 P0Ophlr 70 Brunswick Con .. 331 Phoenix ...:..... 8 Comstock Tunnel. 3Potosl 12 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 G55avage 12 Deadvvood Terra.. 50,Herra Nevada ... 10 Horn Silver .... 1 lSjSmall Hopes 05 Iron Sliver C5Standard 4 15 Leadvllle Con.... Gj BOSTON, Feb. 15. Adventure ....$ 13 Blng. M. Co.... 10 Amal. Copper.. S3 Atlantic 28 Boston & Mont. 322 Butte & Boston 81 Cal. & Hecla.. S5! Centennial 25 Franklfn 20 Ex dividend. , Closing quotations: G2I Humboldt $ 50 00 OOlOsceola 80 G2 G2Parrott 43 (52 OOlQuIncy 175 00 OO'Santa Fe Cop... 7 37 OOlTamarack 333 00 00 Utah Mining ... 31 75 Winona 7 00 Wolverines CO 00 For n Cold in the Head, T-axaUva Bromo-Qulnlne Tablota. GREATEST OF CENTURY AUTHORS THAT HAVE DONE MUCH TO INFLUENCE MANKIND. Professor Gayley Delivers a Scholnr- ly, Entertaining; Lecture, at the Hlsb School. Notwithstanding the Inclemency of the weather, the largest audience that has yet assembled for one of the Gayley lec tures was present last night at the High School to hear the lecturer discuss "The Greatest Book of the Nineteenth Cen tury." It was an attractive subject, cer tainly, and It was handled with the de lightful unconstralnt of a speaker who Is accustomed to being en rapport with his audience. Every sentence was so preg nant with piquant but truth-clinching criticism that the audience was kept In a state of absorbed attention. With a humorous twinkle In his eye Professor Gayley began by discussing at considerable length" the books and the authors that might be, but were not, the greatest of the century. Emerson, he said, was perhaps the greatest American thinker of the century, but as a prose writer he could not be placed In the same rank with Cicero, Bacon and Vol taire: .he lacked distinction of style, had no genius for the coinage of phrases that last through all time. He could not just ly be termed the greatest writer of this century unless he was one of the greatest of all the centuries. Was style para mount? There was a voice that 50 or 75 yectrs ago startled Oxford, and Indeed the whole Anglican church: the voice was that of Cardinal Newman; but though he was one oC the greatest souls known to this century, his genius was not creative. The greatest writer must be a maker, as well as a prophet. If, then, the makers of thought are to be considered, the novelists and poets must claim the atten tion. Wordsworth was a great poet, but had no humor. He was a seer from the watch-towers of Intellect and emotion, but hs did not know the glory of an In extinguishable laugh. It was not Coler idge, neither was it Byron, author though ne was of. Chllde Harold, Mazeppa. and the glorious Hebrew melodies, a man who bore a bleeding heart on his sleeve, all over Europe, a pageant for the nations. Today in the German universities Byron and Tom Moore are the only English poets whose works are studied. Our grandfathers would have named Byron as the greatest of the age, but we of this generation cannot do this, since Byron has given us no great characters that en dure through the ages, such as Aeschylus. Sophocles and Theocritus have bequeathed us. Tennyson was one one of the clean, large-spirited, noble, gentle poets of the century, but he has not Influenced Eu rope to any great extent. Browning had force. He stated the truth In gnarled form there Is the difficulty, the form was so gnarled: If only he would write straight! He Is to be admired, not as a pbet so much as a noble Ideal philosopher. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" had a mighty In fluence In shaping our National history, yet Its power was not felt In Europe. Must we, then, turn to French liter ature? Victor Hugo gave the world a great book in "Les MIserables," but as a writer he was too self-conscious, theoret ical, vague, tedious. Balzac? the great realist, lover of things, the French Thackeray, with a million hands, but without Thackeray's great sweet soul that hated shams. Balzac was too often a sham himself, preaching a sham philos ophy, which Thackeray never did. Was it Thackeray, then? He was a sweet master of Irony, but he did not conquer Europe, nor Inaugurate -any great change of thought. He was not a prophet, but an Interpreter. It was not Tolstoi, nor yet Ibsen, though both of these, together with Carlyle. followed that other who was. In truth, the greatest poet of tho century. That poet Is the one who has best spoken the spirit of the century, best expressed Its needs and possibilities. What s the spirit of the century? Rest lessness, discontent. Inquiry; yearning to ward knowledge, freedom, the Ideal, a restlessness and advance In government, leading men toward social reform: a continual upward yearning In the field of Industry: a desire for greater accur acy In science: a striving for knowledge, freedom, Ideals such as all can reach. Evolution Is the spirit of the century After touching up the great scientists of the age, and passing them in review. It was show that there was even a greater one than these, a poet who had brought forward the theory of evolution, even be fore Darwin's "Origin of Species" saw the Hght-nJohann Wolfgang von Goethe. Not only was he the poet of evolution, great In science as In art, but he was also one of the most human of the century's poets, no long-haired writer of drivelling verses, but a great, red-blooded, full bodied nineteenth-century Christian, who lived with Kings and aided them in ad ministering government. Goethe's Ideas on evolution and God were then touched upon, and passages read to Illustrate them. Goethe made a new era and gave It a new faith. He foretold a higher heaven than the world had yet known. His other contributions to science were referred to, and it was shown that he was the great lnsplrer of Haeckel. A keen, lucid analysis of "Faust" as the greatest book of the century then fol lowed. A passage was read embodying the Idea of evolution, and the keynote of ! the play Faust's divine discontent, vflnpnlnn1 -fny whflt Ytc nillrf Tint flnl toqo r lM......0 - . .-..- .. .V.V. ..wv ....V. ,MO dwelt upon. This was really a sign of sanity, but Mephlstopheles thought other wise, and concluded that it would be a very easy matter to conquer this yearn ing for good. So long as he Is unsatisfied NO NIBBLER. An Old Flan Knovrj Good Unit From Poor. 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I have an extensive practice and have had very satisfactory results among my patients, where I have Induced them to leave off coffee and take Postum In Its place. Coffee Is ruining and destroying thou sands of our young Americans, and It is a pleasure to know of a nutritious and palatable breakfast beverage that rebuilds the nervous system rather than tears It down, as the old coffee does. It may Interest you to know that we had much the same experience as many others when we first began to prepare Postum. "We boiled it In a desultory sort of way for a few minutes and the pro duct was not satisfactory. Turning to the directions, we discovered the fault and from that time we have followed those directions, which are simple enough, with the most satisfactory results In point of flavor and food value. With my best wishes for your continued success." DR. A, G, ALSTON. by the pleasure of the hour, and strug gles for something better, he Is safe. In the end. Mephlstopheles lost the game. In a few brief words it was shown that Goethe drew a true picture of the devil of the 19th century, who mocks at man's ideals, curls his lip at his noble enthusi asms, and counsels him to suit himself to present conditions, to eat. drink and be, merry: for he Is the Devil of Expediency. After a brief summary of Goethe's work as a whole. Professor Gayley concluded his lecture with the remark that to de scribe Goethe In one evening's talk was like attempting to carve a Colossus on a cherry storre. Tonight the last lecture of the series will be given. -ryh7 d,?n't you try Carter's Little Liver Pills? They are a positive cure for sick headache and all the Ills produced by dis ordered liver. A NEW DEPARTURE. A Xevr, Effectual and Convenient Cnre for Catarrh. Of catarrh renjedles, there Is no end, but of catarrh cures, there has always been a great scarcity. There ar many remedies to relieve, but very few that really cure. The old practice of snuffing salt water through the nose would often relieve, and washes, douches, powders and Inhalers In common use are very little, if any, bet ter than the old-fashioned salt water douche. The use of Inhalers and the application of salves, washes and powders to the nose and throat to cure catarrh is no more reasonable than to rub the back to cure kidney disease. Catarrh Is just as much a blood disease as kidney trouble or rheumatism, and it cannot be cured by local treatment any more than they can be. To cure catarrh, whether in the head, throat or stomach, an Internal antiseptic treatment Is necessary to drive the ca tarrhal poison out of the blood and sys tem, and the new catarrh cure Is designed on this plan, and the remarkable success of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Is because being used Internally, it drives out ca tarrhal Infection through action upon stomach, liver and bowels. William Zimmerman, of St. Joseph, re lates an experience with catarrh which Is of value to millions of catarrh sufferers everywhere. He says: "I neglected a slight nasal catarrh until It gradually extended to my throat and bronchial tubes and finally even my stomach and liver became affected, but as I was able to keep up and do a day's work, I let It run along until my hearing began to fall me and then I realized that I must get rid of catarrh or lose my position, as I was clerk, and my hearing was absolutely necessary. "Some Of mv friends reeomraendpd irv Inhaler, another a catarrh salve, but they were no good In my case, nor was any thing else until I heard of Stuart's Ca tarrh Tablets, and bought a package at my drug store. They benefited me from the start, and In less than four months I was completely cured of catarrh, although I had suffered nearly all my life from It. 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