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THE MOANING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 1901. LOST IN THE HOUSE Jornes Direct Primary Bill Failed by One Vote, COULD NOT MUSTER MAJORITY FaXrchlld Denounced the Measure AA a Sonne of Trouble and Ex- I penae Reconsideration Wri . I Defeated. OLYMPIA, March C The Jones direct primary, bill failed of passage in the House by one vote. "While the bill was up on second reading an effort was made so to amend It as to make Its provisions applicable only to cities of the first class. This failed, and when the bill went to final passage It was so formed as to make it apply all over the state. Representative Jones, the author of the bill, and Representative Lewis, both of whom live in Seattle, championed the measure, and Representative Falrchild, of "Whatcom, led the fight against it. Falrchild was very vigorous In his oppo sition. He 1st the best talker in the House, and his speech caused the aisles and lob bies to fill up with people from all over the Capitol. t He denounced the bill as a source of expense and trouble, and de clared that, Jif passed, it would not bring about any reform whatsoever. Jones and Lewis replied with warmth, and scored the convention system as the cause of (corruption In politics. A majority of those present voted for the blll which received 40 votes. Forty one votes; are necessary to pass a bill In the House. The vote In detail was as fol lows: Ayes Allen, Anderson, Badger, Bar clay, Barron, Brown of Spokane, Brown of "Whatcom, Buck, Brltton, Cameron, Crlsman, , Copeland, Dow, Erllch, Falk ner, Ferguson, Gunderson, Harrison, Howell, Jerard, Jones, Lawall, Lewis, Mc Coy, Mcrrltt, Milam, Moore, Morgan, Nesbltt, Phllbrick, Puckett, Ralne, Raw son, Raymer, Rosenhaupt, Sims, Thomp son, lucker, Waters. Williams 40. Noes Barkhuft, Bishop, Burch, Bush, Chalmers', Comstock, Conway, Corey, Dawes, Durham, Easterday, Falrchild, Geyer, Goodwin, Gorham, Hastings, In graham, Kimball, Merrill, Miles, O'Brien, Rich, Shaw, Starr, Ulmer, White, Wilson, York 29. Absent Andrews, Bostwick, Bowne, Corliss, Davis, Earles, Johnson McNIcol, Miller. Rines, Stocking 11. Later an effort was made to reconsider the vote. A tie resulted on a standing vote, and Speaker Albertson cast the de ciding vote against reconsideration. This ends the possibility of the passage of any directrj)rimary legislation at this session. PRINTING OF JOURNALS. BUI Which Would Save Moner on Legislative Records. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 6. One of the questions to arise over the new adjust ment of the state and county offices will be the disposal of the accumulation of state documents stored In the basement of the Thurston County Courthouse. There are tons of statistical publications. House and Senate Journals, biennial reports of state officials, etc, piled high In rooms that now must be used for other purposes. The measure before the Legislature to flefer printing the House and Senate jour nals untl .ffter July 1, 1801, when the contract .system of public printing goes Into effect, might be carried further with out any appreciable damage to the state's Interest, and these documents dispensed with altogether. In October, 1899. the State Printer de livered to the State Auditor 1000 volumes of the House and Senate journals. These books cost the state 54750 40. If the meas ure is successful In deferring the printing of These journals. It will save the state at least 50 perj cent of this sum, or the dif ference between commercial rates and the charges allowed the State Printer under the present, law. That there Is no vested right in the pub lic printing is known from the fact that In 1E95, O. C. White, then State Printer, lost the printing of the Supreme Court reports by" a Legislative act. Bancroft, Whitney & Co., of San F.rancisco, with a branch office at Seattle, having printed these reports since that time. In 1897 the present State Printer almost succeeded In cecuring( adoption of a resolution to hold up the'printlng of these journals un til his term of office commenced, which is six months later than the period when the other officers of an administration are Installed, but the resolution failed. IN THE SENATE. Measure Pasted to Make Peniten tiary Self-Snstalnlnpr. OLTMPJA, Wash., March 6. In the Senate this morning the committee on railroads and transportation reported fa vorably dn Cornwell's maximum freight Tate bill. As amended the bill provides for a rate, of $3 75 per ton for a haul nf 350 .-miles of all agricultural products of tho state, and provides further for a hor izontal cut of 10 per cent in all rates and tariffs In effect on the Northern Pacific Railroad January 2, 1302. There is little prospect tof the bill passing the Senate. The Senate Indefinitely postponed a me morial by Garber praying for a consti tutional amendment for the popular elec tion of fe. United States Senator. Similar action was taken on a House memorial asking for an Increase of pay of fourth class Postmasters. House bill No. 05, by Shaw, appropriat ing $33S3 50 for the relief of certain teach ers lp the Cheney Normal School who gave 'their services to that Institution In 1897 after Governor Rogers had vetoed the appropriation for the school, was passed, after considerable discussion. House bill No. 26, by Stocking, entitled "An act fixing the venue of action In Justices' Court," was passed. The Senate this afternoon passed the bill drafted by Crow of Spokane and fathered by the judiciary committee, to make the State Penitentiary at Walla Walla self-supporting. The details of this bill have already been set out In The Oregonlan heretofore. Senator Cornwell of Walla Walla opposed the bill, but was out-voted. A bill was also passed abolishing the board of trustees of the School for Defec tive Youth at "Vancouver, and placing that institution under the jurisdiction of the Board of Audit and Control, which manages all the other charitable, penal and reformatory' Institutions of the state. Senators Rands of Clark, in whose dis trict the school is located, and Senator Welty of Lewis, voted against the bill. Two bills, aiming to create the ofllce of official court stenographer, were killed. One was defeated on final passage and the other indefinitely postponed. A bill for a constitutional amendment embodying the initiative and referendum Introduced by Senator Crow of Whitman, was indefinitely postponed. A bill on the same lines, by Tolman of Spokane, pro viding for the submission of ordinances of any oity of the first class to the people upon petition, met a similar fate. A bSl was passed making the state prlntirg expert, an office which will bo establshcd after July 1 next, a clerk In the tfflce of the Secretary of State, In stead of appointed by the Governor. ". Berate bill No. 56, by Preston, authorlz- ing the Board of Regents of the State University to dispose of the old univer sity site In Seattle "was passed as were several minor bills. The general appropri ation bill was made a special order for tomorrow at 11 o'clock. . IN THE HOUSE. Reapportionment Bill Passed Over Governor's Veto. OLYMPIA, March 6. The House re fused to concur In a Senate amendment to place the monument in honor of the dead volunteers in Sylvester Park. The House bill provided that the monument shall be placed In the Masonic cemetery. The Jones reapportionment bill was passed over the Governor's veto by a strict party Vote, the only Republican member voting to sustain the veto being Jerard, of Columbia County, who insists that his county was not properly recog nized in reapportioning the state. The afternoon was spent In considering the appropriation bill. The bill was taken up section by section, and In some in stances reductions were made, and In other instances Increased. The Eastern Washington Representatives attempted to secure an appropriation of $55,000 for new buildings at Stellacoom, but it was voted down. Examinations at County Seats. OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 6. Governor Rogers has announced tnat examinations will be held of those desiring to make ap- WILL COMPETE IN ORATORICAL CONTEST AT CORVALL1S. JT. SHERMAN WALLACE. M'MINNVILLE. March 6. J. Sherman "Wallace, -who will represent McMlnnvlIIe College, was born In Linn County In 187S. He received his early Instruction at Santiam Academy, Lebanon, from which he craduated In 1804. He entered McMinnvllle College in 1504, and Is & member of the 1901 class. In the 1808 contest at Albany he received second place, and many thought him entitled to the prize. In the local oratorical contest, February 8. his sub ject was "The Spirit of 1776." XEW'BERG. March C Elwood S. Mlnchln, who will represent Pacific College, was born In New York, and came with his parents to Oregon 11 ears ago. His home Is four miles southwest of Ncwberc He has spent most of his life on the farm. He graduated from the academic course of Pacific Colloge two years ago. and took up college work as a fresh man last Fall. He is counted a good student, and a hard worker as well, as he Is forging his own way through college. plicatlon for the office of Horticultural Commissioner, at the different county seats, by the Superintendent of Schools of each county. Applicants should apply to President Bryan. ofthe State Agricul tural College, at Pullman, who will for ward to the County Superintendent neces sary questions and papers. Sale of Courthouse. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 6. The Board of Thurston County Commissioners, now in session, will arrange preliminaries for the sale of the Courthouse to the state. A special election will probably be called to- authorize the Commissioners to sell y,n f?rmrthnns The matter will be dis posed of before the Legislature adjourns. VALIDITY OP FRANCHISE. Legality of Orcpron City Grant to n. Railway Corapnny. OREGON CITY, Or., March C At the City Council tonight, City Attorney Dresser, who had been at Salem for sev eral days examining law books, gave his opinion as to the validity of the ordin ance passed December 20, granting the East Side Railway Company a franchise to operate freight and passenger cars for a period of 43 years. The question arose from the fact that it was passed at an adjourned meeting of the same regular session at which the measure was Intro duced. The charter requires all ordi nances to be read at two consecutive meetings. As to the matter of the right of the trolley company to run freight cars oth er than an express car named In a former ordinance, the City Attorney did not give a satisfactory answer to a majority of the Council, but thought the courts could settle both questions. A motion carried that the matter be referred to the street committee with authority to employ ad ditional counsel. Attorneys that were employed before the present City At torney was appointed, gave the opinion that the trolley line was violating a city ordinance by running freight cars m the city limits. aUARTZ CLAIMS TAKEN. Promising Indications for Gold In Clackamas Comity. OREGON CITY, March 6. Three new locations of quartz claims In the Sheney Creek District, above the Sandy river. In the direction of Mount Hood, were filed In the County Recorder's office to day. The locators are A. F. Melnig, P. R. Melnig and C. Perchal, and the three claims are designated as the Bonanza, Bohemia and Northern Light A?say tests made of the rock show paying proportions of gold, silver and lead. Mr. Melnig exhibited some fine samples of galena, taken from a ledge 18 inches wide, with well-defined walls. For sev eral years past these parties have been doing prospecting and development work In this district at occasional periods, and have repeatedly found favorable In dications. Coarse gold has been found In the gulches of such character as In dicate that it might have come from a ledge formation. The Indications are mpre favorable in this district than in any other mineral section of Clackamas County. CITY BOND SALE. Independence Has Authorised $SOOO Issue at 4 1-2 Per Cent. INDEPENDENCE, Or., March 6. At the City Council meeting last evening Mayor Stockton gave out that he could sell city bonds at 41 per cent to the amount of JS000, which Is now outstanding in war rants, at C per cent. The Council passed an ordinance on second reading, authoriz ing the move. The fine weather has given way to cool winds, with a strong prospect of rain be fore night Hopmen are putting in long hours cleaning up their yards and work ing the ground. Won Silver Medal. FOREST GROVE, Or., March 6. Miss Edna Billlnger won the medal at the sil ver medal contest of public school 'pupils, at the Christian Church here, last night There were six contestants. Bnrncd by the Sheriff. OLYMPIA. Wash., March C Sheriff Mills yesterday made a bonfire of about $300 worth of gambling paraphernalia, which was captured in a recent raid upon saloon LAWS ARE NOT YET READY ENACTMENTS CANNOT BE SENT OUT UNTIL PRINTED. Many Applications for Positions as Forest RauKers Special Meeting of Fish Commissioners. SALEM, March 6. Secretary of State Dunbar Is in receipt of many requests for printed copies of general and special laws enacted by the last Legislature. To all these he Is compelled to respond that he has no way of complying with the request, for the laws have not yet been printed. . Usually the printed laws are not Issued until late In May, but the Secretary of State Is trying to get the laws out this year about two months earlier. The State Department is rushing the work of pre paring copies for the printer, and tho printing office force loses no time In get ting the printed sheets Into the hands of the binder. None of the laws will be for free dis tribution. The general laws, bound In a volume by themselves, will be sold at $1 25. The special laws, for the incorpora tion of cities and towns, will be bound separately and sold at a price varying EliWOOD S. MINCHIN. with the size of the pamphlet. A reason able number of the Incorporation laws will be sent free to the officers of the cities concerned, but In order to save the state an unnecessary expense, a charge will be made for all others sent out. The minimum charge for special laws will probably be about 25 cents. There will be nothing gained by asking the Secretary of State for copies of laws before April L Forest Rnngcra. Superintendent Ormsby reports that he has lately received a large number of ap plications for positions on the forest rangers' force, but that, so far as he knows, there will be very few vacancies unless the department should-increase the number of rangers, which now seems Im probable. Each applicant, of course, de. sires an answer to his application, and thus far the superintendent has endeav ored to give Information to each. The name of each applicant is kept on a list, together with his address and the names of porsons by whom he Is recommended, so that all will be given consideration when appointments are made. When the number of rangers allowed to the superintendent has been ascertained, and the old rangers have been assigned all vacancies remaining will be tilled from the list of new applicants. The rangers will probably go on duty about June 1. Fish Commission. The State Board of Fish Commission ers has called a special meeting to be held at the Capitol tomorrow. The new Warden, H. G. Van Dusen. and Deputy Warden Bean are expected to be present and to begin their respective duties. For Theft of Horse. F. C. Wright, the ex-convict, who has within the last few days gained consid erable notoriety In criminal circles, by reason of the trouble he caused by the theft of a horse, will have a preliminary hearing before Judge Judah at 2 P. M tomorrow. The principal witnesses will be brought here from New berg and Mc Minnvllle, and it is understood that stren uous efforts will be put forth to clear the defendant. NEW CAPTAIN ELECTED By Baker City Militia Company Ef ficient Ofilccr. BAKER CITY, Or., March 6. District Attorney Sam White nas been elected Captain of Company A, First Separate Battalion, O. N. G. A vacancy has ex isted In the Captaincy of the Baker City company since the resignation of Captain W. W. Carlyle, two months ago. The Captain-elect made a stirring address to the company, promising faithful work and asking the hearty co-operation of the members in making Company A the pride of Eastern Oregon. Captain-elect White has not been iden tified with military work of late years. He is a graduate of tne military Stale University of Tennessee, located at Knox vllle. He also served as Assistant Ad jutant-General of the State of Oregon for a short period. He was born In Griffin, Ga., September 5, 1SG0. Following his graduation through the military univer sity, he was admitted to the bar of Georgia, October 6. 18SL He came to Oregon In June, 1SS5, Before coming West he practiced law three years in At lanta, and spent his first two years in Oregon at Grant's Pass, Josephine County, In that profession. In 1SS7 Mr. White came to Baker City, where he has since resided. In the June election of 1S9S he was chosen District Attorney for this ju dicial district, and again re-elected in June, 1900. ASYLUM REPORT. Conditions at the Two Institutions Reviewed by Committee. OLYMPIA, March 6. The committee appointed to Investigate the Stellacoom and Medical Lake asylums submitted Its report to the House this morning. Referring to the medical treatment of patients at Stellacoom, the committee thinks there is room for improvement in specializing diseases. To make this im provement, it will be necesary to add a physician to the present medical staff. It Is stated that the bakery Is In bad shape, owing to the fact that the oven is burnt out The commitee recommends that the appropriation of JC000 asked lor a dynamo at the asylum be granted. In view of the fact that It costs the state 5G000 per annum for butter, 53000 for beef, 53000 for feed, $2000 for hay and a large sum for vegetables, the committee recommends the purchase of the Shannon farm, which, it -Is believed, can be qpn , ducted In connection with ' the asylum with profit to the state and benefit to the patients. At Medical Lake. As-to Medical Lake Asylum, the com mittee, which reached there at the noon hour, finds a subject for criticism in the fact that the meal consisted of bread, "potatoes with jackets on," beef hash, pickles and water, which are not consid ered as good food for the insane. The sewerage of the institution is In bad con dition, and needs immediate attention, otherwise the health qf the patients and the people of Medical Lake generally will materially suffer. The committee recommends the use of coal instead of wood as fuel, owing to the high cost of the latter. "The general condition at Medical Lake, excepting the farm," reads the report, "shows us that there Isa lack of executive ability on the part of"the Superintendent," meaning Su perintendent McLean. NEW CREA3IERY. Company Has Dcen Organized at Tlllam.ook. TILLAMOOK, Or., March 6. The Red Clovery Creamery Company was organ ized yesterday. Forty-four shares at $25 per share were taken up. W. G. Chance was chosen president; M. Abblan, W. G. Chance and J. J. Rupp, directors, and Claude Thayer, treasurer. The company will build a new factory at once at W. G. Chance's place and will manufacture cheese. At a meeting of tlje City Council last evening, the lone controversy over fur nishing the city with, electric lights came to an end, the electric light company agreeing to furnish 15 or more 32-candle power lights at the rate of $1 per month for each light, without entering into a contract. W. D. Stlllwell, who recently returned to this city, has presented the Council with a gavel which he purchased at Mount Vernon. President Cohn thanked the Captain, who Is a"h Indian War veteran, and one of the oldest settlers In Tilla mook County. A suitable engraved sil ver plate Is to be put on the gavel. Joseph Kodad was admitted to full citi zenship by County Judge Tapplnger. He Is a native of Austria. The weather report for February shows that Tillamook County had 13.24 inches of rainfall. The largest dally precipitation occurred on the' -15th, when 3.95 Inches fell. WILL FAIL OF PASSAGE. Any Mensn-e to Pay Deficiencies In curred In Coeur d'Alcncs. BOISE, Idaho, March 6. It now seems certain that no adjournment can possibly be had till Saturday, and it may not come so soon. A disposition to retaliate has cropped up the House retaliates on the Senate for killing bills and vice versa. This adds to the friction already existing, and the two bodies may carry it so far as to refuse to concur In adjournment reso lutions. In both houses yesterday attempts were frustrated to override the Governor's veto. In the Senate It was because of the veto of the bill exempting women from jury duty, and In the House of the bill allowing toll roads, bridges and fer ries to be established within one mile of another similar institution. "The Gov ernor was fully sustained in each In stance. The tendency In the" House will be to kill any bill proposing to pay deficiencies Incurred In the Coeur d'AIenes during the time of the labor trobules there. It is said no such deficiency measure can pass. This is doubtful, because there Is much disaffection, among the Fusion ranks, and the votes on all measures show that the Fusionlsts cannot.sl.ay together and -beat the opposition. Republicans, .of course, will vote in a body to pass such a bill, which is expected from the Senate tomor row. EXPERIMENT STATION SITE. Regents of Agricultural College In spected the Property. UNION, Or., March 6. A party com posed of members of the Board of Reg ents of the Agricultural College, includ ing Captain Apperson, Senator Daly, W. P. Keady and J. M. Church, accompanied by a number of other people of Western Oregon, arrived here this morning. They came to Inspect the land known as the branch asylum farm located west of this city, which, under an act of the Legis lature, has been transferred to the board for the purpose of establishing thereon a state experiment station. The visitors drove over the land this afternoon and expressed themselves as being very well pleased with It. Upon returning to the city an adjourned meeting of the board was held to discuss the matter of erection of buildings and other Improvements to be Immediately constructed for the new station. In the evening they were tendered an Informal reception at the Masonic Temple. NEW SPOKANE DEPOT. Contract for Its Constrnctlon has Been Let. SPOKANE, Wash., March 6. The con tract for the construction of the Great Northern passenger depot at this city has been awarded to Tim Reardon, of St. Paul, and work Is expected to commence in the near future. The structure, when completed, will be the finest railroad building in the state, and will cost about $150,000. The building is to go up on Havermale Island. It will occupy 315 by 55 feet of space on the ground floor. The main structure will be 128 feet long by 55 deep, three stories high, and surmounted by a clock tower 170 leet high. Upper floors will be given up to offices. The building Is to be of pressed brick and sandstone trimmings. Enameled brick will be used for part of the Interior finish. LAMP EXPLODED. Several Persons In & Colfax notel Seriously Bnrned. COLFAX, Wash., Match 6. Four per sons were seriously burned and eleven others narrowly escaped serious Injury, by the explosion of a large gasoline lamp in the dining-room of the Hotel A HEALTHY STOMACH Mokts pur blood, vigorous nerves a strong body. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters strengthens weak stomachs. An occa sional dose will keep the bowels active. Taken regularly. It will euro Indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia, biliousness, Inact ive lUer or kidneys, malaria, fever and ague. It will cure you. See that a Prl--vate Revenue Stamp covers the neck of the bottle. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. j It Has No Superior. The girls of Brittany and the lower Pyre nees still gather at the annual fairs for the purpose of selling their hair. The citybf Paris alone uses over 100,000 pounds of human hair each year. Perhaps you find it necessary to wear some of this sale hair I There's much more satisfac tion in wearing your own. And there's just as much satisfaction from using Ayer's Hair Vigor. It makes the hair grow, keeps it soft and glossy, and prevents it from falling out. If your hair is turning gray and you begin to look a little old, Ayer's Hair Vigor will surely bring back all the dark, rich color it had ten or twenty years ago. "About thirty years ngp I bought a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor to stop my hair from falling out One-half a bottle cured me. A few dajs ago my hair commenced to fall again. I went to the medicine shelf and found the Hair Vigor just as good as when I bought it, and it worked just as well, too." J. C. Baxter, Braidwood, 111. One dollar a bottle. All druggists. SEND iiB'y.,iy,.S Colfax while dinner was being served, at 6 o'clock this evening. Donald Rlrle, Mrs. Rlrle. Mrs. J. M. Grady and W. C. Fudge, who i were sitting at a table di rectly under the lamp, were terribly burned. A panic ensued, William Burch leaped through a window and hurt his back. He was followed by Mrs. Ririe, who was enveloped In flames. She fell down x stairway leading to the basement. The dining-room was a mass of flames In a few seconds and two alarms brought the department, which extinguished the fire. TERRinLB EXPERIENCE Of a. Woman "Who Was Caught liy n Revolt inpr Shalt. TACOMA, March 6. On Saturday, near Lake Park, ambst remarkable ac cident took place. Mrs. Sarah Terry, about to be confined, was caught on a shaft In a saw mill,- drawn repeatedly through a space that measured not more than 12 or 14 inches, and terribly bruised. Both her arms were fractured, her right thigh was broken and she was otherwise Injured. ?iJ:e did not lose con sciousness during the frightful experi ence. Since her arrival at the Fannie Paddock Hospital In this city her babe "has been born dead." ' Mrs. Terry was saved from almost In stant death, probably, by the fact that her hair was hanging down, and when she was caught on the shaft her hair was also caught and wound about the shaft with her clothing. This held her head close to the shaft and prevented It striking any object. POPULATION OF ALASKA. Increase In 10 Years Has Been 31, 3 10 People. WASHINGTON, March 6. The total population of Alaska in 1900, as shown by tho returns of the 12th census, is C2.592, as against 32,052 In 1S90. This Is an In crease In 10 years of 31.340, or 39.4 per cent. There are two cities In the terri tory with a population of 2000 or more Nome, of 54S6, and Skagway, of 311J. The 12th census has been taken under more favorable conditions than the two prevlcus censuses of this remote territory, because of the Increased facilities of com munication and the introduction of a new and large element attracted by the gold discoveries. NORTH-WEST DEAD. D. H. Hcckurd. ASTORIA. Or.. March 6. D. H. Heck ard, a rancher on the Lewis -and Clark, who has lived In Clatsop County for the past 25 years, died last night of a compli cation of diseases, after a prolonged Ill- . WEREE WI0US IN TOE J EGREAT NORTH WEST BY Jiny NO. 30. FOR COMPETITION. i t WMT-Mftl'WftriHttMBiiaBH 1 r vjulk ym vh wti,wjiw..ijcMaM Ask your druggist first. If he cannot supply you, send us one dollar and we will express a bottle to you. Be sure and give the name of your nearest express office. Address, J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. FOR OUR HANDSOME BOOK ON THE HAIR. TTIyir',,trr ness. His funeral will be held tomorrow. Interment will be In the Lewis and Clark cemetery. Deceased was born in Ohio CI years ago. He left a large fam ily of grown children. Mrs. Dnt Id Ivndcr. FOREST GROVE. March C The funeral of Mrs. David Kuder. who died near Greenville yesterday, took place this af ternoon. Interment was at the farm where she had lived nearly 30 years. Quotations of Mining; Stocks. SPOKANE. March 0 The closing quotations for mining stocks today were. Bid. Ask. DW. Ask Amcr. Tioy ..10 UVuMtn. Lion ....22 2t; IllacktRll tfft 10 y, Morn. GIor..(i 7K, Hutte 4C Boi. 1, 2 iMorrlson 3 liy. Crjstal .14 -1 il'rln Maud ..1 2 " Conjecture ..3 3 Quilp ',. 32 Peer Trail ... 2'& 2j,Uamb Car ...2.V 2s Pcuey 2 2?i Republic 33" -13 Evening Star. ... o-iJteservatlon .. 2V .; Gold Ledge... 2 2K. itosw Giant .. 2 3 Iron Mask 40 .Sullivan ajt, 10 L. P. Surp.... 7 8 t'om Thumb. ..12V- 13 Miller Creek 24,VVaterloo lt i$J SAN FRANCISCO. March 0. Official closing quotations for mining stocks: Alta $0 02Justico so-02 Alpha Con 2MxIcan m Anded 5Occidental Con ... 3 Belcher O.Ophlr C3 Pest & Belcher... lOIOverman 10 Caledonia CljPotOBl 14 Challenge Con ... 10Savage 10 Chollar t!Sierra Nevada ... 2S Confidence TGISilver Hill 43 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 U)Standard 3 SO Crown Point .... 10Union Con 18 Gould & Curry... 1(1, Utah Con 5 Hale & Norcross. 1J, Yellow Jacket .... la NEW YORK. March C closed as follows: -Mining stocks today Adams Con $0 23 Little Chief $0 14 Alice 40Ontarlo 773 Breece 1 2. Ophlr Brunswick Con 23iphoenlx Comstock Tunnel. Con Cal. As Va... B-eadwood Terra Horn Silver Iron Slher Leadvllle Con .... 3Potod , 1 5t Savage oOtsierra Nevada 1 lU.Small Hopes . 5s,3tandard 00 '3 00 31 BOSTON. March C. Adventure S 13 Blng. M Co.... 21 Amal. Copper .. 101 Atlantic 34 Boston & Mont. 3G4 Butte & Boston 47 Cal. & Hecla... SW Centennial 2G Franklin 23 Closing quotations: OOIHumboldt '..$ COParrott .. 00 Quincy j... 30 Santa Fe Cop... OO.Tamarack ..... : OOlUtah Mining ... o Winona fiOiWoh erlnes 34)1 25 00 00 17 143 33 00 7 00 33 00 Will Plant Bohemian Hops. " OREGON CITY, March 6. County Commissioner T. B. KUHn, of Handy, in the south part of the county, who Is here attending the regular monthly meeting of the board, states that hop buyers have offered to contract sales at the rate of 13 cents per pound. The hops are sprouting' and give good promise. Last year Mr. Killin had a 22-Rcre r. E8i ? yard on his place dug up. for the reason that his renter went behind $100 on tho previous year's crop. It was the only season that he ever lost money in hops, and now regrets his action. Mr. Klllln will set out a yard of Bohemian red hops this Spring, uhich mature much earlier than the varieties grown here. He thinks It would bo an advantage to growers to plant half the acreage with an earlier variety, as it would enable them to handle a larger crop. Certificates Evtcndcd. VICTORIA, B. C. March 6. In tho Legislature today a bill was passed granting two years extension of free miners certificates held by men who went to South Africa. The annual report of the school de partment shows an Increase of 2000 pupils over the previous year. Nicklof Unity. TILLAMOOK. Or., March 6. Nicklof Baby, who died at Falrview, in this country. Saturday, was born In Switzer land, April 1C, 1S47, and came to tho United States in 1ST1. and to Tillamook County 19 years ago. Except his wife, no relatives reside In this community. Mnsonic Quarters CHEHALIS. Wash., March 6. Tha Masons are considering a plan to se cure erection of a third story on the Gizler Block, for permanent Masonic lodge quarters. A movement has also been started for organization of a chap ter at Chehnlls. Nortlfwcst People In the East. WASHINGTON. March C Dr. R. J. Pllkington, of Portland, who has been In New York for several weeks, taking an advance course in medicine, combined with hospital practice, returns to tho metropolis tomorrow, arter naving viewed the Inaugural ceremonies. NDW YORK, March 6. Arrived from Portland F. J. Hard, at the Gilsey; Mrs. H. L. Corbett, at the Holland. Woodstock School MeetlnK". At the annual meeting of Woodstock school district, J. W. Taylor was unani mously re-elected director for three years. Miss McCabe, who has served the dis trict several terms as clerk, was unani mously chosen clerk for another year. Domestic Service Improvements. Mis tress "Now that you have finished tho course at the cooking-school, I presume you are ready to go to work." Latter Day Domestic "I don't know, mum. The teacher said if you was goln to use a gas oline stove, I'd better take a course o' scientific lectures at th.' Harvard Annex." New York Weekly.