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THE.. MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1901. DUTIES ARE PERFUNCTORY STJLTE FIRE MARSHAL IS OBTLT AN ORXAMEXT. Has Ko Funds Wherewith to "Work and Therefore Cannot En force the Law. OL.YMPIA, "Wash., April 3. It has been practically decided that the law creat ing the state office of Fire Marshal -will remain inoperative for the next two years. Fire Marshal Schlvely reported to the Attorney-General that this department could not be run without expense to the state and the Attorney-General has de cided that the Fire Marshal has no right to involve the state in any Indebtedness lor which no appropriation has been made. As the lalll carried with it no appropria tion for the Fire Marshal or his official expenoes. the law will not be enforced by the present Incumbent. GIFT TO THE STATE. Olympla Ha Presented Sylvester Park lor Capitol Grounds. OLTMPIA, Wash., April 3. The State Capitol Commission today made a con ' tract with Architect W. A. Ritchie, of Spokane who will furnish the plans and supervise the construction of Washing ton's new capltoI. All the members of the board ho were present agreed to the proposition. .An inventory of the Thurston County Courthouse and equipment was taken. The -county was allowed to retain what furniture it desired. The Capitol Commis sion and County Commissioners will meet tomorrow and it is probable that at the conference the price to be paid for the Courthouse will be agreed upon. At to day session Mayor Rienhart, of this city, appeared before the commission, and made an offer of Sylvester Park to, the etate. The offer was accepted and the Mayor was thanked for the city. The park Is a block square and could be sold for commercial purposes for $23,000. The Mayor assured the commission that "Washington street, which runs between the park and the Courthouse, would be vacated so that the present terrace might be extended. ESCAPED THE SHERIFF. Robber Got Away in Spite of Dlslo catcd Hip Aorth Yakima Jfew. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., April 3. Dan Loman, one of the robbers who held up the Taylor boys on a freight train at Mabton one night last week, and who was caught at Spokane, where he was In & hospital undergoing treatment for the injuries he received, escaped from Sheriff Tucker, of this county, yesterday. The physician in charge of the man thought he ought not to be moved for several days, so Tucker guarded him in the day time, and a hired man looked af ter Mm, at nlghf. The hired man went to sleep, and when he awoke the robber was one. In spite of a dislocated hip. The Sheriff is considerably annoyed about the matter, but expects to capture the man in a few days. The rock crusher and roller with which it was planned to do extensive work on the streets of Yakima arrived yesterday, but It had been in s wreck and was so badly injured that it will not be avail able for use until several large castings which were broken can be shipped from the factory. Improvement of the streets will probably be delayed a month. A petition signed by 85 wheelmen was presented to the City Council last night, asking that wheels be taxed $1 each, the same to be applied on bicycle paths and street improvements. An ordinance to . that effect will be prepared and introduced at the next meeting- of the Council. Congressman Jones has announced that ho desires to appoint a cadet to the An napolis Naval School from this part of the state. He will give the preference to a Yakima or Kittitas County boy. The pastern part of the state has a representa tive at Annapolis in the person of John F. Walsh, of Oakesdale. F. TTalden and P. J. Flint, two of the largest fruitgrowers In the valley, will make the first attempt In this section to prevent damage to the crops by frost, should occasion require. They are prepar ing to burn small fires in their orchards. Free mall delivery will be established about three months after the first of July, Examinations for carriers will be held three weeks from that to.te. Congress man Jones In a recent communication sug gests the consolidation of the postoffice at Yakima City with that of North Yak ima. METHODIST COXFEREIV'CE, Of Wasuinerton Ministers and Jay wea at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., April 3. Bishop Wal ter A. Sellew, of Jamestown, N. Y., opened., the Washington annual confer ence of the Free Methodist Church in the Unitarian auditorium this afternoon. Twenty-five ministers and several hun dred laymen of the state were present. Bishop Sellew entered into the special subject of the salvation of the very great number of immigrants entering the state. He said these people had torn themselves away from their home associations and must have special attention. The state of the church in general, he said, displayed hopeful signs. He was pleased to say the growth of the faith in theNorthwestwas more than encouraging. In the State of Washington alone the in crease had been very pleasing. There was no good reason, he said, why condi tions should not become more favorable. In the East the church was making dis tinct .gains. It had been increasing in power and influence annually. He con gratulated his brethren of Washington on their membership growth. FRUIT ATO MINERAL FAIR, At Spokane This Fall Committee of Management Appointed. SPOKANE, Wash., April 3. At a large ly attended meeting at the City Hall this afternoon, the business men of Spokane decided that the annual fruit fair and mineral exhibit of Spokane shall be held this Fall. Because of the proposed Inter national mining exposition fh 1903, the fruit fair had almost been abandoned. A committee of 100, made up of dry goods merchants, wholesale grocers, liquor deal ers, railroad men and well-known profes sional men, with Mayor Comslock as chairman, will manage the fair. The Chamber of Commerce has turned over the money earned by the last fair, and the committee will begin the labor of finding a site and engaging for the Fall exhibi tion. CHARGED "WITH 3IURDER. Tragedy at Toledo Results in Ar rest of Ferrier Brothers. CHEHALIS. Wash., April 3. John W. Ferrier was today locked up In jail charged with the murder of B. E. Hol comb. His brother, Sam Ferrier, Vas ar rested late this evening and locked up also, charged with being an accomplice. In consequence of the action of the Jury in the Dever burglary case, Milton and Mallon, suspected burglars, were released from jail this evening for lack of evi dence. Frank Kruger, charged with criminal assault, was acquitted by the jury. PETITION FOR PARDON. McKinley WiU Be Asked to Free Alexander McKenzle. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., April 3. A petition is being circulated here asking President McKlnley to pardon Alexander McKenzle, now In jail at San Francisco, for contempt of court In the Cape Nome receivership cases. The petition assigns no ground for Executive clemency. Old time Dakota friends are interesting them selves in McKenzle's behalf. YAKIMA WATER SUPPLY. Investigations Will Re Continued by Geological Survey. NORTH YAKIMA. April 3. The work of the United States Geological Survey In Yakima and Kittitas Counties will be con tinued during the coming season In the way of looking out for reservoir sites and sources of water supply. Another 5100,000 was secured this year for work of this character from Congress. George Otis Smith, of the Geological Survey, who spent last Winter here, has prepared a map of the Yakima "Valley showing the artesian district. Concern ing this matter he writes: "You will remember that I spent some weeks last Summer studying the water resources of your district, and the map which I prepared will be published In a report which I am writing on that sub ject. The Ellensburg formation, which is shown on this map, is the sandstone series which carries the artesian water, and covers a large part of the Yakima, Selah, Wenas, Ahtanum and Lower Yakima Valleys. The map Is of special Interest as showing the areal distribution of this sandstone, and also, at the same time, in dicates the catchment area tributary to the Moxee Basin. I find that the arte sian basin near North Yakima Is quite unique in many of its characters, and from this fact alone it would be well worth the study which I am devoting to it. However, I trust that I am reaching some results which will not only be of Interest to the student of the subject, but what is more Important, will be of 6omo help to the residents" of your country. "I am afraid that the Indications are not favorable for any general occurrence of artesian water In Yakima County, yet ! the further I study tho Moxee Basin the better convinced I am of the permanence of that particular supply of artesian water. This, of course. Is not saying that the supply Is inexhaustible, and I shall devote some space In my report to protest against the waste of water and sugges tions as to the means of conserving the supply. It must be apparent to any one who has visited the district that the greatest natural resources of Yakima County are its fertile soil and water sup ply." NEWS FROM AIiASKA. Peculiar Complication at Skagrway In Retrnrd to Bonded Goods. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., April 3. According to advices from Alaska brought by the steamer Dolphin today, a peculiar complication In the customs business at Skagway has come up relative to bonded goods passing through Skagway. Three river steamers belonging to the White Pass and Yukon Company arrived at Skagway In bond. They were entered as British bottoms without cargo. They are billed to White Horse, and are be ing dismantled for shipment over the Tallroad, piece by piece. An American and a British custom officer are stationed on each boat The owners of the boats will not break up the hulls nor ship such portions as are Injured In dismantling, and the customs officer at Skagway Is try ing to find out what to do with what Is left and whether he can collect duty on portions of vessels not shipped. The com pany says It will burn what is left of the vessels, but that does not satisfy Collec tor Andrews, and he has written the de partment for Instructions. Discovery of coal in Klondjke has brought forth an order from Ottawa that royalty must be paid on coal the same as on gold. This order was recently re ceived at Dawson, and caused a general protest, as consumers say the price of fuel Is already sufficiently high without the addition of royalty. Whales are invading Lynn Canal, and recently a procession three miles long was seen. The Leviathans were strung out In single file and as far as could be, seen they did not break alignment, and it was evident that there were at least 300 in the procession. Whales seldom enter Lynn Canal, and the Indians say that it is a bad omen. Superstitious ones of the tribe are pre paring to leave their habitations along the canal. ATTACKED BY HIGHBINDERS. Officers Who Were Taking Two Chinese to Jail. SEATTLE, April 3. Charlie Thompson, a Chinaman, who is said to have served five years In the Oregon penitentiary, and George Kee, a half-breed Chinese, while being taken to police headquarters to day by Deputy Sheriff Kelly, were at tacked by a. band of highbinders, who at tempted to wrest both prisoners from him. They drew guns and threatened to kill him were not the prisoners turned over to them. The arrival of a squad ot police quieted them. Both Chinamen had a fight on a steamer yesterday, and Thompson had Kee arrested. The form er is a member of the American Masons, and the latter of the highbinders. Yakima Hop Contracts. NORTH YAKIMA, April 3. A number of hop contracts were filed this week with County Auditor Kelso. Six were made with A. E. Poole & Co., for Pier Bros. They are: F. H. and W. H. Marble, 20,000 pounds annually for three years at 11 cents per pound; Harriet E. Sawyer, 20,000 pounds annually for three vears at 10 cents; N6e Cullllerier, three years, 10,000. pounds for 1901 and 14,000 pounds each for 1902 and 1903 at 11 cents; J B., Keffer, of Tampico. 10,000 pounds annually for three years at 11 cents; Sam Chong, 40,000 pounds annu ally for three years .at 11 cents; John Lutz, on the land owned by the Pacifio National Bank, 20,000 pounds for 1901 at 11 cents. Fechter & Poole have made two con tracts, one with Harry Roberts, of Tam pico, who agrees to furnish 16,000 pounds each year for five years at 10 cents per pound, and the other with E. S. Hill, 30,000 pounds for the present year at 10 cents. This is a total amount contracted within the week of 43S.O00 pounds. Appointed Printing? Expert. TACOMA, April 3. Frank T. Houghton, of Tacoma, was today appointed by the Governor as State Printing Expert, and will Immediately enter upon his duties. The position carries a salary of J1800 a yea?. Houghton was formerly proprietor of a large printing establishment here, and for four years past has been Deputy County Auditor. Further Government Control. VICTORIA, B. C, April 3. The Govern ment has proposed a resolution to place a clause in all charters granted by the House, giving the Government control of rates on all lines constructed in the province. OLD SOLDIER IS MISSING. Woman Alleged to Be His Widow Has Applied for Pension. SALEM, Or., April 3. W. S. Fitch, a Government pension examiner of Port land, Is In the city for the purpose either of locating or of determining the where abouts of James M. Cook, an old soldier, who was last heard from In Salem In 1872. A recent act of Congress provides that a soldier's widow shall be entitled to a pension when her husband disap pears and no trace of Mm is .found for seven years. An alleged widow of Cook has applied for the pension under the provisions of this act and the purpose of Mr. Fltch'a visit to Salem is to ascertain the present whereabouts of Cook or to learn If ho has died. No record of Cook's death and burial was discovered, but Mr. Fitch learned that the missing man was committed to the Insane Asylum while that Institu tion was located at Portland. No further trace of the missing man was found. PENDLETON HORSE SHOW, Arrangements Being; Made for An nual Parade May 4. PENDLETON, Or., April 3. It is de cided that the annual horse parade will take place at Pendleton Saturday May 4. On that date all pedigreed horses in the county will be displayed In a parade. A similar display was made a year ago, and was very successful. More than 100 fine animals were on exhibition. It Is be lieved the parade this year will be even more successful. Entries up. to April 25 will be open to horsemen In any town of the North Coast, who will send the name, age, color, sex, name of sire and name of dam's sire. No fee Is required. ON CASCADE RESERVE. Besides 200,000 Sheep, S80O Cattle and 550 Horses Will Be Allowed. WASHINGTON, April 3. Commissioner Hermann has recommended that during the coming Summer 3S00 cattle and 550 horses be allowed to graze In the Cascade reserve, in addition- to 200,000 sheep. This Is the extreme number that Forest su perintendent Ormsby thinks can be grazed without Injury to the forests and with out serious interference with the sheep. These cattle and horses are to be allowed to graze at will In any part of the re serve. SAID TO HAVE FLAW. Mnttoon Road Law Alleged to he Imperfect in the Record1. SALEM, Or., April 3. It was stated to night by a member of the Legislature that the Mattoon bill, known as the. gen eral road law, failed to pass effectually because the record does not show that the bill was read the third time In the House. This statement could not be con firmed tonight because the Legislative journals are not accessible. MUNICIPAL BOND SALE. Oregon City WIllTAdvertiae for Bids for $30,000 at 5 Per Cent. OREGON CITY, Or., April S.-The City Council tonight ordered the Recorder to advertise for bids for $30,000 In 5 per cent bonds to run 20 years. The denomina tions are to be of $1000 each. Quotations of Mining; Stocks. SPOKANE. April 8. The closing quotations for mlnlns stocks today were: Bid. Ask.l Bid. Ask. Amer. Boy .. 7V4 0 Mtn. Lion ...,21 25 Blacktail .... d 8iMom. Glory... 4 4 Butte & Bos.. li l&iMorriaon 4 D Costal 4 5jiprln. Maud . 1 1 k-uigctiuiu .. au OJS.WUljp Xt 30 Dfeer Trail . i MslKamb. Car ...25& Ss7H Dowey 2$ Republic 22 27 Evening Star. 5K. Reservation .. 3 4 Pi 13 2Vi Gold Ledge... 1 lR6Bs. Giant... 3 I. X. L 15 21 iSulllvan 8Vi Iron Mask 40 Tom Thumb. ..11 U. P. Surp... OH Miller Creek.. 1 7 1 Waterloo SAN FRANCISCO, April 3. Tho omclal closing- quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta .! ?0 OalJustlce SO 02 Alpha Con ,i.... 4 Kentiick Con 1 Andes ...,i 5 Mexican .......... Hi Belcher ........ Best & Belcher. Caledonia 8 Occidental Con ... 3 18Dphlr ..,4, G7 72Overman 13 15IPotosi ........... in Challenge Con Chollar lllBavage 8 Confidence 70Seg. Belcher 4 Con. Cfcl. & Va.i. 1 85,Slerra Nevada ... 20 Crown Point .... 12SHver Hill 33 Exchequer l Standard 4 15 lSIUnlon Con 10 OlUtah Con ........ 4 llSTellow Jacket .... is Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross.. Julia NEW YORK, April 3. Mihlhg stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con ?0 221 Little Chief to 14 Alice 34Ontario 0 50 Breece .. 1 30Ophir , 62 Brunswick Con .. 24Phoenix 8 Comstock Tunnel. OiPotosl 10 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 70Bavage ., 8 Deadwood Terra.. OOjBlerra Nevada ... 24 Horn Silver 1 10Small Hopes 05 Iron Silver 50J8tandard 4 00 Leadvllle Con .... C BOSTON, April 3.- Adventure S 14 Blng. M. Ctf.... 23 Amal. Copper.. 301 Atlantic 32 Boston & Mont. 353 Butte & Boston 00 Cal. & Heola... 825 Centennial 25 Franklin 38 -Closing quotations: 00 Humboldt ......? 25 00 750sceola 8100 50 Parrott 51 00 OOQUlncy . 175 00 00 Santa Fe Cop... 7 75 50 Tamarack 333 00 00 Utah Mining ... 3a 00 50 Winona ........ 4 50 25Wolverines 50 00 Three More Smallpox Cases. ROSEBURG, April 3. Three new small pox cases were reported at Glendaie this morning by Health Officer Downing. No fatalities have yet occurred. The South ern Pacific Company has recognized the authority of the quarantine order, and oraerea an trains to run through without stopping. As nearly 50 per cent of the Inhabitants of Glendale have been ex posed, there may be many cases, but ow ing to tne ngnt.iorm or tne disease In most cases. It is not thomrhf th -win be any deaths. Lambs in Umatilla County, PENDLETON, Or., April 3.It is esti mated that the increase of lambs in this county will 'be about 100 per cent of the producing ewes. Two Inches of snow fell last night, and the weather has taken on an aspect of Winter again. But, un-, less winds blow and cold rains come, the young sheep will not surfer much. "Will Succeed Themselves. SALEM, Or., April 3. Governor Geer today appointed J. H. Haley and R, Alex ander to succeed themselves a8 members of the Board of Regents of the Weston Normal School. Senator Mitchell Convalescent. WASHINGTON, ApriL 3. Senator Mltch ell Is convalescing, but is still confined td his bed. i Oregon Notes. A baseball team at Pehdleton will be organized. Carpenters, masons and painters are busjrat Klamath ialls. The Lincoln County Farmers Assoela tlon has decided to hold a county fair next Fall. Last month 98 coyote scalps were turned In at Baker City at the office of the Coun ty Clerk. Work has resumed at Ktibll & Co.'s quartz mine, in Gall's Creek district. Sev eral men are emplojed In taking out ore. Brownsville now has two brass bands. The new one was organized last week, and Is named the Brownsville Independent Band. A Monroe correspondent writes that tho Dusty School was closed again Thursday for an Indefinite period, due to a fresh outbreak of diphtheria. Jesse Moore and A. B. Thomson, cattle men of Butter Creek, left Echo last week for Missouri. Their mission Is the pur. chase of & carload of thoroughbred Dur ham cattle. E. D. Le Clare has commenced action at Baker City against the Empire Mining Company to collect $423, claimed for serv ices rendered at the mine between Decem ber 5, 1900, and March 12, 1901. Captain O. C. Applegate, the agetit at Klamath Indian agency, is making ar rangements to have work commenced on the various Improvements at the agency, for which provision was made by Con gress at its late session. Policeman Croner, of Eugene, says boy tramps ate more numerous than eVer before. During the last two weeks he has interviewed at least 25 between the ages of 12 and ID years. They hailed from San Francisco, and were bound for Montana. The new schedule of the Ashland etage line, operative since last Sunday, Is not entirely satisfactory, according to a Klamath Falls paper. It Is probably a good arrangement for Winter service, says the paper, but in Summer papers from the north will be 20 hours later than they were last Summed, BOUNDARY IS- CHANGED STRIP OF WASHINGTON COUNTY IS ADDED TO COLUMBIA. Escaped Notice ot, the Legislature The Act May Not "be Constitutional. SALEM, Or., April 3. It has just been discovered that the last Legislature in advertently changed the boundary line between Coulmbia Caunty and Washing ton County so as to take il square miles from Washington and to annex the strip to Columbia. This was done by the pas. sage of House bill No. 237, the object of which was to annex to Columbia a small tract of land near Willamette Slough, which has not been In any county. This tract lay between Columbia and Multno mah. The southern boundary of Columbia County is Irregular and In 1S9S the Leg islature straightened It somewhat by cut ting off 11 sections and adding them to Washington County. This strip, 11 miles long and one mile wide, is again a part of Columbia County. The accompanying map will Indicate the change. The strip south of the dotted Hne Is the portldn ad ded to Columbia County. The description of the Washington line as given by the act of 1S03, commencing at the point indicated by the letter "B" on the map, was as follows i "Thence three miles west; thence two miles north; thence 16 miles west, thence south," etc. Thedoscription. of Columbia County, In the act of 1901, beginning at the same point is as fellows: "Thence west three miles; thence north one mile' thence west two miles; thence west five miles; thence south ode mile, thence west to the boundary line of town ship 3, north of range 5, west," which brings the line to the same distance west, but one mile further south than it was after the act of 1898 had become a law. The change in boundaries may be ex plained by the fact that the purpose of the law was to change the boundary of Columbia County, where it adjoins Multnomah, and In all other respects the bill was made to follow the descrip tion given in the act of 1885, fixing the boundary of Columbia CoUnty, That this boundary had been changed by the act of 1S98 seems to have been pvej-looked. There is a possibility, however, that the act of 1901 may fail in so far as It changes the boundary between Columbia and Washington Counties. The title of the bill was " an act to amend section 225L of title 2, chapter 4, of the miscellaneous laws of Oregon, as compiled and annotl. atcd by William Lair Hill." The law does not amend the section designated, in that portion which relates to this strip of land, but it doe's seemingly amend, by impli cation, the act 6f 1898. Since tho object of a bill must be stated in the bill, it would seem that there is at least room- to argue that the act is unconstitutional insofar as It undertakes to amehd the act of 1898. The act 1b misleading, be cause Its title directs attention to section 2251 pf the statutes and to that alone. If It had been entitled "an adt t6 fix the boundaries between Columbia and Wash ington Counties," It would beyond ques tion repeal all acts In conflict, for the pur pose would be evident from the title. However, the Legislators, the same as all other persons, are presumed to know the law, and to take all existing laws into consideration -when they enact new laws, so there is room for question. "Until there is a judicial decision to the contrary, it would feeem that Columbia County will collect taxes In this strip of 11 sections. BIDS FOR, NEHALT031 IOAD. Were Much Higher Than Expected, and Mar Be Rejected. ASTORIA, April 3. The County Cdurt opened bids this afternoon for cortstruc tldn of a public highway from this city td the Upper Nehalem Valley. Only three bids were received. That of the Columbia Digger Company, of Portland, was: For during, 92 centfi bef linear foot, and for sluice boxes, 0 per thousand. W. A. Goodln submitted a bid for the grading, building trestles and culverts oh theNfirst seven mileB, be ginning at the city limits. His bid by the mile was as follows: First mile, ?1270i second, 51356; third, J2117; fourth, 1S63; fifth, ?li00i sixth, $14'd0: seventh, $1325; total, $9961. On planking, his bid was 34 cents per linear foot, and for turnouts 76 centB per iinear foot. S. Normile' bid on the grading, trestles, etc., of the first six miles of the road, as follows: First mile, $i460; second, SHOO; third, 52425; fourth, $1775; fifth, $1240; sixth, $1700; total, $10, 000. On the planking Normile'e bid -gals at the rate of 40 cents pet1 linear foot; on turnouts, 80 centB per linear foot, artd on bulkheads, 25 cents per front surface foot. The proposed road is 42 miles in length, but none of the bids submitted was for any portion of it beyortd the seven-hillo post. No contract has yet been let, and as the bids were much higher than ex pected, It Is thought they will be rejected. E. C. McReavy, of Tacoma, who has been recently appointed DepUtyFish .Com missioner of Washington, is in this city to co-operate with Master Fish Warden Van Dusen In patrolling the river in search of jllegal fishing. W. ' H. Barker, superintendent of the canneries of the Columbia River Packers' Association, has resigned so that ha can devote his entire time to his fishing in terests on Puget Sdund. No one has yet been appointed by the association to- suc ceed him. Negotiations are In progress for tho pur chase of C. C. Masten's logging camps and timber holdings at SVeneen by 4 Mr. Spauldlng. a eon of one of Wisconsin's most prominent timber men. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION. Programme of State Convention Which Will Be Held at Salem. OREGON CITY, April 3. Rev. A. J. Montgomery, presideht of the Oregon Christian Endeavor Union, announces that the 14th annual statd convention will be held at Salem, May 16 to 19, inclusive. The principal features on the programme have already been arranged, and the local and general committees have their work Tvell in hand. Rev. Montgomery expects a large and interesting convention this year. One of the notable features of the gathering will be the presence of Iev. F. E. Clark, of Boston, father df the Christian Endeavor movement, who wll) give addresses at the last days of the convention. On Thursday evening. May 16, Rev. W. H. G. Temple, of Seattle, will preach the convention sermon. Fri day morning the "Quiet Hour" will be led by Rev. C, T, Surd, of Portland, and Columbia hl in COUNTY l " ' C ' WAWINdTQN CO. . during the day addresses will be made by Rev. J. H. Beaven, of Oregon City; Rev. Henry Marcotte, of Astoria, and Rev. A. W. Ackerman. of Portland. Papers will be read by Mrs. Ella D. "Rice, of Ash land, and by Miss Carrie A. Holbrook, On Saturday, In addition to the lectures and talks by Father Endeavor Clark, there will be addresses by Rev. C. S. O. Humbert, of Corvallis, and Rev. G. W. Fender, of McMInnville. A consecration service will close the convention Sun day evening, preceded with a sermoh by Rev. Clark. The music will be In charge of Professor Francesco Seely, of Salem. PATRICK CLARK IN ALASKA. Has Under Bond n Gold Quartz Reef Near Nome. SPOKANE, April 3. Patrick Clark, the noted Spokane mine owner, will operate In Alaska. He has under bond a gold quartz reef near Nome that promises to rival the famous Treadwell. The reef Is said to be 600 feet wide and crops 9000 feet. The ore Is free milling. Mr. Clark will dispatch a party of ex perienced miners and assayers about May 15 with a complete outfit to make 2000 tests of the ore. If the bond Is lifted the mine will be developed entirely with Spo kane caultal. Mr. Clark developed the first mine to pay dividends In Butte, the first dividend payer in tho Coeur d'AIenes, the first In Bossland, B. C, and the first in Republic Camp, dn the Colville Reser vation. INSTITUTE IN SESSION. Douglas County Teachers Have Met at Roseburgr. ROSEBURG, Or., April 3. The annual cbunty teachers' Institute opened here this morning. TheT attendance is large. Pro fessor R. F. Robinson, County Superin tendent or Multnomah, and State Superin tendent J. H. Ackerman, are present. The Institute wlU continue three days. Salem items. SALEM, Or., April 3.The new O. R. & N. dock, built to replace the one that was washed away last Winter, has been completed. It is weighted down with rocks and brick, so that It will not drift away on the next flood. The river at S'alem now stands at eight feet, but with the present weather will soon fall. It IS reported that oil has been dis covered near Mai ion, 12 miles south of Salem. The interest In the Polk County oil discoveries has pretty much died out. and there Is now little expectation that the oil deposits will prove valuable. Lincoln A. Kelly, aged 24 years, was received at tho Asylum today from Eight Mile, Marion County, and W. H. Hardy, aged 25 years, was received from Burns, Harney County. Ezra Elmer Colestock, who was con victed of the crime of criminal assault, committed in Washington County, wa3 brought to the Penitentiary today by Deputy Sheriff W. J. Wall. He will serve 12 years. - ' A Rcmnrfcnble Ewe. INDEPENDENCE, Or., April 3. John Cox, of this city, has a ewe that less than a year ago brought forth three ewe lambs. "Each one of these lambs has this Spring produced a ewe lamb, and now the old eWe haa again brought forth three lambs, but this time only one of the lambs is a ewe. Mr. Cox has been rather fortunate with his sheep. iHfe says his increase has been 200 per cent for the year. Messrs. Wilklns "& Humphreys, with three teams and a lot of loose horses, passed through Independence today, en route to Jackson County. They came from Wallowa County, having left that place September id, and wintered on Gov ernor Geer's farm. Commencement Exercises. SALEM, Or., April 3. The commence ment exercises of the medical department of Willatnette University took place this evening. Hon. Claud Gatch, delivered the principal address, and Dr. W. Kuykendall, of Eugene, the charge to the class. The graduates are Laura B. Bennett, R. E. Rlngo, J. Rex Byars, E. R. Seeley, and H. F. Ong. Road to Olanuato Mine. CHEHALIS, Wash., April 3.-Mrs. C. J. Curtis, who is Interested in developing the Glaqluato coal mine, is here, and will determine within a few days whether a railway track shall be built from Cla quato to the mine, Or whether d tram road shall be laid. Students Rehearsing Theatricals. FOREST GROVE, Or., April 3. The rehearsals of the Green play, which stu dents of Pacific University are to give about May 20. are being held almost daily. Appropriate costumes, are being prepared. Appointed Postmaster. WASHINGTON, April 3. J. A. Denny has been appointed Postmaster at Im naha, Or,, Vice O. M. ChaBe, resigned. . Appointed Water Bailiff. ST. HELENS, Oru April 3. J. K. Blakesley has been appointed water bailiff of Golumbla County by Fish Warden van Dusen. NORTHWEST DEAD. Farmer Hughes. FOREST GROVE, Or., April 3. Edward Hughes, of Glenwood, Or., received a mes sage yesterday that his son, Parmer, aged 25 years, had died Sunday at San Francisco, While on his was home from Manila. Deceased was a member of Com pany H, of the Regiment organized at Vancouver. The body will be burled Under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic, In the Naylor cemetery at Forest Grove. Body Recovered. ABERDEEN, Wash., April 3. The body of John Stoneman, a laborer who was aged 45 years, was recovered from the Chehalla River today. He mysteriously disappeared three weeks ago. His home is supposed to have been at Astoria. Matthew Lcnn. DAYTON, Or., April 3. Matthew Lenn, aged 67 years, died yesterday. He came to this county about 25 years ago and lived near Dayton most of the time up to his demise. He left a wife and several child ren. The body was interred today. Funeral of Mrs. Snndby. ST. HELENS, Or.. April 3. Mrs. Au gusta Sundby was burled at Warren yes terday. She had been a resident of Oregon for the past 15 years. Ocegron Notes. A quarantine against smallpox at Glen dale has been ordered. . The Baker City High School has ar ranged for an athlotid exhibition May 24. The Sugar Loaf Creamery, in Coos County, will commence operations April 15. Albert Harris was fined $10 at Baker City last week for disturbing a religious meeting. The Southern Pacific Company Is pre paring to lay new rails on the south switch at the Eugene depot. A school fund apportionment has been made by Superintendent Hamlin, of Douglas County, of $15 50 for each dis trict. Mr. D. J. Herstlne, of Oakland, has pur chased the Rochester mill property, four miles below town on the Calapooia, and will make extensive improvements. Four million pounds of unsold wool re main on storage In The Dalles ware houses, and half a million more In the Shaniko warehouse, according to a Dalles paper. The Wasco warehouse a few days ago sold all the sheep pelta on hand, amount- j lng to 50,000 pounds, at 10 cents a pound, says The Dalles Chronicle. Some were purchased last Fall at 12 cent3 a pound. H. B. Greve, who has come down from Blue River, reports to a Eugene paper that when he left the mines Fri day there was over two feet of snow on the summit of Gold Hill, and that the snow was still falling. The Gate Creek road Is In a very bad condition, numerous trees- having fallen across It In several places. The recent rise In Powder River cut a channel from the main stream through to the slough a short distance below the city so that four-fifths of the water Is now running through that channel. Says a Baker City paper. It is still cutting away very rapidly, and Unless It Is looked after immediately, when the regular Spring rise takes place the entire flow may be through that passage. While It would benefit some property-owners, It would make It almost Impossible for the owners of the big hay ranches to get water on their meadows when it is most needed. Washington Notes. The Walla Walla militia company will equip a gymnasium Saturday morning the mangled remains of L. E. Johnpon were found on the Great Northern tracks one mile south of Milan. Four camps on the Wishkah have been forced to suspend operations .on account of the Immense jams which have formed In the river about 18 mlle3 from Aber deen. The Tulallp Fish Company will be the name of the corporation soon to be formed for the purpose of trapping fish near the mouth of Tulallp Bay. The contract for piles was let last week and the work of getting them out has begun. The piles will be put In the Quill Ceda near the Robinson place. The necessity of dams on the upper Wishkah on account of the difficulty In getting logs to tidewater has caused the Wishkah Boom Company to make prep arations for the clearing of the river, and the officers of the company now con template the building of two dams dur ing the coming Summer. A new company of Mason County citi zens has been organized for the purpose of engaging extensively In tho oyster business. It is capitalized at $25,000. It Is reported that the new concern has pur chased the beds of John Cameron on Oyster Bay for $17 500, and will add to its buildings as opportunity offers. A movement Is on foot to shorten the distance between Ellensburg and Liberty on the Swauk, by building a road through Green Canyon. A saving of five miles would be effected by this proposed cut off, and the Horse Canyon hill would be avoided. The buslncs of the Swauk mining camp goes to Cle-Elum because of better transportation facilities. Davis McAlpin & Sons have filed an appropriation of 20 cubic feet of water from the Yakima River for Irrigation and domestic purposes. They will take the water from the river near Kiona by means of wheels and flume It to the right of way of the Kiona canal, from which it will be conveyr - ditches to the land proposed to be irrigated, which Is one mile from the river. According to reports, a valuable deposit of coal has been discovered near the south fork of Nooksack River. The vein is about four feet thick. SampleB were taken to Falrhaven and tested and pronounced to be genuine coking coal. The sceno of the new discovery lies within one-half mile of the Seattle & International Rail way, In Whatcom County. It is the in tention of the discoverers to begin de velopment work at once. It is reported here that the Northport smelter and the Le Rol mine will soon discontinue wood as fuel and use coal and coke, except for roasting purposes at the smelter. The smelter will receive Us supply of coal and coke from the coast, and the mine will secure the product of the collieries in the Crow's Nest pass. Should this change take place it will throw several hundred men in the wood camps out of employment. Idnho Notes. A co-operative creamery at Troy fa projected. There is talk of putting up a city hal at Kendrlck. A farmers' club of 40 members has or ganized at Palouse City. Six hundred and seventy-eight, voters are registered at Wallace. Moscow citizens have presented a lov ing cup to the University of Idaho In commemoration of the college soldiers of the Spanish War. The wagon road between Jullaetta and Kendrlck, which was badly damaged by the recent high water. Is being repaired, the expense being paid by popular sub scription. C. A. Pfelffer and J. L. Ebberts, whllo fishing on Salmon River recently, had a lively encounter with a wildcat. The an imal put up a good fight. They were un armed, except for clubs, which were found near by, and with these weapons they laid out the animal. Friday night a landslide occurred on the hillside north of Kendrlck, below the waterworks, reservoir, and 600 yards of earth slipped down the hill, covering the county road leading up American Ridge. The reservoir was emptied and a large crack was found In the bottom. Sales of wheat at Moscow last month aggregated 50,000 bushels, at an average pried of 41 cents a bushel. W. R. Russell was the heaviest buyer, his purchases be ing In excess of 2Q.O0O bushels, while the Pacific Coast Elevator Company has bought upwards of 15,000 bushels. In the local warehouses little grain is held by the farmers. Sixty-seven Instruments were filed for record at Wallace last week, making a total for the year of 866. The aggregate valuations for the week were $4673 53, 13 of the 26 deeds being for the nominal con sideration of $1 each, although on three of them there were revenue stamps In dicating a valuation of $16,500. Six pat ents and one mortgage were recorded. XM"SI In the Schlitz brewery you will find a plate glass room. In tt are cooling pipes, over which the hot beer drips. Above it is an air filter, ana no air comes into this room save through that filter. No germs can reach beer handled with such rare caution. But, after the beer is aged, we filter it, then bottle and seal it, then sterilize every bottle. We take triple precautfons because beer is a saccharine product. Impurities multiply if they get into it. There is no grade between absolute purity and utter impurity. Every bottle of Schlitz is absolutely pure, and purity is healthf ulness. Your physician knows ask him. Thone Main 635 (Oregon Tel. Co.) J. Sihcstonc, 605 Cham, of Com. Bldg, Portland. Cooled in Filtered Air BSVSpa MANHOOD Die vitamer, tneprccripuonoioiiinioastrencnparsician, wm qnicsiy euro yon cro nervous or dlsnoseauf the generative organs, such &3 Lout 2Saiilnort, Innoianla, mm "ftmrn raiua 11 ino cacs, Bcimnai 3xniaaionf), flerroni jjoauicj-, jrinipien UatBeB3tf2Xarry, llxbaaatlns Drain, "Varicocele siidConstlpnilon. It stops all lu&esbydayorulsht. Prevail quickness of discharge, which !t not checied I etuis to Spermatorrhoea snd all the horrors ot imnotdicT. -'tl Jl UEJTE cleanses tea s UTcr, tne Kiuneya ana tneurinaryorsaaaoiaiiimpunucs. tuiMJj.SiMisLreiisrinana jmd restores small wealc organs. Tnoreason sufferers are not cured by Doctors febeeanao 90 per centaro tronbled with Iroa&niliIs, CUPIDE2TE the only known remedy to enre without no operation. MOO tesUmoulnb. A written guarantee given andmoney retarncrt if 6 boxes does not effect a permanent cars, JUO bax,8lQE 5.ca Of mill, fiend for y res: circular and tcstimonlrls. Address PATOI. 21EDICI2V& U.f i o. Boz OTC, San Francisco, Ca Whmi Is wsliss P A dull, throbbing pain, accompanied by a sense of tenderness and heat low down in the side, with an occasional shooting' pain, indicates inflammation. On examination it will be found that the region of pain shows some swell ing. This is the first stage of ovaritis; inflammation of the ovary. If the roof of your house leaks, my sister, you have it fixed at once ; why not pay the same respect to your own body ? You need not, you ought not to let yourself go, when one of your own sex MBS. AS3TA Astoit. holds oui; the helping hand to yon, and will advise you without money and without price. Mrs. Pinkhara's labora tory is at Lynn, Mass. "Write a letter there telling all your symptoms and get the benefit of the greatest experi ence in treating female ills. " I was suffering to such an extent from ovarian trouble that my physi cian thought an operation would bo necessary. "Lydia E. Pinkhara's Vegetable Com pound having been recommended to me, I decided to try it. After using several bottles I found that I was cured. My entire system was toned up, and I 'suffered no more with my ovaries." Mr. Axka AsTON.Troy. Mo. The mining locations Included eight quartz lodes, four water rights, three mill sites and one placer claim. Throe mar riage licenses were issued. An Oakley paper tells of a five-legged lamb which recently came Into the world. It is of ordinary size, and fastened to the i right shoulder-blade are two legs and two feet. The leg more m front does not seem to be as useful to the little animal as the other one, and, besides this, the leg turns In such a manner as to bring the frog of the foot on top. The fire department at Moscow threat ens to disband if It Is not protected from the depredations committed recently by boys and half-grown men. Efforts have been made to fasten the blame for these misdeeds on the university students, but there Is no evidence that any of the stu dents are guilty. The firemen complain that on Halloween night some one broke into the hose house and carried away the nozzles belonging to one of the hose carts. They were discovered several anya ago in the top of a tree several blocks from the engine-house. The Hat-Pinned Bnrglnr. New York Tribune. One of the most Inspiring figures of tho new century is that of the merry, merry maiden who tumbled a burglar to the floor, sat upon him for half an hour to hold him for the police, and made him tractable by jabbing him with a big hat pin whenever he squirmed. Within the hand of "plump and pretty blondes" the pin is mightier than the club. A Perfect Food Drink Made from the choicest iroits and cereals grown in California Possesses a delicate flavor and aroma not found in any other Cereal Coffee. All grocers sell it. RESTORED. CUPIDEHE This arreat Vetteta CereaJ I Fruit I J5 j$w fibcir 1&ir iffi-gjp jg- lEfllP mm IPllll