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tikijj' JW I THE MGBNI aBBOQNIAU. EHURSDAf, tyAX 1901. VEIN DF. EXCELLENT .-COAL LARGE DEPOSIT JOKE FEET Df THICKNESS. Par of Best Pennsylvania Product Company Has Bonded 1000 Acres of Land. r ROSEBURG, Or., May 1. The Umpqua Valley, Oil Company yesterday secured possession of a tract of land which the officers of the company look upon as the most promising of any they have yet bonded. The -deal covered a tract of 1000 acres, In which Is known to exist a vein of coal nine feet- thick, said by coal experts to be a superior quality of coking- coal. An expert from Pennsylvania says that the samples of coal taken from this vein show it to be of a quality not excelled n any part of the Kes stone state. The vein ias been known of for j ears, but the owner of the land has heretofore refused all offers .to develop, the prospect. The ex pert mentioned says he has" seen no place in his travels In the West where-the In dications of both coal and oil in pajlng quantities are better than In Doug las Count-.. The vein of coal Is only 20 ' feet underground, and the test shaft is within four miles of Roseburg. Another expert who "is now working: in jflelde further south In Oregon examined samples of the rock taken from land bond ed by the Umpqua Valley Oil -Company, and said that the land from which the rock came needed no expert to locate wells; that a well sunk In any favorable place on land bearing such Tock would yield oil. i Interest In oil is increasing, and the con viction Is growing stronger that Douglas Countj will eoon be one of the great oil and coal-producing centers of the Coast. j.ne opinion of experts is unanimous that oil can be found at a depth of less than 1000 feet Negotiations for machinery and power for drilling are now under way. MARJOV COUNTY BOARD. Received Bids for Various Contracts bnt Deferred Action. SALEM, Or., May 1. The Marlon Coun ty Court met today in regular monthly session. Bids for a number of contracts were opened, but action thereon was de ferred On proposals for furnishing the county 70 cords of grub oak wood, the fol lowing bids were received: U. M. Croisan, 40 cords $3 49 J. H. Smith, 40 cords 3 45 Robert Bollier, 40 cords 3 50 JE M Croisan. SO cords, bndv flr pq Three bids were presented for treating the county poor. C. A. "Ballard offered to perform the serv ices for two 3 ears af $240 per year; J. D Shaw set the price at $250, or $125 per 3 ear, and D. F. Lane made a proposal at $180 per year for the poor farm and $1 25 per v islt elsew here. For the construction of a bridge" near "Wheatland, the following bids were re delved: C. F, Royal &. Son, pile bridge, $303; bent bridge, $363. J. E McCoy, bent bridge, $364; pile bridge, $380; part fill and part bridge, $537; bulkheads, fill, span and trestle bridge, $524 C. D. Olds; span fridge, $345 54; pile-bridge, $502 98. curing- a charter under the National Spanish-American War Veterans Association. Lieutenant Charles A? Murphy ws" elect-' ed temporary chairman and Lestef B. Da vis, secretarv. The-assoclatlons cqnsttu tibn and by-laws were'read and adopted and the secretary was directed to make" formal application for a charter. 5 1. DEAD MAN ?S ALIVE. - J - i T' Still on Earth, Although. His Burlap Is Recorded. WALLA WALLA. Wash., May L Mor timer Montpetlt has recume4 to Wala waiia irom jus lonner some in unior to find that he was buried some time ago) after being fatally burned fn. aflre. These alleged facts are matters of record in the office of the County Aualtor at Walla Walla. Montpetlt disappeared about two" years ago, and a body found lnthe ruing of a burned building was Identified as his. It was burled by a lodge to which he be longed, and a marble headstone placed on the grav e. JJontpetlt has removed' thd tombstone and has applied to the Su perior Court to have the record of his death stricken from the Auditor's books. ' THE MONEY IS DJVUP - - SHARE OF. OREGON EC PUBLIC LAND SALES. JUon includes almosf everjr; Brttnerqw,er oj prominence inr the. cojintjv Je ppjecj JW2 organization?" n 'sxatea dv keFarig lMPtl!Lf ttrOUvr rerit bwHtff'TiuTEhaseJ-'SBlir-lea.! AO APPLICATIOAS FILED. For Receivership of Closed Vancou ver Bank Fnll Report Rot Yet In. WASHINGTON, May L Up to the pres ent time no applications have been re ceived a. the office of the Controller of, the Currency for the receivership of the closed Vancouver National Bank. The temporary receiver, J. W. Maxwell, will continue in charge from 30 to 60 days longer, in which time he will adjust the affairs of the bank and get the institution ready to turn over to a permanent re ceiver. The authorities here have had very scant Information so far regarding this bank, Mr. Maxwell's full "report not having been received. Bids for evr Buildings. ASTORIA, Or.. May L Constructing Quartermaster Downs 'received orders from the department at Washington today to advertjse for bids for erecting the fol lowing frame buildings at Fort Columbia: One double officers quarters, one single officers' ..quarters, one company barracks, one administration "building, one double non-commissioned officers quarters, one hospital stewards' quarters, one guard house, one bakehouse, one Quartermas ter's staole and wagon house, one Quar-; termaster's and subsistence storehouse, oneworkshop, one six-bed hospital and one iron ollhouse The above barracks are to accommodate one company, artillery corps, and will be Just one-half the size of the present barracks at Fort Stevens Apportionment BetjveeH. 'CoHRtJes ".HaaBeen Made on Baals of Acreage. SALEM. Or., May L Secretary of State Dunbar today made tnT-annual, apportion ment of the United, states; 5 per cent lano" ales fund. This fund Is made ujj of r per' cent" of thenetprocee(Is' "from -the sales of public land n this state. This portion of tlie- proceeds of the sales of public land is donated to the stateb1r the general Government,'w!th the requlrehient that it be divided among the coqntjes oij the basis of acreage. Thefofat atgpunf received 'from the United Staseythiiryear vjas $11,763 43" Lafet yeai the state's 'share was 5440 06, Tina Tn 1S?9 it was f47ag4 it therefore appears that the total'' sales of Government land increased qyr 750 per I npnf in T&n vnnre J I I The total area of. the s,ate is 6657,765 acres Expressed In .fraotlons of a dollar; the apportionment of the.fund gives each county $000192977 toreach abe of land.' The folowlng isa statementof the area of each county1- and. ttheSmount of money each county ill received 1 - County Acreage, .Baiter -1,914,-SSO Benton Clackamas Clatsop ... Columbia Coos Crook Curry. .... Douglas ..1 Gilliam ... Grant ..rr. Harney ... Jackson . . Josephine . Klamath .. Lake Lane Lincoln ... LJnn v Malheur .. Marlon' .... Morrow ... Multnomah Polk Sherman 415 680 . l,tW,20fJ . 523,520 . 431.W0 . 1,004,480 . 5,122,560 . 949,120 . 3,263 SCO . 659,200 . 2,874,560 . 6 780,160 . 1,786,880 . 1.U39.520 - 3 914,240 . 5.130,240 . 2 60i,lft . 637,440 . 1,451,520 . 6,277,440 . 703,680 . 1,238 240 . -281,920 424.640 513,280 PARTIAL COAFESSIOJS. Girl Arrested at Oregon City TeUs iVh She Ran Away ' OREGON CITY. Of., May L-Chlef tBurns received a partial confession this '.afternoon from the girl In the city jail who was suspected of being Rosa Hock ctt, of Condon She sajs that her name is Cora Fletcher and that her father. 3enry Fletcher, is emploj ed on a ditch six miles from Vancouver, in Grass Valley, and that her brother also works there. The girl admitted that she is not mar ried to the man who was arrested with ier. She said she went with him to get away from hpme; "w here, she was not well treated, and donned male attire and cut her hair to escape detection. She says she does not want to return home, and desires to get away from her traveling cotapanton, -who glvSs his name as Wil son. She stated also that there had been .no improper -relation between them. The girl promised to talk further to the Chief of Police tonight. She haa refused to talk until the Chief admitted two joung women to the cell, who remained here an hour or two, finally gaining her confidence. ' Call for. "Warrants. ASTORIA, Or, May 1 County Treas urer Thompson will Issue a call tomorrow for all warrants drawn on the general fund and Indorsed prior to August 1, 1899 This will bring the payment of the coun ty paper within one year and nine months of the date of Issue, the closest It has been for several years To cash the war rants Included In this call will require the attribution of $16 616 48, of which $14, 719 45 is principal and $1927 03 is Inter est. Mr. Thompson yesterday remitted to the State Treasurer Clatsop County's por tion of the scalp'bounty tax, amounting to $26S6 02, , - Tillamook 752.000 Umatilla , 1.879.680 Union 1,081.600 Wallowa 2,142,720 Wasco ! 1,950.080 Washington .., 447,300 Wheeler 1.OS4.800 Yamhill 460,560 Amount ? 369 53 80 23 213 66 1010$ 83 18 193 84 988 34 185 13 629 75 127 21 534 72 1,303 42 -ZU 83 212 18 75? 36 990 02 502-54 123-01 28011 1.2U.40 135 79 250 53 -54 40 81 95 99 05 14512 362 74 20S 72 413 50 376 32 S5 33 209 31 TS6 93 se atdob-erate-' packing'hongies, abtpfte?. lanujbch""m:h'5TiirtJ,rfgs-Tire -t-catedriSerigag-f- jnecrmanufa,cture or boxes; dans'ana? othi r pfelerf'fbFfruits; ana 10 estaDUsti and maintain a-Tuuiorm system of grading froit." The capital stocktof-the'Ksoclatianrts placed aCJlO, OOQ. divided. Into, 4 shares of; J25. 'each. The membership, ee s Jcents fr every SSffi ofprune orchard ""owned; pifrepre senjed by, the nepon apjjlyln lojc tgem bershD.'" ""-"- - ' "it is 'the nurpose of. the association to ap"polh$ piie qf niorefrutJ2s"pecor 5uri' fag the ri$ng ahof packing 6ean', whose pusnes t will Ifje'to examkfeery, paek" age of fffilf pregate1 05 market ajid"to seatJjSt f( is cured aSd "gradea aid papked in accoranqwfth he apgrpve de&s" of the ufanagemegf bel'pre1 fecejvln" the u""u ut ue association. SHOUT-LIVED "ilKgOERBBISE. preamery Company Ont of Business andTts Affairs la a Tangle. NORTH" YAKIMA? Wash . May 1 The 'TaWjna Prgduce & Qreattterj"CnmP&njL wWSn oen jieratJons at faklmafCjity twoior three wees-agg, ha goneopt'ot Business. Tjiose 'interested IQ tljerconcern are 071V. Sooner, of Seattle; j:qhnIlhom as, of North "Yakima"' Alex MpAMslePr If XaklmaT City, an V.' C7 HortonTof ttwjiere'ln RarUctrar. Horton eyantea tfSt days agcTwhh"iuoney D"eoani; lb JJie comgany. TJfbmasJ'ha,srbeen arrested on 'a dliarge of, emDezzfemenE"attifinn'- iirt'fss .s: a a. jta- pa -diit iiTi"f P2r Ar$ Yqu? Total 60,957,760 $11,76T45 It wllj be observed that the most pop ulous county In the state, Multnomah, re celves the smallest share of the fund. Harney County one of the most sparsely settled sections of the stated receives the largest share, $1308 42 Extra Lifesavers. AS.TORIA, Ma L The Llfesavlng De partment has Issued an order allowing the Point Adams llfesavlng crew an extra man during he fishing season A similar order was recently made with t reference to' the Cape Disappointment 'llfeeaving crew. Attacked by a Bull. COHVALLIS, Or , May L While busied about the barnjard at his home west of town, Monday, Fred Cooper, aged 23, was attacked by an angry bull Two of his ribs were broken, and his spine is believed to have bten seriously Injured. Payment of State Taxes. SALEM, Or. May L Douglas County has paid its1900 taxes In full An order for $20,072 33 was received today. Uma tilla County made a part payment of $J0, 000, and Clatsop County settled Its bounty tax, amounting to $26S6 02. . SEWS FROBI ALASKA. Breali-Up of Ice In the Yukon Began Last JVeek. SEATTLE, May 1. The Yukon River from White Horse" down to Dawson opened on Saturday, April 27. The news was brought-by the steamship Victorian, which arrived in port this afternoon The news of the break-up of the Yukon -came to Skagway by telegraph on the night qf April 27 from White Horse and from Dawson According to the dispatches the Ice must not only have made a 'clean sweep from the city to the rapids down through to Dawson, but It must have broken at various places-along the route of the stream at the same time. SJaALHister's grouncrfTomplatht lstJat he gave' ThomaV $500Jwlthiwhch to pur chase5 stock wheiruie organization was i.uiuoicur tuiu umtl Avasnut ao U$eu, although" he frees "ftoe'efeny that it-was usfed'ln carrying on ttfe busmessY Thonia Is a yohhgman,whose''chSracter'lI-,aboV reproach! He has1 notnmY folsaV agarnsl 3MoAllIster. He1 dSsefts'tTlal as heaTidifci: Agister were rtKe""oTnly1 nietj whor put money Into t!ie concern,' and the business proved -unprofftable,'if is'iightAhat "they should standJthe losses 'together, but Mc Allister "is, trying to-nrfake 'him stand tha entire loss. -- -' " aUARATIE STATION'. Sum or SS500 Has Been Allowed for Improvements. ASTORIA, Or.. Mayl Quarantine Ofl cer arle has received adv Ices from the department at Washington that the sum of $S500 has been allotted for improve ments at the Columbia River quarantine station The work to be done Is thV con struction of two hospitals, one for conta gious and the -other- for non-contagious diseases ;the erection of a pumping sta tion and the location of a mooring buoy. Vxherc Is nonurgent need for a pump ing station at present. Dr. Earle has rec ommended that the money allotted for It be -uod to build a bulkhead along the front of the property and for grading back of it. When t,hjs work is completea, the station will be prepared to cope with anv emergency that may arise in handling infected vessel Dr. Earle has appointed the following attendants at the station: T, S,. Trullingx, engineer; Frank-E. "JPiU "tanifa. laborer. Ole Estoos, carpenter; Joe Johnson lanndorerfMrs. Anna Abraham, cook and housekeeper. ' Broke His Arm. SALEM, May 1 Walter Wlnslow, one of the leading men In Willamette Uni versltv's athletic team, fell today while running and broke his right arm Just abov e the wrist. Will Arrive Sunday. ' EUGENE Or., May 1 The California athletic team, consisting of 12 athletes, Trainer Christie and Manager Reno Hutchinson, will reach Eugene Sun day afternoon IMVEUSITY Or OREGON. Ad drew k Before the Students by Ern est DroiH. - -EUGEXE, Or., Mas L Mr. Ernest Brass, managelng editor of The Oregonlan, lectured before the students of the"TJnl--lersity of Oregon last evening on the subject, ' Great Editors and Great News papers of the Nineteenth Centurj." Mr. Brass exemplified the life works of Amer ica s greatest new spaper men, paying es pecial attention to the power which thej exerted through their editorial columns Charles H. Dana, of the New 'York Sun. and Joseph Medijl, of the Chicago Trlb une exerted great Influence -upon the affairs of the whole Nation, through their editorial pages The speaker commented -upon the work of George W. Chllds. of the Philadelphia Ledger, ard gave a short outline of the career of H. W. Scott, whose abilitv as a writer has placed The Oregonlan in the front rank of America's papers. The address was of'a most in teresting nature, and was well attended Premature Explosion. ASTORIA. May 1 A blast which had been placed In the SjHIa de Grasse reef exploded yesterday under the drill scow. Nb damage was- done Appointed Postmaster. WASHINGTON. Ma L G P. Miller has been appointed Postmaster at McKln ley. Or., vice Homer Shepard, resigned Ad-vioes From JVome. PORT TOWNSEND', May 1. J. T. .Reed, Deputy Clerk of the United States Court at Nome, and B. F. Dyer arrived 'from the North today on the steamer Victorian, baving left Nome Februarv 19 and made the trip up the river 2000 miles on dog- sleds in 52 days. Mr. Reed denies a re port credited to him relative to 200 men perishing In a etorm on Nome beach, and says that he never gave out such infor mation They report that about 200 men who joined stampedes to the scenes of reported strikes .are missing, and some bodies hav e been found frozen. They report rich strikes m Kougrock country and also In Blue" Stone district Gold Fan and Alder Creeks, In the lat ter district, j ield from 50 cents ' to $15 to the pan They" predict that1 the Nonie country will be a lively camp this Sum mer, and that the output of gold will al most equal that of the Klondike"" Mall from the States did not reach Nome un til February 14 when they learned tfie result of the Presidential election STROGE SHELLFISH. Varietj eier Before Seen on Clat sop Beach. ASTORIA. Or.. May L Master Tish Warden H. G Van Dusen received this morning from Seaside from EmsIIe Houghton a box containing two shellfish of a variety never before seen on Clat sop beach One of the shellfish was alive and. very- actle. and resembled an In fant lobster. The beach is said to be .covered with a great number of the same kind Mr. Van Dusen and Deputy Fish Commissioner McReary. of Washing ton, pronounced them to be lobsters, but to make certain they were sent to Pro fessor Washburn, State Biologist. Several 5 ears ago some lobsters were brought out from the East by officials of the United States Fish Commission and turned loose near Fort Canby. They were nev er seen af terw ards, but It is pos sible those now on Clatsop beach may come from them. NORTHWEST DEAD. Colambnx McDonald. VANCOUVER, Wash , May 1 The fu neral of the late Columbus McDonald, who died at his home at Mill Plain Mon day, took place from St James Cathe dral today. High mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father F. VerwIllgHen, fn the presence of a large number of the friends and neighbors of the deceased. The re mains Were interred m the Catholic'ceme tery. ' " Mrs. C, H. Roy. DALLAS. May 1 Mrs C. H Roy died at her home in Dallas jesterday She was "born Julj 5. 1855,"ln Lawrence Goun t, Indiana, and was married toC 'H. Roy June 26, 1872 Thev came to Oregon In 1887. Mr. Roy died in Mc5ihnvllle in 1890 She, left ar' family of six chil dren, the joungest being 13 years of age. The funeral took place t6aay from the Christian Church." Frozen to Death. SEATTLE, May 1 Nome bapers as late as February 20 received In this city to day state thatr Ben Miller, 'formerly of this city, where his family are well known, and Charles B. Gay, brotheFof United States District Attornes Gay. of this city, were frozen in the recent bliz zards In the Nome region Miller wa"s recorder for the Agiapuk district and Gay was United States Commissioner for the'Arctic district Milleriwas found dead and Gay was expected tpdle Botn mfcn were well known In the Pacific North west Gay was on his way, it Is thought, to visit some mining properties In" Which he was Interested His fate overtook nfm 100 ftiiles inland from Teller City. Miller was on the Aglapuk River with a dog team and native guide Miny'inlnor cas ualties are reported - IS 1VOT WITHOUT FRIENDS James a. Green, Convicted of Murder In Skarannla'CDnntyr VANCOftYElTwasn , May" T-The at torney for James G? "Green? convicted In Skamania County bf;ItheJ,murder'6f E.! Bepjahiitt, andrnow hi jail Ji'ere awaiting action on a 'mat-ion !br-afnew trJatf-nns received a letter from Ch'arIfes"aHodgds,r Justice of th Peaife at' Sands, . C , GreWs former home, containing Interest ing news concerning' thff condemned "man. Hodges, who JJi -GteBn'snsmah: sal's Green Is a rcousln!rof; WIfam Jennings ijryan, - ana comes or goon family. He also Yays any' number of'affldkVjtcan be obtalnedTfrom Qreen's fgrhef friends 0 the effect that, Green, when under the Influence of quorrwas cra"zT:an3 r.Ot responsible for his acts Green's frlen4s gUrppse to'do everything possibTetdwards obtaining a new trial for him. FROM SMALL BEGINNlXq. Justice Court Case Has Developed Unusual Importance. ALBANY, Or, May 1 A small Justice yourt case n pis oiy has resulted'' in a great 'deal of trouble. J.'D. Kennedy sued Ft. L Rels, a saloon-keeper, -for $$0.r which the plaintiff aleged the de fendant took" from a sack of money afer an 'evening'' of card playing Four trials have resulted In "a disagreement of th'e jury, the last after midnight this" morning As a result of the 'case, three men "have been lndcted for gambling, and last night tnesaloon df the cjefendant was closed by a creditor, William Faber & Co." " ' FOUND IN THE COLUMBIA. Body of a Man -'Who Disappeared Last Aovcmber. VANCOUVER, Wash , May 1 The body of a man was found floating in the -Columbia River this evening It was takeh charge of by Coroner Burt, and later Iden tified as that of Alfred Moss, 'wlio disap peared from home last November "Moss was 82 years of age; and had' lived alone In this city many years He received sup port from the Sisters of Chdrlty, who will take charge of the remains for burial. " gixty? And yet probably you ate PPUt ! i$Y QW ty At thk tipe flf life griy iaf dds twenty years to the looks. What is to be done ? fust m? Ayer's Hair Vigo?, that?s all. Twill bring back the p$, drk cplor to your gray Txm every Hjgjc, all the dsrk, rich color ypqr Jiair ysed x hae. It isn't a dye, something that sud denly changes your hair ; but it's a hair foo, 5?rtiag that gradually but surely brings fcack the old color. Ayer ?s Hair Vigor also stops falling of the hair, and keeps the scalp healthy. "I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for over thirty) ears and can testify to its wonderful-ment. It has kept the scalp 'free from 'dandruff and" the Ijairsoft and lossy and has preventcofirfrom turning grav.!; Mrs. F.fr. Sobx Bilfing5,rnt. av"UJ PrV.-srJ3 ."ipn i?i . .'..- s- -."tTJ S5-iarrta.s;.! '.J'' "- -TJt " Ss tTf-iira H'll One dollar All dtugjgists. SEND FOR. OUE. HANDSOME 30OK ON THE HAIR. Ask your druggist first. If he cannot supply you, send us dne dollar and we will express a bottle to-ydu. Be sure and"give the name" of yorr nearest express office. Address, J. CrAYEK CCf, Lowell, Mass. Kn ;. - y m, :WM k -v.:.'i;r, -'.SQ -."! ?.W ,? y V S r,- Lvsaa rr -" -: Wrm m?mg& men upon t ere. It shoujd be said In Jugftce to Griffiths that the apparent raise In the amount aC.the order was" made by a "Lewls-olin Jy4 postmaster, by whom the ft-rAay "time" Iccivorl " ' - t t -v order was Issued 1r -J.-I Quotations pf Mining Stocks. SPOKlANfi, May 41 The closing-" quotations for mining- stocks "today werer' r " ' Bid Ask. OH Mrs. Robert "VVhitaker. SJjM Ma L News was received In Salem today "that Mrs Robert Whi taker, wife of Re. Robert Whitaker, died at Palo Alto, Cal T April 29, of dropsy. - Mr. Whitaker was the esteemed pastor of the First Baptist Church In "this "cfty fn the earlj '90s ORGAMZATION EFFECTED. Spanish-American "tt'nr Veterans Form Association. SALEM. Or.. May L A number of Sa lem veterans of the Spanish-American War met tonitrht and formHl a tempo- Mrs. Eliza Johnson. COLFAX. Wash , May 1 Mrs. Eliza Johnson, aged 72 5 ears, died at the borne of her daughter, Mrs William Webster, in this city, Monday. In Union Bay Contignons? WASHINGTON, May 1 The State Te partment has referred to the British Em bassy here the complaint made by Moran Bros , of Seattle, against the ! British Columbian authorities, on account, of the arrest of the wreckers on board Of; the AJax, who were engaged in salving the steamer Wllllamette, grounded In Union Ba, Bi C. " ' The question at issue will be the con struction of Jhe word' "contiguous4 ln."the agreement between the United Stated an;d the Dominion1" Go eminent, which permits citizens of either country tq conduct wrecking operatiolis in contiguous waters, and it will remain to be seen-rwhether Union Bay is actually contiguous to t,he American boundary liner5" ' Partly Devoured by Wolves. SEATTLE, May L Dawson advices dated1 April 19 give particulars of the -finding of the body of Dr. Bettlnger by a prospector named Black, about 10 miles from the "mouth of the White River. The body had been'partly devoured by'Wolves" Identlty was clearly established by let ters found In the -pockets of the clothing. Amer Boy ., Blacktall . . Butte & Bos Crystal , Conjecture . . Deer Trail . Dewey ";. .. Evening Star Gold Ledge ., I! X -X, .. Iron Mask .. t L P. ISurp 0 Miller Creek 8? 82 iS. 1 3 3 M 25 :- ft iy 1 12 17 38 7 2 Mtn Lion Morn Glory.. 4' Morrison .-V . 3 Prin Maud v . ! Qutlp ........23 Ramb Car .. 224 Reoubllc'-' . 1 Reservation Ross Giant SUHU an . Tom Thumb Waterloo . . Wonderful . Bid. Ask 15 18- BTeiv Telephone Line. COLFAX, Wash V, May- I Construction worjc on a private telephone line connect ing the villages of Dusty and Endlcott pd the Eoplar Grove creamery, west of Colfax has begun. The' line will be about 20 miles In length, and will connect with the 'ong-dlstance system at "Endlcott. The stock has all beeh subscribed by resi dents 0? the 'two "towns and farmers along the line H" P. Allen, of Dusty,' Is president of the company. H Fisher, of Endlcott, vlce-preslderit; J. S Bo'rrette, of Poplar Grove, secretary and manager, and J. T. AIlen,""of Dusty; treasurerT " ErntIcation of" Mange. SALEM, May l" State Veterinarian Mc Lean Was at" the Capitol today In consul tation with Governor Geei" an Secretary pf'State'Dunbar, in regard to the eradi cation "of mange among horses in Eastern pregon No definite arrangement was agreed to further than that the" state au thorities will "co-operate as far apossible with the county authorities in preventing a"sprerad of, the disease. This probably nieans that the sjate will give two or three of the northeastern counties financial as agriculture This Is notevpscted to re duce the wheat Crobs of the country, a"s the smaller acreage will be better 'tilled and give 'better vjelds Henry Copl, of Almota Creek, south pf Colfax, Is preparing 'to plant 120 acres of corn, which will be used for feeding purposes. " April Land Filings. OREGON CITX, May 1 The homestead filings In the 'oc.l lind office numbered 130 In Anrll, and there was a correspond ing volume of final proofs, timber claim locations, etc The number of homestead filings" has been" exceeded only by one month In the historyof trie land ofHce. afternoon. He was out In the hills near the city, and the dogs overhauled a large coyote, which showed fight. The chal lenge was at onc accepred. The coyote stood his ground, and fought brael. but the dogs finally conquered and the doctor 'returned to town with the sca'p and tail. 4 , ft 2 30 25 20i4 SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 Official closing quotations "for mining stocks " ' Alta Alpha Con Andes .7 Belcher Beat & Belcher... Bullion . . CaledcJhia . .- Challenge Con ... Chollar Confidence . . .. Con' Cal & Va . Crown Point .-,.. Exchequer 1.. Gould & Curry... Hale'&f'Norcross at -n. i I ?0 04 - A 5 14 33 3 61 12 1 00 2 45 10 i 17 2J Justice Rftntuck Con . Meiteaix 'r. .. Occidental Con Ophlr ......... Overman rpotoai $0 OQ 2 . 34 3 r 1 05 . 18 8 SaVage ..w,i,.... CO Sterra Nevada. .,.. 27 Silver Hill 34 Standard 4 00 Union iCon s 12 Utah-Con 2 Yellow Jacket . ... 12 NEW YORK, Ma closed as fQllCTTS " f 1 Mining stocks today 31 "WEBF0QT" THE PERFECT FLOUR. It Is a hard-wheat flour, easy to work, splend'd color and richest In life-sustaining qualities. Best for bread. ""-" Sot a Mining Trnst. NORTH TAMHILL. Or.. April' 30. (To the Editor.) I note that In our Issue of last Monday. In publishing the list of In corporations for which articles were filed in the Department of State during the preceding week, you credit the "Red Jack et Mining Company" with pelng a Port land concern and give Its capitalization at $2,500,000. - " This corporation was formed by North Yamhill men. Its principal office Is at North Yamhill, Or., and its capitalization Is 000 instead of f2.500.000 If 'jou will jcbndb publish this correction jou will greatly obllre ; MEETING OP PRUNEQROWERS. Clark County Association Elects-Of- fleers "Earg'e Members'hip. VACpuVEl WaslCMay l.-The first annua), meeting of rthe Clarke County Prunegrowers. Association since Its or ganization severaVmonths ago "was held In this city today Xhere -Was1! good attendance, all the prlnclpaf fruit dis tricts In the 'county being represented According to a1-conservative estlmate'-the members present represented an output of 100 carload's of. dried prunes. "" , The following persons were chosen trus tees of the association for the ensuing year: General John M". Bacon," at ,3"air cduver, A. J. Mills, of Lake Shore; ftay nard Kles, of Fruit Valley; C 'G: Shaw, of Fruit Vallej; Scott Swetland. Mill Plain - E L' "- French, Mllf P'laftf: H. C. Bostwlck, of Prune Hill district The out going trustees, who have served since the organization of the-assocIaton were:- John St Bacon, F- F. M.osely, A. FC Weston. Scott Swetlandt A. J. Proebstel, Charles Lavcr, B L. Fench. At the close 6 he meeiing the trustees met and elected the following1 officers: President, General John M. Bacon; secretary, E. L. French; treasurer, C G Shaw. '" " ,v new associa- Adams'TCon Alice . Breece ... .. Bruhswlck Con ., Cbmstoc'kl Tunnel Cani'-ar & Va,1-. Deadwood Terra.. Horn Silver . .. Iron Siner LeaavMVCon'.... $0 20 Little Chief 40 Ontario 1 05 Ophlr'. 20 Phoenix ..... oPdtost 2 30 Savage . i ISO Sierra Nevada 1 10 Small HoDes-. 60 Standard .. 3 75 J -t'u M - -. ' ::. ?o 12 8 SO -- 85 8 5 5 24 55 BOSTON, May 1 Closing quotatlonp $ 10 7GHumboldtr . -. I 25 00 usceoia & ay uu Parrott 55 00 Qnrecy- . ." 175 00 Santa Fe Cop.. 8 00 Tamarack ...... 333 00 Utah Mining- ... 3J 5u Winonai 4 60 Wo'verinea ..... 54 00 Adventure BliiirM, Co .. 25 12 Amal Copper. 123 00 Atlantic ..". 33 12 Boston -& Mont. 450 QU Butte &. Boston 114 00 Cal - & "Hcla"A 840 Of) Centennial -. ... -37 12 Franklin 18 25 " "J v Benton Count? Bnnkrnptcy Cases. OOP'VULLIS, May "f.A1" sale' hasbeeP ordered by the referee, H. Bryant, "In the Osburn bankruptcy case. The date of the sale Is "set 'for June $ The lands comprise a house and lot at Monroe! a farm "west' of Corvallls,''an land at Ya qulna and" elsewhere There Ere sevenil tracts In the f arnf "west of """towh, fnclua ing the east and west halves of, the 'John son 'MulEey T place n each1 'containing- W acres, and the Luke "jiulkey; claim of 640 acres, 'besides the Beach claim. On the east half Of the JoTinson Mulkey prop erty1 there is a morfg-age of Jofldd, antf on the Luke Mulkey clalnf a mortgrage at TCO0. "The lailds are 'to5 tie sold '-subject to these mortgages. " '- ' 'r A saje has also" been ordered of the real property in theJohn -Gellatly bankruptcy case. The date of the sale Is June 'The farm comprises "223 acres, located soutb west of Philomath Ehere is a mortgage of $2508 on the land. The mortgagee-holders are Balfour, Guthrie & Co", of Port land. - 1 r Payday at Olynipja. OLYMPIA, May 1. Yestreday vas pay day in tpe State Building, salary war rants being i,ssued to the various em ployes of the state in this city. For the first time in several months there was no one around the building offering a pre mium on the warrants The premium of late has been 1 per cent, but as the life of state warrants is now but about three months the purchase of tie state's paper under these circumstances would not be highly profitable. " c - Signed Her Hnsbnnd's IVame. NORTH" YAKIMA," May 1. A Mrs Tracy, "a brhje of a few weeks.-signed her husband's name to a check on the Yaki ma National Bank for $335 and obtained j$0 on" it from John fiitter Thjs morn ing Mr jftei foun3 there were no f,unds in the bank to pay 'the'eheck. He made a complaint charging the young woman with forgery. She was not arrested This afternoo"n"she left with her husband for the" 'East H Is-1 stated that the lady is suffering from a mental disorder. Leave of Absence Granted. ASHLAND, Or May 1 Professor C. A. Hitchcock has been re-elected superinten dent of -the Ashland public schools for the -ensuing two years. The board has granted hlf request for a leave of ab sence for one yearT and Professor W. A Cameron once principal of the Grant-s Pass schools, and now principal of the High School at Solaaro, Colo, will fill tne position qunng tne aosence 01 jrro fessor Hitchcock. G."A. R. Anniversary. OREGON. CITY, May L Mead Post. No. 2, G, A, R , will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of its organization at the Congregational Church" on the night Qf ;&yr6 ''"'The Itellef Corps and Company A. Tfilrd1 Regiment1 O N G", will assist fn the Exercises fS M. Ormsby and Rev. A Jr "Montgomery- are among the speakers engaged." CT,r Coyote Offered Bnttle. BAKER CITY. Or , May 1 Dr. H. E. Curry, of this city, saw a battle "between two dogs and a full-grown cojote Sunday Large Increase of Fees. OREGON CITY, Or..' May 1 The fees collected by the County Clerk In Apr 1 amounted to $333, while Jn the same month last year the receipts Were ?14T2Q Tne increase Is not due to'more lltfeatfon. but results from the fact that a SO District Attorney fee is collected in each divorce suit filed, and an unusual number Of pro bate papers- are being filed. Medical Doctor's fees are often stigmatized as robbery. A nicer usage, pgrha'ps. nouIJ call them pillage Detroit Journal "VTi of ts life-sustaining properties", and muscjes, tissiies and nerves literally starv lack""of nourishment.- A sluggish "and polluted circulation is followed by a train of boauv ailments. Udla teet. cxnilv sensations no and down tne some. BalTCirculation is ttie canse o most of the ills that come wTtfTofd aec "WTtj advancing years there is a decline ofT strength and vigof the machinery of the body moves with less speed and accuracy. Because of'the weak arid irrcCTilai acttdn of the heart the blood moves more slowly, becomes impure and loses much e for long BOOT atJoetite and digestion, soreness of the muscles, rheumatic pains, hard and fissured skin, face sores, chronic running ulcers on the lower limbs and other" parts of the body these and many other diseases peculiar to old people are due to a lade of healthy blood and imperf ect circulation. Restoration to health must come through the building up and purification of the blood, thus adding" strength ana tone to the vital organs and muck, heahhyaction tothe circnlatfon. ' S."S. S. being-stnctly a vegetable blood remedy-and the best tonic, makes it the most valuable and efficacious of all medicine for old people. It fe free from all mineral ingredients and mild and pleasant in its action. It cures blood diseases of every character! even those inherited or contracted in early life. As the system gets under the influence of S. S. 13. "there is a marked improvement in the general health, arid as richer and purer blood logins to "circulate through t tjoay the appetite improves, and there 13 a softness and elasticity about the skin that, you have not noticed for years ; sores begin to heal, pains in muscles anbTjofnts grad ually cease, and'yonfindtfaat "it is possible to be haopy and healthy e en in oldage. Our medicaj. department is in charge" of physicians who make a study of blood and skin diseases. If" you would like to hae then opinion and advice in yom case, write theniall about it and you shall receive such mformation and advice as you want. This will cost "you nothing. Others have found our medical depart ment of greatbenefit to them theircure being-much more rapid as theTesultol some special directions received from our phjs,icians. - -Don't be youriowtt doctor when you can get medical advice freei Bookos BSood and Skin Diseases mailed to all who desire it. THE SVVIFT fPECEIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. OA. Governor Geer Vill Speak. .FOREST "GIIOVB, May" .-post-Adjutant J. "W. Wheeler, of. the Q. A. R. of this place, received' a" lejter from Governor T.'T.. (Jeer today, sayjng that the Gov ernor Will 'address the state encampment of the Grand Army of the Repubjft, wnfeb wllpbe assembled at forest Grove, JUno 25-28 -?-" --' formerly I4vcd at OJympla. PIjYMPIaT May 1 The youiig 'man, Griffiths, arrested in Portland Monday on a charge -of attempted blackmail of a business man, formerly uved in this city; but his troubles here seem to have con sisted only of writing 'a threatening let ter to the postmaster. The published ac counts of the young man's alleged wrong doing say that he presented an apparently raised money1 order and demanded pay- Identity of SvrecUed Barkcntlnc. "ABtopDEJN, " Wash 7 May 1' The wrecked bark'entin Ideated hv Tndla-nst an "Queen" Charlotte Island is thought to be th'e Slonjjof,' which sailed from here for San TfjraHcfsco-and Is 40 days overdue! &he waJpowhei "by' Aberdeeli and Seattle people. Shewas unsold ship and -no" 'In surance was "carried. ' Retail Cerks Orgranlze. OJiYIPIAi May X The retail clerks of Olympla have -Qrmed a union, with 3Zlt ljanr Hljdehrand as president, "53f. J. Mc Garthyas secretary, and S. J. Jeffs as treasurer. The unfon wijl have as Us object the promotion of, early-closrng or the city's business houses. Old age, le disease, brings infirinlties; and -with tb.e advancing years come the, wasted muscles, the failing strength, the TOn&led visage and uncertain step. In old age the vitality is lowered, the heart beats with a feebler pulse and the blood moves through the body at a sluggish pace. The digestion is easily deranged, the nervous forces are weakened and the resistive powers are greatly reduced. It is then that tonics and strengthened are gratefully received by the failing body; and when the tonic is combined with a, nerve-food and vitalizing principle such as Dr. Miles' Nebvine contains, the results are peculiarly happy. "l was all worn-out, felt tired and dull, had pains in my bacB: anrl side, no appetite for food ana was so nervou.? rcpuia hardly do any'thjng. Our doctors say old folks must not ex pect to feel well but I began taking Dr. Mires' ernj "nj li' braced me rigbt up. It makes me feel well and strong antL has kepC mc in good health for seven years.", D. M. DnyEj, Murray, Iowa. JjFlr iflllp AtBl? VBE& Quiets the initiation, rests the tired brain, stimulates the digestion and puts new life and energy into the entire system. You wi4 feel better, if you rjuy. a bpt'fle to-lay. TtlHcb Land Given to Grass. COLFAX. "Wash . May IHundreds of acres of-land" are being sbwn jn i-affouff TmiCA mtnf-rtf rtnrt hnv iVt atnnlrroletfTirr ar fa-st necomlmr lmnortant branches of Sold by dmggiStS On 3 guarantee. Dp. MlLES MEDICAfc QO., Elkhart! Ind,