THE JIORKING OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1S01.
PORTLAND CASE CALLED UP
crrr attorxet long appeared
BEFORE SUPREME COURT.
'Wants Street Auenament Salt Ad
vancedHe "Will Go to Buffalo
to Boom ZOOS Fair.
"WASHINGTON. May 14 J. M. Long
and W. T. Gardner, of Portland, have
been admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court. Long at
once filed, -a motion for the advancement
of the case Involving the legality of an
assessment' for the Improvement of streets
in -which Portland Is vitally Interested.
Mr. Long made a strong plea, and, in
view of the fact that he is warmly sup
ported by the cities of Denver, Salt
xaKe, apoKanc ana ban irancisco; wnicn
fire alike Interested -with Portland, he
Jhopes to have the motion favorably con
sidered by the court. He thinks, however,
the case cannot -come up until the court
jneefcfaga.In In 'October.
Mr, Long" leaves tonight -for New York.
He then goes to Montreal, returning to
Buffalo before starting home. At the
Buffalo Exposition he hopes to arouse
considerable interest In the Portland ex
position. The case which Mr. Long Is endeavor
ing to advance is entitled King vs. the
City of Portland. His action may be
taken to indicate that he does not think
the recent decision of the Supreme Court
ot the United States in the case of
Prench vs. the Barber Asphalt Company,
appealed from Kansas City, applies to
Portland assessment methods. However,
the language of the decision is very defi
nite, and there appears to be no doubt
that the legality of assessments against
abutting property-owners Is established.
Jn Missouri there is jprovislon for dis
puting or litigating the question of bene
fits in a public improvement. In Ore
feon the Tule is inflexible and arbitrary.
Doubtless it is on this point that Mr.
Long -would like to have a ruling in the
3lng case.
Sail Ran Reserve Surrey Abandoned
After prolonged consideration of the
proposition to make a survey of the Bull
Jiun forest reserve the director of the
Geological Survey has decided to abandon
the project, for this Summer, at least.
In "view of the strong opposition against
survey by ex-Senator Corbett, on behalf
of the -water company, and the adverse
spirit of the people of Portland, as evi
denced by articles appearing In The Ore-
sonian, it -was deemed best not to force
this work.
July. At this meeting, -what is known as
the Wyoming plan -will be inaugurated by
the Oregon -woolgrowers, and the clips of
all the owners In attendance offered for
sale.
"Wool buyers, In order to have their bids
considered, will have to send them In
sealed. A committee will open the bids
and the wool will be awarded to the high
est bidder. This plan has been tried very
successfully over at Rawlins, Wyo., re
cently, and is generally commended by
the woolgrowers of that state, who say
they got a much better price for their
clips than had they been offered at pri
vate sale.
CAME TO OREGON IX 1845.
The Late Mrs. Naomi J. Walter, of
Albany.
ALBANY, Or., May 14. Mrs. Naomi J.
Walter, who died in this city May 11,
at the home of Sheriff McHargue, was
bom In New Tork In 1S25. In 1S45, with
her parents she crossed the plains. Her
father, Enos Williams, took up one of
the flrst claims near the present town of
Brownsville. In 1S46, she married Ellas
VANCOUVER BANK. REPORT
HAS REACHED WASHINGTON BUT
IS XOT YET7FUBLIC.
Examiner Maxwell Requests That It
Be Held Until Supplemental
Statement Is Received.
WASHINGTON: May 14. The report of
Examiner Maxwell on the condition of
the defunct Firs't Na'tlonal Bank of Van
couver has just been received by the
Comptroller of 'the Currency. The Comp
troller, however, refuses to make public
any part ef the report, as prior to its
arrival telegraphic advices were had from.
Mr. Maxwell, asking that the report be
withheld until after the receipt of a sup
plementary report, which may not reach
here for several days.
Up to the present time but three ap
plications' have been -filed for the re
ceivership of the defunct bank. They are
from A. Edgar Beard, of Portland; W. P.
Connoway, of Independence, Ore., and P.
W. Hawkins, of Chicago. It is known
that at least three Vancouver men are
after the position, and it is presumed that
they will be heard from soon. No selec
tion has been made, the affairs of the
bank remaining in the'hauds of Examiner
Maxwell, the " temporary receiver, who
will continue in charge for 30 or 40 days
yet.
and Montesano, $1200 to $1400; Bltzvllle,
$1S00 to 51900; Stoslyn. ?1200 to $1400; Blaine
and -Sprague, $1000 to ?U00.
For decrease in postal receipts, Van
couver has been reduced 'from $1800 to
$1700, and Oakesdale rom $1300 to $1200.
ANNUAL SESSION -OPENED
XIrc. ITaonil J. "Walter.
Walter. They made their home at
Brownsville, where Mr. Walter, one of
Linn County's early treasurers, died In
1SS7. She left two daughters, Mrs.
Peter Hume, of Brownsville, and Mrs. G.
W. McHargue, of Albany.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
JPlfty-seventh. Annual Programme at
Willamette University.
SALEM. May 14. President W. C. Haw
ley, of Willamette University, today an
nounced the following programme for the
E7th annual commencement of that insti
tution: May 27 Undergraduates' recital, college
of music.
May 28 Undergraduates' recital, college
of music
May 29 Concert by glee club and ladies
chorus; Francesco Seley, director.
May 31 Annual reunion of literary so
cieties. June 1 Dramatic recital by college of
oratory; Intercollegiate field meet between
Pacific University, of Forest Grove, and
the Willamette University.
June 2 Baccalaureate sermon, by Dr.
J. R. T. Lathrop, Portland: sacred con
cert by choir of First M. E. Church, Fran
cesco Seley, director.
June 3 Graduating recital, colleges of
music and oratory.
June 4 Annual meeting of the board of
trustees; pupils' recital. college of ora
tory; closing exercises of the Oregon In
stitute, preparatory school to the Willam
ette University, and annual address by
Rev. G. H. Bennett, Woodburn.
June 5 Annual business meeting of the
alumni of the college of liberal arts; an
nual entertainment and reunnion of the
alumni.
June 6 Graduating exercises of the col
logo of law; commencement of the Uni
versity; baccalaureate oration by Hon.
John F. Caples, of Portland.
Educational Convention.
Following is he programme for the ed
ucational convention, to be held in con
nection with the commencement exercises:
Juno 3. 2 P. M. Devotional meeting, led
by Rev. T. L. Jones; "Duty of the Church
to Sustain Higher Christian Education,"
Dr. T. B. Ford; discussion, led by Rev.
3. H. Bennett. -3 P. M. "Growth of the
Christian Element In Higher Education,"
Dr. L. E. Rockwell; discussion, led bv
Professor J. B. Hoadley. 4 P. M. "The
Ideal University; Its Function and Con
stitution," Dr. J. R. T. Lathrop; discus
sion, led by Dr. G. W. Gue.
June 2, 8 P. M. "'Value of Christian Ed
ucation In Developing the Whole Man,"
Dr. R. C. Glass, of Olympla, Wash.
June 3, 9 A. M. Devotional exercises,
led by Rev. H. B. Elworthy; "Importance
tf Christian Culture in Our Educational
System," Rev. D. T. Summerville; discus
sion, led by Rev. H. T. Atkinson. 10 A
3kL "Willamette University; Its Facts
and Funds," Dr. John Parsons; discus
sion, led by General W. H. Odell. 11 A.
M. "The Alumni of the University; the
Benefits Accruing to Church and State
From Their Work and That of Sometime
Students." President W. C Hawley; dis
cussion, led by Rev. Harold Oberg. 2 P.
M. Devotional exercises, led by Rev. L.
F. Belknap; "The Future Educational
Policy of the Methodist Church In the
Northwest." Rev. E. H. Todd; discussion.
led by Dr. G. W. Grannis. 3 P. M.
"Methods by Which Pastors May Interest
Students in the University," Rev. Gabriel
Sj kes; discussion, led by Rev. John Nau
gle. 4 P. M. "Practical Suggestions; a
Discussion and a Summary," Rev. D. A
Watt era.
Rev. D. A. Watters, presiding elder, of
Salem district, will act as chairman of
the meeting. Bishop Earl Cranston writes
that he -will be in attendance at the convention.
OPPOSED TO PLANTING OF PIKE.
Filth Conimhslon Does Not Want
Them In Pacific Const Streams.
ASTORIA, May 14. Several commercial
bodies In Eastern Oregon have made ap
plication to Master Fish Warden Van
Dusen to have certain streams in that
portion of the state planted with pike
and pickerel. He was of the belief that
the introduction of such fish would be
detrimental to the salmon industry, and
wrote to the United States Fish Commis
sioner about the matter. A letter was'
received today from Fish Commissioner
George M. Bower, which reads as fol
lows: "The Cojjmission is opposed to the in
troduction of wall-eyed pike, pickerel or
any of the bass family In the streams
along the Pacific Coast, as It Is believed
it would result in serious damage to
your Important ealmon fisheries."
The same gentleman also writes that
the government will operate the state
ealmon hatchery on the Siletz Rler.
under the conditions prescribed by Mr.
Van Dusen, which were that a portion of
the fish should be turned loose In that
river. .
Tax Sale Will Be Smaller Than Usunl.
up to this afternoon there had been
$13,381 collected on the delinquent tax list,
leaving about $11,000 still delinquent. As
the greater portion, of this amount is the
tax on property, which has been hereto
fore purchased by the county, the amount
to be sold this year will be much smaller
than usual.
M'KINLEY DAY FEATURE.
Historic Washington Flag "Will Be
i Used at Chehalis.
CHEHALIS, May 14. One of the histor
ical features of the President's day en
tertainment at Checalis will be the old
Claquato flag which will be used. The
flag measures 18x36 feet, and contains
156 yards of bunting. The stars on the
blue field are arranged in the shape of
a large etar. The flag was finished and
first used at a Fourth of July celebra
tion in 1862, at Chehalis. Out of 30 Lewis
County pioneer women- who helped to
make It, only three are'living Mrs. Wil
liam Lemon, of Olympla; Mrs. -Charles
White, of Bolsfort, and Mrs. Javan Hall,
of Seattle. The other women were: Mrs.
J. T. Browning, Mrs. L. H. Davis, Mrs.
L. A. Davis, Mra. J. D. dinger, Mrs.
James McGrew, Mrs. John Harwood,
Mrs. E. Saunders and Miss Carrie Davis.
At the time the flag -was made It was
the only one to be found In this section
of the- Pacific Northwest.
Saw to Cut Big Stump for Platform.
A 16-foot saw was received today by
W. C. Yeomans, the Pe Ell mill man.
It Is to be used In cutting the big fir
stump from whichjPresident McKinley
is to address the citizens of Southwest
Washington at Chehalis, May 23. The
stump will be cut from a green fir tree,
and will be nine feet In diameter at
the top and 12 feet at the base. It will
be furnished by the Southwest Washing
ton Lumbermen's Association.
FORESTERS OF AMERICA.
Grand Court Convened at Seattle
Yesterday.
SEATTLE, May 14. The Grand Court of
Washington, Foresters of America, con
vened . this morning at Foresters Hall,
with nearly 100 courts represented by
about 160 delegates present. Grand Chief
J. W. Cookerly, of Walla. Walla, pre
sided with G K. Bowes, grand sub-pblef
ranger and F. Bookman, ot Seattle, sec
retary. The jurisdiction of the Grand
Court embraces the entire state of Wash
ington, ana the greater part of Idaho, rep
resenting over 4000 members.
The business session was a short one.
After an address of welcome by Mayor
T. J. Humes, and a response by Grand
Chief Ranger Cooker'y, the jusual pre
liminary c6mmittees entered on their
duties, but all affairs of importance went
over till tomorrow's session, which com
mences, at 10:30 .A. M. The chief ques
tions to be determined at tomorrow's
meeting are:
Whether future sessions' of the Grand
Court shall be held annually or bl-an-nually,
and where the next place of meet
ing shall be. As to the latter, there are
over a dozen mentioned, none appearing
sufficiently in the lead to justify a pre
diction as to the final choice.
Tomorrow night a ball will be given the
grand officers, delegates and visiting
members, at the Armory.
SUNDAY SCHOOL "WORKERS - QW
JOREGfOIff IN- CONVENTION.
Rev. G. rV". Gue, of Portland; Made a
Strong "Plea for 'Abolition o
Liquor Traffic.
fid-
WAXT GAMBLING TO CEASE.
Citizens of Euprene AsIc Major RI;
ly to Enforce Ln-rrs.
EUGENE, May 14. Mayor Chrisman
was yesterday presented -with a petition
asking that the laws of the city be rigidly
enforced and the gambllg places of the
city closed. ""
Affairs of City Council.
At the meeting of the City Council, last
evening, the protest of the Native Sons
against changing the name of Charnelton
street to Jackson was brought up, and on
motion the matter of changing the name
was indefinitely postponed.
An amendment was presented to ordi
nance No. 96, regarding drunkenness. It
provides that section 1 shall be changed
to read that when six resident household
ers shall ser e notice that any resident of
the city is an habitual drunkard, and is
shown to have kept up the habit for five
dajs, the Recorder shall declare him a
common drunkard, and shall cause notice
thereof to be posted in three public places
in the city for 10 days. After the posting
of such notice it shall be unlawful for a
period of 12 months for any person to sell,
give or in any manner assist such com
mon drunkard to obtain liquors of any
kind."
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
New Faculty Chosen and a General
Increase in Salaries- Declared.
SEATTLE, May 14 The Board of Re
gents o the University of Washington
today elected a faculty for the ensuing
year and gave the professors and instruct
ors a general Increase in salary. Dr.
Graves was re-elected president of the
university at a salary of $3800 per annum.
He Is now drawing $3600. In the list of
professors and instructors several new
names appear. Two professors were
dropped. These are A F. Bechdolt, pro
fessor of English literature, and A. B.
Coffee, professor of pedagogy. Professor
Bechdolt has been connected w'ith the
university six years. Professor Coffee oc
cupied his chair for two years.
Aside from the election of the faculty
for next year, the most important single
Item of business transacted by the re
gents was the adoption of a resolution
shortening the term for. the preparatory
school one year at present and reducing
It. still another at the end of the ensu
ing year. At that time the course will
be two years. If the board remains as
at present constituted, it will probably
abolish the preparatory department alto
gether In 1903. This action was taken on
the recommendation of President Graves,
and was done by unanimous vote. No stu
dent from a city maintaining a High
School shall be eligible to the prepara
tory school.
STATE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
Commission Rejects AH Plans and
Reopens Competition.
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 14. The com
mission having in charge the erection
of the soldiers' monument in the ceme;
teryat Olympla has rejected all plans
submitted, and announces that competi
tion will be reopened under the follow
ing conditions:
"Pjans shall be for a monument of na
tive Washington granite, surmounted by
a life-size figure of a soldier in an ap
propriate attitude. The figure must be
clothed in the Uniform such as was worn
by the f oldlers of the First Washington
Volunteers. The figure may be of bronze
or other suitable material. The founda
tion for th6 monument must be of such a
character as to insure permanence. The
total cost of the monument, erected on
the grounds, shall not exceed $2500. Speci
fications and designs must be submitted
under cover on or before June 6, 1901.
They should be addressed to the Adjutant-General
of the State .of Washing
ton, at Olympla."
At Orefton City.
OREGON CITY. May 14. The -commencement
exercises of the Barclay High
School will be held May 31, when 10 grad
uates will received their diplomas. The
class address will be made by B. B. Beek
man, of Portland.
STARTING IN EARLY.
Plans on Foot for Musical Festival
to Be Held In Corvallls Next May.
CORVALLIS, May 14. A movement has
been inaugurated to make a complete suc
cess of 4he musical festival to be given
here next May by the Willamette Valley
Choral Union. Wallis Mash, president of
the union, has been here several days,
and, with local vocalists Identified with
the clety. has adopted embryo plans
for next year's meeting. For the occa
sion the college armory is to be secured,
and on account of its seating capacity
and acoustic excellence It will, It is be
lieved, afford the best accommodation
for the concerts that the state affords.
The programme of concerts will be some
what varied from those given In the past,
particularly in the Initial concert, which
will probably be entirely orchestral. The
chorus it is hoped to enlarge to 150 voices.
Arrangements for a perfect train service
for the accommodation of East Side towns
In reaching Corvallls have already been
set on foot.
Gervnls Breiitles.
GERVAIS, May 14 Most Rev. Arch
bishop Christie will confirm a class at
the old historic church of St. Louis parish
Thursday. The St. Louis Church parish
was the second one to be established In
Oregon.
There have been a number of sales of
land in this vicinity the past month.
About 10 families from Wisconsin have
settled here.. Lands worth $15 to $25 have
been most sought, still a few improved
farms valued at $30 to $35 per acre have
changed hands.
Gervals Is fast coming to the front as
an egg center. One firm has shipped 4000
to 5000 dozen per month for the past three
months.
QUARANTINE STEAMER RELEASED.
Most of Officers and Passengers,
However, Are Detained.
SEATTLE, May 14 All of the first
class passengers, numbering 80, and three
of theofllcers of the quarantined steamer
Senator, Captain J. B. Patterson, arrived
In tins city this morning at 7 o'clock
from Port Townsend on that steamer.
The Senator was released from quaran
tine at 10 o'clock last night after a thor
ough fumigation and was towed to this
port by the tug Wanderer.
One hundred and twenty of the pas
sengers, officers and crew of the Senator
are detained at quarantine. These are
such as came in contact with the small
pox victim during the voyage. Captain
Patterson is among the number. Those
now In the quarantine station will be
released In about a week in the event that
no new cases develop and Captain Patter
son will secure his liberty in time to
resume command of the Senator, which
sails May 30 for Nome.
COLUMBIA STEADILY TtlSING.
Clark County Farmers Are Prepar
ing? for a Freshet.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 14. The Co
lumbia River has been steadily rising here
for the past 10 days, and now registers
14 feet above low water. The rise of an
other foot will cover the wharf of the
Vancouver Transportation Company.
River bottom1 farmers are apprehensive
of a heavy overflow this season, and are
making arrangements accordingly. About
the only people along the river who are
pleased at the outlook for high water are
the flshwheel men, to whom, it would mean
a big catch of fish.
Motion for New Trial.
A motion for a new trial was filed in
the Superior Court today in the case of
the State vs. C. N. Gordon, who was con
victed last week of assault upon William
Kruger, with Intent to commit murder.
The motion Is based upon errors of law
during the trial, to which exceptions were
taken by defendant's attorneys.
Pacific County Notes.
SOUTH BEND, Wash... May 14. W. B.
Hayden, of Ilwaco, has been granted a
license for a saloon, -iwhlch he will lo
cate on the road from Fort, Canby to IL
waco. A large trade ls 'expected when
Fort Canby Is again garrisoned, now
that the canteen is abolished.
The large colony of Finns in the south
end of the county on the headwaters of
the Nasel and Deep Rivers propose to
observe Memorial day. The three school
districts in that section have united for
that purpose. There will be two addresses,
one in English and one in the language
of the Finns.
Cut Worms In Evidence.
CHEHALIS, Wash., May 14. The cut
worm, which did so much damage In
Washington and Oregon last season, is
beginning to appear in limited numbers
in various parts of Lewis County.
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
SALEM, May 14. The annual" convention
of the Oregon State Sunday School As
sociation was called to order at 2 'P, M.
in this city today by President A. A
Morse, of Portland. About 200 delegates
were present, most of them coming fr6m
Sunday schools v in Western Oregon,
though the Eastern part of the state has
a good representation.
Reception committees met the dele
gates upon their arrival 4n the city and
conducted them to the First Presbyter
ian Church, where all were assigned to
homes where they will be entertained
during the convention. Many who came
failed to register, so the exact num
ber in attendance cannot be known.
xne session opened with brief devotional
services led by Rev. Marlon George, of
Salem?, after which C. J. Atwood, of the
First Methodist Episcopal Sunday School,
of this city, welcomed the visiting dele
gates to the hospitality of Oregon's City
of Churches.
Mrs. C. M. Kiggins, of Portland, made
a warm response to the address of Wel
come. She reiterated a conversation in
which a delegate to a former convention
held In this city assured her that the
people of Salem would entertain the
Sunday school workers in a fitting man
ner. Her eloquent expression of grati
tude for' the warm welcome to the city,
met with hearty applause, showing that
her Teilow-delegates joined in the re
sponse. The flrst formal address of the session
was that delivered- by C. D. Meigs, of
Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Meigs is one of the
editors of the "International Evangel"
and is a "field worker of the International
Sunday School Association. He has al
ready attended and addressed state con
ventions in a majority of the states of
the Union and on his present tqur of
the West, will complete the circuit of all
the states except a few In the South.
He Is a- lively, entertaining speaker, with
an inexhaustible fund of new and effec
tive methods in Sunday school work..
His subject this afternoon was, "The
Door of the Scholar's Heart and How to
Open It." In Introducing the speaker.
President Morse stated that Mr. Meig is
known in Indiana as the "Cyclone." Mr.
Meigs responded by saying that he doe
not take kindly to this appellation, pre
ferring to be knowrt' as a "Still, Small
Voice," for the cyclone, at Its best, is
only a "blow-hard."
Mr. Meigs said In parti -Key
to Hearts of Boys and Girls.
"There are several keys to the hearts
of the boys and girls, the flrst of which
Is a golden key known as affection. The
teacher who would make a success of her
efforts to open the doors of the child
ren's hearts to God, must flrst open their
own hearts to God and to the children.
Children love to be loved, when they are
babes in their mother's arms, when they
are 7, 17, 27 or 75. Men and women never
get so old that they do not want to be
loved. People never get so bad that they
don't want to be loved. Affection will
reach the hearts of all."
The speaker told many touching stories
illustrating the effect of kindness and
affection In reaching the hearts of those
whose -ways are evil. At times! he had
half his audience In tears. From pa
thos he turned to humor and Impressed
his thoughts upon his hearers bv the
commonplace anecdotes, always ready at
hand."1 v,
Prayer was the last key the speaker
mentioned, and he emphasizes it as by
no means the Jeast important.
Fpllowlpg the address of Mr. Meigs a
conference of primary teachers was held
with JIw, .C, M. Kiggins as leader.
After a short business .session, the local
workers and visiting delegates Joined In
a social. 4
The work of the convention' tomorrow
will consist largely of the rending of re
ports, hearing the president's annual ad
dress and the transaction of business, In
cluding the election of officers. rC. D.
Mejgs.wlll deliver two formal addresses
and conduct a "Round Table." -Hearing
of reports will begin at 9:50 A. M., after
the annual address of President A. A.
Morse.
Delegates.
Portland; Nettle Miller, Portland; L. N.-l
Price, Simpson; Mrs. E. J. Price,, Simp-1
son? T. H. Henderson. Salenn Mrs. J. Jb.
Ferguson, Astoria? Fred Post. Webfoot.
Rev. Dr. Gue on Liquor Traffic.
At the evening session held In the First
Methodist 'Episcopal Church, Rev. G. W.
Gue, of Portland, delivered a lecture in
advocacy of prohibition. The church was
filled with .representative citizens of
Salem, and the address was received with
frequent outbursts of applause. He as
serted that the Legislature, the judiciary,
the political parties and the press are
dominated by the rum element; that we
must down the liquor traffic or It will
down us; that the prohibition movement
has- come to stay and It will be vic
torious. He said that prohibition is not
legislation against appetite, but against
the supply of intoxicants; that success In
the prohibition movement cannot be
hoped for through, either, of the old
parties, for if any party shall adopt a
prohibition plank, the rum element would
leave It and there would be but very
little of the party left. He would be
willing to give up all the" liberties of the
American people and haul down the Stars
and Stripes, If by so doing the liquor
traffic could be wiped out. -
WON BY HIGH SCHOOL.
nnndsome Piano Put Up by Bnslness
Men at Baker City. f
BAKER CITY. May 14. A lively voting
contest was brought to a close here last
evening, by which the ownership of a
handsome piano was decided. The instru
ment was put up by a number of leading
merchants. The contest narrowed down,
some time since, between the High School
and the Woodmen of the World. The
young ladles of the High School proved to
be the best vote-getters, and won out
by a vote of 230,000 as against 2C8,C00 cast
for the Woodmen. There was over oOO.OOO
votes, cast. The piano will be placed in
the High School building.
The High School pupils have been work
ing for almost a year to raise, money
with which to buy a piano, but when this
oppbrtunlty offered itselfF they made a
determined effort to win, without relax
ing their endeavors to obtain money
enough to buy one, if they failed In the
voting contest.
Large Dam Gave Way,
Considerable damage was done to hay
and farming land, one mile north of this
city-, yesterday, by the breaking of a large
dam on Powder River. The giving way
at the dam was due to a. sudden rise In
the river as the result of the recent
heavy rains.
Immigrants Buy Farm Lnnds.
W. J. Patterson, of this city, yesterday
sold three large tracts of land along the
line of the-'proposed irrlgat'on ditch, which
leads out from the "Powder River, near
this city. The land was sold to Eastern
people, who Intend to settle on It at once
and begin Its cultivation. This is the flrst
land sold to Eastern immigrants in this
part of the State lately.
Reservoir for Irrigation Purposes.
Engineer C. M. Foster yesterday com
pleted the survey for the large reservoir,
which Is to supply water for the irrlgai
tlon'of a large body of land north of this
dry. This is the first move to estab
lish an irrigation system on a large scale
In "Eastern Oregon. The contractors begin
work today on the reservoir.
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For over half a :eiitury
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral lies
been curing colds and coughs
and preventing consumption.
Three cUta: 25c, 0c, $1.00.
If your drnssclit cannot snpply yon, tend o na
dollar nnd -iro -Rill express a larjre bottle to yon.
all charRci prepaid, lie sure yon give n your
nearest express office. Address, J. C. ATZ8 Co..
Lowell. JIuji.
a large placer field, and the extent of the
strike can only be guessed at.
An Important strike of gold-silver ore
is reported from the new camp of Meteor,
on the south half pf the Colville Reserva
tion, about 90 miles northwest of Spo
kane. Rich ore has been found at a
depth of 75 feet in the shaft at the Me
teor, and assays ranging as high as $140,
000 in gold have been received from,
picked samples. Great excitement pre
vails at the camp.
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-WOOLGROWERS TO MEET.
Eastern Orejron Clips May Be Pooled
and Sold to the HisrHest Bidder.
BAKER CITY. May 14. Mz. HfiilneiC one
of the large -woolsrowers of'-Eastern. Ore
gon, after a conference 'with a number
of other prominent sheepmen, has Issued
a call for a woolgrowers' meeting, to be
Memorial Day Programme.
OREGON CITY. May W.-rOflicers
Meade Post, G. A. R., have arranged
programme for Memorial day, special fea
tures being the services at the Congre
gational Church on Sunday, May 26, with
a sermon by Rev. E. S. Bollinger, and
the decoration pf graves. May 30. School
children will be prominent In the parade,
and the ritualistic services will be va
ried with a musical programme, and an
oration by State Senator Brownell. Dele
gations from the post and the Relief
Corps will visit the city and suburban
schools on May 28-29, and hold patriotic
exercises.
Trial Set for Tomorrow.
OREGON CITY, May 14. The trial of
L V. Trullinger, of Union Mills, charged
with emptying sawdust from his mill
into a fish stream, was today set for trial
Thursday by the Justice of the Peace
Court. The arrest was made by Deputy
Game Warden Moody, under instructions
from the State Game Warden. The case
will be warmly contested before a Jury.
Hops Never Looked Better.
GERVAIS, May 14. Hops never looked
better In this section. The vines are mak
ing a splendid growth. It is probable that
some little trouble will be experienced, in
securing sufllcient help to handle the crop.
Cherries are as large as marbles, and
In two weeks' time. If sunshine continues,
the earlier varieties will be ripe.
9155,000 TIMBER LAND DEAL.
Bellinghnm Bay Railroad Buys 10,
000 Acres In Washington.
NEW WHATCOM, May 14. Peter Lar
sen, of Helena, Mont., who Is president
of the Bellingham Bay & Eastern Rail
way, has purchased for his company 10,000
acres of timber lands, lying in What
com and Skagit Counties, and owned by
ex-Secretary Alger and ex-Senator Haw
ley, of Ohio. The consideration Is $155,000.
The land contains between 200,000,000 and
300,000.000 feet of standing timber. The
sale includes nine miles of railroad and
virtually effects a consolidation of all
the large holdings of timber land in
Northwestern Washington between Skagit
County and the International boundary
line.
Mr. Larsen's representatives announce
that the Bellingham Bay & Eastern Rail
way will be extended Into the new hold
ings to connect with the line already
there.
Reserve Auent of Ashland Bank.
WASHINGTON. May 14. The Control
ler Of the Currency today designated the
Merchants National Bank, of Portland,'
as reserve agent for the First National
held ia this city on the flrst Monday la J Bank of Ashland, Or.
DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Boy Killed Himself, and His Father
on Seeing: Body, Did Likewise.
TACOMA, May 14. A special from
Everettr says:
A double suicide occurred at La Conner,
Skagit County, yesterday. John Fay was
employed by the Seattle Bridge Company
and his 15-year-old son assisted him in
his duties. Yesterday morning the boy
committed some trivial offense, for which
his father corrected htm. This wounded
the boy's feelings so deeply that he stole
out of the room, secured a gun and shot
himself in the head. Hearing the report,
the father hastened to the scene and saw
his son writhing in the agonies of death.
He grabbed the weapon and blew out his
own brains.
SALARIES REVISED.
Fourteen Postmasters Get More Pay,
Two a Little Less.
WASHINGTON, May 14. The Postonlco
-Department has advanced the salaries of
a number of Washington postmasters, as
follows:
Whatcom, 52400 to $2500; Everett, $2300
to $2400; Olympla. $2100 to $2200; Falrhaven,
$1700 to 51900; Ellensburs, $1700 to .sisoo
Hoquiam, 51600 to J1S00; Davenport and
Fall and Spring Sovrn Grnln Made
Rapid Advancement.
The weather during the week has been
warm, with considerable cloudiness. Small
showers occurred generally throughout the
northern portion of the state on Wednes
day and in the eastern portion on Satur
day. The maximum temperatures in western
Oregon ranged between 61 degrees and fcO
degrees, and the minimum temperatures
between 36 degrees and 56 degrees. In
eastern Oregon the maximum tempera
tures ranged between GO degrees and 80
degrees, and the minimum temperatures
between 36 degrees and 56 degrees.
Light frosts occurred Friday morning
in some few places, but they were not
heavy enough to cause any damage of
consequence.
Fall ana Spring sown grain have made
rapid advancement, and are everywhere
reported in excellent condition. FaH grain
is beginning to head in the Columbia
River Valley and in scattered sections,
of southern Oregon". The hessian fly has
done some slight damage to Fall grain
in a few sections of the Willamette Val-"
ley and cutworms have made their ap
pearance In Washington County.
Spring seeding is practically finished.
Hops are growing nicely, and the vines
In most yards are now up to trie cross
lines. ,
Corn and potato planting have pro
gressed satisfactorily throughout the
week, and corn Is up in southern Oregon
and looks well, but Is beginning to 'need
rain.
Clove"r, alfalfa and pastures are grow
ing nicely, and stock Is improving. .
Gardens are doing well, and some of the
earlier varieties of vegetables are now
In the market.
The flrst strawberries of the season
were shipped from Hood River on the 6th
Inst., and the crop promises to be abund
ant. In the Willamette Valley and south
ern Oregon raspberries and strawberries
have set well.
Reports regarding the condition of the
prune crop in western Oregon are con
flicting. Some correspondents report a
general dropping of tne young fruit, while
others say that the -loss by dropping has
been small and that-a full'crOp will ma
ture. Apples are nearly through blooming and
promise well.
The following delegates registered today:
Miss Ella Hudelson. Jeffereon; W. J.
Hodley, Marlon; Ida " Orey, - Pratum; A.
O. Brown, Eola: Mrs. O. P. Jamison.
Portland? Mrs, W. R. Townsend, Wood
burn; W. R. Townsend. Woodburn: Mrs.
M. F. Poinsett, Hubbard; J. F. Ghorm
ley; Portland: Mrs. C. M. Kiggins. Port
land; Mrs. I. F.'Tobey Portland: Miss
M. Bottler, Portland; r'MIss I. Bottler,
Portland; Mlse Faye KHllngsworth.
Portland: Miss KHllngsworth, Portland;
Mrs. C. H. Jones, Portland; Mrs. H. A.
Kelnath, Portland; -Mrs. A. D. Steadman,
Mrs. A. Brasen, Pprtland; Mrs. S. W.
Lawrence, Portland; Mrs. David R.
Young. Portland;' Mrs. C. E. Phllbrook,
St. Helens; J. V. Mllllgan, 'Portland:
Mrs. J. W. Rogers, Portland; Mrs. Ella
G. Bills, Portland; Mrs.TK J. Goodrich.
Portland; .Miss- Mary E. Ross, Hllsboro:
Miss Ceila Suigest, Portland; Walter
Haynee, Portland; Miss Mamie Walker,
Pendleton: Miss Luvina Hale, Pendleton;
Miss Grace Brown, Pendleton: Miss J. R.
Sellwood, Portland; Merwln PugH, Port-
lana; Charles A. Alvord, Portland; J.
Predeaux Portland; P. B. Young, Port
land; Alma Jellson, Amity; Laura Judy,
Amity; Libby Cochran, Amity; C. A.
Dotson, Portland; Mrs. C. T. Miller,
Portland; Mrs. W. W. Plllsbury,
Portland; Mrs. W. O. Stannard, Port
land; Mrs. R .R. Steele, Portland; Samuel
Hoffman. Dayton; Gertie Butler, Argent! ;
A. M. Brown, Hlllsboro; A. A. Morse,
STAMP MILL TO START UP.
Plant at Cornucopia Mine Will Be In
'Operation la Ten Days.
BAKER CITY, May 14. The 20-stamp
mill of the Cornucopia Mines Company,
Ltd., 'will be put in operation in about
10 days. Manager Chase says he has only
been waiting for the woods to dry up
so tha.t he could get in supplies. Twenty
five men are now at work on the 4000-foot
tunnel, which was started some time ago,
to tap' the Last Chance mine, owned by
the same-company. The tunnel" Is now
In mo feet, and Is to be completed in two
years.
Strike Attracts Mnch Interest.
The rich strike made in the Little Giant
mine, near Malheur City, continues to be
a topic of interest among mining men
today. Mayor Carter, while confident of
the 'richness of the' strike, is modest in
his estimate as to the value of the prop
erty. He Is perfectly satisfied, however,
that the Little Giant will be one of the
great mines of the West. Mr. Clark, his
partner, is more enthusiastic. He said
yesterday that pieces of ore not larger
than a man's thumb, when pounded up in
a mortar, v yielded from 50 to 75 cents.
Enough ore has been taken out to pay
the expenses of openingup the mine.
This mine was flrst discovered by a man
working a placer mine In the Shasta Creek
gulch. He located It as a quartz claim,
and from a fow small pieces of the rock
mortared out $37. Messrs. Carter and
Clark purchased the mine last Fall, and
have been engaged in developing it ever
since. They have located claims on each
side of the original discovery, and now
own 4500 feet.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE, May 14. The closing quotations
for mining stocks today werer
Bid. Ask. Bid. As.
Amer. Boy .. H fr-JulMorrison i& 3
Blacktall .... 8 OfclPrln. Maud .. 1 2
Qullp 23
5gRamb. Car ...24 23H
4 Republic 10 22
2hReaervation .. 2 J
19 JRosa. Giant ., 3V 4
38 iSulllvan 6 T
- 5 OUlTom Thumb .Ills 11H
.11 lSitWaterloo .... 1 lb
Butte & Boa..
urscai 4
Conjecture
Deer Trail .
I. X. L,
Iron Maak . ,
L. P. Surp..
Mtn. Lion .
Morn. Glory.
.. 4tr
2.
."l2
SAN PRANCISCO. May 14 Official closing
quotations for mining stocks t
Alta ?0 02lHale & Norcross..$0 21
Alpha Con
Andes ,
Belcher ..,
Benton Con ....
Best & Belcher.
Caledonia ......
Challenge Con .,
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va.,
Con. Imperial ..
Crown Point ...
Eureka Con .....
Gould & Curry..
(Justice ........... 4
6llexlcan ..... 10
2 Occidental Co a ... 3
2OphIr 83
23iOverman 11
CliPotosi 3
lOISavag 12
S Sierra. Nevada ... 13
55 1 Silver Hill 30
2 lOlStandard ., 4 CX
IjUnlon Con IT
12iUtah Con 6
UiYellow Jacket IT
NEW TORK. May 14. Mining- stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 20LRtIe Chief $0 13
Alice 40Ontarlo 8 00
GREAT MIXING EXC1TE3IENT.
Hundreds of Men and Many Women
Rash to Republic district.
REPUBLIC, Wash., May "14. A placer
strike on Granite Creek, two miles west
of town, has thrown the camp into an
intense fever of excitement. Hundreds of
men and many women rushed to the
scene of the strike today, and they have
staked the Whole creekrfor a distance of
12 miles from its mouth. Work on the
diggings where gold was found resulted
today in finding $75 worth of. shot gold,
scattered with black sand through a clay
soil. One nugget valued at ?S Is exhibited.
Prospectors are panning gravel all along
the creek ,and In moat cases are getting
colors. The gold seems to carry some
silver, and Is worth about $15 an ounce.
Bedrock is 15 feet below the surface, and
it will not be reached until tomorrow.
Results then are awaited with Intense
interest. Experienced placer miners say
the indications are excellent for opening
Breece
Brunswick Con ..
Comatock Tunnel.
Con. Cal. & Va...
Deadwood Terra..
Horn Silver .....
Iron Silver
Leadvllle Con ....
1 GOIOphlr 80
18PHoenIx 12
5Potosl - t
2 05,Savagi 12
SOjSterra Nevada ... 2u
1 10 Small Hopes...... 5U
583tandard 3 bS
5
BOSTON, May 14. Closing- quotations:
Adventure ......? 15 50HumboIdt l8n 00
Bin?. MIn. Co.. 23 00OsceoIa 85 00
Amal. Copper... Ill SSojFarrott ........ 5T 00
Atlantic 30 OOlQutncy 1G5 00
Boston & Mont. 405 00banta Fe Cop... 7 00
Butte Sc Boston 103 OOiTamarack. 350 00
Cal. & Hecla. .- 830 00 Utah Mining- 2S 00
Centennial 2T BOKvlnona 3 00
Franklin IT 50V'oIverlnes- 54 00
Farmers Institute for Monroe.
CORVALLIS. Or., May 14. There will
be a farmers Institute held under the
auspices of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege and the citizens of Monroe, at Mon
roe, May IT, beginning at 10 A. M., and
continuing through the afternoon and
evening. The college representatives will
be Dr. James Wlthycombe, who will dis
cuss problems bearing on the rotation of
crops and other farm questions; Profes
sor A. L. Knlsely, who will take up cer
tain chemical topics, bearing on applied
agriculture; and Professor F. L- Kent,
who will discuss dairy management.
Oregon Petition Received.
SALEM, Or., May 14. Acting Secretary
Ryan, of the Department of the Interior,
has acknowledged receipt of the petitions
of citizens of Wallowa County asking that
Indians be excluded from that county.
The petition has been referred to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs foe con
sideration and action.
-
Circuit Court at St. Helen.
ST. HELENS, Or., May 1L Circuit
Court for Columbia County convened this
morning, in regular session. The nJury
will probably be discharged Saturday
evening. There are no criminal cases to
be tried this term, unless the Dis
trict. Attorney finds an Indictment.
1 ,i olds
New OreKonrf PH!ffiatcrs.
WASHINGTON, May H. Oregon post
masters were appointed today as follows:
E. W. Keasey. at Keasey, vice Ella Mc
pherson, resigned; Sarah Ward, at
Charleston, vice H. L. Ward, resigned.
Anyone wanting lovely satin skin should
apply fragrant Satin-Skim Cream and
Powder. Only 25c. Meier & Frank's.
Asked to Name Oregon Delegates.
SALEM, May 14. Edward A. Bond,
state engineer and) surveyor, of the State
of New York, - asks Governor Geer to
appoint two delegates to represent Ore
gon at. a "good roads congress" to be
held in connection with the Pan-A'meri-can
Exposition, The question of good
roads Is to be disctlssed from the National
highway standpoint.
Governor Geer nas been requested to
appoint delegates from the medical corps
of the Oregon National Guard to the an
nual meeting of tfie Association of Mili
tary Surgeons of the United States, to be
held at S Paul, Minn., May 30 and. June
1. 1301. '
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