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THE MOBBING OREGONIAN, FKIDAY. JUNE 7, 1901
EXPLOSION AT GOLD MINE
TWO SUMPTER MEN SUFFERED SE
VERE INJURIES.
Machine Drill "Which Thcr Were
Using Struck an Unexploded
Dynamite Charge.
BAKER CITY, June 6 James French
and. John Dunstan were severely Injured
An an explosion at the Columbia gold mine
n,ear Sumpter this morning. From Man
ager Frank Balllle, of the Columbia
mine. It is learned that the men were
working with a machine drill In the bot
, torn of the shaft, Vhen the drill struck
an Uncxploded dynimlto charge, that had
evidently failed to explode when a pre
vious shot was fired. The force of the
explosion struck both men in the face
and the upper part of the body. They
were severely injured, and while the
"physician In charge says that they will
recover, it is feared their eyesight may
be destroyed. It cannot be determined
"until tomorrow whether their eyes have
ben permanently injured or not. Both
men were insured In an accident Insur
ance company, as the rules of thfr mlno
require all employes to carry accident
Insurance.
Three Box Seriously Injured.
THE "DALLES, Or., June S. A corner
collision of freight trains occurrred early
this morning a few miles below this
city, on the line of the O. R. & N., in
which three bojs beating their way were
seriously injured. They were brought to
this city and taken to the City Hospital,
where they gave their names as follows:
R. Dumonter-, of Seatttle, 19 years old,
probably fatally injured about the spine;
Frank Gibson, also of Seatttle, 17 years
old, broken thigh and injuries to chest;
Jack Melgher, a Canadian, 15 years old,
severe hip injuries. Eight freight cars
were wrecked in the collision.
Fell From. Roof of Home.
THE DALLES, June 6. Gustavus Earn
quest, a prominent rancher of Mosler,
was severely Injured jesterday by falling
from the roof of his house, which he
was repairing. He -was brought to this
city last night in. an almost dying condi
tion from loss of blood. It was found
necessary to amputate a portion of one
hand. His Injuries, however, are not con
sidered serious.
, CREDITORS MUCH DIVIDED.
On Forcing Gilbert Bros. Bank Into
Bankruptcy.
SALEM, June 6. Creditors of Gilbert
Bros.' Bank are much divided upon the
'question of forcing the firm Into bank
ruptcy. Those who advocate bankruptcy
proceedings take the position that under
tho bankruptcy law all collaterals taken
i out of the bank within four months of
tha adjudication can be recovered for the
benefit of unsecured depositors. To ac
complish this is the object of the pro
ceedings. Those who oppose the proceed
ings hold that If the firm be declared
bankrupt all depositors must return th
amounts they have drawn from the bank
within the last four months before they
will be entitled to present their claims for
the balances due them. This question is
being quite generally discussed on the
street by those interested, and the im
portance of the question makes the out
come of the bankruptcy proceedings of
great local interest. The United States
District Court In Ohio decided that a man
who received a payment of all or a part
of his claim within four months proceed
ing bankruptcy, is a preferred creditor,
and that before a creditor can get any
recognition in court he must give up his
preference. The decision s.ays that this
rule Is founded upon the general rule that
j'bewho seeks equity xnu$t do equity. I
jjaras" Held that the courts will not take
away a man's preference when It was
secured in good faith and without cause
for belief that the debtor was Insolvent,
- but that the creditor can gain no affirma
tive relief -unless he gives up his prefer-,
ence. This decision was reported In vol-'
time 99, of the Federal Reporter, at page
400, and seems to be in point in the pres
ent question, but it is possible that the
rule might not apply to depositors in a
bank. Under that rule, if two men had
"1300 each on deposit in the bank and on
the day before its failure one drew out
all his money and the other only 5250,
the courts would not compel either to re
turn the money if it was drawn out in
good-faith and withouf knowledge of insol
vency, but the latter depositor wpuld not
be permitted to claim his other $250 un
less he first refunded the money he had
drawn. Depositors who drew a portion
of their money shortly before the closing
of the bank think that even If this rule
applies generally, a depositor In a bank
would be excepted from the rule.
"Multnomah Case Set for Trial.
The Multnomah County Commissioners'
case has been set for trial in the Supreme
Court on Tuesday, June 11, at 12 o'clock.
This is the proceeding brought by County
Judge Cake to oust W. B. Steele from the
office of County Commissioner.
Action Against Timber Cruiser.
F. W. Jewett, a timber land buyer, today
began an action against H. G. McKinley
to recover $2542 SO damages for 'the fail
ure of the latter to convey 800 acres of
land, according to contract, McKinley is
a timber, cruiser.
"Will Address Dairymen.
C. L. Smith, of Minnesota, will address
a meeting of dairymen in this city on
Saturday afternoon, June 15.
Contracts for Tito Bridges.
The Marion County Cpurt today let con
tracts for the building of bridges at Sub
limity and Shaw, J. E. McCoy being the
successful bidder at $373.
MAY BE WITHOUT LIGHTS.
Yhrestm City Notifies Electric Com
pany It Must Reduce Rates.
OREGON CITY. June 6. Oregon City
"will be without lights in a few days, un
less the Portland General Electric Com
pany concedes to the demand of the fire
and water committee of the City Council.
At the meeting last night the Council in
dorsed the action of the committee in de
manding that arc lights be reduced from
$8 $3 to $6 60. The committee had ' pre
pared a table of cost of electric lights in
other cities, and estimated that the av
erage rate is about $6 50 per arc light. At
first the Portland General Electric Com
pany declined to make any reduction in
the price per light, but would consent to J
a reduction in the number used, now the
electric company has asked for 10 days'
time in which to reply to the last demand.
The expressed sentiment last nightamong
the Councjlmen was to Ihe effect that un
less the reduction was granted tha.t the
company be notifledto shift off the lights,
and steps would be taken to put in a mu
nicipal plant.
Charles H. Caufield was re-elected a
member of the Water Commission for the
term, of three years.
SITE JFOR HATCHERY.
Excellent Location Discovered Three
Miles Front Pendleton.
ASTORIA, Or., June 6. Special Deputy
Fish Warden B. jC. Greenman, who has
been examining the rivers in Eastern 1
Oregon in search of sites for hatcheries,
tfas made a detailed report to Master
Fish Warden Van Dusen. He reports
McKay Creek, about three miles, below
Pendleton, an exceUen&'sltefor 'a hatch-
across the Umatilla River at this point
before July 15. The Tucannon River, in
Washington, Mr. Greenman believes,
w.ovW. be an excellent place to secure
young salmon, and will put a rack across
this stream In August. , .
'X Regatta Committee.
'President Kendall, of the Astoria Pro-
gresslve Commercial Association, today
appointed a committee to take charge of
the 1901 annual regatta to be held In Au
gust. The committee is as follows:
Frank L. Parker. W. L. Robb, J. C.
McCue. R. G. Pracl, W. T. Chutler, H.
G. Thing, C. A. Coolldge, Ed Hallock, J.
E. Gcatke, H. Hamblct.
Circuit Coart to Corvcbc Soon.
The June term of the Circuit Court will
be convened In this city June 17. It is an
equity term, and no Jury cases will be
tried.
NORTH YAKIMA TO ENTERTAIN.
Completion of Large Irrigation Ca
nal Will Be Celebrated.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., June 6.
The Commercial Club 'of this city will
entertain a party of eight cr ten gentle
men here Saturday, among whom aro
two or three capitalists Interested in the
new Selah and Moxee irrigating canal
and several of the leading railroad and
newspaper men of the state. The affair
is to celebrate the completion of the new
ditch. The programme will consist of a
drive over the line of the ditch and
through other parts of the valley. A
banquet will be given in the evening.
Fancy Prices Asked for Dairy Coirs.
D. M. Shanks, of the Rockwood Cream
ery Company, who went to Wisconsin
a month ago to purchase dairy cows for
Yakima farmers, has returned. He was
not successful. Ho found Wisconsin
dairymen were not willing to part with
their cows at reasonable prices. He
brought back a carload of thoroughbred
Jerseys, 17 in all. He disposed of them
in a very short time after arrhrlng home.
GREAT INDIAN CELEBRATION.
COO Members of Slrrash Tribe Will
Present Passion Ploy.
VANCOUVER, B. C, June 6 A special
from CMUiwack, B. C, cays: In prepara
tion for the. presentation of the Passion
Play by 500 Siwish Indians here tomor
row, religious services of special solem
nity were held today. In addition to the
multitude of performers, 2C00 other In
dians from all points on the Coast, who
have come here on a pilgrimage, are par
ticipating in the feast of Corpus Christ!.
This mornig pontifical high mass was
celebrated, after which there was an ex
position of the blessed Bacrament. Each
tribe made a special adoration for one
hour, singing hymns In the seven lan
guages represented In this pilgrimage.
Following this there was a procession in
which all participated, with music by
eight Indian bands and the booming of
many cannon.
WTTH MILITARY HONORS.
Colonel Welsenburgcr Will Be Bu
rled Sunday.
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 6. Colonel J.
J. Welsenburger, who died at Whatcom
yesterday, will be burled with military
honors befitting his position In the
Washington National Guard and In rec
ognition of .his services as Ranking
Major in the First Washington Volun
teers In the Philippines. Governor Rog
ers has ordered the attendance of six
companies of Guard at the funeral at
Whatcom Sunday. Governor Rogers will
attend, In the event that, he is not de
tained at the capital by reason of call
ing an extra session of the Legislature.
The Governor has been Invited to make
an address at the funeral.
Toll Road Will Be Leased.
TILLAMOOK, June 6. At an adjourn
ed meeting of the County Commissioners
yesterday, the question of the Wilson
River toll road came up for considera
tion on a petition of J. D. Edwards. It
transpired that the lease of the Wilbon
River Boom, Toll Road & Improvement
Company had expired, which made the
toll road a county highway. At a re
ceiver's sale a few weeks since, two
Forest Grove men bought the rights of
the Toll Road Company for $450. This
sale will come up for confirmation before
the Circuit Court Monday. The Commis
sioners decided that It would be best to
lease the xoad again and made an ordci
to that effect.
Early Morning Blaxc- at Corvnllis.
CORVALLIS, Or., June 6. This morn
ing, at 12:30, fire broke out in the res
idence of J. H. Wilson. Mr. Wilson was
absent in Lincoln County, his wife and
5-year-old child being the sole occupants
of the house. Mrs. Wilson knew nothing
of the fire until awakened by loud raps
at the door, and feeling timid on account
of being alone, reluctantly responded to
the warning. The mother and child were
compelled to make their escape through
a window; The building was well con
structed, and Is almost a total loss.
There is $500 insurance on the building.
The cause of the fire Is unknown.
Notes of South Bend.
SOUTH BEND, June 6. The town cow
"will hereafter be taxed $L and will not
be allowed to wear a bell. Steers and
young stock will be taxed $2 per head.
In the collection of the city poll tax
the City Marshal will be allowed a com
mission of five per cent.
Owing to the inability of the Wlllapa
I Harbor oystermen to pull together, the
and is now $1.50 per sack, lower than it
has been for two years.
Northvrest Pensions
WASHINGTON, June 2. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Oregon Increase, William F. Hathaway,
Grant's Pass. $12. War with Spain, orig
inal, Frank Walsh. Milwaukee, 517.
Washington Original, William R. Robe,
Granite Falls, $8. Original widows, etc.,
special account. May 18, 'James Elklns,
Reardon, $8; Sibyl L. Fartch, Fall City,
$8; Louisa M. Carothers, Ellensburg, $S.
Increase, Justice O. Rockwell, Seattle,
$8; George W. Lincoln, Seattle, $S.
Oncers of Veterans' Association.
EUGENIE, Or., June 6. The Lane
County Veterans Association "today elect
ed the following officers:
President, John Ingham; vice-presidents,
C. J. Dodd, J. M. Shelley, William
Landes, J. R. Elliott, F. H. Dutton,
Gardner. W. H. Lincoln and J. L. Fur
nish. The president Is empowered to ap
point a secretary and treasurer.
Changes in Salaries of Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 6. The sal
ary of the postmaster at Welser, Idaho,
will be reduced to J1700 per year, and that
of the postmaster at Nampa, Idaho, raised
to $1300 per year, July 1.
Is in Corvallls.
CORVACLIS, June 6. John L. Huffman,
concerning whose whereabouts Baker City
relatives have been making inquiry, ac
cording to today's Oregonlan, Is in Cor
vallls, where he arrived last Tuesday.
New Washington Postofflce.
WASHINGTON, June 2. A postofflce
has been established at Dell, King
County, Wash., to be supplied by special
service from Orilla. Silvester J. Goffard
has been appointed postmaster.
Transferred to Port Ste-ren.
WASHINGTON. June 2. Private Jun
ious A. Love, Seventy-fifth Company
Coast Artillery. Fort Preble, Me., has
been transferred to the Ninety-third Com
pany at Fort Stevens, Or.
Posrtoffice "Will "Be 'Discontinued.
, WASHINGTON, June 2. The postof
:flce at Clymer, Marion County, Or., will
be discontinued June 15, mail going to
Whiteaker.
JfeTf Overland Ticket Offlce.
For all points East Lowest rates.
Superior attractions. Excellent servlr..
Personally conducted excursions daily, via
Rio Grande Western Railway. 122 A Third
Btreet, entrance new Failing building. 4 .
TO AVOID EXTRA SESSION
MOVE TO DETERMINE STATUS OF
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LAW.
Supreme Court 'Will Be Asked to
Compel Judge to Fix Date of
Execution of- Condemned Man.
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 6. As has been
forecasted, the next step in the effort to
avoid the calling of an extra session of
the Legislature will be taken in the Su
preme Court. Judge Snell, of Tacoma, this
morning refused to sign the death war
rant, or to fix the date for execution in
the Eben Royce case, upon the ground
that the day to be set would necessarily
be subsequent to the Rand law of 1901
going into effect. Tomorrow Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Bates, of Pierce
County, and State Senator Harrold Pres-
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CORVALLIS, Or., June 6 Ichabod Henkle, the oldest mnaDitant oi oenton
County, was born in "West Virginia, October 10, 1810. At an early age, he went
with h'ls parents to Fayette County, O. where ho resided until 1S30, when he
moed to Lee County, la. In 1840 he went to Appanoose County, and en
gaged in farming. April 4, 1853, with his wife and four children. Mr. Henkle
started with an ox team to the great Northwest, and arrhed at Butte Creek.
Clackamas County, Or., In October of the same jear. In November he came
to Benton Count , and settled on a donation claim (on which he still resides),
four miles west of Philomath. Mr. Henkle was one of the original Incorporators
of the Ccrvallls & Taqulna Bay Wagon Road Company, and afterward becamo
a director in the Willamette Valley &. Coast Railroad Company, thecompany
whose work laid the foundation for the present line across the Central Wll
.rnette Valley. Mr. Henkle's flret marrlase occurred in FajxttcCounty. Ohio.
January .20.. 1831. To this union seven children-1" were "born, three5?oT whom sur
lve, Jessie, Jeremiah E. and Mrs. Thomas W. "GlrtSrC ofjtdaho His secand
marriage was to Miss Elizabeth Conger, April 28, 1852, and of six children by.
this union, four sunle, Mrs John H. May, of Washington; John A. Henkle
Jacob L. Henkle, of Benton, and -harles J. Henkle, of Washington.
ton, of King County, will apply to the
Supreme Court for a writ of mandate to
compel Judge Snell to sign the warrant,
and set the date for Royce's execution.
In this way it Is hoped to go into tho
merits of the Rand bill thoroughly, and
have the Supreme Court declare it un
constitutional, when, It is believed by
many, the present law will continue In
effect after June li. On the other hand,
many attorneys claim that no matter
what the action of the Supreme Court
may be, the question of existence of a
capital punishment law will not be set-
tied.
Admitted to the Bar.
Of the 35 applicants for admission to
the bar before the Supreme Court Com
mission today, 32 have been admitted as
full-fledged attorneys, and the commis
sion Is still at work on the papers of the
other three candidates, and In their cases
the result won't be known until tomor
row. Those who have passed sO far are:
Frank B. Sayre, E. F. Duby, William
H. Bell, H. R. Harrlman, Vivian M.
Karkeek, Johnr Stringer, G. E. Stelner,
Albon F. Burch, Otis W. Blinker, Belle
Werthrikow, Ross E. Welch, Charles Mc
Cann, Othilla G. Carroll, A. H. Finney,
L. R. Cole, G. H. Ganaway, Eugene A.
Chllde, William Wray, Andrew R. Black
and Nicholas Schmltt, of Seattle; Frank
J. Marrln, F. B. Huffman and Richard B.
Harris, of Spokane; William Dwyer, J.
Tod Cowles and Guy C. Alston, of Olym
pit; Carl W. Swanson, of Colfax; Williard
A. Wilson, of Sprague; Roy McCllnton,
of Port Angeles; Sidney J. Williams, of
Rentoa; Guy Bartlett, of Walla Walla,
and E. Y. Scarborough,, of Wilbur. All
the university classa of 11 passed. Two
colored men are included In the 32 who
were successful.
Monvnent to Soldier Dead.
The Soldiers' Monument Commission
today opened bids for the state monu
ment to its soldltr dead, for which the
last Legislature appropriated $2500. The
design of William C. "Crosby, of Seatttle,
was the one adopted. It consists of a
pedestal of Walla Walla polished granite
10 feet high, surmounted by a bronze fig
ure of a soldier six feet tall In fatigue
uniform, similar to that worn by the
First Washington regiment. Work will
be begun at once, and the monument
placed over the soldiers graves in the
state plot this Summer.
WILL VISIT VANCOUVER.
Some Members of the llonse Itiver
and Harbor Committee.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 6.-The
Commercial Club is making an effort to
have the rlyer and harbor committee of
the House change its itinerary to include
a visit to Vancouver and the Columbia
River at this place, on the occasion of the
committee's visit to Portland, June 28-29.
Considerable correspondence has been
carried on between Chairman Burton and
others of the, committee-and State Sena
tor 'E. M. Rands for the Commercial
Club. In a recent letter Chairman Bur
ton, of the river and harbor committee,
stated that some of the members of the
party would visit Vancouver.
School Teacher Elected.
T.he Vancouver School Board held a
meeting last night at which Judge A.tL,
Miller was Installed as a member of the
board in place of Dr, A. B. Eastham,
whose term had expired. The new board
effected an organization by choosing W.
H. Brewster chairman. It was decided
to transfer the grade heretofore known
as the eighth A to the High School, and
to employ an additional teacher for the
High School. Twelve of the 17 teachers
required in the school for the coming
year were selected. C, W. Shumway was
retained aa pity Saperintendent, and P.
Hough as principal of the High School,
wlth Mrs. E. C. Sterling as assistant arid
unaries w. Jtiall as second assistant.
The other teachers chosen ae as fol
lows: Milton Prltchard. Mrs. Josephine
LSsher. Mrs. C. Scott. Miss Ellen Lynch,
Miss Alice Hubbard, Miss Fldrence Snod
grass. Miss- Susan Beeson and Mrs. Lot
tie Chappelle The only new teacher in
the list Is Mrs. Chappelle, all the others
having .taught one or more years in the
schools. The list of teachers will be com
pleted at a meeting to be held n te near
future. t
OFFICERS OF KNIGHT TEMPLARS.
Grand vCommandery Will Probably
Met at Tacema' Next Year.
TACOMA, Wash., June 6. The grand
commandery of Knfghts Templars today
elected the following officers:
Grand commander, John. Ltllie, of Port
Townsend; deputy grand commander,
Frank P. Weymouth, of Spokane; grand
generallsslmp, Lincoln F. Gault, of Ta
coma; grand captaln-generai, Edwin W.
Craven, of Seattle; grand senior warden,
Samuel B. Limerick, of Seattle; grand
Junior warden, David B. Speller, of Ta-
OF BENTON COUNTY.
coma; grand treasurer, Horace W. Tyler,
of Seattle; grand recorder, Yancey C.
Blalock, of Walla Walla; grand prelate,
Rev. William Pelan, of Spokane; grand
standard-bearer, John H. Shaw, of Spo
kane; grand warden, Ira M. Swartz, of
Vancouver; grand captain of the guard,
John G. Campbell, of Tacoma.
The gwand commandery decided to meet
next year wherever the Masonic grand
lodge meets, which will most likely be Ta
coma. Standing committees for the ensuing
year are:
On jurisprudence S. Harvey Rice, of
Spokane; Edward R. Harr, of Tacoma;
Beverly W. Coiner, of Riffe.
On correspondence-rYandey C. Blalock,
of Walla Walla; J. B. Dawson, of What,
com; W. H. Acuff, of" Spokane.
MAY CAUSE LITIGATION.
PInn to Use Old Stone- In Annex to
State Capitol Building.
OLYMPIA, June 6.-The specifications
under which the annex to the State Cap
itol building will be constructed contain
a clause to the effect that each con
tractor will be required to furnish two
bids, one containing figures based on the
use of the stone In the foundation of the
building begun eight years ago, and on
a new stone basis. The determination to
use the fitono In the old foundation will
probably result in legal troubles for the
commission, and if necessary the courts
will be1 called on to Intercept such a plan.
It Is the hope of many people, particu
larly in Thurston County, that a hand
some and costly edifice will yet adorn the
old foundation, and the Legislature at its
last session evidently entertained this
view, as an appropriation of $1000 was
made for the protection, of the founda
tion from the weather.
Washington Xots.
Experts are golhg over the books of
ex-County Treasurer Whittlesey, of King
County.
John Hull, proprietor of the Dally Re
veille at Whatcom, has sold an Interest
to Edward Thomas, of the Northwest
Republican. Mr. Hull retains a control
lng Interest.
One hundred and seventy-eight home
steads, aggregating 26,445 acres, were
taken up at the Walla Walla lind qfflce
during May. Tho majority of the loca
tions were In the Big Bend country.
John Provance, a 17-year-old boy, of
Wenatchee, was arraigned before Judge
C. H. Neal Monday afternoon for horse
stealing. He .pleaded guilty and was
given a sentence of one year In the state
penitentiary.
The pickers in Richardson's shingle
mill at Qlympla, Tuesday, made a demand
for an Increase In pay from 6 cents a
thousand to 7 and 7 cents. Their de
mands were partially granted, and a
strike thus averted.
,Dayton citizens voted down the propo
sition to have the town purchase the
Roth electric light plaijt by 1241 to 2?.
A. Roth, who has-been, supplying elec
tric light for sonie time, offered to sell
his plant for $30,000.
The safe In "the office of the Palouse
River Lumber Company at Palouse; was
blown open Monday night and between
$25 and $30 In money taken. The bur
glars gained access to the office by re
moving a lower window sash, Dynamfte
was used in cracking the safe, which, Iwith
the exception of the door being shat
tered, was not damaged. No papers of
any vaiue were disturbed. The same
night that the burglary occurred aV the
lumber company's office the till in Cow
an's saloon was tapped and some $5 or
?6 obtained - a
REPLY OF GOVERNOR GEEIT
HIS VIEWS ON A THIRD TERM FOR
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY..
Informs Eastern Paper That Condi
tions, Have Not So Changed as
to Make Tils Advisable.
SALEM Or., June 6. Governor Geer to
day received the following telegram from
the Chicago American:
'Will McKinley, be the first President
to have a third term?
"Have conditions so changed that the
third, term is advisable?
"What do declarations by such'men as
Senators Depew,. Kearny and Hanna seem
to indicate?"
v Governor Geer sent the following reply
tonight:
"I do not believe McKinley will be the
first President to have a third term, nor
that the man. is born who will. For many
reasons McKinley will rank In history as
one of our greatest Presidents, but no
combination of circumstances will make
It necessary for him to be seriously con
sidered by any one as a third-term can
didate. I have no idea that he has ever
thought so himself. No matter how con
ditions might change in this country, the
proposition that no man should serve a
third term would still be the best public
policy. The declarations of the prominent
men you name indicate nothing more than
a desire to be sensational along the line
of learning public sentiment on the Ques.
tlon. There can be no doubt as to- what
the public mind v, 111 say upon this subject.
I have the highest possible opinion of
President McKinley, but necessity does
not and will not exist for the departure
from the established custom of the coun
try upon the question of a third -term.
"T. T. GEER, Governor."
CITY ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE.
Trouble Between the Patrons and
Owners of Baker City Light Plant.
BAKER CITY, June 6. There is trouble
brewing between the people and the Elec
tric Light Company In this city. Recently
there was a change of management of
the lighting plant, and patrons, who made
contracts for a specified amount with the
old company, assert that the present
manager will not recognize these agree
ments. In some instances it is said th
representatives of the company have re
fused to render bills according to the
meter readings, but have made a flat
rate, greatly in excess of the meter record
for tho month. In other cases meters
have been removed arbitrarily, despite
the fact that they had been paid for by
the patron and a meter contract was In
existence, which had not been compiled
with on the .part of the company.. To
each and all of these complaints the rep
resentatH'es pf the light company have
entered a. general denial, as to the facts,
and Justify their course for seeming
breach o' contract in each particular
case.
'The matter was brought to the atten
tion of the Council last night, when one
indignant citizen asked the city to pro
tect his rights. The complainant was J.
Muller, a prominent business man, who
made the statement that ho was presented
with and compelled to pay a bill for $5 50
when, according to the meter. It should
have been $1 85. The Council Instructed
the City Attorney to investigate the
matter, so there is every indication of a
light war in Baker City.
Horses for British Army!
James Kldwell, of Walla Walla, pur
chased 3H head of horses here yesterday
and has contracted for 150 head at Union.
The entire lot will be shipped to Mon
tana, and from there driven to a govern
ment station in British Columbia.. There
the animals will be delivered to agents of
tho British Government for shipment to
South Africa for use in the British Army.
Mr. KJdwell has purchased and , sold
several thousand horses "to the United
States Government during the past two
years. The horses which he Is gathering
for the British Government would be re
jected by Uncle Sam's representatives,
on account of size, but they are all right
fo endurance, and that Is the main point
to be taken into consideration in buying
animals for South Africa,
REWARD INCREASED.
lOOO Offered for Captnre of Alleged
Cook Connty Murderer.
ROSEBURG, June 6.-1 District Attorney
Brown has been notified that Coos County
officials have raised the amount of the
reward offered for the capture of M. D.
Landte, the alleged murderer of -E. E.
Eudaly at Coquille City, from $850 to $1000.
and It Is also stated that Eudaly's rela
tives will add $500 more to this sum.
Landls Is described as a man of about
43 to 45 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches
talj, weight about ISO pounds; light aandy
whiskers and hair, and fairly well dressed
-when last seen.
Creamery Is Assured.
Mr. Ralston, the gentleman who has
been working up the creamery proposi
tion here, met last night with the sub
scribers to the fund raised for the pur
chase of a site, and a decision was. made
aa to location and other details. The en
terprise Is now assured, and Mr. Ral
ston has given his promise to have the
creamery In operation befo?e August 1.
Appointment Gh es Satisfaction.
General satisfaction Is expressed here
over the appointment of E. G. Hodson, of
Rosebqrg, as Deputy Game Warden at
large In Lane, Douglas, Josephine, Jack
son. Coos and Curry Counties, the ap
pointment having been made last week.
Mr. Hodson is an ex-Sheriff of Douglas
County,
RUPTURE HAPPILY AVERTED.
Baker City Will Hold Street Fair as
Well as Celebrate July 4.
BAKER CITY, June 6. The threatened
rupture between the friends of the Red
Men and the Fourth of July celebration
committee has been happily averted. A
meeting of the business men and citizens
generally last evening voted unanimous
ly to celebrate the Fourth of July, and
hold the Red Men's carnival, commencing
July 23, and continuing four days. Goorge
L. Baker, as chairman of the meeting,
was authorized to name three business
nien, who. with two representatives of
the Red Men, will constitute the carnival
executive committee. Voluntary contribu
tions have been made for the Fourth of
July celebration, amounting to about $1000.
and a canvass of the citv will. more than
double the umount. The carnival pro
moters have been assured that a still
larger amount of money .will be contrib
uted for the street fair and carnival.
The announcement that Governor Geer
has accepted the Invitation to deliver the
oration at Baker City on. the. Fourth has
awakened a general ltnerest in the cele
bration throughout Eastern Oregon. Ex
cursions will be run from all the principal
towns.
CARRIED OFF SECOND PRIZE.
IdAko Man WI10 Toole Part in Prise
Debate of Eastern Law School.
WASHINGTON. June 6. In the annual
prize debate of the -Columbian Law School
of thn city, an Idaho man. Ben LeRoy
Rich, carried off the second prize. The
question under debate was: "Resolved,
That when the United States shall have
established a stable government of, for
and by the Cuban people, she should with
draw unconditionally her control over tb
island-" Mr. Rich, who closed the argu
ment .for the affirmative side, maintained
that tho position taken by the negative
meaht that Congress, did not truthfully
mean what was paid when it passed a res
olution promising Cuba independence. H;
said it would be, much wiser for Cuba to
ask for admission to the' United States
than, to- force ourselves upon her. He
contended that Cuba would never be sat
isfied unless tha United States accords un
restricted independence, in accordance
with the promise contained In the Teller
addenda. In closing, Mr. Rich made a
decided hit with the audience when he
said:
"We are solemnly obligated to glvo
freedom to Cuba. It is not for us to con
stitute such a government as we may
consider free. It is for the Cuban people
to have a government which will suit
themselves, which will be for, of, and by
the Cuban people. The Cuban people have
earned their liberty welL They fought
long and bravely Tor it. There is no dan
ger In giving them full swing, for the
Monroe Doctrine will apply to Cuba as
well as to the South American republics.
This will prevent the danger, which some
seem to fear, eft foreign intervention."
MEXICO IS AHEAD OF ALASKA.
So Says Salem Man Who Has Been
Investigating Mineral Resources.
SALEM, June 6. Charles Scott, a well
known farmer and business man of
Scott's Mills, returned today from Sonora,
Mexico, where he has been developing
soma mining properties. Mr. Scott and
George Cllne, of Woodburn, are lri part
nership in their mining ventures and feel
assured of success. Mr. Scott says they
havo not formed a corporation and hav
ing no stock to sell are not Interested in
booming the mining industry in the coun
try In which they are located. Their
property Is in the Montavlsto mining dis
trict, a section of Mexico that has never
been prospected until recently. They In
vested $12,000 In their mine and mining
machinery and hae already $20.CC0 worth
of ore on the dump. They have done but
little work this year. The ore assays $4000
to the ton. The ,ore Is free milling and
just at present operations have been sus
pended because of a scarcity of water.
The natural water is sufficient for 10
months In the year, and after the present
season they will secure water the year
round by means of a dam.
Mr. 8cott considers the prospects for
monny-making far better in Mexico than
in Alaska, with the advantage that In
Mexico there Is no danger of suffering
from cold or privation.
Mr. Scott returned to Oregon at this
time for the purpose of settling up the
affairs of the Oregon Land Company, of
which he is receiver. He will return to
Mexico In a few weeks.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE. Wash , June C The closing bids
for mlnlnc stocks today were as follows:
B A I B A.
Am. Boy .... 7
Black Tall .. 83
Butto & Bos. .
Conjecture .. 5
Crystal 0
Deer Trail .. 2'
Dewey ...... 2Vt
Gold Ledge .. 1
I. X. L, 12
Iron Mask
L, P. Surp.. 0i
Mtn. Lion ..21
8'Mom Glory ..3 3
ffhl Morrison 4
l4IPrln. Maud... 1 2
5QuIlp 21 28
B&inam. Car 30 31
2JiRepubllc 0V1 10V
2TARcsratlon .. 2. 2
lRoss. Giant .. 3 3
17Sulllan a7Vi 8
30 Irom Thumb.. 11 11
63, Waterloo 1 IVi
23 Wonderful ... 2V4 3
SANT FRANCISCO. June 0 The official clos
ing, quotations for mining stocks today were
as follows:
Alpha Con ....
Andes
Belcher
Best &. Belcher
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con .
$0 021 Justice $0 04
5 Mexican I5
8 Occidental Con .. .5
10'Ophlr 00
20erman 2.1
40,Saage 8
HJ'SeK Belcher 2
5iSIerra Nevada .. ' 8
Chollar
Confidence (MISllvcr Hill 31
Con Cal. & Va.. 2 35 Standard v.. 3 05
Crown Point 8,Unlon Con 18
Gould & Curry-- UlUtah Con 4
Hale . Norcross. 22j Yellow Jacket ... 14
NEW YORK. June 6 Mining stoke closed
today as follows:
Adams Con $0 20Llttle Chief $0 12
Alice 4UOntarlo 7 5
Brcece ..., 1 50iOphlr 90
Brunswick Con.. 161Phoenlx 11
Com. Tunnel ... B.Potosl JJ
Cor. Cal. & Va.. 2 30Saage 7
Deadwood Terra . 55'Slcrra Nevada .. 7
Horn SUer 1 15SmaIl Hopes 45
Iron SlUer GOJrUndard '0
Leadvllle Con .. Si
BOSTON, June 6 Closing quotations:
JVdventure ..,..$17 23Osceola .-.
Ti!n- M. Y"V M 25lPaxrot ....
-$89 75
M.yu
Atlantic ..... 33 23santa Fe Cop... 7 00
Bos. & Mont...44i3 OO.Tamarack 330 00
Cal. & Hecla...W0 W.Utah. Mining 31 00
f.nt.nnlnl 5f IWInnllll 2 50
Franklin 11 OO.Wolverlnes 50 50
Humboldt 26 00j
Great Activity in Mining.
BAKER CITY, June 6. Dr. T. N. Snow,
who returned yesterday from holding an
Inquest over the remains of Olescn, the
mljier who committed suicide at Hereford
last Saturday, eay3 there Is great activity
In mining on Pine Creek, which Is about
10 miles from Hereford. Placer mining
Is in full blast. There Is plenty of water.
and the miners are making good use of
it, Joe Beckley showed Dr. Snow some
nuggets which he had taken out of his
claim this Spring that run in value from
$5 to $65. ON. Elliott, of Baker City, Is
doing considerable development work- on
his claim. He has a shaft down 150 feet
on a ledge which is five feet wide, and
assays (rora $20 to $50 per ton.
WILL BE COMPROMISED.
Suit Aa;ninst Oregon Man Charged
With Violating Revenue Laws.
WASHINGTON, June 6. The Secretary
of the Treasury today agreed to compro
mise the case of Max Wels, of the Orer
gon Revenue District, who was charged
with sending out beer without stamping
the same, and doing business as a whole
sale dealer In malt liquor without payment
of special tax. sVels is to mak a pay
ment of $175, tax evaded on beer, $125
special taxes and 50 per cent penalty as a
wholesale dealer, together with $200, spe
cial penalty. The residence Of Wels can
not be definitely stated under the law.
Will Be Consolidated.
Congress having failed to make further
appropriation for an agent at the Slletz
Indian agency, Oregon, that reservation
and school will be consolidated July 1
and placed under Duncan D. McArthur,
bonded superintendent, at present super
intendent of the Pima agency school, Ari
zona. Ho will perform all duties heretofore
performed by the agent, as well as the su
perintendent. Mr. McArthur will receive
a salary of $1200 per year.
JFROST WROUGHT HAVOC.
Many Vegetables Killed About Pen
dleton Whent May be Damaged.
PENDLETON, Or., June . Frost last
night wrought havoc with the garden
truck in the vicinity of Pendleton. Melons
and squashes were killed in the Fulton
neighborhood. Potatoes were badly in
jured In almost every section.
It Is too soon to tell whether any
dama.se will result to wheat. TJp to the
time the frost occurred, the wheat was
In ideal condition. The stand was heavy.
the growth healthy, and the heads formed 1
for a large yield. Prospects ha,ve been
good for the best crop In years.
In the Milton Tegion, the wheat is far
ther along than in this end of Umatilla
County. Two weeks more of such weat? er
as has prevailed thus far will take the
greater part of the crop qut of danger
of hot winds, or cold winds, many hold
ing that it Is cold rather than hot winds
that injures wheat in June, occasionally,
in this section.
MAYOR AXD MARSHAL AT OUTS.
Latter Refuses to Obey Orders of
Fbriuer to Close Gambling.
FAIRHAVEN. Wash.. June 6. The City
Marshal has refused to do Mayor Hohl's
bidding and close up gambling. On the
contrary, he has followed the advice of
the majority of the City Council and per
mitted It to run wide open. The Mayor
this afternoon notified the Marshal that
ho would refuse to sign warrants for his
pay. and has laid the whole matter before
the Prosecuting Attorney and requested
him to proceed against the Marshal.
Washington Land Decisions.
WASHINGTON, June 2. The Secretary
,pf .the Interior has affirmed the decision
o the General Lind Offlce rejecting, the
Lost Hair
Restored!
Ayer's Hair Vigor is cer
tainly the most economical
preparation of its kind on the
market. A little of it goes a
long way. And thcri, what
'you don't need, now you can
use some other time 'just as
well.
It doesn't take much of it
to stop falling of the hair,
restore color to gray hair, cure
dandruff, and keep the hair
soft and glossy. There's a
great deal of good and an im
mense amount of satisfaction
in every bottle of it.
One dollar a bottle.
r If your druggist cannot supply you, send
ns $i.oo and we will express a bottle to you,
all charges prepaid. Be sure and give us
your nearest express office.
J. C. Aver Co., LowellMass.
Send for our handsome book on The Hai&
application of the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, to select a tract of land
In the Vancouver land district, Wash
ington, lying along the Columbia Rher,
which lands are held to be the property
of A. J. Hazlotjne and the Union Lumber
Company.
The Secretary has also denied a motion
for review of his decision rejecting the
selection of Eliza Cubln for a tract In
the Spokane land district, Washington,
as against the claim of the Northern Pa
cific Rillroad, under Its indemnity se
lection. Oregon Tiotcn.
Condon will Issue $3000 worth of school
bonds.
Smallpox at Westfall has been eradi
cated. Athena streets are being improved witu
crushed rock.
Ontario has arranged to observe the
Fourth of July.
Coquille City Is preparing for a Fourth
of July celebration.
The Treasurer of Marlon County had on
hand June 1 the sum of $24,953 23.
A district Epworth League convention
will be held at Baker City June 14-16.
Sixteen carloads of horses from Heppner
bound for South Omaha were fed at the
Huntington stockyards Wednesday.
The question of bonding school district
No. 8, Malheur County, In the sum of
$3000, to Improve the school building, will
come before the voters June 15.
Farmers are taking advantage of tho
fine weather to haul stove wood and
posts for fencing from the mountains,
says the Condon Times.
J. H. Tlmon has discovered a 11-foot
vein of coal where he has been opening up
a mine on Lampey Creek, says a Coos
County paper. The mine is located with
in 200 yards of the river.
It is reported from La Grande that the
2-year-old son of John Garret, north of
the depot, swallowed, the partfal contents
ofjj a pup of lye. "pie child was jescued
by the'aid of a stomach pump.
Coos River is troubled with some one
who Is trying to play the ghost act, ac
cording to the Myrtle Point Enterprise.
Several attempts have been made to ajJ
pfehend tho ghost, but he Is too fleet for
his pursuers.
Teachera for the Lebanon public school
have been emploed. and are: W. C. Mc
Kee, vice-principal; Miss E. Fletcher, of
Sakem; Miss May Norwood, of Halsey;
Miss Bessie Hammer, of Albany; Miss
Maude Keens, of Eugene; Miss Mabel
Carson, of Lebanon.
A cream separator has been Installed at
the C. F. Blake place, In Dead Indian,
says an Ashland paper. It Is expected
that S00 pounds of milk dally will be sup
plied during the Summer season. The
cream will be delivered to the Ashland
creamery twice a week.
The Simpson Lumber Company expects
to start up Its logging camps on Daniels
Creek and resume the operation of the
railroad the first week in June, says a
Coquille paper. It Is expected that tho
Coos Bay Logging Company, which will
do the logging for the Simpson Lumber
Company, will put In at least 8,000,000 feet
of logs before November.
J. Duff McAndle has bought from J. C.
Johnson, of Steel Mountain, 2350 year
lings and 2- ear-old withers, says the
Antelope Herald. He has also 'bought
from Joe Bannon and Pat Radlgan 1300
head of yearllrg wethers; from C. Friend,
700 mixed yearlings: and from M. J. Fln
layson, 700 yearlings, the price paid for
the three lots being $2 per head.
About 600 head of the cattle purchased
by J. E. Reynolds In Wheeler and Gill
iam Counties, broke through Sprlngston
& Rogers' corral at Condon recently.
When their escape was discovered in the
morning, the cattle had scattered for miles
In every direction, and the cowboys had
to do a good deal of hard Tiding to get
them back. Eighteen head were lost.
John Combs was the victim of a singu
lar accident last week, which came near
costing him his life, says a Prinevllle
correspondent. He was served with a
cup of coffee, principally a solution of
concentrated lye. The lye had been used
In cleaning the coffee boiler, and through
some neglect had not been thrown out.
The young woman who prepared this
strong coffee was also a victim, of her
own carelessness.
Heavy rains and high water last week
played havoc with some of the ranches
and roads In the south half of Wheeler
County. Allen & Oakes are the heaviest
losers. On Bear Creek Tuesday they lost
50 head of sheep and SO tons of hay, and
the alfalfa In the big field on their Bridge
Creek ranch was completely inundated
with three feet of water, TVhich carried
away a stretch of fence. Hail fell as
iarge as marbles.
A meeting of the officers and executive
committee of the Sunday School Asso
ciation of Morrow County was held at
Morrow last week. Mrs. Lacy, Messrs.
Crawford and Sallng. of Heppner. were in
attendance. The usual . business was
transacted and it, was. dee'ded that tha
annual Sunday School picnic be held the
third Thursday in June at Lexington. Tho
Sunday Schools of the county will soon
be called upon for their annual contri
bution for the support of the state work.
A thrifty Dutch Flat farmer, of- the
Populist persuasion, tried a little game
op the County Clerk, sas a Dalles paper.
One day a week before the farmer brought
to tho Clerk's office one ear and part of
the scalp of a coyote, which he claimed
he had killed on his pine with strych
nine. He was allowed the bounty of $2,
although the Clerk was in some doubt
as to the legality of granting It when one
ear of the scalp was presente'd.4 His sus
picions that there was some crookedness
at the bottom of the business were fully
verified the other day when the same
farmer brought in the head, of a coyote,
with one ear and the surrounding scalp
missing. Of course, he had a story to
account for the missing ear, but it didn't
work with the Clerk worth a cent, and his
palpable attempt to cheat tbeyicaunty out
J of $2 fell through.