THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1901,
FOUND DEAD BY ROADSIDE
PROMINENT EASTERN OREGON
SHEEPMAN AND RANCHER.
Coroner's Jury Bronprht in a Verdict
That Death Resulted From
Henrt Failure.
BAKER CITY, Or.. June 12. Donald
McPhall, a prominent sheepowner and
rancher, was found dead by the roadside
near the town of Durkee, on the O. R.
& N. Railway early this morning:. He
was in Durkee yesterday, and left on
horseback for his ranch last evening: He
had got down from his horse and re
moved a bag of sugar, Which he used as
a pillow for his head. The verdict of
the Coroner's jury was death from heart
failure.
McPhall was about 60 years of age, and
was quite well to do, having a large band
of sheep and other property. Mr. "Whit
tier, of Huntington, was interested with
him In business. Deceased was a Scotch
man, and so far as known all his relatives
reside in Scotland. He will be burled in
the Catholic cemetery here tomorrow.
RELIEF CAME TOO LATE.
Tito Miner, Overcome by Fonl Air,
Died After Reaching Surface,
t BAKER CITY, Or., June 12. This morn
ing a, party of miners who were changing
shift, about 5 o'clock at the Baby Mc--3Cee
mine, near Sumpter, In the Cable
Cove district, found J. B. Conroy and
Herbert Thomas, who had been working
in the long tunnel, in an unconscious state
from the effects of foul air. They were
tIU breathliur. and the day men carried
them to the mouth of the tunnel and sum
moned medical aid. Everything possible
was done to revive them, hui they both
died about two hours after they were
brought out. Thferc waa no evidence of
foul play, and the theory Is that -they
were asphyxiated by the foul air caused
by the repeated explosions of powder used
in blasting.
ACCIDENT IX. -VVpHH.
Jinn's Tronncrx CntiRht on Shnft He
AVa.s SrIouiily Injured.
CORVAL.L.I6. Or.. June 12. Robert Lo
gan met with a serious accident at his
sawmill on Greaty Creek, southwest of
here, Monday afternoon. Ho was step
ping over a swiftly revolving shaft, when
his troupers caught on the machinery.
He was jerked downward, and his weight
Xno-kcd the rim from the nulcy, leaving
one jagged-edged pulley-spoke to tear
away flesh, muscles and ligaments in the
Ijack of his leg from the thigh down,
riven portions of the bone were chiseled
off by the rapidly revolving pulley-spoke.
The mill was stopped in time, perhaps, to
save. Logan's life, though his Injuries are
serious.
TAUGHT UXDER TILE OF GRAVEL.
One Miner IVa Scriotmly Hnrt, An
other Slightly Injured.
MEDFORD. June 12. Last night at the
Sterling mine, on Applegate, 13 miles from
Medford. owned, by H. E. Ankeny & Co.,
while Employes Y. Allen and B. "".Tones
were preparing a blast, the gravel caved
in upon them, breaking nine of Allen's
ribs and seriously injuring him internal
ly. B. Jones was only slightly Injured
and will be able to resume work in a
lew we-ks. Allen was buried beneath the
gravel for several hours before being lib
erated. Three Men Drovrned.
GOLD BEACH, June 12. Charles Stra
han, William Strahan and Thodore Flem
ming were drowned at Cape Blanco Reef
last Wednesday. They were gathering
ea birds' eggs for the San Francisco
market. Their bodies have not been re
covered. Charles Strahan leaves a wife
and two children.
STATE HAS NO POWER.
Cannot Stamp Out Mange Among
Home of Indian.
SALEM, June 12. Stockmen in the vi
cinity of the Umatilla Indian reservation
have for a long time been caused greit
loss by mangy horses being permitted
to stray oir tne reservation, and mingle
with horses on the range. Repeated ef
forts have been made to control the In
dians and their horses, on the reservation,
but all to no avail, thus far. and the
present indication Is that the state author
ities are powerless. State Veterinarian
McLean recently made a visit to tho
reservation to ascertain the extrjit qf the
disease, and reported to the State Do
mestic Animal Commission that about
two-thirds of the horses on the reserva
tion are affected with mmg. Dr. Mc
Lean corresponded with United States
District Attorney Hall to ascertain what
steps can be taken with a view to sup
pressing the disease, and the latter official
Teferred the matter to the Attorney-General-
of the United States. After receiv
ing a reply from the Attorney-General,
Mr. Hall wrote Dr. McLean, saying:
"The attorney -decides that the State of
Oregon has no power to enact or enforce
laws for the punlsnment of offenses com
mitted by Indians upon the Indian reser
vations, so long as they maintain their
tribal Telallons. So I am bound to ln
from you that under such ruling you
xannot jgo upon the Umatilla reservation
for the purpose of enforcing the laws for
the- prevention of contagious diseases,
enaeted by tho last 'Legislature."
Dr. Mct-ean concludes from this that
unless other means than state inter
ference can be devised, the contagious
diseased will be perpetuited Indefinitely
In that vicinity. While at the reservation
he secured a piece of skin from the body
of a diseased horse md sent it to the
Bureau of Animal Industry, at Wash
ington, D. C, so that that department
may know the actual conditions, and so
as to enlist their aid In stamping out tho
disease.
TJJRNS UP AT FOREST GROVE.
Mlsilng Washington Man Has No
Recollection of Trnvcl".
FOREST GROVE. June 12. E. Bos
"worth, of Dayton, Wash., who it Is said
left home about a month ago with the
intention of returning at once, and for
whoij much anxiety has been felt by his
fam&y, reached the home of G. Walker.
here,entirely destitute of means, at C
o'clock this morplng. Bosworth came
here from McMlnnVllle. He relates that he
left Dayjpn. where he has a wife and
one chlldrand is engaged in the furniture
business. br Walla Walla. April 7, to do
some banRfag business, and found the
bank closedX He says this is the last
definite remembrance he has. had since
he departed. V.
Somewhere fn. the mountains he says
he has been sick, and ha& hid a very
severe pain In tne back of his head, al
most all the time. His hands Indicate
that he has done some hard work re
cently. He Js the fen of Rev. U. C. Bos
worth, of Chicago. Wis father as pas
tor of the Congregational Church here
about 15 years ago. and his mother
Is one of the editors on the Advance, a
Congregational paper published Jn Chi
cago. V
LARGE WOOL SALES.
Trvclve Cento Per Pound Paid for a
Conntdernblc Quantity.
THE DALLES. Or., June 12. Large sales
of wool have been made at the Wasco and
Moody warehouses this week, tha, largest
of the season being reported from the lat
ter house, where over 500.000 pounds have
changed hands, 300,000 of which weresojd
to a Boston firm at 12 cents per Vound.
George Toung and R. "R. Hlnton, large
growers In the vicinity of Shanlko, who
held their last year's clip in the waYfer
houses of The Dalles, and their this year's
crop at Shanlko, arrived In this city yes
terday, selling: their entire holdings here
Ktoday.
Wool Snlcs at Shanlko.
SHANIKO, Or., June 12. About 3.000.000
pounds of wool Is stored in the warehouse
at this place, and wool will continue to
arrive for another month at least. The
prices paid are the best anywhere In
Eastern Oregon. Thirty-five clips have
been sold to date, one of which sold for
10 cents, and the others at prices rang
ing from 11 to 11 cents per pound.
Farmer' Meeting?.
M'MINNVILLE. June 12. At the far
mers' meeting, held In the Opera-House'
yesterday afternoon, C. L. Smith, of Min
nesota, delivered an interesting address
on farming and stockraislng. In the
evening Mr. Smith delivered his famous
address on "Home Making." to a large
and appreciative audience.
CAME TQ OREGOX IX 1845.
The Lnte Stephen A. Iolcomu Fu
neral "VVI1I Occur Today.
HILLSBORO, June. 12. The funeral of
Stephen A. Holcomb, who was accident
ally killed at West tJn,lon, yesterday, Jy
the explosion of a gopher gun, will take
place tomorrow, at 12:30. The body will
be interred In the Jolly cemetery, under
the auspices of Tuallty Lodge, A. F. &. A.
M., of this city.
Deceased was born in Ohio;, September 1,
122. and came to Oregon from Indiana
- .
-
"S? ' ic
rttw sfb&t&$ &4-4 k4 i,:
Stcnnn A. Holcomb.
In 1S43. With he exception of a year
In the Cayuge War, 1847-4S, and a short
time spent In the California gold mines
In 1849, he had resided In Washington
County since. He married Miss Amanda
Lee In 1S50. who. with six children, sur
vives him W. W of Los Angeles. Cal.;
A. L-, of Lents Grant, Frank, Charles
and Mrs. Belle Wilson, of West Uqlon.
RICH STRIKE IN CLLMAX. MINE.
Many Pronpectorn Have Rnnhed Into
the Granite District.
BAKER CITY. June 12. John F. Har
dee, of the Climax mlpe, in the Granite
district, arrived here yesterday. He says
a 19-foot ledge of gold-bearing quartz
rock has been cut at the mine. In .his
opinion it is one of the greatest strikes
ever made in the district. At first it wts
thought the foot wall had been struck,
but the find proved to be 6. large ore
body. In a slate . formation. "When the
news of the strike became tioised about,
there was a great rush of prospectors to
that vicinity, and In a yery brlei! ppace
of time every available foot of ground
was staked out and location notices now
dot the hillsides In every direction.
Good Striken in Set eral Mines.
Encouraging reports come from the Su
sanvllie district of rich strikes In sev
eral new mines and prospects. The Bad
ger mine is sending two carloads of ore
daily to Whitney for shipment to San
Francisco. The new wagon road from
Whitney to Alamo will soon be completed.
This road lessens the distance and the
grades from Whitney to the best mines.
The new postofllce will be opened at
Whitney within the next two weeks. It
is not known who will be appointed post
master. More Jllncrs Lilccjy to Be Employed.
Manager Arthur Buckbee, of the Vir
tue mine, came in today with a nice lot
of gold. In the shape of bullion and con
centrates, the result of last month's clean
up. The mine Is being worked with a
force of 20 men, who lake out enough ore
to keep 10 stamps going steadily. There is
a good prospect, owing to the steady In
crease in values, of the working force
being considerably augmented. This would
necessitate the operation of more stamps.
Many Mines Located.
Some promising discoveries have been
made recently In the Bridgeport district,
reports of which have reached this city
from time to time. The result of the pros
pectprs' work Is commencing t a'ppear
in the number of new locations being filed
on quartz claims In that part of the country-
Several sets of location papers have
been filed for record with the County
Recorder of this county this week.
Orcol Mine Bonded.
The Qreol mine, In the RoblnsonvJUe
district, owned by L. D. Shoat, J. L.
Baer and Herman Fupbs, of this city, has
been bonded to J. F. Cupid for a good
round sum, the amount of which the
parties to the transaction decline to state.
This Is one of the promising properties In
Eastern Oregon.
Quotations ofMining Stocks.
SPOKANE, June 12. The closing quotations
for mining stocks today were:
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Atntr. uoy .. ?
Ulacktall .... 84
Butte & Bos.. 1
Crystal 4i
Conjecture .. 5
Deer Trail ... 214
Dewey 2Vi
Gold Ledge.. s
Iron Mask
H'clMorn. Glory.. 3 3,t
8"4IMorrlson 34 a$s,
lstPrln. Maud... 1 2
3V Ramb. Car ...30 304
o&itiepuDiic iuji 114
2-fii Reservation
2
SVttRoss. Giant ,
lS Sullivan
30 ITom Thumb.
. 3 3ft
.lok 11 h
'2 1A
2i 2
L. P. Surp... &
GVil Waterloo
Mtn. Lion ...IS 21Val Wonderful
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. Official closing
quotations for mining stocks:
Alpha Con $0 03IMexlcan JO 14
Andes
4lOcoidental Con ... 3
OOphlr 80
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Caledonia ..?....
Challenge Con ...
Chollnr .-
Confidence-
Con. Cal. & Va...
Crown Point ....
Gould & Curry...
Hale Si Norcross.
Justice
j "4Ct " v
20 Overman 20
45Potosl 10
18 Savage 9
5 ilerra Nevada ... 25
60 Silver Hill 20
2 X Standard 3 70
8 Union Con 18
7 Utah Con 3
20 Yellow Jacket .... 13
NEW YORK. June 12. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 ISlLlttle Chief JO 13
Alice 40lOntarIo 8 00
Breece 1 SOlOphlr DO
Brunswick Con .. 16Phoenlx 34
Comstock Tunnel. SjPotosl 8
Con. Cal. & Va... 2 3.rSavage 7
Seadwood Terra.. SGlSIerra Nevada ... 22
Horn Silver 1 15SmaIl Hopes -15
Iron Silver MStandard 3 05
Leadvlllo Con .... &
BOSTON. June 12. Closing quotations:
Adventure 17 501Humboldt $ 25 00
jiing. Aim. jo.. a ixiusceoia 87 f0
Amal. Copper.. 121 75Parrott
5! r.O
Atlantic 32 60QuIncy
Boston &. M. bid. 4 50Santa Fe Cop
Butte & Boston 114 OOiTamarack ....
Cal. & Hecla..: 825 OOiUtah Mining .
Centennial 30 OOlWInona
Franklin 17 00WolverInes ...
170 00
7 00
330 00
30 00
2 60
50 50
Grazing: Permits Approved.
WASHINGTON, June 12. The Secre
tary of the Interior today approved
twelve permits .for .grazing 3S.350 head of
sheep in the Cascade reserve, as amend
ed by Commissioner Hermann yesterday.
New Oregon Postmaster.
WASHINGTON. June 12. C. Y. Biker
was today appointed postmaster at Wal
terville, Or., vice F. M. Dodson, deceased.
FINISHED THEIR STUDIES
TEX PUPILS RECEIVED WHITMAN
COLLEGE DEGREES.
Subject of Oration to Class Was the
Whitman Controversy" Wcll-
Knovrn MIsMionnry Defended.
"WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 12. At
Whitman College this morning, Rev.
Myron Eells, of Twana, Wasn., oeiiveied
tne annual address on the history ot
Marcus Whitman, devoting over an hour
to a discussion of the "Wnltman Contro
versy. ' Mr. Eells is a son of Rev. Cusn
ing Eells, rounder of the college. He is
one of the trustees or the couege, and
arrived yesterday to participate in the
annual meeting of the board.
Mr. Eells spoke at length of the criti
cisms of Professor E. O. Bourne, who
gained notoriety some time ago by tne
publication of a lengthy articje in the
Aerican Hlstorlcal'Rcvlew. under the cap
tion, "The Legend of Marcus Whitman. '
The objections and criticism 'were taken
one at a time and answered by testimony
gathered from every source.
Is umctous j
prominent historians were quoted, show
ing the truth of the Whitman story, ana
collaterally the facts were substantiated
by evidence of pioneers and missionaries
who labored in the field many yearb ago.
For 20 years, Rev. Mr. Eells has been en
gaged In gathering facts to demonstrate
the correctness of the story of Whitman's
early missionary work, his trip to Wash
ington and his efforts to" keep the North
west for the United States. He has at
tempted many times to get from pioneers
and people In Missouri facts as to Mr. j
Whitman's efforts to get a colony to come
to Oregon, thus making the most positive
proof of the legend. The work has never
been given up, for the critics have always 1
asked for proof of the trip to Missouri,
and everything possible has been done
to get the facts.
Referring to this part of the criticism.
Mr. Eells spoke briefly, referring to the
facts as he had gathered them, lie .said:
"The next objection is that Dr. Whit
man did nothing worth mentioning to
induce people to come to Oregon In Ib-W.
Dr. Geiger's statement Is that after the
doctor's interview at Washington he sent
back word to Missouri to those who
wished to go ajid had it publUmed In the
papers and In a pamphlet. The objection
has been raised more than once that this
was not true, because no such pamphlet
and no such statement In the papers has
ever been found. This, to the speaker, Is
no objection, for he has lived so long on
frontiers that he knows that many pam
phlets go so completely out of existence 3
that some are never found, and others by j
mere accident It is almost or quite jm
possible to find full flips of tne papers
published in the '40s. Even books go to
the unknown. For example, I have never
seen a copy of 'Palmer's Travels Oyer the
Rocky Mountains.' published Jn 1845-46. a
book of 1S9 pages, although two editions
were published, the second in 1S52, yet I
haye searched the East and West to ob
tain a copy for nearly 20 years. All 1
know of It Is from the testimony of those
who have seen It. It is many times more
probable that a pamphlet of 1843 would go
to the .unknown, when those Interested In
1. nn..lVl nnt n.nll hrlnc It In nrprrnn with
them, for they -had to leave everything
they could, and the pamphlet would -naturally
be thrown awa
"Jn order to settle this question as far
as possible, J have been .trying for nearly
20 years to learn what reason caused ihe
immigration of 1S43 to start westward.
Thus far I have heard from 38. It Is not
necessary to reproduce the letters of Jthpse
pioneers who were not In any way Influ
enced by Dr. Whitman to come. 'Their
names are: Hon. Jesse Applegate, Hon.
Lindsay Applegate, A. .HM. ilr. lathcny,
WT. J Dougherty, J. B. McLane, J. U.
Baker, J. I. Shlvelv. J. K Litton,' Mrs.
Jess-e Looney, P. G. Stewart, W. C.
Hembree, H. A. Straight, DS. Holman,
William Wilson, S. M. Gilmore, H. D.
O'Bryant, o. Brown, J. Athey, Hon. J. W
Nesmlth, Governor P. H. Burnett a,nd W.
T. New by, 22 In all.
"On the other hand, 16, or more than
two-fifths, came because of Dr.' Whit
man's representations. They were: Nathan
Eaton," Charles Eaton, A. J. Hembree, J.
A. Stoughton, P. B. Whitman, Nineveh
Ford. W. Martin. J. P. Martin. Enoch
Garrison, J. Zachary (with several of his
neighbors), Miles Eyers, T. Smith, Mr.
Rlcard. John Hobson, William Waldo and
Mrs. C. B. Cary. Many of these letters
I have had published in a pamphlet treat
ing on this subject. One and all of those
coming from men who knew of Dr. Whit
man speak of the work of the doctor, and
several of them state that they were
caused to go West by the pamphlet or
newspaper notices of Dr. "Whitman sent
out for the purpose of interesting immi
gration." The address made a good impression on
the audience, and many new facts were
established, while others were corroborat
ed nicely. The matter Is considered of
great Importance to the college, and is
held more than a myth by the people, and
Mr. Eells, being so closely connected .with
the work of establishing the Whitman
story, is known to be an authority.
Commencement Exercises.
The nineteenth annual commencement
exercises of Whitman College were held
at the college chapel tonight, when a class
of 10 were given the degrees of the In
stitution. The exercises began promptly
at 8 o'clock, and the chapel was elab
orately decorated with flowers and potted
plants The class consisted of three young
ladles and seven young men, one of the
number. Ross R. Brattaln, being absent.
He was graduated "short" to allow him
to proceed to China to accept a place Jn
a school at Amoy. Other members of the
class were: Agrtes E. Adams, Clara A.
Chittenden. Carl D. Hauerbach. William
M. Proctor, Eliza N. Ramsay, James W.
Rigsby, George W. St. Clair, Harry N.
Tash, Allen L. Winans. The salutatorlan
was James W. Rigsby. while the honor of
valedictorian fell to Miss Ramsey. Five
orations were delivered. Miss Clara Chit
tenden spoke upon "The Power of Char
acter." Ca"rl Hauerbach upon- "The Man
of Mediocrity," Allen Winans discussed
"The Advantages of a .Small Cplleg;e,"
Harry Tash discussed "The Industrial
Problem," and William Proctor spoke of
Christ as "The Great Personality."
VANCOUVER WILL CELEBRATE.
Committee Named to Arrange ior
Observance of July 4.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 12. Vancou
ver will have a Fourth of July celebrA
tlon. A committee on general arrange
ments was named at a cjtlzens' meeting
last night, as follows: General John M.
Bacon. Frank Eichenlaub, S. F. Bodyfelt,
J.'R. Harvey. S. P. Galther. J. H. Elwell.
Thomas Corless, A. Hemlnger, W. C.
Springer. H. S. Allen. J. G. Lewis. Will
DuBols, W. W. McCredie, Charles Mc
Carty, Charles A. Blurock, the president
and secretary of the meeting to be ex
officio members of the committee. At the
close of the meeting the general commit
tee met and effected an organization by
the election of J. C. Wyatt president. R.
D. Mllles secretary, and J. R. Harvey
treasurer.
Women Form Association.
The women of this place have formed
an organization for the improvement of
the City cemetery. Following are the of
ficers of the association:
President, Mrs. Porter; vice-president.
Mrs. E. G. Crawford; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. Alma Marshall; recording sec
retary, Mrs. Alice McCredie; treasurer,
Mrs. I. N. Gray.
ALASKA NATIONAL RANK.
Last Report to Washington Shows
It Is Falling Behind.
WASHINGTON, June 8. According to
a statement recently given put by the
Controller of the Currency, Alaska's sole
and only National bank Is falling behind
rather startllngly; this Is the bank" at
Juneau. It may be that the movement
that Is now on foot to establish a Nation
al bank at Sitka has had some effect
upon the condition. of the Juneau estab
lishment. Negotiations looking to the
opening of a National bank at Sitka have
been going on before thfc Controller for
some little time, and are expected to
come to a head in a .short time.
The following statement chows the con
dition of the Juneau bank on April 21
last, as compared to Its rondltyonQn Feb
ruary 5:
April 21. Feb. 5.
Loans and discounts f 59,S61 $ 64,454
Bonds to secure circulation. 12,500 12,oj0
Bonds to secure U. S. de
posits 73,000 75.000
Gold reserve In hank 20.740 19.815
Specie reserve In bank 20,932 33,305
Total money tfcserve In bank 3t f 93 S6.570
Tctal resources. . . .-. 2 j0 147 ZUMi
Capital stock 50,000 50000
Undivided profits 3,147 1.692
National bank notes Issued 12,500 12,500
National bank notes out
standing 4,850 5.S50
Individual deposits ' 83,594 123,243
Average reserve held, per '
ceitt ... 24.21 31.16
RESOLUTION RESCINDED.
Neirro Mnxonry Not Recognised h?
Gand Lokc o Wnshlnctpn.
TACOMA, June 12. The Grand Lodge of
Masons today rescinded the resolution
adopted two yeare ago ..recognizing jiegro 4
Masonry. The action .of. the lodge at that
time' was severely criticised .ail oyer lhe
United States, .and .as a result the next
to return to the, old .established .principles,
but the replutJon was. so artfully drawn
that sister lodges refused lo" construe It
as an honest expression. Today the lodge
in unmistakable language .made Jts, posi-
Another attempt wee. made .to let xlawn
the bars on the Hqyor .question so that
Masons could engage .In the -salpon busi
ness, but it was .almost unanimously itfoted
down. It was decided to levy .an assess- j
ment -of 50 cents a year .on each member
to create a fund to .establish 4 Masonic
home. This, will raise About 43000 a,nn,ually
in the Grand Lodge Alone, "and the grand
chapter and gia.nd .cpinmn.ndery will also
contribute, while the. Eastern Star Auxil
iary has p. fund already started. The lo
cation of the home will jpot .be determined
until the X ucdis entirely raised.
GOLDSRQ ROUGH BROKE 3DOWN.
Iad AJLnaot Cpjplctcd, JLcr Lat Of
flcIj'Tst'Rnjn. SEATTLE. June 12. The torpedo-boat
poldsborough, built by Wolff &. Zwlckir.
of Portland, this afternoon went out on
what was Xo have he-en her flnal official
I test and .broke her rock .shaft. The accl
1 dent happened .opposite the city, .when the
urau. was unaer tiuii .sjiea. it is expeciea
that the hreak will be r.enalred Jn 10 days
pr so. The Goldfiba'rough Jias successful-
she would hare made this jail -right, as j
J l"T1l 11 4 .lllf). 41I1U AJUL LUi. LtlU " "
sne was .near tne end .01 ner course.
JDcatli Wnrrnf jot JkLurdcrer -burned.
TACOMA, June 12. Under ,the mandate
of the Supreme Court the "dea'th warrant
of Eben L. Boyce, ilie -wi.fcHmurderer, was
issued by Judge SneU today". Tjxe date
of execution .was fixed lor FridayAugust
9. Bc'ce's" Attorneys gave notice "of ap
peal and will apply for 'a .stay jo'f exe
cution. When he left the' courtroom Boyce
said he would rather be hanged' than haye
his sentence commuted to 'imprisonment
even for 10 vears.
Washington Land Dccinion.
WASHINGTON, June' 8. The Secretary
of the Interior has affirmed the decision
of the General Land Office cancelling the
homestead entry of a quarter section of
land in tthe Spokane -land district, Wash
ington, made by JohnH. Hulbejt. Con
test was brought -by Jacob Walsborn, who
alleged npn-compliance with 'tqe home
stead lawi
Sjioknnc Elka ;V111 Help -ExponltJon.
SPOKANE Wash. June 12. Spokane
Elks have joined with 3the Spokane Inter
state Fair management, and, during Sep
tember will dedicate -the -new $60,000 tem
ple, initiate a class of 200 members, give
a circus and generally point things purple
for' one week. Tfce exppsJtjon ' manage
ment and Elks sign papers tomorrow, and
will henceforth work together.
Contractu for State Supplies.
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 12. The State
Printipg Boa,rd met today and Jet con
tracts for the year's supplies of the .state,
as follows: Richmond Paper Company, of
Seattle, jpaper; Gane J3ros., of Chicago,
binding supplies; Van Epps & Churchill,
of Olympia, desk supplies. These .con
tracts are for one year only.
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WJ1I Address. Graduates.
SALEM, June 12. Superintendent of
Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman will
deliver an address before the graduates of
the public' schools at Dayton on Friday
eYC-nlnp, and will speak on a similar oc
casion at Oakland on Saturday evening.
Railroad Land Patent Approved.
WASHINGTON, "June S. The ,Scretary
of the Interior has approved ,a patent of
2750 acres In the Olympia land district,
Washington, to the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company.
PROSECUTION IS BEQUESTED.
.Quarantine O Ulcer nt Astoria Com
plains Against Three Men.
ASTORIA, Or., June 12. Quarantine Of
ficer Earle has addressed a letter to
United Slates District Attorney Hall at
Portland, ' requesting him to proceed
against John Reld, John Kearney and L.
E. Howes, .for violating the,.quarantlne
regulations of the port. The letter speaks
particularly of Reld, stating that this Is
his fourth offense, and asks that the mat
ter be not compromised this time, as was
done in the former cases.
The specific charge .made Js that the
launch Elf made iast to the steamship
Palatina while she was being inspected
by the quarantine officer, and before the
yellow flag had Jaeen lowered. - Dr. Earle's
letter was accompanied by one which he
liad received from the Charles F. Beebe
Company, of Portland, protesting against
a rival In the boating and .ship-supply
business being permitted to disregard the
quarantine regulations while Its boat
stood away from vessels until' the yellow1
flag had beenUowered.. Dr,l Earle said
that this letter had not influenced his ac--Hon,
as he had decided to present the mat
ter to the District Attorney before it was
received. If" any action hns been taken
by Mr. Hall, Jt Js .not jpfflcially known
here. In defense of bis action Mr. Reld
states that when he went alongside the
Palatina he had on his launch Dr. J. A.
Fulton, State Health Officer, whose duty it
Is to .Inspect incoming vessels, and to per
mit him 0 board the steamship it was
necessary to run alongside and make fast
to her.
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Mu.nlC'ipROvrnershlp Decided On.
HILLSBORO.VjQr.. June 12. The City
Coimcil has decided opvmuniclpal owner
ship of the water and light plant, and a'
committee has, been appointed to select
a man for arbitration- of values. The
water company will select a man, and If
these two cannot agree on a price, a third
will be chosen. The plant was built 10
years ago, and the city has a 510,000 in
terest. The water company asks 516,000
for its interest, and leaving refused n
offer of ?ll,000, the matter will go to an
arbitration committee. Arrangements will
be made to float boncIs to cover the pur
chase price and the 510,000 in outstanding
bonds.
JjeccptloH Committee.
ASTORIA, Or.. June 12.-Tbe Chamber
of Commerce has appointed as a recep
tion and entertainment committee to meet
the Congressional river and harbor com
mittee, upon their arrival here, the fol
lowing citizens of Astoria: Hon.. C. W.
Fulton, Jugge F. J. Taylor, Judge J. Q. A.
Bowiby, G,W. Lounsberry, Samuel El-
more a,n.d H Van DuBpq.
THIRTY-FOUR GRADUATED
P4JPILS OF THE STATE AGRICUL
TURAL COLLEGE.
Address to Class Was Made fcy -W.
W. .Cotton, of Portland Promo
tions in XTndct Buttallon.
CORVALLIS, Or., June 12. Thirty-four
graduates were sent out from the Ore
gon Agricultural College today. Follow
ing are the members of the clasi-:
Science course Ivy Burton, Flora Wil
son, Henrietta Campbell, Carrie Danne
man. Myrtle Herbert. Grace Michael.
Ma-ud , Hoover. Bessie Michael. Mabel
Jones. -Mabel Wlthycorobe. Ethel Kyle.
Blanche Riddle, Bessie Smith, Lizzie
Hoover.
Agricultural course Ivan Brown. Robert j
Wlthycombe. Charles jxorner. wnuam
Junkln1 Fred Stump
Mechanical course Airrca uampocu,
Stanley Herbert, William Hlllman, John
"iley, Martin Johnson, William Pate.
Leo Kraps, Edgar Shepard.
Pharmacy course Mabel Davis. Blanche
-Hojden, Fred jColVlgT "Ernest Redd, John
.Stalker, Clyde Williams. .Frank Ward.
Degrees wore conferred as follows:
Muster of Science.' John F. Fulton. '92;
C. M. McKelllps. Purdue University, '96;
Dr. W.'W. Smith, '95; A. R. Woodcock.
'99.
The graduating exercises occurred in the
Armory. The -decorations, though not
W. -W. Cotton.
elaborate, jvere pretty. The words. "Class
.of ,1901." forked In .marguerites, the clas3
flower, .occupied a conspicuous place over
She platform. The class wore black gowns
and mortar-boards.
The programme .opened with music ' by
J jthe -Corvaljls orchestra. After the invfica-
Jtion and another orchestral selection.
Charles Horner, salutatorlan, delivered
an oration, with "Intellectual and -Technical
Training" for a subject. The speak
er argqed aj?ainst an education devoted
only tooratory, language and other forms
of culture, to the neglect of a m'ore sci
entific "and practical education. After a
yoca,I .solo -by Professor John Fulton, W.
W. .Cotton, pt Portland, was Introduced
for the adjdress to the graduating class.
Herald in.part: " ,
A.ddrcss to Graduating Class.
"Adairt was driven from the Garden of
Eden with these words ringing in his ears:
" In the sweat of thy face shajt thou
.cat bread till thou return unto the ground.
ior out or u wast tnou taken; ror oust
tb.ou art, And unto dust "shalt thou re
turn.' "So far as this world is concerned, It Is
the lot of man 'to labor' and to die. No
one oan escape death. -T.he world- may owe
.you a living,- you will find that Jt is
a- .fairly -hard debt to -collect. Up to the
present .time, tie work which you havo
performed hag been Ipld out for you, and
in Jthe planning of Jt you have had but
.little to do. " You haye performed ,the con-J
venijonoi worK 01 general preparation,
and ,theT work. Tof spscial preparation for
some particular occupation in life must
now begin. So far. In life's Journey you
have trod a common path', but you have
now reached thepartlrig" of the ways.
"Think of a pass In the mountains end
ing uion .a great desert over which no
'road is marked1. Thrdug'h the defile the
road Is plain -and must' be followed; but
when the desert" Is Teached the traveler
must pause, take his bearings, consider
well the course to be pursued, and then
follow that course without deviation. If
he does not take these wise precaution'?,
he will pronably never reach a place of
safety and will wander miserably about
until death overtakes him.
"It seems to me that you. In company
with each other, hav.e Just passed over a
well-marked road, and are standing today
looking out upon the great plain of life.
Is It not fitting that you should' now pause
and determine upon the point which you
intena. to reacn tne course wnicn you in
tend to pursue nnd then resolve that you
will follow that .course with a flx'ed and
steadfast purpose?
"The present age Is ope which demands
special preparation for some particular
line of work. This Is Illustrated by the
primary object of the college from which
you are now graduating. For many years
'farming was regarded by people general
ly as an occupation which simply demand
ed hard physical labo'r, without the exer
cise of much thought. It is now under
stood that agriculture involves the prac-'
tical application of probably more scien
tific knowledge than any other single oc
cupation pursued by man.
Lern 0 Do Some Useful Thing.
"You should therefore determine that
you will learn to do well some useful
thing, for the doing ,of which the world
Is -willing .to compensate ypu. purlng
hard times there is always a class of
men and women .who are earnestly seek
ing employment, and who are willing, as
they state, 'to do. anything.' When you
come to jtalk with" "these Individuals, you
will find that they have never prepared
themselves for any particular line of work,
or else that they are not sufficiently quali
fied to do that work better than the aver
age of their fellows. While they are will
ing to do anything, the reftl fact Is that
they cannot do anything well.
"Having made up your mind to do some
thing well, you must next select the
thing which 'you intend to do. Select an
occupation which will constantly give you
an opportunity to grow. When you have
selected your occupation, enter Immediate
ly upon the work of preparing for It.
Avoid the ynhappiness in -later life of
looking back upon wasted time. Take
your ease after you have earned It.
"Whatever you undertake to do, do It
hard. Energy Js -the source of the power
of many successful men. By energy I do
not mean a noisy, spluttering way of
rattling around", I mean steady, quiet
push. The noisy, flapping lid of the tea
kettle may have suggested the steam en
gine, but a godd steam engine makes no
noise." H'
The address of Mr. Cotton was well re
ceived. It was followed by a vocal duet
by Mrs. Pernot and Miss Ellen Chamber
lln. The valedictorian was Miss Ivy Bur
ton, of independence. Her subject was
"Luther and Liberty." After the vale
dictory the diplomas were presented by
President Apperson, of the Board of Re
gents, and the degrees were conferred by
President Gatch.
From 9 o'clock yesterday morning to 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon the junior
class was engaged In a target-shooting
contest for a gold medal awarded by
Major Edwards, commandant and Instruc
tor in military tactics- The medal was
taken by Noble W. Leadbeter, of Ben
ton County, with a score of 93 out of a
'possible 125. Second place was taken by
G. H. Thompson, of Marlon County, with
90 points.
Promotions have been announced In the
cadet battalion. The officers for next year
will be: Captains. Herman Tartar, Edgar
Tully, Chester Laughlln- and John E.,
Smith; First Lieutenant and band leader,
E. W. Redd; First Lieutenant and Adju
tant. W. E. Hanley; First Lleutepant and
Quartermaster, L. E-. Kurtlchanof; First
Lieutenants, Thomas BUyeu, Leroy Mat
ley, Noble W. Leadbetter and D". A.
1 Fruit; Secopd Lieutenants, J E, M9GJI-
'SSSsaSff;BllTaiERS 00 ON STRIKE
Uzigif. A. N. AUspaush, Wl.lttra an
Grofes. Ro'y Howard: Drum Major, A. B.
Bower; Serscantoiaiar, Victor Spencer.
ASHLAND NORMAL SCHOOL.
Font Student Received IJJLnlonias
rCfjfluwencemcnt Exercise.
ASHLAND, Or., .June 12. The annual
commenc.mtnt cxcrcltes of the Southern
Oregon State Norm-il ' Schooljjccurred this
afternoon. Members of the graduating
class were: Gertrude Wilson, of Med- 1
ford; Lulu Cobb, of Wilbur; C.aude Holt.
of Ashland, and Ethclyn Hurley, of Tal-
cnt. the first named being the saiuta-
torian, and the last one tne valcqictcrian
of the c ass. 5
The Chautauqua building was bcauIful-
ly decorated, the class colors of pink ani
white, looped with roses, forming a con- !
splcuous part. Prealdeat W. M. Clayton
presented the diploma-;?. There was
large attendance of people from this place
and the -surrounding country. Last night
the annual recital of pupils In the mu
sical department took place before a
crowded house. Th",pr&gramrac consisted
of vocal and instrumental numbers
The programme In detail today was as '
follows: ; I
Invocation, Rev. J. T. Abbett; quartet. J
"Persian March." Miss Dunham, Ethel 1
...n. . ....,. Tl...lnL ,!. l T -1-1. I
uuuivii. .li'-uiau v-uiuwtiu, .ugiuii
O'Harra: salutatory, "The New Educa
tion." Gertrude Wilson; quartet. "May
Day." Misses Sllsby. Messrs. Burnett and
j Nell; oration, "Recognizing Opportuni
ties. Lulu Cobb; oration, "Count Tol
stoi," Claude' Holt; vocal solo. "Ex-
pectancy," Gertrude Wilson; valedictory.
"At the Threshold." Ethelyn Hurley;
1 presentation of Sherwin educational medal
to valedictorian; presentation of diplo
mas; duo, "Rhapsodl." Miss Durham. Bes
sie Eddy; benediction. Rev. A. M. Rus
sell. Commcnccmcnt Programme.
SALEM, June 12. The Northwest Nor
mal Cpllege of Music and Art will hold
its annual commencement exercises In
Albany and Salem, beginning at the for
mer place on Friday. June 14. Z. M. Par-
Vln, .dean of the college, announces the j
following general programfne:
Friday, June H. Albany Musical recital j
at the Congregational Church at 2:30 and I
nt 8 P. M.
Monday, Salem Musical recital at the
music and art studio, Murphy block, at
8 P. I.
Tuesday Musical recital at the music
and art studio. Murphy block, at 2:30 P.
M. Art reception and social at 8 P. M.
at the art studio and Normal College
rooms. Murphy block.
Wednesday Graduating recitals at the
Baptist Church at 2:30 and 8 P, M.
.Granted a Scholarship.
EUGENE, Or., June 12. Mark Woolf,
of .Nowberg, has heen granted a scholar
ship In history at the University of Ore
gon next year. Mr. Woolf is amember of
the graduating class of Pacific College
this year. A number of other scholarships
are "still open to graduates of the Uni
versity of Oregon and other colleges of
the state.
Tcncherp Elocted.
OREGON CITY. June 12. The Board of
Directors of the Willamette Falls school
today re-elected Millard Hyatt as princi
pal, and Miss Lizzie Shipley was elected
a teacher In the primary department.
Mrs. G. M. Strange, wno was re-elected
teacher of the Bolton annex of the West
Oregon City school, has resigned to ac
cept tho prlnclpalshlp of the Wlllsburg
school. Miss Harriet Bray has also ten
dered her resignation as a teacher In the
Barclay school.
Slow Healing
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Decomes a lestenng sore, tiny pimpics jjrow to dc 0011s,
swollen joints and inflamed glands often break out into offensive, slow healing
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suffers from an impure and sluggish circulation. Yon never feel well, you are not
and never can be well until the system is relieved of its terrible load of impuri
ties. With the blood so contaminated, so deeply poisoned, ulcers, boils and
sores of every kind are apt to become chronic and often develop into Cancer.
often caused by poverty of
the blood and a weak and
slow circulation, brought on
by long continued sickness,
malarial poisoning, torpid
liver, the nsef mercury, or
whatever is calculated to de
stroy the vitality of the blood
and break down the constitu
tion. These old chronic sores
lost sometimes for years, eat
ing into the flesh, muscles,
tissues, and even down into
the bones, .nnd are such a tax upon the system that it is bard for the patient to
recuperate, and a simple malady often proves fatal.
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ABOUT 1100 MEN WALK OUT IX SAN
FRANCISCO.
Question nt Iniue In the Dlnplnyin
of Union CnrdM by Retail
Butchers.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. The strike
of the journeymen butchers, which for
several cayi has been impending, went
Into effect at 10 o'clock this morning, and
at noon the strike committee made the
statement that about 1100 journeymen
meat-cutters, slaughter-men und driver,
had left tneir employment. The causes
leading up to the strike are unusual and
of a unique character. The question at
Issue Is tne displaying of union cards by
retail butcher. Wages and hours are not
Involved.
The strike was the culmination of a.
! long controversy. On the one hand the
mtmbtrs of tile union declined to patron-
ize houbes which failed to bang out the
union card after granting union demands
as to the worn, and wage schedules, and,
rn ttin UAW .L ...1 1. t.. - .u-
"" "- uauvi, iiiu uuiesciiL'is, ai uie re
quest of a majority of the retailers, as
they allege, declared that they would re
fuse to sell meat to union houses. Yes
terday the newi, went out that the Whole
sale Butchers' Association had given no
tice to all retailers to withdraw the union
J card by 10 A. M. today or take the al
ternative ot going without a supply of
meat.
Last night the union voted to strike in
every shop at 10 A. M. today, save those
showing the un.on card, providing the
wholesalers' demand was not withdrawn.
The union butchers report that between
100 and 150 shops out of a total of 350 have
retained the union cards, and that about
400 men are at work. The wholesale butch
ers, however, allege that there will be
no difficulty In supplying meat to their
customers. They will not furnish any to
houses showing a union card. The union
men Insist that they have had offers of
meat from the Middle Western States,
and that they have turned the matter
over to the retailers In harmony with
their plans who may obtain their future
supply outside of California. The non
union shops are displaying signs inform
ing their patrons that a meat famine need
not be leared.
Senator Foster in Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 12. Senator Fos
ter, of Washington, was in the city today
on his wav home from New York. He
Is busy looking after minor matters, most
ly of a special character. He called at
the Interior Department to urge the early
restoration of the southern portion of the
Olympic forest reserve to the public do
main, but' was to'd the matter was tak
ing Its course. The Senator leaves for
Tacoma tomorrow afternoon.
Tendered n Reception.
SALEM, June 12. Rev. Fred Hermann,
the pastor of the German Baptist Church
in this city, was tendered a reception list
evening by the congregation of thit
church. Besides a large number of resi
dents of this city, eight German Baptist
ministers, being all the pastors of that
denomination In the state, were present.
Rev. Mr. Hermann and wife came here
from Buffalo. N. Y.
Nciv Idaho Poitmnstcr.
WASHINGTON. June 8. E. F. Brandon
has been appointed postmaster at Magno
lia. Idaho, vice J F Edwards resigned.
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from the knee to the foot was one solid sore,
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