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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1901. VICTIMS QF. EXPLOSION three: MBX'i KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED. FIVE Blest ExploaedPtematurely, "While . They Were. Working on Railroad Xcar Kalama, 'Walk. KALAMA, Wash., June 2L Three men were killed and. Ave others Injured by the premature explosion of a blast on the Oregon & Washington Railroad. The scene of the accident was In a deep cut about half a mile south of this place. The dead: Thomas Graham, of Portland. Hugh Jamison, of Portland. "Scotty" Heeney, of Vancouver, B. C. Th Injured: James York,' of Carrollton, Wash., frac tured skull and injuries to back. John Bard, o'f Seattle, right arm. and tight leg broken. Lee Montgomery, of Seattle, Injured about the head and body. Arthur Hackett, of Kalama, right leg badly bruised.1' Charles Relllyf head and 'left leg in jured. Burkley, scalp wound. The cause of the explosion "will perhaps toever be known, as the men who were working at th6 drill-hole were Instantly 'killed. About .25 men were working In the cut, and from the survivors It is learned 'that Thomas Graham and Hugh Jamison, 'xf Portland, were loading a 12-foot drill-hole with No, 2 giant powder, and had put in about 100 sticks. It Is supposed that they had Just begun tamping the jpowder with an iron bar, as they had sometimes done before, when the explc lElon occurred. Jamison's head was blown off. Graham was blown almost Into a jelly, and 'Scotty" Heeney was blown up on top of the cut, a distance of 15 feet. His In juries are fatal, although he is still alive. His chin is blown off, -skull fractured, !orms and legs broken and holes blown through his body. His wound6 were" (dressed, and he was sent to a Portland hospital by the, , 'steamer Lurline. His i&ome is at "Vancouver, B. C- (Heeney arrived lh 'thls-xlty at 8 6'clock end was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he died at 7 o'clock.) SALEM" LQSES J5UIT. 'Cannot Rccoverqn Bond -Given fpr Electric Light Franchise, ' SALEM, Or., JuneZL-Judge George H. 'Burnett, of Department No. 1 of the Circuit Court, this morning decided the case of the City of Salem against F. R. Anson and the Fidelity & Deposit Com pany, of Maryland, in favor of the de fendants. The City of Salem Is given time to amend Its complaint, but the de cision is practically final. The action was brought to recover on a 55000 bond given bj' Anson as princi pal and the Fidelity & Deposit Company as surety. In this bond It was recited that the City of Salem had granted An-'eon-a franchise for the establishment and operation of an electric light, power and steam-heating plant, with the provision that the plant must be In operation by April 1, 1901, and that Anson must pay the city 2 per cent of the gross receipts of the plant. The bond stated further that Anson -had accepted this franchise and agreed to comply with its terms, for the faithful performance of which this bond was given. The bond was in the usual form, a plain obligation to pay the City -of Salem the -sum of $3000. with the conditions that if Anson should perform his part -of the agreement, then the bond should be void, otherwise to remain In lull force and effect. Anson having failed "ttr -establish- his plant, the city brought s"ult, and the defendant set up the defense that "before the city can recover It must allege and prove that It has been dam aged beyond a- nominal sum. Judge Burnett took this view of the case, holding that the promise to pay 50000 is not an agreement to pay that sum as liquidated damages, but to pay such damages as the city may suffer not exceeding 53000. The city had not alleged that it had been damaged In any particu lar. The city Is given permission to amend its complaint, setting forth the nature and extent of damages suffered, but as the city can prove very little, If anything, beyond nominal damages, the case seems to be practically settled. When the City Council granted this franchise. It did so upon conditions which were expected to result In some returns to the city. It was thought the city would cither get the 2 per cent of the gross receipts, in case the plant should be in stalled, or the 53000 if the plant should' not be installed. The city has neither. Judge Burnett's ruling was based upon decisions of the Oregon Supreme Court. About Through Canning Strawberries The Salem cannery will nearly finish Its run on strawberries this week, and has already commenced packing cherries. Peas will also be ready for canning next week, and the cannery will be rushed with work. The cannery has been re ceiving from 3000 to 10,000 pounds of 6trawberries per day. but the supply for 'canning purposes will be exhausted early next week. A force of about 125 persons 4s employed. Gosper Heirs File Statement. , Laura G. Thomas and Roscoo. C. Thomas, two minor heirs of William Cos per, deceased, today filed a statement In the Probate Court declaring their wish that the will of their ancestor shall tand; that Tllmon Ford continue as toecutor; that the executor continue his Suit in the Circuit Court against Gilbert Bros., and that Claud Gatch be continued fc receiver. These heirs also state that hey are opposed to the bankruptcy pro ceedings. All the Cosper heirs have now Joined In "this statement of their wishes tcpgarding v the administration of his es tate. Will Deliver Oration. tip. H. TyArcy, of this city, will deliver 'Iho oration atv the Fourth of July cele bration at .Gervals. S T j FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT. frill Probably Be Held In Baker City Next Month. C BAKER CITY, June 2L Through the l&fforts of Chief Fox, of the Baker City 'JPlre Department, arrangements are about Completed for a firemen's tournament, to &e held here on the occasion of the Red "shen's carnival, during the week of July :3S. Hose and ladder companies from Ore lon, Washington and Idaho will be here tind compete for the prizes which the car gjlval committee will offer. - The street fair will be. separate from 'file carnival, and will not partake of t the jimusement feature. The merchants are preparing to make some handsome dis iilays on Front street for several blocks. The Indian village has been arranged for tnd will be a unique affair. "5 Mayor Carter heads the committee to SErrange for illuminating the streets at Sight It is the purpose 'to have all of the principal streets brilliantly lighted every Evening. - 3J Circuit Court Opens Monday. J! Circuit Court for, the Eighth Judicial district will open here Monday, with XCudge Robert Eakin on tie bench. A ixumber of criminal cases are on the cal endar, but they are all of minor impor S&nce. The two most prominent will be She action against William Pierce for as saulting a young man named Munn with fi; deadly weapon, and the case of the gtate vs. Miller, the colored man, who is ficused of murdering a man at the North ole mine a few weeks ago. There i3 Ht fe evidence agajnst the negro. StFor "Fourth, of July Celebration. Xwo bands have been engaged and a fine t&splay of fireworks ordered for the j&mrth of July celebration here. The finance committee has met with splendid success In the matter of raising fund, which is something remarkable, as an other committee has been out soliciting funds for the Redxnen's carnival at the same time. The total amount raised by both committees Is not far from 53000. New Typographical Union. The charter for the Typographical "Union, recently organized In this city, has been received. The union will be known as Baker City Union, No. 530. Sufferer From Melancholy. Walter Cross, the man who was re moved from the west-bound train Tues day morning, in a demented condition, was examined this morning and adjudged not Insane. He is suffering -from melan choly and loss of memory. His brother-in-law has been found in the person of Rev. Iden, pastor of the Methodist Church at Wingville. Cross insisted that his brother-in-law's name was Robert Bowden. WILL AMOUNT TO $1500. Fines and Licenses Collected by Tito Deputy Fish Wardens. ASTORIA, June 2L Deputy Fish Com missioner McReavey, of Washington, and Deputy Fish Warden Bultman, of Ore gon, returned this evening from patrol ing the Upper Columbia and Willamette Rivers. . They report a successful trip, and the fines collected, applications for licenses secured and gear seized will amount to about 51500. Mr. McReavey received a letter from Fish Commissioner Little this evening stating that, owing to a scarcity of funds, the closing of two of the hatcheries on the Columbia River during the coming year would be necessary. Mr. McReavey will recommend that the Methow and Lit tle Spokane hatcheries be the ones discon tinued. "Want Piles Removed. During the past few days about 20 piles have been driven along the edge of the small sands between Tongue Point and Taylor's seining grounds. The gillnetters assert that these piles destroy one of their favorite drifting grounds, and also endanger their lives and property. A pe tition will be sent to the United States Engineers by the Fishermen's Union ask ing that the piles be removed. "Were "Red Fish. A number of small fish which wer cap tured by E. C. Greenman in Wallowa Lake were preserved In alcohol for the 'purpose of determining what they were, although they were believed to be red fish or young bluebacks. They were sent to Professor C. H. Gilbert, of the depart ment of zoology of Stanford University, lor his decision. A reply has been re ceived from him stating that they were red fish. Sot a Fish-Hatchery Stream Thomas Brown, the special deputy of the State Fish Commission, has recently been making an examination of the White Riyer, which Is a tributary of the Des chutes, for the purpose of finding hatch ery sites. He writes that, after careful examination of the stream, he finds that' it is not adapted- to hatchery purposes. Sawmill to Be Moved. On the next trip of the steamer Sue H. Elmore from Tillamook she will bring the machinery from the Davis sawmill, which has been In operation there for some time. The machinery will be taken to Carroll's Point, on the Columbia River, above Kalama, and set up there. County "Warrants to Be Called In. County Treasurer Thompson will Issue a call tomorrow for all warrants drawn on the general fund and indorsed prior to November 13, 1899. The amount to be distributed will be 53175 02. Of this, 52886 34 will be principal and 52SS CS in terest. STRIKE IS GENUINE. Prospectors Continue to Push Into the Bis Bend, Idaho, District. ' BAKER CITY, June 2L James McPhe lln and A. L. Curry returned yesterday from Vale, which is about 16 miles from the Big Bend of Snake River, where a rich gold strike was made recently. From Ben Richardson, of Vale, they learned that the reports in circulation about the richness of the gravel are In no way overdrawn. One company, some time since, started an experimental shaft to determine If the ground would pay. The shaft Is 12 feet square, and within a few feet of the surface It averaged 57 to the cubic yard, and at 85 feet from the surface, 527 in gold was taken out with every cubic yard of gravel. Water Interferes seriously with the work, as it flows in so fast that it is impossible to keep the pit clear. A Colorado company has secured a large tract of ground ad joining the discovery claim, and a dia mond drill has been ordered from Den ver. The Colorado company will prospect to bedrock. The new district is on the Oregon side of the river, but many prospectors are rushing 4n from Payette and Welser, Ida ho. A great many go from Ontario. Messrs. McPhelln and Curry met a large number going Into the new diggings. The residents of Vale are much excited, and most of the men have, gone over to the Big Bend district and staked out claims. Although several thousand acres have been staked out, the rush continues. Quotations of Mining Stocks. SPOKANE, June 21. The closing quotations of mining stocks today were: Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Prln. Maud .. 1?1 2 Amer. Boy T 8 Blacktall .... Butte & Bos.. Crystal 6 Conjecture .. SH 10 Qullp 20 27 iiamD. car ...50 31 Republic ..,..10 12 Reservation .. 2& 2 Ross. Giant .. 3 3H, KiillK'nn T T8L. Deer Trail ... 2 L. P. Burp... 0 Mtn. Lion ...22 Morn. Glory.. 4 ITom Thumb. ..11 12i Waterloo 1 Wonderful ... 3 3 Morrison .... 3U. SAN FRANCISCO, June 21. Official closing quotations of mining stocks: Alta 50 OSIMexlcan $0 24 Andes Belcher Best & Belcher.. Caledonia Challenge Con .. Chollar 'Occidental Con 12ODhIr 21 1 Overman Potosl Savage Sierra Nevada Confidence Silver Hill Con. Cal. & Va... 2 55 Standard 3 00 Crown Point 8 Union Con Gould & Curry. Halo & Norcross. Justice Utah Con. Yellow Jacket NEW YORK. June 21. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con $0 15 Alice 43 Utile Chief $0 13 Ontario 0 00 Ophlr 0 Phoenix 13 Breece 1 (50 Brunswick Con .. 15 Comstock Tunnel 5Potosl 5 Con. Cal. & Va. 2 05 50 1 35 Savage 5 Deadwood Terra. Horn Silver ..... Iron Sliver Leadvllle Con ... hlerra Nevada ... IS Small Hopes 40 Standard 3 05 58 CI BOSTON. June 21. Closing quotations: Adventure ....$ 17 75!Osceola ...$ 52 50 Blng. Min. Co.. 23 12Humboldt 25 00J Amal. Copper... 125 25Parrott 52 50 Boston & Mont. 92 OOiQulncy 7 02 Butte & Boston 123 50 Tamarack 335 00 Cal. & Hccla.. 800 O0Utah Mining .;. SO 50 Centennial .... 30 50iVlnona 2 00 Franklin 17 75) Wolverines .... 5"D 00 Ex aivldend. "WlU Celebrate Independence Day. OREGON City, June 2L At least three towns in Clackamas County will celebrate the Fourth of July in proper style. At Damascus, the celebration will be under the auspices of the Woodmen of the World, and State Senator Brownell will be the orator. United States Senator Mitchell will also deliver an address. The Maccabees will have charge of the cele. bratlon at Wright's Springs. A special patriotic programme has been arranged for the celebration at Gladstone Park, under the auspices of the Willamette Val ley Chautauqua Association. Hon. A. S. Dresser, Joint Representative of Clackamas and Multnomah Counties, today accepted an invitation to deliver the Fourth of July oration at Arlington. Sow Mill Burned. RAINIER, Or.; June 21. The Doern becher hardwood saw mill saught fire this evening, and was totally destroyed. Loss, 55000; no Insurance. CHURCH. FDLK AT IURNER ANNUAL, CQNVE.NTiON: OFJ CHRISTIAN . , JJENOMINAXipN: First Day-Would Indicate That This , Meoiins.Wlll. Be. the " Best Ever, Held. . TURNER, Or.. June 2L The 12th an nual convention of the Christian Church of Oregon opened here today. The meet ings are being held In tho Tabernacle, the gift of George Turner and Mrs. Cornelia Davis to the. Oregon Christian Mission ary Convention. The building has a seat ing capacity of. 5000, and was erected at a cost of 510,000. The Ministerial Association, convened at 10 A, M.. Rev. J. S. O. Humbert, of Cor vallls, presiding. The .morning session was given to devotional exercises? and the j - LOOKING OVER THE NORTHWEST FOR HIS CHURCH. ! 1 :??i7iSiV-.iS 1 DR, G. "W. MUCKLEY, NATIONAL SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. TURNER, Or., June 21. Dr. G. W. Muckley. national secretary of the board of church extension of the Christian church, will addres the Oregon Christian Missionary Convention at Turner, Sunday evening, June 23, and Tuesday evening, June 25. He will occupy the pulpit at the First Christian Church In Portland Sunday mornlnjr, June CO. Dr. Muckley has come to the Northwest to study the needs of the field. The extension board has helped to build 35 churches In Wash ington and Oregon, at an expenditure of about $20,C00. and has just voted to spend $5000 In the CKy of Portland. This board hag built over 550 churches In the United States and Canada. Mr. Muckley has been secretary of the board 11 years, and has lifted the fund from $35,000 to nearly $300,000. work of organization. Dr. David R Dun gan arrived on the morning train from Canton, Mo., ready to fill his place "en the programme. Professor G. A. WIrtz, of Albany, has charge of the music, and has already organized a choir of 50 voices, and if to day's meetings can be taken as an indi cation, this will be by far the greatest convention ever held by the church peo ple of Oregon. The afternoon session was opened with devotional exercises, led by Evangelist F. L. Stephens, followed by two excellent papers "Preachers and Preachers," by Rev. Albyn Esson, of Monmouth, and "Our Church Papers," by Rev, J. W. Jenkins,, of Hood River. After the song service In the evening Rev. Dr. Dungan delivered a strong devo tional sermon on "Prayer." What is prayer? Who should Pray? For what should we pray? Conditions of the an swer to prayer, and the results of prayer were some of the points brought out by Dr. Dungan, who Is one of the best speak ers in the United States. Among the many arrivals Is Dr. L. L. Rowland, of Salem. He came to Oregon from Missouri In 1S44. He has been in tho Christian ministry for many years. He was the first County Superintendent of Schools of Polk County, and held the first teachers Instlute In Oregon. He was the first State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction of the State of Oregon. Other ministers present are as follows: Rev. Arnold Llndsey, Portland; Rev. J. F. Trut, of Ashland; Rev. Albyn Esson, Monmouth; Revs. Morton L. Rose and J. B. Lister. Eugene; Rev. W. T. Matlock, Dallaa; Rev. L. F. Stephens, Portland; Rev. Victor Carlson, Heppner; Rev. J. S. O. Humbert and Mrs. J. S. O. Humbert, Corvallls; Rev. P .P. Underwood, Dufur; Rev. J. W. Jenkins, Hood River; Rev. Arthur Gardner, Turner; Bev. J. B. Holmes, Albany; Rev. William Manning, Salem; Rev. T. H. Harryman, Elgin; Rev. J. M. Hunter, Coqullle. Many campers have arrived, and many more are expected tomorrow. Evangelical Church Camp Meeting. INDEPENDENCE, June 21. An Evan gelical church camp meeting is being held In the City Park. Presiding Elder C. C. Poling, of Dallas, is In charge of the meeting. Much Interest is being taken in the work, and the meetings are well at tended. The meeting will continue until June SO. SURGEON'S APPOINTED. Governor Geer Nnnies Four Officers of Oregon National Guard. SALEM, June 21. Governor Geer, as Commander-in-Chief of the Oregon Na tional Guard, today Issued commission's as follows: Sanford Whiting, Surgeon, with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Frampton C. Broslus, Assistant Sur geon, with rank of Captain. William A. Trimble, Assistant Surgeon, wlthj-ank of First Lieutenant. George B. Storey, Assistant Surgeon," with rank of Lieutenant, Junior grade. These appointments are made under au thority of section 77 of the military code, which reads as follows: "The medical de partment shall consist of the Surgeon General, one surgeon of the rank of Lleu-tcnant-Colonel, three surgeons of the grade of Major, six assistant surgeons, three of the grade of Captain and three of the grade of First Lieutenant, and of .a hospital and ambulance corps, to consist of the hospital steward and litter-bearers assigned to regimental and battalion or ganizations." It will be seen from this that not all the positions have been filled. Storey, whose rank is Lieutenant, Junior grade, will be assigned to the Naval battalion, hence the title. His rank corresponds to the grade of First Lieutenant In the land forces. Dr. A. p. Glllls holds the position of Surgeon-General mentioned In the law. He Is a member of the Governor's staff, and by virtue of his position is chief of the medical department. The other men appointed to positions in the medical de partment wih be assigned to duty by the Surgeon-General with the brigade, regl' mental, battalion and squadron organi zations. They will serve during the com ing encampment. Will Advertise Oregon. Governor Geer today received an invi tation to be present at the 12th annual session of the trans-Mississippi Commer cial Congress, to be. held at Cripple Creek. Colo., July 16 to 19 Inclusive. Tbe Gover nor is also asked to appoint 10 delegates to the congress. The Southern Pacific Company has in terested Itselt In the congress, and as soon as the delegates have been appointed wlU make arrangements with them to adver tise Oregon and its resources as much as possible at the congress. GRANTED A FULL1 PARDON. Man "Who Has Ncaly Ten Years to Serve in Penitentiary. ,J " SALEM, June 21. Governor Geer today granted a full pardon to Charles A. Combs, who was convicted in Marlon County In 1895 on two charges of forgery and a charge of assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon. He was sentenced to' four years on the forgery charges and 12 years for assaulting an officer. Combs forged the names of several prominent men to bank checks, and, after being convicted, attempted to escape from the Marlon County Jail by assaulting Sheriff John Knight with a knife. Two other prisoners participated in the at tempted Jail delivery, but their efforts were defeated by the bravery and prompt action of. the Sheriff. One of the other men was pardoned by Governor Lord. The pardon 0f Combs recites that "'he has served sHl of Jiis four-fcear term and part ofhls 12-year term: .that the pardon Js recommended by the District Attorney who prosecuted the case, and that the man's mother is prepared to take him to live with her in a distant state.. Combs has been in prison six years and four months. In his petition for a pardon ho represented that at the time of the com mission of the crime he was a mere boy, being not quite 25 years old, and that ho acted under tho influence of a woman who was "20 years older than he. Asked for Mercy for Patterson. Th,e mother and sister of Hugh Patter son, the man who' committed a criminal assault upon Minnie Thome, were given a hearing before Governor Geer today in behalf of Patterson's pardon. STEAMER FROM NOME. Drowning of Fonr Men Confirmed Escaped Jail Birds Located. SEATTLE, Wash., June 21.-The steam ship Jeanle arrived from Nome this morn ing, with 16 passengers. The delay in the arrival of the vessel was caused tav nn accident which occurred in the midst of tho Behring Sea Ice, on the home Journey. The steamer's rudder was broken by backing Into an ice floe, and it took some tlmo to make the necessary repairs. Word was received in Nome by J. Goodyear, of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, which confirmed the drowning of William Small, Henry Avery, Thomas Capwell, Thomas Jones and Abe Appel, all of whom were well known to those who spent last Winter in Nome. They left Nome for St. Michael, where they purchased the stern-wheel steamer Ana conda, and started for the Koskokwlm. via Bristol Bay, about the middle of July. Nothing had been heaiT from them since that time, and their friends had practical ly glvcn them up as lwt. Word came from a missionary at Bethel Mission, which Js near the mouth of the Kos kokwlm. that part of the hull of the Anaconda drifted onto the beach fiear the mission during the Fall, which con firms the fear of their friends that they have all lost their llves. Secreted in a lone mountain gulch In the Bluestone District, Landers and Mil ler, escaped Jail birds, are .making their rendezvous with a gang of notorious rob bers and thieves, who have been driven out of Teller, according to Jeanle advices. NORTHWEST DEAD. Mrs. E. H. Warren, of HillMboro. HILLSBORO, Or., Juno 21. Mrs. E. H. Warren died at the family residence near this place this afternoon from pneumo nia. Deceased was born In Leroy, III., November 23, 1S40, and was married Sep tember 8, 1SG0. With her husband she came to Oregon in 1870. Mr. Warren and three daughters survive Mrs. Zllpha Horner, of Chlco. Cal.; Mrs. S. T. Llnk- Inter and Miss Minnie, of this place. The funeral will take place Sunday. Thomas Armstrong. OREGON CITY, June 21. Thomas Arm strong, a native of Ohio, died' today at his homo In Barlow, aged S3 years. De ceased had been a resident of Oregon since 1865. The following children survive him: Mrs. Desart, Salem; Thaddeus, Golden dale, Wash.;L. E. and Theodore, of Bar low. Mrs. Armstrong died about 16 years ago, Bankers Given an Excursion. SPOKANE, June "21. The visiting bank ers and their wives apd daughters, mak ing a merry party of 120, were given a pleasant excursion today. The trip In cluded a "rail ride to Lake Coeur d'Alene, 34 miles from the city, and a 4S-miIe ride up the lake and the St. Maries River. Luncheon was served on the boat. The party returned at 7 o'clock this evening. No business was transacted today. To Be Established by Government. VANCOUVER, B. C, June 21. The Do minion Government announced today that an assay office will be established in Van couver by July 15. It will be maintained by the federal government. IH0Jh FRUIT -T DRIER CORVALLIS COMPANY W,ILL ERECT , ?rtKEAR.T.HAT PLACE. Will-Be tb, Largest jyaat Devoted JLg , , Prune-Curias in the United States., CORVALLIS, Or., June 21. The Cor vallls .and Benton County Prune Com pany, which has a 155-acre prune orch ard, six miles north of here, will soon erect a prune-drler that promlstes to be the largest drier devoted to prune-curlng In tho United States. In Idaho there is a prune-drier with a capacity of 1000 bushels per day, which its owners say Is the larg est prune-drler In the world. The drier to be erected by the local company will beat this by 200 to 500 bushelr, per day. It will be a 10-tunnel affair, and will have a dally capacity of 1200 to 1500 bush els of prunes. The orchard, In which the drier is to-be located, Is already over burdened by the weight of the crop, which Is nearly half grown, and In many Instances the limbs are giving way. If nothing happens between now and Sep tember to Injure or destroy it, the crop will be enormous. The company, in addition to the pro posed mammoth drier 'to be erected, has a two-tunnel drier In perfect order. This will be kept Intact for use in case the new one shall be unable to handle the crop. Carriage Factory Sold. The Corvallls carriage factory was sold today to Cramer Bros., of Dallas, fori about 55000. The original cost of the plant was about 52S.O0O. Papers of transfer have not been exchanged, but 5100 has been paid by the buyer to the seller to bind the bargain, and unless a hitch oc curs the transfer will be made tomor row morning." The new owners have engaged in the manufacture of organs at Dallas for sev eral years. They will sell most of the car-rlage-makihg machines to make room for the organ Industry. The Corvallls and Benton County Prune Company figured In the purchase of he plant to the extent of securing the large boiler and engine, together with a large supply of steam pipes and fittings re quired for use In a mammoth fruit-drier that is to be built at once on the 155 acre prune orchard of the company. Teachers' Institute. The annual teachers' institute of Ben ton County, which opened, here Wednes day, closed tonight. About 70 teachers were In attendance, and great Interest was manifested. "WOOL MARKET IS PICKING UP. About 250,000 Pounds Sold at Hepp ner This Wcelc. HEPPNER, June -21. The wool market here has been better this week than at any time this season. About 230,000 pounds of wool have been sold in the last two or three days. Prices ranged from 6 to 10 cents a pound. Choice clips have com manded 10 cents per pound. There Is about 3,000,000 pounds of wool in the warehouses here, and about 500,000 pounds to, come in. Two weeks more will see It all In. About 2,500,000 have been sold here this seaon. JUDGE NOYES TALKS. He Will Be Prepared to Meet All Charges Against IHra. SEATTLE, Wash., June 21. A special to the Times from Nome says: Your correspondent sought an Interview with Judge Noyes this evening. Judge Ndyes looked tired. In reply to a ques tion as to the charges against him, he said: '' "I do.nbt care at the present time to make any -statement regarding' the charges' reported' to have been preferred against me, for I am entirely ignorant of the nature of the charges, If any have been presented against me to the Attorney-General. I have received no official, or even private, notification that charges are pending. I, of course, can pay no attention to public rumor. I even have not received a copy of the decision writ ten by Judge Ross, of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, In the McKenzle. con tempt cases. I, however, read excerpts from that decision, and If the charges are based upon the statement of the rec ord as contained In that decision, you can inform your paper that I will be fully prepared to meet them. I cannot say more than this at the present time, as I do not desire to criticise or deprecate the decision of Judge Ross. "The time may come, and soon, I think, when Judge Ross will acknowledge that In making a personal attack upon me he was In the wrong, and that his state ments with regard to "me personally are without foundation. I have been busy all Winter, holding court almost continuous ly since September last, and have not had time to consider or prepare any state ment in answer to the numerous stories which have appeared in the public press, and I do not see my way clear for much leisure during the coming Summer, for as soon as this special term closes I am due at St. Michael, where I am re quired by law to hold a regular term, commencing the third Monday In June. I then have another special term set here. commencing July 8. and a special term at Teller City, commencing August 12." LARGE SAVING TO 3TATE. Printing Undur Contract System "Will Cost Fifty Per Cent Less. OLYMPIA. Wash., June 21. State Print ing Expert Houghton has been doing some figuring on what the state will save as the result of letting out the state's printing by contract. It has always been known that the State Printer had a "snap," but It was hardly thought that the prices allowed him by statute were double what bidders are willing to take the work for. For press work, under the present system, the state pays 52 per 1000 up to 5000; and after that 51 80 -per 1000. After August 1, -when the new law goes Into effect, the rate will be 51 17& for the first 1000, and 75 cents for each succeeding 1000. As to folding, the state now pays 20 cents a hundred, but after August 1 the rate will be but 4 cents. In the matter of binding the same propor tion prevails. . Courthouse Plans Adopted. Tho County Board yesterday settled on plans for the new Courthouse "by adopting these submitted by a Seattle firm. The nqw Courthouse will be built entirely of 3tonc, and will be two stories high, besides the basement. The ground space dimen sion will be 36x65, and the main entrance will be on Fourth street near Washing ton. The. Commissioners have put 522, 000 ns the outside limit of the cost of the building. Hon. O. F. Paxton Will Speak. Hon. O. F. Paxton, of Portland, will de liver the oration at the Fourth of July celebration in Olympia. IN A BUNA WAY ACIDENT. T. O. Barker, of Salem, Suffered the Fracture of One Leg. SALEM, Or., June 21. In a runaway ac cident near Stayton today, T. O. Barker, o'f this city, suffered the fracture of one Ieg'below the knee. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Breyman and Mr. Barker were driving to fehama. Qne of the horses, Jumping quickly at a touch of the whip, broke a single-tree and let down tho tongue.. The horses then ran a quarter of a mile, when the carriage upset. Mr. and Mrs. Breyman sustained only severe bruises. Barker Is manager of Cordray's Grand Opera-House, and Is prominent In Odd Fellow circles. Hard Fall of, Bicyclist. This evening Deputy District Attorney J John McNary ran off the sidewalk while riding a bicycle and struck heavily on his 'lace. He was taken to Dr. J. N. Smith's office In on unconscious condi tion, but later recovered consciousness, and It Is thought his injuries will be only temporary. ENDED LIFE WHEN CAUGHT. . Sevcaty - Five - Ycnr - Old Man Toolw Carbolic Acid. SAN FRANCISCO, June 2L-Dr. Victor Popper, aged about 75 years, of this city, committed suicide this evening in n sensational manner. Just after belns arrested on the charge of hav ing caused the death of Miss Viola Van Orsum, of Chlco, who flied at the receiv ing Hospital this morning, after taking an overdose of medicine. For several hours this afternoon Popper kept his home barred against the police officers, and, in response to a number of demands made upon him to unlock his door and submit to arrest, he defied the officers to force an entrance, and declared the police had no possible right to arrest him. The police finally forced an entrance and placed Popper under Arrest. "Excuse me a minute, gentlemen," said he, as he turned from the officers and started toward a side room. "I will re join you in a moment" A minute later Popper staggered bacK Into the presence of the officers, and threw an empty carbolic acid vial at their feet. "I have fooled you," he cried, and In five minutes. In spite of efforts to save him, Popper died in great agony. Dr. Popper appears in the City Direc tory as a chiropodist. Miss Van Ornum, whose death led to the arrest of Pop per, was known In this city as the wife of C. H. Parent, a real estate dealer. Ac cording to Parent's statement at the Cor oner's office, she had gone to several physicians for the purpose of having a criminal operation performed. Yesterday afternoon she returned home with some medicine, which she took according to in structions. A 3 o'clock thlB morning she was found In convulsions by a Chinese servant. She died a few hours later. An autopsy showed that she had been pois oned.' Parent was placed under surveil lance, and. the police began a search for the physician who supplied Miss Van Or num with the medicine. It was traced to Dr. Popper. Parent confessed to Deputy Coroner Meehan that he had a wife and child, but that neither were in this city at present. SOUVENIR FOR MKINLEY. President Says He Will Visit North west Before End of Term. WASHINGTON, June 21. Charles H. Baker, president of an electric power company, of Seattle, today presented to the President a handsome souvenlor of the Snoqualmle Falls, which supply the City of Seattle with power. The sou venlor was to have been presented to the President when he reached Seattle on his recent trip to the Pacific Coast. In reply to the regret expressed by Mr. Baker, on behalf of the people of the Northwest, that the President's trip was cut short, the- President said it was his intention to visit the Northwest berore the expiration of his term as Chief Magistrate. He said he expected to go either next year or the year following. NEW FRUIT-PACKING PLANT. Promoter Will Have It In Operation In Vancouver by August 1. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 21. L. B. Clough has about completed the arrange ments for the construction of a large fruit-packing plant here. A site has been secured for the building, which will be 40 by 80 feet, and three stories high. The contract for the erection of the structure will probably be awarded early next week. The machinery has been ordered and It Is Mr. Clough's intention to have the plant in operation by the middle of Aug ust. With this and the packing-house whi.ch will .be established by the Porter. Bros. Company, of San Francisco, the fruitgrowers of this section are. assured of a good market for their fruit."' INDICTED FOR MURDER. Three Men Supposed to Be Leaders in California Lynching. ALTURAS, Cal., June 21. The grand Jury of Modoc County, which has been investigating the lynching on March 30 of Calvin Hall, his three sons and Dan Yantls, for alleged thefts, has returned three Indictments for murder. Robert Leventon, Isom Eades and James W. Brown are the persons named. It Is un derstood that evidence was brought out by tho Investigation showing that these men were the principal participants In the events leading up to the wholesale lynch ing. WILL BE CONSOLIDATED. Development of Alaska to Be Merged With That of Columbia. WASHINGTON, June 21. It has been determined to consolidate the Department of Alaska with the Department of the Columbia, both to be under the command of General Randall, who is now in com mand In Alaska. The name of the De partment of the Columbia will be re tained, and headquarters will be at Van couver Barracks, Wash. Centralla Brevities. CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 21. The Cen tralla Weekly News has been sold to a company headed by Professor J. E. Lease. Thomas H. Dunckley will be editor-in-chief. Mr. Dunckley was at one time editor of the Chehalls Examiner. The politics of the News will be changed from Democratic to Republican. Hoss Bros., of this city, have b" gun wlden'ng and deepening the Donraster mill race, which will conduct the waters of the Skookumchuck to the" power-house of the electric light plant on the Che halls River. Fisherman Drowned. MEDFORD, Or., June 21. Frank Scott, of Central Point, was drowned yesterday lp. Big Butte Creek, whIe fishing In that stream. He had been fishing from a rock and the supposition Is that he slipped, striking his head on the rock, which ren dered him unconscious. He was missed by his three companions, who began search, and found his body in the river near the rock. The body was brought to Central Point last night. Deceased was 39 years of age and leaves a father and mother. , Struck by Falling Timbers. DAYTON, Wash., June 21. J. L. Dltte more, an employe of the Portland mills, was seriously and probably fatally In jured today In a warehouse. Wheat that had been piled above the beam3 broke. One of the timbers struck Dlttemore on lEWAItt OP IMITATIONS. TMs ilgaatsre If on every bottle JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS. Arents. N. V. icTvK I JHflHJI'MlMBJ .Jk in a world Where "cleanliness is next to godliness" no praise is too qreat for SAPOLIO Man. FrtxxK Carter, 3 Merrill Street, Amcbury, Mu& Tkfo loiior should awry Faith and Conviction to thmftjuta of all Sick Woman "I suffered with inllammation and tailing of the "womb and ether dis ajrraesble female weaknesses. I had had spells every two weeks that would last from eight to ten days and would have to go to bed. I also had head ache and backache most of the time and such bearing- down pains I could hardly walk across the room at times. I doctored nearly nil the time for about two years and seemed to grow worse all the time until last September I was obliged to- take my bed, and the doctors thought an operation was the only thing that would help me, but this I refused to have done. "Then a friend advised me to try the Pinkham medicine, which I did, and after using the first bottle I began to improve. I took in all five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier, four boxes of Lydia E. Pinkham's Dry Form Compound, three boxes of Liver Pills and used three packages of Sana tire Wash, and I am as well now as I ever was. I am more than thankful every day for my cure." Mrs. Fra.sk Cabtek. 3 Merrill St.. Amesbury. Mass. .?s Bfifo bo paid if thte tmmtlmm- L&dJa Em Pinkham Mosltclnm ?. top of the head. He was rendered un conscious for two hours. Slight hopes of his recovery are entertained. Dlttemore was a member of Company F, Washing ton Volunteers, and on his return home from Manila was appointed regimental band master. Chemnvra Indian School. SALEM, Or., June 21. The closing ex ercises of Chemawa Indian School will be held June 2C. Following is the programme: Wednesday, June 26 Music, choir; In vocation; a musical sketch, "A Trip to Europe": military drill, a sham battle; character song, "Ten Little Sunflowers."; recitation. Ethel Parrlsh; physical cul ture drill, by 16 girls; Impersonation "Bunch o Blackberries"; piano solo, Ethel Parrlsh; vocal solo, Cora Majors; oration, "Labor," Alfred Glllls; oration, John Raub; vocal duett, Cora Majors. Edna Baldwin; 'recitation, Vina Wood worth; piano solo, 'Gertrude Brewer; nar ration, "Women of the Bible," Ada Shat tuck; vocal solo, Charles Cutter; piano solo, Lottie Laner play, "Songs of Sev en," adapted from Jean Ingelow, gram mar grade. ,G. A. -KA Encampments COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, June 21.Tnf G. A. R. encampment Is in session which opened here yesterday, will conclude to morrow. There are about 50 members in attendance. The election of officers took place In the Masdpic Hall this evening. The new officers are: Deputy Commander, W. C. Maxcy, of Caldwell: senior vlcc commnnder, R. M. iReed, of Boise; Junior vice-commander, James Reld, of Coeur d'Alene. No Chnnge In Trackmen's Strike VANCOUVER, B. C. June 21. The Ca nadian Pacific tracltmen's strike shows little change locally. None of the men who went out have4 returned to work, but the company officials assert that 'things are running as usual, and that no diffi culty Is being experienced in keeping the line In proper condition for traffic. Washington Notes. Hon. Frank 3. Cole, of Tacoma, will deliver the Fourth of July oration at Che- i halls. The W. C. T. U. of Dayton proposes to seo that the Sunday law Is observed. The majority of the stores have agreed to close on Sunday, but the saloon-keepers do not take kindly to the moye. Some business men also contend that Sunday closing will ruin their harvest trade. Tho women, however, announce that they will prosecute all who violate the law. The chief of engineers of the War De partment ha3, at the request of Senator Foster, ordered tho engineer's tug on Puget Sound to br placed at the disposal of the house committee on rivers and har bors during Its stay in Tacoma. Major Mills, engineer In charge of Government work In that district, has been ordered to accompany the Congressional party. Oakesdale Is to have the first rural mnll delivery route In Whitman county. M. de la Montanya, the Inspector, has settled on the route. 'which start3 from Oakesdale In a southeasterly direction to the old "Cashup" Davis ranch, near Steptoe butte, thence -south and east to the George Miller ranch, on the Colfax and Oakesdale road, covering a distance of 24 miles, and serving over 100 fam ilies. G. A. Stelnke Thursday disposed of his ICO-acre farm, near Prescott, to Peter Henscn, the consideration being 510,800. The total receipts by donation since the beginning of the movement to erect a Y. M. C. A. building In Everett. Wash., amount to J5S41 36, whereis the disburse ments had amounted to 562C0 05. making a deficit of 5421 C9. However, as a resourco exists In the shape of unpaid pledges, which are presumed bv conservative esti mate to possess a cash value of 575, tho net deficit is 5316 69, say the Herald. This statement has no bearing on the current expense fund, which has been created by the payment of memberships. errifts X. Ttifr 'Sk-flfiO-J-- WW- fcV" WW WMKTIRSHIK Endorsed everywhere as the best ana most delicious Ssuce'in the World for Meats, Gams, Soups and Gravies. r. i