THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1901.
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NOW FORTHE TEXT-BOOKS
OREGOX COMMISSION MET AND OR
GANIZED. H. "W. Scott Elected Presiding; Offi
cerBids "Will Be Opened
This Morning.
SAL.EM, July 8. Oregon's State Tfixt
Boolc Commission organized today by
electing H. W. Scott, of Portland, pres
ident, and Frank Davey, of Salem, sec
retary. The members of the commission,
H. "W. Scott, W. M. Ladd, VT. M. Colvlg,
P. Li. Campbell and C. A. Johns, assem
bled in room 2 at the Capitol at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, and after a half-hour of
general conversation among themselves
and with representatives of text-book
publishers, the meeting was called to or
der by TV. M. Ladd. Mr. Ladd moved
that H. TV. Scott act as president of the
board. He said that since Mr. Scott Is
the eldest member of the board, and a
man of literary pursuits, it would be pe
culiarly fitting to select him as chairman.
The motion was put and Mr. Scott was
unanimously elected by acclamation.
Taking a position at the head of the table,
ilr. Scott thanked the members of the
commission for the honor conferred upon
him, and said he felt neither amused nor
delighted that he should be chosen to
preside over the commission because of
his age. He said before taking his seat
that the duty of selecting text-books to
be used in the public schools for the next
six years was an important one, which
the commissioners should take time to
perform with careful attention to the in
terests of the public, whose servants the
commissioners are.
Nominations for secretary were called
for. TV. M. Colvlg nominated Frank Da
vey, and H. TV. Scott nominated Frank
'Middleton. The vote was taken by ballot,
and resulted 3 to 2 in favor of Mr. Davey.
Mr. Scott stated that, in his view of the
text-book law, the board is required to
receive bids all day today, which would
anean at least until the close of business
hours, and probably until midnight to
night. In order to get an expression upon
the question, Mr. Johns moved that it is
the sense of the board that bids be filed
with the chairman and be received up to
!12 o'clock tonight This motion carried
without opposition.
About a dozen text-book agents were
present, and to these Mr. Scott said he
had no intention of remaining at the Cap
itol until midnight, but after the board
adjourned would be at the Willamette
Hotel, where he would receive bids. He
asked as a favor that bids be filed during
the afternoon If possible. Upon this a
number of agents stepped forward and
presented sealed bids. Other bids were
brought from the office of the Governor,
the Secretary of State and the Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, to which
offices they had been addressed. Some
of these, havlnjr been sent without any
outward indication of the contents, had
been opened, but were resealed before
being presented to the board. The list
of bidders Is as follows:
McMillan Company, Houghton, Mifflin
& Co., Werner, Sheldon Company, Rand,
McXally & Co., GInn & Co., Silver, Bur
dett & Co., Christopher-Sower Company,
Maynard. Merrill & Co., Scott, Forsman
& Co., Western Publishing Company, B.
F. Johnson & Co., the Whltakef & Ray
Co., Newson & Co., University Publishing
Company, the Prang Educational Com
pany, J. K. Gill & Co., W. H. Wheeler &
Co., Sibley & Ducker, Eaton &.Co., Globe
School Book Company, W. R. Lord, D. C.
Heath & Co., and American Book Com
pany. It not being possible for the board to
transact business before the bids are
opened tomorrow morning, adjournment
was taken at 3 o'clock until 9 o'clock to
morrow morning.
Text-Seek Affcntu Arrive Early.
" Agents for textf-book publishers began
to arrive in Salem on the early train
this morning, and a large number came
o the noon train. All appeared happy
and expectant of success on their import
ant mission. To secure the selection of
A series of their company's books for
use in the nubile schools of the state for
xlr years would be no small achievement
and would entitle the agent to a place at
the head of the class of agents of his
company. The adoption of a series of
hooks means a large profit to the pub
lisher, for though the margin of profit
may bo small, for sale Is certain, with
no additional expense for advertising. A
six-year contract means that the books
will become well known by the teachers
and will probably remain In use for many
years beyond the life of the contract to
he made at this session of the text-book
commission. The agents could therefore
-well afford to put on their brightest
femllcs and extend their gladdest hands to
everybody who had an interest In the
selection of text-books. The members of
the board were especially sought after and
yet 14 was evident that few, if any, of the
agents, were inclined to bcre gentlemen
who must choose from among a large
number of school books.
The representatives of the publishing
houses gathered in the room while the
hoard was organizing and watched the
proceedings with a sort of passive inter
est. After the board adjourned the
agent's gathered In groups and talked
among themselves, some of them wearing
troubled looks, not exactly of anxiety,
hut as though something had developed
which meant failure to their interests. All
expressed confidenece, in a joking way,
end several furnished no small amount
of amusement by an occasional joke. The
members of the board were especially in
jpood humor, considering that whatever
"they may do they will probably be sub
jected to more or less censure.
One spectator remarked after the board
had adjourned that this is the most business-like
commission he ever saw. As a
natter of fact the board got down to ef
fective business with very llttte delay
and lost no time after organizing. While
no bids could be opened today, the board
discussed. In an informal way. the meth
ods that will be pursued in taking up the
consideration of the books. It will prob
ably take all of tomorrow forenoon to
open and tabulate the bids. All the mem
hers of the board will participate in this
work, thereby gaining a clear idea of the
bids.
JVo Plan for Selection of Books.
Nothing has been determined as to the
manner in which the books will be con
sidered, but each subject will be taken
up separately. To give each representa
tive a hearing would consume a large
amount of time, so that the board will
pfobably not give the agents- a hearing
except upon points upon which they are
In doubt.
One member of the commission said to
night that the text-book agents who are
here today are the best lot of representa
tives of book publishing houses he ever
met. He said that the publishers have
apparently sent the best men they had,
In some cases members of the firms being
here. All of the agents have already
had a hearing before the commissioners
individually, and the member who voiced
the above commendatory remark says
that he has not found one of the number
who was discourteous in the slightest de
gree or who tried to take an unreasonable
amount of the commissioners' time. All
the agents, he said, are thoroughly fa
miliar with their books and are honest
in their representations to the members
of the board.
Some of Agents ou Hand.
Among the agents of text-book publish
ers present were:
J. N. Hunt, of Chicago, representing
Butler, Sheldon & Company.
F. J. Albrecht, representing the Central
School Supply House, of Chicago.
O. P. Barnes, of Chicago, representing
GInn & Co., of Boston.
John Knox, representing Silver, Burdett
& Co., of Chicago.
J. L. Pennypacker, representing Chris
topher Lower & Company, of Philadel
phia. W. C. Fldler, representing W.-H. Wheel
er & Company, of Chicago.
T. W. Gllson, manager of Glnn '& Com
pany, at? Chicago.
C. H. Anes, member of firm of D. C.
Heath & Co., Boston.
J. M. Stradllng. director of Werner
School Book Company, New York.
C. W. Hodsson, representing D. C.
Heath & Company, at San Francisco. v
George I. Talbot, representing Eaton &
Company, Chicago.
J. D. Williams, representing Maynard,
Merrill & Co., Chicago.
Mr. Wheeler, representing Houghton,
Mifflin & Company, Boston.
E. T. Goodyear, representing The Mac
mlllan. Company, San Franclsio.
W, A. McCord, representing Rand, Mc
Nally & Co., Chicago.
R. Ii. Edwards, representing American
Book Company.
All Bids Locked Up.
The board has before It a pamphlet
containing a tabulated statement of the
prices paid for text-books in every state
in the Union. The pamphlet was publish
ed by the department of education in
Michigan in 1S98, and contains a sum
mary of text-book legislation in various
states. The board will consider the fig
ures contained in this pamphlet in con
nection with the prices submitted by the
bidders.
All the bids received up to the close of
office hours were given Into the care of
the Secretary of State, who locked them
in his vault for safekeeping until tomor
row. This precaution will not only pre
vent any mishap to the 'bids but will also
remove any opportunity for any person
to secure access to them.
Clerk Davey Gives Up State Position.
Frank Davey, who was elected clerk of
the Text-Book Commission, this morning,
resigned his position as a member of the
State Board of Immigration. The law
creating the board of text-book commis
sioners directs that a secretary be elected
from outside the membership of the
board, and contains the further provision
that no person shall be elected secretary
who holds any office under the state o
any county. This was thought to bar
Mr. Davey from holding the clerkship and
for that reason he filed his resignation
as a member of the board of immigration
this morning.
WOULD PAY FOR SALOON WRECK.
Soldiers Carry on Negotiations With
New Astoria Man.
ASTORIA, July 8. Negotiations are in
progress by the enlisted men at Fort "Ste
vens, who recently wrecked Jack Calla
han's saloon at New Astoria, to settle the
matter without going into the courts. The
proposition Js for the men to place the sa
loon In Its original condition nnd replace
all the broken glassware. If this Is done
the matter will be dropped" by the officers
at Fort Stevens,, as well a6 by Callahan.
To Replace Telegraph Cable.
D. K. Davles, superintendent of con
struction of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and L. McKesick, assistant su
perintendent of the same company, were
in this city today making preparation to
lay a cable from Fort Stevens to McGow
an, to connect with the line now in use
from the latter place to Ilwaco and North
Beach points. The Government cable
which was in use across the river, was
broken some months ago, and it was found
impossible to repair it.
A deed was filed for record today where
by George C. Hollister and wife, of New
York, 6ell to the Astoria- Electric Com
pany all the property formerly owned by
the Astoria Street Railway Company. The
price named Is 51, but the revenue stamps
indicate a consideration of 5150,000.
FELL FROM MOVING. TRAIN.
Wisconsin Man Received Severe In
juries Near Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or., July 8. M. Johnson, en
route from Honolulu to Wisconsin, where
he Is president of a large manufacturing
company, while walking through the de
layed Oregon express, bound for Portland,
fell from the platform of the moving train
near the Mattern mine, outside the city
limits of Ashland, last evening, at 9
o'clock, and received severe Injuries. He
lay alongside the track until past mid
night, when two young men passing baw
his plight and brought word of the acci
dent to town. The Southern Pacific au
thorities sent a light engine to the scene
and brought him to the depot, where his
injuries were attended to. He was sent
on to the hospital at Portland on this
J morning's train.
(Mr. Johnson was received at the Good
Samaritan Hospital last evening, and Dr.
George F. Wilson found him to have a
fractured left arm. and to be quite tc
verely bruised about the body. The Inju
ries would not be serious for a younger
man, but this patient Is about 60 years- of
age, and it may take him some time to
get in condition to trayel again.)
County Bid on Most of Property.
CORVALLIS, July 8. At the Sheriff's
sale today of property hitherto bid In by
Benton County, of more than 100 pieces of
property sold tho county bid In all but
seven. In some Instances the owners of
the property have paid up the back taxes,
but many others have not. Some believe
the law unconstitutional; others that the
deed secured In the purchase of the prop
erty holds it harmless against all back
taxes, and still others that the statute
of limitation has run against the back
taxes that are six years overdue.
Gun for Fort Casey.
BETHLEHEM, Pa., July 8. The Beth
lehem Steel Company today shipped a 10
lnch breechloadlng gun, weighing up
wards of 40 tons, to Seattle. The piece
of ordnance is for the equipment of Fort
Casey.
New Oregon Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, July 8. D. L. Thor
burg was today appointed postmaster
at Grant, Or., vice F. M. "Wilkinson, re
signed. Oregon Notes.
Mount Angel College Is developing a
model dairy.
' A 15-pound nugget was picked up last
week in Spanish gulch, Malheur County.
"VV. N. White, an English apple dealer,
has been looking over the Southern Ore
gon orchards.
C. J. Flumarth, of Ashland, sold $160
worth of strawberries this season from a
patch 100x100.
J. H. Jardlne, of Klamath Falls, has
gone into the snake business, having
filled Eastern orders for live reptiles and
hides.
A Eugene boy, Claire Green, fell out of
a tree some 15 feet on to a pile of rocks,
fracturing several ribs and sustaining
minor Injuries.
The First Southern Oregon District Ag
ricultural Society will hold a fair at Ash
land, September 13-22. There will be no
racing, but prizes will be given for base
ball and band contests.
Game is said to be disappearing rapidly
in Malheur County en account of Increased
numbers of stock which take all the
grazing. The mountain sheep, has been
extinct there since 18S4,
In a voting contest Instituted by the
Ashland Town Talk, Miss Fannie Stand
ard "was declared the most popular young
lady In Southern Oregon, receiving 22,405
votes, some 3000 over the nearest com
petitors. Through the efforts of Mr. Edwin Stone,
manager of the C.' & E. Railroad Com
pany, 10,000 young Eastern brook trout
will be shipped ttv'Albany within a few
days, to be planted In the tributaries of
the Santlam.
The Ray Mining. Irrigation ,& Power
Company has finished the survey for a
new ditch near Gold Hill. The ditch will
lead from Rogue River three miles above
that town, and will measure In width
24 feet on the bottom and 30 feet on the
top, and will be 6 feet In depth.
HEARING OF C0NS1DINES
BROTHERS CHARGED WITH KILL
ING CHIEF MEREDITH.
State Shovred Its Hand by Bringing
Out Evidence That Other Man.
Fired First Shot.
SEATTLE, July 8. The preliminary
hearing of John W. and Tom Considfne,
charged with the murder of ex-Chief of
Police W. L. Meredith, was begun this
morning. The state showed its hund
plainly In the course of the day. It. is
evident the state will try to prove at the
trial that some one, not yet named, bera:i
the fatal-affray by firing a shot at Mere
dith in the street before the latter fired
upon John Consldlne with his double-barreled
shotgun. The sixth-shot theory Is a
new one. Heretofore It has been agreed
NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR OF OREGON
iHHSsMBNHHKrat. i MHIWIW ifB '? zK,wl
MISS ORA E. READ.
'PLEASANT HILL, July 8. Miss Ora E. Bead, tho newly elected president of
the Christian Endeavor of Oregon, Is one of the "best-known young church work
ers In Lane County. Early In life she evinced a great interest in church work,
and this Interest has neer waned. For a time she was a student at the Uni
versity of Orecon, and was prominent In every movement for the spiritual uplift
ing of her fellow-students. In Pleasant Hill, her home town, she Is the ac
knowledged leader In church circles, among the young people, and also takes
front rank amons her elders. Young and energetic, consecrated to her work, and
with a full realization of the new duties which she has assumed, It Is certain
that her administration of the artalrs of the Christian Endeavor of Oregon will
materially strengthen that order, and at the same time redound to her credit.
by all witnesses that but five shots were
Ured, and all these inside the drug store, i
where Meredith was killed
None of the witnesses who testified to
day to hearing a pistol shot before Mera
dlth began shooting was near the scene
of the killing, and none saw any one shoot.
All were moro than the width of the
street from the drug store. The eye-witnesses
of the whole affray, of whom two
testified today, have so far mentioned no
shooting before Meredith opened fire, and
Meredith has heretofore been regarded
as Indisputably the aggressor. The testi
mony of the witnesses w'as conflicting,
some saying the first shot was faint, and
some that it was very loud.
The hearing will not be finished before
tomorrow night, and Is attracting a great
deal of public Interest, Justice George'o
courtroom being packed to suffcoatlon.
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT.
Plan to Beautify State Capitol
Grounds May Be Balked.
OIiYMPIA, July 8. A question In con
nection with the new state Capitol
has arisen that may prove quite
annoying before it is finally dis
posed of, and the fact that It
has come up is somewhat displeasing ton
the people of OlymRia generally, for the
Teason that It has been the opinion that
nothing would be allowed to Interfere
with the carrying out of the Capitol Com
mission's plans. When the Legislature
had passed tho Capitol bill and It had
received the Governor's signature, the
City Council immediately formally pre
sented Sylvester Park, valued at least at
$25,000, to the state. The park Is a pretty
block of ground and Is situated Imme
diately fronting the new Capitol. Between
the Capitol and Sylvester Park Washing
ton street runs north and south, and the
city has recently made vacant that street,
so that the Capitol Commission might ex
tend the terrace surrounding the building
to Main street, which of course would
have the effect of closing the street In
question. No objection was heard to this
procedure for some time after it first
came before the Council, but now a re
monstrance has been "filed against the
vacation by a few property holders who
have property on Washington street north
of Sixth. What makes the matter hard
to settle Is the fact that the property
owners apparently are In a position to
restrain the city from vacating the street
without the proper award of damages,
and these would amount to so much
that it may absolutely preclude the vaca--tlon
of the thoroughfare, which would be
a great disappointment to people gener
ally and detract much from the beauty
of the park.
THE VAJfCOUVER JAIL BREAK.
No Trace of C. N. Gorden, "Who Es
caped Saturday NIsht.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 8. No trace
of C. N. Gordon, who escaped from the
County Jail here Saturday night, has
been discovered. It Is the general belief
of the Sheriff and other officers that he is
in hiding somewhere in this vicinity, as
a close watch has been kept at all points
where he would be likely to attempt to
cross the Columbia, and at Kalama and
other points on the near-by railroad lines.
The County Commissioners made a care
ful inspection of the jail this morning,
and have under consideration plans for
repairing the damage done by the escaped
prisoner, and also for changing and im
proving the Interior arrangement of the
jail In such a manner as to prevent, If
possible, other prisoners from escaping In
the future.
The board also had under considera
tion today the question as to whether or
not they should offer a reward for Gor
don's capture. No decision, however, was
reached on this point. The Sheriff and
Commissioners are now strongly of the
opinion that Green, the convicted Ska
mania County murderer, assisted Gordon
to escape, and believe the only reason
Green did not escape also Is that he was
unable to squeeze .through the opening
made In the bars of the outside window.
Falling in this, the theory Is that he then
raised the alarm which awakened he.
Sheriff.
With Rivers and Harbors Committee.
SEATTLE, July 8. The Congressional
party, comprising the members of the riv
ers and harbors committee, their families
and guests, spent today In an .examina
tion of the route of the Lake Washington
Canal. Tonight the party left for Cape
Flattery, where an Inspection of the pro
posed harbor of refuge at Neah Bay will
be made tomorrow morning, returning
thence via Clallam and Port Angeles to
Victoria. The party leaves Victoria to
morrow night for an Inspection of the
mouth of the Skagit River.
Washington Postal Orders.
WASHINGTON, July 8. A postofflce has
been established at Newman, Okanogan
CoAnty, Wash., to be supplied by special
service from OrovIUe. Edward Newman
has been appointed postmaster.
The postofflce at Kayloi", Ferry County.
Wash., will be discontinued July 15, mall
going to Republic'
Foster's Man 'Is Appointed.
SEATTLE, July 8. D. M. Dunne, Col
lector of Internal Revenue, today an
nounced the appointment of U. D. Alli
son, of Anacortes, as Deputy Collector at
Seattle, to succeed David W. Bowen, who
n
resigned several weeks ago. Ralph L.
Ross, of Seattle, stamp clerk In the local
office, had received the indorsement of
tho Itlng County Republican Central
Committee for appointment as Deputy
Collector, but Collector Dunne stated to
night that as no one could be found who
would be a satisfactory successor to Ross,
he would be retained as clerk. Allison
was named on recommendation of Sena
tor Foster. Ho takes charge of the of
fice tomorrow.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE, July 8. The closing quotations
of mining stocks today -were:
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Amer. Boy ..0 7 JPrln. Maud ..1 1
Blacktall ....11 llKJQullp 23 20
Butte & Bos.. 1 lV4lRamb. Car ....34 3iV,
Crystal C OKrlRepubllc 5 8
Conjecture .. 5ft 6 IReservation .. 2& 2ft
L. P. Surp.... a GVMRoss. Giant .. 2 3
Mtn. Lion ...3V, 34 Rullivan 7 7
Morn. Glory.. 3 3lTom Thumb... 14U 14
Uorrlson .... 3ft 3jaterloo .... , 1
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. Official closing
quotations of mining slocks:
Alta ?0 04lMexlcan $0 10
Andes
4OccIdental Con ... 3
80phir 72
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Caledonia
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. Sc Va...
Gould & Curry...
Hale & Norcross.
Justice
SliOverman 15
30potosl 8
17Savage 8
SjSlerra Nevada ... 17
C2Sllver Hill 20
2 20(Handard 3 GO
13lUnlon Con IB
lSiUtah Con 3
lVellow Jacket .... 5
NEW TORK. July 8. Mining stocks today
closed as follows: ,
Adams Con $0 15Llttle Chief $0 13
Alice 40.Ontarlo DOO
Breece .'. 1 50 Ophlr 80
Brunswick Con .. 121 Phoenix 0
Comstock Tunnel. Oipotosi 7
Con. Cal. & Va... 2 lO.Savage 7
Deadwood Terra.. 50Slerra Nevada ... 18
Horn Silver 1 nSISmall Hopes 45
Iron Silver 5SStandard 3 00
Leadvllle Con .... 5
BOSTON, July 8. Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 23 SOIOsceola f 01 00
uing. aim. uo.. sa auiarroit vz oo
Amal. Copper.. 118 75ltjulncy 177 00
Atlantic 37 OOlSanta Fe Cop.
1 1Z
31 00
2 75
57 50
Cal. & Hecla... 700 00Utah Mining
Centennial 20 00YVInona
Franklin 17 00Wolverlnes .
Humboldt 25 001
Washington Notes.
Tho June payroll of King County em
ployes amounted to $14,657.
There will be no July term of court In
Lincoln County this year. The cases will
go over until November.
The total number of employes at the Se
attle postofflce this year up to tho present
time Is 119, as against 65 In 1900.
For the quarter ending July 1, Treasurer.
Handschey, of Whatcom County, has col
lected about $200,000 of taxes. This is
double the amount collected during the
same quarter last year.
The shingle mills are all rushed with
orders, says the Tacoma Ledger. During
the past three weeks prices have advanced
25 cents and are now quoted at $1 75 for
stars and other grades In proportion. This
is the highest rate reached in several
years.
Cornelius Lyman, reported to have re
signed the County Commlsslonership ot
Columbia County because of a slight dis
pute with Commissioner Jackson and
Duffy over a road bill, withdrew his res
ignation and took his place in session
Saturday morning. Mr. Lyman had his
resignation written out, but changed his
mind at the last moment.
Word has reached North Yakima that
H. S. Emerson & Co., the Seattle com
mission men who shipped apricots to that
place, and lost the fruit by reason of the
condemnation of Inspector Orlando Beck,
will appeal their case to the State Horti
cultural Commissioner. The apricots
were badly infected with what appeared
to be the San Jose scale. Photos were
taken and many prominent men examined
the fruits. The entire shipment was con.
fiscated. It is said the apricots were af
fected with sporadic fungus, due wholly
to climatic conditions where grown. Those
making a careful examination of the
fruits declare they were badly affected
by the scale.
OREGON TO NAMETHEDATE
BATTLE-SHIP OREGON'S COLORS
WILL THEN BE PRESENTED.
Governor Gccr Also Asked to Fix
the Place for Turning Over
of Pennant. ,
SALEM, July 8. Governor Geer today
received from the crew of the United
States battle-ship Oregon a letter stating
Jhat they, having decided by a unani
mous vote to present the state of Ore
gon with the "Homeward Bound" set of
colors, are pleased to Inform him. that
the colors are now ready "for presenta
tion. The Governor Is asked to indicate
the time and place It will be agreeable
for him to receive the colors on behalf
of the state. The colors consist of a
silk ensign, jack and pennant flown by
the Oregon on her homeward bound
voyage from Hong Kong to San Fran
cisco. . The Oregon Is now at Bremer
ton, Washington, undergoing repairs.
The letter Is signed by W. H. Norris.
chief boatswain; H. F. W. Brauer, chief
quartermaster; W. K. Morris, chief yoe
man, and Joseph H. Weir, chief yoeman.
Public School Teachers Assigned.
Teachers have been assigned in the pub
lic schools as follows:
East School Professor Yoder, principal;
vice-principal, vacant; assistants, Misses
Scott, Aitken. Shcppard, McCulloch, Rig
don,' Moore, Cramer, Mellen, Cosper, Mrs.
Roland.
Central School Mrs. Dodd, principal;
assistants, Misses Byrd, Fischer, D'Arcy.
Lincoln School Professor Baker, princi
pal; assistants, Misses Winters, Welch,
Myers, Ballou, Mrs. Nichols.
North School Professor Graham, princi
pal; assistants. Misses Magers, Litchfield,
Starr, Hart, Mrs. Ogle.
Park School Professor Smith, principal;
assistants. Misses Brumley, Parrish,
Bushnell, Thomas, Kethum.
CAMPING NEAR LA GRANDE.
Summer Outlnj? of Eastern Oregon
Independent Brigade.
LA GRANDE, July 8. The Eastern Ore
gon Independent brigade, O. N. G., is in
camp, at Camp Summers, about two and a
half miles east of La Grande, and about
half a mile from Island City. It Is not
the best place in the world for a "military
camp, so far as bodily comfort Is con
cerned, but as a business proposition it
Is a success. It Is not a pleasure resort,
but there Is ample room for drill, and the
soldier boys are given all they want to
do. It is all right as a military school,
and that is evidently what Major Mead
had in view when he selected the site" for
the camp. . -
Major Mead who is In command of the
brigade, says the boys are doing nicely.
The fololwlng is the roster of officers:
Major F. A. Mead, commanding; Cap
tain F. C. Brosius, surgeon; Lieutenant
W. J. Church, adjutant; Lieutenant E. P.
Mahaffey, quartermaster; Lieutenant A.
A. Keller, Inspector rifle practice; Lieu
tenant W. E. Bowers, commissary.
The following companies are encamped
on the grounds:
Company A, Captain Sam White. Baker
City; company B, Captain A. C. Williams,
La Grande; company D, Captain G. E.
Bartell, The Dalles.
Sumpter cavalry troop. Captain T. K.
Mulr.
The cavalry troop was due in camp Sat
urday evening, but the march was longer
and harder than anticipated, owing to the
circuitous route the troops had to take
and La Grande was not reached until 1:30
yesterday afternoon. The tropp. came In
with Colonel Jackson, Inspector-general,
riding at the head, with Captain Mulr,
in command. v
The troops will remain hero until Thurs
day noon, when they wllL break camp
and return home.
Camp Summers was named in honor ot
General Summers, of the Second Oregon.
Colonel Jackson's ride from Sumpter Is
rather remarkable for a man of 67 years
of age, but he stood it quite as well as
many of tho men who are from 25 to
30 years younger.
ROBBED SLUICE BOXES.
If Thieves Are Captured Miners Will
Deal Oat Justice.
BAKER CITY, July 8. Suice-box thieves
made a rich clean-up for John Cobb, who
was working a ' leased mine on Clark
Creek. Mr. Cobb has finished the sea
son's work, and expected to gather up
the gold, estimated at about $800, on the
morning of July 4. The thieves came In
the night and relieved Mr. Cobb of the
work of cleaning up.
The miners .in that part of Baker
County are greatly Incensed at the ap
pearance of sluice-box thieves, and the
bold attempt to hold up the Baker-Bridgeport
stagesfor the purpose of taking gold
from one of the Clark Creek mines.
Should the thieves be captured the miners
declare the county will not be put to
the trouble or expense of prosecuting
them.
Noted Stock "Rustler" Sentenced.
Manny Howard, the noted Eastern Ore
gon horse "rustler," was sentenced to the
penitentiary for a term of seven years
by Judge Eakln Saturday.
Attorney Johnson, on behalf of How
ard, moved for a stay of proceedings,
pending an appeal, to the Supreme Court,
but the court made no ruling on the
motion before adjournment. It Is proba
ble that Howard will be released on bonds
while the case Is being heard by the Su
preme Court. The conviction of Howard,
on the charge of horse-stealing, disposes
of one of the most notorious stock rust
lers in Eastern Oregon. His conviction
has caused great rejoicing among cattle
men and horsemen in this part of Ore
gon. Brick Building for Baker City.
S. L. Davis, of Weiser, Idaho, who re
cently decided to erect a soda water fac
tory In Baker City, has let the contract
for a brick building, which Is to be com
pleted as soon as possible, in which the
new enterprise will bo installed.
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPING.
Woman Snld to Have Unlawfully
Taken Her Grandson.
OREGON CITY Or., July 8. A warrant
was Issued in the Justice Court this af
ternoon for the arrest of Mrs. Thomas
Laws on the charge of kidnaping her
9-year-old grandson. The complaint was
made by the boy's maternal grandfather,
A. M. Lovelace, of Damascus, who had
the custody of his grandson during the
mother's absence In Rossland, B. C. Five
or six years ago John Laws, of Oregon
City, was divorced from his wife, a
daughter of Mr. Lovelace, and the mother
was given the custody of the child by
the decree of court. When Mrs. John
Laws went to Rossland she left her son
with her father, A. M. Lovelace. Ac
cording to the latter's story,fMrs. Thomas
Laws expressed a wish to have her grand
so'n visit her over Fourth of July, which
was granted. Now Mr. Lovelace states
that the boy has been sent to his father,
John Laws, at San Francisco, without
the consent of the lawful guardians.
WILL NOT CONTEST WILL.
Princess Hntxfelilt Thinks C. P.
Huntington Did Well by Her.
NEW YORK, July 8. The Evening
World says:
Prince von Hatzfeldt said today there
was no truth In the reports that he and
the Princess were going to contest the will
of the late C. P. Huntington. The Prince
and Princess von Hatzfeldt are at the
Holland House In this city. In an inter
view today the Prince said:
"The Princess is quite satisfied with
Scrofa
B
Scrofula is an unwelcome legacy, but one which
the children of blood poisoned parentage must
accept, with all its humiliating consequences. It is
an inheritance that makes one poorer; that brings
wretchedness and disease instead of health and
riches, for the child whose ancestral blood is tainted
with Scrofula or the loathsome virus of Contagious
Blood Poison is unfitted for the arduous dutiesof
life so lone as anv of the transmitted poison remains
in its veins. Scrofula manifests itself in various forms; swollen glands about tha
neck and throat, catarrh of the head, weak eyes, hip bone disease, white swelling
and offensive sores and abscesses are familiar symptoms, attended usually with.
loss of strength, poor digestion and pale or bloodless complexion. The skin is
sometimes most dreadfully affected, eruptions breaking out on all parts of the body.
Scrofula destroys bone, tissue and flesh; no part of the human system escapes its
writli ri n rr VwTiiiTnVtncr trmrfl
Whan nineteen Troara old. and about one
after the birth of my first child, the glands on
tho left side of my neck hetran to swell. Four of
the places wero lanced and bocaxno opon running
Bores; risings oamo under my left arm, and the
discharge was simply awful. Tho doctors said I
had the worst oaoo of Scrofula they had over
sean. I took iodido of potassium, hut this nor
the other drugs given for this disease brought
relief. Whon tho physicians advised rao to have
tho glands removed, I decided to try S. S. S. A
few bottles curod me completely; no signs of
the terriblo disease aro left.
MBS. BIOHARD WASSON,
Golden Corners, Ohio.
purity to the profoundly poisoned blood, and tha rich, strong blood that is carried'
to the swollen and diseased glands absorbs and destroys the tuberculous deposits,
and the painful, disfiguring sores and other evidences of Scrofula disappear.
S. S. S. should be begun inimediatelvmpon the appearance of the first symp
toms, or where there is a known predisposition to Scrofula. Our medical depart
ment will be found of great help to those who are struggling with this wasting
disease of heredity or any other blood trouble, and we invite you to write us.
Should you or any member of your family need advice, our physicians will cheer
fully give the information you desire, for which we make no charge. Book oa
Blood and Skin Diseases free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA.
the terms of her father's will. I can say
that never at any time has she wished
to push any calms she has. The will was
most generous to her. and she has never
thought of demanding a daughter's por
tion. I cannot Imagine how this rumor
started. It has caused great amusement
to the Princcse."
It Is the Intention of the Prince and
Princess to remain about three months
in America. They will be for a week or
two In New York, and later will visit at
several country homes.
EXPLOSION AT POWDER "WORKS.
One Employe Was Killed and An
other Seriously Injured.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., July S. Three ex
plosions at the powder works this morn
ing wrecked the corning mill and resulted
In the killing of W. R. Darling and the se
rious Injury of Joseph Maynard, em
ployes. The corning mill was completely
demolished. It Is. not known how the ex
plosion occurred.
RUN OF FISH INCREASING.
Lower Columbia Fishermen Con
tinue to Make Good Catchex.
ASTORIA, July 8. The run of fish con
tinued to Increase today, and some of the
cannery tender launches had to make sev
eral trips to handle the catch. All classes
of gear are feeling the benefit from the
Increased run.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Came to Oregon in 1800.
MEDFORD, Or., July 8. Mrs. Electa
Norton Barneburg died last night after
several months' illness, aged 61 years.
She was born in Windsor, O., in 1839, and
married Frederick Barneburg In Iowa in
1860, coming to Oregon the same year, and
had resided in Jackson County since. De
ceased left a husband and six children.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at the family residence, Rev.
Adolph. Haberly, of the Pjesbyterian
Church, officiating, Interment will bo In
the Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Saw MU1 on the Cnlapooia.
ROSEBURG. July 8. Representative
Mattoon, Grant Taylor and L. S. Dlm
rnlck returned from the mountains Satur
day well pleased with the timber on Up
per Calapoola. Mr. Mattoon and others
contemplate erecting a saw mill with
a capacity of 30.000 feet per day on the
Calapoola, 14 miles northeast of Oak
land, and building a flume to convey the
lumber to Oakland, where a planing mill
will be built. It Is also the Intention
of the company to enlarge the mill to
60,000 capacity per day after active op
erations are commenced.
Expert "Will Go Over Mint Book.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. The Fed
eral officials who are Investigating the
shortage of $30,000 in the mint have em
ployed an expert accountant to go over
the books, and also to order a recount of
the $47,000,000 in the vaults. When the
shortage was discovered the gold was
counted by sacks, but every sack 13 now
to be opened and the gold counted by
weighing. This cannot be done In les3
than a week. No arrests have yet been
made In connection with the affair.
Oregon Cattle for San Francisco.
KLAMATH FALLS, July 8. The first
beef cattle for the season of 1901 to leave
Klamath County for the California
market were started from Louis Gerber's
Brookvale stock farm Saturday. The
cattle have been ranging In the high
mountains in the eastern part of tho
county. Considering the time of year,
they were in fine condition. There were
S00 head in the drove, T. J. Offleld being
in charge.
Thieves Caught Butchering Cattle.
STEVENSON Wash., July 8. Cattle
thieves were caught In the act of butcher
ing one of Emlle Walther s steers near
Chenowlth recently. They became fright
ened, crossed the Columbia River in
small boat, and have not been seen since.
New Special Delivery Route.
WASHINGTON, July 8. A special deliv
ery route will be established at Sllverton,
Marlon County, Or.,' September 2, with two
carriers. C. H. Moore and R. G. Allen.
The route will do 41 miles long and will
serve a population of 1150.
Idaho Notes.
The Earl Fruit Company reports a short
crop of prunes and pears in the district
around Boise.
The Hibbs group of gold-copper claims
on Imnaha has been sold to a Fargo, N.
D., company. The price was $15,000, with
$2500 down.
Complaint is made that the Nevada
Piute Indians are killing- game out of sea
son In Southern Idaho. Wardens are look
lng for them.
Citizens of Caldwell held a mass meet
ing and organized for a Canyon County
Jail. The county will be asked to ap
propriate $500.
The Caswell mine on Thunder mountain
is reported to have been sold by Colonel
Dewey to Pittsburg capitalists for $1,500
000, subject to expert examination. The
representatives of the purchasers left
Boise for the mine last week.
The Blackfoot land office did a large
business the quarter ending June 30. Dur
ing that time it made record of 192 home
stead entries, 100 desert entries, 96 home
stead proofs and 28 desert proofs. The
land filed on covered 45.SS2 acres and
the money received amounted to $13,
994 14.
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Parents whose blood is pois
oned by their own misdeeds,
or who themselves may' be
suffering for the sins of some
remote ancestor, must re
store their own blood to its
normal purity and strength,
or they cannot expect
healthy, robust children.
S. S. S. cures Scrofula, like
other diseases of a deep-
seated, constitutional charac
ter, by restorinsr life and
HYGIENIC TREATMENT OF THE TEETH.
"I have given Sozodont a thorough
trial and am using and prescribing it fre
quently. It is eminently suitable for tho
prophylactic and hygienic treatment of the
teeth, mouth and gums of those suffering
from pyrrohoea alveolaris. 1
consider it one of the best den
tifrices the market affords."
Bymail;25and75c Hall&Ruckzl,N. Y.City.
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sician prescribes beer
for a patient it is
Schlitz beer. A phy
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Ask him how germs
affect beer and he
will tell you that few
stomachs can digest
them. He will say
at once that impure
beer is unhealthful.
You will know then
why we brew
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