Morning Oregonian., September 13, 1901, Page 4, Image 4

THE "MORNING OBEGOKIAN, : FREDAy, SBPT-EMBEE 13, 1901.
PLUMBERS WALK OUf
SPOKANE IS MKELY TO HAVE A
STRIKE OX ITS HAKDS.
Trouble Is All Dne "to a Nonunion
Man Being a Member of the
State Examining Board.
SPOKANE, Sept 32. All union plumb
ers In the city struck this afternoon be
cause of the arrest and fining of Patrick
Dowling, a union journeymen. The union
plumbers have refused to take the exam
ination required by the state law, beciuse
a nonunion plumber "was a member of
the examining board. The first arrest for
working without a license was made to
day. All union men quit work, and de
clare they will neither go back nor take
the examination until the man they ob
ject to is removed from the examining
board. Should an -effort be made to sub
stitute nonunion plumbers the other
unions will probably walk out.
INDIAN TJEPREDATIOX CtAIM.
Washington Pioneer "Wants Govern
ment to Par Him 93000.
OLYMPIA, Sept. 12. W. G. Palmer, a
special United States attorney, is in Olym
pla taking testimony In an Indian, depre
dation claim brought by Robert Frost, the
well-known pioneer, for damages sus
tained in what Is now Okanogan County
43 years ago. At that time .Mr. Frost
suffered the loss of several horses and
ris camp equipment, and came very near
losing his life at the hands of the Indians
Tear the British line. His claim against
the Government is for J5000.
Away back in 1858. Ir. Frost in com
pany with a party of hardy pioneers left
The Dalles for Frazer River, where there
-Has then a big gold discovery reported.
After many hardships and several brushes
with Indians the party finally arrived
on the. Okanogan River on the old Hud
son Bay trail. Suddenly one morning as
the entered a canyon a party of Indians
surprised them and a brisk engagement
followed. Six of Mr. Frost's compan
lons were killed, and several were badly
wounded. Besides, the stock was stam
peaed, and among the animals and equip
ment lost were those of Mr. Frost. After
caring for the wounded and burying the
dead the party proceeded, and finally after
other battles with the savages reached
their destination on the Frazer River.
Wont to Come to Washington.
Fred Schomber, secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce, yesterday received
from the "Washington Pan-American Com
mission at Buffalo another long list of
Eastern people who are desirous of locat
ing in this section, and asking for Infor
mation concerning Thurston County's re
sources and business possibilities. Judg
ing by the numerous Inquiries received by
the fceoretary of the Chamber of Commerce
the Immigration to this portion of Puget
Sound next year will be large. A pleas
ing feature of the inquiries is the fact
that the commission states that most of
those applying for information are people
of means.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF VANCOUVER.
Instructors Who Have Been Encoded
for the Coming Year.
VANiCOUVER, Wash., Sept 12. The
public schools of Vancouver will open
Monday with the following corps of teach
ers: Superintendent, C. W. Shumway; prin
cipal of the High School, P. Haugh; as
sistant High School teachers, Charles Hall
and Mrs. Sterling; grade teachers, Miss
Hubbard, Miss Beeson, Mrs. Scott, Miss
Funk. Mrs. Chappelle, Miss Yale, Miss
Snodgrass, Miss Lynch, Miss Clark, Mrs.
rer. C. E. Alexander. Milton Pntch-
!rd and Fletcher A. Leach,
Mrs. Josephine Llsher, who has been a
teacher In the primary department for a
number of years, and who was engaged
for the coming year, has resigned her po
sition here to accept a similar position
In the Portland schools, and Miss Nellie
Yale has been engaged to take her place.
The attendance this year Is expected to be
considerably larger than last year.
Inspecting Knral Mall Routes.
Special Agent M. De LaMontanya, of the
fnited States Rural Free Delivery Serv-,
ice, arrived here yesterday and in com
pany with State Senator E. M. Rands is
engaged, in inspecting the three free de
livery routes in this county for which
free delivery service has been applied for.
Fifty Years In Vanconver.
Charles W. Shane, who is perhaps the
oldest living pioneer of Clark County, and
who performed the first job of book-binding
on' the Pacific Coast arrived at Van
couver 55 years ago today. Mr. Shane
observed his S4th birthday last Monday.
BODIES OF 3IEN IX TRAIN WRECK.
Pireman and Four Tramps Believed
to Have Bnrned to Death.
SEATTLE, Sept 12. The bodies of
three of tne four men who are known to
have lost their lives in the wreck of a
Great Northern freight train near Wel
lington Wednesday morning were brought
to this city by the Coroner tonight The
Lodies are those of Henry Knight, sec
tion man; Frank Dahlgreen, engineer, and
E. Smith, a tramp. Knight's remains are
terribly mangled and Dahlgreen's partly
consumed by fire. The body of Fireman
John Campbell is supposed to have been
entiroly consumed in the burning wreck,
and four tramps who were on the train
probably met a like fate.
The Vunaway train dashed down the
mountainside, passing through the town
of Wellington at a speed of SO miles an
hour, and wont over an embankment 70
feet high. The air brakes had failed. En
gineer Dahlgreen kept the whistle valve
open until the crash came, and by sig
nalling from the cab warned a gang of
section men on the track ahead of their
danger. Knight the section man, was
struck and killed. The whole train fol
lowed the engine over the embankment,
and but two of the 33 cars were saved
from total destruction in the fire that
broke out in the heap of wreckage that
is still burning fiercely.
Knight was from Denver, Colo., where
his sister lives; Dahlgreen's home was in
St Paul; Campbell lived in Seatttle, and
has a sister and uncle here.
Conductor Nordquist was probably fa
tally injured and Brakemen Blossom and
Bonner were badly Injured.
THE FERRIER MURDER CASE.
Thirty-nine Men Have Been Exam
ined Without Getting a Jnry.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Sept 12. In the
Fcrrier murder case today up to 2 o'clock
was spent in trying to secure a jury.
At that hour, the special venire issued
yesterday for 24 jurymen was exhausted,
ard the court ordered a new venire to
Issue for 24 more jurymen, returnable at
9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Thirty-nine
men have been In the jury-box. The state
has exercised the right of peremptory
challenge against three jurors and the de
fense against four.
POLICE STOPPED HIM.
Seattle Mnn Held In San Francisco
for Embezzlement.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 12. Lawrence
Whitworth, an employe of Sherwood, Gil
lespie & Co., insurance agents at Seattle,
was arrested here today on a charge of
felony embezzlement The man was taken
into custody as he was boarding the Aus
tralian liner Ventura, on which he had
engaged passage for Honolulu under the
name of H. B. DeLong. A dispatch re
ceived last night by Captain of Detectives
Sevmour from Chief of Police Sullivan
requested Whltworth's apprehension.
Qnaker Doctors Arrested Again.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept 12.
Berry and Walton, proprietors of the
Quaker doctors concert, were arrested
t!:ir evening for running a show with
out a license. The doctors retusea on
coming here to pay the license of ?25 a
day for hawkers. An arrest followed,
and they secured a temporary Injunction
in the Federal Court restraining the city
from molesting them. Under that order
he has since been doing business.
The authorities are determined they must
pay or quit doing business.
His Record at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Sept 12. Lawrence Whit
worth, arrested in San Francisco and
wanted here for embezzlement, was a
general broker. A man named Hinckley,
through Whitworth, applied to the local
office of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York for a policy. He gave
Whitworth a negotiable note to cover
the premium. The policy was later re
fused by the company. In the meantime,
it Is charged that Whitworth converted
the note Into cash and left the city.
Woman Jumped to Ker Death.
TACOMA, Sept 12. Eearly this morn
ing a woman, supposed to be a Mrs. Har
rigan, jumped from a third-story window
at the Fremont House to the street be
low and sustained Internal injuries from
which she died a short time after. Chief
Boatswain Soberanse, of the Transport
Egbert was in the room at the time, and
tried to hold the woman by one foot, but
she slipped away from him. He is being
held to await the verdict of the Cor
oner's jury.
For a Great Mclvinjey Hospital.
SEATTLE, Sept 12. The Chamber of
Commerce yesterday adopted resolutions
favoring the plan of erecting a great hos
pital somewhere In the Central States
as a thank offering of the Nation for
President McKinley's recovery. A com
mittee of nincr was appointed to investi
gate Into the feasibility of the plan.
HopplcUInjr 1 General.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Sept 12. Hopplck
ing is general'ln Lewis County this week.
Nearly all of the yards will have com
menced before the end of the week. Re
ports sq far indicate a shortage of the
crop over last year of 20 per cent. The
weather is fine and there are plenty of
pickers.
Asxlgncd to Fort Flagler.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 Second Lieu
tenant Harrison S. Kerrick, of the Ar
tillery corps, has been assigned to the
Twenty-sixth Company of Coast Artillery,
and wil join that command at Fort
Flagler, Wash.
Xevr WanhIngton Postmnster.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12. Washington
postmasters were appointed today as fol
lows: Irene Bockover, at Oxford; T..M. Allen,
at Enterprise; B. W. Owens, at Macklln,
and Ienthe Murphy, at Reedville.
Accident to Jockey.
EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 12. S. Olsen,
owner and rider of the runner Durango,
hugged the rail too close in the half-milo
race yesterday and was scraped off. His
leg was broken In three places.
James J. Hill Inspecting Cool Mines.
EVERETT, Wash., Sept 12. President
J. J. Hill and a party of engineers left
here this morning for Cokedale to look
over; the extensive coal properties at that
place.
FOREST RESERVE WAXTED.
Bnkcr City Working for Protection
of Its "Water Supply.
BAKER CITY, Sept. 12. The visit of
Experts Newell and Plnchot to Baker
City and vicinity has resulted in awak
ening considerable Interest in the ques
tion -of preservation of the forests. Both
gentlemen were positive In asserting that
unless the forests were preserved, that
it would not be long before water would
be an exceedingly 'scarce article in East
em Oregon.
A hasty exalnation of the source of
Baker City water supply convinced Mr.
Plnchot that the only means of insuring
a good supply at all times was to take
every precaution to preserve the timber
growing on the mountain elopes. With
the purpose of heeding the advice of
Mr. Plnchot Attorney F, L. Moore is
circulating a petition asking for the es
tablishment of a forest reserve at the
head of Elk Creek. This reserve has
been .recommended by a special agent of
the Interior Department but the Commis
sioner of the General Land Office an
nounced some time ago that he would
rot indorse the establishment of any
more forest reserves until the Unlfed
States land laws were amended in regard
to lieu lands to be selected In place of
lands set apart for reserves by state land
boards and individuals. The United States
Land Office at La Grande has been In
structed o withdraw the lands embraced
in the proposed reserve from entry, which
is considered as favorable to the estab
lishment of (he reserve, but in order
to make it a sure thing, if possible, tne
citizens of this city generally are signing
the petition.
A Patriotic Albany Girl.
Albany Herald
When the news reached the hopyard
west of town that McKinley had been
shot, a foolish young man in the crowd
of hoppickers remarked that he was glad
of it A young girl standing near remon
strated with the unpatriotic American,
and when he reiterated the statement, the
girl whacked him over the head with a
hop pole, and to say that she was sec
onded by every other picker in the yard
is expressing it mildly. The boy is a res
ident of this city, but has been more dis
creet In his utterances since the hop
yard event
Xew Pacific University Instructors.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Sept 12. Miss
Ruth A. Rogers, of "West Superior, Wis.,
has been elected to fill the vacancy In
Pacific University, as instructor In piano
forte, organ and theory, caused by the
resignation of Miss Caroline McCobb.
Miss Nettie Burrof, of Pendleton, a grad
uate of Whitman Seminary, will be in
structor in -violin music.
Commissioner Hermann at Home.
ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 12. Commission
er Hermann, of the United States Land
Office, arrived home this morning, di
rect from Washington, and will spend his
annual vacation In this vicinity. Mr. Her
mann has consented to deliver the ad
dress of welcome at the commencement
cf the Roseburg street fair, next Tues
day. Missing Man Turns Up.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 12. George ' Gross,
who was reported missing, and for whom
men had gone Into the mountains to
search, came In from the McKenzIe
today, and was much surprised to learn
that his absence had occasioned any
alarm. He had been hunting, and had met
with no mishap.
Youth Charged With Forgery.
PENDLETON. Or., Sept. 12. Ira Sibley,
aged IS years, accused of forging a check
for $130 on the Pendleton Savings Bank
by signmg the name of Hiram Smith, was
brought here from Buttes Creek today.
The officers had chased Sibley all over
that part of the country.
Thirteen Horses Stolen.
PENDLETON, Sept. 12. A. D. Rhoni
mous came to town todayand reported
13 horses were stolen frpm his range on
Upper McKay Creek yesterday. Officers
are working on the case but have no
clews. t
County Is Out of Debt.
HILLSBORO, Or., Sept 12. Treasurer
CrandaU has called In all county war
rants. Indorsed prior to September 1 of
this year. This practically frees the coun
ty from debt, the first time In many
Your Grocer Know "WeMoot"
Hard-wheat flour.
STATE IS READY TO PAY
SCALP BOUNTY WARRANTS CALLED
IN BY THE TREASURER.
Paper Js That Indorsed Prior to the
Firt of This Year Under the
Old Law.
SALEM, Sept. 12. State Treasurer
Moore today Issued a call for all out
standing scalp bounty warrants indorsed
prior to January 1, 1901. Stated In round
numbers, the total amount of bounty
warrants issued under the old law was
$120,000. Upon these there Is due about
$12,000 Interest, making a total of $132,000.
The last Legislature levied a tax of one
mill, which produced approximately $117,
OOO, the last of which sum is now com
ing into the state treasury from the sev
eral counties. It will thus be seen that
DEATH OF CAPTAIN
THE OLDEST .STEAMBOAT
k:z - . ,n Kwaa&, u.r;i
OREGON CITY, Sept. 12. Captain Sebastian Miller, the first man to run a steamboat
down the Snake River, and who had followed the same business on. the Willamette River for
SO years, died suddenly at his home at Canemah this morning'. Death was due to paralysis
He was undoubtedly the oldest steamboat captain in the Northwest. He was aged 75 jears.
Captain Miller came to Oregon in 1S31, ahtl until 10 years ago had been a captain on eteara
ers In Oregon and Idaho. "BaB" Miller, as he was called, had had many narrow escapes.
When the old steamer Elk blew up, near Oregon CRy, ho was standing on the bow! By the
force of the explosion the l?oat sprung, and he wtib thrown violently beneath the heavy tim
bers. His collar-bone was badly fractured, and he received many bruises, but in a short time
he assumed his duties, against the wishes of his physician.
Mr. Miller Is survived by a wife and three daughters, Mrs. M J. Bolton, Mrs. Taylor
and Mrs. W. D. Martin. The funeral will take place Sunday.
the amount of money raised oil the scalp
bounty tax; will lack $15,000 or nore of
paying off the warrants. This amount
will come before the next Legislature as
a deficit
As was shown, through The Oregonian
some time ago, the demand upon the scalp
bounty-fund under the new law bids fair
to exceed the appropriation by a consid
erable sum. It will not be surprising
therefore, if the next Legislature finds it
self confronted with a demand for relief
under two scalp bounty-laws. The state
appropriation is $50,000 under the new law,
and the counties must pay one-third of
the bounties. When the fund Js exhausted
Secretary of State Dunbar will cease to
Issue warrants. But the counties which
have paid tfut scalp money In anticipation
of reimbursement from the stSte will be
before the Legislature for an appropria
tion, and asmany of the counties will be
Interested, 'it may be expected that the
members of the Legislature will give their
support to anything asked for in that line.
frm-9d T.nlini Annnnnf fftr .TlllV.
I The Loewenberg-Golng Company has
paid Into the State Treasury $1134 81, for
convict labor during July.
STATE TAKES IT UP.
Death of Winter Kyle at Astoria
Will Be Investigated.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept 12. The cause of
the death of Winter Kyle, whose, body
was found on the beach last Monday
morning, will receive a more searching
examination at the hands of the Prose
cuting Attorney than was secured at the
Coroner's inquest. The verdict of the
jury was that the young man came to
his death through foul 'play by persons
unknown. The evidence presented to the
jury did not include that of the man who
found the body, nor were the members of
the jury given an opportunity to view the
place where the accident occurred. (
Prosecuting Attorney Allen has sum
moned before him tomorrow afternoon all
of the witnesses who appeared at the in
quest, the jurymen, and additional wit
nesses whom Sheriff Llnvllle and Chief
of Police Hallock have discovered, and
who have given more particulars of the
affair. These two officers firmly believe
the young man came to his death through
an accident, and the new evidence to be
presented will be of that character.
Organizntton of Union Put Off.
The Alaska Fishermen's Union did not
complete its organization last evening, as
intended, but adjourned until the arrival
of the Amerjcan bark Harrys Morse, so
the fishermen who are on board of her
from Bristol Bay, .Alaska, may join the
organization.
Lumber for Dike on Nehalem Road.
The County Court today awarded a con
tract to Heckard & Cole, of Lewis and
Clark, for furnishing 100,000 feel of three
Inch plank for covering the dike recently
constructed on the Nehalem road.
Poll Tax Will Be Used for New Road.
The City Council, at a special meeting
this evening; passed an ordinance author
izing the County Court to expend the poll
tax money now in the hands of the Su
pervisor of District No, 1, amounting to
about $700, in building a highway from
the city reservoir to the new county road.
The object of the ordinance is to effect a
compromise of the difficulty that has
arisen between the Council and the County
Court, because the charter provides that
poll tax money shall be given to the city,
while the state act of February 25, 1901,
says It shall be expended by the Super
visor. Theatrical Season at Snleru.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 12. Frank B. 'Mere
dith, local manager of Cordray's new
Grand Opera-House in this city, an
nounces that on Monday evening, Septem
ber 1G, the theatrical season will be opened
with a presentation of "East Lynne."
This drama from Mrs. Henry Wood's fa
mous story will be played by Russell
& Drew's company. Mr. Meredith Is al
ready booking plays that will be brought
here later in the season for the enter
tainment of Salem's theater-goers.
Criticised by Grand Jury.
MEDFORD, Or., Sept. 12. The grand
Jury, in its report to the Circuit Court,
says it found the poor farm buildings
were poorly kept, and all the inmates
complained of the treatment. The County
Court will look into the matter at once.
The poor farm Is" kept under contract by
Emil De Reboam.
Horses for the British Army.
BAKER CITY, Sept 12. One hundred
and sixty-five more Baker County horses
have bten purchased for the British Gov
ernment, by Special Agent McDonald, who
has been buying horses In this vicinity
for some time. They were taken to Walla
Walla yesterday. From there the ani
mals will be taken to Wyoming, ana
later to N-w Orleans, where they will bo
loaded on animal transports bound for
South Africa. The Oregon horses are
said to be the best in the world for this
service. No horses weighing over 1000
pounds are accepted. Heavy horse3 can
not stand the sea voyage nearly as wejl,
and then wheiy they are landed in South
Africa they do not stand the climate
half as well as the lighter animals-.
HELD LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
County Jndge Refused to Consider
Road Matters With Surveyor.
PRINEVILLE, Or., Sept 12. County
Judge William C. Wills and Surveyor C.
A. Graves sire having quite a controversy
in regard to the repairing and construc
tion of. some county bridges, as the re
sult of the law DaEsed by the last Legis
lature which makes the Surveyor a mem
ber of the board to pass on road and
bridge matters. It Is purely a case where
the County Judge has declared the law
to be unconstitutlpnal. This week, when
the County Court met Surveyor Graves
made his appearance in court for ttie pur
pose of assisting the Judge and Commis
sioners in transacting such business,
thinking he was fulfilling the duties of his
SEBASTIAN MILLER.
CAPTAIN IX THE NORTHWEST.
office according1 to law. . The court ig
nored his presence and the Judge'refused
to allow him a voice in court, declaring
to the two Commissioners that1 If the Sur
veyor was to take part in their delibera
tions he would step down and out. This
caused a deadlock in the proceedings ot
the County Court for two days, when tne
.Commissioners- decided Vo ratify the action
of the County Judge in ordering lumber
for repairing a bridge, It is t Sieved Sutu
veyor Graves will take the mat r into the
courts.
Hoppiclrlng Finished Just In Time.
GRANT'S PASS, Sept. 12. Josephine
County hops were harvested just In time,
as the last picking was done yesterday,
and rain has Jnca set in. The yards on
both Bogue River and Applegate finished
at tho same time.' Reports from different
yards show the almost entire absence of
lice, and, although the crop is about one
third lesB than last year, the quality Is
the best There has been little or no
movement of the season's cropt as grow
ers expect better prices than tne 11 centa
offered before picking began. The roads
are crowded with pickers returning to
.their homes.
Grain Crop Less Than Expected.
MONROE, Or., Sept. 12. Threshing Is
over in this vicinity. Tho yield was not
as large as expected. Fall oats fared
the worst Fields which it was believed
would yield 40 bushels per acre only re
turned 10 and 12. Flax, wheat and barley,
and Spring oats made fair crop?. Pota
toes are scarce. Hoppicking is well ad
vanced, and reports of splendid yields are
comfng in.
Pruneplcklng will begin Monday. The
Excelsior, Green Peak and MoElroy or
chards will yield good crops.
Two-Thirds Crop of Hops.
HILLSBORO, Or., Sept 12. Reports
from all parts of Washington County In
dicate that the h6p yield will not be quite
a two-thirds crop. Yards in which a full
yield was expected have fallen short
The quality,, however, is said to be fine.
Threshing will be completed In anothe
week,- except In Isolated places. The
hauling of wheat to the line of the South
ern "Pacific is now in progress.
Distinction for Oregon Boy.
THE DALLE3, Or., Sept 12. Repre
sentative Moody has just received a letter
from Annapolis, stating that Ernest Durr,
Mately appointed by him as cadet from
the Second Congressional District of Ore
gon, passed the entrance examination to
the United States Naval Academy with
out condition. In a class of about 70, only
one-third won this distinction.
Cargoes of Lumber.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept 12. The manifests
of the barkentlnes Arago and Tarn
O'Shanter were filed at the Custom-House
today. Both were loaded at the Knapp
ton mills and go to San Francisco. The
Arago has a cargo of 650,000 feet of lum
ber, and the Tam O'Shanter 627,835 feet
of lumber, and .108,500 feet of laths. .
Potato Crop Cnt Short. .
DALLAS, Sept 12. The long continued
dry weather has reduced the potato crop
about 50 per cent, Prunes is this vicinity
are ripening slowly. The quality bids fair
to be tho best The fruit will not be as
large as It was last year.
Dallas Man Seriously Injured.
DALLAS, Or., Sept. 12. Oliver P. Chase
was seriously Injured yesterday while
feeding a wood-saw. Ho was struck by
a stick which came from the saw with
enough force to crush his skull.
Hop Crop Will he Short.
DALLAS, Or,, Sept. 12. Hoppicking
wjll be finished this week in the majority
of the yards about here. The crop will
be about 25 per cent less than It was last
year, but of fine quality.
Government Inspection.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 12. Inspectors of
Boilers and Hulls Fuller and Edwards
will be In this city Saturday, to inspect
the steamers Sue H. Elmore, Eclipse and
Alarm.
Woodbnrn Hop Crop Is Short.
WOODBURN, Or., Sept. 12. Hoppicking
In nearly over in this section. The crop
will bo about as large as it was last year.
"Wheat sales are not going to be ex
tensive out at Helix," said a farmer from
that town, to the Pendleton East Oregon
ian, "until prices rise. We who raise
tho wheat believe the market wU im
prove before the season is much farther
advanced. We believe the conditions
warrant such belief, when supply and de
mand tho world over are taken into ac
count The wheat is worth more than,
the 43 and 44 cents now being paid, and
wc want what It Js worth."
THEREWiLL BETENINONE
COUNTIES WHICH WILL HAVE EX
HIBITS AT THE STATE FAIR.
Oregon Farmers Can See AH Kinds
of Creamery Machinery In
Operation. " '
SALEM, Sept 12. Modern methods In
dairying, which have recently become
of great Interest because of the develop
ment of that industry in Oregon, will be
fully illustrated at the "State Fair. Prac
tical working creamery machinery, of
every kind, will be In operation, arid every
firmer will have ample opportunity not
only to learn what machinery Is best
suited to his needs, but also how to uso
it so as to assure success. The cream
ery department has been enlarged to
about four times Its original size, and all
the plans for the new building were made
with a view to securing the greatest con
veniences.. In this building farmers may
see the best practical arrangement for
the handling of dairy products and may
get ideas that will be valuable to them
In erecting buildings for their own use."
The creamery exhibit this year will be
opened under the most favorable circum
stances. In the center of the creamery
building there will be a large refrigerator
with bfoad glass windows, so dairy pro
ducts mav. be displayed to the best ad
vantage without possibility of injury
from, warm weather. Those who send
butter to the fair can rest assured that
it will be In perfect condition when the
judges examine It and those .who visit
the dairy department will have the pleas-
ure of looking upon perfect rolls of gold -
en butter, displayed In as neat and clean
a room as could be desired.
New Art Department.
One of the new wings of the pavilion
will be devoted to the art department
and to displays of fancy work, etc. This
new room Is a most attractive addition to
the State Fair buildings. All the windows
have been placed high In the walls, and
are Tvld'e enough to admit an abundance
of light. Oil' paintings, photography,
crayon sketches and other art productions
will be placed on the wall In a position
which will give them the most favorable
light effects. The room formerly used, in
one corner of the pavilion, was unsatis
factory In many respects. It was dark,
because the window space was too small
and all the light came from one side. It
was dusty, because It was In an Incon
venient corner of an old" building. In
the new art department all this Is over
come, and those who exhibit their pic
tures or needle work will have the as
surance that their productions arc dis
played in such a manner that they may
be judged upon their merits. There Is
an airiness about the new art department
that makes it the most cheerful place on
the grounds, and It may be expected that
this spacious room will be Allied with vis
itors at all times.
Will Be Ten Fairs in One.
Judging by the space that has been
taken by the 10 counties which will make
exhibits of their products, It may be said
that this will be the predominating fea
ture of the fair. There will really be
10 fairs in one, for each county will send
the best specimens of each of Its prod
ucts. Washington County has reserved the
largest space. That county will have a
floor area 42 feet by 22 feet, with walls 20
feet high. When the walls have ben
covered with grasses and grains, arranged
in artistic designs, and tables and pyraT
mids have been covered with fruits, both
fresh and preserved, and the floor space
has been covered with vegetables, shelled
grain, manufactured goods and samples
of all the thousand and one products of
old Washington, there will be a display
that alone will be worth coming to the
fair to see. Tho men who are preparing
the exhibit are not telling their com
petitors what they are going to have in
their booth, but It may be safely said
that no product of Washington County
will be slighted.
Benton and Linn Counties have each a
space 28 feet square, and though Benton
County Is somewhat the smaller In area,
It Is understood thatlt doesn't propose
to be backward about competing with Its
nearest neighbor.
Polk, Marlon and Yamhill Counties havo
each a space 2S by 22 feet Marlon has
been putting up some county exhibits in
recent years that are hard to beat. It
has been successful in securing honors
because some of its citizens took the
pains to prepare and arrange complete
displays of her products. Some have en
tertained the Idea that Marlon has an
advantage because the fair js held In this
county. This apparent advantage is over
come by the fact that the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company transports all ex
hibits free of charge, and also by a rule
laid down by the board that in judging
the county exhibits allowance shall be
made for deterioration In shipment Two
other counties put up such good exhibits
last year that old Marlon trembled le?t
it should fail to secure first prize, and It
Is safe to say that a number of the other
counties are coming to the fair this Fall
with a determination to get first place In
spite of the efforts Marlon's representa
tives are putting forth.
Lane, Douglas, Jackson and Wallowa
are the other counties which have taken
'space, and each of these will occupy
an area 14 by 22 feet. More space may
be taken later. It does not follow that
because a county has the smallest space,
it cannot take flrsfprize. The prizes are
not for the largest exhibits, but for the
"best exhibit of agricultural ana Horti
cultural products from any one county In
this state, variety and quality to be con
sidered, and to be the product of 1901."
It will thus be seen that Marlon cannot
use any of the material exhibited last
year, and that If It does not put up the
"best," variety and quality considered,
It must fail. .
Five Large Premiums.
For the county exhibits there are of
fered five large premiums. They are as
follows: First. $300: second, $250; third.
$200; fourth, $150; fifth, $100. These pre
miums are In themselves sufficient to war
rant the effort It takes t3 get up an ex
hibit and the honor of securing first place
Is worth more than the premium. The
10 counties which have arranged for ex
hibits have made wise provision for an
advertisement for their resources. Strang
ers who visit the fair will go away im
pressed with what they have seen, and
will not forget the unquestionable evi
dence of vast natural resources.
NEW RULES FOR SCHOOL TRIALS.
District Cleric Will Hereafter Reduce
AH Testimony to Writing.
SALEM, Sept. 12. The State Board of
Education has promulgated two new rules
regarding trials before district School
Boards. Heretofore when any sort of griev
ance had been tried before a district board
an appeal might be taken to the County
Superintendent which latter official would
take testimony anew, The object of the new
rules is to require that the testimony bo
reduced to writing when taken in the first
Instance, arid only this testimony shall be
considered on appeal.
The first of the new rules is known
as "Rule A." and will precede rule No. 1
in the printed rules. It Is as follows:
"In all trials before the district Board of
Directors, tho clerk of said board shall
personally furnish the defendant, In writ
ing, a copy of the charges preferred
against him, and also the time and place
where the matter at issue will be tried;
provided, that ,at. least five days shall
elapse between the time that the de
fendant shall receive said and the date
of trial. In all such trials the board
shall have authority to hear and receive
testimony for ejther party, and for that
purpose may subpena witnesses and ad
minister oaths If necessary; and the de
fendant shall have an opportunity to be
heard In person or by an attorney."
Rules 1 to 5 will remain unchanged.
They provide that an appeal may be tak.
en by filing a complaint with the County
Superintendent within 10 days, upon which
the County Superintendent must direct the
clerk of the School Board to certify to
him a copy of the records and proceedings
relating to the decision of the board.
When the transcript has been filed, the
County Superintendent must set a date
for hearing, and notify all persons In
terested of the time and place of the hear
ing of the appeal. Rule 6, which for
merly proved that the County Super
intendent should take testimony, has been
changed by the adoption of the second
new rule which reads as follows:
"Rule VIL At the time fixed for
the hearing, both the complain
ant and the defendant shall have
an opportunity to be heard either
in person or by attorney, but no evidence
shall be considered by said superintend
ent except that produced before the Board
of Directors ,from which the appeal is
taken. After 'hearing such argument, the
bounty Superintendent shall make such
decision as may be just and equitable, and
when the aforesaid decision has been
made, he shall Immediately notify all per
sons Interested of his decision."
It will be noticed that there is nowhere
a direct requirement that the testimony
before the School Board must be In writ
ing, but since the trial on appeal Is to be
upon the "records and proceedings relat
ing to the decision complained of," It fol
lows by implication that the records and
proceedings Include the testimony. The
manner of taking the testimony, whether
by shorthand, or by writing out in full,
is left to the board. The purpose of the
changes In the rules fs to simplify proceed
ure by requiring that the testimony be
taken but once, and that all parties -be
given an opportunity to be heard at that
time.
Supreme Court Orders.
SALEM. Sept. 12. The following orders
were made today In the Supreme Court:
Charles Venable. respondent, vs. Board
of Police Commissioners, of Portland, ap
pellant; respondent allowed until October
15 to file brief and additional abstract un
der one cover.
W. O. Stltt, respondent, vs. same; ap
pellant allowed until September 20 to file
abstract Brief of appellant In Venable
case to stand as brief In this case. Re
spondent allowed until October 16 to file
brief and additional abstract under one
cover.
Patrick Murray, respondent, vs. same;
abstract In Stltt case to stand as abstract
In this case, and appellant's brief in Stltt
case to stand as brief In this case, as
also Stltt's brief and additional abstract.
Moses F. Waller, respondent vs. same;
corresponding order made.
BAKER COUNTY MINES SOLD.
New Owner Proposei t? Develop
Them at Once
BAKER CITY. Sept. 12. Frank E. Wil
son, of Salt Lake City, Utan, yesterday
purchased the Kearsarge, Friday and
Gold Bug mines. In the Virtue mining dis
trict for $10,000. The claims belong to 1
Michael Mahone and G. W. McCarthy, of
Baker City. Little work has been done
on any of the claims, except the Friday,
where" a shaft of 200 feet has been sunk.
Mr. Wilson has announced that he will
begin the development of the property at
once. These properties are located within
10 miles of Baker City, and in a mining
district in which several rich mines are
located.
Mill for the Gem Mine.
The Gem mine, In the Sparta district,
will soon be equipped with a 10-stair.p
mill. Most of the machinery Is on the
ground, and is being put In place as fast
as- possible. It was necessary to con
struct a ditch about three miles long in
order to furnish sufficient water for the
mill. This has just been finished.
As greater depth has been attained It
has been found that the ore became baser,
and it was necessary to concentrate It In
order to save the gold.
MINE WILL RESUME WORK.
Shorty-Hope Ditch and Pipe Line Is
to be Greatly Enlarged.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept 12. An early re
sumption of work is expected at the
Shorty-Hope mine, a few miles from here.
The president of the company and mana
ger of the mine, Horatio S. Sanford, of
Ashland, has received Instructions from
the board of directors In the East with
that J end In view. The mine has been
closed down for several months, awaiting
necessary additions and improvements
and a renovation of the property. The
ditch and pipe line, one and one-half
miles long, which conducts the waters
of Wagner Creek to the 10-stamp mill,
on the company's property, Is to be en
larged from 200 inches to 500 inches, and
Engineer Jesse McCall began work on the
new survey of It yesterday. When the
improvements contemplated are made the
Shorty-Hope will be in exceptionally fine
shape for profitable work. It Is also In
tended to re-Incorporate the company un
der the laws of the State of Oregon, Its
operations being conducted under those
of West Virginia.
W. J. HONEYMAN WAS ELECTED.
Portland Man the New President of
the Knnppa Coal Company.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 12. The stockhold
ers of the Knappa Coal Company held
their annual meeting last evening. An
executive committee was elected aa fol
lows: F. P. Kendall, W. J. Honeyman,
F. R. Stokes and James Flnlayson. F.
P. Kendall tendered his resignation as
president of the company, and W. J.
Honeyman, ofPortland, was elected to
fill the vacancy. The company will open
an office in Portland, and the fievelopraent
work on its coal properties near Knappa
will be-continued during the coming Win
ter. Test of the Bunlcer Hill Coal.
ST. HELENS, Or., Sept. 12. A
thorough test of the Bunker Hill coal was
made by the steamer America' yesterday.
It required a little less than a ton of coal
to make the trip from St. Helens to Port
land. The coal burns to a fine ash, does
not clinker and Js free from sulphur and
A baby may -fail to be nourished
either because it i unable to digest
its food or because the food does not
contain enough nutriment; in either
case the child is not satisfied.
, Mellin's Food, as prepared, con
tains sufficient nourishment in a
digestible form to satisfy the child
and promote his growth.
We have a nice little book of " Mellln's Food Babies" In which we are sure you would
be interested.
If you will send us your name on a postal card, we will'send the book to you free of cost.
MELLIN'S FOOD COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS.
un Uown
Then don't expect to be
cured in a minute ! It takes
a little time to get your blood
pure and rich. We haven't
room 40 explain. Just ask
your doctor why Ayer's Sar
saparilla is such a good
medicine for debility, weak
nerves, and indigestion.
"I -was very poorly and could hardl
aet about the house. Then I trice
Iyer's Sarsaparilla, and only two tot
fgsof nwde me feel perfectly well.'
Mrs N. S. Swinney, Princeton, Mo
SI. MMl. J.C.AYERCO..LU.M
soot It is a much cheaper and better
coal than the Franklin or the Rossland.
Captain Goode, the owner of the Amer
ica, has tried-all the different kinds of
coal on the Portland market, and he says
Bunker Hill coal Is by far the best.
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Three Men Mnit Anier for Sot Pro
viding Medicine for a Slclc Child.
VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. 12. A Coroner's
jury this morning found Eugene Brooks,
a Zionlte elder, and John Rogers, a clerk
in the Hudson Bay fur department, guilty
of manslaughter, because they did not
provide the Rogers child, who was suf
fering with diphtheria. with medical
treatment the child dying. Brooks of
fered prayers for the chlldjs recovery. A
second child also died and an Inquest on
it will also be held. This Is the second
time Brooks has been committed for man
slaughter, the previous case being ex
actly similar, but he escaped on a tech
nicality. The Attorney-General's depart
ment has taken the matter up.
Anthracite Coal Find.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Sept. 12. A
party of prospectors from North Yakima,
who have been working In an unexplored
region of the Cascades, about SO miles
from here, returned yesterday with sam
ples of anthracite coal which they recent
ly discovered. They say they have had
it analyzed by an expert, who pronounces
It true anthracite, as good In every re
spect as the Pennsylvania coal. Today it
was tried in a furnace. It burns wK'h no
smoke, and with hardly perceptible flame,
and a line white ash without cinders is
left. The samples brought out are almost
entirely free from bone.
The partv has located 13 claims on its
discoveries. Five veins of the coal have
been opened. It has been traced for sev
eral miles. The veins are from 3 to 13
feet in thickness. The samples brought
out were taken from a hole 20 feet deep.
British Columbia Mines Sold.
VICTORIA, B. C. Sept. 12 M. K.
Rogers, of Seattle, representing the Am
algamated Copper Company, has, accord
ing to recent arrivals from the North,
purchased the Bonanza group of mines on
Observatory Inlet, on the north coast of
British Columbia, paying 546,0C0 for the
property. The claims were discovered
by an 1 Indian a year ago.
For Indian Policemen in Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12. The Secretary
of the Interior has allotted ?2000 for the
use of the Governor of Alaska, in employ
ing native Indiana for police duty In dif
ferent sections. It, Is believed this amount
will compensate 20 Indians.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE. Sept. 12. Tho closing quotations
of mining atocks today were:
Ask. Bid.!
Amer. Boy .. 0 Vi
Blacktall ...-10H 10&
Crystal ......... T
Aak. Old.
Prin. Maud .. 1 1
iQullp 25 20
iBamb. Car ...40?i -iSM,
Conjecture .. 2
Deer Trail .. 3
Gold Ledge .. 1
L. P. Surp.... 5h
Mtn- Lion ...20
Morn. Glory.. 3
Morrison .... 2
1..
Reoubllo 4 JW
2!
Reservation .. HVs '?a
Ross. Giant .. 3V, 2Vt
1
5
Sullivan lffft 10
Tom Thumb ..139 12fc
27
M
onaerxui ... t -
SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 12. Official closing
quotations of mining atocks today:
Alts. ?0 02MexIcan $0 24
Andes ljOctldental Con ... 5
Benton Con JO Ophir 80
Best & Belcher... 24Overman 5
Bullion llPrtosl 5
Caledonia 31 Savage ....
Challenge Con ... 15Seg. Belcher 2
Chollar 3Slerra Nevada ... 2U
Confidence 6WSilver Hill ... 3i
Con. Cat & va... 1 JK)Stanaara 3 10
Crown Point
ailinion c,-nn ....... 11
OtUtah Con 5
IS Yellow Jacket .... 8
2l
Gould & Curry...
Hale & Norcroas.
Justice
XDV YORK, Sept. 12. Mining stocks today
closed as follows.
AdamsCon ?0 201Llttlo Chlet
.to 12
.11 2&
Alice 40
Ontario
Breece 1 40
Ophlr ..
80
8
Brunswick Con .. 7
Phoenix
Comstock. Tunnel. OlPotoiI
Con. Cal. & Va..
185
iSavage
Deadwood Terra.. 60Sierra Nevada. ... 21
Horn Silver 1 la.smaii Hopes ..... y
Iron Sliver COIStandard 3 25
Leadvllle Con .... 0
BOSTON. Sept. 12. Closing quotations:
Adenture ....? 2S 00OsceoIa $110 00
Blng. Mln. Co.. 38 OOiParrott 51 SO
Amat. Copper... Ill OOlQulncy 176 (X)
Atlantic 37 303anta Fa Cop... 75
Cat & Hecla.. 70 OOiTamarack ...... 345 00
Centennial 27 75UJtah Mining ... 23 00
Franklin ...... 10 OOlWlnona 3 DO
Humboldt 25 00 Wolverines ' 87 00
Bid. .
It will require at least 10 days more
time to Install the new heating pltint In
the Capitol building, and In the meantime
officials are a very "cold" lot of men at
the beginning of the day's work.