THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14', 1901?
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SEVERE SHOCK TO SALEM
GRIEF OX EVERY FACE AT NEWS
OP THE PRESIDENT'S DEATH.
False Report In the Afternoon
Caused All Pnbllc Office '
to Be Closed.
SALEM Or-, Sept 13. A report that
PresIdont'-McKinley had passed away -was
received In Salom about 4 o'clock this
afternoon, and In a few moments the
sad newa was carried to every part of
the city. This unexpected news, coming
so closely "after the assurance that the
danger-oint had been passed, was, If
possible, a more severe shock than the
ilrst report of the President's assassina
tion. There "was an expression of grief
on every face, and all through the even
ing and until late at night crowds of
anxious citizens gathered around the
Western Union Telegraph office to read
the latest bulletins regarding -the Presi
dent's condition. When the first report
was received the flags on the public
buildings were placed at half-mast and
public offices were closed.
Governor Geer, Secretary of State Dun
bar. Chief Justice Bean and other state
officers were among those who remained
at the telegraph office late In the even
ing te get the latest bulletins.
At Walla "Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Sept 13.
The news of the death of the President
wab received here with consternation at
3.30 P. M. today. Bells were tolled and
loom was apparent This news was
contradicted and the public breathed
easier. Crowds were about the bulletin
hoards until the real news was received
at 11.30 P. M. Bells were again tolled,
and the gloom is widespread. Flags are
at half-mast all over the city.
At Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sept 13. The news
of the death of President McKinley was
received here with profound sorrow. A
report to this effect was received late In
the afternoon, and all the flags in town
were at once placed at half-mast When
this report was corrected the flaga were
raised It was nearly midnight when
the official news reached here. Flags
"were again lowered, and all the bells in
the city were tolled.
At Oregon City.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept 13. The
death of President McKInley caused the
most profound sorrow here. Upon re
ceipt of the news all of the bells In the
city were tolled.
STREAM FOR HATCHERY.
Fish Warden Thinks the McKenzIe
the Beat In the State.
ASTORIA, Sept 13. Master Fish War
den Van Dusen returned home today from
attending a meeting of the State Fish
Commission, and at the same time made
a trip to the Sluslaw and McKenzIe
Elvers. While on the Sluslaw River, he
directed Superintendent Austin to move
the racks, and place them further up
the river where a better location has
been found, but the work so far done
there this season has been entirely satis
factory. He found the McKenzIe PJver
to be a natural spawning ground for sal
mon, and It is Mr. Van Dusen's inten
tion to establish on this stream the
principal hatchery in the state, and he
expects to be able by another year to
turn out from this more salmon fry than
has ever been released in the Clacka
mas. The only obstacle to overcome Is
the "passage of the fish over Willamette
Falls at Oregon City, and after a careful
examination Mr. Van Dusen has found
that this result can be very, easily and
cheaply obtained if the State Fish Com
mission will give him authority to pre
sent the flsh from being molested while
passing over the falls. From facts se
cured on the trip, Mr. Van Dusen believes
that the McKenzIe River was, in early
days, the principal spawning stream of
the Chinook salmon.
Contract for Painting Englne-Honne.
The contract for the painting of Engine-house
No. 3 has been awarded to
H. A. Larson, whose bid of $125 was the
lowest received.
Greater Demand for Steelheads.
The demand for steelheads is increasing
timong the cold storage people, and J.
Llndenberger has raised the price to 3
cents per pound. This price has been
met by the other people in the business
and It Is expected that it will be ad
vanced. The only intimation that Fall
fish will be packed comes from Brook
field, where Megler has offered 5 cents
each for all the fish delivered, regardless
of their size, quality or species. The
fishermen so far have not accepted the
offer, and it is unlikely that they will.
Body of a Drovrned Man.
The body of a drowned man was picked
Tip on the beach near New Astoria last
evening by members of the Point Adams
life-saving crew, who immediately no
tified Coroner Pohl. It had evidently
been in the water for several weeks, and
was in such a bad ttate of decomposition
that it had to be buried at once. The
body was not identified, but is believed
to be that of the sailor who fell overboard
from the British bark Poltalloch, on
August 29, while that vessel was an
chored In the stream opposite the city.
The description of the man, as furnished
by the life saving crew is as follows:
Height six feet; weight, ISO pounds;
hair, Heht He wore a striped shirt, no
coat natural wool underclothes, low
chocs. No. 10.
LARGE IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Survey Completed of a Seven-Mile
Ditch in Union Connty.
UNION, Or., Sept 13. The survey has
been completed of a large irrigation ditch
to conduct the waters of Mlnam River
into the Grand Ronde Valley. Some time
ago a company was incorporated in Union
under the name of the Little Creek &
Mlnam Irrigation Company, and the sur
vey of the ditch was made by this com
pany. The work of construction will be
easy, except In one place, where some
rock will be encountered. The ditch will
be seven miles long, and will have a
capacity of about SOCK) miner's Inches.
The waters, after being brought over the
divide, are turned into Little Creek,
which enters Grand Ronde Valley a few
miles east of Union. It is proposed to
here take the water from Little Creek
and carry it to the large stretch of land
lying north of Union. This land, which
includes many thousands of acres, is of
comparatively little value without irri
gation, but it has been demonstrated that
with irrigation it is the best land In the
whole country for the production of fruit
alfalfa and sugar beets. The water can
be carried to every foot of this land, and
the effect it will have on this section and
the City of Union will be of untold bene
fit It is expected to have the water and
ditohos In readiness to Irrigate the crops
of next year.
LAXD COXTEST CASES.
Oregon City Office Fixes the Dates of
Hearing; Cor Nineteen.
OREGON CITY, Sept 13. The Land
Office officials today set for hearing 19 of
the contest cases in which Charles T.
Hays is interested. Some time ago Hays
filed contests against 1G settlers In Tilla
mook County, and the case has excited
much attention and newspaper comment
October 23 is the date set for hearing the
first contest, and the others will be heard
dally until the 19 are finished. Hays has
requested that the hearing of the re
maining E5 cases be deferred until some
future date. His attorneys are S. C.
Spencer, of Portland, and W. F. Hays, of
Seattle. Most of the contestees will be
represented by Colonel R. A. Miller and
T. F. Cowing. The dates of the hearings
are: September 23, Isaac SImler; Septem
ber 24, Ovilla Bowers; September 25, D.
C. Bowers; September 26, Nellie Allen;
September 28, John Allen; September 29,
James W. Hunt; September 30, Thomas
P. Wise; September 31, John F. Watts;
October 1, Sallie Smith; October 2, Bertha
B. Martin: October 5, More H. Lirsen;
October 7, Lavina B. Coates; October 9,
William E. Martin: October 13, Edith
Tuttle: October 14, Charles B. Handley;
October 15, Thomas Coates; October 16,
Maud Steurgeon; October IS, George H.
Handley; October 19, Annie Tone.
TRAIN RAN INTO PRISONERS' CAR.
Five Hobos Held for Robbery Made
Their Escape Two Injured.
ASHLAND, Sept 13. Eight hobos, who
are connected with the recent burglaries
in Grant's Pass and at other points along
the Southern Pacific Company's line m
Oregon, were arrested at Hornbrook. In
Siskiyou County, south of here, yesterday.
They had been engaged In a debauch with
the proceeds of their looting and had
engaged in serious fighting, one of their
number being severely cut In the back of
the neck and face with a knife. They
were arrested by the Marshal and locked
in a freight car on a side track, there
being no Jail in the town, with the in
tention of returning them to Oregon.
Early this morning an extra south-bound
freight train was engaged In picking up
some cars at Hornbrook when three of
the cars on the side track, one of them
containing the prisoners, were collided
with and badly wrecked. Five of the
prisoners succeeded in making their es
cape without injury. The injured hobo
and his pal who assaulted him, being un
able to get away, were rearrested.
TRAIN DERAILED BY SAND.
Ttvo Engineers Were Killed and a
FIreninn Slightly Injured.
THE DALLES, Sept 13. An O. R. 2 -N.
gravel train running east was derailed
by sand about one mile east of here this
afternoon. Engineers Thomas Haslam and
Edward Reese were instantly killed. One
nreman was slightly injured. Both en
gineers left families in this city.
Went Through With Flying Colors.
BAKER CITY, Or.. Sept 13. A letter
received from Ernest Durr, Oregon's new
cadet at Annapolis, by his mother this
morning, conveys the pleasing information
that he, with 2S others, was admitted un
cond'tlonally, after passing the examina
tion before the board of examiners on
September 2. Forty were admitted on
probation, with the understanding that
they shall pass a satisfactory examination
in mathematics later on, they having
failed in this study the first time. Young
Durr went through with flying colors on
the first trial. The following extract
from one of his letters Indicates of what
kind of metal he is made:
"I have finished my examination, both
physical and mental. The mental exami
nations were something awful, but 'all's
well that ends well.' Now I am to enter
the best school In the world, and one
of high discipline. The mathematical
course is terrible, but they never give
anything that lo impossible, and that is
borne consolation. What will happen to
me In the next four years I cannot tell,
but remembering all the trouble It toqk
to get the appointment I will die like a
mule kicking. Whatever you people
there do, stay In Oregon, it Is the best
state In the Union."
Farmer Suddenly Disappears.
MONMOUTH, Or., Sept 13 Charles S.
Staats, a well-known farmer, who for
the past four years has lived on the Ira
Butler farm south of town, disappeared
one week ago with his family, and no
information is obtainable as to his where
abouts. Just a few days before" leaving he sold
all his grain, amounting to several thou
sand bushels, also most all his stock, and
from the estimates of his neighbors must
have had about $3500 in cash. Staats was
raised In this county and has borne a
good reputation,, and his friends are at a
loss to account for his sudden depart
ure, as he could easily have paid his
debts.
Preshyterlnn Synod of Oregon.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sept 13. There will
be an Interesting gathering of Presby
terians in this city October 10-14. Th&
occasion will be the assembling of all
the Presbyterian ministers of the State ot
Oregon, and one elder from each church,
for the 11th annual meeting of the synod
of Oregon. The synod is composed of four
presbyteries of the state, the largest In
area being the Eastern Oregon Presbytery,
which will meet at the same time. A
large number of noted ministers will be
present, among whom will be the Rev.
Thomas Marshall, D. D., the field secre
tary, of Chicago, and the Rev. Dr. Hodge,
of New York.
Voting for Carnival Queen.
THL DALLES, Or., Sept. 13. Voting for
the Carnival Queen, to reign over the big
street carnival to be held here from Sep
tember 20 to October 5, began yesterday,
and the contest is already creating in
tense interest The price per vote is 5
cents. Miss Melvia Dawson Is In tnt
lead, and Miss May Elton a close second.
The candidates are: Miss Landon, Edith
Fisher, Myrtle Michell, Prudence Patter
son, Myrtha Schooling. Margaret Kiners
!y, Edith Mans. Melvia Dawson, HattJe
Cram, Annie Haslam, Rose Michell, Mrs.
Maud Mitchell. May Elton, Maybel Mack,
Mary Mclnerny, Irene Adams.
Injuries Proved Fntal.
ASTORIA, Sept 13. William Stern, the
man who fell over the railing at the
Adair school, a distance of 40 feet to the
beach, on last Monday morning, died
during last night He broke his jaw and
leg In the fall, but it was not believed
that he was Internally Injured. He made
no complaint of pains about his body un
til last night when he suddenly became
very ill and died within a few minutes
afterwards.
Officers Arc Looking for Him.
PENDLETON, Sept 13. The police and
the Sheriff are searching for H. S. Price,
who Is charged by Conrad' Platzoeder, a
local butcher, with making a murderous
assault on him this afternoon with a
knife. While the two were" at Platzoe
der's slaughter-house they quarrelled and
it is alleged that Price tried to kill Plat
zoeder. Deputy Prosecutor Resigns.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept 13.
Being publicly charged with gambling
and neglecting to prosecute gamblers,
John H. Pedlgo today resigned the of
fice of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of
Walla Walla County, and dissolved his
partnership with Prosecuting Attorney
Oscar Cain.
Oregon Pioneer Adjudged Insane.
HILLSBORO. Or., Sept 13. William
Gardiner, of Tualatin, was last night ad
judged insane and taken to the asylum
at Salem today. Gardiner is a native
of Scotland, and came to Oregon In the
early days. He built the first house in
Shero ood. He is a bachelor, and imagines
that some one is trying to poison him.
Boy Confesses to Forgery.
FENDLETQN, Sept 13. Ira Sibley, a
17-year-old boy, has confessed to forging
the name of Hiram Smith to a check on
the Pendleton Savings Bank for 5130. He
made a remarkable Imitation of Smith's
name and almost fooled an expert judge
on signatures at the bank.
New Oregon Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Frank Peplot
was today appointed postmaster at Vlda,
Or., vice C. T. Peck, resigned.
"Webfoot" Hard-Wheat Flour
Is made to be superior.
OREGON GETS THE PRIZE
HAS BEST HORTICULTURAL EX
HIBIT AT THE BUFFALO FAIR.
Medal Which It Gets Is the Greatest
Honor That Can Be Bestowed
on American Fruit.
BUFFALO. N. Y., Sept. 13. The Pomo
loglcal Society of America,' now in ses
sion, and the highest authority on fruits
in America, has awarded the Wilder medal
to the State of Oregon for the horticul
tural exhibit at the Pan-American Expo
sition. This Is the greatest honor that can
be bestowed on American fruits, and the
Oregon delegation is correspondingly
elated.
BUYER ON THE HOP CROP.
Oregon Product on the "Whole la
Much Better Than That of England.
HARRISBURG. Or., Sept. 13. H. J.
Ottenhelmer, the Oregon manager for
Lllienthal Bros., the New York-hop deal
ers, was In Harribburg today, looking
after the hop crop. Mr. Ottenhelmer
stated that the yield of hops in the state
was turning out to be much less than j
was anticipated. Mr. Ottenhelmer said
In answer to a question as to the cause
of the light yield in this state that he
attributed it to the hot dry spell during
Hio oorlv nnrt rf Ani-nof whpn thr ends
of the arms were burnt. The crop seems
to have been what is known as a top or
outside crop, there being very few hops
on the arms cloe to the ground or un
derneath the foliage.
Instead of a crop of 80,000 to 85 OOD bales,
as was originally estimated by well
posted dealers, the crop In Oregon will
not exceed 60,000 to C5.000 bales. Mr. Ot
tenhelmer said the outlook for a crop
was better In this vicinity than any other
part of the Willamette Valley. The short
age here will not amount to more than j
15 per cent, whereas the shortage In most
other parts of the state will be fully 25 j
per cent. As for quality, Mr. Ottenhelmer
says It is problematical to state what
effect the present cloudy weather will
have on the unpicked hops. Those hops
that are already picked are free from
mold or vermin damage of any kind
and their color is exceptionally good. If
the remainder of the crop Is as good,
Oregon will have a crop of as fine a
quality as It has produced In some years.
When asked as to prices, Mr. Otten
helmer said It was too early to state
what the opening price would be, and
that the market would In all probability
not open until the crop was all baled.
Heretofore America had the large crops
and England was short, but this year
the crop In the United States Is short
and England has a large crop. An im
portant point In favor of the Unltefi
States is that It will undoubtedly have
a large percentage of choice export hops,
while England will have a great many
of an Inferior grade. Inferior English
hops are already, being offered In the
London market at ridiculously low prices.
Mr. Ottenhelmer said the Oregon grower
should ask and get more for his crop
than what poor English hops sell for
this season.
RICH MINING STRIKE.
Made at the California, in the Cable
Cove District.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sent 13. The Cali
fornia mine, in the Cable Cove district,
is fast coming to the front as one of the
leading mines of Eastern Oregon. Tha
mine has always been regarded as one of
the possible bonanzas of Eastern Oregon.
It was sold recently to the Turnagin Arm
Company, of Minneapolis, and ever since
the transfer the new owners have pushed
development. A new crosscut tunnel was
started, and it is in this that a Wonder
fully rich strike has Just been made.
The management declines to state the ex
tent of the new find, but It Is known to
be very rich.
Rainbow Mine Sold.
The rainbow mine was sold th's morn
ing to A. J. Trimble, for 54500 cash In
hand. The property was owned by Blako
Landreth and wife and J. R. Landreth,
who bonded It to Mr. Trimble some time
ago. After a careful examination of the
property, Mr. Trimble concluded It was a
good property, and he paid over the money
and took possession at once. It is his
intention to begin the development of the
property just as soon as men and" ma
terial can be got on the ground.
Another Pocket at the Virtue.
It Is rumored that another rich pocket,
has been struck in the Virtue mine, near
this city. Manager Buckbee will not con
firm or deny the report, but It is learned
on good authority that .the new strike,
while not nearly so rich as Ihe one made
about two weeks ago, Is a good one, and
well worth considering. This mine la
noted for i-ich poctets, therefore a rich
strike is not a rarity by any means in
the Virtue.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE CLOSES.
The Best Ever Held in Clarlc County
Address of Professor Meany.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 13. The
Clark County Teachers' Institute, which
has been in session at the High School
building In this city since last Monday,
closed this afternoon. County Superin
tendent Milton Evans said the Institute
was one of the most interesting and suc
cessful ever held In the county. The
practical suggestions and highly Instruc
tive exercises on "Methods of Teaching,"
conducted by Professor R. R. Steel, of
the Portland High School, were of es
pecial value to the teachers; and the
dally talks on "History" by Professor
E. S. Meany, of the State University,
were of great Interest, not only on ac
count of the practical value of the subject-matter
presented, but because of the
delightfully Interesting manner In which
they were given.
This afternoon the professor's theme
was "Old Oregon and the Pacific Coast,"
and he gave, In a most entertaining
manner, the story of the Whitman mas
sacre, the exciting scenes attending the
discovery of gold in California, the set
tlement of the Northwest boundary and
many Important Incidents of local his
tory, not noticed or barely mentioned In
the bokks, but which he showed had an
important bearing on the early settlement
and later development of the Pacific
Northwest
RURAL DELIVERY ROUTES.
Inspector Will Recommend Several
for Clark County.
VANCOUVER, Sept. 13. M. de la Mon
tanya, special agent of the United States
rural free delivery service, left here
last night after spending two days in
specting routes in Clark County for
which aplicatlons for free rural delivery
have been made. Mr. Montanya ex
pressed himself as well satisfied with the
routes petitioned for and will recom
mend that the application be granted.
One of the routes petitioned for and In
spected extends east from Vancouver to
Fisher, thence northeast to Grass Val
ley, thence north and west through Mill
Plain to Vancouver. The other route
runs north and east through Fourth
Plain to Brush Prairie, thence north and
west through Barberton and Minnehaha,
districts to Vancouver. Another route to
extend north and west through Fruit
Valley, Lakeshore and Felida to Sal
mon Creek, thence northeast to
Manor, thence south to Vancouver, is
contemplated and will be petitioned for.
State Senator Rands says, In the near
future. Senator Bands has taken con
siderable interest In the establishment of
free rural delivery routes in the county
during the past year and was largely In
strumental In securing the petitions for
and Inspection of the routes already rec
ommended, and thinks there will be little
trouble In getttlng several free delivery
routes established In Clark County, pro
vided the people will take sufficient in
terest in the matter to petition for them.
ALL THE WAY FROM THE EAST.
Missourlans on Hand for the Oregon
State Fair.
SALEM, Sept. 13. All the way from
Missouri to attend the Oregon State Fair I
This is the story of three families wno
have just reached Salem, and will set up
a camp on the lair grounds, where they
will remain until after the fair. Clear
back In Missouri they read In an Ore
gonlan that the resources of the state
would be fully shown at the State Fair.
They were coming to the state to look for
homes for themselves and some 20 other
families, and deemed it best to come di
rect to Salem, where they can see In a
brief time a full representation of the
natural resources of Oregon. At the fair
they will learn more concerning the differ
ent sections of the state than they could
learn by traveling several hundred mlle3
and spending considerable money riding
over the country. Here they will meet
men from every part of the state. Ten
counties out of the 33 will have large ex
hibits showing their resources, and attend
ing these exhibits will be Intelligent, en
terprising farmers who can and will give
all the Information desired regarding their
respective localities. These three fami--Hes
from far-off Missouri can, in a week's
visit at the fair, determine which part of
the state they will most probably prefer,
and then they can go to that section to
hunt for homes such as . will suit their
needs. They will know before they start
over the country what they are looking
for, and will save the time and expense
that would otherwise be spent in get
ting a general view of the different sec
tions of the state. Here, also, they will
form acquaintances with representative
men from almost every county, and such
acquaintances will aid them In obtaining
more specific information later.
Ohio Man Comlnsr With Horses.
As a means of bringing together people
who wish to buy or sell or trade, the fair
Is of great importance. Here there will
be found the leading stockralsers, dairy
men, fruitgrowers, woolgrowers and all
around formers. The man who wants to
sell hi horses, rattle, sheet), eoats. hogs,
poultry, and even Belgian hares will be
here, and the man who wants to buy can
take his choice from a vast array of
first-class stock. That Oregon's State
Fair la attracting wide attention is evi
denced by a letter received today bv Sec
retary M. D. Wisdom, informing him that
a leading horsebreeder of Columbus, O.,
will be here with two carloads of heavy
Percheron horses. Nearly every state
west of the Mississippi River will be rep
resented by breeders of horses, cattle,
sheep and goats.
The livestock exhibit will be a mam
moth show of Itself. Just Imagine 240
head of cattle, representing 10 different
breeds, and you will have an Idea of what
the show will be. Besides cattle, there
will be any number of horses, sheep, goats
and swine, and of the highest type.
The poultrymen, too, will have a large
exnlbit of poultry of all kinds. In con
nection with the show, as it were, there
will be a collie dog show that Is attract
ing attention among the dog fanciers.
The fair managers have built a new au
ditorium, with a seating capacity of 2500
people. They have put In a new lighting
system, which will furnish a magnificent
light. They have employed Professor Lu
cas and his band to furnish music for the
entire week. Epperley's double male quar
tet, the best In the state; Mrs. Hallie Par
ish Hinges, Salem's sweetest singer, and
Mrs. Walter Reed, of Portland, will assist
in making the musical programme a great
success. The Victorellas and Travialo,
prince of jugglers and triple-bar artists,
have been engaged. The Woodmen of the
World are taking great interest in the
fair and have arranged for the public
initiation of 555 candidates on the grounds
one day during the fair. These are only
a few of the features of the coming State
Fair. No matter how -busy one may be,
attendance at the State Fair will be time
well spent
MONEY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
State Superintendent Makes the
Quarterly Apportionment.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 13. State Su
perintendent Brjan today issued the ap
portionment of the current school fund
for the quarter ending August 31. v The
dolay Tn making the apportionment Is due
to the failure of a few County Superin
tendents to send In their reports. The
apportionment is based on a rate of 50.0205
per day's attendance. Following are tlift
amounts apportioned to the various coun
ties: Adams 5 3.0CS 28
AsotTn ":.:::.:..:.... : 2.620 66
Chehalis ?
Chelan .&H oa
Clallam"..".' 2'? 2?
l lark j.obu 63
Columbia 4.614 04
Cowlitz B.248W
Douglas 3.2o9 66
Ferry l,0tw (H
Franklin 2517b
Garfield 2,9618b
Island ?!?
Jefferson 2,bL u
King 3-i
Kitsap Ml1,
Kittitas 6,U
Klickitat 3,iG2 73
fewV i 10.680 30
Lincoln 7.&138
Ma.son 2.246 39
Okanogan 1,443 &
Pacific w$yn
Pierce 34,07o 20
San Juan L4(o 4&
Skagit .
Skamania , iif .
Snohomish 13.9S4
Spokane 29.o9 08
Stevens A?S ?
Thurston 6.217 71
Wahkiakum .' 1.3i2 j4
Walla Walla 9.440 U
Whatcom ?2?9 S3
Whitman 17.C5J ?.-
Yakima 6,6168
Total ?292.692 65
DEATH OF JOHN S. DEVINE.
One of the Largest Landowners In
the United States.
BAKER CITY, Sept. 13. John S. De
vine, a prominent citizen of Harney Coun
ty, who resided at Alvord Lake, died this
afternoon at 2:30. He was one of the
noted men of Southeastern Oregon. H
was born in Richmond, Va., 65 years ago.
and In the early days joined In the rush
to the California gold fields, and was
one of the pioneers of the Golden State.
In the year 1S69 he settled In Harney
County at the famous White Hqrse ranch
and engaged in the stockralslng business.
He was one of the largest individual
landowners In the United States, and one
of the wealthiest cattlemen in Oregon.
His ranch was one of the few Western
ranches stocked with blood cattle. Years
ago he Imported a lot of the finest stock
that money would buy and stocked his
ranch, and since that time he had raised
nothing but thoroughbreds.
It is said Mr. Devine maintained the
largest herd of elk, deer and antelope In
the world. He was a foe to hunters, and
would not allow them on his place. He
took a particular pride In protecting his
elk, deer and antelope, and gave them
the same care he did his blood horses.
For a number of years he was connected
with Miller & Lux, the noted California
cattlemen. His place adjoins the Deere
&. French ranch. He left a wife and seven
children.
The Ferrier Murder Case.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Sept. 13. In the
Ferrier murder case the day, up to 2
o'clock, was spent In trying to complete
a jury. Sixty-four men have been In the
Jury box. The defense now has two per
emptory challenges and the state one. A
special venire for 15 new jurors was is
sued and court adjourned to 9 o'clock tomorrow.
New Washington Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, Sept 13. Helen Proscn
was today appointed postmaster at Sea
beck, Wash., and Joseph L. Lemm at
Tyee, Wash. i
A
DEONQUENrS MAY LOSE
PROMPT PAYMENTS NECESSARY TO
RETAIN STATE LAND.
Rule of State Board to Give Original
Purchaser Notice When Others
Apply Does Not Stand.
SALEM, Sept. 13. It has been discov
ered that thousands of acres of good state
land held by purchasers upon certificate
of sale are subject to resale without a
moment's notice to the purchaser. Such
resales can be made in any case where
the purchaser is delinquent one year In
the payment of any installment of prin
cipal or interest It has been the custom,
and has been understood by many to be a
lawful rule, that purchasers who are de
linquent one year on their Interest will, be
given 30 days' notice before their certifi
cates will be canceled, but a mandamus
suit filed ,late last evening against the
State Land Board calls attention to the
fact that the law does not allow even a
day's notice.
It has been a common remark that If a
purchaser of state land makes the first
payment of one-fifth of the purchase price
and then keeps his Interest paid up he can
hold his land as long as he wishes. Many
people have understood this to be the law,
and have proceeded upon that theory.
As long as no contests were filed, the
State Land Board has peimltted certifi
cates to remain uncanceled, for such a
policy is in the Interest of the school
fund. When an application for resale has
been made, the board has given the first
purchaser 30 days' notice if he was delin
quent one year, and no notice if he was
delinquent two years. It now appears that
a man who Is delinquent but one day may
lose his land if any other person applies
for It. The discovery and announcement
of this phase of state land matters may
be expected to result In a rush for land
upon which" there are payments due, and
If local expectations be fulfilled there will
be a stampede of certificate-holders to
pay up delinquencies. Land:grabbers who
make a business of hunting up good tim
ber land, or even agricultural land, may
be expected to make trouble for purchas
ers who have been negligent about pay
ments. There are hundreds of quarter
sections and half-sections upon which pay
ments are due, and any man may take
any of these by filing an application and
making the payment of one-fifth of the
purchase price.
Alternative Mandamus Granted.
The mandamus suit brought last night 13
upon a petition filed by Dr. C. H. Robert
son, of this city, who has applied for 320
acres In Sherman County. Robertson ap
plied for the land some time agot and
paid the required amount down The
Stato Land Board considered the applica.
tlcn and decided not to allow it until the
former purchasers of the land, A. C. and
D. W. Huff, had been given CO days' no
tice to pay up their delinquencies. Rob
ertson thought his right to the land was
plain under the law, and last night se
cured an alternative writ from Judge
Burnett, commanding the board to Issue
Dr. Robertson a certificate of sale for the
land, or to show cause why they should
not do so. The law ' under which Dr.
Robertson claims a right to purchase ia
section 14 of the act of 1S99, reading as
follows:
If any Installment ot the purchase price of
lands, principal or Interest, should remain un
paid for one year after the same becomes due,
the sale and certificate shall be void and all
payments thereon shall be forfeited, and the
land shall be deemed vacant and shall be sub
ject to sale as If It had not before been sold.
Under section 11 of the act of 1S99 pay
ments on either school land or lieu land
are to be made as follows: One-fifth of
the purchase price in cash at the time of
purchase, one-fifth In one year with Inter
est at the rate of 8 per cent per annum,
one-fifth In two years with Interest at the
rate of 7 per cent per annum, and the
remaining two-fifths of the purchase price
on demand, with interest at 6 per cent per
annum, interest on all deferred payments
payable annually.
According to section 14, if all these pay
ments are not made promptly, the pur
chaser forfeits all rights, and may lose
all his land If any person applies therefor.
The law as It stood prior to 1899 provided
for forfeiture only In case of dellnquency
in payment of Interest, but under the old
law the purchaser was required to pay
one-third down, instead of one-fifth, as
now. It is possible that land purchased
under the old law will still be governed
by that law as to payments.
The Different Lnws.
The Legislature of 1S99 also passed an
act to encourage delinquents to pay up
arrearages. In this act it was provided
that if any holder of a certificate of sale
desired to secure a reduction of the rate
of interest to 6 per cent, he could do so
by paying up all arrearages of Interest
and all of the purchase price except one
third thereof. It was further provided
that "In case the holder ofsuch certifi
cate of sale shall make the payments
herein provided, his note for the remain
ing one-third of the purchase price shall
bear interest at 6 per cent, and, in case
the Interest Is paid promptly, shall be
permitted to stand until demand is made
by the board."
There are many who hold their certifi
cates under the law last mentioned, which
is found at page 76 of the laws of 1S99.
Such persons would apparently not be
liable to forfeiture under the other act,
found at page 157 of the same volume,
relating to delinquencies. Of the 320 acres
contested for by Dr. Robertson, all Is
held under the special act which gives
the holder an Indefinite time to pay the
remaining one-third, as long as he pays
his interest "promptly." The holders are
now delinquent In Interest since June 15.
and there Is a question whether they
have violated the law as to "promptness."
Position of State Board.
The State Land Board has placed the
case in the hands of the Attorney-General,
who will advise the board as to the course
that should be pursued. The members of
the board were of the opinion that It
would be hardly fair to cancel a man's
certificate of sale when he had been delin
quent but one year, without first giving
him notice of his delinquency. Of course
the purchcaser is supposed to know when
his payments become due, and Is supposed
to know the law under which he has
bought land. But as It has been the cus
tom to give a delinquent 30 days' notice
when his arrearages extend over but one
year, the board thought best to follow
the custom. The mandamus suit will test
the law and determine the status of all
lands held by purchasers who are delin
quent. The law In Itself seems plain, and
it would seem that there is nothing un
reasonable In enforcing a forfeiture when
a purchaser has two years in which to
pay one year's Interest and one-fifth of
the principal.
The number of certificates outstanding
is so large as to make it Impracticable to
ascertain what classes of people are most
generally delinquent. It is said, however,
by people who are Interested in land
matters, that not only small purchasers
and homeseekers are delinquent, but also
some of those men who are commonly
known as timber-land sharks.
TRAINS DERAILED BY SAND.
Two Engineers Killed In Their Cabs
Two Others of Crew Injured.
THE DALLES, Or ., Sept. 13. A shock
ing railroad accident occurred one mile
east of here this afternoon. In which
Engineers Thomas Haslam and Ed Rees
met a terrible death and Fireman Speer
and Brakeman Davis were seriously In
jured. A gravel train pushed by two en
gines, running east at a speed of about
20 miles, an hour, became derailed by
sand on the track, the forward engine
Jumping the rails and plowing into a
sand bank, where It was crashed Into by
the other engine. The two engineers
were killed 'in their cabs, Rees body
being mangled beyond recognition. Both
were frightfully scalded. Speer and Davis
were severely scalded about the face and
shoulders. Haslam and Rees were among
the best-known railroad men on the road.
Both were married and leave families In
this city.
SENSATIONAL MINING SUIT.
Patsy Clark Made Sort of Settlement
With Buffalo Hump Company.
BOISE, Idaho. Sept. 13 One of the most
sensational mining suits In the history of
the Northwest was up before Judge
Beatty In the United States Court today,
but it resulted In something of a fiasco.
It was the case brought by Patrick Clark,
ot Spokane, and others against the Buf
falo Hump Mining Company and the Em
pire State Idaho Mining & Development
Company, wherein Charles Sweeney and
Frank R. Culberson were charged with
conspiracy and fraud In inducing the
plaintiffs to sell the Ella mining claim
In the Couer d'Alenes to the defendant
companies for $4000. The property has
proved enormously valuable, the amount
at stake being placed at as much as
$1,000,000. The plaintiffs asked for a re
ceiver and an lnjunctiqn. When the de
fense this morning filed their answer the
plaintiffs asked until 2 o'clock to con
sider. Before that hour they asked what
terms ot settlement would be accepted.
The reply was that the terms would be
withdrawal of the application for a re
ceiver and an Injunction to prevent the
defendants from continuing to work the
Ella. These terms were accepted. The
main case remains undisposed of, but
this action today is considered of great
significance.
Quotations of Jlininer Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13. Official closing
quotations of mlnlnc stocks:
Alta. ?0 03jJustlce 50 02
Andes 1 Mexican 21
Belcher Occidental Con ... 5
Best & Belcher... 21 Ophlr SI
Bullion l0crman 4
Caledonia 31PotosI 4
Challenge Con ... 13iSavage 3
Chollar ' SJSeg. Belcher 2
Confidence G5,Sllver Hill S3
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 80,Standard 3 10
Crown Point .... ajUnlon Con 8
Gould &. Curry... SfUtah Con 3
Hale & Norcross. luiionow jacKet ....
NEW YORK. Sept. 13. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con ?0 21Llttle Chief 50 12
Alice -((Ontario 10 CO
Breece 1 40Ophlr S3
Brunswick Con .. 7PhoenK &
Comstock Tunnel. 0?otrsi 3
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 SO Savage 2
Deadwood Terra.. 5uSIeira Nevada ... 20
Horn Silver 1 73Small Hopes 30
Iron Silver oaiStandard 3 23
Leadville Con .... 7r
BOSTON, Sept. 13. Closing quotations;
Adventure ? 27 OOjOsceola 5102 75
Blng. Mln. Co.. 33 501 Parrot 4S uO
Amal. Copper... 106 OOiQulncy 170 00
Atlantic 34 73Santa Fe Cop... 3 25
Cal. & Hecla... 73i 00Tamarack 333 W
Centennial 23 30Utah Mining .... 2fi 00
Franklin 18 oOjWlnona 3 1-
Humboldt 25 001 WoK erines C3 00
Received at the Penitentiary.
SALEM, Sept. 13. John Egan was re
ceived at the penitentiary today on a
sentence of two years for larceny in Coos
County.
Pioneer of Linn County.
STAYTON, Or., Sept. 13. Washington
Crabtree, an aged pioneer of Linn Coun
ty, died here today.
THT NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston AVon Tvro Close Game From
Chicago.
BOSTON. Sept. 13. The scores of today's
ball games:
First game ,
RHEI RHE
Chicago 1 8 2Boston 2 S 2
Batteries Eason and Kllng; Pittlnger
and Morgan.
Second game
R H El RHE
Chicago -0 1 lBostton 1 6 I
Batttrles Taylor and Kllng; Willis and
KIttredge:
Philadelphia -va. St. Louis.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 12. Philadel
phia and St. Louis broke even. The scores:
First game ,,
R II El RHE
St. Louis .... 8 16 3JPhiladelphIa... 7 11 2
Batteries Sudhoff and Nichols; White
and McFarland.
Second game .,.,
RHE RHE
St. Louis .... 0 3 2lPhIladelphla... 12 1
Batteries Powell and Heyden; Town
send and Douglass.
New- York Beat Cincinnati.
NEW YORK, Sept 13. New York won
both games from Cincinnati. The scores:
First game
RHE RHE
New York ... 3 13 lCIncInnatl 1 12 1
Batteries Hickman and Bowerman;
Hahn and Bergen.
Second game Called on account of dark-
nCSS" RHE RHE
New York ... 3 4 2iCincinnatl .... 0 5 1
Batteries Taylor and Bowerman; Phil
lips and Bergen
Brooklyn Bent PittHhursr.
BROOKLYN, Sept 13.-PIttsburg won
both games today. The scores:
First frame
RHEI RHE
Pittsburg .... 3 8 lBrooklyn 5 7 4
Batteries Phillips and O'Connor; Kit
son and Magulre.
Second game
RHE RHE
Pittsburg 2 6 oBrooklyn 4 8 2
Batteries Poole and O'Connor; Newton
and Farrell.
National League Standing.
Won. Lost. P. C.
Pittsburg 76 44 .633
Ihiladclphla 71 ol .o2
Brooklyn 71 52 .571
St Louis CS 62 .o23
Boston 61 59 .506
Chicago oo .i
Cincinnati 46 70 .397
New York 47 72 .39o
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington and Boston Break Even
In a Double-Header.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. The scores of
today's ball games:
First game ,-.,,-,
RHE ???
Washington.. 1 7 3lBoston 5 8 1
Batteries Carrick and Luskey; Winters
and Schreck.
Second game
RHEI
Washington.. 5 7 lJBoston 3 4 3
Batteries Mitchell and Criger; Lee and
Clarke.
Milwaukee Beat Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Mllwaukee won
from Chicago today. The score:
RHEI RHE
Chicago 3 5 lMllwaukee .... 5 9 1
Batteries Kat'oll and Sullivan; Garvin
and Donahue.
Detroit Beat Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Sept 13. The score of
today's; ball game:
RHEI RHE
Cleveland .... 0 7 3iDctroIt 7 11 3
Batteries Dowling and Wood; Cronln
and McAllister
Baltimore Beat Philadelphia.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 13. The score of
today's baseball game:
RHE - RHE
Baltimore ....12 17 3PhiladeIphIa ..1016 2
Batteries Nops and Robinson; WHtse
and Steelman.
American League Standing.
Won. Lost. P. C.
Chicago 75 50 .600
Boston 69 51 .575
Detroit 67 55 .549,
Pr adelphia 63 59 .516
Baltimore 59 59 .500
Washington ...v 54 65 .4oS
Cleveland 51. 69 .425
Milwaukee ,,,...,.,,, ..,,,,46 78 ,...
POLICE HAD TO SAVE THEM
BOISE MEN WERE GLAD THE PRES
IDENT WAS DYING
Portland Man Knocked One of the
Men Down They Are Now in
the Penitentiary.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 13 Two man came
near being killed here tonight for assert
ing they were glad McKInley was dying.
They were Alexander Vaughan and "W
H. Cooper. The police late In the even
ing smuggled the two men out of town
and placed them In the penitentiary for
safe keeping.
Standing near the entrance to the straet
fair, Vaughan said he was glad the Presi
dent was dying, and Cooper, his partner,
said "So am I." Will Gibson, a com
mercial traveler from Portland, was
standing close to Vaughan. He struck
him a blow that laid him out. An oid
soldier sprang on him and slashed him
with a knife. The Chief of Police res
cued Vaughan. A large crowd was chas
ing Ccoper when other officers caught
him. With difficulty both men were
landed In jail. It was later surrounded
by a great crowd, prepared to do vio
lence to the prisoners, but the police man
aged to get them out finally and take
them to a place of safety.
(Will C. Gibson, mentioned In the fore
going dispatch, is a Portland man, Raid
ing the position of traveling agent of the
C. H. Crocker Company.)
VILIFIED THE PRESIDENT.
Tvro Soldieri Landed In Jail at
Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Sept. 13.
Two soldiers. John Hlllman and John
Shepard, of the Tenth Reillys Light Bat
tery, made disrespectful remarks about
the President here this evening wfollo
the bells were being tolled, and after a
hot chase by the police were eajrtitwed
and landed In Jail. They were stripped
of their uniforms.
WILL SEE DAWES AT ONCE.
Plans of Men Trying to Reorganize
the Seventh National Bank.
WASHINGTON. Sept 13. William N.
Cromwell, attorney: E. K. Stella. Edwin,
Gould. W. K. Taylor, R. W. Jones, Jr., E.
R. Thomas and Horace Raynor, receiver,
representing the reorganization commit
tee of the failed Seventh National Bank
of New York, had a. two hours' confer
ence today with Mr. Kane, the deputy
Controller of the Currency.
The plan of reorganization, which was
submitted in writing, will be passed upon
by Controller Dawes on his return from
Buffalo. The plan Involves the paying
oft all of the Indebtedness of the bank.
and resuming business with a capital of
51,700,000. which it is said has all been
subscribed and paid in. It also involves
a new board of directors and an. entirely
new staff of executive officers.
The reorganization committee of the
bank has decided to go to Buffalo to
night. In an effort to see Controller of
the Currency Dawes, and if porbla get
a prompt approval of Its plan for the re
organization of the bank.
Philippine Military Operation.
MANILA, Sept 13. Active military op
erations are now progressing in th neigh
borhood of Cabago. Three different com
panies of the Eighth Regiment have had
engagements with the insurgents, and
have destroyed several quantities of stores
and much ammunition. The troops also
captured a number of flags and rinea, and
many Insurgents. The Governors of three
provinces In the Island of Luo. have
appealed to the municipalities to prohibit
gambling, which they declare Is becoming
a public menace.
Bishop Whipple Is Better.
ST. PAUL. Sept 13. The condition oC
Bishop Henry B. Whipple is oncouragingi
although he Is not yet out ot danger.
Rich red blood naturally results from.
taking Hood's Sarsaparllla. It tones the.
whole sjstem.
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Knowledge.
Whlta Ribbon Remedy will cura or destroy
the diseased appetlto for alcoholic stimulants,
whether tho patient is a confirmed Inebriate,
"a tippler." social drinker or drunkard.
Impoaalbla for any one to have an appetite
for alcoholic liquors after uslmr White. IUbboq
Remedy. .
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