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THE rifORNlM OREGONIAN,' Wi?.1,kTjtnsin a v" OCTOBER 9, 1301. : A. it WELwcr tt EXCHANGE FAIR A WINNER THE PEXDLETO!r aiEETJKG WAS MARKED BY- $7000 IN SALES. People Cnmc a IonBr Distance to At tend First of Its Kind In the Aorta-west. PENDLETON, Oct- 8. The . first Jnontnly exchange fair in the Northwest, "which was "held here today, was a suc cess. There was a good attendance. This is. best told by the sales, which aggre gated fiOOO. The demand far exceeded the supply, horses coming in first. Rmchers. who reside 150 miles from Pendleton, were in attendance, and pur chased cattle, horses, etc, as well as offered them and general farm produce for sale. Farmers in Silvies Valley, Har ney County, left for home this evening with their purchases, which filled six four-horse and two five-horse wagons. The fair was held in Alta street, at the corner it Main, next to the Pendleton Savings Bank. R. T. Cox was In charge of the arrangements, and represented the Pendleton Commercial Association. He had thoroughly canvassed the coun try, and knew in a general way what was to be on hand for sale. Mr. Cox acted as a sort of master of ceremonies, and acted efficiently. Others of the business men assisted, and Colpnel R. C. Judson, industrial agent of the O. R. & N. and other Harriman lines, was herte to see how the first fair succeeded. He It was who proposed it, and who caused Its trial as an experiment lor the towns of the Pacific Nortwest Colonel Judson will present the matter to other towns and secure the co-operation of the local commercial bodies and of the press in establishing these sales as a pernfanent feature. PORTLAND PRESBYTERY ADJOURXS "Will Moet Asrala in Alblna on the Evening: of October 22. OREGON CITY, Oct 8. The Presbytery of Portland met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock this morning, in the Iflrst Presbyterian Church, and, was opened with a palf-hour devotional service, led by Rev. Edward M. Sharp. Rev. M. V. McClelland, the newly-elected moderator, opened the business session. A letter from Dr. Landon, of the San Francisco Theological Seminary, at San Anselmo, was read. He reports an attendance of 18 students, eight of them being in the senior class, and one of the last, E. T. Allen, la member of the First Church, of Port land, who, upon graduation next April, expects to go to Persia if the way is clear. Eugene Ballls, a member of the same church, is also -at San Anselmo, and doing good work. Rev. Edward M. Sharp, of the Presbytery "of Buffalo, and the new pastor of Mpunt Tabor Cbrch, and Rev. Julian Hatch, of the Presbytery of Kear ney, were admitted by letters- to the roll of the presbytery. Mr. Hatch is retired, and lives in Washington. Rev. Hiram Hill, of the Presbytery of Oakland, was invited to sit as a corresponding member. The resignation of Rev. W. O. Forbes as pastor of the Forbes Church, of Al blna, was received, and the congregation was cited to appear at an adjourned meet ing of the presbytery to show cause why the resignation snould not be accepted. Mr. Forbes was persona non grata to some of the members of his church, and he ten dered his resignation, which was rejected by a vote of 60 to 7. Having this vindi cation, and desiring to sever ris connec tion with the church at Alblna, Mr. Forbes presented his resignation to the presbytery. The committee appointed to install Rev. "W. C. laube over the Bethany and Eagle Park churches reported that they had performed the service. The call of the Mount Tabor church for the pastoral services of Rev. Edward M. Sharp was put in his hands and accepted. Installa tion was arranged for Tuesday evening, October 18, Rev. Dr. HM to preach the sermon, Rev. J. R. Wilson, D. D., to charge the pastor, .and Rev. Dr. Holt to charge the 'people. Alternates Rev. Messrs. "McGlade, Forbes and McLean. The moderator of the presbytery will moderate the meeting, and Rev. William Travis will offer the usual installing prayer. Resolutions of thanks to the pastor and church of this city for their kind enter tainment were passed, and the presby tery adjourned to meet October 22 at 7:30 P. M.,, in the Forbes Presbyterian Church, Albina. During the stay of the ministers here they were entertained by the ladies of the church at the residence of Mrs. A. T. Muir. They left -tonight for Port land, and many of them will leave tomor row evening to attend the synod at Ba ker "City. Woodlrara Presbytery.. . "WOODBURN, Oct. 8. At the Fall meet ing of the Willamette " Presbytery this evening, the following officers were chosen: Moderator, Rev. David M. Davenport. D. D., of Lebanon; temporary clerk, "Rev. J. E. Snyder, of Brownsville; reporting clerk, Elder S. G. Erwin, of Newport. Revl E. J. Thompson, D. D, bf Independence, was Te-elected stated clerk for th'e'terro of three years. Rev. Harry L. Reed, ot Albany, was elected permanent clerk for the ierm of three years. "WHITE RIBBOXERS MEET. Contention Does Honor to the Late Sirs. Karclssa White Kinney. ASTORIA, Oct. 8. The 19th annual con vention of the Woman's Christian Tem perance Union began its session in this city today. The convention is called a memorial one, out of respect to the mem ory of the late Mrs. Narcissa White Kin ney, who had been president of the state organization for a number of years. This afternpon an executive session was held in the First Presbyterian Church to ar range the details of the convention, and in the Methodist Church consecration services were held. This evening the con vention was formally organized at the Methodist Church, where the future meet ings will bs held. An address of wel come was delivered by Rev. Mr. Deli, pas tor of the First Congregational Church, for the churches of the city, and by Mrs. L. J. Trumbull, for the local union. These were responded to by Mrs. Ida Marsters, after which Mrs. Helen D. Harfqrd, pres ident of the state organization, delivered her annuai address. 5ne delivered an ex cellent eulogy on Mrs.' Kinney, and said the White ' RIbboners had sustained an irreparable loss. Mrs. Harford' reports the W. C. T. U. work In the state to be in a flourishing condition. The convention will adjourn Friday evening. EASTE.RX OREGON PRESBYTERY. It Will Convene Today State Sleet ing at Baiter GIty Toniorrpvvl BAKER CITY, Oct. 8. The presbytery of the Presbyterian church for the East ern Oregon district will meet In this city on Wednesday afternoon, October 3, at tne Presbyterian Church. This organization is composed of one minister and one elder from each church in the district and it is expected that all of the churches In this part o'f the state will be represented. On Thursday evening the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Oregon will also convene In this city, and as this body is composed of ministers from all of the churches in the state it Is expected that there will be a great gathering of Pres byterians from all parts" o'f the state. In addition to the ministers from Oregon 7a number of prominent ministers of the church from the East will' be present. The members Df all the churches in the city are preparing to entertain the vis itors. In point of numbers this session pf the synod bids fair to be the most; im portant session that has ever been held in the state. During the session of both the presbytery and -the synod there will be a number of sermons and addresses dvered by some of the ablest men in the church. The sessions of both organiza tions will last until Monday. TILLAMOOK COUNTY VALUES. Assessor Places Taxable Property at $1,013,205. TILLAMOOK, Oct. 8Asseesor J. S. Stephens has completed his assessment of Tillamook County, a summary of which follows: Total No. value. Acres of tillable land 6,824 $126,265 Acres of non-tillable land.. ..407,657 941,285 Improvement of deeded land 107,410 Town and city lots 5,643 61,145 Improvements on town and city lots 47,815 Improvements on land not deeded or patented 6,870 Miles of railroad bed Railroad rolling stock 6,000 Miles of telephone and tele graph lines 212& 6,600 Merchandise, stock in trade 26,215 Farm Implements, wagon, carriages, etc 12,100 Steamboats, sailboats, sta tionary engines, etc 25,595 Money 17,330 Notes and accounts 29,725 Shares of stock 500 Household furniture, jewel ry, watches, etc , .... 51,660 Horses and mules 984 22,585 Cattle 7,175 120,945 Sheep j. 1,121 1,595 Goats 616 700 Swine 595 1,025 Gross value of all property $1,613,255 Exemptions 172,085 Total taxable property 51,441,180 Number of polls 697 TO COMPEL JUDGE TO SIGN IT. One of Parties to a Salt Wants Testi mony Certified To. SALEM. Opt. 8. C. V. Wlntzlngerode, German Consul at Portland, today began a mandamus proceeding to compel County Judge Scott to certify a statement of the evidence taken in the case of Wlntzlnge rode vs. Lane. When the latter case wag tried in the County Court the evidence was not written, but after an appeal had been taken to the Circuit Court a state ment of the testimony in narrative form was presened to Judge Scott for his signa ture. The statement of testimony was not objected to by Lane. Judge Scott refused to certify the testimony because It did not appear in question and answer form, or in full as given by the witnesses, with objections made to the questions." The Wintzlngerode-Lane case is not in the Circuit Court, and the appellant wants the testimony taken up to the latter court with his appeal. Whether a County Judge can be compelled to certify testi mony presented, as in this case, is the question to be decided. Gantenbein &. Vea ziepf Portland, are attorneys for Wlnt zlngerode. Woman Proved to Be the Thief. BAKER CITY, Oct. 8. I. K. Levy, a commercial traveler, came into town late Saturday evening and opened up his sam ples of cloaks, hosiery and ladles' under wear at the Oakes sample rooms. Yes terday morning he discovered a thief had entered the' place during the night and carried off about ?75 worth of his finest samples. He suspected a Mrs. Jack, who is employed at the Oakes, of being the thief. He told his trouble to the Chief of Police and today a search wap made of the woman's residence and most of the missing articles were found. At first the woman denied she had taken the goods, saying the things found In her house had been sent to her from Boise, but later she broke down and confessed to the theft and produced the remainder of the missing articles. Mr. Levy -was' so glad to recover his property that he de clined to prosecute the woman. Silage-Caring Experiment. ' CORVALLIS, Oct 8 The Agricultural College Is trying to discover a way to cure silage so It will be less sour. Tesls for that purpose are In progress. Three small slips have been filled with corn, the first In the usual way. The second Is salted with one pound of dry salt to every 100 pounds of corn. In the third the com is completely covered with a 1 per cent solution of salt and water. A me chanical device enables the temperature at various heights "on the Inside of eacn silo to be taken. and a daily record is made. Tfie results of the test will not be given out for some time. Nevr Telegraph. Line. BAKER CITY, Oct. 8. The Western Union Telegraph Company will soon begin the construction of a new line between Boise, Idaho, and Pendleton. The new wire will double the capacity of the line between the places named. From Pendle ton west there are several wires. It is the Intention to put up another wire be tween Ogden, Utah, and Boise, and when that is up most of the through business from the East to Portland will come oyer this new wire instead of going by way of San Francisco. More Help Allowed Postofflce. BAKER CITY, Oet. S Postmaster Pot ter has received notice from Washington that the department has allowed him an other clerk, commencing October 15". This makes an Increase of two clerks and one" carrier in the last six months which the department has allowed the Baker City office. This increase is made necessary because of the unusual Jarge number of outside ppstoffices that receive their mail through the Baker City office. For -a Permanent Connty Exhibit. HILLgBORO, Oct 8. The City Council' last evening took up the proposition ofi a permanent exhibit of the products ot Washington County, the nucleus to be the Washington. County 'State Fair exhibit, as arranged by F. M. Heldel. The Idea Is to secure a building in Hlllsboro at this time' and to at once agitate the erec tion of a small pavilion" in the Court house square to be used permanently for this purpose. Sale of Toll Road Held Illegal. TILLAMOOK, Oct. 8. Judge R. P. Bo6e held an adjourned session of the Circuit Court yesterday. In the matter of Claude Thayer, receiver of the Wilson River toll road, selling the road at public auction to George W. Bacon, Frank Kane and S. G. Hughes, of Forest "Grove, for ?450, the court held that the receiver had no right to sell the load, as the, lease had ex pired. New Chamber of Commerce. WOODBURN, Or., Oct 8. A Chamber ol Commerce was organized, here last night Mayor S. Tomlinson was elected president and E. P. Morcom secretary. Dr. L. W. Gulss, S. Tomlinson, A. E. Austin, E. P. Morcom and Walter L. Tooze were elected delegates to the State Board of Trade meeting to be held in Pprtland October 17. Hop Sales at Forest Grove. FOREST GROVE, Oct. 8. F. M. Hill and. Charles Jphnson, erf Gaston, delivered" the last'of their hops onboard the cars at that place "today, having sold at 10 cents a pound. D. C. Stewart, of this place, who sold his crop at 11 cents, con tracted ltv a few months ag'o. Suif to Correct a Note. SALEM, Or., "Oct 8: Annie Whale today began a. - suit agajnst Claud Gatch, receiver of Gilbert Bros.' Bank, to correct a $1500 note, 'which she al leges she signed by mjstake with her husband, C. A. Whale. " " Pilot Schooner Leaves Oat. ASTORIA, Oct 8. Repairs on the pilot schooner Joseph Pulltzer'haye been com pleted and she went outside today to h'er statlo'n'off the mouth pf the river. Many "Pruno- Gping-tp Waste, i FOREST GROVE, Gct.8?-Many prunes are going" tb waste in this vicinity on ac count ot the crop being so large that the griefs cannot handle the fruit" SENSATION WAS SPRUNG TRIAL OF EX-CHIEF JUSTICE SCOTT, OF WASHINGTON. r YoHng Girl Acknowledges Writing Letters., Sayinsr He? Chargre Against Hint "Was Untrue. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., Oct. 8. One pf the great sensations In the history of the state was sprung today in the case of ex-Chief Justice Elmer Scott, who is on trial here for a criminal assault on Mina Shaeffer. The prosecutrix was being cross examined by defendant's attorney, when he handed hep five letters whfch she Iden tified dnd admitted having written. They were directed to a next-door woman neigh bor, and in them she fold the woman that defendant had' never done anything wrong to her, and that her stepmother had forced m t.t . -$ $ fr ? -t RICHEST INDIAN ON THE HENRY JACKSON. KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 8. Henry Jackson, jvhose possessions are valued at 30,O00.Is'the richest Indian on the Jamath Reservation When' Jackson was' 6 years old he was stolen from the Pitt River Reservation, in California" by Lelo, the Klamath chief, whom'he seryed as a slave for four years. Gov ernment soldiers rescued him and g ave him work and board at Fort Klamath. When Superintendent Huntington' started for Yalnax, to make a treaty with the Flutes, he induced young Jackson to accompany him as camp rustler, but the first nlsrht out he became frightened at some of the antics of the party and took flight for the fort. This Incident "christened him "Skedaddle," by which he was known until the outbreak of the Modoc War, when, on joining the whites against the hostile Indians, he wap named Henry Jackson. After the war he returned to the reservation, and for 10 years was engaged In splitting rails at $25 per thousand, for white settlers, taking his pay in cattle. That Is the way he got his start. Every Fall, for' 15 years, he "has isen't to market JldoflTto $700Q worth, of cattlte. Four miles from Yalnlx on Sprague River, he owns loo! acrps of land, well-stocked and nearly all fenced. He has a. large, well-rur-nlshed dwelling, large barns and granaries, fine vehicles and modern farming Im plements. He knows how tojnake and save money but has no education. He' can nefther read nor write, doesn't know his own age. he. .looks to be about 5& doesn't- remember the names of his parents, 'non the name applied to him prlsi nally. His , father, however, was a Pitt. River and hla mother a Modqc,., He married Junietta, a Klamath. They have had 12 children, sevenof whom are dead. He has given his family educational advantages, and his oldest son now does his writing and keeps his accounts. Jackson's benevolence and progres slveness have made him a recognized leader among the Indians, to whom, as well as to the Government officials and white settlers, he has always extended a helping hand. " - -. - -, , t - t--- 9--t-., tt;ttHHtMI,IH; her to tell a He. In another, she asks her correspondent to tel "defendant's wife, Mrs. Scott," that she (prosecutrix) is sorry that she told a lie on tne aeienaani. in one letter the prosecutrix, wrote: 'IMr. Scott did not do anything wrong to me. 'Mamma just made me sg.y that He to send me to reform school. (Signed) "MINNIE." Another letter said: "Say," I wish you would tell Mrs. Scott about this lie. (Signed) " MINNIE." The other letters' "were all of the same tenor. On redirect examination the prosecutrix said she had written some of the letters at the suggestion of her neighbor. The defendant Is being prosecuted under the section of the statute covering car nal knowledge of a female under 18. The prosecutrix Is 15 years and 6 months old. MORE RECRUITS ARRIVE. TTventy-EisbfJi Infantry Reinforced by Missouri Men. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Oct. 8. Captain John S". HaineV, of the Eleventh Cavalry, arrived today from Jefferson Barracks with 50 recruits fop the Twenty eighth Infantry. Major Alexander B. Dyer, of the Artil lery' Corps, has "reported to the Chief Quartermaster o'f the department "f pr tem porary duty as Acting Quartermaster to assist In Inspecting ajid purchasing horses for the artillery.' Major Dyer will" be sta .tloned in Portland while on this detail. Hospital Sfeward Frederlqk S. 'Simmons has' been transferred to Fort Canby,' A Francis M. Jones and Harold J". Ste phens, Twenty-eighth Compapy Coast Ar tillery, now at Fort Flagler, have been transferred to the Hospital porps, and will report for duty at Vancouver Bar racks. John H. 'Howard, alias John H. Henry, Company C, Twenty-eighth Jnfantry, has been dishonorably discharged and senV tenced to serve one year qn Alcafraz Island. James Feeney, of Cpmpany L, Twenty eighth infantry, will also be sent to Alr catraz for 18 months: GREAT SMELTHVG PLA3VT. One of the Largest on the Coast to Be Erpetpd at Harrington. SEATTLE, Oct. 8. One of the largest smelting plants on the Pacific Coast Is to be' erected at Darrlngton, -to "cost between ?125TO0Q and $200,000. The Pacific Smelting Company, which Is putting In" tfie "plant, Is capitalized at $1,000,000. It is backed by a Cb'orado syndicate The project has been under consideration' -foif the past year. Contracts have already' been signed for the furnishing" of "230 tons" of ore a day. - . " -r4 EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS 1FAIR. - -5 - Governor Ursres That the Matter Be Taken Up at Once. j 1 OLMPIA, Oct. 8. GovernorRogers haf,' issued a circular, letter, urging that fa State of Washington be represented at the St. Louis Fair lrf 1803. He is of the opinion- that this matter should be taken ,un at once by the different Chambers to Commerce and Boards Jbf Trade In !all the " larger ' towns throughout" the (state. If ihe'differenfcommercla'f organ Izatlons will 'each name a man they de- sre' to assist in" the matter, the"Goyei J ppr will appoint from them a commis sion. Unless something of, this character Is undertaken unofficially, the " short time elapsing afler the next session' of the Legislature before the holding of the Exposltlop, will prevent a proper esf hlbtlt. It will be understood that mem bers of this commission must serve with out pay from the state, no appropriation by the, Legislature having been ma'de. ACTJQN AGAINST A COUNTY. Broker Wants a Special Tax Levied to Take Ji TfVarrnnts He Holds. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 8. W. W. Sey mour, a warrant broker, today brought an action for. a writ of. mandate to com pel the commissioners of Thurston Coun ty to make a special tax levy of five mills with which to redeem outstanding warrants to the amount of about $28,000 held by him, and Issued by this county in 1892-3. Mr. Seymour "made an unsuc cessful effort last year to compel the County Commissioners to redeem these warrants," the payment of bond interest, and the present action Is the outgrowth of that suit. The writ is returnable on Thursday, before Judge Linn, In the Su- MMM KLAMATH RESERVATION. p.erlQr Court. The Copnty Boird will resist the" demand of 'Mr. Seymour to tlje uttermost For Landing: p,f Pnpiflc Cable. VICTORIA, B.' C, Oct. 8.-James' Wil son, superintendent of the Canadian Pa cific Telegraphs, Mr. Lockwood, who has charge of" the work of preparing the land ing for the" Pacific cable, arid two engi neers left' this evening for Banfield Creek, on the west coast Qf Vancouver Island, and 1M miles from' Victoria, to make arrange ments' for the site for the landing place of the -Pacific cable. Wharves 'will be built, and houses erected to accommodate the staff, which will consist of. about 40 men. The cable repair ship will not have Its headquarters on this Coast, as pre viously announced, but at Fiji! Northwest Pensions. WASHINGTON,' Oct . Pensions haye been granted as follows: Oregon Original, Hosmer Buell, Elgin, $8; Joseph G. Martin, Beagle, $10; Thdm as F. Miller, Lebanon, $8; Sarepta C. Pat terson, nurse, Drewsey, $12. Washington Original, Francis C. Baggs, Puyallup, $6. Idaho Original widows', special, ac crued, September, Anna J. Westfall, Caldwell, $8.' " rr " Burglars Enter Spreckel's Home. SAN ' FRANCISCO. Oct. "I. The "resi dence of Claus Spreckel'3, -"corner of Clay street and Van Ness avenue, was entered by burglars last evening. They forced a rear window while the family was at dinner, wgnt upstairs and gathered in jewelry amounting in value to fully $5000. Not until late at night was the loss dis covered. No clew tp the burglars was found. " - - -r A yaJnable'Minfngr Paper. One of the most valuable periodicals ot Its kind In the Northwest 19 the Pacific Miner, published at Portland. Additional value attaches tq it because It is the only exclusively mining paper published In Or egon, This month it begins Its second volume. Its Information about mines and minerals in the Northwest Is well col lected and equally well set fortji. Vancoaver Tax Levy. VANCOUVER, Oct. 8. Five mills will uo u u iv,y iur Apui jn Vancouver. 'The Qfty Council fixed the rate last si. -x-ue levy lasj;. year was six mills. A fiw-mlll tnv will mlso trwi ,. n " IT ..... ....,1. VVW, VI 4X 111- itle less than one-half- of the estimated expenses, xne receipts Tor the last quar ter, were- $5639; disbursements, $3054 03. Robber Sentenced. rf .OLYMPIA, Oct. 8. In the' Superior Court this" morning' Frank' Stewart " a young man arrested two morftfisagp' for robblntr a railroad sprtlnn-liriiico o-oi.i.v dock, in Thurston County, appeared and ion his plea 'of-guilty was "sentenced "to jtne penitentiary for 18 months. Six 'Months' ih 3ail for Assault. VANCOUVER," Opt- '8. Nicholas "Sye.b er, aged 17 years, was today sentenced to six inonth! In jail fo'r'assaultfng a Klickitat Indian.' He had begnin jail two months" previous to 'the conventloji oL court. """ " .""" "" ' ' '. ' GOOD SITE FOR HATCHERY OREGON WARDEN'S REPORT ON ' THE IMNAHA RIVER. "Neither Salmon River Nor Payette Lake, in Idaho, Are Snitable Work In Western Oregon. SALEM, Or,, Oct 8. The monthly re port of Fish Commissioner Van Dusen Shows th.at efforts are being continued to dlscqver the most suitable sites for the establishment of hatcheries. "It Is believed the Importance of this work was dem onstrated in this gear's run pf salmon, and it is the p'urpose of the Fish Com mission to push the work as rapidly as the receipts 'from fishery licenses will per mit. Mr. Van Dusen has examined the Imnaha River, Jn Eastern Oregon, and the Salmon River, Payette Lake and Wel s,pr RJver, in" Idaho, during the past month. His report in part fs as follows: P. C. Brown, who ma.de the examination, reports the Imnaha Hlver as a natural spawn ing: 'streani for the Chinook salmon. By the settlers along: the. stream he was given to un derstand" tnat we would find a Spring run of the Chinook salmon there as well as a V&li run. At the time he was on the stream, Sep? tember 1-5, it wasloo late to attempt any experimental work this year, but another year we should get in on to the stream as early as June If possible. If a situation was selected at the end of the wagon road or at the, mouth of Hone Creek or Cow Creek, the young fry turned out from such a plant would never be subjected to ' the mercies of Irrigating- ditches 'that arc sq abundant in parts ot "Eastern Oregop and Idaho.' Salmon River, In Idaho, -was not found suitable, nor was' Payette Lakp. In the latter place dynamiters run the lake for breeding purposes. The Little Salmon and the Weiser. Rivers, were found to be sat isfactory. Concerning work in Western Oregon, the report In part says: On September 11 I went out on the McKen zle River. ,ThIs stream appears, tb be an ideal stream for oar work, and feeling that such a stream should receive as prpmp't at tention as possible at our hands, I have sent James T. Hattan to give the river a thorough Investigation. He will also Investigate the Santiam River, after getttng through with the McKenzie. In these streams we will have the obstruction to contend with that the Wil lamette Falls at Oregon Cjty. offers, but fiom the examinations I have been able to make of that situation, I see nothing in the way ot our provfdlng an ample iBshvyay over the falls and one that would be absolutely per manent, at a very moderate expense, by blast ing a' series of channels and rests through tha rocks, so that salmon can easily make the ascent from the lowest stage of water to the foot of the dam that the electric people have In there. With this dam provided with a suit able fish ladder that could also be put in and maintained at a trifling expense, fish should have a" good clear run from the waters below to th'e' waters above,' barring, of course, .fish erman poachers, but these I think we can take care of under the law. On September 17, In company with E. C McReavy, Deputy Fish Commissioner of Wash ington. I ylslted the site offered a CPH!0 JooHlng forward to the matter, of establishing ourselves, if poslble, at some such a paint In the "main Columbia for our work instead ot confining ourselves to Its tributaries. This slt yation we found to be a fair one, and a point where a greai many salmon could be takon and held at a moderate expense, but not suf ficiently attractive to warrant us In attempt ing anything there at the nresent time. , The receipts of the Fish Warden's office during September amounted to ?873 SO. REPORT OF GENERAL RANDALL. He Lays Much Stress on the Rigors of an Alnskan Winter. WASHINGTON, Oct. S. The War De partment has made public the annual re port of Brigadier-General George M. Ran dall, commanding the Department of Alas ka. General Randall lays much stress on the rigors of an Alaskan Winter. The cold, he says, is Intense and continues so from November to April, with seyere and frequent blizzards. There is rip dockage for ocean v.essels at the supply port, Fort St. Mlchaej. arid all supplies must be lightered' frprii ships' In thq qpen. If the. weather is rough the work of," light ering becomes impossible! general Randall' gays that the most Im portant work in" thg "department, after pro viding for 'the v housing and supply of troops, was that of constructing the mili tary telegraph line and military roM through Alaska. The total length 'of line constructed' up "to August 15 was about 400 miles. The work is being pushed as fast &S possible, and by the close of naviga tion thfs year It is hoped that telegraphic communication between Fort St Michael and? Fort Gibbons, '420 miles distant, will have been established. The constructing of these lines, General Randall says, is at tended with many difficulties peculiar to an arctic climate. Owing to the isolation of arpiy posts and to the lack of facilities for Instruction Iq drill and for convening court-martial, General Randall says, troops left to serve there for several years must deteriorate In military efficiency. He therefore recom mends "tftat troops stationed in Alaska be relieved every two years, apd that"' "only men jvJtQ more than two years to serve be ordered there. In conclusion, General Randall says: ''The location of department headquar ters In Alaska for the past year Is be lieved to have had a pronounced ene flclal effect toward the protection oi per son and property and the establishment of good order p the territory. This has "been accomplished -without friction with the civil authorities, and In harmony. It Is thought, with the sentiment of all law abiding and self-respecting citizens." Mange at the Reservation. A few years ago a great many horses in the Pendleton neighborhood "were af flicted with mange. Twelve hundred Head of such were killed within three months and the disease was exterminated With he exception of what remained with a few" horses at the reservation. Those persons in authority at the time refused to allow the Indians! horses to be killed, says a local paper. As a re sult the disease has again spread and the number of horses affected is 'almost as great as before. Authority has been given to Dr. Laptz to "experiment with "remedies pn the horses at the reservation'at the expense of "the Government. Dr. Laritz is a Fed eral meat Inspector and is Interested In animal Industry. He has Investigated mange' and is thoroughly acquainted with the disease. It was his plan to put the affected horses of the reserva tion in a pasttire by themselves, and treat them," but neither the agent nor the Indians at the reservation take any Interest in the matter. Dr. Lantz says that there would 'be no expense to any one except the Government, and the treatment could not in tlqe least harm the horses and might be the means pf exterminating the disease. Business of Oregon City Locks. SALEM, Oct. 8. The quarterly report of the Portland General Electric Com pany of transportation through the Ore gon City locks during the three months ended September 30 shows the following: Number of trlns ....' 428 Number of pas-sengers H,830 Horses and cattle ill Sheep and hogs 273 Feet of lumber 22S.725 Fee,t Qf logs . "37.4QQ Tons of freight ; 3,153 Number of trTp5 .'..' "42S Numbsr pf passengers ,.. 11,839 Hqrs.es' andCattle .'..'. 212 Sheep and hogs : , 273 Feot of lumber ::'..22S,7&5 Feet qX logs 7.1.. .".v.. 37,400 "Tons "of freight '.....I'. tr...."'3"l53 I Photography of Oregqn'g Exhlbti. S&LEjM, pet 8. H."B.Thlelsen,one of Pregqn's PanrAmerlcan. r Commissioners, has received two large phptographg of (Oregon's Agricultural exhiblt-at the Expq jsitlon.' The photographs are quite clear", hnd show the exhibit to b,e a spjendjd' representation q ouf agricultural re sources. The pictures ha'vq been" left at the Governor's office for a few days. Valuable Oil Lands Involved. WASHINGTON. Oct S. Millions of dol lars' worth ot valuable lands In Califor nia are Involved n the case of Kern Oil Company et al. against C. W. Clarke, and the Gray Eagle Oil Company against C. W. Clarke, which wre argued before As sistant Attorney-General Vandevanter at the Interior "Department today. The hear ing, which will continue tomorrow. Is on . motion fqr review of the department's decision of last April In favor of the two companies. These companies are the min eral claimants In the litigation, while Clarke selected the lands involved In each case under what Is known as the Heu-land forest reserve act. Two companies assert their right under the placer mining law. The motion for review contends, among other things, that the right of the lands were acquired before furnishing the necessary proofs. Instead of being ac quired uppn the, furnishing of such proofs. Bad Fire at Steveston. VANCOUVER. B. C, Oct. 8. An Incen diary lire destroyed eight stores in the fishing town of Steveston today. The re mainder of the town and the 48 salmon canneries located In Steveston narrowly escaped being burned. There are two the ories for the motives of the incendiaries. One la that the fire was started by a gang of tramps for purposes of plunder, the other that the fire was the culmination of a series pf local controversies In Steves ton's official circles, and which developed great bitterness. The loss occasioned by the fire la estimated at J20.GCO. Candidates for Admission to Bar. SALEM, Oct. 8. The following candi dates for admission to the bar took the law examination before the Supreme Court today: H. H. Ware, Portland; D. A. Elklns, Dallas; J. C. TJglow Dallas; M. Van Valkenberg, SUvertop; E. L. C. Farrln. Marshfield; A. H." King, Forest Grove; Carl Haberlach, Oregon City; C. A. Lu cas, Portland: Trial of Dlmniiclc Begun. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 8. The trial of Walter N. Dlmmlck, ex-Chief Clerk of the United States Mint, .was begun today be fore a jury In, the United States District Court, on an Indictment charging him with having presented a false and fraudu lent voucher for $4&S on April 7, 1900, and with having eppverted the money to his own use for the period of almost a month. Report of Health Officer. SALEM. Oct. 8. During the quarter ending " September SO, according to the report of Health OfHcer Fulton," 28 vessels entered the port of Astoria, and In all cases the sanitary conditions were good. Most of the vessels entered the port in ballast. Davis Case Was Argued. SALEM, Oct. 8. Arguments were heard today by Judge Burnett in tl3 suit of the State of Oregon against George W. Davis and his bondsmen. The matter was taken upder advisement, and a decision will be rendered later. Coaptations ot Mining Stocks. SPOKANE. Oct. 8. The closing quotations of mining stocks today were: Bid. Ask.) Bid. Ask. Amer. Boy .. 9 lOft Qullp 21 21& Blacktall ..".. 9 10 Ramb. Car ...4914 51 JJukkC Ob uus.. 72 x incuuuiiu ... OT2 Crystal ...10 11 ... 2VJ 24 Reservation .. 5 Ok Cbnjecture Deer Trail Ross. Giant .. 2' i Sullivan 0( Tom Thumb. .13 Wonderful ... 2 Winnipeg .... 8 L. Dreyfus ... 2 3 10 13j3 3 10 4 Gold Ledge .. Its L. P. Surp... 3Ti Mtn. Lion ...24 Morn. Glory.. 2V1 Brim Maud .. 1 W. 4fe 27 3 1I SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 8.-Offlcial closing quotations of mining stocks today were: Alta SO 02iilexlcan J-...S0 1G Andes 5 Occidental Con ... 5 Belcher lOJOphlr 72 Best"& Belcher. 16Overman i 0 10 10 31 3 50 12 Caledonia Challenge Con .. Cbollar Confidence Con. Cal. & Va.. Croyn Point ... Gould &. Curry.. Hale & Norcrpas JQstlce . ... -.vV; 20 Potosl I5Savage UlSIerra Nevada S0Sllver Hill"..., 1 CoStandard 6jUnIott Con ... HI Utah Con 13Tel!ow Jacket "21 " ' NEW' YORK.. Oct. 8. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con $0 20 Little Chief 50 12 Alice 50 Ontario 10 75 Breece Brunswick Con .. Comstock Tunnel. Con. Cal. & Va... Deadwood Terra.. Horn'SHver" Iron Silver Leadvllle Con .... 1 40OphIc 70 6 Phoenix 7 0 Potosl 4 1 65 Savage 0 5Q Sierra Nevada ... 16 1 DO Smalt Hope's 40 58 Standard ..." 3 35 81 BOSTON, Oct. 8. Closing quqtations: Adventure $ 22 50 Bin?. Mln. Co.. 20 00 Osceola $ 06 00 Parrott 40 00 Qulncy 160 00 Amal. Copper.. 86 00 Atlantic 31 00 Cal. & Hecla... 650 00 Centennial 2U 25 Franklin 10 50 Tamarack 285 00 Utah Mining ... 23 50 Winona 2 50 Wolverines 57 5Q Humboldt 25 00 Notes of Oregqn Mines. The Golden Wedge gold mine at Gallce began crushing ore last week. C. H. Brooks and Tom Bessler, who own the Bullion group, In the Ioex dis trict, have made a good strike. An ore body fiyo feet wide, averaging $21 30 per ton, has just been encountered. Within the last 80 days a, number of good copper ledges have been discovered on' the Grey Back Mountains, at the head of Deer and Sucker Creeks, in Josephine County, " About 30 locations have been filled. The Standard and Dixie Mining Com panies have had the pyritlc smelter moved front Sumpter and It is now ready for operation. The site covers about 10 acres. The building is 30x70 feet, of two stqries, and the ore bins haye a capacity of 500 tons. Last week the clean-up9 of the Bonanza, Columbia and Red Boy mines passed through Sumpter. It Is estimated by a pa per of that city that the outputs were: Bonanza, J54.000; Columbia, about $82,000, and Red Boy, $30,000. Several deposits of gold dust from nearby mines were made at the local banks. Word comes from Union of another Im portant mineral discovery southeast of the city, a few miles from Telocaset For several years development work has been prosecuted on a number of ledges rich In copper and gold In that section, with Mellin's Have you ever tried it.? If not, you can get a free sample by writing 'a postal to the MELON'S FOOD COA1PANY, , ; ,. BOSTON, MASS. -4 rood jfl2Ccs Coughed It's the experience of every one. Sooner or later we all take cold. Colds naturally tend downward, that's the trouble. Ayer's Cherry Pec toral stops this downward tendency and quickly cures these early colds. Ask your doctor. If he says this isn't so, don't believe us. "I know from personal experience that Ayerrs Cherry Pectoral quickly breaks up a heavy cold on the lungs." D. C. Snedeker, Pine Hill, N. Y. 2Sc, 50c. 51.60. J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Maw. good results, and it was while this" work was telng carried on that the new find was made. A shart had been sunk and a tunnel was being run to strike the shaft, and In digging this tunnel two ledges were cut, both of which are reported to consist of what Is probably the best copper ore y-2t found In that district. Some new dis coveries of rich popper ore are reported In the Goose Creek district, further east Oregon nfotes. Sumpter's new hotel Is nearing com pletion. City election at Albany will take place December 2. A lodge of Woodmen of the World has been organized at Milton. An Institute of Jackson County teach ers will be held at Ashland, October 1S-1S. George A. Dorris. of Eugene, has a 10-acre hopyard which yielded an aver age of 2121 pounds to the acre. The City of Cottage Grove has sold 15,000 In 20-year 3 per cent -water bonds. Interest payable semi-annually. The premium, was 5-IC0. A. A. Davis' warehouse at Medford. which collapsed recently, will not be rebuilt until the grain in It. of which there Is about 10,000 bushels. Is sold. The onion crop of Milton la Urge. Sev eral carloads have already been hipped out, mainly to Kansas and Nebraska. Probably 20 carloads will be shipped from Milton this season. Dr. N. G. Blalock, of Walla Walla, Is purchasing large quantities of fruit thoughout the Walla Walla Valley and In the vicinity of Weston and Athena. He has contracted for all the fruit on the places of John Bell, John Harris, J. R. Ring and others on Wildhorse. He pays for apples l4 cents per pound, and the same price for pears. For prunes, 55 per ton is the price, the Blalock peo ple picking the prunes from the trees. A. A. McDaniei, who lives a mile east of Saxe station, on the Wildhorse, 13 harvesting and delivering his potato crop, raised on 80 acres of summer fal low. He says he will have over 30QO sacks, which, at $1 50 per sack, will bring 55000. 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