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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FEIBAY, OCTOBER 11, 1901,
MARION VALUES RAISED
COUNTY ASSESSMENT $120,000 MORE
" THAN LAST YEAR.
Umatilla County Roll Shovrs $100,000
Increase, Wliile That ta Jaclc-
Htm la $800,000.
SALEM, Or., Oct 10. Marion County's
assessed valuation for 1901 is $8,314,032.
Last year the total valuation of taxable
property -was $7,121,781. The Increase is
$1,191,251. or 14 2-7 per cent.
County Assessor Icmbcke completed the
assessment Toll today, and computed the
total value of all taxable property. The
roll will be delivered to the County Clerk
tomorrow, and the latter official will com
pute the total valuations of the several
classes of property. Mr. Iicmbcke and
liis chief deputy, A. A. Lee, have taken
great pains In making this assessment,
and their "work "was so satisfactory that
-only two or three taxpayers asked to
have changes "made when the assessment
roll was submitted to the County Board
of equalization.
The advance in the assessed valuation
Tjrings the total taxable property, as
ehown by the roll, nearer to the actual
value of the property in the county. Ari
advance of 14 per cent In the valuation
means a corresponding decrease in the
, rate of tax levy, and the statistical show
ing will be in that Tespect more attractive
to prospective immigrants.
jtackson county assessment.
Increase of $800,435 Over Figures of
Last Year.
JACKSONVLLX.E, Or., Oct 10 The fol
lowing is a .summary of the assessment of
Jackson County for ISOlt
Acres tillable land. 76,939 $ 898,561
Acres nontillable land, 358,555 757,033
Improvements ... 211,832
Town lots 304,768
Improvements on same 438 224
Improvements on nondeeded land.. 5,710
Machinery ..... 25,530
Merchandise 137,790
Farming Implements 53,228
Money, notes and accounts 264,218
Sank stock, etc 597,770
Household goods S3,0CS
Horses, 2S99 71.830
Cattle, 9147 147,897
Sheep, 7500 - : 11,953
Swine, 52S6 4.. 8.557
S. P. R. R. Co.
Acres tillable land. 46 230
Acres nontillable land, 483,656 412,677
"Town lots and depot grounds 34,810
Roadbed, at ?5009 per mile 326.400
Rolling stock 29,376
Miscellaneous
Pullman Car Co.'s property.... 1,567
Western Union Telegraph 6,575
Postal Telegraph Co.. 4 050
Sunset Telegraph Co 10,975
Gross value all property. $4,136,639
Exemptions 179,485
Total value taxable property. $3,308,009
The railroad assessment for 1901 exceeds
that of 1900 by $135,588. The Increase in
the county assessment this year over
ihat of last is $800,435.
UMATILLA COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
It Xs-$100r025 Grcntcr TIIi Year Than
It "Was in 1800.
PENDLETON, Or., Oct. 10. The total
value of the taxable property of Umatilla
County for 1901 Is $5,685,924 64, or $100,-
925 04 more than it was in 1900. A sum
mary of the assessment follows:
Acres tillable land, 320.958.79 $1,854,100 00
Acres nontillable land, 485,803.60 507,137 00
Improvements on deeded or pat
ented lands 349,785 00
Town and, city lots, 8629 284,020 00
Improvements on town or city
Tlots 563,619 00
improvements on lands not
deeded or patented 14,095 00
Miles railroad bed. 212.18 817,148 00
Miles telegraph and telephone
lines, 382.05 19,579 50
Rolling etock 110,815 SO
Steamboats, sailboats, station
ary engines and manufactur
ing machinery . 4g 225 00
Merchandise and stock in trade 26L655 00
.Farming Implements, -wagons,
carriages 159,600 00
Notes and accounts 205.460 00
Shares 1 of stock, 2072& 78,235 34
Household furniture, watches,
Jewelry, etc.... 117,020 00
I5es ". mules. 123S 225,000 00
Cattle, 17.(63 212 423 00
Sheep 185,667 - 22S.'S05 00
Wogs, 2 110 oo
Swine, 3126 6 j$ $
Gross value of property. $6,105,519 64
.Exemptions 422,595 00
Total taxable property. $5,685,924 64
LINCOLN COUNTY FAIR.
It Proved Such a. Success That Others
Will Be Held.
TOLEDO, Or.. Oct. 10. Tho first .annual
fair of Lincoln County was held in To
ledo, beginning yesterday and closing to
day. The fair was held under the auspices
of the Lincoln County Farmers' Associa
tion, and was a success In every way.
The agricultural exhibits were complete
In all lines. The exhibits of fruits and
vegetables were also complete. People
who attended the last SLate Fair state
that the exhibits of fruits equaled those
of any county on exhibit there.
Particularly interesting among the other
exhibits was that of celery. The ex
hibits of grasses were also notable. The
stock exhibit was not as complete as was
lioped for, but good stock was shown in
all departments. Dr. WIthycombe, of the
Agricultural College, was present and
Judged the stock, and Professor Coote.
also of the Agricultural College, judged
the horticultural, agricultural and fiori
cultural exhibits.
Last evening a public meeting was held
at the Courthouse, which was addressed
by Dr. Withycombe, Professor Coote,
Hon. Wallis Nash and Judge J. F. Stew
art A large crowd was in attendance and
great enthusiasm was shown. Today, at
4 o'clock, at a meeting held in the County
Court room a preliminary organization
was formed for a permanent county fair
association, and stock books were opened
for subscription of shares, which were
placed at $1 each. A large number of
phes were subscribed for by progressive
farmers present, and a good organization
is assured. The Corvallis & Eastern Rail
road, through the courtesy of Mr. E.
fctone, manager, carried all exhibits to and
from the fair free, and made a half-fare
passenger rate on trains.
PRUNE MARKET CONTINUES QUIET.
Salem Growers, However, Are Sell
ing: a Good Many Petitett.
SALEM, Oct. 10. The prune market herp
continues quiet, though numerous 6ale
are being made of Italian prune at the
rate of from 3?1 to 4 cents net for 40s,
The latter price is the exception, while
2 cents is more commonly offered.
Some of the growers In the lowlands
have already finished drying their fruit,
but those in the hills will be at work 3.
week or 10 days longer. While consid
erable fruit was ruined by the rains,
the .growers have had all they could han
dle with the evaporator capacity. Fruit
loft on the ground will not be lost, for
as soon as the sound fruit has been picked
up. hogs will be turned into the orchards
and the refuse will be devoured, The
h6gs not only eat the cracked fruit, but
they crush the pits and eat the kernels.
Some growers leave the worthless fruit
under the trees to serve as a fertilizer,
but this is not approved by horticultur
ists, for it tends to multiply fruit pests.
One grower said yesterday that by sell
ing hl9 crop at the rate of 35 cents per
pound for the 40-50 size, which would be
a 2-ccnt basis, his crop would clear him
$1500 on 22 acres. The gross receipts would
be nearly $3000, and about half of It
would be required for expenses.
Hop Shipments From Salem.
About a dozen carloads of hops have al
ready been shipped away from Salem Oils
season. The cars average about 90 bales
each. There are about 6000 bales of hops
In the Southern Pacific hop warehouse
at present, with more coming In every
day. The early shipments are principally
of hops that were grown by dealers, or
hops that were contracted before picking.
GREAT FIND OF COPPER.
Eastern Oregon May Have the Best
Mine in the State.
BAKER CITY, Oct. 10. The richest
copper mine in the state has been discov
ered In the almost Inaccessible moun
tains, near the head waters of the Im
naha River, above Cornucopia, if the
story told by Andrew Neal is true, and
there is no good reason for doubting it.
Mr. Neal has spent the last seven months
in the mountains, in. a part of the state
that Is generally acknowledged to be
the wildest and roughest in the "West.
It is so wild and rugged that mountain
sheep are to be found there in great
droves, because they have never been
disturbed by prospectors or hunters. Mr.
Neal says he has found a ledge of cop
per 100 feet wide, between well-defined
walls. Samples of the ore which he
brought down with him furnish strong
evidence of the truth of his statement,
the assay value being 65 per cent cop
per and $30 In gold to the ton.
The presence of rich ore bodies in this
section have tlong been suspected, and
rumors of rich veins, discovered by hunt
ers who have ventured into the outer
edge of this wild district occasionally,
hive been In circulation among miners
and prospectors for years, but no one has
been able to make a careful investigation
of the country. Mr. Neal says the ledge
that he has discovered Is near the top
of the range in the most difficult place
imaginable. It was the heavy snowfall
that forced Mr. Neal to come out so
soon this Fall. Had he remained any
longer he would have had to stay all
Winter and until next July, something
which he was not prepared to do. Mr.
Neal's account of the country has cre
ated considerable excitement here, and
a few hardy ones are seriously consider
ing the possibility of an attempt to go
in this Fall and stay all Winter, but Mr.
Neal says it Is utterly impossible to go
in this Fall.
GOOD SEEPAGE OF PETROLEUM.
Experts. Say the Indications at Ash
land Arc of the Best.
ASHLAND, Oct 10. There has been
much excitement here during the past
two days over reports that oil had been
struck at the Alfred pla.ee, east of town,
where the plant of the Southern Oregon
Company Is drilling. The reports grew
out of still further strong seepages of
petroleum encountered in the work of
drilling. The well Is now down to a
depth of 835 feet, and indications of final
success in tapping the oil sands increases
as the work progresses. The drill Is now
pounding through cretaceous sandstone
the sulphur, and salt water Is met in free
quantities. A number of California oil
experts have been here during the week,
and they say that few locations present
so bountiful indications of petroleum as
this section.
Quotations of Mining Stock.
SPOKANE, Oct. 10. The closing quotations
of mining stocks today were as follows:
- Bid. Ask.
jVmer. Boy -. 9 10U
Blackball ... 0$ 10
Butte & Bos.. lji
Crystal 10V, 11
Bid. Ask.
1 24
Morrison
Prln. Maud .. 1 l!)i
QUllp 21 24
Ramb. Car ...40& 51
Republic 1 Zi
Reservation .. 5'A 5
Ross. Giant .. 2Vj 3'a
Conjecture .. 1
Deer Trail ..2m, 2
Gold Ledge .. 1
W
L. P. Surp... 8
4i
Sullivan 0 10
L. Dreyfus .. 2V.
Mtn. Lion ....23
Morn. Glory.. 2V4
3A
Tom Tnumb..iz i3Vs
Wonderful .... 1 2
3
Winnipeg- 7 lu
SAN PRANICISCO, Oct 10. Official closing
quotations of mining stocks:
Alta
Andes
Belcher
Caledonia
Challenge Con ..
Choll&r
Confidence .i...
.$0 02
4!
Occidental Con ...$0 05
Ophir 68
Overman
4
Potosl
Savage
Seg. Belcher ..
Sierra Nevada
Silver HU1 ....
G
10
2
13
31
3 60
12
6
6S
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 G5
Crown Tolnt
Gould & Curry...
OlStandard ......
13 Union Con ....
Hale & Norcross. 12iUtah Con
Justice 2jYellow Jacket
Mexican 12
NEW YORK, Oct. 10. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 15
Little Chief SO 11
Alice
52
Ontario .....11 00
Brccce
Brunswick Con ..
Comstock Tunnel.
Con. Cal. & Va...
Deadwood Terra
Horn Silver
Iron "Silver
LeadviUe Con ...
1 40
Ophir
65
Phoenix
Potosl ..
5
2
0
12
40
3 35
1 CO
Savage
50Sierra Nevada
1 90
Small Hopes ..
5S
Standard
BOSTON, Oct, 10. Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 24 50Osceola ?101 50
Blng. Slln. Co.. 31 iw Parrott 41 25
Axnal. Copper.. 80 37Qulncy 163 00
Cal. & Hecla... 650 OOlSanta Fe Cop... 5 00
Centennial 21 00Utah Mining ... 24 25
Franklin ...... IT 50Winona ........ 2 75
Humboldt ..... 5 001 Wolverines .59 50
Josephine fiounty Mining News.
GRANT'S PASS. Or., Oct 10. Morris &'
Hosier have sold their half interest in the
Powell' Creek placer mine to I. N. Haley,
of Philadelphia. Sharpe Bros, retain
their Interest. The mine will be worked
on an extensive scale this season.
The Oak Flat placer mine, which is
being worked by Poole Bros., of Den
ver, Colo., has p. force of men at work
under Superintendent Gilt, and will make
the dirt fly when the water comes. These
mines are among the most extensive in
the state.
LARGE COLD-STORAGE PLAXT.
Astoria Concern "Will Go Into the
Business on a. Large Scale.
ASTORIA, Oct. 10. The Columbia River
Packers Association has decided to go
into the cold storage business next year
on a large scale. Hanthorn's old cannery
is to be fitted up with a large plant
having a capacity of 1003 tierces of pickled
fish and room to handle an almost unlim
ited amount of frozen fish for shipment
to the Eastern and foreign markets.
John Fursey, who has been connected
with this part of the salmon business for
a number of years on the Columbia and
Sacramento Rivers, has been engaged to
superintend the plant
Less Salmon Eggs Titan Expected.
Letters were received at tlie Fish War
den's office today from J. A. Talbert, of
the Umpqua station, stating that he had
secured 199,000 eggs, and from Thomas
Brown, of the Salmon River hatchery,
that he had secured 168,000 eggs. These
reports aro both below what was ex
pected, but it appears that the fish are
maturing very late this year,
BETTER PRICE FOR LOGS.
Indications Are That It Will Soon
Prevail on the Colombia.
ASTORIA, Oct 10. The Indications are
that the price of logs In the Lower Colum
bia River district will be restored to $5
per thousand in the near future. On ac-
count of the recent cut several of the
larger camps, among them being Ben
son's Bunker Hill and Deep River camps
and the Gray's Bay Company's camp,
are making preparations to 'close down
for the Winter. No logs are being sold
by men who are able to hold them, and
there is a. determined effort being made
to force the price back to the old figure.
Charge Against Officer Dismissed.
The trial of the case against Consta
ble Kelly, charged with using abusive
language against Mayor Bergman, was
concluded In the Police Court today and
resulted in a dismissal of the charge The
City Attorney asked that the charge be
dismissed, because the complaint had
not been correctly drawn.
A Valuable Page.
Fossil Journal.
Last Monday's Oregonian contained a
valuable page devoted to the interests of
homeseekers. It included reports from
all the land ofllees in Oregon, and showed
the number of acres of Government lands
In each district
JUDGE SCOTr ACQUITTED
JURT ARRIVED AT THAT VERDICT
IN HALF AN HOUR.
End of the Celebrated Criminal As
sault Case at Whatcom Defend
a Prominent Lawyer.
WHATCOM, Wash., Oct. 10. Elmon
Scott, ex-Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Washington, was today acquitted
of the charge of criminal assault on the
person of Mina Schaeffer, .aged 15 years
and 6 months. The jury was out aibout
half an hour after receiving the charge
of Judge Neterer. The verdict of acquit
tal ended a case that ha9 attracted wide
attention by reason of the prominence
of the defendant, and the high official po
sition which he once held.
The chief factors in bringing the jury
to the conclusion that Judge Scott was
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George W. Bibee.
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not guilty were his apparently complete
alibi, and the fact that Miss Schaeffer
told conflicting stories. By the testimony
of half a dozen reputable witnesses, Judg
Scott proved that he was in the Mount
Baker mining "district for a considerable
period preceding and following the time
the crime was alleged to have been com
mitted. The prosecutrix, subsequent to Scott's
arrest, wrote letters to a neighbor woman.
stating that her stepmother had forced
her to implicate Scott in order to form a
basis upon which she could be sent to
the reform school. On the witness stand
Miss Schaeffer admitted writing these let
ters, but declared that their contents were
false; that Judge cott had actually com
mitted the crime, and that the letters
were written as a result of pressure
brought to bear upon her by the neighbor
to whom they were written.
Judge Scott has a family, consisting of
a wife and grown-up children, to whom
his arrest was 'a severe blow, and to
whom his acquittal comes as a partla:
recompense for the suffering and anguloh
to which they have been subjected.
SUPREME COURT BAR DOCKET.
Dates on Which Cases Froin Several
Counties Will Be Heard.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Oct. 10. The Su
preme Court bar docket for the October
term has been arranged. The session will
last from October 14 to November 19.
There are 111 cases, divided up among the
variouscpunties as follows: Thurston, C;
Lewis, 2; Pierce, 13; King, 36; Pacific,
Cowlitz, Whatcom, Jefferson, Yakima,
Okanogan, Adams, Stevens and Ferry, 1
each; Snohomish, 8; Skagit, 2; Kittitas,
5; Lincoln, 4; Walla Walla, 2; Whitman,
2; Spokane, 22. The dates of hearing have
been eet as follows: Thurston, October
14 and 15, and November 19; Lewis, Oc
tober 15; Pierce, 15 to 17; King, 17 to 30;
Pacific, 30; Cowlitz. 31; Snohomish, 31 and
November 4; Skagit, Whatcom and Jef
ferson, November 5; Kittitas, 5 and 6;
Yakima, Adams and Okanogan, November
6; Lincoln and Walla Walla, 7; Whitman,
11; Spokane, 11 to 18, and Stevens and
Ferry, 19.
The docket is fairly large, considering
this Is the Fall term.
Temporary Victory for County.
In the Superior Court today Thurston
County won a temporary victory over
W. W. Seymour, who yesterday sought a
writ of mandate to compel the County
Commissioners to make a special levy to
take up county warrants held by him.
Judge Linn held that the complaint Was
defective, and quashed the proceedings.
Another complaint will be drawn up and
the case begun again tomorrow.
Tax Levy of Thnrston Cotinty.
The Commissioners of Thurston County
today fixed the county tax levy for 1901 at
8.9 mills, three-tenths greater than it was
last year. Including the state levy, the
total Is greater by 2 mills than it was
last year. The city levy wilL be made at
the next meeting of the Council, and will
hot be less than 12 mills, making the total
state, county and city tax a little short
of 30 mills.
POTATOES ARE SCARCE.
Walla Walla Merchants May Have to
Import Them.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 10. Po
tatoes are scarce here, and tending up
ward in price. The price at present is
51 20 to $1 80 per sack. The early product
was Shipped East early in the season, in
large quantities, and as late potatoes
have had a short yield, the supply is not
equal to the demand. The crop is only
about one-fourth of the usual yield. It
begins to look as if merchants here would
have to bring back potatoes for those
which they shipped away early in the
season. Yakima potatoes will probably be
largely resorted to. The yield in that dis
trict is large, and of good grade.
STRIKE IS AT AN END.
Fishermen nt Aberdeen Give' in to
The Cannerymen.
ABERDEEN, Wash., , Oct. 10. The fish
ermen who have been on strike here for
a week went out tonight and will
accept the prices offered by the can
ning company, which Is now in the' trust
The prices agreed upon at the opening
of the season were 25 cents for sllversldes
and 50 cents for blacks, These prices
have been cut Jo 12& cents and 40 cents,
which caused the trouble. However, the
union was not strong enough to hold out,
and the company getting plenty pf fish
from outsider's, it was decided tonight
to take what the company offers.
Will Be Stationed in Portland. "
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Oct.
10. Malor William F. Turlter hns hAnn oc
igned as Chief Paymaster to the De-
n.4Ym..4- n .V. rAl..Uin .....9 . It - x -
Ijuiiuicui. ui ins v.uiumuiU uuu. Will DC Sla.-
'tloned in Portland.
Captain Thomas L. Smith, Twenty
eighth Infantry.- has been detailed as a
member of a general court martial ap
pointed to meet at Boise Barracks.
General -John F. Weston, Chief of Com-j
missary, who has just returned from a
tour of Inspection of his department in
the Philippine Islands, is spending a few
days at Vancouver Barracks.
Last Vessel to Leave for Nome.
- SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 10. The steamer
Queen sailed today for Cape Nome with
19 passengers and several hundred tons of
freight. She is the last vessel to leave
any port for Nome this season, and the
,only communication with that district
until next Summer will be by the overland
Winter routes. A number of Nome steam
ers are now in the north, and are expected
collectively to bring out about 4000 pas
sengers. Cost of Maintaining Poor Farm.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 10. The
County Commissioners today received the
report of the Treasurer, which shows the
total receipts for the last three months
were $5519, and disbursements 53004 03. The
cash balance in the treasury is ?11,413 74.
The report of A J. Remington, superin
tendent of the county poor farm, rendered
for the past year, shows the cost of main
taining the farm to have been but 26.9
Newly Appointed
Receiver
Oreg'on City
Land Office.
OREGON CITT. Oct 10. George
W. Blbee, who has jU3t received
the much-coveted appointment ot
Receiver of the Land Office at Ore
gon City, has been Postmaster at
Sheridan for a little over four
years. He came to Oregon In 188C,
and located at Sheridan, where he
ha3 since resided. Prior to becom
ing Postmaster ho was station
agent and one of the proprietors ot
a mercantile establishment. He is
well Qualified for his new posi
tion. Mr. Bibee was born In Ten
nessee S8 yeara ago. He hap ever
been an ardent Republican and a
hard campaign worker.
It will be remembered that tho
Receivership at tho Oregon City
Land Office was tho last of the im
portant Federal .positions to be
filled in Oregon. The term of Judge
William Galloway expired in
March, 1899, but. as the Oregon
delegation could not agree on a
man, he has served two yeara and
a few months over the regular term
of four years. Mr. Blbee was rec
ommended by Senator Mitchell.
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cents per day for each inmate "during the
year. This Is the best showing ever made
since the farm has been operated. The
total number of inmates "during the year
was 1C04.
CASE WENT AGAINST FARMER.
Rnllng in Snit Brought to Recover
for Wheat Lost in a Fire.
SALEM. Oct. 10. Judge Burnett today
overruled the motion for a postponement
In the case of A. H. Damon vs. Roy D.
Gilbert Thl3 was a suit for damages for
the alleged seduction of plaintiff's daugh
ter. The postponement was asked for by
Damon. The- case will therefore be dis
posed of at this term of court.
In the case of George W. Johnson
against the Salem Flouring Mills Company
Judge Burnett sustained the company's
demurrer to Johnson's complaint, on the
ground that actions in tort and on con
tract had been improperly united. This
was a test case brought to determine the
liability of tne' Salem Flouring Mills Com-
pany for wheat burned In its mill in
1 1899. The ruling today is against Johnson.
The case Is not yet finally disposed of,
as the plaintiff will ask leave to amend
his complaint.
Another important ruling made today by
Judge Burnett was his order denying the
motion for a dissolution of the injunction
in the case Of W. K. Allen vs. the Allen
Packing Company. This 'case will now
be tried in order to determine whether
the injunction will be made permanent
PRIZE OREGON GRAIN EXHIBIT.
Only State nt Buffalo Which Has
Strictly Farm Prodncts.
BUFFALO, Oct 10. H. E. Dosch, one
of Oregon's commissioners at the Pan
American Exposition, wires The Orego
nian as follows:
The highest award for our grain exhibit
is especially gratifying, as it consists ex
clusively of actual farm products fu
nished by 63 farmers, consisting of 742
bundles of grain and SG varieties; 287
bundles of grasses and forage plants, and
313 varieties. The exhibits of all other
states are from agricultural colleges and
experimental stations. In the mineral de
partment gold medals were only given to
foreign countries, while silver medals
were the highest awards to American ex
hibits, Oregon securing two of the three
going to the Pacific Coast, one for the
best exhibit of gold ores, the other for
the best exhibit of gold nuggets. Nevada
secured the other on collective exhibit.
The discrimination shown is undoubtedly
due to a desire on the part of the expo
sition management to express their appre
ciation of the friendly spirit displayed by
foreign countries."
WILL GO OVER RESERVE.
Government Official Inspecting Ash
land and Cascade Lands.
ASHLAND, Or., Oct 10. I. A. Macrum,
Inspector of Forest Reserves for the
United States Land Office, arrived here
today to look over the Ashland reserve.
Tomorrow morning he leaves for Pelican
Bay and Crater Lake ta look over the
Cascade reserve.
The fire rangers, who have been doing
such efficient work on the reserves dur
ing the past Summer, have all been called
in, their labor to cease October 15.
To Examine Svranip Lands.
General W. H. Odell, of Salem, repre
senting the State of Oregon, and C. I.
Taylor, of Elkhart, representing the
United States, left this city yesterday
for Klamath and Lake Counties to ex
amine and certify on certain swamp
lands.
Looking Up Timber Lands.
W. J. Clark, Frank Jewell and H. Mer
ly, of Grand Rapids, Mich., have been
here for the past few days looking up
timber lands for a large Eastern syndi
cate. .They started this morning for the
sugar pine timber belt in Klamath County
to look over the extensive Hopkins tract,
on which they have an option.
Supreme Conrt Cases Set for Trial.
SALEM, Oct. 10. Clerk J. J. Murphy, or
the Supreme Court, today set the follow
ing cases for trial In that tribunal?
October 21 Hammer vs. Dowling.
October 22 Burgoyne vs. Scott and Fel
ler vs. Feller.
October 23 Wagner vs. Portland and
Warren vs. Hendricks.
October 24 Hawkins vs. Donnerberg.
The case of A. T, Creccy, appellant, vs.
R. Z. Joy, respondent, was argued and
submitted todav.
Francis Murphy Returns.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10,-FranclS
Murphy, the well-known temperance ad
vocate, arrived on the steamer Mariposa
today, after several months' tour of Aus
tralia and the islands of the Pacific
Register of Land OfUcc Removed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. - President
Roosevelt has removed from office George
W. Hayes, Register 'of the Land Office
at Burns, Or. No successor has .been se
lected - . ., .
MARRIAGECANONTAKENUP
DEPUTIES NEARLY DOWN TO THE
MOST IMPORTANT SECTION.
Episcopalians Discussed Many Tech
nicalities and Made Slow Progress
Huntington Amendment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. The trien
nial convention of the Episcopal Church
of America accomplished considerable
routine work today, bujt made little prog
ress toward disposing of the canon on
marriage and divorce, Which came up in
committee of the whole In the house of
deputies. The popular Interest in the sub
ject was evidenced by the crowded gal
leries, a large majority of the spectators
being women, nearly all of whom re
mained until the hour of adjournment
The discussloft, however, was of a purely
technical character. Quibbles over words
and the punctuation of sections, to which
there was little opposition, occupied most
of the time. There seemed to be a de
termination to 6ecure technical correct
ness in the text. It was also noticeable
that many lawyers In the lay delegation
were taking a keen Interest In the sub
ject. The fourth and most Important sec
tion of tho canon, which, as adopted by
the bishops, practically forbids the re
marriage of divorced persons, was not
reached. The first two sections and all
but the last paragraph of section 3 were
adopted with but one slight change, the
conjunction "nor"' being stricken out
thus dividing the paragraph Into two com
plete sentences. An attempt was made
to have the matter discussed behind
closed doors, but the proposition was
voted down. "
A. Second Huntington Amendment.
That the spirit of the Huntington
amendment to the constitution, permitting
modified forms of worship, still lives, de
spite defeat, was shown by the presenta
tion in the house of deputies this morn
ing of a constitutional amendment
couched in almost its exact language. The
principal change is the adoption of the
proviso that no form of worship allowed
shall be in conflict with the canons of the
church. It was sent to a committee. Rev.
E. Winchester Donald, of Maesachusetts,
who presented the proposed amendment,
created quite a sensation by declaring In
the course of his remarks that he did not
consider ordination necessary for a cele
brant of holy communion.
The house of bishops devoted most of
the day 'to consideration of the qualifi
cations of various persons who are de
sirous of filling the vacant missionary
bishoprics of the Philippines, Porto Rico
and Viques, Hankow, North Dakota and
Olympia. No names were given out, ana
the only action taken was a decision to
vote for the candidates tomorrow morn
ing. There was a missionary conference to
night at Trinity Church, the session be
ing devoted especially to tho work In
China and Japan. Addresses were deliv
ered by tho bishops of Shanghai, Kyoto
and Tokio, and the Rev. D. Turnbull
Huntington, of Hankow.
The church association for the advance
ment of the interests of labor held a
largely attended nreetlngr tan'HlH at the
Alhambra Theater. The principal speak
er was Bishop Potter, of New York, who
spoko eloquently on the relations of capi
tal and labor, and of the citizen to the
state. The Woman's Auxiliary to the
Board of Missions listened to addresses
today from Bishops Horner, of Ashevllle:
Hare, of South Dakota, and General Sec
retary Lloyd, of the Missionary Board.
Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of the
Pacific Coast met in convention tonight
at the Cathedral Chapel of the Good
Samaritan. Bishop Nichols, of California,
officiated at the opening services. During
the evening brief addresses on. the wel
fare of the order, the object of which
ia to interest men In church-going, were
made. Fred Rice Howell, of Seattle;
Judge J. A. Stiness, of Providence, R. I.;
Rev. B. M. Weedon, of San Francisco,
and John 7W. Wood, of New York, spoke.
Preliminary to the calling to order of
the deputies this morning prayers were
said by Rev, John Mc. McCarrolI, of
Michigan, and the benediction was pro
nounced by Bishop Peterkln, of West
Virginia. The house was called to order
by President Lindsay. As usual, the house
of bishops met in executive session.
The Woman's Auxiliary this morning
held an Informal conference on "The Mite
Box System," the principal speaker being
Mrs. Mllspaugh, of Kansas. Bishop Hom
er, of Alabama, made a short address- at
noon on missionary work
The first work of the house of deputies
was to receive the report of the com
mittee on expenses, which was adopted.
It covers the salaries of the secretaries
of the two houses, and various other ex
penses. General Sklddy, of Connecticut, was
unanimously elected treasurer of the con
vention. The Rev. Dr. Huntington, of the com
mittee on constitution, reported In favor
of giving to the delegates from mission
ary districts the right to vote at all
times when a vote by orders Is not de
manded, and. against a reduction In. the
number of deputies to be elected by the
diocese to the general convention.
The committee on new dioceses made two
reports, the majority being in favor or
setting apart the western portion of the
diocese of the Kansas missionary dis
trict The minority was unable to reach
the same conclusion for various reasons,
which were given by Robert Treat Paine,
of Massachusetts. Both reports went on
the calendar.
Memorials From Europe.
Rev. Dr. Nevlh, rector of St Paul's
Church, In the City of Rome, Italy, pre
sented two memorials from the churches
of the American Episcopal church in
Europe, one asking that some representai
tlon should be given to these churches in
the house of deputies of the general con
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there are. now nine organized parishes of
the American church in Europe, with six
consecrated church buildings, and asks
that this convention consider seriously
whether some better provision cannot be
I made for the Episcopal oversight of the
parishes of the American churches in Eu
rope. The memorials were referred to a
committee.
A motion to provide that in voting by
orders and dioceses divided votes shall be
counted as a hair vote in the affirmative
and a half vote In the negative was re
ferred to the committee on amendments
to the constitution.
Dr. Donald, of Boston, offered an amend
ment to the constitution covering in an
other form and according to his idea?
what the defeated Huntington amendment
was intended to provide, the most sig
nificant feature being the omission of the
requirement that ministers of the congre
gations to be received under It should
have Episcopal ordination, of which omis
sion Dr. Donald especially declared him
self in favor.
Rev. Dr. McKlm. of Washington, offered
as an amendment a proposition identical
with that for which the lately-defeated
amendment was substituted near the close
of the last general convention. Both
propositions were referred to the commit
tee on the constitution.
Article 11 of the constitution was adopt
ed. It provides for the manner of amend
ing the constitution.
Committee of Conference.
The house of bishops asked for a com
mittee of conference on the matter ot
marginal readings, having named on its
part the bishops of Tennessee, Vermont
and. Washington. The deputies agreed
and the following conferees were ap
pointed: Rev. Dr. Cameron Mann, Rev.
Dr. Gramman, Rev. Dr. Waterman, Ed
ward D. Bassett and Henry L. Morris, ot
New York.
The consideration of the report on mar
riage and divorce was then taken up. The
house voted that the consideration of tne
subject should be In committee of the
whole. A motion that the committee o
the whole should sit with closed doors
was defeated by a large majority. Presi
dent Lindsay appointed Judge Joseph
Packard, of Maryland, chairman of the
committee.
After considerable debate, the commit
tee of the whole adopted the first two sec
tions and the first two paragraphs of sec
tion 3. Paragraph 2 of section 3, on mo
tion of Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Los Angeles,
was annulled by striking out the word
"no" after the words "two witnesses." As
amended the paragraph reads:
No minister shall solemnize a marriage ex
cept in the presence of at least two witnesses;
in case the parties are unknown to the minis
ter, without the pres'ence of witnesses to whom
the parties are personally known, unless in
tho Judgment of the minister it shall be im
practicable to obtain such witnesses.
Before proceeding with paragraph 3, pro
viding for the recording of marriages, the
committee of the whole arose and re
ported progress to the house, after which
the house adjourned until tomorrow.
In the noue of Dlnhopx.
In the house of bishops this morning,
the committee appointed three years ago
to consider the reconciliation of affiliated
bodies reported progress and asked to bo
continued, which request was granted.
The proposed division of the district or
Kansas was considered but no conclusion
was reached.
The blshora of Tennessee. Vermont and
west Yirgmia were appointed conrereea
on the marginal readings report
The fact that the deputies had agreed
to the division of tho district of China
was reported, and it was voted to elect
a bishop for the new district of Hankow.
The election will probably occur tomorrow,
when bishops for North Dakota and Olym
pia will also be chosen. It was decided
to choose two missionary bishops for the
newly-created districts of the Philippines
and Porto Klco and adjacent islands.
W. C. T. U. Convention Ended.
ASTORIA. Oct. 10. The state conven
tion of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union continued today, with very
Interestlng exercises and was attended
by a large crowd. After the "formal open
ing this morning there was a general
discussion on various topics pertaining to
tho union, and Mrs. Wright, of Wood
burn, made a special plea for assistance
for the Rescue Home, and unquestionably
it will receive attention from the mem
bers. This afternoon the reports of the
evangelists and organizers were read and
a model mothers' meeting was conducted
by Mrs. M. A. Aldrlch and Mrs. Lilian
J. Amos. This evening was devoted to
the grand gold medal contest.
The Demorest gold medal at the contest
tonight was won by Miss Nellie McPher
son. of Wasco County. Miss Bradford, of
Roseburg, was the other competitor. Miss
McPherson won by one point
Baker City Hotel Sold.
BAKER CITY, Oct. 10. The' Sagamore
Hotel has been sold to B. W. Levins, for
merly of Granite. The house has been
run by J. F. Carlisle for several years
under a lease.
New Oregon Postmaster.
WASHINGTON. Oct 10. A. L. Dunn
was today appointed postmaster at Wed
derburn. Or., vice C. S. Wlnsor, resigned.
Notes of Oregon Livestock.
Some choice steers from the Klamath
Marsh, west of Sliver Lake, recently sold
for $50 per head.
Captain A. D. Boone of Sumner, reports
that bears are raising havoc with sheep
In the vlcnlty of Sumner. There Is a de
mand for good bear dogs in that neigh
borhood. G. M. Melss, of Ball's ranch, Siskiyou
County. Cal.. has bought 1440 fine sheep
of I. D. Applegate, for the Sacramento
market, says a Klamath Falls corre
spondent About 400 of 3 and 4-year-old steers have
been delivered to Messrs. Lyle & Brown,
of Cross Keys, says a Crook County pa
per. Of the above number S. S. Stearns
sold 316 head and he was paid $3.40 per
hundredweight
Horse-breaking on the streets of Lake
What Shall
We Eat
To Keep Healthy and Strong?
A healthy appetite and common sense
are excellent guides to follow In matters
of diet, and a mixed diet of grains, fruits
and meats is undoubtedly the best, la
spite of the claims made by vegetarians
and food cranks generally.
As compared with grains and vegetables,
meat furnishes the most nutriment in a.
highly concentrated form and is digested
and assimilated more quickly than vege
tables or grains.
Dr. Julius Remunson on this subject
says: Nervous persons, people run down
in health and of low vitality should eat
plenty of meat. If the digestion is too
feeble at first it may be easily strength
ened by the regular use of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal. Two
of these excellent tablets taken attsr
dinner will digest several thousand grains
ot meat, eggs or other animal food lit
three or four hours, while the malt dias
tase also contained In Stuart's Tablets
cause the perfect digestion of starchy
foods, like potatoes, bread, etc.. and no
matter how weak the stomach may be. no
troublo will be experienced If a regular
practice Is made of using Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets because they supply the
pepsin and diastase so necossary to per
fect digestion, and any form of Indiges
tion and stomach trouble except cancer or
the stomach will b overcome by tnelr
dally use.
That large class of people who come
under the head of nervous dyspeptics
should eat plenty of meat and insure Its
complete digestion by the systematic us
of a safe, harmless digestive medicine
like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, com-
posed of the natural digestive principles,
peptones and diastase, which actually
perform the work of digestion and give
the abused stomach a chance to rest and
to furnish the body and brain with tho
necessary nutriment Cheap cathartic
medicines masquerading under the name
of dyspepsia cures are useless for relief
or cure or indigestion, because tney have
absolutely no effect upon the actual di
gestion of food.
Dyspepsia in all lt3 forms Is simply a
failure of the stomach to digest food and
the sensible way to solve the riddle and
cure the Indigestion Is to make dally use
at meal time of a safe preparation, which
Is Indorsed by the medical profession and
known to contain active digestive prin
ciples, and all this can truly be said of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
All druggists throughout the United
States. Canada and Great Britain sell
them at the uniform price of 50 cents for
full treatment.
view seems to have become a common
occurrence, says the Examiner. Every
day men on horseback can be seen rlJlng
on the main thoroughfare, the horse shy
ing from one side of the road to tho
other, making it dangerous for children
to be on the street. Wild horses hitched
with gentle ones are also frequent.
It Is estimated by tho Heppner Gazette
that about 3000 head of beef cattlo are
in the Butter Creek country for the Win
ter. O. E. Thompson Is feeding 300 head,
George Vinson 200 head. William Watten
burg 70 head, Frank Sloan 200 head, Asa
Thompson and Mr. McAbce 400 head.
Grant Buchanon 63 head. Shirley Thomp
son 50 head. Mr. Saylor 200 head and Mr.
Stanfleld 200 head.
Will It e vise Chinese Tariff.
NEW YORK. Oct 10. Thaddeus S.
Sharretts, one of the general appraisers
of this port, who has been employed by
the Administration to aid in. revising the
Chinese tariff and to arrange a new com
mercial treaty between the Government
of China and the United States, will leave
for San Francisco next Tuesday, whence
October i3 he will sail on the American
Maru Line steamer for Shanghai. Before
leaving for Boston last night he said:
"The credentials handed me by the Gov
ernment give me full power to treat with
China and the allied nations Interested in
the indemnity revision of tho Chinese tar
iff. I have been requested to obtain for
the exporters of the United States all the
rights and privileges that may be ac
corded to any other nation.
"In addition to revising the tariff and
changing it from an ad valorem to a spe
cific basis, I have been informed that I
probably will be required to serve, in con
junction with Minister Conger, as a com
missioner to arrange a new commercial
treaty with China. It will be necessary
for me to go to Pekln to present my cre
dentials to the Chinese Government. The
commission, however, will meet in Shang
hai." An A. O. U. W. lodge has been or
ganized at New Pine Creek.