THE MORNING OKBGONIAN, HONDSY, . OCTOBER U, 1901.
CONFIDENCE "IN CROOK
"WiSCOiJEI&KKER- PURCHASES
URGE TRACT.
He Believes That Wlttt Irrigation It
illl Be -Made Valuable Otlier
ItaylnR State Lands.
F U.CT, Tr Ocf 13. "W. M. Barnett,
tu t,".-i-b "banker nd ' stockralser, was
in f i m yesterday to purchase for Km-
. i d members of Ids family 00 acres J
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rf.DoJ tend In Crook. County. The
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ornmoniy caiiea aesert iana, aim
'jod vacant for years because every-
onsldered it worthless. A ditch is
:ng constructed in the vicinity of
lotid, and it will not "be long until
portion of the S00 acres will be pro-
ig as sood xjrops of alfalfa as ever
r w in the irrigated -districts of the
i h-t States. The land costs ?1 25 per
lir Barnett has great confidence In the
luiun of the Crook County country, and
thiiiks the land lying in such a position
thst it can be Irrigated will In a few
3rs furnish homes for a large number
of people. It was only a few years ago
that ;n his, own county (Sherman) land
c aid toe bought at 51 25 per acre, but
the same land Is now under cultivation
and will readily "bring ?1 per acre. "While
it was stni a part of the pnbllc domain
most people considered It not worth hav
ing. As the Crook County country is, set
tled up and transportation facilities be
come better one section after another will
be added to .the -tillable land, and 10 years
hence people will look back with won
der upon the progress that has been
made.
The land which Mr. Barnett and- his
family have bought from the state was
shown in a- recent map of Crook County
published by The Oregonian, It lies a
lew miles, west of Prineville, and is
crossed by Crooked River, the principal
branch of the Deschutes. It Is in a
portion of the count- which should In
a very few years be traversed by a rail
road, and it Is quite within reason to
expect that Tallroads crossing Crook
County both east and west and north
and south will intersect each other in
that vicinity.
Mr. Barnett says that, while he has not
examined the vacant lands of Crook Coun
ts', he believes there are many hundreds
of acres that lie in a good position for
Irrigation. Many settlers are now search
ing for homes in that country, and irri
gation enterprises are being started In
various places. In many of the streams
there is water sufficient to reclaim arid
land, and each succeeding year sees- more
of the water used for this purpose.
Many Bayers of State Land.
Mr. Barnett is only one of many who
are turning to cheap land in the outlying
sections as a good investment. It Is not
required of purchasers of state land that
they make their homes upon the land
for any time at all. So far as the re
quirements of the law are concerned, a
city business man may buy state land
he has never eeen, and may sell it without
-ever having been upon it. "While he is
required to swear that he desires to pur
chase it for his own use, It is not required
'thit he use it for a home for himself or
J Is j.amily. Under these favorable terms
xrrr- people are investing their savings
.n ' nd which can be bought at $1 25 per
rur , nly 25 cents per acre being paid
0 -v r- it the time the application is made.
As n-ight be expected. Eastern Oregon
L 1 is most sought for because there
Is a larger area to select from, and prob
a j.;r better land can be secured there by
g ig back from the settled district
1 tc are also a number of vacant sec
t rs .n the coast country, and these are
g"j dually being sought out by persons
v i.o c xpect them to be valuable some time
T:r dairying. Sales are being made daily
ro the State Land Department. Some of
tl jur chasers are people who have never
s n tho land they buy, but have learned
its general character by correspondence
Ki'i Tople who are familiar with the
c j t- Others are people who have
ri ror-Uy examined the land or have sent
s mi one to examine it for them. Some
hose who haye been too hasty In
. . .. ting land may find that they have
"ht property that will never be worth
..t purchase price. The great majority,
"-vs ovtr, will see the time when their or
is "-1 cost of the land will look small
wien compared -with its real value.
Salem Xotes.
Homer Davenport, the cartoonist, will
lecture "Wednesday evening in the Grand
Opera-House in this city, the proceeds
to go to the Silverton cement-sidewalk
fund.
Mrs. Z. P. Moody has presented to the
ctate a large number of palms, cacti and
bother large potted plants, to be used In
-decorating the Interior of the State Capi
tol. The plants have been placed in the
ttwo legislative halls and in the rotunda.
The Oregon Agricultural College made a
similar gift not long ago.
Fire broke out in the engine-house of
the Capital Lumbering Company at an
arly hour this morning and injured the
JbuIIGlngr to the amount of about $200, fully
covered by insurance.
The afternoon overland, north-bound, is
3iow running on a new schedule, by which
it passes through Salem at 4:34 o'clock
Instead of 4:5S as heretofore. The change
In time will make but little difference to
residents of Salem. Most of the travel
to Portland is by the morning train.
Those who .go on the afternoon train will
find the new schedule a little more con
venient, as the train will reach Portland
20 minutes earlier.
"WILL MAKE PASTER TIME.
Xcvp Scltednle on Oregon City Line
Goes Into Effect Today.
OREGON CITY; Opt. 13. The Portland
City & Oregon Railway Company will in
augurate a new schedule tomorrow, leav
ing Or. gon City and Portland at half-hour
internals from 7 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. A
late car from Portland will be a great con
ven.eneo to Oregon City people. The cars
w ..1 make faster time than formerly, cut
ting lo minutes from the time and making
tfci. through trip in one hour.
The t ounty Board of Equalization will
con', fin tomorrow and remain in session
"Un.J Saturday afternoon. The board is
c ix.p'i.jfcd of the County Judge, County
A- fc ir and County Glerk. and will pub
l.rl examine the assessment roll for the
y-r iWi and correct all errors in valua
t r inscription 'or qualities of lands, lot
cr cJier property.
Rrrts from Borings, this county, show
thct Vctsch Bros, have the largest crop
e'er trreshed in that section, totaling
T7 luhels of wheat, and 51 acres of oats
ttct i. erased 65 bushels to the acre. D.
HeAGirman threshed four and one-hait
sure? of oats that wont 92& bushels to
the .icre, machine measure, and ISSVs bush
els ptr acre by weight. He got 50 sacks
cf pi i.toes from one-fourth of an acre.
Orejron "Votes.
I'matilla County has 103 schools and
acari 30U0 school children.
Stuokmen will meet at Bouanca October
26 to organize a protection league.
A Hubbard correspondent says the Pud
ding River bridge will be rebuilt.
TLp lopc is" now down over 1200 feet at
the BtaverHlll mine, says the Marshfleld
tw
Tin Monument School Board has decided.
to purchase new desks and make improve- J
3n?nt? on the grounds.
R. i ixlwar.ds' big log drive of 3,500,000
ieet 'or the -Harrisburg saw mill has
reached its -destination.
Tr Empire Gold .Mining Company, of
Port 'ana, will station a ?73,C00 gold dredger
On tic John Day River,
A f tamp mill will soon be put on the
Merntt. Applegate & Leever quartz mine
In the Elk Creek district.
Thomas H," Murphy and Joseph Sheedy
-started last Monday to drive 250 feet of
tunnel on the Comstock group of claims,
one mile from Lawton.
Arrangements have been perfected for a
local teachers' Institute at Dusty, on. Oct
ober IS and; 19. There is to be an even
ing and a day session.
Through the kindness of Charles. Martin,
the citizens of Hubbard have access to
over 1500 books, -which he has placed in
the room over the postomce.
"William Allen had the largest potatoes
of tha season on exhibition last week, says
the Lostine Leader. Among them were
three that averaged three pounds and six
ounces each.
A. Doollttle brought to the Cottage
Grove Nugget office last week some corn
on the stalk that stands over 10 feet, sent
by Tom Gardner, from, his Coast Fork
home, on the Oakland road-
The flax company at Scio has nearly all
Its fiber flax retted and stored. It Is now
putting In a steam drier, and as soon as
new machinery arrives from the East will
commence work with a full crew.
"Whenever a dance Is held at Aurora a
gang of smartles from outside eometlmes
from Hubbard and Its vicinity come to
raise a row and cut up all kinds of ca
pers, says the Borealis. This will not be.
tolerated In the future. J
The oil fields above "Vale are creating
an excitement next to the famous Big
Bend gold fever a few weeks ago. More
than 12,000 acres are now located and
a half dozen surveying parties are In the
field. The hotels at "Vale are crowded.
W. W. Austen, of Hamilton; Tank P.
"Wellman, of Cottonwood, and W. O. Har
ryman, of Monument, have arranged to
hold a series of educational meetings in
each of their respective districts. Their
first meeting will be held at Hamilton,
October IS.
Michael Prlmeau, a miner employed at
the Red Boy mine, was Injured last week
by the explosion of a cap that was
placed on the wrong end of the fuse, says
a Lawton correspondent. A small piece
of copper imbedded Itself- In his right
thigh and necessitated his going tft the
hospital at Baker City.
"W. H. Butler brought in a sample of
ore from the Daniel Boone claim In Quartz
Gulch that will assay $2000 to the ton,
says the Canyon City News. He says
they have taken out 500 pounds of rock
that Is as rich as this sample, and that
the ledge from which this was taken
pans out rich from the very grass roots.
So far this season steelhead salmon
have not made their appearance in the
streams of the Lostine country. Hereto
fore at this time of year they were very
plentiful In both the South Fork and "Wal
lowa Rivera It is said that a dam has
been placed at the mouth of Salmon River
which prevents them from going up into
tnose streams.
The superintendent of the Badger mine,
of Susanville, has laid off a large num
ber of the hands that have been em
ployed during the past season. This Is
done pending arrangements soon to be
made by the Badger company for the fu
ture operation of the mine. It Is likely
that a larger force than ever will soon be
put to work on the property.
Thomas McEwen has received a tele
gram from Milwaukee capitalists stating
that a -representative will arrive soon to
negotiate with the Incorporators of the
projected electric railway between Sump
ter and Bourne, says a Sumpter paper.
The incorporators of the proposed road
are Thomas McEwen, B. L. McLain, Ar
thus Phllbrlck and J. H. Clark.
Mr. Peck, In charge of the party sur
veying a line for the "Northern Pacific from
Scappoose to Tillamook, has Informed the
Tillamook Herald that he will probably
reach Tillamook October 20; The route Is
a rough one, but a railroad can be con
structed cheaply. The summit will be
tunnelel for a distance of 700 feet, -and
the crossing oft the South' Fork of the
Nehalem will be made at Vine Maple post
office. The party Is now just beyond Fo
ley postomce.
In the past two weeks business has been
active at Canyon City and John Day. The
roads leading from Baker City and Hepp
ner have been "IThed with freight teams
bringing Winter supplies from the rail
road and machinery for the mines, and
every team and wagon not in use has been
fitted out to haul lumber from the saw
mills to the dredging company and the
Prairie Diggings mine. All the saw mills
are sawing lumber in large quantities to
supply the unusual dertiand.
J. D. French, of Tipper Butter Creek, de
livered 54 head of beef cattle in Pendleton
Monday, which were shipped to Seattle.
October 15 he will deliver 54 head morel
He receives 3 .cents for cows delivered
and weighed in Pendleton, 3V4 cents for
heifers, and Z cents for steers. The
cows delivered Monday weighed 1201
pounds, heifers 10S0, and steers 1040. The
average price of the cows was $30 03; heir
ers, $35 20, and steers, $39. He delivered
10 cows, 17 heifers and 27 steers. The total
amount received was $2020 40.
The lower river logging camps are pre
paring to suspend operations for the Win
ter, says the Astorlan, and within a short
time several of the largest camps will be
closed down. The loggers are not satis
fled either with the prevailing price of
logs, or with the new system of scaling
recently adopted by the mlllmen. Log
gers are holding their logs, though those
who are unable to follow this rule will
be compelled to sell what they now have
on hand. It is hoped that there will be a
scarcity wlfhln a short time, and that
the price will go up to $6.
D. E. Morris, superintendent of con
struction on the Fish Lake ditch, reports
that work on the ditch has been re
tarded by frequent rains, says a Med-
ford paper. It has been necessary to in-
vksl m aaamonai macmnery, and a new
eight-horse plow and an Austin grader
were taken from Medford to the camp last
week. The plows and graders have
broken ground to a point near Ed Mills'
place, opposite Brownsboro postofllce.
With good weather for 30 days he hopes
to reach the drop at Mr. Bradshaw's place.
The two miles of unfinished ditch which
has been left open during the rains will
now be finished.
In destroying the germs in the Lilly
horses, five barrels of lime were used,
says the Corvalhs Times. The bodies of
the five animals had been burled and had
to be exhumed. Some of the lime was
put Inside the carcasses. Then the en
tire body of each horse was completely
covered with lime and enough water was
tnrown on to slack the latter thoroughly.
Lime was also spread over the crrounrl in
the graves and on other spots that had
come in contact with the carcasses. After
24 hours the lime-covered bodies were
covered with a thick coating of sand to
prevent the lime from blowing away. The
work was done under direction of Profes
sor Pernot, bacteriologist at the college.
George Lea has finished his contract
with the City of Cottage Grove for the
laying of the mains of the new water
system. He has put down and connected
2 miles of pipe, 2500 feet of six- and five
Inch, and 10,000 feet of four-Inch. This has
all been tested with a 223-foot pressure
head from the reservoir on the hill back
of town, and accepted by the Council. On
Wall street four hydrants have been
placed. The two-Inch pipetthat was taken
up is now being laid' on Third street, of
the McFarland Addition, and. will have
four hydrants. Over 1200 feet will be
used in this new Improvement. The town
now has an ample supply of water for all
purposes.
Clarence Miller, of Aurora, met with a
serious accident Saturday that came verv f
near being fatal. He was working at a
steam wood saw. Someone threw a stick
of wood against the saw, causing It to
break in two and fly off the mandrel. One
part struck Claren.ce on the lower part
of the chest and made a turn upward, the
teeth cutting through the clothing and
deep Into the flesh. Inflicting a dozen
ugly- wounds. The main force of the
blow was spent directly against the chest
and 53. tooth had gone deep into the breast
bone. The first wound was in the abdo
men -and had It been just a trifle deeper
It would have oaused internal hemorrnage.
The last was on the side of the neck ana
directly over the jugular vein, but for
tunately not Seep enough to Injure ic.
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE
EPISCOPAL-CONVENTION TO TAKE
UP THE LABOR QUESTION.
Pulpits of San Francisco and Oak
land Were Yesterday FIlledTtoy
Prominent Delegates.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 13. An Import
ant resolution to be presented to the
General Convention of the Episcopal
Church will be one "drawn up by the com
mittee on the state of the church rela
tive to the agreements between employ
ers and employes. After a brief preamble
stating that it is thp divine mission of
the church to be a mediator, the resolu
tion continues:
"Resolved, the house of bishops con
curring, That a joint commission of both
houses, to consist of three bishops, 'three
presbyters and three laymen be appolnt-
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ed (the bishops In such manner as the
house of bishops shall determine, and the
other members by the president of the
house), as a standing commission upon
the relations of capital and labor, whose
duty It shall be:
"First To study carefully the aims and
purposes of the labor organizations of our
country; second, in particular to investi
gate the causes of Industrial disturb
ances as may arise; and, third, to hold
themselves in readiness to act as arbi
trators, should their services be desired
between the men and their employers,
with a view to bringing about mutual con
ciliation and harmony in the spirit of
the Prince of Peace.
"Resolved, That the said commission
shall make report of Its proceedings to
the general convention.
"Resolved. That It is desirable that the
above-named commission should be con
tinued by reappointment every three
years."
Sermons by Delesntes.
As on last Sunday, the pulpits of all
the Episcopal churches In. this city and
adjacent places were today filled by emi
nent divines who are here as delegates
to the triennial convention. The congre
gations everywhere were large and In
cluded many members of other denom
inations. At the Church of the Advent,
high mass was celebrated at 11 o'clock
by Right Rev. F. W. Taylor, bishop co
adjutor of Quincy, 111., who wore the
pontifical vestments, mitre and chasuble
of cloth-of-gold. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Samuel Hart.' D. D., of
Connecticut, secretary of the house of
bishops. His subject was, "The Church
The Body of Christ," his text being taken
from Corinthians xll:12. He urged the
importance of recognizing the fact that
all members of the church are members
of one body, each having Its own proper
function. In order to do the best work
for Christ there should be perfect unity
and harmony of action. Tonight Bishop
Gallor, of Tennessee, preached at the
Church of the Advent, the celebrant be
ing R. H. Weiler, bishop coadjutor of
Fond du Lac.
At Trinity Church, the morning ser
mon was preached by Bishop Satterleo, of
Washington. In the afternoon there was
a special meeting to consider the subject
of Christian, unity. Ernest and eloquent
addresses urging the necessity of a 'closer
union of the Christian world we$e made
by Rev. E. Winchester Donald, of Trin
ity Church. Boston; Rev. R. H. McKim,
of the Church of the Epiphany, Wash
ington; Rev. Samuel D. McConnel, of the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn,
and Rev. Charles S. Olmstead, of Penn
sylvania. Al the evening service Rev,
Alexander Mackay Smith, of St. Johns
Church, Washington, preached the ser
mon At Grace Church the morning sermon
was preached by Right Rev. W. C. Doane,
bishop of Albany, the evening sermon be
ing by Right Rev. W. N. McVicker, bish
op coadjutor of Rhode Island.
A sermon in behalf of the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew was preached at St. John's
Church in the morning by Bishop Hall,
of Vermont. In the evening an Interesting1
missionary service was conducted there,
tne speaners Deing iiisnop Leonard, of
Utah. Wells, of Spokane, .and Funston,
of Boise.
Bishop Holly, of Hayti, preached in the
First African Methodist Episcopal
Church.
This afternoon there was a largely at
tended -meeting In St. Paul's Church, Oak
land. Business sessions of the convention
will be resumed tomorrow.
RICH FINDS. ON CANDLE CREEK.
Men Earning; From Ttvo to Three
Hnndretl Dollars a Day.
VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 13. The steamer
Manauense arrived today from Cape
Nome. Sho had 56 passengers from Cape
Nome,1 St. Michael and points along the
Yukon and from the Kotzebue and Kus
kokwim countries. News was brought of
rich finds on Candle Creek, where miners
are taking out from 10 cents to $2 po to the
pan. Two men rocked out 21 ounces In
five hours. C. D. Lane, who Investigated
the new find, said on his return, home
that many were earning from $200 to $300
per day. There are about 100 men in the
Keewallk district. Candle Creek flows
Into the Keewallk. The death by drown
ing of Dave Patterson, discoverer of the
Candle CreektIgglngs, Is reported. He
went out wltlTtwo Indians to board the
schooner Barbara Nernster in Kotzebue
Sound, and the canoe capsized. The In
dians were saved.
Many mlnens came on the Manauense
from" Koyukuk. Five brought out $45,000
to Nome. The arrivals tell of a new And
made In August on Union Gulch, where
10 cents to the pan Is found. A 35-ounce
nugget was taken off Discovery. The dis
trict will yield about $200,000 this year.
Three hundred will Winter there. The
arrivals report a fatal accident, one of
the crew of the steamer City -of Paris,
named H. Smith, being struck by a post
hauled away by a hawser, and he died
after being unconscious four davs. v -
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1s given of the discovery of gravel paying
from $300 to S400 to the man perday.
L. I Bales, mailearrler,. and E. W".
Hogg, who returned from a trip from St
Michael, through the Kuskokwlm district,
report that the Indians are dying off very
fast
A report which could not be verified,
was brought from Dutch Harbor that
three British sealers had been seized.
A BURIED FOREST.
Strange Discovery in the Kongrarolc
District, Near Nome.
PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 13. Accord
ing to a letter received here tqday from
a miner in, the Kongarok district, near
Nome, evidences" have been unearthed
which indicate that In remote ages that
section was tropical. At the mouth of
Turner Creek a buried forest has been
found, and has been traced a distance
of a mile and a half. Trees more than
100 feet long have been uncovered, and
many are in an excellent state of preser
vation. When the forest was first dis
covered, It was thought to be coal, but
further Investigation revealed that It was
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timber. The wood resembles California
redwood, and many of the trees are ex
ceedingly large. In the burled for
est were found elephant tusks, deer and
elk horns and mammoth tusks of consid
erable size, which strengthens the belief
that the country now covered with ice
and snow was once a tropical or semi
tropical region and was covered with a
luxuriant growth of vegetation. Amidst
the burled forest a soda spring has been
found with an immense now of water,
and,, according to the writer of the let
ter, aninials for miles around go there
for water. He-says the water is pleasant
to the taste and possesses excellent megl
cal properties.
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED.
Her Dross Caneht Fire While Coplc
lnK Dinner.
GERVAIS. Oct. 13. At St. Louis, on
French Prairie, yesterday, Mrs. Suprean '
Belleque was cooking dinner when coals
dropped from the stove and set fire to
her dress. She became frantic and ran
out of doors, which act fanned the flame
and she was soon fatally burned. Her
two small children hurried to throw water
upon their molher, but the harm was
done before they could extinguish the fire.
The woman died this morning. Mrs. Bel
leque was about 40 years of age. She
was the daughter of Mr. Bergevln, a pio
neer of French Prairie.
PrcHbyterinn Synod Clones.
BAKER CITY, Or.. Oct. 13. The Pres
byterian Synod, which closed this even
ing, was one of the largest and most
interesting religious meetings ever Taeld
in this city. The Rev. Mr. McCome, of
Klamath, presided. The address of tho
evening was given by tho Rev. Dr. Mar
shall, of Chicago, field secretary of the
Presbyterian Board of .Foreign Missions.
In speaking of the Importance of mission
ary wdrk, he referred to his belief that
Oregon and the Northwest Territory were
saved to the United States through the
efforts of Marcus Whitman, a Presby
terian missionary. The collection lor for
eign missions was made under the direc
tion of- the Rev. E. P. Hill, of Portland,
and the contributions were liberal. Miss
Mabel M. Johnson, of Portland, sang a
solo, "There Is a Green Hill Far Away."
The members of the synod and their
friends will go on an excursion to Sump
tor tomorrow morning, returning in time
to take tho evening train for Portland,
Homer Davenport's Lecture.
ALBANY, Oct. 13. Homer Davenport,
the celebrated cartoonist, , of New York,
lectured in this city last evening. His
talk was- of a reminiscent character, ac
companied by cartoons of the prominent
men he has met, among them being that
of Mark Hanna, Gladstone, Tom Reed,
Senator Spooner, Tom Piatt and Croker.
A Portland story was that of earning two
tfekets to hear Clara Morris present "Ca
millo" by assisting ,in posting J-Jills on
the streets of Portland just before he
became known as an artist. He told his
father of his good fortune and the old
gentleman remarked that he was glad of
It, for he had heard Miss Morris before
the Rebellion and he knew she was good.
At a big Maine monument meeting in
Washington, Davenport preceeded Clara
Morris and ho told this story to her great
discomfiture. Davenport was 'introduced
by a former Silverton schoolmate, Mayor
Davis, and there were several former
neighbors and admirers In the audience.
Minstrel Performer Killed.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 13. A special to
the Post-Intelligencer from Leary, Wash.,
says:
George S. "Theobald, of Buffalo, one of
Hi Henry's minstrel men, was killed at
Leary this afternoon by the overland
train, while attempting to get on after
the train had reached a high rate of
speed. Both legs were cut and he was
badly mangled from the hips down. He
died after being taken to the hospital.
Forest Fire in California.
SALINAS, Cal., Oct 13. A large forest
fire Is raging near Pacific Grove and
Monterey. The damage already done Is
estimate at $100,000. Many thousands of
acres of brush and timber have been
burned over. Two messengers have ar
rived from Pacific Grove with ah urgent
request for assistance." The Are is in the
vicinity of the well-known 17-mlle drive
of Del Morite.
Mrs. Ellen Samson.
OREGON CITY, Oct. 13. Mrs. Ellen
Samson, a pioneer of 1553, died last night
at her home in Needy, aged 83 years. She
had been 111 for some time past and her
death yras not unexpected. Her husband,
two sons and four daughters purvlve her.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby .Is Cutting Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy
Mrs "WlnsIdTw's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething It eooths the cHua, softens the sums.
allaya.all pain, cure? wind qolje ana diarrhoea.
SUPPORTOFHIGHSCHOOLS
CANNOT DRAW UPON
, SCHOOL FUNDS.
COMMON
Opinion of-the Attorney-General of
"Washington That May Have a
, Far-Reaching- Effect.
OLYMPIA, Oct. 13. Some days ago a
girl attending the Tenino school In this
county was refused by the directors of
that district Instruction In 10th grade
work, and her parents appealed to the
County Superintendent for redress. Tenth
grade, or high school, Instruction, the
directors of the Tenino school contend
ed, could not be forced on the district,
especially, as the girl in question was
the only scholar in the school that de
manded It, and teaching her would take
up considerable of the teacher's time
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to the detriment of the other pupils.
The matter was brought to the attention
of State Superintendent Bryan, and he
in turn asked the Attorney-Genera'l for
an opinion as tovthe law In the premises.
Yesterday Attorney-General Stratton
gave his opinion, and its effect is far
reaching. He holds that the directors of
the Tenino 3chool are right and that the
district cannot, under the statutes, be
compelled to maintain a high school.
Carried to a conclusion, this opinion
will work a hardship all over the state
and will likely revive the question of
the right of high Fchools generally to
draw any common school funds frcm the
treasury under the constitution and"
the statutes. In the instance noted. It
is not "unlikely that the matter may be
taken into the courts,' and If it Is ever
made the subject of judlciad action, the
high school system -of- Washington; in
tho opinion of many attorneys and school
men, 1 will sustain a serious blow.
Article IX, section 2, of the constitution.
says :
"Sec. 2. The Legislature shall pro
vide for a general and uniform system
of public schools. The public school sys
tem shall include common schools, and
such high schools, normal schools and
technical schools as may hereafter be
established. But the entire revenue de
rived from the common school fund, and
the state tax for common schools shall
be exclusively applied to the support
of the common schools."
It will be noticed that in drafting this
section the framcrs of the constitution
must have had in mind but one object
the expenditure of the common school
fund of the state for common schools
only, and they manifestly Intended that
higher education should be provided
for by' other means, such as special 'leg
islation might arrange for. The theory
that taxpayers should pay for high
schools from the common school fund
could have had no place In their minds
or they would not have specifically
adopted a clause of the constitution pro
hibiting the use of money from that
fund for such schools. This Is no new
question among the advanced school men
of this state, as there has been a fear
among many educators over since state
hood, that the high school system of
Washington would be In extreme dan
ger If subsequent legislation attempted
to subvert the constitution, if ever brought
into the courts.
At various times the Legislature ha9
passed amendments to the school code
with the object in view of veiling the real
meaning of the constitution, or at least
confusing it. For Instance, section 1,
chapter 1, of the school code, attempts
to mislead by use of parenthesis, while
l was well known by Its author and
many of themembers of the Leglslaturn
that passed It that It would not stand
for a minute if It came before the courts.
Here is' the section in point:
"Section 1. A general and uniform
system of public schools shall be main
tained throughout the State of Washlng
ton.and shall consist of common schools
(in which all high schools shall be In
cluded), normal schools. technical
schools, University of Washington, school
for defective youth and such other edu
cational Institutions as may bo estab
lished and maintained by public expense."
School men who have made the sub
ject a study smile as they read the sec
tion and point to several other instances
In the lajvs In the same line. These same
educators frankly say that the constant
aim. of the various boards of education in
recent years has been to avoid a judic
ial opinion on the question. In the above
section the Legislature has endeavored
to include high schools among the com
mon schools of the state when the con
stitution forbids It, and the means sought
to give the constitution a misleading
interpretation is by means of a paren
thesis. Some years ago at Seattle it was
sought to evade the provisions of the
constitution in this connection by call
ing the high school of that city the
"senior grammar school." This was at
a time when It was feared the question
would come up In the courts, but as that
danger was avoided the "senior grammar
school" Idea was abandoned for fear,
probably, that the difference in the name
might call attention to a dangerous
subject. As if the constitution were not
specific enough on the question, the state
boards of education have constantly de
fined common schools as those in which
grades from the first to the eighth are
taught, and high schools as those in
which grades from the ninth .to the 12th
are taught. But .that Is of little Im
portance, as the constitution Is plain
enough in setting forth what use only
may be made of the common school
funds.
As In other states there are many people
in Washington who hold to the theory
that a grammar school education Is all
that the state should provide. It would
be expected that educators would be ex
empt from this opinion, but such is not
by any means the case. It Is not un
usual to hear school men hold that high
schools should be abolished. Many of
the educators referred to hold that opin
ion not so much for the reason that It Is
wrong In theory, but beqause fully SO
per cent of the pupils educated by tha
state get their schooling In the grammar
grades, while but 10 per cent receive the
higher education. Speaking of this fact,
one of the leading educators of the state,
who was In this city recently, sold to The
Oregonian correspondent:
"Many very intelligent and patriotic peo
ple seriously question the propriety of
the state's attemping or offering to pro
vide higher education. The accepted the
ory Is that the state should provide
against an illiterate citizenship by pro
viding for the education of the rising
generations. That it should do this and
thus Insure Its own stability and perpet
uity, has become axiomatic.
"But these who question the policy of
state higher education point to the fact
that the school statistics of the country
and this applies to our own state show
that considerably less than 10 per cent
of even the children enrolled lu" the pub
lic schools ever reach the grades above
the grammar school; and further, that
over 75 per cent of the children leave
school more than a year short of the
full grammar-school course. They argue,
and with much force, it seems to me, that
since more than nine-tenths of the chil
dren receive their only school education
In the grammar school, and fully three
fourths of them a year or more short of
that, the state should concentrate its ef
forts upon that class of school."
The educator referred to above has gone
Into the subject quite fully and has pre
pared a table, complied from the report
of State Superintendent Brown for the
year ending June SO, 1S3S, of the state pub
lic school enrollment. During the year
referred to the total .number of pupll6
of all grades enrolled In 132 cities and
to-wns was 52,436; total number of pupils
in the higher grades. 3179; per cent of pu
pils in the higher grades, 6.05. In the
table which shov3 the enrollment for sev
eral of the larger cities for that year
tho following is the result:
Total. In high Per
Name. enrolled. school. cent.
Seattle 8,655 541 6.23
Tacoroa 6,140 500 8.14
Spokane 4,846 372 7.67
Walla Walla ..1,870 151 8.07
Olympia 833 97 11.50
In the above, Olympla's High School
makes the best showing, but It must have
been an exceptional year, as the total
enrollment for the year ending June 30,
1901, was 1046, and the High School en
rollment 95, which gives the High Sphool
but S.8S per cent of the total attendance.
At the convention of the County Superin
tendents of the state, held at Ellensburg,
the question from a legal standpoint came
up and was discussed at some length,
but the convention evidently considered It
of such a delicate nature that it was
deemed best to allow It to remain as It is
rather than make recommendations for
remedying it.
No matter what point higher education
is viewed from whether from the stand
point of supporting It from a fund which
the constitution says It shall not be drawn
from, or whether upon the theory that It
should be'pald for by the parents of the
pupils enjoying It It Is hound beiore long
to confront the people of Washington and
become a leading question and one not
easily dlspdsed of.
TRAPPING ON THE UPPER YUKON.
One Thousand White Men Are En
gngeil in the Bnxlness.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. A thousand
men, exclusive of Indians, are engaged In
trapping and hunting in the vast extent ot
fur-bearing country on the Upper Yu
kon, according to a report received at tho
State Department from Consul McCook,
at Dawson, date September 9. Dawson. Is
the central market for this fur country,
and sends fully 40,000 pelts annually to the
great fur markets of London and New
York. The Industry yields an annual reve
nue of about $130,000. In. Dawson London
quotations govern, being Axed twice a
year in March and August by a board
of principal dealers of the city, and
prices are gauged according to that scale
In all parts of the world, except- Russia
The present rates, compared with last
year's prices, show an Increase on bear,
beaver, otter and mink, and a decrease
on silver gray fox, marten, wolf and
wolverine. A wide difference, which is
often noted between maximum and mini
mum figures, says Mr. McCook, is due
to variations in the shade and quality of
the fur and to the time of year In which
the animal Is caught. For Instance, tho
pelts of bears caught In the Spring, just
after the hibernating process is over, are
worth more than' those secured In the
Fall, because their fur is soft and thick,
instead of harsh and thin. In all pelts
Winter fur commands often three times
as much as Summer fur in price, and in
most cases dark-colored fur is worth much
more than the lighter varieties. A3 to
the variety of furs, Mr. McCook says that
marten pelts are the most numerous and
black fox the scarcest. The latter is the
most valuable of all the furs in the Upper
Yukon, a good pelt readily bringing $300.
MALHEUR OIL FIELDS.
All the Available Land lias Been
Taken Up.
BAKER CITY. Oct. 13. The latest news
from the Malheur oil fields is to the ef
fect that locations and locators have be
come so thick that the County Recorder
Is obliged to Insist that the applicants
form In line and take their turn when
they come to file their applications. Very
little land remains to be taken up as
oil land, all that is available having been
taken.
Tho owners of the Deer Lodge mine,
which Is located on the head of Rock
Creek, In the Cracker Creek district, have
just completed a five-stamp mill, which
will be In operation In a few days. The
mine is owned by Andrew Hansen, who
has been working quietly- developing the
property and erecting a stamp mill which
promises good results. Very little atten
tion has been paid to this mine In the
past, but it Is now fast coming to the
front. Very few people know that suffi
cient work has been done on the property
to warrant the erection of an independent
mill.
County Coroner Snow was called to
Huntington yesterday afternoon to hold
an inquest over the body of S. P.
Chatham, who had been run over and
killed by a worktrain on the O. R. & N.
An Inquest was held today and the ver
dict was to the effect that the deceased
came to his death accidentally and that
no blame was to be attached to the rail
road company for the reason that the de
ceased, who was deaf, had ventured on
the railroad track knowing that It was
dangerous for one In his condition to take
such a risk.
BAD FIRE AT LOS GATOS.
BasineHg Section of the" Town Was
Wiped Out.
SAN JOSE, Cal.. Oct. 13. The most de
structive fire In the history of Los Gatos
occurred at an early hour this morning.
The entire business section of the town
was wiped out. The area covered by the
fire is estimated at about four acres.
Property variously estimated in value at
from $100,000 to $150,000 was destroyed. A
dozen or more business blocks, several
manufactories, a livery stable, a church
and many dwelling-houses were burned.
The lire department was powerless to
cope with the flames, which, fanned by
a strong southerly breeze, stopped only
when practically all the fuel at hand wag
exhausted. A number of men were In
jured, but not seriously.
Suicide of a Bratnl Hnsbanil.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13. At the Ag
new stock farm this morning, Charles
Douglass brutallv attacked hf wifo an
15-year-old step-daughter with a heavy
aier pucner ana dowi, seriously Injur
ing them. When thp Shor'ff enm tn ar
rest Douglass, he committed suicide by
snouting nimseit tnrougn tne head. Mrs.
Douelass was formerlv tho -wlrfowr nf h
J. Agnew, who made a fortune as a susar
piumer in tne Hawaiian islands and who
built the Agnew stock farm.
Shooting: at a Mamlzed Ball.
REDDING, Cal.. Oct 13. At a masked
J
ball at Pelmar thJs morning Jack Rad
ly shot and mortally wounded Georgd
Matthews. Matthews .hadt" refused! his
wife permission to dance with Radly.
Washington- Notes.
The Pacific County tax levy this year
will be 23 mills.
A farmers institute will be held at
Menlo Friday and Saturday, October IS
and 19.
The State Teachers Association will
meet In Everett during the Christmas
holidays.
The contractors on the Washington. andL
Great Northern road from Marcus to
Republic are still delayed In the work on
account of the Inability to get men in
sufficient numbers.
'A. V. Allen, of South. Bend, and C. a.
Allen, of Ilwaco. are contemplating tha
erection of a large cedar mill for the
manufacture of doors and windows. Th
proposed location of the mill Is on WlHa
pa Bay. near the mouth of the Nasel.
Tom Workman and Robert McCurdy, of
Conconully, have been arrested by the
Sheriff of Ferry County for horse steal-'
Ing. They have long been suspected as
being members of an organized gang of
horse thieves that have been operating;
in Okanogan Cuunty.
The Centralia Council has let the con
tract to N. Melsenzahl for building a new
power-house for the city electric HghC
plant. The new station will be outside
the city limits at the junction of the
Skookumchuck and Chehalls Rivers and
a mile and a half distant from the old
power-house.
A special train will be run to Portland,
from Seattle by the Northern Pacific
Wednesday. October 16. to accommodate
the large crowds of people who are ex
pected to take advantage ot the low rate
to visit the Exposition at that-plaoe. Tht
rate which lus been announced is $4 for
the round trii including two admissions
to the exposition.
The carload of machinery which arrived
at Hoqulam recently, consigned to the El
dorado Oil Company, has uon taken tc
the Mclntyre ranch at the mouth of ther
Copalis River on North Beach. As goon
as the machinery can be put In position
drilling for oil will begin. This company
has secured 120 acres ot land byjease and
has Invested something like $2000 In ma
chinery. A man broke Into the Whatcom jail to
steal money Thursday evening. The po
lice had arrested a drunken man and
locked him up. A hobo followed the offi
cers at a respectable distance, saw them,
search the man. take the money out of
his pocket and place It in the desk In the
hallway. As soon as the officers left the
station tha hobo broke into the jail and
and secured the money. Now ho has ex
changed places with the man whose
money he got.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Oct. 13. Maximum tempera
ture, 77; minimum temperature. 52: river read
Ins at 11 A. M.. 2.4 feet; change in 24 hours.
.1 foot rise; total precipitation 5 p. jr. to 5
F. M.. none; total precipitation since Septem
ber 1, 1001. 3.74 inches; normal precipitation
since September 1, 1001, 3.17 Inches; excess
0.57 inch; total sunshine October 32. 1901
11:00; po3Slble sunshine October 12. X001. 11:06.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
No rain has fallen in the Rocky Mountain
and Pacific Coast States during- the last 21
hours, and the weather is clear and pleasant
In these districts.
The changes In temperature since yesterday
are small, and it is still unseasonably warm
west of the Rocky Mountains.
The Indication are for increasing cludfnes
In this. district Monday, with showers near tho
coast, and cooler weather in Southern Oregon.
the Willamette Valley and the 3ound eouatry.
WEATHER. FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland at 8 P. M.. for
28 hours ending midnight, October 14:
Portland and vicinity Increasing- cloudiness,
followed by showers; decidedly cooler. South
erly winds.
Western Oregon Showers near coast; increaa
lng cloudiness, followed by showers in tha In
terior. Decidedly cooler. Southerly whulu.
Western Washington Increasing cloudiness,
followed by showers; decidedly eooler, except
extreme northwest portion. Southerly winds.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and
Idaho Winds mostly southerly.
EDWARD A. SEALS. Forecast Official.
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NEW TODAY.
PHOTOGRAPHERS OR OTHERS LOOKING
for a good Investment, call at a72 Washing
ton St., room 4. Monday. Oct. 14. 1 to 3 P.
M. only, and see samples of work done with,
the latest Invention, the "Clrole" camera.
Must have money to manufacture, and will
sell portions of rights very reasonable. Call
and investigate.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ELECTRICAL REPAIR
work to be done, phone Clay -H2.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property.
R. LIVINGSTONE. 224 Star!: st.
$500.00 to $50,000.00
For loans on most favorable terms. Municipal
and school bonds purchased. W. H. Fear.
a00-7 Falllntr building.
10 GOLD BEARING B0ND5
Are not in it with the money we can make for
you. In burning our coal instead of wood. Pa
cific Coast Co., coal imjtorters, 210 Wajh. st.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current ratet. Building loans. Installment
lwis. MacMaste'r & Birrell. all Worcester blk.
Satisfactory Bread Making
Is possible in every home, if "WEBFOOT"
hard-wheat flour is ucd. There Isn't Its equal
anywhere. Trial proves It.
NEWCASTLE NUT COAL
S5.30 per ton delivered. -
THE PACIFIC COAST CO.,
2 ID Washington St. Telephone 220.
TRADE IN A CASH STORE
Read prices for today: Big sacks Burbanka
potato?. $1.20 sack, good Valley Hour, OGc
sack. Gooucd can or pure lard. 70e. lard In
built. 11c; 10 pounds quinces. 25c. ripe toma
toes. 25c box. good cooking apples. 40c box,
Snldcr'a cat3up. 2oc bottle; 1-quart can of L03;
Cabin mcple syrup. C5c; rock candy syrup 1h
bulk. 50c gallon; nvr walnuts 12 pound; su
gar we alwajs tell at coet: sweet dairy butter.
45c roll, 2 dozen eggs. 15c; 2 packages coffee.
25c. Order early so we can d-liver the same
day. OREGON CASH GROCERY. 232 and 234
N. 14th, corner Marshall, Both phoney