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l'HJS MOSSING OKEGONJAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBBB 18, 1901. EPISCOPALIANS ADJOURN CUBA A1VD HONOLULU TVERB MADE MISSIONARY DISTRICTS. Pastoral Sermon Contained s. Strong Denunciation of Spirit Prompt ing: President's Assassination. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17. The Trien nial Convention of the Episcopal Church of America adjourned sine die today. The next convention Is to be held in Boston In 1904. The day -was a busy one In both houses. Much of the time, however, -was given to the discussion of matters -which were not definitely decided. It "was agreed to make Honolulu and Cuba missionary districts, and to create the missionary district of Salina out of the diocese of Kansas. The house failed to concur, however, in the proposed setting apart of the portion of the diocese of Springfield. 111., as a missionary district. The elec tion of Bev. Cameron Mann as mission ary bishop of North Dakota -was con curred in by the house of bishops. Both houses agreed to the report of the joint committee on the proposed Hunting ton amendment to article 10 of the consti tution, x'hls action virtually relegates thefnatter to the next general convention. On the adoption of the report. Dr. Hunt ington said he -would now leave to younger men the continuance of the fight he had begun. Following is the text of the joint resolution as adopted: Ttesolvefl, the house of bishops concurring; That It Is the sense of this convention that a bishop of this church has the right to take under his spiritual oversight any congrega tion of Christian people not in communion with this church, that may desire him to do so; and that it is further the sense of this convention that the -use of the book of Com mon Prayer Is not obligatory under such cir cumstances, provided that such congregation be not admitted to a union -with the diocesan convention until It has been organized as a parish or congregation of thta church In ac cordance with all canonical requirements and duly certified that the Book of Common Prayer is in ure In such congregation. Agrcemenis -were reached by the two houses on several minor matters, and the usual resolutions of thanks -were passed. The closing exercises of the convention were impressive. The bishops, attired in their robes of office, and preceded by Dr. Samuel Hart, secretary of the house of bishops, and Rev. C. L. Hutching, secre tary of the house of deputies, marched in rrocejs ion into the church. As they -walked ip the ' main aisle, the -vested choir of Trinity and the congregation joined in singing. The bishops -were seated on the platfc-rm I.iside the chancel, and a prayer service wa3 conducted by President Lind say, of the house of deputies. Bishop Doane, of Albany, then called -for a con tribution to be applied toward reducing the dehcit In the general missionary fund. The amount given -was not announced, but -was very liberal. Triennial Pastoral .Letter. The triennial pastoral letter -was read by Bishop Dudley, .of Kentucky. It was, in part, as follows: "In compliance with your request, dear brethren of the clergy and of the laity, and in accordance with our time-honored custom, your bishops have come to speak parting words of exhortation and of bless ing. The session of the great synod Is ended. We have taken counsel together on the things concerning the kingdom of Godj we have made more nearly perfect, as -we trust, the organization for the ac complishment of its work; we have chosen new leaders of the militant hosts; we have devised, as we believe, larger enter prise of future advance. Surely we have gained new courage by clasping the hands of brothers beloved, and we go forth boldly into the night the night of trial and battle looking for and waiting for the dawn of victory and peace." The letter then describes the missionary work of the church: It continues: "Perhaps we may describe the chief hindrance In the way of the kingdom's advancement in our time, as indeed it has been in evtry period of the church's his tory, as the Zeitgeist the spirit of the age, the very atmosphere in which we must have our life. Because that spirit changes, because that enfolding atmos phere is different now from any that be fore did encompass Christian warriors, therefore It is that new dangers are ap parent, and new methods of warfare must be employed. "But we must bid you note and strive against the last and most evil result of cur age, the tendency to the reckless fc-pirlt of individual license, the caricature and contradiction of that ideal of personal liberty which the church has created and perpetuated among men. The-fool who saith in his heart there Is no God is quick to go forward to the natural corollary, and there Is no human authority of right demanding his recognition and obedience. The man who derides the revealed foun dation of all ethical obligation is the easy victim of the devil's delusion that self mterest is alone the motive of human action and self-advancement the only test of moral conduct. And, finally, the defiant dental of the God who ordaineth finds culmination in the assertion that there shall be no longer powers of human government to whom, in superstitious lalth, obedience has been rendered, and anarchists born as the legitimate offspring of unbelief. ' Crime at Buffalo Fruit of This Tree. "The crime at Buffalo a month ago, by which the head of our Nation was taken away, was but the natural fruit of this tree of God-defying denial. The great and good President was slain by the spirit of our age. We must recognize that this awful crime, thrice repeated within 40 years, Is the offspring of the spirit of lawlessness, full grown to maturity of malevolence, and that other children of this ame evil spirit are close about us on every hand, themselves the strength of the family of lawlessness, who make possible and certain these giant monsters whosa deeds of violence have shocked our souls. The failure of the citizen of a republican government to do his duty in the endeavor to elect honest men as the officers of that government Is the earliest political manifestation of this -precious life "The citizen who first selfishly refuses to do his civic duty, and then, in natural descent along the easy path, becomes the giver of bribes and the corrupter of his fellows, is himself degraded more and more in the process, and the bottom is found when civic rights and civic right eousness are alike forgotten; when duty to his neighbor no longer demands per formance: when protection to weakness, the equality of freemen, the conservation of honesty, are no longer the ends of the government, but only the securing of peculiar privileges for a class, the com fortable enjoyment of a protracted license; when duty to man Is forgotten because duty to God is denied. "The people are called on to guard the sanctity of their homes, and the growing disregard of the observance of the Lord's day Is deplored. .Lastly, the letter which bids the members tb carry away from the great synod the watchword of battle for time to come missions, missions, mis sions. " The close of the pastoral is a benedic tion on the work in the Christian field. The benediction was pronounced by Bishop TutHe, of Missouri, and the con vention adjourned. Many of the bishops, presbyters and lay delegates will remain In California for some time visiting places of Interest, but the majority will depart at once for their homes. IX THE HOUSE OP BISHOPS. Cuba Made a Foreign Missionary Dis trict, us in House of Deputies. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17. After com munion services the house of bishops pro ceeded with business. The bishops of "Vermont and Duluth were appointed a committee to notify the changes made in the canons by the con vention. The bishops of Washington and Connec ticut were appointed as a part of a. joint committee to arrange lor the next meet ing of the missionary council. The bishops concurred In the action of the house of deputies in making the Island of Cuba a foreign missionary district of the church. The new district is to be under the jurisdiction of the presiding bishop of the church, -who is to appoint a bishop for Porto Rico, with the under standing that he shall also have charge of the church in Cuba. The election of Dr. Cameron Mann to be missionary bishop of North Dakota was confirmed by the house of bishops. The bishops concurred with the deputies in. giving the joint committee on marginal readings authority to print the changes, made by this convention. The .resolution of the house of deputies making the Western part of Kansas a missionary district was concurred in. The new district is to be known as the mis sionary district of Salina, The presiding bishop was requested to take the district under his charge for the present. The deputies nonconcurred In the reso lution of the bishops in creating a mis sionary district out of the diocese of Springfield by the, following vote: Ay.es. Noes. Divided. Clerical 2StS 22 3 Lay 21 2G A letter was received stating that the Woman's Auxiliary proposed to raise $15,000 for a memorial to Mrs. Twing. The conference report on an amendment to article 5, section G, was adopted. The effect of the amendment will be that the parishes necessary in the case of the di vision of the diocese need not be self supporting parishes. The conference committee on the Hunt ington amendment reported that article 10 of the constitution be amended by adding thereto the following words: "And that the same be sent to the secretary of the convention of every .diocese to be made known to the diocesan convention at its next meeting, for adoption, at the general convention at its triennial meet ing. And provided, that nothing in this article shall be construed as restricting the authority of the bishops' of this church to take such order as may be permitted by the canons of the general convention, for the use of special iorms of worship." After some discussion, a vote was taken and the report was adopted. IN THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. Members of the Joint Commission on Marriage and Divorce. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17. The house of deputies was called to order by Presi dent Lindsay, with a full attendance? The following were appointed members of the joint commission on marriage and divorce: Rev. Morgan Dix,of New York; Rev. John Fulton, of Pennsylvania; Rev. X Houston Eccleston, of Maryland; Fran cis L. Stetson, of New York; W. W. Old, of Virginia, and Edward G. Bradford, of Delaware. The death of John I. Thompson, a dep uty from the diocese of Albany, was an nounced by the Rev. Dr. Casey, and suita ble resolutions were adopted. A resolution Tvas adopted authorizing the joint commission on the time of the church to publish Its reports six months before the meeting of the next convention, and instructing the president to fill any vacancies that may occur In the member ship from this house. A resolution was passed authorizing the commission on marginal readings to have the readings marked "correct" printed as an appendix to any edition of the Bible which may be published under the author ity of the commission. The application of the diocese of Kan sas to have its Western portion set off as a missionary district havinir come un. jthere was a strong effort made to secure an expression from the deputies', not withstanding the fact that it was under stood that the house of bishops had al ready taken adverse action. A vote being taken by orders on the resolution to grant the division, as asked for, it was carried by a large majority. A message from the house of bishops stated that that house had adopted a resolution to establish a foreign mission ary district for the Island of Cuba. The deputies immediately concurred in this action. The deputies concurred with the house of bishops in placing the missionary dis tricts of Honolulu and Cuba under the jurisdiction of the presiding bishop, until bishops have been provided for them. The proposition to create a missionary district out of a portion of the diocese of Springfield, 111., was defeated, after con siderable debate. The bishops had agreed to this proposed division of the diocese. Death of a Delegate. SAN FRANCISCO,' Oct 17. John J. Thompson, of Troy, N. Y., died in this city last night from bronchitis. Mr. Thompsoh was a lay delegate to the Epis copal convention. His body will be taken to his home In a special car tonight. Mr. Thompson was a wholesale druggist, 70 years old. "WORK OX CAPITOL MAY STOP. Contractor Has Not Secured Iron and "Will Ask That Wood Be Used. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct 17. The build ing of the Capitol annex will probably be delayed because the structural Iron has not been contracted for or ordered, while the structure will be advanced far enough in the next two weeks to necessitate its use, and work will have to be temporarily suspended, pending the arrival of Iron. The State Capitol Commission will meet the first Tuesday in November, and It is stated that at that meeting Contractor Goss will aEk to be allowed to use wood Instead of the iron demanded In the con tract, and necessary under the provisions of the bill providing for Capitol construc tion. It is Eafe to predict that the com mission will not sanction this change, and it therefore seems inevitable that the work of construction will be delayed for some time until the Iron arrives. Contractor Goss, when aEked regarding the matter, lefused to say anything further than that his communication to the commis sion would explain his position. The necessary iron will have to be. manufac tured in the East, and as it Is not yet ordered, considerable time must elapse between the time it Is ordered and its arrival here. DBCLARES HE IS NOT INSANE. Man Who Escnpctl From Asylum At tendant Agrain In Custody. MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 17. Yesterday evening Sheriff Collins took in custody as an escaped prisoner, Erick Johnson, a number of whose relatives live in this vicinity. About two months ago, Johnson, who was then residing near Grangevllle, was declared Insane, and ordered taken to the Insane Asylum at Blackfoot, He was taken In charge by an asyliim attendant, but managed to escape at Rlparla. John son says he never was insane, but, being sick at Grangevllle, became delirious, and was Adjudged, insane while in that condi tion. After his escape, Johnson went to a cousin's place near Genesse, and after resting 10 days, started to work with a threshing crew and worked for six weeks. Judge S. S. Denning left this afternoon, lor Lewlston to present a petition for writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of bringing Johnson before the court for re examination. Johnson was subjected to a searching examination at the hands of Dr. Ledbrook today, and declared mentally sound. Grant's Pass Brick Building Sold. GRANT'S PASS, Or., Oct. 17. The two story brick building on the corner of Front and Sixth streets has been sold to thj Albany Brewing Company for $12,000 cash by T. Y. Dean. BIG THINGS FOR ASTORIA HOW IT MAY SECURE LUMBER AND FLOURING MILLS. " A. B. Hammond One of the Capital ists Making the Proposition It Is Likely to Be Accepted. ASTORL4., Oct 17. W. G. Gosslin, the representative of A. B. Hammond and his associates, held a conference this evening with a number of, citizens at?" the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce and made a proposition by which a large saw mill will be erected at Tongue Point and a flouring mill at Smith's Point, in thl3 city, each enterprise being contingent on the building of the other. The proposition Is to erect at T6ngue Point a modern saw mill of a capacity of 250,000 feet of lumber per day, which Is 8tM(MMMt t d1 t ( G-Q M0HHtttt40tttt WINNER OF A SILVER AMERICAN H. F. FISCHER, THE VETERAN MILLER, OF CORVALLIS. CORVALLIS, Oct. 17. H. B. Fischer, who has been awarded a sliver medal for a flour exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition, is the veteran proprietor ot the Corvallls Flouring Mills, in this city. The flour was manufactured from -Willamette Valley wheat. The competition, , according to information received by Mr. Fischer, Involved food products from mills in the New "World and the Old. The taklnff of the second place In a contest of this character is regarded locally with much satisfaction. In 1898, the same mill took the game prize at the Omaha Exposition, when the gold medal went to a WIsconsln;mlll. Mr. H. F. Fischer has been identified with the Corvallis mill for 26 years, the last 18 years of which he has been sole proprietor. The mill was one of the first erected in Oregon, though it has been rebuilt more than once. It has a capacity of 200 barrels per day, with Portland as the chief market, though large shipments go to San Francisco and the Orient. Several years ago the mill's or ders for flour exceeded the capacity, and other mills in the Valley were employed to fill a portion of them. Two years ago Mr. Fischer bought a mill at Silver ton, which has since been operated as a branch mill of the Corvallls establish ment. . . ' , Mr. Fischer was born in Hamburg. At the age of 5 ho camtswlth his parents to America, settling on a farm 13 miles from Chicago. His flr3t experience in the milling business was when he built a mill for chopping grain on the farm. He came to Corvallls in 1877. - -- to .be operated continuously for the ex port as well as the Eastern trade. The citizens are requested to furnish the 6ite in consideration of the mill being erected and operated. The other part of the proposition Is the erection and operation of a flouring mill at Smith's Point with a capacity of 1000 barrels per day, driven by electric power to be generated at the saw mill. There will be 100,000 used In the con struction of the flouring mill, of which ?10,000 in stock must be subscribed locally, and the company will give $10,000 of its stock for the site. Another thing to be guaranteed is that the residents of this section shall use the flour made at the mill, and It is estimated that this will take 50U barrels per day. In presenting these two propositions, Mr. Gosslin said both must stand or fall to gether, as these were the Instructions he had from the capitalists whom he rep're sented. While It is not a part of the proposition presented by Mr. Gosslin, the building of the mill would naturally result in the. ex tension of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad from Seaside through the Neha lem Valley to Tillamook, as in that sec tion Mr. Hammond and his, associates own or control a vaBt amount' of timber that would undoubtedly be manufactured at the proposed mill. At the conclusion of the meeting, a com mittee was appointed to confer with Mr. Gosslin, and the sentiment was unanimous that the citizens of Astoria would." have little trouble in securing what was de sired. The Tongue Point mill site con sists of' about 200 acres and is owned by the Columbia Land & Investment Com pany. Seven-ninths of the stock In this company is controlled by a syndicate con sisting of M. J. Kinney, Benjamin Young, J. F. Hamilton and D. K. Warren, and the other two-ninths are owned by Dr. Alfred Kinney and A. B. Hammond. These men are all heavily Interested in Astoria and vicinity, and it is understood will make very favorable terms for the sale of the property to any person who will guarantee to erect and operate 'a large saw mHl upon it.' SHOOTING SCRAPE AT CONDON. Trvo Men Q,uarreled-Over a Debt, and One Received a Bad Wound. CONDON, Or., Oct. 17. John Shriver and Rundie Palmer engaged in an alter cation in the Arlington saloon last even ing, and Palmer received a severe gunshot wound In 'the face. The ball entered the laft check, and came out back of and below the left ear. The temporal artery was severed, but Palmer's condition is not considered serious at this time. Shriver is under $a0 bonds for his ap pearance at the preliminary examination, which has been postponed until tomorrow. The trouble arose over the collection of some money which Shriver alleges Palmer owes him. SAN.DBAGGED AND DRUGGED. Salem Woman Assaulted by a Mnn WliIe on Ilcr Way Home. SALEM, Oct. 17. A dastardly assault, evidently with murderous intent, was made upon Mrs. F. W. Strong- last even ing. The attack was made about S o'clock as.Mrs. Strong was passing along Center street, near Capitol street, on her way home from church. The Identity of the man who made the attack Is "yet un known. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Strong vwere for merly residents of Portland, but came to Salem about two years, ago. Mr. Strong had no steady occupation, but with the aid of Ms wife made a living for his fam ily. Mrs. Strong recently became a con vert to the .Roman Catholic faith, and her husband left her, going to Eastern Oregon. Mrs. Strong has since Hvedalone Last evening, 'aa Mrs. Strong and her bojr went to church, they noticed a man be hind a tree near the sidewalk at the alley just yeast of Capitol street. Tfijey ob served that the man seemed to. be keeping out of sight, but thought him to be a man putting lanterns out on the edge of the state sewer, which Is now open. As they returnedabout 8 o'clock, Mrs. Strong felt a sudden fear as she neared the same place, and before reaching the alley she started to retrace her steps and go home by some other way. Suddenly she turned and went the other way again, but upon passing the alley'she heard steps behind her. The next instant she was struck In the back with a sandbag. Her boy saw the missile thrown, and immedi ately ran to give an alarm. A block away he overtook a young man who had passed them a moment before, and also two women. The party went Immediately to Mrs. Strong's assistance, and found her lying face downward, her head hanging over the edge of the sewer, her hands tied behind her back with a handkerchief, and a bunch of cotton soaked with chloro form tied over rvsr nose and mouth. The man had disappeared. The woman was taken to the residence of Mrs R. A. Kirk, and Drs. Richardson and Byrd were sum. MEDAL AT THE PAN- EXPOSITION. moned. Consciousness was soon restored, and Mrs. Strong seems to be suffering from no Injury except the nervous .shock. The police were not informed of the affair until this morning, and only a few persons knew of the assault last evening. That robbery was not the motive for the crime is indicated by all the circum stances. The tnan had watclvjd Mrs. Strong go down town, and, with, all prep arations made for accomplishing his pur pose, had awaited her return. Other per sons passed the spot unmolested. No at tempt was made to find Mrs. Strong's purse, but a cross which she wore sus pended from a chain is missing. Weather It was lost in the struggle or was taken away by the assailant is not known. It lg not known where Mr. Strong is, but his wife received a letter from "him this morning posted at Hcppner. Sentenced to the Penitentiary. ROSDBURG, Or., Oct. 17. In the case of the State of Oregon against William Lerwell, for assault with a dangerous weapon, the jury returned a verdict of guilty las't night, and today Judge Hamil ton sentenced the prisoner to one year in the penitentiary. Orvil Perdue, con victed of stealing cattle from "dairymen of this city, was sentenced to two years in the peuitcptJary. Jesse Jarvls, the negro cook, arrested on a charge of rob bing the dining-car Yosemite, in which he was employed, at thfs place recently, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two ears in the penitentiary. His story im plicating an outsider named Williams is now believed to be purely a fabrication. STILL THE TEACHERS COME. Jackson County Institute Was Never So Well Attended as Now. ASHLAND, Or., Oct. 17. The second day of the Jackson County teachers' in stitute opened this morning with a still increased attendance, making the best attended institute In the history of the county. About 150 educators are in at tendance, and a remarkable interest is' taken In-all of the discussions. State Su perintendent of Public Instruction Acker man arrived this morning and addressed the teachers on "Vertical Penmanship." Processor I. E. Vinlng discussed "Oregon History." At tonight's session for the general public Professor J, H. Ackerman gave one cf his most effective lectures on "Educational Development" to a house that crowded the large Tabernacle. His address was preceded by a literary and musical programme rendered by the pu pils of the Ashland public schools, under the direction of Professor H. A. Hopkins. Sherman County Institute. MORO, Or., Oct. 17. The Sherman County teachers' institute has been in session here for the past week. Superin tendent W. H. Rngsdale is the presiding officer. State Superintendent Acker man, Superintendent Robinson, of Multnomah County, and Professor J. S. Landers, principal of The Dalles public schools, 'were. in attendance and gave a series of lectures on school -topics that were instructive and interesting. There were some 40 teachers present Mrs. J. B. Mowry, of Cherrycroft farm, enter tained the visitors and teachers at a re ception Tuesday evening. The proceed ings wound up with an entertainment in the Courthouse, which was largely at tended. Brine-ins Fish to The Dalles. BOISE. Idaho. Oct. 17. Sheriff Robert Kelley", of Wasco County, Oregon, who arrived in this citv last night, returned home today having in charge E. Fish, who is wanted in The Dalles to answer to a charge of obtaining money onfalse pre--1 tenses. Fish was captured in this city by the local police. He is alleged to have given a check for 5200 to a man named Ben Wilson, at The Dalles. BIG HOP POOL PROPOSED OREGON ASSOCIATION HAS AN OF FER ON ENTIRELY NEW LINES. Nine to Ten Cents Will Be Advanced Representative Grower to Be Sent to London. SALEM, Oct 17. W. S. Egan, president of the Oregon Hopgrowers' Association, today Issued a circular letter to growers, submitting a proposition made by a per son who the letter says Is reliable. The proposition is for the organization of a pool outside and independent of the as sociation." The substance of the letter Is contained In the 'following paragraph: A direct payment of 0 to 10 cents per pound, will bo made to each grower before he parts with hlB hops. In addit!6n to this he will' receive the actual net proceeds over the ad vance which his individual hops may realize. It is stipulated that a representative grower shall bo selected by a majority vote of all hepgrowers entering into this arrangement, the vote3 to bo according to each man's num ber of bales, for the purpose of going to Lon don with the hops and looking after tho in terests of the Individual growers-, This Is a proposition on entirely new line, and if it can be carried out it will, to a largo extent, ob viate losses by the gambling of short sellers, and the necessity for contracting by individual growers, so that the effect will be to make hopgrowers of Oregon more sure to reap the just and adequate compensation ot their la bors. A hopdealer who ha9 been prominent In the Salem market for several years, and who is now said to be doing more buying than any other one dealer, was asked to day: "What is the top of the hop mar ket?" He said 11 cents is the price of fered for choice hops. Last week he re ceived an order to buy a certain lot ot hops that are the cream of the Oregon market for 11 cents. This price was offered and refused. He said orders have been very few during the last few days, but H cents may be considered the best offer for choice hops. For personal rea sons, the dealer requested that his name be not quoted. Prune-Drying at an End. DALLAS, Oct. 17-Prune-drying in this vicinity was completed today. The crop will be a trifle more than last year, when it was C62,000 pounds. The quality of this year's yield Is excellent. Few sales .have been made here. The best price offered thus far Js 3 cents per pound. Potatoes will be about one-third of a crop. Digging Id well advanced. Hop Sales at Greenville. FOREST GROVE. Oct. 17. Three hop sales at 10 cents, and one at 9 cents per pound, were made at Greenville yester day. The growers were N. C. Shipley, Al bert Friday, C. A. Shipley and John Fri day. WITH ALASKAN TREASURE. Steamer From Nome Reports a Rush of Prospectors to Candle Creek. SEATTLE, Oct. 17. The steamship St. Paul arrived, at noon today from Nome. The vessel had about 51,500,000 in treasure, $245,000 of which was for Seattle, and the remainder for San Francisco. Candle Creek is still claiming the great sharo of attention In the Northern, camp. While there are no claims left unslaked, parties of prospectors leave for the new diggings regularly. Several large trans fers have been made. M. Kelseberge paid $7500 for a half interest In No. 11, which is reputed as only a fairly good claim. The work of taking out the. gold has proceeded unhindered, and fully'jSOO, 000 worth of dust from the new district has been received at Nome. Alex Shlpsby, one of the first men. to locate on Candle Creek, has returned to Nome for a thawer arid -reports that he rocked put $184 In 10 hours. The miners are working through shallow water in the creek bed, and no one has yet reached bed rock, it not be ing necessary. Work on the new Nome-Cook Inlet stage line is being pushed rapidly in preparation, tor the Winter. Count du Pac, a well-known member of the French nobility, who has extensive business interests at Nome, was a pas senger on the St. Paul. HUMPHREY Ol)T ON BAIL. Warehouseman Charged With Steal ins Wheat Stored With Him. SALEM, Oct. 17. A. M. Humphrey, the warehouseman, who was charged with stealing wheat belonging to farmers who had stored it in his warehouse, has fur nished bail in the sum of ?SC0, and was re leased today. There are two charges against him. One Is under the statute governing warehousemen and the other under the general statute regarding lar ceny by one who has property of another in his custody. To the former charge he has pleaded not guilty, and to the latter he has demurred. Fined for Selling Liquor on Snnday. A. Lambert and William Murphy, the St. Paul saloon-keepers, today pleaded guilty to the charge of .selling liquor on Sunday, and were fined $20 each. The other two charges against the defendants, selling liquor to a minor and selling within 300 feet of a school, have been dis missed. Peter Adams, one oif the three men who robbed a Woodburn store and later sawed their way out of the Marion County Jail, was tried today and found guilty. He will receive sentence later. BAKER CITY WILL FLOAT BONDS. Funds to Be Uned for a Light Plant and" a Betteor Water System. BAKER CITY, Oct. 17. The City Attor ney of this city has been directed by the City Council to draft an ordinance for the sale of the bonds voted last Spring for the extension of the distributing sys jr "N, 19QI X. ( iwtto ) EXPOSITION Mjim V J90jy. r jejoj J AND DIPLOMA AWARDED TO PM GQLd Aposi-mNl ' PAN-AMERICAN ( ,M$L ) J90J tXr05iT!On ic)C)i tem of waterworks and for the erection of a municipal electric-light plant. Inter est centers in the .sale of the latter bonds, because it has been argued that these bonds were voted for the express purpose of holding them as a threat over the- electric-light company that Is now 1 furnishing the city with light, and that they would never be sold, and conse quently no municipal electric-light plant would be erected. The vote by which the sale of bonds was ordered was unanimous, and from what members of the Council and other city officers say, the question la now settled that Baker City will own and control an electric-lighting plant of Its own next season. The bonds are to be sold and ar rangements made for the erection of the plant next Spring. FINANCES OF LANE COUNTY. Clerk Places the Total Indebtedness at ?S7,0oo. EUGENE Or., Oct. 17. The semiannual report of. the County Clerk of Lane Coun ty shows that warrants were drawn dur ing tho six months to the amount of $33, 437 S3. The amount of warrants outstand ing at the end of the period was $107. 967 15, with accrued Interest thereon esti mated at 53100. The Sheriff reports cash on hand at the beginning of the period 54S57 82; received from collection of taxes, $112,813 01, and for school, military and other special funds, $3167 22. making a total of $120,848 OS. The summary drawn from the foregoing reports is as follows: Liabilities of the County. Warrants drawn 'and not paid ior want ot funds on September JO. 1901 5107.967 15 Estimated accrued interes t 5,100 oo Total $113,167 13 Resources. Funds In hands of County Treas urer applicable to payment of warrants . 5 15,00 GO Fundus In hands of Count- Sheriff applicable to payment of war ranto 1,636 57 Estimated unpaid current taxes applicable to payment of war rant? 8.S2745J Estimated amount of tax-sale certificates belonging to county and applicable to payment of warrants 250 00 Total 523.764 71 Net Indebtedness of the county.. 5 87,302 41 To Solicit Funds for Woolen Mills. A committee, consisting of T. M. Wll kins, J. M. Williams. F. L. Chambers, W. M. Green and C. S. Frank, has been appointed to solicit subscriptions for an 5S000 bonus to secure the establishment of the woolen mill proposed by H. D. Wagnon. The committee began work today, and hopes in a few days to have the whole amount subscribed. LAND OFFICE BUSINESS. Receiver at Oregon City Reports n Good Increase in Last Quarter. OREGON CITY, Oct. 17. The report of Receiver William Galloway, of the United States Land Office, for the quarter ending- September 30, 1901, has been completed and shows the receipts for the quarter to be 527,775 97 against 520,534 S9 for the pre vious quarter. Following Is a summary of the amounts received: Twenty-nine commuted homestead entries, 4464.90 acres. 56183 25; 50 timber and land entries, 7548.33 acres, $18,870 93; seven excesses, 44.2L acres, 555 25; fees On 99 homestead entries, 1415.22 acres. $920; commission on same, $591 74; fees on 56 finals, $32139; fees on 50 tim ber entries, 5500; fees on five coal declara tory statements, 515; fees on 15 Indemnity school selections, $74; examining and re ducing testimony, 524141. The receipts for the quarter were $439 33 In excess of the maximum, expenses of the Land OJHcc. Petition for Lower Assessment. The Oregon Iron & Steel Company, by W. M. Ladd, president, and A. S. Pattulo, secretary, has filed a petition with the County Board of Equalization asking for a. reduction on the assessed valuation on Its property In Oswego, from 57 to 55 a lot. The assessment for last year and for several years past has been $5 per lot, and the company alleges that there has been no change to warrant a raise of 40 per cent in the assessment, or any raise at all. The Increase of $2 on the valuation of each lot increases the whole valuation by a sum of 55000. L. M. Parrl3h, L. C. Parrlsh and Nathan. Pcarcy, large property-owners In Oswego, have also asked for a reduction in their assessment. Chinaman on Trial for Murder. SOUTH BEND. Oct. 17. The trial of the Chinaman, Lum Yow, for the murder of Oscar Broom at Bay Center, August 6, was begun this afternoon. It is generally believed to be largely a question as to whether the verdict will be murder in the second or in the first degree for there Is no question as to the Chinaman's guilt. In fact, the counsel for the defense offered this afternoon at the opening of the trial to admit that Lum Yow had fired the gun at the deceased, and that the bullet had caused his death, but the court would not permit the admission to be made. The defense will endeavor to show that the deed was done under great provocation, and try to prove that Bloom had teased and choked Lum and taken some money away frOm. him. "Notes of Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.,- Oct. 17. Chap lain C. C. Bateman has arranged for a lec ture by Rev. William S. Gilbert, ex-chap-laln of the Second Oregon Volunteers, at Post Hall, at Vancouver Barracks, Sat urday evening. James Harlan, for several years editor and publisher of the Vancouver Register Democrat, has purchased the Skamania County Pioneer, published at Stevenson, Wash. Arrangements have been made for hold ing the fifth annual Sunday school con vention of Clark County at Fourth Plain. October 22-23. A good programme has been arranged. His Death on Gallows Almost Snre. OLYMPIA, Oct. 17. The Supreme Court Weak? Then you want strength. Good food, an active liver, and pure blood will bring it. You naturally think of eggs and milk, Ayers Pills and Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Ask your doctor if he can come any nearer to the truth. Do as he says, at any rate. "For 25 years I have never missed taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla every spring. I: cleanses my blood, makes me feel strong,ar.ddoes me good in every way." John P. Hodnette, Brooklyn, N.Y. 5L A!l drosristi. J. C AYE CO., Lowslt, Masv today dismissed the appeal In the case of the state vs. William Alden Seaton. who is under sentence of death in King; County. Seaton attempted to kill a whole family, and succeeded in murdering his uncle. As the Governor Is on record as opposing executive interference In cases where guilt is clearly established. It 13 almost sure that Seaton will be hanged. Hop Sales nt North Yalcima. NORTH YAKIMA, Oct. 17. A number of sales of small lots of hops have been made this week at 0 to 11 cents. Most of them have been at 10& cents. Hunting ton & Co. bought 250 bniea of the Yakimv Hop Company at that figure, and 10$ ta.i 1 ot Joe Eschbach at a siightiy better pric. McNeff Brothers and Fred Alter bou-;..t tl bales o fA. Slavln at 11 cents, the grower says, though the buyers say the prke w less. Poole bought 123 ba.es o the Vil?o.i hops at 10 cents and 41 baits ficm hi -clalr at 10 cents. Ed Rowland has soil S7 bales at 10 eent3 and Boo Hciod I bales at the same price. The iargp grov -ers are holding back for mere hk,..oj. b, i. dealers say there is a dlspo.tto-i to It ,. loose and that within 10 dayj they r.-i I get hops at this wsek's llsures a fat as they can take care of the in. Xorth YnUima Brevltlen. NORTH YAKIMA. Oct. lB.-'lhe stu dents of the High School are preparing to organize a cadet corps, and to that tnl have obtained the co.isenc of the dcf.001 board and have ordered uniforms. Trer will be about 40 boys In the corps. Tl. uniforms will be similar in color an 1 sty e to that worn by cadets in the United States Military Academy. The Odd Fellows of North Yakima wl l soon commence work on a $10,003 buildin ' on their property on the avenue. It w ,1 be 130 "feet long and 50 feet wide, and two stories high. Supreme Court Cases Set for Trial. SALEM. Oct. IT. The following casts were today set for trial In the Supreme Coirh: October 'JS Dean Bros. vs. Iron Works, and Borclc v3. We!s. October 2a State vs. Downing. October SO Laughlln vs. Jennings and Gatch vs. Hunt. October 31 Ladd vs. Holmes. The case of Stephen Shobert. respondent, vs. Levy May, et al. appellants, was ar gued and submitted today. Canvass of Vote on Itonil Law. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Oct. 17.-Re-turns from 26 of the 31 road districts in Walla Walla County, as canvassed by the board, show 27 votes for and 20S votes against the adoption of the new road law in this county. Call for State Warrants. OLYMPIA, Oct. 17. State Treasurer Maynard has made a call for general fund warrants Nos. 79,135 to 79,694 inclu sive. The total amount of the call ia for $116,487 S3, and Interest ceases on October 2S. Rural Free-Delivery Route. WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. A rural free delivery route will be established at Ta coma, December 1. It will be 22 miles long, and serve a population of 6C0. R. D. Spray has been appointed carrier. Chehalls Residence Burned. CHEHALIS, Oct. 17. The residence of Alfred Saunders was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. The fire is be lieved to have been of Incendiary origin. Loss about H7C0; Insurance, J150O. Surveyor Campbell, of The Dalle. LA GRANDE. Or.. Oct. 17. W. E. Campbell, a Deputy United States Sur veyor, died here, suddenly this morning of rheumatism of the heart. He, with four sons, had driven In the previous evening from Wallowa County, where they had just completed a contract. Their home Is in The Dalles. Deceased leaves a widow and six sons. 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