THE MORNING OKEGONIAN- FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1902.
STATE WILL BE OUT
No Insurance Forthcoming
on Reform School Fire,
OPINION 0FATT0RNEY-GENERAL
Policy Held by Oregon Does ICot In
clude the Industrial Building,
"Which Wan Burned Low Will
Be 10,000 to $20,000.
SALEM.- Jan. 2. Attorney-General
Blackburn today rendered an opinion In
which he advised the board of trustees
of the Oregon State Reform School that
the Insurance policies covering the Reform
School buildings do not Include the Indus
trial building, which was burned. The
state will therefore get no insurance for
the loss it sustained. The present ad
ministration has been using the same
form of policy that was used by Its prede
cessors. The polllces described the main building
and then Included additions "adjoining
and communicating therewith." The in
dustrial building waf about 25 feet from
the. main building, and was not connected
therewith by any passageway. The Attorney-General
holds that the terms "ad
Joining and connecting" exclude the In
dustrial building.
BOOM IX TIMBER LAXDS.
Klamath County I AIko Enjoying: a.
Good Immigration.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Jan. 2. Nu
merous timber buyers and cruisers are in
fcpecting Klamath County pine these days
and some large purchases arc expected
before Spring. "With no snow and little
cold, the weather thus far has not hin
dered work in the woods. William 31.
Bray, capitalist, and Thomas Slinger,
cruiser, of Portland, are among the latest
arrivals, and are examining timber in this
vicinity with a view of buying. A lively
boom In timber values in the near future
is anticipated, being hastened by the rail
road now building into this county.
A number of prospective Investors in
agricultural and grazing lands have ar
rived here the past few weeks, and if the
weather continues favorable there will be
an unprecedented Influx of new settlers
within the next few months. J
XEW Ll'MBER COMPANY.
It
Will Build n Mill at Antorla
Capital Stock $50,00O.
ASTORIA, Jan. 2. Articles of incorpora
tion of the Oregon Pine Lumber Company
will be filed in the County Clerk's otnee
tomorrow. The Incorporators will be .
W. Whipple and F. D. Butzer. The cap
ital stock Is $50,000, all of which has been
subscribed. The object of the company is
to erect and operate a sawmill in this city,
but the site has not been definitely de
cided upon.
The fine of $5000 Imposed by Collector
Fox on the French bark Aslc for failure
to bring a Consular bill of health when
she arrived In port has been reduced by
the Treasury Department to $15.
Little Liquor Cannes Three Arrcntx.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 2. A large number
of Slletz Indians continue to spend the
money thoy recently received from the
Government. Yesterday H. C Calahan, a
prominent Indian of that reservation, was
doing it In a manner to cause three ar
re?te. It Is said he Induced Carl Zimmer
man and Stanley Snyder, two minors,
to byy some liquor, some of which he gave
to the boys, and himself became intox
icated. Thirty dollars of his money dis
appeared. The boys were arrested for
the theft, but discharged. The Zimmer
man boy was then arrested and held un
der $200 bonds for obtaining liquor under
false pretenses, he having represented to
Mr. Gully, a saloon-kccrer, that he was
of age. and the Indian wan arrested and
held under $200 bonds for giving liquor to
a minor. He alleges that the court has no
Jurisdiction, as he is a ward of the Gov
ernment. Xcw Snlcm Oil Company,
SALEM, Jan. 2. The Farmera & Mer
chants Development Company, of Salem,
vas incorporated today by Hen. D. L.
Keyt. of Per dale, and George Grlswold
and H. B. Thlelsen, of Salem. The new
company will Immcdlafiy erect derricks
and begin boring for oil In Polk County
hills. A laree tract has been bonded, and
the companjv.will push prorpecting vigor
ously. D. L. Keyt is a wealthy farmer living
in the northern part of Polk County;
H. B. Thlelsen Is a Salem insurance man,
and owns a large farm near Rlckreall,
and George Grlswold is a dealer in pumpa
and machinery In Salem. The men are di
rectly Interested in the development of oil
properties In the part of Polk County that
yielded fucIi good oil prospects last Sum
mer. They are all conservative business
men.
St. John Disc Will KiKht Extradition.
LONDON, Jan. 2. In spite of the an
nouncement made December 2G, by coun
sel for H. St. John Dlx. who Is charged
with larceny committed in the United
Stites, and with wrecking the Scandina
vian Bank, of Whatcom, Wash., that no
appeal would be made against the extra
dition of the prisoner, granted December
17, at Bow-Street Police Court, an appeal
against the Miglstrate's decision has been
filed, and will probably be heard January
13. All the necessary arrangements had
been made for Dlx to sail for the United
States January 4.
County RcfuKCK to Give Franchise.
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 2. The regur
lar monthly meeting of the County Court
convened today, and the proposition of
several men to acquire a franchise of the
Clackamas River was voted down.
The report of County Clerk Cooper for
the month of December, 1901. shows re
ceipts of J143 25. The report of County Re
corder Randall for the same time shows
receipts of J24S. This report, as compared
with that of a year ago for the same
month, shows an Increase of $4G 43.
Oresron Stock for California.
CORVALLIS. Or.. Jan. 2. M, Porter,
owner of a Polled Angus herd of cattle
Jn Benton County, yesterday shipped to
California an IS-months-old bull. The
animal went by express, at a cost of $50
to the purchaser. The price paid for him
was $150. In Mr. Porter's herd there are
about SO registered animals, among them
Howard Darby, a bull bought in Missouri
lost year at a cost of $1000.
Anxious to Learn of Immigrant.
HILLSBORO, Or., Jan. 2. Henry Mc
Intire. of this city, is very anxious about
his father, who recently started from Min
nesota for Hillsboro. His trunk arrived
here December 20, but Mr. Mclntire has
not yet put in an appearance. As his
health was not of the best, it is feared
he fell ill while en route. The trunk was
shipped from Winona, Minn.
Election at New Astoria.
NEW ASTORIA, Jan. 2. The election
yesterday resulted in a complete victory
for the Citizens' ticket. The officers elected
are as follows: Mayor, Willis Mudd;
Councilmen, Werner Storm, John W.
Richardson, John Llndstrom, Robert
Faulkoner and Frank Cunningham.
Report of Antoria Health Officer.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 2. The report of
Health Officer Fulton, of the port of As
toria, showsthat 71 vessels entered the,
port during the quarter ending December
3L In all of these the sanitary conditions
were good.
Salem Boys Who Are ItHntlcra.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 2. Two young sons
of Will F. Skiff, of this city, have made
nearly $100 In the last three weeks selling
photographs of the Southern Pacific train
wreck which occurred here December .7.
The elder boy, aged 1G. makes the pictures,
and the younger boy sells them.
CALIFORXIAXS MEET PRESIDENT.
He Assure Them That He Will Visit
the Pacific ConKt.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Senator Per
kins, of California, -today .introduced to
the President Professor Campbell, super
intendent and director of the Iilck Ob
servatory, and Professor Simon New
combe, the celebrated astronomer. Pro
fessor Campbell invited the President to
visit the Lick Observatory. The President
told him that it was his intention to make
a trip to the Pacific Coast, and that, if his
plans were carried out. it would give him
great pleasure to visit the observatory. .
f
Evan and Harrlman Elected.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. The stock
holders of Wells, Fargo & Co. met this
afternoon for the purpose of selecting a
president and a director to fill the two
vacancies caused by the death of J. J.
Valentine. Among those present were
Henry R Huntington. Homer S. King.
George E. Gray and Dudley Evans. A
large number of stockholders were repre
sented by proxies. At the adjournment of
the meeting it was announced that Dudley
Evans, of New York, had been elected
acting president, and E. H. Harrlman a
director.
Three Lives Lost In a Hotel Fire.
SEARCHLIGHT. Nev.. Jan. 2. At 8
o'clock on the evening of December 29 the
Searchlight Hotel took fire, and before any
assistance could be rendered the place
was a mass of flames. Mrs. Bullock, the
lessee of the property, and her two adopt
ed children, a boy and girl, were burned
to death. Es.Ie Wheatly, 12 years of age,
daughter of Justice of the Peace Wheatly,
was sleeping In the hotel, and before she
could be rescued she was so badly burned
about the body that her life is despaired
of.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker Ik Resting Easily.
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 2. An operation
was performed today on Mrs. Emma
Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, who
has been suffering from an abscess in her
left ear since her arrival here last Satur
day. Mrs. Booth-Tucker Is resting easily,
and is In no Immediate danger.
MORE SCHOOLTEACHERS NEEDED.
Idaho Association, In AnnnnI Ses
sion, I'rBPB State" Board to Act.
MOSCOW. Idaho. Jan. 2. The 11th an
nual session of the State Teachers Asso
ciation adjourned this evening after a
two days' session. There were 150 teach,
ers In attendance. Including State Super
intendent French and County Superintend
ents from 10 counties. The sessions of
the cesociatlon were of great interest. It
was decided by vote that the next meet
ing of the association should be held In
"Weiser pome time In January. 1903.
The following officers were elected:
President. C. W. Vance", of Wallace; vice
presidents, J. C. Black, of Albion: G. W.
Leek, of Boise; secretary. Miss Cora Dale,
of Weiser; treasurer, D. Vandusen, of
Weleer; executive committee, Mlpa Mary
Z. Harper of Weiser; E. H. Murray, of
Moscow; C. W. Pike, of Boise.
It being brought out that each county
In the state had one or more public
schools not holding a session from lack
of teachers, a resolution was passed urg
ing upon the State Board of Education
the formulation of a plan whereby teach
ers could be obtained.
Will Wed a Hawaiian Prince.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Jan. 2. The engage
ment of Miss Abble Campbell, of this city,
to Prince Divld Kanawakoa, of Hawaii,
has been formally announced. Miss Camp
bell Is a native of the Hawaiian Islands,
where her father, James Campbell, who
died a few years ago, amassed a for
tune. NORTHWEST DEAD.
Oldest Odd Fellow In United States.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Jan. 2.-1 imes
Davidson, the oldest Odd Fellow In the
United States, is dead here. He was born
In West Virginia S3 years ago. and be
came a member of Franklin Lodge, at
Wheeling, on June 17, 1S29.
Adam Goode, of Salem.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 2. Adam Goode, aged
E3 years, died in this city tonight at the,
home of his son, J. F.-Goode. Deceased
came to Salem from Iowa 14 years ago.
A WORD BY MR. HUTTON.
He Never Acknowledged a Deed for
Swindler Smith.
WATERLOO, Or., Dec 29. (To the Ed
itor.) In your issue 'it the 27th insL. un
der .heading, "Smooth Swindler's Work,"
I think the Albany reporter has made an
unjust and misleading statement, hence,
I ask a little space in The Oregonlan to
state the facts as I know them. The re
porter says that this so-called A. B.
Smith succeeded in obtaining my official
seal and signature to the Musselman
forged deed, by a fictitious deed. As I
never took the .acknowledgement of this
A. B. Smith, or Mr. Musselman, to a
deed at any time or place, it must follow
that Smith forged Mr. and Mrs. Mussel
man's signatures, and. that he either
forged my signature, or stole a blank with
my signature upon it. It is almost Im
possible that he could have done the lat
ter. On December 2 I acknowl
edged a bond for Smith to Paddock.
He had the blank; filled It out himself,
and signed his name Rossar Smith. J
am sure there was no initial letter in
it. On the twenty-first of December he
came again to have a quitclaim deed ac
knowledged. Ho said his brother at Al
bany and himself had to quitclaim two
tracts of timber land they had taken up.
He had his own blank and proceeded to
fill it out. He was writing for some ftme.
I brought in a load of stove wood. I was
out only a few minutes. Soon after I
came in he said: "I have made a mistake
In this description, and will have to go
for another blank; for it won't do to
interline or erase a deed." I told him I
had quitclaim blanks, and got one for
him. He took up the pen to fill it out,
but threw It down Immediately, saying:
"uy ueorge, i havn made another mis
take. I have sent the wrong descrip
tion to my brother, and nothing more can
be done till he sends the description back.
It will take three or four days to get .the
return." And he put on his overcoat and
bustled off to get his letter mailed In
time. Now, I know that that bond I
signed on the second of December Is the
only paper signed by me for Smith. I
know that my seal was stamped upon
that bond at the left of my signature:
and that both were upon the same single
sheet of paper. Then, If that bond was
the fictitious deed, as stated by the re
porter; what -did Smith come back for
on the 21st? Did he come to show me
that he could make two mistakes In the
description of one deed? No; the only
logical conclusion is, that he came the
first time with the bond to get my auto
graph to practice upon; and tho second
time, he came to borrow my seal a few
seconds to stamp the blank for the forged
deed. And as soon as he used the seal
when I was out after wood, he was ready
to adjourn and save his dollar for the
quitclaim racket. These are the facts,
briefly stated, as occurred before roe.
F. C. HUTTON.
David Jardlne; chairman ' of the 'Cunard
Steamship Company, has resigned his office,
and will be succeeded by George Arburthnot
Burns, Lord Inverolyde.
BIG IMMIGRATION SCHEME
3IEAXS MAXY MORE PEOPLE FOR
THE YAKIMA VALLEY.
Railroad Bt-yK 20,000 Acres of. Land,
Which It AV1I1 IrrlKnte and
Sell Cheap.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Jan. 2. The
purchase of 20,000 acres near Kennewlck
by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, including the holdings of three de
funct ditch companies, is the first step
In an Immense immigration scheme. There
Is no better land in the Yakima Valley.
It may be definitely stated that this dca!
will be closed up within a few days, and
that the canals will be reopened -and ex
tended. The land will be offered practically at
cost of putting water on it, and an effort
will Tic made to put 3000 to 5000 people
upon It as soon as possible after the water
Is flowing. The reclamation of this land
will add one-third to the number of culti
vated acres In Yakima County.
A railroad official states that the dlvis-
FIRST POSTOFFICE WEST OF
WHICH IS STILL STANDING AT ASTORIA.
v ASTORIA. Jan. 2. The first bulldlns west of the Rocky Mountains to be used
as a Government postofflce is etlll standing In this city, and is occupied as a real
dent by Hiss 01ela Elliott, a sister-in-law of the late John M. Shlvely, who
was Astoria's first Postmaster. Mr. Bhlvely was given his commission as Post
master In March, 1S47, by Postmaster-General Cae Johnson. He started for the
Coast April 15, and the first United States mall to cross the Rocky Mountains
was delivered to him at Independence, Ma. April 27. by Colonel Sterling Trice,
then commanding officer at Santa Fe, N. M. Mr. Shlvely arrived atjAatorla Octo
ber 27, 1S17, and established the first postofflce at his residence. He served as
Postmaster until 1850, when his sucessor was appointed.
ion point will be moved across the Colum
bia from Pasco to Kennewlck, and thlt
will be made tho second town In size In
the valley. The property involved In the
transaction Is worth pr&bably "300,000, and
nearly as much more will be required to
complete the Irrigation work necessary-
DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST OLYMPIA.
Removal of a Costly Bridge Built by
City Also Asked.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 2. As was threatened
some time ago, tho Capital Brewing Com
pany has instituted a suit for heavy dam
ages against the City of Olympla and
prays the court for an order for the re
moval of the bridge connecting the East
Side and Central portions of tho city.
The bridge In question has cost the city
a considerable amount of money to build
and maintain. The brewing company
wants the bridge removed and also aBks
for 110.000 damages, alleged to have been
sustained to the company's business be
cause of the Impediment to navigation.
The bridge, according to the complaint
filed, impedes steamboat triflic on Puget
Sound between Olympla and Tumwater,
at which latter point the brewing com
pany has an extensive plant. At present
the company ships its product to the
steamers and railways by meins of the
city's street-car line, but It alleges that
this method is unnecessarily expensive
and wants an op"en waterway.
Should the company be succe5sful In
Its suit against the city, it will then be
necessary for it to begin a suit against
the Northern Pacific Railway Company,
which has a bridge several -hundred yards
south of the city bridge, a structure upon
whloh the" railway company has recently
spent considerable money. The suit prom
ises to be -an interesting bne, as it is
sild many new legal features will be de
veloped. NO MERCY FOR MURDERER.
All Hope of Saving Scnton From the
Gallown Today Ik Gone.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 2. The Supreme
Court this morning granted the motion of
ProFecutlng Attorney Fulton, of King
County, to dismiss the application for a
stay of execution In the case of William
Alden Senton, who. Is to be hanged for
murder tomorrow morning at Seattle. Sea
ton was represented by Attorney Speck
ert, who founded his application upon a
notice of appeal filed in the Superior Court
of King County. But this, however, did
not end the efforts of Seaton's friends to
save him from the gallows. This after
noon at 2 o'clock Governor McBrlde
granted them 'a hearing, when a formal
application for commutation of sentence
to life imprisonment was n?ked for Sea
ton, the grounds being that the defendant
was Insane when he murdered his uncle,
Dan Richards, and attempted to extermi
nate Richards family. Seaton's friends
went over the testimony adduced at the
trial, while the Governor listened patient
ly for half an hour, and he finally refused
to Interfere with the law taking its course.
The Governor said that nothing had been
brought out at the hearing that hadn't
been given to the Jury, and that, further,
the late Governor Rogers had given the
matter full consideration and refused em
phatically to Interfere, therefore he (Gov
ernor McBrlde) did not feel warranted in
commuting Seaton's sentence. Senton will
be hanged at 7 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. KINDNESS OP GOVERNOR ROGERS.
A Pretty Incident of Christmas Cheer
lu Which. He Floured.
Olympla Olympian.
A pretty little story, pathetic in the
light of recent events, has just been made
public, and last night was authenticated
by the family of Governor Rogers. Down
In Puyallup there is a little girl, Eulalla
Darr, who has five little brothers and
sisters, and the Christmas present prob
lem was a serious one. As Christmas
began to draw near, her mother told her
that may be Santa yCIaus would not be
able to bring her what she wanted this
time. After that she puzzled the matter
over in her little brain and had been told
that she could not write to Santa by mall,
as only the "biggest people' could secure
an audience with him.
"Who can see Santa, -mamma?" she
asked, and without thinking, her mother
replied that Governor Rogers probably
could. The- Httlo tot said nothing, but
a few days later Governor Rogers re
ceived a letter in a cramped, childish
hand, which explained that this little girl
In Puyallup had heard that he could talk
1 with Santa Claus, and wouldn't he please
I tell Santa that she wanted a dolly and
pair of slippers, and "a book, and if he had
any dollies to spare, another one for her
little sister. Governor Rogers "turned the
letter over to his daughter, Mrs. Black
man, with a request to purchase the ar
ticles mentioned. This she did, and the
two dolls were clothed In dainty little
finery, which Mrs. Blackroan made. When
the kindly man, who had been touched
by the child's pica, was lying at death's
door, the Christmas package was received
by the little girl, Vwho was firm in Tier
belief that Governor Rogers had told her
wishes to Santa.
When Mr. Blackman and Major Pel
letler came to gather up the late Gov
ernor's private papers at his office, they
found on top of a pile of opened letters
the little Puyallup girl's appeal.
A Warm December for Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA. Jan. 2. December
closed the record of high temperature for
the Fall and first month of Winter, of
the year Just ended. September, October
and November, each averaged warmer
than the average for 30 years, and De
cember followed suit with a mean of 33
degrees, which is 3 degrees more than the
average for the previous 30 years. The
lowest temperature was 23, and the high
est 59 degrees. The least range of tem
perature was three and the highest 28
THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS J
degrees. .The rainfall, for the month,
was 2.11 Inches, being 0.02 inches above
the average for 29 years. The greatest
fall in 24 hours was on the 10th, when
.63 of an inch fell. A total of 3372 miles
of wind was registered, the general di
rection being from the south. The great
est velocity was on the 26th, when it blew
from the southwest at 40 miles an hour.
Tho total rainfall since the first of Sep
tember was 5.56 inches, or 0.47 of an inch
less than the average. The average pre
cipitation for 2$ wet seasoiw is 15.51
Inches.
Bifr Increase In Awseasmcnt Sure.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 2. Assessor
B. A. Curtice and deputies are engaged
in listing Clark County property prepara
tory to making up the tax rolls for 1902.
Mr. Curtice estimates that the total taxa
ble property In the county will exceed
that of 1901 fully 51.000.000, or an increase
of 25 per cent. The increased valuation,
he says, will bo largely due to the valu
able timber lands In the northern part of
the county which have been thrown open
for settlement alnce the last assessment
was made, and the addition of about 35
miles of new railroad track.
Everett Brevities.
EVERET. Wash., Jan. 2. The state fish
hatchery' at Sultan last year distanced all
others In the state by a hatch of 3,600,000
fish.
The Weyerhauser syndicate will begin
cutting an order for 1,000.000,000 feet of
lumber In the newly purchased Bell-Nelson
mill next week.
Albert Weed, formerly of Pentlgo, Wis.,
arrested In Snohomish on a charge of in
sanity, cut his throat in his cell with a
pocket-knife. His condition Is serious.
Orcson MInlnR Stock Exchange.
Yesterday's quotations:
Bid.
Adams Mountain 214
Astoria-Melbourne (Gtd.)
Bronze Monarch 12L
Buffalo 2
CvpperopoIIs 10
Cryttal Consolidated 2
Champion 23
Caribou 1
Gold Hi!! & Bohemia 9
Huronlan 5U
Lost Horse 21$
Oregon-Colorado M. M. & D 244
ItlvcrMde 2H
Sumpter Consolidated '1
Sales-
0000 Caribou
500 Caribou
Asked.
4
CO
13
4
23
30
2ii
14
H
4H
27 V
24
4
2ls
500 Gold Hill & Bohemia 10
1500 Huronlan 0
7XK) Crystal Consolidated 3
SPOKANE. Jan. 2. Tho closing quotations
of mining stocks today were:
Bid. Ask..
Bid. Ask.
2,. 3
2s 3
25 2S
Amer. Boy .. 44 5 (Morrison ...
Blacktall 10V&
Butte & Don..
Crystal
Der Trail .. 2v
Gold Ledge .. 1
U P. Surp... SVs
L. Dreyfus... 2
Mtn. Lion ...24
Morn. Glory.. 1
11 ran. ilaud
lHlQullp
7 lHamb. Car.
2!sKepubl!c ...
ltuHejcrvatlon
Mi: Sullivan ...
07 70
.:
3(,
S OU
3hjTom Thumb ..13H 10"U
29Vt (North Amer .. 1 n.
2!4iTrade Dollar.. 4 3
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. OiTlclal closing
quotations of mining stocks:
Alta .
Andes
$0 OSjMcrlcan $0 41
1 1 Occidental Con ... 8
Belcher
ll'Ophlr SS
13! Overman ......... 0
Best & Belcher...
Caledonia 22Potosl
11
5
Challenge Con ... 13 s-aage
-nouar
Confidence ....
Con. Cal. & Va
Crown Point ..
iblerra Nevada ... 22
00. Silver Hill 32
1 CO'Stnndard 3 30
v Union Con 18
Gould A Curry... S
Utah Con ......
Yellow Jacket ...
Hale & Norcross. 10
Justice 0
NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Mining- stocks today
cloned as follows:
Adams Con $0 lSiIiUt'e'Chlef $0 12
Alice 4&;OntarIo r.... 8 50
Breece "SJOphlr 78
Brunswick Con .. 13llhocnlx 5
Comstock Tunnel. 5jPotol S
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 00-Savase 7
Deadwood Terra.. RVSItrra Nevada ... 20
Hom Silver 1 00: Small Hopes 40
Iron Silver ...... CO Standard 3 50
Leadvllle Con ... 5J
BOSTON, Jan. 2. Closing quotations:
Adventure ? 20 50Oseeola $ S2 50
AUouez 3 OOlParrott 29 73
Amalgamated .. CO 75,QUIncy 133 00
Baltic 38 00 Santa Fe Cop... .1 25
Bingham 23 50Tamarack 2C3 OO
Cal. & Hecla.. COO Oo.Trlmountain ... 33 00
Centennial .... 13 OOlTrinltv 14 CO
Copper Range .. 50 OO) United States .. 14 S7
Dominion Coal. 54 25l tan 23 75
Franklin 13 OO, Victoria 5 23
Isle Royal .... 21 50 Winona l 50
Mohawk 31 OOjWolverlncs 50 30
Old Dominion.. 24 00)
Asked;
The number of male physicians In Russia Is
17.71; that of female physicians Is 024. but It
will soon be loixer. as there were last year
809 female students In the Medical Institute for
Women.
FINANCES OF THE STATE
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF TREAS
URER MOORE, OF OREGON.
General Faad May Give Oat Before
Taxes Begin Comlasr In Scalp
Bounty Money About Gone.
SALEM. Jan. 2. State Treasurer
Charles S. Moore today made public his
semi-annual statement of condition of the
public funds. The statement shows that
there is now In the Treasury $828,237 25,
of which $561,123 54 is in the common
school fund. The amount of money ly
ing idle in the common school fund Is $35.
000 less "than it was last year at this
time, though the fund has, of course,
been increasing. The Increase is out on
loans. The statement shows two other
facts of general interest: That the gener
al fund will probably be exhausted before
next year's taxes begin to come in, and
that the scalp bounty fund Is in the same
condition. Last year at this time there
was in the general fund about $152,000, or
nearly twice as much as remains unex
pended at this date. The fund was bare
ly sufficient to last until taxes began
coming In last year, so It may be predict
ed that the state will be obliged to pay
Interest on warrants for two to three
months in the Spring. As interest-bearing
state warrants are desirable proper
ty. It will occasion no surprise to state
that some who now hold warrants are
not presenting them. They prefer to
wait until the fund is exhausted, and then
by presenting the warrants they secure
the indorsement, "Not paid for want of
funds," after which the warrants draw
interest. The shortage In 'the general
fund Is due to the heavy appropriations
made by the last Legislature.
The Scalp Boantr Fund.
The amount of money drawn from the
Treasury on account of scalp bounties
during the last six months was $54,518 94.
There Is now but $16,654 left in the fund
and this is covered by outstanding war
rants already called In. This fund was
the product of the one-mill tax levied by
the last Legislature. The levy produced,
or will produce, when all the counties
have paid their bounty tax, some $117,000.
But warrants and certificates are out
to the amount of about $132,000. It is
therefore apparent that $15,000 of the war
rants will have to await the pleasure of
another Legislature. Besides this fund,
the last Legislature appropriated $50,000
to reimburse counties to the extent of
two-thirds of the amount they may pay
out on scalp bounties under the new law.
When the Secretary of State has issued
warrants on that account to the amount
of $50,000 he will refuse to issue any more,
so no interest-bearing warrants will be
out on that account. The scalp bo'unty
warrants, aggregating $15,000, for the pay
ment of which there are no funds avail
able, will draw Interest until the Legis
lature sees fit to provide a means of pay
ing them. These warrants were Issued
under the old law, prior to its repeal.
The Legislature Intended to provide
enough money to pay off all of them, but
$117,000 proved not to be enough.
Statement In Detail.
The State Treasurer's semi-annual
statement Is as. follows:
Receipt.
Balance on hand July 1, 1901.... $1,034,933 11
Received since July 1, 1901, and credited
to the various funds as follows:
General fund ... 1J0.103 0?
Common school fund, principal.. 2S5.321 fo
Common school fund, Interest... 103,305 4S
Agricultural College fund, prln-
cipal 32,013 14
Agricultural College fund. In-
terest .S2 95
University fund, principal 5,973 85
University iund. Interest..... 3.493 57
Swamp land fund !6 31
Oregon Soldiers Home, a-. .,.....
tlonnl fund 4,283 34
State Board of Examiners fund 403 00
Oregon stove foundry fund 1,000 00
Military fund .. 60
Hatchery fund 5,083 05
Bounty fund 46,751 86
Pure-food fund m "
Total receipts ....". $ 664.309 35
Grand total $1,759,240 46
Disbursements.
Disbursed since July 1. 1901. and charged
to the various funds, as follows:
General fund 5 391.653 77
Common school fund, principal.. 270,o31 30
Common school fund. Interest... 175,903 97
Agricultural College fund, prin-
clpal 9,000 00
Agricultural college iunu, in
terest :
University fund, principal
University fund, interest
Tide land fund
University tax fund
Oregon Soldiers' Home, Na
tional fund
State Board of Examiners' fund
Oregon stove foundry fund
Oregon portage railway fund..
4.609 24
1.635 00
4.G00 95
519 9a
443 03
784 &i
5S7 07
1.C27 93
5.000 2S
9.503 03
Hatchery fund
Bounty fund 54,548 94
Total disbursements 930,949 21
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1902.... S28.297 25
Unlnncc December 31, 1001.
General fund 5 81.173 14
Common school fund, principal.. 561.123 54
Common school fund interest... 72,691 40
Agricultural Collcgo fund, prin
cipal 2S.078 59
Agricultural College fund, in
terest : 5.814 75
University fund, principal 8.63S 74
University fund, interest 2.1S6 54
Thurston monument fund, prin
cipal 120 36
Thurston monument fund, in
terest 40 08
Swamp land fund 3.2SS 95
Tide land fund 19.673 65
Salmon Industry fund 1.246 OS
Military tax fund 1,747 03
Oregon Soldiers Home, Na
tional fund 4.C52 98
State Board of Examiners fund 115 37
Hatchery fund, district No. 2.. 14 00
Oregon stove foundry fund 328 67
Hutchcry fund 21.191 69
Bounty fund 16,654 06
Pure food fund 114 75
Total 5 S28.297 25
Stnte Money In Great Demand.
It will be observed that tho amount of
money on hand In the common school
fund is moro than it was last June,
though less than It was 12 months ago.
It should be explained that farmers hav
ing loans from the school funds find It
convenient to pay "oft their Indebtedness
In the Fall when they have sold their
grain, hops, fruit, etc At this time of
the year payments are coming in faster
than loans are made, hence the increase
as compared with six months ago. The
decrease of 5C5.0CO in the amount lying
idle, as compared with 12 months ago,
shows that money borrowers find it more
satisfactory to borrow from the state at
G por cent Interest than from private
money lenders. The present board is
more strict regarding the value of the
security than are many Individuals, but
the state money seems to be in demand
nevertheless.
The state has $25,000 insurance on the
main building at the Reform School, but
none of this applies to the Industrial
building, which was burned. The 103s
to the state on account of fire will be
from $10,000 to $20,000. according to th&
use that may hereafter be made of the
walls now standing.
FELL FROM HIS TRAIX TO DEATH.
Flremnn Was Not Missed by Engi
neer for Sonic Little Time.
BAKER CITY, Jan. 2. Patrick Carrl
gan, of La Grande, fireman on engine No.
4W. on the O. R. & N., met his death by
falling from the footboard of the engine
somewhere between Durkee and Hunting
ton, this evening. News of the accident
was received here on the arrival of the
train, about an hour behind time, this
evening. No. 404 was pulling No. 3 pas
senger train, and the engineer, whq was
busy with his duties, did not notice the
absence of his fireman until his train
was near Durkee. The train was backed
up for several miles, and a search made
for the missing flremnn, without success.
At Pleasant Valley another fireman was
taken on from the helper engine, who
went through with the train to La
Grande. One of the helper engines at
Pleasant Valley was sent over the road
to search for the missing man, and at 8:30
tonight Coroner Snow received a tele
phone message stating that the dead body
of Carrlgan had been found near the
track somewhere cast of Durkee.
It is supposed that Mr. Carrlgan be
came dizzy or lost his footing as the en
gine made a curve, and fell to the ground.
The train was moving at a rapid rate of
speed, and as it was just dark it was
not strange that the accident was un
noticed by tho engineer. Coroner Snow
left on the 10:50 train tonight for Durkee,
where an inquest will be held upon the
remnlns of the unfortunate young man.
Ended Her Life By Taking: Poison.
TACOMA,. Jan. 2. Sophia Nelson, wife
of Ole Nelson, living near Edgewood,
about 15 miles from Tacoma. committed
suicide yesterday by taking strychnine.
She told her little girl she was going to a
neighbor's, but when her husband came
home at night "Inquiry disclosed she had
not visited the neighbor, and search re
sulted In finding her-body In the hayloft
with a bottle of strychnine near her.
She was 46 years of age, and had been
despondent.
Squaring- Accounts of Defunct Bank.
TACOMA, Jan. 2. Payment began to
day to depositors in the defunct Metro
politan Bank. About $400,000 will be paid
to claimants. This Is in accordance with
the proposition of Charles McNee. repre
senting Eastern friends of the bank, made
to the receiver, which proposition was
accepted by the court.
Xctv Salem Corporation.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 2. The Farmers' &
Merchants Development Company was
organized here today by D. L. Keyt,
George Grlswold and Henry B. Thlelsen.
The capital stock Is $12,500. and the place
of business Salem.
Cliemmva Eleven "Won.
MONMOUTH, Or., Jan. 2. The second
eleven of the Chemawa Indian School de
feated the 3Ionmouth Normal School team
at football here yesterday. Score, 23 to 0.
FOR "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE."
The "Uiinal Tribute to Its Virtues
From a Communicant.
PORTLAND. Dec. 20. (To the Editors
Christian Science differs not from other
subjects. In that It receives scant Justice
at the hands of tho?e who approach it
from a purely critical standpoint, or with
Intent of questionable burlesque.
The teachings of Christian Scipnce and
the untiring work of Its leader, Mrs.
Eddy, have brought health, happiness,
purity and peace to many homes In this
Immediate community, and to multitudes
of earnest men and women throughout the
world; hence It is with regret that Chris
tian Scientists read in your Sunday issue
an article which completely misconstrues
their faith and misrepresents their leader.
As the article In question bears striking
resemblance to a criticism of Christian
Science published In the North American
Review for July, I cannot do better than
make a few excerpts from an excellent
article appearing In the August number
of that magazine from the pen of Mr. "W.
D. McCrackan:
The view which Christian Scientists take of
disease may well be illustrated by the relation
which darkness holds to light, or black to the
various colors. Darkness la not an entity nor a
reality, but really an absence of light; black la
not a color, but rather negation of all colors.
So disease Is viewed In Christian Science as
the absence or negation of health, and not wt
a positive quantity. This Is far from calling
disease Imaginary, for it Is Just as real as any
negation can be. Humanly speaking, disease
is distressingly real while It lasts, but when It
Is entirely gone, destroyed, by whatever meaua,
where la Its reality? It might be termed -paradoxically
a temporary reality, but in point of
fact the real Is eternal and Indestructible, and
disease, certainly does not belo.ng to such a
category.
As to the writer's references to certain souve
nir spoons (and photographs), and the supposed
"profits" derived therefrom, the facts are
these: Upon the request of a citizen of Con
cord. N. H., and for his benefit solely, Mrs.
Eddy gave permission to have her head en
graved upon some souvenir spoons. She ''ven
recommended her students to buy them, m or
der to assist the citizen in question, but she
herself has never received a- cent from the
salejof them.
In quoting from page- 31 of Mrs. Kddy's work,
entitled "No and Yes." the writer of the July
article makes an entirely unwarranted Inser
tion at his own Into the body of the text, which
Is calculated to prejudice and deceive the minds
of readers. He Introduces the name of "Science
and Health" after the "Word of Truth" In
such a way as to give the impression that Mrs.
Eddy considers these two expressions synony
mous. It Is evident to any sincere student of
Mrs Eddy's works that she considers the
Scriptures to be the Word of Truth and "Sci
ence and Health" merely a "Key to the Scrip
tures," as Us full title Indicates.
The critic's numerous quotations from the
Old and New Testament to show that the He-
brews had a system of sanitation and suffered
from various diseases, and even his references
to medicine used In a figurative pence do not
carry convlttlon. for Christian Science Is not
Judaism, but Christianity. The Master him
self never taught sanitation. He aled through
mind, and showed that man w&' not depenaent
Upon material remedies. Many, however, are
the cases of healing without matrrlal remedies
recorded from Genesis to Malahl.
Surely, the writer of the July article. It he
Interprets the Scrlatures In a mere material
eense, would not take upon himself the respon
sibility of giving the atftfice Which he quotes
from Proverbs:
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heart." "Let him drink and forget his pov
erty and remember his misery no more."
Men have followed this advice materially
with sad results. But if the word wine be
used In its spiritual sense of "Inspiration." the
case is different; nor can the fact that Jesus
uses the words "physician" and "sick" be tak
en as proving either that he believed In usinj
drugs or that ho acknowledged sickness to b
anything more than a false concept of the
human mind. He was called the Great Physl?
clan, and yet he never used "a single drug.
Jesus and the Apostles did not charge a fee,
it Is true, for that was not in accordance witt
the custom of the times and country in which
they lived. They accepted hospitality, how
ever, they were provided with board and lodg
ing and Jesus said expressly that "the laborer
is worthy of his hire." and enjoined the Apos
tles not to cary purse or scrip. Implying that
they were to live from the grateful gifts 01
those whom they hea'ed physically and men
tally. It Is not long since the country school
masters of our pioneer states taught without
money payments, but were "kept" by tha
families of the pupils.
Whatever Mrs. Eddy has written concerning
the effects of diet and dirt can be, readily
proved to be correct by actual experience, and
the truth of her teachings Is being demon
strated dally by hundreds of thousands.
The sincere student of "Science and
Health" finds nothing therein on the sub
ject of bathing and sanitation which pre
cludes scrupulous cleanliness in every
sense, the point made being that one shall
not place dependence on that as a source
of health.
The fragmentary and Imperfect quota
tions given In the Sunday article would
also convey a wrong impression as to the
teaching of Christian Science regarding
"prayer." The Christian Scientist bases
his atttltude on prayer on the commands
of the Master (Matt. vi;6-S) to pray secret
ly and without ostentation, and no body
of Christians prays with more earnestness
or with greater faith In their prayers than
do they, and In common with all Chris
tendom they unite In dally repetition and
earnest desire for living fulfillment In the
Lord's Prayer.
In contrast with the quotations on
prayer from "Science and Health" given
In the Sunday article, let me quote the
following from the same book and chap
ter, pages 307, 309:
"Thoughts unspoken are not unknown
to the Divine Mind. Desire Is prayer, and
no loss can occur front trusting God with
our desires that they may be molded and
exalted before they take form In word and
deed."
"What we most need Is the prayer of
fervent desire for growth In grace ex- f
pressed In patience, meekness and good
deeds. The habitual struggle to be al
ways good Is unceasing prayer."
Those who carelessly criticise Christian
Science will And It hard to account for the
fact that probably a million sensible, so
ber and successful men and women all
over the world hold to It In loving devo
tion. There are no sermons preached fn
Christian Science, churches to attract
crowds, and nobody is obliged' to fre
quent them. If the denomination Is grow
ing with amazing rapidity it Is because It
gives those who come to it a wonderful
return for their faith.
DAVID B. OGDEN.
Thieves Celebration Broken Up.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Five women and
three men celebrating the New Year In
the midst of property which had been
(stolen the day before were arrested late
last night. The police arrived at the house
when the merry-making, was at its height.
The stolen property found belonged to
Louis Grelg and Peter Gembler. two
French chefs from Cincinnati, who arrived
in New York Monday with their families
and five trunks, all en route to Paris.
Grelg and Gembler say they were robbed
of money and the checks for their bag
gago In a saloon on Second avenue, Tues
day night. They were suddenly set upon
by several men, were knocked down and
severely beaten. A man who said his
name was Thomas Dawler. dressed in Mr.
Gemblcr's evening suit, was acting a3 host
' at the time of the arrest. A young woman
1 wearing an evening dress belonging to
P liS. Ultlnr UJIU Y11U 3UU UU1 IMltuu no
Mamie Ryan, was the hostess. The other
six persons were apparently visitors.
Gcrmnn Steamer Wrecked.
HONG KONG, Jan. 2. The steamer
Thales has landed the captain and pas
sengers of the German steamer Clara.
The Clara was wrecked near the Island
of Hainan. Forty-two of the ship's com
pany were saved by the steamer Hanoi
(French), Captain Ulderup. three other
officers out of the four European pas
sengers and 11 Chinese were originally
reported missing.
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dren are very delicate and tender. Mothers mnst
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-Mrs. Ella Zleeler. Delta, Ohio.
'Mamma has used Cascarets and re
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Alice Setrell. 6M Elchth St.. S. Boston.
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