fS I ..THE MOBNLNG OREGOSIAI?. SATURDAY; JANUABY 4 1902f FOUR HOLD-UPS 1NANIGHT HOME FOR JACK TARS HEALTHY KIDNEY ITEMS OF EXPENSE TO WHICH STATE OF OREGON WILL BE SUBJECT FOR 1902 FOOTPAD AT VANCOUVER "WAS RE WARDED BY TWO MEN. Following is a statement of art items of expense, given separately, to which the state xll! be subject, under existing laws, for the fiscal year ending December 3L 1902; also Interest on unpaid warrants, and also the sum provided by law for the current expenses of the Oregon National Guard, and the sum of H7.500 for the support of the University of Oregon: M'CALLA TVILI ERECT A HOUSE Ar VALLEJO. CLUB- AT 72 YEARS OF AGE Another Had a Gun, and Ued It, aad tbe Foarth Sparred Up Hi Horse aad Got Array. VANCOUVER, Wash-, Jan. 3. Four hold-ups took place In Vancouver last night. Two of them occurred In the busi ness district of town, one east of the bar racks, and one two or three miles east of town. A Mr. "Woods says, as he was go ing home late last evening, a man stepped In front of him and commanded him to throw up his hands. As he drew his right hand from his pocket he brought his re volver with It, and opened fire on the footpad, who lost no time In getting out of range. Mr. TVooster, a farmer living near Fourth Plain, was commanded to fitop and put up his hands by some one, about two miles, from town, ze he was on his way home, instead of obeying, "Woos ter put spurs to his horse and rode away. J. Slanfield was relieved of some small change near his home east of the bar racks shortly after darlc The third vic tim was B. L. Griffith, a Lewis River farmer, who gave up his watch and about ?C0. He says he was accosted by a man wearing a soldier's uniform, who ordered him to throw up his hands, which he did. The man then went through his pockets. "William Smith, who lives near where the hold-up took place, was attracted by th voices of the men. and arrived on the scene Just as the highwayman disap peared. Smith confirms Griffith's state ment that the robber wore a soldier's uni form. The police have been working on the cases today, but so far no clueto any of the guilty parties has been found. One soldier was arrested this morning, but was later released for lack of evidence. WILLIAM SEATOX HANGED. A Mont Atrocious Wnaliiiifrtou Crime Than Aicnpeil. SEATTLE. Jan. 3. William F. Scaton wus banned at S o'clock this morning for the murder of his uncle. Daniel Richards, December 6, 1900. Scaton died game. The trap was sprung at 8 o'clock. Seaton to the last said he was not responsible for the killing of his uncle. The execution was devoid of sensational features. The condemned man walked up the three flights of sttps from his cell with his keeper James Mullen, on one side, and a minister of the gospel on the other. His face was unmoved, his step firm and clastic . Crime for Which Seaton Wan Hanged The crime for which "William F. Seaton was hanged was one t the most atro cious, unprovoked and cold-blooded ever committed in King County, or possibly in the entire state. About 4 o'clock of the afternoon of December C, 19D9, he made a murderous assault on almost an entire family with an ax. The assault resulted in the Instant killing of Dan Richards, Seaton's uncle. And the almost fatal wounding of little Myrtle and Hazel Sea ton, his nieces. After crushing In the left side of the head of each and throwing their bodies in a manger, he next attacked his sister, and mother of the two little girls, who had run to the assistance of her xwn in response to their screams for help. With one murderous swing of the big ax he felled her to the ground, and, believing her dead, rushed Into the hou3e where his uncle, Dan Richards, was sleep ing, and with one blow split his head wide open. He then walked leisurely to the station at the end of the street-car line at South Park, with the Intention, as he afterward stated, of going to Seattle to give himself up to tbe police. In the meantime, however, the screams of the X children and motfier had attracted the at- tention of people in the neighborhood, and Deputy Sheriff Mike Kelley was no lifled. He at once went In search of Sea ton, and overtook him near the car line, but when Kelley called to him to halt he suddenly wheeled In his tracks and opened lire on the Deputy Sheriff. Fortunately his aim was wild and the shots missed. Mr. Kelley then pulled his gun, and the first shot struck Seaton in the neck, pass ing almost through and lodging just back of the left ear. The bullet is there today, as it was never removed. Mr. Kelley car ried Scaton to the car and brought him to Seattle. Before the city was reached Seaton recovered sufficiently to talk, and frankly told the Sheriff that he meant to murder the whole family, and at the time thought he had. The only reason he gave was that his bister was not doing richt, and he Intended to put her out of the way. Defense Wan Insanity. Seaton was charged with murder in the first degree, and when arraigned, January 25, entered a plea of not guilty. The trial began March 4, and lasted three days, the Jury bringing in a verdict of guilty as charged, after being out only half an hour. The defense was insanity, and sev eral eminent physicians who had exam ined Seaton gave testimony on this point at the trial. AH but one of the many testified that the murderer was sane at the time of tho tragedy, also at the time of the trial. April 13 a motion for a new trial was argued and overruled, and on April 15 Seaton ' was sentenced to be hanged by Judge Griffin. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, but was never completed. On motion of Prosecut- ing Attorney Fulton this appeal was dis missed by the Supreme Court last Octo ber, and November 22 Judge Griffin set today for the execution. Prosecuting Attorney Walter S. Fulton had personal charge of the case after taking office on January 14, 1901, and it Is due to his vigorous methods in pushing tbe case along that swift and Just pun ishment has been meted out to King County murderers for the first time. The only other legal execution which has tak en place in King County for more than a quarter of a century was that of Charles Nordstrom, who was hanged last August, nearly nine years after the murder was committed for which he was executed. It was Mr. Fulton who brought about this execution in breaking the endless chain "which Nordstrom's lawyers kept in motion for so many years. MAYHEM CHARGE DISMISSED. Defendant Made Cnh Settlement With Party Injured. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 3. Manlcy Cox. who was arrested In Garfield six weeks ago for biting a piece out of George Giles' ear. was arraigned in the Superior Court, at Colfax, today, and the charge dis missed, on motion of Giles, who said he had received satisfaction for the damage. This action was taken -under the state law which permits the compromising of a misdemeanor by cish settlement with the party injured. In this case, Cox paid the prosecuting witness $230. to cover -"doctor bills and court costs. Giles, whose car was badly bitten, will have, a piece of flesh taken from his arm and grafted Into the ear. He says physicians have agreed to do this for ?150. The mayhem at Garfield was the result of a drunken row. Cox and two compan ions came to Garfield and announced that though it was a prohibition town they woul- run it. They issued ant. edict tabbo lng white shirts. Giles came down the street wearing the offending garment, and a free fight resulted when Cox and his companions,, attempted to enforce their edict. In the fight Cox bit Giles' car. AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION. Governor Likely to Be Aulced to Favor a Mardcrer He Prosecuted. OLYMPIA, Jan. 3. Governor McBride may soon be confronted "xith an embar rassing situation. Some time ago, whilf Lieutenant-Governor, he assisted In the prosecution of a murderer named Hamil ton, in Skagit County. The counsel for the defense tried hard to have the Lieutenant Governor barred from appearing in the FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE FOLLOWING SEPARATE ITEMS OF EXPENSE Ems Salary of Governor '. - Private Secretary to Governor . Clerk and stenographer in Executive Department Salary of Secretary of State 'Clerks and Stenographers, Secretary of State Salary of State Treasurer Clerks and stenographers, State Treasurer .,. Supreme Court Judges of Circuit Courts, Prosecuting Attorneys and deputies Attorney-General Clerk and assistant, Attorney-General Superintendent of Public Instruction Traveling expenses of Superintendent of Public Instruction Clerks and stenographers. Superintendent of Public Instruction btate .Librarian X -3.000 OOjJ 1,500 00 Contingent cxnenses of state library... Salaries of Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer for supervision of public works 22,000 OW'U.eOO 00 8.0UXW N.CO0 00 2,600 00 1.250 00 300 00 S3) 00 154,455 00 900 do 8C0 2S6.000 0Q 15.S00C0, 1,600 00 1.200 00 15.000 00 5.825(0 16.4MO0 27,500 00 13.730 00 Janitors, firemen, night watchman, messenger, gardener, etc, at Capitol Pilot Commissioners and secretary of board Health officers at Astoria, Coos Bay, Gardiner and Yaqulna Boatman at Astoria State Land Agent Fish Commissioner and Manter Fish Warden ." Contingent expenses of Domestic Animal Commission : Contingent expenses of State Board ot Horticulture . Public printing, ruling and binding, and paper therefor Paper and printing, ruling, binding, etc Paper and election supplies, printing election blanks and compiling and printing election laws Printing and binding live volumes of the Supreme Court Reports Contingent expenses of the Capitol and various departments therein Lighting of State Capitol as per contract.., '. Fuel for heating State Capitol Publication of proclamations, notices of warrant calls, etc Text-Book Commission General and contingent expenses of Insane asylum xt(,iiiiii, iiiaujit; lia.viuui..... .................. ............................................... ........................ Returning to their homes patients discharged from tho Insane asylum . Library and amusements for patients at Insane asylum Repairs and improvements at insane asylum , Machinery, farming implements, etc., for Insane asylum . Finishing and furnishing new wing and additional buildings, etc., for Insane asylum ...'.... Transportation of Insane and Idiotic persons to the insane asylum General and contingent expenses of state penitentiary ; Repairs and improvements at the penitentiary Transportation of convicts committed to the penitentiary Salaries, general and contingent expenses for the Reform School Repairs, improvements, purchase of machinery, etc.. for Reform School "., Salaries and general and contingent expenses of School for Deaf Mutes Repairs and improvements, School for Deaf Mutes Salaries and general and contingent expenses of Institute for the Blind .....:.... Repairs and Improvements at Institute for the Blind For support and maintenance of Oregon Soldiers' Home Construction of additional barracks at Soldiers' Home Construction of addition to hospital building at Soldiers' Home Painting and repairs, etc.. for Oregon Soldiers' Home Light, water and heating plant and power-house and hall of engineering at State University . Current expensea of State Agricultural College Claims for Monmouth Normal School, Incurred during 1KP9 and 1900 Salaries, general and contingent expenses of the Monmouth Normal School Repairs and Improvements, and purchase of lands for Monmouth Normal School Salaries of officers and teachers, at Ashland Normal School Construction of boys' dormitory at Ashland Normal School Salaries of officers and teachers at Drain Normal School Heating plant, etc, for Normal School at Drain , H uiaims ror support ana maintenance or weaton Normal scnooi, incurred during lsre and 1900, fori ! which past appropriation was insufficient I 2.429 52 Repairs, etc., for Weston Normal School I 2.0CO 00 35.000 001 zo.o:o oo 7.800 00 8.400 00 6,40) 00;. 4.P62 00 5,000 00 3.000 001 600 0CI 1R.O0O 00 3.000 00 3,000 00 1.SO0O0 1.S03 00 v596 50 3.000 00 20.000 00 3.600 00 1.200 00 3,000 00 16.720 00 1.609 00 5,860 00 46.000 09 154.500 00 6.000 00 1.200 00 4.000 00 1.800 00 3.000 00 2,000 00 s.ojoco 4.000 00 11.700 00 2,400 00 4,4-JJ WJ 1.000 00 3,000 00 5.000 00 -6.000 00i 9.009GOJ 60.000 m 2,009 00 L800 08 9,000 oe; osa -to-" -I a "3 o : c.23 : "-go . Coo' 1.800 00 COO 00 1.500 00 8,360 00 800 00 2,900 GO 22.000 00 77.230 00 3.000 CO 600 00 2.000 00 900 CO 1,500 00 1.000 00 2.500 00 2.000 00 5,340 00 1.20)00 2,200 00 500 00 1,800 00 3.000 K); "4.900 00 30.000 00 s,eoooo 84,000 00 4.500 00 12.500 00 53.000 00 8.500 CO 26.000 001 3000 00 14.000 00 1.000 00 1.075 71 10.000 00! 6.C00 00 l.K CO 25.000 10.0CO 4.300 00 25,000 CO, 1.500 00 12.500 00 2,500 00 10,000 00 r.ooooo 42,590 00 6.250 ON 30.000 001 15.CO0 00 's'oodoo oof , CO 5,000 ! 00 New bulldlnir and heatlnc nlant for Weston Normal School Salaries of officers, teachers, etc. State Normal School at Weston ;., Salary of Dairy and Food Commissioner and deputy , Salary of Game and Forestry Warden and deruties , Fish Commissioner and Master Fish Warden and salary and expenses of deputy fish.. , Expenses incident to making alterations, etc. In Capitol building 7T. : Support of nonresident poor in several counties I.... Expenses In arrest and return of fugtltlves from justice , "Rewards for arrest" Per diem and mileage of Presidential Electors Premiums awarded by State Board of Agriculture, 1901 and 1902 ..... Premiums awarded by First Eastern Oregoi District Agricultural Society . , Premiums awarded by Second Eastern Oregon Agricultural Society Premiums awarded by First Southern Orpgon District Agricultural Society .... Premiums awarded by Second Southern Oregon District Agricultural Society Insurance and maintenance of state pilot schooner, 1900 (omitted from levies of 1900 and 1901 Insurance and maintenance of state pilot ehooner, 1901 and 1902 Expeises of a delegation of veterans to Washington. D. C Repairs, build'ncs and Improvements for State Agricultural College Support and maintenance of State University, and to k?er bulldlncs. etc. in reoair. and for con struction of addition to the library and laboratory facilities for 1901. 45,774. and for 1902, rU,001 jrecucn. iurmsning anu agricultural experiment station :n luisicrn Oregon To .reimburse enlisted men of Second Oregon and Battery A For exhibit at Pan-American Exposition and South Carolina Exposition j.... Work of the State Biologist, etc For 10CH sets of Bellinger and Cotton Code... ? For aid of Oregon Historical Society ,..-. , .Maintenance oi tne urcgon isationai uuara, ufui ana iwi .v.. ..r... v.s. ........j ou(ipuri iinu. maintenance ol urcgon ooiaxurs numc, irui ana .suz ... Improvement of public soda springs and grourds at Sodavllle To provide water for state institutions .. r...vwnvrrr.v..r..r..-7'r..-sv Indigent orphans and foundlincrs :... .Cvr J. H. Ackerman. traveling expenses as Superintendent of Public Instruction ?; Alterations in Hall of Renresentatlves. furniture and carpets for committee-rooms, in Canitol... Three counties for support of nonresident poor .-, I George F. Rodgers. balance due on 3000 school registers B. F. Tiffany, balance due for services asguard at the penitentiary J. Frank Adams, for services as DeputyState Veterinarian. July 9 to December 3L 1898 ........ George F. Rofgers, for binding 64 volumes of the laws of Oregon for 1S95 ,., Sanborn. Vail & Co., for oil portrait of ex-Governor Lord Oil portrait of Abraham Lincoln T O. B. Estcs, for costs in case of State vs. O. B. Estes , Northwestern Stove Foundry, for material? and repairs for state Insane asylum M. G. Morgan for services as Deputy Fish Commissioner during 1S93 , ...:... Dugan Bros., balance due for supplies for insane asylum , Anton Wirt, services as quarantine officer-for State Board of Horticulture, during 1900 .. Butterfield Bros., for making and engraving medals for members of the Second Qregon Astoria Chamber of Commerce, for rent of office for the Board of Pilot Commissioners Auditional salary for the prison inspector for 1S9D and 1900 , Relief of the creditors of John Gray ; Douglas and Ella Belts, for repayment of money paid for supposed school lands , John H. Hall, for services as attorney in an action of State vs. Multnomah County Ralnn Clyde, for services as malllne clerk of the House of Reoresentatives Lesley Campbell, clerk on Joint committee to examine books, accounts, etc., of the Deaf Mute and Reform Schools J. C. Moreland. as attorney in case of state on relation of A. C Taylor, plaintiff, vs. State Board of Building Commissioners " ua U.HU uiru -tviu ouujeij uj. uicuu ,...., Florence Crittenton Home I , Two-thirds of bounty on certain wild animals, etc , Jennie Hamilton, J. F. Rellly and P. J. Maher, claim for reward , Frank Davey, services and expenses as secretary of State Board of Emigration, two years Materials, labor, etc.. for extension of the State Capitol sewer to penitentiary and asylum Claim of J. W. Manger in full of all claims on his part against the State of Oregon....". State Board of Agriculture, for Improvement of state lair grounds , Monument atx?hampocg Claim of J. C Griffith for dental services at the penitentiary for 1893 and 1900 , Teachers' associations ,... E. W. Moore, for oil portrait of Governor Geer , Investigation of books and accounts of State Land Board , Deficiency in expenses of transporting insane persons , Deficiency In the expenses of electric lights at Capitol, 1S9D and 1900 i , Deficiency In general expenses of Reform School. 1899 and 1900 , Deficiency In election blanks and supplies, 1S99 and 1900 , Deficiency In wood for penitentiary. 189U and 1900 , Deficiency in salaries of Supreme Court judges, Circuit Judges, clerks and other expenses of supreme (Jourt for 1S99 and 1900 .- , Deficiency In salaries of District Attorneys for 1S99 and 1900 ;.., Doflclency in current expenses of School for Deaf Mutes, for 1S99 and 1900 Deficiency In current expenses of Oregon institute for Blind. 1S99 and 1900 Deficiency in General expenses of nenitentiary for 1893 and 1900 Mileage and per diem and other expenses of Senators and Representatives, and clerkhlre and other expenses ot ast legislature Reimbursement of Lincoln County on accounts of overpaid taxes Estimated total cost of such additional public buildings and Improvements of public buildings Derevea to De necessary auring jsui.... , Interest on indorsed warrants Less items of surplus () $19 80. excess of lev- over appropriation: (t) 545 excess of levy over -ap propriation; Ki) kw,rM, levied but not appneu w any specmc purpose Total 1.500 00 2.200 00 6,000 CO 1.500 00 1,500 Oi 200 00 5.000 00 1.500 00 1,500 CO 900 00; 600 001 l.SOOCOl 93,274 00! 10.000 001 1Z.HU DO 23.009.00 LOGO W 10.000 00 5,400 0Q S7.M7C0 x.eoow! 1.006 09 m.m-m 24,009 00 .387 LS6131 LS74 161 4ZS Zi 81 S3 200 00 33 00 600 00 600 CO 139 00 179 88 17 55 54 63 18 Zb 1.245 64 240 00 COO 00 1.000 00 139 20,' 3,348 45 100 00 66 00 750 00! 6.000 0) 5.000 00 50.000 00 600 00 240 00 17.500 001 1.600 O0r, 7,656 50 300 00 128 00 500 00 600 00 1.000 00 24.627 54 2.662 35 13,734 15 5SS S3 676 5S 1.561 OS 257 43 2.757 62 2S8S0 367 89 50,000o0 .931 25 so.poocoj SMW W.8WW . 8,510 CS 24.672 54 2.662 35 13.734 151 5S8 93 676 5S 1,961 OS 2.357 43 2.757 62 2SS80 367 69 50,000 0W 331 Zo 60.000 00 . 5,465 62) ; 1,500 00 1,800 00 600 CO 1.500 00 8.360 00 800 CO 2.900 CO 23,800 00 77.250 00 3,000 00 600 00 2,000 00 900 00 1,500 00 1,000 uO 2.500 00 2,000 00 6.420 00 1.200 00 2,200 00 500 00 1.800 00 5.000 00 3.C00 00 4.500 00 20.000 W 2.000 00 1.800 00 3,000 00" 11.WWW 4,000 00 1,250 00 300 00 138575 00 15.800 00 1,000 00 1,203 00 15,000 00 5.SZ5CO 16,450 00 13.750 00 41.500 CO 4.500 CO 6,250 0) 23,000 00 8.500 00 14.CC0O0 .3.600 00 6.CCOO0 LCCOCO 1.075 71 10,000 00 6.000 00 l.fcOO C-j 25.000 00 5,000 00 4.300 00 25.0COO0 1.500 00 1200 00 200 00 10.C00 W 1.OCO00 2.429 52 2,000 00 35.0U) tio 20.000 W 6.300 00 6,200 00 400 00 4,862 00 3,300 CO 1,500 00 600 00 19 80 11.000 CO 1,300 00 1,503 00 SCO 00 1,200 00 596 50 1.500 00 2.000 00 20,000 00 63.274 00 10,000 00 12.000 CO 25,000 00 L000CO 10,000 00 .6.0Q9 00 -S7.K7 00 14,000 00 1,000(30 3,C0O 24.000 CO 387 35-, 1,96131 1,874 16 428 27 81 93 200 00 , i-W 600 .; COO 00 139 00 179 9S 17 55 54 63 IS 25 1,215 ta 240 00 600 00 1,000 00 139 20 3.348 45 160 00 66 00 750 00 6.000 00 5,000 00 50,000 00 600 00 240 00 17,500 00 1.600 00 7.E5S50 3C0 00 128 00 500 00 600 00 1,000 00 t45 00 .. . . .. He Will use tne rre aeaey .inBtu- e'd Him for His Services ia the Spanish War. ' SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3. Captain B. H. McCalla, now In command of the Kear sarge. the flagship of the North Atlantic squadron, has In view the erection of a fine clubhouse at Vallejo for the enlisted men of the Navy. He has already se cured a 6lte for the proposed building, paying for it with the prize money award ed to him for his -services in the Spanish War. Additional funds are to be secured by popular subscription. Mrs. McCalla Is now here making the preliminary arrangements for the erection- of the structure, which will prob ably be remodeled after the Bluejackets Clubhouse in Brooklyn, which was erected through the munificence of Miss Helen Goujd. It will contain a library, gymna sium, billiard-rooms, a bowling alley and slceplng-rooms. and be a home for the men at Mare Island when off duty. J6O.COO0O 3.015 05 " 00,0'A SO 1?m37.693 041 JRECAPITULATION Total amount appropriated by the Legislative Assembly of 1901 for the ordinary expenses of the state government for the two years commencing January 1, 1901. and payment of certain specified claims 51.76S.253 88; insurance and maintenance of state pilot schooner for the year 1900 (omitted from levies of 1900 and 1901), 1596 50; reimbursement of Lincoln County. In the State of Oregon, on account of nvrrn!i1 tnti fnmtttod .frnm Ipvlrs nf 1SS9 nnd' lfifldl 3991 23: lntprpst on lndorcnri vorront, .. Vio years 1900 and 190L $8510 67 Amount levied January 12, 1901, for expenses for the fiscal year ending December 31,1901 Amount. n.778.352 3(M 737,699 04 Total expense to which the state will be subject for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1902, and the payment oi specmea claims tor wincn appropriations were raaap out not icvteo ior Receipts of the State Treasury not applied by law to some special purpose From interest on deferred payments on taxes $ 2.397 97 From 2 per cent tax on insurance premiums 31,345 5S From insurance licenses s e7 run From sale of books , 2,700 o?i irom convict iaoor M.321 23 From care of Alaska insane . 636 68 From fees of the Supreme Court 3,714 45 From board of United States prisoners , .-. 845 71 From Oregon portage railway fund (transfer) 4,345 OM From fines for violation of "game laws" ."; H 27 coi From "miscellaneous sources' - 131 301 TVnl TAdfllnfA fri tViA voai -. flu ftn, n? WIM.. ...WI..J.V0 w w- j.... ll,WA U3 Less estimated receipts from miscellaneous sources for the year 1901 31.843 SSi Excess of miscellaneous receipts for 1801 over estimate of levy for 1901 Estimated receipts from miscellaneous sources during the year 1902 , Estimated unexpended balances of appropriations, 1839-1900 Total amount of revenue to be raised by taxation for state purposes for the year 1902. 75.147 07 60506 19 10.000 00 $1,040,653 25 Will Hot Be Moved to New York. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. Dudley Evans, who has just been elected acting president of "Wells, Fargo & Co.. will re tain his present position of second vice president, at least until the next annual meeting of the directors, when he may be made permanent president of the corpora tion. He says that the principal offices of the company will not be removed to New York, and that hereafter lie will consider San Francisco as his home. E. H. Harri man. the newly elected director, will, with H. E. Huntington, who is also on the board, represent the Interests of the South ern Pacific, which owns one-fifth of the express company's capital stock. COUNTY COURT CALLS A HALT. No More "Work aa Delinquent Tax List at Salem for the Present. SALEM, Or Jan.. 3. The work of com piling the list of land upon which taxes have remained delinquent during the last 10 years has been abandoned for the pres ent, and the County Court is now discuss ing the matter of Its resumption. .The clerks and" experts worked on the list two days. The experts have returned to the. work of examining the Sheriff's books. For years it has been notorious that many of the descriptions of property on the as sessment roll are so defective that no valid sale could be made. For such prop erty there have been no bidders, and the taxes remained unpaid. The clerks were set at work making lists composed chief ly of such tracts of land, but as It seemed probable that the county could not thereby make a valid sale, the work was stopped when the County Court met yesterday. "While the matter has not come up for final action, it Is understood tha't Com missioners Miley and Needham are op posed to resuming the work. The com mencement of the work aroused strong op position, on the ground that it would en tall considerable expense without accom plishing anything. Recorder Balances Ills Books. City Recorder Judah has balanced his hooks for the year, and finds that the cur rent expenses of the city for 1901 were $13,500. The expenses for 1300 were $16,000, and for 1899 they were $17,000. The city has lived within its Income, with $395 to spare. Accident to a Prominent Man. A. M. Clough, a Salem undertaker, and formerly County Coroner, suffered a se vere gash on the head this morning while cutUng wood. 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It builds up the body, gives it strength and restores the energy that is or has been wasting under the baneful suffer ing of kidney disease. Warner's Safe Cure is now put up in two regular sizes and sold by all druggists, or direct. 50 CENTS AND $K00 A BOTTLE. LESS THAN ONE CENT A DOSE. Refuse substitutes. There is none "just as good as" Warner's Safe Cure. It has cured all forms of kidney disease during the last thirty years. It is prescribed by all doctors and used in the leading hospitals as the only abso lute cure for all forms of disease of the kidney, liver, bladder and blood. TRIAL BOTTLE FREE. To convince every sufferer from diseases of the liver, kidney, bladder and blood that Warner's Safe Cure will cure tkem, a trial bottle will be 6ent ab solutely free to any one who will write Warner Safe Cure Co., Rochester, N. Y.t and mention having seen tfris liberal offer in The Oregonlan. The genu ineness of this offer Is fully guaranteed. Our doctor will send medical booklet, containing symptoms and treatment of each disease, and many convincing testimonials, free, to any one who will write. by pan and pick, and Is paying hand somely. The recent discovery of platinum in a paying quantity In the Dry Diggings dis trict has aroused considerable Interest among mining men of this section to the location and working of ledges and de posits containing platinum. The metal has been found to occur in Southern Ore gon districts only in Its native state, in small grains or flakes. Many of the placer miners have found it in quantity in j their sluices and have thrown.lt away, be-J mis iKnuniBi ot us luunuiy ana vaiue. Serpentine, the source of the platinum. Is the predominant formation of the mineral deposits of Josephine County, more espe cially Western Josephine. All the streams draining this section are platinum pro ducers. Everywhere the serpentine forma tion occurs and it occurs in nearly all the Josephine districts platinum Is found In greater. or less quantity. were smothered by being burled in the sand, which was washed upon them In the storm. James N. Miller, of Orejron City. OREGON CITY, Jan. 3. James N. Mil ler, a well-known man of this city, dropped dead In his saloon here this morn ing. Mr. Miller had been In poor health for some time. John Marshall, the cook, on entering the saloon, saw Mr. Miller sitting in his chair. In a very unnatural posture, and on approaching him. he fell lifeless to the floor. Dr. Strickland was immediately summoned, but the unfor tunate man was past recovery. Deceased had lived here for 14 years. He was 47 years of age, and a native of Iowa. A wife and three children survive him Grace R., James LeRoy and April Viola. Pioneer Settler at South Bend. SOUTH BEND. Jan. 3. William Ax ford, who pre-empted the 13 acres which are now in the center of South Bend, and whose house Is the oldest house now standing here, died this morning at the age of SO. He had lived here continuously since 1S76. He was an old soldier, and will be burled Saturday under the aus pices of the G. A. R. post. He was born in England, and left a large family ot grown sons. 145.653 26 $ S95.000CO RICH GOLD STRIKE. Josephine Coanty Vein Grows Richer ns Depth Is Attained. GRANT'S PASS, Jan. 3. On Jones Creek, on the Dry Diggings district, three miles east of Grant's Pass'a remark ably rich sold strike ha3 been made by- Andrews Bros. These men located and emptied a pqeket, and Instead of ceas ing work the miners kept digging down, and struck a thin redocher seam, which, at a depth cf but six feet, developed Into a six-inch vein of soft quartz, literally peppered with free gold. The rock of the vein yields an average of 25 to 50 cents per pan. Every panful yields a long string of yellow dust. The vein increases Jn width and value as it s followed down, and offers a flattering possibility of becoming a most remarkable and unusually rich quartz ledge. In the meantime it is being emptied of its gold OREGON DAY AT CHARLESTON. Exposition Managers Have So Desig nated February 14. SALEM, Or., Jan. 3. February 14. 1902, has been designated as Oregon day at the Charleston exposition.. Governor Geer some time ago' wrote to the- exposition managers, asking that they set apart that date as Oregon day, because it Is the 42d anniversary of the admission of this state Into the Union. In transmitting the in formation that the request had been com plied with. Manager J. C. Hemphill, of the department of promotion and publicity, ex presses the hope that a great many resi dents of this state will be in attendance on the day named. In closing his letter Mr. Hemphill says: "You will be glad to know that the Ore gon exhibit at the exposition here Is now very well In place, and that it attracts the attention of all visitors." Oregon Mining Stock Exchange. Yesterday's quotations: Bid. Asked. Adams Mountain 1VS 4 Astoria-Melbourne (Gtd.) 25 40 Bronze Monarch UK 16 Copperopolla 17 29 Crystal Consolidated 2 CariVou 1 Gold Hill & Bohemia.. .ri.. 0 Huronlan -r.-rr. .....'..:."..;?. rrr-SK Lost Horse' .';:.. . ...Z'.7i ?r2V4 Oregon-Colorado It. M.. & D. 24J4 Riverside ...."....Sit? Sutnpter Consolidated .'. ..!..". 2V. 4000 Bronze Monarch 1." 2000 Crystal Consolidated 3 1500 Caribou 2 750 Gold Hill & Bohemia 10 500 Huronlan 1000 Oregon-Colorado 25 It 15 64 29 1 4 SPOKANE. Jan. 3. The closing quotations of mining stocks today were: Bid. Ask.J Bid. Ask. Amer. Boy ..4 5 lQulIp 2tt 27H Blacktall ....10- lUJiKamb. Car ...67a 70 Crystal 2Vt 0 Republic 4 4U Deer Trail ... 2 2 Reservation .. 2Vi 3 Gold Ledge .. 1 2 Sullivan 8 10 L. Dreyfus ..2 3Vj Tom Thumb ..18i 19 L. P. Surp... 5 STslKorth Amer .. 1 1 Mtn. Lion ...25 27 Trade Dollar., -ty, 5 Mom. Glory- 1T$ 2V4! Butte & Bos... 1 Morrison .... 3 3-&IN. A. Marble. lVa lu Prln. Maud .. 2 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. Official closing quotations of mlnlnz stocks: Belcher :.$0 lOJOcctdental Con ...?0 03 Best & Belcher... 12Ophlr 87 Caledonia 21Overman 0 Challenge Con ... 13Potosl 11 Chollar OlSavage 5 Confidence 55!Seg. Belcher 5 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 65 Sierra Nevada ... 21 9Sllver Hill 45 UlStandard 3 50 lftlUnlon Con IS OlUtah Con Crown Point Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross. Justice Mexican 30j Yellow Jacket .. Mllwaukie Incorporation Slatter. OREGON CITY, Or,. Jan. 3. At the meeting of the Board of County Commis sioners today the Incorporation of the town of Mllwaukle came up. but was post- j poned until the February meeting of the court. The Commissioners postponed the matter last month so as to get a decision from District Attorney Allen, the court being in doubt as to whether the Com missioners had power to incorporate a town. Mr. Allen, owing to the amount of business on hand, has not yet rendered his decision. Storm "Sanded" Oyster Beds Badly. SOUTH BEND, Jan. 3. The oystermen have discovered that the heavy blow ot last week "sanded" the oyster beds badly, and hundreds of dollars worth of oysters NEW -YORK. Jan. 3. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adami Con Alice Brecce 75IOphlr .. Brunswick Con .. 15 Phoenix Comstock Tunnel. 5Potosl , Con. Cal. & Va... 1 COiSavage ..$0 20LlttIe Chief $0 12 -jo l Ontario s uv , , 85 Deadwood Terra.. 50 Horn Silver 1 00 Iron Silver OU Leadvllle Con ... 5 Sierra Nevada Small Hopes .. Standard ...... 9 4 20 40 3 70 BOSTON, Jan. 3. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 19 00Osceola $ 81 23 Allouez 3 OOIParrott 29 00 Amalgamated .. C9 75Qulncy 135 00 Baltic 37 OOlSanta Fe Cop... 3 23 Bingham 23 50Tamarack 260 00 Cal. & Hecla... GOO OOlTrlmountaln ... 32 00 Centennial 13 00 Trinity 14 50 Copper Range .. 50 12 United States .. 14 50 Franklin "i 13 00Utah 22 75 Isle Royale .... 21 OOiVlctorla ....... fi 00 Mohawk 29 30Wlnona 1 50 Old Dominion .. 23 62lWolverlnes 50 50 case, but the court ruled against them. It was set up by the defense that Lieutenant-Governor McBride might possibly be come Governor at any time, and that an appeal for clemency might be presented to him and that, naturally, hai-ing prosecuted Hamilton, the Governor would be preju diced against the appllcant'for clemency. Now that the probability has become a fact, the case is attracting some attention from friends of Hamilton and lawyers gen erally. Death by Electrocution. Robert Hastle, who it was thought died of a broken blood vessel while at work at a lathe In the Olympla Pipe Works on New Year's day, met bis death by elec trocution. This fact was developed at the Coroner's inquest last night Hastle care lessly allowed the insulation on his elec tric light wire to become worn off. In reaching up to turn off his lathe he touched the live wire while his other hand ' was resting on the Iron lathe. As he was standing on the ground, he naturally made a good groifnd connection, which killed him instantly. Increase in Notarial Papers. During the year Just closed there were 3S7 notarial commissions Issued by the Governor, as against 292 Issued in 1S00. Aberdeen Mill to Be Improved. ABERDEEN, Wash.', Jan. 2. The An- ", ,Id.dleton MUI Company will ?? Vim '000, In nlarSlng Its plant here. It will ship lumber to the Eastern mar ket as an experiment, when the improve ments are completed. w!!eT.5ree de,very system was startd here January I. v Report of Quarantine Officer. SALEM, Or., Jan. 3. The report of Quarantine Officer Alex Patterson, of Gar diner. Or., for tho three months ending December 3L shows that seven vessels en tered the port, and that in all of them the sanitary conditions were good. The report was. filed .la the 4ceof the Secretary of State today. Hard Colds Hard colds nearly always" lead to something serious. They run into chronic bron chitis, pneumonia, consump tion. Doctors know this. That's why they so generally, approve of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. They tell us they cannot prescribe anything that cures coughs so quickly. "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured my daughter of a very bad cough after wc had tried about everything else without" relief." :E. B. Davis, Providence, R. I. 2Sc,Sc.,$l.M. J.C.AYHtCO..Lren.M Mm'j ST SPi m SPECIALISTS FOR MEN Dr. Talcott & Co. STRICTLY RELIABLE Largest Practice on the Pacific Coast Varicocele "WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS EXTEXT SHOULD BE CURED. Varicocele is nn enlargement of the n03t vital blood vessels In man. The function of these veins is to carry oft waste, thus enabling the orsana to receive freh nutrition. The dis ease consists of a dilation and local stagna tion of blood, from which the orxans are de prived of their proper quantity and quality ot nourishment. Varicocele Is a very common dis order. Statistics show that 25 per cent of the ys male population are afflicted with some stage fj of the disease. We cuarantte to cure arlcoceIe in one week at our offlce. or four weeks of home treatment, without the use of knife, caustic or ligature. We have cured over "0OO cases without a single failure or unpleasant result. We invite corre spondence and the fullest Investigations of our methods, and can refer to cured pa- tlents if desired. Contracted Disorders Acute and Chronic made a particular specialty. Home Treatment Most cases can be miccessful'y treated at home. One personal visit Is preferred: but it it Is impossible or Inconvenient for yqu to call at our office, write us a full and unreserved history of jour caj. plainly stating your symptoms. COLORED CHARTS Our colored chart of the organs, which we send free on application to any one Interested In thn subject, will be found a great advantage In "Home Diagnosis," as well as a study for ail Interested in their anatomy. PORTLAND OFFICE, 250 ALDER STREET, CORNER THIRD San Francisco OfHce, 007 3Iarkei, Corner Sixth.