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THE MORSnaTG OIpiGOjrfAff,. FRIDAY,' 3FAKUARY 10, 1902.
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DENIAL TO CHARGES
Surveyor-General of Idaho
Makes Statement,
HOW HiS OFFICE IS CONDUCTED
Ko Recent Trouble with CIvil.Servlce
Commlxsion, and. Contracts "Were
Awarded Without Favorlt-
iwm Politlos la It.
Surveyor-General Joseph Perrault, of
Idaho, makes Indignant Senjal to the
charges that have been preferred against
him beforo the Department of the In
terior at "Washington, D. C. He was in
Portland yesterday, having come to the
city from Boise to place his daughter in
school at St Helen's Hall, .and -while here
he discussed the attacks which have been
made upon him.
Mr. Perrault has been a -well-known
figure in Idaho politics for years. He has
been actively prominent .in Senator
Shoup's campaigns, and he was appoint
ed to the office of "Surveyor-General by
President McKinley in 1S97 at the instance
pf Senator Shoup. His term expires Jan
uary 12, and in the scramble for the office
charges have been openly made reflect
ing seriously upon Mr. Perrault. person
ally, and as an official of the Government
He is accused of personal incompe
tence, favoritism in letting awards for
surveying contracts and defiant disregard
of the rules of the Civil Service Commis
Elon governing the appointment of em
ployes. To each of these specifications
JMr. Perrault makes a vigorous reply. He
'denies their correctness separately and In
toto, and says that the animus back of
the accusations has its origin with politi
cal opponents of Senator Shoup. who are
attacking him because of his close rela
tions with the Senator.,
It has been publicly said that Surveyor
General Perrault was a harness-maker
before being appointed to the office, that
lie was unfamiliar with surveying and its
direction, and that he was generally In
competent to conduct the affairs of the
office as they should be conducted. In
an Interview at the Hotel Portland last
night, Mr. Perrault said:
"I will admit that I am not a practical
surveyor. Few Surveyor-Generals are.
The duties of the position are administra
tive and executive, and it is not neces
sary for a man to know the intricacies
of work in the field. I have been a news
paper man for years in Idaho, and the
charge that I was a harness-maker when
appointed is not true. The record I have
jnade In the office for efficient adminis
tration has been Approved by the depart
ment Inspector, who said in, his report
that the Idaho office was second to none
in the country. Moreover, I have the
Indorsement of the prominent mining
companies in the Shoshone district of
professional men who have transacted
business In the office and of citizens in
general, who are satisfied -with my ad
ministration and favor my reappointment
"It has been charged that my chief
clerk, B. A. Robb, is Incompetent and
that the desirable and profitable con
tracts for surveying have, through his
influence, been given to his father, Ban
ford Robb, to the exclusion of Idaho sur
veyors, who have only been able to ob
tain contracts for work in remote and
Inaccessible sections -where -the hardship
is great and the profit is smalL It -has
ilso been said that Oregon men have
secured awards that should have gone
to Idaho engineers.
"Such charges arc rot To one fa
miliar with the method of receiving bids
and awarding contracts for surveying
public lands, the statement that favorit-,
ism can be shown in letting awards is
absurd. The bids are tabulated and ar
ranged In order, after which they are for
warded to the Secretary of the Interior
at Washington, 1. C. They are consid
ered in that office and awards are made
from there to the lowest bidder. There
would be no opportunity for giving pref
erence, even if it were desirable, but I
have never tried to conduct the affairs of
the office except on an absolutely impar
tial basis.
"My chief clerk Is a graduate of the
academic -and law schools of Yale, and
his father is one of the best known sur
veyors and civil engineers in the West
Mr. Robb was associated with his father
and understands the business of the office
as few men do. The elder Robb has nev
er had a contract awarded him during
my term of office nor In the two years
previous to my appointment It is com
mon talk that he has advanced money to
surveyors who have received awards, and
financed -them until the work was com
pleted and money for the same collected
from the Government This is a matter
of private business between the surveyors
and -Mr. Robb, and has no connection
whatever with his son's position as my
chief clerk, nor with the awarding of
contracts. I understand that he has done
this largely with Oregon men, the Idaho
surveyors receiving -the same accommo
dations from the banks of the state.
"In the handling of bids I have endeav
ored to give the utmost publicity to work
to be done, and have accomplished this
to a greater extent than have any of my
predecessors in the office. Heretofore it
-was the custom to post a notice of invi
tations for bids In the office In Boise, and
let it go at that Since I have been
in the office I have had each call pub
lished In three papers, one in Boise, and
two in the towns nearest the lands to be
surveyed. In addition I have sent copies
of the specifications to all surveyors
known to the office, to each postoffice In
the vicinity and to the different land
offices.
"Replying to the charge that I deliber
ately violated the rules of the of the Civil
Service Commission governing the ap
pointment of employes, I will admit that
when I first assumed the office I dis
charged four people without proper for
malities, because of lack of familiarity
with the rules. Of the persons dismissed
three were Incompetent and one was a
bitter personal and political enemy. The
latter occupied the position of stenograph
er and confidential cleric, and it will be
apparent that he could hardly expect to
bear that relation to me when his enmity
was well known to myself and others.
"I appointed three persons to fill the
four places made vacant by the dismis
sals, which action was disapproved by the
department The three employes ap
pointed by me were discharged and paid
out of my personal tunas, so mat me
Government was put to no expense.
Charges of incompetence were preferred
against three of the four who were dis
charged when I took office, and In each
case the charges were sustained by the
department In the case of Stenographer
J. H. Wicker-sham, the fact of our
strained relations was presented to Sec
retary Bliss, and he offered him a trans
fer to Washington. D. C. Mr. Wicker
sham would not accept this and by de
clining resigned from the civil sen-Ice list
"The dispatch from Washington printed
in The Oregonian yesterday morning that
the Board of Claims had allowed salary
to Paul X.alleman, draughtsman, for the
intervening time since his dismissal, was
news to me. I did not know he had ap
plied for reinstatement and no demand
was made upon me by the department for
information concerning him, for the rea
son ot his discharge. At the timo
charges were preferred against Lalleman
affidavits were submitted to the depart
ment from Theodore Simons, then chief
draughtsman, and Elmer E. Forshay, the
present chief draughtsman, in which they
stated that Lalleman did but little work
and was continually under the influence
of lieer. which he drank to excess. The
men stated that he obstructed work In
the office by his Incessant conversation,
and that they could do more work, in his
absence than with his help.
"Of the two others who were finally dls-..
cnargeq because or incompetence, ono
was agister df my Immediate' predeces
sor,1 whp did no work whatever, and was
popularly referred to as the social de
partment of the office. The other clerk
was a hack driver, who had been ap
pointed by Surveyor-General Straughan,.
and when let out of office returned to
that occupation. He was incompetent
to fill the position.- The trouble over
the civil service rules happened in No
vember of 3897, and since that time I
have had no trouble whatever, either with
the Civil Service Commission or with
the Department ot the Interior. When
ever it has been necessary to have addi
tional clerical or other help I have ap
plied to the Civil Service Commission
for it and they have designated persons
from the eligible list, who were subse
quently appointed.
"In the case of Lalleman, no one was
appointed In his place. Later I request
ed an additional draughtsman from Land
Commissioner Binger Hermann, who sub
mitted it to the Civil Service Commission,
and they recommended" Mr. Nleberdlng,
who was appointed. Mr. Neiberdlng was
a capable and competent man, and came
from Oregon, where he was for some time
employed by the O. R. & N. Co.
Later I asked for another man. and the
Commissioner notified me that there was
no one available on the eligible, list and
I was authorized to employ an expert
draughtsman, pending an eligible man
from the civil service list Under that
authority I employed Ernest E. Hesse,
who had been In the employ of Surveyor
Generals' offices for 25 years, and was
himself at one time Surveyor-General of
Missouri. Despite his knowledge of the
work and hidlong experience he was un
able to pass the examination to get his
name on the eligible, list and was there
fore taken on the office force as a per
diem man.
"Docs that look as though I had been
parceling out the offices to incompetent
men? Quite to vthe contrary,," the men
who are serving under me are unusually
well fitted to hold their respective posi
tions. I have trie'd to run the office on
a purely business basis, giving the best
possible service, apd the indorsements I
have received from prominent mining and
professional men -would Indicate that I
have succeeded. I frankly admit that
I exceeded -my authority when I dis
charged the four employes' "without re
course to the procedure laid down by the
Civil Service Commission. But as soon
as the department disapproved of the
action I complied with the letter of the
rules, and in the' four years since that
time I have never been in conflict with
the department In any way.
"Upon the request of Surveyor-Generals
of the Western States President McKin
ley removed a part of the clerical force
of the office from the civil service and
classified them as per diem employes.
This was done because of the varying
demands for'clerks- When application Is
made for a survey all of the work is done
In tho office and charges therefor are
made against the applicant even to the
stationers' and Ink used. When there Is
a rush of applications It is necessary to
maintain a much larger staff of clerks
than there would be employment for the
year round. Under the classification as
ner diem employes the force can be re
duced or increased at will, according to-
the pressure of work in the office. In
making these clerical appointments I
have been careful to give preference to
those who were the most capable.
"The opposition to my reappointment,
which is finding expression in the charges
which have" been preferred, comes from
the anti-Shoup faction of the Republican
party In Idaho. The boast has been pub
licly made that In getting my scalp they
would be administering a political blow
to the Senator. Ernest G. Eagleson, of
Boise, who was formerly City Engineer,,
has been prominently mentioned as a
candidate for the office. He is a Re
publican and Is affiliated with "those who
are opposing Senator Shoup. He was re
moved from his office as City Engineer by
a Republican Council last October.
"The men and corporations who have
given me their indorsement are satisfied
as to my qualifications for conducting
the business of the office for the best In
terests of all concerned. I served in
the United States Land-Office In Boise
for four and one-half years', and have
been Surveyor-General for over four
years, and hence should Know something
about public land, matters.- "-The "Gov
ernment Inspector who examined the of
fice of my predecessor reported It to be
one of the worst managed offices In the
country. Inspector A. H." Burke has
twice examined the office since I took
charge and .has said that It lsrsccond to
none, and has few equals in. speedy and
accurate conduct of affairs of the office."
Among the corporations and prominent
citizens of Idaho whp are urging Surveyor-General
Perrault's reappointment are:
Bunker HIU &- Sullivan Mining Co., Stand
ard Mlnlne Co.. Ilecla Mining- Co.. Bell Min
ing Co.. Custer Mining Co., Sixteen to-One
Minine Co.. Mammoth Mining Cp.. Frisco Con.
Mining Co.. Ltd.. Kmplre State-Idaho Mining
& Developing Co.. of Wallace, Idaho: C W.,j
Beale, attorney. Wallace; iiawiey at rucKen,
attornejs. Boise: Wm. H. Phlpps, land com
missioner X. r. Rr. Co.. St Paul. Minn.:
John H. Padgham. attorney. Salmon, Idaho;
Lyttleton Price, attorney. Halley, Idaho; J.
H. Richards, attorney, Boise; W. H. WatT,
solicitor of mining patents, Halley, Idaho;
James H. Beattv. United States District Judge;
Isaac N. "Sullivan. Chief Justice Supreme Court
of Idaho; Bt. Rev. A. J. Glorleux, Catholta
bishop of Idaho; . Bt Bev. J. B. Fanston.
Episcopal bishop "of Idaho, Boise; Hon. W.
Budge. Mormon bishop of Idaho, Paris; Wm.
Balderston. editor Idaho Dally Statesman;
H. B. Dastman. vice-president Boise City Na
tional Bank; Alfred Eoff, cashier Boise City
National Bank; C. W. Moore, president First
National Bank of Idaho: H. E. Neal, cashier
Capital State Bank; H. B. Eastman, general
manager Artesian Hot & Cold Water Co.,
BoUc; Rees H. Davis, president Idaho Re
publican Press Association, Caldwell: M.
Patrle, ex-chalrman Republican State Com
mittee, and ex - Secretary of State. Mar
ket Lake;. G. W. Fletcher, vice-chairman Re
publican State Central Committee, Lewlston;
Frank T. Wyman. State Central Committee
man, Ada County; F. C Ramsey, chairman
Ada County Committee; William Alley. United
States Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Representa
tive Ada County, Boise; Ernest McCullough,
City Engineer of Lewlston, Lewlston; I. N.
Smith, chairman Nez Perces County Republican
Central Committee, Lewlston; Edgar C. Steele,
Judge, Second Judicial District Moscow;
James S. iBogart, chairman Republican City
Central Committee; Silas W. Moody, formerly
Territorial Controller and first Auditor for
Idaho; James A. Plnney, ex - Mayor of
Boise City; T. M. Herrlck, secretary Repub
lican piub; J. A. McGlnty. Police Magistrate,
Boise City; B. F. Francis, Chief of Police.
Boise City;. Jofin T. Morrison, attorney-at-law,
ex-chalrman Republican State Central
Committee, Caldwell; A. B. Hos, Payette; R.
V. Crozler, United States District Attorney,
Moscow; M. J. Gray, State Central Commit
teeman, Fremont County, St Anthony; Caleb
Jones, attorney .at-law; W. B. Heyburn, Pres
idential Elector, Wallace; A. A. Crane, attor-ney-at-law,
Harrison: C. M. Hays, ex-DIstrlct
Attorney. Third Judicial District; Edgar Wil
son, member Fifty-fourth and FlftyAslxth Con
gress from Idaho, Boise; George L. Shoup,
United States Senator. 1690 to 1901, Boise,
Clianipapne Imports la 1001.
Of a total of 319,243 cases Imported by
over 30 brands, G. H. Mumm's, Extra Dry
aggregated 120,359 cases, nearly 60,000 cases
more than any other jrand. Particular
attention is called to the quality of this
wine; it is very dry and resembles the
famous 1SS9 vintage, being more delicate
and breedy than the 1S93. Immense re
serves guarantee the maintenance of
quality.
The Spokane flyer leaves Portland daily
at 6:15 P. M.: arrives Spokane following
morning at 9:50. This is the favorite
train with everybody for Eastern "Wash
ington and Coeur d'Alene points. Ticket
omce Third and Washington streets. O.
R. & N. Co. v
Habitual constipation ctfred and the
bowels strengthened by the .Tegular -Use of
Carter's Little Liver Pills In small doses.
I Don't foreet this.
RALEY GETS $500 IN FEES;
OVERPAID ' CHARGES IX JUSTICE
COURTS TO MtEt RETURNED'.
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County Commissioners UnivIIllnKly
Aataorlze Payment, Although.
Forced To a v Litigation.
County Commissioners Showers and
Mack yesterday very unwillingly author
ized the payment of a claim of about 5500
returned Justice Court fees to Frank M.
Raley. This will make $1000 which Raley
has received In this manner.
Several years ago the Justices of the
Peace applied to H. HT Northup, who
was then County Judge, for Information
regarding what fees should be collected
in Justice Court In civil suits. The Jus
tices decided that it was very trouble
some to collect a trifling fee for every
little step taken In a. case, as It pro
gressed, and Judge Northup suggested
that a fee of about $3 would cover all the
costs in an average Justice Court suit,
so the Justices adopted the plan of ex
acting a blanket fee of $3 in 'each suit
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SURVEYOR-GENERAL
filed. It so happened that many cases
were settled Immediately after being
brought, and according to a strict con
struction of the fee bill $3 fees wprcnot
earned for the county, and in many3 In
stances not over SL
Under the salary law the fees collected
were all paid to the County Treasurer. Mr.
Raley obtained a list dt all the Justice
Court suits covering a period pf "four or
five years, and checked them up to as
certain In what cases following the letter
of the statute closely $3 fees had been
earned, and in what not. He made up a
list after he had finished, showing that
there was nearly $2000 pverpald to m the
county by several hundred litigants, Jl to
$2 each. Raley obtained. an assignment
of these claims from -the attorneys, ana
presented the list to the County Court for
payment. The County Commissioners de
clined to" approve the demand, saying It
was merely another scheme to get back
money from the county which would nev
er reach the harfds of the persons who
originally paid It. Raley sued In the State
Circuit Court, and won out. Consequent-
ly the county officials are compelled to
allow his bills. Auattor Pope, however,
checked up each item, and .succeeded in
cutting down the claims so he bollcves
about one'half. There is no Question
but what more fees were collected in these
cases than were legally due, but the liti
gants who paid the money to their law
yers and who are the real sufferers- by
the illegal charges will never get n -cent
back. Their lawyers signed over to Raley
for a trifling sum. and the chances are
that many attorneys made a present or
th si nr 12 fM which nr romimr hack
to the broker, who will receive the lion's
share of thc bill which he collects from
the -county. '
REGISTRATION REACHES 750.
Voters Arc Active la Getting Names
oa Precinct Lists.
Yesterday the number of registrations
was 212, making nearly 750 since thc open
ing day. This is a. much better beginning
than two years ago. Then the law was
new, and electors arc now all aware or
the fact that registration is necessary in
order that they may A-ote, and they are
Knmlnr forwnrrt ranlillv. XVnrlv Trv
man who goes to the Courthouse on busl-
ncss. when his attention Is called to the
fact that registration Is In progress, pro-
ceeds to the registration department and
makes an end of the matter there and
then. "Worklngmen who happen to be laid
off for a day take advantage of thc op
portunity to register, so as not to lose
time from work for this pprpose in thc fu
ture. Frequent remarks of this kind are
heard.
One young man was refused registra-
.Bmxt- ' " " V. --
isH9lsflisHr ' llIf!IBBIiiiMi' v a
isisisfliHK? ti9BisHS8SisKl&HBllisisisv
"tion yesterday afternoon, who claimed i having a veryj thorough knowledge of it.",
citizenship by reason of his father's cltl- j The board decided to Issue a booklet re
zenshlp, the, applicant havjng come here I viewing Its work and the work of the sub
as a minor. He was informed that he. l boards last .year. Five thousand copies
would have to produco his tamers natur-
alizatlon papers, or satisraotoruy prove
that his .father is or 'was a citizen. He
left saying he would bring a lawyer to the
office to compe4he. clerk" to register him.
The statute .on Jhls subject provides:
"The children pf persons who have been
duly naturalized under any law of the
"United States, or who, previous to the
passing of any law on that subject by
the Government of the United States, may
have -become citizens of any one of thc
states under the laws thereof, being Tin
der the age of 21 years at the time of the
naturalization ofyihelr. parents, shall. It
dwelling in the United, States, be consid
ered as citizens thereof, and the children
of persons who now are, or have been,
citizens of the United States, shall, though
born out of the limits and jurisdiction of
the United States, be considered as citi
zens thereof."
The question whether such children
must prove the citizenship of their fath
er was raised while registration was go
ing on two years ago, arid many, legal
opinions were expressed that proqf could
not be demanded, but only the oath ot
the applicant to, the truth of his state
ment. ,
Articles ef Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation of the Portland
Home Building Company were filed in tho
County Clerk's office- yesterday. The
capital stock is $1900. The incorporators
are R. E. Sewell, Guy G. Willis and John
W. Paddock.
Barcxlary lafdraVailea Filed.
Two Informations were filed yesterday
in the State Circuit Court against Robert
Richardson and James St, James, charg
ing them with burglary. One case is that
the 'Sen entered the store of D. M. Aver
Wly at 331 Morrison 'street, on December
12, and stole various articles, and the
other information charges Richardson and
St. James with, having burglarized the
store of the Dayton Hardware Company
on December 23. , .
BOY DIES FROM LOCKJAW.
Lloyd C. "Ferris, ot La Center is tae
Victim.
As the result of a wound which he re
ceived from an accidental fall upon the
blade of an ax, on December 30, Lloyd C.
Ferris,7 years old, died of lockjaw yesterl
day morning. Lost Saturday he was taken
to the North Pacific Sanatorium Tor treat
ment, and Dr. H. C. Jefferds was sum
moned to attend him. Everything-possible
was done to relieve the little sufferer, but
to no avail. Tuesday, morning lockjaw
set In, and he succumbed to it within 34
hours.
Lloyd had llv'cd with his" father near La
Center, wash. "While Mr. Ferris was.
away from home on December 30. Lloyd
took an ax and went out to chop hazel
bushed, in some manner be fell upon the
ax and three fingers of his left band were
gashed by the blade. "He returned home
and told his father of his mishap, and
the wound was dressed. A physician
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PERRAULT, OF IDAHO.
could not be secured, and Mr. Ferris con
tinued to dress the hand dally until Sat
urday, when the wound became so pain
ful that he brought Lloyd to Portland and
called on Dr.. Jefferds, who had the boy
removed to the sanatorium. Sunday as
lockjaw was feared a finger was. ampu
tated. Tuesday tetanus set in, and it be
came necessary to amputate the two other
fingers. From the time lockjaw appeared
no hope for the recovery of the little pa
tient was entertained, but every atten
tion known to medical science was given
him until he passed away.
The remains of the little boy, who was
an only son, will be sent to Dayton, Or.,
for bnrlal next . Saturday.
FAIL TO ACT ON REPORT.
Board of Trade Refers Plaa oft Re
organization to Committee.
Tho regular meeting of the directors of
tho -Board of Trade was held In room R15
Commercial building, yesterday afternoon,
and the committeG on rAorinMMnn mh
and the committee on reorganization sub
mitted a report recommending that the
board bo reformed on the plan of popu
lar organization; that a permanent secre
tary be employed who shall devote his
entire time to the Interests of the board.
After a short discussion the matter wits
I re-referred to the committee, with in-
I structions that it formulate and submit to
the board any plan of reorcanlzatlon
""'""." " " Uupveuiem
ov.er thc Present plan. .
. A communication was received from
William Reld, suggesting that the Board
of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce
co-operate in - a movement to secure a
largo edition of tho New Year's Oregonian
and distribute it throughout the country.
C. E. Rummelln was appointed a commit
tee of one to confer with the Chamber
of Commerce in regard to the matter.
A . letter from Michael Doyle & Co.,
condensed mllkrnahufaCturers of Roches-
j ter, is. i... was reau Dy secretary Miller.
J Some time ago t this firm asked for lnfor
' mation concerning Oregon -with a view
.of establishing a. j factor" In Portland.
1 Later it learned that a company had been
lncorporaieo. in roruana ior Tne purpose
ot manufacturing condensed milk, and It
. decided not to establish a plant. In his
I letter to Secretary -Miller, Manager Doyle
' said:
' "There should be room for an. industry
of this kind 1n your section, particularly
for the Pacific Coast trade. The main
thing in a work of this kind Is that you
secure experienced men, who have been
successful in th'e.sarne line in other places.
It is a very delicate business, and can
only be handled successfully by those
: -wjn be published and distributed.
Temple Beth Israel.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise will continue this
'evening the series of addresses. on "Seek
ers After God." "Socrates, the Sage of
Athens," will be the subject of this even
ing's lecture.
The pupils of the religious school, will
be addressed on Sunday morning' at 11:30
oy L N. Flelschner, who will speak on.
"A Visit to Eastern Lands," A graduate
class has been formed for the 'study of
the post-blbllcal history and literature,
to meet on Saturday mornings at 9 -o'clock
under the direction of the minister.
A largely attended and Interesting meet-,
ing of the i'oungPeople's Union was'held
at the temple" vestry on Wednesday even
ing. A critique of "The Right of Way,"
by Gilbert Par.ke,rtl was read by Miss Rein
hart, and a member of the union read
a letter addressed rtto him by the author
of the book. "Anarchy, Its Causes and
Cure," was considered In papers "presented
by Martin Rosenbatim and Leon Steln
hardt. The next meeting p the society
will be held on Lincoln's birthday, Feb
ruary 12; Hon. George H. Williams .has
consented ta deliver anaddress on Lin
coln. ,
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Chamberlain's Conga Remedy the
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I sell more of Chamberlain's. Cough Rem
edy than of all similar preparations 'nut
together, and it glvesxthe best saafactibh H
ot any meaiune j. ever soia, x, guarantee
every bottle ot It. FC. Jaqulth, Inland.
Mich. This remedy is forsa!e by" all
druggists. , .. ,-
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Hood's Sarsajtarjlia. Is not" a care-all; but
it cures all blood diseases. Take no sub
stitute. ,
MONEY MADE IN ALASKA
PORTLAND MEN ARE DOING "WELL
IX THE NORTH. v
Salmon Caaaeries and Mines Bring
Rich Harvest Progrres of
Development Operations.
Attorney George Clark, of Ketchikan,
Alaska. Is in Portland for a few days,
being on his way for a visit in San Fran
cisco. He brings tidings of success in the
north- for a number ,of Portland people.
He was surprised to find that those suc
cesses had not been heralded through
the community.
"Why. If Seatttle men had achieved such
successes In Alaska." said Mr. Clark yes
terday, "the papers there would be filled
with remarkable stories about the wealth
of the country and the charm of Its great
avenue of approach Seattle. But here In
Portland I find almost no attention Is
given to those matters. The people who
do well keep It pretty much to themselves
and go right ahead and repeat the process.
There is more Portland money in South
eastern Alaska than of any other city,
but you don't seem, to make much of it
down here. And the Portland men are do
ing well there, too. '
"Judge M. G. Munley and his brother,
Tom, had a salmon cannery at Cross,
sound and another at Shettlsham. They
sold out last year to the trust and cleaned
up $50,000 by the operation. J. T. Barron
and his associates had a cannery at
Thllnkett, which they sold for $70,000. I.
E. Hammond Is putting In a 30-statnp mill
at the Sea Level mine, 40 miles south of
Ketchikan, on Thorn Arm, where Port
land men have spent $50,000 in blocking out
a fine body of ore, rich in free gold. Sam
Davis, of Llpman, Wolfe & Co.. and M.
W. Rountree, have invested about $15,000
in a splendid copper property on Chol
mondejay Sound.
"The Alaska Gold Mining Association,
composed of several Portland men. among
them being- Dr. Benson E. Wright, P. H.
Cowan, J. W Opdyke. Ben Backman,
George Orton and Lee M. Clark, has a
very promising gold ledge on Windham
Bay, known as the Little Basin. It Is In
the Juneau mining district. The ledge Is
22 feet "wide4 with a 14-Inch seam or chute
of mica schist, and white quartz, carry
ing thick bodies" of galena and stringers
and nuggets of gold in reckless profusion,
and averaging $1000 to the ton. This mine
is a mfle and a quarter from the beach
and abotrt a quarter of a mile rom the
mill of another rich mine. The bay Is
navigable for the largest ships. Prepara
tions are now bing made to put In ma
chinery and open this talne on a large
scale. It is a marvel of richness.' , '
"This association also owns the Garnet
mine, - near the mouth of the Stlkeeff
River and about six mllth from Fort
Wrangel. Thousands "of. tons of -garnet
are In sight there, but It has a somewhat
limited market, being used , chiefly for
manufacturing emery paper. The Alaska
Monarch is another of the properties of
this-Portland association, located 25 miles
north of Ketchikan, on Port Stewart, It
Is three miles from navigable water. The
face of a three-foot ledge assays $22 10
In free gold. We will get to work on all
these' properties as soon as arrangements
can be made, and there can be no doubt
that" they will add much to the wealth
of Portland. There are many such prop
erties In Alaska, but, of course, It takes
capital to develop them. An enormous
quantity of gold will come from South
eastern Alaska In the era now dawning."
NEW RULE FOR AGENTS.
Tclegrapaer Fear -It Treneae on
Union Agreement'.
Last month the management of the
Southern Pacific's Oregon lines sent out
the following circular to .agents:
In a case where passengers purchase tickets
or travel on mileage, request their baggage
checked for passenger trains passing an agency
station at a time when the agent Is not on
duty (or station closed), agent will arrange to
accommodate such passengers, check their bag
gage and be on hand at train time to deliver
baggage to the train baggageman. Overtime
will be paid for this additional service at the
rate of one hour's pay for each call.
This was signed by Superintendent L.
R. Fields, and approved by Manager R.
Koehler. There are -Intimations along
the line that the circular has been the
subject of considerable dlscusslonamong
the agents at one-man stations, where the
agent Is also telegrapher, on the ground
that in some cases the train schedules are
such that the agent does not have eight
consecutive hours of rest out of the 24
hours, which is one of the Items of the
agreement between the .telegraphers and
the railroad company. The officers deny
that any friction has arisen or is llkefy
to arise over the enforcement of the new
order, however.
The Railway Employes' Journal, a San,
Francisco publication, alleges that It has
received a large number of communica
tions from Oregon agents respecting the
new. Southern Pacific order. The paper
discusses the matter In this wise:
The agents who have written regarding this
circular are much perturbed as to its Intent,
and fear that it is not In harmony with the
telegraphers' schedules now In effect, and that
It means the gradual breaking down of the
schedules.
The circular not only does not conflict with
the telegraphers' schedules, but. on the con
trary. Is tie very thing that many of tho
agents on the lines In Oregon contended for In
1S00. ' shortly after tho first schedule became
operative.
Prior to the adoption of the first schedule,
which becamo effective September 1, 1809, tho
agents at most of the "one-man" stations on
the lines In Oregon main lines were required
1 to meet trains at various hours of the- night,
which reduced their rest and sleep to such an
extent as to make the work very unsatisfac
tory to them so much so that it was only a
question of time under those conditions when
their health would be permanently impaired.
The flra telegraphers' schedule changed this
by -guaranteeing "one-man" agents eight -consecutive
hours' rest out of every 24. and 50
cents per call for coming on duty to meet
trains or perform any other labor outside of
their 12 consecutive hours of service.'
Having been on duty within the hours as
signed them by (the superintendent, for 12
houri they have performed their stipulated
day's work for the salary shown In the sched
ule, and If reqnlred to remain on duty longer
are allowed overtime at the regular rate per
hour of their monthly wage, but not less than
25 cents per hour, but If they go off duty at
nhe end f thelc 12 houri of service, and after
a period off duty has elapsed, however short
that" period may be. and are again summoned
to duty outside ot their regular hours to meet
or serve trains or for any other purpose what
soever, they are entitled to one hour's pay,
but pot less than 50 cents, for coming on duty
.for any time, however short, and If It extend
over an hour they are then allowed overtlmo
pro rata of their monthly salary, but not less
than 25 cents per hour thereafter.
Of course, special calls or serving trains
after hours may not. under the terms of the
schedules, occur at a time which would break
Into thet eight consecutive hours rest. For
example, an agent whose assigned hours are
from 7 A. M. fb 7 P. ,M- rnay be kept on
dutyr summoned to service for any purpose
required by the company as late as 11 P. M.,
by allowing the rate of overtime as, provided
In the schedule, but cannot even by paying
overtime be held or brought on duty after 11
P. M., as he must then begin to take his rest
In order to rotye the eight consecutive hours
)ff duty by 7 the following morning, at which
time the 24 hours, from the time his dally serv
ice began will have expired.
If, however, he Is allowed to go off duty at
the tinft his regular day's work terminates, at
7 P. M., and lis not summoned for service again
until 1 A. M. he may then, or at any time
.thereafter, be brought on duty by allowing
proper overtime, as the article (No. 10 in the
frcfcedu!4 for April. 1SD0) Is satisfied.
"When the first telegraphers' schedule became
effective, September 1, 1S&9. the two overland
p&4tenger train. Nos. 15 apd 18. running he
tweenPortland. and Saa Fraaclsco, -were mov
ing on very near thesame tunc tables that
govern them now, and they passed the stations
between Roseburg and Portland between 1
o'clock and 5 o'clock In the morning, making
it Impossible to bring "one-man" agents on
for both of those trains without conflicting
with the eight consecutive hours of rest al
lowed them.
The management generally decided to have
one of the trains served at night, which could
In most cases be done by the agent without
breaking Into the eight-hour period, but the
expense would be 50 cents per night for meet
ing one train, or $15 per month, and efforts
were made to arrange with young men, mall
carriers, or other outsiders, to sell tickets,
handle baggage and meet trains without per
forming any telegraph service, of which they
wer.e lgnorunt. and pay them $5 or $10 per
month, caving the difference to the company.
Some of the "one-man" agents strongly ob
jected to this at the time, as they desired to
meet the on train that did not break Into their
eight consecutive hours of rest, an thereby in
crease their compensation about $15 per month.
Now that the superintendent has Issued a
circular authorizing the very thing done that
the "one-man" agents contended for, two years
ago, they should be pleased Instead of alarmed
for the result.
Circular 13T. Issued by Superintendent Fields,
reads In perfect harmony with articles 13. 17
and 19 of the existing wage contract, and .the '
circular cannot be construed otherwise unless
the overtime allowed for serving trains aftr
hours is not based on the 50-cent minimum, or
the "one-man" agent is required to serve trains
at such hour that the rest period of eiht
consecutive hours Is broken Into.
Thee are matters which can be easily deter
mined by experience. If the overtime tickets
are returned until the amount allowed for
meeting trains scaled down from 50 cents to
25 cents, or the rest article Is not adhered to.
then circular No. 137 will lead up to Infringe
ments of the schedule, but not otherwise.
- SEW ROAD PROJECTED.
Line to Connect Great Xiorthern and
Northern Pacific In Montana.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review quotes
a "St. Paul railway contractor" to the
effect that It has been definitely decided
to build a link connecting the Great
Northern at Kallspell. Mont., with the
Northern Pacific at a point a short dis
tance west of Missoula. Great Northern
surveyors are said to have been In the
field for three months, and will have, their
work so far along that bids for the work
may be received In March.
"It. will not be definitely known what
the route will be until the surveyors now
engaged on the work make their report."
said the engineer quoted, "but enough is
known to say that the road will follow
the western shore of Flathead Lake,
thence down the valley of the Flathead
River to a junction with" the Northern
Pacific, probably In the vicinity of Jocko,
44 miles west of Missoula,
"The distance between Kallspell and
Jocko is about 65 miles, air line, and the
distance via rallVill not exceed SO miles.
The Crow's Nest coaf fields will thus be
reached by building a line north from
Columbia Falls to the International boun
dary, or rather to connect with the Mon
tana & Great Northern road from Jen
nings at a point near the International
boundary. The Crow's Nest coal fields
will thus, be reached with about 75 miles
of road, making the total distance from
the coal mines to Jocko about 170 miles.
The distance from Jocko to Butte via tne
Northern Pacific is 172 miles."
It develops that President James J. Hill
had the building of this line In view when
he began negotiations for the control of
the output of the Crow's Nest Coal Com
pany's mines at Fernle, B. C. and the
merging of the Great Northern with the
Northern Pacific and the Burlington. The
road will be primarily a coal road, and
will be constructed for the purpose of
furnishing the Northern Pacific and .the
Burlington with coal, as well as for sup
plying the Butte smelters.
PREPARING TERMINAL GROUNDS.
Worlc of WaxhlnKton & Oregon Rail
road at Vnncouvcr.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 9. Tne
Washington & Oregon Railway Company
is doing some extensive grading on its
right of way in the western part of town.
Several acres of ground are being leveled
and graded for sidetracks and terminal
grounds. In addition to this three blocks
of ground upon which will be located the
fine passenger and freight depots,- to be
erected soon, are being leveled down to
grade. An Immense quantity of tine
gravel will be taken from this ground and
used In ballasting the main line.
A big steam shovel has been at work
removing the gravel for the past two
weeks. Work on the steel drawbridge
across Lewis River Is progressing satis
factorily and the company expects to have
the bridge ready for trains to cross by
April. About 200 men are now at work
on the road.
Under One Superintendent.
MARSHALLTOWN, la., Jan. 9. Vice
President and General Manager Day, of
the Iowa Central, confirmed the report
todajr that Mr. Sweeny, of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, is to be thc general
superintendent of the Minneapolis & St.
Louts and Iowa Central after February 1.
PORTLAND
A MUSICAL CENTER
It's possible the citizens of Portland do not realize
this fact, but nevertheless it's true. There is scarcely a
day passes bet what we have orders for pianos or organs
from some f the principal cities pr villages of Oregon,
Washington. Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Co
lumbia. This has been brought about as follows: First,
we have the exclusive sale for all this vast territory for
the largest number of popular high-grade pianos and or
gans of any music house on the Coast; second, we do a
large amount of good. Judicious advertising. The pub
lic appreciates this, and are convinced that we are sell
ing all our line of goods at a close profit, and on bet
ter and easier terms than they can be got elsewhere, and
that they can deal with us at a distant point the same as
if they came into our store. We tale old instruments in
exchange, so in this way accommodate many a custo
mer that wishes to keep up to date In their musical work.
We are constantly receiving all the .newest designs for
1902. The public are Invited to call and Inspect our large
stock of pianos and organs.
ALLEN & GILBERT CO.
Successors to the Wiley B. Allen Co.
Retail Store, 200-211 First Street
Wholesale Store, 210-212 Second St.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
BUY COAL NOW
Don't wait until cold weather comes and the last bucketful
is gone; order now and be ready for the cold weather.
- WE GUARANTEE FULL WEIGHT.
Holmes Coal
Getting the
The cream of the matter Is what we all want,, and In bargains
such as we offer at this season you will get exactly the cream;
not the cheap trash that la not worth, the cheap price even for
Which It Is sold.
JOHN ALLESINA, (Two Stores)
286 WASHINGTON ST. 309 MORRISON ST.
Nar Woodard.- Clarke & Co. Near Meier & Frank Co.
&&.
Tkla
MORE MONEY TO RUN CITY
DEPART3IEXTS WANT TO INCREASE
THEIR EXPENDITURE.
Proponed New Fire Engine at Snnny
aide Engineer Wants to Im
prove Streets.
The estimates submitted by the various
departments of the city government, ot
expenses for 1902, are generally larger
than thc expenses of 1901. Every depart
ment requires something new.
The Fire Department, in order to main
tain the efficiency of the service, asks for
an engine company at Sunnyhlde. For
the cost of organizing and maintaining
this company an appropriation of $bll0 Is
asked. Other new material is asked for.
as follows: Hose, $6000; horse&. $S0O0; hy
drants. $3000. For the fire-alarm telegraph
30 new boxes will be required, at u cost ot
$3000; for new battery plates, $330, and for
reconstructing the lines, $650.
The City Engineer Is of opinion that
the time has arrived when the city ought
to cease building streets In the old-fashioned
way, and without Improved machin
ery in use elsewhere. He therefore asks
for two 10-ton steam rollers. He will also
require $2000 for stone crosswalks and ar
tificial stone sidewalks. He also wants
$1000 for enamel street signs. He asks for
a large amount of crushed rock, and a
pair ot horses and a rock wagon for haul
ing and distributing this material. For
lumber for repairing bridges he wants
$4000. and about $3000 tor minor repairs on
asphalt pavements, and a sum for wood
block and brick pavements.
The Poller Department estimates sala
ries for 1902 at $7S.600. This covers, all the
present officials, and 6S patrolmen at $70
per month and six detectives at $M per
month. For a new switchboard and other
improvements for the telephone system,
$3600 Is asked.
Thc Street-Cleaning Department nska
for new equipment, as follows: For four
sprinklers. $1S00; one power broom, $4o0,
and six horses. $900.
nrlcklnjers Give ?10O to Fair.
A subscription of $100 was voted for the
Lewis and Clark Exposition at a meet
ing of the Bricklayers International
Union, No. 1. of Oregon, held Tuesday
night. These officers were also elected:
Deputy, William Eggers; alternate, Harry
Gurr; president. W. E. Thayer; vice-president.
Arthur Naylor; recording secretary,
George S. Wilson; corresponding secre
tary. J. C. Lillls; financial secretary, N.
P. Jorgensen; treasurer. W. H. H. Blaney;
sergeant-at-arms, John Lyons; board of
directors. W. H. H. Blaney. Harry Gurr,
George Seed, W. W. Ca?on, and George
S. AVllson; board of arbitration. Harry
Gurr. W. W. Cason and W. E. Thayer;
delegates to Federated Trades, W. H. H.
Blaney, Harry Gurr and N. P. Jorgenscn;
delegates to Building Trades Council.
Harry Gurr, W. H. H. Blaney and W. W
Cason.
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cures pltes. Try It once and jou'll nexer be
without It. Price, 25c. and 50c, at druggists'
or by mall. Salva-cea. 274 Canal st.. New York.
Quit Paying Rent
OWN YOUR OWN HOME .
DON'T PAY" INTEREST '
The Oregon Mutual Home Society
Will buy you a home for $1000, or
pay your mortgaKe for the nmo
amount. You can repay them at
$5.35 per month, without Interest.
Send for lenflet explaining? our plnn.
HOME OFFICE, COO Commercial
Bids-., Portland, Or. Tel. South lOOt.
Local agent wanted In every town
in the state.
Contracts mntured as follows:
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Jan. 4, mo::, Xo 2.
Jan. G, 1002, Xo. 3.
Jnn. 0. 1002, Xo. 4.
Jnn. lO, will mature Xo. 5.
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