THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1902.
COBLE ROAD SOLD
Combined With New Lumber
ing Enterprise.
LARGE TIMBER LAND SALE ALSO
Enxtern OreKon Lumbermen .loin
With Portland Capital!! In the
Investment Ilnllrond Will lie
Extended In Timber.
ST. HELENS. Or., Feb. 20. The Goble,
2Crha!m & Pad lie Railway has been sold
to a new company of two or three per-t-ons.
who will take charge of It and put
it in operation at onee. The considera
tion was $25.(90 for the road and right of
way. The same persons have purchased
SN) acres of the Green estate, which lies
near the line of roafi. paying 512 per acre
therefor. Robert Smith, who has been
operating a large mill at Perry, in the
Blue Mountains, is reported to be one of
the purchasers. The O. R. & N. Co..
which has had charge of tho locomotive
belonging to the road, has been ordered to
turn it over to the purchasers.
This will put a large number of men at
work, as it is understood that the pro
moters of this new company will go into
tho logging business iuite extensively,
they having purchased several thousand
acres of the best timber on the line of
the rond. In order to reach the best tim
ber about five miles more of road will
"bo required.
These gentlemen are said to be making
arrangements to put in a large sawmill
plant, and will go into the lumbering busi
ness, as well as Jogging.
Tho road was fold several months ago
pt Sheriffs sale on the foreclosure of a
mortgage held by the Security, Savings &
Trust Company, and was bid in for $3o,0u0.
The reorganization of the company will
put considerable life In the logging busi
ness in Columbia County.
(Robert Smith and Fred Stanley are the
chief men in the Grand Ronde Lumber
Compnny, which has a large mill and log
ging plant at Perry, a few niiles north
west of La Grande. They deemed the op
portunity for doing a profitable lumber
business in the Xehalem hills back of
Oobie so promising that they fyiterfsted
Portland capital in tho venture, and have
made arrangements for carrying on an ex
tensive lumber business. This, it is said,
will involve the extension of the railroad
ps the timber shall be cut away, and the
country will bo opened to cultivation. It
ifi aleo possible that this road will be
built through to the coal measures of the
I'pper Nehalem. if the coal traflic shall
promise sufilclent tonnage. The lumbering
enterprise will have Its headquarters In
Portland.)
ASK FOR CHANGE OF VENUE.
Snllor nonrdiiiK-Ioiif,p Men Sny They
Cannot Gel .TiiHtlce in Atrln.
ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 20. A petition ask
ing for a change of venue was filed In
the Circuit Court today by the defendants
in tho uit brought by John Reld against
J J. Kenney rd Pnddv Lynfli, to re
over ToOCO damages for Injuries received
by being assaulted and beaten by the
defendants in December. 190L It requests
that the case be transferred from Clatsop
County, but makes no suggestion as to
where It should be taken. The petition
consists of (V5 pages of typewritten matter,
and include.1; affidavits by the defendants.
In which they assert that the inhabitant?
of Clatsop County are so prejudiced
..gainst the defendants that it would be
impossible for ttVtn to get a fair and fcn
1 artial trial. This prejudice. thV petition
jille. was occasioned in a great measure
by the articles which were published re
garding the assault on the plaintiff, and
ale regarding the shooting of James Mc
Nally by Mute Wywood. of the schooner
Patterson. All the newspaper articles to
which reference Is made are quoted In full
in the petition, as Is also the speech made
by Attorney C. W. Fulton, at the pre
liniinary hearing of Mate Wywood. when
Mr. Fulton severely scored the sallot
boarding-house men. Accompanying the
defendants' affidavits are the affidavits
of 21 other persons, residents of Astoria,
practically to the sane effect. The time
for arguing the motion has not been ."et.
nniiir. vre Suit AniriMt Hallway.
The caj-e of Mrs. Ella Scott, adminis
tratrix, vs. the Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad Company, was called for trial in
the Circuit Court today. The suit Is to
recover ?r00 damages for the -death of
the plaintiff's husband. Engineer W. M.
Scott, who was killed in a wreck on the
defendant's road, near Bugby's Hole, on
the evening of January 12, 1501. The jury
will leave tomorrow morning to view the
.cene of the wreck. This is the .second
trial of the case, the first trial having
been held last September, when the Jury
failed to nrree.
MvimIIkIi Cnnferenec Eleetlon.
Tho election of officers of the Columbia
conference of Swedish Lutheran churches
now being held In this city resulted as
follows: Rev. M. L. Larson, of Seattle,
president: Rev. G. A. Anderson, Spokane.
vlci-pro5ident: Rev. B. S. Nystrcsn, La
Conner, secretary; Gust Lindbcrg, Tacoma,
treasurer. This evening the conference
was addressed by Rev. C. E. Frisk, of Ta
coma, and Rev. C. E. Holt, of Portland.
Collector Fox'm Term Expires.
The four-year term of Collector of Cus.
toms Fox expired at 4 o'clock last evening,
but it is probable that he will serve until
after the June election, as the new ap
pointment is not expected before that
time.
Rcptihllcnn Committee to Meet.
A meeting of the " Republican County
Central Committee has been called for
Thursday evening. February 27, when the
dates for holding the county convention
will be fixed.
True Extent of llnnmpre to Jetty.
The damage done to the jetty by the
recent storm was more extensive than at
firt supposed. Besides tho two sections
of trestle reported several days ago as be
ing carried away, the outer end of the
structure was also destroyed. It is esti
mated that fully two-thirds of the new
work has been destroyed by the storms.
FLOURING MILL TO START UP.
Weton Plant Will Briiif? an Idlenens
of Several ?IontliN to Clowe.
WESTON. Or.. Feb. 20. The Weston
flouring mill, which has been idle for
eight months or more, will be started
again in a few days. It will be conducted
by the Weston Milling Company, and
William Blair will have charge of the
plant. Additions to the mill's machinery
are contemplated, and the new company
may take over the electric light plant,
now Idle, and operate it in connection
with the mill. In this event another and
more powerful engine will be put in.
Will Manufacture Cornmcnl.
J. W. Young has ordered machinery for
the manufacture of cornmeal and graham
flour for table une, to be installed at his
present chop mill and operated by water
lowcr. No corn to speak of Is raised in
this locality, but it Is expected that the
mill will Induce farmers to pay some at
tention to this product. The machinery
will include a corn sheller and cleaner.
At Weston Nnrmnl School.
It Is probable that the dedication of the
new Normal School building will be post
poned until the commencement exercises
In June. The school will not be moved
into its new home for several weeks. The
next lecture of the Normal School series
occurs March S, and will be given by
President "W. H. Wilson, of the Washing
ton State Normal, at EUensburg. The
school has prepared an excellent pro
gramme for the public observance of
Washington's birthday.
WANT THAT REDATE OX TAXES.
Mnny Mnrlon County Fcople Will
Tnke Aclvnntngrc of New Imv.
SALEM, Fob. 20. Marion County tax
payers are preparing to take advantage
of the 3 per cent discount on their taxes
for 1S01 by paying before March 15. The
1901 tax-roll has been completed, and will
probably be in the hands of the Sheriff
tomorrow. Already many property-owners
have sent Inquiries in order to learn the
amount of their taxes, and It Is evident
that the officials in the Sheriff's office will
be kept busy during the first 15 days in
March. Apparently all the heavy tax
payers will take advantage of the dis
counts. Conntyn ItocJfernIier Arrives.
Marion County has recently purchased a
large steel rockcrusher, to be used In
breaklnrr rock for the county roads. The
machine arrived today and will be oner- ,
ated first on the road leading from Salem
to Liberty, three miles south of town.
Xot Good Wenthcr for Frtilt.
Fruitgrowers are not particularly
pleased with the present spoil i warm
weather. Thore Is some danger that the
warm weather will start the sap flowing
in the trees, and that n later frost will
injure them. Thus far the sky has been
cloudy every afternoon, so that the tem
perature does not rise above about 5S and
averages about 4S.
Hop Contracts.
A. Lehman & Co.. of Cincinnati, O.. to
day filed contracts for the following hop
crops of the yrar 1902:
Frank Bvjskay, of Gervals, 10,000 pounds
at 11 cents.
Bonny Bros., of Aurora, SO00 pounds at
11 cents.
YOl'XG GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE.
Pnrentiil Interference In Love Affair
Motive for Act.
CLATSKAN1E. Or.. Feb. 20. Miss Cora
King, IS years of age. a niece of W. H.
King, and living at his residence five miles
out of town, swallowed carbolic acid with
suicidal intent this morning and died from
its effects about an hour later. Her fath
er, T. J. King, lives in Waverly. Neb.,
from which place deceased and her broth
er came about two months ago. Parental
interference In a love affair seems to have
given a motive for the rash act.
Will Put In Four-Mile Lumber Finnic
F. C. Savage and Byron Layton, of the
West Oregon Lumber Company, are here
from Portland to make preliminary sur
vey for a four-mile flume from their saw
mill out to the Clatskanle River, and to
connect with the Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad. The company exjwets to
build a large planing and shingle mi!!,
with dryhoue, and engage quite exten
sively in the manufacture and shipment
of lumber. The Clfy Council and business
men are to secure the right of way for
the flume and a tite for the planing mill.
CnscN Set for Trial In Supreme Court
SALM. Or., Feb. 20. Clerk J. J. -iur-phy,
of the Supreme Court, today set
ca.;es for trial In that tribunal as follows:
March 2 J. E. Hlnkle. appellant, vs.
Porter Slate, respondent, and State or
Oregon, respondent, vs. John Kelly, ap
pellant. March I J. M. Huber, respondent, vs. C.
W. Miller, appellant.
March 3 Barbara Stager, respondent, vs.
Troy Laundry Company, appellant.
March G Jane Tucker, appellant, vs.
Northern Pacific Terminal Company, re
spondent. March 10 Otto Johnson, respondent, vs.
James T. Tomlinson, appellant.
March 11 Katie R. Wilson et al., ap
pellant, xf. Fred Scherzinger et al., re
spondents.
Geer Honor Reiiuifltloii.
SALEM. Or.. Fob. 20. Governor Geer to
day honored a requisition fre-ai Governor
Wells, of Utah, for the rendition of Frank
Blanchard. Blanchard is under arrest at
The Dalles and Is wanted In Salt Lake
City to answer to a charge of forgery.
Joseph IL Raleigh arrived here today from
Salt Lake and will convey Blanchard to
Utah.
OrcRon Mining Stock: Ka.clinne.
PORTLAND. Feb. -.'0,
Yesterday's quotations were:
Bid.
Alaska M. & M .t
Adams Mountain i
Af torla-ileltourno (Gtil.) CO
Bronze Monarch 17"?i
Caribou 3
Copperopolls 20
Ciystal Consolidated 14U
Chicago 7-5s
Cascade Calumot lljfc
Gold Hill & Bohemia .&
Huronlan 5$j
Lost Hors? 3
Oren-Colorailo M. M. & D 25
Riverside Yt
Sumpter Consolidated 2
Sw-den Copper (Old.) b7v,
"Winnipeg (Ltd.) ifit
Sale:
1000 Caribou
500 Carlhou ,
lf.00 Chlcaco
2i00 Cascade Calumet
2.Vt "VVlnnipcK ,
1000 Oregon-Colorado
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SPOKANE. Fob. 20. The cl&Mng quotations
of mining stocks today were:
Bid. Ahk.i Bid. Ask.
A mer. Boy
s Mtn. Lion ...:. 31
134'Morn. Glory .. 3U, au,
2?jiMorriton 3V.
Blacktall 12
Butte & Bos.. 2
Ben Ilur 13
Deer Trail .. 2
i.i run. .Maun
lHj.Ramb. Car
GVfclRepubllc ..
S5 S7,
.11 13
. 1K 10
Flh'malden..
Gold Ledge .,
L. P. Surp..
L. Dreyfus .
r,
Fulllvan
TtyTom Thumb ..23i 23
lli'Trade Dollar..lO 10a
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. Offlclal closing:
quotations of mining stocks:
Alia. SO OllJusttce $0 fr.(
Andes
3, Mexican
il
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Caledonia
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va...
Crown Tolnt ....
Gould & Curry...
Halo & Norcross.
4 1 Occidental Con
2'J,Ophir
2fe' Overman
lO.Potosl
13 Savage
", Sierra, Nevada
1 : Sliver Hill
fli Union Con ....
31Utah Con
32Yellov Jacket .
10
1 00
S
13
8
15
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23
17
NEW YOR.T.C Feb. 20. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con SO 20;Llttl Chief
SO 12
7 00
Jo
G
12
G
13
30
3 20
Alice
4S Ontario .....
Breece
Brunswick Con ..
Comstock Tunnel.
Con. Cal. & Va...
Deadwood Terra
Horn Silver
Iron Silver
Leadvllle Con
SOiOnhlr
"(Phoenix
r. I'otosl
1 2oj Savage
r0 Sierra Nevada
1 40 Small Hopes ..
CJ, Standard
Si
BOSTON. Feb. 20. Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 21 00, Osceola f 77 r0
Allouez 3 C2Parrott 31 SO
Amalgamated .. C3 87iQuIncy 140 ()
Baltic 41 03 Santa Fe Cop... 3 ..9
Bingham 22 7.VTainarack 245 0J
Cal. & Hecla... C3j 0OTrimountaIn
t2 00
Centennial lrt Oj Trinity
12 00
17 00
23 50
5 12
1 50
50 50
Copper Banre
01 501 United States
0 50(Utah
14 00, Victoria
20 .Vi, Winona
34 O0 Wolverines ...
21 50
Dominion Coal.
Franklin
Isle Royale ....
Mohawk
Old Dominion..
Copper Mine Resume Work.
UNION. Or., Oct. 20. Work was re
sumed today on the Le Crede copper
mines, a few miles west of North Pow
der. In the southern part of Union Coun
ty. The pumps were started up and a
force of miners put to work. Operations
had been suspended several months. It
is understood the company has secured
the finances necessary to continue opera
tion on an extensive scale.
NeTT Superintendent nt Mine.
UNION, Or., Feb. 20. A change in the
superlntendency of the properties of the
Cornucopia mines of Oregon at Cornu
copia has just taken place. Superintendent
A. Case being succeeded by F. C. Dobler,
a well-known mining expert. Mr. Case,
it is said, will go to Canada to take
charge of another mining property.
DID FOSrERGiVEHIM TIP?
AT AXY RATE, S. R. STERX, OP
SPOKANE, IS OUT FOR ATTORNEY.
Foster Indorned Frye, and Fexv Un
derstand Why Ills Friend Stern
BccomeH n, Cnndldnte.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 21. It is an
nounced from Spokane that Samuel R.
Stern, the well-known Republican at
torney of that city, has become a candi
date for the appointment of United States
Attorney for Washington. This news
will confuso matters somewhat In state
politics, and it seems to indicate that Sen
ator Foster is In more trouble at Wash
ington. Senator Foster has indorsed Jesse
Frye. of Whatcom, for United States At
torney, and there has never been any
doubt that Frye would get the position.
But as Mr. Stern is a friend of Foster,
socially, politically, and has been tho
Senalor bcome involved in some man
ner over Frye's Indorsement and has
given Stern a tip to become a candidate
for tho Attorneyship. Stern, at present.
Is an anti-Wilson man. but at one timo
was an ardent supporter of that politician.
The candidacy of Stern at this time will
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creato conBlderablo comment, particular
ly since it has been generally supposed
he was after 'the nomination for Congress
from Spokane.
Mi! ii pie Mill for Olympin.
The J. B. Flynn Shingle Company, which
was recently Incorporated hj- local cap
ital. wll in the Immediate future begin
the construction of a shingle mill with ai
capacity of 150.0W a dav in this city. The J
..w..iM,rill. ..U..U.V, .! I
plant will ho located on the west side. In
close proximity to rail and water com
munication. llucoda MIR Will Xot Be Moved.
It seems to be settled that the plant of
tho Bucoda Mill Company, located at Bu
coda. Is not to be moved, and further
that work is to be resumed at once and
on a large scale, borne time ago several
Astoria cinlfnHsts hniieht tht mlll nl.int t
ind property and gave out the information
that tho mill was to be moved to Astoria.
Tuesday last. W. W. Whipple, of Astoria,
one of the purchasers, arrived In Olympla
and paid the purchase money for the mill
property. He then stated that the pur
chasers had changed their minds and
would allow tho plant to remain at Bu
coda. Farmers Will Build Creamery.
Tho Farmers Co-operative Creamery
Association has been Incorporated In this
city by a number of prominent farmers
and dairymen of Thurston County, and
they will at once begin the construction
of a first-class creamery In this city. The
association has been capitalized at ?2M0,
and James Fell, an experienced creamery
operator, has been engaged to superin
tend tho new enterprise.
State Wnrrnntss Cnlled.
Stato Treasurer Maynard yesterday Is
sued a call for general warrants amount
ing to S150.1SG. The warrants called rango
from S1.S1G to S2.9M, inclusive, and in
terest ceases March 3.
BANK WANTS ASSESSMENT CUT.
Brings Snlt ARrnlnnt Comity to Stop
Sale for Delinquent Taxes.
PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 20. To force
the reduction of assessments of their
stock in the First National Bank of Pen
dleton, a number of the stockholders have
brought suit against the county, and
have secured Injunction against the Sher
iff from celling the stock for delinquent
taxes. The stock of Levi Ankeny, W. F.
Matlock, H. F. Johnson, Allen Reynolds.
A. Schwabacher. Bell Schwabacher ant
J. S. McLcod was assessed in lf at K0
per share of par valuation of 5100. The
County Board of Equalization raised the
assessment to 5S50 per share. The stock
holders refused to pay taxes upon that
amount of assessment, and the County
Court Instructed the Sheriff to sell It to
satisfy the claim for thcc taxes. The
suits resulted.
The stockholders contend that, after the
assessed valuation of the realty held by
the bank be deducted from the valuations
of tht- shares, the shares' actual valua
tion Is only about 570 per share. They
therefore sue to have the stock assessed
nt J7C 04. The claim of the stockholders
also is that other banks of the county arc
assessed upon a reduction of 40 per cent
in the actual valuation, and that they are
discriminated against In the assessment
ordered by the County Court, The case
Is now In the hands of Judge Ellis, who
has taken the matter under advisement.
"WANT GAMBLING STOPPED.
La Grande Folk Hold n Mnss Mect
lng nnd Adopt Resolution.
LA GRANDE, Feb. 20. A mass meet
ing was held In Armory Hall last night,
to discuss the best means of suppressing
gambling in this city. A large number of
representative men and women was pres
ent, and strong resolutions against gamb
ling and In favor of enforcing the laws
were adopted. A meeting to nominate
candidates was ordered called next week.
The hold-over Councllmcn arc two to one
for closing the games.
Socialist Organize.
The Socialists of this city met last night
nnd organized under a charter from the
state officers at Albany. About 15 men
participated and officers were elected.
Carpenter Form n Union.
A local union of the Federated Trades
was formed Monday night by the carpen
ters of the city. They expect a charter
soon, and a deputy organizer to install
their officers.
PARLIAMENT OPENS AT VICTORIA.
Government Forces In Control by n
Very Narrow Margin.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 20. The third
session of the eighth Parliament of Brit
ish Columbia was opened thla afternoon
by Lieutenant-Governor Joly, in the pres
ence of an Immense crowd of people. It
was a beautiful day, as mild as Spring,
and with a bright sun to help out tho
proceedings. In the absence of Speaker
Booth, Hon. C Pooley was elected to the
chair. Immediately the opposition com
menced Its fight against the government,
nnd a division was forced on a motion
by the opposition to bring on the Victoria
by-election forthwith. Mr. Houston, of
m?
Nelson, moved the adjournment of the
debate. On the division the government
was sustained, having a majority of two.
Its forces contend they have a majority
of four. At the opposition caucus Rich
ard McBride. of Westminster, who left
the Dunsmulr government a few months
ago, was elected leader. The spcctli from
the throne Intimates that rtepa will be
taken to secure the construction of the
Canadian Northern Railway through Brit
ish Columbia, and of the Coast-Kootenay
Railway. It Is also announced that nego
tlons were proceeding for the establish
ment of pulp mills in the jtroviiice.
MEX WHO BROKE .TAIL STILL OUT.
Lonpr Bench Cottajce Known to Hnvc
necn Entered liy Thieve.
ILWACO, Wash., Feb. 20. A second day
has passed since the jailbreak of Evan
son and Rolands, suspected of breaking
Into cottages at Long Beach, and the
men are still at large. It Is Impossible
to learn just how many honors were
broken Into, but It Is certain that the fol
lowing were entered by thieves: Helt
kemper, Castendleck, Knight, Manners.
Erlckson. Scott. Rogers. Boot. Captain
Holman. Johnson, Trenkman. Lord, An
derson. Gevurtz and C. C. Smith.
MEETS A TEnrtlRLE DEATH.
Mnn Fnlls From Ilrnlccbcnnt of Trnln
While Stealing n Ride.
ASHLAND. Or.. Fb. 2 An unknown
man, aged about 22 years, fair complex-
t
HARRY H. BELT
WILL REPRESENT MON
MOUTH NORMAL SCHOOL
IN INTERCOLLEGIATE DE
BATE. Z I
MONMOUTH. Or.. Feb,
Harry H. Belt, who will represent
the Btnt Normal School In the in
tercol!clnte oratorical contest at
Ealem, on tho 14th of next month,
was born at Snlcm. in IS-V?. illn
residence Is at Sheridan. Ir. Yam
hill County. For the past two
years he hns been a stuifcnt at the
State Normal School, and has a
high stondlnc In all hit school
work. lie Is prominent In athletics,
bavins been manager of the foot
ball team the pain reason, and takos
much Interest In all society work.
Bis oration, "Literature and the
Law," was treated In a clear, log
ical way, and the many friends of
Mr. Belt have great hopes of his
wlnnlns the contest.
m 0 4
Ion and small stature, whose Identity could
not bo determined by the Coroner's Jury
which Investigated the matter this morn
ing, met a horrible death on the South
ern Pacific Railroad four miles north of
Ashland, at midnight, last night, by fall
ing off the brakebenms fcf a north-bound
freight train on which he was stealing a
.j. mi.. ..-.I.. ,. . J
"" Jno.r waH apparency ""SB
f?; . FonL, distance, and was mangled hor-
rlbly. The head, feet and arms were sev
ered from the body, and portions of it
were scattrcd along tho track for several
hundred yards.
Found Gnllty on Second Trial.
SALEM. Feb. 20. W. R. Smith, of Sil
verton. was on trial In the Circuit
Court today for assaulting C. M. Hlnkle
with Intent to kill, and found guilty. The
jury was out four hours. Smith was tried
last week on the f-ame charge, but the
Jury failed to agree. Hinkle is a well
known resident of Sllverton. Smith Is a
farmer near the same place. The alterca
tion out of which this prosecution arose
took place last Fall at Sllverton. Smith
nllcgee that Hlnkle attacked him and that
he acted In self-defense.
St. Helen Brevities.
ST. HELENS, Or.. Feb. 20. The Colum
bia County central committee of the Dem
ocratic party has been called to meet In
Rainier February 23, at 10 A. M.
A new telephone line 1b to be put In be
tween St. Helens and Yankton, via Houl
ton. The line will be about five miles In
length.
The Mayger Company has sold Its saw
mill here to the Universal Lumber Com
pany, nnd the mill will be moved to As
toria. FnnsenKer Train Ditched.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. 20. Tlte east
bound Northern Pacific passenger train
was ditched this morning Just after pull
ing out of Ocosta, the engine being over
turned and the passenger coaches and bag
gage cars derailed. A wrecking train was
sent down f'om Cosmopolls, followed by
a switch engine, with a boxcar and ca
boose for transferring the papsonsers nnd
baggage, which was sent up to Gate City
as soon as the transfer wan made.
M. of O. Glee Club at Forest Grove.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. FOREST
GROVE, Feb. 20. Tonight in Marsh Hall
tho glee club of the State University sang
to a large and enthusiastic audience. The
club was brought here by the Young
Women's Christian Association, both as
a social event and means to get help to
send a delegate to the Pacific Coast Y.
W. C A. conference, which Is held In
California in the Spring.
Elmn nrcvltle.
ELMA. Wash., Feb. 20. Miss Carrie
Holbrook. of Portland, will hold a Chris
tian Endeavor rally at tho Christian
Church tomorrow evening.
Miss Ilattio KImbroush. of this place,
has just received a melodcon, which was
shipped her from her old home in Mary
land. It is a family heirloom, and Is over
J0 years old.
Tnxe Coniinpr In Fast.
CHEHAL1S. Wash., Feb. 20. Taxes are
being paid with unusual rapidity this
month. The County Treasurer has col
lected S2I.O00 since February 3.
The weather Is very warm and grass is
growing. There has been little plowing
done yet, but a good many farmers will
bo at work next week.
Xcw Snlcm Mlninr? Compnny.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 20. The Universal
Gold Mining cc Extracting Company filed
articles of Incorporation here today. Its
capital stock Is H.OOO.OCO, and its place
of business is Salem. The Incorporators
are: W. L. Long, D. B. Irvln. II. B. Hol
land, J. W. Cox. J. Baumgartner.
Suicide Due to Despondency.
THE DALLES. Or.. Feb. 20. The fact
has developed that Mrs. Mary Rigdon,
who committed suicide at her home in
Kingsley yesterday, was addicted to the
morphine habit, and took her life In a
fit of despondency.
Gont Show Open.
DALLAS. Or.. Feb. 20. Hhe goat show
opened today with about 100 head on ex
hibition and moro to come. The poultry
show In connection with it is a great sur
prise to the management. About 4S pens
are on the grounds.
HlllMboro Brevities.
TIILLSBORO, Feb. 20. Sheriff ScweR
has given notice that the tax roll for 1001
will be opened March 1.
Assessor Wilcox, with his field workers,
four in number, will start out the first
Monday In March.
Timber Land Sale.
EVERETT, Wash.. Feb. 20. The John
O'Day Lumber Company, of Merrill, Wis.,
today purchased 1000 acres of timber for
?2400.
BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
WOMAN COMES UPON THIEF WHILE
AT WORK AND IS STARRED.
Hnnlinnd nnd Guent In Bnth-House
Give Up Their Valuable Robber
Shot While Escaping.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Feb. 20. Los Banos
the bath-house near the Santa Fe Station,
was this afternoon the scene of a daylight
robbery unprecedented for boldness. Mr.
Nevlus, the wife of the proprietor, lies in
a serious condition as the result of a kr.lfe
stab, and the robber Is in Jail with a pls
stol ball In one of his legs. The robber
was discovered by Mr. Nevius holding a
knife at the throat of a stranger and tak
ing his valuables. Mr. Nevius grappled
with him. but the robber turned the knife
on the proprietor and took from him his
watch and money. At this Juncture Mrs.
Nevius discovered what was going on ani
hurried to her husband with a revolver.
The robber plunged his knife Into her left
side and rushed out of the house, followed
by Mr. Nevius. who fired and brought
down the man. Officers arrived on thu
scene in time to prevent the escape of the
robber.
FOR CHINESE EXCLUSION.
California 7.!nm:fneinrer. Want the
Present Policy Continued.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. CO. Tho board
of directors of the Manufacturers' & Pro
ducers Association has adopted a resolu
tion favoring the continued exclusion of
Chinese, which has been sent to the Cali
fornia mtuibers of Congress. The Mer
chants Exchnnge, of Oakland, hns also
passed resolutions to the same effect.
Antorin Mersrer Deal I n Go.
ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 20. The Astoria
Electric Company this evening made a
written acceptance of the proposition sub
mitted by the Astoria Gaslight Company
and the W
sale of their
the purch
approval of the titles to the property by
the Eastern attorneys of the General Elec
tric Company, of Schenectady. N. Y.,
which Is the real purchaser. The formal
transfer of the plants will be made about
March L
DaiMngc Reports Exnprsrerntcd.
GRANT'S PASS, Or.. Feb. 20. First re
ports of the damage by the recent storm
to mining ditches were much exaggerated.
The Lewis & Hampton placers, on Grave
Creek, were only shut down 12 hours. Late
reports from Galice Creek are to the effect
that the mines there are running full
blast. The Dry Diggings mine has already
TOOvcd more dirt than during any former
season.
More- Lnnrislldcn on Railroad.
EVERETT, Wash.. Feb. 20. The Great
Northern Railroad Is still having trouble
with slides on its Coast line. Near Mu
kllteo a slide hurled a gang of section
hands into the bay, severely injuring Gu.i
Nelson. Several smaller slides keep the
line still closed between here and Seattle.
Settled Ont of Court.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 20. The case
of Lorena PIncus against A. P. Plncus,
well known In this city, to annul the de
cree of divorce granted defendant, on tlw
ground thnt it was obtained by fraud,
has been dismissed on motion of the plain
tiff, the case having been settled.
Indian Killed by Train.
WALLA WALLA, Feb. 20. An un
known Indian was run down and killed
by the W. & C. R. train on the Alnsworth
bridge, across the Snake, at an early
hour this morning. Coroner Shaw has left
this city for the scene.
Contract Let for Peatltnnnr.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 20. The con
tract for building a pesthouse, to be erect
ed by the city on the County Poor Farm,
was awarded today to Charles DuPuls.
The contract price Is $340.
TenclierV Examination In Linn.
ALBANY. Or.. Feb. 20. In the recent
teachers' examination 20 passed and eight
failed, a less percentage of failures than
usual.
Received nt Asylnm.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 20. Bertha Nelson,
aged 33, was received at the asylum to.
day from Huntington.
New Baseball Ground.
FOREST GROVE, Feb. 20. Work was
begun on the new baseball grounds here
today.
BEGINNING OF REVOLUTION
DlactiKHlon Anion?? the I. A. R. a to
the Actual Dnte.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Much discus
sion as to the actual date of the begin
ning of the Revolution followed the read
ing of the register-general's report in the
convention of the Daughters of the
American Revolution today. The con
sensus of opinion was that the Revolu
tionary period began In 1703 with the op
position to the stamp act.
The election of vice-presidents followed,
and nominations came thick and fast.
The delegates were crowding and push
ing each other down the main aisle, anx
ious to make their nominations, when
Mrs. Fairbanks directed them to "go
'way back and sit down." Among the
nominees are Mrs. D. D. Coulton. of
California, and Mr3. Ella P. Stern, of
Colorado. Mrs. Peale was unanimously
elected registrar-general.
At tonight's session most of the time
was taken up with the reading of the re
port of Mrs. Darwin, the treasurer-general.
The report already has been pub
lished. Other reports submitted during
the evening included those of Miss Su
san R. Hctzel, historian-general; Bcttl
Beck Goodloe. assistant historian-general,
and Mrs. Julia T. McBlalr, librarian-general.
Miss Hetzel reported as follows:
"During the past year two new volumes
of the Lineage Book have been Issued.
Every effort has been made to make
them as historically correct as possible.
Dissatisfaction has been expressed in
some quarters that they are not pub
lished more rapidly, but the editor. Mrs.
Sanders Johnson, often has to write
many letters so to prove the service of
each ancestor as to make the lineage
book of real value. Twenty-five daugh
ters of Revolutionary patriots have
passed away durins the year. One of
the number was Mrs. Mary A. Washing
ton, our first real daughter. Another
real daughter was Mrs. Melvlna J. Row--ell.
who died at Charltonville, Cal.. in
October. She was the youngest child of
Daniel Chapin. of Newport, a Revolu
tionary patriot. Three hundred and
twenty-one sets of Lineage Books have
been distributed among the chapters dur
ing the year. They should so stimulate
the flower of patriotism all over thl3
land that the rank weed of anarchism,
that has robbed us of our beloved Presi
dent. William McKinley, may be rooted
out,"
Advice to the Ncgrroc.
TUSKEGEE. Ala., Feb. 20. The Tuske
gee negro conference In session here is the
largest and most successful gathering in
the history of the movement, both as re
gards the number of negro farmers here
and prominent educators from all parts
of the South. George Foster Peabody, the
New York millionaire and philanthropist,
is also in attendance. The conference to
day adopted resolutions In which they
state that ownership and proper culti
vation of the soils, freedom from, mort-
l gaging lands, keeping out of the large
est bnore aiuxs company tor tne GfrmaR gooa5 and vt!5St.:s arriving there
leir plants. A small portion of ,, .v.,? m,.om.. ,mfrinn mer.
Hs-e price was, nam. suojcci 10 me 9 -h.intK :hnt1 have the nrlvllcccs In tne
cities. North and South, prompt and will
ing payment of all taxes, keeping out of
the courts, avoiding all forms of extrava
gance, keeping the young people oft tho
trpt rind from ntihTIc lounrfnc nlnccs.
and starting a bank account arc the foun- J
uatlon r.n& growth of the negro race. Tr.o
strengthening of the public -schools ana
the reaching of agriculture- in public
schools are advocated. Tho declaration
further says: "In the promotion o:
ever needed good we pledge our most
harty ro-oncr.iiion with our white
friends. North and South.
NOT A FOREIGN PORT.
I'miBn-rniiRo, Tutnlln, Held
to lie
Domestic Territory.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The Secretary
of the Treasury hci received from the Attorney-Gem
ral an opinion on the question
of whether merchandise shipped from
Pango-Pango. Tutulia, Is entitled to free
entry Into the United StaU3, in view or
the cc-nventlon concluded between the
United Str.fs. Great B:i aln and Ger
many. December 2. 1?I. The Attorney
General holds that Tutulla Is domestic ler
ritory of the United States, nnd tha our
tariff law? Imposing dutk: on goods from
"foreign ports' are not anpllcaole on
goods received frem Pango-Par.jjo.
"It if posslb'c, " says the Attorncy-G-n-eral,
"that German and British merchnn s
may attempt, under cover of the pro
visions of the tripartite agreement, to car
ry good via Pango-Pango into some of
our ether ports. lnce. according to tli
uo trine laid down in Doole;- vs.
the !
United Starrs and other cases, goods en
tering Pango-Pango from the Uni oil
States are not dutiable by executive au
thority, and so as to goods arriving from
Pango-Pango in the ports of the United
States. But this cannot alter the status
of the ports o Tutuiln. nor does It
present any difficulty which Congress and
the Treasury Department cannot tasi.y
deal with. The treaty nel her stipulates
for free entry Into Pango-Pango, nor is i:
intended to provide means for entry into
other ports on the terms stimulated In
the case cC Pango-Pango, bu; only that
the same privileges as we see nt to accord
Pango-Pango to our own commerce anil
by British ana
ports of the British and German Islands of
the group accorded thera :o British and
German corctncrcc."
RATIFICATION OF TREATIES.
British Ainlin.'.iiulnr and Danish Min
ister Arrange Matter With Hny.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Lord Paunce
fote was at the State Department today,
and it has been arranged between himself
and Secretary Hay that the final ratifi
cations of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
shall be exchanged here as soon as the
mechanical work of pressing the exchange
copies can be executed. The British Gov
ernment has conveyed to Its Ambassador
full authority to conclude this arrange
ment. Mr. Brun, the Danish Minister, also saw
Secretary Hay In relation to the ratifi
cation of the treaty for the cession to
the United States of the Danish West In
dian Islands. It seems Improbable now
that the mooted plebiscite of the Inhab
itants of the Islands will be had by the
Danish Government. However, should it
be decided otherwise, tho taking of the
voto will be a very small matter, inas
much as the franchise Is enjoyed in the
Danish West Indies by only a few hun
dred of the total population, and their
votes could be recorded in a day or two.
It will not be necessary to wait on Con
gress for the appropriation of 5o.C03.000 as
a preliminary to the acquisition, of the
islands by the United States. Under the
treaty, as soon as the ratifications are ex
changed the United States flag will be
hoisted, and the lo.OOO.C-CO, if not already
appropriated, will be charged up against
the United States as a debt.
Dr. Kliiyonn ReHlfcn.
DETROIT, Feb. 20. Dr. J. B. Klnyoun,
for the past year commanding officer and
Chief Surgeon of the United States Ma
rine Hospital here, and known as one oC
the best bacteriologists and plague ex
perts In the United States Government
service, has sent in his resignation, to
take effect May 1. Dr. Klnyoun has left
for Philadelphia, where he will devote
himself to the study of bacteriology.
What the Creeks Want.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. A delegation
of four Creek Indians arrived here today
to consult their chief. Pleasant Porter,
and to confer with the Secretary of the
Interior regarding a supplemental treaty
now In course of revision for submission
to the department. The main points in
volved are the methods and allotment and
date of closing the enrollment.
Knox Docs Not Intend to Rcii?n.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Reports hav
ing been widely circulated that Attorney
General Knox had decided to resign from
the Cabinet. It can be stated that there
Is absolutely no basis for these reports.
Superintendent of the Cnpltol.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The President
has appointed Elliot Woods superintendent
of the Capitol and its grounds. Mr. Woods
was assistant under the late Edward
Clark, architect of the Capitol.
SOUNDINGS FOR A CABLE.
Survey for Projected Line From San
Frnnicsco to Manila.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. To take sound
ings in the Pacific Ocean from near San
Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands, thence
to the Lsdrones and from there to the
Philippines for the projected Pacific ca-
ble, the Titus, a 120-ton seagoing tug.
will leave New lork within a few days.
Stops will probably be made at Valpa
raiso and Panama. One of the Govern
ment's most trusted transport captains,
who has a knowledge of the soundings
and mathematics, has just arrived here
from the Philippines for the purpose of
taking the Titus out. He expects to be
gin taking soundings about the end of
April, and to complete the task by the end
of May.
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SECOND-CLASS MAIL' MATTER
Resolution Adopted by the Newspa
per Publisher Association.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. The ISth annual
meeting of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association was continued toLi.
A resolution was adopted authorizing an
arbitration agreement with the Interna
tional Typographical Union for five years,
beginning May 1 next, when the present
yearly agreement ends. Tho executive
council of the union -.mist pass on thL?
agreement formally before It v. ill be en
forced, but that body has already Infor
mally given its approval. The association,
nt Its meeting yesterday, adopted a reso
lution providing for a five-year agreement
with the International Printing Press
men's Assistants' Union.
There was some discussion today of
suggestions for an Improved postal cur
rency for mall orders, and also of proposed
amendments to the bankruptcy law. Both
j matter were referred to the executive
committee. The following resolution was
agreed to:
"Resolved, That, to secure the uniform,
and thorough enforcement of existing reg
ulations, the American Newspaper Pub
lishers Association suggests a codifica
tion of all laws and rulings that govern
second-class mall matter, and an annual
revision thereof; this codification to be
made whenever the programme now in
process for restricting the use of the second-class
mail privilege for legitimate pur
poses shall have be-en effectively per
formed by the Postoffice Department, and
the material on the questions pertinent
thereto shall have been fully Interpreted."
At the afternon session it was resolved
to petition Congress to abolish the duty
on wood pulp, mechanically ground wood
and lumber used in the manufacture of
paper, and to ask that the duty on used
print paper be reduced.
I-CnnMfi City Officials Onsted.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20. Kansas Cityv
today Is without Its five principal charter
officials as a result of yesterday's decision
of the State Supreme Court ousting City
Controller Lund, City Physician Coffin,
Clerk Curry. Assessor Yost and City
Counsellor Mlddlebrook, hold-over Re
publicans. On the advice of their attor
neys the ousted Republicans left their
offices, refusing to assume responsibility
for their future conduct and informing
their clerks that if they remained at their
desks they must do so upon their own re
sponsibility. Thus practically all the
city's business came to an abrupt stand
still. Tho trouble aroso a year ago when the
City Council refused to confirm the nomi
nations fo'vthese ofilces sent In by Mayor
Reed, a Democrat. The Mayor has called
a Republican meeting of his political as
sociates to consider the situation.
Indian on the Warpath.
HOLDENVILLE, I. T.. Feb. 20. About
20' armed Snake Indians threatened to
burn Holdenville Wednesday, and Marshal
Kals placed a large number of deputies
on guard to protect the city. No trouble
occurred. It has been known for some
time that the Snakes are Incensed at the
springing up of new towns all over tho
Creek Nation, and It is feared that serious
trouble will be the outcome. Mounds and
Beggs, new towns along the line of the
Frisco, were threatened also, but they
were well guarded, and an attack was not
made. The Snake Indians seem to be de
termined not to give up their country toA
law and order wltout strenuous resistance.' "
Lnit-d States Marshal Bennett, of Musko
gee, has ordered the arrest of all armed
Snake Indians.
Collateral Loan Tax.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Commissioner
Y'erkes. of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment, has held a conference on the collat
eral lain tax subject with President Kcp
pler. of the New York Exchange, and L.
C. Lcdyard, its attorney, the result of
which .was an agreement that Mr. Led
yard will prepare a brief setting forth to
Commissioner Yerkes the claims of tho
brokers as presented a few days ago.
It was stated In officials circles that in
case the brief of Mr. Ledyard is not suf
ficiently convincing It Is quite likely that
Commissioner Yerkes will refer the matter
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