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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1902.
WANT NO CHINESE
Commissioners Report to
Dominion Parliament.
DEAL WITH BRITISH COLUMBIA
Celestials Retard Desirable "White
Immigrant, and Tltclr Presence
Is c Menace to the Industrial
Peace of Community.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb; 2T.-A- special
dispatch from Ottawa says:
The Chinese report presented to Parlia
ment today covers S0O pages of typewrit
ing. -The-Tonclusion which the Commis
sioners arrived at is that Chinese retard
white immigrants who would make good
citizens and settlers. Jt is said that the
presence of Chinese is dangerous to the
industrial peace of the community where
they reside. They carry away to their
own country all their earnings, and spend
little or nothing in Canada. In the opin
ion of the Commissioners it is Impossible
for the Province of British Columbia to
take its place and part in the Dominion
unless Its population is free from any
taint of servile labor, and is Imbued with
u sense of duties and responsibilities ap
pertaining to citizenship. The Commis
sioners approve of the views of the Leg
islature of British Columbia as to the
grave injury that would follow an Influx
of Chinese laborers. Then follows the
findings of the Commission. Messrs. Clute
and Foley favor an immediate raising of
the per, capita tax to $500, while Mr.
Mann favors a trial for two years at 1300
at first, then raising it to $500.
Bold Dawson Footpad Captured.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 27. A dis
patch from Dawson gays:
William Brophy, the short man of the
Dominion Creek hold-up, for whom a 3600
reward was offered by the Government,
was captured last midnight at a road
house eight miles from Dawson, on Bo
nanza Creek, by four members of the
Northwest mounted police. He carried a
rifle, but had no chance to use it, as the
police Jumped him from behind. In the
scuffle Brophy was shot, but not dan
gerously. He was brought to Jail this
morning. All three men connected with
the robbery, Tomerlin, Brophy and Har
ris, are now in Jail. Brophy held up a
man on Bonanza four nights ago, robbing
him of four ounces of dust, and it was
from the description given by this victim
that his whereabouts were fixed.
ANTI-GAMBLING TICKET NAMED.
Opposition nt La Grande "Will Make
Nominations Tonight.
LA GRANDE, Feb. 27. The antl-gamb-llng
party last night nominated the fol
lowing ticket for the coming city election:
Major, A. C. Miller; Marshal, John
Steinback; Recorder. Fred. B. Curry;
Treasurer, F. L. Meyers. Ward meetings
will be held Friday night, and three
Councllmen nominated.
A mass meeting has been called to meet
Friday night, to put an opposition ticket
in the field.
Union County Republican Convention
LA GRANDE Feb. 27. The Republican
county central committee today selected
this city as the place for holding the next
county convention. The primaries will be
held March 22, and the convention March
29. Charles Cochran was elected chair
man of the committee. Mr. Cochran was
secretary of the last Republican state
convention, and candidate for District At
torney against Sam White In 1900.
Linn Democratic Convention.
ALBANY, Feb. 27. The Linn County
Democratic central committee today
named April 2, at 10 A. M., for the county
convention, ,and recommended Saturday,
March 29, at 1 P. M for the primaries,
except In Albany. This date will be
named later.
Republican Committee Meeting.
ARLINGTON. Or., Feb. 27.-Chalrman S.
A. D. Gurley has called a meeting of the
Republican county committee, to be held
at Condon March 3, to arrange for hold
ing the primaries and county convention
OREGON ITE3IS IN INDIAN BILL.
House Appropriations for Northwest
Schools and Agrenclcs. '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The Indian
appropriation bill, as it passed the House,
makes ample provision for the Indians
of Oregon, whose interests were looked
after by Representative Moody, now a
member of the Indian committee. The
largest Item is $104,630, for the school at
Chemawa, of which ?91,850 goes for the
tupport of 550 pupils, J1S00 for the pay of
the superintendent, JS000 for sewerage and
$5000 for general repairs. In addition to
this the state gets the following routine
appropriations:
Pay of agent at Klamath ?1200
Agent at Umatilla 1200
Confederated tribes and bands of Mid
dle Oregon 000
Klamath, Modoc and other Indians on
Klamath reservation 000
Umatilla, Walla Walla and Cayuse
tribes of Oregon 5000
For general incidental expenses of the
Indian service in Oregon, Including
Grand Ronde and Siletz agencies.... COM
Pay of employes at same agencies..,,, 4000
There were the customary amounts car
ried for Washington, as follows;
Commissioner to sell land3 of Pqyallup
Indiuns $2000
Support and civilization of Yakitnas.. SO00
Support and civilization of Makahs.... 3000
Support and civilization of Quinalelts. 1000
Pay of blacksmith and carpenter, Spo
kane agency 2via)
Pay last installments of Chiefs Louis
and Enoch, of the Spokanes 200
Agent at Colvllle 3500
Support and civilization of Duwamlsh
Indians -6000
Agent at Fort Hall, Idaho 1500
Paying 14th Installment to Fort Hall
Indians , 6000
Shoshones, Bannock?, Shecpeatera and
other Indians of Lemhi agency .
Idaho .. . 13,000
Joseph's "band of Nez Perces. Indians,
Idaho ... 4000
General incidental expenses Indian
service in Idaho 1000
Operation portable sawmill on Nez
Perces reservation, Idaho 1500
FREEING- 'VARSITY FROM DEBT.
President of "Willamette Reports
Five 91OOO Contributors.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 27. The campaign for
the payment of Willamette University's
debt has begun, and at the morning serv
ice at the Methodist Church next Sunday
President Coleman will announce the
names of at least five persons who have
subscribed $1000 each. All subscriptions
are to be made payable only upon condi
tion that the whole sum of $35,000 shall
be raised. No attempt will be made to
raise an endowment until the debt has
been paid. Since the arrival of Dr. Cole
man the friends of the school have taken
renewed interest in the Institution and
are joining cheerfully in the work of rais
ing the necessary funds. Dr. Coleman
feels very much encouraged over the out
look, and Is confident that the debt will
be paid within a short time.
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT ARLINGTON.
Han Killed by Another In PoxtofMcc
Both Prominent Citizens.
ARLINGTON, Or., Feb. 27. In the post
offlce here, about 1 P. M. today, a bloody
shooting affray occurred. In which R. R.
Hanklns was shot to death by T. O.
Sweeten. The Coroner's Jiiry simnlv
found that Sweeten had been killed by
nanKins, wjtnout expressing any opinion.
ine testimony of several witnesses was
heard, as well as the testimony of the
accused. It appears that Hanklns fired
one shot, which took effect in the ceiling,
arid that Sweeten fired four shots, all
told, one after Hanklns had fallen.
Three of .Sweden's shots took effect. The
Coroner notified the District Attorney,
who is expected at once. Sweeten sur
rendered himself and is now in custody.
Hanklns left a wlAw. but no children.
The Knights of Pythias Lodge, of this
place, of which deceased was a member,
will have charge of the funeral.
Both men have resided here for many
years. Mr. Hanklns had served as Cor
oner of the county several terms, and
had been night watchman for some time.
Sweeten has served as Constable and
Marshal for several years past.
REMARKABLE TniAL ENDS.
Lynching Charse Ajcalnst Man at Al
tnrai Falls.
ALTURAS, Col., Feb. 27. The most re
markable criminal trial In the history of
California was ended today when the Jury
in the case of James W. Brown brought
in a verdict of acquittal. Two ballots
were taken. On the first, one Juror was
for conviction and one voted blank.
Shortly after 1 o'clock on the morning
of May 31 last, four men and a boy were
lynched from the two bridges which span
the Pitt River at Lookout in Modoc
County. The men hanged by the lynchers
were Calvin Hall, 74 years of age; his
half-breed sons, Jim and Frank Hall; Dan
Yantls, a white man, and Martin Wilson,
a 13-year-old Indian boy. The victims of
the mob were held as prisoners at Myers
Hotel, In Lookout, pending their prelimin
ary hearing for petty larceny.
The county officials showed no disposi
tion whatever to trace the authors of the
outrage, and Attorney-General Tirey L.
Ford sent Assistant Attorney-General
Charles L Post and Deputy Attorney
General George Sturtevant to Alturas to
work up the case for the state. The Mo
doc County peace officials, it is alleged,
did everything in their power to frustrate
Post and Sturtevant in their mission, ac
cording them no assistance whatsoever in
their investigation. The grand Jury was
In session when General Post and his as
sistant arrived at Alturas, and the inquiry
Into the Lookout lynching wns followed
into such fruitful channels that the grand
Jury found indictments against Deputy
Constable James W., Brown, Bob Leven
ton and Isom Eades. Petitions, numer
ously signed, were sent to District At
torney Bonner, requesting a dismissal of
the Indictments against the accused men,
and that official adressed a communication
to Attorney-General Ford, requesting per
mission to dismiss the Indictments. The
Attorney-General, In a scathing reply,
severely rebuked the District Attorney and
the officials of Modoc County for the
great laxity displayed by them in the
prosecution of the lynchers, and expressed
his determination to bring the guilty
parties to Justice.
After the Indictment of Brown, Eades
and Bob Leventon, the grand Jury met
from time to time and continued Its in
quiry into the lynching. Practically every
resident of Lookout and vicinity was sub
penaed to appear before that body. On
the second, day of January of this year
John Hutton, who had appeared before
the grand Jury, and who had denied to
that body any knowledge of the affair,
confessed to Assistant Attorney-General
Post. In his confession Hutton implicat
ed Claude Morrie, Isom Eades, James W.
Brown, Robert L. Leventon, J. J. Pot
ter, A. L. Colburt, William J. McDaniels,
Henry Knox, Louis Polmanteer, Jervls
Kresge. Sam Parks, E. S. Trowbridge,
Orrin Trowbridge, Fred Roberts, Harry
Roberts, J. R. Myers (Justice of the Peace
for Lookout township), R. L. Nichols,
Joseph W. Leventon and Claude Marcus.
A few days after Hutton made his confes
sion, Claude Morris made a full breast of
his complicity in the lynching to General
Post. On the strength of these confes
sions, which in the main details were
corroborative of each other, the grand
Jury returned Indictments against the men
named, "with the exception of the last
eight. Great difficulty was experienced In
obtaining a trial Jury, 7S talesmen being
examined before the Jury was impaneled.
The work of securing the Jury commenced
November 15, and was not completed un
til December 9. Two days later the tak
ing of evidence in the case of James W.
Brown, who was the first of the accused
men to be placed on trial, commenced. He
was charged with the murder of Martin
Wilson. The trial of Brown has proceed
ed almost uninterruptedly since December
11. It was notable for the frequent clashes
between Judge Harrington and the coun
sel for the defense. Each of the counsel
for the defense was adjudged guilty of
contempt many times and sent to Jail and
fined.
KNOX ORDERS SUITS FILED.
Actions Aprnlnst Corporations Under
-the Anti-Trust Law.
LOS ANGELES, Col., Feb. 27. The Ex
press says:
Corporations in California, whose com
bined capital Is closo to the billion-dollar
mark, and who are alleged to be operat
ing In restraint of trade, contrary to the
terms of the Sherman anti-trust law, are
to bo proceeded against by the Govern
ment. Rumors to this effect that have
been in local circulation several days were
today confirmed. Joseph H. Call, Fed
eral Attorney, who has prosecuted the
suits involving the Southern Pacific and
Atlantic & Pacific land grants, has been
instructed by Attorney-General Knox,
acting by orders of President Roosevelt,
to institute the proposed new litigation.
The suits are to bo filed in the United
States Circuit Court in San Francisco.
Probable Solution of Mystery.
SAN JOSE -Cal., Feb. 27. R. Creffleld,
of Los Gatos, has Just returned from a
visit to England, and brings with him
?i probable solution of the disappearance
of Miss Coelle. of Buffalo, N. Y., on
February 19. Mr. Creffleld stopped off at
the town of Niagara, and while viewing
the cataract from the foot bridge picked
up a woman's purse containing a small
sum of money, a return ticket to Buffalo
and two of Miss Coelie's visiting cards. In
the purse "was this noter "Good-bye, Ray,
Mamma, Papa and all the dear ones. Do
not think that I do not love you all, for
j. ao. ine waters are calling for me.'
Mr. Creffleld did not know of the young
lady's disappearance, but sent word to
the address on the card. He heard noth
ing further Until he reached home today,
where he found a message awaiting him
asking for particulars, and saying tho
joung woman had probably committed
suicide.
Missing Since November.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27. Since No
vember 13 last, R. H. Pope, formerly a
student at Stanford University, a son of
the late Lieutenant-Colonel Pope, Assist
ant Surgeon-General of the United States
Army, has been missing. All of his ef
fects were found intact at a hotel In this
city. He has two brothers In California
who can obtain no clew to his wherea
bouts. His mother is now on the way
home from the Philippines with the body
of her husband, and knows nothing of
her son's disappearance.
People Ask for Tax Sale.
ARLINGTON, Feb. 27. Numerous peti
tions are being circulated throughout the
county asking that the Sheriff be directed
to collect the delinquent taxes. It is said
there are many thousands of dollars due
the county, and as there has been no
Sheriffs sale of property for delinquent
taxes for several years, the people
throughout the county desire that the
matter be attended to, with a view to a
reduction. of the tar rate.
The recent heavy rains Insure an excel
lent yield of wheat.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth,
Be sure ana use that old and well-tried remedy
Mrs. IVlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children
alia j 3 all pain, cure wind colic and diarrhoea. I
ASTORIA TO AID BOERS
EXPECTS TO HAVE RAISED ?120O
WITHIN NEXT FEW DAY'S.
Money Is for Beaeflt of Women and
Children In -the Concen
tration Camps.
ASTORIA, Feb. 27. Subscriptions to tha
fund being raised In Astoria for the aid
of the Boer women and children in South
African concentration camps are comtag
in quite rapidly and the indications are
that fully $1200 will be secured.
May Ask Council te Favor Industries
The Progressive Association has decid
ed to request the City Council to permit
the Astoria Iron Works and Leathers'
boatyard to secure a long lease on tho
foot of Fourth street. Both of these
plants are being- extensively improved, so
as to Increase their capacity, and the ob
ject of the proposed lease is to afford
Titus Smith.
Ihem more room and water frontage.
There lis little question but what the
Council will grant the request.
WANTS LAND ASSESSED MORE.
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Baker City Holds Improvements Arc
Taxed Too Heavily.
BAKER CITY. Or., Feb. 27. Tho Cham
ber of Commerce Is endeavoring to have
the assessed valuation of lands increased
In proportion to that on personal proper
ty and improvements, which it reports
pays about two-thirds of the taxes. A
committee appointed to investigate tho
matter made a report last night, and
pointed out that the assessed valuation of
lands has remained nearly stationary
during the past five years. The commit
tee states that It Is well known that val
uations have greatly increased In that
time. Again, Its report says:
"A building or any kind of improve
ment on real estate is worth only what
it will cost to replace it In like condi
tion, and how Improvements can be worth
more, 10 or 20 years after they were built,
is a course of reasoning we do not un
derstand. It has been suggested that tho
Increase in the assessed value of Im
provements Is In some Instances due to
the repair of Improvements ana adding
to the original buildings. A building
which needs repairs or adding to Is not
made more valuable by such additions,
but has simply cost the owners that much
to enable him to use It at all."
The purpose of the Chamber of Com
merce Js to secure. If possible, a moro
equitable adjustment of taxation In this
county.
Tho matter of holding a street fair in
connection with the First District Fair
which will be held in this city this year,
was also taken up. The consensus of
opinion seemed to be In favor of holding
the fair the latter part of August, pro
vided the state appropriation Is avail
able. WITNESS IN GREEN-GOODS CASE.
Oregon Man Summoned to Appear
Against a Boston Schemer.
GOLD HILL, Feb. 27. E. C. Wells, a
butcher here, will leave for Boston Mon
day, to appear as a witness against Albert
C. Bates, an alleged green-goods man.
Bates wrote to Mr. Wells, telling him he
(Bates) could Inform Wqlls of a scheme
to make money. Wells answered the let
ter, and Bates' reply was that he had In
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ONE Or; THE FOUNDERS OF
SAKDY. Or., Feb. 27. Frledrlch
August Melnlg, who died at hla
home here February 22, waa a
prominent merchant of this place,
and one of the founders t the
Sandy settlement. Ho had taken a
prominent part in the upbuilding of
this locality, and it was largely due
to his efforts that the plank road
from this place to Multnomah Coun
ty was constructed. Mr. Melnlg
was born November 15, 1845, In
Llmburg, Saxony. Germany. He
was a miller by trade. In. 1863 he
married Miss Wllhelmlne Fisher,
and in 1S7J. emigrated to the United
States with his wife and son Paul,
settling In Missouri, where he en
gaged In the milling business. Ho
remained there about tour years,
and then came to Sandy, where be
resided until his death, Mr. Melnlg
waa one of Clackamas County's
best-known cltlxens, and was a man
of great influence In his community.
His funeral took place Monday
afternoon, and was attended by 500
people, the funeral procession being
the largest ever Men In Sandy. Hts
death is universally regretted, and
is a severe blow to the community
in which ho bad so long redded.
The
his possession a pinto used by the Gov
ernment In making United States bank
notes, and enclosed one a genuine ?1 bill
as a sample. Mr. Wells dropped the mat
ter at this point, and thought no more
about It, until he received a letter from
the Secret Service Detectives at Boston,
asking for the letters and papers re
ceived from Bates, and saying that they
had arrested Bates and would use his pa
pers in prosecuting him. The case will
come up March 18.
ASTORIA RAILROAD LOSES.
Damage Case May Be Appealed Be.
causes Juror Left Room for Time.
ASTORIA. Feb. 27. The Jury in the
case of Mrs. Ella Scott vs. the Astoria &
Columbia River Railroad Company re
turned a verdict about 4:30 this afternoon;
awarding the plaintiff J1000 damages. The
suit was brought to recover $5000 damages
for the death of tho late W. M. Scott,
who, while an engineer on the defendant's
road, was killed in a wreck near Bugby's
Hole, on January 12, 1S01.
An affidavit was filed in the court by
Sheriff Linnville today, stating that one
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be the basis of an appeal to be made by
the -defendant for a new trial.
MRS. A. M. CANNON DEAD.
Society Leader at Albany, and Well
Known ThroHKhoHt the State.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 27. Mrs. A. M.
Cannon, a social leader In this city, and
with a wide acquaintance throughout the
state, died at her home In this city to
day, aged 31 years. Mrs. Cannon was
the daughter of D. P. Mason, past grand
master, A. F. & A. M., of Oregon. She
was born In this county, where she had
spent the greater part of her life, and
occupied a warm place In the hearts of
many of its people. Her death is greatly
deplored. She is survived by a husband,
a leading lawyer of this city, and a
daughter.
Oregon Pioneer of 1S5S.
OREGON CITY, Feb. 27. Mrs. Martha
Barger. an Oregon pioneer of 1S52, died
this morning at Molalla, aged S7 years.
She left two children Mrs. Levi Rob-
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DEATH OF AN OREGON
PIONEER OF 1848.
SttKRIDAN, Or., Feb. 2a Tttus
Smith, an Oregon pioneer of 1S4S,
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Borves, in this city, yes
terday. Tho funeral occurred to
day, with Interment in the Howell
Prairie cemetery. Mr. Smith was
one of the beat-known men In this
section. He was born in Virginia
in 1S28. In company with three
brothers and four sisters he crossed
the plains to Oregon In 184S. The
next year be went to California, but
returned in the Fall, and bought a
farm on Howell Prairie, where he
lived until 18S9, when be moved to
Yamhill County. The latter years
of his life were spent with his chil
dren. Mrs. Smith died several years
tgo, but a number of children are
left to mourn hts death. In his
younger days Mr. Smith waa a Re
publican leader In Marlon County.
bins, of Molalla, and F. G. Barger, of
Colfax, Wash. Deputy County Clerk O.
D. Eby, of this county, is her grandson.
Her remains will be taken to Harris
burg, Linn County, for interment. Her
home was In Harrlsburg, but -for the
past year she had been living with her
daughter at Molalla.
LINEMAN'S GREAT FEAT.
Climbs Slender Pole and Takes Down
Flag Others Tried and Failed.
SALEM, Fe. 27. Banker A. Bush dis
played a flag at tno top of his 23-foot
flagpole In honor of George Washington.
While the flag was being raised, the rope
slipped off the pulley and became so tight
ly wedged In the block that the flag could
not bo lowered. The pole Is so slender
that It was not thought safe for a man
to climb. After three days' work by. a
force of men furnished by the electric
company, all contrivances failed to rem
edy the trouble. Tonight Lineman Par
sons, commonly known as "Shorty,"
climbed the pole and placed the rope on
the pulley. The continued efforts to haul
down the flag have been standing subjects
for comment by all citizens and visitors
In Silcm for three dys. Mr. Bush takes
great pride In his tftll flagpole and never
falls to display National colors on legal
holidays, and on days made memorable
by Incidents In the lives of Jefferson and
Jackson.
Northwest Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Oregon Original, Douglas MagUI, Kea
aey, $6: original widow's, special ace Feb
ruary 7, Phebe L. Whitney, Scappoose, $S;
Mexican War, special ace February 7,
Roenna J. Wherry, Elsie, IS.
Washington Increase, restored, reissue,
etc., Adam Freudensteln, Tacoma, $S;
John Wood, Tacoma, $10; original widow's,
special ace. February 7, Nancy C. B. Car
son, Spokane, 8.
Idaho Increase, restoration, reissue, etc.
WilHam Stokes, Albion, $12.
Win Places on Debating Team.
MONMOUTH, Or., Feb. 27. In the final
try-out last night among the contestants
on the debating team, to contest with Mc
Mlnnvllle College, J. C. Pettyjohn, of
Marlon County; W. R. Rutherford, of
Harney County, and Miss Gertrude M.
Vernon, of Lake County, were successful.
1 The question, "Resolved, that the Fif-
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Late Friedricb, August Melnlg.
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teenth Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States has been Justified," will
be discussed. The Monmouth team will
represent the negative.
New KalRma Mining Company.
KALAMA, Wash., Feb. 27. Tho Red
Star Mining Company, of Kalama, has
been organized, with Dr. R. E. Darnell,
Dr. S. C. Cook and A. L. Watson as In
corporators. The capital stock is $750,000;
shares, $1 each. Tho officers of the com
pany arc: President, Dr. R. E. Darnell;
vice-president, E. W. Potter; secretary.
Dr. S. C. Cook; treasurer, D. D. Innls.
The company will develop the Ell D. mine
on the Kalama River.
County Democratic Convention.
ST. HELENS. Or., Feb. 27. The Colum
bia County Democratic convention will
be held at Rainier March 13, at 11 A. M.
The convention will consist of 53 dele
gates. When you suffer from sick headache,
dizziness, constipation, etc., remember
Carter's Little Liver Pills will relieve
you. One pill is a dose.
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THREE MASKED MEN HOLD UP FIF
TEEN JAPANESE LABORERS.
Enter House In Early Morning and
Make Inmates Line Up Against the
Wall Secure About $55.
SEATTLE, Feb. 27. At the point of re
volvers, three masked men held up and
robbed 15 Japanese at 3 o'clock this morn
ing In a aectlon-house at Ballard. In view
of the overwhelming, odds against them
tho robbery was a bold one. The Orient
als did not make the least show of re
sistance. They apparently-were thorough
ly cowed by the unwelcome visitors. The
section-house in question lg used by the
Japanese as sleeping quarters while they
are engaged In working for the Great
Northern Railroad. They retired last
night at the usual time. It was about 3
o'clock when one of the Orientals heard
soma one moving about in the room. A
moment later the room was flooded with
light. Turning In his bunk, the Japanese
fund himself looking straight Into the
muzzle of a six-shooter.
"Line up along that wall," said the high
wayman, and almost instantly a long line
of Japanese stood against one wall of the
room. Then, while two of the masked
men kept them covered with their revolv
ers, the third went through their clothes
and bundles, securing in all about ?55
and a few cheap watches. Backing
slowly to the door two of them disap
peared, while the third tarried a moment
to swear roundly at tho men he had Just
robbed.
Fall Heir to Fortnne.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 27.
Mrs. E. S. Hill, of the Moxee, and her
Brother, John Case, who keeps a small
candy store on South Second street,
learned todny that they have fallen heirs
to about $1,250,000 worth of Cleveland, O.,
property. The entire estate left by a dis
tant relative of theirs Is worth something
over $2,000,000, and there are 30 heirs. The
family made a fight for the estate IS
years ago, but failed to get possession
of It. The successful claimant has since
held it up to the time of his death, and
added to it largely. The attorney who
notified Mrs. Hill and her brother ia also
one of the heirs. He Is now on his way
to North Yakima.
Reception for McBrlde and Hazxard.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 27. The Board
of Audit .and Control made an inspection
of the Reform School today. Governor
McBrlde arrived from Olympla this after
noon, and was in consultation for some
hours with the party leaders and precinct
committeemen. The Governor announced
that Superintendent T. P. Westendorf
would be retained at the Reform School.
The announcement of the selection of a
state librarian has not yet been made,
but It Is believed that J. A. Gabel. of
Chehalls, will be chosen. There was an
informal public reception tonight In honor
of the Governor and Lieutenant R. T.
Hazzard.
Clnb to Boom Ellensbnrg.
ELLENSBURG Feb. 27. The Ellens
burg Club was organized last night with
a paid enrollment of 60. The object of the
club Is to promote the welfare of Ellens
burg and Kittitas Valley. The member
ship fee was fixed at $1 and the monthly
dues at 50 cents. Officers were elected
as follows: President, R. B. Wilson; vice
president, H. W. Wager; secretary, P. A.
Getz; treasurer, E. H. Snowden; execu
tive committee, J. C. Hubbell, Mat Bar
tholet. C. H. Stewart and J. Ramsay. The
club Is being organized as a business prop
osition pure and simple, nnd for the pres
ent will have no social features.
Girl Burglars to Reform School.
SOUTH BEND. oWash., Feb. 27. Tillle
and Vloli Church, the two Hwaco girls
who broke Into a house In that town and
carried away some valuables, yesterday
plead guilty In the Superior Court and
were sent to the Reform School.
Edward Forbes, or Ladd, who robbed
.Norton's Jewelry store hero last month,
also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
six years In the Penitentiary.
Oscar Wills, of Nema, was found insane
and sent to Stellacoom. He has led a
solitary life for years on a homestead on
the North Nema River. He had always
been eccentric
Artesian Well a. Failure.
NORTH YAKIMA, Feb. 27. F. E. Deer
lnghof, of this city, who has had charge of
the work of putting down an experimental
artesian well at White Bluff, on the Co
lumbia River, returned to town today and
said the well Is a failure. At a depth of
300 feet basaltic rock was struck, and the
Indications are that It Is very thick. Mr.
Decrlnghof also came to the .conclusion
that there Is an outlet for the water be
low into the river, so that If a good flow
had been discovered it would not have
risen above the ground. The project was
backed by Seattle men.
Kalama Now Free From Smallpox.
KALAMA, Wash., Feb. 27. Kalama has
entirely recovered from the recent epi
demic of smallpox. There were, all told,
47 cases in the town, only two of which
were serious, and none fatal. It Is an
Important fact that no person who had
ever been successfully vaccinated took
the smallpox. Several persons who had
not been vaccinated for more than 30
years escaped having it, although they
were exposed constantly for several weeks
while waiting upon members of their
families who had it.
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School Children Mnst Be Vaccinated.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 27. The
fVancouver School Board today Issued an
order that all students of the city schools
must be vaccinated. This action was
taken In view of the prevalence of sev
eral cases of smallpox In the city.
Interest or School Bonds Reduced.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Feb. 27. The
rate of Interest on the $16,000 of South
Bend school bonds has been reduced from
7 to 5 per cent per annum for the next
two years, by the holders of the bonds.
Washington Notes.
The Elks at Spokane arc planning to
hold a street carnival.
Aberdeen Is going to try the scheme of
Increasing Its revenues, and at the same
time lessen the gambling evil In that city
by collecting heavy monthly fines from
the sporting element.
The new liquor license ordinance at
Whatcom provides at the rate of $550 for
a combined wholesale and retail license.
Tho ordinance also prohibits side en
trances and boxes in saloons.
A. B. Hammer, of Seattle, has been
appointed an Inspector in the customs
service, by Collector Huestls. The ap
pointment Is to take effect on March 1,
and the new Inspector Is assigned to duty
at Blaine.
The Yakima Water, Light & Power
Company is putting in lt3 new turbine
wheel. John W. Taylor, of Logansport,
Ind., is superintending the work. He is
the designer of the new machinery of the
company and was sent there to put it in.
EARLY-CLOSING MOVEMENT.
Oregon City Merchants Considering
Matter Batchers Already In Line.
OREGON CITY, Feb. 27. The matter
of early closing Is under discussion by the
merchants of Oregon City. There has
been some talk of obtaining the consent
of all the business houses to close at 7
P. M., but the Retail Merchants' Associa
tion has taken no official action. The
butchers of the city agreed among them
selves to close at 7. Some of the grocery
houses are closing and some are not
It is probable that t the next meeting
of the Merchants' Association an organ
ized movement for early closing will bo
commenced. It is proposed to close at
7 every evening except Saturday, and on
the Sth and Sth of each month. The two
latter days are paydays in the mills, which
makes it necessary for the shops to keep
open an hour or more later.
EXPENSES OF OREGON COUNTIES.
Nearly $3,300,000 the Amount Paid
Out for the Year.
SALEM, Feb. 27. The total expenditures
of this state for state purposes, county
purposes and common school maintenance
aggregate about $3,500,000 per year. This
does not Include tho moneys expended by
Incorporated cities and towns. For the
purposes named, the expenditures are as
follows:
State expenditures for 1901 $ 60.000
County expenditures for 1901 1.0W.54S
Common school expenditures, 1901. 1.461.C.0
Total J3.4CO.CoS
Tho state expenditures are approximat
ed, the estimate being based on the ap
propriations for the years 1901 and 1902.
This amount Includes all appropriations
for tho expenses of state government,
state Institutions, higher educational In
stitutions, etc. The amount of the coun
ty expenditures Is taken from the tabular
staement Issued yesterday by Secretary of
Stato Dunbar, showing by Items the ex
penses of the several counties. This
amount covers the cost of maintaining the
county offices, caring for the poor, prose
cuting criminals, building bridges, etc.,
but does not Include the cost of road
bunding. The last and largest expense,
that of maintaining the common schools.
Is shown by the records In the office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction J.
H. Ackerman. The total sum, nearly
$1,500,000. represents the product of the
Irreducible school fund, the uniform public
school tax, and the several school dis
trict taxes.
There Is no record here of the total ex
penditure of city taxes In this
state. It Is only within the past
month that statistics have been gathered
showing the total cost of running the sev
eral counties. If the uniform system of
keeping accounts, inaugurated by the last
Legislature, were extended so as to ap
ply to cities, it would then be practicable
to determine the total cost of govern
ment, public Institutions and public Im
provements In the state.
In addition to the expenditures men
tioned heretofore, the property-owners
pay a road tax of IK mills on the dollar.
On a valuation of $120,000,000. which was
the amount levied on In 1901. this would
aggregate $180,000, bringing the total an
expendltures up to about $3,640,059.
RECORD PRICE FOR HOPS.
Two 12-Cent Contracts for 1002
Crops Filed at Salem.
SALEM. Feb. 27. Two 12-cent hop con
tracts were filed In the County Recorder's
office here today. This Is the record price
for contracts for 1902 hops. The contracts
were executed by Hoefer & Zorn, the
wealthiest firm of hopgrowers In 'Marlon
County. The buyers are Faber &. Neis, of
Albany. The two contracts cover 25,000
pounds of hops, to be raised on 90 acres
of land near Champoeg.
Competition for hop contracts sems to
be very brisk. It Is learned that several
growers who have a reputation for pro
ducing fine hops have been offered 12-cent
contracts. A much larger number of con
tracts has been recorded than Is usual at
this season, and It Is learned from dealers
that many contracts have been .executed
which have not been recorded. In the
case of Hoefer &. Zorn contracts, filed
today, several Chlncso renters are also
parties to the contracts, and the advances
evidently are to be made to the tenants.
Since the two large sales of hops of the
1901 crop were made here yesterday, only
about 600 bales of hops remain In the
growers' hands. About 14U cents Is the
price offered for hops In the general mar
ket, but as high as 15 cents might be paid
for a choice quality needed to fill a spe
cial order.
First to Par State Taxes This Year.
SALEM, Feb. 27. Benton County has
the honor of being the first to pay state
taxes on the roll of 1001. That county
todny paid into the state treasury $4000
of the amount due from It on the levy of
1902. Lane County squared Itself on the
Stato Treasurer's books today by paying
a balance of $75 29 due on Us bounty tax.
New Waterway and Power Company.
SALEM, Feb. 27. The Aurora Waterway
& Power Company was Incorporated to
day by B. F. Glesy, W. S. Hurst and
Fred P. Hurst. The purpose of the com
pany Is to build flumes and ditches and
develop water power near Aurora. Tho
capital stock Is $100;000, and the principal
office will be at Aurora.
Judge Noyes In a. Sanitarium.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 27. Judge
Arthur B. Noye. who has been removed
by President Roosevelt from his position
as Judge of the United States Court, Dis
trict of Alaska, Is at a sanitarium near
Redlands, where he expects to remain
until his health Improves.
Supreme Court Cases Set for Trial.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 27. The following
cases were today set for trial in the Su
premo Court:
March 12 Thlessen vs. Worthlngton.
March 13 Bowers vs. Star Logging &
Lumbering Company.
Tilmon Ford Buys a Farm.
SALEM. Feb. 27. The Wlllard Martin
farm of 215.6 acres. Just east of Salem,
was sold to Tilmon Ford today for $SS24,
or $40 per acre.
Large Eagle Killed.
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Oregon Notes.
An election of chief and assistant chief
of The Dalles City Fire Department will
be held March Jft.
The Democratic Central Committee, of
Wheeler County will meet In Fossil,
March 8. for the purpose of fixing pri
mary and convention dates.
Residents of the Paisley precinct, in
Lake County, are grumbling about hav
ing to go 40 miles to the county seat to
register, and a great many refuse to take
the Journey, and predict that a light
vote wlil be made unless registration can
be made at Paisley.
BOWL FOR CLUB MEDAL.
Thirteen Contestant!! on Multnomah
Alleys Kerrigan High Man.
The monthly bowling tournament of the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club com
menced last evening, 13 of the contestant
trying for the medal. Al Kerrigan led
with a score of 197, and M. Dunne took
second place, his score being 192. Aben
droth, who won the medal last month,
was not up to hi? customary form, and
scored only 176. The tournament will be
concluded tomorrow night, when the re
maining contestants will take a chance at
the pins. Kerrigan's score of 197 Ls a good
one. and ought to be a winner.
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International Chess Tourney.
MONTE CARLO, Feb. 27. In the Inter
national chess match this morning tho
winners were Maroczy from Elsenberg,
Tarrasch from Regglo and Schlectner
from Scheve. Telchmann and Mortimer
had byes. In the afternoon Janowskl won
from Mleses. Marshall from Kapler,
Tschlgorln from Marco, Mason from
Gunsberg and Plllsbury from Albtn, while
Poplel and Wolf drew.
Championship Wrestling Match.
The directors of the Multnomah Club are
negotiating with the Olypmplc Club, of
San Francisco, for a wrestling match be
tween Ed Johnson, champion middle
weight of the Northwest, and F. Bailey,
the Coast champion. The match will be
hold In this city, probably about March 23.
Basket-Ball and Indoor Baseball.
OREGON CITY, Feb. 27. The game of
basket-bill at the Y. M. C. A. last night
between the Reds nnd the Blues was
won by the. former, by a score of 21 to 23.
The indoor baseball game between the
business men's class and the Junior class
was won by tho business men by a score
of 12 to 9.
Fast Basket-Ball Expected.
MONMOUTH. Feb. 27. A basket-ball
game will be played here Saturday even
ing, between the All-Stars, of Portland,
and the Normal School team. Since both
teams have defeated all comers. It prom
ises to be a fast game.
Offer for McGovern Fight.
DENVER, Feb. 27. The News today
says that the Colorado Athletic Club will
offer a purse of $10,000 for the Corbett
McGovern fight. The bid will be for
warded to the Cincinnati Enquirer before
April 13.
American Jockeys In England.
LQNDON. Feb. 27. The preliminary
list of Jockeys licensed for 1902 Includes ,
the names of Danny Maher, Patsy Mc
Dermott and W. B. Buchanan, Ameri
cans. Your health depends upon the condition
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