THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, 'AUGUST 8, 1902.
DEATH IN FLAMES
Tragic Death, of Two Chil
dren in Klamathon.
WERE PLAYING WITH HATCHES
A. Cm mt Coal Oil Exploded and Both,
'With. Their Clothing In a Blaze,
Made an Ineffectual Attempt
to Breach tno River.
' ASHLAND, Or., Aug. 7. A roost chock
ing accident took place at .Klamathon,
south of -here, yesterday evening, resulting
la the death of two children, Iester and
Emery Davis, aged 6 and 3 years. 'They
were the children of Mrs. Laura Moon
Davis, who conducts a millinery store
there. It Is reported that the two children
wore playing In the yard in the, rear of
their home with some parlor matches,
end close by was a flve-gallpn can of coal
oil. In 6ome.way the coal oil In the can
became Ignited, exploded and covered the
little ones with a blaze of fire. With their
clothing aflame, they started to run. for
the Klamath River, wnich Is near by, but
one fell, and Its outcries brought assist
ance. An attempt was made to smother
the flames, and the burning clothing was
taken from the persons of the little ones,
but the flames had already performed their
deadly work, and, after lingering in groat
agony, both died at 7:30 o'clock. The fu
neral services took place nt Klamathon
today, and the bodies will bo brought to
Gold Hill, in Jackson County, for inter
ment In Sam's Valley.
OFF FOR CRATER IiAKE;
Will Steel and Party. Start on Their
Journey.
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 7. (Special.)
The party nnder 'the supervision of-W. Q.
Steei of Portland," arrived, this: noon, en
routg for Crater Lake Park. They were
met at the train by prominent citizens of
Medford, who escorted them tpu the .hotel,
where they remained jintil "4 P,t M., when
they took conveyances and proceeded on
their Journey to the mountains. Arrange
ments have been made for their accommo
dation and entertainment along the line.
Tonight their supper, consisting of moun
tain trout, fresh berries and other good
things, provided by the hospltablepeople
of that region, will ha eaten atnEagle
Point. Tomorrow they will take their
dinner at J. H. Stewart's mountain home
and expect to arrlve-at thelr destination
Saturday-- The" -members oflho party
were delighted to learn that Governor
Geer-at the eleventh hpur had been able
to make arrangements whereby he could
accompany them. The members of the
party are: Governor and Mrs. T. T. Geer,
Hon. T. H. Tongue, Miss Bessie Mer
riam, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; .Misses Louie
Church. Maggie J. Cosper, of Salem; Mra
Xee Hoffman and daughters, Messrs.
James Steel, Frank H. Fleming, Benja
min Lombard and Will G. Steel, .of Port
land; D. T. Lawton and party from this
city, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Damon, of Salem, will follow tomorrow.
SECURED LITTLE BOOTY.
Vancouver Safecrackers Take Cash
and Toss Check' Aside.
VANCOUVER, 'wash1., ' Aug. 7. (Spe
cial.) Expert safecracker visited Van
couver last night and blew open the safe
In the offieo of the Portland Vancouver
& Yakima. Railway Company securing
between $10 arid $20 In silver; .'The P6rt
land, Vancouver -& Yakima office is
jBituated on the river, at the foptr of C
street, where, the burglars, could, work
without -danger of 'belnfr heard,' the near
est -house J5rir iwt Monies ritatnnt Vn.
trance' to thF office "was; effecCed by
tuning uvui ufe norm -wmuow. xo gain
access to. the eafe, a large, iiedge-ham-mer;and
cold chisels were taken from the
railroad tool-shop, and with these tools
they knocked off the combination, which
left .an opening in fhejjdo.or of the eafe
In -which dynamite 'was Inserted. The
explosion completely wrecked one side
of the double doors of' the safe, and It
is thought the inner doors were opened
with keya, as they , showed no signs of
having been forced. - The money-drawers
were pried out and ransacked, and, though
all the money was taken, checks to the
amount of several thousand dollars were
unmolested; hut there .wag evidence that
they had been Inspected. 'They weTe left
In the warehouse', near the-Wain entrance,
where the burglars had probably gone
over, the contents of the safe. The" rob
bery was--not discovered till Mr. Gray,
president of the company. Vent' to the
office, at 7:30 o'clock this morning. City
Marshal Nerton was Immediately noti
fiod, Dut as yet no clew has been discov
ered. LODDEXSLAGER'S HARD; FIGHT.
Wan "Who Befriended' Indian War
Veterans Escaped. Defeat.
OREGONIAN NEWS BtJREAtj, Wash
ington, Aug. 7. It is not always a man
ytho does a great deal for his Congression
al district that Is retained without a strug
gle. An example of this Is In the case of
Representative Loudenslager, who repre
sents the Camden district in New Jersey.
Ever since Loudenslager has been in
Cpngress he has been & member of the
naval committee, and has been able to
Jiejp his district very materially in the
matter of the League Island navy-yard
-In the Delaware River. He has also been
Instrumental In securinglarge appropria
tions, lor the Improvement of the Dela
ware, which has been for the benefit of
his constituents. Loudenslager has ob
tained quite a prominent place In Con
gress, although not among the very lead
ing statesmen. Notwithstanding this -fact,
ho had the hardest fight of his life to se
cure renomlnatlon this time. Some man
nractically unknown to nuMfc. iifA wmi
that Loudenslager had been there long
enough, and happened to be a man with
considerable money and made the New
Jersey man flriit verv hnrfl fnr- i-nnr,.
Jnatlon. The people of Oregon will be
mieresieQ in Knowing that Loudenslager
has been successful because he was
Chairman Of the committee on nonnlnna
and as such -was ever ready to push tho
anoian war veteran bill whenever the
consent of the House managers forMts
consideration could be obtained. T
8ljjer saw the Speaker several times dur
ing ie last session or congress in the In
terest of this particular bill, and always
Biooa Dy- tne Oregon Representatives
wnea iney made an effort to get it up.
JUDGE HAWLETT FOR SENATOR.
Stewart' Fcdlctlon of Result of
Coming: Nevada Election.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Inert on. Auk. 7. Senator RtAtcnrr nf -Ne
vada, has returned to Washington after
a tour of his state land o's. without any
kind of qualification that the Republicans
will carry Nevada -this year and elect t
Republican -to succeed John T .Tnncs
Stewart says that "Nevada has always
been jk. Rej?,bllcaji .state, except .on. the
suver question, ana now mat mat issue
has been eliminated bv th errant rmni.
tlon of gold, Nevada is returning to her
former moorings.
This will certainly be bad news for
Francis G. Newlands, If it Is true. New-
lanrts has his heart RPt nnnn thn Conn to
Be fe&s longed for a placo In tbo tujoer
branch of Congress" for many years!
Besides the political condition of Nevada
for several years past, he has relied
upon tho work he has done In CongresB
to secure his election to the Senate, In
tnis regard tho irrigation legislation ne
claims as largely his own and he has
been malting' a strong campaign for him
self with this' new departure In the fore
ground. Stewart says that Jones will be succeed
ed by Thomas P. Hawley, United States
District Judge of Nevada, who has come
out as a candidate and will carry the
state. He -says not only Is Nevada Repub
lican by tradition, but the recent lmmlf
gratlon and the good times that have
come to the state tend toward Republi
can success. It will :cectalnly bo a sur
prise, if Nevada, should return 4o the Re
publican party. A Republican successor
to Jones has not been expected.
FOR DOUBLE-TRACK RAILWAY.
Franchise. Asked for Over Oregron
City Streets.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 7. (Special.)
The Oregon City t Suburban Railway
Company, by its president, C D. Latour
ette, a prominent banker of this city, ap
peared at the regular meeting of the
City Council last night and asked for
the passage of an ordinance granting a
franchise to the company to run a
double-track railway on Water street
from Third street, where the woolen
mills are. ettuated, to Seventeenth street.
In the north end of the city. The ordi
nance, as drawn up, provides that' no
license shah, be paid for the first five
years, and after that time a license of
150 a year ehall be collected. The dura
tion of tho franchise Is to be DO years.
Construction must commence within tvzp
years, and the road must he completed
within flvo years. The Council, after
they have gone Into a committee of tho
whole, upon the matter, will take some
action, and tho question will come up for
consideration at an -adjourned meeting
next Wednesday evening. From the ex
pressions of opinion of some of the Coun-
enmen xoaay it la not proDaoi laaj. ino
franchise will be granted in lis present
form. .
This is the .first move that "has been
made by Mr. Latourette cince the organ
ization and incorporation of the company.
on May 11 last. . At that time he was
given a 'franchise W hiS .Board' of County
Commissioners to lay dOwti ana bperate
railroads, . telegraph, telepHooo' and power '
lines up'qiffieOfeijoh 'City and .Oa'wegp
road and the Aberriethy' road. ' When the
franchise was granted, oome criticism
was Indulged In, as many thought that
tho Commlfwloners should not have given
a railway company authority to encroach
upon county roads. But these criticisms
were counter-balanced by the satisfaction
of the people living along the route over
which the franchise was granted at the
mere thought of having- a ..railway in
their-rsection. At. that time Mr. Latour-!
ette stated .that his company proposed
to traverse the county east and. west, and
perhaps south. He proposes to build an
electric line from.. Oswego to Oregon City,
crowing the Willamette at Oregon City,
and running up the Abernethy road to
B,edland. The entlrejlistancc Is 14 miles.
The capital etock of the company Is
510,000, but the articles of incorporation
authorize Its increase to $100,000.
The finance committee was authorized
to purchase SCO feet of hose for the flra
department at a cost of $1 10 a foot C,
Bluhm was re-elected City Sexton, and
the members of the police force were
granted a week'B vacation.
GREELY AT VANCOUVER.
Chief Slgrnal Officer Unexpectedly
Visits, the Post.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Aug. 7.
(Special.) Brigadier-General A. W. Gree-
ly, chief officer of the Signal Corps,, ar
rived very unexpectedly yesterday after
noon at Vancouver Barracks. Thla morn
ing a salute of 11 guns waa fired in his
honor and a special drill given by the
Twenty-sixth Battery. General Greely
left this afternoon for Seattle on his
way East, having finished his tour and
Inspection of the telegraph lines in
Alaska.
Contract Surgeon Wallace E. Parkman
has been ordered from Vancouver Bar
racks to Fort Warden, for' duty at that
post.
Arthur Simmons, on duty at -the general
recruiting office at Portland, has been
transferred to the office at Seattle.
Second Lieutenant Edward C Bolton.
having received his promotion to the
next higher rank, has been assigned to
the Seventeenth Infantry.
Major Herbert B. Tutberly, of the
Eleventh Cavalry, acting Inspector-Gen
eral of the Department of the Columbia,
has been detailed to fill one of the two
vacancies In the Adjutant-General's de
partment for four years.
Contract Surgeon Verdo B. Gregory has
been ordered to Vancouver .Barracks for
assignment to tluty In Alaska.
RECORD FOR WATER-DRINKING.
Effect of the Hot Weather Upon the
People of Independence.
INDEPENDENCE. Aue. 7. fSneelnM
The present siege! o warm weaUjer Is a
record-breaker for this section. Tuesday
tho thermometer registered 97 degrees In
the shade Wednesday. 100 Jn .the shade,
and he' thermometer, -today about. -equals'
tnat of. yesterday. These figures are
from a thermometer on a street that Is
constantly .kept, sprinkled. Ono of the
most jiotableXoatures ,of the ..warm
weather Is the immense consumption of
water, the plant here reporting tho use
of lOO.OOO'rfallons daily, a record for the
"past 12 yparsi
EUGENE,. Or., Aug. 7. (Special.) The
temperature ruled '"high" again ' today,"
reaching 94 degrees in. th.e shade, two de
grees lower than, (he mark of the past
two days " " -
FOUND NO TREASURE.
Fortune - Hunters' Vessel Returns
Home. Bound to a. Tuff,
PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. 7. The brhj
antlne Blakely. Captain Frederick Hack
ett, which, left Victoria. January G last on
a ' treasure-huntlntr expedition to Cocos
Island, is In the Straits bound in behind
a tug. The expedition has the financial
backing of a popular subscription cor
poration, the people subscribing gener
ously to tho plan, with the prospect of
eharing the thirty millions of Peruvian
treasure buried there many years ago.
Since her departure there have been no
tidings received from the Blakely and her
arrival will be hailed with delight by the
Victorians.
Mrs. Sarah Hughes.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 7. (Special.)-Mrs.
Sarah Hughes died this afternoon,- aged
75 years. She was born In Wales and
came to America at the-age of 40 years.
settling In Pennsylvania. Twenty -years
ago she came to Oregon City, where sne
resided until her death. She left six
children: Mrs. J. D. Renncr. Mrs. T. B
Hankins and Mrs. J. W. ' Jones, of Ore
gon City; Mrs. Sarah Sears, of Portland;
Mrs. Thomas Davis, of Maple Lane, and
D. R. Hughes, of Portland. The funeral
will be held at M o clock Saturday morn
ing from the residence of Mra. J. W.
Jones, and the interment will take place
In Mountain View Cemetery.
OXLT KIXE DOLLARS
Round Trip to Spokane Tin the O. R.
fc X. Co.
Spokane will have a great street fair
ana carnival August 4-14, and the O. R.
& N Co. has made the very low rate of
M for round trlD from Portland. Tickets
win "be sold at this rate on August 9
only, and will be limited for return to
August 13.- The- Spokane Flyer leaves
Union depot at 6:15 P. M.; arrives Spo
kane 9:50 following morning. Get tickets
at O. R. & N. office. Third and Washing-'
ton.
Don't wait until you are sick before try
ing Carter's Little Liver Pills, but get a
vial at once. You can't take them with-
PROPAGATION OF SALMON
FISH OF 3IAY ATfD JUXE RUXS TO
BE USED HEREAFTER.
Catches of Glllnetters at the Month
of the River Reach a Ton Slack
of Sockeye Run at Whatcom.
ASTORIA. Aug. 7. (Special.) The large
run of fish now In the river la attributed
to artificial propagation. Heretofore the
fish that have been used for hatchery
purpose? have been taken from the late
runs of July and August while the
earlier and more desirable fish have not
been propagated. Master Fish Warden
Van Dusen states that the fish that will
be used for propagation at the Oregon
State hatcheries during tho present year
will be those that entered the river in
May and June and went up the Snake,
Grand Ronde and McKenzlo Rivers dur
ing the high water In June. It Is these
early fish that particular attention will be
paid to In the future, so that the runs of
May and June will he as large as those
in July and August now are.
The catches of the glllnettere around
the mouth of the river last night aver
aged nearly COO pounds, and catches of a
ELECTED TO CHAIR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AT
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.
I
PROFESSOR C. A. DAWSON, OF OHIO.
BALEM, Aug. 7. Professor C A. Daweonc who was recently electtd to the
chair of English literature In "Willamette University, in this city. Is a native of
Ohio, and Is only 23 years of age. For two years he attended Heidelberr Uni
versity, -whero ha served as assistant In chemistry and spent the last two rears
of his college courss at Wcsleran University, where he received the degree A. B.,
being; graduated with the class of 1S93. He comes to Oreron highly recommended
by the professors of that. Institution. Last Fall he filled tb chair of natural sci
ences la Willamette University for six months, and has Just received his mas
ter's degree from, the University of California. For a time he waa principal of
the High School at Clyde, and also served as Instructor In science at the Ash
land High School, both institutions being located tn Ohio. Professor Dawsoa is
& classmate of Professors "W. H. McCall and L. A. Kerr, both of Willamette
University. Professor Dawson has returned to Ohio, and expects to arrive . In
EaJera' to take up hla work in September. It is reliable reported that the young
j professor will be acompanled to Oregon in the Fall by a blushing young bride.
ton were not unusual. Fish are still
scarce up the river, and a numbqr of gill-
netters and seiners there are quitting for
the season.
S ALMOST PRICES GO HOWS.
A Result Only Traps of Canneries
Will Be Left In River.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 7. (Special.) The
cannerymen held a meeting this after
noon and agreed that beginning at C
o'clock this evening the price of chlnook
salmon and Bteelheads should be reduced
from 4 to 2 cents per pound. S. Schmidt &
Co. and J. LIndenberger will pay 3
cent sfor cold storage fish. The price for
sllverslded, tulles, chums and sockeyes
remains at 1 cent. It Is expected that
the reduction In price -will result In all
the gillnetters and the independent sein
ers and. trappers taking their gear out
of the water, leaving pnly the traps and
seines owned by the canners. Tills apt-,
pears to be whaf the packers desire, as
the most of them .have packed all they
want for the season.
FISH IX APLA. BAY.
Hundreds of Diijtinct Varieties Are
Found, Says Professor Jordan.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. President
Dayld Starr Jordan, of Stanford Univer
sity, who has been exploring tho .South
Seas for the laet fw months for speci
mens of fish from tho coral reefs, work
ing in conjunction with a survey party
sent out by the United States Fish Com
mission, makes a gratifying report. In
the Bay of Apia, Samoa, 453 distinct varie
ties of fish have been found, many of
them previously unknown to scientists.
This" Is .tho first time that the fish life of a
coral reef has" been thoroughly explored,
and Dr. Jordan feels highly elated over
his success. The waters about tho Island
of Tutulla will be the next to be explored.
TO FIX PRICES FOR HOPS.
Call Issued for a Meeting; to Be Held
at Woodhurn.
SALEM, Aug. 7. (SpeciaL) A meeting
to fix, the prices for hops and the rates
for bopplcking will be held at Woodburn
on August 14. The call for the meeting
is signed by William H. Eagan, president
of the Oregon Hopgrowers Association,
and Is as follows:
"Through the request of many growers
you are cordially Invited to attend a
meeting to be held at Woodburn Thurs
day, August 14. at 10 o'clock A. M., for
the purpose of considering the price that
should be paid for picking and otherwise
harvesting the coming hop crop. The best
Interest of growers and pickers in the mat
ter will be considered, and also the best
methods of harvesting and curing the crop
and other matters of Interest to the grow
ers. All who feel that they will not be
able to attend the meeting are earnestly
requested to write their views on these
matters to James Winstanley. secretary
of the Oregon Hopgrowers' Association,
who will report them at the meeting."
PURCHASE WATERWORKS.
Stf Helens' Council Reaches Apree
xnent With City "Water Company.
ST. HELENS, Aug. 6. M. C. Gray and
G. T. Slaughter, the City Council commit
tee appointed to confer with the St.
Helens Light & Water Company in refer
ence to the purchase of its plant, have
effected an agreement as to terms. The
company agrees to transfer Its plant to
the city for .the sum of $3000, and It Is
believed the Council will accept the propo
sition. As soon as the city acquires title.
it is the Intention to make some needed
Improvements to the system.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Meeting; of Washington Bar Associa
tion Closes With a Banquet.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., Aug. 7. (Spe
cjaL.) The convention gf tho Bar A?socJa
tlon closed' with a banquet tonight. Of
ficers were elected as follows: President,
K, G. Hudson, Tacoroa; first vice-president,
William A. Peters, Seattle; second
vice-president, F. Qulnn. Tacoma; third
vice-president, Edward Whitson, Yakima;
secretary, E, G. Crelder, Olympla; treas
urer, N. S. Porter, Olympla; delegates to
National Bar Association at Saratoga, N.
Y., In September, C H. Hanford, George
Turner, T. L Stiles. The association
will meet next year In Tacoma.
CRASHED THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Work Train on the Northern Pacific
Plancres Into the Chehalfs.
ELM A, Wash., Aug. 7. (Special.) A
work train crashed through the Chehalls
Rlver bridge, on the Northern Pacific
Railroad, at Satsop, Ave miles wcat from
here, at 1 P. M. yesterday. The engineer,
G. H. Leggltt, says there was no warn
ing sound, but a sudden crash, and 10
cars plunged to the river, fully 40 feet
below. The engine and caboose escaped.
The pile-driver working below was burled
by the debris. Ed Knox, of Olympla, was
badly hurt both arms, both legs and his
back being broken. No one else was
hurt.
FOR GRAND EXALTED RULER.
Cronk Leaves to Attend the Grand
Lodge of Elks.
OMAHA, Nob.. Aug. 7. George P. Cronk,
who Is a prominent candidate for the po-
sltlon of srrand exalted ruler of thn "Elk
iolnod the Grand Lodee Enrlnl xrhloh wnnf
west tonight en route to the Salt Lake
convention. A large number of delegates
from other cities, who hnd gathered here
durlne tho dav. also lolnpd thn Rrnnd
Lodge special. Tho regular Omaha con
tingent, win leave tomorrow night. They
will ko 200 stronsr. and 100 -will h in mnrrh.
lng uniform. A brass band will accompany
the delegation, which goes to Salt Lake
10 xuriner tne interest or the local candi
date for the highest official position In the
order.
LOUISVILLE. TC' Ant TTTonfitMfv'n
delegation to the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodce of Elks ftT Knit T.nk ntv
160 strong-, left this afternoon In a special
tram composed or five sleepers, a dining
car and- a baggage car. The delegation
goes Instructed to east n solid vntn fnr
George P. Cronk. of Omaha, for grand
exauea ruier.
TREASURE FROM NOME.
Steamer Senator Arrives With Gold
and Reports of a Xevr Find.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Aug. 7.
ino sicamsnip senator arrived today
from Nome, bringing $150,000 In treasure
and IS oasenserfi. Thf? hnrhnr nt Cnm
was entirely free of vessels when the
oenaior eaiieu.
A report received stntpri thnt ivhilo ford
ing Fish River, July 23, on horseback, Gus
uaynan. Known as tne "Uago Kid. " was
urownea. une noay was recovered.
Workmen for the Pioneer Company re
cently discovered the old channel of Anvl
Creek and much gold is being taken out
pans running as high as. t5.
Pensions for tho Xorthvrest.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. 7. The postofllce at Hutch
inson. -Baker County, has been discon
tinued and mail ordered to be sent to
Haines.
Pensions were granted as follows:
Oregon Nehemlah Freer, Wendllng, J6;
Mary A. Foland, Beaver, ?S; Orison J
Runyan. The Dalles, $G.
" Washington Andrew W. Wheeler.
Snohomish. 510; John T. Wharton, Spo
kane. $12: Hiram K. Runnels. Seattle, ;
wiuiam xi. west, Blaine, 5Z.
Widows, minors and dependent rela
tlvcs Susan L. Warner, Bingen, S; Me-
phlbccheth C. Wells. Northport. S10.
Idaho Jacob Slonekcr, Payette, fl2;
iiicnara lasnourn. Houy, io.
IT or Primary Election at Elma.
ELMA, Wash., Aug. 7. Special.) The
Republicans of Elma held a caucus at the
City Hill last night, and nominated 23
delegates to be voted upon at the primary
election of that party to be held Satur
day. The county convention meets In
Elma August 16, and It was thought that
Elma jypuld have quite a number of can
didates for the various offices to be filled.
but only two have developed so far J. R.
O'Donpell, for Senator, and Perry Watson,
for Assessor. The O'Donnell forces are
quite confident of victory for their candi
date.
Flynn Resting Easy.
ASTORIA, Aug. 7. (Speclal.)-James E
Flynn, of Portland, who was Injured "in a
railroad accident here last evening, is
resting easy today, and while his Injuries
are very serious thero Is some hope for
his recovery.
COMMUTATION TICKETS TO THfl
COAST.
The O. R. & N. Co. has made a $15 rate
for Individual five-ride, round-trip com
mutation tickets. Portland to North
Beach and Clatsop Beach points. These
tickets wJll be good any time from date
or saie up to uctooer io, lauz, ana will be
honored In cither direction between Port
land and Astoria on the boats of the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation Company, the
White Collar Line, tho Vancouver- Trans
portation Company and on trains of the
A o i-. i. - u.icKei povy on siue ax a.
R, N. offlce, Third nd Washjwrtos.
FAILED TO FIND GOLD
TREASURE-SEEKERS AT COCOS RE
TURN" H03IE DISAPPOINTED.
Gold-Locating Instruments Failed to
Disclose Presence of the Xova
Scotlnn's Hidden Wealth.
VICTORIA. B. C Aug. .7. The elabo
rately outfitted expedition which set sail
from here early InManuary on the brigan-
tlne Blakeley, to search for the mythical
treasure of Cocos Island, returned today.
like other expeditions which have visited
the island, without having seen a sight of
treasure of any kind. The expedition was
an utter failure. The Instruments which
were supposed to locate the supposed
burled treasure failed in all, except giving
the members a lot of work digging in dif
ferent parts of the island. Captains
Hackett and Whldden, commander and
mate of the brigantlne. who have the
maps said to have been drawn by a Nova
Scotia miner, who is said to have burled
some treasure there, are disgusted with
me goia-nnaing instruments, which jusun
Gilbert, ex-court stenographer, of this
city, and Enyeart. a prospector, took
down on the vessel.
The Blakeley was 101 days reaching- the
Island from Victoria, getting a taste of the
heavy weather which prevailed at that
time, arriving at the Island on April 17.
After a day's reconnolterlng. the Instru
ments were brought out. and the men
started working at a point to which it
pomted. After sinking a shaft 20 feet,
another trial was made with the so-called
gold-finder, and It pointed In another dis
rectlon; Invfact, every time it was brought
out it pointed In a. different direction.
Finally, getting disgusted with it. Cap
tains Whldden and Hackett decided to test
it with some gold coin on the beach. It
failed to find the coin, and then a search
for the treasure was made independent of
It. Holes were Sunk where the crew of
II. M. S. Imperleuse and the schooner Au
rora had searched, without any better re
sult. Provisions getting scarce. It was
determined to make a start for home, and
after loading with coral and turtle shells
the vessel turned northward. This was
on May 11, only 24 days having been spent
on tho Island. Captains Whldden and
Hackett still believe the treasure is there.
but have no confidence in the instruments
of Messrs. Gilbert and Enyear.
..There is likely to be some trouble be
fore the business of the expedition Is set
tled. The head man of the company, H.
H. Jones. Is charged by the captains with
having acted In his own behalf, and not
In the Interest of the other members of
the company. The captains left behind
some 300 shares In the company, which
were to have been sold for them. After
Ihey left Jones is alleged to have made
the statement that their shares were val
ueless, and that prevented the sale of them.
He, on the other hand. Is alleged to have
disposed of all the shares he had In the
company.
LATTER-DAY SAINTS IX CONFLICT.
Difference of Opinion Between El
ders of Church at Independence.
INDEPENDENCE. Aug. 7. (Special.)
An Interesting roligious controversy has
been started here. Recently Elders Good
win and Allen, of the Reorganized Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Salnte. be
gan a protracted meeting. Then appeared
on the scene representatives or tne .Mor
mon Church, of the Salt Lake division.
A public discussion was soon started as
to "who ia right and who is wrong." Tne
Latter-Day Saints havo had their Inning,
and the Mormon Church is expected to
reply at' once. '
Injunction Temporarily Suspended.
SALEM. Aug. 7. (Special.) In the in
junction suit of the Union Light & Water
Company vs. John Lichty, Judge Boise
today decided a motion to suspend the in
junction until September 1, when tho case
will be taken up and tried on Its merits.
In the meantime Lichty Is allowed to pro
ceed with the" construction of his dam and
float his logs to his mill. Indirectly Judge
Boise ruled on the question of riparian
rights that was involved in the case.
Judge Boise sustained the demurrer o"f
the plaintiff to that part of the motion of
the defendant to dissolve the Injunction
that questioned the right of the plaintiff
to use the motive power that was gener
ated on the property In dispute for trans
mission to a district outside of the water
shed whence the water power came. The
case Is being vigorously contested, and tho
final decision of the new point that has
been raised In the consideration of the
action will be awaited with interest.
Accidentally Killed.
WHATCOM,. Wash., Aug. 7. At Point
Roberts today, E. Rayburg was shot
through the heart and Instantly killed
The shooting was accidental, but further
man mat no particulars arc ocuuinaoie,
John Harrigan was sentenced to 14
years In the penitentiary for assisting
Bud Cox to hold up a saloon In Fair
haven on May 25. Two men were shot
In the operation and during the search for
the robber which followed, one policeman
killed a brother officer by mistake. Cox
was given 20 years, the limit under the
law for the crime.
Slack of Sockeye Run.
WHATCOM, Wash., Aug. 7. Tho run
of sockeye salmon has slackened off to
nearly nothing. If the last of this kind
of. salmon have put In their appearance,
the pack this season will be or.lv about
40 per cent of that of last year, and not
quite up to that of 1900. Salmon canners.
us a rule, do not express disappointment
at a pack, as last, year's enormous run
glutted the market and sent prices down
ward at a great rate. This year's short
pack will correct it.
Stage Favorites Divorced.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7. Judge Cook
today granted Robert Downing, tho actor,
a divorce from his wife, who Is known on
the .stage as Eugenia Blair. The petitioner
swore that his wife deserted him In No
vember, 1893, and the divorce was granted
on the testimony of the actor and his
daughter.
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INGTON GOVERNORSHIP CASE.
Division Amonpr the Jndpfe.i ns to the
Question of an Increase of Their
Number From Five to Seven.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Au?r. 7. The State
Supreme Court today handed down an Im
portant decision In the test case brought
at the last term "of the court as to the per
manent increase of the membership of the
court, and as to whether there exists a
vacancy In the offices of Lieutenant-Gov
ernor and Governor as a result of the
death of Governor Rogers. The opinion of
tne court was given by Judge Wallace
Mount. The Judges are unanimous In the
opinion that there Is no Governor to bo
elected this Fall, but that McBride 1111s
the vacancy until the end of the term.
The Judges are divided on tho question
of an increase from five to seven in the
membership of the court. Judges Mount,
White. Hadley. Fullerton and Dunbar hold
that there will be no vacancy other than
that caused by the expiration of the term
of Judge Renvis, and that just one Judge
will be elected at the next general elec
tion, to be held In November.
The Judges dissenting from this opinion
are Anders and Reavls, who hold that
three additional Judges are to be elected.
To Entertain Vlsitlnpr KnlRhts.
EUGENE. Aug. 7. (Special.) Ivanhoe
Commandery. No. 2. of this city, has ap
pointed a committeo of arrangements for
the entertainment op the Grand Com
manders. Knights Templar, which meets
In Eugene September 25.
The County Court yesterday made an
appropriation of $300 to assist the Patri
otic League in defraying the expense of
the rest cottage recently constructed In
the West Park.
Serious Runaway Accident.
ELMO. Wash:, Aug. 7. (Special.) A. N.
Tompkins, whilo arriving with his niece.
Miss Amy Lampklns, met with a serious
accident Thursday afternoon. The horse
became frightened at an approaching car
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County Physicians Appointed.
OREGON CITY. Aug. 7.-(Special.) Dre.
J. W. Norris and J. W. Powell have been
appointed physicians to serve one year.
For this service they are to receive $13
per month.
The Board of County Commissioners
has confirmed the appointment of H. H.
Johnson as Deputy County Surveyor.
Smallpox nt Chnmpoejr.
SALEM. Aug. 7. (Special.) Seven cases
of smallpox are reported at Champoeg.
in the north end of this county. The
County Commissioners' Court, now in ses
sion, will be asked to aid In the treat
ment of the cases and to take steps that
will prevent the further spread of the dis
ease. SALARIES INCREASED.
Woodmen Grant Their Officers a
Higher Compensation.
DENVER. Aug. 7. A special to the New3
from Cripple Creek yays the head camp of
the Pacific jurisdiction of the Woodmen
of the World today decided to Increase the
salary of the head consul from $3000 to
360CO, and that of the head clerk from $2500
to $3000. The head physician's compensa
tion was reduced from 25 to 20 cents for
onch application. The election of officers
waa made a special order for 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. It is expected that
all the head officers will be re-elected. The
necessary legislation was enacted to take
money from the equalization fund to pay
for the Woodmen building, now being
.erected In Donver.
Egbert to Go to Roman University.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Director of Edu
cation J. C. Egbert, of Jersey City, has
received official notice of his selection by
the American University in Rome, as rep
resentative of the American Colleger to
occupy a chair at the university for the
year of 1303-4. Columbia College, in which
Mr. Egbert holds a chair at present, has
granted him leave of absence with full
salary for one year in order that he may
accept the appointment.
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