THJB' HOJKJSJLNU UIUSGONIXn, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902T. -
LARGE LAND DEAL
Eastern Corporate oji Buys
60,000 Acres in Oregon,
ALONG THE YAQUIKA RAILROAD
A Portion o the Tract Will Be De
voted to Stockrnlsing-. Dotli
Benton and Lincoln Counties -WULBe
Benefited.
CORVAIXIS. Aug. 2L (Special.) The
Dregon Pacific Colonization Company, a
Minnesota corporation, today purchased
10,000 acres of land In Benton and Lin
coln Countlea .The company hae a capi
tal stopk of $150,000, but Trill not state the
amount paid for the- land. Tha tracts se
cured comprise the holdings of the Coast
& Livestock Company, of Albany, of about
2,000 acres, of which 14,000 to 16.000 acres
jare In Benton and the -remainder In Xln
toln County; the holdings of the Oregon
Agricultural Company, consisting of 20,000
teres In the two counties, and the Rock
Creek ranch of "WaUia Xash, in Lincoln
County, Save the latter, the lands are
unimproved. They He In . 6trlp six miles
wide, along the line of the Y&QUlna Rail
road, and comprise most of the odd sec
tions in the belt. They are the residue
of the original grants by the Government
to the Yaqulna "Wagon Road Company,
made years ago for the construction of a
wagon road from Corvallls to Yaqulna
Bay. The price at which the property
changed hands Is not known. The Nash
ranch aa been held at $35,000, including
the livestock and implements.
In the deal, S. F. Cook, of Portland, and
Lawyer Selover, of Minneapolis, appeared
os purchasers. A portion of the land
Is to be stocked and the remainder is to
bo put on the market
0LV FOLKS OX EXCURSION.
Annual Event In the History of tho
Sumpter Valley Railroad.
BAITER CITY, Or.. Aug. 2L (Spocial.)
JThe third annual excursion of the old
folks of Eastern Oregon to Sumpter took
place today. About 200 old people, ranging
from 64 to 89 years of age, accepted the
Invitation of the Sumpter "Valley Railroad
Company, tendered by General Passenger
Agent Barton, to enjoy a free ride to
Sumpter. Tho old folks' committee, of
this city, provided refreshments in the
way of fruit and lemonade on the train,
and tho people of Sumpter. gave a banquet
at the opera-house to the visitors. The
opera-house was seated with cushioned
rocking, chairs and couches for the benefit
of tho old folks, a kindness which they
greatly appreciated.
There wag nothing formal about the re
ception on the part of the Sumpter peo
ple. Everything possible was done to make
the old tlmera feel at home and have a
good time. A splendid dinner was served
In a large room adjoining the opera-house
by the Sumpter committee. Prizes were
awarded as follows: Oldest man present,
"William Dennlson, 8G; oldest woman, Mrs.
Palmer, 89; second oldest man, John Banta,
5; second oldest woman, Grandma Taylor,
86; oldest married couples, Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. William
Baldock, 52 years each; largest family,
"William Baldock and wife. 14. children;
nearest to SO years of age, C. J. JDurbln.
The excursionists returned to this city
this evening all safe and sound, without
a single mishap to mar the day's pleasure.
The celebration next year will be held in
this city.
PROMIXEXT BBXTOX MAX DIES.
John "Yt'lIeB, Pioneer and Well
Known Farmer, Pasties ATray.
CORVALLIS, Or.. Aug. ZL (Special.)
John "Wiles, a director of the First Na
tional Bank of Corvallls, an Oregon pio
neer of 1817, and a prominent Benton
County farmer, died here this morning at
the residence of his son, "Walter T. "Wiles.
Deceased was born Aug. 17. 1822, in North
Carolina. He set out for Oregon from
Missouri in 1S47. He went to the Cali
fornia mines in 1848-19, and was married
In Benton County. Juno 8, 1551. to Martha
Ann Hughart, who died. November U, 189S.
Mr. "Wiles had resided on his homestead
near "Wells Station since his arrival in
Benton County. Ho is survived by five
children Mrs. "W. A. "Wells. "Walter T.
"Wiles, both of Corvallls: Mrs. Thomas
Klrkpatrick, of San Francisco; Edward
F. -"Wiles and Mrs. J. F. Yates, of Corval
lls. Funeral services will be. held tomor
row. 't lira. li L. Hard, 'of Glendnle.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Aug. 2L (Specials
Mrs. L. L. Hurd, wifo 6f the Glendale
Postmaster, died hero yesterday, aged 34
years. Funeral services were held here
today, and interment .will take place at
Corvallls tomorrows She was a, native
otXtouglas County,- and a highly- esteemed
- COOS-COUZfTT VALIDATIONS.
"SauoMxy6t tho Assessment Roll for
K tno Present "Tear.
CO QUELLE, Or., Aug. 2L (Special,)
Assessor Lawrence Las completed his sum
mary of the 1902 assessment of Coos-oun-
ty, which Is as follows:
Acres tillable lands, 19,019 $ 267,384
Acres nbntmablelands, 667,120....... 1.161.677
jjnproyements" on deeded lands... 224.997
Town and jclty lots. 18,600 ; . 290,074
Imnrovemenis on tftwn pnfl jltv
lots .. 239,850
tunproveinents... on annas not need
ed or patented ... 5555
'QOles railroad bed, miles, of tele
graph and telephone lines, 410J4.. 66.059
Boiling stock; 15,200
Boats, engines, .machinery, etc.... 190,125
'Merchandise v 155,093
1 Farming Implements, etc. 21,802
jMoney .. u. 12,286
t'Notes and accounts 183.172
(Dogs, 12 : 630
jdousenoia xurxurure, etc 80,763
Horses. 203. 41.170
Cattle, 14,617 .. 162,076
eneep ana goats. aw 31,804
Hogs. 2028 ... .......... ; 6,529
Total ;..?3,133.SC3
Exemptions . 276,609
Total taxable property.
..$2,853,754
, "WILL? OF "MRS. CHARLES FAIR.
-Offer of Her Husband's Sisters to
Avoid Litigation.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2L The CaU
today says:
The. will of Mrs. Charles Fair, "which Is
now in the hands of Attorneys Knight and
Heggerty, disposes , of an estate consisting
of cash, real -property ena railroad and
Government bonds, approximately valued
At $300,000.
To her mother, Mrs. Hannah A. Nelson,
CJC Newmarket, N. J., Mrs. Fair left the
sum of 2500, to be paid her annually dur.
lug her life. Mrs. Nelson Is in the neigh
borhood of 70 years 01 age, William B.
Smith, a full brother of Mrs. Fair, who
also lives at Newmarket, N. J., Is re
membered in the sum of $10,000. Charles
Smith, of Boulder, Colo., another full
brother of Mm. Fair, Is also given $10,000.
Frank. Smith, another brother, whose
present address is unknown, is bequeathed
$10,000. Abraham Nelson, a half brother,
who lives with his mother at Newmarket,
N. J., is bequeathed $10,000. Mrs. Eliza
beth Bunnell, of Union County, New Jer
sey, acdster of Mrs. Fair, is to receive
$10,000. To another sister,-Mrs. Joshua
Leonard, of Caldwell; ..if. JMrp. Fair
left 510,000. She also provided for the chll
dren of Mrs. Sarah Le filer, a dead sister.
The children live at Orange, N. J. The
remainder of tho estate Mrs. Fair left, to
her husband.
The Call states the foregoing provis
ions in Mrs. Fair's will distribute her en
tire estate, but if her relatives will agree
to forego all claims to any part of the
estate of Charles Fair, that portion of
the estate which' Mrs. Fair left to her
husband and which reverts as a matter
of law to Ms heirs, will bo divided among
Mrs. Fairlfgatees, share and eh are
alike. This course, It ia said, has been
decided upon In order to avoid possible
litigation.
EDUCATIOX OF THE XXDIAX.
Speakers nt Institute at Newport
Bring Out ICevr Ideas.
NEWPORT, Or., Aug. ZL (Special.)
The Pacific Coast Indian institute was to
day favored with a paper on "Domestic
Science," by Mrs. Mary E. ThUss. of
Saleni, Or., which was read by Miss
Boyd. Mrs. Thelss advocated the cottage
srsfem of cartas: for Indian pupils. As I
sistant Superintendent Campbell, of cne-
mawa, gave a good aper on environment
as an obstacle in the education or me
Indian, advocating the removal of the In
dian child' from the, reservation to the pub
lic school by means of the outing system.
Superintendent Shell, of Greenville, CaL,
ably discussed the question of how much
money the Indian child should cost the
Government. He held that failures must
be added to the successes and the whole
averaged. Morris "W. Cooper discussed
the importance of having practical Indus
trial teachers for uperlntendcnts. This
was followed by an able talk by Miss"
Estelle Reel, tho United States Superin
tendent of Indian Schools. The evening
was given over to a moonlight .excursion
on Yaqulna Bay with a band concert by
the Chemawa. band.
TRACY REWARD AGAIX UP.
"Washington Claimants Flic a Claim
"IVIth State.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 2L (Special.) Gov
ernor Geer today received a letter from'
an attorney representing the five men who
killed and captured Tracy, asking whether
the State of Oregon will place the $1500
reward money in the hands of some court
in Washington, so that the claimants may
settle In , the courts their right to the
money. Sheriff Gardner is still claiming
part of the reward, and the desire of
the others is that the litigation, if any.
take place in "Washington, as a matter of
convenience to all concerned. Under the
statutes of this . state the Governor has
nothing to do with the payment of a re
ward. After a consultation with Secretary
of State Dunbar this afternoon Governor
Geer decided to advise the claimants for
the reward to file their claims in the of
fice of the Secretary of State, in the samo
manner in which all claims are filed.
LARGE SAWMILL FOR MEDFORD.
Iowa. Company Receives First ar-
iaaa oi jiucmnery zor riant.
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 2L (Special.)
The Iowa Lumber Company, which has
purchased 1500 acres of pine timber land
seven miles southwest of here, is making
every preparation -for putting in si large
sawmill plant, planing mills and a box
factory. The first carload of machinery
arrived hero today for the mills.
Fruit Evaporator Starts Up.
The large fruit evaporator of J. H.
Hammer-started up for the season's run
today. Peaches, pears and plums are the
varieties .bejng dried now. A number of
other dryers will be started by the first
of next week.
ACCIDEXT TO CAMPERS.
Woman Probably Fatally Injured at
Xetarts.
TILLAMOOK, Aug. 21. A serious acci
dent happened to a camping party yes
terday at Netarts. John Sheet, a farmer
of South Prairie, was driving down from
tho lighthouse with his wife, son and
daughter in a wagon, near the Maxwell
place, when the brake flew off, , tho team
became frightened and an away, and
before he could put the brake on again
the wagon struck a rock and threw the
occupants out Mrs. Sheet struck on her
temple, rendering her unconscious, and it
Is doubtful whether she wttj recover. Sheet
was badly bruised, and his son was badly
injured in the hip.
SAYS SHE KILLED HER BABY.
Woman Kow Acknowledges Story of
Assault Was- a False.
SPOKANE, "Wash., Aug. 2L A special to
the Spokesman-Review from "Wilbur.
"Wash., says Mrs. Jasper Hyatt has con
fessed that sho killed her baby yesterday,
and that the story of an assault by an un
known man was a fake. The woman says
she is subject to peculiar spoils, and Is not
accountable for her actions. During one
of theso spells, she says, she killed the
baby. The woman and her husband ar
under arrest.
CHILD DROWNED FROM STEAMER.
Was Playing on the Declc and Fell
Over the Rolling-.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aurt. 2L Dor
othy Day,- the five-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Day, of Washougal.H
waso., leu overooara irom the steamer
lone near this city this evening and was
drowned. The child was playing on the
upper deck of the steamer and fell over
tha rail. The body hoe not been re
covered.
Kind Words for tho Retiring; Pastor.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 2V (Special.)
vine, xirst jrreaDyienan jnurcn neid a
congregational meeting last night and
accepted the resignation of Rev. A, J.
Montgomery, who has accepted a call
to the Thira Presbyterian Church in
Portland. Resolutions were adopted ap-
previative or the gcod work done by Mr,
Montgomery, and while regretting to see
him leave, the congregation expressed
pleasure that he was going to a broader
field of action.
Boxmalccrs Out ob Strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2L About 400
boxmakers employed in the various box
factories in the city' went out today and
the plants of all the packing box mills
aro snut down. Tne factories most af
fected, are the American Box Factory,
the Commercial Box Factory, Hobbs,
Wall & Co., Pacific Box Factory, the
Sunset Box Factory and the National
Box Factory. Bookmakers receive J2 a
day and sawyers $2 50. The new eched
ul demands $2 25 and $2 75, respectively.
I
Xo Harm by Grasshoppers in Lane.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 2L (Special) In
quiry as to whether grasshoppers are
damaging crops in this county brings Te
ports from all parts of the country of
grasshoppers In great numbers, but no
evidence of damage to crops. In vege
table gardens 4n some localities they are
doing some damage by eating the tops of
the vegetables. Particular inquiry in re
gard to their work on hopvines does not
reveal that they are working fin the Vines
at all.
Caroegle Library for Dawson.
DAWSON, Aug. 12, via Seattle. Aug. 2L
Andrew Carnegie has made an offer of
$25,000 to Dawson to supply a free library
for , the city, conditional that the local
government pledge itself to a permanent
maintenance at the rate of $2500 a year.
The matter Is being discussed by terri
torial and .city officials and will probably
be' accepted. The city . will vote on the
proposition In a few days.
Machine for Factory.
FOREST GROVE, Aug. 2L (Special.)
The president of the company that is to
establish a condensed milk factory at
this place has gone East to buy the ma
chinery for the plant. Work vrfjl begin
on the building In about three weeka.
ABOLISHES SCALP-BOUNTY
BAKER. COUNTY-WILL QUIT GIVING
PREMIUM OX COYOTES.
Sew Order Will Go Into Effect Sep
t ember 1 Other Counties Like
ly to Follow Suit.
BAKER CITY, On. Aug. 2L Special.)
Baker County, io response to a request
for co-operation with several surrounding
counties, has decided to discontinue the
bounty on coyote scalps on and after Sep
tember L It Is alleged by those who pre
tend to know that the destruction of the
coyote means that the county will be
overrun by jackrabblts. The coyote is
the deadly foe of the jackrabblt, and In
places where the coyote has been killed
olt extensively the ravages of the rabbit
is even more destructive than coyotes.
The state bounty fund is now exhausted.
and the counties will have to put up all
the money for the coyote scalps or cease
paying for them altogether, hence tho ac
tion of this county.
Lumber for Bis Power Plant.
A .contract was let yesterday for" 1.000.-
000 feet of lumber by A. B. Frame, of
the Oregon Electric Power Company, to
Richard Langrell,
of Cornucopia. This
' THE H. MERCHANT, ASHORE ON NEHALEM BAY. 'V
TILLAMOOK, Aug-. 21. (Spocial.) The Xehatem Lumber Company today porchaaed the three-masted schooner C H. Mer
chant, which Is stranded on the south spit of Nobalera Bay. The consideration la not made public An effort will be made to
get the ship off. Failing- in thli, the company will remove her car&o of 260,000 feet of lumber. The ehlp Is resting easily In
the breakers, and the weather Is line.
lumber is to be used In constructing a
flume and power plant on Eagle Creek.
Mr. Langrell will put up a new mill near
the point whero the lumber is to be used
and cut it from timber growing in that
vicinity. The contract calls for the fur
nishing of all the lumber on or before
January, 1503.
FORAGE CONTRACT LET.
Firms Whlcli Will Supply Army at
Vancouver Barracks.
VANCOUVER, .Wash.. Aug. 2L (Sdo-
claL) Bids for furnishing forage at Van
couver Barracks during tha next year
have Just been- ppe.ned; by the Chief Quar-
termasteTr and It will bo recommended
that the following firms be awarded con
tracts as follows:
Oats Albers & Schneider. Portland.
EOO.000 pounds at $1 15; G. W. Simpson.
Portland, 40D.0Q0 ooundB at $1 14: Balfour.
Guthrie & Cq 50,000 j?o'unds at $1 16.
TT mr -.-.. Mnri . . -
xiuy v. .ax. nwuen, pouna3 at iw
cents; S. M. Beard, 21,000 pounds at 52
cents; F. Schlmmelpfiemlg, 40,000 pounds
at 55 cents; L. M. Hidden. 45,000 pounds
at 55 cents; H. D. Tenny, 200.000 pounds
at 55 cents; S. M. Beard, 60,000 pounds at
57 cents; Foster W. Hidden, 40,005 pounds
at 62 cents; L. C. Young, 65,000 pounds at
50 cents; W. H. Edmonds, 100,000 pounds
at 55 cents and 50.000 pounds at 654 cents;
Matt Brown. 400,000 pounds at 64 cents;
J. Erick Mattson, 33,000 pounds at G5
cents and 20,000 pounds at 69 cents; L. W.
Price, 150.000 pounds at 62 cents; Matt
Brown, 600,000 pounds at 63 cents.
E. G. Crawford was the lowest bidder
for 440,000 pounds of straw at 20 cents per
100 pounds.
UNUSUAL LAW PROCEDURE.
Action Against Constable to Recover
Goods Ho Received.
SALEM. Or Auc. 21. TSneclftll An no
tion was today-brought against Constable1011 Into the Island free of duty In order
J. H. Lewis by Henry Sapplngfleld to re
cover a quantity of "bitters." cider, poker
chips, etc., which that official recently
attached In a suit brought against Sap
plngfleld -and wife. Sapplngfleld conducts
a soft drinks and cardplaying establish
ment at Pratum, a crossroads village east
of Salem. Tho action involves a question
of procedure tnat is unusual, in tne ac
tion against Sapplngfleld the attachment
was made In regular form, but the Con
stable's return was not filed until after
judgment had been rendered. Tha record.
however, shows a regular return, and the
question is whether the attachment and
judgment are valid as against aa attack
in -another suit.
RICH STRIKE. IX MALHEUR.
Idaho Prospectors Arc Rnshlngr
In
and Getting; -Best Claim.
HUNTINGTON, Or., Aug. 2L (Special.)
A large ledge of gold-bearing ore has
been discovered on the Lower Willow
Creek, in Malheur County, Oregon, 20
miles from this place. The ledge aver
ages eight feet In width, and croppings
have been traced on both sides of the
mountain on which It is located. Assays
have been made at different points of tho
ledge, and the average attained is $970
per ton, the highest assay reaching near
ly $2000. S. J. RusselL of Boise. Idaho. Is
the first locator, but adjoining prospects
In large pumbers were located yesterday,
there being about 30 men on the field.
A hackload of Boise, Idaho, experts left
here yesterday ,rto Investigate and locate.
MAMMOTH MIXE IS SOLD.
Wisconsin Men Pay $35,000 for Ore
gon Property.
BAKER CITY. Or., Aug. 2L (Special.)
The Mammoth mine. In tho Baker City
district, nas been sold to Michigan cap!
tallsts for $33,000. The first payment of
$10,000 was made yesterday. The mine was
owned by J. E. Barker, L. Sommer and
I. Baer. It is located IV- miles east of
the Virtue mine. It has been worked for
some time with good results. It yielded
a gold brick worth over $500 some time
ago, and that was taken from ore not con
sidered the best tho mlno produces.
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SAD FATE OF SEA CAPTAIX.
Insane and a Prisoner on His Own
Vesael in North.
SEATTLE, Aug. ZL CaDtain Coogan,
master of the little steamer John Riley.
Is reported insine and a prisoner on his
own vessel in the Kobuck River, 200 miles
to the Interior from Kotzcbue Sound.
John Huff, a miner, carried the news to
Nome. Huff saw Captain Coogan in
March. Being at times violent then, tho
captain was tied in a chair aboard the
vessel. Captain Coogan two years ago
(shipped tho John HI Icy in knock-down
shape aboard the bark Alaska, to St Law
rence Island, Behrlng Sea. .There she was
put together, and In It Captain Cqogan,
heading an expedition which ho bad organ
ized, proceeded to Koticbue Sound and up
the Kobuck In search of a rich quartz
ledge, of which he had been told by the
natives. Last Fall his son, a member of
the party, died, and this, together with the
usual exposure and hardships Incident to
searching for gold in Alaska, dethroned his
reason. Captain Coogan was for many
years master of Arctic whaling vessels op
erated from San Francisco. Ho is about 63
years of age.
Escaped Reform School Lad Taken.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. ZL (Speclal.Jj-Sam-uel
Zuercher, a boy who escaped from the
State Reform School a year ago, was ar
rested at this city last evening by Chief
of Police McClaln, and this afternoon was
taken back to the school by W. L. Cum
mlngs. of the school. After leaving, the
school last year he succeeded in reaching
California, where he has since been until
recently. He was recognized at this city
by a former Reform School boy.
PROPOSED CUBAN LOAN.
Xo Attempt, It Is Thought, Will Be
Made to Float It.
HAVANA, Aug. 21. It is doubtful If any
attempt at present will be made to float
the proposed loan of $33,000,000. President
Palma and his Cabinet are stronclv oo-
posed to the revolutionary element which
STRANDED LUMBER SCHOONER IS
has been clamoring for the payment of
the Cuban Army, and which saw in this
loan the only means to bring this payment
about. This clement has been somewhat
appeased by the movement started today
to revise the Cuban Army lists, with the
object of taking immediate steps to pay
the soldiers as soon as the revision Is
completed.
General Maximo Gomez, assisted by
.General Maya Rodriguez. Is at present I
engaged in revising the lists, and It will A
probably take from six to eight months
to complete the task. By the time it is
completed it is hoped that the republic's.!
nnancial affairs will be in bettor shape
and that the government will be able to
see Its way clear to raise the funds neces
sary to pay the soldiers.
The Cuban Government has recognized
tho contract made by tho American mili
tary government of .Cuba with Monslg-
nor Sbarettl, ex-bishops,., .of Havana,
and settlement of questions of the owner
ship of church property and. -the payment
of the rentals for buildings returned to
tho church and nowpccupIed by the Cu
ban Government under the terms of thl3
contract aro at present being made to tne
satisfaction of the church authorises. Tho
buildings in question Include the Oustom-
House, the university and the Academy of
Science.
The longshoremen and lightermen of all
classes and the dock laborers have gone
on strike. They have several grievances,
one being that coal should be unloaded
per ton Instead of by day wages. Efforts
aro being made by the union leaders to
bring out the laborers at Clenfuegoa and
Cardenas.
Cuba Admits Cheese Cloth Free.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. In a report
made public at the Stato Department to
day Ministers Squlers, vat Havana, calls
attention to an Interesting change In the
Cuban tariff law. which admits cheese
to promote what Is known as the "covered
cultivation" of tobacco. Important agri
cultural Interests of Cuba have for some
time urged that the step should bo taken,
and President Palma, In his message to
tho Cuban Congress, strongly recom
mended the exemption of cheese cloth
from the payment of Import duties.
"Covering tobacco" consists In placing
the cheeso cloth at a certain height In the
form of an awning over the plants to
moderate the intensity of the sun'f rays,
preventing the wind from swaying and
breaking the leaves, and, most important
of all. to guard against Insect attacks.
The system has been tried with success
In Sumatra, The 'duty on cheese cloth
was from 13 to 50 cents per kilogram
(about IVi pounds), and tho amount im
ported has been approximately $15,000
worth per annum, a little more than one
half being from tho United States.
FOR THE G. A. R. PARADE.
General Torrence Xames Colonel
Blacknmn Chief Marshal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. General Ell
Torrence, commander-in-chief of the G.
A, R., has selected Colonel A. Noel Black
mah, his chief of staff, as chief marshal
of the parade of veterans to be held on
October 8, during the National encamp
ment. The selection is In accordance with
established precedent.
The citizens' commltteo of the G. A. R.
has requested President Roosevelt to Issue
an executive order permitting members of
the Grand Army of the Republic employed
In the service of the United States and
Washington throughout the country to
attend the encampment, whenever the in
terests of the public service will so per
mit, without loss of pay or without having
the time so occupied deducted from the
annual leave.
County Chairman to Ileslsrn.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Auir. 2L (Snccial.)
Owing to his business Interests requiring
an or bis. time, W. C. BIrdwell. of Cos
mopolls, chairman of the Republican
County Central Committee of Chehalls
County, has announced his Intention of
resigning the office. At the meeting of
tne committee at an early date the office
Is expected to be offered, to Hon. W. W.
Anstle, Mayor of Aberdeen.
Ncvr York Theater Deal.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2L Klaw & Erlan
ger have just bought from Sire Bros., the
New York Theater and the Criterion The
ater. As soon as the contracts were
signed, Klaw & Erlanger sold the Cri
terion to Charles Frohman and Rich &
Harris. The price paid by Klaw & Er
langer for the New York Theater Is said
to be $2,000,000: the purchase price of the
Criterion 13 suIG to be less than $500,000.
RURAL DELIVERY BOXES
REGULATIONS DESIGNED; 1TO
1 TECT MAIL MATTER.
PRO-
Waat tho Govcrnxaemt Requires, smel
tho Reasons Way A Bit of
Interesting? History. '
The official order of the Postal De
partment establishing; regulations In the
matter of post boxes on rural free deliv
ery routes, printed below, is the culmi
nation of an interesting bit of history.
The department wishes, naturally, not
only to deliver tho farmers' mall at a
place convenient to him, but to protect. It
until such time as it may suit his pleas
ure to come and get it, applying to the
rural routes the same official care which
it exercises in the matter of personal
boxes in the city postofflces. But this
plan 1 did not please everybody, tHere be
ing some who resented the efforts of the
authorities to look after mall matter af
ter leaving the carriers' hands. The
postal authorities would not consent to
this, holding that the efficiency of the
service called for official care up to the
SOLD
time the mail matter actually reached
the hand of the person to whom it isad
dressed. To settle the question, a time
and place was set for examining boxes,
many having been devised by private
parties, and the result of this examina
tion was official approval of 14 types of
boxes, any one of which was permitted
to be used on mail routes.
There was a loud complaint at this rul
ing, on the ground that it made the pur
chase of a special box' obligatory upon the
farmer before he could enjoy the full
benefit of the so-called free delivery.. Sen
ator Tillman, of South Carolina, tho arch
demagpgue of the Senate, took the mat
ter up, going to tho ridiculous extreme
,p.t Intimating that the officials of the de
partment, were In league with the makers
of - tha favored boxes "on a business
-Tmsls."
,, ,Tp meet this criticism, while at the
jsama tlme persisting in its care of mall
"matter' up to the point of final delivery,
the Postofllce Department modified It3
ruling by Issuing the order printed below,
defining the conditions requisite in a mall
box, leaving it to the farmers to buy one
of the regulation boxes, or to moke one
himself at his own pleasure. This order.
In its full text. Is atf follows;
"Approved Boxes for Rural Freo
Delivery;'
Postofllce Department. -Washington; July 0.
1002. Order No. 720. Ordered: That In all
rural fre delivery eervlce established on and
after October 1. 1002, these requirements shall
bo observed:
the manner prescribed by the regulations of
the department, a box complying with the fol
lowing- tpeclflcatlons:
Material. All square or oblong- boxes shall
be made of not less than 20 standard gauge
sheet Iron or sheet ateel, and galvanized, the
edges of which shall be supported or strength
ened either by folding the metal back upon
Itself, or by riveting to the edges band Iron
or steel at least one-sixteenth Inch In thick
ness, and at least one-halt inch in width, .or
by wlrinz with at least No. 10 gauge wire;
provided, if a box be made of a. heavier ma
terial than 20 gauge, the above requirements
as to reinforcements need not be observed.
Circular, sml-clrcular or rounding boxes
shall be made of not less than 22 gauge. Iron
or steel; provided, however, that should boxes
be made of black iron or steel, and galvan
Ized after they are made, they shall not bo
made of lighter than 21 gause. Circular, semi
circular or rounding boxes shall have the open
ings made so that there shall be no unsup
ported edges; and edges must be strengthened
by either corrugating-, bending", curling or wir
lng with No. 10 gauge wire, or byj folding the
metal back upon itself, or by supporting by
riveting to such edges band Iron at least one
sixteenth Inch In thickness, and at least one
hair Inch In width.
"Workmanship. AH boxes must be made in
the best workmanlike manner, and there must
be no Joints dependrtg-olely on solder to hold
the different parts of the box together, but all
joints must be either seamed, curled or rivet
ed. Covers, lids or encasements shall be
hinged or pivoted in a strong, substantial man
ner, and edges of same shall extend dowri or
lap over the mall-holding compartment Yor a
sufficient distance, so that -when closed It will
thorough! protect the mall from rain, snow
or dust under all clrcumitasces. All exposed
parts, such as rivets and hinges, must be gal
vanized. Size. The dimensions of rural freo delivery
boxes shall be. if a rquare or rectangular box.
rnot less than lSxOxO Inches; if cylindrical, not
less than IS inches long and G Inches' In diam
eter, the capacity to be not leas than 4SS cubic
inches.
Shape. Experience has shown that boxes
opening at the side or top are more convenient
than those opening at the end.
Inspection. Individuals or firms who pro
pose to manufacture rural mail boxes shall
MyStomach
"It feels so uncomfort
able. Food distresses me.
I get blue and despondent.
I fear it is my heart. But
my doctor says it's my
stomach." And what did
your doctor tell you to take?
Ayer's Sarsaparilla? Quite
likely, for he knows. Aiiiif
When the liver Is wrong, everything
Is wrong. The digestion is weak. The
disposition is -weak. The serves are
weak. Nothing acts well. Just one of
Ayers Pills each night will make these
wrong things right.
ttosfe. J. C AYEE CO., Lrnll, M.
M 'm ,:ELGlM I
VS "'''$7 erect in construction; positive it M
lm vAO 't t ,fti4a performance. Every genuine Elgin Si
lm tsT tjr . a&s the word "Elgin" engraved on Ml
WSk mS0 the works. Illustrated art booklet free. ' M$
submit a sample of the box or boxes, together
with a sample of the material ot which tha
por Is to be composed, to tho special agent
In charge of the division In whose territory he
may reside, or in whose territory the factory
may be located, for Insoectlon. and unnroVaL
If said box or boxes shall be found to con
form to the requirements and specifications
of tho department, tho manufacturer will be
authorized to stencfl on a conspicuous place
thereon tho words, "Approved by the Postmaster-General."
Boxes thus marked will coma under tha cro-
tectlon of that division of the act making ap
propriation for the postal service of the United
States for tho fiscal year ending June 30, 1003
tapproveu April 21, 1902), which reads as fol
lows:
"Whoever shall hereafter willfully or mali
ciously Injure, tear down or destroy any letter
box or other receptacle established by order
Of the Postmaster-General, or nnriroved or des
ignated by him for the receipt or delivery of
mail matter on any rural freo delivery route.
or shall break open the same, or willfully or
maliciously Injure, deface or destroy any mall
matter deposited therein, or shall willfully
take or steal such matter from or out of such
letter-box or other receptacle, or shall willfully
aid or assist In any of tho af ore-mentioned
offenses, shall for every such offense be pun
ished by a fine of not mora than $1000. or by
Imprisonment of not more than threa years."
Each box must be erected by the roadside.
so that the carrier can easily obtain access to
it without dismounting from his vehicle. The
same box must not be used for more than one
famUy, 'except in the case of near relatives
or those residing In the same house.
Persona neglecting or refusing to comply
with these conditions will be regarded as not
desiring rural free delivery, and the rural
carrier will bo directed not to serve them.
The 11 designated boxes Included In depart
ment order of March 3. 1001. as receiving the
approval of the Postmaster-General will be
accepted aa falling within the provisions of
the statute as above quoted, when contracted
for or erected In good faith prior to the date
when this order goes Into effect; but on and
after October 1, 1002, the manufacturers whoso
boxes have been heretofore approved will be
required to conform to the stipulations herein
set forth as to size, shape, material, work
manship of boxes supplied by them.
In all service heretofore established, and
wherein Inappropriate, unsafe and 'unsuitable
boxes are in uao. the department will expect
that patrons of rural free delivery (now ac
cepted as a permanent feature of postal serv
ice) wlU conform as promptly as possible to
tho foregoing requirements, if they desire the
continuance of rural freo delivery. Those
charged with the administration of tho serv
ice will put this order Into effect- with firm
ness, but without unduo haste or harshness.
The order prohibiting Postmasters and car
riers from assisting in the solectioa of rural
mail boxes la modified to tho extent of per
mitting them to advise proposed patrons of
rural free delivery, so that in the selection of
boxes they shall comply with the requirements
of. the department; but they are prohibited
from becoming the agents of any rural box
manufacturer. In canvassing for or 4therwls
aiding In the sale of any particular box.
No special agent, route Inspector or other
officer of the PostoQlce service can be per
mitted to act as agent for, or by himself or
through others to become Interested in the
salo of any rural free delivery letter box.
H. C PAYNE. Postmaster-GeneraL
The Conditions Fully Explained.
This matter has of late been under dis
cussion in Massachusetts, where some
farmers objected to the expense and both
er of buying and putting up boxes of a
special type, upon the theory that any old
box might serve the purpose. Comment
ing on this protest against the mall
boxes, the Boston Transcript discusses
the matter In all Its bearings; and since
the question may arise here, where mall
routes are being multiplied rapidly, we
reproduce the Transcript's article, which
is as follows:
The faculty of some people for making need
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great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and
preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother's Friend-overcomes all the
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Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the
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'DON'T HIDE YOUR LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL."
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follnvars. Poi Orel j cures the vont curs in old and joanr aristns from effect of abtue,
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less trouble was never better demonstrate
than In the uproar raised over the rural mall
box "monopoly." so-called. It will be remem
bered that the Postmaster-General mora than
a year ago called for a competition ot sam
ples, prices, etc.. between boxmakers and In
ventors, and. after the heap of responses,
after careful consideration and satisfactory
tests, selected 14 specimens, any one of which
the farmer desiring rural frta delivery at h!3
gato could buy and set up for himself. Tha
competition was conducted under auspicea
which insured Its fairness as far aa any pre
cautions could, but the disappointed competi
tors raised a din about "monopolies" and tha'
like, and induced a lot of unthinking people to
second them. The malcontent manufacturers
knew what they wero after; the farmer folk
who fell la line after them did not. It must
have been plain to every one who understood
the conditions that tho Government could not
undertake to bo responsible for the delivery of
letters to addresses through the medium of a
box by the side of the publlp highway, unless
It could control the mechanism o the box and
be assured of" Its safety. Senator Tillman and
a few other statesmen of his type argued at
great length In Congress In favor of allowing
a farmer to put up an old soap-box If ho
chose, instead of going to tho expense ot ona
strongly constructed and well secured against
theft. On tha other hand. Inspectors wera
dally sending in reports of tha way even strong
wooden boxes were destroyed or ruined by be
ing used as targets by boys shooting at a mark
or throwing stones on a wager. So Tillman
and his sympathisers did not get what they
wanted, but the noise they made forced tha
Postmaster-General into issuing an order for
tho use of boxes fulfilling certain conditions
aa to material, size, shape, mode of construc
tion, places and ways of setting up, etc., vast
ly more Intricate than before.
Northvrest Military Orders.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Aug. 21.
(Special.) Contract. Surgeon J. M. Hewitt
has reported to the commanding officer
hero for temporary duty.
Second Ueutenant R. W. "Wood, Seven
teenth Infantry, has been relieved from
duty at Boise Barracks and will join his
company at Vancouver Barracks.
First Lieutenant C . Nelson. Twenty
fourth Infantry, has been transferred to
the Seventeenth, and will remain at Van
couver Barracks.
Contract Surgeon "William "W. "Walker
has been ordered from Fort Harrison.
Mont., to Vancouver Barracks.
Orders have been received directing that
Companies B and M, Seventeenth In
fantry, be sent to Vancouver Barracks,
as wns originally intended, Haines Mis
sion, instead, to be garrisoned by two
companies of the Eighth Infantry, who
will be sent there at once, upon their ar
rival at San Francisco the first of next
month.
Pays Up Interest on State Taxes.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.) Union
County today made a payment of 54007 73
which was due the state as eight years""
Interest on that county's delinquent stato
taxes for 1803. A partial payment' of
J2S7 22 was made on account of Interest
due on the delinquent taxes of 1893.
Order In Portland Law Case.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.) In tho
case of Ellis G. Hughes, appellant, vs.
Charles E. Ladd et al.. respondents, tho
Supreme Court today allowed the appel
lant until October 1 to file a petition for
rehearing.
Father Kealy Re-elected.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 21. Very Rev.
Father Stephen Kealy. C P., has been
unanimously re-elected provincial of tho
Passlonlst Order by the triennial chapter.
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