Morning Oregonian., September 13, 1902, Page 4, Image 4

THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATUB AY; SEPTEMBER 13, 1002.
VILLAGE WIPED OUT
Mills on Gray's Harbor Lose
Heavily From Fires.
j
REFUGEES LEAVING IN WAGONS
Ashes 1 and Cinders Fallinc Over
El ma an People Are BesrinnlriB
to Iienve the Tpvrn Los in
Keisbb'orhoocL $1,000,000.
ELMA, "Wash., Sept- 12. Forest Area
are raging over a large area of country
eaet of Elma, Seven large mills have
suffered more or less loss, and some have
been destroyed. Bay's. White's, Cornell's,
the Cedar Shingle, the pemng and Mc
Cleary's have all been surrounded.
The Star mill and surrounding village
have been -wiped out. The boys fought
.bravely, but had to yield and fly for their
lives. Wagon-loads of refugees are ar
riving from the burning district, and peo
.ple are beginning to move out of Elma.
rttfany farmhouses and barns have been
destroyed. Ashes and cinders are .falling
(over the town. A high east wind favors
the fire and gives It terrific velocity
The Odd Fellows' cemetery, V& miles
from the town, Is burning, and many
iElma citizens are taking every precau
tlon to save their homes from the threat
ened calamity. The seven large mills
ihave an aggregate value of over $503,000
f?ln their plants alone. Their total wealth
fls near the $1,000,000 mark. The loss from
timber destroyed Will probably be $300,000.
making the total loss in this section near
ly, if not quite, $1,000,000.
WOMEX Dl'RXED TO DEATH.
ttHvo Clnrlc County People Periab. in
the Finnic.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe
cial.) The forest fires raging throughout
Clark County the past week reached a
climax yesterday. The fires are the most
extensive in the history of the county.
The full amount of damage cannot be
fully learned, but reports that have
reached town indicate the loss to include
several Ih-cs In addition to at least $100,--000
worth of property.
The fires are doing the most damage In
the Mill Plain. Fifth Plain and Bell Moun
tain districts. Reports from Fifth Plain
Bay that lights are necessary to see the
time of day at noon.
It is reported that eight families are
Tendered homeless at Fifth Plain and that
Mrs. August Meyers "was burned in her
home. Her husband was fighting the fire.
End when the house caught, being 111 and
feeble, she was unable to escape the
flames. "Mrs,. Henrlckson and two children
of the same place are al.o missing, and it
Is feared that hey, too, have perished.
Those w"ho wer cburned out of house
and home are: H. B. Pluss, Mrs. Mc
Laughlin, a widow; Mr. Scars, Adam
Johnson, James Wilson, Mrs. Hanson,
Mr. Henrlckson and William Snyder. H.
C. Jackson lost his farm and 20 tons of
bay.
The husband of Mrs". Henrlckson, who Is
believed to have been burned with her
two children, passed through Vancouver
this morning, on his way to the ruined
house. Henrlckson Is an employe In the
Portland car shops, and was away from
home when the fire Invaded his house.
Mrs. Johnson was confined to her bed
with a child 2 days old, but was removed
to a place of safety.
The heaviest losses, from the reports
received, were sustained in the Fifth Plain
country, and many of- those who are
burned out are left destitute. The Fifth
Plain schoolhouse has been destroyed.
This unfortunate settlement is 10 miles
northeast of Vancouver.
The fire between thisp'ace and Mill
Plain is the nearest fire to Vancouver,
and considerable damage is reported in
this district. Among the heaviest losers
are J. A. Webber, who lost -piling to the
extent of $5000, and A. M. Roberts, of
Mill Piain who has lost 4000 cords of
wood. S. A. Reed, of this city, also sus
tained heavy losses In wood. The fire in
this section has approached- near to the
Harney ?c!iOlhout;e, a mile east of Van
couver, and it Is feared th'e building may
burn, as there Is no fire protection near
by.
In 'the districts where the fires are rag
ing settlers are busyflghtlng flames, and
accurate reports do not reach town. The
fire Is thought to have somewhat abated
during the past 21 hojirs, and It Is hoped
the worst is over. '
OLYMPIA EVVELOPED IX SMOIvlS.
Dnrlciieas Sct.s In. Schools Are J)Is
lalxMcd, Ont-of-Door Labor Ccncn.
OLTMPIA. SrpL 12. (Special.) This Is
a day of unprecedented conditions. Yes
terday a stiff wind blew in from the west
great clouds of smoke that Vere arising
from big forest fires In Mason County
and the country Immediately surrounding
Olympla. and this morning when the sun
rose the clouds of smoke which hovered
a short distance above the ground as
sumed the appearance of a brick-red
hase.
For a time it was possible to perform
out-o-doors work, and by 11 o'clock
the day was as dark as the average night
at midnight. The schools were dismissed
and -work on the capitol building and
Ell outside labor abandoned.
The atmosphere alternates from a fiery
red to Inky blackness, tlibugh the smoke
is not particularly oppressive so far as
breathing Is concerned.
To make matters worse,, the only
means of lighting the city is badly crip
pled for lack of water. The electric light
plant Is operated by water power, and
the extreme drought has played havoc
with the water supply. The street cars,
which are operated by the same power,
were abandoned this morning in order to
utilize all the available power for light
ing the city, but even then the added
strain on the lighting plant causes a very
poor service.
The state capitol building has been
having trouble all day In keeping lights
going, and without lights It is as im
possible to work at noontime as it would
be- at midnight. Some of the offices have
closed for the day.
There are many rumors afloat of serious
fires near the city and of out-of-town
mills burning, but at this time no serious
losses have been confirmed.
BIG FIRES SOUTH OF TAC03IA.
Neighboring- Town Threatened With
Total Destruction.
TACOMA. Sept. 12. Although no serious
fires are raging nearer than CO miles, Ta
coma lies under a heavy blanket of smoke,
which hangs high in the heavens, giving
no odor, but admitting very little light.
The nearest disastrous fire Is at Elmn, CO
miles southwest, where seven large lumber
mills are in great danger of destruction.
At 9 o'cloclrall wires to the great Gray's
Harbor timber country went tiown. and
no word can be had from Elma orx Aber
deen. Superintendent Shelter has sent a large
force to protect the southern end of the
Rainier forest reserve.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber Company re
ports fires raging below Castle. Rock, but
eays that the danger of spreading Is not
great.
The town of Bucoda, In Thurston Coun
ty, 45 miles south of here, was in Inky
darkness at 11 o'clock this forenoon, and
the people were obliged to go about with
lanterns. From 5 o'clock this morning
until 7 the entire sky was blood red, with
no signs of sunrise. The smoke is so
high that many people refuse to believe
that the phenomena results froo forest
fires, and many of them arc congregated
on street comers, predicting dire disas
ter. At Sheldon. Mason County th smoke
hangs lower and is stifling.
Heavy fires are raging 20 miles west of
there, the construction camp of th Pen
insula Railroad having been destroyed.
Wires are down, and nothing can bo heard
from Camp 5, which is In the fire zone.
Railroad trains are unable to get through.
Reports from Shelton at noon say that
nearly all of the mills In Mason County
are on fire. The town cf Matlock, that
county, is In imminent danger of total de
struction. Sixteen miles from Olympla the Bor
deaux string of camps In the Black Hill
dlstrlct are in great danger. Forty men
ba,Ve gone on horseback to rescue women
and children.
All of the mills at 'Buckley have shut
down and the men have gone to Enum
claw to fight flanys. which have reached
the edge of that town.
In Tacoma a heavy darkness Is settling
down. Boats cannot pass the Narrows
on account of darkness.
. LITTLE DANGER AT SEATTLE.
Moat SeriouK Fenr Is Thnt Ennmclatv
"Will Be Wiped Ont.
SEATTLE, Sept 12. The density of
smoke from forest fires in various parts
of adjacent country districts is Increas
ing. People everywhere tire anxiously
watching for a change In the wind. In
dicative of approaching rain. So far but
little hopo has been given. Though the
barometer has been falling steadily but
slowly all day, the light breeze is north.
About midnight, though, a slight change
could be felt, and it was hoped that this
meant the wind was veering to the south
ern quarters.
Up to this time but little damage has
resulted In this vicinity, exedpt indirectly.
TransportatlonfacllltIes on all aides are
badly Impaired and communication with
many counties Is cut off. Nearly all
mails are late.
The most serious fear Is that Enum
claw, a little town just south of Seattle,
will be entirely wiped out by the llrest
People coming Into the city tonight, how
ever, report that but a few houses and
oat fields have been burned. The citizens
are al fighting the fire in the woods
near by. and so far have succeeded in
stopping its approach toward the town.
As usual, the water supply is cut off
by the burning of the flume, and few wells
have water. The fire Is more serious than
the fire of two' months ago. Every effort
Is being made to protect the mill prop
erty. If the mill burns the town cannot
be eaved, and the lives of the people will
be in danger.
CEXTRALIA IX DARICXESS.
AH BoKlncxg Stagnated nnd Stores
Closed in the Forenoon.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spec
ial.) The darkness of midnight prevailed
here until 10 o'clock this forenoon, on ac
count of the dense cloud of -smoke from
the fires here and In the vicinity of Elma.
All business was stagnated, and most
of the stores were closed during the fore
noon. Many of the people ate dinner
by lamplight, although it had cleared
slightly by that time. The electric
lights failed this morning and the city
was in complete darkness. Much ashes
and cinders have fallen during the day.
There are no disastrous fires reported this
far In the immediate vicinity.
EVERETT CUT OFF.
Great Vorthern Patrolling Its Line
With Fire-FJghtliipT Pnmpit.
EVERETT. Wash., Sept. 12. Forest
fires are raging along the Great Northern
Railroad, mctween Skykomish and Wel
lington. Telegraphic communication be
tween here and Seattle Is cut off, -and
freight and passenger traffic from the
East demoralized by the burning of a
bridge at Alvin, near Cascade tunnel. The
Great NorJAern Is patrolling its trpek
with engines fitted with flre-fightlns
pumps. Reports received here state that
the fires are worse than they have been
for two years.
ALBERXI, B. C, THREATENED.
BlnejnckctM Have Hnrd Flht to Save
Xcvnl Hospital.
VICTORIA. B. C, Sept. 12. Immense
bush fires are burning in the districts sur
rounding Victoria. The town of Albernl
is threatened, several houses have been
burned at Sooke, and the aerial tramway
and ore bins of the Tyee mine are in dan
ger. The bluejackets had a hard fight to
save the Naval Hospital. A pall of smoke
hanga over the city, and ashes arc falling
in the streets.
Dense Smoke Over Chclialln.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.)
After sundown last night the sky be
came overcast with smoke from the for
est fires and the moon was Invisible.
This morning it was dark as night until
long after sunup. At 7 o'clock it grew
lighter and resembled late twilight, the
sky being of a reddish tinge. Later it
became dark again and remained so until
about 10 o'clock when It grew lighter, the
whole sky being a brilliant red. This
was followed by a grayish tinge. Tho
-wind is in the north and there 'is some
smoke from forest fires in the lower
strata of the atmosphere.
DESIRES TO QUIT ASYLUM.
Yamhill Man BckIiin Proceedings
to Test His Commitment Papers.
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 12. (Special.) Hab
eas corpus proceedings were begun today
In tho Vnrlnn Pmtnt.. I. 1
i N. E. Kegg, plaintiff and petitioner.
ur. o. c. ua.Dreaui, supenntena-
ent of the State Insane Asylum, defend
ant. Kegg is a patient at the State In
sane Asylum, where he was received from
Yamhill County In May, 1S0. He alleges
that tho commitment papers by which .he
was sent to the asylum are defective; tliat
the commitment is without date: hat Its
docs not bear the seal of the County
Court: that there Is a lack of jurisdiction
over the petitioner on the part cf tho
County Judge by reason of the defective
commitment: that the commitment Is fur
ther irregular because it does not comply
with the statutes of tho state. Petitioner
further alleges that he has been restored
to his health and right mind, and that
he is being wrongfully detained at the
asylum, and that he has extensive busi
ness Interests In Yamhill County that re
quire his attention. The writ is made re
turnable before Judge Scott, in this city,
next Friday.
Will Delay Decision in Helnsjc Case.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 12. The United
States Court of Appeals today announced
that. In view of the many Interests af
fected, it had determined not to render Its
decision Immediately In the case of August
Helnze vs. the Butte & Boston Mining
Company. The caee was argued by
Heinze's counsel Tnurcday In an attempt
to secure an order directing a temporary
suspension of the workat the mines, now
In the hands of a receiver. The mine
gives employment to a large number of
persons, and in its deliberations the court
concluded that the issues Involved were of
too great lmpottance to be decided without
the fullest consideration. It was announced
that the attorneys would be gU'en 10 days
each In which to file briefs bearing on their
contentions. The declaicn will be rendered
In San Francisco.
To Lengthen Astoria School Year.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept 12. (Special.) The
Board of School Directors, at a meeting
this evening, elected Miss Annie Powell
as a teacher and changed tho time for
opening the Fall term from September 29
to September 22. The Intention Is to
lengthen the school year two weeks.
Sun Xot Visible at Salem.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 12. (Special.) The
atmosphere in Salem today was more
densely smoky and stifling than yester
day. The sun was hardlv visible at any
time during the day.
THRILLING RIDE FOR LIFE
THROUGH TWELVE MILES OF BLAZ
ING FORESTS BEYOND HOQUIAM.
Five Minutes' Halt at Any Point
Would Have Meant Death for
Tvro Men,
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.-SpecIal.)-Captaln
W. J. Bryant, United States Inspector of
Hulls, and A, P. Stockwell, a wealthy log
ger and millman of Aberdeen, had a
thrilling 12-mile ride through blazing for
ests Thursday afternoon, barely escaping
from the flames with their lives. Within
less than 15 minutes of that, as they
dashed -through the little settlement of
New London, with their horses at a gal
lop, and the frail wagon in which they
rode rocking from side to side in a men
aclng manner, tho village was In flames.
A Are so furious was raging cn all sides
that animal life could not withstand the
awful heat, even though It wa3 not sacri
ficed In the furnace.
The ride of Captain Bryant and Mr.
Stockwell is onoof the most exciting in
cidents of the forest fires on Gray's Har
bor. Riding against the flame3, which
were spreading with Incredible swiftness
and threatening at any moment to cut
off the only avenue of escape open to the
two men. had they faltered? had they
cither hesitated to decide a'bout the route
to be pursued, or had an accident occurred
to the splendid team of young thorough
breds the two men were driving, they
might have perished In the burning
woods.
Captain Bryant nnd Captain C. C. Cher
ry, Inspector of Boilers, had been called
by business to tho harbor. Mr. Stockwell
was compelled to visit his logging camp,
21 miles above Hoquiam, and invited the.
two men to accompany him. Captain
Cherry pleaded fatigue, but Captain Bry
ant made the trip. There were moments
during that thrilling ride for life on
Thursday afternoon when Captain Bry
ant wished himself safely back In Ho
quiam, but now that the danger "has
passed he is glad he made the trip. He
returned to Seattle last night, greatly
impressed by the extent of the flres- on
the harbor.
"For the first five .miles cn our return
trip to Hoquiam there was little Indica
tion of the presence of serious fires," said
Captain Bryant, yesterday. "We could
see smoke occasionally, but that danger
menaced us or that the entire country was
ablaze was something neither Would have
seriously considered, and the idea never
occurred to us. . Seven, miles out the
smoke became thicker, and ahead we
could see the progress of the fire. Then
Mr. Stockwell suggested that we turn
back, but I believed our only escape lay
In front of us. and told, him so. Wo de
cided to make a dash for it, and Mr.
Stockwell whipped up his team. Tho
young thoroughbreds leaped forward as
though they realized the great danger
that lay before them and were deter
mined to beat the flames in the race for
life.
"With evfry mile we put between us
and the logging camp the signs of a ser
ious Arc Increased, and the danger that
menaced us became more apparent. With
in a short time after we had decided to
make the race for safety we could see the
flames all about us, and a short distance
farther on, and we were In the midst of a
flcry turn ace.
"I have been through hurricanes on the
Atlantic: I have ridden 'out the fury of
a cyclone on the Indian Ocean: I have
experienced the awful danger of a ty
phoon in the China Sea, but nothing in
my experience compares with that awful
rush of flames In those woods above Ho
quiam. There was something grand and
fascinating in the awful spectacle, but the
terrible danger was too vividly Impressed
upon us to allow us to contemplate the
scene calmly.
"The flames darted from tre'etop to tree
top an beacon lights flashing along a dis
tant shore. The flres. climbed giant flrs
with the rapidity of a lightning flash.
Cinders descended about us In great show
ers, and sparks shot from the blazing for
ests like rockets. It seemed as though a
demon was flitting from ynrdarm to yard
arm, lighting up the tips of the arms with
flames, and I was standing spellbound on
the deck below, gazing at the spectacle
and unable to help myself.
"The flames rushed through the woods
with the roar of a cannon and the fury of
a wild thing. The woods seemed strange
ly silent, as though deserted by all ani
mal life; and it is better that they were,
for nothing could have lived In the path
way of the flames. Here and there a be
lated nettler dashed out of the smoking
or blazing forests into the road and joined
the flight toward safety, but as a rule
every one had gone long before. Every
thing was turned over to the flames to do
with as they pleased.
"We dashed through tho settlement of
New London, which had been deserted by
its inhabitants. The small cottages and
tents stood there no though calmly await
ing an end they knew was coming. It
seemed ag though the town had been of
fered as a sacrifice, though there was no
one near to witness the ceremony. We
had no time to waste in sympathy for
those who were losing everything. The
flames were drawing closer; the air was
becoming more Btlflfng. and it seemed aa
though wj could not Etand another minute
of the ordeal, and the town was left be
hind as rapidly as the fleeing horses could
take us away. Fifteen minutes after we
had passed down the village street the
houses were in flame.i. nnd a short time
later nothing but emioklng embers of the
fire was left to mark the spot where New
London had stood.
"When wo had passed New London the
race was practically over. Tho fire was
speeding away from us, and soon only the
smoke and the harrowing spectacle of
burned woods and smoking ruins reminded
us of the drive. Five miles from Hoquiam
all danger wao passed, and we drove leis
urely Into the town.
"We had driven through a part of the 18
square miles over which the flres were
raging, and had escaped with our lives.
It was a terrible race with death, and I
wa3 extremely thankful when we passed
the last danger-Bpot.
"This morning that is, Friday when we
arose in Aberdeent whither we went
Thursday night, the sky was obscured by
thick banks of heavy black smoke. The
streets wpre filled, and it was almost as
dark as midnight. For miles on the train
cn route to Seattle we pasfed through a
country so darkened by smoke that we
could not see any distance from the tracks.
At every small station Indians could be
seen hurrying Into the settlements with
their possessions. In deepest Repair over
the loss of their property, but consoled
in some measure by the thought that they
had escaped with their lives. It was not
until Elma was reached that tho danger
seemed to be past, and It was no.t until
we had gotten Into that town that we
were able to see the rising sun. The
smokeobscured even Its bright rays. Un
less the wind changes or the rain comes, I
do not believe a town between Hoquiam
and Elma will escap the destructive fury
of the forest flres. They are still spread
ing rapidly, and nothing else can check
them."
DEATH OF PETOWYA.
A Umatilla Indian Woman Who Re
membered Captain Clark.
PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.)
The death of Petowya, a Umatilla Indian
woman residing on the reservation, at tho
extreme age of 113 years, has Just been
announced.
When Lewiii and Clark were on their re
turn. In the Spring of 1E0S, from Fort,, Clat
sop, they made a short stay near where
the Umatilla River empties into th.e Co
lumbia. During their visit Tomatoppo. a
celebrated chief, showed the explorers
much kindness making them handsome
presents. He was suffering from a linger
ing illness, and, knowing that Captain
Clark had performed certain cures for
other Indians; he asked him for medical
treatment, which Captain Clark gay him,
greatly to his benefit. Petowya, who was
'a daughter of the sick chief, And who was
at that tjme about 17 years old, was pres
ent when Captain Clark acted as a doctor
for Tomatoppo, and retained a vivid rec
ollection of the explorers. She used to
greatly enjoy telling her visitors about the
great white medicine men, as she called
Lewla and Clark.
When Mrs. Eva E. Wing-Dye visited the
reservation not long ago, she called on
Petowya. and was greatly Impressed by
the interest of her projected history. At
that time a photograph was taken of Pe
towya, showing her seated before her
tepee and with Mrs. Dye beside the aged
woman.
Petowya retained a vigorous old age
until a few weekB ago, when her natural
force began to show signs of abatement.
Recently Major Lee Moorehouse. who has
photographed Petowya, noticed that her
tepee exihlbtcd the usual signs of an In-J
aian death, and. on inquiring of Jim You
Sha Klnte, the Indian Judge, who is a son
of Petowya. he learned that Petowya had
died several weeks ago. It was the in
tention that Petowya should be taken to
Portland to be present at the Lewis and,
Clark Exposition In 1903, should she have
survived that long, but It was not to or
dained. TRANS-PACIFIC CABLE.
Preparations at Vancouver Island
Ready for Cable Laying:.
VICTORIA. B. C. Sept. 12. The'wil
lapa has returned from the west coast
of Vancouver Island with a party of
officials who inspected the preparations
'at Bamfleld Creek for the landing of tho
Pacific cable The necessary buildings
for the station have been erected there.
The party will now await the arrival of
the cable steamer Colonla. which Is
hourly expected. The Colonla will pre
ceed to Bamfield Creek and commence
the work of cable-laying, starting from
that point and proceeding to Fanning
Istand, where the Anglla will meet her
with the' other end of the line.
A few days, will complete the tele
graph" line across Vancouver Island. With
this line comDlcted. telojrranhle com
munication will be had direct with the
Bamfleld Creek station, and may be
kept up with tho Colonla during her
cable-laying trip across the Pacific.
LEWIS COUNTY DEMOCRATS. H
XameTlcket and Declare far Appoint
ment of Railroad Commission.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Sept 12. (Special.)
The Lewi County Democrats met In
convention and nominated the . following
ticket today:
Prosecuting Attorney M. A. Langhdrne.
Sheriff Fred Ingails.
Auditor Albert Schooly.
Treasurer Edward Deggeller.
Clerk Henry McDonald.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss Tenna Smith.
Assessor W. C. Green.
Surveyor T. R. Henry.
Coroner W. H. Hackett.
Representatives In the Legislature Aus
tin Zenkner, T. J. Long. W. S: Dean.
Commissioner First district, W. W.
Cannon; Third dlstric't. W. D. Boone.
The convention adopted by a large ma
jority, after nearly an hour's discussion, a
plank favoring an appointive Railway
Commission.
ADOLPH SUTRO'S ESTATE.
He Remembered Heirs of His
Friends of Former Days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12. A decree
of distribution has been granted In the
estate of Adolph Sutro, deceased, and
$22,000 In legacies will be paid to Yassar
College, the heirs of the late Congress
man C. F. Woodward, the late Congress
man Biggs, the late Judge Orange Yerrls.
of New York, and tho late Congressman
Randolph Stryckland. of Michigan. The
deceased Congressmen, who were all
residents of Eastern States, aided Sutro
in his tunnel controversy, and the dead
millionaire bequeathed $3000 to their sur
vivors. Vassar College gets $10,000.
Mrs. Dr. Merrltt, one. of the executors
of her father's will, testified In the Pro
bate Court that $2,000,000 will be dis
tributed to the residuary legatees.
FAIR EXHIBITS ARRIVE.
All Department Entries Will Close
Night Before Opening Day.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.)-Sev-eral-
additional carloads of livestock and
other exhibits reached the State Fair
grounds today. The members of the fair
board are on the grounds and are person
ally directing the placing of the exhibits..
Greater activity is apparent on tho
grounds than ever before, and the show
promises to be all that has been repre
sented. County exhibits from Linn and Wash
ington reached Salem today, and aYe being
placed In .the pavilion. Displays front
La no, Douglas, 'Yamhill, Jackson and
Union Counties will arrive tomorrow. En
tries in all departments will close at 10 P.
M. on the night before the opening of the
fair.
SURVEY FOR REVETMENT BEGUN.
Engineers to Pass on Improvement to
Prevent Change of River Channel.
ALBANY. Or.. Sept. 12. (Special.)
David B. Ogden and party of surveyors,
of the. United States Engineers' office at
Portland, today began the survey of the
river at this city with a view to the con
struction of a revetment opposite the city
to prevent the changing of the channel
of the river. Tlio survey was provided
for by th.e last Congress. No provision,
however, as yet been made for therevet
mcnt, that depending upon the report of
the engineers.
HOPPICKERS WIN STRIKE.
Fairfield Yard Advances Price ol
Picking 10 Cents Per Box,
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 12. (Special.) The
strike of the hopplckers in the Jackson
yard, near Fairfield, was settled today by
the employers agreeing to advance the
price for picking from 0 to 60 cents per
box. The raise demanded was granted
within seven hours after the strike was
declared. The yard Is operated by China
men, and about 200 pickers arc employed.
Boy Returned to Reform School. (
SALEM, Or., Sept. 12.-(Special.) Fred
Reese, a Salem boy, was brought to the
State Reform School from Pendleton to
day. Rese was arrested In Salem a
month ago for larceny committed In Uma
tilla County. He was returned to Pendle
ton, and upon ah examination wad held to
the Circuit Court. Since the lad was a
paroled charge of the State Reform
School, It was decided best to return him
to that Institution. Superintendent Bick
ers went to Pendleton and brousht the
lad to Salem.
Bonnd Over Xor Grand Larceny.
EUGENE, Or., Sept 12. (Special.)
James Dunn was examined this after
noon and bound over in the sum of &00
to appear before the grand Jury on a
charge of grand larceny. He Is charged
with entering the house of W. C. Caylor
and taking away several articles of value.
Mrs. Caylor's watch was found In his pos
session when arrested.
High Price for Mill Timber.
ASTORIA, Sept. 12. (Special.) Fir logs
are selling for ?6'60 per 1000 feet, the high
est price reached by that class of timber
In many years. A few sales have been
made at JS So per 1000. Good spruce is very
scarce and brings exceptionally high
prices.
Bodies of Fairs Laid to Rest.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 12. The bodies
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fair were in
terred this afternoon in Laurel Hill cem
etery. The services were simple and
were attended only by relatives and a
few intimate friends.
ROBBED ON PULLMAN CAR
WOMAN XOSES DRESSING CASE
WITH 94000 OF JEWELRY.
Stolen From Her Berth, While Trav
eling Betvreen Portland and Rose
bnrg So Clew to Thief.
ASHLAND. Or., Sept. 12. Helen F.
"Barnett, a Pullman passenger on the Cal
ifornia express, No. 15. had a dressing
case containing jewels and diamonds
valued at $4000 stolen from her berth
some time last night, while traveling be
tween Portland and Roseburg.
She says she was wearing some
diamond rings through the day and when
about to retire removed them from her
finders and deposited the Jewels In her
valise. She recalls the fact that one
or two persons on board the car observed
her as she did so. whom she suspects.
There Is no direct evidence implicating
any one so far. .
In addition to the jewelry there were
articles of clothing, check book and $11
Jn turrency, two bills, one of $10 and
the other .of $1 denomination. The wom
an gave a detailed description of the
missing gems to the Ashland officers. She
is en route to the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco.
THE OREGON LEAVES SEATTLE. -
Has Received ?oOO,000 Repairs and
Will Probably Sail for China. ,
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. Captain Burwtfil,
ex-Commandant of the Puget Sound Navy
Yard, but now captain of the battle-ship
Oregon, was in Seattle today, takjng leave
of his friends, as his ship sails tomorrow
at 1 o'clock for San Francisco.
The Oregon has been at the Puget Sound
Navy-Yard for more than a year. She
dropped anchor In the harbor July 7, 1901,
and was there about the time the rivers
nnd harbors committee come out to the
Coast to have a look around and decide
upon the needs of this section. The battle-ship
had practically a new bottom and
a new deck put In at the navy-yard, her
repairs costing In the neighborhood of
5300,000. She ran upon the rocks over In
the Oriental seas and sustained serious
damcge to her bottom. She leaves the
navy-yard practically as good as when
she started on her famous voyage round
the Horn four years ago. x
Captain Burwell takes his ship to San
Francisco for orders. It is not known
fosltlvely where the ship will be sent
romthat point, but the expectation Is
that she will go to China. Without any
thing of a positive nature being known
of her future movements, it Is generally
understood that the Oregon will not re
turn to these waters, at least not for a
long time. It would not be surprising If,
after finishing up the China cruise, the
Oregon was ordered to proceed- to the
Atlantic Coast.
Masked Men Rob Teamster of $1000.
COLFAX. Wash., Sept. 12. A teamster
named Charles Murray, who drives a
freight wagon for the Ursa Major Supply
Company, at Iowa Hill, was held up by
two masked robbers on the toll road be
tween Colfax nnd Iowa Hill today. The
robbers secured $1000 In coin, which was
cn route to pay off men at the Big Dipper
mine. The men were both tall, and wore
dusters and masks. Murray was tied to
a tree, where he waa found when the stage
drove up.
Refuse to Insure Threshers.
PULLMAN, Wash.. Sept. 12. (Special.)
Threshing machines have been placed on
the list of barred risks by the Insurance
companies doing business in the Palouso
country, "as the risk Is too great for tho
companies to take.
Received at the Asylum.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 12. Mollie Lavadore,
aged 35 years, of Adams, Umatilla County,
and Charles Markart, aged 22. of Linn
County, were received at the lnsano asy
lum today.
Xo Danger at Mill City.
MILL CITY, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.)
The Are here Is mostly In the flashings
and there is no damage to green timber or
buildings east of Mill City.
His Nnturallxatlon Oath.
New York Press.
A Yorkshireman who has been a citizen
these 20 years of the United States took
a fellow-countryman to Judge Gllder
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courtroom with a cigar, and HePt t18
smoking butt between the Anger's of his
uplifted hand as the clerk perfunctorily
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Has the Human Race Always Been'
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James Swinburne, In the current West
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that the human race, perhaps from the
beginning, has been dominated by the
feminine mind. He Ands that the conflict
between Investigation and authority, be
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ns they have been and things as they are,
which has raged for the last century or
pa and Is now most acute, is essentially
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this feminine domination.
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creative. As these two types are propor
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men, respectively, we may call them the
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departments woman is confessedly the
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If she has been kept out of the church,
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to "a mean mistranslation in Corinthi
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recognition of the fact that "woman won't
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formal teacher, the "constitutional" poli
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the makers of new financial combinations,
the propounders of new political theories,
those who take nothing for granted and
Insist upon constructing their universe
nncw the leaders In departments where
memory Is nothing and creative observa
tion Is everything, are the revolutionists
'of things as they are and the masculine
rebels against a feminized world.
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minded women today are merely seeking
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