LEAPS TO HER DEATH
Woman Plunges into Water
After Quarrel With Lover.
SUICIDEONLAKECQEUR D'ALENE
Jampn With, a Scream From Tugboat
Before Captain's Eyes, and Sinks
After Fierce Strapfc-le Affair
Creoles Big: Sensation.
t, SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 12. (Special.)
Mrs. Nora Ruddy quarreled with her
lover, F. J. "Whitney, at Harrison, Idaho,
this morning, and left him. In a fit of an
ger. She went down to the water's edge
and engaged the little steamer Powder
Horn to convey her to the other side of
the lake. When about half way across
the woman -walked out to the stern of
the boat. The captain called to her to
come back, but she refused. He returned
to his work of firing the tug, when he
heard a scream and saw the woman
struggling In the water. She sank before
assistance could reach her.
The woman is fiald to. have made
threats that she would take her life, but
no one tpld the owner of the boat, E.
Loftln. Whitney refuses to discuss the
matter. At first It was reported that the
woman was his wife, as -she had some
times used the name of Whitney. But it
developed that she had a" husband at
Wallace, from whom she separated some
time ago. She was fashionably dressed
and wore diamonds nearly all "the time.
She had some precious stones on at the
time of her suicide. The cause", of the
quarrel with Whitney Is unknown. Whit
ney Is in the -.lumber business. The wo
man was about 30 years old.
Little Known nt Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Nov. 12. (Special.)-Mrs.
J. F. Whitney, who committed suicide at
Wallace, Idaho, this afternoon, resided
here for a short time, but no one seems to
know anything in particular about her.
She came here from Pendleton.
AFTER HEATOX REWARD.
Two Claims Filed None liy Sheriff
Who Mndc Cnptnre.
EUGENE, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) Two
claimants have now appeared for the re
ward of 5250 offered by the county for
the Arrest and conviction of the murderer
of Benton Tracy. One Is Walter-Cochran,
. '.of Cottage Grove, who claims to
have given information which led to the
detection of the criminal, and the other Is
an officer in Idaho, who also claims It
vas by information given by him that
the criminal was apprehended. It Is doubt
ful If either of these ' claims will be al
lowed by the county, however, as It Is
generally cpneeded that Sheriff Withers Is
the only pension who could be entitled to
the reward, for it was-he alone who made
the chase after the man, finally getting a
clue which led him through California,
and there obtaining definite Information
of the man, whom he followed over Into
Nevada, and there arrested him and
brought him back home!, when he was
tried and convicted.
Withers himself has not made any claim
to the reward. He says he was only per
forming his duty, for which he was draw
ing a salary from the county, and that
furthermore his expenses while engaged
In the pursuit were paid by the county.
He thinks this Is enough, and" that he
will not claim the reward.
Grand Matron Vitrifs Enprene.
Mrs. Alice E. Townsend, grand matron
of the Order of the Eastern Star, paid an
official visit to Evangeline Cnapter, No.
51. In this city last night. She made a
careful official inspection of the workings
of the chapter here, and expressed her
self in very complimentary terms at the
manner of performing the work. There
was a good attendance of local members,
and at the close of the meeting there was
a social gathering around the tables In
the' banquet-room.
Order of Envies Instituted.
A lodge of the Order of Eagles was in
stituted here last night'wlth 65 charter
members.
3IAKZAKITA TO SEATTLE.
Present at La'nnchinR: of Xe-iv Llg-ht-libnKc
Tender Heather.
ASTORIA, Nov. 12. (Special.) The llght
houee tender Manzanlta will leave out to
morrow for Puget Sound, with Com
mander Calkin's on board, and will be
present at Seattle Monday, when the new
lighthouse tender Heather will be launched
at Moran's shipyards: The Heather will
be christened by Miss Langfttt, of Port
land, daughter of Major Langfitt, United
States Engineers.
German Bark Xnl Probably Safe.
From Information received here today It
Is quite likely that the overdue German
bark Nal Is safe and will arrive in port
in a few days. Captain Paden, of the
German bark Wandsbek, which arrived In
yesterday, reports that a few days ago,
when about 150 miles off the mouth of the
Columbia River, he -went aloft to take a
look around and saw in the distance a
four-masted bark heading the same way
as his vessel, which he recognized as the
Nal and ao told "his mate when he went
down on deck. Captain Paden Is well ac
quainted with the Nal. and at the time he
believes he saw her he did not know that
she was overdue and reinsured, or even
that she was coming to this' port.
"Will Prosecute Deserting Sailors.
The United Stages District Attorney has
decided to prosecute the two sailors who
deserted from the British ship County of
Roxburgh while she was in quarantine,
and the five men from the barkentlne
Echo, who went on board the British ahlp.
Charges have been preferred In the Fed
eral Court at Portland charging them with
violating the quarantine laws, and today
Deputy Marshal Roberts took them Into
custody. All had been .previously arrested
by Dr. Earle, the quarantine officer, and
were being held at the station. The two
mates on the barkentlne gave bonds to
appear for trial when wanted, but the
five sailors were taken to Portland this
evening.
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FOR WILFUIf DESTRUCTION.
Arrested on Charge of Smashing: Ho
, tel Property at Junction.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) C.
Carson was arrested In Albany today on
a warrant Issued In Junction City, charg
ing him with malicious destruction of
property. - Carson registered in Albany
as C. C. Johnson. Shortly after being
arrested In Albany, Carson eluded the
Constable, but was captured later In the
day at Jefferson, to which place he had
walked. Jt seems that Carson and a
woman purporting to be his wife, who
are dplng'the Valley peddling small ar
ticles, became Involved In an altercation
with the proprietor of the Junction City
Hotel, and out of revenge Carson and the
woman before leaving the place cut and
smashed the bedding and furniture In the
room they were occupying. Carson was
taken to Junction tonight.
ISSUE OF 20,000 PAMPHLETS.
First Installment of Harriman Book
' - lets From Albany.
ALBANY. Or., ' Nqv. 12. (Specials
Twenty thousand pamphlets advertising
Linn County have been completed and
s?M be placed In the hands of the adver-
tlslng department of the Harriman Com
pany for. distribution In the EaBtern
States. This is the first Installment of
an order for 75,000. The rest of the order
will be completed in the near future. The
pamphlets are being issued by the com
merce committee of the Alco Club, and
are devoted entirely to advertising the re
sources of Oregon and he Willamette
Valley In particular. It Is a neat little
brochure of 20 pages, Is printed In two
colors and contains a map of Linn County
and a write-up of the Industries of every
town In the county: also stating the in
dustrial openings of each locality. Con
siderable space is also devoted to the
agricultural, mining and lumbering .in
terests of the county. It Is a very neat
production, reflecting credit upon those
who have it in charge.
YUKON FROZEN SOLID.
Steamer La France Is Caught, and
Held in the Ice.
VICTORIA, B. C. Nov. 12. The steamer
Amur, from Skagway, reports that the
Yukon has been frozen, and the steamer
La France was caught and held in the
ice when en route down, near MInto. She
will remain there all Winter, and fears
are expressed that she may be crushed by
the Ice. The steamers Wilbur Cummin,
Thistle and Eleanor, which reached White
Horse on November 4. were the last In
service. The first stage from White Horse
reached Dawson on November 9, after six
days travel, and the first stage . from
Dawson was due at White Horse on Mon
day. A Dawson dispatch says that Mall
carrier EH Verreau left Dawson Tuesday
morning, October 28, with 500 pounds of
lower river mall In a Peterboro cahoe. He
was caught In an Ice jam six miles below
the mouth of Forty Mile, his canoe
crushed and all the mall lost. Verreau
narrowly escaped with his life.
CALIFORNIA LAND FRAUDS.
State MincraloKlst Makes Report to
Secretary of Interior.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. State Min
eralogist Aubury has sent to he Secretary
of the Interior a report prepared under
his direction by Horace Stevens, which
contains' many detailed statements going
to sustain the charge that Government
lands In California are being secured by
false pretenses. The State Mineralogist
and the Sacramento Valley Development
Association, being satisfied that mineral
lands in this state were being secured
under timber entries, and that timber
lands were being taken under placer loca
tions, memorialized President Roosevelt
to withdraw from entry part of the pub
lic domain in this state, pending an In
vestigation. The response to this was
an order temporarily withdrawing from
entry the lands In the Susanvllle district.
The first result of the Investigation Is the
report of Mr. Stevens. It gives facts. In
cluding names and figures, to show that
hundreds of thousands of acres of land
have recently been taken up under various
laws by a very small number of per
sons. FELIX ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Ingenious Means Employed v by a
Sheriff nnd His Deputies.
PENDLETON, Nov. 12. (Special.) The
burglars who blew open and robbed the
safe of D. B. Richardson, of Helix, last
Monday night, and who give their names
as J. Morris, William Bennett and Calvin
Jordan, were captured last night near
Bingham Station by Sheriff Taylor and
Deputy Turner, and a portion of the stol
en money and goods were recovered.
The manner of capture was simple but
Ingenious. Indications showed the cracks
men had headed for the O. R. & N. Co.'s
lino where it crosses the Blue Mountains.
The Sheriff boarded a freight train for
Meacham last night and kept a bright
lookout for campfires. Along the track,
when near Bingham, they saw a fire to
the left. The train slowed down, the offi
cers alighted. Investigated, and found
their men rolled up. In blankets fast
asleep. The surprise was complete, and
resistance useless. The prisoners were
lodged In the jail here today and will
have their hearing tomorrow.
IRWIN IN TROUBLE,
Former Superintendent of Schools Is
Charged With Malfeasance.
SEATTLE. Nov. 12. United States Com
missioner Irwin, of Juneau, formerly Su
perintendent of Public Instruction in the
State of Oregon, Is nqw on trial at Juneau
charged with malfeasance in office. The
case Is causing a great esnsatlon in the
Lynn Canal district, and will cause much
speculation here and throughout Wash
ington and Oregon, where the man was an
Important figure.
The charges against Irwln were made
by two attorneys of Douglas City, which
is located opposite Juneau. They allege
that he illegally appropriated to his own
use a large amount, made up of sums
ranging from $1 to $10, on criminal cases
which came before him for trial. In order
to do this successfully, the complaint
states, the accused falsified certain records
and mutilated others. Up to' the present
time the accused has borne an excellent
reputation.
RETURN FROM ALASKA.
Court Inspectors Have Nothing to
Sny of Alaska Matter.
SEATTLE. Nov. 12. J. C. Taylor and
Plato Mountjoy, representatives of the
Department of Justice at Washington, D.
C, returned today from Nome, where
they had been to make a thorough Inves
tigation Into the trouble between Judge
WIckersham and United States Marshal
Richards, which resulted in the latter be
ing fined for contempt of court, on a
charge of tampering with a Jury. The
officials refuse to make a statement for
publication, but It Is understood that their
report will state that the charges
against the Marshal were well founded.
ROBBERS SHOOT SOLDIERS.
The Latter, After Giving Up Their
Monejf, Turn on Robbers.
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 12. Privates
Lewis and Stevens, of Company M, Sev
enteenth Infantry, were shot In a battle
with footpads In the suburbs of the city
about 3 o'clock this morning. Lewis was
wounded In the arm and Stevens in the
hand. The two soldiers were held up by
four robbers while on the way to Fort
Wright. They gave up their money, but
afterward attacked the robbers. A rcugh-and-tumble
fight followed, the soldiers be
ing wounded and put to flight. The rob
bers are still at liberty.
- CALIFORNIA AT ST. LOUIS.
Governor-Elect Pardee Favors a Lib
eral Approprlataions.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. In a com
munication to the State Board of Trade,
Governor-elect Pardee states that he fa
vors a liberal appropriation 'by the Leg.
Islature to provide for the adequate rep
resentation of California at the St. Louis
Exposition. He also says that the state's
exhibit should be placed In charge of men
chosen entirely for their ability and ex
perience in such matters.
Mlncs Closed at Fernie.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Nov. 12. A special
from Fernie, B. C, says: The mines at
Michel were closed today, there being no
"indication- of a settlement of the labor
difficulty. All men living In the com
pany's houses have received notice to va
cate. The miners employed In the Glad
stone mine, at Fernie, are discussing the
advisability of going out In sympathy
with the Michel miners.
Killed in a Nevada Wreck.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Nov. 12. In a col
lision near Lovelock, Nev., between a
gravel train and a steam shovel, the en
gineer, named McPatry, of the gravel
train, was Instantly killed. John Murray,
the fireman, had both hands cut-off, and
he was otherwise seriously injured.
IDAHO VICTORS JOLLY UP
BIG REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION
AT BOISE LAST NIGHT.
Cpme In by Spcclnl Trains Long
Torch Procession Meetings In Two
Halls Prominent Men Speak.
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 12. (Special.) The
Republicans tonight celebrated their great
victory. There were leaders here from
every section of the state, the southeast
being represented by large delegations. A
special train was run in from points west
as far as Welser, bringing a great number
with marching clubs and bands.
The celebration opened with a torchlight
parade. It was a pronounced success,
though the line was not as long as was
promised, owing to the fact that rain
which fell yesterday had left the streets
very muddy. There were meetings held In
two halls, both of which were filled. The
speeches were short, a large number being
heard. v
Among these appearing were: Governor
elect Morrison. Congressman-elect French,
GOVERNOR McBRIDE'S THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION.
OLiTMPIA, Wash., Nov. 12. (Special.) State of Washington, Ex
ecutive Department, Olympia. Proclamation by the Governor:
"Whereas, The President of the United States, following a time
honered custom, has designated Thursday, the 27th day of November,
1902, as a day of festival and National thanksgiving for the manifold
blessings of the past year, now, therefore, I, Henry McBrlde, Gov
ernor of the State of Washington, In accordance with custom and by
virtue of the power vested in me by lav, do hereby appoint Thurs
day, the 27th day of November,( 1902, as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer throughout the State of Washington, and do earnestly recom
mend that the people. In grateful recognition of the many blessings, we
are now enjoying, ceas-e from their usual avocations and dedicate this
day to deeds of charity and brotherly love, and in their churches and
their homes render praise and thanksgiving unto the Giver of all
Good.. .
"In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the state to be affixed, this 12th day of November, A. D. 1902.
"HENRY M'BIUDE."
TV V. T?nrnli Phnlrmnn Frnnlf R. God- I
ding. Vice-Chairman Ruick, Judge J. H. !
Richards, National committeeman u. w.
Standrod. Judge Stewart, Major Fred R.
Reed. The speeches were all In a fine
vein, the note of rejoicing being kept In
subjection to the thought that the victory
brings duty to the party that must be per
formed with diligence and wisdom.
BASIS OF OPTIMISM.
Address by President Campbell Be
fore University Students.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Nov. 12. (Special.) Ai the regular assem
bly this morning President Campbell ad
dressed the faculty and students on "Tho
Basis of Optimism." In part he said:
"In connection with the great material
success of our Nation today, there Is
everywhere evident a certain spirit of op
timism. We, as a Nation, are an optim
istic people, yet there are among us
those who utter a new note of warning
against these great strides in material
gain. Among others, President Eliot, of
Harvard, Is one who has recently taken a
pessimistic view of the future. However,
it seems that there Is a basis for this op
timism. "It appears that we are making toward
Intelligence. Industrial conditions point
in that direction, with demands for higher
efficiency of labor in all lines. The aver
age intelligence of the public is being
raised through our system of public edu
cation and the press. The public demands 1
a higher average of Intelligence today
from professional men than ever before.
But Is all this making toward the better- I
ment of character? In all kinds of serv
ice employers are looking for employes
of higher character, who are reliable men.
Railroads and mines are good examples.
"We are making for higher standards of
civilization, and we can be trusted with '
greater wealth. We are becoming better '
prepared for all emergencies In all lines i
nf Hfe. Nntlons are better nrenared for !
war today, which fact may be a condition
that will lessen the probabilities of war.
In college athletics, as elsewhere, luck
goes with the prepared and cuts off prob
abilities of accident.
"We are prone to compare tho present
with the Ideal. This Is not a fair compar
ison; we should compare tho present with
the past. We see our ideals plainly today,
and this permits of close comparison. All
means of communication and transporta
tion and handling of business are far
ahead of those 60 years ago. Ethics of bus
iness are very much higher today. Social
life has Improved, and we hardly see a
man In public life today who Is not a
sober man. The same advance has been
made In college life. The old order ol
dissipation has disappeared, and has been
replaced by a-ihlgher social life Munici
palities and o'ther public Institutions are
finding out their corruption, and are as
pure as ever before. As a unit, so Is the j
aggregate. The Individual unit In society i
should have as high a standard as pos
sible. No one can afford to be unpre- I
pared or careless. Great opportunities are
met by preparation. As the Individual Is I
made good, just so is the aggregate mado j
sane and good. j
"Greater comforts and higher standards
of intelligence are working together to
make this a greater civilization than tho
world has ever known." t
INTEREST OF IMMIGRATION.
Commissioner Sarprent Makes Visit
to San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, . Nov. 12. United
States Commissioner- of Immigration Sar
gent arrived here tonight. He said his
visit to the West Is largely for the pur
pose of becoming acquainted with the
workings of the service here and with of
ficials. He said the Government is striv
ing to strengthen the patrol on the Can
adian border more vigorously to enforce
the requirements of the Chinese exclusion
act. Conferences have been held with
Canadian officials on the subject. One
proposition advanced is to have the Can
adian railways centralize their Chinese
passengers at certain points, where they
may be Inspected.
In the matter of the Cuban children
brought to the United States by agents of
Mme. Tlngley to be educated at her home
in San Diego. Commissioner Sargent said
the Government is snaking a searching
inquiry, and' It is probable that a state
ment will be made tomorrow.
To Improve Immigration Inspection.
VANCOUVER. B, C, Nov. 12. Robert
Watchorn, special United States Inspector
of Immigration, Is here with a view of
Improving the system of Inspection to pre
vent undesirable Immigrants from enter
ing the United States. He announces that
a number of additional inspectors would
be appointed. He began his investigation
today by Inspecting the Empress of China
and her Asiatic passengers.
CHARGED STEALING AMALGAM.
Tlirec Men Have Hearing; Before
Bnker City Justice.
BAKER CITY, Nov. 12. Henry Hamby,
A. E. Rutta and Jack Roseborough were
taken before Justice Messlck today,
charged with stealing three amalgam
plates from the Pyx quartz mill, in the
Greenhorn district. The plates, with the
amalgam are worth about J300 each. The
men were allowed until Saturday to enter
their pleas.
Hamby figured In the Red Boy amalgam
robbery over a year ago, whenIt was dis
covered that large amounts of gold amal
gam had been taken from the plates at
the Red Boy mill. He was arrested at the
time and placed In jail, but, for some,
reason, was never prosecuted. Laclt of
positive evidence was. given for the want
of prosecution. '
FAVOR FOREST RESERVE.
Baker Connty Irrigation Delegates
'Pass Resolutions.
BAKER CITY, Nov. 12. (Special.) At a
meeting this evening of the Baker County
delegation to the State Irrigation Conven
tion at Portland next week, the matter, of
the forest reserve came up and was dis
cussed at length. The differences of the
mining and irrigation Interests were final
ly adjusted by the adoption of the follow
ing declaration as the policy to be pursued
by the Baker County delegates:
"It Is the sense of this delegation that
we favor the .establishment of a forest re
serve In the Blue Mountains, under such
regulations as will not harass, annoy or
delay In any manner the development or
working of our mines."
This declaration Is In harmony with -the
forest reserve law. The mining men have
been absolutely opposed to the reserve
.upon any conditions until lately. Now
they are Inclined to withdraw their ob-
jectlon on the assurance that there Is no
purpqse on the part of the Government to
hamper the -working fit the-mlnes.
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Klamathon Man on Trial for a Snoot-?
in fir Scrape Last July.
ASHLAND. Nov. 12. (Special.) J. A.
McDonald, of Klamathon, who sjhot and
killed Edward Louclcs and Henry Hoover
at Pokcgama, Siskiyou County, last July,
-has been on trial during the past week
for the murder of Loucks. After delib
erating all day, the jury, tonight, brought
In a verdict that McDonald was guilty of
manslaughter; Tomorrow McDonald will
be tried for the murder of Henry Hoover.
The trial has created much Interest In
Northern California, where much Indigna
tion has been felt over the murder of
Loucks and Hoover. Loucks was the
foreman .of construction work on the Kla
math Lake Railroad, and Hoover was
also ' employed on the work. McDonald
wag a saloonkeeper at Klamathon, and
enjoyed a "generally bad -reputation.
ASK FOR HIS RELEASE.'
Rerie-rred PetitlonH for Pardon of
Ezra TJnrand.
SALEM, Nov. 12. (Speclal.)r-The- peti
tions for the pardon of Ezra Durand, for
merly of Portland, have recently been re
newed. Durand was the organizer of the
Durand Organ Company, through which
a number of prominent people lost con
siderable sums of money. It was for forg
ing names In connection wlth the busi
ness of that company that Durand was
sent to prison. Several attempts have
been made to secure his pardon, but In
every Instance protests were made to the
Governor. Now a number of the persons
who formerly protested have signed the
petition for a pardon, and It may be ex
pected that unless protests are heard Gov
ernor Geer will be Inclined to look with
favor upon the petition.
DANIEL MANNING RETURNS.
Creiv Resents Cbnrses of Wrecked
Schooner Courtney Ford.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Nov. 12.
The revenue Cutter Daniel Manning, which
has been on patrol duty all season in the
Arctic waters, returned this afternoon,
and is here awaiting orders. Tho Man
ning's officers are wroth over an assertion
of the master of the wrecked schooner
Courtney Ford that no assistance was ren
dered September C, when the Ford went
ashore on Glen Island. The surf was
breaking two miles outside, and aid was
Impossible. During the Summer the Man
ning rescued five sailors stranded on Des
ert Island from the wreck of the schooner
J. B. Ward, a place out of the line of
travel. The men would surely have per
ished but for the assistance rendered-.
TO RECLAIM 150,000 ACRES.
Application Made by Three Sluters
Canal Company.
SALEM, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The
Three Sisters Canal Company today filed
In the ofllce of the State Land Board an
application for contract for the reclama
tion of 20,000 acres of arid land lying In
the western part of Croo'k County. The
tract Is located between the mountains
known as the Three Sisters and the Des
chutes River. State Engineer George L.
Dlllman will go and examine the land this
week. It Is proposed to Irrigate the tract
with water from tributaries of the Des
chutes. BIG IDAHO MINING DEAL.
Daisy Mine, nt Ncal, Sold Yesterdny
for .J2.,000.
BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 12. (Special.) The
Daisy Mine, at Ncal, was today sold by
George W. BrcdehofL to Frank T. Day,
representing the Western Loan & Guaran
ty Company, of Chicago, for ?22o,000. The
deal has been pending for some time. That
property Is the best developed one In the.
Neal district, it has a large ore reserve,
and Is considered a bargain. An Independ
ent company will be organized to take
over the property.
S. S. Benton, of Colfax.
SPOKANE, Nov. 12. (Special.) While
giving the Masonic grip to a friend at Col
fax -this morning, Sidney S. Benton ex
pired without a word. Mr. Benton was
one of the best-known men In the Palouse
country, and was a pioneer of the Pacific
Coast, coming West In lSot. He Is a prom
inent Mason. Recently, he was taken 111
with rheumatism and partial paralysis.
This morning he was called upon by Fred
crick Brown, another prominent Mason.
The men exchanged greeting.", and as Mr,
Benton extended his hand, giving the grip
of their order, he tea bacK dying.
Snlem to Have Citizens' Ticket.
SALEM, Nov. 12. (Special.) It is pret
ty generally understood that a citizens'
ticket will bo placed In the field In the
coming city campaign, and that the can
didates thereon will be the present city
officials. Those interested in the citizens'
movement will hold a meeting tomorrow.
The Hot Springs of Arkansas.
The Missouri Pacific has the shortest
route from the Pacific Northwest to the
famous Hot Springs of Arkansas. For In
formation as to rates and service, ad-
aress j. ai. Jieicaer, jraciHC uoasi agent,
San" Francisco.
STATE ENGINEER'S VIEW
IMPORT OF IRRIGATION' WORK IN
"DESCHUTES VALLEY.
Thinks Private Operations Will Not
Prevent Government Work Com- .
pany Engineer's Vlevr
SALEM, Nov. 12. (Special.) George L.
Dlllman, State. Engineer for the examina
tion of land applied for under the Carey
'arid land, law, and L. D. WIest, chief
engineer for the Pilot Butte Development
Company, were In Salem today. Mr. Dlll
man and Mr. WIest were for a number of
years associated together as engineers In
the employ of the Union Pacific Company,
and are both civil engineers of wide ex
perience. Mr. Dlllman made an exami
nation of the lands of the Pilot Butte
Development Company proposes to re
claim, and reported to the State Land
Board that their plans were practical and
the estimated cost of reclamation, $10 per
acre, reasonable. He has been in San
FrancIscoC for the past two wcekc, but
has been following the newspaper dis
cussion of the Irrigation question in this
state. When asked today for his opinion
of the situation with regard to the effect I
the private lrlgatlon projects will havsr
upon National Irrigation efforts, Mr.
Dlllman-said that he did not think the
fact that private concerns had secured
what are said to be the best tracts of
land need defeat any work on the part oi
the Government. He is of the opinion
that there are plenty of other places
where the Government may construct lr-.
rlgation works, and public and private
enterprises may go on at the same time.
It is his observation that private de
velopment work Is executed at a less cost
than similar work under Government con
trol, for the private concern will practice
economy In many ways In which the
Government will not. ' For that reason
he believes .settlers will be able to get
land irrigated by private concerns cheap
er, than they can get It where Irrigated by
public enterprises.
Mr. Dlllman thinks that the proper
thing to do In the case of the Deschutes
companies Is to let the conjpanles go
ahead under their contract and reclaim
the land, but to hold them very strictly
to a compliance with the terms of their
contracts. If they are compellod to
carry out their part of the contract, the
state will be very greatly benefited by
the opening to settlment of the great
tracts of reclaimed land.
In apeaklng today of the. work his com
pany has undertaken, L. D. WIest said
that while tho Pilot Butte Development
Company has an application In for 86,003
acres. Its Irrigation ditches when fully
completed will reach some 200.000 acres of
arid land, much of which will not be
available for practical irrigation for many
years yet. As the company will be re
quired to complete 10 per cent of the
work each year It could not undertake
to irrigate the whole tract Tvhlch could be
irrigated by Its ditches, for the reason
that the amount of work to be done each
year would bo more than the company
would care to undertake.
Mr. W.Icst says that out of the 3.000,000
acres of land In Crook County, application
neii been made for the reclamation of
only 116,000 acres. There Is not less than
nOO.COO acres that can be irrigated from the
waters of the Deschutes alone. He says
that when he first went Into the Des
chutes country to Investigate the oppor
tunities for irrigation he was laughed at
as a visionary. When It became evident
that the plans of his employers would
prove a success, the company was de
nounced. He has no doubt that there ar-i
'abundant places along Crooked River and
its tributaries where storage works could
be constructed by the Government and
large tracts of land Irrigated. The fact
that no one has demonstrated the ex
istence of such places Is no reason for
believing that they do not exist.
Mr. WIest says that the "company he
represcnts will construct Irrlgatloniworks
as cheaply as possible and will put set
tlers on the land so. rapidly as possible.
That is the only way the land can be re
claimed. If the company can reduce the
cost of construction. It can reduce the
amount a settler must pay, and thereby
Increase the Inducements for settlers, to
go upon the land. Whether the cost can
be reduced below the estimated cost, can
be known only after the work Is done,
but he has already discovered some placet
where the cost of construction will not be
nearly so large as he figured In his esti
mates. Washington Hardware Men.
SEATTLE, Nov. 12. The State Hard
ware Association held a meeting here this
afternoon, during which several trade
papers of Interest- were read. The' fol
lowing officers were elected to serve this
year: J. A. Becker, Fremont, president;
L. P. Quackenbush, Whatcomb, vice
president; Walter M. Olive, Mission, sec
retary; G. M. Cochran, Snohomish, treas
urer. These officers and G. W. Shannon,
of Anacortes, were named as the execu
tive committee. v
Mrs. Carter, of Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.)
Mrs. Harriet H. Carter died at her home
In this city this afternoon, aged 75 years,
7 months and 12 days. The deceased was
born In the State of Ohio, but lived most
of her life In Iowa, coming from there to
Ashlar.d with her late husband, H. B.
Carter, and family In 1SS5. She leaves five
children: Mrs. K. T. Purdy, of Houston,
Tex.; F. H. Carter, Mrs. E. C. Galey.
Hon. E. V. Carter and Roy .Carter, all of
Ashland.
To Name Vancouver City Ticket.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.) Mayor A. B. Eastham has Issued a
call for a general mass meeting of the
citizens of Vancouver, Tuesday evening,
November 18, for the purpose of nominat
ing a ticket for the annual city election
to be held Monday, December 1. Candi
dates will be named for Mayor, City At
torney. City Clerk, City Treasurer and
four Councllmen.
Funeral of Howard Ferguson.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Howard Ferguson,
aged 21, who was killed by "a train at
Terrace. Idaho, last Wednesday, was held
here today. Ferguson's parents live In
this city, and his remains were brought
here this morning.
Alter Canadian Pacific Conductors.
MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.) This evening the jury in the John
son conspiracy case, in which the accused
was charged with "having conspired with
certain parties unknown to defraud the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
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reached a verdict. Hsdlng the prisoner
guilty, with a recommendation to mercy.
The case,, which has occupied the time of
the Court of King's Bench since Monday
last, has excited great interest among
railway men. the Courtroom having been
crowded at all times since the hearing
commenced.
Today this interest was augmented by
reason of a number of Canadian Pacific
Railway conductors having been Impli
cated In the course of the evidence. It is J
rumored that other arrests may follow.
The charges briefly are that a number of
Canadian Pacific conductors bribed cer
tain employes of the audit office to give
advance information as to the secret
checking of trains.
IRRIGATION IN CALIFORNIA
Early Experience in 'the 5as Joa
qain Valley First Legislation.
WOODSTOCK. Nov. 12. (To the Edi
tor.) In 1871 1 chanced to be In California
during that severe year of drouth, when
the entire valleys of the San Joaquin and
Sacramento appeared a vast desert and
crops and cattle perished. The more en
terprising arid business men of that day,
such as W. C. Ralston. Isaak Fried
lander, W. S. Chapman. Miller Lux.
Michael Reese, Nicholas Lunlng, with
many others, became seriously alarmed
about the occurrence of these destruc
tive drouth, which seemed to have a
period of three years duration. They
therefore determined upon starting irri
gation upon a large scale, and invited
jnev as one who had just returned from
India, with many years' experience, to
examine these great -valleys and to make
general reports for them on the feasi
bility of irrigating these lands. Upon
these reports they commenced the first
large system of Irrigation in California. J
The first test was jnade on. an area of
about "5000 acres of land belonging to
Miller ,& Lux, then under crops of wheat,
barley, oats nnd alfalfa, during the se
vere drouth of 1S72. The, beneficial ef
fects from this test were inspected by a
large party, comprising about 200 of the
leading men in the state engaged in all
kinds of business. This block of Irri
gated land, covered with luxuriant crops,
stood out like an oasis in the surround
ing dasert-Uke valley.
The success was so marked and the
vast Importance of Irrigation was then
made so evident that It was deemed ad
visable to try to enlist the co-operation
of the Federal -Government and of Con
grees in the furtherance of irrigation on
the .Pacific Slope. Accordingly I was sent
to Washington in the Winter of 1S72-3 to
secure this National interest In lrrlga-
tlbn. The result was that through thc
cordial encouragement of President
Grant and of the heads of the Land nnd
Engineering Departments, and with the
hearty support of the members of Con
gress from the Pacific Coast. Congress'
passed Its first act on irrigation, dated
March 3. 1S73. By this act the President
was authorized to appoint an irrigation
commission, to be composed of two en
gineers of the Army, one officer of the
'Coast Survey, the Chief of the Geological
Survey of California, and one civilian
distinguished for his knowledge of the
nubject. The men selected were: Colo
nel B. S. Alexander. Major George H.
Mendell. Professor George Davidson, Pro
fessor Joseph D. Whitney and R. M. Bre
reton. The report of the commission was made
during the Summer of 1S73, and presented
to Congress In the Winter of that year.
This report should be read by those inter
ested In Irrigation matters in their In
fancy on this Coast, as It contains much
valuable Information and statistics. Ow
ing to the death of W. C. Ralston and
the failure of the Bank of California, and
also to Senator William M. Stewart and
I others from this Coast being out of Con
gress, no lurxner eiiorts were mane until
some years had elapsed to get the Irri
gation interest revived at Washington.
It was not until 1SS3" after Senator Stew
art had returned to the Senate, that fur
ther action was taken by Congress. In
that year a commission on irrigation and
the reclamation of arid lands was cre
ated, of which Senatpr Stewart was ap
pointed cnairman. since those early days
of Irrigation action In California, only
those now living who had seen those
vast districts consumed by drouth can
realize how Irrigation, carried out manly
uirougn private capital, has enormously
increased the settlement of the country
and "benefited the ptate generallv. Let
us hope that similar interest 'and ener
getic action will be displayed In the near
future by Oregonlana
R. M. BRERETON.
PEOPLE NEED AID BADLY
Volcano In Guatemala Has Causc'd
Heavy Loss of Life and Property.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. The steam
ship Newport, from Panama, brings ad
ditional details of the recent eruption of
Mount Santa Maria. In Guatemala. Ac
cording to the ofilccrr. of the Newport the
destruction of life and -property has been
immense". The necessity for relief ships
Is urgent.
The coffee plantations In the districts
of Costa Cuca, Chjtva. Reforma, Palmar.
Costa Grande and Kolhutz have been
burled seven feet deep In volcanic ashes
and debris. Thousands of cattle have
been destroyed, and the loss of human
life Is believed to have- been Immense.
When the Newport was at Chnmperlco
the officers found the people of that port
In a panic-stricken turmoil. The steam
ship Acapulco. bound south, nrrived at
Champerlco while the Newport was there
and carried to San Jose de Guatemala all
the passengers that could crowd aboard.
Details from the scene of the greatest
damage were hard to get.
Kock, Hagamann & Co. offered $2000
to any person that would go to their
Miramer plantation, In Costa Cuca. and
bring them s.ome news of conditions there.
When the Newport sailed this offer was
still standing, no man having been found
who, dared to go Into the ash-covered In
terior. President Cabre has resorted to the most
vigorous means to prevent particulars of
the extent of tho damage from reaching
the outside world. All telegrams and
cable messages are strictly censored, and
the people most interested in the afflicted
districts are finding the greatert difficulty
in getting the most meager intormation.
The Newport brings news of the total
destruction of the towns of Palmar. San
Felipe, Colombia and Coatepec. These
places are completely buried In debris
from Santa Maria. Rethalhulu, Mazan
tenango and Quezcltanango liave so far
escaped with little damage.
PORTLAND IN FAVOR.
Chicago Livestock Paper Booms the
t City for 1004 Convention.
The fame of Portland's endeavor to get
the 1904 National. Livestock Convention
held here Is abroad in Eastern Statee.
The secretary of the National association
writes that Portland can succeed if It will'
go after Its object with vigor. At the
last convention Portland was a strong fa
vorite for the next meeting place, but
Kansas City won out The next conven
tion will be held there In January. The
Chicago Livestock World has the fol
lowing favorable mention of Portland,
under bold headlines:
Portland. Or., wants the 1004 meetlnp of
the National Livestock Association. The Pa
cific Northwest ought to have anything In
reason that it wants. It Is a great part of o)ir
great country.
The livestock development in Oregon and
"Washington Is great indeed, and Indications
point to still more remarkable development as
the vart trade with the Orient grows in Im
portance. Here's hoping that Portland gets what ehe
wants.
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