Morning Oregonian., October 13, 1903, Page 5, Image 5

'THE MORNING QRftGONIAN, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1903.
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BOOKS NOT ALL CONE
Loss at Baker City Not
Great as Feared.
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ONLY 6EKERAL LEDGER BURNED
City Officials Severely Criticised for
Their Gross Negligence Canceled
"Warrants Disappeared Before
the Fire Blaze Incendiary.
BAKER CITY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.)
The destruction of city records by the
fire which burned the old City Hall Sat
urday night was not so extensive as
at first reported. The Treasurer's and
Auditor's books were not touched. The
only serious damage was the almost total
-destruction of the general ledger in the
office of the Superintendent of "Water
"Works. This book contained the entries
of the receipts of money from the indi
vidual water renters for the years 1902
end 1903 up to date
Missouri River that are In the Great Falls
land aistrict and two townships in the
vicinity of Highwood are withdrawn from
entry under the desert land law; all desert
entries upon such lands, for which patents
have not been Issued, are suspended pend
ing investigation. Embraced in the with
drawal is nearly all the land in this coun
ty that lies south and east of the Mis
souri. It is estimated that the order of with
drawal affects about 1,150,000 acres, and
that within that area there have been fil
ings under the desert land law upon .about
200,000 acres. The area embraced within
the suspended entries is probably 40,000
acres.
At the request of United States Senator
Gibson, who reported to the Interior De
partment that gross frauds had been and
were being committed in this district un
der the desert land laws. Special Acnnt
Chadwlck was recently sent to this city to
make an investigation and report. His re
port was a sensational one, sustaining
practlcallv every charge made by Senator
Gibson, and the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, acting upon that report,
made the order of withdrawal and suspension.
GREATEST LIAR HE EVER SAW.
Untmthful Sclimelzer Gets 14 Years
In the Penitentiary.
"WEISER, Idaho, Oct. 12. (Special.)
Judge Stewart, of the District Court, to
day sentenced Ed Schmelzer and Charles
Boyle, convicted of grand larceny.
Schmelzer was given 14 years and Boyle
three. The Judge, in sentencine Schmel-
The receipts from i 2er. said he was the most colossal liar
this source range from 51800 to $2000 per that he had ever had experience with in
anonth. It was this book that the ex- the course of his life. He told Bovle that
perts were working on when the fire
occurred. It is claimed it was left open
on the desk of the water superintendent
and of all the large books in this office
It Is the only one that was almost total
ly destroyed. Mr. Clark, one of the ex
pert accountants, admitted today that the
loss of this book precluded a conclusive
and satisfactory examination of the re
ceipts and disbursements of the "Water
Department. He said that it would be
possible to make a fairly accurate report
from other data, but admitted that the
actual facts and figures could not be
given.
There is no abatement of the severe
criticism of the gross negligence on the
part of the city officials in not providing
a safe receptacle for the city records.
The electric light people say that the
lire did not start from a crossed wire.
One man has been found who says he
passed the City Hall about 15 minutes
before the fire broke out and he saw a
roan come out of the water office and
run upstairs. Everything tends to show
that the building was set on fire pur
posely. It was learned today that a
temporary Citj- Jail has been built in
an old barn on the City Hall Square
with wooden cells and that .no night
watchman is kept on the place.
The fire of Saturday night would have
destroyed this barn and any prisoners
who might have been In jail If it had
not been discovered in time. One of the
City Councilmen said that objection had
been made to the hiring of a watchman
at $60 per month to watch the jail and
City Hall, also to the erection of a
temporary vault for the records.
At a special meeting of the Council
this afternoon a special committee of
Councilmen and citizens was appointed
to investigate and report on the cause of
the fire. A watchman was employed to
stay at the City Hall at night.
It developed this afternoon that a por
tion of the records which the experts
had to use were stored in a barn and
that a lot of cancelled warrants which
the experts were using had disappeared
before the fire occurred.
BORING FOR BURIED GOLD
VAST TREASURE CONCEALED
CORNUCOPIA MOUNTAIN.
IN
Gigantic Mining- Enterprise to Be
Carried Ont With the Aid of East
ern Capital Deed Filed.
BAKER CITY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.)-
The deed of the Cornucopia mines .prop
erty was filed for record with the County
Recorder of this county today. It is given
by George D. Beattys as trustee in bank
ruptcy of the John E. Searles estate. The
trustee is acting by authority of the
United States Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of New Tork, and transfers the
property, which Includes some 3S claims, to
the Cornucopia Mines of Oregon Company
for a consideration of U. C. A. Johns, as
attorney in fact, filed the deed for record.
Mr. Johns has recer tly been appointed At
torney in fact for this new corporation.
This is destined to be one of the most
Important deals ever brought to a close In
Eastern Oregon, and In a mining way will
Hotel at Milton, while she fled hurriedly
to a train. Of the young man with her
she refuses to make any mention. The
whole case is mysterious, but so far the
police have found nothing -to warrant
them In holding the pair, whom they be
lieve to be eloping.
Tho woman says her reason for desert
ing Cutts is that he has twice beaten
her severely since their marriage.
Colfax Bowlers "Win.
COLFAX, "Wash., Oct. 12. (Special.)
Colfax won the bowling match with Pa
louse City last night by 'a score of 2310 ,to
2561. The Colfax team took four gtfmes
straight, and allowed Palouse the fifth
and last game of the series. The jnatch
was watched with interest by a large
crowd. The Colfax team was composed
of Davenport, Baker, Reid and Markwell.
The Palouse team consisted of Boone,
Johnson, Patton and Flint. A return game
at Palouse will be played In the near
future. The highest score was made by
Jesse Markwell In the third, when he se
cured ISO points. There was but 40 be
tween the highest and lowest scores of the
four Colfax bowlers.
Coal Mine. BarnlnK.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Oct. 12. A serious
gob fire broke out In No. 4 Long Wall
Cumberland collieries Sunday night. It
NATIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS.
Temporary Organization of Society
at Oregon City.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct 12. (Special.)
Preliminary steps were taken at a meet
ing held in this city Saturday for the or
ganization of a society of the Native Sons
and Daughters of Oregon residing in
Clackamas County. The meeting was held
pursuant to a petition that had been cir
culated and to which 75 signatures had
jbeen affixed of persons eligible to the for
mation of such a society. The following
named committee was appointed to draft
a constitution and by-laws to report at an
adjourned meeting to be held Wednesday,
October 28: H. J. Starkweather, Milwaukie;
Warren Green well, Damascus; E. C." Hack
ett, Parkplace; M. A. Magone, West Ore
gon City; W. P. Kirchem, Logan; R. A.
Miller and O. D. Eby, Oregon City. Tem
porary organization was effected by nam
ing Mr. Starkweather, of Milwaukie, presi
dent, and O. D. Eby, of this city, secre
tary. The proposed organization will not
in any way be affiliated with the fraternal
organization bearing the same name. On
the contrary. It is formed for the direct
benefit of the natives of Oregon who may
reside in this county and also the pioneers
of this section of the state.
It 'will be the purpose of the society to
hold semi-annual meetings that shall -be
attended by the members and also the
pioneers of the county who will probably
be made honorary members of the organization.
he believed that he had been led into
what he had done by Schmelzer, but, ow
ing to the fact that he had lied on the wit
ness stanti, he would give him three years.
Schmelzer enticed a man from Oregon to
Council, on the pretense of showing him
some Government land, and thgn robbed
him of all he had.
Gus Hotchkis. charged with assault with
a deadly weapon ln.striklng Liveryman
Frank Johnson with a ieavy bridle bit,
fracturing his skull, was found guilty. He
will be sentenced Wednesday.
IDAHO "WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Second District Federation Opcnx
Convention With Bann.nct.
NAMPA, Idaho. Oct. 12. (Special.) The
fourth annual convention of the Second
District Federation of Women's Clubs of
Idaho, embracing ten organizations, con
vened here this evening under the most
happy conditions, there being many mem
bers of the various clubs present from all
over the district. An elaborate banquet,
for which 115 plates were laid, was given
the visitors by the Nampa Century Club
this evening. The address of welcome
was delivered by Mrs. Frank Estabrook,
of Nampa. president .of the Federation,
and responded to by Mrs. Fisher, of Wei
ser. Mrs. W. H. Mansfield, of the Nampa
Leader, acted as toastmistress at the ban
quet. Governor Morrison Is expected to be here
tomorrow, when the regular work of the
Federation will begin.
TO PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS.
Combination of IVnshlnKtoa Connty
Lumbermen.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Oct. 12. (Special.)
A mass meeting of lumbermen of Wash
ington County met In the Council Chamber
Saturday eveplng In response to a call",
and organized the "Washington County
Lumbermen's Association." Mayor F. T.
Kane was elected chairman and M. W.
Patton secretary, and the chair authorized
to appoint a committee, of which he was
to be the head, to prepare articles of in
corporation. He named Ferdinand Groner,
of Kin ton; M. W. Patton. of Cornelius,
and William Lyda, of Gales Creek. The
next meeting will be held here October 3L
The organization Is not a pool but in the
nature of a oomblnation to protect and
advance the lumbering interests. This
year's cut will run 30,000.000 feet and the
arrangements- already made Insure a still
larger output next season.
A WASHINGTON HERO
IN THE PHILIPPINES
RETURNS
BAN FRAXCJSCO. Oct. 12 Lieu
tenant P. H. Sheridan of the Fifth
Cavalry, a son of the famous Civil
War General, returned from the
Philippines on the transport Sheri
dan, just arrived, after a year's
campaigning. Lieutenant R. T.
Hozzard. of Washington State,
who won fame and promotion to
the regular Army as a result of his
good work with General Funston
in the capture of Agulr.aldo, was
also on board.
I
Lieutenant R. T. Hazznrd.
be a great factor in develoninsr the mlnlntr i started from spontaneous combustion of
Industry of the state. If all the plans as coal dust, and assumed such proportions
PRACTICING "WITHOUT LICENSE.
Dr.
Rosenberg, at Astoria, Indicted
on Two Counts.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 12. (Special.) Two
Indictments were returned by District At
torney Allen in the Circuit Court this
afternoon atrainst Dr. CTharlps C. C
Rosenberg, charging him with practicing is thc Purpose of the new owners to pro
outlined in thc prospectus are carried out,
The plan for the economic working of
this property contemplates the tunneling
of Cornucopia Mountain with a tunnel
over miies long. This tunnel will open
up the majority of
group. Including the
Red Jacket, Lost Chance and Whitman
properties, on all of which there has been
thousands of feet of development work
done. This tunnel will undercut Cornu
copia Mountain at a depth of 5100 feet
from the summit. It is one of the most
extensive mining propositions in the way
of development by means of a tunnel that
has ever been contemplated In the state.
Man- thousands of dollars will have to
be expended in, development work before
the mines can become producing proper
ties. It will cost a fortune to drive tne
tunnel, and the other work in the way of
erecting mills, constructing roads and
building power plants will eat up another
handsome fortune before the new owners
can expect to pay a dividend on the stock.
If the wealth which the experts say la
hidden away near the roots of that old
mountain can be carted out through this
tunnel, their dividends will be sure and
large, because It Is reported by all the ex
perts who have examined the locality that
the veins are true fissure veins, that they
extend to the depths, and that they are
all comparatively rich in gold.
The consideration named In the deed,
which was placed on record today, is ?1,
but it is understood that Mr. Searles will
receive from the new owners the sum of
5600,000 in cash.
A private letter from one of the officers
of the company in New York says that it
that all the miners had to fly for their
lives and the gob was flooded.
Another gob fire of, greater proportions
broke out In the same mine this morning
from the same cause. This conflagration
the claims In this i 1S aimcuit to approacn. owing 10 a lurge
Union Companion. number of caves. All the miners have
Deen wnnurawn-, ana a xorce is now en
gaged trying to surround the flames. This
is very dangerous work, owing to the
deadly gases thrown off by the refuse
pile.
medicine without a license. One indict
ment accuses him of prescribing for
Thomas Sorkkl on June 3, 1903, and the
other accuses him of prescribing for
Charles Waarala on July 3, 1903. It is
understood the charges are made at the
instigation of the County Medical Associa
tion. Dr. Rosenberg has resided here for
a number of years, and has practiced his
profession occasionally during that time.
He was arraigned In court and released on
550 bonds to appear at a date not yet fixed.
Judge McBride left this evonlng for St.
Helens, where he will open a regular term
of court tomorrow.
ceed with the development of the property
at once. He calls attention to the large ex
penditure of money which will be neces
sary to drive the tunnel, and the resulting
benefit to the farmers and others who
have fruit and vegetables for sale. It Is
certainly Is one of the most gigantic min
ing enterprises ever attempted
Interstate Fair Attendance.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct. 12. Notwith
standing the fact that the past week has
been a bad one for fairs, on account of
the rain, the attendance at the Inter
state Fair has been remarkably go'od,
nearly equalling that of a year ago, when
the weather was fine throughout the
week. The exhibits are far ahead of any
thing seen here before. The remnants of
the Jabour Carnival Company are hold
ing forth at the fair, but Mr. Jabour has
shaken the dust of thc city from his feet.
He left early Saturday morning over the
Northern Pacific for the East, leaving all
of his paraphernalia in the hands of the
railroad companies, which hold claims
against it amounting to $5500.
quarter ending Sentember 30 shows that
during thc three months the enrollment of
prisoners dropped from 306 to 2S9, there
naving Deen 32 received, 50 discharged and
one iransierrea from, the asylum. The
convict labor account amounted to 230C6.
and of this sum $2026 was expended for
betterments. During the quarter 961,000
brick were manufactured at the prison for
use in state Duudlngs at the prison. Re
form School arid asylum. The salarv ac
count was ?5irt3.SS, and articles consumed
"Bonnie Johnnie'" May Recover.
AJSW WESTMINSTER, B. C Oct. 12.
(Special.) "Bonnie Johnnie;" or John
BIrley, Spokane's Jockey who was kicked
Dy a norse while visiting his father
nere Saturday, regained consciousness
tnis morning, when a silver plate was in
serted In the left side of his skull. The
doctors say the plate is working so well
mat tney now nave hope of his recovery.
dui rear it he receives a nervous shock
tnat his mind will become disarranged,
ine famous jockey irave a wailinir rrv
this morning when told that his riding
uajs were over.
High Court of Foresters Assembles
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct 12. The seventh
annual convention of the High Court of
Washington of the Independent Order of
foresters assembled in this city at 10
o clock this morning for a two days' ses
sion. About 60 delegates are In attend
ance from all parts of the state. Today's
session was spent principally in the work
of organization. Tonight the delegates at-
tenaca in a body the performance at the
Seattle Theater. After the play they sat
aown to a banquet at the Rainier Grand.
Steward Accnscd of Forgery.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12. A warrant
was Issued today for the arrest of W. E,
Kramer on a charge of forgery. Kramer.
who was formerly steward on the steamer
Czarina, Is accused of representing him
self to Mohns & Mohns, liquor dealers, as
an agent for the Willamette Oil Company,
of Portland, and passing on them a draft
for $7S purporting to bear the signature
"Willamette Oil Company. W. J. Curtis
Treasurer.' The signature is alleged to bo
a forgery.
Tvro Sentenced for Murder.
GLENDIVE, Mont. Oct 12. John Kina
han was today sentenced to life imprison.
ment and John Wlfson to 15 years in the
penitentiary for the murder of two box-
car tourists on a moving Northern Pacific
train near Wilbaux a few weeks ago. The
murdered men were on their way to the
Dakota wheat fields. One lies unidentified
In the potter's field at Wilbaux. The sec
ond was Thomas McGowan. A third har
vester was badly wounded.
Colonel Daniel E. Boone Dead.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 12. Colonel
Daniel E. Boone, the noted trainer of
wild animals, died 'in this city today, after
a long illness.
Boone was born in Kentucky 62 years
ago, and early in life evinced a fondness
for wild animals, over which he seemed
to have wonderful powers of control.
For the past quarter of a, century his
picturesque ngure nas Deen laminar to
thousands of pleasure-seekers, both in
America and Europe.
Brilliant Meteor Falls.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct 12. A brilliant me
teor darted across the Northern sky here
Saturday night and struck the earth at
a point north of Fort Columbia. The me
teor seemed about twice the size of a
street light and had a tail apparently 12
or 14 yards in length. As it darted across
'the heavens balls of fire fell from it,
flickered for a moment . and then were
lost from view. For brilliancy, the phe
nomenon was remarkable In the extreme.
M'LEOD AND MACKEY FREE.
-Circuit Conrt of Appeals Orders
Their Rclcnsc.
SAN FRANCISCO. 6ct 12. The decision
of the Circuit Court of Washington In the 1
case of Charles Mackey and J. Archie Mc- j
Leod, in the denial of action of a writ of
habeas corpus, was argued In the Circuit '
Court of Appeals today, which reversed
the Judgment and ordered the defendants !
discharged. I
Charles Mackey and J. Archie McLeod '
were arrested in July. 1902, on the Nez
Perces Indian reservation, Idaho, and
charged with firing a revolver and a shot
gun in attempting to resist Indian Agent
YOUNG HUNTER'S DEATH.
Killed by Dischnrsre From Gun,
Which He Accidentally Dropped.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Oct 12. (Special.)
Hamilton Gleanham, a young man well
known In this vicinity, was killed Sunday
afternoon while hunting deer near Yelm,
by the accidental discharge of a gun
which he held In his hand. The young
man was standing on a log, gun in hand,
with two other men standing near. While
the other two were examining a deer
which had Just been killed, Gleanham's
gun slipped and, the hammers striking
the log, both barrels, loaded with buck
shot, were discharged, striking him under
the chin and killing him instantly. Thc
body was brought to the city today
state. If not on the Western Coast.
Stranahan. who was searching their quar- " ulu?l "?J! . . l , ,' nQ
t fnr fflilritiinn iinnrC i,rf,,i . the son of tne Proprietor of Hugglns' Ho-
ters for spirituous liquors unlawfully in
troduced there. The men sued for a writ
of habeas corpus and were taken before
United States District Judge DeHaven,
who was then sitting in the District
Court of Washington of the Western Dis
trict The men claimed they were ar
rested on the wrong charge, but Judge
DeHaven denied the writ and remanded
them to prison. Today the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that the
prisoners be freed, declaring that the act
under which they were arrested related
solely to smuggling and referred to cus
toms officials, their deputies or persons as
sisting them to carry out their official
duties.
tel. of this city.
SWINDLER WIDELY" KNOWN.
Alleged Representative of Morgan,
Arrested at Seattle, Is Identified.
SEATTLE, Oct 12. J. B. Matthews,
the self-styled representative of J. P.
Morgan & Co., who was arrested last
Friday on a warrant charging him with
obtaining money from A. A. Seagrave, of
the Occidental Hotel, by means of bogus
checks, is believed to have been fully
Identified by the following telegram re
ceived from New York, as a swindler of
National reputation. The message reads:
"Your man Matthews' real name Is
John B. Locke, formerly on ' Governor
David B. Hill's staff. He got several
hundred dollars on checks cashed in San
Francisco last Spring by the St Nicholas
Hotel, Colonel F. S. Charbourne, 121
Montgomery street; Senator Smith, of
Los Angeles and others. Will write particulars."
.Matthews, as he is known here, is In
the county Jail in default of $1000 bonds
for his appearance for hearing in court
October 2L
GREAT TRACT WITHDRAWN.
Action Follows Sensational Report
by Special Land Agent.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. Oct 12. By an
order received this morning by the Reg
ister and Receiver of the local land office,
fill lauds in Cascade County south of the
OLD FEUD CAUSED IT.
Indian Suspected of Blackfoot
Slaughter Cannot Be Found.
BROWNING. Mont, Oct 12. The four
Indians arrested as suspects In the mas
sacre on the Blackfoot reservation Satur
day night. In which seven persons were
killed, were Chief John Mountain, Buffalo
Hide, Yellow Owl and Henry Hungry. At
the preliminary hearing before Major
Monteath Sunday night, the fact was es
tablished that these men rode out of camp
before the killing occurred. Running Owl
is now suspected of the crime, and he
cannot be found.
There has been much discussion among
the Blackfeet since White Calfs death
last Winter. It Is thought that old feuds
between different factions are responsible
for the awful .slaughter.
BURGLARY AT SKAGWAY.
Thief Breaks Into a Jewelry Store
and Makes a Large Haul.
SEATTLE. Oct 12. A special to the
Post-Intelligencer from Skagway says one
of the largest robberies in the history of
oragway was committed early yesterday
morning. A tHief forced the back door of
P. E. Kerns' Jewelry store and got away
with over $2000 worth of watches, nuggets
and jewelry. Evidently one man did the
Job, as trays of diamonds, several boxes
of nuggets and a number of gold rings
and watch charms were left in the show
cases, une theft was accomplished in -the
full glare of a street arc light No ar
rests had been made up to noon today.
Elected Astoria School Director.
ASTORIA, Or.. Oct 12L (Special.) At a
special meeting of the Board of School
Directors this evening. Judge Frank J.
Taylor was elected as Director to fill the
vacancy on the board caused by the resig
nation of Senator Fulton. The clerk was
Instructed to apply to the state for a loan
of $S00O to take up a school district bond
which falls due the present month.
ARBITRATORS BEGIN HEARING.
Take Up Case of Snn Francisco
Street-Car Men.
NEW YORK. Oct 12. The commission
sitting in the arbitration proceedings be
tween the United Railways of San Fran
cisco, the corporation controlling most of
the street railway lines in San Francisco,
and its employes embraced In Division
No. 205, of the Amalgamated Association
of Street Railways, held a brief session
here today and after fixing the time for
the filing of written arguments ad
journed until October 20.
The committee Is composed of Patrick
Calhoun, of New York, nominated by the
company; William DeMahon, of Detroit,
International president of the American
Association of Street Railway Employes,
named by the employes, and Oscar
Strauss, of New York, formerly United
States Minister to Turkey, selected by
both.
The questlon'to be arbitrated Is that of
wages, the employes asking a wage scale
of 331-3 cents an hour for a nine-hour
day. Congressman El. J. Livernash, of
California, appeared for the employes and
A. A. Moore for the company.
At the opening of the hearing Mr.
Strauss announced that the engagement
or air. DeMahon and himself at the i
meeting of the Civic Federation In Chi
cago would necessitate an adjournment
of a week after today, and Mr. Livernash
then asked for an immediate adjournment
The hearing accordingly was adjourned.
Long Terms for Robbers.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Oct 12. (Special.)
J. H. McNamara. who robbed a man in
in this i broad daylight In La Grande a short time
ago, was sentenced to five years In the
penitentiary by a Jury at Union yesterday.
William Jones, a negro, who robbed
Gardlnler's residence at La Grande a few
months ago. was sentenced to seven years
in the penitentiary.
All Bids Rejected.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct 12. (Special) Cap
tain George L. Goodale, constructing
Quartermaster, United States Army, re
ceived a telegram today from tho Quartermaster-General
in Washington, stating
that all the bids submitted a few days ago
for the construction of a hospital stew
ard's quarters at Fort Stevens had been
rejected.
Horse Thieves at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct 12. Horse
thieves who have been operating in Mon
tana for the past two months and In
Eastern Washington more or less for ten
days past have arrived in Seattle, and
Sunday night started on their raids. To
day there were three reports to the police
oi ncrses stolen from stables and pas
tures In different parts of the city, and
where they have been taken Is not known.
Farmhand Gone, and Cash Missing.
OREGON CITY. Oct 12. (Special.)
James Coyn, a farmhand in the employ
of H. J. Feathers at Damascus, departed
last Friday for parts unknown and sim
ultaneously there disappeared from the
trunk of his employer the sum of $30 in
coin. Tho consequence Is that Mr. Feath
ers desires to find Coyn, for whom the
police authorities are on the lookout.
Johns Will Lecture on Mining.
BAKER CITY. Oct 12. (Special.) Hon.
.C. A. Johns, of this city, has received an
Invitation, which he has accepted, to de
liver an address on the subject of mines
and mining at Eugene December 16. Mr.
Johns is already collecting data for his
address, which will certainly be both novel
and interesting. Mr. Johns is a forceful
and Interesting speaker. t
Willamette University Reception.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem,
Or.. Oct 12. (Special.) The initial recep
tion of the year was given last evening.
A short programme was rendered In the
chapel, after which the gathering was ad
journed to the society halls and the time,
until near midnight, spent in enjoyment
of the refreshments and getting acquaint
ed. Over 200 were present.
Small Delinquent Tax List.
A6TORIA. Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Dur
ing the past few days, over $1600 of the
taxes of the 1902 roll have been paid at
the Sheriff's office, leaving the delinquent
list at present $2020.3S, which Is the lowest
In the history of the county. The total
roll amounted to $134,412.67. Last year the
delinquent list was over $3600.
THERE MAY BE WHISKY FAMINE.
Thunder Mountain Likely to Be Dry
This Winter.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct 12. (Special.)
Prospects of a whisky famine in the.
Thunder Mountain mining district during
the coming long Winter Is the absorbing
topic of disgusted comment In the camps,
according to latest advices. The trouble
lies with the packers, who refuse to carry
liquor Into the district The packers say
they have contracts entered into last
Spring with mining companies at 3 and 9
cents per pound, which they can- hardly
fill with present facilities. Others have
provision contracts of like nature, hence
they turn a deaf ear to offers of 10 and 12
cents per pound for the transportation of
whisky.
From present indicatiens the saloons of
Roosevelt, the principal camp, will be
temperance Joints for several months. The
liquor supply is dangerously near an end.
THOUGHT TO BE ELOPERS.
Mysterious Couple Being Watched
by Walla Walla Police.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Oct 12.-(Spe-clal.)
A woman claiming to be Mrs. J.
M. Cutts, a niece of R. C. Judson, Indus
trial agent of the O. R. & N., Is In
a room, in the Palace Hotel, this city,
anxiously awaiting transportation from
Chicago. With her Is a young man who
refuses to divulge his name. .
According to the story told by Mrs.
Cutts to Policeman James Klqtz tonight
she was married in Portland September
17. to J. M. Cutts. She says she left
Cutts locked In a room In the Pacific
They Lose, but Are. Satisfied.
SALEM, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Willam
ette University and Chemawa Indian
School played a practice game of football
here today. The score was 5 to 0 In
favor of Chemawa. As this was Willam
ette's first game, the Salem boys were
pleased at being able to hold the score
down so well.
Penitentiary Quarterly Report.
SALEM, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) The re
port of the Oregon Penitentiary for the
A. D. Allen.
OREGON CITY, Oct 12. (Special.) A.
D. Allen, of Sturgls, Mich., died sudden
ly of apoplexy Sunday afternoon at the
home of his son, H. A. Allen, at Redland,
this county. The deceased was aged S3
years and had arrived but last Monday
for a visit with Clackamas county rela
tives. The body will probably be sent to
Michigan for burial.
Funeral of Mrs. E. B. Sapplngton.
FOREST GROVE, Or.. Oct 12. (Special.)
The burial of the late Mrs. E. B. Sap
plngton, of Hlllsboro, occurred at the
Buxton cemetery here this afternoon, she
having been formerly a resident of the
Grove. The local temple of the Rathbone
Sisters conducted the services.
Commissioners May Buy Bonds.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct. 12. (Special.)
The County Commissioners at their
meeting today" gave the Treasurer au
thority to purchase $7000 worth of the
bj ads to become due In 1906. By purchas
lrr them at this time they will save about
$&0 Interest
Slugged, hnt Not Robbed.
WHATCOM, Wash., Oct. 12. Thugs who
slugged John Brundage for the purpose of
robbing him of $190, which they believed
he had. struck him a blow which knocked
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Bloodlenx Operntion at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Oct. 12. Dr. Bloodgocd, of
the Johns Hopkins lledical College at
Baltimore, at the Seattle General Hospital
today performed a bloodless operation by
the Dr. Lorenz system for a congenital
dislocation of the hip on a 2-year-old
daughter of John Reynolds. It was wit
nessed by medical men from all over the
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Deserter Escapes.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct. 12. (Special.)
Last night. Private Frank M. Miller, a
general prisoner from unassigned cavalry,
held at this post for desertion, escaped
from the guardhouse by cutting a hole in
the roof and then lowering himself to the
ground by using his bedding as a rope. No
trace of thc escape has been found.
Whntcom nnrt Snn Juan TenchtfrK.
WHATCOM, AVash., Oct. 12. Three hun
dred teachers from this and San Juan
Counties are here in attendance on the 42d
annual county institute. Professor Richard
Boone, principal of the Cincinnati public
schools and editor of Education, is the
leading Instructor.
nn expenditure of $1750 a year. One of the
bishops of Winchester said that the herd
of deer was one of the links with the
historic past which ought not to be wan
tonly destroyed, but If the deer only had
the kindness to escape from the park he
would not be at the trouble and expense
of recapturing them.
The dinner has been enjoyed annually
for more than a century. A fat buck from
Farnham Park Is always provided by the
bishop.
A Danilnmster, n. Bottle and a King-.
Recently a curious incident occurred at
Weingarten, on the shore of Lake Con
stance. An infantry regiment was in
garrison there, and one evening the band
master, finding time hanging heavily on
his hands, strolled down te the lake In
search of adventure. The flr3t thing he
saw was a 'bottle, and, picking It up, he
placed In it a leaf which he had torn
from his pocketbook and on which he had
written a few words. Then he corked the
bottle and threw it into the lake. AVhat
he had written on the leaf was a request
that any one who might find the bottle
would send him a postal card, notifying
him of the fact.
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him, and on It were these words, in Ger
man: "I found the bottle and gladly
comply with your request. William II.
King of Wurtemburg."
An Editor's Ambition Gratified.
"One afternoon at Salt Lake I went Into
the Oregon Short Line office to buy a
berth In the Punman car leaving that
night for Nampa," says "Ed" Howe, in
giving for the Atchison Globe an account
of his travels In the West. "The agent
hadn't a lower, and I hate an upper, so I
indulged in an extravagance I have long
dreamed of; I bought a stateroom! I thus
had, from 9 o'clock at night until 6
o'clock the next afternoon, a room with
every modern convenience. The porter
asked If I wanted the bed made with both
mattresses, and I said I did, supposing
that was the usual thing with the heavy
swells. And the bed. made with both
mattresses, turned out to be a good one.
Besides, I was enabled to undress and
dress in the usual way; I not only had
the upper berth up, but had a big sofa In
front of my bed. Also a lavatory of my
own and complete privacy. It was an ex
perience I greatly enjoyed. Tou will not
believe It, but a Pullman porter has great
deference for a passenger in the state-i
room. When he enters he knocks at thei
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stateroom In the sleeper and the dining
car are where the trainmen take off their
hats. A train conductor will walk into a
Pullman crowded with ladles, and keep
his hat on, but when he walks through
the dining-car, or into the stateroom of.
the Pullman, he always takes off his hat.'
A Venison Fcnst at Farnham Castle.
New York Herald.
The venison dinner at Parnhnm nvar-
which the Bishon or Winchester nnmmllv
"presides, took place Thursday night. It
is a quaint survival of grand old days
when the lords of Farnhn
orlnces as well as blshnns. .mri triA tn
keep up a decent appearance on $200,000
a year.
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sum to maintain, the deer alone Involving
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desert, to the operator at the lonely sid
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to do his own cooking.
"Ain't even got a few scraps left from
brekfust?"
"No," was again the cheerful response
of the man whose cooking left no scraps.
The weary disciple of rest turned away
disappointedly, then paused and ques
tioned, "yeh report everythin goln' by to
th' despatcher, don't yeh?"
"Yes." was the response this time.
"Well, jest report two empties goln'
East, will yeh?"
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