THE- MOENBG . REGOmAN, SATXTRi)AYf ". efAVARY 9, 1904T.
. MALHEUR WILL AID
irrigation Projects Urged pn
the Government.
WILL CEDE-WATER RIGHTS
lm Order That Perpetual Rights In
Reservoir to Be Built May Be
Distributed on an Eqult-
. -: ' a&Ie Basis. '
VALE, Or., Jan. S. (Special.) At a mass
meeting of the citizens of Malheur County
beld in the Courthouse at. Vale, January
5, for tho purpose of furthering the Inter
ests' of Irrigation projects in the county
through National aid. a permanent organi
zation was effected with Ira Smith chair
man, John E. Johnson secretary, and B.
A. Clark treasurer.
A. committee consisting of T. ,W." Holi
day. J. TV- McCulloch and F. M. Bicker
was appointed to draft a constitution and
by-laws for the organization.
W, G. Thomson and C. TV. Mallett were
elected to meet and confer with Mr. New
ell, Chief Engineer, Geological Survey, at
Portland, January 11-16.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, The Congress of the United State
has enacted a law providing for the expenditure
of all moneys received from the sale of p&bllc
lands within the State of Oregon -for the re
clamation of the arid lands In aald state:
Whereas; The Government of the United
States hai surveyed reservoir sites on Malheur J
River, Uully Creek and "Willow Creek, in Mal
heur' County. Oregon, covering an aggregate
of about 80 square miles, or 19,200 acres, which v
reservoirs. It I r estimated, will have a total
capacity of about 1,600,000 acre feet of water,,
or -water sufficient to Irrigate 1.000,000 acres of
land':
Whereas. It is estimated that said streams
will afford sufficient water to fill each of said
reservoirs each year;
"Whereas. The Government has withdrawn
from entry about 700,000 acres of .land lying
under said proposed reservoirs, which is about
all the land that can be Irrigated from said
reservoirs, thus showing that said reservoirs
will afford an ample supply of water to lrrlgato
all lands that can be covered from the same:
"Whereas, According to the assessment roll of
Malheur .County, Oregon, for the year 1003,
there are about 15,000 acres of land In cultiva
tion In said body of land so withdrawn as
above stated, and, cs at present managed,
thore is not sufficient water to Irrigate prop
erly said land now in cultivation during the
dry season of the year;
"Whereas, The present population of the lands
under said proposed reservoirs Is only about
2000 people, but with a sufficient water supply
tho same area would maintain a population of
0,000 persons, thereby providing homes for
thousands of homeless' people;
"Whereas, J, serious obstacle to the Govern
ment beginning' work ron the above mentioned
reservoirs Is the uncertainty of making an
equitable exchange of a permanent water right
by the Government for the existing water
rights now owned by individuals and corpora
tions; Resolved, by this mass meeting of the citizens
and users of the waters of the Malheur River,
Bully Creek and "Willow Creek, in Malheur
County, Oregon, that we earnestly request the
"National Government to begin the construction
of the proposed reservoirs In said county and
state at an early date, and we agree and" sig
nify our willingness to cede to the Government
of the United States our vested water rights In
eald above mentioned streams in exchange, on
an equitable basis, for a perpetual water right
to be granted by the Government of the United
States, and agree to submlt.to any adjustment
of said water rights that may be mado by the
Secretary of the Interior.
GOOD WINTER FOR FARMERS.
No Feeding of Livestock In Marlon
County.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 8. (Special) Captain
M. TV. Hunt, a prominent farmer of the
TVnldo Hills, says that the season thus
far has been a very favorable one for
farmers and Winter wheat Is In excellent
condition. Farmers In his .part of the
county have not fed their livestock a fork
full' of hay or a measure of grain this
Winter, and probably will not do so.
Pasturage has been good and cattle do
well with the grass they can get, and tho
straw that Is stacked for them In the
fields.
"We never burn straw out In our part
of tho county," said Captain Hunt.
"Down lower In the Valley nearly all the
straw Is burned soon after threshing, but
if a farmer should set Are to his straw
stack out in our country his neighbors
would consider him a lit subject for ex
amination as to his mental condition.
When we thresh our grain we stack the
straw 'where it tan be fed conveniently
and then Winter our cattle on it A well
preserved strawstack Is a big item in
reducing the cost of feeding cattle, es
pecially when hay and grain are high."
Mr. Hunt expects to see prices of both
cattle and sheep advance and thinks this
Is an excellent time Tor farmers to buy
sheop If they are in a position to care for
them.
LIBRARY FOR CLARK SCHOOLS.
Districts of County Get Good Books
at Nominal Expense.
, VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. & (Special.)
By moans of the persistent endeavors of
County School Superintendent Milton
Prltchard there is under course of devel
ppment in the Clark County school dis
tricts a system of distributing library
books known as the box system."
There are 7S districts in the county, each
one of which is requires to subscribe $10.
fcnaklng a total purchase of ?7fO worth of
books. Upon petition the County Com
missioners have agreed to furnish boxes
suitable for holding $10 worth of books.
As fast as the boxes are filled they ore
placed in reserve at the County Superin
tendent's office. When the boxes are all
filled there will be one for each district.
As soon as. each box of books is read it
is returned to the County Superintendent's
office, and exchanged for another. It is
easily seen that each district may ex
change for new books TS times. If it takes
one month to read the supply of books in
each box, it will take a period, of 6Va years
f or a-dMstrlct to read all the books in cir
culation. " In this way the schools of Clark County
will be able' to gain access to a large sup
ply of books at a very small cost. The
"books are selected by the County Superin
tendent, assisted by a committee, from the
-catalogue of books .selected by the-State
Board of Education for Oregon.
CRUSHED UNDER PILING.
Vancouver Man May Die of His In
juries. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. S. (Special.)
David Berkey, an employe of the North
ern Pacific, was injured seriously if not
fatally while unloading a carload of cedar
piling, last night, at the railroad dock.
Berkey was in charge of the unloading
gang. While he was on top of the load
the supporting stakes unexpectedly gave
way. Before the unfortunate man was
able to jump he was pitched to the. ground
and the entire load of heavy timbers
passed over his body.
Although no bones were broken he was
fearfully bruised. He was taken at once
to St. Joseph's Hospital, and "was Imme-
dlately attended iry the company's physi
cians. The Injured man is about 30 years
of age. Ho has no relatives In this vicin
ity. , .,
WRITING MUST BE..VERTICAL.
Otherwise Eighth-Grade Pupils May
Not 'Graduate.
SAXiEil, Jan. 8. (Special.) Proficiency
In vertical writing will hereafter be one
of the requirements in the' examinations
for eighth-grade graduation from the pub
lic schools of Oregon, The vertical sys
tem was adopted by the State Text-Book
Commission 2 years ago. As the pupils
then in the seventh and eighth grades had
learned the slant system, it. was not re
quired that applicants" for graduation In
the last two years shduld write the ver
tical system.
Time enough has now elapsed, however,
for public school -pupils to learn -the new
system. Those' who are- now taking the
examinations were in the fifth or sixth
grade at the time the change was made
and have had time to become accustomed
to vertical writing.
In sending out announcements concern
ing 'he eighth-grade examinations for 1904,
Superintendent Ackerman made vertical
writing a requirement. A few teachers
have adhered to the old system, because
they prefered to follow their own Inclina
tions rather than the school law, and
as a result their pupils are not prepared
to pass the examination in - penmanship.
The circular of Information prepared by
Superintendent Ackerman for the govern
ment of eighth-grade, examinations is as
follows: .
Dates January 27. 23. 20. 1W: April IS.
14, 15. 1901; May 18, 19, 20; 1004; June 15.
16, 17, 1004. '
Programme "Wednesdays, arithmetic, spell
ing, physiology; Thursdays, mental arithmetic,
reading, writing, civil government; Fridays,
language, history, geography.
Questions in the following subjects will be
taken from the sources Indicated: Geography,
state course of study; the coarse print In Frye's
Elements of Geography; map questions in both
coarse and fine print of Frye's Elements of
"Geography. ..Spelling, SO per cent from mis
cellaneous test words in -Reed's "Word 'Lessons,
and 20' per cent from xnanscripts. Writing,
vertical; specimens' of penmanship as Indicated
In copied matter and from mauscripts. Read
ing, from Indicated selections. Language,
Reed's Graded Lessons In English, no. diagram
ing. Civil government. Chapters 1 to 23, in
clusive, and S7 to -45,- Inclusive, of the Ameri
can Citizen.
BURGLARY AT ELLENSBURG.
Safe Blown Open and Building Was
Badly Wrecked.
ELLENSBURG. Wash., Jan. 8. (Spe
cial.) About 2 o'clock this morning burg
lars broke Into the Kittitas Creamery and
blew open the safe, completely wrecking
it and some of the books, ' typewriters,
etc., inflicting a loss of several hundred
dollars. Two bloodhounds were at once
put Into service, and they quickly ran
under a large warehouse, where the cash
box of the safe was found, together with
many papers. It had been smashed open
with a coal pick and about $45 secured.
The hounds again took the trail, keeping
It for three miles, where they lost it.
Two men were seen to board a freight
train- at that point, and it Is reasonably
certain they "were the guilty parties. Offi
cers are still after "them, and hope to
catch them soon.
ENDS LIFE UNDER WHEELS.
Suicide of an Englishman Who Was
Arrested for Kissing a Girl.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. "8. W. R. Tem
ple committed suicide today by throwing
himself, before a Southern Pacific train
on Townsend street. He was employed by
a book-publishing concern. On his desk
was found a note saying he would "make
a good job of It," and ending with "to
with Russia."
He was an -Englishman. The suicide was
arrested a few days ago for kissing a tele
phone girl on Geary street and had been
held to answer on a charge of assault.
Court Items From Salem.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The suit
of A. H. Damon against J. N. Shantz, to
recover the value of certain household
goode was decided today In favor of
Damon for $268. Shantz is a second-hand
dealer and bought the goods from a man
who had no right to sell them.
A second' Indictment was filed today
against L. D. Massey and Lee Jeffreys,
charging them with violating tho state
liquor laws.
Henry Allen, ex-convict, today pleaded
guilty to charge of forgery committed at
Stayton last Fall, when he passed sev
eral forged checks.
School District Report.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The
annual repprt of School Clerk Ferguson,
of Astoria district, was filed today and
shows the receipts and expenditures of
the district for the year ending on Decem
ber Si, to have been as follows:
Cash on hand January 1, 1903 $ 371.57
Receipts 77,666.65
Disbursements 77,444.22
Cash on hand at close of year 594.00
Bonded Indebtedness 71.000.00
Reduction for year 4,230.00
County Commissioner Resigns.
PORT ANGELES. Wash., Jan. 8. Ed
ward Gierin, County Commissioner from
the middle district of Clallain County,
yesterday resigned his office on account of
private business compelling his absence
for a long time In California. Commis
sioner Thompson and Superior Judge
Hatch met this afternoon and appointed
Samuel G. Morse to the vacancy. Com
missioner D. A. Christopher, of the west
district, failed to attend the meeting, al
though in the city.
Officers ofNaamma Sigma.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove.
Or., Jan. S. (Special.) Gamma Sigma
Literary Society last night elected officers
for the Winter term as follows:
President, Frank Fletcher; vice-president.
James G. Thampsoa; recording sec
retary. Harvey Gates; financial secretary,
Willard Wirtz; treasurer, Hugh Sparks;
librarian. H. E. Thomas, sergeant-at-arins,
A. C Gilbert.
To Fix Date of Convention.
SEATTLE. Jan. & The Republican
State Committee will meet in Seattle,
February 13. to issue a call for the state
convention, which is to elect delegates to
the National Republican Convention. The
State Convention must be held prior to
May S. the National Committee having
made such provision when it fixed "the
date for the Chicago convention!
In Oregon City Court.
OREGON CITT. Or., Jan. S.-KSpeciaL)
Judge McBride today granted Emma Min
nie May Murphy a divorce from David
Murphy.
The County Commissioners' Court ad
journed today to meet on the ISth inst.
when a list of Jurymen for the ensuing
year will be selected and judges and clerks
of election appointed.
Arid Lands Convention.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. S. The Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday fixed Feb
ruary 13 as tho date when the Arid. Land
Convention of the State of Washington
will be held in Seattle. The main object
of tho meeting will be to draft such legis
lation in the state that will -conform to
the laws of theTJnlon. Delegates will be
present from every point of prominence
In the state.
Hugglns Succeeds Haskell.
OL.YMPXA, Wash.. Jan. 8. E. A. McDon
ald, State Dairy and Food Inspector, has
appointed Thomas Hugglns to succeed L.
M. Haskell as deputy inspector for South
western Washington. Tee appointment
dates from 'January 1. but was not an
nounced, until yesterday.
OLD GUARD SURRENDERS
CHANGES AT PENITENTIARY
ARE VERY FREQUENT.
Curiosity Is Rampant at Salem as .to
the Reason of Many Changes
In Personnel.
SAL. EM, Jan. 8. (Special.) Changes In
the personnel of the force of employes
at the State Penitentiary seems to be
the feature of the present administration
at that Institution. "When Governor Cham
berlain assumed control of the prison,
by virtue of his office as Chief Executive,
he announced that very few changes would
be made, and, so far as he Is concerned,
that policy has prevailed.
Before he appointed a new superintend
ent to succeed J.VD, Lee, a vacancy oc
curred in th"e position of second warden
and E. A. McPherson, of Portland, was
designated by the Governor to All the
place. Later C TV. James, of Baker City,
was appointed Superintendent and given
full and exclusive power In the matter
of appointments. The Governor an
nounced that 'he would leave the selec
tion of assistants entirely to the Superin
tendent, and hold .the Superintendent re
sponsible for the good management of the
DEATH OF AN EARLY SETTLER AND KHcMER
RESIDENT OF PORTLAND.
Oscar S. Parsons.
institution. Since that time changes have
been frequent.
Soon after the Democratic Superintend
ent took charge, the resignations of Re
publican subordinates began to pour in,
though most of those who resigned wero
known to be willing to hold down their
positions. Even men who had distin
guished themselves by creditable service
In times when a cool head and steady
arm were needed, tendered resignations,
which were promptly accepted.
A largo proportion of the Republicans
were thus succeeded by Democrats, but
the changes did not stop there. McPher
son was promoted to first warden, but
the position, though paying a good sal
ary, seems not to have suited him, for
he soon -resigned. Though there were per
sistent stories to the contrary, it was de-A
ciarea in oinciai circles uim me resigna
tion was not brought about by any lack
of harmony between McPherson and other
prison officials. (McPherson was the war
den wno climbed the prison wall at night
In order to demonstrate the negligence of
two guards an act which has seldom
been surpassed In bravery at the Penitentiary-
For two or three months affairs were
in a rather settled condition at the pris
on, but the spirit of restlessness seems
to have returned. A few weeks ago,
two shop guards, Fouts and Sheehan,
Democrats, gave up their positions for
reasons not announced and they have been
followed In the past week by Overseer
Foland. Wall Guards Bair and Draper
and Engineer Croner. The list was ex
tended yesterday by the resignation of
N. H. Kimsey, night guard on the wall.
These many changes have been the cause
of no small comment, chiefly because of
the announced policy of the administra
tion not to make changes except for tho
good of the service. The fact that the
changes have taken place seems to in
dicate either that the prison management
is unable to retain good men .or that in
efficient men have been appointed and
afterward let out. Under the present
administration salaries of guards have
been Increased from $10 to $50 per month,
including board and laundry.
BOY BANDITS IN POLK.
Hold Up Youths of About Their Own
Age in "Daring Dick" Style.'
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Jan. 8. (Spe
cial.) Hidden behind a roadside water-
trough in open daylight; two 14-year-old
boys, Harry Steele and Ernest Porter,
robbed, at the point of a pistol, two neigh
bors' boys of about their own age. The
victims were Leslie Locke and "Willis
Bevens, who live a short distance south of
Independence.
Driving a steady old horse, Locke and
Bevens approached the watering trough.
Out from behind the hollow log leaped
the two young robbers. One fired a pistol,
aparently to scare the old horse.
"We want your (money," commanded
the highwaymen, just as they had read
In the yellow-backed dime novels of the
cigar stores.
Locke and Bevens had no Intention of
giving up so easily to two boys whom
they knew, and jumping from the vehicle
they fled across the fieias. uui tne roo-
bers were the swifter runners and headed
them off. After a hopeless race, the
victims were forced at the point of the
pistol to hand ov$r the small sum of
money they carried.
As the boys are thought too young to
be imprisoned, an effort Is being made
here to have them sent to the Reform
School. Upon the shoulders of Harry
Steele Is laid tho guilt of planning the
robbers, as it is said that his parents
have been unable to control him for
some time." Tthe other boy, Ernest Porter,
is believed to have been led Into the crime
by his companion.
PUT INFANT ON HOT STOVE.
Grandmother Said She Was .Trying
.to Correct His Habits,.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Mrs. Vic
toria Ferstow was arrested tonight for
cruelty.. A few days ago her grandson
offended her and she placed the Infant on
a stove In which a fire bad been lighted.
The little fellow was badly burned.
The woman admitted her offense, bnt
stated that she tried to correct the boy's-
habits.
STOLE AND IS SORRY.
Roulette Causes Downfall of Trusted
Express Messenger.
BUTTE. Mont, Jan. 8. Frank Roberts.
Jor 14 years one of the most trusted ex
press messengers on the Red Lodge-Blll-lngs
branch of the Northern Pacific, and
one of the honored citizens and society
leaders of Red Lodge, yesterday surren-
fdered himself to .the authorities, declaring
he" had pilfered money packages -in his
custody to an extent of over $1100 to make
good his loss from "bucking" roulette
Prom one package Roberts says he took
?590O, but after spending SSOO. the enormity
of his offense dawned upon him and he
put the 55000 away for safe keeping, and
this" the railroad company can have.
Roberts' confession caused a sensation in
Billings and Red Lodge.
REFORM AT- GRANT'S PASS.
Mayor Orders Enforcement of City
Ordinances.
GRANT'S PASS. Or., Jan. 8. Specl&D
Grant's Pass has been a closed town
today, so far as any gambling being done.
The new. Mayor and City Council took
their seats last night- and Mayor Gllkey
ordered the Marshal to enforce the city
ordinances.
Every gambling place was ordered closed
and today there Is no gambling of anyl
Kind, all slot machines are turned to tne
wall and no playing cards for cigars or
checks at the cigar stores. The saloons
will also" be closed on Sunday.
Anti-Saloon Ticket at Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Jan- 8. (Special.)
The anti-saloon ticket was nominated
here tonight, with "Walter Hoge, as
Mayor: Councllmen for two years. S. B.
Starratt, L. L. Holllnger, TV. I. Harran;
Recorder, Levi C. "Walker; Treasurer, TV.
"WINLOCK. "Wash., Jan. S. Mr. '
Oscar S. Parsons, who died at this'
place December 25, 1903, was aged
69 years and 1 months. Mr. Par
sons was one of the early pioneers
of Oregon, having crossed the '
plains In 1&53. and. settled In Lane .
County, at what Is now Eugene
City. In the year 1865. he returned
to the East, going by stage to
San Francisco, and around the Horn
to New York, and then to Cincin
nati, O., where he was married to
Miss Angle G. Horton, who, with
two daughters, Mrs. Q. H. Sanford
and Mrs.y Clara Hopper, and two
sons, H. I and George M. Parsons,
survive and are living in "Wlnlock.
Mr. Parsons was for a number of
years engaged In the mercantile
business, in the early days of Bu-.
gene City, and afterward a con
tractor and builder, located until
recently at Portland.
The funeral was held December
26, at 2:30, Rev. T. H. Downs, of
tho Methodist Episcopal Church, of
ficiating. Interment took place In
the "Wlnlock cemetery.
S. Hudson. The Australian ballot system
will be used In voting,"
Roseburg's Moral Wave.
ROSBBURG, Or., Jan. B-(Special.) In
a movement to rid this city of a bad class
Mrs. Kate Clark was given a hearing be
fore Justice Buchanan on a charge of vio
lating the laws against running houses of
ill-fame. She was placed under bond to
appear for trial In the Circuit Court.
The ordinances for closing saloons on
Sundays are also being strictly enforced.
Measles Epidemic at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The
epidemic of measles which &s been preva
lent here for some weeks appears to, be
.increasing and. at the present time there
are fully 200 cases" in the cSty, nearly all
of those afflfcted are children. -I
LIGHTS SHOWED INTRUDERS.
Penitentiary Guard Discovers Two
Men About to Climb Wall. ,
SALEM, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.)-Night
Guard Lute Savage, at the penitentiary,
reports to Superintendent James that at
about 2 o'clock Thursday morning he saw
two men approach . .the prison wall. As
they came Into the glare of an electric
light at a distance of 150 to 200 feet he
called a halt. He says they ran, where
upon he fired at them with his rifle, but
failed to hit either of them.
The placing ofjelectric lights on the out
sldo of the prison wall has mado It Im
possible for any one to approach the
prison at night without being discovered.
Protest Brought a Reduction.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Large freight
shippers of this city are making strenuous
objection to many of the advances in rates
that the railroads arc to put into effect on
westbound shipments from all parts of the
East to all parts of the Pacific Coast on
January 18. There is to be an advance of
about 10 per cent in the rates on about 100
articles.
Tho protests of the big shippers to the
railroad officials have already borne fruit.
One article of which large quantities are
shipped to this Coast is cast "Iron piping.
Owing to the protest of the shippers, the
proposed increased rate on this article
from 65 cents per 100 pounds to 75 cents
has been rescinded.
The shippers want the railroads to take
similar action on about 10 or 11 other
commodities. The railroads decided to re
fuse this request.
Snow Falls in Grand Ronde.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Jan..-8. (Special.)
Snow fell all day Sunday and part of
Monday In the Grand Ronde Volley.
Sleighriding was general. The ranchers
say that with the heavy snowfall In the
mountains a few more storms like the
recent one will assure good crops and
plenty of water next season.
The snow plow was, sent out of the O.
R. & N. yards after the snow, which was
quite deep near Meacham and Kamela
and along the Blue Mountains, making it
difficult for the freight trains to pull up
the hill. This is the second time it has
been necessary to call out this rotary
plow in three years; on account of mild
Winters in Eastern Oregon, though there
is always enough snow in tho mountains
to make an abundance of water in the
Summer.
Provincial Delegates for Portland.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 8. British
Columbia fruitgrowers met today at New
Westminster, and decided to be repre
sented at the meetings In Portland Janu
ary 11, 12 and 13. Deputy Minister of
Agriculture Anderson will represent the
administration. Local experts expect to
pick up valuable hints at the gathering
of the Northwestern Fruitgrowers' -Association.
The meeting in New Westminster Is one
of the most Important that local fruit
growers have held In years. Their in
dustry Is each year becoming more Im
portant and the Interesting papers read
by the local members cannot fail to have
good results.
Strike on Butte Federal Building.
BUTTE Mont, Jan. 8. As the result
of long standing differences between the
Machinists' and Carpenters' Unions a
strike was declared today on .the" Federal
building, now nearing completion in this
city, and all operations on that structure
except the steam fitting being done by tho
machinists are at a standstill. About 60
men are Involved,
EUSrXESS rTTTUS.
If Baby I Cuttlnr Teeth.
B rare and bk that oic anc well-tried remedy.
Mrs. Wlnalows Boo ti lac Syrup, for children
teeBilnr . it soothes the chlM. softens the gttras.
allays all pain, cures wind colic aad diarrhoea.
ATMERGYOFSTuRM
Steamer Crallam Disabled
In Straits -of Fuca.
DRIFTS TOWARD ROCKY SHORE
'Assistance Is Being Hurried -to the
'Disabled Passenger Craft, Which
Is In Great " Peril, Exposed
to Fulf Force of : GaFe.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Jan. 8. A
report reached here tonight that the daily
passenger steamer Clallam, operating be
tween Sound ports and British, Columbia,
had broken down in the straits off Trial
Island, and when sighted had drifted, to
the vicinity of Discovery Island.
A terrific southwest storm prevails, and
unless asslstanco. soon reaches the dls
abled , craft, she Is In great danger of
going ashore on the rocky island. As-
sistance has been sent from here, the j
tug Richard Holyoke leaving, at '7 o'clock, !
and other tugs will be despatched ( aa
fast as .they can be signalled.
Discovery Island Is exposed to the full
sweep of a southeast storm, and the Clal
lam will suffer great damage should she
ground " there. When last reported, the
vessel was making poor headway with a.
makeshift sail.
SEATTLE, Jan. 8. The Seattle-Victoria
steamer Clallam, reported helpless-.
ly adrift between Port Townsend and
Victoria, had about 40 passengers aboard
when she left this port. There 13 nb rec
ord of their names here.
- The Clallam Is a new vessel. She "was
built at Tacoma last year and placed in
commission July 3.- The vessel Is 167
feet long, 32 feet beam and 17 feet depth
of hold. She cost $100,000.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan. a Up
to tho hour of midnight no report has
been received from the tugs dispatched
from here this evening to look for the
disabled passenger steamer Clallam, which
broke down In the Straits of .Juan de
Fuca this afternoon while bound from thp
Sound for Victoria. The severity of the
storm can be judged from the- fact that
two tugs are huddled under the shore
cautiously picking their way In the' direc
tion" of Discovery Island, near where the
disabled vessel was sighted under make
shift sail.
The fleet of rescuing vessels Includes
the speedy steel tug Sea Lion, the long
distance towing machine Richard Holy
oke and the -lighter vessels, Bahada and
Magic, all belonging to the Puget Sound
Tugboat Company's fleet.
RESULT OF CARELESSNESS.
Jury Brings in Verdict In Michael
.Devltt Explosion.
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 9. The inquest
over the bodies of "Samuel Olson and Fred
DIvel, who were killed by an. explosion
January 1, in what ,1s termed the "legal
raise' 'of the Pennsylvania mine, owned
by the Amalgamated Copper Company! as
the " result of an alleged' Underground
dynamite clash 'between.' the Amalgamated
miners andthpse employed by F, Au
gustus Heinze, 'was concluded this event
ing, after the Coroner's Jury had listened
to six sessions, at each of which volumin
ous testimony was introduced.
The .feature of today's- session was- the
testimony of John" Byrne, State- Mining
Inspector, who on the witness stand stat
ed that he-believed that Olson and Dlvel
were killed by a blast which they had set,At ! rl ,Cesn?Tla was Anting the bat
themselves and that the miners of the
Rarus property, owned by Heinze, were
not instrumental In- causing the death of
the two Amalgamated miners.
J. J. Barry, Deputy State Mining In
spector, flatly contradicted the belief ex
pressed by Byrne, declaring it would have
been impossible for the blast to have
been placed from the 600-foot level of the
Pennsylvania, and who ever did cause the
explosion must have access from the 800
foot level of the Helnza mine. While mak
ing an investigation "Barry swora today
that he discovered two Rarus miners sit
ting with three sticks of dynamite at
tached to six- inches of- fuse, cut. and
ready to be 'thrown just as a firecracker
would be thrown. Barry said the foremen
of the miners refused to explain the pe
culiar situation in which he found the
men.
Albert Frank, Hetnse's superintendent,
gave sensational testimony today, ac
knowledging having ordered -dynamite of
the Rarus stopes for the sole1 purpose of
keeping: out the Amalgamated men. Frank
claimed he did not know that the United
States Court had issued an order permit
ting an Inspection to be made by the
Amalgamated people. . Superintendent
Frank also 'admitted that his men left
unshot holes, but lie did not know how
manv.
The session today was decidedly heat
ed. Attorney Evans, for the Amalgamated,
openly accusing County Attorney Breen
with, working in the Interests of Heinze.
The jury at about midnight brought in
the following verdict:
"That the said Samuel Olson and Fred
erick Dlvel came to their deaths on the
600-foot level of the Pennsylvania mine,
about 12 feet from the bottom of what
is known as the "legal raise." on the
first day of January at Butte, Sliver Bow
County. Mont We, the Jury, find:
"Fnst That the explosion resulting In
and causing the deaths Of Samuel Olson
and Frederick Dlvel was produced in
what is known as the legal upraise, ex
tending -from the 600-foot level of the
Pennsylvania mine in an upward" direc
tion to a point at or near what Is known
as the SOO-foot level of the workings of
the Rarus mine, and In- and under the
surface of the Michael Devltt mining
claim.
"Second. That the said explosion was
caused hy the placing and exploding a
large quantity of plant powder or other
explosives at or near tne top of the said
legal upraise, and the said act by whom
soever coramltteed, was wanton and crim
inally careless and without - the proper
precaution for the safety of human Jife
and orotection of. property.
"Third. Said level 'where this explo
sion occurred Is under the control and
being -used and worked by what Is termed
the Johnstown Mining Company, and that
some person or persons having access to
the said .SOO-foot level of the Rarus mine
and the Michael Devltt claim, were the
person or persona causing this explosion,
which caused' the death of Samuel Ol
son and Frederick Dlvel."
HOTEL TAKES A CRUISE.
Covers Distance of Fifteen Miles on
Gray's Harbor. . ,
HOQUIAIT. Wash,, Jan. & (Special.)
The McCandless Hotel, a large ; three
story building of Ocosta, which was placed
on three scows for the purpose of bring
ing it to this, city, broke loose from its
moorings this morning, with six men
aboard and drifted across the harbor, a
distance of 15 miles,; before grounding.
Great fear was felt for the men whose
lives were Imperiled, and had thoy struck
one of the numerous snags In the harbor
they would have been drowned.
An effort will be made to tow the bulld-
injj'to this "city, when tho weather mod.
crates, when It will be used as a hotel.
The "unwilling voyagers were taken by
the steuner Ranger, sent out in search,
of them, and "brought here. The hotel is
considerably wrenched by rough passage.
The men on the scows were: Richard E.
Bordent, Howard Vlcks, Frank Jones.
Thomas Goff, James -Johnston and F M.
Howard, all Of Aberdeen.
CHILD KILLED BY LIVE WIRE.
Little Girls Saved From Like Fate by
Passere-By.
.LEWISTON, Ida.. Jan. 8. Ben Rlggs,
S years old"," was killed here at noon to
day by contact with a live wire that had
fallen on the street. Two little girls
were -preparing to lift him from the wire
when passers-by prevented, thus saving
their lives.
The boy's- body was severely burned.
Death was undoubtedly Instantaneous.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
J. J. McCoy.
ROSEBURG. Or., Jan. 8. (SpedaLW.
J. McCoy, a well-known resident of Ore
gon since 1S74. diid at his honie In this
city this morning, aged 74 years and 8
months. He was a native of Iowa, and
lived in California a few years before
coming to Oregon. He. Is survived by his
wife, three sons and four daughters.. The
latter are:
W. A. McCoy, Roseburg; J. H. and S.
' D. McCoy, Looking Glass. . On: Mrs. S.
Crockett. Pendleton; Mrs. J. E. Bellshaw,
Spokane: Mrs. W. E. Miller. Looking
Glass; Mrs. C. J. Penning. Roseburg.
W. H. Enos.
COLFAX, Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) TV.
H. Enos, a pioneer farmer, living seven
miles from Colfax, died today of paraly
sis. He had been a sufferer for two years.
Mr. Enos came to this country from Ore
gon in isso, and settled on a farm on
Spring Flat. He accumulated a small for
tune and left his family well provided 'for.
He was a prominent member of the Ma
sons and Ancient Order of United Work
men, and will be burled by those orders.
Mr. Ends was highly respected and left
a widow and six grown children.
Hold-Up at Oregon City.
OREGON CITT, Or.. Jan.'8. (Special.)
John Dlckelman, an employe In the Ore
gon City Btreet-cleaning department was
nem up tonignt Dy two unmasKea men
on the Southern Pacific Railroad track at
the intersection of Eighth street and re
lieved of ?2S. The victim gave the officers
a good descriplton of the footpads, who
were seen to flee from the city toward
Portland.
Arrested on Forgery Charge.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 8. E. A.
Young, a former employe of a collection
agency here, was arrested this evening
by Chief of Police Logsdon for forgery
Young Is alleged to have forged the names
or D. H. Evans and R. B. Land, rcspec
tively. to two checks, for $10 each and
had them cashed by local merchants.
To Learn Electrical Engineering.
ASTORIA,-Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) Lieu
tenant Perrle, U. S. A., who has been
stationed at Fort Stevens, will leave
tomorrow for Wllletts' Point N. Y., where
he will take a course in electrical engi
neering.
The Upbuilding of Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.)
Since December 10 to January 12 the
permits for new buildings to be erected
in the fire district aggregate $110,000.
Soldier and Artist.
New York Sun.
An interesting and rather a remarkable
group of men Is the" Eleventh Army Corps
Association, which had Ua annual dinner
at the Hotel Otlarthv the other night and
perhaps the most interesting of all its
members is the venerable Goneral Louis
P. di Cesnola. The general Is pretty well
known to the art world of the United
States and Europe through his long con
nection with the Metropolitan museum of
art, but the public is not so familiar with
his career as a soldier.
ties of Italy, Now, somewhat past the
three score and ten milestone, this old
soldier is not only able to look- back upon
his flghtingr days in his native land, but
also, to service in the Crimea, and to serv
ice In the Civil "War of our own land. For
the latter he received thanks and a medal
of honor from tho Congress of the United
States. General dl Cesnola is not the
only medal man in the association. Gen
eral Schurz, who commanded the Eleventh
Army Corps on the firat day at Gettys
burg, is another, and Captain Irsch, who
opened thef first day's fight at Gettysburg
In command of a battalion, is another. It
Is an interesting fact .that, all three of
these gallant fighters of the Civil "War
were born cn foreign soil.
Peace In German Africa.
CAPE .TOWN, Jan. 8. It was officially
announced today that peace fias been de
clared in Damaraland, German Southwest
Africa, and that the Hottentots have sur
rendered. AX tux: HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
J C Lyons, "Walla."W jW F Camp, Chicago
C A Hughes & wr, j L "Wheeler, Sn Jp3t
Los Angeles
S Fleming. Omaha
S D Magness, S F
J M, Hutcheson,
Marahfleld
F W Graham, S F
C P Jones. S F
F "W Vallle. city
Ed L House & wf,
Chicago
C Fleming, Dcs Mns
F A Castle, Omaha
J Latta. city
F H Fisher. Chicago
F F Cooley, Chicago
R Cowren, Caldwell
S W Dee. Caldwell.
J D "Wood & wf, Salt
Lake
R S Johnstone, N T
T R Sheridan,. Rosob
E B Perrln, Jr, N T
C H Hyde. Tacoma
F C Chambers, Jr, &,
wf, Seattle
Mrs W M Robellson,'
San Francisco
M E Reed. Seattle
T Podham
J G Price & wf, Seatt
H Walby. Port Auk
J S Martin, Chicago
Miss G Edwards, S F
ai u iioore, walla W
J "W Lurber & wf.
T Carson, Vane, B Cj
Mrs Abbott & son,
Lewlston, Mont
J H Cunningham,
city
J F Magulre, Belling
ham
Ed "Woodburn & wf,
city
V J. Reed. Oakland
Dillon. Mont
W H Klepper, Union
L J Schiller. N V
G A Yakon. Salem
B F Bernhelm. Chgo
F Graham. Boston
A C Levy, S F
A F Fowler, Chicago
Mrs C R Garretson &
"W S Sherwood. St P
nephew. Spokane
E Schwabacher, S F
Er E It Sill & wf,
Oakland
E. B Smith. Chicago
A G "King, Seattle
H Livingstone, S F
J E Cholsser, Mont
A N Dempseyi S F
A W Cushlng. S F
"W B Goode. S F
H S Hogan. S F
J H Moran, S F ,
T R Lyons, S F
THE PERKINS.
Mrs M M Goldstein.
San Francisco
Thos F Turner. S F
G M Gllvery, Spokan
J M Slegman, do
Mrs J M Slegman, do
B J Egelston.
N D Knettle. Fernery
Take one of Ayer's Pills each night, just
one. .. You will have a natural free move
ment the day following. These pills act
directly bn the liver,
1 stipation, sick-headache, and dyspepsia, Al-
keep a box of
BABY'S JCZEMI
lop oIHeaflCoTrt fill Seals
WM Mefl off Taflij
Hair iflk Bbl
CORED BYJBUTICURA
Now Six Years Olii will TMct
lair and Glean Scalp.
Cure Permanent
" My baby was aboot six weeis old
when the top of her head became cov
ered with thick scales, which would
peel and come off, talcing the hair with
It It would soon form again-sad ba as
bad as before. I tried several things
and then went to the doctor. He said
It was Eczema, and prescribed an oint
ment, which did not do any good. A
fricbd apoko of Caticora Soap. I tried
It and read on the wrapper about CuU
enra Ointment as a remedy for Eczema.
I bought a box aad washed her head in
warm water and Cuticura Soap and
gently combed tho scales off. They did.
not come back and. her hair grew oat
fine and thick. She is now a year and
a half old and has no trace of Eczema."
MRS. C. W. BUBOES, Iranlstaa Ave.,
Bridgeport, Conn.. Feb. 21, 1698.
Mrs. Barges writes Feb 28, 1903 :
"Mj baby, who had Eczema very
badly on her head, as I told you before,
after using the Cuticura Remedies was
cured. She Is now six years bid and
has thick hair and a clean scalp."
Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies and rest Xpr
tired, worried mothers in warm baths
with Caticara Soap, and gentle anoint
ings with Cuticura Ointment, purest
of emollients and greatest of skin cures,
to be followed In severe cases by mild
doses of Cuticura Resolvent. This is
tho purest, sweetest, most speedy, per
manent and economical treatment for
torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning,
bleeding, scaly, crusted and pimply skin:
and scalp humours, with. Ions of hair, of
Infanta and children, as well as adults,
and Is sure to succeed when all other
remedies and the best physicians fail.
old thraorboat Qm wfcrid. Cirfkim Raolrrai Ba.
(la form
i f ChMoUta CoBtMl nil. B. Mrrkloi SB.
Ototm'nt. fl5.. ecMB. SJe.
M M.i Pari, t Xu da
U Falsi OoMtn, lit Coiua-
to I AT. fM
A- ?it DrS k Cbm. Cara &! PiocriHsci.
Bjna ibr'Tbi Qrt Humour Car."
J M Tays, Ft Lawton
Mrs J JI Hays, do
Chas Stanton. Crestvl
N B Rogers, St Paul j
J P Hudson, St Paul
W A "Warren, Eirgene
Samuel Bluner, N Y
B T Smith. Rainier
A D Call, Fisher's
Mrs E S Collins. Kels
Mrs H J Page, Kelso
S S Sallee. Seattle
Chas Wesley. Sclo
Gran Seville, Idaho
Mrs H L Kuck, The
Dalles
N "W Lealdor. do
W E Clark. Dalles
Frank Williams. Ashl
a Bennercblcdt, Seatt
J W Spencer. S F
Wm J Reynolde, S F
teen Hallam. Tacoma
Mrs Ben Hallam. do
D N Crouter Union
A T Kelllher, Salem
Miss Vina Kelllher,
Lawrericc. Mass
T Blsson, S Prairie
Mrs Blsson. S Pralrla
J E "Williams, Centra
w S Lysons. Kelso
E E Wills Albany
"W A Williams, Vane
H C Hansen, Astoria
Mrs Hansen. Astoria
T B DurrclRh. St L
Spatt "Wells, Oakland
Mrs s wells, oatcisrna
D B Hutchlngs, Seattl
"W H Wehrung, HHlsb
Geo Ashby. "Welser
P B jBonner, Hood R
Mrs F" B Bonnur. do
John F Kellcy. N x
W A Sampson. Indpls
C Butler, Pt Townsa
B F Zell, Pnuevllle
U X Iarrabee, do
Mrs B F Zell. do
S "W Gundecker, SeattMrs" X G Pollock.
J M" Short, Gresham
HUIsboro
w Gannon, Pomeroy
G D "Woodworth,
Hood River I
F.thel Woodworth, do
Ida "Woodworth, do
T J Eggln, Skamoka
Mrs "T J Eggin, do
P C Hobar, Spokane
!J A Cross. Aberdeen
Mlas Ann E Bryant,
Mabel "Woodworth, do
Aberdeen
THE IMPERIAL.
"W "WurzWller, Prinov
H N Cockerlln. Albny
U R Glass, S F
Aleck. Chalmers, city
C F Lord, city
M Hicks, city
H B Reed. Frlneville
D M Miller. Seattle
Dr M F Gallagher.
Washington. D C
R R Sprinkler, Everett
Mrs Sprinkler, do
"W J Parker, Newbrg
W J DeArcy. Idaho
Dr M F Gallagher.
H G King. Idaho
A Thompson, Tacoma
F M Lockwood. Mont
Washington, D C
L G Spaulding, St
John. Wash
Jas M Kyle, Salem
T C Avery, Stevenson
F J Hutchlngs. S F
F G Young, Eugene
T J CoCman. Spokan
Mrs Dewar, Spokane
Jas Dewar, Spokane
Saml "White, Baker C
Geo T Park, Moro
O F General, Snohom
L B Wood, Ashwood
E J Fisher, Pocatello
H Herman, N Y
Oscar Hall & fam,
PrlnevlUe
H Gregg. S F
Tom Allen, Burns
F C Warner. Seattle
Mrs F C "Warner, do
THE ST. CHARLES.
Floyd Puzey. "Warren
Lon Puzey, "Warren
A B Elliott, Powell V
Mabel Lindsay, N D
C L DuBols, Seaside
J T Totton, Stevensn
W H Bagley, Alamo
Joe Helling. USA
Jennie Woods. Cheha
Foster Adams, do
S x Evans. Chehalls
C B Haney, Olex. Or
Miss Haney. Olex, Or
F HIrtzel, Rainier
O H Shaw, Falrviow
W B Ross. Drain
F Fruker, Scappoose
Hettie Knighton, do
R Smith. Wenlock
W R Mecks, Canby
B F Cooper, Canby
A J Hunt. Columbia
J R Smith. Tacoma
Mrs Smith. Tacoma
C E Shultz. Seattle
Mrs E Kersey, Camas
Mrs Clara Kersey, do.
W F Pruden, Clarkes
Arex smith. La Faytt
Mrs Alex Smith, do
H O Howard. Houlton
T H Neustedt. do
J L Mlfner. Rockford
I G Moon. Rockford
Fred Edwards, do
Ole Olsen, city
Lee R Shaw, city
Mrs Shaw, city
Leona Moore, Vancvr
J J Yackley, Detroit
Gertrude O'Connor,
Vancouver
R O Collis, city
Hattie Lanphear,
Moro
Julia Lanphoar, Moro
Mrs Orvllle Butler,
Monmouth 1
Mrs S Smith & son.
Independence
Mrs M A Stine. Mon
mouth T Roy "Powell. Chgo
A C Hayes. Scappoos
J E Hanna. Scappoos
W R Gould. Lewisvill
F H Graham, Aberdn
W H Douglass, do I
C H Jones. Astoria
John Castello, Salt Lie
J B Perry, Richland
C W Perry, Richland
R L Bush, city
W L Van Horn, city
J P Proudnt. city
ueine Norman, Asto
Faye 'Norman. Asto
H C Hansen, Astoria
Miss A Olsen. Astoria
J Chltwood. Astoria
T H Rohds.. Astoria
Mr Miller, Eagle Clff!
Mrs Miller, Eagle Clir
E Lovegren, Stevensn!
Alex Barr. Latourelle
P Hutton. city
Mary Courtney, eD
J A Kelley, Seattle
Mrs Van Weesenlus, IMrs Kelley. Seattle
Champoeg A Horsfeldt, Scholls
W D Riple, Sumpter A J Johnson, Trout L
Hotel n'runswlck, Seattle.
.European plan, popular rates. Modern
Improvements. Business center. Near
depot.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan. Hates, $3 and up.
Hotel DonneHy, Tacoma.
First-class restaurant in connection.
Rainier Grand Hotel, Seattle.
European plan. Finest cafe on Coast.
Hdqrs. naval, military and traveling men.
Rooms In suite and single. Free shower
baths. Kates. SI up. H. P. Dunbar, prop.
"My grandmother
always kept Ay es 1
Pills in the house.
I have followed
her advice and al-
ways keep them on hand, also." Mr. R.
Greenwood, .Forrest Hill, CaL
curing biliousness, con-
theses pills in the house. J
7. O. Aye: Co., Xowell, 3Cus.