Morning Oregonian., June 29, 1904, Page 4, Image 4

THE MORNING OREGONIASf, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1901.
HE KILL GIRL?
Chinese Doctor Arrested at
Olympia for Murder.
MYSTERY HAY BE CLEARED UP
Effie Cullen Believed to Have Been
Slain Five. Years Ago and Don
Yin Shot to Prevent-Confession
QLYMPIA, "Wash., Juno 8. (Special.)
The indictment of Lum Jo for the mur
der of a fellow Chinaman. "Don Tin, filed
today, promises to clear up the mystery
surrounding the death of Miss Effie Cul
len, a well-known young white woman of
this city, over five years ago- It Is said
that the prosecution will attempt to show
that Lum Jo was responsible for the
death of Miss Cullen: that Don Tin was
aware of Lum Jo's crime and was killed
by Lum Jo in order to conceal the earlier
crime.
Miss Effie Cullen followed the printing
trade in this city in 1S98. One evening
late In the Fall of that year she disap
peared. She had visited early In the
evening the home of George E. Blanken
shlp, and in leaving there the way home
led her across the Eighth-street bridge.
The bridge is over a small stream which
flows over the tide lands Just at the
bridge. The water Is shallow even at
high tide.
The following day Miss Cullen's body
was found on the tide flats near the
bridge. There were no marks of vio
lence. An autopsy showed that her
lungs contained no water. There -was
no evidence of a struggle shown by the
condition of her clothing, although her
hat was on her head and tied by a veil
In a somewhat clumsy manner. Miss
Cullen had been In ill-health, and in the
absence of all other theories, her friends
were finally forced to the conclusion that
she had taken her own life by jumping
off the bridge.
Lum Jo, who, it is promised, will now
be implicated in Miss Cullen's death, fol
lows a variety of occupations. He is a
vegetable grower ostensibly, and. In fact,
follows that business to a considerable ex
tent. But he also Is a sort of Chinese
quack physician, and a number of Olym
pia people from time to time have taken
his remedies, which are surmised to con
sist largely of opiates. It developed at
the time of Miss Cullen's death that Lum
Jo had been treating her, and the story
now advanced is that Lum Jo either gave
her an overdose of opiates or else ehe
had acquired the opium-smoking vice in
his house and had succumbed to the ef
fects of the pipe while there on the even
ing she was last 6cen alive.
It is supposed that Lum Jo and other
Chinamen disposed of her bodyby throw
ing It in the bay at the Eighth-street
bridge. The location of Lum Jo's place
would make the bridge the most accessi
ble place for such disposition of a body
that could be found. To reach any other
point on the bay would have acquired the
taking of the body through the business
y portion of the city.
Don Tin was assassinated Saturday
night. Don was a vegetable vender, and
was on his way home at a late hour.
While passing a flight of steps leading to
an old residence a tshot was fired from an
eminence, and- struck him In the back.
He died the next day.
Lum Jo was suspected of killing Don
Tin; but there was not sufficient evi
dence at the time to warrant charging
him with murder. He has been held In
jail on a charge of conducting an opium
den; but yesterday a complaint charging
him with murder In the first degree was
sworn to by Wong Si Wing, a half-caste
Interpreter. It is stated that the prosecu
tion has letters in its possession from
Don Tin written to members of his fam
ily In which Don mentions that Lum Jo
has threatened to kill him.
BARBER ATTACKS THE LAW.
Turned Down by Examiners, He Seeks
Legal Redress.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. June 2S. (Special)
The legality of the state law compell
ing barbers to pass an examination before
a State Board of Barbers'. Examiners has
been attacked, by D. L. Rhodes, a Cen
tralla barber, who recently failed to pass
the examination before the Board.
Rhodes, through his attorney, R. L. Ruf
fin, commenced an action yesterday in
the Superior Court to compel the State
Board of Barber Examiners to furnish
tho transcript of the proceedings in his
case, and show cause why he should not
be issued a license. Judge Rice set the
date of hearing the case for August 29,
and ordered a stay of proceedings by the
Board until that time.
Rhodes commenced to barber in Cen
tralia 12 years ago and has followed the
business during eight of the 12 years. In
his petition to the Court he claims he Is
competent and proficient In all the legal
requirements of the calling; that bar
berlng Is an ordinary, harmless calling,
and that the state has no tfegal right to
license such a trade, neither can It be
regulated or prohibited; that It discrimi
nates between citizens and grants privi
leges and Immunities, to one class not
granted to another; that it deprives the
laborer of his right to work, which is
both his property and his liberty, without
due process of law: that It deprives citi
zens of the United States of the equal
protection of the law; that it delegates
to an irresponsible Board of Barber Ex
aminers legislative powers, and that said
Board exercises judicial functions; that
said act of tho Legislature does not pro
vide any method of appeal from the ac
tion of the Board, and there is no appeal
and no plain, speedy or adequate remedy
at law; that In the qualification of tho
petitioner the element of time, condition
of tools, manner of working at chair
should not bo considered because such
elements are not subject to police regu
lation, and that the state has no right
to forbid except for sanitary purposes.
HOLD-UP" MAN CONFESSES.
Bravery of Bartender Foiled Burglars'
Plans at Welser.
WEISDR, Idaho. June 2S. (Special.)
Charles Russell, tho man who was ar
rested yesterday morning, charged with
being connected with the attempted hold-
VD Of the Senate Saloon Mrnrni. mn.-.
ing, made confession today to Sheriff
jiuitai. xie saia no naa a confederate.
The other man went In the saloon, he
remained outside, and the other man es
caped. Officers found the place where the
robbers had made masks, which they did
not use. Thev had a WlnotitAr. o
which they did not take. Officers are In
eearcn oi we oiaer man, wno. is said, has
a family In this city.
Russell will probably have aliearing to
morrow. His plans were well laid, and
miscarried owing to the bravery of" tho
bartender.
GAVE HOST POISONED DRINK.
Hobo Causes Death of Section Hand
Who Fed Him.
BUTTE, Mont, June 2S. Jack Gannon,
a section hand on the Great Northern
Railway near Portal, 40 miles north of
53utte, was almost Instantly killed by a
draught of prusslc acid administered by a
hobo, who Is believed by the authorities
to be demented. The hobo stopped at the
bunkhouse of the section hands and asked
for something to eat.
Food was furnished the tramp, who said
that he would return from Wlckes. a
near-by station, with some llauor. which
he would divide with all hands. When
tne tramp returned ne onerea tne section
hands a drink from a flask. Gannon was
the first to accept the offer and no sooner
had be taken a draught than an-achy pal
lor overspread his countenance and he
rolled over in agony, expiring at the feet
of his comrades.
While the workmen were endeavoring to
resuscitate Gannon, the hobo grabbed an
oil can and after saturating a bed with
the liquid set Are to it and started to
run. The section hands pursued and
caught him.
JUDICIAL OFFICERS 'OF OREGON
First District (Jackson, Josephine,
Lake and Klamath Counties) H. K.
Hasna (Hep.) and H. L. Benson
(Rep.). Judges; A. E. Reames (Dem.)
and W. J. Moore (Dem.), District
-Attorneys.
Second District (Douglas, Lane,
Coos, - Curry. Benton and Lincoln
Counties) J. W. Hamilton (Dem.),
Judge; George M. Brown (Rep.),
District Attorney.
Third District (Marlon; Linn, Polk,
Yamhill and Tillamook Counties)
George H. Burnett (Hep.) and Wil
liam Galloway (Dem.), Judges; J. H.
McNary (Rep.), District Attorney.
Fourth District (Multnomah Coun
ty) J. B. Cleland (Rep.) and A. I.
Frazer (Rep.), Judges; John Man
ning (Dem.). District Attorney.
Fifth District (Washington, Clack
mas. Columbia and Clatsop Coun
ties)!. A. McBrlde (Rep.), Judge;
Harrison Allen (Rep.), District At
torney. Sixth District (Umatilla and Mor
row) Present Judge W. R. Ellis
(Rep.). hold-over; George W.
Phelps (Rep.), District Attorney.
Serenth District (Crook, Gilliam,
Wasco, Sherman and Wheeler Coun
ties) W. L. Bradshaw (Dem.),
Judge; Frank Menefee (Rep.), Dis
trict Attorney.
Eighth District (Baker, Union and
Wallowa) Judge Eakln, hold-over;
Leroy Lomax (Rep.), District Attor
ney. Ninth District (Grant, Malheur and
Harney) George E. Davis (Rep.,
Judge; J. W. McCulIoch (Rep.), Dis
trict Attorney.
HORSETHIEVES SENTENCED.
Lawyer Preston Sent to His Hotel for
His Coat.
ALBANY. Or.. June 28. (Speclal.)-
Judge George H. Burnett, of Department
No. 1 of the Circuit Court for Linn
County, today sentenced Victor Howard,
aged 17 years, and Elmer Osborne, aged
22 years, to serve one year each In the
Oregon Penitentiary. The young men
were Indicted for horsestealing, and be
cause of their extreme youth and a plea
of guilty were given the lightest sentence.
They, stole the horses from B. J. Carle-
ton and J. A. Bilyeu, of Lebanon, about
a month ago. The horses were ridden to
Sclo and Stayton, at which latter place
the thieves, learning that a warrant was
out for them, left the horses and en
deavored to escape on foot.
During the trial of the case of Brady
vs. Woodtli & Sons, a suit to recover
damages on a logging contract, a ripple
was caused In the courtroom. Counsel for
defense bad called as a witness one P. H.
Preston, who did not appear immediately.
Judge Burnett administered a rebuke to
the defense as follows:
"Get your witness into court when he
is called." The words had but fallen
from the Judge's lips when the witness
appeared In his shirtsleeves, eliciting, from
the Court the words:
"Mr. Preston, wear your coat in court,'
and Mr. Preston wai sent to the hotel
after his coat, to his own discomfiture
and the delay of court proceedings.
SKULL OF A. W. REED FOUND.
Drowned With Commissioner Mc
Gulre In 1899.
ROSEBURG. Or., June 2S. (Special.) A
skull, believed to be that of the late Hon.
A. W. Reed, of this county, was found
a few days ago in the Umpqua River,
near Kellogg Postolflce, by John Freyer,
an old settler there.
Senator Reed and Fish Commissioner
Holllster. McGuire were drowned In the
North Umpqua River below Winchester,
April 8. 1S39, while Inspecting the river
with United States Fish Commissioner
Hubbard, for the purpose of locating a
site for a fish hatchery. The body of Mr.
McGuire was found about two weeks
later.
Two years afterward tho headless trunk
of Mr. Reed's body was discovered at the
mouth of Little Canyon, .about SO miles
below where the accident occurred, and
seven miles above where the skull has
now been found. These circumstances,
together with the size, contour and gen
eral appearance of the skull, leave little,
If any, doubt that It Is that of the late
Senator Reed.
The skull will be sent to Mr. Reed's
nephew. Warren Reed, at Gardiner, where
the body was taken, for Interment when
recovered three years ago.
JAIL SENTENCES COMMUTED'.
Governor Chamberlain Pardons Three
Men on Recommendation.
SALEM, Or., June 28. (Special.) Gov
ernor Chamberlain today commuted the
sentences of three prisoners confined in
the Multnomah Counts' Jail. The prison
ers are E. L. Rose and William Graham.
serving one year each Xor larceny, and
George A, Washington, serving SO days
for a similar offense.
Rose and Graham have served more
than half their terms. The sentences
were commuted because they are old men
and veterans of the Civil War, and be
cause executive clemency was recom
mended by District Attorney Manning
and Police Judge Hogue. Washington is
a young man and a member of the Na
tlonal Guard, ma term wni expire juiy
13, but has been commuted to end July 5,
so that he can go with his company and
participate in the encampment at Amer
ican Lake.
FLOATER FOUND AT ASTORIA.
May Be the Body of Mate Seymore,
of the Elmore.
ASTORIA. Or., June 2S. (Special.) The
badly decomposed -body of an unknown
man was found floating In the middle,
channel opposite this city last night.
The remains were those of a man about
40 years of age, sandy complexion, light
moustache and very bald. The clothing
consisted of a light colored cotton shirt
with a dark stripe, dark pants with pin
stripe and laced shoes. There was neither
a coat or vest. There was nothing in the
pockets that would lead, to the Identity
of the deceased.
It Is thought the body picked up in the
rlfer last night was that of E. K. Sey
more, mate of the 6chooner G. W. Wat
son, who was drowned June 8 by falling
overboard from the vessel near the mouth
of the Willamette, while the schooner was
coming down the river.
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TITLE TO TWO MEN
Slack Method in Handling Ore
gon Land Business.
GOVERNOR'S ANGER ROUSED
Cloud Put Upon Holding of Baker
County Man Who Has Farmed
Alleged- Mineral Land for
Past Twenty Years. '
SALEM, Or., June 28.-(SoeciaL)-Cor-
respondence which has recently passed
between State Land Agent Oswald West,
the Secretary of the Interior, and a pur
chaser of school land, illustrates some of
the conditions that have been brought
about In state land affairs In the past.
This correspondence shows that, in 1S82,
the state sold a quarter section of school
land In a small valley in Baker County,
and the man who bought it took posses
sion, improved the land .and built a home.
He has lived there ever since.
jn law the state represented to the
General Government that thn sohnni i
was mineral In character, and that there
for the state did not acquire title to
it. At the request" of a man who wanted
to secure timber land, the state selected
In lieu of that quarter section of school
ia.ua a quarter section of timber land In
Columbia County. The Government nr.
cepted the school land as valid base, and
patented the timber land to the state.
The state deeded the land to the man who
had applied for it
In all these proceedings neither of the
men who purchased from the state knew
that any question, existed as to his title.
The man who boucht the school land
from .the state 'believed he had a perfect
nue. xne man who bought the lieu land
believes he has good title, because his
deed Is backed up by a patent from tho
Government Tet It Is apparent that one
of the two men must lose his land. If
the school land was In fact mineral, the
purchaser of the lieu land may retain
his property. If the school section is not
mineral, his title secured upon the rep
resentation that it was mineral, will be
of little effect
The man who purchased the school land
from the state in 1SS2 writes that it is
not mineral, that he has been farming it
nearly 20 years, and that he can bring all
his neighbors to testify that It Is not
mineral land.
When tne correspondence was shown
to Governor Chamberlain today, the chief
executive expressed his feelings in lan
guage that was forceful, whatever else
may be said of It He advised State Land
Agent West to proceed upon the theory
that the prior purchaser has good title,
and to notify the purchaser of tne tim
ber land that his title is in great doubt
notwithstanding the patent and that he
will do well to look after the matter be
fore some one else acquires a right to his
land by scripplng or otherwise.
"There are a lot of cases just like
this," remarked Mr. West, "and we are
discovering" these conflicting sales very
frequently."
Mr. West has Inaugurated a new sys
tem of keeping the State Land Agent's
records by means of which any conflicting
Interest arising through state land trans
actions will be discovered. The records
also make It possible to determine at a
moment's notice the exact status of any
tract of state land. By means of these
records. Mr. West has discovered several
thousand acres of valid "base" lands,
which are worth to the state more than
the amount of his salary for four years.
In order to protect the purchasers and
give them an opportunity to make their
titles good. Mr. West does not make the
names of the parties public
Land Board to Foreclose on Fair.
SALEM, Or., Juno 28. (Special.) The
State Land Board foreclosing a mortgage
on state land Is something new In state
business, but that Is what Attorney-General
Crawford will do for the Board thi3
week. Nearly two years ago the StaM
Land Board len $1100 to the State Board
of Agriculture and took a mortgage on
tho State Fair Grounds property. The
money has never been repaid to the school
fund, and tho mortgage would outlaw
next December, unless foreclosed.
In 1899 the Legislature appropriated
$7000 to pay off the State Board of Agri
culture's Indebtedness, and made tne con
dition that the property should be trans,
ferred to the state. The transfer was
made, and the state holds the legal title
to the land.
Nevertheless the school fund, which Is
an Irreducible trust fund, has not been
made good. In order to fulfill Its duty,
tho State Land Board has ordered that
the mortgage be foreclosed, and unless
the Legislature appropriates money from
the general fund to repay the loan from
the common school fund, the property will
bo sold at foreclosure sale. The amount
due now exceeds 520.000.
VALLEY IN NEED OF RAIN.
Grave Fears Expressed as to the Out
look for Crops.
SALEM, Or., June 2S. (Special.) Farm
ers and business men in the Valley are be
coming very much alarmed over the con
tinued ury weather and fear that crops
will be very badly Injured. Not much
has been said about conditions thus far,
for there Is a general desire not to pic
ture the situation unfavorably. Never
theless, farmers have been saying quiet
ly for a week or more than the outlook
is very discouraging. Business men fear
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To those who suffer with dandruff or any scalp
disease I most urgently advise the use of this
soap. It removes disagreeable odors from the
body and keeps the akin la a healthy condi
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pimples, eruptions, liver spots or facial blem
ishes, or who have a sallow complexion. I most
itroncly advise t&klns my Paw-Paw Laxative
Pills and Paw-Paw Tonlo until the blood la
thoroughly purified and tho liver la put Into a
healthy condition. If these two remedies are
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tlon of your skin- and complexion.
that poor crops will make money scarce
in the Valley during the coming year.
"The grain and hay crops in the Valley
will be the worst I have ever seen," said
J. K. Sears, tdday. Mr. Sears is a mer
chant and gralnbuyer at McCoy, Polk
County, and has observed crop conditions
In Oregon for many years. "A good rain
by the 1st of July would do an Immense
amount of good, but even with a rain, at
that time the damage cannot be entirely
remedied. There Is much Spring grain
that will not be suitable even for hay."
Mr. Sears would not make an estimate
of the probable size of the grain crop,
even by percentages, but said that even
though rain should come by July L he
believes the grain and hay crops this
year will be the poorest the Valley has
seen In many years. He says that the
poor condition of many fields Is due not
so much to the dry weather a3 to late
Spring pasturing. Because of the scarc
ity of feed, farmers pastured their grain
fields and meadows In the Spring; and the
ground dried out faster than It would have
done if stock had been kept off.
"The crop is being very greatly over
estimated," continued Mr. Sears. "There
was a time when we had a prospect lor
100.000 bales of hops, but that time is past
The owner of the best hopyard In Polk
County perhaps the best In the Valley
told me that he does not hope for more
than half a crop. My observations lead
me to believe that, If the dry weather con
tinues until" July 1, the crop will be
about 60,000 bales"
Similar views have been expressed by
hopgrowers for several days past though
none have placed the figures as low as
has Mr. Sears. Several have made esti
mates of from 80,000 to 85,000 bales. In
this the growers have no desire to try
to Influence the market by making reports
of a short crop, for they have no hops to
sell now, and would not profit-oy a rise
at present One man remarked today
that It will be better to let Eastern brew
ers count on a crop of 100,000 bales from
Oregon, and then, when the real yield
becomes known, there will be a reaction
that will send prices up rapidly.
Hopgrowers are not so much worried
as grain farmers, for a short crop of
hops will mean higher prices. Not so
with grain, for the amount of wheat -pro-,
duced In the Valley has no Influence on
the price. A short crop of oats and hay
will tend to raise the price locally. Re
alizing the almost certain scarcity of
hay, liverymen are trying to contract hay
now at ruling prices, for future delivery.
A few farmers who contracted hay have
rescinded their contracts, for they find
they will not be able to fulfill their
agreements.
W. H. Downing, president of the State
Board of Agriculture, who has a farm in
the Waldo Hills, said last Saturday that,
In his opinion, grain and hay In tho Val
ley cannot make more than half a crop
thin season. Alex La Follette, a farmer
north of Salem, expressed the same opin
ion, and said that although gram ana
hay are secondary crops on his farm, he
figures that-the dry weather has damaged
his crop to the amount ot www.
MISSIONARY MEETING INVITED
Turner Delegates Show Advantagea
for Convention in 1905.
tttr'nkr. Or.. June 28. (Special.) Dr.
W. F. Richardson continues to charm and
instruct his great audiences, uis memo
today, "Home Missions and the World's
Salvation," was one of the best in the
series. In it was involved the life of our
Nation.
Dean Sanderson delivered the morning
lecture to the Bible class on "How We
Read Our English Bible." The mission
ary pastors reported as follows: O. H.
King, La Grande, Or.; Harry Benton, El
gin: F. E. Robinson, The Dalles; Albyn
Esson, Portland; E. M. Patterson. Tilla
mook; J. J. Handsaker, Coqullle; Miles
Browning, Myrtle Point; D. H. Kellems,
Drain; C. F. Sanderson, Grant's Pass;
W. L. Milllnger. Ashland.
Secretary J. B. Lester made tne nest
report of work done In the past year than
in any previous year. Two thousand per
sons have been received Into the fellow
ship of the churches In the state and $22.
323.26 spent in the work. Plans are being
laid for the enlargement of the work in
the coming year. The following resolu
tion was presented and carried with great
enthusiasm.
."Whereas, Thero will be held In the City
pf Portland In 1903 the Lewis and Clark
Centennial Exposition, and
"Whereas, As this will furnish another
opportunity for spreading abroad the
Gospel of the Son of God;
"Resolvqd, That we do hereby extend
to our general missionary convention an
Invitation to meet In tho City of Port
land in 1903."
Rev. E. S. Muckley conducted a most
enthusiastic discourse on "Our Municipal
Enterprises." The day's work was closed
by an address on "Church Extension," by
Dr. Richardson.
BRIGHT FOR CHAUTAUQUA.
Many Have Applied for Tent Room on
the Grounds.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 28. (Special.)
"Never before in the .history of the
Willamette Valley Chautauqua Associa
tion has the management received so
many advance applications for tent ac
commodations on the grounds as have
been received this season," eaid Secre
tary Harvey E.- Cross today. "The indi
cations for a larger attendance thanJ
that of last year, which established a
record, are bright. More than 100 minis
lsters have written that they will attend
the Chautauqua, and there will b In at
tendance an increased number of the
prominent educators of the Pacific Coast,"
concluded the secretary, who is enthu
siastic with the outlook.
Mrs. Marian White, of Chicago, editor
of the Fine Arts Journal, who will be
superintendent of the art department and
give ten art talks, will arrive in Oregon
City July 6. All of the other lecturers
and entertainers will reach this city in
season for their respective engagements.
In the way of athletics, the amateur
baseball tournament that has been ar
ranged, will .prove an attractive feature,
four teams having already entered. Sev
eral applications are under consideration,
from among which the fifth competing
team will be selected. The four teams
that have already entered are Vancou
ver, Portland, Y. M. C. A., Oregon City
and Chemawa. Ed Hankin, bf Portland,
has been elected official umpire for the
tournament. A grandstand, with a ca
pacity of 500, Is being constructed on
the athletic grounds for the accommoda
tion of those attending the games.
CHEHALIS PLANT LEASED.
Harry West Granted Control for Fif
teen Years.
CHEHALIS, Wash., June 28. (Special.)
At a special meeting of the City Council
last night the city electric-light plant and
franchise were leased to Harry West,
the present lessee, for a term of 15 years,
beginning December 21 of this year. Ac
cording to the terms of the lease West
Is to provide a 300-horsepower alternating
current for the first Insulation; to furnish
the city the first year 15 2000-candlepower
arc light, Increasing gradually to 24 the
fourth year; after that an arc light
will be added for every Increase of
300 in population, also 31 16-candle-power
Incandescent lights are furnished
free for the use of the city. The mini
mum charge for private service will be
$1 per month. The "meter rate Is nor to
exceed 12 cent3 per kiiowat hour, with
discounts for quantity and hours of light
to make the rate as low as 6 cents per
hour.
If Mr. West's present plans are carried
out, he will move the plant to Llttell,
four miles west ot town, where an abun
dant supply of cheap fuel can be ob
tained. Those who wish to practice economy
should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Forty pills in a vial; only one pill a dose.
PESTS DESTROY ALFALFA
GREAT DAMAGE DONE TN MOR
ROW BY GRASSHOPPERS.
So Numerous Are the Insects That.
They Are Gathered In Buckets
and Fed to -the Hogs.
HEPPNER, Or... June 2S. Special.
Grasshoperg by the million are appear-"
Ing In some localities in Morrow County.
They have settled in great numbers in
the Sand Hollow country, a farming dis
trict about ten miles northeast of Hepp
ner, where they are doing considerable
damage. They -are doing the most dam
age to alfalfa and the hay crop, and In
some places are taking gardens. ,
The first crop of alfalfa, which was Im
mense, has practically all been saved,
but It Is feared that very little of the
second -crop can be saved, owing to the
ravages of the millions of these Insects
that have been congregating In the alf
alfa fields. At Hynd Bros., a. big ranch
In Sand Hollow, they are so thick In the
alfalfa that In the evening after the In
sects go to roost on the heads of the
alfalfa plants they can be scooped up by
the gallon by taking, a coal oil can or
bucket and striking through the grass.
It Is only the work of a short time to
fill a gunny sack. Some of them caught
In this way are being fed to the hogs.
Along Willow Creek, where there are
many alfalfa fields, the grasshoppers are
numerous and doing considerable damage
In some places they are 'attacking wheat
fields but are not doing much damage,
owing to the fact that the grain Is near
Ing maturity and Is getting hard. How
ever, they are stripping the green leaves
from the stalks. In the wheat belt they
have not appeared In sufficient numbers
to cause any alarm and the damage to the
wheat crop will be of little consequence.
SHOT DOWN AT HIS SHOP.
Idaho Butcher Slain by a Jealou3
Husband.
EMMETT, Idaho, June 2S. Thomas
Hamilton, proprietor of the Idaho Meat
Market, was shot to death In front of his
place of business by Albert White today.
white gave himself up at once and
was placed In custody to await the ar
rival of the Sheriff from Caldwell. The
shooting was caused by the alleged atten
tions of Hamilton to Mrs. White. White
met Hamilton this morning, and after a
few words drew his revolver and fired,
instantly killing Hamilton. After Hamil
ton fell, White coolly walked away, giving
himself up to the officers. ,
Hamilton was 36 years of age, and
well known in that section. He was un
married. White Is a newcomer, and with
his wife has been engaged In the restau
rant business.
TENT CITY SPRINGS UP.
Prospectors Swarming to Southern
Oregon Gold District.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., June 28. (Special.)
Numbers of prospectors are outfitting
at Grant's Pass- daily and starting for the
mines on Thompson Creek and all through
the Sucker Creek Country". They are
coming from different points as faraway
as Idaho and Southern California.
The actual digging of gold at the Brlggs
claim, on Thompson Creek, has stopped
for tne present, as they are now engaged
In bringing a ditch from the headwaters
of Thompson Creek to the mine for the
purpose of supplying water. All of the
dirt moved will be sluiced or puddled In
order to get all the values they carry.
Already a townslte has been located,
and it la. reported that there are now 50
tents up and prospectors with pack ani
mals are arriving daily. Another strike of
a large body of rich ore has been report
ed near the Briggs find.
BURNED AT HER HOME.
Oil Lamp Explodes and Causes San
Francisco Woman's Death.
OAKLAND, Cal., June 23. Mrs. Eva A.
Danforth, wife of H. D. Danforth, a San
Francisco attorney, was burned to death
today at her home in this city by the ex
plosion of a coal oil lamp.
Railroad Sued for Damages.
ALBANY, Or., June 23. (Special.) A
suit for damages aggregating $12,000 was
Instituted in the Circuit Court for Linn
County today by Mrs. Sarah Cleland, of
Portland, against the Corvallls & East
ern Railroad Company, of Albany. The
accident is alleged to have occurred about
a year ago.
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cerns is a reality, we will pay to theMayor of Portland
$10,000.00 for distribution among the city charities.
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Proprietors of "CANADIAN CLUI" Whhky.
Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. London, England.
New York. Chicago. Mexico City. Victoria, B. C.
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advertisement. Persons who have doubts about
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