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6 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, - ERIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1905. ANGLE IN ft FLAT Seattle Woman Beats Neigh bor in Pitiable Fashion. NEARLY SCARED TO DEATH "When . Mrs. Harris Is Threatened "With Imprisonment by Prose cuting Attorney She Has Heart Failure. SEATTLE, Wash., Au. 17. CSpe qtel.) Whan Mrs.- Sadie Harris was tills morning' threatened with arrest and incarceration in filthy Seattle Jail, !her heart nearly stopped boating-, and a, doctor worked over the woman for two hours before she was out of lan Ijer from immediate death. Mrs. Harris, in company with her husband, came to the Prosecuting; At torney's office to seek a warrant for another woman, but when the Prose qating Attorney learned all the facts be decided to issue one for nor. It "was his statement that ho would have Tier arrested for assault and battery that caused her illness. The Harrises live in a flat at 3113 Fifth avenue. Mrs. Mary Erick lives in the same flat and there has been trouble between the two women for some time. Yesterday Mrs. Erick asked for a warrant for Mrs. Harris arrest on charges of flapping Mrs. Erick'a little jglrl's face. Her story did not give evidence, of.. any great crime having been committed, and the warrant was refused. When Prosecuting Attorney Mackin tosh arrived at the office this morning Le found Mrs. Harris and her husband In the hallway by the door to his of fice, waiting for it to.be opened. The woman began to tell .her .story in a highly excitea manner. She de clared that last night she "wont to the bathroom, that was used In com mon by her and Mrs. Erick. to put away her wash tub . and scrubbing board. While in the room, .slie said. Mrs. Erick pounced upon her and grave her a beating. She stated that her body was covered with black and blue marks, and declared that she did not etrike Mrs. Erick. Just then the door burst open anJ a woman with both eyes closed, her face covered with gashes and blood upon her hair and clothing was es corted into the Prosecuting Attorney's private office. Before Mr. Mackintosh could inquire what caused her pitiable plight she declared that she wanted a woman arrested for assault and bat tery. When the Prosecuting' Attorney Inquired the name of the woman tnat she wanted arrested she stated that it was Mrs. Sadie Harris. She declared that she was In the common bathroom In the flat yester- uttj "Hen -me xiarns woman sneaKej i wrennhndpfoasecuUnga AUorn re- covered his breath he called. in Mrs. 1 V r 7, . r , : vjf ..w.. -oct.u out UUU UUl BU UCH the woman. After giving her a severe reprimand, he declared that he would Issue a complaint for her arrest In stead of Mrs. Erick. Mackintosh pullej out a drawer of his desk to get a romplaint, and as ho did so Mrs. Harris Dell from her chair to the floor uncon scious. Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh was so moved by the Harris woman's suffering that he refusod to issue the threatened warrant. He told the Erick woman that he believed that her assailant had suffered sufficiently and Informed hor of the benefit of a raw beefstoak as ,a remedy for black eyes. ONLY BLOT ON THE NORTHWEST Seattle City Jail Severely Condemned by Great Physician. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) "Seattle's City Jail is beyond doubt the dirtiest place I was ever in 6r my life. It is unsanitary and un clean. It is -a disgrace. It is worse than punishment to put a human being into such a hole. 'It's the dirtiest, nastiest place I erer saw in my life. It is a shame and a disgrace to the fair City of Seattle. It's the only blot I have found on the Northwest, and it should be abolished." That's the way Dr. Carlos McDonald sized up Seattle's notorious and filthy City Jail after he had inspected it last night with Dr. Lowrie. of this city. Dr. McDonald was for years president of the New York State Commission In Lunacy, and was the man who exam ined the brain of Czolgosz. He is the greatest expert on Insanity in Gptham, and is one of the greatest physicians in the states. He had heard of Seattle's City Jail and expressed a desire to see It. He sh jwed his disguest in the receiving cell, but when he got down into the Black Hole, where a rat ran over his feef, whore the stanch was unbearable and where the vermin were thick, fat and healthy, he oxpressod a. desire for air. LIVED IN DREAD OF MURDER Coroner's Jury Say McKamcy Took His Own Iiife. HOOD RIVER. Or., Aug. 17. (Spe iclal.) That A. G. McKamey took his own life with suicidal Intent is the verdict of the Coroner's jury which In xestlgated yosteroay's tragedy at MDunt Hood. McKamey. it seems, had been brooding, over the Reis-Foss mur der case, and lived in fear of some one wanting to kill him because he had served on the Coroner's jury in tnat case. McKamey had frequently requested ls!s brothers to spend the night at his home. In his bed was found a .vial of sfrirhnlne. McKamey will be buried tomorrow under the auspices of the local lodge of Odd Follows.' He was 46 years old and leaves a wife and a 6-weeks-eld son. SATISFIED WITH THE TAX Idaho Railroads Ask That No In crease Be Made. BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 17. (Special.) To-day s session of the State Board of Equal ization was rather Interesting. The tax agents of the four principal lines of the state the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, the Short Line and the O- R. & N, appeared before the board. They each made short addresses, saying they , would not ask for a reduction from the asEcssmcnt of last yoar, but would request that no raises be. made.. The old rates run from 57000 to $9000 a mile on main line, t After the railway men had submitted their case, B. W, Johnson, momber of the Legislature from this county, came for ward., as he said, in the interest of the public, and asked that the rate be raised to $30,000 a mile. He said that would be no more than proportionate to the rate of assessment on other classes of property. He read from the census report to show the railway lines were worth $63,000 a mile. Mr. Johnson criticised the railway com panies for issuing passes to officials and members of Legislature. During the ses sion -of the Legislature, he championed a number of railway bills, and In his ad dress todayhe went over the ground, .he covered in advocacy bf those measures. In the Legislature, Mr. Johnson had a very slim following, a circumstance which is likely to render his effort tday futile. The board has taken the assessment of the railways under consideration. PETITIONS FOR COXVIOTS. Governor Asked to Pardon Lynch and Jarvl. r ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 16. (Special!) Peti tions are now being circulated here for signatures, asking Governor Chamberlain to pardon two men. who are serving terms in the Oregon Penitentiary from this County. The men are Paddy Lynch, sen tenced to a term of eight years on a charge of kndnapping, and Matta Jarvl, who was sentenced to a, term o-f seven and one-half years on a charge of man slaughter. Lynch, who was conducting a sailor boarding house at the time, was arrested, for attempting to shanghai a young man named Charles Gardner on board the British ship Foyloedale'. on the way from the Columbia River to Chile, in March, 190J. He was tried the following month and convicted. Jarvi was accused of having shot and killed his father, Gabrjel Jarvi. at the family home in Unlontown early In the year 184. Owing to the circumstances surrounding the case he was permitted to plead guilty to manslaughter at the fol lowing June term of Court. "Both have thus served slightly over two years of their terms. The Jarvl petition has been numerously signed, but the one for Lynch contains but few signatures, many refus ing to sign it because the man has already served two years in the Oregon prison. The documents will be forwarded to Salem at once. BIG PUCK ON BRISTOL BAY XOT OAXS EXOUGII TO USE AI1I1 OF THE HITS. Every Plant on the Xushagak River Had Used Up All Supplies by July 12. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 17. (Spedal.)-A big pack of salmon was put up by the Nushagak River. Bristol BsCy. Alaska, canneries this year. That Is the report brought by the Alaska Fisherman's Pack ing Company's steamer North Star, which arrived here today, and it Is the first authentic news that has been received from there since the fishing season com menced. P. A. Borglund. superintendent of the Alaska Fishermen's Packing Com pany's plant, returned on the steamer and says every cannery In the district put up a big pack, the amount being limited by me numoer oi cans on hand. rm.0 nf fl . ,.., . , . i4 rS TfJJL pi"! ? beeprepto nanaie mem. Tiie ?ush&cak. River soa son passed without an unpleasanj. inci- uejii aim was Dy lar ue most successful the canneries have e'er had thore. The number of cases packed by each of the individual companies is as follows: Alaska Fishermen Packing: Co 51.257 rortland-Alaska Packers' "Asfodatlon 57.000 Columbia River Packers' Association . 41.000 Alacka. Packers' Association, two can neries 228.000 Alaska Salmon Co.. Wood Hirer 48.009 The North Star sailed from Bristol Bay on August 7 and made an excellent run down the Coast, arriving here exactly four months from the day she started north. She reports that the ship St. Nich olas sailed on August 8. while the ship Berlin sailed on August 6. The former has the pack of the Columbia River Pack ers' Association while the latter brings the pack of the Alaska Fishermen's Pack ing Company. The bark C. F. Sargoant, under charter to the Portland-Alaska Packers Asso ciation, had not sailed when the North Star left, but expected to leave a few days later. The steamer experienced favorable weather all the way down the Coast, so the sailing vessels should arrive in the hear future. Last season they did not complete their packs aad sail from the north until August 14. Caught With Stolen Fish. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 17. (SpeclalJ-A man named J. Hanson was arrested tills morning on a charge of stealing salmon from a scow at one of Sanborn's up-river seining grounds. He was caught with 36 fish, weighing about 400 pounds, in his boat on the way to one of the canneries on the Washington side of the. river. Han son admits his guilt and as an excuse for his act asserts that he was drunk. . Hanson has been working on the Fitz patrick seining grounds and recently he purchased a boat and net for $100, with money advanced by a countryman, and has been gillnetting at night. According to reports he has been making some large "catches" recently, one 'of them being last night. The man will be held to await the action of the Circuit Court.' Columbia Seiners Will Quit. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) The catch of fish last night and ' today was even less than on yesterday and as a re sult some of Jthe seiners arc preparing to cease operations. BOTH STANFORD STUDENTS Miss Nan VIckers Marries C. H. Crawford, of la Grande. LOS ANGELES. Cat. Aug. 17. (Special.) Miss Nan VIckers. daughter of MrSand Mrs. J. V. VIckers of Weset Twenty-eighth street, was married today to Clarence Harrison Crawford, of La Grande, Or.. Rev. Hugh K. Walker performed the ceremony. A. B. Cooley, oD San Fran cisco, was the best man. Mrs. Crawford is a well known Stanford girl, being a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority. Crawford is also a Stanford man and a member of the Delta Dpsllon fraternity. Crawford has won for him self an enviable place in the legal profes sion, being District Attorney of the Tenth District of Oregon, including Union and Wallowa Counties. After an extended trip in the Northern part of California, Washington and Ore gon, the young couple will make their home at La Grande, Or. Valuation of Iewls County. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Special.) County Assessor Summorsett's figures show that the total increase of real and personal property in Lewi County since 1004 has been $1!M,$. The total assess ment of Lewis County this year Is S6.&98. 943. less an exemption of 5537.6SS. The In creaf in 4the value ofy property in the four incorporated towns is: Centralis $18,Se9; Chehalis. $19,892; Wlnlock. 51058; Toledo, 53347. The railroad property and .real estate are listed at the same figures as last year, ro the increase Is principally on new buildings and personal proporty. CHECK OH'THE F1BE Big Force of Men Fighting in the Cascades. STARTED BY ENGINE SPARK Much Valuable Timber "Has Been Destroyed and the -Dangar Is 'Not Entirely at an . " End Yet. ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) The ".forest Ore which has boon burning in the Cascade Mountains above De troit, on the eastern line of the Cor vallis & Eastern Railroad, and which for many days threatened to become the most destructive blaze that ' has visited the Santiam country in years, is now under control, ami it. Is bolieved will be extinguished without extensive further damage. About a week ago the fire began noar the logging camp of the Curtis Lumbor Company, northeast 'of Detroit. The origin of the fire is said to have been a spark from a passing engine on the railroad. The fire seemed of small Importance, and did not com mand much attention from lumbormon until last Friday, whon a rising wind fanned the slow blaze into billows of fire that swept over the green moun tainside at racehorse speed. The south side of the great ridge of moun tains northeast of Detroit was soon ablaze, the flamos leaping" from tree to tree In the green timber, ana razing to the ground some of the valuable lum bering material of the section. "Within a half mile of Detroit the flamos crept through a district that had been 'slashed for homesteads, and two mountain homos were destroyed. Mountain trails that connect mines along the Humbug with the outside world wore renderod impassable for several days. All people In the neighborhood turn ed out to fight the tiro, the work of stemming the tide of destruction be in: directod by the forest rangers, headed by the superintendent of the distrlet. Men are yet at work fighting the fire, and will be kept busy paroling- the burning district for many A west wind carried the flames east from the Breitenbush River over sev eral miles of the most valuable timber in the mountains. The burned prop erty belonged to the Curtis Lumber Company, one or two .Eastern corpora tions, and a large tract in the Gov ernment reserve. While the loss can not be accurately given. It Is estimated to have run Into thousands q( dollars already, and if a brisk wind should again fan tne flamos to life and the fire should be carried across the divide in the reserve, the less would be im mense. Forest Fires Near Dawson. DAWSON. Y. T.. Aug." C-Forest flres are running ript in every' tHrecUon near Dawson. On. nearly every creek there are big fires. Erom- the dane--ppoite Daw son ?eyen big fires were "visible "yesterday in different, directions. One. of the most noticeable ones was on the big dome to the south of the city. The fire has been J ragln- several days, and has swept from j the opposite side of the divide to this side. and is now playing down the hillside. Many of the fires on the creeks are sim ply sweeping through brush that contains scarcely any trees of present value for wood or timber. But the small trees which in years to come may be of value are being ruined. It Is a mystery how so many fires start. The creek men say ! ltardly any miners or woodmen are in the forest or bush, and that berry-pickers must be responsible. The woods are full of berry-nekers. At the Forks it has been so smoky that one could not see the length of the town. Rain Is needed to stop the fires, as well as give mlHers water with which to work their claims. Live Timber Little Damaged. ELGIN." Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.)-The forest fires, which were so menacing last week, are now under control and ia reality little damage was done the live timber. EUGENE MILL TO BE STARTED To Be Run in Conjunction With Plant at Union. EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) John P. Wilbur, purchaser of the Eugene wool en mill. Is .here arranging to reopen the mill October 1. Ho will Install consider able new machinery, and elevators, better to carry on the work and transport goods fom one department to another. He an nounces that this mill will be operated in connection with his mill at Union. A large scouring-mlfl will be erected at Union, and scoured wool from there will be shipped to Eugene and mixed with the coarser Valley product. The Union mill will make a specialty of white goods, for which it Is particularly adapted, while the Eugene mill will be devoted to the manufacture of flowered dress goods, blan kets and robes. About 10) hands will be employed here, making- a payroll of somtehing like $4000 per month. Mr. Wilbur states that the two mills will have a combined capacity of about $20,000 worth of finished goods per month. 3IORE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL Washington School Superintendents File Reports for the Year. OLYMPIA. Wash, Aug. 17. (Special.) Reports from all the County Superin tendents filed in the office of the State Superintendent, place the school census of Washington for 1905 at 20S.1S4. showing a gain In the year of 11.S37. The 1905 fig ures nlaee the total enrollment at i?i : and the average attendance at 11M04. The enrollment shows an Increase of nearly 10.000, and the attendance an increase of nearly 9000. The following are compara tive statistics for 1904 and 190S: 1001. ISftS Teachers employed 4.773 3.200 Echoolhouses 2.408 2,624 Value school property. $8,732,900 $9.77S,03 Pupils graduated from eighth grade 3.117 3.702 Receipts $5,619,316 3S.659.171 Disbursements $4,141,720 i4.30S.386 Indebtedness $6,370,402 $7,215,330 German Library at Berkeley. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Ber keley, Aug. 17. (Special.) The difficult work of classifying and setting up the great Welnhold library in the German department of the University of Califor nia has been completed, and the insti tution is now In full possession of one of the most valuable collections of books on German dialects. German archaeology and folklore. In America. Professor Hugo K. Schilling, who has completed the work of installing the li brary. Interested John D. Spreckelo in the books when it was first known that the collection of about 10.000 volumes would be placed on sale. Spreckels pro vided the money and Instructed Schilling to buy the Wellnhold collection for the library- The library Is said to be the last of Its kind that will ever be for sale In Germany, for WelnhoM was one of the lost scholars of the old school where range of knowledge covered such a com prehensive field. . . Snntlnm Bridge to Be Repaired. ALBANY". Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) Linn and Marion County court officials have decided in Joint session to repair the bridge recently broken at Mill City, In? -stead of building a new one on a different location, as originally determined. The old bridge spans the Santiam River at the location of the Curtis Lumber Com pany's mill, and Is in great danger of fire. But the officials found that tne bridge could be repaired at a cost of S1W0. while a new bridge would cost approximately HQV, hence ordered Bridge builder .Butler, of Linn County, to com mence the work, and he left yesterday with a force of men to render the struc ture passable as soon as possible. Rcivnrd for Old 3Ians Body. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Special.) The Lewis County Commissioners have directed Sheriff H. W. Urquhart to offer a reward of $100 to the discoverer o the body of Mr. Wolff, an old man who re cently disappeared from his home on AV'in fton Creek. In Eastern Lewis County. It Is the belief In the neighborhood that Mr. Wolff was murdered for money, which he wan supposed to have in the house. If the body Is found and there is evi dence of foul play, a reward of 5230 will, be offered for information leading to the arrest of thegullty parties'. iCnught Leading Stolen Cow. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Aug. 17. (Special.) A Jury has been drawn and summoned to appear In the Superior Court. Septem ber 1L Besides the five Poles from Pe Ell, charged with murder, there are sev eral other minor criminal cases for trial. Patrick O'Conner. who stole a Jersey cow from S. W. Mclnturff. In Chehalis, In daylight, and was caught walking up the street leading the animal, plead guilty to grand larceny and was given a year In the penitentiary. PASSENGER PUSSES HUT ROBBERY INTERRUPTED BE FORE COLLECTION "IS ENDED. Mall-Bng Taken From Stage Near Snn Mateo. Cal., and Express Box Is Looted. SAN MATEO. Cal.. Aug. 17. The stage running betwen Half Moon Bay and San Mateo was held up today by a masked robber, armed with a rifle, on' the Crystal Springs road, about two miles from San Mateo. The driver was ordered to throw out the mail-pouch and the -Wells. Fargo & Co.'s express box. and when he hesi tated was threatened with death. One of the passengers ' was ordered- to pass the hat. but while doing so another team came along, and the robber ordered the stage to proceed, without taking the contents of the hat. In addition to "the driver, there were four passengers, one being a; lad who was not molested. The robber rosonted' the arrival of the other team, taking throe shots at its driver, none taking, effegt . " - . , The untybcersrhS In pursuit of the robberVThe'broScar cxpross box was fourid."but"thc robber took the mail bat; with' him. It is reported that the con tents of the express box were valued at about Will Advertise for Steel Bridge. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Special.) The Council at Its meeting Wednesday night, after a long debate, decided to ad vertise for bids for building a steel bridge across the Wishkah River in place of the old wooden one Just dismantled on ac count of Its dangerous condition. The Council also decided to advertise for bids for rebuilding the wooden bridge using the Iron of the one taken down. It Is considered probable that an Injunction wilt be served on the city to prevent its building a steel bridge, the cost of which Is estimated at 530.(00. Married More Than Once. OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 17.-(Speciai.) E. Grace Hanson today sued H. C. Han son for a divorce. Hanson is charged with having had a wife living from whom he had not been divorced when he wedded the plaintiff at Oregon City in March. 1508. Evidence of her much-married husband, asserts Mrs. Hanson, was revealed to her by the receiving of letters by her husband subsequent to her marriage to him from wife No. 1.. The parties to the suit re side near Aurora. Woman Passes Forged Orders. EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) Mrs. Powell, residing a few miles below town, was arrested last evening Just as she was about to leave the country on a charge of passing forged orders. While In town yesterday she purchased goods to the amount of nearly $100 at several stores, paying for the same with orders purport ing to be signed by one of the local mer chants. She spent last night In Jail pend ing an examination. Pall of Water Saves His Life. ELM A. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Special.) As Jay Crenshaw was preparing to blast a stump on his ranch, two miles West or town .yesterday a charge of black powder went off prematurely, burning his face and left hand severely. His clothing took fire and burned all the hair from his head, but the timely arrival of his wife with a pall of water extinguished the blaze and saved his life. He was taken to the El ma General Hospital for treatment. Secretary Loeb "Does" tho Park. BUTTE. Mont.. Aug. 17. A Miner spec ial from the Yellowstone National Park tonight states that Secretary Loeb and his wife this afternoon completed a month's tour of the National reserve, and tonight started on their return to Washington. They left Llvingtson tonight for the East. Mr. and Mrs. Loeb are in excellent health and expressed their delight with their outing. State Herds Arc Inspected. SALEM, Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.) State Veterinarian William McLean In spected the dairy herds at the State Prison and Insane Asylum today. At the Prison he found no trace af tubercolosls and nt the Asylum he found only one cow affected and that one only slightly. Slaughter of Lane Pheasants. EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) County Clerk Lee has issued 70 Are per mits and 230 hunters' licenses since tne new laws went into effect. From all re ports pheasants are "being slaughtered In all directions and the license money is doing nothing In the way of protecting game. Principal of High School Arrives. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.) Roy B. Kellogg, of Tobias, Neb., who has been elected Principal of the High School during the coming year has reached hero with his wife. LACKING IN PROOF Collins Calls Only on the Dead as Witnesses. HE VILIFIES . THE. LIVING If Decision at Victoria Is Adverse, the California Lawyer Says He Will Carry Appeal to Privy .Council in England. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 17. The extra dition case against George D. Collins, the lawyer of San Francisco, wanted for per jury, ws concluded this" afternoon, and it is expected that Saturday morning Judge Lampman will say whether Collins will be sent back to San Francisco or not. If, Judge Lampman decides against him, Collins says he will appeal to a Supreme Court Judge, and, if necessary, carry his appeal to the Privy Council of Eng land. In the argument for Collins. W. J. Tay lor, K. C. recently retained to assist in the defense, made a strong point of the contract marriage with Agnes Newman. In 1SSS. sworn- to by Collins, which he said had not been disproved by the prosecu tion, and held that If a subsecuent mar riage took place with Charlotta Newman, her sister, it was bigamous and void and Collins could not be guilty of perjury in denying such a marriage. He also dwelt much upon the fact that the facts re lated as to the perjury would not consti tute perjury in Canada. Mr. HIggins. for the prosecution, said the evidence was convincing that Collins had married Charlotta Newman, as at tested by the necessary records and sworn to by witnesses, and in making oath be fore Notarv Henry, as alleged, the ac cused had committed perjury. He re viewed the case and said Collins evi dence. In which he related absurd stories of persecution and vilified all who testi fied contrary to him. was unbelievable. Col 11 as' statement of the placing of the name of Charlotta Collins in the records by mistake was incredible. It was notable that wherever Collins mentioned the name of anyone who 'could have proved a ma terial fact that person was dead. WASHINGTON STATE PROPERTY Inventory Shows Values $37,000, 000 More Than Liabilities. OLYMPIA. Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) An Inventory of. all property owned by the stae. which was complet ed by the Stae Auditor today, places the resources of the state at $33,903. 154. and liabilities at $1,948,235. The higher educational Institutions are valued at J2.9S2.S19: other state Insti tutions including the Capitol, Reform' School. Penitentiary. Insane Asylum. School for Defective Youth. $2.254.4S2; property outside the Capitol. $112,659; cash on hand. $994,722.13; bonds due the state. $2 885.SS4.35; fish hatcheries, $71,750; state lands. $28,000 000; state offices. $166,582; taxes due. $2,394,453.85. The liabilities are the following: Ac counts outstanding in special funds. $655 446.82; warrants outstanding' in general fund. $42,788.22; bonds out standing. $1,250,000. "The largest Item In the resources, that of state lands. Is based upon, an estimated number -of acres of common school lands of 2.250,000. with 666.0S0 granted lands added thereto. Up to January 1 a tQtal of 78 S37.S9 acres of land had been disposed of for $314. 841.07. or about $16.66 per acre. From this it Is estimated that the remain der of the lands are worth $26,000,000: that there are 1000 miles of tide lands unsold worth $1,000,000 and 15.457 acres state oyster lands reserved worth another $1,000,000. ALPHA HALL IS REFITTED Accommodation for Girl Students at Agricultural College. CORVALLIS. Or.. July 17. (Special.) The authorities are making every thing cozy, and attractive at Alpha Hall for the girl students of the Agri cultural College who may board and room there the coming school year. The $50,000 appropriation for the women's building not being available on account of Its reference to the peo ple at the next election. Alpha Hall is being thoroughly renovated, papered and painted and will be ready for oc cupancy at the opening of the school. September 15. As originally planned, the Hall has been arranged, to accommodate 40 girls. The annex to Alpha Hall will also undergo some needed Improvements and be continued as n girls' dormitory and musical conservatory, with Mrs. E. F. Green director of vocal music, in charge of the classes. The cost of living at Alpha Hall, Including rent, board, heat, electric light, hot and cold water, bathrooms, etc., has been nxed at $3 per week. I Mrs. E. C Hayward. now visiting In Victoria, has resigned her position as matron of Alpha Hall, and Mrs. J. B. Horner, formerly matron of the boys' hall has been selected in her stead. NORTHWEST DEAD. Elihu "Anthony. SANTA CRUZ, Cal.. Aug. 17.-(Speclal.) Elihu Anthony, age S7 years, who came here In 1847, crossing the plains from Iowa to Oregon, and who has been one of the most prominent men In the country, is dead. Mr. Anthony made the first plows used In this state In this city, nearly 60 years ago. He was the first Postmaster of Santa Cruz, and also served as Superior Town Trustee and Assemblyman. He was in the State Legislature In 1SS0. He started the first Methodist churches In San Jose and Santa Cruz in 1S56, and was a Methodist preacher for many years. Rev. C. J. Anthony, a prominent Methodist divine of Alameda County, is his brother. Mr. Anthony left a large family of children and grandchildren. He was a large owner of property In this city. Mrs. Judith Collemcr. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) Mrs Judith Collcmer died at the resi dence of her daughter, Mrs. A. V. Pen dleton. Tuesday night, from old age. Mrs. Collemer was 80 years of age at the time of her death. She was born at Mount Desert. Me., in 1825. and had been a resident of Astoria during the past 20 years. She left three daughters. Mrs. A. V. Pendleton and Mrs. M. B. Pendleton, of this city, and Mrs. M. B. Sozarth. of Portland. The remains were shipped to Portland this evening for intorment In Riverside Cemetery. J. J. Montgomery. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 17.-(Spe-ciaL) J. J. Montgomery, an ex-soldier who has been in this city for the past three years, died yesterday morning at the Vancouver Sanitarium from con sumption. He was about 55 years of age and without a family. He had completed his term of 30 years la the United States Army and waa discharged about three years ago. He wa3 a native of Ireland and had served several years in the Eng lish Navy prior to his service In the United States Army. Dr. Richard M. Davis. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.) Dr. Richard M. Davis, for the past 15 years a prominent physician of this city, Is dead at his home, 104 North Broadway. For some time he has been a sufferer from Bright's disease. He was a member of the A. O. U. W., Foresters. Royal Ar canum and G. A. R. The funeral will take place Sunday. Mrs. Hans Jensen. OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 17. Vina, wife of Hans Jensen, of Monitor. Marion Coun ty, died here last night, aged 84 years, of peritonitis. Deceased Is survived by hus band and three children. The body has been forwarded to Monitor for burial. LABOR SCARCE IN SEATTLE Grain Harvests Have Called All Idle Men From the City. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.) Common labor is very scarce in Seattle. The city free employment bureau force Is scouring the streets to find men to fill Jobs filed with the bureau. Not In many yeare has there been the same dearth of labor as at present. The main cause Is the demand for har vest bands In Eastern Washington. Orders Tiave been received by the private em ployment bureaus for many hundred men to take care of.the grain crops east of the i mountains. The wages offered are about one-third higher than In years past and Is proving an attraction to laborers. In this city as high as $3 a day of ten hours Is being offered and in no instances is leas than $2 to $2.50 being considered in the orders filed. Teocher in La Grande High School. LA GRANDE. Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) Miss Brenholts and Tcm G. Williams were chosen to fill the vacancies in the La Grande High School made by the resignations of Miss Logsdon and F. A. Steger. JEWELS LOST ON STEAMER 03IAHA W03IAN MISSES DIA MOND RINGS AND PINS. On Her Way to San Francisco From Portland on the Steamer Columbia. SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 17. Mrs. Lurecia Mahon, of Omaha, Neb., who came here from Portland, Or., on the steamer Columbia . yesterday, reported to the police today that she had lost several hundred dollars' worth of Jew elry on the voyage to this port. It was Just after the porter leTt her stateroom, she said, that she missed her Jewelry, but in case it Is found she does not wish any arrest made. Among the missing articles are Ave diamond rings, one stickpin with four diamonds and five turquoises, a tur quoise ring a solitaire ring and two other rings. Slot-Machlnes on Street-Cars. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.) The corporations committee of the City Council has made a- suggestion to Pres ident Furth. of the Seattle Electric Com pany that he cause to be Installed in all street-cars a quarter-ln-the-slot machine, whereby customers of the road might get tickets without the trouble of going to the general offices. Of late there has been much complaint by citizens that they are forced to wait In line to get tickets. ' President Furth agreed to take the mat ter up and will advise the committee next week what can be done In this direction. 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