TIIE MORXING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, ATjGUST 18, 19Ub BATTLE 15 11 TAME AFFAIR Marked by Little Firing and Absence of Spectacu lar Features. OREGON BOYS KEPT OUT Third Battalion Not Allowed to Pull a Trigger Two-Thirds of Men on Field in Same Plight. . Kesult a Draw. BT GEORGE WHITE. FIELD HEADQUARTERS, American Lake, Wash., Aug. 17. Staft Correspond ence.) There was one thing that stood out above all others in the firing maneu vers here today. That was the hardi hood of the American volunteer and his ready adaptability to active campaigning. Coming direct from comfortable homes and spending two days in the Held wltn forced marches, small rations and lnsuln clent shelter from the chilly night air, the National Guard troops were hardly ex pected to complete the severe expedition without a great deal of suffering among officers and men. There was general surprise in camp when it was seen that the guardsmen stood the severe tax on the physical re sources as well as did the men of the reg ular Army, who are more or less hard ened to such things. There was not a single case of actual physical exhaustion in a National Guard command, the men standing up to the task of marching 12 to 18 miles, running two or three more In skirmish work, wading streams, and all this on light field rations, after a night rolled in a blanket, each on the bare ground. It was amply demonstrated that Uncle Earn can count on good service from the main stay of his fighting machine, the American volunteer, should the call to arms ever be sounded again. Battle Not Spectacular. Aside from the forced marches, some outpost brushes, a few skirmish rushes and two artillery duels, today's much-exploited sham battle was of no great con sequence. Had the guns been loaded and the fighting real, the whole affair would have been important enough to occupy possibly one brief paragraph in history. In the language of many military men here, "'it was a lizzie, even from a' cam paigning point of view." It was cer tainly a fizzle from a spectacular stand point. There was but little more than an hour of tiring, and this was scattered and irregular. At least a third of the force in the field did not become engaged at all. While doing excellent service In support of a battalion of artillery, tne men of the Third Oregon didn't get to fire a shot. As had been expected, the second or llrown Brigade, defending Tacoma, ad vanced to meet the attacking Blue Bri gade. They encountered the Blue left wing at a point two and a half miles north of Murray Station. The attacking force appeared to get the worst of this brush and retreated towards Its bivouac point,, west and north of American Lake. Later, the whole Brown- line was driven back. - Had the rifles been firing balls in stead of harmless wads, there would be one troop less of the Fourteenth United States Cavalry tonight., This troop, a part of the Brown scouting force, formed on a slight elevation while the brigades were preparing for an encounter. The Ninth and Twenty fourth Batteries of Field Artillery got Into range under cover' and sent half a dozen shots into the cavalry troop belore the mounted men knew what was happening. The cavalrymen were promptly declared exterminated. Wipes Out Infantrymen. Shortly afterward a battalion of Brown infantry put a theoretical quiet us on the companies of the Twentieth Infantry which attacked their left wing at a point two miles due north of Mur ray Station on the Northern Pacific Railroad track. Tne Browns were hid den In a belt of thick timber. As the attacking regulars rushed toward this cover, the Browns poured a. deadly tire in their faces, thus throwing them out of the fray. ' While each brigade had advantages in various movements, the attacking force had the better of the fight as a whole, so several umpires have decided. Daylignt this morning found the whole American Lake district looking like a scene of impending carnage. Sol diers were crawling out of their little dog tents and hurrying about for ra tions and water before it was yet light. Few In either brigade had slept well. The temperature had fallen well be low the 4J mark, late in the night, and the chiil proved more than a match for the weariness of a bard day. Not a few of the men in bivouac crept into the w.'ods and built small Ores to keep warm. The attacking brigade formed at 5:26 in three columns. The men broke camp, shouldered their heavy equipment and swung north along the roads at a quick pace. The novelty and excitement kept away all thoughts of fatigue. Be lieving they had a 14-mile march ahead with several creeks to wade, hills to climb and forests to penetrate, the troops faced the situation cheerfully, and as if they enjoyed It. The store of energy seemed limitless. When the matter of selecting an ad vance guard came up, the Third Oregon again triumphed and Major John Mays' battalion went ahead. Colonel Maus, the brigade commander, rode up to see the advance guard take the field. "These fellows know their business," exclaimed Colonel Maus, enthusiastically, as the Oregon advance deployed and took the field with the accuracy and decision of a machine. Later the Oregon advance battalion dis tinguished itself by sighting, surrounding and capturing one outpost of the Sev fventh Regular Infantry, sent out by the Brown Army. The Oregon infantry was assigned to the center column, in which were the Second Washington. Twenty fourth Battery of Field Artillery, and Troop D of the Washington Guard. Seattle Colonel .; Rebuked. Colonel George B. Lamping, of the "Washington troops, came in for a scath ing rebuke from Colonol Maus Just be fore the center column- moved. He had arrived in line with his regiment half an hour after schedule time. Colonel Maus did not mince words in talking to the Seattle commander, telling him he ought to pay attention to orders and not keep the whole movement back by dilatory tardiness. The rebuke was delivered in the presence of a number of other of ficers. In the left wing, commanded by Cap tain W. P. Burnham. of the Ninth In fantry, were the Twentieth Infantry, five troops of the Second Cavalry, First Battery of Field Artillery, and de tachments of signal and hospital corps. In the right wing, commanded by Colonel Alfred Reynolds, were the Twenty-second SHAM Infantry troops of Washington Cavalry, separate Oregon Battalion and the Ninth Battery of Field Artillery. The three columns took different roads, arriving at the Hillhurst Jackson ranch at 8:05 o'clock together. A halt of 30 minutes was made here pending an effort to locate the enemy. The Brown Brigade was on the road equally early. It had in its line the Fourteenth Cavalry, Montana and Idaho Infantry, Eleventh Battalion of Field Artillery and Seventh Infantry. First Shot Is Fired. The brigades met about half way, after considerable skirmishing, and at 10:10 o'clock the first Bhot was fired, the left wing of the Blues engaged the right and center of the Browns, and drove it back into the woods. The woods reverberated for a few minute with the metallic roll ing of a heavy rifle fire. A thousand yards behind the lines the firing sounded not unlike the sharp rattling of half a dozen telegraph sounders. At 10:20 the ill-fated troop from the Fourteenth Cavalry exposed itself on an eminence. The Twenty-fourth battery was watching for sume such opening. It opened fire on the Instant. The op posing artillery rushed several guns into place an dreplied, but was driven back. ) The Third Oregon lay in reserve as a support to the artillery and did not get into action. The separate Oregon battal ion was more fortunate, being hurried forward to join the Twenty-second In fantry on the left wing. The separate got in a few shots before the call sounded. Weary Men Reach Camp. Beginning at a point two miles east of Murray, the skirmishing continued north to the Country Club on American Lake, the Browns gradually falling back. When this point was reached, recall was sounded. At 11:58 the firing ceased and the troops returned to quarters. All reached camp tored and foot-sore, but otherwise in good condition. After recall the Twenty-second Infan try claimed they had got the Idaho In fantry into an opening during the retreat and had put them out of action, although the point waa not ruled upon at the time, as no umpires happened to be in the vicinity. Tomorrow morning all officers who par ticipated in the maneuvers will meet at general headquarters and discuss - the problems presented during the day's ac tion. A second and more leaborate bat tle is being planned for Monday. The Oregon guardsmen will remain for the Monday engagement. Although they were to have returned to Oregon Monday, an extension of two days' time In camp has been granted. Governor Chamberlain visited Colonel Gantenbein's headquarters today and au thorized him to keep his regiment in the field until Wednelay, if he so de sired. The same privilege was extended to Major Yoran, of the separate battal ion. The matter was put up to the men for a vote and all decided to remain. NO VICTORY, SAYS FTJNSTON Expresses Satisfaction With Results of the Maneuver. CAMP TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 17. "There was no victory and none will be announced," salil Brigadier-General Funston this afternoon, after the man euvers of the morning. The camp com mander in general terms expressed satis faction with the results of the action. He added that some exceedingly tine movements had been executed, and, while some mistakes had been made, it is by these means that the United States Army is perfecting itself by profiting by experience. In a general way the problem is un derstood to have been a movement by the "Browns" to develop the. strength of the "Blues" and check their advance as much as possible. The "Blues" were superior In every branch except cavalry. In artillery the "Browns" were decidedly at a. disadvantage. COXTEXTIOX DATE IS CHOSEN Chehalis County Republicans Will Nominate September 12. MONTESANO. Wash.. Aug. 17.-(Spe-cial.) The date of holding the Republican convention in Chehalis County having been fixed for September 12, a week be fore the meeting of the state convention at Seattle, the candidates who have al ready announced themselves are get ting down to business and will do their utmost betweert now and the primaries, September 7, to see that delegates favor able to them are selected to go to the convention. The main fight is still for State Senator, 'and the race is now nar rowed down to J. R. O'Donnell, of Elma, and Alex Poison, of Hoqulam. Hardly any interest is being manifested in county offices, although an entire tick et is to be elected, it being tacitly under stood that most of these will be decided on the floor of the convention after the choice for Senator is made. There is more than ordinary Interest in the ques-, tion of the removal of the county seat from Montesano to a site that has been selected on the outskirts of Hoqulam, be tween that city and Aberdeen. In fact. It Is this question that Is vexing the souls of the candidates and making them keep unusually quiet, for any admission in favor of the county seat's retention at Montesano is sure to create opposition in the western end of the county, while to advocate its removal is just as certain to cause the eastern section to rise up in arms ready for a fight. Charges of deals and combinations are already being openly made, and while the western end of the county will have a decided majority in the convention, it is by no means certain that the delegates from that section will vote as a unit, while the entire eastern end will send an instructed delegation which will support such candidates as come out openly In favor of the retention of the county seat at Montesano. Thus far it is anybody's race, but no one can tell what the next few weeks may develop. REMOVE VALENCIA VICTIMS Seattle Labor Unions Pay for Re burial of Unidentified Bodies. VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 17. A dispatch from Carmanah Point says the United States revenue cutter Heather is at Pa chena Bay, on the Vancouver Island coast, taking up the bodies of the vic tims of the steamer Valencia, wrecked near there in February last. A number of bodies were brought to Victoria for burial, but many decomposed and un identified were buried in shallow graves on the beach by the parties engaged in recovering victims of the wreck. Recently the Seattle labor unions col lected a fund and made arrangements for the removal of the bodies to Seattle. A revenue cutter was given by the Gov ernment for the work. SPOKANE MILL IS BURNED Plant of Lamb Lumber Company De stroyed Others Sustain Losses. SPOKANE, Aug. 17. Fire, which broke out in the motor-room in the rear of the C. A. Lamb Lumber Company's planing mill at 4:45 o'clock this afternoon, de stroyed property belonging to that com pany, the Spokane Shingle Company, Par lin & Orndorff, J. T. Hunter, Peter Cos tello. Wells & Dye and Dr. P. 3. Byrne to the value of nearly J35.000. The largest part of the loss was sus tained by the Lamb Lumber Company and Is estimated at $25,000. They carried less than J5000 insurance. The total amount of insurance on all property burned was not more than $10,000. The Lamb Lumber Company located in Spokane less than three years ago. GRANTED NO RELIEF Booth -Kelly Company Says Car Shortage Exists WILL CLOSE DOWN MILLS Removal of Embargo on Lumber Shipments to Northern Califor nia Does Not Serve Purpose In Lane County. EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) No promise of cars' for the relief of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company has yet come from the Southern Pacific, and dis astrous results are already being felt here. Yesterday the night shift in the Springfield mills was laid off, and the same order has gone into the Coburg mills of the same company today. The day shifts at all the mills in the county will be taken off unless some permanent relief Is offered within a few days. The big lumber company is short more than 600 cars today, with hundreds of orders in the yards ready to ship. Fail ure to send out these orders will cause not only a loss of customers all over the country, but in many cases almost a total loss to the company itself, for a large percentage of its contracts are for spe cially cut lumber. The hold-up is becom ing more serious every hour. Until the closing down of the Spring field mill yesterday, the Booth-Kelly peo ple were running day and night shifts at Springfield and Coburg and day and ryght shifts at Wendllng and Saginaw, beside handling the output of the Brown Lm ber Company at Cottage Grove, the jo hawk Lumber Company and a number of small mills in the county. Fifteen hundred people, receiving over $100,000 a month, are employed by the company in its own business in Lane County, to say nothing of those who would be indirectly affected by a general shut-down. Car Shortage Real Trouble. When asked today regarding the state ment of a representative of the Southern Pacific to the effect that the San Fran cisco congestion, resulting in an embargo on lumber andV other commodities, was entirely responsible . for the threatened shut-down of the Booth-Kelly mills, and that there was no shortage of cars. A. C. Dixon, manager of the sales department of the lumber company, said: "We are not dependent in any sense of the word on the San Francisco and Oak land market, but we are to some extent on the California and Nevada market, and while the embargo is removed on all but the San Francisco and Oakland mar kets, it does not avail us, as we have not even approximately enough cars to move our output from the mills. "We have had cars ordered for Interior California and Nevada points for weeks past which have not yet been furnished, compelling us to hold material in our yards which has been cut to special order, inconveniencing and discommoding our customers. We can easily ship all of our output to points aside from those on which the embargo has been placed if equipment is furnished, and if a car shortage does not exist in general it cer tainly does at the Interior mills." Excelsior Mills Afrected. The Excelsior Company here Is also threatened with a shut-down because of the Southern Pacific's failure to supply cars enough to carry away the product of the mills. C. O. Peterson, manager of the company, says that on August 10 the night shift was taken off because every available foot of storage room had been filled, and there was no place In which the baled excelsior could be kept until more cars were procured. Now he ays it will be necessary to close the plant entirely unless some relief is offered within a week. GIVEN cdUNTY CERTIFICATES Few Applicants at Recent Teachers' Examinations Failed to Pass. SALEM, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) Coun ty Superintendent E. T. Moores today is sued certificates to the following appli cants who passed the recent examination for county papers: First Grade Mary A. Siass Brooks: Zorelda M- Minton, Salem; Maud Barkus, Salem; Laura M. Rees, Mehama; Laura M. Bean, . Ida M. Smith, Mabel Tolman, Salem; Mary E. Slagel. Shaw; Maud M. Magness, Amity; Jessie Cromwell, Salem; Fred P. Sherwood, Woodburn; Edna M Mason, Tillamook: Marie E. Kissling. Macleay; Wilma Blair, Hubbard; Myrtle Cook, Woodburn; May Cleveland, Salem; Sadie Lines, Sclo; Nellie Holt, Thomas; Reva Buell, Salem; James F. Axley, Sa lem; A. B. Haverly, Woodburn; Flodene Welborne, Turner; Mrs. Myrtle Bradford. Portland; Hlld J. Olsen, Silverton; James Dodson, Dayton. Second Grade Nina Raymond, Turner: Helen McKlnney, Maud McKinney, Wood burn; Mary HItrick, Ruby Kennedy, Alice Wise, Mary Evans, Eleanor Richmond, Salem; Mae Lavgren, Silverton; Clarence Phillips, Scott Mills; Ida Wipper, Turner; Nora Hall, Marion; Bertha McKay, Tur ner; Margaret McClellan, Aumsvllle; Ma bel Beaver, Elizabeth Townsend, Fred Brokaw, John A Hogg, Alverda Croger, Salem; Mabel Richardson, Woodburn; Leon B. Barrlck, Mehama. Four out of 69 applicants for county pa pers failed. OREGON CITY DIVORCE COURT Assyrian Couple Take Advantage Of Popular American Custom. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Four new divorce suits have been filed in the Clackamaa County Circuit Court. - Catherine Goura, who was mar ried to Samuel Goura at Baruth, Assyria, in 1893, is suing Samuel Goura for a legal separation on the grounds of desertion at Portland in 1904. Plaintiff desires her maiden name restored; it was Catherine Samen. Henry Westerman charges Rosy Wes terman. whom he married in this city in 1S99, with desertion two years following their marriage. There is a minor child, aged" 5 years, for whose custody the plaintiff does not apply. Cruel treatment Is alleged in the di vorce suit of Ella Cantwell against Will lam Cantwnll. They were married at Canby In October, 1904. Daisy A. Smith Is charged, with deser tion at Portland in 1904, the plaintiff be ing Charles H. Smith. They were mar ried at Vancouver, Wash., - July 4, 16. OREGON CITY WATER PURE Filtration Plan Removes All Germs From Willamette Article. OREGON CITT. Or., August 17. (Spe cial.) Other than to serve as a warning against the promiscuous use of unflltered water from the Willamette River, the report of the State Board of Heaith in declaring that the waters of the Willam ette and Columbia Rivers are infected with millions of typhoid fever germs, does not alarm the people of Oregon City. This city owns its own water sys tem and frequent analyses of the fil tered product, although the water is taken from the river, have shown it to be 99.8 per cent pure. The roost convincing evidence of the purity of the Oregon City water supply Is found in the scarcity of typhoid fever, of which there is rarely a case in this city. LONG TRIP ON A BICYCLE John Heoppner Rides From Sand burn, Minn., to Lewiston., LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 17. (Special.) Covered with dust and with his ma chine showing the wear and tear of the trip, John Heoppner rode into Lewiston this morning on a bicycle, asserting that he started from Sandburn, Minn., five weeks ago and that in that time he had traveled little more than 2300 miles, or about 70 miles a day. He says he made the trip pn his wheel to get a good view of the country and to find a place to settle. After leaving Sandburn, Heoppner says he went south to Arkansas, passing through Kansas and Nebraska, then swung northward and visited the Sho shone Indian reservation ir Wyoming, which has been recently opened. He declares the mines there were not up to his expectations,' a shortage of water preventing the sluicing of placer ground and making farms of less value. Before coming to Lewiston, Heoppner says he visited Walla Walla and La Grande. HOT SEEKING THE HONOR EX-SENATOR TURNER IS FIRM FOR CHAMBERLAIN. ' Oregon Governor West's Logical . Candidate for Vice-Presidency. Does Not Covet It Himself. SPOKANE, Aug. 17. "Under no cir cumstances would I permit the. use of my name for the Vice-Presidential nomina tion," stated Judge George Turner today, when shown the Associated Press dis patch .quoting Governor George E. Cham berlain of Oregon as urging the nomina tion of ex-Senator Turner. "The nomination of liryan may almost be taken for granted, and the nomination for Vice-President will probably go to the East. Should it fall to the Pacific Coast, however, the natural, logical and inevitable candidate would be Governor Chamberlain, who twice carried his state, and who would carry it for the party at the Presidential election." CITY OWNERSHIP IS BLOCKED North Yakima Light and Water Com pany Enjoins Purchase. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.) Judge Hanford, of the United States District Court, this morning grant ed a temporary injunction to the North west Light & Water Company. The in junction restrains the city from holding an election August 28 to ascertain public feeling in regard to the purchase of the water plant by the municipality and the issuance of bonds to pay for the plant If condemned. Robert E. Strahorn, president of the company, stated this morning that as the Injunction had been granted, which re strains the city from interfering in any way with the company, about J100.0W) worth of Improvements will be made to the plant. ABERDEEN BURGLARS CAUGHT Hotelkeeper Lies in Walt and Arrests One in Act. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Charles Pratsch, proprietor of the Pioneer Hotel, captured a burglar at the muzzle of a gun early this morning. The fellow, who gives his name as Joseph Jenkins, was in the act of leaving the building with his plunder, when Pratsch, who had been watching for him, covered him with the gun and held him until an officer arrived. The hotel had been vis ited the night before by a burglar and Pratsch thought the man might repeat his visit, so he decided to wait for him. James McLaughlin, a logger, thought to be a partner of Jenkins, was arrested today while attempting to sell stolen goods. It is believed the two men have been carrying out a systematic plan of robbing business houses In the city and are responsible for the many crimes of this kind committed. TWO FISHERMEN ARE DROWNED Boat Capsizes While Beating Down River at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) Two fishernen were drowned by the capsizing of their boat a short distance below the Fort Columbia wharf last evening while they were beating down the river. Though the accident was seen by several other fishermen, and a number of boats were qickly on the scene, no trace of the men could be found, as the men evidently sank immediately. "Who the men were Is not definitely known, but the license number on the boat was 1072, and that number was Is sued by the Fish Warden to L. Hagg man. Shortly after this accident occurred, another boat capsized in almost the same place, but both the men were rescued. Tacoma Mayor Answers Admiral. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 17. Replying to Admiral Goodrich's letter relative to the exclusion by P. F. Sloan of a petty of ficer from one of the ships of tho Pacific squadron from a social dance. Mayor Wright states he has Investigated the matter complained of and after a confer ence with Mr. Sloan Is forced to the con clusion that the latter was within his rights when he objected to the admission of a stranger without proper introduc tion. Clackamas Farmers Are Pleased. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Gottfried Moehnke, a farmer at Shubel. reports a yield of 74 bushels per acre from a five-acre field of oats. An exceptionally good yield of wheat and oats, both In quality and quantity, is re ported by Clackamas County farmers as far as the harvest has progressed. A yield of 70 bushels of oats per acre Is also reported from the farm of George Laxelle near New Era. More Typhoid Is Reported. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Mrs. P. Bruno was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland, this after noon, to be treated for typhoid fever. A numbed of new cases of the fever have been reported and unless something is done soon to Improve the condition of the city's water supply, an epidemic la feared. Condemning Rights of Way. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Klrby, of this county, has been out all week serving papers in con demnation suits for rights of way on residents along the proposed railroad of the Southern Facifio Company through this county. LOCATES ITS UE Harriman System Files Maps of Central Oregon Road. SURVEYS NOT COMPLETED Route Definitely Settled Upon Only From Ontario to East End of Malheur Lake Re corded at Burns. BURNS, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) Attor ney W. A. Robbln, of Wr. W. Cotton's office at Portland, representing the Har riman lines, arrived in Burns today and at once proceeded to file maps of definite location for a Harriman railroad to be built through Central Oregon. He refused to be lnterview-ed, but it was learned, by referring to the maps, that surveys are now complete from Ontario to a point on Crane Creek, near the east end of Mal heur Lake, but from that place the route of the proposed line has not yet been de cided upon. It is stated that the line will be built just as soon as labor can be secured. The arrival of the Harriman representa tive has created great excitement among the people of this isolated section of Ore gon. Local Harriman officials yesterday con firmed the facts given in the foregoing dispatch, which indicates that active steps are being taken towards the construction af a line across Central Oregon. The maps which have been filed are of the first section of the line, which is to be constructed from Ontario and which it is supposed will have as its ultimate termi nus some point on the main line at or near Natron. The line is regarded as one of the most important railroad projects in the state, and means much for the development of Central Oregon. SANTIAM FIRE IS SPREADING Burning With More Vigor Than for Several Days Past. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) The Santiam forest fire Is unabated and is slowly spreading. The fire on the north side of the river below Berry showed re newed vigor today and spread rapidly for the first time in several days. It Is now burning on the hills not far above the railroad track in the direction of Gran ite Mountain. The fire on the south side of the stream is spreading in all directions. It is not running rapidly, but all efforts to get it under control have been un availing. CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES Mines, Cattle Ranches and Farms Suffer in Tulomne County. SONORA. Cal., Aug. 17. Two Immense forest fires are raging In the foothills seven miles from Columbia, Tulomne County. Mines, ranches and cattle are reported to have been destroyed. An army of men from surrounding towns has gone to fight the flames. The prop erty, loss la about $250,000 already. The fighters are making no progress. The lire was caused by an attempt to burn a right of way. , Forest Fire Near Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 17. A fierce forest fire has been raging near Bitter Iake. and for the past 24 hours has been defying the efforts of more than 100 men. The fire fighters succeeded in checking the flames near the Wilson mill. Deputy Sheriff McKinnon returned to Seattle yesterday, and reported that the fire would have to burn itself out. Unless a wind comes up the homes of the inhabitants in tho vicinity will not be destroyed. WILL TAX RAILWAYS HIGHER Idaho Board of Equalization Re solves Upon an Increase. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17. (Special.) The State Board' of Equalization at Its meeting today determined to make an increase in railway assessments this year, but no figure was agreed upon. The rate on most main lines last year was $9500 a mile, an increase then be ing made of about 10 per cent over the year before. The assessed valuation of the state outside of railways, telegraphs and telephones is $68,503,000, In round figures, an increase of $6,500,00) over last year. The railway assessment last year was $10,678,000 and telegraphs and telephones- $620,000. The latter will not be increased. If an increase of 10 per cent should be made on railway lines, It would make the total assessed valua tion of the stae approximately $81, OODOOjj. Fire at Klamath Falls. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 17. The explosion of a gasoline tank in the Klamath Falls steam laundry started a fire this forenoon that de stroyed the laundry: loss $6000. The ANTHONY OVERMAN The author is MIRIAM MICHELSON who wrote "In the Bishop's Carriage." The scene is laid on the Pacific Slope, more particu larly in San Francisco. The book has a human and pas sionate appeal. Illustrated by John Cecil Clay. . . 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