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THE 3I0RSIXG OREGOXIAy. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1903. 1 SUIT BROUGHT FOR 57, January Mining Company, of Portland, Sues Bunker Hill and Sullivan. MINING CLAIMS OVERLAP Fimoai Wagner Vein In Coaer d-Air ne District In Idaho Subject of Dispute Between Rival Mining Companies. WAU-AC6 Idaho. Nov. 11 Another big iiuit has bfit filed agnlnst the Bunker llfll ft Sulllran Mining Company, of Kel- lore, the world a greatest lead-ellver mine. This suit is at thcNinstance of the Jan' uary Mining Company, and Is directly for reroverr of IT.yio.O'lO. allrged to be the value of ore tnken from a disputed vein In the Iwt three years from this date, and for control of the famous Wardner rein, from which tens of millions of dollars' worth of ore has been extracted. The January Mining Company is & cor poration organised under the laws of ttie (Hate of Ocegon. with the principal place of business in Portland, and claims to be owner of the Republican Fraction lv!e claim In the Treka mining- district, which came Into possession of tiiat company by means of a transfer from the Federal Mining Smelting Company to Frank T. l'nt. of Spokane, and by transfer from Tost to the January Company. In view of the fact that Post is attor ney for the- Federal Company. It is gen erally believed that that company is in reality behind the suit. It is declared that the famous Wardner vein has itn apex in the Republican Fraction Code claim, and traveres It In an easterly and westerly direction and that It is this vein which outcrops In the Bunker Hill. nma. I-t Chance. Stomwinder and Tyler lode claim. On account of the allegation that this vein has Its apex In the Republican Fraction lode claim, the January Com pany asserts that It Is entitled to full poesesslon thereof throughout Its entire length, ft is further claimed that the Hunker Hill Company, has removed large n'lantitlea of ore from the vein and has destroyed evidence of this by filling up tne void caused thereby from debris and waste. Between November 15. 19. and January V. rT. the value of the ore extracted in this way Is said to be In excess of J4.000. onn. Between January 31. 1W. and July 15. 1!. the value of the ore removed is said to 1 In execee of !.noo.flon, and from Julv is. to date, the value of ore re moved is said to he ia excess of POO.OOO. The January Company sues for recov ery of these amounts and to quiet title to the Wardner vein and Republican Frac tion !oo claim. Two other suits Involv ing million of dollars are pending against tMe Bunker Hill Company, at the Instance of the Federal Mining & Smelting Com Tany. bearing on much the same proposition. WILL SUBDIVIDE COUNTY People or Clark Preparing: for Township Government. VAXCOWER. Wash.. Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) The County Commissioner of Clark County will divide the county into 15 townships, as the question of town ship organization carried at the elec tion on November 3 by a big majority. The Commissioners have Issued a cir cular to the people of the various dis tricts In the county, asking each d-strlet to choose a name for Itself and send the names to the County Board at once. The township government will not go Into effect until March 1. 1909. at which time the first town meetings will be held. No counties In Washington at the present time have the township govern ment, but besides Clark County, three other ccunties. Cowlitx. Lewis and Franklin, voted upon the proposition at the last election and township organiza tion carried In each one. I'nder the new order the assessing of all property will be done by the town ship Assessors and as these Assessors must get all their Instruction from the County Auditor, according to the law. and make their return to him by June 1. so that he may prepare the rolls for the Board of Kqualixaticn. It looks as If TO County Assessors would be needed under the township govtmment. At the same time, when the township govern ment was carried. Clark County also elected a County Assessor. A. F. Danes, of Etna, hut he may find himself without a lob after March 1 next. Kach township Is empowered to levy local taxes. COLLEGE TO RAISE $50,000 Albany Institution to Begin Cam paign lor Endowment. ALBANY. Or.. Nov. i:. f Special. 1 Albany College has launched a campaign for a JSrt.noo endowment. Friday. No ember :0. will be "college day-' in Al bany and on that date an effort will be mao to raise 110.0O0 In this city as a nucleus for the fund. An endowment now seems assured for Albany College by the action of the college board of the Presbyterian Church of the United States. The president of thla board has promised to give ono dol lar for an endowment for Albany Col-l.-ge for every dollar raised in Oregon, un to 1:5.000, thus providing for a tSO.000 endowment. With this encouragement. President Crooks and the board of trus tees of the college have Inaugurated a movement to raise $:&.000 In this state. Albany College has been doing better work this year than ever along all lines of collegiate effort. It has a larger fac ulty, bctfer equipment. an Improved library, the biggest conservatory of music It has ever had. better opportunities In oratory and debating, while In Its ath letic department the football team has won the championship of the nonconf "rence colleges of Oregon. With the first big offer of help from the National college board of the Presbyterian Church and the prospects of the realization of its first endowment, the college faces the bright est period of its history. BOOSTER FUND IS GROWING Cvldrndale Raises $300 Dally to Advertise Klickitat County. OULPF-NIXAI..B, Wash.. Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) Klickitat County has already raised (W for publicity work during the com ing rear, and the subscriptions are still cming in at the rate of t a day. Another booster meeting will be held by Tom Rt.-liardson at White Salmon, in the tveitern part of the county on Saturday of this week. It Is expected a large sum will be raised at this meeting. The publicity work of the county will he managed very largely by the Klickitat Development League of Goldendale. offi cers of which are: President. H. N. Fra xt: executive board. D. Ledbetter. C. T. Camplan. N. B. Brooks. George Hyatt. The secretary is elected by the executive board, but it Is understood it will retain the present secretary, C. W. Ramsey. STEAL IRON SAFE; GET $2 Cracksmen Hani Strong Box Up Hill, but Get Little for Pains. TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. Special.) Stealing a cart from a livery barn, a block away, safe-crackers last night hauled a safe belonging to D. Lunkley, a merchant of Spanaway, up a sharp hill for several blocks and burst It with giant powder. Before stealing the safe, the robbers broke into the Spanaway Postofllce and took 40 cents of Government funds and J2 belonging to W. C. Shriner. the Post- CHAMiES HIS AME TO (HALOXEK. , r it t 9 3 in'i ,. .it i wm i J. Armstrong Chaaler. NEW YORK. Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) J. Armstrong; Chanler has changed his name to Chal oner. That was the family name many years ago. He Is In court now under that name tes tifying as to the family con spiracy which he charges waa formed to have him cast ' Into a madhouse and deprived of his wealth. He escaped from the asylum In which he was con fined in New Torlc and returned to Virginia, where he was ad Judged sane. But he has been unable to return to New York to claim his property for fear that' he would be locked up an the asylum again. master. This was the sum total of the loot obtained after a hard nighfs work. After blowing open the safe, the robbers found a few account books, some old papers and non-negotiable school warrant valued at about 60 which they left strewn In front of the safe. GRAND JURY ENDS ITS WORK Criticises Sanitary Condition of Clackamas County Jail. OREGON CITY, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The first grand Jury that Clackamas County has had In several years today concluded Its deliberations and was dis charged. Their findings were devoid of Ktartlnr features. Indictments have been returned against August and Arthur Erickson. charged with selling liquor without a license; Charles Jess, witn obtaining money under false pretences: John M. Rottensteln. forgery;. John Wal lace, burglary, and Math Jancigaj, mur der. All of the cases except that of Janclga have been disposed of. The grand Jury criticised the sanitary arrangements In the Jail and recommended additional quarters for the Sheriffs office. DETECTIVE BADLY BEATEN Saloonkeeper' Pummels Man Who Gathers Evidence Against Him. COLFAX. Wash., Nov. 1!. (Special.) A warrant was issued today for Bar ney Gardewln. a saloon-keeper or col ton. Wash., for a brutal assault upon Detective C. H. Glddlngs. of the Swain detective agency, of bpokane. who had obtained evidence for the second of fense against Gardewln for violating the Sunday closing law. Just prior to time of trial, Wednesday, the two met on a street and the aid of friends saved Glddings" life, as he suffered Internal Injuries and was taken to a Spokane hospital. Taconia Shipping News. TACOMaJ Nov. 12. The French liner Ouesoant cleared today for San Fran cisco with 1000 tons of wheat and 4000 feet of lumber. She also had general freight from Seattle and a large amount of general freight from the Orient for San Francisco. The Russian ship Flnjand la In port to load barley for Kerr, Gifford & Company. The American-Hawaiian liner Ari zona is In port loading wheat and lum ber. The Anchor line steamer Buckman leaves tomorrow for Seattle. The steamer Governor is due from Seattle at midnight. FORTY MILLION TO GET PURE WATER Bay City Voters Sanction Bond Issue by Huge Ma- . jority. BUILD LINE TO YOSEMITE rjan Francisco Will Buy Rights From Government In Hetch Helchy District and Construct 135 Mile System. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. II. (Special.) By a vote approximating six to one. the San Francisco mountain water bonds, better known in the city as the Hetch Hetchy system, were carried today In the face of opposition by the Spring Valley Water Company and allied Interests. The total vote, unofficial, gives 34.850 In favor of the municipal water project with but ST08 against it. the largest vote polled at a bond election in the history of the city. This means that the new system Is carried by a sweeping majority. The scheme as presented to the peo ple was to vote J600.000 In bonds to ac quire from the Government water rights in the Hetch Hetchy district. 135 miles from San Francisco. After acquiring these rights, bonds will be Issued for $40,000,000 to bring the large water sup ply from the Sierras. It docs not mean the Immediate se curing of a city water system, but it was fought bitterly, nevertheless. The Spring Valley Company wanted to letain its monopoly. All the San Francisco papers were In favor of the bonds and for a week past have been carrying on a strong campaign, pointing out us an argument the magnificent plant owned by Portland. Spring Valley replied with page advertisements In the morning pa pers, but the people showed an over whelming desire to he freed from a monopoly that Is unwilling to furnish an adequate supply and at the same time has been charging high rates- TWENTY-THREE INDICTMENTS IX MORROW LIQCOR CASES. Harness-maker a Suicide. CONDON". Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) George Kohler. of Fossil, committed sui cide at that place during the night of November 10. by cutting his throat after having attempted to end his life by sev ering the blood vessels In his arm. Koh ler was a harness-maker about 50 years old. and has worked at his trade in this state for many years, principally In Port land. The Dalles, Prinevllle. Condon and Fossil. Temporary insanHy is supposed to have led him to take his own life. His body- was sent today to relatives in Sacramento. Cal. Novelty Afire on Coos Beach. MARSH FT ELJ. Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The Novelty, a sailing vessel owned by the Simpson Lumber Company, and which was driven ashore about a year ago. is burning at the mouth of Ten Mile Creek. The boat waa In a storm and was driven so far ashore that It waa impossible to get her In the water again, and she was tripped of all rigging. 50 LADIES' SUITS Worth $.25.00 on sale Friday morn ing at $11. SO. I.E PALAIS ROYAL. $75 Washington Street. Grand Jury Forced to Send Wit nesses to Jail In Order to Compel Them to Answer Questions. HEPPNER, Or., Novj 12. (Special.) That the grand Jury had something up its sleeve when It failed to report Indictments last night was made evident today when 23 true bills were returned against Mor row County citizens for alleged violation of the local option law. Up until a late hour yesterday It was thought that there was nothing doing In the llquor-eases and that the "past times" and near-beer places had escaped. The authorities de clare they have convicting evidence on all of the Indictments. It was no easy matter for the grand Jury to get evidence from the witnesses called before it and It was by contining some witnesses in Jail for their refusal to answer questions that the facts were gleaned for a verdict of Indictment. Two indictments were returned against Maddock & Co., Vic Groshens, Dennis Mc Namee and Chris Borchers, of Heppner, while Frank Engleman and Harry Reid, of lone, were charged in a like number of counts. These people were all ar raigned in court last night and given until today at 1:30 o"clock to plead, at which time Attorney Van Vactor appeared and asked for further time In which to ans wer. Prosecuting Attorney Phelps states that he Is ready for trial and urges that the cases be brought up at once and dis posed of, but they will go over until a later date as Judge Bean had dismissed the trial Jury owing to the slowness of tlie grand Jury in completing Its work. Horace Russell, who was haled before the grand jury as a witness on one of the many liquor cases, was given 25 days in the County Jail for refusing to answer the questions of that body. t Harry Dillon, who stole a gallon of whisky Monday night and then tried to slash Jeff Nell, proprietor of the Star Hotel, who remonstrated with him for his lawless actions, was sent to Jail for 30 davs. Jack Knox, who drank too much near-beer and bitters last night and then started a "rough-house" in a Chinese restaurant, throwing a Chinaman through a window and badly cutting his arm. was given 15 days in the County Jail. Ralph Jones and Ralph Cecil were given one year In the penitentiary for assault upon a Chinaman, but were paroled during good behavior. Ed West waa fined $50 for giving liquor to a minor. Several witnesses were examines by the grand Jury relative to setting tires the past Summer In the Blue Mountains. LAY MART MILLER TO REST Linn County Pioneer Buried Xear Home Where He Lived for Years. ALBAXT, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) Mart Miller, an honored pioneer of Linn County, who died last Monday at a hos pital in Salem, was buried today at Knox Butte, near his old home farm on which he had lived for more than half a cen tury. The funeral services were held this forenoon at the Miller residence, live miles east of Albany, and were at tended by a large number of people from this city and the surrounding country Mr. Miller was born In Indiana, in 1SS7. and came to Oregon with his parents In 150. He attended school in the first schoolhouse built In Linn County. Since 1.0 he has lived continuously on the old donation claim his father took up at Knox Butte, being a successful farmer. He was prominent In the Grange and took an active interest In public affairs in Linn County. Mr. Miller is survived by his widow and the following children: Alonzo J. Miller, of Portland; Mrs. Frank Warner, of Gar field, Wash., and Elam. Wayne, Ray F.. Docla. Krnest C. and Verl Miller, all of this county. MAKE FAST RUN TO SALEM Oregon. Electric, Beginning Sunday, Will Put on Extra Cars. SALEM. Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) It was announced here today that next Sunday the Oregon Electric will put on two cars a day. making a limited trip between Portland and Salem in one hour and 40 minutes, this being a reduction of 40 minutes in tne time. Two additional cars, leaving Salem and Portland at S:40 P. M., will also be run. THE STORE NOTED FOR BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES B. St PaOUE Portland, Ore Sov. 10,-1908i J. P. Burks, Supt., KoAllen 4 McDonnall, Ino. J5rd Morrison Street, Portland, 0ro. Dear Slr:- Soma days ago you wera'lnatructed by the Board of Directors of llcAllen & HcDonnell, Inc., to dispose of all of the stock of .'.the partnership firm of HoAllen t HcDonnell, In order to-make -room for the new stock of the Incorporation no owning the business of the said partnership. There was. no- limit of reduction plaoed upon the selling prloef your Instructions were DISPOSE Of" THE ENTIFSJ STOCK. The good are not- Selling as rapidly as the Board of Directors desire.- Arrangements have been made to" remodel the store room, place therein now tow cases and fixtures so as to make the store the leading up-to-date dry goods, notions and gentlemen's furnishing store in the Pacific Northwest. The changes and improvements cannot be made until the present large surplus stock of partner chip goods and the early arriving new stock are disposed of. Therefore you are now directed to make ouch REDUCTION IN THE SELLING PRICE OP EVERY ARTICLE in the store as will guarantee its disposal within the next four days. Our Presi dent and General Manager, Ifr. Daniel UoAllen, Is giving his per sonal attention to tne contracted improvements while you are to sell the large stock on hand. Very truly yours, The Board By of Di.rectora. Chairman $1.50 KID GLOVES Keduced to 79c Sizes 5V4 to 6. Now $3.50 SWEATER JACKETS Reduced tj - Q "7 to $2.25 Now - P A $5.00 SILK UMBRELLAS Reduced 23 $7.00 COATS Reduced to $3.50 33 MEN'S UNDERWEAR Reduced to ZCr 98c Now OlL 72x90 SHEETS Reduced to 37c BOYS' 50c WAISTS Reducfid to 17c :1 3 WOMEN'S GOWNS Reduced to 69c . $3.75 BLANKETS Reduced to $1.98 tj J 69 CHILDREN'S CAPS Reduced to 23c "t Qp Now $1.00 KID GLOVES Reduced to 39c 2 7C . Now $1.25 CORSETS Reduced to 59c 1 Qp Now " TJr V t CHILDREN'S BEARSKIN COATS Jjjg 39 75c KIMONOS Reduced to 50c Now MEN'S $1.00 SHD2TS Reduced to 45c Q Now .'. $1.75 NAPKINS Reduced to $1.35 X 9 $9.00 DRESS SKIRTS--Reduced to $5.98 Now ip'-arJ& $10.00 SUITS Reduced to $5.98 2 9 $1.50 CURTAINS Reduced to 95c 89 C $2.50 FUR SCARFS Reduced to 73c Now I.... $1.00 DRESS GOODS Reduced to 58c Now 15c LINEN CRASH Reduced to 8c $1.75 SATEEN PETTICOATS Reduced to 98c Now 75c TABLE DAMASK Reduced to 53c Q MEN'S $3.50 UNION SUITS Reducer - Cf Q to $1.89 Now P JL mKJ ZJ $25.00-$30.00 SUITS Reduced to tj f - QO $14.98 Now . JL JL CC NAZARETH WAISTS Reduced to 19c -J "1 f Now A A 50c TABLE DAMASK Reduced to 29c G $2.50 CLOAKINGS Reduced to 98c 9c $5.00 PURSES Reduced to $2.98 J2 75 50c SUPPORTERS Reduced to 37c Now.... OOt 75c FANCY HOSE Reduced to 46c yt NOW n.... A. A. Vta WOMEN'S $1.50 UNDERWEAR QC Now .. OOC 10c DAISY CLOTH Reduced to 8c rj 1 Now. 9 C 12i2c GINGHAMS Reduced to 11c 'Q12C $L50 VELVETS Reduced to 29c SC 75c CAMBRIC DRAWERS Reduced to 39c f- 30c LINEN TOWELS Reduced to 19c f Now A DC 15c LACE COLLARS Reduced to 6c ya Now :. $1.25 TAFFETA SILK Reduced to 98c Q All Laces-Veilings One-Fourth Off Regular. All Fancy Goods One-Fourth Off Regular. Fine Table Linens One-Third Off Regular. Muslin Underwear One-Fourth Off Regular. TO THE PUBLIC: The above letter received by me Wednesday needs no comment. Al though the sale has been in progress but seven days and a great amount ot business transacted, it is evident the results are not entirely satisfac tory to the Board of Directors. I simply wish to state here that at the present time the goods are being sold very much below their real worth and a further reduction would mean an actual loss. However, in compliance with the above order from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, I shall, during the remaining days, close but the stock at decided reductions from the already low sale prices.' For the next three days I promise values such as have never before been offered by any Portland store. No mail orders filled, no goods charged. J. P. BURKE, Superintendent , i ; TAKING GDSGRGVE SOUTH GOVERXOtt-ELECT OX HIS WAY TO CALIFORNIA. Sick Man in Good Spirits When He Reached Walla Walla Passes Through Portland Today. TVAI-t-A WALLA. "Tash., Nov. 12. (Special. ) Governor-elect S. G. Cos grove arrived in Walla Walla on the 2:15 train this afternoon from his home In Pomeroy, and was taken in an auto mobile direct to St. Mary's Hospital, where, he rested until 9 tonight, when he took the train for Portland and Cali fornia. Dr. H. R. Keylor and Mrs. Cosgrove accompanied the Governor, the former to remain witn nim only until ne is safely settled In one of the various health resorts of California. Mrs. Cos grove will remain until her husband is able to return to his home state. When he alighted from the train this afternoon Mr. Cosgrove was met by a few friends and the family physician. Although feuble in the extreme . and barely able to stand with the aid of a cane, the Governor-elect seemed in ex cellent spirits. When questioned at the station as to his plans, the Governor elect said he did not know just what he would do, as his case was entirely in the hands of his physician. It was im possible to see the Pomeroy man after he had entered the hospital, as visitors and newspaper men were absolutely forbidden interviews. Dr. Keylor said: "You know the Governorrelect is a desperately sick man, and It would be unwise for him to see any one but the family and physician." When questioned as to the condition of her husband, Mrs. Cosgrove said: "We think he is Improving some, and believe the trip to California will ben efit him materially. -We expect to re turn in time for the inauguration in January." The party was accompanied as far as Portland by his son, E. E. Cosgrove. Get Two Blgr Bears. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) James Sapplngton and Frank Brobst returned today from a. hunting trip to Silver Mountain, near Yacolt, with two enormous bears as the result of their expedition, one was a cinna mon weighing 600 pounds, and the other was n black bear weighing about 500 pounds. It is unusual to get such large specimens of bear In this part of the country. PALMER BUYS AT MEOFGRD CHICAGO MILLIONAIRE MAKES $37,000 INVESTMENT. Br. E. B. Plckel's "401" Ranch Sells for Over $100,000 Pal mer's Land to Be Subdivided. JIEDFORD. Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) A land deal of considerable moment has been closed here by which Honors Palmer, son of the la.e Chicago mil lionaire, becomes owner of 1300 acres of land. This body of land Is of the most productive In the county and lies on both sides of the Rogue River, 12 miles north of Medford. This particular section along the Rogue River Is the finest fishing grounds on -the coast and -well-known to many famous fishermen from abroad. The price paid for the land is tST.OUO cash. Mr. Palmer expects to divide the land into five and ten-acre tracts and place them on the market. Besides this Investment, which he made on his recent trip here, he also bought copper mining property located near the well-known Blue Ledge Mine, about 30 miles south west of Medford. Following the sale to VonoIe Palmar, comes another one nf )n'-r ' -1. Cannon, C. Vt'. Perkins and B. Gllmaib of San Francisco, anu 'f. . ...j i' Fresno, Cal.. purchased Dr. E. B. Picket's ranch, known as tile "401' ranch, and containing 561 acres. 235 acres planted to commercial varieties of apples 1 to 4 years old, and 100 acres ready for plant ing. The balance is planted to ppar.s. -While the exact price has not yet boon made public, it is known to be over J100.0GO. Eleven Halloween Cases I'p. Only 11 Hallowe"en cases were brought to the attention of the Juvenile Couit this year. In all of these the boys wero charged with pulling down fences, in one Instance taking away a section 60 feet long. . BUY A LOT NOW DON'T BE SORRY LATER.