THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAOT), FEBRUARY 18, 1900.
MAYOR HUES WiflS
Will HpWgNa3ority in Seattle
vfeaivnttofl. '
250 CLyBD Gf TOTAL OF 3,43
Was On ei be Xettost Pelltloal Con
teats ia flee Hfetfery e the Paget
Seemd Oliy.
SEATTUt, Wash Feb. 17. "Mayor
Humes rarritn the republican primaries
to Seattle enatght after eae of tfee hottest
contests 4m Aw Meteor the city. At
midnight the tetania taa ssere tana half
the imnluets Mtd tt practically ertaZn
that Hokm ivlll leave a Majority In next
tt ednesnajra ceaventton. His anegers
claim that ke wul have at lat 2W eut
o a total of Ml votes. The vote polled was
th heaviest fa the history of the city.
POFTMSM JKBttT HAVE QUORUM.
Set Meettwir fer Xareh 8 in Yamhill
Kwal "Kail He ate.
M lINNVILLB, Or.. Feb. 17. The cen
tral coMaStttee at the people's "party of
lamhill county was called to meet to
day, bat as ves"r.ew rsepenled, . Meet
ing was called Cor March S. Chairman
Richardson said that be had letters from
most of the committeemen, stating their
Inability to, attend. Just -What the meeUng
v. as called for is not feiown, unless it was
to d'scuss the party's attitude toward
fusion. From expressions today, there
eeems to he no real desire to combine.
The attitude of the democrats is not
known but It is presumed that they are
for fusion, especially as they have a can-
idate for congressional nomination, and
good chances of iecurlug, K.'
Wt XkehI Vail Rente.
Sanford B3. Goodrich, of Dayton prai
rie -who Is working to secure rural mall
cielHery from the Dayton poetofBce to
the Webtoot district, has received a very
favorable letter from the postoffioe au
thorities at Washington in answer to his
petition for the establishment of the
Toute He also has a letter from Con
gressman Tongue, statue; that he thinks
the route rlll undoubtedly be eetabUehed
If the special agent of the Oenext&ent
hall report favorably. The .route. IX es
tablished, will cover about railes.'arid
1 he citisens who would be benefited there
by are desirous of Its establishment.
HccwHtinatien Haded.
Superintendent LittlefieW has last fin
ished hsMtne; an examination for state
teachers papers, there being five apnll--mtB
The papers will be passed on by
the state board of education.
WORK AT TILLAMOOK.
Harbor Improvement te Begin March
1-Smk te Ge First.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. Feb. 16. Captain W.
W Harts, government engineer, has been
making an official inspection of the gov
ernment improvements m this county. In
a few days the new derrick for snag
pulling and dredging, which was built in
tnis city at a cost of several thousand
dollars, will be turned over to the gov
ernment, and the work of improving Ho
quarton slough and Tillamook bay will
"be- commenced about the first of next
month After making his inspection and
ascertaining what work should be com
menced first. Captain Harts has decided to
hae all the snags that are in the channel
removed In Hoquarton slough from Til
lamook City, and In Tillamook bay. After
this the derrick will be taken to Dry
stocking bar, when dredging will com
mence and be continued until several feet
of water at low tide w secured at this
point The points in the sharp curves
In Hoquarton slough will he cut off. to en
able vessels of larger dimensions to reach
Tillamook City, while in the bay & num
ber of new dikes will be constructed.
A petition Is being circulated to restore
the office of inspector of customs in Til
lamook, which was discontinued last year.
David Hadlcy. who came home from
South Africa a few months ago to visit
lis relatives in this city, left again to
day to return to that country. He will
spend several weeks ia Bwgiead before
going to Africa.
Tim HOPS OF OREGOX.
State Association Dircoters Hold
BasiiteM Xeettngr at Weodbnrn.
WOODBDRK. Or.. Feb. 17. The board
of directors of the Oregon Hopgrowers'
Association met here today, and was in
-r-ssion from 10-SO A. M. until 5 P. M.
Much business of a routine nature was
transacted. James Winstanley was ap
pointed a member of the sales commit
tee The affairs of the association were
reported in good shape. Recently several
s iles at fair figures were made, and more
ere under consideration. The secretary
vas instructed to open an office here,
end will begin at once the pooling of the
100 crop, on the same general plan and
on substantially the same contract with
the grower as the Fruitgrowers Assocla-
on of California has with its producers.
The hop statistics, as gathered by the
association show by 15006 or 30.690 fewer
1 Ues at present In the state than is
aimed Jv some dealers. The hoard nnal
'l concluded that there were now on hand
rot to excess " bales hfthe state, and
"vit futar ev1opmenU would show
'hat even these figures are too high. The
ucstlosnf supplies for next yaar will
a No receive attention at the iMnSe of the
c3oc!atlon,
ST&LBK HORSR FOUND.
Taken From Forest Grave Farmer
aa So44l la Fertlanucr.
FORMT GROTS, Or., Feb. 17. The
orse that Ws stolen from JohnJfoCoy,
rear here. Wednesday morning, was
found in Pordajnd yesterday at, sfr. Alli
son ... on Stark; street who had purchased
the animal totfS The thilf who rode
"he animal to Portland and sold It to Al
lison so Mr JsVCoy says, from' the de
scription g.en him. is the same person
v. 1 o slept in McCoy's ham Monday night
and ate breakfast with him Tuesday
morning. He formerly lived at GHenwood.
Or and is an eje-convtet The middle two
fingers of his left hand are gone, and Mc
Oo says .hit name is C. W. Thompson.
The owner of the stolen animal-did jt re
turn hosoe with It bat concluded to di
i ide tho loas with Allison, nd soM the
horse f or SS2 SO.
Parmer Iattate Well Attended.
The fsmBfera hwtftute. under the aus
pices of the agricultural college, closed a
twe days ossloa last night at this place.
The meeting was well attended.
MteMaT 99K RJCMAIXS HOME.
Was AeeMetaJpy Kitted in British
OetnsaMa Lane Ceamty Politics.
BCXOSK&. Or.. Feb. 17.-8. E. Bastland
arrived ' heme Chut aftetfMan, bringing
1th 4shn ths somalns ofjls sok. -Hobert
E EafUand. Jr who m aHefMn a
raftwny Accident near Trail. B. C, about
awe months ago. tnT. Mnbtiand mves
tigated sur far as possible the manner la
v. htch Ms son lost his Mfe and found the
accident occurred as has been reported,
so far as he could ascertain.
rw hser Cennty Conventions.
The sub-committees appointed by the
county central committees of the demo
cratic populist and anion parties .met
this tafternooc in the oawruBOuee and
made arrangeinci ts for a fasten ef the
three part for the nomtnatjom
Ltfo of a
t'amiHilgn.
tnsnii ' t.cKet for the June
The "? m" t crmr ue decided te, tjajm
foroes, faji-d the) t their convention fe-r
3L There will undoubtedly be
complete fusion of all forces against the
repubUW&s. ""
A sub-committee of the republican coun
ty central committee also met this after-"
noon andfix3 Thureday,i April pf as tHe
date for holding their 'county convention,
oae .primaries to be held, one weekj earlier.
WILL TAX SHEEP PELTS.
Xew Enterprise in Connection WItli 1
Oregon City- Woolen Mill.
OREGON UViSY. Feb. 17. J.,WT3rowH,J
recently of Salt,, Lake City, who has.,
charge -of the Oregon City Manufactur
ing Goaapanys tannery department, stated-J
today that the works would be ready for L
operation in three or four days. The
oeaapany has been buying many sheep
pelts fer the wool, selling the slats after
the hides were run through the pullery.
The object Is now to make the hides into
leather, and dispose of the finished prod
uct. It Js expected that 30 to 35 men
will be employed, and the capacity of
the tannery will be BOO hides -dally. A
fine quality of leather1 wjll be manufao-
tured to be mad&lritogloves and other '
MARY JANE
March
rj ,'n- nn.iiiiiliii 1'iii iiiiami IVI
OREGON FIOXEER WHO DIED IX CHICAGO FINDS BURIAL OX OREGON
SOIL.
The rematas of Mary Jane B?ezlfey, whose tf oath in Chicago, November 22, was then noted,
arrived In Oregon yesterday for Interment at the old family home at The Dalles. They were
aoeompfenled by her eon-In-law, -Grorer B. Simpson, a brother of the late Sam L. Simpson,
and wsil known In Oeeen. who ia"ow agent In Chicago of the "Wells, Fargo &. Co.'SiXspress.
Mrs. Beezley, who? maiden name was Barr, was born Dieember 11, 1SC1, In BloOmfleld,
111. In 1S42 she was married to Joseph Bee7ley, and 10 jeara later the family came acroa
the plains to Oregon,"8e.ttllne atTHe Dalles. Mr. Beezley died at The Dalles in 1502, after
which his wldafa mado her home with her daughter, Mrs. Simpson.
articles, also fancy colored leathers. The
tannery Is located adj6ining the soap
works, and if it is desired to increase the
capacity of the plant, a building across
the street can be used for the purpose.
Teachers' Institute at Albany.
ALBANY. Or., "Feb. 17. A successful
two days local institute was closed in
this city this afternoon. Among others
addresses were delivered by Frof. J B,
Horner, of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, on Oregon literature; by President
Lee, of Albany college, on the education of i
teachers: by Rev. F. W. Parker, on the
government of children; by President P.
L. Campbell, of the Monmouth Normal
school, on English grammar, and by '
State Superintendent J. H. Ackerman. '
who presented-the now registers and gave
a general progressive school talk.
Oregon Notes.
A Solo merchant shipped nearly
2000
dozen eggs to Portland In January.
Reverly B. Crawford Is the new editor
and proprietor of the Dallas News.
An Ashland man has lost four horses
from "pink-eye" during the past month.
Cornelius T. Lyon has sold his farm In
Polk county to IJhllip B. L. Miller. Price,
$SU0.
Harry CJark, a drummer, recently lost
his pocketbook and 575 at a Cottage Grove
dance.
"Oregon" and "Umatilla" are the names
of two P,ullman co&ches- recently built at j
Chicago. k
A 'fire at Cottage Grove lst week, in
Miss Melnser's millinery store, did $250 of
damage. . t
The Arlington Record reports tho arri
val of several immigrant families from
Nebraska. '
The farmers of "Rogue Rlvervalley have
a large part -of their plowing nd seed
ing done.
Henry M. McKay died at his homo In
Medferd, the 18th .-inst, of canqer!H His
aee was .
A white coyote, captured' TUn Wasco Teacher-Two Acquitted.'
county recently, has been boUght by oJ C0LFAX, Wash., Feb. 17. The Fehru
Salom saloon-keeper. I jury tarm for tne trlaI of criminal
Harrison Foster, -of Willamlna, has sold cases clesed this afternoon,- and the jury
his tract of land, 510 acres, to O. E. Hy- was discharged. Three cases were trle'd
land, and will move to McMlnnvIlle. Price , and but one conviction was reached that
Is not stated. of Mrs. Bertha Lambert who was found
S. H. Maris, a veteran gardener of Yam- guilty of assault upon Thomas H. Wilson,
hill county, predicts that tbera will be a the school teacher at Winona. Motion for
very light strawberry crop" in the Wlllam- & new trial wiU be arsued next motion
ette valley this year aa3- Other cases tried wore those against
Tho iv.uVwii,t.u- f ncim,n j John Weston, on a charge of burglary, and
fJirS ? tEThtaf? V2 John Wendell, who was accused of dls
S o? ' P n ??fcbU,aL,to UIi , turblng n relig'ous meeting conducted by
Sf ,nevif-n(W tfce;sal,Ject o Rev. Paul Krueger, who says he is a
discussion in Clackamas oounty. j gnmdnepbew of President Oom Paul Kru,
ien iiayaen ana wire have deeded to
. C Horst the 451 acres of lana known i returned in the case of Weston, he waso-e-as
the Hayden farm, about- three mlles i- arrested on a warrant from Stevens coun-
Deiow independence, jfrlce not stated.
The Ashland Tidings says that the car-
toonist Homer Davenport, only a few
years ago, was a fireman on a locomotive
of the Oregenian branch of the Southern
Pacific system.
Jackson county has a centenarian, Jas
per Fource, who Is Inured to hard labor,
werks at cutting cordwood, and looks
to he about 70 years of age. He was
born in Pennsylvania in September, 1900.
Senator George C. Brownell is doing
Clackamas counts thoroughly, and ex
pects to have -a, solid delegation back of
him in the congressional convention. He
k to speak at Molalla next Saturday af- j
ternoon at 1 o clock.
A sale of 17 bales of hops, by the grow
ers' association, Is reported to have been
made at 5 to 7 cents. The board of di
rectors of the association held a meeting
In WeodbHrn iyesterday to consider the
matter of purchasing supplies.
Bmllkj JienBatti, an,ItaUan :pas -almost
Instantly kHleOrthfe afternoon bf the 16th
neaY- Comsfock; Whlle engaged in fSHng
trees, the top.from a dead one fellr Strik
ing, him upon the head and crushing his
skull. He leaves a young wife and baby.
The Southern Pacific's pay-car made
its monthly visit to this city, the even
ing f the 14th, says the Ashland Tidings,
and was a most welcome arrival to the
many employes of the company. This
payjcar Is one-of the very fertile re
sources of Ashland, and quite-a.featute in
t .jwoaperilvp thB -town." Over 116 snen
receive iseir mommy wages, . and the
inmswuc uisBureeu. exaeeaec. tne sum or
I $&,.
LEBULEGBQWEBS -TD-J J1NIIE
CLAIIK COUNTY PRTJXE MEX WILL
ORGANIZE FOR PHOFIT.
Committee Appointed to Perfect De-
tails Delegates Appointed to At
tend.'' Portland Bfeetips
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. '17. An en-
thusiastlc meeting of the Clark County
Fruitgrowers Association was held in
this t:ity today, and steps towards the
formation of a fruitgrowers union were
taken. The matter came up first in the
form of the following resolution:
"Resolved, That it Is the sense of this
meeting that we, the members of this
organization, and all others engaged in
the - business of fruitralsing- in Clark
county, -should cc-opet&te'jforjthepurposa
of securing uniformity in, curing, gradtag
BEEZLEY.
and packing our dried prunes and also
for marketing the same."
The Introduction of the resolution was
follpwed by a general discussion, in
which Mr. Fletcher, General John M.
Bacon, Captain P. Hasson, C. H. Rlcker,
L. B. Clough, C. P. Bush and others took
a prominent part. The discussion "was
charaotonzed by general good feeling,
and the resolution was passed without a
dissenting voice.
On motion, a delegation of 26 members
was named to attend the meeting of the
fruitgrowers' convention of the Pacific
Northwest, to be held In Portland March
Northwest, to be h
7 and 8. Following are the delegates
I B. Clough, F. M. Franklin, A. J.
Fletcher, J. H. Fletcher, R. W Downing,
Jt-roaessor juoseiy, a. smiiey, x. w.
Stearns, W. C. Durgln, E. L. French, C.
VJ. DI1U.W, JL. XUga, lipUUU XlUSirtJU. ucu-
eral Bacon, A. Swank, W. A. Cates, An
thony Young, C. Hitchcock, A. J. Proeb
stel, D. Smiley. C. H. Rlcker, A. Hath
away, A. F. Weston, "C. P. Bush and
Georgo Seward.
It was decided to form a permanent
fruitgrowers' association for Clark coun
ty, and a committee, consisting of J. H.
Fletcher, W. A Cates, Professct Mosely,
General Bacon. A. High, C. H. Rlcker
and C. G. Shaw, was appointed to draft
by-laws and articles of Incorporation for
tho organization.
A committee, consisting of D. W.
RtonTna 17! T. 17'rono'h nnfl A. .T. PrOfih-
' stei, was also appointed on statistics for
' the purpose of obtaining the names of all
fruitgrowers in the county, the number
of acres represented, etc. anese com
mittees are to report at the next meet
ing, called for the first Saturday in April.
. There were about 50 at tho meeting, and
the results obtained appear t& he very
satisfactory" to oil, concerned. '
Bankrupt Stock Sold.
The bankrupt furniture stock of R. K.
McPherson was sold today by Receiver J.
P.. Stapleton. The purchasers wero Eng
leman & Bone and the prico paid was
$50175.
ON& CONVICTION AT COLFAX.
1 Wom.n Who Assaulted School
" ger. As soon as a verdict of acquittal was
I ty. charging him. with having stolen ,a
! horse In that county In the summer of
189S. Weston was taken to Colvllle for
trial by Sheriff Denney, of Stevens coun
ty, this evening.
Loggers Use the Snovr.
Loggers up the Palouee river are making
the most of the snow in the mountains,
and getting the logs into tho river at a
rapid rate. The Palouse River Lumber
Company has about four-fifths of its driye
of 4,500,000 feet now in the river, and ex
pects to have It all in next week.
High Price for Wlicat.
Considerable excitement was created
about Colton yesterdaj' when George Ford,
the Pullman gralnbuyer, purchased 40,000
bushels of wheat, paying 1 cent more
than the market price. In the vicinity of
Colton and Uniontown, it is estimated that
the graingrowers still have over 750,000
bushels of wheat
ALL MUST BE VACCIXATED.
Ifew Order Issued hySpokane Board
oft Health.
SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. 17. The board
of health has Issued an order that all per
sons in Spokane not now successfully vac
cinated shall be vaccinated at once, under
penalty of law. Three days are given In
which to comply with the order. The
Spokane ordinance covering the case pro
vides for fine or imprisonment or both,
on failure to obey the mandate -of the
'health boned. Health Qfllc.er:-Fettersays:,
-vre are not maxing. tnese rules because
lha, disease is more dsmrcrmin tUctn -
formerly was The dleeaseMS of such
light nature tJiat one d(Jea'noknQtr wljere
It lurks. Wo believe the only way to be
sure I? to compel eery one to be vaccl-
-nated."" - - -
CLATSOP' COUNTY'S TAX-ROLL.
Xo Road Tax Levied More Money
Goes to the Stnte.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 17. Extending the
tax-roll for 1S99 was completed by County
Clerk Wherity this evening, and it will be
turned over to the sheriff Monday morn
ing for collection. A sifmmary of the roll
,shows thei toal amount ot the. taxes to
be not, 749 4G. This is nearly' $13,000 less
than f6r Ihe previous year. The reduc
tion Is caused -principally by the fact
that there Is no road levy. In 1SDS this
levy was 4 mills, amounting to 510,732 25.
There Is also a slight reduction In the i
county and county school levies. The 1
amount to be paid the state shows a con
siderable Increase. In 1S98 the state tax
was $13,787 28, while the- sum due the
state from the 1S99 roll is S16463. 94. The
amounts to he collected,for each of the
several funds are as, follows;
Stoto ..w , .$1G,163&4
Scalp bounty ,...,..-.., 660 34
County .., ;,.....M 38,4il 14
Young's bay bridge, . .. ,V 3.S57 74
County school '..., 12,837 44
City of Astoria ..::.',.... .' 15,723 81
City of Warrenton.... -..,:. .. ' 745 50
Town of New Astoria 85 94
School district N.0- 1 15,725 81
Other school districts 3,455 80
Total , .". $107,743 46
New Oil and Guano Plant.
J. 'E. W. Macfarlane, who operated the
Columbia Oil & Guano Company's plant,
at Txullinger's wharf, last7 summer, is
in ihe city, and wlll -remain for some
time. His 'company has "purchased an
Island in Cathlamet bay. about two miles
above Tongue point, and will erect on it
an extensive plant for the manufacture
'Of oil and guano from the refuse of the
canneries and- cold storage warehouses.
The main building will be 150x150 feet, with
several smaller buildings, and the factory
will handle 125 tons of fish offal daily.
The output from a ton of material will
average during the season 24 gallons of
oil and 500 pounds of guano. The contract1-for
erecting the buildings will ha
let next week, and the plant will be ready
for' oer,atlon by the opening of the flsh
hjg season.
Load of Seaside Passengers.
As the steamer Harrison appeared off
the mouth of the river, she had a signal
flying -for a tug, and although she was
proceedlnig Under -her own steam, it was
helieved that some accident had hap
'pened on board of her When she was
nearly Inside a line was passed to her' by
a tug, and she was brought in. Captain
Dodge had about 40 passengers on hoard,
men, women, and children, and nearly all
of them were extremely seasick, and to
prevjent them from, having to tay outside
over night "of which there was a possi
bility, Jje signaled for a-ttig, although sub
sequently it was found that it would not
have heen necessary.
No Delay at Tlllamoolc.
Captain Harts, United States engineers,
returned on the steamer Harrison this
afternoon from TillamooK, where he went
to make an examination of the harbor
and entrance to It It had been reported
that tho government work there was not
progressing as rapidly as it should; but
he found that these reports had been
very much exaggerated, as upon personal
examination he found that everything was
being forwarded 'satisfactorily. The com
bination dredge and snagpuller was Hear
ing completion, and would be at work. In
a short time, carrying out the proposed
improvement of the inner harbor. As to
the channel over the bar to the ocean, he
believes that It shows more water than
,It has for some years, although It has
shifted somewhat to the north; hut when
the winter winds change to those of sum
mer, the channel Is apt to shift back
again, as all the bar channels on the Pa
cific coast dp. As the Harrison came out
from Tillamook he paid -special attention
to $he soimdlngs, and at thei time there
was ahoutj a three-foot tide, hut no -bottom
Vas IQfind. at any place less than 17
feet, He says that at mean low tide
there is, at least tt feet at the shallowest
Place.
"A JUDGE WHO WENT TO JAIL."
Oregon Neivs Via Colorado Who Is
"Judge George Hayford"?
TDenver Post, February 11.
Judge George Hayford, of Salem, Or.,
has made a unique investigation of tha
Oregon state prison. He was a recognized
authority In criminal law below his ele
vation 'to the bench and has served a term
as attorney-general of his state. In every
Tespect his standing is excellent. Since
he became judge various reports have
reached him of abuses in the state prison,
cruelties practiced on prisoners and mea
ger and poor fare given them. A3 to tho
truth of these stories so circumstantially
told as to appear to be absolute verity,
he was unable by inquiry in his official
capacjty to obtain satisfactory informa
tion. Here, where a less determined and re
sourceful man would have been stopped
short, Judge Hayford began his real In
vestigation. He doffed the ermine and
went.to prison, a. prisoner, self-sentenced
for contempt of court. A few friend3
only knew th0, secret It had tcrhe con
fided to them to Insure the successful
operation of the plan. No one at the
Dr. C. L. WHEELER, New York, states: "I
consider Abbey's Salt to be an ideal laxative,
superior froa every viewpoint to the RocheUe,
Epsom and Carlsbad compounds. It forms a
palatable and delicious draught, acceptable 10
the most fastidious."
1 .aXA--
jjrisan dreamed the identity of the pris
oner, who. treated like all the other In
mates of the institution, was able to se
cure the precise information he desired.
It is said Judge . Hayford found that
what he suspected was true. Hais sow
engaged in preparing a report for the
prison authorities, in which he will out--
i line the discoveries he made and suggest
a means of bettering the condition of tHe
prisoners. Though the Information at
hand of. Judge Hayford's undertaking ia
Incomplete, it is sufficient to satisfy any
one-of his devotion to duty and his origi
nality of method. He certainly is worthy
of the highest commendation, also, for
the kindliness of heart that actuated him
None of us desires to become a state en
tertained visitor in a. penal institution.
but we all do believe that prisoners should
be humanely treated and subjected to no
humiliating punishment that may tend to
their further degradation.
SMALLPOX IX GRANT'S PASS.
Patient Dead, Family Quarantined
and PubUc Meetings Forbidden.
GRANT'S' PASS, Or., Feb. 17. The
smallpox scare In this city was consider
ably Intensified today when it was given
out that the patient here had died last
night Steps -were at once taken to move
the family out of town and place a strict
watch over It This was accomplished
tils evening; and everyone feels easier
now.
As there has been hut one case herer It
Is believed no further trouble will result,
though great care will he taken and an
eye kept on. suspicious persons.
Public-meetings ofall Tdnds have heen
stopped.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Peter Sleverts, Kcseper of Astoria's
Reservoir Park. '
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 17. Peter Sleverts,
keeper1 of the city reservoir and grounds,
died suddenly last evening. His funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon, under
the auspices of Temple lodge, No. 7, A.
F. & A. M., of, which he has been a mem
ber for a number of years. The In
terment will be In Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Sleverts was a native of Germany, C4
years of age, and resided in Astoria for
30 years. He left a widow, daughter and
two sons.
Pioneer of the Rogne River Valley.
MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 17. Francis M.
Plymale, a pioneer of the Rogue river
valley, died at the family residence in
Uedford last night. Mr. Plymale was
born in Giles county, Virginia, March 17,
1S33. He left a wife, two sons, and three
daughters.
EAGER FOR TIMBER' CLAIMS.
Country to Be Penetrnted by Klam
ath, Falls Road Much. Sought.
ASHLAND, Or., Feb. 17. A party of 21
persons left this city today to locate
claims in the Jenny creek sugar pine tim
ber belt townshipa-JOand 41 south, ranges
7 and 8 east, making 75 claims located
during the past few weeks. The activity
is occasioned by the prospective early
building of the Oregon Midland railroad
from Klamath Falls down the Klamath
river to a connection with the Southern
Pacific.
Water Pipe for Bolscr City.
BAKER CITY, Or., Feb. 17. Citizens
here are much interested In the course to
he taken by the city council: inrelation
to the new water works system.
Propositions are before- the council for
three kinds of water pipe steel, Iron and
wood. The business men and citizens gen
erally favor steel pipe, hut It appears that
a number of counclunen are Influenced in
favor of wood pipes, because it Is prom
ised that a factory will be established
here for their manufacture if the city
shall decide to use wood instead of steel or
Iron pipes. An Injunction Is threatened
in case wooden piping is chosen by the
council.
Thurston Connty's'?a3c-Roll.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 17. The tax-roll for
1899 shows Thurston county's -taxes as fol
lows: School purposes $43,000
Roads 18,242
County Indebtedness 14,462
Roads and bridges C.G71
Soldiers' relief fund 289
Railroad sinking fund 2,892
Courthouse sinking fund 2,892
Current expenses 20,536
City of Olympla 22,911
Town of Tumwater 1,431
Total , - $152,002
Nominations at Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Or., Feb. 17. At the
mass convention held at the town hall
last night, to nominate a municipal ticket
for the fprthcomlng election, tho follow
ing persons were nominated: Trustees,
J. C. Whipp, Emil Britt H. Wendl,
George Xewls, Georgo Hindi recorder, W.
J. Plymale; treasurer, L. L. Jacobs; mar
shal, J. C. Murphy; street commissioner,
William Cook.
Remains of Sailor Coming Home.
ASHLAND, Rcb. 17. Dustan High, of
this city, received a telegram today from
Hon. Binger Hermann, stating that the
remains of his son, Lester V. High, who
was a sailor on the battleship Oregon
smi
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Suitable location for sawmill, warehouse or other nmnnfactarlng pttrposes.
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during the battle of Santiago say and
afterwards died of fever in the HespltaH
at Cienfuegos, Cuba, would arrive In New
York from Cuba tonight and be shipped
direct to Ashland by express.
Notes of Amity.
AMITY, Or., Feb. 17. Registration of
voters is progressing slowly, the total
mimher rne-istererl un try flat ft In thla
county being 695. a gain of 164 for- the
week. Twenty-three have registered In
this precinct
F. B, Ferguson shipped a carload of
sheep to Portland" today, making the third
car this month.
Goats and Mohair.
Dallas Itemizer.
W. D. Gilliam has bought of John Ellis
24 wether goats at $2 26, and has sold
some- nannies at $5 a head. H. L. Fenten
'paid William RIdgeway $HS0 for 20" good
mohair producers. Many goats are be
ginning to shed because of the warm
weather, they being too fat
Washington Notes.
Chelan county has purchased the large
brick hotel at Kenatchee for a courthduse.
The deal gives universal satisfaction in
"Wenatchee, as It removes all doubts a3
to the location of the county seat.
Dr. William W. Danel, of Tacoma, has
sued for a divorce, as the sequel of a suit
recently instituted by his wife against
his parents and sister alleging 526,600 damages-
for alienating hli "affections from her.
Dairy and Food Commissioner McDon
ald 'says he Intends to enforce the law
as to the sale of pure foods with firm
ness and in a reasonable manner. He
says the report that he would do other
wise Is unwarranted.
John Dunlap, star witness In the Ho-
f henschlld and Tayler robbery cases. In Ta
coma, opium fiend, sneak thief and ex
convict, received a sentence of seven years
in the penitentiary Friday, for participa
tion In the Hohenechild burglary.
The Northern Pacific Railway Company
paid Its personal and right-of-way tax for
nliali-illd --A,fv TThtiT-elor Td a-mfttmt
paid was $15,511 87, there being a rebate on
the tax as levied of $373 76, under the law
allowing 3 per ceat reduction on taxes paid
before March 15
De"re,f " 19' ,. . . . ,,
The Northern Pacific has a drawbridge
across the Wiilapa river, but as there is
seldom occasion to use it, it is kept nailed
up most of the time. However, a ttw days
ago a logger had some logs rafted which
he wanted towed down the river, and the
company had to send the bridge crew out
to open up the bridge.
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the city of South Bend is $60,000 of -bonds.
on which Interest has heen compromised
at 4 per oent. The city has nearly $21,000
of general fund warrants outstanding that
were issued in excess of , the legal limit of
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pay postage and Backing, and ve
will
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- several years mrnaasr of the Mfatual Re-
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indebtedness; hat they am recognized as
an honest ohMgaMon. and are being paid oft
without interest.
Five cartoaus of 3- and 4-year-M oysters
'Will be brought from tho Atlantic coast,
mostly from Long island sound, and plant
ed In three or four locations on Puget
sound to be selected. A hatchery, some-
what like the anhnon hatehorles. will also
be established, where the fertilised eggs
j of the oyster will be placed In water under
the- most favorable conditions for propa
gation.
As a seeming retribution for the sin of
letting lancets run through Thursday
night, even though hi most cases It was
for the purpose o preventing the freez
ing of pipes, the people of Seattle were
without water to drink, te cook with or
to do anything else with all day Friday
and part of the night. There was net a
drop in tho residence part of the town,
street cars depending for power on plants
-using ehy water were delayed and other
Inconvenience caused.
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