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THE SUNDAY OEEGOJCIAN, POBTLAND, HAECH 25, 1900.
CAN'l RECOVER INTEREST
IT
IS XOT PART OF PURCHASE
PRICE OP SCHOOL IAND.
Opinion of Attorney-General Blaclc-
Imrn as to a Claim Asralast
Mate Scliool Fund.
SALEM, March 24. Attorney-General
Blackburn has rendered an opinion, at the
request of the State Land Board, In which
he holds, that where a purchaser of state
land has made payments of principal and
also interest upon deferred payments, If
the state Is unable to give title to the
land, the purchaser Is entitled to a repay
ment of the principal, but not of Che Inter
est paid by him. The question arose
upon'the .following statement of facts:
"Douglas and Ellen Belts contracted to
purchase from the board a tract of land,
claimed at the time to be school land,
but the state never acquired any title to
4he land and cannot convoy it io said
parties for this reason. At the time ot
the contract for the purchase of the land
the Belts paid only a part of the amount
agreed upon as the purchase price thereof,
and executed their notes, bearing Interest,
for the parment of "the unpaid portion of
said agreed sum. They paid to tha board
interest on these notes in the sum of about
5140. and for the reason that the State
Iand Board cannot convey the land to
them they have applied to the hoard for
the repayment of the amount paid when
the contract was entered into, together
with the amount paid as interest on the
notes given for the deferred payments."
The question involves section 17, of the
act of February IS, 1833, but not section IS,
under which the recent "Williams manda
mus suit was brought.
In holding that the Belts ore not en
titled to have the $140 repaid to them,
Judge Blackburn holds that the Interest
paid by the purchaser cannot be conslc
ered as part of the purchase price of the
land.
Smith "Wants His Children.
W. R. Smith, of Silverton, the man who
was shot by his sons last Fall, today
petitioned Judge Boise for an order grant
ing him the custody of his children, Elma,
Laura, Lela and May Smith. The chil
dren are now in custody of their mother,
from whom W. R. Smith has been di
vorced. Judge Boise set the petition for
hearing March 27, and in the meantime
restrained the mother from removing the
children from the jurisdiction of the court.
Smith alleges that the children axe not
being properly cared for.
Capital City Xotcs.
State Treasurer Moore today received
5 4000 fTom the Treasurer of Jackson Coun
ty. This amount will apply on the 1S99
Etate taxes of that county.
Mrs. E. E. Porter, of Klamath Falls,
was received at the asylum today. She is
62 years old.
TROUT FOR MOUNTAIN' STREAMS.
Oregron Flslt and Game Association
to Preserve the Sport of Fishing-.
PENDLETON. Or., March 24. Through
the efforts of President J. N. Teal and
Secretary A. E. Gobhart, of Portland, offi
cers of the- Oregon Fish and Game As
sociation, the mountain streams in this
eection of the country will bo liberally
stocked with trout The association has
secured the promise of 25,000 rainbow trout
eggs, which will bo sent from the Govern
ment hatcheries. These eggs will be avail
able in the Immediate future, and will bo
placed In the streams of the Blue Moun
tains 20 miles east of here. Also, 50,000
brook trout eggs have been promised, ami
will be sent from the Government hatch
eries next fall, to be placed In the same
streams. In the past few years the fish
ermen in this section have almost d-
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pleted of trout tha streams, and the Tltti
and Game Association will exert Itself to
restock them. Insisting upon the enforce
ment of the fish and game laws of the
etate, and preserving the sport of fish
ing. Quite a number of local fishermen
have attached their names to the roll of
membership In the association, and pur
pose not only to observe tho law them
selves, but also to seo that violators
of the law are punished.
HELD BY THE LTTTQUA BAR.
Thrilling? Experience of Creir of a
Little Steam Launch.
ASTORIA, Or.. March 24. Captain Chris
Ahues, who took tho little steam launch
Hazel from tho Columbia, down to TJmp
qua, has returned home, and tells of a
very thrilling experience that he had on
the trip. Besides himself there were on
board A. E. Rose, as chief engineer, and
Paul Wobke, as deckhand. They passed
out over a smooth bar, but immediately
encountered a heavy cast wind and swell
that made it a perilous trip at all tlmea
"When the Hazel arrived off the TJmpqua
bar it was found to be very rough, and as
the trip down the coast had taken 35 hours,
her fuel was beginnlg to run low. It was
impossible for her to come back, so she
signalled for assistance. A tugboat start
ed to como out, but wae afraid to attempt
to go over the bar. The Umpqua life
saving crew came out and kept just in
side the breakers on the bar to Tender any
aid In their power. For 2S hours the Hazel
stood off the mouth of the "river, with
the life crew inside all the time awaiting
her crew. Tho bar did not quiet down.
but the fuel on the Hazel got so low
that Captain Ahues decided to attempt
to go In. The three men on board stripped
themealves down to their underclothing,
as they fully believed that their only
chance for life would be In being picked
up by the Ufe-savlng crew. The launch
was brought up close and, after she got
on the first breaker she was driven
through the next three at full speed. The
unexpseted happened, and she got over tho
bar without even taking much water on
board. She was then met by the tug and
life-caving craw, but their assistance was
not needed. In recognition of the efforts
made by the life-saving crew, the three
men who were on board tho Hazel have
sent a highly commendatory letter to T.
J. Blakeney, Superintendent of the Life
Savlng Service on the Pacific Coast.
Captain Ahues has entered into a con
tract with Wolff & Zwicker. of Portland,
to take the torpedo-boat destroyer Golds
borough from Puget Sound to San Fran
cisco, after she shall havo had her ofncial
trial trip.
"THE DEATHBED OF ARNOLD."
Subject of a Prize Dssay at Oregon
CityChild Talcen Care Of.
OREGON CITT, March 34. At the Ep
worth League oratorical contest, held at
the Methodist Episcopal Church, last
night, Mrs. Florence Hickman was award
ed the gold medal, presented by Rev. R.
A. Atkins. Her topic was: "The Death
bed of Benedict Arnold." G. B. Dlmick
made the presentation address. The other
contestants were: Miss Reynolds, Mrs.
Gertrude Maple, Miss Lennie Seeley, Miss
Marie Daver, and Miss Pearl Tucker. The
musical part of the programme was fur
nished by Miss Mae Case and the Starr
"Walker quartet, of Portland.
Today County Judge Ryan made an or
der that Neta Armstrong, tho 12-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Catherine Jones, be per
manent given into the custody of the
Boys and Girls' Aid Society, at Portland.
Several witnesses testified that the mother
did not take proper care of the child.
Oregron Notes.
Dr. George "TO". Cox, formerly of Browns
ville, died in Detroit recently.
A Waplnltla man has just sent 28 head of
w.ork horses to the Portland market
The Gerking farm of 160 acres, In Sher
man Counts, has been sold to R. D. Stone
for S1GO0.
The Murchlo farm of 480 acres, not far
'99 Ramblers, wfiife they
If v" ?" Wfk
Spokane
from Wasco, in Sherman County, has been
bought by George and J. B. Crosfield for
$3000.
Last week a Harney County man bought
three tracts of land, embracing 400 acres,
near Pedee, in Polk County.
J. M. Batchelder, the County Clerk of
Lake County, who resigned suddenly, was
found to ho short 5300. which ho paid.
Tho foot of J. J. Sax, a farmer living
near Sherwood, was badly mangled recent
ly by getting tangled in the knives of a
revolving harrow.
John P. Llnonkuglo died at Glendale,
Douglas County, on the 14th, at .the age
of 57. He was a veteran of the Civil
War,v having served in a Wisconsin Regi
ment. "Father" James Baxter, of Dayton, will
be SO years of age the 5th of next month.
He cast his first vote for General Jack
son. He has 10 great-grandchildren.
The new grade that Mr. Sherar Is build
ing around Deschutes Hill, on the road be
tween Prlnevllle and Tho Dalles, is praised
by teamsters, who say it has much les3
pitch than the former grade.
The Hood "River Fruitgrowers' Union
announces that letters from market points
indicate that strawberries will bo in good
demand, and conditions will be such that
"selling on track" in carloads will be pos
sible In the first part of the season.
A Marshfield schoolteacher requests
that citizens, parents especially, visit the
school during working days, and adds that
"they would be much better aula to form
an opinion as to tho merits of our work
than they would on ohservlng us In holi
day attire."
TJncle Sam Handsaker shows the Eugene
Guard a book in which ho kept a dally
journal when crossing the plains to Ore
gon, the first record being mado 47 years
ago today. All the writing was made
with a common lead pencil, but Is not
difficult to read at this date.
A grading outfit, consisting of five men,
IS horses, a wheeled scraper, cookhouse
and all appurtenances, under the imme
diate command of F. H. Beathe, Deputy
Road Supervisor. Is doing good work on
roads between Weston and Athena and
other main roads thereabout.
Over one-half of the Enger hopyard will
be plowed up, and the remainder will not
be cultivated this season. This will be a,
disappointment to the people" of our city,
says the Brownsville Times, as this is
the yard most convenient for a large num
ber who desire to make pin money picking
hops. v
A farmer named Smith, living three
miles below Milton, was arrested Tues
day on a charge of seduction, the al
leged victim being his step-daughter, a
girl of 13. She accuses Smith of coercion
In maintaining their unlawful relations.
The case has occasioned much gossip In
tho Milton neighborhood.
W. H. Moore, of Moro, tells tho Leader
that 100 persons are employed on different
works In progress In the new town of
Shanlko. They all board and sleep In
tents. There is only one wooden building
yet erected, and that is a mere tem
porary shack, which Is used as a saloon.
Men and materials are pouring into tho
new town every day.
A correspondent of the Glacier at East
Hood River tells of a Plymouth Rock
rooster with only one wing, which struts
about in a local poultry yard, seemingly
indifferent to the fact that Dame Nature
deserted him before his flying machinery
was completed. His ahllity to get over
fences Is limited, a falling which will
make his defect valuable if Inherited by
his progeny.
The County Clerk of Umatilla has de
livered to the Sheriff tho tax rolls of
that county for 1S39. According to the
order of the County Court, the taxes will
become due May 9. The total amount car
ried by the rolls Is S1CO.S05 19. Tho county
and state tax Is 5117.25S 53; poll, $1124;
road poll tax, $3192; road tax, JCSS9 03;
coyote bounty tax, 51722 23; coyote bounty
tax on sheep, $1576 95: City of Pendleton.
$735318; City of Milton, $166 52; City of
Weston, $46S 62; City of Athena, $53S 02. The
remainder is to be contributed by the vari
ous school districts.
last, $35
T.
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ARKANSANS COME WEST
PARTY OF MORE THAN 50 ARRIVED
IN VANCOUVER YESTERDAY.
Expect to Establish a Colony Some-
vrhere In Clarlc County Much
Pleased With the Change.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 24. A
ov jw j uli1(.-u J4C4U i&t UUUU LUUajr i
uncut, iium Arituusas. i.ne pariy, includ
ing women and children, numbers up
wards of Si. They left Texarkana, Ark.,
last Monday, coming direct to this place.
Dr. J. C. Smith, formerly of Wilton, Lit
tle River County, Ark., Is the head
man of the party, having been Instru
mental In organizing It, securing railroad
rate9, etc He says he was attracted to
Clark County through correspondence
with private individuals here, and from
reading newspaper articles containing
descriptive articles concerning the favor
able climate, the fruit Industry and other
advantages. It Is tho desire of the party,
he says, to locate as a colony somowhero
In the county, as soon a3 a favorable lo
cation can bo found. The colony is com
posed of the following:
Dr. J. T. Smith and family. N. T. Coth
ran and family, Bartow Mulger and fam
ily,. Mr. Robinson and family, and four
unmarried young men, from Milton, Ark.;
T. H. Frlcks and family, J M. Fricks
and wife, W. R. Spates and family, and
James Bannlngs and family, and four un
married men, from Hemstead County, .
near Fulton, Ark. There are several
young women and numerous children of
various ages in the party.
Dr. Smith was quick to notice the con
trast between tho hoalthy appearance of
dren, seen about the- streets, and that of
the members of his party, all of whora
have the sallow complexion common to
tho malarious climate they have left All
of them, ho says, have been more or less
affected with chills and fever all their
lives, and they can scarcely credit the
report that ague Is scarcely known In this
climate.
FOR A NEW LOG BOOM.
One
to Be Unlit on North River-
Northern Pacific Filings.
SOUTH BEND. Wash., March 24. P. J.
McGowan, ot Astoria, is reported to be
back of a, proposition to establish a log
boom on North River. The present boom
on that river was built by the settlers .
and must come out, as it obstructs navi- j
gation, according to an order of the War
Department. Mr. McGowan already owns
a good site for a boom near his cannery,
on North River, and this will be utilized.
The boom is expected to cost $15,000, and
A. K. Wade, E. T.i Morgan and other
North River loggers are supposed to be
interested In It.
North River Is agood logging stream
for over SO miles, and tributary to it is
one of tho finest belts of spruce timber
In the state.
An official codv of the plat of township
11 north, 6 west, In this county, the sur
vey of "which has just been accepted.
shows that the Northern Pacific has filed
forest reserve scrip on even even num
bered section in the township. As it
already had the odd numbered sections, tho
entire township is taken up. In 12 north,
S west, the survey of which has also just
been accepted, no filings have been made.
RAT-CATCHERS ARE SCARCE.
But Two Dead Rats Presented for
Bonnty in Astoria.
ASTORIA, March 24. The ordlnance.that
went into effect on Tuesday night, that
allows a county of 5" cents for every rat
delivered to the Chief of Police, has not
had the desired effect. It was believed '
that it would be an Incentive to boys and.
Mm 8 I -"' '99 Ramblers, while they last, $35
RILL CYCLE CO.
Sixth Street, Portland
Tacoma :
Chinamen to go Into the rat-catching -business
on an extensive scale, but so far only
two rats have been presented.
A contract was awarded today to Fer
guson & Houston to construct the main
building for the oil factory that Is being
built at Grassy Island. The structure will
be 40xS0 feet on the ground and 50 feet
high, and will require 70,000 feet of lum
ber for Us construction. This firm had
previously secured the contract for tha
piling, wharves and all the buildings ex
cept the main one.
The Astoria Bicycle Commission today
fixed the license on bicycles for the year
1900 at $2, and announced tha any one
who does not procure a license tag prior
to April 1 will have his or her wheel con
fiscated, according to the provisions of tha
law.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. Lydla S. Nleklln, of Salem, Na
tive Daag-ater of Oregron.
SALEM, Or.. March 24. Mrs. Lydla S.
Nleklln, a well-known native daughter of
Oregon, died at her homo in Salem this
morning of capillary bronchitis. The de
ceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Shirley, who came to Oregon in
1847. She was born In Clackamas County
in 1S49, and, while yet young, came to
Salem with her parents. She was edu
cated In tho public schools and in Wil
lamette University. She resided for many
years In Portland, but returned to Salem
about six years ago. Mrs, Nlckiin had a
natural Inclination to art, and pursued
her studies In this direction at Portland
and in San Francisco, until she became
quite proficient In the use of the brush.
James Shirley, the father of the de
ceased, died about 15 months ago. Her
mother still resides In Salem. Mrs. Nlek
lln left three brothers O. J. and L. F.
Shirley, of Whitman County, Wash., and
G. G. Shirley, of Salem. Mrs. C. E. Gel
ger, of Forest Grove, Is a sister of the
deceased. She also left a son and daugh
terCarl S. Nleklln. of Portland, and
Lelo L. Nleklln, of Salem.
Charles Ward, of Astoria.
ASTORIA. March 24. Charles Ward
died at his res'dence in this city at 5
o'clock this morning, from valvular heart
trouble. He had been ill for several
weeks, and his death was not unexpected.
The deceased was 76 years of age. He
was born In Yorkshire, England. Ho
came to this country with his wife 35
years ago, and settled on Clatsop Plains.
After a few years residence there he re
moved successively to British Columbia,
California and Coos Bay. Twenty-three
years ago he returned here and purchased
the Davidson donation land claim, on
which he resided for many years, and
which he owned at the time of his death.
He left three children Ben L. Ward, John
Ward and Mrs. G. Wlngate. The funeral
will be held from the family residence
on Monday morning, with Interment In
the Old Pioneer cemetery, on Clatsop
Plains.
Mrs. Wnitten, of Wasco Connty.
Mrs. Whltten, mother-in-law of J. D.
Whltten, of KIngsley, died at the resi
dence of her son-in-law, March 20, and
was burled In the KIngsley cemetery the
21sL Mrs. Whltten was over 91 years old.
She was a native of the north of Ireland,
and had been an earnest, devoted mem
ber of the Presbyterian Church for 75
years. Her death resulted from old age.
Three Jackson County Men.
Alfred Carter, a Jackson County pio
neer of 1S53, died at his "home on Forest
Creek, March 18, aged 72 years. Mr. Car
ter was a native of Ray County, Missouri,
and came to the Coast in 1852. His occu
pation during nearly the whole of this
long period has been that of mining. He
was, however, a volunteer in- the Indian
War of 1S55-56, and served until the war
closed. He left no children.
Joseph Downing, a well-known citizen,
died at Central Point, Jackson County,
March 17, at the age of S2. He leaves a
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Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 24. Today's
statement of the Treasury balance In tho
general fund, exclusive, of the 5150,000,000
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I gold reserve in tho division of redemption,
TShOWSt
shows:
Available cash balance $160,753,241
Gold 99,137,513
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