THE SUNDAT OREGOttlAN, PORTLAND, TOM 22, 1900.
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
PROBABLY TRIED TO SAVES PROP
ERTY FROM FLAMING HOUSE.
Bona Returned Home nt Til slit and
Found Smokins Ruins and the
Mother's Body Xcar.
OREGON CITr, Or., July 21. News was
received this morning that Mrs. Habelt,
an elderly woman, living 25 miles east
of here, near Sprlngwater, lost her life In
a burning house yesterday afternoon.
Prank Habelt and his brother were away
Irom home haying. Returning: lato in the
evening: they found the house had burned.
"With the aid of a lantern they found the
body of their mother a short distance
away, with her clothes burned off. Cor
oner Strickland was notified this morning
and went out to hold an inquest.
"When the Habelt brothers returned last
night after dark, they concluded that
their mother had taken refuge at the
house of a neighbor. Not finding her
there, they instituted the search. It is
presumed that the woman was trying to
cave some household effects, and her
clothes caught fire in the attempt.
POSTMASTER FOR FOREST GROVE.
Professor AtTrell, of Pocluc Univer
sity, Recommended for the Place.
HTTiTiSBORO, Or., July 21. A very
Ions and bitter contest ovor the appoint
ment of a new Postmaster at Forest
Grove is probably ended. A majority of
"tho Oregon delegation has decided to
Tecommend the appointment of Professor
Homer C. Atwell. The candidates for
this position have been quite numerous
mnd the contest has been exceedingly bit
ter. "While all of tho applicants were
(political friends of Congressman Tongne,
ihey were divided very largely upon every
;phaso of local politics and also in regard
to numerous candidates for other places.
'The appointment of any one of the lead
Ins candidates would have divided For
st Grove Into a number of hostile polit
ical camps and left some very deep per
gonal wounds. Profossor Atwell, the suc
cessful applicant, while a Republican in
principle, has taken but little active part
la politics in Oregon. He has been allied
"Vrith no faction and involved in no local
controversy. He has been one of the pro
tfessors in Pacific University for tho last
Slve years. He Is probably the most
competent of any of the men who have
fceen named for the position, and his per
yxmal character is above reproach. It is
Tselleved that his appointment, outside of
the candidates themselves, will give uni
versal satisfaction.
The four-mile road race for the cham
pionship of Washington County and the
Native Sons' gold medal, was won by
'William Foege, of Phillips; Lanceneld, of
Forest Grove, second, and Greear, of
Hlllsboro, third. There were six entries.
Tho time, 34 minutes, 49 seconds, is con
sidered excellent, as tho road was very
rough and dusty.
Circuit Court adjourned yesterday until
Tuesday morning. In the case of Ellen J.
Jackson, wherein she sues Congressman
Tongue for JS21 70, alleged to have been
collected by him and not accounted for,
he filed answer alleging that plaintiff
still owes him $498.
NO OBJECTIONS TO BRIDGE.
e
War Department Consents to Struc
ture in Clark County.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 2L The
War Department has given consent to
the construction by the county of the
new steel and wood drawbridge across
Xewis River at Ia Center, upon the site
designated by the County Commission
ers. The present dravbridgo at that
place was recently condemned by Cap
tain Langfitt, United States Engineers,
as an obstruction to navigation. Upon
notification to that effect the County
Commissioners at once decided to have a
new drawbridge constructed, plans for
which were drawn up and a contract let
for $3500. Shortly after this the Commis
sioners were again notified that objection
was made by the United States Engi
neers to the present site of the bridge,
and recommending that the new bridge
be constructed at a different point. Rep
resentatlons wore made by the Commls
Bloncrs to tho Engineers showing that the
-construction at the point designated, or
any other site than the present one,
would be unsatisfactory to the people
of La Center, a detriment to the public
using the bridge, and entail considera
ble additional expense to tho county.
These representations, together with
plans of the proposed new bridge, were
forwarded to Washington, with the result
that notification arrived here today from
TVasbington stating that the department
"consents to the construction of the bridge
on the present site. Material for the
"bridge is already on the ground, and
work will be commenced at once.
Mrs. Anna Stracotta was arrested today
"upon a warrant charging her with assault
and battery upon Mrs. Alice E. Mayer.
Both parties are residents of the neigh
borhood east of Vancouver Barracks,
known as "Slabtown." Mrs. Stracotta en
tered a plea of not guilty, and the case
was set for trial on Saturday, July 28.
At the meeting of the Republican
Tcounty central committee today the date
of the primajgeleotlons was fixed for
Saturday, AttgustV-and the county con
vention will be held at the Courthouse
In this city on Wednesday, August 8. At
this convention a full ticket of county
end precinct officials will be nominated,
and 16 delegates to the state convention.
NAVAL RESERVE GOES TO SEA.
Will Spend a Weelc on the Cruiser
Philadelphia Well Supplied.
ASTORIA, July 21. The Oregon Naval
Reserves, commanded by Lieutenant-
Commander Davis, boarded the United
States cruiser Philadelphia this afternoon
tor ther annual cruise. The -vessel
crossed out this evening, and will be ab
sent seven days. It Is the intention to
spend a portion of the time In tho Straits
of Fuca, where the reserves will engage
In target practice. The reserves who
Joined the cruiser today numbered 82 offi
cers and men from Portland, and 20 from
Astoria. The battalion was well supplied
with fresh meats, vegetables and fruit,
bo it will not experience the hardships
of last year's cruise.
The run of fish last night and this morn
ing proved to be better than the days
previous, especially for the glllnetters.
some of whom made catches of over 1000
pounds each. The trapmen and seiners
we also reported to have done well.
A letter was received here today from
5"&ku Inlet, Alaska, stating that mora
fish are being caught there than the can
perymen can handle, and the boats have
been limited to 1000 pounds a day.
Tho manifest of the schoonor Louis,
iwbich crossed out from Knappton for
JS&n Francisco yesterday, was filed in the
Custom-Housc today. Her cargo consist
ed of 790,012 feet Of lumber and S7S5 bun
dles of lath.
During the absence of United States
Quarantine Officer Hastings on a week's
Vacation he will be represented at this
port by United States Marine Hospital
Surgeon Dr. Jay Tuttle.
HARVESTER AND GRAIN BURKED.
Separator-Tender Severely Injured
His Fire Narrowly Averted.
WASCO, Or., July 2L-Just after start
ing the machine after dinner today, the
combined harvester belonging to Cameron
r&z McPherson was found to be in flames
'Jnslde, Tho harvester and about 20 acres
1
of wheat in a field adjoining the south
ern boundary of the city were destroyed.
The losses are partly covered by insur
ance. J. I. Hawkins, the separator
tender, was severely burned.
Grain, which extends for miles in every
direction in an almost unbroken body, is
ripe and dry and the weather hot, and
It was only by prompt action on the part
of the entire community, and persistent
and courageous fighting that a disastrous
fire was avoided.
?10,000 FIRE AT LEBANON.
Half a Block of the Town Destroyed
Perhaps Incendiary.
LEBANON, Or , July 2L Lebanon was
visited by a $10,000 fire last night. About
10 o'clock firo was discovered well undor
way in the roar of what is known as
tho Aldrich buildings. The fire company
responded promptly and the water pres
sure was all that could be expected, but
in spite of all that could be done, a half
block was consumed before the fire was
gotten under control. It Is generally be
lieved that It was incendiary. Follow
ing are the losses:
Mre. J. B. Marks, three buildings, val
ued at 53E00; lneurancgjnknownr"
W. M. Coplan &?CoT8f8ck of clothing
valued aOSSOOO; insurance, $1500.
Dr.-I Foley, stock of drugs, physic
ian's instruments, books and store build
ing valued at $3000; no insurance, but
most of stock saved.
Mr. Mulits, feed store; most of stock
saved; loss light; no Insurance.
Poor Business for Ciffnrette Smoker.
CORVALLIS, Or., July 2L Jacob Hurl
burt, residing a few miles south of Cor
vallls, smoked a cigarette Wednosday
while he loaded hay. The load of hay and
the hayrack were burned, and tho wagon
was badly damaged.
PCNCHED THE EDITOR'S HEAD.
A. "Walluce Shoemaker's Geometrical
Scale of "Waffes.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
There was zauoh excitement In Wallace,
Idaho, about 10 o'clock of the 19th inst.
caused by an assault upon Charles H.
Stevens, the editor of the Wallace Ad
vance, by a shoemaker named "Wolcott.
The faots, as nearly ae can be learned,
are that a dressmaker asked Mrs. Wol
cott to sew in her shop. The husband
objected to the wages paid, and finally
made a proposition that Mrs. Wolcott
should work 12 days, receiving 1 cent for
the first day's pay, and have tho amount
doubled each day. The proposition was
accepted, evidently without consideration
on the part of the dressmaker. A con
tract was then written, signed and wit
nessed, and at the end of 12 days Mrs.
Wolcott demanded $40 95 wages. The
dressmaker refused to pay it, saying that
by tho terms of tho contract she was only
to pay 64 cents per week. After consid
erable loud talking on both sides, the
dressmaker paid $30 and secured
possession of the contract This
seemed to be the end of the af
fair, until tho Advance cam out, calling
the shoemaker a "scalawag" and saying
that he went to the rooms of the dress
maker and threatened, if she did not pay
the remaining $10, to do her bodily harm.
Tho result is Stevens' face is badly
bruised and Wolcott is in Jail awaiting a
hearing before tho Police Judge.
Trouble In "Wheat and Potatoes.
OREGON CTTT, July 21. O. P. Sharpe, a
Tualatin farmer, was in town today, and
stated that Fall wheat in that section was
rlpening.rapidly. In fact, it Is drying up,
not appearing to get much sustenance
from the roots. Several farmers here to
day state that in some fields a small
worm is causing a blight on the potato
crop. Wherever the vines are thus af
fected, there appears to be myriads of
small dark-colored worms. Tho fields
affected are limited.
Sale of Fine Timher
KALAMA, Wash., July 2L A- Bystrom,
of Kalama, has sold 1CO0 acres of timber
land to W. H. Cook, of Duluth, Minn.,
for $24,000. The land is situated on the
Kalama River, about 25 miles east of this
place, and Is considered one of the finest
bodies of timber on this Coast, Of the
1000 acres, Mr. Bystrom owned 40, and
the remainder was held by half a dozen
other residents of Kalama.
Oreeron Notes.
Sheriff Durbln, of Marion County,
is
badly afflicted with poison oak.
A telephone line is to be built from
Stayton to Lyons, via Mehama.
A granite quarry on Snake River em
ploys nine men. The stone greatly re
sembles Vermont granite.
William Morfitt, Jr., has sold his Wil
low Creek ranch. In Malheur County, to
Charles Van Buren for $2000.
From $12 to $15 per ton is offered for
Italian prunes and Bartlett pears at Eu
gene, for Eastern shipment.
A 2-year-old child of Major Moore, of
Ironside, undertook to drivo a calf, and
was knocked senseless by a kick.
Three more cement crossings and a good
block of cement sidewalk aro evidences
of prosperity on Commercial street, re
marks tho Salem Journal.
Antelope has a new paper, tho Repub
lican, launched by A. M. F. Kirchhetm
er. It is a neatly printed eight-page
quarto. Subscription, $1 per year.
A big crop of peaches is reported on the
island below Wheatland, Or. Andrew
Hewitt; J. La Follette and F. Post are
among those who will have large crops.
Herbert Wlnslow, the Klamath Jail
breaker, made a second and successful
effort, sawing off an Iron bar with a.
nicked -pocket-knife. It is thought he
reached California.
A Heppner firm with flour and bacon to
sell advertises that "grouse will ripen in
the Blue Mountains inside of another
month, and rolled in flour and fried in
bacon Julco they are delicious."
C. H. Markham, of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company, is keeping right
on with his campaign in behalf of dairy
development. Hardly a week passes with
out a dairy meeting somewhere.
A petition signed by several hundred
settlers of Wallowa, protesting against
the Government locating Chief Joseph
and his tribe in that valley, has been sent
to the Interior Department at Washing
ton, D. C.
Tho Weston Leader reports a cow that
has been steadily milked for nine years,
and has been tho mother of but one calf.
The reporter is skeptical, but has the
positive assurances of responsible people
as to the facts.
Almost grown Donny pheasants have
been seen close to town already, says
tne independence west Side. The crop
of birds Is going to be large. Bob-white
quail are also In tlie suburbs In large
numbers, but their killing is problhlted
for another year.
The 4-year-old son of D. E. McRea, of
Riverside, In Malheur County, was fatal
ly burned last Wednesday, and died that
night. He was given throo matches by
his mother to carry to his father, and It
is not known Just how his clothes caught
fire. His spine was bo burned that he
did not suffer after a few minutes.
Boys and girls have been playing havoc
with the Independence schoolhouse and
its furnishings of late, and the School
Directors aro very much wrought up
over tho situation. Windows have been
broken, school furniture destroyed and
Ink thrown upon the walls of tho several
rooms, as well as upon the blackboards.
.Tho Oregon City advertising committee
of the Board of Trade will submit a re
port at the meeting of that body to bo
held next Monday nlgnr. The members
of the commltteo have agreed upon
.printing a 40-page booklet, 09, that will
set forth the natural resources and su
perior advantages of Clackamas Counts.
Tho booklet will be profusely Illustrated,
and will contain cuts of factories, mills,
farms, business houses, etc Ton thou
sand or these pamphlets will be printed
iov general distribution.
IMPORTANT MINE SALE
THE ALEXANDER fc BEST PLACER,
OX GALICE CREEK.
Yields 920,000 Per Year, Has Ground
for 50 Years, and the Price Paid
Wns 9100,OO0.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., July 21. In the
sale of the Alexander & Bent places;
mine, on Gallce Creek, the moBt Import
ant mining transaction for several years
has been made. The sale was negotiated
by John R. Harvey, manager of the Old
Channel mine, the purchasers being Chi
cago capitalists, whose names have not
been made public The mine is situated
on Rogue River, 25 miles below Grant's
Pass. It comprises 510 acres of patented
land, and extends for 3 miles along an
ancient channel. The water supply is
taken out of the west fork of Gallce
Creek, in a seven-mile ditch, and gives a
prossuro of 250 to 400 feet at the mine.
The mining season usually lasts eight
months, from November to June.
The mine has been well opened up by
tho present owners, the clean-up being
reported at $20,000 annually. The bank is
80 to 123 feet high, the gold being prin
cipally in a stratum of blue gravel at the
bedrock, 0 to 12 feet deep. The mine is
THE LATE PROFESSOR J. M. POWELL
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"WELL-KNOWN TEACHER AT MONM
well equipped with pipe and giants, a
sawnujl furnishing the necessary flume
lumber. A good Toad was recently con
structed to Crow's, a distance of eight
miles, giving easy access to the mine.
The "A. & B." mine has been one of the
best-paying properties in Southern Ore
gon, and has been profitably operated
over 20 years, with enough ground In
sight to operate 50 years more. The price
paid is reported to be $100,000.
NEW STRIKE IN BLUE RIVER.
Ore Free Milliczr, and Runs as High
as $1200 to the Ton.
EUGENE, July 2L A report comes from
the x Blue River mines that the richest
discovery yet made In the camp has Just
been made on the World claim, by Brew
baker & Yorlngton. As the report goes,
they have opened up a ledge six feet
wide, carrying as high as $1200 to the ton.
The ore is free milling and easily worked,
and the discovery is considered better
than any that has hitherto been made.
Mining: Stock Quotations.
Following are the transactions at tho Oregon
Mining Stock Exchange yesterday:
Bid.
Buffalo $000 0154
Fouts Dredging- Co 100 00
Asked.
$000 024
102 60
Gold hui Bohemia 5 oft
Gold Hill High Line Ditch 20
Oeldetono Consolidated ... 84 3
Helena SO 30
Helena No. 2 W &&
Lost Horse 2k 8
May Queen 2 2
Mountain View 1& 161
Oregon-Colorado OVi oft
Riverside 2V5 10
Booketeiler 3 6Vt
Sumpter Free Gold 1 2
SALES.
Geldstono Consolidated 2000 shares at 34
Helena 4000 at S
4000at30i
19000 at 30
4000 at 30
2000 at 30U
Helena No. 2 1000 at S4
7000 at B
Lost Horse 2000 at 2
3500 at 2
May Queen .....2000 at 2
6000 at 2
Mountain View 11000 at 1
Oregon-Colorado , 2000 at 6h
1000 at Cfc
SPOKANE, July 21. The closing bids for
mining stocks today were:
Elacktall $011
Noble Five $0 03H
Princess Maud.. 2
Rambler Cariboo 21
Republic S8
Reservation .... 8
Rowland Giant.. VA
Sullivan 0
Tom Thumb .... 10
"Waterloo ....... 2
AthabLsca 2S&
Mammoth 14
Crystal
3H
Deer Trail Con.
Evening Star ..
Gold Ldge ....
I. X. 1,
lepn Mask .....
Lone Pine Surp.
Mount. Lion ...
Morn. Glory ...
Morrisoa
D
8
1
10
24
9
60
S
44
SAX FRANCrSCO, July 2L The offlcial clos
ing quotations for minlne stocks today were:
Alta , $0 00 Justice o 03
Alpha Con
jaexican 10
Occidental Con ... 7
Ophlr 67
Overman .,...... 11
Potosi 13
Savage ,.. 12
Sep. Belcher .... 3
Sierra Nevada ... 25
Silver Hill 86
Standard 4 00
Union Con 20
Utah Con 8
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Bullion
Caledonia 80
Challenge Con ... 131
Cfcollar 10
Confidence Co
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 45
Crown Point .... 12
Excnecuer 1
Gould &. Currv... 23
Yellow Jaaket .... 20
Hale &. Korcross.. 21
NEW YORK, July 21. Mlnlnsr stocks today
closed as follows:
Cbollar $0 12 Ontario ta 00
Crown Point .... 101
Ophlr 04
Plymouth 10
Quicksilver 1 60
do prer e 60
Sierra Nevada .... 22
Standard ., 4 00
Union Con 17
Yellow Jacket .... 28
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 S3
Deadwood 40
Gould & Curry... 20
Hala & Norcrosz.. 19
Homestake 60 00
Iron Silver 02
Mexican 12
BOSTON, July 21. Closing quotations:
Adventure $0 02 'Humboldt $0 25
AUouea M. Co... 1
Osceola
Amal. Copper .. 87
Atlantic 23
Boston & Mont. 3 03
Butte & Boston. G4U
Cal & Hecla... T 45
Parrott 41i
Santa P"e Copper 0
Tamarack 1 03
Utah Minlnr ... 2SU
Winona 2U
Centennial 1CU Wolverines
Franklin , 13
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NEW THRESHER.
Field Test to Be Made on the 23d,
Near Prescott.
A flold test of a new thresher is to be
made Mondy, the 23d, near Prescott.
The machine was Invented by a Walts
burg man. Many farmers are expected
to be present at the field test. The ma
chine is known as Evans patent separa
tor, and is made on a new plan. The
cylinder is absent, and in its place Is
arranged a pair of canvas baits bearing
small steel plugs, and in the motion of
the belts rubbing over oach other the
grain is rubbed from the head. The sepa
rator is a small fanning mill, especially
arranged with fans and sieves, and the
grain Is carried up a short elevator,
cleaned and sacked. The machine car
ries a eix-foot header, and Is operated
upon the plan of the combined machino
front California. Mr. Evans secured a
patent last year, and had a perfect ma
chine made at the shops at Walla. Walla,
Expert mechanics say it will work admir
ably, and the test will be watched with
Interest.
POPULAR LOAN OF $30,000.
Authorised by the Salem School
District, at 4 Per Cent.
SALEM, Or., -July 21. The School Board
this evening passed a resolution authoriz
ing a popular loan of $39,000 in order. to
fund the indebtedness of t!he district.
Notes drawing annual Interest at the
rate of 4 per cent, will be Issued in sums
ranging from $50 upward, to run for a
period of 10 years, BubjeCt to call for re
demption. The notes will be sold by
popular subscription, and will be in the
hands of the Clerk of the district Monday
morning. Subscriptions will be closed
August L
Dr. J. W. Ransom, of Turner, today
filed an action against William McGll
chrlst for $1C30, tho value of property de
stroyed by fire at Turner June 6. It Is
alleged that the fire caught from the
caldron in defendant's meat market,
which was not properly tended.
The Willamette Valley Prune Associa
tion held Its first meeting in this city to
day, and adopted necessary by-laws, and
also elected a board of directors, com
posed of L. M. McGllchrist, C. O. Con
stable, Captain E. F. Smith, R. J. Spcn-
OUTH WHO DIED TUESDAY, JULY 17.
cer and H. S. GHe, all prominent fruit
growers of Rosedale and vicinity. This
board will meet Monday to perfect the
organization and elect officers. The as
sociation will commence the erection of a
large warehouse In this city at once, and
expects to be able to handle this year's
crop of prunes.
Superintendent Ackerman today re
ceived the annual school report of Baker
County, of which the following Is a sum
mary, compared with the report of last
year:
General statistics 199. 1900.
Number of persons of school age. 2523 3SS2
Enrolled in the public schools.... 2425 2748
Averags dally attendance 1743 177S
Number of teachers employed.... 85 S3
Children not attending school 1062 U6S
Enrolled In private-schools 245 152
Av. length of school year, weeks 25 24
Legal voters for school purposes. 1392 1925
Financial condition 1899. 1900.
Value of schoolhouses... $65,305 00 $78.4SO 00
value or rurniture a,7iz &6
Value of apparatus 2,40100
Average salary of male
teachers 43 87
Average salary of fe
male teachers 42 55
Total receipts 34,200 09
Paid for teachers wages 20,833 27
Total disbursements .... 30,313 16
Cash in hands of dis
trict clerks. March 5.. 1.SS4 S3
10,623 00
3,292 00
. 5775
40 CO
50,244 S3
25.74121
43,CGo4fl
2,277 44
Superintendent Ormsby, of the Cascade
forest reserve, has returned from a trip
up the McKenzie. He inspeoied a tract
of 3d0 acres of land near the McKenzle
bridge, east of Eugene, and recommends
that it be restored to the public domain.
He also found that a saw mill noar Three
Sisters had cut at least 100,000 feet of tim
ber from the reserve, the ownor declar
ing that he did not know where the line
was, and offering to pay for the timber.
He made report of the facts to Wash
ington. State Treasurer Mooro today received
a partial payment of $200 from the Low-enberg-Golng
.Company, as rent for stove
foundry at the State Penltontiary, which
becomes due September 1. Tho rental Is
$500 a quarter, payable In advance.
At the meeting bf the State Land Board
today, 27 loans were approved, aggre
gating $27,540.
LEFT FOR ALOATRAZ ISLAND.
To Relieve Third Artillery for Duty
in China.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
July 2L Company H, Seventh Infantry,
under the command of Lieutenant O. B.
Ro&enbaum and Lieutenant E. L. D.
Breckonridge, left here this evening at
6 o'clock for Portland, to board the Cali
fornia train. Last Thursday orders were
received relieving H Company from fur
ther duty here and directing that It take
station at Alcatraz Island, relieving the
battery of tho Third Artillery, which is
under orders for duty In China.
(The company arrived In Portland on
the steamer from Vancouver last even
ing, and marched Immediately to the
Union Depot, leaving for San Francisco
at 8:30. They attracted some little atten -
tion as they marched to the platform, and
thero was a rumor current on the streets
that they were going to China.)
Fatal Boldness of a Bear.
GEARHART. Or., July 2L Wednesday
evening, Mr. Thompson, who lives a short
distance from Gearhart, found a large
black bear nosing around his plaoe. evi
dently in pursuit of one of his young
calves, but th use of a Winchester ended
all such fears. Mr. Kruse, of the Gear
hart Hotel, purchased Eruln from Mr.
Thompson and supplied his guests with
bear meat Thursday for dinner.
Idaho Notes.
Dr. Daniel Locke, one of Idaho's early
pioneers, died recently at Gibbonville.
Oregon men are in the Snake River
country, south of Lewiston. looking for
horses and cattle stolen from Wallowa
County.
It is thought that not less than 00,000
boxes of apples will be marketed this
year from the Potlatch country, besides
dried prunes and pears.
Stockgrowers are becoming alarmed at
the condition of tho feed, says the Hailey
Times. What there Is is good enough,
but there is a scarcity of water, and the
range is drying up. If this continues, the
stock will not remain in good condition.
By Fall it will be so lean and weak that
much of it will bo unable to stand the
Winter.
Conservative persons estimate the
amount of grain that will bo marketed
at Kendrick and Jullaetta at 650,000 bush
els. The. total yield for the Potlatch
country, which will bo marketed at Ken
drick, Vollmer and Jullaetta, is estimated
at G5Q.OO0 bushels. The grain will be freer
from wild oats than usual, and of a good
quality,,
FIGHT WiTH STRIKERS
SERIOUS TURN XX PHASES. RIVER
FISHERMEN'S TROUBLE.
Forty-seven. Canneries Close, and
Prevent Disbursement of About
$2,000,000 Amontr the Men.
VANCOUVER, B. a, July 2L-Thre
was a serious fight at Stevenson, where
the Fraser River canneries are located,
during last night between special police
men and striking fishermen. Two boats
were out fishing under protection of two
patrol tugs, with special polico on board.
Eighty strikers followed in small boats,
attacked the patrol tugs and engaged In a
hand-to-hand fight with the officers. No
one was armed or there would certainly
have been several fatalities. The police
were vastly outnumbered by flaheftnen,
who climbed aboard tho tugs and admin
istered a sevore beatlnc to the nolice.
The white men who had been fishing un
der police protection, were taken ashore
by strikers and paraded through the
streets with placards attached to their
backs, denouncing them as scabs.
Forty-seven canneries on Fraser River
will closo down for the season, the dead
lock between canners and fishermen being
as far from settlement as over. Tho fish
ermen have finally rejected tho offer of
the canners to pay 18 cents per fish
straight through the season, irrespective
of magnitude of salmon run or of fluc
tuation in prices. Upon this decision be
ing communicated to canners this morn
ing managers of two of the largest can
neries gave orders for closing down tholr
establishments forthwith for the entire
season. The remaining 45 canneries will
bo closed down on Monday, rather than
pay tho price of 23 cents, demanded by
the fishermen, which, it Is claimed, would
entail a loss to the canners of $300,000.
By closing down these canneries the sum
of $2,000,000, disbursed annually as wages,
will be withheld from the fishermen and
other employes of the canners.
IVORT MINE ON MTTIiE MINOOK.
Streaked Tale of Discovery Ships
Quarantined at tho North.
VICTORIA, B. a, July 2L The steam
er Bristol arrived from St. Michael to
day, after a passage of 9 days. The pas
sengers report new discoveries la Tanana.
On Eureka Creek claims are giving 25
10 40 cents to the pan. A stampede to the
diggings Is expected.
On Little Mlnook what is thought to
be a graveyard of mammalians has been
found. Tusks weighing 240 pounds and
over 10 feet long, and teeth weighing 10
pounds, have ben found. Also what are
thought to bo the skulls of aurochs, big
skulls with horns 20 feot long, and meas
uring two feet across. On nearly every
claim on the creek some parts of skele
tons have been found.
On Juno- 15 a cave-In of the bank of
the Yukon burled a boat crew which Is
believed to number three to five. All
were drowned, and none have been Iden
tified. On June 20 a boat containing Ave
persons drifted out to sea from the
mouth of the Yukon, and all are believed
to have been lost. Four bodies of miners
drowned by the capsizing of boats havo
been picked up on the Yukon flats.
A Bon of C. D. Lane is reported to have
been shot at Nome in a claim-Jumping
quarrel. Passengers report over 100 cases
of smallpox at Nome. The steamers
piscovory, Utopia and Morning Star are
quarantined at St. Michael.
Captain Molntyre heard a report at St.
Michael that the steamer Charles Nel
son had been driven ashore on the Si
berian coast by ice, and is belloved to
be a wreck. ,
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mahlon R. Broclc, of. Woodburn
Ore-
son Pioneer of 1645.
WOODBURN, Or., July 2L Mahlon R.
Brock, who died of epllopsy In this city
this morning at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Patsy J. Stark, was born
In Knox County, Ohio, December 27, 1823.
He went to Missouri in 1840, where he
married Eleanor Stafford four years later.
He orossed the plains to Oregon in 1845
by ox team, arriving at Oregon City in
September of that year. He located at
Forest Grove, where ho lived several
years, removing from there to the State
of Washington. Ten years ago he came
here to live with his daughter, where
his last hours were spent. Seven chil
dren survive Mrs. P. J. Stark, Wood
burn; Mrs. M. E. Hill, Brookfleld, Wash.;
Mrs. A- Smith, Los Angeles, Cal.; Cap
tain E. D. Brock, Astoria, Or.; Captain
R. M. C Brock, Noell, Wash.; Mrs. T. L.
Trombley, Marshfleld, Or.; Arthur W.
Brock, of Woodburn.
-TfltlTl TVlftfi r4 Q1ramn1fwM
J .tyta t1v i Tn, -rovi,
1 -AfSSSt T 'ZZ .ZX
Skamokawa, was brought to the hospital
here a few days ago suffering with heart
disease. He died last evening, and his
body was sent to Portland tonight for in
terment. He was a Mason, and the mem
bers of that order took charge of tho body
and escorted it to the train.
MR. CORBETT'S CASE,
Circumstances of His Aldinsr the Pe
terson Woman.
Baker City Democrat.
BBAVIBW, Wash., July 16. (To the
Editor.) A friend of mine has kindly
clipped from your paper an account sent
out by the Associated Press in reference
to the suit commenced by E. E. Peter
son against me. The complaint I desire
to characterize as false from beginning
to end. While it is not necessary in
Multnomah County, where I am known,
to give any explanation of this matter,
I desire to have the good opinion of the
peoplo outside of Multnomah County, who
havo honored me in the past with the
highest position in their gift. I there
fore wish to make some statements in
connection therewith, preliminary to
which I desiro to Bay that It has always
been my custom to lay aside 10 per cent
of my Income for charitable and worthy
purposes. This is a conscience fund, of
which I am the trustee, to dispose according-
to my best Judgment, and I hold it
subject to such purposes as I may con
sider worthy from time to tlmo as they
are presented. The disbursements to this
fund amount to a -number of thousand
dollars a year. I considered this a case
of charity.
A pathetic appeal was made by this
woman, Peterson, to me to assist her
father, who was then at the hospital,
stricken with paralysis and had no means
to pay his expenses; that bis name, was
Mohlon R, Brock.
.
Mr. Davidson, and lived at Independence,
On, was an old pioneer, and a man whom
I had known by reputation, but not Inti
mately personally, in the past; that ho
had lost his farm, and had lost it by
reason of a mortgage that bad been fore
closed, and that she desired to fix him
comfortably In Albany, where they could
live more cheaply than In Portland.
That she bad left her husband In Butte,
Mont, for the purpose of coming to Port
land to take care of her father. That
they had agreed upon a peaceablo sep
aration, and that he was to allow her $100
per month as soon as the matter could
be properly got through the court, which
would take about six weeks. Upon this
appeal I advanced her the money with
out any security, because she had none
to give. I considered it an act of char
ity to an old pioneer, and would have
dona the same for any old pioneer who
might have made the same application.
She again appealed to me for further
aid, and I made her a loon, for which I
took her note. Then, after promising not
to ask for further assistance, sho again
asked for further assistance, and, I hav
ing refused her this, she then attempted
to form a conspiracy to extort money
from me by making propositions to other
parties with this in view.
Upon this foundation is the suit com
menced. This complaint was drawn up
some two or three months before elec
tion, and was shown about to newspaper
men, particularly at The Oregonlan office,
where it was thought it would come to
my knowledge, and that I would seek
out and try to prevent Its being filed.
Word came to me through a certain law
yer that if I would pay him $000 he
thought he could prevent the publication
of this complaint, which proposition I de
clined, stating that It was a blackmailing
Bcheme, whatever the complaint might be.
This Is all the statement I desiro to
make at this time, as I hope the matter
will come up at the earliest moment In
September, when our courts convene
Yours respectfully, H. W. CORBETT.
New Washington Incorporations.
OLYMPIA, Washv July 2L The -following
articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State during
the past week:
Amended articles of Yakima Mining
Company, name changed to Yakima Gold
Mining Company. North Yakima; Olym-
pia Foundry Company, Seattle, capital
55CO0; Pillchuck Gold Mining Company,
Snohomish, $50,000; North Pacific Tar &
Turpentine Works, Seattle, $25,000; Red
Star Gold Mining Company, Seattle. $50.
000; Marysville Machine Shop & Foundry
Company. Marysville, $3000; Diamond
Drill Contracting Company, Spokane. $15,
000; Choteau-Montana Mining & Milling
Company, Spokane, $50,000; Seattle Har
ness & Saddlery Company, Seattle, $20,000;
Alaska Blue Fox Propagating Company,
Seattle. $100,000; King Union Mining Com
pany, Tacoma, $1,600,000; Rocky Bar Gold
Mining Company, Spokane, $150.0CO; Spo
kano Brewing & Malting Company, Spo
kane, $0(0,000; Maccabee Cemetery Asso
ciation. Sprague, $1000; Michigan In
vestment Company, Everett, $10,000; Day
Lumber Company, Big Lake, $100,000;
Vlneland Fruit & Produce Association,
Clarkston, $1000; Wyandotte Mining Com
pany, Spokane, $100,000; Odessa Farmers
Warehouse Company (no location). $30CO;
Star Mining Company, Spokane. $100,000;
Latah Creamery Company, Latah, $1000;
Kanomo Mining Company, Seattle, $1C0,
000; Horn Sliver Mining1 Company, Spo
kane, $20,000; Seattle Liquor Company, Se
attle, $3X.
Foreign Deep River Logging Company,
Portland, Or., $30,000; Minneapolis Thresh-ing-Machine
Company, West MInneapo
Us, $000,000.
Hot Weather and a Rattler.
THE DALLES, Or., July 21. Yesterday
was the warmest of the season, the ther
mometer ranging from 100 degrees In the
residence portion of the town to 106 de
grees at the warehouses. In tho east end.
A hot wind from the west continued until
lato at night, and today the temperature
is lower. No damage to wheat is re
ported. The bathers who daily take a plunge In
the cool waters of tho Columbia are now
treading lightly In consequence of dis
turbing a huga rattlesnake last nlsht In
the O. R. &. N. yard at the point, 200
yards west of the UmatIHa House. The
snake, carrying 11 rattles, was killed after
a hard fight, and measured four feet.
This Is the season when snakes are nu
merous on the surrounding hills, and not
a few are killed In the vicinity yearly,
but such visitors within the city limits
are rare.
A Matter Settled in 1800.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Idaho fus!onIst3 have no use for
Governor Steunenberg. Why should they?
An executive who sees that the laws
are enforced, who will not enter Into
partnership with outrage and murder, Is
out of place In the Fusion party, and
without honor In Its councils. For abject
fear of the consequences, tho Kansas City
convention kept silent about the Coeur
d'Alene Infamy. But Sioux City approved
It, as Idaho fusionlsts do. And It was at
Sioux City that Bryanlsm came to perfect
flower. There Is no place on a Fusion
platform for a man who dares to de
clare that the laws must be respected.
That was settled four years ago at Chi
cago. Will Have Street Fair and Carnival.
PENDLETON, Or., July 2L Lost even
ing an enthusiastic meeting was held In
the City Council chambers, at which It
was definitely decided to give a street
fair and harvest carnival, lasting ono
week, and beginning probably September
18. Preliminary plans had already been
drafted for a large pavilion and audi
torium to seat several thousand people,
which, after having been used during tho
carnival for entertainments by imported
acrobats, athletes and vaudeville com
panies, will be left standing, to be de
voted to big political rallies and con
ventions. The citizens will raise nearly
$5000 to defray tho expenses of the car
nival. Washington's Course of Stndy.
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 2L The state
courso of study authorized by the State
Board of Education Is now ready for dis
tribution, and will be sent out by the
State Superintendent In a day or so. This
is the largest manual ever issued by the
state, and contains features that will lead
to more reading and nature work than
heretofore. It has chapters on nature,
history, psychology and school manage
ment, extracts from Government reports,
and an elaborate library list of books for
the several grades and for tho teacher's
use.
A "Time-Honored Principle.
Boise Statesman.
The unit rule was arnltrarlly dissolved
by tho Democratic convention at Pocatel
lo. Tho delegates should shudder at tho,
thought of the ruthless death they In
flicted, upon a time-honored Democratic
principle. The Republican party many
years ago repudiated the unit rule as a
Democratic measure. In places certain
Republicans havo attempted to make use
of It, but without success. It is recog
nized as one of the long list of Demo
cratic abominations.
Wanhinsrton Notes.
Tho recent log Jam In Cedar River, near
Renton, has been blasted out.
Thurston County Methodists will begin
a campmeeting at Little Rock August 2.
The open season for grouse, pralrio
chickens, etc., begins August 15 in Wash
ington. Tho Town Council of Medical Lake has
decided to raise saloon licenses from $400
to $800.
Notwithstanding the arrest of a well
known "suspect," burglaries continue at
Spokane.
The construction, extension and repairs
of tho Gray's Harbor Jetty continues. The
tug Bamson makes regular dally trips
with rock from the Columbia River.
Merchants of Kelso have organized to
(protect themselves against dead-beats
and will meet semi-monthly to comparo
notes.
Farm hands are In constant demand in
Eastern Washington. Many threshing
crews are short of men.
A movement is on foot at Centralla
toward opening Grace Seminary this Fall.
Tho building cost more than $10,000 in 1SS0,
but has not been used for five years.
Walla Walla's gas and electric company
is making Improvements at a cost of
$40,000. The plant's capacity will be in
creased to 400 horsepower.
At Waltsburg, a telephone pole (rotten
at the base) fell with Walter Wilson, a
lineman, but he was lucky enough to
escape with severe bruises only.
Volume XXI., of the State Supremo
Court reports, has been received from tho
printer by the Secretary of State, and
copies are now being distributed to those
entitled to them.
William J. Scott died near Dayton, on
the 19th, at the age of SO. Three grown
children survive him Mrs. D. J. Wood
and Orlonzo Scott, of Dayton, and W. L.
Scott, of Plaza.
The Insane Asylum at Stellacoom has
656 Inmates; that at Medical Lake 305.
Both Institutions are said to be In need
of additional room.
John C Clark, residing near Stella, was
found dead in bed the 13th inst. He was
last seen on the day before. He resided
alone. Heart disease is supposed to have
been the cause of death.
George W. Duvall died at Kalama the
night of the 13th, at the age of 81. At
the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted
In the First United States Veteran Volun
teers and served till Its close.
W. J. Kitchen died at his son's home
In Pullman on the 18th, at the age of 74.
Death was duo to paralysis. His wife,
from whom be had been separated 14
years, recently returned and the aged
couple were reunited.
W. A. York, who operates a big farm
14 miles from Walla Walla. Is missing,
and foul play Is feared by his wife and
children. Ho had started for town for
some header repairs, taking considerable
money with him. Relatives and friends
are searching for him.
The Commissioners of Lincoln and Stev
ens Counties have let the contract for the
proposed new bridge across the Spokane
River, near old Fort Spokane, on the site
of the one washed out by tho extreme
high water several years ago. The cost
of the bridge proper is to be $4100.
Hop lice are beginning to make their
appearanco In the yards In Lewis County,
and growers are preparing to spray, says
the Chehalls Examiner. Dealers havo
offered 10 cents for this year's crop. Ow
ing to many of the crops being plowed
up, the yield In the county will be sev
oral hundred bales less than last year.
Spokane Is having a little excitement
over the reported attempt of a Gypsy
woman to kidnap two 11-year-old girls,
named Myrtle Rico and Nellie Heels. The
children made so much fuss and disturb
ance that they were finally released from,
the woman's tent A "Jane Doe" war
rant has been swdrn out for the woman,
but she has fled.
Casper Fanger was killed the afternoon
of the ISth In Soule's logging camp, In
Pacific County, by a limb of a tree that
was being felled. The timber fallers did
not know that the deceased was In their
vicinity. The Hrrib struck him on the
head, crushing his skull and breaking hl3
neck. He was single, and camo from Ore
gon three years ago.
Tho 19th Inst., Governor Rogers re
ceived the resignation of John Wooding as
State Senator for the Twenty-Fourth Sen
atorial District. In King County. The
resignation was accepted, and at the gen
eral 'election to be held In November a
successor to Mr. Wooding must be elected.
Mr. Wooding Is a candidate for the nomi
nation of Sheriff of King County.
The hop crop In Eastern Washington Is
In good condition. From 14,000 to 16,000
bales will be secured there this season.
Tho hops are reported to be entirely free
from vermin. So far only 2000 baleshave
been contracted this season, and 10 cents
Is the uniform price. In Puyallup Vai.
ley. Western Washington. hop3 are grow
ing well, and there Is promise of a good
yield.
James C. Munro, City Marshal of Sedro
Woolley. and two brothers, W. J. Munro
and R. A. Munro. have secured a patent
for the United States and Canada cover
ing the Invention of a grain-car door de
signed to prevent the smallest loss from
leakage In transit, and to outlast for
years the kind of door now In use. While
primarily intended for grain cars, the In
vention Is applicable to box-cars of any
description.
The Tacoma Ladles' Tennis Club's en
tertainment. "An Evening With Gibson,"
given the night of the 19th. netted $1000,
to be added to the relief fund for victims
of the Fourth of July street-car disaster.
Seattle contributed about $4C0 of the sum.
The cast was as follows: Mr. PIpp, Mr.
P. J. Fransloll; Mrs. Plpp. Mrs. Frederick
Snow; tho Misses Plpp. Mrs. W. G. Hellar.
Miss Seymour; Lady FItshue Morris, Mrs.
David Elsworth Erown.
PAUL CROMWELL
The Colored Specialist
Has opened up his office at 2S5 Hal
street, corner Second, and will sell his
medicine as usual. Medicines for all
kinds of chronic diseases.
College
Admits both sexes, Is nonsectarian, away
from tho city, beautiful and healthful
location. The academy receives younger
and less advanced pupils.
Strict Military
Discipline
Expenses reasonable. Send for the new
catalogue before deciding upon another
school. Address a postal card to
President A. C. Jones, Ph.D.
Burton, Wash.
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The Orejjon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium. Chamber of Commerco Bldff.,
V. O. box 670. Portland. Or.
Telephone Main 810.
J. E. Haseltine. Pres.; David Goodsell Treoa.:
F. J. Hard. Sec
Directors I. G. Clarke, J. E. Hasoltlno. Da
vid GoodseU. P. J, Jennings, X. G. Davidson.
F. V. Drake. E. A. Clem.
THE GOLD HIL.L & BOHEMIA MINING CO.
owns four nrst-class Quartz mlnlnjr proper
ties; thre of them, embracing nine claims,
bein? in the Gold Hill wining district, Jack
eon County. Orernn; and one of them, em
bracing seven claims, being in the very
heart of the Bohemia mroins camp Capital
stook. $100,000.00, 40 per cent or stock in
treasury; all promoters' stock pooled. Listed
with the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange. In
vestigate. Davidson. Ward & Co (membcra
of the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange), 403
Chamber of Commerco. Phone Clay 633
Vasooii