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THE SUNDAY OREGOXI AX, :-, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 23, 1906. GDBALT IS FOUND IN GRANT COUNTY Very Valuable Mineral Found in No Other Section of the United States. OREGON HAS 2170 MINES Labor Commissioner Hoff Finds That 3370 Miners Are Em ployed at Average Wage of $8 Per Day. SALEM. Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) Ac cording to the statistical Information fur nished Labor Commissioner Hoft, by the United States Geological Survey Bureau, at Washington, D. C, there are 2170 mines of different kinds In the State of Oregon, tinder development, the greater number of . which are gold and copper, while In some portions of the state deposits of some kinds of mineral are found -which, do not exist elsewhere in the United States. Notable among these latter are the cobalt mines of Grant County, said to be the only discovery of this valuable mineral to have been found In the coun try. Cobalt is used extensively and is of great value for coloring purposes and In the arts. It is found In combination with copper, carrying a large per cent of gold. . In his' forthcoming biennial report, Ea ; bor Commissioner Hoff will comment upon this statistical data as follows: ,"A large number of the mines given in the table are not operated, some having been abandoned, and many are In the first stages of development, on account of the lack of capital to carry on the work. Considerable harm has been done the mining Interests of the state by unscrupu lous promoters who, by wlldcatting," have succeeded In swindling many unsuspect ing investors and are responsible for re tarding the development of the Industry generally. "The principal mining counties In the order of the number of miners employed are: Baker, Josephine, Jackson, Grant, Lane, Douglas and Coos. Other counties have extensive mining interests, and the Industry, already of some magnitude, will continue to grow. At present there are about 2370 miners in the state wno draw an average wage of $3 per day. Estimat ing that they work, on an average, two thirds of the time, the amount paid them annually In wages is $2,022,000." COXOVER IS MADE CHAIRMAN King County Republican Committee Has a Very Lively Session. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 22. (Special.) The King County Republican committee today elected the following officers after a hard fight over chairman: - T. C Conover. chairman; Sidney J. Williams, secretary; F. J. Haney, treas urer. I. B. Knickerbocker, for eight years chairman of the county organization, vol untarily retired, but will serve as chair man of an -executive committee. Conover and C. C. Dalton, ex-assistant Attorney General, were candidates to succeed him. A third faction tried to keep the chair manship within the original committee and elect a new member-at-large. Three ballots were necessary to elect Conover to .membership and then he was unanimous ly made chairman. - James E. Zook, defeated for County Commissioner in the north district, filed a protest .with the new committee and at tempted to have At Rutherford's name taken off the ticket and his own sub stituted. The committee turned down the application on legal grounds. Political .enemies of Rutherford encouraged Zook to make the fight after he had decided to drop It. ... SURVEYING IX IIARXEY COVXTY Harriman Engineers Are Working In the Vicinity of Burns. BURNS, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) The .railroad surveyors in the employ of the .Harriman Interests were again in this .valley, in the vicinity of Malheur Lake, near the same line that was surveyed this Spring. They came through Crane Creek Gap and pass through the town of Lawen,- which is in the center of the . valley. From this DOlnt It is a iruesa which route will be chosen, as a line north of Writer Point has been surveyed through Sagehen Pass, the shortest route to the desert, but the grade is 1M per cent and there are several deep cuts and fills to make. The route surveyed south of Writer Point is 25 miles south of Burns, around by Harney Lake, following up Silver Creek to the desert, is level all the way from Craln Creek Gap to the Cascade Mountains and passes through some of the best country In Eastern Oregon, which at the present time is undeveloped arid remains in the hands of the Govern ment. TIRES OF SENDING MONEY "Wife Says Husband Who Will Not . Leave Copenhagen Is a Drunkard. OREGON CITY, Sept. 22. (Special.) After sending various sums of money, aggregating JUT, with which to defray the expenses of her husband. Christian Chrletensen, in his trip to this country from Copenhagen, Denmark, Birgette Chrlsteneen " has concluded that her spouse no longer cares for her. and to day Instituted divorce proceedings against her unresponsive husband. In her complaint fhe wife recites that she was married to the defendant at Co penhagen In September, 1S96, and states that It w? mutually agreed between them to emigrate to the United States In 1902. She preceded her husband to the United States and subsequently forwarded the husband money with which to come to America, on his representations that be did not have sufficient funds of his own .with which to . make the trip. Besides these evidence of desertion on the part of the husband, the wife complains that he Is an habitual drunkard and was cruel and Inhuman inhis treatment of her. BUTTEVILLE SAFE IS LOOTED Cracksman Gets $100 in Change and . Escapes on Stolen Horse. SALEM, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) Stoma -time between 4 and 5 o'clock this morn ing the store of J. J. Ryan, of Buttevllle, 25 miles north of this city, was entered and a small safe blown. About .Jioo in nickels and dimes was secured and the robber made his escape without being discovered. The safecracker also stole a small black raynse from Mr. Ryan's stable and took his departure by this means, as pome of the neighbors heard patter of horse's hoofs going In the direction, of Aurora, the neanst railroad station, at about 5 o'clock in the morn ing. Sheriff Culver was notified as soon as the robbery was discovered this morning and he immediately sent two men to Eutteville. WRIT FOR THE HOLY ROLLERS King County Prosecuting Attorney Will Appeal to Supreme Court. SEATTLE, Sept. 22. Monday morning Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Mackin tosh says he Will attempt to secure from the Supreme Court of this state a writ of prohibition preventing Judge Prater from issuing an order sending Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Maud Creffleld to the State of Oregon. Fugitive Leaps From Train. MOSCOW. Idaho, Sept. 22. (Special.) John Collins Jumped from the rear end of the early morning pasenger train betwern Kendrick and Troy this morning, for the purpose of evading the police authorities between Arrow Junction and Moscow. Collins Is wanted for an attempt upon the life of a saloonkeeper made yester day at Stites. i The traln was stopped as soon as Col lins was missed but no trace of him was obtainable. All that Is known of Collins Is that he was badly cut with a knife when he attempted the murder at Stites. Labor Party Declares for Bell. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22. The Union Labor party held several district conven tions last night. Julius Kahn and L. A. TILLAM00X COUPLE CELEBRATES GOLDEN WEDDING S v r i r 1 Y r -i. : . '. ::vy . - 3, - .- lv' . MB. AND MRS. B. F. DCBFEE. TILLAMOOK, Or.. Sept. 22. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Durfee celebrated their golden wedding Tuesday and a number of their friends surprised them in the evening by giving them a party and during the evening the party presented them with valuable presents. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Durfee were married at Alexandria. Mo., on September 18. 1S56. The latter's maiden name was Miss Margaret" Jane Beebe. They resided at Keo kuk, la., until 1893, when they came to Tillamook County and have resided here since. Eight children were born of the union, but only one out of the family Is living, Mrs. Maggie C. Warllck who resides In Chicago, 111. Mr. Durfee is one of a family of 19, eight of whom are still living,, the oldest being 82 and the youngest 65 years of age. Both Mr. and Mrs. Durfee are 71 years of age. t Hays, Republican nominees for Congress in the Fourth and Fifth California dis tricts, were Indorsed. Andrew Wilson was nominated for Railroad Commission er In the First District, and Joseph B. Scott. ex-Tax Collector of. this city, for member of the Board of Equalization from the Second District. The various conventions Indorsed Theodore A. Bell, Democrat, for Governor, and called for the nomination of a complete union labor ticket. Deeds Saved From Destruction. i SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22. It has been discovered that all the deeds and other valuable papers that have been filed and left uncalled for at the Hall of Records for the last five years, with the excep tion of those filed April 12. 13, IB and 16 of this year, were saved from the fire. The papers saved . Include those filed the day previous to the earthquake. Roseburg Power Plant Sold. ROSEBURG. Or.. Sept. 22. It was an nounced here today that G. G. Majors, of New York, has purchased the Roseburg water and electrio light system of the Roseburg Water & Light Company. The deal with the Willamette Valley company has fallen through. PRUNES DROP FROM TREES HALF THE CROP NEAR FOREST GROVE WILL BE LOST. Dryers Are Vnable to Handle the Great Quantity That Has Been Forced to Early Maturity. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) Postmaster Atwell, who is largely interested In prunegrowing, reports that during the last three days of hot weather practically the entire crop of prunes in this district has fallen. Such large quan tities of fruit thus prematurely forced upon the evaporators is proving far be yond their capacity to handle. Nothing like the rapidity of the drop thus early In the eeason has ever been known In the history of the industry. The loss caused by cracking, due to the recent rains, was very large, but the loss occasioned by the unseasonable drop will be much larger. A heavy percentage of fruit on the ground has fermented under the In fluence of the hot sun. The rain and the hot weather together wil cauee a loss of probably one-half the crop. Democratic Candidates Are Few. TACO.vIA, Sept. 22. (Special.) The Pierce County Democratic convention to day indorsed the candidacy of Miles S. . Edgerson, a Republican, thus putting the office of School Superintendent on a non partisan basis. The refusal of ex-City Attorney O. G.' Ellis to accept the nomination of Prose cuting Attorney stampeded the Demo cratic forces. A number of candidates who had consented to accept places on the ticket on condition that Ellis be the candidate for Prosecuting Attorney re fused to go before the convention after he announced his refusal. Finally, enough Democrats consented to run to fill out the ticket, and the nominations were made without opposition. Killed by Bursting Emery Wheel. SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept. . 22. William Peterson, aged 21 years, a molders' ap prentice at the Moran Company's works, was instantly killed In a tool-sharpening room of- the establishment this morning by being struck on the head by a piece of emery wheel that, bad broken. KEPT 'BIG A MONTH Seattle Youth Uses Name of Electric Company Engineer. BILL EXPOSES HIS SCHEME Burdahl Burke's SweetheartYVanted to Go Driving and She Did, but Burke Is Now In Jail. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 22. (Special.) Burdahl Burke, a youth of 19. stole a horse and buggy that he might satisfy the demand of his sweetheart for driv ing. He kept the rig for more than a month at the city pound and at a down town livery before the owners of the horse and buggy discovered the fraud and caused his arrest. Young Burke telephoned to the Broad way stables more than a month ago, say ing he was W. J. Santmyer. chief engl- v v jaw- neer for the Seattle Electric Company, and asking that a horse and buggy be sent to him for several days' work In West Seattle. A small boy was sent with the rig. A few days later Burke telephoned again, asking an extension of the time he could use the rig and kept up the deception for more than a month. Final ly a bill was sent to the Seattle Electric Company for the rig and the company set an Investigation afoot that disclosed the fact that Biirke had the horse and buggy all the while. The horse and buggy were recovered, and Burke ar rested. SIXTEEN CENTS FOR SPOT HOPS Fifty. Bales Are Sold at Woodburn. One Dealer Refuses 17 Cents. SALEM, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) The first sale of spot hops reported in this section for the past week was - consum mated this afternoon, when Lachmund &. Pincus bought the Fred Dose lot, of Woodburn, SO bales of primes, at a shade better than 16 cents. T. A. Livesley & Co. also bought the Thomas Holman lot of Fuggles, 46 bales at 14 cents. Lach mund & PIncus also offered 17 cents for a lot of 200 bales in the Woodburn dis trict today, but were refused. A cable from London to Lachmund & Pincus to night says: "The latest estimate of the English yield Is 240,250 cwt." Other dealers re port more Inquiry from Eastern factors for Oregons. The weather Is threatening here tonight, with sprinkles of rain this afternoon. It is estimated 80 per cent of the crop is now under cover, but con tinued rain would ruin the remainder. The latest estimate on the Oregon yield Is about 115.000 bales. Opinion of Warehouse Receipts Law OLYMPIA. Wash., Sept 22 (Special.) Attorney-General Atkinson has been called on by the Prosecuting Attorney of Whitman County for an opinion inter preting the law relating to warehouse re ceipts. Grain buyers allege that the prac tice of many qX the ware-housemen In Is suing receipts subject to all claims for bags and twine furnished" makes it Im possible for them in many Instances to do business, and they want to find a way to eliminate such conditions from the re ceipts issued. ' The Attorney-General holds that the provision quoted is a legal one under the present statutes, and he holds, more over, that the farmer Is not Injured by it, but Is In most Instances benefited. Spanish to Be Taught at University. EUGENE. Or.. ' Sept. 22. (Special.) The University of Oregon has established a new department, that of romance languages, which will be under the charge of Dr. Timothy Cloran, who has Just returned from a year's travel in France and Spain, arriving in Eugene this week. Heretofore the university has offered courses in French, with the Instructor under the direction of Professor F. G. G. Schmidt, professor of modern languages and literatures. But with the coming of Dr. Cloran Spanish will be added to the university curriculum, and there will be opportunity for broader work in the de partment of Germanic language and liter ature under Professor Schmidt. Contracts by Board of Control. .. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept, 22. (Specials Additional contracts have been awarded by the State Board of Control for six months' supplies for the state Institutions, as follows: Flour, feed and vegetables F. S. De ment, Walla Walla; Produce Company and Blalock Fruit Company, of Walla Walla; Acme Mills Company, of South' Tacoma; W. B. Glafke Company, of Wal la Walla: North Pacific Flour Mills Com pany, Prescott, Wash.; Washington Grain & Milling Company. Reardon; W. J. dwell, Davenport; Washington Grain & Feed Company, Albers Bros. Milling Company, Tacoma; Schwabacher Bros. & Company, Seattle; J. W. Durgan and J. A. Buchanan, of Vancouver. Leather and findings Washington Rub ber Company and F. Kuchera & Son Com pany, of Tacoma; H. F. Norton Company, of Seattle; Breyman Leather Company, of Portland; McDonald Shoe Com pany, of Tacoma; Chas L. Mastick Com pany, of Portland; Martin & Adams Com pany, Spokane. SQUADRON IS' GOING SOUTH Charleston WrIU Bear Admiral's Flag at San Francisco. SEATTLE, Sept. 22. With the depart ure of the flagship Chicago tomorrow from Bremerton Navy-Yard, the entire Pacific squadron will be in movement for California waters, after having been here the past six weeks, following the relief of command of Admiral Goodrich by Admna. Swinburne. The official trip of the cruiser Cali fornia, the first week in ' October, off Santa Barbara, will be under direction of Admiral Swinburne. At San Francisco the . Admiral's flag will be transferred from the Chicago to the Charleston, which will arrive from Panama about Oc tober 1. After the squadron's record prac tice In the Spring, it wfll return to Puget Sound. Car Wheels Cut Off Boy's Head. PAYETTE, Idaho. Sept. 22. A low tele phone wire swept John Hanson from the top of a boxcar on the Payette Valley Railroad last night and several cars passed over him. Hia head was severed from the body. He was 16 years, old, and a son of Albert Hanson, section foreman of the road. The road has been in opera tion since September 1 and this is the first fatal accident. A UNKNOWN MAN FOUGHT HARD FOR HIS LIFE. Pounded Over Head With Coupling Pins and Then Shot by a Gang of Hobos. SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 22. An un known man was murdered in a boxcar between Spokane and Sprague this morn ing. He was pounded over the head with coupling pins and then shot through the body Just below the left nipple. The body was discovered at Sprague. It Is supposed a gang of hobos com mitted the deed for the " purpose of rob bery, getting away as soon as the act was accomplished. The man evidently put up a hard fight against his assailants. The man's identity Is unknown, but the initials "C. W." were tattooed on one arm. HEYBURN CUTS HIS SCHEDULE Senator Is Warned by Physician Not to Enter Campaign. BOISE. Idaho, Sept. 22. (Special.) Chairman. Brady, of the Republican State Committee, has announced the names of members of the legislative committee. They are: ' G. W. Thompson, of Ness Perces;, A. B. Mqsb, of Canyon; James E. Steel, of Bingham, and W. 8. Chaney. of Bannock. Mrs. Belle E. Kurtz,1 of Canyon, and. Miss Louise E. Johnson, of Ada. are named as members of a woman's auxiliary committee. Senator Heyburn has been advised by his physicians that he must not go Into the campaign. Under pressure from them he has consented to cut down his sched ule. In Southern Idaho he will make only five speeches Instead of ten contemplated. Fisherman Forfeits His Bail. . ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) Be fore the adjournment of the Circuit Court last evening an order was made forfeit ing t'o the county the $250 cash ball de posited for the. appearance of Lars Ol sen. a fisherman, to answer to a charge of stealing 250 fathoms of gillnet from Andrew Slmonson. Victor Block, who was Olsen's boatpuller and who had been ar rested because Olsen accused him of com mitting the crime, was released upon his own recognizance to appear as a witness against Olsen when needed. The case against Charles Jeffery. charged with selling liquor on election day, was continued for the term. The court then adjourned until next Monday afternoon. - VoSberg Has Triumph in Tow. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) The tug George R. Vosberg arrived In this morning from Coquille River, having in tow the tug Triumph, which will be taken to Portland for a general overhauling. HILL SECURES CONTROL ROAD PROJECTED FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO BUTTE. Deal Thought to Have Been Made With Western Paclflo to Gain Entrance to California. BOISra, Idaho, Sept. 22. (Special.) It Is reported here that J. J. Hill has taken over the railway project known as the San Francisco, Idaho & Montana, organ ized for the purpose of building a line from' Ban Francisco to Butte. This com pany recently announced It had made arrangements to birild a line from the Snake River to a connection with the Western Paclflo near Wlnnemucca, and it has been making some show of starting work westward from Caldwell. It has always been thought that If there were anything in It, Gould or Hill, or both, were somewhere In. the background. When Donald Grant came In and be came president of the company this im pression was deepened. Now it is said Hill has taken it over. The story goes that he made an offer soon after the first stories respecting Harriman control of the Milwaukee came out. It Is further said that Harriman made an offer soon afterward, but Hill's offer had been ac cepted. W. B. Foran, one of the promoters, Is on his way East, and It Is said he has gone to St. Paul or Chicago to cloBe up the matter. The theory Is that both Hill and Gould are in the deal, the plan be ing to give the Western Pacific direct outlet Into Montana and points East and to afford Hill a short line Into San Fran cisco. Good Pack In British Cofumbia. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) W. H. Barker, of Vancouver, B. C. general manager of the British Columbia Pack ers' Association, who was here today, states that his company did fairly well during the past season and before all the canneries close will have put up 150,000 cases of salmon, which Is about what was prepared for. Fell From Log Load Into River. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 22. (Spe- LEAVE YOUR AFFAIRS IN OUR HANDS It is economy aa well as good business judgment to leave your affairs in the hands of a responsible and conserva tively managed trust company rather than place them in charge of an individual trus tee. Your counsel will so ad vise you. Have your attorney prepare your matters for you an place them in our hands un der his and your direction. We do a general trust and banking business, pay 4 per cent on time deposits, current rates on savings accounts and accept accounts .. subject to check. I Merchants Investment : S Trust Company Z 247 WASHINGTON STREET I I Capital $150,000 J. Frank Watson.. Prest. R. L. Durham Vlce-Prest. W. H. Fear Secty. S. C. Catching Asst. Socty. cial.) Harry E. Byers. a well-known log ger and an employe of the Gorman, Lar son Lumber Company, of Sarah, Wash., died this morning at St. Joseph's Hospital of this city. Yesterday mowing Byers was driving a load of logs, when he lost his balance, falling to the ground on his back and rolling into the river. He was a native of Minnesota. He was 26 years of age and married. HOPPICKING ANOTHER WEEK Old Yards In McMlnnvllIe Section tlon Show Marked Shortage. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) It will require another week of good weather to pick all of the hops In this county. Reports received from growers who have finished picking Indicate a shortage In the old yards, which, however, is partially offset by Increase in new yards or yards producing their second crop. Frank Famme. a prominent srrowe.r In the Pike district, near North Yamhill, re ports his yard of 16 acres only produced 52,000 pounds of green hops this year as compared with 77,000 pounds of green hops in 1906. His neighbors' yards are showing up very little better. This Is one of the largest hop producing sections of the county. It Is also reported that the iruinnger and Weldner yards near North Yamhill are short of last year's produc tion. The yard farmed by W. H. Landess near La Fayette. Is understood to have yielded BJ bales this year as compared with 103 bales In 1D05. In this vicinity the yurd oi C. J. Kuns produced about 82,000 pounds of green hops as- compared with 76.000 pounds of green hops in 1906. Mr. Kuns baled a portion of his crop and re turns indicate a choice hop. 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Lewis County Democrats in mass meet ing here t'oday selected the following del egates to the Democratic State Conven tion: A. G. Henderson, John McCallum, J. M. Ponder, George R. Sibley, H. S. Elliott. Chehalis: Henry West, Winlock; Wil liam Parks, M. B. Jacques, Charles Hoss, T. H. McCleary, Centralla: J. F. Linhart, Napavine; John Kelly, Dryad; G. M. Boyles, Toledo: William Kendall, Little Falls; O. B. McFadden, Alpha, Reyolutlons were passed Indorsing the direct primary, the Sfate Bank Examiner and the initiative and referendum. After some discussion the resolution to Instruct WE CURE MEN FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN PORTLAND No. Pay Unless Cured. Free Consultation It will not eoitt you anything; to rail at our office, and. by mo dolntc it may save you much time, worrr and money, and because If we cannot cure you we will honeatly tell you so, and you will not be under any liuancial obligation to us. 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ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) A big war Is to be waged by the voters In the western end of the county for Courthouse removal. A meeting of the men interested In the project In Ab erdeen was held the past week and com mittees were appointed to raise funds and to place before the voters in all parts of the county information pertaining to re moval. An executive committee will di rect all the other committees. The same action has been taken In Cosmopolls and In Hoqulam. The tight Is to be made to win if pos sible, as It will be four years before an other effort can be made if the present one fails. Yakima Hophouee Burned. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Sept. 22. The large hophouse owned by Charles McAllister, at Yakima City, was de stroyed by a Are of unknown origin at 6 o'clock this morning, and ten tons of hops are a complete loss. The total loss Is estimated at 15,000, with no Insurance. SPECIAL, DISEASES. We cure in ten to 15 days. 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