The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899, April 07, 1900, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Textnnifllfl ii i ) API! mmTrniin ninmir UUI ulIwAflo rAKl I 'den Shot for Meal to Join Any. Powell, J W Onwdy, K M Veateb, John Holland, Elgar King, John Cocbian. For justice, J W Baker, constable. Chas Cochran. THE HORTON INQUEST KlT.irvc uirin iM irw mm Primaries Being Held Over the uaue& County Today. BOER STAND AT MAFTOP Asks Equal Favors of Corea. CUE H L LA CHINESE GENERAL SURRENDER r- al to the Guard. COBBA'B PLIGHT. -... to th Guard. Yokohama, March 31. If Corea yield to Russian demands for trade andinuress to the country Japan will ask similar treaty favors. FILIPINO GENERAL HURREN DERH. Special to the Guard. Manila, Murch 31. The Chlm-e guerilla general, Pana, who has h-en davastatlDg Punay province with Dam) of outlaws, lias surrenderee! to Uuited States troops. THE BOER WAR Special to tho Guard. London, March 31. The Boer forces are evacuating Rrantforl, moving nnrlnerly. The British casualties Friday were twelve kllleil and one hundred and evenly wounded. General Botha aucceids to the com mand of Joiiberl'a army. Bperl: to the Guard, Kroonhtadt, March 31. The Boer commanders held the Brltl-h torOM for six hours at Mafiop. It Is Impossi ble to procure a list of Casualties. A BRUTAL ORDER. Special to the Guard. London Marcli 31. Reports, seem ingly well foimded are to the effect that President Hleyn, of the Orange Free Htate. has given orders that British burghers, though not citizens, be shot If they refuse to join the army. THE MAFEKINO REPORT. Special to the Guard. London, March 31 General Roberta' last report is that the general health ot the Mafeking garrison is good. The food supply Is holding out well and no tllntrees In reported. NEW WAREHOUSE. Eugene Mill ft Elevator Company Will Add to Its Storage Capacity. The Eugene Mill & Elevator Com pany will shortly begin the erection of a new warehouse, having the lumber and other material on the ground for thin purpose. The new warehouse will have a capacity of 60,000 bushels of grain in the bins, making a total bin capacity of the company ware houses of over 100,000 bushel. The new warehouse will be 30x54 feet in MM and higher than the old ware house. It will have a basement (or itorlng grainsacka and other necessary accessories ot grain crops. The company is putting In a new waterwheel to furnish power for the eleauers, but this power can le trans ferred to the mala shaft, and added to the motive power of the mill machinery, facilitating work in many instances, A late improved cleaner will be placed in the new warehouse doubling the cleaning capacity of the mill, making it of decided advantage to the farmers. In some departments of the mill, also, new machinery is being added, and the company will be better prepared to handle a large crop this year than ever before. The year 1900 will be an active year In the building line In this city. Republican Delegates. Coyote C E Simpson, W I OotNDtO. Hermann J L Taylor, L E Mil ledge. Walton-Levi Vaughan.CW Lyooa RETURNS SO FAR REPORTED I'm. Guar '.March 31 The primaries of die Citizens party are being held tod iy in the various nr. c. el. ()f 1 1,,. ,oii i . In Eugene iiic .. ... t- pnuuMl i ale in-iug voted on. There Is ouly one tlckei out in each precinct, and the voting Is marked by uo strife or caud'date fsvnrs. r-o.MlN Tlo.vft Maiik Pursuant to call in .he UUAKD I tie I'itlz-ns party met last night In the foar Eugene preci net and made the follow 1 1 g noiuionti ins: North E igene N 1 Elect 0. J J Walton L M Ptltersoii D R I. .kin I E Stevens I, Id SleVelia J A Wallets K E Heh.ver J o Wa n E M Casteel Booth Eugene No I -Elect 0. Mtrriil Davis J M Howe Jack Poill J - Hlggius H w Graham C E Coople J B Taylor W G Beat He J H Graham L B Rowland E B Barger North Eugene No 2-Eleol 7. 0 M Kissinger It 1 Day H Abbott 8 M Douglas Ed Howe () VV Welder c M Young J C Richardson a J Plekard R M Blnchley H P Morris Mouth Eugene No 2 -Elect 5. K A Rankin A G Malhewi F M Wiikiua TUos Itrown ash ley Stevens Following is putillsbcd also the delegates elected in various pre. I nets outside tbt OttjT M reported up to the time or going to press: Blanton Tburalon Goodpasture, C A Applewhite, A N Hlrlker, Miles Perkins, Road supervisor, L 8 Lock ard. Falrmnunl W A Blanton, 8 K George, J P R nnsey. Zumwalt J Horn, J Neuabaum, G u Harwot d, J Km t. Hoad siipervl-or, J Neusbaum. Jus tice, N E Purkersoii ; constable, J W Fisher. CKE8WELI. DELEGATES Special to the GDaro. Ckesweli., Marc!, 31. J E Noland, J R Hellers, ion Winzetrled, G 8 Miller, F R Boblnett, J H Gordon. JUNCTION PRECINCTS. Upi'ClaltotheUtuan. Junction. Much 31. The citizens parly elected too following delegates to the county convention : North Junction -H M Milllorn JP Mllllom, U FSklpwortb, M M Eecles ton. Hnpervlsor, M FCa-leel. Booth Junction -Jas Calvert, Tom Bailey, J K Flint, C Q Farrar, A A Foster, Jas Maya. Supervisor, J Milllorn. Justice of peace, J D Howard. Constable, M M Kccleston. Perfect harmony prevailed. BPRI NO FIELD DELEGATES. Special to the Guard. Springfield, March 81. Citizen's delegates: J W Stewart, Albert Walker, M J Hlllegas, J E P Withers, J A Hteven, J A nfcMahon, W P Chesher. Itoal supervisors: District No", E Zimmerman; 47 Wm Good pasture, 40 Mr Hendricks, 66 J A Clearwater. Justice of the peace, V W Harshbarg'-r; constable, Herbert Walker. WILLAMETTE DELEGATES. Special to the Guard Comoro. March 31. Delegates elected as follows E P Coleman, W M Bogart.M L'ach, Geo Smith, C T Taylor. (1011 EN DELEGATES. special to ttattteid, Goshen, Or, varch 3i.-Cltlzens delegates: J R K.eney, D B Mathewe, II HotehlDtOP, Jo-tlee of the peace, H D Lldy. Onoatabla, Mr ttai Road supervisor, Lee Matlock. COTTAGE i KOVE DEI.KGATE8. ! Special to the I rao. Cottage GROVE, March, 31. The following deleeates were elected to tne titlren's county conention which meet at r.ugene April 7: g cottage Orove J H Perkins, J B Medley, LF Wooley, D napP. J W Baker, Nat Martin. W.t Cottage Orove-John Over halsler, Dan Baughmau, Henry Tbe Uregou State Journal tditor Ruhs Salt into Fresh Wounds. Journal. March SI. ''The gold standard republicans held I their primaries In Eugene hal Mon day and elected delegate to ilia coun ty convention. Edward J. Mclaja han, who was discarded as tieing too lawfully awful for anything ten or Hfteen years ago by the republicans, wbo wera then all clamoring f r tree sliver, like McKinley. Mitchell, Herman aud the other i cam to the front and swiped the whole push, electing himself and Ills entire ticket In each precinct. The following per sons, mostly war horses of many battles, were voted for and beaten by the W H Luckey ticket for sheriff, and the McClanahan rustlers: Dr J) A Paine, ex superintendent of the State Insane asylum; J H McClung, ex state senator; H B Miller, ex-prevldent of the State Agricultural College; County Judge E O Potter; S M Yoran. ex-McKiuley elector; Col Geo () Yoran, a hern of the Filipino war of 'conquest and criminal aggression'; L N Roney, contractor ami builder of the new courthouse and many bridge and buildings; R McMurptuy, principal owner of the Eugene Water Company, extensive mine owner, anil local agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad company; Dr T W Hum-, mayor of Eugene; F I, Charalars, owner of the largest hardware store In Eugene; Wm Preston, the leading harness, saddle aud leather merchant of l,ane county; A Yerington, the iivedrugglst and member of the Htate Board of Pharmacy; Geo Mldgley, owner of the Eugene ssmIi, door and finishing fac tory; S R Williams, E A Wood, R H Miller, Ell Bangs, F B Bellman, W H Alexander and a long list or others. "The names of the boys win un horsed these distinguished gentlemen will tie found elsewhere in this paper. Like the (English in South Africa, they are now in possession of the works, and will probably shake the plum tree If they can cirry Majuha Hid i in- rninity convention) and nold i lit Ir indignant rivals doan at Spion Kop (the stateanndislnct conventions) and do not meet too mauy Boers at the polls. Remains Well Preserved, Though the Murders Were Com mitted in October. FRL'IT GROWERS Meet Today for the Purpose of Organization. Pursuant to a call a number of the prominent fruit growers of Lane county met at the courthouse this afternoon to consider the matter of pooling their crop, using as a basis the plan now In vogue in California. R M Day as chairman aud J G Steven son secretary. President H. B. Miller, of tbe state board of horticulture, was present and fully explained tbe manner in which It is proposed to form the pool. He has made a study of tbe methods to be employed and Is heartily in favor of tbe proposition. Printed contracts were distributed for the grower to consider, and a meeting will be held April 14, at which time It is hoped to get an organization effected and contracts made which will insure protection to the grower. A Lien for Work. About 0 of the employes of the Mohawk brauch of the Southern Paclflc have flled a notice of lien for work on the Southern Pacific Com pany, through Attorneys Thompson 4 Hardy and L Bilyeu. The men walked down here yesterday, aud few if any had a cent, as they have not been payed since January. Home of the men slept in tbe city jail last night because they had no money with which to secure a night's lodging. Tbe notice of lien Is made with ttie object of having the company deposit with the county olerk any money due Contractor Bays from the Houthern Pacific for work performed, to the end that the workmen can thus secure what is due them. Nearly everything owned by Contractor Bays which Is used on this contract has been at tached, and construction work is at a standstill. HE! THROAT OAtHCD. THEM INOT. The Sksgway BOOgtt of March 16, ha this account ol the preliminary work of holding the luiiumt ou the bodies of Hcrt Horlon and wife, mur dered by tbe Alaskan Indians last October: "At nine o'clock the coroner's jury, composed of W. A. Reld, T. A. Fix, K.N. Sessions, T. T. Dillon, M. J. Marvin aud Geo. Smith, together with MatshalTauner, Judge Sehlbrede and Dr. Moore, went lo People's undertaking parlors where the remalus of Itert Horlon and his young wile laid on the rude stretchers made of the iMiivai winch had covered them In their seashore grave for mouths. "Tbe scene was one that would touch the hardest heart, as tbe bodies of the worthy and loving youug couple were exposed for examination, beariug Hi- marks ol barbarous vengeance for a fancied wtong. MKH. HOKTON SHOT, THEN THROAT OA8HKD. "The bodies are fairly well preserved and the wounds clearly defined those of Mrs. Horteu's body indicating fiendish work. Aside from e gunshot wound winch parsed through her body and w .a of itself fatal, ihere are gleat .- - in tier throat which were iulllcted while she was liegging for her life, as It wat said she did, according to the coiii- -ion made by Hanson. " The examination lasled about an hour, when the jury adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The remainder of the Inquiry will be con ducted at Judge Hehlbrede's otllce ou Main street." STOCK KILLED. Runs Over North'bonnd Overland Two Cows The nortli-lMiund overland, which passed Eugene at 3:54 this morning run over and killed two cows near the Eug-ne Mill A, Elevator Company's property In the east end of town. The cows belonged to E Casteel and Ed. Nye, and had beeu placed in the old Dun bopyard for pasturage. It Is presumed that during the night they got through the tence aud laid dowu on the track, where the train picked them up. Oueoow was killed outright, and the other injured so she bad to he shot. One cylinder of tbe engine was broken, and tbe engine ran through to Junction In' this damaged condition. From South Lane. EDENVALE, March 27. Robert Drury returned Saturday from the Blue River mines, where he has a claim whioh he expeots to develop In the near future. Carl Baughman spent last week visiting at Camp Creek and Thurston. OJ Warhluton and Henry Mitchell are working with their teams logging ror R C Edwards at Unity. School will lieglu next Monday with Miss Allie Whit toy . of Eugene, as teacher. P N Laird is logging on Mt Glen. Miss Carrie Bridges Is quite sick with the grippe, or sometlilug similar. Howard Baughman Is stopping on his homestead on the Whlmberry this week. Ed Gibson, of Jasper, with several hands is cutting cord wood on bis land In this nelicbborhood. Geo Crabtree has rented the Barclay farm for two years. Beruice and Blanche Warbinton came out from Eugene Saturday, returning to school Sutiday evening. John MiHirhouse has moved Into bis new resident. Crops of all kinds look well here. Dokcab. Bkvan Aids a Hobo. Ashlan.l Record: "As Wm. J. Bryan was walk ' Ing up and down the platform am! I viewing the scenery during the stay of ! the train at Dunsmuir, Cal., Tuesd iy morning, a hobo solicited a group or three drummers for S5 cent. They told the hobo to 'work' Bryan, aud if he worked Wm. J , they would each give him a quarter. Tbe hobo ap proached Mr. Bryan, who was aoine distance away, told a pitiful story and asked for 2") cen'. Mr Bryan gave him tbe amount, and the hobo returned to tbe drummers, who 'subscribed" the 75 cents promised." Mrs. Fames. The Guard Is in formed this morning that the () A R and Ladies of the OAR have attended to the case of Mrs, Eames, the destitute and sick lady mentioned In last evening's paper, sending provisions there last Thursday, and at that time procuring a nurse. The case is a worthy one and merits the attention of nil organization. HON K. L. SMITH Appoilted I'resideni nf i he St.itt Bo&rd of Horticulture. The following teller received by Hon H It Miller is self explanatory: Executive Department. Ha i km, Or., March 30, ItWU. Hon. H. B. Miller, Eugene, Oregon, Mr Dear Hi r: The board, under exUtlng circumstance, has this day accepted your resignation a President of the Slate Hoard of Horllcu'lur. aud apsinted a our successor, r L, Smith, of Hood River, hl comwtaalou to lake effect April l, Ittno. In accepting your resignation, the members of the board express regret that you never your connection wltb the board and the horticultural Inter ests ot tbe state, tod Join In expressing to you their best wishes for your suc cess wherever your lot may be ca-l. Yours very truly, Walter Lyon, Private Hecretary. The appointment of Ml Smith to this position will give general satisfac tion. Mr Smith Is one of the progres sive fruit men nf the Hood River country, and was president of the Htate Horticultural Hociety for two years. He is well known lu this vicinity, having atteuded a uumber of fruit . .in vi ni inns In the valley. SOCIAL. Di Iy liuard, March H U O. Olke fLCB-Tbe UO Diet Chin arrived home today from Cottage , drove, where a packed house was played to. The piogram was excellent ' and citixens of that city expressed ihemselve as much pleased with tbe 1 visit of the munlcal student. Renominated. Tbe voters of tbe I fltst ward met last evening at the Eleventh street hose house and uuan j Imously renominated F. W. Osourn I for councilman. Court House Notes. Real elate mortgage 300 00 Mortgage release H.'JOO 00 Mortgage release 100 00 Real estate mortvaae 400 00 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Sarah Jane Harper to Millie A Tllton, 160 acres In tp 20 s r 1 w; f 1. Ledia Smith to MoClan, Iota 30, 'J, 22 and n j lot 10, block 13, Fairmount; $1. Qui'claiu). W W Withers, sheriff, to 0 FHmith, lots in Florence; $1,200. 0 & C R Co to John Smlgley, 80 acres in tp In s r 6 w; $2K0. The Balfour Outhrle Co lo Hattle Lielli, 40 acres In tp 18 a r 6 w; $280 Clayton W Clark hi t 'has W Hmlth, 90 acres in tp 17 a r 6 w;$760. M Tipton et al to John P Daugherty, 40 acres lu tp lUs r7 w; $300. G O Martin and wife to N A W Howe, 40 acres lu tp 10 a r 3 w ; $700. John Peterson to J A Black and John Chuckey, one-half luterest lu Ooldcn Star mining claim, Bohemia dlstrlok; $1. nut claim. O W Martin aud wf to Eatelia Dearaoiid, N ; block B, Martiu's addl tlou to Eugene; $10. MININO LOCATIONS. Borneo claim. Blue River, bv 8 A Huddleston, locator. Homer claim, Blue River; by M V Huddleston, locator. Jumbo claim, Blue River; by Adam Rlcbev, locator. Princess claim, Blue River; W R Drury, W T Drury and L J Cornelius, locators. Poor Boy claim, Blue River; same locators as last above. White Cloud claim, Blue river; same locators as above. CIRCUIT COURT. Frank Shelden va PR and W H Wallls; to recover money. Judgment Is asked in the sum of $250 and $26 attorney fees. Walton & Markley appears as attorneys for plaintiff. Attachment bond of $200 filed; surely J B Overton. N A W Howe va C B Johnson et al. Demurrer filed by defendants attorney, L Bilyeu. W. C. Hale vs The Noonday Mining Co, a private corporation; motion for default In the sum of $260. F W Cooper vs Tbe Noonday Min ing Co, to recover money, Judgment Is asked for $000 00 and interost at 6 per cent Hin .. December I, IS'.ru. Tbe amount sued for Is balance due for labor. J E Young appears as attorney for plaintiff. Attachment made. Bond, $000 (10; security, J M Sherwood. J H Haramltt vs John a Bayt; to recover money. Judgment Is asked for $174 03. Labor or himself aud a number of assigned claims are sued upon. The work was petformed on the Mohawk branch of the S P R R, and Mr Bay's plant has been attached and work stopped. Bonds, $176; surety i- E Dunn, HHFrleudlyvs Adam Schmidt et al; reply to answer of B J Owen. r-KOHATE. Estate snd guardianship of Jtoyal Archy Cummins, a minor; cltitatlon Issued. Ouardlanshlp of Marshall O Peltlc; Herbert Hall guardian, bonds, $3,000, surety, The United States Fidelity & Ouaranty Co. In the matter nf the estate of W S Miller, deceased; application and notice for allowance of claim of S H Friendly for $254 and Interest since Feb. 0, 1801, less $80 psld August 3, 1803. Appeal to J inure Potter. Ouardiansblp ol l-.maiine Taylor; citation ordered served. Guardianship nf Oeo C Taylor; cita tion ordered served. Estate of H L Chlsberter deceased; final settlement. DAJKUta l'AHi. The final dainv of the asfVM was Kiveo h, Mr. K. It )vlla SVfolOg at Armory Hall. It was one of the imt pleaaaul ilaiiifs of the ear and was thoroughly enjoyed by a laige crowd. I be program was an exc -lleut oue aud , A the time of the party until tbe silent watches of the night appeared. Yerington' orchestra of 10 piece furnished the music, aud from the pure enjoyment the excellent uiu.ie eemtt to allord. it M em that Eugene damvr will hereafter demand mualo of the high standard presented at this time. AMICITIA CLPH. The AiMciuhly hall of the High Hclionl wa crowded to Its ill nost capacity lst night with Mtnda and studeul of tho Euirne idirli Scion. . They came i o hear the funny Degro Joke and songs, and to see lite Ami dttajMla negro attire lu ttie 'l.ue Star Minstrel. ' The U.ys are no encouraged by the applause aud con gratulations of last evening play that they have decided to give an eulertaln on nt f.r the Woodmen lodge, at Jasper, on the 14th of April. They have been Invited to the I) A. R. of E igene, ami very apt to accept. rORTNKIHTI.v CLUB. The reception tsrlng iveu this alt. r noou by the Fortnightly Club Is largely attended, aud the affair is one of the luot uoceasful given in Eugene thla year. A unique program was rendered and luncheon Nerved. play for rill be MOHAWK VALLEY ROAD. Tracklavinn Will He Finished by the Middle of June. To lay' orefontan. "John Bays, the well-known con tractor, a l.o has la-en superintending the construction of a railroad up the Mohawk valley from Springfield to the Booth-Kelly mills, a distance of 16 miles, Is In the city on a short vlsiU Mr Bays has been oil tin work since last fall, and he looks hearty as a buck, and is as full of pluck and go as ever. His son has the cou tract for the road, and he Is uperluteudlnH the construc tion. He has the track laid from Hprlngfleld to Hmllh's Bluff, a distance of five miles, and two miles more graded, and lutends to have the road completed by the middle of June. In addition to Ibis he has built a county road along the hillside to take the place nf the one destroyed by the construction of the railroad. The Mohawk valley road Is to connected with the Houtheru Pacific at Heuder- son's station, which will necessitate the building of a bridge across the Willamette and heavy rook cutting on one side snd a big fill on the other." The plant of Mr Bays Is now under attachment and work ou the roaS auspended. Wireless Telegraphy The recent wonderful accomplish ments In wireless telegraphy bring to mlud forcibly the value of electricity. It Is probable that much work will be saved by means of this subtle fluid There Is co limit to Its possibilities. Applied to material objects, It causes them to move as with life, while without It the human body cannot be strong and healthy. The best means of filling the body with vitality la by the uae of Hosteller's Stomach Bitters. Lack of life In (ha atomch causes Indigestion, dyspepsia, const! pa tlnn, biliousness and malaria. Auy of these symptoms means the Bitten is needed at once. Just now, when the seasona are so variable, aud a regular dose will keep tbe bowels active aud healthy. American Pork Shut Out. Constantinople, March 29. The Porte has Informed the Uuited states legation that In future the importation of American pork will be prohibited, giving aa a reason for the prohibition that the meat la injurious to the public health . Mr hloyd C Grlsoom, United States Charge d'Aftalrea, protested energet ically, demanding theanuuluientof the measure. New Military Company. The young men of Creawell and vicinity have a petition to be presented to the Military Board, asking for the organi zation nf a company of the National Ouard at tbatlplaoe. Thirty eligible meu signed the petition the first day. Musician Seott, of the Second Oregon Volunteers, la leadiuB the movement. A Freak. Mr. Wheeler, who Uvea Just above Goshen. hs a etierry tree In full bloom, and on the iree I at least a peck of full grown pears hanging on tbe aald limbs, of last year's crop. The pears are sound and good cjker. This sbowa the mlldnea of our winter.