THE PACIFIC STATES
INTERESTING NEWS NOTES FROM
VARIOUS PLACES.
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'The Great Northwest Furnishes Some
J New of More Than General Inter.
est Development and Progress in
All Industries-Oregon.
IS William Hunter, an old Linn county
"ipioneer, died at Brownsville last
week, at the age of 85.
The La Grande Bicycling Club has
decided to build a bioyole track, ouo
third of a mile in length, to cost $500.
I J. Comio, of Newberg, has sent East
ifor a quantity of peppermint roots, and
will experiment with the peppermint
jplant in Oregon soil.
The oontract for building the First
Presbyterian church, in Brownsville,
.has been awarded to Glass & Cox, of
jthat city, for $1,424.
Morrow county sheepherders found a
dead lamb a few days ago that had
two bodies, eight legs, one head and
(three eyes, says the Canyon City News.
S Some of the DaDors in Coos county
"Sre quite positive arraugnients have
been made that will insure the estab
lishment of a beet-sugar factory in
that county.
i Eight Dalles horses will be taken to
Heppner to contest for the purses being
hung np by the speed association of
ithat place during the racing- season,
-which begins on the 26th.
Indications are that no jury will be
'-impanelled at this term of court in
Grant oounty to try criminal oases, the
Scivil docket being such that the court
vi 1 nttRft nnnn most oi tne naflAfi.
The report of the treasurer of The
' Tiul laa ahnwa a fnful naah lialunna rtn
!;hand of $5,729.55. Of this amount
43,233.85 was received during the
month, principally from city taxes.
As the Coburg train on the Natron
Jbranoh passed Wilkins one night last
(week, just at dusk, it reoeived a lively
'shaking up, and was nearly thrown
';from the track. The cause was the
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'with rocks, undoubtedly with the in-
k tention of causing a wreck.
1 A larger body of ore is in ainht in
i the Virtue mine today than ever before
fin the history of that now famous prop
: erty. In fact they have opened up
5 such a body of ore as to crowd the ca
pacity of tue mill. A number of men
have been laid off in oonsequene. It is
said that two men oan break down as
muoh ore in a day as ten men could
formerly.
Oregon has several mining ex
changes, the latest being organized in
Portland. These institutions are not
inoorporated for the purpose of selling
shares in companies, but for the pur
pose of dispensing general mining in
formation by reports and maps, and in
advertising the mineral wealth of the
state. The needs of this kind of work
is daily becoming more and more ap
parent. Sheriff Henderson's tax collections
in Yamhill oounty for the current year
foot np 131,807.15, or about one-third
of the total tax. This will pay all
state debts and enable the county to
make a oall on warrants The South
ern Paoifio Railroad Company last
week, paid tax in Yamhill oounty
amounting to f 3,900. Treasurer John
Pennington forwarded $5,373.80 to the
-state treasurer, it being the last install
ment of the 1895 state tax.
A oomplaint has been made out
charging Mrs. May, of the Tillamook
academy, with assault in having too
severly punished some of the girls at
the aoademy. Of this case the Tula'
loook Headlight says: "The matter
is being stirred up a litlte too far, and
developments may surprise somebody
yet. Of course, Mrs. May did not use
the best of judgment in ohastising the
girls, according to our belief, but no
doubt she regrets it, and has been suf
Soiently punished by the unpleasant
notoriety of the affair."
it is said that the Greenhorn range
will be oovered with prospeotors and
miners during the summer. Its min
eral possibilities are great and all it
requires is the enlistment of capital to
render it one of the greatest mining
oenters west of Colorado. The busi
ness men of Baker City little realize
the great undeveloped wealth at the
very door of their stowing town and
the mining fraternity note with pleas
ure the determination of the Commer
cial Club to bring to prominent notice
this undeveloped wealth.
ine people of Port Orford were
treated to the nnusual sight of a water'
spout at sea, May 1. It gathered far
out in the bay, and assuming the form
of an immense writhing, squirming
serpent, rapidly ascended to the black
overhanging clouds, and, taking a
northeasterly course, and while gyrat
ing with extraordinary velocity, it
moved rapidly shoreward, striking the
beach about two miles south of Poxt
Orford. Luckily, school bad just closed
for noon, and the children all bad a
fine view of the phenomena, in which
they took a great interest
Washington.
R. F. Jordan, of Wallnla, put out
poison for squirrels, and let his bogs
run in the same field. They ate
poisoned wheat and fifty-two died.
the
Fairfield's cheese factory has started
up.
Two bears were killed near Sealand
last week.
Work is to . begin at once upon a
speed track for Port Townaend.
Waitaburg expects the largest straw
berry crop this year in its history.
Hog cholera in a mild form is preva
lent in the west side of the Kittitas
valley.
E. G. Grindrod, of Kittitas county,
is experimenting in the cultivation of
the Australian salt bush plant.
Mandamus proceedings have been
begun against the city treasurer of
Port Townsend to compel him to use
the cash on hand to pay old warrants
outstanding.
The Auburn Argus says it is safe to
say that not one-qmarter of the hop
acreage will be cultivated this year in
the Ureen river district, as compared
with former years.
Mrs. Dulcinea Ridgeway died in
Buckley May 12, at the age of 76. She
came to Oregon with her husband in
1852, and settled near Lebanon, where
most of her life was spent.
C. Stascr, chairman of the Adams
County Immigration Association, has
opened a correspondence with a view
to securing for that county a colony of
Dunkards, who contemplate coming to
Washington from Indiana.
The case of leprosy that has been
discovered in Seattle is a puzzling one.
It is hard to know whether the expense
attendant upon the matter should be
borne by the state or the oounty, and
not very easy to deoide what shall bo
done with the man. There is a lazar
etto in British Colombia, maintained
by the Dominion government. Pos
sibly the institution would reoeive the
unfortunate man if application were
made. In that event Washington state
would have to stand the expense.
The Boundary Mining and Invest
ment Company has been incorporated,
with headquarters at Spokane. The
capital stock is $50,000, and the pur
pose is to operate mining properties in
the United States and British Colum
bia.
The American Lake road was sold
last week in Taooma to Robert Wingate
by Receiver Ellis for $8,400. The road
was originally built as the terminus of
the Union Paoifio line in Taooma. It
will be equipped electrically, and run
as a suburban line.
The deposit of the Whatcom county
treasurer in the defunot Bellinghain
Bay National bank was seoured by a
$25,000 bond, and by a first mortgage
on the bank building, valued at $60,
000, which, by the way, is the amount
of the oapital stock of the bank.
It is expected, if present arrange
ments are carried out, that the oannery
at Blaine will be well under construc
tion, it not completed, by the 1st day
of June next. The cannery will have
a capaoity of at least 500 cases per
day, utilizing two retorts and other
paraphernalia for a oannery of this oa
paoity.
The Hugh Gillighan will case, set
for hearing before Judge Arthur at
Spokane, was continued until June 8.
Gillighan was the miner who died at
Medical Lake and left $13,000 in the
Cheney bank, with a memorandum for
will, dividing the money among
friends. His relatives resist the pro
bate of the dooument as a will.
Near Laoroses, Whitman oounty.
jackrabbits are causing a great deal of.
annoyance to the farmers, and a great
rabbit drive is expected to take place
this week. Some difficulty will be ex
perienced in finding a suitable rendez
vous for the final bunch-up, but several
old hunters express the belief that the
bunnies oan be successfully cornered on
some of the large bluffs bordering the
Palouse.
It has been discovered at Port Town
send that the reported prohibition of
liquors on revenue outters was inoor
reot The order referred to allows
what is known as a "wine mess" for
the wardroom officers of the revenue
cutters. The liquors may consist of
wines, ales and beer, but whisky,
brandy and such hard liquors are pro
hibited, and membership in the mess
is optional.
A farmer living- near Laorosee sta
tion has hit on a novel method of exter
minating squirrels. He has a deep
furrow running around his field, and
has several deep pits in the furrow, in
whioh he has placed large barrels about
half full of water. The result is that
the squirrels are drowned by the whole
sale, and all he has to do is to keep
water in the barrels and take out the
dead squirreU.
Idaho
The Lines company has three shifts
employed on the Mother lode. A sta
tion baa been cut and drifting will goon
be oommenced. The ore streak is six
feet and of good value.
The old Nioolia mining camp which
has lain comparatively idle for the
past seven years, will make quite a re
spectable output of ore The original
Viola mine, owing to its Deing in mi
gation
will probably remain idle, but
there are other mines in that vicinity
which have produced sufficient ore
during the past winter to justify the
letting of contracts to freight the out
put to Dubois, where it will be shipped
to Denver.
The miners employed in the De La
mar mine are ont on a strike, and ask
that their wages be restored to the
amount paid them before the cut two
years ago. No disturbance is antici
pated and the Miner's Union says that
none will be tolerated by them. The
manager has submitted the matter to
the head office in New York.
The sale of the Yellow Jacket mine
has been consummated in New York.
The price stated is $1,000,000 cash.
The former owners Btill retain a large
interest' in the property. The prop
erty oonsists of thirty-six mining lode
olaims, placer claims, three mill sites
and in all 800 acres A town site is
being laid out on the plaoer olaims.
Government patents covering the entire
property have reoently been issued.
Montana.
It is more than likely that Butte will
be honored by a visit of the minine
class of the Columbian School of Mines
of New York some time in June.
Several shipments of ore from the
Homestake have been made to the Col
orado smelter the past week. The
aft oa this property will ha auiA tui
additional 100 feet.
The Western Mine Enterprise Com
pany, of Butte, are overhauling and
making extensive repairs in the old
mill at Bannook. The mill will be
started np just as soon as in condition
and will be run on ores from the com
pany's properties in that district.
There is a movement on foot to build
a smelter in Phillipsburg and the citi
zens of that oommunity are in a fair
way of realizing their fondest hopes.
It has long been known to the mining
fraternity that no district in the West
offers better inducements tor a plant
of this kind and it only awaits the ne
gotiations now pending between the
citizens and Butte capitalists.
VIOLENCE IS URGED.
Spanish Press Adviee Spain to Declare
War on America.
New York, May 18. A special to
the Herald, from Havana says:
La Correspondenoia Militaire, in a
leading artiole, urges an immediate
declaration of war by Spain against
the United States.
The writer professes his belief that
when the first oannon was fired the
Southern states wonld again withdraw
and preserve neutrality and Mexico
would invade the country, to recover
its lost territory in the West, and thus
insure the quick dismemberment and
lasting humiliation of the great re
public Captain-General Weyler, in extend
ing his proclamation of amnesty, says:
"I am determined to show as mnoh
generosity toward those rebels who re
pent and surrender their arms and re
swear their allegiance to the govern
ment, as I have alieady displayed en
ergy and firmness in dealing with those
wno nave persisted in disloyalty to
the crown."
Senor Corro, mayor of Barraooa,
where the filibuster Competitor was
captured, is in Havana, and bad a long
conference with the captain-general.
Mayor Corro says the Competitor party
disembarked in a small zino boat, let
tered "S. T. R." on Shelter island No.
4. It was he who discovered, partially
concealed on the benoh, the 27 boxes of
cartridges heretofore announoed as
captured by the government. The Ha
vana press re echoes the cabled opinions
of Madrid journals, urging the Spanish
government to abrogate the existing
treaty and protocol with the United
States.
Owing to the growing scarcity of
horses in the oentral provinces, Max
imo Gomez, on bis present counter
march westward, has been compelled
to dismount several thousand of tne
rebel cavalrymen and reorganize them
as infantry.
The insurgent forces in the burned
districts in Santa Clara and Matanzas,
are also beginning to feel the dearth of
oattle and forage. Two hundred re
fuges and families left homeless by the
insurgents' torches, reached the govern
ment post in Bahia Honda, Pinar del
Rio, Tuesday night, seeking food and
temporary shelter. The authorities
are providing for them as far as pos
sible. Demonstration by a Paris Mob
Paris, May 19. Several thousand
persons took part in a manifestation
this evening near the statue of Jean
d'Aro, demanding the establishment of
a national fete in her honor. They
afterward marched to the newspaper
offices, shouting "Abas Rochefortel"
The polioe had to make several charges
before the mob dispersed, and several
arrests were made.
The Mare Was Bobbed.
New York, May 18 The police
made publio today a robbery committed
on Monday night in the confectionery
store of Eugene C. Ackers, on Sixth
avenue. The booty amounted to $22,
000, most of it being diamond jewelry,
kept in the safe. The police arrested
John H. Reidel on suspicion. Reidel
bad been cared for by Ackers, almost
as an adopted ion.
PRIDE OF THE PACIFIC
BATTLESHIP OREGON'S TRIAL
WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Made a Magnificent Average Speed of
10 78 Knots Beat the Massachusetts
Bcord-sn70,000 Premium Given to
the Builders.
Santa Barbara, Cal., May 18. In
her official trip today, the battleship
Oregon covered 62 knots, official gov
ernment course, in three hours forty
minntes and forty-eight seconds, mak
ing the magnificent average speed for
the time over the course of 16.78 knots,
or 19.35 miles in an hour.
This speed places her in the very
front rank of ships of her class in the
navies of the world, beating the Massa
chusetts, the pride of the Cramps,
which had a record of 16.15 knots, and
the Indiana, with a record of 15.61
knots.
The oontract of the Union iron works
with the government calls for $25,000
for every quarter of a knot above 15,
and by her great performance today the
Oregon has earned for her builders a
premium of $175,000.
iter anchor was weigheu at o:d .a.
M. , a swell was running and she took
a preliminary run to warm up her en
gines. The manner in wnioh the ma
chinery worked was satisfactory as the
speed developed, and it continued run
ning better all the time.
The big battleship started over the
line, the Unadilla acting as stakeboat,
at 8:11 A. M., and reaohed Point Con
ception at 10 o'clock, making an aver
age speed of 17.09 knots. Fifteen
minutes and fourteen seconds were con
sumed in turning, and an average of
16.49 knots was made on the return
run. She crossed the finish line at
11:54. The average run both ways
was 16.78 knots,, with a maximum for
six miles of 17-84 knots while running
under 160 pounds steam pressure, the
engines making 128 to 130 revolutions
with much less than the allowed air
pressure. With scarcely a vibration
of the deoks from.the throbbing engines
and amid cheering from stokers, fire
men and everyone on board, the Union
iron works aohieved a viotory over the
world of shipbuilders and made for the
Paoifio coast a name that all were just
ly proud of.
When the stakeboat MoArthur,
marking the Point Conception end of
the course, was passed, the Oregon had
to her credit an average of 17.08 knots
per hour.
A shrill Boream from the whistle an
nounced the end accomplished, and for
a few minutes pandemonium reigned.
Men yelled and cheered with exoite
ment, and the stokers danced in their
limited quarters. From captain to
water-passer a spirit of happiness per
vaded the crew, for the Oregon was
literally in the bands of her friends.
No half-fed navy passed the carefully
selected coal, but the pick of a great
manufacturing establishment was on
board. Down in the eight little
ohambers before the furnaces sixty-
eight selected men worked with might
and main bright, active American
mechanics of the best sort. ABide
from the natnral interest taken in the
work, a premium of $5 for each quar
ter knot over the requirement of 15
knots was to be paid to them as an ex
tar incentive over and above their
wages, wihoh will net eaoh man $30.
Over the Transom
Crookston, Minn., May 18. The
first claimant who entered the land
office today with intent to file on the
Red Lake lands, came through the
transom over the door. He held bis
papers aloft and said, "Nine o'olock,
gentlemen; I am the first man." Be
ing two minutes too previous, be was
ejected. He entered, however, with
the first four admitted, and his name,
L. D. MoCall, was the first recorded.
He bad been in line for four days. The
line was two blocks long, and contain
ed not less than 400 men.
Earthquake In Kcuador.
New York, May 18. A Herald dis
patch from Panama says: Mail ' ad
vices received here from Guayaquil,
Ecuador, are to the effect that great
damage was done in Quito and the in'
terior towns of the republio by the re
cent earthquakes which destroyed the
city of Puerto Principe Viejo. Bad-
boyo and Ambato were great sufferers
by tho seismic disturbance and the loss
of life was very great.
A Dog Affected With Babies.
Wichita, Kan., May 18. The de
cision made by the oounoil of Wichita
physicians, that a dog that bit several
people here last week was affected with
rabies, has caused widespread conster
nation. Dogs are being shot by the
wholesale, and several of the victims
of the affected dogs will immediately
go to Chicago to take the Pasteur treat
ment None of the people bitten by
the dog have developed symptoms of
hydrophobia, however.
Germany is now the beat eduoated
nation of the continent.
The total amount of the fortune of
the Rothschild family is now put at
$2,000,000,000.
-o,NGS,OF CONGRfss
Kontlne Work-
Washington, May lo.
case, involving the right oi . Onpont
Dupont to a seat in the senate f ro
state of Delaware, was taken up in the -senate
today, with a view to conclud
ing the debate and taking a final vote.
A brief colloquy between Gorman and
Mitchell developed that a difference of
opinion existed as to the character of
the vote to be taken. When Gorman
spoke of the unaniomus agreement to
vote, Mitchell admitted the correctness
of the statement, bnt added significant
ly that the character of the vote would
be determined when the vote was
reached, which was open to the moan
ing that the oase would be postponed
until next session. Piatt spoke in sup
port of Mr. Dupont's claim.
Washington, May 18. By a vote of
81 to 80, the senate determined today
that Henry A. Dupont was not entitled
to a seat in the senate from Delaware.
This closed a long and animated con
troversy, which had been one of the
most notable oontests of its kind in the
history of the senate. The result was
in doubt up to the Hat moment, and
this lent added intrest to the final vote.
There had been some question as to the
direction of Stewart's vote, but it was
with those of the Democrats and Popu
lists, and was the deoisive vote in de
claring Dupont not entitled to a seat.
Before takng the vote, Piatt spoke for
Dupont, and Vilus against him. Ba
con spoke against the issue of bonds
without authority of congress. Reso
lutions were proposed by Morgan for an
inquiry as to our treaty rights with
Spain, and Gallinger relating to the
need of additional enactments.
Bonis,
Washington, May 16. The house
committee on coinage, weights and,
measures today deoided by a unani
mous vote to authorize a favorable report
on the resolution introduced by Repre
sentative C. W. Stone providing that
the president be authorized and re
quested to invite an expression from
other principal commercial nations of
tho world as to the desirability and
feasibility of the adoption of interna
tional coins, to be ourrent in all coun
tries adopting them at a uniform v..lue,
and to be specially adopted for invoice
purposes. If expressions thus obtained
from other nations are suoh as, in the
judgment of the president render a
conference desirable, he is authorized
to invite it at a time and place to be
designated by him to consider and re
port a plan for the adoption and
use of such ooins, composed of either
gold or silver, or both. The president
is authorized to appoint three repre
sentatives, subject to confirmation by
the senate.
Washington, May 18. The house to
day occupied itself in passing the pri
vat pension bills, whioh were favorably
aoted upon during the two special days
given to their consideration. Erdman
and Talbert threw such obstacles in the
way as they conld. Thirty-four bills
were held up because they were not
engrossed, but 100 were passed, leav
ing about sixty yet undisposed of. At
the opening of the session Howard rose
to a question of privilege, to denounoe
tne fabrications some newspapers
printed five months, ago that he had
entered the hall of the house in an in
toxicated oondition, and had been car
ried out by two oolored porters.
DEATH IN ITS TRACK.
Sixty Persons Killed In Sherman, Tei-
as, by a Cyclone.
Sherman, Texas, May 18. Just a
few minutes before 5 o'olook this after
noon a oyolone, not exceeding two
blocks in width, but carrying wide
spread destruction and death in its
wake, swept through the western half
of the city, traveling almost direotly
north. The approach of the terrifio
whirlwind was announoed by a deep
rumbling noise, not unlike reverberat
ing thunder. A fierce and driving
rain aooompanied it.
It is very oonservaative to estimate
that the list of fatalities will reaoh
sixty, while the injured will reaoh
100. At least fifty houses are wrecked.
Most of them were small oottages, ex
cept in Fairview and Washington ave
nue, where the handsome residences of
L. F. Ely, Captain J. G. Sailer. Mrs.
Pat Mattingly and James Fallas also
succumbed. The loss will reaoh at
least $160,000, and but little if any of
it was covered by oyolone insurance.
Rich Find In Dead Miner's Cabin.
Durango, Mexioo, May 18. An un
known Mexioan miner, who located
near here twenty years ago, and lived
as a recluse, has been found dead in
his oabin by prospectors. In the build
ing was found gold dust aggregating
$75,000 in value. The only paper
found was an old letter addressed to
Frank E. Lombrick, 25 West Fortieth
street, Cincinnati. The writer was a
woman who signed the name of Ollie
Mareoux. The letter was dated Wheel
ing. W. Va., 1874. If no claimants
appear the fortune will go to the pros
pectors who found the body.
Dr. F. Shue sayt there are forty
varieties of edible turtles in the United
States.