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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1900, 4 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Western Congressmen Fight Hard for Appropriation. TO LOCATE ARTESIAN WELLS Important Explorations Will B Con ducted This Year In Central Ore gon For Artesian Water Ful ton Urging the Work. Summer lake. The formation set right for rteian strata, ami the mammoth springs forming Anna iiv(er indicate that the water currents have' great strength This mi minor, if the appropriation pro villi's for the work, the Survey intend to acini ft party to the district, for a ear ful geological m-oimoissanee, such preceded important artesian discoveries in South Dakota ami other Western com 1 munities. If the strata carrying Anna river can le tapped at reasonable depth or the survey of the geologist indicat that the pkteau-descrt has promise of artesian water, it is believed that boring would le made by private capital, as the soil is rich when watered. In presenting the cause of the West for continuance of general tJeological Survey work there, Senator Fulton dwelt upon the fact that the mountain streams and rivers of Oregon offered more abund ant and enduring energy than the coal fields of Pennsylvania, that development there was jut beginning, and that it was just a proper to measure Oregon's "white coal" a it was to measure the black eoal of Pennsylvania. He insisted that the manufactures of the future would turn more and more to power generated by water under gravity pres sure .and said that his state led others in this respect. ASTORIAN NEWS BIHEAU, Wash ington, D. C June 26. In the fight over the Sundry Civil bill, carrying an ap propriation of more than one and a quarter million dollars for the Geological Survey, $25,000,000 for the Panama canal, and other items aggregating more than $100,000,000, sharp lines were drawn be tween eastern and western interest of the country over the first named. The new work of the Geological Survey is largely in the West now. For two gene rations it has been largely in the East. The fuel testing, experiments, to deter mine if iron ore could be found on the Pacific Coast; rreasureinent of streams for reclamation or power purposes ; sur vey of forest reserves, and mineral re searches in general, were nearly entirely eliminated by eastern congressmen while the bill was in the House. This year will see the close of the exhaustive fuel tests conducted in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and the work was just being extended to the extensive lignite and bituminous fields beyond the Mis sissippi. When this spirit to trim the Geological Survey was manifested, the Western strength of Congress immediately rallied. It was overwhelmed in the House, but when the bill came to the Senate, all of the recommendations of the Survey were inserted again, and the Senate declared its purpose of standing by this position. The Western strength there was able to equalize conditions, and insist that, mere ly because the Survey was largely shift ing the scene of its operations, it should not be regarded surplusage and waste. Hunt Artesian Wells. Assurance has been given Senator Ful ton, of the Oregon delegation, that im portant explorations will be prosecuted this year in the central part of the state for artesian water, if the provis ions outlined by the Geological Survey in its recommendations for an appropria tion are carried out. Some time ago the Senator -sought to have the heart of the arid region explored by means of funds from the Reclamation Service, putting the boring on the same basis as em pounding surface waters, but was in formed that this use had been construed as forbidden. Then he directed his efforts to securing an appropriation for the work in the hydrographic department of the Geological Survey, and was told that if the $200,000 asked for stream measuring and underground water in vestigations, carried through both houses, there would be sufficient funds for an ex haustive survey in Central Oregon. With this assurance, he began an active cam paign with other Western men to keep all of the Survey appropriations for Western work, up to the standard and had no difficulty of attaining this end in the Senate. The great plateau-desert to the north of Summer lake is believed to overlie a strong system of underground water currents, the most conspicuous indica-jlision with the Stanford, and which is tion being Anna river, which flows into now in San Pedro harbor, DECK AND DOCK NEWS. The steamer Tiverton was docked at the Tongue Point mills vesterdav morn ing and her loading commenced forth with. The oil-tankers Monterey and Fuller- ton, under tow. arrived m from San Francisco yesterday, and went on to the metropolis at once. The steamer I ndme was not at her dock until 8 o'clock last night. She left up an hour later with the following people on her register: J. B. Tavlor, E. A. Warner, Mrs. C. T. Ross, Mrs. J, B. Wendling, Mrs. R. O. Lockwood and W Potter The steamer Despatch arrived in at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, and having no freight for this port went directly on the Portland. She carried a Japanese crew, and some trouble was anticipated here, but nothing happened; her owners had secured police service in the event of any disturbance, but none occurred and she went her way in peace. Mayor Wise is in recept of a letter from the flag-officer of Admiral Good rich's fleet now in Portland, advising him that the fleet of five vessels will b down the river today (Wednesday) even ing, and will anchor off the city, and remain here until lhursday evening. when they will depart for the Sound cities. The ships will be open for visitors all of Thursday, and it is said a recep tion will be tendered the officers of the fleet by the Irving club, which is as it should be. The big shears were raised on the barkentine Jane L. Stanford, yesterday, for the purpose of unshipping her fore mast and this will be done today. She will then be hauled to the Clatsop Mill pier where she will loaded with lumber aft, so as to raise her bows and the new foremast will be stepped as soon as pos sible. After that is done the matter of rigging her anew forward will be under taken, and her loading with cargo will go on at the same time. There is not a word of news in circulation as to the extent of the injuries received by the steamer J. B. Stetson which was in col- SALEM CONVICT HIDING. COVE, Ore., June 20. A strange man was started up on a run Saturday from thicket near Mount Fanny mill by some workmen, who pursued him along the railroad track, when he struck out for the timbered mountains. The Sheriff at La Grande was at once notified, and as the matter is kept quiet, the belief is current that he is still at large. BASKETS All kinds and sizes for pic-- nics and all other occasions 1 n 11 1 ' FRUIT JARS v 10 ,.nt i' Rubbers, Caps, Jelly glass es. A big lot just in direct from the facory FOARD & STOKES CO. Sola Agents. YOU MAY PAY MORE MONEY, BUT YOU CAN'T GET BETTER CLOTHES THAN HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX When you buy a suit of us you get the benefit of our experience and tncreby get the best clothes for the least money P. A. STOKES "Good Clothes for Men Who Know" own-block en : NEWS OF OREGON : GOT GOOD PRICES. COVE, the., .June 20,-When Otto Kckersley found he would get $2.30 a crate for his first crop of strawberries he accordingly paid hi crew of picker 40 cents a crate on the last day a work. Thinners and weeders in the sugar beet fields are making $1 a day or $0 an acre, strawberries pickers gel ju ccnis. and packers 12 cent a crate. the kodak fiend, but no one appealed to claim the envelope. The next day parties went to the shack and found the papers exnctlv where thev had been left. TO DEDICATE CHURCH. ARLINGTON", Ore., .lime 20,-Tbe new Methodist Church, which ha jut been built at a cot of $KHH) at Locust Orove, a few miles south of Arlington, will In1 dedicated on Sunday, duly 8. The fol lowing is the proL'mm for the day: II o'clixjji a. m., sermon and dedication, by Bishop Moore; 12:110 basket dinner; 2:30, sermon ,y Rev. Walton Skipwortli, presiding elder of The Dalles district. It i exiiected that a large crowd will lie in attendance. BARNEY rOMPELLY DEAD. SALEM, Or., June 2d.-llarney l'om pelly, for 40 year u resident of Oregon, wait found dead this morning of heart failure. He wa a well known horseman. He has a sister living at Kola. Mr Maine Havden. The funeral will I held tomorrow morning. Interment In City View cemetery. COTTAGE GROVE TERMINUS. COTTAGE GROVE, Ore., June 20.- The Southern Pacific Railroad Company has had a party of surveyors at work for wo or three day locating a site for a turntable at this place. Some time ago the Cottage Grove Com mercial Club sent a request to General Manager J. P. O'Brien to have the local rain which leaves Portland at 4 o'clock m. extended to Cottage Grove. The request was given due consideration and it was found that the business of the. tation and other advantages of location ould make it advisable to locate a turntable here and make this the termi nus for the local. The leaving and arriving time of the train has not yet been given out, but the service will be much more convenient. PUT LINE THROUGH MARSHALL STREET Citizens Feel Sure Proposed New Road Will Be Built at Early Date. MARSH FIELD, Ore., July 2(1 The uthern Pacific engineers engaged in the Drain-Coos Bay road are now cm ployed running a preliminary line through Front street at Mur-hfield, pre sumably on connect with the Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern, now running from 11s city to Myrtle Point, a distance of 30 miles. The presence of the engineers has brought reassurance to the bay people and there is no longer any doubt that the proposed road will be constructed, and at an early date. Right of Way Agent McNair is to be working in this field shortly. UNCONSCIOUS THIRTY-SIX HOURS. IA GRANDE. Ore., June 2(1. After lying in an unconscious condition for -'Id hour. James Beavers, the young man who was found in Dead Can von. where he had been injured in some uuaccount' able manner while horseback riding awoke this morning and ipoke to his nurse. His recovery is still uncertain and weakening of the brain is feared. WORD AND STEVENS TIED. PORTLAND, June 2(i.-For twenty minutes this morning Tom Word was in the. lead in the recount for Sheriff, Robert L, Stevens falling one behind. By 2 o'clock this afternoon, alter several changes, the contestants were tied for the lead, with 33 precincts yet to be counted. Word and Stevens will long remember Precinct No. "4, since it wns revolution ary in the recount and proved more spec tacular than all the preceding fi.'l pre cincts combined. It was this precinct which gave word the first lead over Steven he has hail since the recount was commenced last week. So exciting was the result that the Word men felt like investing their loose change in fireworks while tht Stevens people were inclined to order a complete mourning outfit. The race is too close for comfort and the strain extends not alone to the men involved, but embrace the crowd in Judge Frazer's courtroom. BLACKMAIL ATTEMPTED. SUMPTER, Ore., June 26. The wife of a prominent business man received, a letter recently in which it was stated that the writer had a kodak photo of this lady's daughter a child not yet in her teens that would not bear publicity, end unless the lady left the sum of $250 in an old shack in the suburbs at the south end of town these photos would be sent to every person in the city. IRON DYKE MINE SOLD. BAKER CITY. Ore., June 20. The famous Iron Dyke copper mine, on the Snake River, in Baker County, has Wen sold to the Erie Trust Company, of Erie, Pa., for nearly $1,000,000, under deed of trust and bond. The deeds were filed for record yesterday in Baker County, and comprise nearly 100 pages of brief printed books, and the cost to the com pany for filing the deeds was just $30 each. The sale was made last month at Erie, Pa., the consideration named is $300,000 in non-assessable stock of the Iron Dyke Company and $500,000 in first mortgage bonds, in addition to a cash considera tion of $1. ASSAULT WITNESS. llll-SBdKO, Ore., June 20. Walter Beard and Albert Miner of Banks were arrested and brought la-fore the justice of this yesterday. The charge was as sault aud battery alleged to have been committed upon the person of John Car stcus. In a civil action tried lure a few days ago Mr. Carstens was one of the witnesses by whom it wan attempted to impeach Beard and Mi.uer, DIES IN PENDLETON. PENDLETON, Ore., June 20.-Barney B. X. Crownep died last night at 512 West Webb street, of stomach trouble. The funeral will be held tomorrow under the auspices of the Woodmen of the World. He was a native of Missouri and has been a resident of I'matilla county for 20 years. For 10 year he lived nl Mencham aud was well known all over Eatern Oregon. DEW DROP WASHING POWDER MAKES WASHING EASY. A 3LB. PACKAGE FOR so CENTS. FRUIT JARS ALL SIZES JAR CAPS. JAR RUBBERS, JELLY CLASSES. AST0RIAGR0CERY Phone Main 681. saj Commercial St ANNUAL RECITAL AT U. OF 0. El'GENE, Juno 20. The university school of music gave its annual recital this eveniii" in Villard Hall before a packed house. The program wa short, but was excellent for its ipiality. Pro fessor O. M. Glenn, Arthur Fra.er and Miss Eve Stiuson, of the l'iiiverity of Oregon, md J. W. Belcher, of Portland, contributed largely to il. success. MINISTERS IN SESSION. H RNF.lt, Ore., June 20. -Today's ses sions of the Oregon Christian Ministers' nssiH'iiition opened this morning with an ailcliess nv itev. r w iinnore on Messianic Prophets and Prophecy," nl the conclusion of which n-ports of com mittees were heard and general business was transacted. This afternoon's session opened with conference and normal work, after which praise service was conducted by Professor E. E. Washburn of Silveilon. HEARING RESUMED. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. June 20.- Ilearing of tin habeas corpus proceedings of Edward Spencer against Warden Keen was resumed in the Superior Court this morning, i he state finished its case this morning, but failed to introduce any evi- lence showing that false reprvrentations were made to the Governor regarding Spencer's physical condition. BEGIN ACTUAL WORK. V) SPICES, q COFFEE, TEA. BAKING POWDER, FLAVORING EXTRACTS Atoo!ut Purify, Finest flavor. Ort&riit Sh-enjph. ft&sorv&bk P rkn CL0SSET6DEVERS r PORTLAND, OREGON. liPis RELIEVE THE HANNAF0RD. ARLINGTON, Ore.. June 28. The steamer Normal will lie brought down from Lewiston, Idaho, this week to take the place of the Hannaford on the upper The writer promised that if the river, which plies between Celilo and Wallulu. The Normal is a smaller boat than the Hannaford. The latter named steamer will be taken to Celilo and given a general overhauling," and will then be taken to Lewfston and put on the Snake River. These boats are owned by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and are used to carry freight and men to the various camps on the north bank raHroad. demand was complied with the plate of the picture would be sent to the lady and she could destroy it. The family to whom the letter was sent immediately laid a trap to catch: the 1 writer. The lady took an envelope apparently stuffed with money and left it at the place designated. In the meantime sev eral armed men hid themselves in close proximity end awaited the coming of Oregon Trunk Line Railroad Commences Construction Work. THE DALLES,, Ore., June 20. Actual construction work on the Oregon Trunk Line Railroad was begun this week, when a force of 30 men and 12 team was put to work at the mouth of Deschutes River grading. The force will be increased gradually, the company having planned to complete the road from the mouth of Deschutes to Madras in two years. The present survey that has been completed reaches from the Columbia to Madras, a distance of 100 miles, following up the Deschutes River the greater portion of the way, and is comparatively a water-level grade. Chief Engineer Gordon says that grade is but little greater than that of the north bank ivad from Vancouver to Kenewick, and also that the curves are not nearly so severe as would be expected, since the Deschutes River is a very crooked stream. gRaofing Every farmer should have a roll or two oi Malt hold Roofing constantly on hand. Malthoid comes in rolls and is most convenient for making temporary sheds, re pairing roofs, etc. It is a small Investment that repre sents a big saving. Senator booklets. The Paraffme Paint Company FISHER BROS. CO. S0IE AGENTS. 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