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VOL. XVII. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1901. Ko. 31 An Opportunity FOR Investment Rncnie River vallev is full of Oil Natural Gas, Artesian water and other valuable minerals. Nature's storehouse is buleine out with wealth and ouly needs the magic hand of man to unlock and reveal the hidden wealth stored up tor the use ol the 1 weutiein cen tury. Our arid lauds will produce won ders if we once can procure Arte sian water to supply abundance of water with wriicti to irrigate. Oil and Natural Gas aie the greatest economical fuel of this generation. Shall we let it be dor mant here in Rogue River valley, while other sections of the country are using nature's storehouses? Oregon cannot be beaten any where in the world, for natural Gas, Oil or Artesian water. Rogue River vallev is trulv the Italv of America. Here we have the finest climate, the best apples, the largest peaches and the prettiest eirls. Shall the people of Grants Pass forever continue to drtnlc the slime and slush and sewage that pours into Rogue river while we can have the best of Artesian mountain water by the very simple process of dril ling a few hundred feet? What a beautiful city Grants Pass would be if there we're a stream of pure Artesian water flowing along each side of her streets. It is the intention of The Oregon Natural Gas, Oil & Mining Co. to soon begin active o(eration of dril ling a number ol wlls to the depth of 1000 feet to ascertain the pres ence of Naturali;Gas, Oil, Artesian water and other valuable minerals. They are now bonding land In and around Grants Pass. Within the next six months they will be drilling on some of the property they have bonded for that purpose. They intend if it is possible, to supply the city with plenty of pure Artesian water before the coming fall. The Oregon Natural Gas. Oil & Mining Co. requests all farmers and property holders to give them the privilege of drilling one or more wells on their property. They will give a percentage of the output of ihe wells to pa 1 ties ornntinir the Drivilece. In order to get the people of Grants Pass and Josephine county j interested in Natural Gas, Oil, and i Artesian water they will give all of; them a chance to subscribe for a 1 few shares of the capital stock of I the couipanv on very liberal terms. I Suppose you take a few shares of: the canital stock of The Oregon 1 Natural Gas, Oil & Mining Co. of the par value of $1 per share. You pay 10 per cent, down, 40 per cent, when the machinery is set up and is ready to begin operation and the remaining 50 per eeut. when they strike a flow oi natural gas, oil or artesian watei or have drilled to the depth of tooo feet. If they strike oil, natural gas or artesian water vou have the option of tak ing ten times as many shares asydu j subscribe fot. Tbey will pay you back all the money received from you if they fail to drill a well as j agreed upon. j You are invited to thoroughly investigate their proposition. You ; have nothing to lose but every 1 thing to gain. If you are a cap italist it is a safe investment. If you are a farmer or property holder j it will pay you to invest as it will j enhance the value of your place a hundred fold more lhan you invest ; if they should find either oil, gas j or water near your property. Ifj you are a working man it will pay : you to take shares as this will open up a vast and a new work for you. The merchants and business men should invest in shares in order to start this enterprise. Professional1 men, in fact all classes of people, should take a few shares in this vast and new enterprise and it will ; be a help to all in Grants Pass and ! Josephine county. If you cannot take 100 shares you can tak? 50 or j ten shares. Remember every dollar f will be returned to you if the com-1 puny fails to drill a well as agreed upon. The stocks are non-assess-1 able and fully paid up as they are j used. The by-laws of the com j pany do not allow a debt to ex ceed 1 per cent of the capital. 1 Scott Griffin of Grants Pass, Ore- i gon, is a stockholder, a director and the secretary of The Natural ( Gas, Oil & Mining Co , who w ill j take leases on lands and subscrip- tion for stocks and will give any information regarding the company. The closer you investigate the more you will help the company by taking stock and leasing your prop erty for the purpose of drilling one or more wells thereupon as you have nothing to lose but all to gain. For further information call on SCOTT GRIFFIN, Secretary, The Moral Gas, Oil a Mining company.' Grants Pass, Ore. lllllllllllllllillillllllllllllllllll ! 00C00OIHI .A SUDDEN CHANGE... A sudden quirk in the weather need not catch you napping. We can furnish you instantly the best of style and quality with a neatness DECEIVE J5h DEVOTEE of custom made wearing apparel. Our suits are worn by many who have a reputation as dressers. CLOSING OUT LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES. WELCHS' CLOTHING STORE NEXT TO P. O. GRANTS PASS HllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIHIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIW J)R. R. E. SMITH, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Office, Room 2 over Post OIHce. Residence Kne House, oppo. the Western. GRANTS PASS, - OREOON. )R. CLIVE MAJOR, General Practitioner of Mkdicim add Sukukbv. Office iu Williams Block C. HOUGH, ATTORN KY-AT LAW, Practices in all State nd Federal Courts Office over First National Bank. Grants Pass, Oiuoon. h: C. PERKINS, U. S. DEl'UTY MINERAL SURVEYOR, (iKANTb Pass, OUBQON. QOSHOW& SHERIDAN, MINING ATTORNEYS, Special attention given to Mining and Land I.awa, and Land Office practice. RoBKBI'BU. ObkouN. QEORGE H. BINNS, ASSAYKR, Ofnie opKwite Hotel Josephine (i Hants Pass, - - Okkoon. N. E. McGRLW, PIONEER TRUCK and DELIVERY Furniture and Piano Moving. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. The popular barber shop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Street Three chairs Hath room in connection II. II. BARTON, WATCHMAKER and JCWELER. Full assortment of Witches, Clocks, Sil rerwesr nd Jewelry. A liond Assortment of liracelets and Heart Bangles, Clement' Drug Store. CLAUS SCHMIDT STAPLE GROCERIES CANNED GOODS FLOUR and FEED Sixth St., orr. Crrr Hall J. M.CHILES GROCERIES HARDWARE TABLEWARE Fine Butter a Specialty FRONT and FOURTH STS. SWEETLAND & CO. FRESH and SALT MEATS- 0. 0. FISHER Sewer Connections Metal Roofing "Gas Fitting Plumbing .Pipe work of all kinds... Bids furnished for all work. i .... ..i. iih Cramer Hroe Harderers Hail-Kiddle Hardware J and perfection of fit that will $ Does it Pay to Buy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and cure the more severeand dangerous results of 111 rout and lung troubles. What shall vou do? (io to a warmer and more regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you, then in either case, take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success 111 severe throat and lung troubles, "Hos uhee's German Syrup." It not only heals and stimulates the tissues to tics troy the germ disease, but allays in (lamination, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night's rist, and cures the patient. Try one bottle. Recommended many years by all druggists in the world. Get Green's Prize Almanac. Pr. Kremer. Willis Kramer HANl'FACTl'HEB Or Myrtle Creek Extra Family Flow And Everything that goes with First Class Milling, For sale by Chilks, Dki.hmatkr, Wadk and Cornku.. Call for it; same price as other brands FIRST NATIONAL OF SOUTHERN OREGON. Capital Stock, - - $50,000. Hereive deposits subject to check or oo certificate payable on demand. Sells sight drafts on New York, Fin Fran cisco, and Portland. Telegraphic transfers sold on all points in the United States. Recial Attention given to Collections am! general business of our customers. Collections made throughout Houtherp Oregon, and on all accessible points. J. D. FRY, President. J. T.TCFFS, Vice President. R. A. Booth. Cashier. Grants Pass Banking and Trust Co. CAPITAL STOCK $50,000. Transacts a general Hanking business. Receives deposils subject to check or on demand certificates. Our customers are assured of courteous treatment and eveiy consideration con sistent with found banking principles J. Frank Watson, Pres. Fens Pollcck, Vice l'res. I.. L. JawuLL, Cashier. i DIRECTORS. ! J. Frank WaUon, J. S. Moore, J. J. llouck, Fclus Pollock, Herbert Smith, Scott liritliin , I A.t:. Sheehan. Hairs Lightning Squirrel Poison, 30c Can. None Better. 31. Clemens, PKKSCRIPTION I'Kl'GUIST ORANGE FRONT, osp. ortwa Mouac STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Oregon j Demand foe Grtajustei The demand for gndiinl of the Normal Schools during the past year ha. U-n much beyond the supply. Pusitious with from f 10 to 75 per month. SUM CertihceU and Diplomat Piurienu are pre i psred for the State examination, and rrailily take ; State papers oil graduation. Strong Amd.-niic snd IWiMintiil eoarae. Well epuipiml Trainirxl iN-part-ment. Kxpenseo range from IJO to 175 prr rear, i Fall tin opens Sept 17th. Fur catal.ue con taining full announcements, addrces I P. L. Campbell. Pre I O J. B. V. Butler, Scy. GREENBACK (Sk. MT. REUBEN. Quartz Mines of RlcKness Oper ated s.nd Developed in These Districts. A correspondent of the Portland Tele gram writes as follows to that journal concerning some of southern Oregon's mines: - At the present tune a greater portion of the hydraulic mines of Josephine's districts ate closing down for want of water, and making their annual clean una. Nearly everv day a miner arrives in Grants Pass with a jar of nuggets and dust, or a gold brick, the results of his season's run. The Koguo Kiver Mining k Milling Co. husjust tTuished clenniug up at its mine on Foot's creek south ol Giants Pass. They washeJ off about an acre and a half of ground during the winter; their mine being equipped itb a lo-inch pipe, and a water pressure of 275 feet. The exact results of their clean-up were not given out, but it is known that their run this yeai has been more profitable than any previous one. Matters being more quit t .among the placer workings, a Telegram corrcppon dent visited the busy quarlx mines west of I.eland yesterday. Out in the Grave creek dUtiict, some seveu milts from lc'and, is the now noted Greenback quartz mine, owned and operated by the ictor .f ui ior M uing Co. Here was found the busiest most noisy and, with out question, the richest qiiarlz initio in Si ulliern Oregon. Fifteen stamps keep up a continual round and pound, n iht and day, while (ur back in the dark depths of the mountain 50 mil ers, with pick and drill, remove from the veins the pretious inetul. Three years ago this mine was thought to be naught more than a pocket, and w as sold as such by its original owner for a sum far lees than the big mine now turns out monthly. '11m whole mountain is new honeycombed with tunnels and shalts, and rtill the pay chute, lliul.li up rich. During the pas'. inter nonets valued as high us (SO have been found in the (in enhack, anil, strangely, too, at a depth of -f.O or ;;0 ) del. This mine is noted for its lieu gold at gieat depths, ihu varied mi l alleinatu values of its quartz veins being the dure lor much discussion as to its permanency as aiaying mine. Tint Greenback is equipped w ith air drills and the best ol modern machinery, placed at a cost ol many thousand dollars; but the fact that the miiio produces from f 10,0 I') to 12,000 lach mouth is sulliciei.t proof that the money was not badly expend ed. The Mount l(tiihcn mine, in the Mount Reuben district, were visited next. This district appears to be a con tinuation of tlio Galice Creek cli"triit, and in ii'iKfi on the north Mile ol Iiogue Kiver. Mount lituhcti is a high ridge running almost due north from the river. The wliolo mouiilian Biieins to be highly mini ralized, und is a con tinuous network ol li dgi'S und veins. After crusting Reuben Creek going west the first mine encountered was tho Ajax, owned by ClaikiV Williams. This mine is orened by a tunnel, tipping a strong, gold bearing ledge, our feet wn!e and running to a depth of 200 feet. This mine shows sumo ore, milling into the thousands of dollars, ami, equipped w ilh Hammond improved, triple disehaige mills, is proving a source of profit to its owners. The next mine, west is the cidvhiuVd Copper Stain, owned by J. II. Wether- ell & Cj. It is tqil ppi' l with a Trent . II mill and is operated by tunnel and shalt. The ore is high grade and holds up well. I llher mines vim li-1 and found to be busy and prosperous were, tiro l,iindo,, itamsey and Gld Hoc. The liri-t of these has a four foot vein, riiunin a ieplh of 100 feet, wilh uu average away value of fji per torr. lire Gold Jblg mine ban lire rieliert pay clriitu of any mine yet found in die de-lncl. In lire M eirrt 11 "ibcll diMrii.t, and, in fact, all over parts of Norllirrn Jo.-i- phine lounly, many rrew mining loca tions bate been recently male, with exclltnt prospects for nearly all. The listrict has an ii'iiiudarn'M of Wind and wa'er. There are in-. le pne-pet tors und miners iu general in this diMrict no than ever before, and some suoriiiug finds are to b e p ! t- d d ir in this m a- I son. Board of R.-gcnta. The luard ot reg. ins .1 the Southern Oregon stale normal i.uul held ll.eir annual meeting on Tuen lay of tart c k at A,h!:in l. II ('. Kinney and (.'. K. Harmon, member of the boar I, atti tid ed from this city. The Luard eleeied the loKuAing in- str-li tors : W. M. ( laUori, prr-idi-nt of facility; T. A. Iiae, vieepreinlcnt and profeK-ur of niatli'-inal :e-; I. V. Vinirig, literature, eloeutton ari I history Mnl.'l hi K, Ib-lm of (ie,f , N, Y critic leai her. The inslni' tors in cieiir, mu-ic ari l drawing were not elected at Ibis meeting these poi!iune being b it sulj'-et ,o t tic aetiou of the eXM'Utivecomioitiee. H. C Kinney vu elected president of the board of re. gents Better for the Blood than S.r.qiarill.. For Thone I.i irig in the Malaria His tricla. Grove's Tai'eless ( lull Tonic. UMif: 3 Tyi.i..;, Wllderville Items. Mr. Geo. Creed began hauling lumber this week from Draper. Mis. II. 1). Jones made a Visit to Grants Pass last Saturday. Mr. Lassin, and family spent Sunday visiting friends in Wllderville and va cinity. Rev. Roucbe of Merlin, being sick could not fill his appointment last Sunday. Mr. C. F. Lovelace is in the midst of haying this week, assisted by Mr. I.ind and Walter Bryan. Mr. Geo, Booth is at work on his farm on Rogue river this week and letting the road work rest. Rev. Jenkins of Grants Pass, preached an eloquent sermon at the chunk in this city last Sunday afternoon. Supt. Lincoln Savage passed through our cily, enroute for the western part o! the county, where be goes in interest of the schools of the county. Wildorville was teeming with business during last week, there being two book agents and a picture agent eolbiling tile town at the same time. Henry Hanking got his little linger cut off and the finger next to it badly cut, Thursday morning w hile helping his father with a mower. Cliildrens Day was reccgnixed by the people of Wilderville, and a very inter esting program was rendered at the church, after which they gave a picnic linner in the grove near the bridge on Slate creek. ( laiuie ana Kirk Kouiuson w ere seen on the streets of this city last Sunday Ti. t..:..k...l .u.i. . .. ...r, iiuiiiini uieir course ol studies at the Grants Pass High School, and have returned home to spend ihu sum mer. Mr. J. II. iiurrough feels quite elated over Killing a bear a few days ago. He is also quite boastful over his marksman- hip, but it is Hie common belief of the people of the roiiimiinily that Ins wile is the best shot of the two. Mr. J. P. McConnell closed his tchiul lust Friday at Wilderville. A l,,.n program was rendered by the scholars. after which Mr. McConnell. to Pearl Lewis, Opal Mouth and Pearl Booth, each a diploma of honor, for not having been late or absent a day luring the term of school. These diplo ma are very nice, and Ihey should be proud of them not for the intrinsic value but for the honor of winning them. M-, Laurence Leonard passed through our town last Thursday with new wagon, and a new mowing machine, having purchased Ilium at Grants Pass. Mr. L-onaid thinks the Shuttler wagon is tho wagon, he said he had used one tor twenty years, and lbs wl.eels all have the original spokes yet, wilh the exception ol a few in one wheel. That speaks well for that make ol wagons, and he was so well satisfied with the use of the Shuttler for twenty years, be purchased a new wagon of the same make. Mr. Wni. Ingrain had -quite an ex perience last Saturday. He had pur chased a demijohn and bad it filled wilh kerosene before leaving Ihu Pass. On his way homo near the Rogue River bridge the cork was b'own out, by the accumulated gas. Mr. Ingram put the coik back and lied it in secure, and all went well until he was Hearing the bridge on Applegate, when all at once lin was startled by a loud explosion, an 1 on examination he found that the vessel which contained the kerosene, bad blown Into a thousand pieces, and had he not wrapped it well iu sacks he might of been seriously injurs 'I by the brokenlass flyii.g in every direction. I.KWIIfcK linn. Lelrvnd Sifting. William Litton and (i. F.riekson went to Grants Pass last Sunday. We lire having nice cool weather, good for the lohoriug man. Crops are doing well. Win. Cox is tutting a big lot of wood and has quite a force of men employed. The Kinney short cm is about half full of wood. We II, ink William has matrimony on the brain. He is tired ol batching, with so many marriageable ladies in the country. A perkon should not batch. We also notice that the Hugo writer is improving in her style. Willi a li'tle more praetne she will limke a good item writer. Mr. Henry was seen on our slnets one day last wick. Shu Is improving ill her sales. We think she has been beneliled by meeting Lelund people. There is a good deal of propii-ting being done in this vicinity, the oil le lief that there are no paying ledges here having been exploded. We have at present men that are min rs and pros peetors, 1 he A jax inii.e on Mt. Reuben is de veloping a good ledge. 'Ihey have a large vein and are nulling this roi k as :t is extracted from loemine. The ledge averages eight feet in width and assays I:' to the ton. It is richer as they go down. They are lining a g.jd deal of deielopment work. ! Kmr.eyvllle is a lively town and very nicely and tastily laidoul. All noted buildings are painted Iiltes. The park is all that could be expected for so young a town. Paddy Nolatn was the painter. The way Paddy can handle the paint brush is no bo'her to him. Hon. "Hie Doctor told me mr cough wa incurable. "Ons Minute Cough Cure made mta well man." Norris Mlver Sortb Stratford, N. II. Because on'v. not lonnd relief from s stubborn cough. don't despair. One Minute Cough Cure has cured thousands and it will cure you. Safe and sure. Dr. W. F. Kremer. PACIFIC COAST NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM THE WEEK'S DISPATCHES. Death ot Hugh Tevta In Yokohama. Tarrvd add Feathered br tho "Sl Hundred and On" Tho Pu.lea rlaj rresonted by Indiana. The quarantine established iu Texas against San Francisco, ou account ot Ibe alleged bubonio plague, haa been raised. The steamship Stute of California sailed for Nome with 610 passengers nd 1,700 tons of freight. The steam. ship Kimball also sailed from Seattle With 204 passengers for Nome. Thomas Watson, an old rancher near SusiuiviHe, Cal., was shot and killed by Ben Woisenbergor, a miner. The shooting resulted from a disagreement about mining rights. Hugh Tevis, second son of the lata Lloyd Tevis, who was married in Sail Fiiiucisco ou the 10th ot last April, died nt Yokohama o i Jane 0 after un dergoing au operatiou for appendicitis. The widow, who is the daughter of former Governor Baxter ot Denver, left okolmnm ou tho steamor Doric on Juno 11 with her husband's remains. Mrs. II. E. Ciisselnmu ot Sacramento returned home to find that hor house had bceu tutored during her absenoe and several articles stolen. Learning that tho thief bad been soon to go in a certain diroctiou, sbo jumped on her bicycle and, after a long chruo, overtook him and compelled the restoration of the stolen articles, bat the thief got away. The smokeless powder stored in the magazine at the end of Mare Island ex ploded and formed a column ot whit vapor 1,500 feet high. Tho 650,000 rounds that exploded caused no shock nud no noise; no men were killod or In jured and very little property was de stroyed. Tho powder is valued at 1580,000. Tho town of Willits, H miles north ot I'kiuli, Col., was practically destroyed by fire. There being no waterworks or lire apparatus, nothing oould be done to stay the advance of the tlmtnos. The losses nre very heavy nud the iusurauoe light. Andrew Ross, nil aged citizen of Sao ruiueuto, full from a window at his residence and was killod, his skull being crushed upon a stutio iravciucut. Kosa was a paralytic, and It is believed that ho been me ili..y wbilo opuulug a win dow uud full out. George. C. Carson, a mining man of exixirieiico in Northern California and recently employed of superintendent of tho ISoiilder in mo in tho Echo Lake dis trict, has invented a process for tho uu uu fuel ura ot steel. It oonslsts of a carbon blowpipe, through tho operatiou of which pigirou may be conrortod into steel as it leaves the cupola furnace. J. Tibhitts, a ship calkur, 65 years old, residing with his wife at 1015 Mis sion street, Sun Francisco, committed suicide by asphyxiating himself wilh thu fumes of illuminating gas. Mr. Tibhitts hud been in bud bud health for several years and had threatened fre quently to commit suicide. Tho first ground was broken for the grading of the electric road between (Irnss Valley and Nevada City, (Jal. Tho ceremony was attended by a large number of thu citizens uf both towns. Hurry Tmtt, a dissolute ronudur, was tarred and feathered at Truckoe, Cal., by tho "Six Hundred aud One." He was ordered out of town soma time since, but returned and defied the vigi lantes to make him go away again, lie was taken by a largo body of masked armed men to thu brickyard above the town, tarred ami feathered as far np up ns tho mouth and curs, nud ordered to travel toward tho summit. A man mimed Torson attempted to raise tho mask of one of the vigilantes, but tho luusked man knocked him down until bu begged for mercy, Thu mildest weather for a period of 20 years was recorded iu linker Cily, Or., on the night of Juno 4. The mercury fell six degrees below the freezing point. lee over an inch thick was formed in pools of water ou tho streets. All deciduous fruits woro killed. l ire broke out In the block bounded by Spear, Howard, Fulsoin and Main streets. Sail Francisco, and caused drtm ago amounting to nearly (100,000. Dur ing thu fliu many ixploslous occurred caused by thu igniting of combustibles stored In the buildings, but no one was injured. Tho mail stage from Camp McKluuuy Pi Greenwood, II. C, plunged into Jolly Jack creek, four miles from McKiuuey. Ihe driver lost control of thu lour-norse team, niiniiug thu bridge, uud the stage, witli its paaMjiigers, went Into the creek below. Thu dr iver, Andrew Kirkland, was killed, uud Henry Nicholson aud Mrs. 1. miners injured. Alfred Ifcr&ug, a bookkeeper iu the Ullce of the Hamburg. American Steam- ihip company and residing at 1015 Scott itreet, San Francisco, died frotn injur ies received through a full from a porch iu the reur of thu Olympic cafe, on Post tivut, near Taylor. Other people have alien from this porch, as it is not pro tected by a railing. Senator Clark of Montana arrived at New York and will go to Butte for the purpose of bi ing present at thu marriage jf Ins sou to .Miss Foster. Ilia wedding present to tho brido will Ire a chuck t it l,i,(yi. Tho Bi iti.di Paeifio cable which Is to connect Australia with Canada will bo in operation by January 1, llti:t. U will 3ost tlO.MM.Ouo. The new cable is to be Ml1, lniluB iu length tho longest ever soiistiuottid and thu binding site at the Uauiwllau eud w ill lie about seven miles from the entraino to Barclay sound and I'iO miles from Yiotorla. Advertised Letter List. Following is the list of letters remain ing uncalled for in the Grants pass ost office, Saturday, June 15, 1901 : D-xter, MrtL J, Wilyes, Miss M. Smith, Miss F.dith, oixrUMi lioyd, CJ. " (arson, 1 A, Ihiolitile. Mr A, l.ivolare, (J T. "'"ll. II C. Richardson, W U, Stanley, Mr Tye F, Williamson C U C. F. DaoK, Postmaster, We Take Stock- CTTJXj-Z" 6TH From now until Stock Taking we will have a BIG -Reduction Sale- Don't misa this grand opportunity to buy housefur nishings. We're closing out some lines of carpets very low. Quantity Limited. Furniture CarpoU Mattinjri LaceCurtalns Cola Mattresooa Pillows Mnolenms The midnight saloon. closing ordin ance, which haa been iu effect In Mon terey, Cal., tor the past ail months, was ropoalod by the city council. War between the sheepmen aud cat tlemen of the northwest has begun, and promises to have many exciting phases. O. T. Van Allen, a sheep-raiser from Utah, reports that mauy sheep in Wyo ming have already been killed by masked men representing stock owaors' interests. He estimates that Ihe ranges of Washington, lilaho, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Montana now contain upward of a million sheep more than the ranges will sustain. They must be sold or starve. This condition results from the big iuflux of settlers iu the states named and increase in sheep. The naval board appointed to examine Into the advantages of Lakes Uuion and Washington, near Seattle, as fresh water basins for laying up naval Teasels has made an adverso report upon the proposition. The majority flud that a fresh-water basin In this location, sep arated by some distance from the naval station ou Puget sound, would be very expensive to maintain, and in the eud one or the other would have to be aban doned. The minority of the board make a strong plea In favor of the pro posed naval basin, and discuss at some length the engineering work that would be required to oarry out the project. Miss Alice WoWertou Eyre, a refined, educated and stylish young woman, has arrived at Sail Jose and proposes to establish there a colour which is to be devoted to a higher spiritual life, and advocates the unrestricted marriage theory lately put into practice by Iro fesaor llerrou. "The colony," accord ing to a circular, "shall bo governed by the law of love alone. It will be a reulm iu which there will be neither 'mine' nor 'thine'; a reulm beyond thu reach of weights aud measures, morals and laws, iu which there is neither wage nor interest, lien her price nor bar gain, servant nor muster." Frank I), uud Aiiulu L. Crafts traded their girl baby Marguerite and a hotisu uud lot at Stockton, Cul., for a span of mules and -u cumpiiig oniftt, the other (air lies to the trade being Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson, who cume from Nevada to Stockton with tho camping outfit, and who huve no children. Crafts bod four children, and be explained tho appar ently Inhuman deal by suying thai he and bis wifo were too poor proHny to raise four children, and that they would rather part with their yuuugiist limn sue it grow up iu piverty. Mrs. l'huubu Davis, uu aged woman ot Los Angeles, walked in her sleep oft thu rear platform of a fust-moving train near Wiuiii iiiueoa, Nev., and escaped with ouly superficial injuries. She was taken back to Wluiiemucca and put ou the second section of the train from wlni h alio had falieu. Cuptuiu John Hausou, w ho had his llteuau suspended fur one year by Cap tains liollea mid llulger for losing the stviimer Willamette, ueuc Vancouver Island, appealed from their decision, but Captuin liurmiiighuiii, federal in spector of stouiuships, sustained the de cision of thu lowur court, aud colisurud Captuin Hanson for uuskillfuluess uud uegligmice. The Willaiuuttu w.ts u tine vesooi, valued at J")J,iHX). Thre thousand Indians presented thu Passion Pmy ui Chilliwavk, li. C. The ubieuui aud all the curemouies In oou uuctlou were thu most elalsiiulc ot thu kind ever produoud uu this uoutiueut. Get the Best. We sell Extras in all sizes. Spray Pumps. Of all kinds, J. WOLKE, General Hardware. White Sewing Machines. Wall Paper Crockery tilasswsrt Lamps Tinware Oranltawsre Woodenware Tools Mirrors Every detail of the Passion was pre sented by the Indians, who hare bees training for the event for mouths. American visitors formed a large part of the u una box who wltneased the im pressive scenes. There were several hundred visitors from Seattle and Ta oonis, and, with the great gathering of brightly dressed natives, more thaat 4000 persons thronged the big field in whioli the play was hold. The largest and most representative gathering ot Indians ever held in the Northwest wlU be a feature ot the Elks' carnival to be held at Taooma in Au gust. Representatives from 80 Indian tribes scattered over the territory be tween Alaska and California and west of the Dukotaa will attend. Practically all of the famous Indian chiefs who participated in the bloody fights ot Ihe earlier days will attend, and Ihey are to bring their famous warriors. ' Efforts are now beiug made to engage the Indiaus who are rendering the Passion Piny iu ltrltish Columbia. An Indian village will be constructed and inhab ited by 6,000 of the red men. Buildings for the ghost, suu aud other daatces are being built or will be transported in pieces from their old sites. The Indians will be given a big potlach during the carnival. Admlrul Melville, who came west with the presidential party to learn the needs of all stations ou the Pacific, will urge the navy department to expend several hundred thousand dollars la deepening the channel and in other im provements at Mure Island, the leading repair station of the ooast Tho admiral will also urge that modern shops be located at llnmerton, Wash., so that when a ship is docked there any class of repair work may be carried on that battleships may require. Captain W. A. Nevills, the well known mining man, was given judg ment by Judge Ilylaud at Ban Jooe against Charles M. and Samuel H. Shortridge for WW- The case arose out of a claim for money loaned by Captain Nevills to the Shortridges. Samuel M. Sbortridge entered a counter olaim for 115,000 for legal servloea, but only t2,500 was allowed. Tbs northern section of the general hospital at the Presidio, San Frauolsoo, was destroyed by fire, aud the damage is estimated at 140,000. The hospital eorps, by bsrolo efforts, succeeded in lurrying the 314 sick and wounded sol iters who were iu the hospital (to a place sf safety. The hospital is oo of the largest and most completely equipped military hospitals In the United States. The Excltment Not Over. The rush at the drug store still con tinues and daily scores of people call fur a bottle of Kemp's Balsam tor the Throat and Lungs for the cure of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis and Con sumption. Kemp's Da'.sam, the stand ard family remedy, Is sold on a guarantee and never tails to give entire satisfac tion. Price 25c. and 60c. A Terrible Explosion "Ol a gasoline stove burned a lady here frightfully," writes 5. E. Palmer, ol Kirkman, la. The beet doctors couldn't hesl ths running sore that followed, but liucklen's Arnica Salve entirely cured her." Infallible for Outs, Corns, Sores, Rolls, Bruises, Skin Dis eases and Piles, 25c at Dr. Kramer's. THE 3ISSELL... PLOWS LIGHTEST RUNNING PLOW ON EARTH. CUTS THE CLEANEST FURROW. Sulphur, Blue Vitro), Etc.