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4 "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE GET LEFT." HOOD IUVEIi, OREGON, F1MDAY, FKUKUAItY 8, 1901. NO. as. VOL. XII. HOOD RIVER GLACIER Published Every Friday by 8. r. I5LVTIIK. lerms o( ubcri'i)oii In advance. tl.'Xl a year wheu paid THK MAIL". The mall arrives from Mt. Hood at in o'clock a. in. Wednesday and Saturda) s; departs the same da i hi noon. rr hiMic.m-tti, leaves at S . m. Tnesdaya, I'll it i ln h Hint Saturday; arrives al 6 p. m. lor W iiltc halinmi (Wash.) leaf. dally al 6 44 . ni.i arrives al 7:li ). ro. I rum Willie Salmon leaves for Fulda, (liliuer, Trout l ake and tllenwnotl daily al A. M. For Hiiikuu (Watd!.) leaves at ,i:4j p. in.; ar riven at 2 p. m. ) lltriK-. I AlKhl. Ji W. I. KMlhKAII IMdUKE l.OlxiK, No O. (i. I'. Meets tl i ft aim uiiru jiuu- ilmi It) itm-li infill t h Miss Kat Davenport, N. 0 (I. J. Hihbari), Secretary. 1ANHY I'OsT. No. Ill, (i. A. R Meets at A. 1 1 O. I!. W. Hall second an 4 fourth Hatur aye of parti month at 2 i elo p. ni. AI10. A. R. members invited to meet Willi u. T. J. UNSiNu, commander. 1. W. Rkiby, Adjutant. 1ANBY W. R. ("., So. 16 Meets tirst Satur j day of each montli In A. O. U. W. hall at 1 p.m. MRU. B F. Sih kmakkr, President. Mm. t'Ksri.A Imkks, Secretary. 1 10(11) IlIVER I.OIHIE, No. l.i, A. P. and A. Jl M. Mil la Saturday eveiilna; on or before each full mi on. A N. 1UHM, W. M. A. I' Hatkiiam, Secretary. 11 ()(1) ItlVKK CIIAI'TKK, No. 27, R. A. M- Meels third Friday nhflit l eacn mourn. f. V. llBi Sirs, II. P. H. F. Daviiwoh, secreary. J I t)OI RIVER CHAPTER, No. 2. O. E. H.- Mcets ae.ond aii.l loiirtn luesiiay even- 4 ii if ni eai-ii miniMi. VU lira co d any wei- e.nned. Mpi. Kva B. Haynei, W. M 11. F. David on, Secretary. I.KTA ASPKMHl.Y. No. KM. I'nlted Artlaans, II Meets -econd 1'ueaday of each month at Ftalernsl hall. I. C. UKcaita, M. A 1). MclioNAI.I), Secretary. TACCO.MA I.OIH.K. No. 30, K. Of P.-MielS In A. O. U. W. hall every TucS'lay nit'iiu Ihirrancr smut, C. C. Frank I.. ruvwsoN, K. ol k. ii S. lilVKKKIDK I.OIH.K. No. m. A. O. I', W. Ii. M ei'i. tlrat and third Sainrdays of each luonth. N. C. Evanb. M. W. J. F Watt, Financier. II. L. HnWK, Kecor ler. HII.KWll.DK I.OIKiE. No. 1(17. I. O (). F. I Mecu In Kraternal hall every Thursday Hiuht. A. u. OKTCHia, u. J. . E. Hanna, Secretary. T10OD U1V KK I KM , Ml. 1, R . u. l. m.. 1 1 mei iH at A. O. U. W. hall on the firm and third Fridaya ol each month. J. K. Rand. Commander. TiIVERSIliE UllKJK NO, l, HONOR. A. O. U. W. 40. DEORER OF Meet, tint and third baiurdaya a( 8 V. M. Mrs. (Ikoroia Rand, C. of II Mro. ( has Clark k, Recorder. nUNSIIISE POCIETY-Meeta lecond and kl fourth Sutunlavi of each luonth at , I'reaidciit, o'elock. M ih l.KNA Sni Li Mii-r Carrie Hi tler, Secreiai) F. hllAW, M. D. Telephone No. 81. All Calls Promptly Attended rim unctalra over Everhart'a atore. All cai'a left a the oihce or redence will he I roinl t y attended to. J OIIN LKLAND IIKNDKKSON ATTORNEY-AT L W, ABSTRACTOR. NO TARY I'l HLIU ana iit iu FSTA'lli AUE.NT. F.ir 23 vears a resident of Oregon and Wash- lnuton. IIhi hud many f t exiereuce in Meal KstRie mat. era. as ab t auto . aearelier ol titles and agent, taiinfaui.uii ifuaran eeJ or no chartte. F. WATT, M. D. Siirucon fur O. R. A N. Co. la especially eoiiintH-d to treat catarrh of nose and throat nl it itti.ni;.,. nf wnmrn. Knecial terms for ollice treatment of ohronlo casea. Telephone, oftlce, 125, residence, 45. J. FREDERICK CARPENTER AND BUILDER. ERtimateg furnished for all kinds ot work. Repairing a specialty. All kinds of slion work. Minp on Mate eireec. between First and Second. j) A I' E R 1 1 A N 0 1 N G , KAI.SOMININU, ETC. If your walls are sick or mutilated, call o e. l. noon. Consultation free. No charge for prescrip tions. No cure no pay. O net h i im ir n ii A. till . P. a il ill night if necessary. C0N0MY SHOE SHOP. PRICE LIST. Men's half soles, hand eticked, $lj nailed, best, 75c ; second, 60c ; third, 40c:. ). adies' hand stitched, 75c; nailed, best, f0c; setond, 35. Rest stock and work in Hood River. 0. WELDS, Prop. JHE KLONDIKE CONFECTIONERY Is thn place to get the latent and best in ('onfectioneries, Candies. Nuts, Tobacco, ('i(jars, etc. ....ICE CREAM PARLORS.... COLE A GRAHAM, Props. p C. BROSiUS, M. D. " PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 121. Office Hours: 10 to U A. M. ; 2 to S and 6 to 7 P. M. M T. HOOD SAW MILLS Tommnson Bros, Props. FIR AND FINE LUMBER. Of the best quality alwas on hand at (trices to suit the times. gUTLl.R A CO., BANKERS. Do a general banking business. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, M A. COOK CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Hood Rivkb, Oregon. Estimates Furnished. Plans Prawn r J. HAYES, J. P. office with Ceo. T. Prather. fiuslnesa will be attended to at any time. Collections made. ...a nv huaini s riven to us will be attended to speedily and results made promptly. Will locate on rood government lands, either .tin beror larmioa;. We are In touch with the U, a. Land Omoe at The Pallea. GiveuaaoaU. to of i m :-om All Parts of the New WorU and the Old. tP INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS ompthtrulvt Rtvkw of th Important Hap peiilngi of the Put Week In Condensed Form. The qneen's body was laid at rest at Frog more. The Italian mlnintry was stacked in the chamber of deputies. Secretary Root replies to the senate on the deportation of Tagals. Mrs. Nation was arrested while 'joint-smashing" in Topeka. The president has sent a lonit list of s: my nominations to tlie senate. The Astoria city council has granted a 75-vear street railway franchise. Titled guests are hogining to arrive I at The Hague for W ilhelmiua's wed- j ding. Five inches of snow has fallen in New York city during the past 24 hours. John Marshal dy exercises were held at the national capital aud at other cities. Mindoro natives in the Philippines rose against the insurgents and killed the rebel governor. Federalitsts in Ballan province, Phil ippine islands, waruod the insurgents to cease operations. Oregon appropriations to the a nonnt of f3y6,380 have heon agreed up in by ways aud means committee. The Masonic temple at Toledo, Ohio, was destroyed hy fire, entailing a loss of $150,000. of which $50,000 is on the building. Senator Hansbrontjh has reported from the committee on lauds a bill providing for the establishment of res ervoirs lor storing wacers 10 irrigate arid lauds. Railway traflio is seriously inter- ferred with by a land slide on the Southern Pacific in the Cow tnek can yon country. The track is covered lor over 200 feet, lauging in deptn Iroin 15 to 20 feet. ' Captain Rayand Sulzer, of the volun teer quartermaster's department, died on the transport Pak Ling, which has arrived at San Francisco. Cap aiu Sulzer was a brother of Representative Sulzer, of New York. L. A. Wing, manager of the Tacoma theater, was assaulted hy two men as he was going home and twice knocked down, lie fought energetically and called for assistance, and so was not robbed, lte received slight injuries on the forehead and wriit. Consul-General Pierce says the Boers are not beaten. Governor Nash says he will prevent the Jeflries-Ruhllu fight. Eulogies to the late Senator Davis were delivered in the house. Edwin Markham read a poem in Philadelphia dedicated to Queen Vic toria. Ex-Senator Hill declares that he is not a candidate tor the presidency in 1904. Iron Dvke copper mine in Eastern Oregon changes hands; couRiJeration $50,000. A plot was discovered to tar and feather Mrs. Nation, , the saloon wrecker. Fire in the trimming department of the Krug Packing Company's plant, St. Joseph, Mo., did $100,000 damgaes. Fire from an unknown oanse de stroyed the large plant of the National Wire Company, at rairhaveu, Conn., entailing a property loss estimated at $325,000. Fire at the W. B. Earthman Lum ber Company's plant, Nashville, Teuu., destroyed lumbei, warehouses, 12 teue ment houses, aud nine freight cars. Loss, $100,000. The worst storm of the winter pre vails throughout Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Michigan and Wis consin. Railway tratBo is somewhat interfered with. Mrs. Thomas Green, an aged woman, wife of an old-time mine prospector, was burned to death in her home in the suburbs of Aspen, Colo. It is sup posed the fire was of accidental origin. State of WaKhington cannot have one of the new battle-ships named for it. The Union Pacific Railway Com pany, by purchasing the entire hold ings of the Huutington estate and Stanford-Crocker estates, has secured con trol of two-fifths of the Southern Pa cifio railway stock. o The president has issued new cre dentials to Mr. Choate as ambassador of the United States to Great Pritain. Tbey are similar in form to those held by Mr. Choate, wih the exception that thev accredit him to King Edward VII instead of Queen Victoria. Columbia university has appealed to its friends for $100,000. The school children of Mississippi have voted in favor of the magnolia as the state's flower. American, Canadian and English iron interests have practically united to push trade in Europe. Consular reports say British mer chants and manufacturers continue to worry over commercial Americans. Invasions by ONLY FOUR BIDDERS. Contracts Will Co to Newport Ntwi, Bath Works tnd Neafle & Levy. Waahlngton, Feb. 4. Bids for the construction of three protectod cruisers were opened at the navy department today. The attendance of bidders was neither as large nor as representative as in the case of the last opening. It is doubt ful if the Cramps or th9 Union Iron Works have been unrepresented before in any bidding since the birth of the "new Davy." One of the Moran Bros., of Seattle, was the solitary representa tive of the Paciflo coast interests, but did not bid. There were onlv four bids in all. The first bid opened was that of I he Newport News Shipbuilding Company. They offered to build a 5,700 ton cruiser with a speed of 22 knots in 1)0 months for $3,741,000. The Bath Iron Works offeied to build a cruiser of the same proportions for $2,750,000. The William R. Trigg Company, of Rich mond, offerd to build one cruiser for $2,780,200, being the limit of cost fixed by congress, or two cruisers for $6,480,000. The last bid was the lowest, and was submitted by the Neafle & Levy Shipbuilding Company, of Philadelphia. It offered to bnlld a cruiser on tlie department's plan in 30 Dionths for $2,740,000. These cruisers are designed to be the lost formidable vessels in the world of their olass. They wlil resemble close ly the type of second-class armored cruisers and might be easily mistaken for such. The act ot congress author izing this class of cruisers states that the vessels should carry "the most powerful ordnance for vessels of their type, and have the highest speed com patible with good cruising qualities and great radius of action." Admiral Hichborn, chief constructor of the navy, who has been foremoat in the preparation of plans for the building of the "new navy," says that in an en gagement the new cruisers would be able to cope with and prove more thiui a match for some of the armored cruis ers of foreign navies. The new vessels are to be named the St. Louis, the Milwaukee and the Charleston, the last to continue the name of the ship wrecked November 2, 1809, in the Philippines. THE NEW YORK FIRE. Caused by an Explosion of Chemicals In the Wickc Factory. New Yoik. Feb. 4. The extent of the destruction wrought by the coufla cration which destroyed nearly a whole block of buildings at Thirty first street and First avenue last night could be better appreciated this morn ing. The huge factory of the W illiam Wicke Company was almost level with the ground. Contractor Joseph Cody, of the building department, with a force of 100 men, had labored at the ruins all night pulling down dangerous sections ot tho walls. Other propei ty destroyed was the six-story building, numbers 404, 406 and 408 East Thiity-second street; the five torv tenement at 646 and 548 First avenue the five story tenement at 462 East Thirty-first street; Jackson's iron foundry and a two story brick building on Thirty-first street, occupied by the Swift Dressed Beef Company. About 70 families were rendered homeless by the burning of the tenements. Fire Chief Croker said today he be lieved the fire was caused by an explo sion of chemicals in the Wicke (ao- tory. He was lufurmed that a watch man had gone into the vault in the cellar with a light nd that ths vault contained the exp'osives. The chief added that he did not know what had become of the watchman or who he is. He said the explosion that started the conflagration might have been caused by illuminating gas getting into the cellar from the gas main, but he did not think this was the case. Policemen Thomas J. Fitzpatrick and John B. McMullin, who were on duty at the fire, are reported missing todav. BATTLE IN ABYSSINIA. It Is Supposed the Chiefs Rebelled During the Absence of Menelik. Paris, Feb. 4. -A dispatch to the Francais from Cairo says news has been received there from Abyssinia of a great battle in which 7,000 were killed. It is supposed the chiefs re belled during the absence of King Menelik, who has gone to the Egyptian frontier in connection with the delitn ination of the Egypto-Abyssinia fron tier. London, Feb. 4. A dispatch to the Exchange. Telegraph Company from Cairo says severe fighting is reported in Abyssinia. The causalties are said to number 7,000. The foreign office officials know noth ing of any difficulty in King Menelik's territory, but it is not unlikely they think that certain malcontent chiefs may have taken advantage of Kins Menelik's absence fr6ra the capital to foment an insurrection. Belgium Has no Navy. Belgium has no navy execpt a train ing ship for the merchant marine. Accepted a Reduction. Youngstown, O. Feb. 4. At all the blast furnaces throughout the Mahon ing valley today the bottom-fillers and helpers have accepted a reduction of 10 cents per day in wages, taking effect today. Killed by Highwaymen. Dr. James Gibbons, nephew of Car- , iinal Gibbons, was shot and killed by highwaymen at New Orleans. 15 Mindoro Natives Turn Against the Insurgents. THERE ARE NO TROOPS AT MINDORO Rebel Governor of the Island Killed -Federally In s Luzon Province Warn the Insurgents. Manila, Feb. 6. Natives have re ported at Bataugas that a week ago the natives of the island of Mindoro rose against the insurgents ana killed the insurgent governor. In r are no t.-oops at Mindoro. The Federal parly of Bataan prov ince, including the president of each pueblo, held a big meeting at Urania yesterday, and resolved to noiify the insurgents of Bataan that they must cease operations within a week or the people will assist the Americans to capture them. Surrenders and minor skirmishes oontinue in Southern Luzon. A few in surgents have been killed. There were no American casualties. Public discussion of the provincial government bill, has been completed. The bill will be passed Wednesday, and soon afterward the commissioners will begin their tour of organizing provincial governments in those prov inces of Southern Luzon which Gener al MaoArthur and the commissioners consider sufficiently pacified. Com missioners Wright and Ide, who are drafting criminal and civil codes, may remain in Manila temporarily, to com plete their work by February 23, when the commissioners and practically all the employes will leave for the south ern islands, where they will examine the conditions and continue the otgan ization of governments in provinces which are found to be prepared for self government. The commissioners ex pect to spend four weeks on their toutli em tour. Fewer than 400 persons attended the meeting called bv Seuor Buencamiuo at the Kisal theater, in the Tondo ward of Manila, to inaugurate the evangelical movement. Considerable interest was manifested in the pro ceedings, and there was some expres sions of approval of the addresses. No attempt, however, was male to com mit the meeting to Protestantism, that aspect of the case being left for subse quent action at his discretion by Rev. James B. Rogers, a missionary of the Presbyterian bnnrd, who was present. Senor Buencamiuo explained the relig ious effort as wholly outside the Federal party, which had been organized solely to promote political police. VICTORY FOR MEXICANS. Engaged Mays Indians and Killed and Wounded Three Hundred. St. Louis, Feb. 6. A special from Oxaco. Mexico, says: The military authorites have been advised of an other engagement which took place be tween the government troops and a large force of Maya Indians. The bat tle took place about nine miles from Santa Cruz, the stronghold of the reb els, and resulted iu a victory for the government troops. The casualties on the rebel side were heavy, it bemg estimated that tbey lost over 300 men killed and wounded. Several hun dred reinforcements have joiued Gen eral Bravo's command. It is asserted that there are several white mei', among the officers of the Maya foices. They are believed to be Englishmen from British Honduras, which country borders on the Maya territory. Anti-Jesuit Demonstration. Valencia. Spain, Feb. 6. The anti- Jesuit demonstrations which began in Madrid in connection with the anti clerical play "Electra," havespreadto Valencia. Today crowds gathered iu front of the Jesuit church of the Sacred Heart, where a confirmation of children was in progress, and shouted, "Liberty forever," and "Down wit;i the Jesuits." A Jesuit who was leav ing the church was hooted, and then the crowd marched to the Jesuit col lege and stoned the windows and doors, still shouting, "Down with the Jesu its." Finally the demonstration was dispersed by gendarmes. Philadelphia Editor Commits Suicide. John T. Williams, editor of the Key stone, a Philadelphia trade paper, com mitted suicide by poision at St. George hotel, New York. Receivers for Locomotive Works. New York, Feb. 6. William Bar bour and John C. Bennington were to day appointed receivers to wind up the business of the Rogers Locomotive Company, at Patterson, N. J. It is likely the works will be disposed of at private sa!e Trains Again Running Out of Pekin. Berlin, F-eb. 6. lhe ue.man war office has received a dispatch from Count von Waldersee, dated Pekin, which announces that railway com munication has been restored between Pekin, Feng Tai and Pao Ting Fu. Fit Only for Fuel Lima, Ohio, Feb. 6. V. F. Lakin, une of the Standard Oil Company's confidential men, returned today from Beaumont, Tex. He says that repeated testa show that the oil there cannot be refined, and that it contains only a Blight per cent of illuminating oil. He says that it is bt only for f ael. but that freight rates are so high that it will never come into competition, even for that, with Lima or Pennsylvania. 1 MONEY FOR THE ARMY. Appropriation Bill Carries One Hundred tnd Eighteen Million. Washington, Feb. 6. The army ap propriation hill, making provision fur the army, under the reorganization re cently enacted as completed by the house committee ou military affairs and reported by Chaiiman Hull. It carries approximately $118,000,000, as against estimates of about $130,000, 000 made by war department officials. The total of army appropriations, gen eral and deficiency, for last year aggre gated $118,000,000. Chairman Hull says the present bill will be ample, and will not entail a deficiency meas ure later. The contingency appropria tion of $1,000,000 to "meet emergen cies constantly arising," was stricken ont ty the committee. The main items as allowed are: Pay of officers, $5,000,000; pay of enlisted men, $14, 000,000; pay of retired officers. $1, 600,000; nurse corps, $130,000. The total for subsistence approximates $13, 000,000, of which amount $12,000,000 is for regular rations and $630,000 for sick and convalescent rations. The aggregate for the quartermas ter's department is the largest in the bill, reaching $57,150,000. The ohief items are: Quartermaster's supplies, $9,000,000; incidental supplies, $2, 400,000 horses for cavalry aud artil lery, $750,000; barracks and quarters, $3,000,000; transportation of army and supplies, $34,000,000; clothing, etc, $8,000,000. Owing to the needs of the paymasters department, the bill grants authority for the detail of captains of the line as paymasters while there may be necessity for snoh details. BOERS CAPTURE BRITISH POST Kitchener Reports Fall of Medtjersfontein No Details. London, Feb. 6. The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener, commander-in-chief in South Africa: "Pretoria, Feb. 4. Our post at Meddersfontein, in the Gaterrand, southeast of Krugersdorp, was attack ed by 1.000 Boers. The relief column sent out from Krugersdorp failed to preveut the fall of the post. No de tails yet at hand, but officers and men captured at the post are arriving at Vereeuigiiig." Boers in Portuguese Territory. Lonrenco Marques, Feb. 6. There is i commando of 2,000 Boers on Portu guese territory, it is supposed mat their intention is to rescue the Boers here. The Portuguese authorities have decided to remove to Madeira such Boer refugees as decline to surrender to the British. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. Kaffir Rifles Lost Heavily In the Engagement Near Senekal. London, Feb. 6. The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, wiling Sunday, sys: "It appears that in the action be tween General Knox aud General De wet, near Senekal, the Kaffir rifles sus tained about 100 casualties. More mounted troops are still needed. Three Boer invading columns, of which Her zog's was for a time the advance guard, are now moving toward the Orange river. It is believed that Piet Botha's force of 2,000 men, with seven guns from Smithfield. has crossed into the Colony. British concentiatiou is pro ceeding. Outlying garrisons are be ing withdrawn for the purpose of secur ini! the main lines. General Dewet is expected to enter Cape Colony." French Captured a Canyon. London, Feb. 6. General Kitchen er, in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated February 5, says: "French's column, in driving the Boers east, captured a 15 pounder and picked up parts of a seco.nd gun dis abled by our fire. The commandoes in the colony are being hustled. The Midland commando is being chased by Haig in the direction of Steytlersville. Sixteen of them have recently been killed by our men." The Moddersfontein Affair. Iajndon, Feb. 6. Lord Kitchener, commander-in-chief in South Africa, reports to the war office as follows: "Pretoria, Feb. 6. Uur ca-uaities at Moddersfontein were two officers killed and two woundei. It appears that the post was. rushed on a pitch dark night during a heavy rain. The enemy numbered 1,400 with two gnus. '"Campbell, south of Aliddelburg, engaged 500 Boers, who were driven baok with loss. Our casualties were 20 killed or wounded. "French is near Bethel, moving east and driving the enemy, with slight op position. Four of our ambulances, while seeking wounded, were captuied. The doctors were released. "Dewet's force is reported south of Dewetsdorp." Boer Prisoners Escaped. Sebastopol, Feb. 6. Dispatches re oejved here say that four Boers who escaped from a British ship at Colom bo, Ceylon, sought refuge on the Rus sian vessel Kherson, whose passengers received them enthusiastically. Fought Maya Rebels. City of Mexico, Feb. 6. Merida ad vices show that Thursday last a battle was fought between Maya rebel In dians and government troops 25 miles from rebel headquarters. Ei ht bun dred Indians, armed wiih muskets, at tacked the Sixth battalion, which held its ground, though outnumbered. and inflicted a heavy loss on the enemy, who had 60 killed and about 100 woundad. Tbc federal troops lost four ten. 1115 W Interesting Events and Gossip of the Past Week Reported From Cities and Towns in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. OREGON. The Blue Mountain Ice Compnny of Perry, is storing ice at the rate of 500 tons a day. An old man of the name of Webster was found dead in his cabin on Dead wood a few days ago. Rainier school district has levied a special tax of 13 mills. Tba total tax iu Rainer district is 42 mills. O. W. Williams has sold the Vander mulen farm, near Island City, contain ing 157 acres, to a Mr. Stein, a late arrival from Utah, for $9,600. J. Bonner's grocery store at Baker City was burned, lie had an-insur-ance of $400. The stock was small. The machinery in Clayton Bros.'s broom-handle factory at Coquille, is being moved to a place eight miles be low Bandon. Malcolm McFarlane has resigned as justice of the peace at Westport pre cinct, and David West was appointed by the county court to succeed him. The breaking of the boom on the Siuslaw during the late flood oaused heavy loss of logs belonging to loguers on that stream, but the Lake creek log gers report their losses were smal'. The Astoria Box Company is mak ing preparations to increase the capaC' ity of its box factory. The old ma ohinery is being replaced by the most improved kinds, and several new ma chines are to be added. A fine team of horses was killed at a logging camp near Berry, a tree, iu falling knocked another tree down, which fell in an unlocked for diiec- tion and struck the horses, killing them almost iustautly. Sara White, an old and well-kown resident of Kerby, was drowued in the Illinois river. He had been at Kerbv and started home iu an intoxicated condition. He sucoeeded in crossing the river, but after landing walked about dazed and fell into the river. Andrew Houk, a miner was acci dentally killed near Rye valley. He was working alone at the time and was in the act of placing a set of tim bers when a cave-in oocurred. One of the timbers struck the nufortnnate man on the side of his head, breaking his neck. Mrs. George F. Eglln died at Cor vallis of pleuro-pneumnnia. She was a native of Dallas, Or., and was united in marriage to George F. Eglin at Al army, October 20, 1884. Her maiden name was Cynthia Ellen Mounts. She was aged 84 years. The survivors are a husband and four children. Jacob L. Myers, a Mexican war vet eran, died at the Soldiers' home at Rosehurg, aged 79 years. He was one of the oldest members of the home, having entered the institution soon after its opening. The remains were shipped to Olympla. Wash., for inter ment. A fine Jersey cow was stolen 'rom W. H. Lindslev. who resides on the Sheridan farm, near Rosehurg. A few days latter a stranger, probably a tramp, appeared at the Chad wick farm, near Myrtle creek, aud sold the cow to Mr. Chadwick for $30 and has not been heard of since. Mrs. Ray E. Watts, who has been Reuben, appointed postmistress of Or., haB filled out her bond scribed to the oath of pfflce. and sub The Reu ben office will be in operajion as soon as the naners can be returned from Washington. The offioe was discon tinned about five years ago. A man. supposed to be a hobo, took two shots at Nightwatchmiin Nnnn, of Cottage Grove. The officer called the marshal and others to his assistance, and set out in pursuit ol his would-be murderer. The man, with two others, was lo-ated in the brush near town, but as the night was dark, it was im poBsbile to effect a capture. The nightwatchman had been keeping olose watch on a suspicious character win was about town, and ho is quite cer tain that this man was his assailant Lobeo & Barry, who are construct iua a water syttem for Seaside and the property adjacent to it, expect to have their plant in operation before Way 1 The city of Seaside is amending its charter so as to give them a franchise, and the county court will grant them the rieht to lav pipes across the coon tv bridge over the Necanicnm. The source of water supply is in the hil about two miles east of Seaside, which has been secured, as well as the site for the reservoir and the right of way for the piping. The supply of pure mountain water is estimated at seven miner's inches, which is much more than necessary at present and it can be doubled at very little expense. The cost of construction of the plant will not be great, so the service will be a relatively cheap one for the consumers. An addition to the Coburg townsite has been platted It commences at the church and runs north and east, being part of the old Vanduyne place. The machinery for a pressed brick plant purchased at Chioago by E. E. Angel, of Baker City, has arrived. The plant consists of a press maohine weighing 22,000 pounds, a 35-horse power engine and a 40-horse power boiler, in all weighing 37,000 pounds. The capacity ol the plant is 20,000 bricks per day. UNI W WASHINGTON. A high school la to be established at Yakima City. J. S. Kikendale, a carpenter dropped dead while at work near that place. Deceased was 65 years old. The citizens of Summervllla have) organized a co-operative creamery as sociation and elected officers. George Weatherwax, who resides np the Wishkak about IS miles, while en gaged in logging suffered fracture of both bis legs by a oapstan. Spencer Jones, of Wilbur, killed large cougar near that place. The animal measured 6 feet 9 inches from tip to tip and weighsd 80 pounds. The Legal Tender, in Keller oamp, has resumed work with one shift, aud is to enlarge its force shortly. The Romine, adjoining it, started work this week. The Inland Telephone Company's service is to be extended from North Yakima to Moxee and Suunyside, and thence to Walla Walla to oonuect with the line to Spokane. Upward of 20 teams are engaged in hauling ice to the var'ous ice bouses of Repuhlio. Every available team has been pressed into service. The quality of ice could not be better. Information has been received of an explosion in mine No. 7 at Franklin, whereby two men were killed and sev eral persons injured. State Mine In spector Owen has been summoned. F. E. Thompson, of Parker, has con tracted his hop crop to be grown on 24 acres to New York people for 11 cents per pound. The bops are to be deliv ered in October at Siracoe station. The estimated crop is plaoed at 40,000. The Big Bend flour mill at Daven port, which has been running single shift for some time on aooount of sick ness among the men, is again running night and day. Its shipments for Jan uary will be 7.650 barrels. Gene Johnson, 17 years old, acci dentally shot himself with a 88 caliber revolver while out bunting near Lo rene. The ball entered the young man's leg above the knee, passing tin der the knee cap and out on the oppo site side. J. W. Harper's store at Pa louse. was burglarized and a lot oi cigars, candy, tobacco, etc., secured. The store was entered through a rear win dow which was broken. John Powers, aged 14, was arrested and confessed the crime. Frank and Ephriam Miller have leased the Dodge coal mine, which was recently opened up on Coal creek, east of Chehalis, and will operate the prop erty. Two coal mines are now being worked at Chehalis supplying the local demand and shipping some coal t) outside points. The Gettysburg Mining, Milling & Townsite Company filed artices of incorporation. The company is capi talized for 1,000,000 $1 shares, 'lhe incorporators are: P. C. Shine and C. G. Pence, oi Spokane, and J. G. Scribuer, A. Coolin and A. E. Coolin, of Coolin, Idaho. Natural gas and oil are reported to have been discovered in large quanti ties on the farm of M. F. Mitchell, fouth of Walla Walla Several leases have already been seenred by E. K. McCoy, who ls here from Spokane in the interest of a California syndicate, and the sinking of oil wells, and Tros- pectiug for the souroe ol the gas, which is said to be in paying quanti ties, will begin at once. The Selah Valley Canal Company has put a force of 30 men at work tin proving and enlarging the canal which irrigates the lands of Selah valley. About 200,000 feet of lumber for flam ing purposes have been hauled by teams from North Yakima and will be pnt in place within the next few weeks. This is the only irrigating en terprise in Central Washington, where the hillsides are farmed and planted to orchards and vinyards. IDAHO. Fire at the mammoth compressor at Wallace inflicted a loss of about $500, fully insured. E. B. Blaine, an employee in M. D. Wright's logging camp, was caught by a log and severely crushed. The bridge that will support the flume for the new flour mill at Kend rick is under construction. Chris Teissan, the Clearwater sheep man, is having plans drawn for a three-story pressed brick structure at Lewiston. Miss Dorcas J. Harvey, of Fort Hall Agency, Idaho, has been appointed assistant matron at the Fort Belknap, Mont., Indian school. The framework cf the Boise railway bridge at Nampa is now completed, and will soon be placed in position. A report has been received that Abe ;t Harper, of Grangeville, had accident ally shot and killed himself. He was a member of the A. O. U. W. James Rutherford, an English min ing expert, is at Usk, Idaho, making an inspection of several mining prop erties along the Fend d 'Oreille river, but refuses tc disclose the names of the parties he represtts. a