FROM SATURDAY'S DAILY
AT THE STATE PBISOS.
Farce Begins the Work of (
Making Bi ick. j
Sheriff Alexander 'Ortne. of Jaclir on
county, arrived in 8alm yefttefdar,
having in charge on Young; Ilarry
Oriffln, convicted of the' crime f Ur-
cenv. ana "i"""" J jr"', 7,
for a teim of three yer fcberyT yrme
. .Y.mr,oni t,v one ru iru. oui urn
w".n ..V" ,h;Thuired
Gilffin' arrival at the ienJln'lary
.brought tha number of ,rijrs n-'
careerated there to 23S. of whlchj num-
fcer 120 ate employed In the fctotse J
tory, and fifty-tfn a trusties; (of the
latLcr eleven ate employed insiite the
i.iiikltnflf. while forty ari at u-.krk on
. - . v - J - - i
' . ... . . ,T.,, . t
the groends ouunae me "i r.
in tho brick yard. jOf the nurriber of
jrlners confined, only two te wo
jrwfii. i'ii. Ilanrui. convicted ol mur
der In the second degre-, of Unfij eoun
ty .and Mrs. Jennie Melc-ber, fnt up
tv forgery. The third fmale i.rinon
r. Kate gander 'Is now in the lindane
3ylum. where the Is receiving treat
ment frr mental derangement.
fcupt-.J. t. Lec has begun the pre
liminary work , for ma.nutactuiing the
Lrlck for ,he ,eontrutloa of thej new
.wing -at. the prUon. and the ;iievv ad
dition ti the insane asylum, a force of
trusties having tegiin the ork of
the dirt fr the l-rlek.
At the Move works in the pion th
vork Of Manufacturing conllriue.
Julius Uwtn berg; of Portl.tnd. presi
Cent of the comprtry operating the
r.lant, made an lidctkn of it ytstcr
ijy and. it is said, th..t sf.mc extensive
lrjir'iveirients are portenij lated In the
frtabUstinitnt, though the plana hnv
not assumed tanKlble thape as yet.
CHAMBER OF COUMERCE, WORK.
iJletf.on of Secreta.ry Confirmed
an Office Established.
and
Anfthar meeting of the board o.
rtti-ectors of the Salem Cltanber of
Commerce' was held in th offloe Of
V ft. Arwwn "yesterday afternoon. Te
iArtl,,n of II. B. Thielson- as pa d
fyecrttibry, was confirmed and tbechaih
tr decided to etausn m wiuca
No. 232 Commercial street.
Screta,ry Thlekn will-go to Po
and wUhln a few days to take up t
matter of arranging for a visit to t
cAty y the National Ednortal
Atlon In Julv.
j ii ' Mahr. . renresentlng the Oi
n TJdrtoHal association souyei
committee, and George L. PeaSP
rhalrman of the same committee wi
In attendance and presented thiir
droDoMtlon 4o the directors. While the
directors 4ook no formal action In the
matter, they were convinced of the ek-
iK'dl?ncy of the scheme and Its prac
rnl worth and commend the propdsi-
lon to Salem's business men.
'AT THE ASYLUM.
i
A Patient. Drought There in 1833. Pass
ed Away Yeaterday.
John Hanson.- a patient at the iOre-
rrni asylum for the 4nane, died;! yes
tenlay aftvnoon. aged 40 years.! This
mn was not an ordinary patient, but
was the member of a prominent family
In Norway, and came to the lndted
Btates In 1S9S, to observe the country,
htrn Its customs and maners4 and
emjoy recre.tkn in- travel. vlille
. stopping In an (Oregon town, he went
violently and hopelwudy Inaane, ! and
wm commuted to the asylum. Since
that time he has been confined In that
Institution, under treatment' of Its)
gthystctans. ,
' me paUent was received yesterday
toftomnon. Sheriff W. W. Withers bring
ing dawn Frank Helnrtoh. from Eu
rene. The man Is SI years old, and a re
sident 'of Coctage Grove. He Is sukrt
slal and haa been deranaed but two
weeks.
FACETIOUS FISLEY FERRISE.
The Humorous Supreme Couft Bailiff
Addrewes a -Letter toi
heHft Durbtn.
Sheriff F. W, Durbln dally; receiver
a consl iembje amount of correspn.1
ence relative to tax payment and the
'affair of n I office to answer! which it
requires conslderaible' time. In yester
day's mall was found a letter! ad
dressed to the! sheriff, from Finley
I'wrlne. the Jovial and popular supreme
turt VaiUCL The letter is -reproduced
below:
"Hon. Frank
W. Durbln, sheriff of
Alarton county, " Oregon: My dear
friend of tioyhood days) when you ! had
; aoga to sell: - ; !
"Enclosed you xtrlll find the price of
Mrs. Irene Perrine's. taxes. If there la
not enough In aakd check to pay said
taxes, reach down In your jeana. j and
fret tbeamount and charge to m. If
there Is more than the law requires,
" you, first, and Derby and Ben take
stome Jutce on me. Tours tears,
F. Clay Perrtne. of cocked hat fame.
M y i
Th'k. U. E. COXFEBESCE,
Convened at Lafayette oh Thursday
of This Week A New Pre- t
siding Elder." .-.-
I
The members of the Oregon confer
ence of the United Evangelical church
convened In the United Evangelical
church, of Lafayette. Oregon. on the
- I3ih Inst- at 9 a. m to hold their fifth
1 had no order from tee trwi j"-"; "-"";'T . ' Reolutlon.M j.
nlldri.S. KflS IS -bawE. MeVlcker and C.T. Crow:
annual conference session, j ' j day night and her condition did not
Bishop W. M. Stanford. D ,D eft Improve, The a'Cicted woman came
llarrlsburg, Ps, railed the seraton to out frorn under the influence of the
"rder and opened with devotional ex- j anlsthetlcs and at a late hour last
rrl. 1 . J ' j I 1 rnlght was resting easily, the operation,
C C Poling was re-elected secretary Jto all appearances, naving been quite
and chose as his assistants. Bjn Jamln . uccMf v
Hart man and A- F. BIttner. . . j " ' .' '" '
- Alter routine work ' the following J The leacr ing of r.ngbsh Is to l
standing committees were appo'.ntei:. made obligatory in the Tiusslan com
On Boun Jatlest n Letters and Docti- meceial schools.
mentsj on Appropriations W. V.. Stan
; ford and C. C. PcMrig: On Education
J VIcker; On Moral Reform lien J. Hart
1 man. P. Blltner. R. W. Orerlin, Guy
Phelps; On Statistics H. A. Deck. L.
L Boozer, John Smith, E- S. Launer,
Thos. Cowling; On Quarterly Confer
ence Record B. J. Kelliy, J. Wat son.
II. Hi Burling and C. T. C,rotv; On State
of Mislons-T. A- Yost. L. M. Boorer.
Mtock d
-.v .-
U Pratt, C. C. Poling and H. Baren-
; An adjournment for dinner wai then
taken.
-rk conference reconvened at 5 p. m..
and jafter prayer and singing:. Bishop
gtarorti conducted a very enthusiastic
ana brofitable reading on the following
...biect:. "What Does God Expect of
Bach of U a CJ5twuanJ-
After bible reading, a communication
from Btehop Dubbs, counseling the
mei'.bers of the conference to their
Christian duties. wa read anl very
much appreciated by all prea?nt-
H- A. Deck, L. M. Boozer, Gup Phelps
and J. A. icensha.v were ordained; aa
deacons.
Guy Phelps was advanced aa an Itin
erate deacon.
S. E. Launer was granted a license
to preach.
M. J. Ballantyne. in his report as a
presiding' elder, reported excellent work
tieing done in all lines dining the past
veai and the church has much to be
encouraged at.
C. C. Poling waj elected presiding
eldei for the ensuing four years.
5EW LIEU L4ND REGULATIONS.
T. V. Davenport's Statement Oregon
Will Benefit Little- by the Rule
Lately Adopted.
Ex-Sts'.te Land Agent T. W. Davn
port yesterday gave a statement to the
pr-.s, regarding the lieu land selections
and giving in detail the regulations,
pi'ffcriled by the c-oinmistJoner of thj
general land office, for the federal land
officers in those states having forest
reserves In .- which class Oregon and
Washington are Int'udcd. Following
is the .text of tho statement:
"In pursuance of the decision of the
scretary of the Interior, dated Janu
ary, , 1SJ9, In the case of the state of
California (28 L. D. 57) the comiiiiasl-m
ir of the general land cfllce has pre
scribed the following regulations to the
federal land officers In the states havj
Irg forest reservations; :
" 1 Applications for Indemnity lands
in lieu of school sections 16 snd 7.6,
which have, been embraced, after sur
vey. within the boundarie of a forest
reservation must designate by speci
fied legal Subdivisions! the-, lands in
lieu of which indemnity is desired. The
mere designation or forty, eighty or
other number of acr:s, w.Il not be ac
cepted as a sufficient description.
" '21 ho state will be required to file
with each list of sections a rel nqu'sh-
ment to the United States, by the offic
er or oifk-ers charged with the car
and disposal of such state lands, of all
its right and title In and to tlv? lands
designat-.l as tat; unit also a certifi
cate by such officer or oftlcer that the
Mate has not Incumbered, old or dis
posed of,- nor agreed to incumber, s1!!
or dispose of, any of the said lands,
and that none of them are lr. posses don
of any third party nnd:r any law or
IM-rmlssIcn of the state.
'3 The said relinquishment must
executed, acknowledged and record
ed In the same manner as conveyances
of real property are required to be exe
cuted, acknowledged and recorded by
the lawb of the slste: and therewith
must Le Med a certificate by . the re
corder of deeds or official custodian of
the record .of transfers of real stute
In the proper county, that no Instru
ment put pprtlng to convey or In any
maiincr incumber the title to any of
said land ia on file or of let-ord In his
oifice.
"'4 All applications pending at dat
of the receipt hereof by the respective
local land offices must be n ade to c n
form to the foregoing requirements,
and, for thit purpose a reasonable time
will be allowed foi ami-ndment.'
"This dec ision of the tecrt'tary of the
IntejlorL aloulng the stale of Oregon
to taktf Imlemnlty. lands for the nir
veed t tions in the Cacade reserve,
(oirK'g tco late to benefit the people of
the state, for the reason that last sum
mr thtse jeections, amounting to fome
40,ooo Acres were rold to six-culators at
$1.25 a4 aire, Jurt half of the amount
that could be realized for thorn now.
In this case the machinery of gov
ernment did not promote the general
Interest.'' "i
TWO) HOP COrTRACTS. Only one
deed Was filed In the office, of County
Recorder J. H. Roland yesterday. By
It 30.77 acres In townships $ and 10, s r
2 w was transferred by Waiter B Pea
cock and N. Pearl Peacock to H, T.
Poteirson.." Two hop contracts were fil
ed, T. A. Livealey A Oo. being the con
tracting firm In both Instances. J. O.
Myers, of Brooka, iia contracted 6,000
pounds of this year's crop at 10 cents
per pound 4 H cents to be advanced at
picking time. W. P. Maasey. also of
Brooks, will deUver to the same firm
5.000 pounds of 1899 hops at 10 cents, 4
cents to be forwarded at harvesting
time.". ''!' "
OPERATION PERFORMED. Mrs.
R. A. Kirk yesterday afternoon sub
mitted to an operation for appendicitis
at the Salem hospital. Dr. W. II. Byrd.
assisted l.y Dr. K. Cartwrlght, per
forming the delicate or-eiatton. Mia
1 Kirk was taken seriously
ill Wednes.
imQt On Way anc Aiean-j- uowerKf
RIl flUiH
G0TEB50B T. T. GEEK'S A5SWER
TO AS I5QCIRY
In Wbfeh He GItm th SWn of
r feoath Dakota and Nebraska
' a Timely Lesson, j
(From Dall April 15th.)
r,0r T. T. Geer yesterday received a
telegram from the Chicago (Tribune.
Haying that the "governors f Sontn
nakota and Nebraska are demanding
the recall of the volunteers, from their
states, from the roiiiPFines, on ins
srr.und that the terms e-f enlistment
expired when the ratification of th
lace treaty were exenang. snu nu
the present conflict lnj the " Philippics
Is in opposition to liberty and In the
Interest of cnpltallKmMjand the rh'Cago
partr aks whether the people of Ore
gon demand the returi of thlr vftlun
tcers for the same reason, ilov. Geer,
In repl-ine. - to the qutlon last even
ing, sent the following telegram:
"There la quite a general wish -among
the people of Oregon tnat the volunteer
soldiers of the state Jnay soon be re
turned from Manila. Ibut not for the
reason Indicated by the governors of
the state you mention .to wit: That
'the rreent conflict in the Philippines
U In opposition to liberty and In the
interest of capita lism.w Thre Is s-me
jvistice in asking for the te turn of the
volunteers, now that the war witi
Spain, for which they ij-rSisted. has
been s honorably concluded, and
that the spasmodic difficulty
yet lingering in tjie Philip
pines should b3 suppressed by he
regular army of the United States,
which is amply equipped foi the-pur-pose.
It is believed, however, that
this wish is confined to those of u
who aire at home, as the Oregon boyj
at the front quite generally express a
desire to remain there until the diffi
culty settled. '
"pur people take no stock In the de
claration that the conflict In the Phil
ippines Is 'waged In opposition to 11
berty, and In the Interest of capital
ism.' Ths very men who make this
cha-rge now are the ones who, little
more than a y?ar ago. were loudly ac
cusing President MK!nly of 'coward
ice,' - and of delaying the war with
Spain--In the 'Interest of capitalism'
aa represented by Spanish bondholders.
"The seizing ot the Philippines was
an incident of that war wholly urfor
seen by anybody, applauded by exery
patriotic c!tlzen at the time, and they
could not now be relinquished Without
a taint on our national honor, and a
confession of national weakness.
The charge that the American flag
is waving over a conflict in the Philip
pines 'in opposition to liberty, and in
the Interest of capitalism savors very
much of a spirit of demagogy, to which
the people of Oregon are habitual
strangers, and whifh finds' no lodgment
in their minds at this time."
T.
Cjov, T. T. Oeer yesterday remitted
the - unexpired sentence of Hollars
Hansen, a boy. convicted of stealing a
newspaper valued at C e?nts, and sen
tenced to the county Jail, on January
30th, to serve eight months. The re
mission vf the unexpired portion of the
sentence was recommended by the dis
trict attorney for Multnomah county,
the presiding Judge, Judge Hennesvy
of the Portland municipal court,' anrt
the representations of a number of
prominent residents of Portland, who
consider the sentence passed upon the
boy as an excessive one, In view of his
tender years and the small value of the
property taken.
In the executive otfice, yesterday, a
copy of un order. Issued by the war
department, was received, providing
fcr the discharge of Wm. T. Allen, a
private of company L, 8econd Oregon
volunteers, who Is now on hi way from
Manila to San Francisco. This soldier
la to be discharged upon Lis arrival at
San Francisco, by the commanding of
ficer of the department of California,
and he ts entitled to travel pay" to the
place of enliktmenu
Gov. fieer has appointed wo notaries
to serve In their iespectlve counties for
the term of two years, and th-lr com
missions, will be forwarded Immediately
upon their bonds being fled and ap-
proved. 'I he gentlemen so nan:ed are:
r . c need, of Astona. Clatsop county,
and John IX. Ely, of Currlnsvllle, Clack
amas county.:
State Treasurer Chas. S. Moore : yes
terday receKed &Q0 from G. W. DIt
mick, treasurer of Douglas ceuntyf on
accunt cf slate taxes for 1S9S. This
Is the first payment mide by Douglas
county on this sccnant, the entire debt
being J27.RS9.5. This county also owei
cn account of the tax for former years.
I2.075.3C divided as follows:
Interest en 1S93 tar...
Interest dn tax...
Interest on 1895 tux...
Interest on 1S6 Us...
interest on 18.C lax...
. 1823. ?3
168.29
SJ9.23
. MZ.ZZ
.... 2(d.tf2
' The other counties owing taxes on,
formerr years ate the f pi lowing!
Clackamas ... ...
..a iiM
.... 13.38
ijaisoi,.. 4..
Gii'luiu
Jackson... .
lake..,, J..
Lane.....; .
Lincoln. . I..
Linn .. ... : . .
J.. . .... 2.0340
64179
977JJ
..c... 193
....... 2.917.91
......
.. ... lj9
. . . t .
Marlon.... ....
Morrow.... .....
Multnomah.... .
Polk.i. ......
Tillamcok.... ..
Union.. . . .. ..
Washing ton .. . ..
Tamhlll.... ...
....L 13.?15.K
. .. S5SC5
.....
.... 1V48A
.... 9,2S..30
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Willamette Prestoyiery which was
In session at Ctocvaltt this week. etectel
conranlsaiomers to the general assembly
of the Presbyterian charch which meets
at (Minneapolis. Minnesota, on May
19th, they being Rev. O. H. White
man, of Independence, and G. A. Rock
well, of tbis dty, with Rev. L G.
Knotts, of Flcrence, and Hon. Robt.
Glass, of CrawfordsvUle.
SAMPSON'S RIDE.
1
I With apologies to Buchanan Head.)
Oat fiom the harbor at break of day.
Decks an cleared I or me c,orring zray.
Guns all shotted and fin- plied high.
While Dattltj-flags at each masthead
- ,y ty. I i,: . - ;
The fleet of Spain comes speeding fast,
Liketh hunted tiggf that turns at last
To make the hnnterhia numgUd prey
And fc'ampson la seven miles away.
And faster still those ships of war
Fteamed boldly out from the thelt'rin
bar, ; ; . ,
And swifter yet
came,
from their turrits
With echoing roar and. the bursting
. shell : ; ,f.
That round Colombia's vessels fell.
As westward their flying course they
. lay :
And Sampson is seven m les sway.
But there Is a ship on the Carlb wave,
Aik! on her deck Is a hero brave:.
And th-re through the flush' of the
morning light.
The Commedore with eager sight.
Has marked thie smoky pall that lay
An inky cloud1 o'er the land-lock d
bay;
And watchful not-d with anxious eya
That eloud spread southward along
-j the sky. 1
Till it shrouds the tips of the moun-
j tains gray j
Jlnd Sampson is iseven miles away.
The foe Is conjlng." The trumpet's
' peal
Thrli:s each vessel from truck to keel;
The snnrks leap up ft oar. the funnels
tall, .
While hearts beat h?gh at duty's call;
And the ready trs with ringing cheer
Spring to the
nears.
guns as the foeman
Every nerve and
muscle in perfect
play
And Sampson la seven miles away.
Eyes to the west, where the Brookryn
rides, -
vAs to prompt to her he'm each warship
glides; !
Where SchTey's b:Isht ptnnant Is
waving free,
"Clofe on the foe and follow me!"
What though he knew liat 1 every gun
In the Spanish fleet was aimed at one
And he the fo us of .that dread storm
AVhere the King of Terrors in awful
form
Swept o'er the wave In that deadly
chase.
He stood erect and with smiling face.
Calmly he led to the welcome fiay
Though Sampson was seven mllcj
away.
Now swift VIxcaya's angry prow
Swings toward the Biooklyn'i learning
bow.
Intent to spring at her coming foe
An1 crush her side at a single blow.
Only the Brooklyn of all the fleet
In speed with the Spaniard may com-
pete:
Hers are the guns of all the rest
Served the swiftest and aimed the test.
Port hard your holm," the captain
cries. . . .
And round In circle the good sblp files
As the eagle wheels In his lofty flight
Ere he sweeps to his prey with eon-
j - querJng might.
One moment she turns from the com
'' ing foe;
Swings swiftly out from thei pending
blow, .
The next she parts the foaming tide
And charges straight for the Span
iard's t-!de. j
While deadlier yet her flety rain
Beats ceaseless down on the ship ot
! Spain -
Till the guns and sailors of pioud Cas
' tile .
Are swept by the torrent of firs and
steel - j
A mingled mass o'er her bloody deck.
And stranded she lies, a sinking wreck.
But there still was work for the con
queror gray
For Sampson was seven miles away.
Tolon, pride of the fleet of Spain,
Far In the offing speeds amain.
Or. to th chaso or the game's away
To sham the pride of this glorious
day.
Oien the hatches and turrets free
Welcome the breath of the open sea.
But ply the furnace and urge ths
speed.
For never before had ship such ned;
Faster and faster h?r engines f lay
And Sampson ts seven mle away..
Lo! what warship comes bravely on
Right on our wake 7 "lis ihe O.egon.
God of t.attks. how swift she runs.
"Try her, Clarke, with your heavy
guns.
Wide, but you have her rang at last.
Try enciher. but crowd her fart.
I We to the headland veer away
And pen the foe in the dieting bay."
Down before the fiery hell
Heroes labored and heroes fell.
But swifter beats her foaming screw
And lou.ler cheets her loyal crew.
While the foe is filled with vid dis
may Though Sampson is seven miles away.
"Now a shot from th forward guns.
Hurrah, to her masthead the whit
1 Rag runs.
"fShe's yours, my laJa, and bravely
I . won.
Ood's venge-ancs falls on the h'.ughty
Don."
But lo! . what fhip comes yonder,
pray
"Xls Sampson only four miles away.
They cheer he hero with honors due.
The Brooklyn swift ' and hir gal ant
crew,
The Oregon and her glorious fight
Ptide of Columbia's new-born might.
And Clarke Is climbing the tU-el-clad
side ;:
Of the foe who bows his stubborn
pride.
When lot. to seaward a signal files; r
It chills the heart with patued surprise.
Fot It claims the fruit of the sp.endil
fray j--'-1:
For Sampscin sun three miles away.
Honor shall be where honor is due.
The h-srt of the nail n ktill Leais true.
And rw gress may quarrel and boards
may slight,
Biit the people know wh won that
- fight
And earned forever the Victor's bay.
While Sampvon was set en miles av ay.
- Geo. D. Emery in Minneapo.'ls Times.
jFB0lilMCD.llla(iliili8
J. E. BAKES WRITES FROil FORTY
MII?E. If. W. T. V
Bis Experience In tfce Minlnff Dis
triet Drlfi ng Dog and
Prospecting. "
(From Dally Apill 15th.)
Frank W. Hollls, of thl city, is in
receipt of a letter under date of March
Sthv from J. E. Baker, of.Salein; now
an employe of the Alaska .Conunereial
Cn at Fcrty Mile, N. W. T.u He says
imong other things; .
"I spent part cf December and all of
January and "February in the mines
prospecting for the company Alaska
Commercial Co.). I had five others and
mystlf to! look after, but 1 got along
fine, and found some fair prospects for
them. I have been all Over the Forty
Mile district, and think 2 could draw
almost a j correct map cf It offhand.
While mining we lived In a tent; 60 de
grees below xero is the coldest weath
er we have had thus far, this season,
and I have been out every day. I have
seen many winters that were worse. In
the Dakota, Never will these old
bOur doughs' score, me again about
cold weather in Alaska. This ia March
aitd so far during thit, month, in the
mornings, th xrercury has registered
from SO to 4? decrees below zero. So
you see we have very hety frosts here
yet, but I am erecting & bulging for
the company and cotr.mencc at 7 a. m.
and quit at 6 p. m., but I have to wear
gloves and keep my cap over my ears.
then I am quite comfortable. I have
ah?o traveled for the company, with
oogs. and it would pleare you to ee
me driving them. I think, though, that
I can out-travel any dog team in Alas
ka; but to drive dogs with a heavy load
tries one's patien.-e and endurance. A
f i eight team Js supposed to have 150
pounds to the dog. but my experience
teaches me that the smaller the load
the better the dog.
"Sunday I start on a trip with the
agent here, C. L. Hall, 110 mil s down
the Yukm. We. are going down to lo
cate some claims. If we find the ground
as represented to us. I want nothing
better, but this is a great plac to fool
lellows oK on wild gcosU chases, but
when we po on those trip we always
take plentjy of "grub.f go fixed comfoit
ably and have pl nty of dogs (as good
a any inl Alaska) tc haul our outfit.
One robe each Is all the bed we use, a
small tent and a Yukon stove, provis
ions, fish for dogs, and one change of
footwear. Then we are fixed, 'or any
thing in Alaska. Our f cotwear con
sist; of two good pair wool socks, one
pair German aocke and moccasins. The
clothing that I have found to be suf
ficient for my uss this winter connists
of footwe, r as above, one good wool
eult of underclothes, one pair medium
wool pants, one wool overshlrt, and a
drill 'parica' with hood, fated with fox
Jails, one good pair Flwaeh .milts, one
beaver cap Yuknp style, md I think I
can stand any.. feather lhat has ever
been recerdd here, j
"It is hard to tell just what, the out
put of gold will be this season. I don't
think anyone could have any basis to
make an estimate from. The Dawson
district claims that it will double th
r mount of. last season. While I cee
men that come from all parts of that
country and they say, very lltte! Is be
ing taken out. The Fort)'. Mile districts
have rme good cieeka w he-re good
witges will be made, but no fortunes of
tny amount mill be taken but so far as
I know. J. W. Cherry, of Eugene, has
a claim that promises to be on of the
best In this section of the country.
Parties that ate. working on It, or
rather getting ready to work on it,
claim they have dirt that will t ay from
150 to $75 per day to the shoveler, and
I have Investigated It myself t,nd I
thick they are right. -
! "Prospecting for the pay streak Is
all done here f rem January 1st to April
1st. as the ground then is frozen so the
water won't bother In sinking holes. "
"I sank one hole twenty-two feet
deep, and when I got to bedrock I
found the bones of a bufalo (Alaska
buffalo). The head Is about double
the size of the buffulo of -the plains, so
I suppose In ages pnst this has been- a
warm climate.
"Ernest Wagner called on me last
evening. He haji received a letter
fiom home and Ij learned quite a lot
of news from Salem through him. He
left thiSj morning i for Dawson, whet e
he Intends to remain for a while.
Messrs. v Orilley and Craven left for
home aboat the first of the month.
When In Dawson this December I saw
most of the Salem people, and I had a
vety nice visit with thetn.
"There will be a large exit from thl
country this month, and the tale of
woe you will hear will rallsfy you, if
you hav not got ovr your Klondike
fever yet. If I don't make anything
here. I will b out nothing. A fellow
WH work In the s tutes far thirty or
forty years and never get enough ah?ad
to buy a. year's tupplies and nnfaajr
a word, but if he comes to Alaska and
finds he has not made ntjnteif rich in
a few months, h curses, hitches him
self up- to his sled and marches out. I
never expect to get rich, but I have
always wanted to see this country, and
I think by fall my curiosity will be
satisfied, as I Intend to come home. If
I have money enough; It not, 1 11 stay
longer, at there I some very rough
walking betweer here and Salem."
From letters recently received here
from the Alaskan gold- fields It Is
learned that many Salemltes now In
lhat region, are preparing to make' the
return trip, and In! fact." several ' are
now enroute home. Albert M. Grilley
and Charles M. Craven are expected to
arrive In this city any day. J. M. Cul
lenf Is elso cn the jway home to this
city, and E. C Wagner may return
daring the summer. " E. C Cross re
ceived a letter this week from John
Farrarj In '' which the writer reports
himself enjoying the test of health.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrar will return to Sa
lem this snmmer.
In his letter Mr.
Farrar speaks rather diacouragingly of
the luck that has
attended Salem's
gold-seekers In the far north. He says
none will return with any more money
than he took, with him." . .
From a letter written by C. w.'Wati
and publitdied in yesterday's Oiegociaa
it Is learned that Joe Baker, of trj
city, is engaged at his tiade ihat et a
carpenter. Chailec Ford ts reported
a nliing the pition tl U-puiy col
lector of customs of Circle City.
THE OLD UTMNS.
There's lots o music in 'em. the hjmns
of long ago,' ! : !
An" when some gray-ha4red brtther
sings the ones 1 ued to lu.ow
I sorter want to ukc a hnd-I think
o" days gone Ly,
"On Jordan's stormy banks X itan-t
and cat a wistful eye." .
There's lots o music In Vm tho
l - dear, sweet hymns cf old, ;
With visions bright of lauds of light,
! and shinir.g stteets of cold;
And I hear. em . ilr.glig sins ing.
where Mem'ry, dieming itn,i.
"From Gieenlands icy miuntdin to
India's coral . sti anda" '
They seem to sing forever of holler.
sweetei. days.'' ; . . .j '
When the lilies of the love of tod
bloomed white in ail the Ways.
And I want to hear their music from
the old time meetin's rle
Till "I can tead my tlt e c ear to n an-
slons in the skl.-s "
S : i1
We never needed slng'in books In !he:u
old days, w knew
The words the. tunes of every one th
dear old hjrmn oook through!
We didn't have! no trumpet tten no
organs built for how;
We only sang to praise the Lord 'f rom
whom all plcsslns flow."
An to I lovi the old hymns, and when
my time shall come
Bfore the tisht has left me, and my
singing lips are iuml- j -If
I can only hear em then. Ill vslsm
without!' a sigh ;
'To Canaan's fir and happy land
whre my iosstslons lie!"
Atlanta Conftttutlm.
MY M.A, SHE KNOWS.
My Pa, he scolds me Jes, becux
He ruys I'm k1 tin' j "touih, .
le say my face is never clean;
My hands are always rough;
X'm not behavin lke I should.
jAn' goin' wrcng, 1 i-'pose.
But Ma, she takes sn' paj y hand
An' smiles, becux she knows!
My Pa haint got no use for boys,
He wants 'em always mm,
I wonder if he's clean forgot
The boy he must a been; -V
er Ma, r-heay they're jail alike
'Boat face an hends an" clothes.
An Ma, I guess, she knov s!
My Pa, he says I'ain't no g.xd
At doln' anything: I -I'd
ruther fool away the time
An' whistle, play, an' sing;
But Ma, the smiles an' says I'm young,1
An then she up an goes ' - '
An k!s?es rr e an' thews me how;
For Ma, you bet. she knows! -
My Pa, he says 1 11 never bo
A business man like him,
Beeuf I hain't get any "drive" I
An' "grt up," "pluck" and "vlm;
But Ma, she says, so solemn like,
A man's a boy that grows.
An boys inUt have their play'n' spell;
An' Ma's a trump, an' knows!
My Pa, he shakes hir. he;d an' sighs
An says he doesn't see
Where I set ail the cureless ways
That seem Jes" born In met
-n' Ma. she laughs. . an' laughs, an'
laughs.
Till Pa's face crimson glows, '
An then rhe eays. "'lis v ry queer;
Put somehow. Ma, she knows! .
My Ma, she knows tnrst ev-ythlng
'Bout beys 'an what th"y like;
She's never scoldln 'bout the muss
I make with kites an' bike;
She says she wtnts me to b good
An conquer all n.y foes, j
An you J-s' Ut I m goln' to be,
"Cux n-y swe t Ma. "s1m. knows
Birch Arnold, in Dettoit Journal.
WINTER RESORT OF CROWS.
Mlsscuri Birds Break Timber by Their
Wight and Try to Devdur Hog.
Ir. southwest Missouri and southeast
Kansai Is the most popular wint
crow resort in the world, a cording ta;
the res dents cf that part of th coun
try. Whjat becomes of tb greedy
birds in the summer no one knows. . It
a 1 the crows that winter in th s pait
of the country were to stay h. re dur
ing the planting season thy would de
vour every tender shoot of corn a
fast as It sprouted. The blgg it cto
r.ot In the United States was near
Bois d'Arc, Mv n .w Inter. It was.
like a pigeon roost. In th. respect tlat
the weight of the craws broke th)
timber over acres eJf. (woodland. Mil
Tons of the birds gathered there every
nlghU During one kr the hesvyx
Storms this winter some ttock ship
pers had a singular xperkwe with
the crows at Ash Grove. Mo. The
trains were delayed on account of the
snow, and a lot of ho?s could not be
shipped for several d.iys. The cr.'
were starving, for thelsnow snd s.'eet
pi evented them from getting their
usual food. They attacked the bogs,
lighting on the backs jof .the fat ni- .
ma Is and peeking holes In the Ixdis
of the helpless porkersJ The owner of
the bogs bought a lot) of ammuni
tion and employed all the boys he could
secure to shoot the cYows.4But for
the work of the gunrcf-s many f the
hogs would have been devoured on
their feet.
NOT RECOGNIZED.
"I could tell
de-nt about rny
amusing Icl-
you an
vUit
to :he uriiisn
miiamim." mI1 W frienrl
who had trT-
eled. "which, ydu are Wek-ome" to Pub
lish If ycu don't vm my name.
"The British mueum,"coldly replied
hn,lT , ifa n a.!'- n a t
the editor of the Ebomvll'e Terror,"hA
never sent me any cjompllntntarie.
so far as I can! remember, and It so ii
going to get any free
adircrtsirg la
this i-aper." Chicago Ttibun-.
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