TWBAMH
Hold tp ani Dispell Tccr Resi
dents of Champoeg r
BOLD
WOSK
'OF', -THE -'ROBBERS
Iloef er Zorn and Two Employe Relieved
or Between S30O and S40O Baa- ,
dits TYere Masked.. - ?
(From Daily, Jatir 25th.) , ; ,'
At 6:.v o'clock Tuesday evening two
masked men held uo John Hoefer, Cas
par Zorn and two laborers, in the house
of the former at Champoeg, and .rob
bed them of between $300 and $400. ia
gold and silver. ! Mr. Iloeler came to
Salem via boat last evening and has
enlisted the .services of Sheriff F. w.
Durbin and .the local 'police that the
bandits may be -apprehended and pun
. iihed. ; '. - ' ' i J , - j .1 .
Messrs- Hoefer ' and Zorn 'are very
extensive fanners and hop growers and
own a considerable amount of the fin
est farming land in the north end of the
county. The robbery was perpetrated
on Tuesday evening while the men
were eating sapper, the ; quartet living
alone and "batching." : ,
The first intimation the men had that
something out of the ordinary was about
to transpire? was when a masked mart
thrust two big guns through -the win
dow, near which the men were seated,
-accompanied by! the peremptory com
mand to "remain seated and not to
'move."' While robber No tthus en-
gaged the . attention of his prospective
victims, his pal; entered the dwelling
from the rear and, passing into the
room in which the men were seated,
confronted them with a brace of re
volvers. He was .soon ioined on the
interior of the house by his. partner and
together they proceeded with the job.
One of the 'robbers kept three of the
.men covered with his -guns, -whili the
other compelled Mr. Hoefer to' open a
desk, in the room. This was rifled but
viclded the robbers nothing of value.
The four men were then searched, but
only a small amount of money was se
cured. One of the hired men handed
over a $10 gold piece to the "man with
the gun" -who promptly returned it to
him. saying: "No. we do not want
lour money; you arc a laboring man
Its these rich that we are
?.ftcr." Mr. Hoefer was then ordered
to open the safe which was in the
room and from which between $300 and
5.100 in gold and silver was taken. The
bandits then slowly backed out of the
room, keeping their victims covered
with their guns, and disappeared in the
darkness, warning the men not to make
any noi;c for &t least fifteen , minutes
after they had left. '
Only a meagre description of the men
ts possessed bv .Mr. 'IIoefer.7 One was
a tall man and I the other of medium
height ; weight ! about 180 and 165
pounds. One wore long hair and the
other short but fair. Hoefer does not
recollect which of the robbers -the tall
or tire medium-in heieht-7-had the1 long
or the short atr;! 1 One wore a black
veil ana tne ctner a wnite one, eacn
having openings lor the eyes. '
li is very probable the robbery' was
committed bv local characters whowcre
conversant with the habits of these
venerable capitalists, or ' the actions
of the thieves, -while carrying -outjthcir
work, evidenced a thorough knowledge
ol the place. ; ; .
A FAVORABLE REPORT.
ARMY - SERVICE IN SPANISH-?
AMERICAN WAR,
To Remove Disabilities Against Those
Who Aidedl Southern Troops
- Chaplai.n Dismissed, t
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. - The
hoirse committee on pensions today
ordered a favorable report on the bill
making service in the Spanish-Ameri
can war sufficient to remove disabiji
ties against those who aided or abetted
the Southern troops during the war
or. the rebellion,' m the matter ot the
drawing of pensions.
,. . i.
CHAPLAIN DISMISSED.
Washington. Jan. 24. Post Chap
lain David H. Shields has been dis
missed from the army of the United
States.1 to take j. effect February 1st,
and Rev. Edmund T. Easterbrook. of
New York, has been selected for the
appointment to the vacancy. . .
Chaplain Shields was tried by court
martial at San Francisco for conduct
unlwcoming an officer and a. gentle
man, in consequence of ; his alleged
use, of intoxicating liquors, and was
convicted and I sentenced to " be dis
missed. ! - I 1 ' i :
PENSIONERS.
Washington, Jan. 24. Commission
er of Tensions Evans has-made public
a statement' giving the number 6fpen.
sioners on the i rolls, on - account of
each of the wars of the United Statesi
On accornt of the revolutionary. war,
four widows and seven daughters; war
of i8ia. one survivor and, 1098 widows:
the Indian wars ' of ' to 1842. 60
survivors and 3880 widows; "the Mexi
can war 0204 survivors 1 and 8176 wi
dows. . ;';'-" i ' - - .''-', i.77...
Granted since i86t. under the gener
al law, .121,555 invalid and 2,001 wi
dows 'and other dependents; under the
law of 1890, invalids. 4JO,92i; widows
and dependents, ; 130,024. . n
A RECEPTION.
Archbishop Chappelle's , Attempt Jio
Conciliate Factions in Manila.
Manila, Jan. 24. o a. m. Archbishop
Chappelle. papal delegate to the Pbilio
piiu's, gave a reception to the Catholic
clergy and Jay men , for, the., pprpose pi
conciliating tne opposing tactions.
Many Filipinos attended, with a vie
of making a 'demenstrattonr against the ,
friars. They hooted Archbishop N
o-
iieua and every friar who appeared,
crying "Fuera Nozaleda" andfFuera
r-. ' , Jn tne otner hand, General
Jtis, who attended with his stafiV was
cheered. . , ?. , . Ts v
. Mgr. Chappelle made a speecn .ask
ing for toleration and patience, and
promising satisfactory settlement of
the questions in dispute. He rebuked
the newspapers for meddling with mat
ters which he said they did not under
stand. ' ,
f A 'BIG SYNDICATE. - -
To Control Naluable Coal Lands in
Wyoming, Being ; Formed. , ,
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 24.The Union
Pacific, the Oregon Short Line and the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com
pany.! with the Diamondville & Krme
mer Coal Companies.' are forming a big
syndicate to control thousands of acres
or valuable ": coal lands in Western
Wyoming, and the output of the mines.
They propose to construct a line of
railroad from the Diamondville : and
Kememer.coal mines on .the north, a
distance of 60 miles, to the Aspefl coal
mines of the Union Pacific, on that
road- , ' ' ; ,:
MANY RUMORS.
London, Jan. 24. The extreme ten
sion caused by what may be justly des
ignated the most anxious pause since
the war began has not been, relieved
up to the time of this writing save the
daily stock exchange rumor, which to
day happens to have been started by
the bulls, who assert that General War
ren has captured Spionkopf. Anxiety
in regard ; to news s visible on ail
sides. The war office -was besiegedTat
an early hour this morning, and the
clubs and other resorts liable to -receive
early news have been crowded
with eager, inquirers. It. is generally
recognized that the Boer i position, if
ever , taken. can only be .captured at
tremendous cost.
BRITISH; EXPELLED.
London. Jan. 24. The correspondent
of the Times at Loureno Marques,
telegraphing Tuesday, says: "The
wholesale expulsion of British subjects
n:ow remaining in the Transvaal is ex
pected next week. The French liner
Gironde has arrived here, crowded with
military-looking foreigners bound for
the Transvaal. These include $0 Rus
sian ambulance -men. with Germans,
Frenchmen. Italians and Greeks.. Hcrr
Potts, the Transvaal consul-general
here, has arranged for their conveyance
to Pretoria by a special train.'
THE FLAX INDUSTRY.
(Seattle PostIntelligencer.)
Governor . Rogers has recently been
making inquiries in this state, and in
Oregon regarding the manufacture, of
flax. In a dispatch from Olympia pub
lished yesterday there is a statement
made to. him by Warden Catron, of thj
state penitentiary, as to the practica
bility of using flax fibre for the manu
facture of grain sacks in the state jute
mill. ! The warden's r conclusions are
that flax ' can ' be cultivated here, and
that with a few changes in machinery
du a revision 01 me law which now
restricts the penitentiary to the manu
facture of jute bags, a supcrlo. flax
product can be turned out which may
be sold at about the same price as the
imported jute article and will create a
demand for a home-grown raw mate
rial. ' " - -
All the jute now used in the7 peni
tentiary is imported. The money i?id
for it goes out of the country. The
substitution of flax for jute would re
sult in the manufacture of bagging
equal in quality to that now made, and.
according to Warden Cati an s figures.
would, mean the distribution of some
$50,000 among local flax raisers in
stead of among foreign jute merchants
This in itself is a matter well worth at
tention, for it might mean raising flax
not only for penitentiary manufacture
but for other uses as well.
There arc those in this state who
have given much thought to the sub
icct of flax culture, and they have al
ways maintained that the soil nd cli
mate here are peculiarly well adapted
to the raising of flax both for teed and
fibre. Extensive experiments have been
made in Western Washington, and
especially in Whatcom county, and the
results so far as the ' cultivation of the
flax is concerned have been highly
satisfactory. - A fibre of fine' quality
has been obtained, pronounced "by ex
perts in Belgium and Ireland to be of
character that iwarrants i every en
couragement from those who i would
have aiikmriyhing fndustry built up in
those sections where flax can be
ra;scd. . ; j .
It is only necessary that a; begin
ning be. made. For the manufacture
of grain sacks a large, quantity of
fibre would ; be required, the estimate
being that, according to its present
output, the i penitentiary alone could
use something like 1.752,000 pounds a
year, this in 1tse1t would atmaw
quite extensive 'cultivation. But it is
not always for the manufacture ot the
coarser fabrics sticb, as burlaps that
the flax would be used. With experi
ence in cultivation and , improvement
in fibre, attention would no doubt be
given to making 'finer cloths, and it
might be" only -, question of time when
superior4 quality 01 linen, could oe
man'ftactured. f ;
Tests made during a number of years
by those who have striven against
many obstacles to encourage flax cul
tivation show that a 5 desirable " fiber
can be raised here, and it only re
mains to utilize it There are! but
few who have given the sibject suffi
cient thought to realize how much a
successful start in the industry would
mean, or can appreciate what a growth
it m'ttrht attain if it were once encour
aged and allowed to expand- It i nec
essary only to .look to Ireland ' and
Belgium to finderstana wnai can oe
built upon! the flax industry, and with
favorable soil and climate here at home
there is good! reason to bclievej that
such an indilstrr. it once estaousnea.
would succeed and in the elid become 1
r I'mnnriitiiy. - !
UI lfllJlUtf tlUdiCS. 4 f :
ONE
t ?C iWk InJin . 1 trfover.
J 1, . 7 . I . , v.... .
It to thl
tl? -1 51
ueatment
aired 76 years, was brongh
i,.m (mm Portland, last n
livcred to the aulfcorities for treatment.
mOYEd AN ALIBI
ED BBOWX A.VD O. II. IBVI5 ACQCiT-
IED BI A JCKT TRIAL. f ;
Were Cbarseit wltk Driving florae Cpea
and lajfuias Bieyel rkth
- 4 Another Arrest ;. '-.;
1 '
. V:
(From Daily, Jan. 25th.)
The initial case in Marion county,
wherein parties were arrested, charged
with injuring a bicycle path, was heard
in Justice H A. Johnson's department
yesterday afternoon . and - resulted dis
astrously: tot jthe prosecution. The de
fendants - Ed. Brown and G. H. Ir
win, proved! an alibi by five witnesses
and the jurjr rendered a verdict of ac
quittaL.. . ' . : ..
Being the 'first tase of the kind in
this county, it had excited much in
terest among the bicyclists, who were
out in large; numbers at the trial. The
case was called at 2:30 o'clock yester
day afternoon, but the defendants de
manded a jury trial. The drawing of a
jury consumed another hour and it was
3:30 o'clock when the first witness was
called. UpOn mutual agreement, . the
case was tried before a jury of only
five men, viz: H. C. Tarpley, Joe
Howard, ' Jim Riggs, M. E. Goodell
and Wnu Buck. A. Veatch, the sixth
juror drawn, was excused, for the rea
son that : he was related to another
party who; is to be subsequently tried
on a similar charge. .
C. L. McNary, deputy prosecuting
attorney, conducted the prosection,
while John McCourt appeared ' for the
defendant, j There was ' but one sub
stantial witness- for the state in the per
son of J. 'H. Mason, the prosecuting
witness. Mr. Mason positively iden
tified the defendants as the parties he
saw riding on horseback upon the bi
cycle path in the Lake JLabish vicinity
on the 3d ' inst., by their manner of
dress, their horses and the dog that
accompanied them, but the state was
unable to produce evidence corrobor
ative thereof. The (defendants, in ad
dition to their own 1 testimony, proved
by five witnesses that they were in the
city the entire time of the day upon
which the offense was alleged to have
been committed.
! The case went to the jury at 4:30
1- 1 f - r . ' .
u ciotx ailU: iiuccii uiiHUKt idler a ver
dict of acquittal was rendered.
- t
Manley Blanton, of Brooks, was yes
terday arrested by Constable u. C
Minto on a warrant charging him with
injuring a bicycle path by driving an
animal thereupon, lie was, taken be
fore Justice H. A. Johnson and his
case set for hearing at I p. m. Mon
day. Mr. Blanton has retained the
services of THmon Ford as counsel.
Complaint of violation of the bicy
cle path law are numerous from all
sections of 'the county. The path be
tween Aum;sville and Stayton is said
to ,be in a fearful condition, the natural
consequence! of driving cattle and bug
gies thereort, while the general appear
ance of the path north of Salem in the
Brooks vicinity is conclusive evidence
that the law for the protection of the
path is being regularly violated. With
the present condition of the country
roads, the-elevated and finely drained
cycle paths are a great temptation to
teamsters, many of whom have evi
dently yielded thereto and, where con
venient, have converted the path into
a highway. , . ; '
Bicyclists are becoming concerned
about the injury being done the paths
and will, probably take steps through
their county organization to promptly
cause the arrest and secure the convic
tion of all .parties for the further in
fringement of this law, which, if en
forced, will afford them ' adequate pro
tection. - j
HIE FOREST RESERVES.
Captain S. B. Orpisby Is Kept Busy
Writing Reports for the Use
of the Department -
, Capt S. B. Ormsby, superintendent
of the Cascade forest reserve, is spend
ing a large-portion of his time during
this season f the year in answering
letters sent out by- the department.
and writing reports. The forest rang
ers were discharged on October 15,
1890, and two "weeks later the super
visors were furloughed for the winter,
leaving Captain Ormsby alone in
charge of the Cascade, Bull Run and
Ashland reserves." ' He not only has
supervision of the 4.500.000 acres of
forest. land, but must look out for the
timber, prevent its destruction, and
keep the department informed as to
losses, etcr in addition he Has a large
correspondence' with 'sheepmen, regard
ing the grazing privileges tor tne next
season, and is kept Dusy maxing
preparations for the coming seasons
work. ":'!'
The department- requires numerous
reuorti on sheep grazing, conserva
tion of lumbering, re-forestration, etc.
He is now engaged in writing his re-rw-irt
on lumberinar. the questions . to be
answered numbering fourteen, many of
which do not apply to the timber on
the reserves 1, The questions cover a
wide range and include almost every
thing the departmental scientists can
think of, some of them being entirety
scientific, and Las the captain does not
profess to bela scientist, he may find
some difficulty , in -handling t them.
Some of thei questions refer to the
broad-leayed trceJ, or hard wood, such
as oak and chestnut, ot wmcn mere
are none on the reserve. . .
TTw .rewort on sheep-grazing and tne
damage sustained by the forests front
the ranging of sheep on the reserves
which the isuperintendent recently com
piled, has been forwarded to Wash
ington! v ; ; ; : "
FAMES PATHWAY.
Mr. Wb. the Chinese minister at
hi ourchased an autom-
nHit whteh hi n?ei for official and
social visits fand lor pleasure riding
Mrs. Kregerlis, to the daughters f
her countrywomen, the ideal Boer
jwomanrnd There s Scarcely a young
- "-
girl's room ia the Transvaal but has a
picture j of the president's wife by way
of a continually present example. :
t MmeJ Schneider,' the ex-queen ol
opera bouffe, who created La Belle
HelcneT and the "Grand Duchess", in
the 6osJ when she was the rage of Par
is, ; London and Jt. Petersburg, con
templates entering the' Order, ot s the
Little Sisters of the Poor.
t Walter Scott Dickson of Salem.
Mass., has given $50,000 to Tufts col
lege, on condition that' the Rev. Ed
win C. Boiles, formerly of Salem, be
made professor of English and Amer-
5 . 1 , a
ican literature, ai a salary 01 ajaoo
year , for the rest of his life.
1 Serenp ; E. j Payne, j chairman of i the
house ways and means committee has
a voice which is the envy and despair
of most congressmen. In carrying
power it has no equal, and though ev
ery syllable is plain all over the house
the tones are never harsh or wearymg.
The present Lady Methuen belongs
to a well known Somersetshire family.
She is a cousin of her husband's, and
her marriage to the famous soldier
took place five years after the death of
pis Iirst wite, and just before he was
appointed D. A. G. at the Cape : of
Good Hope. 1 ;
S. R-; Crokett. the autfior. has in his
person much of the aptitude for good
fighting which he loves in his heroes.
He stands six feet high, with a breadth
ot shoulders to match, and with his
ruddy check, his red beard and keen
blue eyes looks more like a man of
action than of letters.
ANECDOTES OfTmEN WITH
, . FEMININE FLAVOR.
When a woman or a man tor that
matter tries to come out ahead of
Israel Zangwili, the novelist, dramat
ist, critic . and wit, aside from several
other things, it is an awful case of mis
placed confidence.
During one of the visits of the nov
clist to America he was the honored
guest at a reception in Chicago, where
they pack pork, read Ella Wheeler
Wilcox and wear, diamonds.
Of course, all the women in attend
ance uporrthe function crowded around
Zangwili . jn sheer hero worship, suffer
cd them tdT press his hand and look in
to his eyes and chatter about the "real
Ghetto. " regardless of the fact that
Zangwili knew that they . wouldn't
know a ghetto if it were to go by them
with a siga on it.
On the outskirts of the little throng
was a woman celebrated for her socie
ty widthjia really clever woman for
Chicago. Tier husband1 is a pork pack
er and she reads French novels in the
original and wears diamonds at break
fast. She was a iwcll of the swell, the
real creme5 de menthe of Chicago soci
ety. She rather . hated to think that
her. hostess had been the one to give
the function in Mr. Zangwill's honor,
so she made up her mind to let fly a
bit of her wit at the distinguished au
thor to prove to those within hearing
that at times his repartee might fail
him. She approached Zangwili, and,
raising her iotrnette. surveyed him as
she might have a dog in a kennel show.
Mr. .angwiu, sne said, do you
rare for pins feet?
i Those around her held their breaths.
The author bit his lip. A little snick
er passed through the group.
Zangwili adjusted his eyeglasses,
and, looking down upon the woman.
replied, with a smile of singular sweet
ness: "Not particularly." madame. but I
like pig's feet prepared in any way, or
not prepared at all. better than I like
tongue. Detroit Free Press.
'Accordinor to renort. a disnute as to
the words lunch and luncheon
arose between Mr. and Mrs. Howell s.
Mr. tiowciis cnampioncd iuncn as
the proper term, while his wife de-
lendcd "luncheon." At last, at' Mr.
Howell s suggestion, they appealed to
the Century Dictionary to settle, the
question, f Well, I was right, after
all, he exclaimed in triumph, and he
read aloud the following extract quoted
as showing" correct usage: We
lunched fairly upon little dishes of rose
leaves delicately preserved."
rrom what author is that sentence
taken?" inquired Mrs. Howells.
, "Why, I declare, from W. D. How
ells! ..'
"Pshaw!" was the retort, "he's no
arthority."
'- This tale has to do with' Kipling's lit
tle lost Josephine. Once the poet was
driving tip Arundel street, in London,
toward the Strand, when, all of a sud
den, th hand of the "bobby ahead
was raised.' The word was passed
down tile street that her cajesty was
coming along the Strand on ah official
visit to the Lord Mayor at the Man
sion House, Josephine had never seen
the queen, and Kipling; thought it was
a gopd opportunity to iast'l a little
reverence, in her. He raised the child
high in his arms that she might- ,see
Victoria.; The outriders pranced by,
followed ! by the royal j carriage;. When
it was aill over, and the finger of the
law wasi lowered, Kipling put down
the child. He said: "Wrll Josephine,
what did you think of it?" a
The child replied: "Papa, did you
see the funny red soldiers on horse
back?" - ,
' Thereafter Kipling never exerted
himself to point out her majesty to any
member of bis family. ? '
' ..M
VIOLENTLY' INSANE. Matt
Hilstrom, who- created - a"; furore at
Lewis & Clarke, in Clatsop ro'jnty, last
Saturday by shooting: a -neighbor and
attempting the lives of two other men,
before submitting to arrest, was yes
terday brought to the insane asylum
under Commitment, Sheriff Thomas
UnviZe -and Deputy Wm. Beasley hav
ing him in charge. Hilstrom is a resi
dent of Lewis and Clarke, near which
place he ha a ranch. He" is 4 years
old, a native of Finland, and has a
large fami'y. rllisi Insanity is .heredi
tary, his mother and brother having
both died in an insane asylum. Hil
strom appears quite . rational on all
subjects j except - the matter of killing
people, and fie seems to have a mania
for shedding;: human blood. , -:..
Oiieen Margherita of Italy has
.a
fancy for collecting small articles
of
attire, once ' worn by famous royalty. 1
She ha4 shoes4; which belonged s to
Queea Anne, and a fan which was the
property, of Mary Queen of Scots. - j
to,
THE HOP SITUATION
i I:
saxjs or 100
SUES AT 1 CENTS TTA8
REPOBTED TESTE BDAT.
Ultr jUclni4 traa M. :lm
mt
; rMh.iag1a A Grower Accwsc 31 r,
:. Serl Macomsiaeaey. ' ,
" (From Daily, Jan. 25th.)
- The hop situation. locally;, presents a
more hopeful aspect than; prevailed a
week ago. Dealers have, many order
but find difficulty in hlling them, there'
being a disposition on th part of
growers to hold for better prices, the
prevailing, quotations being from 5 to
6 cents. 'Generally sooaking; growers
have -refrained from -disposing of their
crop at present prices, which, rt is
clainfed. wiH. establish a I inone "firm
market and probably result in, an ad
vance in quotations. ' 1
H.' J. Ottenheiiher, local agent lor
Lilicnthal & . Co., 1 yesterday reported
the purchase of too bales ol choice hops
at 7 cents, .per ound. botj declined to
give the name of the.srower of whom
Che purchase was made. r
Speaking of the present condition of
the market. 'Mr. tJttcnhtimer - said
lne market is quite active, prices
ranging from 5 to 6 cents per pound ac
cording to quality, . As soon as the
grower shows a disposition to sell his
crop at that figure, his hops will be
taken immediately. ; It ijs very easy
tor a grower to disoose of his hops at
7 cents, if he has the requisite quality.
Choice hops, however, are very scarce.1
Jaones VVinstanley, manager oi the
Salem office of the Oregon; Hop Grow
ers Association yesterday';, received j
letter from M. L. Jones, president of the
association," who recently went east in
the interest of the growers represent
ed in the association. The letter was
written at Washington. D. C., and bears
date , of the iSth inst. ' The following
excerpts are taken from thf 'commnui-
cation: ' L '
"I have about completed ' my work
here. Our representatives i and sena
tors now understand our proposition
and wishes, as I think, itiuch better
than before rnv visit here. I have also
succeeded in interesting oher people
who will give us very material assist
ance. All we have to do ris to stand
solid as a unit and for whait is reason
able and we will have wonderful suc
cess, if nor just now, in the future cer
tain, . '
"I think with careful maniagement wo
will be able to dispose of the Oregon
crop, if not with the drsirid profit, at
least witzout the serious! loss wnth
which we were for a time threatened
"I go from here lo Chicago, then
'homeward bound. I . ,! "
LET "HIM BE: CONSISTENT.
Editor Statesman: j " .
I read with some interest the article
by Louis R. Searies in I yesterday
Statesman among the Editorials of the
People." Mr. Searies cohipared the
quality of . our Oregon, hops with the
crop of Washington, California and
New ork. showing our hops up in
art unfavorable light by the comparison,
i ernaps tne reauers 01 your paper, ana
the hop growers of Oregon, would be
TV . .1. - j r . . 1
interested in the perusal of an article
by this same Louis R. Searies. hop
dealer, of Salem. Oreeon. 1S1 the West
ern 'Brewer, of Chicago, of -the issue
of December 15th. If so. I respect
fully refer them to the article, word for
word, which ' I enclose herewith. A
peiusal of the two articles of Mr. Sear
ies, and a comparison of their state-.
ir.cnts. will show that he hrmselt needs
some lessons insincerity, as surely, at
least, as the Washington fcaler of
whom lie writes in his December let
ter. "GROWER.",
Below is the letter:
"OREGON HOP CROP.
"By Louis R. Searies Co.. Salem,-
Or.. .
"The article in the Western Brewer
of Nov. 15th. written by a -Washington
hop dealer, docs the Oregon hop crop
great iniustice. and reflects upon the
intelligence of the growers of this state.
Ignorance of actual existing conditions
cannot be offered as an nokgy for the
article, whioh is a gross exaggeration
of tacts: and it is but proper that the
smnt which prompted the preparation
of the article be exposed, in the inter
est of the Oregon hop , and the Ore
gon hop grower. 1 7, 1 ' ;
Tne Oregon crop of 1H00 is not
quite up to the standard quality, but it is
superior, nevertheless, to the Washing
ton product. 'on the whole: ' such un
reliable articles are very damaging to
the ' hop industry, of , this state; they
create a wrong impression among the
brewers, ' who natually become preju
diced against the Oregon crop; but the
hop dealer of the Evergreen state real
izes that, by misrepresentation . of
the , quality of the hop' . crop
he can vsuccessfully dispose of his in
terior grade ot Washington nops to a
great advantage. f .
The ho dealer referred to, however
lias not acted consistently, in -the pre
mises, tor it is known that during the
oast season he has purchased a quant-
ty ot Oregon hops, wth winch he may
have filled his Washington orders. It
would aooear from this Circumstance
that the , quality of the Oregon crop
s not so inferior but it makes a most
desirMdct substitute fe.r the filling of
orders for the Washington! crop. This
dealer , should at least be I consistent.
and handle exchisivelv the hops that
he" champions; , his .actions alone evi
dence the insincerity of his! allegations,
which tie incorporated-in his recent
article in the VVestern Brewer., J " J
'"Orezcn growers have Ivery gener
ally adopted the spraying process, which
tnev recognize as an essential treat
ment to secure the successful maturing
ol the crop: as a eonseouence we have
a greater -percentage oi choiceand a
better quality of; good than Washing
ton ha produced, although we . ad
mit there is a sprinkling ct moid, out
it is so little that the quality has not
suffered to any srreat extent on this,
account. Oregon boos rn an aver
age are not as fine as iai vear, owing
to the rain we had before picking time,
which prevented the rapid maturing of
the bop. We must say that our qual-
Hy s every way luny as gooa, .ana
even better (on air average), than the
Washington crop: in tactj over 25 per
cent. ; of our Oregon crop this year,
which consist of 80.000 bales, is al-
7, - ' j - 7 . I . .'
, j
iVlJeady sold, having broucht from nine
a -I . . A u.t,:i-
if ten per cent, of the Western Wash
ington hops have so far found a mar
ket. This shows on the face of it that
we have had a better market here, and
tetter prices have been paid for our
goods. We do not tflink that the
trewers will be easilv misled by these
fictitious reports, for most o( them
know the merits of thehoo without the
Representations of our ; Washington
dealer." f
I 1
j The comprehensive letter on the hop
situation by Louis R. Searies, a Salem
dealer, wliich appeared among the Ed
itorials of the People, in Wednesday's
Statesman, caused ' considerable com
ment among thoso interested in the
hop industry. Mr.- Winfanlcy, man
ager of the Salem agency of the O.. H.
G. A. when seen yesterday afternoon,
expressed considerable surprise at the
Statements Mr. Searies had incorporat
ed into his letter. Not vtshrng"to par
ticipate in a newspaper controversy,
Mr. Winstanlev declined to make any
detailed statement that he considered
the representations,-therein contained
Miould receive, but he desired to refute
the allegation . that the association had
hot made a single sale of. hops since its
Organization. In this connection Mr,
jvVinstanley " Itaid: "The, association,
through, its Salem office did make a
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uuiu iiuc S4:c m linn m j.inuarjr ,1.
looo. w hen the Sani, I. Kerr lot of '.60.
bales, with a net weieht of ir8u
pounds, was disposed, of to Jacks &
iarniicnaci, o paiem, at a consideration
of Y cents per pound." '
r--In the estimate by Mr. Searies of
the yield of the 'coast states- for the
year 1899, 'Mr. Winstanley took excep
tion to what he clarni is a anisreprc
isentation. 'Mr. Searies places the Ore
gon crop at from 7.ono to 80,000 bales
while the asociation maintains that it
will not exceed 6.ono to to 000 a dif
ference of 10.000 bales. 7" The association
bases its estimate on. reliable statistics
that have been compiled from all parts
of the state. .v '
HOPS SOLO AT WOOOBl'RN.
A Lot of $2 Bales Brought 5 5-8 Cents
James Winstanley Denies
a Rumor.
The only sale of hops that has' been
effected in tliis eounty for a considerable
length of time, was made at Wood
burn on Monday, of which the Oregon
fan' correspondent at that point had
the following: "D. J. and J. Jl Long
sold nity-two oaies 01 nops 10 icorge
)V. Hubbard of Salem, for 5 5-8 cents
per pound, which amount will not
liquidate harvesting expenses. This is
5 he highest price offered here for thirty
lays past."'
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I The following denial was received by
he Statesman last evening from James
Winstanley, manager of the Salem of
4ce of the Oregon. Hop Growers As
sociation:
1 "The rumor 7 is curre'j" in jSalcm
that the hops held by the hop growers
association are to be consigned to Mr
Fox, of New York. I would now stale
that there is not one word of truth in
the rumor and that not one bale of hops
Will be consigned by the association.
IUT OF
THE MOUTHS
BABES.
OF
''iPana" said1 little' Harry, according
o tne unicago; iews, -wncn rwo peo
ple "marry are they. made one?" "Yes.
Aiy son;' was the reply. "Whkh'one,
taia?' asked Harry.' -
1 iiommyL agcd 5, was strutting around
the house in his ; first pair of boots,
ind bcinfiMfold Iris baby sister wanted
io kiss him. jsaid: "I'll just bet a cent
that IckI takes nc tor flier (father.
inline 4-ycar-oKi ixiaoci was run-
fting down hill, holding her dress
fightly. ( "Be careful," called her
moniicr, or you win aii. ajii, no
I won t, replied. Mabel, cause I m
uoioing titriw to myspw. , . !
1 . . trM
imall. Willie, accompanied fy Jus
father, was taking in the circus and
menagcrje. "Oh, papa," he exclaimed,
as they stopped in Jront ol the ele
phant, "look at- the big row with her .
h5rns irt jier nouth eating hay with
her tail." ; . 7. ....7. - ... ... -
Why was It forbidden Adam and
Five ko eat ofrthe fruit from the tree
ol knowledge?" asked the teacher of
the juvenile class. Mdby he1 was
afraid they'd fall out of the tree an'
get hurt." replied a little rfcllow who
had his arm in a. sling.
Teach a boy to be savin e after rlie
following fashion, ' and he may g-ow
up and weome va much-souht-aftcr .
bank cashier? "Yes,"' said the father
to a visitor, as he stroked his little
son's head. "Johnnie - has started a
bank for his odd pennies, and nickels.
How much have you saved tin. John
nie?" "Seven cents." replied the
youthful banker, "besides the $3.90
you owe it." '..
SALEM TILE FACTORY
..DRAIN TILE,.
Naw im th tkn to aectire ba.raln.
Price are lower now than ever before.
Choice ctock of the best ill made In
the atate. - .
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Following la the reduced price list.
J Inch tH SIO 4er 1000 f-t.
4 Inch tile J1S per 1000 feet.
C Inch tile 20 ter W00 feet.
Inch tile f 30 per 10O0 feet.
7 Inch tile- 40 per 1000 feet.
5 Inch Ule M per 1000 feet.
Writ for peeial rates by car load lott.
Addreaa,
J. E. MURPHY,
Sralraronnda, Or.