WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY;! JULY 20, 1900.
AllSE&ijNOt-vjlr
IN. HARMONY
Russia, England and Ger
many Stupicious
THE CHINESE ARE WEU PREPARED
To Fight the . Entire Civilized World
and jDisagreenient of Powers
FartLeri Their Plam.
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LONDON, July mj-Whlh evidence
accumulates dally, tkiat China has long
tteon preparing a fUrmidable military
organization in anticipation of the
prsent eonfl.iet. and j that the area of
retwllioti is eoutiuiioiisly,; extending,
harmony among tint allies, which Is To
nit et -nth a grave situation, i still
deplorably lacking.) The Russians
have refused.. Admiral Si-ymonrx: re
iust to hand ovefithe restored Takn
Tieii TUi railway tothe English com
pany, and It I ruiuortNl that Germany
pur'Ntse taking a k-tiou JiidejKrudent
sti p. namely to patrol the Yangtso
Klaugwith mcn-of war. Such a step
wouhiljo greatly resenti-d by England.
Germany and RUSSIA.
Berlin, July lS.-.Froiu two distinct
sources, the con-siM lident -of the Asso
cl!.t.d Press today ascertained, that
.Count Ton' Biiel'owj has finally siv
cyded In ''-aliaylng; tW suspicion.- of
Bisoa. aroused y Emperor , Wil
liaai' recent speocacs and by .other
fads, and that ,.jnj cnU-iiso regarding
future action in China, iia I eii t e.ich--d
!
'Ha' foreign Secretary -"convinces
Ii ssia. that . tJornjany whiihI In no
wise interfere with her plans iu Mnn
eh bin and N.rth-tii; Chlna.'a well as
Co it:, and that Germany harltor.- no
dere of territorial 'aggrandizement-.
Inis-ua. m her parr. agrees- not to
bierf-re with GcrV-iany's trade in Rus
sia. iiiIuth of tntim-iiee in China.- af
ter o der Las hc-ir cst:tl,lls!ieL The
ini;sre si.ai in olli.-inl -tri-l? here Is
t I:t r that situation in growing 'steadily
w ise. nml tluit the anti-foreign inove
iim ft Is spreading. : It is believed that
Li Deng Chang is. playing fa le.
, FROM -' VANCOUVER.
Vaneotner Rarraeks, Wash.. Jnly IS.
Company I L, Sett-nth Infantry, lias
Ihh-ii ' ordered !tO! Han -Francisco, pre
xti;i.ally for duty iu China.
j s ' troops prom err. a. y ;
Washington, J6ly1l8. Tlie' War IHu
liarttnettt has decided to withdraw an
oi her rcgi ment of j troops from Culw,
for service Iit 'Chipa.' Tlila trill leave
' tudy -Jtx.Hi troops ju, Cuba.
: j ALARMfi NEWS.
Indon. Jylj' li.r-AartiHng, news
h:s Ihii eotiveyedj to .the , laily . Ex
liWs, from Tokiolfto tli flTecl that
the apparent relniitancc of (Jermnny
aniil'llu.-wia lu.conent to the, Japanese
oniniaiMlers , reit-ist for . nn army
orp, has let! tUj Japanese Covern
tnent io delay tbtfi forwarding f tlie
division already mobilized. The Stand
ard, in an alarmist elitorlal. tiys:
"It is nselew any Jnger to hide from
ourselves the faetj that China has de
clared war on civilization, and has
liiiiifed into the conflict, with a Tabid
fr nzy. It Is epi;dly futile to discuss,
wlietticr the Hohiumi.-k are l:ng wag.'d
by the ChhM'se fJMerumer.t." In -which
it Is evident that hn administration of
some kind exists.! . f Unless r.nmistak
able evidence., eXt-ulpatlng the I'ekiti
CoverntiH-tit. is promptly fortiicoiuing.
th Powers should treat tTiina as in a
H-Higerent Ftate. :cA net ac(-.!-dinrly."
"A similar line Of cuyimeiu is takea
by other morning pnjier. All a;ilM"d
the course of Cotjct Von Euelow. Il.r
tb-rnuin fon,dsrn Ht retary.i I:i stopping
the Chinese .telegrams from te i'hi
nese legation In Iterba. ami all Krp:e
the other powers to Tollow tiertny's
example. , If .
A siKH-Ial disiwiiteh , from Tien Iwn
ditrlbut the nniolwr or - those kilTinl
at tlM' capture of ; the native city as
follows: Russian! 1: Japaueye. 5.:
r.ritish. 40. and A-iTban!. r.T. Tin--orresnindeut
wlto fWnils t Ms averts
that thousands fj Chinese -svere kilUnl
and that flshtinaj .j tvas still go! ng on
when his dispatch was Pent. ,
HIM'akfng', abotd i tie. Chinese nriiin
inetits. the- Kreusd ZeltMtig siys:
T.rltish ninhuflonirers of arms a-r
lhnr enc:igi-l In S"Iiitr weamos tot'x
Chinese, nn l they1 will eontinne to d
ko until the indignation of the world
stops them." : "
CillXA WELL ARMED.
St! VtersburjrJ ! Jnly IS. Kr ports
have UH'n rH-eitel. by the IJusshin
general staff, frtmi the Amur district
showing that the iCbinse have ma le
serious pnjva rat Jons there, ami are
iow incentrate! on ,the railway line
from Algun to Saglialiou. The are
well supidiiHl with artillery, ami have
lare- (itiantitieft of animnnitions. .
AN I MPORTANT" CONTEST
WVAlil' LAND j IN WARNER VAI
. . LEY IS tX DISPUTE. . ;
Sold by the- State of Oregon to Cattle
Men. It Is Now Claimed by
Homestead Settlers."
W A S I II 'XOTOX; J uly IS. A hearing
was lieguo toilay. and will bo continu
ed tomorrow. leforo Commissioner
Hermann, of the- Oeneral En ml Oflic.
In the swamp land contest betwec"
the Stale of Oregon and iinmcrous set
tlers for the title to lands In Warner
valley, Oregon. , Tbo state contends
fttat the lands are swamp lanus. while
a large number of homestead settlers,
who hare located there, deny this- and
pay that tne state bad no rtutliority to
dispose of tlie jland to large cattle
owners. The ttlers claim that at
one time the valley was a large lake,
and was reported as such by Ueiiten
ant Fremont, In 1SI3, The issue to be
swamp land act, of JS-ptember, lhJi.
A irOT DAY.
New York, July lS.-The hot wt-ath-tL
'a3i,an or contrmuted toward
t lie death of more than seventx 1st
sons In this city and vicinity. More
than half the fatalities were atuoug
babies and little children. Late tu
nlsht the temperature moderated. On
the streets the temijerature ranged
from 3 to 10r. i
THE STRIKE ENDS.
Vancouver. B. July IS. The Csh
crmen's strike, which has stopfMiI all
work for two weeks on Frazer rivr.
was praetieally settled this afternoon
by the canners agreeing to ay a max
imum of 20 cents and a minimum of
15 -ents ier fish for the season.
COUNTY EliirKJES. County Jude
John 8cotl"p-nt Tujslay afternoon in
making an instiection of the bridges
on Salem Irairie and In the vicinity of
Rrooka tliat were reiortHl Io - le in
need of repairs. Judge Scott found
the structures as represented and the
court will take steps to make the ne
cessary repairs. In the construction
and repairing of bridges, the present
comiuitw iouers court Is resolved to
employ. only the lest nia Serials and
first-class workmen, flia t i the serv Ice
and durability of the structures inay.1e
prolonged. Judge Seort is In re-elpt
of a - comtnuulcation Informing him
that Linn -ounty r-onrt stamls raly
to. assume her proportionate share of
the exinse that will Tie necessary to
repair the Stayton .bridge, and that
structure will . receive tins prompt at
tention of the two courts.- Tin cost
of making the'reinircd repairs will ai
proxlmate iJtWxfc r
WITH THE ARGONAUTS
risEi) LotKLEir if:sckiuks conui-
' TIOSS ON T1IK XOStK ItP.AClf.
rrltnl Uw Prorliiimetl And Effort Matte
1
to lrotct th IVople from IUesse
Katun' t anrral.
NOME, Alaska. June ."A Edi
tor Statesman: Fifty, feet alwive our
tent lies the steamer .1W Ia thews.
She 'was thrown there by a storm list
July. To one sid. of her and farther
back lies Home of the machinery ami
other parts of the Sovereign, which
was wrecked last fall. Thousands of
tents, millions of feet of lumber, ami
millions of 'dollars worth of freight,
are lying, within a, few, feet of the
water's, edge A storm on t lie IJering
Sea. such as that which throw-the' Joe
Matthews' high and dry, would carry
away the larger part of all tin? freight
and mo.t of the tents along the sea
shore for ten miles in' both directions
frtim 'ome, but still the weather k-eps
lovely,, .tto rain, po fog. 1 rcgular
Willa mette valley , summer wca titer,
bnt oh I timers n:ty it Is unprecedented
and cannot last for long.
This morning I saw a-Very pretty
sight. We. work from 12 oV-Im-k at
nipht to IO a. in. At abont 1 the
sky liegan taking on a faint tinge of
dnlc. As dawn approached ' the pink
dceis tied, salmon, pearl gniy, and oth
er delicate tints aplHafel; at 2:27 tin
sun rose from the low lying bills north
of town. The' sun rises a little east of
rut-til;. It lit up the anvil which marks
Anvil : creek four miles distant, rose
higher, and the P.eiing Sea, respond
ing to its morning gr-efiiig. trembled
led v .irklcd in its role of wa-srifii
and molten silver. It was a sight I
w;ll r.ot si Mn forget.
Yestcrdav.. for ."the-first 'time In the
history of Nome, a military patrol was
established.- tSetiernl Itandall has
placel the city under martial law. It
was urgently ne ded for sanitary and
other N-asous. The titter lack; of all
san'tary -prw-anthins must inevitably
re-ult In a great amount of sickness.
Nome's' situation at I test Is very un
i'e.ilthfnl. lVneath one's Uft the
ttmdra quakes ami trembles.' Soni
tin.es a mule will go down lielly-deep
in the soft muck. Where i yon put
yoiir rt. lor a yn1 or two the ground
sinks and trembles. Already typhoid,
j.ik ununiia and suialliox have broken
'out. . -. ' i
t;rst hidignntfon is expressed over
the action .of the captain of the Ore
tron. Smallpox develoisil on lioard at
Dutch Ilarlior. He kiit it quiet, and
lauded the snfTerers on tlie tHach at
Nome at 11 o'clisk at night,
without flying the yellow flag or notl
fving the quarantine otlh-er. He did
'not wish ''to Ih wtit to Esrg Island for
'twelve days, as the Ohio and Zonta
'once were. ; '
.The eleven cases of smallpox, tpotng
cared for by the authorities are traced
to the Oregou. A good many of the
passengers who were afflicted with a
mild form, probably varioloid, are
walking the streets, with no restric
tions whafever. This morning some
one, -bearded like a pard," taprsil
me on the shoulder. ; I turned around
to find Bert Howard, son of "SI nunk"
the sub-letter carrier. He had Just
come in on a schooner from 'Frisco,
Uft.v-three days en route. He bnught
a team of horses, feinl - ami waeon,
thauling is $10 an hour herer but they
met a heavy storm which kllknl both
of his horses. He is a good rustler
and will soon make cood his loss. A
block farther down Front street, as I
was rushing along trying to dodge the
dog teams and keep the flying dust out
ot my month and eyes, I was bailed
bv'Jimmy Culver, who asked me the
news from the old town. A bit further
down, near the N. A. T. & T. CVk, , I
rriet Harry' Mlnto. who had just a r
rlvinL He was with Anderson, who
used to run the Fan saloon at Salem.
cross the street a group of Salemltes
were comparing notes. I joined tliem
and found Herbert Farrar Clyde
Prandenburg, M. E. Togue. and a few
Others of the Salem contingent. I
iw a lively "scrap" a day or two ago.
Two men. Dan Kane, and E. P- Lonex.
lu ,, ..h nf Nome's deadly 4Vro.l
alioard as theKcouId carry. HJ
V-nt osch otlier. : They .pollen their
when Deputy
MaTshal T"X" Qninlin and his brother-
JShenrbotL" arrr The-
i..rms IXnoty Cunn. interrercu n
crowd, thiukins it would twi n" "iw.t
idea td.tet them settle their awn, diffi
culty, rescued them from tl officer.
A bad man drew his gun on one of the
deputies ami was knocked Insensible
by a blow from the officer's short club.
Then they pitched into the officers and
nsed them rou-hly. One of them, af
ter a rough and tumble, emerged with
cut ami bleeding face ami ran to the
barracks. InT a few moments a squad
of soldiers arrived at a double quick,
used the butts of their guns a little,
re-arrested the men and marched them
to the ba.-racks Oeneral Itandall has
proclaimed martial Law for ioliee ami
sanitary reasons, and an armed squail
patrols tlie streets day and night.
There are a great many kinds of
people here, ami for one kind I have
a profound symiiathy. Let me give
yon a picture, not in the least over
drawn. He is a young fellow, a clerk,
nnuscd to rough ways. He coms from
a little village In Ohio, ne couldn't
save enough money to lift the mort
gage, or get marrletl, or for some oth
er old reason, so he came here to 1
one of tlie lucky ones who were going
to strike It rich. When he landed, he
eyed the sand closely. He expected 1"
see a little of the far-sought golden
sand. He went j5ow;i town and found
a ixrfc-t ; Eedlam. Everj oue was cv
Ins Into the saloons. He tlpicd his
hat back and swaggered up to the bar
and called, for a drink to show them
that he was "it." All the old-timers,
the "sour doughs." siju-d him up and
i felt sorry for him. He went out on
the street. Meals $3..10. He didn't
have much left, so he hunted up a
? 1 " meal. Next day he felt pretty
homesick He went down : the lNacli.
ine thing seemeil to ipe a fixzjle. He
stood on the corner, terribly 14msome:
some one swore at him, "gangway
there." "march along, "what . in do
yon mean by blocking up the wav like
that?" A Inmp was In his throat. He
finds that there is very little prospct
of work jon the ln;ach. He starts for
Pinny rnn. on Cripple river, with a
c-Vt. JTlie sand Is soft, and H Is kill
ing work.. He has to go out (into the
watr with his; enrtifo get around the
pipes and piers .of the big steam
dn-dges, etc. , A, big waye tips-liirt -cart,
over. Wet. 'tllscoursgeil.' .hcf' .resiMies
his gruMls. caiiips cin shore 'and 'gw
I Kick to town. lie dechles to put his
small! remaining capital into, a lwat
and strike out for Toiicock or Oolovin
Ray. lie buys a. pretty fair loat for
$.". He puts his amp equipage" in.
bnt liefore he can start lie finds be has
paid his pmm1 inoney to a stranger who
had no. title whatever to -the lHat.
Kicking is useless, so he swallows the
lump in his throat, unload his goods
and next day, when I passed, I saw
this sign: "Selling out at cost; lioots
2. shotgun $15. canned goods at Se
attle prices." He got a few days, work
ami with what he got for Ins outfit be
Ipougbt a sterage ticket for Cod's
country. -
lie is not the only one. There are
scores iu the same isisition. I saw a
dozen outfits of disouraged Argonauts
for sale the other day. . lots of. ex
liensive machinery on this Is-ach will
liefer Ik set tip. Some creeks are rich.
Anvil ereekfor example. We have an
offer of a layout on a 1 tench claim op
losite Auvil cr'ck. We are going to
phpqwt it. and if good, take jt.'np.
We met Jo Cavauagh in town the
other day.
We took a patent gold scpnra tor
wnh us, which was to sjivo-J5 ip-r
cent of the gold. It cost us in the -vicinity
.'.of ?5o. We liaye given it ,can
ful trial and find by panning the tail
ings, that as much seaites as is saved.
We think the guarantee should have
rifid; "Cuarahtccd to lost? f in-r c nt
of the gold.' We are blooTled. We
iw the galvaniwtl iron jot for a wasli
tub. Might3' few ls-ople can afford a
Jf.'st waUiitub.
N--ssity is the mother of invention.
I will give one example. We ; have
three gold pans. We are short on
large pans for cooking and other pur
poses. so we pri'ss our gold pans into
use for wash basin, dish pan, bread
nan. bath tub, etc. At first, if lien
had Iteen usfitg the pan for a luith Uth
i was a little squesimish of the next
batch of bread, but I have gotten
bravely over that. .We .went out a few
days ago and caught our gum lioots
full of smelt, and a bad cold. The
former we quickly disposal of; the
latter we are getting rid of gradually.
I met Jack Ityan on tlie beach this
morning. II; lost his moustache and
singed his hair in an adventure with
nn oil stove. In which he came, out
sH-ond liest. Earring the loss of his
moustache It did him no harm.
From our tent door I -an count over
twenty vssels riding at anchor ltefore
Nome. Near the bridge the other day,
thereihung on a clothesline a baby's
little pink wrapper. More than Lone-miiM-r.
who left wife and 1p:i1V in'
the stati-s, suddenly discovered he had
gotten some dust in his eyes, or had a
bad ooTo. which necessitated the use
of his handkerchief. Strange, but; it
affected my es'es, too.
On the crest of a hill overlooking-
the "Rring Sea stotsl, with bared heads
ami tear-dimmed eyes, a group of Sa
hmltes. on. Tune 2."M. Alstve, tin'
white fl-ecy clouds drlfted'-by: under
foot was the soft, springy tundron.
Alovc the splash of the wares on the
Itorieh. rse our yoics as we sang.
"Nearer, my Coil. 'to Thee," over the
srrave of one of our nnmber. Frank
Kaiser. He was sick most of the time
on the "voyage to Nome. The doctor
pronounced bis malady typhoid fever,
lie died at It o'clock a. m, June -23d.
He was unconscious for several days
preceding his death. Everything that
could le done for his omfort was
done. Rev. W. A. Lindsey conducted
the fnneral srvlces. A fragrant cedar
coffin was . made. Inside ' the coffin
wery placel pure white wild flowers.
On Ids coffin we wrote; "In my Fa tin
er's house are many mansions. I. go
to prepare a place for yon." It waa a
very sad funeral." Gol grant that no
more of our number lay down their
life so far from home nd loved ones.
FRED LOCK LEY JR.
PLEADED CUILTV.-John rhilips.
alias C.Ilson Eyron, the bicycle thief
who was returned Tuesiay aueraoon
frnm Albanv. where his capture, was
effected on the preceiling day, when
arraigned before City Recorder N, J.
Judab yesterday morning, pleaded
miiltv to t hecharge of the larceny or
a bicycle, ami was sentenced to three
months in the county Jail- The value
of the wheel being less than $35. the
theft of the bicycle did not constitute
I felouv. BVron Is supposed to nave
(come to Sakm from the vicinity of
Dallas.
Fine printing Statesman Job Office.
SOME IDAHO
CONVENTIONS
Governor Stenneiibenr
Defeated.
'i
DUBOIS TO BE NEXT SENATOR
Republicans Hold their Heeling and
Natua a Fall Ticket for Electors
and State Officers.
rOCArELLO, Idaho., July 18.-After
a bltti-f eouti'st lasting all the after
noon, tlie state Deuneratic cinveuton.
late tlais afteriKwm, s-atel what Is
called jVKtr! tlelegatiou, from Sho
shone pfwtunty. tthe I 'eur d Alettes,) Ijv,
a vote tof; 122 to 1H. This delegation
Is opiposed to Coveruor Steunenborg
and It was supjiortel by those who
favor the nomination of FrHl T.
DidMfjUnipMl States Snator. The
tovrpor: tppisl' the nomination of
any candidate for Stnator. "
Iul4is j was joined in the fight by
J. H.jjllawley, also a candidate, for
Senator. jThe result indic-ates that Du
loIs will be nominattHl.
A feature of the cmtest was the re
leasiuj; of aomej of tlie dvlegat Ions
from Uie; unit rule, placed on them by
their t-otmtles. : Chairman Perky.' a
Hawly knan. ruled that the delegates
could -j vote as tliiey wishnl on the mo
tlon t absolve the vote. which was
practically the same as on the motion
to s-:it W'hhVs delegates."
At liej evening session W. II. Watt,
of Elaine, was made the iermanent
cliairiaia. A confjireiM-e -ommittie of
one ff-oiiii each county was nainetl-for
the fiiskm -:iucus. and the -ommlttee
of notification was a!Miintel to notify
the Pppullsts atnl Silver Republicans.
The brder of - bdsiness provides that
the cniunittee on; platform and resolu
tiousrrejHirt the lir.st thing tomorrow,
then ft lie nominations will follow.
Jut at what rsiint in the pivcinntings
the Attempt of1 tlie Dulntis men. to
force'hls nomination for tlie Senate,
will ( introluel, ihas not leaked out.
. 1 REPUHL1CAN TICKET, '
Ros'.i Idaho. July IS. Thefstate Re
publiisttar -onventiou today nominated
tlie fallowing ticket: - " '
I'rsidential ele-tors !eorge Mi ParJ
sons,' of Iemhi; Judge W. It. ITe.vburh.
a nd fj . W. Rrwt,on.- of Idaho county:
for Congress Jphn, T. Morrison, f
Cah.fon; Supreme- Court Edgar C.
.Mteeh. litali: rsovwrnor D.. W. Stan
droi EaniKM-k; L'"Utenant-t5overtior
A. A- t'rane. Ko.pten.il; S'eivtarv4 of
State M. Patrle.! Fremont: State
Treasurer George M. ICeshr. f Ness
Perrfe: iStnte Auditor Harry J. Syms.
Elmpre; Attorne.r-tJ'neral Ceo. E.
;tat, Oneida; Siisr hit emleitt of Pub
lic Instruct ion Miss. Jessie. Reilly. of
Blaise;: Muie; 1 usteetor N. ."Robert
I-Ih Ciister. ;.V . . . -
Tle, platform .renews, allegiance to
the 'principles of Republicanism, and
d-cljires its unqualified approval of the
Nat)nal platform adopted at I'hil
adIfihla. its adherence to the. prin
ciphf representeil by tlie officbil act
of tlie Administration of Win. McKin
ley. faml philges itself to the supjHtrt
of the sa tne. i "
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Ponjeroy, Washington. Nearly WIiskI
Out Yesterday. 1
Pomeroy. .Wash.; July IS. The most
disastrous tire in the history of this
towjt broke out-this afternoon. Tlie
losjs aggregate more than fOO.lioo.
The! fire originated from a gasoline
cigar lamp in a sahton.' V.. H. SiH'ley
bandy escaped alive by jumping from
the Wfiond story of his building. O. Ii.
CaiapU'll. E. M.;Ratich and R. L Stev
eusn Were overome by the In'at ami
werr oarlrpd away by friends. Janw-s
Sfiawley and Z. K Zinn were severely
buriM! altout tl fa and hand. The
coiiDty; Ioss fltt.otio by the burning of
the ji-oiirt house. Tlie Pomeroy. Mer
canfilei Co. sufferel the heaviest loss,
$:n.NNi, but It was fully insuml.
fllE MILITARY STRirSOTIL
Tell
Million Men -'Available for War
PuriKises. if Needed. ,
vTftshington. filly IS. The Adjutant
General's ffic lias Issueil Its list of
tle organized militia forces of the
Uulred St ts, together with the num
iKTtof mea nrallable for military duty,
bnt unorganised.. The grand total of
tbcf oi-ganizetr mllitianK-n in the sev
eral states and trrritorh. at the last
reirrt; was ltS.SnO. Those nnorgati
lze4. bur available for military duty,
agjh-egate 10,443,142.
"Ii:. I
BAD COLLISION AT SEA-
TTtT STIlAiIERS- INJURED OFF
,SAN FRANCISCO HARROI
i'T' '". - ' ' '
Nd Fatalities. Imt Roth Vessels Are
injuretl A Dense Fog the Canse
L of the Collision. . ' ,
saX FRANCISCO. Jnly 18. Tlie
Rritish steanwr IWdglan King, under
charter to the United States govorn
meat from this city to Sattle. and
th Norwegian seamer Tellus, from
Coinox. R- C to this city, loaded with
coal, collided head-on. at 1:40 n. m..
List night, fifteen milea sotttb of roln
Arena. A dense-fog prevailed at tbe
tinjie. i The Tellus is Itadly datnagevl.
and the lielgian King Is leaking slight
ly:' i ;1';" '-"':' -:
Wltea. the collision occurred both
vetuxds were! going at full speel
astern. Tlie Belgian King cot through
the Tellus Into her forehold. cutting
down several feet under tbe water
line. When the Belgian King pulld
otrtl the Telia slieareil off as though
shit was going to slut: Captain IVter
MH and crew took t6 the lsats aisl
went on board the Belgian King, whkh
stood by untd4:30 o'clock this morn
ing. The crew of the Tellus tlien re
turned to their positions, and got steam
u The lielgian King fastened a
line on the Tellus, and brought her
back to this city. The Tellus" fore
bold Is full of water, and the Belgian
King has several broken plates iu her
bow.
ORDERED TO CHINA.
Yallejo. Cal.. Jnly IS. Commander
Francis J. Drake. f Mare Island, who
has I teen in charge of the ordnance de
partment at this post for isome time,
has lieeu onleretl to China. Secret
ortlers. re-eived at the Stat lou. have
len the t-ause of an Increase of tlie
great activity on the . various ships
now there, and also In other warlike
preiarations.
NEXT MEETING PLACE.
I -: ' ' " . - '
Imln.'Jnly IS. Tlie World's Chris
tian Endeavor Hnventhn ttslay se
lected Shettiehl as the meeting place
in I'.sil, and Manchester in llsrj.
COULD GI YE NO REASON. An
amusing im-ideut Is related iu conme
tlou with the --capture at Alltany. on
Monday afternoon of John I'lnlli,.
alias Gilsoit Ityroii. the bicycle thief,
who was yesterday sentenced to a
ninety days term in the Marion coun
ty jail for his crime. Byron attempted
to sell the wheel to Mr. Schmidt, the
Alltany gunsmith, but that 'gentleman
tietng ftossessed of a description tf the
wlieel, Itlenti'fieil it at once' ami inform
ed the fellow that It was' a stolen
wheel ami he would not permit him to
take.it out of the building. This ang
ered the Wily thief who deelard he
would go and consult the sheriff. Mr.
Schmidt remarked that w;rs just the
eoifrse he was thinking of pursuing
and on"erd t accompany the fellow
to the marshal's otttce. The couple
started-down the street, walking sidq
by side until tlie first cross street -was
reached when Byron lea mhI - from the
walk ami dashed down the street with
tlie agility of a deer. Mr. Schmidt
gave chase at the same time sounding
an alarm, but owing to his eorpulency
was obliged to abandon , the chase af
ter, running a few. bkteks. Two stone
masons took up the chase and after
a lively run, one of the men overtook
the sitoedy similiter who turned on his
pursuer and inquired "what do you
want me for?" The interrogation
staggered the captor for a moment but
he cooly replied. "I'll !te d -d If 1
know." but kept his man cornered un
til lielp arrival when the fellow was
escort iil. to the city jail to await the
arrival of the Salem officials.
WANT OREGON PRUNES
CALIFORNIA Hl'VClW IIKHIKE TO C'ON
TKACT WKUKOOT CKOI.
, t ''it .-! 1 -
yill He e Kbortsee ot riia Crop In Oolil-Stt-A
lSw Variety In 11J
t '.'! XmVtoy.
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: There will Ite a shortage in the "ali:
fonija' prune crop this yeajaiid f buy-ei-s
i from .that state are, already, visiting-
the prune secrions of regon- ftr
the puntose.of fon tract ing with Ore
gon growers for this years, erp that
they may lie able to supply onlcrs they
have n-ceivwl. ' ' '
A representatlvo of Porter Bros., of.
San" Francisco, has ..lieon In His vicin
ity ftr seir-i-ral days and is anxious to
write contracts with Orcgtni growers
fv'r this years prune ' crop. It Is tuft
known with what sin-Cess the agem
has met but with 1he spirit of or
ganization that so tmivi rablly exists
among the growers of this sin-lion, it
Is not likely that they will Ipe In any
great iias't'e to contract their pnme
at a nominal figure but rather
investigate the Itciiefits to In
derivi-d from eO-oieratioii. It is un
lersto.nl contracting agents 'from Cal
ifornia offer to contract for from tl1
to 4"-i ci'iits aeord!rig to the grade of
the frnit to le deliverel.
The shortage of the taliforni.T-prune
crop, which until rei-ently promisil a
good yield, s due to the unusual ex
tent of tlie Jnno "drop" of the fruit.
Growers in this county restrt a ,'tin
slderable dropping of the fruit In this
section.--which will to an extent re
duce the yield in the Willamette Yal-
James WInsfanley. who resides on
the Marion county side of the Wit lam
rtte a "few miles- north 'of Salem, yes
terday had on exhibit at his office In
this city a new variety of the prune
family the Willamette' prune; The
samples were plucked from a twit
year old tree on Mr. Wlnsfanley's
farm and represent the first crop. Tlie
Willamette Is a swilling from the Ital
ian ami "was Introduced in the valley
altont four years ago by n Mr. Ilasklns.
of Newlterg. There are not many
tree of this Variety In the Yalley.
In color, size and shafte, the Vlllaln
ette very closely resembles the Italian;
It has a finer flavor but Is not so tart
as the Italian and nearly as sweet as
the Petite. The Willamette riens
altont two months earlier than tlie
Kalian. It Is now ready for picking
and can Ite harvested anil preserved
before the fall rains and unseasonable
weather conditions arrive. While the
Willamette has an advantage In Its
early ripening, the only objection and
da ugcr there Is in Its cultivation is
"that It flowers too early In the season
its blossoms appearing In March si mu
ultaneonsty with the peacb blooms,
making it liable to injury from the
late Spring frosts. It is barely- pos
sible, however, that the Willamette
may prove tlie prune for the Willam
ette Yalley. after which It was named.
Both tbe Italian and Petite varieties
are : foreigners and tlie 'Willamette
may supply the demand for a native
prune. .. '...'.
DANISH COLONY
IN LANE COUNTY.
Affairs Are Progressing Yery Favora
bly Towards Its Establishment.
Eugene Guard: ' ,
Rev. IV L. C. Hansen, of Portland,
who Is Interesfetl In the location of a
Danish colony In Jjine county, said
everything Is very favorable. At tliej
present time twenty-seven families
have selected land and ftahl for tlie
same, and will arrive altout Sptem!ter
1st. although some may come sooner.
The first to arrive. Rev. Hansen
states, will come from Iowa and Min
nesota. They wish to dispose of their
present realty hold lugs before moving
to the West and thts is the reason they
will mot eome sooner. Regarding ojt
t Ions held on other properties aud ad
jacent to that already purchased. Rev.
Hansen Kay he fully exited It will
all tie pun based In time. Of course
some f the intending st'ttlers will
await until the advance guard locates.
and learn from them whether or. not
they; are pleased. It may take two or
three years to settle a colony of con
siderable proport lows, but" It will sure
ly (xmio, '
As an earntst of the Interest mani
fested in this enterprise by-people tf
the Middle West. Rev. Hansen In
formed the rcltorter that he bad re
ceived a letter of Inquiry from the
manager of a large sash ami door
factory lu one f tlie lake states who
is hsiking for a hn-ation. and Ifits had
his attention attracted to Eugene by.
reason of the protosd hs-atioti of- the
Danes in this -ouiity. : '
While on this trip ReV. Hansen will
investigate the feasibility of the hea
tioii of a m-w factory; at this jtoint.
and reistrt to him. Rsv. Hansen says
the gentleman has ample vapital to
install a first--lass plant, and if he'
decides 'to htcate here 'will ojnerate a
factory u fhe. most iiUMleru inethotls.
Rev. 'Hanson, from a slntrt surVy of
tlie ootid it Ion here. Is Inclined to be
lieve Hunt the location of another such
factory In Eugene would In a very
profitalile Investment. . -;' .
BOUNTY FOIt SCALPS
Sil'MHRlt Oty CLAIMS AO A INST TI1K
KTATK IS IM-KKASIM1.
TlKl'MtTbrniMonlht the-Moat Kspi
i BlrcQanrtrr Klnc ttt Uw Wm
... 1 - i Kucttl. ' . 1 . " , . . j
Soretnry of State F, 1. Dunbar yes
terday gave out a statement, showing
the iiumlNr of cttyote, wildcat and oth
er seal its', for which certificates have
lioen receivi! at his oiric'. and war
rants drawn In payment therinf at
the rate of for evtry scalp. This
statement shows thixi i;5.!H scalps
were i i id for during tlie quarter end
lug June '.Ml. Unto, a jtotal disburse
ment of $37.N!I. During the pn--od-tug
qtiitrter the total mitnhcr of ticalps
paid for was S.t".S. at a cost of $17.
Jl. showing alt Increase 'during' the -last
quarter, over-' tint preiMllii'g line,
oi $Hi.57S. The total .'-'number of
scalp paid for sim-e jhe law was en
iidisl is Ki.4."iI, or a tidal expeuditrre
of i:7S..ti r.. ' .'.';
Ph-1ow Is the table, showing the
tnimltcr of scalps by ounllcs, present
ed for payment, each jscalp represent
lug ; al.so the nuinlH'r of scalps trcs
cutiHl by a h county; Kineit Hie , lo w
was in forc. mid showing tliat two
eoiiltl ies.inu and . Wasliligloir-hil ve
cvcr drawn vne cent fnoi tltit fund,
.while Malheur Iia rt-ived tho larg
ft amount, $s.33. iThe , .stateiio'tif
hhqws that Ihc tiuiulpcr of ,scaljts pres
4'iUeil for payment Js increasing from
one qiuirter to the m.-xf, and there
lHHnrs. to' In no liiiiij; ( ,.
N.4lJist -.Total No.
County Ouarier. S-ulps.
P.aker,.... ,,.,-t , v.r . );cm
IteUtoll... ,.. . . . . . . 1.1 .5.1
Clackamas.. ..- Hi , .' K
Clatsop,. .... .... -' . 1UO
Columbia..,. 1. ., J !H - .: !-'t
I'iNi.s. .... . . . . . . , " : t. 77
Crook;...-' .'. ..... K7T 2.JN14
Curry.. .. .... J :ir ' 7s
Douglas.... .... us. . : 4'.
Gilliam .. C- I-'tsT
tJrant. ... .".7 ; l.HRt
Harney.... ....... 7.:2
Jackson i.. . .. ... ,271 7.' 57
Josephine.... .. .. i Vl 1d
Klamath.. .... ... ":v.r I.7o
like .... .....li.ii:: :t.';
I-'llle. ... ..... ... j 'i:hi I 'j-27
Lincoln.. .... ..... '-j: Kl : i:;s
Malheur. ., ..... I!i 4,1 l.'t
Marion..... ... y. T 17 loo
Morrow. ....... .'. ,f Kit -r 2.2!1
Multnomah. . .... I - Pi
Sherman . . i 7J :is
TillanwNik .-. .. ! 1!N- -fi22
I'maillla. .. , . . . Littii i 4.05I
Union. .. ... . -j 'X l.llif
Wallowa. .
Wnwo. . , .
Wheeler.', .
Yamhill.
Total. ,! .
. I 2 Id
. j 4nt
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. ! 4U
.llfU7
trj
Lull
I.:'.;2
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PROf. J. M. POWtll OtAO.
Passed Away at Ills Home In Mou
, mouth Yesterday-H-An Kducalor
of High Standing I ir Oregon,
(From Daily Statesman, truly 1ft.)
News was received In .this city yes
terday of the death, early yesterday
morning at home lu .Monmouth of
Prof. J. M. Powell. !
Prof. Powell was iu Salem last
Week, when he, apiNjired to IhHii good
hi'altli., lie was taken nick on Sunday
hist, and was soon licyond hop. Ir.
J. A. Richardson, of this "city, was
Willi him the night of hi death, until
a short firm ttefore he expirol. A
long icrtod of overwork wns partly
responsible for his death.
- Prof. -Powell was well known nil
over Oregon. He had taught In the
puMIe schools, and had for a long
time Is-eti connected .""with the State
Normal SehooJ at Monmouth as oue
of Its faculty, having formerly lieen
Ytce President. lie serred for a time
a prlnciial teacher of the Oregon
State Reform School., in which ca pa
rity his sorvh-es were liiKhly appreci
ated. ' . .
Irof. rowcll leaves- a devotel wife
and two children, a liy and girl, lie
lifld a large relationship In Unn -ouii-ty
and throughout Hie state. -
CASTOR! A
For Infants aid Children.
Tha Kind Yea K219 Alsajs E::.!
Bignaturo of
"What's the size of Morocco' stand
ing armyT"
"Alsmt 2r.biiO." .
"Moor or less; I snitTtftst. X?iove
Iand Plain Dealer. -