IS IMPROVING
yrjE NEW MANAGERS OF THE
STREET CAE AND LIGHT SEE
VICE W0BE2NQ IIAEI). ' .
r.rv f Hetrterinir tha Ervte ftoe
ItVlJk 9 - - ,. j
Steadily unwaro. Axvempi wui ue
Made to Connect Asylum and Peni
tentiary lines Making Loop.
It is intended that Sclera shall ri le
on street ears and light its houses by
elcctrjcity. -
The company under the management
of Air. A. Welch has this . object in
view, anl is working out tit fructifica
tion of this idea steadily, eonseien
tiouhly and quietly. It is making no
promises, the fulfillment of which has
not already begun. There is no "hot
sir" being turned oat to mix' under
the icy glare of the- populace and to
'meet with the destructive action of
the iconoclast.
What they say they will do, it is evi
dent they are doing, and j notwithstand
ing the efforts of a Statesman man to
get. them to tell something of the
possibilities of the future, nothing was
developed. --.-'' . i ' j
The work on the line from the Pair
(.'rounds to the end of tho Yew Park
line goes on apace, and i the workmen
were at the bridge across North Mill
creek yesterday. It - is unquestioned
that the road will all be standard
gauge by the termination of ten 'days.
Jn speaking with one of the employes
yesterday, the statement was made
that the line would be equipped for
broad gauge ears within, that time. ".-!.'
"We wilt have" to re-educate the
people of Salem,' said this gentleman,
"for a great many of them are entirely
out of the habit of riding on street
cars. This is not to be wondered at,
cither, when one remembers that thj
service has Teen very far from satis
factory. It is the company's desire to
make, this service entirely satisfactory
to the people of Salem, and that will
take iHotnp time, of course, but the com
pany i a doing tho best it can to for
ward this service, aDd to uiako it sat
isfactory.' One thing more the company has in
contemplation if the matter can be
arranged, and the right of way secur
ed. That is "the connection of . the two
eastern ends of tho lines running to the
asylum and state penitentiary, thereby
forming a loop. This line would cross
over state lands and the question of
right of way will ejiter into the mat
ter. It would make a -great deal of
difference in the -present service on
those Jines as it would make it possible
for the company to start two cars
each way around the loop, and thereby
; guarantee a twelve minute service on
that line. An attempt to secure an in
terview with a member of the State
Itonrd of Asylum Commissioners or of
the Penitent jary Ioard last evening
wa onmceessf ul as to the Governor
and Secretary of State who were out of
town, but State Treasurer Moore re
turned to the city Inst evening and
waa found.
Btato Treasurer Moore said that ho
had every reason to believe that tho
State "Board would have the power and
tbo authority to grant . the company
the privilege for a term of years for
the purpose, of Imil'ling" the loop but
that they would of . course not, have the
right to deed in fee simple the land for
any purpose, that right only belonging
t"tho legislative assembly.
"Of course, I cannot speak for tha
entire board," said Mr. Moore, "only
being able to say how I feel personally;
but I do not doubt at nil that the board
will not only be willing but will rather
bo glad to help the company in any
way in their power . to extend this
loop. Of course, the matter of the
route will haVe to T;c left to the board
in a measure. I do not believe the asy
lum"""commissioner9 would allow the
road to be bnilt through the front asy
lum lawn7 rather requiring it to be
built at the bottom of the slope of the
lawn, but this distance would hot be so
far away as to cause much inconven
ience to the patrons of the liner"
It is generally believed, however,
that the' state boards would appreciate
that this would be a great benefit and
nls: a great convenience for the state
nud for its employes, and it is thought
the state board will not hesitate to
grant the privilege to the company.
The company will soon be occupying
its new offices and car barn just south
of the Willamette Hotel, and among
other improvements it is its intention
to place telephones at each line ter
minal so that the conductors of every
c-ir will report his) arrival and depart
ure, on e-ich trip, thus guaranteeing
that there will be no loss of time" at
the terminals. '' '.'.,."''
TWO FEOBATE MATTERS.
Judge Scott Refuses to Allow- Repairs
oa the A. B. Buren Resi
dence. (From Saturday's Daily.)- -County
Judge Seott yesterday issued
an order discharging Lenta D. Westa
ctt as executrix of the estate of AW O.
Vcstacott, deceased, and ordered her to
turn over to herself, the wife of the
decedent's will, h11 of the real and pes
simal property remaining unappropri
ated, and the" matter was discharged
Irom probate. 1 : "
Leda Van Buren, executrix of the
will of A. B. Buren. deceased, recently
made application to the county court,
through her attorney, for permission to
make needed repairs to: the house locat
ed on Court ,and High streets, which
li:is i been vacant ever since the' death
f the late AL B. Buren, and which can
now be rented to J. P. Hue per an an
nual rental of $240, in case gas or
tleetric lights are installed, and other
minor repairs made. Judge Scott re
fused to make the order on account of
ohji-ptron made by Max Buren, oen of
the legatees of the wilL
WHO WROTE THE NOTES.
Mr. Larsen, at Lake Labis h. Wants to
Get Asquainted With His
Enemy.
Lake Labish, July 29, IDOL j
Editor Statesman: - .-. I
In reference to the matter -of the ,
notes which appeared in the Statesman i
of Jnly 27,7 wish to say that it is per
lectly well known from what source
these communicaTToria. come. Also "any
f uTther favors the same nature
would better be presented in person at
tho front' tloor of my residence and
during daylight hours, for the greater
convenience of ; both myself and ray
anonymous correspondent. Also tire
danger will be lessened of these valu
able (?): notes being devoured by pass
ing swine, and having lost one choice
animal of this species during the-past
week I can only suspicion that he may
have devoured one of these notes! f
As I am a man- who always pays ny
debts and works hard for an honest
living, I trust that this matter will be
Bet right. t -
I have no known, enemies and myself
and my family are law abiding eiti-
eens. .: ','' . 1 ;.' v : "; f ;.-;.-";;-:
Thankinir von for this chaneo of
plaining matters,, I- am, yours very
iruiy, in me interests or justice, i
f . Route 2, Salem, Oregon.
GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
rod Ignited While Lamp Was Lcing
1 Tilled Causing a Small
j . :. Fire.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
While, filling a gasoline lamp in the
Maccabro hall at Lincoln yesterday
morning, Lorin Walling of that town,
was seriously burned about the hands,
and a fire in the building was narrowly
averted. Ifc Twas filling the lamp with
out taking it from the wall, arid a quan
tity of the gasoline was spilled onto the
floor, I whieh immediately ignited,
spreading a mss of flames on the floor
and in I the lamp. Lorin rushed to! the
door and threw the flaming can of gas
oline? into the street, and returning, car
ried out the lamn. . The fire in the
building was easily extinguished, i but
the act caused Mr. Walling to burn his
ha nds n nd a rm severely, an d he will
be unable to use them for some time.
There was a fire in the stove at ; the
time, and the temperature of the room
was high, which was probably the sause
of the ftasolina igniting.
The Ladies of the Maccabees are to
give an ice cream social at the hall
this evening and were making prepara
tions f.n that event, scrubbing the
floor and other things, -at the time of
the aeuident. The fire in the. stove was
for heating water with which to scrub.
An explosioin of gasoline by lieing
poured iivto the. warm air in a closed
room usually results in the destruction
of the room by fire, and the end of the
person . handling the fuel, and Mr. Wai
ling in congratulating himself on hav
ing eKK'iiped with such comparatively
small injury, ' ' - .
THIS IS NOT KANSAS.
Gentleman From Texas Scnd3 Remedy
For Grasshoppers in. Wheat
i Fields.
f
(From Saturday ' Daily.)
Governor Chamberlain i3 in receipt
of a letter from J. L. Davis, M. D of
San Antonio, Texas, who is philah
thropically inclined, and suggests a
remedy for the army of grasshoppers
which he imagines is ravaging ; the
grain" fields" of the state. He says he
just reada dispatch tolling of a ivast
army f grasshoppers passing through
tho etate, and hastened to send the
formula for a spray, which he guaran
tees to be proof against any further
damage on the part of the tiny hop
pers. ill's uiroctions for preparing the
Kjr'iy are as . follows: "Dissolve 2'j
pounds of crystallizel sulphate of cop
per in 40 gallons of water, enough to
spray an acre of grain, and put on
enough - to make it .uncomfortaljle for
the gfasnhoppers. It is applied in solu
tion, by sprajing. If not effective
fully by one spraying, repeat again in
three days."
A great' deal of trouble is being ex
perienced in Lincoln county from cat
erpillars, and it is probable the. gentle
man has "mistaken this scourge for
grasshoppers. ,
WALLER DAM REBUILT.
A Permanent Concrete Wall Was Euiit
Requiring Several Hrui died Bar
rels of fcemont.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
The, Salm Flouring Mills Company
is making extensive improvements in
the local prcrtrty, in preparation for
the approaching harvest. The old Wal
ler dam above, the city has teen torn
out ar.d dining the past week a large
force of men were at work replacing it
with h concrete wall. About sixty
five fret of cement wall has been- built,
requiring several hundred barrels of
cement. This work was put in substan
tially the foundation leing put down
five feet below the surfaea of the
ground. Considerable other repairing
hais also been made in the dain. A
lrge amount of machinery was yeter-
dav received by the company for in
creasing its plant, and a complete
steam roller for rolling Parley and oata
will be made ready for harvest. There
is bo such plant now being opcratea in
Salem. ; .
ACTION FOE DAMAGES.
Defective Ilcrse Bought for a llish
, Price Brings On a CiYil ;
..f .' " -': Suit. :-':.;'
v (From' Saturday's Daily.)!
V.'.l B. McormSck yesterday i Ix-gan
iiii altion for damages against Joseph
Vincent in department No. 1 of the
rircoit court for Marion county. He
demands jnugment for $123 damages,
together with costs and tlisourseuiems
of the action, and alleges that on July
O.JlU't, be jHirchastMl from "Vincent a
horse; for a consideration of $200, and
that while the. animal was represented
to 1 -t, sound $n eveTy respect, he was in
reality ur.s.und in his eyes, and his
sight "defective. John II. and C. I. Mc-
Naryi appear of record as attorneys lor
the plaintiff.
. , . r .
FUNERAL THIS MORNING.
Th funeral 'of s tho -late. A. II. Chaf
er will be hell at the family residence,
No. r.6 Li lerty street, at 10 )VWk
thi r.Siturdav) morning, conducted by
Ecv.JFv W. CUiffe, of the First Baptist
churchr and interment will be "made in
City View cemetery. - Through an: er
ror the Statesman k of yesterday an-nourtce?-!
that the funeral would bo held
on Friday morning. .,
WEEEXY - OEEG01?
IS FROfil ALASKA
A COUNTRY WITH VAST RICH
NESS TJNDEVELOPED-OFTOS-TUNITTES
FOR CAPITAL.
Ilenxy W. Meyers Talis About the
Opportunities cf That .Wonderful
Territory Its Mines, Its Fiskinj In-
. dustry, and Its Sseaery.
. (From Sunday's Daily.)
Mr. Henry W. Meyers, of the firm of
Jos. Meyers &-Sons, while in Alaska
looked that country over with the eye
of the practiced business man j and
comes back" to Salem with a good many
stories cf its wonders and of prognosti
cations for its future. s t J
"I had not the least idea of' what
'Alaska' meant when I beard the name
spoken before my trip," said he to the
writer the other day. "I expected to
see a cold barren waste, with nothing
to commend it at, all to the man who
cared for life and for life's comforts.
But I am willing. to admit that I was
very much surprised to see the evi
dences of commercial yalue which I en
countered there."; f ,
i After, telling something of his trip,
which took in all the beautiful scenic
points in Southern Alaska, he . told
something of the wonders of Alaska's
mines. ' v.- ' ': , ',
j"The mineral wealth of that country
is just beginning to be recognized as a
factor in the world; yet go one can
possibly say what the development of
tfcat country within the next few years
may bring forth. I saw mines turning
otit pure copper, one may say, as they
run from 70 to 90 per cent copper. At
EUamar, where I visited, one of the
biggest mines has three shafts open
ffom which they ; are. taking ore and
shipping it to the smelter at Tacoma.
These shafts are ,uown 300 feet and
tfie company is going right on opening
up on their ledges. They have now
struck gold in the copper, and this mine
proinisj s lo be one of the noted mines
of Alaska, and also of tho world.
"FJlamar is twenty-six miles from
"Valdez, and is the outfitting town for
tpe winter camps of tho Tannana coun
try. It is a place of about 800 people,
and is built on the turrain of an ex
tract glacier. It is going through a
"railroad excitement at the -present, a
proposition being on there to build a
lino of road inuto the interior.
"Tannana is ? in great competition
with the town of Seward, which is alfutj
. . . . i e ii . . I
h jironiiHing place, ana is run oi noom.
Ijt is on a landlocked harbor, , and is
building a road to Latina Lake, thirty
ftvo miles in the: interior. They have
twelve -miles graded and this work is
going right ahead.
f "1 was fourteen miles from the oil
fields there. They have found a num
ber of wells that are prdueing a very
fine grade of illuminating oil, or refin
ing oil, and T woold not be surprised to
see a great development of this dis
trict. .There are large eoal deposits
there Also, ami ; there is a possibility
that the coal industry of Alaska wiil
be an added factor ia its development.
"I tell yoh that Alaska is ia its in
fancy, and its future is not even im
agined by the most optimistic. It is
the place par excellence for the invest
ment of capital, but is in no way the
place for a poor man or a man without
capital. There arc lots of men there
ready toywork, and wages are low and
are getting lower all the time. The
laboring man can -make more money
here and live in civilization.
."Valdez is reaching out for business,
and the mines at Valdex are remark
ably rich, some of them turning out ore
that has 70 per cent of pure copper.
The mines there are running all day
and all night. At the Ellamar mines
they are preparing to, handle 2,000 to
3,000 tons per day. I visited te 'pros
pects' at Land Locked harbor and
Boulder Bay, and also a big copper
mine at. La Tone he. . These mines are
new. but they will be heard from.
"I met some people from the 'Jilon
dike' and they say that the outpu
from there will be as large this year as
ever before and they think that the
end of the eamis there is as far away
now as ever. -
"The salmon industry of Alaska is
one to be counted with. It is simply
enormous. I visited a number of can
neries, one at Orken and one at Eyak,
esneciallv , where the estimated catch
was 73.000 cases. A new cannery, is
beiab started at Klikitat by Simpson,
of Seattle, and they report a very sat
isfactory catch. The ship that I re
turned on brought down 10,000 cases,
rnd they report this the regular weekly
shipment at this, time of the year."
Keforring to the seeuie part of the
trip, Mr. Meyers reported seeing some
very beautiful sights, among them a
distant view of Mount Saint Elias.
, "The most wonderful sights of alt
are the glaciers," said Mr. Meyers. "I
had a grand view of Malespin and Co
lumbia glaciers. The former is the
larger, but the. latter is the most beau
tiful. These would make Feynct Sound
great without any thing else."
""Oco thing that struck me was the
nightless days. I saw no evidences of
agriculture nor gardening there at all.
They have had a very backward sea
son, raining all tho j time,, and rubber
sWes and coats were in, use all the
time. - '
"I met Miss Mann, an Independence
lady, who is teaching in Alaska, and
also is making a study, of the Alaska
ethnology, and of the language. I also
met Hugh Goodcll at Valdez. He is
interested in scientific work, - and is
making a geological survey of that
country, of the Valdefc glacier and the
valley. He has been there six years.
I " There is no doubt at all in my
micd that the advent of civilization
will be the end of the 1 Esquimo and
the Indian of that country. He has
already quit packing his fish for . the
winter, but depends altogether on the
few odd jobs that be- is- able to get
from the white men of the towns, and
this means that he, is slowly, starv
ing." :
RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION.
Adopted by the Chautauqua Assembly
by Rising Vote.
(From Sunday' Daily.)
That Professor Willis C. Hawley en
joyed tbeJ confidence of the people who
attended the sessions of the Chantaa
qua Association, was never doubted.
. STATESMAN TUCHDAY, AUGUST
The Tesolutions adapted by the many
thousands cf attendants only adds to
the confidence in the knowledge. ! They
add nothing' to- the fact. On the last
day at 1 Gladstone.: the following was
adopted by "a rising vote of three thou
sand people at the close of the Glad
stone Chautauqua Assembly: ,. . ,
Whereas, Willis Chatman nawlcy
who has presided wiver the Gladstone
Chautauqua University for years with
a skill, a 'tact, a kindness the source of
gladness and helpfulness to many thou
sands of the picked people of Oregon
and adjacent states, ; ' I
Therefore, We the fellow instructors
of the Faculty of said University, the
pupils, the attendants, and the jfrienls
f the great school of the people do
hereby bring tof him the genuine thank
fulness of our hearts.; In -addition ' to
his work' as the conductor of an increas
ingly large class in Unitel States Tlis
toryj his service to us as our President
elicits our admiration and gratitude.
(Signed by) 1IOWAED N. SMITH,
; B. J. HOADLEY,
PARIS LETTER
YOUNG SALEM SCHOLAR WRITES
OF THE FRENCH CAPITAL
AND VERSAILLES.
Tcll3 of -Automobile Collision. Enjoy
the Galleries of the Louvre. Finds
Much to Interest Him. Is Continual-
rW Rf:rTt Reflinsr In "Oar 'Pari.
i I (From Sundajr's Daily.)
"Better fifty years of Europe, than a
cycle of Cathay." Tennyson.
4 Prof. W. A. Manning, Ph. D., writes
ajrain from Paris to his father and
mother. lie says: ' j
I have really done "a creditable lot of
sight-seeing. Today is Saturday. "Wed
nesday morning I got up at 4 a. m.,1
spent until 7 in the "Hslles Centrales"
(markets) then got on a Scipe boat and
wont down to Saresnes, going through
Sevres, St. Cloud and Longehaiups.
From Suresnes I walked to Versailles,
where is the great palace built by the
"Grand Monarqne," Louis XIV. It is
now a national museum and the paint
ings in its halls. depict the whole his
tory of the French people, from Clovis
to the present day. The cost of this
palace and the grounds surrounding it
broke the back of the French people at
that time. I can understand it very
well. ; The grand and petit Trianons
also are synonymous with the, most
perfect taste. One can't realize that
things can be ilone quite so perfectly
until one sees Versailles.
It was a throe hour walk from
Suresnes along a road dedicated to au
tomobiles. There were a great many
Out. I aw some friendly races, and the
speed the ugly ones get up turns one's
blood coid. There is just a screech and
a blur, as they go? , by, then a steneh.
Allen .ad the "good fortune" to see
two autos collide, lrt-ad on, in thef street
not long ago; I
The suburbs 'faris, St'. Coud. Ver
sailles, Mendon, Clamart, Chantilly, so
far as I have seen them are even pret
tier than Paris itself. . The charm con
sists in the broad wooden-black quipt
streets, the profusion of shade every
where and the constant stream of life,
without crowding or hurry. It is both
restful ami exhilarating to walk about
on the great boulevards. Then when
one steps off the new boulevards into
the harrow crooked streets of the old
Pari., another pleasure awaits one, the
charm associated with the age of Riche
lieu, of d'Artagnon, of Abelard, and
later, of the Kevolution, and Jean Val
jean. The names of the streets are a
treat of a high order alone, for instance
the Alliance Franchise is at the junc
tion .of the Boulevard St. Germain and
the Ku3 des Saints Peres. Then,, rue
des Petit Champs, reu des Bons En
fantsj Bon Wagram, etc.
The Sunday following my trip to
Versailles, I "went to St. Denis, where
the kings of France are buried. The
cathedral in part dates back to the
third centnrv.
The gallelries of thVLouvre are a
continual delight to mo. It is a six or
seven minutes walk from here. I have
been there fully twenty times and
havo not been in near Ml the halls yet.
rt is a lileral education. Xo museum
ia tho world has a tithe of its treasures.
LAWN FETE.
Miss Nancy Skaife Pleasantly Sur
. prised by & Party of Her Young
Frienda.
(From gunliy's Daily.)
Almut thirty young friends of Miss
Xancy Skaifc gavjC her an enjoyable
surprise at her hoine last Tuesday ev
ening. (James were played upon the
lawn ,aud a guerHing contest was ono
of the features of interest. Miss Sophie
Catlin, who proved the lest: guesser,
was preeuted wifh a choice box of
candv. The lawn! where refreshments
were served, was leautifully decorated
with Chinese Haters among the trees,
making' a pretty midsummer picture .
the dainty maids and gallant knight
pnr.ner.adcd the velvety lawn. The in
vitations were of cardboard, beautiful
ly decorated in burnt work, and made
charming s'mvenirs of ' the occasioa.
Among those present were the. follow
ing:;. Misses Margaret Ostrander, Mar
garet Eagan, Sophie Catlin, Luis Fear,
Nina Martin,. Wynona Savage, Rnby
TTopf, Nancy Skaife, Ieoline Ska if,
Mura Hatch. Helene Dalrvmple, Lucile
Chase, Buela Chase, and Messrs. Tom-j
my Holman, Harry Kollo, Linn hmith.
Clay Carey, Willie Daniels,- Allard
Conger, Ted Holmes, Eugene Slater,
Carl Gabrielson. and ; Robt.; Paulns.
Several other popular young people at
tended 'the fete whose names were not
learned.
CAN'T CONFIRM RELEASE.
ST. PETERSBURG, July; 1 30. The
foreign office is unable to confirm the
current report of the release of the
steamer Arabia, captured 100 miles
north of Yokohama, and which arrived
in Aladivostok yesterday. i
; REFUSES JAPAN FREIGHT.
SAX FRANCISCO. July SO.The Ta
cific Steamship Company today notified
shippers that the companyv would not
receive freight for Yokohama, Jaoan,
at present. . L " .
2, 1304.
TO TALK- MINES
MOST IMPORTANT GATHERING TO
OREGON MEETS IN PORTLAND
ON AUGUST 22.
American Mining Congress Means
Great Things to Oregon. Salem
Should Open Headquarters and 'Be
Prepared to Adrertise Herself.
V (From. SumltJ- V Daily.)
What promises to be the most im
portant gathering of business men, es
Ieeially to tregoa, ever held within Ler
borders, will be the American Mining
Congress, ti lied to meet in Portland
on the 22d day of August. It will be
the most largely attended of any busi
ness men 'ss meeting ever held there and
should lead lo the greatest development
of Oregon Amines ever yet undertaken.
The governor of every state interested
in mining h is named delegates, and the
list if publ shed ," would make six or
seven columns of this paper. "
Messrs. James Gayley, John Hays
Hamond an 1 T. A, Richard, Kew tork
City, will represent the Government of
the United States by appointment of
the lVefident.
lessrs. Oi F. Emmons, C. W. Hays
and F. L. iJansomc, Washington, ; 1;.
C, will represent the United States
Geological Purvey by appointment; of
Director Chirles.Walcott. - .-
Messrs. Ejugcue-Haancl, Ph. D-, and
A. E. Barlow will' represent the Depart
ment of the Interior of Canada
A most earnest' and courteous invita
tion has been extended by the Press
Club of Portla'nd-'to all newspaper rep
resentatives throughout the United
States and foreign countries attending
the seventh annual assembly of The
American Mining Congress, conven
ing in Portland, Oregon, August 22-27,
1904, to occupy t'h'eir club rooms during
their stay in Portland, where every
facility wiijl be afforded them for com
fortable and speedy dispatch of ' busi
ness. -" I -..
In referr ing to the coming meeting,
the committee says:
The Anerien Mining Congress will
convene in
the Citv, of Portland. Ore-
gon,
Augxjst 22, "if 04, and continue
thereafter
up to and including
August
27th.
"Climatic
conditions in Portland
during the
ideal; it
month of August are most
seldom gets uncomfortably
warm un
tg the oar ami the niirhts
aro alwav
s suillcioritlv cool that" a
blanket is
joecessnrv for comfort.
"During
August the yards ami ?nvi
roiiments at Portlmd are most beaut i-
fuL The roses, of course, at that time
are not so fine as those of June, still
they pre charming, arid the display
even in August will be a surprise : to
all."
BoaC excursions up the Columbia riv
er, up thef Willamette river, down the
Columbia tio the seashore, and the var.
ous rail excursions radiating' in all; di
rections from the city of 1'ortland are
in full bljist at that time,: and are
grand beyond ' description. The superb
mountain ipiraks, continually snow
capped, will prove of great interest to
all visitors and a trip to Cloud Cap Inn,
located at practically the snow line! of
Mt. Hood, will prove one of those rare
novelties Strangers' read about, " but
many seldpm have an opportunity . to
enjoy. The trip is easily made by rail
from Portland to Ilood River, thence
by stage, nnd from Cloud Cap Inn; to
the summit, overll,000 feet above the
sea, is not an uncommon experience of
visitors to the mountain. Those not de
siring to, lake so onerous a trip can
visit the crevasses of Elliot Glacier
with entire safety and without fear of
fatigue. ,
Those who desire to get a viewi of
the Pacific oeean proper will be afford
ed an opportunity to do so. The pala
tial steamer T.'S.- Potter, which is ca
pable of carrying about 700 passengers,
will be ru lining during the Congress
bet ween . Portland and llwaco, opposite
Astoria nrd near the mouth of the Co
lumbia river, from which point a nar
row gaugr railroad runs up the beaeh
for eighteen miles, and visitors .can
stop at any of the numerous stations,
at which i'hey will find ample hotel nc
eommodatlons. 'The Pacific ocean beach
north of the Columbia river is as fine
as can bejfound anywhere; at low tide
it is several hundred yards wide and
stretches away to the north some twenty-seven
jmiles. For walking, riding,
driving, of bicycling it. is ideal.
Those djesiring to take a single day's
outing can take the train about 9
o'clock iri the morning, go to the Cas
cade Iwls, where the government has
spent fot: million dollars in providing
awaterw ty around the rapids in the
rivor, an return from there by 1-oat.
arriving back in Portland about 5
o'clock, p. m. For a two-day's trip,
visitors tun go through to The Dalles
by rail, icmain over night and come
back to Portland the following day.
This given a rivei'-trip of over one bnn
drcd inilf. The trip one way by rail
and one vay by river is particularly
dr!ightfu The rail line runs along
the river bank close to the mountain
sides, and a eloe view of the; numerous
cascades can be had. From: the deck
of the fttfamer a panoramic i view; of
lioth sidtii of the fiver is to be seen.
There i re many long and mosCde
Ibrbtful street car rides that visitors
will delight in, while the ride to and
view from ' Council Crest is one that
wiil long be cherished by those fortu
nate enough to take advantage of it.
i A larg J number of people from Sa
lem who are interested in mining mat
ters expe;t to attend this congress and
it would not be at . , all - a bad idea if
Marion e mnty were to send to Portland
a large quantity of its choice fruit, as
well as samples of its ores and woods
and open a headquarters there during.
the coBgress. . .:.)'-,
t Thi would bo! legitimable advertis
ing" for talem, and certainly would ad
vertise. Setlem to men who might , do
much if 4nee interested In her advance
ment.
CLOUD BURST IN NEVADA j
' RENOj fer July 30. A wave of
water averaging five feet in depth
wept over Douglas and Silver Peak,
near Sodaville, Nevada, this evening,
duo to a cloudburs.t.j Oa account of in
terrupted eommunjcit"n it canuot Ie
learned "whether any " lives were lest,
though it is known that a school hevse,
three or four residences, and a number
of barns and smaller buildings were
swept away. The people of Sodvilje
are now preparing to flee to higher
ground, having been warned that an
immense body of water is beaded to
wards that town. Wires at thus time
(midnight) are down and it is hard, to
determine whether, tho flood .has ttrccK
Sotlavillc. - ; - ---' .
MINERS WIN FIRST TRICK.
CRirpLE CREEK, July. 29, The
attornevs for the Western Federation
Lof Miners won the first round todav In
the battle over the men incarcerated in
the county' jail charged with complic
ity in the Independence disaster. Not
onlv were the men who were refused
bail at first, allowed bail, but the bail
V M .1 .m. . 1 . -1 1 .1
or ine omcrs was retiuceu wnc-uau. b
ia some cases more.
TWOMONTHSYET
SUPERINTENDENT WILL SEVER
CONNECTION WITH INDIAN
SCHCOL SEPTEMEER SO.
Mr. T. W. Potter EcceiTes Letter
From Department Setting Date of
Acceptance cf Resignation To Let
Pupils Out Under Outing System."
(From. Sunday's Daily.)
"Referring to the date that my res
ignation will take place," said Super
intendent T. W. Potter, of the Indian
School at Cheinawn. to a Statesman re
porter yesterday, "I am now able. to
tell you the date. ; I am just in receipt
of a letter frcm the department that
says that the department will accept
the resignation to take place at the
end of the quarter, or that is to ray
the 30th of September. So you sr.
that I am liable to be here till the .nd
of that time." ,
The telegraphic dispatches a few
days ago said that 'Mr... Potter's resig
nation would take pdaee on the first of
August, and Mr. Potter was prep-iring
to pack his trunk with a view to giving
up to his successor.
The department has instructed Mr
Potter to let fifteen boys' and fifteen
girls go out to. work under what is
known as the outing system, and which
caused so milch comment and complaint
from the department some time ago.
Of course tlwso bovs and girls are to
be placed under proper regulations and
their employers will have to assure the
superintendent that thev- will be prop
erly taken care of wherever thev are
placed. There are about 3S0 pupils at
fhe school at the present Utile, and 1 2.1
have gone homo on vacation. or have
been dismissed, having completed their
term, ihoso who, are remaining at the
school are almost without occupation,
the school having little to do at tins
time of year. Of course, there is a
little farm work nnd a little work is
being done in the manual training
shops, but at the 'best' there is but a
half days occupation - for each of the
boys.. : Tho - girly. iof courw,- arc busy
with their housework and sewing and
for them it is not so badj but. there is
no doubt that while the. teachers are
all nway on their vacations the 1oys
would all be much better off doing
something and earning fomething."
A paper just received from New
Mexico says that a private telegram
from Washington stated that Hon.
William A. Jones, United States Com
missions of Indian Affairs, had ten
dered his resignation, but nothing
seems to be known alwmt it here.
AN UNMARKED SPOT.
A Place of Historical Interest Within
' a Few Miles of Salem.
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(From Sun-lay's Daily.)
It is perhaps i not generally known
that within a few miles of Salem is the
spot where the first religious stivices
ia the state were hold. ; Not a stone
marks the place, and but few k cow of
its location, except those who remember
the Id log school house at Wheatland
which was perhaps built on that site
without thought of its historic sacred
ness. . '. ' i ' 1 - ';'-'.....
From a historical work of Oregon,
ympiled by Edgar Williams, apears
tte following, in eonnction wih the
in'ssionnry labors and expeor.itions
of Kev. Daniel Lee and party.
"On the 21st day of September lf-34,
they found thempelves on the banks of
the' beautiful ..Willamette, river, ten
miles below tho Hpot where the city of
Salem now stands, and there they com
menced laying the foundation cf Chris
tian chili-tation in the western wcrld."
tx
Mr. and Mrs. I. Fenseth, of Dallas,
Mr.-jnd Mr. Fred Rich, of Dnflasnnd
ir. and Mrs. Paulmn, cif -Minnenotn,
sfnt yesterday I'i'titing at the. home
of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Hff, in South
Salem. . 1
; , A TEXAS WONDER
HALL'S GREAT DISCOVERT.
"! One small bottle of the Texas Won
der, Hall's Great Discovery, cures all
Jidney and blander troubles, removes
jrravebj cures diabetes, seminal emis
sions, weak and lame backs, rheuma
tism and all irregularities of the kid
neys and bladder in both men and wo
men, regulates bladder trouble in chil
dren. If not sold by yonr druggist,
will be sent by mad on receipt of $1.
One small bottle is two month's treat
ment. Dr. Ernest W." Hall, sole manu
facturer, P. O. box, 29, St. Lo:is, Mo.
Send for testimonials. Sold by all drug
gists and Dr. S. C. Stone's Drug Store,
f ':1 .y; eead this. " ,
To Whom It May Concern:
This is to certify that I' waa down
for nine months with kidney and blad
der trouble, and tried all known reme
dies to no avail until a neighbor induc
ed me to get a bottle of TexasWon
der, one half of which cured me sound
and well; this I would cheerfullv swrcar
to. and for the benefit of those who are
afflicted and wishing to be permanent
ly cored, they can obtain a bottle at
my house ,1 oca ted on West Ilth street.
Yours traly. , ;5 v.
1 . i f J. J. EE ALE, "
. I'" "' Mediord, Or
gutting bar::
JUDGE B. F. RONHAM CLAEIS TO
IIAVE . LOST VALUABLE
CUITTIM B AREL
Says It Was Cut From nis Timber
t Claim Near SUver Creek Falls "oy
Albert Johnson, Who Owns Adjoia
. lag Land Brings Sult for Damages.
1 (From Sundiy 's Daily.) "
Hon. It. P. Bonham, an attorney of
this city, has legtin an' action for mon
ey in the Salein-justice court against
All ert Johnson, a resident of the Sil
ver Creek Fall neighborhoo.l, for
J7S.-S7 damages, and fr6m the status of
the case, it. is likely to" prove of inter
est to a large?. nr ruber, of people, espec
ially those interested in ehittiia bark,
or holding timber claims. It is alleged
in the complaint that the defendant
has been tutting-chittim bark from
trees n a timber claim owned by
Judge Bonham at' Silver Creek Falls.
Tbfr amount if bark sued for is 2000
pounds, and the value on the tree is
fixed at ore cent per pound. Judg
ment is asked for three times tho
amount of the sum sued for.
.Mrl! Bon ha ni b claims that some timo
ago Mr. Theiupson began cutting bar1
from his clnim, and afterward paid for
it, claiming it was done by mistake,
and promised not to do so again. The
defendant 'denies that he has since cut
any bark, and this point will be settled
in court.
There has Wen vast qiiantities of
chittim bark cut from timber claims
owned by other people in the state, and
the business is being carried on at tho
present time, much to the loss of tho
owners of the land, who in. most cases
do not know it is being done. In case
the defendant is proven to have done
ns-charged, it will be of interest to
know just what steps may be taken to
prevent reoccurrenco of the act.
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W. O. W. ENTERTAIN.
Popular Lodge Follows Regular Mect-
. ing by a Literary Program and ,
. Dance.
(From Sunday's Daily.)
- .Friday evening the regular weekly
meeUng of the "Woodmen of the World
was supplemented by an enjoyablo lit
erary program 1 followed by a dance.
After the regular business meeting at
Holman Hall the ladies of the Silver
Bell'.Cirele joined them in Uio festivi
ties that followed. Tho special fea
tures of the program were the) nongs of
little Thelma Luhrman and llhzel End
a!iaugh." Thelma was dressed as a smnll
Ihv and" together with little llasel sung
and danced very prettily. They mao
an 'especial hit with "Under tho Bam
boo Tree." . ' ' J
. Miss Wilson of the Edison Theatre
Company, appered ia a song or two and
wa swell received, .
Miss Eulalio Jlayne proved a sym-
pathetic nccon pauist for the little people-.
h.4 her-, piano work: was very clever.
The literary program was followed
by daecing, and a few games of whist.
Light refreshments wore served during
the cvening, and the1 evening passed
so pleasantly -that a number of the vis
itors '-.applied for 'uieutberHliip to the
lodge. ' ;-. ' :.'-''' !
MONTHLY TURN-OVER.
Moneys Collcctsd During the Month of
July In the Stato Land
.. oaice. . -,
(From Sunday's Daily.).
Clerk of the State Land Board G. G.
Brown yesterday! made his turn-over 4"
to the htafe Treasury of moneys collec
ted in his department for the month of
July, which amounts to $45, 585.0.), and
is credited to the fallowing funds:
Comrriop school f und prlnei
psi payments on cerlili- 1
cates and cash sales of
school land .. ........... $34,C72.D4
Common school fund princi
pal, payments on sales of
land acquired by deed or
foreclosure 3,530.00
Common school fund princi
pal, sales of tide land .... 163.3G
Common school fund interest
payments on certificates.". 7,471.20
Common school fund '
interest, r ats . nnd jay
inents oil sales of lands nc
qnire l by deed or foreclos
ure .. .. .j,... ...... .. 870.80
University fund principal,
payments on cerlificales
and canii sales of school
land .. .; .............. 1G.00
University fund interest,
'. payments on certificates. -4.30
Agri ulturai - College fund
fund principal," payments .
on certificates and feash
hales of Fckoob la nd . r.. . . -C80.CS
Agricultural CoJIfge fund
- interest, payments on cer-
tifiicates ........-..... 175.71
Tot a! . . .............. ir i5,rH.-.0.j
ICE CREAM AL FRESCO.
DnproTcmect League. Give Another of
Their Delightf ul Open Air Con
certs at Marion Square.
; (From Sunday's Daily.) .
' On Friday evening tbe ladies of the
Marion Square Improvement League
gave one of the best r socials of the
series, at Marion Square. The weather
was ideal, the showers of the previous
dv having revived the drooping vege
tation and given to. the air a spring
freshness. Abe moon kindly appeared,
blending its silvery beams with the
golden rays of the arc light.
" The Salem Military Band, that bus
played its way. into the hearts of on.
appreciative public, was on the groun Is
with a full program of popular music.
l ie cream was served with one of tin
best exhibitions of a housewife's skill
good, cake. Lemonade was ferv.d,
through the kindness of Messrs. Fuller
&; Douglas, who donated the lcmonn for
tljat iurjKe, and Mr. Damon, .f Dani
on's grocery, whoj furnished the fi' sr.
The receipt of the social amoaut-d
to $10.
; Miss Emma Smith" is visitic frki.
at "Cheniawa. ' - - -
v.