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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-08-14
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE ,. Is7s.-NOTICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Offce. I
La Grande. Oregon. June az. 1901.

La Grande. Oregon. June az. rooI.S
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance with the
provisions OF the act OF Congress OF June ;. 1875
entitled IAN act for the sale OF timber lands In the
states OF California Oregon. Nevada. and Washing
ton Territory. as extended to all the public land
states by act Of August =. Isss.
LEWIS n. GARDNER.
Of McEwen. County OF Baker. State Of Oregon. has
this day filed In this Office his sworn statement No.
sII. for the purchase Of the Sc Y ne u. ne y sen
sec a, and W u sw Y OF section No ~. In township
No 10 south, Of range No 90 e w N. and will
offer proof to show that the land sought Is more
valuable tor Its timber or stone than tor agfieul-
tuSsl purposes. and 10 establish his clam 10
said land before the Register and Receiver Of this
ONCE At Ia Grande Oregon. on Wednesday. the ssth
day Of September. 1901.
NJ Brinen. Charles Taylor. James n. worisy. ail Of
McEwen. ore.
Any and oil persons claiming adversely ne aeove-
this once on or before said ssth DAY o. Ssptem-
beS. 1901. e. W. BARTLETT. Register.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-08-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department oi the Interior.
Land Once at La Gfande. Oregon

July -. IooI)
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed nOlice OF his intention to make final
proof In suppoH Of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the County Clerk or Baker County
at baker City. Oregon. on August "a. 1901: via; u.
Z. S6os. Henry n. Stoddard Of McEwen. Oregon. tor
the 81 se& section ga, neh neh OF section az. AMI
nwh nwh section 40. township 10 $. z " G. W. M
He names the following Witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land. via: J, H. Worley, J. p. Hogensen. Joe Dies.
Sam Shannon. all OF McEwen. Oregon.
c. w. Bartlett.
Register.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-08-14
OR&N IMPROVEMENTS
Vast Amount Will be Finished
This Year.

Improvement work on the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company's lines
is progressing rapidly. Among the i'm.
provements on which work is now actu-
ally under way, are the following, as Civ
EN- to the press officially by officers of
that road:
A steel girder bridge, 65 feet long,
near Durkee, Oregon, to replace u pile
trestle.
A steel girder bridge, 05 feet long, be.
tween Durkee and Weatherby, Oregon,
to replace pile trestle.
A steel girder bridge, 95 feet long, be.
tween Weatherby and Huntington, to
replace Howe truss bridge.
A steel girder bridge, so feet long, be-
tween Weatherby and Huntington, to
replace pile trestle.
A steel grder bridge, 95 feet long, near
Huntington, to replace pile trestle.
A steel girder bridge, 30 feet long,
near Huntington, to replace a pile tres
tie.
A steel girder bridge, 65 feet long, be.
tween Riparia and Hay, to replace a
Howe truss bridge.
A steel girder bridge, II feet long,
near Elberton, to replace Il pile trestle.
A steel girder bridge, II feet long,
near Garfield, to replace pile trestle.
Three steel badges, each 80 feet long,
near Tekoa, to replace Howe truss
bridges.
The following culverts will be built,
which will permit the frame trestles in
those places to be filled in and solid
embankment substituted therefor.
Eight-foot arch culvert, 80 feet long,
near Fairview.
Twelve.foot arch culvert, l05 feet long,
sixteen-foot arch culvert, 100 feet long
six-foot arch culvert, l2O feet long and
another of the same size, ~ feet long,
between Freeman and Chester.
The foregoing makes Il total of thir-
teen steel bridges and five concrete ma
sonry arch culverts, all to be erected
this year, the contract for the concrete
abutments and masonry for the culverts
having already been let. An order was
placed some time ago with the Ameri-
can Bridge company for !, 1862 600 poundr
OF steel for superstructure Of some OF the
bridges. This order included three
steel girders to be erected on concrete
abutments, which were put in last sea.
son on the changed line between Echo
and Nolin.
More important than any of the above
is the contract for what will be known
as the "Rowena change OF line" Seven
miles Of entirely new road bed on chang
ed location will be built between Tunnel
No. 8 and The Dalles. The reason for
this improvement is that the present
road is quite crooked and will be aban.
doned entirely between the points given.
The present line has maximum curva-
ture OF ten degrees, while Oh the new
line it will be but four degrees. The
new line will be 1000 feet shorter than
the old.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-08-14

II. o. Baker has received u fresh con-
signment of water melons, cantiloupcs,
fruits and vegetables at the Mill street
market. Poultry delivered to order.
Evening star., 1901-11-18
DEPUTY MARSHALS' KILLED.
Attempt to Arrest Mississippfan Re.
suits in Double Tragedy.

Attempt to Arrest Mississfppfan Re-
suits in Double Tragedy.
A dispatch from Oxford, Miss, yesterday
says: John r. Montgomery, deputy United
States marshal pro tenn, respected citi-
Marshal Hugh Montgomery of Pontotoc
left here yesterday for the purpose of ar
resting VIII Mathis, an alleged counter
feiter and moonshiner, who lives twelve
miles east Of this place. Early this morn
ing Montgomery's horse was found stand
ing at the gate of Curdy Hall, who is a
neighbor of Mathis, while Mathis house
was burned to the ground. Upon further
investigation two partially burned bodies
were found in the ashes Of the burned
building, which have been identified as the
remains Of the deputy marshals.
John r. MOntgomery's horse has not been
found, and 1t is supposed that Mathis made
his escape on the animal after the deputies
had been killed and the house set on fire.
Mathis wife was at her fathers a few
miles from her burned residence. She says
she and her husband left home yesterday,
her husband leaving the county
Mathis was indicted last summer for
making and passing counterfeit money, and
was out Of Jail upon a 5000 bond The
living In the same neighborhood. month
ago the negro was assassinated. The two
MontgOmerys went out to arrest Mathis for
making Illicit whisky, and it Is supposed
that they were prevailed upon to remain
for the night and were shot while guarding
their prisoner. A posse of thirty or forty
of the leading citizens Of Oxford went out
and every effort will be made to capture
Mathis.
Evening star., 1901-11-18

fired two explosions In quick succession
followed. The last report was very heavy
and the target was enveloped In cloud OF
thick smoke. 1t looked from the bomb
proof as If the plate had been shattered.
The spectators when they reached the
target were greatly surprised to see 1t
standing apparently uninjured except for
a dent where the shell struck. The plate
had been driven back about eighteen inches
and the backing displaced slightly. The
full force of the 500 pounds Of wet gun
cotton instead of wrecking the target was
expended in the air.
For the second trial the gun was fired
with 80 pounds Of powder, which gave the
projectile muzzle velocity of 10000 foot
tons. 1t was directed to the left side of the
plate, and when the shell hit it the Golfer
dam was considerably damaged, several
bolts were knocked off and the end of the
plate which was struck was shifted about
foot and half. The back Of the plate
was also cracked. Mr.. Gathmann claims a
partial victory.
The ordnance experts who witnessed the
test differ and say the result was no canl
only and that practically the same effect
would have been produced had the shell
been filled with sand instead of guncotton.
To illustrate this belief they will Oh Mn
day fire Gathmann shell filed with sand
at the target and note the effect upor the
plate. The ordnance men assert, lurthcr-
more, that the one armor-piercing pro.c-
tile that went through the plate wnici .he
army twelve-inch rifle attacked on Friday
did far more damage to the plate and
wrought much greater destruction 10 the
cofferdam and backing than did three shells
fired from the Gathmann gun.
This projectile is not shell proper. 1t
is described as a cored shot-an almost
solid missile, with a chamber carrying Il
small-iZed, but intensely powerful, explo-
sive. This missile cut through the eleven
and half inches Of steel armor and tor t
into little bits the cofferdam and backing.
Evening star., 1901-11-18
THE KAISER WILHELM CANAL.
Report of Tariff From American See
retary of Embassy at Berlin.


The State Department has received from
Mr.. Jackson, our secretary of embassy at
Berlin report upon the traffic through
the Kaiser Wilhelm canal during 1900. The
total traffic of the canal during that year
was 29,571 ships, exclusive of German war
vessels. The through traffic for the last
five years, it is stated, has more than dou-
bled as regards number of vessels, and
more than trebled as to tonnage. This
canal, says Mr.. Jackson, has given repeated
proofs of it's capabilities in regard to the
number of ships passing in one day, and
it's navigability for very large vessels. For
example, on June 10, 1900, 11S vessels Of a
total tonnage of 20649 passed through the
canal, and the big German cruiser Furst
Bismarck and the Japanese cruiser va
kumo, both very large vessels. have sue
cessfuly traversed it. AS to the United
States vessels, Mr.. Jackson says that ex-
perience appears to show that it is less ex-
pensive for our ships to go through the
Kaiser Wilhelm canal than to round the
Danish peninsula, taking into consideration
the saving in time and coal. He says that
it has been possible to maintain the traffic
without any interruption from ice, even
during the most severe weather
Evening star., 1901-11-18
INFERIOR TO OUR RECRUITS.
Capt. kulp on British Hospital and
Sanitary Service.


The surgeon general of the army has re-
ceived a report from Capt. John j. kuip'
assistant surgeon, in regard to the hospital
and sanitary service of the British army,
and the conclusions of that officer are fat
tering to the American soldier and his
equipment.
He says the English recruits seem TO
compare unfavorably with our own, largely
due to the poor pay of British privates,
about % cents a day. which places them in
a condition of abject poverty.
THE understood, underfed and undevei-
oped boys" says Capt. Kulp, 'one sees In
the English ranks or invalided from South
Africa are not at all representative OF the
sturdy English race. Our own recruits,
even among our volunteers, are mentally
as well as physically superior to them and
our instruction very properly begins at a
more advanced point. The squads at Al
dershot were sharp and smart In their
drill, and although their litter was heavy
and of a poor design, they handled 1t
very WE'LL
In concluding his report, Capt. Kulp says:
South Africa has taught England what
1t is hoped we have learned during our late
war namely, the value of an organized
medical department possessing real author
ity in relation to all subjects affecting the
health of troops.
1.-The English are alive to the vital i'm
portance of the necessity for specialized
training for their sanitary soldiers, and sew
eral officers expressed regret at defect In
their system, which seems to exist in our
own as WELL due to the lack of inducements
for re-enlistment. 1t would seem that
substantial addition to our present re-en-
listment pay might be made. The designa-
ton of our non-commiSSiOned officers as
stewards and acting stewards seems to fur
nish rather justly some ground for amuse-
ment, and their lack of side arms was a
constant subject of remark.
Evening star., 1901-11-18
RUMOR OF REVOLUTION.
Report That Miners in Alaska vii
Resist Canada's Rule.

Report That Miners in Alaska VIII
Resist Canada's Rule.
A dispatch from San Francisco yesterday
saws:
The Call today prints an unconf1rmed
story from Skagway, Alaska, under date
of November 6, telling Of the discovery of
what is alleged to be huge conspiracy ex-
listing in Dawson and ram1fying to Skag
way, Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle, for
the overthrow Of the local government of
the Northwest Territory and the establish
ing of republic, with Dawson as its cap
ital.
According to the details Of the story,
arms ammunition and provisions have
been taken in over the railroad and cached
at strategic points. Prominent American
residents at Skagway are said to be leaders
in the conspiracy. Miners to the number
of 5000 are said to await the summons to
arms, ready to fight for the independence
from dominion rule of the gold fields, camps
and towns.
The plan, It Is stated. is for the miners to
overpower the mounted police, arrest the
civil authorities and take the government
into their own hands. The rigors Of the
arctic winters would give the insurgents
six months immunity from attack by
Canadian or British troops, and the adven-
turous arch-conspirators hope for interven-
melting of ice and snow will permit the in
vasion of their isolated republic
1t is further related that hurried con-
ference, lasting until midnight, was held at
Skagway November g. at which were pres
ent Capt. Corrigan Of the Northwest mount
ed police who had arrived from across the
Canadian border late that evening; Judge
Brown of the United States district court,
United States Marshal Shoup United States
Attorney Frederick and Mai. Hovey, COM
manding the United States troops at Skag-
way.
This was the last of several hasty con-
sultations between the civil and military
representatives Of the, two powers in rela-
tion to the mysterious transportation Of
supplies into the interior and rumors of a
against the Canadian government in the
Northwest Territory, Those present MAIN
tanned, subsequently, the strictest silence
concerning the new evidence laid before
them, and their evident anxiety helped to
confirm the rumors Of conspiracy.
the border the next morning. while United
States Marshal Shonp embarked on the
first steamer for Seattle. which port he
reached several days ago. The object Of
egraph with the authorities at Washington.
He sailed yesterday afternoon on the Dol
phin on his way back to SkaRway
A dispatch from Seattle says:
No credence is given here to the story
Of the alleged discovery at Skagway, Alas
dian government in Alaska United States
Marshal Shoup, who Is credited with hay-
ing come here to communicate with the
United States government regarding the
matter, is said to have come only for the
purpose of bringing some United States
prisoners. who had been sentenced to terms
In the penitentiary at McNeill's Island. He
returned north yesterday.
Evening star., 1901-11-18

Gently appointed, has been ordered to New
York for duty as quartermaster and acting
commissary on the transport Crook, fitting
out for cruise to the Philippines.
Capt Robert A. Anderson assistant sur
geon, U. s. ", having rendered his resig-
nation, has been honorably discharged
from the service Of the United States, to
take effect today.
has been relieved from duty in the Philip
pines, and ordered to New York city, for
duty as attending surgeon and examiner of
recruits, relieving Capt. John s. Kulp, who
Is ordered to Angel Island, CAL for duty
and commanding officer of the company Of
instruction of the hospital corps at that
place. Capt. William H. Wilson, assistant
surgeon. has been relieved from that duty
ana ordered to the Philippines for assign
ment to duty.
Capt. Benjamin L. Ten Eyck, assistant
surgeon, on sick leave. has been relieved
from duty In the Department of the East
and ordered to proceed to Fort Wayne
Michigan, for duty, relieving Maj. Edward
r. Morris, surgeon, who is ordered to San
Francisco for duty at the model camp to
be established on Angel Island. Cal.
Capt. James B. Jackson. 7th Infantry,
has been ordered to examination fof pro-
motion
Capts. John J. Bradley, 14th Infantry,
and Frank B. McKenna, 2Sth Infantry.
have been detailed as member and re-
corder. respectively, of the examining
Second Lieut.. George C. Shaw. 18th In
fantry. has been relieved from duty at
Fort Myer, Va. and ordered to Columbus
barracks, Ohio, for duty.
Contract Surgeon Robert w. Morgan has
been granted an extension Of leave for
two months on account OF sickness. Upon
the expiration Of that leave he will pro-
coed to this city for annulment of his con-
tract.
Capt. Harry A. Fberle, assistant surgeon.
.. s. Vols. has been relieved from duty at
Fort Totten. N. Y, and ordered to duty
with troops destined to the Philippines on
the transport Crook. which leaves New
York on the LIST proximo. He will be re-
lieved at Fort Totten by First Lieut. Ed
win W. Rich. assistant surgeon.
Major BENJAMIN c. Lockwood, 2lst In
fantry. has been detailed as a member OF
the examining board convened at San
Francisco. relieving Lieut.. Col. Henry H.
Adams. 18th Infantry.
First Lieut. Evan H. Humphrey, sth
Cavalry. has been Transferred to the TIN
Cavalry.
Evening star., 1901-11-18
PRIESTS SENTENCE COMMITTED.
Filipino Insurgent Saved on Account
of His Calling.

| A dispatch from Manila yesterday says:
The Filipino priest, Deposoy, has been
sentenced to death by court-martial for
| the murder of certain of his country
men who favored the Americans. Out
| of respect, however to the condemned
| mans calling and the great religious body
to which he belonged and most unworthily
| represented, Gen. Chaffee has communted
| his sentence to twenty years imprison-
| ment.
| Gen. Chaffee desires it to be understood
| that the leniency exercised in the case can
| not be taken as a precedent, and that no
| person in the islands can be permitted to
plead his office, however sacred and ex
| allied this may be, protection against
| crimes committed.
The municipal authorities have decided to
| enlarge the city of Manila and to incorpo-
| rate within it's limits the suburb of Santa
| Ana.
| Company E of the 9th Infantry Capt.
| F. H. Schoeffel, was attacked by fifty bolo-
men and several insurgents armed with
| rifles at point six miles from Tarangnan,
| in the Island of Samar. The insurgents
| tried to rush the Americans, but, falling to
accomplish their purpose, they quickly
broke and scattered The men of the 9th
| had corporal and a scout killed and one
private wounded Sixteen Of the bolomen
were killed. while the rif1emen escaped.
Ten Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns will be
| sent to the southern islands for operations
| in the mountains. capt. Harman Hall or
| the 21st Infantry has been scouting for sew
| eral days in Batangas province. He had
| four separate engagements with the insur-
| gents there. Judging from the firing on
these occasions, Capt. Hall estimates the
| force of each band of rebels at from thirty
to fifty. They made no attempt to charge
| Capt. Halls party. Capt. Halls scout
suited in the capture Of one insurgent Off
| Ger and $4,000 pounds Of rice
Gen. Sumner. commander Of the district
of southern Luzon highly praises Capt.
| Hartman and his troop of the 1st Cavalry,
| who last Wednesday morning attacked 400
| insurgents intrenched in rifle pits at Buan,
| Batangas province and routed them. Gen.
| Sumner says the blow then administered
| by Capt. Hartman Is the most severe the
| insurgents have suffered since he (Gen.
| Sumner) assumed command Of his district.
| Owing to the fact that the United States
| transports Sheridan, Waldron and Hancock
| all met with accidents in the inland seas of
| Japan, and the returning party of visiting
| congressman is consequently now delayed
| in the latter country, the transport Thomas,
| which arrived at Manila November r. will
| be Immediately dispatched to Japan. Gen
| Chaffee opposes United States transports
| In future passing through the inland seas
Evening star., 1901-11-18
Army Orders.

Maj. William r. Abercombie, Both In
fantry; Capt Walter A. Bethel, Artillery
Corps; Capt. Isaac c. jerks, oath Infantry;
First Lieut.. Frank Mccoy, First Lieut..
Hjalmer Erickson First Lieut.. Knudson
and Second Lieut.. William o. Smith, 7th
Infantry, have been ordered to examination
for promotion.
Maj. William B. Wheeler, 18th Infantry,
has been granted four months sick leave.
Capt. Charles B. Vodges 1st Infantry,
has been relieved from duty at Washington
barracks, District of Columbia, and ordered
to the United States General Hospital for
treatment.
Second Lieut. Jacob Schick, sth Infantry,
has been assigned to Company D of that
regiment, and ordered to Fort Harrison,
Capt. George w. Cole, upon his own ap-
plication. has been detailed as professor of
military science and tactics at the Univer-
sity of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona territory.
First Lieut.. Charles F. Humphrey, jr.,
18th Infantry, has been ordered to Colum-
bus barracks. Ohio.
First Lieut.. David Baker assistant sur
geon. now at San Francisco. has been re-
lieved from duty on the transport Meade,
and from further duty in the Philippines,
and ordered to Fort Slocum, New York,
for duty. relieving First Lieut.. Bailey K.
Ashford. assistant surgeon, who Is ordered
to Cuba for duty:
MAI George X. Hunter, 18th Cavalry, has
been granted leave of absence for four
months.
Capt. Nathan P. Batchelder, quartermas-
ter, in addition to his duties as Quartermas-
ter OF the transport Sherman, has been as
signed to duty as assistant to the general
superintendent of the army transport ser
vice at San Francisco.
First Lieut. Ira A. Simmer. assistant sur
geon, has been relieved from duty In Cuba
and ordered to Fort Niagara, New York,
to relieve Contract Surgeon william c.
LeCompte, who Is ordered to San Francisco
for duty with troops en- route to the Phil
ippines.
Second Meutenants recently appointed
have been assigned to duty as follows:
Frederick ]. Herman to 10th Cavalry. Rob
ert NJ Nolan to Sd Cavalry. Robert F.
Tate to 18th Cavalry. Henry NJ. Fales to
21st Infantry. John B. Shuman to 28th In
fantry. Charles 8. Tariton to LIST Infantry.
Morris NJ. Keck to 18th Infantry. Samuel
G. Orchard to Sd infantry. Clyde B. Parker
to 9th Infantry.
recently appointed. has been ordered to
San Erancisco for assignment to duty In
the Philippines.
E Capt. Thomas swobe. quartermaster. re-
Evening star., 1901-11-18
Indians Want to Show Gr.ti,ud.

john Brown, chief of the Munsee Indians.
who occupy reservation In Indian terri
tory with the Delaware nation. has for
mally asked the commissioner of Indian af-
falrs to sanction his peoples gift to the
chief OF the Delawares OF a sum amount
ing nearly to 5000 as a bonus and ex-
pression OF appreciation for kindness for
years past. Not long ago the Munsees OBJ
talned damages against the government
Tor over million dollars. which has been
divided equally among the various small
bands of the tribe, many Of which have
settled In various states. Those living with
the Delawares, however, were contented
10 remain where they were, but desired to
show their disposition toward the Della
wares by presenting them with their share
OF the award. Commissioner Jones did not
1eel authorized to make the chief any
promises regarding the matter, owing to
It's peculiar character, but said that he
would confer with Secretary Hitchcock.
Evening star., 1901-11-18
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