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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-10
WORK AT AUBURN.
Pump Started and Operations Being
Pushed al Places.

Pushed a, Plaeers.
Superintendent Reed, of the
Auburn Deep Mining company,
started the pump on the property
going Monday. 1t Is No. Z
Knowles, with O0-gallon capacity.
The water enc )untered in sinking
will not probably tax the pump to its
full capacity, but the object of the
company Is to be prepared in case
Of an emergency.
The shaft, 1t has been stated, Is
now down about 100 feet, and
Superintendent Reed Ia confident
that he will encounter bedrock within
the next fifty feet. The new hosting
machinery, however, recently In.
stalled at the placers, has capacity
of 500 feet depth.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-10
Ice Cream! Ice Cream!

On, and each day after May lst
the renowned Hazelwood Ice Cream
and Ice Cream Soda will be had at
Sturgill's. 10 cents a dish, %
cents per pint.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-10

DR.. Greenlee, dentist, over Basche
Hardware store.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
TO EQUALIZE JURY SERVICE.
An Administration Bill to Enlarge Jurors
List in Higher Courts.

Albany. Jan. N.-Assistant Corporation Counsel
whitman of New-york City, this morning had IN
,raduoed a bill making uniform the regulations al
sec-1ne Jurors the Municipal, Supreme, City and
General Sessions courts OF New-York. The BILL In
brief provides for keeping the names Of Municipal
Court Jurors on the grand jury list and in the gen
srsI fury box, and TO give such Municipal jurors
I,, the Same exemption or relief from jury service
s Is given 70 jurors in other courts In explanation
Of the bill Mr.. Whitman made the following state
ment:
In 1912 the Jury list in each Of the Municipal
courts was Increased to 2o and those jurors were
exempted from service in other courts rms act
vrithdraws 800 jurors from the higher courts 1hs
11rrecessary unjust and detrimental to the pub
lie The Jury service in the minor courts is papa
i1,, ynnch less onerous than in other courts, and
slxee much less of the jurors time There IS no
reason why juror in municipal court should De
service in courts or record lrreSpec-
1ive ~ his actual service. while jurors IN higher
courts are only temporarily excused when they nave
,.+I,s1 served in box for twelve days.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
ITS WATER SUPPLY INADEQUATE.
Deputy Commissioner Van Iderstine on slt-
uation in Brooklyn as to Fire Fighting.

Some days ago A. Abraham as chairman u "
committee of Brooklyn merchants foruleo u ii
vestgata the causes for the advance In rates hdue
by the New-York Fire Insurance EXCHANGE caiieU
up Deputy Water Commissioner Van Iderstne 10
inqufre into the charges of inadequate water ser
vice Mr. Abraham yesterday made public a letter
in which Deputy Commissioner Van lderstihe as
cusses the matter, and says in part:
While the water situation in this borough Is IN
a better condition to-day than Il has oeen al any
time within five years, there can De no
question ths the supply is not at the present time
adequate and that the pressure In many IlstI
of the borough Is not satisfactory daIly "
the specific complaints made by the committee W OF
the New-York Fire Insurance Exchange nave
bean met by contracts under way When the actIQll
of the exchange taken-e- g. the condltiohS III
what the committee described as District No $.
the Twentieth Ward-what is commonly known as
the ''H section-are to great tegIee 2roylde66 hi6
for nv a contract which has been awarded WIllci
will connect this section with the hgh service uiS-
frict supplied from the Mount Prospect ReserF I,
The condition in District No viii be SoneWhat
relieved when the Pinch main in Brldge-st..
already provided for i'm of the contracts now
advertised is laid; District No will be FTea,tly
improved when the long contemplated consohda tIoIl
of the C1ravesend and New-Utrecht stations, i9I
which 100000 has been recently appropriated Is
completed
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
NEW REAL ESTATE TAX PLAN.
Reform Measure Is Designed to Promote
Publicity and Accuracy.

Albany Jan 27-Another of the Tax Reform
Associations propositions appeared to-day In the
form of a bill Ito amend the greater New-fork
charter by providing for the separate statement
of value Of land and for the publication of the
assessed valuation of real estate in the city Of
Newly York, recommended by Mayor Low. This
bill is indorsed. it is said by the Chamber of
Commerce, the West End Association Of Real rs
tate Owners and other associa tions.
Under the terms of The measure the deputy tax
commissioners, in assessing real estate, will be re-
uuired down the value of the land only CT
each parcel of real estate in q separate column
of the annual record Immediately before the last
column. In the last column will be set down the
value of land and improvements The value OF
land set down in the the last column Will
not be an assessment, but only sort of descrlp-
ton. 1t has been asserted that aggrieved real
estate owner could appeal for a reduction in the
assessment Of his land or of the improvement
separately. Assistant Corporation Counsel Whit
man says this is not the He adds that
there are cases where the improvement so called.
not only has no salable value, but reduces
the value of the land by the expense of its re-
movai and the time lost while it is being removed.
The bill provides also for the publication of the
annual record of the assessed valuation of real
estate in supplements to The City Record, a
separate supplement for each section, ward or dis
trict-
The friends Of the bill say that the total expense
of publishing thousand copies of all the sup
Elements will exceed $4,000. and that this will
be recovered, in whole or part, by the receipts
the results would be cheap the price. they say,
for with the separate statement of value pub
lcity will insure honest assessments ana the
standard of accuracy will tend to improve con-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
SAYS THEY PAY TOO HIGH INTEREST
Vice Chancellor Pitney Raps Trust Com
panies Also for Savings Departments.

Trust companies which pay high rates Of interest
or maintain savings departments were condemned
by Vice-Chancelor Pitney in the Jersey CITY
Chancery Court yesterday. The case was that OF
Mrs. Halsey 81. Barrett, Of Newark, whose nus
band a lawyer, asked for an injunction TO restrain
the Bloomfield Savings Institution from dissolving
and merging its business with the Bloomfield Trust
Company. The bank has had successful exist
ence for thirty-one years. Vice-Chancelor Pitney
said:
The trouble with trust companies is that they
try TO pay too high interest and high interest Is
moor security the world All the ingenuity of
man cannot get around the fact that hlgh interest
is a hazardous proposition. Savings banks are
primarily intended TO protect the poor VINO are
lacking in experience. wisdom or opportunity 10
invest their money advantageously.
Trust companies successful, but the day
of their success has reached its elimination In
ten or fifteen years you VIII realize the truthluI-
ness of what | say.
Mr. Barrett declared that trust companies violated
the laws Of New-Jersey when they maintained saw
ings departments.
Vice-Chancellor Pitney asserted that public Off
ciais could stop II, but did not. He continued:
There is the Commissioner OF Banking and In
surance and the Attorney General al his back. The
Department of Banking and Insurance is weakly
managed The MddIesex Bank failure is proof of
that / understand there IS a desire improve the
,ieDartment and it is TO be hoped will be done
Mr. Barrett asked the court TO remove the board
of managers of the Bloomfield Savings Institution
and appoint their SUCCESSORS. He quoted a Massa-
cbusetts precedent He said he could submit a list
Of '.sod'' citizens TO act managers. The hear
Court Justice Collins and Robert McCarter aD-
peared for the bank and trust c--i---.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
MICE ARE NOT GAME, HE DECIDES.
State Game Protector 0verton Finds One in
His Waistcoat in Cart Bites.

Port Jefferson Long Island Jan. q (SpeciaD.-
State Game Protector John f. Overton is Of the
opinion that mice game. This opinion was
tremendously strengthened to-day by experience
Mr.. Overton had while travelling in the smoking
car westbound Long Island train that left here
at O'Clock in the morning. Soon after the train
pulled out Mr. Overton was seen to clutch violently
at his waiStcoat.
Help, Hep!' ne roared. Something's got un-
der my vest. Here it is. I've got it. Now, stick
in your hand and pull it OUT
Frank Thompson, brakeman, was the first to
attempt first aid to the injured He promptly put
his hand within Mr. Overton's waistcoat, but he
took ii out even promptly.
Wow" he shouted. dancing with pain; the
beast bit me- And nothing would induce him to
return the fray.
Here Johnny" cried Mr.. Overton to his son,
John, jr you try it. Get this cursed thing out
from my ye~t'
Johnny was geme. if the mouse was not, and
dashed to the rescue. He emitted roar of PAIN
I'D dragged his hand out with celerity. Hanging
to one of his fingers the tiny mouse that mao
caused all the commotion. The little beast was at
once thrown of the window. and Mr.. over
ton dressed the wounds of the injured and tried
to think how the mouse had reached the place in
which It discovered. He hasn't figured II out
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
CENTRAL TERMINAL BILL READY.
Any Power Except Steam and Compressed
Air May Be Used by Railroad

Albany Jan. 27.-The municipal authorities OF
New-York have prepared the bill which Is 10 regu-
late the construction of the new terminal OF the
Eeu-Yorl Central Railroad in New-York city
The bill will reach Albany tomorrow or Ihurs-
day Contrary to general supposition. the proposed
law does not restrict the railroad company to the
use of electricity a motive power. 1t PROVIDES
that any sort of power may be used except COM
pressed air or steam. The old tunnel law, under
which the Central now enters Ncw-fork PROVIDED
that no other power except steam should De used'
In addition to these details. the bill Will also
contain a section setting forth exactly the manner
in which New-York city is to level off the present
streets between Fortyeighth and Forty-second SIS
under which the trains are to run. The bill also
specifies exactly where the proposed carriage drive
is TO begin and end. extending from Forty-ninth
to FOrty-SeCOnd-St ,.xx,o5 tho
The city of New-York has already planned Inc tne
improvements in question and the railroad COIL
pany has agreed to all the details including the
motive power proviso. The bill was drafted IN ths
form however so that there would be no possi-
biiity of misunderstanding between the city ta au,
thorities and the railroad as to their respective
obliga tions.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
CONFER ON CENTRAL IMPROVEMENTS
Representative of Ogden Estate Meets City
Officials.

Mayor Low Controller Grout, Corporation Coun-
sci Rives President Fornes of the Board of Alder
men, Dock Commissioner Hawkes. and Borough
President Haffen held private conference ycster-
day in the Governors Room, at the City Hall with
Ira A. Place counsel for the New-Gork Cfntrai
and Hudson River Railroad and Chief Engineer
Wilgus, Of the rcaG. The only outsider admitted
was Andrew n. Green. who represents the ogden
estate in The Bronx Borough. and much of whose
property will affected by the improvements con-
templated by the railroad company. These I'M
provements will not only be made along Park-ave.
in this borough where the company intends to
make changes under tn: counter proposition ofered
them recently by the Board of Estimate but also
in the Borough of The Bronx.
Mr.. Green on behalf of his interests has mani
tested much opposition to the proposed improve
nents in so far as they will affect the property OF
the Ogden estate and it is said he was admitted
to the meeting to-day to present further ms oppos-
ton to the proposed plans.
When Controller Cirout left the meeting he said:
II don't care to discuss what talked over at
the meeting to-day. except to state that the report
we expected make public at the meeting or
the Board of Estimate Tomorrow will not be pre-
sented 1t nay be presented at the meeting OF the
board Friday. , -
public hearing before the Board of Estimate. at
1890 a. m. Friday regarding the. proposed aooltlon
of grade crossings in The Bronx. As the mayor
saws in his letter the Board Of Estimate has been
under the impression that the proposed plans were
are interested in any branch of this subject Will
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
NEW-YORk CITY.

There will be meeting Of the New-York Credit
Mems Association tomorrow evening at the Drug
Club No 100 William st. Among the speakers will
he Robert Baker. of Kings County. How Trusts
Can Be Regulated" and Francis B. Thurber, on
Organization of Industry.
The Chenango County Society of the State of
New-York will hold it's annual dinner at the Hotel
Marlborough. Broadway and Thirty -sixth-st.. to-
day at 730 o. m. Mayor Low. Judge George Ray
and Assembyman Aids will be among the speak
ers
A concert will be given at the Presbyterian
Church. Second-ave and Fourteerth-st. Fri
day evening at o'clock An attractive programme
has been arranged.
The Charity Organization Society appeals for $50
to pay for knee braces for man who has lost the
use of his limbs BY means Of the braces he will
be nabled to assist his wife. who is earning the
support of the family by taking In washing. Any
money for the above sent TO the Charity or
ganzation Society No l0j East Twenty -secont-st..
Will be acknowledged.
Postmaster Van Cott announces that mails from
China, Japan and the Philippines of the following
dates: Manila, December "a Hong Kong, Decem-
her 81; Shanghai. January 3. and Yokohama, jan
uary 10. reached San Francisco the steamer
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
A PERMANENT WATER STORAGE BOARD

Albany. Jan. q (SpeciaD.-A bill was introduced
bv Senator Lewis. of Rochester, to-day continuing
the existence of the Water Storage Commission
whose members have just submitted their first
nual report. The bill! increases the powers Of the
Water Storage Commission. with the purpose of
giving the commission the means Of preventing
floods
venton freshets shall be initiated through petit
tions from boards of trustees supervisors alder
men to the commission. which shall then conduct
investigation. The expense for improvements is to
be apportioned counties. cities villages and
towns benefited by the Improvement. Improve
ments shall be subject to the approval of the Gov
ernor. For defraying expenditures the Water Stor-
age Commission is authorized to issue bonds, which
are o be lien the localities benefited.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
MURPHY COULDN'T CHEER THEM.
Democratic Club Members Try to Amuse
Themselves Playing Games

The members of the Democratic Club gathered
again last night for a thrilling tournament Of
checkers, donnos and billiards. There
fair attendance The committee recently appointed
promote attendance at and interest in the club
has worked ndefatigably TO get members to at
tend. Ever since Richard Croker sailed away for
England the club has been falling behind. The
members have failed to go the club and interest
in it has died out Recently Croker word that
he wanted the club to get lively" and a com
mittee with his Richard at its head. APP
pointed to arrange for a series of entertainments
Last night the second of these club nights"
and a fairly good crowd attended. There
music, and checkers, dominos, whist pool and
billiards were induged in. Charles F. Murphy the
new leader of Tammany, present. and greeted
those who appeared Despite this fact 1t was a
cherries occasion and the gayety manifestly
forced.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
TO CHOOSE P0sToFFICE SITE.
The Commission Will Meet Here This
Morning

Under The impression that the commission to
select site for the Postof1ce building would
meet here yesterday. number of real estate men
gathered in the corridors of the Postoffce vester-
day morning before Postmaster Van Cott reached
his office. Mr.. Van Cott when he arrived. found
letter from the commission, which consists of
the Postmaster General the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Attorney General, informing him
that the commission would he here this morning
and meet the Waldorf-Astoria at 10 a.. m. Mr.
Knox arrived yesterday.
Neither Mr.. Van Cott the First Assistant
Postmaster. Mr.. Morgan. thinks favorably Bor-
ough President Cantors suggestion to erect the
new building on Bryant Park the side of
the new library building. Mr.. Van Cott said: "Of
course | don't know what the commission will do
but should oppose the selection OF that site. We
could not have light all sides and there would
be no direct to Sixth-aVe. We want a
building open all Sides
Mr. Morgan said. Il don't think the plot sug-
gested Bryant Park is large enough. | do not
believe the building would contain the furniture
of the Office. and there would not be adequate
space for the movement of the mail wagons
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
WHAT is GOING ON TODAY.

Hors. sale at Madison Square Garden.
Federation Churches No. $50 Fifth ave. $50 a M
and p. m.
Avenue Presbyterian church, 9:45 a to u: 10
p. m. Teachers. Miss Thompson, MT Soltau ana br-
Schaufier. All welcome.
Torrey Botanical Club meeting New-1ork Botanical Gar
den. $50 p.
Board of Education. p. m.
Meeting of the Catholic Library Association Hotel Ma
jestic 415 p.
Commissioner Woodbury. addresses Newsdeaers Associa
tion, No s Unior square. p M
Annual dinner Chenango County Society, Hotel
Marlborough. T:30 p
Review of 18th Regiment General Alfred c. Barnes,
armory. Brooklyn. $50 7. m.
Review OF 9th Regiment by General Roe, p.
Free lectures BOARD Of Education. o. East
Settlement House. Seventy-sXth-st and East
River. 10 Get Strong and How to Stay So"
DR.. c. Ward Champion: Alfred Corning Clark Neigh.
borhood House, Cannon and Rivington SITS. Persia. -
Joel Werda: de Hirsch Trade School, No. 222
East Sixty St ''RefraCtion of Light Convex
and Concave Professor William Hallock:
Young Mems Institute. No. DID Bowery. China, ="
DR. Kenneth F JUNIOR: Young Mems Hebrew AssO-
citation Hall Ninety seconds st and Lexington
Generation OF Electricty.' w w Ker; Young
Mems Christian Association Hall. No.
hundred twenty The Restoration
Institute Eighthst and Fourth Electricity in
Motion; Heating Effects Professor L. r.
Nariron: John NJ. Toucey Memorial Hall. One-hun
dre1and- fftieth Mott ave. The Railroads
and Their Relation to Other Industries George H.
Daniels.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
TO STOP PRIMARY C0LoNIZING.
Elsberg's Bill Abolishing Special Enrolments
Pleases Plunkitt, Democrat.

Albany ian. Ex-senator Elsberg to-day intro
5uced measure amending the Primary Election
.su relating to special enrolments to repeal
~. nroyision for special enrolments and prevent
transfers from one district to another II person
moves after having enrolled he loses the right to
zaote ct the primary election If the measure be
rorne. law one can enroll only on the four days
~ reyistration Senator Plunkitt, discussing the
bin. said;
The measure ought to pass for II will relieve the
yoliffcsI situation in NewYork 1t will prevent the
1novfrr around from district district Of several
hundred voters. OF course any Assembly district
leader who be beaten square, ought TO be beat
e,s o1,+ the game TO move regiment from certain
districts where the voters are not needed TO some
other district defeat leader against Whom there
Is a srudge should be prevented
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
CROWD SEES BARGE BURN
Loaded zcith Hay 1t Is 1o5ced 10
Middle Of tile RiUer.

Proba bly, fifty thousand persons assembled
along the West Side river front shorty aitei .
o'clock last night and watched for half an houl
a two decker barge, loaded with Two thousaiiu
bales of hay burn to the waters eoge' II
lighted I'D the surrounding sky and both SIDES
of the river AS the hay and barge burned nre
men of the fireboat New-Yorker, and the ere"
of q PENNSYLVANIA Railroad tug, pulled the
snouldering bales into the river and they noa'eu
with their tops aflame until the water soaKe0
them through
The barge was the Chicago. owned by stephen
]. Miller of No 622 West Thirty fourth-st., who
also owned the hay. The loss on the boat was
$1,000 and on the hay $4,000 She lay at the
north side of the pier at West Fifty fifth st.
and only Captain Terry Finkle was aboard her
at 9:OI o'clock when fire discovered be-
tween decks in the forward part of the craft
In two minutes three engines and a truck
dashed up and firemen began playing streams
on the hay. which burning with a Vlgor
that wholly put to rout the work of the firemen
Get her out into the stream ordered Fire
Chief Ahearn, and men began TO chop at
the hawsers. Several were burning. Penn
sylvania tug was making her way into the
narrow space between the boat and the Thirty
sixth-st pier lot of new piling checking her
The tug got a hawser tied to The barge and
began slowly to tow her into the stream But
the flames fierce and high. and the hawser
was burned. The Chicago began to drift toward
the Thirty-sixth-st. pier and the hay on the
pier, small part of the cargo that had been
put ashore. caught fire
The New-Yorkcr turned seven streams OF
water from the river on the hay. The tug added
two streams to the New Workers.. and then the
latter boat got an iron chain attached to the
burning barge and towed her out into the
stream. the tug following and pouring on water
Police reserves had to be called out to prevent
the crowds from Overrunning the piers 1he
cause of the fire could not be learned.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
Hay AND STRAW MARKET.

HAY AND STRAW -HAN-OrevingS tod "a ~ Mo-
made for the light supply u Sunlay an -Ss Ia
did tone doWh scfo--
goods. Canada has latteriy nt3 ,hs
addition tC stsl sdetf''N'
u moderately released will eur down eN'leUl - pre
still short for general prodn'e - - 'hox
m una coal movement calls for the novel use q .
grades hay c '-e trm with raoso .,'rysrs
dli line of demand Nss
all steady and firm whca quality - risht ea-t'eSS.
Prime bales. no 10. 81 30, y" l. ~. $50
No s5ef9Sc No 8. TSGS1c; cover mixed SSe
Sc clover clear. prime. Tuc small bales ar
iess than .arrp. SIR NW-I Long straw in g.
demand with fairly full supply. We quote t'goNO Re-
acceptable Receipts ~ hay and straw IN t'' S-
ported the Produce Exchange o. noon 70 Ista 81
son River Railroad. 9JO Erie. 10. Fenns5 We
DeIaware I.aCkdwanna Western. 20, West On
4To Valley. 3tC- Baltimore and Onto -. ',oTa
tartO Central OF New W-IefseNs ~
l. 400 Receipts Of straw. I3U tons hy TalL
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28

He Found Croker Enjoying Life as Country
Gentleman.

The Atlantic Transport steamship Minneapolis,
which arrived yesterday from London, stopped at
Southampton to take those passengers who
would have come American Line steamship
had there been one sailing regular schedule.
Owing to the fact that both the St. Louis and the
New-York out Of commission, the line had no
vessel sailing from Southampton January Il.
Captain Louis Wendell. of the 1st Battery, one
Of those returning the Minneapolis. He said
that he mis- visit snort, he wanted to be
here the battery moved from its present
quarters. No $40 West Forty-fourth-st.. to its new
armory. in Sixty-sixth-st.
Il paid a visit to my friend, Mr.. Croker, at
Vantage" said Captain Wendell. II found Mr..
Croker locking well and enjoying life country
gentleman his estate. He has a fine string of
horses. and he is giving them his attention pres
ant
New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

London 2TArrived Thury Dock. steamer Brit sh
Prince tBrl. Smith. Antwerp for New York.
Manchester 25-Arrived steamer CanoVa CBr}. Rus
sell. New-YOrk.
Creenock 2-Saed. steamer Ormidaie (Brl Butler.
New York.
Praw.e Point 2TPassed- steamer Chennitz tCer,.
Ianereuter. for New York
Trieste 3G-Sai.ed. steamer F1cqua tBrb. Pelkns.
NeV-York for Glasgow tand proceeded.
Antwerp Jan ~. noon--ArriVsd. steamer Finland NJ
brecht. New York via SocthamTto ton
Amsterdam. Jan 2.ATrv6d. steamer Euticrdam tbutcht
New York.
Gibraltar. Iaa 2T-PaSsed steamer Egandae tBrl, bur
CESS. New TuJicorin. fondicherry. Madras.