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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-13
ORDINANCE NO. zoe.

City of Sumpter. in Baker County,
Oregon, of $1,000 for the purpose
of constructing II sewer system In
with the map and draw.
ings thereof. entitled: "Map of
sewer system of the, City of Sump.
ter. land specifications thereof. en-.
titled "Specitications for Sumptcr
sewer system, "prepared by {. II.
Fenner, City Engineer, of the City
of Sumpter, and providing for the
sale of bonds of the City of Stump.
ter, In Baker County, Oregon, to
the amount of said sum OF $4,000
for said purposes and providing for
the time and manner of sale of said
bonds.
The City of Sumpter does ordain
as follows: ..... -,
Sec. /. That an Indebtedness Of
$4,000 be insssarred by the City Of
Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon. for
the purpose Of establishing and con-
structing sewer system In said City
of Sumpter In accordance with the
map aud drawings thereof, entitled
"Map Of sewer system Of the City of
Sumpter, and the specification
thereof, entitled Specifications for
Sumpter sewer system" prepared by
c. H. Fenner. City Engineer, all Of
which are now on fls In the Office Of
the Recorder Of the City Of Sumpter,
Baker County, Oregon, and are he,e.
by referred to and made part Of
this ordinance.
Sec. 9. That said City OF
Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon, be
bonded for said sum of $4,000 70,
the purpose Of providing funds 70,
constructing said sewer system ~
hereinbefore designated.
Sec. 3. That the Mayor Of the
City Of Sumpter shall immed diately
procure bonds Of suitable design.
aud cause the same to be properly
filed out In amounts of 800 each, or
any multiple thereof, up to 81, 900.
each of said bonds to bear date April
lst, 1904, and to be made payable In
payments of One Thousand Dollars
yearly until the full sum of Fifteen
Thousand Is paid. Said bonds to
bear interest at the rate of six per
cent per annum from such date, said
interest to be paid semi .aDnu-
ally, principal and interest on said
bonds when due, to be paid at the
banking house of the Farmers Loan
4 Trust Co. at No. Twenty, Williams
Street, In the City and State of New
York, said bonds to be issued on
said First day of April 8, 1904. -
Soc. 4. That said bonds shall be
placed In the hands of the City
Treasurer of the City of Sumpter.
who shall keep Il register In which
shall be entered by him the number
aud amount of such bonds and the
date of the Issue thereof, and the
name of the person to whom issued.
Sec. 8. That said bonds and
each thereof shall be signed by the
Mayor and Recorder of the City OF
Sumpter under their name of Office at
the time of their issuance.
Sec. 6. That the expense Of max
ing any estimates of the cost of said
sewer system and the expenses Of
making any estimates under said bond
issue, shall be paid out of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of said bonds, aud
the same shall he deemed q part of
the expense Of said sewer system.
That said sewer system shall be con-
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
OCEAN STEAMERS

NEW YORK-Arrived Sept 13-Stmr KrOn-
prinz Wilhelm from Bremen; stmr Grosser
Kurfurst, from Bremen; stnlr Finland, from
Antwerp; stmr Mesaba. from London
Sailed Sept 13-Stmr Ryndams for ROtter-
dam via BoulOgne; stmr Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cher
bourg; stmr Slavonia. for Naples and Trieste
and Fiume; stmr Victorian, for Liverpool
GENOA-Arrived Sept 13-Stmr Lombardia,
from New York.
LONDON-Arrived Sept 13-Stmr Ontarian.
from Montreal.
NEWPORT-Arrived Sept 11-Stmr Mime
sofa from London. for Philadelphia.
ANTWERP-Arrived Sept 11--Stmr Mon
trose, from Montreal and Quebec, via Lon
don Sept 12-Stmr Montreal. from Montreal.
via London.
LASGOW-Arrived Sept 13-Stmr Athena.
from Montreal via Liverpool
PALERAIO-Arrived Sept 13-Stmr Syraian
Prince from New York. via St Michaels.
CHRISTIANIA-Arrived Sept 10-Stmr
HekIa from New York. for Copenhagen and
Stettin.
Wilhelm II. from New York. via Plymouth
and Cherbourg-
CHRISTIANSAND-S Sailed Sept 9-Stmr
United States. from Copenhagen and Chris
tiania for New York.
IIVERPOOI-Sailed Sept 13-Stmr Ivernia,
for Boston VIC Queenstown.
DOVER-Arrived Sept 13-Stmr Graf Wal
dersee. from New York, for Hamburg, and
proceeded.
MOVILLE-Arrived Sept 13-Stmr Anchoria,
from New York, for Glasgow, and proceeded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY, Sept 1S.-The students in the
Greek department are becoming more and
more interested in the presentation of the
Ajax" Of Suphocles the time approaches
for its final staging. Assignments of the
speaking parts have already been made and
the lines are being rehesrsed daily under the
direction Of Miss Mabel Barrows Of New York
While the burden Of committing the lines
rests with the nine principals the most char
acteristic feature Of a Greek tragedy is the
chorus. In the "Ajax'' the chorus is made up
Of fifteen sailors and warriors, companions Of
Ajax, who had followed him from Troy to
Salamis They are intimately concerned with
the action OF the play and reflect the emotion
OF the actor. Without a well trained and
sympathetic chorus a Greek tragedy Is i'm
possible however good the other characters
may be. 1t is for this reason that Miss Bar
rows has been cautious in her selection OF the
people to take these singing parts.
Professor Samuel Fortier Of the irrigation
department Of the College Of Agriculture has
received the appointment Of overseer for the
permanent Improvement Of the Turlock canal.
The board Of directors for the canal has re-
tained Professor Fortier to prepare plans for
Introduction OF inverted syphons, lines Of steel
pipe, the construction of the concrete wall for
Snake .ravine and other improvements that
viii cost 500 000
itiated the following members Of the class of
'06: T. N. Baker, H. w. Bingham, ]. j. A
Bliss, L. D. Bohnett, W. H. Boynton B. r.
Chaplin, A J. Coogan. ". r. de Leon, L. A
Frei, p n. Gray, Jackson Gregory and H L
Stoddard.
The university meeting Friday morning in
Harmon Gymnasium will be addressed by
William Kent Of Chicago and Professor
Thomas r. Bacon, who has lately returned to
the university after a years trip abroad.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
STORY OF SHOOTING
CAUSES A SENSATION
Rumor That San Jose Physician is
Killed Starts a FURRY In
Police Department.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 13.-Mrs. Belle
Dugan caused a sensation on Santa
Clara street, near Second, this after
noon by telling Policeman O'Malley
that DR.. ]. A Mcmahon, one of the
most prominent physicians and sur
geons in the city, had been shot and
killed. She said that Miss Annie
Fox had committed the deed. While
the officer was telephoning the report
to headquarters the woman hurried
away and could not be found.
The entire police force then joined
in a search TO DR.. Mcmahon, who was
found in his office. He had not been
shot and denied all knowledge of any
shooting.
Miss Fox has been friendly with DR..
Mcmahon for a number of years and
recently they quarreled over some
nroperty matters. In investigating the
matter to-day it developed that last
Sunday morning there was a row at
the Mcmahon Hospital and in the
altercation Miss Fox fired a shot at
either DR.. Mcmahon or his son. The
bullet went wide of its mark and no
one was injured. Immediately after
the shooting at the hospital DR.. Nc
Mahon went to San Francisco and only
returned to-day. There is a rumor
around town that Miss Fox has
threatened the life of DR.. Mcmahon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14

OAKLAND, Sept. 13.-In an evident
ly insane attempt to wreak vengeance
upon Eric Thompson, her divorced
husband, Mrs. Christina Thompson
broke into the little cottage at 1913
Haspell street, Golden Gate, at 10
o'clock this morning and set fire to the
house in three places. The residence
until her separation from her huband
two and a half years ago, had been her
home.
Thompson, a carpenter, was away
at work in Berkeley. The only child,
Emil, aged 10 years, was at school.
Mrs. Thompson had full swing in her
apparently crazy attempt at incen-
diarism. Had it not been for the dis
covery of the fires by neighbors the
home would have been destroyed.
Mrs. Z. Stone, who resides next door,
saw smoke pouring from the cottage.
She ran to George Blomberg's grocery
at 3012 San Pablo avenue, a block dis
tant, and gave the alarm.
BIomberg rushed to the dwelling and
was astounded to see Mrs. Thompson
standing in the dining-room near a
pile of blazing furniture, holding in
one hand a bottle of kerosene oil and
was pistol.
An engine drove by the house to a
fire hydrant a hundred feet distant
Mrs. Thompson ran out of the house
screaming in a maniacal way: Don't
put out the fire. Let it burnt
The woman then started to run
toward Lorin. That was the last seen
of her.
Three fires had been started in diff
ferent places in the dwelling. In the
basement a pile of infammable rub
bish had been saturated with oil. 1t
was burning briskly when the firemen
broke into the house. In the dining
room half a dozen chairs, a table and
some smaller pieces of furniture, heap
ed in the center Of the apartment,
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
BRIEF CITY NEWS,

OFFICERS ELECTED--The American Fed-
Grafton OF Labor elected officers last night as
follows: President, Michael Glynn; vice presi-
dent, John Slattery: secretary, J. T. Leary:
treasurer, Thomas McGrath: delegate TO Labor
Council John Mage. trustees-James Gil,
Robert Kelly. Frank Murphy and ]. Natelsky.
STOLE WATCH FROM A JAP-Thomas
o. O'ConnOr is accused Of having stolen a watch
from q japanese named Tony Wanaker4 The
Japanese says that while he was cleaning a sa-
loon Front and Market streets he laid his
watch in a heap OF towels, and that o. Connor.
saw MIN put it there. Detectivec MCGOWAN
and Conlan arrested O'Connor and found the
watch on him
WOMAN TAKES OWN LIFH-Desponden
because she was about to be dismissed BY her
employer. Mary Burke elderly woman. took
her life last night by swallowing carbolic acid
The dead woman was employed a house
keeper by Charles Mccarthy. who lives at 22
Chesey street. Mccarthy notified her that he
was going to dispose OF her services to-day
Frank Hall entered the Mccarthy house and
found the woman lounge, with an empty
bottle beside her. Life was extinct. The body
was removed to the MorEue.
ACCUSED ENIBEZZLER CAPTURED
tective Ross Whitaker arrived from Colurnb1ls
ohio last night with W. Ruisinger who Is ac-
cused OF felony embezzlement Ruisinger vraa
ernnloved as q cashier and collector for F2s,a-.
dieqer & IOesch who conduct a. bakery at III
Tarlxiu street. His employers accuse hin, ~
having stolen $500 from them several months
ago The police authorities at Columbus ar
rested him on the Information received from
the local authorities. Whitaker was sent Fast
with the necessary papers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14

mad been sprinkled with kerosene and
set afire. The third fire was found in
a back bedroom under a sofa
IL was the work of a few minutes to
pitch the burning furniture into the
street and to check the spread of the
fire. Afterward Fire Warden George
Mcdonald took charge of the premises
and reported the case to the Berkeley
police, the house being just within the
college town limits. Mcdonald made
an investigation and procured state
ments from Blomberg and a number
of the Thompson neighbors who had
seen the woman at the house. Blom-
berg told the authorities that he had
no doubt Mrs. Thompson was insane.
She acted like maniac
Thompson and his son have been in
dread of the woman for a long time.
Two of her children died three years
ago. 1t was said they had been pois-
oned by eating canned fruit that had
spoiled. Because of her actions
Thompson procured a divorce from his
wife shortly afterward. Mrs. Thomp-
son went to San Francisco and had
been living on Bernal Heights. The
husband believes that she was respon-
sible for an attempt that was made to
burn the house about a year ago.
Shortly before this mornings fire
Mrs. Thompson tried to buy coal oil at
D. K. Truelson's grocery at Golden
Gate, but she was not successful, as
her queer actions aroused suspicion
The authorities have not learned
where the bottle of kerosene was pro-
cured.
Mrs. Thompson had key to one of
the doors. There was no force used in
entering the dwelling except by the
firemen.
Satisfied that the woman is dement,
ed, Thompson has decided to institute
a search for her. fearing that she
might attempt to harm him or the boy
who has lived with him since his sep.
aration from his wife.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
WOMEN DRIVEN
TO SEPARATION
Bessie L. Edmester Claims
That She Was Deserted
Upon Her Wedding Day
HUSBAND TAUNTS HER
Sarah J. Brown Says She
Seeks Divorce From an
Intemperate Companion
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Sept. 13.

1915 Broadway, Sept. 13.
Deserted on her wedding day, Bessie
L. Edmester, a wife of a few months,
has begun suit for divorce against Will
liam L. Edmester, a laundry worker, on
the ground of extreme cruelty, and
asks for a sufficient allowance from his
income to keep her from want. The pair
were married by DR.. E. r. Ollie on the
1st of May last, and few hours after
the ceremony was performed Edmester
told his bride that he had married her
Just for fun" and he then left her.
The plaintiff alleges that his behavior
has been cruel in the extreme; that he
has paraded by her with other women
on his arm, laughed at har, and on the
Fourth of July he tried to make her
feel more keenly her humiliation by
acting affectionately in her presence
with a Mrs. Carr.
For abuse, failure to provide and in
temperance Sarah j. Brown has begun
an action Of divorce against Samuel G..
E. Brown, a railroad painter She al
leges that he has sworn at her and
drinks to such an extent that he is dis
qualified for work a great portion OF
the time, and is unable by reason of his
drinking to furnish her with the neces-
saries of life. They have one child, a
boy of years, of whom she also asks
the custody.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
ATTORNEY AND HEIRESS
WOULD NOT BROOK DELAY
Grow Tired of Waiting for Wedding
Day and ElOpe From Los
AU0eIeS
An3cIeS.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 15.-Miss Eda
Goff, just 16 years old, who in fiye. years
will come into an Inheritance of 100000
left her by her grandmother, and W. L
Bowers, a promising young attorney
are missing, and their relatives and
friends doubt not that ere this they
have been married The elODement Oc-
Cured this afternoon almost under the
eyes of the young WOman's 8 mother.
The couple had been lovers for more
than a year and it was known that
they intended to marry. The only OBJ
lection Miss Goffs parents had was her
youth. They promised her If she would
go to college she could marry as soon
as she graduated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
OVERBAY CHARITIES
DO THOROUGH WORK
Annual Report of Alameda County
Society Indicates That Results
Are Valuable,

OAKLAND, Sept. 13.-The annual
reports of the officers Of the Asso-
ciated Charities of Alameda County,
which were submitted to the directors
of the association at the annual meet
ing last night show that a large
amount of business has been transact
ed by the organization during the last
twelve months, all of which has been
satisfactorily disposed of. More than
1900 cases Of various kinds have been
brought to the attention of the As
sociated Charities for investigation,
and relief has been afforded in every
instance where the applicant has been
found worthy. The report of Presi-
dent B. II. Pendleton deals fully with
the general work of the association.
Many cases of the worthy have been
helped and the reports of all officers
show that matters are highly salts
factory.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14

a delegation from Ohio being present. Among
the visitors were; Mrs. Frances Horton; Phil
adelDhia; Miss Helen Wright, Mrs George
Toy, San Francisco; Mrs. Bostwick Ebell. Los
Angeles; Mrs. Langley, California Club; Mrs
H Milmann, Mrs. Sinclair Mrs Thompson,
Stockton: Mrs. j. Russell Johnston, Mrs.
chie Dayton, Ohio; Miss Mabel Gum. San
Francisco: Miss Caskie, Dayton, Ohio: Mrs.
Dr. Tully. stockton; Miss Loring. Ohio: Miss
Paffertv New Jersey: Miss E c. Fennessy
Mathews, Miss Graham, Pittsburg; Mrs. c..
d. Torrev. Mrs Chase Brown, Mrs. William
Barbour. Mrs Porter. Salinas: Mrs G. Fred
Bush Honolulu; Mrs Wallace Briggs, San
Francisco; Mrs. d. b. Lyon. Red Bluff; Mrs.
John Scott Honolulu; Mrs. F. F. Barbour.
Mrs. Frank Roller. Mrs. Easterbrook. Miss
Mafeo; Mrs D. A. Proctor. Mrs. A. A Long;
Mrs. Mcfarland Eureka; Miss Williams: Mrs.
Murcell, Sacramento; Mrs. Berlin, Mrs. F. NJ.
Heath. Mrs L. A. Harold; Miss Walker. Salt
lake; Miss Myrtle SAKE Mrs. Hunt Mrs. Dol
lar Miss Marsh. Mrs. w. F.. Besk, Mrs. W. NJ
Hearst; Mrs Rogers, San Francisco; Mrs. NJ.
q Davis Mrs. Lawson. Mrs. Robert Wal
Iace. Mrs Mary Daniels, Ojai Valley; Mrs
B. H. Langley. Berkeley
RERKELEY, Sept 13.-Miss Florence
Hatch was rendered a linen shower by her
friends last Saturday afternoon at the home
affair being in anticipation Of Miss Hatch's
aDproachng marriage to Ralph B. Clapp OF
Los Angeles. The linen presents were an
valuable and the manner or their presentation
unique All of the articles. together with
lines of original poetry from each guest were
placed in old shoes and these were thrown
through hoop held by Miss Hatch. who was
blindfolded. The guests Miss Marie Met
calf Miss Minta Cox, Miss Busser, Miss Ruth
Seeley, Miss Rose Hizar, Miss Edythe Schultz
Miss Ida Remington, Miss Zeta Bailey, Miss
Bessie Conblin. Miss Daisy Greenfield Miss
Mamie Rittenhouse, Miss Luverne Marshall
Miss Alma Busser and Mrs. Ralph Haskins.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
BOND CAMPAIGN
IS INAUCURATED
First Rally Will Be Held
This Evening at Cameron
Hall in East Oakland
GREAT PARADEPLANNED
Committee Will End It's
Work With Big Demon
Stration on Monday Night
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Sept. Is.

OAhlaQQ OLQce San FRANCISCO CallS
1915 Broadway, Sept. Is.
The active work In the campaign for
bonds is now under way and the cam
paign committee Of the Progress Fed
Grafton is making energetic efforts to
insure the success Of the issue at the
coming election. The committee has
already arranged for q number Of bond
rallies, to be held in different parts of
the city, at which able speakers will
deliver addresses
The first Of these meetings will be
held tomorrow evening in Cameron
Hall, at which the Rev. p. G. Yorke
will be the principal speaker. On Fri
day evening, September 16, three
rallies will be held in different parts Of
the city. Mayor Warren Olney and
Edwin Stearns will address a meeting
at Becker's Hall: at Alcatraz Hall in
West Oakland Colonel John P. Irish,
the Rev. Father McNally and Aaron
Burntrager will tell of the benefits that
the city will derive from the bonds;
the third rally will be held at Milton
Hall on San Pablo avenue and Twenty
eighth street, at which Bernard p.
Miller and others will speak
A grand mass meeting will be held
at Idora Park on Tuesday evening,
September 20, at which several prom
inent citizens will deliver addresses
On the same evening a bond rally will
be held at the Union-street Presbyte-
rian Church.
The Civic Educational League of
Oakland will hold a bond rally on
Wednesday evening, September q, at
department 2 of the Police Court The
speakers for this meeting have not yet
been assigned. On the same evening a
meeting to discuss the proposed bond
issue will be held at Klinkner Hall in
Golden Gate.
The last grand mass meeting of the
campaign viii be held at City Hall
Park on Friday evening, September 23
at which citizens will be addressed by
city officials, members Of the campaign
committee and others.
The campaign for the bonds will
close with a big parade on the evening
Of September &c, the night before the
bond election
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
BROKERS TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF HARRIMAN'S ILL HEALTH
Depress Southern and Union Paclhc
Stocks on Learning Magnate Was
Not Feeling Well.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13@Since the
return of E. II. Hartman from his
European trip reports have been cur
rent in Wall street that his health
had not been greatly benefited by his
holiday abroad. These reports crys-
tallized to-day into the definite state
ment that he was i'll and they were
used by bearish traders as factor in
depressing Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific stocks, properties in which
Hartman has dominant interests. The
fact that Hartman has left the city
for the Adirondacks gave some color
to the reports.
ever. that he has not been in robust
health since the operation for appen-
dicitis. which he underwent nearly
eighteen months ago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
sars Husband Beat Her.

OAKLAND, Sept. 13.-Charged
with brutally beating and kicking his
wife. Hattie NJ. Pritchard, Owen r.
Pritchard, a blacksmith, living at
Eleventh and Clay streets, was ar
rested to-day by Detectives Quigley
and Holland after Mrs. Pritchard
had fed terror-stricken to the police
for help With a baby three months
old TO care for. the frail woman de-
clares she was so severely treated
that she was compelled to go to bed.
Police Judge Smith fixed bail at $1,000
because Of the aggravated ma
ture Of the case as presented to him.
Pritchard's trial was set for Septem-
ber 27.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND. Sept 13.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Gustave
David, 26. and LeOnora Stiles, 35.
both Of san Francisco: William W.
Giddings, 80. Newman. and Julia V.
Johnson "a Oakland: Leon de Blai-
Ean, 26. and Helen N. Dausua. 20.
both Of Oakland; Roy Owens, 2T,
Chicago. and Violet Ferguson, %,
Honolulu; Benedict Wilson. over 21,
and Nellie Angus, over Is, both OF
San Francisco; Robert de Lancy. 27
San Francisco, and Daisy p. Smith
is, Alameda; Frederick c. Rhoades
over p, Seattle, and Pauline NJ. Ell
leans over IS, Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
DISCUSS TAXES
And SALARIES
City Trustees of Alameda
Confront Problems That
Cause Them Much Worry
SCHOOLS DEMAND MONEY
Municipal Legislators Do
Not Hesitate to Express
Views on the Situation

ALAMEDA, Sept 1S.-Under the d.
rection Of the Board Of Education a
campaign is being waged to induce the
City Trustees to allow the public
schools the apportiOnment asked for
out OF the coming tax levy S4s.OOV'
while the employees OF the police. nre'
street and electric light departments
OF the municipality are bringing every
influence 70 bear TO persuade the CITY
Trustees TO increase their salaries. The
tax rate is 10 be fixed on the nrst Mon
day OF October.
Considerab bic opposition has devel-
oped against raising the pay Of mu-
nicipal employees and there are also
many property owners who believe that
the Board Of Education is asking for
an exorbitant apportionment out Of the
funds TO be raised by taxation The
persons who believe that the School
Department can be conducted more
economically are City Trustees DR..
Henry NJ. Pond and William NJ. Bowers
and they have not hesitated in putting
themselves on record DR.. Pond re-
Gently stated that he believed that
more teachers were employed than
were required and that the classes were
too small He also expressed himself
as being opposed TO the teaching OF
manual training and cooking in the
public schools.
In explaining his position City Trus-
tee Bowers said tonight:
I yield TO no one in my loyalty to
our public schools. but I believe that
economy can be practiced in the School
Department. as well as in any other
municipal department 1t is easy to
contract an indebtedness and leave it
TO posterity to pay, but il is frequently
that the debts fall due before posterity
has an opportunity"