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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, ATUBDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1902. GABLE IS FINISHED All-Red Line Between Van couver and Brisbane. UNDERGOES SERIES OF TESTS Proven Equal to Expectations Firwt aicssasrc ConRratnlatory to King; Edward Vancouver Board of Trade Ce.Iebrntcs Event. VANCOUVER. B. C, Oct SI. The com pletion of the All-Rod cable line between Vancouver and Brisbane was accom plished at 7 o'clock last night, although the llrst message djd not get through until this morning, when the announcement was made that one dream of the imperial ists was a reality. The cable is still In state." he says. "Timber land values have advanced very rapidly there In the last few years, and they will advance just as rapidly here. The opening of trade with the Orient and the building of the Panama Canal will furnish a market for enormous quantities of Oregon timber." The 27 timber claims taken by the Mich igan party will not be turned over to a syndicate, but will be held by the Individ uals who toflk them. FIRST IXDIAX WAR PENSION. Patrick Moloney, of Portland, to Draw ?S a Month. GREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct. 31. The first pension to be grafted to a claimant in the' Pacific Northwest, under the Indian War veteran bill passed at the last session, is to Patrick Maloney, of Portland, "who has just ben allowed $8 a month. It la prom ised by- the periston Bureau that other allowances wnl be made as fast as the claims ;an be examined and certified. Several , claimants from the Eastern States, who were the first to file appli cations, Irave been drawing, pensions un der this att for several weeks. UNDISTURBED BYPOLITICS BUSINESS NOT AFFECTED BY AP PROACHING ELECTIONS, MORE POWER FOR SEATTLE. Large Electrical Plant Reins Estab lished on Puyalluit. SEATTLE. Oct. SL Another large water power to be developed for the purpose of supplying Seattle, Tacoma and TV O R T H Pacific rj- or . . . Si" iW ' . I E :: ' o c l-ASikl ':: IS rjirtsAc: AS . . i ' I j iff V I Speculation, However, Awaits the Result qf the Contest at the Polls Outlook for Spring Trade. I NEW YORK. Oct. 31. K. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review tomorrow will say: Speculation waits uron politics, but the le gitimate, business Is not disturbed by the ap proaching elections. New.llibor controx-erslea have been promptly settled by advancing' wages, and the gradual improvement In the supply of coal has reduced prices and restored activity In '. manufacturing. Complaints are Increasing as being stalled by the lack ot motive power, and many roads refuse to accept further shipments until the blockades are relieved. Lower tem peratures have stimulated retail sales of sea sonable merchandise, but frost comes too late seriously to injure agricultural products. Lib eral consumption sustains quotations In most lines, domestic demands being supplemented by large exports. Operating expenses of the rail roads have Increased In many cases to such a degree that net earnings are somewhat cur tailed, but gross earnings for October thus far exceed last year's by 4.7 per. cent and those ot 1IXK) by 13.5 per cent. Undue significance Is attached to the an nouncement that the Frlclc Company will not advance next vear's price for coke above $3. Although this Is In line with other conservative efforts of leading interests to prevent Inflated prices, the probable Influence on the outside market will not be sreatk as the bulk of the output will go to the various plants of the United States Steel Corporation. Meanwhile, sales are being made at $16 In extreme cases, and the scarcity has closed more blast furnaces. The future course of the Iron and steel Indus try will be largely Influenced by thfs fuel short age, much business being permanently lost to home producers, and prices In some depart ments already show the effect or disorganized conditions. Hallway needs have not dimin ished, numerous large orders constantly ap pearing, while the pressure for locomotive Is causing large premiums to be offered. Struck tural shapes for bridge and shipbuilding are next In point of urgent demand. Wire nails are also cheaper, but as a rule quotations are well maintained. New England shoe manufacturers are receiv ing additional orders at fully sustained quota tions. Leather Is In better demand with prices firmer. More Interest has been shewn In Chi cago packer hides at recently reduced prices, but the average of all grades Is again 'lower. Conditions at the cotton mills are healthy. It Is early for supplementary, buying of Spring woolen roods, and Fall trade Is finished, so that' these departments of the market are nat urally quiet. Raw wool Is very firm at the leading Eastern markets', which are shipping freely to the mills. Failures for the week numbered 233 In the United States, against 101 last year, and 22 In Canada, as compared with 21 a year ago. i 'K S 3L4.P SHOWING THE LINE OF THE AUSTRALIA-BRITISH COLUM BIA CABLE, JUST COMPLETED. the hands of the contractors, and It will not be. open for business for about three weeks. During that time" It will undergo an elaborate system of tests In order that the officials may see that It Is In thor ough working order before being taken over from the" contractors. The section between Bamfield Creek and Fanning Island, which is the longest In the world,- iias already undergone a series of tests, and has proved entirely equal to expectations. The gieat question In the success of the cable was over this enormous stretch, but It was found by a recent test to give a speed of over 100 wordk a minute with the Deerlove trans mitter. The actual time occupied In the transmission of a message from this city to Sydney, Australia, will be less than five minutes In the case of a short com mercial message, and this time will be of course mainly occupied In the manual repetition of the message at Bamfield Creek, Fanning Island. Norfolk Island and Brisbane. Another peculiar fact in connection with these long stretches of cable Is that much less current Is used than over a land line of the same length, there being absolutely no leakage in a submarine cable, and as a consequence less power Is required. The Vancouver Board of Trade cele brated the completion of the cable with an at-home this afternoon. other Puget Sound cities with electrical power. The power will be located at the upper part of the Puyallup River, about 25 miles from Tacoma and 45 miles Irom this city. It will be owned and de veloped by the Pierce Improvement Cor poration, recently formed for that pur pose. The corporation has acquired land and water rights for about nine miles of the river's length. The corporation Is being financed by Smith & Webster, of Boston. Electrical transmission wires will be .extended from the power-house on the river to Seattle, Tacoma and other points. Message to the King-. LONDON, Oct. 31. A congratulatory message to King Edward reached Buck ingham Palace this morning, being the first message sent over the line which links the British Empire together. New Zealand Sends Greeting. OTTAWA, Ont.. Oct. 3L Sir Sanford Fleming received today the following cablegram over the Pacific Cable from Premier Seddon, of New Zealand: "October 31, 1902. Delighted to congrat ulate you on completion of great work of Pacific cable, thus rewarding your In terest and labor, forging further the link to advantage of our empire. SEDDON." Importance of Cable. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. Great importance Is attached here to the coming of the all British Pacific cable, says a Tribune dis patch from London. The completion of the line brings into being for the first time a British telegraphic girdle around the globe. The cable Is 7P00 miles in length. The Vancouver-Fanning portion ie the longest without a break in the world. MICHIGAN MAN IN SALEM. Georire W. Walterhouse, of Ypsllanti, After Oregon Timber Lands. SALEM, Oct. 31. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. George W. Walterhouse, of Ypsllanti, Mich., arrived In Salem yesterday, for a vb?lt with friends. They are quite well known here, Mr. Walterhouse having re sided here a number of years ago, when he superintended " the work of Installing the machinery in the brick flour mill. Mr. Walterhouse Is a prominent manu facturcr of milling machinery In Michi gan, and is in Oregon for the purpose of taking a timber claim. He and Mrs. Wal terhouse were members of a party of 27 Michigan people who ,took timber claims on the Umpqua River In Western Doug las County early this week. The party included a number of women, and the hardships they were compelled to endure were such as would not be attractive to any but the seekers for the wealtli that lies In Oregon timber lands. The party went in wagons from Roseburg and were gone five days. They traveled about 100 miles on the round trip, about one-half the distance being covered in wagons. The balance of the trip was made on pack horses or on foot. While out in the mountains the party was able to get only one meal a day, and slept three nights In barns, their only covering being the clothes they wore and the wagon lap robes. Mrs. Walterhouse concluded when she got back to Roseburg that It was worth. $1000 to make the trip, but as the experience of "roughing It" was also worth that much, she had lost nothing by enduring the hardship of the expedition. The members of the party are very much pleased with the timber claims they se cured. Mr. Walterhouse has resided In Michigan for many years, and has seen the forests of that state gradually but rapidly disappear before the blows of the woodman's ax. "Could I have foreseen what would take place in the last six years I could have become immensely rich by purchasing "timber land in my 'own WOULD PENSION INDIANS. Agent Applegnte Recommended ?10 a Month for White Sympathizers. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3L Indian Agent Applegate, .of the Klamath, Or., res ervation, has recommended to the. Inte rior Department that the Government grant a pension of about $10 a month to three leaders of the Klamaths who were allies of the whites-In both the Piute -and Modoc wars, and who have always loy ally supported the1 Government In Its measures for the control and Improve ment of their people. KILPATRICK IN TROUBLE. Is Charged With Having Passed Stolen Banknotes. SAN ANGELO, Tex.. Oct. '31. Boono Kllpatrlck, a brother of Ben Kllpatrick, who was arrested in St. Louis and sent to the penitentiary for participation in the Northern Pacific train robbery In 1E01, has been arrested at Azona and will be given a preliminary examination before United States Commissioner Keat ing here on the charge of having passed Helena, Mont., National bank bills here, which were stolen during the hold-up. Mrs. Lockwood, of Lornlne. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Oct. 31. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Ella L. Lockwood. a highly esteemed lady of Loralne, aged 50 years, died at her home this morning rot bronchitis trouble. Mrs. Lockwood. with her husband, came from Wisconsin to California, and from there to Oregon, where they have lived for many years. Her husband and seven children survive her. Petition to Close Sewer Dlteh. WALLA WALL.C Oct; 31. A petition signed by S3 residents of College Place, a suburb of .Walla Walla, has been pre sented to the City Council, asking that a sewer ditch to the Blalock fruit farm be closed, on the grounds that it is en dangering the health qf the inhabitants. New Northwest Postmasters. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct, 31. Postmasters have been appointed as follows: Oregon John Evcrhart, Ely, vice '"Rob ert T. Beattle, resigned. Washington Amy Vogt, Hillsdale, vice William Logan, removed. Big Rally at Knlnma. KALAMA, Wash.. Oct. 31. (Special.) At a Republican rally this evening Hon. Harold Preston, of Seattle, and Judge John F. Caples, of Portland, addressed a large and enthusiastic audience. A Repub lican victory In Cowlitz County is assured. Pollc Connty October Strawberries, INDEPENDENCE, Oct. 31. (Special.) Rev. G. H. Osborne, who lives a, mile west of Independence, brought to 'town this week several boxes of ripe straw berries, and if the frost does not catch the blossoms several more may be picked. Adjourned Court Session at .Engrcnc. EUGENE. Oct. 3L An adjourned term of the Circuit Court was held" here by Judge Hamilton today, and a number of cases disposed of that were held over from the regular term. The next regu lar term will convene Monday. Interest In School Election. WALLA WALLA. Oct. 31. The annual school election takes place tomorrow. The total registration Is 4S6. A great deal of interest Is being taken in the event, as It has material bearing on the general election next Tuesday. Many Beverages are so vastly Improved by the added rich-- ness imparted by the use of Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. The Eagle Brand Is prepared from the milk of herds of well-fed, housed, groomed cows of na tive breeds. Every can is tested and is therefore reliable. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Oct. 31. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shov.-s the bank clear ings at the principal cities, for the week ended October 30, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the "correspond ing week last year: Clearings. New York $1,401,974,000 Chicago ltUjW.OOi) ioston , 125.9ul.00U Jtblladelphla .105.14.1,000 Inc. 4.7 2.0 St, Lou! a Pltsburg ... Ba'timoie San Francisco . . . . Clntinnatl Kanas City Clcvoand. Minneapolis Ne.v Orleans DetrolV LoulsyJle . . .'. Indianiolls Provideice Omaha Milwaukee Buffalo I St. Paul St. Joseph Denver . . Richmond ' Savannah Salt Lake Albany ........... Loo Angeles J.: Memphis . . Fort Wcrth ....... Seattle -,. Washington " '.. Hartford Peoria Portland, Or- Toledo Rochester .' u . Atlanta Des Moines . New Haven Worcester I. Nashville ..' Springfield. Mass . Norfolk Grand Rapids Scranton Portland, Mo Sioux City Augusta Syracuse Dayton, O Tacoma Spokane Tcpeka , Davenport , Wilmington, Del . Evansville , Birmingham , Fall River Macon ...... Little Rock , Mansfield. O Helena Knoxvllle Lowell Akron Wichita Springfield, 111 .... Lexington New Bedford .... Chattanooga , Youngstown , Kalamazoo , Fargo ; . . . , Blnghamton , Rockford , Canton Jacksonville, Fla . Springfield, O Chester Qulncy Bloom In gt on Sioux Falls Jacksonville, III . , Fremont Galveston Columbus, O Wheeling WUkesbarre , Beaumont Decatur Utica. , Greensburg. Pa .. 47.1S3.00O 41.210ru00" 22,302 000 28,000, COO 20.173.000 23.252.000 14.2i8.OiK) 18,250.000 13,670.000 0,4r,5,O00 0.K78.O0O 11.50S.0OO 0.7S8.000 7.022fc0O0 6.803 tOO 5.625.000 6.633,000 4,464.000 , 4.008.000 3.GS4.000 4.356,000 3.30S.OQ0 3.272,000 4.211.000 5.16S.0Q0 2.S11.000 4,400.624 3.614.000 2. 170,000 2.0'JO,000 3.481.166 3.134.000 2.076,000 2.S74.000 1.648.000 1.646.000 1.611.000 1.605.000 1.332.000 1.637.000 1.530,000 1,277.000 1,278 000 1.542,000 1.800.000 1.113.000 1.380.000 2.044.300 2.007.150 1.537.000 S35.000 , 1.123.000 i 1.097.000 . 1.411.000 1.021.000 . 844,000 '1.257.000 228.000 .', 444.000 746.000 1415,000 C7D000 SOO.000 195,000 1D8.000 5V7.000 5)2.000 BOf.OOO 551.000 62T.000 337000 soa.'wo 53S:VX) 2os;oo 300.Q0 395.0)0 221.0 228.00 32S.00i 161.C00 171.00Q1 0.173.000 ' 8,213.000 730.000 , 618.000 3C2.000 23S.0C0 2.191) 000 480.000 14.8 16.0 4.8 u.6 19.5 12.0 1.4 4U 21.0 13.1 0.7 21.8 10.2 9.2 53.9 37.6 20.8 51.1 io.'i 14.3 57.9 15.0 2 3 2.3 24.6 ii 18.5 5.2- "6.8, ii.8 32.0 50.1 5S.3 24.0 38.8 32.4 74.3 30.0 4.8 r.8.7 10.0 21.2 ii.3 18.7 40.3 33.5 5. 25.0 54.4 '8.4 61.8 '6.0 13.8 5.2 21.2 1.2 20.1 13.1 Dec. 4.3 0.7 11.8 7.8 3.5 8.3 8.0 28.5 4.0 22.2 21.5 13.1 19.2 Totals; U. S S2. 102.750, 503 44 Outside X. Y $ 700.782.027 30 CANADA. Montreal $ 20.021.63i 26';?, Toronto .-. 12M4.103 13.3. Winnipeg 4,536.908 20.3. Halifax 1.517.103 ....' Vancouver, B. C 1.123.978 10.0 Hamilton 828.221 St. John, X. U." 770.5S5 4.1 Victoria, B. C 521 700 Quebec 1.392.201 2.7 Ottawa 1.730.5C5 12.2 London. Ont 711. 4S2 .... Totals, Canada $ 45,836,850 17.9 OUTLOOK FOR NEXT YEAR. Confidence in Next Season's Business Feature of ' Situation. NEW YORK. Oct. 31. Bradstreefs tomorrow will say: y Confidence In the outlook for next year's business Is a notable feature In the trade sit uation. The volume of orders booked for next Spring s delivery Is large for this season of the year, and Is explained partly by ;thc ex ceptionally good-business done in Fall and Win ter account, and the large crop yields of the year, and also by the good position of the Win ter wheat crop as cold weather approaches. The absence of killing frosts at the South has allowed of the maturing of a considerable top .crop of cotton. This has helped the .trade sit uation there, while acting as a brake upon the tendency of the price of that staple to advance. The demand for wheat has been active on milling account, the Pacific Coast being re ported buying at Northwestern markets. Flour, though the demand Is reported less satisfactory. Is higher on the week. Cotton goods are un changed, and quite steady In distribution. The great rush, of Fall buying at the -West Is now over, but re-orders are good, although colder weather would benefit retail trade materially. A feature Is the confidence with which the buyers take hold of holiday goods, and give orders for Spring delivery. Collections are as a whole' good. The Win ter wheat crop Is all in, and most of It Is up and growing finely. At the East, retail trade needs steady cold weather to stimulate demand, but Jobbing business feels .the effect of the llftlns oi the coal embargo. Woolen goods, strengthened more by higher cost of raw wooi than by current demand, are fending up: yarns have already advanced. Spring trade Indica tions are promising. Lumber Is selling freely, desplto the advanced stage of the season: The llsi - . ite jlI f T t fj jl it nr 5ij HOW MANY CIGARS dunnthe month of December, ,9o2? 1 lis bj) during the Alonth of December, 1902? (Cigars bearing $3.00 per thousand tax.) $14 paa w be given' In January, 1903, to the persons whose estimates OU.xJli are nearest to the number of cigars on which $3.00 tax: per ' thousand is paid during the month of December, 1902, as shown by the total sales of - stamps made by the Uni'ted States Internal Revenue Department during December, 1902. Distribution will be made txs follows f To the.... ' To the. . . To the... To the... To the... To the... To the... To the... To the.. 2 To the .3, To the. 80, .(1) person estimating the closest". ...2 persons whose estimates are next closest ...5 persona whose estimates are next closest ..10 persons whose estimates are next closest ..20 persons whose esitmatcs'are next closest ..25 persons whose estimates are next closest . 50 persons whose estimates are next closest?. 1UU persons whose estimates are next closest ....($2,500.00 each)... ...($1,000.00 each)... , (S500M10 each). . . (250.00 each)... (5100.00 each)... , ($50.00 each). . . .(S25.00 each). 35 35.213 ,000 persons whoso estimates ate next closest (10.00 each) 000 persons whose estimates are next closest ($5.00 each) ,000 persons whose estimates are next closest we will send to each one box of 50 "Cremo" Cigars (value $2.50 per box) 213 persons - : SI 42,500.00 $5,000.00 in cash 5.000.00 " 5,000.00 " 5.000.00 " 5.000.00 2.500.OO 2.500.00' " 2.500.00 " 20,000.00 " 1 5,000.00 " 75,000.00 1 Every 100 bands from above named cigars will entitle you to four estimates, jf (Ons "Florodora" band counting as two bands froai the 5 cent cigars mentioned; and no less than 100 bonds will be received at any one time for estimates.) ' Information which may be of value in making estimates: the number of Cigars now bearing $3.00 Tax per thousand, for"which Stamps were purchased, appears below : In December, 1900, M December, 1801, " January, 1002, " February, 1902,' 467.092,208 Cigars 479.312,170 496,983,717 " 445.495.483 m March, 1902," ' April, 1902, May, 1902, 510,599,027 Cigar3. 5IG.835.163 523.035,907 "i In case of a tie in estimates, the amount oflertrd will be divided equally among those entitled to it. Distribution of the awards will be made as soon after January 1st, 1903 na the figures are obtainable from the Internal Revenue Department of the Untied States for December. "Write your full name and Post OiHce Address plainly on packages containing bands. The Postage, or Express charges on your package must be fully prepaid, in order for your estimate to participate. All estimates under this offer must be forwarded before December 1st, 1902, to the . . FLORODORA TAG COMPANY, Jersey City, N. J. You do not lose the value of your bands. Receipts will be sent you for your bands, and these receipts will be just as Rood as the bands themselves in securing Presents. One band from " Florodora," or two bands from any of the other Cigars mentioned above, will count in securing Presents the same as one tag from Star," Horse Shoe," " Spear Head," " Standard "Navy," void Peach and Honey," "J. T." "Master Workman," "Piper Heidsieck," "Jolly Tar," "Boot Jack," "Old Honesty," "Razor," or "Planet" Tobacco; or one "Sweet Caporal" Cigarette Box Front. Send each estimate on a separate piece of paper, with your name and address plnlnly written on ecch. Blank forms for estimates will be mailed upon application. Tllia4,"itn1 Pnl olnmin tt PmoonH? fiy 100fl on) 10(11 titiII Kq rnnilir tr- ,Kf.:V...: T-i I , tnnn 1" Ml l u.v. vsu.u.isui. v.. i " w i-uuj iui umuiuuviUU ilUUUl UCLCmDSl 1SI, XVUZ, UUU Will Uii BUaiieU OU :fh. rfmiot ui icu ceuiB. or leu wuuau tuns, or tweuiv ciirur uauus. Siimlii.,.. iMtliMiMfHHIImmuiiimtmimtiiifntimmiitiimnmtttmntTfiMiti 9 mm, y- 'lil.llli'ilidiial movemerjt of anthraclto coal Is Increasing, and prices lut-e fallen rather taster .than expected. Importatlns of English coal are larse. Bitu minous ccjl is, less active. Eastern "hoe buyers appear to havo been ovtr-conser'atlve, and are ngw rushing In with re-orders, hnce Jobbers are. In turn, crowding manufacture?. Buying of leather Is not very active at Enitern markets, but a good volume of shipments' going forward on orders. West ern leather narkets are quite active. Hides and skins aha? no accumulation. One Indus try, the confidence of which In next year's business has 'teretoforc been marked, shows signs of hesltalon. This Is Iron and steel, fin ished products Vf which, apparently because of high prices, havi tended to accumulate. Business falluns In the United States for the week endlrjg Thirsday, .October 30, number 1H. as aralnst'ili last week, 172 In .this weeJ: last year, 1C5 In 1000, 174 in 1899. and 1S3 In ( 1S08. In Canada, for the week. 24, as against iosi weeK. AVheat. Including flour, exports for the week ending -October 30, aggregate 5,997,000 bushels, against 7.000,41" bushels last week, 0.C72.S8S bushels In this week last year, and 3,012,431 In 100C. tVh'eat exports since July 1 aggregate 91,423,037 bushels, against 100,728,939 bushel3 last season, and C3.S47.5G4 In 1000. Is Granite Mineral? WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. The Supreme Court of the United States today began hearing arguments in the case of the Northern Pacific Railroad Compmy against J. A. Soderbcrg, of the State of Washington. The suit involves a contro versy over land within -the grant of the railroad company. The land in question Is covered with granite, and Soderberg de clares that it Is mineral and therefore exempt from the terms of the grant. The point at issue Is whether granite is a mineral. The case Is to be a test one, much other land within the limits of the Northern Pacific land grant being cov ered with granite. Fast Time BotTreen Ojcnnn. CHICAGO, Oct. 31. With the inaugura tion Suiiday cf the Golden State Limited between Los Ansreles and Phifr-n -...... the Southern Pacific and Rock Island j Kanroaos, tne time from coast to coast will be reduced to 8S hours. The limited will leave Los Angeles at 2:20 P. M. and will reach Chicago at 10:30 A. M in good time to connect with the 20-hour trains for the Atlantic seaboard over the Lake Shore and Pennsylvania roads. The run ning time from Los Angeles to Chicago will be only 66 hours, and. -allowing two hours' lay-over at Chicago, through, time from coast to coast will be 8 hours, which will be a new record for the distance. ARE YOU GOING EAST? The most pleasant way to cross the con tinent is on one of the Denver & Rio Grand popular personally condacted ex cursions. Inquire at 124 Third street for particulars.