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lJr HE MORNING OREGONIA3S, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. 1900. jr ROW ABOUT AN ICE PUNT COXSTBXJCTIOJf OJf goversxekt ESTABLISHMENT HELD TJP. Engineer DUcbargred, aad Werlc Preaecated by Major, a. Car pester mad a Filipino. The Manila Freedom of May 6 con tains the following account of a general row. which appears to have held up con struction on the government Ice plant now building there: There la trouble at the Government re frigerator and Ice plant. Mr. Edward Bar rath, the architect employed by the Quartermaster-General at "Washington to su pervise the construction of the building, was summarily dismissed by Major liou diez last week and he sailed yesterday on the Meade for the United States. The officer In charge will attempt to com plete the work with the assistance of a Filipino draughtsmen and an American carpenter, who had been brought to Ma nila to work on the plant. It was the Intention of the Administra tion to make this one of the finest and the most thoroughly equipped buildings of Its kind in the world. The people of the United States were thoroughly aroused over the "embalmed beef scandals, and something had to be done to show that the Government had, greater care for its 6o1dlers than any other nation on earth. With ,this object In view, plana and speci fications were drawn after a week's con ference with the leading refrigerating ex perts of the United States, embodying the ideas of these men. Cost of the Plant. A half-million gold dollars will com plete the enterprise; $250,000 gold will pay lor the machinery alone. The capacity of the plant will be EO0O head of cattle, 1000 head of sheep, 100 tons of vegetables, 700 tone of bacon, 60 tons of butter, and. In addition, 50 tons of Ice per day will be manufactured. Three million feet of lum ber and 3,800,000 brick are necessary to construct the building, that covers nearly three acres of ground. The plant is to supply Its own electric lights and con tain the tools for manufacturing or max lng repairs for every article necessary to the work. There will be three sets of machines, engines and boilers independ ent of each other, so that when one is Idle for repairs the other two will be ample to cool the refrigerating rooms and. make GO tons of ice. The regular Army meat and vegetable ration for 50,000 men will be furnished as fresh as can be had In New York City, when the plant is finished. "When will it be finished and are the men in charge capable of finishing it at all? CryiBR Need of It. Tit American people were led to believe that the work would be completed last Fall. It Is now the month of May, and the foundations ere but Just laid. The Government is losing thousands of dol lars' worth of supplies every month for the want of a refrigerating plant, and yet the work drags wearily on. Eight men, at an expense of $40 gold per day, were sent on by the De Laucergne Company, mart ufacturers of the Ice machines, last Feb ruary, and it Is safe to say that the next rainy season will be far in the past before they will have en opportunity to do a particle of work. Mr. Knlsley. the man ufacturer of the cornices, with an assist ant, has been on the grounds for several weeks, by order of Major Roudiez, the Quartermaster in charge, in order to com plete the terms of (his contract. It would cost the Government $620 per month to retain these men. and they were returned to the United States at the expense of the people. The masons have been busy the past 10 days laying the brick superstructure. The earthquake anchors that were made at some expense, and were designed by competent engineers who havo made a thorough study of conditions In the Phil ippines, were left out altogether. "Was It through Ignorance or willful neglect? Openings for the accommoda tion of machinery and ventilation that were carefully planned by the architect were overlooked and walled up. Blun ders made in these simple matters Indi cate what may be expected when the present builders try to finish the mote technical portions of the plant. Connultlne Engineer Dismissed. Mr. Frank I. Strong, the consulting engineer, was dismissed some time ago while the architect, Mr. Barrath, and his assistant, were awarded similar treatment at the hands of Major Roudiez, who sim ply Ignored the fact that they each had a contract with the Quartermaster-General at "Washington, giving as his reason in the first instance that the engineer's services were no longer needed, and In the second that the architect had absent - ed himself several days from his labor. The services of these two men are In dispensable to the work. The plans and specifications and the drawings of the building; in fact, every detail was ar ranged according to their advice and their suggestions were thankfully received by those who had the matter In charge at home, and stupidly Ignored In the Phil ippines. The facts In regard to the dis missal of Mr. Barrath are interesting. In a letter of resignation dated April 18, addressed to Major Roudiez, he gives as bis reason, .for severing his connection with the work the following: Xottn Hia Class. "You Insist on dictating to and discharg ing workmen under my charge without notifying or advising with me. You are overbearing and offensive in your lan guage toward me. You have stated to me that my contract as architect made by authority of the Quartermaster-General is worthless, and that I am simply a hireling to assist you. "When I have re quested such treatment as Is expected from one gentleman toward another you have told me I am not In your 'class,' quoting your exact words." Mr. Barrath Is a native of Sweden. He -was educated In the Royal College at Stockholm, and for several years was an officer and assistant constructor of the Swedish Navy. His father is chief con structor of that navy, with the rank of Admiral. A brother Is head of one of the greatest technical schools In London. Mr. Barrath was employed for several years by Swift & Co., of Chicago, as chief architect In erecting their refrigerating buildings, - and afterward worked with Wolf &. Co., manufacturers of ice and re frigerating machines. Major Roudiez is a native of France. He served as private soldier In the Unltod States Army for about 12 years, succeed ed In being promoted from the ranks and attached for duty to the First Infantry He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant In the Regular Army, Twenty-fifth Infantry, and the rank of Major of Volunteers. In the Quartermaster's De partm6nt. He was ordered to take charge of the plant last October, months after the contracts were let. and every detail for erecting the buildings had been com pleted. Protest Against Roudiez. Major Little, a man of considerable ex perience as an engineer, was In charge In the early stages of the work, and under his supervision everything was moving rapidly and smoothly when Major Rou diez relieved him three months ago. A protest was sent to Washington against the change. The department, however. Ignored it. deciding that as competent men had been employed to superintend the construction, the officer In charge need not be fitted by education or train ing to direct the mechanical part of the enterprise. Major Roudiez adopted a dif ferent policy. He made life unbearable fj- the men who were working with him. stating that It was his life's work, and h proposed to run it. A cable to Washington stated that brick could be had at Manila. Several months afterward another cable was received to the effect that the Insurgents had de stroyed the brick, and Mr. Strong, the consulting engineer had been Instructed to select machinery for manufacturing the material, when word was again re ceived that the Quartermaster had con tracted for 00.000 brick per month. In February this year the brick question had not been settled, but shortly after ward a contract was closed for brick at "three times" the price that was asked In the first Instance. Somebody has either blundered shamefully or they are guilty of criminal neglect. Inasmuch as the lack of material for the foundation Is the cause of the delay. The hamper ing and delaying ol the work at the Ice plant by those who should have been Interested In pushing It has never been explained. They are quoted as having said that they were desirous of curtail ing expenses by getting rid of the men who alone were able to successfully com plete the work. When notified of the cha otic condition of affairs, they refused to have anything to do with It. and stated that they had neither the time nor the incllnatlqn to look Into the matter. The 50.000 American soldiers In the Philippines are not the only ones inter ested in this Government enterprise. It is to be paid for from the revenues col lected in these islands, and It will stand for years a monument to either the en terprise of the United States for her peo ple, or a pile to which strangers may point as an example of political machina tions and official stupidity. MAJORITIES STILL GROWING "Wolverton Korr Has Plurality of 11,400 Reports Yet to Come. The vote of the general election has been officially canvassed in 19 of the S3 coun ties of the state, and these, with unof ficial reports from the other counties, show the plurality of Judge Wolverton to be 11,496, of Dairy and Food Commis sioner Bailey at S5C7, of Congressman Tongue in the first district at 3131. and of Congressman Moody In the second district at 9532. The following tables show the vote by counties: THE STATE TICKET. Supreme Judge. Food Commls. COUNTIES. Baker Benton Clackamas . Clatsop ... . Columbia ... Coos Crook Curry Douglas Gilliam .. .. Grant Harney Jackson Josephine ... Klamath ... Lake Lane Lincoln Linn Malheur ... Marion ... . Morrow Multnomah ., Polk Sherman ... Tillamook ... Umatilla ... Union Wallowa ... Wasco Washington Wheeler ... Yamhill ... Pluralities. ....1 1.563 1.495 762 1.4S7I 1,26a 664 906 412 1,142 805 412 636 1.0SS1 578 343 742 397 805 404 S3S 62i 1.C54 1.055 471 444 4S4 100 1001 13S 3741 557 3S3 3S3 356 373 76S 1.313 1.229 910! 835 422 238 236 1.355 l"74S 786: 395 429 C04 34S 2PS 542 323 433 2.07S 2,034 13 1.711 1,704 1,578 2.119! 3.029 1,957 431 2.278 1.609 612 626 393 8.541 4,745 8,90-lf 4.170 241 402 191 325 4S3 320 COS 1.952 311 523 273 1.545 1.622 1.179 1.546 1.S07I 1.156 1.533 651 I 538 530 420 I 4S81 493 1.567 1.J5S 1.0501 1,348 425 241 382 173 1,517' 1,328! 1.240 1.0S1 .111,4961 Official. FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Vote ln'1893.-. Vote -in 1300. COUNTY. 1 : Benton Clackamas Coos Curry Douglas Jackson Josephine Klamath Lake Lane Lincoln Linn Marion t.... Polk Tillamook ... Washington ... . Yamhill 9SSI 2.00S 932 290, 1.533 1.294 840! 848 509 1.011 S17 1.791 7S4J 232 1.848 1.270 103, 167 1.342 1.327 SSI I 675 801 875 443 31 303 3S9' 343 440 361 390 1.821 477 1,82 402 1.9SS 1.949! 395 1.875 1.470 254 2.154 2.218 1.021 327 1.136 1,314 1.867 3,167 2.5G3 2.6S 1.250 1.144, 1.135 617 305 697 1.16S 1.646 1.816 1.5S0 1.349 1.475 Totals 21,324 19.287 Pluralities 2.0371 3,131 Official. Note In all .cases where figures appear In only one of the two columns for 1900, they represent plurality only. SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Vote InlS9S. Vote In 1900. COUNTY. Baker Clatsop Columbia ... Crook Gilliam ... . Grant Harney Malheur Morfow Multnomah .. Sherman ... , Umatilla ... Union , Wallowa ... "Wasco , Wheeler ... 1.00SJ 1.2161 1.43SI 1,450 -f r-i -i Art? til 1.552 757 1.207( 511 649! 642 521 421, 3S2 6G8, 3911 as 365 293 280 477 502 366 495 90SJ 8221 31s: 392 4S2 C6l 4S1 4G6! 615 363 S.ZS6 455 1.755 1.439 5.065, 8.5551 3.(93 241 419 253 1.421 1.8651 1,302 1.342 1.429 1.492 485 1.410 .1 402 630 436 S59I 1.055! 1 4791 203 Totals 21,291114.234 Pluralities 6,667 9.532 Official. Note In all cases where figures appear in only one of the two columns for 1903, they represent plurality only. Pan-American Conference. WASHINGTON. June 12. Secretary Hay has Invited the diplomatic representatives in Washington of all the American Repub lics to meet him In the diplomatic room of the State Department on Wednesday morning, to discuss the time and place for holding the next international conference of American states, and such preliminary details as may be agreed upon at this time. It Is understood that nearly all the Min isters here are now in possession of instruc tions from their governments on the sub ject, and that definite conclusions will be reached. It appears that practical unanimity has been reached to accept the invitation of President Diaz for holding the conference In the City of Mexico, and that next Jan uary is regarded as the most favorable time. Congress has appropriated $25,000 for the participation ot the United States delegates, who will probably be appointed by the President in a few weeks. "W. C. T. U. of "Western Washjnsrton. OLYMPIA,Wash.. June 12. The 17th an nual convention of the Western Wash ington W. C. T. U. ended its work this morning, after a pleasant and profitable meeting. The following state officers were elected for the ensuing year: President. Mrs. Margaret B. Piatt, Co lumbia City; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Margaret C Murms. Fremont: re cording secretary, Mrs. Ellen K. Slznl son, Seattle: assistant recording secre tary. Mrs. Mattle N. Graves, Centralla; treasurer. Miss Clara L. Ansorge. Shel ton; delegate-at-large to National conven tion Mr T. C- dravtK Talrhnvn. There were 85 delegates la attendance S.567 on tho convention. FAST AVERAGE PASSAGES REMARKABLE RECORD MASS BY THE JAJfUARY FLEET. TweatT-FWe Snips Average Le Tfcam 124 Days Scarcity ef Sail ersMarine Notes. The German bary Hyon, the last ves sel of the January grain fleet from Port land.- and the British sh:p wmDusnen neth, the last January ship from San Francisco, both reached Falmouth last Friday, closing remarkable record. la commenting on the performance of the California fleet, the Bulletin says: "The month's fleet as a whole did re markably well, the longest passage be ing 134 days, the shortest 107 days, and the average 122 dajs. This is the best average In a long time. It has no paral lel In this season's fleet to date, either trom this or any other port on this Const." . The Bulletin, In order to make the average as good as 122 days, apparently takes In a couple of February ships, one of which went out In 107 days. The Com mercial News, which keeps a pretty cor rect account of California shipping, has reeoros of but 12 sailing In January, and that Is undoubtedly the correct number. These 12 ships made rattling good aver age runs, but they come so close t hav ing a parallel In the average passages of the Portland fleet that there Is no leeway for boasting on the part of the Bay City. Portland dispatched one more ship than San Francisco, and one of the ships from this port pulled down the average by making an unusually long passage. In spite of this handicap, there Is only a very small fraction of a day In favor of the 'Frisco fleet, without taking Into con sideration the much longer distance which the Portland fleet was obliged to sail. In detail the passages of the two fleets were as follows: From San Francisco- Days Vessel out Clackmannanshire ? Ill Louis Pasteur Galena JJ? Scottish Isles Alterskamp "j Aldebaran Cambrian Warrior ijj Edenballymore lj Principality J24 Criffel 131 Cralgmore Hyon 1 Glenholm . h? Average passage os.s "From Portland Days Vessel out. .Metropolis Bankleigh Otterspool 119 Seafarer 119 Montgomeryshire 121 Hougomont 121 Salvatore Clampa 121 InverneU 129 Buteshire 130 Marie Hackfield 131 Cambuskenneth 133 Crown of Scotland 135 Average passage 123.6 From this It will be peen that while one of the San Francisco ships beat the fast est Oregon ship four das and her slow est ship beat Portland's slowest ship over 20 days, there were nearly twice as many Portland ships that made the run under 120 days', the average for the six fastest ships from Portland being 1136 days, compared with 1171-3 days for San Fran cisco's fastest half dozen. In looking over these figures it should be kept In mind that while the San Fran cleco fleet was winning out that very small fraction of a day, the Portland fleet was obliged to sail over 600 miles farther than the ships from the Bay 4 C(ty. Puget Sound had but one ship In January, and it failed to show up until Sunday, after a passage of 145 days. THE UNLUCKY STRATHNEVIS. DodTrell's Old Liner Breaks Anothcx Shaft In Mldocean. The British steamship Strathnevls, which drifted for weeks off Cape Flattery with a broken shaft a few years ago, Is apparently pursued by a hoodoo. At the time of her trouble In the North Pa cific she was In Dodwell's Oriental line, and heavy reinsurance was paid on her before she was finally toned into Port Townsend. From the trans-Pacific trade phe was sent to the Atlantic, and has been running as a freighter. She sailed from Avonmouth for Montreal May 19, and five days later broke her shaft, com pletely disabling Ijer. She was picked up and towed Into St. John by the steamer Turcoman, which had six days' hard work with her. The Turcoman reported at Boston as follows: "Was attracted by signal? of distress displayed by steamer Siratnnevla (Br), before reported, rolling In a heavy sea; steamed within hailing distance and cap tain of the Strathnevls requested the ship to be towed back to Glasgow. Capta.n Howell declined, but would tow the ves sel to St. Johns, N. F. The Strathnevls agreed and sent a boat with a line to the Turcoman, by which a towing hauser was drawn on board, and, after "being se cured, a start was made. The sea was so rough that the Strathnevls' bow was buried part of the time, and It became necessary for the Turcoman to reduce speed. Within a few hours after the start the towing hawser parted and the Turcoman lowered awa3' a boat and sent another cable to the disabled steamer. A secot'd start had hardly been made when a severe strain again snapped the towllnea and considerable delay was caused In sending another boat from the Turcoman to the Strathnevls with a new hawser. This time tow pro ceeded without accident, the Turcoman towing the craft 940 miles to St. Johns. A dense fog prevailed as the vessels reached the Newfoundland coast, but cleared sufficiently to see the entrance to St. Johns harbor. No agreement was made with the Strathnevls, and a settle ment of salvage will probably be ar ranged by arbitration." Later advices from New York state that a claim of 515,000 has been made against the Strathnevls by the Turcoman. SCARCITY OF SAILORS. Primrose Hill Held for Three Weelts in San Francisco. Portland Is not the only port on the coast where sailors are scarce and high. Saturday's San Francisco Examiner has the following regarding the situation in the Bay City: "After waiting nearly three weeks for a crew, the British ship Primrose Hill sailed today for Queenstown. The Bardowle Hill got away yesterday after a long wait, and of the fleet of Umejulcers held up so long for want of crews the Kensington Is the only vessel remaining. Another fleet has come down from Port Costa, however, to take the place of the old one. The Chlltcnford anchored in the stream yesterday and today was Joined by the Oranasia. Euphrosyne and Manuel Accame. "The scarcity of sailors continues, and each vessel has more difficulty than the last securing a crew. How long the new fleet will, have to wait for crews Is a matter of coniecture." Discoursing on tho same subject, the Port Townsend Leader nays: "At the present time sailor boarding house men are taxed to their utmost abil ity to supply the demand for sailors. The Cape Nome rush arid the opening of the fishing season have caused a short age of Bailors, and from present Indica tions the shortage will continue for some time, or until the close of the Ashing season Puget Sound Is not alone In this mlsfortvne, "but from all reports the con dition Is general all xilong the Coast. Complaints are heard from San Francisco, Astoria and Portland. The boardlng- J houses of Sims and Levy, of this city. I and Dave Evans, of Tacoma, supply nearly all the vessels. leaving Puget Sound, the business being about equally divided. Both houses during the past tew weeks have found great difficulty In supplying vessels with men. "At present there are several vessels In port .awaiting crews, and Messrs. Sims and Levy are working Industriously to find men to supply them, and It Is safe to say that they will succeed in a short space of time, ts. It is not their policy to keep vessels waiting any great length of time." Xennox Coming: Baclc The United States transport Lennox, which has already made two successful trips from Portland to the Philippines, Is again en route for this city to load Government stores for the lar East. The steamer sailed from Manila for Nagasaki May 2L and, after coaling at the Jap anese" port, wan to proceed direct to Port land. The steamer will be due early next week. First Officer Drowned. SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. The schooner La Glronde arrived, today from Gray's Harbor, and reports that First Officer John Maderson was drowned just off this port. Maderson was assisting in taking- in sail, when he lost his. footing, falling Into the ocean. Every possible ef fort was made to save him, but without success. Maderson was a native of Swe den, aged 50 years. Arrival of the Cfalna. SAN FRANCISCO, June 1Z The steamer China arrived today from the Orient, via Honolulu. She' carried 109 cabin passengers and 24" Europeans and 656 Cblnesesln the steerage. Knrine Notes. The British hark Lydgate arrived down at Astoria yesterday afternoon. Repairs to the British ship Argus are about completed, and the vessel will prob ably get away In a few days. The big turret steamship Elm Branch made a line run down the "river with her heavy cargo of lumber. She left Portland yesterday morning, drawing nearly 23 feet of water, and reached Astoria about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The steamer Gipsy is still In the bot tom of the river. One of the O. R. & N. boats Is at the scene of the accident, re moving her freight, and as soon as it is all taken out, the sunken craft will probably be lifted to the surface. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, June 12. Sailed Steamer Co lumbia, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 1 P. M. British steamship Elm Branch, for Taku: British bark Lydgate, for Queenitown. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., obscured; wind, southwest; dense fog. San Francisco, June 12. Arrived Schooner Beulah, schooner Esther Buhne, schooner Charles R. Wilson, schooner La Glronde. from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Schooner Melancthon. for Wlllapa: bark- entlne Gardiner City, for Gray's Harbor. Seattle Sailed June 11 Steamer San Juan, for Nome. Port Townsend, June 12. Arrived Brit ish ship Ruddlan. Castle, from Esquimau for Tacoma. Sailed Steamer San Juan, for Nome. ' Seattle Arrived June 11 Steamer Al-Kl, from Dyea. . Yokohama Arrived June 11 Steamer Empress of India, from Vancouver. Beachy Head Passed June 9 British ship Ilala. from London for Vancouver. Honolulu Arrived June 2 British sttamer Wyefield, from Tacoma. Lelth Arrived June .10 British ship Clackmannanshire, from Oregon. Plymouth. June 12. Sailed Graf Wal dersee, from Hamburg for New York. New York, June 1. Arrived. Cymric, from Liverpool; Lahn, from Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton. Sydney N. S. W.. June 12. Arrived pre viously Alameda, from San Francisco. New York, June 12. Sailed Astoria, for Glasgow. Arrived Ethiopia, from Glas gow; Frledench der Grosse from Bremen:, Spaarndam. ftrom Rotterdam;, Sardinian, from Glasgow: Batavia, from Hamburg, Southwark, from Antwerp; Cevlc. from Liverpool. Cherbourg, June 12. Arrived Pennsyl vania, from New York for Hamburg. Liverpool, June 12. Arrived Peruvian, from Boston: Vancouver, from Montreal Bremen, June 12. Arrived Bremen, from New York. Lizard. June 13. 4:20 A. M. Passed St. Paul, from New York for Southampton. San Francisco, June 12. Arrived Steamer Titania. from Nanaimo: steamer Progresso, from Tocoma; steamer Wil lamette, from Seattle. Sailed Steamer State of California, for Astoria: barken tlne Garden City, for Gray's Harbor, CANVASS FOR FUNDS. Elks Determined to Mnkc Street Fair Go. The carnival committee of the Elks was out yesterday buslly engaged in a can vass for funds for the September street carnival. Affairs are progressing nicely, and the promoters feel greatly encour aged at the success hey have already attained during the brief time the project has been before the public notice. Their first effects have been spent In awaken ing the business men of the city to a realization that the street carnival is a city affair, and that It would greatly re dound to the credit of the business men of Portland if the affair were carried out on a large and genccous scale. Detailed plans as yet are scarce, but the idea is to utilize a large part of Sixth street for the .purpose, and to build the booths and arches in the street 6pace. A consistent scheme will be preserved for all the buildings and arches, and the architectural plan will be harmonious and beautiful. September is the month chosen, and Is well adapted to open-air carnivals and band concerts and the other means of entertaining the public during such an occasion. The carnival Idea Is meeting with success, and the general Interest manifested la the plan should be a sign of a disposition toward liber ality and generosity in Its support. The friends of the Elks among the leading women of the city hava taken hold of the matter In earnest, and they will con tribute much toward the success of the whole enterprise. FEARED HIS OWN RECORD. s Address on fnsen c 1 Penslo-n Paper Con Convicted Thief. George Moore, an old sinner, who gave his age as 65 years, pleaded guilty In the Criminal Court yesterday to a charge of larceny of a watch belonging to Mrs. E. E. Thorpe, and was sentenced to one year in the penltetiary. Moore said he was a old soldier, and produced his pen sion paper to establish the truth of his assertion. He assured the court he had never been in trouble of this kind before. Judge George, as Moore made this state ment, happened to glance at the bottom of tho pension document, and saw In scribed thereon the words. "San Quen tln. Cal." "How Is this. Moore?" asked his Honor, "How did San Quentln come to be writ, ten on this paper?" "I don't know," answered the old fel low. ."Were you ever In San Quentln?" "No. your Honor." The Judge suggested that the passing of senteno; be deferred for a few days, but the man. who was evidently afraid his record might be looked up, asked to be sentenced at once, so that he might begin serving the time immediately. In view of hfci advanced years and because the offense was not of an aggravated character, the court was lenient and let him have his own way. Indian "War Veterans. Indian War veterans will meet at Grand Army. Hall. First and Taylor streets, m the morning at 10 sharp. All the veterans in and near Portland should be present and greet their comrades' who wia come from different parts of the Coast. Vet erans' wives and widows are all cordially limited. A fine dinner will be served In the hall. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN i REPORTS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE STATE. Information Famished to Farmers fey the United States "Weather Bareaa, Tho United. States Department of Agri culture, Oregon section, climate and crop service. Weather Bureau, furnishes thfa .following crop bulletin for tho week end ing June 11, 1900: General Summary. The week throughout has been uniform ly warm and sunshiny, with temperatures averaging 4 deg. higher than last week, and 2 deg. higher than the average of the same week one year ago. On Thurs day, hot northerly winds prevailed In Southern Oregon, but they were not se vere enough to do any damage ot conse quence. The maximum, or day, temperatures In Western Oregon ranged between 68 and 82 deg., and the minimum, or night, tem peratures, between 44 and 58 deg. East of the Cascade Mountains these variations were for day temperatures between 62 and 84 deg., and for night temperatures be tween 42 and 64 deg. No rain has fallen during the week, and the need of it is beginning to be felt In Southern Oregon and in the Columbia River Valley. In the former district pas turage la getting short, and in the latter barley and Spring wheat would be bene fited by rain, although they, as well as as all other crops, are still In a very promising condition. Some improvement has been noted In Fall wheat In the Willamette Valley, but many of the fields were too badly dam aged by rust and other causes to ever recover, and In this section the crop, as a whole. Is very poor. In the Columbia River Valley and la Eastern and Southern Oregon, Fall wheat generally Is In ex cellent condition. Some few fields have been harvested, and elsewhere it is ripen ing under very favorable conditions. Although Spring wheat would be bene fited by rain, still It Is growing nicely and looks very promising. Winter oats are heading, and Spring oats, barley and other small grain, as well as corn, potatoes and gardens, have made rapid advancement during the week. Complaints of damage by Insect pests are not very numerous, and no general or widespread Injury from this causa has occurred, although In a few widely scat tered localities they have been somewhat troublesome. "Hop lice have now made their appear "ance In nearly all the yards, but they are not Increasing to any great extent. The training of hops Is In active progress, and the vines are thrifty and growing very rapidly. Haying Is well advanced, and the crop Is being secured In excellent condition, and It will be an extra large one all over the state. The strawberry season Is drawing to a close, and both the yields and prices have been satisfactory to the growers. In Northern Oregon, east of the Cas cades, fruit of all kinds Is doing splen didly, and so little of It Is dropping that a great deal of thinning by hand will have to, be done. West of the Cascade Mountains, Petite prunes and apples are In excellent condi tion, and what Is left of the French prunes', pears and peaches are equally as promising Wlllnmette Valley. Farmlngton, Washington County, Henry Jack The warm days have revived the prospect of all crops, especially hay. Clo ver Is b.oomlng and will be an extra heavy crop; timothy revived In color, but the drop Is small. Fill-sown wheat improved, ot it Is the poorest crop known; much of It not worth cutting. Winter oats are headed and will be rady to cut In less than a month. Petite prunes will be plen tiful In this section, although apples will be the principal fruit crop. Woodburn, Marlon County, T. F. Hayes The last week has been favorable to all farm work. Vegetation has made good growth. Winter v. heat has a better color, but much of It has died. Early-sown Spring wheat Is looking better, and the late 30 wn seems, to be In. splendid condi tion. Some early clover is being cut. The hay crop Is heavy. Corn, vegetables and hops made a good growth. Crabtree, Linn County. A. I. Davis No rain. The sunshine has improved the appearance of some pieces of Fall-sown wheat; some, however, are past redemp tion. Late potato planting In .active prog ress. Strawberry harvest begun, and with present weather will be over soon. Eugene, Lane County. J. G. Stevenson The week has been very favorable to all growing crops. Gardens, and corn in particular, have felt the beneficial effect of warm weather. The hay crop Is prom ising. The grain crop does not improve and will be very light. Const DHtrlct. Ulahe, Curry County, E. H. Price The week has been very warm, the thermom eter ranging from 90 to 99 deg. in the shade; wind northeast. Crops are doing well. Corn looks splendid. Beans, peas and potatoes could not be better. Haying has commenced; crop is the best known for years. Stock Is fat, and everybody la feeling good over the prosperous outlook. We have an abundance of fruit and ber ries. Columbia. River Valley. Weston, Umatilla County, Maud M. Baker A fine week for grain. Barley and Spring-sown wheat need more rain, but a heavy storm would Injure Fall wheat. Prospects for unusually large crops have not changed. Vegetables of all kinds do ing extremely well. Local strawberry season closing; mountain berries will soon bo In m.irket. Southern Oregon. Ashland, Jackson County, F. C. Homes The week has been warm and dry. About all of the alfalfa Is cut; a large part In the barns. What pasture there Is, is becoming short. Some fields of wheat are changing color rapidly. Logan berries are beginning to ripen. A good rain would benefit everything, but as It Is not forthcoming, irrigation must be de pended upon, and water is not very abundant. The fruit crop apples, pears, etc. Is fair. I find there Is more or les3 dropping of fruit. Wlldervllle, Josephine County, J. M. Hoxie It has been very warm all the week. Everything Is making rapid growth. Clover and alfalfa are turning out fine. Early grain is headed out fine; late sown in the boot and coming on very rapidly. Heavy crops are guaran teed so far. In some places there will be plenty of peaches. Glendale. Douglas County, Mrs. Fannie Miller Bright, warm weather has pre vailed during the week. Fall and Spring wheat are doing very well, and the ef In tablet form pleasant io talce. Forces all uric acid out of the blood and cleanses the entire system of every impurity and cures the raost desperate cases of rheuma tism, even ot a. enronic nature, fcty taxing wis famous remedy you nave ice best assurance of a radical cure. I feel grateful while making this statement. I suffered trom rheu matism for years. I heard of Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound after having tried numberless worthless cure-alls. I becan to use Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound with as tonishing results. Was cured In 3 months. Dr. Compound. F. G. Moore. Roxbury. Mass. For sale by all druggists. Thirty days' treat ment for 25c.; Seventy days' treatment 60c: Six months' treatment $1.00. 10 days trial treatment free. DR. TV. S. BURKHART, Cincinnati, O. fect of-warm weather Is .visible in all vegetation, which -has made excellent growth.- All grasses are luxuriant, and haying will commence this week. Corn, potatoes and gardens in fine condition. Strawberries are plentiful, and there will be a good crop of both blackberries and raspberries. Platean Region. Union. Union County, E. W. Davis The prospects for the grain and fruit .props have not lowered a single point. There was some taIkofrust; but upon Investigation find It Is only onthe lower leaves and will not damage tho grain In the least. Haines, Baker County, J. K. Fisher The week has been an average one for farmers. Winter wheat Is rusty; Spring wheat looks good. Hay extra good. The weather has been warm, with some wind from the north. EDWARD A. BEALS. Section Director, Portland, Or. AS THEY. SEE OREGON. "What the Eastern Press Has to Say About Our Election. Following are" a few extracts from a number of editorial articles mt Eastern papers on the results of the recent gen eral election In Oregon, most of them being based on reports sent out before the full extent of the pluralities were known: No Chance; to Misconstrue Issues. Brooklyn Eagle. The result Is that Oregon has gone Re publican, apparently by a much larger majority" than in 1S96, when the state was nearly carried by Mr. Bryan. The Republican majority averages about 10, 000 In a total of 99,000 votes registered. The result Is conclusive as to Oregon, and ought to be significant as to all the states near or upon the Pacific Slope. Mr Bryan stumped Oregon "from end to end" just before the election, and, to his credit, he left no one in doubt as to what a vote for his party's ticket would signify. Safe on Tliat Score. San Jose Mercury, Three years ago. after McKinley's elec tion and before a tariff or finance bill could be passed, the Democratic papers were shrieking, "Where Is the prosperity you promised us?" They do not have to call lor it npw. It is here without calling. But a year, from now, should Bryan be elected, 'we should all be asking., "Where Is the prosperity?"" and only the winds whistling through the silent .factories would reply. Greater Victory Than Expected. New York Press.-' The election held in Oregon Monday re sulted In a victory for the Republicans larger than even the most sanguine could have anticipated. According to the early returns, the Republican state ticket Is successful by a majority ranging between 5000 and 7000, while the majorities of the two Republican candidates for Congress will-aggregate 8000 op 9000, This- Is prob ably the largest Republican "majority Ore gon ever polled. Demopop Troubles. . El Paso Herald. Demopops have their troubles. Is expansion and anti-expansion. The There sound money and flat money. National Interference with trusts and states' rights to reconcile. There Is prosperity to fight, and the great handicap that, while they appeal to the voters, they must de nounce the soldiers of our land, and the votersthemselves, as rotten to the heart's core, i-i their willingness to vote cor ruptlyi For Honest Money and Expansion. New York Sun. Oregon Is the second Important state to express Itself on the Presidential cam paign of 1000. and it declares for the Re publican policy of honest money and ex pansion. Bryan opened the Oregon cam jiaign in person. so he cannot separate the Tesult from his oym Individual pros pects. Good Listeners, hut Poor Voters. St Louis Republic. Bryan's tour up and down Oregon re sulted In the usual crowds and subsequent lack of votes. Probuble Effect in "th'e'P'hlllpplnes. Milwaukee Wisconsin. The result of the election In Oregon iisomnia. was Tired hut Could not Rest. After long Nights of Tossing and Torture,. Relief Finally Came with the Use of tm Miles The suffering and agony endured the unfortunate person who is de prived of Ills sleep, can only be appre- ciated by those to ThomRa. mercilessjsearches out the weak parts and give fate has brought the same experience. To lie in-bed, minute after minute, hour after hour, nignt after night, un able to close an eye! To roll and toss and thrash the bed clothes to walk the floor, back and forth, to and fro, wishing, longing, praying for sleep to come and close the bloodshot eyes, and rest the weary brain I To look ahead and see looming up in the near future the horrible specter of threat ening insanity that -awful state in which a person is lost to himself and to his friends forever these are but a part of the agonies endured by the sleepless one. For all of which there la no better, safer oe surer remedy known to man than Dr. Miles' Bcstor ative Nervine. "Nothing in the past anteea. fulness. FOR BUSINESS OK MAu..i. ----------- -- -- L . -, tt, MIDDL&AOED MJ3N whofrom BttooD AND SKIN DISEASES. Tit Walker's methods are regular or ready-made preparations," but cures His New Pamphlet on Private Disease trouble. PATIENTS curea at nom. plain esvelojv ronultatlon free and Decter Walker, 132 First vnTTvn -u-k-tc tmnhlfd w'th night emissions, dreams, exhausting drains, bas& iSSP-E tJrS&r which deprive you of your manhood. UNFITS VC11 should be made- widely known la th Philippines, and should have a salutary effect, in extinguishing the smoldering- tu bers of the Insurrection, which hava k.t ly beea'kept alive only by hope. eC a po litical revolution In the United States. ' A. Sabstajatlal increase. 1 , Syracuse Herald Tho Republicans have carried Oregon by a "majority "which, when the official returns are In, will probably show a. substantial Increase over the Republican : majority of 1S36. In that yearMcKln ley's majority over Bryan in Oregon wasr only 2040. and the present indications are that, at Monday's election the Republican carried the state on their Gubernatorial and Congressional tickets by between "7W0 and 10,000. - - Defeat Canses Soreness " ..- Hartford .Courant. - i- Nobody: is shouting veryC much over Ore gon which has gone Republican by, & handsomo majority of S000 more or less. But suppose It had gone Democratic; there would hardly have been room J"or other news of the day In the Democratla papers. No Consolation for Free Silver. Philadelphia Times. - Considering Oregon as a straw, it's hot one free silver can suck any corrsolatloa through, THE OREGON G. A. R. Annual Encampment to Be Held Next Week at La Grande. LA GRANDE. Or.. June 12. This city is making extensive preparations for Ah entertainment of the delegates to the an nual state encampment of the Grand, Army of the Republic, which will as semble here June 19 and continue its sessions three days, and the Eastsrn Oregon Grand Army of the Republic, on June 22 and 23. Besides' these, 'delegate will represent the slate organizations of He Woman'i Relief Corps, the Sore of Veterans, and the Daughters ot Veterans. It is estimated that 15,000 people will be present, and La Grande Is making every effort to provide for their entertainment. Hotel accommodations are being enlarged, arrangements have been made with pri vate families to accommodate as many guests as possible, and Proebstel Grova has been secured as a camping-place for those who come prepared for an out ing. The programme prepared by the com mittee last night is as follows: . First day, Tuesday, June 19, forenoon Receiving and locating visitors and dele gates. Afternoon Preliminary conven tion w ork. Evening Receptions, music bjj band, addresses of welcome on behalf of. city by Mayor David Bay: on behalf ol the G. A. R., Captain Robert Lyle; on behalf of the W. R. a. Mrs. Aldrlch; chorus, "Angel of Peace," Choral Society; . vocal solo. Miss Ada West; music by man dolin and guitar club. Responses: De partment Commander HI V. Gates; De partment President of W. R. C. Mrs. H. V. Gates; vocal solo. Miss Ethel Gar field; song, "America," by Choral So ciety. Second day, morning Grand street pa rade at 10:30 A, M. Afternoon Competi tive military drill. 2:30; baseball game, 3:30. Evening Open-air concert by Blue Mountain band. ' Third day, morning Visitors will bo shown through sugar factory. Afternoon Competitive hose race between Elgin and La. Grande hose teams; amateur foot races for gold and silver medals Even ingBand concert. Fourth day La Grande hose team will make the wet test and run the cham pionship race for a record, 2:30. Base ball game between La Grande and the champions of Eastern Oregon, 3:30. Even ingRousing camp-fire and music by tho band. Fifth day At 2:30 P. M. a five-mil bi cycle road race for gold and silver med als. A Jeweler's Suicide. SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. C. A. Haw kins, a Jeweler, committed suicide by tak ing morphine, after vainly trying to ob tain employment in this city. One. taken every night stimulates the liver,- carrier off the bile and Improves the digestion and aDDetlte. Carter's Litt! I Liver Pills. Don't fojget this. NefVskte .O IT t n -at! byjhas ever equaled it In power of build- ing up weakened nerve tissues and giving strength to the tired body. It them new life and vigors I suffered for months from Inscmala, and tried two doctors, but got no better. Swing an advertisement of Dr. Miles Ntrrae in the paper I decided to try it Two bottles com pletely cured me; and I take pleasure ia recommending it to all people who are troubled as I was." Mrs. F. 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