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THE MOBNESG OKEGOSIAN, MONDAY, "AUGUST .6, -1900. S sy- iwrojHF "EFT JLEkEM maA ND YOU H iyegetablcPrcparalbnforAs slmflatlftg dEToodandRegula UagtheStxnadBandEowcisaf ANcfaMaPreparattonforAs Similatlng UteFoodandReguta ting tteStomadB andBoweiscr . snsr t " niTnrT mi' niimii ill 1 1 I I" II "rani iriiini"irTWga - p -g JLn -jl I . 1 In Use. -For Ovei'-ThT.rfv-Asi-rff . .III 'IM 1 III ',!' J 1 J ill ,.,..! Ill, lM g ''. . GEXTT7X2T-S' :' " ' '"'. k-, , vvvs, j ? I "t i m tt m t iI7T.', TTiVn i i . i ,1 tTIT PromotesTHcsfion,Checrful ness and RestContalns neither Oprum-Morpfcirie oorifinsral. ot Narcotic. BumerOUJk-SAMJZZKnZES jTBKpJGM Stt jtlxJainm JUAIUSlb- Jtaprmsat- iJd HbJtJ- &gS Apafecr Remedy for Constipa tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, and Loss OF SLEEP. Eac Simile Signature of NEW "YOHK. Lr EXACT COPT OF STRAPPCB, j ALONG THE YUKO RIVER KAIIRIMAK LOOKING FOR COPPER AXD MAT BUILD A RAILROAD. Other Prospectors In the Field Mall From the Stntea Sent Up the River PernonnI Mention. FORT SELKIRK. Yukon Territory. July S3. Tlie ptoamer Flora arrived here to day with 15 passengers of the Florence S., which was wrecked two days ago near Thirty-Mile, by running on a rock. Three lives were lost. The dead are: Mrs. Fran cis, Miss Francis and the steward. Walter Monastes, of Skagway. The report that Jack McCabe, of Portland, perished, was an error. Immediately after running on the rock the steamer was cut in two, the upper part floating down stream. The surviving passengers escaped uninjured. Captain Barrlngton, who lost the Danille in the same place last year, was in com mand. Hard-luck stories are already reaching us trom 2Come and the Kuyokuk, stories that remind us of the Edmonton trail horrors. Word has just been received here of the murdor of Herbert Davenport, on a bcow, near "White Rh'er. The man was a pilot, who was employed by three men to take Oem on their fcow down the rivQ,tAra(wson. When near White River the scow ran onto a .sandbar, and the pilot being unable to got her off, one of tne men, Alexander King, became angry and shot hln dead. He then threatened to shoot the other men if they did not agree to say that the pilot Bhoi himself accidentally. When they reached Dawson the murderer told his story, but the other two men contra-! dieted it. A large party of prospectors left here last week for the White River. In search of copper reported to have been discov ered there two years ago. Mr. Harrlman, of New Tork. who chartered the steamer Geo. W. Elder last year to cruise in Alaskan waters, is the financial backer of this expedition. W. S. Deveroux is in charge of the party, and Mr. Jamison, of Portland, Is the surveyor. Montgomery Is the guide. If copper is found in pay ing quantities by his prospectors, Mr. Harrlman will put a railroad into that part of the country. Another party, headed by Colonel Frank Miles, of Montana, left here today, also for the White River, in quest of copper, i Colonel Miles represents Montana capital, j Mr, and Mrs. D. D. Shindler left Daw son last week for the outside. Mr. Shind ler goes for a short business trip, but his ! wife will spend the Winter in Oregon City. Secretary F, W. Clayson. of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, has sent tele- grams to the Postmaster-General of the j TTnlted States, and also to the Postmas- I ter-Gencral at Ottawa, calling attention I American mail for the Yukon territory by way of St. Michael. Instead of via Skagway and Bennett. According to the present svstem. mail irom the United States would require SO days longer to reach Dawson than via the Skagway Bennett route. I have received mail during the Winter which only took 12 days to come from Portland via Skag way, Just at present we Americans are showing our Canadian friends how pleas ant we can be under very trying cir cumstances. They get their mail regu larly, even newspapers; we don't get any. I But we know It is coming -via the Pa cific Ocean, the Behring Sea and many hundreds of miles of Yukon River! The Clifford Stfton Is expectod down the river at any time with the owner. Colonel Williams, and party aboard. Co'onel Williams, who represents consid erable Texas capital. Is taking three bcows loaded with machinery to Daw son to he used Ja the development of his claims on Sulphur Creek Mrs. Isam died of typhoid fever In Daw son yesterday. She was the wife of the c j i F TRffi A ? Q SE3 HhHH HSBH'flSB VI MHtM0 newly appointed manager of the North American Trading &-Transportation Com "pany, and had been in Dawson only two weeks before she was taken ill. Mr Isam, with his children, will return to Chicago. Mrs. Morrison, of Dawson, has received a 21-year lease of hay lands across the river from Selkirk, and is here now look ing after her Interests. The lease was procured In Ottawa. H. MASON OX THE BOUNDARY. Not in Favor of Yleldlner an Inch Crltlclsen Secretary- Hajr. SEATTLE. Aug. 5. Just before de parting, on July 31, for the Porcupine mining district in Alaska, United States Senator Mason, of Illinois, Is quoted as expressing himself to a Skagway news paper, regarding the Alaskan boundary question as follows: "I am not tn favor of yielding an Inch of what is rightfully American territory to the BriUsh. I want very foot of land 10 marine leagues from the shore of the mountain in the 'disputed -territory for the United States, and $ favor fighting If we don't get It. The British have bluffed us. They have followed the policy of seizing a whole loaf when they expected to get only a slice in the out come. They are the shrewdest traders and the sharpest International dealers In the world. Their methods In this case are npthlng new. They asked for more than they expected, to get. "I am a Republican and expect to go the stump in the East In a month for McKin''" and Roosevelt, and I am in sympathy with the Cabinet members with one excepUon and that Is Secretary of State Hay. Ho Is too much qf a Brit isher. It is Hay who is responsible for the Americans losing the grip on the big end of the American territory In this disputed area. I object to maintaining a British official at the expense of the Gov ernment." BONDING AT SKAGWAY. Spanldins Sara AInsIcana Have Jnst Cause for Complaint. SEATTLE, Aug. 5. Skagway newspa pers received here today tell of the meet ing between General Spauldlng, First As sistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, and the Chamber of Commerce and business men of that city. The dis advantage under which Skagway labors .as a result ot the British bonding privi lege was laid before the visitor and the Injustice done American shippers ex plained. General Spauldlng told the Skag way people that he was satisfied that they had Just cause for complaint, and made two suggestions one that they lay the whole matter before the State De partment, with a strong appeal for aid; and the other that the subport of Skag way be closed. He thought the latter measure rather too harsh. He assured them that he would do all In his power to aid them, and advised them to appeal to Ottawa, and also to ask the railroad com panies to assist them. He said the United States would favor Americans first in the matter. NEW STRIKES IN ALASKA. Rich, Ore on Windham But and Gla cier Bay. SEATTLE, Aug. 5. The steamship Humboldt arrived from the north today with 41 passengers and $200,003 in treasure. Humboldt Gates and C W. Hall brought out J150.O.. a portion of It being the proceeds of the sale of Gates Interest in No. 2S, Eldorado. Gates is ono of the pioneers of tho Klondike. f Juneau passengers report a rich quartz strike on Windham Bay. It was made in Al May's mine, a vein 20 feet wide be ing found, which carries high values. The vein was traced for 6W0 feet. The poorest aerage gave assay returns of $19 09 per ton. There Is a streak about 12 Inches wide of particularly rich rock, from which the lowest assay was 5$0. The Glacier Bay placer strike is still attracting many people to the new discoveries. or inxanxs . "" ' "" ; i " -'"-' ""' 'X 'v-' '&,. iiU, , JhmymmmgmStm LA GRANDE'S BRISK FIRE IMPLEMENT "WAREHOUSE, DEPOT, ICEHOUSE AND OARS BURNED. Loss Probably 825,000, Well Covered by Insurance Other Property "Was Saved hy Hard Work. LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 5. Fire brake out last evening in Bolten & Bodmer's Implement warehouse and spread rapldly to boxcars on tho track and to the de spot. The warehouse, depot, the railroad company's Icehouse and 17 boxcars were consumed. Fire was carried to the round house, therow of brick buildings on Jef ferson avenue and to many dwellings, but was not allowed to get under head way there. The warehouse and contents were Insured for $10,0. The railroad company's loss Is greater. Most of the valuable papers were saved. (Superintendent J. P. O'Brien said last evening that the loss to the O. R. & N. Co. would reach $10,000, well covered by Insurance. The company lost the sta tion building, the Icehouse, eight cars loaded with wood and ties and seven un loaded cars.) Serious Loss by Fire. COLFAX, Aug. 5. The residence of J. M. Stlnson. half a mile east of town, was totally destroyed by Are, together with Its contents, yesterday. The house and furniture were valued at about $2000, upon which there was $S0O Insurance. Be.tldes this, Mr. Stlnson had notes, photos, cuts and copy for his book, "History of Whit man County and Its People," to have been published this Fall, In the house and all was destroyed, entailing an additional loss of $1500. THE END OF DISSIPATION. Yonns Man at End of His Rope Shot Hlmnelf Dead. HOOD RIVER, Aug. 5. Walter Green, aged 2S, who has been here about two weeks, committed suicide today on the street by shooting himself with a revol ver just below the left nipple. He lived but a few minutes. He left a crowd on a street corner, walked to the middle of the street, opened his vest and fired tho fatal shot. On his key ring was a metal tag with the words, "Walter Green, 307 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y." ' He had been drinking heavily. He had taken $210 from a fisherman at Bridal Veil and had spent all but $1 20. The fisherman had followed him and was about to have him arrested, which caused him to com mit the deed. It is learned that he is of a good family. DR. M'CLELLAND ACCEPTS. Leaves Forest Grove for the Presi dency of Knox College. GALESBURG, HI.. Aug. 5. Dr. Thom as McClelland, of Forest Grove College, Forest Grove, Or., has telegraphed his acceptance of the presidency of Knox College, In this city, which has been without a head since the resignation of Dr. John H. Flnlay nearly a year ago. Dr. McClelland will assume his new duties early In September. "WHEAT BUT HALF A CROP. Will Make Good Flour, bnt Not So s Much Per Bushel. ORD30X CITY, Aug. 5. Further re-1 ports from the threshing machines In dicates that the wheat crop w.111 only bo about one-half the former yield. J. K. Graham, of .Beaver Creek, had IS acros of Fall wheat threshed, which yielded 153 bushels, a trifle over 10 bush els to the acre. Frank Jagger, of Carus, threshed a small lot of Spring wheat that went 16 bushels to the acre, the best yet reported. One lot of Fall-sown oats J arid Children on the same place ' Went 60 bushels to the acre and two other tracts 10 and 20 bushels respectively, 'The "Spring wheat, of course, will average .up better than the Fall-sown, and the. yield, of all kinds of grain In the foothills will be better than in the "valleys. The wheat grains are shriveled to half fhelr usual size, and while mlllmen s'ay that it will make just as good, flour as the ,plump berry, the proportion of flour will be less and of bran more in a .bushel of wheat. Up to the time of closing the office last night Sheriff Cooke had collected $130,000 of the taxroll of 1S9, out of $144,000 as sessed on the books. Of this amount $12,000 was paid in . yesterday, and $800 was paid In by the Southern Pacific Company on the, rSherif's assess". menc oi contract s,aie' lanas. me roll will be closed on August 19, and the Sheriff has announced his Intention of refusing to receive taxes after the books are closed to make iut the delinquent list, following the precedent established in Multnomah County, County School Superintendent J. C. Zlnzer will assume the-duties of his office tomorrow morning, the former Superin tendent, N. W. Bowland, having closed up the business for ,hls term of office yesterday. It Is understood that Ara MoLaughlin, of Mllwukle, and J. W. Gray, of Oregon City,' will be members of the County Board of Examiners. Washington Notes. A power-house and two . warehouses' were erected at Arlington last, week by the railroad contractors for their sup plies. Grading will commence in two weeks. , The mountains are literally full of berries of all kinds, .particularly In. the burned districts, says tho Ellensburg Capital. Black and dewberries, black caps and huckleberries, especially, are vecy plentiful. A hay-baler that can bale 42 tons a day is' a great machine, says the Ellens burg Capital, but many of' them are at work In Klttltaa Valley now, and they actually seem to make slow headway In the big hay fields. It is a great harvest. The sheep men of Eastern Washington are becoming a little alarmed over the outlook for the sale of their crop of lambs, says the Ellensburg Localizer. There Is a drought In Montana, Utah, and to a certain extent In Wyoming. This gives the Eastern buyer a, ratich better chance to buy at a better advantage, get ting their lambs very much cheaper. An important decision has been pro mulgated at the North Yakima land of fice. . Blnger Hermann;Jthe Commissioner, Instructs the land officers that hereafter any person who has made homestead en try and comrnJted same under section 2301 of the revised statutes or the amend ments thereto shall be entitled to the benefits of tl.a homestead laws as though such former entry had not been made. But no commutation of such second entry shall be allowed. There arc 10,0?" names of individuals, firms and ocrp-eratlons on the personal tax rolls of Spokane County for 1S00, where last year there were but 99S9. Of these this year 6066 are In the city and 4031 In the country, as agaipst 5932 cliy and 4057 country last year. Over 120 per sons are assessed for taxation on a valua tion of over $2300 of property, tn this list the' Washington Water Power Con. pany stands at the head, with property valued at $250,615. For nearly two years litigation over the Port, Angeles water plant has been be fore 'the Supreme Court of the state, and the question ta who is the owner or original mortgagee "has as 3et not been determined; so at the last meeting of the Port Angeles Council the Mayor and City Attorney were authorized to com municate with the Supreme Court and urgo the count to hasten its decision, as the city Is suffering by reason of wanting certain Improvements looking toward not only the purity of the water, but also the maintenance of a sufficient quantity for fire "purposes, and as the matter now stands, the city does not know who to go after and compel the making of necessary improvements. FORA NEW WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN PROG RESS o:T THE SANTIAM. Enterprise Snid "Sot to Be for Any Particular Project, hut It Is Ex ceedingly Well Planned. SALEM, Aug. 5. O'Neill Brothers & Callaghan, have recently begun laying stone In the walls which will form a part , of their dam across the Santiam River ' at " Niagara, in Marlon County. They hate had a force of men with a donkey engine and derricks working for several months cutting out rock and cement gravel, and have now begun the permanent work, which means much to the development of the water power of this county. The dam which they will construct will be 60 feet high and 200 feetlong. It' will lie built of rock and concrete, and'when completed will afford .Its owners a minimum of "2000 horsepower. Neither the details of construction nor the approximate "cost have yet been de termined, but the firm controlling the water power at that place have sufficient confidence In the future of manufactur ing .to warrant them in forwarding the enterprise. The Santiam River at Niagara Is an Ideal place for the construction of a dam. The channel through which the water passes durlns the greater part of the year Is bounded by walls of solid rock and Is only about 15 feet across. The south 'bank of the river Is of solid rock.t The north hank Is of cement grav el over 100. feet high. Between the two banks is a huge mound of solid rock about '50 feet high and about 160 feet across. It Is between this rock and the south banlothat the river runs, except In high water, when it fills the river from one bank to the other and covers the rock completely. This huge rock will be made to form a part of the dam and will materially lessen' the cost as well as Insure 'a. permanent structure. In order to fill the channel near the s.outh "bank a temporary channel has been made along the north bank. To keep the cement gravel from washing out, a wall 100 feet high 200 feet long will be built .over the face of the per pendicular bluff. A permanent dam will be built over this temporary channel, but a number of gates will be left for the water to pass through. The whole river will then be, diverted to this chan nel, while the old channel Is being filled with Tock and concrete. When the dam has been completed, the gates will be closed and the temporary channel filled full with concrete. The only escape for the water will then be over the top of the 60-foot dam. or through the turbine wheel which .will be placed on the lower side of the north end of the dam. While the Ttfork" "for - the development' of this, .water power has been going on for several months and several thousand .dollars have been expended, -it Is appar ent that the work is but just 'begun. Tho wall 'recently begun 1 but a.,small part of the construction work f hat will be necessary to form' a' temporary channel for the water of the Santiam River. The water of the Santiam runs swiftly and must be carefully confined, or it will wash, everything before " it The work that Is called "temporary" t Is" really of "the most permanent character, and will form a. part of .the completed structure. The work necessarily proceeds slow.Iy, and it may-be -two years -yet before" the water rnns over the top of the dam. O'Neill Brothers &-Callagrhan are the owners of a paper mlljat Lebanon, Linn County, and also of a. similar factory ln- California, . It Is understood , that the firm is making no efforts at hastening tho development work at Niagara, hut are limiting their expenditures there to about the profits that are realized from their other plants. Mr. Frank O'Neill, who Is superintending the work, said recently that his firm Is pursuing a con servative policy In its work at Niagara. While tfaey have confidence in the ven- ture, they are putting nothing Into tho enterprise except their own money. In other words, they are not paying Inter est on money In order to prosecute the work, and when the -dam Is completed It will be free from all Incumbrances. Mr. O'Neill said that his firm has not de termined what will be done with the water power when the work Is finished. The men interested simply believed tho power was worth developing, and the firm's plans extend only that far. Wheth er a paper or pulp mill will be estab lished at Niagara remains to be deter mined. ?i f?.6?. J? .n.te.m: platlon is Indicated by the fact that the company owns a large tract of hemlock timber land near Niagara and easily accessible to the site of the water power. Another circumstance tending to .the same conclusion Is that when O'Neill Brothers & Callaghan sold the water power at the old Enterprise mill on the Breitenbush to the Curtlss Lumbering Company, a condition was Incorporated in the deed providing that the water, power should not be used for operating a pulp or paper mill. But. however, the Niagara water power may be used. Its development of conservative capital Is of vast Importance to the Industrial welfare of this section of the state, in which manufacturing has been too long neg lected. t Where Crops Yield Bis This Year. Lewlston Tribune. Frank Graham, of Nez Perces, reports a heavy yield of wheat, flax and grain .u timL accuui.. i.i,L,ra c:a0iiUL- l aU.. .Af a T IaaoIUIm H.MA.nA. lng a long haul to the railroad he says the farmers will feed their crops to stock unless the wheat market advances. Flax growers can haul and make a profit. The grain threshed in his section has yielded about 40 bushels of wheat, while the bar ley and oatc yielded from 50 to 90 bush els. The flax yields average from 15 to - i -- UU3UC15. Fined for Contempt of Court. COLFAX, Aug. 5. In the Superior Court Saturday afternoon. Judge McDonald de- elded that M. B. McFaul, traveling agent for RusselL & Co., had been guilty of contempt of court In disobeying an order of the court and. fined him $50. Notice of appeal was given. . Henry Larkln. a farmer, living three mnes east oi uouax, nas just som au tons of baled timothy hay to Seattle deal ers, at $10 a ton on board the cars here. Railroad Offlclnln Visit Yalsimn. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 5. President Mellen and party of Northern Pacific officials spent three hours here this morning. They were taken out by ntfUiTia I Anrln apfto- anil aVtri-nrr enmck nf the wonders of Irrigation In the Yakima Valley. They expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the town and sur rounding country. Oregon Notes. 3 2O:),O00 sheep There In Wallowa County. A humpback whale 48 feet long has drifted ashore a few miles above Bandon. I. D. Applegate sold his wool clip, about 23,000 pounds, at Klamath Falls to the Thomas Kay Woolen Mills at 12 cents. A. Kinney's store, at Lost River Gap. was destroyed by "fire July 29, nothing of -alue being sayed. The Insurance of $2000 practically covers the loss. .A cougar was killed in Alsea the. other day by Richard Zahn and his dog. The cougar is the 17th that Mr. Zahn has killed with the aid of the same dog in the past eight years. The Eagle, which has spread its wlnss weekly for 14 years at Long Creek, Grant County, is to be moved to the county seat, Canyon City. A new paper Is prom ised for Long Creek. J. H. Cochran, principal of the Oakland public school, while with a camping party In the mountains was thrown frcra a horse and his right foot wa3 so Injured that amputation was necessary. Eighty-five head of horses were sold In Prlneville last week at. prices ranging from $40 to $0 a head. They were said to he Intended for cavalry horses, and were j Promotes DiesHon.Cfeeifli! ness andRestContainsneiltex OpniriuMdrphinft flor&mejal. Noi! UAac otic MtepaafCKHtSAMUZLPnCMfe FisnpSsn Jar!- MxJa&a P TTXE&t m FhftnSttH- IJa Aperiectlfemcdy forCbioHpa tion. Sour Stoireich.Diarrhoa, Worms .Convulsions Jeverishr aess andiOSS OF SlBEB: TacSimu Signature eg NEW -YOfeK. EXACT COPr 0FWRAH3C3- "" -x"i?4 of a size for which there has not been much demand heretofore, being 143 to 15 hand's high, and weighing from 850 to SSfl pounds. The buyers also bought soma driving horses at fair prices. Bears have been killing yearling cattla out near Chesnlmnus, Wallowa County, this Summer. In a radius of 10 miles 17 carcasses, were found by the cattle men while making a tour of that section. Squire Parker, of Parker's Station, and Mr. Dunbar, a cruiser for the Bray Choate Land Company, of Oshkosh, Wis., arrived Friday and closed a deal Saturday of 1040 acres of his timber land for $6900, says the Klamath Falls Express. Chemist Ackerly, of the Oregon Sugar Company, states that he has already made several tests of this season's sugar beets and finds them exceedingly rich, says the La Grande Observer, and tho Indications are that the tonnage will ba greater this year than heretofore. Ha also states the crop Is nearly a month; further advanced than last year. SITUATION IN GERMANY. Bourne -Is Inactive Depression Be cause of America and China. BERLIN. Aug. 5. The Bourse las L week was so Inactive that brokers actual ly discussed the feasibility of shorter hours. Of more than 20 American rail ways vhose securities are handled here, only five could be quoted yesterday. Tha , '. .,, ,nh. ,. in TmnMHal i ' Cl,u c.uutu c fcj,jto - r d Prusslan loans and Chinese loana rose several points. The German Asiatic Bank in Berlin has received a Shanghai cable to the effect that the last installment for the Septem ber coupons of Chinese 4'$s will ba promptly paid. The continued falluro If ? commanders of the allied forces In China to select a commander-in-chief , .,-. ll -1. aepresseu me xjoutsc uai weciw Another depressing factor was the re newed evidence of weakness In the lroa situation. In the iron Bourse at Dussel- dorff, bar Iron was quoted 10 marks lower. ; ftna there were reductions for other brands. Two thousand tons of Alabama i ircm so& at the SUeslan works at 63 j marks, to b delivered In Hamburg In November. The sale was much comment- ' e(i unon. causing lower prices. Slleslan establishments report poor business In piping sheets, as the result of American competition. The wire mills there havo restricted their outmit. and pig-Iron stocks show an additional Increase. Tn the money market there was Httlo business last week, but rates were some what chpngeable. Private discount reached AV per cent yesterday under heaw offerings of Russian paper. For- I elgn exchange rates remain unfavorable. but thus far no gold has been taken from the Relchsbank for export. The London Stoclc Exchange. LONDON. Aug. 5. The tone of tha stock exchange last week was remark- auty linn. UUMnintr. inw tiir- oiuaii uiiiuuii. of business done and the dearness ot money. The assassination of King Hum bert, the attack upon the Shah of Persia, the death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg1 and Gotha and the issue of exchequer bonds were all adverse factors, but they were probably counterbalanced by the encouraging news from China and bir tho bnl'of that the end of the war In South Africa Is at last in sight. Americans were the strongest feature of the market: but the only chanie of Importance was In Union Facile Railway share", which rose 2 points. Other American securities went up onlv fractionally or .showed no chnnsre. Miner, wpre lifeless, but tnre la some indication of Improvement, Rands having risen point. As tomorrow Is a. bank ho'Iday, the. stock exchange will bo closed. T-vo Deaths From Heat. CHICAGO, Aug. 5. Heat today caused two deaths and several prostrations. It was 94 in the shade. Walla Walla shipped fruit and vegetables In of July. 38 carloads ot the last week