Morning Oregonian., August 14, 1900, Page 4, Image 4

THE M0BOXG OKEGCXKI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1900.
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Realizes One-Fourth More
Than Common Price.
8000 BUSHELS SOLD FOR 56 CENTS
Crop Was Controlled, by About 20
"Wliitealcer 3Ien Sale "Was 3Iade
to Stayton 31111s.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 13. About 20 tenners
In the vicinity of Whlteaker. east of Sa
lem, recently formed a pool of their
1900 crop of -wheat, aggregating about
8000 bushels, with the result that they
obtained 11 cents per bushel more than
the local market quotations. The Valley
dealers "were paying 45 cents but the
wheat pooled was sold to the Stayton
mill at 56 cents.
The pool was formed very quietly and
without any formal organization. A com
mittee was appointed to effect a sale of
the wheat, if satisfactory prices could
be obtained, and bids "were immediately
called for. The buyers at Stayton, Aums
ville and Silverton -were informed that
there -was an fiOOO-bushel lot of wheat for
sale at the best satisfactory price, and
that the growers were waiting for an
offer. They had not long to wait until
they had an offer of 56 cents net, with
30 days time in which to deliver the
wheat. This offer was accepted and the
growers feel well satisfied over the ex
tra JSS0 which will be divided among
them.
M. W. Hunt, of this city, was one oi
the parties Interested in the pooL In
speaking of the transaction he says that
the Whiteaker farmers have done no
more than the farmers of every locality
may do. If they wIlL He says It Is not
so much a question of organization, as it
Is a matter of "united action, based upon
a friendly feeling of co-opera tlon. The
farmers in this Instance were not at
an expense on account of their wheat be
ing sold by a committee, because the
farmers who acted on the committee
felt that the interests of one were iden
tical with the interests of all, and they
were willing to work for the common
good. Mr. Hunt expresses himself as
strongly opposed to methods of handling
wheat which seem to make It necessary
that there shall be a difference of 11
cents between prices paid at Portland
and at the Valley towns. He "says the
dealers account for this difference by
saying that the 11 cents Is for sacks,
freight, storage and Insurance.
Injured Man Found Near Brooks.
A man, who appears to be a native of
India, was found on the Southern Pa
cific track near Brooks, yesterday, with
an Injury on his head. He was brought
to the Salem Hospital where he died to
day. His name was Mahomet All and
he was probably a tramp. It is not
known how he was Injured but he was
probably struck by a train or fell off
while stealing a ride. He carried In his
pocket a letter of recommendation from
the Seattle Board of Charities and a let
ter that was not very complimentary,
from the Portland Board of Charities.
To Inspect Fovcut Reserve Land.
Captain S. B. Ormsby, superintendent
of the Cascade forest reserve, went to
Southern Oregon today to Inspect a tract
of 2S00 acres near the southern boundary
Of the reserve. A petition has been filed
In the land department asking that this
tract be taken out of the reserve, and be
jnade subject to settlement. The tract is
about 40 miles east of Ashland, on the
road to Pelican Bay. When he left hls
morning. Captain Ormsby could not state
the character of the land nor the reason
urged in supp6rt of the petition. He
will inspect the land and report its char
acter to the department.
Capital City Brevities.
Charles and William Gleason, aged 14
and 13 years respectively, were given a
bearing before Recorder Judah today on
the charge of using obscene and abusive
language before ladies. The elder was
fined ?10, while the younger was given a
lecture.
Mrs. A. M. Maurltzsen. of Oretown,
Tillamook County, died at the Salem
Hospital late Saturday evening, August
U. 1500.
T. Rhoades was Injured at the new
Odd Fellows Temple this afternoon by a
brick falling on his head. He was un
conscious for awhile but recovered and
It Is thought the injury will not prove
serious.
County Superintendent Moores an
nounces that owing to the large at
tendance at the recent teachers' exam
ination, considerable time will be con
sumed in grading the papers. The results
will probably not be determined beforo
the last of this week.
Deatli of Indian School Employe.
John Pattee, an Indian, aged 30 years,
died In Salem today. He was employed
as carpenter at the Chemawa Indian
Bchool, and leaves a wife and three
children.
INDORSE ASTORIA MEMORIALS.
Mayor and Seven Members of Cor
vallls Council Slffn Documents.
CORVALLTS, Or., Aug. 13. The Astoria
memorials were accorded an Indorsement
by tho Mayor and seven members of the
City Council at Corvallls. They were
two in number, one addressed to the
president of the Union Pacific, and one
to the president of the Southern Pacific.
In the absence of any commercial organ
ization, they were presented by Attorney
Weatherford, of the Corvallls & Eastern
Railroad, to tho City Council for indorse
ment. In each of the copies Mayor Craw
ford interlined, at the point where ter
minal concessions were asked for wheat
and lumber, adding to the request similar
rates for wool, hops and dried fruits. As
there was no session of the Council, the
Mayor and all of the Councllmen in tho
city signed the documents individually,
and their action was attested by the Po
lice Judge. The absent members were
Councllmen Nolan and Willbanks, both
of whom, it Is supposed, would have add
ed their indorsement. Those who signed
were Mayor Crawford and Councllmen
Avery. Hayes. Heckert. Smith, Henkle.
Kline and Taylor.
BADLY" BURNED BY POWDER.
Leon Ban-son Injured by Prema
ture SIscbnrse of Blast.
SHANIKO. Or., Aug. EJ. Leon Dawson.
In charge of the construction of the Co
lumbia Southern telegraph line, met with
a painful accident Friday evening near
Guthrie. He was superintending the set
ting of a blast for one of the holes lor
the telegraph poles, when In some Tin,
accountable manner the shot was fired
off, burning him frightfully about tho
face nd right hand and arm. Hardly
a square inch of his face escaped powdcr
bumlng. He was brought to Shanlko
on the evening train with his head
swathed in bandages. Physicians are at
tending to his injuries, which, while they
will confine him to his room for a time.
will not prove more serious than to dis
figure him slightly, providing proper care
af htm is texken.-
CLOSE CALL FOR GRAIN CROP.
Spark: From Engine Starts Fire
Another -Disastrous Blase.
INDEPENDENCE, Or.. Aug. IS. H.
Hirschberg came near losing his crop of
rraln now being threshed on one of his
farms just below town Saturday evening.
A .spark from the engine set fire to the
tack f straw .near the separator, and tn
an instant, the whole pile was ablaze.
By quick work, the crew, with wet sacks,
confined the fire to the stack burning,
which was soon consumed. On Friday
evening. Andrew Byars lost 30 tons of
tholce timothy hay and 30 cords of wood.
The hay had just been baled and -was left
in the field until an opportunity could
be bad to haul it away. Fire was com
municated to the stubble, and it soon
ran to the hay. The loss is about $300.
TEAMSTER BADLY UfJUBED.
Placed in Close Quarters by Iioaded
Wag-on Upsetting--LEBANON,
Or., Aug. 13. While Will
lam Beaman was hauling wood today for
the paper mill, from near the slaughter
pen, his wagon overturned with a heavy
load on it. Beaman was caught between
the spring seat and a large tree that was
standing near by, his hip bone crushed,
and It is thought Injured internally. It
seems almost a miracle that he escaped
alive. He Is about 17 years old.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Peter Scblosser, Prominent Albany
Pioneer. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 13. Peter Schlosser,
a prominent pioneer of this city, died
this evening at the age of 66. He leaves
a wife and three daughters, Mrs. Cap
taki M. D. Phillips and Mrsj Kola Nelss.
of this city; Mrs. G. E. Fish, of Port
land, and one son, Harry Schlosser, ot
Albany.
Chinaman's House Fired Upon.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 13. Word
was received here today that several
shots were fired into a house occupied
by a Chinese vegetable gardener, who
lives out a few miles on the Molalla
road. The Chinese was awakened by tho
noise, thinking that some neighborhood
boys were firing rocks at his shanty. He
went to the house of a neighbor, who
stated that he had heard three pistol or
gun shots. The two returned to the house,
and found the bullet holes In (he plank
walls; Tho Chinese suspects who did the
shooting, but no arrests have been made.
Better Street for Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Aug. 13. The City
Council passed an ordinance Saturday
night for the Improvement of Main street,
by using either gravel or broken rock.
Along the west side a 32-inch gutter Is to
be placed, and also a 12-ioot plank drive
way four inches thick. The estimated
cost is ?S04 50, of which the Congrega
tional Church will be required to pay ?300
for the Improvement of the east side of
the street, and the west side by the
owners of the business houses.
A Trio of Accidents.
DALLAS, Or.. Aug. 13. Saturday Milo
Sevier sawed his thumb off at the plan
ing mill of F. J. Coad, and this morning
J. M. Grant, at the same saw, split his
thumb open to the first joint. Saturday
a man named Blodgett was caught in the
chain belt of a threshing machine at
the Roucllff place, near town. His shoul
der was dislocated and he was consider
ably Injured otherwise, but not -dangerously.
Narrow Escape From Drowning:.
CURRINSVILLE, Or.. Aug. 13. Sarah
Kltchlng. the 12-year-old daughter of
James H. KItcilng, narrowly escaped
drowning in Eagle Creek Sunday after
noon. In attempting to cross a foot log
that spans the stream, she slipped and
fell Into about 12 feet of water, and was
only rescued as she was sinking for the
uura time.
CUampionship Ball Game.
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 13. A baseball
game was .p:ayed here Sunday for tho
championship of Southern Oregon and
?100, between Grant's Pass and Medford,
it being the second of a series of games
to bo played The score was 8 to 9 In
favor of Medford. About 2500 people were
present.
Will Not Discontinue Postofilce.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The . Postof
fice Department has rescinded Its order of
July 20, discontinuing the Postoffico at
Homevalley, Skamania County, Washing
ton, which will resume business under the
former Postmaster.
Steamer for Loner Tom River
MONROE. Aug. 13. The little river
steamer MoMlnnvllle will make trips up
the new waterway, the Long Tom, this
Winter. She has been chartered for sev
eral trips by A. Wllhelm & Sons, the
Monroe millers.
Prostrated by Heat.
HTLLSBORO, Or., Aug. 13. A farm la
borer named George Seelye. working on
a hay-baling' machine In a meadow near
town, was prostrated today by a sudden
attack of thermal fever. His recovery Is
in doubt.
Oregon Notes.
Huntington uses 30 'phones. The town
Is doing much business.
Pendleton Is to have, a cracker factory,
to begin operations September 1.
Snake River ranchers tell the Hunting
ton Herald that the stream Is lower than
at any time for 30 years.
Pendleton has secured the Seventh Reg
iment band (Vancouver) for its harvest
carnival, September IS to 22.
Mat Buslc, charged with killing an elk
in the Waplnitia country a year ago,
was acquitted at The Dalles, Saturday.
Mrs. Marvel, living on Rock Creek,
Gilliam County, has sold ?62 worth of
blackberries from a quarter of an acre,.
Fossil has completed her water and fire
systems, and the Journal Is striking,
"while the iron Is hot," for a public
park.
Umatilla County sheep are In excep
tionally healthy condition. The Inspector
reports that not a band In the county Is
afflicted with scab.
"The Granlte-Hllgard. road Is a sure go
Its bonds have been placed In the
East," declares the Granite Gem. The
time when work Is to begin Is said to be
"an early day."
Cattle thieves are reported to be oper
ating on the Burnt River Range. An
attempt was made last week to run off a
bunch, but It was discovered hi time to
prevent Its being successful.
The Bowlln incident at Weston seems
to be closed. Last Saturday he was In
Pendleton consulting attorneys, who told
him he had nothing further to fear from
the efforts to extradite him to Kentucky.
Thomas M. Henderson, who was run
over by a reaper and killed In Long
Creek Valley, leaves an estate valued at
$4009. He was a bachelor, with no known
relatives, and it i3 supposed the "property
will escheat to the state.
An interesting discussion of the sal
mon Industry's decay Is in. progress be
tween newspapers at Astoria and The
Dalles. Each town blames the fishermen
of the other for not allowing more fish
to reach their spawning grounds.
Fred Anderson's barn at Aurora, to
gether with his this year's crop-of 'hay
about 40 tons several stacks of wheat
that awaited a thresher, one self-binder,
wagon and other farming utensils, also
surrounding fences, were destroyed by
fire Saturday afternoon.
A correspondent of the Wallowa Chief
tain, writing from Frutta, says: "Fires
are raging around us. Lower Imnaha Is
burning up, and tho Upper Freezeout
Range Is all on fire, and it is feared the
lire will reach, the park. The east side
of Snake River Is all on fire for several
miles up and down the river opposite ns.
Unless we have rain soon, everything
will dry up."
The farmers of Clackamas County are
complaining of having more hay than."
their barns will hold, but garden and
grain crops will fall far short of the
average, says the Oregon City Enterprise.
Potatoes are suffering from blight and
army worms, wheat In some sections is
struck with rust and damaged by aphis.
The prune crop Is about two-thirds full,
while apples are plentiful, though some
what bothered with the codlln moth.
Mrs. W. B. "Waills. prominent in Pull
man lodge circles, died -at that place Fri
day of congestion of the brain.
GAVE NO HEED TO ORDERS
CASXERTMEX CONTINUE TO PACK
SALMON AFTER SEASON CLOSES.
Fish. -Commissioner Files Complaint
Against Several Offenders Case
"W1U' Come Up Thursday.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 13.-On Friday Flah;
Commissioner Reed notified the cannery
men that he ' would allow them until
Saturday evening to finish packing sal
mon, and would commence the enforce
ment of the closed season law on Sun
day morning. Yesterday he made a tour
st the canneries and found nearly all
of them In operation. Some were also
running today. This morning complaints
were made In the Justice Court against
W. H. Barker and S. Elmore, of the
combine; E. W. Tallant, manager of the
Columbia River Packing Company; Sofus
Jensen, manager ot the Union Fisher
men's Co-operative Packing Company;
W. T. Chutter, manager of the Booth
Packing Company, and George W. San
born, of the Sanborn cannery. They are
charged with having Jn their possession
salmon fish unlawfully caught during the
closed season. The defendants appeared,
In court this afternoon by their attorneys,,
and the cases were set for hearings on
GALLEKY OF OREGON
F. S, HARDING, QF THE M'MINNVILLE TELEPHONE-REGISTER.
P. S. Harding', editor of the Telephone-Register, was born In Three Rivers, Mich.. March
10, 1856. He removed with his parents to La Grange, Ind., In 1870. where he attended high
school and learned the printer's trade. He came to Oregon in June, i87T, and upon arrival
at Astoria secured employment In the office of. the Astorlan. with D. C. Ireland. From
1S7S to 18S2 he was with the Salem Statesman, and later with the Reporter, of SIcMInn
vllle, and the Transcript, of Astoria. In 18S7. the Register, at La Fayette, was purchased
by him. with borrowed capital, and the paper greatly improved and made a good property.
Upon the removal of the county seat to McMlnnvllle, in 1SS9, the paper was also moved and
consolidated with the Telephone, runder the proprietorship of Harding & Heath. The paper
has always taken a lively interest in local affairs, and stands for public improvement at all
times. Jlr. Harding was appointed Postmaster by President Cleveland in 1894, and in 1808.
after servins the public acceptably, he became sole proprietor of the paper. In 18S2 Air.
Harding and Miss Lillie A Grubbs were marr)ed.
Thursday morning. It Is understood they
will be tried before a jury. It Is stated
that the' reason ' the Independent canne
ries on the Oregon side of the river have
run since the season closed is because
the combine's plant at Eureka on the
Washington side Is "being operated, it Is
alleged, with the consent of the authori
ties. Commissioner Reed placed a patrol
boat on tho river tonight with Instruc
tions to arrest every fisherman found
with gear' in the water.
"r New School Tencbcrs.
County School Superintendent Lyman
today made his report of the teachers
examination held during the past week.
Certificates were issued as follows: First
grade. Misses Maud Kimball and Lily
Lewis; second gradet Misses Carrie Jef
fers and Edna Titus; third grade, Miss
Mabel Jeffers. Miss Clara Barker and
Alice Gray were applicants for state cer
tificates and their examination papers
have been forwarded to the State Super
intendent to be passed upon.
Charge -for Aid Society.
Alvln Rlngvllle, a 9-year-old boy living
at Seaside, was committed to the care of
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society by tho
County Court today. He will be taken
to Portland tomorrow. The boy has been
In the habit of running away from his
home, often staying away a week or 10
days at a time and on Saturday his
parents filed a complaint asking that he
be sent to the Reform School. The offi
cers, however, concluded that the aid
society was the better Institution to
have charge of him.
Cruise' of Lighthouse Tender.
' The lighthouse tender Manzanlta re
turned last evening from a 10 days' trip
down the coast. She called at every
light station In the southern portion of
the district and delivered the annual sup
plies. The Manzanlta is today loading
at the buoy station and will leave on
Thursday to deliver annual supplies to
all stations north of the Columbia River
and on the Sound.
Will Visit Salmon Hatcheries.
Fish Commissioner Reed will leave on
Thursday night to visit the CJackamas.
hatchery. He will be met there by Gov
ernor Geer and Secretary of State Dun
bar. Fiom there Mr. Reed will go to
Coos Bay to look after the fishing In
terests In that vicinity.
Ready o Float Lightship-
F. Wolff, of Wolff & Zwicker, came over
from McKenzle Head this evening and
reports that he has everything In readi
ness to make the attempt to float the
lightship as soon as the weather condl-'
tlons are favorable. Anchors have been
placed In deep water and lines run to
the vessel so that she can be kedged out
with the winch on board her. A tug has
been secured to tow the vessel to this
city as soon as she is floated.
STEAMER IN
FROM ALASKA.
Jinny Passengers and
$200,000 in
Gold Dus.t.
SEATTLE, Aug. 13. The steamer City
of Seattle arrived today from Skagway
with 215 passengers, 125 of whom are from
Diwson, and about $200,000 in gold dust.
Senator William E. Mason, of Illinois,
who has been studying the Alaska bound
ary question, was a passenger.
Skagway had an earthquake August 9,
the shock lasting fully a minute. The
r buildings rocked perceptibly, but no dam
age was done.
The Yukon Council passed an order tax
ing all scows running between Dawson
and Upper Yukon points $150 each, with
an additional fee of $50 for docking at
Dawson. The scowowners say that' this
order was engineered by persons interest
ed In the large transportation concerns to
reduce competition.
A dead body, supposed to be that of
Otto Nelson, was found on the Dalton
trail by Chllkat Indians about a week
ago. Nelson was a partner of George
Metcalf, who was killed some weeks ago,
and the authorities are Inclined to place
both .deaths at the door of the Indians.
EVADE A3IERICAN DUTIES.
Canadian Goods Being; Smuggled
Into United States Territory.
VICTORIA, B. C. Aug. 13. W. C. Mar
burger, a trader on the Yukon, tells a
story of wholesale smuggling of Canadian
goods from Dawson into American terri
tory. He says:
"There Is not a single Instance that I
encountered on my trip of 950 miles dowa.
the Yukon, meeting more' than 40 scows
and boats belonging to traders, where
any one had been called upon to pay
duty."
YUKON GOLD ROYALTY STILL Olf.
Question of Putting: on Export Duty
Under Consideration.
OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 13. It is said at
the Interior Department that the report
that the royalty on the gold output from
the Yukon had been abandoned is not
correct. It is understood, however, that
the question of putting on an export duty
is under consideration.
Rlcb Nickel Ore Discovered.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 13.-Georgo E.
Corey has returned .here from a trip
through Topkuk and Golovnln Bay dis
tricts. He states that while the beach
diggings are worked out, some of the
claims are rich, and held at fabulous
prices. No more claims are to be had
in these districts, everything being
staked. Qphlr and Melsing Creeks, in the
Golovnln Bay district, are turning out
well.
Steamer Returns From SUagfvray-
SEATTDE, Wash.. Aug. 13. A special
to- the Times .from Port Townsend says:
The City of Seattle arrived at noon to-
NEWSPAPER MEN No. 17.
day, bringing considerable gold from
Skagway. Senator Mason, of Illinois, was
a passenger.
No More Claims to Be Had.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jfig. 13. Near Lake
Atlln, 1000 acres of ground, said to be
rich in nickel ore, has been staked by
the Bank of Halifax and Skagway par
ties. Washington Notes.
Francis Murphy, the temperance apos
tle, Is speaking In Tacoma.
Walla Walla apples have taken a third
prize at the Paris exposition.
Republic has granted a 50-year franchise
for supplying the town with water.
Diphtheria Is prevalent In Everett, and
the public library has been closed.
The wagon road connecting Myers Creek
with Republic has been completed.
. Spokane's assessed valuation Is about
$20,000,000, and the' city's indebtedness Is
I2.3SS.J59.
Pat Shine Is the name of the chairman
of the Spokane County Populist Central
Cpmmittee.
H. 0. Kelso, of the Walla Walla Union,
goes to the Sound to take a desk on the
Tacoma Ledger.
Pomeroy is rapidly rebuilding, and In
several cases substantial brick buildings
will replace the old wooden ones destroyed
by fire.
The railroad depots at Bucqda and Te
nlno were recently burglarized in one
night. The preceding night there were
burglaries at Centralia.
The City Council of Colfax, by a vote
of 3 to 2, decided to have an eight-Inch
well bored for the puprose of increasing
the city water supply.
John Coffeen. Populist candidate for
Senator in the Third Spokane District,
whom the Democrats refused to indorse,
says he will stay In the race.
An evaporating plant of 20 tons capacity
dally Is In course of erection at Spokane.
It will handle prunes and apples, and
next year will also engage In canning.
Baseballlst Loughead, who came to the
Northwest with the Stanford team, suf
fered the fracture of his 'cheekbone at
I Spokane August 10 by a foul from his
own bat.
At Tacoma Representative Cushman
was allowed to select the delegates to the
Republican State Convention. At Yakima
Representative Jones was shown the
same courtesy.
The Walla Walla Watchman has suf
fered from "Too Much Johnson." A so
licitor of that name made advertising
contracts for the paper, collected on them
and suddenly departed.
-Garfield County's Commissioners have
decided to leave to popular vote November
6 the question of contracting Indebted
ness and Issuing 320,000 bonds for building
a .Courthouse and jail.
Tacoma's Commissioner of Public Works
has closed six more bridges, used alone
for highway travel, on recommendation
from the City Engineer that they are
dangerous to public travel.
From August 1 to 11 Walla Walla sent
C5 carloads of fruits and vegetables to
the North Central States. The shipments
consisted principally of apples, pears,
plums, potatoes and onions.
Colfax used to have a Populist paper,
but It went to sleep wnen the Populists
lost the county offices in 1SS8, and a bank
had to take its plant to satisfy a mort
gage ofSTOO. Now the plant is sold to a
man from Walla Walla.
Seattle is promised an Interesting di
vorce case as the sequel to a woman's
nearly cutting off her husband's right
foot with an ax as he was scaling a fence
to escape her. wrath. He was taken to a
hospital, and his wife to jail.
Everett started In boom days to build
a Chamber of Commerce. It Is a large,
unslghtlybrlck building, on an eminence
near the Courthouse, and is surrounded
by slowly rotting scaffolding. Now It is
to be remodeled and made into flats to
accommodate six families.
"It will be a Spokane road," exultlngly
says the Spokesman-Review, and then
explains that J, J. Hill, of the Great
Northern, expects to build a branch to
Republic in from the Spokane Falls- &
.Northern rather than from Wenatchee,
and In connection with this work contem
plates extensive repairs and betterments
to that line.
EXCELLENT PEACH CROP
CLACKAMAS COUNTY ORCHARDS
MARKED BY HEAVY YIELD.
Owners" Disposing of Fruit at Good
Prices Fall "Wheat Averages
Eight Bushels to Acre.
OREGON CIITY, Aug. 13.-The Clacka-s
masCounty peach crop is unusually good
this season, and the owners- of orchards
are disposing of . the product at fair
prices. The proprietors of the Shank
orchard, at Canby, have soldi their peach
crop to a-Ofortland commission-house at
2 cents per pound, .which would be at
about tho rate of 40 cents per box. It Is
estimated that. the orchard will yield 1000
boxes. About two months ago Deputy
County Recorder Ev P, Dedraan, whe
owns .a peach orchard near Clackamas;
Station, sold the product on the trees
to a Portland commission man for the
lump sum of 5150. H. E, Cross' orchard
at Gladstone will probably yield 600
bdxes, which he is retailing out for 00
cents per box.
A Polk County hopgrower was here to
day, engaging all the pickers that he
could, secure, stating that the crop there
is better than, last year. He will pay 35
or 40 cents per box, according to the price
agreed on by the large growers. v
John Shannon, of Beaver Creek, who
has been running his large thresher for
tho past 10 days, said today that tho
average yield of Fall wheat, was eight
bushels to the acre, and oats 20 bushels.
No Spring wheat has yet been threshed,
but It Is believed that the yield will be
batter. He stated that he was charging
the same prices 'for threshing as here
tofore, but was barely making expenses.
Where the bill will not amount to oyer
J7. at the bushel rate, he charges that
sum for making a setting.
HOP OUTLOOK IS GOOD.
Growers Not Anxious to Contract
Pickers Are In. Evidence.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 13. The
outlook for hops Is good, and prospects
for good prices are excellent. The ten
dency among growers Is not to contract
their hops, although four or five growers
In the county have dono so-
Hop-pickers are beginning to arrive
already, although the time for picking
hops will not arrive until after the first
of next month. The bopgrowers here
will probably pay the same price for
picking as those, around Gervals, which
has been settled on at 35 cents per box.
It la thought that the Increase of popula
tion in the vicinity of this city when the
picking season opens will not be less
thai 2300 persons, that Is. outsiders. To
pay the pickers it will require a cash
outlay of at least $30,000, This estimate
Is made on about 1000- acres of hops with
in a radius of flvo miles of this city.
The output is thought to be l,S0O,00u
pounds.
Soma of the larger threshing outfits
have pulled off their crews for a few
days until the Spring grain is cut., The
machine men say that the crops are so
poor that it don't pay them to set up for
eacb crop separately, so they will wait
and make one job out of the Fall and
Spring grain.
THRESHING AT A STANDSTILL.
Fall Crops; Cared For Spring Grain
Not Ready Fruit Promises Well.
MONROE. Or., Aug. 11. Threshing Is
at a standstill since the Fail "crops are
all cared -for, and Spring grain is hardly
ready. In summing up the yields as re
ported from different farms about Mon
roe, It is found that crops did not turn,
out one-third of the average amounts of
grain, and that in many instances the'
straw "still stands In the field, "too poor
to thresh even. The very best yield was
16 bushels, and the poorest was 214 bush
els per acre. Spring grain looks very
promising, however, and may make a bet
ter average all around than Is expected.
Prunes, apples and plums are In splen
did condition, the Fellenberg prune only
being a Uttle short. Blue Damson plums
fairly crowd each other off the limbs,
while apples are an average crop. Pick
ing of prunes will begin about Septem
ber 1. Very little lice or mold Is reported
from the hop districts this r.eason, and It
will only be a week or two before hop
picking commences. The price to be paid
Is 40 cents per box.
BEST PRUNE CROP EVER KNOWN.
Bountiful Harvest Assured Around
Dallas Dryina: to Commence,
DALLAS, Aug. 13. Prune drying will
commence- two week3 earlier this season
than common. The crop In this locality
Is the flnrst evr known here, in quantity
and quality. The last falling Is over,
and the crop is assured beyond all doubt,
and of the largest size. The trees are
in fine condition, and nothing but an
abnormal fall of rain can prevent a boun
tiful harvest.
Hops are In good condition, and very
few lice are present. Some growers say
that the hop fly Is to be found In a few
yards, which indicates that lice may ap
pear later on If weather conditions are
favorable.
Threshing Is in full blast, and the yield
Is very poor, ranging from 4 to 16 bush
els of wheat. The yield of oats Is un
satisfactory. HARVEST IS WELL ALONG.
Sherman County Grain Is Turning
Ont Good No Wheat Sales Yet.
MORO, Or.. Aug. 13. Harvest Is well
under headway In Sherman County, and
grain Is turning out good. -Wheat is near
ly all No. 1. and is running from 20 to" 40
bushels per acre; in fact, nearly all Sum
mer fallow wheat goes over 30 bushels
per acre. There is no wheat-relllng yet,
most of the farmers hoping the price will
be a little better when the market is
really open.
FOR SERVICE
IN CHINA.
Governmeart
Paelc Trains Leave
Vancouver to Talte Transports.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 13. Gov-,
ernment pack trains numbered 4 and 5
left Vancouver Barracks today for Se
attle, where they will take Government
transport for service In China. Each
pack train was composed cf 50 mules
and 15 horse3 and the usual number of
packers, hostlers and cooks.
The delegates to the Republican stato
convention left for Tacoma today. The
delegation Is pledged to support Hon. A.
B. Eastham, of this city, for Lieutenant
Governor, and Hon. A. L. Miller for Su
perior Judge of this Judicial district.
Charles Noa. the 11-year-old son of
William Noa. of Mill Plain, this cgunty,
was drowned while bathing in the Co
lumbia River near Fishers, eight miles
above this city, yesterday. The body was
recovered a few hours after the drown
ing, and was burled at Mill Plain today.
STRIKE PRACTICALLY SETTLED.
Agreement Reached "With Canadian
Pacific Railway Machinists.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Aug. 13. Develop
ments today in the machinists' strike on
the Canadian Pacific Railway show that
a settlement has practically been ef.
fected. The following additions to the
agreement made between the company
and the men at Winnipeg have been re
ceived here:
That all commlttemen who so desire
shall be reinstated. That all other em
ployes working for the company previous
to July 15 will be reinstated according to
seniority and proficiency, That all men
hired after August 3 to take the places of
the- men. who went out will be dismissed.
The schedule is now being discussed
at Winnipeg
AGAINST MEMBERS OF MILITIA.
Will Not Be Allowed Membership In
Several Unions.
VANCOUVER B. O. Aur 13. Accord
ing to an arrangement already practically
agreed upon by the Trades and Labor
Council, union men qarraot hereafter
serve in the militia. Thl3 Is the out
growth of the salmon flshexme&'s strike,
during .which the mllltla was- called out
to prevent strikers from attacking tha
Japanese fishermen, who broke tho dead
lock by accepting theterms offered by
the canners.
The labor organizations have-appointed
committees to act la the matter, and tha
militiamen will undoubtedly be declared
Ineligible for membership in the unions.
MASON FOR M'KINLEY.
President's Chinese Policy NQt That
of nn Expansionist-
SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 13. Senator W.
E. Mason, of Illinois, arrived here from
Alaska today He announces his inten
tion to support President McKlnley and
In two weeks will begin campaigning In
Illinois. He says the President's attitude
on the Chinese question demonstrates
that he Is riot an Imperialist. The Alas
ka boundary, he says, will eventually be
settled by the original lines as estab
lished by the treaty of 1S57,-.
Mining Stock Quotations.
Following are the transactions, at the Oregon
Mining; Stock Exchange yesterday:
Bid.
Adams Mountain .0 05,
Buffalo , 1
Copperopolis ................. ' 3
Gold H4U & Bohemia 5
Goldfltone Consolidated
Asked.
50 05Tb
I
3
5U
4
32
I
24
5U
10
3ti
li
Helena
31
Helena- No. 2;.... v.V..r"
Lost Horse .,...j.. a'
May Queen 2
Oroson-Colo 21 . M. & D 5
Rtverslda ......
Umpqua 3
Grizzly ., ,. 2
Ml. View" 2(?
Rockefeller ;. 3H
Sumpter Free Gold Ife
SALES.
Buffalo 3000 at 01
Copperopolis iooo at 05
Gold Hill & Bohemia 3000 at OS
KoUna ...3000 at 31
1000 at 31
2000 at 31
1000 at 321
Helena 4300 at 00
00OO at 003,
Lost Horse .4000 at 03
May Queen 7000 at 02
2000 at 024
Mt View 15.000 at 02
Umpqua 7000 at Oi
SAN FRANCISCO. Auff. 13. Tho official clos
ing quotations for mining- stocks today were, as
follows:
Alta , ,.?0 Q4J Justice SO 08
Alpha Con BIMeslcan 23
Andes ,... SiOccidantal Con.... 6
Eelcher UiOphlr 00
Bert & Belcher.. lOfPotosl 13
Bullion 3 Savage 11
Caledonia , 63iSes. Belcher .... 2
Challenge Con ., 22IS!erra Nevada. .... 33
Chollar ... 131 Silver Hill 00
ConHdenca. ...... SUIStandard ,. 4 10
Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 35 Union Con 22
Crown Point 15 Utah Con 7
Gould & Curry... 15lTellow Jacket ... 20
Hala & Norcross. 221
BOSTON. Auc 13. Closing quotations:
Adventure .....S 2 50!Franklin S13 75
Aiiouoj at. mo., l ouiusceoia .......... or 25
Amal. Copper... SS C0
Parrott 4 63
Atlantic 22 SOlQulncv 134 00
cos. .as aiouL. .'.juu uuiaanta Ja uop... 4 50
Butte & Boston 01 00
Tamarack 103 00
Cal. & Hecla...741 00
Utah Minlnsr .... 20 00
Contennlai ..... T
wmona .,, 3 25
Humboldt
23. 00 Wolverines 30 50
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug-. 13. The closing
bids for mining stocks today were aa follows:
Black Tail 10 11; Lone-P. Surp-.$0 COW
Butte & Boston
.it.rrince33 Maude. 1
Crystal
Deer T. No. 2.
Evening: Star .
Gold Ledgo .,
Gold, Harvest.
I. X. Cr.
Morning Glory
S 1 Palmer Mt. Tun
17
4tafRambler Cariboo 224
i ixtepuouc ....... tso
. StlBosaland Giant. 2
aJtSullivan .,. 12ft
10 i Tom Thumb..,. 13&
3Ts
Corner-Stone Laid for Xew Hall.
TOLEDO. Wash.. Aug. 12. Tha corner
stone of the Odd Fellows' new hall here
was laid last evening, Tho ceremonies
were conducted by Q. M. Boyle3. acting
grand master, assisted by E. P. Car
penter, deputy grand master, and G. H.
-Tucker, chaplain. -The exercises were
largely attended. The building Is to be
a two-story structure with a lodgeroora
above and an opera-house on the ground
floor.
Prominent Washington Man Til.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 13. County
Clerk S. P. Galther received a tele
phone message today stating that his
father, J. K. Galther, was critically ill
at his home at La Center, and was not
expected to live more than a few hours.
J. K.- Galther is one of the best-known
citizens of Clark County, having been
a resident of La Center for many years.
He Is upwards of 0 years of age.
Fired Fatal Shot HImnelf.
SEATTLE, Aug. 13. Harry M. Randall,
third officer of the Valencia, shot himself
thl3 morning on boatd that vessel, and
died almost instantly. No cause is
known. He had been with the Valencia
for 17 months, and was well liked.
Idaho Xotes.
Pocatello has levied a 5-mllI tax for
city purposes.
Ada County's assessed property is this
year very close to Jo.000.CC0.
Bolso has 10 miles of sewers, and is
arranging to put in as much more.
The miners' union of Delamar has set
apart JS00 out of Its funds to celebrate
Labor day.
Burglars at Moscow broke Into two
stores and a saloon Thursday night, and
succeeded in securing S237.
Payette is shipping large quantities of
cantelopes. The dally express charges on
the shipments average $348.
Robert Paget, who was burned to death
In Welser, carried ?2000 Insurance in favor
of Maud Murdock. formerly of Boise.
The meeting of tho Board of Regents of
the State University at Moscow adjourned
without filling the vacancies In the fac
ulty. The wheat crop In the vicinity of
Genesee Is better than at any other part
NOTHING
except merit. ThU
medicine with its
record of absolute
success, has lived
foe yean, and is
worthy to live.
Hostetter's
Stomach
Bitters
CURES
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Constipation, Nerv
ousness, Insomnia, Rheumatism,
Chilis and Fever.
All druggbti and general dealensell it
Sec that a Private Revenue Stampcov-
. crs tb5Ltpp.of ioc OSjyc
R There's nothing- half so sweet in life
as love's young dream." The old song
is right. Iover3 are dreamery. Tkey
create a special workl in which they Kve
immune trom the hurts and ills which
vex comaion humamtv. la their esti
mate of household
expenses there's
no place for a
doctor. And very
often when the
f dream dissolves
they find that the
doctor's tan, thei
one thing they jj
man 't count on
is now the one
thing that's as
resular as rent
I and taxes. And
many times it is
money "wasted.
Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescrip
tion will do for a
woman and her
womanly ills,
practically every-
thinsr that can be
done by anv doc
tor or medicine.
It reimlates the
periods, dries de
bilitating drains
and cures inflam
mation, ulceration and female weaknew.
It makes childbirth easy, and thousands
of nursing mothers have testified to its
tonic and strength giving properties.
It contains no alcohol, neither opium,
cocaine or other narcotic.
Mrs. Annie Blacker, of 629 Catherine Street,
Syracuse, N. Y., writes : t Your medicines iwe
done -ironders for me. For years my health wa
very poor. I had four miscarriages, but since
healthy bab '
Free. Dr. Pierce'3 Common Sense
Medical Adviser, in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of 21 one-cent, stamps,
to pay expense of mailing only. Address
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
of the stato. Tha average is about SS
bushels to the aero.
Bd Birch, of Star Valley, waa killed
last week by a broncho's falling over
backward on him. He was 28 years old
and leaves a widow and two children.
I. K. Davis and George Kayo, two oC
the leading fruitgrowers ot Genesee, havo
In course of erection two large dryers,
each to be built of brick. Mr. Davis has
about 10 acres of Italian prunes, which,
will yield a large crop this season.
Agriculturo Is making good progress In
the Snako River Valley. Tho reclaimed
acreage has been greatly increased this
year. Tho wheat yield is largo, in tha
aggregate, but hay Is not a full crop.
The sheep men make a big demand on
hay stacks, and the price Is on the rise.
"Wallace is having much trouble with
men who are trying to erect buildings
within tho fire limits. One firm had a
building framed elsewhere and tried to
put It up on. a down-town lot. when tho
City Attorney was away. Some progress
was being made, when the StreetCleanlng
Department came to the scene and hauled
away a quantity of material that was
lying In the street. A principal offender
in this case is a member of the City
Council, who prosecuted another man
last week for building inside tho fire lim
its. "GREAT NORTHERN FLYER"
"The
Slost Popular Train
America."
Across
Solidly vestlbuled, palace: and tourist
sleepers, dining cars (meals a la carte),
buffet amoklng-llbrary cars.
Leaves Portland dally, 6:00 P. if., for
Montana. St, Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth,
Chicago and all points East.
For ttcket3 and full information regard
ing Eastern trip, call at City Ticket Office.
26S Morrison street.
No More Dread
of the DenrtaS Chair
TEETH KXTHACTED AMD SlXdJSD Alii
BOLDTHLY "WTTHOOT PAIN, by our lata
danttflc motfaod applied to tho aroma. No
aleep-produclnir aeontu or cocaine.
Theeo are tha only dantal parlors In Fort
land havtRff PATENTED APPLIANCES and
tcyrtxilanta to extract, fill and apply gold
crowns and porcelain crowns undotectabla
trom natural tecth. and warranted for 19
ysars. "WTTHOTKC THE LEAST PAIN. JTuH
set of teeth. J3, s, perfect fit guaranteed or no
pay. Gold crowns. $Q. Gold fllungs. 31. Sil
ver fllUntra. BOo. All work dono by GRADU
ATE DENTISTS ot from 12 to 20 years' ex
perience, and each department la coarse of a
specialist. Olvo us a call, and yoa will And us
to do exactly as we advertloo. We will tU
you In advanco szxotly what your work will
cost by a FREE EXAMINATION.
SST TEETH ................ .$Q.OO
GOLD CROWNS .............. .$3.00
GOLD FILLINGS ............. .?1.00
SILVER FILLINGS ............ J50
NGffcATSS
New York Dental Parlors
adAIN OPBTCB:
Fourth and Morrison sta.. Portland. Or.
HOURS- to &: SUNDAYS. 10 TO 4.
BRANCH OFFICES:
723 Markst at.. San, Francisco. CaL
Ui 3"trt. aara.. ScatUa. Wash.
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vj.. . MCNY W,LL EAnN !0A MONTH.
Uhbl I j jho Investor's Fund pap semhrnonihly.
The oldest established lit Amnrlea. No certifleafa
holder has ever loit a cunt. Payments mrole to all
?uberlnTi every 15 days. Ho trouble. No delay.
Money refunded on df mand. Write to-day for par.
tlculara, free to any addrew.
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Bond De- No. 109. Hudson Building, New York.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium.. Chamber of Commerce Bide,.
.J. O. box C0. Portland. Or.
Open, eall every day at 10:30 A. M.
Phone Main 310. Oregom Cetomfeta. Main 230.
J. E. Haeeltfne. Pres.; David Goodsell.
Treax: F. J. Hard. See.
Directors L. G. Clark. J. K Haseltine. Da
vid Goodsell. P. J. Jennlnzs. L G. Davidson.
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