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Newspaper Page TextEHE MORNING tfREGONIAN, KBIpAY. AUGUST 17, 1900. v J NEED OF GOOD TEACHERS ""WOULD GET BiSTTEH, RESULTS FROSI THE INDIANS. Hfceoltxtlon, Favoring; Graduates oi Ajrrlcaltixral CoUesres for In duo- trial Teachers of Red Men. CKEMAWA, Or., Aug. 38. This morning, sitter reading a telegram of congratula tion from National Superintendent of In dian Schools Keel, at Washington, D. C, on the euocess of this institute. It was announced by the chair that at a meet ing of the executive committee, It was decided to hold the next session of the Pacific Coast Indian Institute at Tacoma. "Eiverslde, Cat., 'having "been a strong com petitor for the place of meeting, It was decided by the committee that while It eeemed most expedient to "fix upon some .place m Washington, as the most avail able point for the coming session, the advisability of locating the Institute at Riverside for the following sebslon would "be carefully considered. The' entire morning-was devoted to dls cusslon of industrial education, many , present, including Supervisor Frank M. fConser, affirming that if any difference is made more stress should be placed on industrial education than upon literary culture, both as to importance and as to methods. Many complaints are made that i farmers, mechanics and others. Industrial rteachers who are wholly unfitted for such -responsible positions and who could not command -similar positions elsewhere, are crowded in by overzealous friends and those in power, so that ofttlmes hardship Is worked upon the children, who are merely wasting their time. Great em phasis was placed on the fact that the Go-ernemnt Is taking particular pains to educate the white boy and the Indian to work Intelligently and that agricultural colleges are located in all the states of the Union. It was furthermore stated that while these industrial institutions were primar ily lor the white boy, they would eventu ally become Immensely valuable to the Indian, who would learn from the more intelligent white man. As a result of the ,dIcuEslon the following resolution was "unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That Inasmuch as the Gov ernment has placed industrial schools, known as agricultural colleges, in all the states of the Union, where farm ers, mechanics and housekeepers are educated in the latest and best methods, we, as an institute, earnestly recommend that graduates of these institutions be urged to stand 'the Civil Service examlnrjn provided by xour Government in order that they may compete for positions as Instructors In the industrial departments of our Indian Bchools."" In this connection it was decided that the Oregon Agricultural College might en ter this examination and take up the work of industrial training in thcso schools. In order that the matter might bo brought to the attention of the man aging authorities of our leading industrial schools, special committees were appoint ed to wait upon the various presidents of the Institutions, and Major T, Jay Buford, Superintendent Thomas W. Potter, Assis tant Superintendent W. P. Campbell were selected to wait upon the board of re gents of the Oregon Agricultural College. Dr. E. S. Clark, physician at the Chem cwa Indian School, addressed the insti tute, taking the ground that the rate of mortality can be greatly reduced and the health of pupils much Improved by strict er attention to sanitary conditions. Inci dentally he said: "The new ration list as supplied by the honorable commissioner. Is very good, but . while not so rich in protolds as the old cne, taken as a whole. It has more nutri ment than the diet of the average labor ing man who works 10 or 12 hours dally. If I were disposed to find fault with the 31st, I would say It has too much starch, whfch Is a detriment to our little 'people, of whom -we have many. I believe the diet can be Improved by giving the pupils less pork, lard, tea, coffee and syrup, but, while the quantity of syrup Is reduced, increase in proportion the quantity .of sugar and quality of the syrup. Give them more vegetables, fruit, milk, butter, eggs, and, especially fish, as It is the common food of the Coast Indian." Missionary work among the Indians was adequately treated by the Rev. E. H. Bryant, of Slletz. In closing, he remarked that missionaries had been handicapped In their work among the Indians by the ill treatment the Indians had been subjected to; that the hatred and bitterness against the white Government, and which passed over to the white man's religion, has passed away, and now we can approach the Indian in honor and truth. Miss Nellie J. Campbell, of Chemawa. aroused an interesting discussion of the questions "How Can We Furnish thc Necessary Social Life for Our Pupils?" She said in part: Tn nonreservation schools, if they are properly organized, the weekly, bi-weekly or monthly sociables demand little at tention from heads of departments, and practically run themselves. But these .eoclal occasions are not the only diver sion which children should have. Very little individual attention can be given children at these large functions, and' all young people, Indian or white, demand sympathetic individual attention. Sym- 'Prof. J. B. Horner, of the Oregon Agricultural Coll pro. pathy is the one Important thing for the solution of all social questions. The out ward impassiveness of the Indian child is a mask put on to hide the natural feeling which they have been taught to Delleve will be misunderstood by the w"hlte people, their hereditary enemies." Major T. J. Buford. president of the association, spoke on "The Indian as a Belf-Supporting Citizen and Producer." He said: "There is not now. nor has there been for years past, an Indian tepee on the SUetr reservation. All live In frame houses, and pme- of them are very com fortable and nicely painted. All the farm ers have good horses and wagons, plows . lutt jtaiiuvtb. -iiic unu uicif otu jjiuw- lng machines, harvesters and threshing snachir.es, do their own blacksmlthing and wagontbulldlng, carpenter work and painting. .They operate the Government etearr saw mill and planer, do their own eawir. and engineering. Many of them xnftk -ws, make butter, and have fresh eggs sell. All raise good gardens and man tee fairly good crops of oats and hay. fw have a good start in cattle and 'ep. During the past year they soW worth of lire hogs. They are, as a , industrious, yet there is much to criticise in their management- If each alternate farm were conducted by some competent farmer, the Indian would soon be doing the same kind of work. The Government does not provide a dollar to jrard. the support of these people other jm y& f lit7 n than a small -allowance of flour and bacon each month to the aged and infirm. Last year on the-SHetz reservation .there were" 492 Indians ofUall ages. Their actual earn ings for the fiscal year were $1393 93." MEDAL ORDERED FOR TIP. Company L' Mascot to Wear Badge of Honor for Serivce In Field. SALEM, Or., Aug. 16. Governor Geer was today requested to grant a Spanish War medal for "Tip," the mascot of Com pany L, Second Oregon. The request Is made at the Instance of a committee of former members of the company, and Is urged hy Captain Harry L. Wells, who writes, in part, as follows: "Tip is an English pug who belonged to one of the members of The Dalles com pany, which was consolidated with mine He went over with us and went through the entire campaign and into every fight we had. There were two other'dogs with the regiment, both remaining at Manila. Tip, however, is a veteran warrior who has smelled powder and listened to the siren song of the Mauser bullet, "When the regiment was mustered out. Colonel GALLERY OF NEW MEMBERS fKBM0iS0. GEO. W. HOLCOMB. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MULTNOMAH COUNTY. George W. Holcomb, one of Multnomah County's Representatives, Is a native of Connec ticut, from which state he removed with his parents in 1881. Mr. Holcomb was only 12 years old when his father reached Oregon, and settled along on the Clackamas River near Oregon City. The Holcomb place, destined to become .one of the finest fruit farms In the section, was then covered by dense forest, and Mr. Holcomb's youth was spent In clearing and cul tivating his -farm, and in the .Spring Ashing I or salmon. He married a native daughter, and has one son. In 1889 Mr. Holcomb went to work In the cook room of the Oregon Packing Company, from which position he afterwards became Its president, and It Is largely due to his management and faith in the business that the Oregon Packing Company has becomo the largest frult-packlng establishment In the Northwest, and 'Oregon Royal Anne cherries and Bartlett pears known throughout the Eas t. Mr. Holcomb is largely Interested in one Df the most promising mines In Eastern Oregon, and Is represented In several other busi ness enterprises. In 189C he ran for City Auditor against Mr. Gambell, out was defeated by a few hundred votes, and In the last election stood third among those receiving the highest number of votes for Representative. Mr. Holcomb left school when only 12 yeaYoTa, and Is self-educated. Politically fie ls'a'JDemocratJ with broad-minded tendencies,' '"sympathizing with toll rather than wealth. " ; - - r Summers gave lilm ,a regular discharge, and now he wants the medal he earned by gallant service In the" field.'1 Governor Geer- has complied with the request by ordering a medal for Company L.'s mascot. The expense connected with the making of the medal will be borne by the former members of the company. Mrs. J. D. McCully, of Joseph. Wallowa County, who has been attending at the bedside of her grandmother, Mrs. E. N. Cooke, of this city, received, word today that her husband is dangerously ill at home. Mrs; McCully is also seriously ill, but left for home this evening, attended by a physician, a nurse and her brother, Hal L Patton. Mrs. E. N. Coake. a pio neer of 1E50, and now S4 years age. Is ex pected to live but a short time.- William P.urvlne, aged 39. was received at the Asylum today from Creswell, Lane County. LARGE CONTRACTS FOR TIES. Lnmberlns; Business Is Active in Benton County. CORVALLIS, Aug. 16. The activity in tho lumbering business Is Illustrated by operations In Southern Benton. J. W. Walters, who has long operated a large mill 10 miles west of Monroe, has re cently purchased an additional mill at El mlra. 20 miles to tho southward, In Lane County. For the latter mill, besides run ning the original plant. Mr. Walters has mado a contract with loggers for 3,000,000 feet of logs, chiefly to be used In the manufacture of ties for the Southern Pa cific The logs are to be cut In the moun tains on the headwaters of the Sluslaw, and are to be brought down to the valley when the water rises in the mountain streams. The ties Mr. Walters is to man ufacture are on a contract with a Grant's Pass establishment, which has a very large contract with the Southern Pacific Company. In the vicinity of the original Walters mill a new saw mill Is In process of erec tion. It is to have a capacity of 20.000 feet per day, and the outpuf'is to be ties, for delivery under conditions similar to those of the Walters contract- In the mountains In the vicinity, a large amount ot timber land has been taken, the aggre gate area reaching into thousands of, acres. Eastern parties have figured large ly in the locations, and in' most cases the claims are on a scrip basis. Thieves have been active In and abouf Corvallls recently. Last week the Wood cock creamery was entered and .a number of cheeses were taken. About the same time a load of oats was taken from the grain field of John Walker, near town. The tracks of the wagon were traced for some distance, but disappeared before officers could locate the thief. Now the officers are working on a theft of a quantity of freight taken from the locaj O. R. & N. warehouse during the early hours of Wednesday morning. Among the' articles stolen were a small sack ot wool and a-quantity of flour. "WANT ASSESSMENT REDUCED. Railroads of Idnho Before State Equalization Board. BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 16. TheState Board of Equalization was in session today and heard representations from railroad com panies of this state as tq assessments of railroad lines. .The Great Northern and Northern Pacific ask that their .assess ment be made $500 per mile less than last year. The O. R. & N. Co. and the Oregon Short Line ask for a reduction of $250. All sang the same song, that the taxa tion In Idaho was much, higher than in sister states. The board postponed action until tomorrow. Sheridan News. SHERIDAN, Or-. Aug. 16. Angus McCul lochT a prominent farmer living three miles north of town, was severely crushed yesterday by being caught In the wheels of an engine while going down a hllL The Injury is not fatal. There are 42,000 pounds of chlttem bark stored in the warehouses here, whjch will ba shipped to San Francisco soon. WHEAT CROP OF 1900 ("Continued from First Page.) bushel yields, -vrhlle 40 bushels to tho acre Is quite common. Around St. Johns, Sun set and Oakesdale, on the Pleasant Valley' branch of the O. R. & !N. Co., a very sat isfactory yield Is reported, here, as else where, the lightest soli turning off the best crop. The State of Idaho undoubtedly has the largest acreage it has ever. produced, and the yield is sufficient to bring the crop of the states up to the largest on record. There is a considerable, amount of new acreage turning off a fine yield in the Clearwater country, and land In the vicin ity of-Lewlston and Lapwai is. running from 25 to 35 bushels to the acre. There Is. alight yield in the vicinity of Moscow, and some -of tho Spring wheat on the Nez Perces lands Is not running heavy, but OF THE OREGON LEGISLATURE around.' Genessee there Is an excellent crop. The output for the. state will ap proximate 3,000,000 bushels, and the quality is No, L Around Dayton, Wash.,- there is a very large barley acreage, which Is cutting down the wheat area. The" barley Is gen erally of excellent quality, but, like the wheat, the yield Is nqt up to expectations. The river counties of Oregon will do much toward bringing the total for Ore gun Up to normal proportions or slightly above, for the -yield of Sherman County alone promises to come very close, If It does not equal, that of Umatilla County. There Is so much new land In cultiva tion in this county, that as yet nothing like accurate acreage figures are obtain able. Estimates on the probable outturn range from 3,000,000 to 4,500,000 bushels, with 3,500,000 bushels generally considered a conservative figure." Gilliam, Morrow and Wasco are relied on for from 2,000.- 000 to 3,000.000 bushels, and the Grand4'as slx or sIx ana one-half bushels. It Is Ronde country for 1,500,000. Placing the Valley crop at 2,500,000, which is about as low an estimate as has been made by ex perienced grain men, and the Oregon crop appears to be between 13,000,000 and 14,000, OOO bushels. This, with 18,000,000 bushels for Washington and 3,000,000 bushels for Idaho, would indicate a total crop" for tho Pacific Northwest of approximately 35, 000,000 bushels compared with 30,200,008 bushels last year, 36,400,000 bushels in IMS, and 41,800,000 bushels in 1897. As pre viously stated, the above estimate may be changed by further returns from the late Spring grain, and by early rains which will spoil some of the unprotected wheat In the shock. In any event, it seems hardly probable that the crop will fall to last year's figures. Striking a mean between the 35,000,000 indicated and 30.003,000 which was last year's crop, and we have 32,500,000 bushels. This, with the largest carry-over stock on record, makes a total In round numbers of 40,000,090 bushels available for feed, seed and ex port before another crop Is produced. This is an amount that has been excelled hut once in tho history of the industry and It represents a cash value of nearly $20,000, 000. Next to determining the, amount of wheat available. for transformation into cash, perhaps the most important mat ter from a commercial standpoint Is the movement of the cereal. At numerous points In the Interior, there is wheat stored for which vthe owners refused from SO cents to SJ5 cents per bushel at the warehouse. Naturally such sagacious and far-sighted financiers can hardly be ex pected to sell now at about half those figures. A majority of the growers have named 50 cents net" as the figure at which they are willing to dispose of their holding and undoubtedly If there is an improvement in the markets at tide water that will admit of this figure being paid, a large portion of the crop will move as rapidly as tonnage is available for handling It- With a number of other growers, especially many of the home steaders In the new districts in Idaho and Oregon, there is a strong probability that much of their crop will be marketed as soon after harvest as they can haul it. They state thathey will sell enough at present prices to pay their debts and per haps bold the remainder for higher prices. A Umatilla County grower who sold his crop of 8000 bushels a few days ago at 46 cents per bushel, in discussing the matter, said: T did not sell because I had to, and I think perhaps I might have got more had I waited, but I also thought of a crop for which T once refused' 43 cents and after paying storage, Interest and taxes, finally sold it for 23 cents per" bushel. In the present case I was "hot so much dlsterssed at losing that extra 4 cents per bushel, as I was afraid of losing the 25 cents per bushel." In the Palouse country, a considerable number of shiftless -farmers who rent their wheat land are feeling the effect of low prices much more5 than the thrifty practical men whoown. their' own land. The farmers assert- that ruin stares any man In the face who "is forced to grow wheat. at less than 45 cents per bushel unless he can secure a good crop every year. The men who drive better teams, wear better clothes and live In better houses than, tho 45-cent men, state that they can .grow wheat at a profit at any thing above 50 cents for a normal crop, and if they are fortunate enough to sec ure an occasional big1 crop," their profits are increased proportionately. This year has been an exceptionally trying one, for even the men who secured good crops, for in addition to law prices for wheat they have been handicapped with high priced labor, wage3 throughout the wheat district being from 2S per cent to 40 pot cent higher than they were when wheat was selling for nearly double present prices. TO PRESERVE THE FRUIT. Ifcw Enterprise in Operation In Lane County for Eastern Market. EUGENE. Or., Aug. 16. T. N. Segar, local agent for W. A- Banks, of Cleve land, O., has commenced packing prunes for shipment to the Eastern market." The first fruit to be handled Is the Fellenberg prune, and of these all will be packed that can be obtained. The crop is 'light, but there are many orchards In bearing In this county now, and the aggregate product will be considerable. The fruit Is also of better quality and size than would be the case If the crop were a heavy one, and there Is no doubt It will be in demand In the market. The prices tVered to the grower are pot deemed what they ought to be, only 515 a ton being paid; still It Is enough to Insure the orchardlst some profit for his work' After the Fellenbergs shall have been exhausted, Mr. Segar expects to handle some Petltes green, but will not attempt to handle the crop of the county, for ot this variety there Is an immense crop. They are not in as good demand as the Fellenbergs, being smaller In size, and the size of the fruit is a great element in its marketability. Some .Bartlett pears will also be handled. Of these there Is a fair crop, and the quality Is somewhat better than the average. The fruit is more per fect that has been the cas& for some years. There Is a good demand "for this fruit In the East. While this company will handle all the green fruit It can. the hulk of the crop will be dried here. There are quite a number of good driers In the county, and where a man Is prepared for It he prefers drying his fruit and taking his chance In the market later. Those who have mar keted" green fruit and will do so again are mostly those who have no curing fa cilities of their own. BUGS DID NO DAMAGE. A Farmer Who Attributes Short Grain Crop to the Weather. JUNCTION CITT, Or., Aug. 16. Inquiry made among the farmers and at the warehouses here discloses the fact that the wheat crop will be about onc-thlrd of tho usual yield. What grain has been marketed is of a good quality. There are various reasons given for the shortage. B. S. Hyland, a farmer living three-miles southwest of here, attributes it to the fact that the grain had to be sowed in damp soil on account of the continual wet r weather last Fall and Spring, and the'-'unusUal long cold spell after the grain 'was In. He says he has 100 acres of wheat and expects to get" eight bush els per acre. He has sown' the' same ground in wheat every" year for the past 40 years, and it has averaged 25 bushels to the acre. Mr. Hyland doesn't believe that the bugs are In any way accountable for the shortage, for he says. he. has no ticed them in the wheat for 40 years. There will bo about one-half a crop of oats. Prunes are looking fine. There Is an abundance of Silver and French prunes, but the crop of Fellenbergs will be short. H. C. Bushnell expects to start up his" fruit cannery in about two weeks. He is at present loading- a. car with 250 boxes of fine Gravensteln apples for shipment to Portland. Mr. Bushnell says he has about 2000 bushels of these apples, and that they are unusually fine this season. Benton County Crops. CORVALLIS, Aug. 16. Nearly all ma chines have ceased operations -on the Fall and early Spring crops. The 'largest yield of Summer-fallow reported In this locality was on the farm of Monroe Chil ders, south of town, where the average was 18 bushels of wheat- In a few In stances the average has dropp'ed as low believed that tne general average is not far from 12 bushels. Threshing on the early Spring grain will begin early next week. Many threshers will start Monday. Of this crop a large acreage Is not yet cut. Farmers gener ally predict that the yield of the Spring crop will not differ materially from that of the Fall-sown grain. ( The peach crop In the vicinity, of Cor vallls this season Is the finest In years. Peaches from neighboring orchards are In size and .quality equal to the best South ern Oregon product. The yield -Is also good, and the locality will have a con siderable output for neighboring markets. Generally speaking, the fruit is unusually free from' Infection. " - " Good Prospect for Hop Yield. GERVAIS, Or., Aug. 16. The hop crop at the present time has the appearance of bieng one of exceptional quality, sim ilar to that of 1896, whenlt was 95 per cent choice. The crop will be less than last year when It comes to number of boxes, but ot heavier weight. Should no unforeseen climatic condition prevail, it will be a rich crop, and will be gathered without any great loss. The area will hardly equal 18,000 acres In the, state, not withstanding a number of -large new yards. , . The Price for Picking Hops. SALEM, Or., Aug. 16. The .question that seems to be paramount with the hppgrow ers at present is the price to be paid for hopplckers. In a numebr of localities the growers hare decided to pay but, 33 1-3 to 25 cents. It is generally believed, how ever, that 40 cents will be paid in the vicinity of Salem, and probably all over the county. One grower who has an ex cellent yard for picking has advertised for pickers at 40 cents. ' SUIT OVER MINING PROPERTY. Transfer of Claims Mixed ' Up In Stock Company Organization. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 16. E. B. Bur dick, In a complaint filed in 'the local Superior Court today, alleges that the Northwest Mining Company, of San Fran cisco, Is Insolvent He brings suit against 'that company, the Acme Mining' Com pany, of Portland, of which W. HI Hurl burt. general passenger agent of the O. R. " N. Is president, C. A, Macomber and W. F. Stevens. He demands the Invalida tion of his deed to the Acme Company and of the contract of the latter company with Stevens, Macomber and the North west Company for the sale of the four Acme mining claims in this state. The complaint alleges that June 7, 18S9, Bur dlck agreed to deed his three claims to the Acme Company, the owner" of an ad joining claim, and to procure a contract of sale of the group from the latter com pany to Stevens and Macomber for $25;000, payable In two years. The purchasers agreed to organize the Northwest Com pany with a capital stock of 200,000 shares, of which 33,333 shares should be given to the plaintiff. The par value of the shares Is $1. He claims he has riot re- No More Dread Denta Chair The World-Renowned Fourth and-Morrison Sts. scaiy.MaSo0nv"Groccry, Portland, Or, Fllll VaI AT rT J$L 111 111 si I ill I TPHnin i 1 VLila jW UTyyry Id We Guarantee a Fit or No Pay. Have your teeth out in the morning and go home with new ones the same day. If you are troubled with nervousness or heart trouble, bo sure and call upon us. Tbu will have no fainting spells, no bad after effects. Nowhere on earth Is the subject of dentistry so thor oughly understood and so inuch care experienced as by the directors of this magnificently appointed dental office. Teeth Extracted Without Pain Teeth extracted and filled absolutely without pain by our late scientific method. No sleep-producing agents or cocaine. These are the only dental parlors in Portland that have, the patent appliances and ingredients to ex- ;,. r "T".K tract, fill and apply gold crowns and porcelain crowns. 3cL OT i CCLIl undetectable from natural teeth, and warranted, for ten , ..., years, without the least particle of pain. Gold crowns fin In Plllinfl and teeth without plates, gold fillings and alL other den- " umiy tal work done painlessly and by specialists.' (IftlH fVnwn Our prices are the lowest consistent with first-class UUIU wu"" work. We do not try to compete with CHEAP dental Silver FiillnO . A PROTECTIVE GUARANTEE GIVEN WITH ALL WORK Branch office, San Francisco. Cal. Branch office, Seattle, "Wash. celved the shares, hence the suit. Bar clay Henley, of San Francisco, Is presi dent of the company. Papers in the action were served on Superintendent Ma comber as he was starting tonight for that city. NEW INDUSTRIES FOR. ROSEBURG. Light and Water Service and Fruit Curlns-lin ree Fruit Crop. EOSBBURG, Or , Aug. 16. The newly in corporated Roseburg Water & Light Com pany Is pushing operations very energeti cally. The Dumbleton property, on the south side, and the Guthrie property, on the north side of the North Umpqua River, recently acquired by the corpora tion, gives It control of an extensive water front and water power at Winches ter. The company has located its pipe line from there to Roseburg, and secured the right of way for a good part of the distance. For its reservoir It has pur chased a site on a high hill to the north of Roseburg, and now has a small force of men and teams at work excavating. There are some who profess to believe that this activity Is Intended as a bluff to force the Roseburg Water Company to sell to the new concern at a figure far below the asking price. There are certainly mdny Indications- to strengthen thlsvlew of the situation, but it Is gen erally believed that the North Umpqua will be brought to town even if the plant of the old company Is not purchased. The Roseburg electric light plant has already been purchased, and power for "It will be transmitted from Winchester as soon as the poles can be set up and the wires strung. A large saw mill will also bo erected at Winchester soon. Lang & Co., wholesale grocers and pro duce dealers, of Portland, have leased two largo warehouses in Roseburg anil win establish a frult-processlnjr house here in time to handle this year's crop of prunes. This enterprise will employ 100 hands dur ing the season, and tend to make this city a fruit shipping center of Import ance. Peaches are going from Roseburg at the rate of 1000 boxes a day, the yield In this vicinity having been large and the quality excellent. Pear shipments begin tills week, considerably earlier than usual. The largest sale made yet Is one of li. carloads of Bartlett's by Agee & Sheridan, and W. C. Winston to the Port land Canning Company. The dried prune output of the country will be larger than ever before, many Fellenberg orchards being full, although It was earlier In the season supposed that all of thl3 variety had been killed: Tho apple crop will be large and the principal growers have by assiduous1 spraying kept the fruit free from worms- Roseburg 13 preparing to hold the first street fair In Southern Oregon on' Septem ber 17, 18 and 19. The promoters assert that they will bring out the largest crowd that ever assembled In this city. The people of Oakland, in this county, have begun work again on the South Bo hemia wagon road, a very Important thoroughfare, upon which $5000 had pre viously been expended. It Is expected to have a good road opened to the mines before the rainy "season shall set In. DEADLOCIC ON SALOON LICENSES. Situation of the Ccntrnlla Clty Conncll Industrial Notes. CENTRALTA, Wash., Aug. 16. The Cen tralla City Council Is at present In a state of deadlock over the matter of granting licenses to two new saloons that are mak ing preparations to locate In this city. If these saloons are refused licenses it will also deprive one of the local saloons of the same privilege for the coming year. Centralla Is to have In. the near future a new dry goods house, a new grocery store, a new restaurant, a new Jewelry house and two more saloons. A number of coal experts are engaged In the coal fields east of this city, prepar ing to open and develop coal mines. Her bert Davis, while prospecting east of this city recently, found a piece of surface coal which he calls semi-anthracite, aud which is pronounced of a very superior quality by experts. So far, the approaching Democratic county convention has brought out but one candidate from Centralla, Theodore Hoss, for the State Senate. ORDERED TO CHINA. Assistant Surgeon Front Pendleton Motions on Land Decisions. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Acting-Assis-' tant SurgeOn Louis J. Perkins has been ordered from "Pendleton, Or., to San Fran cisco for assignment to one of the regi ments leaving for service in China. The Secretary of the Interior has denied a motion for review of lt3 decision hold ing a quarter section tract In the Burns land district, Oregon, to be mineral in character. George H- Rollins sought to have this land declared agricultural, and subject to homestead entry, and the mo tion for review was made by him. Thov Secretary also denied motion for re .view of his decision rejecting- the survey of a tract of land situated in Humboldt Harbor, on Popoff Island, Alaska, claimed Tjy the Lynde & Hough Company. The tract in question has too great frontage NEW YORK DENTISTS NO PLATES Fourth and Morrison Sis.. Portland, Hours 8 to 8; Sundays 10 to 4. on navigable water to be allotted to one party, the limit being almost doubled. Pensions have been granted as follows: Oregon-Additional. William H. Lewis, Amity, $12. Increase. Anderson C. Smith, Enterprise, $10. Original widows, etc., Joanna Hqrgan, Salem, $S. Washington Increase, Daniel Gallop. Anacortes, $25; John E. Gleanham, Telm. $S; Charles P. Twlss, Forest, $12. Original widows, etc., Mary E. Loughman. Fre mont. $8. Original. George Chamberlain, Ferndale, $10. Additional. James McKlm, Puyallup, $10. The Secretary of the Interior has ap proved a patent of 1020 acres of land In the Roseburg land district, Oregon, to the Oregon & California Railroad Com pany. The postoffice at Axtell, Lincoln Coun ty, Or., has been moved one-half a mile to the east, and Peter S. Jorgensen ap pointed Postmaster. DISTRICT OFFICERS NAMED. Joint Senators and Jmlges of the Saperlor Courts. TACOMA. Aug. 16. Nominations for Joint Senator and for. District Judges of the Superior Court were made In the dis trict Republican convention Wednesday as follows: For Senator In the district composed of Franklin, Adams and the north half of Walla Walla County, O. T. Cornwall, of Walla Walla. For State Senator in the district com posed of Douglas and Klttlta3, J. E. Sharp, of Ellensburg. For State Senator representing Lincoln, Okanogan and Chelan, M. E. Hays, of Lincoln County. For Senator representing Island, Mason and Kitsap. Grant C. Angle, of Shelton. For Joint Senator In Clark and Ska mania Counties, E. M. Rands, of Vancou ver. For Senator in the district composed of Asotin, Columbia and Garfield, E. Bau melster, of Asotin. For Judge In the district composed of Lincoln, Douglas, Ferry, Adams and Che lan, H. A. P. Meyers, of Davenport. For Judge In the district Including Lew Is. Wahkiakum and Pacific, A- E. Rice, of Centralla. For Judge of the district composed of Yakima, Kittitas and Franklin. F. H. Rudkln, of Yakima. For Judge of the district Including Co lumbia, Garfield and Asotin, C. F. Miller, of Columbia. For Judge of tho district Including Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Klickitat, Judge A. L. Miller, of Vancouver. "SILVER REPUBLICANS." Lively Renin rlcs at a Slender Meet--lngr of the Faithful. Spokane Chronlclo, August 14. Thirteen Silver Republicans, on the 13th of the month, held a spicy meeting in H. O. Connor's office. The mass meeting lata yesterday afternoon was held to elect 17 delegates to the state nominating conven tion. After much debating, the 13 men succeeded in choosing 17 names for their state delegates. The choice was made as the? result of a motion that not more than 17 names should be nominated, and all those nominated should be considered del egates. One of the Silver Republicans present, W. B. Turner, candidate for County Su perintendent of Schools on the Democratic ticket, said, before naming delegates: "It will doubtless not be possible to find 17 men of our party available who will go to the Seattle convention, but the well known Silver-Republicans can do a favor by lending their names for the list-"" J. R. Lambly said: "The party organ ization has not been maintained in this county. We are a sham of a party here. If we choose 17 delegates at this meeting to the state convftitton, three men will go to Seattle with 14 proxies In their pockets to be voted in the interest of some person." When the nomination of state delegates began, Louis Zlegler and Mr. Lambly ex cused themselves and walked out of the room. ASHLAND MAN IN PARIS. Extracts From His Observations at the Exposition. J. K- Reader, In Ashland Tidings. Tho exposition is too big to be seen, excepting the American pavilion, and that is so full of nothing that even we hardened woolly Westerners have to blush for our country. But even here the ready Yankee comes out ahead by using It every everting for a costly banquet in honor of some mullet-headed Frenchman. A terse and altogether just description of the art galleries of both statuary and painting would be: Nude, naked and nasty. If such is high :izt, we hope our great Republic will progress along other lines of high art In Its expression of the beautiful and lovely. All great cities are so much alike, great anthills of social life and commercial In dustry, that when you have seen one you have seen all. Bernhardt, though 'she is a grand mamma without ever being married, is yet the great drawing card for theater going folks, and as she is now playing male parts, such as Hamlet, and Napo leon I, the bald heads In the pit are a3 -tJiMiltihSwi' We are making a specialty of gold crown and bridge work. Our name alone will be a guarantee that your work will be of the best. We have a specialist In each department. Best operators, best gold workmen and ex tractors of teeth; in fact, all the staff are Inventors of modern dentistry. We will tell vou In advance exactly what your work will cost by a free examination. Give us a call, and you will find we do exactly as we advertise. StMi&S. , , FOR 10 YEARS $5.00 $1.00 $5.00 50 Oregon (Over Scaly-Mason's Grocery) thick as paving stones, while the dudel and dudlnes of American descent throni and crush in pnrquett and box. j Can we consort with evil that srood ma' abound, morality flourish and righteous! ness nil the whole earth, or car. handle coals without being blackened! They are making that very experiment here In Paris Tho French man or woman will worM hard all the sunlit hours for the Daltr franc, to revel at night In absinthe and meretricious spectacles. This 13 the man and woman, we are taking lessons of. an( wntie x am not at an inclined to pesfi simlstlc forebodings, still such as so the wind will shiver In the whirlwind I struck one. of the best parts of thil exhibit in a tile of Morning Oregonlansi and for a while I enjoyed the show huge! ly, utterly oblivious to the surging crowd and. creaking machinery. If a Yankee is run down in Paris, h has to pay the bill, and the driver whri runs him down gets one-half the flneg The Yankee In Paris walks with a swag ger that plainly says: "Give me the besl and charge your own price, for I have the rocks," and Frenchle acts in strlcl accordance with the swagger. Individuals may have consciences. bu"i governments and corporations are nol thus afflicted. Frauce has put oft a rev- olutlon for the express purpose of peeling Yankees, and 13 making a howling suc-J cess of It. A German or Swls can gel! a lunch for 25 or 30 cents, for whlcr Yanks pay $1 75, and so on through the list; but the Yank Is the happier manJ for he never thought when leaving home to get back with a cent. HORSES AND MULES FOR CHINA. Army Animals to Bejjln Leaving Vancouver This Week- VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Aug. IS. There are now In the post 105 mules and 100 horses brought from all parts of Ore-; gon, and the majority of. which are des-j tined for China. There are 60 pack anl-i mals, the rest being team mule3. Satur-i dar about half the number will bo sent to Portland for shipment, as it 13 expect ed a transport will be ready for them b$ that time. The rest will follow as soonl n3 possible. The horses are for the cav alry, and they are being broken In wlth-1 out delay, as there is a great demand fori them. Later In the week another lot las expected to arrive here. It speaks well for Oregon's resources! that she can supply so promptly the de mand for so many horses up to the rc-1 aulrements- Officers in California are! having great difficulty in getting the rights kind of animals. Idaho Notes. The wheat rate from Moscow to Port-! land Is enual to 121i cents per bushel. Several cases of diphtheria, and onoj death, therefrom, are reported at Mos cow. Owiner to the drv season, it la neces sary In many places to drive stock long distances to water. T-nfnh Ommtv's "wheat crOD will bo I about 1,000,000 bushels, or about 65 per cent of last year s yield. Lewiston's school district show3 an assessed valuation of $1,036,95!), an In crease of $34,457 during the past year, .T "W Cook has sold his 200-acre farm near Emmett for $4000, and has under- j taken tho development of a coal rama near Pearl. Prunes, plums, peaches, apples and peara are ripening earlier than usual Fruit tree3 are breaking In some locali ties, as the result of being too heavily laden. The crop of fruit Is unusually large and of good quality. J. A. McLean and wife have begun suit against the City of Lewlston to recover $-10,000 as damages alleged to nave Deen sustained by Mrs. McLean, by reason of a fall through a cellar-door In the side walk in front of a business house. On the grade leading from Doniphan to Camas Prairie, an emigrant wagon, nrhiia trvintr to nnss another vehicle. toppled over, severely Injuring a woman who was In the wagon, one is not ex pected to -recover. Her name Is not given. A Field ;for Life Insurance. New York Post. Until peace has been restored, American life Insurance companies are likely to do little business In China. Some local com panies have offices there and do an ex tensive business at treaty ports. The business Is restricted, however, ta ap plicants of standing who can furnish ref erences or give such information as would lead to easy Identification in case of death. The companies often find it diffi cult to establish the identity of policy holders where claims arise. By charging extra rates and safe-guarding the busi ness In every possible way. Insurance Is granted on a basis calculated to yield fair returns on general results. Well Informed. "Is the correspondent of that publication a Vvell-Informed maj'" "I should say so," vras the answer. "Half tho time he's the only person In the world who knows whether what he tells Is true or not." Washmston Star. The exequatur as Consul-General of Peru was granted by President McKlnley last week to Frederico Alonao Pezet. who is the grand son of President Pezet. who was in power in. 16C6 at tho time of tho Scanlsh-Poruvton war.