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THE -MORNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1900. FORTUNE WITHIN GRASP CATTLEMAN TJITKKOWINGLT CAMPS OYEB, GOOD MUTE. Mineral XJlacovered in Treaon Where He Built HU Fire Other Early- Dar Mlnlnff Stories, BOISE, Idaho. Aug. 20. This city is at sli times the mecca o the mining man, with whose name the hotel registers are very familiar. "When a man comes In from the mines he naturally wants a. good time, and gets It, hut at the same time, he is apt to become reminiscent. There has been here a man who doesn't know Quartz from birch bark, but he discovered one of the greatest mines of the West. Many years ago this gentleman, James Bavls, of Ogden, was buying and selling cattle In Texas. Late one Fall he bought a big bunch, but couldn't get rid of them, so was compelled to "Winter them there, and In the Spring they were as scraggy a lot as a cattleman ever laid eyes on. His foreman said 1ie only way to get even was to feed them on a good range for the Summer, and sell on the Fall market The plan was all right, but Iavls didn't know where there was a good range un occupied. Investigation proved there was none In that section, so he decided and carried Into effect to drive Into the. Da kotas. Along in August, they reached the Black Hills country, where the range was ex cellent, and a stop and rest was decided upon. In those days, cattlemen were very careful to let no flres get started, so after they had decided on their permanent camp for a month, a trench was dug for the cooks flres, and in this the cooking for the outfit was done over a month. The cattle fattened nicely, and Mr. Davis decided to take them on to Omaha and there ship to Chicago, and this was done. Something like a week after they had left, a prospector happened in that coun iry, looking for gold, meeting little success. One afternoon he was riding along slowly, looking principally for a good place to camp over the night. Soon he came to the old camping ground of Davis and party, and as water and wood were handy, the prospector stopped, merely noting that there was a good trench for a fire. Hob bling his horses, he next proceeded to Cather some firewood and brought it to the side of the trench, but did not put it Into It. Instead, as he glanced Into the hole, his trained eye caught a familiar grlltter. and, tossing the wood to the pound, he picked up a piece of rich Quartz. . Excitement succeeded hunger, fend he lay down and began picking around, to And mineral-bearing rock. In vestigating further, he found that this lead was of apparent permanence and very persistent, being traceable for the length of three full claims 4500 feet. The next morning, bright and early, he had located his group of claims, for many years past known as the Homestake mine, one of the greatest mineral producers of the United States. Mistaken Identity The new of this strike filled that coun try with men eager for fortune, among them being Mr. Francis Jenkins, one of the most thorough mining men of the "West, the man who for some years has been in charge of the Virtue-Collateral prop erty, near Baker City, and who made it a mine. Mr. Jenkins has been in this city a few days resting and Interesting himself in a good thing or two, and, being an old-timer in the Black Hills country, as well as one of the first to go In the rush to tho Coeur d'Alenes. he Is familiar with a lot of history, and tells as good a story as the rest. It was at the time ,of the "'breaking out" of the Coeur d'Alene ex citement that this story relates. Mr. Jen kins and three others hired a private con veyance to take them to the railroad from the Black Hills, and were In fact the first men out of this camp. There had been a deal of stage robbing and road agent work generally, so tho way was not at all safe, but these men did not feel at all alarmed. The first stopping place was at the "Stone Ranch," where lived a man named Stone, who had an eating sta tion and a saloon. The party of travelers dropped in at this station unknown to anyone, and created a surprise, for around the table was Red Smith and his gang of road agents, playing poker and getting drunk. These four gentlemen stepped Into the saloon without saying a word, leaving the driver to attend the team. The sur prise depicted upon the faces of the road agents was ludlclous (or to Mr. Jenkins it seems so now), but they were In a good humor. After gazing a moment or so, they. It seems, concluded they were con fronted by a Sheriff's posse, which they knew was out after them. Instead, how ever, of starting a killing fight, these men, almost as one, pulled their guns and be gan firing haphazard through the room, careful not to hit anyone, though coming too close for comfort. They took Mr. Jenkins for the leader, and he was sur rounded by 'a wall of fire." as he stood leaning on the bar. It was hsoIarr jo move, and he did not, though Che bullets whistled about and around him in an alarming manner. The desperadoes con tinued the fun for a few moments, when, ammunition getting scarce In their shoot ing Irons they desisted, and as the noise of the last shot subsided, the hero of this story looked up. and. with a smile, said, "Gentlemen, let's drink something." This evident nerve pleased the garor, and they willingly wet up on him, after which he and party went over to the house and ate a hearty meal. During that moal, how ever, there were five anxious people, though they showed no open trepidation. "When the meal was finished the leader, known as Red Smith, stepped up to Mr. Jenkins, and asked him. ""What aro you doing here?" "Going to tho Coeur d'Alene country," was the answer, "Bovs," said the desperado, "he's giving us the straight Jingo, No man who can stand up with out batting an eye to the fire we jrave him when he came in could stand up here and lie like the devil." Then the atmos phere became mild and pleasant, with Imitations galore to irrigate, so that by the time they were ready to depart the driver at least was perfectly willing to remain Indefinitely. Those were the days when hard people were on the road, but a little quiet nerve served well to keep one from harm, and today many of those old-timers who have seen war "as she 1s" Mke nothing better than a good lis tener to tell It to. Meeting of Partners. Senator Shoup's partner In business In tho Lemhi country is named J. H. Mc Nab, and he Is the same kind of a good fellow as thG Senator himself, whose genial character and actions are notor ious in this country. The way these men first met was this: The Senator (this was In the earlj '60s) had some mining Inter ests In the Blackbird section, as indeed Is the case now. He heard that the men acting for him were playing double, and determined to find out for himself, so he prepared his horse for the trip and started out. In those days there were no wagon roads, and the trails were not the best In the world. His route from Salmon City lay up the river a little way, and then ncross country to Bohannon's ranch, on Panther Creek, thence to the meeting of this and Blackbird Creek, to the camp named Blackbird. The distance was great er than he believed, so that night had fallen when he got to Lee's ranch. Here he found no one at home, and thought to continue on his destination even If late. Xhoujrh he knew it was unsafe, both be cause of Indians and wild animals. But pushing on. he soon passed the intersec tion of the two small streams, and began the ascent of the grade along the banks of the Blackbird. Soon he began to hear sounds, and within a, short time met a little man with a packtraln. Both stopped for a moment's chat, and the packer asked Mr. Shoup where he was going, the answer causing him to remark, "you will never get there if you try to get through tonight. Better come back to where the two creeks come together and camn with xne," The gentleman was willing enough, 1 but as he had neither food or bedding with him, did not know how agreeable it would be. But the other put all his fears to rest by his cordial Invitation to share with him in all these, so he turned back. That night in front of a good campfire was cemented the friendship that has lasted almost a lifetime, for the packer was McNab. The two gentlemen are get ting along In years now, but their mem ories are as active as ever, and listening to their reminiscences does good to the rising generation, for they tell of the days when men were brave indeed, and when the white -men of the country had no worse "varmints" to overcome than other white men, who In turn made the Indians take to the warpath, bringing ruin, disaster and. death. SALMON SCARCE ON FRASER. RTVEIU Canneries Ontpnt "Way Belovr Expec tations Logncins Camps Reopen. "VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 20. There Is a great scarcity of salmon on the Fraser River this y.ear, although the fish have been more numerous on the Skeena. Sev eral of the Fraser River canneries which had expected to pack 30,000 cases have put up only 2500 to S000 cases. This gives an Idea of what the pack has been so far, and how much It will fall short on the whole season, which closes at the end of this month. The logging camps of the north arm of the Fraser River, which have been shut down because more lumber was being got Into the water than could be handled, were reopened today. Tugboats for the lumber trade have been so scarce lately that practically no timbers could be moved. ANOTHER. BOCVDARY MUDDLE. Uncertainty As to Where Line Passes Through Mt. Baker Mining District. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., Aug. 20. Uncertainty as to the location of the in ternational boundary where it passes through the Mount Baker mining district in this county is causing considerable con fusion, and has already started claim Jumping. Owing to the rugged character of the country, the commission which es tablished Iron posts designating the "line found It Impossible to transport them Into this region. The arrival of field notes from Washington Is expected to clear up the matter. A number of the most val uable claims In the district are within the disputed area. Canaaians claim that the line contended for by the Americans Is two miles too far north. Assessments to Be Raised. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 20. The Board of Equalization has notified the following taxpayers to appear and show reason why their assessments on personal property should not be raised as follows: J. Donegan, from $1000 to $2000; L. D. Seal, from $300 to $1000; W. E. T. Mattschas, from $1000 to $2000; M. R. Sparks, from $1600 to $2000; J. H. Thomas, from $1500 to $2000; Rldgefield Mercantile Company, from $2000 to $3000. A number of the previous list published have appeared before the board, but In most cases they were unable to make the board see why their assessments should not be raised. As a general thing, all are satisfied with the action of the board In this matter. Cannot Escape the Consequences. Aberdeen Bulletin. People who talk of this country's back ing out of free silver. If it proves dan gerous, demonstrate their Ignorance of the question. It would be a case of damage that could not be undone. When a person once loses money through carelessless, or otherwise. It may be recovered or the loss made good In some way. Wnen a person, however, loses credit by cheating. It is not easy to get It back. Probably the only way Is to go to a new land and start all over again. Nations, however, cannot do that. There is no way for them to hldo from the scorn and contempt of other civilized nations. Land Entries Canceled. "WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The' Secretary of the Interior has canceled the entry of William B. Overton of a quarter section in the Lakevlew land district, Oregon, the same "being held to be unsurveyed lands, and not open to entry. The fact Is this land lies near the shore of Lake Warner, and one end is nothing more nor less than extensive mud flats, . that are en tirely covered with water at the high water season, and If the state so desires It can claim this portion of the tract under the swamp land act. Similar de cisions were rendered in the cases of Ray Garrison and Joseph Jones; both of whom claim tracts of a like character. Dividend for Tncoma Bank Creditors WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The Con troller of the Currency today declared a final dividend of 1 per cent In favor of the "creditors of the Tacoma National Bank, of Tacoma, making In all 21 per cent on claims proved, amounting to $100,401. Idaho Notes. A new sawmill has been started at Coeur d'Alene. Idaho's state fair will be held at Boise, October S to 13. The Caldwell school census shows IS! boys and 201 girls In the district. Payette has supplied a large part of the cantaloupes sold In Portland this year. The Idaho Methodist Episcopal church conference In Baker City, Or., Is In ses sion. The grand lodge of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah state assembly meets Oc tober 15 at Lewlston. Four piers of the railroad bridge across the Boise River have been nnishea. Three are yet to be completed. The political campaign is warming up In Idaho. Many clubs are being organ ized, both by the Republicans -and the tuslonlsts. C. B. Simpson, of Washington, D. C, is at Lewlston, investigating the different insect pests that Infest the various por tions of the state. John N. Lytton died recently at Boise, at the age of 76, He served three years la the-Union Army. Among his children Is John N. Lytton. of Falrview, Or. The steamer Almota, which started from Riparia last week for Lewlston, was unable to make the trip, owing to low water in the Snake, and returned to Riparia. A miner at Sawtooth put a trap gun ,at his cabin door, with a placard warn ing people away. An Indian, who could not read, tried to enter, and was shot in the groin. At Glenn's Ferry, on the 14th, M. Re milllard shipped three carloads of horses to Galesburg, 111., and John McGinnls. Joe Vanfleet and J. B. Stanfield loaded 20 cars of cattle for Omaha, Neb. President Blanton's action to restrain the Regents of the State University from releasing him has been; dismissed by Judge Steele, at Lewlston. They en gaged Blanton for three years, unless, In their judgment, the Interests of the uni versity made it desirable to let him out. Chairman Andrews, of tho Populist State Central Committee, has returned to Boise from the conference at Chl cago, where It was reported an agree ment had been reached for complete fu sion in Idaho. Mr. Andrews declined to talk to a reporter of the Boise States man about the matter. Bishop William Budge tells the Boise Statesman that Southeastern Idaho will go republican, for the reaeon that "all through the southeast Democrats repudi ated the action of the Pocatello conven tion In seating the dynamite delegation from Shoshone County. The action was everywhere recognized as a repudiation of tho work done by the state in sup pressing lawlessness in the north, and it was very repugnant to the people of all parties." He says also that the Demo crats of his part of the state are largely in favor of expansion. BOXER SOCIETY HISTORY pacific twivERsrrr has rare DOCUMEirrS on subject. Purpose of Origin, "With Obligation Taken by Members, Explained Other Interesting News. FOREST GROVE, Or., Aug. 20. Rare documents in the library f Pacific Uni versity furnlBh interesting Information In connection with the present Chinese crisis, throwing light upon" the history, organization and alms of the Boxer move ment, which seems to be the organizing and directing force of the threatened "Yellow Terror." As the college originated In a mission ary enterprise. It naturally received dur ing the earliest contributions toward a library many works relating to missions, and the people among whom they were established. Especially was this true of China, and the missionaries who have gone forth from here, "and students from there, have remembered their alma mater until it is rich In literature upon the GALLERY OF OREGON k 'i ;. ' ' '.. "in J. C. OLIVER, OF THE LAKEVIEW RUSTLER. J. C. Oliver was born In Missouri, June 13, 1800. When 15 years of age he moved to Or egon, and settled In the Grand Ronde Valley. In 1SS9 ho was married to Miss Luelln. Do Long, of La Grande, and they have three children. Mr. Oliver followed 'farming successfully for several years. He engaged In newspaper business In La Grande In 1803, as business manager of tho Union County Fanner. In 1893 ho went to Lakevlew, Or., and established the Lake County Rustler. Ho also established the Plalndealer at Alturas, Cal., in 1800, but sold it as soon as established to Colonel Thompson. Nearly the entire Rustler plant was lost In tho recent Lakevlew fire, only a few cases of type being saved. But the Rustler did not miss an Issue. It was published at Alturas, Cal., 60 miles away, for several weeks. Now Mr. Oliver has a new plant, and the paper Is printed at home again. He has always published a Populist or Independent reform paper, and has always been a fearless writer for the people's Interests and economy In public af fairs. The Rustler Is a seven-column, all home print, and doing a thriving business. people of the Orient. One of the most valuable of these possessions is a com plete file of a monthly magazine pub lished at Canton from 1832 to 1852, and ref erences which appeared In Its pages, to gether with a book published during the Tal-Plng rebellion, have been collected and condensed Into the following article. Though these sources of Information are not recent, it must be remembered that among the Chinese everything Is stereo typed, and that even thought passes down from age to age unchanged. Revent press dispatches made public a Boxer poster boasting that "when the 15th day of tho 8th moon comes, we shall see what will happen," an allusion explained by their ritual, where It Is re lated upon that day, 22C yearg ago, their founders took vengeance upon their oppressors. Another eevnt In their history shows how Ineffective would be the pun ishment of China by destroying the graves of the Imperial family's ancestors as was suggested early In the present disturb ance. The graves of the ancestors of the Hung family, for whom the Boxers are allied, were desecrated in the '50's, but without any good result. The San Ho Hwuy, the society of the Three-United (Heaven-Earth-Man), or Brotherhood of Hung, In the years since the Tartars usurped the imperial throne (1674) has often changed Its name, as one emperor's edict after another made succeeding aliases untenable, but Its mill ions of members continued steadfast in the same falth "to exterminate the Tslng (Tartars) and restore the great Ming (native Chinese)." Throughout this century, as In their earlier history, they have been the ever present terror of the government, and though wholesale massacres of their membership have been repeatedly made, and instant death is their fate upon dis covery even In peaceful times, still they have grown. Early In the century, for eight years they were in insurrection. In the '30s again, their rebellion was for midable, and a prize essay about this time enumerates a long list of disturb ances for which they were held respon slble, and after each one of which the officials had declared "that there was not so much as one member of that rebel lious fraternity left, under the wide ex tent of the heavens." Usually they were bought off, rather than beaten, and something of their superiority to their ordinary countryment Is shown In the comment of an European chronicler, who after mentioning that the tried associates of the Chinese In Slam alone did not cringe before their oppressors, but were finally exterminated after a brave re sistance, adds, "from that time all hope of recovering the Siamese nation from abject bondage disappeared." Their most important outbreak was the well known Tal-Plng rebellion, which from 1845 to 1SS0 was continually spreading and had almost established Itself as a gov ernment; but the Europeans who had caused England's opium war to force the demoralizing drug upon the Celes tials did not view with favor the prog ress of a society whose members were pledged to an abstinence which -destroyed the demand and broke up the sale of their most profitable commodity, and so Americans were hired and English tlll cers detailed to assist the Imperial Gov ernment. Thus the insurrection was crushed four years later, after its leader had seen the hopelessness of contending against the English-drilled army and had taken his own life. s The3e brethren of the lodge (Tal-Plng, great peaceful land, or lodge), whose ene mies had noted of them a characteristic, besides bravery, that they kept their word, did not find worthy foes In this respect In the European-officered troops, but the government cause was disgraced by massacres of those who had relied upon its promises until the plains of China "blushed with blood righteously spilled," for "not even In the most sanguinary-days of Chinese history had un disciplined and semi-barbarous troops equaled their atrocities." A misapprehension once given currency, that the Tal-Plngs were not of the Triad, Is disproven by the name, which itselt means "the lodge," the title assumed by their schoolmaster leader, who thus avows himself a member of the Hung family and hi declared mission "the ex termination of the hated Manchu race and the glorious reinstatement of the Mings." "China for the Chinese" has been the rallying cry which has enlisted the lltera-ture-lovlng Chinese, proud of their learn ing,, their country, and its literature, and restless of the rule of the despised Tar tar, chiefly under the degrading plg- JLtail and slde-openlnff shirt, which are the ever-present reminder of their conquered condition. One of their meetings held in an- East Indian Company burying ground was surprised before their records could be removed, , and thus were dis closed their secrets, written in indelible ink on rolls of cloth so that they might be concealed In wells, or the guardian swim a river If necessary to escape his pursuers. Besides its political object, an Eastern version of "liberty,, equality and fraterity," for one of their odes reads, "The whole world -is one family and all men are brethren," the. Triad teaches mutual relief "the blessing' reciprocally share, the burden mutually bear, and Its members "assslst each other In what ever country they are, whenever they can make themselves, known by signs." Its -lodges are governed by three "elder brothers," a master designated "brother first," and senior and Junior wardens, re spectively called "brothehr second and "brother third." Members generally are known as "brethren:" Initiations . are commonly at night in retired or secret chambers, though, sometimes, when the place Is sufficiently secluded, the rites are 'performed In the open air. A small sum of money Is contributed by the can aidate towards the general expenses of the fraternity, and under an arch of steel composed of crossed swords held aloft by the members In two ranks, he takes upon himself the obligation, which Is administered by the master, who sits NEWSPAPER' MEN No. 20. at the head of this "steel bridge." "Crossing the bridge" Is their term for assuming this obligation, and It Is con firmed by cutting off the head of a cock, the usual form of Chinese' oaths and signifying "thus let perish all who di vulge this secret." Their secret signs are mystic numbers, three or Its multiples preferably, includ ing 321, whose characters also express the name of their order "Hung," the using three fingers In handling any arti cle, as a tea cup, or saucer, which Is an swered In a like manner; and their seal, a five-sided figure resembling the key stone of an arch. Within are two oc tagonal figures, and an "oblong square" (the apparent contradiction Is sanctioned by ancient usage) enclosing a like form. The characters in the angles represent the five principal planets and underneath the words, "Hung, our leader; first In war (Hau, brave man); first In peace (Ting, hero) and first In the hearts of his coun trymen (Kla, pillar of the state)." Also the couplet. The hero band In full assembly meet. Each man a verse to make the ode complete. In allusion to the five ancestors or founders. It Is the key to an acrostic of 28 vprses urging steadfast nesss and zeal In revenging themselves upon the Tartar dynasty. The other wording varies, apparently being the names of the ruling brethren. The legend tells how the rulers of a province had" invited the assistance of an abbot, who routed their enemies, but after the victory, through jealousy, they burned his monastery, only 18 priests es caping, five of these survived the hard ships of their flight, and, choosing a wan dering Diogenes, who was hunting for honest men, a descendant of the house of Ming, and a red-haired giant priest as their first three grand masters, with five horse traders, formed the Heaven and Earth Association, In their journey ings having found a white-silver tripod and a gem with the Inscription, "Over throw the Tslng, restore the Ming," and a peachwood sword on whose handle were carved two dragons fighting for a pearl and tne same Inscription. Also they saw In the south sky In letters of flame "Heaven's court Is the pattern for the state," and this they adopted for their mottto, and by It patterned their society. One of the grand masters met an un timely death, but the order grew and prospered, each of the remaining original members becoming the head of a pro vincial grand lodge, except the philoso pher, who passed his life In retirement. Each lodge Is supposed to be a repre sentation of the original capital city of the Mings and In initiation the candidate Is brought to the outer door where his conductor, the head lance, presents him to the tyler, and says: "I hear that tonight the five ancestors are going to open a meeting of the Hung family, hav ing a great concourse in the ancient cap ital, raising the bridge and opening the market. Now, however, the protection of Hung, from the temple, has brought some neophytes to enter the army and draw rations, and here is a card to show to the five ancestors, which I beg you will take In for me." After some parley the candidate's guide explains how he came to bear his name, that he Is the spirit of a general who hung himself with his girdle upon the death of his lord, but when reproached by the shade of his master for cowardice, he wan dered forlornly In mid-heaven, until told that he could ease his conscience by re venging the burnings of the monastery by acting In accordance with the will of heaven In overthrowing the Tslng and restoring the Ming. The explanation Is satisfactory and after "binding his head and removing his mall," he is admitted, clothed half as a civilian and half as a warrior. The ceremonial of Initiation Is recalled in a series of questions and answers, but the lectures are odes or in structions In poetry. After bumping his forehead on the floor. In salutation, be fore the altar, or white sliver tripod, the candidate gives his assent to a declara tion of principles, pledges himself to up hold the landmarks, and assumes the ob ligation which has 36 heads, each with its appropriate Imprecation, the penalty which the candidate invokes upon himself for the violation of that part The chief are: Not to wrong, cheat or betray a brother; to assist him when right and dissuade him when wrong; to protect his family and respect his female rela tives r to observe secrecy regarding the association; consult its Interests and re spect Its edicts; not to clandestinely ini tiate or countenance such; not to avenge private animosities under pretense of pup He wrong; not to oppress the weak, by employing" the strongt nor the poeff by means of the rich, nor the few by the many; not to entice a brother Into gam bllng nor to compel him. to sell on credit; to assist him when traveling; not to re quite good, with evil; to make no new ene mies nor remember the old, and to com slder the obligation irrevocable. A preamble to these special heads gives the general objects of the order, and begins: "Kneeling before the white sliver tripod (on which was inscribed their mottto.'Overthrow the Tslng, restore the Ming'), with a pure heart we take the oath, each one pricking his finger and drinking the blood (making the same blood flow in each other's veins by this transfusion), we swear that we will live and die together, and pledge ourselves for the good of our country. On the 25th day -of the 5th month (about the date of the Masonic festival of St. John the Baptist) at a lucky hour was the birthday of the brethren. We will not disclose our connection with them by any words, nor indicate our knowledge of the Triad by any motions of'the hand; we will rejoice when they are happy, and be as persons riding one horse (moving together. Our purpose will never alter, and our faithful and patriotic spirit will diffuse pleasure among the whole. See ing that In the revolution of heaven there Is now a prince of the court who is jio prince, and ministers who are no min isters, there must be a determination to restore the Ming. Having received the special" commands of our Incense Lord Chin Klnnan (the philosopher, who to avenge his wrongs joined the five ances tors, and was the first grand master), wo have set up tho red flower pavilion (where the first oath was taken between them), raised the bridge, opened the market and performed plays at a propi tious hour (opened a lodge for work). We who have the will together enter the Muh-Yang city (the ancient Ming capi tal; represented by the middle chamber), and taken an oath, like the seas and mountains for unchangeableness, that we will, act .In obedience to heaven, each one performing his own part; for, as the ode says, He who obeys heaven prospers, he who oppposes'it perishes.' In the first place, we will restore the ancient domin ion, and thus revenge tho wrongs re ceived when of old they burned the priests In the monastery f and In the sec and place, wo will avenge the defeat of our forefather on the field of battle, and' In restoring the Ming dynasty the whole country will revert to the Hung Brotherhood." WILL MAKE MORE ROOM. Number of' State Fair Livestock Stalls ' Greatly Increased. SALEM, Or'T'Aug. 20. At a meeting of the- State Board' of Agriculture today It was decided to erect 150 additional stalls at the fair grounds for livestock exhibits. Secretary Wisdom said .this evening that this action was, made necessary by the Increased applications for space, all the Pacific States being represented. Among the larger herds are those of Charles E. Ladd, of Portland, and W. O. Minor, of Heppner, each consisting of 20 Shorthorns, competing for a $1000 prize. The Hazel wood farm, of Spokane, will send 20 Jer seys to compete with a like herd entered by D. H. Looney. An Iowa hogbreeder has entered a herd of hogs, which he will bring to the Oregon fair. Capital City Brevities. Governor Geer has issued a requisition upon the Governor of Washington for the rendition of Timothy Corbett, who is wanted In Clatsop County 'to answer to a charge of rape. Corbett Is under arrest at Port Townsend. The State Land Board today granted applications for loans to the amount of $32,625, and refused one application for $300. Jndge John Beverly. AMSTERDAM. N. Y., Aug. 20. Judge John Beverly, late of the Superior Court of the State of Washington, died today at the home of his 'daughter, Mrs. John H. Bdstwlck, in this city. He was born in Oppenhelm, Fulton County, N. Y., June 18, 1823. Indian School Teacher Named. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Miss Mary C. Burton, of Kansas City, has been ap pointed kindergartener at the Umatilla Indian school, Oregon, at a salary of $C00 per annum. A Nurse Drowned. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The body of Miss Bertha M. Hunt, the nurse who so strangely disappeared from the City Hos pital on Blackwell's Island, where she was employed, on Thursday night, was found yesterday. Miss Hunt came from Chatham, N. Y. She lived with other nurses In the training school. On Thurs day one of the patients under her care died of epilepsy. This made a strong Impression on the nurse's mind, and when she returned to her room she was in quite a nervous state. She told her roommate that she would go down to the river to get a pltcherful of salt water, with which to bathe her head. She was not again seen alive. Woman Killed by a Barglar. PITTSFIELD, Mass., Aug. 20. Miss May Fosburg. the 24-year-old daughter of R. L. Fosburg, a contractor of Buffalo, N. Y., was shot and killed early this morning by a burglar. Her brother, E. F. Fosburg, was badly beaten by one of tin. men, whom he tried to capture. There were three of the burglars, and all escaped. Mr. Fosburg Is living In this city while engaged on some work for a'n electrical company. Colorado Hold-Up. DENVER, Aug. 20. A special to the News from Florence, Colo., says: GeorgeiBonash and Joe Juhasz, miners, were. s.hot by hold-ups at Brookslde, a coalmining town, five miles from here, Bonash being instantly killed and Juhasz fatally wounded. O. A. Havens and Jo seph Graham have been arrested on sus picion. New Bolivian Minister. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. A dispatch to the Herald from Lima, Peru, says: Many persons. Including- United States Minister Dudlty, bade gcod-bye to Senor Gauchnlla, the new Bolivian, Minister to Washington, and his family. The Peru vian Minister to the United States, Senor Calderon, also sailed on the same steam ship. This most Aggravating and tormenting inflammation, but cannot reach the disease. Only S. S. S.. the real blood medicine, can do this. S. S. S., theonly purely vegetable remedy known, is a safe and permanent cure for Eczema and all deep-seated blood and akin troubles. It goes direct to the seat of the duease, neutrali7es the acids and cleanses the blood, re-inforces and invigorates all the organs, and thus clears ;the system nDsides, ana an signs or me aisease disappear. Mrs. Jiefa M. Hoflmln, of CaTdington, Ohio. say; she ras afflicted with Scrofnlcra sorr and Eczema from With. Her fnee at tunes became o badly swollen that br nm aotTccoj-n'abtr. and-ber limb and band. were very ore. She w treated by all the doctors in town without hring benefitted, and in ner researches for relief, was told by an old physician to take S. S. S She followed tit ad rice and was prompUv cured, and Has never had a retnrn of the disease. This was seventeen yeariaro. She sincerely believes sbe-wotild have been in her grave years ago but for S. S 5., and adds, " what it has done for me it will do for others.' Send" for our book on Blood and Skin esse; they will cheerfully give any information or advice wanted. Wc make so charge YOUTSEY CASE CALLED THE DEFENDANT SICK AND WITNESSES ABSENT. HIS His Counsel Asked for a Continuance Until October Taken Under Advisement. GEORGETOWN, Ky., Aug. 20. The de fense this afternoon filed a motion for a continuance until the October term In the case- of Henry E. Youtsey, the youny au ditor's stenographer, who Is Indicted as one of the principals In the Goebel mur der. The motion Is based on the illness of the defendant, supported by tho affi davits of two physicians, on the illness of his attorneys and also the absence of a large number of Important witnesses. An affidavit was also filed by his counsel, stating that subpenas had been issued and returned unserved In the case of a number who were desired as witnesses and the defendant makes affidavit as to what he expects to prove by them. By ex-Governor W. S. Taylor, Charles Flnley, W. J. Davidson and R. N. Miller, all of whom '"are out of the state, he say3 he could prove that he was In the executive office, solely for protecting the building and occupants from the expected riot. He says that Taylor and Miller would testify that upon entering the executive office immediately after the shooting Youtsey did not say that Goebel had been killed, but that he did not know what had happpened. That Charles Flnley would testify that there was but one key to the Secretary of State's office and that Mrs. C. E. Nason would testify that she saw the defendant walk up the steps to the east door of the building so soon after tho shooting that he could not have engaged In It; that ex-Governor Bradley would say he never talked with W. H. Culton or anybody else regarding the rumor that Youtsey contemplated killing Goebel. . The court did not pass directly upon the motion for a continuance, but said that only one of the grounds set up In the affi davit was to be considered, that of the Illness of the defendant. He, therefore, postponed the trial until next Thursday morning, at which time It will be de termined whether Youtsey Is able to stand trial. During the sparring between the coun sels over the matter. Colonel L. J. Craw ford, Youtsey's half-brother, and leading counsel, made the statement that he be lieved It possible, to get all of the ab sent witnesses here In October. Including ex-Govenor Taylor, Charles Flnley and Rv N. Miller. The venire of Jurymen were then called and the defense, through counsel, moved, to discharge this venire and substitute one drawn from the jury wheel. The argument over this was not finished and Judge Cantrlll will sit to hear further argument tomorrow. The defendant, looking pale and weak, toook a seat by his wife and just behind his counsel. When the list of witnesses was called, ex-State Treasurer Walter Day failed to respond and, on motion of the Commonwealth's attorney.' his recog nizance bond was forfeited and an attach ment forthwith issued. YACHT RACE AT NEWPORT. Vanderbilt's Rainbow Won Eighth of the Series. NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 20. Cornelius Vanderbilt's Rainbow crossed the finish line a winner In today's race, the eighth of the series for the $1000 cup. She had beaten the second boat, Yankee, by 14 sec onds, and the Mlneola by one minute, nine seconds. It was a fluky day and the Vir ginia got the worst of the light airs. She was 22 minutes 44 seconds behind the lead er. This race gives the Rainbow six points and the Yankee nine. The Mlneola has eight and the Virginia one. The wind was so light and unsatisfactory that the committee signaled the yachts to finish at the end of the first round, calling- the race completed with the 15 miles of the triangular course. RUNNING 'RACES. The UnUnown Captured the Olympla Stakes at Hawthorne. CHICAGO. Aug. 20. Tho Unknown eas ily captured the Olympla stakes, the feature of the opening day of the Haw thorne Jockey Club's mid-Summer meet ing. Regardless of the Unknown's victory in the serior stakes at Harlem last Satur day, the bookmakers laid 9-to 1 against him. and at post time he was heavily backed. Four half furlongs Bengal won. The Elk second, William Boyer third; time, 52. Six furlongs Lennep won. Found sec ond. Headwater third; time, 1:16. Five half furlongs Silurian won. Satin Coat second, Princess Tatayana third; time, 1:04. One mile, the Olympla stakes; The Un known won, The Lady second, Eva Rice third; time, 1:43&. Mile and a sixteenth Frangible won, Hansford second, Kentucky Baby third; time. 1:50. Mile and an eighth Prince Blazes won. Hub Prather second, Macy third; time, 1:56. Races at St: Louis. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20. Results: Mile and sixteenth, selling Chorus Boy won, Lee King second, Mitt Boykln third; time, 1:49. Six furlongs, selling Lamascotta won, Dorallco second, Amelia Strathmead third; time, 1:15. Five and one-half furlongs, 2-year-olds Wall won, Tony Lepplng second, George W. Jenkins third; time 1:09. Seven furlongs, handicap Colonel Gay won. Pinochle second, Llbble third; time. 1:27. Ono mile, selling Ida Ledford won, Two Annies second, Llbble third; time, 1:42. Six and one-half furlongs, selling The Barrister won. Miss Bramble second. Eight Bells third; time. 1:21. Races at Saratoga. SARATOGA. N. Y., Aug. 20. Far Rock away won the second part of the Grand TTnfnn TTnfol ctnlrpc tilc nftornnnn nr a I head from Lady Schorr, with Longshore of all akin diseases is caused by an acid the blood, and unless relieved through certain instrumentalities of this add poison reaches the skin and it becomes red and inflamed. The itching and burning are almost unbearable, especially when overheated from any cause. The skin seems on ire, sleep or rest is impossible, the desperate sufferer, xegardless of consequences, scratches until strength, m exhausted. This burning, itching humor appears sometimes in little pustules, discharging a sticky fluid, which, forms crusts and scales. Again the skin is dry, hard aad fissured, itches intensely, bleeds and scabs over., This is a painful and stubborn form of the disease. White Eczema, Tetter, Erysipelas, Salt Rheum aad many like troubles are spokes of as diseases d the skin, they are really blood diseases, because THERE M BE i0 EKTERMML mmTMTiOM WiTHQ&T AM BMTERMAL &A&&E If the blood is in a pure, healthy condition, no poisonous elements can reach the skin. External applications of washes, lotions and salves sometimes mitigate the itching and soothe tha of all impurities through the natural channels ; the skin relieved, all inflammation Diseases, and write onr ph vsicians fully about man only half a length away. Sum maries; Six furlongs, non-winners In 1S99 Gala da won. Godfrey.second. Excelsls third; time. IdS. Mile and three-sixteenths. handicap King Bramble won. Kunja second, Walt Not third; time. 2:01. Six furlongs. Grand Union Hotel stakes. part 2. valuo $6000, $1000 to second and $500 to thirdFar Rockaway won. Lady Schorr second. Longshoreman third; time. 14. One mile, selling High Jinks won. Vila V second. Hood's Brigade third; time,. 1:G. MHo and a furlonjr Gonfalon won. Tho Kentucklan second. Advance Guard third; time. 1:52. HARNESS RACES. Winners at the Grand Circuit Meet at Boston. BOSTON, Aug. 20. Grand circuit sum mary: 2:30 class, trotting, the Blue Hill stakev $5000; best 3 In 5 Annie Burns won first, second and fifth heats In 2:14i. 2:14. 2:14. Dllonlte won third and fourth heats la 2:15. 2:15. Oracle Onward, Mr. Middle way, Electric Wilkes, Kalevala, Ebba, Belle Curry, Pepplna, Leonard Bell and Bert Herr also started. 2:12 class, pacing, purse $1000 Gype Wal nut won first, third and fourth heats in 3:10. 2:10. 2:14. Little Frank won sec ond heat In 2:13. Early Bird, Jr., Tonita F. and Joe Bailey also started. 2:17 class, pacing, purse $1000 Gentry's Treasure won in three straight heats; time, 2:11, 2:10. 2:11. Fred S. Wedgewood, Ituxta. Jennie Mac., Garnet, Rex. Victor, Stan. Rosalet. Bethel. The Private. Saa Telmo, Braden. Junoco, Alberta and Mla tura also started. Foals, 1897, purse $2000 Major Delmar won second and third heats in 2:15, 3:16. Emma Winter won first heat In 2:15. Iva, Dee, Sotata. Juntutara. The Tramp, Nara ta, Krakatoa, Dreamer'and Gu3uroo also started. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cincinnati Beat St. Louis la a Sins glng Match. ST. LOUIS, Aug; ' 20.-Clnc!nnatl had much the better of a terrific slugging match. Young was knocked off the rub ber and Hughey. who succeeded him, waa hit just as hard. Score: RHEf RHB Bt. Louis 7 16 l:incinnati ....15 20 1 Batteries Young. Hughey and Criger; Breltensteln and Kahoe. Urn p Ire S wartwood. New York Beat Pittsburg. PITTSBURG. Aug. 20. Tannehlll was easy and his team was dopy on base run ning, which explains Pittsburg's defeat. Attendance, 1250. Score: RHE RHB Pittsburg 2 5 2Vew York 4 13 1 Batteries Tannehlll and Schrlver; Mer cer and Grady. UmpIrer-O'Day. The American League. At Kansas .City Kansas City 6, Mil waukee 4. At Cleveland Cleveland 7. Indianapo lis 3. At Buffalo Buffalo 3. Detroit 3. At Des Moines Des Moines 2, Slous City 0. At Chicago Chicago 8. Mlnneapolia 4. Exhibition Games. At Syracuse. N. Y. Syracuse 0. Boston 4. At Hartford Hartford 2. Brooklyn 7. At Atlantic City Philadelphia 2, Atlan ta 0. National League Standing. Won. Lost. Pr Brooklyn 56 35 Pittsburg 54 43 Chicago 48 45 Philadelphia 47 46 Boston 47 47 Cincinnati 41 51 St. Louis 42 51 New York 33 52 Cr, .613 ,?57 .511 .srs .500 ASi .452 .422 Mahon Won on a Foul, TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 20. Peter Ma hon tonight defeated George Haines, a colored pugilist of Chicago, better known as "Klondike," In the fifth round of what was to have been a 20-round bout before the Trenton Athletic Club. Ma hon received the decision on a fouL In the fifth round Mahon floored his oppon ent five times; The last time he waa knocked down Halne3 grasped Mahon by the legs and threw him. He then crawled on Mahon and punched him re peatedly. Amateur Bicycle Record Broken. HARTFORD, Conn.. Aug. 20. At th Velodrome track tonight, Fenn. of Wat erbury, won the two-thirds mile ama ter handicap In 1:20 2-5. beating tha world's amateur record of Kraemer, which was 1:23. Jeffords Defeated Fltzpatrlek. BUFFALO, Aug. 20. Jim Jeffords, of California, secured the decision over Jim Fltzpatrlek, of Olean, N. Y., after 23 rounds of fighting. Fltzpatrlek was all but out at the end of the last round. A Wild West Riot. MILWAUKEE. Aug. 20. A special td the Sentinel from Prairie du Chlen, Wla., says: Vavra, a special policeman, shot Charles Triangle, an artilleryman of the Wild West show, through the leg during an argument tonight. The affair caused a riot. Vavra escaped to a saloon under the protection of Marshal Lindner and Policeman Merrill, who were seriously in jured. The mob of the Wild West show broke into the saloon just as Vavra left It. and completely demolished the Interior of the building. Vavra's house -was also wrecked. An appeal was also made to Colonel Cody (Buffalo Bill), who quieted the mob. Everything was quiet at mid night, and no further trouble waa ex pected. A Beneficial -Flood. PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 20. An extraor dinarily' heavy flood of water continues to come down from Northern Central Ari zona and the Salt River Is still rising. There is a foot of water running over the great dams at the Arizona canal head, and all Irrigation canals are full. The rise Is worth many hundred thousands of dollars In the Verde and Salt Valleys. -jz YM Mitt m m CJF mm m condition of too much your for this. Address, Swift SjccWc Ca, At&uta. ftfc