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THE -MOBNING OEEGONIAN, SATITEBAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1900, NEARLY A MILLION Ajjgust Wheat Exports From Portland Wkre Heavy. PUGET SOUND,WAS FAR IN THE REAR European "Wheat Shipments "Were 'the Largest on Record for Aarsat Earrect Qncen' Font Trip The, wheat and flour shipments from Portland for the moath of August fell but little short of the million bushel mark, totalling over 940,000 bushels, which Is the largest amount ever shipped from this port In August Had It not been for the withdrawal of the regular Oriental steamer leaving Portland exporters "with no facilities for shipping flour, the mill ion bushel mark would easily have been passed, There was six full cargoes of wheat 'for Burop6, and the average was over 120,000 bushels to the ship. The first full cargo of flour to go foreign this sea son was also cleared In August. After all -of the ioud squawking that the Ta coma Tedger has been Indulging In about the decadence of Portland as a wheat shipping port, the August figures are In teresting. "While Portland was dispatching these six cargoes with over 700,000 bushels of wheat, Tacoma and Seattle together man aged to load the British ship Imberhorne and the British schooner Rlmac, two vessels carrying away a total of 167,413 bushels of wheat. The Sound also loaded one cargo of flour, the Brynhilda taking away 24,968 barrels for Europe, while one Oriental liner carried away 25,615 barrels of flour. The fact tht Tacoma had an Oriental steamer during the month, whlje Portland had none, enabled the flour ex ports to increase her showing materially, the total wheat shipments for the month, flour included, from Seattle and Tacoma, amounting to 422,540 bushels, compared with 941,804 bushels .from Portland. For the first two months of the season commencing July 1, Portland has shipped 1,216,121 bushels of wheat, and 9S.322 bush els of flour. Seattle and Tacoma have shipped during the same period SS7.8J2 bushels of wheat, and 103,761 barrels of flour. Reducing the flour to wheat meas ure, and the shipments of the ports -show up as follows: From Portland, 1,658,621 bushels. From Seattle and Ta coma, 854,805 bushels. ST. PADIS QUICK TRIP, Cherbourjr to Nevr York In Six Days, Seven Hours and Six Minutes. NEW YORK, Aug. 3L The American Line steamer St. Paul, Captain Jameson, arrived here today from Southampton and Cherbourg after a quick passage of six' days, seven hours and six minutes. This time is the best made by the St. Paul between this port and Cherbourg, and beats the time of each of the big fleet of ocean greyhounds plying between Cher bourg and this port, with the one excep tion of the present record-holder, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, whose time Is five days, 17 hours and 37 minutes. NEW YORK, Aug. 3L After the St. Paul reached her dock tonight the pas sengers told of the great race the liner made with the Campania. They said the Interest in the race was bo great that nearly all the passengers remained awake .Thursday night and until dawn Friday morning. Thursday evening before night fall the Campania was sighted about 500 miles -.out, and was then ahead of the St. Paul, about four miles. A race was Inevitable. The St Paul made a burst -of speed and steadily forged ahead. The nerve's of every passenger and of the crew were keyed to the straining point. The Interest In the race continued while the vessels were In sight of one another, but before dawn the St. Paul was so far ahead that the Campania could not be seen. The St. Paul was at her dock when the Cam pania anchored at quarantine for the night. MADE A FAST TRIP. Vcxr Harvest Queen Tows a 1700-Ton Ship From Astoria In 12 Hours. ' The O. R. & N. Co.'s new steamer Har vest Queen has afforded a practical dem onstration of the fact that she Is the fast est and most powerful towboat that ever turned a -vsheel on the Columbia River, She left Astoria shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday morning, with the British ship JupiUr In tow, and landed her tow in Portland harbor before 7 o'clock last evening. At the time she left Astoria, a strong ebb tide was running, and its effect was felt for over 50 miles after leaving Astoria. This, together with the size of the ship, makes the performance of the new boat a remarkable one. The old reliable Ocklahama has towed a smaller ehlp over the route In a shorter space of time, but under much more favorable circumstances, and when the new Har vest Queen gets down to business she will bring a ship over the route about as fast as the ordinary towboat can steam without anything fast to her. SHIP IK JEOPARDY. Steamer Goes in Foraigm Trade "With, a Coasting: License. NEW YORK Aug. 3L Captain William Smith, of the steamship Porto Rico, be longing to the New York & Porto Rico .Steamship Company, was served with a summons from Deputy Collector Phelps to appear and show cause why he should not suffer forfeiture of his vessel and ier cargo. The Porto Rico left Perth Amboy August U laden with coal for the United States Government and bound for San Juan. From there she went to Sanchez, Santo Domingo, where she took on a load of bananas and returned. "The offense charged against Captain Smith is that he failed to make any change of enrollment or license, as is re quired when a. vessel engages In a for eign trade. Any statement that 'Captain Smith has to make will be forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury at Wash ington for action. FIRST "WHEAT SCHOOICER. Tbe Rlmac Clears From Paget Sound at a Higru Freight Rate. The British schooner Rlmac. which sailed from Puget Sound for Europe with a cargo of wheat a few days ago, Is said to be the first schooner that ever took a wheat cargo from the coast. The Rl mac came out from "Europe with a cargo of coal under charter to load salmon, with the option of wheat. As the salmon catch was light, she was given a wheat cargo. The Rlmac has other distinctions besides being the first wheat schooner, for the rate paid her is the highest that has been paid for a grain vessel on the Pacific Coast since 1E33. She receives 47s Cd, which Is 2s 6d higher than has been paid for a vessel- from Portland. Sailors Board Themielves. The crew of the Italian ship Elisa, now loading barley in this port for G. W. IcNear, are sailing the seas under a dif ferent arrangement from that in effect on most of the vessels afloat. They are paid i per month, and board themselves. The amount allowed them for wages Is hardly sufficient to admit of spring chick. en or oysters on the half shell, and beans and macaroni have a prominent and regu lar place on the bill of fare. The "crew, however, does not have the appearance of being hungry, and probably save more money than some of the Jolly tars who are paid "6 and round." Droirned at Sea. VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 31. The steam ship Idzuml Maru reports that the .bark Josephine 'arrived at Hakodate with 2700 barrels of sperm oil August 5, and re ported the drowning of Fourth Officer J. B. Perry in a disaster to a boat stove In by a whale. Coal .for Austria. PENSACOLA, ' Fla., Aug. 3L A local company closed a contract today for 100, 000 tons of Alabama coal, to be shipped through this port to Flume, Austria. Moana Brings Treasure. SYDNEY, N. S. W., Aug. 31 The steam er Moana, Captain Carey, which sailed from this port August 29, for San Fran Cisco, has on board $2,750,000 in gold. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Aug. 3L Arrived British ship Centurion, from Nagasaki; schooner Anita, from Qulllayute. Xeft up at 6 A. M. Danish ship Jupiter. At 2 P. M. British ship Deccan. Sailed Steamer Co lumbia, for San Francisco. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., smooth; wind, north west; weather, cloudy. ' San Pedro Arrived Aug. 30 Schooner La Glronde. from Gray's Harbor. San Francisco, Aug. 3L Sailed Bark entlne Tam O'Shanter, for Columbia River; schooner I4Jy, for TJmpqua; steamer Mattewan, for Tacoma; steam er State of California, for Astoria; steam er Warfleld, for Chemalnus. Arrived Steamer Progresor from Tacoma. Tacoma Sailed Aug. 30. Schooner Lud low, for San Pedro. Seattle Arrived Aug. SO Steamer Sena tor, from Nome. Port Townsend, Aug. 3L Arrived Ship Star of Italy, from "Victoria. Yokohama In port Aug, 17, ready for sea German ship Slrius, for Portland. Sailed Aug. 29 British steamer Brecon shire, for "Victoria. New York, Aug. 3L Arrived Cap Frio, from Hamburg, etc- Hamburg Arrived Aug. 30 Bulgaria, from New York. Liverpool, Aug. SI. Arrived Cymric, from New York. Queenstown, Aug. 3L Arrived Luca nla, from New York for Liverpool, and proceeded. Naples, Aug. 3L Arrived Kaiser Wil helm II, from New York for Genoa, and proceeded. Cherbourg, Aug. "31. Sailed Victoria, from Hamburg for New York. Queenstown, Aug. 31. Sailed New Eng land, from Liverpool for Boston. Southampton, Aug. 31. Sailed Auguste (Victoria, from Hamburg for New York. New York, Aug. 31. Arrived Columbia, from Hamburg. Port Townsend, Aug. SI. Arrived Bark entlne Planter, from Honolulu. Victoria Arrived Aug. 30 British ship Glenoglc, from London; Japanese steam er Idzuml Maru, from Yokohama. Santa Rosalia Arrived July 30 British ship Ben Lee, from Shields. Hamburg, Aug. 31. Arrived Fuerst Bismarck, from New York. Yokohama Sailed "Aug. 29 Breconshlre, for Victoria, Sydney, N. S. W. Sailed Aug. 29 Mo ana, for San Francisco, Liverpool Sailed Aug. 30 Numldlan, for Montreal. Movllle, Aug. 31. Sailed Anchorla, from Glasgow for New York. New York, Aug. 3L Arrived Steamer St. Paul, from Southampton and Cher bourg; Minneapolis, from London; Cam pania, from Liverpool and Queenstown. NEW RAILROAD SURVEY. O. S.. fc If . Force at Work oh Ilvraco ITahcotta. Xlxie. - .- -1 TTiWACO,. Wash,, Aug. 31-The X bT & !N. .Co. is re-surveying1 Its newly-ao-qtdredvrallroad from Ilwaco to Nahcotta. Surveyora have been engaged this week, setting grade stakes and running lines. Resident officers of the "company are reticent, and it is impossible to learn the object of the xnoye. It Js generally believed, however, that it Is the inten tion of the company to build a standard gauge system In the place of the narrow gauge road. This much Is known, that the line of the road will be changed in many places, with the object of lessen ing the distance and shortening the run ning time. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Transfers. .Richard Helmbach and wife to George C. Engelke, N. lot 6, -block 120. Portland, February 24 $2500 J. H. Coffin et ur. to Elizabeth Stod dard, lot 4, block 2, Rosedale, Au gust 20 700 Lulu E. Donner to H. A. Smith, lots 7 and 8, block 21, Highland, June 20, 1899 COO Oregon & California Railroad Co. to Charles F. Adams, trustee, N. of NE. . section 23, T. 1S..H.4 E., March 19 400 Same to Charles F. Adams, assignee of J. L,. Sperry, SW. of NE. . the SE. of 'NW. . the W. of the SE. and SE. of SE. , sec tion 11, and NW. of NE. . and N. of NW. Vu section 13, T. 1 S., R, 4 W., April 3, 1899 1010 James C. Deaver and wife to Security Savings & Trust Co., SE. of NW. . E. Va of SW. . and NW. of SE. . section. 14, T. 1 S... R. 4 B., May 23 1600 John A. BLurlburt et ux. to Security Savings & Trust Co., NW. , sec- tlon 24, T. 1 S., R. 4 E,; also, S. of SW. . section 13, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., November 15, 1899 2400 Commercial & Savings Bank to Se curity Savings & Trust Co. SW. section 8, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., November 1, 1898 ...'. .850 Northwest Real Estate & Investment Co. to Security Savings & Trust Co., B. NW. and N. SE. Yu sec tion 8. T. 1 S R. 5 E., November 3, 189S 800 HattleV.'l Moine to Security Sav ings & Trust Co.. NE. of NE. of section 13, T. IS., R. 4 E., Jan uary 11. 1899 350 Frank Thompson to Security Savings & Trust Co.. 2.7 acres, section 14, T. 1 S R. 4 E., 28 acres same; also, 5 acres; also, right of way for the construction of flumes, ditches, wa ter pipes, etc., across part of NE. of section 14, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., De cember 6. 1898 1000 Frank J. Richardson and Thomas M. Richardson to Terwilllger Land Co., all their real estate lying in sections 9. 10. 15 and 1G. T. 1. S., R. 1. E., being part of. James and Phlllnda Terwll- , liger D. L. C; also, lot 4. block 15, Portland, November 25, 1S9S 1 Deaths. August 28 Ethel S. Johnson, 2 years, 68 Union avenue; abcess of liver. August 29 Ella Simpson, 33 years, St. Vincent's Hospital; typhoid fever. August 30 Minerva Odell, 78 years, ,383 East Washington street; cancer. August 29 Henry Olsen, 1 year, 508 Lorlng street; Inanition. August 30 Etna Spady, 3 months, 415 Tillamook street; cholera Infantum. August 29 Bridget R. Dovan, 50 years, 49 East Ninth street; heart failure. August 28 Charles W. Tracey, 53 years, 175 East Fourteenth street; heart dis ease. Contagions Disease. William Green, 38S Ross street; typhoid fever. Births. August 27 Girl, to the wife of Martin Kregass, 435 Alder street August 10 Girl, to the wife of Abraham Wise, 264 Baker street August 20 Girl, to the wife of William Hanastrom, 297 Sellwood street August 23 Girl, to the wife of 'John Wood. 507 Goldsmith street Marrlagre Llcene. William Hyde, aged 2L and Pauline Jjet tono, afed 20, FALL TRADE IS IMPROVING BETTER TOKE TO DUN'S AND BRAD STREET'S REVIEWS. Railroad Earnings. Continue to Show Galas August Failures Weelc ' ly Banlc Clearings. ' NEW YORK, Aug. 3L Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Distributive trade, that from "jobbers particularly, increases as the vacation season wanes. Reports from leading Western centers are more favorable and a largo aggregate of business in dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats and hard ware are features noted this week. The iron and sleel trade, too, notes a de cided gain in tone and volume of sales, though prices except in a few instances harden but slowly. Clearings, reflecting past business and dormant speculation, are very small, but railroad earnings; re flecting the" really heavy actual move ment Into consumption, maintain their old gains. Relatively, the most quiet and least satisfactory conditions rule lnthe 1900-1901 'GRAIN FLEET. FRQM PORTLAND. Clearing Date, Flag, Rig, Name, Tonnage, Destination and Shipper. July ' 2 Br. ship Wendur, 1S9GTJ. K: f.. o., P. F. M. Co... 13 Br. bark Fifeshire, 1318, U. K f. o., Balfour 14 Fr. bark Marechal Vllllers,1711', U. K. t. o., P. M. Co 16 Br. bark Lizzie Bell. 1036. TJ. K. f. o.. Eonlnger .. 20 Ger. ship Rickmer Rlckmers, 1914, U. K. August - ' I 6 Br. ship Harlech Castle, 1802. U.'K. f. o., P.F. M. Co. -Ger. ship Rigel. 1783, U.-K. f. o., Balfour 16 Br. bark Nlthsdale. 1535, U. K. f. o., Port. Grain Co.. 17 Br. bark Bowman B.,Law, 1359, U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co : IS Br. ship Franklstan; 19C0, "XJ. K. f. o., Balfour .. 20 Br. ship Cedarbank, 2649, U. K. f. o., Giryin ...., 24 Ger. ship Robert Rlckmers, 2174, U. K.f. o., Kerr.... , , SUMMARY, FOR AUGUST. .. 1900 1899 - Wheat Bushels. Value. Bushels. Value. To .Europe'" and Africa 730.89S ? 42G&5 549,920 336.60 To San Francisco 9,333 5,228 2,940 1,746 Totals 740,231 $ 431,781 552,860 $ 338,196 Flour- Barrels. Value. Barrels. Value. To Europe 21,060 67,500 To the Orient , .' - ...:.. 17,160 $ 46.426 To San Francisco .". 20,734 55,980 15,594 45,222 Totals . 44,794 j 123,480 . 32,754 ,$ 9LG48 Bushels. Value. Bushels. Value. Flour reduced to wheat 201,573 ? 123,480 147,393 $ 91,648 Wheat as above 740,231 431,781 562,860 338,196 Grand totals wheat and flour 941,804 primary textile markets of the East re flecting the backward state of next Spring's . business. - Corn crop advances are viewed as rather better because of the ending of. the la'te dry, hot spell at the West Cotton crop conditions are still, however, only partially defined, and leading state authorities are quoted as predicting a -short crop. The steadiness of staple prices Is a feature in. present quietness of trade. Among the metals, copper is firm on the combination, while ,tln is lower laCte, a little spurt In the volume of business dome, the Iron trade compares favorably with re cent weeks "and-months, and'the ton of trade is, certainly more cheerful than at any time s'ince the break, last Spring. The history' of the slump and 'rally in the finished material market, however, is being repeated In the pig' irorf trade. ProViucers.-are apparently so anxious to have a 'supply of orders on 'hand this Fall, Tthat they are readily, Selling -their production ajiead at relatively low- quota tions, some "of theaPB,vinifact being at bottom rates. On . the other hand, an offer of an order for'lfiiQOO tons for next yeaifs delivery J has beeV '-rejected, the claim being made -that present quota tions are too low,'-and will be exceeded in-a month or s6.m Expert Inquiry t for all classes of material is and has been good. Bars 'shapes and plates note good domes tic and export -inquiry, and are firmer at the East and. 51 and-$2 higher at Chi cago. Southern Iron stocks pf higher grades are reported oversold at Birming ham. - - To" disappointing foreign advices ?and the backward state of the demand for cotton goods are to be attributed the shading in raw cotton this week. The season in men's wear, woolna, -has been rather disappointing so far, while the jobbing demand for dress goods is quite favorable. Manufacturers are buying only enough raw wool to cover orders for goods and prices are weak at tho. lowest point reached. Wheat, including flour,' shipments for the week aggregate 3,248,313 bushels, against 2,695,168 bushels last week;. 3,613, 443 bushels in the corresponding week of 1S99; 3,687,040 bushels. In 1898; 6,268,247 bush els In 1897, and 3,369,862 bushelsin 1SS6. , From July 1 to date, this season, wheat exports are 26,944,781 bushels, against 33, 122,333 bushels last season, and 29,593,592 bushels In 1898-99. Failures aggregate 165 for the-week aa against 135 last week; 131 -In this week a year ago; 164 In 1898; 189 in l&tf,' arid 184 In 1896. Canadian failures number 32, against 29 last week, and 25 this week a year ago. AUGUST FADLURES. Best Month of the Tear, But- Still Numerous. NEW YORK, Aug. 31. R. Gv "Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will say tomorrow: Commercial flallures during August were 735 In number, with liabilities ot $7,323,903. Manufacturing were" 174 for $2,945,607, trading 519 for $3,685,667, and other commercial 42 for . ?792.29. There were only two banks with liabilities of $146,000. This is the best monthly, state ment for 1900 thus far, but shows an Increase over the corresponding month In the two preceding years. ' Steel mills In the Cumberland district and some In Indiana have shut down, throwing many hands out, but part of these will be transferred to other de partments of the new crucible steel" com pany. Otherwise the working force Is in creasing and the hope is expressed of an adjustment with the anthracite coal miners. . Reading,. Company miners are said to be opposed to a strike, and some others are in the same position. An other important influence of e week has been favorable weather for develop ment of corn over the.greater'part of the surplus corn states, though heavy rains In the Spring wheat region, have retarded harvesting. The cotton movement is slow and late, but weather conditions average better except In the Oarollnas. Price changes are small; i ' Steady Improvement Is seen in .the Iron market Jt is not marked by large ad vances, but wherever change' occurs It Is In the right- direction. It is. claimed by some authorities that orders currently booked aggregate more thAn production and shipments. Speclarconcesslons to se cure prospective business are withdrawn, and buyers seek contracts. for prompt delivers'. In some ' lines, mills are "actively errfployed with orders for months ahead, and con tracts running" to June were placed this week. Sales of Iron bars were made at $1 40. -and $16 is quoted for Bessemer pig at Pittsburg. Western stove manufac turers have been .buying 'freely, and more bridge builders signed contracts 'for structural material. """Merchant steel ad vanced on Increased orders, while do rriestlc purchases of cotton ties werot large, although , rather late. r l 'Copper exports "average a"" million pounds a day, and" tho market Is lnl strong position. Iron orev handlers have onade trouble at Cleveland, and the hit dustry will be embarrassed by delay in, unloading vessels Further reduction la shown fn the output at Connellsvllle coke ovens. It la possible to report progress in the boot and shoe Industry unless it can be considered encouraging that con tinued inactivity at the shops must in time reduce stocks to a point where or ders will mean resumption of operations. There Is general qutet at both cotton and woolen mills. The only manufacturers showing any Interest in wool at Boston, are those with Government contracts that must be filled promptly.. Prices of wool are unchanged, and- Western hold ers have not lost any of the confidence. Sales at the three chief Eastern markets -were only 4,234,700 pounds, against 5,062, 500 pounds In the previous week, and 0,323i,700 a year ago." BRADSTREET'S STOCIC REVIEW. Market Does Hot Decline; in Spite of Bear Pressure. NEW YORK, Aug. 3L Bradstreet's financial review tomorrow will say: "While tho speculatlvo stock market shows the utter absence of public inter est, it also presents further evidence of a scarcity of floating supplies of sucurt ties and ,of a decided Indisposition to de cline, under 'pressure, from bear opera- 1 a ! p- 3 OP .c p. 62,000 45,000 67,033 1 16 IS 21 25 33,269 f. o.. Balfour 64,2001 71,703 GY.50J 13 29 21 16 6 27 I9,4o0 24,060 ?67,500 ,8'0 65,050 667 9S.3W 70,255 735, 1S9S Bushels. Value. 91,453 I 77,760 62,770 $ 38,907 1E4$23 ? 116,667 Barrels. Value. 45489 $ 153,773 17,727 62.817 63,216 216,595 Bushels.' Value. 284,472 $ 216,595 354,223 116.C67 55,261 700,263 $ 429,844 438,693 $ 333,262 tors. The volume of business is still very small, and was further restricted this week by the fact that the stock exchange holiday Includes today as well as Mon day. It Is, however, noticed that this fact lead to some evening up of contracts byr the traders, and that the short cover ing from such sources probably exceed ed the selling of long stock. At any rate, the market after showing a rather weak tone on last Monday, and relapsing Into total dullness on Tuesday, was on tho whole steady to strong on Wednesday and Thursday, but showed" a heavy ten dency vvlth decided dullness on Friday. .The Chinese complications have apparently- passed Into -the background, al thoughaboth London and our own specu lative markets are watching the attitude of the powers toward each other with close attention. The Influences in this connection at the end of the week were, ' hoTevetT. considered ,as , more , favorable. London, however, 'is also yery dull, and its dealings -on the NewTork-t market wereoqf a trifling scalo,..its purchases -being ,a.f little larger than, its' sales. The easing of London's money rates, caused b' the receipts within a fortnight of $20,000,0001 in gold by, the -Bank of Eng landt':, has been checked by the bank, whitih seems to be taking funds from the open .market to prevent an undue de- cllne, and a withdrawal of specie to the Continent . " ( ' The hardening of discount there has been held to Indicate that further gold shipments may be made from this side. This did not apparently produce any im- 'pressfon on the stock market, and money continues too easy to cause any serious misgivings-on this score. Domestic poli tics have certainly retained more earnest attention this week on the part of the street There has been much discussion as to the chances that tho progress ot the Presidential contest may be attended by a-break In prices. It is also recognized that the holding aloof of the public from the .market is In part, due to a feeling of --this kind or, as. some put it to a tendency 'on the " ' ' ,rvv -..- ' o 4jijpC ''k ' vt WP Jtm J. ... fiJj'illfS'ai W ' m, v. C' J"' "a "T . ;; appetizing fdod. .',. H, Royal Baking Powder imparts that peculiar sweetness, J ' flavor and delicacy noticed m the finest cake, biscuit, rolls, etc., ;which expert pastry cooks, declare is unobtainable by the use r ;6tany other leavening agent - "'AC. .? V",, rX. C"1 A.- 3 - :;y t.. V ? "'' V rrtr " part of capital 'toMwait for such a decline In order to acquire stocks on favorable -terms. Banlc Clearings. NEW YORK, Aue. SL The following table, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the bonk clearings at tbe principal cities for the week ended August SO, with the percentage of in crease and decrease, as compared tvlth the cor responding week last year: Clearings. Inc. Dec. Now York $ 030,152.000 .... 30.T Boston 81,147.000 .... 3h0 Chicago 100,022.000 3.B .... Philadelphia 07.633.000 .... 13.T St. Louis 25,010,000 2.0 .... Pittsburg 25,720,000 23.0 .... Baltlmoro 15.495,000 .... 21.0 San Francisco 10,841,032 11.5 .... Cincinnati 12,774,000 6.5 .... Kansas City 10,005,000 23.0 .... Now Orleans : 5,438,000 7.4 .... Minneapolis 0.2T7.0OO 14.0 .... Detroit 0,018,000 3.5 .... Clovoland .-. ' 9.915,000 .... 2.0 Louisville ... 5.S01.000 .... 17.1 Providence 4.520,000 ... 14.3 ! Milwaukee 5,145,000 11.0 .... Eft. Paul 3.804.O0O 0.2 .... Buffalo1 3,037.000 .... 1.3 Omaha 5,058.000 Indianapolis 5,010,000 11,1 .... Columbus, 0 4.752.000 7.0 .... Savannah 2,818,000 29.0 .... Denver 3,081,000 7.5 .... Hartford 1,502,000 .... 18.0 Richmond 2,305,000 .... 21.0 Memphis 1,387,000 5 8 .... Washington 1.451.000 .... 11.6 Peoria 1,608,000 9.1 .... Rochester : 1,200.000 .... 23 8 New Haven 1,408,000 .... 3.2 Worcester 878,000 .... 3.0 Atlanta 007,000 .... 6 8 Salt Lake 1.033.000 .... 21.1 Springfield, Mobs.... 804,000 0 6 .... Fort Worth 1,543,000 .... 11.0 Portland, Me 004.000 .... 27.8 Portland. Or 1.040.054 3.8 .... St. Joseph 3,600.000 10.D .... Los Angeles 1,071,000 0.0 .... Des Moines 1,770,000 65.2 .... Norfolk .... 010,000 4.0 ... Nashville 838.000 .... 18.7 Wilmington, Del..... 740.000 14.3 .... Fall River 400,000 .... 14.7 Scranton ,. 00S.O0O .... 4.8 Grand Rapids ....... 054.000 .... 1.2 Augusta, Oa 010.000 .... 12 3 Lowell 8SO,000 .4.0 .... Dayton, 0 840.000 4.1 .... Soattlo 2,012,004 72.9 .... Tacoma . 8S2.170 7.0 .... Spokane 1,017.530 .... 0.8 SIoUx City ' 810.000 New Bedford 215,000 8.8 .... Knoxvllle. Tenn 478,000 1.4 .... Topeka 037,000 85.5 .... Birmingham .-.. 705,000 41.1 .... Wichita ...., 534.000 5.1 .... Blnghamton 800,000 15.8 .... Lexington. Ky. 823.000 Jacksonville, Fla...., 107,000 .... 6.1 Kalamazoo c. 830.000 151 .... Akron 400,000 18 0 .... Chattanooga 320.000 20.7 .... Rockford, 111 228.000 15.7 .... Canton. O - 235.000 4.0 .... Springfield, 0 201.000 14.4 .. Forgo, N. D 205.000 7.2 .... 8loux Falls, 8. D.... 111.000 24.7 .... Hastings, Neb 123,000 .... 2.3 -Fremont. Nob 121,000 10 0 .... Davenport .... 823,000 3 5 .... Toledo 8,257.000 19.4 .... Galveston . 4.540.000 21.1 Houston 6,722,000 .... 8.5 Evanoville 004.000 .... 8.1 Macon 551,000 83.7 .... Little Rock 377.000 67.0 .... Helena 515,000 ... 1.1 Springfield, 111 355,000 .... 12.1 Youngstown, 0 347,000 41.0 .... Totals XJ. S......... $1,123,040,198 . .Totals outstda N. T..$ 498,704,167 . .DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal 5 11.818,434 . 21.8 0.5 1S.9 2.4 Toronto T.103.705 Winnipeg 1.047,639 Halifax 1,421,020 Hamilton 550.733 St. John, N. B 718.961 Victoria 640,203 Vancouver' 1,013,045 2.1 51.8 17.2 13.4 8.4 4.5 Totals $ 24.712,140 7.2 OREGON INDUSTRIES. The Nevr Creamery at Indepenfience Will Besrin Work in a "Weelc Thomas .Brunk, who lives several miles below Independence, has yearling lambs that weigh 243 pounds, and Spring lambs that weigh 181 pounds. The organ factory at Dallas is finish ing Its first lot of 23 organs in Oregon dak. It has found some dimculty In ob taining . lumber In proper condition, but Is. now "preparing to saw its 'own stock, 'dnd will ;have boiling vats 'and drykilns for the preparation .of, thewwood. Farm products are filing up in The Dalles' so as to tax the capacity of the "warehouses. Threshing In the vicinity of Oak Ridge is about done, and the yield Is generally light Wheat is so scarce in Scottsburg that there Js not even abu3hel of chicken feed for -sale. The hopyards near Pedee are all in gooa condition, and- the hops "are'of excellent quality. --The vines are free from mold, there Is no indication of lice, and the yield promises to be equal to the average of former crops. Picking will begin Sep tember 3, and 40 cents per' box is what the growers expect to pay for picking, CA. McLaughlin, who owns one of the largest-h6pyards about Independence, will begin picking next Wednesday. His pick ers will number about 400. Canton Newspapers Suppressed. HONG " KONG-, Aug. '31. The acting Viceroy of Canton has suppressed all the native newspapers on the ground that they have been publishing false news, detrimental to the maintenance of peace. gL W' KF MSfM . Its use is. economical -and assures tlie most Healthful and ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. tOO , SILVER, TOO PRESIDENT COTHLI ORDER DEBTS PAID IKtWHITE METAL, Democratic Candidate's Acceptance of 16 to JL Foreshadows Injury He Could Do the Public Credit. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. Tho Wash ington Star secured from Secretary Gage a highly Important Interview on the ques tion whether Mr. Bryan, if elected Presi dent could break down the gold stand ard. A reporter of the Star asked this question: "In case of the election of Mr. Bryan, could he order his Secretary of tho Treasury to pay Interest on coin bonds, and tho matured bonds them selves. In silver? If ao. would our credit be injuriously affected thereby? "What an Executive Order Can Do. In answer to this and other questions Secretary Gage said: "There is no doubt Mr. "Bryan could order hl3 Secretary of the Treasury to make payment In silver of all of the public debt payable In coin, and for all current disbursements of the Government as well, which amount to $1,500,000 to $1,750,000 per day. That he would give such an order, too. is very certain. If he is In the same mind that he was in 1896, for he was then quoted as saying: If there is any one who believes that the gold standard is a good thing, or that it must be maintained. I want him not to cast his vote for me, because I promise him It will not be maintained in the country longer than I am able to got rid of It " "Do you think it would be practicable to control a sufficient volume of silver to make the payments you referred to?" "He would have great difficulty In doing that at once. The treasury of the Gov ernment at the present time la very firm ly established upon a gold standard. In cluding the reserve of $150,000,000 held against the legal-tender notes the Gov ernment owns and controls over $220,000,000 In gold coin and bullion, while It owns and controls only about $16,000,000 In silver, the rest of the silver being out In circula--tion among the people, either In the form of silver certificates or Bllver coin, "What the Result Would Be. "But the announcement by the Treasury Department of Its purpose to pay Bllver In settlement of all Interest on the public debt not specifically payable in gold, and to make Its dally disbursements to Its creditors In sliver, would stop the Inflow of gold, or at least very largely dimin ish payments In gold, and corresponding ly Increase payments Into the Treasury of silver and silver certificates. It therefore might be anticipated that with a good deal of perverse ingenuity' the time would come at no distant day -when all the rev enues of the Government would be paid to It in sliver dollars or silver certificates, and all disbursements made by it would be made in silver dollars or silver certifi cates. There -would thus be established a circuit of sliver out of the Treasury Into the hands of the people, from the people Into the banks, from the banks Into the custom-house, and Into the hands of the collectors of Internal revenue." "The Government, then, would be prac tically on a silver basis, would It not?" "That would no doubt be accomplished, and the Government properly speaking, would be on a sliver basis." Disastrous to the Country's Credit. "How would thi3 affect the credit of the Government?" "Most disastrously, I have no doubt The movement inaugurated as proposed would give a sense of insecurity, the out standing greenbacks that are by the law redeemable In gold would be presented at the Treasury for redemption, and the Treasury notes of 1890 likewise. Of these two there are $430,000,000 outstanding. Against these the Government holds, un der the law, $150,000,000 in gold. It does not require much sagacity to see that If the gold reserve were not entirely ex hausted it would be soon reduced below the $100,000,000 mark, which the law has established as a minimum. It being the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, when that point is reached, to restore the reserve to $150,000,000. Under the adverse Influence upon general business affairs business would be depressed. Industry checked and the Government's revenues would be very much diminished. In stead of a surplus we would probably witness a deficiency. In restoring the gold reserve to which I have just re ferred the law directs the Secretary of the Treasury, If necessary, to sell bonds, payable In gold, redeemable in. one year, payable In 20 years, at a rate of Interest not to exceed 3 per cent per annum. With the Impairment to the public, credit and with the loss in revenues, as Just indi cated, it'is very doubtful whether bonds within the limitation of Interest per mitted in the law could be sold. If they could not the power to redeem the de IF SiAM&" Powder tefy Pure Alranistisedinrnakingcheapbalcfagpowders. Ifyouwant to know the effect of alum upon the tender lirings of th stomach, touch a piece to your tongue. You can raisebis cuitwith alum baking powder, butatwhata costtohealtk I WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK mand obligations of the- Government eith er in gold or in silver,, would fall." Industrial Paralysis. "How would this state of thlng3 in tha Government finances affect general busi ness conditions throughout the country?" "Tho effect would be deplorable. Nobody would be able to measure accurately tho Influence upon his own affairs of such Government action. Every one would be In a state of fear, and when people are afraid they will, as some one has said, either run or hide. Commercial dullness would succeed the present commercial activity and we would again witness that Industrial paralysis which character ized the years 1893 and 1896, when tha question of what was to be the standard agitated the public mind." FOUGHT SHY OF THE LAW. Attorney "Who Was Finally Forced to Take His Ovrn Medicine. Ed Mendenhall has just had a vexatious legal experience on his own account, and now realizes that some of his clients who lose their temper when drawn into litigation and legal controversies are not so unreasonable as they sometimes ap pear to be. Mr. Mendenhall owns a lot on Front street on which there was aa old building used as a stable. He had a second mortgage on the place, and ac quired title by satisfying the first mort gage at a foreclosure sale by the Sheriff. Several different tenants occupied the place at various times, and recently Mr. Mendenhall gave the tenant in possession notice to quit because he was not prompt in the payment of the rent, and ar ranged to lease the place to other par ties. Things ran along for some time, and finally the tenant stated that ho would move, as requested, but would also move the building, alleging that he was tho owner of the structure. The tenant ex plained that the former owner of the ground did not own the building but that It belonged to other parties who had oc cupied it and leased the ground, and that he held a bill of sale of It that had passed through several hands. Mr. Mendenhall. after thinking it over. concluded that It would not pay to dis pute the question with the tenant and go to court to have the matter of ownership determined. The building was not worth very much and the attorney calculated that If he filed a suit against the tenant to settle the question of title, the tenant might, if he was stubborn, which he had shown evidence of. appeal the case and keep It In court for a number of months, and In the meantime refuse to pay any rent. The tenant was financially irrespons ible, and the rent which would be lost and the annoyance would be more than the building was worth. The new ten ant's lease might also be interfered with by delay. The attorney therefore told his tenant to go as soon as possible and take the building with htm. and the tenant sold he would tear the building down. But he didn't neither did he move It or movo himself. He Just stayed where he was as complacently as If nothing had hap pened. The man of law who had been flatterinjr himself that because of his superior knowledge of the Ins and outs of hla profession he would not be caught taking a dose of his own medicine, about this Juncture of the game commenced to opine that unless he was alert he would have to swallow a dose of It whether ha wanted to or not. He determined, how ever, to keep out of court If he could, and he called In the assistance of a Dep uty Sheriff and had the officer call upon the tenant and order him to tear down or remove the building at once, and go with it The tenant heard, but did not heed. Instead he only smiled and like Rip Van Winkle said: "Veil. I finks about It" It had now become the lawyer's time to think, which he did. scad and hard, and at last reluctantly had recourse to hla law books. Under their soothing influence his mind soon reverted to the channel that law Is a pretty good remedy after all when you have got an obstinate affair to dispose of. and the result was that tho attorney drew up and filed a complaint of forcible entry and detainer against tho tenant In the Justice Court. After the usual preliminaries had been, gotten through with the case was tried, and after several days consideration was decided in favor of Mr. Mendenhall. Tho tenant and his attorneys gave notice of appeal, and Mr. Mendenhall stated that If this action was taken he would demand a bond In double the amount of the rent which step the statutes authorized. While things were hnnglng Are In this way. the old and the now tenant came to gether and settled the difficulty by tho purchase of the building by the latter from the former. The new tenant Intends to use the placo for a different line of business, and was not particular about having the building, and would have put up a new one if nec essary 3