- -..'V
TH$ MOENING OREGONIAltf, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900;
10
DfJE TO NEGLIGENCE
BJLELWAT EMNOTES RESPONSIBLE
COR HATFIELD DISASTER.
Pktfadelpata. fc Rea&lBff Aatkorltle
Will Sfako an Investisratlo
Into-the ACair.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8. It seems to
rbe the generally accepted conclusion that
the -wreck on th Philadelphia & Head
line Railway at Hatfield, 27 miles from
'this city, -which resulted in the loss of
1S lives and more or less serious inju-;
(ries to 53 persons, -was due to negligence
cr direct disregard of signals. While the
company -still not be prepared to make
Sny formal statement until tomorrow, the
principal line of investigation Is being
terawn about "W. S. Groves, the train dis
patcher at Philadelphia; D.3. Beldler, the
Voperator at Souderton, 2 miles from
tHatfleld, and John Davis, engineer of the
colliding ercursion train, who is dying In
'm, hospital at Bethlehem.
According to James Benner, flagman at
Gouderton station, the milk, train passed
that station on time, and following the
STite of the company which requires any
train coming after another within five
Eninutes to be stopped, he placed a red
Gog between the traoks. In three min
utes the excursion train came thundering
fclong, "with. Davis at the throttle, and
Snaking 40 miles an hour. Davis made
ao effort to Btexp, and waved Benner to
one side. The latter had only time to
eor his flag and spring out of danger
5M the train swept by. Looking upward,
Ins saw the Beldler had a clear signal
et. Beldler, when questioned, said he
bad received no orders to stop the train.
This woukl seem to confllot with the
statement of General Superintendent
teweigard, that all the agents must stop
is train, orders or no orders, if there Is
tfive minutes time or less between them.
TUrrxwr from -Bethlehem and Allentown
fire to the effect that none of those in-
have dieo, aitnougn several, are nox
ted to live. The railroad, company
& large- force of men at work at the
of the wreck today, clearing away
debris. The wrecked cars were
;ed and all evidence of the accident
Aires destroyed as far as possible.
BOERS AT ST. HELENA.
Skipper Visit to
Prisoners.
the
KETW TORK, Sept. 3. The British
TBteesnEhip 2dasconomo, which has just ar
tlved from South Africa, touched at St.
ielena for repairs, captain mann -was
ermitted to visit the Boer prisoners on
le lBland. He rode up the five miles of
ttnAlnrp mul n th ton of 'Ruiiert Hill.
n TioAdwooa Plain, where he found the
prison pen of General Cronje's 2000 men.
The Boer captives are confined within a
barbed wire enclosure a quarter of a mile
square. Twelve feet from the fence on all
feldes is a second trocha like the first. It
Jls death for a Boer private to cross the
31ne of the inner pen. One Boer was shot
by a sentinel for doing this. The British
soldier was then tried and acquitted by a
court-martial.
"WhUe the British soldiers sleep 13 men
In a tent." said Captain Mann, "the Boers
sleep only 10 to a tent. In order to afford
them all the room possible, the British
Tiave allowed the Boers to cut bamboos
for shacks. These bamboo frames' the
Boers have covered with canvas and with
slabs of tin. The tin they obtained in a
curious way. There were on the island a
great number of paraffin cans, which the
Boers carefully flattened out for tin sides
and roofs for their shacks.
"Some of the prisoners are permitted to
work for the farmers on the island, and
thereby earn a little money. There were
many men 70 years old, and just as many
others 15, 16 and 17. The officers with
whom I conversed speak both Dutch and
English. The privates seemed rather a
stupid lot. They have the same fare as
the British soldiers.
-I conversed with Colonel Schlel, the
German officer, who fought with the
Boers. He was very cantankerous still.
"Commandant Roose, the Boer officer
who captured Winston Churchill, told me
that he thought the game was up "and his
people ought to stop fighting.
"The Boer officers are allowed to do
pretty mubh as they please, and their
names are posted at the St. Helena Club.
The British officers entertain them at
afternoon teas, and General Cronje is
practically the steady guest of the Gov
ernor. "A cable now runs to the island from
vfiouth Africa, and the bulletins from the
eat of war are frequently struck off and
taaiH to the prisoners at a penny apiece.
A Dutch ship anchored while I was
Knew, but was requested to leave and did
Uo. Tie British were afraid some of the
bjoers -would get away on their country's
COMBIA AND VENZULA.
(Sonthefa Republic Asraln Preparing
for "Wo?.
HEW TORK, Sept fc-The Herald
aye:
Qa&rg I. Gould's famous yacht Ata
Jtoata, converted into an armed cruiser
Wind provided with rapid-fire guns of the
latest pattern, will leave this port at
fan early date, bound upon a mission
iabout which the representatives of the
Colombian Republic to which she belongs
'(maintain secrecy.
Information brought by travelers re
turning from Central America indicates
kthot the United States of Colombia, haV
'ing suppressed a recent rebellion of unus
xialy sanguinary character, is determined
4o call Venezuela to account for permit
ting the rebels to organize there and
cross the line into Colombia.
The Atalanta, noted for her speed, was
-purchased under special instructions from
"the Colombian Government on July 20.
Since that time the yacht, which was
built for Jay Gould, has been under
going a quiet transformation in the Erie
Basin. From a luxurious pleasure craft,
she has been changed into a war vessel.
Her armament consists of six machine
guns and a rapid-fire 4.7-inch rifle mount
ed forward. The day of the lAtalantas
departure and her destination are diplo
matic secrets. i
According to trustworthy advices from
Colombia there is a strong popular feel
ing against "Venezuela as the result of
the recent international struggle. Charges
are openly made that "Venezuela Insti
gated the rebellion and gave comfort to
the enemies of Colombia. It is asserted
that at least 1200 of the rebels crossed
the line from Venezuela into Colombian
territory and that in the fighting that
ensued 500 government troops were killed
by the invaders. The total losses during
the war are placed at 12,000.
When Colombia is ready it is said that
she will ask an indemnity from "Vene
zuola of $5000 for each of the 500 soldiers
killed, or 52,500,000 jn an. Additional
claims may bo made for property -de-Btroyod
and also fir the cost of sup
pressing the rebels from "Venezuela per
mitted to cross the borders.
"Venesuela will also be asked to sur
render General Sarrolento and his fol
lovref&, together with two gunboats cap
tured in a Venezuelan port. General Sar
xnlento and members of the crews of
these vessels were thrown into prison
in Caracas and their ships confiscated, as
the rebellion had been suppressed In Co
lombia. The enemies of Colombia aro
about to be set free by President Castro.
All these Incidents have -combined to
anger the Colombian Government and
populace of Venesuela. Besides heavy
money indemnity, a policy and guarantee
for the future will probably be asked.
Venezuelans say that these demands
will be refused and that if they are in
sisted on war will probably result between
the two countries. Representatives of
both republics have recently purchased
arms and ammunition in large quantities'
in this country. Colombia has just or
dered 12,000 new Remington rifles, firing
a small bullet similar to the Spanish
Mauser. The guns are light and carry
sword bayonets.
Although the revolution In Colombia
has been put down, their army, said to
number C0.000, is still kept and there ia
no talk of disbanding If
Bduardo Ksplzlna, Consul-General io
New York, and at present Charge d Af
faires of the Colombian Republic In this
country, sjald last night that he could
not discuss the plans of his government.
"It is true that we have purchased the
Atalanta and that she is being armed and
is about ready to sail," said Senor Bs
plzina. "She Is being armed and will
have a new name. No, I cannot say
what day she will sail or to what port
she will go. I may go on her myself,
but in that case a new representative of
my government will be appointed.
"If Colombia gets Into a difficulty over
the recent rebellion, she has 60,000 regu
lars ready for service and the tO.'OOO reb
els who have been disbanded would take
up arms for their country, so that we
would have 100.000 men In the field. Vene
zuela could not resist such an army."
WAITING ON MACDONALD.
England's Policy Stfay Be Announced
When He Is Heard Prom.
LONDON, Sept 3. The difficulty of
communicating with the Britten Minister
at Pekin, Sir Charles MacDonald, delays
the promulgation of the views of the
British Government in regard to Its fu
ture Steps in China, the government be
ing unwilling to commit itself publicly
to a definite decision until Sir Claude
MacDonald has fully reported on the
situation.
In the meantime a heated anti-evacuation
campaign continues in the press,
and the trend of official opinion appar
ently continues favorable to the principle
of the suggested withdrawal from Pekln
to Tien ITsin, but not the evacuation of
China, as many Russophobes, who desire
to confuse the issue, pretend is the pro
posal under consideration. Nothing is
yet forthcoming to Indicate what modifi
cations or provisos, If any, Lord Salis
bury may have suggested or contemplat
ed, as is thought probable in some quar
ters. The statement that General Gaselee,
commander of the British troops In
China, has slopped British reinforce
ments arriving at Hong Kong from pro
ceeding farther north, is taken as an In
dication that the British Government an
ticipates that the diplomats will very
shortly take the place now occupied by
the military.
It is reported at (Hong Kong that the
French gunboat Comet recently fired
on some Chinese farmers on the banks
of the Han Klang, killing three and
wounding three others. The incident, It
is added, is regarded as liable to provoke
reprisals.
A Chinese Reformer's Plea.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3 Leong Kai
Tinn, who claims to be special Ambas
sador of the deposed Emperor of China,
Kwang Hsu, delivered an Impassioned ad
dress to a large audience of his country
men In the Jackson-Street Theater. His
plea for the restoration of the Emperor
and the modernizing of China and his de
pletion of the Indignities that had been
heaped upon the unfortunate Kwang Hsu
by the Dowager Empress, were so elo
quent that the yellow men In the audi
ence were moved to tears.
Leong Kai Tlnn arrived In San Fran
cisco last Monday, and his address was
the first he dollvered here. He came
to this country to gain the support of the
Chinese residents of the United States for
the restoration of the Emperor and the
inauguration of a liberal policy tpward
foreigners. He is the representative of
the Chinese Empire Association of Re
formers, as well as the accredited agent
of Kwang Hsu,
After the address a collection was taken
up and a total of over J3000 was realized
for the reform association.
CALIFORNIA'S BIG TRBBS.
The Oldest Living: Things in the
World.
"WASHINGTON, Sept 3. The Depart
ment of Agriculture has Issued a re
port on investigation of the big trees if
California, that brings out some Inter
esting new conclusions. It shows that
the dimensions of the big trees are un
equaled; that their age makes them th
oldest living things. They are described
by the report as "the grandest, largest,
oldest and most majestically graceful of
trees and the scarcest of known tree
specie, with the extreme scientific value
of being the bSst living representatives
of a former geological age."
The report says the bark of the big
trees often is two feet tnlck and almost
non-combustible. "The oldest specimens
felled," It says, "are still sound at heart
and fungus Is an enemy unknown to It
Tet the big trees apparently have not
Increased their range since the glacial
epoch. They have only just managed to
hold their own on the little slip of coun
try where the climate is locally favor
able." The most recent investigations,, accord
ing to the report confirms the estimates
that these grand trees probably Uvea
5000 years or more. The average, rate of
growth is estimated at one inch of di
ameter for every 12 years. The report
also corroborates the statements of one
authority who says that one tree on
which he counted 4000 rings was undoubt
edly in its prime, "swaying in the winds
when Christ walked the earth."
Tho report states among other things
as the result of official Investigations;
"The only place In the world where the
big tree exists is In 10 isolated groves on
the west slope of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. The Bpecle, however, repre
sent a surviving pre-hlstorlc genus of
trees once growing widely over the globe.
The southern groves show some repro
duction, though which there Is hope of
perpetuating these groves. In the north
ern groves the species hardly holds its
own."
Lost the Trail of Train robbers.
SALT LAKE. Sept 3. A special to the
Tribune from Rawlins, "Wyo., says:
Three members of the Rock Springs
posse came Into the city today, having
been forced to quit the chase because
their horses played out They state that
the trail of the robbers was lost Saturday
evening, but the posses hoped to find it
again Sunday mornlngi They followed It
to Tlmberland, a heavily timbered dis
trict They believe that they were not
many hours behind the robbers Saturday,
but weTo unable to keep the trail. At the
start there were but four In the robbers'
party, but a few miles from the railroad
a pal joined them and the five are still
traveling in company.
A Conference In Chicago. ,
CHICAGO, Sept. 3. Senator Jones, J.
G. Johnson, vice-chairman, and C. A.
Walsh, secretary of the executive commit
tee of the National Committee, held an
all-day conference today with the party
leaders in several states. The chairman
of the state committees present were: 2.
A. Rosing, Minnesota; Parks M. Martin,
Indianapolis; F. L. Hall, Nebraska; A. F.
Walden, "Wisconsin; "Walter Watson, Il
linois; Georgo A. Hoffman, Iowa; Mack
Love, Kansas, and James II. Miller, West
Virginia. The object of the conference
was to obtain an accurate Idea of the
conditions existing In the various states
represented, and to arrange plans ' for
conducting the campaign.
Training Shiim In England.
LONDON. Sept. 3 The United States
training ships Hartford and Essex arrived
at Gravesend today, making three United
States vessels now at that place, the
training ship Lancaster having arrived
August 25. Salutf s were exchanged today
between these ships and tho shore bat-
J teries.
PETER RICKMERS COMING
ANOTHER BOOO-TOX CARRIER HEAD
ED FOR PORTLAND.
Freights No Higher Proportionately
' Oat of Portland Than Out el
New York Marine Notes.
The German shipJ Peter Rlckmers, one
of the largest Bhlps that ever loaded
at Portland, Is again headed in this direc
tion. She had been chartered for January
loading at 41s 3d. This' Is the fourth ves
sel of the Rlckmers fleet reported for
Portland this season, three others, the
Mabel, Rlckmer and Robert Rlckmers
having already departed. The faot that
grain rates are held at high figures on
tho coast simply because rates are high
all over the world, Is fully demonslrated
in the case of the Rlckmers ships. While
the Peter Rlckmers Ib coming to Port
land for, January loading at 41s 3d, the
Renee Rlckmers, another of the fleet,
also well known In this port, has been
chartered to load oil in Now Tork for
Japan in January. She is chartered, for
90,000' cases at 29 cents per case. This
will bring her owner a gross amount of
JJSG.lOd freight
The Renee Rlckmers is of 1959 tons net
register. The Rlckmer Rlckmers, Of 1914
tons net register, has just sailed from
Portland with 2963 tons of wheat for
which the owners of the vessel received
$26,370 .freight. The journey from New
York to Japan is practically the same
length as that from Portland to
Europe,, so that grain freights are no
higher proportionately than oil freights.
The Peter Rlckmers receives a rate
slightly higher than was paid the Rlck
mer Rlckmers. but as she Is chartered
to proceed from Europe to her loading
pert she can secure 'a cargo across the
Atlantic at a rate' sufficient to pay the
expenses of the trip, while the Peter
Rlckmers must make a longer trip across
the Pacific in ballast
THE LUCKY THYRA.
Gets Off Easy on Damages, and Saves
$1800 by Quick Discharge.
The experience of the Norwegian steam
ship Thyra for the past few days Is cer
tainly evidence tnat she is a lucky ship.
Any unwieldly craft could smash up
a trestle and hold up a railroad for a
few days If the opportunity Was offered,
but very few would ever get off with the
modest charge of $750, which was laid
against her. This Is undoubtedly the
smallest amount that was ever claimed
from a steamship which caused as much
trouble and delay as was experienced
by the passengers on the Astoria trains
for the past few 'days. Her good luck
did not end with the Inexpensive escapo
from a serious scrape, for she was under
charter to the United States Government
to be turned over as soon as her cargo
was discharged. It Is reported that she
receives $900 per day from the Govern
ment and owing to a slow trip up the
coast and the delay at Astoria, it looked
for awhile as though it would be Impos
sible to get her discharged so that she
could be turned over Saturday.
As Sunday was followed by a legal
holiday, the falluro to turn her over
on Saturday noon would have meant the
loss of two whole days, or $1800. Double
gangs were put on the steamer, and by
working overtime at night, the last baie
of cprgo was slung over her rail 16 min
utes before the time set for turning hot
over to the Government.
BAGS, RICE AND SULPHUR.
Oriental Steamers Bringing Heavy
Consignments of These Staples.
Two Oriental steamers, the Monmouth
shire and the Thyra, arriving at Portland
within the past six days, brought un
usually heavy consignments of sulphur,
rice and grain bags. Much sulphur Is
used at this season of the year in cur
ing hops, and there is also a big demand
for grain bags, the. market being practi
cally all cleaned 'up prior to the arrival
of the last two consignments. The
Monmouthshire, arriving Sunday, brought
1,841,000 grain bags,' and the Thyra, which
came In a few days before, brought 200,t
000. The Thyra had 13,815 packages of
sulphur, and 2240 bags of rice, while the
"Shire" brought 5689 packages of sulphur
and 3860 bags of rice'. The Monmouth
shire's freight list for Portland was about
the largest that she ever brought here,
there being nearly 20,000 packages for
this port alone. There was so much coast
freight offering, that she brought but
very little Eastern freight. A full cargo
Is awaiting trie steamer, and she will
leave on her Teturn voyage about next
Sunday.
Elder Sails Today.
The steamer Geo. W. Elder will leave
today for the north. She goes by way
of Seattle, where she will complete her
cargo. The Elder will make the trip In
command of Captain George Conway,
superintendent of water lines for the O.
R. & N. Her regular master, Captain
Clem Randall, was loaned to Goodall,
Perkins & Co. to take command of the
steamship Orizaba, which Is engaged in
laying a cable from St. Michael to Cape
Nome. It has been several months since
Captain Conway has been on the bridge
of a steamship, but he has hopes of es
caping the terrors of seasickness.
Lovr "Water In Lewis River.
The water In Lewis River Is so low at
present that the boats of the Lewis River
Transportation Company are not able to
ascend any higher than the forks of the
river, about three miles below La Center.
All freight and passengers have to be
transported from that point to the town
on a barge, and this requires one of ex
treme light draught To meet the require
ments of the situation Captain Kamm
has had constructed a barge 50 feet by
10. which was launched last week, and
draws 34 Inches. She will carry 40 tons
on 38 Inches of water. She will go Into
commission immediately, ands the people
of La Center, who have been much In
convenienced on account of the low
water, will give her a hearty -welcome.
Dorle Arrives From Hong Kong.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 3. The steamer
Doric has arrived from Hong Kong via
Yokohama and Honolulu with a small
passenger list She went Into quarantine,
but the cabin passengers were allowed
to land.
Log Raft Reaches San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 3. The great
log raft that' left Seattle August 22 arrived
this afternoon, in tow of the tugs Mon
arch and Tatoosh. The raft, which com
prises about 03,000 feet of piling, reached
hero practically Intact.
Itfnrlne Notes.
The steamer State of California ar
rived up late Sunday afternoon with a
full cargo, and a fairly heavy passenger
list She sails south again tonight.
The American ship Henry Filling, en
route from New York for HonMulu, has
put Into Stanley,. Falkland Islands, in a
leaky condition, with sickness cmong the
crew.
The Harvest Queen made another fast
tow up the river with the Centurion.
She left Astoria at 4 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, and anchored her ship In Port
land harbor about 11 o'clocfc Sunday
morning. ,
The British ship Perseverance, which
sailed from Probollngo Februiry 20, for
Newcastle, has been posted ts missing.
Both the ship and her master, Captain
Mclntyre, were well known if Portland,
the latter having many frleids among
the shipping men.
Domestic nml Forelorn'IPorts.
ASTORIA, Sept 3. Conditio of the barf
at 5 P. M., moderate; wind, west; weath
er, hazy.
Ban Francisco, Sept 8, Sailed Steamer
Areata, for Coos Bay.
ASTORIA. Sept 3. Arrived September
J British steamer Monmouthshire, from
Hon'g Kong; sailed September 2 United
States steamship Argyll, for China.
Port Townaend"-rSailed September S
British bark Ivanhoe. for Callao.
Seattle Arrived September 2 Steamer
City of Seattle, from Skagway; steamer
Aberdeen, from Skagway; tug- Wallowa,
from Cape Nome, and reports barge
Mercury total loss at Cape Nome. Sailed
September 2 Steamer City of Topeka, for
Skagway.
Bremen Sailed September 2 Barbaros
aa, for New York, via Southampton
Auckland, Sept 3. Sailed Moana, from
Sydney, for San Francisco.
Tsln Tau Sailed August 80 Frankfort,
for San Francisco.
Nagasaki Arrived August 30 Garonne,
from Seattle. Sailed September 1 Flint
shire, for San Francisco. ,
Genoa Arrived September 3 Kaiser
Wllhelm II, from New York, via Naples.
Liverpool, Sept. 3. Arrived Parisian,
from Montreal.
Bremen, Sept. 8. Arrived Koenlgen
Louise, from New York, via Southamp
ton. San Francisco, Sept. 3. Sailed Steamer
Walla Walla, for Victoria; steamer Ar
eata, for Coos Bay. - Arrived Steamer
Washtenaw, from Tacoma; tug Rescue,
from Seattle; tug Tatoosh, from Seattle:
bark Kate Davenport, from Prince Wil
liam Sound; steamer Rival, from Wlllapa
Harbor.
New York. Sept. 3. Arrived State of
Nebraska, from Glasgow and Londonder
ry. Southampton, Sept. 4. Sailed Barbaros
sa, from Bremen, for New York.
PERSONAL MBHTIOlf.
J. K. Weathorford, an attorney of Al
bany, Is at the Imperial;
"Will Jackson, a Baker City dentist ia
registered at the Perkins.
William Deery, a tlmberman of West
Superior, Wis., is In the city.
W J. Furnish, a banker of Pendleton,
Is registered at the Imperial.
Charles H. Miller, a hotel man of Echo,
is at the Imperial, with his wife.
H. W. Gllllngham, a newspaper man.
of Dayton, is at the St Charles.
C. F. Struckman, a merchant of Stella,
Wash., is registered at the St Charles.
B. W. Conyer, an attorney of Clats
kanie, is registered at the St. Charles.
A. F. Hilroeth, a lumberman of
Rainier, is registered at the St Charles.
J. p. Walt,, a stockralser of Roseburg,
Is at the Perkins, accompanied by his
wife.
Prof eseor-Thomas McClelland, of For
est Grove, registered at the Perkins Yes
terday. T. H. Johnson, Senator-elect of Wasoo,
Gilliam and Grant Counties, Is registered
at the Perkins, from Dufur.
Rabbi Stephen B. Wise, 'the newly-elected
pastor -of Beth Israel congregation,
will arrive here tomorrow night
Mr. and Mra. Robert Catilll, of Port
land, sailed from New York yesterday on
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
for an extended tour of Europe.
Mrs. Ella K. Hotallng. from San Fran
cisco, and Mrs. Isidore Monhelmer, from
Seattle, are visiting their parents, Mr.
and MrB. Alex Kaufman, 292 Tenth street.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as follows:
From Portland H. C. Gearln and wife,
the, ciranA TTninh: A. O. Berdorfer. at
th wnffmnn.
From Baker City J. H. Anstead, at'
the Continental.
From Salem D. J. Fry, at the Astor. i
nvnm Riivprtnn-J. C. Wolf, at the Al-
Toerta.
From Seattle T. M. Fisher and wife,
at the Grand Union; Misses Gardner,
Miss M. B. Hyde, at the Bturtevant; J.
8. Graham and wife, at the St. Denis.
From Spokane B. C. Kingsbury, at the
Imperial.
From TacomaJ. L. Smith, at the Hoff
man. "" Ido-ho Xotes.
The Oto Flno Commercial Club has
raised money and put on a force of men
to cut a new road to Pierce City.
Recent copper finds have been made 18
miles above Murray, in unexplored terri
tory. The ore also carries gold, lead
and silver. Some of it assays several
hundred dollars a ton.
Tho onco familiar Lost Cabin mine, at
the head of Fourth of July Canyon, 5
Wolf Iodge district, about 15 miles wesT
of the principal mines of the coeyr
d'Alenes, is to be reopened. p
An electric tramway Is to be run be
tween Grangovllle and Buffalo Humpa
distance of SO miles, inside of efeht
months, says B. M. Gilpin, a promlient
mining man of Buffalo Hump.
A large field of flax belonging to
Messrs. Gage, Bresalau and Brewen near
Genesee, yielded a return of 20 tushels
to the acre. A greater porUon.pf the
Fall-sown wheat being threshed now is
averaging about 35 bushels to tie acre.
In the case of Joseph Blanton against
the Board of Regents of tho University
of Idaho, Judge Steele has rpdered a
decision against the former president of
the University of Idaho, Josepi Blanton,
who sought to restrain the Joard from
removing him from office, j'
The belt of country known w the Lowert
Nespelum, is one of the growing young
mining districts that are l(ttle heard of
dutside. All that outsldfrs appear to
know of this part of the,&outh Half is
that a mine called the Bebecca is situ
ated somewhere hereabouts.
M. A. Meyendorff, speoai agent of the
land office at Lewistoi, has returned
from a trip to the Bufftlo country. Ho
states that the prlnclpa object of his visit
was to investigate t.e alleged timber
trespasses ,in and alout that section.
The Illegal cutting ofUmber was not as
serious as he had anticipated it would
be, and especially vas this the case in
the matter of the Buffalo Hump syndi
cate. WnBhinstin Industries.
A train of 40 cfrs is required to haul
the produce of "EUcima Valley.
Thirty tons of S00 hops have been sold
at Chehalls for k cents per pound.
The yield of wieat about Garfield is es
timated at fron- 20 to 25 bushels an acre.
Eastern buyers are paying TO cents a
hundred welgtt, or 514 a ton, for barley
at Walla Wala.
H. B. Nyoof Spokane, owner of the
Bill Nye me, has opened a rich vein
which goes 40.000 to the ton.
A party of Walla Walla men has in
corporated ,a company at $40,000, which
will deal y mining property.
George S. Glover, has raised two cu
cumbers on his ranch, near Bellevue,
which wegh 2 pounds 6& ounces and 2
pounds 73 ounces.
The FIrhaven capitalists who aro in
terestedin the copper mines of Grlbble
Island Jave received a shipment of 1000
poundsof ore. which they will send to
the Everett smelter.
The ,iay crop of Kittitas Valley Is esti
mated by competent judges to be fully
50,000 tons, and that portion of it which
will' 7e put on the market will bring the
farmers fully $300,000.
TI Puritan Mines Company, operat
ing' at Loomis, Palmer Mountain dis
trict, is grading, blasting out rocks and
otherwise improving the switchback road
ruining to the sawmill.
'Vigorous development of the copper
bftt west of Valley, in Stevens County,
will be begun by a recently organized
company. The ore assays about ,148,
and there are side values of gold. 4 ,
?T. J. McFerron, one of the most promi
nent fruitralsers In Cheney and vicinity,
says the crop of. apples this year will be
the largest ever harvested, and that there
will bo a line crop or pears and prunes.
The first 10 miles of the Boulder Creek
Political
CAN YOU ANSWER THEM?
?Wka ws laefc.
Democratic WW
Candidate for fiae tAe
VkcPresl. - f Candidatesoi
dent la 1896? ' I ether Ticket
dent la 1896? '
It's easy,
UUl
?Howafly
votes did m 1
Palmer and m
Buckaer" i f
receive? I
out f
Howaany
What were
Platforms of
the different
Parties?
6r h&r jroa
forgotten17
they also'ra
WOULD YOU
? were Born?
Names'ofaH W When they
Presidents? Died?-
T I When they,
? rfcv Would yon
The' Events Blikea facsfan.
ofach Wiltoftbk
Adprinlstra f Deciaratioa
-, ttai? I oflndepen-
dence and Its
signatures?
If you tarlk politics at all, disputes are sutq to
arise over questions of fact Be prepared to answer
questions by quoting facts and figures correctly by
sending for
History of Political Parties
' Answers all of the above, and nunierous other ques
tions. It contains all you need to know to enable you
to talk and think intelligently on past and present hap
penings in the political fields. Special pages are devoted
to a facsimile of "The Declaration of Independence" and
pictures of the Presidents. A new map, showing growth
of the United States, is one of its most instructive fea
tures. Size of book, 11x14 inches.
Sent to any address for 25c
This book is not issued by any political party, but deals
with things you Vant to know without regard to how
you want to vote. Send orders to
THE OREGONIAN
PORTLAND, OREGON
dxtenslon of the B. B. & B. C. will, by
'the end of the month, be ready for tho
frails and briages. Work will begin as
soon as the steel arrives. Two hundred
"men are at work.
in the Lapwal country the wheat crop
will not be as large as usual, the exces-
slve hot weather having burned and
shrunken the kernel. The flax crop,
however, will be very good, and there
will be an abundance of fruit.
Threshing in the Falouse country is
now far enough progressed to allow a
fairly accurate estimate of the yield. The
crop is short, probably one-fourth of tho
average. The average is 25 bushels.
The grade is uniformly high, almost all
coming up to the standard set for 'No. 1.
Oregon Minins' Nctva.
fhe value of the black beach sand in
cos County is being Investigated by
Fastern mine promoters.
The Coquille City Herald reports flat
tering prospects for the resumption of
work at the Rlverton coal mines. The
Liberty mine has received an order for
2000 tons per week from a San Francisco
Arm.
In the Cracker Creek district, in the 123
foot tunnel level of the shaft being driven
in the Free Coinage, owned by Vic Schil
ling, of Portland, workmen last week
struck a six-foot vein of very rich free
gold ore. The management will erect a
stamp mill this Fall if a permanent body
of ore is found.
The old Buffalo mine, located some five
miles from Lawton, is preparing soon to
resume operations. Ed Cox, of Portland,
purchased a one-third Interest in the prop
erty recently, and one of the' agreements
of the sale calls for the expenditure of
about $10,000 In development work.
In Mormon Basin, in Baker County, the
Lum Sing Company, composed of eight
Chinese, has been engaged in placer min
ing for the past 10 years. Last weekJim
Sing, one of the partners who had charge
of a two months' clean-up, amounting to
$900, skipped out with tho money, leav
ing the other Chinese the sluice boxes
and a lot of debts. The company has of
fered a reward of $50 for his apprehen
slpn, but it Is. probable that the fleeing
Celestial will make, his way to China.
A Friendly "Warning:
Spokane Outburst.
Tho City of Omaha has won a distinc
tion all Its own. Ten years ago the
United States census showed that tho city
on the Missouri had a population of 140,
452, but the present census gives tho city
only 102,555. What an opportunity this
will give the real estate agents to talk
about their city! The only town In the
United States which has lost 27 per cent
of Its people In 10 years! What became
of them? Did they die or have they
moved to Seattle? The people of the last
city should take warning. Omaha now
has the disgrace of a heavy falling off in
size which will be a real Injury to the
city in tho coming few years. It is said
this result of the census Is due to the
fact that 10 years ago the enumeration
-was greatly padded. Now the corrected
returns do not come within speaking dis
tance of the supposed population at that
timo. No one who knows the business
men and politicians of Seattle would
think of accusing them of padding their
enumeration, but they should take care
that an unintentional mistake is not made
by some Irresponsible enumerator, where
by fifteen or twenty thousand extra names
are placed on the lists. A day of reckon
ing will come, as it did in the case of
Omaha. The way of the transgressor is
hard.
Eastern Oregon Railroad Topics.
Carson Tocsin.
A party of O. R. & N. surveyors is
in the field making a survey for a line
down Powder River to the Snake, thence
to Lewiston. A Baker City business man,
whose source of information is head
quarters itself, tells us that within 10
months tho whistle of the locomotive will
be heard in Eagle Valley.
An interesting chapter In the history of
the Northwest Railway Company's af
fairs, and one that causes our citizens to
feel more hopeful for the completion of
the road' to the Seven Devils, was the
payment of $1000 this week to the holder
of Orman & Crook time checks. This
sum is about 20 per cent of the outstand
ing indebtedness, and the contractors
promise that the remainder will be forth
coming in a short time.
Letter Carriers Parade.
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 3. Twenty-five
hundred letter carriers from various cities
Questions
4T 4"
DMMcKWey
W receive the W
f largest f
I ooiiuhr vafe? t
Htwwere
the Electoral
Vote
dlstftotftrf?
popular tfe?
?
Where were
the Different
HowrasHv
Adrainistra
ConVeitioos
tjons have
Passed?
field?
LIKE TO KNOW
B Names of all $D
Cabinet W
f Officers and f
i Date of I
(The appear
ance of each
President
frorh
Portraits?
uaxe or
AppoktMt?
, -.Would yoi
Would yoa like, to be
W like a Map familiar
showing how other que
the U. S. I tfonsofj
W has crown? Q public
Interest?
r. Would you
like, to be
familiar with
other ques.
lions or zrefc
appeared in Detroit, marched at 5 o'clock
this afternoon In an Imposing parade,
lunched together in Light Guard Armory,
and tonight took part In a public recep
tion and listened to addresses of wel
como, commendation and encouragement.
There are but 750 delegates to the annual
convention of the Association of Letter
Carriers, which begins tomorrow, but
many of the carriers In the city today
re turned home tonight.
The "World' Greatest Dosa.
Harper's Weekly.
The new Croton dam at the Cornell site
Is built in an approximately north and
south line across the bed of the Croton
River, about 3 miles above its
junction with tho Hudson River.
It wllj cost about $5,000,000, and be
the largest and most extensive yet built
on this Continent, and In extreme dimen
sions and volume of masonry probably
second to none In the world. Its height
is certainly the greatest of any in the
world, and the total amount of masonry
of all kinds Is about 670,000 cubic yards
a volume approximately one-fifth of
that of the pyramid of Cheops, which,
Herodotus states, was 764 feet square, 480
feet high, and required the labor of 100,
000 men for 20 years to build It. The
main structure Is a solid mass of very
large blocks of selected stone, carefully
fitted together, and laid In the best and
strongest cement, that rapidly becomes as
hard as flint.
UNKNOWNS
B0RDENS
BRAND
CONDENSED ffl$
4
SEND"D AQIFCMABOOKFO
FOR. UfiVSlM? MOTHERS.
Borden's Condenseji Milk GxMY.
The pure white pro
duct of the Cocoanut,
is absolutely the
Twentieth Century
Cooking Material,
superseding lard and
butter.
Ask your grocer r write
India Refining Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Don't fall to try J
9K DIBI f
f whmn muffarlnm femm any bad f
condition of tha Stomach
x or SJvar. T
lO ceata and 35cont. Rt drnrtore.
1-'M''r"r-r'T-rf-"?,-l''I-N
I "Ko-Nut"
THE PALATIAL
null
An
a2fjn5j 'I-J imMI nijti silau
Not a darlc office In the building!
absolutely fireproof electric llshta
and artesian vrater; perfect sanita
tion and thorough -ventilation. Elc
vatora run day and nlsJat.
Zteoma.
AINSIilB. DB. OEORGB. Phystc!an....e03-00J
XLDRICH, 8. W.. General Contractor.. ....010
ANDEJHaOJr. GUSTAV. Attorney-at-U'w...i3
ASSOCIATED PRESS: E. I. PowelU MbtS
AUSTEN. 7. C. Manager for Oregon and
"Washington Banker' Ufa Association, of
Des Moines. Ia 603-301
BANKERS' IJFE ASSOCIATION. OB DE3
MOINES. IA.:F. a Anaten. Manager. .S02-JS03
BAYNTUN, GEO. R.. Mgr- tor Chas. Scrlb-
ners Bona SIS
BEALS. EDWARD A.. Forecast Offlclal U.
B. "Weather Bureau .....'.............. ....D10
BENJAMIN. R. W.. DenUat 314
BINSWANGER. DR. O. S.. Phya. & 8ur.0lH
BROOKE. DR. J. M.. Phys. & Surx 703-T09
BROWN. MTRA. M. D 313-314
BRUEREv DR. O. E.. Physician 4I2-il3-4U
BUSTEED. RICHARD. Agent Wllaoa & Mc-
Callar Tobacco Co. .... ..... C03-C03
CATJKIN. O. E.. District Agent Traveler
Insurance Co. ...... ... .......... ...T19
CARDWEIX. DR. J. R 30
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANT
... 0O4-C0B-60G-60T-613-6M-C13
CORNELIUS. C. W.. Phyo. and Surgeon... .20
COVER. F. C.. Caahler Equitable Ure......304
COLLIER. P. P.. Publisher: S. P. McGuIre.
Manager ...M.M........M.M...MM 415-418
DAT. J. O. & I. N. - 318
DAVIS. NAPOLEON. President Columbia
Telephone Co. ........ ................... .C01
DICKSON. DR. J. T.. Physician TIS-TH
DRAKE. DR. H. B.. Physician 812-513-314
DWTER. JOE. P.. Tobaccos 403
EDITORIAL ROOMS ... Eighth floor
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY:
L. Samuel. Manager:. F. C?. Cover. Cashier .300
EVENINO TELEGRAM ...323 Alder atreet
FENTON. J. D..Phylclan and Surgeon.300-310
FENTON. DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear 311
FENTON, MATTHEW F.. Dentist B
FIDELITY MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION;
E. C. Stark. Manager....... ....... ...601
OALVANI. W. H., Engineer and Draughts
man .............. ............... 00
GAVIN. A.. President Oregon Camera Club.
214-215-210-21?
OEARY. DR. EDWARD P., Physician and
Surgeon 212-213
GEBIHE PUB. CO . Ltd.. Flno Art Publish
ers: M. C. McGreovy. Mgr.. ....... ......313
GIEBY. A. J.. Phyalclan and Surgeon. .."00-T10
OODDARD. E. C. 4 CO.. Footwear........
.... ..Ground floor. 120 Sixth street
GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan
LIfa Insurance Co. of New Torlc 20D-21H
GRANT. FRANK S.. Attomey-at-Law 017
HAMMAM BATHS. King & Compton. Propa.303
HAMMOND. A. B. ... 310
HOLLISTER. DR. O. C. Phy. & Bur.. 304-301
IDLEMAN, C. M.. Attorney-at-Lavr..410-lT-W
JOHNSON. W. C. 315-310-312
KADY. MARK T.. Supervisor of Agents
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n C04-603
LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen.
eral Manager Columbia Telephone C&.....C01
LITTLEFIELD. H. R.. Phys. and Surgeon.. 201
MACRUM.. W. S.. Sec Oregon Camera Club.2J.-l
MACKAY. DR. A. E., Phya. and Surg. .711-712
MAXWELL. DR. W. E.. Phys. & Sursr. .701-2-3
McCOY, NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law 713
McFADEN. MISS IDA E.. Stenographer 201
McGINN. HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law.311-313
McKELL, T. J.. Manufacturer Representa
tive ., . 30J
METT. HENRY 213
MILLER. DR. HERBERT C Dentist and
Oral Surgeon ...... ...... ....... ....608-OM
MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist 312-313-31
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.. of
New York; W. Goldman. Manager.. ..200-219
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N:
Mark T. Kady. Supervisor of Agents. .604-C01
Mcelroy, dr. j. g.. Phys. & sur.701-702.703
McFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Columbia
Telephone Co. 00
McGUIRE. 8. P.. Manager P. T. Collier.
Publisher .............. ... ........ 413-4H
McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law......B00
MUTUAL LIFE INCURANCE CO.. of New
York; Wm. S. Pond. State Mgr..404-403-408
NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law.713
NILES. M. L.. Casnler Manhattan Life In
surance Co.. of New York. .............. .203
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY:
Dr. L. B Smith. Osteopath... 403-403
OREGON CAMERA CLUB...... 214.215-216-217
PATTERSON. PETER 4O6
POND. WM. S.. State Manager Mutual Life
Ian Co. of Now York ......... 4Ot-t05-4C
PORTLAND BYE AN DEAR INFIRMARY.
............... .Ground floor. 133 Sixth street
PORTLAND MINING & TRUST CO.; J. H.
Marshall. Manager 313
QUIMBY. L. P. W.. Gam and Foreotry
Warden ....... 710-71?
ROSENDALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and Min
ing Engineer ........ ............. .313-318
REED & MALCOLM. Opticians. 133 Slxst street
REED. F. C Fish Commissioner.. .........407
RYAN, J. B. Attorney-at-Law ........ 417
SAMUEL. L.. Manager Equitable Life CO
SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
CO.: H. F. Buahong. Gen. Agent for Ore.
and Wash 501
SHERWOOD. J. W., Deputy Supreme Com
mander. K. O. T. M. .... 317
SMITH. Dr. L. B.. Osteopath... ....... 408-403
RONS OF THEAMERICAN REVOLUTION.000
STARK. E. C. Executive Special. Fidelity
Mutual Life Association of Phlla.. Pa.... .601
STUART. DELL, Attorney-at-Law.. .017-018
BTOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-703
SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P.
TERMINAL CO. T0
STROWBRIDGE. THOS. H.. Executive Spe
cial Agmt Mutual Life, of New York...408 '
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201
TUCKER. DR. GEO. F.. Dentist 610-611
U S. WEATHER-BUREAU BOT-OOS-000-010
U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH
DIST.. Captain W. C Langfltt. Corps of
Engineers. U. 8. A.
U. S ENGINEER OFTICE. RIVER AND
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. Captain W.
C. Langfltt. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A. .81
WATERMAN. C. H.. Cashier Mutual Llf
of New Tork -W
retary Native Daughters .......... 716-717
WHITE. MISS L. E.. Assistant Secretary
Oregon Camera Club ..........-. 21
WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Phys. & Sur.304-3
WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Physv & Surg. .706-707
WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phya. i Surr.G07-5M
WILSON A McCALLAT TOBACCO CO.;
Richard Busteed. Agent ..002-603
WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician 412-413-414
WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO...013
A few more elegrant offices may te
had by applying to Portland Trnat
Company of Oregon, 10 Third at., or
to the rent cleric In the building:.
No Cure
No Pay
1 'tJw
THE MODERN APPLIANCE A positive
way to perfect manhood. Tho VACUUM
TREATMENT CURES you without medicine of
all nervous or diseases zt the generative or
gans, such as lost manhood, exhaustive drains,
varicocele, lmpotency. etc Men are quickly re
stored to perfect health and strength. Wr'ie
for circulars. Correspondence confidential.
THE HEALTH APPLIANCE. CO.. rooms 47-41
Safe Deposit building. Seattle. Wash.
MEN