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10 THE MOENING OHEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1900,. THE ART OF EMBROIDERY AND LACE MAKING (Copyright, 1000, by Seymour Eaton.) THfcOREGONIAN'J) HOME STUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED B PROF. SEYMOUR EATON HISTORIC STUDIES IN HOME FURNISHING x. (Concluded.) The early Gauls also showed great pro ficiency In the art of embroidery. This taste was fostered by Greek merchants, who brought Oriental goods to the period ical fairs held near the monasteries and shrines of saints, so that in time the mon asteries became the working centers for the early specimens of this craftsman ship. Here the sister art of mlssal-1 lu jninatlon also flourished, many of these cloistral designs furnishing most allur ing patterns to the embroiderers. The monastery of St. Gaul, Switzerland, con tained -workrooms for -weavers and em broiderers, -whose handiwork -was greatly encouraged by the church In order to In crease the wealth of sacerdotal orna ments. At funerals, too. -where the bodies of the dead lay In state, there was great display of embroidered mortuary cloths, the pall of Childerlc being -worked with 300 golden bees. Charlemagne the Great encouraged his Jamlly, court and subjects to perfect themselves in the art of embroidery, with -which Tie -was very fond of decorating his huge person. His obliging sister-in-law accordingly founded many convents in Cnt Worlt (Point Coupe). Sixteenth Century. (Musee des Art Decoratlfs.) Aquitalne and Provence, where she taught all the Inmates the Intricacies of the a flous forms of needlework. There is still preserved in St. Peter's, Rome, a Gieek dalmatic called the 'Imperial dalmatic," because Charlemagne Is said to have -worn it when singing high mass as a dea con upon the day of his coronation. En tirely aside from its historic interest. It Is of the greatest artistic value, and Is re garded by modern ccnnolsseurs as the linest piece of embroidery in the world. In addition to the numberless small fig ures of sliver and gold embro'dered upon the blue-rllk foundation are the rondels in front and back representing the last judgment and the transflguratlon, em bro'derod in silk and gold thread, and con sidered marvels of skill. In Anjrlo-Sasron England embroidery made such great strides that it was early known as "Angllcum Opus." Anglo-Norman ladles -were also renowned for this kind of -work, the bes-l-prcserved speci men of their skill being the tapestry (wrongly so-crllfd) In the cathedral at Bayeux, embroidered by .Matilda; wife oi William the Conqueror. r by her near relatives. T'pon this narrow band of stout linen. SCO feet long. Matilda and her maidens, emulating Helen s needle-work-inr acHovcments during he siege of Troy, tantastlca 1 mbr.i'e.cd over 1203 figures, forming a necaSe-wrought epic of the con quest of England by the Normans. Among the various well-known early stitches feather-stitch, crewel-stitch and weaving stitch the "Opus Angllcum ' so justly celebrated until after the reign of Henry "VIII. seems to h"ve been a modified chain-stitch embroidery, producing a granulated surface; Its facial depressions and dlmp'es were simulated by pressing down upon the embroidery a heated metal xod tipped -with a small bulb. Returning crusaders adorned with be Jeweled and embroidered trappings and mantles necessarily exercised a marked Influence upon the sumptuary arts, mod ifying tho early, mystical solemnity of distinction by a tendency toward the in tricacies of emblazonry. Cut work or applique work, composed of ornamental shapes cut out of silk, wool, velvet oi linen, stitched to a foun dation and edged with a gold braid or or namental leather gimp, now came greatly Into vogue. In the more elaborate yet less artistic styles, the architectural part of the design was frequently woven, and the sacred figures -worked by the embroid erer upon separate material, were Insert ed in the panel spaces. This method of ornamentation, combined -with graceful, Interlacing scrolls, was especially popu lar for head dresses, shoes, gloves and other articles of apparel. In the Bayeux Poach, of the Thlrteentli Century. Cathedral are "two -woolen mlttns, with embroiders' on the hands of two figures of St. Veronica, surrounded by pearls." Of similar ornamentation must have been Laura's dainty glove, -which, so Petrarch tells us In the lC6th sonnet, "Gold and silken broidery bore." Pearls and span gles ornamented coats and sleeves In -whimsical and extravagant patterns. Great castles of the middles ages were partitioned by embroidered hangings; al coves and recesses and royal dressing rooms were thus Ingeniously contrived by means of canopies and side hangings. While personal and household adorn ment kept busy the profesisonal embroi derers retained at all petty courts, sacred ornamentation also taxed heavily the In genuity of the needleworkers of the mid dle ages. A favorite pattern for altar frontals, statue hangings and ecclesiasti cal vestment was that of the Jesse tree. This tree was Intended to represent thej sacred lineage of Jesus Christ and was tut a curious religious adaptation of the gen ealogical fad which gave rise to coat, of arms. A favorite feature of all forms of ornamentation during the mlddla ages, It is thus described hy Ernest Lefebre: 'lne tree in full leaf rises from Abraham, an old man asleep below; between the inter lacements of its leading branches are King David, Solomon and the Virgin Mary; surmounting all Is th2 c.uclflxlon." During the renaissance embroidery, .Ike all the other arts, was largely affected by Italian Influence. Venice, Nnoted f jr her exquisite glasswork, reintroduced sol id embroidery of varicolored glass b:ads, an amplification of Egyptian bead work and the rude North American Indian's or namentation In wampun upon belts and moccasins. Great artists did not consider it viola tion of the traditions of their art to make designs for "painting with the nee dle." The oval medallion sketcnid . y Raphael, depicting the "Dance Round t"e Golden Calf," was designed for a set o' furniture coverings for the coronatljn chamber. In a similar manner were uti lized an Ecco Homo of the Rembrandt school, several portrait picture, and in Spain many adaptations of th Murl.lo paintings. Many of these Spanish needle workers attained a crlspness of ic.isf comparable to woodcarvihg. This re ief embroidery reached such extravacant proportions during the relrn of X.ou s XIV that it far outstripped the bounds of good taste. For instance, in the King's apartments were caryatides 15 feet high, so boldly embroidered In gold that the effect was rather that of metal bas-relief than of legitimate embroidery. Such extremes, however, but Instanced the growing appetite for everytnlng lux urious and showy. The costume became a mere mass of embroidery. Not sat U fled with the thousand and one grotesque 11 -tie fripperies of' dress, many nobles, with nothing better to employ their time, had their robes cut at home and s;nt for em broidery to the Chinese, whose finesse in that art has never been surpassed. Queens and their maidens, all ladles of leisure, made the novelties of embroidery their pastime, and their gatherings for the comparison of the newly printed de signs and stitches were but forerunners of that activity which today finds Ks ex pression In club life. Catherine de Medici was an adept in this kind of work, mi exacted a dally amount of silk needle work from her daughter Mary, the future Queen of Scotland. Mme. de Mamtenon also was so devoted to he art that she embroidered all the time when out driv ing, putting on her spectacles and be ginning her needlework before the coach man started tne horses. Under the rococo and sylvan-mythological periods true art became mote and more'debased. When the French revolu tion closed the volatile 18th century the citizens of the new reglmo found t elr diversion In picking the jewels from em broidered court suits; then, after the gar ments were rendered unfit for wear, the gold and silver threads were sent to ths melting pot to be recast for the benefit of the new government. When, machines were Invented which could produce rapidly the precise effsct -which the hand worker achieved after years of toll, embroidery became a super fluous art, and Its decadence was inevi table. Today, except among a very small class cf professionals, it Is not undertav t h seriously, and the amateur -work is hard ly worth consideration. TALES FROM PEKIff. More Stories From Returning Ml slonnrles and Outers. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2. Some Inter esting details of the relief of the for eigners In Pekln are told by Rev. Fred erick Brown, presiding elder of the Meth odist mission in Tien Tsln, who guided the allied forces into the Chinese capi tal. Mr. Brown, who arrived here on the Coptic, was In Pekln at the time of the Boxer outbreak, and -was one of the last persons to leave that city before communication with the outside world had been cut off. He left Pekln June i. and -with great difficulty reached Tien Tsin. He Immedi ately organized an expedition for the re lief of Pel Talho. where a party of 73 foreigners, mostly women and children, were besieged by the Chinese. About 30 Americans were In the party. Dr. Brown's family among them. He sent his family to Japan for safety, but considered that his duty lay in China, and made an effort to return to Tien Tsln, but as he was a civilian he was refused passage by the military authorltiesr He succeeded in getting through on an American tug boat. As Dr. Brown was familiar with the City of Pekln, his advice was asked re garding the best means of entry, and it was on his suggestion that the sewer un der the city's wall was chosen by the Americans and British. The result of this was their arrival several hours before the Russians and Japanese. In relating his experiences, Dr. Brown said: "The capture of Tien Tsin on July 15 by the allied forces was so unexpected that the various treasuries, yamens and mints" did not have time to hide their treasures or destroy their documents. I was re quested by the allies to search the dockets and files of the various Chinese depart ments, and In doing so came across many entries and accounts -which clearly n crlmlnate the highest officials. In the day book of the Viceroy an entry occurs showing that on July 12, the day he fled, 10,000 taels had been given to the chief Boxer, Chang-Chlng, for food for his men. Another entry shows that 1445 taels had been given Yang Sheu Chen for -white flour for two days' rations for his men. Another entry Is for 40 taels given to a wounded Boxer. In all these entries there Is no mention made of this being a debt, but all are cash entries showing that the money was duly paid out of the Viceroy's treasury. "One entry shows -where 30 taels each had. been given to the bearer for two heads cut from the dead bodies of for eigners. Many headless bodies of Amer ican marines were found on the field after the battle of June 23, and this entrv shows at once the reason for the mutilation. A ' complete register of all the Boxers In the villages around Tien Tsln -was also found, giving names and descriptions so perfect ly that when the suppression of this pes tilential society is undertaken the list will be of great assistance. "There was an Incident of the march of 1 the relief column on Pekiri which I think the -world should know as showing the disposition of the Russians to play tricks on the allies. When -we were -within 18 miles of Pekln the Russian commandet gave notice to the other commanders that his men -were too tired and footsore to proceed much further, and said that he -would not attempt to enter Pekln the next day. but would march only about eight miles. In the disposition o'f the forces the Japanese -were in advance, and 'i during the night the Russians quietly started on a march. Intending to slip away from the rest of the forces and get into Pekln first in order to secure whatever 1 adavantago might accrue therefrom. The Japanese -were watching, however, and aroused the other forces. "Rev. Frank D. Gamewell, one of the Methodist missionaries at Pekln. deslgneo the barricades behind -which the besieged L-egationers so ably defended themselves during the long siege. For this he has been thanked in a letter by Sir Claude MacDonald." Rev. C H Fenn. a returned mirslon nry from Pekln. tells of the first receipt during the siege of direct npws by Min ister Conger from Secretary of State Hay. He yays: "On July 17 -we received a message from the outside world that said: 'Communi cate tidings bearer.' There was no date and no signature. Mr. Conger sent It to the Tsung 11 Tamun with the request that It bo made plain. He received in reply a copy of Minister Wu's dispatch which stated that the United States Government ' demanded word from. Minister Conger In cipher. That message made our hearts jump with joy. Conger sent his reply at once. "Tho night before relief arrived wc heard the rattle of the machine guns av a distance, and it was sweet music. Ev erybody got up It -was about 1 o'clock the women made coffee, and there was no more sleeping that night. The next, day, as the Americans came In, I went down and shook hands with each man as he staggered in through the water gate." Miss Cecllo E. Payne the young minia ture painter who went to Pekln last Spring as the guest of Minister and Mrs. Conger, told a graphic story of the siege on her r.rrlval here. "Of the whole eight vreeks of terrible anxiety and dread," said Miss Payne, "three nights stand out with special prominence. They are spoken of by the besieged as 'the three terrible nights.' The first was just before the siege about June 17 or 18. That was while we were In the American legation. We went into the British legation compound June 20, The night I speak of was one the for eigners will never forget. All night long went up terrible cries, howls and shouts of thousands upon thousands of Chinese crying for the blood ot the foreigners. "The second terrible night was about tho middle of the siege, 'when, after three or four days of muggy, sultry weather, one o'f the fnost violent thunder storms I ever experienced broke over the city. Everybody had predicted that with the coming of the rain the Chinese would cease tiring, but the effect was just the opposite. It was a night of bellowing thunder, roaring artillery, incessant light ning and pouring rain. "The third and last night of horror was August 13, the day before the relief came. On that night the Chinese were fairly frantic and moved heaven and earth to break in and kill us. Firing that hart seemed furious before was tame com pared with the hall of shot and shell that poured in upon us that night. It came from all quarters and t seemed to be from every Imaginable kind of fire arm. We had received, reports of the approach of the relief column and knew that It must be near from the frantic attempts of the Chinese to slay. We ex pected that any moment might be our last, as many breaches were made by the shells and a determined assault at any one place would have opened the way for the hordes outside." SEPTEMBER WEATHER. The United States Department of Agri culture, Weather Bureau, furnishes the following monthly meteorological sum mary for the month of September, 1CO0: Temperature. 9 : H DATE. 63 70 64 60 GO 64 59 60 62 66 70 .74 66 54 56 57 57 68 62 61 62 61 54 CO 00 00 00 00 .10 .15 .37 T 00 00 00 .03 .21 .25 .04 T 00 .42 .25 T T .11 00 00 00 00 00 00 T Clear Clear Clear Pt Cloudy Clear Pt Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudv Clear Clear Cleai- Cloudy KHoudy ciouay toloudy I t u.ouay Clear Cloudy Cloudy PPt Cloudy Ft Cloudy Pt Cloudy 66 Pt Cloudy ot 58 60 53 52 52 Viearr Clear Clear Pt Cloudy Pt Cloudy Ft Cloudy Mean maximum, 6S.6; minimum, 5l4; mean. G0.1. Mean atmospheric pressure, 20.03; high est pressure, 30.33 on the 26th; lowest pressure, 29.60 on the 12th. Mean temperature, 60; highest, 87, on the 12th; lowest, 41, on the 29th; greatest dally range, 28, on tlie 5th; least daily range, 6, on the 14th. Mean temperature for this month in 1KJ2 5!"il887 61 1S73 61118S8 65 1874 6111889 J...61 1875 6SI1899 62 1R76 1S77 1878 1879 1SS0 1881 1552 1553 .63 1S91 ... .61 591892 63 58 60 1S03 1694 .0il95 67 ...GOIliSS 61 .. .621897 60 .621S98 63 18S4 6S'1899 64 1655 62I1SO0 i....C0 1656 631 Mean temperature for this month for 29 years, 61; average deficiency of dally mean temperature during month, 1; accumulated excess of dally mean temperature, since January 1, 216; average dally excess since January 1, 1; prevailing direction of wlna, northwest; total movement of wind, 52S8 miles: maximum velocity of wind, direc tion and date, 29 miles, southwest, 22d; total precipitation, 1.93 inches; number of days with .01 inch or more of precipita tion, 10. Total precepltatlon (in, inches) for this month in 1871 1.1CI1S86 1.19 1S72 1.2611897 . 3.06 1873 0.00118S8 1.13 1S74 1.70 1889 1.61 1875 ....r. 0.71 ISM 1876 1.09 1891 0.10 2.17 1.63 1877 S.36 1892 1878 3.54 1883 2.66 1879 2.1S 1894 1.32 18S0 1SS1 1S32 .1.34 1856 1896 1897 1S9S .1.16 .0.47 .2.79 .2.60 1.37 .2.61 .0.-91 .0.67 4.25 18S3 1884 l&G 1899 2.481900 1.93 Average precipitation for this month1 for 30 years, 1.75 inches; total excess in precipitation during month,. .IS Inch,; total' precipitation from September 1, lfiOO, to' date, 1.93 inches; average precipitation from September 1, to date, 1.76 inches, total excess from September -1, 1900, to' date, .18 of an inch; average precipita tion for SO wet seasons, 43.94 Inches; num ber of clear daS's, 11; partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, 9; dates of frost, none; greatest precipitation in 24 hours, .67 on the 19th. ' A. B. WQLiLABEIR, Observer. Women and Chinese Voters. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 24. (To the Editor.) Native-born Chinamen can vote now, and 3000 of them availed themselves of this right in. 1896 to cast their ballots against the suffrage being given to the women of California. Think of Mrs. Ice land Stanford and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, the wives of United States Senators, and the two citizens of California who hava done most for the educational interests of the state, giving th6Ir millions" to he'.p the young learn to help themselves, 'from the kindergartens of San. Frrtnclsco to the great universities; think of the wle oJ the United States Minister Plenipoten tiary to the court of Berlin, and of the wife of the United States Minister to Ja pan, with all the other hundreds of thou sands of noble -women In the sta e who asked to vote think of the question of the political freedom and equality of the.ie women being brought to the tribuml ol the ballot-box, and of Sam Lee and Wog Ho, In their pigtails, gravely deciding that -women didn't know enough to vote! Now the only disfranchised class left In this so-called Republic are the women. To this complexion has it come at last! The negroes and the Chinamen havo in their turn, been enfranchlssd, womei alone are left, the millstone around the neck of the enfranchised labor of all races, BUS AN B. ANTHONY. !.. 74 52 2 S2 57 3 75 54 4 66 53 5 74 46 6 72 56 7 63 55 8 64 55 9 1 67 56 10 78 54 U 83 53 12 87 60 13 75 56 14 67 51 Ifi 62 50 16 1 65 49 17 64 I 60 IS ;.. 68 47 19 1 57 47 20 ....i 67 55 H ;.. 68 66 23. 70 52 23 60 48 24 62 49 25 68 45 26 69 46 27 72 47 23 67 60 29 63 41 20 58 47 DISCOVERED BV CHANCE LEDGE, THAT FED CRACKER CREEK PLACERS LOCATED.- Find Is In the Sampler District Good Strike Made by Other Pros pectors in Same Section. SUMPTER. Or., Oct. 2. I C. Beck wlth, a well-known prospector of this district, has discovered the ledge that fed tho Cracker Creek placers, about four miles from Sumpter. He was out hunt ing his horses, and knocked a piece ot rock qff of a ledge that cropped out, and was much surprised to And he had a small piece of quartz, moss-covered, with a piece of gold attached. Further work uncovered an eight-foot ledge of quartz, carrying values up Into the thousand: An 18-inch streak of white quartz assays rifci). and eight feet gave an average assay of $13 69. The ledge was discovered at the apex of the high hill, and has been traced over 3000 feet It is appropriately named ,the "High-Grade." It has been known for several years that a rich ledge was located In that Immediate vicinity, but it could never be discovered. A. W. Elite sayB that Chinamen took out over ?10),WO Just below where It crosses Cracker Creek, and In their Workings discovered the ledge, but covered it up, and later Cablo brothers spent over ?3tAX) in an ef foit to locate.lt. The ledge ls-a porphyry and slate contact, and the quartz Is white and bluish white sugar quartz; all pan ning gold. Thomas Allen, Charles House and John Abrar.ams have been prospecting a ledge at the head of Gimiet Creek, some three miles from Sumpter, In the Bonanza trail, and by accident discovered a bed of very rich placer ground. They were prospecting their ledge by panning, and dug a water hole In the bed of the gulch where the ledge crossed the east fork of. Chicken Creek. Tho gravel looked good, and they panned it, getting three good colors. Thus encouraged, they dug 18 inches to a soft slate bedrock, and got $1 25 In the pan of dirt oft bedrock. They afterward took out 2 ounces of coarse gold from a space of 6x14 feet. Water is scarce, but some four or five weeks' run can be made In , the Spring. The owners are now digging a ditch and res ervoir to take advantage of the Spring water. The gulch has been prospected above where the ledge crosses, and no values found. The quartz claims are porphyretlo quartz between slate and syenite walls, with fair values, but th6 development work is limited. Gimlet Creek has yielded many thousands in placer gold, but it was never supposed that the values extended up the east fork such a distance. JACKSON COUNTY MINES. Seven-Eighths Interest in Sterling Property Disposed of lor $42,000. ASHJJAiN, Or., Oct. 2.-S. J. Fore has disposed of a seven-eighths Interest In the Sterling mine, in Jackson CoVinty, on tho headwaters of Hungry Creek, near Cole's Station, to a corporation recently organ ized Under the liberal mining laws of the State of West Virginia, and called the Sterling Gold. & Silver Mining Co, to gether with tn6 quartz mill, tracks, build ings and water rights, etc. The consid eration was 842,000. Mr. Fore remains fas superintendent and manager of the' mine, and holds one-eighth of the capital stock of the now company. Working under hlin at present oh this property are 20 men. After drifting for SO0 feet on the vein of tho Sterling, they are now en gaged in crosscuttlhg. The vein is 30 feat wide, and carries mineral from wall' to wall, and will .pay all of the way through. The Sterling1 Is a low-grado proposition, going about J7 to the ton, $3 in free gold and the remainder in sul phurets. At present tho company is crush lng the rock with a 10-stamp mill, but It is the Intention to add 40 more stamps at once, and have a capacity of 100 tons a day. From all that nas been done on the Sterling, and the developments and improvements that have been made, there is little doubt that the company has pos session of a dividend-paying property. Great Activity at Blue Jay Mine. At the present time things in a mining way are humming at the Blue Jay mine, situated at the head of Empire Creek, west of Cole's Station. Twenty-five men are at work on the property, making an uprise from the main lower to the upper tunnel, and putting a chute from the min6 to the 10-atamp mill. The power on tho Blue Jay Is furnished by a new 75-horse-power boiler, and a 70-horsepower engine. There is a sawmill with a capacity of 10.0D0 feet per day on the property. A number of boarding-houses, an office and assay-house are also being iuilt The 10-tamp mill recently erected: Is working nicely on rock that goes from $12 to ?15 to the ton. The vein is 60 feet wide, -with a pay streak 14 feet wide. Some of the rock from this pay streak goes as high as $300 to $700, but tho average results from the ore are from $12 to $15 to the ton. Mines on D.onsrlas -Side of Umpqua. Near the head of Starveout Creek on the Douglas side of the Umpqua divide is located the Green Mountain mine, a quartz property, owned by Messrs. Clarno, Wilson and Jones, of Portland. There is a five-stamp mill and some 2000 feet of tunnel work on this property. From a very reliable source it is learned that something over $25,000 has been taken from this mine In the last two years. Opposite tho Green Mountain Is the hydraulic mine of John Catching and W. 1m Wilson, also, of Portland. This mlno is one of the best-paying properties in the district; the output in gold for a three months' run this Spring -was 54 ounces. Near it are located tho placers of Streater. Ash & MoWllliama, two claims- of which are equipped with pipe and giant. Below them is tho Dyer hy draulic mine, equipped with- a steam der rick. The output of this mine for the' past season was 48 ounces. ' Farther down are the rich placers of Cain, Miser, Johnson & Merrill, ajl hydraulic prop erties, and having an output of $4600 for last season. Further to the northeast is situated Hoggum and White Horse Creeks, both rich in placers. The old Union mine, on Star Gulch, a tributary of "White Horse, has been worked since I860, and is estimated to have yielded over $300,000. Today It has an annual output of from $3000 to $4000. A new strike is reported to have been made on the Applegate fork of Cow Croek, by Messrs. McKano and Wlndom. They have taken out 23 ounces In eight days' worx with a rocker, and as a result of the And quite a rush of miners is going to that section. Oregon Mining Notes. John Groen has taken a contract to cut 1000 cords of wood for the Red Boy mlno. The Bonanza Is employing about GO men again. Work on the 500-foot shaft is being vigorously pushed. The steam traction drill which has been used to prospect mining ground on Kane's Creek. Southern Oregon, has been shipped to California. It is reported ore assaying $90 was found in the face of the 150-foot tunnel at the last Chance property In the Cahla Cove district. The Grizzly mine, which adjoins the Ibex, will be equipped with a 500-foot hoist. The endeavor will be to have the improvements In before-snow comes. W. R. Allen, associated with J. H. Mc Callum, in the Deer Creek district, re ports the last assays from the Colorado and Mac Luck claims to be $16 10 and !19 80, respectively. Active work on the 600-foot tunnel of the Gold Bug property, in Cable Cove, is being done. It is said they recently struck an, 18-lnch vein of ore Which gave value of $48 to $53. ' Eastern Oregon minerals will not be ex hibited at the Spokane Exposition in the elaborate display Intended. The esti mated cost of the exhibit was $2000, and the sum has not been raised. It is rumored that the officers of the Calapoola & Blue River Mill & Mining Company contemplate building a 10-stamp mill on the Poorman quartz claim In the Spring. The Poorman 13 one of the promising mines In the Blue River dis trict. Tho Fidelity Gold Mining Company are working two shifts on their property In Wind Creek. Charles Hecht, secretary of tho company, says the tunnel will be run 300 feet, and if values are satisfac tory they will Install sinking machinery at once. Work on the Concord mine is being pushed rapidly forward day by day. The tunnel penetrates the mountain a dis tance o.f 700 feet, and several rich pay shoots have been encountered. The own ers, however, are driving forward to tap the big Blaine ledge, that crops out on the mountain's apex. The Connor Creek Gold Mining & Mill ing Company have struck the lead of th&r famous, ledge, which has been lost for a number of years, and are getting in shape to commence work again with a large force of men. This mine Is one of the oldest and largest gold producers In Ore gon. Over $9,000,000 has been taken out of It In the last 30 years. MINING STOCK TRANSACTIONS Portland Mining: Stock Exchange. The following- transactions wero mado yo3tor day at the Portland Mining Stock Exchanges: SALES. Helena 0,000 shares sold at 03 Muslck 15.000 at 11U Helena No. 2 0,000 at T'fc Lost Horse 0,000 At 3 1.000 at 3 May Queen 2.Oii0 at 2& Portland G. M. & M. Co 13.000 at 3 QUOTATIONS. Bid. Asked. Sunset Q. M. Co $0 0U London Ltd CO Helena $0 33tf Zi"H Muslck llM 11 Helena No. 2 7 Lost Horse 3 3 May Queen 2 3 Portland G. M. & M. Co.... 3 4 Oregon Ex. & Dov. Co 5 LOCAL STOCKS. " Bid. Asked. First National Bank 200 U. S. National Bank 100 110 Portland Cs 103 Funding 5s 103 Alblna Cs 103 Bridge bonds 103 City Hall Cs 103 Water bohds 103 Ferry bonds 103 Improvements 103 East Portland Cs 103 Gambrlnus Brewing Co ; 125 Suburban , 00 115 Oregon Mining Stock Exchange. Following are the transactions at tho Oregon Mining Stock Exchange yesterday: , Bid. Asked. Adams Mountain $0 05 SO 05 Buffalo 2 CopperoDolls 5 5 Gold Hill & Bohemia 0 5 Goldstone Consolidated 2T Helena No. 2 7 Isabella 1 Lost Horse 3 3 May Queen 2 2 Muslck 10 lift Oregon-Colorado 5 C'4 Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co 6 Riverside 3 7 Umpqua 4J4 554 SALES. Copperopolls 1,000 shares sold at 0 Gold Hill & Bohemia 1,000 at 5 2,000 at 5 ... 1.000 at 8 Golden Scepter ...... 5,000 at 1 Gold Hill High Line Ditch 1,000 at 12 3,000 at 12 Oregon-Colo. M. M. & D. Co 1.000 at 5 1,000 at 5 1 Mining Stock Quotations. SPOKANE, Oct. 2. Tho closing bids for min ing stocks today were: Bl&cktnll .$0 12Qullp $0 1014 Buttn Ar "Rnatnri Rambler Cariboo 23 Republic 70 Deer Trail Con. Gold Ledge .... Golden Harvest. Lone Pino Sur.. Morn. Glory .... Morrison Noble Five Princess Maud.. Kossiana. Giant.. 3 Sullivan 14 ITom Thumb .... 10 Contectu.ro aw. rAmer. Bov ..... 7 JPewey 4 SAN FRANCI8CO. Oct. 2. The official clos ing quotat!6ns for mining stocks today were: Alta 10 02 Justice 90 00 Kentuck Con . .... 3 Mexican 34 Alpha Con 3 Andes 7 Belcher 19 Best & Belcher... 81 Bullion 2 Caledonia 44 Challenge Con ... 20 Chollar 21 Confidence 70 Occidental Con ... T Ophlr 74 Overman 10 Potosl 21 Savage , 21 Seg. Belcher 2 Sierra Nevada ... 31 Silver Hill 35 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 15 Crown Point Standard 3 00 Exchequer Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross.. Julia Union Con 20 Utah Con ........ 5 Yellow Jacket ... 21 NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Mlnlnjr stockB today closed as follows: Chollar $0 20OphIr SO 50 Crown Point 10Plymouth 12 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 05QuIcksllver 1 25 Deadwood 45( do pref 0 00 Gould & Curry... 33 Sierra Nevada ... 28 Hale & Norcross.. 24 Standard 4 00 Homestake .'.....55 00 Union Con ....... IS Iron Sliver 055Tellow Jacket ... 20 Ontario 6 00 BOSTON, Oct. 2. Closing quotations: .dventuro $ 3 75Osceola ? 68 50 Allouez M. Co.. 1 37Parrott 12 00 Amal. Copper.. 85 50Qulncy 142 00 Atlantic 22 50Santa Fe Cop... 4 75 Boston & Mont. 320 00 Tamarack 220 00 Butte & Boston. 54 50 Utah Mining ... 30 25 Cal. & Hecla... 750 007Vinona 2 75 Franklin 14 00)VolverIne3 39 50 Humboldt 25 00 Washington Notes. Pierce County's tax will be 37 mills. Tho city levy of Palouse will be 22 mills. A Bryan club of 75 members was formed at Index Monday. A now paper has been started at Sum ner, called the Sumner Index. New Whatcom dairymen have made a uniform rate for retailing milk. Efforts will be made to have the Fair haven car line extended to Lake Padden. A second crop of strawberries is report ed to be ripening at several places In the Palouse country. It Is reported from Davenport that John Hogan has threshed 17,000 bushels of wheat from 530 acres. The Great Northern Company has com pleted a building for the use of Its Jap anese employes at Hillyard. James Mullen, charged with entering a house at Fairhaven with intent to com mit felony, has been discharged. Rev. Francis M. Wheeler, pastor of the Fowler M. E. Church of Tacoma, has been committed to the Stelllacoom Asy lum. Dr. Sutherland, of Blaine, reports that Adams, who was shot by his brother-in-law, Bcrtrand, Is Improving, and It Is be Iteved he will recover. A gigantic scheme is being proposed at Whatcom for reclaiming the Samish Flat3 for agricultural purposes by means ot a complex system of dykes. Snohomish County has advertised for bids for construction of a suspension bridge on the north fork of the Stilla guamish River above Arlington. The case of the State against A. P. Woodward, the' Fairhaven man, who 13 charged with forgery, has been continued to the January term of court. Committees of Tacoma Elks will begin this week to solicit subscriptions from business and professional men to aid the big Elks' , carnival of next Summer. A great quantity of six-Inch pipe has been landed at Dungeness for the dia mond drill now operating at McDonnell Creek. As this size is used exclusively in drilling for oil. it is thought something of importance has been struck. Location has been secured at Blaine for a sawmill, shingle mill, box factory and electric light plant, and a large portion of the machinery already purchased Is now on the road. The sawmill will have Women Mmm This En adefposssng MrsB Pinkhsni you ' are coan tmmisatiisg vriih A wcetian whose expe rience in ireatfimg femsie iifs is greater than thai of any living person, male or female She isas fifty tiiousansS such testimonial letters as we are constantly pub lishing showing that Lydla Em Pinkfoasn's Vegetable Compound Is daily re lieving hundreds of suf fering women Every woman knows -some woman Mrs Pink ham has restored to healths ffirsa PSnkham makes no statements she cannot nrove Her advice is free Lrdia E. Plnkham Med. Co., Lynn, Maas. ' per' Sons , 3U -- -'. ' I BRA:.S. KDWAKD A.. Forecast Otnclal V. m IS tVenthr Iturrau 01(1 a capacity of 40.000 feet a day. The box hfvjamin. it v. rirtit ....3U factory and electric light plant will be1 bixpv.'angik. dr. o. s.. rnv. i 3ur.4lo-4it put In as soon as tho others are In op- brookk. DR. J. M.. rhy. .V Surff.....7M-"m eratlon. , bp.own. mvra. m. d .iw-au The store of L. A. Knox & Co., at Ccn- , nnurr.K nit. G. 1:.. Phyicinn....4i2-13-1 trnlln v-n ntprirl Frldav nlsrht and , CATKIN. O. H.. Pfctrtct Acent TraveU-rar goods' to the amount of $150 taken. The till was robbed of 58 in small Change. Tho , robbers gained entrance to the store by a rear window, which they pried open. There Is r.o clew to the thieves. Messrs. F. M. McGulre. Arthur Mc Gulre and a representative of the KImblo Lumber Company, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., are contemplating establishment of a large lumber mill at Aberdeen. If they carry out their present Intentions, they j will build a large plant ana equip it wun tho very best machinery. The Joint debate arranged for between Congressman Cushman and F. C. Robert son, Democratic nominee for Congress, last Friday, at Colfax, was declared off. According to Manager MacKenzte, of the Whitman County Fair, Mr. Cushman re fused to speak In the open air, and Mr. Robertson refused to speak In a build ing. It is thought that the body has been found of Richard Lee, alias Robert Lee, alias Charles Shaffer, alias Charles Smith, who murdered Police Officer Tom Rob erts, of Seattle, in Aprilj 180S. Last week a body having a close resemblance to tha of Lee was discovered In a lonely cran berry swamp a mile back In the woods from Woodinville, 24 mlle3 north of Seat tle, on the Seattle & International 3a!l road. In railway offices it is rumored that there is trouble brewing among Western railroads in regard to the largo volumo of Immigration business, that has been. worked up by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroads to the North west, says the Post-Intelligencer. The transcontinental lines are not as yet In volved, but It Is said there is no telling to what extent the fight may be carrfed or what interests it may affect before It has been settled. Twolve tons of ore from the Tom Thumb mine were shipped to the Grand Fork's smelter last week. This Is the first shipment of a carload for experimental purposes, and the first ore from Repub lic to be treated by the Grand Fork? smelter. The Granby people have re quested a few shipments from several of the mines for the purpose of'determlnlng exactly how the Boundary and Republic ores will flux, and at what cost the Re public ores can be treated by thtm. Charges of a serious and sensational nature are made against J. H. Gardner, Sheriff of Lincoln County, by Mrs. Dora D. Yates, who has commenced suit for $5000 damages against Thomas Campbell and Frank Larabee, two well-known merchants of Edwall. The Sheriff Is charged with keeping a woman Impris oned in a Spokane hotel, making Inde cent proposals to her, becoming Intoxi cated and making threats of continued imprisonment in case a bill for $313 was not paid. Suits havtj been filed by the Everett Improvement Company and Rucker Bros, for ejectment of squatters occupying Iot3 on tho Kromer tract. It seems to be the opinion of many people living on lhat tract that the title is not good, and that they may reside there indefinitely without the payment of rent. The Idea has been fostered and encouraged by a Seattle law yer, who, It is understood, has under taken to wipe out the title of the Im provement Company and Rucker Bros, to this land. Government Engineer J. M. Clapp, who has charge of the Jetty work at the en trance to Gray's Harbor, has returned from North River, where he had been engaged with 15 men cleaning out and giving the final touches to the channel through the famous North River jam. which for so many years Impeded the de velopment of the North River Vallev. Mr. Clapp says the channel through the Jam is now strictly In accordance with tho original Government contrnct. 100 feet wide, and clear of all obstructions. The case against President B. A. Sea borg. of the Puget Sound Packing Com pany, which has been continued until No vember 12, will be prosecuted as a test of the law prohibiting flshtraps being lo cated within three miles of the mouth of any stream, and will be in charge of the State Attorney-General. The complaint alleges that certain traps have been placed at the mouth of Hoko River. In Clallam Bay, In open violation of tho law, and to the detriment of the fishing Interests of this locality, and is made upon the authority of Deputy Fish Com missioner Boardman. who visited the lo cality some weeks since at the request of citizens of East Clallam. Seaborg. It Is said, professes Ignorance of tho charge, stating that the traps were placed before he had any connection with the Angeles cannery. A number of large wheat yields are reported from Colton. Barney Tunck. has harvested 35 bushels to the acre. M. Schulthels, Jr.. had a fine crop of Fall wheat this year, that averaged 40 bushels to the acre. Joseph Semler. Jr.. has a large crop of Sonora wheat, the seed of wnicn came rrom x.a urosse. wis. it. welphs from 63 to 65 pounds to the bushel, and brings a premium on the market. Ho also has a lot of New Zealand wheat, which he finds makes an excellent Fall wheat. W. S. Johnston has all of his Mp ---. "1 . -:,-.--A Ana flaT1 rf T?Ar? Turkey hVt Idrf tashrt. To the r-.-. -rra nf -nntri "Rntt rnlrt u.vic. j Willi avo.nii... v.. , ------- and has stored In his warehouse li.COO bushels Of No. 1 wheat. And this Is onlv one of the many bljr crops raised around there this year. Tom Standley. a young-t-TiBT rvaa't nt fnwn. Is well nleased with his crop of wheat. One hundred and c!-rti- noro nt an average of 25 bushels is his record. TOE PALATIAL Xot a tlnrlc office in the balldlnaj absolutely fireproof? electric light and artesian water; perfect aanlta tlon anil thorough ventilation, lile vators run day anil night. Xnomi AixsLrn. rm. oEonaK. Ph;tctan....cu8-co VI)E.:sOX. OrsT.VV. Attomry-i-Cnw.. 3 APFOCIATKD PltEa. C L. Powell. Mtr. 30 At'STKN. F. C. Mnnnxer for Oregon and Wah!ntci llnnkcn' Life Aa0r?tntlon. of Des MolPe.t. In .-r...502-i3 HVNKKRV LIFT: ASSOCIATION. OF DEJ MOI.:nS. tA.:F. C. Austen. Manager, r.02-503 lArXTCV. ii:0. i:. Xsr. for Chaa. Scrlb- Insurance Co. .T19 rRnTi.r nn .t n 00a coLusmiA nrr.EPnovr rnMVAXV flnt-Rii.vcofl.o7-an-at i-ota COn.VEt.irj!. C. W'.. Thv. und PnrKron....20 COVER. F. C. Cahl"- Equltnbl- Life 30ft COI-J-IER. P. F.. Publisher: S. P. McOulm Manajrer 415-419 AY J. O . I. X. 3W I'-IVI. N'AITtLEOX. PrtMrnt Columbia TIrphnr.r Co . Wt DICKPO.V. nn. T. F.. PhvMHnn TI3-7H m:Uvr nR H n Phj!r!an.....312-3I3-3U PWTE1! JOK. F. Tobaccos 403 KniTORIAI. nCOMP Elunth (loot i:OUlTnLK MFFActITRAN'r"F SOCIETT; 1 Samuel Majwar'r: F. C. Cr.vr. Cashier TCI EVEN'IXC: TELERM .; AMer if.reet FEXTOX. J. D rfrvnlrlnn nn.t J5tirson.30-5t& FEN'TO.V. PR. KICKS C. Ere and Ear. ...Sit FENTOX. MATTHEW F. OentUt 3C GAI.VANI. VT II.. FnKlner ami DrauKhu- nnn CO GAVTX A.. PreslJcnt Orrjton Camen Ctub. 2U-Si.1-2lfi.217 nEUtT. nR. TOWARD P.. Physician 10J Surgeon 312-213 GEltRlF ri'B rr. T.td.. Tino Art Publish ers: M. C. McfTrfcvr. Mgr 3U G1EST. A. J. rhvi.!clnn and Surcon...7CO-710 GODDARI. E. C A CO.. Footvre.ir - Orgunil floor. 12! Sixth atrt Gnr,nMAN WILLIAM Mnmjrer Manhattnn Ilf Irimrjiner Co. f Xw York 21)9-218 GRANT. FRAXI" S.. ttnrnv-at-nw . ..M7 JIAMMAM BATK3. Kin A Compton. PropB.r.09 HAMMOXD. A. B. 3! HOI.I.I5TER. DIt O. C. Phy A Sur. r.Ot-303 JDLEMAX. C. II.. Attorney-nt-I.avr ttn-tT-lS johxsox. v. c. air-.tto-si: KADV. MARK T . Piiprv!or of Acent MutunI Rcicrro Fund I.lfo A'n. . . itfVi-fiOJ I.AI.OXT. .'OHX. VlcPrMli!nt ami Gen eral Manager Columbia Telephone Ct COf MTTLEFinLI. H. R.. Phys. and Surgeon Su MACRUM. W. 3.. Sc Oretron Oimera C1ub.SU MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. anil Sur .711-T13 MARTIN. J L. A CO . TlKib-r I.-xrdi 001 JUXWFLL. DR. U. E.. Phys. & Surr. ."ol-S-3 MeCOY. NEWTON. Attorny-nt-r-w ,..7X3 McFADEX. MISS IDA E.. St-noirrnphtr SO McWIXX. HENRY E. Attorney- l-I-aw.. 11 1-3J3 McKELL. T. J.. Manufacturer Represents tlve 303 METT. HENRY 211 MII.I.EIC. DR. HERBERT C. Dentist and Oral Surreon 0OS no MOSSMAX. DR. E. P.. Dentlat 312-313-31 MANHATTAN LIKE IVSt; It NCR CO. of New York; W CoMman. Minniwr . SC0-2t MITTtfA. RESERVE FUND MFE ASS'N. ..Mark T. Kcdy. Suprrvlsor of Agents.. tJot-GOU McEkROY. DR. J. G.. Phys. A Sur.70I-7i)2-7ltt McFARLAND. E. U.. secretary Columbia Telephone Co. ......................... ..00 McGUIRE. S. P.. Manner P. F. Collier. Publisher 413-419 McKIM MAfPICI A:torney-nt-I.aw 30 MUTUAL LIFE IN'Cf RANCH CO.. of New York. Wni. 5. Tumi. State .Mftr. .41)4-405-408 NICHOLAS. HORACE B 'torni--t-Law.713 NILES. M. L. Cnraier Manhattan Llf ln- mirnnce Co.. of New YorH................S0 OREGON :Nrn:M WCY OF OSTEOPATHY: Dr. L. B Smith. Osteopath........ 403-4C3 OREGON CAMERA CLUB 2H-2r.-21G-2:T POND. WM S.. State Manage Mutual Ltfs Ins. Co. of N'o-v York ..41U-1U5-403 PORTLAND EYE AN DEAR INFIRMART. Oroum! door. 133 Sixth trt PORTUNT) MIXING A. TUt'ST CO. J. H. Marshall. Manager 313 QUIMRY. L. P. W.. Catw and Forcutry Warden 710-717 ROSENPAT.n. O. M.. Metallurgist and Min ing Enstner 313-310 REED A MALCOLM. Opticians. 133 SUm atreet REED. F C. Fish Commissioner.. ........ .407 RYAN. 3. P-. Attorney-at-Law .. ....4IT SAMUEL. L. Manager Euultable Llfe....30 SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO : H. F. Bushone. Cen. Agent for Ore. and Wa.ih ,...C0t SHERWOOD. J. W.. Deputy Suprtme Com mander. K. O. T. M 317 SMITH. Dr. L. B.. Osteopath ...403-403 oONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.. lOU STUART. DELL. Altorny-at-Law 017-U13 STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-703 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P. TERMINAL CO 708 STROWBRIDGE. THOS. H.. Executive Spe cial Agent Mutual Hife. of New York 4CW SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 201 TUCKER. DR. OEO. F.. Dentist f.t0-0ll U. S. WEATHER BUREAU OOT-OOS-DOO-OIO U. S. L1CIHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH DIST.. Captain W. C. Langtttt. Corp at Engineers. U. E. A .....808 U. S ENGIF.ER OFFICE. RIVER AJt HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. Captain W. C Langfltt. Corpo of Engineers. U. S. A.. 319 WATERMAN. C. II.. Cashier Mutual Life of New York 408 retary Native Daughter 7W-717 WHITE. MISS L. E.. Aastatant Secretary Oregon Camern Club 21 WILSON. DR. EDWARD X.. Phys. A Sur.304-3 WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Pnya. A Surg. .700-707 WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phya. A Surg.307-3OJ WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician 412-4I3-4U WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO.. .01 i A few more elegant offices any he had 1T applylnjy to Portln.ni! Trnat Company of Orcson. 101) Thlrtl t.. or to the rent cleric In the bntldlnsr. FAKE HAIR PREPARATIONS , Do Halr yo GooiV bnt often Cause It to Fnll Out. Many hair preparations are "fake" be cause they are merely scalp lrrtanta. They often cause a dryness, maklnsr tne hair brittle, and. finally, llfe.ess. Dan druff Is the cause of all trouble with hair. , It js a Eerm disease .The germ makes , cuticle scales as It dlg3 to the root of . J .1 1 i. me Iluir, numc 11. umuuj? me iiun a vi tality, cauelng the hair to fall out. To cure dandruff, the germ must be killed. "Destroy the cause, you remove the ef fect." Newbro's Herplcfde Is the only f hair preparation that kills the dandruff I germ, thereby leaving the hair to grow luxuriantly. IBEGHUI BIW ill 111