T"-
' THE ' MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, 'OCTOBER 15 L90fr.
HIGHER THAN EVER
Wages Bettor Now Even Than
in 1891-2.
FIGURES OF LABOR COMMISSIONER
Many Industries Represented la the
Summary Lowest Point Wa
in 1805 Ax-erase Condition.
WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-Carroll D.
"Wright. Commissioner of Labor, has Is
sued a bulletin giving1 a summary of -data-in
a previous publication on "Trusts and
Industrial Combinations," showing the
rate of wages in various occupations for
e period extending back in most cases
from 2ie present year to 1S31. The data
"was secured directly from the pay-roll
of establishments in all sections of the
country. The information contained per
tains o 148 establishments representing
26 industries and 192 occupations. Those
items for which data for the whole period
were not given were excluded from con
sideration in the summary. Ail the data
included, except those for mining, relate
to manufacturing Industries, the data re
lating to steam railways and street rail
ways having been excluded from the in
dustry. The bulletin says that while the
data from which the table of wages
was prepared do not afford the basis
for a strictly scientific calculation of rel
ative "Vuges, a careful examination of
the figures leads to the-belief that they
are fairly representative and undoubtedly
approximate very closely the actual con
ditions of the whole country. The sum
mary shows as follows, the average of
wages of 1S91 being taken as a basis and
representing 100: i
Relatlvn
Tear. wases.
1S91 100.00
1892 100.30
1S93 99.32
1894 08.00
1695 97-83
1890 , 07.93
1897 98.93
1898 98.70
1899 101.54
1900 103.43
The bulletin concludes as follows:
"It may be stated that during the years
in which the course of wages declined
the rates of 1891 and 1892 in many in
stances remained unchanged, and. In like
manner during the last few years, in
which the general course of wages has
been upward, the wages in these Instances
have not, of course, responded to the gen
eral rise. In other instances the de
crease was large during the years of de
pression, while during the last two years
of the period the reverse is true, and a
much larger increase really took place
than that indicated by the table. In
other words, wages In some instances
show but little fluctuation, while In other
instances they are much more sensitive,
responding' quickly to general conditions
of depression or activity. The average
condition or general level only Is shown In
the table, and while for the reasons stated
the fluctuations during the period have
not been so great as popular opinion
would Indicate, the figures for 1899 and
3900 show a gratifying average increase
over the? conditions of 1891 and 1892, when
wages in gold were higher than at any
period In the history of the country prior
to the present year."
STEAL OUR TRADE MARKS.
How German Law Permits Abuses
First Applicant Registers.
WASHINGTON, Oct 14. A very pe
culiar provision of the German law for
Eha registration of trade marks is" not
infrequently used to the great and un
just advantage of Americans and other
foreigners, 'according to a report to the
State Department by Consul-General
Mason, at Berlin. Under the German
statute any person may register and se
cure right to any name or device used
as a trade mark which has not been
registered previously In Berlin by some
other firm or person. In other words
the. officials before whom the application
is brought make no inquiry to ascer
tain -whether the applicant has ever used
the proposed trade mark or has any right
to it but only concern themselves as
to whether it has been registered in Ger
many. The latter point settled, it is ad
mitted to registration without further
inquiry. .
As an instance of how readily such a
provision can be abused, several years
ago when American bicycles began to
bo imported into Germany, certain per
sons interested in the Berlin bicycle
trade got trade marks of two or three
makers registered in their own names
and either obliged the legal American
owners of the trade marks to buy them
off in other words to pay a species of
blackmail or to change the trade marks
on -all bicycles exported to Germany.
"There are other Instances of these fraud
ulent appropriations and the abuse has
become so notorious as to elicit the re
mark from a leading German patent at
torney that "the effect of the law is
to legalize and facilitate the theft of a
trade mark."
The Consul-General says that the obvi
ous course of all American exporters Is
to have.j their name and trade mark
duly registered in Germany before ex
porting any kind of merchandise covered
by a well-known name to that coun
try. The question of the registration of trade
marks has been taken up also by United
States Consul Freeman, at Copenhagen,
"who says that in order that an American
firm may get a trade mark registered In
Denmark it is necessary to have the same
registered in the United States. "Prompt
action," says the Consul, "should bo
taken by American manufacturers to
prevent the appropriation of their trade
marks by unscrupulous foreign firms." -
STORMY ST. LAWRENCE.
Thirty Vessels Driven Ashore Nova
Scotia Swept.
HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 14. Additional
disasters to shipping on this coast are
reported. The known list of vessels driv
en ashore now numbers 30, mostly owned
in the Province and JCewfoundland. The
loss all over the country and In the
neighboring provinces through terrific
rainfalls and washouts and damage to
orchards and buildings by heavy winds
will be very many thousands of dol
lars. Tho Canadian Pacific wires connecting
Cape Breton -with the rest of Nova
Scotia are completely broken at the
Straits of Canso, where the cable was
fouled hy a schooner dragging her an
chor In the recent gale.
Heavy rain is falling again today
throughout Nova Scotia. Rivers and
lakes are everywhere overflowing and
destroying property. There has been no
Canadian Pacific train from Montreal in
four days and a serious wreck of the
Sydney express caused by a washout
is reported In Cape Breton.
The Gloucester schooner Mystery, at
Canso, reports one man lost at sea.
CANADIAN PACIFIC TIED UP.
Extensive Washouts in the Province
of New Brunswick.
ST. JOHN, N. B., Oct 14. Two hun
dred passengers who left Boston and
Montreal on Thursday arrived here by
river boat at 10 o'clock tonight in con
sequence of the washouts which occurred
on every branch of the Canadian Pa
cific in New Brunswick on Thursday.
Tho eastbound expresse was caught at
Green Point and for three days could
not move a mile. The passengers were
takoa Into Fredorictoa Junction end
cared for, . Today the 20-mile Frederlcton
branch had been partially repaired and
the passengers were taken Into Freder
lcton with a transfer at Glaziers' where
there Is still a 200-foot gap.. At Fred
erlcton the passengers were put on &
river boat which made the 82 miles to St
John In six hours.
It will be at least a week before the
damage on the 40 miles of the main line
between St John and Frederlcton Junc
tion can be repaired sufficiently to per
mit the resumption of traffic and the river
route will be used until then.
HEAVY STORMS AT- SEA.
Atlantic Liners All Suffered From
the Heavy "Weather.
NEW YORK, Oct 14. Incoming trans
Atlantic steamers all report very heavy
weather and high seas. The Hamburg
American liner Cap Frio had heavy gales
with high seas from October 3 to 7. From
that time until the 11th the wind mod
erated but little. On the '12th It In
creased and blew with hurricane force,
and at 2 o'clock In the afternoon a tre
mendous sea broke over the bows, smash
ing the bridge and! severely Injuring Cap
tain Von Solten. The log of the French
liner La Torralne shows that on every
day since she left Havre with but one
exception, last Thursday, strong winds
with heavy seas and sweHs buffeted the
vessel. The Layland liner. Captain Cor
rigan, and the "White Star liner Nomadic
report heavy seas and strong winds
throughout the passage.
The Buclcingrham Chartered.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct 14. The
steamer Buckingham, Captain Cole, ar
rived here today from Java with 3500 tons
of raw sugar for the British Columbia
refinery- She had a very rough trip, en
countering two typhoons In the China
Sea. James Stevenson, second officer,
was swept overboard on September 3.1 and
drowned. The Buckingham is chartered
by the. United States Government and
will take a large cargo from Puget Sound
to Manila.
Bubonic Plague on British Steamer.
MONTEVIDEO. Oct 15. The British
steamer Highland Prince, from Antwerp
August 30, London September 7, and Ba
hla October 4, has arrived here with bu
bonic plague aboard. Five deaths," Includ
ing the captain and first officer, occurred
during the voyage.
Chief Officer Washed Away.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14. George W.
Moore, chief officer of the British ship
Albyn, which arrived here today -from
Antwerp, was washed overboard and
drowned while the ship was off Cape
Horn. Moore was a native of Liverpool.
Ship Conway Off the Columbia.
ASTORIA, Oct 14. The vessel that is
reported? to be outside this evening is the
British ship Conway, in ballast from
Shanghai.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Oct 14. Arrived At 12:40 P.
M., British ship Dalcairnle, from Hlogo;
at E P. M., British ship Conway, from
Shanghai. Sailed At 12 M. steamer
George W. Elder, for San Francisco; at
4:30 P. M., British ship Portia, for
Queenstown or Falmouth. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, north
west: weather, cloudyj
San Francisco, Oct 14. Sailed Steamer
Tellers, for Chemainus; steamer Colum
bia, for Astoria; ship Eclipse, for Taco
ma; schooner Volunteer, for Coos Bay.
Arrived-Steamer Grace Dollar, from
Grays Harbor; ship Lucille, from Seat
tle. New York, Oct 14. Arrived La Lor
raine, from Havre; Cap Frio, from Ham
burg and Boulogne; Georgian, from Liv
erpool; Nomadic, from Liverpool. Sailed
Hydes, for San Francisco.
Boston, Oct 14. Arrived Ultonla, from
Liverpool.
Queenstown, Oct 14. Sailed Umbria,
Liverpool for New York.
Yokohama, Oct 13. Arrived previously
Steamer Nippon Maru, from" San Fran
cisco via Honolulu for Nagasaki, Shang
hai and Hong Kong.
London, Oct 14. Sailed Mesba for New
York.
IN DOUBTFUL COLUMN.
(Continued from First Page.)
1
Populists have refused to get off the tick
et the names remain. The Populists
have, in this manner, filed declinations
for the offices -of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney-General, Supreme
Judge, and one Elector, the balance of
the ticket appearing as it was nominated
at Pocatello.
Thus the Democratic -ticket as it will
appear on the official ballot contains
the names of three Populists for state
offices, and of the three Electors nomi
nated by their convention at Pocatello,
while the Populist ticket appears with
five -places blank, the remaining ticket
being filled with Populist nominations as
they were made at Pocatello. The In
evitable effect of such a confusion In the
tickets will be to causa many Populists
to vote their ticket, and if they shall do
so : iey will be voting against several
of the fusion nominees, thus benefiting
the Republicans to that extent
The Populist State Committee is sup
porting the fusion ticket as agreed upon
with the Democrats, and is refusing to
lend any support to the Populists who
have refused to get off the ticket It
will shortly Issue an address to the Pop
ulists advising them to vote either the
Democratic or Silver Republican columns
on the official ballot and It Is probable
that those who desire the proposed fusion
will follow instructions.
Two years ago there were 15,000 voters
who were registered and did not vote.
"Where will they be found this year?
This Immediately injects an uncertainty
into the campaign that makes It inter
esting. The recent Republican poll of the
state shows that there are more doubtful
voters than- is their c'almed majority.
This correctly represents the actual sit
uation. Neither the Republicans nor
Fuslonists have an actual majority of the
voters of the state. The party that gets
this doubtful vote stands a good show
o carry the election. But the disinte
gration of the Silver Republicans, the gen
eral popularity, in this state, of the Re
publican stand upon the expansion ques
tion, the internal quarrels of the Popu
lists and their antagonism, to a large ex
tent toward the Democrats, the growth of
a state middle-of-the-road policy, and
the mixed up condition of the ticket and
the fusion generally this year, all tend
to help the Republicans. It is generally
admitted that they have made great gains
and have a very good chance to win. It
is probable that their state ticket will
run considerably ahead of the National
ticket, and! in the peculiar condition of
fusion and the official ballot, some or -ail
of their candidates may win.
Hard Worlc for Mexican Troops.
CHICAGO, Oct 14. A dispatch to tne
Record from Oaxaca, Mexico, says:
The advancing column of the govern
ment troops who are making their way
toward Chan Santa "Cruz, the strongnoia
of the Maya Indians, have bean subjected
to a series of attacks from Indians In
ambush during the last 10 days, and these
attacks'have resulted in considerable loss
of men on the part of the government
troops. It is now realized that it will
take many more weeks of hard campaign
ing to overcome "the barriers that sur
round the Indian stronghold. 'There Is
considerable sickness among the troops.
a
Consul SlcCook'i Heart Trouble.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct 14. John C
McCook, United States Consul at Daw
son, arrived today from the north on his
way to New York and Virginia Hot
Springs, where ho will' be" treated for
heart trouble. He has obtained leave of
absence until March,
BETTER ROADS FOR STATE
WOULD BE PROMOTED. BY AMEND
MENT OF PRESENT LAWS.
Legislator , and County, Official Dis
cuss Situation, and Point Out
Defects of System in Vogue.- .
SALEM, Oct 14. While 'the convention
of the next, Oregon Legislature Is still
three months off, there Is already some
talk of needed legislation. Among those
who are studying out measures for the
improvement .of laws,.. Is Senator M. H.
Looney, of Marion County. Mr. Loancy
Is a farmer, .residing near Jefferson, and
quite naturally his attention Is first called
to the needs of the agricultural dis
tricts. He has given some thought to
the matter of road laws, and contemplates
introducing-a bill at the next session., of.
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NORTH YAMHILL, Oct 14. Vino W. Pearee, editor of the North Yamhill Record, was
born in Polk County, Oregon, August 10, 1603. The creater part of his life was spent
on the farm. In 1888 he entered the employ .of the hardware firm of R. M. -Wade &
Co., of Salem, which position he held until January 1, 1HM, when he resigned to engage
In business on his own account in this place. In 1897 he became editor of the North
Yamhill Record. Mr. Pearee la a Democrat and conducts his paper along the same
lines in politics.
the Legislature which, if passed, will
bring about the construction of bet'ter
public highways. Mr. Looney has no bill
prepared, nor even outlined, and does not
intend presenting a measure that will
be entirely of his own making. He thinks
a bill of that nature should be the re
sult of mature Investigation and oIbcus
slon by prominent men who have a di
rect Interest In the matter, and that the
details of the law. should be determined
long enough before the -Legislature meets
so that any defects maybe discovered.
In pursuance of this opinion' he will ask
the Salem Chamber of Commerce to take
up the matter of changes needed In the
road laws and to direct the framing of
a suitable bill.' His idea Is that the
Chamber of Commerce should appoint a
committee to give the subject, special In
vestigation, in the way of learning the
practical workings of other laws In sister
states, and In securing the opinions of
men familiar with the needs cf the farm
ing classes', whose interests are- most
concerned.
Mr. Looney secured the passage of a
bill at the last session of the Legislature
providing that convicts may be worked
upon the public roads connecting the state
Institutions with Salem. The penitentiary
authorities were not able to do much In
the way of good building because the
penitentiary horses were employed nearly
all the time on the prison farm.-However,
considerable work was "done on tliek
highway leading to the Reform Sctiool,
and the labor expended has .produce a
piece of permanent roadwork that show3
what may be done by systematic effort
County Judge Scott, of Marlon County,
Is also taking .an Interest In proposed
legislation regarding public highways. He
is of the opinion that one of the great
est needs is a change from the- system
which permits the road- tax to be paid by
labor on the roads. Mr. Looney is also
an advocate of this change. Under the
present system, or lack of method, there
is a roadmaster in each small road dis
trict and all those who ylsh to do so
may work out their road tax under the
direction of the -masters. - There are two
serious objections to this plan.. First, the
work is not done where it is most needed,
and, second, the value of the work done
Is not half the amount of the taxes.
The road supervisor and the laborer are
neighbors, and not - infrequently the
former is a debtor of the latter. The
official likes to be accommodating, . espe
cially since he secures his office by- "the
votes of the residents of his district
He usually lets tho taxpayers of his dis
trict work their taxes where they" please,
and Is , not exacting in regard to . tie
amount of work done. The result ls'that
a majority of the men who work v their
taxes do so with the Idea of putting In
the required amount of time, for which
they get a' receipt This leaves -the bur
den of improving the roads upon those
who are willing to contribute to the pub
lic good extra -work sufficient to put roads
in passable condition.
Both Senator Looney and Judge- Scott
believe that road taxes should be made
.payabye In money only, and that road
building should be done in accordance
with contracts let to the lowest responsi
ble bidder. The Improvements should be
laid out by the County Surveyor and
should not be paid, for until completed
according to specifications. The farmers
could bid on the contracts for roacL build
ing, or could hire their teams to the men
who secured contracts, .so that there
would be no reduction In tho amount of
employment which a farmer could secure.
Some farmers would regard it" as a hard
ship to be required to pay road taxes in
money, but the benefits derived from the
construction of permanent roads under
such a system would In, tne end make
the change a profitable one to this class.
The taxes paid by property-owners of
a certain road district .would be expended
for work in that same district and it
would pay the greatest amount of work
that competition could secure.
A change such as the "one suggested by
Judge Scott and Senator Looney would
make the present number of roadmasters
unnecessary, and the main duties of road
overseers would be to Inspect work and
see that it is done according to contract.
Under the present law these officers are
paid by the day. Judge Scott says that
it Is not uncommon for a Supervisor to
spend time enough notifying men- to work
their taxes to .more than offset the work
they do. In other words, the county
sometimes pays a Road Supervisor 51 for
getting a farmer out to do less than ?1
worth of labor. It Is not the - fault of
the official, but of the system.
Many others than the gentlemen named
are studying the matter of road legisla
tion, and it is the general 'opinion that
J,ithe best'form-of a-law can be obtained
through a general discussion, in .which,
all interested should take part,
CAMPAIGN AT JACKSONVILLE.
Two Speeches for Republicans Why
Cplvigr is for McKiney.
'.JACKSONVILLE, Or., Oct 13. Tho
courthouse was Jammed last night to hear
Professor I. E. Vinlng, of Ashland, and
Hon. William M. Colvig discuss the Is
sues of-the day. Mr. Vinlng1 spoke main
ly upon- the questions of expansion, en
lightened government and the duty of
nations to their dependencies. Ho said
the -theory of past monarchies that it
was" jiecessary to subjugate dependent
colonies had 'been exploded; that it, "nas
wrong In morals, as it had'tieen disas
trous ln( practice; that perfect cpnfldence,
good faith, fair dealing, . a community
of Interest, and the largest liberty the
subject' Ms capable of enjoying, are all
necessary to the peace, goodwill, happi
ness, prosperity and helpful disposition
o'f the subject
Mr. Colvig, who has been' a leading
Democrat for the past 25 years; and who
NEWSPAPER MEN-NO. 37
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1A- "'SjSH1 V" si ? C -V, v ''-.
recently declared for McKlnley, gave at
length his reasons why he cpuld not sup
port Bryan. He said the "party had aban
doned Its traditions, had become tainted
with Isms dangerous to the country, was
populist In platform and principles, ad
vocated the abandonment of the Philip
pines, and gave aid and encouragement
to Aguinaldo in. his Insurrection ' against
the lawful authority of the Government.
He said he was a believer In expansion;
that the protest against (the purchase of
the Philippines was no more vigorous or
pronounced than that against 'the Louis
iana purchase; that It was then 'said the
territory vtas too far from the seat of
government; that its foreign element
cculd not be assimilated; that the gov
ernment could not extend Its control over
them without dividing and weakening its
strength at home; that the people were
unwilling to become a part of the ter
ritory o'f tho United States and subject
to Its Jurisdiction; these and many other
reasons were given why Louisiana should
not be purchased. But none of them
availed. The consent of the governerd
was not asked. Government by "Injunc
tion" was extended over the territory
that. Is,' a government of necessary re
straint,.' and a number o'f wealthy and
Independent states have been carved out
of It
HOTEL-KEEPER ROBBED.
Thieves Said to Have Plentiful Sup
ply of Counterfeit Money.
SANDY, Or., Oct. 14. Mr. Campbell,
who keeps the Summit House on the Mt
Hood-and' Barlow road, was robbed last
Monday afternoon by two unknown men
who. had passed by several times. They
called Mr. Campbell In his house, tied his
hands and feet and relieved him of $17 E0.
then, making their way to Frier's saw
mill, about 15 miles away, where they
got,, their supper. As they had passed a
counterfeit silver dollar on Mr. Frier he
kept on the lookout and warned some
young men who had been working the
roads. ,. After supper they all took a
hand In card playing and managed to
procure some half dollar pieces of their
bogusmpney. They then made their way
for Tygh Valley and were bound for
Washington. The men who procured the
bogus money are responsible, men and
said that the robbers had their pockets
full of 'the stuff.
, - , .Washington Notes. .
North Yakima has shipped 180 carloads
of -hay to market in the past 30 days.
Presldont So'utherland, of the Inland
Empire' Clinical Society, declared In an
address at Spokane that there were 30
doctors vin that city with no legal or
moral right to ractlce medicine.
Hoppicklng is practically finished, says
the North, Yakima Herald, although there
are a' few yards where, the pickers are
still at work. Jasqn Carpenter, who
gives the subject of hops his careful at
tention,' estimates that the ylejd of Ya
kima County for this year will be fully
up to tnat of 1899.
Charles Schrelber, the Spokane bank
rupt, has been denied a revision of his
case -by the United States Court of Ap-'
peals, and must now either pay $3000 and
costs to tho court trustee or go to jail.
The decision upholds Judge Hanford,
who committed Schrelber to jail for refus
ing to pay 53000 to the trustee, which
money the court found Schrelber was
withholding from his creditors.
.Between 1500 and 1600 head 'of cattle
were received at Toppenlsh on Friday
and turned out to pasture, says the North
Yakima Herald. They were bought by
Harry Moran and W. H. Daughtrey In
Eastern Oregon for the Pacific Coast
Meat Company, of Tacoma. They will
be shipped across the mountains as need
ed, but' a number of the selected steers
will, be fed for the Christmas trade.
Manager Walter N. Granger, of the
Washington Irrigation Company; has pre
pared a statement of the acreage In
various crops under the Sunnyslde canal,
In the Yakima Valley. In S99 there were
S497 acres under cultivation, "which has
been increased 2450 acres In the pa.st
year. Of this total of 10,9-17 'acres, 7273
acres are In hay. There are 5842 acres -in
alfalfa; 1318 in clover and timothy; 495
acres In corn; 3C7 In potatoes; 4991 in or
chard; 386 in hops and 241 in wheat. The
remainder of the acreage Is in sorghum,
berries, melons, grapes and vegetables.
It Is estimated that 37,000 tons of hay
was cured this season and that next year
the tonnage will be Increased 15,000. Mr.
Granger places the average yield of al
falfa per aero at eight tons and timothy
and clover 6t'slx ton"
FINOS AFRICA SHUT UP
OREGON MAN CANNOT GET TO
JOHANNESBURG.
Railroad Travel Only in the Daytime
for Fear, of Attacks From
the Boers.
OREGON CITY, Oct. 14. Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. U'Ren today received a letter from
their son, W. S. U'Ren, who left for
Johannesberg, South Africa, about August
1, to settle up the estate of a merchant
brother who had died there. The letter
was written at Cape Town, and bore the
date of September 11, stating that there
was no possibility of getting Into Johan
nesberg at present, but the government
had agreed to send any books and papers
belonging- to the late firm to him at Dur
ban. Letters go only to Johannesberg by
special messenger, and telegrams are sent
by the High Commissioner only as a spe
cial favor on Inspected business or'private
letters. It takes the railroad train five
days to traverse 1000 miles, as the travel
ing is done only in the daytime. The
Arm of T. A. U'Ren & Co. carried a
stock of general merchandise valued at
$40,000. it is learned that the Boer Gov
ernment, took charge of the store on the
death of tho head of the firm, and It Is
feared that much of the stock has been
looted.
Last night Mayor Latourette notified
four saloon-keepers to take out the ne'w
patent slot maohlne recently installed- In
their places of business. The devices
were operated with a crank. Sometimes
the" dropped nickel would cause several
other nickels ' to appear in a receptacle
convenient for the operator of the crank,
but oftener went into-a box that could
only be opened with a key In the pos
session of the house. These slot ma
chines were owned by a company in Port
land, who Installed them' in saloons with
the agreement that the proprietor was
to divide the profits with the owner of
the device.
The Bryanites are pushing tho work ot
club organization in various sections of
the county, In the hope of preventing any
further desertions from the ranks. Last
night Gilbert L. Hedges addressed the
Milk Creek Bryan and Stevenson Club
at Mullno, and Robert A Miller addressed
an adulence at MUwaukle.
Malcolm McCown Is home" from Dawson
City after an absence of three years In
Alaska and the Klondike country, but he
expects to return this Fall. vWhlle at
Skagway he saw a merchant named Solo
mon, formerly of San Francisco, pulled
out of his burning store, the man dying
from his injuries four hours later. Tele
graph Information also was received on
his way down that Dawson City was
quarantined on account of an outbreak of
smallpox.
TOOlC CARBOLIC ACID BY MISTAKE.
May Prove Fatal to a Marlon County
Farmer,
SALEM, Oct. 14. Richard Ramsden, a
'farmer residing on Howell Prairie, seven
miles east of Salem, took a dose of car
bolic acid yesterday by mistake. He
had been 111 several days and had been
.taking medicine. The bottle of acid was
neairthe bottle In which his medicine was
kept, and he took the wrong drug with
out noticing the bottle. Dr. J. M. Smith
was summoned from Salem and today the
chances were a little better than ever for
the patient's recovery.
Lloyd T. Reynolds, Commissioner of
Horticulture for tho Second District, re
turned last evening from a tour of In
spection among the nur.-eiies of Linn
County. 'He reports finding nursery stock
in a good healthy condition, and says that
each year frlutgrowers give more careful
attention to spraying their trees In order
to destroy vermin and parasites. This
much-desired state of affairs has probahly
been brought about by the firm stand
the Board of Horticulture has taken In
announcing that the law regarding the de
struction of fruit pests will be rigidly
enforced. Failure to spray their trees
properly Is more through neglect than
through a disposition of the grower to
vlloate the law or deliberately to injure
their own interests. The Board of Horti
culture sent out circulars calling atten
tion to the proper times to spray trees
for the various ' pests, and this has
prompted many growers to take the nec
essary precautions at the right tlmo.
Mr. Reynolds says that so far as he
could learn,, practically all of this year's
prune crop has been sold, and Is now In
the hands of the dealers. Ho says a con
siderable portion of the Fellenberg crop
brought 5 cents net, only those who sold
too early getting less than that.
The Capital Amateur Athletic Club has
adopted white and gold as the club
colors, and last evening ordered football
uniforms of that color. Eighteen mem
bers of the club, are candidates for places
on the football team, so there will be
plenty of good material to select men
from'. The boys are already In active
practice, and hope to -meet the Multno
mahs about November 10.
ANOTHER ALASKA GOLD STORY.
Four Men in Three Wcelcs Said to
Have Washed 84000.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., ' Oct. 14. A
special to 'the Times from Tacoma says:
Census Enumerators Beck and Sexton
have reached Juneau from Copper River
where their Summer's work resulted In
the enumeration of 800 Indians and 600
whites. THe Indians In that section have
died this Summer by dozens. This mor
tality results from the influx of miners
and the destruction of the salmon sup
ply by canneries at the mouth of the
,rivers.
Mr. Beck reports that on July 4 gold
was found at Tesllna River. In three
weeks four men took out $4000 In coarse
gold. Mr. Sexton thinks the copper belt
of Prince William Sound will produce un
told millions. He traveled several days
with Government Geologist Schrader who
expressed himself as believing that the
.deposit's of copper there are unequalled
In the world.
A railway will be absolutely necessary
to develop this rich country- Along the
new Government trail to the Copper
River some very rich ore has been taken
out
-The Government telegraph line through
Copper River country cannot be com
pleted this Winter. Work has been ham
pered by lack of horses'. The line Is so
nearly' completed that it can be quickly
finished In the Spring.
FROM SHOALWATER BAY.
Tons of Salmon Brought Over to
Astoria for Canning:.
ASTORIA, Oct. 14. During the-past few
days many tons of fish have been re
ceived at a local cannery from Shoal
water Bay. A majority of them are dog
fish, although there are a few sllversldes
among them. One cannery received 20
tons of them yesterday and a" similar
amount today.
Albert Wisp, a sailor from the British
ship Halewood, died at the hospital thl3
morning from perforation of the bowels,
resulting from an operation for removing
a tumor from his body. When the vessel
first reached port he complained of pains
in his body and he was taken to the
hospital, but was not operated upon until
a few days ago, when a seven-pound tu
mor was removed from him. Wisp was 24
years of age, and a native of Sweden.
He will be buried here tomorrow.
New Washington Incorporations.
OLYMPIA, Oct 14. The following arti
cles of incorporation have been filed with
the Secretary of .State duxlnff the past
week: Maynard Investment Company,
of Seattle, capital $10,000 1 Goldberg Bros.,
Inc., Seattle. 520.000; Springfield Invest
ment Company, Everett, $5000; A. J. Coss
Building Company, Seattle, $10,000; Twin
Lakes Gold Mining Company, Tacoma,
$500,000; One Price Cash Grocery Com
pany, Spokane. $2000; Northwestern
Llghtinjr Company, Seattle, 515C0; Frank
Waterhouse Company Inc., Seattle, $150,
000; Turrell Bros., Tacoma, $40,000; Frye
Bruhn Company of Nome, Seattle, $1G,C00;
Doloml Lumber Company, Seattle, $6000;
Kalama River Driving and Rafting Com
pany, Kalama, $50,000; Pluto Mining Com
pany, Seattle, $1,000,000: Buffalo Consoli
dated Mining Company, Spokane, $75,000;
Illinois Fish Company, Fairhaven. $150.
000; Oregon Fish Company, Fairhaven,
$40,000; 'New York Fish Company, Fair
haven, $10,000; Idaho Fish- Company, Fair
haven, $10,000; Jersey Fish Company, Fair
haven, $10,000; Victory Mining- Company,
Tacoma, $000,000; Frederick & Nelson, Se
attle, $200,000; Japanese Baptist Church
Society, Seattle, none; Swedish Baptist
Church of Preston, Preston, none; Carrie
W. Copper Mining Company, Tacoma,
$100000; Golden Eagle Mining- & De
velopment Company, Seattle, $l,COO0C0;
Chickasaw Mining & Smelting Com
pany, Spokane, $50,000.
Bryanite Rally Not Very Enthusiastic
MILWAUKIE. Or., Oct. 14. C. E. Sand
ers, of The Dalles, delivered an address
here at the Bryan and Stevenson rally
last night which was the opening of
the Bryan campaign In Clackamas Coun
ty. The meeting was not as large as ex
pected. Tho speech was on the Philip
pines, as Mr. Sanders saw them, when
with the Second Oregon Volunteers. He
favored giving them their Independence.
R. A. Miller spoke briefly on the silver
Issue and other Demo-Populist Ideas. The
enthusiasm was not very great. The au
dience was largely composed of Repub
licans and no Bryan votes were made.
T. R. A. Sellwood was the chairman of
the evening.
-Nevr Y. M. C. A. Secretary.
PENDLETON, Or., Oct. 14. The Board
of Directors -of the Y. M. C. A. here have
employed E. E. Fix, of Portland, r.s sec
retary of the local association. Mr. lix
will at once fit up rooms, where h2 will !
open n office, and proceed to work upon I
the enlargement of the plans for the
future. He will be aided by a number
of business men who have signed a guar
antee to maintain the association. The
work is to be carried on under the super
vision of H. W. Stone, general secretary
at Portland' and secretary for Oregon
and Washington.
A "Dry" Sunday in Chelialls.
CHEHAD1S. Oct 14. This has been a
"dry" Sunday in Chohalls, the first In'
many years. All of the saloons have
been closed. The proprietors of the sa
loons are all under bonds for keeping
their places open on the past three Sun
days, and their coses will come up In
xhe Superior Court In November.
Senator A. G. Foster was In the city
yesterday on business. He is very san
guine as to the success of the Republican
party in the state this Fall.
Patents for Northwestern Inventor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. The following
Northwestern Inventors have been
awarded patents:
Oregon William Anderson, Scappoose.
machine for pitting fruit; James Mc
Corkell and- N. McEachem, Helix, weed
cutter.
Washington Benjamin F. Nedrow, An
acortes, drag saw; Lewis Valentine, Cla
quato, saw set and gauge.
Tvro Oregon Postofllcea.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. A pontofflce
has been establlhed at Peyton. Jackson
County, Oregon, to be supplied by spe
cial service from Leeds. Anna B. Jones
has been appointed postmistress.
On October 15 the postoflice at Gorman,
Sherman County, Oregon, will be dis
continued, mall going to Monkland.
Gold From Copper River.
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct 14. The steam
er Bertha arrived tonight from Copper
River with 170 passengers and $75,000 worth
of gold dust, the first from New Chlsna
and Chlstochina placers. AH returning
miners praise the district.
New Blacksmith at Puynllnn.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10. Augustus
Tretner, of Rosalia, Wash., has been ap
pointed blacksmith In the Puyallup In
dian school, Washington, at $600 per an
num. Oregon Note.
Eugene citizens have given $26 50 to aid
the Galveston sufferers.
A project Is on foot to move the
flouring mill from Grant's Station to lone, !
.Morrow county.
Coos County's net indebtedness is ?63,
424. In the past six months the county's
expenses have ben $25,214 43.
For the six months prior to Octber 1
Klamath County paid out $6762 63. Its
total Indebtedness. Including Interest on
outstanding warrants, Is $S1,531 42.
In the six months prior to October 1,
Jackson County's expenses were $15,511.
The debt of the county, Including Inter
est on outstanding warrants, Is $145,03S 23,
a reduction of $6101 18 In the past year.
E". C. Goddard, D. H. Cheney and Ivan
Humason have bought 320 acres Just east
of Gold Hill, In the Willow Springs dis
trict, and have a gang of men doing de
velopment work on several fine looking
ledges located on this tract.
S. J. Fore has dispoed of a seven
eighths interest in the Sterling- mine, near
Cole's Station, at the Oregon-California
LOOK HERE, YOUNG-MEW
ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?
If so, write to old Dr. KES5LER today. Don't you know?
There are all over this county old, young and middle-aged men suffer
ing from the effects of bad habits when boys. Hundreds caught private
diseases, which have never been properly cured. Such men are unfit for
marriage or business, and If they let this disease continue, they will break
out with pimples or sores, sometimes rheumatism, heart disease. paralysl3,
dizziness, stomach trouble will follow. They go to sleep sometimes while
reading or resting. PRIVATE DISEASE, if not CURED properly, will run
into stricture, gleet prostalltus, catarrh of bladder and kidneys, and that
awful disease called chancres and bubols, that have ruined so many young
men for life. DR. KESSLER. at the old St. Louis Dispensary, has been
doctoring these cases right In Portland for many years. He also cures
tumors, wens, warty growths, old sores, cancers, all kinds diseases of nose,
throat or liver, or any kidney or bowel trouble. Call and see the tape
worms they have taken from persons some 25 feet long.
Rheumatism, Piles. Neuralgia, Headache, Indigestion. Dyspepsia, Itch
ing Skin Diseases and that AWFULEST OF ALL DISEASES, Syphilis
(Pox), Gonorrhea, he cures QUICK WITHOUT ANY CUTTING. His private
office is filled with pictures of these awful diseases. This old doctor can
refer to prominent business men. lawyers, ministers, professors, etc., as
to bis honesty. EVERYTHING PRIVATE.
When you go to see him he sees you in private rooms. When you write
him, only the doctor reads your letter. When you go to consult this doc
tor, take a small bottle urine (made the previous morning) with you. If
writing, send it by express or mall. Address
J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D.,
ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISPENSARY
23H YAMHILL ST., PORTLAND, OR.
Since the world was young
people have tried every kind
of trick to cheat the old man
who carries the scythe and the
hour-glass.
To those who want to look
as young as they really are, in
spite of their gray hairs, there
is one comfort: Ayer's Hair
Vigor always restores color to
gray hair.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemaci, Lowell, Mass.,
Ayer's SarKparula
Ayer's Pills
A)crs Ague Curs
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Ayer's Comaton:
state line, to a corporation called tho
Sterling Gold & Silver Mining Company,
together with the quartz mill, tracks,
buildings, water rights, etc. The consid
eration was J42.CC0, and Mr. Fore remains
as superintendent.
John Butterworth reports to the Albany
Herald that the store of L. Jacobs, at De
troit, was entered by burglars Tuesday
night and about ?23) or $300 In money
stolon; also a quantity of clothing, shoes
and hats. Sonv of the hats which were
thrown away by the thieves were found
on the river bank. The thieves also
broke into the saloon of John Daly and
Stole $7 30 in money and a quantity of,
liquors and cigars.
The Heppner Times says that J- A.
Miller, who owns a 90-acre ranch near
Lexington, can speak very fluently tlva
languages English, German. Italian,
French and Russian. He Is also an adept
at shorthand writing, being able at one
time to write 160 words per minute, and Is
well versed In astronomy and other
sciences. Mr. Ml'.ler took an eight years'
classical course In the gymnasium at
Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, and at
tained the degree of Bachelor of Arts..
While he claims now to be able to gov
ern, himself, he came to this country and
abandoned his profession, because his ap
petite for strong drink got the better of
him.
Slvep poisoning got 49 more victims out
of a band of SCO fine Merino bucks be
longing to Hugh Fields, up Hlnton Creeks
last Sunday, says the Heppner Times.
When- our informant, John Buslck, came
by there Monday morning he saw 40 of
the animals lying dead in the corraL
About 200 had out of the band hod beert
poisoned, and others were dying right
along, so that It Is probable the whole
bunch will be lost. The sheep were un
doubtedly poisoned frm licking a certain
mineral substance which appears on some
of the rocks throughout the country when
the hot sun comes out just after a heavy
rain. Th! substance Is very poisonous
and makes quick work of Its victims.
Two yrars ago Mr. McCorrlgal, on Butter
Creek, lost 596 head of sheep from the
same cause; five years ago 31 head belong
ing to Ed Day were destroyed in a simi
lar manner; two years ago John Buslck
lost 12 head; and many others have lost
smaller numbers from time to time, but
know not what caused It
Wn.ililti'rion Industries.
Prunedrlers and - evaporators aro in
full operation In the Palouse country.
The Edwnll creamery at Harrington
was burned a few days ago. It will bo
rebuilt Immediately.
For the second time Index copper has
taken tlrst prlne at the Spokane In
dustrial Fair. Besides taking first prizo
on special exhibits the districts as a
whole carried off the thrid prize. This is
one botteT than last year, for then Index
took first prize on special copper exhibit
only.
Tho Great Republic Gold Mining Com
pany has withdrawn its stock from tho
market, there being enough monny in tho
treasury to prosecute alt tho development
work necessary to put one of their prop
erties, the Happy Thought on a paying"
basis, and to erect and put In operation
the concentrator at Berlin.
Articles of Incorporation of the Twin
Laker, Gold Mining Company have been
filed at Tacom-t. The corporation is cap
italized at half a million dollars, tha
stork being divided Into a million shares.
Tho directors of the concern are: R. S.
Lambert. E. A. Kimball. C. P. Toplllt,
James Menslc. Martin Garrett, GcoTga
E. Cleveland and Ida H. Caie
Armstrong Bros., who aro opentlng a
large lodging camp on Elokomln Creek,
purchased last week a tract of timber,
which contains about 12.C0O,CO0 feet of
lumber. They now control some 1100
acres of timber land. whTrh.r.hpy (e-itlmate
contains from lO.foO.OttT'to jft.QOO.OOO f-et
of standing1 tlmbrr. They are planning
to build a mile or more of railroad. Since
tho middle of April thli year they havo
put In 4S00 log3. containing about 6,500,000
feet,
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