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THE MOBNIKG OREG'ONIAN, -MONDAY, OCTOBER . 15, 1900. DARK DAYS IN CHINA Graphic Story of the Assault on Tien Tsin. FINE COURAGE OF ALLIED TROOPS The Powers Must Exert Their Au thorityDesolation FolloVf Inff the Battle. TIEN TSIN, Sept. 3. (To the Editor.) The press cable dispatches regarding the progress of events in North China, and especially the attack, defense and cap ture of Tien. Tsin, can .give your readers only a vey partial and incomplete idea of one of the most interesting and dra matic incidents of this strange cam paign. Tien Tsin is the entreport and gate way of Pekin. situated about 30 miles up the Pel Ho River, and 80 miles below the capital, and it has an important -commerce. The European section is sub stantially and handsomely built of brick and stone, with broad, macadamized Toads, a park, library, largo Astor House Hotel, Gordon Hall (used during the bom bardment as a hospital. It was tha tar get for many shells, and was then called "Gordon Hell"); there are handsome for eign consulates and stores, and the place has much the appearance of a well-to-do European town. Beyond this -lies the native city, a far-stretching vista of strange, fantastical Chinese structures, and of one-storied mud-brick dwellings, formerly sheltering half a million or more of the native population. Today I have been wandering through the desolation of this once thriving and busy center' of human life now utterly in ruins, a solitary waste of" burned and dismantled dwellings, amid which lamlshed Chinese wonks (half-wild dogs) were until re cently hungrily tearing the bodies of the Chinese kiljed during the bombardment, the great Are, and the still greater slaugh ter following the capture, when such scenes of terror and of destruction were enacted as might have characterized the incursipns of Attila and his Huns. It is impossible to ive stay-at-home people in Oregon any adequate Impression of this tragedy; one must personally see the far reaching vista of blackened ruins, a sol itary waste miles in circumference where once was busy life, the walls shattered by shells, the dwellings ravaged by troops of all nations, the fine temples turned into barracks, the handsome houses of wealthy Chinese now used for stables, land the echoing solitude of -streets once full of busy people, In order to comprehend the terrible desolation of war. In what has been "said of the ravages( of -war, I don't wish to Ije understood as criticising the punishment meted outto the Chinese. That it was just andmeces sary no one cognizant with the facts at close range can for a moment doubt. The great danger now is lest this punishment be weakly limited or lessened by a mawk ish sentimentality, which, at this stage of the case, would be not only short-sighted hut criminal. Europeans are now fight ing for standing-room, and for life and safety in, this empire, and such a lesion must be taught as will settle this ques tion once for all. In this respect, at least, the Russians deal niore wisely with seml clvilized people their work once done is well done, and lasts for all time. The Chinese are controlled only by fearkind ness is mistaken for weakness. The whole history of the people shows this, and the experience of old residents confirms it. Possibly in the future social and moral evolution of the nation, this may be changed, but that time Is not yet. As I write, two new punitive expeditions are in progress, one by the Russians from New Chwang and the Amur River to Moukdcn, the capital of Maichurla, and the other from Pekin to Pao Ting Fu. the capital of Chi LI Province. Both cities are rich and old, and each numbers over I GOO COO population. It is understood tvat the orders are to raze them to the ground. To "armchair" campaign ers and theorists this may seem harsh procedure, but the best judgment of all Europeans in "China approves It as a military necessity. The German Kai ser was not very far wrong when he said to his departing troops: "GIvo them such a lesson that Germans will be safe in China for a thousand years." But to return to Tien Tsin, the city was first attacked by the Boxers in June, and Chinese servants who had been In the employ of Europeans for 20 years and were cognizant of the contemplated at tack, gave no warning. Had the defense failed, they would have been the first to loot and murder every European in the city. The Chinese had built cages in which they proposed to. exhibit their pris oners before executing them by progres sive slicing. Barricades weio constructed of sand bags and timber, and every male In the European settlement capable of bearing arms was mustered into the vol-. unteer defense corps, the brave-hearted missionaries-taking -up arms for the de fense of the honor of the women and the lives of the children. After the capture of the Taku forts, the Chinese Imperial troops made common cause with the Box ers, and for days kept up a cruel ar tillery and rifle fire upon the Europ?an quarter, with modern Krupp guns and Manllcher rifles. Soon Gordon Hall was filled with the wounded, and became the especial target of the Chinese fire. This was before the expedition of the ailed troops came to the rescue after that the Chinese had enough to do In defending themselves. That was the time that tried men's souls. The Chinese had probablv eight to ten. thousand men engaged, and employed the best modern, artillery, and expert gunners trained to efficiency by European officers. The fire "was cfOot've. and the casualties were large during the first terrible days: Quite a number of women And children went through -this never-to-be-forgotten baptism of fire, and with splendid, self-forgetful heroism nursed the sick and cared -for the "wounded. So near to nature is bur dust; so near to God is man, "When duty says. "Thou must," the soul replies. "I can." At several early periods of the attack, the Chinese, had they been less arrant cowards, could easily have rushed le comparatively weak defenses and cap tured the entire European settlement. Had they done so, the unnameable hor rors and atrocities of the Indian Mutiny would have been repeated and outdone, as the Chinese In vlcfory are as cruel as in fight they are cowardly. Fortunately, they postponed dl-cct assault until too late, and the arrival xf the allied forces rendered it futile. Every one in Tien Tsin acknowledges that the coming of the Cossacks in the first Instance contrib uted largely toward saving, the Europeans from a massacre, though in the flni op erations the Americans and Japanese troops upon arrival fought wth splendra dash and courage. The great arsenal was first captured, and from this the allies advanced almost "without cover aod under a very destructive enfilading fire to the attack of the fortified walls of the nat'va city. The losses of the foreign troops in that first day's atck were over StW; t'ie Chinese had occupied a large flour mill built of stone, piercing the solid walls of the compound with portholes, aid keep ing up a destructive fire.. Here I saw thousands of the pecul'ar, squa?-chaped Manllcher cartridges used by thou lying in great heaps inside this wall, and lri-m this point I looked cut upon a wile, open plain, miles in 'extent, across which our soldiers camo charging down toward ti 3 city walls. The first gate was stormed and -taken about nightfall, and a. great heap of the explosives Was laid against the inner gate, which was the second line of the Chinese deCvnse. The wires were cut as soon as laid, and for time it lojl.-id as if the attempt must fail, but fin illy a brave Japanese soldier, "to fortune and fame unknown," already severely wound ed, crawled up to th'e mine and fired' i, and was himself blown to atoms In the explosion. Throughout the engagement,' the Jap anese troops acted with perfect courage and the highest efficiency fully equal to any of the European troops engaged. They seemed to have no fear of death, and never hesitated to face the most dlUU cult situations; so much so, that the officers of all nations commented admir ingly on their splendid courage. Tho Russians also do good work in. holding their position" with stubborn determina tion, even when retreat was thought to be inevitable It is needless, to say any thing in. praise of the fighting qualities and fine record of the American and Eng lish forces "They did their duty, as they always do," quite as a matter of course. This was so clearly recognized that the commanders of other forces depended on them for that sort of work, and they did not fall. On one occasion when storming was required, the Russian General masked for American -soldiers to make the charge, evidently recognizing the fact that -l3 own men were better adapted for holding positions than for taking, them. But, there is no need to multiply words. The world toows what the American sol dier is, and what he can do witness his record from Bunker Hill to San Juan. During the night following this attack the Chinese Imperial troops and their Boxer allies fled and the foreign soldiers mached into the native city, the fight was ended and Tien Tsin was theirs. I re gret to say that in the sack of the city; and the general looting which followed, neither the English nor American troops entirely abstained. No doubt the tempta? tlon was very great rich Mandarins' houses wide open, destroyed and burn ingrich stores of silver and ornaments to be had for the taking, but none the less it was a blot on the fair escutcheon of a splendid record, and it must be regretted by all. "It Is afar cry to Loch invar," and China is many miles away from home. Since the capture of Tien Tsin by the allies, all the powers have been pouring in troops, partly for the advance upon and relief of Pekin now happily accom plishedand partly as a reserve for fu ture contingencies, "and to stand guard over each other, .until at present writing quiet old Tien Tsin is crowded with thou sands of the soldiers of all nations, and themain street is a more vivid and motley parade than the Midway Plaisance at tho Chicago Fair. Before my hotel window all day long there moves an unending procession, showing most strangely and even" fantastically "the pomp and circum stance of war." Thousands of swarthy Sikh cavalry, natives of India, in flaming red turbans, splendid big men with coal black beards and fiery eyes; behind them march the neat little Japanese infantry In their natty black and yellow uniforms, looking by comparison like boys on dress parade "from some military school, but fine fighters, nevertheless; then, with tffat characteristic free, swinging step, come a company of our own Americans, In rough, serviceable, blue flannel shirts and khaki fellows built "for work and war, and thoroughly respected for their tremendous "get there" qualities. A moment's pause in the procession filing by. and then comes a'long train of gray Syrian mules in the English commissariat service, guid ed by Indian coolies, bare-legged and dusty, as well as dusk'; -then a squad of Russian officers dash past "at a full gal lop. In white uniforms with a flash of gold and crimson stripes, followed by the slower tramp, tramp of some Austrian In fantry, 'with great fluttering bunches of cock's feathers of dark green half hiding their helmets. After these you may see a body of England's sturdy Jack Tars and marines, In blue, with "brawny bare arms, and with the rolling gait- of the sea, hauling along one of the big naval guns. And so the strange and fascinating pro oession moves past, continuously -from dawn till night, a parade of all nations, sent here to -teach John Chinaman that "it Is not healthy to monkey with the buzz-saw" a, lesson he Is fast learning, and one thai!; he must learn still more thoroughly before life and property are safe In China. It Is absolutely wrong, criminally wrong, to look on this pro found crls3 from any sentimental point of view. Should any -such mistaken pol icy prevail, Europeans cannot live safely in China for years to come, and the work "will all have to be done over again. A witty mother, with many theories of child training, once remarked: "The first baby is a great disilluslonlzer." And so a visit to China reverses many of one's preconceived notions, especially when one not only sees the Chinese as they really are, but carefully gathers the ripened judgment of level-headed men who have lived here1' for twenty years. Among all classes of resident Europeans and Amer icans who know, there is but one opin ion, and that Is: "The powers must make a thorough job of this, and the ojd order must . pass . away." Within ..this great empire are untold possibilities of power of wealth r.nd development and of good, and if 'the curse of an utterly corrupt and unscrupulous officialism can be removed, and New China can be giv en her chance. No vacillating, native or weak-kneed policy will meet the sltua--tion. "The ax must be laid to the root of the tree." The first exodus of the Pekin refugees is coming down to Tien Tsin, and In my next I hope to give you the story of their experiences. FRANCIS R. WARDLE. o THE NOTABLE SICK. Condition of Dowager Empress Frederick More Satisfactory. KRONBERG, Oct 14. The condition of the Dowager Empress Frederick today Is satisfactory. LONDON. " Oct. 14. The following an nouncement appears "today In the Court Circular: , "The Queen has been In some anxiety for a week owing to the unsatisfactory accounts of the health of Empress Fred erick. Reports now, however, are fa vorable." Toutaey's Condition Unchanged. GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct 14. The con dition of He'pry G. Youtsey is unchanged today, but the general Impression Is that the prosecution will make a strong effort to have the trial resumed tomorrow. Commander Beeler Has Pneumonia. BERLIN, Oct 14. Lieutenant-Commander W. H. Beeler, naval attache of the United States Embassy, Is suffering severely from pneumonia. Germany's 'Policy Unpopular at Home BERLIN, Oct 15. Germany's China pol icy Is growing unpopular among the great manufacturers in West Germany, owing to the. severe reaction In business, the Absence of orders and the "heavy fall in industrial shares. Most of the papers to day discuss the expression "world em pire" used by Emperor William In his speech at "the laying'of the foundation stone of the Imperial Museum at Saalberg, denying, that Germany has any such in tention as might seem to have been im plied. The Vosslsche Zeltung says that tho time has passed when mankind generally would tolerate the acts of a'singje power. The Cologne Gazette, the 'National Zel tung and the Nord Deutsche Allegeimne .Zeltung, the Berliner Tageblatt and the Berliner Post give 'utterance to similar sentences. Referring -to the action of the foreign envoys in Pekin, the National Zeltung says: "The envoys have spoken. The next step is to enforce their decisions." YelloTV Fever "Will Increase. HAVANA, Oct 14. It is generally ad mitted that yellowfever will increase in Havana when the streets are opened for the installation of the sewers, a work which will probably require three years. Major Lodge, Paymaster for the Division of Cuba, is down with the fever. BERLIN BOURSE IS DULL fears that gold will come to united States. Coal . Shares Decline on Prospect That Supply "Will Soon Exceed the Demand-London Market. BERLIN, Oct 14. Last week the Bourse had a severe setback which wiped out the advance made the week before. There were numerous factors exerting an unfa vorable Influence upon speculation. The Chinese situation Is now considered un favorable. The rise in New Xork ex" change and the unsatisfactory reports of v. - ' u NU??;.. the conditions of the Iron and coal trades depressed values generally. Coal shares had the worst week, per haps, of the last six months, Westphallan newspapers having asserted that the sup plies are" likely to outrun the demand after next April. Many standard coal shares fell more than 10 points. ' The money market has grown apprehen sive that German gold will go to New York, exchange havlng-reached the point at which the demand cannot he satisfied. Nevertheless, nothing Is known here of exports of gold to confirm the reports ca bled from the United States, although It Is admitted that New York bankers were making Inquiries here during the early part of the.week; There Is high authori ty for the statement that no gold has been taken from tho Relchsbank for ex port Private discount rose to 4 on Friday, in sympathy with London, but call mon ey remains abundant at 3 to 3 per cent. While the Relchsbank statement showed a more, unfavorable movement than In 1899. the status remains much stronger than then. The bank does not contem plate advancing the rate. Government funds showed little change. Three and a halts Improved slightly and 8s remained about stationary. The loan is at 100 6-10, but no sales are reported at -that figure. Rank stock fell 2 to 4 points during the week. Domestic rail ways declined heavily during the early part of the week, but regained some what yesterday. Northern Pacific shares rose sharply yesterday, more than regain ing the ground lpst earlier in the week. Other Americans attracted but little In terest The Dresden and Deutsche banks pro pose to list on the Berlin Bourse scrip or tht Anatolian Railway to the value of 60.000,000 francs. LONDON EXCHANGE UPSET. Fears That Money Will Become Dearer Bar Silver Down. LONDON, Oct. 14. The Stock Exchange was considerably upset last week owing to the fear that money will become dearer, despite the "fact that It is so plentiful -.that rates for short advances were lower than they had ,been .for months. This apprehension was due to the huge exportation of 'gold to America, together with the fact that about l 000,000 was withdrawn from Germany and, Egypt In consequence business was brought to a standstill and the tone of the market was heavy. To all this Berlin and Vienna selling contributed. The week closed, however, with easier conditions, consols rising to 9S" and the war loan to m. Americans; after moderate declines, re covered, and the changes of the week were not Important Union Pacific closed 1 point up; Union Pacific, preferred,, rose ; New Yprk Central, ; Baltimore & Ohio, preferred, ; Baltimore & Ohio, or dinary, ; Louisville & Nashville, ; Atchison, ; and Northern Pacific, . Eries and a few others fell 4 to . Movements In mining shares were for the most part downward, Rands falling 9-16, and others 1-16 to . All the old attractions failed to draw customers and the operators, trying to find new fields for their enterprise, succeeded in get ting up a wild boom for jungles, as West Africans are called; but the whole move- ' ment was wholly professional, the public at large remaining uninterested. Bar sliver, which for some time past had been bought for India mintage pur poses, fell sharply on Friday to 29d on the announcement that the buying was over. It remains dull and unchanged. Money was abundant on call at 1 to 1 per cent for a week 2 to per cent, and on three -months' bills- 3 to 4 pel cent The London Wool Market. LONDON, Oot 14. At the wool auc tion sales the number of bales offered was 11,186, and they were practically all sold. Competition was brisk, especially for common coarse cross breds. Queens land scoured wools were in active de mand and .some line was sold to America, together with suitable small Bales of cross breds at steady prices. Merinos were in very firm demand by the conti nent The week's general tone was go.d for fine class grades, Inferior stock mov ing slowly. the demand being1 principally by the home trade, who secured the bulk. The withdrawals numbered 3000 tales. The freer bidding- by the continent created a better tendency. Australians Want Our Machinery. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. A letter re ceived At the United States Department of Agriculture from Penrith College, Nw South Wales, Australia, calls attention to the great need of Improved types of agricultural'', machines in that colony. The writer states that there are not a. half dozen machines for cutting and col lectlng maize in New South Wales and a machine for cutting sugar cane 'would be greatly, appreciated by the canegrowers in the north of that colony and In Queens land7 He suggests that there are great opportunities for American manufacturers of agricultural machines who are desirous of extending their business outside the United States. . The Indian Cotton Industry. LONDON, Oct 15. An interesting re port upon the Indian cotton Industry is published this , morning by the Times. It shows that the output of the mills n 1899-1900 was pearly 10 per cent above the average for the five years previous. The Times thinks the facts given are "hardly likely to relieve the gloom per vading in Lancashire." MORE HELP FQR GALVESTOK Employes of Postoffice In. Distress Move for Their Relief. WASHINGTON, "oct 14. Postmaster General Smith recently received from postmaster Grlfflnyof Galveston; a letter telling of the pecuniary and personal loss which, had befallen -the employes of his office as a result of the storm of Septem ber 8, of the fearful strain under which they had heen working day and night since then, and of- the admirable spirit which animated the men notwithstanding their misfortune. PostmasterGrlffln sug gested that If the vast army of postal officials, clerks and carrle'rs could know COMFORTING THE ENEMY. the true condition of tho men at Galves ton a small amount from each might be cheerfully contributed, ahd would give the needed relief; otherwise, It was to be hoped a'beneflcent Government" "to whom we-are loyal, wiN hear and answer this appeal." 1 To this communication Acting Postmaster-General Johnson sent the following re ply: , . "The department Is In full sympathy with the appeal of the postmaster at Galveston In behalf of the employes of that office, . who have suffered through J.he terrible, calamity which has over taken themi and hopes that response by. those who have not already contributed through some other channel will be gen erous and prompt. I am gratified to learn that the action taken In this direction by the National Association 'of Letter-carriers Is meeting with hearty response. ' "Contributions may be addressed to John A. Merritt Postmaster, Washington, D. C. . W. M.. JOHNSON, - ""Acting Postmaster-General." DEATH IN OPEN SWITCH. Wreck on Lake Shore". & Michigan Southern Last Night. CHICAGO, Oct 14. An -open switch at Eighty-fifth street. South Chicago, be lieved to have been purposely misplaced, caused the 'death of two men, seriously injured another, and made wreckage of the engine and forward p(art of the New York & Boston express train on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad to night The engine was demolished and two mall and two expres? caTs were piled up In a heap, but the five pas senger coaches directly behind the bag gage cars did not leave- 'the track and their occupants escaped injury. The vic tims of the wreck are: Dead: H. J. Jeroch, fireman of the train, 28 years old; lived at Elkhart, Ind. Caught under the wreckage of the engine and body cut In half. Unidentified man, a tramp, who was stealing a ride on the first' mail coach: body ground to pieces.. Injured: Lewis Reynolds, engineer of the express, lives at Elkhart Ind.; skull fractured and Internally Injured; prob ably fatal. ' It Is believed that the wreck was caused by some one who had deliberately broken the switch. The locks which are used to hold the switch In place had been broken and could not be found. The train was 'running 45 miles an hour when it struck the switch. . HEAVY ELECTRIC LOAD. 30,200 Volts Carried Through nn Un derground Cable. ST. PAUL, 'Oct 14. A remarkable series of experiments was conducted here to day by Henry Floy, of New York, who successfully accomplished the feat of carrying 30,200 volts of eloctrloity through an underground cable three miles long. The highest voltags hitherto attained with this class of conductor was 2,000 volts, which was secured at Niagara Falls, and electrical engineers hare long been experi menting with a view to attaining a maxi mum of '25,000 volts. ' The cable consists of three copper conductoYs. each about the size of an ordinary lead pencil, each being enclosed In a paper1, tube and the whole encased In a lead sheet "and drawn through vitrified clay conduits. The cable is part of the system by which the St. Paul Gas Light 8$ Power' Company will utilize the "water 'power at Apple River, Wisconsin the other 24 miles of wire being overhead. As a' result of this experiment they will carry ah average of 25,000 volts, "furnishing 500 horsepower for lighting and power supply. Street Railroad Convention. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 14.-C. T. Penning ton, " of Chicago, secretary and treasurer of the American Street Ra'lroad Associa tion, is In the city to niake final ar rangements for the 19th ahnuftl conven tion of that body, which will begin at Convention Hall next Tuesday. '.'The ex hibits,'' said Mr. Pennington, "of electri cal, manufacturing "and' supply) companies will be more varied 'than ever before. Twenty thousand feet of floor space will be-used for this purpose. It will be one of "the 'largest meetings of the associa tion ever held. . Thera will be. about 400 active street railway men here from every part of the country, as well as abont 1500 others." ' ' The exhibits are already in place. A big Eastern contingent, headed by H. H. Vree lapd, of New York, will arrive Monday nlght in a 'magnlflcentfy appointed spe cial train. The Street Railway Account ants' Association of America, made up of auditors and chief accountants of the companies whose managers attend the street-railway convention. will hold Its annual meeting here at the same time. ..Natural Gas at St. Joseph,, Mo. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Oot14. Qoal-and gas In paying quantities were found east of this city today at a depth- of a little more than 1000 feet. The gas will be piped to the city at once. A vein of coal that may reach-two feet in. thickness was found. Avojd harsh, purgative, pills. They make you sick and then leave' you con stipated. Carter's Little 'Liver Pills regu late the bowels and cure you.' .SSPSsW - s B OUR SHEEP AND WOOL HOW THE INDUSTRY HAS (. GROWN II? THE UNITED STATES. Free Pasturage on Mountain Ranges Has Handicapped Sheepraising- on. Farm Lands. WASHINGTON, Oct 10. The Agricul tural Department has prepared an inter esting pamphlet, written by J. R. Dodge, on the sheep and wool Industry of the United States, past and present An elab orate table embraced in the report shows that on January 1 last there were 41,883,000 sheep scattered over the various states New York Tribune. of the Union. The total value of these sheep Is estimated at $122,665,913, or an average price per sheep of $2 93. In this list Oregon stands as the sixth sheepralsing state In the Union, Idaho being fifth and Washington 'way down In the list. At that date there were 2, 446,695 sheep In Oregon, valued at $6,532,676, or- on average of $2 67 each. In Idaho there were at the same time 2,658,662 sheep, valued at $2 SO each, or a total of $7,444,254. The Washington flocks only aggregated 790,217 sheep, which were held at a higher figure, however, making the total number worth $2,470,218. This report shows tliat the average price of sheep in the United States as a whole has fluctuated quite extensively, the figure last January being tho highest but one of any year recorded. In 1873 the average value was $2 96, but In that year the total value was but $97,922,350. Im provement by breeding and by better care has more than doubled the weight of the fleece. The census of wool Is perhaps not so accurate as that of sheep, but a compari son of the different enumerations shows a steady and rapid Increase In weight In dividing the reported quantity of wool by the number of sheep. In 1840 tho average weight of wool per sheep was 1.9 pounds. It Increased to 2.4 poiinds In 1850, 2.7 In 1860, 3.5 in 1870, 4.4 in 18S0 and 4.8 In 1890. A great change has occurred In tho distribution of sheep In 30 years. In 1870 the mountain-range country was just emerging from the control of the Indians, and, with the Pacific States and Texas, contributed only 22 per cent of the sheep of the entire United States. Now the Western section contributes 65 per cent of all the sheep, -or more than 27,000,000. This Indicates a gradual decline of the sheep Industry In farming sections. The free pasturage of the range country han dicapped th'e industry on farm lands. Speaking of the outlook, the report says: "The question has been repeatedly asked, Can we produce all the wools re quired for domestic manufacture? There is no doubt of the capacity of the coun try to produce more wool than- 1b now consumed In any form. There aro eco nomic Teasons that will doubtless prevent the production of very low-grade wools. "For the past 10 years the wool supply of this country, domestic and foreign, has been about 430.000.000 pounds annually, which Is about the same as that of Ger many now, and nearly as large .as that of Great Britain, exclusive of the stocks of shoddy and wastes of all kinds. The annual wool supply for tho last 10 years has averaged 444,514,274 pounds. The an nual Imports of manufactures of wool aro-valued at $32,013,407, against an annual average of $43,345,981 for the 10 years ended wtlb 1890. And these figures Include, be sides wool and manufactures of wool, a large proportion of shoddy and shoddy goods. "A total of 60,000,000 sheep, producing 360,000,000 pounds of fleece and 60,000,000 pounds of butchers' wool, would have furnished very close to the supply for .manufacture during the last 10 years, without considering shoddy or substitutes. Should we reach a total of 80,000,000 sheep In a decade or two, a volume of 550,000,000 pounds of Wool would be produced more real wool than any nation In the world, except possibly France, has ever manu factured In a single year. When we reach 100,000,000, If we should, with 700, 000,000 pounds of wool, fleece and pulled, with the substitutes that must be counted In manufacture, there would be a liberal and ample supply for a population of 100,000,000. This does not make allowance for ta considerable quantity of carpet wools that are quite certain to be Im ported, and any other Imports that man ufacturers might fancy In their quest for novelties or preferences in wools, which must always reduce domestic require ments." PANAMA CANAL GOING AHEAD Will Be Built Even If United States Takes Nicaragua Enterprise. NEW YORK, Oct 14. M. Htrtln, director-general and president of tha Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Company; General Abbott, chief engineer, and W. N. Cromwell, counsel for the canal company, were passengers on the steamship La Lorraine from Havre. "The Panama Canal Company," said General Abbott, "Is waiting for the rec ommendation of the Walker Commission to Congress and for the action of that body. I believe that the decision will be In favor of the Panama Canal as being more feasible and economical and ghing better results. It the decision is against the Panama' Canal the company will nevertheless go on building it. I believe that if both the Panama and Nicaragua Canals are built nine-tenths of the ves sels will choose the Panama Canal as being the better. What the Walker Com mission heard when In Paris was a reve lation to It Already between three and .four million cubic yards have been taken, out down there and -two-fllfths of tho work has been done"." D King: George at Paris. PARIS, Oct 14. King George of Greece, accompanied by General Relneck, his aide-de-camp, and Nicholas Thon, intend ant of the civil list, arrived this morn ing to visit the exposition. Concentrating at Shanghai. ROM1S, Oct 14. According to a dis patch from Taku to the Tribuna the ex pedition to Pao Ting Fu alms to assure, in addition to the chastisement of the Boxer "chiefs, the exploitation of the rail way. It la expected to last about 40 days. The Italian cruiser Vesuvlo, the dispatch says, has left Taku for Shanghai, "where the powers are concentrating numerous warships in view of possible trouble," ADVERTISED. List ef Unclaimed Letters Remaining ' In the Postomce at Portland, Or. Free delivery of letters by carriers at the residence of owners may be secured by observ ing the following rules: Direct plainly to the street and number ct the house. Head letters with the -writer's full address; Including street and number, and request an swer to bo directed accordingly. Letters to strangers or transient -visitors ia the city, -whose special address may be un known, should be marked in the left-hand cor ner, "Transient" This -will prevent their be ing delivered to persons of the samo or simi lar -names. Persons calling for these letters -will pleaw state date on which they were advertised. Oc tober 15. They will be chatged for at the rate it 1 cent each: WOMEN'S LIST. Adams, Miss Teney Uansfleld, Mrs Lott Anson. Mrs I,iir?!l Uare. Pearl Anderson. Miss Armstrong, Mrs Geo tfarvln, Mrs A B Uartln, Blancha carxer, Airs s ueade, Mrs Benson, Miss Esther Ueyer, Mrs- M Bills, Miss Chrlsa E Ulrrell, Miss Ester Boswell, Mrs Em Minor, Lulu Bowman, Mrs Lizzla MItchel, Mrs Linda Brown, Miss Louisa IXourey, Carrie Clarke, Miss Mary Mutch, Mrs Coates, Mrs Emma J llurphy, Mrs Conley, Miss Moley Uorton. Mrs E O Cress-well, Mrs Nettle Kye, Mrs Cumminss, Mrs Otis, Miss May Gertrude "yBrlen. Miss Annla Punsmulr. Miss Lottie D'FIaherty, Miss t;"i .miss Aima xiennie Elliott. Afi! Mnh.l larmlee, Mrs Allc Parker, Miss Maa Peas, Mrs Peak, Mra Alexander Potter, Miss Maud Puter. Vivian Rae, Miss Anna Bella Rambo, Mrs Harriet Epperly, Mrs (300J4 Jefferson) Pair, Miss Ferris, Miss Laura Ferguson. Mrs R M Foster, Mrs L M cannon, Mrs Llllle tilddlncs- Mm Aiia nr l! in..o ir ' -. --" -.. au. .-, .u..ji iUUUlk UlHnam, Mrs Emma Uichardson, Mrs S B Gordon, Mrs G T Uoberts, Mrs LIdey Graham, Mm F Roblson. -Mrs Cha3 B Gresvold. Miss Bertha Rowan, Mrs B Guerln. Miss Fannie Schlegel. Henrietta Hamilton, Mrs I Schooling. Mrs Annla Hamilton, Mrs Edna M (2) Hannah, Miss Maude Smith, Mrs J Hardwlck, Mrs Sml' Miss Maud riarris. jurs j j; Stelner Hlnes. Mrs Jennl Sonnenfeld, Miss F Sprat, Mrs Boyd N SDlller. Mr "Mnrv T Hosack, Miss Maud Howland, Mrs S K fiugnes, airs O Stapleton. Miss Carrla Humphries, Mrs John Stevenson, MIsa F M Am, jun r o anover, Alias Uuldan Jacobson, Miss Ane Stratton. Mrs Jackson, Miss Nellie Steward. Mrs Jenlo Jennings, Miss Mary Stuart, Mrs D W Johnson. Miss Jennie HTeal, Mrs Mary E Keethers, Mrs J A Thomson, Mrs Anna Kenny, Jennie Thorne. MIsa Alice Klrtd. M 13?thr Thomas. Miss Daisy L Klllen, Miss Margaret Town. Mrs A B Toler. Mrs Do Krauso, Miss Anna Townsend. Mrs J W t.a Teaure, Miss Emily Voutreln, Olive Cage. Mrs tVakefleld. Mrs Ella I aumfear, Mrs Harry Walker, Miss Sophia I.ane, Miss Laura Wallace, Miss lee. Miss Margaret Warner, Miss Clara l.ee. Miss Maud Wents. Miss Lena Llndey, Mrs Cora B Winifred. Mrs rynoh. Miss "Lou Wise. Mrs Bertha UcClure, Miss Susan Wright. Mlsa Stella MacClure, Mrs Dr Wm JTounger. Miss Carrla WcCourtney, Mrs L E Zimmerman, Joslo licKean, Mrs MEN'S LIST. Misky, Cha3 Osman Arnold, Arthur liancom, G M S berry. Patrick Bishop, T C Block, Jako Blum, D Ulum Bros Boults, Robert Bowman, A B Brattin, H Br&reton. R M Urownfleld, Wm Burpee, M C Uurell, Matt Burgnes, Mr Burkhardt. E Burn, Sail Cody. Frank J Cooke, J J Craw shaw. E R Cummins, Frank Pe Torest, R S Donohoe, M C Ewing, w L Edward3, John T CUIott, Fauntleroy Espy, "Wlllard For. J Mackle, James Marina, Antuny Marshall, Harry Marsh. Levi M Mason. Mr nd Mrs George C Mayes, Sherman Mayer, Frank Mathiesen, VT F Mattllnger, C Merl. R V Meridian, Georga Milllken & Davis Miller. Charles Miller. S Montgomery. J H Montague. James Morgan, Thomas Muller, Fritz Murray, E ,-G NIcolo, Sofflotto Nolen. Mr . Northwestern Lum Co Nussbaumer, Joa Ostlund. Otto Owen. Charles Ogilvle. R G Paruet, "Wm L Pershln. G S Fair. X Pettus, Elder E L Fords, Howard & Hul- Peterson, Gust E (3) ' burt Pollard. Balls. Fryslnger, Bert Franklin, Clarenco Garrett, E C Gengler. M Gloser, G B Green, Fred J Grimes, W Guide, J P Hambrook, E "W (2) Hamilton, Elmer Harwood, Frank Harding, C E Portland Land & Im provement Co Randolph", "W, O Romayn. TSfii Ross, H Rowlan, "W H Sargent, R M Scandy House Rest Schllllg. Frank Schafter, Will Senterfltt, J F Seaborg. Henry unananan. M J Hurrell. V.-itw TVII11 Shaw. Can Harvey, Col J F Shores, C W, Jr Hayden. Frnnk M (2) Slocum, Ray C Henderson, Georgo 2) Smith, H L HIckethler. August Smith, T House, James Snow, James Hull, James R Snow, W B Hunje. Maurice Stlnson. John Trnperial Gas Light Co Stevenson. Albert Ingles, J E Stravens. Rev M H Justenson. Henry Surryhone. Frank W James, Richard F Sullvan, D Johansson, Carl Swift. W F Johnson. Mr Thorne, X J James, Carl Thomas, Beth B Jones, A. G Thomas, Fred Jones Brothers Thomas, Fred R Kasdorff. U' Ttlford. D "W Kearns, "Wood Toler, E Knteht Brothers Turney. James iX Koehler, John Tuck, Robert La Blanche. Mr tlrfer. T G Lambert. E M Voutrln. Oliver Lang. Geo "Wade. J R Lawwn, A C "Walleford. S J McAllister, W T "Wegner. J McAllister, John "Whl'tler. Edward B McDonald, John "Wheeler. Homer McElroy, S'H "Wilson. B H McGulre. J Will-on. Gus McGregor, Win Wold, Albert PACKAGES. Allison. A J Klopper, Mrs L Brewer, Mrs M .. A. B. CROASMAN, P. M. St. Louis Beats Cincinnati. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14. St. Loul3 made Cincinnati look like a minor league club this afternoon. The visitors never had a chance. St. Louis is now tied with Chi cago for fifth place. Attendance, 5300. Score: . R !H Bt R H E St. Louis ....7 17 llCinclnnati ....0 5 0 Batteries Sudhoff, Crlger and Stanton; Scott and Pettr. Umpire Bmalle. May Not Brealc Record. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. Miss Marguerite Gast. who is attemptfng to break "Will Brown's record for 20CO miles, finished 1700 miles at Valley Stream. N. T., today In 192 hours and 10 minutes. This was at 1:10 P. 31. She continued riding, and at 4:10 P. M. had 1756 miles to her credit. She th,en continued riding throughout the night. "When she had finished her 1700th mile she was one hour and 35 minutes be hind Brown's record. Three Killed by Train. NEWCASTLE, Pa., Oct. 14. John Kor ble, a farmer; Ellen Korble, nls daughter, aged 10, and Annie Korble, anotner daugh ter, aged 7, while crossing the Pittsburg & Lake Erie tracks near Carbon last night In a wagon, were struck by a tram and killed. Oscar Kospl, the rourtn oc cupant of the wagon, was seriously In jured. Again Driven From Mansfield. MANSFIELD, O., Oct. 14. The Dowlelte Deacon Homer Kessler, of Chicago, made another unsuccessful attempt jto hold services here today. He was taken In charge by the police while holding serv ices at the home, of F. D. Calver and was sent out of the" city on the west-bound Pennsylvania passenger tarln at noon. Said Same Thlnfr Before. Gold Hill News. Sylvester Pennoyer says Bryan will be elected. If our memory serves us, Syl vester made some remark similar to this four years ago CHILD WAS MUULATED BODY FOUND AT BACK. DOOR OF HER HOME. A. Surprise Party "Was law Progress. and She Stepped Oat andVWai Qnlckly Killed. DAYTON, O., Oct. 14. The dead body of Ada- Lants, the 12-year-old daughter of Charles P. Lants, a carpenter, was found In the rear of her father's resi dence last night. A surprise party had been tendered her parents and while the guests were playing cards the Uttle girl left the house. Her absence wasnot dis covered for halt an hour and after a search of the premises her body waa found. Circumstances Indicate that, an assault had been committed upon, the child and this was borne out today b the Coroner's investigation. The body was terribly mutilated. STexican Brlsands Kill Pontmnater. CHICAGO, Oct. 14. A dispatch to tha Record from Guadalajara, Mexico, says: A band of brigands, under the leadership of the notorious Pedro Plores, has been, committing numerous murders, and rob beries in the Autlan district of thla state for several months. News has just reached here that the robbers made a bold raid on the town of Autdan and killed the Postmaster. Following this un provoked murder they looted the placo r and terrorized the populace. They have a stronghold in, the mountains and a detachment of rurales has gone ink pursuit of them. No Tiding of Defaulter Sdurelber. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. No nW3 has been received of the hiding- place of "William Schrelber, the defaulting book keeper of the Elizabethport National Bank. All the principal gambling resorts across the Atlantic are being watched, as It Is thought Schrelber's love of betting naturally will lead him to such places If he Is In Europe. The belief grows, how ever, that he la In, or near New York. Detectives today assured President Held titter that they had clews which showed that Schrelber was In New Jersey, not far from his old home. Efficacy of Spray-Ins, t Corvallls Times. The efficacy of spraying as a .remedy against codlln moth has been demon strated In the Berlin orchard, north o the college campus. A portion of tho orchard was sprayed under direction of Professor Cordley at the college, as a test. All trees east of the house wero sprayed, while those west of It were not. Last week the fruit from most of tho trees treated was gathered. Of several hundred busbels less than half a dozen apples were affected. The fruit on tho trees west of the house, whlsh were not sprayed, was so wormy that it was unfit for use. None of it was gathered. The facts in the case are so marked, that all familiar with the details are thoroughly convinced of the advisability of thorough and patient spraying. In the test tho trees were sprayed six times. The first application was April 5 and 6, 3ust as tho flower buds were opening. Tho second was May 12 and 14, a week after the blos soms had all fallen. The third was Juno 25; the fourth, July 28 and 27; fifth. Au gust 31, and the last September IS. In tho first application Bordeaux mixture, con sisting of four pounds of copper sulphate and six pounds of lime to 60 gallons of water was used. In the succeeding appli cations a fourth of a pound of paris green was added to the former mixture. HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. C L Stancate, Phlla Mark B Williams, New York Geo H Torry & wf. New York W B Peck & wf. New York A W Williams. S P W E Brothers, N Y, UTanK Zak. S F u Li Jackson, Pen dleton, J M Elmer. Yukon tr w osborn, do T J A Tledemann, San Francisco C H Woodward. City Max Hymann, City P J Tormey, S F J M "Wells, St Louis, B A Wadhams, Vancouver. B C G M Stark. Sairlnaw Lloyd Jones, Omaha W a Crowley, Lockport, 111 James A Rlordan, St Louis M Michael. San F F H W Wilkinson, New York. W Hecht & wf. SMlss Wadhams, do ueo iiuro, if c unicago W P Bird. Taeomn. Miss Hecht, Chicago W H Northrup, S F J W Flynn, NY H A Tatum. St Louis L J Simpson & wf, H 2d" Meyers, Chgo -worm jaena, wasnmeo xi Ueorge & wf. Chas W Lauterbach, Chicago O H Sanford, N Y T A Edwards, N Y Mra Lauterbach, NY Astoria. Geo W Sanborn & wf. Astoria R M Pentreath. N T Geo H Graves, S F Columbia River Scenery. Resmlator Line steamers, from Ook atreet dock dally, except Sunday, 1 o'clock A. M. The Dalles, Hood BiVer, Cas cade Locks and return. Call on, or 'fono agent for further information. THB PERKINS. f J J Enos, Dawson City L. E Bond & irt, 8 F M Saxman & wJ, Latrobe, Pa Mrs G M, Btanles, Turner, Or Thos H Tongue, Hllb bora E Woldroaa. San F O P Graham. "Woiren- ton. Or Frank Irvencey, do L A Loomls, llwoco Mra "W F Hayes, Seat Miss Hayes. do Mrs N Whltaker, Cor vallla Mra L C Porter, do I w a .urown, ao Edwin Evens. Seattle TV H Sherrod. do "W H Bouglas, St Paul J ik. Budwan, Pendltn J C Jbundry, do W J Young. San F J W Korr. da H A Coapabls, do L Cohen, do A Harth. Tha Dallas R Roberts, Spokana f x xi .ttaision, do N M Kerr. San F Ferris Hartinan. "Ship-Ahoy" Co H C Cushmon, do Miss Bernlca Holmes, "Ship-Ahoy" Co Tom Fereso, do Miss Julia Catts, do Miss May Mason, do Miss Bell Heath, do J E Martin, Seattle Miss L Lawton. do Gladys Graham, do Mrs J W Lyson, Port Townsend Mrs A M Goldstein. Seattle Mrs V E Stevens, do Miss Naegle, "Ship Ahoy" Co Frank H Herbett. Chgo- uo it UBg. aaa jr W H Christian, The D" N K Esdailo & wf,. do L C Slater, do Wm Slater, do R P B0I30, Salem H Hood. do S S Martin. Pendletoa S J Danecher, Chgo A A Cahoon, Murray F P Cameron, Tacoma H Allen. do Stephen Wythe, V S A F H Kiddle. Island Cty J D Smith & wf. Spkn S H Wilson, Oakland. Cal Chaa B Gray, Everett J Phil Caruthers. Montesano, Wn B L Kldwell, Pake. Or J F Church. Or City W H Dougherty, Tcma H G Wortman. Mdford H B Nye. do M Ewart & wf. Astoria J R Goulter. Ilwaco J A Morehead. do Mrs L A Loomls, do Miss Loomls. do Mrs Ross. Astoria H Kallmerge, Chicago J H Beckley, Roseburg w a Manur, San F H B Sill & wf. do Miss Sill. do Master Sill. do N Rudebeck, Eveiett C E Rldpath. Heppner F C-Marquardu & wf. The Dalles Master Marquardu, do J Klein. Pendleton Master Klein, do Ed Elen, do Will E Rapson. Seattle Wm Start fc wf, St Louis THE IMPERTAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. John F Holden. B C Lois Bergsvlk & wf. Fort Columbia P Blunt. Chicago H ET Johnson & wf, New York Charles Johnson, N Y J R Smith. New York T 3 Conger, Long Ck H H Conger. Placer E F Everett. Van couver. B C C F Cotten. Vancouver, BC A J McCabe. Montana F D Richardson & wf, Grangevllle. Idaho G Grassmlller. Tacoma Albert Courter, Llttla Rock. Ark W D Smith. Vanouvr W J "Wife. Philippines W R Ramadell, Spkn Xi 1 Bond wr, s F William Robinson, SF Chaa J Dobbs. Topcka P E Campean. Tacoma B S Richardson & wf, Skagway Miss Richardson, do Dr R T Hoople. Vale "Walter Lyon. Salem Daisy Dwyer. "Kelly's Kids" Co Anna Lyme. do Lydla. Arnold, do Jiellle Nice. do J M Brown. Salem Miss Cu'tarn. Astrla B S Curtl3 & wf. Bur- Miss J E Anderson, do ton Hotel Brnnsvrlclc. Seattle, European; first-class. Rates. 75c and up. One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tncoma Hotel. Tncoma. American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma. European plan. Rates. 50c and up. The prune season is in full blast In tho Palouse country and driers and evap orators are running day and night, cur ing the biggest crop of prunes ever grown in that country. fi