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4 TTifl MORNIXG -OBEGONIAN, THURSDAY, 18, 1900. ARE AFTER ANSON Farmer Manager of Ught Cornpany Sued. 3ALEH CONCERN. COMPLAINANT Charged "With Convertlnff Warrants to His Otto. Uac Acjnwed -Says Salt Is All Bancombe. BAUE3M. -Or., Oct. 17. The Salem Light & Traction Company, -which owns and operates the street railways, electric light and power plants of this city, today began an action In the Circuit Court against its former manager, F, R. Anton, to recover 535S2 38 as damages alleged to have beon suffered by reason of defend ant's conversion of money and warrants xrtiile ho was acting as superintendent of the company. Aside from the formal parts of the -complaint, it is alleged "that on and between tha 1st day of June, 1S9S, and the COth dav of October, 1S99, the de fendant, F. R. Anson, was the managing agent of the plaintiff's business in. about and adjacent to the City of Salem, Or., and as such managing agent he had the care and comrol of all its properties, anf . "was the purchasing agent of the plaintiff for the purchase of machinery and sup plies, fixtures and appliances in the con duct of its business, and as such man aging agent ho ha,d the care, "control and supervision of tho keeping of its oook3 of account. '"That on and between said dates the eaid plaintiff, for tervlces performed by It in the furnishing of lights to the City of Salem, to Marion County, and tq the State of Oregon, received large payments bj way of city, county and state war rants, which -were converted by the de fendant into c.ash. 'ICjat on and between sajd 1st day of June, -16&S, and said 20th day of October, 1899. ,the eaid defendant, r. R. Anson. "while so acting as the. managing agent 1 of tills plaintiff, wrongfully and unlaw fully, and with the purpose of depriving 1 this plaintiff thereof, appropriated and converted to his own use of the moneys and choses in action of plaintiff. the sum of ?33S7 IS. "That the wrongful and Unlawful con version, of said monejs and choses in ac tion of tills plaintiff by said defendant "was by means of fraudulent and ficti tious c-ntrles in its boohs of accounts con cealed from the knowledge of this plaintiff anL its officers until on or about tho 4th day of October, 19j0. "That on the 12th day of October, 1900, this plaintiff demanded of the defendant that lie account to and pay to thL plaint iff the said .sum of ?"?287 18, by him wrong fully converted -lo his own use, as afore said." The complaint then alleges the. conver sion of a county and a city warrant, mak ing the lota(altag;Ml to- havo. been con verted 33T.S2 18. The complaint is sworn to by F, H. Page, of Portland, who is designated as managing agent of the company, and v. ho is understood to be the chief stockholder of the company. F. H. Anson was formerly receiver of the Salem Consolidated Street Hallway Company, and was manager of the Salem Iight &. Traction Company from the time the latter company gained control of tlie street railway property, in 189S, until about a year ago. The property of the Salem Ught & Traction Company is cov ered by a mortgage for more than Its value in favor of the Donom & Sap Fran cisco Bank. A ult to foreclose tills mortgage was commerced last Summer, and Anson was made a party defendant on the allegation that lie claimed some interest in the property. In his answer Mr. Anson claimed to be the owner of; considerable property which the company Diad been using, and for the use of which lie claimed compensation. Since Mr. Alison ?cverd his connection with the Salem Light & Traction Com nanv. he has secured, a. franchise for Ahe operation of an electrfcJlght and steam-1 lieating plant in this -city, and has be gun putting In his plant. ' Mr. Anson was seen this jevening and asked for a statement regarding the al leged conversion. He characterized the euU"-a buncombe, ahdpaJd Ina'fr proper anfwer would" be made in due-5ime. Con tinuing, he enid: "It i3 an attempt to make a showing In the face of my claim for $9258 ahead of the London & San Francisco Bank's mortgage in the foreclosure suit, in which we have taken every trick in court up to date. The only foundation in fact for the suit begun today lies in my having paid the company funds on debts of the company, contrary to tfhe wishes of the other fellows." "WEML SOW XO.LEgS WHEAT. Wlille Salem Farmers Take Up Dalry ipj?. They Will Stay by Grain, - SALEM, Oct 17. Although farmers in this vicinity are giving more of their at tention to dairying and are steadily In creasing their herds of milch cows, it ap pears that there will bcr no material de crease in the wheat acreage on that ac count Because of one partial failure of a wheat crop, the farmers have not lost cpfidoncin this as a wheat-producing TftgToto5giit tnev ""H very materially change their methods, with a view to securing reutrns from their fields every year. It has been the custom here in the Valley to summer fallow wheat land once in two or once In three years. The land, therefore, lies idle half or a third of the time. In the future farmers will gradually, adopt the rotation of crops plan fop mafntaing the productiveness of the soil. Manager George" D. Goodhue, of the Ealem Creamery 'Company, says that many farmers contemplate making their summer fallow land produce their feed for cows. That is, Instead of leaving a field uncropped one season and plowing it twice to keep down the weeds, they will bow It to clover or planC corn on it This crop will be stored in a silo and will make a succulent food for milch cows at the season when butter brings the highest price. It is generally held that cowing a crop of clover or putting in a cultivated crop, such as corn, Is "as good as. summer fallowing to. keep up the pro ductiveness of the soil. By raising a crop of ensilage every second or third year the farmer txIH be enahjed to raise good crops of wheat and also have plenty of feed for dairy cows. Building up a dairy herd is not the work of one season. Unless a.farmer has the capital with which to buy all at once tho cows he wishes to keep he must build up his herd gradually. The heifer calves of cows "known to be of good, milking qualities will be raised instead of turned to the "-Butcher, apd In a few years the lumber of cows in the state will be doubled. In fact that is,, the only way the herd, of the,, state can be Increased, except i iy importation, for buying and selling among the farmers will' n.ot in crease the butter production. So It-would appear that although some of the farm ens were disposed to abandon the wheat raising industry for dairying, the change must "be slow and hardly perceptible in one season. Hops Selling"" Q,tzlte Freely. SALEM, 'be. JJTr-Kops are selling quite freely" "IhWwe.e'lt on tha-basl ,ql5 cents for -choice hops Sales, at 5essthan that price are for haps -not up to the rerJ qulremtits of ' first-class goods. Some of the growers who h"ve been "holding for the best prices say they will let go next "weok. "WcH-informed hopmen predict that hops wl4 command" "20 cents "before December 1, but by that time there will he but Ja small part of the crop Jn the hands of growr. H v . Z s Hop Salcx at Independence. INDEPENDENCE, Or.,- Oct 17. A .number of sales o$ bops ware reported yesterday. One grower is said to have had an, offer of 15 cents, which he re fused. The following eales were made by growers to C. D. Fitchard: Edward Ruth, J5 .hales, WA cents; Thomas it. Graves, 103 bales, 15 cents; H. H. Spauldlng, S9 bales, 15 cents; Jones & Young sold to T. A. Uvesley, 175 bales, at 14 c:nts. It Is reported thatO. D. Rider & Son haye sojd their crop to'-John Carmlchae1. pf Salem, realizing in the "neighborhood of 5 cents. Farmer Waiting; for Rain. MMINSFVTLLE, Or., Oct. 17. Farmers. In this section have about finished sow ing their Summer fallo-tf", arid are waiting patiently for rain, to be enabled to start the plows in stubble ground. Grass Good In Heppner Hills. HEPPNER, Or., Oct 17. Grass In the Heppner hills was never better at this time of year than It Is at present, and all kinds of stock will be In good condition to stand any kind of a Winter. - .SWINE PRAGUE IN UNION COUNTY. -Scientific Examination Proves Ex istence Syniptomp of Dlnease. CORVALLIS. Or., Oct 17. At "the college bacteriological laboratories an other fatality among hog3 has been in vestigated, and, as in the cases from Southern Oregon, the malady is pro nounced swine plague. The new cases are from Union County, where two herds are said to be Infected. Tho pathological specimens from which the examination was made were sent to the laboratory by Dr. McLean, state veterinarian. After Inoculation, a guinea pig died in 14 hours. A fact of Interest in connection with the matter is that it is claimed that the in fection was taken to Union County in a herd of hogs shipped from the Willamett Valley, Professor Pernot has both the live germs and lantern. slides from the South ern Oregon cases, and comparison of them with the germs In thp Union Coun ty cases leaves no room to doubt that the two- infections are identical, The fa tality Xroni each section is reported as extensive. The facts rende- it important for farmers and stockmen In "Ml sections to report all cases of unusual fatality. Syptpms of the disease are a high fever, general moping of the anlmal? frequept coughing, and In some cases unusual bowel action. LAUNCH FOR. CUSTOM SERVICE. Rids WHI Soon BeSoIlelted by Col . lector nt Astoria. ASTORIA Oct 17. Collector of" Cus toms Fox received 'authority today to have specifications and proposals pre pared for a steam launch, to be about 60 feet in length, 11 feet beam, 4 feet depth. of hold, and to have, a soeed of from J2 tp 14 miles per hour. ' Th'e launch is to be used for the custom service in this district, and ?500O has been appro priated by Congress for Us construction. As 6on! as the specifications are com pleted bids on building the boat will be asked for. The steamer "W. H. Harrison arrived In this-morning from & trip to five Oregon coast ports, Nehalem, Tillamook, Sluslaw, I umpqua and Nestucca, wnlle coming out of Sluslaw she went ashore and remained aground until the next tide, when she came off without being damaged. Her cargo consisted of 2100 cases o salmon from different canneries along the coast. REGISTRATION 'OP VANCOUVER. Slight Falling Off as Compared With That of 1S08 Total 03O. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct 17. The registration books of this city cldsed last night with 630 voters enrolled. This Is "a slight falling off as compared Iwlth the elections of 1S96 and 1E3S, notwithstanding tho fact that the registration books shoy? Upwards ' of 100 new men's names sineo the 1S3S election. It Is estimated that the registration Is short of the actual 'number of voters in this ctly by about 200. This may be attributed, In part, to the faot that about 100 persons entitled to register are temporarily absent In the Philippine Islands and Alaska. Jacob Helnrlch, of -Sara, insane, was brought to this city today by Sheriff Marsh. Helnrlch, it appears, has been an ardent believer in the Adventlst doc trine, and has lately become possessed of the Idea that he 5ias bean divinely dele gated to cause the death of certain peo ple In the neighborhood. FOREST GROVE SCHOOL 3IATTERS. Pacific University Anniversary Cele brated Director Elected. FOREST GROVE, Or., Oct. 17. Today was founders' day at Pacific University. An interesting programme was rendered. Hon. George H. Durham made. an addre3S appropriate to the occasion, " The faculty and several of the students also made brief, interesting remarks. At a special school election held here today, Nelson Johnson was elected a di rector to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert W. Lancefleld. Transport Sailed for Manila. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct 17. The trans port Carlisle City, loaded with forage, for 1 jaoniia. sailed today.- Mojl, Japan, where shri'wUl take coal, will be the first Asiatic port touched. The Carlisle City carries about 2800 tons of hay and oats. J. L. Do Devolse accompanies the Carlisle City as Quartemraster's agent, in charge of the Government supplies. Oregon Notes. The Scio News sayp the flax mill re cently destroyed by .fire in that city will ba rebuilt E. A. Holmes and John McDonald, of "Wallowa, have shipped to Elgin this sea son 9000 bead of hogs. Tho total number of carloads of hops that havo passed through Ashland over tho Southern Pacific Is estimated at 100. The number of livestock In Wallowa County at present Is as follows:' Horses and mules, 8329; cattle, 13,312; sheep and goats, 94,530; swine, 8S41. A Chinese pheasant flew Jnto the open J door of J. Needham's shoo shoo, on Com-1 mercial street, Salem, yesterday, and was captured by the proprietor. All Salem sportsmen are now believers in the "open door" policy. The assessment roll for 1900 shows the total assessed valuation of property with in the corporate limits of Ashland to be $612,688, and the net valuation $617,385, The net taxable property In 1S?3 was $439,803, an Increase of nearly $200,000. R. Jennie completed a new county bridge, 78" feet long, oyer Pheasant Creek,' near Comstocks, last week. Ho will re build the 90-foot approach to "the South Umpqua bridge, near Canyonville, and also a new bridge, 92 feet long over Can yon Creek at Canyonville. A peculiar case of superstition Is re ported from Hood River. Aa widow lady named Maria Souer, who, with her five children, was living with her brother, Fred Neyer, near Hood River, died on the 6th, and her brother secured a metallic casket in which he placed the body and set it out in the yard. Coroner Butts was notified that the body had not been burled, and went to Hood P.lver and made an Investigation. He had the body brought to Hood River, the casket opened and a thorough examination made of tlie body before a jury. It was decided that death had resulted from natural causes, and Mr. Butts had the. body taken to an undertaking establishment for burial. But the brother stole . tha. body away, and again .deposited It In the yard near his house." Neyer imagln'es that his whole family has been bewitched, and that some wich or wizard has caused the'death of his sister, therefore he will not consent to her being- buried. JMIflEOWNERS' ARE BUSY EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS UNDER WAY IN SUMPTER DISTRICT. Development Work Continues Apace, With. Encountering; Results Scenes of the Activity. SUarPTER, Oct. 17. TJio owners of the Bald Mountain jalne are doing extensive outside Tvork.'as well ass continuing the development of their property. A site for their new miil has been purchased from rtne- owners of the "Sunlight claims, located over 1000 fcot below the Bald Mountain shaft and water power. -Ground 'Is being cleared and a founda tion constructed for the 2J-stamp mill and electric light plant, which have been or dered, and are to'be delivered before Jan uary 1, vi01, Manager McCallum states GALLERY OF NEW .MEMBERS IliWIN S. GEGR, JOINT REPRESENTATIVE FOR HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES, BURNS, Or., Oct. 11. Invln S. Geer, Jolnt'JRepreBentatlve from Hnrnoy and Malheur Counties, was born on a farm near Stl orton, Marion County, Or , Tabruary 28, 1804. Ha flrpt attended the common schools of that county and graduated later from the Portland Business Colleee. He moved to Burns In 1 1890, and engaged In tho "hardware business, which ho has since followed. He is also engaged In tho sawmill business In this county, ' and has other business Interests. He was elected County 'Treasurer pf Harney County In 1892 and 1894, serving toterm3. He has also coryed as City Treasurer of Burns for two terms .Mr, Goer received the- nomination for 'joint Representative from the Republi cans, .and In spjte of tho fact that there wai4 an , Independent Republican Jn the field and that HarneyCpunJy- was the stronghold of ,tho. Dernocrap bo carried tho district and his owncounty by a handsomemajority. Hp.:?.4hQ -jjldet son of Cal Geer, "of Burns, an Oregon nloneer of 184,7,- and Is & second ousn of Qovejnqr Geer. Mr." Geer and Belle Erb were married at 6iherttfn In 1899. .They haye four childrentwo boys and two girls. :: , L I this mill will be the most complete and. up-to-date plant inv the district At the Mammoth everything is activity and bustle, making ready for the new Bryan mill to be installed at once. The Bryan.mlll is something of an experlT ment and some other mode of treating the ores may be adopted later. Tho mine was a producer several years ago, but was thought' to have been worked out. It has been demonstrated, however, that the poor streak was simply a "horse," and that the claim "abounds In rich ore. This property Is some two miles east of tho Bald Mountain, but Is under the' same management. For Greater Development. E. C, Le Clalse, of the Richmond mine, In the Bonanza district, has purchased the stamp mill owned by the Ohio Min ing Company. The plant consists of 10 stamps and eight vanners, with rock orushers and everything complete, Includ ing a water wheel. The mill will be run by steam, however, as sufficient water power cannot be obtained. The plant was placed In the Ohio mining claim, near the Columbia and Golconda mines four years ago, but was never operated. The owners Intended to employ water power, but found the supply controlled by other companies Tho Richmond wll be added to the list of producing mines' before 'the first of the year. Sufficient T?ood ore to warrant the Installation of machinery has been blocked out. and Its paying qualities are In no wise In doubt. Tho Gold Bug Grizzly Company are ne gotiating for a sinking plant to put their shaft down to the 500-foot level. A good road to the property has been completed and buildings are being erected to ac commodate the machinery and workmen. Seyeral loads of supplies for the Min neapolis mine, located nVjar Bourne, and recently taken up by Portland capitalists, were taken out this week. The outfit In cluded ore car and trackage, together with everything necessary to carry on work all Winter. Recent development of the property has opened up some rich ore, r The District In General. A claim of $3100 has been filed by the" First Bank of Sumpter against the owners of the Ibex mine for money ad vanced on drafts to pay outstanding 'debts -nhen work on the property was recently brought to a standstill by Ar thur Hill, the principal owner. This In dicates friction between the manager and the other owners, and Is no doubt re sponsible for the cessation of oporatlons. Mr. Bresnahan, the mining expert rep resenting "Patsy" CJark, has been look ing over the Dresden mine, In company with Frank Grlrnes, the superintendent. Mr. Clark ha" often expressed himself as desirous of getting a foothold Jn this sec tion, and it is to be hopnd that he will be, successful. He and his associates are the mo3t successful mining men of Washington. Charles Bamforth. representing the English syndicate that purchased the Lit tle Giant mine several months ago, Is In the city paying off all claims against the company. "While Mr. Bamforth Is non coinmunlcative, It Is understood arrange ments are being made to start up work at once. The Little Giant has a 10 stamp mill and a good showing of ore. Mick Rudebeck, of Seattle, lepresenting Henjy Hewitt, Jr., the big lumber man: of Pugot Sound, has been in the district several days examining properties. He expressed himself as well pleased with the district and promised to return In the near future. BEGINS ITS FIFTH MONTH. Oregron Mining: Stock Exchange Has . t Made a- Good Record. Yesterday's call finished tho fourtn month of active huslness at the Oregon .Mining Stock Exchange In Its spacious quarters at the Chamber of Commerce, building, and tomorrow will start qff. for the fifth month of dally alls at 10:30 A. M. Several million shares of stock have been sold, and many of the pur chasers have been able to sell their stock for double what they paid, but, best of all, a number of prospects have been supplied with money to push development work, and are much nearer being good mines now than when their stock was listed on the exchange. Among this class of stocks is the Umpqua, which was put on the market at 3 cents, and now the treasury stock cannot be purchased at less than 5 cents. The Buffalo was started at about 2 cents and is now selling at 5 cents, with" a ready market in the East at that figure: Copperppolls has had a good sale at 5 cents, and is now 5 cents, and the board of. directors will sell but a little mope at less than G cents. Lost Horse was started at 2 cents; they are now asking 5 cents for it. These are all Eastern Oregon properties. In the Bohemia district Helena No. 2 has had a big sale, starting at 3& cents; now 7 cents Is asked. . The Oregon-Colorado M. M. & D". Com pany is a steady favorite at around a cents, and is being developed entirely from sales made at the exenange. i Helena- and Muslck have had big sales, and have increased in price. In Southern OF OREGON LEGISLATURE Oregon, Gold Hill and Bohemia Is the general favorite and promises to be a bjg producer. It has not sold at less than 5 cents, and 54 cents Is now asked, with the promise: of a raise. Many thou sand shares of May Queen have been sold; she holds her own at about Vfe cents. .Among the listed properties that have pot been so active, but of which much will be heard in-.the future, are the Adams Mountain, Goldstone Consol idated, Isabella, Oregon Exploration & Development Company and Riverside. Gold Hill, High Line Ditch, Mount View and Fouts Dredging Company aro still on tho list to be heard from. Secretary Hard, in his efforts to keep the exchange within bounds and run it oi. a basis that will deserve the coin--mendntion of the public and make Itsolf felt as the mining man's friend and the investors' safeguard, is heartily backed by his directors and officers of the exchange, -v- . IN THE BLUE RIVER DISTRICT. Shortage of Water for Mining Pnr poics Rich Strike on Sunjet Claim. BLUE RIVER, Or., Oct. 17. The present sdasoh has been one of the driest In the history of this camp, and work in the mines has been greatly retarded on that account. There was but very- little snow last Winter, and springs and small streams began to fall as soon as the Spring rains ceased. A dry Fall has fol lowed a dry Summer, and vthero Is still a shortage of water for mining purposes. Ponnay Eros, and Dr. Condlan's mills are ready to run. but cannot do so until ithey get more- water. Both mills have made test runs and have been found to bo satisfactory. Much is expected of the Ponnay mill, which is a -new Invention,, and the one on Gold Hill Is the first to be placed In operation. It has a capacity of five tons per day, and If It proves sjuc cessful in all respects will be a valuable mill for miners with small capital. Its Inventors are preparing to operate the mill all Winter. Ore Is now being sleded to' the mill. The Sunset mine, conceded to be tho richest in the district, has developed an other enormously rich ledge. At a depth of 100 feet a 13-foot ledge has been un covered whch mills from ?S0 to $P) per ton. Jqe White, the owner of the mine, died a few weeks ago, and the property Is now in the hands of an administrator, who has been authorized to have the oro milled. Mining- Notes. .The North Pole tramway In Cracker Creek district will be the largest In the state. Its -length will be about 7000 feet. "The Brazos mill Is now completed. The boilers were fired up last Thursday, and the pumps began drawing water from the rrilne. A bedrock flume Is being cut at the Swayne Mining Company's mine on Big Applegate, which will greatly facilitate operations. l It is learned from good authority that a syndicate of Plttshurg has purchased (nCXX) shares of stock of the Golconda Mining Company, paying the par value of $1 per share. The Magnolia and Little Giant debts are all paid. The SO ot more creitors having claims to the amount of $23,400 were paid at the rate of ri0 cents on the dollar. Work will probably be resumed at an 'early date. Superintendent H, T. Hendryx. of the Golden Gate group at the head of Quartz Gulch, in Eastern Oregon, reports that after driving a crosscut tunnel of 256 feet on the Whale claim, a ledge 48 feet wide ,has been uncovered, from which assays running from $4 80 to $46 have been ob tained. On the Blue Bucket claim of the group, the shaft is now 68 feet deep. The property Is being extensively developed by California capitalists. The mineral belt of Union County, com mencing a few miles east of Union and extending to Snake River, a distance, of 7P or 80 miles, has reached. ,a state o development where there Is no longer a doubt that It will in time become the scene of great mining- activity. In the vjclnity of Telocaset, upper Cacherlne Creek, Medical Springs, Burkemont, San ger, Sparta, East Eagle, Cornucopia and the Iron Dyke mines are thousands of locations of mineral bearing ores. A few Qf these have been developed Into paying mines, for Instance, tho Union Companion mine at Cornucopia, employs about 10Q men and Is operating the prop erty with profit. Others have reached the stage of bullion prpflycers, but-on the great majority of claims, only assessment work has been dona. Portland Mining: Stock ExcltanKe, The following transactions were made yester day at the Portland Mining Stock Exchange: Helena- .,..,,.,.11,400 share soldatMU mS .:...::..:: : 12.000 at ng Helena No. 2 xi'iSS05 A May Queen .,,,.,.., 2,0Q0at 2V4 Portland G M. & M. Co ,..,.18,000 at CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Bid. Helena .., ,..,..... 34Vi Mutlck .. IJfi Helena No 2 Lest Horse May Queen 2 PorUahd G. M & M. Co Sli Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co Isabella Alamo Vi Oregon-Colorado ..v. Local Stocks Flrnt National Bank 240 U. S National Bank Merchants National Bank Portland 0s 10t Funding 0s VH Alblna Os ,....,.104 Bridge bonds ,,..101 City Hall 5a 103 Water bonds 10-1 Ferry bonds 103 lmproemonts 108 East Portland Os 104 Government Bonds U. S 2s, rer. reff 103 do coupon lfmi do 3s, reg IQV& do coupon tflfU do new 4s, re?.... 183 do coupon 1.14 do old 4s, Jeff., U4& do coupon 114-Vj do Gs, re? ,...11" do coupon i.,,..- II314. Asked. 12 IS fk . 3K 1 4 5 110 110 1P4U 104 14 Itft-Ti l4 134 11514 nag Oregon Mining- Stock Exchange. Following- were the quotations at the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange yesterday: Bid. Adams Mountain ......., 5 Buffalo , 2V4 Copperopolls 5's Gold Hill & Bohemia.,.., 5 Goldstone Consolidated 'M Helena No. 2 , 7 Isabella .,..0023 Lost Horso 3 Muslck , 11H Oregon-Colo M. M & D, Co.., .... Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co Riverside 4 Umpqua ,. Asked. 3 5'2 Tk 1 & 5 SPOKANE, Oct for mlplng- stocks Bid. Blacktall ....12& Butte & Bos.. 3 Crystal ....... 3 Evenlnff Star. ... Gold Ledge,., 3 Gold. Harv... ?5 J. X. L.. IS Jim Blalno L, P. Surp... 8 Mtn. Lion. ..8G Morn. Glpry. 8 Morrison .,... 2 17. The closing quotatpna xouay were Ask. Bid. Ask. 13 Prin. Maud 3K P. M. Tunnel. ... 18 o UU1ID XI irt 6U Ram. CarlbQD.20 2TVi 3 Resorvatlpn .. BVi ufci koss. Giant... im smuvan 1 iu Tom Thumb.. 2 1 21 Waterloo OH 3s Conjecture .... Z. 3H Amer. Flos... T 0$ Gold Standard 8 8 8 8 60 8vf 3Vj SAN FRANCISCO, Oot. 17. The ollclal clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were: AUa 50 03 Alpha Con -...,, 5 Kentuck Con ?0 03 Mexican 43 Andes 0 Occidental Con ... 9 Belcher Best & Belcher,,. Bullion Caledonia Challenge Cop ... Chqllar t.... Confidence Cpn, Cal. & Va... Crown Point .... Gould & Curry.,. Hale & Norcroes. Justice .....- 21 Ophlr 88 Sb Overman 10 s Fotosi si 43(Saage 85 21JSes Belcher 3 2C Sierra Neada .,, 30 7C1 Sliver Hill 37 1 25 Standard ........ 8 SO . 17 Union Cpn .., 20 Slltltah Con 14 3S1 Yellow Jacket ... 23 71 NEW YORK. Oct. 17."Mlnlng stocks today closed as follows: " ' Chotlar ,..,$0 221 Ontario .. ?6 00 1 Crown "Point ...' 15 Con Cal & Va-... 1 20 Deadwood 4o Ophir t. S3 Plymputh . Quicksilver 12 1 2i 6 00 Gould & Curry., Hale Sr Norcross 18 do-'Dref 411 Sldrra Nevada ... 2 Hameatake ......55 0U Standard ,...,... 3 73 Union Con 34 Yellow Jacket ... 23 Iron Silver C8 Mexican , . 3S BOSTON, Oct. 17. Adventure S 4 Allo-fsz M. Co.. 1 Amal Copper. . 88 Atlantic 23 Boston & Mont. 337 Butte & Boston 03 Cal & Hccla... 705 Centennial 1C Franklin 14 -Closing quotations: 50i Humboldt 9 25 00 751 Osceola ,. 70 60 50IParrott ...,,.,. 43 37 00 Qulncy 145 00 00 Santa Fe Cop... a 75 00 Tamarack 253 00 00 Utah Mining.... 30 75 OOJ Winona ., 2 50 50 Wolverines 40 50 WOOL MARKET AND ELECTION. McKinley's Success Mean Much to Oreson Sheepmen. HEPPNER, Oct. 17. Hugh Fields, the pioneer woolgrower and owner ot the Brownsville woolen mill, Is here, and ex presses the opinion that Immediately after McKinley's election wool will begin to move at an advance of 2 cents. In case of Bryan's ejection (not at all probable) he predicts dire calamity for the wool grower. Thousands of sheep pass through Hepp ner every day now on their return from the mountain ranges. Most of them are now out of tho timber, and on Fall ranges along the first tier of foothills. William Penland today added to the 16,000 sheep he already owned by buying 1900 head of lambs from Ayers & Spencer at ?2 10, and Arthur Union bought 500 lambs from John Ayers at the same price. Idaho JVotea. The enrollment at Moscow schools num bers 700 pupils. The new school building at Moscow will be finished next month. It will cost $4000. It is reported that preparations are un der way for resumption of work on the Pauper mine. The Presbyterian Synod of Washington and Northern Idaho will meet in Lewis ton next October. . Welser wjll sell $45,000 worth of bonds for construction of water works and an l electric-light plant. A big new pump for the peacock mlno at Cuprum Is being Installed. Its capac ity Is about 300 gallons a minute. Mosco gralndealers are shipping large juan titles of grain and timothy hay to the coast to fill Government contracts. The first carload of machinery for the new high-speed roller quartz mill for the I. X. L. Mining Company at Pearl has arrived. Twenty-five carloads of apples were sold at Lowlston last week, by A. L. Porter. There were 15,000 boxes and the price was ?12,000. They are consigned to Eastern markets. Potlatch fruitgrowers are busy with one of the largest crops ever grown In that section. Reduction of the apple rate to the East opens up a profitable market. The dried fruit crop Is also large. C. S. Donohue and Al Arthur have brought out an excellent specimen of ore from their copper claims on Corral cieek In the Upper Snake River country. It carries about $23 In gold and 38 per cent .copper. A fatal accident recently occurred near Blaine. Ole Olson, a farmer, while "snaking" lambs down the mountain side, became entangled In the brush and It Is supposed he was dragged to death by the hoise he was using. He was alone at the time, Saturday evening the horse carqe to the gate at Olson's barnyard. A searching party was sent out, whjch found the body at the foot of the moun tain, In a secluded spot. You can rely on Hood's SarsaparlUa for every form of scrofula. It purifies the blood. Duffy's CONSUMPTION uroncnttu, CNllu, Coughs, Colds. Dyspepsia pf what ever form, quickly cured by taking DUFFY'S riALT WHISKEY. AvtaWespoonfnl in glass of water three times a day. All druggists and jfocers Beware of Imitation. CUSTOM HOUSE WORKBIOS OPENED AT WASHINGTON- YESTER DAY Blr SUPERVISING ARCHITECT. Includes Hitting; and Ventilation and FJnlshinsr of Interior Can tared by Porelgrn .Firm. WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. The- supervis ing architect today opened separate tld3 for finishing the Interior and for the steam-heating and ventilating apparatus for the Portland Custom-House. The Butler-Ryan Company, of St. Paul, at 595,093 was the lowest bidders for the Interior finish, other bidders being A. K. Bentley, Portland, 5141,525: Wakefield & Bridges, Portland, $123,976; Stewart & Wlnslow Portland, $170,000: Charles A. Sayre, Tacoma, $125,237; W. R. Nlcho's, Tacoma, $121,300; John Plorce, New York. $124,700; Henry Ferge, Milwaukee, $132,525; Congress Construction Company, Chica go, $117,900; Foster & Smith, Minneapo 13, $129,"448. Charles B. Kruse, of Milwaukee, was the lowest bidder for steam and ventilat ing apparatus at $19,S90. Other bidders were The Jacobson-Bade Company, Port land, $27,120; Wolff & Zwlcker, Portland. ?30,S27; Cawston & Co.. Portland, $26,22-''; J. F. Shea, Portland, $23,995; Mulrhead & Murhard Portland, $31,000; Wakefle'd & Bridges, Portland, $24,495; Houl & Alger. Camden, $23,9-17. The lowest bidders In e3ch instance are known to the department as thoroughly reliable firms, and their bids are so much below all others that the chances strong-ly-favor awards to these two firms. The balance rovr avallabls for complet ing this Custom-house is $153,775, which must cover tho above Item?, as well .s plumbing and electric wiring. Awards wiil be made In, a few days. OREGON BAPTIST CONFERENCE. Ip. Session at The DnlleOfflcers Elected" Ministers Preient. THE DALLAS, Or., Oct. 17. The Ore gon Baptist Ministerial Conference held its opening session at the Calvary Bap tist Church, in this city, Jast evening. Rey, Ray Palmed, of Portland.dellvered the opening address and preached an elo quent sermon from tiiQ textx, "Go ye Into all the world," which was enjoyed by a large audience. The appointment of com mittees, nominations and enrollment fol lowed. Today the following officers for the en suing year were unanimously elected: Rev. J. H. Beaverr president? W. B. C.If ton, first vice-president; S. C Lapham, second vice-president; 3, A. Douglas, re cording secretary. The conference will remain In session until Sunday next, and an Instructive programme hs been ar ranged for each session of the ensuing four days. Following aro the clergymen In "attend ance; B. C. Cook, Springfield; H. L. Bpardman, MoMfnnvllle; F. A. Ager, Portland; R. W. King, McMInnvllle; Rob ert Leslie. Grant's Pass; A. J. Hunsaker, McMInnvllle; M. M. Bledsoe, Arlington; L. J. Trumbull, Astoria; C. C. Smoat, Eugene: W. H. Latourelle, McMInnvllle; S A. Douglas, Roseburg; J. H, Douglas, Amity; George T. Ellis, Baker City; W. ,P. Ellmore, Brownsville; N. S. Holcroft, Montavllra; C. H. Mattoon. Summit; R. McKiUop, Salem; A. J. Hoyen. Portland; Ray Palmer, Portland; J. R. G. Russell, Stayton; A. J. Sturtevant, Albany; C. P. Bailey, Oakland; Charles Asplund, Port land: J. Ht Beayin, Oregon City; E. M. Bliss, Portland; M. Bramblot. Athena; W B. Cllffdn, The Dalles; J. W. Stockton, Heppner; C. L." Lamar, La Grande; C, A. Nutley, PortlandS. C. Irapham, Port land; A," W. Rider. X.os Angeles; F, J. Hill, Lansing. T f ' f i 'i To BlTlde the Cpnference. PENDLETON. Or., Oct. 17. The Pen-' dleton delegation to the state convention of the Baptist church will strive to se cure favorable action on the proposition to divide Oregon Into two districts, plac ing Eastern Oregon In one. Western Or egon In the other. The argument will be advanced that at the present time the work of the denomination is carried on under -difficulties, whloh would disappear were the districts set apart. Expense of traveling by missionaries, clergymen and delegates would be lessened, and a nura' ber of other advantages would accrue from the proposed arrangement. NORTJIWEST DEAD. Mrs. Henrietta De Rolionm, ofJadc Honville. JACKSONVILLE, Or., Oct. 17. Mrs. Henrietta De Roboam. a native of West phalia, Germany, died at the United F THE ORJGJNAL, THE BEST. 1 i' ,gwm 1 u!oimUfc-2L Condensed Milk Has No Equal as an Infant Food. V. 3?o9aAPIggAPocxre,OT'-;, LOOK HERE, YOUNG MEN! ARE YOU ONE tfF THEM? If so, write to old Dr. KE5SLER today. Don't you know? ;613 MEN There are all over this county old, young and middle-aged men suffer ing from the effects of bad habits when boy3. Hundreds caught private dlpeases, which ha e never been properly cured. Such men are unfit for marrl ge or buslnesb, and if they let this disease continue, they will break out with plmple3 or sores, sometim.es rheumatism, heart disease, paralysis, dizziness, stomach trouble will follow. They go to sleep sometimes whllo rejdlng 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. DK. 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 soies. 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 35 feet long. Rheumatism, Piles, Neuralgia. Headache. Indigestion. Dyspepsia. Itch ing Skin Diseases and that AWFULEST OF ALL DISEASES, Syphilis (rox). 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 his honesty. EVERYTHING PRIVATE. When you go to see him he sees you In private rooms. When you write him, only tho doctor reads your letter. When you go to consult this doc tor, take a small bottle urine (made the previous morning) with you, It writing, send it by express or mall. Address J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D., ST.LOUIS MEDICAL AND.SURGiCAL DISPENSARY 230 YAMHILL ST., PORTLAND, OR. States Hotel, In this place Monday night, after a lingering Illness, aged 7J year. Deceased carije to Jackson County in 1863. and had resided here ever since. She? owned and conducted the United States Hotel, and was a woman of considerables means. A husband and tWb children, res idents ot this place survive, her. .Mrs. Wllllnm Cantfcarn,-Q CorvnMH. CORVADLIS, Or., Oct. 17. Mrs. Will iam Cauthorn died at her home, 10 miles north of Corvallls today. With her hus band, she started to Philomath yesterday, but became sick on the way and returned home. Later she suffered a stroke of paralysis, which was the immediate, cause of death. Deceased was bora In Missouri In 1S23. was married to William J L. Cauthorn, In Missouri ij IS57; and crossea tne pi.-uns to Oregon In IS60. Mrs. Lucy Howard, of Junction City. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Oct. IJ. Mrs. L.ucy Howard, wife of Isaac Howard, died at her home in this place this morn ing. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dennis, of this city. She was born at Corvallls, In 1S61. and was raised ' in this vicinity. In 1SS3 she married Isaac Howard, of this place, and resided here continuously since. A husband and nn ivtn cilYrrl?ro TlAV UliU JVII1 OM - 44. IN MEMORY OF TV. BYRON DANIEW. Memorial Services Under Annplcea ot Vancouver Bar Association. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 17. Appro priate memorial services were held in the Superior Courtroom in this city to day, under the auspices of the Vancou ver Bar Association, as a "mark of re spect to tho late W. Byron Daniels. At the hour for convening court, Judgjfi. A. L Miller announced that the regular just ness would be dispensed, with for tho day. Resolutions expre"lng the, highest es teem and appreciation of the life and character of the deceased member wera read by Judge Geocge II. Stsward, the old est practicing member of the Vancouver bar, who supplemented the rending "with an address. Addresses ..were also mada by Judge A. G. Cook, of Portland. In whose ofilce Mr. DanleH was a law stu dent years ago; Judge N. H. Bloomfield. of Pop-land, Mr. Daniels former law partner: E. E. CooYert. of the Portland bar. and Judge A. L. MHller, James A. Munday and others oC the Vancouver bar. Molnninent for Pioneer's Grave. EUGENE, Or.. Oct. 17. A monument for the grave of Chqrnel Mulligan In, the I. O. O. F. cemetery, was" received today. The monument was ordered Inst Spring by the County Board of Com missioners, as a fitting token of remem- ' brance for a Lnno County pioneer, and Is a very handfbme and appropriate piece 'of work, executed In Vermont granite. 1 CRUSHED BY A LOG. ' Fatal Accident to Employe In Log fclus; Camp Near Xlufrcne. j EUGENE. Or., Oct. 17. James. Holce was Instantly killed last evening whlla working in the logging camp of R. C. Edwards, on Fall Creek, about 2? miles east of Eugeno. Holce was dragging Iog3 with a team from tne timber to- the river, where he was banking- them for tho Spring drive. About 13 minutes usually elapsed between, trips, and as he did not rpturn in due season, an Investigation followed. 1 The man was found at the bank of tho river with a log across his body and Ufa extinct. It Is not known how the acci dent occurred, but It was evident the log had rolled on his body from the feet, as it was resting on the neck, having crushed the body in a horrible manner. Deecased was 35 years oldr and leaves a wife and one child. L . , CHINESE INTERPRETER NAMED. I, Nevr York Man Will TeiapoFrnrilr Fill Position- on Pajcot Sound. WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. The Secretary ' of the Treasury today appointed T. W. G. I Wallace, of New York, as temporary Chi nese interpreter for the Puget Sound ! immigration district, with headquarters 1 at Tacoma. The office will be filled by the civil serv ice, there now being no eligible list. Hermann Leaven for "VYasulnjcton.. ROSEBURG. Or., Oct. 17. Hon. Blnger Hermann took his departure for Wash- 1 lngton, D. C, this morning. He will , visit the Surveyor-General's office at uneyenne, wyo., ana win men b Denver, where he will deliver an address on the campaign Issues. He will also stop at Omaha and mako a political speech. From there he will proceed di rect to Washington. A girls' glee club has bten organized at . Washington Agricultural College of 18 members. 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