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THE MOKOTfcG QEEGONI&N, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1900. 10 HCTOBER WHEAT EXPORTS PORTX.AKD HOLDS HER FiACE SEAR THE HEAD OP THE LIST. Decided Gain Over Last Year Steam ships for Grain Loading Slarlne ?fote. The detailed monthly statement of the exports from all ports In the United States for the month of September has Just heen issued by the Bureau of Sta tistics, and as Tisual Portland Is -well up toward the head of the list. The wheat shipments of this city were exceeded by those of "but four other ports and of those lour, two were so close to Portland that the difference was but trifling. Compared -with the shipments of a year ago, the Oregon metropolis mal.es a wonderful showing, for in October, 1S39, this city -wa3 in ninth place with shipments lets than half as large as those for October, 3900. Puget Sound has also made a gain over last year, whpn she was in 12ih place, while now she has advanced to ainth place. For October, 19W, Portland leads such prominent ports as San Fran cisco, Baltimore, Galveston, Puget Sound, Newport News and others, of lesser im portance. Th shipments in, detail as given by the Bureau of Statistics for the month "of September each year, are as follows: 1T0. 1839- Bushels. Bushels. 2Cew York - 2.210.233 2,678.573 Boston and Chorlestown. 1.494.729 1-C13,i9 New Orleans 7S2.633 agMffl Phllndclphia 75G.387 3,277 Portl jid. Or. .... 721.612 2S9.0H Baltimore 621,6 .Jg.!. Galveston . f''Si "'tt'ZZ San Fianclsco .... 4S3.264 400.492 2ugot Sound 445.20C 132,203 Newport News 378.C40 91.662 Superior 37.CG9 41C.3M Thrtuth 27.739 3GG.901 Mobile .: . ,24.H Other districts ,. 3,785,575 30.0o Totals '....V. .10.C26.0GS ll.03o.9Sl For the nine months ending October 1. Portland is also In a conspicuous place near the head, there being but four ports in the United Statep that have shipped snore wheat than was sent from the Wil lamette port. The details for the differ ent ports are as follows: 1900. 1S39. Bushels. Bushels. New York ....13 47S.345 19.51S.S36 San FrancKco 9.301,989 2.501,739 Boston and Charlestown. S 3S4 676 S.S42.23G Galveston 7.2?S.351 11,712,669 "rSrUand, . - G.7M.154 4,910.410 New Orleans ....-. 5,549.D95 8.905.348 Philadelphia 3.CE9.245 3fl2L700 Baltimoxe 3.20777 S.313,941 Puget Sound 2.609,573 3.C53.7S7 Superior 1.742,675 3.650.61S OnUuth 1.449.106 1,958,655 Newport News 1,140.035 499,183 Mobile 27,423 3S4.470 Ntorfolk and Portsmouth. 124 140,58 Other districts ,.. 4.654,279 3,216,91C Total (3,055,337 8L762.125 THE WORLD'S SHIPPING. United States Itsnlw Next to Great Britain in Importance. The new edition of X-loyds Register has Just appeared and contains some interest ing statistics relating to the merchant marine of the world. It shows that not--withstanding the marveous strides that 2iave been made by Germany in maritime growth, the United States is still in sec ond place. The Register contains th: names of 28,422 vessels, with a tonnage of 2S,043,728. and of this number Great Britain ihas 10,838 vessels and her tonnage is 14, 261,254. From this it will be seen that the numerical proportion of British ships Is not so great as is the case with some other countries, because the greater part of her ships axe of larger size than those of other countries, ana more of them are Bteam vessels. It is gratifying to note that the United States is next to Great Britain. "We have 3135 vessels, with ton nage of 2,750,271; Germany has 3710 ves sels having a tonnage of 2,650,033. Then comes Norway with 23S0 vessels, with a tonnage of 1.640,812; then France, with 1214 vessels, having a tonnage of 1,350,562, and Italy with 1176 vessels, having a tonnage of 983,655. Sweden has a greater number of vessels than France, having 1433, but es the vessels are sroallr, the tonnage Is only 637,272. Japan has 1066 vessels, the tonnage being 574,537; Holland, 406 ves sels, with a tonnage of 530,227; Denmark nas 802 vesels with a tonnage of 519,011; Austria-Hungary, 270 vessels with a ton nage of 416,084. Greece, Brazil, Belgium, Pdrtugal and Chile all have a tonnage in excess of 100,000. The steam tonnage of the British merchant navy is superior to that of all other countries combined, but nearly half of the tonnage of the United States is made up of sailing vessels. Great SBrltlaln has more than 1G00 steamers -or 3000 tons and upwards. Germany has 127 of the same size; the United States 120 and France 60. Great Britain now has '24 steamers with a register of 10,000 tons or more. ORIZABA IS TOTAL LOSS. TVesspl Abandoned in Alaskan "Wntera Government Cable Saved. SDATTUD, Oct. 18. The Pacific Coast -Steamship Company's steamer Orizaba, which was wrecked on Reeky Point Reef, .Sti Michael .Island, .September 17, while laying ihe&jGfoveTnment telegraph cable IjeXween Nome and St. Michael, is a total loss; The vessel was abandoned Septem ber 27, according to reliable reports re ceived here. Ten days' constant effort to 3iaul her off resulted in failure. The Ori zaba hung so hard and fast that those engaged in the effort to float her left her to her fate. Her crew was taken to St. Michael. Some, and possibly all, will re turn on the same company's steamer Sen ator, which is now at Nome, The wreck of the Orizaba entailed no Joss aside from the vessel and such of her furnishings as -could not be removed. The cable and all the apparatus aboard the eteamer were taker; off and stored at St. Michael. PIKMORES PAST ROW. British. Baric Goes to Qneenstown From the Columbia in 114 Days. The British bark Pinmore arrived out at Queenstown yesterday, after a pasage of, 114 days, which is the best run that has been made since the turn of, the year, and affords quite a contrast to the 175 ay runs which some of the earlier ships aro making. The Pinmore was dispatched "by G. VV. McNear, and carried one of the largest cargoes of the season. She has not only beaten seven of the June ships whichsailedfrom two days to three weeks ahead of her. but she has also beaten four of the May fleet that are still on the way. The Galgate, which made the record run from Shanghai to Portland left the Co lumbia three days ahead of the Pinmore. and has not yet reported out. As the Pinmore sailed from the Columbia Just lour days before the new season opened. It is probable that some of this season's ships will "be heard from in a few days LOXG RANGE CHARTERING. Jnne Ship Taken for Paget Sound Loading: at 42 Shillings. The freight market continues inactive with very few ships offering and not many wanted. The Halewood cannot get within three shillings of what was ob tainable a few weeks ago, and her own erg, like the man who holds his wheat when a high price is offered, are in a fair way to lose neavily by waiting. So long as freights hang above 40 shillings to -45 shillings, however, the market can hardly be termed weak. The German ship Columbia, 2518 tons net register, is reported fixed for June loading on Puget Sound at 42s for wheat, with the option of lumber at So shillings. These figures &ro the highest yet reported for such long-range chartering, and certainly indi cate that some one has great faith in freights holding up. STEAMERS FOR WHEAT. Slam Xotv in the Government Service "Will Load at San Francisco. Steamers are beginning to cut some fig ure in the "grain trade from the Pacific Coast, and already three have been char tered. The Robert Adamson and Olga were reported several days ago, and yes terday the Austrian steamer Slam, which has been in the Government transport service, was chartered in San Francisco by Girvln & Eyre, to load wheat at the Bay City for Europe. Particulars of her charter are not known, but the rates are supposed to be in line with those recently paid on the Coast. It Is now reported that the Olga, recently chartered for San Francisco with the Portland option, will coma to this city to load. THE OVERDUE LANSING. An Unsatisfactory Cable From Lon don Reports Her Safe. NEW YORK, Oct. 18. A cablegram from London states that the British ship Lansing, Captain Chapman, from Port Blakely June 1 for Port JlrLe, has ar rived recently at an Australian port, name not given. A dispatch from 3an Fran cisco yesterday stated that reinsurance at 20 per cent had been offered on the Lansing, which carries a cargo of 2,000, 000 feet of lumber. Sale of the IClIelcitat-Completed. The sale of the uncompleted ' steamer Klickitat, of the Central Navigation & Construction Company, was completed yesterday. The $6500 bid was paid to me Sheriff, who delivered a bill of sale of the craft to MrT Gleason, the bidder, and he turned it over to his principal, the O. R. & N. Co., which took possession of the craft and will proceed to complete It ana put it Into service. The money is held in the hands of the court pending the set tlement of the question as tx what claims shall be paid out of it. Another question Is -also leffopen the ownership of certain parts or attachments prepared for' the boat, but which were not actually a part of the craft at the time it was seized. This Is yet to be decided by the court. The value of these parts Is said to be small. Marine Notes. "William McCabe, formerly of this city, but at present the proprietor of a number of stevedoring plants strung around the Pacific from Honolulu to Cape Nome, was in the city yesterday on a flying trip from Seattle. The steam schooners Despatch and Ful ton will both carry good-sized cargoes of lumber, to San Francisco this week. The Willamette -River steamboatmen are praying for rain, and the boats of the Oregon City Transportation Company, which are running through to Salem, are obliged to take advantage of the morning dew in cder to get over some of the shoal places.. It is rumored along the water front that Captain J. A. Brown has disposed of his farm at Terry for a nominal con sideration to a recent- arrival named Lewis. Captain Brown will return ro stevedoring, "where the liability of getting his dates mixed is not so great. The steamer Alliance will take the place of the Del Norte in the coasting line, and sailed from San Francisco for Portland yesterday. Domestic and Foreigrn Ports. ASTORIA Oct 18. Arrived down Steamers Despatch an.d Fulton, for San Francisco. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., rough; wind south; weather hazy. New York, Oct IS. Arrived Her, from Bremen. Sailed Bonn, for Bremen; Fuorst Bismarck, for Hamburg via Ply mouth and Cherbourg; La Touralne, for Havre. Boston, Oct 18. Arrived Saxonla, from Liverpool. London, Oct 18. Arrived Manltou, from New York. Sailed 'Menominee, for New York. Manila, Oct 18. Arrived Fedenlca, from San Francisco. Liverpool, Oct 18. Arrived Now Eng land, from Boston; Rhynland, from PhoIIa. Sailed October 17 Pennland, for Philadelphia; Dominion, for Montreal; Parisian, from Montreal. Antwerp. Oct 18. Sailed Switzerland, for Philadelphia, Queenstown, Oct 18. Sailed Oceanic, from Liverpool for New York. Cherbourg, Oct 18. Sailed Kaiser "W11 helm der Grosse, from Bremen and South ampton for New York. San Francisco, Oct 18. Sailed Steamer Czarina, for Seattle; bark Undaunted, for Puget Sound; schooner Lettie Carson, for Gray's Harbor; steamer "Walla "Walla, for Victoria; steamer Alliance, for Portland. Rotterdam. Oct IS. Sailed Spaarndam, for New York. Queenstown, Oct 18. Sailed Pennland. from Liverpool for Philadelphia. Honolulu, Arrived Oct 3 Bark Adder ley, from Newcastle; bark Dominion, from Newcastle. Oct 10 Bark Fresno, from Newcastle. Sailed Oct 3 Ship E. B. Sut ton, for New York. Oct 10 Steamer City of Rio, for China; U. S. S. Hancock, for Manila via Guam. Seattle-Salled Oct 17 Steamer Carlisle City, for Manila; steamer Humboldt and steamer City of Topeka. for Skagway. Honolulu Sailed Oct 9 Ship Great Ad miral, for Port Townsend. Sidney Arrived prior to Oct 17 Steam er Warrlmoo, from "Vancouver. Nagasaki Sailed Oct 16 Ship Torris dale. for Port Townsend. Seattle Arrived Oct 17 Steamer Ruth, from Alaska; steamer Chas. D. Lane, from Nome. San Eedro Arrived Oct. T7 Schooner Glendale, from Tacoma, Eureka Arrived Oct 17 Steamer Del Norte, from Coos Bay. San Diego Arrived Oct 17 Schooner Emma Utter, from Coos Bay; steamer Robert Adamson, from Nanalmo. London "Wool Auctions. " LONDON, Oct 18. A large attendance was present at the wool auctions today. The number of bales offered was 13,431. Merinos were 5 per cent below the" open ing figures. The demand by the home trade was less keen, while that from the Continent Increased somewhat "Weak ness was most pronounced in medium In ferior greasy grades, scoured also sell ing irregularly. Fine crcssbreds ruled slightly lower, and medium coarse and greasy goods fractionally higher. Parcels suitable for America were 5 per cent above the prices prevailing last July. Cape of Good Hope and Natal wools, with the exception of combing greasy, weio 15 to 20 per cent below the July prices. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Oct 18. The cotton mar ket opened steady, with prices 5S oolnts higher. Before the close of the first hour there was a marked change for the worse, and prices declined 15 points under a rush to sell by nearly every branch of the trade. The market closed barely" steady at a net loss of 3Q11 points, the latter on October only. IMPORTANT TO TOURISTS. The Rio Grande "Western has arranged for another of Itc popular personally con ducted tourist excursions. This will leave Salt Lake City every Sunday evening, and run Into Chicago, via the Illinois Cen tral Railroad. This arrangement gives passengers, who have an. objection to traveling Sundays, an opportunity to pass that day in the Mormon capital, and also to attend the public services at the Tab ernacle. The Rio Grande "Western's oth er ' excurs'ons leave Portland Mondays, over the Missouri Pacific and Chicago & Alton; Tuesdays, over the Rock Island route; "Wednesdays, over the Burlington route; Thursdays over both the Burling ton and Missouri Pacific and, Alton. "For full particulars as to rates, and for sleeping-car reservations, apply to J. D. Mansfield, general agent, 253 Washington street, Portland, GOOD DREDGING ON SNAKE SANDS OF RIVER ARE YIELDING FAIR PROFIT TO MINERS. Many Machines Likely "Will' Be In stalled Next' Year Fair 'State ment of' Conditions. BAKER CITY, Oct. 17. Dredging for gold on the Snake River is attracting Na tional attention at present, in spite of the many costly failures that have at tended a fair test of, the various devices studied out by experts. The fact "that gold In large quantities Is 'known to exist brings forth a succession of experiments. "When the fact is announced that dredges are being operated at a profit on Snake River today, there will be a tendency to disbelieve. But such is true. Millions are not being made, but the re turns are sufficient to Warrant the belief that within another year a dozen to a score of dredges will be.-handling the sand of the Snake. A standard has been es tablished, a successful system' tried, and, with further Improvement and organiza tion of the work, better results are to be expected. Business men of Baker City have been aware for some time that the difficulties of gathering the fine gold In the Snake River were being overcome, and they hailed with keen pleasure an excellent article in the last issue of the Engineer ing and Mining Journal explaining fully the successful method'. This article was written by F. Powell, and reflects the sentiment of conservatlX'e men here. Cap tain C. H. Thompson, State Senator Will iam Smith and other men here who have followed the experiments on Snake River closely, pronounce this article the fairest statement yet published regarding the work. Mr. Powell says: "The bars of the Snake have appeared a very promising field for the gold dredge. A stream with, moderate current of three miles an hour ana no dangerous floods; a climate permitting operations for nine or ten months in the year; oceans of gravel from which 'prospects' of 50 cents to J5 a yard" can be shown with a pan and a shovel; bowlders generally ab sent; pay dirt from the topr down, ap parently, so that deep dredging and clean ing bedrock are unnecessary; all these seem to make the Ideal ground for the gold dredge, and gold dredging the simplest matter Imaginable. It has provei otherwise. Reasons for Numerous Failures. "The reasons for the numerous failures to realize the success promised by bo many favorable conditions are chiefly two. The -first Is the character of ithe. deposit with respect to the distribution of values. In most cases the pay Is con fined to a few Inches of gravel at the surface of the bar. This pay streak is usually more compact than the gravel immediately below, and a glance will suffice to show the experienced miner Its limits when exposed In the face of , a cut. The loose, light gravel below will seldom show more than a few scattering colors, while the top streak may run sev eral dollars to the yard. The bars be tween the banks of the present Btream are nearly all of this character. They are simply a redeposlt of the material contained In the old bars found all over the Snake River "Valley, sometimes at or near the level of the present stream and sometimes many feet higher. In some cases these older bars have a pay streak two or three feet thick, and In rarer Instances the values extend five or six feet down, gradually diminishing with depth, instead of increasing. In all cases the gravel bars are richer on top than anywhere else, and a sample taken from the first few Inches is no indication at all of the average value for any consider able depth. In dredging It Is necessary to excavate to a depth of at least four feet below water level, and If the banks are workel it is necessary to handle all the material above water level as well, so that the work Involves the handling of a good many yards of barren material to get one yard of pay gravel. This cuts down the. average yard handled In the same proportion, and the result In practi cal work is values ranging from 5 cents to 15 cents per cubic yard. "The second reason for failure 1b the difficulty In saving the small values con tained In this great volume of material. The gold Is very fine, averaging about 1000- colors to the cent, and always asso ciated with magnetic Iron sand, from which It Is separated with some difficulty, owing to the minute size of the particles and their shape. The larger particles are flat scales, sometimes cup-shaped, and are more easily lost than the very flne ones, which are more in the shape of grains." Methods of Doingr the Work. The various methods of doing the work are further set forth In the article. Screening and direct amalgamation have been tried, and, while successful on a small scale, have never proven satisfac tory because of the large capacity re quired in the amalgamators, and their scouring' by the sand. The only practi cally successful method Is known, locally as the burlap system. This involves screening to one-eighth of an Inch to re move the coarser portion, and sluicing the remainder over broad tables covered with burlap or similar material. The first dredges tried were all of the suction, or centrifugal pump style. Until recently, the bucket or ladder dredge had not been given a thorough test, and only one of the suction dredges had been made to operate successfully. This was owned by the Sweetzer,. Burroughs Mining Com pany, of Minidoka. For three years Mr. Burroughs kept spending money experi menting until he demonstrated that the dredge could be operated at a- profit It was done only by careful business man agement j and selecting finer gravel. As some of the richer bars were of coarser gravel it was seen that the suction dredge would have a limited field, and recently a dredge with buckets was constructed, but along the same lines as regards sluic ing. At the present time there are Ave dredges operating on the rlvr. Mining men in this section heartily Indorse the following statement of Mr. Powell: "It is probable that with 'the success achieved by these gold dredging on the Snake River will take a new start. The actual possible results and the means and methods necessary to obtain them having been worked out through years of ex periment and many failures, there is no good reason why future enterprises of the kind should not be uniformly successful. Careful selection of the ground to be worked, good machinery properly handled and strict business management are all necessary." The burlap ss'stem has, developed from the crude efforts along 'the bank to pan out gold. Men In the r vicinity of the Snake River without employment have taken simple appliances and struggled along making whatever they could until more profitable employment was offered. Among such workers, ..what was known as the beach system Jwas found to be the best A short sluice was erected by the water, the bottom ;belng covered witlf burlap or similar material, and the work er dug up the sand yrlth a long-handled shovel and poured lt'wlth some water into the head of the sluice. The efficiency of burlap being established In this manner, it was then adapted to the dredge sluices. NEW TOWN OF TELLER, ALASKA. With Good Harbor and Rich Mines, Bids Fair to Eclipse Nome. TELLER, Alaska! Sept. 23. (Special cor respondence.) The building of .a town 6n Grantley Harbor, which bids fair to eclipse Nome, Is 3'In progress. The place has been named Teller, In honor of Sen ator Teller, of Colorado. Its existence dates from the Matter part of August, when news of 'th'o marvelous richness of Gold Run, a tributary of the Bfuestone, reached Nome. Soon the little steamers running to the north were crowded with eager and, expectant men.' The new dis covery offered an opportunity to retrieve losses and they were ready to throw the dice once more. On the little peninsula separating Port Clarence .from CSrantley Harbor, was found a nicely rounded townslte. border ing on a cone,, where vessels could anchor along shore and discharge their cargo by means of planks, and, strange as It may seem, running .parallel with the beach were found streets graded by Na ture to the proper width, with foundations of hard-packed gravef and carpeted with grass. Grantley avenue is the main street, and Is as true as if It had been run by surveyors' lines. In the rear of the townslte Is a beautiful fresh-water lake and lagoon, and pure well water can be had at a depth of six feet. The advantages of the-new townslte over that of Nome wore so apparent that In two weeks' time fully 300 tents dotted the peninsula, and choice lots were held as high as S1C00. Port Clarence has long been known as the only safe harbor for many hundred miles of coast in Northern Alaska, and has been used by whalers as a ren dezvous and, of late years by the Govern ment as, a reindeer station. Stern-wheel steamers can penetrate 65 miles from Tel ler Into the interior, and steam launches 110 miles into the heart of the Kouyrock country. The Kouyrock district is of vast extent, and, unlike the Nome district, where' the richness is confined to a lim ited area, has good creeks well distrib uted. Owing to the remoteness of the district, development work has been slow and reports have been tardy In coming In. But now that miners have completed their season's work and are returning, all are unanimous in saying that the district is rich beyond expectations, and all pre dict a boom the. coming year. The creeks which have shown the best results thus far are Garfteld, Quarts and Harris. Garfleld contains over 100 claims. Of these, 15 have been prospected and show up well, and it Is thought that there will not "be a blank on the whole creek. Reports fully as encouraging. If . not more so, have been received from the Bluestone district. On Gold Run, one of Its main tributaries about 50 claims have been located. Pans running as high as 310 have been taken from surface gravel, and it is expected, that this creek will rival anything In Klondike. Gold Run is but a 'few hours' walk from Teller, and accessible by boats to within five miles. Backed by these two rich and promising districts, and a good townslte and harbor, Teller is very likely to become one of the leading towns of Alaska. ED H. COLLIS. 920,000 in Gold Dust Stolen. TACOMA, Oct. 18.-JThe steamer Lane brings from Nome the news that ?20,000 in gold dust was stolen from the Alaska Commercial Company's warehouse, Sep tember 14. It was the entire output of claim No. 7, on AnviL Creek, and belonged toDr. A. N. Klttelson. It was in Ave bores weighing' 105 pounds, and only awaited the departure of some reliable boat Portland Mining? Stock Exchange. The following transactions were made yes terday at the Portland Mining Stock Exchange: Helena 4600 shares sold at 34 4,000 at 34 Muslek '. 11.000 at 11 Helena No. 2 . 2,000 at 7 1,000 at 7 May Queen 4,000 at 2fe Portland O. M. & M. Co 5,000 at 3fi 0.000 at 3vg Bid. Asked. Helena 84 Mustek 11 Holona No, 2 7 Lost Horse May Queon 2 Portland O. M. & M. Co 3 Oregon Bx & Dov. Co Isabella Mayflower 300 Umpqua 1 Alamo 2 Oregon-Colorado 1 Local Stocks First National Bank 240 U. S. National Bank Merchants National Bank : Portland 6s 104 Funding 5f ,..104 Alblna Os ,...104 Bridge bonds 103 City Hall Bs 103 Water bonds 103 Ferry bonds 103 Improvements 104 Government Bonds U. 3. 2s, ref. res 103 do coupon ,.,....103 do 3s, reg 108 do coupon 100ft do new 4s, rog 133 do coupon 184 do old 4s, rog 114ft do coupon 114ft do Ss, roff 112 do coupon 113 34 k 400 no no Orearon Mining Stock Exchange.' Following were the quotations at tho Oregon Mining Stock Exchange yesterday: Bid. Adams Mountain C Asked. 5ft Buffalo 2 Copperopolis Gold Hill & Bohemia. 0 Goldstone Consolidated 2ft Helena No. 2 . 7 Isabella '. ...0025 Lost Horse 2 Mustek 10 May Queen 1 Oregon-Colo. M. M. & D. Co.... 4 Oregon Ex. & rev. Co Riverside 4 Umpqua 1.. SPOKANE, Oct for mining stocks Bid. Blacktalt 12 Butte & Bos.. 3 Crystal ...... 3ft D. T. Cont... 3 18. Tho closing today were: quotations Ask Bid. Ask. . ... 18 .10 23 .25 27 . ... 85 . 6H 7 . ... 3U. P. Mtn. Ton Qutlp Ramb. Car.., Republic Reservation , Ross. Giant. Sullivan .... Tom Thumb. "Waterloo . .. S Winnipeg .... onjecturo , . Dewey , Palo Alto ... Gold Stand... Gold Ledge.. 2 Gold. Harv 1. X. L. 17ft Iron Mask .14 1B .10 22 Jim Blaine. L. P. Surp.. Mtn. Lion.. Morn. Glory, Morrison . . . Arln. Maud. . 3& 3ft 8 sit ,. ... . 8 0ft SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta Alpha Con ..... Andes Belcher ., Best & Belcher. Bullion Caledonia Challenges Con . .f0 03 Justice (0 07 o 101 KentucK uon 2 Mexican 48 Occidental Con ... 10 Ophtr 1 00 Overman ........ 10 Potosl 21 Savage 33 Seg. Bolcher ...... 2 Sierra Nevada ... 39 Silver Hill 35 Standard S 25 Union Con 28 Utah Con 14 Yellow Jacket ... 22 20 40 4 42 20 Chollar .......... 24 Confidence 75 Con. Cal. & Va... Crown Point .... Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross,. Julia 1 30 15 83 42 3 NEW YORK. Oct closed as follows: Chollar ?0 Crown Point .... Con. Cal. & Va... 1 peadwood Gould & Curry... Halo & Norcross.. Homes take 55 Iron Silver Mexican 18. Mining stocks today 18(Ontarlo 8 00 lTJOphlr 82 10 45 76 33 001 701 40 Plymouth 11 Quicksilver 1 25 do pref 0 00 Sierra Nevada ... 34 Standard 8 75 Union Con 24 Yehow Jacket .... 20 BOSTON, Oct. 18. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 4 75Humboldt S 25 00. Auouea M. Co.. 1 75Osceoia 71 23 Amal. Copper.. 88 50 Atlantic, 23 00 Parrott 43 50 Qulncy 147 00 8anta Fo Cop.... 6 75 Tamarack 257 00 Utah Mining ... 30 (12 Boston- & Mont. 330 00 Butte '& Boston 02 00 Cal. & Hccla... 705 00 Centennial 10 50 Winona .". 21 50 Franklin i 50iWolvcrlnes 41 00 Street IlailTvny Conventions. KANSAS CITY. Oct 18. Walton H. Holmes, of Kansas City, was today elect ed president of the American Street Rail way Association, and New York was se lected as the place of holding the next an nual convention. Other, offlcers were elected ha follows: H. H. Vreeland, Now York, first vice-president; N. H. Heft, Merlden, Conn., second vice-president; J. B. McCleary, Birmingham, Ala., third vice-president; T. C. Pennington, Chicago, secretary and treasurer. The Association of Street Railway Ac countants elected the following offlcers: Wi F. Han, "Washington, president; J. A. Harden. Kansas City, first vice-president; J. M. Smith, Toronto, Ont, second vice president; "W. Q. McDole, Cincinnati, third vice-president; W. B. Brockway, New Orleans, secretary and treasurer. "Wheat nt Tacoma. TACOMA Oct. 18. Wheat Quiet, un changed. BJuestem,1 55c; club, 53c, botn for export 12 3 o 3 i "& 10 42 4 8 8 8i 85 57ft 8; & 2 2 2 2ft MR. TONGUE'S POSITION AS DEFINED IN LETTER TO A NEWSPAPER. Oregon Congressman Tells "Why He Thinks the Republicans Should Win. The following letter, written by Rep resentative Tongue to the Los Angeles Herald, Is a clear statement of the po sition of the Western man on the political situation: "Portland, Or., Oct. 15. H. G. Jamos. Esq., Manager Xios Angeles Dally Herald Dear Sir: I am just In receipt of yours of the uth Inst, requesting me to make a brief statement of what I con sider the vital reasons why President McKlnley and a Republican Congress should be elected. "They are in brief. In order that we may preserve and maintain our present business prosperity and protect, defend and uphold our National honor. The elec tion of Bryan, and with it a Democratic Congress, would unsettle all business, destroy all enterprise, diffuse doubt, un certainty and distrust throughout all our industries, would threaten the Integrity of our courts, the maintenance of our monetary standard, and precipitate untold business panic and disaster. The en dorsement of Mr. Bryan's policy of with drawing from the Philippine Islands un der Insurgent Are, deserting a policy de liberately entered Into, and that with Mr. Bryan's own advice, would render us ridiculous in the eyes of the civilized world. It would wreathe with smiles the face of every assassin who has shot down American soldiers, and planned the mas sacre of women and children In the Phil ippine Islands. It would cause our own boys who are offering their lives to de fend the National honor and sustain our National authority to hide their heads in shame. To elect a Democratic Congress alone would paralyze our policy in the newly acquired territories. They have become the property of the United States by virtue of the ratification of the treaty, which is now the supremo law of the land. It is the duty of the President to uphold the National authority, enforce National laws In every portion of the United States. A Democratic House of Representatives would withhold the nec essary means to do this, and paralyze tho arm of the Executive. "There are two reasons that appeal especially to the people of the West and should Induce us not only to cast our electoral vote3 for President McKlnley, but to give an overwhelming majority. In the first instance, men of enterprise and capital In. the East during the last few years have been afraid of the Went. There has been too much of Bryanlsm too much threat of repudiation, hostility to capital, to successful business men, to government of law as administered by the courts, too much constant threat of repudiation of honest obligations. We need men of enterprise, push, business capacity, backed by some capital, men who will engage In new business under takings, who will make successes, not failures. In order to attract this class of men, we should convince them that Bryanism does not dominate our people, that capital and business enterprises and business men will be protected, honest obligations will be enforced, and the rights of both person and property re spected. An overwhelming majority for the Republican ticket will do more to ac complish this than any other one thing. It will inspire confidence and direct to wards the Pacific Coast a stream of the very immigration tfiat we need to develop our resources, engage In new enterprises, and help us to. attain the growth and the prosperity that are surely In store for us. "Second The East Is unanimous for the retention of Porto Rico. Not only this, but Eastern people want Cuba if It can be acquired consistently with National honor. While the treaty of peace was pending before the Senate there were at least six resolutions Introduced, each one of which sought to loosen our hold upon the Philippine Islands, but contained no word of objection to the retention of Por to Rico. This Is self-interest Porto Rico and Cuba Ha at the doors of the East. They increase the opportunities for Eastern business, for Eastern busi ness men. Eastern capital and Eastern enterprise. The East is largely opposed to the retention of the Philippine Islands, because they are West, and because they will build up Western trade and Western growth. But our first interest Is In West ern growth, Western trade, the develop went of Western enterprises. The reten tion of the Philippine Islands is as im portant to us as the retention of Porto Rico and the acquisition of Cuba Is to the East. We should be as strenuous for our interests as they are for theirs. Mr. Bryan's attack upon the retention of the Philippine Islands, while silent as to Por to Rico, is to .gratify that class of East ern voters who are small enough to envy Western growth. The Increase of our trade to Asia during the last few years has been very great. It will be greater in the future. Our Increased productions for tho last three years have been enorm ous. We are selling a very large portion of them,' the greatest portion, to England and her colonies alone. This will not always last We must have a market olse where. The best opportunities for tho ex tension of trade during the next 50 years will be in Asia. If we could induce the Asiatic people to eat toast with their coffee, or mush for their breakfast onco a week, and wear a clean shirt once a month, it would take all the surplus wheat and cotton we have to sell. It is a trade that we ought to have. It is a trade that we can have. The opportunity that has not approached us for a century Is now at our doors. We must not let It pass by us. In tho future the com merce of the Pacific will rival that of the Atlantic. There will be a- Boston, a New York, and a Philadelphia on the Pacific Coast. The Pacific Ocean-will become an American lake. Let us be watchful for our Interest, the interests of the Pacific Coast; acqulro and hold the trade that belongs to us. We have Hawaii. We need the Philippine Islands to enable us to accomplish this purpose. If the East is against us, and the Pacific Coast Is In different, we may lose these Islands. Nothing could happen to the Pacific Coast more detrimental to our future prosper ity. "For these Teasons we should stand together, shoulder to shoulder, and give an overwhelming vote for the retention of those Islands. We have acquired them honestly. They are a part of the United States. We have the consent of about 7,980,0000 of the Inhabitants. There are probably 20,000 to 30,000 Tagals who do not consent. The majority welcome us and welcome our flag. It means their up building as well as ours, their Interest as well as ours. Let us say to the Eastern people by our vote In November, as loudly and as emphatically as we can say it, that we propose to retain the Philip pine Islands, support the authority of the United States, and the honor of our flag. I have the hqnor to remain, very truly and sincerely yours, "THOS. H. TONGUE." "Wheeling Across the Continent. NEW YORK, Oct 18. Thomas J. Corco ran, of Aspen, 200 miles northwest of Denver, who Is riding a wheel from Den ver to Boston, has arrived In New York, after averaging 70 miles a day for 20 days. Corcoran starts for Boston tomor row. He left Aspen on August 14. and has mode his- ride alone. A 10-pound baggage roll was his Eole incumbrance, as he did not even carry a toolbag. The run to Denver was the hardest of his trip. It being over a steep mountain trail. This route has led him through Topeka, St. Joseph, Qulncy, Springfield, Indianapolis, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Albany and down the Hudson River Valley to New York. Corcpran does not attempt to break or make a record for speed. He expressed his luggage from point to point, lived comfortably, and rested whenevr he felt tired. His longest day's run was 108 miles, made over the prairies of Kansas. He is going to ride back to Aspen after a four days' rest In Boston. HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. W P Clark & w, Masaf J T Srrlng. San Fran Mr & Mrs F D Col- I J T Hall. N Y burn. San Fran J Sercx. Saa Fran N D Miller. St Paul iH S Hogan. San Fran John McLelland & w, "Walter L Tocae fc wf, Chicago I Woodburn. Or Fred L Burns & wf. 1 Henry Jacobs. San Fr Vancouver, B C B1I Adams & w, Spok J M White, NY A S Boas, N T H F Rohrs, Deflanee,0 H W Augustine. Seattl Ed L Howe & w. ChgojG E Stevens, Rochestr jli AicManon. Cbicago I Mrs w K. Wright Ft a u xnompson, st Pi G Mitchell. N Y A Stoddart. St Paul C E Bonell. Chicago L H Maxwell, Liver pool. Eng Frpd 8 Davis, S F' Gibbon. Alaska S W Berman. N Y N P Nelson. Chicago I A H Sanford. cliy A Mordecal & w. USA fO D Pierce. Shelby, O H J Louis, Gloversvllle. I N Y J T Grayson. N Y Clarke E Carr & wf, E Newman. San Fran uaiesourg, 111 ij u .Newman, ban XT A D Spencer. Chgo D T Davis & wf. Car O B Perry. N Y bonado S R Porter. San Fr F E Van Busklrk. S F Robt Dollar, San Ri- 1 Larry B Robinson, NY fael I f Columbia River Scenery. Regulator Line steamers, from Oak street dock dally, except Sunday, 7 o'clock A M. The Dalles, Hood River, Cas cade Locks and return. Cnll on. or 'fona agent for further Information. THE PERKINS. S J Oliver. Omaha (Mrs J 8 Caply, S F callebrig, Plttsbgfc E Loorals, Eugene Aflfnrlrt J H Beckley. Eugon a Hewett. Mllls vllle. Mis John B Crntn. Ttnlia. a itnea, Hcppner C C Rhea. Heppner ix-ercy aerndon, Los J G Perrv. Wh Riinn Aneeles J P Hansen. KalamS. P "Welch. Mosler. Ox G L McNay, Tacoma S E Frost. Omaha Henry McLean. Mount Mra E H Taylor, do Vernon Mrs S H "VVallace.do F E Weston, St Paul I11" Croatter. Condon JV J Pease, Wallace Mrs J Esperst. StLouis C J Hyde. Holbrcok. W Ballings. Pendleton Mass W T New, Pendleton J Grlmsley, do (Mrs W T New, do J P Willis. Castle Rk A Bird. Astoria J M Clark. Cham- t-F W Dnrhln. Srtlm ralgn. Ill W H Geo A Mealon, Daw ton Frank G Shultr. do J F Logue, La Grand Juanlta Logue. do A F Chamberlln, Sox- upeianu, aj- tori a. B A Smith. N Yakima G N-Grimes. Spokane Mrs G N Grimes, do W E Miller. Spokane J F Henderson, Seattle A P Tugweli. Tacoma ta itosa, ual Mm T H Smith, Salt I E Pletron. St Paul Lake 1 Fryckholm. Seattle Mrs E Cooper, Union H A Brlgham. Nome Walter L Tongue, Woodburn, Or Thos H Tongue. Hllls- boro E F Beck. San Fran Mrs E F Beck, do P McTutusch. Tilla mook, Or Mrs P McTutusch, do J Morolf. Tillamook H B Parkor, Astoria Alice Smith. Astoria Jennie Smith, Astoria -; iiuason, Seattle O E Chapman. New Cumberland. W Va Mrs O E Chapman, do Miss Chapman, do Mrs Fred Overman, Ta coma J 8 Butler. Nome T L Rajndale. W W G D Culbertson. W W W J Farrell, San Fr C A Cole. Spokane Mrs C A Cole, d5 S M LeCroe, Tacoma THE IMPERIAL: C. W. Knowles. Manager. M W Pohl. Astoria C E Burrell. Chicago Mrs Hagood. Ala ; otrong, uugenc Mr Strong. Eugene Rose Stanley. Moro Margaret Stanley, do J W Cook. Bohemia.Or F P Barbee. San Fran Geo Ferrell, Oregon Cy C J Young. Tacoma jMrs Young. Tncon.a F D Wlnton.xAtorla F L Alborell. Nome E H Maynard. Nome W L McCabe, Seattle H B Peterson. Seattle W H Keloy. Pendletn Oliver Kelsey. do I L Patterson, Salem F C Reed. Astoria Miss J Parker. Salem Mrs Gerowe. Salem Frank Maredlth. do I C E Sandberg, Chgo H G McKlnley, La Crosse, Wis iWm A Cummlngi, do Mrs Geo Het, Spokane Miss Het, Spokano J Shaver, Toronto Mrs Shaver, Toronto C D Jessup, Salem R W Hacood. Ala pert Shuler. Dawson ".Illo Knox. Nome Julius Cohn. Nomo F B Price. Nome P J Carney, Astoria Sirs Carney. Astoria Wm H Dole-nan, St Helens Itj Mauser. Knappton L C Whirl, city Hotel DronsTvIclc. Seattle, European; first-class. Rates. 75c and up. One block from depot Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma. American plan. Rates, S3 and up. Donnelly Hotel, Tacomn. .. European plan. Rates. Xc "nd up. Pear Only they who use it know the luxury of it. Pears' is the purest and best toilet soap in all the world. jiilj(teLalRiMilM!ii lay by the name. 80c. tne pair. All dealers, or O'Snllivan KnMer Co. Lowell, Moss. Don't say "rub ber heels' at the purchase. Say 44 a Sullivan s and aet all that ft IS coming O'Sttlllvaa Heels are made of new rubber. So are the Soles. Sabjtitates (that coat the same) are act. There are many good rea sons why you should use WHITE COTTOLENE in your cooking. There are none why you should use hog fat. There is no hog fat in COTTOLENE, nothing but purevegetable oil and choice beef suet. Try the new WHITE COTTOLENE The N.K.Fairbank Company, CSicago-Scle Manufacturers. frCPF t Br tlsJnty booklet. HE-El..A fab,,,, secret," mulled rre to any aitdrM. For one Xc stamp we frill send tree our m Vti page recipe dook, "uon VHH Helos," edited bjrJlra. Borer. 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II.. Cannier Mutual Life of New York. -"J"! retary Native Daughter 71C-71T WHITE. MISS L. E.. As-latant Bcretarr Orecon Camera riuh .... ....31 WIL50N.DR. EDWARD N.. Phys. 8ur.304-3 WILSON. DR- GEO. F.. Phyi-. Srr. 70fl-70t WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Pry". A Siirir.SOT-ICS WOOD. DR- W. L.. Physician 412-413-414 WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO...S13 A few more eleprant office may bo had by applyinff Portland Trnst Company of Orcson. IOI Third at., or to tne rent cleric In the bullilinjr. A DOUBTING THOMAS. Had Hln Falling: Hair Stopped, and Dandruff Cnred. Without Fnltfc. H. B. Fletcher, Butte. Mont., October 20, 1S99. says: "Like many other people, I have been troubled for years -with dan druff, and within the last few months my hair came out so badly that I was compelled to have what I had left clipped very close. A friend recommended New bro's Herplclde. I confess that I doubted his story; but I gave Herplclde a trial; now my hair Is as thick as ever, and entirely free from dandruff." "Destroy the cause, you remove the effect." At druggists, 51 CO. Herplclde Is a delightful hair dressing for regular use JK1