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THE MOffNINfl ; OJtEGONIAN, MODAy, QCTOBEB 29, 1900. S HEAVY WITH GOLD OrevFrom the Recent Strike In Eastern Oregon. ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT MMWtetESS Sow the Rlen. ;Vt "Wau( S'tnad Ledere TwelvelPi Tfeiek la a Promlrlnc-Mining; District. BAKER CITY, Or., Oct. 28. 4Msnger EL 6, MoCallum, of the; mmoth Gold Mining Company, which made tho rioh, Btrlko reported irom the Belle of Baker the past -week, came to Baker City Sat urday and confirmed early reports. Man ager WbCallum brought -with him speci mens of the ore he took from the tunnel which are heavy -with gold. No exact figures are given out of -what the speci mens -will run per ton. Any. mine that can produce much of it -will be a valu able property. TIbe strike In the Belle of Baker 'was made 800 feet -west of the rich ore chute Of the Mammoth, w&Joh is on the same itedgo. "When the rich ore -was being ftttknr out of "Sho (Mammoth, excitement pan high thereabout. Many miners fa-ffrdifg- -with the Mammoth property have (expected developments on the other por Ckms of the ledge. One of the original owueea of Che Belle -of Baker, Andrew XJlliott, Who still has a third Interest, pre dicted a strike of good ore when proper Drosscuttlng .should 'be done. In ttie Bella of Baker there Is a 180 ffioot chart, -and at that level a 600-foot Ifismnel was run. In cleaning' out this old jtusnel preparatory to further -work, Man ctger McCallum states be picked up rock 'that Impressed him as coming from the pwali of a ledge. A crosscut was ordered, fend tannodiaiely developed a vein, of good tore. Tnea It became apparent that the old tunnel bad run parallel to the ledge, but dose to it, and several crosscuts -were 'made for a distance of 170 feet In the 'tunnel. That distance the ledge has been developed, and surface and upraise work jeatlsfy jjiin that, the back is all good ore. tHow much deeper the vein extends will fbe determined by nhe new plan of work iaow Inaugurated: by the company. The Scrossouts reveal a ledge from 5 to 12 teet In thickness. The company has already in course of erection on the Belle of Baker a flve igoot Bryan mlH of about SO tons dally capacity. Other machinery will be coxn ipleted by the time the mill 4s ready for work. A now chart win be sunk from the top of tho ridge to such depth as the 'ore warrants. By means of this the oom 3any will reach the ore revealed from be meath and open up whatever, lies below rthe level of the; present tunnel. Th Mammoth; Gold Mining Company Is & different corporation from the Bald Mountain Company, but controlled by the came capital. On the property of the lat ter company a 20-etamp mill is being erected, and? other machinery necessary Ito ts operation. With the work laid out tin the Belle of Baker and other proper ties of the group, considerable activity will be witnessed In that district. G. G. McNamara, an assayer and min ing engineer of Baker City, returned to day from a visit to the Goose Creek cop per deposits, over which there has been emae excitement the past month. Goose Creek is a short distance southwest of the Sparta district, and about 25 miles .northeast of Baker City. The belt of land that Is reported to show -well In copper borders the Gllklnson copper claim and other properties that nave attracted much expressed himself as well satisfied with the Ire found 4n the Goose -Creek dis trict, and brought same of it back to the city ifor assay. He says the deposit ex tends over an area six to nine miles long, and three to flvo miles wide, the north ern point touching the vicinity of the "Sanger mine. Several locations are rer ported in the district recently. meats and necessitated a considerable expense. As the hospital is about the only charitable Institution, Salem has, the people of this city are always .ready to join in any movement in the Interests of that institution. TCKJTHD OFfe MAST .OATTLB. Fresperlt-r of Goose Lake Valley. i SoKtfeera Oregon, LAKEVTEW, Or., Oct. 25. Probably no other -farming section of Oregon oaaihow as large a sale of cattle as Goose Take Valley, in which Lakeview is situated. Lake County is a stock county, but this particular -valley is devoted principally to trait ana cereals, mtu stock as a profita ble adjunct. The following sales of cattle are only a small item .compared to the large sales in other portions of the county: X Ii Company; to. B. B. Edson, 900 beef cattle, at $38 for steers and $32 GO for cows; Isaac Roluett, to G. W. Mapes, 22 head of beef cattle, at 33$; C M. Oliver, driven to Marysvllla, CaL, SO head, at ?37 50; E. C. Thurston, to Mitchell Bros., 160 head stock cattle, at $25; S. J. Studley, to i Mitchell Bros., 175 head of stock cattle, at $25; F. M. Duke, to Mitchell Bros., 50 head stock cattle, i at $25; D. H. Hartzog, to Mitchell Bros., 150 head stock cattle, at $23; 7. H. Lehman, to Terber & Swanson, 13 head, at $29; C. C Pratt, to Gerber &, Swanson, 20 head, at $23; F. D. Bauers, to Gerber & Swanson, 75 head of beef, at, $34; Heryford Bros., to Gerber & Swanson, 700 head of beef cattle, at $3L There were numerous small, sales of one to a dozen beef to our local butchers. Over 375,000 has been realized In this val leyfromthe sale oft cattle alone. j People are very prosperous In Goose Xiake Valley, and they are nearly to a man In line for McKinley and 'another four years of good times. VitrCOHS RETTJIU. HOME. Salem Football Players Heartily Re ceivedReady for Kext. SALEM, Oct. 28. The Salem football team returned home today from its vic torious contest with Eugene, and was mot at the train by a crowd of Salem football enthusiasts. As It was Sunday, no noisy demonstration was made, but the victors were heartily congratulated by their many friends. The boys think they were not given fair treatment in the report of the game sent to The Oregonian, and say that McMillan denies the statement cred ited to him. As Referee Bishop is one of the best football men in the state, and is a former student at Eugene, the boys think that any insinuations that he was wrong in his rulings are unfair to him. Manager Durbln says that tho capital club will meet the Multnoman3 next, and he will try to arrange games with the San Francisco and Puget Sound teams. PUBLIC LAND FIGURES ZHFOaMATIOPr JIOMsTHB REPORT OS COMMISSIONER. HERMANN. Bl XBerecUw-Bf Svetees Tfce Forest RjeMrresk-Swarauury ef Reeem- memaatioas tor the Service. SALEM, Oct. 28. The annual report of Blnger" Hermann, commissioner ox the. General Land Office, for the year ending June 30, 1900, embraced tabulated state meats showing the business done In the district land offices, 117 In number; gives general Information regarding forest and other reservations, and makes recom mendations regarding ' needed ' legislation" In -'addition to what has heretofore been published, It shows' that' the total cash re ceipts' for the past" year amount to $4, 379,758, which 19 an Increase in this single Item alone, over the previous ' year,' of $1,809,621, and an Increase over the year ending June 30, 1898, of $2;101763. The land dlsposed'of during the past year amount ed to 13,453,8S7 acres, as against 9,182,413 acres -for the .preceding year, an increase of Over 4,000,000 acres. The original homestead "entries made by the settlers upon the public domain during the year Just closed aggregated 8,478,409' acres. 'Last year 6,177,587 acres Were entered by homesteaders, or 2,300,822 acres lees than thi3 year. Tho total acreage disposed of durlng'the year Is divided as follows: Acres7 sold for" cash 1,178,982 Acres of miscellaneous entries.... 12,212,462 Acres of Indian lands ' 62,423 i. r Coroner Snow has received particulars regadlng the dead man found In Pine "Canyon, near Eagle "Valley. "While a package of strychnine was found by him, end half the contents of oao bottle gone, the doctor making the post-mortem ex amination thought deceased came to his death by .natural causes. From investi gations made, It is believed his name Is J. E. Wjlllams. a mining man. He had a gold watch and $45 in money in his pockets, besides a Smith & "Wesson re volver and some papers. As there was no evidence of violent death, no Inquest was Cield over the remains. PUBLISHING TJJTDER DIFFICULTIES. Misfortune to toe Force- of tlio Ore. ffon Prison Missionary, SAIiEM, Oct. 28. Tho extreme of diff iculties under which a periodical may be published, is shown by tho October jrcmber of the Prison, Missionary, a monthly issued by I. J. Sprague, a pris oner at the Oregon Penitentiary. The October number contains but two pages and is given entirely to a personal com munication from the editor to his sub ecribers. The editor has this to say, in part: As aa excuse for Benfiiar oat bo small an edition of the Prison Missionary, Ttr will state to yoa that the editor and maunder 1b on the dek list, and does not know what turn the af fliction mar take. If ho soes to the noapltal, there Is no telling when he will leave it. If te dies, let It bo hoped that tho Iord will and a more efficient man to nil the editorial chair on the Missionary. We have printed thl sheet off and held It ready to mall a copy to each one of our sub scribers, that thoy may know wnat is the mat ter If thoy fall to got the paper-on time. If we are compelled to drop & number or two we will extend all subscriptions on our list to 2he amount of papers dropped, and allow each a to ran over lone enough to make in -tnr lost papers, unless It so happens that wo can run out -double numbers enough to make up tho 48 pajres for each subscriber. It will be remembered by j'ou that the state has no interest in this publication, and when anything happens to the editor, everything must stop, as he Is odltor, compositor, press man, solicitor, moiling: clerk, galley-boy and treasurer. So you see, when all these offices on a paper are vacant, the publication must cease until they can be refilled. At the bottom of the first page appears tho following, which indicates what the editor thinks may be the possible outcoma of his illness: In case the present editor's name disappears from the columns of the Prison Missionary, the subscribers may know that he has no connection with the paper whatever. On the second page is a, "later" an nouncement which informs the reader that the editor Is Improving slowly but Is not yet able to carry his forms to the press. Ho says: It Moms that Satan is determined to see that this publication is hindered as much as possible, and he seems to make a success of It In a creat many Instances. "We trust that our subscribers will not get discouraged and think that we are not trylnc to do our best, for wo are. T7e have worked vs. .. almost impossible for us to hobble from our coll to tho printlne office. Ie Molay Comrramdery. Knights Tem Plar, of this city, has begun prepara tions for a charity ball to be given in the old Reed Opera-House on Thanksgiv ing evening, for the benefit of the Salem Hospital. The Reed has been remod elled and will be ready for occupancy by Myers & Sons and the Masonic lodges about Thanksgiving time. This ball will be the opening event, and will propably be the chief social event of the year. Tho Salem Hospital has recently "re moved from its former quarters en Twelfth street to the Orphans' Home on Asylum avenue. The new hospital build- J fioff. zea.mrea many repairs and improve- TOTfGUE DREW A CROWD. Discussed Political Issues at Jack sonvilleWell Received. JACKSONTHJLE, Or., Oct 28. Con gressman Thomas H. Tongue spoke here last night. The Courthouse was crowded and many were unable to gain admission. His speech was upon the broader Issues of the campaign, and embraced a com parison of results between Republican and Democratic administrations. His clear and concise statement of the ac quisition of the Philippines as the re sult of the war, and earnest appeal to he people of the Coast to vote to retain them as a matter of business, received frequent and prolonged applause. He held hla audience for two hours. GOLD IK MBWIS COUNTY. Sample Assayed Rich, and Ore Is Coming: Ont for Mill Test. CHEHAUS, Wash., Oct 28. Daniel Shaner, who carries the mall between Mossyrock and Forest, in this county," re- jorts ,an excitement, at .jUayfleld,-. on- the Cowlitz River, 25 miles southeast-of Che halls, on account of the alleged discov ery of a rich goldJbearing ledge at the mouth of Silver Creek. William Buesch, formerly a merchant at Silver Creek, 's the man who made the find and had the assay made. A quantity of the ore is being brought out for a mill test. Claims are being staked on all the land near the find. Total 13,453,887. Of the "miscellaneous" entries, 8,478,409 acres were original homestead entries; 1, 622,7X6 acres were state selections, and l',932,lS9.were railroad selections. In the three Northwestern States min eral and, mill-site patents were issued as follows:, ' Patents. Claims. Acreage. Oregon f. 13 18 507,65 Washington 63 114 1.964.708 Idaho ..1 62 10S 1.838.898 Durinir the year 1.277,572 acres of land were certified or patented on account of railroad grants, an Increase of 772.921 acres over the preceding year. Of the total amount, 125,914 acres were In Oregon and were paten ted, under the Oregon and California grant. . The following table, incorporated irr the report, shows an approximate estimate of the quantity of vacant public land, together with the area reserved and ap proximated at the close of the year end ing Juno 30, 1900: February" 28, 1899 "(30 Stat., 90S), be ex tended to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to rent or lease lands wlthlo frest reservations for ahyr purpose not incompatible with the purposes for which such reservations are created. "' "i1lf,TThe enactment of a law that shall empower forest" officers;" special agents and other officers having authority iri re lation tot the protection of public lands and thextlmber thereon," to make arrests, without process In hand, for the violation of the laws or rules 'and regulations re lating ' to, the forest reserves or other forest lands of .the United States. '12. 'That the provisions-vof tno forest fire act,approvedMay..5,19(XV bo also ex tendedito meet tlw.varlqu pauses of flres on the public domain, and to make ample provisionto meet1 and overcome the dan ger from' every source. , "13. That "the region m Arizona con taining what is known as ithe petrified forest be set apart as a National park, in accordance with the bill pending i Congress-(H. R.96S4.) "14r PThe enactment of a law authoriz ing the establishment of National parks for thV preservation of prehistoric Tulns and for 'other purposes, as provided for In the pending bill (H. R. 11021.) '15. The passage of an act which shall provide that all public lands which are more valuable t for forest uses than for other purposes shall' be wltfidrawn from settlement, entry, sale and other disposi tion, and be held for the p'roteotlon and utilization of the timber thereon, in ac cordance with the provisions of fores, reservation laws. " "16. For the enactment of a general law Which shall repeal tho numerous con flicting and undesirable existing, statutes respecting timber on the unreserved lands, and in their stead make due provision for the protection and use of timber on such lands. - "17. Recommendation, renewed that the appropriation for the coming year for tho prevention of depredation upon public timber be not less than $150,000."' EXTENSION OF THE P. & I N. Trains Will Run 100 Miles by First of December. WEISHR, Idaho, Oct. 27. Steel rails be gan to arrive here on last Sunday for the Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway. Track laying has been begun on tho extension of the ,road, and every available man is being employed. Laborers are being brought Here from Portland and Puget Sound towns. It is expected to complete tne track-laying to Council by December L and have trains running Into that place by that time. The road will then- be completed for a distance of 100 miles from this point. ' Politics are waxing warm as the end of the fight approaches. "There is a great MfclMsW GOLD DUST SUM DEPOSITED--AT SEAT-TLB AS SAY OFFICE THIS TEAR. i Season's OtrtpHt From Cape - Nome Probably f 8,000,000 Klondike, Atlla and Other Soarcca, SEATTLE. Oct, 28. A total of 520,168, 67 51 worth of god dust and bullion Has been received1 vin the Seattle "United State? Assay Office during, the present calendar year. ,F. A Wing the Assayer in charge, furnishes the .following figures showing tne amount of. gold' dust and bullion re ceived between January 1 and October 24, 1900:- Number of deposits 6,028 Ounces of gold and bullion... 1,243,163.36 Total value of same S20.166.687 54 l.. ., . . ., ... . , the districts the gold comes from, is as follows:. Alaska Cape. Nome $2,710.427 01 Other Alaska points 462,893 31 STATE OR TERRITORY. NORTHWEST DEAD. A. U. Alexander, of Cheballs. CHEHAXJS, Wash., Oct. 28. A. U. Al exander died hist night after an illness of nearly two months of a fever. He will be buried tomorrow morning from the home of his uncle, W. M. TJrquhart, under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. Mr. Alexander was born near Chehalis, and at the time of his death was about 28 years old. He had been actively en gaged In the brokerage and real-estate business for a number of years, and for two years past has been secretary and treasurer of the Chehalis Water Company. Patent Appro-ved. vastttic. roN, Oct. 28 -The Secretary of the Interior has approved a patent of 34,754 acres In the North Yakima and Spokane Falls land districts, in Wash ington, to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Idaho .''. Illinois Indiana... Indian. Territory.... Iowa.. Kansas Louisiana. Michigan Minnesota ... Mississippi... Missouri ." Montana ......,. Nebraska. Nevada ...., New Mexico....'..... North Dakota. Ohio Oklahoma'. ..: Oregon South Dakota , Utah Washington... Wisconsin , Wyoming Grand totals. Area unappropriated and unreserved. Acres. S53.2C0 10,886,745 3,493,444 34.423, 9i -35,134,613 1,438,749 11,722,641 1,196,900 377.206 430,483 2,o86,293 2S5.SW 337,946 18,546,146 9,798,688 29,622,658 41,9,;i.62S 12,597,120 5,733,672 23,489,861 11,612,943 10.019,202 5,237,302 313,565 43,194,311 314,590,965 Acres. 359.492,760 39,400,241 S.043.5S9 4,515,034 157,662 31,564,153 65,018 TsbKsos 49,416,911 'SU54848' 14,589,542 6.12S.109 10.8S8.W6 317,866 32.948.1S9 5,888,581 6,163,858 602,544.915 Acres. 359,250 359,492,760 50,256,950 3,493,411 42,467,512 39,650.247 1,596,411 43,286,694 Total Alaska $3,178,320 32 British Columbia (Atlln) 5 493,116 27 Yukon district (Klondike).... 16,374,488 15 Washington, Oregon, Idaho and foreign gold coin 125,752 80 Grand total ...." $20,166,687 54 Since October 24, Mr. -Wing has received an additional $150,000 from Nome, and ?50, 000 from other points. The probabilities are' that before the season closes .Nome will have furnished a total of $5,000,000. YOUKON NAVIGATION CLOSED. Itist Passengers Oat Brougrht Klon dike Gold. SEATTLE, Oct. 28. The steamer Dol phin arrived from Skagway today with 130 passengers, and $200,000 in gold from the Klondike The Klondikers came up the river ort the Zealandia, leaving Daw son October 14. -The river was then full of floating Icg for 100 miles and tlie weath er was bitterly cold. Two small steamers lefjt two days later and are now wlna bound on Lake Labarge. River naviga tion Is over for the season. first thought of all regular army officers. It Is these very officers who say that to abolish the canteen means to encourage drinking and the breaking of regulations, and is a J!rect blow at the efficiency of the whole Army an efficiency which bas been tried and proved not wanting. EXTRA CHARGE FOR BREAD. Oartoms , of English Inns That Do Not Please Americans. "One of the strangest things about the management of English restaurants," re marked a gentleman who has recently re turned from a. visit to Iondon to n. -writer In the Vashington Star, "is the custom of charging diners for every slice of bread which they eat. For instance, a day or two before my departure from tho British capital I. as a mark of esteem, invited several English, friends to dine with me at one of the moat celebrated of the fashionable West End restaurants. Well, the repast was served lh a private room, and everything went off splendidly until the coffee and cigar stage was reached, and I asked that my bill bo brought to me. There, to my utter as tonishment, the head waiter, in the hear ing of the assembled company, ap proached me, and in a loud voice asked": 'And how many breads 'ave you 'ad, sir? "This question I cou?d not remember; as I had not "been engaged in counting the number of slices consumed, but one" of my guests, who had evidently kept track of the bread, noticing my embarrassment, said In my behalf, 'four plates.' " 'Ah!' muttered the waiter, 'that's 1 shillln h'extra,' and. after adding the amount to my bill, he handed It to mo for Inspection. "Of course I paid for tho bread, but I have been wondering ever since I did so why the .American custom of not charg ing for 'the staff of Iifo is riot Introduced over there." Acres. 53.SS0 8,610,920 10.T9S.1JG 2,560 lG.0tl.279 5,490 001 19,269 1,742,809 19,65S,SS0 1,190 900 442,224 430.4S3 4.696,203 2S5.8C4 337,916 67,963.057 9,798.688 61,277.F06 56,541,170 IS, 725,239 9S7.875 1,474.834 5.022.29S 5,733,672 34,377,907 11,930,809 42,967,451 11,125,853 311,565 48,S5S,1G0 917,135,880 ,511.551 5.9S3,401 5.7.112 3.370.291 7.203.429 5,500,821 i2.909,822 5.4S7.C6S 12,366.791 363,Si3 8,046,226 Acres. 32,214,790 '"i,7(h',m 30,047,676 41.491.129 21,207,912 83,456,970 S.2693'7 35,S42,560 22,950,400 35.646.0S0 50,197,945 27,138,302 36,298.331 41.479.579 ,29.399,316 43,457,894, .14.115,012. 39.269 W 3.075,725 15,920,218 22,814.550 26,062,720 11.S37.399 21,398,712 24 365,769 4.0S6.321 19,254.206 34,595,932 6,028,885 154,745.783 737,653.178 The unreserved lands In Alaska are moBtly unsurveyed and unappropriated. Oresron Note. Weston is to have an electrlo light plant with capacity of 600 16-candle power incandescent lamps. Messrs. Harness & McMulIen, of Drew sey. shipped two carloads of horses from Ontario last week, some for Colorado and some for Iowa. The Arlington Record, after careful in quiry and computation, estimates the wheat yield of Gilliam County this year at 1,750,000 bushels. The Dalles Chronicle reports a rumor that the Oregon King gold mine in Northern Crook County has been sold to Eastern capitalists for $500,000. The 2-yeax-old daughter of W. J. Has kell, of Gordon Creek. Union Cnnnrv burned to death a few days ago. She was playing about an outdoor fire and her clothes caught. The wires for the Elgin electric light system are practically all strung. The wneei ior oie power-house arrived the latter part of last week, and, barring some unexpected delay, tho plant will be ready for business by the middle of D5xt month. At her own request. Miss Snell is to re tire from the management of the girls dormltonr at the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, 'In the new arrangement, Miss Chamberlain is to have charge of tho dis cipline and Mrs. Callahan of the business and culinary department. The change is to take place November L To"dng about your fruits and garden truck, says the Tillamook Herald, Tilla mook takes the front seat. Our people are still eating ripe "strawberries and blackberries, and, to cap the whole thing, Dwight Edmunds Friday morning gath ered a mess of green corn, cucumbers, squash and pole beans from his garden, sufficient of each for his family, and still there are more to follow. Roads leading to The Dalles from every direction are in fine condition since the rain, and in consequence farmers are hauling their wheat In large quantities, but very little is being sold, says The Dalles Times-Mountaineer. Forty-five cents a bushel does not entice Wasco County farmers to part with their golden grain. Shipments of wheat are light, and the D. P. & A N. Co. has taken oft the Gamecock, which was engaged In the wheat-carrying trade between here and Portland. BUDWBISER Beer Has been consumed by the American pub lic to the extent of over half a billion bottles. More than any other bottled beer in the world. Made exclusively by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n. W. J. Tan Schuyver & Co., Portland, whole sale dealers. The total appropriation for surveys of public lands in the United States during the past year was $525,000, of which $22,000 was apportioned to Oregon, $30,000 to Washington and $34,000 to Idaho. The Surveyor-Generals of these three states report that the demand for surveys will bo so great that appropriations for thi3 purpose will be needed, as follows: For the year ending June 30, 1902 Oregon, $34,640; Washington, $35,000; Idaho, $100,000, According to the report, there are now 38 forest reserves in the United States, embracing 46,772,129 acres. These figures cover all the areas within the boundaries of the reservations, but the land actually reserved is only the vacant public land therein. The Oregon reserves are the Cas cade Range forest reserve, 4,492,800 acres; Bull Run reserve, 142,080 acres; Ashland forest reserve, 18,560 acres. The Wash ington reserves are of the following: Mount Rainier reserve, 2,027.520 acres: Olympic reserve, 1,923,840 acres; Washing ton forest reserve, 3,594,240 acres. The Bitter Root Teserve in Idaho and Mon tana comprises 4,147,200 acres, and tho Priest River reserve in Idaho and Wash ington, 645,120 acres. After discussing at length the faults in the present land laws, Commissioner Her mann makes the following "summary of recommendations" : "L That Congress modify the act of June 16, 189S, bo as to make service in the United States Army, Navy or Marine ..Corps.' in time of war, a defense to be Interposed by tho settler defendant for the actual term of such service, or en listment, against any charge of abandon ment which may be hereafter Initiated. "2. Such legislation as will permit lo cators of claims belleve to contain petro leum or other mineral oils to have time, after such location, within which to mahe a valuable discover'. ' J. Legislation providing for the entry and patenting, under the placer-mining law. of lands valuable only for deposits of crystallized salt. "4. That means be adopted, by com mission or otherwise, to ascertain the lo cation and quantity of lands the title to which remained In the Spanish crown at the date of the cession of Porto Rico to the United States, with a view to appro priate legislation authorizing the survey and disposal of such lands. "5. The enactment of a law for the compulsory attendance of. witnesses in contested land cases before the local land officers. "6. 'The extension of tho Yellowstone National Park. "7. That not less than the present ap propriation of $300,000 for the forest ser vice, in connection with the creation and administration of forest reserves, be con tinued for next year, with a possible in crease in case other forest reserves are created. "8. That an appropriation of $25,000 hi made as an emergency fund for the em ployment of assistance In the extinguish ment of forest fires upon the public lands, whether reserved or unreserved. "9. That the clause in the aot of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat., 36), which permits the ex change of lands within forest reservations for those without, be further modified by adding the following, to wit: Provided, That tho natural state of the tract relinquished has not been changed except to such an extent as mar have been necessary In clearing: the land for actual cultivation. "Also that some legislation be had 'au thorizing the rejection of any and all se lections under said act for lands returned as agricultural lands, should it be dis covered, before the approval of tho se lection by this office, that the land In volved Is chiefly valuablo'for mineral fight here over tho County Treasurer's office. It Is claimed that the flght has narrowed down to the friends of two banks, and that politics no longer enters Into the fight. It is said to be a ques tion of which will get to be the deposi tory. In the National campaign, Bryan's chances are weakened here by the fact that there are both Democratic and Pop ulist Electors on the state ticket. If they divide the votes equally there lis no question of the Republicans carrying thf state by an overwhelming majprity, but It is understoodthat the Populist candi date for Elector was left on by failure to withdraw in time, and that he is urg ing his friends to support the Democratic Elector. Anyway, the Republicans are hopeful that enough will vote for him to make a small majority for McKinley. Women, who have the right to vote in this state, are registering slowly, as they are afraid that If they votethey will bo subject to jury duty. Many of them, how ever, are preparing for the flght. BOOST FOR REPUBLIC. By a Man Who Wants Rlgrht ot Way for a Railroad . WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. W. fh Morris, of Republic, Wash., who came to Wash ington several weeks ago to secure a right of way across the. Colvllle Indian reservation for a new railroad, has again returned to the city after a brief stay in New York, and will remain here until his application has'been finally acted upon by .the Secretary of the Interior. Tho proposed line Is to run from Grand Forks, B. C, to' Republic, Wash. Shortly after his return to this city. Mr. Morris took occasion t'o give the town of Republic a boost, and in an Interview in a local paper, said: "Republic, although only four years old, has developed Into one of the most Im portant gold camps In the Northwestern States. One mine, from which the town took its name, was sold two years ago for $3,500,000 to Canadian capitalists, and Is now paying them enormous dividends. With the miners who comprise the town drawing $3 50 a day and more, it Is easy to pee that the place is prosperous. "To Western men .it seems incredible that the coal workers of Pennsylvania should be slaving away for their pittance of from $25 to $40 a month. A miner In the gold -belt of the Northwest is a high ly paid citizen. He gives $1 a day for board, and thus has $70 cash every month after settling his hotel account. Not many of the miners thero are married, and as a consequence they spend their money wlth prodlgaf lavlshness. Saloons, faro games and dance halls get a good part of it. "Such a thing as having a miner pay for his powder Is unheard of. In the hard granite of the Northwest black powder would be useless, and dynamite costing 20 cents a pound Is used. A miner may employ five pounds of it dally, but tho mine company pays for it all." How London Protect Itn Shtpnlnpr. The most recent wond2r in London is the new nreboat, which Is stationed at the Junction or tne. Embankment ana Blackfrlars bridge, says a London news paper. It Is a singular looking craft, designed to lirt izto gaKons of water to a height of 350 feet per minute, to propel Itself backwards, forwards or sideways Dy the strength or its own water Jet, -and to .sink shlp3 on fire and then pump them out and raise them again. This remarkable contrivance since it. has been f moored under the Embankment has at tracted large crowds, who gaze at it by the hour or race along the riverside wheneer It Is. taken for an experimental trip up the river. TWQYOUNG'MENDRGWNEI ONE SON OF GENERAL CARR, THE CAMPAIGN SPEAKER. : Their Canoe Was Found Floating - Bottom Up on Lake Washing ton at Seattle Yesterday. SEATTLE, Oct. 28. Torrey Carr, a son of. S. O. Canv and brotber ot General E. M. Carr, oi this. city,... and. Clark C. Carr, son of General Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg. 111., were drowned In Lake Washington early this morning while duck-shooting from a canoe. The bodies havo not been recovered. General E. M. Carr is a prominent lawyer, and General C E. Carr is a campaign speaker sent out from Illinois by the Republican. Na tional Committee Ho was an Intimate friend of President Lincoln, and was 10 years ago Minister to Denmark. Tho young men left the city early this morning, and at about 7 o'clock wero heard -shouting for help by other hunt ers. A few hours later the fog lifted and their canoe was found floating bottom up. Two steamers chartered by friends searched all day for tho bodies. UNCLESAM'SCOAL SUPREMACY This Country Lead the World Production. In Catholic Cathedral Dedicated. SAVANNAH, Ga Oct. 2S. This -morning, upon the feast day of .St. Simon and St. Jude, the magnificent cathedral of St. John the Baptist was dedicated by Mgr. Sebaston Martlnelll, delegate of the Pope to the United States, assisted by some 50 priests, Including 10 Bishops. The now cathedral, built upon the ruins of the cathedral begun by Bishop Per3lco in 1873, dedicated by BIshoo Gross In 1876, and destroyed by. fire two years ago, is probably the handsomest specimen of gothlc architecture In the South. Boy Killed in nn Elevator. CHICAGO, Oct. 23. Paul Hurlbert, son of A. V. Hurlbert, of Fort Collins, Colo., was Instontly killed ln an elevator at tho Monadnock building today. The boy was thrown to the floor by a Jerk which the car gave In starting. He released his hold on his mother'3 hand and fell bacK ward. His skull was crushed between the floor of tho elevator and the second floor of the building. The elevator man was watching his cable and did not see the child fall. Mrs. Hurlbert was en route home from Johnstown, Pa. PROFIT IN SHIPBUILDING. Coyotes Heeded to Kill Squirrels. Ukiah Sentinel. The scalp bounty law which was passed by tho last Legislature has been the eauso of thousands of coyotes being killed. That these little, dusky marauders are scarcer than they were a few years ago can readily be noticed by spending a few days on the hills of Southern Umatilla County. But while the coyotes are be coming less plentiful, and, If the bounty law remains In force, may become prac tically extinct, there are other pests which arer getting worse, and may prove to be as great a nuisance as the festive coyote. The farmers and ranchers are complaining tnat tno squirrels, gophers, field mice, etc., are each year becoming more numer ous, both on the ranges and oh the ranch. By a great many ranchers this is attrib uted directly to the killing off of the coyotes. It is a well-known fact that tho coyotes of Eastern Oregon do kill mil lions of these rodents every year, and, If the sugnt tninnlng out that they havo received since the passing of the bounty law has been the cause of the squirrels and gophers being so numerous, the law should be repealed by tho next Legislature, Killed Mistress and Himself. 15 SEATTLE, Oct. 28.-James Slorah. years a saloonkeeper here, killed Annie Mitchell, a variety actress, his mistress, at Dawson. October 23, and then killed himself. He lost heavily at faro In Nome, causing an estrangement .from tho woman. Tfo Right to Enter Military Reserva tion. WASHINGTON, Oct 28. The Attorney General has given an opinion to the Sec retary of War that state authorities have no legal right, to enter military reserva tions of tho United States, oyer which exclusive jurisdiction has been ceded by the state within which the same is lo cated for the purpose of serving process, either cjvil or criminal, unless the state in ceding such reservations reserves to itself that right. An Indnstry In Tills Country That Is Showing Encouraging? Results. Engineering Magazine. That the shipyards of the country are in a generally prosperous condition Is in dicated by the fact that during the last six months of 1899 and the first four months of 1900 there was only one failure amqng firms operating plants of any mag nitude. On the other hand, a number of shipbuilding establishments which had been closed for some time were reopened and there was scarcely one of the more prominent Institutions which did not In augurate enlargements or improvements, theso extensions amounting in some in stances to a virtual doubling of the ca pacity of the yard. Most significant of all is the fact that in the Interval men tioned there were projected 10 new ship building plants entailing outlays ranging all the way from $500,000 to $6,000,000. Sonle of these new. projects .are already wen advanced, and if all are carried out on the lines made out the aggregate ex penditure will exceed $20,000,000. The contracts In. the hands of the American shipbuilders afford an equally satisfactory showing. There are now building or under contract in. the ship yards of. the United States mercantile and naval tonnage which represents an aggregate value, exclusive of the armor and armament for the naval vessels, ot $69,000,000. Of this total the naval ves sels building for the United States Navy Dopartment foot up in round numbers $34. 600,000; the two Russian war vessels build ing at the yard of -William Cramp & Sons Company, $5,000,000; the mercantile ves sels on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. $18,000,000; the mercantile vessels on the Great Lakes, $10,000,000, and the mercan tile craft on the Inland rivers, $1,500,000. Comparing this showing with the vol ume of business on hand In the early Summer of 1899, we find a distinct gain of $7,000,000 in the value of contracts. In asmuch as the commissions in the hands of the builders at that time amounted to approximately $62,000,000. That the growth of the Industry is, moreover, even greater than evidenced by these flguros may be appreciated by a comparison of tho sundry Items which go to makeup each total. It will thus be seen that whereas the volume of naval work fell off $S",000,000, without taking Into consider ation the Russian contracts, the value of the shipbuilding on the inland rivers was almost double, the aggregate of con tracts of the Great .Lakes yards was more than trebled, and tho plants on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts show an in crease of many per cent in tho com missions on their books. Yerlte and JEli London Railway- LONDON, Oct. .Experimental exca vations at various points along the route of tho Charing Cross, Duston and Hemp stead Railway, whose franchise was re cently acquired by Charles T. Terkes, will bo begun tomorrow and the work will then be continued without interruption. Philippine Treasury Receipts. WASHINGTON, Oct, 2S.-The receipts at Philippine Treasury for the month of August, 1900. were $934,561. The treasury recelpts for the corresponding month of 1S99 were $523,193, showing an increase in favor of the month of August, 1S00, as winparea witn JByj of ;409,368. The ' Forum. The United States has the most abund ant, tho easiest mined and the cheapest coal of any nation. The proof of this statement Is found In the greater area of her coal lands, the size and accessibil ity of her coal deposits, and the present price of her coal. The area of coal lands In Western Europe is less than 10.0C0 square miles, and practically all this area has been opened to mining. The avail able coal area of the United States at the present time Is 50,000 square miles. More over, the bjlk of American coal Is now produced from six states Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois. Alabama apd Iowa and the coal-bearinff land'? which they contain by no means repre sent our total resources. Coal is found In 20 counties in Virginia. Kentucky con tains two largo coal fields, the western being 4500 square miles In area. The Mis souri coal fields embrace 25,000 squaro miles, and the coal Is generally of good quality. Northern Arkansas contains a good-sized coal field, and Texas has a coal-bearing area of 30,000 square mlle3. The entire Rocky Mountain region abounds in coal, Wyoming having- 20.0C0 square miles of coal lands, Colorado 18,000 square miles, and Montana 60,000 square miles, while large deposits are found in other states and territories- Abundance of coal Is found in Washington. The production of Great Britain" from 1870 to 1893 increased 83 per cent, of Ger many 176 per cent, of France 128 per cent, of Belgium 57 per cent, and of tho United States 629 per cent. In other words, tho United States, while drawing onljr upon, a portion of her available deposits. In creased her output during 28 years six times as rapidly as the average of her four competitors, who havo taxed their entire resources to supply their needs. This rapid Increase of American coal pro duction over the production of Europe Is due primarily to the greater abundance of our coal deposits, and secondarily to the greater thickness of the veins in our country. There Were No Proposals. NASEL, Wash., Oct. 24. (To the Editor.) Please Inform mo through your columns on the following: Had Agulnaldo made any peace propo sitions to Spain previous to Dewey's en tering Manila Bay? If so, what were tho conditions? M. C. FELDBERG. At that time there was no war be tween Spain and tho Tagals, so, of course, there were no proposals for peace. Tho Insurrection against Spain had closed In 1S97. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be sure and use that old and woll-trled remedy. Mrs. WlnslowN Soothlnsr Syrup, for children teething- It soothes the child. BOftena the Bums. allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Sunday; humor LOOK HERE, YOUNG MEN ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? If so, write to old Dr. KES5LER today. Don't you know? 613 MEN WANTED There are all over this county old, young and middle-aged men suffer ing from the effects of bad habits when boys. Hundreds caught private diseases, which have never been properly cured. Such men are unfit for marrlnge or business, and if they let this disease continue, they will break out with pimples or sores, sometimes rheumatism, heart disease, paralysis, dizziness, stomach trouble will follow. They go to sleep sometimes whllo reading or resting. PRIVATE DISEASE, if not CURED properly, will run into stricture, gleet, prostalltus, catarrh of bladder and kidneys, and that awful disease called chancres and bubois. that have ruined so many young men for life. DR KESSLER, at the old St. Loul3 Dispensary, has been doctoring theso cases right In Portland for many years. He also cures tumors, wens, warty growths, old sores, cancers, all kinds diseases of nose, throat or liver, or any kidney or bowel trouble. Call and seo the tape worms they have taken from persons some 35 feet long. Rheumatism, Piles, Neuralgia. Headache, Indigestion. Dyipepsia, Itch ing Skin Diseases and that AWFULEST OF ALL DISEASES, Syphilis (Pox). Gonorrhea, he cures QUICK WITHOUT ANY CUTTING. His private office Is filled with pictures of these awful diseases. This old doctor can refer to prominent business men, lawyers, ministers, professors, etc. as to his honesty. EVERYTHING PRIVATE . When you go to see him he soes you in private rooms. When you writo him, only tho doctor reads your letter, when you go to consult this doc tor, take a small bottlo urine (mado the previous morning) with you. If writing, send it by express or mall. Address J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D., ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISPENSARY 230 YAMHILL ST., PORTLAND, OR. Dowieltes Forcibly Deported. MANSFD3LD, O., Oct. 28. Deacon Kess ler and' Elder R. N. " Bouck, Dowleites, were forcibly deported today by the po lice. J3ouck had been here nearly a week and held services. He objected to being put on the train and had to bS dra? "10. That the provisions of tho act otj out of tho station and put aboard. The Canteen Question. Harper's Weekly. To cpndemn the canteen without having seen its practical workings is an injus tice, of which no thinking man will do guilty. In this,' as in most other matters in life, the majority 'ot us must accept the opinion of those qualified to Judge. If we are sick we do not go to a mer chant to be .told what 13 the matter and to 'obtain treatment. So In this canteen question why shouldwe accept the per haps sincere but misguided opinions of those who really know nothing- about It, when we can get the Judgment of those who have every means of knowing tho truth about the -matter, and who are per fectly capable of forming and expressing professional or expert opinion? No Army officer derives the least benefit from the canteen, except indirectly as it aids disci pline. And the majority ot our Naqon are today ready to admit that the discl- nllrm which means pfflo!frtrv. thn urilfar i.pnd the well-being of the men, Is tho jmmmmmmammmmmmmm TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsfcal swellings. Bright' discaee, etc. KIDNEY AMD 'URINARY ConrplahTts painful, difficult, too frequent, milky off bloody urine, unnatural discharges, speedily cured, DISEASES OF THE RECTUM Buch as piles, fistula, fiosure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife nola or confinement. v DISEASES OF MEN Blood poison, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses. ta potency, thoroughly cured. No failures. Cures guaranteed. YOUNG MEN troubled with nlrht emissions. dr.m . -- ji w.. $ORUSVINESS OR'MA&IAGidaPriTe " 7" manll0 013 OWERL,B"'A"aBD MEN 'rh0 frOC1 e3Casea nd ! have lost their MANLl m 10,P.AKD KIN DISEASES. Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. GTeeL Stricture, enlarged proU.te.flexual Dbjllty, Varicocele. Hydrocele mdnev and Liver troubles, cured WITHOUT MERCURY ANE OTHER POiqrwmg DRUGS- Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. -rmM joiS-NOUa Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific He uaen no patent nostrums or ready-made preparations, but euros the dteeaae by thorough, radical treatment Hla New Pamphlet 6n Prlvtv Diseases sent Free to all men who descrtb thel ttonbles. PAtWw td at honvu Terms reasonable. Tu letters i raSSred f fa .fU& envelope. CoMtsltation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or addreaa