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$ THE MOENIG - GREGORIAN, (TUESDAY, ftQTOBEB fe30, 1900. u POLICY OF RUSSIA IHer Attitude Toward China is Peaceful. ACCORDING TO COUNT CASSINi position oa M&ny Folata Similar to That of t&e United. State Pur pose In. ax&nckurla. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. The Russian pbnbassador. Count Cassinl, has re turned to Washington after an absence of some months in Europe, during -which ."time lie conferred -with Count Xramsdorff, Sussian Minister of Foreign Affairs, con cerning Chinese and other international questions. He also talked -with M. Del casse, the French Minister of Foreign Af fairs. When seen at the embassy today. Count Oisslnl said that nils visit to St Pe tersburg occurred more than two months ego, so that he -was not in touch -with 'the latest phases of the Chinese situation. "Count Cassinl says he observed at St. Petersburg that the government -was ani Snated by a most reasonable, conciliatory and moderate disposition concerning China. .There was a desire to avoid mak 'ing the crisis the occasion for large projects. In particular he noted both at St. Petersburg and throughout Europe that there was a general feeling as to the Identity of policy between the United States and Russia, their position being Alike on many points. The death of jCount Muravieff, late Minister of For eign Affairs, ,had removed an official who Shad been a steadfast admirer and friend xf the "United States, and yet. Count Cas einl said, Count Lamsdorff, the new Min ister, entertains the" same sentiment of tfriendship and admiration for this country-Referring to Russia's action In the Chl Siese trouble. Count Cassini said that it fead been considered essential at the out 'eet that a ruling hea be given to China. 'The empire was In a deplorable condi tion as a result of the uprising, and the 'Gdanchu dynasty seemed weak and Inca pable. With the departure of the Em iperor and the Empress Dowager from iPekin the empire practically was left drifting, and it was not to be expected Jibat the 400,000,000 of people of China ould carry on such a vast Institution without a head. Russia, therefore, con sidered it essential at the outset to bring Iback the Emperor, to re-establish a gov ernment capable of settling affairs. To this end it had been proposed that the Sroops be withdrawn from Pekin, as there "was little doubt that such withdrawal "would be followed by the return of the imperial household and a more speedy conclusion of binding negotiations. The l&mbassador pointed out that any Chinese negotiations would have to receive the ratification of the Emperor of China. 2uring the Ambassador's service as .iBusslan Minister at Pekin he became well acquainted with Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching, and he speaks in high terms of their ability and statesmanship. Count Casslnl's attention was called to the fact that the credentials of the Chi nese plenipotentiaries gave them extra ordinary power, and ratified in advance what they inay do. But the Ambassador smilingly shook his head, saying that un der the Chinese system it would be es sential in the end to secure imperial con currence. When asked as to Russia's purpose in Manchuria, the Ambassador said he was not informed on the latest phases of this branch of the subject, and could not epeak definitely. Rut he remarked that Russia's great railroad interests leading to Port Arthur would have to be j?ro tected. There was not the slightest doubt -f this. It was in -protecting these inter ests; Jip said -that Russia had been. at-. .lacked fay the Chinese, and it was only natural and necessary that Russia, .should resist these attacks. The Ambassador .also observed that it was quite natural -that Russia should feel a deep interest 3n Manchuria, as it borders on Russia, much as Canada borders on the United States, so that anything affecting Man churia came home to Russia far more than it did to countries far removed Sroxn that part of the world. Ho re called that France, Russia and the other owers interested in China had made an xlogous declarations against the dis memberment of China. CHINA FAVORS ARBITRATION. Minister to Russia Considers It the Ideal Solution. NEW YORK, Oct 29. His Excellency, Tang Tu, Chinese Minister to the court of St Petersburg, while at Yalta, near where the Czar is staying, was ques tioned by a Herald correspondent re garding the Chinese problem. His Ex cellency was three and one-half years Minister to the United States. He was also Chinese delegate to the peace con ference at The Hague. He was asked now China would accept the idea of arbi tration in this present trouble, to which !he replied: "My own Idea is that arbitration in this matter would be the ideal solution, ior my fear at present is that unless eomethlng is done, negotiations will drag on for a long time. The idea of arbitral Hon is exceedingly popular with us in China. I fear our people would object to, a court of -arbitration, the member of which comprised only Europeans. They feel that Europeans are prejudiced against them. They would imagine that they were not going to be treated fairly. We should have to persuade our people .that it was all right It is to the inter est of the United States to bring about a normal situation in China with the ut most rapidfty. America has a large trade with us, and that trade is being very seriously damaged by the condition of things which may last a long time." . His Excellency certainly thought Rus sia would support the idea, as the Czar's ideal was arbitration, as shown by his calling together of the peace conference. Then he said: -"England would join because she also is" suffering severely in the 'matter of trade, which is becoming worse each 3ay." Germans Attacked a. Boxer Town. BERUN, Oct 29. A dispatch from Tien Tsin to the German Fleet Society, dated yesterday, says: 'A German detachment attacked a force of Boxers at Tsai Yu Chang, killing 50. Two towns have been completely de stroyed by artillery." Hay Replies to Anglo-German Note. WASHINGTON, Oct 29. Secretary Hay this afternoon returned the answer of the United States Government to the British-German agreement regarding China. It will not be made public until It is delivered In Xondon and Berlin. Ica.tb.s at Nagasaki. WASHINGTON, Oct 29. Surgeon Peer ley, in charge of the hospital at Nagasaki, today cabled the following list of deaths: October 23, nephritis, Nathan Hoffmaster, Fourteenth Infantry; October 25, myelitis, Charles Crister, Fourteenth Infantry. jr. B. Belford Now for McKinley. The Republicans of Colorado are re joicing over the political conversion of James B. Belford, of Denver. He was in the Forty-fourth Congress as a Re publican Delegate from the then Terri tory of Colorado, but in 1896 was a Bryan man. Lately he has announced his intention to support President McKln ley for re-election. He says that he etill admires Mr. Bryan's personality, but that he regards the prosperity issue as nar&mount to any ambitions the Ne- braskan. may have for the Presidency. Mr. Belford also declares that this coun try's possessions in the Orient should be retained. UPS AHD DOWNS OF HOPS. 9E&B. Wk.o Has Raised Them, -for Thirty Years Has" a Say. EL J. Miller, a well-known hopgrower and dealer, of Aurora, who was in town yesterday, said the hopproducers are all prosperous this year, as the Fall was unusually favorable to picking, and the price ruling Is much more satisfactory than last year. Many hopmen have 'already- sold at 15 cents a pound, which leaves a goodly margin, and the best quality hops are now worth 15& cents. "Oregon hops," he said, "are the best In the world, this year, and sell readily on sample In the East or in England. I do not look for a decrease In price, either, as the world's output of first-class hops does not show signs, of overproduc tion." He does not look for an -increased acre age in the Willamette yalley, however, as hopralsers realize that the product may be down below the cost of raising and picking next year. He does look for an Improvement in the care and cultiva tion of the vines, as much of the value of the hops depends upon this. John V. Meeker, a pioneer hopraiser, was also in the city yesterday. -He had 103 acres of good hops near Independence this year, he said, but has not yet dis posed of his crop. He considers the pres ent rulinc price of 15 cents remunerative, but he remembers when hops brought $1 a pound. "That was in 3SS2," he said, "and yet I obtained only 60 cents-a pound for mine. I was in Puyallup,- Wash., then, and'I did not know how high hops would go, and so thought GO cents was pretty good: but in three days I could have sold for 75 cents. I was not so badly off as some of my neighbors, how ever, as thev reivsed $1 a pound, and in the Spring following sold for 20 cents." Mr. Meeker is not confined to hopraising in Polk County, as he has 700 acres there devoted to other products. Although he had been in the hopraising business for over 30 .years on the Coast and has be come wealthy, he thlrks on the whole that hops have "broken up more farmers than they have made rich. "So far as I am concerned,"" he said, "I have been hopraising so long that I could not go at anything else if I wanted to." Oxegroa Industries. The stavemlll at Marshfleld started up last week. In connection with the creamery plant at Bleber, an Icehouse will be established. The foundation of D. W. Hurfl's new mill at Florence is finished and carpenters are engaged on the framework; The-North Bend sawmill resumed work last week after an Idleness of some time. Considerable new machinery was put in. J. D. Irvine has reported to a Browns ville paper that he raised a small field of corn this year which averaged 50 bushels to the acre. The Carson Tocsin says it "has au thority for the statement that the pro posed Union-Cornucopia railroad will be built the coming year. Coos County farmers have gathered .a bountiful harvest of fruit vegetables, grain and hay, and the creameries are doing the usual large business this sea son. J. S. Locke has a contract for hauling 200 tons of gypsum from the gypsum mine to the lime kiln, says the Huntington Herald, The work will, require about a month's time. A railroad station win be built at Long "Valley, on the narrow-jrautre. to be known as Constantla. Another station will be' built at Willow Creek Valley, to be known as Armstrong. The; recent heavy -wind storms are said to have washed out most of the fish traps between Hwaco to McGowan's on the north side of the Columbia. Operation of all the traps was suspended during -theiad weather- t The Government work of dredging and removing the snags between Myrtle Point and Coqullle City has stopped, the money appropriated for that purpose having been expended. The work has been a great help to navigation on the upper river. Dr. O. B. Reese exhibited at the office of the Brownsville Times last week 21 new potatoes, the Increase from one potato which he picked up In the road and planted in a small "paint keg. At least half of the number were of fair size. An iron and brass factory at Baker City is the latest Industry proposed at that city. Preparations have gone far enough to Indicate that the project is reasonably certain of consummation. The outlay will be between $60,000 and 170,000. Fred Bruckman, of the Brownsville creamery, spent several days last week about Holley and CrawfordsvIHe talking creamery matters with the farmers. He says that the farmers of that vlclnlty are awake to the importance of the dairy ing Industry. Fishermen are much dissatisfied, says the Florence West and some have quit work on account of a reduction In tha price of fish. For several days the can nerymen were bidding against each other and 25 cents was paid for silver salmon. The price was reduced to 15 cents Wed nesday. Only a few men took their catch to the cannery. The run of sllversides has been light so far this season and few of the fishermen have made much. Many of them say they would rather quit work than fish for 15 cents. W. J. Billings took to the Eugene Reg ister office last week three stalks of corn measuring between 12 and 13 feet In length. They were grown on his place at Thurston from seed sent him by-H. J. Hull, from the Philippines. The variety is called 50-day corn. The stalk Is extra large and carries an abundance of fod-, der. The ears, as yet undeveloped, appear' about nine feet from the bottom and can hardly be reached from an upright posi tion. Mr. Billings says the crop is all about the same height, and he thinks the Philippine corn will be a valuable product when grown In this country. May Have Popnlar Meeting. At a meeting of the Directors of the Woodstock school district Friday night it was decided to notify the parents of pupils attending school from the Portland district that the money offered by the Portland district about $8 per year, would be applied on the tuition of their chil dren. The class paying $15 per year, in grades from first to sixth. Inclusive, would have to -pay $7 additional, and those changed $18, including all above the sixth grade, would have to pay ?W additional. J. R. Gllstrap, representing the parents of, the pupils affected, was present' and asked if tile Directors would not submit the whole matter to a public school meet ing of the district and ascertain what they had to say about it This was agreed to, provided a considerable num ber of property-owners will sign a re quest for a call for such meeting. About 15 will be sufficient The Directors of the Woodstock district do not want to appear obstinate in the matter but they made It a rule recently to charge each pupil under grade seven, coming from, the out side, $15 per year, and $1S for those above, for the reason, as they say, Its costs the district that much. They feel they must look carefully after the finances of the district but they are willing If the people of the district will so Instruct them to accept the $8 offered by the city. It is expected that a public meeting will be held in the near future, and the question settled. It may be said that the city dis trict is accepting the same" offer from pupils from the St Johns district' they make the Woodstock district There are some in the Woodstock district who' are in favor of settling the matter by an nexation to the city, and also on the other hand, the parents of the pupils attending the Woodstock school would be very.glad if they could be cut off f rom.the city and bo annexed to Woodstock, IN THE HEART OF THE CITY (Continued from First Fagel) Another, an old man named Callahan, may have lost his life. The top floor was a chemical labora tory used by Louis Patterson, the chem ist ot we concern, ana two men ana two girls helped him there. Most of these got out although at a late hour Patter son himself had not been Heard frum. How many of the .girls, and other em ployes escaped could not be guessed even tonight- The only person known to have been killed up to 8 o'clock .to night was a man who died in one of the hospitals as the result of an -injury "re ceived In the street Chief Croker says no firemen are missing. An explosion from this drug house was not unexpected, as It was believed In the neighborhood there were explosive chemi cals In the place. J. S. Coward, a shoe manufacturer of 268 Greenwich street, whose place was wrecked by the explo sion, said there was general talk In the NOT SAYING MUCH, neighborhood about the chemicals In the Tarrant concern. R. M, Dixon, member of the firm of R. W. Dlxon & Son, of Washington street declared tonight that for several weeks neighbors had noticed. barrels and carboys going Into the build ing. Everybody was apprehensive of fire in that particular place. Phillips, the engineer at Tarrant's, said, when he described his own exit from the , burning building, that Patterson, the chemist, had told him some time ago that there were dangerous chemicals In the place, and that if It ever got afire the best thing the people employed there could do would be, to get as tfar away and as quickly as they could. ,, George Murphy, inspector of combusti bles for the fire department said after the fire that the Tarrants had a permit for the storing of -one barrel of turpen tine, ono barrel of benzolne and 100 pounds of collodlom. with alcohol. He could not say that . this amount had been exceeded. - - " J Injured and MIssingr. The most seriously injured are: Joseph Bruner, Hoboken, face, hands and head burned; will die. Carl Burderwald, Brooklyn, both legs broken. - Daniel Carmody, legs crushed. Joseph Daken, burned and cut; condi tion critical. Henrietta German, Brooklyn, cut "about head and face, Internally injured; may die. John Myers, New York, both legs broken. W. S. Temple, New York, leg broken. Following Is a list of the missing: F. R. Armstrong, Rutherford, N. J., employed at 270 Greenwich street; Mile Beldlng, New York; Mary Bradley, New York, employed at 49 Murray street; Mrs. Bishop and two daughters, wife and children of proprietor of Home-Made Hotel: JoseDh Basso, borough of the .Bronx; Ira C. Barnes, New York; Fran cis Barnes, Summit, N. J.; John Creigher, Brooklyn, employed at HOI Warren street; Michael Coughlan, New York, street cleaning department employe; Kate" Cal lahan, New York, employed by Tarrant; Isaac Cohen, New York, .truck-driver; Henrietta Clark, Hoboken, employed by Tarrant; Dowrdkowltz, New York, employed at 288 Greenwich street; George Donnelly, NewYork, truckman; Erie St Flastman, New York, employed by Acker, Merrill & Condlt; Millie Golden, employed by Tarrant; Miss Griffin, employed at 283 Greenwich street; Harriet Thomas, Brooklyn, employed by Tarrant; William Halsey, Brooklyn, employed at 162 War ren; Louis Joskell, New York; Ben jamin Moorhouse, Mountclalr, N. J., em ployed by Tarrant; Julia Murphy, New York; Henry Muh, Brooklyn; Jules Op penhelm, address not known; Mary Rusch, Weehawken, N. J., employed by Tarrant; Frank Scoetter, Roselle, N. J., employed by Electric Supply Company; Kate Smith, Jersey- City, employed at 152 Chambers; George Schuyk, Brooklyn, employed by Tarrant; Morris Splelkoff, New York; Mary Smith, New York, em ployed by Tarrant; James Wilkinson, New York street-cleaning department; Patrick Hennessey, Hoboken; Morris Kwavery New York; V. H. Mattheuk, New York, employed by a piano firm on Broadway; Frederick Peters, Hoboken, plumber; George Sulker, Brooklyn, em ployed at 16 Chambers. At 3 o'clock the fire was completely under control of the firemen, the flames still burning fiercely In the Interior of the burned area, but the danger of spreading was over. At 4 o'clock the j flames had been extinguished in the i buildings south of Warren street, and crowds of men from the building depart ment were put to work tearing down high walls. In addition to the great number of In jured who were taken from' the ruins at the -scene of the disaster or from the im mediate vicinity and carried In ambu lances to the various hospitals, a great number of cases, some of them said to be more than trifling, were attended 'to in the down-town district. A canvass of the drug stores on Lower Broadway de-veloped-the fact that persons who.at;the time of the explosion were blocks away from the scene" of the catastrophe' had straggled In a half-dazed condition to have injuries from flying glass or falling debris attended to. tW. L. Sergeant who occupies an office on the 22d floor of the Syndicate build ing, the tallest sky-scraper' in this city, watched the Are and subsequent explo sions from the window of his office. He said: "I had been watching the fire for Ave or six minutes when 'the first explosion occurred This was weak compared to AihosQ which, followed.1 in all. therewereJLsheeD. three explosions. The third one, which was the strongest, fairly took us off our feet, and after it was over left us all in a shiver. It seemed to "sweep into the office through the open windows, and then outagain. From here it looked like a huge black mass "rising Into the air. Then it broke, and for several minutes tne debris was flying in the air as far as Vesey street. That black mass, when it broke, -discharged a perfect shower of twisted be"ams, lumber, parts of tin roqflng and other objects. As Jong as '15 minutes af ter it' occurred, pieces of wrapping paper kept coining" down.' The force of the explosion was distinct ly felt In Wall street, where the accom panying noises made people think that an earthquake had happened on the lower East Side- In the vicinity of Trinity Church there was much alarm and it was feared that the lofty splro of the old edi fice was about to topple over. The air was full of scraps of paper and charred wood, and a postal card badly scorched and addressed to Tarrant & Co. fell into the roadway in front of the Broad-street entrance of the Mills building. The' at mosphere throughout the down-town dls- BUT GETTING A GQOD DEAL OF WOOD SAWED trict was surcharged with a strong odor, as if of acids The roofs of the tall build ings were soon crowded with spectators, and much anxiety was manifested. Told by ail Ej e-Witness. The Rev. Martin Luther, of the Wilson Memorial Church, who was within a block of the scene of the accident when the ex plosion occurred, had a remarakable es cape. ,He was on his way from the 'Franklin-street ferry to attende the noon meeting of the John-Street Methodist Church. , He was suffering from a wound In the head as a1 result of trying to hold a horse which had been knocked down by a truck. "My experience," he said, "was one which I will never forget. I came up Franklin street from the ferry, and turnea down Washington street toward Warren. I had 'just turned the corner into War ren street when the first explosion oc curred. When the second and terrific crash came I was In the middle of the block between Greenwich and Market streets, on the south side of the street "Just before the great explosion, I had been directly oposite the burning build ing, looking at the fire and the people escaping down the fire ladders. Had I remained In that position a few mo ments longer I would have been killed. I consider my escape an act of Provi dence. "When I first arrived on the scene there was a dense black smoke pouring out of the windows of the burning, build ing. As I looked, men and women were being assisted out by the firemen, and were coming down the ladders. Then there was a noise from the interior qf C8ceseoeet8 DO NOT LOSE YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.' If you were entitled to register last Sprlngr, you are entitled to vote at the coming election, whether you rcgls terer then or not Secure the affidavits of alx freeholders that you axe entitled to vote, and leave them with the judges of election. The blanks will be furnished without cost and the serv ices of the Notary are free. Apply to John F. Logan, 103 Third street, or to Wilbur Kern, Burkhard building, cor ner of Grand and Union avenues, East Side. the structure, and a white smoke began to pour out. Just before that I left the front of the bulldlngand went down the block. Every one on the escapes seemed to have been rescued, and so far as I could see there was no one on the es capes when the explosion occurred. "As I looked, one man appeared at one of the upper windows. His face ex pressed both agony and f ear. The smoke almost shut him out from the view of those in the street "'Go. up to the roof. For God's sake, go up,' the crowd shouted. "The man left the window. A few mo ments later the big explosion occurred, and I believe he perished. It seemed lo me that the whole building was carried up Into the air, only to break into a thousand pieces to come down, on the people and houses, bringing death and destruction. There was a sllg'ht sound before the explosion, and then, with a flash and noise that shook the ground the building went up. "I was standing near a building, and as there was a break in the crowd, I darted through and got just Inside the shelter of the doors when the glass In the windows of the building crashed? in and the glass fell all about me. '"The crowd stampeded down the street. Men fell over each other, and to add to the excitement, the truck horses stam peded. There were a great number of trucks in the vicinity, and as it was) the noon hour, many of the horses had their food bags over their heads.. At Green wich street they blocked the street Those that had fallen were kicked and run down by others trying to get past. I tried to get to one of the horses which was not injured but which ad fallen. I made an effort to get him on, his' feet, but was kicked in the head A number of farmers about Glenwood are going into the sheep industry. J. H. jiaaiey ana son, itoye, nave purpnasea ow fine ewes, and will Winter them on clpver hay. William McGrath. has bought 300, and will. Winter them at Mr. Chllder's .place, near Columbus. ,Alva and Paul i A.unnmniacn neve aiso uurcmiaeu huuio DAWSON ASA PERMANENCY EXTRACTS FROM THE ADVANCE "SHEETS OF CONSUIAR-REPORT. Cost of Working , Redaced and Worthless Proerttc la 1S9T sad 1898 Now Yield Good Profits. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25-Under date of September 24, Consul McCook writes from Dawson as follows: The output of gold has been increas ing, in spite of the fact that the average values of the gravels worked have been steadily declining, the richest mines hav ing hn imrkefl first. However. In the l meantime the cost of working has been decreasing, which enables properties to be worked that would not have yielded prof its In 1S97 and 1S98. There should be a continued output of from $15,000,000 to $20,- Indianapolis News. 000,000 a year for many years to come, if the expenses of working are further re duced. The main causes for the high cost of working at present are as follows: Combination on the part of merchants and traders to keep up prices. There are In Dawson a great many people who make a business of watching the market, forming corners and raising prices. It is not uncommon to see the price of staple articles of food double or treble In value within 24 hours. High cost of transportation from Skag- way to Dawson or by sea and up the Yu kon River to Dawson. Bad condition of the roads and conse quent excessive freight rates to the mines At times. It is absolutely impossible to take freight along the main creeks except on mule back. This prevents the moving of machinery and Involve delay. The average rate of freight from Dawson to the mines during this Summer, when. It was lower than it had ever been before, nas from 3 to 15 cents per pound, accord ing to distance, or from $60 to $300 per ton, However, the Government is making roads on several of the creeks, and these, will afford considerable relief. Unsatisfactory mining regulations, which cause many disputes as' to title and heavy cost for settlement This Is due to having regulations here more applica ble to other districts, but the government Is now taking steps to reform these mat ters. A charge of 10 per cent on the gross out put of any claim over $5000 per year is made. This, with the miner's license, re cording fees and other government charges, prevents the working of a great many mines. There can be no doubt that gambling has done very much towards retarding the development of the country. As a large part of the ground worked must be thawed, generally with steam. Immense quantities of fuel are required The hills In the neighborhood of the mines have been denuded of forests, and the cost of fuel is Increasing. From $12 to $25 per cord Is now paid for wood. Th remedy for this difficulty will be In build- Ing a railroad to the principal creeks, to convey wood and coal from Dawson to the mines. Considerable capital has come in from England in a tentative way probably $3,000,000 or $4,000,000 and the representa tives have stated that their people were prepared to put In any quantity that the conditions would justify. Their experience of the past two years, however, has been discouraging, and a number of them speak of quttlng entirely unless changes are brought about that will enable them to handle large areas of gravel cheaply. There have been no discoveries of cop per In the immediate neighborhood. Con siderable prospecting Is being done near Whitehorse, and good results are claimed. Not much attention has been paid ' to quartz until lately. A good many reports of discoveries have been made, and some prospecting is being done near Dawson and along the Yukon and its branches farther up. Recently, some valuable placer gold claims have been located in the Stewurt River mining district, over 100 miles from Dawson. Several hundred miners partici pated in a stampede to this district There Is no doubt, now that this Klondike section has been thrown open again by the Government to prospectors, that many new discoveries will be made in "the near future. Washington Notes. Jared Plntler, a barber, was arrested at Tekoa Saturday for resisting an officer with scissors. The "Vincent Methodist Episcopal Church of Spokane will at once proceed with the building of a new church. , E. D. Clark has been sentenced at Col fax to'lmprlsonment of one year for cat tle stealing four years ago. The Waitsburg Gazette reports that red squirrels are coming out In Spring "Valley, after hibernating 2 months. A six-foot vein which samples 18 ounces sliver, per ton and 26 per cent lead Is reported to have been discovered 19 miles northeast of Colvllle. Charles .D. Smeed, head clerk at the Rainier-Grand Hotel, at Seattle, is said to be missing and to be short in hia ac counts to the amount qf $655. The Church of Our Savior of the Norwe gian Lutheran Society at Tacoma was robbed of 96 chairs Friday. They were taken away in a wagon in broad daylight The "Phoenix Logging Company was or ganized a few days ago, with a capital stock of $50,000, and will commence opera- tlrwis fn th a TTrvrvl flannl pniintrTr Rnlnmnn 4 G. Simpson ls president, A. H. Anderson I vice-president, W. A. McDonald secretary and treasurer and Albert Johnson general manager. A mass meeting of the equal suffragists of Washington will convene in Seattle No vember 20, for the purpose of receiving the reports of officers and of discussing county organisation. Tho city directory canvass of Everett has been completed, and gives Everett 3321 names, which represents a population of 1L763, a gain over last year of 3600. Lowell comes in with a population of 1072, which a & decided gala over the 603 of last yean. Governor Rogers has appointed Fred T. Offerman, of Falrhaven, a member of the State Board of Pharmacy for the term ending June 5, 1905. This appointment la to fill the vacancy caused by the expira tion of the term of L. D. Collins, of New Whatcom. The Grocers' Association of Everett has taken up the matter of running a dally boat from 'Everett and Seattle to Whldby laland points, and nas the -promise of a certain steamboat owner that a boat will be placed on the run if the merchants oi Everett will pledge their freight from Se attle to it The frultdrier at Tekoa closed down Sat. urday on account of the disagreeable weather, farmers not being able to keep it supplied with prunes. The weather has not been favorable from the time it start ed operations. During It3 short run about 25 tons of prunes have been dried, which will be shipped to the Eastern market. Klaybolt & Co., of Cincinnati, who were awarded the $30,000 worth of bonds Issued by school district No. L New Whatcom, for erecting additions to the school build ings, have as yet failed to comply with their contract to take the bonds. Their bid was the lowest at V& per cent interest and a small premium. One of the new buildings is nearly finished, and the con tractor can draw no money because the. money is not yet paid. Unless the money is paid over very soon the fioard of di rectors will award the bonds to one of the other bidders. Idaho Notes. Iron for the Boise River railroad bridge at Nampa has arrived. Farmers in the vicinity of Welser will soon have a free mail delivery. The prune-drier at Troy is running to Its full capacity and may continue until Christmas or later. Work 13 proceeding rapidly oa the Presbyterian Church at Lewlston. It will be finished according to contract before December 15. The 150-foot contract held by Getchell & Shepherd on the 350-foot level of the Poorman mine, which was closed down on account of the Inability to get air, will bo resumed at once. They have installed a new 6-foot hydraulic blower and work will be pushed with rapidity. Professor P. W. Search, of Clark Uni versity, who Is In Europe, has written as follows: "Yesterday I saw some magnificent apples from Idaho at the exposition. One of the officials called my attention to them as specimens of remarkable perfection. They were beau tics. I saw nothing finer in the fruit display of the exposition." The total shipment of prunes and pears during the past season, says the Boise Statesman, was the largest for any single year in the history of the fruit business in that part of the state. The fruit that was shipped in bulk filled 291 cars. This does not Inch le the Im mense amount that was shirvped to va rious points under the special ratea that were established by the Pacific Express Company in order to Introduce Idaho fruit Into new localities. When this can be accurately figured up It will un doubtedly raise the entire season's ship ment to well over 400 cars. Oregon Stock: Notes. A hog weighing 704 pounds was shipped from Junction to Portland last week. William Qulnn, of Prlnevllle, sold 4000 sheep at Ontario Friday for $2 50 per head. H. N. Williams has about 600 hogs at Elgin, which he will soon dispose of to the Portland market. George Ehrhardt of Surprise Valley, started a band of 300 fine beef cattle for Woodland, Cal., last week. , The Kalhagan stock ranch at Fort Kla math has furnished the Seattle market with 500 head of beef cattle this season. A. S. Roberts has sold 1200 sheep to Lant County buyers. They Were shipped front The Dalles to their destination this week. Several sales of cattle havo recently been made in the Sliver Creek section of Harney County, among which were 130 coraa with calves, which Walt Parker sola to A. Venator, at $32 per cow and calf. His old cows sold for $20 per head, and he refused an offer of $15 for wean ling calves, which he preferred keeping. Stock in that part of the county is in good condition for the Winter. Jack Kelsay and his vaqueros came down from Chewaucan last week with a fine band of cattle numbering 200 head. Bays the Lakeview Examiner. The ani mals are fine beef, and belong to Innes Bros, and Kelsay. They are on pasture at the Venator ranch, and will be kept there until after election. Mr. Kelsay be lieves that if McKinley is re-elected the cattle will sell at an advanced figure. DIED TRYING TO SAVE. Chinese Ministers Executed for Al tering? Imperial Edict. The most heroic martyrs of the Chi nese insurrection were Ministers Hsu and Yuan, who were executed for altering an Imperial edict The details are as follows: About June 21 or 22 Prince Tnan had a draft edict sanctioned by the Empress Dowager and ordered the Ministers Hsu Chlng Cheng and Yuen Chang to trans mit it by wire to the Viceroys and Gov ernors throughout the Empire, these two being charged with the duty of sending out Imperial messages. On going through the edict in question, Hsu and Yuen came across a passage which said: "You are 'hereby ordered to kill and de stroy all the foreign missionaries, the Christian converts, the foreign houses, the churches, the foreign officials and merchants that may be found in the country, and you shall incur our displeas ure by being slow in discharging the duties imposed upon you, etc." The astonishment of tho two Mlnlstera was unbounded, and on. Hsu asking the opinion of Yuen, the latter replied, that the edict could not be sent out Thers was no time to hesitate about taking a heroic step. Yuen took up a brush, erased the words "kill and destroy all," and wrote in their places, "do your ut most to protect." Thus altered, the edict wa3 duly for warded. This done, Hsu said to his col league: "There will be no more safety for us," to which Yuen, answered: 'Why should we two regret our own death? What we should do at this junc ture Is to act for the safety of the coun try and protect the lives of innocent, mil lions. Should We be killed In these en deavors, our death will be our life, and my desires will be fulfilled." Soon after they secretly sent their fam ilies out of Pekin to their homesteads in the South, knowing well that they would never see them again. On his arrival subsequently, LI Ping Heng appeared before the Empress Dow ager and Prince Tuan and made a ae tailed report oh the attitude of the great southern Viceroys, who weret he said, conspiring with foreigners contrary to the Imperial wishes. Referring to the edict above mentioned, he said that It ordered the Viceroys and Governors to protect the foreigners, thus directing them to act in a manner quite the contrary to which the .Central Government itself was acting in the North. The last remark caused the Empress Dowager and Prince Tuan to summon at once to their presence Hsu and Yuen, who confesed having mada' alterations in That lazy liver of yours needs a whip. Ayer's Pills will stir it without stinging. All druggists. 25 cents a bar. J. C. Ayer Company, Practical ChantitJ, Lowell, Mass. Ayer's Sampanua, Ayer'j Pilli Ayer't Ague Cure Ayer's Hair Vigor rA.yer,jCheny Pectoral Ayer's Comatone f the edict The Empress Dowager" showed no trace of anger, but both Prince Tuan and Li Ping Heng at once rose in, a towering rage and insisted on the im mediate execution of the two culprits. So the punishment was carried out, and they were disemboweled. a Sues for- Accounting. Franklin Johnson, of N,ew York State, yesterday commenced sutt In tho United States Court against W. C. Johnson, of Oregon City, for an accounting, and to recover $4000, with Interest Complainant alleges that in 1S94, when he was Hvina in Chicago, he sent to W. C. Johnson, w ho is his uncle, then living in Oregon City, $4000, defendant agreeing to Invest It safe ly, so that it. would draw 10 per cent In terest Owing to the relationship- between them, the nephew implicitly trusted his uncle, but alleges that defendant has never paid him any part of the J-ICO0, ex cept $70; nor has he ever rendered any account of his transactions with tl a money, until July, 1900. Wherefore tho nephew prays that an'accountlng be or dered, and that ho be decreed judgment for the $4000 with interest at 8 per cent The Next House Republican. A canvass of the doubtful Congress districts has just been made by tho Washington Post, which shows that the Republican majority In the present House of Representatives will probably be Increased by next month's ballotirg. 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