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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, NOYEHBEB 12, 1900. DIVERSIFYING THE CROPS HOW WTXLA21ETTE VAULBT FiBIU BBS CHARGE FROK WHEAT. Oo Bon to Dvlrylnsr ud IfaHsrtng Fruit, Vegetables sad Llvevtoolc hy- Ear Stasje. BALEM. Or., Nor. 1L The farmer of the "Willamette Valley are slowly chang ing from wheatralslng to other branches of agriculture. There are probably few who will make very great reductions In their wheat acreage this year, for few ere in a position to lay aside wheat growing machinery and purchase a full equipment for dairying, stockraislng or other farming operations. But nearly every farmer will set apart a portion of his wheat land this year for some other use, and from year to year this reduc tion will continue until some will have drifted out of wheatgrowlng entirely, and the remainder will be giving wheat only a share of their attention. The addition of a few cows to a farmer's present herd la all that la possible on the limited cash capital which most farmers can com zoand. In most cases the enlarged herds ri be supported on the same percentage that has been used In the past, and tha only change In the farming system will be that a few extra acres will be given to producing feed for tho cows. While dairying Is the most attractive occupation to wheat farmers at present, and more are going into that Industry than Into any other, there are various other branches of farming that will re ceive Increased attention during tho com ing season. Since the Salem cannery has been started up, with a good promise of continued operation, farmers near the city will make It a point to grow those email vegetables and fruits which find sale at that establishment. Peas, beans and tomatoes are among the vegetables that have found an unlimited market at the cannery this season. Strawberries, gooseberries, cherries, pears, peaches, ap ples, plums and prunes are the chief fruits packed this year. The prices paid have not been large, but have been fair and sufficient to make a profitable return for the products that coold be gathered and in a large measure cared for by a farmer's family. The products have found a ready sale for cash, and In the case of berries and vegetables tha cash come at the season when It la most needed. Potato-growing will also cat down the wheat acreage to some extent. While there Is nothing phenomenal about the potato crops grown in the Willamette Valley, tne yield is generally such as to make that vegetable a paying crop. In recent years prices have been large enough to make potatoes pay even with less than an average crop. A number of farmers of this vicinity are now re ceiving 25 to 27 cents for their potatoes, with sacks furnished. They say it pays to raise "spuds" at that figure. Among those who are contemplating extensive potato-growing next year Is George W. Weeks, who is figuring on a 4&-acre field of that vegetable. He has not decided to devote that much land to potatoes, but expects to be able to make arrangements which will enable him to do so. He be lloves potatoes will pay best when raised on that largo a scale and bandied with modern machinery. Owners of flockB of sheep and goats have been careful this season to preserve the Increase, especially tho females. Each succeeding year, as long as prices remain good, will witness great increases In tha number of sheep and goats, and the en largement of the flocks will mean more pasturage and less grain land. All these change In fanning methods, though small In each Individual case, will on tha whole work a gradual re duction In tho wheat acreage of this section of the Willamette Valley, much to the betterment of the condition of the rural Inhabitants. It Is generally be lieved. In the suit brought by 2d. Kllnger to have a receiver appointed to take charge of the brewery business of the former firm of Kllnger & Bock. Judge Boise has rendered a decision In which he refused to appoint a receiver. Kllnger and Beck were partners prior to the death of the latter, and the receivership was sought in order to conduct the business pending a sale and distribution of the property. It was held that a receiver will not be appointed when the business Is In a pros perous condition. It was with no small degree of regret that Salem footballists and other resi dents of this city learned last night of the defeat of the Oregon eleven at Stan ford. While the Salem team and Its friends rejoice over their victory over the 'varsity eleven, and would probably enjoy seeing Eugene beaten by any other Webfoot team, when it comes to a con test with an outside team, the feeling Is altogether different. Together with the residents of other sections of the state, Salemltes take due pride In the State University, and the achievements of Its students and faculty. Honors won by the University of Oregon are honors for tha state at large, so when the Eugene eleven left for California the boys were met at the train by tho Salem football-players, who wished them unbounded success. And, while tha Oregon team lost the game, it is the feeling here that the de feat is not an inglorious one, for Oregon was very plainly outclassed in the weight of the players. Salem feels proud of the varsity team for having the pluck even to undertake a game against Stanford or Berkley. the REsrnvr ix bpokaxej oouirrr. tLoscru Beats Frinlc 1842, Though. McKlnley Elector Win. BPOKANB, Nov. lL-The official count of Spokane County follows. In each In stance the name of the Republican com ing first: iloKlnley Electors BIB, Bryan Electors 6125. CongreaaCushman, rep, 6541; Jones, rep, 6331; Robertson, fus, B1S5: Ronald, fus. B043. Supreme Judges Mount 5728, Dunbar 6560. Million 4837. Wlnror 4770, White E78S. Governor Frlnk 4as, Rogers 6S55. Lieutenant-Governor McBrldo 6084, Mo Croskey 6360, Secretary of State Nichols 6SS4, Brady 6097. Treasurer Kaynard 44S3, Runner 607X. Auditor Atkinson 6837, SUrerthom 4M5. Attorner-Gcneral-trattoa 6MS, Vance tics. Superintendent Bryan SSS9, Browne 50SS. Land OoramUirtoasr Callvert 6305, Hol oomb 6090. Prohibitionists polled an average of Oo votes. Social Labor 7S, Social Democrats SSL Republican elect Senator and one Rep resentative C G. Brown In the Third District Democrats elect one Represen tative In tho Second, a Senator and Rep resentative la the Third. Senator and Representative In the Fifth, and two Democrats from the Fifth. On the county ticket Republicans elect all but County Judge, Joint Judge and Treasurer. REPUBLICANS WTJf IX PACIFIC. District Close on the Election of a Superior Judge. SOUTH Bi:XD. Wash., Nov. 11. Re turns on the elections are not all in yet, but the election of the entire county Republican ticket Is assured except tho Assessor and County Superintendent of Seheols. Returns from all but four pre cincts give HcKlnley 792 and Bryan S7B; Frlak ees and Rogers 40L The contest fer Superior Judge was a warm ona be tween A. E. Rice, rep, and H. 8. El liott, dem. and the vote la close, though the former's meager majority keeps grow rnir. He now has m1nr!hr n itc in Pacific, &ad 100 ia Wehklakun and El liott has a majority of 225 in Lewis I County, but the missing precincts in pa cific are all Republican but one. The vote on state officers In all but five precincts is as follows: For Congressman Cushman. rep, 700; J Jones, rep. 703; Itobcrtson, dem, sw; won ald. dem, 31L For Supreme Court Mount, rep, 6S8; Dunbar, rep. 701; Million, dem, 3CS; Wlnsor, 370. For Lieutenant-Governor McBride, rep. 630; McCrachey, dem, S70. For Secretary of State Nichols, rep. 705; Brady, dem, 360. For Btnte Treasurer Maynard, rep, 725; Runner, dem, 342. For Auditor Atkinson, rep, 693; Sllverton, dem, 354. For Attorney-General Stratton, rep, 696; Vance, dem, 324. For Superin tendent of Public Instruction Bryan, rep, 660; Brouse, dem, 400. For Commission er of Public Lands Callvert, rep, 691; Holcomb, dem, 342. For Representative All but four precincts give Williams, rep, 710; Seaborg, dem, 478. i -" Astoria Will Celebrate. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 11. On next Tues day evening the Republicans of Astoria and Clatsop County will celebrate the victory of McKlnley and Roosevelt with a grand torchlight procession and mass meeting. The citizens of Astoria, regard less of their political affiliations, are In vited to participate In the parade, which Is expected to equal that of four years ago, when it was a record-breaker for this city. ATiAWTCA XITOIAXS DYCrO. Whites Have Tnlcen Game and Fish Are Insufficient. TACOMA, Nov. 11. Mrs. James W. Smith, Just returned from Cook Inlet. Alaska, says that fully half of the 1000 Indians In that section, comprising five tribes, are slowly dying of starvation. The Influx of white prospectors has re sulted in the killing of much gams, with tho result that the Indians are deprived of flesh for food and furs for clothing. They dried salmon last Summer, but not enough to go around and Winter finds 400 to 600 of them without food enough to last until December. Mrs. Smith, who Is a wealthy miner's wife, divided her stock of provisions with the destitute Indians and now appeals for further aid. Most of these Indians be long to the Russian church, but It Is powerless to help them. Unless provisions aro sent in by steamer at once, she says hundreds will surely die. While living at Gray's Harbor eight years ago, Mrs. Smith, then Mrs. Martha White, swam into the surf and rescued three ship wrecked sailors from drowning, for which Congress voted her a medaL TOUKG BOWLSBY FOTJXD. Had Wandered Three TJaye In the Mountains Without Food. PENDLETON, Or., Nov. IL-Jesse E. Bowlsby, who was lost in the mountains near Wilbur, last Wednesday, was found at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon by J. E. Wilbur and Mr. Adams, with the cattle which he had started to salt, two miles from where ha started. He was alive and in good shape, considering that he had been without food all the time. He had lost his bearings and had traveled 20 miles out of his way. His feet were very sore, his hands swollen, and he was very weak and had to be assisted home. His mind was weakened by his hardships, but good care at Mrs. Brown's, where he was employed, put him practically all right by this morning. C E. Bowlsby, father of the young man, returned to Pendleton today. WO OR.BGON-WEVADA GAME. Called Off at Request of JCevada's Manager Berkeley Is Wext. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., Nov. 13. At the request of the manager of the University of Nevada football team, tho Oregon-Nevada game, which was sched uled for November 16, has been called off. The Oregon team will start for Berkeley tomorrow morning. As to Xandlnar of Chinese. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 The Secretary of the Treasury has directed a letter to the Collector of Customs at San Fran cisco, relative to the re-admission of Chinese Into this country. In which he says, in part: "The attention of the department has been drawn to the fact that a consid erable number of Chinese persons al leging themselves to be native-born citi zens of the United States are presenting at ports of this conutry a form of cer tificate purported to have been given them by a United States Commissioner upon discharge from custody. "As tha said certificates are unprovided with photographs or other description whereby the holder might be Identified, you are directed In all such cases to re quire that the applicant prove conclusive ly that the document is genuine and that he or she is in fact the person therein referred to." Injured Boy Brought Home. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 13. Earl Morrow, the captain of the Bishop Scott Academy football team, whose leg was Injured in the gamo here yesterday, was taken to Portland this morning. His father. Dr. J. W. Morrow, arrived In the city last evening and took charge of his son. Tha boy refused to permit the local physicians to more than make a superficial examina tion of his limb and It Is a question whether the ileg was broken or badly bruised. Oresron IVotea. The new Congregational Church at Hillsdale Is finished. In the La Grande schools last month 617 pupils wero enrolled. It is announced that the White Swan mine will be cleared of water the coming month. A Corvallls planing mill has closed a contract with Portland buyers for 20,000 window sashes. Acting Postmaster Fisher, of The Dalles, has been directed to reduce the rent of postoffice boxes. A law Is proposed at Salem for keep ing records of births, deaths and oases of Infectious and contagious diseases. Fred Ashbaugh, of Eight Mile, sold his 6-months-old pet deer last week to cm Athena man for 310, says the Heppner Times. Building Is active at Baker City. All contractors and carpenters are busy. Over a dozed handsome residences are going up. C. L. Fox has purchased tha Hunter sawmill, south of La Grande. He will cut 1,500,000 feet of logs this Winter for next season's run. Postmaster Hull, of Lawton, has re ceived notification from the department that the Sumpter-Granlte mall route Is to be extended to Lawton. Charles Griffin and George Frarer, Jr., will leave for Glentena Tuesday, where, with J. U. Sutherland, they will complete the logging contract of Galley & Suther land for 3,000,000 feet of logs, with Meyer J & Kyle, of Florence, eays the Eugene Register. They will take all their sup plies. The executive board of Tho Dalles car nival has donated 3500 of the surplus funds to the Driving Association, to be used la paying for the construction of the park. A majority of the subscribers to the carnival fund signified their will ingness that the funds should bo thus disposed of. The Deschutes Reclamation & Irrigation Company, whose ditch begins about two miles below Farewell Bond, has com pleted Its first half-mile of flume, seven feet wide and 14 Inches deep, on a three. eighths-Inch grade. This flume carries the water out on the general level of the desert and will irrigate a large territory lying north and east of the point of. di version. All that remains now to be dona is to construct the open ditches. People who suffered with rheumatism have taken Hood's Sarsanarilla and found iXlaattas relief. ALASKA TELEGRAPH LINE PROGRESS OF GOVEBJTMEUT WORK XX THE TERRITORY. Contemplates Continuous Lino From Fort Valdes to the Tulcon, Thence to Cape Some. WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. The report of Major Frank Green, In charge of the Signal Corps, that has for the past five months been at work installing the new telegraph line la Alaska, contains a very Interesting summary of the progress that has been made with tho work from tho time of commencement, about June 1, up to September 19. His report Is in port as follows: "On account of the late date on which money was appropriated, very little of tha material was available at Seattle GALLERY OF NEW MEMBERS M. E. THOMPSON, REPRESBJTTATTVB FROM MULTlf 03IAH COTJNTT. M. 13. Thompson. Citizens' Representative from Multnomah County, was born near Ober lln, Ohio, la 1869. His early education was received in the public schools of Oberlln, from which be graduated la 1878. He then entered the preparatory department of Oberlln College, and completed the classical course In 18S3, receiving bis full share of class honors throughout the course. In April, 1884, Mr. Thompson came to Alblna. and engaged In the general merchandise business. At the end of three rears, he sold out and spent a year in visiting the East. He returned to Oregon and entered In the real estate and Insurance business with J. 'P. Menefee, at Alblna, which partnership continued until about the time of the consolidation of Albtna with Portland, when Mr. Menefee retired from the firm, and Mr. Thompson moved to Portland proper, where he Is in the same business. until June 28, when sufficient had arrived to warrant shipment to Port Valdes of tho requisite material to build 100 miles of line, and of sending a detachment to begin the work. "On July 3, Lieutenant G. C Burnell, Signal Office, with 14 men, and material, left Seattle for Port Valdes. "Although no -official report has yet been received, I have been unofficially In formed that the telegraph line had been finished to Bwansport by July 15, and to a point 34 miles north of Port Valdes on August 15, and that the work is well in hand. "All available material was loaded on board tho Lawton at Seattle, and on July 23 tho Department Signal Officer, with Second Lieutenant Grimm and 40 men of Company D, Signal Corps, departed thence to St. Michael, at which point they ar rived August 2, 1900. "Preparation was Immediately made for carrying forward line construction. It had been Intended first to construct a short stretch at Capo Nome to reach tha cable at Safety Harbor, and the stretch over the Unalakllk-Kaltag portage, with a view to the completion of the through line; including cables, from Cape Noma to Kaltag this Autumn; and thereafter to carry it forward to Fort Gibbon, reach ing that point. If possible, before the la tense cold of Winter seta in. Walt for Cold Weather. "Upon a personal examination of the tundra to be passed over and the realiza tion of tho Impossibility of transporting material across tho portage until tha tundra had frozen. It was determined to pursue tha work up the Yukon from Kal tag to Fort Gibbon with tho expectation of at least completing the section to tha Koyukuk River as soon as practicable; then to withdraw two detachments to complete the work over the portage, leav ing another detachment from Fort Gib bon, which was afterwards to be assisted by a still further detachment upon com pletion of certain changes of troops, to complete as much of tha line between Fort Gibbon and the Koyukuk River as would be found practicable this year. "Four detachments of 10 men of the Signal Corps each were provided to begin work at Kaltag, Nulato, Fort Glbboa and Cape Nome, and by department orders two detachments of enlisted men from the Seventh Infantry, consisting of 25 men each from Fort St. Michael, and a like detachment from Fort Gibbon, were or dered Into the field for telegraphic line construction. "The combined detachments (Signal Corps and infantry) were officered as fol lows: That at Kaltag by Second Lieu tenant Otto B. Grimm, Signal Officer, U. S. V.; that at Nulato by Lieutenant Will iam O. Smith, Seventh Infantry; that at Fort Gibbon by Lieutenant Percy M. Cochran, Seventh Infantry. "At the same time department orders were Issued for the detail of-a detachment of Infantry from Cape Nome to build a Una from that point to Port Safety In combination with the fourth detachment of tha Signal Corps, under Lieutenant George W. Stuart, Seventh Infantry. "Arrangements having been made be tween the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, and the Postmaster-General and Superintendent of Telegraphs of the Do minion of Canada, whereby the Canadian Government agreed to extend Its line from Dawson to the International boundary, and the United States Government under took to construct Its line from Fort Eg bert (Eagle City) to tho international boundary, there to Join; two men of tho Signal Corps were ordered to report at Fort Egbert, and department orders were issued for the construction of e, military telegraph line from, there to the boun dary, a distance of 12 miles, by a detach ment of the Seventh Infantry from Fort Egbert. "Lieutenant Grimm had completed 16 miles of line from Kaltag northward by September 13, and had moved to Nulato and begun building toward Kaltag for the convenience of moving his camp by drop ping down stream with his boats. "Lieutenant Smith reported on Septem ber 10 from, his camp 32 miles north of Nulato that by approximately September IS be would have 12 miles of line com pleted. "Lieutenant Cochraa was reported to be building cabins at points 20 miles apart west of Fort Gibbon preparatory to be ginning Fall and Winter work which he expected to be able to pursue; all of the officers before named, having charge of telegraph construction, have pursued their work with energy and skill. In a manner deserving commendation. . "With. a. view to facilitate the diatrlbu- tlon of the material from the various bases to which the material had been shipped, the Gen. Jeff C Davis, a light draught, stern-wheel boat, was obtained from the Quartermaster's Department at Fort St. Michael and with additional material on board was dispatched from Fort St. Michael on August 22, 190o, with orders to distribute the line material be tween Kaltag and Fort Gibbon. "The telegraph line from Nome and Fort Safety, the cable end, was begun on August 20, 1900, and prosecuted with vigor, following the tundra close to the beach, over the headland at Cape Nome and along the sand spit to Port Safety, a distance of 24 miles, and was completed on August 31, 3900. Difficulty for Cables. "When the project of cabling between Cape Nome and St. Michael and between St. Michael and Unalaska became known early In the Summer, alarming reports were given out by seafaring offi cers concerning the Impossibility of main, tainlng a telegraph cable In Arctic waters, not only from the action of the shore Ice at the break-up In the Spring, but also from the grinding effects of large bergs grounding in deeper waters. OF THE OREGON LEQISLATURE. "The best authorities in San Francisco were consulted, but opinions received were undecided and diverse. "It was believed that with proper cau tion and good judgment in selecting tho landing points there was at least a chance of escaping some of the threat ening disasters, and It "was felt that the United States Government would not be Justified in abandoning such a greatly needed enterprise without giving it a fair trial. "From examination of the maps and charts, the mouth of the Unalaklik River and the Bay of St. Michael gave promise of protection of tho cablo ends, while In the vicinity of Cape Nome tho exposed boo.cn seemed to be douotful. But some 20 miles east of Cape Nome, in the slough of Port Safety, is a deep and narrow chan nel, protected on each elde by shoal water, which promised adequate protec tion. "In the Inception It waB expected that the telegraph line from Kaltag to Fort Egbert would follow closely the Yukon River. Examination of the map and in formation received show that between Fort Hamlin and Circle City there are no trading posts nor river steamboat sta tions or landings. A greater part of the river between these two points is oc cupied by the Yukon flats. The river from Fort Hamlin to Fort Yukon, and from the latter point to Circle City, forms approximately two sides of a triangle, of which the base extends from Fort Ham lin to Circle City. Following down the right bank of tho Yukon, which Is at some points 10 miles wide through the fiats, one comes upon the mouth, of the Porcupine River, which has been known In seasons of spring freshets to break Its bounds, so that Its mouth has been 50 miles In width. Following down the left bank of the river, one finds himself upon an extended plain of Impassable tundra, the river edge of which, on account of peculiarities of the channel following the right bonk, is for tho greater part of the distance many miles from tho steamboat channel. On account of these two great difficulties and dangers, one finds himself thrown upon tho Interior of the country for the practicability of constructing a line that first it might be built, and second be maintained. "With all this in view, a small party of reconnoissance and exploration, under command of Lieutenant Erickson, Sev enth Infantry, and including in his per sonnel Mr. William Yanert, Assistant Su perintendent of Telegraph Construction, will leave Rampart City, by way of Fort Hamlin, In the present Fall for the pur pose of locating a feasible route between tho latter points, namely, the head of Birch Creek to Fort Egbert and Circle City. Cable-Ship on a Rocfc. "The ship that started to lay the cable to Safety Harbor, on tho some day ran upon a rock, about four miles distant from the cable end, and has not been floated at tho present time. "At this date approximately 100 miles of the cable is upon the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer Margaret, 70 miles upon the barge Nome, and 10 miles still la the Orizaba. "At the flaal conference between tha representatives of the caSle-owners and the salvonj, agreement was found to be impossible. No cable can be laid this year, nor until either the title to the I present unlaid cable Is quieted or a new contract and cable ba made for 390 ; ac cordingly, with a view to establishing telegraphic communication between de partment headquarters and the up-river posts, steps were at once token looking to the construction of a land lino be tween St. Michael and Unalikllk, the ma terial is in progress of shipment, and the line will be built In the coming Winter. "Telegraph stations are established at tho present date at Nome City, Fort Da vis (Camp Nome) and Port Safety, and cable offices have been erected at Fort St. Michael and Unallklik. Telegraph houses are In course of erection or are completed at Kaltag, Nulato, Cochranes and Rampart City. "Present plans for telegraph communi cation In this department look to a con tinuous line from Nome via St Michael and the Yukon Valley, connecting the present military posts on such a Una to Fort Egbert, thence to Port Valdes. "No outlet is provided for other than that from Fort Egbert to the Canadian lines, which eventually reach the United States over the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company's wires. This measure causes all telegrams from Alaska to the. United States to pass over foreign lines in a for eign, country. A FAMOUS BERRY PATCH AK, OREGOIC WOJTDER LOCATED XS KLAMATH COUNTX. Visited by Thousands of People An nually, Wh6 There Find Pleas ure and Profit. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Nov. 8. Along by tho side of Crater Lake and Pelican Bay, in Klamath County, there Is a great wondei which Is visited by thousands of people annually, that Is sel dom mentioned and but little known out side of Southern Oregon. The great huckleberry patch of Oregon Is situated 75 miles from Klamath Falls, In a north erly direction, and eight miles from the famous Crater Lake. At least 3000 people visited the place this year, and from SOOO to 5000 people Journey thither every year. They do not visit it as sightseeers, but strictly with a business motive. In earlier times It was the home of the bear and the great storehouse of the In dian. Here the different tribes met on friendly terms and picked the berries and dried them for Winter food. Now the bear have almost entirely disappeared and the red man and the white man meet on equal terms and pick the fruit from Ka tine's own orchard. This remarkable wild huckleborry patch covers an area of land 20 miles long and from four to five miles wide. The bushes average from three to five feet in height, and are literally loaded with the fruit every year. A failure In the crop has never been known. The "patch" lies along tha summit of Huckleberry moun tain, a peak of the Cascades, at an alti tude of about 7000 feet. The berries are blue-black In color, about the size of a tame cherry and are of a delicious flavor. Besides the Indians and whites of So'uthem Oregon, the Inhabitants cf Northern California and Western Idaho flock to this place every year. The ber ries are picked and canned or dried on the ground, and taken home ready to ba stored for Winter's use. In early days the Indians dried them exclusively, but now they have learned the white man's ways. During the huckleberry season the mountain resembles a city. From 3000 to 4000 people are camped about the place, and the numerous campflres send up their smoke by day and shoot farther their light by night and the mountain Its made merry for 20 miles by the shouting of chil dren and song and merry-making. The berries begin to ripen in August and picking continues until snow files, gen erally the latter part of November. One person usually picks five or six gallons a day, which, when sold bring $1 a gallon In tha towns. Most of the berries, how ever, are put up by private families for home consumption. The berries here picked and saved annually run up Into the hundreds of thousands of gallons. Visits to the section are marked by both pleasure and profit. Everykind of amusement Is carried on. Music, dances, Sunday Schools and preaching. Besides berry-picking there are other features of attraction. Although the bear has been practically driven from this, his desirable home, a number aro still killed every sea son while stealing in to make a meal from the luscious berries. Deer are plentiful and hundreds of them are killed annually. Fishing is good in all of the lakes and mountain streams, and the place Is an ideal spot for the romantlo pleasure-seeker as well as families who desire to replenish the larder for Wlnten, DETROIT'S NEW GOLD FIELD. Mountain Said to Be Full of Rich Quarts. DETROIT, Or., Nov. 31. The new gold mines here are turning out even better than expected. J. O. Carter, Orln Juddand Chris Newbold, owners of the W. J. Bryan mine, have driven a short tunnel in their claim and find that the ore grows richer with depth. There are a number of others being worked, and in each case the deeper they dig, the richer the quartz- There Is a great rush for claims, as it Is very evident that the whole moun tain is rich. Every day brings new pros pectors, many of whom are old miners from the goldflelds of Alaska. Many ex perienced miners after testing the quartz declare Detroit Is destined to become a permanent mining center. Excitement runs high and on every corner can be found men examining and testing quartz. The mining district proper Is about a mile and a half above Detroit, but there Is. a fairly good trail leading there now, as never a day passes but a number of parties go up there, prospecting and lo cating claims. A FAMILY'S HARROW ESCAPE. Father Severely Burned In Rescuing: a Sick Son. ASHLAND, Or., Nov. 1L The home of William Gray, in tho western part of town, together with its entire contents, was totally destroyed by fire this morning at 5 o'clock. The family were all up stairs asleep at the time the fire started In the lower portion of the house, and had a remarkably narrow escape, in rescuing one son, who was 111 with fever in the upper portion of the dwelling, the father, William Gray, received severe burns on tha face and hands. The fam ily were left entirely destitute, escaping with their nlghtclothes only. The loss on house and contents is $1200. Grand Ratification at Blarshfleld. MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 33. The citi zens of Marshfield and vicinity had a grand ratification Saturday night. The town was given over to hilarity for hours, ladles and gentlemen, girls and boys pa raded the streets, tooting campaign horns. Bombs, red fire and skyrockets were very much In evidence. It Is estimated that 3500 people were on the streets. Washington Rotes. December 3 the University of Washing ton Will begin a three months' course for mining prospectors. Tho Coroner's Jury at Carbonado found the coal company blameless In the acci dent lost Tuesday that resulted la the death of three men. Charles Jarvls, a lad 14 years old, had both thumbs torn off by the explosion of a stick of dynamite at Aberdeen Friday. He also received injuries about the cheat. J. C. Pearson, of Aberdeen, has been advised by the War Department that the body of bis son, who was killed In the Philippines, will ba returned to the United States, and that a burial corps had left San Francisco for the purpose of bring ing back the bodies of all soldiers who died In tho Philippines and China. Stockwell & Burrows have wound up their logging operations above Elma and have moved their three engines to Big For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of & MENK0 THE MODERN APPLIANCE A posltlr war to perfect manbood. Tha VACUCni TREATMENT CUBES you without mtdlcla of all nervous or diseases tho ceaersliv or fsns, such ss lost manhood, exhaustlro drains, varicocele, lmpotency. etc. Men are Quickly re stored to perfect health and strength. Writs for circulars. Correspondence confidential. THE nEALTH APPtJANCE CO.. ranu 4T-41 Ajaft, Deposit building. SS&LU9. TOulJo Downing, Hopkins & Co. Chicago Board of Trade New York Stock Exchange Room 4, Ground Floor BOTH TELEPHONES Creek, on the Humptullps, whero they t have commenced a 10 years Job of cut ing IEO.000,000 feet of the Blodgett tim ber. They will put in about 35.000.CCO feet each year until the contract Is com pleted. Unless plaas now well uader way coma to nought, an early date will see the reopening of the big sawmill at Port Discovery, which for the past 10 yeais has been Idle, a subsidized branch of the Pacific Pine Lumber Company's combi nation. Tho mill was owned by tha Moore & Smith Lumber Company, and many years ago was placed under a heavy mortgage. The commission from tha combine has been little more than to pay tne laterest. and recently the British bank holding the mortgage foreclosed it. The mill property, together with much valuable tlmberland, was sold, and the purchasers, unknown at tho time, now appear to be the Chemalnus Company, the largest lumber concern In British Columbia. It Is the intention, so rjimor has It, for this company to operate trie mill, and already experts and machinists have been over to estimate the repairs necessary. After months of litigation. Involving much extra expense upon the taxpayers of Jefferson County, the Commissioners were ordered by Suporior Judge McClln. ton to add last week five mills to the assessment to satisfy the claims of the State Savings Bank, of Seattle, which sued on numerous old warrants Issued during the days of tho boom. The bank people protested against losing their money and sued the county. The court decided in their favor and an, appeal wai taken. Tho supreme tribunal sustained the Superior Court, but still the Com missioners made no move to provide lor tho payment of the warrants. The action decided last week was a mandamus to compel the Commissioners to make the levy, amounting to about 5 mills, and the court granted the petition. Over a year's additional interest has accrued since the case was first decided, and It is believed now that tha Commissioners will shut off the growing expense by complying with the order of the court, J. C. Treutla has brought suit against John Post, R. S. Lambert and L. G. Van Valkenburg, at Whatcom, for one-half in terest in Lone Jack claim and ono-slxth Interest In Whist, Lulu. Sidney and Jen nie. These five claims make up the Post Lambvrt mines In the Mount (Baker country. Hahn & Co., of Portland, who purchased claims from Post, Lambert and Van Valkenburg, aro also made parties of tho defendants. Treutla bases his claims to a share in the mine by right of having grub-staked Its discoverers. It is asserted that the defendants tried to settle with Treutle on the basis of paying him for his grub-stake, but that he would accept nothing but an Interest in the mine. To complicate matters further, John McClellan, who says he acted as Post and Lambert's agent In the sale of the nlne to Its present owners, Hahn & Co., of Portland, will prosecute his suit for his $6000 commission for making tra sale. In 1S93 English & Son took an op tion oa tho mine from Hahn & Co. for $350,000. They spent a large sum in de veloping it during 1599-50. On hearing of Treutle's claim they refused to prosecute tho work of development further until it was settled, which Hahn & Co. refused to do, whereupon they threw up their option. It Is said that English & Son will now sue Hahn & Co. for the amount of money which they have expended In develop ment. Assault With a Dangerous Weapon. VALE, Or., Nov. 11. Mark Ruthefford, who was arrested at Ironside on tho charge of assault with a dangerous weapon upoa the person of Herbert Or ford. was brought to this place yesterday by Special Constable Frank Toney. The affair happened at tho homo of C. T. Locey, a rancher of Ironside, for whom Orford was working. Orford says that Ruthford picked a quarrel with him and thea drew a revolver and threatened to kill him. Tha prisoner waived examin ation and was held to the April term of tha Circuit Court. President Baxter Denies Report. NASHVTLLE, Tenn.. Nov. 3L Presi dent N. Baxter, of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Railway Company, tonight denied the story that tha controlling interest of his company had been purchased by Northern capitalists. Statements have been made Identifying tho Standard Oil Company and the American Steel & Wire Company with the deal, all of which Mr. Baxter denies. LOOK HERE, YOUNG MEN! ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? If so, write to old Dr. KESSLER today. Don't you know? MEN 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 marriage 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 while 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 bubols, that have ruined so many young men for life. DR. KESSLER, at the old St. Louis Dispensary, has been doctoring these cases right in Portland for many years. He also cures tumors, wens, warty growths, old sores, cancers, all kinds diseases of nose, throat or liver, or any kidney or bowel trouble. Call and see tha tape worms they have taken from persons some 35 feet long. Rheumatism, Piles, Neniralgla. Headache, Indigestion. Dyspepsia, Itch ing Skin Diseases and that AWFULEST OF ALL DISEASES, Syphilis (Pox), Gonorrhea, he cures QUICK WITHOUT AISY CUTTING. His private office Is filled with pictures of these awful diseases. This old dootor can refer to prominent business men, lawyers, ministers, professors, etc.. as to his honesty. EVERYTHING-PRIVATE. When you go to see him ha sees you in private rooms. When you write him. only the doctor reads ybur letter. Vhen you go to consult this doc tor, take a small bottle urine (made 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. MANHOOD RESTORED," bis Vit&ilser, th prescription of a famous Trench physician, will quickly cure you cf all nervous or dteeesea of th eneraUTe organs, auch as Loat sMBjSJSAasA4 night. PrsvenU Quickness of matorrnoea, ana au ins norrors or impotency vt-iu&Tttz cleanses ina Itvsr. the kidneys and the urinary crcaas of all Impurities. CUPID EXE strengthens and re store small weak organs. The reason suffeTsrs are net cored by Doctors la because SO per cent are troubled with Prostatic. CUPIDBXB the only known remedy to euro without an operation. WOO testis jnonlsis. A written guarantee given and money returned if 0 boxes does not effect a perw caanent core, 1 1 ot) a box. S for f 5.00, by mail. Sead for 7REX1 circular and testlmwrfaifc j Adoree XAYOL itEDIClim CO- P. O. Sex 20T8. San Francisco. Cal. star & JiSatktJkJlQlMXfAjsiiL PjsrtkadH Chamber of Commerce ORIGIN OP PANCAKES ON SHROYB TUESDAY. When the Panes coaqBeraJBsytead and reached the villages around Sher wood Forest, all the Saxon rata raa off lato the forest sad the Oescs took tha Sxao women to keep boaao for them. This happened Just before Lestaad the Seica women encouraged by their fugitive lords, resolved to massacre their Danlib master 'en Ash Wed nesday. Every woman who agreed to do this ma to bako pancakes for their. meal' on Shrove Tuesday. This xttS deaa as sort of a pledge, and that the mas acre o! the Dane did take place ea Atb Wednesday is an historical tact. It was a much greater uadtrtaldas to fry pancakes In those days than It Is now i Tor with the M-O Co.' ready to uscn packages of Buckwheat and Pancake Ffcur at tnrtrj grocery store It b as easy as boliicz water Pancakes were sever lOced so wc& until the Introduction of tha rL-0 Coa PancaKa Fkmrs. ym'.. l "THE ADMIRATION OF DENTISTS." "I have been using Sozodojjt over twenty-five years. My teeth, aro tho ad miration of all dentists, respect- fb jp Ing the quality of the enamel 3 n fa and the soundness of them." gs 9 U a By mall; 35c. and 73c Ilall X Bucket, N. Y. City, WANTED discharge, which If not checked leads to Spcr- &r TeetmBrejph