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THE MOUSING OEEGONIAS, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1900. VICTIM OF THE GALE Steamer in Distress at En trance of Straits ef Fuca. SOUND'S STORM-BOUND FLEET Steamer Jeanulc Sights a Sinking Scliooner Off Oregon Coast Gales la the English. Channel E1I- heli's Quick Dispatch. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.,' Dec 2L The schooner Forrester just arrived from. Cape Flattery, and reports sighting a steamer this morning bet-ween Flattery Hock and Tatoosh Island, flying signals of distress. The captain of the Forrester was unable to make out the name of the steamship, as a fearful gale was blow ing. The description he gives of the steamship indicates that the distressed vessel Is the Charles D. Lane, -which sailed from here Tuesday evening, -with 1,000,000 feet of lumber. The vessel is in a dangerous position, and if the -wind continues she is liable to go on the rocks and become a total loss, with all on board. Further particulars are not obtainable, on account of the tele graph office at Neah Bay being closed for the night. Last night and today fearful south westerly winds prevailed on the Straits of San Juan de Fuca, -which It was Im possible for vessels to steam against. The steamship Robert Dollar, coal-laden for San Francisco, after an Ineffectual at tempt to make headway against It, re turned here at noon today, and is await ing abatement of the wind. The barkentlne Klickitat, lumber-laden, sailed out yesterday, but returned to day. Other vessels succeeded In reaching Port Angeles, and ran In there for shel ter. The continued rain and wind storm has been the most severe known here for years, and much damage has been done along the Port Townsend Southern Rail road, -where there are a number of wash outs, and trains are not running over the line. Tho steamship Al-Kl, arriving from the North this afternoon, reports the City of Topeka still hanging on Sullivan Island, with about 20 feet of fore-keel gone, and one of her plates torn off. From the action of the surf her bottom has been severely damaged, and it is the opinion of those returning that the vessel will never bo floated. The machinery Is in good con dition. A wrecking crew has been sent from Juneau. The tug Pioneer, which was cruising at the Cape, Is said to have gone to her relief, and another tug was dispatched from here this evening. VERY QUICK DISPATCH. Etlnclc Discharged Inward and Loaded Outvrard in Twelve Days. Portland continues to maintain her rep utation for hustling out wheat cargoes faster than they are dispatched from any other sort on the coast, and the latest ship to clear In one respect has made the best record of the season. The Ger man bark Ellbek finished loading Thurs day afternoon, after being in Portland harbor but 15 days. Jn that period the vessel discharged nearly 3000 tons of In ward cargo, and loaded outward 136,493 bushels of -wheat, one of the largest car goes of the season from Portland. The vessel came- In under consignment to Bal four, Guthrie & Co., and the same firm loaded her outward. She entered at the Custom-House December 6, but 'did not commence discharging until the next day. Two Sundays Intervened, so that she was but 12 days In handling nearly 7000 tons of cargo. She will leave down the river today or tomorrow. San Francisco papers have a habit of excusing the slow dispatch of vessels In that port on the grounds that so many of them bring Inward cargo that It re quires much more time to handle them than is required to handle the ships load ing at Northern ports. Portland has held the record on ballast ships for a long time, and now that a cargo ship has been discharged, loaded, cleared and made "ready for sea" In less than two weeks. the advantages of this port show all the more prominently. The French bark Louis Pasteur finished her wheat cargo last evening, and the Dutch bark Pax will finish her cargo of flour today. JEAXXIE'S ROUGH TRIP. Trrelve Days From Cape Flattery to San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2L The steam er Jeannle. which arrived from Seattle last night, had a very rough voyage. The steamer was nearly 12 days making the run. From the time Flatten' was passed until Point Beyes was reached, there was a succession of gales, and the ship was burled again and again. At times Captain Mason thought he would never reach port. December 14, when 00 miles northwest of Cape Blanco, the Jeannle spoke a three masted schooner bound from Gray's Har bor for San Francisco. Those on board tho sailing vessel asked the steamer to stand by until morning, as the schooner was leaking. The Jeannle did as re quested, but about 1 o'clock on the fol lowing morning the wind blew up strong from the southeast, and by 4 o'clock It was blowing almost a hurricane. In the interim the steamer sustained considerable damage. The doors In the engine-room were smashed In, the cabin was flooded, the boats were set moving In the skids, and 12S barrels of oil were washed overboard. Cisco merchants will try to obtain direct steamship communication between this port and Manila. The San Francisco Board of Trade has petitioned the Pacific Mall Steamship Company to run their ves sel to Manila. As an alternative It has been suggested that a line of steamers be established to connect at Hong Kong with the Pacific Mall and carry Philip pine freights. The present arrangement Is unsatisfactory to the merchants at Ma nila who do business with San Francisco. Goods in transit which have been stored In Hong Kong have been broken Into while in the storehouses. The Manila merchants subjected to delay and loss for which there is no redress have writ ten letters to San Francisco threatening to do business solely with places con nected by direct lines to Manila. Notice to Mariners. Notice is hereby given that Martin Isl and buoy,. No. 0. a red first-class spar, was moved December 18, 1&00, and Is now moored In 24 feet of water. Martin Isl and, lower end, east Vi north; Maxwell Point, bouth southeast; Deer Point, west northwest west. Masters and pilots are requested to re port to the Lighthouse Inspector any post light that is not burning at night or burn ing dimly, also, In accordance with the directions of the lighthouse board, in case a light is out to blow one long and two BEST WAYS OF FARMING THEME OF FOUR LECTURES BY COLLEGE PROFESSORS. Synopsis of Addresses Before Insti tute at Logan Other Events of the Meeting. LOGAN, Dec 2L The farmers' Insti tute which closed a two days meeting here last night was the first ever held In this vicinity. Four representatives from the Oregon Agricultural College were in attendance, and their contributions fto the programme, together with those from local talent, kept the large and appre ciative audience deeply interested throughout the entire five sessions held. The Institute was formally opened by O. D. Bobbins, in a hearty address or welcome, as follows: "We have learned the .value of clover raising, but wo have neutralized It to some extent by selling the hay for but little more than the "cost of getting it to market. However, -we have started a cheese factory which, with other dairy- PROFESSOR GEORGE COOTE fk SfSf WHO SPOKE OX "SMALL rRUITS" AT LOGAN FARMERS' INSTITUTE. short whistles in passing, .and repeat as often as necessary. On hearing the sig nal, the keepor will go at once to his post light and relight It. W. P. DAT, Commander, U. S. N., Lighthouse Inspector. Mllos Has Fall Cargo. The German steamship Mllos, which Is coming from the Orient In T. M. Stevens' line, sailed from Kobe for this port last week, with a full cargo of freight. There was so much business offer!-? that tho steamer filled up to her capaco' at Kobe, leaving about 2500 tons on the dock at Yokohama which had been engaged for her. It Is possible that some of this freight may be brought over on the Eva, which Is now en route in the Oregon & Oriental Steamship Company's line. RIVAL HAD PERILOUS VOYAGE. Captain of Her Expected Ship to Fill and Go to Bottom. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Dec 2L The steam schooner Rival, according to reports brought 'here by the tug Ra bonl, had a perilous voyage from San Francisco to South Bend. After leav ing San Francisco the Rival encountered severe gales, and when she succeeded In reaching Wlllapa Harbor the weather was thick and stormy, and she was unable to pick up the buoys marking the chan nel. While laying to 6he had the port side of her cabin stove In full length, and In that condition, as the fury of the gale Increased, she was compelled to put to sea. While under a full head of steam, she drifted broadside before the gale for a distance of 30 miles, and then headed for Cape Flattery, arriving there yester day morning -with only 10 tons of coal. The Rival is no-n on her way up Puget Sound. Captain Johnson said that he ex lected his essel to fill and go to the bottom almost any time during the gale. Bnrbonnd a.t Coos Bay. MARSHFIELD, Dec 21. Coos Bay has been experiencing the most severe storm, for years, although very little damage has been reported. The steamers Empire, Mandalay, and gasoline schooner Mon terey, are barbound at Empire City. The telephone and telegraph lines have been down for two days. The steam schooner South Coast arrived In last evening, after laIng off the bar for one day. Edmund May Be Saved. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2L Latest ad vices received by the Merchants' Ex change In regard to the grounding of the merchant ship Edmund on the beach a ber 2S, are to the effect that Captain ! "ft lsdom, knowledge and experience. Again lng and stockralslng, we confidently be lieve will furnish a remunerative mar ket for our leguminous crops, and per haps much of the grain that we now sell In a losing competition with those who grow it on a larger scale and under more favorable conditions. There Is room for much Improvement in the way of regular rotations, better ways or feeding and caring for stock, better methods of sav ing and applying fertilizers, etc The cod lln moth, woolly aphis and other evil ac companiments of civilization tftat believe In 'expansion' are almost undisturbed In our orchards, though J am told that the festive cutworm destroyea them In some places. In the way that one evil thing sometimes destroys another. "Wo know what good roads mean to the farmer and are determined to have them. We subscribed $2500 for road -work this year, and have applied tho greater part of It. This, in connection with like amounts given by Clackamas County and by the business men of Oregon City, has given us the guarantee of a good main highway, or at least tho foundation ror it. We are beginning to see that methods that sufficed In pioneer times will not do now. A mere tickling of the face or mother earth onca a year enabled the old "Webfoot farmer to reap an abundant crop of wheat, that sold for a good price. Big red apples, with never a worm, loaded his trees. His potatoes never blighted. He could generally kill a deer when he wanted meat. He worked for a while In the Spring and In harvest and hibernated through the Winter. "Gentlemen, you will find us willing and anxious to sit humbly at tho feet ot Gordon has hopes of saving her. The Edmund has 1500 tons of sand ballast. She was bound out for Oregon. NEWBERG'S ROUGH TRIP. Arrives n Cray's Harbor Four Days Overdue, After Rough Handling. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec 2L The steamer Newberg. from San Francisco to this port, arrived today, four days over due on account of the storm. Captain Peterson says it -was one of the severest blows he has experienced, the wind snap ping heavy iron rings attached to sails as If they were thread. The mallsall was torn to ribbons. Captain Peterson kept well out to sea, and thus avoided going ashore. On board the Newberg was Cap tain Sorensen, who is to take charge of the schooner Slade, launched here last Week. Captain Petorson says the Jetty rearly completed at the entrance of Gray's Harbor Is proving of great bene fit to Pacific Coast mariners. Steamers for Manila. "Willamette High at Independence. INDEPENDENCE, Dec 22. The Wil lamette River, is almost bank full, as the result of the recent heavy rains, and steamers can run anywhere The Modou arrived down from Corvallls this morn ing, an hour ahead of her time. Marine Notes. The steamer Oswego sunk at her moor ings at the Astoria Iron works Thursday. She can easily be floated., Tho coasting steamer Alliance, which sailed for Portland from San Francisco Thursday, put back to the Bay City yes terday, with her machinery disabled. The British ship Langdale joined the fleet in the lower harbor yesterday, mak ing a total of six loaded ships at Astoria ready for sea, with two others on the way down. Tho British ship Forrest Hall has been chartered for March loading at this port at 40 shillings. A few years ago this fig ure was regarded as being very high for freights, but 40-shllling ships have seemed cheap for many months. Captain Thomas Dolg, who was for more than 20 years a prominent bar pilot at the mouth of the Columbia, was in tho city yesterday. Captain Dolg left the bar about two years ago, and has since resided on a ranch in the Nehalem Val ley. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec 21. Arrived down at 12:50 P. M.. British ship Langdale Con dition of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind, west; weather, cloudy. Port Ludlow. Arrived Dec 20. Schoon er Expansion, from Guaymas. Port Townsend. Sailed Dec IS. Steam er Chas. D. Lane, for Guayaquil. Mazatlan. Sailed Dec 12. Bark Profes sor Koch, for San Bias and Portland. Santa Rosalia. In port Dec 16. British ship Comliebank, from Cardiff, via Val paraiso, to sail about January 10 for Ore gon, or Tacoma. Arrived November 2L British ship Thistle, from Cardiff, to sail January 20. for Oregon. Rio Janeiro. Arrived Oct. 2. Ship Lika, from Liverpool, and sailed again October 7 for Oregon. Yokohama. Sailed Dec ".Steamer Tanowa. for Tacoma. San Francisco. Dec 2L Sailed Bark Kate Davenport, for Port Blakeley. Ar rived Steamer Warfiold, from Oyster Harbor. Yokohama, Dec. 20. Arrived Skarpsno, from Portland, Or. Glasgow, Dec 29. Sailed Astoria and Callfomlan, for New York. Liverpool, Dec 2L Sailed Nomadic, for New York. Queenstown, Dec 2L Sailed New Eng land, from Liverpool, for Boston. It Is reported that the steamer Grey hound will be put on the Tacoma-Olym-pla route. For a. Cold In the Head, I bid you welcome." Hon. J. T. Apperson, in a few well chosen words, replied to Mr. Bobbins' hearty welcome, on behalf of the visitors. As president of the Board of Regents ot tho Agricultural College, he assured the' people of Logan that the college people were there for the purpose of being "pumped," and he hoped that the people would "use the pumphandle vigorously." Professor George Coote then took up the question of "Small Fruits." In part he said: "Every year the growing and cultivat ing of small fruits for market Is calling forth the attention and energies of skill ful horticulturists. We have only to look back a few years to ascertain what has been done in the cultivation and Improv ing of these fruits. We have made great strides during the past rew years, and still we havo scarcely begun to cultivate Intelligently. There are certain methods, perhaps. In the proper propagation of small fruits. Especially Is this true or the propagation of the currant and goose berry. The common method used in the propagation of the latter Is to take the cutting from the tree and place It In the soil, Just as that has been taken from the bush. What is the consequence? In three years the grower becomes dis gusted and soon grubs It up. why nas mis disappointment como about? Simply be cause his bushes have produced a crop of suckers Instead of frultbwaring wood. The question Is, How shall we proceed to prevent tne growm oi we Buwaaoi v. Illustrate: After the cutting has been taken from the bush, care being used to take such as will be about 15 Inches in length, after the cutting has been pre pared, which should be done by removing all buds from tho cutting, excepting two or three at the top. Then place it in the soil up to the lower bud. If a quantity is required, the cuttings may be placed side by side In a trench about six inches apart: then replace the soil up to them. The season for propagation Is from the end of October to the middle of Novem ber. The same method as the above may be applied to the gooseberry and the cur rant . .- , Otto Freytag. in discussing "Tree Prun ing, said In part: "As this locality Is a prunegrowlng sec tion, we may well take up this kind or fruit. One can tell much of the condi tion of an orchard by the appearance or the fruit brought to the drier, without ever having been near the trees. Most trees havo too much brush In the center of the bush, causing the fruit to be In ferior. To get first-class fruit, these, prunes have to be culled out. The largest prunes I have ever seen have been ralBed In this locality. We should endeavor to make our prune still larger, however. Our apples could also be much improved by pruning. , "Seeding an orchard with clover Is to be recommended, but not till the orchard becomes five or six years old. Young orch ards should be cultivated. A reversible disc harrow Is advisable for this pur :f A orune tree should be pruned sufficiently to allow the sunlight to shine clear thsough the tree Pruning can best 6AN EftAKCISCO. Dec. 2.-aa Fran-i Laxative Rromo-Qulnlna Tablets, cutting the branch close to the trunk. An ax or hatchet Is apt to injure the bark. Pruning may begin in the Fall as soon as the leaves turn yellow and begin to fall. Do not prune too late In the Spring, that Is, after the sap starts. A safe time limit might be placed between November 1 and February L" At the evening session Dr. Wlthycombe took up the question of "Silos and En silage" An hour and a quarter was spent In a very profitable discussion of this most vital question to the farmer who contemplates the production of milk lor either butter or cheeso making. One of the best papers ever delivered at a farmers' institute In Oregon was presented by O. D. Bobbins on the sub ject, "Is the Average College Education of Farmers' Sons Conducive to Happiness and Contentment In Life?" Mr. Bobbins said in part: "Happiness and contentment are otten coupled together in speecn, but not al ways or evel generally so In fact. The full-fed animal, or to go a step higher In the scale, tho muscular, 'slant-browed,' unintelligent 'man with, the noe, after a hard day's work and a full supper, with his pipe In ,hls mouth, and" nothing to occupy his mind. Is a picture of content ment, but who would consider It as rep resentative of true happlnessT The divine power that placed man on tho earth so ordained that a divine discontent snould make him progressive, and that the most progressive of his kind should have the greatest capacity for enjoyment. It is true that they suffer more keenly, but the Joyful moments generally predominate and their memory lingers longest. "I gather from agricultural papers and from other sources that there Is a gen eral complaint that farmers' sons who go to college go to fit themselves for mechanical or professional occupations; in fact, almost anything but farming. 1 have no doubt there is some ground ror this complaint, but farmers are, I think, generally to blamo for this condition ox affairs. They look upon farming as noth ing but poorly-paid drudgery. They have no pride In their calling. They are captk vated by the glitter of success from the few that reach It In other lines, and are anxious that their sons go and do like wise. The bright and ambitious ones aro encouraged to become doctors, law yers, preachers, editors, etc., and the dull, plodding ones aro good for nothing but farmers. "It seems a strange idea that brains and education can bring no reward In farming, but It is a very prevalent one. A farmer should be, first of all, a good" business man. and- this implies a knowl edge of bookkeeping, at least In Its more simple forms; also a "knowledge of all the common school branches. He might, with advantage, know something of chemistry, thus enabling him to understand the for mation and analysis of soils and the ac tion of fertilizers, the preservation of moisture by humus and by cultivation. Botany should certainly not be despised by one eo dependent upon plant growth for his welfare A knowledge of me chanics come into play In operating farm machinery and appliances. If he under stands physiology, hygiene and sanita tion, he will be better able to care for tho animals under his care, as well as to provide for the health of his household. In conclusion,, I say that if the average college education of farmers' sons Is not conducive to happiness and contentment In life, It is only a temporary condition of affairs. Agricultural colleges are a new thing, comparatively, and farmers and their sons and daughters will In time awaken to a full senseof their advant ages other than converting farmers Into something else. There will be a reaction In, favor of the calling so highly extolled by George Washington In his farewell ad dress 100 years ago." The morning session of the second day opened with a discussion on "Up-to-Date Dairying," by Dr. James Wlthycombe The methods In use at the Francisco dairy In New Jersey, where milk is pro duced which sells for 12 cents per quart In the markets of New York City, were offered as a model to Imitate. Other fea tures of modern dairy practice as carried on In some of the noted dairy regions pf the United States, including sanitation and cleanliness, were given due consider ation. Professor A. B. Cordley, entomologist pf the Oregon Experimental Station, then discussed the subject of "Fruit Pests." He referred to the Immense number of pests which are known to attack culti vated crops and then dealt more par ticularly with a few of those which are most injurious In this vicinity. Using a branch, taken from a neighboring or chard which is badly Infested with apple tree anthracnose, Professor Cordley briefly described the characteristics of the disease, its cause, and suggested a means of controlling It. He stated that the dis ease Is due to a fungus, the spores of which are developed In small pustules which may be seen distributed over the surface of the diseased areas. These pustules, with the contained spores, are developed in the Fall. The spores' are dis tributed by rain, winds, Insects, etc, and ofter the cool Fall rains commence, these spores germinate, the mycelium penetrates the outer bark and lives as a? parasite upon the underlying tissues. This causes the appearance of slightly depressed and discolored area of bark, which gradually Increases in size until Spring, when It be comes limited by ruptures in the bark, which separate the dead from the living tissues. The bark eventually sloughs away from the diseased areas and leaves ugly wounds which greatly disfigure and weaken the branches. Not Infrequently a branch, or an entire tree, is killed by being girdled by an anthracnosed area. Professor Cordley stated that apple tree anthracnose cannot bo cured. It can. be controlled, however, .by keeping the trees covered witn .uoraeaux mixture during the Fall months, while tho spores are being distributed. Apple scab was briefly discussed, the nature of Its work upon the fruit being Illustrated by several badly infested fruits taken from the hotel dining-room. Profes sor Cordley stated that In his opinion It la now Impossible to be certain of growing fruit free from scab without Intelligent 'and thorough use ot the spray pump. He advised one thorough application .of Bor deaux mixture before the buds. start In Spring, another Just as the fruit buds are beginning to open, and at least one more soon after the blossoms. In reply to a question by Captain J. T. Apperson, Professor Cordley stated that it was a good plan to use Paris green In connec tion with the Bordeaux mixture for tho last two applications, particularly If the orchard to be sprayed be Infested by the bud moth. Attention was also called to a trouble which has been quite prevalent on certain varieties of apples this season and which has been frequently confused with apple scab. This Is a russetlng of the fruit which Is frequently so slight as to cause little Inquiry, but which has also been observed to be so serious as to almost completely destroy Its market value. Professor Cordley stated that this is not due to fungus or Insect injury. That it may be caused by spraying with a Bordeaux mixture which has been Im properly prepared, but that the greater part of it this season was caused by frosts at the time the trees were In bloom. In either case the Irritation causes the epidermal cells to become corky, and as these corky cells multiply the fruit be comes more or lea russety and possibly distorted. He did not think It possible to control this trouble, unless it might' be by "smudging" the orchard whenever frosts occur while the trees are in bloom. The afternoon session of the second day was taken up In the discussion of "The Vegetable Garden." by Professor George Coote. and the subject of "Co-operative Dairying." by Professor F. L. Kent. At tentlon was called to the necessity for business methods In the operation of co operative creameries or cheese factories. Monthly statements fully setting forth the business of the factory should be open to Inspection by the patrons. These statements- should set forth the amount of milk received, the amount of butter fat contained therein, as shown by the Babcock test; the amount of butter or cheese made, and the amount of money received from sales. Such statements U5EO BY THE United States Government- tSED ST THE English Government 1 w VENARIUS CaRBOLINEUM THE GERMAN WGDtf PRESERVER- THAT PRE5ERVES. SOLD ONLY BY FISHER, THORSEN&C IMPORTERS - SOLE WESTERN AGENTS. PORTLAND, OREGON. USA. IF INTERESTED WRITE FOR .CIRCULARSy INFORMATION BEWARE ! "SPURIOUS IMITATIONS OF "AvENARIlS CaRBOLINEUM ARE FOISTED ON THE MARKET UiFnuvTHf . UJVJJILn ouniurr ;vnv 'GermanGovernment' Used by the French Government establishment, and largely remove the temptation and opportunity for dishonest practices on the part of those In charge should they have any such Inclination. Tho programme of the closing session of the Institute was made up wholly of local talent, except the Illustrated lecture on "Breeds of Livestock," by Dr. Wlthy combe. A very excellent paper on "The Partnership and Co-operation of Husband and Wife on the Farm" was presented by Mrs. Laura L. Klrchem. Wlllard W. Austen, who was very active In making arrangements for the meeting, delivered a most excellent address on, the topic of "The Necessity and Importance of Thor ough Preparations for the Duties of Life." Songs and recitations made up the remainder of the programme. Fred Ger ber, as chairman of the meeting, dis played no small amount of executive ability. CORMJCOPIA MINES ACTIVE. Much Development "Worlc in Prog ressElectric Power for Property. BAKER CITY, Dec. 21. Edward Mills, of Cornucopia, one of the owners of the Queen of the West mine, in that dis trict, was here today and stated that much development work was In progress. A force of 40 to 50 men are at work In the Red Jacket mine, and usual activity prevails In the Union-Companion. The Red Jacket was the first mine in the Cornucopia district worked to any extent, dt Is now one of the properties of the Cornucopia Mines of Oregon Company. The ore taken out is milled at the Union would appear that Centralla does not fa vor Sunday closing. Graveling of the Centralla-Chehalls road, south of here, is In progress. The Chehalls River Is made to supply the rock. Mining: Stock Quotations. SPOKANE. Dec 21. The closing- quotations for mining- stocks today were: Blacktall .... 8 Butte & Bos.. 1 Crystal 41 D. T. Con 1 Evening- Star 5 Gold Ledge... 1 Onldpn Hiire. St. I. X. L 18Ji 20 Iron Mask. ...23 Jim Blalno... 4 L. P. Surp... C Little Car.... 19 Morn. Glory.. 8 Morrison .... 2 Noble Fivo Prtn. Maud... 1 P. M. Tunnel ... Bid. Ask. I Bid. Ask. Qullp 20 24 Kamb. Car.. .241, 26 Republic 584 Reservation ., 3',i Roa. Giant... 2'fc lMilSuIliian iz SlTom TnumD...iuji -4Vaterloo 2 winnings. u Cmjecture ... 4 4 Amer. Boy ... u 10, Dewey 2 Gold Standard 8l Miller Creek.. 2 Trade Dollar.. 24 Bitter Root... iV. 30 8 7 23tt IS 3 4 1H zu 044 4? 2-S 14 11 S 2 o JllEO C-4 3 2 6 8 SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. Official closing quotations for mining- stocks: plant.' A wagon road has been constructed I closed as follows: Alta $0 04 Alpha Con 2 Andes 6 Blcher 13 Best & Belcher... 23 Bullion 2 Caledonia 40 Challenge Con ... 17 Chollar 13 Confidence 65 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 40 Crown Point 10 Gould & Curry... 32 -Hale A: Norcross. 17 Justice 2 NEW YORK, Deo. 21. Mining stocks today Kentuck Con $0 01 Mexican 29 Occidental Con ... 4 Ophlr CO Overman 0 Potosl 12 Savage ........... 13 Seg. Belcher 2 Sierra Nevada ... 24 Silver Hill 48 Standard 3 05 Union Con 18 Utah Con 6 Tellow Jacket .... 10 from the Red Jacket tunnel down to the UDDer tunnel of the Unlon-Compahlon, Centrnlla Notes. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 2L An ordi nance providing for the closing of saloons on Sunday, which came up this week be fore the City Council, was defeated by a vote of 4 to 3. From the recent elec tion and this action of the Council, it Adams Con ?0 20LeadvHle Alice 40 Breece 2 00 Brunswick Con... 14 Comstock Tunnel. 3 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 35 Deadwood Terra.. 65 Horn SlUer 1 10 BOSTON, Dec 21. Closing quotations: where there is a tramway leading down to the mill. A tunnel is belnl driven from one of the levels of the Union-Companion to tap the Red Jacket from below the surface. I sfiVar ..V.": 65 WnlCn Will ODViaie me iiuui nun uctcasi- 1 tated. Mr. Mills states that the work of moving the electric power machinery up the canyon to 'the site where the plant will be Installed Is attended by good progress. Bad roads render the task very dlflilult. General Superintendent Clrkle returned from California a few days ago, and Is now personally directing the transfer of this machinery. Con SO 03 Little Chief 15 Ontario Q 00 Ophlr 60 Phoenix 10 Potosl 1 02 Satage 5 Sierra Neada ... 25 Standard 3 00 Adventure S 10 00 Allouer M. Co . 2 601 Anal. Copper.. 02 75 Atlantic 77 00 Bcteton & Mont. 321 00 L Bntte & Boston 82 00 Cal. & Hecia... sio 001 Centennial .... 21 50 Franklin 15 25 Humboldt $ 50 00 Osceola 72 50 Parrott 48 50 Qutncy 173 50 Santa Fe Cop... ti Z5 iTamarack 317 00 Utah Mining.... 33 50 Winona 4 25 Wolverines 45 25 In the pro rata adjustment, the loss ta the farmers will be comparatively smalL G. C. Mlllett, the assignee, has authority to convert the wheat into cash, to be placed In the hands of the court for dis tribution, the object being to stop expensa of storage and Insurance. Notes of Dallas. DALLAS, Dec 2L The wind storm yes. terday tangled the electric wires so that last night tho business houses were la darkness. The street lamps were not af fected, and today the linemen are making; repairs The assessment roll for Polk County will be completed tomorrow. Pasturage In this section Is the finest for many years. Grain is looking bettea than average. Many goats are dying in the southwest part of Polk County from "scours." Tillamook Overdue Proa Alaska. SEATTLE, Dec" 21. The steamer Tllla mook. from Dutch Harbor and Port "Val des, Is 11 days overdue. No apprehension for her safety Is felt by ber managers. They believe the short space of daylight, only six hours dally, combined with heavy snowfall and unfavorable gales, are suf ficient to account for the non-arrival of the vessel. Body of Man Found In Ditch. TACOMA, Dec. 21. The dead body ot Peter F. Johnson was found this morning In a water ditch on Park avenue, Puy allup. The presumption Is that Johnson fell Into the ditch some time last night and was unable to rescue himself. Forest Groje Schools Closed. FOREST GROVE, Dec 21. The publla schodls closed today for the holiday vaca tion. The afternoon wa3 given to a most pleasant exercise the distribution of pres ents for all the scholars from a large trea In the basement. Grain "Warehouse Shortage. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Dec 21. The work of weighing the grain In the W. H. Baber warehouse and mill was flnlshea j the Gerard There are outstanding receipts for 19,500 bushels, also receipts for 10,000 bushels held by bankers as collateral security. If the latter are not allowed to participate Northwestern People In New York. NEW YORK, Dec 21. Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day as follows: From Portland A. Gross, at the Broad way Central; Mrs. M. F. Merrill, Miss Merrill, at the St. Denis. From Tacoma C. Dahl and wife, at tho Ashland; H. W. Lueders, at the Gllsey. From Spokane G. Lavell and wife, a? Your complexion, as well as your tem per, Is rendered miserable by a disordered! liver. Improve both by taking Carter's Little Liver Pills. No other .aid so great to tlie housewife, no other agent so useful and certain in making delicious, pure and wholesome foods, has ever been devised. be done with a saw wltlx very Hue teeth, J servo to giva taa patrons faith, ia tk9 1 jrhere are Imitation baking powders, sold cheap, b, anv grocers. They are made from alum, a poison ous drug, which renders the food injurious to healtb. ICTM. lAWKt f6wDER'C0.,1&tWlUlAM tfU, nW YORK.