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THE MOKNIXG OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY; JANUARY 32, 1901. TO BRISTOL DIRECT French Bark CassariCleared With Big Wheat Cargo, SEVENTIETH SHIP LOADED Creir and Passengers of Steamer Aussie Saved Trans-Pacific Steamers Bring Sfo News of OTerdue Sailers. The French bark Cassard cleared yes terday for the old port of Bristol direct with 307,695 bushels of wheat, valued at 562.600. She was dispatched by the Port land Flouring Mills Company, and Is the first vessel of the year and the third for the season to clear for a direct port In Europe. This is a small number in com parison with the size of the fleet, for nearly 70 vessels have cleared from this port since the season opened, last July. The advantages of clearing for a direct port lie In the cheaper freight rate, all of the vessels being chartered for Euro pean, business accepting DO cents per ton less where they clear for a direct port. Instead of for orders. The old port of Bristol, for which the Cassard cleared, lies about 14 miles further inland than the new port. GIrvin & Eyre yesterday cleared the German bark Tarbenbek for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders, with 106,666 bush els of wheat, valued at $68,135. The same firm will finish loading the British ship "Wavertree today. The latter vessel will be the 70th shh? to clear from Portland this season. Shipments from Portland for the month today total 632,651 bushels. THE OVERDUE FLEET. Steamers Arriving at British Colum bia Ports Bring No Nevrs. Two Oriental liners arriving at British Columbia ports this week report une ventful passages across the Pacific. This dees not tend to ease the anxiety that is felt for the safety of the overdue fleet of sailers from the Orient, although steam and sail vessels coming across follow sMghtly different routes. The many friends and acquaintances of Captain Cordiner in this city still have considerable faith in his bringing the Andrada into port, al though each day that passes without bringing tidings from the missing ship makes the matter much more serious. The pilot's friends argue that his skill and experience would give him the same show to ride out a storm that Pilots Staples and Matthews had when they were blown away on the Klnfauns and Northernhay, and until the Andrada is missing for as great a length of time as either of these vessels, they will con sider the case by no means a hopeless one. Captain Cordiner had many years' ex perience as master and mate of deep water ships, snd was noted for his ex treme caution. This probably taught him to keep well off shore when the big storms were raging, and if he was blown several hundred miles away, as was the case of the Klnfauns and Northernhay, It might require several weeks to work back again. If the Andrada has disappeared forever, the superstitious will see in the disaster more work of the hoodoo which has been pursuing the ships of this line. The An drada is a twin, sister of the Andelana, which capsized In Tacoma harbor two years ago, and has never been what mar iners term a "lucky ship." She remained In Portland harbor for 10 months about four years ago waiting for a charter, her owners losing many thousand dollars by the delay. Another ship of the same line, the An dorlhna, was almost totally destroyed by fire in New York harbor shortly before the disaster to the Andalena. ALASKAN LIGHTHOUSES. United States Will Marie Lynn Canal and Unlmnlc Pass. If the plans of the lighthouse board for Alaska and the Sound meet with the ap proval of Congress, and the necessary ap propriations are made, the now unllghted waters leading through the Alexander Archipelago to Juneau and Ska g way will be lined with 14 lighthouses. Now above the most northerly British Columbia lighthouse there is only one American light a pile light at Sitka. Other lights and aids to navigation are also planned for Alaskan waters by the Government, and the contract has been given to the Slorans for a new lighthouse tender for Alaskan service, to be named the Heather. The plans Include the placing of a light on Sentinel Island, at the entrance to Lynn Canal; and on Southeast Five Fin gers, 100 miles south of Sentinel Island, and two lights In Unlmak Pass. One will be at Scotch Cape, at the south end of the pass, and the other on Sarlfchey Point, at the north end. A lighthouse is also planned for Dutch Harbor. PROBABLY A FAKE. Bottle Message Fonnd on North Beach Yesterday. ASTORIA, Jan. 11. A telephone mes sage from Ilwaco this afternoon tells of the finding of a bottle on North Beach noor Ocean Park, with a message inside. The find was brought from the life-saving station, and the message reads: "Sunday evening, 7 o'clock, Oct. 16, 1900. On board four-masted schooner William Olson. "We were in storm on Monday night. We are in latitude 40 north, 960 miles from coast of America. "We lost two masts and all sails; rudder is broken and no good. We had five men before mast and four got washed overboard. The Cap tain and one mate were killed by falling spars. We are drifting slowly south. We need help. Written by the cabin boy, "S. P." Shipping men here are slightly skeptical and are inclined to think it a hoax, as no four-masted schooner by that name can be found registered. The slight discrep ancy in the dates may be caused by an error in the telephone message. Another Panama Liner. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1L In addition to the St. Paul and Roanoke, another steamer of large capacity Is to be char tered by the Panama Railroad & Steam ship Company to ply between San Fran cisco and Panama. Negotiation? for the steamer are new under way. Locks Not Working. MMINNVILLE. Or.. Jan. 1L McMinn ville has now been shut off from river communication for about two weeks on account of the water covering the locks. City of Topeka Raised. VICTORIA, B. a. Jan. 1L The steamer Danube brings raws that the steamer City of Topeka was raised January 4. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Jan. 11. Arrived down at 4:30 P. M. German ship Alice. Arrived in at 4:30 P. M. Steamer Samson and barge Washougal. Condition of the bar at 4:30 P. M., rough; wind, south; weather, cloudy. Port Los Angeles Sailed Jan. 10 Steamer Warfleld. for Comox, B. C. Seattle Sailed Jan. 9 Steamer John S. Kimball, for Honolulu. San Francisco, Jan. 1L Sailed Steamer State of California, for Victoria; schooner W. F. Jewett, for Columbia River; steamer Jeanle, for Seattle; tug Tatoosh, for Seattle; steamer Matteawan, for Ta coma. Tacoma Sailed Jan. 10 Schooner F. S. Redfleld, for San Pedro. Seattle Sailed Jan. 10 Steamer Excel sior, for Valdes; steamer Cottage City, for Sitka; steamer Ruth, for Skagway. Yokohama Sailed Jan. 10 Steamer vic toria, for Tacoma. Sydney Arrived Jan. 10 British steam er Warrlmoo, from Vancouver. Hong Kong Sailed Jan. 9 British steamer Pak Ling, for Seattle. Boston Jan. 1L Arrived Devonian, from Liverpool: Saxonla, from Liverpool. Liverpool, Jan. 1L Arrived Ultonia, from Boston; Arcadian, from Portland. Havre. Jan. 1L Arrived La Gascogne, from New York. Sydney, N. S. W. Arrived Jan. 10 Warrlmoo, from Victoria via Honolulu and Brisbane; Sierra, from San Fran cisco via Honolulu and Auckland. Genoa, Jan. 11. Sailed Hohenzollern Gate Kaiser Wllhelm III), for New York, Hong Kong Sailed Jan. 9 Pak Ung, from Manila for Seattle. Glasgow Sailed Jan. 10 Siberian, for Portland. Queenstown, Jan. 1L Arrived Etruria, from New York for Liverpool, and pro ceeded. New York, Jan. 1L Arrived Rotter dam, from Rotterdam. Hoqulam, Wash., Arrived Jan. 8 Schooner Sailor Boy, from San Fran cisco for Aberdeen. Sailed Jan. 9 Schoon er Fanny Dutard, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner Charles R. Wil son, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner Azalea, from Aberdeen for San Pedro. London, Jan. 1L Arrived Mesaba, from New York. Marseilles, Jan. 1L Arrived Victoria, from New York for Genoa. WILL TAKE ON NEW LIFE. Baker City Chamber of Commerce to Enjoy Good Change. BAKER CITY, oTTjan. 1L-The com mittee recently appointed to awaken new interest In the Baker City Chamber of Commerce reports that it has positive as surance of suecess. Over 30 new members have been placed on the rolls, and the small indebtedness Incurred has been met by subscriptions. Arrangements have been made to sublet a portion of the rooms formerly occupied. The main hall and sufficient furniture to" keep it prop erly fitted up will be reserved. Renewed Interest is being shown by all business men, and within the next month or two it is expected that a body, with all the strength of the early organization will be In working order. Legislators Off for Salem. State Senator William Smith departed for Portland yesterday to attend the ses sion of the Legislature at Salem. Repre sentative W. E. Grace left today. BAKER COKVTY STOCK. Inspector Submits Report 1000 Wool Clip Largest Ever Known. BAKER CITY, Or., .7an. 11. Stock In spector J. H. Parker, of Baker County, has submitted his annual report to the County Court, now in session here. It shows the stock of the county to be in exceljent condition. There are 48,800 sheep in the county. Of this class of stock, Mr. Parker says in his report: "I find all sheep sound, free of scab and In fine condition for the Winter. Sever al owners are Intending to try an expert, ment in lambing this Winter, and to that end are building sheds and barns to have the sheep under cover during this period. Other stock is in good condition also; in fact, better than it Is usually found at this season. "The 1900 wool clip of Baker County was the largest ever known. It is safe to say that the sheep of the county av eraged nine pounds per head. Very little of the 1900 wool clip has been sold, the reason apparently being that the ruling prices are not satisfactory to sheep men. I estimate that 90 per cent of the lambs born the past year were saved. "During the past year 850 head of horses were sold from the county for cavalry purposes. Following is a summary of the meat slaughtered in the county in 1900 for home consumption: Cattle 3,500 Sheep 5,000 Hogs 4,000 Road Matters Considered. OREGON CITY, Jan. 11. The County Board of Commissioners for Clackamas County was busy all day hearing road potltlons. The greater part of the after noon was occupied In hearing arguments of counsel for and against the petitions for an unimportant crossroad In the Camas district. Senator Brownell and H. E. Cross, president of the Board of Trade, were the opposing counsel. Eugene Notes. EUGENE, Jan. 1L Gambling-houses have been closed here. In compliance with an order of the Mayor commanding the police to enforce existing ordinances in regard to gambling. J. M. Williams has been appointed Dep uty District Attorney during the- attend ance of Hon. L, T. Harris at the State Legislature. Oregon. Notes. The Astoria Barkeepers' Union has 33 members. The Hood River Poultry Club will meet January 19. The Athena National Bank has declared a 10 per cent dividend. The Mayor of Eugene has ordered that gambling games be closed. Gaston people may purchase the cream ery machinery at North Yamhill. The Hood River Council has received a proposition for an electric light plant. The Dilley school district will vote a tax- January 12 for continuing school. It is reported at North Yamhill that snow on the Coast Range is six feet deep. The Clatsop County Court has approved the $5000 bonds of C. W. Carnahan, As sessor. W. T. Vinton was elected City Attorney of McMinnville with a salary of $100 per annum. The Lane County Court has been peti tioned for a steel bridge across the river at Cottage Grove. Last year the Sumpter reading-room expended $S3 SO out of receipts which amounted to $94 70. The Eugene Red Cross Society Is pre paring supplies for soldiers who will leave San Francisco next month. Weston's expenditures last year were $3037 32 and receipts $3475 93. The liabili ties of the city amount to 511.S20 70. The Alco bowling team, of Albany, de feated the Jefferson team at the latter place, Thursday evening, by a score of 809 to 755. Several horses in the vicinity of Pleas ant Hill, Lane County, are reported to have died of blind staggers, and others are affected. Irving McQuary, son of J. E. McQuary. of Milton, was adjudged insane Tuesday. He has a wife and two children, and was a bright and promising man of 29 years. He was the founder of the Athena Press when but 15 years old, and has been engaged in the newspaper business ever since. The La Grande Journal Issued. a New Year's supplement In which Union County and Its resources are well described. Sugar beets, grain, livestock, dairies, mines, fruit and lumber are given as the most important Industries of that section of Oregon, nd are comprehensively treated. The edition is commendable of the enterprise of Its publishers. It Is handsomely printed on book paper, and Illustrated with many half-tones. It Is the best compendium of Union County that has come to our notice. WIDESPREAD CONFIDENCE SPRING TRADE OPENING UP IN THE SOUTH AND WEST. Improvement In Cereal Markets Active Demand In Iron and Steel Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, Jan. 1L Bradstreefs to morrow will say: Business is still of a between-season, character In most lines, but a livening up of interest In several trades has been noted this week. Relatively best reports come from the iron and steel, lumber, leather and rug trades, but there has been some enlargement of wholesale dis tributive trade on Spring account in the South and West. Spring trade in dry goods Is Just opening up, and it is noted that a heavy shipping movement on orders Is now proceeding at the West. Some gain In wool sales Is noted at Eastern markets, but weather condi tions hive not been favorable at the East to business as a whole, except In stimulating the retail trade in shoes and rubber goods. A special feature Is the generally good tenor of reports as to collections from all Western and South ern points, from which It Is Inferred that trade relations to retailers must have been quite good. Summed up brief ly, the situation is one of widespread confidence in the general business out look. Cereals have" given a further exhibition of life this week, partly on light North west receipts and advices that Argen tine shipments will not exceed 35,000,000 bushels, or about half those of a year ago, but largely on the unquestionably heavier volume of Wall-street money seeking an outlet In the grain market. Fluctuations have been wider, and it has been essentially a trader's market, with net changes for the week small. Corn Is slightly higher, In sympathy with wheat and small 'receipts of con tract. Inquiry rather than active demand is a leading feature In iron and steel, but quite an increase of activity Is noted in Bessemer pig-iron and billets at Pitts burg and in plates at Chicago. No change in billets or plates has been agreed on as yet. Iron production is increasing, but has not yet overtaken consumption, and stocks are reported smaller than a month ago. The"re are only two idle furnaces now in the Chicago district. Cotton has weakened on discouraged bull liquidation, due to larger receipts, while cotton goods have been quiet on the advices of a backward Spring trade in the East. Wool has been in rather better demand than of late, due to bet ter buying by manufacturers. A fair business has been booked in overcoating on next Fall account, at lower prices, but the regular heavy-weight season has not yet opened. Plain dress goods are being ordered quite freely, but the fan cies are neglected. Jobbing business in shoes is quieter, but it is quite good at retail. Travelers are now going out with Fall styles of shoes, which will sell slightly lower than last year. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 5,961,095 bushels, against 3,904,301 bushels last week, 4,248, 926 In the corresponding week of 1900, 6,647,071 in 1S99, 5,299,517 In 1898. and 3.948, 154 bushels In 1897. From July 1 to date this season wheat exports are 104,026,851 bushels, against 110,752,801 last season, and 134.036,084 in 1598-99. Corn exports for the week aggregated 4,897,345 bushels, against 4,470,521 last week, 3,614.576 In this week a year ago, 3,297,072 in 1899, 4,641,750 In 1898. and 3,757,281 In 1E97. From July 1 to date this season corn ex ports are 103,608,035, against ,118920,757 last season, and 89,901,999 bushels ',!ri 1,898-99. Business failures In the United States for the week number 322, against 368 last week, 205 In 1900, 304 in 1899, 322 in 1898r and 478 in 1897. Canadian failures for the week num ber 36, against 23 last week, 28 in this week a year ago, 34 In 1899, 58 In 1898, and 59 In 1897. DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW. Staple Products Are Nearly All Firm Except Textiles. NEW YORK, Jan. 1L R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Only In the textiles Is special hesita tion shown. Staple products are firm, iron and steel prices are held without trouble, boots and shoes and wool are steady, and all with fair demand, so that manufacturers are busy. In textiles, however, the Improvement which seemed to be promised with the New Year Is still delayed, and in cotton goods stocks are growing In some quarters, though still not oppressively heavy anywhere. Throughout the country distribution of merchandise continues on a good scale, and collections are unusually prominent. Construction of bridges and buildings, together with contemplated track eleva tion, crowds the capacity of all concerns making structural shapes of iron and steel. Orders for locomotives, cars, rails and all forms of railway equipments are also abundant, and there Is no sign of reaction In the Industry. Plate and sheet mills have large business, and merchant steel is in brisk demand. Competition is keen, however, and Increased operations fall to affect prices. New schedules are promised In the near future, and lower freight rates are anticipated. Stocks de creased slightly In December, but there is fear of accumulation, and quotations at Pittsburg and Philadelphia have de clined during the past week. Investment of Wall-street capital was rumored as supporting cotton and wheat, but the effect was not permanent. Cot ton advanced temporarily, only to react when Liverpool cables failed to respond. Wheat was agitated by reports of a cor ner in May option, and for a time ex hibited strength. A sharp reaction fol lowed, holders parting readily with ftielr contracts. Despite the advance of about 10 per cent over the price a year ago, Atlantic exports show an Increase of 3,255,053 bushels, flour included, against 2.315.5S8 in 1900. Wool has ceased to decline, and sales at the three chief Eastern markets In creased slightly to 3,306,700 pounds, against 3,121,000 in the week preceding. Manufac turers purchase with extreme caution, and domestic fleeces suffered by increased competition of cheap wool from Australia and China. Makers of boots and shoes insist on full prices, and as a result ship ments -from Boston have declined 5450 cases for the week. While the hide mar ket at Chicago Is unchanged, the tone is Irregular. Failures for the week were 324 in the United States, against 274 last year, and 37 In Canada, against 25 last year. WALL-STREET TRADE. Last Week Witnessed the Heaviest Business on Record. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Bradstreefs re view tomorrow will say: Trade upon a larger scale than' Wall street has ever seen marked the end of last week and the beginning of the present one. The fact that last Saturday, In the two hours of business at the New York Stock Exchange, 1.777,000 shares changed hands, and that Monday, Janu ary 7, the high-water mark for a full day was reached, with recorded dealings up to $7,650,000, Illustrates the size of the present market. This was due to the effect on speculation of the deal by which the Jersey Central road has been ac quired for the Reading Company, sup plemented by the general belief that a foundation existed for the rumors con cerning the acquisition of the St. Paul Company, and perhaps of other Western systems, by certain corporations. Enor mous realizing sales were met by buying on an equally remarkable scale, and the public interest appeared to be Increasing its participation in the speculative move ment. Later in the week, while the volume of transactions continued large, the tone be came quieter, and. there was a subsid ence of the excitement, accompanied by more or less reactionary tendencies. This was partly occasioned by the fact that the growing ease of money here and the tendency of funds to return to -New York from the interior is in decided contrast to the continuing pressure upon the Lon don money market, which creates an ur gent demand for our assistance there, reflected in the further rapid rise of for eign exchange rates at New York for this week, and the prospect that some gold will be shipped to the other side. While the bank statement of last Sat urday was satisfactory, and it is felt that some specie can be loaned to Lon don without any risk of producing pres sure in our money markets, the outlook internationally is one which would tend to foster conservatism. Even more ef fective, however, were developments which seemed to Indicate that the street was oversangulne about the plana of the financiers, who were supposed to be pre paring fresh combinations concerning St Paul and other railroads, and the an nouncement of prospective competition by the Carnegie Company with the Na tional Tube Company, the last news being particularly depressing in its effects on the Industrials. It must, however, be admitted that with concessions there was apparently a good buying demand for stocks, and that the Investment market shows no exhaustion of the buying pow er. In fact, notwithstanding large pur chases, apparently for investment, stocks like Missouri Pacific have advanced on the strength of intimations that their res toration to the position of dividend-payers is at hand. Bonds have also been very strong, and the scarcity of offerings of prime Issues is still a feature. The street itself seems the less inclined to fear an Immediate culmination of the "boom" than it was a few weeks ago, and the prevalent opinion is that activity on a scale which under ordinary conditions might be supposed to mark the turning-point In the specula tion was created by the actual misgiv ings on the part of the speculators. Pools in certain stocks seem to have realized, but other securities have been taken in hand and advanced In their place, and the success with which It has been re peated creates a feeling that the press can go for some time to come, though stocks which have been unduly advanced recede to more moderate quotations, and the market a large sufferer, from tem porary general reactions. The support given by large interests to these spe cialties has not, apparently, been with drawn, and new combinations among the railroads are expected to be announced even If actual facts In some Instances do not agree with speculative anticipations. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Jan. 11. The followtnj: table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the -week ended January 10, with the percentage of Increase and decrease, as compared with the corre sponding week last year: Clearings. Inc. Dec New York $1,837,007,000 60.5 .... Boston 100,172,000 11.3 .... Chicago -. 151,825.000 4.6 .... Philadelphia 115.726.000 28.5 .... St Louis 40,155,000 14.8 .... Pittsburg 36,020.000 28.5 ... Baltimore 25,765.000 10.0 .... San Francisco 21,727,830 10.7 .... Cincinnati 20.581,000 17.8 .... Kansas City 17,154.000 28.5 .... New Orleans 13,102,000 17.4 .... Minneapolis 11,200,000 5.2 .... Detroit 10,420.000 22.3 .... Cleveland 14,31)8,000 22.0 Louisville 0,287,000 .... 2.5 Providence 6,076,000 Milwaukee 6.753,000 2.3 St. Paul 0,123,000 Buffalo 0,038,000 13.0 .... Omaha 7.031.000 9.9 .... Indianapolis 8,783,000 24.8 .... Columbus, 0 0,0i6,000 12.0 Savannah 4.029.000 18.5 .... Denverc 4.516.000 .... 14.8 Hartford 3,227,000 .... 11.3 Richmond 4,750.000 20.0 .... Memphis 4 537.000 20.2 .... Washington 3.308,000 8.2 Peoria 2,608,000 14.2 .... Rochester 2,802,000 .27.4 .... New"Haven 1,844;000 :... 3 0 Worcester 1.306,000 J.... 1.2 Atlanta ... ..-f 2.027i000 22.0 ..... 8alt Lake .- 3.882J0OO 84.3 .... Springfield. Mass.... 1.504,000 Fort Worth 3,501,000 30.1 .... Portland. Me 1,518.000 7 1 .... Portland, Or 2.812,692 30.1 .... St. Joseph 4.038.000 1.6 .... Los Anceles 2,050,000 10.5" .... Norfolk 1.635,000 1.1 .... Syracuse 1,570,000 1.8 .... Ds Moines 2,264.000 36.0 .... Nashville 1,841.000 5.0 .... Wilmington, Del 1,002,000 22.0 Fall River 1,071.000 117 Scranton 1.047,000 35.8 .... Grand Rapids 1. 671.000 1.2 .... Augusta, Ga 1,400,000 26.2 .... Lowell 641.000 2.2 Dayton. 0 1,370,000 5.8 .... Seattle 2,104,391 5.8 Tacoma 1,200,766 4.4 .... Spokane 1.0S3.345 17.2 Sioux City 1,330,000 10.6 New Bedford 570.000 20.8 Knoxvllle, Tenn 747,000 15.1 Topeka 1.132,000 90.2 .... Birmingham 1,136.000 28.7 .... Wichita 457.000 8.0 .... Blnghamton 580,000 6.C .... Lexington, Ky 760,000 06.0 .... Jacksonville, Fla.... 03,000 - Kalamazoo 550,000 6 8 .... Akron 670.000 51.9 .... Chattanooga ., 722,000 18.1 .... Rockford, 111... 290,000 .... 2.3 Canton. 0 207,000 14.6 Springfield, 0 364.000 24.2 Fargo, N. D., 408,000 .... 43.0 Sioux Falls. S. D.... 215.000 21.4 Fremont. Nob 143,"000 0.7 .... Davenport ..j. 1,202.000 23.4 .... Toledo 2,515.000 10.1 GaHeston 8,740,000 14 0 .... Houston 10,030000 25.3 .... Evansvllle 007.000 .... 1.5 Macon 707,000 .... 2.3 Little Rock 774,000 30.0 Helena 482,000 .... 10.0 Youngstown, 0 375,000 2.4 .... Springfield. Ill 512,000 ...'. 3.1 Colorado Springs 091.000 Totals U. S $2,643,794,405 4tT .... Totals outside N. Y..$ 785.8SG.659 13.0 .... DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal $ 10.149.171 -14.1 .... Toronto 16.642.822 40.3 .... Winnipeg 2,489,398 .... 3.8 Halifax 1,953.035 5.3 Hamilton 080,889 -5.1 .... St. John. N. B 834 034 23.7 .... Vancouver 033,402 16.0 .... Victoria 600,000 21.5 Totals $ 43.595.711-. 21.& Oregon Industries. . A- portable saw mill has been set up at Dilley. A carload of excelsior was loaded at Eugene Thursday for San Francisco. A carload of flour from an Island City mill has left La Grande for South Amer ica. It Is proposed to establish stockyards at Pendleton. An Omaha man "is said to be back of the project with $220,000. The Oro Dell dam, that has been in course of construction for several months by the La Grande Light & Power Com pany, Is completed, and the company Is expecting a carload of machinery and electric light supplies. As soon as practi cable the company will remove its plant to Oro Dell. Montana Cattle to Be Moved North. TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 1L The growing shortage of good pasture lands in Mon tana is causing the cattlemen of that state to look about for other flolds of enterprise. Some of them will take por tions of their herds to Alaska In the Spring. The cattle will be allowed to fat ten on the luxuriant grasses which grow in many places In the north, and later they will be killed for the market: of Nome, the Copper River country and Dawson. American Flasr Chosen as Emblem. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 1L Alaska ad vices state that the Sitka Indians, in cluding the Eagle, Crowe and Frog clans, who have been quarreling over the use of totems and other emblems of their re spective clans, have decided, after a long conference, to put aside their differences and make the American flag their tribal emblem. Accident to Senator HnlL OLYMPIA, Jan. 1L Senator Oliver Hall, of Whitman County, while taking the steamer Aberdeen at Seattle this morn ing, slipped and fell on the deck, and narrowly escaped falling Into the Kay. He was bruised, but not otherwise injured. LEGISLATORS INDIGNANT IDAHO WOMEN CLERKS FALL TO KEEP UP WITH WORK.' House Took Half-Holiday Yesterday as Rei ult Senatorshlp Far From a Settled Question. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 11. The Senate to day confirmed the appolntmen of John S. Barrett as Immigration Commissioner. An initiative and referendum bill was In troduced In the Senate by Moore, ot Latah. There was no discussion, the bill going to the judiciary. In the House there was a half-day ses sion. The clerks had journaled the pro ceedings of one day only, and it was deemed advisable to do no more work un til the record had been brought up. Every thing will be in ship-shape tomorrow. Is the report tonight. If not, there will be trouble. Members are indignant at the seeming incapacity of the women elected to these positions for political reasons, and without any previous experience. The discussion of the Senatorial ques tion becomes more active as the tlmo comes closer to election. There is no "sure thing" for any one. Dubois men claim absolute certainty, but they are do ing some hard hustling, all the same. Colonel W. H. Dewey, of Nampa, one of the wealthiest men of the state, is here, and has established elaborate headquar ters. He has not come out as a candi date. A gentleman very close to the Colo nel said: "The Colonel has been urged by hia friends to come out for the Senatorshlp. He has absolutely declined. He has never favored Dubois, but thinks it only fair that he be given the chance the Pocatello convention offered. However, if Fred T. Dubois is 'not elected United States Sen ator on the first, or an immediately suc ceeding, ballot. Colonel Dewey will most certainly enter the race, and to win. He Is a lifelong Democrat, a man whose past 20 years has been devoted to the upbuild ing of Idaho, and he has more friends than the opposition think." Colonel Dewey will probably be a strona candidate. He has extensive holdings In the mines of the state, owns the Boise, Nampa & Owyhee Railway, and Is now personally building the Idaho Northern Railway. Senator Shoup Is not out of he race, either. His friends throughout the state are legion, because of his past record as a man and legislator. A number of In fluential people are here taking care of his Interests and pushing them. Not a Republican member of either house but would do his utmost to secure Shoup's re-election, though they all admit his chances arc small. Astoria's O. R. & N. Boycott. A special meeting was held this morn ing by what is known locally as the "com mittee of 21," being 21 members appointed at the citizens' mass meeting recently to stop freight shipments via the O. R. & N. lines until that company shall extend common-point rates to Astoria. D. K. Warren suggested the appointment of a paid committee, who should act as spot ters on the O. R. & N. and Kamm. lines and report to the general committee all who should be found patronizing them; that steps be taken to bring about a dis. continuance of all shipments by those lines, shippers to be interviewed and made to understand the subject in its proper light and the consequences to fol low If the practice should be continued. The subject of shipping via the San Francisco steamers of the O. R. & N. Co., was 'brought up by F. A. Fisher, and discussed. A. V. Allen reported the proposed sailing of an opposition steamer from San Francisco January 12, which was open .to all shippers, and thought the Hale and Kern barges would ac cept freight, so that with a few Incon veniences, all being treated alike, the merchants could handle the local trade as successfully as before the present fight began. On motion by W. H. Barker, a committee, consisting of A. V. Allen, F. A. Fisher, J. T. Ross and Martin Foard, was named as an executive board, wth authority to employ help to execute their plans in connection with freight matters. On motion of J. T. Ross, a committee wa3 appointed to solicit pledges from con sumers to patronize home merchants In stead of going to Portland to trade, and to be particular to patronize only those who do not ship freight via the O. R. & N. or Kamm lines. This committee Is to be known as the "trade-at-home commit tee," and Its members are F. L. Parker, L. Lebeck and Herman Wise. The meet ing was adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. Washington Notes. Last year 9979 arrests were made at Seattle. It is said that Hoqulam. will have a basket factory. . H. G. McDonald, of Spokane, committed suicide Thursday with a revolver. Aberdeen ministers will endeavor to carry through the project for a Y. M. C. A. building. The Great Northern will build a freight depot at Everett, ground for which is already graded. New Whatcom is endeavoring to have the appropriation for the waterway pro ject raised from J15.000 to $50,000. Aberdeen has an outstanding indebted ness of $106,000. The city paid off $10,00o last year. It has a balance on hand of $2683 15. The Rltzville Times Issued a special holiday number, descriptive of Adams County's resources. The publication Is a very creditable one. The City Mills, of Seattle, have pur chased a site on the Seattle & Interna tional Railway, at Everett, for the erec tion of a branch feed mill. About 20 men at Tacoma are training dog teams and getting in readiness to join a party of 300 miners who will sail for the north the last of the month. Thirty-five vessels, having a total ton nage of 5026 tons, were constructed In King County last year. Nineteen of "these vessels were built In Seattle yards, 15 at Ballard and one at Burton. The Northern Lumber Company's saw mill at Everett, which was burned a few .months ago. Is to be rebuilt. New ma chinery Is on the way from the East, and plans for the building are ready for the contractors. C. E. Fulton contemplates building a shipyard at Falrhaven. He asks that $3000 be raised In aid of the industry, one half to be paid back at the completion of the first boat and the other half at the completion of the second boat. Whitman County boasts of the young est court bailiff In the United States in the person of Willie, the 11-year-old son of Judge McDonald, of the Superior Court. Willie has been acting as bailiff for several days. Judge McDonald's term of office expires Monday, when he will be succeeded by S. J. Chadwlck. Robert Frost, outgoing Thurston County Treasurer, has petitioned the County Commissioners to pay him $1200 back sal ary, to reimburse him. for clerk hire paid out during his incumbency. He was one of the Fuslonlsts elected four years ago upon pledges to conduct their offices for the salary paid the principal. He found himself unable to do so, and sent In bills for clerk hire, which the Commissioners refused to allow. The Carpenters and Joiners' Union, of Tacoma, has made a demand for a gen eral raise In wages from $2 50 to $3 per day. Contractors are disposed to refuse the demand, and a strike is threatened. The contractors made a concession last year, making a day's labor eight hours instead of 10, and they declare $3 Is too much for eight hours' work. The brick layers union will unite with the Tacoma Building Trades Council, and the carpen ters say if contractors are refractory all building will be stopped. Nervous Exhaustion "Two yean ago this summer I was in a miserable condition as the result of hard work. I nan completely run down, pale and losing flesh, and so nervous that I ooold not sleep or even get rest. It was dreadful to go to bed at night all worn cut and lie awake for hours with nervousness. If I did fall asleep it was to wake up in the morning ax tired as when I went to bed "My head troubled me a great deal, too, both with pain and dizziness. If I stooped over at any time iwould bo so dizzy I could hardly see or keep from falling down. I was troubled somewhat with indigestion at this time, bat tho nervousness was the greater trouble, if I became a little excited my bands would shake bo I could hardly hold anything in them. I employed our best phytloiang, but not one of them did me any permanent good. "I had, of course, read of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, but had never taken any of them till Mr. Robert Van Kuren, of Jordan, recom mended them to me so strongly, from his own experience with them, that I got some and before tho first box was used up I began to feel that they were doing me good. I kept on taking them according to directions and got from them the only real, permanent benefit I have had from any remedy. It did seem so good to get a night's sleep and to be refreshed by it. I am a firm believer in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and I do. and shall, recommend them to ray friends. I generally keep a box in the houso to take in case 1 feel a little run down." June ts, 1500. Elijkt Pakce, A Spruce St.,Binghamion, XT. T. r Are sold In boxes (oarer In loots balk) at 60 cants a box, or six boxes for 1130. snd may b had of all druggists, or direct by mall from fix. Wiixiams Uxbicimx Courxirr Schenectady, N. ". MWMMMrM GRAZING ON PUBLICLANDS SPECIAL REPORT OF CASCADE FOR EST RESERVE OFFICIAL. Fewer Sheep Pastured in lOOO Than for Ttvo Years Leasing of Lands Again Advocnted.' SALEM, Jan. 11. Captain S. B. Orms by, superintendent of the Cascade forest reserve, has just completed a special re port on the subject of sheep grazing on the reserve during the past season. Tho report sums up the contents of previous reports on the same subject, and then says: "The exclusion of sheep from all that part of tho reserve north of White River and the Barlow road seems to have set tled the contention as to the damage their grazing has ""done, both to the forest growth and water supply. "As to the forest growth. It may be said that on all that part of the reserve now open to grazing, the same Is confined to elevated sections nearly or quite destitute of timber, having a slJght undergrowth of shrubs or undorshrubs composed al most entirely of the conifers. The larger part of the ranges, however, are cov ered with native grasses of various kinds and weeds of many kinds. While by ex cessive pasturing on the lower ranges the native grass has greatly diminished and its place has been occupied by In ferior grasses and weeds, pasturing the higher ranges seems to have Improved the quality of the food plants by killing out the weeds and Increasing the natlvo grasses. "Another marked change Is noticeable. It Is that since this territory has been protected from Are, natural reforestation has begun, and larger areas are being re forested by the springing up of young conifers so thick as to completely occupy the ground and render grazing Impossible. Thus the grazing area Is being constant ly encroached upon and diminished. "As to danger to the water supply, it may be stated that on that part of the reserve now open to sheep grazing, none has been noted the past season. The streams on this part of the reserve are formed for tho most part by the melting of vast bodies of snow and Ice at high elevations. They flow long distances be fore reaching the settlements. They are very rapid and strong, and carry most water during the driest season of the year. There is no single band of sheep pastured on the ranges large enough to polute any part of these streams. Nor does the tramping of the soil, which 13 quite light and porous over all this re gion, seem to affect the running stream, but It does compact the soil and renders It better adapted to the support of vege tation. "In a former report, the hardships en tailed upon settlers by the grazing of sheep while en route to the ranges was fully set forth, and a hope -was expressed that by calling the attention of sheep owners to this evil and to the fact that Its continuance would seriously jeopardize the admission of sheep to the reserve, Us evil effects might at least be mitigated. There has been less complaint the past season than at any other time in the past, and herders have shown Increased care In driving their flocks through the settlements, so that they did not trespass upon and eat out the range of the set tlers along the route. But as these ranges are seldom fenced, It may not. be possible to avoid the trouble altogether." The report then takes up the subject of excepted areas, which are noticed as fol lows: "These are designated localities on the reserve, where, for good and sufficient reasons, stock Is not allowed to be herded or Is excluded altogether. No stock Is allowed on the Ashland and Bull Run reserves, and no herded stock Is allowed on all that part of the Cascade Range for est reserve north of the White River and the Barlow road and west of the summit. White River and the Barlow road forming a continuous boundary line from the Metollns River south to the Gumello through seven townships, a strip three miles wide has been declared as ex cepted area to sheep, though they may be driven across it in going to and re turning from the ranges. This excepted area Is for the benefit of settlers living along the line of the reserve, whose range Is eaten out by the congregation of many herds before the time for entering the reserve. It has been made plain to sheep owners that this excepted area must be respected and, with one exception, the requirement has been cheerfully compiled with the past season. The exception noted has already received attention. Other ex cepted areas are huckleberry patches and localities held for pasturage for forest rangers' horses. "It was observed last season that where a range was contiguous to a road on either side, sheep were herded along the road and held there until all the grass was eaten out s-nd passing travelers could obtain nothing for their stock. The long distance across the unsettled portion of country renders It necessary that travel ers should rely upon grazing Instead of transporting hay, a small amount of grain being all that can "be carried along for feed. When the grass is thus eaten out by sheep a hardship results to the traveling public In view of these condi tions, the propriety of declaring an ex cepted area along certain roads crossing the resrve and requiring the herders to I keep their sheep off the same, so that ams' Fink Pills ale People JlLWt-MMtlMWUaWI tf'WI the traveler may be protected In thai regard, has been considered. "The number of sheep that secured pas. turage on the reserve during the season of 1900 was, in round numbers, 122,'X)0 against 141.000 for 1S99 and 232.000 for 1S3X The number of bands for 1900 was 60, foi 1S99, 70; for 1S98, 115, an average of aboul 2000 sheep to the band. The small num. ber In a band is mainly due to the Urn. ited area of the different ranges whcr they feed. The great falling off In num. bers In the years 1S99 and 1900 was due to the severe Winter of 1S9S-1SS9, when It U estimated that 20 per cent were lost, and to the high price of sheep the following Summer. The continued falling off during the past season was due to the continued high price and the agitation of the qucs. tlon of closing the reserve to sheep, which caused many owners to sell their flocks and go out of the business. The indica tions now are that there will be an In crease in the number of applications fot permits the coming season, if pas.uring is permitted, but the number for 1S53 will hardly be reached, and the number per mitted to enter the reserve should be re stricted to 200,000. "It has beon found necessary every sea son to call together those who desire to occupy the ranges on the reserve and instruct them In making out their applica tions. Following the Instructions given, the application blanks are filled out and submitted to the Superintendent for ex amination and correction. By this means much time is saved, as when filled out at the home of the applicant many mistakes are made, the applications must be re turned for correction, and great delay en sues. Besides the advantages of theso meetings, already stated, the opportunity presents itself to tho Superintendent of making a plain statement of the condi tions existing on the grazing lands and calling attention to the rules and regula tions that will be enforced. The failure on the part of the holder of a permit to carry out any of the requirements stipu lated therein may be considered, and any grievance or dispute among owners may be heard and settled. It Is the Intention to hold this meeting earlier this season than usual, so that applications may reach the department In ample time for permits to be returned and be In the hands of owners before their sheep shall cross the line of the reserve. It Is rec ommended that ownere be required to have permits In hand before they are per mitted to enter the reserve with their sheep. "Reports from, the forest officers show that sheepherders have had the leaving of two campflres burning charged to their account, and which were extinguished by the rangers. Against this negligence the rangers report that the herders and pack ers have shown great care In the use of that element on the reserve, and have been of great assistance to the forest officers in their work of guarding against it. "Former reports have advocated the leasnlg of the ran." -js, and it is still be. lleved that authority should be given the department to inaugurate the leasing sys tem on all the reserve where pasturing is permitted. The more the question Is studied the more evident It becomes that this system, presents the best solution of the grazing problem." Goldsborough to Make Speed Trial. TACOMA, Jan. 1L The torpedo-boat Goldsborough has been repaired, and to morrow will be taken out for a speed trial. She will be submitted to the Gov ernment test as soon as possible. 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