'-THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1901.
CHOSE MANY TEXT-BOOKS
OREGON COMMISSION LIKELY TO
ADJOURN TODAY.
GIbb 4z CO. AjetbIb Get the LI oh a
Share Table ShorrlnK Sav-
ins to People.
EtowelVa Physiologies Sliver. Burdett & Co.
Thompson's Drawing Books Heath & Co.
Normal Music Course Silver, Burdett & Co.
Wells' Essentials of Algebra Heath & Co.
Allen & Greenough's Revised Latin Glnn
fc Co.
Uantell's Latin Composition Glnn & Co.
Collar & Danlell's Beginners Latin Glnn
4c. Co.
Greenough & Klttredge's New Caesar Glnn
& Co.
Greenough & Klttredge's Cicero Glnn 4 Co.
Greenough & Klttredge's Virgil Glnn & Co.
Barr's Cornelius Nepos McMillan & Co.
. SALEM, On, July 10. The Daly text
t)Ook law has accomplished the purpose
of its enactment The text-book com
mission, composed of .five men appointed
tinder the provisions of that law, have
given every publisher an even chance
in bidding for the sale of text-books in
the public schools, and the American
.Book Company, which has heretofore
had almost a monopoly, is yet without a
tingle award. The text-books which have
been the source of dissatisfaction have
been left off the lists and what seems
to be better books, at lower prices, have
been adopted in their stead. For once
In the history of text-book selections,
politics has played no part in the choice
made. An agent who came to Oregon
and presented his books to the commis
sioners without spending a dollar for any
man's Influence has been successful over
competitors who have been spending con
siderable sums of money for such aid
as money will buy. The merits of the
"bids, and not the "'pull" of the publish
ers, has been the basis of selection.
The board held three long sessions
today and will be in session again to
morrow. It is possible that the work
may be completed by tomorrow night.
Several selections were made today.
They are:
Stowell's Physiologies, two books.
Silver, Burdett & Company. The price
lor a set by exchange is 50 cents? intro
duction and retail price, 80 cents.
Thompson's drawing books, Heath &
Co., 10 and 15 cents straight; manual.
40 cents.
Normal Music Course, Silver, Burdett
& Company, three books at $1 04; manual,
?125.
Wells Essentials of Algebra, Heath
& Company, exchange price, 55 cents;
retail, 5110.
Allen & Greenough's Revised Latin
Grammar, Glnn & Company; exchange
price, GO cents; retail price, $1 20.
Daniells' Latin Composition, Sanborn
& Company; exchange price, 60 cents;
retail, $L
Collar & Daniells Beginners Latin,
Glnn & Company; exchange price, 50
cents; retail price, tL
Greenough & Klttridge's New Caesar,
exchange pricp, 65 cents; retail price,
$125.
Greenaugh & Klttridge's New Cicero,
exchange price, 70 cents; retail price,
5140.
Greenaugh & Klttridge's Virgil, Glnn
& Company; exchange price, 75 cents;
retail price, $1 50.
Barrs' Cornelius Nepos, MacMillan &
Company; exchange price, 54 cents; in
troduction price, SI cents; retail price, 90
cents.
The principal work tomorrow will be
the selection of supplementary reading
books. The board spent considerable
time on supplementary books today, but
took no ballots on them.
WHERE SAVING WAS MADE.
Under Nerr Contract Books "Will Cost
$7625 Less Than Under Old.
SALEM, July 10 The following table
shows approximately the saving in the
cost of text-books by the new adoption
as compared with the old. Comparisons
are made as far as practicable at this
time. Brooks Mental Arithmetic is not
given, as the same book has been re.
adopted at the same price. No compari
son Is made of music or drawing text
books, for they are not In general use
in the public schools, and it did not ap
pear, from the record at hand, that the
drawing books adopted are run In tfhe
tame series as those now in use. It should
also be said that this comparison does not
necessarily pro e anything, for there may
be some reductions in the. size or quality
of material and workmanship in the
books, as well as a reduction In the price.
Neither does the table take into consider
ation the first investment In making ex
changes. This simply shows a compari
son of retail prices tor books In common
use in the public schools. The figures
showing the number of books sold annu
ally are taken from the tables of tho
American Book Cpmpany, as published in
today's Oregonlan.
BOOK,
Spelling Book
First Reader.
Second Reader. ."....
Third Reader.
Fourth Reader
Fifth Reader
Elementary Geography.
Advanced Geography....
Elementary Grammar...
Advanced Grammar
Elementary Arithmetic.
Advanced Arithmetic...
Primary History
Advanced History.
Primary Physiology
Advanced Physiology...
Copybooks
Total saving per year
Total saving for six years.
Comparative Prices.
The following table shows the prices"
for common school text-books accprdlng
to the terms of the contracts made In pur
suance of the last official adoption:
-NAME OF BOOKS.
Heed's Word Lessons I ,
Barnes New National First Reader
Barnes' New National Second Reader t
Barnes New National Third. Reader
Barnes' New National Fourth Reader
Barnes New National Fifth Reader ,
Epencerian Copybooks, revised editions:
Tracings, Nos. 1 to 4
Shorter Course, Nos. 1 to 7. ,
Common School Course. Nos. 1 to 7
Business Course, Nos. 8 to 11...
Fish's Arithmetic, No. 1
Fish's Arithmetic, No. 2 ,
Brooks Mental Arithmetic. ............,,
Montelth's Elementary Geography
Montelth's Comprehensive Geography, Oregon edition
Maxwell's First Book In English -. .....
Maxwell's Introductory English Grammar ,
Maxwell's Advanced English Grammar
Smith's Primary Physiology and Hygiene... ,
Smith's Elementary Physiology and Hygiene ,
Steele's Hygienic Physiology ,
Barnes Primary History of the United States
Barnes Brief History of the United States
The following table shows the prices for
corresponding "books under the adoption
which have JUst been made:
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BOOKS.
:
Reed's Word Lessons
Cyr's First Reader
Cyr's Second Reader
Cyr'a Third Reader.
Cyr's Fourth Reader
Cyr's Fifth Reader
Natural Series Copyb'ks
Wentworth's Arithmetic,
Nol
Wentworth's Arithmetic,
No. 2
5.10
.13
.15
.20
.25
.30
.06
.13
.23
$.22
.25
.30
.40
.50
.60
.06
.25
.45
5.22
.23
.30
.40
.50
.60.
.06
.25
.45
.30
.60
1.20
.35
.40
.60
.30
.50
-60
.90
Brooks' Mental Arith
metic
Frye's Elementary Ge
ography i
Fryes Advanced Ge
ography Reed & Kellogg's First
Grammar
Reed & Kellogg's Second
Grammar
.30
.60
.18
.20
.30
.20
.30
.30
.45
.60
1.20
.35
.40
.60
.30
.50
.60
.90,
Reed & Kellogg's Third
Grammar
Stowell's x'rimary Physl
olocy
StowelPs Advanced Phy
siology
Thomas' Primary History
Thomas Advanced, ills
tory
Since the selections of text-books for
use in the common schools have been com
pleted, text-book men estimate that the
business has been divided among the dif
ferent houses in about the following pro
portion: Glnn& Company, 70 per cent;
Maynard, Merrill & Company, 14 per cent;
Heath & Company, 10 per cent; Christo.
uher. Sower Company, 3 per cent; Silver,
Burdett & Company, 3 per cent. This does
not mean that Glnn & Company were
awarded 70 per cent of the list of books,
but that they will get 70 per cent of the
tfext-book business under the new con
tracts. Some text-books have a much
larger sale than others, hence to secure
the adoption of a book In that class means
more to the publisher than the adoption
of a book for which there is not much
sale. For example, the sale of text-books
on physiology is only about half that of
the average of the reading book. Glnn &
Company secured the awards for the set
offive readers, two arithmetics and two
geographies. All these books have a large
sale, and, with the grammars and his
tories, represent the bulk of the text
book business.
While the accompanying table indicates
a saving of 545,800 during the term of this
adoption, this sum will be somewhat re
duced by the cost of the exchange. It is
estimated that Oregon has been paying
535,000 per year for text-books. The ex
change will make the cost next year about
$100,000. But all pupils will then have
now books, theroby making an additional
saving during the following year or two,
and balancing the extra expense for the
first year. In any event, the cost of text
books for the next six years can not reach
the amount per pupil that It has been dur
ing the past six years. It is readily seen
that there has been a reduction in the
cost, but text-book men were not able
to give any accurate figures today.
RUSH ORDERS ARE GIVEN.
Great Rogue River Irrigation CannI
to Dc Completed Soon as Possible.
MEDFORD, Or., July 10. The Fish
Lake Ditch & Irrigation Company elected
the following officers at Its annual, meet
ing Monday: President, I. L. Hamilton;
vice-president, Mahlon Purden; secretary
and treasurer, L. C. Williams, of San
Francisco; manager, V. T. McCray; di
rector, Rufus Scott The manager and
superintendent of construction were in
structed to push the construction of the
ditch with all possible energy.
Eight miles of the ditch have been com
pleted, beginning at a point on Little
Butte Creek about 30 miles from Med
ford. The company will soon begin the.
work of converting Fish Lake, which pis
40 miles from Mtdfordt at the base of
Mount Pitt, Into an immense reservoir
covering 10,000 acres, with an averago
depth of 50 feet. The entire length of this
ditch Is to be 65 miles. The width at the
bottom will be 10 feet, and the capacity
about 10,000 miners inches. About 12
miles from Medford the ditch will have a
fall of about 100 feet, the 3000 or more
horsepower which will be developed by
this ditch to be used for the purpose of
electric-lighting, protection against fire
and other commercial purposes.
The company Is at present employing
about 100 men and about the same num
ber of horses. Construction of the ditch
Is proceeding at the rate of about one
mile per week. It is expected that by
the beginning of next year enough of the
ditch will be completed to irrigate about
30,000 acres of Rogue River Valley land.
The ditch will be of great benefit to
farmers who have property In the region
traversed by this ditch, there being thou
sands of acres of land which would be
very fertile If Irrigated, and which are
at present almost useless. The Fish
Lake Ditch & Irrigation Company Is in
corporated under the laws of the State
of Oregon, but no stock has been or will
be offered for sale.
Forest Grove Brevities.
FOREST GROVE, July 10. The annual
meeting of the Oregon State Secular
2 ?
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$ 5"
S3
8.800
8,721
5,831
4.SS8
3.622
2.512
6,184
3,119
7,333
6 873
4.915
4.440
3,391
2.948
2.416
2,890
45,463
5.25
.25
.40
.55
.80
5.22
.L5
.30
.40
.50
.60
.60
1.20
.40
.60
.25
.45
.60
.90
.30
.50
.06
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.10 583.10
.15 733.20
.30 1.0S6.60
.40 1,004.80
.05 259.20
.05 155.95
.05 366.65
.05 343.66
.10 491.50
.20 888 00
.03 169.55
.10 294.80
.05 120 80
.05 144.50
.02 v 909.26
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.45
.65
.35
.65
.65
1.00
.33
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545,752 16
Union, which was to have been held here
July 12-14, has been postponed by the
president and secretary until October.
Professor A. Pi. Sweetser. Instructor in
biology and chemistry at Pacific Univer
sity, will leave for San Franclsqo Friday
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.03
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.55
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.30
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.20
.30
to spend a month or more in that city.
BIOS FOR A NEW ROAD
TO BE OPENED IN VANCOUVER,
"WASH., TOMORROW.
Railroad Extension May Be Arvarded
as One Job or In Three Sec
tionsFinish. This Year.
VANCOUVER. Wash., July 10. Bids
for the construction of a 15-ml!e extension
of- the Portland, Vancouver & Yakima
Railroad are to be opened here Frlday,
July 12. A complete survey of the exten
sion was made last Winter, and the right
of way has all been acquired. Bids will
be received for the entire work or In
three sections of five miles each. Con
tracts will only be let for building the
roadbed, the work of laying the ties and
rails being reserved to be done under the
direct supervision of the company. Th?
extension passes through a country fur-
MANAGER RICHARD KOEHLER.
"iwiiiimmh !" i ii.ii.iji II ll.nfl llilwwi mil. uinm illMwi
IT IS SAID HE WILL RESIGN FROM OREGON LINES.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 10. The Examiner
the Pacific system of the Southern Pacific, will have to appoint a division superintendent at
Tucson to succeed Epes Randolph, who has resigned to take the superlntendency of the
Huntington Los Angeles Street Railway system. It is believed that Manager Richard Koeh
ler, now in charge of the Oregon & California Road, will shortly resign, and Herbert will
appoint a division superintendent for Portland to run the line as a part of the Pacific sys
tem. It "W not belie ed that any of the present division superintendents are slated for removal."
nishlng for the most part easy roadbulld
lng, there being but little heavy grading
or trestllng to be done. There will be
but one bridge of ahy considerable size
that at the crossing of the Lewis River
which will be something over 100 feet long.
There will be oneVtunnel, SOO feet In
length. The specifications require the
first five-mile section to be completed by
October 15, the second by Npvember 15,
and the entire work by December 15 of
this year. .
The new terminus of the road will be
at the edge of one of the largest and fin
est bodies of timber in Southwestern
Washington, to tap which Is the chief rea
son for building the extension at this
time. When complete, the. line .will ex
tend diagonally from sputhwest to north
east across the county, and will furnish
an outlet for a fine, well-settled farm
ing region lying north of the Lewis River,
which In certain seasons of the year is
necessarily cut off from market on ac
count of lack of suitable roads.
It Is the purpose of the company to put
considerable new rolling-stock on the
road and operate regular trains for local
traffic. In addition to continuing Its pres
ent business of logging, vhlch business
will also be greatly increased. The com
pany Is also arranging to make consider
able Improvements on .its terminal prop
erty In this cityr which will include im
'proved facilities for rafting logs In the
Columbia and the construction of a wharf.
The -work of driving the piling for the
new dock was begun today.
SECOND DAY OF CONSIDINE CAES.
Judge Griffin Testified Meredith
Was Killed While Helpless.
SEATTLE, July 10. Large crowds at
tended the preliminary hearing of Tom
and John Consldine at the Superior Court
room today. There were some exciting
features In the case. The principal wit
ness for the prosecution was Judge Arthur
Griffin, who presides over the criminal
branch of the Superior Court.
Judge Griffin told for the first time since
the tragedy his story of what he saw In
Guy's drug store at the time of the killing
of William L. Meredith by the Consldine
brothers. None of those who witnessed
the tragedy, and who have already told
their story, was as emphatic as was
Judge Griffin in the statement that Mere
dith was shot while he was In a condi
tion making defense Impossible. The
Judge told of the weakening of the knees
of the murdered man as the blows were
showered upon him from the gun in' the
hands of Tom Consldine. and stuck to
it that what he believed to be a weak
enlng of the knees was a relaxation of the
muscles, and not a movement jon the part
of Meredith to reach down and draw a
gun from his pocket.
Judge Griffin also swore that while Tom
Consldine was beating Meredith over the
head John Consldine called to him, "Give
it to him, Tom; hit him over the head,"
or something to that effect. The first
shot the Judge beard was thcone fired by
Meredith through the door of the drug
store. He did not hear any shot preceding
that one. In addition to Judge Griffin
only three witnesses were examined this
morning. Mrs. Chet Beldlng swore pos
itively that she heard six shots fired.
MILITARY ORDERS.
New Medical Director Arrives at
Vancouver Barracks.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, July 10.
Major Charles R. Krauthoff, who has
charge of the subsistence department
here, expects to leave for the East in
about a month. Colonel Frank E. Nye,
upon the expiration of his present
appointment, will come to Vancouver
Barracks and relieve Major Krauthoff
as chief and purchasing commis
sary of the department. Major Kraut
hoff will then go to Chicago and relieve
Captain William Hart from temporary
duty as purchasing commissary, until the1
return from leave of Colonel A. L Smith.
Captain Hart will remain as assistant
to Major Krauthoff.
Captain Arthur C. Ducat, -now at San
Francisco, has been assigned to duty
with the Twenty-eighth Infantry at Van
couver Barracks.
Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph B. Glrard ar
rived yesterday from St. Louis, -where he
has been Medical Director of the De
partment of Missouri. He wllPflll the
same position In the Department of the
Columbia, made vacant by the death of
Major Louis S. Tesson.
Albert C. Moore, of Troop B, First
Cavalry, having been tried by a general?
court-martial here, has been found guilty
of desertion and sentenced to be dishon
orably dispharged, forfeiting all pay, and
be confined for one year at hard labor
on Alcatraz Island.
FOR NATIONAL BUNDEFEST.
Six of Best Rifle Shots In United
States In San. Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 10. Six of the
best rifle shots in the United States ar
rived here today. They are the advance
guard of the National BundesfeSt, which
will be held in this city next week. The
party consisted of William Hayes, king
of the Bund; Fred C. Ross, cx-king; H.
M. Pope, Burfleld Gelsel and Hanson.
The prize of the New York Schuetzen
Corps, the oldost shooting society of New
York, has arrived. It consists of $150
in newly-minted gold, artistically ar
ranged in a handsome plush case. A
number of riflemen from Denver have
arrived In the city in advance of the
says: "J. M. Herbert, the new manager of '
Colorado contingent, which promises to
be larger than was at first anticipated.
The newcomera are employing their time
in familiarizing themselves with the
range at whioh they will contest for tro
phies, and watching the skill and scores
of the local sharpshooters.
The" arrangements for the Bundfest are
progressing on a very extensive scale
In this city and at Shell Mound Park.
Magnificent portals are being erected at
the main entrance to the park. An im
posing arch is to span the main drive
way midway between the main gate and
the pavilion. The decorations and elec
trical designs In the two pavilions will
be novel and unusually attractive. A
floor is being constructed over the creek
which runs through the grounds, and
over It will be built a dining hall roofed
with the foliage of the trees, which are
abundant on the banks of the creek. The
I main festival place, surrounding the pal
ace oi guts, win De maae tne mo3t at
tractive spot In the park.
The festival will be heralded with a
torchlight procession, and a tattoo next
Saturday night and a street parade on
Sunday morning.
FOUGHT WITH. AN EAGLE.
Hunters Had a Hard Time to Capture
Blrd'H Young'.
BAKER CITY, Or., July 10. Two young
men irom .Burnt River brought In four
young bald eagles today, which they can
tured the other day after a desperate
ngnt wun tne mother bird, who made a
desperate attack on the young men, de
spite the fact that they were armed with
shot guns and kept firing at her all the
time. Their shells were charged with
light bird shot, however, which seemed
to have little effect. The old bird struck
one of the boys on the side of the head
with her beak, In an attempt to pluck
out his eye, and almost succeeded In
doing so.
To Prepare for Cadet Examination.
Ernest Durr, who was recently appoint
ed to a cadetship at Annapolis by Repre
sentative Moody, left today for the East.
He gees to takq a course In the prepara
tory school for the examination which he
will take on August 13 for admission to
the Academy. His friends have no fears
about his passing.
MEN OF OREGON TO FIX DATE.
Governor Gcer Will Then Accent
Colors of Famous Battle-Snip.
SALEM, July 10. Governor Geer today
sent a telegram to the committee of the
crew of the battle-ship Oregon at Bre
merton, asking what time within 10 days
they could come to the Capitol to pre
sent the colors of the battle-ship to the
state. A committee of citizens will be
appointed to arrange suitable entertain
ment for the occasion. The Governor, on
behalf, of the state, will accept the col
ors. Upon a reply from the Oregon's
crew to Governor Geer's message, the dale
will be fixed and arrangements com
pleted. Meet Rivers and Harbors Committee.
FAIRHAVEN, Wash., July 10. The
rivers and harbors committee arrived
here tonight, after 48 hours Bpent on Pu
get Sound. Today the members witnessed
the raising of fish traps off the salmon
banks. Tonight they were the guests at
a reception tendered them by the com
bined social and commercial organizations
of Whatcom and FalrhaVen. Accompany
ing the party are Congressmen Jones
and Cushman, of this state, and a dele
gation from the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. Railroad Land Patents Approved.
WASHINGTON, July 6. The Secretary
of the Interior has approved a patent of
160 acres in the Walla Walla land dis
trict, Washington, to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, also a patent of 19.074
acres In the Coeur d'Alene land district,
Idaho, to the same company.
Old Resident of Astoria.
ASTORIA, July 10. John Shoreaum, an
old resident of Astoria, who had been for
many years engaged in leasing boats and
nets to fishermen, died last night of heart
disease. He was a native of Denmark, 65
years Of age, and left a widow.
SUMPTER ISUPAND DOING
WANTS MINING CONGRESS PEOPLE
TO VISIT EASTERN OREGON.
Will Send a Committee of Fifteen
Citizens to Try to Get Dele
Sates to Come.
BAKER CITY, Or., July 10. The citi
zens of Sumpter have raised funds for
paying the expenses of a committee of 15
leading citizens to go to Boise City and
endeavor to persuade the delegates to the
International Mining Congress to visit the
Eastern Oregon mines.
PLACER CLAIMS SOLD.
Utah. Man Pays $14,000 for Property
in Eastern Oregon.
BAKER CITY. Or., July 10. By-, the
payment of $14,000 to Paul Cam, J. C.
Armstrong, of Ogden, Utah, yesterday
became the owner of three placer claims
on Poverty Hill, known as the King B.
mine. The ground is said to be rich, car
rying as high as 60 cents to the cubic
yard of placer gold. Immediately after
paying the money over Mr. Armstrong
left for McEwen to take charge of the
property.
Paul Cam, who sold the mine, la the
youngest miner in Eastern Oregon. He
began mining with his father when he
was 7 years of age, and has followed the
business ever since. He located these
placer claims, and has developed them un
til he demonstrated the fact that the
ground Is rich. Mr. Cam Is just 21 years
of age. Associated with him In the own
ership of the mine was Mr. Goss, the
Sumpter banker.
Mr. Armstrong, the new owner of the
mine, is an old California placer miner,
who, In the early days of placer mining in
Eastern Oregon spent some time prospect
ing In this vicinity. Of late Years he has
engaged in the cattle and sheep business,
but when wool went up so high last year
he closed out his stock Interests, and
now intends to devote his attention to
mining. The property which Mr. Arm
strong has purchased has a fine water
right, and arrangements will be perfected
at once for working the ground on a
large scale. Mr. Cam will soon leave for
the Klondike country, where he believes
he will be quite as successful In hrS chosen
occupation as he has been In Eastern
Oregon.
Quotations of Mining Stocks.
SPOKANE, July 10 The closing quottalons
of mining stocks today were:
Bid. Aak.l Bid. Ask.
Amer. Boy .. G
7 IPrln. Maud ..1 1
Blacktall 11
Butte & B03 . 1
Crjstal 0
Conjecture ... 5
Deer Trail .. 2
lltflQuilp 23 20
lUIRamb. Car ...344 354
C4Bepubllc 4V-. 1
C 'Reservation .. 2'4 2i
2HRoss. Giant .. 2H 3
fl',1 Sullivan VA 8
32 iTdm Thumb .134 14ft
3 Waterloo l 1
Li. f. SUrp... U
Mtn. Lion ...30
Morn. Glory.. 21
jjiorrisQn .... )
4 iwonaenui . .. 4?s
5
SAN FRANCISCO,
quotations of mlnlns
Andes $0
Belcher
Best & Belcher...
Caledonia
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va... 2
Crown Point ...
Gould & Curry
Hale &. Norcroas,
Justice
July 10. Official closing
; atocks:
OSIMexlcan ?0 17
lOiOccldental Con ... 3
200phlr CS
SOloverman 18
22iPotosl 7
CISavage 7
85 Sierra Nevada ... 17
lOlSUver Hill 28
7l5tandard 3 70
12Unlon Con 1.1
18 Utah Con 2
Hi'ellow Jacket .,.. 8
NEW YORK July 10. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 15
Little Chief $0 13-
Alice
41
JOntarlo 0 25
iOphlr 70
Breece
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Adventure ....$ 23 00 Parrott f 61 00
Blng. Mln. Co. 22 50l2ulncy ........ 180 75
Amal. Copper.. 117 75!anta Fe Cop... 6 50
Atlantic 37 00, Tamarack 345 00
Cal. &. Hecla... 705 OOlUtah Mining ... 30 00
Franklin 17 OOlWlnona 3 25
Humboldt 25 001 Wolverines .... 59 00
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WHEAT FUNGUS DISCOVERED.
Affects Crops Thin Year, and .Was
Probably Present Last' Season.
' CORVALLIS, July 10,, At the tate Ag
ricultural College experiment station yes
terday a discovery was made that prom
ises to throw some light on unthrifty
grain, of which, there has been consider
able complaint from various sections of
the Willamette Valley. In a number of
samples of unhealthy grain Professor
Cordley detected a clearly-defined para
sitic fungus. The fungus appears In the
lower lnternodes of the stem, particularly
at the crown where the roots are given oft
from the stem. The attack is character
ized by a blackened condition of tissues,
giving it the appearance and much of the
conditions of blackened decay. The in
vestigations are to be continued, and for
the purpose Professor Ccrdley desires 'to
secure samples of the diseased gram from
as widely scattered fleldF and from as
many kinds of sol,ls as possible.
It is highly probable that the light yield
of last year was occasioned by the dis
ease of which discovery has Just been
made. Of this, however, Investigations
have not yet proceeded far enough to
speck with any degree of certainty.
The discovery was made by Professor
Cordley. It has been the subject of In
vestigation by Professor Cordley and Pro
fessor Pernot for several weeks. Samples
Of wheat from various parts of Linn Coun
ty showed decay at the roots. The ex
treme lower stem, as well as the roots,
appeared to be diseased. The stem was
easily separated from the roots, by a gen
tle use of force. The grain, though grow
ing on various kinds of excellent soil, was
unthrifty in appearance. In general, the
unthrifty wheat appeared In spots in the
field. Two small spots were found in
he experimental plats at the college. Sam
ples were finally brought to the station
from the farm of Mr. Jordan, a few
miles eastward from Albany, and from tne
farm of William Roblnet, of Halsey. The"
discovery Is regarded as Important, and is
believed to be the only detection of this
species of wheat fungus yet made In this
country. A search has failed to reveal
any reference to It In any mycological lit
erature et published In the United States.
Speaking of the matter, Professor Cord
ley said:
"There is no question as to the parasitic
nature of this fungus. We have been
able to see them ramifying all through
the cells of the plant. Experiments are
under way, and as soon as possible experi
ments with a view to discovering a pre
vention or a remedy will be undertaken,
with, I believe, good prospects of suc
cess." MAY BE EXAMINED AT HOME.
Oregon Nominee to Annapolis Has
Been So Notified.
WASHINGTON, July 6. The nominee to
the Naval Academy from the Second Ore
gon Congressional district, and his alter
nate, will be among the first aspirants for
appointment to the Annapolis institution
who will have an option of being exam
ined at home, through the civil service,
or at Annapolis, as has been the custom
In the past. The two young men, Ernest
Durr( of Baker City, and Hugh Bellinger,
of Portland, have been notified of this
privilege. This new provision was de
signed particularly for nominees living'
some distance irom tne acaaemy, anu
was intended to save vast expenditures
in the cape of cadets who fall to auallfy.
In the event of Durr passing a satisfac
tory examination at hi3 home, should he
elect that course, he will then be re
quired to go to Annapolis and be ex-
amlned physically. The same Is true of
his alternate, Bellinger. Physical exam
inations must be made at the academy un
der all circumstances. Inasmuch, however,
as the department sends out circulars
to all candidates, defining t,he physical
requiremerfts, these young men, after be
ing examined by a local physician, should
be able to tell whether they are physically
qualified to enter. In this event there Is
no risk whatever attached to their trip
from Oregon to the academy at Annapolis.
FISHING WITHOUT LICENSES.
Tvfo Men Arrested and About Thirty
More Said to Be in Same Boat.
ASTORIA, July 10. Deputy -Fish War
den Bultman and Water Bailiff Wlck
man arrested two fishermen this morning
for not having numbers on their boats,
and also seized the boats and their con
tents, which included 24 salmon which
were sold for the benefit of the hatchery
fund of the state. The men gave
their names as A. Lawson and
O. W. Olsen and said that they worked
for Harrington's Pillar Rock Cannery,
and explained that their licenses were at
that cannery. Bultman accompanied
them to this cannery and there learned
that they not only did not have licenses,
but also that there were about 30 other
boats, working for the sanie cannery,
that had no licenses or numbers. In
explanation of this, Mr. Harrington
stated he had written the Fish Commis
sioner of Washington, stating that he
would pay the licenses when requested
to do so. This Is not apt to have much
effect In a court In this state, as the
men' were arrested here by Oregon offi
cers. The trial of the men has not yet
been set.
Arrested for Catching Sturgeon.
A. Oppel, a fisherman, was arrested
this afternoon by Water Bailiff Wlckman
on a charge of having a sturgeon In his
possession during the closed season. He
was released on his own recognizance
to appear for trial on July 18.
Glllnetters Dolner Better.
The gillnetters are beginning to do
considerably better, although the fisher
men who usually make poor catches are
still doing so. The high boat last night
was Charles Wilson, who caught 39 fish
weighing 1400 pounds. He received 1
cents per pound for them.
Indians May Put in FIb. RacU.
Field Superintendent F. C. Brown has
written the State Fish Commission from
Pendleton, stating that he had talked
with Superintendent Kurd, of Warm
Springs Indian reservation, with refer
ence to having the Indians put racks In
the Snake River, and after a little in
struction they can eye the eggs for
the state. It Is probable that this plan
will be approved by the Fish Commis
sion. SOLD OUT TO THE COMBINE.
Astoria Concern Gctn Cash for Can
nery Other Plants Accepted-
ASTORIA. July 10. John Nordstrom,
secretary of the Alaska Fishermen's Pack
ing Company, returned today from New
York, where he went to attend a meeting
of theOnffroy cannery combine. He says
that of the 14 companies which sold out
to the new concern his was the Only one
tO receive all cash for Its plant. The
other sales were made on the basis of
two-thirds stock and one-third 'cash. The
purchase price of his company's cannery.
$200,000, Mr. Nordstrom says, will be paid
July 25. and the money that has been ex
pended for sivplles and labor this sea
son, amounting to about $130,000, will be
refunded about August 10, as it will re
quire until that time to audit all the
bills.
The Alaska Fishermen's Packing Com
pany was organized In this city about
three years ago with a capital stock of
$70,000. divided Into 140 shares of $500 each.
As, however, the company holds 40 shares
The Shin
Millions oflittle glands or tubes connect the blood -with the skin, and through
these small drain pipes perspiration passes out, carrying with it the impurities that
are thrown off by the blood. Should the pores of the skin be entirely closed for
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Youth Who Feasted on Dime Novels
Attempted to Extort Sloney.
NEW WHATCOM, July 10. Dan Wil
son, aged 18, was arrested by Detective
Dehaven at a late hour last night for at
tempting to extort money from wealthy
property-holders under threats of burning
their property in case or their failure to
comply with his demands.
Wilson sent two letters to C. H. Atkins,
demanding- that $500 be left at a lonely
place just outside the city limits, signing
communications as "The Hard Gang."
JSmblems such as a skull and crossbones,
etc.. were placed at the bottom of tho
letter. The time fixed for delivery of
money was 10 o'clock last night. Atkins
had turned the letters over to the police,
and when Wilson appeared to get tho
money which had been left In tho placo
which he designated, ho ran Into their
arms. At the Jail today he admitted ha
had been reading dime novels and tha
story of the Cudahy kidnaping.
Ohio Party Expresses Appreciation
HILLSBORO, June 10. Representative
Tongue recently received the following let
ter relative to the visit to the Pacific
Coast by the Ohio delegation:
"On behalf of the members of the Ohio
Congressional party. It Is desired to ex
press sincere appreciation for the extreme
ly cordial and courteous treatment re
ceived at the hands of yourself and others
during our visit to the Pacific Coast In
connection with the recent ceremonies In
cident to the launching of the battle-ship
Ohio. The hospitality extended through
out our entire visit will long continue as
one of the brightest memories of a jour
ney replete with enjoyable experiences
and associations. With most cordial re-
gards, I am very truly yours,
"CHARLES S. DICK."
Schooner West Arrives From Manila.
ABERDEEN. Wash., July 10. The
schooner A. J. West arrived this after
noon from Manila, where she went with
lumber. At the Hoqulam quarantine sta
tion the master reported he had on board
seven Japanese stowaways. Deputy Com.
lector Hood was in turn notified and, it
being the first case of the kind with
which he had to deal, he wired Collector
Heustls for Instructions. The West will
take another cargo to Manila.
Hop Vines Are Turning Yellow.
OREGON CITY, July 10. A portion of
the hop vines are turning yellow, is tho
report brought In today by T. M. Baker,
of Pleasant Hill precinct, on the west
side Of the river. Heretofore the vines
have Indicated prospects of a good yield,
but this condition makes the growers un
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