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Newspaper Page Text4? THE MOEKING OREGONIAtf, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1901. BEAMS' OF PROSPERITY ARE .REELECTED BY THE -GOLDEN "WHEAT FIELDS. c Farmers of Inland Empire Better Off Than Ever Before Grand Ex tent of the Industry. SPOKANE, "Wash.. Aug. 27. (Staff Correspondence.) Farmers of the Inland Empire will be able to buy for their daughters this year pianos and plenty of Sunday school ribbons. The golden beams of prosperity shine from every gralnficld. With the exception of a few districts, afflicted last Spring by frost, crop conditions are Ideal. Many sections will have larger harvests than ever be fore, and the figures of this season's ag gregate crop "will probably record .an other forward step In the Northwest wheat-growing industry. Farmers will garner a. treasure this year more golden than Klondike and ?, bonanza unto iself. Perhaps nowhere else Is grain-raising sp grand an industry as in Eastern Ore gon and Washington. The vast expanse of undulating fields checkered with a mosaic of yellow grain and dark fallow is wortti everybody's while to see, and In itself testifies to the majesty of the industry. Since much of the business life of Portland draws Its vitality from these grain fields, people of that city might find more Interest in their own prosperity If they would cast their eyes cast of the Cascades more frequently. The railroads between Pendleton and Spokane run through the very heart of ths grain country- This distance Is traversed by a daylight ride and the wealth which comes to one only through a car window is worth the journey. Harvest is working up to Its end in tie southern counties, but in some dis tricts further north is Just at its height. In the Pendleton and Walla Walla dis tricts fields of stubble reach as far as the eye can see and gorged warehouses distend their bulging sides. Some farm ers arc giving attention to this Sum mer's fallow land as preliminary to next year's crop. They have universally hus banded the resources of their soil, as is shown by the large Summer fallow areas. This is especially noticeable in the two districts mentioned, so that a large yield next year thus far seems assured. About Walla Walla wheat-raising Is pursue on the greatest scale in the Northwest by a system of large land holdings. Further north there seems to be more diversified farming, notably in the Waverly district, where sugar beets arc ''rotated" with grain. There also a large part of the land is given to cabbages, onions and potatoes. One of the most diversified farms in the country is that cf W. E. Mann, four miles west of Fair field. On this ranch of 1100 acres the owner has wheat and sugar beets, and large areas planted in onions, cabbages, sunflowers, potatoes and divers fruits. Although he has not been at the work many years, he has demonstrated the efficiency of diversified farming on a large scale. He does little or no Sum mer fallowing and manages to keep his land perfectly clear of weeds by "rotat ing" crops. By prudent management he has worked up a property which may be regarded as' a model and which yields handsome profits. It is quite probable that the Waverly sugar enterprise will establish the advantage of "rotating" of crops over Summer fallow. By this means land gives a revenue every year and weeds are kept under complete sub jection. The notion is somewhat largely shared that cultivation of sugar beets, to be profitable, must be done by small garden measure, on the scale of work that a man and his family can carry on. But it is the opinion of the most extensive sugar beet raisers at Waverly that the opposite Is the case. They say the great est profits accrue from latere acreages of beets. It is a mere master of man agement by the farmer, and of organiza tion of his forces. Beets will give a profit of about $15 per acre and a live farmer can maintain that proportion up to several hundred acres. The last several wheat seasons have proved that wheat raising on the ex tensive plan followed in this country is far from a starvation industry. The present year will be in the foremost files of Its predecessors. All this has come from a dry country whose lands have been wrought from seeming -.barrenness to great wealth producers. Although prices are not as satisfactory now as they might be, yet they afford yearly from 12 to 20 per cent of the capital in vested in land, figured on a basis of a 30-bushel average to the acre. Farmers have been able to build up such good hank accounts that if any have not lifted mortgages from their ranches thdy are surely past rescue. The future would seem to be bright for grain-raising and all collateral industries. Prices are more likely to Improve than not. If decline in the world's values is possible, this will be neutralized to North west farmers by better transportation facilities, the opening of the Columbia River and withal, to Yankee Ingenuity In improving methods. Machinery for harvesting grain has reached such perfection that it is doubt ful whether much more improvement is possible. It may be accepted that fur ther development in machinery will be made much slower than in the past few years. The combination harvester is the triumph of the effort to bring together into a single motion the several processes of reducing the standing grain. The com bination harvester is an Innovation only so far as it Is an epitome of all the In genious devices which have been found most fit. Perhaps the next goal Is to mount a flouring mill in the field and to make the standing grain Into barrels In stead of Into sacks. Perhaps we are safe from dogmatizing when we say that re duction in cost of harvesting for the present has approached pretty close, to the limit. The combination harvester is a magnificent machine. It not only saves time and labor, but lessens waste in the field. Although a relatively small part of the harvest money has gone into circulation, business has appreciably picked up in the town of the Inland Empire. Farmers are much too busy, however, to engage in trade, and only a small part of the crop has been sold. There Is the usual con gregation of harvest hands for diversion after nightfall, and the usual proportion of shiftlessness and scraping of fiddles while the money lasts. Although ma chinery has dispensed with all but a few hands, there is a great lack of laborers. If it were not for machinery, the price of labor. would go so high as to make harvesting impossible. The standard wage per day is $2 and board, a sum which cuts no small figure beside railway and ship charges. In spite of the good wages, hobos continue to beat their way up and down the railroads. HEARING IS POSTPONED. Interesting: Fight for Tide Lands Be tween Taconia and Seattle. OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 27. The Board of State Land Commissioners today postponed the hearing In the Lehman case, for second-class tide lands between Tacoma and Seattle, until September 30. When Robert Bridges was Land Com missioner, he refused to entertain Leh man's application to purchase certain lands as second-class tide lands between Tacoma and Seattle. The matter was finally adjudicated In the State Supreme Court, which ordered that Lehman's ap plication be filed by the Land Commis sioner. In the meanwhile, the Land Com missioner had issued many contracts for the purchase of parts of "these shore lands as first-class tide lands. The men holding these contracts are now con trasting Lehman's rights In this matter, and It Is hoped that a decision will be rendered before September 30, the date to which the Land Commissioner has postponed the hearing as the matter is now pending before the Supreme Court. Under Bridges' ruling in. the Lehman case, the .state would have been thou sands of dollars to the good, or the dif ference between the purchase price of first and eecond-class tide lands. If the contestants win in the Supreme Court the case will probably have been finally decided. In the absence, however, of a ruling from the Supreme Court the mat ter will beV regularly taken up by the Land Commissioners in turn on the date fixed. BONDS MAYBE FUNDED. Pacific Counts- "Wants to Reduce the Interest on Its Paper. SOUTH BEND. Aug. 27. Pacific Coun ty bonds will probably be funded next November at a lower rate of interest. Thpv now hpar fi tier rent interest, and J as tnere is but 133,000 In the entire issue, and are the only county bonds outstand ing. It is believed they ought to be fund ed at 4 per cent. Captain A. M. Simp son, has offered to take the bonds at 5 per cent, and permit the county to pay them off as the funds come In, but as the county is now paying off a warrant indebtedness, it is believed that the bonds will be made to run 10 years. In fact, the bonds run for that period, and It Is only by taking advantage of a clause In them giving the county the option of paying them off next November that they can be funded. The present holders of the bonds are anxious to keep them. An Established Event. The free fraternal picnic has become an established event In Pacific County. Last Saturday was the second time that the secret societies of the South Bend clubbed together, paying. $10 each, hired all of the available floating craft, includ ing scowc, and gave everybody a free excursion to Tokeland, where a basket picnic was held with such side attrac tions as a free dance, a ball game be tween picked nines and races for the chil dren. Last year about this time a similar picnic was given, but on this occasion the crowd was nearly double that of last year, many attending from the Wil lapa Valley, and the bay points. Most of the stores and all of the mills were closed and South Bend was almost de serted. S'cw Clam Cannery. The building- for tbe clam, cannery -will be completed this week, and the machin ery will be Installed In time to begin operations by October 1. STAR ROUTES HOLD THEIR OWN. Even With Rural Mall Delivery They Are on the Increase. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. In spite of the general advancement of rural free delivers', and the consequent discontinu ance of fourth-class postofflces, the old star service, which was depended upon to supply these small offices, continues to hold Its own and more. Star route contracts are let once in four years, the next letting to take place In February, 1902, in all states west of the Mississippi River, for which advertisements will be Issued in the middle of September. In 1898 the department let contracts in these states for 5727 routes. At the next quad rlennial letting contracts will be made for 6248 star routes in these same states. This proportionate gain is a good one, aside from the Interference of rural free delivery. Of course, In states east of the Mississippi there will be a smaller propor tionate gain In the number of star routes, because of the greater abundance of rural free delivery, consequent upon the more thickly settled rural communities. At the next letting, contracts will be made for carrying the malls on 301 star routes In Oregon, 265 routes In Washing ton and 179 routes in Idaho. These states have witnessed, a uniform Increase In the number of such routes, for at the letting in 189S Oregon had 298 routes, Washington 252 ana Idaho 142. The fact must be taken Into consideration, however, that there has been a comparatively small amount of free delivery authorized for these three states, hence but little danger of the discontinuance of star routes on that account. Military Orders. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Aug. 27. Captain Hugh J. Gallagher has been or dered from San Francisco to Vancouver Barracks for duty In the office of the Chief Commissary of the department. Sergeant Richard Gibbon, of Company H, Twenty-eighth Infantry, has been or dered before a board consisting of Major Charles A. Booth. Captain John H. Parker and Captain Francis SIviter for examination wjth a view to his appoint ment as Post Quartermaster Sergeant. Lieutenant William. C. Fltzpatrick, Sev enth Infantry, has baen ordered to re port to Major Ruhlen at Seattle before August 28, to take charge of a detach ment of S7 recruits, one hospital stew ard and three hospital corps men, leav ing Seattle August 29, Lieutenant Fltz patrick will tae his detachment to Fort Egbert and there leave the hospital corps men and 86 recruits, the last re cruit he will take to Skagway, return ing afterwards to Vancouver Barracks. Of the four Lieutenants recently ap pointed to the Twenty-eighth Infantry, only one. Lieutenant Austin F. Prescott, will join at once. The '"others are de tained on temporary duty. Lieutenant Robert E. Grimshaw has been ordered to Fort Crook, Nebraska: Lieutenant P. Vredenbaugh to Governor's Island New York Harbor, and Lieutenant George E. Kumpe to Fort Harrison, Mon tana. Joseph E. Daly, Thirty-fourth Com pany, Coast Artillery, for sleeping on post, was found guilty by a General Court-Marlaal and sentenced to six months' hard labor, under charge of the Post Guard at Fort Stevens, and to for feit $10 a month for the same period. Lieutenant Walter E. Gunster, Seventh Infantry, has reported for temporary duty with the Twenty-eighth Infflntrj-. Contracts for State Capitol Work. OLYMPIA, Aug. 27. The committee ap pointed by the Capitol Commission at its last meeting, today let contracts to the Rantman Plumbing & Keating Company for repairs to the old iheatlng plant, and an increased radiation of 44S feet, for $S5. This work Is only temporary, as when the annex is constructed arrange ments will be made for new boilers of Increased capacity. Report of Board of Equalization. VANCOUVER., Wash., Aug. 27. The following report Is made by the County Commissioners as a result of their labors as a Board of Equalization, during the past two weeks: Assessments increased ?28,-J30 Assessments reduced 17,840 Net increase of assessments 10,650 More Kobos Than Crooks. Detective Jack Williams, of Seattle, was here today to see if he could Identify Guyot and Companion, arrested by Sher iff Mills several days ago for, burglary at Sherlock. Williams believes these men to be more hobos than professional crooks. Will Get Free Mail Delivery. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 27. Free delivery will be extended to Aberdeen, Wash., January 1, 1S02; two regular car Tiers will be appointed. WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DES SERT? This question arises in the f&mlly every day. Let us answer it today. Try JellO. a de licious and healthful dessert. Prepared la two minutes. No boiling! no oaklnci simply add bolllnff water, and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon. Orance, Raspberry and Strawberry. Get a package ct your grocer's today. 10V SfREEl FAIR A SUCCESS ASTORIA EVENT IS ATTRACTING MANY VISITORS. Queen and Admiral of the Regatta "Will Arrive Today Royal "Wel come Awaits Them. ASTORIA, Aug. 29. There is no doubt of the success of the street, fair and re gatta. On this, the second day, there were as many visitors in Astoria as are usually here during the heighth of the regattas. The street fair was crowded all day. The buildings of the city are profusely decorated with flags and bunt ing and the regatta colors, blue and white, are seen everywhere. Several' of the California oarsmen have arrived, in cluding the Olympia. and South End crews, and were on the river training this morning. The Alamedas will arrive tomorrow and the Olympia track team will be here the following day. The Wll lapa Harbor yachts will arrive in the morning, and the Portland yachts are ooo ---- t MRS. ELEANOR PARRISH. ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE PARTY WHICH CAME TO OREGON IN 1837 ON THE SHIP LANSAMME. RICHMOND, Or., Aug. 27. Mrs. Eleanor Parrish, of Richmond, Is believed to be the only survivor of the party which came to Oregon in 1837, on tho ship Lansamme. Mrs. Pnrrlsh's father was Alanson Beers, a prominent Oregon pioneer, who assisted in the formation of the Provisional Government, at Champoes, in 1843. She was born In Massachusetts In 1835. With her parents, sho arrived in the "Willamette Valley in 1837. In 1855, she was married to T. M. Parrish, of Al bany. The family moved to tho John Day district in 1870, and from there to Richmond in 1870. Mr. Parrish died In 1800. Mrs. Parrish is hale and hearty at the age of 60, and lives with her daushter, Miss Anna B. Parrish, at Rich mond. She has a good remembrance of the exciting experiences of the pioneers of Oregon," and remembers quite distinctly the circumstances attending the or ganization of the Provisional Government at Champoeg. Sho has four children livlnz Mrs. Thomas Price, Miss Anna B. Parrish, Mrs Henry Trent and Mrs. John Trent, all of Richmond. also expected down the river by that time. Everything Is In readiness for the arrival of the Harvest Queen tomorrow afternoon, bringing Miss Ivy Barker, the Queen, her suite and Admiral Edwards and his staff. All the boats In the har bor will go a distance up tho river to meet the Harvest Queen, and escort the Queen of the Carnival to the city, where appropriate salutes will be fired and ev ery steam whistle will be turned loose. Every detail for the regatta has been completed, and acting on the experience of the past seven years the committee kno-ws -what the crowds most enjoy, and every minute of the time from early morning until late at night everybody's taste for sport can be gratified, both on land and water. The weather, which has been threatening, has now settled and the usual steady afternoon northwest wind has set in with every promise for It continuing for a week or two. NEW AERIAL TRAMWAY. North Pole Mine Believes It Has Hit Just the Right Thing:. -v BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. 27. The new aerial tramway, at the North Pole mine, which is used in delivering the ore from the mine to the mill, is now in full opera tion, and Is being watched with great in terest by all mining men in the district. Tho tramway consists of a steel cable with a hemp core. It is 8000 feet from tho mine to the mill, the endless cable thus containing 10,000 feet. Steel buckets, with a carrying capacity of 225 pounds each, are suspended from the cable by horizontal clamps, a distance of 105 feet apart, there being 150 buckets In all. The cable moves at the speed of ISO feet per minute, and is partly propelled by gravity and partly by water upon the mountain at the mine. As the buckets laden with ore swing around uae circle into the mill shed they are automatically dumped, the ore. falling Into the bins below. It Is a re markable fact that the cable has been so tightly stretched that notwithstanding the great we'ght upon It, there Is lltle or no sag In he line between the supports, which are nearly 200 feet apart. This method of transporting the ore is ro much cheaper than the old way of hauling it down the mountain in wagons that the management thinks it will pay to use It, even If they have to str.ng a new cable once a year, the cable costing about ?2000. It Is be lieved, however, the cables will wear much longer than that, barring accidents. Syndicate After a Mine. A. J. Tadlock a few days ago struck a ledge of free-gold ore on his two claims near the celebrated Red Boy mine. As says from the surface rock give returns of $10 to the ton. The ledge is a wide one, and the ground has as yet scarcely been scratched. Negotiations are under way between the owner of the property and a Pennsylvania syndicate for the sale of the property at the price of $55,000. It is un derstood that a bond on the property will be soon executed at that figure and time given In which to do development work. Suniptcr Is Prosperous. There is more activity in Sumpter now than there has been in a year past. Rents are better, real estate is In demand, sur rounding prospects are passing into the class of mines, and many of them will bo equipped with machinery before snow flies. Several large producing mines are under negotiation for sale, and it is be lieved that the season will close with the largest record of transfers and develop ment of mining property in the history of the district. BODY OF AN INFANT FOUND. Discovered Floating: in a Stream Near Salem by Several Boys. SALEM, Aug. 27. The body of an In fant was found floating In North Mill Creek this morning by several boys who were playing in the vicinity. The body appears to be that of a child just born, and the marks on the head Indi cate that death resulted from hard pres sure or a blow from some blunt instru ment. The child was wrapped In a large piece of soft, white flannel, and curled up In a pasteboard shoe-box. The box was not entirely watersoaked when found, so the officers feel certain that the body had but recently beenv placed in the water. The manner In which a cloth was wrapped around the bodjr indicates that a physician attended the mother when the child was born, and the fact that the flannel was of fine quality and expensive leads the Sheriff to believe that the parents of the child are well-to-do. The current in the north branch of the mlllrace, where the- body was found, is very slow, and It is probable the body was placed in the water near where it was found. Early in the morn ing a boy saw the box floating near High street, and two hours later it had float ed a distance of but one block. The remains were taken to Rigdon & Clough's undertaking parlors. An invest igation today disclosed the Identity of the parents of the child. The father says the babe died a natural death and Cor oner Lane has decided not to hold an In quest. This determination on his part 'does not receive general approval, and It is possible that full investigation may yet be had. OREGON CHURCH STATISTICS To Be Presented to Ifrotestant Epis copal Convention. PENDLETON, Or. Aug. 27. The reports of the Protestant Episcopal church for the diocese of Oregon, to the biennial general convention to meet in San Fran cisco in October, has been completed by the Rev. W. E. Potwine, of this town, who Is diocesan secretary. The figures show: Priests, canonlcally resident, is; ciergy - 0 '- -- Q, -o4e 9 received during the three years, nine; transferred same period, 10; deceased, one; whole number clergy, including bish op, 19. Parishes in union with convention, 11; missions organized and unorganized, in cluding those under dioce'asan and paro chial control, 40. Church edifices, Including chapels used for missions, 44. Number of sittings in churches, 5000. Total number free sittings, 4600. Number of churches whose sittings are wholly free, 43. Churches consecrated, four. Number of rectories, 25. Baptisms, children, in 1899 1S3; In 1S00 174; In 1001-(160; total, 523; adults. In 1S99-4G; in 1900-61; in 190172; total, 1S2;"1 grand total, 705. Number confirmed in 1S99 22S; in 1900 129; in 1901181; total, 538. Whole number of communicants, 2876. Whole number baptized persons, 53C3. Marriages, three years, 310; burials, 452; Sunday school officers and teachers, 217; pupils, 1735. Receipts for parochial purposes, includ ing salaries, charity, Improvements and expenses. In 1899 $27,337 63; in 1900 ?36, 420 03; in 1901 $34,953 09; total, $93,420 75. Diocesan convention and contingent ex penses, Including assessment for bishop's salary, and interest of fund, three years, $S57 93. Diocesan missions, three years, $1917 02. Other diocesan objects, $1561 83. Foreign missions, three years, J134519. Domestic missions, three years, $1461 48. Aged and infirm clergy, diocesan and general expenses, including interest of fund, three years, $2548 17. Total receipts in 1S99 ?32.755 78; in 1900 $41,999 43; in 1S01 $41,523 75; total. $116, 277 96. Endowment Capital Invested for epis copal fund. $4S,119 15; support of parishes, $5500; aged and infirm clergy, $12,19S 31; hospitals, orphanages and educational in stitutions, ?110,800; total endowments, $166, 617 46. Number of hospitals, one; academic In stitutions, tiree. Comparative statement three years end ing 1898 and three years ending 1901: Bap tlsims, ending 1S98 7S5; ending 1901705; persons confirmed ending 1S9S 778; ending IfOl 538; number communicants ending" 1S9S 2715; ending 1901 2S7G; increase, 1G2; whole number baptized persons, ending 189S 4920; ending 19015363; increase, 443. Good Sarmaritan hospital. Portland, 50 nurses; endowment, 590,000; number' of days of free service .during 19009000, be sides a large amount of service that was part free. . St. Helen's Hall, Portland, 16 teach ers, 163 pupils. Bishop Scott Academy, Portland, 12 teachers, 100 pupils. Ascension school, Cove, Union County, two teachers, 29 pupils. HOOD RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Nevr Text-Books to Be Put in Use at Opening Next Mondny Week. HOOD RIVER, Aug. 27. The Hood River public school will open September 9, with a corps of six teachers. Profes sor C. D. Thompson will be principal, With the following assistants: Miss Kate Davenport, of M.isier; Mrs. Emily Shaw, of Portland; Miss Mella White, of Polk County; Mrs. Maggie Read and Miss Madge Warren, of Hood River. At a re-. cent meeting of the board of directors it was decided to adopt the new state series of text books for use at the open ing of the term. Most of the schools in the country districts throughout the val ley will begin on the same date as the town school. They will also use the new series of text books. New State Sewer to Be Begun Todny. SALEM, Or., Aug. 27. Charles A. Gray, the contractor who was awarded the con tract for building of the extension to tho state sewer,, announces that work will begin tomorrow morning, and that as much as possible of the sewer will be built this Fall. He will employ from 40 to 50 irien, If that number can be secured. There will probably be a scarcity of la borers until after harvest work Is over. Gilbert Bros.' Bankruptcy Case. SALEM, Or., Aug. 27. The taking of testimony in the Gilbert Bros.' bank ruptcy case will be commenced in this city tomorrow morning before John Bayne, referee in bankruptcy. The ques tion In issue Is whether Gilbert Bros, are bankrupt. FIRED AT BY CATTLEMEN ONE HUNDRED SHOTS SENT INTO A LARGE BAND OF SHEEP; Several Bullets "Went Close to the Herder Shooting: Occurred In Eastern Oregon. WHITNEY. Aug. 27. This community was startled about 9 o'clock by the fir ing of 75 or 100 rifle shots two miles from town. Couriers were at once sent out to learn the cause of the trouble, and returned with the report that a gang of about a dozen men, supposed to bo cattle men, had fired into a large band of sheep, grazing on the hills, in charge of Herder Mack Curren. The sheep are the property of Heppner people. The herder was unable To recognize any of the men in the moonlight, but was close enough to have the bullets whistle about his head. So far as could be learned in the excitement, 15 or 20 sheep were killed, and a large number crippled. A posse Is talked of to hunt down the men doing the shooting. At the first firing, ft was thought tho Umatilla Indians, and the sheep men known to be In that vicinity, were having trouble. BURGLARS ENTERED A DEPOT. Several Valises Rifled and a Number of Articles Secured at Albany. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 27. The baggage room of the Southern Pacific Depot at this place was entered by burglars last night. Some time during the night an entrance was affected by cutting the pane out of a small window, which allowed the staple in the door to be pulled out. Four valises wero broken into and some of the contents taken, including two dresses belonging to Mrs. George, of Al bany, and a few things out of the valise of J. M. McElrath, of Portland. The others have not been Identified. Two bi cycles belonging to a daughter of Mr. Agler, the conductor, and Guy Levell ing, and two guns, one a United States Army gun, were also taken. Some things Indicated that it may have been done by Albany people, but the general opin ion is that It was by some one pass ing through the valley. CHARGED WITH COUNTERFEITING. Men -Arirestecl Xcnr Uantinron Had Dies for Making Bad Money. HUNTINGTON, Or., Aug. 27. At a ranch on the Snake River, 12 miles below Huntington, Deputy Marshal Roberts, of Portland, and Special Agent-Bell, of Se attle, today arrested E. R. Coon and Les ter Butts, on a charge of counterfeiting. In their possession were found counter felt coins and two complete sets of dies and-'lrough material for making $5 gold pieces. They will have a hearing In Baker City tomorrow. Coon Is an old offender, having been arrested in Wasco County In 1S92, and sentenced to two years for counterfeiting. Hobos Pleaded Guilty to Rohbery. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Aug. 27. Two hobos entered the residence of E. W. Stanley, a few miles south of town yes terday during his absence, and helped themselves to a considerable amount of provisions and opened a trunk, taking along most of the clothing. Upon Mr. Stanley's return In the evening he imme diately Instituted search and found the men at the hobo camp, just north of Junction City. They were arrested and brought before Justice Clarke today. Both pleaded guilty and were sent to Eugene to appear before the Fall term of Circuit Court. Japanese Held Up by Hobos. HILLSBORO, Or., ..Aug. 27. Two hobos held up the Japanese bunkhouse last night, at -Bertha, and succeeded In getting away with $70. Tliey passed through Hillsboro this mornlns ana -were cap tured this side of Cornelius by the fore man of the Japanese crew. As he was alone the robbers attacked him, threw him down and succeeded in getting away. They took to the woods and are now being persued by the local officers. DEATH OF MRS. H. M. SAVAGE. Prominent Salem Woman Succumbs to Consumption. SALEM, Aug. 27. Mrs. Harriett Messenger-Savage, wife of John Savage. Jr., died at her home on High street, in this city, this morning. Deceased was born near Columbus, O., on July 24, 1S37, and resided there until she was 10 years of age, when she re moved with her parents to Michigan. In 1857, she was married to John Savage, and in 1872 came to Oregon. The fam ily lived on a farm near Salem until lb'89, when they removed to this city where they have since resided. Besides the hus band. Mrs. Savage left three sons, George, Marck H., and Bert S. Savage, all residents of this city. One daughter, Blanche Cooper, died about four years ago. Mrs. Savage has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since her childhood, and has been one of the most earnest workers in the First Church In this city since she has resided here. She was president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A., and spent much of her time working in the Interest of that Institution. Her enthusiastic and efficient efforts have been a constant inspiration to her colaborers in the religious work cf both the church and the association. It was only when she became weak in her final illness, consumption, that she could be persuaded to give up her beloved work. The funeral will be conducted at 2 P. M.. tomorrow from the First Methodist church, by Presiding Elder D. A. Wat ters. Burial will be had in the fam ily lot in the City View Cemetery. Inti mate friends of the family may view the Ss " vou if you don't stop the Hai Tg I . wis II t o MM mmWWm lf Delay invites dangerous complications which soon become incurable. Ask your druggist for a $1.00 jJH bottle of Wine of Cardui and secure complete relief by taking it In the privacy of your own home. mm Up egg Robberson, Ind. Ter., Mar. 23, 1900. I have been in bad health for about ten years and consulted with doctors but they did me no good. After using two bottles of Wine of Cardui and two packages of Thedford's Black-Draught I feel like a new woman. LAURA DAVIS. ' For advice and literature, address, giving symptoms, ''The Ladles' Advisory Department," The Chattanooga Medicine Company, Chattanooga, Tean. on High street Funeral p Conrnd Schulmerich. HILLSBORO, Or., Aug. 27. The funeral of Conrad Schulmerich took place from the Congregational church today, under the auspices of Tuallty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of which lodge ho was a member. Rev. J. A. Campbell preached the funeral sermon. Four of the sons of Mr. Schul merich acted as pall bearers. Funeral of Mrs. Sue Field. OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 27. Funeral services were held today over the remains of Mrs. Sue Field, widow of the late Justice Stephen J. Field, of the Supreme Court of the United States. Her body was placed in a receiving vault, pending its interment In Washington. Funeral of Master Jocelyn Canby- VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 27. The funeral of Jocelyn Canby, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. E. L. Canby, who was accidentally shot and killed last Satur day, occurred from, tho family residence at noon today. The ramains were taken to Portland for Interment. Mrs. Sarah J. Stevens. SALEM, Aug. 27. Mrs. Sarah J. Steph ens, wife of G. A. Stephens, died at her home In thl3 city this morning of spinal trouble. The deceased was 43 years old and left a husband and six chil dren. "WORK OF CHINOOK HATCHERY. About 4500 Younpr Salmon Are Ready to Be Turned Loose. ASTORIA, Aug. 27. W. F. McGregor, who returned today from a visit to the Chinook hatchery, reports that Superin tendent Hansen has 4500 young salmon in the tanks ready to be turned loose. One peculiar thing about the fish Is that while all are the same age, about 6& months, they vary greatly in size, a few being not more than ono Inch, though others are fully five inches In length, showing conclusively that some of the fish develop much more rapidly than do tho others. Mr. Hansen has about 700 fine Chinook salmon In tho pool from which to secure eggs later In the sea son. Now Partakes of Prison Fare. Fred Hartman, tho Salvation Army man who Is serving a sentence in the county jail, is rapidly recovering from the effects of his six-days' fast since ho began to eat The food furnished him by the army tasted so good that this morn ing he forgot his former resolution and partook of the prison fare. Bids for Improving Street. Bids for improving Commercial street, between Sixth and Seventh street, were opened today by the street committee of the City Council, as follows: C. G. Palm berg, $618; Clinton & Son, $610 50; J. K. Wirt, $552. While Wirt'3 bid was the lowest, It was not accompanied by the required bond, and was rejected. The contract was ordered to Clinton & Son. LINN'S SPACE AT STATE FAIR. County Exhibit Will Take Up Twenty-two by Twenty-eight Feet. ALBANY Or., Aug. 27. J. R. Douglas, superintendent of the Linn County Ex hibit for the coming State Fair, has been granted a space of 22x28 feet In the pavil ion for the excellent exhibit being-collected for this county. Mr. Douglas Is making a special effort to secure a creditable display, and has made several special of fers of prizes from his own resources, including a $5 prize for the best display of canned goods, and $3 for the best ex hibit of pumpkins and squashes by Linn County people. Circumstances have been very favorable for securing splen did specimens and the Linn ounty su perintendent has been taking advantage of them. Creameries Will Make an Exhibit. State Food Commissioner J. W. Bailey, of Portland, was in Albany today .In the Interest of the dairy exhibit at the com ing State Fair, of which Mr. Bailey has been appointed superintendent. He se cured the co-operation of the two Al bany creameries, among the most Im portant In the state, and they will make creditable exhibits. Mr. Bailey has been visiting the creameries and cheese fac tories of the state generally and reports an Increasing Interest In this Import ant Industry-, and considers it important that at the coming State Fair there should be a fine display of dairy utensils and products. Gopher Gun Took Off Ills Thumbs. HILLSBORO, Aug. 27. G. F. C. Meier, a prominent German resident of Bloom ing, yesterday lost both his thumbs by the accidental discharge of a gopher gun. He does not remember the circumstances, but a recently killed gopher was near tho gun, and It 13 supposed that Meier was trying to reload the gun when the cap exploded. One of his palms was al most shot away, and the wounds may yet prove fatal as Mr. Meier's health is precarious. Opening of School Postponed. MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 27. At a meet lnglng of the school board today, It was decided to postpone the opening of school at Medford until September 16. This was done on account of the delay In receiv ing the now text books from the East. There are 30 or 35 country schools Intend ed to start along about the first of Sep tember. Many of these , of Jackson County may have to wait until the new books arrive. Given HIh Liberty by Governor. SALEM, Or., Aug. 27. Governor Geer today commuted tho sentence of Benja min Owenby, who has served all but two months of a seven-year sentence In the penitentiary. Owenby was convicted of robbery committed In Wallowa County. The commutation was granted upon the recommendation of the trial Judge, the prosecuting witness and a large number of residents and taxpayers of Wallowa fTO remains at the home during the forenoon. West Lebanon, Ind., March 28, 1900. I have suffered for years with female trouble and have had five of the best doctors hi the country, but found no relief until I tried your Wine of CarduT, which has done wonders for me. I will gladly recommend it to any lady. I owe my gratitude to your good medicine. EMMA JOHNSON. It is astonishing how many apparently healthy women there are who suffer in secret Even their nearest friends do not know how little life means to them. If you are a silent sufferer AMss Johnson's testimonial should be full of encouragement for you. Her case ran along for years, before she took Wine of CarduL But she soon secured relief from those terrible dragging pains which were saddening her life. Miss Davis waited ten years before taking which made her "feel like a new woman". Female suffering is playing havoc with women, making them faded and old before their time. It will do that for trouble. Why do you suffer another day? Is Able to Help Sick Women W7mn Doatops FsIJm How gladly would men fly to wo man's aid did they but understand a woman's feelings, trials, sensibilities, and peculiar organic disturbances. Those things are known only to women, and the aid a man would give is not at his command. To treat a case properly it is neces sary to know all about it, and full information, many times, cannot be given by a woman to her family phy sician. She cannot bring herseli to tell everything, and the physician is ME3. G. Hv CHAPPEIi.- at a constant disadvantage. Tbia-da why, for the past twenty-five years, thousands of -women have been con fiding their troubles to us and, our advice has brought happiness and health to countless women in the U.S. Mrs. Chappell, of Grant Park, HI., whose portrait we publish, advises all suffering women to use Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, as it cured her of inflammation of the ovaries and womb ; she, therefore, speaks from knowledge, and her experience ought to give others confidence. AddresaMrs. Pinkham's Laboratory, Lynn, Mass. County. The conduct of the prisoner dur ing his incarceration has been good. The commutation doe3 not restore Owenby to citizenship, but upon future good behavier this may bo granted. , Mining Stock Quotations. SPOKANE. Aus- 2T. The clofttafr bkh for mining- stocks today were as follows: Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. American Boy 8 10 Morrison 1 -h Black Tall ..10& lOWiPrinc. Maud.. 1 1. Butte & B... 1 1V,iQuIId 20 2 Crystal -irt 5Ram.-Car. ...! -1S Conjecture ..2 Deer Trail ..2 El Caliph Gold Ledge .. L. P.-Surp .. 5 Mtn. Lion ...2S Morn. Glory.. 2 iJWjjKepuDuc t 2i.ResrvatIon .. 7 3M:RO!b. Giant ..2 V ls!sulllvan 10 3y.Tom Thumb.. 1291 l9i 31 Womlerful ... 2 1 2i SAN" FRANCISCO, Aupr. 27. The ofltehit eloJ in? quotations for mining sfcoek ttlay wre as follows: Andes ?0 01OccMtital Cwi. .?0 9 Belcher tKJJOphhr "J Best & Belcher... 08Ovrman ........ Oi Challenge Con .. 2itPotol Chollar 01Savage Confidence l)l)SIerrn Nevada .... 12 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 75 Silver Hill ' Crown Point nonstandard 3.10 Gold & Currle OttlUnkm Con ... r Halo & Norcross. 20. Utah Con Justice 04 (Yellow Jakt .... 1U Mexican 12) NEW YORK. Ausr. 27. The efltefol oa Uora: Adanis Con SO 20JLIttIe Chief 30 12 Alice .. ........ HSJOntarlo- .... ...... 93 Breece 14tOphlr 7l Brunswick Con .. 0SPhomlx Ui Comatock Tun. .. Oft Potosl IM Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 70(Savage Deadwood Terra.. C((Storra N-vda .... 07 Horn Sliver 1 75! Small Kopi 30 Iron Silver 00 Standard 2 30 Leadvllle Con. .. 07 BOSTON. AufT. 37. Tkf croelnir quotations: Adventure S 27 73IParrot ..$ 31 50 B. Mining Co. . . 41 75Qu!ncy M5 0O Amal. Copper .. llSGOiSanta. Fe Copfwr t 90 Atlantic 37 OOjTamarack 340 00 Cal & Hecla... 730 OOjUtah Mlninff 20 00 Franklin .. .. 18 75fWlnonfi. 3 Humboldt 25 0O) Wolverines ..... 9S 25 Osceola 10O5ul Rendered Insensible by Lightning. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 27. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schoel were returning during the thunder-storm of Sunday from Sodavllle. when a bolt of lightning knocked Mr. Schoel's horse down and rendered Mr. Schoel Insensible for a few moments. Neither Mr. Schoel nor his horse, though were injured permanently. Committed to the Aslyum. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 27. Georga Kyno, of Pendleton, came to Albany tost eve ning, and today was committed to tho asylum. He Imagines that he sees an gels, and believes that he Is flllwl with electricity, and Is hunting for some means to get rid of it. He was taken to tho asylum this afternoon. Xevf La Grnnde School. LA GRANDE. Aug. 27. The Eastern Oregon Commercial College and School of Normal Training will open In La Grande September 15, under the direction and management of M. O. Perry, who came here six months ago for the purpose o organizing such an institution. Lecture by Professor Gront. FOREST GROVE. Aug. 27. Professor D. A. Grout, principal of the Park school in Portland, tonight delivered an Inter esting lecture on "Color In Nature," to night to a large audience. In Marsh Hall, Your pain is unnecessary.