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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OHEGONIAN, SATURDAY- DECEMBER 21, 1901. WHOLESALE TRADE QUIET BUT RETAIL BUSINESS HAS BEEN MORE ACTIVE. Cereals Have Rallied From Recent "Weakness Heavy Railroad Earnings. NEW YORK, Dec 20. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Retail trade has easily held the center of the stage this week, stimulated as It has been by the dual Influences of ex ceptionally cold weather throughout the country and a rather more pronounced holiday demand, which promises to be of record-breaking character, not only as to volume but as to quality and grade of goods purchased. While jobbers in many lines, notably shoes, clothing and rubber goods, report a good re-order business growing out of the above conditions, wholesale trade, as a rule, has been sea sonably quiet. Exceptions to this are noted in woolen goods, raw wool, lum ber, leather, coal, Iron and steel. The spectacular feature of the week in prices has been the continued marking down of copper and, sympathetically therewith, the drop in tin and lead. Slow but steady accretions in the price of pig iron are proof of the heavy buying go ing on In the cruder forms, which vies with the active call for bars, sheets, plates, rails and structural material among finished products. Despite the record-breaking production, buyers are still eager and the familiar car shortage cry is heard loudly in this trade. Noth ing is heard of the usual conservative waiting for the new year and all books of leading producers are filled for long periods ahead. Hardware is in good de mand at most markets. In speculative staples the cereals have held a portion of the 'ally from the low prices struck last week. Wheat has cased a little on liquidation, on account of bull support and fairly large receipts. Visible supplies are no larger than a year ago, but the export demand is a little freer. Corn and oats have sym pathized with price movements within narrow limits. Provisions are Irregular, with pork slightly higher and lard low er than a week ago. Wheat, Including flour, exports for the week, aggregate 4,332,832 bushels, as against 3.879,809 last week and 4,123,350 in this week last year. Wheat exports from July 1 to date (25 weeks) aggregate 140,636,547 bushels, as against 89.084,709. Reports of rate-cutting at the West contrast strangely with reports of car shortage. Returns of earnings show that 50 roads earned S per cent more in the first week of December this year than they did last, while for the second week, 42 roads show a gain of $500,000 over the middle week of December. 1900. Again, October gross earnings of 105 sys tems Increased 16.2 per cent on a total of ?119.212,77G. Business failures In the United States for the week number 262. as against 323 last week. 262 In this week a year ago, 211 In 1S99 and 212 in 189S. Canadian failures for the week num ber 24 as. against 23 last week and 23 in this week a year ago. Bank Clearing;). NEW TORK, Dec 20. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended December 19. with the percentage of Increase and decrease, as compared with the corre sponding week last year: Clearings. Inc. Dec. New York ?1.5Si.O0S.OO0 7.0 .... Chicago 150.383.000 8.0 Boston 135.120.000 4.7 Philadelphia 109,352.000 2.8 St. Louis 49.234.000 18.3 .... PitUburg 37,499.000 4.3 .... Baltimore 24,244.000 San Francisco 25,074,639 18.5 .... Cincinnati 19,660.000 15.1 .... Kansas City ..V 19.125.000 4.9 Minneapolis 15.770.000 31.3 .... Cleveland 14,571.000 19.4 .... New Orleans 17.503.000 Detroit 14.740.000 02.1 .... Louisville 10,052.000 2.5 .... Indianapolis 9.364.000 31.1 .... Providence 7.331.000 2.1 .... Omaha G.847.000 8.3 .... Milwaukee 7.109.000 19.0 .... Buffalo 6.072,000 St. Paul 5,531.000 CO Savannah 4.466.000 .... 21.5 Denver 4.C19.000 0.1 .... St. Joseph 5.849.000 43.2 Richmond 4.000.000 fe.8 Memphis 3.995.000 5.0 Seattle ' 2,900,441 43.1 "Washington 3.0C1.000 2.9 Hartford 2.803,000 30.1 Los Angeles 4.056.000 45.3 .... Salt Lake 3.179,000 5.0 .... Toledo 2.491,000 9.7 .... Portland. Or 2,929.232 17.9 .... Rochester 2,1115.000 .... 5.9 Peoria 3.020.00016.1 Fort Worth 2.232.000 3.8 Atlanta 3.005.000 11.4 .... Norfolk 1.614.000 9.3 .... Dcs Moines 1.830.000 19.5 New Haven 1,621.000 0.2 .... Springfield, Mass 1.031,000 20.2 Augusta 2.494,000 5.3 .... Nashville 1.833.000 10.4 Worcester 1.625.000 .... 4.2 Grand Rapids 1,015.000 19.3 .... Sioux City 1,598.000 12.2 Dayton. 0 1.190.000 2.4 .... S)ra"usc 1.283,000 18.1 Scranton 1.220.000 .... 9.2 Portland, Me 1.493,000 18.3 .... Srokane 1,502,823 34.8 Tacoma 1.142.745 1.4 .... Ennsville 929,000 .... 4.3 Wilmington. Del 1,040.000 2.4 .... Davenport 1.162.000 30.1 .... Fall River 1.122.000 4.0 ... Birmingham 1.220.000 18.3 .... Topka 1,302.000 20.3 Macon 943.000 12.9 .... Little Rock 1.120.000 51.1 .... Helena 1.007.000 21.0 KnoxvIUe 6S8.O00 10.4 Lowell 601.000 Wichita C09.OO0 18.5 Akron 619.000 19.9 ...: New Bedford C22.000 .... 3 3 Lexington 490.000 7I5 Springfield. Ill 530.000 .... 5 0 Blnghamton 407.000 9.1 Chattanooga 534.000 25.0 ... Kalamazoo 439.000 C.8 ... Fargo 503.000 2.3 Toungstown 623,000 75.4 .. Srringneld. 0 331.000 96 Rockford 380,000 -49.0 Canton 427.000 33.4 .... Jacksonville 480.000 50.4 .. Sioux Falls 259.000 42.3 ...'. Fremont 173.000 .... 13.5 Bloomlngton, 111.. .. 241,000 .... 10 0 Jacksonville. Ill 100.000 1.9 Cclumbus, O G.501,000 7.1 ... Galveston 7.641,000 .... 72 Colorado Springs .... 950.000 Wh.ellng, W. Va.... 771.000 wllkcsbarre 072,000 .... Albany 4.343.000 " Beaumont 180.000 Totals U. S .$2,374,918,952 g!c 777 Outside New York....$ 790.310, 42S 5.8 .... CANADA. Montreal $ 18.250.150 11.4 Toronto 15,016.448 33.6 .... Winnipeg 4.287.197 69.1 .. ' Halax 2.254.002 4S.6 ...! Vancou'er, B. C... 854,321 12 n Hamilton 834.875 '.'.'.'. 7'.? St. John. N. B 784.848 9.3 .... lctorIa, B. C 518.805 .... Quebec 1,304.571 .. Totals .$ 42.800.765 22.9 T7T7 AT THE MAXIMU3I. Holiday Trade Han Reached Its High Mark Grains Are Firm. NEW YORK, Dec 20. R. G. Dunn & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Holiday trade reached its maximum this week. Nearly all sections of the country reported exceptional distribu tion and while the class of goods espe cially stimulated by Christmas demand occupied the position of greatest Im portance, general merchandise was not far behind In activity. Transporting In terests were Just bee-lnnlntr to m-T-nmo -W V V . V. UUJb I congested conditions when severe storms maae me situation more complicated than before. In the grain market wheat has held fairly steady at some reaction from last week's exceptionally high point and there is still much evidence of a firm undertone. Severe weather stimulated the Western demand for livestock feeding and also Interrupted receipts. Heretofore this season there has been a large gain in comparison with the corresponding per iod of 1900. Higher prices have at last a'ffected the export movement. Failures for the week numbered 285 in the United States, as against 292 last year, and 19 in Canada, as against 18 last year. LADD FARM FOR A SITE. Its Possibilities Glowingly Described by 31. Scheydecker. FULTON, Dec. 19. To the Editor.) Now as the project of the 1905 Fair prom ises to become a certainty, the time ap proaches to look about for a suitable site for such, and water Is, in my opinion, of prime Importance to secure a success of the enterprise. Several places are In con templation from competent people, but I beg to be allowed to suggest that I be lieve that the 400-acre tract belonging to the Ladd estate on the East Side, known as the Clearwater farm, situated between the carshops of the Southern Pa cific Company and Sellwood, would be an Ideal spot for that purpose. There is a fish pond of several acres' dimension, ice-cold spring water as clear as crystal adorned with a growth of fir trees and other Oregon ornamental trees, with a stream of water running over the whole ground strong enough to drive a mill of any size. The configuration of the ground is undulating and well fitted for building purposes, and the laying out of a suit able exposition park for landscape, hor ticultural and agricultural purposes. I think that a circular aquarium, in which to show the products of the sea, river and streams of the Pacific Coast, would be of commercial Interest. The place Is acces sible by street-cars and railroad to vis itors as well as for freight traffic, for the Southern Pacific Railroad runs through the tract and that company would cer tainly build a depot for visitors and freight An obstacle for Portlanders- as well as for strangers staying In Portland to reach the East Side would be the drawbridge, but this could be overcome by building a suspension bridge over the Willamette for pedestrians, street-cars and light vchlclcn only, the bridge resting on pillars on Ross Island, the banks on both sides being high enough to dispense with a drawbridge. On the East Side it is only a short dis tance to build a boulevard to the fair ground, and on the West Side the driv ing association already contemplates building a boulevard SO feet wide on the Macadam road. By taking a sur'ey of this project, the Willamette with its bushy Islands and its sinuosities, the site and situation of the Clearwater farm, from which a magnificent view Is had all around, represents by Itself already an immense natural park, which requires only the assistance of an artist to turn it Into a public park, provided the grounds are acquired by the city to be its prop erty as a memorial to the purpose for which It Is held a permanent fair ground and public park, such as Portland will need in the future. For this Pacific Coast has a great future in store; it will acquire a world-wide fame, and will become a commercial center between the Eastern and Western, continent. Portland will not only become a great commercial city, but a place also pleasant to live in as a city of wholesomeness, good taste and re finements, for with an honest administra tion and gentlemen of an enterprising spirit and means like Hon. H. W. Cor bctt nothing is impossible. M. SCHEYDECKER. Ross Island for Fair Site. PORTLAND, Dec 19. (To the Editor.) In reading General Summers' interesting letter this morning regarding the advan tages of a near-by site for the Lewis and Clark Fair, I was struck by the omission from his list of a site nearer the center of car distribution than any of those men tioned, with perhaps less disadvantages than the others, and certainly surpassing them all in certain attractions. This is the tract of bottom land extend ing southward from what was formerly Pennoyer's mill. In connection with this Ross Island might be utilized Tor some purposes, with lte splendid growth of trees. This. Jract Is to be reached In 10 min utes from the center of town by both the principal electric car lines' and is also directly accessible by steam cars and by boats. The land could no doubt be ob tained at a comparatively small price (though I know nothing of the practical side of this matter), leaving more money for the preparation of the grounds, which could be made very beautiful. Experience has proved that no natural attraction Is so valuable in a site for a fair of this kind a that afforded by plenty of water. By day everything Is doubled In liquid reflections, at no extra cost, while the charm of the display of evening lights, without which no respectable fair can now be Imagined, resides more than half in such watery surroundings. PROPERTY-HOLDER. EXTRA TRAINS COLLIDED. Engineer Is Missing: Conductor Waa Slightly Injured. TACOMA, Dec: 20. Extra 154 west col lided with extra 133 east on the Northern Pacific Railroad, about one mile west of Weston, about 5:30 P. M. Both engines were damaged. 10 cars derailed, and the track was blocked several hours. Wreck ing outfits from Tacoma and Ellensburg were sent to clear the track. The cars damaged were mostly loaded with coal. Conductor C A. FIsk, on extra east, was slightly injured. Engineer Kelly, on extra west, has not yet been found, and there is a possibility that he may be found under the wreck. The cause of the acci dent is being investigated. Not FlKhtiiiRr Step-Mother's Pension. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Russell B. Harrison, son of the late President Benja min Harrison, was admitted to practice In the Court of Claims at Its last session, Mr. Harrison, in reply to an inquiry con cerning the reason for his presence In Washington, said: "I have been here entirely on legal busi ness. The report that I am opposing the granting of a pension to Mrs. Benjamin Harlson. is absolutely without foundation. I have hesitated to make reference to this mater, even to deny the truth of the idle rumor, simply from a disinclination to make reference to family matters." Crnlse of the Philadelphia. WASHINGTON, Dec 20. It Is said at the Navy Department that the cruiser Philadelphia, which left San Francisco today for Panama, is to relieve the gun boat Concord, the latter vessel coming north to go out of commission. This will leave only one United States vessel in Isthmian waters, the Iowa having gone down the Chilean coast to dock, and the Machlas and the Marietta, which were at Colon, on the Isthmian side, having both sailed north. The department was informed this afternoon of the departure of the Marietta from Colon for Nombre de DIos, to watch over some American mining Interests there. General Carpenter the Donor. NEW YORK, Dec 20. The World says it is reported that General Horace W. Carpenter, a wealthy retired merchant of the Pacific Coast, and for many years president of the Bank of California, who has lived in this city for the last 30 years, is the donor of the 5100,000 to Columbia University for the endowment of a chair of Chinese language and literature. This donation was announced by President Seth Low at the commencement exercises on June 12 last, but Dr. Low said that the giver desired that his name should bo kept secret. Charged With Larceny. NEW YORK, Dec 20. Charles P. Chipp. formerly a book president in the office of the Collector of Assessments and Arrears, a branch of the Controller's office, has been arrested, charged with the larceny of 5271 75. This is the specific charge, but alleged peculations by Chlpp aggregate 530,000. It Is said, and possibly much more. The American Cigar. Good as the name.- Buy the best. FOUR BOILERS BLLW UP ANOTHER RAD ACCIDENT OC CURRED AT PITTSBURG. Three or Fonr Men Killed and Trrclve Injured by an Explo sion at a Steel Works. PITTSBURG. Dec 20. Three or four men were killed and 12 injured by a ter rific boiler explosion at the Black Dia mond Steel Works of Park Bros., on Thirtieth street, today, and another man is missing. The dead are: JOHN MELVIK, aged C2 years. PATRICK O'CONNOR, aged 23. An unknown man. JOHN WILTS Is missing and is prob ably among the killed. Those Injured are: Thomas Elliott, aged 23. laborer; three severe scalp wounds: Albert Geslschlc, furnace hand. two flnfc-pr5 Klnwrn rff on.J oa..a.i1 .a1v. wounds: Alex Waszelolc, charger of the ' furnace, left leg broken and several scalp , wounds; Robert Street, colored, arms 1 JOHN J. VALENTINE DEAD. OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 21. John J. Valentine, president of Well. Fargo & Co.'s Express, died at 1:30 o'clock, this morning. He had been 111 for some time, and his death had been expected lor several days. John J. Valentine tas bom at Bowling Green. Ky., November 12, 1S40. He received a common-school education and began business In life with a druggist and as agent for an express company at Bowling Green. Later, he entered the employ of tho Adams Express Company, remaining until 1801, when he removed to California, becoming agent of Wolls, Fargo & Co., at Strawberry Valley. He was afterwards appointed superintendent of the Pacific division of the company and became general miperlntendent at New York In 18C0. In 1870, the head quarters were removed to San Francisco, where Mr. Valentine had since lived. In 1SS4. ho -was appointed general manager, and In lg2, president of the com pany. He differed from his party in 1S9G on the financial Issue, and nupported Bryan In 1000 on the Issue of Imperialism. His annual summary on the output of gold and silver was recognized as authoritative. bruised; Valentine Pernlskl, right leg broken and scalp wounds; Jacob Chesno lones, aged 32, two fingers blown oft and left arm. bruised; Isaac Washington, aged 40, heater, scalp wounds and left arm bruised; William Stelnbaugh, mill hand, breastbone fractured; Peter MIkoskI, helper, scalp wound and back burned; John McCluskey, helper, burned; Munro Larklns, colored, 25, burned; Joseph Zun Ic head badly cut. The Injured at the hospitals are all doing well except Steln baugh, whose injuries may yet prove fatal. Reuben Miller, Jr., superintendent of the plant, states that the boilers were ex amined last week and pronounced in ex cellent condition. No known cause can be given for the explosion, but a thor ough Investigation is now in progress. It was about 4:15 o'clock, as the night crew was about to turn over tho mill to the day force, that four boilers In the 10-Inch bar mill No. 3 exploded with ter rific force. The mill was completely wrecked, and the debris piled from 50 to 75 feet high. The boiler works of James McNeill, adjoining the Black Diamond mill, was also destroyed. A force of men went to work as quickly as possible af ter the explosion, searching In the debris for bodies. The mill had 60 men on each turn, and It is thought that almost 120 men, both crews, were in tho plant at the time of the explosion. The injured and dead were found underneath the wreckage in the millyard, where they had fallen in their race for life One of the boilers went through the Park Bros, mill and crashed Into the McNeill works, almost completely demol ishing them. The only man at work In the McNeill works was Rudolph Korf. tho night-watchman. He was knocked down by the force of the explosion. One boiler went through the roof of the bar mill, soared through tho air across Thirtieth street, and crashed Into the residence of Robert Price, at 8 Thirtieth street, completely wrecking the house. Price and his family rushed to the street In their night-clothes. The other two boilers were blown to pieces, and It was these that caused the complete destruc tion of the mill. Miner Blown to Pieces. NIEHART, Mont., Dec. 20. Jacob Ja cobsen. a miner of this city, was Instantly killed this evening by an explosion of gi ant blasting powder. He had worked all day, and had put In six shots. He was being hauled up In a bucket when the rope broke, and he fell 400 f,ect, to meet the explosion. He was blown to pieces. Vencznelnn Revolutionists. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The 'Island of Martinique has been selected as the place of rendezvous for a revolutionary expedi tion against President Castro, of Vene zuela, cables the Port of Spain, Trinidad, correspondent of the Herald. Senors Ezequlol Rojas. Nicholas Rolan and 20 other prominent revolutionists have left this port to join General Matos, who will arrive by the steamship Lafayette, at Martinique, on December 22. A vessel with war material for the revolutionary forces will reach Martinique in a few days The Day's Hanging;. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 20. Jim Win ton, who cut his wife's throat because she threatened to leave home, and Will .red ding, who killed his sweetheart because of his Jealousy, were hanged here today. All were colored. DANVILLE, Ky., Dec. 20. Reuben Qulnn, convicted of murdering Chief of Police Crum last April, was hanged here today. BRISTOL, Va., Dec 20. Cicero Harris, colored, was hanged here today for the murder of Samuel Ware, also colored. Philippine Revenue. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. The division of Insular Affairs of the War Department has published a statement showing that the customs revenues in the Philippines for the nine months ended September 30, 1901, were 55.276.295, as compared with 55, 4S4.920 for the same period of 1900 and 53,- 4S2.12S for 1S99. Missouri Hospital Burned. MARYSVILLE. Mo., Dec 20. St. Jo seph's Hospital was almost completely destroyed by fire last night, and fatal re- suits are feared in several cases, owing to the shock and the bitterly cold weather Into which the patients were carried for refuge from the flames. An overheated furnace was the origin. The estimated loss Is 5G000. Residences were thrown open for the temporary accommodation of patients. MONUMENT TO MR. THOMPSON What He Did for Portland's First Free Library. BALLSTON, Or.. Dec. IS. (To the Edi tor.) Your speaking of the fact that the true monuments to the late D. P. Thomp son exist In the "Institutions he helped to form" recalls an Incident that came within my knowledge that may be of in terest to Portland readers and of a cer tain historical -aluc. If you will consult The Oregonlan of April 20. 1SS1. you will find In the locals the following Item: "The Free Readlng-Room. A meeting for organization, of the trustees of the People's Free Readlng-Room and Library Association was held at the People's Hall Saturday evening. The trustees present were: Hon. D. P. Thompson, Lucy A. Mallory. S. R. Keenan, P. R. Skinner, Carrie E. Halght, Henry Addis and Wal lace Yates. Hon. D. P. Thompson was unanlmously elected president. Henry Ad dis secretary and librarian, Wallace Yate3 treasurer, for the ensuing year. A vigor ous effort will be made to raise funds and carry on the institution In a manner be fitting the City of Portland." Governor Pennoyer beaded the list of trustees, and was a most liberal contribu tor, but his official duties prevented his attendance at board meetings. It would bo hard to find a better illus tration of the democratic nature of American Institutions than was presented by the personality of the parties who composed that board. The hosts of friends of Mrs. Mallory will readily comprehend the kindly and philanthropic Interest that prompted her to take part therein. There was jolly, kindly Mrs. "Sue" Keenan, a radical of radicals on the woman question, etc; Colonel Skinner, stanchest of Popu lists; Mrs. Halght, a follower of Edward Bellamy, and who afterward Joined the Topolobampo colony and died there; Henry Addis, afterward known far and near In connection with the famous Fire brand case; last of all a slngle-taxer. Yet with all these cranks Mr. Thompson, a practical, conservative man of business, pulled abreast In harness for a public benefit. Of the above, three acquired National fame In rather widely different ways. Mr. Thompson as an accredited Minister of the Government, Mr. Addis through the Firebrand prosecution, and no need to set forth the Governor's fame. Of all of us, I think no one did more In the way of actual persistent work for the inauguration and maintenance of tho People's Free Library than Henry Addis. But as an instance of the unconven tional, public-spirited disposition of tho late D. P. Thompson, his association with such a lot of cranks as the above In a work for the benefit of his struggling fellow-man Is, I think, worthy of note. And I believe It was at the above meeting that he made the announcement that he Intended to put electric lights in the library building and maintain them at his own private cost. WALLACE YATES. ! e-bst '' ',,' Svrup.of a m 1 It is pure. It is gentle; It is pleasant. It is efficacious. It is not expensive. It is good for children. It is excellent for ladies. It is convenient for business men. It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. It is used by millions of families the world over. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the best laxative the world produces. a) it -11 11 frvKyani.Yi-ttT Ay'r - """B FIGHT WAS A FIERCE ONE GARDNER KNOCKED OUT CARTER IN THE EIGHTH ROUND. Contest Was For the Mlddle-Weiffht Championship of the World Brooklyn Man Punished. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-George Gardner, of Lowell, Mass., and "Kid" Carter, of Brooklyn. N. Y., met tonight at Mechanics' Pavilion under the auspices of the San Francisco Athletic Club In what was announced as a contest for the middle-weight championship of the world. Gardner clearly established his right to the title by knocking out Carter In the eighth round. The men had met twice before under similar conditions and on each occasion the Lowell lad was re turned a winner. Tonight's result clear ly accentuated the fact that Gardner's fistic superiority over Carter Is com plete, and as the latter recently knocked out Joe Walcott, the victory is signifi cant. Tonight's contest was one of the fierc est ever witnessed In this city. Gard ner was the aggressor from the start. He went at his opponent In a systematic manner and before the fourth round had been concluded he had cut the Brooklyn boy's face Into ribbons. In the fifth, sixth and Feventh rounds he landed fre quently with right and left uppercuts to the Jaw, and In the latter two rounds the gong saved Carter on each occasion. In the eighth Gardner rained blow af ter blow on his practically beaten op ponent's face, the latter finally going to the floor and remaining there until 10 seconds had been counted by Referee Jim McDonald. Carter's ability to take pun ishment was a revelation and stood him well In hand. No other man could have lasted five rounds under the terrible pun ishment which Gardner Inflicted. Both victor and vanquished were tremendous ly cheered as they left the ring. Tho fight by rounds: Round 1 Gardner was the first to lead, but fell short with a left, -He landed his right twice to the head and escaped a counter. Gardner chopped Carter on the face with his left. In a clinch Carter landed lightly on the kidneys. Carter led for the head with his left, but fell short. Gardner swung his right hard to the head. He followed with a left uppercut to the face. Gardner got under Carter's blows and kept up a systematic battering on Carter's face with his right. He drove a hard right to the head, but Carter re buked him with a left to the face. Car ter jabbed Gardner on the nose with his left and right, which staggered the Low ell man. Round 2 Gardner landed lightly on the head. Carter jabbed Gardner twice In the face with his left, and they clinched. On emerging Gardner sent hl3 right hard on the body, but Carter retaliated with a hard left to the face. They clinched. Gardner Jabbed Carter twice on the head with his left. Carter essayed a hard left for the face, but was short, Gardner's right went around Carter's neck. Carter went in, but Gardner caught him hard with a right and left to the face. He then Btaggered Carter with a vicious straight right, and followed It up with two lefts to the face. Carter put a right hard to the head and they clinched. As the gong sounded they exchanged blows. Gardner punished Carter severely In this round, but the latter took his grueling with remarkable fortitude. Round 3 Gardner led with left, but fell short. They clinched and Gardner hit Carter twice lightly on the face. Carter put his left lightly to the face, but George retaliated with a straight left to the Jaw. Gardner cleverly blocked a hard left for the body. Gardner crossed with a left on Carter's eye. They clinched and Gard ner uppercut Carter with his right. They clinched. Gardner poked his left to tho face. He just missed a right uppercut for the head, but In a clinch landed a hard uppercut with his right and left viciously to the face. Gardner sent a right and left hard to the face, and Carter retaliated lightly with a left 'on the heart as the bell rang. Round 4 They went to a clinch. On the breakaway Gardner sent his left hard to the face. He caught Carter a tremendous left over the solar plexus, and evaded a return. Carter Is a glutton for punish ment, and does not give any ground. Ho swung his right hard to the Lowell man's head. They then clinched. Gardner sent in a hard right swing to the face. He planted his left twice on the stomach and a right hard twice to the face. Carter led, but fell short. Gardner sent a left to the face, but Carter came back with two good ones to the face. Carter was bleeding at the mouth. Carter landed a left over the heart Just at the close of the round. Round 5 Gardner sailed In at once and put his left to the face Carter landed a left swing to the face. Gardner put his left to the face again and blocked a re turn. He uppercut Carter to the Jaw with a right, but Carter went In for more. Carter swung his right, missed, and then put a left to the jaw. Gardner's Infight ing was very vicious. He sent his left to the face, but Carter met him with a hard left hook to the jaw. Gardner swung hard with his right to the head. They exchanged blows, both taking hard punishment. Gardner had Carter bleed ing profusely. He was chopping his face to pieces, but Carter went In with body blows and sent a terrific right to Gard ner's face as the bell sounded. Round G Carter tried his left for the body, but was short, Gardner put his left to the face, and Carter retaliated with a full right swing to the face. Car ter put in a right to the chest, and they WKv nds f&mily kx&tiv X.yrV.Vw clinched. Carter blocked Gardner's blow' for the head and face and sent In a hard left to the face and a right to the body. Gardner dealt Carter a hard right on the jaw. Gardner swung his right for the head, but Carter got Inside of It. Gardner landed a left twice to the face. In a mix up he landed a right and a left several times In rapid succession and floored Car ter. The latter was attempting to regain his feet as the gong sounded. This round was much in Gardner's favor. Round 7 Gardner went after his man, but Carter went in and the blows were wild. Gardner landed right and left swings to the jaw. They clinched. Gard ner swung wildly, and In a mix-up he put his left and his right to the jaw. He kept Carter busy ducking vicious blows. Carter landed hard rights twice on the faco and escaped a return. Gard ner kept after Carter's face and rained blow after blow on the bleeding portions. Carter COt In a vtclotrs Htrht nn tYin fncp J that staggered Gardner. They fought , Vicioilslv at flnco T-nniro nrtrl Crtrtav Ionl ed twice on the face. Gardner again floored Carter with a terrific succession of rights and lefts, and the gong again saved Carter. Carter was bleeding badly. Round 8 Gardner went In, but was short. At close range ho put his left lightly to Carter's sore face. He followed this up In a similar manner In another mix-up, but Carter fought back viciously. Gardner landed a hard right uppercut to the Jaw. and Carter went down. He came up again, but was floored once more. Gardner went at his man like a fiend, and rained blows on Carter that floored him. He put his left and right to Carter's jaw. who went down like a log, and Referee McDonald called him out. In the first preliminary. Winnie O'Con nor, reputed to be the leading as well as the most popular jockey In the country, made his Initial bow In the squared arena. He was pitted against. Johnny Crowell. a local bantam of no mean ability. The bout went four rounds to a draw. O'Con nor .displayed much ability in his new vo cation. The other preliminary was between Toby Irwin and Artie Greenfield. Irwin floored his man in the second round with a vicious left to the face, and the latter failed to respond within the prescribed 10 seconds. Young Corbett and J. J. Jeffries. DENVER, Dec. 20. A programme that may prove the opening of prizefighting In this cltv was carried nut nt. rviitsmim Wnii the former headquarters of the Colorado Atnietic uiud. without police Interference. The participants In the ring con fined themselves to sparring, and the events were mostly three-round bouts between local men. The main feature was tho appearance of the feather-weight and heavy-weight champions, respectively, "Young Corbett" and James J. Jeffries. Previous to their arrival with their spar ring partners the champions were pitted against each other for three rounds, af fording much amusement to the specta tors. To the crowd they both announced their readiness to defend their champion ship titles against all comers. Twenty-Round Drnw at Omaha, OMAHA, Dec 20. Oscar Gardner and Jack Whltaker, of Cleveland, both feather-weights, fought 20 rounds to a draw at South Omaha tonight. Gardner was the aggressor during a greater part of the fight. NO CLASH IN RACING DATES. Horsemen Will Hold Meets in Vari ous Northwest Cities. Representatives of fair associations and racing organizations of the Northwest will meet In Seattle on January 15, to select a governing board and arrange for concert ed action on the part of all organizations fostering racing. A. D. Vandevanter, the well-known Seattle politician and horse man, returned to his home last night, ar ter two days' conference with local racing men, aid a plan has practically been agreed upon that will prevent conflicting dates In future meets. At the Seattle meeting there will be de:e gates from Salem, Portland, Seattle, Ev erett, Tacoma, Whatcom, Spokane, Yaki ma, Vancouver, B. C. and possibly Walla Walla and other cities. It Is more than probable that Spring meetings will be held In Seattle, Spokane, Everett and other cities, and all tho places named will hold races In the Fall of each year. Hereto fore no effort hag been made systematic ally to arrange the dates so that all the horses could be present at each meeting. Tho dates clashed, and owners took their strings where they thought the most mon ey could be won. While here Mr. Vandevanter discussed tVii trarmnArt n tlnn nf .tin hnrcfto .,-I.Vi t-H rallroad men, and secured satisfactory concessions. Local devotees pf the racing game are hopeful that much good will come from the Seattle meeting, and Mr. Vandevanter received cordial support in j ma yiuus ituiu ruiuuuu iiureemen. I Races at Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. Results at Oakland: Six furlongs, selling Royalty won, De Capo second, Almoner third; time, 1:14. Futurity course, selling Midnight Chimes won, Parsifal second, Pat Mor rlssey third; time, 1:10&. Selling Vantlne won, Kitty Kelly sec ond. Halnault third; time. l:12tf. Five furlongs, purse Josle G. won. Bot any second, Ishtar third; time,. 0:3!Bi. One mile, selling Bedeck won, David S. second, Plohn third; time, 1:39J. One mile and a sixteenth, selling DIo med won, Artllla second. Commonwealth Attorney third; time, 1:47. The New York Bnscball War. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. In the Supreme Court today, before Justice Scott, attor- ecsMSe Its component parts are all wholesome. It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects. It is wholly free from objectionable substances. It contains the laxative principles of plants. It contains the carminative principles of plants. It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which are agreeable and refreshing to the taste. All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientifically compounded. Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the orginality and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine. Manufactured by LlfORjflApOVRlIP San Francisco, Cal. Louisville, Ky. New York, N. Y. FOB SALE BY ALL LEADING DBUG GISTS. neys representing A. G. Spalding consent ed to the continuance of the temporary In junction obtained from Justice Leven trltt Monday, restraining Spalding from exercising any of the powers of the presi dent of the National Baseball League un til such time as the action brought by the Freedman followers against the Spalding party should be brought to trial. Spal ding's attorneys also said their client would give up the papers, funds and rec ords of the league. Jackson Too Much for O'Ronrke. BALTIMORE, Dec. 20. Young Peter Jackson defeated Charles O'Rourke, of Boston, In the fourth round tonight' be fore the Eureka Athletic Club. O'Rourko gave a beautiful exhibition of boxing for three rounds, but Jackson's superior strength was too much for him. Ann Arbor Football Players Start. ANN ARBOR. Mich.. Dec. 20. Amid the deafening cheers of rooters and enthusi astic townsmen, the University of Michi gan football team left tonight for Pasa dena, Cal.. where they will play Leland Stanford University on New Year's. EARLY-DAY DOCUMENTS. Tapers Lately Added to Historical t Society Collection. PORTLAND, Dec 20. (To the Editor.) Among the hundreds of old documents which I have added to the collection of the Oregon Historical Society during the past few months the following may bo Interesting in showing something of tho life of the early days. GEORGE H. HIMES. "Nesmith's Mills, July 23, 1S51. Norrls & Co., Gentlemen: The syrup which I bought of you I had measured at Oregon City, and the five barrels fell short of the brands seven gallons each, making 33 gallons less than I paid you for, which leaves a balance In my favor of 519 35. If you feel disposed to rectify it you will please pay the amount to the bearer, Mr. Frazler. Respectfully your servant. "J. W. NESMITH." Champoeg County. March IS. 1S4S. Champoeg County to V. K. Beale, Sheriff, Dr : March 13. 1S4 To summoning grand jury 5 3 0O To serving subpenaes to appear before grand Jury 3 4S To summoning Matthicu to court and mileage. 30 miles 2 03 To attendance on County Court one day. February. 1S4S 1 50 To attendance on Circuit Court four daja. March. 1S4S G 00 To putting up notice for Circuit Court, 70 mlle3 5 00 To J. Kendle and N. Ford. Dr.. wit nesses, and one day each ami four miles 2 32 Total .S'tTS To George "W. Vernon. Clerk. Dr.: February 21. 1MJ To one day's attendance on County Court. February. 1JI! ..$2 To Issuing venire facia for grand Jury and copy To one blank tax book and copy and paper 4 To one blank tax book for IS 17 2 To two qrs. paper for Clerk s otllce and courts 1 To lcsuing subpena. for w Knesset for grand Jury' To swearing and empaneling grand Jury To advertising Circuit Court 00 ro Total Sin lb'i Rev. Neil Johnson to W. J. Bailey, Surgeon, Dr.: 1S52 Oct. 31 Visit and prescription for daugh ter ?ir 00 Nov. 3 Prescription 1 50 Nov. 5 Prescription 1 50 Nov. tf-Vlslt and prescription 15 Dec. 10 Prescription for sons 1 50 Dec. 17 Prescription for sons and daugh ter 3 00 Dec. 20 Prescription for sons and daugh ter 3 00 1S53 May 10 Visit and prescription for son.... 15 0O May 15 Mixture for son 75 May 22 Mixture for son 75 1S4 March 27 Ointment for son 1 CO Total .?50 50 Pnrsned and Pursuer Vanished. At 9:30 last night fleeting footsteps were heard hitting hard the plank sidewalk in front of Jones' drug store, corner Gibbs and Front street. South Portland. The man who was making the noise sped past like a streak, while hot on his trail camo another man yelling "Help! Stop him-" Four boys in the drug store, sons of Po liceman Byers. gave chase for live blocks, hut near the Falling School lost track of pursued and pursuer. They picked up an umbrella that had been dropped by one of the men as he disappeared in the dark ness down Porter street. Settlers Are SulTerlnpr. GUTHRIE. O. T.. Dec. 20. Every road leading Into the new country is still lined with prospective settlers. Without food and generally without money, and in a. country sparsely settled, they have starved and frozen. In many cases death resulting among the children. Men who have seen these people report the nights the most pitiable ever witnessed. The cold weather his also bred several cases of smallpox in every town and city in tho two territories. ? Exnelled Uroltern Scoured Iiijnnotloit CHICAGO. Dec. 20. Arthur R. Jones, senior member of the Board of Trade firm of A. R. Jones !fe Co., and Michael J. Ryan, secretary and principal broker of the company, who were expelled from membership in the Chicago Board of Trade on the charge of bucket-shopping, were granted a temporary Injunction to day by Judge Tuley. and began operations on the board again. - ARE YOU GOING EAST? If so, cah at; No. 121 Third street. Low est rates and best accommodations via Rio Grande Route, either via Huntington or Sacramento. 1 m m VM &4