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Newspaper Page TextQ-V&1" ""wpr iySWr;s T f$lrif- B ' 1M yw--' THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATUBPAY, APIUL 19, 1902. 1 "VSVfKWf' WHEAT TO THE REAR Diversified Products Lead in the Valley. CEREAL MAY LOSE ITS IDENTITY "Worth More Than 50 Cents Per Bushel for Hog: .Feed Outlook Is Favorable for Good Yield-- Wheat-grow lng Is not the Important Industry It once -was In the "Willamette Valley. DUerslfled farming hap brought about a great change Jn conditions. "When prices aro low it pays to teed the cereal to the hogs. An Oregonlan staff correspondent tell why wheat Is In a fair way to lose Its place as the leading Valley product. CORVAL.IjISf Qr.t April 18. (Staff cor respondencesDiversified fanning In the "Willamette Valley has elbowed wheat out of the lime light in which it basked for years, but the premier cereal is still on the stage. A6 a matter of fact, not one of the diversified industries whioh have assisted in crowding wheat out of the af fections of the Valley farmers can indi vidually make so strong a financial show ing as is made by the original Willam ette Valley wealth-producer. Collective ly, however, these diversified Industries make such an imposing showing that one Is prone to wonder how wheat ever se cured such prominence as it once hold to the exclusion of practically every thing else. There is very little wheat of the 1901 crop still unsold in the Wil lamette Valley, but the prospects are fa vorable for a good crop this season. Not much Spring wheat will be sown, but there will be nn enormous acreage of oats. The fine weather of the past two days was duly appreciated by the farm ers In the Valley and in even field not sown to Winter wheat the plows were turning up the soil, a trifle sticky in some places but still in a condition to be worked. In the course of my rambllngs through the Inland Empire wheat belt last Aug ust, I lingered one evening on a vast wheat farm in the Big Bend country. East, west, north and south, as far as the eye could reach, a billowy sea of ripening grain stretched away to where "sea" and sky met. Two water wagons drew in from a six-mile haul, and nearly 70 horses and mules, which had been pulling two mammoth combines all day clattered Into the barnyard. The men and animals looked hot, brown and dusty, and their appearance simply reflected that of the earth which was still throwing off a glimmer of heat through which the dying rays of the sun shone red as blood. There was nothing In sight to break the everlasting monotony of heat, wheat and dust. The owner of the "plant" had been explaining to me how much more money he could make out of wheat than could be secured from growing that cereal In the Willamette Valley. I had Just sam pled the last wagon-load of alleged water, and finding it neither warm enough nor cold enough to be palatable, could not wholly refrain from showing my disgust. He was enough of a mind-reader to un derstand, and said: "Oh, yes, I know what you are think ing about, and I agree with you to a considerable extent. We ought to raise DO bushels to the acre, and sell it for a dollar a bushel in order to be anywhere near even with the green fields and run ring brook fanners who ""live and not merely 'exist In the Willamette Valley." Not until the past few days have 1 fuil; realized the force and aptness of my Big Bend friend's remark. Life is cer tninly worth living in the Willamette Valley, and this garden spot of the West neer looked prettier or more prosper ous than at the present time. Wheat v.Mch made the Valley famous, however, h-is been pushed to the rear by diversified farming to such an extent that the com paratively low price and poor yield of the cereal for the past year or two have had but little effect on the general prosperity of ttc region -where a few years ago bad crrva ar-d Jow prices meant ruination for mrny farmers and tradesmen. The Willamette Valley, even with what v ould now be termed a big crop of wheat, nul never again figure at all extensively as a .wheat shipper. The crop of the Valley for 1PG1 was In the ne'ghborhood of 2,"XX),CX Tjushols, some estimates mak irg It 3,0CO.O0(r bushels, and of that amount less than DC0,(XX) bushels have been ex ported as wheat. The stocks still on hand are ery small, In fact are insuffi cient to keep the mills running until an other crop is grown, many of the mills already closing- dot n for the season. The remainder of the crap except the meager stocks now on hand has been manufac tured Into flour or fed to stock. This latter use for the cereal has been more general this season than ever before, and the results obtained are so satisfactory that some growers assert that they will never again sell wheat at 50 cents per bushel. Some of this wheat has been chopped up and fed to cattle, but the greater part that has been fed was for fattening hogs. At North Yamhill I met a farmer who had fed 500 bushels this season; another at the same place had fed 400 bushels, while at McMlnnville one man had fed over 1000 bushels and a number of others varying amounts, from 100 to GOO faush-t els. Individually these amounts seem small, but In the aggregate for the en tire Valley they will run up to figures which with allowance made for decreas ing acreage will -easily explain why "Or egon" wheat has almost disappeared from the Liverpool quotation lists. Up the West Side in particular, the hog has been by far the greatest factor in checking wheat exports. An illustration of the ef fect of this new industry on wheat was noted at McMlnnville, where a prominent farmer now has over B00 head of hogs of varying size on a 200-acre-Jleld of cloVer, which a year ago was in wheat. Adjoin ing this 200 acres of clover is 200 acres of wheat, and it is in fine condition, but unless the price goes 'way above present figures, the wheat will all be used to fat ten the pork now keeping up a healthy growth on a clover diet. All through Yamhill and Polk Counties are large numbers of hogs, the hands varying in , size from 10 to 230 animals each, with some of the big farmers having still greater numbers. In this section, where hogs, sheep ahd goats have been increasing quite rapidly in numbers, there' will be a smaller acre age of wheat this year than there was last yearf although he Acreage last year was below the average. This shortage of acreage will also be increased by a much larger acreage of oats than was ever put In before. The backward spring has delayed plowing ?o long that most of the grain that will bo sowed from now on will be oats. The , Government demand and the corn shortage in the East combined to lift prices on oats up to very remunerative figures, and with good weather conditions the crop in the Valley will be enormous. Up here in Benton County, mopt of the farmers still pin their faith to wheat, and the acre age in Winter wheat is much larger than it was last year. The yield per acre was quite satisfactory last year, but prices were s(y low the year previous that many farmers were discouraged and shortened the area accordingly. Last Pall weather conditions were exceptionally favorable for planting wheat, and a large acreage was planted; in fact, there will be but a very small amount of Spring wheat In the county. The condition of the grow ing crop could be much improved with a few days of bright sunshine. There has been so much rain that many of the low lying fields are showing a yellow, unhealthy appearance, but the damage as yet Is not so serious but that good weather from now on will remedy it. There was no damage of consequence through frost In the Valley. With so much of this story devoted to wheat there Is not space at this time to take tip the many lines of Industrial development which are making golden returns for well directed labor and capital. Wool, mohair, hops, fruit, stock and dairy products are bringing millions of dollars Into this fair land, and these Important features of the Valley's Industrial growth will be treat ed more in accordance with their promi nence at some other time. E. W, W, Y. W. C. A. CONVENTION. State Association Begins Three-Day Session nt Forest Grove. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, FOREST GROVE, Or., April 18. The 10th annual convention of the Young Women's Chris tian Association of Oregon opened tonight in Marsh Memorial Hall, and will con tinue over Sunday, The convention la composed of delegates from 13 educational institutions of the state, and the city as sociation of Portland. The flrft conven tion of the association was held here In 1893, therefore this is the second time Pa cific University has been favored. The officers of the state board are as follows: President, Mrs. F. F. Haradon. of Port land: secretary Mrs. F. C. Miller, of Portland: treasurer. Miss Anna Farrell, of Portland; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Louis Burke, of Portland; secretary of literature, Mrs. N. J. Levlnson, of Port land; treasurer of city work. Miss Mabel Hazcltine, of- Portland. Miss Mary E. Farnham, of Forest Grove; Mrs. C. G. French, of Monmouth, and Miss Alice Reason, of Chemawa, non-resident mem bers of the state board, are also expect ed to be at the convention. The badges read: "Y. M. C. A., Forest Grove, 1893 1002." Speakers who wjll take a leading, part In the convention are: Miss Conde, of Chicago, student secretary of the American committee; Miss Mabel Stafford, Coast secretary; Miss Abbie McElroy, re cently appointed secretary of the Port land work; Dr. Maude Allen, of Ambala, India, daughter of Mrs. E. W. Allen, ex secretary for the Northwest. Drain Normal School at Drain is represented for the first time at the convention. The meeting tonight was called to order by Mrs. F. F. Haradon, and ,the following programme was given: Devotional hour song service, 7:30; crlpture and prayer. Rev. D. Staver; welcome on behalf of Y. W. . A., Miss Mary Bailey; welcome on behalf of Pacific University, Profes sor Ferrln; response, by delegation; vocal 6olo, Mrs. F. J. Raley; convention ad dress, Rev. E. N. Sharp; vocal solo. Miss Maude Shannon; reminiscences of first convention, Mrs. Robertson. Following the programme an informal reception wao given to the delegates and their friends. Light refreshments- were served. Decree of Honor Convention. JUNCTION CITY, April 18. The Cen tral Willamette district convention of the Degree of Honor, A, O. U. W." closed hero laet night with a banquet, which was largely attended. The officers were: President, Mrs. Maggie Houston; secre tary, Miss N. C. Folsom. Important questions were discussed, and addresses made by Past Grand Chiefs Mrs. M. Houston, Miss Maggie Barker, Mrs. C. C. Hogue and other prominent degree members. The officers elected for the next convention, which meet6 In Corval Hs In October, were: President, Mrs. Buth Clark; and secretary, Mrs. Sadie Moore, of Corvaliis. Dnllns Brevities. DALLAS, April 18. j. G. Brown's new creamery will start up In about 10 days. R. E. WllllamB, cashier of the Dallas City Bank, will establish a prune packing-house here this season. He. will be in the market for all the fruit he can get Carpenters have decided to charge $3 per day this year, as against $2 50 last year. The Postofflce Is to bo moved to the Emmons building. One Year for Stealing: Sairlogs. ASTORIA, Or.. April 18. A. Hoyt, who was Indicted on a charge of the larceny of nine saw logs from Angus Foot, at Wcctport, was arraigned in the Circuit Court this afternoon, and entered a plea of guilty. He was sentenced to one year In the penitentiary. Oregon ailninfir Stock Exchange. PORTLAND, April 18. Todnj's quotations were: Bid. Asked. Alaska M. & M lift 11 Bronze Monarch -..17ft IS',4 Caribou 3 4 Copperopolls 22 '4 100 Crystal Consolidated 14 17V4 Chicago Os Ss Cascade Calumet ..' 2 4 Gold Hill & Bohemia '. lOVi 20 Huronlan Ci 8 Lost Horse 2 0 Sumpter Consolidated 2jfc 4 Sweden Copper (Gtd.) ,,, 87 90 Winnipeg (Ltd.) V 15 Sales-: Price. lOuvl Bronze Monarch 17 1000 Chicago 7h SOU Last Horse r 8 GOO Winnipeg , 10 SPOKANE, April 18. The closing quotations for mlnlne stocks today were: Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Amer. Boy ..8 8J4iMorn. Glory .. 2 3U Blaektall 124 lSifejl'rin. Maud .. 3 3'4 Butte &. Boa. 3 4 iQullp &J SS Ben Hur 134 15 IRamb. Car ...88 8flU Deer Trail .. 2ft 3 iRepubllc Ui KHi Flsh'malden.. 5 (J Sulllan 8ft Oft Gold Ledge .. 1ft lTom Thumb ..22ft 23U Jim Blaine .. 3 4SiSan Poll . 28 2Ui L. P. Surp... 7H TftiTrade DolIar..l2 - 14 Mtn. Lion ,.2G 30 SAN FRANQISCO, April 18. Official closing quotations for raining stocks: Alta $0 03 1 Mexican ....,....$0 4G .Andes 4iOccIdental Con ... 10 jBclcher ......... Best & Belcher.. Caledonia ,, Challenge Con .. Chqllar ......... Confidence Con. Cal. & Va.. Crown Point .... Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross, Justice biOphlr , 1 20 34iOverman 10 4djPotosl j. 24 HjSavcpe 12 l3Seg. Belcher ,..'.. 1 00SIerra Nevada ... 22 1 30, Silver Hill 48 "UTnlon Con 23 7Utah 3 2o Yellow Jacket .... 11 0 NEW YORK. April 18. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con fO 20Llttle Chief SO 11 Alice GOlOntarlo ..... 0 fio Breeco 5t)Ophlr 125 urunswicic uon .. id raoemx .... Comstock Tunnel. 5Potosl u Con. Cal. & va... 1 30 1 Savage q Dead wood Terra.. GO Sierra Nevada ... 20 Horn Silver ..... 1 40ISmall Hodci 45 Iron Sliver 70iStandard 8 35 Leadville Con &i BOSTON, April 18. Closing quotations: Adventure S 22 OOlParrott S 28 50 Allouez 3 50Qulncy ,. 122 00 Amalgamated .. 04 50 Santa Fe Cop... 2 Oi Bingham ....... 38 75 Tamarack 175 00 Cal. & Hecla.,. 500 OOJTrimount&ln ... OS 00 Centennial .... 10 00 Trinity ....,.,, 13 23 Copper Range . 59 87iUnlted States .. 22 00 Dominion Coal. 140 25IUtah 22 50 Franklin ...... J2 OOJVlctoria 5 25 Mohawk 35 00 Winona 150 Old Dominion . 21 12lWolverlne .... 53 00 Oacaolsk SI S71D&1 Wt 5 50 BLIND BOYS ON BICYCLE OREGOSf STATE SCHOOL PUPILS BE COMING EXPERTS. Superintendent Has Provided a Tandem "Wheel as a Means of Recreation for Scholars. SALEM, April 18. Bicycle-riding is the latest means of recreation provided for pupils of the State Blind School in this city. Superintendent Jones has prpcured a tandem bicycle, the rear seat of which la arranged for either a lady or gentleman. A blind person rides on the rear seat, while some one who can see rides in front. A number of the pupils have learned to ride in. this manner, and they get considerable enjoyment as well as needed exercise from a spin around the city. Two boys who are totally blind have be come such good riders that they can ride the wheel around the school grounds. The pupils are not permitted to ride in dangerous places or take any chances, of an accident. There are a number of pu- BAKER CITY'S BLOODED CATTLE SHOW AND SALE POSTPONED ONE DAY 4 SOME OF THE THOROUGHBRED HEREFORDS "WHICH WILI BE SOLD TODAY. BAKER CITY, Or., April 18.-Tust before the hour for the formal opening of the Hereford thoroughbred cattle show and sale at 1:30 this afternoon, the management concluded that owing to the threatening weather, it would not be advisable to attempt the parade and formal opening of the show and sale today, and decided to wait until tomorrow. The show and salewlll open at the baseball park tomorrow morning at 10:30 with a parade through the streets, weather permitting. The fail ure to open the fair today occasioned considerable disappointment, as the weather this afternoon was not sufficiently Inclement to Interfere with either the show or sale. The management has decided to limit the sale to 40 animals. The object of placing a limit on the sales at any one place is to make sure that there will be sufficient stock to be placed on exhibition and sale at the various places in the state where shows and sales have been advertised. There Is quite a large number of stockmen in the city who desire to purchase some of the animals. The Herefords were brought here by C. R. Thomas, of Kansas City, Mo., Secretary of the American Hereford Breeders' Association, tinder whose auspices the sale will be conducted. La Grande, Pendleton and Heppner are the other points where sales will be held. It was through the Instrumentality of Col&nel R. C. Judson, Industrial ageht of the" O. R. & N., that the cattle were brought to Oregon. Eastern Oregon stock men are loud in their praise of Colonel Judson for the interest he evinced in their business by getting the Hereford Association to send socio of its fine stock West. I pils at the school who can see well enough to distinguish large objects, but who can not see to read. Sometimes one of these pupils is permitted to occupy the front seat and guide the bicycle. Superintendent Jones says that while visiting a blind school in the East he saw two boys who were totally blind, but who could ride a bicycle together over any roads with which they were ac quainted. STATE'S AID TO ORPHANS. First 10 Months Under Sew Law Use About One-hnlf of Appropriation. SALEM, April 18. Only $2375 1G was paid out by the state for the support of orphans and foundling? during the first 10 months the act authorizing such expenditures was In effect. This would be at tho rate of J2S50 IS per year. The appropriation for that purpose was $6000 per year. The average number of child ren drawing money under the act has boen 57, the cost to the state being 13.7 cents per day for each child. The act provides that each Institution pro viding a home for orphans or foundlings shall receive from the state $30 pcivycar for each child so kept. The Institutions pow drawing money under the act are St. Mary's Home, at Beaverton; Good Shepherd's Foundling Asylum, at Park Place, and St. Mary's Home, at St. Paul. The Orphans' Home, at Albany, received money under this act until last Septem ber, when the number of children main tained fell below five, which number was required in order to entitle the institu tion to be classed as an orphans' home. The amounts received by the several Institutions during the 10 months the law has been in effect are as follows: SL Mary's Home. Beaverton.. ...... JSS9 66 Good Shepherd's Foundling Asylum 751 72 St. Mary's Home, St. Paul 573 62 Orphans' Home, Albany 160 16 CHURCH PLANS GREAT MEETING. Convention at Tamer This Year Will Be of Special Interest. SALEM, April 18. The annual session of the Oregon Christian Missionary Con vention will begin in the tabernacle at Turner. June 20, and will continue until June 30. Rev. Charles Reign Scoville of the Metropolitan Church of Christ, Chicago, will be the principal speaker of the convention. Mrs. Helen E. Moses, National secretary of the Christian Wo man's Board of Missions, of Indianapo lis, Ind., will also be present. This will be the jubilee year of missionary work of the Christian Church in Oregon, and the meetings at Turner this year will be made of special Interest on that account. STATE BRINGS SUIT TO RECOVER. Holds Insurance Company Should Pay Loss by Reform School Fire. SALEM. Or., April 18. The board of trustees of the Reform School today began a suit against the Hartford Fire Insurance Company on a policy on the Reform School Industrial building, which burned in December last. The state contends the building burned was a part of the Reform School, hence was covered by the policy insuring the school. Nine ether companies carrying policies on the school, and who have not paid, will be proce'eded against. The state's loss waa $18,600. MONMOUTH WINS iDEBATE, Normal School Team Defeats Albany College Trust Question Up. MONMOUTH, Or., April 18. The debate between Albany College and the Mon mouth State Normal School tonight was won by Monmouth. The subject, "'Re- solved, That the Trusts Are Detrimental to the Public Welfare." was discussed. Albany took the affirmative and the Normal School the negative. The discussion was spirited, and the points of the arguments well brought out. Rev. Dr. Thompson, of Independence. J. R. B-Oblnson, of Pa cific University, and State Superintendent j. a. ACKerman were tne juages. a large and enthusiastic audience was pres ent, and enjoyed the programme of the evening. After the debate a banquet waa tendered the visiting team. A business meeting of the league was held in the afternoon, arranging the work of the league for next year. Delegates were present from Albany, Newberg and Mc Mlnnvllle. MAY AGREE OX CAMPAIGN TODAY. Marlon RepHfcllcaas and Democrats Both Meet at Salem. SALEM, April 18. Both the Republican and the Democratic County Central Com mittees will be In session In this city tomorrow, and it is expected that some agreement will be made regarding the manner of conducting the county cam paign. It is usual for the opposing candi dates to make a Joint canvass of the county during the last two weeks of May. There are often some who oppose the plan of a joint canvass, and some objec tion has been heard to that plan this year, N but it Is generally believed that the usual campaign will be agreed upon. Union County Prohibitionists. LA GRANDE, Or., April 18. The Pro hibitionists of Union County met In the Opera-House yesterday and nominated a county ticket and Joint Representative with Wallowa County. The ticket follows: Joint Representative J. W. Buck, El gin. Representative John W. McCollster, La Grande. Judge W. R. Chattln, Summervllle. Sherjff No nomination. Clerk Robert Shaw, North Powder. Recorder Left to central committee. Assessor H. J, Stacey, Elgin. Treasurer James .Mass, Allccl. Commlssioners-Four-year term, J. C. Chenault, Cove; two-year term, H. '. Versley, La Grande. Coroner James1 H. Henderson, Elgin. Cooke Not a Candidate. OREGON CITY, April 18. Speculatlqn is rife over the probable Democratic candi date for Joint Representative from Mult nomah and Clackamas Counties. The Democratic County Central Committee will meet next Tuesday, and select a can didate which, under an agreement with the Democrats of Multnomah County, will be the nominee. Sheriff J. J. Cooks has been prominently mentioned in con nection with the nomination, but he said today that he was not a candidate for any office and that his duties as head of the citizens' executive committee would take up all of his time between now and I the June election. Porter Emphatically Denies It. OREGON CITY, April 18. State Sena- ! tor L. L. Porter emphatically denies the rctort that lie la a candidate for the office of Joint Representative with Multnomah and Clackamai Counties on the fusion ticket. He saya the circulation of the ru mor was Intended to Injure him with his party, and hos no foundation. Mr. Por ter today said: "I would refuse to go on the ticket Jf the place was offered to me, but no ueh offer has been made. The matter has never been discussed with the Idea of giving it to me." Furnish at Salem Monday. SALEM, April 18. A letter has been re ceived by the entertainment committee of the. Salem Republican Club from W. J. Furnish, stating 'that because of bus'ness engagements it will be impossible for him to come to Salem before next Monday. At that time he will be tendered an In formal reccptipn by the Salem Repub licans. To Organize Grand Chapter, O. E. S. WEI5ER, Idaho, April IS. In pursuance to a call, 19 delegates from lodges of the Order of the Eastern Star met in this city today at the Masonic temple to organize a grand chapter of the order for the State I of Idaho. The meeting" Is presided over I by Mrs. Laura B. Hart, most worthy I grand matron of the order, of San An i tonlo, Tex. Officers will be elected, and a time and place set for the first meeting of the .grand chapter. The visiting dele gates were tendered a banquet this even ing at Masonic Temple by the members of the order in this city. The session will bo concluded tomorrow. New Rural Delivery Route. SALEM, April 18. A new rural malj de-. livery route has been established here. It lies through" the Lake Lablsh region, ex tending as far north as Brooks, Farmers Rejoice Over Rain. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 18. A heavy rain has been falling throughout this sectjon elnee njKbtlalJ, Farmers are jubilant- VOTE TO STRIKE SUNDAY SAN FRANCISCO STREET RAILWAY MEJT TO GO OUT. Three Thousand Demand 10-HoHr Day, 25, Cents an Hour, and Recognition of Union. SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. The local division of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes voted tonight to go on strike next Sunday morning. The strike will affect all the lines in this city but two. It is expected that nearly 3000 men will go out. The employes demand 25 cents an hour, a 10-hour day and recog nition of the union. President 31 ah on Notified. OWOSSO, Mich., April 18. W. D. Ma hon, of Detroit, president of the Amal gamated Association of Street Railway Employes of America, who is In this city visiting friends, tonight received a tele gram from one of the leaders in San Francisco stating that a strike of the street railway men had been ordered to take place Sunday morning, and that 3000 men would be involved. BIG TIMBER LAND DEAL. Railroad Disposes of Its Holdings la Eastern Washington. SPOKANE, Wash., .April 18. Approxi mately 230.C00 acres of timber land in Spo kane and Stevens Counties, estimated to contain a billion feet of lumber, have been eo!d by the Northern Pacific Railway to mlllmen of Spokane, Seattle and Wis consin, the last of the deals be.lng closed last evening by F. W. Wilsey, as the land commissioner of the road. The heav iest buyers and approximate amounts are: Pacific Fir Company, of Wleconsln, 100,000 acres; Buckeye Lumber Company, 47,000 acres: Spokane Lumber Company, 38,000; Holland Horr Company, 15,000. This prac tically clears out the Northern Pacific timber lands in Eastern Washington, and. It is said, may cause the price of such land to double. Timber Land in Great Demand. SOUTH BENDrWash., April 18. Land Is now being rapidly taken up for its tim ber which would not have beeii looked at a couple of years ago. Claims are being filed upon which do not have over 1.000,000 feet of timber on them, counting hemlock. Less than a decade go cedar timber claims went begging here because the mills would not buy cedar logs. Now they are all gone, and hemlock claims are com ing to have some value. GER3IAXS WtLL BIO BY CABLE. Want to Build Army Wireless Teleg raphy System in Alaska. BERLIN, April 18. Professor Slaby and Count Arco, of the wlrelqss telegraphy system which bears their -names, will send In a telegraphic bid to Brigadier General Greely, chief signal officer of the United States Army, an estimate on the svstem which he proposes to Install in Alaska. This bid must necessarily be sent by cable, as the tenders open in Wash ington on April 22. Slaby and Arco will forward a detailed proposal by mall. Gen eral Greely has Informed Slaby and Arco, through. Frank H. Mason. United States Consul-General here, that their cable ten der will be considered. Count Arco called upon Mr. Mason to day to obtain the specifications for the Alaskan work. He announced the decision of himself and Professor Slaby to bid on the coast lines, but said they must know the tonography of the country before bid ding on the inland lines. The Allgemelne Eleketrlcltaet's Gezellschaft is behind Slaby and Arco. MAN'S LARYNX EXTIRPATED. One of Three or Four Successful -Cases on Record in the World. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. The life of Aaron Johnson has been saved at tho City and County Hospital through an op eration never before performed on this Coast the complete extirpation of the larynx, on which there was a cancerous growth. This will rank as ope of three or four successful cases on record in the world, for the danger -point is now re garded as passed. An artificial larynx is being made for the patient which, it Is asserted, will enable him to speak, though his voice will be confined to a monotone. Engineer Blown Out of Fircroom. POINT RICHMOND, Cal., April 18. By the explosion of an oji burner at the Santa Fe Railroad Company's pumping station here, Hiram Pope, the engineer, was blown out of the flreroom and fatally injured. The pumping plant was damaged to the extent of JCOOO. TO EXPERT AUDITOR'S BOOKS. . County Will Ascertain Whether an Official Is in Its Debt. COLFAX, Wash., April IS. The County Commissioners have employed Percy W. IBS A Young Society Belle of Grand Rapids, Mich. I&J "J would not have been without Wine of Carduifor any money'7 HESE 'worcja are as sincere as tho statement 'health is bet ter than wealth". Those who have always had health are liable to underrate tho value of this great blessing, but a little illness brings them to the realization of the fact that life itself without health is worth little. It is human nature to neglect the health until suffering sounds the warning that the body needs relief. Thousands of women have been brought to the con sciousness that they were sufferers and needed medical attention. Irregular menstruation has been allowed to run on until the system has becomo so run down that there is hardly anything to build on. Falling of the womb, leu corrhffia and painful menstruation have fairly driven tho sufferer to a physician. After months of treatment the patient fails to improve. She is beginning to appreciate health. Then Wine of Cardui is brought to her attention. Tho mensc3 are regulated and tho other maladies are cured as a natural result. Health comes again with all its delight ful buoyancy. Then the patient never tires telling of the success of "Wino of Cardui. This is an old, old story which would fit thousands of cases. Mfca Mario Johnson, No. 138 Broad way, Grand Rapids, Mich., is a great favorite among her associates and is active in the social life of the city in w T I WINE OF CARDUI hammmmmmwmmwmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmimm mwwww i w The Daughter of Ignorance It's consumption. If you had only known how your cough was going to hang on, you would have done something promptly, wouldn't you? But even now, when you have early consumption, the best medi cine for controlling your cough and healing your lungs is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. You had bet ter talk with your doctor about this. If he knows of anything better, be sure and gQt it. The one great 'object is to be cured. " My mother had consumption for many years. At last she was given up to die. A neighbor told her to Etry Ayers Cherry Pectoral. She did so and was com Ietely cured, and is today in the enjoyment of good ealth." D. P. Jolly, Avoca, N. Y. 35c. 50c, Jl.M. J. C. AYERCO., Chapman, of Pullman, to expert the books of C. G. Raby, who recently resigned as County Auditor, and is under bonds await ing trial on a charge of grand larceny for the alleged theft of $1753, the property of the American Bridge Company, of Chi cago. Raby admits bavjng cashed a war rant drawn in favor of the firm and hav ing used the inoney. Asked by the Com missioners if there was anything wrong vwith his books Raby said: "You will probably find a number of irregularities when you get Into the books. All his ac counts are to be gone over by the expert. Chapman was formerly assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Pullman, but lost his position when Levi Ankeny gained control of the bank. TRIES TO ROB POSTOFFICE. Man Fired Upon Malces His Escape Through a Window. RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. April 18. An at tempt was made to rob the poatofflce here last n'ght. The robber, who wore a black felt hat and an overcoat, with a cape, was discovered while In the postotilce by Postmaster Blackburn, who. opened fire on him. The thief returned the fire and made his escape by Jumping through a window, but in his haste left his hat and cape. No money or other valuables were taken. There Is no clew up to this time of the Identity of the man. 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