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12 THE MORNING- OTQjOTSIiAJS, TUESDAY ' OCTPBffR 14t 1902, m FAST TIME FOR SILK The Indrasamha Brings Rush Shipment From Japan, ALSO LARGE GENERAL CARGO .Improvement! In the -Steamer Since - "Her :Last Visit Here Poplar Branch Breaks a Coast Record. -The big steamer Indrasamha, of the Portland & Asiatic line, the largest vessel of the fleet, which arrived Sunday night, was entered at the Custom-House yester day morning, arid coon after the work of Discharging hef Oriental cargo began at Ainswor. dock. The first of the mer chandise taken out of Jier was a lot of .raw silk. 100 bales in number, and. sent " specially by this stfeamer for New York. The silk will be dispatched by passenger" train, and will be delivered in New York in 20 days from the time .of leaving Japan, which is probably a record for any parcel of goods crossing the Pacific and. the American Continent. The steamer brings 4000 tons of general cargo of the kind usually handled by this line. The bulk of it is made up of mat ting and tea. Of matting, there are 5007 rolls aboard intended for merchants in Chicago, New York, Knoxville,, Houston, Dallas, Fort "Worth, New Orleans, St. Joseph and Colunfbus. The tea packages number S0G0. of which 1240 are for Port land and the rest for Chicago, Des Moines, Roanoke, Saginaw. Dubuque, St. Paul, New York. Montreal, Toronto and British .Columbia cities. There are 1C00 mats of rice, 250'for New York, and the remainder mostly for "Winnipeg. Other important items on the steamer's manifest are: 2700 bags of sulphur for Portland; 160 packages of bamboo poles for Denver. 36S sacks of black pepper for San Francisco, and 470 bags of coffee, 36 bales of gunnies, 16 boxes of liquor and 56 bales of straw and chip braid for Eastern points. The steamer brings the usual lot of gro ceries and delicacies for the Chinese col onv here and at other Coast cities, con sisting of dried oysters, salted onions, salted ginger, bean sauce, fiat fish, dried bean sticks, dried, leeches, cured sausage, dried ducks, jars of bamboo shoot, melon seeds, "fungus," lily flour and salted cab bage. There are 17 Asiatic passengers aboard, two Chinese and 15 Japanese. The "latter, attired in ill-fitting store clothes and antiquated styles of hats, palmed off on them by some dealer on the other side, lost no time in getting ashore and up i towrv piloted t their better-dressed, coun trymen. - The Indrasamha had a gpod passage across. She left Hong Kong September ,'13, and arrived at Mojl on the 18th. There i she took in general cargo and 2000 tons of coal, and left the following day for Kobe. She sailed finally from Yokohama Septem ber 26, and arrived off the Columbia River 'lightship at 3 A. M. last Sunday morning. 'Fair weather was encountered all the way. . From the time of leaving Portland on .her former voyage until her return 76 days have elapsed, and of this time 28 days were .spent in port. During this period the steamer covered a distance of 13,000 miles, and handled over 12,000 tons of general cargo. Captain R. P. Craven is still in .command, with J. T. "Home chief officer, H. Beaton second officer, Mr. Ronald third 'officer, and Messrs. Madge and Cruttwell midshipmen. Mr. Chartert is still in charge of the engine-room, and-with him are Messrs. "Walsh, Kughes and Hunter, -econd, third, and fourth engineers, re epectlvely. Since leaving Portland the whole of the steerage accommodations have been re fitted, and the quarters 'are now superior to those in any boat on the Pacific run, being fitted throughout with electric Rights; patent lavatories, etc "When she has finished discharging, the indrasamha will move over to the flour ing mills and load 6000 tons of dead weight cr the Orient, sailing on the 28th. POPLAR BRANCH IN PORT. StairaexLse Steamer Arrives Here to IiOad Wheat. The big turret steamship Poplar Branch, which holds the record for size of any vessel that has entered the Columbia . River, arrived up at 3 o'clock yesterday (afternoon, and made fast to Irving dock. She won another record by making the .best time up from San Francisco of any tramp steamer. From the time she left her dock at the Bay City until her arrival at the bar she was just 4$ hours, an achievement related by the steamer's of ficers with no little pride. In point of . size the Poplar Branch exceeds the Lime Branch by only 10 tons register and two tenths of a foot length. The Poplar Branch belongs to the same owners as the Lime Branch, the Nautilus Steam shipping Company, of Sunderland, Eng land. She Is practically a sister ship of the Lime Branch, the only material point of difference being in the construction of the bridge and the house. Her dimensions are: Length, 411 feet; beam, 56 feet; depth, 46 leet; registered tonnage, 8200. The steamer draws loaded 23& or 24 feet Her average speed is about 12 knots, but on the passage up from San Francisco she made 14 knots, as she was but recently out of dock. After her stay In fresh water nere, the captain expects to do eaually well on the outward passage, .and as she will sail for the same port as the Lime Branch, St. Vincent, he Is confident of reaching his destination ahead of the lat ter vessel. Captain Anderson, the master of the Poplar Branch, was here in the Almond Branch, of the same line, when that ves sel collided with the Morrison-street bridge during a freshet, and came near wrecking that thoroughfare. R, Alllnson Is chief officer of the steamer, and Chief Engineer Anderson has charge of the en ine-room. Captain Anderson Is the originator of tne peculiar system of masts and derricks which characterize these two late arrivals of the "Branch" line. The Poplar Branch Is on her first voyage- Leaving the Tyne she went light to Norfolk, Va, coaled there and went to .New York, where she loaded general cargo and fodder for the Government for Ma nila. Part of her cargo consisted of two lighters, each over 1000 tons, which "were landed at Hong Kong. From the Philip pines she sailed in ballast for San Fran Cisco, but, having lost her charter there, Kerr, GIfford & Co. took her and she came to Portland. THE LUMBER-CARRIERS. Four - Masted Schooner' Fearless Comes to Carry Cargo to China. The four-ma3ted schooner Fearless ar rived up yesterday morning in ballast from San Pedro, and went to Irving dock. She is unaer charter to the Pacific Coast Export Lumber Company, and will load lor Shanghai and Kiou Chou Bay. China. The same company has chartered the schooner Samar to load lumber here for tho same ports. The steamer Meteor sailed out from As toria yesterday afternoon, bound for To- polobampo. Mexico, carrying 26,742 feet of rougn lumber, 7625 feet of surfaced lumber, 26,866 ties, -end 1250 piles. The value of her cargo is SJ.5,469. Steamer Venture Lost. VICTORIA, B. C, Oct 13.-The steamer Venture Is a total loss on Tugwell Island, according to a private dispatch -which -was received this morning from Port Slmpsdn by her owners. The Venture, which has been engaged in the cattle-carrying trade to Alaska, was bound down with 12,000 cases of salmon when she was lost. Marine Notes. The Dlmsdale Is loading flour at tho mllla. N The Magdalene will commence discharg ing ballast at the Sand dock this morning. The Dynomene shifted from "Weldler'B mill to Columbia dock No. 2, and the Copley from Pine street to Greenwich 2No. L The Fairport, having completed her wheat cargo at Oceanic dock, dropped in the stream, and will eave down at 1 o'clock this afternoon. In tow of the' Ock- lahama. Twenty-five steamships are now due to leave ports in South "Wales with coal for New York and Boston. It is estimated in Cardiff that fully 200.000 tons of Welsh coal have been bought for American con sumption. Peterson & Co., of San Francisco, have awarded a contract with a firm at Everett, Wash., for the construction of the largest barkentine on the Pacific Coast. It is to be a four-master, with a carrying capacity WELL-KNOWN PORTLAND ALGOA BRITISH SHIP INCHCAPE ROCK. Captain Younfcr, of the British bark Poltalloch, now In South Africa, has for warded to hia friends In this city a number of conies of the Port Elisabeth Her ald, containing- full accounts and Illustrations of the large number of shipwrecks caused by the fearful hurricane which swept over Algoa'Bay early In September. The 'above cut Is reproduced from a picture in the African paper, ehowlng the British shin Inchcape Bock In the breakers. This vessel had Just arrived at Algoa Bay with a cargo of flour, wheat and canned goods from Portland. She was a well-known trader In this port, and on her last voyage here brought a general cargo from Antwerp. of 2,000,000 feet of lumber. It will cost in the neighborhood of $55,000. Domestic nnd Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Oct. 13. Left up at C:30 A. M. Steamer Poplar Branch. Arrived down at 6:30 A. M. and sailed at 1 P. M. Steamer Meteor, for Topolobampo. Arrived last night Steamer Grace Dollar, from San Francisco, with crank shaft broken. Condition of the bar at 3:30 P. M., moderate: wind southwest; weather hazy. Falmouth, Oct 10. Arrived British I bark Brunei, from Portland. Hllo, Oct. 2. Arrived Schooner Transit, from Portland. Plymouth, Oct 13. Arrived Kaiser Wilhelra der Crosse, from JTew York. Southampton, Oct 13. Arrived Finland, from New York. New York, Oct. 13. Arrived Kroonland, from Antwerp; Minnetonka. from London. Tacoma. Oct. 13. Arrived Steamer City of Puebla, from San Francisco; schooner Samar, from Santa Rosalia. Sailed Ship Nerclde, for Queenstown. Brisbane, Oct 13. Arrived AorangI, fram Vancouver. Sailed MIowera, for Vancouver. Havre. Oct. 11. Arrived Petaeur, from So attle, via Montevideo, etc Bremen, Oct 13. Arrived Bremen, from New York, via Cherbourg. Sailed Cassett, for New "York. Havre. Oct. 13. Arrived La Gascogne, from Now York. Hamburg, Oct 13. Arrived Patricia, from iew lork. San Francisco, Oct. 13. Arrived Steamer Charles Nelson, from Seattle; steamer Logan, from Manila; barkentine Archer, from Hono lulu. Sailed Steamer Queen, for Victoria; steamer Mackinaw, for Tacoma; barkentine Tropic Bird, for Tahiti. Seattle. Oct. 12. Arrived Steamer DIrlgo, from Skagway; steamer Jeanle. from Alaska: steamer Tremont from New York, via Sari Francisco; 13th, steamer Humboldt, from Skag way; steamer City of Seattle, from Skagway; steamer Edith, from San Francisco; steamer Santa Barbara, from San Francisco. Sailed 13th, steamer Senator for Nome; steamer Hum boldt, for Skagway; steamer Bertha, for Valdes. DENIAL TO SHARRETTS. Sir Jnmes Macfcny Fails to See How American Held Up Treaty. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13. Sir James Mackay has arrived here on the steamer Coptic from China, where for a number of months past, as the diplomatic rep resentative of Great Britain, he looked after tho protection of Britain's trade in terests In the framing of China's new tariff. Incidentally he negotiated a new British commercial treaty with China, which has been formally signed and is to become effective one year from next January. He is now on his way back to England, accompanied by Lady Mackay, Miss Mackay, and Lieutenant Brooker, of the British navy. The party will leave here tomorrow for New York. When General Sharretts, the United States Treaty Commissioner, arrived here recently, he told how he had prevented the signing by China of the new com mercial treaty negotiated by Sir James Mackay. When questioned about this, Sir James Mackay said: "I do not know what authority Gen eral Sharretts had to oppose the signing of the treaty, or what promises were made to him by the Viceroy of Nanking, hut the Viceroy certainly memorialized the throne to sign the treaty, and the treaty was signed." v Another Trust Formed, SPRINGFIELD. III., Oct. 13. Secretary of State Rose today licensed the incor poration in Illinois of the American Steel Foundry Company, incorporated under the laws of "New Jersey, with principal offices in Jersey City, and with a capital stock of 540,000.000, of which 53,000,000 is In Illinois. Honor for 2Vew.paiier Mnn. WASHINGTON. Oct 13. The President today appointed Henry L. West to be Commissioner of the District of Columbia, to succeed the late John ,W Ross. Mr. West is a .well-known newspaper man of this city. OREGON AND IRRIGATION THE STATE'S REPRESENTATION AT COLORADO SPRINGS . ' Ho iv Our Interests "Were Put Before National Body-Oregon's Share in the Available Fand. Threo of Oregon's representatives at the National Irrigation; Congress, recently held in Colorado Springs, reached home yes terdayA King Wilson, A. M. Drake and J. M. Moore. Of the other three represen tatives, Congressman-elect Williamson will reach home today, Colonel D, M. Dunne remained for a short visit in Colo rado, and D. H. Stearns went on East In speaking of Oregon's relation to irriga tion work last evening, Mr. Wilson said: "We endeavored to Impress upon the Irrigation congress threo facts first, Ore gon has the largest forest reserve: sec ond. Southeastern Oregon is the largest section of the United States without rail roads, and, third, Oregon has paid Into the Treasury of the United States $911.000 of TRADER WRECKED IN BAY. the 58,000,000 now on hand for reclamation of arid land. "The motto of the congress was, 'oave the forests and store the floods.' We are saving the forests by the great forest reserves In the state. The forest reserve In the Cascade Range Is the largest In the United States. These reserves pro tect the headwaters of our streams, and Insure a perpetual supply of water, --.e streams of Oregon do not flow Into any other state, and Interstate complication cannot arise. "Silver Lake postofflce Is about 210 miles south of Shaniko, the nearest rnllroad point. Excluding the Islands and Alaska, this postofflce is farther from the railroad than any other in the United States. Southeastern Oregon is a vast region, that awaits development. It Invites capital and promises handsome returns. "Last Spring Congress passed an act providing that the United States Govern ment shall construct ditches and reservoirs and sell the land irrigated from them to settlers. For this purpose there is now in the Treasury of the United States 58,000,000. of which Oregon furnished $911, 000. Section 9 of this act is as follows: Sec. 0. That It Is hereby declared to bo the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, In carry ing out the provisions of this act, so far as the ame may bt practicable and subject to the existence of feasible Irrigation projects, to ex pend tho major portion of tho funds arising from the sale of public lands within each state and territory hereinbefore named for the bene fit of arid and semi-arid lands within the limits of such state or territory; provided, that the Secretary may temporarily use such portion of said funds for the benefit of arid or Feml-arid lands In any particular state or territory hereinbefore-named as he may deem advisable, but when so used the excess shall be restored to the fund as soon as prac ticable, to the end that ultimately, and In any event, within each 10-year period after the passage of this act, the expenditures for the benefit of the said states and territories shall be equalized according to the proportions and subject to the conditions as to practicability and feasibility aforesaid. "The 5911,000 which Oregon has con tributed to the fund should be spent in Oregon. Senator Joseph Simon Is chair man of the committee of the Senate oi Irrigation, and Congressman Tongue is phalrman of a like committee in the House. Hon. BInger Hermann is connect ed with the Department of the Interior. With the assistance of Hon. Malcolm Moody In the house, these men should be able to secure us our share. "The next Legislature should make an appropriation, to be .spent In surveys, and invite capitalists to Invest under the Carey Lact or urge the Natloral Government to spend money for canals, etc. We must show an appreciation of these acts of Con gress, and do our part" REASONS FOR COAL STRIKE Points of Difference Between Miners and Owners Stated. PORTLAND, Oct12. (To the Editor.) I was born and raised In Pennsylvania, and have been down in the anthracite mines, and I can realize some of the hard ships of the miners. But notwithstanding I read your paper regularly, I do not cer tainly or distinctly know the Issue be tween the miners and the mine-owners, (t) What do the strikers want? (2.) What do the mine-owners refuse? As a leading newspaper, you must be posted, and hence I write you. ED W. BINGHAM. According to President John Mitchell, the miners demand: 1. An increase in wages for men employed on piecework. 2. A reduction In hours of labor for men employed by the day. 3. Payment for a legal ton of coal. 4. That coal shall be honestly weighed and correctly recorded. The following condensed summary of facts explanatory of these demands, and of tho assertions of cither side, 'its bclloved to be entirely fair: The average aarnlngK of anthraclto mlncVworkera are wn than W00 a ynar each. In 1000 wbrw for 1901 were raised 10 per cent. Meanwhile coat of living has increased 90 to 40 per cent, A day's work On the MtumlnoUK mine la eight houm. In the anthracite mines it In 10 hours or more. A legal ton of. euttl At the pit-mouth l 2240 pounds'. Tho men assert that thoy nro compelled to deliver from 700 to '340) pounds. . and even then are often "docked." Tho trust fluflurU that thlw ex cess of 400 to 1160 pounds nrid (the nubar, quont "dOcknfte" nre necessary to com ponsato for wnsto whloh tho men should leavo underground. The men claim that they send up no such amount of waste. Tho men maintain that they aro often cheated In weighing tho coal, and In re cording tho-wcights. Tho trust denies tho charge. But when tho mon imk for check weighmen of their own choosing, to bo paid by themselves, tho trust refuses to grant the roqucst. Tho two latter demands of tho men rest on questions of ovldcnco upon which no ono without personal knowlcdgo of the in dustry can pass an opinion. But every one can form an opinion, whether Amer ican citizens ought to be asked to live and bring up their families on incomes aver aging less than 5300 a year, especially when It is admitted that the industry In which they aro engaged returns good prof its to their employers. "As to the. reasonableness of these de mands," says Mr. Mitchell, "we have pro posed to submit to and abide the award of any Impartial board of arbitrators." That proposal has been before the coal trust for some four months, and Is still before It The answer of the trust has beon and is that it has "nothing to arbi trate." DECISION OF THE JUDGES. Those Who Won Prizes at Harvest Fair at MllvranUle. .Tnricrea nf thft CMilwaukie harvest and women's handiwork fair, held Friday and Saturday, bv the Patrons of Husoanarj, yesterday filed their report on award of premiums for the first" and' second best exhibits. H. C. Welch, of Mount Tabor; Mrs. Slight, of Oregon ,Clty. and Mrs. Waldren, of New Era, were tne juub: The fair was a success and creditable to. the district Following Is tne - nsi oi awards, a blue ribbon for first and red ribbon for second prize: R. V. Auxler First early potatoes. M. "Walsh First, Garnet Chile potatoes. M. Walsh First; EarlyTtoso potatoes. J. It. Johnson First Burbank potatoes. S. A. Trayle Second, Burbank potatoes. J. L. Johnson-First." Australian brown onkmHangenberger-Flrst, Danver3 onions. , M. Walsh-Second. Yellow Danvers onions. C. B. Bunnell First, red onions. J. L. Johnson First, pumpkins. J. L. Johnson First. Hubbard squash. C. B. Bunnell Second. Hubbard squash. John RIsley First .Summer squash., Frank Hohn Second. Summer squash. John Beckman First, King apples. M. Walsh Second, King apples. M. Walsh First Baldwin apples. John Beckman Second, Baldwin apples. C. B. Bunnell First, quinces. M. Walsh Second, quinces. S, A- Traj'le First, white beans. C. B. Bunnell Second, large white beans. C. B. Bunnell First, mushrooms. T. B, A. Sellwood First," sweet and popcorn. 2. Oatflold First, pears. M. Oatfleld First, sugar beets. John Beckman First, new varieties grapes. Jams Hooper lFrst Worden crapes. James Hooper-First. Concord crapes. John Blsley First. Niagara grapes. k T. R. A. Sellwood S"econd7 "Niagara crapes. J. L. Johnson First, tomatoes. David Wills Second, tomatoes. David Wills First, pear qvinces. J. L. Johnson First, cauliflower. J. Li. Johnson First, kale. David Wills Second, sugar beets. John Blsley First, carrots. C. B. Bunnell First. Damson plums. Mrs. Andrews First, butter. - M. Waleh First, cabbage. ' M. Oatfleld First, wheat. John Beckman First, dried Italian prunes. James Hooper Second, dried Italian prunes. John Berkmnn First, petite prunes. M. Walsh First, golden prunes. M. Walsh Second, beets. 'William Shlndler First, cottonwood. Mrs. Gibson First, sofa pillow. Mrs. Gary First sofa pillow. Mrs. A. Luplllng First, center piece. Miss Delia McCabe First, display Battenberg lace. Mrs. T. S. Mullen First, display of point lace. Delia Mullen Second, Batte'nbcrg laco. Mrs. Dowlinfr First, loaf cake. . Mrs. Hohn First, chocolate. ' Mrs. Walsh First, coeoanut cake. Mrs. Olsen First, rye bread; Mrs. Sellwood First, white-bread. R. Scott First, white oats. R. Scott First, rye.. Mrs. Walsh First, chrysanthemums. Leo Johnson First, calves. Mrs. Luelling First, display of house plants. Mr. .Talmage First, stone, books and curios. Charles Knickerbocker First, aged Bible.' Mr3. Cottrell First, rugs. Mis3 Delia McCabe First, drawn work., Miss Janie Luelling Second, centerpiece. Mrs. T. S. Mullen First, quilt. Mrs. Hoard Second, quilt. ' Mrs. Dowllng First, silk quilt. fV Miss Delia Mullen Scond. silk quilt Mrs. Walsh First, calico quilt Mrs. Gibson First, Jelly. Mrs. Sellwood Second. Jelly. Mrs. Scott First, peaches. Mrs. Talmage First, prunes. Mrs. Walsh First, cherries. J. W. Grasle First, new process fruit Mabel Burke First, crochet work. Mrs. Anna Mullen First, crazy work. Mrs. Spencer First, patching. Mrs. M. Oatfleld First, canned vegetablesand iruit. Mrs. Roth First tablecloth. 100 years old Maggio and Eugenie Johnson First, cotton irom cottonwooa tree. Miss Delia Mullen First, oil painting. Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincin natiTrains From Chicago Leive Chicago Union Station dally at 10 A. M. and 8:40 P. M. over Pennsylvania unort L.mes. Pennsylvania high-standard coaches and buffet cafe parlor cars uu mm inns " aiiis, cuuenes ana compart, ment sleeping-cars, with private rooms on night trains. Annlicatlons for fur. ther Information about them should be addressed to F. N. Kollock, passenger agent, Portland. Or. PORTLAND-CHICAGO. . Seventy hcurs Is the time of the "'Chicago-Portland Special" from Portland to Chicago. Leaves Portland every day at 9 A 'A. Ticket office Third and Wash ington. O. K. & N. Co. Sarsaparilla Your grandmother's doc tor ordered it for your father. It's the same old Sarsaparilla today. Tested and tried for 60 years. If constipated, use Ayer's Pills; gently laxative, purely vegetable. ,-T. C. ATjSE CO., Lowell, CATHOLIC FAIR OPENS ! FIXE DISPLAY OF ALL MANNER OF PRETTY THINGS. CJoverttor-EIcct Chamberlain Makes Opening A'ddresn VotlnW Contest Arouses . Intercut. St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral Fair opened yoHterday, and from all Indications will he very successful. The formal exercises wcro held laHt night at 8 o'clock, when tho archbishop and Governor-elect Cham borluin gavo short addrcsacB. Great preparations have been making by tho societies of tho Cathedral for many weeks, and last night the display was gratifying In the extreme to the Catholics of tho city. The many booths are bril liantly decorated, and every infch of avail able space In Merrill's Cyclery Is crowded with choice stands full of things to buy. All was In readiness In the evening, and at an curly hour people began to stream Into the big hall. The band of St. Joseph's So ciety rende'red the music, and after the first selection Father Casey Introduced Mr. Chamberlain. The Governor-elect spoke for about five minutes, and assured the Catholics of his pleasure in being able to say how much he appreciated their public spirit, how deeply he felt that the Catno llcs were first In every movement, and concluded by speaking briefly on the eyi dent success of their fair, which he wished might be beyond their expectations. The archbishop followed In a neat ad dress referring to Mr. Chamberlain's ap proaching rise to the head of tho state government, and assured him that he would find no more loyal and earnest citi zens than the Catholics. The fair Was then thrown open and in a moment the canvassers for the various booths were among the crowd soliciting for their raffles. The country store began, business also, and before long everything was Inifull blast. Among the most beautiful tables Is that of the Ladles' Aid Society. This Is gaily decorated with American -flags and laurel, and on the counters are spread fancy work of all kinds and many useful articles as well. In the way of blankets and so on St Ann's Society hoe made Its booth a mass of red and Autumn leaves. At one end Is a Japanese tearoom,' and the arti cles exposed for sale are . fancy work -and pretty things of every sort. The library table Is laden with all that the most fastidious lover of comfort could wish for in his library, from the books on the shelves to pen and ink and paper to write more on. The sodality table boasts of a fine Jcmcnade stand presided over by Miss Mabel Mountain, and next to this Is the Altar Society's table, where all aorts of lovely work is on exhibition and an organ will be sold. Candy and cigars form the staples of the table at tended by the Children of Mary. Scores of articles of value are to be sold on the pop ular plan In vogue at such affairs. The young women who sell these have been chosen for their ability "in this direction, and last night much money was made in this way. . An Interesting part of the fair Is the vote for the most popular conductors on the three railroads running out of the city. The committee has picked out one name from the roll of each road, and votes may be bought all during the fair. G. W. Dus tln. of the Northern Pacific; Samuel Veatch. of the Southern Pacific, and W. R. Glcndennlng, of the O. R. & N., have been selected, and friends may put them in the way of winning a beautiful souvenir by purchasing votes a,t 10 cents each. The strret-car conductors are not left out and the contest lies between Conduc tor O. Johnson, of the City & Suburban. ind Conductor J. Rltter, of the Portland Railway Company. 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Part of it is as fol lows: Combined choirs of the Catholic churches will give the, "Inflammatus" of Rossini. A hornpipe "by threo little girls under direction of Mls3 "Buckenmcycr. Negro song tby Mr. Eastman. Piano solo by Mr. E. Sheridan. Humorous medley by Mr. H. V. Gelder. The combined chairs in "Open. Ye Por tals," from Handel's "Redemption." Negro dance by the two Misses Hablg-horst BAPTISTS MEET TODAY. Seventeenth Annunl Convention to Ansemlile at Roscbnrg. Oregon Baptists convene today at Rose buffe for their l"th annual meeting. At the time of the organization of the con vention, in 185", It includsd only the 28 churches of the Willamette and Rogue River Valleys, as there were no others in tho territory; but. as other churches were organized, it gradually enlarged its boundaries, until by 1S77 it comprised the churches of Oregon, Washington Ter ritory, Idaho and British Columbia. The present convention was organised on June 9, 18SR, under the name of the Oregon Biptlst State Convention. At that time there were In Its membership 7S churches, with 3907 members. The first year they raised only $1059 75 for missionary work In the state. Thq work 'has grown until today there are in the state 133 Baptist churches, with nearly 9000 members, while over ?1000 ha3 bee'n given thk? year for state missions. This convention does not Include the Ger man churches of the stats. They have their German Conference, and give and work through Independent channels. Be sides the German churches, there are about 24 English-speaking chxirches that work Independently of the convention. The Swedes and Dano-NorwcGians co-operate with their brethren in this conven tion. The convention today Is expected to be the largest and most enthusiastic that has ever been held. The reports will show that more money has been raised, more missionaries employed, and more work done than ever before. But the one thing that will send the enthusiasm to bolllns hent is tho fact that, for tho sec ond time In its hlitory, the convention closes the year out of debt, and with a balance In the treasury. The Baptists of the state hive shared In the prosperity that has come upon the country, and have given more liberally than ever be fore to the work of evangelizing Oregon. In addition to the amount of money that the convention has raised for mis sions In the state, the American Baptist Home Mission Society, composed of all the Baptist churches of the Northern States, has" given over $7000 more, so that over JU.000 has been spent for missionary work in the state during the year. This" noney has aided in the support of 37 missionaries. STORM COVERS WIDE AREA Illinois- Tcmpciit Urlnsr Destruction to One Hundred House. QUINCY, 111.. Oct 13.-The storm that raged here last night also visited other sections In Illinois. Reports Indicate the complete or partial demolition of more than 100 houses. 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