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THE MORNING OREGONIA1S, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1902. KLICKITAT. VALLEY A Fine Country Bounded by Mountain and -Desert, WAITING FOR TRANSPORTATION 3Iore Like Western Than Eastern Oregon f n Its Superficial Aspects Its Industrial Development Lim ited to a -Few Products. By a Staff Writer First Letter. GOLDENDALE, Wash., Dec 2. I am writing from the heart of. the famous Klickitat Valley, a country at once very near and very far from Portland. It is , near in point of geography, being but lit tle more than a hundred miles away as the roads go; it is far in that a high and difficult mountain and a wide river In tervene between its center, Goldendale, and the nearest railroad point. In truth, the Klickitat Valley, like Tillamook, Coos Bay, the Klamath region and the Nehalem Valley,' Is one of the practi cally remote and neglected parts of our country, firmly held in the bondage of a desperate isolation and hindered by it in all the Impulses and motives of ts .many, and potential resources. SJeaeured by its purely local ''conditions its extent of open and fertile land, its wealth of timber, its fortunate climate, its geographical proximity to the chief market of the Northwest it is a country which ought to-be as populous and pro ductive, as Marion County; whereas, in fact, it 13 still in the pio neer stage of development, depend ent upon two or three primary industries pursued under the embarrassments and restrictions of a, country lacking the means of commercial transportation. Such a country is always Interesting, and the Klickitat Valley is especially so at this time when, through an enter prise hereafter to be described In detail, it is upon the eve of a change which will give It the -opportunity it has long waited for and which will permit it to enter into the general competitions of the country upon even terms. "While the Klickitat Valley lies east of the Cascade Mountains and shares in the climate and many other of the, general conditions of the eastern country, it has a local character entirely its own. The sage brush, so universally present in other parts of the eastern region Is lack ing here; and the hilltops, elsewhere for the greater part treeless, are hero covered with pine and fir, while a scattering growth of scrub oak patches over the hill sides and marks the lines of waterway In the gulches. The soil, while essentially volcanic differs from the eastern, soils in general in that it is dense and heavy, with points of likeness to the adobe lands so common in California, These differences give to the Klickitat country an aspect of its own, rather closer in its outward resemblances to Western than to Eastern Oregon. But the physical kin ship to "Western Oregon is only on the surface, for in its elevatlon?j in the qual ity rii'lts atmosphere,. In its scantier pre cipitation, In Its later Spring and its earlier Fall, in the general characteristics of Its climate and in the effects of cli mate upon animal energy , and endurance, the Klickitat region manifests its affin ity with the east-of-lfie-mpuntalns coun try. The accidents of topography have served to cut oft the .Klickitat region from an Immediate connection with the railroad systems of Oregon and "Washington, In their march from east to west, the "Wash; lngton railway lines have gone across country through the geographical middle of the state, while the Oregon line has followed the channel of the Columbia River. The Klickitat country lies between these systems and remote from both. It Is nearer In miles to the Oregon road, but is cut off, from It by the mountain range which rises almost immediately from the north margin of the Columbia River to a general height of from three to five thou sand feet; while from the more distant "Washington, lines on the north it is cut off by the lofty SImcoe Mountain range. It is, literally, to borrow the de scription of an old settler with whom I talked today, ""'locked In on every side by mountain and desert," connected "at arm's length" with the world of com merce and "thwarted and hindered in all Its energies." And yet, In spite of its disadvantages and hindrances, the Klickitat country .has achieved a very: considerable develop ment. Its population, all told, is approx imately 7500. It contributes annually to the world of commerce, after supplying its local needs, somejvhere between 600,000 and 800,000 bushels of wheat; about 500,000 pounda of wool; between 4000 and 5000 hogs, and perhaps 000 head of general livestock. "Wheat, it will be seen, in its primary form or in the form of hog fat is the main product of the country, and in its production the Klickitat farmers have an advantage which helps to com pensate the losses due to isolation. Either from the heaviness of the Klickitat soil or the elevation at which it Is grown or both the Klickitat wheat has a merit which the market recognizes to the ex. tent of S cents per bushel that Is. Kllck ltat wheat brings 3 cents per bushel more than any other wheat in the Portland market. This is very far from putting the Klickitat farmer on a level with the farmer who lives within easy reach of a railroad station, but it helps; it has served another good purpose in giving the people courage In their long wait for the day when a railroad shall enable them to go .into the market oh even con dltions. The so-called Klickitat Valley is not a valley in the exact sense, being a gener. ally elevated country, made up of a se ries of closely related prairies, each with its distinct name and all, taken together, forming a district about SO miles east and west and 20 miles north and south. At its western ena it lies close against the Cas cade Mountains, and the Klickitat River, which drains the north and western slopes of Mount Adams, much as Hood River drains the corresponding, slopes of Mount Hood. passes through its western edge. A tributary stream, the Little Klickitat which takes its' rise In the SImcoe Mountains, runs through the middle of the Klickitat Valley, serving as its main channel of drainage. These streams, uniting about 15 miles north of the Columbia, flow into it, their channel forming a natural route to the river the one opening in the chain of mountains which hedge the country in. It is through this opening that, the Columbia River & Northern Railroad, whose operations; are to be dealt with in another letter, pro poses to "make Its entrance into the country. The hold of the range men upon, the Klickitat Valley, lasted until about 1SS0, wh.en through a slow Incoming movement, the agricultural population took final . pos session of .the country and forced the stocicren to seek new pastures. By this time the Columbia River line of the O. R. & N. Co. had been built to a point above The Dalles, affording some meas ure of relief from the absolute isolation under which the country had suffered. Across the Columbia River Mountain range by a direct southerly route from Goldendale It Is only 12 miles to Grant's Station: and while the trip calls for a climb over a very difficult mountain road and the passage of the river by ferry, it gave the country an outlet all it has had, in fact, from mat day until now. It has after a fashion served the country, but in a very inadequate way, for by It every bushel of wheat sent out of the valley has had to pay a tax of approximately 12 cents for transportation from the field of the grower to the point of shipment on the railroad, while the cost of transporting more bulky freights has been relatively greater. Under this condition, of course, every productive Industry has languished. v neat and wool have been able to pay the heavy freight tariff, but this Is true of no other farm product. Potatoes of the finest quality grow in all parts of the valley, but it is not profitable to haul them out to market, excepting at times of very special demand, when prices go high enough to afford a margin after paying the freight rate. The annual potato product is consid erable, but after the limited local market Is supplied what remains goes for stoqk feed. "While for the morj delicate fruits the elevation is too great, the country is finely adapted to apple growing, the con ditions being very similar to those at Hood River, -on the Oregon side of the Colum bia. But orchards are limited to domestic supply because there Is no margin of profit arter paying the wagon rate to the shipping-point on the railroad. In these and.a thousand other ways the productive energies of the country have indeed been hindered -and thwarted; and as one looks into the local conditions the wonder is not that the country has been slow in its development, but that it has made any progress at alL Of very recent progress there has, indeed, been .little. The country responded almost Instantly to the opportunity which the building of the O. R, & N. Co.'s Columbia River line gave It nearly 20 years ago, but since that time there has been practically no change in the transportation conditions and' here tofore almost no productive progress, There has been no lack of ambition on the part of the people and no defect In the In trinsic capabilities of the country, but development has been. Impossible because there has been no means of getting 'gener al products to market. The country has' simply waited for a railroad. A. H. BARON'S EYES OPENED. After Seeing: America German States. man Understands Strenuous Life. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Baron Max von Oppenheim, Imperial German Counsellor, diplomat, author and explorer, will sail for Germany today, after a sojourn In this country of .seven months. During this time he has gained, he says, "a knowledge such as eould be acquired -in no other way than by a long study of the country." "The remarkable development and the vastness of "the country," said he, sur. passed anything I expected. The "West ern country, .which the railroads have developed in recent years, Is a marvel. I never thought to see such universal growth and such business gerilus that caused It. I have been astonished at the versatility of the American business man and mechanic, and I especially think the American business man' has a singular adaDtability for anything that turns un. so that for the moment each' c-ne Is a specialist in his own line. Everything here is on a grand scale. Tou cannot ap preciate your own vastness unless you have the perspective of the foreigner, "I have visited all branches of indus try while here, and I do not think the apex of your development has been reached. There seems to bo an Immense strength to your men and nation; a virll lty that is Incomparable. I can easily understand now what Is meant by the 'strenuous life.' There seems to be no limit to your enterprise and invention, and I can say, as one who has seen the civilization of Europe, Africa and Asia, that my knowledge was Incomplete until I finished a study of America." WEATHER AND THE CROPS Mild East of Roclcies, Which Ad vances "Winter "Wheat. "WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. The Weather Bureau has issued the following state ment of crop conditions lor November: The month of November was marked by exceptionally mild temperatures in all dis tricts east of the. Rocky Mountains, with excessively heavy rains on the 'North Pa cific Coast and from the Lower Missouri Valley to the West Gulf Coast, and more than the average amount over -a. large por tion of the South Atlantic and East Gulf stated. The reports generally show that Winter wheat was In very promising condition at the close of the month. With ample mols ture and exceptionally mild temperatures throughout the month, the crop made rapid advancement and too rank growth is very generally reported .from tho Central val leys, Oklahoma and 'Texas. In the early sown,v the Heaslan fly has appeared exten slvely, but this pest has not affected the late sown, which constitutes much the greater part of the total acreage. In Texas some fields of the early sown are from 12 to IS inches high,, and are liable to Injury from cold. On the-North Pacific Coast the weather has been very" unfavor able for seeding. WHITE BLANKET FOR EAST Snow Predicted for "Whole Country Beyond Mississippi River. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. The Weather Bureau has issued the following bulletin A cold wave will overspread districts east of the Mississippi tonight and Wed. nesday. In the central valleys, -rain in southern and snow in northern districts will be followed Wednesday by a decided fall in temperature. In the lake region high northwest winds, with snow, will be followed Wednesday and Wednesday nlght'by colder, clearing weather. In the Atlantic States, snow in northern and rain In middle southern districts- Wednesday, will be followed by much lower tempera tares Wednesday night and Thursday. Loritton Exhibit of Paintings. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. A collection of 114 paintings bequeathed to the corpor ation of the City of London by Charles Gasslott has been formally opened by the Lord Mayor, with civic oratory and music by a large band, says a Tribune dispatch from London. The. collection mainly represents Vfctorian art and is so largo and representative that the city may now be compelled to build a new art gallery. Merit wins, .and this Is', the' reason lor the unequaled popularity of Hood's Sarsapa- SETTLERS' RATES AGAIN FBOM EAST TO ALL OREGON AKD "WASHINGTON POINTS. Roads Take Independent' Action on Failure of Transcontinental Pass- I- cnger Association to Agree. The numerous reports to the effect that no more cheap rates would be made to bring settlers westward proves to have been without foundation. Yesterday Chief Clerk Suttle, of the O. R. & N. passenger department, received a "mess age from General Passenger Aeent Cralsr. who is attending a conference In St. Louis, denying the reports sent out from tne i.ast and saying that the Union Pa cific and O. R. & N. had decided to restore the. cheap rates on February 15. They will be in effect dally from that ume on until April SO. a period of two months and a half. It will be a one way rate of $25 from the Missouri River and it will apply to all Western Oregon points through Portland. These railroads take this action independent of the Trans continental Passenger Association, which has not, as an association, made up its mma wnat to do in the matter. Of course all the other roads will be torced to make the same rate to protect their business. The following press dispatch from St Paul last night shows that the Northern lines are not backward about deciding also to put ,ln tho settlers' rates next spring: "The Northern Pacific and Great North ern Railroads have decided to wait no longer for favorable action by all the lines of the Transcontinental Passenger Association relative to colonist rates. They today agreed on a one-way rate of $25 for settlers from St. Paul to Pacific Coast points from February 15 to April 30. The same companies will make a proportionately low rate from St. Paul to Intermediate points. "A traffic official expressed the opinion that the movement of settlers, would be much larger the coming Winter and Spring than ever before." "WHY HARRIMAN GAVE UP. He Explains "Why He Sold to North ern Securities. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. The testimony given by E. H. Harrlman in the Federal suit against the - Northern Pacific-Great Northern plan was made public today. Mr. Harrlman testified at a hearing last week, at which there were present only Mr. Harrlman and the attorneys Inter ested. The witness, replying to ques tions, said It was true that on or prior to May 9, 1901, he had acquired stock in the Northern Pacific Railway Com pany amounting to the par value of $78,- 000,000. Later, negotiations wero closed and- it was "understood that the Harrl man interests wero to take stock in a company to which the Northern Pacific stock was to be transferred. It was near the end of the negotia tions, Mr. Harrlman ' said, that J. P. Morgan & Co. offered to pay for tho Northern Pacific shares, part In the stock of a holding company and part in' cash. When the Northern Pacific stock was bought, Mr. Harrlman and his friends thought fhat they had ac quired a controlling Interest In Northern Pacific," and they held to this belief up to November 13, 1901, when action was taken looking to the retirement of the Northern Pacific preferred. The possi ble retirement of these preferred shares, Mr. Harrlman said, was one of the In ducements that led him and his asso ciates to surrender, their stock. They finally, agreed to turn in their Northern Pacific stock at $115 a share. tThe price ror ureat jNortnern was . nxea at Mr. Harrlman declared that he was not consulted about the ' formation of the" holding company. "You made no inquiries as to where the corporation was to be formed, or the amount of lts capital stock?" Mr. Harrlman was asked. "I knew, of course, the amount of the capital stock," replied the witness. "but I did riot go into particulars of the formation of the company at all, That may seem strange, but in the enor mous transactions we have down here, we filmply have faith tti'at tho man who Is doing tho thing ls.;daihg it properly. or else we don't negotiate or trade with him." -"Did you finally consent to uurren der your holdings on the basis on which you did, because you had made up your mind they would carry out the de termination you had heard expressed, to retire the preferred stock and thus take away from you the controlling Interest in the stock of the Northern Pacific?" "I think I recollect pretty clearly that from our standpoint we thought it was better for us to accept that price for our stock than to go Into a legal con "And you understood that, Ifou did not do that, you would have a legal contest on the question?" "Well, we took It for granted, natur ally, action having been taken determin ing to retire the preferred stock." Mr. Harrlman was not cross-examined MUST PAY FOR THE TIMBER. Suit Against Rio Grande Road for II legal Cnltlnjr. DENVER, Dec. 2. United States Dis trict Attorney Earl M. Cranston has filed a suit In the Federal Court here against the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Com pany, and the contractors furnishing it with ties for its road, to compel an ac counting for timber alleged to have been illegally cut from Government land In the southern part of this state. A restraining order was at once granted by Judge Hallett to prevent the felling of any more timber In the regions men tioned in the complaint. Frank J. Park, the timber agent who has made the affi davits UDon which the suit Is based, est! mates tha between 40,000,000 and 50,000.000 feet of lumber have been illegally taken from the timber reserves. TO BRING SETTLERS "WEST. Northern Lines Aprree on Rate of $23 From St. Paul. ST. PAUL, Dec. 2. The Northern Pa cific and Great Northern have decided to wait no longer for favorable action by all tne lines or xne transcontinental passen ger Association relative to colonist rates, They today put Into effect a one-way rate of $25 for settlers from St. Paul to Pa cific Coast points from February 15 to April SO. The same companies will make a proportionately low rate from St. Paul to Intermediate points. A traffic official expressed the opinion that the movement of settlers would bo much larger this Winter and Spring than ever before. EXTRA DIVIDEND DECLARED. Manhattan Elevated Will Vote on In crease of Capital. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. The directors of the Manhattan J21evated Railway Com pany today declared a quarterly dividend of 1A per cent Notice was" also given that a special meeting of stockholders will be held on Ja'nuary 16 to submit for tnelr approval a proposition to Increase the capital stock of the company to $60,000. 000. This Increase was provided for by the terms of the lease of the Manhattan to the Interborough Company. "Western Union Holds On. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2. The time limit placed by the Pennsylvania Rail road Company for the removal by the Western Union Telegraph Company of its poles and wires from the railroad lines expired- yesterday, but they, have not been removed. The dispute has been takpn Into tho courts, and -an understand- Ing has "been reached between the two companies by which the poles and wjres are to remain undisturbed until a settle merit of the pending suit Is reached. Contract for Extension. MADISONVILLE, Ky Dec. 2.-3t is announced here that tho Illinois Cen tral has awarded the contract for the grading of -the proposed road between Marlon, Ky., and the Ohio River, thus completing its line between Nashville and St. Louis. Patents to Railroad Land. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. The Secretary ofthe Interior has ordered patented to the Oregon & California Railroad Com pany 11.S3S acres of land within the limits of the grant In the Roseburg and Lakevlew districts, Oregon. DOLE AFTER BOODLERS. Special Session of Hawaiian Senate "Will Deal "With Them. HONOLULU, H. I., Nov. 25, via San Francisco, Dec. 2. The Territorial Senate met in extra session on the 20th, having been called by the Governor to consider removals and appointments of-public offi cials as a result of the recent exposures of embezzlements. Four messages were received from the Governor on the day of organization, two t)f them deal ing with the general situation, and the others relating to the departments of tho Auditor and tho Superintendent of' Pub lic Works; and calling for the removal of Auditor Austin and Superintendent Boyd. Governor Dole, In a general mes sage, suggested a Senatorial investiga tion of all the departments of the gov ernment, and the Senate has appointed committees to carry out the. suggestion. Tne senate nasreceivea a communica tion from Auditor Austin, declaring that he was unlawfully suspended by the Gov ernor, the latter having no legal power to suspend him. On the same day Judge Gear, of the First Circuit Court, handed down a decision in the case or Austin vs. Attorney-General Dole, holding that the power of suspension was not possessed by the Governor, and granting a per emptory writ of mandamus, directing tho Attorney-General and High Sheriff and Deputy Auditor to allow Austin- to re- sumo charge of his office. Armed with this writ, Austin and his attorneys made another attempt to enter the Auditor's office and take charge, but Austin was mot at the door by the police officer who has.been on guard for over three months, since Austin's suspension, to keep him' out. He was refused admittance, and an appeal was taken from Judge Gear's writ. The Builders and Traders Exchango of Honolulu is agitating the question of using Chinese labor on tho plantations of Hawaii, though opposed to having any more Orientals brought into the country who are likely to remain in the cities and become competitors of skilled laborers. The exchange has appointed a committee to look Into the matter, and will prob ably join other organizations In Honolulu in advocating that the plantations be al lowed Chinese labor, under proper re strlctlons. The volcano Kllauea has subsided again. W. B. Maxwell, said to have been a wealthy resident of Seattle, -died on boanj, the steamer Tampico, Between Seattle and this port, on the loth of this month. He was on the vessel in the capacity of clerk. On the 12th he fell down the com- panionway from the captain's office to tho deck below, and he Is supposed to have received injuries in the fall that caused his death. He Is said to have been subject to cataleptic fits. Maxwell was burled at sea. He was about 35 ye,ars or age, ana leaves a wiaow. CARRY ON ..LORENZ'S WORK Donation to Be Devoted to Cure of Cripples. - NEW YORK, Dec .2. In . connection with the coming visit to this city of Pro fessor Lorenz, of Vienna, it is stated that a well-known capitalist, whoso name Is withheld, Tias arranged to make a dona tion of a large sum tb carry on the work qf caring for poor chllren afflicted with hip disease, after Dr. Lorenz shall have returned to Europe. The gift will bclt Is said, sufficient to give treatment to the oufferers among the poor for a long time. The work will be carried on by local surgeons, who will attend the Lorenz clinics. . AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND, E H Belcher. Boston O R Paul, Chicago Henry Dick, Chicago C Adlaway, San Fran. P P Story, Chicago E E Wilson. Loulavlll Ins, San Francisco C A Taylor.' fcltv C A Qulclev. Salt TjiV D E Stewart, citv iJeni-Sweet. 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HoodR ii ueeu, Latourell H L Traver, Dalles Mrs Traver. rnl1fj Paul WUlock, Pendletn M P Hardest)', Astoria Mrs W P Slaughter, St a j io:mer, Eugene C F Gilbert. Hood Rlv tieiens A B Smith. Qulncy T uurdlck. Butto Mrs Burdlek. do C M Wrlghtman, St L H A Ellsworth, .Wasco Mrs Ellsworth, Wasco Airs wngntman, st L L B ReedeV, Pendleton M nations, Rainier Ray C Brock. Hood R Mrs Brock, do w tx jj-owier, do B Hamaoka, Seattle Jerome Lasselle, Al bany S A Lasselle. do Miss Lizzie Gorck, La uranaa Mrs E Turner, do A N Smith. -Seattle "C E Moulton, Tacoma a u ngott. Seattle Thos H Allman, Cath lanfet S M Cogshall, Burling ton. Kan Mrs Cogrtjall. do R C Lytle. Goldendale Bert A Senders, do A Brongsgeest. Dalles J W Harrington. Pay- eue Wm Bowers. Payette J D Taylor. Pendleton J Hariey. Jr. do jw S Wills, Pendleton THE IMPERIAL B P Cameron. McMin 'Mrs D M Metzger.Dal u- u -uiner, Aicjkiinnvi las Ben. Meyers, city Nerval Gates. Dallas John W Williams, do G J Farley, Dalles Chas Levy. McMlnnvl P Autzen. Hoaulam W Perry Smlth.Seattn Mrs Smith. Seattle 1 C P Larrabee, city D Naufferger, -McMlnn A W IP w w "There la something about Scrlbner's w"bich one does not find in the other magazines of the day. It sccsro to have a progressive spirit back of it," Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. The Government' of the United States A series of articles of commanding interest and importance on the various departments of the United, States Government. . They are not mere descrip tions of the routine of the departments, but treat with authority their many new and varied developments-, responsibilities and duties. The scheme will include among others, the following : THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, by James Ford Rhodes THE TREASURY, by Frank A. Vandcrjlip THE UNITED STATES SENATE, by r&snry Cabot Lodpre THE SCIENTIFIC WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT, by Prof. S. P. Langley ilic oUfKCiTic cuuki, uy jiuuee uaviu u. orewcr THE NAVY DEPARTMENT, by Capt. A.. T. Alahan THE WAR DEPARTMENT, in two articles, by Qen. W. H. Carter and Judge C. E. Magoon CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IN THE EASr, by Gov. Wflliam H. Taft Letters of a French Ambassadress at the English Court GEN. JOHN B. GOr.DOH General Gordon, of the Confederate Army, is one of the few survivors of ;he great leaders of the Civil War, and his reminiscences are the most interesting contribution remaining to the story of ness which have made Mrs. A New Story by Edith Wharton wfll be published in Scrlbner's during the year a novelette about the length of her story " The Touchstone." It is entitled "Sanctuary," and is most effective and unusual in idea, and distinguished by the qualities that make all that she writes uegrce jntcrcsiuig.- The first serial of the year is Mr. John Fox, Jr.'s, novel, " The Little Shepherd of U$h Tflnrrrlnm f'nm " cfnnr tVnf Vipmric in tif 'I Vnnpccnp Trm ntninc nrtA Vine tc fritrc A before, during. and after instalment will be illustrated. JOUN FOX. ja. Art Work for 1903 v The coming year will surpass all preceding ones in the interest and distinction of the art material, which will include the work of -new artists of talent as well as that of well known favorite illustrators. Among those who will contribute illustrations are Howard Pyle, Maxfield Parrish, Walter Appleton Clark, A. B. Frost, H. C. Christy, F. C. Yohn, "Henry Hutt, E. C. Peixotto, Henry McCarter, Edvard Penfield, Jules Guerin, Henry Reuterdahl, W. Glackcns, Jessie Willcox Smith, Violet Oakley and others. S3.00 sl yeeur Charles Scribner's Sons, Publishers, New York Ipr- It A Stuart, Seattle I Burk. Seattle James McGregor, do D D Pierce, Coqullle C C Wood. Ashland W T League, city 3 O Booth. Grant'sPas C F Tuybury, Gfand iccpias tV McCauley. Juneau J S Cooper, Indp Geo H Kelly, Eugene J H Schott. San Fran F T George, Arlington Thornton Goesby, do Owen Blair. Albany John McConnell, Placr v T Hamilton, Kose- burg Mrs Hamilton, do Geo Payne, do W H" Frost, Chicago Miss M .Gleason. S F" J C Friendly, city Mollle Bernardl. Salem Nina Damon, Salem John vfeseley, ado A M Cannon, ilcdford E C Gee. San Fran Mls3 C Browning, Ash land H R Jennings, Sumpter H W Scott. Dllley W O Brlggs, Baker Cy J O Rowan, Beaverton O V Edmonsen. Seattl John Haggleton. HotL Mrs Chas K Miller. Echo J H Kootz, Echo Mrs Kootz, Echo THE ST. t L Kelly, clty R Danby, John Day -O P- Sharp, do Joe Doneby, city J H Turner. Ilwaco J "Waterford, Patton, 111 M E Page, Clatskanie A Erlckson. do ti J Turnbull, Astoria R Thurston. Astoria W J Aldrlch, Seattle Mrs Aldrlch, Seattle Geo Stlnson, Olympla CHARLES. P South, city G T Hogg & wf, Car roll's Point G P Klrkkxnd. Seattle Geo Richards. McCoy R H Tozler, McCoy O Byerly. Ostrander G LQvegren. Clatskanie C ware, Tho Dalies S McCallin. city S M Pratt. Dalles Bert Baldwin, Astoria J P Tatten. Stevenson Tom Coyle, Grass Vy A Hetnan. 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Pittsburg J M Sprlggs. Laura,Id;j H NIssen. Eagle Off Hotel Brnnsvrlclc, Seattle. European plan, popular rates. Modern Improvements. Business center. Near depot. Tncoma Hotel, Tacoma. American plan. Rates, $3 and up. Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma. First-class restaurant in connection. Rainier Grand Hotel. Seattle. European plan. Finest cafe on Coast. Hdqrs. naval, military and traveling men. Roomj en suite and single. Free shower baths. Rates, 51 up. H. P. Dunbar, Prop. Trro Sailors Drowned. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec 2. John Perry," a seaman of His Majesty's steamship Amphlon, fell from tho wharf at the. 'navy-yard today and wa3 drowned. PARTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Madame Waddington, Prench Ambassadress to England in the eighties, tffl contributes a series of remarkable personal Jetters to her family, written in the brightest and most vivid English. Nothing could surpass the liveliness Wf r i i f J .1 n r Sf oi ner descriptions or rae court cerepionies ana me picturesque ngures or the" various -functions. They will be fully illustrated. General . Gossdon's Reminiscences of the Civil War the great struggle. The articles are his lectures faraous. Fully illustrated. Wharton's Novelette John Kox's New Novel the Civil Wjar. It is Mr. Fox's longest and best story. Each m Sfeort Fiction Richard Harding Dawis, Mrs. "Wharton; Miss Daskam, J. B. Connolly, Mrs. Andrews, Guy Wetmore Carryl, F. Hbpkinson Smith, Thomas Nelson v Page, Arthur Cosslett Smith, Nelson Lloyd, A. T. Quiller-Couch, and many other well-known writers will be represented in the pages of- the Magazine by stories sJiort and long, and illustrated by artists whose name;; and best work have come to be identified vith Siribner's. Thomas Rowland, a Bailor of the ship Brabloch, . loading at Chemalnus, was drowned when attempting to go aboard. Cabinet Crisis in Jayuii. NEW YORK, Dec. 1 The Jipanese po litical situation is still undetermined, ac cording to a Times dispatch from Tokio by way of London. The Marquis Ito and the ilarquls Yamagata are endeavoring Jim Dumps declared, " It Is a fact; To win success a man must act, But when digestion fails to work The man himself becomesna shirk. 1 Force" suits my case, it! gives me vim; i'll move the world," says " Sunny Jim."3 jp Tha Ecady-to-Setve Cereal m ' ' ' maKes willing H wor&ers. m ' Sweet, crisp 43 1 3 3 J8KP m jp If CAPT. ALT RED T. MAIIAN S&mf mm full of the spirit and vivid- jlf fWk H- in the highest jjpjj MRS. WHARTON 25 cents a copy to discover lines on which a compromise can be reached and the resignation of the Cabinet thereby avoided. "Walln "Walla Fire Alarm System. "WALtLiA "WALLA, "Wash., Dec 2. At a meeting of the City Council tonight the matter of a compleje Arc alarm system was referred to the committee on fire and water. fiaHes of Tvbeal and malt Llk&ji Giant Refreshed. "I had been suffer ing fron dyspepsia occasioned by severe mental labor, but 'Force ' has corrected it and I feel like a giant refreshed. cHAItRJNGTOK I'lTZQERXLD."