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1 THE MOHNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 50, 1903. BOOM IH BUILDING Need of More Business Structures Evident. STORES ABE IN GREAT DEMAND Waes Present Construction Worlc Is Fialahed, Lack Will Be Partly fiapplled Two Xevr Buildings Soon to Start. Heal Estate Transfers. Monday $ 4,075 Tuesday 20,208 "Wednesday 8.508 Thursday 14,028 Friday . 8,110 Saturday 25,681 Total $83,221 Building Permits. Monday , $ 5,550 Tuesday -. 35,450 "Wednesday 11.150 Thursday 3,200 Friday 3.600. Saturday , 23,250 Total , 582,200 Among the building permits of the past week are those of two three-story brick buildings. This, -while not unusual, is an Indication of the Increased building activ ity, due partially to the good -weather and iilso to the rcalzatlon of the need of more business structures. The buildings -whose construction is announced are those of JDr. J. A. Brown, at Eleventh and Yam Silll, and the S. G. Reed estate, at Second fand Washington streets. The Brown build ing will cost $25,000. while the new Wash-jington-street structure will come near to 915.000! i The building at Eleventh and Yamhill prill be used as an apartment-house, it is understood, while the other will be occu. .pied by business firms. It is evident that sjroperty-owners and investors are awak ening to the fact that Portland needs more 'store buildings, while the crying need for (hotels is as great as ever, partially re lieved by apartment-houses. No sooner Is one store acated than half a dozen applications are received for the space. Bents arc doubled, but still the storekeepers find it profitable to re main in a good business location, let the rent be what It may. As soon as a foun dation for a new building is laid every store space and every office Is taken months in advance. Fancy prices do not deter would-be tenants from securing the places which they specially desire, and ; which they know will well repay them for the additional rental. Therefore every business structure whose construction is announced might be sup posed to relieve the stringency in the mar ket. On the contrary, though It Is some help, yet so great Is the Increasing de mand for stores and offices that many are disappointed, while but one gets the place sought. From the Eas(t and the Middle "West men seeking business locations are 'daily arriving in Portland. When no place can be found, many move on to a town where space for their goods can be found. Where the business of the city might be increased five-fold, it is barely doubled, owing primarily to the lack of suitable business locations. Every real estate man In the city has experienced the disappoint ment of turning away a client who was sincerely anxious to open up a business In Portland. Hunting the city over for a 'store became tiresome after while, and though some have remained, many others have passed on. Before, another year is over, however, enough large structures are promised slightly to relieve the present condition. If an abnormal Increase of site-seekers does no flood the city. Within 12 months the new Stearns building will be occupied. In a few weeks the Weinhard building will be filled with tenants who took the space a year ago. The offices In the Mohawk building will be filled. The new building of the Marshall-Wells Company will prob ably bo completed and occupied. The Cohn building will be occupied within a 'lew months. The eight-story annex of the Meler & Frank Company will be under -way. The Brown building on Sixth street, rjiear Washington, will be occupied by Olds, Wortman & King. The First-street "buildings of Cook Bros, and J. V. Cook twIH be tenanted. These have long ago Cbeen contracted for. The new Weinhard building on the other half of the block occupied by the present seven-story struc ture will probably be well under way. Other structures are contemplated which ijrave not yet been announced, besides a score of smaller ones which cannot be counted. That some Portland property-owners are thoroughly enterprising is shown by the opening of the Alberta-street branch of 'the Union-avenue line of the Portland Railway Company yesterday. A mile of jtrack has been built by the owners of the 'Vernon tract and presented to the street railway company on condition that they operate cars upon It, Endeavor Society Officers Installed, The ceremony of installation of the of (flcers of the Keystone League of Chris tian Endeavor Society of the First United (Evangelical Church, East Tenth and East jSherman streets, was witnessed by a large congregation last night. The officers in stalled are as follows: President, Edith -Kemp; vice-president. Charles Staver; ft COOK BROS. THREE-STORY secretary, Mrs. Nellie Robert; treasurer. Myrtle Merrlman; financial secretary, Omar Bittner; corresponding secretary, Mrs. M. Bittner. There is no regular form of installation, but Rev. L. M. Boozer, the pastor, pre pared an original form and installed these officers in accordance therewith. Mr. Boozer delivered the charges to each of the officers as they took their places. Starting with the president, Mr. Boozer set forth in brief and clear language the duties of responsibilities that went with the honors of the respective offices. He counseled diligence and faithful discharge of all duties. Mr. Stowell followed with an excellent address to the young people. THEY MISS CATFISH. To Keep Mlssoarlana in Oregron, the Luxury Will Be Imported. Mention was made a few days ago of a family of Mlssourlans who had been here for several months, pulling up stakes and returning home, saying, "We are going to Missouri," all because there were no cat fish here. A young woman from Missouri who arrived here Saturday is likely to do the same thing. As the train was com ing past the Cascades, she noticed a fish wheel in the river, and asked a man sit ting in front of her what it was. He ex plained the object of the wheel, at which she was somewhat surprised, and then asked what kind of fish there were in the Columbia. The man told her of the sal mon, the finest in the world, half a dozen kinds of them; the shad, larger than in the East; the magnificent sturgeon, the black bass. Just becoming numerous; trout of several varieties, from "short steel head," weighing eight pounds, down to the gamy cutthroat, a foot in length; the smelt, which comes in mlllfons of mil lions for months, and Is the most deli clous of fish, and many other fish found in the mighty Columbia and its tribu taries. Finally she asked, "Haven't you any catfish here?" "No," replied he, "there never have been any in the Columbia, but there are so many good fish here that we have never missed them." "I am sorry for that," said the young woman, "for I am very fond of catfish." "Do you consider them good?" asked the man. "Oh, yes," was the reply, "they are very good, and they have no bones in them." "The man forgot to mention the little "miller's thumb," a variety of the cat fish, though a small one, which is quite plentiful here now. Coming up from the depot he mentioned his conversation to a friend, a market man, who also regretted the misfortune, but said if Missourians would have a lit tle patience they would be able to get real Missouri "cats" here, as he had con tracted lor the delivery of a box of them every week, weighing 30 to 40 pounds, but they would not begin coming till Fall, as they are running small now, 15 to 30 pounds. He went on to say that the little catfish caught here were In such demand that he could never get half enough of them to supply his customers. An evening or two ago. Just as the market was being closed, two tramps came In with a gunny-Back half full of these catfish, and asked him to buy them. He said he would if they would skin them. They said all right, and on being shown into the department where chickens are slaughtered proceeded to skin their fish. The skin was cut through around the neck of the fish with one sweeping cut of the knife, and one corner of it raised up to get a hold. Then, tak ing the head of the fish in one hand and a bit of gunny-sack In the other, he grasped the corner of skin and with one Jerk removed the whole. In 15 minutes they had skinned the contents of the gunny-sack, received the money for the fish and were off to look for something to eat or drink. It Is hoped that no one will leave Oregon on account of the scarc ity of catfish, as this want will soon be overcome. AERONAUT'S ROPE BREAKS "Professor" Mars Has Narrow Escape in Attempting: Ascension. Because of a broken rope the balloon ascension of Professor Mars at the Jeffer son Gardens yesterday evening did not come off according to the programme. Just as the big gas-filled bladder rose lrom the ground the rope holding the per former to the balloon broke and he was dragged several feet. Quick as a flash the balloon shot up through the air, the gas escaping from the vent in a stream. Writhing and twisting. It rose to a height of 300 feet, when, the gas being exhausted, it col lapsed utterly and followed the sandbag down to the ground. When the crowd taw It coming there was a general scram ble, as the sack was headed straight for a turntable at Chapman street. The sand bag struck the turntable exactly in the center, and the canvas wrapped itself around the trolley wires. No one was hurt except Mars, who received a few scratches from being dragged. Then the performer, the policeman and the crowd put in a busy half-hour disentangling the bag- The small boy, of course, was there with plenty of sage advice. By the time the balloon was right end up once more It was too dark for another ascension. Mars squared himself by diving from a 75-foot ladder Into a net. Repairing Xehalem Logging; Read. ST. HELENS, Or., July 19. (Special.) The Columbia City & Nehalem Logging Railway Company has closed down op erating the road for a short time, pend ing repairs. The road was built four miles back from the river at Columbia City, and was constructed across several deep canyons. There are 32 bridges; vary ing in length from 50 to 000 feet, the high est being 150 feet above the bottom of the gulch. Superintendent H. E. Chip man is ballasting the track, also constructing three spurs and putting up tool and en gine houses. When the logging camps are In operation about 75 hands are employed. WHERE NEW BUILDINGS ARE FEW. BRICK BUILDING, SOUTHWEST CORNER FIRST AND OAK STREETS. WORK FOR BIG CONGRESS NEEDS OF TAB TRANS-MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY. President Kirfey RcvleWa Great Work Done and Call for Largre At. tendaace at Seattle Coaveatlea. .HOUSTON, Tex., July 19. "The coming session of the Trans-Mississippi Commer cial Congress, which will be held at Seat tle. Wash., August 18 to 2L inclusive, of the present year,'' remarked President John H. Klrby, of the congress, in a recent discussion of the subject matter, "will undoubtedly be one of tHe most Important sessions of the great Western and South ern organization ever chronicled In the history of public matters conserved by that or similar associations in the United States. "It must be remembered that the ses sion of 1603 will represent the 14th annual gathering of the congress. Organized in 1891, with William M. Flshback, Gover nor of Arkansas, as the Initial president, the congress has constantly augmented in WILL BE ONE FOUR-STORY BRICK National importance and in the scope of its operations, until today It Is unde niably one of the most potent elements in Government upbuilding that the United States, orany other country, for that matter, has ever witnessed. What the Congress Has Done. "Barren even of the suspicion of poli tics, it has proven a power In shaping the destinies of the great Western country, and in Its peculiar capacity as the yearly mouthpiece of the people west of the Mis sissippi River, it has clearly and con cisely announced the needs and demands of Its constituency, pointing out the dis crepancies and manifesting a thousand and one facts concerning the trans-Mls-slssippl country and the elements needed for its upbuilding in its field of action, almost as unlimited as the heavens. It has discussed and recommended legisla tion upon a variety of public subjects, among which may be mentioned Irriga tion, railroad rates of the West; improve ment of rivers and harbors; regulation of mines and mining, building of good roads, the encouragement of home manu factures, the preservation of the forests, extension of postal service, cultivation of better commercial relations with Central and South American republics, statehood for the territories, and the Institution of measures generally which would have the effect of stimulating Interest In the great West, and the amelioration of conditions which have been and are yet preventing its complete development. "The congress has been petitioned, and, in the furtherance of its avowed object, great influence has been brought to bear upon tho National Government In solicit ing its aid and Judgment in public move ments, the consummation of which meant much for the people of the West and the development of the several states therein. "Today.-nrith 76,000,000 of population, the' United States- has become a power more potent and far-reaching than the most magnificent civilization which history has chronicled. It is the Mecca to which serf and aristocrat of the other portions of the world look with longing eyes when local environment become obnoxious and its restrictions unbearable. Its magnifi cent domain, containing as It does over 3,500,000 square miles, offers prosperity In addition to refuge to the people of Eu rope. The Eastern half of the United States, augmenting dally in power and 'wealth and the scene of man's indomitable en ergy and enterprise. Is becoming restrict ed In both area and opportunity, but the great Western country, with Its splendid area and only partially developed possi bilities. Is capable of a development which must in the future contribute Immensely to both the power and finance of the whole country. Here must the millions yet to come find their permanent abode, and the shifting centers of industry and commer cialism must slowly move Into the West In order to take advantage of the natural conditions and resources, both under and upon the surface of the earth. "The coming session of the Trans-Mis- slsslppl Commercial Congress, in my opin ion. Is destined to accomplish more than has ever been attempted In the past. The demands of the West are more strenuous today than they were even 12 months- ago. The making available of the wonderful fertile, yet unproduclng sections of the Western states has become a National need, and the conserving of the waters equally so, as It Is today, the great floods which' annually threaten the Mississippi Valley with inundation and which create such havoc in some of the Western val leys bordering the great watercourses, are depriving the so-called arid section of a Just due, and the, reclamation of these sections can only be accomplished by the adoption of a system which will remedy the conditions referred to and provide the West with the elements necessary for suc cessful Irrigation and induce the pros perity which' nature and the Almighty evidently intended should exist in the West. "While this feature refers to certain sections of the territory, the extension of the forest system in the now treeless sec tions Is worthy of the greatest attention in order that posterity be not made to suf fer from the demands of a present day progress and civilization. "The East, by reason of its aggregate interests and resources. Is In a position where It needs no special recommenda tion; the West, however, the future store- OF PORTLAND'S LARGEST WAREHOUSES. WAREHOUSE OF DRAKE C. O'REILLY BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH. house for the teeming millions which he next half century will find in the United States, occupies an entirely different posi tion. Trade and commerce must be brought to realize Its resources, and the National Government must be brought face to face with the problems now con fronting the population of the Western states. First in Far Northwest. "The agitation by the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress during the past 13 years has accomplished a wonderful deal of good and the 14th annual session must, with all the force and power at its com mand, continue the work set in motion by Its predecessors and set forth the claims of the Trans-Mississippi country upon the attention and support of the remainder of the United States in a man ner so forceful and so comprehensive that the result of Its energies shall make the history of the West bright with a chron icle of Its prosperity. "I am exceeding anxious that the com ing session at Seattle shall be the most successful session ever held. It is the first time that the organization has gone so far Into the Northwest, but I believe the se lection of the splendid Washington me tropolis will prove of unusual advantage to the congress and that the Governors, civil authorities and business organiza tions of the Trans-Misslsslppi country will respond liberally to the demands of a united constituency, and attend the Seattle convention with a united front, and in numbers sufficient to Impress upon the world at large the Importance of their deliberations and the Justness oft their Joint demands." TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES Febraary Shovrs Decreased Exports, Increased Imports Trade Growing. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. July 19. The Insular Bureau of the War Department is In receipt of offi cial returns showing the trade of tho Philippine Islands for February, 1903, the following figures, exclusive of gold and silver and Government supplies, being taken from the summary of commerce for that month about to be issued by the bureau. Importations during the month men tioned aggregated $2,175,723. a decrease of $859,896, as compared with February, 1902. More than one-third of this decrease con sists of foodstuffs, of which so much, especially rice, has recently been pur chased to supply the demand made neces sary by light crops. For the period of eight months ending February 28, 1903, the import trade was $21,535,468, a slight gain over the corresponding eight months of the previous year. , The total exports for the month amount ed to $2,036,306, as compared with $1,682,612 in February. 1902, an increase of $353,694. For eight months the exports amounted to 521.005,225, as compared with $15,234,534 for the corresponding period ending Feb rua y 28, 1902, an Increase of $5,800,631, or S3 per centum. This large increase con sisted of hemp, copra and sugar, particu- j larly of the first two products. Hemp leads in the increase, but copra made a gain of more than $2,000,000. The total exports of copra for this period were nearly $3,000,000, leading those of sugar ' and tobacco. New cocoanut groves are ; being set out, the demand for copra Is j good, the production cheap and the facil ities for culture practically unlimited, so that this promises to remain one of the principal articles of exportation. The United States trade during Febru arj 1903, was $1.009,10S, as compared with $1,010,780 for the same month of the pre- ceding year, the imports for 1903 being J about one-half and for 1902 about one- j tmrOfOi tne value ol tne exports lor these respective years. During the eight months ending Febru ary 28. 1903, Imports from the United States amounted in value to $2,798,017, and i for the corresponding eight months of the i previous- year $2,493,555; and exports to the United " States during these years were , $3,957,173 and $1,637,S12. the total increase of trade comprising these two periods be I ing (5 per centum. It Is notable that the sales of American cotton goods, while still i comparatively light, are steadily Increas ing in volume. Sales of Hoots and shoes from the United States are also constant ly growing larger. . The total duty collected on merchandise for eight months ending February 28, 1903, amounted to $6,15S,020, of which $5,.wo1H was on imports. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY The steamer Bailey Gatzert, of the Reg ulator line, makes round trip to Cascade Locks dally, except Monday, 8:30 A. M.; Sundays, 9 A. M.; returning 7 P.M. Music and excellent meals. Round trip ticket, $L50. 'Phone Main 914. Prompt reller tn sick headache, dizzi ness, nausea, constipation, pain in the side, guaranteed to those using- Carter's Little- Hver Pills. PUTS CAREY ACT TO TEST GREAT TWIN FALLS IRRIGATION SCHEME IN IDAHO. ' Quarter-Mllllea Acres of Snake Riv er Desert to Be Watered and Homes Made for 50,000. OR EG ON I AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. July 19. Although not directly concerned, the Geological Survey is deep-, ly interested In the construction of the Twin Falls irrigation system on the Snake River, Idaho, that Is being com pleted under the Carey act. This proj ect is of more than ordinary Interest because of the vast area proposed to be reclaimed In Cassia and Lincoln Counties. The plan to be put in operation requires the lifting of the waters of Snake River 3S feet, from which height they will flow through about 85 miles of main canal, and, through laterals, be distributed over 700 square miles of desert. Under the Carey act. 248,000 acres of land were withdrawn, and will ultimately be brought under Irrigation by the Twin ON IRVING STREET Falls system. According to the contract with the Government, the canal on the south side of Snake River is to' be 65 miles long, 90 "feet wide at the bottom at the head, gradually narrowing to 15 feet at the foot. It will have a grade of one foot in 5000, will carry water nine feet In depth, and have a capacity of 3000 second feet. The canal on the north bank will be 20 miles long, 25 feet wide at the bottom at the head, guadually narrow ing to 10 feet at the lower end. It will have a grade of two feet to the mile, and have a capacity of 400 second feet. The cost of the dam, canals and complete lateral system Is placed at $1,500,000. The actual construction on the main canal began several months ago. Sub contractors are at work at intervals of one mile apart, heginning near the town of Milner, and extending clear to . the lower terminus. The dam, to be located near Milner, will be 900 feet long, and 64 feet high. It will be In three sections, separated by Islands In the river. The first opening of lands under the Twin Falls system was set for July 1, when 60.000 acres were offered for settle ment, not more than 160 acres going to one person. The state Is to receive 50 cents an acre for the land, 25 cents to be paid upon application, and the balance after one year's residence on the land. No annual charge Is made, except for the water actually used. Besides this pay ment to the state, a water right must be purchased from the canal company, which costs $25 an acre. $3 per acre cash, and partial payments for the next seven years. When the $25 Is paid, the settler not only owns the land, but a permanent right to use water of the Snake River, brought down by the Twin Falls system. After the settlers have paid one-half the pur chase price, they are to have sole con trol of the water canal. I The Geolnirlrnl Riirvv f Int&roKt&A tn observe how rapidly the 60,000 acres are taken up, especially as- this Is one of the largest irrigation schemes yet undertaken in the West. Based on census office re turns for agricultural lands, 40 acres be ing shown as the average Irrigated farm in the West, It Is computed that the Twin Falls scheme, if it is a complete suc cess, should support a farm population of 31,000, an urban population of 20,000; and increase the farm wealth of Southern Idaho by over $22,000,000. On this basis, the expenditure of $1,500,000 seems to be more than warranted, even if the entire area covered by the project Is not im mediately settled upon. To Help' Oat Veterans. SEATTLE, Wash... July 17. (To the Ed itor.) In your last Sunday's Oregonlan I noticed a dispatch from your Washington correspondent in relation to Indian War pensions and the inability of some of the veterans proving their services during the Indian War of 1S55-56. In order to assist them I hereby offer them the use of some muster rolls that came into my possession while engaged in adjusting claims for property lost during said war. while Gen eral McCarver was acting Quartermaster. ONE THREE-STORY BRICK BUILDING OF S. MORTOX COHX. SOUTHWEST CORNER TENTH AND "WASHINGTON STREETS. This Is intended to assist only those who are directly to be benefited. The following are the rolls referred to: Captain Alfred V. Wilson, Company A, First Regiment Oregon. Mounted Volun teers, from October 13.1855, to May 5, 1855. Captain E. J. Harding. Company A, re cruiting battery to First Regiment,. Ore gon Mounted Volunteers, January 25 to May 9, 1856. Captains James K. Kelly and Stafford, Company C, First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, October 16, 1855, to February L 1856. Captains Jeffreys and Humason, Com pany B, First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, October 20, 1855. to June 1. 1856. Captain Ben F. Burch. Company B, re cruiting battery. First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, January 25 to May 18, 1856. Captain A. P. Ankeny, Company C. re cruiting battery. First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, January 23 to May 15, 1S56. Captain Hiram Wilbur. Company D, First Regiment. Oregon Mounted Volun teers. October 17. 1S55, to May 5, 1S56. Captain John H. Settle. Company D, re cruiting battery. First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, February 1 to May 26, 1R5S. Captain A. J. Hlmbree, Company E, First Regiment. Oregon Mounted Volun teers, October 19, 1S55, to May 7, 1S56. Captain William A. Cason, Company E, recruiting battery. First Regiment, Ore gon Mounted Volunteers, February 25 to June 10, 1SS6. Captain Charles Bennett. Company F, First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volun teers, OcuDer 19, 1853, to March 9. 1856. Captains Hayden. and Armstrong, Com pany G, First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, October 22, 1S55, to February IS. 1856. Captain David Layton, Company H, First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volun teer, October 23. 1855. to May 15, 1S56. Captain N. A. Cornoyer, Company K, First Regiment, Oregon Mounted" Volun teers, October 30. 1S55, to May 31, 1856. Captain P. C. Noland, Company B. Sec ond Regiment. Oregon Mounted Volun teers, October 23, 1855, to July 13, 1856. Captains Bruce, Rice and Mittens, Com pany D, First Regiment. Oregon Mounted Volunteers, November 10, 1855, to May 15, 1856. Captain James Williams, Company N, Washington Territorial Volunteers. June 2 to September 25, 1856, under Colonel Shaw. A. S. GROSS. COMMERCE WITH ISLANDS In Fiscal Year Jnst Endetl It Will Total Nearly $100,OO0,0O0. WASHINGTON, July 19. The commerce of the United States nith. Its noncontigu ous territory will amount to nearly $100, 000,000 In the fiscal year Just ended. The figures for 11 months ending with May, 1S03, as announced by the Department of Commerce through Its bureau of statistics, amount to $S6,581,026, and as those for the single month of May amount to nearly $9,000,000, It is apparent that the total for the full year will fall but little below $100,000,000. Of this grand total of nearly $100,000,000 of commerce with the noncon tiguous territory, more than one-third Is merchandise shipped to that territory. Of the grand total of $86,581,026 in the 11 months ending with May, $33,0S0,779 was for merchandise shipped to Porto Rico, Hawaiian Islands, Philippines, Guam, Tutulla and Alaska. Of this total of practically $33,000,000 of merchandise shipped to noncontiguous territory In the 11 months ending with May, a little over $11,000,000 went to Porto Rico, $10,000,000 to the Hawaiian Islands, $8,000,000 to Alaska, a little over $3,500,000 to the Philippines, and nearly $100,001 worth to Guam and Tutulla. Of the $53,000,000 of merchandise received from the noncontiguous territory during the 11 months, nearly $22,000,000 worth came from the Hawaiian Islands, $11,000,000 from the Philippines, $10,500,000 from Porto Rico, and $10,000,000 from Alas ka. This $10,000,000 from Alaska is mer chandise, and does not Include the gold re ceived from that territory, which amount ed In the 11 months to $4,540,677. Adding these shipments of gold, Alaska sent us to the grand total of merchandise above mentioned, and estimating the month of June, the grand total will probably reach the round sum of $100,000,000. Taking up the details of this commerce of $100,000,000 between the United States and its noncontiguous territory, It.may bc said that the principal articles received from that territory during the 11 months for which the detailed figures are given are as follows: From the Hawaiian Isl ands sugar amounted to $21,000,000 In value; coffee, $225,929; hides and skins, $69,171; fruits and nuts, $67,510. From Porto Rico, sugar, $6,997,644; tobacco and manufactures thereof, $1,813,642 (of which $1,681,608 Is ci gars); coffee, $712,900; fruits and nuts, $2S1, 842. From the Philippine Islands, Manila hemp, $10,66S,657; sugar, $270,729; tobacco and cigars, $56,732. From Alaska the principal shipments were canned salmon, $8,401,124; other fish. $753,412; furs and fur skins, $395,793; whalebone, $115,994. and copper, $100,553. The shipments to the territory In ques tion Include a much wider range of art icles. To the Hawaiian Islands the total for the 11 months amounted to over $10, 000,000, of which $1,361,306 was breadstuffs, a little over $1,000,000 manufactures of Iron and steel, another $1,000,000 manufactures of cotton, $750,000 manufactures of wool, $500,000 provisions, nearly $500,000 mineral oils and a like value In fertilizers. To Porto Rico the principal shipments were cotton manufactures about $2,000,000, man ufactures of iron and steel over $1,250,000, provisions over $1,250,000, breadstuffs over $1,000,000, manufactures of wood $500,000. To the Philippines the principal items of exports were iron and steel manufactures over $300,000, spirits, wines and malt liquors over $400,000, cotton manufactures over $300,000, mineral oils nearly $300,000 and breadstuffs about $250,000. To Alaska the largest Item was Iron and steel manu factures nearly $2,000,000, provisions nearly $1,000,000, breadstuffs nearly $500,000, manu factures of tin nearly $500,000. manufac tures of wool over $250,000, vegetables over OF THE NEW UP-TOWN STRUCTURES. I FAU.-B0TTlD KM Order from Fleckenstein-Mayer Co. R START a to-night, and your world will be brighter j e Your complexion will have a 3 healthy glow, your brain will be 8 clear, and your eyes bright and g glowing with health. Abbey's Salt 1 of Fruits will start you right. It is 1 the most pleasant tasting tonic laxative known, guaranteed free from opiates and narcotics. There is nothing so good for the bowels as Abbey's Salt, and if you do not agree with us after using one bot tle we will give your money back. Two tablespoonfuls in half a glass of water at bedtime and in the morning will gently cleanse the stomach, stimulate the liver, give tone to the nerve centres and cure dyspepsia. The drug stores throughout the civilized world sell Abbey's Effervescent Salt, 25c, 50c. and SI per bottle. If you are using it, save this ad. for your friends. If you are not using it, let us send you a trial bottle free to-day. Address M Abbey Effervescent Salt Company, Ltd., 9 to 15 Murray Street, New York City ; 144 Queen Victoria Street, London, England, or 712 Craig Street, Montreal, Canada. CUTLERY EVERY BLADE WARRANTED $250,000, and tobacco and manufactures thereof nearly $250,000. To Guam and Tutulla the total shipments for the 11 months were $96,812, of which $20,570 was manufactures of wood, $13,067 manufac tures of iron and steel, $9524 fish, $9303 manufactures of cotton and breadstuffs $8337. Bnndon nnd .North Bend Win. MARSHFIELD. Or., July 19. (Special.) The league ball-game this afternoon at Marshfielo between Bandon and the home team was the most exciting event of the season. Up to the eighth Inning neither team had scored. In the eighth Bandon made two runs, when Marshfleld went to pieces. Score: Bandon 5. Marshfleld 0. The game was witnessed by 2000 peole. The gamcjin the morning at North Bend between Coqullle and North Bend resulted In a victory for the home team. Score, 6 to 1. The standing of the league Is now: Bancion won 7, lost 2; Marshfleld won 5, lc6t 3; North Bend won 5, lost 3; Coqullle won 0, lost 9. LOW AUGUST RATES. O. R. & X. Afcnln Gives LonK-Tlme Limit and Stop-Over. August 18, 19. 25 and 26 the O. R & N. again sells long-time tickets to points in the East, with stop-over privileges. Par ticulars at City ticket office. Third and Washington. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby la Cutting Teeth. B aurt ana uso that old and treM-trled remedy, Mrs. IVInalow's Soothlnr Syrup, tor cbtldrea teething. It soothes the child, softens the rums, allays all pain, curt wind colic and diarrhoea. MOKHIAN 1 MmmmMmmmmmk