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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1900. WAR ON SHEEP SGAB Oregon Woolgrowers Approve Proposed Law. DECLARE FOR JUTE MILL Request Will Be Sent to Interior De. partment That Allowance of Flocks on Reserves Be Cut but 25 Per Cent. CONDON, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) About 50 delegates to the Oregon Woolgrowers' Association met here in their ninth annual session yesterday morning and continued until a late hour in the evening. President R. R. Keys, of Wheeler County, was in iho chair, and H. C. Rooper, secretary. The gathering, which was attended by sheepmen from all over the state, was called to order in the Courthouse at 10 o'clock, and after appointing the usual committees, the association adjourned to meet at 2 in the afternoon in the Armory Hall, owing to Circuit Court being held in the Courthouse. The most important matter that came before the association was the new law in regard to scab and quarantine. The proposed law, as drafted by the committee appointed last year, was read and explained by Dr. E. N. Hutch inson, state Federal Sanitary Officer, and sections were also interpreted and explained by Colonel George Hickok. the United States Sanitary Inspector of the Coast. The entire sentiment of the Bheepmen was in favor of a Just and fair law to regulate the Bcab that has been so prevalent in the state during the past few years and a new law will be introduced in the Legislature next Winter to that purpose. Another important matter that re ceived attention is the plan of the In terior Department to cut down by 50 per cent the number of sheep in the forest reserves. It was decided to rec ommend that the cut be not more than 25 per cent. The sheepmen also went . strongly on record with a clear-cut resolution fa voring establishment of a Jute mill at the State Penitentiary for the- manu facture of wheat sacks. A resolution was adopted in favor of the passage of a law placing a license on sheep entering the state between the months of April 1 and August 1. The annual election of officers re sulted in I. N. Burgess, of Pendleton, being elected president; H. C. Rooper, of Antelope, vice-president; D. P. Smythe, of Pendleton, secretary-treasurer. The following executive com mittee was chosen for the year: George C in, of Morrow County; S. R. Bar ker, of Gilliam; R. R. Keys, of wheeler; A. McClenn, of Wasco; J. H. Dobyns, Wallowa, and K. C. Warner, Umatilla. The second Tuesday of November was designated as the date for the next an nual meeting and The Dalles the next place of meeting. H. C. Rooper, of An telope, and Douglas Belts, of Pilot Rock, were chosen delegates to the National convention of the Woolgrow ers' Association, which meets In Utah next November. . MAXIMUM DISTANCE TARIFF Washington Commission Fixes Rail road Rates for State. ' OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 19. Follow ing is the new maximum distance tar iff, to be announced Within the next week by the Washington Railway Commission, and to apply to all rail roads within the borders of this state. The O. R. & N. lines in Oregon will be virtually obliged to adopt the same schedule also. The figures follow: First class Five miles or under, 10 cents per 100 pounds; for each five miles thereafter up to 20, 4 cents ad ditional; for each live miles thereafter up to 50, 3 cents additional; for each live thereafter up to 300, 2 cents addi tional; for each five thereafter to 400, 1 cent additional; after 400, 2 cents additional for each 10 miles. Second class Eighty-five per cent of first-class rate. Third class Seventy per cent of first-class rate. Fourth class Sixty per cent Fifth class Fifty per cent. Class A, merchandise Fifty per cent of first-class rate. Class B Forty-five per cent. Class C Thirty per cent. Class D Twenty-five per cent. Class B Twenty per cent. On the first four classes, the rate applies on less than carload lots; on the rest, it applies to car shipments. The tariff is under Western classifica tion rules. Thus, the tariff on first-class com modities fer 100 miles amounts to 60 cents, as compared with the old tariff of 75 cents, making a 20 per cent cut. The cut is about proportional all down the line, 20 per cent, however, being the minimum reduction made. The entire tariff represents a maxi mum. In other words, Washington railways will be permitted to charge no more, while they may reduce the schedule as much as they desire. GOLD IX CRAWS OF DUCKS Southern Oregon Farmer Hopes to Locate Mine on Ills Ranch. ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) J. H. Withrow, a farmer residing on Anderson Creek, six miles west of this city, brought a vial of native gold to Ashland yesterday which was secured from the craws . of five tame ducks which wore slaughtered for the With row family dinner last Sunday. The value of the gold, which was extra fine, amounted to nearly $2. Some of It was in small wire-like pieces, .but there was one nugget weighing not less than 40 cents in virgin gold. Withrow's farm is situated in the Wagner Creek foothills, in- a gold-bearing section of the country where there has been more or less mining and pros pecting for many years, but there are no workings on his place where his ducks range, nor in the immediate vi cinity, and he Is somewhat at a loss to know Just where the birds found the golden contents of their craws. DRY LANDS YIELD GOOD CROPS Harney Valley Farmers Are Delight ed With Experiments. BURNS. Or., Sept. 19. 'Special.) Harvesting cf grain in the Harney Val ley has commenced and from reports from farmers the crop will be greatly Increased over last year's yield. Wheat will average 30 bushels per acre, where last year the average was 20 bushels. Oats and barley will average 50 bush els per acre. Farmers are finding ready sale for all kinds of grain at IVi cents a pound, although there is only the local market to depend on for the sale of grain. Farming dry land In this valley has been well tested this year and the sup posed desert land has produced fine crops without irrigation. The wild hay crop is the largest that has ever been known in this country and the stock men will have plenty of feed for their stock this Winter. The fruit crop will be large this year but the fruit industry is only com mencing to attract farmers' attention and as soon as the land is brought un der a high state of cultivation there will be no better adapted to fruitgrow ing than Harney Valley. NEW PROCESS FOR THE ORE Idaho Mining District Will Experi ence a Revival. BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 19. (Special.) The Petitt mine at Atlanta has been sold to the Bagdad-Chase Mining ComJ pany, of Rochester, N. T., that has large properties at Barstow and other places in California. The consideration is about tl50,0o0'. This sale Is important, as it marks a step in the revival of that district, which was formerly so productive. When the surface ores had been worked out it was found impossible to save the values by methods then known. The Bagdad-Chase people have had the Petitt ore tested and - have found a process that is satisfactory, and they will at once Install a plant at a cost of $50,000. This will be the third mine to be equipped with modern plants there after the district had lain idle for 30 years. Telephone for Young's River. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) A contract was let today to Hille Lelbel by a number of the residents of the Young's River district for the construc tion of a rural telephone from a, connec tion with the telephone exchange in this city to the Elmer Warnstaff residence near Olney. The line, including Irs branches, will be 13 miles in length and there will be 15 subscribers. The con struction work will be commenced next Monday and the. Intention is to have the line in operation within three weeks. HIGH OFFICIALS HOLD CON FERENCE AT LEWISTON. Greatest Secrecy Is Observed by United States and Idaho State Officers. LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 19. (Special.) Something new is springing up in Lew iston in land-fraud matters. Whether Uncle Sam's sleuths have discovered some new evidence and are going to recom mend some new indictments in the State of Idaho, or whether they are working on the cases to be heard at the Novem ber term of the court cannot be learned tonight. C. O. Pollard, United States Inspector General, is in the city and has been here for over a week, making himself known to only a few people. F.W. Goodwin, chief of the field directors of the General Land Office is also here, and this after noon these men together with some other men in the service, assembled in the office of the United States Deputy At torney Johnson. They were in close con sultation all day. Several witnesses were examined by them. Goodwin had nothing to say when ap proached but he wore a smile of satis faction, and laughed loudly when he re marked: "I can only say that the Fed eral Court meets in November." United States Assistant Attorney Johnson, who was with him also wore a broad smile, as if he had something good up his leeve, but kept his counsel to himself. MANY PORTLAND STUDENTS Pacific University Starts New Year With Good Prospects. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) The opening exercises of Pacific University were held this morning at 10 o'clock in Brighton Chapel. President Ferrin de livered the address of welcome to the students. Rev. Cephas Clapp, the super intendent of home missions for the State of Oregon, and Rev. Mr. Kilpat rlck also gave short addresses. All the new professors, six in num ber, have arrived and occupied a place on the platform with the old members of the faculty. Dr. Bogess, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and who has taken post-graduate work 4n the leading institutions of the country, arrived this morning and will take Pro fessor Robertson's place as head of economics and history. The attendance this year Is larger than for several years past. A number of students have come from the out side states and the eastern part of Ore gon, so the college looks forward to a -very prosperous year. The - freshman class, which Is the largest In the his tory of the institution, will be largely composed of Portlanders. OREGON MAY GET ROLLERS If Declared insane, the Women Will Be Sent to Salem. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 19. It is prob able that the report of the commission named to inquire into the alleged - in sanity of Eisther Mitchell and Mrs. Maud Creffield will be filed with the court to morrow, and the Prosecuting Attorney declares that if the prisoners are "de clared Insane Judge A. W. Frater will order- them sent to Oregon, where, they hold residence. During the morning the commission met with Judge Frater and? he declared it is not necessary for the transcript of the proceedings to be filed with the re port. The Prosecuting Attorney stated today that if the court orders the women sent away he will make no opposition to the movement. Convict Tries to Escape. BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 19. (Special.) Justice of the Peace Dunbar today heard the preliminary examination In the case of the State vs. John M. Runyan, who yesterday attempted to escape from the state penitentiary. The case was held over until tomorrow, when the examina tion will be continued. Runyan was at work on the quarry within the penitentiary reservation early in the afternoon and managed to get 600 yards away from the quarry, when he was tracked by the guard and discovered crouching behind a clump of sagebrush. He was serving a four-year term for burglary committed in Elmore County and began the service of his sentence February 26, 190s. . Gambling Saloon-Makers Are Held. ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept 19. Arthur Bifrke and A. W. Jakobsson, two saloon keepers whose place was raided for gambling, were bound ovex for trial under the anti-gambling law, tne nrst "eases ."of the kind to be tried in Chehalis County. The men took a change of venue from the Police Court, while several others pleaded guilty and were-fined. These two must now have a trial fn tne Superior Sourt. Bonds were fixed at $1000. Contract for Catholic Church. EUGENE. Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) The contract for the erection of a. new building for the Catholic Church of Eu gene has been let to Welch & Mourer, of Salem, for $5157. The building will be atnOuO Xeet in size. PERJURY ISOHARGED Prominent Hood River Citizens Give Heavy Bonds. OUTCOME OF ELECTION Advocates of Local Option Law Are Said to Have Filed Complaint With the District Attorney at The Dalles. THE DALLES. Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) Direct Information was today filed, by District Attorney Menefee against P. F. Fouts, J. B. Hunt and Seneca Fouts, of Hood River, charging the first two named with perjury and the last with suborna tion of perjury at the June election at Hood River. All three men are promi nent citizens of that place. Bonds were placed at J1000 each and ball bonds filed by their attorneys for their appearance at the November term of court. It is understood that the charges were brought by advocates of the local option law. HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 19. (Spe cial.) The indictment of S. F. Fouts, P. S. Fouts and J. B. Hunt for perjury at the election held here in June, is said to be due to a charge that they vouched for voters whom they did not know and who were not residents of Hood River. It Is said that the case would not have been brought against them but for the fact ,that the Prohibitionists were de feated here this Spring. ROOSEVELT AGAIN CHIEF (O-cinued From Pane 1.) in time of war and carry our commerce In time of peace, we are in favor of and earn estly urge immediate legislation by Congress to upbuild our merchant marine. We commend the alms and purposes of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacilic Exposition of 1000 and favor a liberal appropriation by the next Legislature therefor. We favor legislation for the proper safe guarding of all public funds placed on de posit, and also fixing the rate of Interest which such depositors shall pay on such funds into the public treasury. Direct Primary Law Indorsed. We are in favor of a direct primary election law, so formed as to secure the nomination of United States Senators, Congressmen and all state, county and municipal- officers by direct, vote of the people. We commend the Republican party upon Its passage of a National liability act for the protection of railway employes and their families in case of accidents, also for its efforts to have a law enacted limiting the hours of continuous service upon the. rail ways. The salaries now paid judicial officers in this state do not furnish adequate compensa tion for the services required of such officers. and the present high standard of the judiciary can only be maintained by the payment of salaries which more nearly compensate men of the requisite fitness for such offices. We therefore recommend that the next legislative assembly pass an act providing a proper in crease in the salaries of the Supreme and Superior Court Judges of this state. Examination of State Banks. We favor legislation providing for the ex amination of state banks and the publication of statements of the same at frequent Inter vals. We favor the division of the state Into Con gressional districts. There are several hundred Idle convicts con fined in the state penitentiary at WalTa Walla, who are not provided -with employment-because of insufficiency of machinery. Inas much as there are no jute bags manufactured in the United States except in penitentiaries, we recommend such legislation as will pro vide for the installation of the proper ma chinery, to enable the convicts at the state penitentiary to . manufacture grain bags in sufficient quantities to regulate the price to Washington farmers. We' request the Legislature, to pass a law co-operating with the general Government In making a geodetic survey of the state and to make an appropriation therefor. Resolved, That the State Central Commit tee be empowered to fill any and all vacan cies which may occur by death or 'otherwise on the ticket which shall be named by this convention. Resolved, That the State Central Committee shall have power to fill any vacancies that may occur in the committee. It was while awaiting the platform that the convention adopted the Rock well resolution demanding President Roosevelt be a candidate for re-election. Ticket Quickly Nominated. One motion renominated the three Congressmen and one motion renamed the four Supreme Court Judges. It is a significant fact that Cushman and Jones have been nominated five times without opposition and Humphrey has been chosen three times in a similar manner. Though the platform adopted today demands Congressional division. It is likely the Legislature will con strue this a future requirement and al low nominations at large to continue. Cushman Names, Some Leaders. During the course of his speech. Con gressman Cushman said: I trust I do not underestimate one whit the great popularity of President Rooseve-tt when X say that there are dozens of men in the Republican party who can defeat Bryan. Let me call 'the roll of a few: First of all, there la the grand old Speaker of the House of Representatives. "Uncle Joe' Cannon, who tor nearly 40 years in the greatest forum of the greatest Nation, and in the greatest age of the world, has grappled with and successfully met the greatest problems that mankind has even been called - upon to solve. And there is the Hon. William H. Taft, Secretary of War. Ah, gentlemen, I am well within the limits of the truth when I say, you could take out of Mr. Tart's head brains enough to endow the entire Democratic party with no appreciable diminution of his mental magnificence. . , Mr. Taft rises to the full stature of a statesman and a patriot. In the days of the great Philippine struggle, when Bryan with his mouth was firing into the rear of the American Army at Manila, Taft was the man whom President McKinley trusted to uphold alike our honor and our flag. And in these later days, and) amidst great problems, he has kept step in patriotic time by the aide of Theo dore Roosevelt. My friends, the State of Ohio has produced much Presidential timber; not the least of those In qualities of head and heart Is the senior Senator from Ohio, Joseph Benson For aker. In the last 20 years there has been no greater figure in the political councils of state and Nation than Foraker. I hope I do not live in a republic that in a Presidential con test would turn, its back in ingratitude upon a soldier without fear and a statesman without reproach, to follow off after an empty po litical mouthpiece, whose very existence is remembered only by his mistakes. And there is another name that Is dear to the hearts of all our people. And that is the name of the man whom the people selected for the second place in thlB Nation, to sit as Vice-President by the side of our great chief executive Charles Warren Fairbanks. All the American people have confidence in Mr. Fair- t.i4nVg, Afid thjra la icasoa ies the faith that is In them. Since the days when as a ragged, half-grown lad he worked his way through college clear up to this day, when he is sec ond In command over 90.000,000 of mighty peo ple, he has always measured up to the re quirements of every place, and the expecta tions of every patriot. Hard Fight on Kleebs. The convention adjourned late in the afternoon. The Pacific-Wahkiakum Sena torial district nearly upset the' pro gramme of John W. Kleeb's nomination. Wahkiakum demanded that a fisherman be named for Senator and refused to accept Kleeb, who Is a lumberman at South Bend. B. A. Seaborg, indorsed from Wahkiakum, was willing to with draw in favor of W. R. Williams, of Chinook, ex-State Representative from Pacific, but threatened to run independ ently if Kleeb was nominated. The two delegations quarreled all day, but finally caucused tonight. Wahkiakum refused to vote and Kleeb was nominated, for Pacific had) 11 of the 17 votes in the district. Though it was threatened Seaborg- would run with a Democratic indorsement. It Is believed by both counties he will accept the re sult. All the other Joint Senatorial nomina tions forecasted by The Oregonian were carried out aa follows: John R. Steven son, Garfield, Asotin and Columbia; W. B. Presby, Klickitat and Skanilnia; John L. Blair, San " Juan, Jefferson and Clallam. CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATURE Fight Has Already Begun for Speak ership of the House.' SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 19. (Special.) Three candidates for speaker of the next House of Representatives appeared among the delegates to the Republican state convention. Though neither the candidates themselves nor any of the other members have been elected, the tight for the speakership has commenced In earnest. Joseph G. Megler, of Wahkiakum, speaker of the last House, and the oldest member of the legislature, wants to be re-elected. George McCoy, who was pulled out of the last speakership fight to make Megler's election possible, and A. J. Falconer, of Everett, are also can didates. -There has thus far been no Senatorial politics involved in the speakership tight rather a rare circumstance in Washing ton. But Megler voted four years ago with Ankeny; two years ago for Piles. McCoy has been a Foster man and Fal coner has belonged to the Wilson or ganization in Snohomish County. A new alignment that -is coming leaves all of them unplaced at present. While neither King nor Pierce has pro duced a candidate, each may have aspir ants for the speakership. But the fact that many of the members of the last, House have been renominated in the smaller counties gives the old men a handicap in the tight. Pierce and King are choosing new blood. Republican nominations for both houses have been made in all but two counties. Garfield and Ferry will hold nominating conventions October 6 and their nominees for representative are unknown. Two deaths and two resignations make it necessary to elect 25 State Senators this year. The complete list of Republican candidates for senators and representa tives so far as nominated, is: State Senators. . Second District, Stevens County, A. W. Anderson; Fourth, Spokane, W. D. Scott (unexpired term of Walker Henry, re signed); Sixth, Spokane, E. D. Sanders, Seventh, Spokane, Harry Rosenhaupt; Eighth, Whitman, Peter McGregor; loth. Columbia, Aictin and Garfield, John R. Stevenson (unexpired term S. S. Rus sell, dead); lUth, Klickitat and Skamania. W. B. Presby; 10th. Pacific and Wahkia kum. John W. Kleeb; 21st. Chehalis, Alex Poison; 24th, JoiTerson, San Juan and Clallam, John L. Blair; 25th. Pierce, W. H. Paulhamus (unexpired term C. L. Stewart, dead); 2tjth, Pierce, Ralph Metcalfe; 27th. Pierce, Fled Eldemiiler (unexpired term of Walter Christian, resigned); 29th, Pierce, Jesse Jones, 30th, King, I. B. Knickerbock er; 81st, King, Ralph D. Nichols; 32d, King, E. M. Williams; 33d, King, Pliny L. Allen; 34th. King, George U. Piper; 34th. King, W. G. Potts; 3ttth, King, Joseph Lyons; 37th, King, Robert P. Booth; 30th, Snohomish, S. T. Smith;. 40th, Skagit, R. D. Minkler, 42d, Whatcom, Robert L. Kline. Representatives. First District, Stevens County. A. W. Mc Moran and Dr. R. D. McRae; Second, Spo kane, Jesse Huxtable and H. A. Khodes; Third, Spokane, R. A. Hutchinson and J. B. Gilbert; Fourth,-Spokane, J. A. Fancher and J. F. Congleton; Fifth, Spokane, D. M. Thompson and Emery P. Gilbert; Sixth, Spo kane, Alex H. Gregg and L. P. Hornberger: Seventh, Whitman, E. J. Durham and J. Hugh Sherfey; Eighth, Whitman. F. P. Con neil and G. W. Peddycord, Ninth, Asotin, Dr. Fulton; 10th, Garfield, meet October 0; 11th, Columbia, Cephas Morgan; 12th, Walla Walla, William H. Weber; 13th. Walla Walla, Emmett Henderson and Mordo Mc Donald; 14th, Franklin, Frank Allen; 15th, Adams, J. D. Bassett; 16th, Lincoln, W. H. Thompson and I. M. Stevens; 17th, Okano gan, John E. Reese; 18th, Douglas, E. C. Davis; 10th, Kittitas, Ed Dickson and An drew J. Olson; 20th, Taklma, Lee A. John son and Samuel Cameron; 21st, Klickitat. Charles Kayser; 22d, Skamania, J. M. Stevenson; 23d, Clark, E. A. Blackmore and Glenn Ranck; 24th, Cowlitz, Oliver Byerly; 25th, Wahkiakum, Joseph G. Megler; 26th, Pacific, A. J. Collins; 27th, Lewis, George McCoy, George H. Miller and J. A. Ulsh; 28th, Thurston, Frank Owlngs and P. H. Carlyon, 2!U'n, Chehalis, J. C. Hogan and A. M. Wade; 30th, Chehalis, Harry Hewitt; 31st. Mason, W. M. Beach; 32d, Kitsap, D. J. Davis; 33d. Jefferson, J, M. Ralston and W. J. Worthington; 34th, Clallam, George O'Brien; 85th. Pierce, J. H. Sheets and George E. Vlrgow; 36th, Pierce, J. W. Slay deif and George T. Reld; 37th, Pierce. Dr. J. , W. Cloes and .Nick Klovberg; S8th, Pierce, James Glenn and Edmond Croft, 39th, Pierce, O. E. Erickson and A. N. Sayres; 40th, King, Howard Taylor, Ed Tonkin and M. R. Madison; 41st, King, George W. Tibbetts and Samuel Coles; 42d, King, W. F. Freudenberg and W. C. Mc Mastera; 43d, King, Howard Hansen and Joseph -Srif fin; 44th, King, James A. Weir and Claude Ramsey; 45th, King, Frank H. Renlck and Henry B. Jackson; 46th, King, Henry Beck and Henry W. Lung; 47th, King. Frank Jackson and A. F. Beebe; 48th, Snohomish, George H. Armstrong and E. Milton Stevens; 49th, Snohomish, H. L. Strobridge and J. A. Falconer; 50th, Island, George W. Morse; 61st, Skagit, Henry Hursa man, Frank Bradsbury and Charles Gatches; 52d, San Juan, E. C. Gould; 58d. Whatcom. R. S. Lambert and J. B. Abrams; 54th, Whatcom, F. C. Reeves and J. J. Noethe; 55th, Ferry, nominations on October 6; 56th. Chelan, J. J. King; 57th, Benton, H. A. Hover. State Committeemen.. State committeemen were appointed as follows: Adams, Ed Davis: Asotin, J. P. Bell; Ben ton, T. H. Cavanaugh; Chehalis, Ed Benn; Chelan. Thomas Bollman; Clallam, T. T. Ad well; Clark, . W. Blackburn: Columbia, R. B. Peabody; Cowlitz, R. F. Johnson; Douglas, A. L. Rogers: Ferry, G. A. Stewart; Frank lin, W. J. Gilroy; Garfield. M. F. Gose; Island, Captain W. F. Peary: Jefferson, E. P. Blake; King, Ellis de Bruler; Kitsap, E. G. Ames; Kittitas, J. C. McCauley; Klickitat. A. J. Ahola: Lewis, L. Lawrence; Lincoln, L. Da vies; Mason. C. L Prltchard; Pacific. W. H. Boner; Pierce. W. H. Paulhamus; San Juan. J. S. McMlllln; Skagit, Dr. E. C. Butler; Ska mania, George F. Breslln; Snohomish, A. J. Falconer; Spokane, D. T. Ham; Stevens, W. H. Jackson; Thurston, A. S. Ruth; Wahkia kum, L. C. Burton: Walla Walla, Oliver T. Cornwall; Whatcom. J. W. Romaine; Whit man, Oliver Hall; Yakima. Ira P. Englehart. Paving Plant Lost on the Way. - PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) The Warren Construction Company has lost its paving plant, for use at Pendleton, shipped from the East some time ago, and as a consequence the paving work will have to be retarded until a tracer can locate the truant plant and bring it to Its destination. The company Is having much trouble in securing labor to do the preliminary work. An With the October number of The American Magazine a new editorial manage ment begins its work. The number opens with an illustrated announcement of the new policy and contributors, in which occurs the following paragraph : We live by visions. . .We have a vision of a magazine; we conceive that in it no great thing of human interest would go unrecorded ; that in it would be something Of the best of all: literature that in story and poetry re freshed the emotions and the love of life ; art that stirred anew the faculty of seeing beauty and truth in the world about; counsel and judgment and light upon men and public events that concern us all ; new knowledge of man's achievements in the wide ranges of his devices The American Magazine will hereafter be issued under the editorship of John S. Phillips (for many years actively concerned in the management of McClure's Magaziihe) in as sociation with the following group of editors and writers who have united to put into its pages their contributions, ideas and experience: Ida M. Tarbell Author of " Life of Lincoln," " History of the Standard Oil The Humorist and . Company," etc. William Allen White Author of " Boyrille Stories," " In Our Town," etc. Author of The October number is rich in fiction, humor, articles and illustrations, having, among other contents: "Mr. Dooley on the Power of the Press," by F. P. Dunne; "A Stolen Rescue," by Lincoln Steffens; "The Partnership of Society," by William Allen White; "The Wonders of High Explosives," by Samuel Hopkins Adams. fof f at any VSt I- J.1 news-stand The Phillips Publishing Co, RUEF FULLS Union Labor Party Indorses Bell for Governor. DEMOCRATS SAY THEY WIN San Francisco Boss Had Promised the Southern Pacific Representa tive No Nomination Should Be Made by the Convention. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19. (Special.) Abe Ruef failed to deliver the goods to night aa promised to W. J. Herrin, and the Union Labor party, in a stormy con vention, first decided to place no candi date in the field for Governor of Califor nia and then indorsed Theodore Bell, the Democratic nominee. After the meeting half the delegates said there had been no nomination nor indorsement, while the other half said Bell had been indorsed. Ruef had promised Herrin that there would ibe neither a nomination nor an indorsement by the Union Labor party convention. Ruef is the recognized boss of the Union Labor party and no one doubted his ability to do as he promised. Herrin recognized that Gillett, the Re publican nominee, whom he is backing with all the strength of the Southern Pa cific machine, could not hope for a labor Indorsement, as Gillett is persona non grata with President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. In fact Gillett, when in the Judiciary committee of the House offended labor Interests to such an extent that they classed him with Llttlefield as two of the men they desired to keep from the next House. As Gillett could not get an indorsement, Herrin was determined that no one else should secure it. However, the conven tion got away from Ruef tonight. After deciding not to indorse any candidate it adjourned. In a few minutes it reas sembled, but the Democrats have hailed It as a great victory. The element which put through the Bell indorsement was the Building Trades Council, whose representative was Secre tary Tveitmoe. The representatives from the Building Trades Council are tiring of Ruef and the indorsement of Bell was their reply to Ruefs efforts to dictate. The meeting lasted until midnight. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST Rev. Frank C. Adklns. HEPPNER. Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.) Rev. Frank C. Adklns, a pioneer and one of the most highly respected citizens of Morrow County, died very suddenly last Friday evening at his home near Hepp ner of heart failure. Rev. Mr. Adkins came here with his parents in 1868, and has almost continu ously resided here ever since. Owing to failing health he retired from his min isterial work about two years ago and bought a ranch near this city, where he resided up to the time of his death. He left a wife, five sons and two daughters, all of whom resided at the family home. Mr. Adkins' high character and kind dis position won for him the friendship of all his acquaintances. Frank C. Adkins was born in Kirks ville. Mo., in the year 1857. and crossed the plains with his parents in 1S65 to Lane County, this state, and in 1S68, ac companied them to Rhea Creek, Morrow County. John Donahue. HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) John Donahue, a pioneer resident of Sherman and Wasco Counties, was buried at Hood River yesterday, his body having been brought from Portland where he died at the residence of Mrs. A. L Jef DOWN Editor's Vision and discoveries, and all set forth with such zest, such knowledge, such art of expression, that there would be no dull line and no indif ferent picture that some glow of truth or humor or sentiment would play on every page, and that youwould rise from reading with the mind enlivened and the heart refreshed and a confirmed belief that it was worth while living in this world, and worth while living to make it better.- So to the adventure ! " If there be no vision the people perish." F. P. Ray Stannard Baker " Railroads on Trial " and many important magazine articles. 141-147 Fifth freys in that city, September 15. Mr. Donahue came West in 1S09. having been a native of Pennsylvania and after spend ing several years of his life in Sherman County, came to Hood River. He was highly respected at Hood River and his funeral which was held from the Congre gational Church was largely attended. . Nicholas McCoy. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 19. (Special.) Nicholas McCoy, 78 years of age, a respected pioneer of this sec. tion, died last night of old age. He came to this country in 1860. He was a Slavonian by birth. COMMERCIAL CLUB'S NEW HOME Delegations from Neighboring Towns Entertained at Eugene. EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.) The rooms of the Eugene Commercial Club were thronged this evening by members of the club and their guests at the for mal opening of the new home of the club in a building erected by Dr. D. A. Paine, the first president of the club. A large number of invitations were Issued, and the event marks the beginning of the social season. Music was provided for those who wished to dance, and the bowl ing alleys were well patronized. The club has been organized but a lit tle over three years, and now has a mem bership of over 100 of the representative business and professional men of tho city. The club has, ever since its in ception, taken an interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the city of Eugene. Governor Chamberlain was the guest of honor at the reception. Representatives were here from the Commercial Clubs of Albany, Salem and Cottage Grove. Five hundred guests were present during the evening. IS SAMUEL TURNER, OF POUT LAND, KILLED AT SALEM. Young Man Who Tried to Swing to Car's Brakebeams Died Without Making Known His Name. SALEM. Or., Sept. 19.-(Special.) The young man who died at the Salem Hos pital last evening from the shock of hav ing both legs crushed under the wheels of a coach, under which he attempted to swing here yesterday, has been identified. His name is Samuel Turner and his moth er is a resident of Portland and said to be an extensive property-holder. The mother read the account of the accident and death in a Portland paper and suspecting It was her boy caused a friend to inquire of Undertaker Rigdon for description by telephone. The descrip tion given tallies exactly with that of the mother's wayward boy and she will arrive in Salem on the noon train tomor row -to take charge of the remains. The man who telephoned from Port land would give no information other than the dead man's real name. Turner was a well dressed and appar ently well educated man of about 32 years. He refused positively to give his name at the hospital, but said he was trying to beat his way to San Francisco. Death Caused by Negligence. SEATTLE. Wash., 8ept. 19. Six citi zens sworn in as a coroner's Jury this morning decided that Alfred Seim, who was killed Friday night In a streetcar accident on First avenue, came to his death through criminal negligence of the Seattle Electric Company in permitting a car carrying defective brakes to be taken up a hill alone. The evidence showed conclusively that the brakes of the Bal lard car were not in working order; that the trolley line broke on First avenue and Pike street, and that the crew of the Ballard car, which was being taken to the barn after being reported out of order, was unable to control It. Dunne Philosopher, Creator of " Mr. Dooley." Lincoln Steffens Known from Maine to California as a political writer. 10 cents Ave., Nev York City WHEAT CROP IS SPOTTED WASHINGTON COMMISSIONER PUTS YIELD 5,000,000 BC. Extreme Hot Weather - Beginning ' Early in July, He Says, Shriv eled the Kernels in Places. TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 19. (Special.) Twenty-five million to 27,000,000 bushels is the State Grain Commissioner's estimate of the wheat yield for this year. Both In spector Arrasmith and Commissioner Onderson express the opinion that the yield this year will be from 15 to 20 per cent below the crop of last year. This, they say, is due to the extreme hot wea ther, which began about the first of July and caught the grain when It was In the act of tilling. The result was that al though the grain was not seriously dam aged, the kernels were somewhat shriveled. There were some lucky individuals, however, who sowed their grain early last Fall, and as their crop was there fore fairly well matured before the hot wave, they esr'ed with very little damage. No paicular location In the grain belt suffered, most the poorer and better crops being in spots throughout the state. Last year's crop was esti mated at about 32.000,000 bushels. In spector Arrasmith said: 'A good many reports have been given out speaking of the great damage done io the grain by rain. This is not the case, for while the -rain has probably colored the grain somewhat, it did no ma terial damage. "The conditions, that is to say the wea ther have been generally good for harvesting work, and all the grain harvested this far has been sacked in good condition. With a couple weeks more of fair weather the crops will be safe. The rain last year spoiled the grain somewhat, but this season the weather has been the best In a long time and that Is a great thing in our favor. "Regarding an average yield per acre, that would be a difficult thing to esti mate. There has been a great deal of 40-bushel wheat raised and now and then 50 bushels but they are far above the average I might say. however, that the average vield per acre this year is below the average of last year, whatever that may be." SESSION OF LATJNDRYMEN. Interstate Convention Delegates Are Gathering at Pendleton. PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 19. (Spe cial.) At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the sixth annual convention of the Ore gon and Washington Interstate Luun drymen's Association will convene in the rooms of the Commercial Associa tion. President R. C. Warinner and Paul Waundrie, of Portland, arrived this morning and together with J. F. Robinson have been making arrange ments tor the convention. Tomorrow morning Adolph Bernard, president 'of the National Laundry men's Association, will arrive from the East, and after attending the conven tion here, will leave for Denver, to at tend the National convention. Among other prominent men who will be here are: John Tait, of Portland, the first vice-president and organizer of the as sociation; W. E. Combach, representa tive of the Troy Loundry Machinery Company, of San Francisco; A. T. Wal lace, of the J. M. Arthur Company, of Portland, and F. T. McCullough. of Spokane, the secretary of the associa tion. The Pendleton Lodge of Elks will en tertain the visiting laundrymen Friday evening. - Furniture Plant Destroyed. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19. Fire de stroyed the plant of the Mission Manu facturing Company and a large amount of new furniture this afternoon. " The loss is J30.000, with no insurance.