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THE SDKDAT 0BEG0NIA2J, POKTLA1J0, MAT 27, 1900. BOISE QETS RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION FOR. BONDS COM PLETED LAST NIGHT. Capitalists "Who Had Held Aleef Pl- naUy -Contribnted The Citizens" Celebrated Event Glecfally. BOISE. Idaho, May 2S. Boise has gone wild tonight. The $223,000, to Insure the construction of the Idaho Midland, lias been raised. The Boise City National and First National Banks and leading capitalists gave way under pressure and subscribed tonight. Several thousands In deposits were withdrawn from these banks and their subscriptions followed. Main streets are filled with citizens cele brating the victory tonight. President Pierce, of the Chamber of Commerce, stated tonight that the sub scription to the Idaho Midland Railway bonds was $10,000 ghort, but that the Chamber of Commerce would subscribe foi this amount. Then those who had held out to compel the city to come to terms on the water contract weakened and sub scribed. Three hundred men are now at work on the road. PROSPECT OP DEMOCRATIC BOLT. Ner Perces County Goes Strongly Against Governor Stennenberg'. LEWISTON. Idaho, May 26. The Demo cratic primaries were held today in Nez Perces County to elect delegates to the county convention, that will choose dele gates to the state convention, and it Is conceded by all that an antl-Steunenbcrg ticket won. In this city early in the day the Steunenberg forces gave up the fight, but the Governor's friends claim that he has already a sufficient strength In the southern counties cf the state to Insure h!s Indorsement when the convention shall meet, June 5. The feeling in Nez Perces County runs high against indorsing Steu nenberg, and, unless sentiment changes, there will be a bolt, should he control. Shoshone and one or two other counties are expected to walk out with Nez Perces. TEN YEARS IN PENITENTIARY. Sentence of Collins, the Confessed Seattle Bank Robber. SEATTLE. May 2fi.-John Collins, the self-confessed robber of the First National Bank of this city, was sentenced to lo years In the Walla Walla penitentiary to day. He made a sensational speech in court, charging Detective Thomas Ryan, of San Francisco, with being a perjurer. He said that he was drunk when he robbed tho bank. The court said his Job was too successful for a drunken man. He claims Parker, his alleged pal. Is inno cent. FATAD MINE ACCIDENT. Men Drilled Into a "Missed" Hole, and Explosion Folio-wed. BOISE, Idaho, May 26. By an explosion today in the Florida Mountain tunnel of the Trade Dollar Company, at Silver City, Dan Joyce was killed. Asher Jessie fatally Injured, and Andy Davis and Jo seph Nelson seriously hurt. The accident was caused by the men drilling into a missed hole. Asher Jessie died tonight from his in juries. Joyce, who was killed, was a resi dent of Alma. Colo. Davis was terribly injured, the,lef t side of his face was blown away and his left eye was destroyed. Northwest Y. IV. C. A. Delegates. CAPITOLA, Cal., May 26. The follow ing delegates from Oregon are attend ing the Summer conference of the Young Women's Christian Association: Mrs. E. W. Allen, of Portland; Ethelyn Hurley, Ashland Normal School; M. Edna Groves, Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallls; Susie Bannard. Unlve'relty of Ore gon, Eugene; E. Gladys Newell, Albany --College; Amelia A. Foshay. Monmouth .Normal School; Miss Etta French. Che ma'wa Indian Training School; Harriet E. Schofleld, Pacific University, Forest Grove. The delegates from Washington are: Miss Ella Do Voe. Seattle: Aleda G. Pratt, University of Washington, Seattle; Pauline Jacobs, State Normal School, New Whatcom; lone Grindrod, State Normal School. Ellensburg. Tho delegates from the North will en deavor to visit the two large California universities on their way home Stanford and the University of California. Notes of Forest Grove. FOREST GROVE. Or.. May 26. A heavy beating hall storm lasted about half an hour this afternoon, hailstones as large as peas falling. -The dullest political campaign in the memory of tho oldest inhabitant Is near Ing Its last week, with no signs of enthu siasm. This Republican lethargy Is taken by tho opposition to augur success for them, but it is a noteworthy fact that none of them have yet come forward to take an ottered bet of $500 on Senator Haines. "Cyclone" Davis at Baker City. BAKER CITY. Or.. May 26. J. H. Davis, of Texas, spoke at the Armory tonight to a large audience. Over 100 stood outside, unable to gain admittance. He went through a general discussion of the money question, the trusts and the question of imperialism. He will leave in the morning for Portland, and will make speeches 4h Polk and Coos Counties. I.atcr-'hc'WiUHlslt South Dakota, where he has promised to make speeches. "DOKT'S ABOUT GLOVES. Ill-Fitting or Soiled Hand-Covering Evidence of Bad Form. Most women do not realize tho Im portance of the glove. An ill-fitting or inappropriate glove can mar the effect of an entlro costume. It Is unfortunate that there should be so much careless ness in connection with that article of dress which has held so revered a placo In romantic history. Gloves have been the symbol of power, the gage of defi ance and the token of love, and now they have dwindled to a necessary adjunct of dress which, In the majority of cases, is treated with the same consideration aa a poor relation anything is good enough. But woffifcn's carelessness of detail In re gard to hand coering Is noticed and com mented upon to an extent which. If the fair wearers only realized it, would cre ate a revolution In glove wearing. There are many "do nots," says the New York Herald. In an article on this subject. which are applicable to glove wearing. First, do not buy cheap gloves. If your Income Is limited, you might better don neatly-mended, correctly-cut. good-qual-it gloves than a new pair of poor shape aad quality. Do not wear evening or dress gloves, ex cept In the evening or on dressy occa sions. It seems to have become a custom to wear a fresh pair of delicate gloves on some important occasion. When they be come slightly soiled or have been cleaned they are used for less Important times, ad a thoroughly soiled glove appears to be "good enough to run out in or to wear shopping." This Is thoroughly bad taste. If not bad form. For traveling, walking and shopping, woar a medium heavy glove, matching the costume, or a stout English glove of some neutral shade. This will prove more eco nomical than always purchasing drees gloves, which, when once soiled, are hacked out so quickly and look so slo venly. Do not try to make the hand look small by wearing a tight glove. In selecting a glove, be sure the Angers are long enough, and that the button or clasp fastens at the Juncture of wrist and hand and not on the palm. It is best to purchase from different dealers until glove3 perfectly suiting the hand of the wearer ne dis covered, and then give that IUer. all your trade. Promiscuous gl've buying Is as bad as promiscuous shoe buying. On the other hand," do not wear gloves too large. The tbaggy backs, wrinkled' fingers and slouchy wrists do not give that refinement of appearance which all women covet. Do not wear a glove with a button oft or a rip in some scam, thinking It will not be noticed. Such a defect Is glaring to strangers and friends. Almost any store will have any gloves- which have been bought from them properly mended for a. trifling sum, and the gloves look much better than when mended at home. Do not put a new glove on carelessly. The first wearing molds the glove to the hand and decides its future appearance. Be careful to get the fingers straight, ana wor them gently on. little by little, each in turn. Then put one finger in the palm and, by pressing outward, adjust tho hand pai. The thumb follows, and when the seamon the outside of the hand la even and smooth the glove may be but toned or clasped. Do not wear kid gloves without sprink ling powder in them, if your hands are in clined to perspire. Do not take a glove off carelessly. If you desire it to last welL In taking gloves off, turn the wrist over the fingers and draw until the fingers are half uncov ered, then the finger ends may be loosened by the tips. This makes it an easy mat ter to readjust the glove, right side out. It is a good plan to breathe in a glove after taking it off. It preserves the soft ness of the kid by quickly drying any slight moisture. INDIAN WAR SURVIVORS. Report t the Honse Committee oh - the Pension Bill. WASHINGTON. May 22. From the re port of the House committee on pensions on the Indian War veteran pension bill the following extracts -are taken: "The War Department reports that 850 regulars were .engaged In the Oregon and Washington wars, and the Auditor for the War Department 6379 militia. Of the regulars, probably 75 per cent, or C37, Berved In the Mexican War and other wars, leaving 213, nd of the militia 20 per cent, or 1276. served in other wars or rendered more than one service in the Oregon and Washington Territory wars, leai-lng 5103 militia; a total of regulars and mllltla of 5316. Of this number, deduct 6 per cent, or 319, for desertion and casual ties, which would leave 4997 sun-Ivors at close of th wars. "From an examination of a number of claims. It appears that these survivors should now be 65 vears of age. and from the American table of mortality 4S per cent, or 2299, are now living. "The number of widows Is based upon the percentage of widows-of Mexican War soldiers who are living, which would show 1340 widows of soldiers of Oregon and Washington Territory disturbances living. "Today the annual reunion of the Indian War veterans of the North Pacific Coast will be held In Portland, Or. It is the COth anniversary of the Cayufw War. and the 41st anniversary of the Yakima and Rogue River Indian Wars. It will be gratifying to them to receive a message that this bill has been favorably reported, and that this long-delayed act of Justice Is In process of settlement. These men average 15 years older than the veterans of the late Civil War, and that statement alone is suffi cient to show that, at best, the bounty of the Government can he bestowed upon them for a very brief time. "The estimated number of survivors, or their widows, of the several wars and dis turbances embraced In the bill, who are now living, and the amount that will be required for payment of the first year's pension, should the bill beebme a law, are as follows: 2 3 i o 3 a -i . 1 10 2 11 9 18 148 103 ,002 700 104) 64 WARS. Seminole. 1S17-1S 11 13 27 251 Fevre River, or Winnebago ujsiuroance, I5s Sac and Tox. 1S31 Sabine. 1S36-37 Seminole. Florida, 1M2-1E5S.. Cayuse. 1S47-4S 1,702 1CS Texas and New Mexico, 1S19-; iBsa 11.1291 756I1.SS5 1901 542 Oregon and Washington Ter ritory, 1SM-1S56 LS71 1.139 3,010 Number of pensioners.. ..I4.61SI2,9917,009 "As the services provided, for by the bill cover the peTlod from 1817 to 1S5S, in clusive, or 43 years. It will be seen that It Is Impossible to make a correct esti mate as to ages of proposed beneficiaries, particularly widows, or the probable pen sion period, or the amount that will be required to pay the same. Under exist ing sen-Ice pension laws. It Is found that a largo number of widows are very much younger than their husbands were. It should also be considered that in estimat ing the widows on tables furnished, no estimate has been made for prospective widows, who will have title after surviv ors have deceased. "The estimate of February 7, 3893, showed 7631 beneficiaries, but that esti mate did not include the Sac and Fox War and the war with Seminole Indians in Florida from 1S42 to 1S3S. "There were fS2 volunteers and no regu lar troops engaged in the Cayuse War. The estimate as to the Cayuse War Is based upon the percentage of sun-Ivors of the Mexican War and widows of sol diers of that war who are note aiiro on have pensionable sen-ice. the Cayuse War navmg occurrea wnne tne Mexican War was In progress. "It Is shown that 12 per cent of claims filed by Mexican War survivors, and 10 per cent filed by soldiers' widows, have been rejected on conditions that do not enter Into the Indian War act. to-wit, a service of less than 03 days, and act limit etc. Taking this estimate and computing' niiu me Ainenran laoie ot mortality, there should be 144 sunivors and S2 widows now living. "These volunteers were not mustered Into the United States sen-Ice. but under a subsequent act of Congress the State of Oregon was reimbursed for their sen-Ice by the United States." Pardoned Irish Convicts. WASHINGTON. May 26,-Mr. Powderly the Commissioner-General of Immigra tion, has been asked as to irhothr tr- harrls and Mullet, the liberated Irish con vlcta. who are expected to arrive in this country this week, will be permitted to land. Mr. Powderly slid he could not dis cuss inai question, as It might come be fore him on appeal. He said, however, that an ODlnlon of thn AtinmAP.n.n.r.i' rendered previous to the passage of the iinimgrauon act or issi. holds that a for eign convict who has servfd nnrt nr ho sentence and received an unconditional paraon, may enter. When a man Is pardoned, said Mr. Pow derly, It has the effect of restoring him to his rights as a citizen, unless the par doning power stipulates to the" contrary. Sweden and Norvrny Arming. CHRISTIANIA. May 26. The Storthing has voted credit to the amount of 1.000.000 kroner for new quick-firing field guns. It has also voted 500.000 kroner for the first installment for .fortifications at Chrls tlansend. The Ministry has announced its deter mination to resign, because the Prince Regent has refused to sanction the ton nage tax. A CREDITOR NATION THE UNITED STATES NOW OC CUPIES THAT POSITION. Treasarer Roberts ea the Operation . ef taeNevr Financial Lair aad the Carrency Clrcalatloa. At the eeventh annual convention of the Virginia State Bankers' Association, El lis H. Roberts, Treasurer of the United States, made- an address on the subject of the new financial law. In part he said: "The act of March 14, 1900. marks a new era in our finances and our currency. This law makes a unique rate of interest on Government bonds, and bo affects the earnings of capital in all uses. It fixes, except for a small per cent, the denomina tions of silver certificates at $10 and below, and of United States notes at $16 and above, while It does away gradually with Treasury notes and puts silver cer tificates In their p.ace. It opens the door wide for Increase in the notes of Na tional banks. It gives parity to 'all our "currency. On "the face of all our money. paper and com. white and yellow, on all our bonds, all wages, all trade, all bank ing, all business. It brands deep and sure, to be read of all me nfor all time, the pledge of gold. "The lowest rate of Interest borne by the bonds of any foreign nation Is 2& per cent on British conso.s. This Is to run until 1303, and then to be 2& per cent. JAMES W. S1Bwk1 5si ffr Tfifmnnif iTWrWWWTIflrliBl NEW 3IASTER OF I. O. O. F. GRAND LODGE. ASTORIA. May 2C-Jame3 .W. Welch, who was elected grand master. L O. O. F. of Ore iron, is a resident of this city. He was born at Bloomlnston, la.. In 1842, and camo to Orrjron with his parents in 1844, when the only houso in Portland was a. log cabin lo cated near the present site of the St. Charles Hotel. He lived at Oregon City until 1840. when ho came to Astoria, where he has since resided. Being comfortably situate, Mr. Welch has not been actively engaged in business for several jears, but he has always been identified with the public affairs of the city and county, and has several times been eli-cted to offices of public trust. He sened nine jears as a City Councilman, nine years as a School Director. and one term as a. member of the legislature. He Joined the order of Odd Fellows in 1873! and U one of the leading spirits In Beaver Lodge, of this city. He has bean a member and a regular attendant of the Grand Lodge of Oregon during the past 15 years. Before the adjournment of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, Grand Master Welch appointed and Installed the following officers: A. O. Condit. grand marshal; j; H. iAwy grand con ductor; A. W. Story, grand guardian; J. S. Korb. grand herald, and A. Le Roy,' grand chaiJ lain. On only a part of the debt of Qermany, France and Russia Is the rate as low as 3 per cent. Denmark borrows at the same rate. Austria pays, no less than 4 per cent, and Italy no less than 5. The average bank rate for money in the Eu ropean centers in the year ending with June .ast was 2.6 per cent In Amsterdam, 2.7 in Paris, 3.17 in London and 4.59 In Hamburg and Berlin. From July 1, 1899, to March 2, 1SO0, the average in Paris was 3.24, in London, 4.40, in Berlin and Hamburg, 5.57. In the year ending with June last the average for call money In New York was 2.36 to 3.65. and for prime paper 3.34 to 4.20. For the months from Ju.y 1 last to March 2 the average 'n New York, was for call money 3.52 to 6.51, and for prime paper 4.75 to 5.S7. "The changes every day In Now York are greater than elsewhere; but the rec ords show that the rate for money Is less In our country than In any point In Eu rope, except Paris, and often lower than on that bourse. As the market price, dur ing March last, our 4 per cent bonds of 1925 earned to the investor an average of 2.149 per cent a year; -the 4s of 1907 earned 1.343 per cent, the 3s earned 1.593, and the 5s only .0972. For April, on the same basis, the average earnings were: For the 4s of 1925. 2.244 per cent: 4s of 1907, 1.851; 3s, 1.733, and 5s, 1.431, The contrast with foreign loans Is most marked. The Ger man 3& per cents sell at "9614 to 97, and the 3s at 86 to S64, so -that their earnings to the buyer are more than the interest stated. The premium on British consols is about 1 per cent, and on the French rentes 1 per cent, or a slight fraction more, and their earnings vary a little above the face interest. The latest al lotment of British treasury bills was at 9S.19d for three months, and 96. SJ for 12 months. Thus, money is cheaper with us than anywhere else among men. "It was fair, then, for our Government to take the benefit of such conditions and to fix a rate on Its debt fitted' to the earnings of money here. The offer to al low on the old bonds a capacity of 2Vi per cent was liberal, as the quick ac ceptance In such large measure proves. The new 2s have been taken with a rapidity beyond estimates. Within two months after the act was passed these consols of 1930 had been exchanged for 3s, 4s and as to the amount of $269,136,100. The exchange goes on at about $700,000 a day. "For volume Issued within a given pe riod, as well as for the low rate of In terest, the new 2s stand unique in the financial history of our country and of the wocld. We shall fall to give full weight to this fact if we do not note that no concession in any form is granted on this loan. The sole cost Is 1-15 of 1 per cent to cover printing and distribution. What this means we sec In the price put by Great Britain on its latest war loan, 9S on bonds bearing 2i per cent. Nor is this quite alL Our consols of 1930, before the .bonds come from the printer, sell as high as 107, and today command 103. You can cite no parallel to this record. Outgo of Money the Profits. "The first effect of this loan is to re lease to this date for business $27,023,377 to meet the present worth of the old securi ties exchanged. This money has actu ally been paid out by the Treasury within two months. The profit to the Govern ment on these transactions is $6,SS7,954. Should the new bond; be taken to the total of $400,000,000 on an average date of settlement of June 1. the profit will be J10.752.SS3. The total money released on that volume of bonds will be $40,000,009- ' Were all the bonds exchangeable under the law. $55,106,440 on. March 14. to be ! taken at the average date of July 1, that profit wouM be $21,393.73), and thfc money I released $54,000,000. This nutgo, -whatever- it may be, is a natural return of money to the channels of business. , Bank Notes. "Just what measure of Inflation In bank L notes will this act cause? At once It add ed to the rights o the banks to lame 10 per, cent on their bonds pledged, which were, on March l..$22S.147.270. say, 524.000. 000. The Increase of securities for cir culation has to May 14. 'just two months, been $32,44S,970. making present total of $272,358,240. Already, then, the potential bank circulation has jrrown under the law J by $56,000,000. Applications for new char , ters are already 2S6, and of these 56 were from state and private institutions. Their aggregate capital is $1230,000. Of the new manks, 180 have a capital less than $50,- 1 000. Ot these, S3 have been fullyorganized. la of them Institutions already In exist ence. Before next Autumn the addition J to the number ot banks will bo not less tnan S0Q. with capital xf ,$20,000,000. The National banks rever have Issued notes to the full volume permitted by the stat ute. Their capital, the limit ot issue, was on February 13 $613,064,465, and yet their bonds pledged were less than two-fifths of their possible circulation. The capital of the National banks before September next will be likely to be $633,000,000, and a sare estimate of the bank notes Issued by that date is $350,000,000. The Inflation possible is j great; the extreme Inflation probable for the season cannot run much above the standard of December, 1873. The most timid cannot find cause here for alarm. The time required for .printing the notes has delayed their entry Into use, but the WELCH. C2tdd,t!0n,xinder the ,aw has been $12,20S,540, out of $56,000,000 due. This sum will be made up within a week. The rec ords show that 1393 banks have no notes prepare to meet either redemptions or Increase, because of their own neglect to file orders. The departmnt is meeting the demands of 40 banks each day on the av erage, so that in less than 40 days the supply will reach a normal s-iate. Elasticity of Bank: Circulation. The charge Is on air lips that circula tion under the National system is rigid not elastic Is that quite true now? Let us set aside notes for withdrawing banks for which the Treasury holds cash: these were, on April SO, $39ni.l64. Notes for which bonds are pledged were at their maximum. $341,820,256, December 26, 1873; they were at their minimum. $122.92S.CS4' on October 2, 1890. Here is a fall In 17 years of $21S,S39,172, leaving only 36.01 pec ,- V.CU4. uuLsumuing. in tnis period. In each I of four years, there was -an Increase of I circulation 2.60 per cent In 1877, 1.07 In 1S7S j 4.96 In 1879, and 2.96 In 1SSL. The fall was ! as great as 25.19 per cent in 1SS6. 19.53 in f 1FS7. 1L39 in 1SSS. 12.72 In 1RS3 nn s:e the minimum October 2, 1S90. "The 10 years since 1S90 furnish more striking figures. In three of them the notes fell L60 per cent In 181. 9.13 In 1S97 and 1.9S In 1S99. In each of the other seven years there was a rise as high as 23.03 per cent in 1893. and 13.16 in 1S95. Since January 1, 1900. to May 1. the rise habeen 17.S0 per cent, and the bank circulation is more than double Its amount in October, 1890. These changes Indicate what could be done always under the National sys tem. A simple clause now allows free ebb and flow. Under the previous law a bank which withdrew bonds pledged for notes could nbt, until nftor the lapse of six months. Increase Its circulation. The repeal of that restriction In this act per mits withdrawal and addition to alternate at pleasure, save that no more than $3,000,000 In bonds can be taken out in any month. The purpose is to give elasticlty to the currency. That result follows also from circulation, so that a bank can afford to put out a goodly volume of notes and In dull seasons lock up a part of them. It will be well worth while to watch this process. The riedse of Gold. . "Not by statutes alone, however, has gold become the master element fn our currency. For three years more than ever before has the yellow metal been thrust ing itself Into our markets, our vaults, into the pockets of the people. The stock in our country passed the billion mark last December. Since this year began $27,515,250 has been added, while the gold in coin and certificates In circulation has been increased by $311,-952,52S, and reached. May 1, $S14.063,155 50 per cent of all our money afloat, including bank notes. It means a great deal that in each of the past four months gold has gone into our currency at an average of $3,740,000 a month, over $10).OX,000 a year. The tide is rising, rather than falling, and a grow ing share comes from our own mines. More than a third of the product of the world reaches our coffers and enriches Government and people. The Treasury of fers its creditors gold coin, and they put it from them and cry for paper. "Because our money market Is the eas iest in the world, Russia borrows here $23,000,000, and win spend the money for our manufactures. We bid to Great Britain, the world's capitalist, for $50. 000.000. one-hird of its recent war loan, at the moment our new consols are floated. Our Government commands unlimited treasure, at rates unknown to finance and toundlng to all bourses from Lon don and Berlin to Hong Kong. The Im perial Bank of Russia for some time had the distinction of holding the greatest amount of gold In the world. Its treas ure was. in January. 183S. $338,917,900. It has fallen since quite steadily, and on May 11 was $419,160,000, but it has shrunk within the year by $65,000,000, and the movement is downward. From Its strength, however, it last week lent London $5,000,000. The Bank of France has In gold $392,960,000; the Bank of Austro-Hungary, $1SS,015,000; the .dank of England. $151,610,000, and the Bank of Ger many, $134,640,000. The Associated Banks of Nw Ynrlr rpnrTtr! "ant -n-Aolr I1K3 - . 790,000 in specie. By their latest reports all the National banks held in coin, cer tificates and clearing-house receipts for gold $2S9.3S1,172, and all other banks $74. 409,9761 The Treasury of the United States is thus richer in gold than any other Nation or any corporation or combina tion. Its treasure in this form In its vaults, mints and assay offices was, on May 2, $427.23S.600, and it grows, with somo changes, as the snow Is heaped up In the storms of Winter. Here the yellow metal makes its home. Of course, then, when the world needs it, the search will be here. We have ceased to be a debtor Nation; of our credit fear and timidity can. have no doubt. This is the treasure house ot all nations; tftey must draw from it, but they must in due time restore what they take. Gold will go abroad, but gold exports do not mean peril today. A drain on the Treasury Is inconceivable, because no gold can go out unless it is paid for In what is really gold. The day has dawned, then, when any 'endless chain must have all its links of gold." PLAGUE IN MANILA. Foar Snspeeted Cases Amonff Gov ernment Teamsters. ' MANILA, May 20. Tho Government cor ral at Manila has been quarantined. There are four suspected cases of bubonic plague among the teamsters, who are. living in filthy dwellings. Since the murders on board the steamer Elcano by native sailors, shippers, have been fearful of a repetition of the tragedy and have requested the authorities to fur nish soldier guards for their steamers, which has been declined. Three commer cial steamers aro now in the bay, their Spanish captains refusing to sail until protected, and others are Imitating them. The authorities hnvo returned the cap tains their revolvers, of which they were recently deprived. Colonel Padllla. the rebel Governor of Neuva Eclja, was captured during the recent fighting at Neuva Ecija, and is now in Jail here. Timothy D. Blachstone Dead. CHICAGO, May 26. Timothy D. Black stono, formerly president of the Chicago & Alton Railroad, and one of the old est and most prominent railroad officers In Chicago, died suddenly at his residence in this city today. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. S A Hoyt, Sherburn, Minn F F Rogers, Denver W 1111 J Kendrick.Sar fttCMTft Rnrtnffrf "KT -V J L Barker, Berkeley i iuonneimer, illlwk Wm PIgsott. Seattle C L Houston, Astoria TS T.w Kan TT n E M DoerabeckeV.MU-1 Col Dougherty, Vancvr n.iujtee F C Edmlston. Clncln Francis P Smith. N T H C Breeden. San Fr F F Mead. Yokohama J S Talbot, wt & ch, Milwaukee John Schram, Seattle P S Doernbecher, city Gay Lombard, Pull man, Wash Arthur Gunn. Wash C H Clarke, Seattle Julius Merzbach. S F C H Brady, N Y L Obermeyer, Chicago W M Maglll, St Louis J B Estee, Milwaukee H C Keller, San Fran S E Arnold, Chicago Miss Carbould, Jfew Westminster, B C Miss English, do T B Dovle. K.in Mrtn l-icut waiiace, vancvr Mrs G M. Ruddall. Fort ItUMpll U'vn H B Claggett, do Geo J Barrett & wf. Or J L Beddlck & wife, Nlles, Mich L L Magnu3, New York Arthur J Helneman, faF C G Jacobs, Oregon Cy ai ii rnomson, ban Fr Mr & Mrs J A Clock & cmid, do A. R Jacobs. Orpfrnn r?v C C McDonald, ban Fr Frank 5? Plrnn v v W N Ketchum. Chgo Mr & Mrs Geo F Haw lev. Ran PrnnHvn A fl Jflnfth. fti-M.'rkn Cv A Hamburger, San Fr jos u&mDurger. Chgo x u. xynaau & wile, T.lnrnln ! W L NlcoL San Mateo C M Blair. Chicago ueo H Collins & wife, Oakland. Cal Miss Pauline ColIIns.do l -Nattian. New York H J Ottenhelmer, S F Columbia River Scenery. Resnilntor Line steamers, from Oak street dock, daily, except Sundays. The Dnllc.i, Hood River, Cascade Locks, and return. Call on, or 'tone Agent for further information. THE PERKINS. Matcr' Elk Cltr lc G Ballard, Dalles Geo H M-r-inii i.ki,ii F E Atkins, Palmer.Or. I Syh ester. Omaha R B Cradlebaugh. Sumntpr n- C W Younggreen. Sll- verton. Or E L Smith. Sllverton Alice King, Burns, Or Frankl rtrmMn An J P W agner. 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Tacoma Hotel, Tacoraa. Strictly first-class; newly furnished throughout;, tourist headquarters. OTHER GOLD REGIONS RICH FIELDS IK THE FAR WORTH OTHER" THAN XOME. Regions Visited fcy the Government Geologists Solomon and Bonaa- aa River Country. WASHINGTON, May 22. The recent re port to Congress on the Cape Nome gold fields also contained some interesting facts concerning other gold regions of Alaska that were briefly visited by the geologists making the report, and of those fields they say: "During last season (ISM) nearly the en tire gold product of Seward Peninsula came from the Nome district. There was, however, considerable prospecting done along the whole southern coast of the peninsula, and a number of mining dis tricts were formed which gave promise ot becoming gold producers, though as far as we know the Golofnln Bay district is the only one which was exploited on a commercial scale. We unfortunately could not examine these other regions In per son, but are able to append the following notes In regard to them, which we have gleaned from various sources. Cape Yorlc Resrloa. "This region includes an area between Cape York and Cape Prince of Wales, the latter being the westernmost promontory of Seward Peninsula, and hence forms the American side of Behring Strait. The region is about 100 miles northwest ot Nome, and 25 miles from Port Clarence, which Is its nearest harbor. "The placer gold is, we are told, found In tho creeks and gulches near bedrock, under shallow gravel deposits, and Is sim ilar In occurrence to that of Nome. "Gold has been found in the gulches only, there being, so far as we knowr no beach or tundra diggings. "The discovery was made in June, 1S39, by Klvyearzruk, a Prlnco of Wales na tive, then employed as reindeer herder by W. T. Liopp, a missionary In charge of a Government reindeer station. This native found coarse gold on Buhner Creek, a western tributary of the Onokovuk River. He Is said to have taken out $S in four hours of work, using a short and very crude sluice box. A sample of this gold, shown us by Captain Jarvls, was similar In character to that of the Nome gulches. It averages considerably coarser than that of Nome, but this may be due to the crude methods of extraction, by which only the coarsest material was retained. The value of the largest nugget was about $1 30. Besides this find, working deposits have been reported from ether creeks of tho region. "The Kanowock mining district, named after a native village, was organized last Summer In this region. Its chief camp, called York, is at the mouth of Onokovuk River. Port Clarence, about 25 miles away, has an excellent harbor, and a mission, trading post and a large native village are also located there. There are a number of other native villages and sev eral reindeer stations along this part of the coast. Last Fall (1899) many pros pectors left Nome prepared to spend the Winter In the Cape York Teglon. Siberia. "The American prospector, in his search for gold, has now reached the extreme western limit of the continent, and it is but natural that he should regard Si beria, from which he is separated by only a narrow strait, as a possible new field for Investigation. There were many rumors current at Nome about discoveries of valuable gold placers In the Russian do main adjacent to Behring Strait, but these we have been unable to verify. It is cer tain that there hag been little or no pros pecting done on this part ot the Asiatic coast. It is reported that an American company Is negotiating with the Russian Government for the lease of 100 miles of the Siberian coast for mining purposes. Such leases have been granted to several foreign companies along the northwest coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. "In the event of the occurrence of gold in commercial quantities in Eastern Si beria, It is probable that American capi tal and energy will be welcomed by the Russians, and that American prospectors will be allowed to take part in its de velopment. If they conform to the Rus sian mining laws. Solomon and Bonanza River Region. "This region is east of Nomo River and Includes the territory about the headwat ers of Solomon, Bonanza, Eldorado and Flambeau Rivers, which flow southward to Behring- Sea. The topographic and geologic conditions, as reported by pros pectors, seem to be very similar to those of.Nome. which lies about 40 miles to the southwest. A tundra plain, sloping gently seaward, extends Inland from the coast, beyond which rise the rounded slopes of the mountains. The mountains are prob ably not so high as those of the Nomo region. "This region began to receive attention from the prospectors late last Fall (1S99), and little or no systematic development has been begun. Good diggings are re ported to have been found on most of the rivers, eeveral of which are said to have yielded 5 and 10 cents to the pan. Golofnln Bny and Fish River Region "Golofnln Bay Is an almost landlocked arm of Behring Sea on the southeast coast of Seward Peninsula. Fish River, a stream, of considerable size, flows into the head of this bay. The country adja cent to the bay and the drainage basin of Fish River are usually known as the Golofnln Bay regi3n.''?THe shores of the bay are said to be High and rocky. Fish River occupies a broad valley, and some of Its tributaries are said to be connected with the waters of Port Clarence by a short portage. "For many years It has been known that metalliferous deposits occur In this dis trict, rich sliver ores having been re ported as early as 1SL "Of this region Mr. J. E. Spurr says: 'Gold was long ago reported on the Fish River, which flows into Golofnln Bay, but no mining was attempted. On the same river CO miles above the mouth the Oonllak mino of silver-bearing galena was discovered long ago, and the Golofnln Bay Mining Company, of San Francisco, formed to work It. There was difficulty, however, in getting the ore down the shal I CHALLEINGETHE WORLD On a $5000 Bond to the Belts Half Price Are Other Than the Genuine And I will pay $1,000 to any charity if It can be shown that these Belts are not the U. S. patented, brand ed. Dr. A. T. Sanden, made and bought in 1S29. I offer no models nor marks, but the one and only Sanden, as sold on this Coast for years cast. I bound myself by no contract a to selllnc trlee and nm satisfied to supply you with these famous Belts at the cut rates of: No. 7, $40.00 Belt, for $20.00; No. C, $30.(0 Belt, for $15.00; No. 5, $20.00 Belt, for jfeoa There is no deception nor Imitation in them. They are the Belts vwh 30 years' record as the great remedy for the ailments ot man and wlman. Call and test them, or write for Dr. Sanden's book, '"Three Clauses of Men." free. Address n I? Q Q UAI 1 JXm kJb Oe HALL low river to tho vessel which took it to San Francisco; and. In addition to this, two vess&s with ell on board were lot by the company previous to 1SS5. In 1S operations were suspended, owing to tha report ot experts that there wa no con tinuous vein; but in 1S91 work was re newed. The overflow of the Klondike rush turned prospectors into Golofnln Bay, and In the Summer ot 1S9S many claims were located on the Fish River and other streams In the district. The gold is said to be fine, but of high grade, and to b easy of access; and it Is reported that there is plenty of water for sluicing-. There were 300 or 400 people on Golofnln Bay last Summer, and last Winter prob ably 200 prospectors spent the Winter on the peninsula between Kotzebue and Norton Sounds. "During the season of 1SSS. valuable gold discoveries were reported from this region. So far as we know, tlese were all stream and gulch placers, and the beet are chiefly on water sourses tributary te the Neukluk, which is an lmportarit fork of Fish River. What evidence we have seems to point toward the conclusion that the geology is somewhat different from, that of the Nome region. The gravels are said to be ot a more granitic char acter, and to contain numerous dark colored pebbles, which aro believed to be, derived from rocks of volcanic origin. "The best diggings are safd to be ea ' Ophlr Creek, a tributary of the Neukluk. Here one claim is said to have yielded $75,000 last season (1S99). The total output of the district could not be ascertained. Several miners who are personally famil iar with both regions think that Golofnln Bay may eventually rival Nome as a gold producer. "Last Summer the Eldorado mining dis trict was formed, and its chief camp lo cated, which was named Council City. This camp is said to be on Neukluk Creek, at the mouth of Melslng Creek, one of ita tributaries, some 40 miles from tide water, and may be reached from the bay by flat- bottomed river steamers. At the head of Golofnln Bay there Is a good harbor, with four fathoms of water. "Norton Bay Is a deep Indentation of th coast line, which separates Seward Pen-1 Insula from the mainland. We have llttla definite information in regard to this re- glon, but it Is reported that several of th rivers entering the bay from tho northi were prospected last season, and that' some gold was found. . Vnalaklllc River. "This Is a small river which flows lnta Norton Sound, about 50 miles northeast of St. Michael Island. Late in the Fall of 1S3S, gold discoveries were reported from this river. The headquarters of the Government reindeer stations are located on the Unalakllk, eight miles from the coast. Dr. F. H. Gambell is superintend ent of the station, and also postmaster. The postofflce Is officially known as Eaton. Anvilc River. "Anvlk River rises about 30 miles south of the Upper Unalakllk and about the same distance from the coast. It flows south ward and joins the Yukon some 250 miles above the mouth of the latter. Several prospecting parties have visited the re gion about the headwaters of the Anvlk; and have reported the finding of coarse gold. Tho rocks are said to be of a crys talline character. This region -nr be reached both from the coast and from the Yukon, but the latter Is the advisable route during the Summer months. At the mouth of the Anvlk there is a native village, a mission, and a sawmill. Xnlato River. "This is a small stream, which flows Into tho Yukon from the north, about 40 miles from the sea. According to native reports, which are not always trust worthy, gold occurs on the headwaters ot the Nulato. which He about 90 miles east of Norton Bay. A small party of pros pectors left the mouth of the Nulato for Its headwaters late last Fall, but besides this we know of no prospecting that has been done on this stream. An Indian vil lage Is situated on the Yukon, near the mouth of the Nulato, and bears the same name. A postofflce, a trading post, and a mission are located at Nulato. Here the Nulato Valley Is flat and wide, bordered oy low. piateau-llke hills." i PORTO RICO COWFISH. Characteristics of Certain Denizen ot West Indian Waters. With two horns on the front of Its head, a feather on Its back, and a decidedly bo vine expression of face, the coming of the cowfish Is welcomed In Porto Rico, Uncle Sam's lately acquired West Indian posses sion. It Is migratory, usually appearing in May In schools of greater or less extent. While It lingers on the coast It emits a sort of "mooing" sound, because of which visit ors often call it a drumflsh. Anyhow, it drums up the native population, who run to the beach to see If the schools are large, in which case they say, "There is milk in the cocoanut," an expression equivalent to the promise of a fruitful season. The manatee of the Caribbean Sea Is sometimes called the cowfish, because It comes on shore and eats grass. It is be coming extinct, and Is oftener found on the coast of Cuba and keys south of Flor ida than in Porto Rico. It is entirely dis tinct from the Porto Rico variety, which, is a true fish, running In schools, whereas the manatee is a mammal, nursing its young. The latter is hunted for its hide, which Is manufactured Into canes that look like tortoise-shell. These canes are so elastic and powerful that they are re garded as deadly weapons, and by the Cuban laws a fine of $50 Is imposed upon any one who strikes another with a mana tee cane. They cost from $10 to $25 each In Havana stores. The Porto Rico cow fish has quite a tough little hide also, but as It 13 seldom caught weighing more than a pound or two, it has no commercial value in Porto Rico, where there are such variety and abundance of fish. It has al most a balloon-like appearance when in the water, and the mooing, musical sound It makes Is supposed to be owing to the distension and contraction of the skin while Inhaling and emitting air. Liabilities Greater Than Supposed NEW YORK. May 26. According to late reports, the liabilities of Price. McCormlck & Co., which suspended Thursday last, may be even greater than originally stat. ed, but the Indications are that the assets will be large enough to pay at least 75 cents on the dollar. This statement was authorized today by a member of the firm. Prove That I Am Now Selling at .."iv s Blumauer's Drug Store, Third and Oak Stre Street, PerUsRd J -- - v J