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THE STODAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 16, 1900, OFFICIAL REPORTS Oregon Officers Busy With Biennial Statements, FEW HAVE BEEN COMPLETED Secretary of State and Treasurer Will Introduce Innovations Which Will Simplify Accounts In Other Departments. SALEM, Or., Dec. 15. This is the sea Bon of the year when the various de partments of the state government are preparing and having published their bi ennial reports to the Governor or the legislature. Some of these reports, such as that of the State Treasurer, the Sec retary of State, and State Land Board, cannot be completed until after December 31. when the fiscal year closes. Others have already been completed and pub lished. Among these Is the report of Su perintendent of Public Instruction Acker man, who prepares a report for two years ending in March. Other reports have been received and are in the print er's hands. These biennial reports are no small affairs, in respect of size. All the mes sages and documents of Oregon In 1S9S, bound together for convenience and safe keeping, make two large volumes four inches thick. The messages and docu ments In 1885 made three large volumes, each of about the &sme size as the books made In 1S5S. The extent of the reports for the two years ending in 1500 re mains to be determined. Among the larger reports are thoe cf the Secretary of State, the State Board of Horticulture, the State Treasurer, the Board of School Land Commissioners and State Board of Agriculture and the Su perintendent of Public Instruction- In 1S9S the report of the Secretary of State was made up of four divisions: The re port proper, containing 76 pages; the abstract of warrants, containing 232 pages; miscellaneous information, occu pying 144 pages, and a political and official history and register of Oregon, containing 250 pages; total, 702 pages. This report "was much larger than usual, owing to the publication of the political and offi cial history, a much appreciation compila tion of facts regarding Oregon govern ment from the first attempt at organisa tion among the settjers. The next larg est portion of the report Is that occu pied by the abstract qf warrants, which Is a detailed list of the warrants issued, showing the date of issuance, the payee, the fund upon which drawn, the amount, and the purposo. It has been the custom to publish this list In the order of issu ance, regardless of the funds upon which drawn. This mode of arrangement de prives the list of its greatest usefulness for a citizen curipus to know how the public money has been expended would be little wiser after perusing the list of warrants. Secretary of State Dunbar pro poses to depart from the custom that has been observed from time immemorial and will publish the list by funds, so that any person may the more readily find the amount of any particular warrant and may determine the manner In which the various funds have been spent. The prac tical use of this list of warrants is not very great, for the list Is published after the money has been paid out of the Treasury and no wrong exposed could be remedied at that late date. It can scarce ly be said, either, that, the publication of this list lessens the danger of fraud, for an official disposed to be corrupt could cover any irregularity so that it would sot be exposed ip the list of warrants. The biennial report pf the State Treas urer comprises 256 pages, the greater part of which shows but little else than is shown by the list of warrants Issued by the Secretary of State. Some 70 pages of the report show payments made on notes held by the state. As It is not probable that any person ever takes the trouble to read the list, it would appear that this part of the report is a waste of good paper. After having read the list, one is no wiser than before, It does not appear what amount was due nor "whether the amount paid canceled the debt. It Is understood that State Treas urer Moore will make a departure from the regulation form in his biennial report and will give the public a statement that will be more Intelligible to the average citizen than are the reports that have bc"n made for the last 20 years. In this department, as in the office of the Secretary of State, fraud would scarcely be discovered In a biennial report, and the people must look to original vouchers and books of record for evidences of error. These two departments have al most entire control of the state funds. It may be said, for the Information of the public, that in both departments the books and papers of every nature are open to Inspection at all times, and how ' cer troublesomo they may be to the officials newspaper reporters are always gien the greatest degree of freedom and assistance In investigating the manage ment of public affairs. The last report of the Slate Board of Horticulture occupied 5S4 pages. The first 204 pages are occupied by the reports proper from the members of the board and other officials, and the remaining 380 pages are given to an appendix which is made up of papers on horticultural topics by various writers. The book is really an encyclopedia of horticulture and Is of great value to these who are engaged in fruitgrowing. It is understood the report of the board for 1900 will be a still larger volume and will partake still more of the nature of a book of Information for fruit growers The report of the State Agricultural So ciety Is made in two annual sections making a total of 200 pages. Most of this is taken up by a list of premiums offered and premiums awarded. The Second Eastern Oregon District Agricultural So ciety has two annual reports comprising some 140 pages, made up of about the same sort of Information as the report of the State Agricultural Society. The premium awards are chiefly of interest to exhibitors, who are few in number in proportion to the whole population of the state. It is probable that much more good would result to the agricultural classes in general if the Board of Agri culture would follow the line adopted by. tho Board of Horticulture and devote the space occupied by premium awards to useful information regarding wheat rust, army worms, drainage, silos, ferti lizers, etc The list of premiums is pub lished months after the awards are made and when everybody has learned who the successful exhibitors were. The publication of biennial reports Is a matter of no small cost to the state. What the total cost is cannot be readily determined for tho reason that the stato bua the paper in large lots and pays only the printing and binding separate ly. No record is kept of the cost of the paper that goes Into each report. Each report Is bound in paper, with the ex ception that a small edition is bound 'in cloth for the purpose of exchanging for similar reports from other states. Or egon's biennial reports are deposited in every state library in the Union. The following list showing the reports pub lished and the cost of printing and bind ing each has been kindly furnished from the Secretary of State's office: Printing. Binding. Superintendent of Public Instruction ? CSS 46 3 16123 Board of Land Commis sioners 977 50 Secretary of State 2,917 7t Extra edition of 500 99 03 State reasurer 1,239 00 Fish and Game Protector. SSI 40 Food and Dairy Commis sioner aiuumuuuuiiU J&34 47 42 212 00 425 00 96 6 1SS30 U 3iL State Librarian 94 03 Adjutant-General 4G5 77 Insane asylum 270 00 Penitentiary 123 2 Reform School SS 55 Soldiers Home 232 72 State Board Horticulture. SSI 43 Extra edition of 4000 90S 79 State Board Agriculture. 1S572 First Southern Oregon District Agricultural 'So ciety 4S4 93 Second Southern Oregon DistrictAgricultural So ciety 71310 First Eastern Oregon DistrictAgricultural So ciety 680 84 Second Eastern Oregon DistrictAgricultural So ciety ' 727 C3 19 20 -23 52 15 60 6 40 512 92S 123 44 636 74 46 72 23 es 29 76 24 32 2SSQ Totals $14,011 67 $2,136 GS The extra edition of 500 volumes or the Secretary of State's report was printed in pursuance of a Joint resolution of the Legislature directing that the extra edi tion be dollvered to Secretary IUncald for distribution. The binding was the principal additional expense. The cost of paper, printing and binding does not by any means comprise the to tal cost of biennial reports. The ex pense of mailing Is considerable but not ascertainable. The two editions of the report of the Board of Horticulture, making 5000 volumes, cost $2000 for print ing and binding alone, or over 50 cents per volume. The postage of this report is IB cents per volume. Many of the vol umes are distributed by the Horticultural Commissioners in person, so that the post age is saved. But the postage expense on ajl the reports Is of no small moment. Taking all things Into consideration it Is worth the while of state officers and boards to see that their reports are no larger than necessary and that they con tain no matter that is not of importance as information to the Legislature or the people. XP.W OREGON CORPORATIONS. Companies Which. Filed Articles, in 1'ast Week. SALEM, Or., Dec. 13. Articles of In corporation have been filed in the office of Secretary of State Dunbar as fol lows: Northwest News Buieau Portjand, 003; TV. A. Laldlaw, W. M. Kllllngsworth, J. R. Stockman. Port Clarence Mining Company of Alas ka, Portland, $1,250,000; L B. Hammopd, H. E. CowgUl, J. Frank Watson. Anchor Packing Company, Portland, $50,000; C. A. Dueber, Charles Burckbardt, Charles H. Carey. Central Drug Store, Astoria, $3000; John Erlckson, J, A. Gutzen, Frederick Wick man. Portland "Tradesman Company, Port land, $3000; A. King Wilson, Edwin R. Botsford. Frank R. Graff. Gipsy King Gold Mines Company, Sump ter, $1000; John F. Alden, Francis C Brodle. George H. Dedrick. Spokane Union Depot Company, Port land, $125,000; J. N. Teal, James G. Wil son, W. W. Cotton. Bake- City Sampling Works, Baker City, $23,000; Bela Kadisb, J. T. Donnelly, C. A. Johns. Enlng Irrigation & Water Company, Willow Creek, Morrow County, $KO0; Will iam B. Ewing, Coke Ewing, Sarah Ewing. Menefee & Parkins, The Dalles, $25,000; William Menefee, H. D. Parkins, Frank Mcnffee. The Zelger Machine Company, Pendle ton, 510,000; William L. Zelger, Chris Simpson, T. C Taylor. Grand Lodge, Degree of Honor, Ancient Order United Workmen, of Oregon, Port land, $1000; Maggie. A. Barker, Ollle F. Stephens, Alwilda Belknap, Laura Smith, Addle B. Colvig, Margaret E. Herrin, Minnie A. Mason, Sarah A. Fastabend, Hattie E. McCornac Oriental Carnival, Midway & Menagerie, Portland. P0.OW; Isaac W. Baird, George L. Hutchln, Carl S. Davis. Shiloh Post, No. 77, Department of Ore gon. G. A. R.. Newberg. $100; Richard B. Llnvllle, John McCleery, John D. Shearer. Klamath County Bank, Klamath Falls, $50,000; Alexander Martin, Evan K. Reames, Alexander Martin, Jr. Slg Cichel & Co., Portland, $25,000; SIg SIchel, Emanuel SIchel, Cecil H. Bauer. Mcnatchee Coal Company, Portland, $L 000.000, A. Rockwell, E. W. Barnes, L. B. Cox Silver Lake Artesian Well Boring Com pany, Silver Lake, Lake County, $2000; G. B. Wardnell. J. M. Martin, William H. Hayes. Gold Standard Mining Company, Grant's Pass, $4000; William H. Booth, Mary A. Booth, Robert E. Barickman. Eastern Oregon Advertising Bill Post ing Company. Baker City, $500; George L. Baker, L. H. Pearl; V. P. McDowell. M. Apach's Cash Grocery. Portland. $1000; M. Apach, H. N. Ross, E. E. Merges. American Timber Company, Portland, $25,000; E. M Runyan, O. P. M. Jamison, F. O. Garrison. TO ADVERTISE NEWBERG. Citizens Raise Fund With "Which to Publish Its Resources. NEWBERG, Dec 15. A mass meeting of the citizens of Newberg and vicinity was held in Crater's Hall last night to discuss the best Interests of the com munity. The attendance at the meeting and the spirit of enthusiasm manifested showed that Newberg is not at all dis couragedbecause tho sugar factory has not yet been erected. The president of the Newberg Development Company, Jesse Edwards, presided, and first spoke of tne status of the expected sugar factory. He explained that relations between Dr. Korn and the Eastern capitalists were suspended, but that other negotiations were on foot now for the same purpose. Mr. Edwards spoke for the support of the creamery in particular. Mr, Edwards was followed by other speakers, who talked enthusiastically or tho luture of Newberg. but dwelt upon the necessity of keeping everlastingly at It In the way of advertising, and keep ing the resources of this section before the people. The need of, a canning es tablishment was warmly spoken of. The matter of opening up communication with the country across the river was con sidered. More than anything else, the need of judicious advertising was emphasized, and subscriptions were called for for that pur pose. One hundred and fifty dollars was Immediately raised, and it will soon be raised to $300. This was a very liberal response, considering that about $500 was raised but a few months ago to further the effort for acreage for the beat-sugar factors'. It Indicates that the people of Newberg are awake, and are going to work together unceasingly for the growth and development of the resources of this vicinity. A spirit of push characterized the meeting, which means success. Work on advertising matter will begin right away. DAMAGE SUIT DISMISSED. Was Aerninst Foresters for Injuries Sustained In Initiation. . TACOMA, Wash., Dec 15. In the Su perior Court today. Judge Williamson dismissed the damage suit brought by Hugo Haidorn against the Great Court of Washington. Foresters of America, to recover $25,00) for injuries alleged to have been sustained by a shock from a gal vanic battery in Initiation ceremonies. The trial proceeds against the local of ficers of the lodge. Bridge Carpenter Killed. TACOMA, Dec 15. Frank Morris, & bridge carpenter, unmanled, living at Buckley, this county, was struck by a cable on a plledriver near Puyallup to day, crushing his skull and causing In stant death. THE QUICKEST AWDBEST ROUTE Between Portland and all points East is via the O. R. & N. Palace and or dinary sleepers, freo reclining chalrcars, and buffet library cars on all trains. Time to Chicago Is many hours shorter than by any other line. Ticket office, E0 Third street, corner Oafc. SPOKANE THE CHAMPION WON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SU PREMACY OF NORTHWEST. Defeated Seattle by Score of 10 to 13 Vanquished Found Fault With Umpire's Decisions. SPOKANE, Dec 15. In the football game today for the High School cham pionship of the Northwest, Spokane won from Seattle by 16 to 12. The teams met on the Nanorum grounds. They were a ell matched, and the game was hotly contested from start to finish. The Spo kane team was practically, the same one that wen the state High School cham pionship last year. In the first half Seattle made the only scort a goal. Another goal in the second half gave them 12 points. Spokane in the second half made two touchdpwns, kicked a goal and made a goal ffom the field. There was dissatisfaction over the umpir ing, some bellevelng if the umpire's de cisions had been right Seattle would hare won. The Dalles-Wnsco Game Was Tie. WASCO, Or.. Dec, 15. The Dalles foot ball team met the Wasco eleven on the gridiron at Wasco this afternoon. The game was hotly contested from start to finish. The Dalles got -the kick-off, and sent the pigskin well into the Wasco field, but Wasco worked Jt back to the center by .the close of the first half. In tho second half Wasco made a fino kick-off, but soon lost one of their best men, and were .somewhat weakened, but stiii held the ball on downs, till neither scored, so the game stood 0 to 0. Both teams played a clean game. Drain Eleven Bested Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE, Dec lb. A hotly contested game of football here today between the Forest Grove team and Drain Normal School eleven resulted in favor of the visitors by 5 to 0. The attendance was large, and great enthusiasm pre vailed. The home team expected a walk over, and will no doubt ask for a return game. Heppner Defented The Dalles. HEPPNER, Or., Dec 15 In the match game of football here yesterday ,he Heppner team beat The Dalles. Score, 16 to 0. The game was an exciting one, and was marked by fist playing, The Heppner team has had nothing but vic tories since it started. TO REPRESENT OREGON. Three Delegates to National Live stock Association Meeting Named. SALEM, Or., Dec .15. Governor Geer. today -appointed F. D. McCully, of Jo seph, and George A. Young, of Antelope, to represent Oregon at the National Live stock Association meeting at Salt Lake City, January 15-1S. Harney County Pays Scalp Bounty. Harney County today paid into the state treasury $1116 j5, which sum will be placea in the scalp-bounty fund. 15 right for State Teachers' Meeting. The latest reports from Albany are to the effect that the annual meeting of tho State Teachers' Association, to be held In that city during the holidays, will be one of the most satisfactory ever held In the state. Already some 75 teachers have engaged rooms for the session. Special cars will be run from both Salem ana Portland, and a large attendance will be had from both these places. Managers of the association residing in Albany give ths assurance that accommodations will be found for all who attend the meeting. Sclo Greatly Interested in School. Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman returned today from Sclo, where he addressed-.an educational meet ing last evening. "He reports that the public school 'teachers of that vicinity have organized a local teachers' associa tion, with every prospect of very profit able results. Superintendent Ackerman Is much im pressed with the interest and enthusiasm displayed by the people of Sclo In edu cational affairs. The town appears to have a population of between 200 and 40u, and has one of the finest school bulla ingr in the stato. Three teachers arc employed, and another will be added to the force soon. The people have declared without a dissenting voice in favor of the establishment of a High School, and a three-year course will be inaugurated Im mediately after the holidays. The patrons, offices and teachers are working togeth er In harmony, and a very successful High School course seems assured. Estate of Late William Cosper. The inventory of the estate of the late William Cosper was filed today, showing property valued at $47,40S 26. "WHEAT SHORTAGE IN WAREHOUSE .function City Man Assigns His Hold ings to Owners. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Dec 15. There has been rumors of a shortage in the W. H. Baber warehouse for the past 10 days, and the matter took definite form when the proprietor refused to deliver 4000 bushels of wheat on G. C. Millet's re ceipt. Last Monday a meeting of the principal creditors was held, and the warehouse was turned over to Mr. Millet. Weighers have been at work two or three days, and estimate that there is about 15,000 bushels of wheat in the warehouse and mill. Mr. Baber is lessee of the Junction City flouring mills. There shou'd be about 25,000 bushels. The principal holders of receipts are: Eugene Loan & Savings Bank. 5000 bushels; G. C. Millet, 4503 bushels; G. R. Chrlsman, 250) bush els; Jesse Sovern, 2000 bushels; Jesse Sovern heirs, 1500 bushels; Mrs. Isaac Cook, 1400 bushels; Newt Hembree, 1200 bushels; R. A. Rampy, 1000 bushels. There are additional holders of receipts for from 300 to 700 bushels each, mafelng an ag gregate of about 2300 bushels. It Is the Intention of the principal holders of re ceipts to divide the wheat on hand pro rata. Mr. Baber says that the weighing will not be completed before Monday or Tues day, and that be does not think it pos sible for the shortage to amount to 10,C00 bushels. He says he will turn all of his property over, and that his wife will do the same, which will reimburse credi tors In fulL LARGE IDAHO TIMBER LAND DEAL Wisconsin Capitalists Acquire 10,000 Acres "Will Build Sawmill. MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec 15. A special to the Sentinel from Marinette, Wis., says: The purchase of more than 10,000 acres of Government pine lands in the northern part of Idaho by a syndicate, of which Governor Scofleld is the head, has been completed. The tract Is a compact one In Shoshone County, lying on the -north fork of the Clearwater River. It is said to contain over 25O,C00,000 feet of white pine timber, and cost the purchasers in the neighborhood of $50,000, A sawmill will be built on the tract next year by the syndicate RESEMBLE GRAIN APHIS. Millions of SmallBnrs Which Infest Corvallls Grain Fields. CORVALLIS. Or., Bee 15. While plowing a Summer fallow field that was cropped this season in Fall wheat, Wal ter Yates yesterday afternoon found that he was turning up minions of little bugs that are in appearance Identical with the grain aphis, the plowing is six Inches deep, and the soli thrown out Is per meated with the bugs. Joseph Yates, who owns the farm and has farmed it for 30 mi hpHhvM the bnirs to be the recu sation, aphis, and he further believes their THE GREATEST TRADE CLOSING -OUT FURNITURE SALE Twenty-five patterns of combination cases, ranging from $6.50 to $65.00. They are all of the best makes, and the latest finishes. Oregon Furniture Mfg. Co. 208-210 FIRST STREET work at the roots of tho wheat to have been largely responsible for'Hhe partial crop failure on the same field this sea son. Up to a late period in the season the prospect for a splendid crop was very bright, but at threshing time but 15 bush els per acre was realized. The same field in the past has always returned from 25 to SO or more bushels .of wheat per acre. Two weeks ago Lon Locke, plowing on the J. Fred Yates farm, adjoining, discovered multitudes of bugs of the same kind, and all the farmers in the neigh borhood declare them to be aphis. After an Investigation of a similar discovery a couple" of years ago, a member of the experiment station staff announced that the bugs were not grain aphis. The Yates farms are located in Linn County, three miles east of the Corvallls ferry. Heppner "Wheat for Forclfrn Markets HEPPNER, Or., Dec 15. Forty car loads of wheat went out over the Heppner railroad this week for foreign shipment. Vast quantities are yet to be exported from this section. VANCOUVER. SALOONS ROBBED. Burglars Entered Through Transom Prisoners' Bonds Raised. VANCOUVER, "Wash., Dec. 15. The saloon buildings of J. R. Allen and John Llapple were broken Into last night and about $3 In cash taken from the cash register at Llapple's and two gallons of whisky and a bottle of champagne from Allen's place. Entrance was effected through the transom over the back door at each place. The officers are working on tho case, and bellevo they are on the track of the thieves. The bonds of Fritz Wolf and Ira Edglll, who were bound over to the Superior Court for burglary yesterday, were raised today by Judge Miller from $250 to $1000 in each Instance upon their withdrawal ol the plea of guilty made In Justice Court. In the Superior Court, a verdict for defendant in the sum of $1 was returned by the jury In the case of V. V. Rand vs. Loren Seward, today. The case of Dr. A E. Rockey vs. Will, lam C. Hazard, In which the plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $500, claimed to be due as a balance of a $1500 fee charged the defendant for by plaintiff In perfoimlng a difficult -surgical operation, was on trial today. Physicians from Portland, Vancouver and elsewhere were In attendance as witnesses. Their Ideas of a proper charge for the operation ranged from $1000 to $5000. It Is alleged that Hazard entered into an agreement with Rockey to pay $1500 for the service. Hazard admitted the agreement, but al leges that it was assented to by him through fear and while In such a weak ened condition of body and mind that he was incapable of making a rational trans action. The case will be concluded Mon day. BIG LOGGING CONTRACT. Oregon Mills Bargnlns for 50,000,000 Feet of Timber. STEVENSON, Wash., Dec 15. The Storey & Keeler Lumber Company, of Cascade Locks, Oregon, have entered Into a contract with James Lanes and Frank Button for the delivery of 50,000,000 feet of sawlogs. The logs will be taken from Wind River Valley and back of Stevenson. A new logging locomotive. Is now on the way from the East, and when it arrives will be put at work at once near Wind Mountain, where there is al ready about three miles of railroad built. Dams will be constructed n Wind River, and the road back of Stevenson will also be utilized. There sdll be several camps running as the Storey & Keeler Lumber Company will cut 15.O00.Q00 feet annually. FOR JUDGE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. Republicans Recommend N. "VV. ThoapiOB to Fill Vacancy. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec 15i The Republi can County Central Committee met here this afternoon In the rooms of Chairman A M. Crawford to select and recommend to Goyernor Geer a suitable appointee for the vacant County Judgeship. Twenty-six of the 29 committeemen were rep resented, and the meeting was a most IS THE OUTGROWTH OF OUR The past week has been the "banner week" in our sale, and the number of choice Christmas Gifts which we have put aside for later delivery readily con vinces bargain seekers that" we are headquarters for best things and lowest prices Our stock was enormous, and though our Closing Out Sale has continued for several vveels, we still niX almost anything you may think of in the furni ture line. WE HAVE The greatest variety of Bedpom Suits in the city. Forty patterns of Couches, of every color, description and price. Sideboards and Buffets to satisfy any taste 'or any pocketbook- Parlor Furniture in any style; large number of-Curio and Bric-a-Brae Cabinets; beautiful Brass Beds; Chairs and Rockers of a thousand kinds; Chif foniers and Dressers; Mattresses; anything and everything to be found in a Furniture Store. AH at Closing-Out Prices. Any'article which is not found to be exactly as repre sented, may be returned, and money refunded. Sale continues until every article fe sold. Don't forget the place. Between harmonious one. But three candidates developed any strength. The sixth bailor, was as follows: M. W Thompson, County Commissioner of Scottsburg. 15; ex-Judge A F. Stearns. Oakland, 9; Hbn. J. H. Shupe, Roseburg, 2; necessary to a choice, 14. Mr. Thompson was thereupon declared the unanimous choice for the appoint ment. A motion prevailed to leave the appointment of a Commissioner to suc ceed Mr. Thompson to the County Judge and remaining County Commissioner. The result of the committee's action will be forwarded at once to Governor Geer by S. C Flint, secretary of the County Central Committee. TUSSEL WITH DRUNKEN NEGRO. Heppner Officer and Two Civilians Had Hands Fall to Handle Him. HEPPNER, Or., Dec 15. A negro named Robert Roas Is In jail here to night. He Is well known over the Coast as "Klzze-eye," and has a record of cleaning out nine policemen at Butte. He came up from lone yesterday and. while partially drunk rode his horse on the sidewalk. Marshal Thornton seized the horse and ordered Ross to dismount, and as he refused to do so and seemed to be reaching for a knife. Press Criawell hit him with a cane, and the Marshal tipped him off the horse. In the fight that ensued Ross bit the officer's finger, and the Marshal broke the bones of his right hand in striking Ross, who locked both handcuffs before they could be placed upon his wrists. Councilman S. P. Garrigues joined the city's fighting force, and it took all three men to land the negro in jail. Quotations of MInlnsr Stocks. SPOKANE. Dec. 15. The closing bids for mining' stocks today were: Blacktail SU Butte Sz Boston... Vt Crista! 41 Princess Maud .... VA Quilp 20 Kambier cariDoo ..zo?fc Deer Trail Con 1H Ecnln Star 4 Gold Ledge 1 Golden -Harvest ... 3 Republic , w Reservation 3 Rossland Giant .... 2 Sullivan 13 Tom Thumb 10 Waterloo ., 2 Conjecture 4 I. X. L 10 Iron Mask .29 Jim Blaine ........ 4 Lone Pine Surp.... 6 American noy wa Mountain Lion ....id IDewey 24 Juno S Morrison . ... 2 I Wrtrnlnrr c.lorv i Miller Creek S SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 13. Official closing Quotations for mining stocks; tVlta $0 05 Alpha. Con 3 Andes 0 Ken tuck Con SO 01 Mexican 31 Occidental Con ... 4 I Belcher 14 Opnlr 63 Overman IO Best & Belcher. 27 Bullion Caledonia .... Challenge Con Chollar Potosl 12 Savage Seg. Belcner ..... 2 Sierra Nevada ... 30 Silver Hill 47 Confidence Con. Cal. & Va... 1 45'Btandard 3 20 Crown Point .... lttUnlon Coa 22 Gould & Curry.,. 52Utah Con ft Hale & Korcross. 201Tellow Jacket ... 21 Justice 2J NEW YORK. Dec 15. Mining stocks today closed as -follows: , Adams Con $0 20 Alice 401 Little Chief $0 15 Ontario 6 00 Ophlr 60 Brunswick Con. lt Comstock Tunnel. Con. Cal. & Va... Dead wood Terra. Horn Silver ..,., Iron Silver LeadviUe Con 3 1 S5 1 12 Pnoenix , iu Potosl 10 Savage ft Sierra. Nevada ... 25 70! Small Hopesr 50 S standard bo BOSTON. Dec 15, Adventure ..,..? G AUouez M. Co.. 2 Atnal. Copper.. SO Atlantic 26 Boston &. Mont. 325 Butte & Boston SO Cal. & Hecja... 810 Centennial 20 Franklin 15 Closing quotations: 73 Humboldt $ 50 00 25 Osceola ........ 73 00 87 Parrott 47 50 00 Santa. Fe Cop.. 5 50 00 Tamarack ..... 2S3 00 50 Utah Mining ... 33 62 00 Winona 3 00 75 Wolverines 45 50 00 Heppner Notes. HEPPNER, Or., Dec 15. The Hepp ner Gazette celebrated its 19th birthday this week by enlarging to six pages. Heppner people and their neighbors, of the adjacent Interior, are much incon venienced by not being able to get any news from the outside world on Sundays or being able to send away any mail on that day. They fervently hope that the time Is not far distant when The Sunday Oregonian wiU reach them before Mon day night, as it does now. In a runaway at the head of Sand Hol low, near here, this week, Clyde Sallng suffered a broken arm, bis buggy was EVENT OF THE Taylor and Salmon wrecked and one of his horses all cut up in a barbed wire fence. Jury Settles Insanity Case. TACOMA. Wash,. Dec 15. William Pey ser, accused of insanity, demanded a jury trial today and tried his own case. He. is a Jewish fruit peddler, and has talked with friends that members of secret or ders were pursuing him. His aged mother "was his best witness, saying he was , a good boy and supported her. The two doctors disagreed; one thought him in sane, the other not. Peyser spent 19 days in the asylum at Stellacoom in 1SS6. The Jury was out only five minutes and found him not Insane. New Odd Fellows Lodge. STEVENSON, Wash., Dec. 15. A dele gation of Odd Fellows from Vancouver, Wash., came up on the steamer Dalles City yesterday, and organized a lodge here last evening. Twenty-one charter members Joined the order. The steamer Iralda brought over the delegation from the Cascade Locks, who joined In the ceremonies. The new lodge has been christened Mountain lodge, and starts under most favorable auspices. Title to St. Helens Land Settled. ST. HELENS, Or Dec. 15. At an ad journed session of Circuit Court today, in the suit of H. Tyszklewitz vs. a. Nicholas et al., judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. This gives Mrs. H. Tyszkiewltz title to a one-seventh Inter est In the west half of the Knighton donation, land claim, which includes the weat half of the Incorporate limits of this place. Big Movement In Interior Freight. HEPPNER, Or., Dec. 15. The number of freight wagons passing over the state Men,. Young and This Is. the oldest Private Medical Dispensary In the cuy of Portland, the first Medical Dispensary ever started in the city. Dr. Kessler, the old, reliable specialist has been man ager of this institution for 20 years, during which time tnousanda of cases have been enred, ana no person was ever refused treatment. The St. Louis Dispensary has thousands of dollars In money and property, and able financially to make its word good. Since Dr. Kessler started the St. Loul3 Dispensary, over 20 years ago, hundreds of traveling' doctors have come to Portland, advertised their sure-cure ability In the papers, got what money they could from confid ing patients, then left town. Dr. Kessler is the only advertising spe cialist who can give reference to all classes. You may ask bankera, mer chants, and all "Kinds of business men. They will tell you that Dr. Kessler Is Q. K. Lots of people corn Ins from the country deposit their monpv with him. No other special ist on the Coast can give such refer ence as this old doctor. GOOD DOCTORS. Many doctors in country towns send patients to Dr. Kessler, because they know he is prepared S treat all kinds of private and chronic diseases. DDIVATP Diseases. This doctor guarantees to cure any case of Syphlllis, rKIYAIt Gonorrnra. Gleet. Strictures cured, no difference now long stand ing. Spermatorrhea, Loss of Manhood or Night .Emions, ured perma nently. The habit of Self-Abuse effectually cured in a snort time. VnilHr; UCN Your errors and follies of youth can be remedied, and this lUUflU Mbl old doctor will give you wholesome advice and cure you m-iift von nerfectlv Xtronir and healthy. You will be amazed at his success in curing fperStorrheaf Seminal Looses, Nightly Emissions, and other ef fects. KIDNEY AND URINARY COMPLAINTS. Painful difficult, too frenuent. milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges, carefully treated aid eSneStly cured. Piles. Rheumatism and Neuralgia treated by our new remedies, and cures guaranteed. , wk Patients treated In any part of the country by his home system. Write full particulars, enclose ten 2c stamps and we will answer you promptly. Hundreds treated at home who are unable to come to the city. DCin TMIC Take a clear bottle at bedtime, and urinate in the bottle, set KfcAU Inlb aside and look at it in the morning. If it Is cloudy or has a cloudy settling in It, you have some kidney pr bladder disease, and should be attended to before you get an Incurable disease, as huhdr.eda die every year from Brlght's disease of the kidneys. ' Address J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D.f Portland, Oregon. St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. Enclose ten 2c Btamps or no answer. SEASON ilfeHF alii? Closing-out prices apply to roll-top desks and office furniture. Put business ideas into your boys' heads by presenting them with such rifts for Xmas. A desk just like picture for only $22.50 This beautiful Iron bed also falls in the line of closing-oul prices. It is an elegant bed, about live feet high, trimmed with brass rails and ornaments, formerly sold for $13.00, now only $7.75 Over 1000 beds of 50 different patterns to be sacrificed In the same manner. They must be sold. road connecting Heppner as a railroad terminus with Grant. Crook, and Harney Counties, is very large, and will con tinue an through the srreater part of tha Winter, as the route was jnudiclously se lected for winter travel ana Jtieppner people keep the road in good repair. Wtlhln the past two weeks .wagons loaded with 31.000 pounds of freight have left Heppner for Interior points varying in distance from 40 to 150 miles. The team sters camp out along the road, and on 100-mlle freight receive 2 cents per pound. Saloon License for Goble Precinct. ST. HELENS, Or., Dec. 15. In the County Coprt today John Burke wag granted a six months saloon license for Goblo precinct. They Filled Gold Pieces. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Chief Wllkle, of the Secret Service,, received a telegram today, announcing the arrest in San Francisco of William Benton Frltch ana Emmett Benton Fritcb father and son, on a charge of counterfeiting. Last Tues day a workman high up on the new post. offlce building at San Francisco noticed two men at work, in a back, room in a bulldlpE seme distance away. Occasion ally one of the men came to the window and Intently looked at an object In hit hand. The workman grew suspicious. and came to the conclusion mat tne men were counterfeiters, and reported the facta to George Hazen, of the Western divis ion of the secret service. Mr. Hazen procured a field glass, and on Wednesday went up on top of the postofflce build ing, where he watched the operations of the two men. His observations con firmed the conclusions of the workman, and with a. search warrant he went to the place and found the two men engaged in "filling" ten dollar gold pieces. The men were arrested and 53Z0O in coin capiurea. Old, Read This J. Henri Kessler, H, Manager JgmmSL tBBbRf . D.,