THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND', DECEMBER 1, 1901.
ALASKA TELEGRAPH LINES
LIEUTENANT MITCHELL OX THE
PROGRESS MADE THIS YEAR.
Land Cable Will Xever Be Sacccnafal
Some of the Obstacle Whlck
Have to Be Overcome.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. General A.
W. Grecly, Chief Signal Officer of the
Arnfy, has received from First Lieuten
ant William Mitchell, of the Signal Corps,
an Interesting: report on work that has
been accomplished on the Alaska telegraph
lines during the past Summer. The re
port contains a brief description of the
telegraph line from Skagway to the sum
mit of the White Pass, and thence along
the White Pass Railroad to White Horse,
Yukon Territory- The White Horse Pass
Railroad Company owns and operates this
line. It is slrarlar to those In use In the
United States., The experience of the
past Winter shows this line to be sub
stantially constructed, and sufficiently
strong to withstand the hard "Winters.
The Canadian Government telegraph
line, beginning at the summit of the
White Pass, is constructed on lines similar
to the White Pass line Just described.
Close circuit Instruments and gravity bat
teries are used on this and the other line.
The Canadian line runs from the White
Pass to Bennett, thence to Caribou, -thence
to Taglsh. At Tagish starts the telegraph
line running to a point on the Canadian
Pacific Railroad, and thence to the United
States. This line is constantly patrolled
by repairmen, who are responsible for its
maintenance. There are three men to
every 40 miles of line. At Dawson sev
eral operators are employed at $150 per
month and expenses. The repairmen are
paid $2 50 per day, with rations, quarters,
tools, transportation, etc This line was
built from Bennett 10 Dawson City, a
distance of about 530 miles, between May
1 and August 1, 1S99. The tariffs over the
line are as follows: Bennett to Dawson,
$3 for 10 words, and 15 cents for every
additional word, address and signature
included, and from White Horse and Inter
mediate points to Dawson, $2 50 for 10
words, and 10 cents for each additional
word.
The American Line.
The American line begins at the Alaskan-Canadian
boundary 12 miles up the
Yukon from Fort Egbert- Here it joins
the Canadian line. The construction of the
American line from the boundary to Fort
Egbert is excellent On poles 20 feet high
the line is stretched from iron brackets.
The Fort Egbert-Valdez line Is now un
der construction. Great difficulties have
been encountered along this route, as
there is no navigable stream that can be
utilized in transporting supplies. Poles
have been set for a distance of 69 miles
from Fort Egbert, over a hilly and un
even country, and across numerous creeks.
There is an abundance of timber in this
section, enabling men to get a ready sup
ply of poles. Frequently standing trees
have been utilized, after chopping off all
branches. No wire has yet been strung,
and it is the opinion ofLieutenant Mitch
ell that many of the poles and trees will
not be able to withstand the strain of the
wire while being strung. Strength, in his
opinion, has been sacrificed to speedy
construction over this portion of tho line,
as poles are not set deeply, and trees
take root for only a few inches.
The Valdez-Fort Egbert line, that is be
ing built from the former point to meet
the l'ne just described, runs from Valdez
to Lowe River, thence to Helden Canyon,
across Thompson Pass, towards Copper
Center. This section of line has been
constructed for about 200 miles, and eight
telegraph stations opened. The country
north of Valdez Is one of the hardest to
travel of any in Alaska, due to glaciers
and -mountains running up to 5000 feet In
height. There is a route from Valdez to
Fort Egbert 430 miles In length, over
which the mail is carried, it taking 16
days to go over this route In Winter, but
this route is not practicable for a tele
graph line. A great deal of time and la
bor has been required to locate a suitable
route.
From Fort Egbert down the Yukon to
Fort Gibbon, a distance of COO miles, there
is a gap In the military telegraph line,
which, when closed, will connect all the
military posts of the Yukon River. From
Egbert to Circle City, a distance of 200
miles, the banks of the river are hilly.
Timber is plentiful. From Circle City tht
Yukon makes an angle to Fort Yukon and
to Fort Hamlin, a distance of S00 miles
by river. In this section the river spreads
over a great flat country known as the
Yukon Flats. In the Spring this entire
country is covered with -water.
Land Cable Xot Practicable.
The building and maintenance of a land
cable would be uncertain, if not impossi
ble along this part- It has' therefore been
decided to have the course of the tele
graph line leave the Yukon, cutting across
the angle of the river from Fort Hamlin
and strike the Fort Egbert-Valdez line
somewhere near the forks of the Forty
3dile River, thereby avoiding the Yukon
Flats, and saving in distance about 100
miles of line. This route has not yet been
entirely surveyed. It is the intention of
the signal officer to run a land cable from
Fort Gibbon to Rampart City, a distance
of 80 miles. In this way Rampart will be
placed in communication with St Michael
and Nome City during the coming Win
ter, as the work is to be promptly under
taken. The line from Fort Gibbon to St Mich
nel is undoubtedly complete at this time.
This line follows the old portage train
from Fort Gibbon to Kaltag, a distance
of 270 miles. There are 10 stations be
tween Fort Gibbon and St Michael, with
three men in charge of each. Iron poles
are used between St Michael and Una
lakllk, and wooden poles from the latter
point to Fort Gibbon. It is said the wind
on the St Michael portion of the line is
so strong that even the iron poles have
been bent by Its force.
Communication between St Michael and
Nome is had by a cable operated by the
Northern Commercial Company, 120 miles
from St Michael, thence by military tel
egraph line to Nome, a distance of 40
miles. The cable is broken every year
by the ice. It is not believed a cable can
be operated in that section the year
round.
Lieutenant Mitchell believes land cables
"will never be successful In Alaska. Tele
graph lines, he says, can be built to any
part of Alaska, and will be cheaper and
more satisfactory. The supply of poles In
all parts of Alaska, except at some points
up to 50 miles from the coast, is good.
(Spruce and birch timber is abundant All
timber in Alaska is stunted, the trees va
rying from three Inches to two feet and a
half in diameter at the base. The life of
telegraph poles has not yet been deter
mined. Some poles erected near ifebring
Bea in 1M5S by Dall's party, when the ques
tion of communication by a land route
was contemplated with Europe, are still
standing and in a strong condition. Poles,
it is believed, will undoubtedly last longer
In Alaska than elsewhere, as few para
sites are found to attack them.
Many Difficulties Encountered.
The difficulties incident to the construc
tion of a telegraph line in Alaska are proo
ably greater than those encountered in
any country in which a line has hitherto
been built, due to climatic conditions and
the difficulties of transportation. The
high winds and heavy snows of Winter,
the swollen rivers of early Summer, the
boggy swamp lands and the heavy rains
of August are all great impediments to
steady progress. The fact that there are
no good roads, except a few miles around
some of the principal places, makes it
necessary to follow mere trails and water
courses. The river steamers on the Yukon
nnd Its larger tributaries are a great
help in the open season, but away from
these streams transportation can only be
had by small boats and canoes and by
pack horses. The horse seems better
adapted for packlnug purposes than other
animals. It stands the hard weather.
Yet In the Winter, although many forms
o transportation have been tried, such
as mules, horses, reindeer, moose and even
auiomooues ana bicycles, notning seems
equal to the dog for light sledging, says
Lieutenant Mitchell. Where trails can
bo beaten down hard and kept so, horses
and miile3 are preferred. A horse or mule
can draw 1000 to 1500 pounds over a fair
trail or pack from 20 to 200 pounds over
good trails in Winter. A dog can pull a
sled of 200 to 300 pounds over a trail where
-a horse cannot go, a distance of 15 to 35
miles per das.
The expense attached to any work In
Alaska Is enormous as compared to tho
same amount of work in the United States.
The labor on the United States military
line is thdt of the enlisted men of the
Army. These men who receive 515 per
month and subsistence, do not work in
the same manner nor can they be expected
to, as men who receive SO cents to SI per
hour. In concluding Lieutenant Mitchell
says:
"I consider the construction of the tele
graph line from Valdez to Fort Egbert
to be the most difficult in Alaska for the
reason that it is remote from any easy
mode of transportation, no navigable
stream running along its course, and on
account of the extremely rugged nature
of the country. On this line the Winter
will have to be utilized for haullns the
line supplies, rations, etc, which will be
distributed at advantageous points. The
Summer will be used for digging the holes
and setting the poles. Along the Yukon,
where supplies can be easily transported,
the won: will not he so difficult. The same
conditions which apply to the Valdez-Fort
Egbert line will be encountered on the line
between Fort Hamlin and the forks of the
Forty-Mile River, though in a less degree.
"I think the telegraph lines in Alaska
can be built and maintained. The prog
ress of the work will be slower as long
as the labor of troops is used, than It
would be if hired men were employed to
do the work at prices prevailing In Alas
ka." Ticket for Albany City Election.
ALBANY, Or., Nor. 30. The city elecr
tion will take place Monday, with the
following tickets in the field:
Republican Mayor, Dr. W. H. Davis;
Recorder, J. S. Van Winkle; Marshal. L.
O. Coates; Treasurer, H. B. Cuslck; Coun
cllmen. First Ward, Ed Goine; Third
Ward, P. B. Marshall; Second Ward, va
cant Democratic Mayor, F. P. Nutting; Re
corder, C. G. Burkhart; Marshal, W. A.
McClain; Treasurer, J. R. Ream; Council
men, C. H. Stewart, J. M. Ralston and H.
Bryant
Immense Scaffold Gave "Way.
SAN FERNARDINO, Cal., Nov. 30
An Immense scaffold, on which 15 carpen
ters were at work today, gave 'way, pre
cipitating the men a distance of 30 feet
to tho ground. All were more or less in
jured. Frank Knadler, an appretnee, will
probably die of his injuries.
Received at the Axylam.
SALEM, Nov. 30. Ethel Crouch, aged
19 years, was brought to the asylum to
day from Josephine County. This is the
second time she has been committed to
the asylum.
Mrs. Cora A. Martin, aged 25 years, of
Astoria, was received at the asylum today.
Good- Price for Farm Land.
WESTON, Or., Nov. 30. Benjamin Os
born has sold to W. P. Hopson 90 acres
land near here, for $5000, the price be
ing about $S7 per acre. This is an ex
ceptionally good figure.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
P J Quealcy and wf
Harry Frank, N Y
E H Leiter. N Y
X D JosenhL N Y
!J C Robinson
J Mccracken
Alex Miller t iff. S T
Mrs Jaa S Mitchell.
"W A Pinkerton. Chgo
C J Malljow. Chicago
Boston. Mass
John Arnett S F
M Levlnson and wife,
Minneapolis
Fred Barker. Tacoma.
w . xaii. at 1'aui
Joe Dorner. S F
Geo W WrlKht Spo
Dr and Mrs W A Hen
dryx. Loc Anccles
G F Wentvorth. Tac
c G Jacobs, Or City
1 N Peyton, wife & 2
servants, Spokane
Horace Peyton, Spok
Harlan Peyton. Epok
c j won. ic y
G J Scharlach, N Y
S W Zelmer
Jaa Prenoe, do
F Marytham and wife.
iiunaio. rw i
H F Atwood & wife,
Rochester. N Y
IPh Joseph. S F
J M Keith Si wife.
F A Kenny, s F
'J T McCheaner. Ever't
Missoula, Mont
Miss Beckwlth. do
ITheo Mansfield. N Y
A G McKenny. Toron
Dr E A Lawbaugh. Ch
f Johnson
Article Gilchrist Ash
land. "Wis
F w Kozer. Chro
Max Stlcfel, Chicago
Jas Haganne. do
Miss Hazel Gay. SeatjH L Rothschild, S F
THE PERKINS.
M V Brown, Appleton
E B James, Franklin,
H Johnson. Anaconda
A S Hall. City
Geo Cohen. TUlamk
P Mclntosch, do
Mrs P Mclntosch, do
A J Henderson. Ante
F H Mrrlth. T.irawria.
Nebraska.
Mrs E B James, do
Mast John James, do
MUs James, do
Mrs W L Hlckeby,
Arlington, Or
W B Kurtz, Dalles
Mrs Schultz. Seattle
W B Morton, Cisco
Mrs D F Stuart Or
II c Lindsiey. Peoria
City. Neb
Mrs H C Llndsley. do
G W Bishop. Ill
Miu Linasier, do
Mrs Briggs, TillamookE Rees. S F
Master Brlggs, do
Ira M Kurtz. N Yak
F C Goes, Tacoma
P H Penkston, Baster
G H Lockley, Nome
Ches Avery. Corvallls
T Lenvllle. Astoria
Mrs F II penkston. do
L R Crocker. St Paul
Mrs T Lenvllle. do
T H Claffey. SeattleiAna Stewart, Corvallls
J J Jeggy. Tacoma
A A Newman, Monte-
T L Williams, Eugene
W W McCrlde. Van
eano
V Newman, do
couver. ash
G Morehouse, S Dak
A K Hlggs. Long Cr" Mrs -Morehouse, do
Robt Lyle, do Master Morehouse, do
M Baker.
do
Ed Swluler, Pendleton
W Williams,
do IE B Cox, Seattle
Mrs T Bonner, Seattle!
T Wlgman, Seattle
Hugh McGrcer. Antel
Ethel Merrill, s ir
J O Johnston. Daw Cy
J F Dutble, Bremertn
E S Collins, Ostndr
Mrs E S Collins, do
L B Heebt Iowa Cy
A C Kafleld, Oswego
Mrs A C Raficld, do
E Vaughan. Buttevllle
Mrs E Vaughan. do
K J Eakman. Baker Cy
J M Hartley. San Dleg!
R a Graham, St Paul
I J Singer, Cheballa
B Bromeyer, do
E E Whiting, Chicago
Chas Tenblln. Wash
Norman Reeves. S F
E J Calley. S F
S C Jackson, Hood R
THE IMPERIAL.
C. W. Knowles. Manager.
T H Cover, city
Capt Rio. Astoria
Capt Chris tlen, do
J Reld. do
Capt Learmont do
W W McCredle. Vane
J S Delllnger. Astoria
Mrs Delllnger. do
Miss Delllnger. do
W L Dudley. Seattle
Master Dudley, do
John H Kemp. S F
W 0 Durrell. Neb
Chas K Levy. Mpls
Ben Rosenfeld. S F
S G Hoffman, S F
Dr E E Ball, W W !
Mrs Ball, do
Mrs C E Nichols.
Junction City
Mrs Lula E Myers,
Salem
VlrgH Myers, do
D R Sterling. Chgo
F D Hawkins, do
E V .Hoemerer. Seattl).
Mrs H G Klrkpatrlck,
Colvllle
Walter B Seals, Seattl
Chas A Malarky, city
W G Humknlght Chso
Mrs Humknlght, do
W L Bradshaw. Dalles
A. MacCoTQUodale, O R
ftNCo
Mrs MacCorquodale, do
O R Dinwiddle. Ilwaco
M W McKlnney
Brownsville
C Jones, S F
W H Linton. N T
T T Geer. Salem
Mrs Geer. do
Frank Strong, "Eugene
H D'Arcy. Salem
Mrs L F Griffith. Sa
lem J W Fraser. Seattle
L D Arlington, do
Mrs Arlington, do
H T Prael, Astoria
W Nelson, S J?
W E Warrooth. St L
Mrs E L Doty, Great!
Bend
Master Doty, do
THE ST. CHARLES.
W W Hepburn, city
Miss Madge Hepburn,
city
B O Phclon. Nome
W E Savage, Dawson
B Dennis, Dallas
Mrs E Jloe. OlvmDia
Ed Carrow, Cathlaxnet
Ben Quln & wf, Butte-
ID McClung. Albany
ESlscel & ram. IVaseo
vlle
R S Mason, .do
IW Jones Tacoma
jH M Kershaw. Grand
( Ronde
Rev J B Little & wf,
Vancouver
T A Walker. Rainier
iiuo. .striker, do
R J Moses. Philomath
W Way, Skamania
A C Schevrer, ButteVfN C Lucy, Gales Ck
Geo Kaufman, city (J M Archibald. Goble
V N Bulllngton, Ft
Stevens
Wm Flick, Mont
Wnv Hoarlng, city
H Hall, Everett
T W DIdes. Amity
IF J Coad. Dallas
D J Klely. do
JW Webb, Aberdeen
L Michael. Stella
B M .Winkle. Stella
B W Winkle, do
C E Farell & wf. C&-
F S Thomas, do
B P uornenus. uiencoe) mas
Ezra Miller, do jj E Brooks. McMInnv
C W Chapman. Fulda Wm Campbell, do
Oscar Weed, Phllomth A. B Schneider. Asto
Geo Nerton, Vancouv I Ed Roy & wr. do
C G Monroe, Cathlamj T H Burton &. wf. do
Jas Emery. Ft KlamjTohn Ewald. Scappoose
Niels Futtrup & wf, I Mrs A H Gattis. Tenn
Chinook I A W Shepherd, Seattle
F Batter. Tillamook
Hotel Brunswick. Seattle.
European, lirst-class. Rates. 50c to $1.5
One block from depot. Restaurants near
by.
Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma.
American plan. Rates, $3 and Up. .
Doanelly Hotel. Tnrnaia.
European plan. Rates eQc and up.
IDAHO MURDERER HANGED
RICE PAS THE PENALTY FOR
KILLING "A "WALLACE MAN.
Met His Fate Without Seeming Coa-
cern-First Lepal Execution
in Shoshone Conaty.
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 30. Edward Rice
was hanged in the penitentiary at 8:15
this morning for jjie murder of Matt
Mailley at Wallace. Idaho, September 4,
1SO0. His neck was broken. Rice went
to his death -without showing any signs
of fear.
That was the first legal execution for
murder in Shoshone County.
The crime for which Rice was hanged
was the murder of Matt Malley at Wal
lace, Shoshone County, on the morning
of October L 1900. Malley was the keep
er of a cigar stand at Wallace. Rice was
a bartender. Malley wa3 found at
about 8:30 o'n the morning 6f the crime,
lying on the floor in the salesroom of his
store, blood being bespattered all over
the floor, counter, safe and furniture.
When found, the body was .still warm. I
At about 5 o'clock that morning, Malley I
and Rice were together seen to en-
ter the cigar store, and, after probably I
a half hour. Rice came out alone. His
constant plea was not guilty. Malley
was killed either by being hit upon the
head with a piece of Iron or by having
his throat cut with a small penknife, both
these crimes having been committed.
When arrested and taken to the jail
a little later, on the morning of the mur
der. Rice's underclothing was found to
be bloody and in his pocket was a knife
Edward Rice, "Who Wat Hnngcd at
Boise.
from which a small piece of brass had
been wrenched, and such a piece
found on the floor of the cigar store
fitted the knife perfectly. The evidence
throughout was circumstantial, but so
strong as to almost preclude possibility
of mistake.
Rice, it will be remembered, some time
since attempted suicide In the peniten
tiary by cutting his threat with a case
knife that he had in some manner se
cured and kept from the knowledge of
the guards. He cut his throat from car
to ear, making a terrible wound, but as
it missed the Jugular vein it was not
fatal.
While watching the erection of the
scaffold Rico several times said they
might as well hurry, as he was tired of
the continual and exasperating delays.
HEYDUnX OUT FOR SENATOR.
That I, It the Republican Cnrry
Next Election In Idaho.
SPOKANE, Nov. 20. Judge W. B. Hey
burn, of Wallace, Idaho, today said that
In the event a Republican Legislature
is elected in Idaho next year, he will be
a candidate for the United States Senate,
to succeed Senator Henry Heltfeld, Dem
ocrat. Judge Heyburn has lived in Idaho
for IS years. He ran for Congress on the
Republican ticket in 1S9S, and waj defeat
ed. His home is at Wallace, but he has a
law office in Spokane.
FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
Programme of the Meetlnpr to He
Held at Sodnvllle This AVeelc.
SODAVILL.E. Or., Nov. 30. Following
Is the programme of the Farmers' Insti
tute to be held under the auspices of the
Oregon Agricultural College and the citi
zens of SodaviUe at Sodaville December
5-6:
December 5, 1:30 P. M.
Address of Welcome James Mitchell
Response Professor A. L. Knlsely
Instrumental music
The Best Forage Crops for the Oregon
Farmer Dr. James Withycombe
Discussion
Music
What Ruts Ought We-to Get Out Of?
Professor F. I.. Kent
Discussion
7:30 P. M.
Instrumental music
Will It Pay to Spray Fruit Trees, and
How Shall It Be Done?
Professor A, B. Cordley
Discussion
Music
The Kind of a Woman the Times De
mand Mrs. Harford
Music
The Farmers' Garden as It Usually Is
"and as It Should Be
Professor A. L.. Knlsely
Discussion .".
Music
December G, 9:30 A. M.
The Drainage Dr. James Withycombe
Discussion
Music
Is the Dual Purpose Cow Here to
Stay; William Preston
Discussion .,
Wrill It Pay to Try Dairying If We Are
Not in Reach of a Creamery?
Professor F. L. Kent
Discussion
1:30 P. M.
Instrumental music
The Education for the American Boy..
Hon. M. A. Miller
Discussion
Music
What Constitutes an Up-to-Date
Farmer? C. D. Stcen
Discussion
Music ".
Is the Farmer's Wife as Well
Equipped to Do Her Work as the
Farmer Is to Do His?
Mrs. Mamie Mitchell,
Discussion
7:30 P. M.-5
Instrumental music
Fertilizers Kinds of. How to Apply
Them and the Soil fdr Each
Professor A. L. Knlsely
Discussion
Music
The Vetch Its Properties nnd Uses....
G. W. Curtis
Discussion
Music
The Agricultural College and Its Re
lation to the Farmer, Illustrated...
Professor A. B. Cordley
FRUITGROWERS' UNION.
Salem Concern Files Articles of In
corporate. SALEM, Nov. 30. The Salem Fruitgrow
ers' Union today filed articles of incorpo
ration In the offices of Secretary of State
Dunbar and County Clerk Hall. The capi
tal stock of the corporation is 5500. divided
into 100 shares of ?5 each. The principal
office will be in Salem, and the incorporat
ors are: Henry B. Thielscn, A. McGHl
and E. Hofer. The objects of the corpora
tion are "to secure to the fruitgrowers of
f Salem and vicinity all possible advan
tages In the marketing of their fruits, ns
well as to build up a standard of excel-
lence, and to encourage and create a de
W
Couahed
It's the experience of every
one. Sooner or later we all
take cold. Colds naturally
tend downward, that's the
trouble. Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral stops this downward
tendency and quickly cures
these early colds. Ask your
doctor. If he says this isn't
so, don't believe us.
"I know from personal experience
that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral quickly
breaks up a heavy cold on the lungs."
D. u. sneaeter, fine rim, n. i.
23c.. SO:.. S!.C
J. C. AVER CO.. Lowell, Mas.
mand for the same; and to do any and all
things necessary for the convenient and
satisfactory carrying out of these pur
poses." The by-laws adopted by the union are
similar to those under which the Hood
River Union is being so successfully man
aged. They provide for a board of direc
tors, five in number, three of whom must
reside in Salem. The directors must qual
ify within five days after election, and
within ten days thereafter shall elect from
their number a president, vice-president
and secretary. They shall also select a
treasurer, who will be required to give
bonds.
The directors may refuse to receive for ship
ment any fruit not considered prlmo from any
cause. They may also refuse to receive fruit
for shipment from any person not a stock
holder, or from any stockholder who has not
shipped with tho ui)lon regularly theretofore
during the shipping season for such fruit,
when In their Judgment the receiving and ship
ping of the same would be detrimental to th
Interests of tho regular shippers of the union.
The election of the board of director
will be held annually in Salem, on the
first Saturday In December. A majority
of the stock subscribed, upon which all
legal calls or asspssments shall have been
paid, shall constitute a quorum at any
stockholders' meeting, and in voting no
person shall be allowed to cast more than
five shares, either owned by himself or
for which he holds written proxies.
A meeting of the growers interested In
the organization was held at the City Hall
this afternoon, but adjournment was tak
en to next Saturday, when permanent or
ganization will be effected and a board of
directors elected. The leaders of the
union expect soon to file supplemental ar
ticles of incorporation, Increasing the
capital stock from 5500 to 51000.
Prune Prices May Be Advanced'.
A meeting of the heavy prunegrowers ot
this district was held at the office of tho
association In this city yesterday arter
noon. A rather careful estimate shows
that the Italian prunes remaining unsold
in the state and In the hands of the pack
ers will not exceed 23 per cent of the to
tal crop, and much of what remains is not
desirable In either size or quality. It was
argued that with a scarcity of all fruits,
especially apples, throughout the entire
country, Oregon prunes have not brought
the growers a fair return, and a strong
Inclination was manifest to advance the
prices of the association for what remains
unsold. Tho association price is a 3&c
basis for fancy packed stock in 25-pound
boxes. This price was ordered maintained
and a meeting called for two wceks hence
to consider the possibility of advancing to
a 3?ic basis.
PLUM MAY BE PICKED ONCE MOnE.
Day of the Ajjcnt at Umatilla Res-
crvntlon In Drawing o a Clone.
PENDLETON, Or.. Nov. 30. Charles
Wllklns, agent at the Umatilla Indian
reservation, stated today that he does not
expect to be affected by the new amended
civil service rules, which are stated in
the Associated Press dispatches as hav
ing been Issued by order of President
Roosevelt. The new rules look toward
reducing the number of Indian asencles
in the United States just as rapidly as
possible, the agencies to be placed under
the charge of the superintendents of the
Government Indian schools, who will at
tend to all the duties of both superintend
ent and agent, looking after the leasing of
the Indians' lands, and everything now
done by the agents. This has been dono
on some agencies in Oregon and Washing
ton, but It Is not thought here by Mr.
Wllklns or others who should know about
It that the rule will find application on.
the Umatilla reservation very soon.
At any rate, several" applications are in
for tho position of agent, besides the
name of the present agent, and It appears
to be the opinion of the Oregon delegation
in Congress that the job of tJmatllla
agent will be one of the plums to be
picked from the political tree once more,
at least. However, it is known to be the
intention of the President to enforce the
applications of the revised civil service
rules just as rapidly as possible to the
various agencies, and this reservation will
in time, perhaps before not very long, bo
placed upon the new list.
IRRIGATION HAS DONE IT.
Malhcar Lands Once a Barren Wnite
Now a Garden Spot.
BAKER CITY. Nov. 29. The benefits of
irrigation ire well illustrated in the
neighborhood of Ontario, In this state. In
no other section of tho West where Irri
gation prevails are there to be found as
fine farms as In the northeastern part of
Malheur County. This Is one of the typ
ical arid land regions of tho West. Six
years airo it was a barren waste, but to
day it is a perfect garden spot. On the
Kiesel, Shilling & Donnclson ranch this
last Spring a plot of grxund containing
a scant 33 acres was cleared of the tage
brush, plowed and seeded to alfalfa. From
this plot of ground three crops of hay
were harvested during the season, the
combined tonnage of which was 120 tons,
which, at 55 per ton, amounted to over ?17
per acre for the first year. As high as
10 tons to the acre of the very finest hay
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PREVENTS AND
BREAKS UP
If you will read this notice
each week, and be guided by
its precepts, you will keep free
from sickness, because the ad
vice pertains to the prevention
and treatment of Grip and
Colds. Twenty per cent, one
person in five, die of pulmonary
disease; and Colds arc the seat
of nearly all sickness; something
else may develop, but a Cold is
usually at the bottom of the
malady.
The use of "77" checks a
Cold at the start and "break
up" Colds that "hang on."
At all Druggists' 25 cents, or mailed on re
ceipt of price. Doctor's Book mailed free.
Hum, hrcys HMreopntHc Mc11cln Cc Cor
ner William and John Btretts, New York.
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THE MOST
CONVINCING THING
that I could do that would tend to
Induce you to try my READY-TO-WEAR
CLOTHES would be to intro
duce you to a man who has worn
them. I cannot command the lan
guage with which to tell you how
good these clothes are. Every one of
my garments bears my label, which is
a guarantee of absolute trustworthi
ness. And I am ready to back them
up ail the time, and your money cheer
fully refunded when you ask for it.
You don't know how good BEN
SELLING'S clothes arc until you have
worn them. Their quality can only
be matched by a few of the high-class
custom tailors, and are about one
half the latter' s prices.
FOR THE BOYS.
Just Received 100 Rugby Footballs
To be given away "with-Boys' Suits and
Overcoats, at 5 up. They "won't Inst long
so hurry up, boys, before they are all
ROLLER SKATES
Boys' Suits and Overcoats.
LEADING
CLOTHIER
eaeecaccetet9(iao8et99ttiaitettits(8e8esstt(
were grown on this ranch this season on S
land that has been seeded for three years
or more.
Shlnsrle Mill Employe Killed.
EVERETT, Wash., Nov. SO. Thomas
Hogan, an employe In a shingle mill 'at
Sultan, was Instantly killed today by the
breaking of a knee-bolt saw.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Marrlasc Liccnaen.
Edward Sutton. 23. Grace Bucknum. IS.
Bert IV. Hollls, 23. Xelllo K. Hopkins. 19.
Daniel M. Aiken. CC. Hester A. Knox. 63.
Charles C Fox. 22, Wasco County, Mjrtlo
F. ilcdlock. 10.
Birth Return.
November 27, girl to the wife of F. La JIo
roux. 215 Tenth street.
November 10. boy to the wife of W. G. Ober
teufer. "West avenue and Belxnont street.
November 15, girl to the wife of F. G. Wheel
er, 7S6 Irving street.
November IS, girl to the wife of Charles
Iloseman, S07 Falling street.
Denth Returns.
November 20, Ethel L. Turney. aged 37, St.
Vincent's Hospital; peritonitis.
November 18. R. M. Bingham, aged 74, Hunt
er's Station: heart disease.
November 2S, Charles S. Walte, aged 54, C65
Johnson street; acute pneumonia.
November 28, Michael McCavltt, aged 04, 041
First street; heart failure.
November 2G, G. Kawamota. aged 30, Good
Samaritan Hospital; tuberculosis.
November 26, Pierre Rio, aged 40, French
ship Louis Pasteur; fracture at base of brain.
November 20. Mary Charleston, aged S2; 303
Thirteenth street; senile debility.
November 27, Christine O. Finke. aged 11
years, Montavllla; scarlet fever.
BnlltllKsr Permits.
S. E. Mennlngo, two-story dwelling, lot 0.
block 4, Portsmouth avenue; 15C0.
A. J. Stltes, two-story dwelling. Grand ave
nue, between Shaver nnd Failing streets; $13C0.
Mrs. E. GoISn, cottage. East Twenty-third
street, between Tenlno and Umatilla; 000.
Mrs. Emma E. Ingram, two-story dwelling.
East Taylor street, between East Thirty-second
and East Thirty-third; fVJSO.
Rcnl Estate Transfers.
William M. Ladd et al. to H. Baumhoe,
lots 1, 2, 3, Bodley's Addition to East
Portland .".$1370
E. T. Lee et al. to E. P. Lee. quitclaim
Interest, real and personal property as
heirs of W. B. Lee. deceased
Edward Oalton and wife to Peter Schmccr.
parcel land, sections 7, 8. 17, 18, T. 1
S., R, 3 E., W. M 600
W. E. Burke and wife to Peter Schmeer.
7.6 acres, sections 7. 18, T. 1 S.. R. 3 E. 400
Rachel Campbell et al. to E. L. Hall,
lot 10. block 10. Miller's Addition to
Sellwood l
Lincoln Bennett and wife to Edward E.
Aldrlco. 370 acres, sections 24 and 25.
T. 1 N., R. 1 W. 7000
City of Portland to George Prosser, lot 6,
block E, Kern's Addition 1
Sophia Sutton to W. J. Hill, lots 1, 3. .',
7, block 2, Midway 1
Pacific Coast Abstract, Guaranty &
Trust Co., A. B. Manley, secretary; W. 1.
Masters, attorney, 204-5-6-7 Falling bldg.
From 'A JfeTre Herhall." 1551.
Nineteenth Century.
Artichokes were not held In estimation
by tho ancients. "Galen sayth that the
archlchock hath a naughty juice and giv
eth evell nourishment to the body" but
this opinion Is the less surprising when
we learn that It was the root of our
crown artichoke, which they used to eat
"bothe rawe and sodden." We are re
minded of the savages cpoken of by Mark
Twain as having an equally poor opinion
of oranges. "Baked they were tough;
and even boiled they weren't things for a
man to hanker after." Cucumbers also
"Ingendre In the body a naughty juice;
howbelt ye shall flnde sum that can digest
them by the reason of a certayn familiar
ities that Is betwene their naturea . . .
Tho gourd giveth small nourishment, but
it goeth easily unto the bottom of the
etomack by reason of hys slypperynes."
Apples, on the contrary, "are colde, and
go slowlie downe," while of pears we are
told that "if sodden wyth todestollcs they
will not hurt them that eat them." But
the doctor adds a caution to the effect that
"if a man fill himself with peares, oftymes
they brede the collck" the truth of which
many a modern schoolboy will be able
to confirm from experience. Galen holds
that all fruit to be wholesome should be
SUITS, $15.00 to $30.
OVERCOATS, $15.00 to
This week we show the NEW
SCOTCH MIXED HAT in all the new
shapes. A smart, dressy hat at the
nominal price of
FREE
with
You may pay $2.50 and not secure a
better one. See Morrison -street window.
eaten before Instead of after other food.
Of peaches particularly he saya: "They
ought not to be eaten, after meat as some
used to do. And thys rule must be holden
In all those meates that arc of evell juice,
and are moyst and slyppery. that they
be taken before all other meates."
Kitchener's Talents Criticised.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30. Commenting up
on the sltuat'on in South Africa, the Lon
don correspondent of the Tribune says:
Sir Charles DHke draws an analogy in
the Fortnightly Review between the Brit
ish operations against the Boers and the
French campaign in Mexico, where guerril
la warfare was suppressed by the aboli
tion of transport and the equipment of mo
bile columns of picked men. Military men,
while admitting the force of the paral
lel, assert that the moral Is artificial,
since Lord Kitchener during the last year
has been attempting to carry out the
French tactics used in Mexico, but has
been thwarted by the persistent hostility
of a wary foe armed with Mauser rifles
and bent upon tiring out their pursuers.
There is a growing feeling that Lord
Kitchener's talents for organization, so
conspicuous in the Soudan, have been a
source of weakness and dissatisfaction in
South Africa.
Mnnlcal Tnnte of Monkeys.
Mr. R. L. Garner often gave bells to
monkeys to play with. The monkeys
liked them when they had clappers, and a
sort of "music" could be evoked. If the
clappers were not there the monkeys re
mained Indifferent. Mr. Garner tells us
that he repeated to monkeys various mu
sical records on the phonograph. Some
times the monkeys were Interested, some
times they were not. Mr. Garner's belief
was that music as we know It Is too high
for them. But he has expressed the con
viction, that their taste will Improve In
this as In other matters. London Mall.
CAUSE OF DEAFNESS.
The Most Common Caaoe Only Re
cently Discovered.
It has been stated on good medical au
thority that nine-tenths of cases of deaf
ness are caused from catarrh or from sore
throat trouble.
The little tube which leads to the ear
from the throat Is lined with a sort of vel
vety structure called mucous membrane.
This membrane Is simply a conlnuation of
the mucous membrane lining the throat.
When disease of any sort attacks the mu
cous membrane of the throat it Is very
liable to extend into the Eustachian tube
and up into the ear.
The history of nearly all cases of deaf
ness Is like this: a cold Is contraacted and
neglected, other colds are taken, the
throat becomes sore and Inflamed, which
Is aggravated by particles of dust and
germs from the air. This condition causes
the disease to spread into the tube that,
leads to the ear.
It seems a little far fetched to say that
most cases of deafness are caused from
catarrh, but it Is certainly true, and any
one who has had a severe catarrhal cold
must have noticed how the hearing was
affected while the cold lasted.
"With catarrh sufferers this impairment
of- hearing becomes chronic and grows
worse the longer the catarrh Is neglected.
You can cure catarrh and deafness by
the regular use of an excellent new prep
aration called Stuart's Catarrh Tablets,
composed of antiseptic remedies which
act both on the mucous membranes but
principally and most effectually on the
blood, eliminating the catarrhal poison
from tho system.
People whose hearing Is defective may
think it a little remarkable that a simple
and harmless tablet would very often re
move all traces of deafness, but when It
is remembered that catarrh causes the
deafness and that the catarrh Is easily
cured by the regular use of Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets, there is no mystery auouc
it.
If you are subject to nasal catarrh or
catarrh of throat, bronchial tubes or ca
tarrh of stomach and liver, the safest and
most effective treatment Is the new ca
tarrh specific. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets,
sold by all druggists at 50 cents for full
sized package.
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At your dub or dclacB
READ! READ! READ!
What the Well-Known Peo
ple of Portland
Say of
C. GEE
THE GREAT
CHINESE DOCTOR
Can it be wondered
that he is called
freat, when his won
crful remedies euro
and help so many
sick and suffering
people, not only here,
but throughout the
United States? Many
are given up to die:
others told that an
operation v.a.s the
only help for them,
yet their lives were
saved without the
?F5cr!r'iS great suffering or an
R'&MfoS&ft? operation. Cured by
nese herbs, roots,
buds, barks and vegetables, that are .en
tirely unknown to medical science In this
country. Through the use of these harm
less remedies he treats any and all dis
eases of men women and children. Ihia
famous doctor knows the action of over
600 different remedies that he has suc
cessfully used In different diseases. He
guarantees to cure catarrh, asthma, lung
troubles, rheumatism, nervousnesb, stom
ach, liver, kidney, female troubles, lost
manhood and all private diseases. Read
following testimonials. He has hundreds
more at his olllce.
Testimonials of well-known people:
Thomas Walsh, Tenth and Everett
streets, city, cured of stomach trouble
two years" standing.
C. A. Blakely. 232 Washington street.
city, room 6, cured of kidney, liver, stom
ach trouble and eczema of five years'
standing.
Eduard Lawler. 509 Flanders street,
cured of asthma after many years' suffer
ing. Mrs. Fanny Smith, Mount Tabor, cured
of indigestion and female weakness. Was
unable to attend to her home work for
ever two years.
Mrs. Frank Reld, S72 East Ankeny street,
cured of inflamed ovaries and falling of
the womb. Doctors said she never could
be cured without operation.
M. Downey. Cathlamet. Wash., kidney
and bladder trouble.
Mr. D. F. Baker. Vernonia; Or., cured
of backache, rheumatism and catarrh,
several years' suffering.
Charges moderate. Call and see him.
Consultation free. Patients out of the
city write for blank and circular. Inclose
t tamp. Address' The C. Gee Wo Chinese
Medicine Consnany, 112 Third street.
Portland, Or. Mention this paper.
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