THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, POBTLAND, JANUAEY 26, 1902.
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TRY TO BEAT HUMES
Republican War in Seattle
On in Earnest
FRANK PAUL OUT FOR MAYOR
Barked by the "Wllion Element, the
City Controller Will liuter the
Flsht What the Demo-
crata Will Do.
SEATTLE, Jan. ZT. The activity pre
liminary to the Seattle municipal cam
paign In this city has begun In earnest,
and It Is evidenced most by the forma
tion of ward clubs, the appearance of
workers upon the streets and mention of
probable and prospective candidates to
be voted for on March 4 next. This con
dition Is not by any means confined to
any one party Republicans and Demo
crats are alike active, and the pot will
boil from now until the closing of the
polls. Seattle Is normilly a Republican
city by more than a safe majority, but
this fact dpes not retard the energies of
the Democrats, who, like their opponents,
are searching foj their strongest men.
On the Republican side the fight Is be
tween Mayor flumes and City Controller
Frank Paul for the head of the ticket.
Humes has open'y announced" his cmdl
dacy to succeed hlmwslf, and Paul Is
more than a receptive candidate for the
same place. This latter statement ap
pears to be true, notwithstanding Mr.
Piul publicly stated a few days ago that
he desired to be renominated for City Con
troller. Two years ago the friends of
Humes nominated Paul for Controller.
-Notwithstanding Paul was made control
ler by the Humes element and that he Is
said to have promised to stand with
Humes in his desire to be Governor, Paul
was taken out of the Controller's office
In the Fall of 1900 and placed in charge
of J. M. Frlnk's headquarters when that
gentleman was mailing his canvass for
delegates to the King County Republican
convention and looking for a Guberna
torial indorsement. The Humes men
charge that Mr. Paul had another object
in managing the Frink campaign he
wanted to sec that his friend Van de
Vanter did not get the worst of It In the
distribution of campaign funds In his
fight for Sheriff. This was in the days
when treachery was being openly charged
on all sides, and Mr. Paul naturally
wanted to be In a position where he could
look after his friend's interests.
WIIkoii Behind Paul.
Behind Paul, openly, are the followers
of John L. Wilson. It has lately been
discovered that George Stevenson, man
ager for Levi Ankeny, has been making
visits to Seattle and holding conferences
with J. H. Dawes, ex-Senator Gule and
other parties whose affiliations with the
railroads are well known, and who are
also known to be behind Paul In his
Mayoralty ambition. When this was dis
covered by the Humes men it rather star
tled them, as ever since Humes was a
candidate for Governor he has relied on
the support of the Ankeny contingent.
Stevenson's entry into the scramble serves
to complicate matters considerably.
Humes' friends say Jits candidacy at
the present time is really at the demand
of the business men of Seattle. When
John L. Wilson's paper, the Post-Intell-gencer,
some time ago began its fight
against the .Mayor, It was believed that
Humes had been killed politically, but
subsequent events have proven that the
character of that paper's onslaught on
the Mayor has really been a benefit to
him, and through motives of self-protection
It was compelled to stop the bitter
fight it had waged. Today many busi
ness men of this city- are openly assert
ing that the only policy upon which Seat
tle can be run is a liberal one. They do
not hesitate to say they do not want a
town run on blue-law plans, and Mayor
Humes' policy has met with their ap
proval. Seattle, they say. Is a city with
a cosmopolitan population; it is a sea
port town, and It Is a business proposi
tion pure and simple to run the town on
business principles.
On Thin Both Sides Agree.
On this point there is no division of
sentiment in cither party. Two years
ago J. W. Godwin was turned down be
cause, prior to that time, 'he was loud
in his opposition to Mayor Humes' pol
icy. Now many Democrats are pushing
Steve S. Bailey, proprietor of the Hotel
Northern, and well known in the city, as
the proper man to pit against Humes.
Mr. Bailey is a liberal man In fact, more
liberal than Humes. The latter neither
gambles, drinks nor Is he a sport, and he
has never been known to visit that por
tion of the city known as "below the
deadline," while Bailey is one of the big
gest poker players in the Northwest. An
other source of the strength of Humes Is
the fact that no matter how warm have
been political campaigns in the past, no
one has ever accused him of being a
grafter. The sporting element knows
Humes and knows what to expect in case
he Is elected, while Bailey or any other
Democrat would In a measure be an un
known quantity. For this reason the
gambling element will be very generally
found supporting Humes. But this con
dition has also its disadvantages It an
tagonizes what Is called here the law-and-order
element, which will oppose
Humes at the primaries and the polls
bitterly. In addition, the Mayor's con
duct at the time of the dismissal of Chief
of Police Meredith has left a bad feeling
among Meredith's friends, -who claim
Humes went back on the assassinated
chief. Meredith was popular, and his dis
missal by the Mayor and the subsequent j
acquittal of the Consldlnes, who killed
him, has left sore spots that may cause
the Mayor trouble In the coming cam
paign. Mr. Paul also has many friends, and is
generally credited with having given a
creditable administration of the Con
troller's office., While It Is generally con
ceded that the reconsideration of the
question of apportionment has given
Humes the best of It. It is within the
range of possibility that Paul's friends,
aided by the Post-Intelligencer, may etir
up a sentiment that would give the city
convention to the Paul people. Such a
condition of affairs, however, at this time
seems unlikely, and unless there is a rev
olution of sentiment and a serious mis
carriage of political plans, Mayor Humes
will be found on top when the Republi
can city convention meets on February 21.
Opposition to Godwin.
While J. W. Godwin has openly an
nounced his candidacy for Mayor on the
Democratic ticket. It does not appear at
present as If he would be successful in
landing It Sir. Eailey seems to be the
choice of the party workers, and the pre
diction Is freely made by Democrats gen
erally that when the convention meets it
will be very largely for Bailey. Godwin
two years ago pulled out of the Mayor
alty contest at the eleventh hour, and
the party was compelled to place in nom
ination George Cotterlll, who stood ror
everything in opposition to Mayor Humes,
and Mr. Godwin's move' at that time has
not been forgotten. William Pigott, a
Democrat credited with being quite
wealthy, is also heard of in connection
with the head of the Democratic ticket,
but there are objections to him that ap
parently cannot be overcome.- Mr. Pigott
Is accused of being too new In Democratic
politics, and while this should really be
an aid Jn Seattle, it is said in the present
Instance to be fatal to Mr. PIgott's hopes.
But the fight Is really between Humes
and Paul. There had been some talk of a
compromise and taking up some man sat
isfactory to both factions of the Repub
lican party. "With this idea in view,
Chairman Gllson. of the County Commls- .
sioners, was sprung, but the enort was
short lived. It was then that the Paul
movement was given birth. During the
several weeks that a compromise was be
ing talked there were no efforts to force
the Humes candidacy by the friends of
the Mayor. It was felt that if a man sat
isfactory to both sides oould be found. It
would be better for the party. The pre
tense of the Wilson people in bringing
out Paul was that all could unite upon
him. but "Big Bill" Morris, who was
leading Paul's fight, was told that the
Humes forces could not favor Paul under
any circumstances. The Humes men say
they delayed the preliminary work of the
campaign in the hope that a compromise
could be agreed upon.
Campaign Opens in Earnest.
The campaign attracted no particular
attention until last week, when the city
committee, which was controlled by
Humes' friends, was called together to
make the apportionment for delegates to
the convention. It was then found that
the Wilson men had been wide awake.
,and the Humes forces asleep. The result
was that, before It was realized what was
being done, it was ascertained that the
apportionment had been made on the Mc-
Kinley vote In the city for 1900. The I
practical effect of this was that in those
precincts and wards where the vote was
on strictly partisan lines for President
principally the First Ward and Its pre
cinctsrepresentation was. greatly re
duced, while In other wards where Humes
in 1900 had not carried his party strength,
representation was considerably reduced.
Further examination by the Humes peo
ple disclosed the fact that In the Humes
strongholds he would have lost heavily In
representation in the convention, while in
Wilson or anti-Humes precincts the re
verse was the case. This awakened the
Humes forces to the necessity of endeav
oring to put a stop to the maneuvering
of the enemy, and the city committee was
at once called together again. The meet
ing of the committee was held last Sat
urday evening, and it was a very stormy
session that resulted. However, almost
two-thirds of the committeemen present
were friends of Humes, osd it was an
easy matter to remedy the bad breaks
made at the first meeting of the- com
mittee. The previous vote was reconsid
ered and the apportionment was made
on the Humes vote for 1900. The Humes
people claim that this is the only Just
apportionment, from the fact that In the
antl-Humes strongholds, which would
have gained most under the first appor
tionment, Humes would have been cut
badly, and If any punishment were to be
meted out it should be In those precincts
where Republicans had cut their own can
didate for Mayor In 1900. Of course, the
reconsideration of the apportionment
question and the consequent defeat of the
friends of Paul has left sore spots, anJ
the antl-Hmncs element claim that the
reconsideration was manifeptly unfair.
While it hardly expected that any such
condition will arise this year as existed
in the campaign of 1900, when Mr. FrlnK.
was cut to pieces, it Is evident that
neither Mr. Humes nor Mr. Paul could
possibly secure the entire vote of the Re
publican party In Seattle.
THUGS HEADED FOR ASTORIA.
Men Sanpectcd of Killing San Fran
clxco Officer on a Steamer.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. The police
are following every possible clew which
may lead to the capture of the two men
known as "Kid" Goucher and "Brownie,"
who were associated with Wade, alias
Henderson, alias Daly, in the murder of
Officer Robinson. Two men answering
their description are known to have left
the city on the Sunset limited train yes
terday evening. They secreted themselves
on the stairs under the trapdoor located
In each end of a Pullman car, and with
their bodies doubled up like jacknlves
they rode safely out of town. Two other
men, also suspected of being those want
ed, sailed on the steamer Columbia yes
terday for the north, and a thorough
search of the vessel will be made when
it reaches Astoria,
The real name of "Brownie" has not
yet been learned. During their search for
the criminals, the police, late last night,
raided a Howard-street lodging-house and
arrested eight suspicious characters, one
of whom may be the man Coffman, who
lived with the murderous gang at thalr
home on Turk street.
Oregon Mlnlnfc Stock Bzcbange.
Yesterday's quotations:
Bid. Asked.
Alaska M. & M. Co 9 30&
Astoria-Melbourne (Gtd.) 26 &0
Bronze Monarch 16H 17
Caribou 2 S&
Copperopolls 18
Chicago 4 5
Crystal Consolidated i 6
Cascade Calumet 2"U 3
Gold Hill & Bohemia S'l 20
Huronian 5 7
Lost Horse 2 4
Oregon-Colorado M. & M.Co....25 27
Sumpter Consolidated 2V 3V
Sweden Copper Co S7s 90 "
Winnipeg 9 12
Sales:
Bronze Monarch 1000 at 164
Caribou 500 at 2ft
Caribou 2000 at 2
Caribou 1000 at 2
Crystal Consolidated 1000 at 5
Chicago 1500 at 5
Cascade Calumet 2000 at 2
Lost Horse 1500 at 2Y
Winnipeg 1000 at 10 "
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 23. The closing
bids for mining stocks today were as fol
lows: B. A.I B. A.
Am. Boy ... S 91 Morn. Glorv. 2 2
Black Tail..l0 llMorrlson .... 2 3"A
Butte & Bo. 1 24lrln Maud... Z 3a
Ben Hur .... 9
iiWUllp 29 34
Peer Trail.. 1
Fisher Maid 58
Gold Ledge. l?i
L. P. Surp. C4
L. Dreyfus.. 1ft
2!Ratn. Car....S3ft S7
6 iRepubllc .... 4 4
2 Reservation. 1 2ft
6i3ulllvan S 8
z worn xnumb.zift ziv.
Mtn. Lion.. .26 27ftt"rado Dol... 6i 8
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. The of
ficial closing quotations for mining stocks
today were as follows:
Alta J0 05Mexlcan JO 31
Belcher S.Qccldental Con.. 7
Best & Belcher. 12 0phlr 0
Bullion 2,Ovcrman 10
Haledonla 26Potosl 12
hallenge Con... UitJavage 5
Chollar ll'Seg. Belcher 3
Confidence 60,3ierra Nevada... 17
Con. Cal. & Va. 1 20Sllver Hill 48
Crown Point.... 6Btandard 3 35
Gould & Curry. 5Unlon Con 11
Hale & Norcross 26iUtah Con 2
Justice 31Yellow Jacket ... 7
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Mining stocks to
day closed as follows:
Adams Con $&20Little Chief $0 10
Alice 45 Ontario 7 50
Breece TOOphlr 76
Brunswick Con.. SPhoenlx 6
om. Tunnel 5Fotosl 10
Con. Cal. & Va. 1 20iSavage 5
Deadwood T 50;SIerra Nevada... 16
Horn Silver .... 1 50,Small Hopes 40
Iron Silver GOStandard 3 40
Leadvllle Con... 5
i
BOSTON, Jan. 23. Closing quotations:
Adventure $19 50
Old Dominion... $21 50
Osceola SI 00
Parrot 29 50
Qulncy 135 00
Santa Fe Cop... 3 00
ramarack 259 00
Trlmountaln ... 58 00
Allouez 3 00
Amalgamated.. 71 25
Bajtlc 35 50
pmgnam ....... 22 75j
Cal. & Hecla...5S5 00
Centennial 11 75
Copper Range.. 53 50!Trlnity 14 25
Dominion Coal. CI 25UnIted States .. 14 50
Franklin 12 25Utah 23 00
Isle Royale .... 21 00Victoria 4 50
Mohawk 30 SOjWlnoaa 1 25
Professor Bloss Honored.
RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 25.John 21.
Bloss, ex-president of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, at Corvallls, has been
elected president of tho Indiana Town
ship Trustees' Association. The choice
was unanimous. Professor Bloss is now
living on a farm in this state. He was
at one time Superintendent of Public In
struction of Indiana, and has held other
high positions.
PREMIUM FOOD
Three large packages for 23 cents. A
dollar's worth of "Premium." the finest
breakfast food, for a quarter.
BUILDING CARRIED TO SEA
THREE 3IBN AT THE MERGY OF
THE WAVES FOR SOME TIME.
Finally Rescued by a Tug Storm
Does $20,000 Damage to Tacoxaa
Water Front.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 25. During the
48-mlle wind last night a section of wharf
In Old Tacoma was washed from Its pil
ing and floated out to sea. On the wharf
stands a small, grocery, store, owned by a
man named Johnson. The proprietor
and two customers were In the store at
the time the dock, floated away, taking
the building with it. For several hours
tho groceryman and his customers were
at the mercy of tho waves, but the dock
did not overturn, and finally was cap
tured by a tug, brought to sbor,e and
safely moored.
A large boom of logs got away during
the storm and. rushing along the water
front near the smelter, loosened other
"booms, until all rushed on together to
ward Old Tacoma. These combined log
booms, acting like gigantic battering
rams, finally stopped In front of Carlson
Bros.' shingle mill, recently constructed,
and pounded the structure to pieces. A
dry kiln was also beaten down and both
buildings fell into the water. The wild
log booms destroyed many yachts and
other small craft. The total loss along
the Old Tacoma front caused by the logs
te between $15,0C0 and $2'),0C0.
$40,000 DAMAGE AT SEATTLE.
Large Steamer E. D. Smith a Total
Loss as Result of Storm.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 25. Yesterday's
storm damages on the water front aggre
gate at least $33,000. Accidents and disas
ters were numerous, and of a varying
character, including everything from the
smashing of a small rowboat to the total
loss of a large steamer, the E. D. Smith.
And there were many mishaps to buildings
and wharves that. In the -exclttracnt of
the gale and general disturbance, caused
by the wintry blizzard, were not brought
to llrht until the storm had ceased. To
day, wharfmen, steamboat officials and
others, who had property on the front,
made a careful Inventory of the losses suf
fered, and the figures are as near correct
as can be secured at the present time.
The Stetson-Post mill was entirely shut
down during the day, and six of the tugs
from the Stevenson and Bleekum fleet
were engaged in capturing the logs which
were adrift. Twelve sections broke away
and today they were scattered over the
bay so thickly that It was dangerous for
the smaller craft to venture out at all.
Ear'y in the morning the sight along
the water front was an interesting one.
The bay was literally covered with floating
logs, and here and there could be seen
bits of wreckage. The tugs foiwed in a
great loop, connected by a line of logs,
and as they steamed up along the front
all the stray logs were caught in the
circuit. There were only a few docks that
escaped Injury entirely. About the only
ones tbaj. withstood the storm without any
loss were the Gaffney, Schwabacher, Gall-bralth-Bacon'a
pier, No. 3, Pacific Coast
piers A and B, and the Northern Pacific
Pier No. 1. As there are 22 prominent
docks on the main water front, it can be
seen that more than three-fourths of
them showed the marks of the elements.
The most serious Injury was suffered by
Gailbraith-Bacon's new pier, Lllly-Bogar-dus
pier, Jones whnrf and .Myers cannery.
At each of the four piers the estimate of
damage Is placed at not less than $1000,
and at Myers Bros.' the tin shop went
down. There several large fishing-boats
were Injured also. At Moran's yards were
moored the steamships Oregon, Roanoke,
Cutch. Willamette and. the ocean-going
tug Wanderer. All except the Cutch and
Willamette were more or less seriously In
jured. The Roancke and the Oregon were
tied side by side on the western face of
thc-dock, and received a fearful pounding.
As yet a marine survey of the steamers
has not been held, but it is known that
the Oregon suffered the most damage, in
cluding 12 broken ribs and a severe pound
ing. The Roanoke suffered the loss of
a part of her rails and bulwarks, and may
have been strained. The Wanderer beat
up against the docks, smashed In her
bulwarks, broke down sections or piling
and is damaged to the extent of $2500.
STEAMER DRIVEN ASHORE.
Caught Jn Gale on Pntjet Sound, and
In Xott HlRlt and Dry.
NEW WHATCOM, Wash., Jan. 25. Tho
steamer Malnlander, from Seattle to Van
couver, went ashore on the east side of
Sinclair Island yesterday morning during
the severe northerly gale which raged
over P-uget Sound. Captain McWlllIams
was In 'charge of the vessel at the time.
She had Just come through Beiilngham
Channel, and was heading out Into the
Gulf of Georgia when the wind sent her
to a berth on the shore. No one was
Injured. The storm continued to Tage
until this afternoon, when a part of the
crew rowed to Anacortes and secured tne
steamer Novice, which transferred the
passengers to that city' late this after
noon. ,The Malnlander was particularly for
tunate in going onto a shelving beach,
without rocks, and while she Is high and
dry, she Is not injured in tho least. It
will require the service of several tugs
to get her off. The passengers proceeded
to Seattle tonight.
Snovr and Cold Wave at Olympla.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 25. This section
Is experiencing the first cold spell of the
season. All day yesterday and last night
a cold northeast wind prevailed, and the
thermometer reached 12 degrees above
zero. An inch of snow has covered the
ground since yesterday morning.
Spokane's Coldest Weather.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 25. The Gov
ernment thermometer registered 4 degrees
below zero this morning, the coldest
weather of the Winter. There Is little
wind.
WEATHER COLDER AT ASTORIA.
Barometer Registers Unusually High
for That Section.
ASTORIA, Jan. 25. The cold wave
which reached Astoria yesterday still con
tinues, and between 5 and 9 o'clock this
morning the thermometer reached IS de
grees above zero. This evening the in
dications are that It will be colder be
fore morning. The barometer at the local
signal office this afternoon registered
30.56, which Is unusually high for this
locality.
Dovrn to Zero at Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Jan. 25. The cold spell
continues with the thermometer falling
tonight It was above zero during tho
day, but went to that mark this evening,
and Is still dropping.. There la no wind.
There has been no report of serious dam
age to livestock Interests.
Getting Colder at The Dalles.
THE DALLES, -Or., Jan. 25 The cold
wave which struck The Dalles yesterday
Increased In severity today. Last night
the thermometer went down to 3 degrees
above zero, and has not risen above IS
degrees today. The weather Is brilliantly
clear.
Cold Ware Strikes Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE, Jan. 25. Last night
the thermometer registered 14 degrees
above zero at this place, and this morn
ing there was Ice three-fourths of an inch
thick on pools and ponds of water.
Jce at Ebkcbc.
EUGENE, Jan. 35. The first cold spell
Gray Hair
' Ayeifs Hair Vigor doesirt
suddenly restore colpF to
your gray hair ; but gradually
the old color comes bad
k all the dark, rich color it used
to have. It stops falling of
the hair, too, and will often
make the -hair grow to be
very long and heavy.
" Ayer's Heir Vigor isxprtainly iron
dcrful. It has restored the nature
color to ny gray hair and has made i
splendid new growth." Miss Emmi
Calder, New York City,
ft. AH (LiJJKblx. J- - AYER " L"611-
of the Winter visited this section last
night, and this morning tho mercury
stood at 20, and Ice half an inch thick
covered small bodies of still water. Snow
fell during the night to abqve an Inch
In depth.
Record-Breaker at IIIHslioro.
HILLSEORO. Jan. 25. Last night was
a record-breaker, being the coldest night
for some years. This morning the mer
cury stood but 10 degrees above zero.
3Iercnry Golnp Up at Salem.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 3. Tho temperature
at Salem reached 15 degrees above zero
this evening, but toward midnight tho
mercury went up asain.
Way Relovr Zero In Montaaa.
HELENA. Mont.. Jan. 25. The co'.d
wave that struck Montana yesterday Is
general throughout the Northwest. Havre
was the coldest place In the state, it being
21 degrees below there this morning. The
thermometer hero was 22 degrees below
this morning, but It has been growing
slightly warmer. W. G. Preultt. secre
tary of the State Eoard of Stock Com
missioners, received reports today from
Eastern and Northern Montana which In
dicate that stockmen generally were pre
pared for the cold snap, and there will-be
no losa on the ranges because of It. Some
of tho stockmen are feeding, but all
stock in In fine condition, and will 'not
suffer In this kind at weather, as there arc
no deep snows on the rangea.
Cold Wave Ranches California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. The cold
weather predicted by Forecaster McAdle
arrived in California today with Its
strength unimpaired, and tonight the res
idents were trying to keep comfortable
6ln a temperature but a few degrees above
freezing point. The mercury fell lower
than at any time during last Winter.
The fruitgrowers all over the state navel
been warned of frost. Strong wlndo swept
the coast all day, and the waters In the
bay 4are very rough.
Bllzxard In Wyamlagf. '4
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 25. A geyjerc
snow and wind st,orm Is In progress In
Southern Wyoming. Snow Is falling and
the wind Is Increasing in velocity. Ths
temperature Jo faljlng rapidly, nnd, from
all appearances, toe storm, will soon as-'
sume the proportions of a blizzard. Traf
fic has not yet beta delayed on the rail
roads. '
BEST POLICY F$R HOPGROWERS.
One of Their Fellows' In Eaxlaad.
Advlses Quality) Xot Quantity.
SALEM, Jan. 23. Two years ago- tho
great cry among Oregon hopgrowers was
a reduction of the hcfejricld, Jn order to
prevent an oversupplyjfcnd ' thu$ main
tain prices. This year Ifc hops wjll be
entirely sold to ,br,ewere,wno will use
them in the manufacture of beer, and
next year's crop will be put upon a clean
market. There Is now no need of reduc
ing the hop area, but. on- the other hand,
there are occasional reports of new yards
being laid out. The prospects for next
year are excellent, so far as prices .'are
concerned, buyers already offering" 11
cents for contracts.
England has this year a crop of hops
that far exceeds the demand, and, as a
consequence, growers In -that country are
agitating the subject of digging up part
of the hops, so as to decrease the pro
duction. There are those, however, who
do not believe In this plan. T. T. Gal
Hers. of Hereford, England, who has had
nearly 50 years' experience In hopgrow
Ing, has a letter In the Hereford Times, In
which he says tho way out for the grow
ers Is to give more attention to quality
and less to quantity. This la the same
advice that has frequently been given to
Oregon producers of hops and fruit. In
discussing the subject, Mr.-Galllers gives
statistics regarding the rise and all of
prices as compared with the yield, and
showa that imported hops have command
ed the best prices In England. He then
says:
The true remedy for the. evil would appear to
be not to reduce further an acreage from which
an average yield U only 'two-thirds oNour an
nual consumption, but to allow inferior hops
to fly In years of over average production, or
for planters to be prepared to harvest all good
hops before they deteriorate. "We must keep
out the foreigner by superior quality, com
manding remunerative prices, rather than by
Inferior quality at very low prices.
In Bohemia, where the greatest care In hop
cultivation ts exercised, and the best hops In
the world are grown, the averagejyleld ' Is
under 450 pounds per acre. England? With
more than double that yield per acre, has' In
recent years reduced her hop acreage by'SQ,
000 acres, while, on the other hand, Bohemia
has Increased her average nearly to an equal
extent.
This letter-contains advice by which
American growers may profit. If - the
proper way for England to keep out for
eign hops Is to produce a choice quality
herself, then the surest way for America
to secure a place In the English market
Is by producing a still better quality of
hops. The high prices that will be paid
for hops during the next 12 months will
Induce an Increased acreage. Then an
overproduction will follow, and, In case
of poor quality, prices will be down again.
As Bald by Mr. Galllers, choice hops are
always salable, but poor hops must take
their chances.
SEW OREGON CORPORATIONS.
Articles Filed at Salem Dariajc the
Past Week.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 25. Articles of incor
poration were filed In the-office of, -the
Secretary of State thl3 week as follows:
May Park Water Company, Island City,
Union County: $1000; M. S. Carroll, C. M.
Riddle, J. L. Cavlness; object. Irrigation
of land by means of water taken from
Grande Ronde River, at section S2, town
ship 2 south, range 3? east.
Citizens' Bank. Canyon City, Grant
County; $25,000; F. C. Sels, A. J. Wend
ler, Phil Metschan, Jr.
Deer Creek Placer Company. Sumpter;
5100,000; Frank Hobson, N. P.,-Kaylor,
Frank Baldwin.
lone . Pharmacy, tone. Morrow fViiintv
4500; J. A. Woolery, E. G. Sperry, A.
item: onject, dealing in drugs.
Nelll Stock Company. Portland; JKJOO;
James Nelll, Calvin Heilig, Qeorge L.
Baker; object, "conducting a theater, etc
Columbia River & Northern . Railway
Company, Portland; $300,WQ; C A. Dolpb,
Rufus Mallory, HT. C. Campbell, George
W. Bates, C. F- Swlgert, P. L. Willis,
Tyler Woodward; object, to construct a
railroad from Lyle, Klickitat County,
Washington, to Gcddendalc.
Smyth & Howard Company, Portland;
$50,000; Sidney Smyth, Harry Howard,
Bessie M. Smith, Minnie A. Howard; ob
ject, general contracting.
Weatherly Creamery Company, supple
mental articles Increasing th capital
stock from ?1O.Ow0 to $S,69.
Home Stake Gold ailnlwg Company,
DRAWING TO A CLOSE GLANCE OVER THIS
AND REMEABER THIS SALE LASTS ONLY
Boys' Knee Pants
50c values 25c
75c vatues . . .. 50c-
$1 values . r. . 85c
Russian Overcoats
$3.95 Values
$2.50
$8.00 Values
$4.85
Our stock of
Boys' and
Youths' Over
coats is badly
broken up, but
what we have
will be closed
outat a sacrifice
LEADING
CLOTHIER
Portland; $1,000,000; S. E. Nichols. D. H.
Stearns. T. C. Thornton.
'EL' C. Jorgensen & Co.', Portland ; $50,
000; E. C. Jorgensen. C. P. Bartholoma,
M. FJelschhauer; object, liquor business.
WlU Cleaver' Mining Company," Pralrfe
City; $2,500,000; Elmer E. Cleaver, Alonzo
Cleaver, "W. G. Drowley.
Eagle Mountain Mining, Milling & Pow
er Company, Baker City; $1,000,000; J. "W.
JHomer, B. McCaffrey, P. Basche..
Cullison Company, Portland; $30,000; J.
EL Cullison, G. F. Brlce. ti. A. Culllh;
object, commission business.
Coyote Creek Mine & Milling Company,
Portland; $1,000,000; H. C. Bowers, "George
Good," John D. Wilcox.
Howard's Barber Shop Company, Port
land; $3500; S. H. Howard, C. H. Parrott,
M. Ii. Matthleu; object, barber business.
Dixie Queen Mining Company, Port
land: $1,000,000; C. v7. Howe, C. S. Rock
chfleld, Charles "W. Colyer.
Evangelical Lutheran Mission, Sandy,
Clackamas County; $1000; Herman Bruno,
Dennis Jerger, Casper Junker.
W. C. Wilder Mill & Lumber Company,
Portland; $60,000; W. I. Reed, H. L.
Powers, G. D. Hauptman.
Late Alaska. Fntnlltlcs.
SEATTLE, Jan. 23. Two assaults by
robbers, three accidental deaths, the pass
ing of a prominent Dawson resident, and
three people fatally Injured by other
means, is tho list of fatalities reported
from Alaska by the steamer Al-Kl.
James Murphy, of Wrangel, fell over
a cliff on Trader's. Island, and plunged
to his death 100 feet down a rocky chasm.
Charles Nelson was killed In a mine on
Checaco Hill. Dawson. December 29.
Andrew Forsburg was killed In the Mex
ican mine, on Douglas Island, on Janu-
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The city Is full of Colda and Grip,
every one Is coughing and sneezing.
To avoid taking Cold, keep the feet
dry and wear warni clothing.
A lighter shoe at night, a high-neck
flannel set aside just for once to wear
an evening gown are fraught with
danger.
A change from a thick business suit
to evening dress makes many a sore
chest.
Going out of a superheated house,
hall, church or theater, 13 a frequent
cause.
Use care la. your dress, avoid expos
ure, carry and take "SEVENTY
SEVEN" ("77"), Dr. Humphrey's Fa
mous Specific. It stops a Cold at the
start and "breaks up" Colds that hang
on.
MUNYON'S INHALER
CURES
CATARRH
Colds, Coughs,
Influenza, Bron
chitis, Asthma
and all Diseases
of the Throat
and Lungs.
Clouds of Medicated Vapor are inhaled through
the month and emitted from the nostrils, dean
iag.aad raporisinz all the inSamed and diseased
sans -which caaaet be reached by aedicine taken
tatothe stosach.
Ii reaches thesore tpoitheaU (he rata places
-fQt to ths3ataf disease arts as abaitnand
(fit c to the ichole syftsm fi.00 at druggists or
Vvm&. Mutye, AewYorkoTiiFhilaaelphia
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Oifoip
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B0Y5' UNiON SUJTS AT
ONE-HALF PRICE
50c Union Suits 25c
$1 Union Suits 50c
Merr's Underwear
At prices way below any Clear
ance Sale in town.
Natural Gray Sanitary Wool Un
derwear, best 75c value, Pl
DUMP SALE PRICE. . 3v?C
Men's Fine Natural Wool Under
wear, great $1.00 values, TGi,o
DUMP SALE PJRICE. . C
Men's Derby - Ribbed Wool Un
derwear, $1.00 values, 7A
DUMP SALE PRICE. . oC
Wright's Genuine Health Under
wear, fleece-lined, DUMP 7Q
SALE PRICE iC
Men's French Ribbed Wool Un
derwear, colors, pink, blue and
natural, $J.5U values,
DUMP SALE PRICE
1 ary 11, and Harry Gilbert was seriously
Injured at the same mine on January 9.
Joseph. Lelberman fell from the railroad '
traokjr near Douglas on tho night "of Jan- ,
unry 12, and was "seriously and perhaps
fatally injured.
Eva Williams was assaulted in a Daw
son saloon the night of January 11 by a
man known as Harry Forbes, and prob
ably fatally Injured.
P. N, Sattey and James Pianfetti were i
assaulted and robbed on Douglas Island.
ntl .TnTlllfirV 11 Yirl 1aAil1lArl Dnplnne lr !
juries.
County Charge Commits Suicide.
M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Jan. 23. G. L.
Pugh, a county charge, aged 72, committed
suicide here today by opening an artery
In hl3 arm with a pocket-knife. Pugh
was found dead in bed this forenoon, at ,
tho hcoie of Arthur Smith. Two knife
wounds were found on his left arm at the
elbow. The knife lay upon the table,
closed. He had apparently stood over a
vessel till weakened by loss of blood, when
he fell upon the bed. He was discovered
before he was dead by 'Mrs. Smith, tvho
was attracted by moans. Asked what was
the matter, he replied: "I, am on my last
legs." The Coroner's jury found a verdict
of death from self-inflicted wounds. Pugh
came from California to Oregon about
two months ago, and had no known rela
tives. He was a sufferer from stcmach
trouble.
Mncli of It Gross Exaggeration.
GRANT'S PASS. Or., Jan. 25. John O.
Bpoth and P. H. Harth, of thl3 city, who
were called to Alturas, Cal., in the cele
brated Lookout lynching case, have re
turned to Grant's Pass, and state that
much of the sensationalism current re
garding Modoc County is gross exaggera
tion. The trouble that Is brewing, the
gentlemen say. Is between the lawyers.
The great reward that has been offered
for the prosecution of the lynchers has
brought a host of men Into Alturas, who
are resorting to all manner of means to
prosecute, in order to receive the reward
money. f
Chnrsed With Petty Thefts.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 25. A man giv
ing the name of Fred Cantonwine was ar- ,
rested here today and lodged in jail on a
charge of stealing a kodak from a IocaL
drug store, and an overcoat from a hotel. I
He said he .came here from Walla Walla, '
where he lived for some time. Inquiries
there revealed the fact that the only man
of that name, a son of W. J. Cantonwine,
who was killed a month ago In a railway
accident at North Yakima, has lived there
recently.
ThnnlcK Jndgre for Sentence.
P.OSEBUP.G, Or., Jan. 25. L. L. Welch,
formerly of Albany, who was found guilty
of the crime of criminal assault, was sen
tenced today by Judge Boise to three
years In the penitentiary. The sentence
was-acknowledged by a "Thank you" from
the culprit. His attorney gave notice
that the case would be appealed to the
Supreme Court.
J. A. Boylan, found guilty of larceny, !
was sentenced to one year in the penlten
tiary.
Eloper Located.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 25. Ezra Dun
can, who eloped from Walla Walla with
Miss Ida James a few weeks ago. ha3 been
located at Santa Rosa, Cal. It is under
stood that he will be brought back for '
trial. Duncan Is 42 years old; the girl, 20. ,
He deserted his wife and eight children, '
after the girl had been driven from the !
Duncan home on account of the Jealousy
of his wife. The girl had been an In
mate of the Duncan home for six years.
Received at the Penitentiary.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 25. W. H. Pllkington
was today received at the penitentiary
from Umatilla County, to serve one year
on a conviction of the crime of uttering
a forged evidence of debt.
"Welcome Rains to Miner.
GRANT'S PASS,. Or., Jan. 23. Much
needed rains have been falling throughout j
LIST Or BARGAINS
SIX DAYS MORE.
Boys' Reefers
Oxford Gray Reefers
$1.50 values, 3 to8 .. 95c
$2.95 values $1.85
Unequaled
Reductions
in SAjLOR
SUITS
$5 Sailor Suits
$3.S5
$7 Sailor Suits
A qc
qVJ Sir
GREAT REDUCTIONS
all over the store. You cannot
afford to miss this opportunity.
S. E. cor. Fourth
and Morrison Sts.
the various Southern Oregon districts dur
ing the past two days. Owing to the long
discontinuance of rains, the hydraulic
mines of Southern Oregon have been at a
standstill for many weeks, and the down
pour of the oast 38 liOtrra-has bceni"Tvel
comed by the placer miners.
Monmoath Defeats Xewlierfr.
MONMOUTH, Jan. 25. A spirited game
of basket-ball was played here today be
tween the team from Pacific College and
the State Normal School team, resulting
In a score of 15 to 16 In favor of the
normal team. The game was a splendid
exhibition of good basket-ball. The team
work of the Normal School boys was ef
fective at critical times.
Reward of Merit
A New Catarrh Cure Secures Na
tional Popularity In Less
Than One Year.
Throughout a great nation of eighty mil
lion it is a desperate strusgle to secure
even a recognition for a new article, to
aay nothing of achieving popular favor,
and yet within one year Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets, the new catarrh cure, has met
with such success that today It can be
found In every drug store throughout the
United States and Canada.
To be sure, a large amount of advertis
ing was necessary In the first instance to
bring the remedy to the attention of the
public, but every one familiar with the
subject knows that advertising alone
never made any article permanently suc
cessful. It must have, in addition, abso
lute, undeniable raerlt, and thfs the new
catarrh cure certainly possesses In a
marked degree.
Physicians, who formerly depended upon
inhalers, sprays and local washes or oint
ments, now use Stuart's Catarrh Tablets,
because, as one of the most prominent
stated, these tablets contain in pleasant,
convenient form all the reaily efficient ca
tarrh remedies, such as red gum, blood
root and slml.ar antiseptics.
They contain no cocaine nor opiate, and
are given to little children with entire
safety and benefit.
.Dr. J. J. Reitiser, of Covlncton. Ky..
says: "I suffered from catarrh In my head
and throat every Fall, with stoppage of
the nose and irritation In the throat, af
fecting sny voice, and often extending to
the stomach, causing catarrh of the stom
ach. I bought a 50-cent package of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets at my druggist's,
carried them in my pocket and used them
faithfully, and the way In which they
cleared my head and throat was certainly
remarkable. I had no catarrh last Winter
and Spring, and consider myself entirely
free from any catarrhal trouble."
Mrs. Jerome Ellison, of Wheeling. W.
Va.. writes: "I suffered from catarrh near
ly my whole life, and last Winter my two
children also suffered from catarrhal colds
and sore throat so much they were out of
school a large portion of the Winter. My
brother, who was cured of catarrhal deaf
ness by using Stuart's Catarrh Tablets,
urged me to try thfm so much that I did
so, and am truiy thankful for what they
have done for myself and my children. I
always keep a box of the tablets In the
house, and at the first appearance of a
cold or sore throat we nip It In the bud
and catarrh Is no longer a household af-.
filction with us."
Full-sized packages of Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets are sold for 50 cents at all drug
gists. Send for book on cause and cure of ca
tarrh, mailed free. Address. F. A. Stuart
Co.. Marshall. Mich.
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