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THE SUNDAY 0KEG0NIA2J, PORTLAND, JULY 20, 1902.
TONGUE FOR SENATE
Indian War Veterans of His
County Indorse Him,
ASK SUPPORT OF DELEGATION
Representative Expresses Apprecia
tion ot Compliment, lint Strj's Loy
alty to Friend Forbids HI
Entering' the Race.
HILLSBORO. Or.. July 19. The Indian
War Veterans of "Washington County met
In this city today and conferred with
Representative Tongue as to methods of
procedure In getting their pensions under
the recent bill passed by Congress. Mr.
Tongue pledged them his hearty support.
The following resolution was introduced
by Hon. W. H. H. Myers, of Forest
Grove, and it was carried Irrespective of
party:
We, the -undersigned, constituting the Indian
"War Veterans of 'Washington County, Oregon,
being- fully cognizant of the untiring efforts of
our Congressman. Hon. T. H. Tongue, to se
cure for the Indian "War Veterans those rights
which are granted to soldiers of all wars, and
being grateful for the efforts which have led
to success in pensions being granted to them,
do, irrespective of party, hereby resolve:
That, Inasmuch as In Mr. Tongue Is found all
the qualifications necessary for a successful
representative of a state of the great North
west, we do hereby give him a -vote of con
fidence and ask th "Washington County Legisla
tive delegation to support him for the high
office of United States Senator, and to that end
we pledge our Influence and support for bis
elevation to that honorable position, which, in
our opinion, he has earned by his indefatigable
labors.
Before the resolution was passed, Mr.
Tongue, who was present, said:
I am not a candidate for the United States
Senate in any manner. There aro gentlemen
who are candidates for that position who are
personal and political friends of mine, and
whose aspirations I could not and shall not
antagonize. It would be ungrateful on my
part to do so. They have assisted In securing
ray election, and I certainly cannot antagonize
their political aspirations. Beside, the people
of this district have been very kind to me. It
would be ungrateful to them to Indicate In
any way that I am not content with the posi
tion to which they have elected me with such
a handsome majority. Fidelity to my friends
and gratitude to the voters of the First Con
gressional district both preclude me from be
ing a candidate for the United States Senate.
As an expression of your good feeling it sould
not bo objectionable, rather gratifying, but I
hope you will not take this resolution for more
than this.
NEW OREGON CORPORATIONS.
Articles Filed at Snli'm During: the
"Week Just Ended.
SALEM Or., July 19. Articles of incor
poration were filed in the oflice of the
Secretary of State this week as follows:
Monster Quartz Mining Company. Ba
ker City. 51.CO0.000; William Eblen, F. L.
Evans, Anton Klauser.
Hudson & Brownhlll Real Estate & In
vestment Company, Portland, $3000; T. A.
Hudson, Timothy Brownhlll, H. L Brown
hill. Belt Line Railway Company, Portland,
$1,000,000; W. L. Green, John W. Cook,.
John K. Kollock; object, to build railroad
from the north side to the south side of
Coos Bay.
Seaside Sick & Accident Society, Sea
side, $250; C. C. Clarke, Albert H. John
son, L. D. Coffman.
Coast Lumber Company, Albany, $40,fi00;
T. S. Skiff, E. C. Hochapfel, J. A. Wilson.
Mount Fairy Mining Company, Portland,
$100,000; Theo Bergmann, Charles Bart
ram, U. Zeitfuchs, Carl Zlegele.
St. Helens Lumber Company, St. Helens,
$10,000; Herman Smith, George P. Murray,
Lillian B. Smith.
Portland Coal & Coke Company, Port
land, 430.000; J. M. Long, Ales Swcok, E.
E. Lytle.
Big Flat Cattle Company, Heppner, $39,
000; Herbert W. Bartholomew, E. I. Bar
tholomew, Frank B. Klstner.
Larson Quick Transit Company, Port
land, $4000; L. H. French, Charles J. Ma
her, John Larson.
JUDGES IUT OFF VACATIONS.
Supreme Court Docket to Re Cleared
o Cases Ready for Trlr.l.
SALEM, Or., July 13. In order to clear
their docket of all cases that are ready
for trial, the Supreme Judges have post
poned their Summer vacation until the
latter part of August or the first of Sep
tember. When they go to the coast or the
mountains for a rest they will have dis
posed of every ca.se ready for their con
sideration, and will be up with their work
for the first time In several years. The
Supreme Judges usually take their vaca
tions in July, when other public officials
and citizens generally are similarly en
gaged, but with only one month's work
ahead they decided to remain and com
plete it.
In order to catch up in their work the
Judges have worked early and late for
several months. Unless the number of
cases appealed should increase, the court
will "be able to keep the docket clear with
out doing more than the usual amount of
work performed by Supreme Judges.
RECREATION FOR INSANE FOLIC.
Hot "Weather "Witnesses More Pic
nics at the Asylum.
SALEM, Or.. July 19. During these hot
days the comfort of the inmates of the
State Insane Asylum receives the first
attention of the officials of that institu
tion. As the building is a large one and
of brick, it is comparatively cool and
airy, but the patients enjoy whatever out
door recreation they can get. For two
hours each forenoon, and the same length
of time each afternoon, those patients
whose condition will permit are allowed
to enjoy themselves in the shade of the
trees on the lawn or In the grove in the
rear of the building. Twice a week about
600 patients are given a picnic in a grove
near the asylum. The men play football,
baseball or other games, the women
play tennis, throw beanbags or enjoy
themselves In the swings, and during the
afternoon a lunch is spread. The picnics
are the most pleasant occasions in the life
of the unfortunates confined at the asy
lum. SAWMILL FOR ARERDEEN.
Construction of a Large Plant Will
Be Began at Once.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 19. Scott
Weatherwax will commence construction
of a sawmill here at once. The machin
ery has been ordered. The plant will cost
about $50,000, and its capacity will be 00,
000 to 70,000 feet of lumber per day.
W. R. Macfarlane, who has for many
years been chief assistant In the big
Gray's Harbor Commercial Company, at
Cosmopolls, handed in his resignation to
that company yesterday, to take effect
October 1, after which time he will be
associated with Mr. Weatherwax in the
management of his new milL
Candidate for Sheriff.
Joseph A. Graham, City Marshal of
Aberdeen, has announced himself as a
Republican candidate for Sheriff of Che
halls County to succeed B. F. Huff.
COLD-STORAGE PLANT CLOSES.
Astoria Concern Has Received AH
the Fish. It Wants.
ASTORIA, July 19. The run of fish last
night was about the same as during the
two days previous, and resulted in the
canneries and cold-storage plants receiv
ing as many fish as they could comfort
ably handle. The noticeable feature of the
business today was the closing down for
the season of the cold-storage plant of
the Columbia River Packers' Association,
as it has securod all the fish of that char
acter that it desires. It Is understood
that this plant has put up about 300 tons
of pickled fish since the season opened.
Elmore's cannery made a record for Iteelf
yesterday by packing 1650 cases.
BOUND OVER TO CIRCUIT COURT.
Sheriff Captures One Alleged Horse
thief and Is After Another.
BAKER CITY, July 19. Two brothers
named Hall have been charged with steal
ing i mare belonging to A. D. Barnard,
on Burnt River. Sheriff Brown went out
yesterday and succeeded in arresting one
of the nen, whom he sent Into town in
charge of a deputy, while he continued to
hunt for the other man. The man ar
rested had a preliminary examination be
fore Justice Messick yesterday afternoon,
who bound him over In the sum of $300
to await the action of the Circuit CourL
Charged With Theft by Railroad.
On complaint of General Passenger
Agent Joseph Barton, of the Sumpter Val
ley Railroad, James C. Lostan, Jr.. Ora
Bates, James C. Lostan, Sr., and Joseph
Bates, were arrested yesterday, charged
with stealing the binding chains from a
number of logging cars. The men were
arrested at Whitney yesterday and
brought to this city, where they had a
hearing before Justice Messick last even
ing. The first tVo defendants entered a
plea of guilty and will have a hearing
before the Circuit Court, and the other
two -were released.
TO VISIT CRATER LAKE.
Representative Tongue and Gover
nor Geer Will Be In Steele Party.
MEDFORD. Or.. July 19. Will G. Steele,
of Portland, who started the movement 17
years ago to secure a National Park for
Crater Lake, was In Medford today, ar
ranging for an excursion to that wonder
ful region. He had previously arranged
to go via Ashland, but in view of the fact
that he would have dust to contend with,
has changed his plans and will go over
the Rogue River road, thus facing the
wind and avoiding the dust, returning via
the Dead Indian and Ashland road. He
expects to arrive in Medford August 7
with a party of 20, among whom will be
Governor atid Mrs. Geer, Representative
and Mrs. Tongue and several prominent
officials from Washington, D. C. Citizens
of Medford have taken up the matter with
Mr. Steele and will give the party a cor
dial welcome, as this is the first excursion
of prominent people to visit the new Na
tional Park.
HAYES' APPEAL IS OVERRULED.
Commissioner Hermann . Rnlcs on
Famous Tillamook Land Cases.
OREGON CITY. July 19. Commissioner
Hermann has overruled the appeal of
Charles E. Hayes from the decision of the
local Land Oflice in 3S of the famous Tilla
mook County land contests.
Hayes took the contest against Bertha
B. Martin ad a test, and If he appeals
from the decision of the Commissioner to
the Secretary of the Interior, which is
probable, and the Secretary sustains the
Commissioner, which Is also probable,
Hayes will have lost every one of the
39 cases dismissed. In this event G. O.
Nolan, now a junior contestant, will be
come the main contestant In these cases,
and the only recourse Hayes will have
will be to file new contests, In which case
he will become a junior contestant to
Nolan and to William Law, who has filed
Junior contests against many of the
claims.
REUNION CLOSES TODAY.
Annuul Picnic of Stayton Grand
Army Post a. Grand Success.
STAYTON, Or., July 19. The annual
reunion of John F. Logan Post, G. A. R.,
is being held In Stayton this week, and
will close tomorrow with religious exer
cises. The reunion is much in the nature
of a six-day picnic, with the old soldiers
as chief participants. The exercises were
held in Masonip Grove, near the city.
Quite a number of persons from other
towns have been camped In the grove all
the week. Last Tuesday was the first day
of the reunion, and at the ex excises on
that and each succeeding day over 300 per
sons .were present. The principal occa
sional days were Tuesday, G. A. R. day,
when J. A. Jeffrey, of Salem, delivered
the address; Wednesday, Ladles' day,
when Mrs. R. E. Wands, of Frultland,
spoke, and Friday, lPoneer day, when the
address was delivered by M. E. Pogue, of
Salem.
Mining Stock Quotations.
SPOKANE. July 10. The closing Quotations
for mining etocks today were:
Bid. Asfc.l Bid. Ask.
Amer. Boy .. 7 7YlRamb. Car ...78 S2
Blacktall 10 11 iHepuWlc 11 12
Butte & Boa.. 1 - i Reservation .. &
Deer Trail .. IU liSulllvan 6fc 474
Gold Ledge .. 1 l.Tom Thumbi..l5fc 1&
L. P. Surp... S 0 jSan Poll 234 3
Mtn. Lion ...1U 21 Trade Dollar . S 11
Morn. Glory.. :! 2Jlm Blaine .. 2fe 7
I'rln. Maud .. ljs VttFi&hermalden. 6 0?i
Qullp 29 30 I Ben Hur 10"j 11',
SAN FRANCISCO. July 10. Ofllclal closing
quotations" for mining, stocks:
Alta $0 U3IKentuok Con $0 01
Andes 4Mexloan 61
Belcher 7Occidental Con ... lti
Best & Belchor... 22,0pm:- 1 43
Bullion -jOnorman ,. 23
Caledonia SliPotosi 20
Challenge Con ... 16 Savage 4
Chollar 7Seg. Belcher 3
Confidence 75i Sierra Nevada ... 24
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 KtSilver Hill 53
Crown Point .... 7 Union Con 2S
Gould & Curry... 4Utah Cos. 3
Hale & Norcross. 30JYellow Jacket .... 14
Justice 14J
NEW YORK. July 19. Mining slocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 2 Little Chief $0 11
Alloe 40iOntarIo 8 60
Breeee SOfOpblr 1 25
Brunswick Con .. SlPotosl 10
Corns tock Tunnel. SSavage 2
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 30 Sierra Nevada ... 20
Dcadwood Terra.. 1 OOfSmall Hopes ..... 40
Horn Silver 1 25jStandard 3 50
Iron Silver S5
BOSTON. July 10. Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 22 C2Osceola. X SO CO
Allouez 2 25Parrott 36 50
Amalgamated . 65 OOlQuIncy 135 00
Daly wcat .... 53 t7Santa Fe Cop... 1 75
Bingham 32 MiTamarack 170 00
Cal. & Hcclo.'.. 572 OOlTrlmountaln ... 95 00
Centennial
18 OOlTrlnity 1150
Copper Range
54 00
United States ... 20 00
Dominion Coal. 130 25;
Utah 20 00
United Copper . 35 00
Victoria 5 C2
Franklin
10 75
Isle Royal a ....
Mohawk
Old Dominion ..
12 50
42 25
Winona 4 25
18 001 Wolverines 50 00
t Charged With Stealing Mail.
NEW YORK, July 19. Frank K. Kess
ler, formerly a Corporal in the United
States Marine Corpi, has been arrested
In this city, charged with having stolen
Government mall Intrusted to his care for
delivery- Kessler was the mail messen
ger of the Marine Hospital, Mare Island,
San Francisco, and on June 17 last. It is
alleged, took thr&e letters containing pay
vouchers from .Washington to Government
employes. On July 1 he received his dis
charge from the Marino. Corps, and, after
drawing his pay, amounting to $180, started
for this city, where he was arrested.
Governor Ross Seriously 111.
SEATTLE, July 19. A special to tha
Times from White Horse. Y. T., today
says:
The steaiper Columbian has arrived from
Dawson with Governor Ross on board, suf
fering from a paralytic stroke on the right
side. The Governor was stricken July 17.
He has been unconscious most of the time.
This is the first attack, and his condition
Is serious. He may not recover. The
Governor was removed to the home of Ma
jor Snyder, commanding the district. The
Governor is very popular, and has been in
charge of many public works, which may
suspend oporation In consequence of his
Illness.
FOREST RANGERS NAMED
OREGON MEN WHO "WILL PATROL
CASCADE RESERVE.
Government Snle of Fort Hall Lands,
Will Be Abandoned Price Is
Too HIsh.
WASHINGTON, July 19. (Oregonlan
News Bureau.) Secretary Hitchcock,
on the recommendation of Commissioner
Hermann, today appointed the following
forest rangers fo rthe northern -district of
the Cascade reserve:
John A. W. Heidecke. Detroit; B. Gates
Cochran, Salem; Elmer G. White, Salem:
A. L. Morris, Harrlsburg; Newton J. Ter
rell, Salem; George W. Taylor. Macleay;
William H. Heselman, Minto; Henry Fos
ter. Sisters; Ephraim Henncss, Gates.
The salary of Napoleon Gates, of Ore
gon, copyist In the Pension Office, has
been raised from J900 to $1000.
LAND SALE TO BE GIVEN UP.
Government Valuation on Fort Hall
Tracts Is Too High.
"WASHINGTON, July 19. (Oregonlan
News Bureau.) The attempt to sell
lands within five miles of Poca
tello, Idaho, at not less than ?10 an acre
will probably be abandoned early in the
coming week, and the, great bulk of this
area will remain vacant until next Win
ter. Under the law opening the Fort Hall
Indian reservation, these lands could not
be sold under $10 an acre. Reports re
ceived by the General Land Office today
confirm the slow sales, and state that the
lands lying about Pocatello are for the
most part not worth this price, hence only
the choice spots can be disposed of. Tho
Secretary of the Interior will recommend
that the next session of Congress amend
the recent act permitting sale of these
lands at a lower price, in the hope of dis
posing pf them. Indications are that even
$5 an Acre is more than much of It is
worth, and a law will be asked for not
limiting the cost of disposal of the sur
plus lands.
3IYSTERY IS CLEARED UP.
Old Family BIMe Furnishes Clevr to
Heirs of Dead Man.
LOS ANGELES. July' 19. The mystery
surrounding the Identity of a man known
as "Charles Hill," who died in the Good
Samaritan Hospital in this city on May
17, leaving $142,000 in cash, has been
solved. His real name was Salem
Charles, and his home was at BrlmfleM,
Mass. The story of the search for heirs
by the Public Administrator and his at
torney, Leon Moss, Is interesting.
After following up Innumerable alleged
"clews," all of which came to naught.
Administrator Kellogg found among tho
old man's effects an old family Bible, on
the lly-leaf of which were written sen
tences almost faded and rendered Il
legible by age. The writing was magni
fied, and the name of "Charles" and
"Brlme . Mass.," were deciphered. At
torney Moss went to BrlmfleM, Mass,
and, without disclosing his Identity,
found a family named Charles, which
had been prominent In that locality for
200 years. After a thorough Investiga
tion. Moss convinced himself that he had
found the family of the deocased.
There are eight direct heirs to the es
tate, the most prominent of whom is
Salem Darius Charles, chairman of tho
Board of Street Commissioners, Boston.
Old man Salem Charles had always
been an eccentric character, and no rea
son has been found for his change of
name. He is said to have made his
money in Importing cloth while residing
in Texas, before and during the Civil
War.
Uncle of Boston Man.
BOSTON, July 19. Street Commissioner
Salem D. Charles, of this city, said today
that the old gentleman mentioned in the
dispatch from Los Angeles was his uncle.
BOLD MOVE TO ESCAPE ARREST.
Man Leaps Over Hioii Blnff Into
River and Escapes Uninjured.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 19. J.
"Wade, a laborer In the employ of the
Washington Irrlgatirn Company, leaped
from a bluff 6S feet high and swam the
Yakima River without injury to escape
arrest. He had been In the employ of a
ditch constructor, and received a time
check to be presented to the cashier for
the money. Miss Ida Carlson, the young
woman in charge of the business, detected
a raise in the amount stated in the check,
and accused Wade of changing the figures.
He denied the accusation and offered to
remain in waiting until she could tele
phone to the foreman and ascertain the
exact amount due Wade. She called tho
Town Constable, and was attempting to
telephone the foreman. Wade, lired of
waiting, and seeing an officer watching
him, -walked away. Constable Willis
Douglass and Deputy Charles F. Bailey
gave chase, and were about to catch their
man when he sprang quickly over tho
bluff and landed In the Yakima River, just
6S feet below. Swimming to the opposite
shore, he bade the officers farewell with
a wave of the hand and departed.
FLANPULLERS QUIT WORK.
Oirner of Salem Field Will Try to
Import Laborers.
SALEM. Or., July 19. Pulling flax under
a hot sun for 40 to 75 cents per day is
work that does not suit Salem children,
and as a result Eugene Bosse went to
Portland today to engage Japanese or
other laborers to work In his fields. Flax
pulllng began last Thursday, and In an
ticipation of finding trouble to secure help.
Mr. Bosse had advertised for people" of
all ages from 10 years up to pull flax.
As all the men who want work can easily
find more profitable work than this, those
who responded were principally boys and
girls over 10 years of age. Some were
about 21 years old. About 60 started into
the work with a vim on Thursday morn
ing, but for one reason or another nearly
all had quit before evening. On Friday
a similar experience was had, and today
the crowd of workers numbered but 15
12 boys and 3 girls.
Idaho Socialists' State Ticket.
WEISBR, Idaho. July 19. The state con
vention of the Idaho Socialists, which
has been in session in this city the ptst
two days, concluded Its labors this after
noon. The morning session was taken up
by the reading and adopting of resolu
tions. At the afternoon session a state
ticket was nominated, as follows: Mem
ber of Congress, John M. Davis, Ada
County: Supreme Judge, J. C. Elder, La
tah County; Governor, A M. Slattery,
Fremont County; Lieutenant-Governor,
L. M. B. Anderson, Latah County: Secre
tary of State. Will D. Candee, Washing
ton County; State Treasurer. J. E. Miller,
Bingham County; Attorney-General, Dav
id A. Smith, Canyon County; Mine In
spector, O. C. Smith, Shoshone County.
Sheriff Returning Alleged Thief.
. LA GRANDE, Or., July 19. Sheriff J.
A. Green, of Whitman County, Washing
ton, Is here with one Fred Moxeley, and
started back to Colfax this evening. On
July 14 Moxeley hired a horse in Colfax,
and. It is alleged, did not return it at the
time agreed upon. He was arrested by
Sheriff Shackelford, of Wallowa County,,
and held until Officer Green arrived with
requisition papers. Moxeley, who Is be
lieved to have served a three-year term
in the Oregon Penitentiary for a crime
similar to the one for which he is now
held, claims to be innocent.
Irrigation Proposition.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., July 19. J. H.
Wells, manager of the Kittitas Irrigation
Company, today made the farmers under
his proposed canal 6 proposition to take
from them half of their unimproved land
and one-third of the Improved land, and
charge them $1 50 per acre for water. He
said if the landowners would meet him on
this proposition the money is available to
construct the canal. His statement was
made la public meeting, and he will now
make a 'direct canvass.
Ordered to Manila.
: VANCOUVER, Wash., July 19. Major
Frank F. Eastman, wlio'served for a num
ber of years at Vancouver Barracks with
the Fourteenth, has received his transfer
with Major Bullard from the Infantry to
tho commissary department and been or
dered to Manila.
Contract Surgeon Wallace EL Parkman
has been ordered to Vancouver Barracks
for assignment to duty In Alaska.
Geer Issues Requisition.
SALEM. Or., July 19. Governor Geer
today issued a requisition upon the Gov
'ernorof Nevada for the extradition of Bert
Heaton, who Is wanted in Lane County for
the murder of Benton Tracy. Sheriff
Withers, of Lane County, has the man
under arrest at Reno, New, and will re
turn him to this state.
Writ of Habeas Corpus Denied.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 19. The peti
tion for a writ of habeas corpus sued out
by the attorneys of Joseph Black, the al
leged Massachusetts forger, has been de
nied by the Supreme CourL Black will
now be turned over to the Massachusetts
officers.
Unnsnally Hot Day at Olyrapla.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. July 19. This was
the hottest day In Olympla since August
5, 1S38, when the maximum registration
of the Government thermometer was the
same as today, 99 degrees.
A DARK OUTLOOK.
Expert Testimony on the Island's
Industrlul Oatlook.. n
Boston Herald.
Poor Cuba! The sugar market was
quick to appreciate her difficulties, and,
with tho prospect of Congress doing noth
ing for her relief, the price of sugar has
declined to even a lower point than it
has previously touched. As long as It was
possible, the Cuban planters have held on
to their crop, hoping for some assistance
from Congress that would enable them
to market it at something like the cost ot
production. The plantets, however, can
ndt Indefinitely extend their loans, and
they are obliged, therefore, to market
their product and pocket their loss as
beet they can. Over 17,000 tons of sugar
were sent from Cuba to the United States
last week, and freight engagements have
been made for CO.CCO tons. This free sell
ing of Cuban sugar naturally forced down
the price, for the refiners are supposed
to have a stock on hand, and they will
only buy at a low price, carrying the
sugar until they need It. Cuban centrifu
gal sugar of 96-degree test has sold in New
(York during the current week, duty paid,
at 3 5-16 cents per pound, the lowest quo
tation recorded. Previous to this 3 cents
was the low-water mark. On this sugar
. Uncle 5am collected a duty of 1.6S5 cents
per pound, leaving the value of the sugar
Jn bond at New York 1.6275 cents per
pound. Allowing .09 cent per pound to
cover freight and insurance charges, this
left the- Cuban planter 1.5375 cents per
pound as the price of his sugar alongside
ship In Cuba that is, the Cuban planter
received only about V& cents per pound
for raising the cane, pressing the sugar
and transporting It from the factory or
the plantation to the point of export on
the sea. Sugar at such a price means
ruin for Cuba's principal Industry, for
on every pound sold the planter must
stand the loss of almost half a cent. At
that rate the Cuban sugar Interest can
not long avoid bankruptcy.
Nor Is there any hope of higher prices
for soma time to come In the natural mar
ket. As well Informed an authority as
Messrs. Wlllett & Gray'a Sugar Trade
Journal declares that free selling of Cu
ban sugar will continue even at this price,
and that even 3M cents per pound may
be touched in the near future. On a 3&
cents per pound basis the Cuban planter
would receive only 1.475 cents per pound,
and in order to market this sugar In the
New York market a duty of no less than
114 per cent ad valorem has to be p-JI.
As we have pointed out before, In order
to free Cuba from Spanish rule, no cost
was too great, but when It came to help
ing Cuba reach a position where her prin
cipal crop would show. If not a fair mar
gin of profit, at least not a material loss,
the selfishness fostered In certain classes
by our protective tariff steps in to nullify
all the good work that had been done pre
viously by the United States for Cuba.
How the Cubans feel Is shown by the fol
lowing dispatch, dated Matanzas, June 16,
1902: "The new republic has been lnau
urated under very somber auspices, and It
does not seem likely that, under the more
than unfavorable circumstances left be
hind by the American Intervention, It will
bo able tq go very far. On the other hand,
the feeling for annexation has undoubted
ly lost a great deal of ground, owing to
the events of the past six monthE. As to
our unfortunate planters, their losses
have been so heavy that their situation,
after all they have so courageously done
for rebuilding their Industry, can be
looked at with but deep pity and deserved
sympathy,"
All t.hls hue, been brought about very
largely by the fear on the part of Con
gress of offending farmers who at the
outside estimate will not raise in the com
ing crop beet sugar enough to more than
supply 10 per cent of our domestic con
sumption of this article, an Industry In
which only four states, California, Michi
gan. Colorado and Utah, have any great
interest, as they produce over 90 per cent
of the beet eugar raised In this country.
Millions of Corncob Pipes.
Boston Transcript.
Washington, Mo., Is the home of trie
"Missouri meerschaum," renowned the
world over for Its sweet smoke. Many
years ago a woodturner, having plenty of
time on his hands, created from a com
mon corncob a pipe. Two years ago he
died a rich roan. From his first lot of
pipes, sold at the corner grocery, the man
ufacture has Increased until today one
house turns out the enormous number of
17,000.000 cob pipes annually. They. go to
nearly every part of the globe.
The meerschaum cob is found only In
the Missouri River bottoms and within a
radius of 30 miles of Washington; The
corn on this cob is not unusual, being
about the same as any other seed corn
raised In Kansas, Nebraska or Iowa, but
it Is an extremely solid cob. as hard as
oak. Imitators have taken the eeedand
attempted to raise this corn in various
parts of the country, but have always
failed to mature the cobs properly.
Washington is the center of an agricul
tural paradise. The farmers can bo seen
driving Into town every day, some ot
them with regular caravans, bringing
.their cobs to market, and they get more
for their c"obs than they do for the corn
on them. The average price of cobs
ranges from 1 to 2 cents a pound. Some
of the farmers have annual incomes of
$4000 derived from the cob product only.
COMMUTATION TICKETS TO THE
COAST.
The O. R. & N. Co. has made a $15 rate
for individual five-ride, round-trip com
mutation tickets, Portland to North
Beach and Clatsop Beach points. These
tickets will be good any time from dato
of sale up to October 15, 1902. and will be
honored In either direction between Port
land and Astoria on the boats of the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation Company, the
White Collar Line, tho Vancouver Trans
portation Company and on trains of the
A. & C. R. R. Tickets now on sale at O.
R. & N. office. Third and Washington.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums.
allays all p&la, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
SAMUEL ROSENBLATT & CO
RELIABLE CLOTHIERS
Corner Third and Morrison Sts-
July Clearance
PRUNE CROP TO BE SHORT
3IARION COUNTY WILI. HAVE 40
PER CENT I.ESS THAN IN 1001.
Groirera Association, IIoTvever, Ex
pects to Control at. Much Frnlt
ns La.it Season.
SALEM, Or.. July 19. At a meeting of
stockholders of the Willamette Valley
Prune Association and other pruhegrowers
today the consensus of opinion was that
the prune crop in this vicinity will only
he 60 per cent of last year's crop. Hill
orchards are full, but lowland orchards are
very short. The world's prune crop. It Is
believed, will be less than, last year.
A number of growers Joined the asso
ciation, and It is believed that the. quan
tity of fruit controlled by the association
will be as great as last year. H. S. Gilo
was re-elected manager. No action was
taken toward fixing the price for this
year's crop.
"WANTS RURAL .DELIVERY AGAIN.
South Bnker Cltr Will Try to HnTe
Department Order Rescinded.
BAKER CITY. July 19. The residents of
South Baker, which lo a legal subdivision
of Baker City, are complaining bitterly
because that portion of the city has been
cut off from the fre-dellvery privilege of
the Postofflce. Several weeks ago, a pos
tal inspector visited Baker City and after
looking over the field, he advised the "de
partment at Washington to cut off that
part of Baker City known as Soutlr Baker
from the free-delivery system. The Tea
son given for this recommendation was
that South Baker is not connected with
Baker City proper by a street or sidewalk,
and that there are no sidewalks in that
portion of the city. The City Council 13
trying to remedy one of the defects' by
opening up a street extending from the
old south line of Baker City to the new
south line, which now takes In South Ba
ker. When the street Is opened 'up. the
residents of this part bt town -will "build
walks and cro; walks, as the regulations
require, and the free-delivery system will
In all 'probability be" Testored. A numer
ously signed petition will be sent to the
department-, asking that the 'order a to
South Baker be rescinded.
PREFERS CHARGE OF MURDER.
Coroner's Jorr Investigates Shooting:
In Spolcnne Snloon.
SPOKANE. July 19. Coroner Baker held
an Inquest this morning over the body of
Edward Fagerston, who was shot Thurs
day night in his saloon on Riverside ave
nue. The Jury decided that Fagerston
came to his death from tho effects of gun
shot wounds made by a revolver "held In
the hands of Gust Anderson, and fired with
murderous intent." Anderson is In Jail.
He confesses the killing, and claims the
trouble started because he eaw hl3 wife
in one of the boxes of the saloon. It la
believed, however, that he was crazed by
drink and that his wife had not been there
at all.
Accidentally Killed on Ferry-Boat.
WHATCOM. July 19. At Blaine last
evening, while a ferry-boat containing
six persons was passing a plledrlver, a
log which was being hoisted broke loose
and fell across the boat. J. F. Douglas;
whose real name is said to bo C. S. Saw
yer, and whose home is In Eurclca, Cal.,
was struck and Instantly killed. The
other five persons were thrown Into the
water but rescued.
FREE DELIVERY BY BOAT
The First Route of the Kind 1b the
World.
Boston Herald.
Lake WInnlpIseogee is to have free rural
delivery, the orders to that effect having
been issued to Postmaster Charles E.
Buzzell, of Lakeport, by the Postofflce
Department, and the service, the first of
Its kind to be established in the United
States, will be inaugurated Monday,
June 2.
Under the new order cf things, all mail
matter intended for the territory to be
covered by this route will be received at
the Lakeport office, from which point It
will be forwarded by special steamer, early
In the morning, reaching Its destination,
wind and weather permitting, within four
hours. As soon as the new steamer-now
being built especially for this mall service
can be completed, a double dally service
will be Inaugurated, so that the cottagers
will be In touch with Boston and the large
cities at least twice dally. It Is now ex
pected that the double service will be
Inaugurated July L In the meantime, the
steam launch Robert and Arthur will bo
chartered for the work, of delivery.
The new route, the first of its kind in
the -world, as far as known, will cover a
distance of a little more than 32 miles,
serving a population of more than 1000 per
sons. For the present there will be no
reduction in the number of fourth-class
offices about the lake.
One of the features of this route Is that
all mail matter from the" South and West,
REDUCED PRICES
ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
HIGH-GRADE
Men's Outins Suits
Flannel Pants, Serge and Alpaca
. WhiteVests, Dusters and Bathing
BOYS' APPAREL
STRAW HATS AND WASH SUITS
AT HALF PRICE
2mQL DISCOUNT ON OUR ENTIRE
W nJ STOCK OF BOYS' AND CH1L
y' DREN'S CLOTHING. No Reserve
inclusive of Boston, Washington, New
York and Philadelphia, will be promptly
available to addresses early each day.
Along this route Government mall boxea
will be established at Bear, Jolly, Long
and Cow Islands, and at the other places
named, as well as these points. The plac
ing of the authorized letter-boxes at the
landings will Insure the prompt delivery of
all jnail matter.
In addition to mall matter, the estab
lishment of this route promises to be of
beneflt to the patrons in other directions.
Arrangements have been made so that the
daily papers, supplies for cottagers and
campers, telegrams", baggage and express,
as well as, in some Instances, passengers,
will be promptly delivered and orders taken
for future delivery, all combining to bring
the Island and shbre resorts Into close
touch with the outside world. One of the
regulations adopted In order that speedy
trips may be Insured Is that all mail boxes
shall be placed close to the edge of each
wharf, so that the carrier may deliver and
collect mail without leaving the boat;
therefore, no stops will be made unless a
suitable landing is provided. In connection
with this delivery, the promoters have in
Portland's Present-Day Keeds
-BY
New York
Dentists
.
V FOURTH AND MORRISON STS.
PORTLAND, OR. '
We have Ideas of loyal citizenship; also how to elevate the laboring
man, being one of them ourselves. How to settle strikes If they cannot
be avoided. We believe that our venerable Mayor, recently chosen and
elected by an overwhelming majority of educated voters and property
holders and heads of respectable families, can better Judge whether Port
land should be controlled as a civilized. Christian locality should be, or
whether it should be as a writer in yesterday's Telegram chose to call an
"open town," where lawlessness and robberies prevail where we would
be ashamed to allow our families to remain. We "very evidently" do
not need "that" money to govern and manage Portland. Let Tacoma or
any other city have that money. We do not say, If man wishes to rob,
steal and murder, let him, to make better times. We say. The taxpiylng
citizens elected a respectable, law-abiding citizen to control the affairs
of Portland.
If some of our friends -who lend advice to venerable citizens and the
laboring man would invest some of their surplus money, expended in
traps and teams, build a few houses or cottages, that the people might
hive homes to live In, thus reducing rents and furnishing work for the
laboring man. we would say. Bravo! That is what makes wages high
and times good and everybody prosperous. The New York Dentists do
not need to have an "open town" and lawlessness In order to prosper.
Everyone is our friend who wishes right to prevail.
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Sale
Coats
Suits
yiew the running of Sunday trips for tho
delivery of Sunday papers difcjng July and
August.
Six "Pnron Peers."
London Chronicle.
By the succession of the Hon. "and Rev.
F. G. Pelham to the earldom of Chiches
ter the number of "parson peers." as dis
tinguished from the lords spiritual or
blshope. Is raised to six. Among thesa
six we find one ilarciuls, the Marquis of
Normandy; four Earls the Earl of
Devon, who will be 91 in July, and. in
point of age, among the Peers comes sec
ond to Baron Gwydyr, who was 92 lset
month; the Earl of Bcssborough, the Earl
of Strafford and now the EarL of Chiches
ter: one Baron, the Rev. Alfred Nathan
iel Holden Curzon, Lord Scarsdale, best
known to the world outside Derbyshire
as the father of Lord Curzon of Kedle
ston. Viceroy and Governor-General of
India. Over and above trfc "parson
Peers" there Is the Rev. Viscount Moles
worth, who Is an Irish peer merely, and
as euch has not a seat In the House of
Lords.
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