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Newspaper Page Text6 ; Wh jBial It f (0) rp?m& OREGON an. - '.. " (Journal Special Service.) ' OREGON-' CITY,. Aug., .-Homer and Jasper Frulllnger, of Meadowbrook, were 'In town today,' the former being on hi way home from ' Thunder- Mountain, where ba haa been prospecting. , '' ' v Tbos. Duffy,1 of Bearer Creek, was do- log business hare today. ,: K-'.t Ola Christiansen yesterday declared his Intention to become a cltisen of the Unit ed SUtss.C:. rJ. ' 4f I V. Fox, -of the firm . at Pea ' Maya, of The Dalles, accompanied by hla wlfjnd child are visiting' friends here. ' Dr. W. E. Carll returned from Idaho yesterday where he haa been sojourning the past month." i The Las Papillus dancing club will five sv dance at Canemata Park tonight '' Tha 'Teachers Institute, closed yestem day afternoon. Tha total number resrls. tered was U7, a follows: J. . H. . Acker man, State Superintendent, Salem; Pres ton W. Search, Clark University: R. R. Steele, , high sohool, Portland; Anna D. '- Knox, Portland sohools; Kettle A. Saw yer, Chicago; A. P. Armstrong, . Port land; Elisabeth Bttck,Bhoda Newklrk. Oille Miller, Sheb Child. H. L. Mc Clann, Park Place; Marietta, Aldrloh, Mary X. Mitchell, Mrs. VloU M. God frey, Fred J, Melndl, Fannie O. Porter, Bessie Grout, Margaret Goodfellow, Jes sie Humphry, Grace Edward, Jennie B Humphrys, Grace Edwards, Jennie R. Noble, Graoe Miller, Millie M. Kruso, M. H. Davis, T. J.' Gary, Gertrude Nefiger, Jennie B. Rewen, Myrtle Taylor, Mar garet Williams, Grace G. Marshall, Ida, Gentner, Bertha Kennedy, Maude Cole, Sada H. Chase, Daisy McAnulty, Jennie B. Beetle, Laura B. Beetle, Mrs. M. J. Davis,, Belen "W. Qleasen, Anetto L. Gleaaon, Ada B. BedweU. R. A. Bagwell, Alice M. Shannon, Harriet Cochran, Mar. Jorle Canfield,, Antoinette Walden, E. Branch Holden, Katherlno - Porter, Ore. gon City; Anna Olsen, Bandy; Edna Bow erman, Sunyslde; Edna Armstrong. Era ma M. Lent, Emllle C. Shaw, NelUe Ull roy, Evelyn Olsen, Win. W. Payne, JCatte erlne C. McMillan. B. D Harris, Fort land; J G. Noe, AUoe E. Bitter, Needy, Ada C. McLaugtilm, E. "W. Downing, h. A. Seed, Kate Caato, Mllwaukle; Clara J. Boring, Ethel Ashurn, '. Damascus; Clara I. Irvln, Ciatskalne; IV A. Miller, Fennle Worth, Iva Harrington. . High--i land; Mertle Fague, Edith G. Toon. Lents; Hilda J. Olsen, Tlllle A. Fobs, Sli verton; Maggy Kelly, The Dalles; Minnie E. Grace, Clarkee; Martha Sturchler, Mt. Tabor; Eva M,' Moehuke, Martin Mas singer, Kobt. Ginthei", Shubel; Lillian G. Gaus, Pearl Nida, Oswego; Helen Murry, tVUsOnvtlls; Ruth Simpson, Eagle Creek , Alsns, Stone, Powell Vttnef'e: Estella , Richer, Barton; Sophia, ,odbaseC P, L. Coleman, Barlow; Chas. -E. Jones, Myrtle Sboukwilsr? Addle Clark, Salem; Miriam Swanley, Vesta, Knight, Veva Knight, Howard Ecoles, Canby; Edward Snyder, Bertha Marks, Aurora; Wyona Surf us, Elwood; Fannie M. Toder, Peart Garrett; Hubbard;. Anna L Hlclnbothem, Mary Strattge, 8 ell wood; Cora Thompson, Grace Robinson, Clackamas; D. H. Mos her, Redland; Llsiie Shipley, Willamette; Mrs. Elsie Glbbe Gaffney, Ely; ... F. E. Murdock, Mackaburg; Anna Bachmann, Stone; Nellie M. Burke, Independence; H. Leisman, Jennie Relchle, Stafford; Cora Neal, Ola; Mrs., L. M. Hedge, Gresham; Annie Thompson, Tualatin. HRLSBORO. HILL8BORO, Aug. J9. A tllstlnguiahed person, Dunoan A. Stewart, "vlstted Hills boro yesterday. mV. Stewart la a real dent of Manitoba, Canada, and repre sents one of the Manitoba districts in the Dominion Parliament. Ho is also a farm er aad the only farmer member of the Dominion House of Commons. His term f offloe is. Ave years and he was chosen by the low ,tartff , party now in power there. Mr. Stewart has been visiting rel atives In the southern part of the county and is now on his way home. Dr. J.' P" Tamlesle, of this city, who Is also engaged in dairying, will erect a tnllk condensing factory on his farm five miles north of here. He has just received word from the East that his machinery Will be "shipped at once. ( and upon its arrival will be Immediately Installed and Deration commenced. ' INDEPENDENCE ' Aug. 29. - Miss Bertha Bohannon, daughter of J. S. Bu hannon, of this city, was taken to the hospital in Salens yesterday, and an op eration performed on her right arm, re moving a portion of the bone. . , Large crowds from here and the Sur rounding country went to Salesa yester Bay see I'Buffalo Bill." v Every available conveyance of every tescrlptlou was pressed Into service "and ret the supply was Inadequate. The large crowds of pleasure Seekers s-ho have spent the last few weeks at )he seaside. In the mountains, etc., are now fsturnlng home. Besides these, there are undreds of other people that come Into the town, as the hop harvest Is . draw jig near, and the town puts on a new ife. - -v.-; .:.. -i . , NEWS OF THE ; yj LABOR WORLD fVhat Portland Workers Are Doing for Their- Advancement O. Gllllland, ex-presldent of ths Street Hallway Employes' Union,, returned yes srday from a short Visit to Seattle. . The longshoremen are 'going to put rth their best efforts to capture one ot ' The .Journal prises. Ex-President Mad en says that they3 can do It. " Officials' of ths Laundry Workers' Union pet yesterday, and considered ths best i!an to pursue regarding the Richmond sundry complication. :.t Is understood bat ths sntirs matter was left la ths INDEPEgDENCE ASTORIA. v 3 'j. (Journal Special' Jserrlc. ' v. : ASTORIA, . Jlug, : Manager F.' P. Kendall, of the American Can Company, stated yesterday afternoon that the lo cal . can - factory would be removed to Portland ' just . as soon as . practicable. Vot" some time It was thought that the factory might-be operated hers for an other year, but Mr. Kendall says he ex pects the new Portland factory will, be In operation by January 1- The plans for ths buildings are now being prepared, and as soon as they are approved the work of . construction . will . be com menced. 'The company has purchased a. site in Portland. Mr. .Kendall says the removal of the factory to Portland ' la due to. better' facilities offered there, as Portland is the center ' of the can trade. The local buildings will be stripped of their machinery and sold. ' The Portland-Alaska Packers' Associ ation ship - C. F. Sergeant arrived yes terday afternoon from Bristol Bay, Alas ka. : She brings the "pack of the cannery for the present year, ' 86,600 cases, and the entire cannery crew, about 150 per sons..' She had a fine passage of 144 days. There seems to be a determination on the i part of the salmon packers of the Columbia River to engage In fall Ashing this year.; The J,00O,0OO-case shortage in ths world's supply affords the canners a splendid opportunity S to speculate with their fall packs, but ths pries to be bafd for raw material has not been decided upon. It Is expected some of the cold storage' plants will be operated to sup ply the Eastern markets, In which event ths price- of fish will probably be fixed at- a much higher figure than the can ners would offer. - While ths steamer Balley0atsert was on her way down ths river Wednesday night Nicolal Peterson and wife boarded her at Puget Island with their 8 -year-old. son, who was to be taken to Astoria for treatment Soon after going aboard the child was attacked' with a vomiting fit, during which it died.- r Several substantial Improvements are to be made along the Astoria waterfront. The' Astoria Exchange Company is to erect' a large "dock and warehouse on its property between Twelfth and Four-, teenth streets. The whsrf will extend fw feet; north-? of the railroad track and on It will , be. .erected ..a warehouse 50x100 feet. . The", new dock . will be -especially adapted to the accommodation of small steamers. . The O. R. & N. Company has let the contract for the, 'driving of new piling' along ; the outer edge of Its big wharf. Li Lebeck wilt le the work. - The Puget Sound 'tuff Richard Holyok arrived) her last- evening and Willi with ,e-utf vTatoosV leave, out shortly 'for rf Francisco wfth one of the two rafts IJullt-at Stella by "the Robertson Rafting Company, The start will be made within a day or two and it la expected the tugs will reach San Francisco In 10 days, If the weathet1 Is favorable. Ifhe larger raff Is 750 feet In length and will be tow ed south by -the steamer Arctic. "The aftltty of the vessel to handle her bis is doubted, . . y '. ". .The Troy Laundry 'Company lias bought from ex -Mayor Bergmaity the property at Tenth and Dunne streets and will put In a $13,0l plant there. The property brought $4000. BAKER-CITY. (Journal Special Service.) BAKER CITYr Aug. 2S.-MIning circles here were considerably stirred up today over'the purchase at ' public , auction by Hon. C. A. Johns, the well known Baker City attorney, recently -a" candidate Tor Governor at the hands ot the Republi cans, of ths celebrated and very rich Bf lsley-ElJthorti mine, for HOOtt cash, at Sheriff's sals, to satisfy 1 judgments ob tained by one ' of Mr, John's clients, the Hciiner C. A C. Co. The purchase is sub ject to a mortgage of 34,lwo and about tXO.OOO floating debts against the prop erty. ' ' ' - -; There Is in movement -on foot amongsl mining engineers and prospectors to have some change made In the Oregon mining laws. They say that Oregon Is -the only state In the Union so lax in Its laws pro tecting : titles to mining- properties and protecting prospectors and mine owners. It Is 50 years behind the times and op erators who are accustomed- to working under the English, Canadian or New Jer seir laws become disgusted when they go up against th situation here. They say Oregon is unique and occupies a place by itself in ths entire world when it comes to mining?. .' ' Manager T. ,S, Kenncrly, of the Gold Coin mine in the .Greenhorn district, to day purchased from the Caldwell Bros. Company, Beattte, a four-drill compressor plant. Which will be Installed, at once and ictlve development work pushed forward. Several British engineers who ore spend ing some time in Eastern Oregon declare that the Oreohorn Is the coming mining camp of the Northwest. : A movement. Is on foot to fortn a good roads and push club In Baker City for the purpose ct Inducing Immigration. Irriga tion and the establishment .fat good road in Eastern Oregon. it Ms, expected to send delegates to the good roads conven tion to be held In Portland In October. hands of ths Federated Trades Council for disposal.,- t . . The" growth of labor organisations' in the state is shown perhaps more forcibly than in any other way by the fact that all the important cities this year intend to celebrate Labor Day. Only Portland, Astorls and, Baker, City held celebrations last year, while next Monday Portland, Astoria, Baker City, L Grande, Salens Oregon City, Grants Pass Albany and Rosebrug will give big demonstrations lu honor of ths day. , , , - "Regulator Line. - Regulator Una steamers from Oak-street dock at T a. tn. Best and fastest line of steamers for Ths Dalles, 'Lyle, Hood Riv er, White Salmon, Bt Martin's, Hot Springs, Cascade Locks, Moffett's Hot Springs, and all middle Columbia River and KUkltat. Valley points.. . Take this line and get to your destination from one to four hours ahead of other linsaj . ' VANCOUVER.. .- ' , ,. mmmmmmm ' ff" (Journal Sp'ecla) Service.) VANCOUVE1C Aug. .-Kumtux Tribe No, S. meet tonight In Red Men's hall, and "Will confer 'the chiefs . .degree : to seven well tried warriors, ; ', ..-; , MUs Dude Bybee, MUs Babel Hill and Miss Louis Seward, of Portland, who have been visiting Mrs. , Bracht, in this city, returned home, today. . .-.; Mr. Tom Doroey, formerly band leader of ths Fourteenth Infantry, and his wife, are visiting for a few days at ths home ot her mother, Mrs. Herald, of this city Mr, Dorcy la now government operator at B remington. Wash. - '- ' . Ti Hefty, of Pleasant VaUey, Is In ths city today. . ... - S. B. Baxter,.' representing Eastern manufacturers. Is in the city today hustl ing for business. ' Miss Bertha Meyer, who, has been In ths city the past six months,, left yester day with her father, Randolph Meyer, for her home at Pleasant Valley. Charlie Free, of the Williams, is ser iously 111, - , " Miss Gertrude Cleeaaa, and Mrs. John son, of Vancouver, returned yesterday from a three weeks' sojourn at St Mar tin's Springs. , Mr. John Freddy Is In town tor a few days from Colfax, Waab., on business conencted with the land office. E. J. DelaeC of Vancouver, ' who has been running a fishing crew at St. Hel en's for the past three months, has re-' turned to his home In this city. W. Abbot, of Fisher's Landing, 'was a visitor In the city yesterday.- v Mrs. E. A. Staubn, of Seattle, was Hi the city yesterday on her way to As toria. C. E. Thompson was a business visitor today Mrs. A. M, Wilson, of Oakland. Cel.. Is visiting, her mother, Mrs. Ed. Bailey, of tbs.efty. ' BARRACKS NEWS. ' , The orderly room of company H, Sev enteenth Infantry, ' was broken Into Wednesday night, between the hours of 1 o'clock a. m. and daylight. 'and the locker taken out. It contained S27 in cash, belonging to the library fund, ot which Scargant. Dixon Is treasurer. The locker also contained Seargant' Dixon's clothing and private papers relating t4 his entire mlllfhry career. Private Synj Ington lost a nice civilian suit, coat and hat, from his room, Corporal Potts artjd Private Brener, were also relieved of some of their wearing apparel. They have found a clew to the guilty parties. The Eighth Battery, under command of Capt Henly, First Lieutenant H. B. Mitchell and Second Lieutenant L. 1 Lawson, returned yesterday from a six weeks' practice march through Northern and Western Washington. The boys en joyed the trlpi.vwy much, and were ths recipients of many compliments along the line of march. It Is estimated that ferty-nve thousand people assembled to see the battery drill the , first day In Tncoma. They will go to Big Sandy for tnrget practice on. tha return of the Twenty-Sixth battery, which Is atttirget practice, and expected to return Sunday. Lieutenant Wood, who has been trana t;rred to the Twenty-fourth Infantry, left today with his family for San Francisco, wherex they will take the first transport ior Manila. . A detachment of 18 recruits, In.charg. of Lieutenant Cheaton, Usft. today for! Fort -Lawton, where'ftbey have been as signed to company M, of the Seventeenth infantry. Seartrant W W. Biggers, with a de lachment of 14 of the signal corps, ar rived at the post today, froth Alaska, and have been assigned to companies O and H. . THE DALIES. (Journal Special : Service.) THR, DALLES, "Aug- .-The business men ofhls town are making great prep arations fosT.thj? carnival that Is to b,e held here the first week In Octobers They are very enthusiastic over the, -. outlook and say. that jt will .surpass unything that Was ever held here In former years An attempt was made at an early hour Wednesday morning to burglarize the house of George Johnson; on Th'rd street, but the burglars were frightened xiw3y by the unlooked-for appearance of Offi cers Cate and Moabua.v Two euapkijus- j looiung negroes wno naa peen seen around town are suopected of the crime, ,ns thjey iWere' seen prowllijg about the house early In thfc evening. A.1 t!,er thing that seems to warrant this sus picion Is the fact that they have suddenly lefttown. The marriage of William L. Sallng, of Heppner, and Miss Mattle Strou 1. of this lty, was performed at theuwne of the bride here on Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs. Baling will make their future home In Heppnor. where Mr. 3ailrs holds the office of County Assessor. The teachers' Institute has opened here with an attendance of 75. , Mr. Tolmle, who was formerly connect ed with Pease ft Mays ot this city, to gether with his brother-in-law. Herbert Travers, has determined to remove to Eugene and open a dry goods st?re in that place. "In Bilious Green, Protests are arising' wfth what might be called "considerable unanimity, . If we are not particular, against the adop tion, of ' olive green as 'the color of .the army uniform. ' "The wife ,of s distin guished army officer" Is quoted as say ing: "Wt have learned to think and Speak of the army as ths boys In blue. Now we are to behold, those whom ws love and honor attired In a billons green, uniform which, has no sentiment,. o dur ability snd no beauty." Looking at It from this utandpolnW It may be welt to consider whether or not a singli mistake Is being made, In changing the color of the army uniform. ". How much do we owe to art and how much to utility T Ths object lit adopting ths cHve green tint is to make our soldltrs less visible to the enemy and Insure a greater per centage of them against ths enemy's bullets. But it the feminine desire lor salem; .: (Journal Special Servtcs.) SALEM, Aug. Salem is just Bow having a" building boom, ths like ot wblch she has seldom If ever, had at any one time m point Of nundiers of sub stantial brick structures. ' The one-story brick of Mel Hamilton, on Stats street. Is practically completed and is occupied by a saloon conducted by Its owner. Ths two-story brick or George Bain Is also, rearing completion and will be ready for occupancy on or about' September 1st It Is 48x50. On State street,' two large edifices ars fast sssuming shape. .The first Is that of M Kllnger, and K is a two-story 65x80 feet. It will be completed about November 1st It will coat when complete about 810,00a Adjoining the Kllnger building on the west the 60x8O-foot structure of S. & Shrivsr Is at about the same stags as the Kllnger edifice and will bs com pleted about November 1st.' Its cost at completion will approximate $8000. Foundation and basement work Is about complete on the large brick corns to be erected by the Steusloff Brothers. It liter-b. a two-story brick 85 feet on Court and 76 feet on Liberty street, with 8-foot fcasement It will cost about 88500. A two-story brick 44x100 Is being erect ed by B. p. McCormack. Excavation la dons and foundation and basement work are under way. - . It will cost about 8S00O. ' The foregoing; shows brick building op ertlons In progress now, ths total cost of Which will aggregate $41,500. SALEM BRIEFS. The farmer's trust known as ths Rocky Point ' Grain Grower's Associa tion, sold their pool of oats yesterday to the firm of Balfour,' Guthrie & Co., St cents per hundred for fall oats and 81 cents -er hundred for the spring crop. This Is another of the several instances in which this same company of farmers have realised a substantial advance over the local market quotation by pooling their crops. -This year the price paid la about two cents ' per bushel more than local quotations, ., The . Salem Press Club, composed ot local newspaper men, has tendered Its services to the stats fair board, and ap pointed Hon. Frank Davey, one of Its members, to act In conjunction with the State Press Association committee In the coming Legislative session. About 12,000 people witnessed the per formances In Buffalo Bill's Wild West show yesterday afternoon. GRANTS PASS GRANTS PASS, Aug. 29.-Labor " Day will .be observed in Grants - Pass with much ceremony and pomp. The local Federated Trades Union has the matter In hand and are sparing no effort to "make the day one of .the greatest of its kind ever known in Grants Pass. All of the business houses, Including the saloons, will close their doors and alt factories and mills will cease work for the day. There will be -a. parade In the ' forenoon, followed by musical and literary exercises at Bicycle grove. Robt O. Smith and Father Geo. D. Poyle will deliver ad dresses. In the afternoon there will be mere exercises at the grove, at which the clergy of Grants Pass will take a part There will also be races and other sports and a grand ball In the evening. D. A. Cords, founder of the Pine Needle Fiber Industry in America, Is In Grants Pass from San Francisco, looking after the Interests of his factory here. The factory Is In continual operation manu facturing fiber and gtne needle oil for the several products they turn out. J. R. Harvey, manager of the Old Channel mines, of Gal ice, haa returned from his trip- East and has gone out to his mines, beginning the work of prepar ing them for the coming winter's run. The walls of the' three-story Masonic Temple have been laid, and the magnifi cent structure Is fast assuming shape. The building will be the finest structure In Grants Pass when completed, and the' best of its kind In the state outside of Portland. " The Beveral Grants Pass camping par ties who have been away in the moun tains, have returned. This week a camp ing party consisting of Mr. add Mrs. T. F. Croxton and daughter. Miss Osyth, Miss Madge Marshall, Miss Edna Parker, and William Ireland, returned from Cres cent City, where they have been spending several weeks by the seaside. Another Grants Pass party to the same region, comprising Pror. and Mrs. F. E. Young. Rev, and Mrs. McDougal, and Mr. and Mrs. Cobbs, returned home Wednesday evening. All report a pleasant trip. '4 EUGENE. EUGENE, Aug. .-rJ. L. Page, who has been in the grocery business in Eugene for 22 years, has sold out; to W. L. Dun lap and Chas. Ostrander. recently from Atlantic, Iowa. . D. M. Prince, aged 73 years,, died at his home here Tuesday, and was buried yes terday. He came to Eugene In 18ST from Missouri ' . Counl H, B. Miller and family! arrived home today, after having spent a few dnys In Portland. They express them selves as glad to get back home. effective outdoor color schemes Is to be thwarted and overridden, perhaps ws should pause. It -may be a harsh meas ure to outrage the sense of the beau tiful with a stalwart line In ."bilious green" rather than one in blue, and it the fair ones prefer to see "those they love" In a shade in which they are mors esslly , shst, the secretary of war may be persuaded to give way and permit the extra slaughter to go on. But no one bad thought that an emotional attach ment for. "sentiment durability, and beauty' had quenched humane, not to say an affectionate, desire for ths safety of thoss ws lovs,"'rat V Jfcsuls : Globe-Democrat r!ViJ For Art's Sake. ; "He says that he Ir.sn artist for art's take." ' - "Well, then, for art's sake, he ought to do something" else." Philadelphia - En qulrer . . ' - ', i i . , , , ,V. , r . OVER THE WIRES:.. - ' 1 . ;.. ,,'!' y. ' ., , . . . : itt'" ; Ada" Gray, who tor many, years played the part of Lady Isabel In East Lynn! is dead,' She was. burled by thevActorr Fund of America yesterday. t- , r A report from Calcutta says that great damage has been dons by serious land slides i near ths cities of Bhatgan an4 Pstna, causing ths loss of hundreds of lives. '.. ' i " Engineer "Dad" Carey and Fireman Lee. -of Chicago, were killed in a writs .of ths north-bouhd passenger train' oa the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Raft road. None of ths passengers ways tot Jured,- . .' , , - Ths worst storm In ths history of the city visited Jerome, Arts., yesterday and ths day before. Ths worst feature was a cloudburst which v caused the rivers to overflow, flooding ths entire country trib utary to the town. ..", Mrs. Reese Wagoner, 'wife of a cttlieo of North Little Rock, Ark., and her tw children aged S and years, were found dead In bed yesterday with their throats cut It Is believed ths mother killed the children and then cut her own throat . Monslgnore Guldl has been appointed delegate In the Philippines.' He Is ex. pected to hasten his departure for Man ila In consequence of Information re ceived at the Vatican of ths organisation of s schtamatlo Cathollo church in the Philippines, ' On ths charge that they aided Leonard Dingle, paying teller of the Aspen bank at Aspen, Colo., who Is accused of get ting away with 144.530 of ths bank's money? Edward Wilson, proprietor, snd Jacob Gels and John Holm, faro dealers In ths Abbey Club, have been arrested. Donald Rose, who - for the past two years, -has-been the general agent of the Illinois Central railroad at Salt Lake City, has been promoted to ths position of assistant to Vice-president Hanrahan, of that system. J. A. Foley, from ths trafflo department of that road, will succeed Mr. Ross. J. Unknown parties made a bold attempt to murder the entire family of .Mrs. Alice Combs at Blackwell, OklaJ, by putting arsenic In the coffee can. While the family was absent from home, the house wag entered and a number of val uable articles taken which were found later broken in ptecea?sw.Short dlstano. from the hoQse. Some Interesting relics have -been un earthed by laborers employed In excavat ing the subway at Astor and LaFayette places In New York. Among the lot was a town-crler's bell, made of brass and with an ivory handle; the hilt of an of ficer's sword, and a bronse powder flask. The hilt of the sword evidently had been studded with precious stones. The hilt Is of silver, and at Its base almost ob literated were the Initials "G. W. NORTHWEST NEWS. An Illuminated parade was a feature of the Woodmen Carnival at , Aberdeen. r In a shooting scrape at Reno, Nev.r a man named Roderick was killed by a sa loon keeper named Peterson, over money matters. In a runaway acident at Centralis, Wash., Janet Zlmmer, sqn tof Mayor Zlm mer, Was Instantly tilled ajd his mother seriously Injured. "V y "" The forest fires that have been raging In Wyoming for the past two weeks are reported to be under control, and there Is no aoubt but that they will be entirely extinguished In a short time. Senator Rawlins, of Utah, has asked Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones for assistance for 6000 Indians on the Navajo Reservation, In the southern part of that state, who are said to be starving. Judgs RiohardssftT f Spokane, haa renedenl a declslonttaat a boycott is not illegal when peaceably conducted, and when not so conducted must be dealt with in the criminal court, not by a court of equity. , , . i - 4 " -.0 : . A loss of over 1100,000 was caused by the burning of the concentrator ot the Montana Ore purchasing Company, at Butte. The fire originated in the dyna mo room and was caused by the burning out of a fuse. ' A traveling representative of Sprsgue, Warner & Co., of Chicago, committed suicide at Great Falls, Mont., last night by shooting himself. His name . was Stoner, and was very popular in this part ef the country. . Organised efforts will be madefy Alas kan Interests to secure from flie next Congress the passage of measures which will tend to cure the Ills from which It Is said Alaska has longv been suffering. A strong attempt will also be made to have Alaska made a lighthouse district. Capt. Samuel Bass, who came to the Pacific Const In 185R. settling In Oregon died at Whatcom,' wash., last night, aged 71 years. He had been prominent In Democratic politics in Washington .and Oregon for the past 40 years, holding numerous federal and state offices. He was born at Mount Holly, N. J., In 1831. OREGON BRIEFS. Crawford peaches In carload lots.- are being shipped, out of Ashland every , day by .the Ashland Fruit & Produce Asso ciation, ; It Is expected : that the ship ping will confinue for st least ten days, j . The wheat crop of Lane County is re ported to be so light that It Is jot prob bable that' there will be any 'more than enough to supply the local demand, and prices are higher In that vicinity now than they have been for several years. A big shipment of choice goats has been made from Polk County to Seattle, to Judge Benson, of Superior Bench, ths price paid, was JS per head. An Excuse. "Gusts," said her mistress, "I am Sor ry to have to say that I am not quite Satisfied with ths way you've been doing your work, lately." 1 ; , ' ! j V 'Thanks. - . : Why db yott''tbank"sr,;,!;:,.i;t "I've been wantln' to leave, for a long time, hut I couldn't think of any excuse and It Just made me sick every time J thought of the way If d hurt your feeiin's if I was to quit without one." Chicago Record-Herald, , " " - Monday LABOR DAY- closed all day. , Z .' . ;. ' . "t . ' " ,' " 1 ' " ,' ' 1 11 ' 1 i i i ' " i n ' i.i i ' ii mi i i . kX-irtivtti : y K'&:-k-.6';--'--:. "VVi .',''. j.'.':'.s.'--.-.:-j''"-' ". ,f y a aj tar ue greatest ranre of styles ever snowrr t west of New YorHp ; - , You have an opportunity of securing an exclusive tvle at a prlc LESS THAN MAKERS' COST. . , X J The Garments will b placed on sale SATURDAY MORN-' V I INQ. AUGUST 30th, 190a. . . - ; McAllen & J ; Popular Dry Ooodi House. 11 Store open Saturday THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON. AMERICAN PLAN HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS Special rates made to families aad single gentlemen. The manage ment wilt be pleased at all times to show rooms and 'give prices. A modern Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. aiiji.,' - - - ,. - 1 'H.C, BOWERS, rianager. BELOW COST EDISON ELECTRIC LAMPS To consumers of current from our AT 150 MUl, or $1.75 f EK DOZEN. These are the same lamps that we formerly sold at 25c each, and are made expressly for. us. Buy Them It You Want the Best. Delivered In Dozen Lots Free of Charge, ; . Portland Geri&ral Eliectric Co. NEWS OF AND FOR Ta Goings and C&ingif Those ' vWIw tfeltotf Deep.' A three-masted vessel Is reported out side the bar this morning. The North Star, a cannery tender, ar rived at Astoria this morning- from Alas ka. re work ot discharging the French bark Cambronne at the Mersey dock' Is pro gressing slowly. The schooner X M. Weatherwax, lumber-laden from Portland, reached Astoria this morning at o'clock.. Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and Ful ler returned from Wallula this morning. They will leave forAstorla on September and Rainier on the 6th, The American ship C. F. Sergeant ar rived at Astoria yesterday after a pas sage of 14 days from Bristol Bay. She brought 35,600 cases of salmon.. The George W. Elder reached here this morning from San Francisco on schedule time. She had a full cargo. . of general merchandise and a good passenger list. The British ship! Ausjtrasla,": Which ar rived In pdrt yesterday. Is at tha Irving dock. She came from Hong Kong in bal last, and is getting ready to discharge. " The Alaska dock is to undergo general repairs, work being started tomorrow. New piling will be put In place and all the old timbers will be replaced with new ones, . -' , : , .' The steamer M. F. Henderson left for Clatskante this morning tor a cargo of lumber for the Frank Schmlt . planing mill. She Just brought a cargo of 75,000 feet day before yesterday tor the same firm. . .v., S;i..' - The steamer Brunswick arrived at, San Francisco yesterday frira the north with 12.243 sealskins, valued at 300,OOOu Ths cargo - represents ths season's' work on and around St. George and St. Paul Islands. - . i h n The Custom House .authorities at As tori4 yesterday .completed ' the ofnclal measurement of ths launch Elk which Is being built at that place for James Keat ing. Her length I 60.5 feet, and tonnage, U gross, net, i The Puget Sound Tug Boat . Company's tug Wanderer will be brought from Seat tle by Captain ErIO Johnson to ths mouth of the Columbia Ityver. where she wHI go Into service on the bar. She will re Ilmve the tug Tatoah. whlnh has been en- ,' Three sepsrats line ef Traveller' -, " " . Samples, .'consLstln; ot , Ladies' High-Crada TaUoN ". - 4 , Made Snit$, : SBk and Wool Shirt Wt&ts, Walking Skirts, Silk and Wool Dress Skirts, SilkPctticoats, Capes; Jackets - and Fnrs. ; ! t X The Entire Lines Secured ; for 60c on the $1. -. McDonnell, $ 3d and Horrlson Sts.. Portland evenings till 10 o'clock. $3.00 Per Day , and Upward . AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS mains we are now selling LAMPS ; ! "fir: PALMISTRY! Have Your Hands Read The Celebrated Palmist and Psychol ogist has returned. , 289 South Third St. Phone North 4241 Tour hands reveal all questions of Ufa, pertaining to marriage, sickness, death, changes, travels; divorces, tepargtlons, lawsuits, business transactions, wills, deals, mortgages, lost or absent friends, mining ventures, etc. Oft Ice hour are to a. m. to o p. m. dally and : Sundays. ..Charges $od and f i.'oo. . ,"r ' - 35p South Third Street. :. gaged to tow a raft from Stella to San Francisco. ' ' A sailor was arested at Port Townsend the other day on s charge of having de serted from a French vessel year ago at San Francisco.. After having been giv en a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Kuhn be was bound over'for regular examination, which will be' held tomorrow. r In; tte meantime b will remain tot lau. z;.X,: v. i Two mors ships were Chartered yester day tft' load grain at Portland for the United Kingdom. Thy . are the. British ship MOrven and ths French ship VIH de St. Nasatje. The Morven was en gSgedst t6s 3d.' She Is due now to r elve at; San Francisco, '.'.'and from theM wilt come here.:, There is a larg snroi t list Of vssels, -fcoth for . .Portland ' Puget Sound. . ' Let v the woM ( out t tint I ItttstleSi.. .snd bt-tt. i- y. 1 hustle. Tfou know i- ,t i ' ' don't you? If you 1 t. t."v i '"' nal. otiiv M i v, ty t . a jVar, by tnaii. PALMISTRlf have YOUR HAo?ycksC- ! ,