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I - ' ' v '-- ----- . - ; I ,rv-rt - I ' f , - I asasa wf M I ar K y ' (Simis! Dlapstcfc to Tkt Jonrael.f .' Heyburn. Idaho, Aug. SO. Unci 6am . appeared In the unusual role of an auc . tloneer today whan.' through his ao ; credltad agent, ha offered at publlo aaic. in aouthern Idaho, town lota embraced : in the townalte ( Hevburn, situated In . th Minidoka Irrigation tract.' A etmllar aala will occur at Rupart next Week. ' The aal of town lota la under tha -auaplcesof th general land of flea. The lota ere to b aold to tha hlgheat bidder, ' for caah, by the retlater and reoelvar. Thla tract, embrace 139.000 acres, lying on both sides', of. Snake river, which tha .government ha 'been ' at much expense to reclaim..' The land was all publlo doijialp. ' and the government engineers f th reclamatlen 'bureau . planned the- eyatera to establish an agrl- cultural ' settlement . thereon. Thre townslt were created near tha canter f. the tract. -and along the proposed .Una of tha Oregon Short., Lin railroad. Th agricultural lands war subdivided I into farms of -40 and 'JO . gore. " Th farm unit was designed -to ,oreate a densely populated agricultural . commu nity. . The government engtneera ar 'convinced that th water supply for Ir rigation, purposes, furnished by th rec lamation works, will be unfailing. ARE HERE TO DUY 1 '' ' ' i . '- i .- 1 1 j',' "A V '$,"1; Steamer Hilonlan, Brings'. Com- merclal Representatives From 1 iVt'i Hilo1 arid ! Honolulu, t ? 2 BIG LINER RAN INTO! tTVl'CALE OFF THECOAST 4 Bayer- nV Field for; Grain Feed f and AlfslfeWboSayssIsRey to Purchase Thousand Tons for Fu U .. turs .DeUrery if Prices .Ars Right .-. .. Thro representatives of Hawaiian v commercial house arrived in- Portland ... this morning on the Mateon. Navigation ' eOrapanys steamer Hilonlan to look into . th opportunities of trad relation be r tween Portland merchants and those of th islands. Thomas J. King, prealdent 'and manager of. th California Feed company, en of the. -biggest . firm in ' Honolulu, want to buy grain, feed and alfalfa and Incidentally he la introducing preserved fruits from the tropic. A. W. Richardson, representing H. Hackfeldt Jk company of Hllo, la lntereted.ln flourl and general, merchandise, and J- Btude "Tvant, a Ban Pranclaoo man, came aa rep resentative for th firm of J. K.Davis of Honolulu, heavy Importers from the States. Messrs. King and Richardson ;wlll leave for the Islands on the Hllo- alan Wednesday night.- -- . ' ' i . t 4. Mr. King is In the field for large ' ajuantitiea of hay. B would buy 1,000 ton of hay on th spot If It can be had . and h say Portland, dealera will be . abl to dlapo of large quantities In the i -future lf their price ar right.-. . 'Mr. Richardson aaya the demand for Amer , loan flour in th Inlands Is steadily ln ' . creasing and h believe large quantltlea can be ahlaped from here now that a di rect I In -tf . steamers has been , estab- lisbedi ' ' ' - - ireed of atuek Feed. r - ",;' "We raise no f eed In the lelands." aald ' ' Mr. Kins this morning; "and consequent ly have to Import large quantltlea. - Now Portland dealer should be In position to ., kandla thl business to good advantage 'nd l shall call upon a number of them during my stay here.' I am ready to ne v .-t(ffl u Phx-J'W' f-:'Vv ' Where Perfect Hats Come From U II IatroJuoer an j Designer of StyKih Hst for Wea ' ' IMPERIAL HOTEL BLDG. -vr r ...... 4 . . - ...; . .. . . . . . M ' g Heyburn, Idaho, Where Government le The reclamation of th 'Minidoka tract by. Ih government will b watched with great Interest, a affording a, fair 11" lustration of tha utility and valu of reclamation work generally. When the government began .the work of - recla mation th country was ; uninhabited, and wt. "age - brush, desert. - The Snske river, was' safely' ensconced In a canyon far below the surface of the soli, rendering Irrigation by individual effort' 'utterly ' Impracticable, r It re quired th Vast expenditure of govern ment moneys engineering skill,, and an engineering project . of mammoth pro portions to utilise' the' waters of Snake river, -i k : ' t-.-' ' ' , - v,. '. .. . Oat of th Tint. ' ' One ' of ' the first projects attemptedj under tne aumoniy or. me reclamation act of 1101 was the Minidoka enterprise. A surveying party .was sent to thla state to look Into the feasibility of utilising' Snak river to irrlgat th surrounding , country, ' '' Th obstacle presented by nature seemed insurmount able' to everybody except th govern ment engineer. After a -season of In vestigation he prepared and ' presented plan for ?' Comprehensive. system of Irrigation. ..; His plan were adopted. gotiate for 1.000 ton' if th quotations ar right.-:1' ; ''.,., 'i - ' . "Enormoua quantities of feed ar used annually . In the Islands -and we have heretofore been . -buying 'on- Puget Sound .and at Ban Franclace, but will be ?;lad to extend our commercial relation o Portland. ' , i .."Portland ha been quite extenalvely advertised among; our people since the ateamer Hilonlan waa placed on the route and the Matson Navigation company I extending th merchants' every courtesy for the purpose of building up th com mercial relatione between our oltie and Portland." ; - .. - .-, v..- - '. - Among th freight now In th hold of tha Hilonlan Is-about too .tons of hay purchased by Mr. King at Ban Francisco. He -would like to hsve a couple-of hun dred tons for Immediate delivery and Lwith,that object In view is vlslttng-th Ted tqretogay.j..v'. v -' " , - Bteaatev ArrlTed This Mormlng-; "" ; The HUontan "reached' Columbia dock at 4:19 o'clock thla morning bringing 400 tons of freight from Ban.Franclaco for t'prtland delivery, -She cam serosa th ocean with I.40O tons of augar and trop ical fruits beneath her hatches, but the demand was so great In Ban. Francisco that every particle of the product des tined for Portland was disposed of at the Bay city. ... - - Captain-- Johnson - reports the voyage from Ban Francisco to th mouth of th Columbia river on of th stormiest he has ever-experienced In his long career aa navigator.- A terrific northwest gale struck the big liner Immediately after ah poked her none through the Oolden Oate and not until she reaehed the fresh water of the. Columbia did the storm abat a moment. Big seas kept th for ward part t th veat flooded most of th tiro and th Bailor were kept buay keeping . movable paraphernalia from going over th side. The run from Ban Franclao to-t he-fnlumbla river tuck ST hours, but otherwlee the Hilonlan reeled off from.tTS 'to 300 mile a day from th Urn eh left Portland July II till thl morning, fin weather having been encountered both ways in crossing th ocean. - Tha run from Portland to Hono lulu took exactly -r days 4 hours and It minutes. : . . Besides .'th'! commercial represents tlvee mentioned above the Hilonlan will have four or five paaaengera when she sail - Wedneaday night. 'Among these ar Mlee o. Howe, mis A. a: Mouord and Miss' Stephanie Ouard. who are re turning home, after a vacation en th coast. - .... .. 'LONGSHOREMAN INJURED.' Fred Jack son rails tat Sold f the aTawaUaa Jjmtm Xiloaiaa. ' ' ' - Fr4' Jaokaori. " a ' longshoreman.' fell Into th hold of th - steamer Hilonlan thl morning and received Injuries neces sitating hie removal to the St. Vtnoent'a hospital. H?s bark ws sprained, but It c Auctioning Off Town Lots Today. r bids Invited, and- the contract for con struction awarded. ,' i Among the difficulties to be encoun tered In the work was the proposition to lift the Snake river from Its bed, and to accomplish this- a dam was laid serosa the stream at Minidoka, rapids, -feetin height; constructed of rock, and S68 feet long at the top.1 v v Thla structure raised the . water sur face 47 feet At flood level, and backed It up for 18 - miles." 'This dam,' now Bearing -completion, will cost approxi mately. ISOO.ftOO. . The plan of operating thla project will be to lift the Immense gates in- the diversion channel and allow the flood cf water to pass Into th high Una canal on both aldea of the river, and be led from them through, many mile of laterals, running like great arteries (h rough the agricultural dis tricts. .V.-: 'V ., .' ; ... '- : . ;'.. '. ' ' '.. A soon as the government project was fairly under way settlers wer at tracted to the former deaert land, and aoon every available ' farm traot was filed upon. While the, government waa building It Irrigation works th settlers were building houses. Towns sprang up to supply the needs of the settler, and newspapers wer a neceasary in cident, followed by doctors, . lawyer, is believed that he will be well and out in a few days. Those who saw him fall aay. hi eecap from Instant death was miraculous. '' . : " . , Jackaon was assisting in opening th forward hatch when he slipped from th trongbaek as it waa being belated from it sockets In the hatch. He landed on a lot of baled hay- and then rolled Into the deep hold of the veaael. Every bon In hi fcody would probably ha v been broken had b not struck the hay. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. Csptaln Werllch returned from Van couver Island this morning, where he went , on the tender Heather to recover a whistling buoy that .went adrift sev eral anoaths ago. - He found . th buoy but minus the whtstte.- Bomeone . had removed, it .carefully.: but Captain Wer llch la in hope of capturing th thief because of th peculiar pitch of th Whlatl. J--.- k ) ' i The OrlenUl-liner Numantla Is atlll at Alnawerth wharf discharging cargo. She will commence loading in a couple of day. ...i .. . : Th schooner Virginia cleared for San Franclaoo . today -with J00.000 feet of lumber and the steam chonr Aurella cleared for th same destination .with 10,009 feet. of lumber.: . MARINE NOTES. Astoria, Aug. !9 Condition of th bar at t.m. m.. smooth;, wind, north west; - weather clear; ' no shipping mov ing. , '. ' Ban Francisco.- Aug, St. Arrived, at s m ateamer Roanoke, from Portland and - way porta: ' arrived, laat Bight, ateamer Helen P. Drew, from Columbia river. Astoria.' Aug. II. Arrived down, at aTW'Md'aalledarrTJrm.. barkentth Trople Bird and-achooner Sequoia, for Ban Francisco; . sailed, at ll:S9 p. n British -steamer Comerlo for Port Plrl Balled at 1:49. p. tn., schooner Halcyon, for Ban Francisco; arrived, at I and left up at S.-lt p. m., steamer Hilonlan, from Ban Franclaco. Redondo, Aug. I. Sailed, achooner W. F. Jewett, 'for Columbia river. are trai."i::g chickens to 1 HUIiT FOR GOLD . Enterprising Mining Men . Have New Scheme for Operating : Placer -.Fields; -- - ijeanwl Saerlal Servlee.t Sioux Falls, S. D-. Aug. 10. There will bs a great inereas in th valu of chicken In th Black HlUa within fw weeks. ; John Meagel. manager of th mining company's ator at Hanna, and J. B. Rhtnahardt of Omaha ' ar quietly getting options on a IT la sight They intend using them for gold mln Ing. . ' ,.-'. Mangel some time agobought a large lot of chickens for sal In hi store, and whan he killed and dressed them was surprlaed to find, Inatead of th usual pebbles, a handful of small gold nug gets In each crop. Mengel confided his secret to hi friend Rhlnehardt, who Is paint drummer from Omaha. - To gether the two-men bonded som land and, ar now making preparations to buy large flock of . healthy ehlcken and turn them loo upon the gravelly soil, Th novel miner do away with th necessity for costly, placer mining machinery, -, . . NEGROES ASK ALL ; J RIGHTS OF FREEMEN '' ' (Jeartiel Steels! Serri'.t ;. ' Harpera Kerry, W. Va., Aug. JO. A sermon by th Rev. o. F. Miller cloeed the aecond annual meeting of th Nla gar a movement. An- address to the country asking' full - equality for ths negro waa prepared, of which th fol lowing ar th feat urea: -No restriction on right to vot; all means of transportation open to the whltea be. ahared by negroea; right of aasortatlon with all free men without regard to color; enforcement of all pro visions of the fourteenth .and fifteenth amendments to ' th constitution! col ored people to be educated for higher work than that of servants, and the wiping out of illiteracy., . - " Tiara a assay was Ada la todays Joans that wiU tatsrsrt rsa. , " J '- r r "! r :o::day and finally hanks. .' In all a population of 4,000 people la already embraced within 'th former deaert ' traot. Two line of railroads now divide th Mini doka country. - - . apart Sal x Monday. 1 ; 7Th aal of town lota at Rupert will be held on August 17. Nearly all the business and mercantile eatabliahments ar now located on lota that belong to the government, and. the occupants ,ar merely tenant by suffsranc. In th third - townslt. Bherrar, the , aal of lot will not occur until later. No doubt 1 entertained by the government engineer that th land embraoed with in the irrigated tract will, a a result of th success of th reclamation work, beoome a rich and fertile community. Another feature which hsa not been overlooked In considering th possibili ties of the region.. Is the magnificent power possibilities that may grow' out of th development and. transmission of power from the ' Minidoka dam. It 1 estimated that all the power neces sary for the development of the towns and their municipal enterprise can be developed, at . the - Minidoka dam and transmitted aconomlcaUy to all parte of th rclalmd tract. : ' 5 . L1AUZAHITA SOLO FOR 513,341 Daniel Kern Buys . Old Light t House ,-Tender From Oov- : '' - v. r: J , ' smment. ; : ' V ' . ' WILL USE HER TO TOW ROCK BARGES TO JETTY Nina Bids Received for ' Vessel, ths .'Lowest Being Twehre 1 Hundred ' Dollars Some Thought. Tender ' Only VsJusbls as Junk.. Daniel Kern offered 111.141 for ths lighthouse tender Mansanlta when bids were opened at noon today la th offlc of th llghthou inspector and Captain Werllch will recommend to th chief of th department that th bid b accepted. William Btatmaa ran 'a clos second. offering 111.000. His bid proved irreg ular, however, en account of not being accompanied by 19 per cent of th pur chase prle Nln bid were submlttad.' ranging rmm 11111 t ",ai. as follows: Daniel Kern. 1 11.141; William Stat man. 111,099; Drak C. O'Reilly. Ml 109; O. J. Humphrey, $7,199; K. W. Spen cer. 11.009; . J. Ieve, 1t.lt1.lt: Osbrlel Wallace IM04.7t; A. Lvn. 11,191; J. Rubenatein. I1.1J4. ' . , Th low bidder zpctd to get the veaael for the price of Junk, o they said, and they ware, astonished when they heard of Kern and others blddlna abov th 910,999 mark. Daniel Kera will - convert th Man sanlta Into a tug to assist in towing th barge used for carrying rock to the Columbia river jetty. These barge. It la said, wHl be loaded with lumber and towed to Saa Francisco, while not occu pled hauling rock. - For thla purpose. shipping men say th Mansanlta will com in handy, as she Is a good sea boat and equipped with powerful engines. Th Mansanlta waa sunk about a year go tn th lower Columbia rrver by col tiding with the dredge Columbia and waa subsequently raised and towed to the -government moorings at Astoria. Th government has made an approprla. tlon for a new tender to take her place. AT THE THEATRES. .'v.. :, .Psntaies, - A wither ebolee estertalasieat is Is store for Hie patros ef tfee Paatagee. The Brat swmber "A eBM ef Hearts," T RaipB camsilacs aa con p. nr. every war ef nils play belns leocs. Oth.tr good acta are tbe f aehloa-Plate Trie, "A - Barbelor's HoaeyaMM." by Joha Oil neb aad eompaari Bert Chamberlain, aierrr ulmtrel: Edith MrMMtare, ehIM loger ssd saaeers eaa wiuoa an tae Mograpa, ' j ; "Partners InjtJis Ulnt.n The aiaaageBwiit ef the Irle kas arw Itself wise la tbe seleetloa ef that ekarailiia eooMdr-srasia. ."rartnera la tbe allae," which will, se doabt beeoBM the- sonalar sttraetloa of the pruoat week la rertlas tbeetrleal circles. Thla play embrace all the elaatenta which tend to stake sp a well-reuaded aad la stlag play. . . At ths Or and. ' . . ' - One ef the treatett eomedy playlets that ever toured tbe Orpbesra circuit le "Tbe Ike- aa the Horse." plared by tbe Harry LaRnee com. aenv. wblch will be - the Oread featnra thle , et.rtiac today. Tne pur let le from the sea ef Will IC Creasy, tbe for. moot vaoderllle koteh writer ef America, aad a m.a wa kas Bevvr writtea a fallare. At ths Sur. Today epeee tbe atork aeaana at tbe Star wltk tbe All eonpeny la "Cesaat la tbe Wee." Thle I a thrilling detective, drams Is See sets with s plot which hears s etrtklaa reeemhlaaee to the reeeat bank eobeery la Cbleat. -.,; - 1 ,. , f . traakUags aTssS Apply. . -Denmark advertises for a ' national esecutloner. She offers 1 14 per exe cution. Th former 'official resigned becwue he wasn't strong enough to wield th - heavy ax uaed la - Da- anark. . I ev: a august n. i;c3. I The Folio wing Entraor dinapy Offepingo to Tuesday Our lupremaxy in. "Spot Cash Buying" hat opeened to. us avenues of supply that are closed to other stores. . Hence these bargains that have no equal anywhere. Notwithstanding the values we have already offered to Portland women, tomorrow's news tells of still better values than we have had.- It is our extraordinarily large dealing with the best and largest manufacturers which enables us to surpass our own previous records in the matter of giving the best values. Tomorrow's news is of unusual importance to thrifty shoppers and the prices will speak for XX -, i XXl themselves. ; HERE IS THE LIST. . , -.. '.. . ; ;, r..", f'X- X: r::' ' y) THIS item on sale tuesday.only at this price.!'; ',; ... v;..:' "x Black IGleroerised Sateen Petticoats Bcgt 01.00 QuaUties A??T!frA - ) ; ' from tne workrooms, ana. win sen quickly ar wis tne - lowest price ever known;, best $1.00 Quality, on sale Tuesday only, This Item on Sale sized . rrice; This Item on Best 80 Quality, on Sole Tuesday at :X,. ... " (SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.) - You need them now. Tuesday's determined to givs vsluea that ah paras to bay at Tuesday's price. . . , , , . ; 900 yards pretty new Cotton Taffetas, in an unsurpassed assortment a beautiful silk finish material, suitable for wrappers, kimonos, dresses, etc., in attractive new patterns; light,' medium and dark colorings; sold everywhere at 8 l-3c a yard; specially F tg priced for Tuesday's sals st onjy..'... Js r. This Item on 8ale Tuesdsy Only at This Price. . ' ' ' Boyo' and Girlo' Knitted Underwaioto Unprecedented Offering1 for Tuesday Only 20o Quality "Waists Tomorrow. One Day Only . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . (SEE at, each This Item on White Hwk Towels Best 12Mb Qualities, on Sale Tuesday Only at v ' (SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.) , ; - . . . Hotel and housekeepers will bs quick to take advantage of this extraordinary offering. If youll coma hers tomorrow morning tou can buy towela at cheaper pricea than you have ever seen them aold for before. In fact Just about one half the price usually asked . by other retail dealers. - .- ..., Tuesday morning we plac.e on sale about 250 dozen White Huck Towels, extra heavy , Quality, finished with red borders, absolutely fast colors, good large size. 17x34 inches. hemmed, all ready to use; splendid values at ' I2yic, on sale, for one day only, Tuesday, at, each. ................... SEE TUESDAY EVENING ;- v -'V , .' . . in ithe'day -r X :- ;"V. ' - ' Wedneaday fb Baraino in Pollowinc Hoci- Notions, Doilies, Hose Supporters. New Fall Woolen Dress Goods, WCIIZIVZ . CHILDREN'S KNIT UNDERWEAR AND HOCICHY ' T77.77 ...wln-iflLilir is) wonderfully advantageous terms, resulting in a sale that no store has ever paralleled. No prudent shopper will ignore this irresistible offering. . Tuesday morning we place on ale about ,150 dozen women's SsteervPetti- s number of full size, fin- louncc, nicely eki, stitched Black Mercerized Sate coats, msde ud in orettv styles, cut full ished with deep flounce. trimmed with tucks. bands snd sccordion plaiting, with underlay snd duet ruffle. Theee skirts are maoe 01 ex- cellent Quality sateen, ire fresh -e a . .a. Tussdsy Only at This Price. -Women'o -Uuolin 150 Doxen Tuesday, 35o Quality . ? '-',-. ' ;- '- , .- - ' . ' The muslin underwear, department has dispensed some wonderful values of. late, but nothing that exceeds this offering for real merit. These drawers.' are msde of fine quality muslin,, with extra wide flounce, dainty lace insertion and edging, are full snd splendid sellers at the regular tomorrow only at. .............. ..A tf V vw-s, jri4Vs7 Sals Tuesday Only at This Price. price la less than present wholesale all instantly impress i it will bs putting WINDOW DISPLAY.) If you have both boys and girls at home, you will be' interested in this offering for tomorrow. . , The knitted waist is now conceded to b the best garment to put on a growing child. These are a splendid quality and will be sold at ridiculously low rice tor tomorrow only; all sizes; -made oi a solt leached yielding fabric; the arrangements of tapes a such thst the weight 01 the is borne upon the shoulders: fine qua buttons, sewed on to stay; reai 20c grade Sals Tuesday Only at This Price. PAPERS. Take a good look in ! v -J I 1 , I I 1 J ; CEIJT3 EACH (SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.) V . , ' 50c , - - at.. ............ 4.. ...... t J n H rrm -.A ' T3l figur es. Ws arc mc money in your Cts.Yord . trousers or shirt uality ' bone OO - ,- Wg ' . ' . f v,; vt3i L.Z.C1 our windows and come ear 7 Ttrcc St .' EM R) Cts. Each f I