WEEKLY.
COKVAIililS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDJlX, NOVEMBER 7, 1902.
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EVENTS OF THE PAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
f ll-rlo a DmA ftf-ert3nflr to OlU
Many Readers.
St.
is ex-
Arbitration of French coat miners'
strike has been commenced.
ess has reconvened
and President Palma's message is hope
ful of reciprocity.
Treasurer Roberts' annual report
shows the finances of the United States
to be in excellent condition.
Physicians are baffled in a case at
Bellevue hospital, New York. The
patient is turning entirely black and is
slowly dying.
The coal strike commission has sub
mitted a copy of Mitchell's statement
for the miners to the coal operators to
make their reply.
The 11 Cuban children, who came to
this country to join tbe Universal
Brotherhood in California, will be re
turned to their homes,.
An old bridge across one of Portland's
gulches collapsed precipitating five
persons and a team to the giound be
low. Fortunately, no one was seriously
injured.
The motorman and cotductor of the
electric car which collided with Presi
dent Roosevelt's carriage waived ex
amination on a charge of manslaughter
and were relesaed on bonds of $5,000
and $2,500 respectively.
French mineowners'and strikers are
still unable to agree.
Another salmon cannery combine has
been formed at Vancouver, B. C.
The Nioaragnan cabinet has resigned,
but the president refuses to accept.
Senator Quay may be prosecuted for
using his own letterheads in soliciting
campaign funds.
A naRftensrer train on the Northern
Pacific collided with a freight near
Paul, killing two men.
The kaiser's visit to England
pected to bring about more friendly re
lations between the two powers'.
Plana are being perfected at Cleve
land, Ohio, for the combination of all
soft coal interests of the country.
A trolley car and a switch engine
"collided in Chicago," resulting in one
person being killed and three seriously
injured.
H. R. Nickerson, vice president and
oeneral manager of the Mexican Cen
tral, denies that he has been offered the
presidency of the Southern racinc.
Sarah Bernhardt has just 'finished a
tnnr of Germany. Although she had
abundant applause, the engagement
was not the financial success expected
Another great eruption of the volcano
of Souffriere may be expected soon
The German government has appro
priated $500,000 for the expenses of its
exhibit at the 1UU4 iaur at oi. iuis
President Mitchell has all the data
prepared which he intends to preeent
to the investigating
it is called for.
The United States chief of engineers
).., annnnnrad that no dredge will be
built for the Columbia, leaving
provement to preeemt machines.
The revolution in Colombia will like
ly be settled without further bloodshed
The rebels are now endavoring to ar
range peace terms with the government,
A r ii line has been made by a New
York judge that any criminal case tried
" in Cuba by Americans during their oc
n nation mv be retried by the Cuban
courts.
Secretary Root has approved the dis
appearing gun carriage in connection
with guns of six-inch calibre, as well
oo t.hnB of larger bore. General Miles
was opposed to its adoption.
The first pension to be granted to
claimant in the Pacific Northwest
nnr th Indian War veteran bill
nanRed at the last session, is to Patric
Maloney. of Portland, who has just
been allowed $8 a month.
vmh mal miners on strike have
renewed their rioting.
The czar of Russia is suffering from
severe attack of nervous prostration.
all of the troops in the
thracite coal region have
home.
Six miners weie seriously injured in
a Michigan mine by a premature ex
plosion. The business man who is contented
with his business has Btopped growing.
The man who says he has business
enough, therefore has no need to adver
tise, has reached the full flood of the
tM But after the flood is the ebb
always. It is a law ol nature mat
nothing shall remain in a state of rest.
Everything grows, or it decays. No
business can remain at a standstill for
any considerable time. Printers Ink.
Ex-President Cleveland, in a speech
in New Jersey, made a strong attack on
the present tariff laws.
Three men were injured in Chicago
in connection with disturbances inci
dent to the bill posters strike.
tk. Foreman shoe company, of Cin
cinnati, one of the largest in the coun
try. has failed. ine coiiapse
caused by several
New Schedule of Wages Soon to fee Pre
sented to the Southern Pacific.
Oakland, CaL, Nov. 4. Within the
next few days the - Order of Railway
Conductors, Trainmen and Switchmen
will submit a schedule of wages to the
Southern Pacific Company. The re
quests of the men are very much the
same as those submitted by the engin
eer?, firemen, telegraphers and others.
An increase of 15 to ZU per cent is
asked, together with a uniform rate of
wages on all the divisions of me Atlan
tic and Pacific systems. The demands
will take the same general course that
the others have. Tbey will be passed
npon'by the respective departmentsand
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then referred to uenerai manager Agier
and Julius Krutschnitt, assistant to
President Harriman. These two gen
tlemen in turn will pass upon the de
mands and send them to the committee
ppointed by President Harriman to
confer with them.
According to the by-laws of tne
unions, tne company is .given ov uajo
to make an answer to tbe men.
The danger of a general strike upon
the Southern Pacific lines is not
thcught to be great. Both the aien and
the company officials are of the same
opinion, ihe neaos oi ineuepaniuemB
are unanimous in saying tnat tne pos
sibility of a great railroad strike is so
small that it cannot be considered even
possibility. The men hold equally
pronounced views. The reason for this
belief is found in the fact that the com
pany has al ways favored unions. Ihe
conservative organizations have always
had the entire confidence of the com
pany, and there have been no differ
ences which have not been amicably
settled.
commission when
WASHINGTON VOTE
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Financial Condition ef United States at
Close of Business Oct. 31, 1902.
Washington, Nov. 4.--The monthly
statement of the public debt, issued to
day, shows that the close of business
October 31, 1902, the debt, less cash in
treasury, amounted to $958,507, 20.
The debt proper was decreased through
the purchase of bonds by $14,7iJ,b8,
and the cash on band also shows a de
crease for the month of $14,831,515.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt, $915,470,230;
debt on which interest has ceased, since
maturity, $1,256,280; debt bearing no
interest. $398,302,549.' Total, $1,314,-
929,699. This amount, however, does
not include $860,316,069 in ceitificates
and treasury notes outstanding, .which
are offset bv an eaual amount of cash
on hand held for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows: Gold reserve, $150,000,000;
trust funds, $860,316,509; general
fund. $145,494,171: in national bank
depositories, $146,885,012; total, $1.
302,695,753, against which are demand
liabilities outstanding amounting to
$946,273,875, which leaves a cash bal
ance on hand of $356,421,875.
FIGHT ON COAL ROADS.
Interstate Commerce Commission Consld
ers New York Complaint.
New York. Nov. 4. Chairman 'Mar
tin B. Knapp and Commissioner J. U
Yeomans. of the interstate commerce
commission, neia a Drier session uerc
today and heard a statement of charges
Lawrence Shearn declared he had to
present against the anthracite coal car
rying roads. Mr. Shearn said he rep-
resented a number ol prominent citizens
of New York, Boston and Washington
and other cities. He said he was pre
pared to prove the existence of an
agreement between the roads to regu
late tonnage, and tnat this practically
was an agreement for an equitable di
vision of profits.
It was agreed that Mr. Shearn should
present his formal petition to the com
mission in Washington. The coal com
panies will then be notified and given
15 days to answer.
BOXERS CAUSE ALARM.
Pierce County.
lacoma, iov. """"r i OhJ-rndWtions are that the Re-
swept Pierce county ana eiectea men r--r,. . . . ,
.. . , , j . . I publicans carried -the- state by-over
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two state senators and iu representa
How the Vote Went, in
the Various States. "
ENTIRE STATE GOES REPUBLICAN BY
10,000 MAJORITY.
Idaho Republicans Win by About 3,000
In California the Strongest Fight is
on Governor, with Lane, the Demo
cratic Nominee, in tbe Lead Returns
from Other States.
WASHINGTON.
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 5. The Re
publicans have carried the state of
Washington by a majority that may
run as high as 12,000, though the indi
cations are that .it will be nearer iu,-
000. The Democratic state committee
does not claim the election of any of
its state ticket, though insisting that
the meager teturns received justify the
committee in believing thatthere is a
chance for Democratic control of the
state legislature. - Chairman Morrison,
of the Republican committee, holds
that the Republicans will have a ma
jority on joint ballot of fully 40.
It is likely Judge Hiram m. naaiey,
nominee for Justice of the Supreme
court, will lead the Republican state
ticket. The three congressional nomi
nees will run very close. In King
county it is conceded Ed Cudihee,
Dem.. has been re-elected sherm by a
majority somewhere between 1,000 and
1.500. Indications at . this time are
that George U. Piper and Andrew
Heinrich, candidates for the state sen
ate, are 'beaten, and the Republicans
will lose several members ef the house.
It is likely, hoewver, that 20 Republi
can members of the legislature will be
senht to Olympia.
Spokane County.
Spokane, Nov. 5. The Republican
congressional ticket has a majority id
Spokanem5nty of from 1,200 to 1,500.
A this time it seems that the Demo
crats have carried seven of the 12 legis
lative candidates, and the Republicans
five. Uf these five, three are under
stoodt o be for An ken v for senator, and
two for Wilson. The Republicans
have carried their county ticket, with
the exceptiaon of treasurer and coroner,
Rasher and Graves, Dem., for tbe state
senate are elected.
Clark County.
Vancouver. Nov. 5. The eletcion
passed off quietly in this city and
county. It is conceded, however, that
the entire Republican ticket is eiectea.
Complete returns from six precincts in
the conntv gives Jones. Cusmhan and
Humorhev. Republiacan representa
tives. 530: Cotterill. Homcomb and
Cole, Democratic reprseentatives, 240
Ranck. Ren., legislature, 512; Parcel
R.. legislature. 4959: Edmunds,
Dem., 26; Ricker, Dem., 301.
Whitman County.
Colfax. Nov. 5. Complete returns
from 20 out of 58 precincts in Whitman
countvshow a Republican landslide
Indications oiont to the election of the
entire Republican legislative and coun
ty ticket, with the possible exception
of auditor, superintendent and survey
or. Ine KepUDJlcan cuiigrcnoiuum
ticket carries the county by a big m
jority.
tives are supposed to be against a rail
road commission. - -. ;
'' Klickitat County. -
Goldendale. Nov. 5. -TChe Republi
can state ticket has earned juicxitat
county by . 400 majority. The Demo-
mtic! candidates for county auditor
and sheriff are elected, while tbe Her
publicans elect the rest of the county
ticket.
Mason County.
Olvmpia. Nov. 5. Incomplete re
turns received from Mason county show
the state ticket to have been carried by
the Republicans by at least 100 major-
ty. ... . ; ,
Stevenson County.
Stevenson. Nov. - 5. Returns from
fnnr of the principal precincts in the
conn tv indicate the election of Ithe Re
publican ticket by &i small majority.
This is usually a strong Democratic
county. :
Adams County.
Ritzville. Nov. 5:- Incomplete re
turns from seven precincts in Adams
county show that the Republicans elect
representative, auditor, clerx, surveyor,
superintendent and two commissioners
the Democrats, treasurer and sheriff,
with the assessor in -doubt. The.. Re
publican nominees for congress are well
in the lead.
Kittitas County.
Ellensburg, Nov. 5. Returns are
coming in very slowly. Five precincts
show heavy Democratic gains, but the
Republican congressional ticket is well
in the lead. v
Lewis County. -
Chehalis, Nov. 5.-Returns from 10
precincts give Cushman, Jonea and
Humphrey, Rep., a lead of 600. ; Tbe
vote is lighter than it was two years
ago. ; ' -" $ '
Stevens County.
Colville, Nov. 5. The count in nine
out of 51 precincts the county, not
including Colville or Nortnport, give
Cushman, Jones and; Humphrey a very
small lead. '-
' Pacific County-
Ilwaco, Nov. 5. Returns are coming
in very slowly. itepuDiican congres
6ional candidates arejin the lead.
Chehalis! COunty.
Aberdeen. Nov. 5. The indications
are that Chehalis county has given a
big majority for thfftentire Republican
ticket. V
Garfield .County.
Pomerov. Nov. 5j4-Despite rain and
blustery weather,' with snowfall
mountain precinct a .neavy-rvoto was
polled The Republicans claim to nave
elected the legislative ticket The
Democrats claim the prosecuting attor
ney, auditor and sheriff.
IDAHO.
70,000.
Minnesota Returns so far .indicate
that Van Sant, Rep., is elected govern
or by 30,000. - -
Illinois Republicans have carried
this state by 45,000. Democrats lost
three congressmen. ' -
Michigan The Republican majority
is between au.uuuu ana u,uuuu.
Eleven of the 12 congressmen are Re
publicans.
Missouri Indications point to a
Democratic plurality of at least 20,000.
New Hampshire Republican plural
ity in this state will be about 8,000. .
Tennessee Twenty-two counties
heard from give Frazier, Dem., for gov
ernor, a majority of 37,000. -
Pennsylvania The Republicans
elected their governor by 175,000.
" Indiana This state went Republican
by 25,000 to 40,000.
Maryland Republicans elected four
and Democrats two members of congress.
New Jersey The Democrats made
heavy gains, but their control of the
state is doubtful. -.
Kanssa Entire Republican ticket
elected by at least 40,000.
Connecticut The full Republican
ticket was elected by 15,000.
Massachusetts Bates, Rep., for gov
ernor, received a plurality oi a,uuu.
Florida There was no opposition to
the Democratic ticket, which swept
everything.
Alabama The state ticket went . Ke-
publican bv 25.000.
Rhode Island Democrats eiectea
coventor. Keoublicans captured an
other state officers.
West Virienia Republicans elected
only one member of congress -. out of
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nine.
South Carolina The Democratic
ticket carried everything without oppo
sition
Iowa The state went Republican
by 75,000.
Nebraska Xhe result on governor is
doubtful. Republicans elected the rest
of the ticket
Wisconsin Wisconsin has gone Re
publican bv at least 35,000 plurality.
North Carolina JJemocrats eiectea
everything by overwhelming majorities.
Mississippi A light vote was ponea,
There was no opposition to the Demo
cratic ticket.
Georgia A solid Democratic
tion was returned-to congress.
Arkansas All of the seven Demo
cratic nominees were elected to congress
bv big majorities. -
Colorado Republicans carried state
ticket, but one or more Democratic con
gressmen win.
Nevada Entire Republican ticKet
elected. ' .
South Dakota Republicans-control
state, but Democrats made heavy gains
WEALTHY INDIAN ROBBED.
delega
ITFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
- QF THE STATE. '
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sent
Master of British Gunboat Will Send De
tachment if Necessary.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 4. The Roxer
uprising in Szechuan is causing great
alarm to foreigners, though fa plan of
camnaign by which rescue is to be
effected, if necessary, has been formed.
The master of a British gunboat at
Kiahing, 350 miles below Chengtu,
sent a letter by the French commander,
saving that he would Cume with a de
tachment of troops and a field sun, if
necessary. The correspondence further
states that the officials have been in
formed the Boxers intend making 'a
concerted rising when the harvest is
over. Chengtu is to be the first at
tacked and then the smaller towns.
New Destroyer Launched.
Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 4. The lake
submarine torpedo boat Protector was
successfully launched here today. The
Protector is designed for harbor defense,
She is 60 feet long and of 11 feet beam,
and has a displacement of 65 tons sub
merged. Her power is electricity when
submerged, and gasoline when cruising
awash. - A trap door in her bow wilt
enable a diver to leave the boat for the
purpose of cutting cables or mine con
nectiona. Her builders oeiieve sue can
destroy the submarine defenses of any
harbor in the world.
was
To Study American Labor.
New York. Nov. 4. Alfred Mosley
arrived here today on the steamship
Campania. He said that the members
of the commission which he is bringing
from England to study the relations of
canital and labor in the United States
would all reach this country in a few
days. A number of English journalists
came on the Campania to report the in-
Yakima County.
North Yakima. Nov. 5. Election re
turns are coming in slowly. in tne
city Jones leads the congressional
" Al
itcket. He is over auu aneaa oi me
Democratic candidate. Hadley, for
judge, leadsby 175.
Columbia County.
Datyon, Nov. 5. All the Republican
congressional candidates have won m
Columbia county, with majorities ap
proximating 200 each. For supreme
judge, Hadley has about 200 majority.
Sixteen precincts are complete nere,
and only three to hear from. It is an
even break in the legislative race.
Cowlitz County.
Kalama. Nov. 5. Complete returns
from four precintcs in Cowlitz county,
and incomplete returns from five' more
indicate the election of tbe bead ot tne
Republican ticket by at least 50 major
ity. Van Name, the Democratic c an
didate for state senator, is probably
elected by 150 majority; Chapman,
Democratic candidate for representa
tive, may be elected by a narrow margin.
Walla Walla County.
Walla Walla. Nov. 5. ndications
point strongly to the election ot tne
entire Republican legislative ticket,
The Republicans lose the auditor and
one commissioner. Returns are- com
ing in slowly, only 13 out of the 2b
precincts of Walla waua county naving
been heard irom. ine congressional
vote gives the Republicans 250 majority
Thurston County.
Olympia, Nov. 5. Thurston county
shows large gains in the majorities
over the election of two years ago. Re
turns from the 14 largest precincts give
the Republican congressional ticket
500 majority over the Democratic.
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 5. While exact
figures from yesterday's election are
not yet at band, enough is known to
nonnre a Republican majority on tbe
entire slate ticket of some ,uuu
French, for congress, leads his ticket,
in most sections. Counties that were
Himnoserl to be certainly Democratic
have swung into the Republican line,
figures from Shoshone show that the
Republicans have carried that county
by at least 300, and elected their legis
lation tinket. Ada county has given a
maioritv of 700 ; Nez Perce and Latah,
400 to 800 each. Throughout the
southeast everything is Republican so
far as heard from, and it is believed to
be a clean sweep in that scetion. Ban-
nwt ronntv gives Moriieon, Rep., for
governor, 300 majority. There French
did not do so well, his lead being com
paratively small. Republicans will
have 47 members of the legislature,
maioritv of 13 on joint ballot.
The count is progressing very siowiy
Republican claims are sustained, so far Tfae ro.obera jamped on their horses,
as the vote is counted
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smaller concerns i yestigation as proceeds. American
oing under owing large amounts to the methods are Mousing great interest in
Had $22,000 Hid In an Outbuilding, which
Three White Men. Discovered.
Butte, Montana, Nov. 5. a special
from Plains" Bays that one of the most
sensational robberies that has ever oc
curred in the history of Western Mon
tana was enacted near Plains yesterday,
news of which has just reached this
place. A wealthy Flathead Indian
named Machell was robbed Saturday
night of $22,000 in cash, the money
consisting of $100 bills and $20 gold
pieces.
Macbell was a visitor in riaina dbi-
urday night, and during his absence, at
about 10 o'clock at night, a man
flrpssfid as a snuaw called at his home
on Camas Prairie and engaged in con
versation with Machell'e squaw. Mrs.
Machell noticed that the visitor was not
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a sauaw. but a wnite man, as no couiu
not talk good Flathead, but she did not
suspect what was wrong until sbe saw
two men run from an outbuilding, car
rying eomething with them. Then it
was that her suspicion was aroused, as
the wealth was stored in that building
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco. Nov. 5. Returns aie
still scattering. Those at hand mdi
tA that if Franklin K. Lane, tne
Democratic nominee for governor,
maintains his present gams, he will be
elected over Pierce, Rep., by a. small
plurality. The Republican committee
has reduced its claim for Pardee lrom
10 000 to-5,000. Lane estimates his
mairoitv in San Francisco at lo.UUU.
With the exception oi governor, ine
Republicans will probably elect their
entire state tijket. The Republicans
have lost one and probably three mem
bers of congress. Loud, in the Filth,
is defeated by W. J. Wynne, the Union
Labor candidate, and Gillette, in the
First, and Coombs, in the becond, are
running behind their ticket. The re
maining five members ot congress, are,
according to present figures, itepu oilcan.
NEW YORK.
which were near by. and the one that
had been talking to her joined them,
and the three rode hurriedly away
As soon as she reached the Plains
with the news, several of the white
citizens of that place accompanied
Machell to his home to see if the story
was true, which was proved on their
arrival there. A score of young In
dians started out to' try to locate the
robbers, but no clew has teen found
Machell is the wealthiest full-blood
Indian on - the reservation. He has
laree herds of cattle and horses, and
was always known to have money, but
few ceople knew that he kept it at
home. It develops, however, that the
old Indian was afraid to trust his
money in tbe bank, and kept it in an
old trunk in an outbuilding at his
ranch.
GONE TO INSPECT MINES.
Commercial and Financial Happenings ot
- the Past Week Brief Review of thr
Growth and Development of Various
Industries Throughout Our' Common
wealth Latest Market Report.
The grain fleet now in the river at
Portland is the largest on record for the
time. "
After several weeks' suspension of
work of a part of the Willamette pulp
and paper company, at Oregon City, on
account of low vater in the river, work
has been resumed. ' '
Salem hopgrowers and dealers expect
to see some lively buying of hops in
that market in the next three weeks,
and an advance of 5 cents in the price
would not be a great surprise.
A new corporation will begin business
in Baker City next spring, to be known
as the Heilner wool pressing and grad
ing company. The new company will
erect a stone building to be equipped
with the latest machinery for cleaning,
grading and pressing wool.
The incendiary attempts to destroy
buildings at the Fort Stevens barracks
still continue, although a double guard
is . maintained and every precaution
-taken to prevent - a repetition of the
fires The officers are at a loss to ex
plain the reason for the blazes.
J. M. Clark, brother of Senator Clark
of Montana, has purchased the Pooth-
Dysert hydraulic placer mines in the
Jump off-Joe district, Southern Oregon,
and the adjoining farms of Pollock and
Davis. Tne consideration for the farms
and placers is $25,000 cash. Mr.
Clark has a large crew making exten
sive improvements which will double
the output of the mine.
One of the richest gold mines in the
United States is the North Pole, located
about six miles north of Sumpter.
About $750,000 has been expended on
external improvements and underground
development work since the mine was
discovered. The property -is controlled
by English capitalists. The actual
value of the North Pole is problemati
cal. The management, of course, is
familiar with the value of the ore found
in the wonderful pay shoots, but it
does not know the full extent of tbe pay
shoots. Development work is being
pushed to determine the richness and
extent of this rich body of ore. If, as
there is every reason to believe, this
rich shoot extends to the depth, then
the mine is easily worth $10,000,000.
The state piinting office is now work
ing on the last form of the new Oregon
code, and the two volumes will be sent
to the bindery next week. It is ex
pected that the new code will be ready
for distribution about the middle of
November. .
The present year will be the greatest
from a business standpoint in the his
tory of the state land department.
During the first nine months of 1902
the receipts from payments on sales of
state land exceeded the total for any
previous year.
William Baldwin and his son,
George, were sentenced to serve two
j ears and one year, respectively, in the
penitentiary, the one for aiding and
abetting, and the other lor BtriKing tne
fatal blow that killed Frank Carson in
Portland a short time ago.
A new ledge, with a good width and
of a very rich quality of free muling
ore, has been uncovered on the Lucky
Boy mine, in the Blue river district.
A. J. Nielon, ex-sheriff and tax col
lector of Lake county, who was found
guilty of defalcation in office by a jury
at the May term of court, has been
sentenced to four years in the peniten
tiary and ordered to pay a $6,000 fine,
to cover the amount of , defalcation.
An appeal has been taken to the su
preme court.
Coal Strike Board Starts oa Its Tour of
vjj Inspection of the Mlnes. i
Scran ton, Pa., Oct. 31. The seven .
commissioners appointed by President
Roosevelt to adjust the differences be
tween the anthracite mineworkers and
their employers made a tour yesterday
of the extreme upper coal fields, and
saw ever; step taken in the production
of coal, from the time it is blasted from
the ground, hundreds of feet below the "
surface, up to the point where it is sent
to market, ready fcr the use of the con
sumer. The arbitrators had .an inter-
esting day, and returned to their hotel
at 6 :30 o'clock grimy from - coal dust ,
and tired after eight busy hours of ob
servation and investigation.
The trip was a novelty to most of '
those in the commissioners' party,
some of whom never had been in the ;
hard coal regions. The commissioners
displayed the greatest interest in every .
feature of coal mining, and went about
their work in a manner that was pleas
ing to behold. The mining super in
tendents accompanied the commission
ers. The seven arbitrators had to en-
dure many discomforts, make their way
through wet places in the mines, ,
almost crawl along some of the gang
ways in the workings, and pass through ;
clouds of coal dust in the breakers.
Notwithstanding this, their eagerness !
for information was not diminished,
and they expect to put in another day's
work today in this vicinity.
It would be unfair to say that one
commissioner displayed more interest
than another, but it can be truly said
that Bishop Spalding asked more ques
tions than any one of ihe others. . He '
was usually in the center of a group of
commissioners, and asked many ques
tions of those who are employed in and
about the mines.
All the commissioners were good lis
teners, but poor talkers, when it came'
down to getting an expression from .
them on any feature of the mining
business. From their actions today, it '
is cetain they have argeed not to say
what they think of the questions that
will come before them. Several per
sons approached one or another of the
commissioners during the day, merely"
for the purpose of haying him say what
he thought of something he saw and in
each case the inquirer was rebuffed.
Yesterday's tour consisted of an in
spection of No. 2 mine of the Hillside
coal company, operated by the Erie
company, and the coal breaker of the
Delaware & Hudson company.- The
former is located at Forest Citj, 22
milea north of this city, and the break
er at Carbondale. four miles south of
Forest City. .
MINERS STAY OUT.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
blue-
New New York, Nov. 5. In spite of
phenomenally large vote in New
York and Kings county for Bird S.
finler. Dem.. the returns, as far as re
ceived, indicate the re-election of Ben
jamin B. Odell, Rep., to the governor-
shin of New xorK state Dy 1,100 plur
ality. Color's plurality in Greater New
York exceeded llo.uuu. but even tnat
large vote was not sufficient to over
come the' Republican majorities from up
the state. The vote on both candidates
in the county was lighter than that of
two years ago.
MONTANA.
Commission to Spend Four Days More in
Various Coal Workings.
Scran ton, Pa., Nov. 5. The mine
strike commissioners have gone to
Hazleton to spend four days in further
acquainting themselves with the phys- J broilers, $2.002.50;
Okanogan County.
Spoxane, Nov. 5. Eleven precincts
out of 24 reporting in Okanogaa county
show that the Republicans are carrying
breaking even on the county ticket and licans claim the election of six out
leading on the legislative. seven members of the legislature.
Butte, Mont., Nov. 5. Late returns
from the various outlying counties in
dicate the election of the entire state
Reoubl ican ticket. Counties heretofore
Democratic report Republican land
slides. Lewis and Clark county Kepub-
of
Wheat WallaWalla, 6870c;
stem 7476c; valley, 71c.
Barley Feed, $21.00 jer ton; brew
ing, f zz.uu.
Flour Best grade, 3.203.50; grah
am, $2.903.20.
Millstuffs Bran, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, $23.50; shorts, $19.50;
chop, $17.
Oate No. 1 white, $ l.u&i.U7$ ;
gray, $l.uzfc(Si.vK per cental.
Hay Timothy, ftu(gn; ciover,
$7.50; cheat, $8 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, Bu7Uc
per sack; ordinary, 5055c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $1.75
2 per cental.
Poultry Uhickens, mixed, f.ouo
4.25 ; per pound, 10c; hens, $44.50 per
dozen; per pound, 11c; springs, $3.00
3.50 per dozen; fryers, fZ.6u3.uu;
ducks, $4.0U
Strike at Several Mines Is Renewed Upon "
Orders from President Mitchell.
Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 1. The strike ('
at the seven collieries of Coxe Bros. &
Co., the fonr mines of G. B. Markle &
Co., and the Silver Brook operation of r
J. S. Wents & Co., was officially re
newed today through an order , issued
by District Secretary Gallagher, of the
United Mineworkers, upon instructions .
from President Mitchell. The strikers
at those minea were not permitted to
return to work in a body, the Coxes in
sisting that their employes make per
sonal application for their former posts,
and G. B. Markle & Co. requiring each
man before going back to work to
promise to abide by the decision of the
arbitration commission. - ihe mine
workers allege that the object of these
requirements is discrimination against
men who were prominent in the strike.
The trouble at Silver Brook is similar
to that at Coxe Bios.
ical features of mining. They had not
decided, up to the time of leaving, how
they would divide their time while in
the middle and lower districts. It
was definitely decided, though, that not
more than four days would, be , devoted
to the trip. - Assistant .Recorder Neill
was left behind to receive the miners
statement from President Mitchell.
On Thursday it is expected that the
nnerators' counter statement will be
presented. The commissioners . win
then take a recess until Friday, No
vember 14. by which time the two
parties will be expected to have com
nleted the preparation of their cases,
and to be ready to gd on with the hear
ings. The commissioners will also de
vote the interim to preparations for the
hearings by acquainting themslves with
the details of the two statements,
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, young, 12H
13c; geese, f U.UUts.ou per aozen.
Cheese Dull cream, twms; 14(3
15c; Young America, 15 17,
factory prices, ll)c less.
Butter Fancy creamery, MgdzyzC
per pound; extras, due; dairy, zu
22$c; store, 1001s.
Eggs 25 aoc per dozen.
Hops New crop, 2225c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12K15c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 26 28c.
Beef Gross, cows, 33fcC per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 67c.
Veal 78Kc.
Mutton Gross, 3c per pound;
dressed, 6c.
Lambs Gross, 3)c per pound;
dressed, 6c.
Hogs Gross, 6Ji6Kc per pound;
dressed, 77&c
The New Monitor Wyoming.
Washington, Nov. 1. A : telegram
received at the navy department from
Captain Dickens, at the Mare Island
navy yard, contains the following re
port of yesterday's trial of the mon
itor Wyoming:
"The two hours' full speed trial of
the Wyoming in the open sea was suc
cessfully completed today. The mean
revolutions for the two hours were
201.3. Thin corresponds to a speed ol
11.8 knots. The general behavior of
the ship in moderate sea and breeze
was satisfactory."
Wrecked by Runaway Cars.
Oxford, O., Nov. 1. The express for
Chicago over the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton and the Monon routes collid
ed with two runaway freight cars here
last night, wrecking the engine, bag
gage and mail cars. The fireman and
two tramps were killed. The : wrecked
cars were burned. No passengers were
hurt, although they were badly ; shaken
up. The freight cars were detached
from a train that took the siding here
to allow the Chicago express to pass,
and were not noticed by the freight
crew until too lote.
Big Forest Fire.
Missoula, Mont., Nov. 1. The Rocky
mountain division headquarters of the
Northern Pacific railroad has been in
formed through private messages that
an immense forest fire is raging across
the river from the Flathead reservation.
The flames fare spreading' unchecked,
and millions of feet of the finest timber
in this part of the state are being de
stroyed. It IB believed that; only a
heavy rain or snowfall will serve to
quench the fire.
Paper Factory Burned.
Minneapolis, JNov. 1. Six firemen
were injured at midnight in a fire that
entailed a damage estimated at $250,-.
000. The six-story factorybuilding oc
cupied bv the Minneapolis paper com
pany, and owned by J. C. Oswald &
Co., was gutted. The stock of the
paper company, known also as Wright,
Barrett & Still well, was consumed.
The contents aie said tohave exceeded
$200,000 in value.
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