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LARGEST EVER Roosevelt's Plur ality Unprece dented. OVER A MILLION Even the "Solid South" Has Been broken. MEAD CARRIES IN WASHINGTON Oregon's Plurality Passes 40,000 Mark Idaho Gives Roosevelt About 25,000 Plurality. New Ycrk Nov. 10. Ketutns show a steadily increasing Republican plur ality and it now seeing probable that Roosevelt's plurality in the popular vote will be, in round numbers, 2,000, 000. New Yoik, Nov. 9. With the elec tion returns still incomplete the plu rality for President Roosevelt in the nation, according to all indications, will exceed 1,800,000 the greatest ever given an American candidate. The nearest approach to this vote was in 1S96, when McKinley received a plurality approximating 850,000, and in 1Si2, when Giant received t2,991 The interest now centers in Missouri and Maryland. Late election returns indicate that the former state is in the Republican column so far as presi dential electors are concerned, but that Joseph V. Folk, the Democratic candi date, baa been elected governor. In Maryland the presidential vote will probably be cast for Roosevelt Late returns tonight indicate that Thomas A. Smith has been elected to congress by the Democrats in the first district. Oregon. Portland, Nov. 9. Election returns in Oregon indicate tbat the Republican plurality will reach perhaps 43,000. Complete leturns are not yet available lhe total vote tor president will Jail a little short of that for supreme judge last June, when 93,000 ballots were cast for the four candidates of tbat office. -The number of votes in tbat election was nearly 100,000, and the number of votes cast last Tuesday seems to be about 10 per cent short of tbat polled in the last state election. Seven counties have adopted prohi- Eenton, Tillamook, Coos and Curry. (sixteen counties have rejected prohi biion Clackamas, Columbia, Douglas, Grant, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Sher man, Umatilla, Union, VYaaco and Washington. Lincoln was thought to have gone "dry" early in the count, but pulls out against prohibition by a narrow marg in. In Linn the result was very close, prohibition being defeated by 96 votes. Twelve precincts, however, voted, "dry" in the county, including Halsey, Shedd, Tangent, South Lebanon, South Brownsville,. Jackson has adopted prohibition, and the "wet" majorities of Medford, Jacksonville and Gold Hill are therefore unavailing. Gillam is a prohibition county by 34 majority. All precincts in Wash ington county have rejected prohibi tion. Two precincts in Clackamas voted "dry"' Garfield and Viola; likewise 13 precincts in Douglas, four in Union, two in Wheeler, four in Multnomah, four in Malheur, six in Umatilla, one in Clatsop, six in Ma rion, three in Wasco, two in (.Sherman. In Lane county Junction City adopted prohibition. Indiana. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 10. Secre tary Sims, of the Republican state central committee, said today that from unofficial reports from 80 of the 92 counties the Republicans national ticket had received a plurality of 74, 000 in Indiana. Massachusetts. Boston, Nov. 9. Complete retnma from the state give Roosevelt 254,552; Parker 168,273; Roosevelt's plurality 86,279. For governor: Douglas, Dem. 254.311 ; Bates, Rep., 198,601; . Doug, las' majority, 65,710. Delaware. Wilmington.Del., Nov. 9. Roosevelt has carried Delaware by about 2,500. The Republicans claim that they will Lave 40 of the 52 members of the legis lature on joint ballot. Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 9. Both Democrats and Republicans are claim ing the state. Returns indicate a ma jority of 15,000 votes for the Democrat ic national ticket, and perhaps 6,000 less for Frazier, Democratic candidate for governor. Vermont. White River Junction.Vt., Nov. 9. Complete returns from Vermont: Roosevelt 40,691; Parker 9,881; Roose velt's pluiality 80,810. Kansas. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 9. At 12:30 a. m. Chairman Stubbs, of the Republi can State coinmitete, claimed the elec tion of II orb for governor by a plurali ty of 50,000 Roosevelt's plurality will be close to 100,000. Washington. Seattle, Wash, Nov. 10. King coun ty gives Roosevelt a plurality of 15, 000; Mead carries thin county by 7,000. Pierce goes Republican on national is sues by 7,600, aud gives Mead 1,750. Spokane is more than 4,500 strong for Roosevelt, though Turner carries the connty by less than half its estimated plurality. The state of Washington placed no limit on its Roosevelt vote. Three fourths of the voters who cant ballots for him might have stayed a. home and still he would have carried the state. Though the state count is still incompleted and inaccurate, it is evi dent the Roeevelt electors have a plur ality over Parker of 70,000 or better. This is 30,000 stronger than the wildest Republican estimates made it before election, and as much better than the first returns indicated. The state was practically unanimous, for Uie sparse 24,000 Parker votes out of a total that will exceed wtien on-party totals are finished 125,000 is not to be seriously considered. Idaho. Boise, Idaho, Nov. 10. feetnrns from the Idaho election have come in more slowly than any pievious time in the history of the state. Those en gaged in gathering figures complained that things went with snob a sweep that judges and clerks thought there was no further interest in it and sealed up returns without taking copies or giving anyone else opportunity to do so. So far 54,099 votes on the Republi can and Democratic candidates for president have been heard from and 53,181 on governor. Of the presiden tial vote, Roosevelt has 38,782 and Farker 15,317. Roosevelt's majority is 23,475 and his percentage of vote is 72. Gooding has 34,744 votes and Heitfeld 1S.437. Gooding's majority is 10,307, and his percentage 63. The vote this year has fallen far be low the registration. The latter was about 80,000. Two years ago the Re publican and Democratic vote on gov ernor was 57,895. As nearly as can be ascertained there is an increase of 12 per cent on Democratic and Republican presidential votes. This would indi cate a total of 64.800 for Roosevelt and Parker in the state. If Roosevelt's percentage of 72 be carried through he will lead Parker by 28,500, while Good ing's lead over Heitfeld would De 19j 000. The Democrats elect four members of the leigslature a senator from Custer, a senator and representative from El morre and a representative from Lemhi. Maryland. Baltimore, Nov. 10. The official returns received here up to a late hour tonight indicate that the plurality for nw jMiMeufrr i.MujTijM KH rune Turruay was very close, possibly only 100 on either side. It is probable that Secre tary of State Tilghman will be called upon to decida which of the electors will be entitled to cast their votes in Washington. From the official returns tbns far received the indications are that the Republicans have elected sev en and the Democrats one of the elect ors of the state. Returns received from 11 counties of the state give the Republican electors a plurality of 174. Lntil the canvassing boards of the several counties and of Baltimore city shall have examined and counted the ballots, it will be impossible to say which of the presidential candidates will receive Maryland's electoral vote. There is no change in the congressional situation, the Democrats and Republi cans each having elected three members of the next house of representatives California. San Francisco, Nov. 10. The few additional unofficial returns received today from various points in California do not affect the results already an nounced. The official count will I required to determine the exact figures, but it is evident that Roosevelt's plur ality in the state will approximate 115,000. The legislatuie, which electa a United States senator, will have 103 Republican members lo 17 Democrats and Labor Unionists. Utah. Salt Lake City, Ncv. 10. Additional returns from Tuesday s election, cover ing every county in the state, have in. creased toe majority. lor Roosevelt so tremendously that it is probable it will not run short of 27,000. Parker had a plurality in only one county. In Salt Lake county, out of a total of about 31,000 votes, Roosevelt received 20,- 100, and Pamer 8,100. Louisiana. New Oleans, Nov. 9. The Demo crats have carried Louisiana for Paiker by a majority of probably 35,000. Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 9. The Democratic ticket carried with the nsual majorities, electing everything Florida. . Jacksonville.Fla., Nov. 9. The usual Democratic majorities in Florida are indicated. The Democratic candidates for congress are all elected. Kentucky. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 9. The Re publicans at this time concede the Dem ocrats nearly everything. Nebraska. Omaha, Nov. 9. At midnight the indications are that Roosevelt has car ried Nebraska by a plurality of 36,000 to 40,000. The Republic wis have elected congressmen in the First Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts. The Second and third aie in doubt. Nevada. Reno, N'ev., Nov. 10. There are still about 70 preciucts to hear from in this stale. A conservative estimate places Roosevelt's plurality at between 2,500 and 3,000. Yerington, Rep., is elected over Van Duser, Dent., by about 100. Nixon, Rep., for senator, will control the legislature by about three votea. Ohio. Columbus, O., Nov. 10. - Nearly complete returns tonight show close to 250,000 plurality for Roosevelt ami Fairbanks electors. Only 18 out of the 88 counties in the state have been car ried for Parker and only one Democrat ic tongiessman has been elected out of 21. State Chairman Harvey Garber, the Democratic candidate in the Fourth district, has 1,600 plurality in a dis trict normally 6,000 Democratic. Colorado. Denver, Nov. 10. D. B. Falrley, Republican state chaiman, today abandoned his claim that Governor J 11. Peabody had been re-elected, and the governor himself conceded his de feat. Adams' majority over Peabody in the city and county of Denver is 6,- 00, and m the entire state about 5,600, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Nov. 10. Complete hut unofficial figures leceived by the Aswiated Press from every county in the state, with the exception of Alle gheny, in which Pittsburg Is situated, but from where a close estimate has been obtained, shows that President Roosevelt's plurality in Pennsylvania has reached 494,952, probably the largest plurality ever given a presiden tial candidate by any state in the polit ical history of the country. West Virginia. Fakersburg. W. Va., Nov. 10. The official returns for West Virginia are not yet in, but from returns received Roosevelt's plurality in the state , is placed at 25,000 to 30,000. The Re publican state committee claims the election of W. G. Dawson, Rep., for governor, by about 9,000 plurality. The Democratic state committee con cedes his election by about 6,000. Missouri. St. Louis, Nov. 10. With seven counties still to be heard from the re turns show that Roosevelt's plurality n Missouri stood at 15,755. Of the eeven counties unheard from six went for Bryan in 1900. They are remote and sparsely settled. With complete returns from 96 counties out of 114 at band, the entiie Republican state tick et, with the exception of governor, has been elected by pluralities of 350 to 15,000. Minnesota. St. Paul, Nov. 10. Incomplete rp turns from all counties in Minnesota show that Johnson, Pern., was elected governor by a majority of 13,000. Ke- turns.receivod here today show that the next Minnesota house of represent atives will have 107 Republicans and 12 Democrates. Montana. Butte, Mont.. Nov. 10. The retuins from Tuesday's election thus far re ceived seem to give the Republicans the best of it in the next legislature. The house, it is figured on actual re. turns, will be Republicans 37, Dcmo- ciats 31, doubtful 4. Ihe senate from present indications will be 15 Republi cans, 10 Democrats and 1 doubtful. A Republican b-gmlature insures the return of ex-senator Thomas 11. Carter to the United States. Nsw York. New lork, Nov: 9. Returns from the whole state show that Roosevelt has 174,000 pluraliy and that Higgins for governor has 80,000. The legislat ure will have 102 Republicans out of 150, and 35 Republican senators out of 50. Parker carried Greater New York, with one election district missing, by 35,999. Brooklyn was carried by Roosevelt by 1,080. Herrick carried Greater New York, with one election district missing, by 80,625, and Brook. lyn by 6,404. Iowa. Des. Moines, Iowa, Nov. 11. Com. plete unofficial returns from every conn. ty in the state were received by the state auditor today. The vote on pres ident follows: Roosevelt, Itep., 331, 670; Parker, Dem., ie5.589; Dobs., Hoc., 78,342; Swallow, Prohi., 7,285 Watson, Pop., 1,791. These are the figures that will be canvassed by the board in December. 8outh Dakota. Sioux Falls, H. D Nov. 9. Chair man Martin, of the Democratic state central committee, has issued a state. ment in w hich he concedes Roosevelt polled 60,000 votes, Parker 30,000 and Watson 15,000. North Dakota. Grai.d Forks, N. D., Nov. 9. Roose. velt tarried North Dakota by from 20, 000 to 25,000. This is an increase of over 60 per cent from McKin ley's ma jority. The state ticket is elected by probably 4,000 less. Maine, Fortland, Maine, Nov. 9. With slightly decreased vote Maine today gave the usual 'Republican majorities Democrats showed less interest than Republicans and many did not vote. Connecticut. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 9. Com plete returns from the state give Roose velt 111,336; Parker 72,167. For gov einor: Roberts, Rep., 104,763; Robert son, Dem., 78,187. Rhode Island. Providence, It. I., Nov. 9. Com plete returns from Rhode Island for president give: Roosevelt 40,898; Parker 8,924; Roosevelt's plurality IB,- 974. Utter, Rep., will I elected gov ernor by less than 6,000 pluiallty. The legislature Is overwhelmingly Republi can. Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 9. Roosevelt has carried Wyoming by 7,500 to 8,- 000. Prooka, Republican, has been elected governor by over 4,000 over Os borne, IV mot ratio. New Jersey. Newark, N. J., Nov. 9 New Jersey was carried by the Republicans by a bigger majority than ever the most san guine of the Republican predictions The state gave In the neighborhood of 60,000 for Roosevelt. . Virginia. Richmond, Va., Nov. 9. The state has gone about the usual number Dem ocrat u . Mississippi. Jackson, Miss, Nov. 9. The Demo cratic plurality l unusually large In Mississippi, having reached the total of about 60,000. All Democratic con gressmen are elected. Michigan. Detroit, Nov. 9. Michigan today was the scene of a veritable landslide. Roosevelt and fairtmaks have curried the state by an unprecedented majority arlously estimated at from 100,000 to 150,000. Frederick Warner for gov ernor and the Republican state ticket. re elected. Georgia. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 9. This state will send all 13 Democratic electors to the college to name the president. North Carolina. Charlotte, N. C Nov. 9. The count Is proceeding slowly. Republicans concede Parker a good majority. New Hampshire, New Hampshire has been carried overwhelmingly by the Republicans. South Carolina. Columbia, 8. C, Nov. 9. Parker has carried South Carolina by not less than 40,000 plurality. The Democrat ic staH ticket has been elected without opposition. Illinois. Chicago, Nov. 9. The indications. baBed on the returns received, are that the Republican national ticket has car. ried Illinois by about 150,000. The Democrats declare that the figures were exaggerated, but admit that Roosevelt will have a pluiality not far from 100, 000. Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark., Ncv. 9. This state is carried by Parker by a slightly increased majority over the last general election. Texas. Austin, Tex., Nov. 9. Nearly com plete returns show that the vote cast will hardly exceed 375,000, of which 250,000 where cast for Parker, 60,000 for Roosevelt and the remainder scat tered. Wlaconain. Milwaukee, Nov. 9. It is generally conceded that Roosevelt has carriwd Wisconsin by 60,000. Both Republi can and Democratic state chairmen claim the state resiect'vely for La Follette and Peck. RUSSIA PROVOKED REGICIDE. ensanonai marges naae by a Del grade Newspaper. Belgrade, Nov. 9 A great sensation has been caused by the statement of the newspaper Narodi List that it has proofs to the effect .thai the regicides and conspirators are spreading among the people the assertion that it was Russia whL'h desired the removal o the Anstrophile Obrenovich 'dynasty It is alleged by the paper that a Rus aian official frequently had a confl dential conference with the piincipa actors of the trsgedy. It is pointed out by tho paper tha every one of the regicides has received the Star of Kaiageorge, and the state ment is now maau mat iney are soon to receive some distinction from the czar ol Russia, Ihe editor of the paper challenges the Servian govern ment to start action against him, as he says he Is prepared to prove his state. ments in court. Germany Shows Good Peeling. Berlin, Nov. 9. A paragraph print ed In the North German Gazette gives utterance to the great pleasure of Gor many at the Inauguration of negotia. tions for an arbitration treaty with America. The paper comments lo the effect that while in the past the two nations have bad diiicruncea, the pres. eut conditions show tbat between the countries exists the fullest amity, with out the slightest infringement by either of the other's progress. This utter ance is believed to be governmentally Inspired. Germany's Little War. Berlin, Nov. 9. According to official figures received by the foieign office the Southwest African war has cost Germany about 120,000,000, and al though it is believed that the Ilerrero uprising la nearing its end, the strug gle with the Witbols is as bitter as ever. Feart are expressed in Berlin that the Witboi rising will be followed by rebellious movements in other parts of the colony, and it is understood tbat additional troops will be sent. 0RCG0N NEWS ASR RCPCAL Or EDDY LAW. Movement on fool Amongst Mining Men of Eastern Oregon. Baker City. Thero la a movement among the mining men ot Uila section ot the stuto to bring about tho repeal of the Eddy corporation law. A peti tion la being circulated asking tho legislature lo repeal the law. If It la not pusalblo to secure the repeal ot tho luw then It la hoped the legisla ture will so amend tho present law aa to reduce tho fvea charged mining corporations. Tho mining nieu also object to the annual tax to tho state, which ranges from $125 to $200. U la pointed out that often a mining company la obliged to Incorporate for a large sum aud await the salo of slock before tho work ot development can be pushed. Mlulng men aay that It not Infrequently happens that mine la Incorporated and several yours elapse before It becomes a pro ducing mine, yet under the present luw the corporation la obliged to pay an annual tat to the state which lu some Instances becomes a heavy bur den. especially to the poor prospector. Tho petitioners argue that an ex ceptlnn should bo made In favor ot mining corporations lor me reason that It la necessary to Incorporate un developed c lit 1 ins In order to talso money to exploit them. A strong lob by will doubtless bo sent from all tho mining districts to work for the re. peul or amending of the present law EAGLE POINT SURVEY. Surveyor McCall Leaves Ashland In Charge of Party. Medford. Surveyor J. A. McCall, o Ashland, and party have left for Itutto Creek Falls to make the float survey of the proposed railroad from the liutto Falls Milling Company's plan to Eagle Point, a dlstanco of 15 miles. Preliminary survey has already been made between these two points and permanent survey will bo mado In ordor to get everything ready for grading, which will begin when Hi survey Is completed. Construction work will comment'' about April 1 next. There are two feasible routes from Ragle Point to the Southern Pacific railroad, but bo far as known tho choice has not yet been made. The routo from hag I Point to Medford Is probubly three or four miles longer than to Central Point, but tho fact that Medford the cemmercliil center of the Rogu river valley and Jackson county will go far toward making It the termlna of this road. Lane Court Gives fair Money, Eugene. The matter of an exhibit of I.ano county products has been de finitely settled by the county court making an appropriation of $Ti00 to be expended In preparing a suitable dis play. This action waa taken after a argument by a committee from th Eugene Commercial club, who appeal Pd strongly for a proper display from tho county In order to show tho pub lie Its resources. It Is now tho Inten tion to make an exhibit that will su Prss any. This In addition to tho niln Ing exhibit from tho Illue river mines now being prepored, will certainly make I.uno county's display attrac tive. Suit Over Valuable Tailings La Grande. County Judge Eakl heard a motion to dissolve an Injun tloa obtained from tha county con rt of I!kcr county to Union county on behalf of tho Virtue Mines Develop ment Company, agnlnst Earnest Ifcil Owen, of Chicago. Owen bought tho tailings on tho property of the ol Virtue mine. Some of these had bee mado by an old mill before the concen trates were saved. These tailings proved to bo very valuable, far more so than was supposed, and tho com jinny Is trying to stop the purchasers from taking them. Wasco Commences on Display Hood River. Wasco county will e pend $400 In collecting products fo a display at tho Lewis and uiarg ex position. Commissioner Hlhbard has socured 200 boxes of Hood River ap ples which will bo placed In cold stor ago until next summer. Fifty of these boxes came from the orchard of Scars & Porter. The Daltes or chards will also contribute GO boxes of apples. Grains and grasses will ho secured from the eastern end of tho county. Clackamas at the Pair. Oregon City. The Clackamas coun ty court has appropriated $1000 to he expended under tho direction of the court In gathering and Installing an exhibit of Clackamas county products at thn Lowls and Clark fair. By co operating with tho members of thn general and oxpcutlvo commlttoo on tho Clackamas county 1!)05 fair exhib it, thn members of tho court expect to arrango a display that will bo second to none other. Aids In Mop Display Exhibit. Salem. Walter L. Toor.o, who has chargo of the hop display In tho Mar lon county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark fair, has appointed W. II. Egon, Julius Wolf. If. J. Ottonhelmer and T. A. Llvesloy to aid In tho work of that department. Seeding at Weston. Weston. Snedlng has been under way for tha past two weeks In this section, and already the wheat Is be ginning to appear above tha ground. Although It la a little dry, tha work is being hurried to completion. J OF INTEREST i 1 LAND ORIGINALLY A SWAMP. Testimony of ex-Surveyor General In Warren Valley Case' , Salem. Tho deposition of ex Sur veyor General W. II. Uyars waa taken beforo Frank IajvoII, assistant secre tary of atalo, In tho suit brought by the State of Oregon against tho War ner Valley Stock Company, to cancel patents Issued to that company which were alleged to have been Issued upon tho fraudulent representation that they were swamp lands. Mr. Byars testified that ho surveyed tho township lu which tho greater part of tho land Is situated, aa United States department surveyor In Aug ust, 1K71); that at that time tho land was so wet and swampy that ho could not Tun tho survey across It and he was compelled to meander It anil return the hind as marsh; that ha tried to run tho lines further Into tha watnp, but had to back out. owing to the swampy character of tho land; that ho ran tho meander lino practi cally along tho edge of tho marsh; that the land In controversy, at tho time this survey waa mado, had tho appearance of being a permanent marsh and was covered with a heavy giowtb. ot tall swamp grass and flags. MASKED MEN SHOOT SHEEP. feud Between Rival Interests on Range In (rook County. Prliiovllle. Two hundred sheep were shot down by a baud of mounted masked men 28 miles east of this city October 15. U. 8. Cowles. of Hay creek, was tho sufferer at tho handa of the unknown men. Tho rango Is In an Isolated section of Crook county nd the news of the depredation hu Just reached this place. The herder says that lata on tho af ternoon of October 15 a dozen masked men rode up to tho hand of 4000 sheep and. after ordering hi in away, began u fusllado on the animals. When Cowles with a number of his neigh bors rodo to tho rescue tho next morn ing ho found about 200 mutton stretched out on tho ground aud tho rest of the band scattered far anil ld, Tho stragglers wero collected with great difficulty. Great apprehension Is felt both by the cottle and sheep Interests at thla renewed outbreak of hunt lilt lea. Thousands of dollars' worth of stock hay and fences have been destroyed In thn struggle, this spring and sum mer for control of grazing lands In Crook county. Plenty of Wood for Sakm. Balein. That thero will bo plenty of wood for fuel In Hatein next year, la Indicated by tho bids now being re ceived for furnishing wood for tho stato Institutions. Though the stato boards wtll receive bids for a week yet, there are already more ofT.era on hand than were received altogether lust year. As all tho stain Institutions hero aro controlled by practically tho same stato officers, the bids for fuel for all the Institutions aro received at nno tlmo. Tho stato uses 8000 corda of wood a year at Salem. Kept Sweet Three Years. Corvallls. Prune Juice kept In bot tles In tho bacteriological department at tho Oregon Agricultural college Is exactly the samo nows as the day I was put up. Mottles of It Tocently opened wero found to have tho samo flavor, freshness and sweetness aa when It was squeezed from the prunes and put away, moro than threo yeara ago, by Professor Permit. A low-temperature process of sterilization waa used, and tho experiment makes It ci-rtaln that there Is a wldo field for a profltuhle Industry In Oregon In pre serving sweet elder. rir Log Prices Go Up. Astoria. There has been an Im provement during the past few daya In tho demand for yellow fir logs In the Lower Columbia river district, and as a result tho price has advanced from $0 and $11.50 per thousand to $7 and $7.50. fievcral of tho loggers have already notified the mlllraen that no more sales will be made at the old figures. Tho cause of this advance Is a better market In the East for the first grades of lumber, and a drop off In the demand for the lower grades. Better Prices for Cattle. Boker City. There Is a decided Im provement In prices offered for cat tle over those of a month ago. A number of sales havo boon mado tho past 10 days to M. McDonald of Walla, Walla and to Portland and Beattlo packers. With tho departnro of tho cattlo now bargained for, thero ap pears to be plenty of feed to rorry tho remaining hprds of this county through an ordinary winter. Prize Ram Goes to Polk. Monmouth. By express J. If. Haw by, who owns a largo farm nt McCoy, has Just received a flno ram of tho Lincoln broed of sheep. This ram was purchased at St. Louis, whpro ho took tho sweepstake prlzo over all compet itors. Receipts of Land Office. Balcm. Tho receipts of the statft land office for October amounted tr $26,628.54. This sum Is a little below tho average monthly receipts. Wheat Market. Portland Walla Wlla, bluestem, 86c; valley, 8A(R7 Tscoma Bluestem, 89dc; C6Xc Colfai Clob,73c bluestem, 62c; club, 76o.l