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