"IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE QET LEFT." VOL. XVI. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEM1IEII 17, 1904. NO. 27. HCOD RIVER GLACIER Issued every Thursday by ARTHUR D. MOB, PubU.hsr. Terms of subscription 1.60 a year wnn paid In advance IHX Istl'IK. AK OROVK COUNCIL No. 142, ORDER OF J PKN DO. MMta the Second and Fourth Fridays of tlx month. Visitors cordially wel comed. V. U. Uaosius, Counsellor. Mist Nuui Clark, Secretary. RDKROF WASHINGTON. - Hood River Union No. 142, meets in Odd Fellow.' hall aeoond and lourth baturdayi In each month, 7 :u o'clock. It. L. Rood, fiwldcnk C. U. PaKin. Secretary. UOOD RIVER CAMP. No. 1.702. M. W. A.. mcela in K. ol 1. Hall every Wednesday die ot ja. at. busssll, v. C. U. Vixik, Clerks HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 770, W. O. W meet on first and third Tuesday of each month in vaa reuow nan. a. v. btatkm, u u F. H. Blaoo, Clark. VTAUCOUA LOlKiE, No. 80, K. of P., meet. " ia Ml. oi r. oau every ruesaay nignt. H. M. DUKU, C. 0, C. I. Hhman, K. of R. 4 a TJOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 24, O. K. 8., - meeissecona ana lourtn luesiey even liigsoi each month. Vi.itori cordially wal. corned. Thikkhi Cietnss, W. M, Mm. Mast B. DATioaoK, Hecretary. HOOD RIVER CIRCLE, No. 624, Women of Woodcralt, meet, at K. of P. ila.ll on the drat and third Fridays of each month. Hilim Nokton, Uuardlan Neighbor. NlIXII Hollow ill. Clark. CANBY POST, No. IS, 0. A. K., meets at A. O. U. W. Hall, second and fourth Saturday! of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All U. A. k. meoiben Invited to meet with ui. - H. H. iUu.iv, Commander, T. i. Cummimo, Adjutant. CANBY W. R. C, No. 16, meeta second and fourth Saturdays of each month iu A. O. U. W. Hall at 2 p.m. Mas. Alida Shokmakir, Prealdent. Has. T.J. Cunning, Secretary. EDEN ENCAMPMENT, No. 4a, I. O. O. F., Kegular meeting aecond and fourth Mon days oi eavh month. A. J. Uatchill, C. P. Bin Khtricak, Scribe. IDLEW1LD LODGE, No. 107 I. 0. 0. F., meeta In Fraternal Hall, every Thursday night. Kd. Mayes, N. U. H. C. Smith, Secretary. H 00 D RIVER CHAPTER. No. 27. R. A. M., meeta third Friday night of each month. u. tt. castner, u. r. D. McDonald, Secretary. OURT lIoOD RIVER No. 42, Feresters of America, meeta aeoond and fourth Mon day! In each mouth In K. of P. Hall. H.T. DeWitt.C. R. F. C. Bbosids, Financial Secretary. LAUREL REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. 87, 1. O. O. P., meeta tint and third Friday! In each month. Francis Morsi, N. U. Thkrebe Caitnee, Secretary. HOOD KIVER LODGE No. 105, A. F. and A. M.. meet! Saturday eveuing on or before each full moon. D. McDonald, W. M. R. B. Savaoi, Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 108, United Artlaani, meeU first and third Wednesday!, work; aecond and fourth Wednesdays, social; Arti san! hall. D. McDonald, M. A. X. M. McCaety, Secretary. IVEKSIDE LODGE No. 68, A. 0. U. W., meets first and third Saturdays of each month. K. R. Bradley. Financier. W. B. Shute, W. M, 1. O. Haynes, Recorder. RIVERSIDE LODGE, NO. 40, Degree of Hon or, A. O. U. W, meet! nret and third Satur day! at 8 p. m. Mrs. Sarah Bradley, C. of H. Mies Cora Copple, Recorder. Mas. Lucretia prathir. Financier MOUNTAIN HOME CAMP No. 8,469, R. nTa. Meets at K. of P. hall on the aecond and fourth Friday of each month. Mks. Ehna Jones, Oraole. Mrs. Ella Daein, Recorder. WAUNA TEMPLE, No. 6, Rathbone 8 sters, meets every second and fourth Thurs day oi each month. Amanda Whitehead, M. E. C. Stella Richardson, M. of 11. and C. JJ E, WELCH, THE VETERINARY SURGEON. Has returned to Hood River and it prepared to do any work in the veterinary line. He can be found by calling at or phonlug to Clarke's drug store. )B. A. F. ROWLEY DENTIST Office over Rowley & Co.'s Pharmacy, Hood River Heights. I'lione 9C1. VR. W. T. ROWLEY PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OCULIST Office and Pharmacy, Hood River Heights. Phone, Main 861. H. HART WIG LAWYER Will Practice in All Courts. Office with Geo. D. Culbertson 4 Co. Collec tions, Abstracts, Settlement of Estates. HOOD RIVER OREGON Q H. JENKINS, 1). M. D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephones: Omoe. 281; residence, M. Office over Bank Bldg. Hood River, Oregon L.DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Baooessor to Dr. M. F. Shaw. Calls promptly answered In town or eoantry. Day or Night. Telephones: Residence, 611; Office, 818. Omoe over Reed's Grocery. J F. WATT, at. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: Omoe, 281; residence, 281, SURGEON O. R. A N. CO. J OHN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ABSTRACTER, sTO TABI fVUL.lv ano heal, B8TATK AGENT. For 28 years a resident of Oregon and Wash ington. Has had many years experience In Heal Estate matters, aa abstractor, searcher of titles and agent, Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. A. JAYNE. LAWYER. A b tracts' Furnished. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon, p C. BR08IU8, M. D. ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 121. Office Hoar: 10 to 11 A. M., t to I and 8 to 7 P. M. JOGER B. 8ANBORH ATTORNEY AT LAW HOOD RIVER OREGON WEEIVSDOINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. OP INTEREST TO OUR READERS General Review of Important Happen pcnlgs Presented In a Brief and Condensed Corm. The weather around Mukden ii grow ing colder. French Minister of War Andre has resigned. A complete Philippine exhibit for the 1905 (air ii assured. The last creat attack on Port Arthur cost the Japanese 1200,000. The gieat system of canals planned for Prussia by the Easier finally seems assured. Two masked men held op a miniature train inside the St. Louis fair grounds and secured about $100 and escaped. The inquiry which Great Britain is conducting on her own behalf in the North sea incident has opened at Hull. General Stoessel's wound has neces- sitated his going to the hospital. He refuses, however, to relinquish com' mand ot the t loops defending Port Ar thur. Civil seivice has been extended to all employes of the Panama canal comniis sion, except those appointed by the president, day laborers and a few places which in nature are personal to the members of the commission. Pension Commissioner Ware has re signed. The Japanese continue to gain ground at Port Arthur. Austria favors an arbitration treaty with the United States. An extra session of congress to re vise the tariff is probable. Count Cassni again declares Russia will carry on the war to the bitter end. The new (60,000,000 Japanese loan has been oversubscribed several times. Ten scouts have been killed by Fili pinos in an ambush on the east coast of Samar. The American Federation of Labor is holding its annual convention in San Francisco. Delegates to the National Irrigation congress declare themselves in favor of meeting in Portland in 1905. The house of "Hoo-Hoo," which was such a success at the St. Louis fair, will be a feature of the Lewis and Clark exposition. The fifth trial of A. A. Ames, ex mayor of Minneapolis, has been set for November 28. A special venire oi 100 men has been made to select a jury from. ' The Pearson boat plant at Duluth, Minn., burned, causing a loss oi $160, 000. John H. Hall has been le-appointed United States distiict attorney for Ore gon. Russia has completed arrangements for floating a loan of (250,000,000 in Berlin. Russia's beet friends realize that she is ste on fihting and that there is no hope for mediation at present. The chief of engineers, in his annual report, asks for over $2,000,000 for the improvement of livers and harbors of the Pacific Northwest The Fourteenth U. S. infantry, now in the Philippines, will sail from Ma nila March 15 and go to Vancouver Barracks, Washington. There are likely to be three new mem bets in the president's cabinet alert March 4 next. Shaw, Taft and Hitchcock are the ones expected tn go. General A. MacKenzie, chief of en gineers of the United States army, in his annual report, recommends that $10,000,000 be spent on sea coast work. Chicago is to have a municipal mu seum. Half of the new $60,000,000 Japan ese loan is to be offered in New York. Three nations, Great Britain, Mexico and Denmark, have signified their will ingness to participate in a second peace congress. It is said that President Roosevelt has been asked to become president of Harvard university in 1908 and that be has agreed. President Roosevelt will visit the St. fouis fair the latter part of this month. Carter H. Harrison says he will not again become a candidate for mayor of Chiago. He was first elected in 1897. France will not suggest mediation to Russia, as it would be distasteful to the czai and might impair the alliance between the two countries. Secretary Taft will ask the next con gress to reduce the custom duties on goods entering the United States from the Philippines. He believes it should be two-thirds less. The annual report of the auditor of the postoffice department '"shows that for the last fiscal year the revenues of the seivice amounted to $14,582,624, and the expenditures $152,362,116. Frank Crocker, New York auto mobilist, has made 20 miles on a trark in 11:32 1-6. 'His fastest mile was :56 3-5. A severe earthquake on the island of Formosa canned immense damage to property, killing 78 people and injur ing 23 others. ROOSEVELT'S PLURALITY. Will be Largest Ever Given Any Can didate for President. Returns from all the states in the union, practically complete, though not official, show that President Roosevelt's popular plurality will be about 2,300, 000, the greatest by far ever given any candidate for the presidency The fig ures as they now stand are as follows: Pluralities by Stalest Roosevelt. Alabama Arkansas California 115,0(10 Colorado 15.S00 Connecticut 38.197 Delaware 6,833 Florida Parker. 75.000 30,000 20,000 62,966 Georgia Idaho 28.500 Illinois 301,010 Indiana 92.X71 Iowa 101,0110 Kaunas 141,000 Kentucky Louisiana . Maine 37,818 Maryland Massachusetts 88,000 MIchlKan lso.iss) Minnesota 120,000 Mississippi MlHsouri 2K.0OO Montana 12,000 Nebraska S5.000 Nevada 3,000 New Hampshire 22.0SS New Jersey 71.330 New York 178,000 14,0110 35,000 loo 60,000 North Carolina 50,000 North Dakota 25,000 Ohio 250,000 Oregon 45,000 Pennsylvania 4m, ks Knode island m,,4 South Carolina 50,000 South Dakota 40.000 Tennessee 2R.8O0 Texas 150,000 litah 27.000 Vermont 30.810 Virginia 27,000 Washington (Ui.ono WeBt Virginia 31,043 Wisconsin lllo.imo Wyoming 7.000 f Totals 2.K95.3I3 582,8116 Koosevelts plurality ..2,302,411 The Electoral Colleger Theodore Roosevelt 338 Alton 13. Parker 140 Roosevelt's majority 196 Maryland, 1 for Roosevelt, 7 for Parker. The New Congrcssr House of Representatives Republicans ., 250 Democrats 138 Senate Republicans 59 Democrats 31 NEW NOTE SENT TO PORTE. America Tells Her She Must fulfill Her Agreement at Once. Constantinople, Nov. 17. The Amer ican consul at Kharput, Dr. Thomas H. Norton, has been instructed to pro ceed to the lurco-Persian frontier and watch the operations of the Turkish and Persian authorities who have un dertaken to attest the Kurdish murder ers of the American missionary, Rev. B. W. Larabee, who was killed in April last. Despite the porte'e repeated promis es to the American legation not to per mit venders of bibles of the American Bible society to be molested, the local authorities at Angora, Trebizond and Ordu still detain the venders who have Bold their bibles, and threatened to ar rest anyone attempting to sell them. The legation,' therefore, has addressed more imperative note to the porte calling attention to this noncompliance with instructions which the legation has been assured had been given to sur render the bibles and not interfere with the work of the rjible house, and de manding a prompt settlement, failing which the matter would be referred to Washington. SLIPS BY TOGO. Russian Ship Leaves Port Arthur During Storm. Chefoo, Nov. 17. The Russian tor pedo boat destroyer Ratstoropony put into this harbor this morning. Firing was heard half an hour before she en tered the harbor. A snow storm and high wind was prevailing at the time, and it is believed that the Russian ves sel, under cover of the storm, made an attempt to escape from Port Arthur. The corrspondent of the Associated PresB succeeded in reaching the destroy er after she arrived here, but he was not allowed to board her. The captain of the Chinese cruiser Hai Yung was the first person to go on board. He held a brief conference with her com mander, after which the Ratstoropony came further in the stream and anchor ed in the same spot that the destroyer Ryeshitelni did last August before she was cut out by the Japanese. Pennsylvania Advances Wages. Pittsburg, Nov. 17. An official an nouncement of Jan advance in wages af fecting many employes of the south west System of the Pennsylvania line west of Pittsburg was made today. Af ter December 1 road freight train crews will have their wages increased when they work overtime. The conductors will get 31 cents an hour and the brake men 20 cents, an increase of 2 cents an hour for conductors and 1 cent for brake men. The change, it is said, will mean to the Panhandle road an increase in wages of about $18,000 a month. Notifies China He Will Disarm. Chefoo, Nov. 17. The captain of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ratsto ropony, which put into this harbor earl this morning, has notified the Chinese authorities that he will disarm. It is believed that this decision was ar rived at after communicating with St. Petersburg. There is reason to believe that Japanese cruisers have been watch ing the port, although a steamer which has just arrived saw no Japanese war vessels. Pair Settles Debt with Nation. St. Louis, Nov. 17. The sum Of $191,850.81, the last installment on the federal loan of $4,600,000 ma le to the World's fair several months ago, was paid into the United States tub treasury today by the exposition offi cials. This is the 11th payment. SEVEREJT0RM Snow and Rain Aid in Work of Destruction. TIE-IP OVER ATLANTIC COAST New York Reports Conditions Worst Since the Memorable Snow Storm of I8S3. New York, Nov. 16. The storm which swept up through the Atlantic states from the gulf yesterday and last nignt, developing into a tale of huirt- cane iorce as it moved up, resulted in the most complete tie-up of wita com munication that the East has experi enceil since the memorable snow storm of 1888, disai ranged train schedules, parmyzeu troiiey lines ana piled up several wrecks along lue coast. A uuwupour oi rain anu neavv snow which, accompanied the storm added to the destructive force of the gale. Many telephbne and telegraph poles were borne down by the weight of the wind, while snow and ice caused hundreds of wires to give way, cutting off whole sections bf the country. Uoth the tele graph companies and the telephone companies with the long distance wires today repored their field of operation restricted to the territoiy bounded on the west by Philadelphia, on the east by .Boston and on the north by New burg, N. Y. The big brokerage con cerns in Wall street, many oi whom, under nominal conditions, operate thousands of miles of wire, today found themselves practically helpless. The exchanges were no more fortunate and the only quotations received from Chi cago and New Orleans were the market reports of the Associated Press. These quotations, brought over the Associated Press wires, were the only figures ob tained In this city from the cotton and grain centers of the South and West. BOLD PLOT FAILS. Army of Panama Republic All Ready to Rebel. Panama, Nov. 16. Prompt action on the part of the American charge d'affaiies, Lee, averted a rebellion on the part of the Panama army early this morning. At midnight Mr. Lee re ceived word from President Amador tiiat rumors of a plot to kidnap him, the secretary of war and the secretary of Btate had reached the president, and that the latter believed Commander in Chief HuertAs to he the instigator of the plot. General liuertits has been sullen of late, owing to the failure to obtain government patronage for his friends. Mr. Lee took the bull by the horns and sent a polite, but very firm note to General Huertas, informing him of the reports, and expressing the hope that, in view of the pleasant relations exist ing between the United States and Panama, he would do all in h,s power to prevent any action which might mar the good feeling and tarnish bis splend id military record. Resides, Mr. Lee added, the United States gunboat Ben nington was due in a few hours. This note had the desired effect, and nothing out of the ordinary occurred. MINES ADOPT EIGHT-HOUR DAY. Tellurlde Plants are Not Likely to Discriminate Against Union Men. Denver, Nov. 18. Notices were post ed at the mills of the five big mines of the rellunde district tonight that in the future the eight-hour day would prevail in the mills. The plants con cerned are those of the PnuiKeler- Union, Liberty Hell, Tomboy, Nellie and Alta. It was the demmd for this concession in the mills of the slale that precipitat ed the strike in the mills and mines of Colorado and caused the bitter strife between tht unionists and mineowners in the Telluride and Cripple Creek dis tricts. The minimum wage promised under the new arrangement is $3 per day. At one time the Western Federa tion of Miners offered to accept $2.76 tor an eignt-nour day. While no authorized announcement to that effect has yet been made, the general opinion prevails that under the new order no discrimination will be made against the empolyment of union men. Await Tall of Port Arthur. Berlin, Nov. 16 Colonel Gaedke, the Tageblatt's military correspondent in the Far East, in a dispatch from Mukden, November 14, says: "The situation is unchanged. A deciahe battle is improbable before spring. The Japanese will not attack until sev eral weeks after the fall of Port Arthur, and the Russians are awaiting such an overwhelming superiority in numbeis as to leave the question of victory be yond doubt. The Russians are con stantly receiving reinforcements, and the troops are in good spirit." Will Double-Track Siberian Road. St. Petersburg, Nov. 1. The official announcement that the emperor has approved the plan for double tracking the Siberian railroad, and that $5,000, 000 has been assigned for the begin ning of the project, is received with the heartiest approval by the press of this city. The theory is expressed that the work will be begun immediately and pushed to a rapid conclusion as ene of the surest means of ending the war. On a Gold Basis. Pekin, Nov. 16. Tue Chinese gov ernment has undertaken in retnrn for certain concessions as to iemistlin and calculation of interest to pay the whole of the national indemnity of 1901 on gold basis. RUSH BIG GUNS. Government Tactory Running and Night. Day Washington, Nov. 16 Lack of officers for ordnance duty and the ovei taxing of the naval gun factory at Washington continue to be the two most seiious problems facing the bureau of ordnance, accordng to the report of Rear Ad miral Macon, chief of ordnance, just approved by Secretary Morton. The reports recommend a plan of reorgani sation of the bureau and will be sub mitted later with a view to increasing the supply of ordnance experts. OI the rush work at the naval gun factory Admiral Mason says: "The naval gun factory has been running night and day at full capacity, and, although good progress baa been made, the congested condition of all work there gives assurance that its ca pacity is being overtaxed, and must, unless this capacity is materially in creased, eventually result in failure to supply the ordnance outfits of ships in time to meet the demands of the con tractors." Smokeless powder has received atten tion. The report says the normal out put of private powder factories and of the government factories at Indian Head and Newport News is not greater than is required to meet the demands of the Bervice. Armor deliveries in the year have increased and the manufacture of arm or, the report says, has progressed in a satitfactory manner. There have re cently been some delay by contractors caused by the non-delivery of armor, but the opinion is expressed that this was due not to belated armor deliveries, but to unusually heavy outers. To ob viate the recurrence of this, a realign ment of armor contracts has been made by the bureau. During the year 14,- 849.80 tons of armor have been deliv ered. Projectiles, however, recently caused the bureau difficulty, some of them fail ing to meet the severe ballistic tests re quired. TENDER JUMPS THE TRACK. Fourteen Hurt In Wreck of Wabash Passenger Train. fit. Louis, Nov. 16. A north bound Wabash passenger train was partially wrecked today in the outskirts of North St. Louis on a sharp curve of the Belt line tracks of the Merchants' Terminal railway association near the west ap pioach to the Merchants' bridge over the Mississipppi, injuring 14 persons. The accident was caused by the wheels of the tender leaving the rails on the cuive. The train consisted of a com bination chair and baggage car, two coaches, one parlor car. a dining cai and a private car of General Superin tendent Henley, of the Santa Fe, who was acccompanied by his wife and Chief Engineer and Mrs. Dunn. None of those in the special car where hurt. The tender jumped the track at the curve, overturning the engine, which almost cleared the track. There were about 120 passengers aboard the train. Nearly all the in jured were able to proceed with their journey after having received medical attention. CRASH ON LEDGE. Schooner Piled Up on Bay Stale Coast a Total Wreck. Wood's Hole, Mass., Nov. 16. The two-masted schooner Arcnlarius, Cap tain Nason, of Rcckland, Me., went ashore in a severe northeast gale short ly before dark tonight about three quarters of a mile west of Tarpaulin Cove, on the island of Naushonh. At sunset the naves wtre breaking over the craft. No trace of the crew has been found and fears are entertained for their safety. The vessel is in a veiy exposed position and the chances of her being saved are slight. Keeper Carson, of the Tarpaulin cove light house, and a man named Robin son, one of the keepers of the Forhes estate, saw the schooner when she struck. It was just before dark and a terrific gale was blowing. The schoon er was coming through Vineyard sound trom the eastward, and was proceeding under her foresail, the gale being too fierce to permit more canvas being car ried. Trains Stalled by Tall. York, Pa., Nov. 16. Telephone and telegraph wires aie down, trolley cars are stalled, railway trains are greatly delayed, and there is a general suspen sion of traffic in this city and through out York county as the result of what is said to be the heaviest snowstorm York ever experienced at this time of the year. It is estimated that snow fell to a depth of a foot on the level. The city is in darkness, owing to the crossing of wires and the falling of many poles, due to the wires being weighted down with snow. r Mexico Will Export Sugar. Mexico City, Not. 16. The Sugar Planters' union, at a meeting here, have considered the disposition of the surplus stock from last year's crop. It was decided to export 10 per cent as soon as they commence grinding early next January. Another 10 per cent also will be exported in February or March. Conservatively estimated the sugar crop of 1905 will reach 250,000, 000 pounds, of which the planters will control 150,000,000 pounds. Course of Pacific Squadron. Rome, Nov. 16. At the Russian em bassy here the belief is expressed that the Russian second Pacific squadron will go from Sues direct to Jibuti 1, as Massowa and Asab, the ports of Eryth rea, lack provisions, coal and dock yards, but if necessary, for urgent reas ons, Ihtre is nothing to prevent them irom landing there if they respect Ital ian neutrality laws. f -"""mr, ; OREGON NEWS OP INTEREST j SALMON CAUGHT ILLEGALLY. Clackamas People Call Situation to Attention of Representative. Oregon City Complaint of flagrant violations of the salmon fishing law are being made by interested Clackamas county people to Representative-elect C. Q. Huntley, of this city, who, as a member of the state legislature, will seek to have corrected existing abuses and their repitition in the future. These complaints have been made to Fish Warden Van Dusen, who has de clined to remedy the situation beacuse of a lack of funds. Fishing is by law prohibited within two miles of any hatchery, but this law is being notoriously transgressed. There is made a provision in the same law for the patroling of the Clackamas river within the restricted districts about a hatchery, but fishing for salm on with nets is being openly carried on within one-half miie of the government hatchery near this city, with the result that the take of salmon at the hatchery will not exceed one-thiid that of last year. At this time hut year, 10,180, 000 eggc had been secured for the gov ernment hatchery, while but 3,000,000 eggs have been taken this year. Of this seaBons's taken Superintendent Wal lick reports more than 1,000,000 eggs have been taken during the past ten days. Much indignation exists among the people of Oregon City with present conditions, and local fishermen are known to be fishing in violation of the law for the reason that nothing; has been done to regulate the practice at other places. Oregon City people view the situation as one of great importance to the industry itself, and question whether or not the government In its efforts to promote the propagation of fjiis fish will not be discouraged bv the lack of interest and the failure of the state authorities to provide the needed protection by enforcing the statutes as they are now framed. DRILL TOR ARTESIAN WATER. Bigger Engine and Outfit Is Needed Near Pendleton. Pendleton J. W. Chaney was in town recently negotiating for tiie pur chase of a 2,500 foot well drill. Mr. Chaney has a 750 foot outfit and a six horse power gasoline engine, but finds it too small for efficient work. He is at present working on a well at the Furnish ranch, north of here, but work was suspended on account of losing a drill and a new well was start ed. In the old well a depth of over 700 feet was drilled with not a sign of water, while in the new one water was found at 150 feet and only a lew yards from the location of the old one. Mr. Chaney will purchase a 20 horse power engine for his new outfit and will be able to bore for artesian water. He prefers a gasoline engine, as often wells are bored many miles from a watering place, and it is much more convenient to Iiaul gasoline than wood and water. Trees Shipped from Milton. Milton Several cat loads of young trees have been shipped by the Miltcn nurseries to points in the Inland Em pire forfait planting. The greater part, are hilled for Council and Cam bridge Idaho. Shingle Plant to Start Up. Astoria The Howell Shingle com pany's new plant at Skamokawa will he ready for operation in about ten days. It will employ about 40 men and will turn out 260,000 shingles per day. Show Results of Irrigation. Pendleton Blanks for the reports of farmers residing on winter and spring irrigated .farms and the results of such irrigation are Deing rircuiated among the farmers to be filled out and re turned to the Pendleton Commercial association, mere to De made into a general report and forwarded to the government. This is being done with the hope of interesting the government and to prevent it from abandoning the Umatilla irrigation project. Busy Days at Dour Mill. Pendleton Pendleton flour mills are run to their capacity to fill flour orders for the local demand. Little flour is being shipped to the Orient, although W. 8. Fyers has had several contracts for the fall product. Small buys ot wheat are being made constantly, but none of any consequence. All that is bought now must be shipped in by rail, as all grain tributary to Pendleton was purchased some time ago. Coming Events. Oregon State Conventionl of County Clerks and Recorders, Portland, No vember 25-26. Oregon Good Roads association, Salem, December 13-15. Inland Empire Sunday School Insti tute, Pendleton. January 30. Oregon Y. M. C. A. convention, Salem, November 25-27. I CONSTRUCTING TRAMWAY. Maxwell Mine will Run rive Stamps All Winter. Baker City The management of the Maxwell mine, on Rock ereek, is in stalling a water power plant at its new mill. The aerial tramway, 3,000 leet long, is also in course of construction. Five stamps will U operated all winter. Superintendent Al Geiser, of the Gem mine in Sparta district, cams in a few days ago, having in hit possession some of the richest specimens of ore yet dis covered in that property. They were from the strike recently made on the 600 foot level. Mr. Geiser says they weie picked at random from a car aa it came from the mine. The mill is run- ning night and day on very rich ore. The Montezuma and Bunker Hill properties in the Cracker creek district have been consolidated. Warren Cable has mm appointed manager. A 1,200 foot tunnel will be run during the winter to tap the vein. Manager Stul lea of the White Swan mine has returned from San Frsncico, but will leave in a few days to attend the Ealliet trial at Des Moines, Iowa, aa a witness. He saya that matters have been adjusted and that work will be resumed on his return from the East. ORIOLE ORE RUNS $64. Streak of Sulphide round in the Hanging Wall. Susanville Ueaton & Haskell, who have a bond on the Oriole and are driv ing a tunnel on the ledge, struck a streak of sulphide ore on the hanging wall that assays $64 in gold. The Oriole is an old location, but little work having reen done toward develop ing it. A tunnel wac started, and de tached bunclies of good ore were en countered in a broken mass of ledge matter. The workmen now appear to tave entered solid torn ation and the indications are that they will soon have a body of ogod ore. . . . . The Gold Bug people have sunk their shaft 60 below the 100 foot level since installing their steam plant, and their ore stays with them, which shows the shoot is getting longer with depth. They will drift on the ledge when the 200 foot level is reached. The Badger has three shifts sinking the shaft below the 700 foot level. The mill is running steadily and the nsual amount of concentrates is being shipped. The compressor pipe line is being ex tended across the gulch to the Bull of the Woods, where the air will be used to run machine drills. New Oregon Incorporations. Salem 'Articles of incorporation were filed in the office of the secretary of state last week as follows: West Coast Lumber and Timber com pany, Portland, 1500,000; Allen Brown, True Uncapher, William W. Brown, Huntington D. Pier, I ester E. Watson Bend Water. Light & Power com pany, Bend; $10 000; A. L. Good- Willie, Geoige C. Steineman. W. E. Guerin, Jr. Wright Mjrcantile company, Union; $50,000; Jospeh Wright. M. F. Wright, John M. Roes. R. Robinson Cheese company, Tilla mook; $10,000; John R. Haiter, R, Robinson, C. W. Talmage. Shipping Potatoes. Weston Several cars of potatoes are being shipped from here to outside markets this week. Growers are re ceiving $1 a sack for their crop, with a ready market. The largest field is 40 acres, situated on Wtaton mountain. Requisition for Alleged Horsethlcf. Salem Governor Chamberlain has issued a requisition upon the governor of South Dakota lor the extradition of George W. Ditty, who is wanted to answer a charge of stealing a horse at Echo, Umatilla county, last May. Contracts Let for State fuel. Salem Awards of contracts for furn ishing wood for the state institutions have been made. There were number of contracts, some of them for small quantities of wood. The prices named in contracts, for first-growth fir, are as follows: Reform school, $3,60; peni tentiary ,'$3.20; asylum, $3.25 to $3.40; asylum farm, $3.60. Offers of wood for the capitol building, blind school and mute school were rejected, the prices named being $3.30 to $3.96 $4,000 for a Draft Stallion. Pendleton D. A. Collins, agent for the McLaughlin Bros., importers of horses, has returned lrom Walla Walla, where he has been looking over the country for a depot for their horses. Mr. Collins has just completed a sale whereby a Wasco, Oregon, company has purchased a 2,160 pound 3-year old French draft stallion for $4,000. Northwest Wheat Markets. Portland Walla Walla, 80S2o; bluestem, 85c; valley, 87c. Tacoma Bluestem, 90c; club, 86o. Colfax Club, 73c; bluestem, 75c;