WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, . TUESDAY. AUGUST 21 1900.
allied fote in rep
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The Chinese Capital Captured by the Interna
tional Relief Column on Wednesday.
The Obstinate Resistance of the... Mongolian Army Was Unavailing
Against the Valor of the Torces of Civilization
The Ministers Safe.
WASHINGTON. Ang. 17-Tbe allied
forces have captured and enteral Pe
kin in the face of obstinate resisiance,
ami the niemliers of the foreign Lega
tions are uafe. Ollicial confirmation
of the fall of the Chinese capital aim
to the United States State Department
today in the sha? of two cablegrams,
uuc from Admiral Rt-uiey and the
other from Consul Fowler, at Che Foo.
The cablegram from Admiral lteutey
came to hand first, early In the eveu
Iiiir. followed very soon after ly that
of Cunsnl Fowler. Admiral Reiney's
difpatch 1 as follows:
-Takti. Aug. 17. 1 a. m. Bureau of
XavUaliou, Washington: Have just
rn-civi-d the following telegram from
Tien Tsin, dated August RJih. 1 p. in.:
"IVkla wa captured, on August
l.'th. The. foreign Legatons are safe.
I lelails will follow shortly, (Signed)
Ilemey." "T
Tliat from Connl Fowler. gjving Im
imrtant detail of the cenrreiices at
the time of the capture of theefty,
was given out In the subjoined oHicial
etateuicnt:
Acting Secretary of State A. A. Ailee
make puMic tin following telegiTlm
tiiis iFriday) evening, from the United
States Consul at Che Fort: .
"Che Foo. Aug. 17. -The Jnta:ice
admiral reports the allies attacked Pe
tto at the 4-nst gate on August ir.th.
.An obstinate resistance was mer. - In
the evening the Japanese entered the
capital Willi the other forces. They
Immediately surrounds! the Legations.
The Inmates are safe. The Japanese
loss was over. lOO: the Chiu"se lost
(Signed -Fowler."-.
Previous - Information which had
f KIN CA
I
The foreign Legations Saved by the Inter
national Relief ColumnOfficial Report,
WASHINGTON, Aug. . 17. Navy
Departmeat tonight received a cable
gram from Admiral Ilemey, saying:
"TAKTJ, Aug. 17, 1 a. m. Bureau of
Navigation, Washington: Have just re
ceived the following telegram trom Tien
Tsin, dated August 16th, 1 p. m.:
1 " VPekin was captured on August
15th The - Foreign i Legations are safe.
Details follow shortly
r I "BEMEY,"
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3:
leii reeivel here showed tliat the
allies took ossession of Tung Chowr
on the rjih lnt.: Frosn" that city to
lVkln the listanc is not more fhan a
dozen utiles. It Keems evident, there
fon, that the armies halted for a time
at Tung Chow, for the p,nriose of glv
iug the men a rest ami preparing fof
the attack ujKn the capital city iu
force, after waiting nut it the rear of
the advancing hol should arrive at
the front. Fossibly. also, the '-delay
was the result of negotiations Itegua
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ami .herbs of great curative powers,
ahd when taken into the circulation
eearclies out and removes all manner
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On the contrary, the general health
legi:is to improve from the first dose,
for S. S. S. is not only a blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ens and builds tip the constitution
while purging the blood of impari
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Rheumatism, Chronic Sores and
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and is an infallible cure and thi only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
. A record of nearly fifty years of
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of. S. S. S. is more poputar today
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history of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good S. S. S.
has done them, while others are seek
ing advice about their case. All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have made
a life-long study of Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a specialty of no one disease.
w e are oomg K
good to s uttering
hnmanitv ihrougb
i our consulting de
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,TK SWIFT SPECIFIC CO ATLAKTA, CJL
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by the Chinese official looking to the
delivery'oT the Ministers with a Chl
nee or other escort. If negotiations
were attempted, they most have failed
tkm t,. annv rktliinnMl . htl its march
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at,nd attacked the: capital three days
after reaching lung t how. ,
i It .i;.i-:iis tlie allies decided to at-
..... .1... i.- ..'it "iio There
are four gai-s to the city' ou the east.
two leading to the Chinese, city ami
two to .the Tartar city. just which
one of there was tielectetl as the at-t.ielrin-r
TMitt. Consul Fowler's, dis
patch does not disclose. Contrary to
the press rejHjrts .vf -today. Consul
Fowler's disrwitch shows that the at-
tae'k on the city uet with strong re-
i-istiince. Tint Japanese foree engagel
with the advance, according to the nn
hrst:mdinr of officials here, nitmlier-
ml lO.tNX' men. s; the loss suffered by
them was over 1 ier eenr. Allowance
Is made for losses in the forces of the
other armies, but it Is presumed that
It was in proportion to mat oi xue .ia
p.im-se.
TIIK XATIVK CHUISTIAXS.
.Washington. Aug. 17. The cabinet
ollichils sjiid today that unquestionably
the native Christians in China, paid to
number several thousand, will be-included
in any arrangement made le
iwccn this Government and China In
cident to a cessation of hostilities It
-na"v le . arranged for them to go to
fV.f I,liilipiii-t. r imc of the many
other-plans that are available may lie
adopted.
ISKPOKT TO LOXIiOX.
M-ondon. Aug. IS. (Saturday). "I'e
kin was relieved on the night of the
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v
i
trth." This message was received last
evening at the Iuierinl customs otlice
in I auk Ion. from the comtuisiuner of
customs in Che Ftxt. It Is the only
otHclal message that has rea'hel Kng
lainl iu conhrmaliou of the earlier re
Mrts. Admiral ItHncy's dispatch not
having arrived hi time for publication
in the Ijotidon morning pajers.
HAS A RAPID GROWTH
1IIK UKLUIAN HARK INUITMTKV FKOS
PERS 1 !"T OKKiJON.
(lrt Dtiutod for Rrecdlnr Stock -Fine
Aalmali n III Its Kihlblted at
the state rlr.
The IMglan hare looni Is gradually
but surely growing, and local fanciers
are crowded with orders, from many
points, for choice breeding h lock, and
to such proiortion ha this demand
grown that It Is found almost ImjMts
slble to till all the orders and supply
tlie demand. In every city, town and
village of Oregon, almost, the deaufnd
has grown for choice Belgians, until
tle ItM-jil lreeHrs and dealers are un
able to till their orders from the stock
on hand, and are compelled to hnport
more of the lieauiiful little animals. .
There wraw to he a growing seuti
ment in favor of the Ik-lgiau hare in
dustry, and the iH-ople of Oregon are
not slrw hi reHgulxing the great value
the hare H certain to hae in a ulioit
time as a meat prdncer. Investiga
tion by thinking jteople has develoiietl
t'ue fact 4hat the IWgians will make5
table deli-acy far snin-rlor to chicken
and turkey, at a corsklemble less cost
of irductlon, ami It Is this that is
causing the widespread demand for
choice breeding stock. It has been
fou ml that the countries In which the
industry has thrived for many years
ltclginm. France and Kusland con
sume annually millions of the little
animals, which are-produced at a very
Iight cost, and the eop1e of tlie
Northwest have quickly grasped the
idea of adding the meat of the hare
to their stock of provisions, with the
result that Belgian culture has been
r-stabllsheit. and Is growing." ,
At the St3te Fair, this fall, there, will
PTLRlD AuG.
5
be a show 'of Belgian hares, and here
some of the finest bred bucks and does
will be on exhibition. Already Jn tne
Northwest '-shows of this kind ore be
itit ttoiit A few weeks azo in Seattle
a lielgian hare 1mw attracted thous
ands of peoiae. llunureos or me
Itoftnttrnl creatures were exhibited.
aud attracted much attention, and the
result of the slww was a largely in
creased deaoand for breeding" stock.
K. . F. Weed. w riUng In - tlie ' -IturttP
New Vorker, in dis-usting the Belgian
hare from i. farmer's standpoint, says:
Thev will eat almost ; anything a
cow will eat. and are very fond of
bran and milk. Here alfalfa . hay.
bran and lled or crushed barley are
the principal items of fod. .They rel
ish greeu food ,bnt to much will pro
duce bowel trouble. Drafts produce
an influenza' called the suufhVs, which
is the 'principal trouble with them.
They sell at S cents per pound live
weight, and retail at 'Si cents per
!uu! dremse!. They lose about 5)
per -ent In weight in dressing. As to
cost of raising them, this will vary
with tlie locality, but roughly .speak
ing.' forty" liares will eat aiiout tlie
same quantity of 'food that. a row will.
I do not know what 'Eastern hay they
would eat, outside of clover and oat
hay. The-meat is white, lik-e I he
breast. of chicken, and' tastes like chick
en, but the public have to be educated
ut to call for the meat.
A farmer could raise all the meat
he wished for his own family without
much trouble, but if he went into It
on a large scale, it would demand a
good deal of time.1 as they amist be
looked after and fed three limes a
day. There should lie a good thing in
it for those who get into the business
flrsr in a locality, in raising the stock
fir bf-i-dintr purposes. Here most of
tlie city people are jfoinc out of busi
ness, except those who breed tine
slock, and the meat-rasing part is go
ing into the farmer's hands. Nearly
every ranch in tlie country here is
raisins;, them, but mostly for meat. I
think in any locality it will 1k like it
has lieen here; tlie first lo make mon
ey. I lien 1he craze strike; everyone
goes into it, and it gets down to tlie
same basis as chickens, with two
classes of brc-eders those who raise
fancy stock and those who raise for
meat.'
WILL, MAKE .CONTRACTS. II. J.
Ol teiihelaier. the representative of I-il-ietitlRil
Bros., or New York, announced
ypcU rdiiy that lie would liegin at once
to imike 4 -on tracts 'with growers for
their hop, paying whatever it was
necessary to secure them. lie recently
made an offer to the Hop (1 rowers" As
sociation to advance 5 cents a pound
lo growers for picking money in order
to keep them from contracting "at low
prices., which tends to demoralize tlie
market. Tlie proposition was not ac
cented and Mr. Otteuhelmer will try
to siH ure contracts from now on, from
my growers who are desirous to con
tract their growing crop, in order to
secure funds. He will contract to pay
1 cents a pound, and if that is not
sutlicient, -will pay more.
STYLES IN PAI'EII WEIGHTS.
Bronze 1 ogs or Lions :it Expansion
Prices Seem to Be the Favorites.
'"Of all I he furnishings of the writ
ing desk none has nn-eived more at
trillion Hi;; u tile paper weight and
mine' Is more expelisi ve." said the
clerk in the stationary department of
a large jewelry store.t Those una es
thetic people who hoj.l down their
pajiejs with an ink bottle or a tive-ci-nl'
metal knob can never realize thi
1 1 . l ill of genuine ilclight that conies to
lite (fastidious writer who utilizes ex
pensive little brass dogs and such
things to keep his a ceo nuts and man
uscript in place. To one of this lat
ter class it is a pleasure to o'pen tlie
wiiidow. once iu a while, and let t-h
wind scalier loose leaves seventeen
ways for. -Sunday, just. to be able to
have the satisfaction of Happing
down a high priced dog iu the midst
of the disorder and saying triumphant
ly, 'There, now. Stay there, will
youV There are cases .-where a
ceding of Hiis k'nd can produce as
high as $Tm worth of satisfaction. It
all dejiends, of course, upon the value
of the dog or whatever other animal
or product of nature is reproduced in
the pajH-r weight.
"Styles In paper weight. are as
varied as "the tastes and financial re
sources of writers. The average
business man US!s a weight made of
a little bar of glass which costs any
where from live cents to a dollar, a -cording
to the solidity ami detail in
workmanship. Most of the weights
come in silver and bronze and range
in value from $5 to $7."i. ''Bronze is
most expensive. It Is a funny tiling,
but nothing stands so high in favor
for a paper weight as a bronze dr or
lion. Perhaps this is because' tlie
tail and head of these' animals form
such handy projections for the lin
gers to close over wheu the .writer
reaches out in a hurry for something
to ekfp down ou flying pajiers. But
it is not to be Inferred from the fore
going remark that these two sixsi
mens of the animal kingdom monop
olize the pair weight market to the
exclusion of other Irirds ami ln-asts.
AH prominent representatives of the
tauna ami nora or tlie earth are
produced in bronze and are made
subserve the utilitarian purjiose
re
to of
holding lown papers.
"The workmanship on some of these
paper weights Is exceedingly fine.'and
that alone brings the price up to an
astonishing figure. That Is one rea
son lions -ome so high tfiere Is an op
portunity to put so much ' Work on
them. .Here are two miniature lions,
one eoueliant the other rampant,
which retail at $"." each." Aren't thev
finer !'
The visitor gazed upon "ilm leonine
asject of the T'gkl little beasts with
immeasurable respect. 1
"But do you mean to say that .peo
ple really buy such expensive things?"
she a eked. ' .
"Sure." said the clerk,
keep tliem here for fin.
We don't
BUYING MEATS.
The Government Orders Irovislons
for tlK1 troops In China.
Kansas City. Ang. 17. The war de:
part men t has closed a contract with
a lm-al packing house for a quarter of
a million of nuim1s of the best fancy
breakfast bacon, for immediate ship
ment to China. f
Fine printing. Statesman Job Office.
THEY HUNTED WEALTH
JACK SVAS. OF. SALEM, AX1
r.
ROBERTSON, OF STAVTOK, .
Have Retnr4d front tb OoW-Um B(D
of Cap Horn Tby Foiu-d
- - -
tFrom Daily Statesman. Aug. 184
Jack Ryan, the popular Salem ton-
soralist, returned Weiiuesday night
from a trip h Nome; Whitlier lie was
attracted by stories of great discover
ies of gold, just as so many other peo
ple of ..this country were last spring.
When seen at lib , home last eve
ning, he told a estatesuian reporter
the story of his wanderings in the far
North. Mr. Ryan left Portland on
tlie steamship George. W. Elder, May
27th. and after a sea voyage of
eighteen days through rough weather.
living on unpalatable food, he readied
Nome. In this district he found about
35,Of)0 people, about, half of wiiom
were congregated in Nome City, the
remainder scattered for lifty miles
along rlie coast. The sands of the
lNach, which had been' reported to
contain fabulous wealth in gold, were
found to have lieen worked over te
fore Lis arrival ami It was almost Im
possible, with tlie greatest industry,
for a man to take out more Jhan $2
or $3 a day. This would not pay the
expense of living if one tioe.giit in tlie
markets of Nome. There were a few
paying districts along the creeks, but
these claims had 'a 11 been tasen and
besides they could not lie mined
protltably as there, is not euougn
water for sluicing ! purposes at tne
present time. Mr. Ryan returned pn
the schooner Littitia which left Nome
July v19th. and arrived at Seattle,
August 15th. He deserilies his home
ward voyage as very idea s;iht. the ac
commodations of his vessel being all
that cou-ld lie desired.
J. F. Rotiertsfin. of Stay ton, who lias
lieen in Alaska " for the past two
years, went throtigh Salem yesterday
on his way . home from Nome t'ity.
where he has lieeu for the past four
months. To a Statesman reporter lie.
said that the stories published here-
regarding conditions in Nome had '.not
in any respect been exaggerated. He
describes this district as worthless
from a miner's lioint of view. There
were only lunitiMi areas of paying
dirt along the creeks, but the
of the water supply made it
sible to work these at a profit.
failure
impos
Tiieie is practically no profitable mining in
tlie whole district at -fhe ." present
time. Thousands of men are out of
employment. ' and are .willing to do
anything for enough money to retiii'n
to this -onntry. Iesjoudeney, disease
athl crime have appeared in their
worst form and add iniK li siiiferfiiig
to the already inifortniiate comlition
of this Cod-forsaken land.
X NARROW ESCAPE.
Part of Stayton Bridge
Travelers.
Fell on Two
Stayton. Or.. Aug. 1U n Tuesday
looming Henry Follis ami V C.
I'i'owu had it narrowv es:iH froiii'au
accident. The two gentlemen were
driving in sejKirate ways and lead ji!--t
met . aud passed on the big iM nl-.-e
which spens the Santiam at this iKiint.
when a part of the structure Overhead
gave way and fell with a crash just
between the two wagons. Travel over
the bridge was susteuded at mice, ami
nersons feeling it necessary to to-ss,
fonleI. as the water is very low.
A. I. Gardner was gtantiil permis
sion by the nouiity judges of Linn am)
Marion counties, to put iu a teiuiM.rary
lu iilge and is now at work ' upon rVe
siime. which will serve as a uu'aus of
crossing until .the . liig bridge is ie
pairtsl and rebuilt. ,
L. A. Thomas is having Ids barb-r
slitp on Second street raisexl anI
moved back from the street several
feet, in compliance with the late sur
vey. .1. E. Whitehead is re-covering anil
otherwise remodeling and renovating
-his I loot and shoe store on Second
street- Mr. Whitehead is an enterpris
ing citizen and believes in all rorms of
udv:i!Memeiit.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl ScliafTer returned
home from an extended tour through
I he East on Monday. .Mr.' Schaffer re
sides on a farm one faille south of this
city, aud has been, '.absent several
mout lis. ' . -f ;.
The two store buildings and dwelling
house owned by Franz PorfisehiL on
StH.oml ami Water strwts, are under
going a clean up and being repainted,
much lo the appearance of that part
of town.
Jos. Miller, senior member of ' the
Stayton chair factory, had the misfor
tune to drop a purse containng an
amount of money in silver. Into - the
mill race one day last week. . The
purse came open, spilling the. contents
in five feet of water. , He, recovered
all but aliout $i.5il. ; ?
B. I. Taylor, a former resident: of
this city, arirved here yestenhfy from
Pomona. California. -Mr. Taylor ex-iwH-ts
to sjiend a month or Ax weeks
here looking after business interests
ami vlsitinsr old friends.
Mrs. Staple ton. of Salem. Is the guest
of her cousin, JIIssJ Sue Kearn, - this
week. ' ';' : j ;
Mrs. Henry Keene, who' has been
rusticating 'near Waterloo, returned
home Momlay. i -' A ,t
G eorge Neiliert wen t to Portia nd on
Monday to attend the, funeral of his
nephew, who died In that city Satur
day. : ': ' . '
DEATH IS EVEU PIHENT.
Makers of the I ea driest Poisn Ever
Iiscoverel by Sden"?. '
A factory for the; manufacture of
some of tlie deadliest poistins known
is locatetl not far from tlie Iwart of
New York city ami HUfilck'nt jvoison
Is U'ing made thre now to annihilate
the wliole ismuLition ot the greater
city, say the Evening' Post. , It Is
guartlel carefully froni all Intruders
ami no one passes lieyoml Its portals
wrthont a special ;permit and even
employes have to be skilled in their,
work atKl unK-rstaiid tlie Stratum of prices optimism aa to business is geu
the risk they take Jpfore admiance erally langerous. But the top was
Is" granted them. In this factory c is 'reached the -middle , of Mqrdi. since
manufactured pure anhydrous acid, a which time the reaction ha come in
drug that Is never placed on ther mar- every great Industry, so that, con-
ket in its pure srtate. a"nd evea In the
chemist's laboratory It is handled
with all the .care of a poisonous rep
tile. ; If the fumes of this nekl should
escape the chemist would never live
to tell the tale. Tlie man who 4li
covcred it was killed by inhaling Its
fumes and many another lias met a
similar deaths From' '3 to I'ter.eeut.
of. this acid diluteil with J7 istrts of
water f onus pmssie aciI. Even this
poison is so deadly that inhaling Its
fumes would mean instant death and
it is never handled except lu the fae
jory or a few large resinmsible lalMw
atories.! , ."'""'
Probably next in ImiKirtauce to tills
acid is the cyanide of iMtassium.
Which ! Is manufactured In the same
factory, only in another part of tlie
iHiilding. where a tire-pnu.f , and air
tight wall shu it from tlie tin. The
fumes of this are not iioisMious and
one ii wrk In the rooui -where it is
manufactured without fear, excpt
that he must not touch I. The slight
est quantity of "the. poison Iu its punt
state would kill if swallowed. Tlie
fumes of cyanide" of, potassium liave a
rather pleasant Klor and It is said, at
tlie factory lhat It has a witching ef
fect onworkiwu. For all tlie wdd
the finished poison looks like crystal
lized sugar and as you gaze on it
ind smell the fascinating odor there
is a strong temptation to taste It. ihls
fascination Js prolrttbly much like that
which'-draws a iu.ni ovr a steep pree- j
ipic. At anr rate the attraction to j
taste 4f the imison is s well reeog- j
nizeil that a workman Is never al-
lowed in the room alone.- In tlte mix-ing-risim.
where the men toil lNfore a
huge caldron of molten cyanide the
scene is like that of some old witch's
cave. jsiechilly if one. knows the nat
ure of the. terrible jhsoii lhat the men
ire brewing.
TO PREVENT DECAY.
Wootl F'reserver ITschI ly Uncle Sam
on Yamhill River Work..
Merits of Avenariiis Carliolinoutii
Itecognized by National, State '
and Municiiwil Govern
ments. The fame of Avenarius CarflK.lihenm
has steadily extended, as the only lxma
lHc preserver of woxhI, siuc its dis-v-ovcry
in -'Germany thirty years ago. It
luis stood all ttsts of climate, soil and
water and steadily lived down all ptv
teiidiil rivals. 'lVlay it i not only -m-pIoy-4l
in all countries for tlie ires-r-vatioii
of; wood us-l for househohl ar
ticles siicir as liouscs, liarns, fences,
etc.. but the national government, both
of Kiltie and America. hav- ix-cog-nizl
its value in saving public con
striK'tiotis from "decay. Following their
example cities 'and counties have also
adoitcd avenarius earlo'i nni for
hri lgcs. paveiiMMits. etc., and the lend
ing ship builders and railroad eoinpa
nits have shown their faith in its aner
its by treating sli;i timbers, cars. t-h-
grai)h ihles and ties with tlie sans
never failing preventative against -li-icatic
decay inul repacUvus wood iMiiing
vermin Ixtitli of land and water.
Great bodies imive. slowly, and only
act after mature delilx-ration. It nuy
theiefore lx safelj statol that-goveru-niciiis
and oriNiratiotis did not employ
avi-narius carlolineuni until fully, con
vinced .of Jls ni-.incy s;iviiig as -well as
,v -I preserving pialities. Private in
dividuals desirous1 of leiigtlu'iiing tlie
life of wmm! work and at the saiiK time
curtailing exix'ii. s. 11 d not fear to
follow the prcti'dViits stablish!tl.'
' IU-cenl ; Jx-al 4'xamphK -proving the
truth of the above state incuts are not
waiil.ing. : '11m ivviustructvl Madison
strtvt i-rklge ill Portia lid Iwis U-eii
treated with avenarius carlioiiie'iim. as
has tilA Us- paveineiit at thv intersec
llnii of four si l els in that city wJiere
the heaiv'st street car ami wagon
trailic converge. The latter use"? if t'lK
c!iir.ud was made at the 4arnest
solicitation of str-et car managers uli.
contideidlv !sk for gratifying results.
Tlie gentlemen Iu charge of the Unit
ed States 'tig;imvr dejiart nwul for Oie
goii :iie now iijily:ng avenarius carbol
1 1 1. 1 1 : 1 1 t., the 4l.iui and lock work on
theY.iiiuhill river, a Haltering tribute
tv its merits which was rtainly not
exlnd4xl until ivarching investigation
satisfied' the authoi-iiies tliat it was a
1114-asnre f practical economy:
With such examples Ik-fore them it
would apiK'ar tliat the individual is
foolish and the official almost ' culKilIe
Who Ues noi protect his own. 4r lh
taxpayer's jMvkcts by using this coni
Kund. thus saving from decay, and
leiut'heuing Hm' life if all frame struct
ures forj' which' ht .is individually or
otlicially ; rcsniisible. -
' Fisherj Tliorsen V Co. of Portland,
Or., are-j sole Pacific coast ag'iits for
avenarius caPlxiliticum. and it can Ik?
found at R. M. 'Wade & Ck. Salem,
wln will gladly supply Inforaiiattun re
garding its accomplishments.
TREASURE SHIP FROM DAWSON
THE ROANOKE ARRIVES WITH
THREE MILLIONS IX GOLD.
Many Passengers Return from Alaska
Rt'iMirts from Nome Say Small
Iox Is Disappearing.
PORTj TOWNS END, Wash., Aug.
lf.Two steamships arrlveil from
Nome tislay. bringing nearly-dun jias
sengers.i The Roanoake, With 2nd
passtngers, was a treasure s!dp in
every sense of the word, she having
$.'1,000,000 in gokl and a cargo of furs
valued nt $l,OOU.0iN). The gold was
most all from Dawson, having lsen
shipped 4lown the Yukon to St. Mich
aels, nnd there placed at Marti the
Roanoake.
The steamer Robert Dollar arrived
late this afternoon with nearly 4H)
iwssengers. but neither they nor the
ship brought any gold. The passen
gers report, the lieu Mi conditions at
Nome as lelng good, and Dr. Foster.
tlie Unlletl States ouarnnline ntliecr
here. rece1el official mdificatkin that
smallpox was ' disappearing. , nnd that
only eight cases exist there.
Tin: BUSINESS WORLD.
Buyers ! for Merchandise Coming
New York Exceed Previous
to
U Ilecords. .
New York. Aug. 17. It. G. Dun &
Company's , Weekly Review of trade
toni!rrow wiM say: i
Afterj a great wave of advancing
isomer are asking whether in some!
j directions a decline uia$' have uot
been as reasonably large as was tlie
advance, nd whether buying on tlc
present basis ' of prices! fs not fairly
sure. There are-fresh .evidences of ti
weakness In. raw materials, notably a
break In structural irou, but eacn one
Is availel of to place lwivy con
tracts. New York is 'w-elcomlng. buy
ers from an over tne. con it try iu
larger nimlNrs than for. many. 3-ears
at this iseason.' ; i ,
The failhres for the tvi-ek were l;i
in tlie Culled States against I.'mJ last
year, and tweuty-rour in :ana.Ja
against twenty-four last -year.;
At Time
take a pleasant herb
morning I feci bright
plexion is better. Mr
it acts gentjy on the Istomaeli,. livrr
and kidneys, and is i pleasjuit laxa
tive. It is made form herbs and
is prepared as easily! as teai. It is
called Lane's Medicine. All unig
giss sell it at 25c. and 50c!, line's!
Family Medicines mdves the bowtH
each day. li you cannot get W Sfnd
for a free sample. Address, Orator
F. j Woodward. Le Rdy. N. V.
ROOSEVELT'S! TOUR.
His
Itineracy Is Partially
; ; for Septcinlier.
Arranged
Chicago. Aug. 17. Henry C. Payne,
vice chairman of the Itepubllcau Na
tional Committee, j?lve out the fol
lowing ' as his correct ithieraiy of
Roosevelt, as far as agreed iqioii to
this evening, and frotn wliicli there
will i h! no deviation: !
Saratoga. 1... Septeiutier ..th: le
troit. Mich.. Septemliicr tJth; Uraii.l
Itapids, Mich., Scptenjlier 7th: South
Bend, Iud., September; 7th; LaCrossc,
Wis.. September Knli: Fargo, Xoiili
Hakota. Sept emlKT 14th: Bisnuink.
North -Dakota. S'pieiiiler l."ith; Hel
ena. Mont., September 17th; Butte,
Mont., September ISth.
AMERICANS WIN OUT.
Kansas City Fire Figlrfcrs at the Paris
ExiHisition.
Paris, Aug. 17 The preliminary con
test iu the exhibition lire apparatus
came off this afternoon at Viuceiines,
some otHto lircineii. representing all na .
lions, participating, j The". '!A mcf icaii
riiiresentatives. the .Kansas t'ity lire
brigade, caused "great j wonderment by.
their quick harnessiiig ami running,
together with their method of life- sav
ing. t By comimon coiiscut they were
assigned first place, j
MANY MEDALS
Awarded to .American Exhibitors
the Paris Exposition,
at
Paris, Aug. 17.-4Thi list of awarl
to the American cihibitors at" the.
I ! V 1 OV Ik.kult lull ' '1 3 : 111-liLi 111 1.1 till f ik.
til'- t .ro."'u iuii 4lS iii.ii j . "
lay. The I'uitisl States in all '.secured
l.!vl awards. Of these -'l were
grand prizes, 4sI gid.l ineihils.. ."is::
silver uioilals. 4'J2 brimze niedals. '7
hoirorahle mention, and a loiig list of
gohl. . silver and bronze meibds f for
-ol la Intra tors. Every jlitM' of industry'
and art and fkill is given re-oguitioii.-'
INDICATION
THAT
PLANTS
.REASON
In-order to
liud tlie true answer
to
this question a daughter of a promt
1..
ireut Mexican planter; trid the follow
iug experiment: 'I his voting la.ty
drove' a nail in the wall siue dist:iii.--from
the tciidri! of ii iiiorniug gh'iy'
plant. The tendril Iwgan at once to
grow toward the nail. The nad was
sh'ftiil; the tendril shifted il course.
Finally :. cord was hung up to .tempt
the t4mlril and it xiiifliil its coitise
lo.varil the cord and left the nail
which it had five times -persisted "in
following. j
A FAST LIXOTYPIST
Remarkable Sliced
an Operator
hi! Setting Tyie by
in 1 Vi lla nd.
I 'on land. nr.. Aug.; i. iiugn uieti.
operating a linotye! machine in the
Oregonian otlii-4 today, et 7:5..STo ems
In eigltt lKiurs. It is considcnsl a, re-
markabh niece of work, ins 11 .was
done under ordinary conditions, ;iud
not as a test of spel.
DEWET ESCAl-ES.
lreJoria, Aug. lt;.-Gcneral Dewet .
has manageil lo elude ilenerai Kitcii-
euer -in spite of tlie; fact that as! the
Pritisii wagons had double teams of
pickinl animals. T1m BhI's evaded the
British by marching at . night over
gronmls known do them, While their
pursuers were obliged to march in the
ih'y time.
During tlie civil war, as well a in
our late war with ! Spain.' diarrhoea
was one of tlie most troublesome dis
eases tlie army had! to contend with-.
Ih many instances It liecame chronic
and tlte old soldiers still sutler from
it. Mr, 'David Taylor of Wiud Ridu'e.
Jre4-ne Co.. Pa., is one of.,Hiese. lb
uses ChamlM't la ln's Colic. .(Tholera and
DiarrlHwa Remeily ami says he never
found anything that; would give him
such quick relief. It is for sale by"
F. G. Haas, druggist, Saleni. ''!
The
siler
inity
y ea r.
Prohibitionists of Illinois j-on-tliat
they have a great -opporlii -to
distinguish themselves this
Chicago was sch-cMl for the
holding of the Pnihibltlon National
Convention on June l7tli: the same
city furnished the Prohibitionists with
their Presidential candidate. John G.
Woolley. The Prohibit ion iHts have a
state ticket in tlie Held in Illinois.
Adlal Stevensin held his first office
In lSiJl. For four years from lSnH t
ISfW 1m was Spate's Attorney of Wood
ford couiit.v, 711. H was then a rsi
dent of the town of! Metamora. which
gave him. when '"."a candhlate for Vice
President, !3 majority. Bloomingtoii.
to which he IlihI moved, was carriiil
by his opiionent forj Vict? I'resideiit,
Coos Bay News:; Chas; Sidander,
who Is ranching on Catching sKmgb,
has eight acres of iMtatoes, whn-h.
fortunately, have ut been at'tai"'kel
by ihe cut-worm. !A ditch has been
dug around the potato patch, and T-1:
ter kept In It, which has prevented
the pests from encroaching.
, So fa r the army worms ! have
put In an appearance in Iiastern
egon counties. The farmers
there Is a small worm Injuring
tiot
tur
fruit trees, but it ;benrft no resein
blance to the army worm. : i
-The childhood shows
the man
-Milton.
a
I morning shows the day,
I
I
drink. thr' next.
ahdyfny com-i
doctor savs
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