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.Weekly Oregon statesman Tuesday, august 21, 1900. AMERICANS Japanese Commander Reports Disposition of the Troops of tlie Powers at the Battle. Losses in Killed Were Heavy, and All 1 . - 1 - . Serloas and Difficult Work Ahead for tbe Inter national Forces In China. WWAVA,.VWA,WA,yVW.VAVW VJVm awa www ! v jiaiii.M. iu., Aiis. a uispntcii rroui lienerai lamegucnt, in command of the Japanese r?ffh aimy; corps, discloses for the tirst time that the Americans shared In the assault on I'ckin, and tbat they marched with the British troop to flit- South gate, while the Japanese and Russian operated against the Eafct sate. What was most noticeable in tbe Japanese report was that the Ja panese killed are given at ltsi and the. Chinese killed at 4m. This makes no account of the wounded, and indicate that, when the detailed list I received, it will be a heavy one. a s t lie 'wounded always for exceed rbe killed. Further more, the report state.i that the loss of the allies had uot'lieeu ascertained. The entire teuor of t lie report indicates that the engagement was a fierce one, lasting throughout the day of August 1.1th. as the attack lie gaii earlylu the morning, and-the blowing up of the gates di.l not oe cilr until nightfall. VV'.VA'AVMVAV.VAV.VAV.V.W.VAV.V.WA'AWAWi WINDOW Aug. 10. Whatever of interest might attach to tlie events -reorted In "last night's disjia lobes is destroyed 4y the capture of I'ekin. as inost of Hie measures relate, to mat ters preceding and 'leading up to tne eapture of the Chinese eapitol. Oeii eral Eiiievitch, eoiuniander of the Russian troops In I'i Chi Li, reiorts to St. Petersburg that on August RJth, the Chinese intended to give liat tle at Che Sin. where were conei-li-tiated fifty battalions of the ln-si f 1 :i nt-hii trops. commanded by lien era! Tung Tun Siang. Inn that losing eon rage they re-treated, iiot waiting for an atiavk to be made. seriofs woi:k .-ahead. Washington. Aug. IS. -Kven with" the Chinese eapitol occupied by the allied forces; It is realized that there is si ill serious business for the forces Inside the city. While they have readied the juiter walls, which en circles the entire city, yet there are walls within walls. and It rt maim b lc seen whether the atbmpt will be titade to enter the Imperial city, form- Ing a distinct section of I'ekin proper. The. inner walls are comparat ivelr light, " however., not lelng altove twen ty fevt high, and f!ie military authori ties say that they cannot even with stand light artillery. .Aside from the question of W4thr dr.lw.il of the troop from Chi rial there is a further question of the withdr.-i w.il of the troops frotu Pekin. . i'litlrof thfi question nre for the present held in aieyaur-e. landing dctiuite ihmv from Ceneral Chaffee and Minister Conger. Certainly there ini Im no immediate withdrawal from l'ekin. TUB -NEXT STF.r. r.erlin. Aug. IS. The '.flight of the Dowager Kmprcss and the disappear ance or the Kmperor of China is here regarded as of .much greater and last ing imiMirtauce than tlte mere taking of Pekin. and the complications, re sulting therefrom are speeuk-ttivelr discussisl by the press and in polit ical circles. The overwhelming opin ion Is that, since all Ihe Towers have agreed to Install a strong central Ooveinmeut at Peking it iH-comes, nwessary tirt .to de"tror. or at least render harmless, the fugitive CJovern nient. wliich la responsible for the whole Chinese eruption. Therefore it Is claimed It is necessarr to follow and capture the fugitives. This prob ably will call for the employment of large a. klMion.nl forcer. Iteside those which are now in Chini. Surmises n to whether the 1'nited States. Oreat Uritain and Japan will also i-hare their Influence or leave the bur fen to Russia. France and aUive all, fo Germany, fill the papers tKlar. The lb rman foveriiment adheres to the view that perfect linrnmnv prevails among the power, regarding lfOllin.11. 1 1 ist 4..n In t.l..r. I ... .... .niiY'it in V.lllfl.l.i THE REPORT CONFIRMED. Washington. Aug. IS. Mr. Wii, the Chinese Minister, tonight received an official cablegram announcing the en try of the allied forces luto Pekin on the nteht of August l.lfh. It was sent by Li Hung Chang. WILL NOT INTERFERE. New York. Aug., IS. A dispatch to the Tribune from London, says: A Yokohama message to the Mail nay that LI Hung Chan? ha sent an iir ttvnt apical to Maniuls ltd. asking hlni to use his good offices with the powf i-rs. The Marquis lias replied express lug sympathy, but stating that Inter fcrence is Iuiiossib!e at present. . j ; : ,; . ( .j FAST HORSES. i I i'leveland. O.. Aug. IS. Annacias, at the matinee of the IJetti lemetr Driving Club today, again lowered the amateur record for pad:1 - t a -wagon, making a mile In 2C- . The trotter, John M. McKerronw who made a 3-year-old record of 2:12i two years agti. t.nlay was driven a mile in 2V by his owner. Harry K. De-eranx. After ri Is performance Deveranx was offerel firi.mn) for tbe horse, but refused it. Will HASTEN HOME. MINISTER CONGER WILL STEAK for Mckinley. j It Is Expeete ne Wllf Arrive Before the Election, and Partlcl- --.j. pate in the Campaign. I CIIICACO, Aug. IS. The: Times Herald tomorrow will say; ; J Minister Conger will Ie home from hlna before election, if be fan get 101 D,ake f Icuf DEMOCRATS TO ORoANIZEJ Adlal E. Se.euson, James Jlne WERE THERE Casualties Have Not Been Ascertained 1 .md W. R. Hearst today .issued an appeal to all citizens Throughout! the I'nited Srates. who are willing to support fiie Kansas c'i-ty platform, to meet in their respective communities on Saturday afternoon or evening. September 1. I!, for the purpose of rgaulziiig city or .precinct Democratic clubs, where such clubs have uor al ready been orgauized. WALL STREET FN RUFFLED. New York. Aug. IS. The Wall Street axiom. 'When gold gues out. stocks go down." for -once was ex ploded this week, as the shipment of over s.l tt m . was intended by ris ing prices'. As the exportation of over f 17.Nni.ixit) of gold during the past two weeks docs not make very seri ous inroads on the country's holdings, and as constant accessions are being received from natural sources. Wail street's equanimity was not surpris ing. POWERS FOUND GUILTY. ONE II ALLOT RESFLTED IX THE Ml M H XT l'S V K K 1 I T. The Jury Was I'n'animous in Sentenc ing Him to Life fmpt-isou-ment One Juror Sp'.'iks. i;i:ont;KTowx. ,Kr.. Aug. is. I'aldi Powers was -found guilry and scntetu-ed to life imprisonmenr. Tin Jury was our only, nlnotr 4-1 minuies Powers was seate.l near tin jury room- iioor and a fmosr fainted when the verdict was rendered. The jury took only one ballot. It reSuIiet iiii.inrmoiisly In favor of life impris onment. The jury which sat in th Pwers case was coiniosed of -ltr li r.ocbel IK'iiHw-rafs. fhrue a itK ;.! u remwrats ami one Republican Juror Porter, the only Republican on the jury said: 'Centlemen. L am-, a Republican and I have said that I did not bclievi that Iiim'Im'I s murd4r was the result of a conspiracy. I did not think leb Powers could lie guilty, but nave neani tne evidence, ami l am convinced that he is." REWARD FOR CMAfftC. A rtRTGADIER flENERAL'S COM MISSION IS CERTAIN. He May Be Advanced to the Position of Major General in the Regular Army. WASHINGTON. Aug. IS.-Tln prominence which General Cbaffe aiunuwi in rne iwunese camoain has already 'started some discussions as to suitable reward foe him. by i'kmimmiou m iiip regular army. 1 here seems to no question bur that Id will get I he next vacancy among tin brigadier-generals of the regular army and some of his friends In tite war tepartment talk of still higher honors Tor him. ami it Is quite iossi ble ithat he will !e selected for major general when the next raeancy oc eurs. 4eneral I'hatTee is now colonel of the I-Jghth cavalry, but a major-gen ernl of volunteers. t WOULD Kill M'KINUY. ITALIAN ANARCHISTS COME TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT Arrested In New York, and Will Sent to Europe as t'ndesir- able Emigrants. Be , YORK. Aug. 1S. Fourteen uhlans ore nehl Here bv the Imm! gration offlcTs. on suspicion of having come to America to assassinate Pres- MH-nt JicKiniey. Two. Notabe Mar eesea and MlehH Weida. were arrest e on t lie steamer Kaiser Wllhelm. Their arrival was the result of a plot io aircrssinaie me l restuent. WILL BE RETURNED. lorit. .Ang. if. tOcal secret service agents tonight said that ad flee h.nl !een reeeiveil from the Italian government loathe etTect that Xotale .Marcesca and Michel Wehla, two of Mie Italians detains!. ar wantwl by the Naples anthoritles in Italy. It Is understood here That they are ehargetl with complleitr in fhe recent plot to assassinate Klna iiunvliert. Ail of the American men unite in denying tha anv of n rn. eign.Itallans detained are aceusetl of plotting against the life of President .iimmipj-. n is understood that the twve men win be sent back to Eu rope at once on the ground that thej are undesirable emigrants, but no warrant will bo issued for their, ar rests. Marcesca and Welda will le placed under arrest, and beld until the arrival of Mie Naples anthoritles. r AGAIN THE SIIAn. Tarbj, Ang. 18. The Slecte sayg a I prj va te telegram frora"; Ostend says an attack, yiruikir in all points to that made by Anarchist Salzon In Tarts on August 2d. was matte yesterdajr on the Shab of Persia. ' EXCESSIVE HEAT. The Mercury Stood Above Ml Degrees i Every Day In August. Louisville. Ky., iAug. 18. All records for- hot weather in the history of the weather bureau br.re . lieeu broken. The mercury attained the IM) degwe mark August 1st and haVnever failed to eiual or go above It. Dr. Charles W; Parson, one of the oldest physieiansin Louisville, drop Ied dead on the street tolay as a re sult of the excessive heat. The maxi mum was OC. ? THE FIVE LO.VIJ-Trains of ears used for transxrfating Rlngling Bros. circus have n floor fqiaee of over l.'JO ordinary railnuid ears. d-w . - x A CHAMPIONSHIP. Vancoin-er, II. C, Aug. IS. Holier t Johnson, of Vancouver, this evening defeateil John L. ; Hackett, of Ratii jHirtage. for the sculling champion ship of the Pacific coast by eight lenctlis. The -ourse was three mile with a turn. Time, 27 minutes ami 4 seconds. , A BIG SHOW IS COMING. Rlngling Ilros.' Exhibit; Famous Circus in This Citv. to The announcement that Ringling Brothers', circus will exhibit in Sa lein. Saturday. S-pteinber S'-h. will be gratifying' news to all wlio have seen this great show or famillnrizeil themselves Avith its claims to unri valled fame. Some idea of the size and scope "of the exhibition can be gained IriHu the fact thait tlve trains of double length railroad cars are re quired to transport If from city to city, while the performances are given in three rings. . uon two stages, in mid air and upon an immense hippo drome racing track, under an enor mous canvas pavilion so vast that all the oilier circuses in America could lie 'gathered, without crowding, urnlcr its colossal dome. The menagerie is the most complete zoological .collec tion in America, the hippodrome is an actual reproduction of the exciting contests of old Rome, and the i rente performance is so vastlv superior t anything ever before seen in this eonnjrv as to create a distinct depart ure in this form of popular entertain nieut. The acrofi.i ts. gymnasts.' aerial ists.. riders and otheif socialists nuin ler three hundred of 'the- highest-salaried European and American artists. Including the great Fisher family of midair evolutionists; the seven Da- Comas, world-famous aerial ists and acrobats; Joseph - LeFIciir. the loftc somersault liver: 'Mile. Tumour, the personification of grace, beauty and cleverness on the swtnging-traneze: Vivo. Boise- and Pickard. absoltu,' masters of the aerial bars: ' Mike Itooncy. Edward Shipn. I.izzie Rooii- ey, Julia Lowande. Elena Kvlaud. Olga Rvd. AIlM'rt Crandall. and a long list of other great (horsemen and horsewomen, together with many oilier fenrnre-perforniers now pre sented for the first time in the 1'uibNl States. Esp-cial attention, has bivii given this season to trained animal display. Loi-kliari's elephant com-ediaus coiiihsc the most novel dramatic company in the world. These huge pachyderms actually pre- j sent plays and farces with an inteili- j gence ami clever a ppreci.it foil of tlie I Kwer or i-xpression by means of antomime such as no human actors could surpass. Soulier's elephant brass band is the must sensational trained animal feature ever sce; in America. O'Brien's sixiy-oiie horse act. the most remarkable insiaiir" oi" trained equine intelligence on re'"d, iias created a furore, while the ne.v patriotic introductory spectacle. "TJ-e I-ist Days f the .Century" is l -clared ,by the leading ic-wspapcr of the country .to be the most gorgeously magnificent display of the kind ever attempteil. Circus day will open with a beautiful street display, in which will be exhibited free Uu the streets the longest, richest, most resplendent parade ever organized - a display which even th Caesars in the davs of Koines greatest splendor taenia r extravagance could ami s ! -not have dw. initialled. A DIVORCE SF1T. Ilertha E. Lewis, plaintiff, vs. Alexander A sew is. defendant. K the title of a new di? Vorce sttit filed in Judge R. P. Boise's department of it he state circuit court yesterday. Tlie couple was married in July 2d. lstii. in Lane count v. Cruel and iuhnman treatment is al leged. A divorce is asked for. and the plaintiff prays 'foe the care Mid custody of the minor child. Callie P. Lewis, a girl nged S years. Honham & Martiu are the attorneys for ih plaintiff. A CELEBRATION. tJov. T. T. Geer ami staiT have received an Invi tation to attend the eelHiration of the fiftieth anniversary of the admission of California Into the I'tiiou. Septem ber Stb to 11th Inclusive. The invi tation is extended by rhe Native Sons of tlie Golden West, and the celebra tion Will beJicld in San Francisco. Governor Geer has also Itoeu asked to write a message to the people (,r (a. Ifornia. on Iwdialf of the neople of Oregon, for this occasion. , THE PRICE OF WHEAT.-There Is always quite a difference in the price paid for wheat in tlie various section of Marlon county, owing to local influences. To ascertain this difference inquiry wa made roster day and it was found that tlie price pakl in the "several towns are as fol lows stay ton. .USe: Alimsrilie. Jefferson, .Vte: Turner, .Ke: Wotwl burn, -I'le: tlerraU, 47c: Salem. 4. CONVICT LABOR. State Treas urer Chas. 8. Moore is In receipt of ?f2)..K from the LoewenfM'fg-tJoinff Co, on account of eonvict lalmr for the month of July. This laW was IerformeI In the XorMiwest foundry. AMONG THE Notable aerialists with Rlngling Bros. circus this sea- won are the world-famous - Fltior Family. 4he DaComas. Jawmii r. FlcMir, .Mile. Tnrnonr'ond Alvo. Boise and Piekani, the Ineotupara3le aerial bar experts. - ; - d-w ALBERT "-CRANDALL One of Ringling Bros. latest importations. creates a ensation hr wrformlncr a burlesiine somersault riding act upon the back of a mule. , . d-w. CO MOTIONS 'IN -NOME CITY fred Lockley, Jr., Writes f rom Jhe Far Away Gold Beach on Bering Sea. . Tbe Sight off His Gray Mail-Carriers' Uniform Is a Passport Anynhere Lawlessness ts on the Increase Great Dissatisfaction Over an Arbitrary Decision of tbe U. S. Commissioner. NOME, Alaska. August 5. The roar of the surf, the rain beating the long toll on tne roof of -our tent, the wind, sweeping across the shalhAv and tur bulent sea, driving the rain fiercely be fore If, or catching tbe spray frotu the efest of tlie surf j ami blowing lit In your face us you aiiake j-our way along the-shore, tlie wreckage being washed' ashore, the ships straining at their an chor chains and trembling liefore the force'tif the waves, bring to one's mind the realization that beneath the velvet glove is the hand of steel. Alaska welcomed the Cheechacu to her aurif erous shores with c loudless skies and bright warm days, but 'now she seems fo have uu' mercy on those "that bide the ielting of this pitiless storm" The lied of tbe sea in front of Nome seems to consist of a Aiiiidy buttom, so that with a strong landward wind the ships drag their anchors and come ashore. Last Thursday night live launches w:re wrecked, also a two-masted schooner, a handsome stern-wheel river steamer from the Yukon, and dozens of lighters and barges. Tlie next day most of ihe campers along the beach put in ihe forenoon gather ing wreckage for their winter s supply of firewood. Some of the woodpiles present a motley aggregation in the way of firewood. For instance, the t'tit next ours on the left has some deck planking from the river steamer, some driftwood, probably from the Yukon, some handsomely carved wal nut and plush work from one of the launches and a few heavy timbers from a wrecked, lighter. , . Tlie beach is an interesting sight. The waves have undermined heavy boilers and as they scttlu, 1 lie waves have covered them, in some cases al most completely, with sand. On the shore are lighters beating up and down on tli beach,, the timbers creaking and groaning as though reluctant to lie victims of the sea. The waves strike thorn, and are dashed rrigh. a mass f milk white pray. to be caught by the wiud and borne shoietward a moist, but lH-uutirul lilniy veil. . The large ships have all sTood out to sea. and tlie little schooners, steadily drifting shore ward, are flying signals of distress to the tugs to be towed away from the hungry shore. During the greatest Violence of the storm, at o'clock on J hursUay night, or. io be mure exact. Friday morning, we were awakened by someone at our tent door asking for our heli. We dres&ed. put on our oiled clothes and found, when we went outside, that a lady, whose tent was close to the water's edge, was in dan ger of having it washed away by th ever encroaching waves which, as the tide rose, were cuuiing nearer and still nearer. We moved the tent to higher ground. How the wind Idew. No sooner would we get. a stake driven auu the rope attaciierf than the wind would tear up the stake and the can vass would flap furiously. We finally got it staked, stretched, and bunked, however. This town could probably support, with tlie mines now discovered, a pop ulation of about 5UU0 luens- In place of a living for that number. Siumo are living to make a fortune. As a natur al and inevitable consequence, a large proportion will be disappointed.. In stead of cleaning up a share' of the golden harvest and returning to their homes well to do. they will do well to return at all without asking for trans portation from the Government, in spite of .the faff that the rate war has reduced the price of fare as low as .$15. The price fluctuates from $w to .$1.1 or $-J(t. 1 a large number of boats are scheduled to sail on or near the same Jay. the lower rates are apt to prevail. The Fnited States Commissioner has deckled that the beach is subject to entry and, in consequence, tlie miners ire guilty of a criminal act in remov ing gold from' tbe beach. The soldiers ire electing the Immc'Ii. miner's." There will certainly be blood shed if this de rision is en forced 'and tbe miners com pelled to quit work on the" beach. I attended a miners' meeting, which drew up resolutions protesting against what they properly deem an outrage and an infringement of their riirlitsi. They are very much in earnest and all they lack is a leader, whom they can irtist. to lake the law in their own hands, but tbey ate for the most part hard-working, la w-respectiiig- and law abiding citizens, and they-Uo not wish to oppose the soldiers in tje perform ance of their duty nor' transgress the law. The -decision is regarded as a rank injustice, and I lie' lev; it wnl not be enforced. Tlie decision to eject the miners from the .beach', diggings lias demoralize. I the market. Scores and hundreds of miners have brought in their outfits and wld them to" the second hand dealers for little or noth-i mg. As a consequence, tent, nickers, shovels, retorts, quick si lver"nd other such articles can be bought winch low or than in the states. CrimeJ becom ing unpleasantly prevalent, he thugs are daily becoming bolder, and unless a vigilance committee is organized or the"iflili!ary authorities are empower ed' I o try and punish transgressors of the law in place of banding them over to the court authorities, life and prop erty will In held very cheaply during the long, dark winter months. It Is getting dark now a few hours at night, and advantage is taken of it by the "bad men." I will just give a few. incidents which have come under my own notice. I'rof. J. O. Hall bad 40 and Ids, watch taken while he wa asleep. The oecupenat of the second tent west of onrs lost bin money and watch.- One of the business men. a few nights ago, was passing "Lucky Ba Id win's" sa loon. He was sa nd liagged and died the next day. A fa vorite met hod' next to tb fnirnniiir - - I " - : .VMBa and deady Handling,' Is for two thugs to operate together. One slit th tnnt and chloroforms tbe sleeping occu ndnts. and stands guard while hi ac- eoniplice take the vahtabb-s,-or they vary it in tins way: An old man, who was camped on the beneh.'Wns bound, gagged, relieved 'of a "poke" contain ing .'iiO worth of dust, and left till discovered by bis ueighlNirs. A night or twb later tlie oecujiants of a tent on thrt ba h were awakened to And a man's- arm through the wall of the tent. In bis hand be beld a six-shooter, which commanded the situation. Tiie owner of the arm' told them it would be very unhealthy to move. I'p ou fins occasion they were here for their health, as they did not move. The cither fling stepped through from the front and relieved them of -what they bad. i But llie most daring and cheeky robbery oi-urr-d recently. It sounds Hkt a fable, but it happens to lie a fact, A man went to sleep. He was cold. He drew Ins fur robe well over bis head. Ijiter at night he felt colder. He drew Ids bead from under I lie fur robe to see ifttr- tent flap was open! He found he was sleeping. out of diktrs Someone had cut fife tent rnje and stolen the tent without dis turbing him. I liave beard of cheeky things, but that. caps the climax. Ab nu.st on a par with that was a man who put up a scalper's office and sold a score or more of tickets at a cut rate good ion a schoner which lay in the haiiwir. and was scheduled soon to sail, lie decamped. The tickets were 1 si gns. jTbe buyers were out their money and I hope they are also out with a gun t,n the trail of the swindler. Next; to the desire for gold, and pos sibly before it. is the desire, for letters from; home. The natty uniforms of the oltieers from the gunboats and 'revenue cutters, the blue ami T gold of tbe army officers, the ever-present -ship captain, purser,' etc.. does not create half the interest that our old gray uni forms do. "Your old gray uniforms lx-ats 'em all. It means news from home." one of my patrons said. If we were "grafters' which, thank goodness, we are not. we could make a stake. One miau sfopiied me and asked me to io bade to the postoltice and get him a letter from his wife. So. rather un willingly. I went back and trot liim his letters. When I handed him two letters you should have sc'ii the look of gratitude "on his face. IIe ?reachod his hand In his pocket and said: "Here are two dollars In silver, and I'll nay yoti-the rest in dust." T!io rest?" I queried. 'The rest of what?" "Why. the rest of the ?." for getting me these two letters." I told him to put up his silver and keep hi dust. He insisted on mv tak ing fl, but I refused. lie wanted to compromise on giving' me a driuk and a handful of cigars. I told him I did u't use either. A happy thought struck .mm. "All right," he said. "I have "a claim out on Dexter. It has some pretty good nuggets, ni be in soon and I'll look von tip." I refuse dozens of drinks, cigars and tips, almost daily. I stepped into a restaurant, ate dinner and asked for my bill. I was informed that there was no bill against me. and there nev er would be any time I wanted to drop in. It is 'the same everywhere. "Your money is no good here." "Keep your money." "The sight of that gray 'uni form way up in this God-forsaken country is pay enough. It's like a let ter from home. Well the upshot of the matter is. we have to put on citizens' clothes to get an opportunity of spending any of our money. "An old gray bead In a saloon the other day handed me live i gold1 pieces and souk- silver, and said: j Here, son, I want to send my wife some ' money. Just bring ine around a money order for HK when you come by tomorrow." . Men whose names I scarcely know will hand me a wail of greenbacks with the request that I get them a Ti'otiey order. There is one thing that never ceases tj be a source of aston ishmcnl to me. The coutinual shifting or the people ami the houses. I took a mans name a day or two ago to bring hint his mail. The next day came by with his mail. Where 1 had taken his order (tlie store wag a teat) I saw several wooden buildings, some finished and some in course of con struction. I inquired diligently, and mum. Minim uiai ine man nai gone io council city, and the frame build fat.-..- t . ;i t ujjs uau oeeu erected the- previous nigm. i wiiii: "The maii told urn to bring his mail liort ni. " . . . .. ,. w.. uiai :t yesieniay. iie new owner responded, as though yesterday was a year. ago. I sometiinesbave to run my eyes to "1 sure that I re.nl lv do see a new building where, two dys -ioie. as a icnr or a vacant space. juis town could give a mushroom upojiuu ji is a inusiiriMim srrowtlr. l'n less new and rich strikes are made, its name wiu lie as it .UvoU now are nuiu. . We had a pliant surprise today, e v.iiue nome io dinner we found that Tom HorrHan and Jesse oeorge Jiau come In from tlieir claim on Hungry creek, twenty-live miles mstanr. r I bey had bought a flne steak of; the tVest lioys. and had a flne din. ner cookinl and ready to lie served. We all sat down and did justk'c to It. 1 had just gotten some Statesman, and after dinner we formed a regular lit prh ry c lub. reading the home news. Tlios. nolman. Lee and Jesse George, TM C. Ward, Marion Sumner and J. C. Martin have purchased a claim on Hungry: creek, near Oregon creek, and they r doing pretty welL Tlie gold Is-! coarse and they think they have a good claim. I heartily hope so. as I would like to see some of the Salem- Ites come back wTlh a heavy poke." FRED LOCKLEY JR. THRESHING TIME IN ''"KANSAS. This U threshing season In tbe pria- rie states, says a Kansas letter in the New York Sun. Muy. n yonag man who came out of the east to work in the harvest ;aiid thought he would put -in the summer following a head er or binder finds himself at the busi ness end of a threshing machine, workiug his 12 hours a day and like ly to stay iln're until late in the fall. The threshing crews ire thick -ovr tbe plains. One may stand on an em inence and see- the smoke of half a dozen machines In the circle of prai rie that stretches away for miles. The binders and headers are put 'in the shed, or -perhaps stand out in the field where, some -areless farmer un hitched his team, and all the attention is given to 1h the threshing. "Is it hard work';" was asked of a sunburned youth who had In-cu l-n, ing over the feeil lx of a bitzzing machine all day, his eyes protected by huge goggle -mid bis slouch hat polled well down over his 'eyes. "Well, it ain't a picnic by a go...l d'ewl." was the reply. ir" depends oil whom you work for and If things run smooth. If-, the. boss scolds and Jaws and lias a rickety old machine, witii onlv alMtur half enough men to run Jtj it is mighty tough but If be tries to do What Is right and gives the men a fair show, it's all right." . That is ftbint tin- size of it, and there are a good many worse johs than threshing as it is now conducted on the prairies. t is a theory that a man can get rich running a machine, and probably as many men have dem onstrated the fallacy of' the thing as have engaged in any other single ?Tpei-. uhition in the wst. It looks feasii.i... A good machine with a traction eu gine that will haul the whole outtit frum place to place cost A aliout SlTmni The engine dois all the bard pulling finl fiTilr niwt .j.... ; . i. t ... i .. . . -.. ...... Knii j.' iii-i-MHi, aim mat is for the .-water wagon. A good-machine in good wheat can thresh about lKi bushels of grain a day. It won't average that because there is ,,st time, bul ' there ate many machines that in the season thresh from co.inmi fo 7UNiO bushels. Tin- price paid for this is i; cents a bushel, it" the thresh er and his m n are Uiarded bv ihe farmer, and 7 cents. a bushel if , th. threslfer boards himself. Most (lf the outfits board themselves, taking along with the machine a .cook wauou".' vlii-h is practically a house on wli.-, I! This makes the rouiine more "reg ular, and the men are able to put i"ii longer hoars. The cost of running the outfit is alHiut a day. and if all goes well there is a good pr.olit at the end of the season. Bui here is. where the thresher falU down. Vexations -delays 'Ticcur tlie iua i-iiiiie n- the engine breaks down aiid. a day is lost while tlie repairs are U-ing made. The weather turns rainy and there is lost time oil Hi-if ..-..mo the roads become too slippery Or too tntidily to make changes from ,,ue field to another and long moves not-cssary on account' of tlw competi tion.' The threshers try to get all the work they can in one iieihli.irhood. to hare less moving. Inn they are not always sin-ccsf ul. So in ihe 4-nd it often happens that the man who bought a. machine is at '- tlie end of the season .-i Hit It- ahead, and he is coliipcll.-l to give Dp his bargain and lose a paf-i. at least. !' his .investment. Then -the next year tlx- outfit is bought bv auoiher ex per iliu nter a in I fi li-ied. oln-e il lore. .eiiii' tl I ne I incsliCi's ii .-ike moiu-y. and year manage, to alter year working for li!y go over the groHMl. i heir regular 'customers. as do the ploWer. or harvesters.' Then (there is .tn.:l;-'r class of ihreslH-rs working on -a i-o-ojierative basis. NeighlNriiig farmers go into a pool and buy a ihresli'ing liiachin.- and cii-lne and hire men to run the outfit' through-the. w .imiii. eacii tailing, ins nni at l !u Use uif tJu machine. This saves th5 profiij the manager of the machitie . mak-s when he runs it as a private' instit!:i!ou. The men who turn froib the li itvet fields do not get '.rich working' on the machines, but some 'of them manage to save considerable 'money in the, coirrse r the season. tIk-ic are with every machine about a dozen men. There are six pifcln-rs. who throw tlie grain to the machine from the wagons, if the threshing is done in the ticldi of from the wheat stacks if it Js 'done after the wheat b.-iu 1 , ... i I liesc get tbe lowest- wages, a vi-i-a'- ing from $1.1M to .$!..-. a day. accord ing to the extent of tbe harvest. 'J iiis year they are getting the larger amount. It is common to set the ma chine in the harvest tk Id if the wheal rs well ripened, ami thresh as the grain is cut. This saves one handling. and the fanner as thus able n g.-t his grain to market with 1 s eviw.i.. it has ihe object ion that the grain is rather gm-n and there -mav' bo some sweating b-rore th-r is' any sale ti'iide frcni the granary. Then there are ihe feeders -the men -who put the' grain laden straw iu;o the hungry mouth of tin. machine. These are somewhat more skilled than the pitchers, and they get about a day. Tlie eii-r!iicei- .in. i. i....o aid of all. They receive from .$.V to $.'1 a dav. and nr.. ..viii.i.i..in.. to if that there is r fire set out that will burn up tbe stacks. Mmetim.m this happens, 'however., and with the high winds that prevail during the cttnnner the whole harvest scene is soon in flames. It proves verv cx iFcnsive'nt times, for there Is danger-' that tlie machine will In burned as well as the whifjnnd the straw. Tlure Is danger hiit some coals will 1' left whicliwf II hours after start thelibize. .Many losses have occurred this -season by reason of this icareles. nessj it is extensive for 1m.Hi em ployers n:;d employed. EXECFTION SALES RherlfT F. W. Dnrbin conducted three texccirtlon sales 3esterday. In the rase of J. W. Her- nolds vs. George and John Wright, a Judgment for ?W7.SS, the projM-rty was sold for $wt to the plalntiR'. In the case of the Capital -National Bank vs. Esther Worden, et al.. a judgment for '.i1.7o. tlie plalniifT bid In the nrop- erty at f!Mi-l.tC. The property Involved In the foreclosure suit of Theodore Forclcr vs. l'aul Fayes, et al., wherein the Judgment was for .T.ssi.;L was purchased' by tlie plaintiff for 3MhW. Bismarck's Iron Nerve j Was the result of Iks splendnl health. , Indomitable will and tremendous ener- Ky are not fourxi where Stomadi, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. 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