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JWEEKLT. or.EOCSN 6TATESM AN, . rniPAT,gEPTbniCT 25, ij TOE KIEIIHO AwarStd at the State .Fair 5 tott5ExhitI-; tcrs WINNERS OP HONORS IX THR DE PARTMENTS IN WHICH WOMAN SHINES : THE WIGGINS 8TORE TOOK FIRST Off IMPLEMENta i (Prom' Wednesday Dally.) -i The premiums awarded attb Stat Fair, not heretofore published in- the Statesman, are given below, being prin cipally t&oM awarded 1ft' th depart menta lrt which- fall" woman' rule. They art: . ,-;--:-,.s.--.-; , , H . ;V . --i . sassssaaaj :- a1 ; -'-"- . DIVI SION M FAN CY WORK. : '-h Drwwnworiu - f -'v-- UrK M, C.- Petteys, Salem 1st tea cloth;1 2t specimen-. 2d beat display. Mrs.-II. S. Glle, Salem 2d -apron; 1st Infant' dreaa; lat earring cloth. If nr. E. "Warlner. Portland--2d pll low shams. , " ,'. Mrs. M. Moore. Portland 1st pillow ibami. ; ' .Mrs. L. B. Sperry, Portfahd 2d carving cloth i 1st sideboard? scarf ; 1st best display; 2d teacloth. . ' . t . ' MTs. E. C CTros. KaTem -la apron Mrs. Solarl, Portland 1st specimens, Margaret'Madge, Cbemawa Id tea tloth. - ' . ' Mrs. C. Splti art, Salem 2d infant's dress. .' ? t . i ' Mrs. II. S. die lat centerpiece. Mrs. Emily Sloper, galemlst set of alx doilies; 2d centerpiece; let sped' menu; 1st best display. Mrsv L. R. Bathe, 8haw 2d. speci mens. - ' - - - Tatting. Mr. fir P, Smithy Salem 1st" specl- mens; , - Mrs. M. CT. Petty 1st set of dollies. 2d centerpiece; 1st best, display; Mrs.Leren Kruae. Salem 1st cen terpiece: 2dapeclnfen;' 2d! best dls- 1 wrocnex, Sophie Olrard. Brook 1st : child'! sacque. ' ' ?- M rs. E-. RoyeeV : Salem ist 3 set of dollies: 2d centerpiece: 1st ! tidy. 2d peel men ts in silk: 2d sofa cushion , Bertha Jaques, Lewisburg lat lady's skirt. - - '!. . t '. rs. 34P(Etfy, Sareniat en terpiecr. ' ' Mrs. Mary Booth. Portland--2d lady's shawl.. ;" , - .'. ." i - Mrs. D. B, Jencka, Eusrene 1st Af- thaii robe; 1st sofa cuahlon. Mrs. C. Splttbart, Salem 1st shawl! 2d Afghan robe; lat child's skirt; lat child hood. ! Mrs. If. Sf. Helen, Salem 2d toilet cushion. " y Francis Zallnakf, Salem 1st bed spread;' lat specimen in sine. - Knitting. - j Bertha Jaquea. Lewtsburf-t-lst pair woolen' stock! na;. , Mr. ,C Bernhardt Salem 1st pair woolen oz. : ?Mrs. x; W. Wilkin 1st best dls Play. , l Mrs.. A. P. Cox, Salem lat slippers; 1 st mUe Id woolen- so Needlework Woman Over Sixty Year . Mrs. A, SI Van PatUn. Salem 1st Maht dress? lat and" 2 specimens cot- ton embroidery; '1st sofa cushiony silk patchwork, not cfaay; 1st bedollt, fan cy worsted pwtchwork, not -crazy, v Mr. E. WarlM t baby' dreaa; - 2d sofa cushion, silk patchwork, not Crisy. . - -: L, . I Mm. M. Moore, Portland 2d baby's dresa. Mra. Nancy Went, Salem 1st dfafw- ers; 2d. bed quilt, fancy silk patchwork, not erasy. 2d- worsted1 bed- OAriUr not era ay. ' . - ; - s. -" ' Mr. I. Fisher; saten f d ; drawers. Mr. M. McCpy, Salem 2d apeclmen hemaUtcfilnKv ? Crochet and1 KnHting VVomen Over Sixty Years. Sophie OlrartJ 1st isedspread, tnltt 1st lady's skfrt, crochet. Mrs. E. C. Robertson, Salem 1st fancy mittena; 1st apecimeit of" knit lace. -. Mrs. S; w. Wllklns, Salem 2d knit bedspread. - f .... ' ': Mrs. L. Plslie'r 1st- "palf woolen stockings, kntt:Ist pair woolen sox. knit; 2d pair-fancy stocklnirs, knit. t Mr; M. A. QilL. Salem 2d sped men knit lace. .v " ' j . Mrs. A. D Palmer, Satern 1st lady's shawl, r- -f : , ' ' : " Mrs. A. P. CSox 2d pair knft woolen sox; 2d pair, fancy mittena, knlL . Mrs. J. Beckers. Salem 1st crochet oedapread. '- . i Mr. Beyeradorfer. Salem 1st pair fancy knit stocklnc-a. . j , . -. , Hand Sewing.' ; J- I - - y Mrs. F. A. Welch. Salem lat fancy ink bed quilt; not eraty , . J Mr. A. W. Datton .Salent 1st' wor sted bedquilt. not crazy. - Y ! ' Mm. Ro"yce North Yamhill lat beat display of needle work; 2d apeclf men of hematitchinx-. , Bertha Jaques, Lewlsbursj tS best dispwr r li&atfmstit: : i j : Mrs. H. S. Oile lat baby's dreaa; lat apeclmen of hemstitching, i ' . . Mrs. E. Warrlner 2d bed qOUt,-' fan cyt not-craxy ; Mr. E. Spitabarf 1st tucked skirt. Mrs. Gertrude Plummer, Portland 1st handkerchief- case; 1st s carvlns; cloth; 1st centerpiece, silk embroidery; .lat centerpiece, aifkr embroidery on brown linen; lat dollies, allk emfaroid ery; lat apecjraena. silk embroidery;' 2d specimens silk embroidery In long and short stitch; 1st specimens of silk em broidery on Ballon cloth; lat specimen of aillr embroidery on flab net. lat tea cloth, silk embroidery 1st specimen Dresden embroidery; 2d picture frame, silk embroidery; 1st sofa pillow, any style-; 1st panel In ! iridescent; 1st best display of Jewel embroidery. L Mrs. George D.' Waters, Salem 1st specimens Roman embroiderx - Mrs. E. K Waters 1st laundry bag. Mrs. C. Bernhard 2d specimens cross stitch embroidery. ; : -Kmmas Uurphy BrowH Salem 2d Apeolmen of Roman enjroiaery. Mrs. Frank Hughe v Salem 1st spe cimen cross stitch- embroidery. , ; Mrs. E. C. Patlon, Salem 2.1 cen terpifc silk embroidery oos brown linen. Mr. D. B. Jencka, Eugene 1st spe cimen silk embroidery? 2d" teacloth, aim embrofdery"; 1st teaeiothf silk embroid ery:' 2d sofa pIlTow, any style Ctjrs. H. St. ; Helen 2d doilies, : silk embroidery. Mrs; Hudson: A. Nelson, Portland- 1st infant's pillow; 2d earring cloth r Jd apeclmen- silk embroidery. -i Mrs. A. S. VaB'Patton 1st center piece, cotton embroidery. Mrs. Gertrude Plummer 1st ef tabW IWeri, seven piece; 1st embroidered oWelsr 1st specimens' linen embrold Mrc J. S. ifunson 2d centerpiece in Hriet embroidery. Mrs. C (B. Jenck--2dT , Specimens linen, embroidery. . , -. " , , : ..; Psin Lac. " . Olive MctcaU 2d eektevpleee. - Mr. W; Wmiainaon-rlt six doll tea 2d best display. Mrs. P. A. Klrkhetmer 1st center piece; " ' l mn. Geo," Water 1st U.Sy'r col lar, ; - - - - . -. ; - ? Mrs. Bernhardt 1st lad's hand kerchieft. 1st toilet cushion Mlaa Clar Gard 2d lady's handker chief; 1st best display. - ' - ; ,Mrm A. D. Palmer 2d toilet cushion - "Mrr A. E. Crosby 2d lady collar. Mrs. , T. H- Blundell 1st honlt&n collar. Norwegian Drawn work. :. Mrs.- t,i W. Patten 2d cushion.;- Mrs. Thlelsen 1st dollies; 1st best display. , - Mrs. W. d. ICnighton-4-lst table cov er; 1st cushion; 2d bestl display. Mrs. Tl' T. Oeer 2d" table cover.' Battanberg Lao. Miss iJlllan Croasman 2d teacloth 2d best display. - r ; : JTrf n. s; GHe Iirofi ctiMon;- 2d Mi Efhet Knight 1st teacloth. Mis Jessie Mitchell lat centerpiece. Mr. X. B.- Jenekes 1st bestdiap lay. : 01VI8I0N H Broad, Jams, Ete. . Mrs. R. E. Wands, Salem 2d steam ed brown, tjread; 2dcannef fruits In quart Jars; 2d largest and best assort ment of preserves, ten or more plntsf 2d" largest and best assortment of jams, live variettea-falnr lar. ' : Mrs H. sCfGne; Salem isti fruft- cake. ' . : f Mfff. J. 8. Munson; Salem 2d salt rising bread; 2d potato yeast bread; 1st baking powder biscuit; 1st steamed brown bread. (- Mis Ethella Knight, Salem 2d bak Irtg powder biscuit; 2d Tayer cake; 2d I loaf cake: ' i Mr, 8. n; Poster, Salem 1st largest and best assortment of canned1 fruKs in quart Jars; 1st largest and best aa sortmenf of f rulf Jeflies, ten' or more 1st largest and" best assortment of pre serves, ten or more pint. largest and best assortment of Jams, five varieties in pint glasses;. 2d largest and best as sortment of pickles, five or - more In glass quarts? 1st largest and best as sortment sweet pickles, five or more 14 glass quarts. Mrs. H. H. Bagan, Salem 1st pota to yeast bread. ; Mrs; Dutton. Salem 1st salt rising bread. Mis Clara Foster, Salem 2d- largeat and best assortment of fruit Jellies, ten or more; 1st largest and best assort ment of ptckles, five or more- in glass quart.- Bthwt Mitchell. Salem 1st layer cake; 1st loaf cake; 2d frtrit ake. DIVISION S. Domestlo' Maraetur R. Wl Carey, Salem Tat exhibit. of tine work. J Chas. B. Ladd, North Yamhill 2d exhibit of lane woof; 2d exhibit middle wool , , - Clara A. Wllklns, Coburg 1st exhlb t of long woof. R.- cott, MirwauWe tat exhibit of middle weob dahvesmg 0HEG01I HOPS Is Atcut Ccnclu-ted:ani Ship ments to riarket . -, Begin fi DIVISION t. at- Promiwm for AH Competitor. AJ WlggTnls best display of new farm rnrplements; 1st best display or Vehicles' not less thai fen. ; Mitchell. Lewhr St Staver Co, Salem 2d best display of farm Implements; 2d largest and best display of vehicles, nbC tees than ten- COYOTES DTJOSEPHINE BOUNTY LAW HAS NOT LESSENED NUMBERS OP SHEEPKILLERS ' IN THAT2 SECTION. (Prom" Wednesday's Tany.) GRANTS PASS, Sept. 22. Whilo the ranchers of the eastern- part of the stats are complaining of too many Jackrab- blfs and not enough- coyotes, the farm eri and stockmen of fTestern- Josephine county ? are? complaining Of too mahy coyotes. 5 This em to b section of the- stte in which -the1 scalp bounty seems to' cut little of no figure In the matter of the thinning out of the "aheepklMersi" A' prominent stock man of Western Josephine eonnft my' he hat - never known the coyote to7 be to- numerous in that iecHon of the country" r they are at the" present ffme. Many stockmen In (hit part have give up raising sheep In despair because' of the ravage of the coyote Many have1 disposed of their sheep" and restocked their ranches with eatOe, but It la feared that in a. few years the coyotes will be bold and num erous" enough to get . away with ; th yoUn'g calves. f-: STILL tmCONSCIOtJS. ! BRXJWJSYILLE. SepL 13-Georg W. McComey, of this eity. who was so brutally assaulted by J. H. Cooper la a ill In a preearkHto oonditkn , He ha never regained consciousness, and there is little hope for hfs recovery. , Mc Coraey I- a stout- manv and may lit for some time yet, hut the operation re veals the! fact that hts life may end at any minute. - In the- meantime. Cooper 4 awaKing the development of the case. . .., Summer Complaint. 1 not always brought about by change of air and water.- The "stay-at-homes are Just as susceptible to diarrhoea; due, generally, to over eat ing, as onrlpe fruits, etcjand; drink ing Ice water; all accompanied by painful bowel discharges; and. If not checked.- reimlt- aeiiouBry Perry ta vlsr Painkiller t the only puretr re liable remedy. 25 and COc. A CAR AT BROOKS BEADY TO BE LOADED ONE LARGE. SALE i MADE YESTERDAY, AND AN ' OP- , PER. MA0B FOR AN EXCELLENT ' LOT, REFUSED. :, . 1 ' x I.. ri!: (From Thursday Dally.)- .' The barvesUiao of .Oregon's big' crop is- about completed, the last , of . the grower finishing today or ' tomorrow. and' already dealers are beginning to look after tho crop, and bids are being madr for the holding of some of the growers; One lot of sjood' qualltyhops 200" bales,. was yesterday sold here for 2H cents,-tbl- practically marking the opening of the market of the valley, and other sale at prices ranglngjiear the above figure are being reportea. An offer : was yesterday made to a prominent grower of 22 cents for 1Q0 bales of choice hops, but the proposal was dec-lined, as the grower, was not ready to sell. V r One car load of Oregon hops has'ttf- ready been shipped Bast' from Eugene, and at Brooks a-freight car is stand ing on the sidetrack to-ibe loaded with hops Immediately. ThI shipment of one car load Is said to contain contract hops, and they'wlEnpy" to New York, at once, : From Brooks yesterday morning 250 hop pickers left, on tho Southern Pa cific Company Albany local, for Port land, they having completed their work in- the-hops yard of Krebs Bros! This Was the last shipment of hop pickers handled by the Southern Pacific this year. Thus It will be seen that- before all the pickers had left the' yards, the new hops began to move to market. ' THe'armuil report of the hop crop of me vrra, inuca or afmn. w . ii . & H." Le May.- of London, has been re ceived In this dty. The estimate- on the E"rt"glish crop places the total yield at 325.000 ewts or i 162.500 old duty. In speaking of the world's crop . and th prospects of the market, the report ha the following; r ' The report fromAmerfca speak' of the Pacific' Coast hops -a being a fair average crop; but" the New. Tork state Is variously estimated at a quarter to half of last year, "which was a very small crop; and" which' Accounted for the- very' shorf supply, of Pacific' coast hops on this market, their own brew- era being obliged to take the Pacifie hope in place of the New- York hops. which they generally use; this year K will be even more so. the' stocks ; in America are exhausted, arid we do not think it possible that England, even with ther high- prices that are bound to rule here, will draw- from this source many hops as she did last year. which wars' only 80,000 cwts. Our continental reports speak - of Austria producing less than two-thirds of last year, and these are the hops usually exported to this country. The Bavarian crop, which was a small one last year, is a good average this1 These are the hop Usually taken by the Ger man brewers, whose stocks are almost exhausted, consequently a good demand for hame consumption- will exist on the Nuremberg market. So we think that we are not likely to have .an undue quantity from the continent. "The requirements of our brewers. exporters, manufacturers of non-alco holic drinks and yeast makers are at least 800,000 cwts.; now, ff we put Our estimate Of the English growth at 225, 000 cwts and "the possible Import from continent at 100,000 cwts., and from America at SO',000" cwta it will give us a total of 475.000 cwts.. show ing a deficiency of 325,000 cwts. The stocks to- cover this vast deficiency held by all hands outside actual consumers are; the smallest, on record since the great blight of 1882, and It Is our opin ion that the hop markets of the world will be more bare of hops before n- omer crop can be gatnerea tban ever before.: This being the position of af fairs, hop growers- are warranted In tneir expectations of realising such a price for their crop- as will fairly pay them- for all the trouble they have had durint; one of the most trying seasons ever known.? They have had to - fight one of the most serious aphis-attacks. with a low temperature and only a few have been successful In securing a fair crop f ' - - ' - & . ' ;c ASTORIA' fti tti Ya flm tznlf X T Mr Richard floe had started for, Wellville, nd" bad missed . " the tray. I" She "had been wrongly directed by, well-meaning friend. - While she was pondering the situation, she asw a fine healthy woman coming; toward her, and' asked her: "Do you know where Wellrille is? Of course I do," wa the answer, '"rfive'thejre.?. The singer' gave Mrs; Koe exact directiona as to the way to "Wellville and passed- on. But Mrs. Roe " rtoodstIU. "Suppose,1 she f aid to herself, "that this woman ia deceiving me. Perhaps, ahe doesn't live in ' , Wellville or know the way.w - And while she was still pondering, another woman came by and 'Mrs. Hoe accosted her. "Iloir can I get' to Wellville? "she asked.? Again the way waa pointed oat and. the stranger passed on. But Mrs. Roe still stood in the road, wondering whether-the directiona given her were trustworthy. y r-yf J :; . ; ' I One would say- that Mrs. Roe.must.be a very singular ' woman She wanted to go to Wellville, could not find the v.way, and yet doubted 'the information given her by two of her own sex who had no motive in the world for deceiving her.. .-ButMre, Roe4s not at all singular. " There are many like' her. They aiesSick and-want.to be well. 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" 1 t AN ESCAPED - CONVICT SUCCEEDS INXANBINO HIMSELF1 BACK IN THE IEN1TENTIART. f Moat people are familiar with' the story of the. fellow who, a a corpse would have had a first class funeral If he had only kept his mouth shut The following story from the Malheur Ga zette ninatrates how a fellow over in that county aponed hla enjoyment of a good thing through the' same failing r 'ILad August Kangas not fallen from over-confidence and kept his secret to himself he might have remained In the country for many years without being detected a an escaped convict from the State Penitentiary at Salem. As It wa be nved here for six year, came to. town whenever he felt like it. shook hands with a number of sheriffs when they were -campaigning and after they had been elected without ever exciting their suspicion or In any way-lntlmat- mg that, his picture was In the rogue's ga'iery-al though the ; sheriff is sup posed to keep a rogue'a gallery and look at it once lna, wMte. ; "August grew- confidential and the se cret leaked out that he had at on time worn the stripes without any. stars to hfsf credit.- A sheriff always" likes to keep a" weather eye oajconvlcts and for that reason while Sheriff Taylor wa down at the Penitentiary the last-time he looked up Mr. Kangas and was sur prised te learn that that gentleman fhad taken leave of absence from the prison walls by his own Orders. A soon j the sheriff returned he went out to ohn Hagan ranch where the. escaped con vict was working and arrested the man. Chief of Police Blakley left yesterday morning for Salem" wKh Kangas. Kangas has been living In this vleln tty ever since he made hi escape and It was purely accidental that his se cret became known.' He was Sent up from Clatsop county In 1SS5 for burg lary and escaped In July 1898, when he had but three and one-half months yet to serve." A Commumoatlonk Mr. Editor: Allow me to speak a few words In favOr of Chamberlatn'S Cough Remedy. I suffered for three years with the bronchitis and could not sleep at nights. - I tried several doe tors and various patent medicines, but could get nothing to give me: any re lief until my wife got a bottle of this valuable medicine, which has com pletely relieved me. W. S. Brockman. Bagnell, Mo. This remedy is for sal byi Stone's Drug stores. . s ' --.,11.1. . , i . i - ;.. - ; I vMATCH MAKERS QUIT. ITEW TOBJEC'Sept. ELThe British match-making Industry has been re duced by American competition - to a deplorable condition, cables the London correspondent of the" Tribune. I Several British firm have determined! to quit the business rather than manufacture at a loss. THE COUNTY EQUALIZERS GRANT A SMALL, REDUCTION ON ASSESSMENT'TO THE TEL.E PIlONTJ COMFANT. . Yesterday proved a dull day to "the county bcrard of-equalizers, only one case of Interest In which aclon was ta ken having come up for hearing, and that wa an application from the Paci fic States Telephone A Telegraph 'Com pany for a comparatively small reduc tlon of the Increased amount of the as sessed Valuation of It property "In Marion county. This company ha 151 miles of lines in this county which has heretofore been assessed at 30 per mile, but this year the assessment was Increased to $40 per mile. The only objection which the company made to the Increased va luation was in respect to 40 mile of 1U line which Mr. Dancy. the local mana ger, represented as being strung on fir polea, which were In e 4adly decayed condition, and, inasmuch a the pole age of this character Is not assessed above $30 per mile In any other county In the state, the company asked that the assessment be reduced to ft former valuation, to which request the hoard acceded. ', ' The company -offered no Jfc?montrance whatever to the Increase of $10 per mile In the assessed valuation upon the balance of Its mileage which Is strung upon cedar poles." COREA SHORT OF CASH. SEOUL, Corea, .Sept. 2X The - cex bratlon of the anniversary of the cor onation of the Emperor, Yl Ilieung, has been postponed in consequence of, it is said, the spread of cholera herp, but it Is alleged that the real reason ia lack of funds. . '. 1 - - . NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT BODY OF TIIR " WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY' , LAST NIGHT. , On yesterday afternoon the annual election of officer for th Student Body wa held. 1 K. Miller. '05, wa chen president. Miss Louiae Van.Wagner. 04, vice president, and W. O. "Wlnslow. sec retary and treasurer. On account of other duties II. W-Swafford plared his resignation a football manager before the Student Body. Upon the.acceii ance of thi resignation, R. C. Glover, 07, wa selected to fill the vacancy. Thi choice Insure the friends of foot ball a capable and energetic manager. The matter of finance wa referred to", the executive .committee which consist of one memtjer from each college- and academy claas, : ' ' A REDUCTION IS MADE BY TITE SOUTHERN PACIFIC THE FREIGHT IRATE JDF OREGON'S APPLE CROP. ON PORTLAND. Sept. U. The South ern Pacific today announced a reduc tion of 25 cent per hundred. In the rate on apple from Portland and all 'points south, to the Mlsaourl river and Texas. The new rate i .ZSuaiU. yer hundred. The new rate to Chicago and St. Louis is 85 cents per hundred, a reduction of IS cents, - J