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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-09
WHY WOOL IS HIGH
DECREASE IN AUSTRALIAN
HERDS CHEF CAUSE.
Droughts in Australia Have Reduced
Herds There Many Million Head
Since 1sO2--Rise in Prices Is Sure
TO Continue for Several Years.

A great many people who have been
in the sheep business for many years
are at a loss to know the cause OF the
high priced wool at this time when II
has been apparent that we have hao
this condition without any response
on the part of wool to advance IN
price. An American commercial agent
located in Spain writes the department
at washington as follows;
The attention of European sheep
breeders is being called to the present
condition of the wool market For
S5 or 40 years the price of wool mas
continually fallen, so that from 1895
to 1900 It had decreased so per cent
below that of 1870 and 1875. Recent
ly a rise in price has taken place in
the worlds market
The fall in the price was attributed
principally to the extraordinary de-
velopment of wool production in Aus
tralIa, Cape of Good Hope, Argentina
and Uruguay. These countries pro-
duced about 1e7,00O,0O0 pounds in
1870, 256, 10000 pounds in 1880, and
$50, 100000 pounds in 1889. This
rapid increase of production enor-
mously augmented importation into
Industrial countries,
Some years ago there began a pro-
gressive decrease of the floeks In
European nations. In 80 years there
had been a decrease of about $4,000
600 sheep in the flocks of England
France, Germany, Austria Hungary
and Spain.
The sheep in Australia decreased
from 100000 in 1870 to $4,000. 900
in 1898. The importation of wool into
Europe from Australia, Cape of Good
Hope, Argentina and Uruguay
amounted to 2,7sS,0o0 bales, 2.4s4,O0O
bales, 2,445,000 bales, 2,245,000 bales
and 2,045, 900 bales in 1895, 1901, 1902,
1903 and 1904. respectively. The
price of wool has steadily risen since
1901, and in the case of the wool call
ed "cruzados" or "the crossed" the
price has increased 100 per cent in
the London market This rise is due
to the diminished production.
From 1910 to 1892 the number OF
the sheep bred in Australia, Tasmania
and New Zealand increased with ex-
traordinary rapidity: their numbers
then began to shrink. and from 1895
to 1904 the decrease has been .enor-
nous. The Australian flocks decreas-
ed from 125,000, 900 in 1892 to III
OO0, 900 in 1897. 10S,00O.00O in 1888
s2.OOO.OOo in 1902, and 7S.O0O,OOO In
1902.
The frequent drouths were the prin'
cipal cause of this decrease of 5Oooo''
600 sheep from 1892 to 1908. On ac
count of this fact it is probable tina
the rise in the price of wool VIII con
tinue. Thirty years ago the countries
named bred only Merino sheep for mn
wool, but afterwards the grower
crossed the breed with English sheel
of long, coarse wool, until now tn
proportion of mixed wool exceeds o.
per cent of the whole. Hence the Me
rino wool is scarcer than ever, and tn
caprice of fashion may increase tn
price far beyond what its qualit
merits.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-09
FIGHT WITH A BEAR.
Placer Basin Man Has an Exciting
Experience.

]. NJ. Bostick, who is working for
Roy Bowman near Placer Basin, had
a very close call for his life-an ex-
perience he will not soon forget, says
the weiser Signal. Jim was going in
to camp a little after sundown and
when about 300 yards from the camp
ne saw a huge bear making straight
for the sheep.
Being armed with 25-S5 rifle and
only two cartridges he did not hesi-
tate to open fire on his bearship, the
first shot taking effect just behind
the shoulders. The other one tore
away a portion of the under jaw.
Right then the part of the perform
ance began which Jim knew was not
on the program, for the infuriated an
imal went straightway for his assail-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-09
0ua HirtL RarraA.

~Can we keep bisdsr inquired Mr..
YoungfaBband, whov;was looking at the
hat.
''well, you can keep canaries and
such birds as them" replied the genial
landlord, but there's one bird barred
from these apantments~
What bird is thatT
p "Storks CowierJ ournal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-09

tn mon that continually says he
don't care A. ginra1iy tn TOUGHEST mon
in tn iwhpse ns-abefheed. Baltimore
AEsE1csn-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-09
Hnnnn Echoes.

I don't like to talk much with people
who always agree with me. tits anus
Ing to coque tie with, an echo for little
while, but soon nres Of it.-Carlyle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-09
Game Warden Bluffed.

Travellers returning from the North
Fork country near Granite report
nearby mountains. One informant is
rerolted as saying that the deputy
game warden knows, but is bluffed
t. standstill.-Grant County News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-09

Piclcpockets never think Of such
thing as going early to avoid the rush.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23

Miss Tunacliffe is about again and mending after severe attack of la grippe that sent her to her bed for sev- eral days.
 MT. Albert smith arrived from San Francisco, up Saturday evening to be ready to start as steward on the str. Challenge,
 Don't forget the meeting tomorrow Friday) night at the council rooms to nominate candidates for councilmen and a school board,
 Rev McLain, Presbyterian minister, is a new arrival in Alaska and is unde- cided as to where will locate-Juneau, Haines or Wrangell.
 Several additional street lights have been put in, that add to the looks of the town as well as the convenience and safety of pedestrians. after night.
 Capt. Albert Lee and Adolph Eng strom have been down tic south channel, trying t6 spy cut some of the treasures hidden ill the recesses of the earth.
 Superintendent Swift of the \. P. T. X Pkg. Co is expected to arrive here from san Francisco in few days, to get things in readiness to start the Klawack cannery.
 Last Friday was St. Patrick's Day, and green was the predoninating color on our streets. In the evening a social hop at Red Mems hall proved very en- joyable event
 Dr. $: c. Schuricll came up on the Jefferson, and is visiting his old friend, Dr. DeNighne. Dr s. is young man and is looking for some place at which to locate. He talks of going to Telegraph Creek.
 The first fishing party of the season was composed of Messrs. W. D. Grant, L. c. Patenaude, J. 4. Mason, J. F. Col lins, W. c. Irish and Dr. F. I. Green. They went to Pats creek with McCoy's gasoline boat, E. D. NJ, last Friday and enjoyed very pleasant day, though the water was a little too wet and the ice at the lake trifie cold for successful ang- ling. However, they got some beauties. hr Irish was high man:
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23

Abe Wodaege captured big porcupine over on the Flatsj the other day,
 Chief Korhanin has been laid up with rheumatism most of the past week.
 Capt. and Mrs. Kilgore were pleasant callers at the SENTINEL office, Monday.
 Mrs. Chas. Borsch arrived from the in terior on the last down trip of the Dol phin.
 The Dolphin had all of her streamers out in honor of St. Patrick's Day, when she went down, Friday.
 Low tides last week gave the beach along the water front a very loud and unpleasant breath.
 Mr. P. Taught was with us last week; after being out trapping for some time, with fairly good luck.
 F. Chon, the restaurant man, has inn pfoved the looks of the front of his building by painting it red.
 Mi. F, Ludecke is bringing in some mighty fine King Salmon, these days. He nets them near the wharf.
 Mir. Clarence Hobart has been ap- pointed collector of customs for Alaska, vice Capt. D. H. Jarvis. resigned.
 Charley Bryant and his partner, who are trapping, captured marten, alive, and after keeping her several days, had the misfortune to lose her. The pesky animal gnawed out of box in which she was caged, meaning loss of $25.
 Engiiieer o. F. Nelson arrived up on the Jefferson, after an absence of Sever al weeks, mostly spent with a sister at Spokane Falls, Wash. Mir. Nelson will have, ,chafge of the throttle on the str. Challenge the coming season.
 Logger George Card was in from his camp, last week-the first time for some weeks. He was so unfortunate as to break some part of the machinery of the steam logger, and came up to order re- pairs. He is getting in some. fine logs, having raft of about 100000 feet. J. c. Martindale, who has been working with Mir. Card, also came in, and re- mained; but George returned to hand log until the ni4cbinery is again ready for operation:
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23

MT. C. A. Singer, superintendent of the Olympic mines, arrived up on the Jefferson, Saturday evening, after an ab. sence below of several months, MT Singer brought with him sufficient mo. ney to liquidate in part the obligations of the company at this place, and in a few weeks he hopes to have enoupb to pay in full all the debts of the corpora, tion. By the first of June it is their in. tention to have the mines at Woetlaky in full operation, and push the work with large force of men, and continue the same. Under the new organization the company is receiving the fullest mea. sure of confidence and encouragement MT. Singer goes from here to White Horse, to start development work for some parties, and expects to return to Wrangell inside of thirty days. Of course we are all pleased to see Iim back in this country again, and are pleased to know that the Olympic will soon start up again.
 Postmaster Worden has been adding some improvements to his building:
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23
The Wrangell Drug Go.
NOTICE! Bids for the Construction of a School Building.

SEALED BIDS for the construction and com at the Common Council Chamber. in the Red Men building, on Front Street, Wrangell. Alaska, on April 9th. 1905. at the hour of o'clock P. M. The said school building to be completed and ready for occupdncy by August lst, 1905. The construction of said building to be according to plans and spec ifications made by Paul Bergfeld, (archtect), and now on exhibition at Postoffice building Wrangell No prospective bidder will be entitled to keep said plans in his possession for longer period than twenty-four hours, and said plans must be placed in the hands of the Town Clerk on or before the 5th day of April 1905. The Common Council will the right to reject any all bids that may be submitted. A bond will be required for double the amount of each bid, to be approved by the Common Council. before contract will be let.
 By order of the Common Council. made March 9th, 1905. JOHN E, WORDEN,
 Town Clerk:
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23

Miss Tunacliffe is about again and mending after a severe attack of la grippe that sent her to her bed for sev- eral days.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23
The U]rangeH Drug Co.


 Under the heading of "New Paper for ketchikan," the Juneau Record Miner says that Wrangell is to have a new spa4 per in fact as well as in name, for which MT. Jack Sternberger who has been one of the mainstays of the Dispatch for the past two years, will be responsible. Mir, Sternberger may be a man of ability, but he will not evidence the fact by intlict- ing a second local publication on a town where there Is patronage scarcely sufti- cient to keep one alive. Besides, i, is very doubtful if Juneau is possessed of any journalistic talent it can spare to the benefit of Wrangell or any other community, if indeed it has any at Il it could spare not with profit to itself.- Ketchikan Journal.
 The fore part of last week the throt. tle-valve of the big engine at the II ill blew out. As this engine drives the big saws, this part of business stopped until they could send to Juneau and get a new one. The order went to Juneau Wednesday morning and Friday the extra was here, had been properly ad- justed and the saws went to singing again. But the planers never stopped
 C. L. Merrill and family have gone to housekeeping in the big house near the mill. They are comfortably situated now, but when the reporter saw Charley cavortin' around with a half joint of stove-pipe, carpet stretcher and a box of stove polish the other day, things looked a trihe blue for peaceful ar engagement of things.
 Receiver Davidson came up from be- low on the Humboldt, last week and was with us day or two. By the way, we are pleased to learn that orders for lum- Der are rapidly coming in and the out look is bright for prosperous year fol the Wrangell mill.
 Agent Reid says business IS looking up. By one of the boats last week he shipped twenty-five tons of empty beei bottles, and wondered where in the old scratch they all came from these dull times, when some folks say "there is no' money in the country"
 The Civil Service Commissioner an nounces that board of Examiners will be at Juneau, Alaska, on April 9th, 1905 to examine applicants for positions in the Customs service for the District Blank applications may be obtained at the Custom house, Wrangell.
 c. P. Cole is preparing two build two steamers, one sixty, the other forty feet long, and judging from the models they will be all right. He is erecting a shed. in which to house his lumber out of the weather.
 Last week Dr. E. I. Green advertised for bids to fence and drain a tract of land in the eastern outskirts of town; John Sales secured the contract for fencing and now Doc. has fairly good looking ranch enclosed.
 Messrs, A. B. Conover and J. NJ. and Robert Jackson arrived up on the Jeffer- son on their way to the Clearwater. The ice is just breaking up in the river, they. are likely to have to wait number oa days before getting up,
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23
A Good Program!

When Miss Longacre, the singer, and Miss spalding, accompanist, return from Juneau, here is the program they will treat the people of Wrangell to:
 W. W. Gilchrist-"Heart's Delight" !. . Miss Longacre. Nanny Earl-"Waiting for Fred" . Miss Longacre. Carrie Jacobs-Bond-"Just Wearyin
 for you, "Po' Li'l Lamb,"
 Miss Longacre. Nollen-Elegie, (note the church bells) - 1.. Miss Spalding.
 ."sarry Emmys Photygrafs," (b) dar-
 key. "Gyn to Marry Jim.h
 ,n Miss Longacre. Herman Lohr-"Two Little Irish Songs; Leschetizky-Mazurky. Miss Ihe' spaIdine'
 Mrs. Francis Hodgeson Burnett, Story
 -"One Day at Arle." Miss Longacre
 To this will be added old, soul-stirring songs.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Regis tration Books of the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, have been placed in my hands for the registering of voters of said town, and will be 6pen frtm 3 o'clock a. m, to 4 o'clock p. m. daily,-Sundays except ed-up to and including the S1st day of March, 1905.
 Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, this 9th day of February. 1905;
 LEO c. PATENAUDE,
 Registrar
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23

Mir. Frazer, chief of the Canadian in ternational survey party, writes Mir. Carlyon that his party expect to be here by the first of May to take up and finish their uncompeted work. Mr. Nitlin, of the American party, also writes from Washington, D. C., that he will be here again this season,
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-23
OF THE INTERIOR. WASH

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WASH D ington, D. C., February 15. 1905. Sealed pro- posals Gin duplicated for the construction of frame buildings to be used as school houses and teachers residences at the following points in Alaska, to- wit: Carmel (Bristol Bay); Seldovia Cook InleD i; Wood Island (near Kodak), also at Yakutat; Haines Killisnoo. Wrangell and Jackson, In South- eastern Alaska, will bp received at the Department until two o'clock D. in, Saturday. April Is, 1905 and will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of such bidders as may desire to attend The right Is reserved to reject and all bids re- ceived Blank fofnis of prdposali embracing spec ifications, may be obtained on application to the Department, or to the Commissioner of Educa- ton, where drawings sf owing details may be in- spected Plans and specifications may also be seen and obtained from Prof. William A. Kelly, at Sit ka Alaska at Juneau and Douglas. from Living stone F. Jones, Of Juneau; and from the U. s. Commissioners at Ketchikan Wrangell, Skagway, Seward and Valdez. Alaska.
 Mchets E. A, HITCHCOCK, Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
R|CH|N0HD' t5I.IN \. |.
FAYE .1.T|.l'i ARTILLERY n |. |. |.
It's Roll and It's History AS
Madeain.the War Of IS
'61-'65.
THE TRUE sT0R YFWELL TOLD
History Of a Noble"Band Care
fully Reported By Lieutenant
Robert l. Fleming.

Fellow, to be printed III three or moro
Instulments, is tho war history and roll
OF the Richmond Tayette ARTILLERY, by
lieutenant Robert I. Fleming, who served
throughout the war with that splendid
corps OF I artillery, and who is now q
prominent and prosperous business man
Of Washington city. IA
It appears that this company was COM
posed from first to last OF eleven com.
missloncd officers, twelve non-conmis-
stoned officers and 22S private soldiers,
the total, 251. Itifirst engaged the enemy
at Umrod S Mill. Apr! 3, 1862, and lost
It's gallant clptain, Miles c.. Macon. 1T
Appomattox, April S, 1865, and escaping
from surrender, was disbatded thereafter
at Iynchburg.
Captain H. Coaltcr Cabell, who carried
the company to the field. and who be-
came Il full colonel of artillery, was one
of The noblest gentlemen, as well as one
OF the most dutiful and brave officers
that Virginia gave to the Confederate
war. And its other officers and its men
proved worthy Of the highest military
honors which they won by deeds Of arms
on many fields
Very respectfully,
JOHN w, DANIEL. IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30

We Nd T..
1851, was d continued selfssacitficcr,
showing that lie was ready to ollcf MS
life, md to sacrifice what Is valued ny y
ftmo soldier even more tllnn llfct ms
military reputation, III defense Or ms MS
country. al. Ri
Wth&rull Knowledge that he3wns con-
frunled ~ overwhelming numbers, IT'S
chief ain was to detai, as many OF thy
enemy us possible tho Valley, to guard
tho approaches to Washington, In order
To prevent them from enforcing General ie e
Grant sln#,hls operations against vi lticf-
Einbnd, and he mhiioetyrcd his little army
Sso Snetivcly and BOLDLY ns to create tho
Impression that at was much ia rserl llinh y
& 1T really was XIV So. N. n
5S1ie THUS deceived II Gcnefnl Sheridan.
-unti Il wutnan.hin Witches SRI sent sem mo
Elatter IL lcttersby asnrgro man. II wing min
Information which caused hitlfto advance vance
and attack. 3
sInstcnd Of General 1Darly being peck ed
Rnild carped " \ Is 80 often done ~
men who know not whereof they nfiirm,
shs name nnd memory should Sbe REGARDED
with respect and admiration by all true l
southern men, and especially ttosc who
served hinder HIM * vi ss5i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30
EARLY HISTORY.

Il THIS gallant Ola Duttery, WHICH was 80
renowned during the war, was organized
in the city of Richmond, Va, on May %.
1924, and, in compliment to the Marquis
do La Fayettc, who was then on visit
to the city Of Richmond was named
after him. General La Fayctte presented
the company with two brass siX-poundcrs.
which he had brought to this country
during the Revolutionary war.
The first captain Of the company was
Colonel John rutherford. At the COM
Z. Increment of the war III April 1861
the officersiof the battery We're mustered
in as follows: Captain, Henry Coaltor
Cabell First Lieutenant, Miles c. Macon;
Junior First l.ieutennnt, William l. Clop-
Ion; Second Lieutenant. Matthew p, Tay-
Tor. AT the close of the war the officers
of the battery were: Captain, William L.
Clopton; lieutenant, William Winston
Jones; Lieutenant Benjamin IL. Rob
inson; Lieutenant Robert ]. Fleming
TIE P4ANyNi2E WAR.
The battery first appeared in service
in what WAS facetiouslN termed the
.Pawnce War upon which occasion the
whole city OF Richmond was thrown into
the s1entest I. excitement at the antics-
,,atea a4lro;tch up James River Of the
United States ship Pawnce, April 49,
1851. All the troops that were properly
armed and equipped in Richmond We're
ordered to assemble at "Rocketts.' the
wharfs OF the STEAMBOATS, along the river
front. Tt was a beautiful spring day.
but full Of excitement and busy prepn-
ration Old gray haired men, bent with
uge, could be seen with their old flint
lock muskets, shotguns, and even old
rusty swords, rpingling with the troops
;ll ready for the fight The Infantry
ana howltzors we're loaded on large coal
nfi -
The Fayette Artillery. With their four
six-poundcrs smooth bore guns, having
secured enough horses and harness from
private carriages I'd haul the guns,
marched overland down TO u place on the
DANES river, called ''Wilton," where
there were high banks along The river
front, making n natural defense against
an enemy coming up the river. There
the battery and the troops were placed
into position ready 10 sink the "PawnGe"
whenever she made her appearance in the
bend of the river. The "Pawnec" did not
come, however and the services Of the
battery were not required
MUSTERED INTO SERVICE.
The battery Was regularly mustered into
service April %, 1861 and after remaining
IN the artillery camp III the Baptist Col
lego, head of broad Street, under conf
manl Of Colonel John b, Magruder was
ordered to Gloucester Point May z, 1861 ;
was sent across York River June 10. 1861
and made a forced march TO Big Bethel,
but arrived after the tight WAS over, 1t
remained several days and then returned
to Gloucester Point, in August, 1861, a
detachment of forty men, under the COM
maud Of Lieutenant William ] Clopton,
We're sent 10 man the guns OF Peyton's
Heavy Artillery mt Yorktown. and re-
manned there several weeks
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aid DOMINION
.U STEAMSHIP COMP ANY
tIjghtsline8FOr Norfolk,

Leave Richmond every evening ffoot, Ash
street. atE7 p M. stopping at Newport NeWs
en- route Fare s2.50 one way, LOO round trip
finchIl!ina statcroom berth : meals. zoe. each.
Street Cars to Steamers Wharf.
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SOUTHERN halfway

AscHEDGLEsIS EFFECT Mays. f1yoi.
TRAINS =. EAVE RICHMOND.
ID 100 Al IJatly Local for Charlotte, ~. c.
:eO =. NJ Dali r.iiaited-- utct Pullman 10
Atlantis jnnd 43irnihg ham. New, Orleans.
Memphis, Chattanooga and All The 6outh,
& with through coach for Chase CITY. Ok
i ford, Durham and Raleigh.
4 500 IT, Nj. LEX. Sunday Chase 81 Local.
1 $50 r. 81. --1aiiy--L United ulnian&rsldy 3:N
q p NJ, for all the South. II
h .a 51t' 6SYO R,i p TitSE1t LINE.
The Ia vorI.6 route to Bal anu Eastern
points. 4 Leaves Richmond 80 :. ~. daily,
except Sunday. III ~ w 5 81 a59
5e.1bi r. n ~. Local -Uai ly--Exccpt Sunday.
4.s0 ~ n. Except Suuaay--tor West Point,
connecting With steamers 5for 5at ttnoro
and river landings. Steamers ca ~ Mt YORK.
town and Clay Bank n pndhys. Wednss.
dny 8 and Friday. nndsa = G loucestar POM!
AMI 81 Allmonds Tuesdays. = thursday ana
u 4:4,. A. si.--Exccpt Sunday Local mixed fol
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
6.s3 A. NJ and G:42 p M.--Froin all the South.
&3.&is ri M--Trom Charlotte and lsnleishgl \, Y
$40 A. NJ From Chase ciiy and interned'-5
so..s A ST 1-i5nItimorc and West Point.
10,t5 AL NJ -Daily--Except Sunday ana mon"
80 day; $40 r. 81. daily. except Sunaay--#
From West Point. , ~,
g w iSVESTHuRY, d. Up. Al. Isishmond;;, va
s.. H IIARpWICK. ~. "a q t.on -
+. p.sspENCER.i Gent. tslxr..
III Washing ton. ?. a NE
. -
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SSE1A.BOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

l-9-19oS.
TRAINS LA aof Kt Natiisa and fiaaist.
$40 A. ai'--TTst. nIourd East hlail--SaYaunnh
3si.o r tNls,o 5IiIlA Atlanta and southwsst
sliaa,a and suthSsas aSA'
TRAIN s. ARRIVE t tt'l =
!. j ( M,-Eroln tiorida, Atlanta and soufa-
j VISIT sssMi' :-yrom Florida, Atlanta and south'
$50 u. Nj .o wv Nv, M. TAYLOR, +
II. IS. t.lEI-AAi,oss. Agent, CITY Ticket Agent