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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
viii Soon BE EXtinct

The rhinoceros market "a co..
ed. Not a single specimen Of 4.
ugliest of ugly beasts is to be 4,
in the open markets of the wo,l,
Geological collectors and c,,,.
owners the world over are unaho !,
secure one, for the worlds spD0,
is apparently run out. In COM,
quently the price of this homs,.
beast is enormous.
There are known to be two !.
this country. One, an old chan. M
tering with age and screwed up win
rheumatism, is in the, Central Pan
New York, zoo, and the oths,
youngster about a years old. ana,
black African. is in possession ii
Ringing brothers.
According to Paul Souder, wiz
animal authority in the employ 4
the Ringlings, the sun of the "rhiuo
is fast setting. Not only is he A,
exceptionally rare article in captiy.
ity, but he has become so scarce /,
the wild state as to be alraedy rs.
garded as among the semi-extipct
animals.
Several varieties or rhinoceros are
extinct. Among these are the white
rhinoceros of Africa. The square.
mouthed rhinoceros is so rare as to
be considered practically extinct,
and the black African variety. re.
garded not so. many years ago as
the most common, has almost entire
ly disappeared.
The rhinoceros has alwayse been
a problem to keepers of animals, for,
despite his tougness of hide and ap.
pearance, captivity has resulted In
early death. He is beast so essen
TALLY of the wilds. and in makeup
so foreign to anything like domes-
ticity, that all efforts at breeding In
captivity have failed. A very few
years will place the rhinoceros on
the list with the quagga or wild ass
of South Africa, which disappeared
80 years ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
PROMISING REFORM NIPPED
The tangled Government Spell
ing Said TO BE Unlawful.

II is now said that about a quarter
of century ago congress adopted
Webster's dictionary as the govern
ment standard for orthography and
definition, and that is probably
correct. Our copy of the revised
statutes has not yet been replaced,
and our own knowledge is confined
to q rather dim recollection of the
advertisements of the enterprising
publishers of Webster's dictionary
which, as we remember them explic-
ltly stated that Webster" was the
official standard. Evidently 1t is
necessary to have some standard for
a guide to the federal courts In in
terpretlng words of doubtful mean
ing, but whether the joint resolution
of congress makes the Websterian
spelling obligatory in all COVER
ment. publications can only be known
by an examination of the act, and
possibly by its judicial interpreta-
tion.
Spelling, however, is a serious
matter in printing Offices, and 1t
seems incredible that the public
printer. who is said to be an enthus'
last for the spelling reform, and a
conspirator with the President to af-
feet it. should be ignorant of the
law governing his own Office. So,
until the text of the law has been
officially construed there is chance
that the President may not have to
recant and revoke his executive or
der" At any rate, whatever duty
the law may impose on the public
printer, there is no reason to suppose
that It covers the written corre-
spondence of the executive Office or
of the departments. Meantime the
nation is in suspense until the law
Is officially disclosed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
Knit VS.. Woven Goods.

The term hosiery" which In
cludes socks, stockings and knit
underwear, by improvement and de.
velopment of machinery, is now be-
ing extended over an infinite variety
of other knit fabrics, including
blouses, Jerseys, Tam o'Shanters and
the like. The neatness and smart
ness of these garments. when knit,
clinging closely to the form, are
pushing the woven equivalents out
of the trade. The Germans are
given the chief credit for initiative
In knit goods. They have built spe-
cial factories anr put in special ma
.chinery for them. This, coupled with
certain advantages In dyelng and
ability to produce cheaply, has given
them, it is said. almost monopoly
of the European trade.
The Germans have been command
ed by the British market, but as the
extraordinary demand for their pro-
duct dlsables them from filling or
ders within many months after they
are placed, the English manufacturer
sees and is grasping his opportunity.
Admittedly he cannot produce and
sell as cheaply as the German, but
he can hll orders promptly. This
fact. with the natural desire Of the
British to buy home products, en-
courages the belief that the English
manufactures can at least secure the
home market, II he may not be abie
to compete elsewhere with the Ger
man. Moreover, many of the ma
chimes with which the Germans are
achieving prosperity in knit fabrics
are British make. hence this coun-
try is manifestly equipped with the
weapons most necessary in the con-
test. The present local activity In
the production of knit fabrics or pre-
parations therefor. indicates that
the German invasion is to be repell-
ed II possible.-Consul Frank w.
Mabin OF Nottingham.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
State News

Vale Is grading tne slTeets ah'
otherwise improving the town.
Astoria has a new theatre. The
opening night will be September 29
with 1.-THE Royal Chef as the open
ing play.
The new hospital at North Bend
was dedicated Sunday, September
18th. Rev. Archbishop Christie, OF
Oregon City, making the principal
address.
Saturday evening ended the con-
clave of the Masonic fraternity
which has been held at Eugene for
the past week. Prominent Masons
from all over the state were present.
Charles Welch, the Eugene man.
ager of the Willamette Valley Com
pany, has been transferred to AL
bany to fill the same position. ]. M.
Hopkins has succeeded him at Eu-
gene.
Rhoda Stalnaker, of Albany, was
the sixth in the Portland Journal
educational contest, having 101,770
votes. She will receive a 800
scholarship in the Albany college and
$25 cash.
DR.. Baylis H. Earle, physician at
the army quarters at Fort Stevens.
has been transferred to Charleston,
S. c., and will take charge of the
quarantine stations there, four in
number.
The Carnegie library at Eugene
has just issued its book of rules and
regulations for the coming year.
They were donated by s. H. Friend
ly, one of Eugene's wealthy bushes
men.
While moving a pile driver on
high trestle at Lyle, Oregon, Friday,
ropes attached to the machine parted
and William Williams, the engineer.
was killed, and four of the crew Sc
riously injured.
Sid Smith. Eb. Kuykendall, Aus
tin harrington, Merle Chessman and
Gus Peret, five Eugene boys, have
started on a canoe trip down Smith
river to the coast. They expect to
return by way of the Umpqua river,
and fishing on the way.
Saturday afternoon, at Eugene, a
rear-end collision between the north
bound passenger train and one of the
gravel engines there caused a good
deal of excitement. and a smashup.
Considerable damage was done to
both trains. Two men were slight
y injured. A. V. Connolly, a brake
nan and C. L. Mead, Portland COM
nercial man.
A searching party at Medford is
out looking for the body of Millard
Naury, who is supposed to have
'ome to his death while attempting
o cross the fields between Medford
Ind his home Wednesday night. The
lorse and badly wrecked buggy re-
urned alone, but no trace of Maury
las been found. He was subject TO
leart disease.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
THE WEAK
BROTHER
DEFEATED
Seattle Times Expresses Ed
itorial Opinion of Gov
enor Pardee

George G. Pardee, governor OF th'
state OF California, went down to de
feat In his fight for denomination al
Santa Cruz last Thursday, by a vote
of b19M to 233h. his opponent,
Congressman j. N. Gilbert winning
with ease on the first ballot. And
while that ballot sounds the death
knel OF the Pardee ambitions. II
also wrote the "finis' TO one OF the
darkest chapters In the history of
the Golden States.
Back OF that ballot battle at Santa
Cruz they lay, but lily concealed,
the vengeance OF q stricken city.
Governor Pardee's downfall started
when on the morning of April iS,
1906. the beautiful city OF San Fran
cisco was torn asunder by the most
disastrous earthquake that has ever
visited American shores. His down.
fall began then and the end came
at Santa Cruz when the San Fran
ance of power. unhesitatingly threw
their entire strength to j. N. Gillet.
and by so doing. placed George C.
Pardee again on the road to private
gife.
when Il became known that San
Francisco had been shaken from It's
foundations by an earthquake and
was being rapidly consumed by fire,
the entire civilized world stood, with
uncovered heads. appalled,. Not in
American history has there been
catastrophe that so touched the
hearts OF the people and that so com
pletely gave the lie to "man" In
humanity to man" From every nook
and corner OF Uncvle Sans domains
money, food and clothing poured In
appropriations; counties were sub
stantially heard from; cities with
civic pride hastened TO outdo each
other In their efforts for relief; vii
lages and hamlets contributed their
little mite. while wealthy individuals
from coast To coast poured thou
sands OF dollars Into that shattered
dream OF a city that guarded the
western sea.
Cut on from direct communication
with San Francisco. eighty million
people with bated breath. turned
their eyes upon Governor Pardee.
He was substantially the man OF the
honr. II was to him that San Fran
cisco raised her hands In mute ap-
peal. lie was the one man who
stood out In the broad glare OF ma
tional publicity. The opportunity
for George G. Pardee TO step down |
through the pages OF American his
tory was az hand. And what was the :
reanltg The FIRST and only ballot
east at IN eCalifornia Republican
state convention In 1905. bare four
months after the quenching of the
iire. is the answer. George pardee
IL as dead. 80 far as California Is
as though his ashes had
long since been taken from the Gre
matory and scattered To the four
corneru of the earth.
And now for the cause OF one o,
the most remarkable turn downs"
TO be found In the political history
of the Pacific coast. when the news
of the San Francisco disaster reach
ID the California state capital at
sacramento, Governor Pardee hur.
ried TO Oakland, directly across the
bay from the stricken city. and es.
Iahllshed his headquarters there.
San Jose. Santa Clara. Palo Alto and
'ther small leities. had likewise been
'isited by the big tremblor aud. like
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
FICTION
ABOUT THE
COMPASS

IL close to movable iron, the com
pass is likely to experience sudden
changes In error every time an al
teration is made either In the rela-
tive position OF this iron or in its
amount. An iron tiller, iron davits.
an iron stovepIpe, the iron fittings OF
a trysail boom have at various times
given cause for enxiety to shipmas-
ters unfamiliar with the action of the
compass needle on board a metal
ship. Fishermen and pilots occa-
slonally get rather mixed under the
head OF compass errors, and a few
are OF opinion that fog and aurora
adversely affect a ships compass
Among the most stupid of the allie
cations made against the compass
needle may rightly be classed the
attraction of the land. Readers of
the Arabian Night" will remember
the fabulous island and In the story
of "Sinbad the Sailor" which was
so powerfully magnetic as to pull
all the bolt out of the hull of any
unfortunate vessel coming under
its influence, thus causing the ship
to fall asunder. ell. this feat of
the imagination is not more false
than the yearns told from time to
time by shipmasters with a purpose
to serve. The Skidby. which
went ashore on Sable island, is not
by any meanes the first of her class
to what some enormously term local
attraction. nor will she be the last
A similar yarn went the round of
the daily press with respect to the
Danish steamer orge, which was lost
on Rockall, when bound for New
York In 1904. Quite a num-
ber of years ago suggestion was
thrown out by shipmaster of con-
siderable experience that the losses
on the dread Goodwin Sands were
probably due to the immense quanti-
ty of ron deposited there by wrecks,
which attracted the compass needle
When the Paris went on the
Manacles whole columns appeared In
the press to prove that she got into |
trouble owing TO the action of the |
land on her compass,
despite the fact of thousands of |
ships passing up and down the chan
mel without mishap. When
the British war ship Serpant met an
unkind fate near Cape Flnisterre in
1890 similarly stupid assertions
were made: but one OF the very high ;,
est authorities on the subject dem
onstrated TO a certainty that even II
there had been any so-called local
attraction right there Its effect must
have been to keep the vessel of the
land. Visible land will not
effect a ships compass at sea. and
this even though we admit the
masses OF rock on shore TO be highly
Something more than !
his Is absolutely necessary to af- II
feet ships compass only half
nile distant. In shallow water.
however. a shin In some parts of the ,
world may pass over ferruginous
'ocks which have considerable ef-
'ect on the compass needle. These
places are however. well known, and
hey are clearly indicated In the sail ,
ng directions issued by the several 1
nations for the guidance OF navlga- /
ors, An exception current. Ii
IN unohartered rock or magnetic ,
s land is a handy thing to have 4
around after the event; but series
II soundings frequent aEimmuths I
nd careful lookout are the preven- ,
ion which is better than cure q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17

Miss Olive Myrick came in from
her home at Myrick yesterday and
stayed over to meet Miss June Patty
who will arrive from the valley this
morning to begin the Myrick school.
Miss Myrick and Miss Patty were
classmates at Willamette university
-Pendleton Tribune.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
Railroad Man I'm Town.

President Stewart, of the William
cite Construction Company, is in the
city. He says they are pushing the
line through from Chemawa to the
Willamette river as fast as possible
1t will be done by December 1st, un.
less unexpected delays occur. There
is large force at work on the
bridge, and work is to begin soon on
the Portland end of the line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17
Bought Brunk Farm.

A Mr., Bromley, of Montana, is in
the city to get the deeds for the
Brunk farm at Eola. He pays $40
an acre, and the deal involves over
$1,000,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17

J. Percy Wells. a former teacher
at scio. will teach at Jacksonville
this year.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
BROKERS,
PHONE 2S1

, Unlisted Stocks a Speciality. } CaIumet-DuIuth- Cbicaeo-Bisbee , eisbee, A. IT., Dec. 10, 1906. , Today's market was weak in
 , spots, but generally speaking : it was firm and active. penn ! was in strong demand all day
 , around $2o on the report that : they had struck ore in a drift . on the 1000 level.
 } Warren also was active, being
 : traded in freely at $14, with : only light offerinss shattuek ' Ie nowhere to be had on bids : of $50. Sup. . Pitts. and Can , anea also strengthened up : some. Globe is offered around , $f2.00, with little trading. , Greene advanced to $26.3e, , while keweenaw closed strong at St4.oo bid
 , Cal. & Arix. and North Butt. , are weak, and shos declines, , especially C. q A., which drop
 ' ped four points. Blk. Mtn. 10 weak at 5000 asked. The bal , ance Of the stocks show no
 : change.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
MARKET GOSSIP.

Especial Wire to Duey 6 Overlock.)
 NEW YORK, Dec 10.--The heavy export of Copper is an indication of the European demand, which contin- ues exceptional in face of high prices Europe can be depended upon to be a big consumer, and inquirer for copper until the present statistical position $ change. The brake put upon the situation by tight money seems to be only a temporary check. With any kind of encouragement prices will be much higher.
 Anc-The technical position of the stock has bettered considerably dur ing the past week.
 Arc-ESidently some support was given the stock Saturday.
 Mohawk-When the market gets ac' tive Mohawk should go higher.
 Old Dom. On all recessions, such as the present ones, stock should be bought
 Boston-Buy Anaconda and Amal.- l.. & B.
 Duluth-Good demand for Denn; not much stock offered. We are told it is going higher. Apparently some, thing doing in it.-L. B.
 Boston News Bureau-New York bought Greene here. Buyers of Al louez Friday and Saturday were the sellers today. Hubbard sold Area dian down g Is, and gave up Hastings name.
 i Logan & Bryan-The government re 1 port on grain is slightly bearish. Gov ernment crop estimate on cotton comes out at 2 D. m tomorrow. Dee-Advise buying Anaconda. Buy Anal and Anaconda quick ! Walker Bros-There Is an uncon firued rrrnor that Secretary Shaw will deposit 10000. 900. i Hutton & Co.,. New York. = The | strength in Steel Common is a nota bIe feature today with the decline ir other securities. Buy ootton.-L. (
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
DICKS STOCK LETTER.

Especial Vsra to Duey & OverlockD
 NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-5tocks refus- eds to respond to hirher London. and the opening reflected little change. There was not any very great activi- ty, and prices saRged until noon. Such stocks as U. P. s. P., St Paul. Smei- ters. etc, showed the heaviest tone. Reading was noticeably firm. In the afternoon call money became more ac- tive. reaching from the high quota tions in the morning to 6 per cent in the afternoon. In the last hour some aggressive buying took place in Reading, carrying it above $50. The general list rallied sharply. The high-priced stocks which have been the weakest, showed greatest strength ia the afternoon rally. RumQrs Were
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
PHELPs-D0DGE
 PEOPLE ACTIVE
Secured Concession For Rail. way From Saqui to Guay-
 mas, With Branch.

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dec. 10-(Spl) )-- News arrived in Douglas this morn ing from the City of Mexico of new developments in the railroad situa- ton in Sonora which will be of special interest to the people of this section. A gentleman arriving direct from the City of Mexico brought the informa- ton that just before he left there the government granted to the repre- seBtatiyes of the Phelps-Dodge inter ests a concession for a railroad to run from Saaui to Guaymas, including branch lines to Hermosillo and Ures. Detailed information concerning the expression and it's limitation of time for the construction of the road was not learned, but the fact that such concession had been granted was known in the city before our informant left there
 This concession is confrmatory of the report published during the week that the Phelps-Dodge interests were to make their coast connection at Guaymas and 1t is also confirmatory of the prediction made that the Nacozari branch of the Fl Paso and Southwest ern railroad would be extended from Nacozad to the coast.
 This concession, in the opinion of some, will. perhaps, be regarded as simply another move of the battle lines now contending for advantage in the Sonora railroad field by the Southern Pacific and Phelps-Dodge interests. Be this as it may 1t em phasizes the intention and determina tion of the Phelps-Dodge people tf build line through the state of So Fora which will connect this city witt the coast The original concession o' the Phelps-Dedge interests was tt reach the coast farther south of Guay mas; this concession was allowed tf lapse and it was quickly appropriated by the Southern Pacific. For thi' reason the Phelps-Dodge interest have diverted their line to Guaymal and in all probability this line will b built.
 IL was reported sometime ago tha the Phelps-Dodge interests had invest cd in mining property south of Mocte zuna which would give them fh right to build railroad to thes
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
.D.E ENN-AR|z0NA THE WHOLE THING
Strike of Ore In the 1000-Foot Level Sends the Stock Booming - Other Issues Sold We'll.
(By Frank J. Graf. )

The opening of this weeks market was pretty good, and several stocks have made advances of the close of Saturday night. Denn-Ariz. was the whole thing today, owing to a strlke in the crosscut. The stock advanced from $17.75 to s20, with some sales re- ported at $21 at Boston. The stock has been very closely held, and trad ing is hard owing to the limited num- Der of shares, and the heavy demand should result in higher prices. War ren advanced to $14, with considerable selling at that. The news should be coming any time from this propert, and we learned today that the news had been published in the Boston News Bureau today, but we could not confirm it. When the news does out we do not see how it can be otherwise than bullish for Warren, and look for higher prices witsin the next few days. Calumet & Arizona looked like there was selling today, dropping from $167 to $162, and at these latter figures there was some good buying Superior is quiet but steady at szo.y
 with none coming out at that. Ameri- can is quiet with fair demand at sS and sS.2o. Hancock and keweenaw are steady and getting. their share of the trading. Globe weakened, with considerable coming out. Greene braced up again, closing at S26.50. an advance of dollar since the close of Saturday night. Nippissing showed further decline, reaching s12.50. but strong buying at this price forced to $13.37 at the close. Cananea Central is quiet, with limited trading, closing at s33.50. .s..l
 The balance of the list have held their own with little change.
 (,lnsianr finr,S.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
J. c. PnITcHARD,
 Broker, Phone f26. cunninehan-R Robinson Block.


 } The market today has been } quite brisk, and as we anttci- } pated, prices have been some , what advanced from last week. } though there is a falling off in } c. & A. and Can. Cent. c. & !, A. s160 bid; Can. Cent, $34.; , Sup. & Pitts, S25.5o; Globe, } s11.75 bid; American, $S bid;
 } Warren. $13.75 to $14-25; Denn. } s19.50 to $20.00; Nippissing. , $13.37; Hancock and kewee-
 } nav are favorites in Michigan,
 } Hancock leading by half a point } at $14.25 bid. Wolverine and
 } Arizona is still favorite here
 } and deservedly so, $3.50 bid, } s4.0O asked Shattuck is in
 } demand at $50. but it is hard to
 } locate at that price. Black
 } Mountain is $9.50 bid; Butte
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
LAS CH|SPAS DID BRING BIG MONEY
New York and Paris Parties the Purchasers -Babicanora Is
 Also Reported Sold, Chicago People Taking the Property.

Another big sale in the Chispas country became known this week, when it was ascertained from reliable source that the Babicanora mine. about 200 meters to the north of Chis- pas mine, had passed into the hands of DT. F. o. Pease and associates Of Chicago. Dr. Pease was at Cananea several weeks ago and made visit to the property, accompanied by eng1- neers with whom he made thorough examination of the ground. Findings were so satisfactory that negotiations which were underway were speedily brought to close, Dr. Pease return ing to Chicago to organize his com pany. The latter, it is understood. will be announced in the course Of the next month and will then place stock on the market. The Babicanora is one of the oldest mines of Sonora. It also has record of having been one of the greatest of the enormous an- tigua producers of the state, ranking in that respect with Chispas. In re cent years the mine has been operated sporadically. The last interests to have hold of it were not equal to pro viding the management necessary to success and a couple Of years ago praCucahy went uo tne WdiI, eNinS uP the property. It has since been in the hands of the French estate to which It belonged and of which Vice President Creel was the legal representative in this country. he also holding an in- terest in the property. The recent ne gotiations for the purchase. were made through Mir. Creel. Babicanora mine has some 2500 feet of development
 The deepest working is 600foot shaft In the workings are every evi- dence necessary to satisfy examining engineers that the mine has been barely opened and that great wealth yet remains to be produced from it.