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The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
THE cLC, ER.

~ ONE s.rg .C ,.e l.y and daisy and
 And The pans0cs and pIuEs that ,ho O sl..mcr '.... ...u.s
 lu jHr lrey.. -s..rss ..H uf tIH mcd-
 ..sr u.Jt .gN, BlInkm .r. a' the sn..s through lHe sun shiny aaES But what Is ,uv uIy and ,uI of the res, or rhe GN'ars to man with heart in his breast Tha, WIS c..s.ea 0r.mm.a' uu Of the
 honey and dew Of thc sweet clover blossoms his baby hood kurw' I never set eye on clover field now Er fool round a stable rr climb In the
 now But my childhood comes back just as clear and gs plain As the smell of the clover I'm suifln' again. And wander away in a bare;ooted dream Where ] tanGle my toes in The blossoms that GIcau With the dew of the dawn Of the morning or love Ere 1t wcpt OCT ,he graves that I'm weeping above And so I love clover-it seems like a part Of the saCredest BOTTOMS and joys Of my heart And wherever 1t blossoms. oh. there let me bow And thank the good God as I'm thanking him now. And l pray 10 him still for tho strength when ! de To go ont in the clover and tell it good by Ard lovingly nestle my face in It's bloom While my soul slips away on breath Of perfume.
 -Jauos Wni'comb Riley
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
ON A PATTY LINE.
Gossip Of the Nci1hborhood at tho
 Cisposa, of nll

Gossip Of the Nciahborhood at tho
 Disposa, of nIl.
 "Oh. sam. Johnny smith Is threat. eucd with the measles. and the Joncsrs .ook Is leaving because Alr. Jones doesn't give her enough Co cuL mI Emily Brown is engaged ,o young Wheeler although she has denied i, Up Iud down"
 Johnson paused in the act of rcmoy- Ing his mack.u,oSh. with one arm in and one out He held his dripping wu- breIlu over the new hall rug, whence It poured riyU'cts mhccdcd.
 "WhaU in the name or
 "Aud." continued Mrs Johnson brcnthIcSsIy. "rhc Urrhcocks have mortgugcd their housc-I knew they couldn't afford the uUtomohir-uud NIr. Perkins iS going lo sue the Whites for building their bay window ont over his property.
 You don't mean Co say you have been out n this wra her gathering an .haI gossip" cN.la.mrI Johnson as lc uvcsrrd himself of his wau laden ,NelsAues.
 NO"
 Has any one caI,oJ|'
 Mrs. Johnson shook her head, and the stream of uc.-hbuauod Es.".. lngs which suhurbuuiDcs love rn dis russ in the bosomS of their families continued To pour forth from nyr eager lips. Eut still shr oI uuJ yrNrnl .hr source of her Information. and the news kept leaking out at Intervals .1raugnDu. G.-.r
 "I know" said Johnson at last "Nou have had that by the day seamstress." "
 "No. but tho man came today and in. stalled inc .cIcnhouc."
 "Wcl. buE'
 "ArI tra a party wire. you En.w #o .rW have lr Gr when l'm 'nw"I" is '" go au1 pick up the receiver. l can .wa.s hnar umrrd, C" other .a 1os.4t~- nnr."ll ra h.r rnsG u"tn lar ..i.ni a. some telephone that's "u the l,ur. you nuow."-Nrw York Press
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
PLENTY OF WORK ON THE FARM

The productiveness of the United States along agricultural lines is not keeping pace with the growth of our population, says Secretary of Agricul- ture Wilson. Meats are dear because meat-bearlug animals are falling be- hind the population in relative num- bers. Labor is scarce on the farm, and labor Is dear ou the farm because the factory, the forest, the mine aud the railroad are taking away the farmers workers through wages fixed at rates which the farmer cannot afford to pay.
 The population of the United States is growing both by reason of the natural Increase of the families domiciled in America and by sccretious through immigration from abroad. But the inmlerants do not reach to the farm. The farmers who do come 10 us from foreign countries do not find their way
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26

But she sings more than she plays. Why do you speak of her music as in. strumental|
 Well. it's instrumental in making the ncsghborS move out" - PhilOdcl phIN Press
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
CHICAGO MERCHANTS TOUR
 THE ORIENT.
TOUR

Two hundred members of the Illi- nois Manufacturers Association have secured special steamer 10 tour Japan. China. Corea and the Philip pines. The trip is in no sense a pleasure trip. but is gone into by the big merchants solely to acQuaint them with the business methods and demands of the Orient. They eX. pect to return home in several months with first hand Knowledge and experience concerning the far east, and to lay successful plans for doing bigger and more profitable with the Asiatic countries.
 It is such undertakings as these that are more and more enabling Chicago to make good on its claim to the title of the great central mar, ket." First the Chicago merchants took numerous trips throughout the United States to educate their coun, trymen about Chicago. and now they are going to foreign lands to educate themselves for new conQucsts.
 Once American merchants really 20 after foreign trade it is more than likely theyn get it.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
ll,l-,..-. .,L M..- --.l E-,-

Andy N."aNEsn was "u. 'oa'n' i"is, wrvl." >o ur went to thr doctor and ..-.ul l'> gaup..G,s.
 "v' Go yaa G.la&:" JnaaJcJ hc wndi"o
 "N husky"
 "Uur .u,."
 ",rry'n ho.t'n a day"
 '1Do you S0oea"
 "Nas."
 "Uuw u..a"
 "T#r ov~ucs a day"
 "Wcm you give m whisky and to- Garco altogether"
 Andy t.n@ ao lis esp anal in three steps rcachol tho door.
 "Audy." called tho doctor "you have not paid for my advice" "Nh'm u.' 'aEtH' r." s~Gpprd Andy as ho shu, thr roor lnh'nd hlm.-Cal gary lCanadu Lnra.d.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
THE BEST PRE.ELEcTIoN lNOr
 CATION.

The campaign is drawing rapidly to a close. One week from today it will be over and nothing remain but the rendering of judgment It is very difficult at this distance to draw conclusions. What We get of the campaign by wirc-Jhat Mir. Bryan Is travelling hard and speaking fast to large crowds. that NIr. Taft is be- iug met here and there wherever he goes. with torch light processions that affect his throat that he rested on Sunday and was better on Mon day. is not much ro the point Nor do thr exchanges. even though they come from the front of the battle throw much more light. We expect republican newspapers 10 speak well of lIr. Tatrs chances and democratic papers of those of MT. Bryan. There fore what they say We credit largely to the wish that is father to the thought
 What is necessary to know in this regard IS the temper Of the people This may be gained aside from the discussion of politics. Let the peo- pie be hopeful contented and pros porous and there is not likely to be a change of administration whatever that administration may be called This doctrine was advanced early in the campaign as the most likely thing upon which to hang the proph- ssy Of AIr. Bryan's success. There had been a pauic-someumes called a Hurry. Many men were out of work and times were hard. But the recuperative power-which in itself will go for s)mething-of the busi ness life of the land was such that this condition no longer exists. And this thereforp-the rule working both ways--is the best indication We have pointing toward republican success.
 The Chicago Tribune in an issue Of a month ago and in an editorial that had in mind not politics bu, business. dwelIs on an influx of buyers in that city making their fall purchases. The number was said to be unusually large and the buying heavy.
 The interesting thing about the visits of these buyers is the message they bring. it says. They know the situation in their home commun- iry. They know how the people feel regarding the future. The aggregate of their orders IS largely dependent upon such a study autecedent to their departure for the market place.
 There is occasion for qualification, therefore. because of the optimistic spirit the merchants show. They are laying in large stocks of goods. Whether from the south, the north or the west. they seem to believe that there is nothing but prosperity ahead. Their hopeful reports lend added strength to the growing conviction that the situation is improving all along the line"
 From other sources the evidence is strong that the people are content with things as they are.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
INTERIOR WEATHER
Clear and north wind.

Hootaliuqua, above; Yukon Cros- ing, zero; Selkirk, ? below; Coffee creek, F below; Stewart, l5 below; Ogilvie, Is below; Dawson, l7 below.
 River closed aJ Dawson and ice running thick aJ all points reported.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
BRIGHT, CLEAR DAY

The result Of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, Oct. 25 1908, is as follows Temperature time observat'n.29 above Max. temp. preceding 24hours,4) above Min. " .29 above Mean " .2j above
 Barometer 3O.32
 Clear and north wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
Quite So.

"The man who tolls will not suffer from loneliness"
 True. There are always plenty or people willing to stand around and supervise. W Washington Herald
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
campaian Expenses.

Successful CandIdate-W Jerry what did you spend during the cam. paign?
 Jerry-Pll leave that to yer own judg. ment, yer honor.-New York Life,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26

X picture of Ezra Meeker and his OK team and equipment who recently crossed the continent twice in true pioneer style. retracing the trail over which he migrated in lS52. appears in the November Popular Mechanics Mir. Meeker is 7S years old and of vcuera- ble appearance.
 He was in the great 1898 stampede to the Klondike and did successful merchandising for two years in Daw- son. He came out in the late spring of 1901 when it took courage to travel on the rotten ice. It is since then that he made his famous jour. ney across the continent and return with OK team.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26
YOur Address, Madam. Please?

He-Has your fortune ever been told ,:
 She-No, but 1 dare say papa will tell you If you really have serious iuteH- Boston Transcript.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
Prevent Church Suicide.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 11.-Fol-
lowing a petty quarrel with mem
bers of the First Methodist Church,
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, well
known in religious circles, bought a
marble shaft, ordered grave dug
and told her friends she would COM
init suicide before the pulpit during
the service today, but her arrest on
an insanity complaint prevented this.
Mr.. Thompson has been employed
by a local undertaking establishment
for some time. She quarreled with
the members of the firm and threat
ened to wipe them all out of exist
ence. She then became enraged in
the argument with members OF the
church and decided to revenge her
self by walking down the aisle while
the pastor was preaching and drink
ing cyanide of potassium before the
pulpit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
PREY FOR GAMBLERS
MANY LAND-SEEKERS ARE LEFT
PENNILESS AT DALLAS AND
GREGORY, S. ID.
Games Run Day and Night and Many
Big Winnings Are Made-Situ-
uation Is Serious.

Dallas, s. D., Oct. lat Is es-
timated that 1000 land-seekers who
have come to Dallas and Gregory
have lost their money at gaming
tables and are broke" Many more
who have lost all their ready cash
have been forced to telegraph for
money.
Nearly $4,000 persons have regis
tered at these two points already and
nearly as many more are expected
before the period of registration
closes. Hundreds return as quick as
they have registered, but thousands
have remained for the drawing.
Gamblers have operated their
games without restraint and are said
to have made remarkable winnings.
They run pell nell "a hours day,
with the games as strong at day
break as when the sun sets.
To be broke in this country means
something to a man, because he Is
without friends, generally, and at a
time when it is not easy to make new
ones. Every outgoing train carries
many men who have lost their money
and risk their lives riding on brake
beams.
No land opening has ever brought
more people, and they all come with
money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
WAR SCARE PASSING
Austrians Prevent Shipments at BOr-
der and War Cloud Is Passing.

Belgrade, Oct. 11.-After a secret
session lasting for more than "a
hours, the Narodna-Skuptschina, or
National Assembly, adjourned this
evening without having arrived at
any definite decision with regard to
its action against Austria-Hungary.
According to the most reliable in
formation no vote was taken on the
question at ISSUE The meeting was
very stormy and was interrupted by
various recesses. War was demanded
with Austria-Hungary, but the lead
ers of the war faction cooled down
after Foreign Minister Milovanovics
had made lengthy statement, in
which he explained that one reason
why hostilities were impossible was
the scarcity of ammunition for the
new batteries, which is now being
transported here, but has been de-
tanned in Austrian lines.
Thus for the moment the danger
point in the Balkan crisis is passed,
and Servia Is expected to content her
self by instituting boycott against
Austro-H Hungarian commerce in the
way of revenge.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL
GUITEAU KILLS EMPLOYEE.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Noted for
having attempted to avenge the death
of President Garfield by shooting at
Guiteau, William Jones, a farmer, To-
cally known as Bill" Jones, the
avenger, tonight shot and killed John
A. Mcpherson, of Detroit, at Bates
farm, near Brookland, on the out
skirts of this city.
Mcpherson, who was 20 years old,
had been working on Jones' farm
since he was discharged from the
United States Marine Corps in June.
Several days, following upon Pres
ident Garfield's death, Guiteau was
taken to court for preliminary
hearing, and it was while he was
being returned to Jail under charge
of District Marshal Corkhill that
Jones attempted to shoot him. Jones
was riding a spirited horse. He fol-
lowed the prisoner from the court
house to within several blocks of the
iail, when he suddenly spurred his
horse, darted through the crowd,
drew a revolver and fired into the
prison van. Jones was tried and &C
quilted.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
OREGON BANK CLOSES
Farmers and Traders National Bank
of La Grande Does Not Open.

La Grande, Or, Oct. 12.-"Closed
until the bank examiner arrives" was
the sign that greeted a would-be
rush on the Farmers and Traders
National Bank this morning.
The action of the bank officials
was not unexpected, rumors of trou-
BILE having been afloat since Satur-
day.
Aside from the rumors of financial
troubles are others of a more seri-
Gus nature, but the alleged facts be-
hind them have not yet assumed pub
lie form, and those interested are not
saying anything.
1t is impossible to say now how
the finances of the institution stand,
but judging from the recently pub
lished sworn statement there should
be no great shortage.
La Grande itself has large
amount of money deposited and
school and county funds are also in
the banks vaults. Before banking
hours this morning depositors were
in line to start rush should the
door open, but 1t failed to do so.
Individual deposits and certificates
of deposit two weeks ago were $780,
600 and the Liabilities at that time
we're $4,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
CATCH OF $50 WHALES IS
WORTH OVER A MILLION.

Victoria, B. c., Oct. 10.-The sue
cess attending the whaling operations
on the west coast of Vancouver Is
land is altogether phenomenal, and
the total catch this year will be half
as great again as it was in 1907.
The total take up to date amounts
to $50 of the mammals. The value
of the catch is well over 100000.
A remarkable feature of this year 8
hunting is the number of sulphur
bottoms which have been captured.
At the Kyuquot station more than
one-third of the take was comprised
of this species, which is the largest
of the whale family in the Pacific,
averaging from 20 to 80 feet In
length and weighing anywhere from
70 to So tons. Each of these man.
mails is worth between $4,000 and
$4,000. The other kinds of whale
captured off the west coast are the
humpback, finback and sperm.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
FAIR RATES
Fifty-Dollar Round-Trip From Mis-
souri, River Points.

Seattle, Oct. Especial rates
will be made for the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific exposition by the transconti-
mental railroads from the East to the
Pacific Northwest. Although the fair
will be held in Seattle, the same low
round-trip rates will be made to
Portland The Transcontinental Pas
grant a $50 round-trip rate to Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma all next
summer on account of the 1909 eX-
position.
The low round-trip rate will apply
from Missouri river points and St.
Paul and Minneapolis. 1t will be in
effect from May rs to September 80,
next year, and the final return limit
for the tickets will be October 81,
1909. The rate is such that 1t Is
bound to prove strong incentive to
Eastern people to make the trip to
the Pacific Northwest next year.
Rates to the Pacific Northwest on
account of the exposition from Chi
cago and other Eastern points have
not yet been decided, but will be
fixed within a short time by the
Western Passenger Association.
The rate just granted is not quite
so low as was made for the Lewis
and Clark fair, when tariff of $45
for the round-trip from Missouri
river points was granted by the rail-
ways.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16

Washington, Oct. 11.-President
Roosevelt has signed department
general order giving high praise for
the unprecedented amount of work
accomplished in the general and Of
flee during the last year under ad-
ministration of Commissioner Balm
ger and that of his successor, Com
missioner bennett. The records for
that last fiscal year make fine show
ing for the reforms introduced by
Judge Ballinger, and perpetuated by
his successor The number of hear
ing before registers and receivers
during the last fiscal year was Ills,
asa gainst 800 in 1907, an increase
of 271 per cent.
The number of homesteads and
timber and stone entries approved
for patent was $500, as against
4O,538 in the year before.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
THOMAS L. HlSGEN.

fairly we'll and soon the Standard Oil
went to our customers and told them
that If they did not use Standard Oil
axle grease instead of the Four
Brothers, the customers could not
sell Standard oil. This forced us
into the oil business. We are the
only oil people who have had a fight
with the Standard Oil and lived to
tell the tale Part of our plant was
destroyed by INSTRUMENTATION
our oil trains have been wrecked,
our shipments have disappeared as
mysteriously as though the ocean
swallowed them up.
1T is a matter of principle with
me and l am in politics for no other
reason. | never took an interest in
politics until four years. ago when
Hearst was a candidate for the nomi-
nation of President.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
Hisgen to Tour the Northwest.

Portland, Or, Oct. 12.-Thomas
l.. Hisgen, Presidential candidate of
the independence Party, arrived here
this morning and in the evening adj
dressed a large crowd. William r.
Hearst, father of the party, had to
change his plans and instead of COM
ing north is now on his way East and
will not visit the Northwest before
the election.
Mr.. Hisgen, in telling his expert
ences, said:
ut was in 1889 that the Hisgen
boys, four in number, began the
manufacture of axle grease. We did
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
To Return to Oregon for Trial.

Sacramento, Cal, Oct. 11.-Gov-
ernor Gillett yesterday honored
acquisitions from Oregon for the re-
turn to Portland, Or, of Charles
Thairkill and j. P. Monohan, wanted
there on the charge of stealing and
accepting, respectively, a stolen rail-
road pass. According to the requi-
sition papers Thairkill, who was, up
to September 80, an employ of the
Southern Pacific railway at Portland,
stole railroad pass from the general
offices and gave it to Monohan. Both
men fed to San Francisco and are
now under arrest there.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat--Track prices: Club, SIC
red Russian, SAC; bluestem, Gle;
Valley, soc.
Barley-Feed, $3.50; rolled,
$27@2S.
Oats-No. 1 white, $50; gray,
f2s.
Hay-Timothy Willamette Valley,
fancy $14; do. ordinary, $11; East
ern Oregon, $3.50; mixed. SIS;
alfalfa, Sill.
Butter-Extra, SAC; fancy, save;
choice, soc; store, 18c.
Eggs-Extra, S1@32c; firsts, 28
@29c; seconds, 23Q zee; Eastern,
26@28c.
Hops-New Oregon, 60 nc; 1907,
2B @4c; 1906, IN @1Ac.
Wool-Valley 14@ 15 1ac; 10;
Eastern Oregon. SQ16c, as to
shrinkage.
Mohair-Choice, 18@1sc.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
Settles for Idaho Lands,

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 1.-THE
general land Office has adjusted its
account with the state of Idaho show
ing net proceeds from sale of pub
lie lands for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1908. Receipts were $685.
1877, of which amount $460,044 was
received from sales of public lands;
$7S,112 from fees and commissions.
The commissions paid to register and
receivers of local land Offices amount
ed to $9257 and total expenses
amounted to $25,703, making the
net profit proceeds $434,341. OF this
amount the state is entitled to per
cent or $2I,717.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
Lone Man Holds Up Montana Stage.

Missoula, Mont, Oct. 10.-Armed
with a 22-calibre rife and the lower
portion of his features concealed
with a red bandana handkerchief, a
lone highwayman this evening held
up the Missoula-Bonner stage, about
two miles east of this city, lined
up the IL occupants and the driver
and relieved them of sums ranging
from IS to $25 each, then disappear
ed in the gathering dusk.
After securing the booty the rob-
Der apologized, saying that hunger
had driven him to commit the crime.
The authorities were quickly noti-
fed and the sheriff and his deputies
are securing the nearby hills for the
robber.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-16
SLAYER IS ACQUITTED
ARMED ENEMIES LIE IN WAIT.
DRAMATIC CLIMAX TO
MURDER TRIAL.
Court and Sheriff Help Man to Reach
Launch and Elude Friends
of Victim.

Portland, Or, Oct. 12.-Fearing
that enemies would carry out their
threats against his life and shoot him
down before he could reach place
of safety, Michael Campbell, acquit-
ted at midnight Saturday at Cath
lamet of the murder of John McClel-
land, was the central figure yesterday
morning in the dramatic and exciting
climax of one of the most bitterly
contested and costly murder trials
in the annals of Southern Washing
ton.
Before and during the trial at
Cathlamet, friends and relatives OF
McClelland had openly boosted that
If Campbell was acquitted he would
be shot down before he could leave
the courthouse yard. Judge Griffin,
OF Seattle, before whom the case
was tried, took official cognizance of
the oft-repeated threats. At the mo-
ment the jury retired for their de-
liberations he ordered that all the
doors of the courthouse be locked
and that the spectators remain In
their seats.
l.. l.. Levins, superintendent of the
Western Detective Agency, arranged
the details of the flight Early in
the evening, when darkness covered
his movements, he cut away part
of the fence close to the jail. Then
he stationed himself in the brush on
the river side of the courtyard to
await the defendant, who was to
crawl through the hole instead of
being returned to his cell. gaso-
line launch was anchored in the Co
lumbia and in this the man whose
life was craved was to be taken in
safety up the river.
1t was midnight when the detective
and his charge boarded the launch
and at 1850 a. m. the two reached
Kalama. At Kalama they took the
Northern Pacific train for Portland.
1t was May goth of this year that
Campbell killed McClelland, the trou-
BILE originating over a lawsuit, in
which Campbell was witness
against McClelland.