10 THE MORNING OKEGONTAN. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1901. JANUARY EXPORTS Fourteen Cargoes of Wheat. Flour and Barley. SHORTAGE OF SHIPS A HANDICAP Overdue Fleet for Portland Has Capacity of a Million Bushels Spot Snip General de BoU deffre Chartered. The non-arrival of a big fleet of over due ships held Portland's January grain fleet down to smaller proportions than usual; but In spite' of the handicap, a dozen -ships were -dispatched for Europe or South America with over 1,200.000 bush els of "wheat, and nearly 200,000 bushels of barley. At the same time, two big steamer cargoes of flour and wheat were dispatched for the Orient. Scarcity of ehlps alone prevented the figures for the month reaching record-breaking propor tions, for the wheat Is here on the docks and the fleet of overdues which should have reached port the latter part of De cember, or early enough In January to figure In the fleet for that month, had a carrying capacity of a million bushels of wheat. Flour shipments to the Orient were al most exactly the same as In January. 1900, but the shipments to that quarter for the first seven months of the season ore nearly 150,000 barrels ahead of those lor a corresponding date last year. This increase Is due to the heavy Impetus given the business prior to January 1, when shippers were making extraor dinary efforts to get stocks Into Siberia before the duty was placed on American flour. Puget Sound wheat shipments for January were the heaviest on record from the two ports Seattle and Tacoma, a number of large carriers "bunching" at a time when Portland was very short on ships. Unless some of the overdues blow In within the next few days, the Sound ports will make a similar showing next month, for they are well provided with tonnage, while Portland is not at all well supplied. Details of the month's shipments and for the season to date are given in the accompanying table. LAST SPOT CHARTER. General de Bolsdeffre Taken Wed nesday for "Wheat Londlng. The General de Bolsdeffre remained on the disengaged list of grain tonnage for a few fleeting moments Wednesday, and was then taken by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., to load wheat for the United King dom at 41s 3d, the same rate paid the French barks La Rochefoucauld and Bos euet, which came Into the river disen gaged. In comparison with rates paid in former years, and with the wheat market In poor shape, 41s 3d seems a liberal price to pay for a grain ship, but the outlook at the moment is not bright for lower figures. Mention was made a few days ago of the charter of a salmon ship for next season's loading on the Fraser. Yester day advices were received of the charter of two others. The Ballachullsh, which was the first one taken, was secured at S9sd, and the County of Caithness has since been chartered at 40 shillings, the same rate being paid for the Danish tfark Havlla, well known in this port. These rates are from 2s Cd to 3s Gd above the rates paid for similar long snots a year ago. Some steam tonnage is coming on the market through the release by the government of a number of transports, but the steamers are nearly all pressed into service as soon as they are released, and as yet have not affected the market to the extent It was hoped they would. RESCUED THE CREW. Fifteen Liven Saved by Heroism of German Steamer. NBW YORK. Jan. 31. The German eteamer Barcelona, which arrived today from Hamburg via Halifax, brought Into port the captain and 14 seamen of the Russian bark Cuba, which was aban doned at sea January 18, in latitude 40:30. longitude 13:10, in a dismantled and wa terlogged condition. Captain Bonn, of the Barcelona, re ports that at midnight of January 17 a glare of light was sighted, which at first was thought to be a ship on fire. The Barcelona headed toward the light, and on approaching nearer, two huge flares were seen from a vessel In distress. Passing close to the craft. Captain Bohn, with his night glass, made out that she was dismasted and waterlogged, and the people on the wreck were waving and gesticulating violently. At times hoarse shouts could be heard, and finally cries of "Help, we are sinking!" were made out. Although a very high sea was running. It was decided to make an attempt to res cue the shipwrecked crew. First Officer Livoni and a boat crew of five seamen managed to lower a lifeboat and get safely away from the side of the steamer. After an exceedingly hard pull the boat was brought under the lee of the wreck, and after a severe struggle all of the men, 15 in number, were taken into the boat and to the steamer. Fatal Fall of Sailor. ASTORIA, Jan. 3L Captain La Lalna, of the French bark General de Bolsdeffre, which arrived In last evening from Swan sea, Is suffering with a very severe cold, and It was necessary for the mate to come ashore today to transact the busi ness of the vessel. The captain's condi tion is not considered necessarily danger ous. He reportos that December 12, while the bark was In the South Pacific, a sailor, aged IS years, fell from the main yard to the deck and received Injuries from which he died in a few minutes. Wreckage on the West Coast. VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. SL More wreckage has been found on the west coast of Vancouver island. A correspond ent -writes that at Winter Harbor rud ders and masts of a whaleboat were found, also some varnished and painted boards and some brass fittings. The In dians alo report that they saw part of the deck house of a vessel further north and that they picked up a sailor's box and mahogany locker. Marine Notes. The fine weather and lack of rain has caused a sharp fall In the waters of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers and both streams are unusually low for this season of the year. The steamship Eva, on her trip down the river Monday, was drawing 23 feet 9 laches of water. She went through without delay, and touched nowhere on the route. The German ship Hassii was working yesterday, and will probably be the first February ship to get away. The Queen Victoria will load flour at the Albina mills. The British steamship Strathgyle. which is coming to Portland for 20,000 barrels of flour for the Orient, Is due this morn ing from Puget Sound, whore she was unable to secure a full cargo. Domestic and Foreign Ports. Lizard, Jan. 3L Passed L'Aqultaine, from New York for Havre Glasgow, Jan. 3L Arrived Buenos Ayxean, from Portland, Me. Marseilles, Jan. SL Arrived Hesperia, from "New York. Liverpool, Jan, 3L Sailed Common- wealth, for Boston via Queenstown; Do minion, for Halifax, X. S., and Portland, Me. Portland, Me., Jan. 3L Sailed Syrian, for Glasgow. Rotterdam, Jan. 3L Arrived Spaarn dam, from New York. Sailed Pottsdam, for Boulogne and New York. New York, Jan. SO. Sailed Minnehaha, for London; La Gascogne, ffcr Havre; Auguste Victoria, for Algiers, Genoa, etc; Weimar, for Bremen. Gibraltar. Jan. 30. Arrived Columbia, from New York, for Genoa, etc Hong Kong, Jan. 30. Arrived previously America Maru, from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Yokohama. Port Au Prince, Jan. 3L Arrived Cruising yacht Prinzessln "Victoria Lulse, from New York. Liverpool, Jan. 3L Arrived Lake Su perior, from St. John. N. B., and Hali fax; Majestic, from New York. Bremen, Jan. 3L Arrived Koln, from New York. Miroran, Jan. 3L Sailed St. Bede, from Portland, Or., for Manila. Glasgow. Sailed, January 30 Llvonlan, for Portland, Me. PERSONAL MENTION. Levi Ankeny, the well-known Walla Walla banker, is at the Imperial. Municipal Judge Cameron joined the Portland contingent, yesterday, at Sa lem. Will C. Estef, a merchant of Council Bluffs. la.. Is at the Imperial while ar ranging to locate at Portland. Charles Huber. a rjromlnent citizen of Oekaloosa, la., and wife, are visiting the family of D. E. Budd, In this city. F. W. Vallle, director of posts, Phil ippine Islands, -writes to a Portland friend from Cairo, Egypt, January 9, that he Is coming home leisurely. Thomas Sheldon, of Minneapolis, John Geary and J. P. Bravton. of Chloacn: and W. R. Durfee, of Ashland, Wis., prominent lumbermen, are at the Port land. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Henry B. Chase, of Portland, called at the Eastern office of The Oregonlan today. He Is staying at the Hoffman House and will leave for California February 12. NEW YORK, Jan. 3L Northwestern people registered at New York hotels today are as follows: From Portland C. M. Dewey and wife, at the Imperial; B. I. Cohen, at the Hol land. From Tacoma J. Bond and wife, at the Imperial. From Seattle Miss C. Telfer, at the Gerard; E. M. Harris, at the Cadillac; G. H. Crane, at the St. Denis; G. Peter kin, at the Grand Union. From Spokane B. Well and wife, at the Hoffman; E. R. Denny, at the Ross mere. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. W Clayton Miller. I Mr & Mrs Harry C Clarke. Minneapolis E S Holmes, D C Fred W Graves, city Hy Ellers E J Barnes. San Fr M Adelsdorf, San Fr I N Hibbard. Cal J Francis Lee, Seattle A L Woodhouse & wf, Provo, Utah J R Grnbb. San Fr J C Cunningham & w, Spokane W W Edward, Spokn E F Wittier. Seattle J K Clark & w, Butte A W Klttleson & wife, Tacoma ai i wniaen & wf.wis Arthur Elston. San Fr Arnold Levy, St Joe H R Robertson, Seattle W B Hoyt Providence John L Baker, Chicago Edward G Sprowle & w L W Duckett, Tacoma ta u Lyon, Minneapolis S S Toplltz, San Fran Dr Hicks C Fenton. city i A lieictiman. N Y Sljr Weltsen. Chiro F J Howard. Pasadena James T Thompson, do J Ernest Laidlaw, do James Jerome, S F Geo D Gray, Oakland, Cal F H Carlisle & wife, Boston C F Fisher. San Fran A C Cronin. Harry McCraken, S A Herring:. Chas McGinn. Jr. Dave Stewart, Dr Thos Barrett, Wm Hardy. D J Arch Stewart, Frank E Dooley. Robt Cahlll & wf, S F Unas a Richardson. St Louis Miss Fisk. San Fran Mrs M K Morrill. S F H C Newhart,. Denver Mrs W A Mercer & dtr. USA Mr & Mrs Thomas H ueo uosiing, Chicago O J Clancy, Vancouver T H Curtis. Astoria S O Newton, San Fran S T Cells, Minneapolis Sherllss, Minneapolis! THE PERKINS. S E Autle, Tekoa Maud Autle, Tekoa Carrie Autle, Tekoa Mary Autle. Tekoa Geo Hays, Burns, Or Henry Haynes, Forest Grove Mrs Henry Haynes, do Miss Haynes, do P J Hayeslden. S F I Cohn, San Fran T E Carson, Golden dale Miss Young-, Oakland, Or Miss Stearns, do H T McClellan. Rose burp, Or E A Pierce, Salem Chas G Stein, San Fr E J Dwyre. Sumpter Mrs E J Dwyre, do M J Cummins, Ana- Mrs P J Hayeslden, do SAD Gurley, Arllns- ton Mrs R McMart, West port, la C H Gulss, do R O'Brien. Spokane A A Saarl, Astoria W L Ruskln, lone. Or M L Akers, lone. Or J M Sponsel, St Paul, Minn W Ballons, Pendleton Mrs M Clark, do J E Martin. Seattle F J Devine. Albany C W Kimball. Seattle Mrs A James, Tekoa Mrs Chas Warden. Alaska cortes. Wash D M Gibbons, Hood R Jas Wilier, Hood River John Milan. HUlsboro H I Bennett, San Fr N C Winter. St Louis Mrs J T Belwlne & fy, Mrs W D Neeley, do Miss Neeley, do Miss Strain, Kelso H A Smith, Wlnlock Alex Frye. Seattle C F Habort, Spokane S J Beck. Ostrander I W Beck. Ostrander McKlnley Mitchell, Gervals W Baxter, Gervals F E Sanders, San Fran A J Johnson, Astoria A Haselton, Astoria Oliver Guthrie. Seattle FR Mclntyre. San Fr T F Arnold, Oregon C Mrs D Barber. Seattle Geo G Mowab, San Fr B A Smith. N Yamhill A Swartz. Astoria Mrs B A smith, do E E Baltzore, Pendletn THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles. Manager. E G Sewall, city R R Hull, Colo Sprgs B L Ward, Astoria Levy Ankeny, W W A S Bennett, Dalles F D McCuIIy, Joseph H C Bradley, St Paul G C Lunt. San Fran W S Fitch, Denver Master Fitch, Denver F J Parker, Elk City J M Keene. Medford E F Parkhurst, Salem H P Franklin, Melville Mrs Franklin, Melville Miss Franklin, do Master Franklin, do MHs Nellie Gllfrey, Eugene B E Kennedy. Pendltn Mrs T M Lighter.SeatU Miss Lighter, Seattle Mrs M D RIckard,Vaa. couver F A Ely. St Louis Jas Urquhart, Napa- vlne A H Huntington. Salem S L Jones. San Fran c Schmidt, Astoria Edmond Rice, Olymp R C Judson, city B S Roberts, Omaha Mrs Roberts, Omaha Miss Roberts, Omaha Jack McDonough, Ta coma Mrs McDonough, do A J Burrows, W W J L Fahey. Orovllle Chas Fahey, Orovllle Wm Fahey, Orovllle M J Wells. Livingston Mrs Wells, do Mrs B L Ward. Astoria Mary Ward. Astoria H R Cavanaugh, Olym Mrs Cavanaugh. do Mrs F C Reed. Astoria G wlngate, Astoria Will H Thompson, Seattle H B Stafford. St Paul Mrs Stafford. St Paul Master Stafford, do THE ST. CHARLES C Kalahan. Kalama R H Raberge,Vancvr J J Abbott. Wheeler. Conn Miss Watson. Stella N Michael. Stella Mrs L M Klaetch, WestDort C W Nice & wf. W W E B Dufur. The Dalles Prof B C Sterling. Butt (Madame Sterling, Butte ti J wood. McMlnnvllIe F S Scutsmler, Forest Grove R W Gray. Astoria Mrs R W Gray, do N S Stuart, Kalnler Mrs N S Stuart, do C D McDonald. Seattle Dr R B Clark, Vancvr Miss Clark. do Thos Davis, Cathlamet iia.ua carl, vesper Ethel Lane, Mist John Wicks, Kalama G H Gray. Aurora Thos J Peterson. As toria Con Betman. Astoria I Thos Qulgg, Kalama J C Nlckum-Willsburir! Geo Broughton, Dalles E De LaRnv. Kalama. I A L Morgan. Kalama Mrs E De LaRoy, do t D Blount. Hood Rlvr Mrs Mowbry. Stella Mlss Grace Elliott, El Chas Bergstrom l llott's Landing H T Bayloy. Hlllsborol Jas Manary. Marshland Fred H Croft. Salem F O Galther. Chinook J R Hill. Albany ieus -ruttreys. Chinook Wm Finly. Nehalem Mrs Wm Finly, do David Manary. cltv fid ttardim. Chinook O F Graves, city N Michael. Kalama Thos Davis. Cathlamet Frank Tracy. Astoria E C Powell. La Centers names, city I G Wlckstrom. Ka- Miss Ethel Stuart. lama Rainier Mrs Nelson, city Mrs C T Brock. Eu faula jD J Lawton. Rainier (Jas Brown. Astoria (Mrs Jas Brown, do L C Stone. Boston Maud Brock, do Mrs C McAdatn. Stella Mrs M Gorman. Cath- C F Shuckmeler. do I lamet J T Hughes, city IThos Crane. Brookfleld W T Clique, Ft Stevns Mrs Thos Crane, do J Kodelsten. ClatskanljMrs J C Doud, La Grd F Miller. Clatskanle C S Goerlg Mrs Luman. St Helens O Shepardson. Eufaula Mrs O Shepardson. do A I Thomas. Wh Salm J E Jacobson. do M M Block. do 1 L Michael, Stella Viola Rlchert, Latou rell. Or S Idleman, city J W Storm, city John Jostlce R E Dowell. M D. To ledo Hotel BrnnsvrlcU. Seattle, European; first-class. Rates. 75c and up. One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma. American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma. European plan. Rates, EOc and up. ANNEXING MOUNT TABOR APPARENTLY AN EQUAL DIVISION OF SENTIMENT. Numerously Signed Petition Favor ins Annexation Presented and a Like Remonstrance Follows. The question of the annexation of Mount Tabor school district, No. 5, Is again be ing discussed, pro and con, by the people there with much warmth. Already a largely bigned petition asking the Legis lature to change the boundary of Port land so as to take In the district has been sent to Salem, and this has been fol lowed by a remonstrance, said to be al most as numerously signed, asking that the boundary lines be not changed. For some time those favoring annexation have been working zealously circulating the pe- 1900-01 GRAIN FLEET Clearing Date. Flag, Rig, Name, Tonnage, Destination and Shipper. July 2 Br. ship Wendur, 1S9S, U. K. f. o P. F. 13 Br. bark Fifeshlre. 1318, U. K. f. o., B.. 14 Fr. bark Marechal Vllllers, 1711, U. K. f. m. cor - 16 Br. bark Lizzie Bell, 1036, U. K. f. o.. Epplnger 20-Ger. ship Rickmer RIckmers, 1914, U. K. f.o.. B.F.Co. August 6 Br. ship Harleck Castle, 1802, U. K. f.o., P. F. M... 9 Ger. ship Rhrel. 17&9. TJ. K. f. o.. Balfour 15 Br. bark Nlthsdale, 1535, U. K. f. o., P. ii-iir. Dane uowman a. Law, 135!. u. a., r. o., if. ai, 18 Br. ship Frankistan. 1900, U. K. f. o., Balfour , 20 Br. ship Cedarbank, 2649, U. K. f. o., Glrvln 24 Ger. ship Robert RIckmers, 2174, U. K. f. o., Kerr... September 13 Br. ship Orealla. 1708, U. K. f. o., Balfour 13 Br. ship Genista, 1718, U. K. f. o., Balfour 19 Danish ship Jupiter, 1651, U. K. f. o., Balfour ........ 20 Br. bark Australia, 2079, U. K. f. o., Kerr 25 Br. bark Riversdale, 2067, U. K. f. o.,Girven 26 Br. bark Semantha, 2211, U. K. f. o.. P. F. M. Co... 26 Br. ship Centurion (A). 1704, Grimsby, Keir , 28 Br. ship Penthesllea (B), 1663, U. K. f.o., Balfour... October 2 It. ship Ellsa, 1435, Algoa Bay, McNear 6 Br. ship Marathon, 1814. U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co.... 8 Fr. bark La Fontaine, 1739. U. K. f. o., A. Berg 8 Br. ship Portia. 1360. U. K. f. o.. Kerr . 17 Br. ship W. J. Pirrie, 2398. U. K. f. o., 17 Ger. ship Osterbek. 1610f U. K. f. o., 20-Ger. ship Slrlus. 1736. U. K. f. o.. Port. 20 Br. ship.Dechmont. 1642, U. K. f. o., McNear 23 Br. ship Kllmory, 1569.U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co... 27 Br. sihlp Conway (C). 1776, U. K., f. o., Kerr 30 Ger. ship Altalr, 2392, U. K. f. o., Balfour rBr. ship County of Edinburgh, 2070, U.K. f.o., Glrven Br. ship Delcalrnle, 1700, Kerr November . 2 Ger. ship Philadelphia, 1710. East London, Balfour.. 2 Ger. bark Nomia, 1925. U. K. f. o.. P. P. M. Co.... 3 Fr. bark Admiral Courbet, 1739, Cape Town, Kerr... 8 Ger. bark Olga. 1340, U. K. f. o., Kerr 10-Br. ship Deccan, 1S36. U. K. f. o., Girven 14 Fr. bark Eurone. 2070. Liverpool. P. F. M. Co 17 Br. shin Leicester Castle. 20u9. U. K.. land Grain Co 21 Ger. ship Gertrud. 1627. U. K. f. o., Port- Grain Co... 23 Br. ship Halewood. 2100, U. K. 1: o., Balfour 28 Br. ship Morven, 1997, U. K. f. o., P. S M. Co 28 Br. ship Cromartyshire (D), 1462, f. o., Kerr December 4 Ger. ship Maipo, 1674. U. K. f. o Kerr-",, ",, 6 Nor. bark Stjorn. 146j, U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co 11 Br. bark Muskoka. 2259, U. K. f. o., Kerr 12 Br. ship Dunsyre. 2056. U. K. f. o., McNear 13 Fr, bark General Mllllnet. 1491, U. K. -. Berg ... 13 Br. ship Ardencralg, 1S69, U. K f. o., Port. G. Co.. 14 Br. bark Marlon Llghtbody. 2063, U. K- f. o., P. F. M. Co 15 Ger. bark H. S. Charlotte, 2273, U. K. o., Kerr ... 20 Br. ship Astracana, 1562, U. K. f. o P- F. M. Co.. 20 Br. ship Langdale, 1889, U. K. f. o., Balfour 21 Ger. bark Eilbek, 2222, U. K. f. o., Balfour 22 Fr. bark Louis Pasteur. 1471, U. K. f.o. Kerr 22 Dutch bark Pax, 139L U. K. t. o., P. F. M. Co 26 Br. stmr. Chine Wo. 2517. U. K. f. o.. Epplnger .... 27 Ger. ship Wlllkommen, 1635, St. Vincent plnger 29 Ger.l)ark Alsterufer. 2397. U. K. f. o., Kerr 29 Br. ship Blalrhoyle, 1291. U. K. f. o., Balfour 31 Br. bark Andreta, 1635. U. K. f. o., Port Grain Co. 31 Fr. bark Alice. 1193, Algoa Bay. Kerr 31 Ger. ship C. H. Watjen, 1734, U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co. January 5 Br. stmr. Kaisow. 2529, St. Vincents f. o., Kerr 7 Ger ship Alice, 2045, U. K. f. o., Port Grain Co 7 Br. ship Scottish Isles, 1826, U. K. f. o., Balfour 10 Fr. bark Cassard, 1719. Bristol, P. F. M. Co 11 Ger. ship Tarpenbek, 1799, U. K, f. o., Glrven 18 Br. ship Wavertree. 2118, U. K. f. o., Glrven 18 Br. ship Inchcape Rock, 1493. U. K. f o.. Kerr 18 Br. ship Robert Adamspn, 1932, Callao, Balfour 19 Br. ship County of Roxburg, 2091, U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co 19 Br. ship Luclpara, 1779, U. K. f. o., Balfour 24 Ger. ship LIka (E), 1615. U. K. f. o., McNear 26-It. ship Dora (F), 1184, U. K. f. o.. McNear REFERENCES. (A) Also 10S.575 bushels of barley, valued at $49,000. (B) Also 111,053 bushels of barley, valued at X45.310. (C) Also 105.620 bushels of barley, valued at $36,210. (D) Also 87.512 bushels of barley, valued at $33,641. (E) Also 100,379 bushels of barley, valued at $43,364 (F) Also 77,939 bushels of barley, valued at $33,670. SUMMARY FOR JANUARY. 1901 1900 Wheat Bush. Value. Bush. Value. To Europe and South America.... 1,224,304 $716,200 1,382,857 $ 746,857 To San Francisco 7,834 3.407 69,406 36,091 To the Orient 17.470 .10,130 111,298 60.509 Totals 1,249,608 $729,737 1,563,561 $ 843,457 Flour Bbls. Value. Bbls. Value. To the Orient 71,410 $193,501 71,855 $ 192.206 To San Francisco 23,344 60,694 21,456 55,785 Totals 94,754 $254,195 93,311 $ 247,991 Bush. Value. Bush. Value. Flour reduced to wheat measure. 426,393 $254,195 419.899 $ 247,991 Wheat as above 1,249,608 729,737 L563.561 843,457 Grand total wheat and flour. .1,676,001 $983,932 1,983,466 $1,091,448 Barley Value. Bush. Value. To Europe 178.318 $77,034 119,544 $ 61,635 To San Francisco 1,950 702 Totals 180,268 $ 77,736 119,544 $ ' 61.635 Oats Bush. Value. Bush. Value. To San Francisco 8.C48 $ 1,460 26,344 $ 8,340 titlon and promoting a sentiment favor able to assuming city honors. By these it is urged that the district Is certain to be come part of Portland in time, and the sooner the better it will be. Already the need of sewers Is felt, and statistics are quoted showing the per cent of sickness among the children attending the main schoolhouse on West avenue and the Glencoe building Is very large. The matter of securing Bull Run water and fire protection Is used by the annex ationists. It is alleged that fully 60 per cent of the people of the district desire annexation to Portland at this session of the Legislature. One reason for refunding the $6000 school bonds, falling due July L Is that the district will be taken Into the city and the consolidated district will take care of the debt, and the people will have the benefit of the Portland High School. A number of prominent men who have opposed annexation heretofore have come out In favor of it. G. W. Gay, in his talk at the school meeting, remarked that If there should be a few more cases of typhoid he should certainly favor an nexation. H. B. Adams and others ex pressed the conviction that Mount Tabor district, No. 5, would be taken In either at the present session of the Legislature, or two years hence, regarding it as In evitable. But there is an active opposition to annexation in the district, as the large remonstrance that has followed up the petition shows, and It is alleged positive ly by the antls that a majority of the people of the district are opposed to com ing Into the city at this time. The school population of the district Is 706, which would make the population about 3000. Saw Mill Completed. The saw mill at Portsmouth, which has been building for several months by Cone Bros., Is practically completed, and will be started up the first of next week. Yes terday the smokestack was delivered at the mill and will be raised into position today. The entire plant stands on piles and high enough to be above high water. At the recent high water considerable driftwood gathered on the south filde of the trestle, but no damage was sus tained. The mill Is 240 feet long and is provided with modern machinery. The roadway connecting the mill with the foot tf McKcnna avenue is not finished. Piles are all driven and caps have been placed. The mill will saw out the lumber for the decking. McKcnna avenue will be graded out so the roadway extending to the mill 'can be reached, but the mill for the present will saw out Tallway ties and. "bridge timbers mainly, and not much lumber will be cut and hauled away. The milt will cut 50,000 feet per day, and em ploy 30 men to start with. Another fac tory will be erected on the north side of the mill, but as yet no steps have been taken to put up the buildings. Let Contract for Fevrs. The trustees of the Second Baptist Church, East Seventh and East Ankeny streets, met last evening and let the con tract for the pews of the auditorium. The cost will be between 51100 and $1200. and the pews are to be delivered within three months. A handsome design was selected, and they will be of hard wood. The pews for the floor of the auditorium will be provided with cushions, but those for the gallery will be plain. Before the pews are ready the auditorium will be carpeted and ready for them. The heat ing apparatus Is in, and the members are hopeful that the auditorium will be fur nished and ready for use within the next four months. No debt will be incurred. FROM PORTLAND. - 3 . So o-E. g;c JJc c p- 2 ST. I 5" ' m eg. p M. Co.. G. & Co, 106,508 62.00W 7 16 18 21 25 9 13 23 21 26 29 27 13 4 26 27 29 .28 2 17 7 11 12 14 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 4 6 7 7 ' 9 11 14 20 21 27 5 8 8 9 10 28 28 24 24 5 6 5 5 9 9 9 4 17 17 20 17 17 17 9 21 20 21 21 30 23 21 o,4 4o,lX o., P. F. 1H.725I 67.035 58.367 33,200 110.630 64,250 1121,544 71,700f, 109.916 63,750 Grain Co... UUl.lSb 59,450 24,060 67,500 113.S50I 65.050 136,900 82,0OD 70,255 127,735 103.810 62,3001 103,362 95,052 57,000 7C.O0O 130.546 136,300 82.000 134.000 76.000 I 17.415 10.000 1 82.190 50.95; 117.495 66,000 69.2401 112.1S2 76.372 43,500 Epplnger l40,753 So.155 Balfour I 92J03 51,578 Grain Co 102,710 62,500 61.325 50,500 15,613 100.533 89.567 30.025 131.3761 72,25 111.633 74,000 101,29S 57,364 37.333 20.9061 62,700 64.072! 40,362 71,500 17,927 48,102 115,755 114.413 73.384 119.433 133,437 77,500 t. o.. Port 117,599 69,750 S9.3S4 52.SO0 68.660 120.460 12? 477 72,000 17,781 "97.429 93.672 9,870 51637 52.&00 71.331 129,694 127,513 92.329 67.5S2 51,200 116,162 67,200 122,996 68,500 119.619 91.824 113.955 65,790 51,500 64.384 136,495 77,119 51,480 95,568 52,522 82,950 38.429 53.200 93,603 26,700 69,500 176,978 93.789 f. o., Ep 150,814 68,622 101.822 62,769 34,530 57,500 103,818 182,269 119,659 109.361 69,400 67.6S3 62.600 1MJ.690 107.695 106.666 68,135 66,000 50.990 83,210 I 119,3671 87.914 136,664 117.619 109.328 1S.428 66,000 30 31 62,317 10,504 1899 Bush. Value. 841.653 $ 508,693 13,634 22,603 864,261 Bbls. 42.79S 27.181 69,960 Bush. 314,910 864,261 1,179,171 Bush. $ 522,327 Value. $ 122.998 78,524 $ 201.522 Value. $ 201.522 522,327 $ 723.849 Value. 5,002 5,002 Bush. 32,360 2.414 $ 2,414 Value. $ 12,944 The trustees will buy furniture only when they have money. Making; a Canvass for Donna, A committee of farmers are making a canvass In the nelghbornood of Fairvlew to ascertain whether the $2500 bonus for the proposed grist mill at that point can be raised. fThe men composing this com mittee will make a thorough canvass of that part of the county, and will report to A. G. Bachrodt, of Albina, the result of their work In a short time, and he will again meet the farmers. Mr. Bachrodt represents' a syndicate which proposes to build the mill within three months after the bonus has been raised. The residents are very anxious that the mill be estab lished, as they feel that It will greatly benefit the locality. They seem quite hopeful they will get It East Side Notes. The funeral of James Howe, of Howe's addition on the Section Line road, and an Oregon pioneer, was held yesterday afternoon at the Cathedral. Lone .Fir cemetery was the place of interment The Archaeology Society, of Fairvlew, will have a public meeting on the even ing of February 11 in the Presbyterian Church. On that occasion a lecture will be delivered on "Arrowheads and Other Relics." The address will be m3lnly de voted to Oregon relics and an account will be given of the finding of the remains of baboons and other animals In Ore gon. A hall association wll be formed by the members of Multnomah Camp, No. 77, of Woodmen of the World, next week. The object of the association Is to provide a hall for the camp. The committee ap pointed to confer with A. W. Ocobock, "has been Increased to six. Another con ference wll be held with him next week about his hall proposition. Arrangements are making for an enter tlnment and banquet at Firemen's Hall, Sellwood, next Tuesday evening, the occa sion being the promotion of the grammar class of the Sellwood School. These af fairs are given annually and are under the charge of the alumni of the Sellwood School and are always pleasing. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance ..$142,367,715 Gold 71.421,421 L0SSAIWILL10NANDAHALF BLOCK OF NEW YORK BUILDINGS BURNED. The Fire Started In n Cigar-Box Fac toryThree Tenement-Houses Were Destroyed. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. An explosion thU afternoon in the cigar-box. laPel and ribbon factory of the A. L. WIcke Com pany, on Tilrty-ftrst street, by which over 20 persons were Injured, was followed at 7 o'clock tonight by one of the dercest conilagrations New York has witnessed in miny yesrs, causing an estimated loss of 31500,000. Tlr burned area In genaral extent took In about one city block. The Wieke Company's building, the building atutllnir It from Thlrty-Qrst street, and seveal tenement-houses were among the destroyed buildings. Several lumber yards lr the vicinity were considerably damaged. The Are was witnessed by Im mense crowds, and It Is said is the most spectacular one New York has ever wit nessed, lighting the whole borough. The occupants of a nqmber of tenements threatened by fire were assisted out by policemen and firemen. The fire abounded In thrilling incidents, but only a few per sons were Injured, none seriously. The explosion this afternoon took place In the "shaving tower," and wrecked the tower and demolished the roof of the engine-house. The force of the explosion, which was probably due to gas, was tre mendous. The disintegrated brickwork fell on the engine-house, crushing it, and the concussion of the explosion cracked the big smokestack, 100 feet high, that towered over the engine-room. Nearly 800 persons were at work In the factory at the time of the explosion. Three hundred and fifty of them were, women. A panic ensued, but only two persons were seri ously Injured, Joseph Speidler. a fireman, and Emll Barschet, a steamfltter. The loss caused by the explosion amounted to several thousand dollars. At the time the fire started, Superin tendent Dooner, of the building depart ment, and a contractor were at work with 30 men, attempting to pull down the shaving tower adjacent to the boiler room, In which the explosion In the af ternoon took place. The remains of the tower fell Into the boiler-room arid on top of adjacent rooms In which there were stored chemicals for the purpose of seasoning woods, thus causing a second ex'p'rslon. Smouldering embers from the late fire added to this, and In a moment there was a huge blaze. Four alarms were turned In within 15 minutes. Chief Croker toon arrived and sent In a fifth alarm. A minute later he sent In an alirm known as "two nines." This call biought all the engines, hook and ladder companies, tenders, water towera and searchlights: between Leonard street on the south and Eighty-fifth street on the north 54 In all. The police turned their attention to the neighboring tenements. At 646 East Thirty-first street was a five-story building oc cupied by 22 families of Italians and Ger mans. All were taken out safel Then the police emptied the tenement on the west corner of First avenue and Thirty first street. Both these tenement build ings and a third were destroyed. The Wicke building was burned to the ground. The "walls fell one by one, and there re mains standing only the big chimney in the south wall. The building In the rear, extending into Thirty-second street, was also gutted and the Interior burned. KANSAS CITY THEATER BURNED. Contes' Opera-House "Was Destroyed No One Was Injured. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Febr 1. Fire late last (Thursday) night destroyed the Coates' Opera-House, the principal the ater of Kansas City, sluated at Tenth street and Broadway, and occupying a detached building. Walker Whiteside and his company were playing "Heart and Sword" In the house, and had just concluded the even ing performance when some of the actors discovered that the building was afire, the flames enveloping the whole rear part of the theater In a few moments. The company lost their wardrobes and scen ery, being obliged to flee from their dressing-rooms. The firemen were helpless to check the flames, and directed their chief attention to the Coates Hotel, diagonally across the street, and the largest hotel In the city. Wind blew great showers of cinders upon the hotel, the guests were notified of their danger, and some left the house, but it was not damaged. At 1:15 the theater block was a total wreck, but was still blazing. No one was Injured. The audience had left the the ater only five minutes when the fire was discovered. The building was valued at between $125,000 and $150,000, and was In sured for much less. It was one of the oldest and best-known theaters In the West. Destructlon at Beatrice, Neb. BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 1. Fire broke out at 11:10 last (Thursday) night, in the basement of Hoagland's drug store. The drug store, Webb & Son's dry goods store and other buildings have been burned en1 tlrely. The loss Is $35,000. At 1:30 the fire Is still raging, and will probably spread to other buildings. Fire In a North Dakota Tovrn. FARGO. N. D., Jan. 31. The business portion of Fort Abercromble, 40 miles south of here, was destroyed by fire to night. Loss, $80,000. COLFAX ATTORNEY" WINS. Disbarment Annulled and He Will Practice In All Courts. COLFAX, Wash., Jan. 30. Judge Chad wlck, of the Superior Court, yesterday set aside the decision and findings of Judge Orange Jacobs, of King County, In the disbarment proceedings against M. O. Reed, an attorney of Colfax, In which Reed was prohibited from practic ing In the courts of Washington for a period of one year. Judge Chadwlck's opinion shows that Judge Jacobs abused his power In appointing Judge McDon ald, the prosecuting witness against Reed, special prosecutor of the case, and In trying the case In the aosence of the defendant and in the face of the stipu lation for a continuance of the case. The disbarment proceedings are set aside and Reed will be permitted to practice In all courts. Reed was charged by Judge McDonald, of the Supreme Court, with unprofes sional conduct In having, 'according to the charge of McDonald, talked with McDonald and conversed with him over the prospects of a criminal charge being brought against McDonild, and had of fered to defend McDonald, If he was arrested. McDonald was subsequently arrested on a charge of an attempt' to suborn perjury and Reed was employed by the County Commissioners to prose- bars' soap is not only the best in all the world for toilet and bath but also for shav ing. Pears was the in ventor of shaving stick soap. AU sorts of people use Vezrs' soap, all sorts of stores sell it. especially druggists. cute the case. McDonald petitioned Judge Orange Jacobs, of King County, whom I he had invited to occupy the Whitman County bench during the trial of the case of the State vs. McDonald, to cite Reed to appear and show cause why he should not be disbarred for unprofessional conduct. The petition was granted and Reed was ordered to be present in court on the 26th day of December, 1900, to show such cause. Judge Jacobs also cited Thomas M. Vance, Assistant At-1 torney-General for the State of Washing- ' ton, to be present and prosecute the charge against Reed. December 19, 1900, there was filed for record with tlfe case In the office of the Clerk of the Court here, the following stipulation: "In re disbarment proceeding? vs. M. O. Reed. It Is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the attorneys hereto, to-wlt: T. M. Vance, representing the state, and appearing for the Informant and peti tioner, and J. N. Pickerell, attorney for M. O. Reed, that the hearing In this proceeding may be continued until Jan uary 10, 1901. And the court is hereby requested to continue said hearing until said day." Judge Chadwlck holds that this stipulation was binding and could not be set aside. When Judge Jacobs arrived in Colfax and the case was called his attention was directed to this stipulation, nut ne re fused to recognize or abide by It, and announced that he would adjourn court until the next morning, when the case would be called for trial. JThe next morn ing the defendant did not appear, neither did his attorneys nor the Assistant Attorney-General, and after Reed's name had been called three times the case was called for trial. None of the attorneys of Colfax would prosecute the case and Judge Jacobs appointed William McDon ald. Judge of the court and petitioner In the case, to prosecute, and the case was tried and the defendant round gvmy ana , oruerea uisuarreu lur a. ijchuu vl. u..c year, wunoui Deing present in cuuji w represented by attorney. Judge Chad wlck holds this was error and that the court, having appointed the Assistant Attorney-General as special prosecutor, had no right nor authority to take the case out of his hands and appoint another as prosecutor, and that it was error to ap- point the petitioner as prosecutor. ! This Is believed to be the end of the ' case, as ex-Judge McDonald, who was the petitioner against Reed, has filed a motion asking to be allowed to withdraw his petition for the disbarment of Reed. The motion was filed with the Clerk of the Court and It Is not known when ltj will come up for hearing In the Superior i Court The motion asks that the peti tioner be allowed to withdraw his orig inal petition and that the charges against Reed be dismissed. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. B. B. Rogers, aged 35, Lulu Brown, aged 21. John T. Helslln, 29, Lulu I. Brink, 18. Charles W. Nice, 28. May E. White. 26. Walter Bennett Honeyman, 24, Myrtle Elizabeth Ward, 20. Bullcllnc Permits. W. Thomas, story and a half dwelling house. Bast Salmon, between East Thirty-third and East Thirty-fourth; $600. Macleay estate. Fourth and Washington streets, repairs; $1200. L. Therkelsen, Burnslde street, between Fourth and Fifth; addition, $2500. Agnes Dunston, Belmont street, between East Thirty-first and East Thirty-second, one-story dwelling-house; $1500. Contagions Diseases. Florence Sears, 3 years, 29 North Ninth street; measles. Miss Alma Bower, 20 years, 361 Taylor street, measles. Jackie Kerr, 6 years, E5 North Park street; diphtheria. Estelle Bean, 22 years, 146 North Six teenth street: measles. Birth Returns. To the wife of Charles H. Kelly, 772 Minnesota avenue, a boy. To the wife of Fred Armbuster, 568 Will lams avenue, a boy. Real Estate Transfers. George G. Royer and wife to Helen Detens, lots 1 and 4, block 115, Wood- stock, January 31 $1200 Fred Pautz and wife to Lambert & Sargent, lots 3. 4 ana 5, block 27, Feurer's Addition, January 7 1800 Charles W. Hagan and wife to M. E. Melvln, lots 20, 21. 19 ana i, diock 2, Columbia Heights, January 9.... 600 'Washington Notes. Petty thievery Is common at North Yakima. A new school district may be apportioned at MaMock, north of Colfax. The Legislature will visit Tacoma Fri day and indulge in a banquet. A shipment of 100 boxes of Yakima red apples Is being made to Shanghai, China, by the Pioneer Lumber Company. Clarkston has made a reputation for strawberries and watermelons, of which several carsloads were shipped last sea son. The apportionment of school funds In Whitman County Is such that every dis trict with an attendance of 17 pupils will be able to have a nine months' session. Clarkston made much progress last year. There were 22 residences built three store buildings and an arrangement was made for a new school building, which will cost when completed, about $7000. Representative farmers of the Yakima Valley contemplate Introducing flax cult ure. There Is no factory for the sale of the fiber nearer than Salem, Or., but the crop will be grown for seed. George Beaman has confessed having stolen 15 turkeys from A. B. Nlles, near Walla Walla on the night of December 2. 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Hallam, for himself and a number of other creditors, has commenced an ac tion in the Stevens County Superior Court to recover a claim of $613 30 for labor per formed in the Uncle Sam mine during the past three years. A serious accident befel J. H. McCraw, a farmer on the Walla Walla River, last week. A team of six horses attached to a gang plow which he was riding ran away. The aged farmer was thrown from the plow and one of the wheels passed over his body, fracturing three of his ribs and otherwise Inflicting serious Injuries. Griffith & Strouse, poultry-rajsers of Wiser, expect to raise chickens on a large scale this year. A new self-feed brick ap paratus for heating the brooding-house Is. now under construction. Mr. Griffith says that be expects to raise about 5000 chickens during this year. Fifteen Incubators, with a capacity for hatching 4500' eggs, will be kept In operation. The brooding-house, is 16x50 feet In size, and will be heated by hot air. The third annual celebration of the or ganization Of the co-operative colony at Sunnyslde has been held. The colony two years ago consisted of four families; in 1899 there were 15 families, and at pres ent there are 65 families In the organiza tion. The postofflco at Sunnyslde shows re ceipts for stamps last quarter of 1899, $126 51; last quarter of 1900. $233 60. Money orders issued for the same time In 1S99. $603; In 1900. $1140; money orders cashed last quarter of 1899. $1310; In the last quar ter of 1900. $3301. The railroad station for Sunnyslde Is Babton. seven miles away. Reports from the office there show there were shipped from that station In 1900 238 carloads and received 16S carloads. The tickets sold In 1S98 amounted to $471. and In 1900 the sales were $1143. The railway earnings at that point for the year 1900 Ior Ireignt alone amounted to $36,074. A Point Is Made Here. Providence Journal. It Is potnted out that Mr. Cleveland's praise of Dutch thrift and conservatism at the dinner of the Holland Society, In New York, the other night. Included no reference to the successful administration by the people of the Netherlands of East Indians colonies far greater than our pos sessions in the far East. Is Java a men ace to the national welfare of the Dutch? Can anything approchlng "National head long heedlessness" be attributed to them? WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. EL E. Cush man, of Tacoma, Is visiting his brother. Representative Cushman, for a week. IF YOU WANT Don't fail to visit the parlors of PROFESSOR CARTER'S The Wonder of The Age The accuracy with which he reads the past gives explicit confidence In his pre diction of the future. . 133H FIRST ST., Room 7. HAIR SOFT AS SILK. Now Scientific Treatment Kills Dan druff Germs, and Makes Hair Soft. 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