THE MOKNING OHEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAHCH 15, 1901.
DREDGE UP-STREAM
Port of Portland Changes Its
Method of Work.
RIVERS REQUIRE LITTLE HELP
President Hnfrhes Set Old System of
Making Channels Is TVronR-En-glneer
May Be Put in Charge
' of Operations.
Port of Portland methods of deepening
the Willamette and Columbia Klvers have
been revolutionized by President Hughes'
instructions to Captain James "Willis, tem
porary master of the dredge, vice Groves,
resigned. Captain Willis order Is to cut
a 35-foot channel, 150 feet wide, at Eagle
Cliff, and to "work up stream." Hereto
fore all dredging has been done with the
dredge working down stream. President
Hughes says up-stream dredging gives the
current a chance to make a channel,
while with down-stream work the mate
rial removed is carried by the current Into
the path of the dredge, and must be han
dled again. The new method will be given
a thorough trial before final adoption.
Captain Groves' resignation and discus
sion of the qualifications of two applicants
for his position brought up the whole
question of river improvement at yester
day's meeting of the commission, and
gave President Hughes an opportunity to
outline his cherished theory of up-stream
work. The candidates were Chris Nelson,
a river captain, and J. G. Kelly, an engi
neer. Both were highly recommended.
Mr. Kelly has had experience as an en
gineer in California, .In several cities of
Oregon, and as an employe of the United
States Engineers. The wide difference
between the professional callings of the
two candidates suggested the question of
whether a "river man" or an engineer
would be better for the work, and It was
thoroughly discussed. Commissioner Swi
gert led off by committing himself to an
engineer. President Hughes concurred.
"What the Columbia River needs." said
the president, "is not to have a channel
made for It, but a little assistance, so
that it can make a channel for itself. An
engineer would be better because of his
knowledge of machinery and the detail
of work. There Is no question In my mind
that we have thrown away fully two
thirds of the work every year the dredge
has been in operation by not having a
competent engineer. One-half of the bars,
if properly cleaned out. would not need
another cleaning for several years. You
gentlemen must understand that we are
not navigating the river. We are not
navigators. We are improving the rivers
for navigation, and It Is our duty to en
trust that important work to the best man
we can get. Tour river man Is continually
hunting with lead and line for deep water.
He is a surface man, not a bottom man.
What we want is a man who knows some
thing about the movement of materials,
the effect of currents a man qualified
to study the bottom of the river and keep
us informed of the result of work."
Commissioner Banfield interrupted to
say that a civil engineer was not called
for. "A practical man who knows how
to get out dirt would suit me," he added.
President Hughes replied very earnestly
that the river men who had operated the
dredge had accomplished very little.
"They are absolutely worthless," he con
tinued. "Their system of dredging Is all
wrong. It is an astonishing fact that
every bit of dredging done on every other
river but the Columbia Is done up stream.
Here we have been wasting public money
by the down-stream method."
Commissioner McCraken said the old
system was all right. President Hughes
replied that It was not, and referred to
up-stream work on the Mississippi in sup
port of his position.
President Hughes said the question was
whether the commission wanted an en
gineer or a river man. Intimating that a
motion to that effect would be In order.
Commissioner Selling, who had listened at
tentively to the discussion without par
ticipating, suggested that an advertise
ment be published in The Oregonlan
for a dredge superintendent, applications
to be filed in writing before noon March
21 with Clerk Stevens. This, he said,
would enable the commission to pick Its
man. The suggestion was promptly
agreed to. By this time the majority of
the Commissioners had expressed their
preference for a superintendent who shall
combine the good points of a river man
and an engineer.
The report of operations In February
showed that the dredge worked 168.7G
hours. The cost of fuel was $293 70. or
about $1 74 per hour. The dredge removed
31,845 cubic yards of material at Slaugh
ter's atthe following cost:
Payroll $1066 21
Fuel 293 70
Food 1S7 35
Betterments 3 75
Repairs 540 04
Maintenance 127 71
Sundries 50 31
barges, used for fuel and sawdust, and some
dump scows.
The dredge Portland commenced operations
In 1898, but several alterations had to be
made, and she did very little work during that
year. During the fiscal year ended September
30, 1899, it was again necessary to spend con
siderable sums in additions and lmpro exnenta,
under the direction of W. Etuart Smith. Since
that time very few alterations have been
needed to maintain tthe plant In an effective
condition. She had dredged up to the end of
the last fiscal year 1.018.215 cubic jards, at a
cost of $8C,C32 73. From October 1. 10OO, to
March 1, 1001, he excavated 28,845 cubic
jards, at a cost of $15,564. The dredge tender
and plant are in a thoroughly efficient condi
tion, hailng only just completed several hun
dred dollars worth of noce'sary repairs. Our
pipe line has been wearing out and gradually
diminishing for some time, and our pontoons
are getting old and leaky; 750 feet of new
pipe and 1G new pontoons were authorized by
the previous board. They are In course of
construction, and will probably be ready for
delivery within the next 40 or CO days.
At this time of the year, before the taxes
commence to come In. we usually have a con
siderable overdraft at the bank, aggregating
now some $21,000. At the same period last
year It amounted to roughly $11,500. In 1809
it amounted to about $18,000. The taxes will
shortly be coming In, when It is hoped the
balance will be on the other side of the
ledger. The tax lev' for 1000 should give us
an Income of $47,650. There will be a short
age through delinquent taxes, which will, how
ever, be probably offset by small amounts re
ceived from delinquent taxes of former years.
Secretary Selling was requested to look
into the matter of having the dredge Insured.
WANTED: A WAY OUT
Commissioners Groping in
in the Dark.
NEITHER SIDE TAKES -ACTION
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NEW STREETS OPENED.
Raffety Brothers Slsrn Deed "Stalling
Thoroughfares for Public Use.
The owners of the Raffety addition have
prepared and signed a deed to the City
of Portland dedicating and opening for
street purposes Ellsworth, East Tenth
and Brooklyn streets through this addi
tion. The deed reads: "That we. R, M.
Raffety, unmarried, and C. H. and Sarah
Raffety. his wife, of Portland, do make
and establish the annexed map and plat
as the plat showing the extension of Ells-
Sasrsrestlon. That a Crisis Caa
Reached, by Criminal Proceedings
Against Those Who "Will Not
Join Judge Cake.
District Attorney Chamberlain will take
steps to bring about a legal determina
tion of the County Commissioner's dis
pute, but has not yet decided what course
he will pursue.
Yesterday morning it was Indicated to
the District Attorney by. Judge Cake and
others that a solution of the problem
might be reached by the arrest or Com
missioners Mack and Showers, under sec
tion 1852 of the statute, which pertains to
the refusal of an officer to perform his
duty. The declination of Messrs. Show
ers and Mack to obey the new law by
meeting with the County Judge, as a Com
missioners Court, was argued to be a re
fusal to do duty within the meaning of
the statute mentioned. Section 1S52 pro
vides: If any offleer of this state, or of any county,
town or other municipal corporation therein,
other than the Governor. Justices of the Su
preme Court, or members of the Legislate e
Assembly, shall willfully and knowingly take
or receive any fee or compensation other than
that authorlxed or permitted by law for any of-
1004, and until his successor la elected and !
qualified, and that at the general election In
1002, and every four years thereafter, there
shall be elected a County Commissioner to sit
with the County Judge of Multnomah County
for the transaction of county business. And
at the general election In 1004, and every four
years thereafter, there shall be elected a
County Commlfsloner to sit with the County
Judge of Multnomah County for the transac
tion of county business.
Sec 3. The duties. Jurisdiction and powers
of eald County Court of Multnomah County so
constructed by this act shall be as are denned
In section S00 (870) of Hill's Annotated Laws
of Oregon, and as hae heretofore been exer
cised by the Board of County Commissioners
'created "by the act of 1S0S, and approved Oc
tober 15. 1888. and such other powers and
duties as were exercised by the County Court
of Multnomah County prior to tho passage of
said act of 189S, and approved October 15,
1838.
Sec. 4. The said County Commissioners and
their successors In office shall meet with tho
County Judge for the transaction of county
business at the call of the County Judge, and
that mid County Commissioners and their suc
cessors v In office shall receive $3 per diem In
full for their services.
Sec. 5. That the said County Court as here
by constructed shall succeed and take the
place of the present Board of County Commis
sioners of Multnomah County for the transac
tion of county business, and said Board of
County Commissioners of Multnomah County.
as created by the act of 183S. and approved
October 15. 1S08, Is and each of said board are
hereby relieved from and nfter the taking ef
fetfof ' this act of all duties, responsibilities
and authorities In respect to the transaction
of county business.
Sec. 6. All contracts relating to county busi
ness and all purchases of county supplies shall
be' made by the County Court. All supplies
shall be advertised for and purchased from
the lowest responsible bidder, and no member
of the court shall be interested In any way In
any contract or purchase.
Sec 7. Inasmuch as there is a necessity for
Immediate relief on account of the unneces
sary expense lh the transaction of county
business In said Multnomah County, this act
shall take effect and be In force from and
after Its approval by the Governor.
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worth street. East Tenth street and
Brooklyn street In the City of Portland,
Multnomah County, State of Oregon, the
same being in and part of Raffety's Ad
dition to the City of Portland. And we
do hereby jointly and severally dedicate
to the public the extensions of said Ells
worth, East Tenth and Brooklyn streets,
as shown upon said plat, subject, how
ever, to the right heretofore granted by
us to the City & Suburban Railway Com
pany too operate a street railway over
the same."
The deed and plat have not yet been
filed, but will be shortly. The deed grant
ing the City & Suburban Railway Com
pany right-of-way has already been filed.
It can be seen by a map herewith that
the opening of Ellsworth, East Tenth and
Brooklyn streets through the addition
will be of great advantage to that part j
of the city. Jast 'renin street is ex
tended south to form a connection with
the open portion of the street, and Ells
worth is extended west to a connection
with the part already opened. The open
ing of Brooklyn street also makes a con
nection between East Tenth and Mll
waukie streets.
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WHITMAN. DEFENDED.
Total $2269 07
This was at the rate of 7.125 cents per
cubic yard. As the dredge was under re
pair the greater part of February, the
cost per cubic yard was extra large.
Notice of the bankruptcy of James
Steel, ex-treasurer of the port, was laid
before the meeting. Mr. Steel carried
funds in the defunct Portland Savings
Bank, and the amount due on the deposit
is $2339 54. As the assets of the bankrupt
have little value, the money will be lost
to thewport. Mr, Steel's bond had lapsed
when the bank closed.
Ex-Superintendent Groves' final report
was that he had made soundings pursu
ant to Instructions. He found the chan
nel near the beacon at the Portland Flour
ing Mill Improved. Postoffice bar has
narrowed and shoaled, as have the cuts
at Reeder's and Knapp's, from the effect
of the Winter freshets.
President Hughes and Secretary Selling
were directed to have the accounts of the
port audited and an inventory made of
the property.
Summary of the "Work.
For the Information of the new mem
bers, the clerk submitted the following
summary of the work of the port since
its organization:
The Port of Portland was Incorporated by
the State Legislature of 1891 to make and
maintain a 25-foot channel from Portland har
bor to the sea. The board was fortunate In ob
taining the valuable adlce of Major T. Hand
bury. United States Engineers, as consulting
engineer, under whose advice and direction
the dykes at "Walker's Island. Postoffice. St.
Johns and Snag Island were built, aggregating
pome 43.000 lineal feet, -which. Including re
pairs and the necessary expenditures of engi
neer's department, cost $36S,133 24. All these
expenditures ceased by the end of the fiscal
3 ear ending September 30. 1693. The expendi
tures of these permanent works slightly ex
ceeded the amount derived from the sale of
the $350,000 of 5 per cent 30-year bonds, ma
turing January 1. 1022. The bucket dredge
built by the City of Portland was turned oer
to the Port of Portland In 1891. and was oper
ated until the fall of 1898. During her com
mission she dredged 6GC.758 cubic jards, at a
cost of $76,595 84. besides which It was neces
sary to expend some $9250 20 In extraordinary
repairs.
It became evident to the Commissioners that
the city dredge had not the capacity to take
care of the work unaided, and in 1897 they
decided to build a 20-incb hydraulic dredge. J.
Lesourd was commissioned to design the ap
paratus. The hull was built by Honnes & Nel
son, of Portland, and the engines and ma
chinery and pump by the Portland Iron "Works.
Including $10,000 paid for the patent to the
Bowers Dredging Company, this machine cost
$G0.G2S 77. Besides this dredge, the commU
mUm owns tha tug Winona, two good fuel
Defenne "Wanted Four Alleged Keno
Players Tried Together.
Opposing counsel engaged in the al
leged gambling cases in connection with
the Portland Club had a warm argument,
yesterday. In the Municipal Court, as to
whether L. Levens, M. Nichols, A. Sim
mons and F. Fletcher, charged with play
ing keno, should be tried separately or
not.
For the defendants Henry McGinn ar
gued that the case be consolidated, and
Lawyer G. C. Moser opposed. Ultimate
ly Municipal Judge Cameron decided to
try Levens at 10 o'clock this morning, and
the other three defendants on Tuesday,
the 19th Inst.
At the outset, Mr. Moser said: "The
city objects to these cases being con
solidated." "Since when have you become part of
the city?" asked Judge McGinn, Ironically.
"I am here on behalf of the city as
special counsel to the City Attorney, and
state that there is no law for the con
solidation of these cases," retorted the
other lawyer.
"These men are being persecuted by
such action," said McGinn.
"Prosecuted," said Moser In a -tone of
mild reproof. Then a truce was declared
for two hours to enable court and law
yers to look up decisions bearing on the
question. On resuming, Mr. Moser read
from "The Encyclopedia of Reading and.
Practice," page 677: "In order that cases
be consolidated, the action must be be
tween the same plaintiff and the "same de
fendant." He also quoted from Smith
vs. Smith, 46 Pacific Reports, to the same
effect, and argued that the proposed con
solidation of cases was not tenable.
"If we had different Juries to try each
of the four defendants, at least we might
expect to get a Jury which would be fair
and impartial," concluded Mr. Moser, sig
nificantly. "Hellen's jury was one of the best that
could be got in the city," protested Mun
icipal Judge Cameron.
Mr. McGinn read from the City of
Springfield vs. Sleeper, reported In 115
Massachusetts: "It was within the dis
cretion of the court to order the cases
tried together." He also read from
"Thompson on Trials," section 210: "It is
within the discretion of the presiding
Judge to order several actions founded on
the same subject-matter, brought by some
party against several defendants, to be
brought together."
Considerable further argument resulted,
and then the compromise was reached as
to trying Levens today and consolidating
the other three cases.
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TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL.
Rabbi Wise 'Will Lecture Tonight on
Benjamin Harrison.
Dr. Stephen S. "Wise will lecture this
evening on "Benjamin Harrison, Patriot
and Statesman." Strangers are cordially
Invited to be present.
Charles M. Kahn, of Boise City, will
give an Informal talk to the pupils of the
religious school. Sunday morning, at 11:30
o'clock.
Dr. Wise Is to lecture Tuesday evening
at Newberg on "The Spirit of Judaism."
Arbor Day Programme.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ackerman has prepared an Arbor day
programme which he will issue next Tues
day, after which time teachers may ob
tain copies from their County Superin
tendents. The second Friday in April will
be Arbor day.
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"WHAT SHALL "WE HAVE FOR DBS
SERTf This question arises In the family every day.
Let us answer it today. Try Jell-O, a de
licious and healthful dessert. Prepared In two
minutes. No boiling! no baking! simply add
boiling water and set to cool. Flavors:
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry.
Get a package at your grocer's today. 10c
flclal service or duty performed by such offl
cer, or shall willfully neglect or refuse to per
form such duty or service, to the Injury of
any one, or the manifest hindrance or obstruc
tion of public Justice or business, whether
such Injury, hindrance or obstruction was par
ticularly Intended or not, such officer, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by Im
prisonment In the penitentiary not less than
six months nor more than one year, or by
Imprisonment in the county Jail not less than
three months nor more than one year, or by
fine not less than $50- nor more than $500, or
by dismissal from office with or without either
of any such punishments.
District Attorney Chamberlain tele
phoned to Commissioners Mack and Show
ers to the effect that his attention had
been called to this statute, but that no
Information had yet been filed. Should
an information be eworn to under this
law, it will be filed in the State Circuit
Court. The law points would probably be
raised on demurrer with the question pre
sented, if all of the legal Issues Involved
could properly be submitted In this man
ner. Being a criminal statute, the final
hearing on the facts would have to bo
before a Jury. The jury might return a
verdict In favor of the defendants, which,
it would seem, would leave the matter as
far from settlement as in the beginning,
so far as the legal questions are con
cerned. It Is therefore probable that if
this statute is resorted to, an attempt
will be made to reach a final determina
tion of the case by means of a decision
on the law by the court. Naturally If a
Jury should find the defendants guilty of
refusing to perform their duties, and the
court should impose a sentence removing
them from office, this would be an end of
the matter, save the rights of appeal by
the defendants.
The District Attorney stated that thero
was nothing personal In the case. There
was no civil remedy to test the right of
Messrs. Mack and Showers to continue to
sit as Commissioners under the old law
with Mr. Steele, In the transaction of
county business. The statute referred to
was the speediest way to bring It up. A
quo warranto case would lie against Mr.
Steele, who was deposed by the new law
and was not refusing to perform any
duties. Mr. Chamberlain's attention had
been called to the case, and he had been
requested to Investigate. If there Is any
other way to determine the matter, he is
willing to listen to suggestions.
A 4 o'clock In the afternoon M. L. Pipes
and Alexander Bernstein, Jr., attorneys
for Showers and Mack, had a conference
with Mr. Chamberlain, and various legal
plans were spoken of, bufno definite con
clusion was reached.
New Law Concerning Commissioner
Following is the full text of the now
law passed by the recent Legislature:
An act to repeal an act entitled "An act to
provide for a separate board for the transac
tion of county business In the County of Mult
nomah," passed by the Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon in 1S0S. and approved
October 15, 1898; and to provide for the ap
pointment of two Commissioners to sit with
the County Judge of Multnomah County for
the transaction of county business, and to de
fine the duties of the County Court of Mult
nomah County for the transaction of county
business.
Be It enacted by the Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon:
Section 1. That the act of the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Oregon, entitled "An
act to provide for a separate board for the
transaction of county business In the County
of Multnomah," passed by the Legislative As
sembly of the State of Oregon In 1S9S, and
approved October 15, 1S9S. Is hcYcby repealed.
Sec 2. That within 10 days after the taking
effect of this act the power and authority of
the County Court of Multnomah County for
the transaction of county business shall be
vested In and shall be exercised by the County
Judge of Multnomah County, and ffm. Showers
and J. G. Mack, as Commissioners, who shall
sit with the County Judge of Multnomah Coun
ty for the transaction of county business, and
that J. G. Mack shall serve as County Com
missioner until the next general election and
until his successor Is elected and qualified,
and that "William Showers shall serve as Coun
ty Commissioner until the general election in
Had Discretion as "Well as Zeal, Snys
Dr. Ackerman.
PORTLAND, March 13. (To the Editor.)
If there is anything In the recent con
troversy started by Professor Bourne,
which claims pre-eminence, it is the char
acter and high-minded purposes of Dr.
"Whitman. To say that he was courag
eous, but reckless, brave, but impracti
cable, humane, but blind to the fickle
character of those with whon he had to
deal, and kind without strength is to mis
conceive and misrepresent the real Dr.
Whitman. For he was neither negligent
nor-careless nor indifferent, and reckless
ness involves these elements of conduct.
No one In Oregon, In his day, better un
derstood the Indian character or realized
more perfectly the danger of his situa
tion. He did not run from his chosen
duty, he did not whimper over the hard
ships and hazards of his appointed lot, he
was fearless, but he was not foolhardy.
No 'one claims that he was perfect, made
no blunders In judgment or took no awful
risks, but It Is claimed and should be ac
knowledged by all that his course of ac
tion "was based on the most careful and
conscientious consideration of the condi
tions In which he found himself Involved
and' that he faced possible death not only
with courage, but with foresight and de
liberation. His wife wrote him In 1S42:
"Common obstacles never affect him; he
goes ahead when duty calls. Jane and
Edward, you know but little about your
brother Marcus, and all I can tell you
about him at this time is that he is a bun
dle' of thoughts."
(It is sometimes said that In his treat
ment" of the Indians for their sicknesses
he lacked In good judgment and discretion.
Now some things are certain. He knew
the custom that prevailed of killing the
Indian doctor If he failed to effect a cure;
he had not only observed it, but when
"Umtlppo's wife was sick and under Dr.
Whitman's care, the chief told him that
If his wife died that night, he should kill
him. Shortly after this the Cayuse war
chief died In the hands of the Walla Wal
la "to-wat" who was shot by the broth
er of the dead man In revenge. But Dr.
Whitman knew that which some, at
least have overlooked, that It was only a
few of the old men who clung to this
superstition that the doctor could cure if
he wanted to, and if he did not cure he
was seeking the death of the sick. More
over Dr. Whitman was not only teaching
the Indians the truths of the Christian
religion, but he was combating their su
perstitions as he lifted them towards civ
ilization. It was only one of those heath
en customs which needed to be treated
with fortitude and In the face of danger.
He offended the savages by his uncom
promising hostility to polygamy, by his
demanding that the men should work and
treat their women with gentleness, by in
ducing many of the younger men to cul
tivate their farms thus making slaves of
them In the estimation of the older lords
of a former lazy regime, by rescuing the
babies from the torture of their "te-cash-es"
and many other forms of savagery.
The comparison of Dr. Whitman with
Dr. McLoughlin Is not to the point, for
the motive of each was different from that
of. the" other. For the purposes of trade
one first of all sought peace and was
willing to marry an Indian and encourage
the marriage of whites and Indians for
the sake of safety and the good will of
the natives. The other came Into the
country to make war against the heath
enism of the natives, and if he had -adopted
the manner of the other he would not
have been masterful, he would have been
a poltroon. One who has the sympa
thetic view of the messlons finds nothing
strange In the actions of this hero, and
Is disposed to consider him to have been
a brave man who knew the danger and dld
not flinch; who knew the savage nature,
distrusted it and yet was willing to haz
ard his life for the sake of the possible
good he might do; who did impose a dis
cipline upon the Indians that was as mas
terful as that of Dr. McLoughlin, but
having a different purpose it reached a
far different result. We agree that the
perversion of history cannot honor a man
like Dr. Whitman and we would add that
the nspcrsion of his character will neither
honor history nor bring this controversy
to just settlement.
A. W. ACKERMAN.
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FAST ritOrELLCR SOLD TO PUGET
SOUND PARTIES.
November Grain Fleet Arrlvlnpr Ont
at Queenstown Astoria and Bute
shire Snll an Even Race m
Marine Notes.
Portland Is still supplying Puget Sound
with good, "fast passenger boats, and
within a week or 10 days one of the fast
est propellers that ever turned a wheel
on this river will steam around to Seattle
to run between that city and Port Or
chard. The steamer Athlon, built by
Messrs. Kamm, Kellogg and Shaver, was
sold yesterday to H. B. Kennedy, of Se
attle, who a short time ago purchased
the steamer Inland Flyer. The Athlon Is
a handsome propeller 124 feet long, with
19.6 feet beam and seven feet depth of
hold. She was built by J. H. Johnson
about six months ago, and as the work
was done under the personal supervision
of Mr. Jacob Kamm, she was a perfect
success In every particular. She is
equipped with a Paragon boiler, with 145C
feet of heating surface, and her encines
are of the Wells balance-compound type,
with cylinders 12 and 14 Inches diameter
of cylinder and 16 Inches stroke. The cab
ins are handsomely furnished, and all
around the boat is as fine a craft of her
type as has ever been turned out, and has
speed sufficient to enable her to hold
her own Yklth anything on Puget Sound,
not even excepting the Flyer, which is
also a Portland-built boat.
The price paid for the steamer was $25.
000, and her late owners have probably
made as much by selling her as they
would have made with her onthe route
for which she was built. The steamer
will go over to Wolff & Zwicker's today
to be fitted with coal grate-bars and a
toothpick deck. As soon as she Is ready
she will start for the Sound. The sale
was negotiated by W. L. Dudley, formerly
of this city, but now engaged In stcam-
boatlng on Puget Sound. No sooner was
the sale consummated than the late own
ers of the Athlon got together and decided
to build another steamer at once. The
new craft will be similar to the Athlon,
and If she proves as speedy as this ves
sel her builders will be satisfied.
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KINDERGARTEN CONVENTION
It Will Be Held In Chicago Early in
April.
The International Kindergarten Union
holds Its eighth annual convention in
Chicago. April 10, 11 and 12. This is a
federated organization representing 70
clubs, kindergarten clubs, and kindergar
ten associations, in all parrs of this coun
try and Canada. It Is the largest kinder
garten organization In the world. Miss
Caroline T. Haven, of the New York Eth
ical Schools, is the president, and will conduct-the
three days sessions during the
Eas'ter holidays. The Chicago Kinder
garten Club, with a membership of over
200 (which is 18 years old), is to be the
hostess to the International guests. Not
less than 1000 delegates and visitors are
expected. The officers and executive board
of this club constitute the local commit
tee In charge of the entertainment of the
International Union, Mrs. Alice H. Put
nam being president and Mrs. Mary B.
Page vice-president. Most of the meet
ings will be held in the Fine Arts building,
on Michigan boulevard. The handsome
rooms of the Chicago Women's Club, on
the ninth floor, are the headquarters for
the delegates. All educational bodies in
the city have been Invited to co-operate
with the Chicago Kindergarten Club In
making the congress successful
.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Daby Is Cattlas Teeth.
Da sure sod use that old and well-tried remedy.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Ebethinz Syrup, for children
teelhlnr. It soothes the child, sottens the jrum.
allays all pain, cure wind colic and diarrhoea.
SAILED AN EVEN RACE.
Buteshire and Astoria Cross the Pa
cific In Company.
The British barks Astoria and Buteshire
sailed a pretty even race across the Pa
cific from Hong Kong, but by a streak of
luck the Astoria arrived In ahead of the
"shire." They left Hong Kong the same
day and arrived off the mouth of the river
together after a fair passage of 56 days.
The Astoria Is one of the old-timers In
this port, and was christened in honor of j
the city by the sea. sne was Duut in me
early "SOs by Iredale &. Co., who sailed a
great many ships- between Europe and
Portland. The tin-plate business was
very heavy In those days, and every
Spring there would be four or Ave Ire
dale ships coming this way with a general
cargo. In which tin-plate was the prin
cipal item on the manifest.
There was also considerable business In
canned salmon going forward by sailing
vessel around the Horn. The change from
foreign to American tin-plate shut off the
Inward business, and as most of the sal
mon goes by rail, the business for which
the Astoria was built has about vanished.
The wheat trade, however, has Increased
fast enough to make up for the deficiency
In other directions.
Company, and the Republic Iron & Steel
Company, whose combined capital Is over
5100,000,000. President Baxter, of the Ten
nessee Coal & Iron Company, has, how
ever, denird that his company will go
Into any such combination.
Panama Rate "War.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 14. The Pa
cific Mall Steamship Company has inau
gurated a vigorous rate war on freight
and passenger business between this port
and all Intermediate ports between here
and Panama. Freight rates, which have
hitherto ranged from ?6 to $12 per ton
on shipments to and from this port, have
given way to a fiat rate of $3 per ton,
weight or measurement. At the same
time passenger rates have been cut in
half.
The other companies In the business
have been forced to adopt the same rates,
and it is said that still further reductions
may be made in the near future. It is
stated that the rate war will not affect
coffee shipments from Central America,
as the crop of the present season has been
pretty well cleaned up.
Portland Flouring Mills Company, and
will leave down the river today.
Captain Harry Struve, well known in
this port and at present master of tho
flagship of the Government's transport
fleet out of San Francisco, was married
at Manila on his last trip.
NOVEMBER GRAIN FLEET.
Slrlns and Dalcnlrnle Arrive OHt
After Fair Passages.
After many days the November grain
fleet Is beginning to show up on the
shores of Ireland. The German ship Sir
ius, which sailed from this port Novem
ber 5, arrived at Queenstown Wednesday,
and the British ship Dalcalrnie, which
sailed a day later, passed KInsdale the
same day and received orders to proceed
to Antwerp, the respective passages of
the vessels being 12S and 127 days, which
Is pretty close sailing for a 17,000-mile
Journey. The margin of victory In favor
of the British ship is small, but it, is
still sufficiently large to cause rejoicing
among the sailors of old England, who
have watched with some misgivings the
rise of the German flag on the ocean.
There are still six vessels of the October
and November fleet sailing ahead of the
Slrlus and Dalcalrnie to arrive, and about
a dozen which sailed later In November.
If the flying run" of the Cedarbank Is to
be beaten by any of the 1900 ships. It
must be done quickly.
FOR THE SUBSIDY.
Steel Trnst May Bnlld a Fleet of
CarRO Steamers.
NEW TORK. March 14. That the
United States Steel Corporation Is to
build a fleet of cargo steamers similar to
that owned by the Standard Oil Company,
to carry Its products. Is a rumor on Wall
street, according to the World. It Is also
said that there Is seriously contemplated
a combination with the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company, the Sloss-Sheffleld iron
Tillamook Lumber Shipping.
TILLAMOOK. March 14. The Truckee
Lumber Company's sawmill at Hobson
vllle has been the scene of much activ
ity the past month. There are now three
steam lumber schooners loading at the
mill the W. H. Kruger, Acme and Chico
each with a carrying capacity of over
(00.000 feet of lumber. At the present
time there Is plenty of water on Tilla
mook bar and a straight channel to the
sea, and if this remains so for any length
of time quite a large quantity of lumber
will be shipped from Tillamook Bay.
About 100 feet of the dock at Wheeler
& Co.'s sawmill, on the Nehalem River,
collapsed, taking down with It about 200,
000 feet of lumber, principally dressed
stuff.
Astoria Marine News.
ASTORIA, March 14. The revenue cut
ter Commodore Perry has received or
ders to proceed at once to Puget Sound.
It is expected that she will be sent from
the Sound to San Francisco, where a new
boiler will be placed In her.
The American bark Harry Morse, which
arrived In this afternoon from San Fran
cisco, is under charter to the Alaska
Fishermen's Packing Company to load
supplies for Its Bristol Bay cannery.
Marine Notes.
The German ship NIobe arrived up from
Astoria yesterday morning. It has been
but little over a year since the vessel
was In port last. At that time an un
fortunate accident happened on board,
Charles Gallagher losing his life by being
struck with a steel beam.
The British ship Colony cleared yester
day for Queenstown or Falmouth for or
ders, with 95.719 bushels of wheat, valued
at $57,500, She wae dispatched by the
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. March 14. Arrived at 7:15 A.
M. Steamer Ruth, from Seattle; at 3 P.
M American bark Harry Morse. Sailed
at 7:15 A. M.. steamer Geo. W. Elder,
for San Francisco. Arrived down at 4:30.
United States steamer Perry. Reported
outside at 4:20, three square-rigger-f. Con
dition of the bar at 5 P. M., rough; wind
northeast: weather hazy.
Portland. Me.. March 14. Sailed Nu
mldian, for Liverpool; Belgian, for An
twerp. San Francisco. March 14. Arrived
Steamer Titania, from Nanaimo; steamer
Homer, from Coos Bay; steamer Leela
naw, from Seattle. Sailed Ste"amer Co
lumbia, for Astoria: schooner Western
Home, for Coos Bay; schooner Albion,
for Coquille River; schooner Lily, for
Umpqua.
Redondo Arrived March 12 Schooner
Laura Madsen, from Gray's Harbor.
Port Gamble Arrived March 13 Queen,
from Kuhului.
Yokohama Sailed March 13 Steamer
Tacoma, for Tacoma.
Nanaimo, March 14. Sailed Steamer
San Mateo, for Port Los Angeles.
Yokohama Arrived March 11 Steamer
Empress of China, from Vancouver.
Falmouth Arrived March 13 German
ship Henrietta, from Tacoma.
Cape Spartel Passed March 12 British
steamer Hyson, from Tacoma.
Queenstown Arrived March 13 German
ship Slrlus. from Portland.
Klao Chou Arrived March 10-Caith-ness,
from Tacoma.
Naples. March 14. Arrived Ching Wo,
from Portland. Or., via St. Vincent. C. V.
Yokohama Sailed March 13 Tacoma,
from Hong Kong for Tacoma.
Liverpool, March 14. Arrived Teutonic,
from New York.
New York. March 14. Sailed La Cham
pagne, for Havre.
Queenstown, March 14. Sailed Qceanic,
from Liverpool for New York.
Neah Bay Passed 1 March 13 British
ship Lynton, from Liverpool.
Liverpool. March 14. Sailed New Eng
land, for Queenstown and Boston.
Rotterdam. March 14. Sailed Maas-
dam. for Bouogne and New York.
Naples. March 14. Arrived Trave, fror
New York.
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