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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1902. OFF TO HOP FIELDS One ThousanaPickers Leave for the Valley. MANY MORE ARE YET TO GO Entire Families Trnnsiortetl to the Scenes of Coming Activity Outlook for Yirli and Price. 4 A thousand men, women Vnd children left, Portland yesterday for Willamette Valley hopyards, where thes will spend the next two weeks earning afew dollars at one of the most healthful aid pleasant occupations which this land ,of varied resources affords. In the larj-e crowds going to the hopyards women iand chil dren form the greater part. Th men are too busily engaged at other employment in which they are regularly Engaged. In many cases the men went alort to set up camp for their families and Will re turn immediately to the cjty. Trans portation companies were prepajed to handle the unusual number of passengers and with very few exceptions all got away in the best of humor. The number of people starting for the yards wljl be a little larger tomorrow and next yiay, and then the greatest rush will be or. As a large number of the best yrds are located along the river, bottoms, at a distance from the railroad, the otciro boat3 have always been the most popuar means of transportation for the hopplck ers and the largest crowds are going tint way. The Oregon City Transportation Company took COO people away on its twj boats, the Pomona and Northwest, yes; terday. The latter runs to Butteville, while the former is destined for Salem.; each stopping at way points. The O. R. & N. Co. boats run only to Newberg Vind ' Dayton and way points, and consequently, do not do so large a business in trans portation of hoppickers. The Southern Pacific Company took out 250 pickers on the Overland yesterday morning and another crowd on the Albany Local in the afternoon. A few left on the even ing train, but the late trains are not generally used by people who must get to the hopyards and set up camp as soon as possible. The Oregon City Trans portation Company's boat Altona, which left for Salem Monday morning with a big crowd of hoppickers. ran on a sand bar at Mission Bottom and, owing to the Jow stage of the water, was unable to proceed. It was feared last evening that the Pomona might have the same ex perience, but as the snagboat was vorklng on the bar yesterday the ob struction will be removed and the delay will not be long. . 1 surplus of hoppickers at all the large yards and In the yards near the railroad tovns is the report received from every section of the Valley. Many of the small grovers report that they have been un able o get enough pickers, and they have been compelled to offer 50 cents a box aa an Inducement. The large yards are the best kiown. and there is a general im pression that the larger the yard the longer tie time of employment. These facts, toother with the desire of many to be whtre the crowds are largest, ac counts for the general movement toward the large yards. The idea that the larger the yard thi longer the picking will last is a mlstaktn one. It very frequently occurs that tie small yards will be the longest picking The rapidity of the pick ing depends uvon the size of the hop kiln, for the gnwers govern the picking according to 'th amount that can be cured. Thus, if'q. man's crop amounts to 2000 boxes and his kiln will cure 2O0 boxes per day, h, will have his hopa picked in 10 days, if he can cure only half the quantity tf hops per day he must take twice asv many days. The large growers quite of en have the largest relative drying capaclt; and get through first. L. C. Kavanaugh, of burner, who was In Portland yesterday, sxys he has had trouble getting pickers, Uthough he is offering 50 cents per box. He has a small 3-ard of 11 acres anc will have 10 days' work for 30 pickers. He still lacks six of having the required rumber. The people ask him how large a iard he has and then don't want to talk j him any more. P. P. Gooley, who was at the St. Charles Monday and Tuesday U engage 100 pickers to work In his ya-d near Gervais. had about 500 appllcatloas and. after selecting those he wantet, left for home last evening. He has t pay 40 cents. A number of growers began picking yesterday and a majority will be at it tomorrow. Pickers will be at work in all the yardn by next Monday, September S. Koa Nels, the well-known hopgrowei and dealer, of Albany, says that one reason for the early picking is that the growers have small hop kilns and must begin early in order to finish before the rains, which usually come about the 20th of the month. Those who can finish in a "10-day run will quite generally begin next Monday. Mr. Nels says that, so far as direct injurs to the hops is concerned, he docs not believe a four dajs' rain would do an material damage, but such a rain would stop the picking and mans would get discouraged and go home. Growers would like to see a good rain lasting one das and followed by fair weather, for it would clear the atmosphere, settle the dust and wash off the hops and hop vines. But the present weather, with the discomforting dust, is preferable to a week's rain. The hops are not needing Tain, and If the drs weather continues, the hops will be in condition to cure more rapldls than usual. if some stories told bs hopmen are true, some of the growers are lasing their plans to "work" the pickers in a manner that is likely to bring hopplcklng into disfavor. It is said upon what seems to be good authorlts that some growers engage more pickers than they can cm ploy steadllj and get them Into the s'ards several days before picking begins. Then when the work commences thej- limit the amount of hops picked each das and thus furnish some employment for all, but keep none buss all the time. The grower runs a provision store and pro vides other means for the pickers to spend their mones. the purpose of the whole plan being to get ithe women and children to spend as much mones as possible before thes leave the yard, it is said that this scheme has been worked quite successfully in one or two instances in past s'ears, so that the grower has found that the profits from his store have materially reduced the cost of- his picking. But the pickers who go home with little money to show for their work do not ,feel like trying the same work the next season. The hop market seems to remain inac tive, waiting for the opening on the crop of 1902. Growers have pretts high Ideas of hop values, while the dealers are in doubt. Kola Nels expresses the view the dealers take of the situation. He sass he would rather wait until the size of the English crop Is known, and pas 25 cents If he must, than to pay more than 20 cents now and take the chances. "What the English crop will be is a matter or speculation. If it should be as now ex pected, Mr. Nels thinks that hops mas go to 25 cents within a week after the market opens. But the chances are goo'd for a better crop than has been esti mated, and If the s'ield in England should vers matcrialls exceed the esti mates, there would be no rise here. The exact condition of the English crop will not be known until the hops are picked. ' Mr. Nels sass that the growers who contracted the!r hops at 10 and 11 cents nre not as bad off as most people think. While a large number contracted at those prices, comparativels few contract ed their whole crop. They have remain ing a third or fourth of the total yield which they can sell at the market price. Of course, there were some who sold all the expected to raise at the contract price. Even these, however, actec against the edvlce of b'uycrs. Mr. Nels sass that the buyers prefer not to take contracts for all a man expects to raise, for if the price goes up the grower is dissatisfied. But often when advised to contract onls a part of their crops, thes" would Insist on selling all or none. Those who sold all at low figures are feeling pretts blue, while those who made no contracts at all are in high spirits. If this year's hop crop In Oregon should amount to 85)00 bales, as anticipated, the cost of picking the hops will aggregate nearly JoOO.OOO, which, if divided among 2i3.000 pickers, will give $25 to each. A large part of the pickers go to the ards in families, so that in mans cases the two weeks' hopplcklng puts $100 in tne famils purse. FOURTEEN WERE SHOT. Hunter, the Xerr York Desperado, Made Dexperatc Efforts to Escape. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. Henrs' Hunter, the negro who shot a number of police men and set fire to his house In Queens Boraugh, last night, in an effort to es cape arrest, was captured carls todas' and locked up in the Astoria jail. In the fight between Hunter and those who tried to arrest him, 11 policemen, three citi zens and Hunter's wife were wounded. Mrs. Hunter, who helped her husband In his effort to escape, was taken to a hos pital, where It was said today that she was in a serious condition. Hunter was badly beaten In the struggle when he was caught. John McKenna, a patrolman, was shot in the head and face. Both his es'es w.re destros'ed, and the wo'unds in his head were so serious that his recovery was thought to be doubtful. The citizens wounded were men who had been called upen bs the police to aid in subduing Hunter. A list of the wounded follows: John O'Neill. New York, shot in the back and shoulder; William Ordman. Co rona, L. I., wounds in shoulder; William Thrope, New York, buckshot wounds In face; John McKenna, policeman, both eyes shot out, lips shot off, head filled with buckshot, wounds llkels' to be fatal; Arthur Brill, policeman, one es"e shot out; head, face and arms full of buckshot: Thomas Cassids. policeman, cut on head and shoulders bs saber wielded bs Hunt er's wife; Police Captain Thomas Daces. Might gunshot wound in ear; Police Ser geant Downell. fap e filled with buckshot; Thomas Grogan. policeman, shot in leg ad head; Policeman Heals, shot In leg; Patrick Kernan, policeman, shot in leg; Frank Pulz, policeman, shot in right leg; Thomas Rlgnin, policeman, shot in right leg and thigh: W. J. Ward, policeman, shot in leg; Jeremiah Hunter, aged 70, negro, beat on head and face bs police; Mrs; Jeremiah Hunter, shot in head, scal wounds and bods bruised while resitting arrest. Hunter was emplos'cd as caretaker of a large tract of land near North Branch, L. I. Yestcrdas he saw a man digging sand-forms on the properts. and he shot at the intruder, who ran away and told Policeman McKenna what Hunter had done. McKenna ran to Hunter's home and was shot bs Hunter. The police re serves were called, out, and a siege be gan, which lasted until 2 o'clock this morning. Evers time a policeman moved from cover a shot would be fired. For tunatels for the police. Hunter seemed to have only a shotgun. BULLETIN ON IRRIGATION Government Issues a Publication for General Distribution. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 2. The Department of Agri culture has just Issued a farmers' bulle tin, entitled "How to Build Small Irriga tion Ditches," by C. T. Johnston and J. D. Stannard, of the Irrigation Investiga tion Division. There Is expected tq be a heavs demand for this publication, as it contains much information and advice that will prove of great value to farmers who contemplate irrigating their fields on a small scale, or bs way of experi ment. As shown in the report, mans of the failures of the past have been due to a misunderstanding of the application of water to crops. The proper way to build ditches, to distribute the water, and to control the flow are all pointed out ex pllcltls. and a general idea is given as to the amount of water needed by different crops. This bulletin can be obtained bs application to the Department direct, or through a Stnator or Representative, aa the edition Is large. O'Sullivnn Makes a. Hit. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. Denis O'Sulllvan, whose singing of Irish songs on the concert and operatic stage has given him an- international reputation, has made his flrst apearance In Irish drama In this city. He has chosen to ap pear In the plas's made famous by Boucl cault, and his success Is unquestioned. Speaking of his performance of "Con, the Shaughraun," the Chronicle 'says: "His spirit Is unfailing, ,hls virlltly Ir resistible, and there is a light and shade in his acting already so true and spon taneous that his future on the stage is bes'ond peradventure. With the coming de velopment of hla already facile technic, although it may not be as easy in other Irish roles, he should distance all his com peUtors and fill with a 'different but as attractive an individuality the place on the stage that has been vacant since Bou clcault died." Dr. Sanford's Liver In-rlgrorator. The best liver medicine. A vegetable cure for liver ills, biliousness. Indigestion, constipation, malaria. t i . . , , , i i I INDRAVELL1 HERE AGAIN BIG ORIENTAL MXER ITi PORT WITH A LARGE CARGO. British Ship Inchcape Rock "Wrecked, in South African Storm Steamer Alliance Racing: Again. The Portland & Asiatic liner Indravelll arrived in at Astoria s'esterday afternoon, and will reach her dock in this city this morning. She has about 4000 tons of cargo on board, and as she Is a das late in ar riving, she will be unloaded as rapldls as possible and hustled out on her return trip. Considerable freight has accumu lated since the departure of the Indra sahma, and the big liner will go out with a full cargo. She will take out consider able cotton, but the greater part of her cargo will be made up of flour and .lum ber. The flour business, which has been at very low ebb, has been picking up slightly since the departure of the last steamer, and signs are dally becoming more hopeful for a revival of the trade. Several moderate-sized orders for September-October delivers have been re ceived by Portland exporters within the past few dass, and some of them have been landed at an increased figure over last previous transactions. Stocks at Hong Kong had worked down to only about 650,000 quarter sacks early in Au-. gust, and under normal conditions this amount would have been just about suf ficient for one month's supplies. Native wheat, however, cut some figure In the matter, and there was also considerable flour set afloat. In August. Puget Sound shipments alone for that month, amount ing to nearly 200,000 quarter sacks. Nearls everything for Siberia Is now shipped direct from the Pacific Coast, and Hong Kong Is not such large distribut ing center as It was a few s'ears ago. In Japan the rice crop is reported short, and It is believed that this wiil have a tendency to help prices a little later in the season. Despite the Improved outlook and somewhat'larger shipments, some of the Oriental liners from Northern ports are still flying comparatively light and are filling up with lumber or any kind of freight that can be secured. TWO CAPTAINS, OXE SHIP. Reason for the Failure of the Baltl-"-vln-Ziesler Expedition. STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Sept. 2. The Tldnlwgen s'esterdas published a long In terview with Captain Drelllck, a Swedish member of the Baldwln-Zeiglex Arctic ex pedition.. In this interview. Captain Drel llck sas's the difficulties between Mr. Bald win and Captain Johanscn. of the Amer ica, began at Dundee in a disagreement as to the fitness of the engineer of the vessel. Captain Johansen, according to Captain Drelllck, Ill-treated the crew of the Amer ica, who made no complaint. Uponarrlving at Tromsoe, Norwas. on the outward trip. Mr. Baldwin proposed to the mate of tho America that he take command of the ship. This offer was repeated at Vadsoa ana Arcnangei, out it was always declined. Captain Johanscn overworked the crew and Mr. Baldwin did not interfere. Continuing, the Swedish captain says that one day when the America was sur rounded by Ice, Captain Johansen reason ably refused to anchor, a maneuver 'which, according to the ice pilots, would have been dangerous. A heated controversy then arose between Mr. Baldwin and Cap tain Johansen. the former insisting that the captain was not the master of the America, but onls sailing master. Cap tain Johanscn produced his papers to prove that he was master of the ship. Further trouble arose when the captain wanted certain explosives removed from underneath the cabin. This was violently opposed by Mr. Baldwin, but the explo sives were eventually removed, as the captain desired. The climax was reached one night dur ing a terrific storm. The ship's anchor was dragging, and Captain Johansen of fered Mr. Baldwin the chance of losing the anchor or the bowsprit. To this Mr. Baldwin answered "bosh." The vessel was ordered astern, and the reversing of her engines broke the anchor chain. She narrowly" cleared some icebergs which were descending upon her. Tho captain was discharged March 29, and Mr. Baldwin, who was starting on a sleigh expedition, ordered the crew to obes Hart, tho engineer. The mate and the crew replied that such action would be mutins. as they had made their con tracts with Captain Johansen. Mr. Bald win .threatened the crew with punishment for mutiny against him, the owner and leader of the expedition. Captain Johan sen advised the crew to avoid trouble. On returning from the sleigh expedition May QUEEN MAYBELLE I IN THE ELKS' 2L Mr. Baldwin communicated in writing to Captain Johansen the announcement of his discharge, and Captain Johansen re quested the mate of the Axicrlca to take command. Upon returning to Norwiy. Captain Johansen telegraphed the agtnt of Wil liam Zelgler, of New York, not to forward money to Mr. Baldwin. Mr. Zelgler Is the financial backer of the expedition. Mr. Baldwin received, however, 510SOO, which he deposited at Gothenberg, Sweden, to the credit of the Swedish crew of tVe Amer ica. The sleigh expedition referred to above reached a point within one day'i travel of the depot of the Duke de Abru;zl. but no search was made for the lost sailors of that expedition. The failure of th$ Bald win expedition Is ascribed by Captain 'Drelllck to Internal troubles, an Mr. Baldwin's Incompetency as a leader.. It should be noted that the American members of the expedition were forbfaden bs the terms of their contracts to nake any communications to the nexyspapcrs, while the Swedish members were not so bound. A HARD-LUCK STORY. .British Ship Cypromene Here After, an Eight Months' Passage. The British ship Cypromene arrived up about 7 o'clock esterday morning in charge of Captain Bailey, with the Har vest Queen. Although she was drawing nearly a foot more than the steamship Elba, she came through with but little dlfficults. The Cypromene has made a long voyage, and the tale of First Of ficer Olsen Is a hard-luck story from be ginning to end. He sass: "We left Antwerp January 13 this s'ear. Rough weather was experienced almost at once, but in 47 south, on March 19, the wind commenced to blow with a steady increase, until 2 A. M., when a most vio lent hurricane, followed by rain, tore away the lower topsail yard, and serious ls damaging the forestas' and crosstrees. The foremast was disabled, and the ship refused to answer "when we tried to wear ship, intending tp put into Montevideo for repairs-. The wind was so terrific that the irons on the mainmast were carried away, making the rigging useless. The forward part of the vessel was gutted and two hands injured. The bridge was smashed and the port,llfeboat swept over the side. "Captain Roberts, who was standing on the poop deck, was caught bs a tremend ous sea and washed from the starboard rail to that on the port side,. narrowly es caping going overboard. As soon as the weather moderated a little we made tem porars repairs and steered for Port Stan ley, Falkland Islands. "Ten weeks were consumed making re pairs, but the work did us little good, for on Juls 3 the lower topsail yard again came down with a crash while the wind was blowing a hurricane. Seemingly a strange coincidence it was that this repe petltion of trouble occurred in exactly the same latitude as the flrst time, onls this was on the South Pacific Ocean, and the flrst occurred on the South Atlantic But two hours before the tearing of the rig-, glng all hands were-at work on the fore yard, and had thes been there when the yard came down, all would have been kiried. "Rounding the Horn the whole crew was frost-bitten, as will be seen from the fol lowing memoranda in the log: 'Have had nothing but gales and storms since leav ing Stanley; ship making only 50 and 60 miles per day. On the 10th of June and thereabout the weather was awfully cold and the crew almost plas'ed out from cold and exposure. Everything was a mass of ice, and it was impossible to take in or make sail.' Tremendous ' seas, however, continued to make clean breaches over the vessel, foro and aft." From the Gulf of California to the Co lumbia River fair weather was experi enced, but the winds were contrary, and hence slow progress was made. Some of the provisions were spoiled bs salt water, but the crew managed to get along, with the food, and no complaints were made. ALLIANCE THE CLIPPER. Gray Stenmship Company's Crack Liner Wins Another Race. The Gray Steamship Company's coast- ! Ing liner Alliance arrived in at Astoria at an earls hour s'oaterday morning, and reached her dock in this city shortls after noon. The Alliance is making a reputa tion as a racer. On her last trip to Fort- land she steamed the Despatch, "hull down" without half trsing, and Captain Hardwlck and Chief Engineer Muller both went out with chips on their shoulders and a broom at the masthead. On the trip completed yesterday she had another long race at sea. The Humboldt Times, of Eureka, has the following regarding it: "The steamers Alliance and Eureka, which arrived in port s'esterday, had an exciting race up the coast The Eureka, ; commanded by Captain Jessen, left San Francisco at 9 o clock Wednesday morn ing, one hour in advance of the Alliance, commanded bs Captain Hardwlck, which did not get away from her wharf until 10 o'clock.. "The Alliance, however, succeeded In overhauling the Eureka oft Point Arena yesterdas morning about 3:30, tho Eu reka being close In shore and -her smoke only visible by the officers of the Alli ance, the latter steamer standing well out to sea. The Alliance gradually pulled away from the Eureka, arriving at her dock about 1:30 o'clock yesterday after noon, while the Eureka came in about an hour later." "WAGES ADVANCE -AT TACOMA. Dock Grainliandlera to Receive 27 1-15 Cents Per Hour. The handicap of 10 to 124 cents per hour in grainhandlers' wages which Port land labored under last year, as compared with Tacoma, has been partially removed by an. advance in the wages of dock la- PARADE PASSING UP SIXTH STREET. borers at Tacoma. Notices have been posted in all of the grain warehouses stating that on September 15 the present scale of 25 cents per hour will be in creased to 27 cents pet -hour, weigher to get 32 cents per hour Instead of 30 cents as at present. While these rates are still materially lower than the wages paid on the Portland docks; they wiU help in equalizing matters, and there will be fewer ships diverted to Tacoma this season than there were last s'ear. The grainhandlers have no union at Ta coma, but they arc pretts good workers, as they managed to get more wheat per hour aboard of ships last Winter than could be put aboard bs men doing the same kind of work In Portland. Several hundred men will profit bs the advance, and It will tend to reduce the difference in tho cost of handling wheat at the two ports. Prior to about four s'ears ago both Portland and Tacoma were on even terms regarding dock laborers, 20 cents per hour being paid in both ports. Pros- PIANO PURCHASERS' DIWRAS OF THE MUSIC BLOCK, COBilEB OF EIS Cordray's Theater. "WASHINGTON STREET. cj a h rn $3 2 B 9 perits struck Portland a little harder than it did Tacoma, for wages here ad vanced to 35 cents per hour a year ago, but have only advanced 7 cents on Puget Sound. SAL3ION SHIPS FROM ALASKA. Baric Gny C. Goss Bringn News of the Rest of the Fleet. SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept 2. The bark Guy C. Goss. the first of the Pacific Pack ing & Navigation Company's salmon carrsing fleet, arrived from Behrlng Sea tonight. She had S4.000 cases of salmon of the Nushagak pack. The ship St. Paul, with 41.000 cases. Is close behind her, and will probabls reach port tomor row. Other vessels of the compans are en route, and five or six of the Alaska Packers' Association's fleet, salmon-laden, have sailed from Behrlng Sea and the Aleutian Archipelago canneries for San Francisco. The Goss reports the close of the Nush agak canneries and nearls all of those along the Aleutian Archipelago around the coast to Sitka. This side of the cap italthat Is. the canneries of Southeast ern Alaska proper are still running. The Kenal Peninsula canners had shut down, the bark Harvester taking 25,000 cases of the pack of that plant. The Harvester will probably reach port by the close of tho week. The fishing oteamer Thellkoff was at Nyak, and the Philip F. Kelley In the nelKhborhood of Icy Strait. In the Behrlng Sea the Goss passed the Star of Itals. San Francisco bound. The vessels remaining at Nushagak when the Goss hailed were the barkentine Ruth, ships Indiana and Star of Frapce. INCHCAPE ROCK WRECKED. One of the Portland Grain Fleet Meets Her Fhte In Algoa Bay. The terrible storm at Algoa Bay, In which 70 lives were lost, numbered among its victims the British ship Inchcape Rock, which was lying in the harbor awaiting an opportunlts to discharge a cargo of wheat from Portland. The Inchcape Rock was dispatched by Kerr, Glfford & Co. last Mas, and had aboard 8S.520 bushels of wheat, valued at $22,632. She was a well known trader In this port, having made many voyages in the wheat trade. Sho arrived at Algoa Bay August 2, and aa dispatch has been slow at African ports, and a number of vessels were there ahead of her, it is thought that all of her cargo had not been discharged. Dispatches re ceived yesterday state that a portion of her crew were saved, but it i3 not knovn whether or not the captain was among tho survivors. The Inchcape Rock was an iron, vessel of 1493 tons net register, belonging to J. Cornfoot & Co., of Port Glasgow. Her dimensions were: Length 250 feet; beam, 3S feet; depth, 23 feet. HONOLULU IS SPOKEN. Overdue American Vessel Reports Her Chronometer Broken. ASTORIA, Sept. 2 (Special.) The Brit ish ship Samantha reports having spoken, August 10, the American schooner Hono lulu, from Newcastle, N. S. W., for Hono lulu, In latitude 1S:20 norjth, longitude 125:00 west. The schooner has been a long time overdue, and fear for her safety has caused her to be reinsured. When the schooner was spoken she was more than 1000 miles out of her course, and her mas- ter reported that his chronometer was broken "and was useless. He was given his proper position, and stood away on a true course and will Its to make Honolulu bs dead reckoning. All on board were re ported well. HEAVY DEMAND FOR IRON. Cnrgoe- Offered for Many Large Ports In the United. States. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. Notwithstanding the large quantlts of Iron and steel which recently has been shipped from Great Britain and the Continent to the United States and Canada, the demand still con tinues, sas's a London dispatch to the Tri bune. There are now cargoes offered from Middlcsboro. to Pensacola, Philadelphia, Tamplco and Montreal; from Glasgow to New York and Baltimore; from Liverpool to Philadelphia; from Barrow to Balti more; from Antwerp to Jerses City, and from Barrow and Maryport to Quebec and DIRECTORY ETH AID WASHIHGTOH Eilers 4 - Montreal. The latest Inquiry is for ton nage to convey 10,000 tons of rails from Rotterdam to St. John. CUNARD STAY'S OUT. Confirmation of the Report That It Is Not Morgnnized. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. News from Lon don that the Cunard Line is not to be come a part of tho Morgan steamship combination is fully confirmed bs Inter ests In this country having a full knowl edge of the steamship syndicate plans. sass the Journal of Commerce. It is said definite arrangements for consolidated management of the combination lines on this side have not s'et been made. Neither has any final policy In regard to floating the new holding company been decided upon. There is some disposition to delay the flotation, so far as outside investors are concerned, until after the White Star and Dominion Lines actually have been se cured by the payment of the cash. This need not take place until the end of De cember, and It Is thought llkels that pas ment will not be made until after the de mand for funds for crop-moving purposes have subsided on this side and until the transfer of money to the other side can be made on more advantageous terms than at present as a result of the freer offering of grain and cotton bills. Must Identify Shipment. HAMBURG. SepU 2. A letter published by the general customs administration today, the general purport of which Is Identical with tho explanation prevlousls cabled from Berlin of the action of the authorities in requiring certificates of origin In the case of Imported grain, sass that hereafter with all consignments of grain shipped from ports north of Phil adelphia, Including the Great Lakes, proof must be furnished that Canada is not the place of origin. Proof must be forthcom ing not only in the form of an American certificate of origin, given before ship ment, but In any conflrmators form avail able at Hamburg, such as ships' papers, Invoices, bills of lading, commercial cor respondence, etc. Wheat, rye, oats, bar ley and peas come within the terms of the new regulations. George W. Bissel Killed. DETROIT, Mich.. Sept. 2. George W. Bissel, a prominent local capitalist, was killed In a runaway accident here today. He was at one time one of the heaviest owners of lake vessels, and was the flrst to build the large steel boats now used In the ore trade. Bifc Opium Shipment. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. Over H.OOO. 000 worth of opium was brought by the Japanese liner Hongkong Maru. It' came in the ordinary course of trade, and Its arrival attracted no more than passing notice. The C. H. Merchant "Afloat. TILLAMOOK, Or., Sept. 2. The lumber schooner C. H. Merchant, which went ashore on Nehalem Spit with a cargo of lumber, was floated this morning, and will be taken up to Nehalem on the arrival of the tug. Los: Raft Gets to Sea. ASTORIA. Sept. 2. The second big log raft built bs the Robertson Compans got but eafetly tonight, in tow of the steamer Arctic. Domestic and Forel-rn Ports. ASTORIA. Sept. 2. Arrived at 8:40 and left up at 11:50 A. M. Steamer Columbia, from San Francisco. Left up at 3 A. M. Steamer AUlnnce. from San Francisco. Arrived at 2 P. M. British steamer Indravelll, from Hong Konp. Sailed at 3:30 P. M. Lor: raft, for S.in Francisco. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., smooth; wind northwest: weather hasy. Falmouth, Sept. 2. Arrlveil French bark General Faldherbe. from Portland. San Francisco, Sept. 2. Arrived Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Portland; barkentine Tarn O'Shanter. from Astoria. Quecn3town. Sept. 2. Arrived British ship Queen Elizabeth, from Portland. Hoqulum. Sept. 2. Arrived September 1 Steamor Santa Barbara, from San Francisco for Aberdeen: steamer Chehalls, from San Francisco for Aberdeen: schooner Wawona, from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Sailed Schooner R. C. Slade. from Aberdeen for Hllo; steamer Coronado, from Aberdeen for San Francisco. San Francisco, Sept. 2. Arrived Steamer Geo. W. Eld-r. from Portland: steamer Grace Dollar, fromv Gray's Harbor; brlpr W. G. Irwin, from Roche Harbor: bark Tarn O'Shanter. from Columbia River. Tacoma. Sspt. 2. Arrived Steamship Queen, from San Francisco. Salled-Stearaahlp Claver lns. for Port Arthur. Seattle. Sept. 2. Sailed Steamer Humboldt, for Skagway. Arrived Steamer Spokane, from Skagway. READY FOR THE BIG FILL "Work on Clackamas Bottom to Begin Today Gresham Line. The unloading plow for the Oregon Water Power & Railway Compans has arrived, and It was yesterdas transferred from the Southern Pacific to the trolley line, and todas will be taken to Ihe Clack amas River for service In filling the long trestle across the Clackamas Bottom. The steam shovel to be used for that work was s'esterday put In position at the gravel bank just north of Gladstone. To das a start will be made on the big fill, and two or three months will be con sumed with the work. Gravel will be obtained from the bank through which the reverse curve now ex tends, between Gladstone and Meldrum Place. The Oregon Water Pov.er & Rail was Company recently made arrange ments for use of that track, and whllo the gravel bank Is being dug awas for the fill on the south sldp of the river, the ground will be left In condition for cor recting the track curvature. Instead of the rather sharp reverse or compound curve there will be but a slight bend of the track. Thus will be .removed one of the most dangerous pieces of track now on the lines of this compans. About 75 men are at work on the ex tension from Lents to Gresham, and near ls two miles of the grade has already been completed. That work is being pushed to completion before the Fall rains shall set in. Railroad Notes. The Oregon &. Southeastern Railroad Is expected to have 18 miles of track com- Piano House -THE- Chickering- Weber Kimball Home 351 Washington Street, near corner of Park Street, is the address of Eilers Piano House. You'll find the entrance to Eilers Piano House in the center of the building CNo. 351). The upper or corner part (353 and 355), being sublet by Eilers Piano House to Mr. Wells, the manager of the Aeolian Company, while Mr. H. H. Wright, Portland's leading dealer in small musical merchandise and sheet music, occupies the lower portion. (No. 349). Please bear in mind that 351 Washington Sfc Entrance to Eilers Piano House pleted from Cottage Grove toward the Bohemia Mining district bs November 1. Ten miles are now under operation. The Southern Pacific has been running extra cars out of Portland every morn ing since Fridas. to accommodate; the hoppickers going out to the hop district. This travel does not extend much beyond Brooks, Marion Counts. y It Is announced that The Dalles Rail way & Navigation Compans will begin construction work October 1 on Its ljne from The Dalles to Biggs' Junction. Men are still in the trlbutars country getting contracts for the transportation of wrheat. Ten miles of track on the railroad under construction from Laird, on the Southern Pacific at the KlamatH River crossing, toward Klamath Falls, have been laid and the grade Is nearls completed for four miles of track. It is 77 miles- xo Klamath Falls. The Nevada. California : Oregon Rail road will i?oon put a corps of surveyors In the field for an extension from Madel ine. CaL, its present northern terminus, to Lakevlew. Or., a distance of about i5 j miles. If possible, a part of the-gradlng will be done this Fall. Settlers' rates from the East to the Pa cific Coast went into effect on all tle transcontinental railroads yesterdas and will continue through September and October. The special rates apply to all Western Oregon railroad points through Portland, all being on tne same Dasis as this cits. YOUNGERS WANT PARDON Will Ag-ain Ask to Be Allowed to Return to MixKonrl. ST. PAUL. Sept. 2(SpecIal.)-CoIe and Jim Younger will appls for a full pardon. Thes desire to return to Missouri. Collision .Near Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 2 An east bound Rock Island cattle train, and an engine and caboose collided head-on near Birmingham, Mo.. 10 miles east of Kan sas Cits, last night, killing four trainmen and Injuring three others. The dead: JAMES SEER, engineer, Trenton, Mo. THOMAS GRIFFITH, engineer, Tren ton. Mo. CLARENCE MANHARDT. fireman, Trenton, Mo. ' C. W. BALLINGER, firemen, Trenton, Mo. Injured: R. O. Gibson, severe; Gibson, conductor, brother of above, se rious; Dudles. conductor, serious. The trains were running at a full rate of speed when thes met. Both engines were demolished and the entire train of 30 cars were overturned. The train was heavils loaded with cattle and nearly 300 head of livestock were killed. . From Mark Schlassel. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 2. (To the Editor.) I have no repls whatever to make to the remarks of one Sam Good man on ms criticism of the crooked conduct of the Seattle races, except to call public attention to the fact that he Is well known from one end of the Pa cific Coast to the other as a race-track tout and a booster for gambling-houses. I am content that the public should judge for Itself as to whether ms version oi his is correct. MARK SCHLUSSEC Philippine Army Depnrtmentie. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Upon recom mendation of General Chaffee, an order was Issued rearranging the Philippine Isl ands Into three departments. The De partment of Luzon Is to be commanded by General James F. Wade, the Department of the Vizas'as to be commanded by Gen eral T. J. Wint. and the Department of' Mindanao is to be commanded bs Brigadier-General Samuel S. Sumner- O. R. & N. makes $3 rate, return, to -if of TTVkt- ncirlipiilnro Innnlrn nlti- t.lrt i office. Third and Washington. An American, Dr. C.- O. Hood, of Beverly. 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