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THE MOKSHTG- OEEGQNIA, TUESDAY; DECEMBER 30, 1902. IT EXAMINES FOR ITSELF SORTHEB.V PACIFIC IGNORES SUR VEY OF COLUMBIA VALLEY. Proceeds "With Original Investiga tion, Tkongk Mck of the Data Has Been Compiled by Otkers. The Northern' Pacific Railroad does not seem disposed to grant any recognition to the Columbia Valley Railroad Com pany, which was organized about four years ago to build a road 'down the north bank of the Columbia from a point op posite Wallula to Ilwaco. L. Gerllnger is president of that company. For a year or more the company had surveyors In the field locating a line down the river, and it is understood that It has the rec ord practically complete for railroad con struction on that route. The Northern Pacific, which is now examining the same route, ignores tbework of the other com pany, which it suspects of some sort of alliance with the O. R. &.N., and proceeds as lf.it had undisputed possession of the country. "When the "Washington & Oregon wished to appropriate the old right of way and grade of the defunct Portland & Puget Sound Railroad, between Vancouver and Kalama, it was .opposed by the Columbia Valley Railroad. But the "Washington & Oregon won Its point, got the property and built the railroad. The Northern Pa cific now has the Washington & Oregon, and It also has the Paul Mohr portage, thus crowding the Columbia Valley out at another strategic point. And Northern Pacific .engineers are working between Kalama and the mouth of the river, over the same course that has been surveyed and mapped by the Columbia Valley. The Columbia Valley line extended be tween Kelso, on the Northern Pacific, and Ilwaco, hugging the river bank nearly all the way, even through tho United States reservations at Three Trees Point and at Fort Columbia. The route was thorough ly examined with two objects in view one to determine the cost of construction, and the other to determine the accessi bility of the producing region lying back from the river. It was found that the line along the river would not only get tho trade of the considerable towns al ready there, but it would also command the traffic of the interior, which natural ly drained to the river. It was found, too, that the cost of building a first-class road on that side of the river would be rather heavy, but the work would be permanent, and maintenance charges would be light. An attempt was made to get right of way through the two Government reserv ations for the Columbia Valley Company, but it was unsuccessful. "Whether the Northern Pacific Railroad opposed the granting of such privilege by the au thorities at "Washington is not known. But it may be assumed that tho same rea sons that would stand in the way of granting right of way to the Columbia Valley line would prevent the Northern Pacific from building on that route, and If the railroad must keep outside thoe reservations, tho course will need to bo materially changed from that of the sur vey that has been made by Mr. Gerllng er's company. "While the water at Ilwaco does not of fer much inducement for establishing a harbor there, it Is said there are several points along the lower river where deep draft ships can be accommodated, and that the Northern Pacific will Improve one of them. It has already been settled that a railroad down the north bank of the Columbia Is practicable, even if the Northern Pacific does insist on making its own examination of the route anew. The road can be built there, It will tap a considerable volume of local business, and It will enable tho Northern Pacific to get to tidewater without climbing over tho top of the Cascade Mountain range. In the "allo'tmcnt of railroad territory the country north of the Columbia was given to the Northern Pacific, but It is to be observed that the O. R. & N. still handles a large part of the business of that region, because it naturally drains out to the river, where the O. R. & N. operates steamers that get It, or where ferries connect with the O. R. & N. Rail road. By building a railroad down the north bank of the river, the Northern Pa cific will command the traffic of Its own territory for Itself. SOON TRAINS TO GRESHAM. Track Being: Bnllntttcd 15 Miles of Grade Beyond. Trains will be running to Gresham In about two weeks. The tracklaylng be tween Lents and Gresham was finished a few days ago and the ballasting Is now in progress. Upon completion of this regular trains will be run. It la expected that tha- first schedule will provide for four round trips a day between Portland and Gresham. The frequency of trains will be governed largely by the demand for fervire after they are started. Beyond Gresham the grade Is completed for a stretch of five miles, half the dis tance to the new town of Borings. The heavy work on the line Is between Gresh am and Borings, the deepest cut being but a short distance south of Gresham. The steam shovel of the contractors, "Winters, Parsons & Boomer, will be taken out there and set to work this week. It is expeoted that the grade will be made ready for track as far as Borings in about 30 daya. South of Borings about 10 miles of grade have nlready been completed, the work being easy through that country. It will not take long to lay the track there when the intervening stretch ahall be In condi tion to transpoort materials over. The last of the rails were taken from the Allerton yesterday and delivered at the Oregon "Water Power & Railway Com pany's new wharf above the Madison street bridge. Another vessel with rails for that railroad !a In tho harbor and a third ship Is at sea. Theee will complete the rail order for the Clackamas County extension. The Allerton's cargo will lay more than 30 miles of track. Trolley wires will not be put up on the new line until Spring. Trains operated" on the extension before that time will be drawn by steam motor. The entire line is expected to be ready for. regular running of trains by June 1, and President Hurl burt expects to accommodate a large mountain travel next season. RAILROAD GREENHOUSES. Pennsylvania to Raise Its Ottii Shrubs nnd Flowers. NEW" YORK. Dec 29. The Pennsylva nia Railroad Company has commenced the building at South Elizabeth, N. J., of a large system of hothouses and conser vatories for the growth and nursing of shrubbery, trees, plants, flowers and exot ics, to be used principally in the gar dens at stations along the New York and Pittsburg division, as well as orchids and expensive flowers for the officera and lor special occasions, says the Press. Some of. the hothouses will be constructed espe dally with a view to accommodate some of the latest flowering plants and trees, The hothouses of glass will cover nearly 20 acres owned by the company in South Elizabeth. It Is the intention of the company to. line many miles of tracks between Eliza beth and Philadelphia with shade trees and to lay out next Spring and Summer pretty gardens at stations along the lino in a more extensive manner than before, Nearly $1,000,000 will be spent, more than any conservatory in the world has cost OSicInl Changes on Two Railroads. TOLEDO, O., Dec 29. By an order is sued today by President T. Ramsey, of mo tvaoasa ana Ann Arbor Railroad Companies, effective January 1, General Manager H. "W. Ashley, of Toledo, will become -assistant to the president In the operative department of both companies. The office Is newly created. E. B. Pryor will be assistant to the president in the executive departments of both companies. This office is also' newly created:, The of fices - of general manager - and ' assistant to the vice-president are declared vacant and abolished. :Kevr Board for Pere Marquette. . BQSTON, Dec. 29. At a meeting of Pcre Marquette Railroad Company offi cials, the following were elected to tho -directorate: . Thomas H. "West, of St Louis; F. K. Blxby, of St X)uls; Samuel R. Shipley, of Philadelphia; Newman Erb, of New York; Myron J. Carpenter, of Chicago. , A. H. Princo 'was elected president and J. H. Carpenter vice-president and- gen eral manager. k The new directors succeed "W. "W. Crapo, Charles H. Heald, John M. Graham, C. "W. Mink and C. T. Crapo. The change results from the recently purchased con trolling interest In tho company by a syndicate. "Western Maryland's Mortgage. BALTIMORE, Dec 29. The "Western Maryland Railroad Cpmpany today filed in the Recorder's office a mortgage to the Rowling Green Trust Company -of -New York to secure an issue of $10,000,000 of general lien and general mortgage 4 per cent 50-year gold bonds. This mortgage is subject to a prior mortgage securing an issue of $50,000,000 in gold bonds. Both mortgages are dated October 1, 1902, and the bonds in each case expire October 1, 1953. All the property of the railway pledged In the first mortgage is pledged in the second. Railroad Brevities. Superintendent J. P. O'Brien, of the O. R. & N., who, with his family. Is spend ing the holiday season at his old home in Connecticut is expected home about January 10. "W. F. Groh has resigned his position at Tacoma as district baggage agent of the Northern Pacific and on January 1 will come to Portland as baggage agent at the Union Depot succeeding B. A. Farrar, who has resigned this position. Editor LeBarron, of the New York Central's Four Track News, announces" that the leading article in the January number of that magazine will be entitled "The Mazamas," and Is from the pen of "W. G Steel. The frontispiece of the magazine will bo a view of Mount Hood from Government Camp. Already railroad men are wondering who will take the place of F. A. Ban croft when he shall resign to become postmaster. There Is no official intima tion of what will be done then, but unof ficial rumors connect the name of C. K. Fronk, present Southern Pacific agent at Albany, with the- Portland position. But Mr. Bancroft has not yet resigned. The bill clerks In the local freight of fice of the Southern Pacific are sending out to railroad offices all over the coun try a noved New Year's card. It is an original design covering a whole sheet of tissue paper,, and includes the South ern Pacific trade mark, "Portland, Ore gon," in the most prominent place, a rib bon woven through the figures 1903 with compliments of the season upon it and the "Lewis and Clark Centennial, 1905,, in bold print In the corners are pictures of frogs sitting on toad' stools and hold ing umbrellas over them, with the leg end "still raining." These cards are a unique advertisement of the Lewis and Clark celebration and they will he widely distributed. TO ELECT NEW TRUSTEES Chamber of Commerce "Will Hold,An nnal Meeting Janaary 14, The Chamber of Commerce will hold Its annual meeting of members "Wednesday evening, January 14. New officers will be elected and retiring officers will submit short reports. The trustees will hold a meeting this morning to transact general business and to appoint a committee to arrange for the annual meeting. It will be probably the last meeting "of the pres ent board of trustees. The trustees are: S. M. Meare. president; L. A. Lewis, vice president; Lewis Russell, secretary, and F. M. "Warren, C. E. Ladd, "W. J. Burns, "W. S. Slbson. W. B. Ayer and Adolphe "Wolfe. Ex-Collector of Customs J. W. Ivey, of Alaska, has asked the Portland Chamber of Commerce to urge upon the National Government the necessity of an American telegraph cable to Alaska. He writes from "Washington as follows: "In his annual regort for 1902 the Sec retary of "War made the following sug gestion: 'I wish to call your especial attention to the Importance of a cable be tween the northwestern coast of the State of "Washington and the southern point of our Alaskan Territory, so as to connect the telegraph system of the United States with the telegraph sys tem in Alaska.' "We must have an all-Amerlcan line In stead of depending on the Canadians, as at oresent I am satisfied tho War De partment will use Its Influence to ac complish this result It Is believed here that if the proper effort Is made, an ap propriation can be secured at this ses sion of Congress for the construction of a cable from the northwest coast of the State of "Washington to Valdes, via Juneau. I have written the other cham bers of commerce of the Pacific Coast, as well as of Alaska, to move in the mat ter at once. "I therefore ask that your honorable body assist us In immediately memorial izing Congress for such appropriation." TRACING THE SMUGGLERS Evidence Against Lieutenant Decker, Who Rcfns.es to Testify. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 29. The hearing of the smuggling cases before United States Commissioner Anderson was resumed today. The session was de voted to the charges against Lieutenant Commander George "W. Mentz, U. S. N., Supervisor of Elections Benjamin Butler and James Brennan, an employe of the Country Club. Several teamsters testi fied to having removed 15 or 16 boxes .from the naval station here to the barracks, and others to the home of Robert Giles, a Government road contractor, who Is also charged with smuggling. The teamsters testified that they were working under the orders of Lieutenant Stewart McC. Decker, commissary of the Porto Rico Regiment who was present at the sta tion when the boxes were removed. Captain Joseph T. Crabbs, of the Quar termaster's Department his chief clerk and Lieutenant Decker testified that Cap tain Crabbs had said he was complying with a request from the naval station for conveyances, but that the Captain was not present at the time of the occurrence In question, and had no record of the orders relating to It. Lieutenant Decker refused to testify concerning the loading of the wagons at the naval station, and was ordered by the Commissioner to appear before a Judge and show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court The hearing then adjourned. Fire at Braddock, Pa. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 29. Three build ings were burned to the ground and two hotels and the postofflce were damaged by fire at Braddock. Pa., today. Chief McMlchaels, of the Fire Department and Policeman George Young were badly In jured by an explosion of gas. Loss, $55,000. REDUCED RATES TO THE EAST. Via the Rio Grande Ronte. On January 8 and 9 tickets will be on pale from Portland and eommon points to Kansas City, Mo., and return for $G0. From Spokane and common points. $55. For particulars, call on or write to W. C. McBride. general agent. 124 Third street. Will positively cure sick headache and prevent Its return. This Is not talk, but truth. Carter's I.' Liver Pills. One pill a dose. Try them. See Barrett's adv. on Page 8. NO ENGINEER CHOSEN SUCCESSOR TO DLAOKTVELL NOT YET 'APPOINTED 'BY "PORT. . "Willamette Iron Works' Bill lor Dredge Engines Other SIntters Considered at Meeting. The Port of Portland Commission held yesterday what tho members believe will be the last meeting of the year. A num ber of routine matters had come up that required consideration before the next regular meeting Is held. It was expected that an appointment would be made of an engineer to superintend the. construction ! of the sectional drydock at Vancouver in place of Mr. Biackwell, who recently re- signed, but beyond a general discussion ! of the matter nothing was done. A num ber of applications have been received since Mr. Biackwell severed his connec tion with the board. Another matter taken up was Engineer Lockwood's report on the "Willamette Iron & Steal "Works' complaint against deductions from their bill for the new dredge engines. In view of certain sub stitutions and changes from the original specifications, the company's bill was cut down materially, which caused the engine-builders to file a protest Mr. Lock wood stands by his former recommenda tions in the matter that the deductions be made, and the board Instructed the clerk to notify the Iron works to that effect It is hoped by the members that the question has now been closed. The port Is still being offered sites for the drydock. P. J. Mann gave It a 90-day option on his property on the west bank of the river near the lower end of Swan Island, at what Is known as the Staver tract Other locations were also discussed. A subject that is bothering the board Is the disposal of the new dredge. The Government was offered the use of the dredge some time ago, and after a lot of correspondence a contract was entered Into and signed between the Commission ers and Captain Langfitt, representing the "War Department However, tho engineers have not yet taken the boat, and in the meantime the port must operate it at Its own expense. COMPLETES WORl;J CIRCUIT. Mexico & Orient Closes Deal With Hambr.rp Line. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2S. A contract for service with the Hamburg - American Steamship Line was ratified today by the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway, at a meeting of the directors of the latter company held In this city. Tho Hamburg Line will extend Its service and will have a close traffic arrangement with the Orient at Port Stlllwell. the terminus of the road on the Mexican Coast and the new line of steamers will, It Is announced, be In operation by the time the Orient road is completed to the Pacific Ocean. The directors also elected George Crocker fifth vice-president His election as a director of the company was an nounced some time ago. President Stlllwell was much pleased with the successful efforts of his company to conclude the contract with the Hamburg-American Line, which he said he considered one of the most Important deals for the Orient road since the cor poration was financed. The Mediterranean Line has been extended to include Cal cutta and Hong Kong, and it is this line that will by today's deal enter tho .Pa cific Ocean and complete a world circuit by a connection at Port Stlllwell. The route has not been definitely deter mined, but it is probable that ft will be a direct one from Port Stlllwell to Hong Kong by way of Honolulu. A year ago the Santa Fe Railway system began nego tiations looking to the establishment by the Hamburg Line on the Pacific of a line to be operated In connection with that road, but tho negotiations were discontin ued. RUSHING GRAIX CARGOES. Ships That Must Finish 'Loading Be fore the" Year Ends. As the year draws to an end the steve dores are rushing things at the grain docks, as several of the vessels must be loaded before the New Year. The Aller ton, which moved down to the Oceanic dock from the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company's wharf, had the last of her steel rails taken cut yesterday morning, and before dark the ship-liners had finished their work. This morning grain-loading will commence on her and the sacks -will go into her hold In a steady stream until she Is loaded. Tho Dowan Hill, at Columbia dock No. 2; the Aster, at the elevator, and the Werra, at the flouring mills, will com plete their cargoes this evening. ABERDEEN'S SHIPPING. ElKhtcen Million Feet of Lumber Loaded in December. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 29. (Special.) Within the past two weeks more vessels have reached this port than ever known before In a much longer period. At one time there were 21 vessels In the harbor being loaded with lumber. It is estimated that the shipments of lumber for Decem ber will amount to IS.000.000 feet. On ac count of the record, the Council will pass an ordinance creating the office of Har bormaster. Rcpaim to the Umntilln. Upon her return to Puget Sound tho steamship Umatilla will be withdrawn from the San Francisco run for better ments and repairs aggregating $75,000. The contract has been awarded to a Se attle firm. It provides for four new boil ers, a remodeling of her engines and a general overhauling. The vessel will be out of commission possibly three months. Meanwhile her place is to be taken by the Nome steamship Senator, which is operated by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, as is also the Umatilla. Cap tain James B. Patterson, the Senator's regular master, will command her on her new run. The vessel is now out of com mission, being tied up in Eagle Harbor. During the repair work to the Umatilla Captain Cousins, her master, will remain by the ship. Norma Has Contusion Aboard. ASTORIA, Dec. 29. (Special.) The Brit hh ship Norma, which arrived lh yes terday from Honolulu, shipped several of her crew at that port, and these will be paid off here today. When Dr. Earle, the quarantine officer, examined the crew he found that one of the men, Jacob Gastens, was suffering with a contagious Cherry Pectoral Don't try cheap cough medicines. Getthebest Ayer's Cherry Pectoral pay the price. Sixty years of cures. Your doctor uses it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, and all tung troubles, ffefit dlsease'of the eyes. This man lie ordered to remain on the vessel while In port and to be taken out of the country on her. . The customs authorities were noti fied, so the vessel will be unable to get a clearance outward unless the man is on board. More Pay for River Men. The O. R. & N. Co. has decided to raise tho wages of all Its deckhands, watchmen and firemen, beginning January 1. The increase in wages will be $3 per month, and about 125 men will "benefit by It It will Include employes on the Snake River boats as well as those running on the Willamette and Columbia. . . """" .,.u Marine Notes. xne u oyieoaio is xeaay u.ow.axb . cargo at Mersey dock. Two sansrs are at work discharging salt ro1? the Herzogin Cecilie at Victoria ( , , j me "ramer "u " """" n'sht on her old run to Astoria. The Pot ter goes to uie Doneyaru iui me nui, Tho John A., with 300,000 feet of lumber. shipped by the North" Pacific Lumber Company, has cleared for San Francisco. The Marie has cleared for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders with 111,023 bush- els of wheat, worth $T9.93S, dispatched by A. Berg. The "Wlscomb Park, now at the coal bunkers, will move up to the Oregcn Water Power & Railway dock tomorrow to discharge rails. j Foreign and Domestic Ports. ASTORIA, Pec. 20. Arrived down at 10:30 A. M. French bark L&moriciere-. Balled- at luiau a. ai. steamer i;oiumma ana scnooacr Advent, for San, Francisco.... Left up at 12 M. British ship Ventura., Sailed at 12 M. Schoon er "Wemie Bros., for- San Francisco. Condl- tioa ot the bar at .4 P M. moderate; .wind I east. . San Francisco, Dec 29, Sailed at .11:30 A. M. Steamer Geo. "W, Elder, for 'Portland. Ar rivedSteamer Sonoma, from Sydney: steamer Neko, from Harfiburg; steamer "Wyefleld, from Nanalmo; bark Channer, from Seattle; schoon er Jessie Minor, from Coos Bay; steamer KdUh. from Seattle: stiamer Areata, from Coos Bay; hnrVpn1n"r:nri1lTiop Pltv from Port fJamhlr; barkeniine" Gardiner City, from Port Gamble; steamer Umatilla, from Victoria; steamer Tel lus, from Ladysrnith. Sailed Steamer Zealan dia, for Honolulu: steamer John S. Kimball, for Seattle: steamer TltanSa, for Nanalmo, Havre, Dec 20. Arrived Monea, from Taco ma, San FranclBco, etc., for Hamburg. Queenstown, Dec. 29. Arrived Ivernia, from Boston, for Llvcrrool, and proceeded. Liverpool. Dec. 20. Sailed Cestrlan, for Bos ton. Arrived 27th Bovlc. from Kew York; 28th, Lancastrian, from New York. Antwerp, Dec 29. Sailed Finland, for New York. Bremen, Dec. 29. Sailed Maine, for New York. Antwerp, Dec. 29. Arrived Vaderland, from New York. St,- Johns. N. F., Dec 29. Arrived Cartha scnian. from Liverpool! for Halifax and Phil adelphia. Seattle, Dec. 29. Sailed Dec' 2S-Steamer Charles Nelson", for San Francisco. Arrived Steamer City of Puebla, from Anacortes. Tacoma, Dec. '29. Arrived Barkentlne Thom as P. mlzh. from San Francisco: schooner King Cyrus, from Honolulu;' steamer San Ma teo, from San Francisco. Sailed French ship Bayonne, fbr Queenstown, Falmouth or Plym outh. London, Dec. 20. Arrived Mlnnetonka, from New York. f ,New York. "Dec. 20. Arrived Saxonla, from Liverpool; Zeeland, from Antwerp. Hoqulam,' Dec.. 29: Arrived 27th, schooner J. II. Weatberwax, from .San Pedro for Ho- qulam; 28th". sch66ner Wawoha, from San Pe - dro for Aberdeen. Sailed 27th, schooner Hen ri' Wilson, from Aberdeen for- E&n Francisco; Santa Monica, from Aberdeen for San Fran cIeco; 2Sth. steamer Grace Dollar, from Ho qulam for San- Francisco. MUST NOT. DISCUSS TESTS "Wiley Shuts Out, Humorists From His CJicmIcalJy-Fed Boarders. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Hereafter the chemically-fed boarders, on whom Dr. Wiley, of the Agricultural "Department; Is" trying the boracic acid tests, will not i be allowed to talk about the progrees of j the experiments. Secretary Wilson to day gave orders to admit no newspaper I men to the place where the men are being fed. and for the boarders to re- : frain carefully from glylng out any In- i formation. The reason for this is a fear that the public will not take the experiments ser iously, owing to the fact that some writers are treating them lightly and'in a humor ous way. One of the officials said today If the boarders violate the orders issued today they will bo dismissed from the, public service. First Baptint Church Revivals. Dr. Shepardson, -the wheel-chair preach er, has proved a most acceptable leader at the First Baptist Church revivals. His sermons on Sunday were very strong and the audience very large In the evening. Yesterday afternoon more then 100 were present at the Bible readings A large audience was present last, night. Mrs. Shepardson presided at the piano, and a chorus of boys and glrte has been organ ized, which adds much to the Interest The second study In Hebrews will be given at 3 P. M. In the main audience room. There will be preaching at 7:45 with good music. Mrs. Liinjrtry in a. New Role. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. At the Garrlck Theater tonight Mrs. Langtry presented "The Crossways," written by herself and J. Hartley Manners, this being the first American performance of the play. Aa the suspected, insulted woman, Mrs. Langtry had an opportunity to display her ability to win the sympathies of an audi ence and at the close of each act she re ceived warm applause. tkfrbssi It is plire. It is gentle. It is pleasant. It is efficacious. Why SvruD.of Fids It is not expensive. It is good for children. - 4' "-"" It is excellent for ladies. v- X. It is convenient for business men. It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. ' It is used by millions of families the world over. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the best laxative .the world produces. . ' HUMBERTS REACH PARIS POLICE GUARD THEM CAREFULLY FROM THE CURIOUS. Eva, the Yonngcst of the Party, Wixheji to Share Her Mother's Prison, but Is Dissuaded.. PARIS, Dec 29. The members of- the Humbert family, who were recently ar- rested in Madrid in connection with the great Eafo frBUda 1:i thls cIty arrlved at Orleans railroad station here at 7:40 o'clock this mornlnir. Ther wns nn demonstration. The prisoners were con- w lu, ."'c V " K . . r"aon The arrival of the fugitives was devoid of sensational incidents, as the French police had chosen an hour for their re turn here when Paris was dnly half awake. The crowd at the railroad sta tion was comparatively small, but a large force of police and soldiers, mpunted and on foot, was drawn up In front of the sta tion and guarded all the street approaches in order to prevent the possibility of a popular demonstration. A number of chiif functionaries of the prefecture were cn hand to personally superintend the prisoners arrival. . The men and women of the Humbert party were kept separate during the trip from Madrid to Paris, and they wero brought from the train in two separate -parties-. ,The women came first, lean- mg cn tne arms of' officers. Mme. Humbert was dressed In black, and was veiled, but wa3 readily recognized by her stout figure. Her young daughter, Eva, was the most ' pathetic-looking of the women. Mme. Humbert was followed by her-sister, Marie, who did net show the bravado she exhibited In Madrid, but was pale and appeared disconsolate. Frederick Humbert Mme. Humbert's husband. j looked completely broken down. Romaln I A A . . A .7 vi i- t-i it d'Aurignac and his wife, Emile. main talned the calm, defiant attitude they had shown throughout. M. d'Aurignac atlll wore a Spanish beard which had served, him as a disguise. The party passed . through double lines of police to the carriages in waiting. De tachments of mounted police officers sur rounded the vehicles, which were driven at a rattling pace through the gathering crowds to the Conciergerle. where minute preparations had been made to receive the prisoners. The return of the Humberts to Paris Is tho absorbing topic for conversation throughout the city, Indeed throughout France, as no event since the re turn of Dreyfus has aroused such in tense Interest. All classes of society are equally Interested, and the Humberts operations were ao colossal and so inter woven with some of the foremost per sonages In France, that their return was viewed with npprehepsioh. Crowds from all parts of the city were ready to as semble at the station" and give the pris oners a disorderly reception, but the se crecy of the police bafilcd the plans of the ?nobs. and pe.rml.tted the Humberts to be landed silently and swiftly Inside the gray walls of the prison. -The. public had doubted tho sincerity of the government In ever attempting to ' bring back -the fugitives, owing to the 1 political and social shock which .was sure to follow, but the arrival of the prisoners Is now; generally accepted as showing the purpose of the authorities to spare no means for the prosecution and punish ment of the accused. The plans" for the prosecution of the Humberts have not yet been announced. Oivlng- to the belief of the authorities that Eva Humbert was the Innocent vic tim of her mother's operations, they pro posed to entrust her to the custody ot her grandmother, Mme. Gustave Hum bert, widow of the iormer Minister of Justice in the De Freycinet Cabinet, but Mile. Eva positively declined the pro posal, declaring her purpose to remain with her mother In prison. The attitude of tho girl excites universal sympathy. Later In the day Eva Humbert wa3 given in charge of her grandmother, who prevailed upon the child to accompany her home. The Judges, during the day, Interrogated Romain d'Aurignac and other members of the family. This was confined to, questions of Identity. The Judges did not enter upon the merits of the case, as Mme. Humbert and the other chief figures were too overcome with the excitement and fatigue. The police continue their strict precau tion against the possibilities of suicide. Everything which could be used In self destruction was taken from the prisoners. BUSINESS IN GREAT BRITAIN. Railronds and Manufacturers Com ing Up to Date at Lnst. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. The year which is rapidly drawing to a close has been on the whole a good one for British trade, says the Tribune's London correspondent. Although the boom which was predicted as the resoilt of peace In South Africa has not yet put in an appearance, still John Bull, shipowner, shipbuilder, manufactur er, merchant, engineer, colliery owner, banker and financier, can afford to look back upon 1302 with a certain sense of sat isfaction. John has at last "woke up" to the ne cessity of keeping himself abreast of the times in regard to methods. Amalgama tion and reconstruction have been the or der of the day and even the railway com panies have begun to take In hand the rorganlzatlon of their mineral and goods traffic. Revenue Is coming In well In ex- family kx&tivfr "V X 1 : a 1 imiimiai cess cf estimates and shows a fair propor- tlonate increase over last year, after mak ing allowances for additional taxation. On the ether hand, though more than six months have, elapsed since the termi nation of the Boer War. the national ex penditure has not yet begun to show the reduction which taxpayers would like to see. and it Is probable. In consequence of increased demands for various purposes in Sout .-vfrica, for reorganization of the army and navy and for larger grants on account of education, this side of the .national accounts will not show a very considerable reduction for some time to cnrr.f. The question of the appointment of a British Mlrister of Commerce is the chief topic of discussion In trade circles, just now. Commercial men regard the Board of Trade as a fossilized department, and It certainly -at present is of little use to traders. Sir Albert Rolllt will present the views of various British Chambers of Commerce In this matter when Parliament reassembles In February. What they ask for la a Minister of Commerce, who him self has been a commercial man. .Stolen Letter of Credit. LONDON, Dec 23. Two Russians, t'lnKeviiz ana ureen, claiming to De nat uralized Americans, have been arrested In London, charged with being In Illegal possession of a letter of credit for $25,000. lost on the Continent bv M. Greonbaum. I Some of M. Grecnbaum's- cards were also found on the men arrested. They bear the address, "Hurst Club, Ban Fran- cl3co." About $17,875 of the sum rcpre- ; sented by the letter of credit remained undrawn. Greenbaum lost his pocket j book at Baden Baden. June 24. It con- talned 1375 besides the letter of credit, j I Pays Rnnitom "Vith Hln Life. I ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 23. A dispatch from Moscow announces that an Arme nian named Jambore was murdered while j entering the church. He was captured t by brigands In the Caucasus several I months ago and obtained his release by promising to pay them a ransom. This ! ho failed to do and his captors killed him In revenue. BILL FOR A FIREBOAT. Drafted by. J. C. Flanders, and Ap proved by Chnxnber of Commerce. A Legislative bill has been drawn up to authorize Portland to get a flreboat It was drafted by J. C. Flanders, and has been approved by the flreboat committee of the Chamber of Commerce and by tho Taxpayers' League. It authorizes the City Council to levy a special tax of not more than m mills for the fiscal year enamg December 31, 1903. "This bill will empower the city to false as much" as $65, 000," said Mr. Flanders yesterday, "by special tax, nnd more money can be obtained by appropriations from the general funds of the city. If more Is needed. The measure provides that all the money shall be raised in one year, so that no indebtedness will be in curred by the city in securing a flreboat" Some time ago a committee of tho Chamber of Commerce estimated the probable cost of a flreboat at between $50, 000 and $75,000. It decided that a service able wooden boat could be built and equipped for $50,000. This committee was composed of E. M. Brannlck. J. C. Flan ders, F. H. Ransom, A. F. Blle3 and Jo han Poulsen. The committee started out I to secure donations to a fund of $50,000 on i the understanding that the money would be paid back when the Legislature should authorize a tax for a flreboat This pro ject was given up because of the nearness of the Legislative session. The bill concludes with an emergency clause, saving that an urgent necessity now exists for a flreboat and author izing the immediate purchase or construc tion of a boat. The bill follows: Section 1. The Council of the City of Port land Is hereby authorized and empowered, in Its dlscretlorl to'assess, levy and collect p. spe cial tax not exceeding mills of each dollar of valuation upon all property, real and per sonal, within the City of Portland, and not exempt from taxation. Such special tax shall only be levied for the fiscal year of said city ending with December 31. 1003. and the pro ceeds of said tax shall be placed In a separate fund created therefor, and to be known as the flreboat fund, and shall be expended only for the purpose of purchasing a flreboat under the . provisions of section 160 of the charter (new) of the City of Portland. Sec. 2. Section 114 of the charter of said ' City of Portland shall apply aa to the time and manner of the levy of such special tax. ! Sec. 3. Inasmuch as the City of Portland has , no authority to levy a tax for a flreboat and an urgent necessity now exists for a flreboat In said city, end Inasmuch as the purchase or construction of a flreboat for said city Is neces ) rary for the Immediate preservation of the pub lic safety of the City of Portland, this act shall take effect and be and 'remain In full fore eand effect after Its approval by the Gov ernor. Tho new charter does not give the city power to raise money for a flreboat by a . special tax. At one time the Instrument . did authorize the city to do thl3, but in J the revision of the charter by its framers j this authority was taken away. I "Worjc on Morrison-Street Sewer. Work was begun yesterday on the sewer to be' laid in Morrison street from the river to Fifth street A trench was dug half way across Front street With the j traffic from the bridge and that throng ing Front street a crowd and a jam . which made things very interesting for teamsters surged about the intersection ot Front and Morrison all day. The la borers and the public will be vory glad when the sewer is laid across Front street and the street Is down and paved again. Some impatient person suggested that this Its component parts are all wholesome. It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects. It is wholly free from objectionable substances. It contains the laxative principles of plants. It contains the carminative principles of plants. It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which are agreeable and refreshing to the taste. All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientifically compounded. Its valuers due to our method of manufacture and to the orginality and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine. Manufactured by ALlFORnlA San Fra-nclsco, Louisville. Ky. FOB SALS BY ALL LEADING sewer might have been put in during tfcj ' Summer, but he was told that it was needed then, as the little old s'ewer" f -sufficient but when the gutters are flood ed, with heavy rains it was overtaxed awl choked and sewage was forced back into basements, renderlns It imperatively nec essary for a larger sewer to be laid at once. If people will be patient, the Job. will be completed some time. i ' PERSONAL MENTION. W. D. Hoflus, of Seattle, a prominent dealer tn iron and steel, Is at the Port land. ' A. Gelser is registered at the Port land. Mr. Gelser is a prominent mining: man and banker of Baker City. "Louis Gliss. general manager of the Pacific States Telephone Company, ar rived from San Francisco yesterday. County School Superintendent R. Robinson, who Is now In Southern Ore gon, Id expected to return home Wednes day. Oscar Mayer, a resident of Portland, who has acquired some extensive inter ests in Alaska, arrived from Juneau yes terday. Colonel I. N. Peyton, a millionaire min ing man of Spokane, Is a guest of I'tfo Portland. He 13 accompanied by F. D. Gibbs, a mineral expert. jenn W00Q3, or. xnc jaacaoara roao wno ', "was Injured December 11 in a collision : between his team and a train near the ! plant of the Northwestern Meat Com- Pny, was able to oe moved yesterday from the North Pacific Sanitarium to his home, and Is progressing as satisfactorily as can be expected. S. M. Meara. president of the Chamber of Commerce of this city, returned last week from the East- JRls train was de layed 24 hours In Wyoming by snow. Mr. Mears is strongly in favor of the pro posed reduction of the tariff on goods Imported -from tlie Philippines. He said yesterday that he did not see why the United States should give tariff conces sions to Cuba and . fail, to do the same for the Philippines. Attorney Earl Sanders, a second Ore gon boy, formerly of The Dalles, but now located in Coeur d'AIcne, Idaho, is In Portland. Mr. Sanders campaigned for Democracy in the recent Idaho election and Is regarded as one of the coming young men, politically, In his adopted state. Idaho hag "a bright future, says 3Ir. Sanders, and as he puts It the present day version of Horace Greeley's famoua remark should be: "Go West, young man, settle In Idaho and grow up " with the country." Thomas G. Farrell has returned from a three weeks' trip to Southern California. j He was very favorably impressed by whit he saw of that state. He say3 that the streets In California towns are kept In better order than they are In Portland, as when1 a hole is worn in tho surface It Is repaired at once, and not left to grow larger, as 13 the case here. He also thinks the larger blocks and broader streets of these cities are much better than the small blocks and narrow streets In Poitlind. He enjoyed the bright, sun shiny weather which prevailed most cf the time he was in California, but did not find It so warm as he expected. He ran Into a cold rain storm at Los Angeles, and wis told the weather was the worst they had had there, so things are about tho same there as in Portland this Win ter. Morltz Thomsen, a wealthy flourlng-mlll-owner of Seattle, Is registered at the Portland. Mr. Thomsen thinks that there Is nothing In the report recently published that the Frye-Bruhn Meat Company, of Seattle, will shortly remove Its big slaughter-house to. this city. "Mr. Frye owns too many Interests in Se attle," said Mr. Thomsen, "to be able to transfer his business to Portland with out sustaining a very heavy loss. The City Council of Seattle is insisting that all abbattoirs be removed beyond the city limits, but It would he far cheaper for the Frye-Bruhn Company to comply gracefully with this regulation; than to at tempt to move their great business to any other district No, I do not see how it could bo accomplished at all." The proudest and happiest commercial traveler In Portland yesterday was M. J. Davis, a veteran In the business, who has been traveling out of Portland for the past 20 years, of late In the employ of J. D. Meyer. At the banquet of the T. P. A. Saturday evening he was not only presented with a badge of the association, set with a diamond the presentation speech being made by D. M. Dunne, and one of his brightest ora torical efforts but, as the most popular member of the T. P. A., and the one who has done the most business for the T. P. A. Guide, he was elected third vice president by acclamation. When it Is known that, there are 700 members of the T. P. A. In Oregon and Washington, It will be een that Mr. Davis has a right to be proud and happy. P.OSEBURG. Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) Governor T. T. Geer arrived In Roseburg from Salem yesterday, and Is a guest of Commandant Shipley, of the Oregon Sol diers' Home. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. (Special.) From Portland A. Soloman, aff the Albert From Spokane F. R. Marvin, at the Sturtevant From Olympia, Wash. T. H. Cava naugh, at the Herald Square. ' From Seattle F. Lusk, at the Astor; F. W. Hicks, S. B. Wicks, at the Man hattan; D. Mackellar and wife, at the Imperial. Portlana-St. Lonla. Do you Know about the new tourist service between Portland and St Louis and Memphis 2 Call up 0. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Washington. i III Cal. New York, N. Y. DBUQGI8T8.