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14 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1003., GOOD ALL SPRING Settlers' Rates Extended on Northern Lines. WILL BRING OUT MORE PEOPLE "Yorthern Pnclile Meets, Extension of Time Given by Southern Lines All Train Arc Loaded "With Honiesccliera. Some weeks ago when It was announced that the transcontinental railroads would make special one-way settlers' rates to the Pacific Coast, they were made to ap ply from February 15 to the cni ci APrtl a period of 73 days. About the time the low rates went Into effect the southern lines announced an extension of the term, at first to June 1. then to June 15. This was unexpected because the southern lines had not been In the habit of Joinlns their northern brethren In quoting settlers' rates to the Coast, preferring to Ignore the homcfeckcrs movement rather than sacrlflce anything on the California tourist business, which Is at Its height at this time of the year. Not only did they join In the cheap rates this year, but they went considerably better than the northern lines- proposed to do In the mat ter of time limit. No notice was taken by the northern lines of the extension by the southern roads until yesterday, when Assistant General Passenger Agent Charlton, of the Northern Pacific, received a telegram from General Pasrenger and Ticket Agent Fee. at St. Paul, paying that the North ern Pacific would continue the one-way cettlers' rates from all points In the Kast to Montana. Washington and Oregon up to and Including June 15. The other lines will, of course, make the same extension. This will place the northern lines on the came footing as those of the couth, so far as the term for the cheap rates Is con. cemed. Lengthening the Immigration season will give full opportunity for a large move ment of settlers this year. All Indica tion are that It will be far heavier than ever before, particularly to Oregon. All trains In this direction are so heavily laden with the extra rush of sellers that they cannot make schedule time. Nearly 100 settlers are daily passing through Portland to points In the Willamette Val ley and farther South. This. In view of the fact that many have halted in Port land to reconnolter the general situation before going forward to take definite loca tion and many others destined for "West em Oregon points have stopped off to ex amine the country east 'of the mountains, shows that this part of the state Is In spe cial favor Just now with the Eastern homeseekers. Mr. Charlton also received word yes terday that the Yellowstone National Park would be open for business June 1. The tourist business and the settlers' movement are sure to overlap this year, and the railroads and hotels will be crowded for accommodations for this large volume of travel. Both Itoodn Extend Time. SEATTLE. Feb. 27. The rush of home- seekers to the North Pacific Coast since i the Inauguration of the low one-way.rates. on February 15, from all parts of the East, has been so great that the transcon tinental lines realize that they will be un. able to handle the crowds by the time the rates were to have expired on April 30. and today telegraphic orders were received at both the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern local offices announcing the extension of the excursions to June 1. In the history of the settlement of the lands of the Northwest this Is the first time it has been necessary to extend the date of the annual excursions two weeks after they were started, and this fact Indi cates the increase In this class of travel this year over any other In the past. TUNXEL SOW REPAIRED. Derailed Diner Caused Farther De lay Special for Held Girls. The difficulty with the Southern Pacific tunnel In the Sacramento Valley 33 miles below Dunsmulr has been ended, and trains passed through safely yesterday. For two days previously transfers over the obstruction were made, .and,- Inasmuch as it was Impracticable to transfer pas sengers In the night, when one of the two dally trains was due at that point, the two trains were practically consolidated Into one and run through In double sec tion. That made the arrival time In Port land about noon for both sections. In addition to the tunnel trouble Thurs day there was an annoying derailment of the dining car at a point about 10 miles south of .Dunsmulr. which caused still fur ther delay. The Anna Held troupe was on that train. It was due In Portland yes terday morning at 7:15, If there had been no delay at the tunnel; with that delay It was due here about noon. But the de railed diner put the train so far behind time that It did not reach Portland until 1125 last night. That would not do at all for the people who were to appear at -the Marquam last night, so a special train was made up. and It pulled through with the troupe, arriving in Portland a little after 5 yesterday afternoon. The train due from the south at 7 last night arrived shortly after midnight. The bn iue "from California this morning will bi some hours late. By tonight the regu lar schedule is expected to bo resumed. STRIKE FOR JEW UXIOX. Clerks Don't Like Treatment of the Canadian Pacific VANCOUVER. Tt. r HVh m m, clerks employed In the freight, passenger ana iciegrapnic departments oi the Cana dian PArlflr TtAllwRV vnt nn elHV. .V, (. afternoon to enforce recognition of the uiuieu oroinernooa oi itaiiway .Lrmpioyea. When the nrsmnfrjitlnn wc . fjmna h.M recently, the clerks said that the officials strongly opposed Its formation and they now say the company has been gradually but systematically discharging employes .who were known to belong to the brother- iiooa. a ireignt cierx. alleged to have been discharged last rntnfr Vpao . .a Ar his membership In the brotherhood, was ujauc ouujcci. oi an uiumaium. xne brotherhood demanded his reinstatement this morning, and when this was refused. tu-ra-igeu 10 Hirme mis aiiernoon. There May Be a Hitch. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. The lack of official confirmation of any one of the various reports concerning the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad caused anr-re. tension today that "there had been a hitch in the negotiations for the sale of the property. Officials of the St. Louis & San .Francisco declined to discuss the com pany's affairs, and all Inquiries concern ing the reported sale were referred to the Rock Island Company, but no Information was obtainable from that quarter. At the 'office of J. P. Morgan & Co. It wis said no official statement on the subject had been prepared. Minnesota's Testimony AH In. ST. PAUL, Feb. 27. The Jlnal hearing of testimony In the suit of the state against the Northern Securities Company was held today before Special Examiner ,F. a. lngersoll. no testimony -was or -fered, but certain documents of a formal nature were stipulated In the record by the consent or both parties. The exam iner Wis requested by the counsel pres ent to file his report with the Clerk of the .United States Circuit Court as soon as possible. This will take some time, at least a month, and In the meantime the record of the proceedings before the ex aminer will" be presented and distributed among the attorneys Interested, who will then prepare their briefs and arguments. Counsel present were: M. N. Nunn. for the state, and George B. Toung and M. D. Grover, for the defendants. Chance for the Hocking- Valley. NEW TORK. Feb. 27. It was reported in "Wall street today that the long-expected plan for change of control of the Hocking "Valley road will be announced next Tuesday. The plan agreed to by the Thomas F. Ryan Interests, with J. P. Morgan & Co., as managers of the blind pool syndicate, is said to be a guarantee of stock to take over the common stock of the road and to retire the preferred. This guarantee Issue, It was said, will be of a new company, and is to be taken by the Pennsylvania and Like Shore roads Jointly. To Consider "Vevr Itnllroad Lair. CHICAGO, Feb. 27. A Joint call was Issued today by the chairmen of the Transcontinental, the Western and the Southwestern Passenger Associations for a mass meeting of all the Western roads to be held here March 5. for the purpose of dlfcusslng the effect on passenger traf fic of the passage of the Elklns bill and the steps necessary to be taken to secure a-rigorous observance of the act. Owing to this meeting the meeting of the West ern Passenger Association, called for Hot Springs, Ark., on thit date, will not be held. I'ortlnnd, Vancouver fc Vnkimn Also. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb 27. A favorable report was made In both House and Senate on the bill granting the Northern Pacific Rail way right of way across the Vancouver Barracks reservation, Washington. The bill was amended to authorize the Port land, Vancouver & Yakima Railroad to build Its line across the reservation If. In the opinion of the Secretary of War, it will not Interfere with the military uses of the reservation. Stevens Gains to Rock Island. TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 27. It Is authori tatively stated by Rock Island people here that John F. Stevens, formerly of the Great Northern, will soon be named as chief engineer of the Rock Island. Mr. Stevens has been for several days travel ing over the lines of the Rock Island. X. P. Rill Pavornblr Reported. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Favorable re port was made in the House today on the bill granting the Northern Pacific Rail way a right of way across the Vancouver military reservation. A similar bill has already been reported In the Senate. Cairns Is Promoted. CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Charles A. Calms was today appointed general passenger and ticket agent of the Chicago & North western Railway Compiny, effective March 1. Ilalldlng- Jievr Everett Depot. EVERETT. Wash.. Feb. 27. (Speclil.) The Northern Pacific Railway has begun construction of a new combination pas senger and freight depot here. LOST WITH ALL HANDS. Steamer Wrecked on French Const and JThlrty Persons Perish. BREST. France, Feb. 27. The steam collier Ottercaps, from Newcastle-on-Tyne, was driven on the rocks at Feunte not last night, brokeiup and sank imme diately. It Is believed that the crew and passengers, numbering 30, perished. Up to tne present time seven bodies have been washed ashore. The steamer Ottercans. 546 tons net wan owned by the Lambton Colliery Company, of Sunderland. COMES FOR BAR LEV. Dae d'Anmale "Will Load Full Cargo for United Kingdom. The new French bark Due d'Aumale. 1732 tons. Captain Durls, was chartered yes- teraay by the Northwestern Warehouse Company to load a full cargo of barley here for the United Kingdom. She se cures a rate of 17s Cd. The vessel Is now at San Francisco, and will be here for March loading. The bark arrived at San Francisco on the 19th Inst., after a long passage oi za days from London with general cargo. Since the opening of the season only two full barley cargoes have been shipped from Portland, the ships being the Cam bronne and the G. W. Wolff. Five other vessels took part cargoes of barley. The barley shipments from the beginning of ue season to date nave been as follows: Ttl-ahels Folamball 143.933 Cambronne 115,334 G. W. Wolff 125.207 Cbrlstel 121,175 Nantes 121,333 Kltk l.ios Jean Bart 119.6 W jdartha Roux 100,714 Total $48,461 The Polamhall carried her cargo to Mediterranean ports, the Klek sailed for Algoa. Bay, South Africa, and the other vessels to Queenstown or Falmouth for orders. DAILY STEAMER. FOR EUROPE. Sailing Schedule of the International Mercantile Marine. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Regardlnc a dispatch from London that beginning with May steamship tickets Issued by the international Mercantile Marine Com pany will be good on any steamer of the combine. It was said yesterday that the Atlantic trransport liners would go out on 'ilonaays, the North German Lloyd liners on Tuesdays, the American line ships and the regular White Star mall steamers on Wednesdays, the Hamburgh American liners on Thursdays, the White BUr combination ships ' of the Cedrlc class on Fridays, and the Red Star liners on Saturdays, says the World to dar. "The question of Interchangeable tick. eta has been under consideration." said Second Vice-President James A. Wright, "but nothing has yet been decided upon. As for rates, a schedule was adopted when the combine was organized and there will be no change. Willamette River Beacons. The lighthouse board Issues, notice of the following changes In, the aids .to navi gation in this district: Coon Island .post light The three-pile beacon, from which this fixed white light Is shown, and which was reported Janary 29, camea away ana the light extinguished. Is still In position, and the light shown as formerly. Three Tree Island post light The five, pllo beacon which was carried away Jan uary 2S has been replaced by a three-pile beacon and the light re-established, Feb- ruarv 24. Swan Island bar upper post light The three-pile beacon carried away January 26 hsx been replaced and the light re established. February 34. Indravelll in the River. The Portland & Asiatic -liner Indravelll. from Oriental ports, arrived at Astoria at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. She left up at 1 o'clock, but anchored for the night at tne mourn or the Willamette. She will reach Alaska dock early this moraine The steamer brings a large quantity of general cargo and a number of steerage passengers. Schooners Were la Collision. ABERDEEN. Wash, Feb. 27. Special.) The schooners E. K. Wood and James A. Garfield were in collision the night of j-un-try si. wauo an their way to this harbor. The Garfield lost her stem, bow and rigging, and the Wood has a big hole stove In her port bow. The captain of the (Garfield blames the collision on the Wood. The cost of repairing the vessels Is estimated at from COCO to 34000. It Is reported that the Wood was in a collision a while ago and had Just been repaired for her trip here. A Question of Insurance. Fred A. Ballln and Captain Veasey have returned to Portland after making a pro visional survey of the Alsternlxe. Their recommendations will be sent to the ves sel's, owners at Hamburg. In the mean time the bark will be towed around to Esquimau, leaving Astoria today or to morrow. While she is not seriously dam aged, and could easily be repaired here, the foreign underwriters. It la said, refuse to accept a further risk unless the Alster nlxe has a drydock Inspection. Captain Auhagen was lh the city yesterday, re turning to Astoria on last night's train. Astoria Marine Xotes. ASTORIA. Feb. 27. (Special.) The tug Tyee, owned by the Puget Sound Towboat Company, will arrive from Seattle to morrow to tow the German bark Alster nlxe to Esquimau, where the vessel will be placed In a drydock for repairs. The sailors who were expected to ar rive up on the Columbia from San Fran cisco for the British ship Riversdale did not put in an appearance today, and it was aulte evident that they were not ex. pected by Captain Porter, as he had made no preparation to receive them. Fnrlous Gale off British Coast. niTPEXSTfllVN" T"tb. 27. The severe wcr.ther which has prevailed off the coast t'uring the past few days culminated last 'rinir in n furious rale, which burst soon after the White Star line steamship Oceanic had sailed tor rew xmn. na Red Star liner Belgenland. Liverpool for TtMiiftAinMa flmf Into the harbor, and will not proceed on her voyage until the storm abatf-s. Danish Steamer Damaged. tiitvta t.a nnnno Azores. Feb. 27. The Danish steamer Oscar II. from Copen hagen February U for New none wiia mam- n.ijTifrfri on board, put In here today In a damaged condition. Marine Xotes. T-u ri..,.T.rnr will rnmnlete her grain cargo at Montgomery dock No. 2 tonight. n,. t iniitHr.v has finished loading wheat at Oceanic dock and dropped Into the stream. ... firt. hnc hfpn laid on the lower dock at Ash-street wharf, and other im provements made. rvio r-n.fnr whlrh has arrived from Antwerp via Port Los Angeles, brings as earco 000 casks of cement ana aw w of carbollneum. nm.ioi m.mh.ra havA been assigned to tie following vessels: No. 107.819 to the . rmir sris ero&s and 190 net tonnage, built at Portland, home port Seattle, and No. 77.671 to me i tv. xf-wva vn 122 irross and' fCJimmri rivmi i! net tonnage, built at Ballard, ash.. home port Portland, j Domestic and Foreign Ports. . nni i v. "7 Arrived at 9 A. M. and left up at 1 r. M. British steamer Indravelll. i" t.v,... Arrived st 1 and left up at 2:15 r. M. Steamer Columbia, from San Fran cisco. Sailed at 3 I'. M. cirara.t for San Francisco ana way porn. of the bar at I', M.. moaeraie; weather hazy. s.n Francisco. Feb. 27.-alled at 11:30 A. M.-Stearners Elder and Redondo. Port land. Sailed at 2 I . M.-OII Barge in tow of tug Rescue, lor .romana. aih. Steamer Edith, from Seattle: steamer Sequoia, from South Bend; schooner Volunteer, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Steamer Mlneola. for Tacoma; schooner Jessie Minor, for Coos Bay; steamer Empire, for Coos Bay; tug Sea Rover. for Astoria. Antwerp. Feb. 27. sanea iiercuies, it Francisco. ... New York, Ftb. 27. Arrlvear-eiciua, irum Genoa. Pleraus. Feb. 23. Arrived Moltke. from New Tork. via Funchal and Malta, on Oriental cruise. Liverpool. Feb. 27. Arrived Germanic irom New Tork. , London. Feb. 27. Arrived Cambrian, irom Boston; Mesaba, from New Tork. Sailed Mln nehsha. for New York. Hoaulam. Feb. 27. Arrived Feb. 34 Bcnoon- er Sophie Christensen. from San .Pedro for Aberdeen: schooner Anna M. Campbell, from San Tedro for Aberdeen: schooner Laura Mad sen, from Saa Francisco for Aberdeen; schoon er James A. Garfield, from San rraneuco tor Aberdeen; schooner Boraella, from San Pedro for Iloqulam: steamer Coronaoo, irom ban Francisco for Aberdeen: steamer Santa Monica, from San Francisco for Aberdeen: schooner Grace Dollar, from San Francisco for Ho aulam: 25th. schooner J. M. Colman. from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Sailed 25th. steamer Centralis, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; steamer Chehalls. from Aberdeen for San Francisco: 26th, schooner Fsnny Adele. from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner Argus, from Aberdeen for San Francisco. Arrived Feb. 20 Schooner A. F. Coates. from San Fran, clsco for Hoqulam; schooner C. A. Thayer, from Honolulu for Hoqulam: schooner E. K. Wood, from San Francisco for Hoqulam; steamer W. 11. Kruger. from Ssn Francisco for Aberdeen. Seattle. Feb. 27. Arrived Schooner Wempe Bros., from San Pedro; steamer Cottage City, from Skagway. Sailed Steamer Dolphin, for Mcagway. WILL NOT RESIGN. Swlgert and Adams Will Stay With Port of Portland Commission. "I have no present Intention of resign ing from the Port of Portland Commis sion." said Vice-President C. F. Swlgert last night, when asked about the rumor that he contemplated such action. Com missloner C. t. Adams made the same answer to the same question. Neither cared to commit himself further. The report that they would resign grew out of the fact that they had been In Sa lem urging the veto of the new port of Portland law, the presumption being that they were dissatisfied with the terms of the new law in some vital particular. Mr. Swlgert, however, says the retention of Mr. Adams and himself on the new commission, while all the other old mem bers are legislated out,put the two In an unfair light. They were willing to shoul der their full share of responsibility for what had been done, and If the service of the commission In the past two years had not been acceptable to the people they (Swlgert and Adams) should go with the rest. They did not think the old commission had merited dismissal, there fore deemed It best that the new bill should be vetoed. But It was not vetoed and became a law yesterday without the Governors signature. Neither Mr. Swlgert nor Mr. Adams Is .making any promises as to what he will do. They say the future will take care of Itself. But they do freely say that they nave no present intention oi resigning irom tne commission. Academy of Dramatic Art. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 27. The sum of 3300,000 has been subscribed for the estab lishment In this city of an American Academy of Dramatic Art. This was done at a dinner party Just held at the Hotel Bellevue and which was given by Will iam P. Donovan, president of the Eastern Steel Company, for George Clark, for- merly leading man of the late Augustln ijaiy s company. Nearly all of the diners were million aires and most of them multl-mllllonalres. ,F. A. S. WIdcner and John M. Mack sub scribed J100.O0O each. William M. Dunn. ex-Governor of Idaho, and Senator Charles A. Porter put their names down lor each, and Clarence Wolfe of. fercd to raise 350,000 as a contribution from the firm of Wolf Bros. Mr. Donovan de clared he-.would raise J1.O0O.0OO as soon as the nrst Jl.WO.OOO was raised. No route across the continent offers manv attrartlnrts A r. V. . n....... Rio Grande. Write the Portland Agency, u.x iiiuu si vci. er uiuiuaico. Dooaieia. JOBBING DEMAND LARGER SPRINGLIKE WEATHER CONDI TIONS IMPROVE TRADE. Most Xotable Feature of the Week's Development Is the Strength of the Price Situation. NEW YORK. Feb. 2T. Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Springlike weather conditions nave enlarged the Jobblnr demand for goods at leading mar kets and favored expansion In retail trade, ex cept where the creaking up of country roaos has operated to restrict the movement of grain and cotton to market. Building activity nas been quite generally resinned with more favor able weather. Heavy rains In tee Bouttiwest have quieted trade and retarded crop prepara tions In that section. Perhaps the most notable feature of the week's developments Is the strength of the price sltnatlon. This Is not merely with re gard to producers' and manufacturers quota tions, but also as to rates paid by Una! con sumers. The one debatable element In the 1003 Spring trade outlook has heretofore been the uncertainty as to how the higher level of prices would act upon consumptive demand. This situation Is apparently solving Itself with as tonishingly little friction. Transportation lines have been rather favored by open-weather; con ditions this year, 'as compared with February a year ago. and large aggregate gains In earn ings for the month are predicted. The coke situation, however. Is still a subject of com plaint. Another evidence of railroad conges tion Is found In the reports that a large quan tity of Winter wheat -still remains to come forward. Hool Is steady. Coke. coal, freights and wages have all advanced, and. as expected, iron ore hss joined these constituents of Iron and steely manufacture with an advance of 25 to 75 cents per ton. Copper Is now above 13 cents and still advancing, and tin Is also higher. The reeling is growing that tne world s needs of this metal are In excess of the supply. Build ing activity Is being resumed. Lumber Is act ive In sll markets, and calms and oils are Im proving. Wheat, including flour, exoorts for the week ending February 20 aggregate 2.C36,S79 hush els, against 2,713,702 last week. 3.234,540 In this week a yesr sgo. and 5.223,313 In 1801. Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate 160,782. O40, against .180.160,009 last season, and 134. 295.052 In 10U0. Business fsllures In the United States for th. week ending Februarr 2a number lfA srir.. 1SS last week. S04 In.the like week of 1002; 177 in 1001. 173 In 1000 and 170 In 1809. In Can ada for the week. 27 agslnst 28 lalt week, and . ...... a j w ago. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. The followlnr tsbl compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended February 20, with the percentage of Increase and decresse. as compared with the corre sponding week last year: Clearings. 31, 090.84 3,000 Inc. Dec .... 143 1.7 .... 3.0 40.3 New York ChlMco 14S.SC5.000 Boston ..... ntirtnm Philadelphia 104.7O4.O0O 0.3 St. Louis 41.358.000 .... 2.0 Pittsburg 46.812.000 18.2 San Francisco 23.821.000 23.3 Baltimore 17.300,000 1.0 Cincinnati 19.801,000 .... Kinras City 17.336,000 -4.9 Cleveland 13.714.000 11.1 MlM.earolls 10.ObO.000 13.787.01)0 5.0 Nw Orleans 15.5 0.4 13.0 "i.'i 14.0 5.2 25.3 0.1 27.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 21.7 1.7 30.3 42.0 01.4 17.7 44.8 28.6 Detroit Louisville 8.100,000 8.541.000 0. 877.000 6.310.000 8,435.000 5.702,(0) 5.155.000 -t.800,000 4.478.000 5.344.000 3.G57.000 2.909.000 3.037.000 3.331.C42 3.020.UU0 3.174.000 3.017.000 2. 808.000 2.108.000 2.768.247 2.991.000 2.272. COO 2.708,000 2.010.000 1.964.000 2.398,000 1.060.000 1.4I3.0U0 1.351.00O 1.844.003 1.331.000 1.740.000 1.247.WO 1.539.000 1.208.000 1.743.012 002.000 Omaha Milwaukee Providence ......... Buffalo St. Paul In llanapolls ; Los Angeles St. Joseph Denver .............. luchmond Columbus Seattle Washington Savannsh Memphis AiDany Salt Lake Portland. Or Toledo Fort Worth Peoria Hartford Rochester Atlanta ... Des Moines New Haven Nashville Spokane, Wash Rrand Rapids Sioux City 13.4 12.4 8.U 23.0 8.2 39.8 24.3 2.3 2.T 23.6 14.7 00.2 bprtngneia. aioss .... Norfolk Darton 20.3 Tacoma Worcester Augustj. Ga 84.0 2.292.000 138.0 rortland. JJe Scrantcn 1.370.000 1. 004.000 1.2l7,OeO 1.543.000 000.000 1.03B.OOO 1.260.000 810,000 831.000 823.000 1,042.000 858.000 823.000 004.000 016.000 670.000 42.000 ' 529.000 C05.000 030.000 720.000 414.000 498,000 6SO.0OO 839.000 49.1,000 3S2.CO0 447.000 450,000 834.000 370 000 257.000 347.000 387.000 224.000 100.000 187.000 214.000 2.170.000 291,000 13.414.000 8.237.000 1.076.000 23.2 52.7 Topeka 5.5 28.2 17.8 11.6 23.4 13.C 36.3 11.3 19.4 10.0 C3 18.8 13.2 39.4 1LO 03.8 38,2 45.7 33.0 12.3 20.4 4.4 41.8 24.3 24.0 14.1 Syracuse Evantvllle Wilmington. Del .... Birmingham Davenport Kan luver Little Rock Knixvllle a- Macon Wllkesbarre Akron 3.4 Sp-lngneld. Ill Wheeling. W. Va.... Wichita lojngitonn Helena Lexlnrton Chattanooga Lowell New Bedford Kslamazoo Fargo. N. D Canton, O Jacksonville, Fla .... Oreensburg. Pa Rcckford. Ill Sprii.gfleld. O Blnghamton Chester. Pa Bloomlngton, 111 Qulr.cy. Ill Sioux Falls. S. D.... Mansfield. O JacksonvlU). Ill Fremont. Neb Utlca Decatur. III. Ronton Galvestan Chirleitoo 55.6 23.0 2.0 34.8 8.8 Totals, IT. S... OjttWe N. T ....31.814.625.323 723.761.973 CANADA. ....3 10.870.7CS .... 13.320.856 2.976.5S4 1.617.530 .... 1.780.000 .... 1.021.001 1.029.274 687.883 .... 782.300 .... 310.802 703.303 7.0 13,8 "is 0.4 'Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Halifax Ottawa. Vancouver, B. C, Quebec Hamilton St. John, N. B... Victoria. B. C... London 1.2 20.3 15.2 128 4-1 10-3 3.3 Totals, Canada -....$ 40.C02.S30 ... r.i Balances paid In cash. "Not inclt&ed In totals because of no comparison for last year. Not Included In totals because containing other items than clearings. MARKED GAINS IX TRADE. People Consuming on a Scale Xever Before Equalled. NEW TORK. Feb. 27. R. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Milder weather not only accelerated the de mand for many lines of merchandise, but re lieved .pressure for fuel, which threatened to become a serious matter, and Incidentally fa cilitated efforts to reduce the freight conges tion. With no other retarding feature than the holiday,, business fully maintained Its grat ifying position. Returns of both domestic and foreign trade are fully equal to those of the same month last year, and In many cases there are marked zslns. The people are consuming on a seals never before equaled, as evidenced by the enormous distribution and continual In quiries for prompt shipment. Firmly held quo tations' also bear testimony to the fact that the demand Is oftencreater than the supply. Increased Interest has been displayed by pur chasers of ail products of iron and steel, giving M ESI a decidedly firmer tone to the market, and in many Instances quotations have advanced. One of the definite changes was a rise of 32 in wire products, which was not a surprise, and a new ore schedule averaging over 25c a ton higher. This makes every step of the process more ex pensive to the Independent "producers of ore. pig Iron. coke, wages and freights having reached a higher position. To the leading pro ducers, however, the situation Is less disturb ing, as roost of these factors are under one control, and It will be possible to hold prices of finished steel at a fairly conservative posi tion. Business in woolens has fallen o2 unexpect edly, some early buyers reducing the slie of their Initial orders, while in a few exceptional cssesthere have been complete cancellations. New England shoe shops hare secured moderate advances In reveral grades of footwear, chlefiy of Fall style. In demand by Western buyers. Quotations of leather are fully maintained, al though trade Is qnlet. Foreign dressed hides are strong, but inactive, owing to light stocks and restricted arrivals. Failures this wek numbered 211 in the Lnlted States, against 215 lsst year, and 23 In Canada, compared with 33 a year ago. MIRACLES NOT CLAIMED. But fo-Called Cares Are Referred to Some Uniform Law. PORTLAND, Feb727.-(To the Edltor.) The Oregonian's editorial on Christian Science, in Its Issue of February 25 cannot but commend Itself to all -fair-minded people, by reason of Its tone of moderation and tolerance, and Christian Scientists In particular are especially appreciative of the kindly motive which Is evident throughout the article. One or two statements, however, seem deserving of further consideration from the standpoint of Christian Science. In Jus tlce to The Oregonlan as well as to the adherents of this doctrine. I therefore ask your continued tolerance to'thls end. It la the membership of the First uYrh of Cnri1- Scidnttst, In Boston, to which many Scientists throughout the world belong, that has grown from 23 to -J.220 during the past 23 years, but the total membership of the 717 branch organi ra''oni can at this date only be estimated. Christian Science makes no "miracu lous claims" in the generally accepted sense of the term, it by miraculous Is meant a special divine Intervention, but its cures of mental, moral and physical discord are rather the result of an appli cation In consciousness of the universally operative law of God, divine mind. Whole some and reliable witnesses of the fact that Christian Science Is eminently prac tical and effective are well In evidence In almost every community, so that Its claims to healing ore a matter of sight rather than faith in the miraculous. It is. Indeed, a misconception of its basic teaching to attribute "the rapid rise of Christian Science" to "mysticism" or to "dreams." Its teaching is an earnest protest against mysticism in every form and its effective appeal tq Jew and Gen tile alike Is due to the fact that an un derstanding thereof annihilates dogma and mystery by reason of Its simpllcty and rationality. As you truly say, "there Is no likeli hood that Christian Science converts love their children less devotedly than parents In general," and" It Is for this very rea son that they naturally provide for them In time of need that means of healing In which they have greatest confidence. It certainly should not therefore seem in human that the parent, who perchance has been a bed-ridden sufferer or chronic Invalid In the past, and has found health through Christian Science after years of faithful but Ineffectual dependence upon material means, should in time of physical distress trust the care of his family to Christian Science rather than to the oia methods which have failed him. and that in so doing he feels he has sought the very best means of cure. Christian Scientists, in their present stage of experience, make no claims to being Infallible In the application of this science, and they admit with regret that occasional fatalities occur under their treatment. In this connection, however, may not the question also present Itself. Do the prevailing systems of medicine give evidence of such sure results as to Inspire utmost confidence and Insure positive re lief? and are Chrtstlon Science fatalities the only ones of record? Denominating an occasional failure to successfully cope with an extreme case, through Christian Science treatment, "murder," while the dally fatalities under the earnest efforts of materia medlca are resignedly accepted i Inevitable and termed "deaths," seems strangely Inconsistent, at least to those who, have gained health through Christian Science when other methods had failed. Relative to their tenets. Christian Sci entists have desired that "such worldly wisdom as they possess shall be tem pered by these very precepts which to the "unsuspecting" may seem Impractical, and It Is only In the degree that these be come a part of the lives of their profes sors that the qualities of "cheerfulness," "rectitude," and "purity," to which kind ly reference has been made, are made manifest. The closing tenet of this "New Denomination" is as follows: "We" solemnly promise to strive, watch, and pray for that Mind to be In us which was also In Christ Jesus; to love one an other; and to be meek, merciful. Just and pure." Respectfully. DAVID B. OGDEN. The scratch of a pin may cause the. loss a limb or even death when blood Solsonlng results from the Injury, All anger of this may be avoided, however, by promptly applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It is an antiseptic and unequaled as a quick healing liniment for cuts, bruises and burns. For sale by all drug gists. 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ETerx Sufferer From Cntarrh Knows That Salves, Lotions, Washes, Sprays and Douche Do Xot Care. Powdyrs. lotions, salves, sprays and In halers cannot really cure Catarrh, because this disease Is a blood disease, and local applications, if they accomplish anything at all. simply give transient relief. The catarrhal poison Is In the blood and the mucous membrane of the nose, throat and trachea tries to relieve the system by secreting large quantities of mucus, the discharge sometimes closing up the nostrils, dropping Into the throat, caus ing deafness by closing the Eustachian tubes, and after a time causing catarrh of stomach or serious throat and lung troubles. A remedy to realty cure catarrh must be an Internal remedy which will cleanse the blood from catarrhal poison and remove tho fever and congestion from the mu cous membrane. The best and most modern remedies for this purpose are antiseptics scienti fically known as Red Gum, Blood Root and Hydrastln. and while each of these have been successfully used separately, yet It has been difficult to get them all combined In one palatable, convenient and efficient form. The manufacturers of the new catarrh cure. Stuart' Catarrh Tablets, have suc ceeded admirably In accomplishing this result. They are large, pleasant tasting lozenges, to be dissolved In the mouth, thus reaching every part of the mucous membrane of the throat and finally the stomach. Unlike many catarrh remedies. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets contain no cocaine, opiate or any Injurious drug whatever and are equally beneficial for Utile children and adults. llr. C R. Rembrandt, of Rochester, X. T., says: "I know of few people who have suffered as much as I from catarrh of the head, throat and stomach. I used rprays, inhalers and powders for months at a time with only slight relief and had no hope of cure. 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