Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1903)
12 THE MOKNEKG OBEGQNIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, . 190S. r CHRISTIANS TO LEAD Jews WIN ; Let Them .Enter First Protest to Hay. AGAINST . RUSSIAN CRUELTY tetter From KIshlnef Give Further Details of Mnasacre and Official Indifference Editor Moses BOkn Denies Statements. Local Jewish organizations look for the Christian churches to take the lead In calling- tho attention of the State Depart ment to the massacre o the Jews at KIshlnef, . believing that such appeals would bo more effective, coming from people of a different race and religion on tho simple ground of humanity, than from the fellow-religionists of the sufferers. , During the present week two of tho strong Christian church organizations will be holding National conventions, and 1t is regarded as probable that the Russian atrocity will be discussed before both of them. Naturally, the mention of the sub ject would be sufficient to provoke strong resolutions and a demand for immediate action. Should tho question be taken up by these organizations, strength would be lent to the protest that, it Is felt, would not be given by a demand from Jewish organizations. The reason for this belief Is that. If the Christian churches act, it would be a demand based on the ground of humanity, and would not bo open to a, contention on the part of the Russian offi cials that it was Inspired by a people of a race similar to those who suffered at KIshlnef. There is no question in the minds of the local organizations of Jews but that the State Department would recognize an ap peal from them, for there Is an abund ance of precedent to sustain this view. It Is felt, however, that other organizations will take action, and tho movement will gain strength by giving the Christian churches precedence. The Presbyterian synod Is to meet on the Pacific Coast this week, and the XTnItarIans are holding their National gathering on the Atlantic Coast. Both of these church organization are expected to be interested in the reports from Russia, and it is altogether likely that an expres sion of opinion will be mado by each. Strong resolutions forwarded to "Wash ington by these two National gatherings would have the effect of Inspiring Imme fllate action among other Christian church organizations. It is deemed probable that the last Sun Say in May will be observed by most of tho churches In America as KIshlnef day. Reports of such a plan have been received here, and there is every Indication that tho movement will become general throughout America. Should the Christian churches recognize May 31 as KIshlnef day, the probable ac tion taken would be to send a telegram explaining tho sentiment of tho various congregations to "Washington. It Is like ly such telegrams, denouncing the Rus sian attitude of indifference, would be sent to the Secretary of State, with the request that they be forwarded to the American Ambassador at St. Petersburg. Naturally, the feeling entertained in America would be explained immediately to the Russian officials. Such a protest coming from every Chris tian church In America would express the sentiment In this country better than any other plan that could be adopted. Since the movement Is already under way. It Is hardly likely the Jews of Portland would take any definite position until it was shown how generally tho Christian churches resented the treatment of Jews in KIshlnef district. The action of local contributors In in creasing their donations to the KIshlnef fund was communicated yesterday by Dr. Stephen S. Wise to the general committee at New York. He dispatched a telegram yesterday morning announcing that the local Jews had Increased their contribu tion from $2090 to 55000, and there was every prospect of an additional sum being raised. CALLS OASSIXI A LIAR, Editor MoMCMSohn Says Rnsnlan Am "bassador Slanders Jews. Tho explanation given by the Russian Minister to this country of the causes that led to the trouble has created a general feollng of condemnation. It will be made the subject of a response by Dr. "Wise at Friday evening's meeting at Temple Beth Israel and has already pro voked from Dr. N. Mosessohn a reply in which he demonstrates tho falseness of tho Russian Minister's position. Dr. "Wise was asked yesterday for an explanation of conditions as they really exist In Russia, but declared that he considered the statement of the Russian Ambassador io serious and eo grave and at the same time so vulnerable and men dacious that he had resolved, with the aid of tho extensive llteraturo at his com mand, to prepare a stament covering the question of the status of the Jew In Russia from a political, social and finan cial standpoint and to present it In tho course of the services at Temple Beth Israel Friday evening, to which are In vited all who aro interested in the matter. Rev. Dr. N. Mosessohn, editor of tho Jewish Tribune, was indignant over the reports of Count Cassinl's interview. Ho took up "the statement of the Russian Ambassador in detail and denounced It in the following terms: "Wo need not go to Russia to find out tho barbarity of that government, wo aieed not seek Darkest Russia among the Ignorant peasantry. It is sufficient to meet the Russian aristocracy to find In them the depository of antl-aemitlem, bar harianism and faloshood. A true example of theso excrements of mankind Is Count Casslnl, the Russian Ambassador at "Washington, who, judging from his Inter view with an Associated Press represent ative, is both a deliberate liar and Is pos sessed of the spirit of the devil Incarnate, and Is truly a fit representative of tho barbarian government that sent him to "Washington. "In his interview with the representa tive of the Associated Press, as published in yesterday's Oregonlan, there la not one grain of truth. Thanking tho Almighty God for tho privilege of being a citizen of this great and glorious free country, where free speech is not prohibited, with out hesitation do I pronounce his aver ments a posltivo slander against a law abiding, helpless people the Jews In Rus sia. Denying his averments, I will give here plain facts, and will not omit to send him a marked copy of this paper. "Now for facts: One of the Count's libelous averments reads: "'There is in Russia, as in Germany and Austria, a feeling against certain of the Jews. The reason for this unfriendly attitude Is found In the facrthat the Jews will not work In the field or engage in agriculture. They prefer to be money lenders. Give a Jew a couple of dollars and he becomes a banker and money broker. In this capacity he takes ad vantage of the Russian peasant, whom he soon has in his power and ultimately de stroys. It Ls when the patience of the peasant Is exhausted that conflicts be tween peasants and Jews occurs. Ordi narily the Russian is a very patient per son, but it is only natural that he should entertain a feeling of resentment for the one who has wrought his ruin.' "This assertion Is rebuked by the fact that there aro many Jewish agricultural colonies In Cberson,,Yekaterlnoslav, Bes sarabia, "Wilna, Grodno, Minsk, Plnsk and other governments in Russia. "When the Russian Ministers of Agriculture and In-" terior visited those colonies in 1900, they reported them in a flourishing condition and promised to Increase the tracts of their land. More, the Jew cannot be a producer to as large an extent as ho wishes, on account of the Russian law forbidding him to own or to till the soli anywhere in the empire with the excep tion of the colonies mentioned. Most of the factories in Lodz. "Warsaw and other cities are filled with Jewish worklngmen, tho owners preferring them on account of their skill and sober habits, which facts were republished in this coun try in 1900, from Russian papers. "That there aro Jews who aro money lenders no one denies, but that the Rus sian usurers are worse than the Jewish is proven in the statistics published In many books in Russia. It was proven that in places where Jews are prohibited to dwell, the peasant suffers more from the Russian merchant-usurer, who charges the highest rate of Interest and retains the peasants' products, at one eighth of their market value. The afore said ls proof enough that the Count de liberately uttered what may be termed a 'Russian' falsehood which Is peculiar In being a He, consisting, not only of tho bare lying, but also of a barbarian in stinct of trying to do further harm. "With an effrontery fit only for a rep resentative of a savage government, the Count avers: " 'Emperor Nicholas sought to help the Jew by ordering the establishment of ag ricultural colonies in Southern Russia, hoping to induce the Jews to engage in agricultural pursuits, Instead of money lending, but the effort was useless, nor have other projects establishing Jewish states been successful " "I charge tho Count, who seems to be but poorly posted on Russian matters, to resign his official position and enter one of his Russian 'gymnasiums' and study Russian history. Emperor Nicholas I was tho incarnation of barbarity in Its most atrocious form. I would remind the Count of the Emperor's 'ukase' In 1S2G, wherein he commanded that all Jewish children 8 years of age and over be seized and pressed Into military service a des potism that speaks for Itself. Could tho Jews have any confidence In that despot? The bare fact that some of the colonies aforementioned are the same that Nich olas I first allotted them proves how tho Count mutilated the truth In his unsuc cessful attempt to defend his government. "Another pearl of untruth follows: ' 'The situation In Russia, so far as the Jews aro concerned, is this: It is the peasant against the money lender, and not the Russian against the Jew. There is no feeling against the Jews In Russia because of religion. It ls, as I have said, the Jews ruin the peasants, with the result that conflicts occur when the latter have left all their worldly possessions and have nothing to live upon.' "Now the fact is, that not the Jew ruins the peasant, but the taxes the severe means by which these taxes aro extracted from the peasant by the gov ernment, as also the silent taxes (bribes) paid to Russian petty officers, and other similar Impositions. These are facts that cannot be denied. "Further I read: " 'There are many good Jews In Russia, and they aro respected. Jewish genius Is appreciated In Russia, and tho Jewish artist Is honored. Jews also appear in the financial world In Russia,' "As tho other averments, so this one Is a deliberate falsehood. True it is that there are many Jews of genius, such as lawyers, physicians, etc., but why aro thesa barred from holding any govern mental office? Does this debarment from the rights of man define the Russian 're spect?' "Why are the schools of the dark country closed before the Jew, though their capital is used for tho maintenance of those very schools? "Another He the Count avers that: " 'The Russian government affords the same protection to the Jews that It does to any other of Its citizens, and when a riot occurs and Jews aro attacked the officials immediately take steps to appre hend those who begin the riot and visit severe punishment upon them. In the past Russians have been punished severe ly for attacks upon Jews. But notwith standing these conflicts, tho Jews icon tlnue to do the very things which have been responsible for the troubles which Involve them.' "Can the Count show even one example where his government's protection was extended to Jews before the many mas sacres and riots that have occurred many of them several days at a time? As a native of Russia, I was an eye-witness of fully 15 of these 'pogroms mas sacres and riots, and had never yet seen measures taken by tho authorities" to quell the riots before the Jews were plundered, killed, and their wives and daughters outraged beforo their very eyes. Not tho Jewish doings are responsiblo for such conflicts, but the bigotry of the Russian priests, the craving of Ill-gotten wealth by the authorities, and the govern ment's pulling the wool over tho peas ants' eyes, persuading them that not the enormous taxes Impoverish them, but the Jews. The Jew ls the scapegoat of tho Russian government, whose dastardly acts are always placed at the home of the Russian Jews, who really aro a gentle, meek and law-abiding people. "Continuing tho conversation, tho Am bassador said: " 'Tho Russian readily assimilates with tho people of all other races and if he cannot assimilate with the Jew It ls ap parent that the fault must He with the Jew, and not with the Russian.' "The fact Is that the Jews and the Rus sians asslmllato among themselves the Russian ls good-natured and willingly as sociates with tho Jew, and if it were not for the bigoted clergy, led by the arch- bigot Poblcdonostzov, the antl-semetlc newspapers, which with the sanction of the government, hound tho Jew, and the special laws regarding Jews all doing their share to incite the Ignorant peas antry, there would never occur any riots. " 'I have received no Information regard ing the nature of the decree," said Count Casslnl, 'but I know that when the facts are made known It will appear differently and will be shown that the decree does not discriminate against the Jews. The fact that Xileutenant-Gcneral Ramben. the Governor of Bessarabia, has been called to St. Petersburg, shows conclu sively that the Imperial authorities are seriously regarding the KIshlnef affair and aro taking prompt measures to pun ish the guilty and to prevent repetitions or tnese disturaonces. "Does the Count doubt the responsibil ity of Lieutenant-General Ramben In the face of the facts, that, though there are 4000 soldiers stationed at KIshlnef, and a large number of police they- were with held from interfering with the riot, and even the telegram of several KIshlnef Jews to St. Petersburg for heln was in tercepted by his orders and held out for IS hours? The Count may defend his dastard country, but he must remember that in this land of liberty his untruthful arguments and his deliberate falseh6ods win bo taken for their face value. challenge this falsifier Count Casslnl to prove nis assertions and I further chal lenge him to a debate in person, either In English or his native language, on this suDjecc SCORES COUXT CASSIXI. Grand President "Wise Addresses B'nal B'rith. Lodge. The Joint meeting of the several lodges of the Independent Order of B'nal B'rith was nem in tneir nail in the Selling- HIrsch building last evening, and proved one of the most enthusiastic Catherines ever held In this city. Grand President Wallace A. Wise and Grand Orator Ed ward Tauscky delivered nowerful nm tlons. and Rabbi "Wise pronounced the benedlctlpn on tho newly-Initiated candi dates, numbering 14. Grand President "Wise scored Count Casslnl on his false assertions, as pub- usneo. an me Associated Press dispatches, and declared all his statemntn falsehoods. He urged the brethren of the oraer to suck together and increase In membership so that the good work of the order may continue In succoring the less fortunate Israelites in other coun tries. Tho grand officers conducted in itiation ceremonies, assisted by Brothers "William Fest and David N. Mosessohn, who acted as vice-president and ' assist ant monitor, respectively. LETTERS FROM KISH1XEF. Sarvlvors Give Details of Massacre Officials Would Not Check Riot. Letters from the KIshlnef district to Jews in Portland, who have friends and acquaintances in that city, continue to arrive, telling of the horrible manner in which the Russian rioters maltreated the Jews, and the attitude of indifference with which the Russian officials viewed the scenes of plunder and massacre. From a letter to A. Abrams, of Portland, tho fol lowing extracts are taken: "The riots in KIshlnef began on the last day of our Holyday Passover, and lasted three days. On the first day the mob broke windows and robbed the Jewish dwellings; on the second day. when they noticed that tho troops did nothing to hin der their work, they began to kill the Jews. They killed 100, and 200 were dan gerously wounded. Tho killing of men and destruction of property lasted three days. Thirty-six holy scrolls were torn Into pieces, the big synod demolished and its beadle killed, girls and married women were outraged, men were torn In halves, the feathers from tho Jewish pillows cov ered all the streets of KIshlnef. and un der many of them were found hands and feet of babes. "A rich oxen merchant, a Jew, sent away his wife and family to his parents In Odessa, but himself returned to see after his house, and found that the mob were slaying his oxen. "When tho rioters surrounded him, he intended to savo him self by shooting from a revolver, but he was torn Into pieces. Another Jew, with a revolver In his hand, saved his life on Sunday. Seeing the murders committed In the street, ho packed up 10,000 roubles. set on a 'droshka,' and went to tho depot to leave the city, but was recognized by the mob, dragged from tho 'droshka,' killed and his money taken away. ' In a word, my heart trembles, my hand refuses to write, my eyes fill with tears, when I write this account. KIshlnef Is destroyed. ... It Is said that about 1100 rioters have been arrested, but what of it? Wo know well that about 1090 of them will be let free, and ten will be pun ishedadjudged to three months' arrest. . . Eight hundred children were left homeless and without parents. . . ." In a letter received by Mr. Kamlshcr the horror Is described: "The murder and plunder began on Sun day, the first day of the Russian Easter. On the first day they broke the windows of many Jewish houses and pillaged the synagogues, tore and defiled about 100 noiy scrolls. Many Jews ran to tho Gov ernor, asking his help, but his answer was: 'Help yourselves tho best you can!' "The police drove away those who at tempted to resist plunder. It ls clear that the Governor, the police and many of the aristocratic Russians took a hand in this riot. On Monday the mob began to rob tho Jewish houses and stores. The Jews hid themselves in chimneys, cellars and other hiding places. Tho Jews sent dis patches to the commander of the army, but their dispatches were kept in the tele graph station In KIshlnef for IS hours. On Tuesday tho commander of the army -arrived, and order was re-established. There were found moro than 100 Jews killed, not counting children; about S00 maimed Jews, with cut-off ears, noses, tongues and eves. The hospitals aro filled with the sick. The corpses were not allowed to bo burled until Friday. An investigation committee arrived from St. Petersburg. The num ber of corpses is continually on the In crease; they aro found under the feathers In the streets. VISIT B'XAI B'RITH LODGE. Grand President and Grand Orator. "Welcomed to Portland. A Joint meeting of the local lodges of the Independent Order B'nal B'rith greet ed Grand President Wallace A. Wise and Grand Orator Edward Tauckzy, of San Francisco, last night. The meeting was held In the rooms at 3S6A Washington street. The .grand officers belong to the fourth district, comprising California, Or egon, Washington, Utah and Wyoming, and are making their regular annual In spection trip of tho various lodges with in their jurisdiction. The meeting last night was presided over by tho following officers: President L Leeser Cohen, Portland Lodge, No. 416; Monitor David N. Mosessohn, Oregon Lodge, No. 65; Vice-President W. Fest, Sebato Morals Lodge, No. 461; Secretary W. Wolfcsteln, Oregon Lodge; Assistant Monitor A. Rosensteln, North Pacific Lodge, No. 314; Inside Guard P. Gevurtz, Oregon Lodge, and Outsldo Guard S. Shishel. Portland Lodge. During tho evening 30 candidates were Initiated. STREET-CAR TAKES FIRE Women Are Trampled Upon and One Man Badly Hurt. NEW YORK, May 19. Ina wild rush of frightened passengers to escape from a burning street-car near Cypress Hills, Long Island, Michael Murphy, of Ja maica, was pushed through a window and so badly cut by the glass that his con dition is critical. The car was on its way to Jamaica when a flash of flame shot from the trucks and the motorman brought the car to a halt. Before the passengers were aware of tho danger, flro worked through the floor and caught the trimming of the seats. The 25 passengers Jumped to their feet and started toward the rear door. Two women fell In a faint on the floor, but the crowd was too Intent on saving themselves to pay any attention to them. It was in the Jam at the door that Mur phy was crushed against the window with such force that tho glass broke and he was shot out ono tho ground. As he fell fragments of glass cut his face and hands in a dozen places, and a ragged edge caught his foot. The weight of his falling body sent the sharp edge through his clothing and severed an artery In his ankle. Two policemen helped the crowd out of the cars. Murphy was sent to a hospital. Milwaukee Has n. $125,000 Fire. MILWAUKEE, May 19.-FIre today de stroyed Jacob s copper shop, tho plants of the Milwaukee Commutator Company, the Milwaukee Automobile Works, and the Milwaukee Brass Works. The Ma rine Hotel was badly scorched. Tho plants were located near Nineteenth and Canal streets. Fifteen families were compelled to de sert their homes on account of the in tense heat. . The total loss Is estimated at about 5125,000. Three persons were seri ously Injured. t Fire Destroys Mining Town. ST. JOHNS. N. F.. May 19. Fire has devastated the mining town of Little Bay. where a large copper mine Is being worked. Three churches, the mining com pany's stores, the government buildings and 40 dwellings "were destroyed. Loss, $50,000. Two hundred and fifty persons are homeless. Fire also has destroyed the lumbering section of Appleton. The mills. much lumber and other property were con sumed. Lightning: Causes a Fire. BAY CITY, Mich., May 19. The Masonic Templo was destroyed by flro today, en tailing a loss of $100,000. The building was struck by lightning. Trnckee Out in Force to Meet Him. TRUCKEE, Cal.. May 19. President Roosevelt stopped here for 15 minutes this afternoon. He was escorted to a platform nean his train, where he made a speech. A large crowd of people with a band of music welcomed him heartily. and cheered him at the conclusion of his speech. FINISH AN M RACE EVEXTFCL PASSAGE OF TWO PORTLAND WHEAT SHIPS. Holyrood and Cerxtll Bart, Leaving the Columbia River the Same Day, Arrive Oat Together. In a 14. 000-mile race around Cape Horn, the British ship Holyrood and the French bark Cornil Bart have come out .even. Both left the Columbia River on January 13 and both reached their destination at United Kingdom ports last Sunday, the Holyrood arriving at Queenstown and the Cornil Bart at Falmouth. The trip was made In 124 days, a good average passage. The Holyrood reached Portland October J.7 last with, a cement cargo from Ant werp and. was chartered by Balfour, Guthrie &. Co., to load for orders. She took aboard 112,000 bushels of wheat of a value of $74,000 and completed her cargd and cleared on December 15. The French bark, which arrived here November 1, In balast from St. Nazalre. under charter to the Potland Grain Company, loaded, with 107,000 bushels of wheat and her car go was worth 577,000. She cleared on the same day as the Holyrood. Both vessels proceeded to Astoria, but were detained there nearly a month with a largo fleet of grain-laden ships by the stormy weather prevailing then. Finally the weather cleared sufficiently for the block ado to bo broken and on January 13, seven of tho storm-bound vessels put to sea. They were tho County of Roxburgh, Alsterthal, Wandsbek, Nantes, Riverside, Holyrood and Cornil Bart. Of this fleet the County of Roxbourgh made the best time reaching Cork in 109 days. Of the Australian-bound carriers that got out on that day, the Riverside made the run to Melbourne In 62 days and tho Wands bek reached Sydney 67 days after leaving tho Columbia River lightship. The Alster thal and the Nantes both sailed for the United Kingdom and neither has yet re ported. FIRST RIVER BULLETTX. Willamette Will Reach Thirteen Foot Stage Today. Tho Weather Bureau yesterday Issued tho first river bulletin -of this season. These bulletins will bo Issued dally .until the subsidence of tho Summer freshet. According to the forecast the lower Co lumbia will rise to 13 feet by today and remain nearly on a stand at that stage for several days. The cold weather has checked tho rise of the upper rivers, the Snake falling half a foot dally at Lewfe ton. Tho recent rains, however, will .add to the accumulation of 'snow In the mountains, and when the warm weather finally comes. It will go off with a rush. The following are the reports from the various river stations reported yestedayr II in mo tap O S STATIONS. 2 o C SI a- Portland. Or. The Dalles. Or Umatilla, Or.i Northport, Wash. . Wenatchee. Wash. Rlparia, Wash. ... Lewlston, Idaho .. Welser, Idaho 12.7 0.3 15.0 33.0 22.9 0.2 40.0 59.6 34.5 53.0 14.4 0.2 25.0 8.9 0.6 50.0 22.SI 0.1 40.058.0 10.2 10.0 0.6 0.5 24.7 .28 24.0 10.0 26.0 26.5 7.6; Fall. Water enters the cellars on Front street and covers the lower docks wherfthe Wil lamette River ls from 15 to 19 feet. LUMBER STEAMERS TIED UP. Union. Men Refuse to Handle the Cargo. SAN PEDRO, Cal., May 19. The steamers Noyo and Lakme, both laden with lumber, havo been tied up at this port by the members of the local Labor Union. . The Noyo arrived this morning with 176,000 feet of lumber loaded at Fort Bragg and consigned to the San Pedro Lumber Company. Out of sympathy .with the lumber workers at Fort Bragg In their troubles -with the Union Lumber Company, of San Francisco, the members of the local union refused to touch the cargo of tho Noyo, and for refusing to work about 40 employes- were discharged tlhs morning by the local superintendent of the San Pedro Company. Captain EHefsen, of tho Noyo, worked about two hours this afternoon "rough piling" his cargo, using trie five sailors and the first and second mates of his vessel, but the sailors, upon request of their local agent, stopped work, leaving the Noyo tied up hero pending a settle ment of the troubles. Steamboats Must Have Certificate. SEATTLE, May 19. From this time for ward the local customs office' will Issue copies of steamboat inspection certificates. filed by tho inspectors, for delivery at once, and no vessel leaving the ports within this district will hereafter be ex empt from the statutory fine of $500 for not having a posted current license,, as is required by law. This order was issued by Collector of Customs C. W. Ide, at the Seattle cus toms office yesterday. On the Overdae List. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19. Six vessels have been posted as overdue. The German bark Edna sailed from Port Ludlow for Slept Very Little Because of Smothering Spells, Palpitation, and Heart Pains. To Dr. Miles' Heart Cure I Owe My Life. Heart pains, palpitation, smothering spells, shortness of breath, weak end hungry spells and general debility, indicate a weak heart The longer these symptoms exist the more serious they become. They represent con ditions of heart weakness which must re ceive aid from the outside. A weak heart cannot cure itself, no matter how slight the affection. Unless speedily treated it will grow worse, slowly but surely. A perfect cure has been found in Dr. Miles' Heart Cure which removes the cause so that the disagreeable symptoms soon disappear. "It gives me great pleasure to add my tes timonial to the hundreds of others who have testified to the merits of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, as it may be the means of helping another sufferer to try it I am sure that I owe my life and health to Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. I had suffered for six years with pal pitation and pain in my heart, I could not lie on my left side, I was very wcak and slept very little because of smothering spells. I tried every thing I could think of lut got no relief until I began the use of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. I am cow well and able to do my work and although it is three years since I first used the remedy I have no sign of heart trouble I took in all six bottles of . Heart Cure and (hick it the grandest medi cine in the world, and it -gives me pleasure at all times to recommend it" Mils. H. Hollingsworth, Medford, Oregon. All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle Dr. -.Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addrest Dr. Miks Medical Co, Elkhart, lad. Port Pirie 125 days ago, and reinsurance is quoted at lo per cent. The, other ships that are anxlouscly looked, for are the British bark Ednyfed; 92 days from New castle, Australia, for Salavarry; the French bfiganttne Boleldleu, 155 days from New York for Hong Kong; the British ship. Samaritan, 120 days from Tampa, for Yokohama; the" Norwegian bark Spes, 128 days from London, for Freemantle, and the German shlo.CL H Wetjen, .202 days from New York. for. Yokohama. The C. H. Wetjen Is offered for reinsurance at 35 per cent, the Spes a"t 15 and the rest at io. y San Jose Is Seaworthy. ASTORIA,- Or.. May 19.-(SDecian-Car- tain T. B. Howes. American Register Sur veyor, was down from Portland yesterday to maxe a survey ot tne state pilot schooner San Jose. In accordance with the request of the State Pilot Commission. He declined to make public the result of his survey until after- he has time to file a written report with the Pilot Board, but did say he could find nothing so seriously wrong with the schooner that would pre vent her being placed . in a seaworthy con dition. Schooner ChHrchlll Clears. ASTORIA. Or.. Mav 19. fSneelnl.'J The, American schooner Churchill . cleared at tne custom-House today for San Fran cisco. She has a cargo of 875.000 feet of lumber loaded at the Knappton mills. Marine Xotes. The barkentlne Araeo has arrived nr and berthed at the North Pacific mill. The Lanirdale shifted from th plpvntnr to. the flouring mills, where she will com plete ner cargo. Tho steamer Desn.itch rlparofl for t? dondo with 600.000 ties shipped by the Eastern & Western Lumber Company. xne j?Tencn ship General Faidherbe ar rived UD vesterdav afternoon Columbia dock. She Is under charter to the Northwestern Warnhnnso fnmmnv load wheat for South Africa. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. ITav 10. KaHurt t,t !t A -vr ican barkentlne Georglna. for Shanghai. Sailed at 6 A. M. Steamer Prentiss, for San Francisco. Arrived and loft tin at s-m A "r Steamer Ruth, from San Francisco, by way of .cureKa. Arrived at 0:30 A. M. French bark Duquesne. from Hlogo. Condition of the bar at P. il.. smooth: wind nortiiwistr a.-AitVio- clotidy. San Francisco. Mav 10. Arrived at 2 a r Steamer Fulton, from Portland. Ka1ti1 n n A. if. Schooner Jennie Stella, for Portland. raimouin, aiay 17. Arrived French bark Cornil Bart, from Portland. Queenstown. Alay 17. Arrived TSriMsh at, in Holyrood. from Portland. San Vrsnrlurn 'Mnv- la i r-. Wyefleld. from Nanalmo; schocfaer Charles .taiK. rrom o ray's Harbor; steamer Charles E. Nelson, from Seattle: brig W. G. Irwin, from Roche Harbor; steamer Anubls, from Seattle; schooner Marion, from-, Tacoma. Sailed Schooner Repeat, for Coos Bay; barkentlne Gleaner, for Willapa Harbor; steamer Alllanoe. for Portland. Tacoma. May 10. Arrived SUamrr from Seattle. ' Sailed Steamer Leelanaw. for San Francisco; steamer City of Topelca, tor Alaska. ' Marseilles. May 17. Arrived Benrunda. fmm New York. London. -May 10. Arrived MInneaDolIs. from New York. Liverpool. May 19. Arrived Corinthian. Montreal. Antwerp. May 19. Arrived Kronland from New York. New Yorie Mav 10. Sailed TZnti- -tvitfc.tm der Grosse. for"Bremen; Cevlc, for Liverpool; Sardinia, for Genoa. Bremen. May 19. Arrivcd-Tfrnnn-inT -n-n helm, from New York, via Plymouth and Cher bourg. Liverpool. Mav 19. Sailed RaTnnl tr. Boston, via Queenstown. 'Seattle. May 19. Sailed steamer vai.nin for San Francisco: steamer .Mnntnra tnr- Francisco. Arrived Steamer James Dollar, irom can r rancisco. Insnrance Company Flies Appeal. TRENTON, N. X, May IS-. The Pru dential Insurance Company, of Newark, has filed In the Court of Errors and Ap peals, an appeal from the decision of the Court of Chancery restraining the. Insur ance company from purchasing a control- FREEMAONOAPPL Ffatvre' Remedy A New and Successful Treatment for Weak Men Young Men, Middle-Aged Men, Old Mes If You Really Want to Bo Cured, Now Is Your Opportunity. Stored Electricity. Always Charged, Ready for Use. No burning no blistering no skin poisoning no charging the batteries with dangerous acids. A dry, soothing, current applied direct "to the nerve centers controlling the nervous system. Even the very worst cases find a cure under our wonderful MAGNO-MEDICINAL TREATMENT. All diseases that affect the nervous system or caused by Impurity of the blood ara speedily and permanently cured. For the purpose of popularizing my wonderful MAGNO-ELECTRO treatment, I am golug to sead to each sufferer who writes to me at once my NEW MAGNO APPLIANCE absolutely without any cost. FREE AS TUB JLXR YOU BREATHE. All I ask In return Is that you recommend my appliance to your friends and neighbors when you are cured. Are you a strong, vigorous, manly man? If not, write for my ELECTRO-MAGNO APPLIANCE today. Bm& year nam and full particulars of your case. It matters not what you havo tried, how many belts you have worn without relief, J&J new method will cure you. Why suffer from WASTED VITALITY or any form of NERVOUS ORGANIC DISEASES when my MAGNO-ELECTRO APPLIANCE will restore the declining forces to the strength and vigor .of robust manhood? Cures permanently all NERVOUS and SEXUAL DISEASES LIVER, KIDNEY and STOMACH TROUBLES, RHEU MATISM, VARICOCELE, CATARRH of the BLADDER, INFLAMMATION of PROSTATE GLAND. Spermatorrhoea, Nervous Debility; Nocturnal Emissions, Losses, Drains of any description. Weak Back, Skin Diseases, Blood Poison", Neglected or . Badly Treated Cases of Gleet, Stricture. Rheumatism, Pain In Back. Spinal Disease. Constipation, Asthma, Lack of Nerv Force and Vigor, Sexual Exhaustion, General Debility, Urinary Diseases, Insomnia (Sleeplessness), Throat Troubles, Par alysis, Epileptic Fits, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Dropsy, Piles, Brlght's Disease, Catarrh, Indigestion, Lung Difficulties, Weakness, Sciatica, Gout, Varicocele and Headache. My wonderful MAGNO-ELECTRO APPLIANCE has astonished the world. Thousands of sufferers have already been, cured. Why not you? No tedious waiting for renewed health and strength. My appliance cures quickly, and, what Is more, you stay cured. Remember,- "Write today and I will send the appliance absolutely free of cost. DON'T SEND ANY MONEY address.. PROF. J. S. BEECH Dept 3;..41.E,S, streel Buffalo Uthia Water "Has Signally Demonstrated Its Remedied Power in "Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, Uric Acid Gravel, and Other Maladies Dependent upon the Uric Acid Diathesis." Dr. Thos. H. Buckler, of Paris, formerly of Baltimore, Suggcsler of Litkia as a Solvent for- Uric Acid, says: "Nothing I could say would add to the SS"onnTf The BSixrao imaawaiH. itfffi SeSi?ta Uric Acid Diathesis, Rheumatism and Gout, and with this object I have ordered it to Enropc, from Coleman & Rogers, of Baltimore. Lithia is in no form so valuable as where it exists in the carbonate, the form in which it is found in Dr. William F. Carrington, Former Resident Physician, Hoi Springs, onstrated its remedial power in Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, Uric Acid Gravel, and other maladies dependent upon the Uric Acid Diathesis. Dr. Algernon S- Garnett, Surgeon retired) U. S. Navy, Resident g2&2fitii Bufe&io LrnaA Water rtiS ment of Gout, Rheumatism, and that hybrid disease, 'Rheumatic Gout (so-called), which is in contradistinction to the Rheumatoid Arthritis of Garrod. I have had excellent results from this Water in these affections, both in my own person and in the treatment of patients for whom I havo prescribed it." Voluminous medical testimony on request. For sale by the general drug and mineral water trade. Motel at Springs opens June i5th. PROPRIETOR BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA. ling Interest In the Fidelity Trust Com pany of Newark. The appeal was filed some time ago, hut the fact has just be come public The appeal will be argued at the June term. BUSINESS MEN FLEECED. Collection Ajfency Scheme Thrives In New Yorlc City.. NEW YORK, ray 19. Facts have been laid before District Attorney Jerome con cerning a new method of swindling which ls said to have been successful In Its oper ation and to which the largest business organizations In the city have fallen vic tims. It ls declared that there have been formed In this city two collection agencies which are believed to be operated by the same individual. Thlr plan Is simple. An agent of one of them-visits a business man or the general office of a corporation, having first learned of some outstanding indebtedness due to the individual or com pany visited. This Indebtedness stands against some firm or person who has failed in business, or who, for rea son, has avoided payment. The state ment Is made that this agency has come into eecret knowledge of the fact that the judgment debtor has come Into the possession of certain property. Then the proposal is made that for a reasonable commission the debt will be collected with Interestd and costs. A" fee ls collected In advance, the amount being governed by the apparent willingness of the creditor to have the collection of the debt attended to. In some cases a large sum has been paid to have the judgment reflled In court and to have the claim placed In shape for collecting. The payment of tho fee ls tho last heard of the case by the creditor un til a request is made for a report, when the invariable reply ls "favorable progress is being made." .Not fewer than 100 of hese cases have been reported to the New York Credit Men's Association, and complaints have been received from merchants In Boston, FOR WEAK MEN Chicago. St. Louis. Kansas City, Indian apolis. Baltimore, Pittsburg, St. Paul and Cincinnati. HARNESS TRUST COMES NOW. Company "With. a. Large Capital Ja Incorporated In Xew Jersey. NEW YORK, May 19. The Incorpora tion of the American Saddlery & Harness Company, at Trenton, N. J., with a cap ital of $10,000,iX30. is the first step toward a combination of the principal concerns In the United States making saddlery and harness. A meeting of the board of di rectors of the company will be held in Chicago next Monday to complete final ar rangements. Schwab Made n Director. NEW YORK, May 19. The American Steel Foundries Company has declared the usual quarterly dividend of V& per cent on its preferred stock. H. K. Wood and K. K. McLaren resigned as directors, and Charles M. Schwab and E. H. Gary were elected In their places. EnrnlnRK of Rnhber Company. NEW YORK, May 19. The annual re port of the United States Rubber Com pany shows total earnings to be J31,8SS,7a7 and the total net Income $2,774,398, which, after deducting Interest and bad debts, left a surplus for the year of $1,342,448. Street-Car Merger Completed. CLEVELAND, O., May 19. The final details in the proposed consolidation of all the street-car Interests In this clty were completed late this afternoon. A new company, capitalized at $23,500,000, will be incorporated. Twenty-live Kamille Homeless. CHICAGO, May 19. Twenty-five fam ilies were rendered homeless, 19 buildings were destroyed and nearly $200,000 prop erty loss was " caused by a fire which started In a garbage box tonight at Sem inary avenue and Dunning street. ANCE