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14 THE MORNING OR EGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1907. 10 DOZEN i T Deep-Sea Power Tonnage Now in River Greater Than Ever Before. FIVE FLAGS REPRESENTED American L,ends, With British Sec ond and Japanese Third Pleiades Arrives to Ijoad Lumber for San . Francisco. Twenty-four ocean-going steam vessels are now In the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. This Is the largest number on record as betnjr here at one time. The total tonnasre is 41,440 and the quantity 'of wheat, flour and lumber to be moved by them will run way up in the large figures. The oil tank steamer Santa Karin. tioarts the- list, with a net tonnage of SXBO. The diminutive gasoline boat Berwick brings up the rear, with 95 ions. The Berwick Is being fitted with an Ice-condensing plant and will carry frozen steel-heads from -the Rogue River. Five flags are represented, the American leading in number and tonnage and the Japanese third. A list of the vessels in port, with flag and tonnage, follows: Steamer and Flag. Ton. pRnta Maria. American .. ....HWirt Manrhu Maru, Japanese. 3:JM Kukul Maru. Japanese ............ ,3nS7 Pleiades. American. .2932 A ga nam hits, Hrltleh .... 2Hrt Strathford. British Numantia, German .2sn4 Mathilda, Norwegian 2H24 llymerlc, British liMK 1 hyra. Norwegian .........241M Kotohira Maru, Japanese. . u ......... .22rtS Woodford. British 1KHO Hoanokc, American . .lrt.4 At Ida, American .............. ...124H rotcta Rica, American....-..,.. M....lltttt Kxcelslor, American...' . . . . ... 814 Xiim lty. American M7 F. A. Kllourn, American 45S Ttedondo, American ...... 4t2 Alliance. American 4.'il t'harlea Nelaon. American........ . 3!t7 Washington, American 3H7 ,lim Hutler, American M 343 l.erwlik (gasoline), American 95 41,440 Of the steamships in port. 14 fly the American flag, fotir the ensign of Great Kritaln. three the Japanese flag, two tiie Norwegian, and one the German. Of the American eteamers. the major portion of them are in the lumber trade Coast wise. Two of them are oil carriers, and five are regular passenger boats. The two Norwegians are loading lumber for North China ports, and the Numantia (German) is one of the regular steam ers plying for the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company. The three Marus of the Mikado are loading flour and wheat for Japan and North China ports. One of them is being dispatched by the regular steamship company. The Pleiades Is one of the steamers for merly In the trans-Pacific trade from Puget Sound. She will load lumber at this port for California and make her Initial trip in the coastwise trade from here. The Pleiades is a big carrier and will make money ln the lumber carrying business. She will load at the mills of the Eastern & Western Lumber Com pany. The Santa Maria has been laid up for the past week for repairs. In passing the site of the new bridge of the Portland & Seattle Railway Company she struck one of the piers and bent her rudder stock. She will be in shape to leave down today. LARGE CARGOES CLEAR PORT Strnrhortl Carries Wheat and the Kotoliira Maru Takes Klour. The steamship Strathord cleared yester day for Shanghai with 234.2RI bushels of wheat, valued at $167.3.18. The Kotohira Maru cleared with 25.417 barrels of flour for North China. The value of the lat ter' s cargo wits $S2,ti00. ' The clearing of these steamers brings the February shipments up to a good figure. The wheat for the month Is about lfiO.noo bushels less than' the ship ments of January, but this is more than counterbalanced by the flour shipments, which have ,o far nearly doubled those of the preceding month. The Manshu Maru, operating for the Portland & Asiatic Company, hegan working yester day with four gangs at the Alaska dock. Work on the steamer will be rushed, but it is doubtful whether she will finish in time to get In the February business. The Manshu is the only possibility for the. remainder of the month. The total value of foodstuffs shipped foreign this month Is J042,21fl, as compared with J90t, ;m in January, a gain in valuations for the present' month of $33,958. BARGE XEAIIIXG COMPLETION Masts Were Stepped Yesterday In the Wasliougal. The schooner barge Washougal. belong ing to Daniel Kern, was towed to the Albina dock yesterday morning and her masts stepped. She was brought back to the Willamette boiler dock, where the final work on the, rigging will be done. She will then load lumber for San Fran cisco. The Washougal is one of four stone barges which have been converted into lumber carriers by Mr. Kern. Two of them were remodeled on Gray's Harbor and two at Portland. The Washington, which left south in tow of the Samson, got into trouble off the bar and was compelled to put back to Astoria for repairs. AFTEK STERN-WHEEL BOATS California Teople Are Negotiating for Sarah Dixon. California people are negotiating for th purchase of the steamer Sarah Oixon. It is their intention, if they get the boat, to place her on the run between San Francisco and points on the Sacramento River. The Sarah Dixon is owned by Captain James Shaver. Several times it has been announced that the steamer Telephone, which has been tied up at the Ha-seltine dock on the East Side for the past year, would be taken to California and placed on the Sacramento River. The Telephone would certainly be the flagship of the fleet If she went south. STEAMER HERCULES WRECKED IMown on the Rocks at Three-Mile Rapids Above The Dalles. .THE DALLES! Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) The steamer Hercules, of the Regulator line, was sunk this afternoon at Three Mile Rapids, above this 'city, while en route with freight-to the Portage Rail road. ' She now lies on .the sands near the Washington shore, with ,a. good-sized hole, stove through her hull behind the STEAMERS boiler. A high wind prevailed on the river, which turned . the steamer from her course and onto the rocks. Captain Geer was in charge with the accident occurred. A diver and carpenter were telegraphed for from Portland, and it is thought the Hercules can be raised without se rious damage within a few days. FIXE OF $5000 IS REMITTED Captain Hopken Takes Cases to Higher Authorities and Wins. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 25. (Special!) A letter waa received at the Custom House today from the Department of Commerce and Labor, stating that the fine of $5000 recently imposed by Collector of Customs Carnahan on the German ship Arthur Fit ger has been remitted. The Fitger ar rived here from Bristol, England, a short time ago, via Antwerp, and failed to bring a consular bill of health from Bris tol, although she had one from Antwerp. The fine was imposed for failure to have a health bill from Bristol, as the local customs authorities contended that it wa9 from that port the voyage was com menced. Captain G. Hopken, master of the vessel, filed a protest against the fine. In which he asserted that he took com mand of the ship after her arrival at Antwerp, so was not responsible for any dereliction before that time. The de partment allowed the protest and remit ted the fine. ALLIANCE GOES OX DRYDOCK Steamer Will Be Given a Thorough Overhauling and Fainting. The steamship Alice went to the dry dock yesterday at noon and will be giv en a thorough overhauling. It is ex pected that the work can be completed in three days, but it will not be definite ly known until she has been thoroughly examined on the dock. She will be paint ed before coming off. When the Alliance again goes Into com mission she will go only as far south as Coos Bay. The management has decided to cut Eureka off as a port of call and confine the Alliance strictly to the Marshlield and North Bend trade. Investigation of City of Panama. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-Actlng un der instructions from Washington, two United States Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels. Bolles and Bulger, will, It is said, commence an investigation to fix the blame for the loss of a sailor and STEAM UK INTELLIGENCES Due to Arrive. Nome. From. - Date. Alliance Eureka Repairs Numantia Hongkong... In port Roanoke San Fran.... In port Columbia San Fran.... Feb. 27 Costa Rica San Fran Mar. 4 Geo. W. Elder... San Pedro... Mar. 5 Johan Poulsen. .San Fran. ... Mar. 5 F. A. Ktlburn. . . San Fran Mar. 8. Arabia Hongkong Mar. 21 Aragonia Hongkong Apr. 11 Kicomedla Hongkong. . . .Apr. 23 Scheduled to Depart. Name. For Date. Alliance Eureka Repairs' Numantia Hongkong. . . .Feb. 28 Columbia San Fran Mar. I Costa Rica San Fran..,. Mar. 6 Geo. W. Elder. .San Pedro Mar. T Johan Poulsen. .San Fran Mar. 9 F. A. Kllburn.. San Fran.... Mar. to Roanoke San Pedro... Mar. :H. Arabia Hongkong. . . .Mar. 2S Aragonla Hongkong. .. .Apr. 18 Nlcomedla Hongkong. .. .Apr. 30 Entered Monday. Costa Rica, Am. steamship. Mason, with general cargo from San Fran cisco. Redondo. Am. steamship, Bendegard, In ballast from San Francisco. Roanoke, Am. steamship. Dunham, with general cargo from San Pedro and way. F. A. Kilburn. Am. steamship, Mc Lellan. with general cargo from San Francisco and way. Cleared Monday. Costa Rica. Am. steamship. Mason, with general cargo for San Fran cisco. Atlas, Am. steamship, Badger, in ballast for Seattle. F. A. Kilburn. Am. steamship, Mc I'llan, with general cargo for San Francisco and way. Roanoke. Am. steamship. Dunham, with general cargo for San Pedro and way. Strathford, Br. steamship, Mudle, with 234.261 bushels of wheat for 1 Shanghai. Cargo valued at 1?T,336. Kotohira Maru, Jap. steamship, Ya mo, with 2T..417 barrels of flour for Dalny, Japanese China. Cargo valued at JS2.600. four life-rafts by the Pacific Mail steam ship City of Panama, during a heavy gale that was encountered outside of the heads on her last outward voyage. (This was the gale 1n which Dr. and Mrs. H. Waldo Coe. W. G.' McPherson. of Portland, and Thomas Prince, of Dun 'dee, were endangered.) Roanoke Will Leave Tonight. The steamship Roanoke will sail for San Pedro this evening. The steamer was scheduled to sail tomorrow, but an effort will be made on this trip to gain a day. so as to permit of the vessel going on drydock for painting. During the ice blockade in the Columbia a large portion of the paint was scratched off. Marine Notes. The schooner Dora Bluhm sailed yes terday with lumber for the Bay City. The steamship Manshu began taking cargo at the Alaska dock yesterday morn ing. The steamer Costa Rica, with passen gers and freight for San Francisco, sailed last night. The steamship Santa Maria, which has been undergoing repairs for the past two weeks, will be ready to sail today. The steamer F. A. Kilburn sailed for San Francisco and Eureka last night, with a large passenger list and a full cargo of freight. Arrivals and Departures. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 25. Condition of tha bar at 5 P. M., rough; wind, southwest, 16 miles; weather, cloudy. Arrived at 7:20 A. M. and left up at 3:20 P. M. Japanese steamer Fukul Maru. from Nanaimo. Ar rived down at 8 A. M. Steamer Washing ton. Arrived at 10:15 A. M. and left up at 12:30 P. M. Steamer Pleiades, from Seat tle. Arrived at 11 A. M. Schooner Golden Shore, from Pan Francisco. Arrived down at 3:20 P. M. Steamer Atlas. Arrived at 3:15 P. M. Bark B. P. Cheney, from San Pedro. Arrived at 4:35 P. M. A three-masted bark entlne. San Francisco, Feb. 2o. Arrived Steam er Homer, from Columbia River. Genoa, Feb. 2.V Arrived February 20 Italian ship Eraemo, from Portland. San Francisco, Feb. 25. Arrived Steamer Hermonthls, from Hamburg; steamer. Mon golia, from Hongkong. " Victoria, B. C, Feb. 24. Arrived Steamer Fltan. from Liverpool. Tatoosh, Feb. 25. Passed out Bark Fiery Cross, for Catlao, Italy. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. High. Low. 12:15 A. M 7.3 feet:07 A. M 3.0 feet 11:44 P. M 8.5 feet B:32 P. M . . . .-0.3 foot Don't wait until you are sick before trying Carter',8 Little Liver Pills, but get a vial at once. You can't take them without benefit. WILL HOLD REALTY Local Capitalists Form Strong Investment Company. BUY AROUND DEPOT SITE .Corporation Controls Property in Vicinity of "New Station to Be . Erected by the Street Railway Company. Papers of incorporation were drawn up yesterday for the Metropolitan In vestment Company, which is to control the properties purchased by Brooke & Kiernan, in ' the vicinity of the pro jected depot of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. The incor porators are Scott Brooke, Frank Kier nan and Donald G. Woodward, and the capital stock is $500,000. - The articles of incorporation were completed yesterday afternoon and a copy mailed to the Secretary of State at Salem. Officers will be elected next Wednesday. Other than the incor porators the names of the stockholders are not disclosed, but it is understood that several of the leading operators in Portland realty are Interested. With the exception of the $350,000 depot site, the new company will own the major part of the $1,000,000 pur chases that were made last week along First and Second streets. These prop erties, which are now paying good rev enue, null be held by the company. It is probable that larger and more ex pensive improvements will be installed after the erection of the new depot.' The principals of the company have purchased the property with the real ization of the advance that will come as a direct result of the new passenger station. Arion Hall Is Sold. The purchase of Arion Hall by Brooke & Kiernan is now definitely announced. It was bought from the Weinhard estate for $110,000. It is understood that it will become the property of the newly-formed corpor ation. Other properties to be held by it are the Haseltine building, purchased for $130,000.; lot at southeast corner of Second and Pine, $60,000; lot north east corner of First and Oak, $44,000, and still other holdings, the sale of which has been announced in The Ore gonian. Wnile formed chiefly for the purpose of dealing in these properties, it is probable that the new company will also operate in other portions of the city. . For the present, however, its attention will be confined to the dis trict surrounding the depot site. Quarter Block Changes Hands. The largest realty sale made yester day was of a quarter block on the west side of Second. between Salmon and Main. It was owned by Miss Mary Hawkins, of Paris, and was purchased by L. H. Tarpley for $55,000 There is a two-story brick building on the property, with several stores on the ground floor and a lodging-house above. The sale was made by Isaac W. Balrd. The same agent yesterday closed the sale of the Bernstein & Cohen property to E. E. Lytle for $35,000. H. J. Morrison sold yesterday, through the agency of Russell & Blyth, a lot on the south side of Glisan street, between Sixth and Sev enth. It Is unimproved and brought $18,000. The name of the purchaser is not announced, but it is said that a building will soon be erected. The same lot was sold a short time ago by the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company for $12,000. "THE CINGALEE" TONIGHT. i Daly Musical Company Makes Big Hit at Heilig Theater. The attraction at the Heilig Theater. Four teenth and Washington streets, tonight at 8:15 o'clock will be the famous Augusttn Daly Musical Company in the musical comedy suc cess, "The ingalee." Wednesday and Thurs day nighta this excellent organization will pre sent the celebrated London and New York musical comedy success. A Country Girl." Thi3 will be found to be one of the largest and best companies this city has had In many years. Seats are now selling at theater box office for entire engagement. "Miss Hobbs," a Delicious Comedy. "Miss Hobbs." that delightful comedy by Jercme K. Jerome, is being presented by tile Baker Stock Company this week as It was never before Riven the public. The Ore gonlan critic gave it well-deserved praise, calling attention to the perfectly balanced performance and the rare work of Miss L,awrence. "Fast Mall" Making Nightly Trips. "The Fast Mail," Lincoln J. Carter's great .scenic melodramatic success. Is entertaining crowded houses at the Empire this week and seems to be -even more popular than it was in seasons gone by. There is something do ing every minute on the Empire stage and the spectators have no time to think of outside matters. FRIEDA STEXDEK NEXT FRIDAY Will Appear at White Temple With Otle Chew and Thilo Becker. It Is not claimed for Frieda Stender. who comes to the White Temple March 1, un der the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., as a eo-star In concert with Otle Chew and Thllo Becker, that she Is the greatest soprano In the world, or that she is phenomenal or freakish In her vocal accomplishments. It is asserted by the management and con firmed by an infinity of critiques that she is a truly superb artiste, and one of whom America can well be proud. Miss Stender's full, pure voice is of that musical and resonant timbre which appeals to the heart equally as much as it delights the ear. The , musical temperament and muslcanly mind of Miss Ptender combine to give at all times a studied and comprehen sive interpretation that astonishes the mu sician, and with that indefinable quality that Is called personal magnetism, she charms all who hear her, whether a trained and musical ear or not. Her two associ ate artists on this, their first visit tour of the Coast. Otle Chew (vlollniste) and Thilo Becker (pianist), are equally prominent and satisfying In their respective spheres. WILL APPEAR THURSDAY NIGHT Miss Alice Robblns Cole, of Boston, to Give Recital at Murlark Hall. Miss Alice Robblns Cole, of Boston, arrived" in Portland Sunday night and Is the guest of friends. Her appearance next Thursday night at Murlark Hall is being eagerly looked forward to by her Portland admirers. Ijast week she sang for the Fortnightly Musical Club, of Cleveland, and scored a veritable triumph. Her Thursday programme will Include many novelties to Portland audiences, as well as some classics. Philip At the Theaters What the Press Agents Say. RDifAL Makes delicious hot biscuit, griddle cakes, rolls and muffins. An absolutely pure, cream of tartar powder. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Hale, the well-known critic of the Boston Herald, has this to say of Miss Cole's sing ing: "Miss Cole has decided emotional qual ities. She suggests and she maintains moods; her Interpretation is varied, poetic, inter esting. She will never be merely mimetic ; she feels the sentiments of both text and music." COMIXG ATTRACTIONS, Klaw & Krlanger Present Corlnne in 45 Minutes From Broadway" Klaw & Erlanger will present Corinhe in Geo. M. Cohan's famous comedy with music, "45 Minutes from Broadway." at the Heilig Theater next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday nights, March 3, 4, 5. 6. The advance seat sale will open next Friday, March 1, at lo o'clock. M. L. TICHNER'S FUNERAL Will Be Held Under Auspices of B. P. O. E. Tomorrow Afternoon. The funeral of the late Moses L. Tichner, who died suddenly Sunday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Elks' Temple. The services will be under the auspices of the Elks, and Rabbi Jonah Wise will preach the funeral sermon. D. Soils Cohen will deliver the eulogy. Inter ment will be in Beth Israel Cemetery. Mr. Tichner was one of the most prominent Elks in Oregon, and dele gations ,of members of that order are expected from various sections of the state to attend the funeral. A large number will be present from Baker City, where Mr. Tichner was widely known as a loyal friend of the Baker City Elks Lodge. ELEVEN HUNDRED ADDED More Subscriptions to the Y. M. C. A.-Y. Y. C. A. Building Fund. Ri'Bsriupnoss to date, Fall canvass ........... February Reported February 1!5... Total S23ft,213.S0 The committee having in charge the raising of the $350,000 building fund for the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. met last night at the Y. M. C. A. and went over the lists of the names of prospective sub scribers with a view of the securing of more concerted action on the part of the various solicitors. It was decided to meet Tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday noons and Friday night of this week, to make reports of the work accomplished. All present were urged to devote as much time as possible to the canvass, in order that the amount may be made up in the allotted time, which has been extended to March 9. The amounts rer ported last nieht and the names of the donors are as follows: Edward Hnlman (Increase) $ 427 S. M. Beard UK) A. I.. Parkhurst and wife mo W. F. Stone.' 5u F. . Belcher . . , mo 0. Von Platen loo B. C. Herlow (Increase) so Dave Mulr :,0 William Met. can 50 I.liidsley-Wrlght Company .....a 25 1. Gevurtz it Sons 25 Total $1,125 NEW ROLLING STOCK. Erie Railroad Has 7 500 Cars in Course of Construction and 35 Locomotives. More than 75oO cars are now in process of construction to aid to the freight equipment of the Erie Railroad. These include 3000 boxcars being built by the American Car & Foundry Company. 500 produce ears now in process of delivery by the same company, 3000 steel hopper gondolas of 100.000 pounds capacity for coal carrying, 500 flatcars and 500 drop end gondolas, all for the transportation of heavy bulk freight. The Erie has also placed an order for ST freight locomotives, which, added to the 200 engines delivered during the past year and the three Mallett articulated lo comotives of 410.000 pounds weight and a tractive effort of 9S.0O0 pounds the heavi ets and most powerful locomotives in the world will put Brie in possession of the best motive power it has ever possessed. With the delivery of this equipment, the Erie will be able to handle . rapidly' all the freisht offered It for transportation. Five new mail cars, 10 cars for live stock express service and 70 new passen ger coaches, the latter building by the Pullman Company, are also to be added to Erie's equipment for special services. Court Sets Aside Decree. Judge Charles E. Wolverton yesterday morning rescinded a decision he had made In the Williamsburg Mining Company's case, and named March S, 1P07, as a date when both sides of the case will ba beard. KISER FOR SCENIC PHOTOS. Lobby Imperial Hotel. i v :: I : "t'f :: The Late Moses !. Tichner. 1 M, 355. 00 I i. 125.00 I BAKING POWDER DEVLIN UNDER FIRE Committee Questions Him Re garding Experts' Report. . DENIES ANY PART IN IT Auditor Testifies That He Did Not Seek to Influence Findings of Clarke and Buchanan Member of Company Confirms Him. Onewtlon After nuestlnn in retard tA hi relations with Clarke & Buchanan, ex pert accountants, was fired at City Aud itor Devlin yesterday afternoon by mem bers of the special Council committee, appointed to investigate the experts' re port. The tenor of the inquiry was to ascertain if Mr. Devlin in any way sought to influence the report of the experts, ana it developed both in his testimony and that of Mr. Clarke that he had not. The committee brought out in detail the con versations that occurred between Mr. Clarke and Mr. Devlin, but it . developed that all to which importance was at tached occurred after the filing of the re port with Mayor Lane. For almost an hour, the committee, which is composed of Councilmen Kella her, Rushlight and Vaughn, Interrogated Mr. Devlin in regard to the suggested em ployment of Clarke as the accountant for a proposed bonding company. Most of the questions were directed with a view of finding out if Mr. Devlin had told Clarke prior to the filing of the latter s report that Clarke was being considered as a probable employe of a firm that was to be organized of friends of Mr. Devlin. It developed that Auditor Devlin and Clarke had talked concerning such a po sition, but Devlin declared It was a matter entirely foreign to the controver sy over the experting of the books. Both Clarke and Devlin said that the conver sation had taken place after the filing of the experts' report and after action upon it had been taken. Vaughn Questions Auditor. Vaughn questioned Auditor Devlin at length to ascertain if he had offered to concur in the remainder of the report If Clarke would agree to drop the portion of his findings comprising recommenda tions for the Auditors office. Clarke testified that Devlin had said that he would support the remainder of the re port of the recommendations were not pressed. "In order to make this matter clear," said Mr. Clarke, "I want to say that at no time during the preparation of my report did Mr. Devlin, his deputies nor any of his friends try to influence me in any way as to what I should include in that report. Later, after the' report had been submitted to the Council and referred to this committee, Mr. Devlin said that if 1 would not urge the recom mendations in regard to his department he would stand by me." "What I told Mr. Clarke." replied the Auditor, "was that I would agree with the portions of his report outside of the recommendations. I did not consider them feasible, but they bad already been submitted to the Council and this com mittee and there could be no way to elim inate' them. I certainly knew that it would be no use for me to try to In-' fluence this committee. I know what this committee will report and it would have been no use for me to try to dictate to it." Questioned Clarke as to Fitness. In order to ascertain his qualifications as an expert, Devlin closely questioned Clarke as to work of that character he had done and also upon certain points of municipal accounting. When aked what cities he had done accounting for. Clarke mentioned Baker City, The Dalles and Astoria. He said that he had also done accounting for Bradstreet's in Lincoln Neb. "I simply want to find out what cities of somewhat the same size as Portland you have done accounting for. I have not had much to say in this investigation and I want to ask a few questions. The cities you have mentioned as employing you are all small places. "Will you tell me. Mr. Clarke, what accounts are debited and what accounts are credited to any appropriation fund?" "Those books are on record." was the reply. "They are the best evidence." "Do you mean- to tell me you cannot name the various accounts?" "I do not remember tbem." "It seems to me that one who poses as an absolute authority on experting would know so simple a point as this, when he has had the books of my de partment in his control for 18 months." The committee adjourned to meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A re port has been demanded by the Council at its next session. New Equipment for Rock Island. ST. PAUL. Feb. 25. An equipment trust agreement between the Rock Is land Equipment Company, the Rock Island &. Pacific Railway and the Bankers' Trust Company was filed to day in the Register of Deeds' office. The agreement has to do with the purchase of new equipment for the Rock Island road amounting to $7, 892.369.90. The bulk of this equipment must be furnished before May of this year. In Includes 50 locomotives and 4000 freight and passenger cars. Swift & Co. Has $50,000 Fire. CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Fire yesterday In the plant of the National Box Company, operated jointly by Swift & Co. and Mor ris & Co., in conjunction with their pack ing business, caused a damage of 150,000. GOOD COCGH MEDJCIJTE FOR CHILDREN The season for coughs and colds is now at hand and too much care cannot be used to protect the children. A child is much more likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fever when he has a cold. The quicker you cure his cold the less the risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the sole reliance of many mothers, and few of them who have tried it are willing to use any other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher, of Ripley, W. Va., says, "I have never used anything other than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for my children and it has al ways given good satisfaction." This remedy contains no opium or other nar cotic and may be given as confidently to a child as to an adult. N A Little Sound Advice Will Help Many a Sufferer in Portland. No woman can be healthy and well if the kidneys are sick. Poisons that pass off In the urine when the kidneys are well are regained in the body when the kidneys are sick. Kidneys and bladier get Inflamed and swollen, crowding the delicate female organs nearby and some times displacing them. This is the true cause of many bearing-Gown pains, lame ness, backache, sldeache, etc. Uric poi soning also causes headaches, dizzy spells, languor, nervousness and rheumatic pain. When Buffering so, try Doan's Kidney Pills, the remedy that cures sick kidneys. You will get better as the kidneys get better, and health will return when the kidneys are well. Let a Portland woman tell you about Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. T. J. O'Brien, of 60 East Ninth St.. North Portland, Or., Says: "Time has not changed my opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills. I gave this remedy my in dorsement in 1903. and am glad to repeat my recommendation of it. .A member of our family found great relief through using Doan's Kidney Pills, and since then several of my neighbors have tried them with equally good results. We are al ways glad to tell about the merits of the remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, ole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and tak bo other. -"v K THE BEST WHISKEY. HENCE THE MOST WHOLESOME. NO PRAISE COULD BE STRONGER NO TESTIMONY MORE CON VINCING THAN THE AP PROVAL OF ITS MILLIONS OF PATRONS. T Sold at Ml nreti. rtfen and br Jntibara. 1 X '. LAN A HAN A SOS, Baltimore, Md. Y s R R READY - RELIEF BADWAY'S CURES SORE THROAT. It is the Unfailing Household Rem edy for all Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, "Grip," Pneumonia and Pains and Aches of All Kinds. Sold by all Druegists. TRAVELERS' GUIDE, forth German loyd. Fant Express Service. PLYMOUTH CHWRBOURG BREMEN. Kronprlnz. Feb. 21,6 AM Kafser, Apr. 2. 10 AM Kalner. March 5.10 AM IK. Wm. II., Apr.9,1 PM KWtnII,Mal2, 5:.!0 AM Kronprlnz. Apr23, no'n Kronprini,Mar.26. 1PM IKatser, May 7. 10 AM Tnln-Srrew Panrnger Service. BREMEN DIRECT AT 10 A, M. Rhpln Mar. 7j Darmstadt ...Mar. 30 Brandenburs, Mar. 14' 'Kurfuerst ...Apr. Chemnit Mar. in; Main Apr. 11 Cajpel Mar. 28; tneifsnau Apr. 18 Calls at Plymouth and Cherbourg. Mediterranean Service. GIBRALTAR NAPLES GENOA. AT It A.M. Frledrlch ...March 2j K. Albert April fi P. Irene March 9:Friedrlrh April 13 Neckar March IB' P. Irene April 20 K. I.ule. .. -March 23! "Neckar Apr. 27 Omita Genoa, From Bremen Piers, Sd and 4th Sts., Ho boken. North German T.loyd Traveler' Checks Good All Over the World. OFI.RICHH ft CO., No. 5 Broadway, N. Y. ROBERT CAPPEI.I.E, i. A. I. C. 7, Van Nena Ave., San Francisco, Cat. North Pacific Steamship Co.'s Steamship Roanoke Sails for EUREKA, SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES Direct TUESDAY, FEB. 26, AT 8 P. M. Ticket Office, 132 Third, Near Alder. Phone Main 1314. H. YOUNG. AGENT. TO AILING IM1E m ttJCKASd TRAVELERS Gl IDE. 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standards and tourist sleeping cars daily to Omaha, rtilrairo. Spo kane; tourist sleeping car daily to Kanaaa City. TteclinlnK chair cars tseats free) to the Eaof daily. VNION DEPOT. Leaves. ! Arrives. CHICAGO - rORTlTB SPECIAL. for thfl !:3n A. M. 7:00 P. M. East via Huntington. Daily. Dally. .,.. , .. ,.. 7::tn P. M. S:0O A.M. PIOKANE FMEH. Dily .Dl'y- For Kastritn Washington. Walla Walla, I.cwiston, Coeur d'Alcne and Great Northern points. ATIANTIC EXPRESS S:lr, p. M.P:30 A.M. for the East via Daily. Dally. Huntington. PORTLAND - BIGGS 8:15 A. M.lo:45 P. M. LOCAL tor all local I points between BlKg; and Portland. 1 RIVER SfHF.ntilK. FOR ASTORIA and S:O0 P. M. 5:0(1 p. M. way points, connecting Daily Daily with steamer for II- except waco and North Sunday. Beach Rteamer Saturday except Hassalo. Ash-nt. dock. 10:00 PM. SOnday. FOR DAYTON, Ore. 7:0ft A. M. 5:30 P. M. iron City and Yamhill Daily Dally River points, Ash-st. except except dock (water per.) Sunday. Sunday. For Lewlston. Idaho, and way points from Rlparla. Wash. Leave Riparia 5:40 A. M.. or upon arrival train No. 4. dally except Saturday. Arrive Riparia 4 P. M. dally ex cept Friday. Ticket Offire, Third and Washington. Telephone. Main 712. C. V. Stinger. C trr Ticket Agt.; Wm. Mr.Wuiray, Gen. Pa. Agt. EAST via SOUTH Leaves UNION DEPOT Arrives Daily 11:30 P M Portland and San Francisco Express stops only at most important stations between Portland and San Franciwoo for all points East and South. OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for all local points South. Sacramento. San Francisco and points East and South. Morning train con nects at Woodburn dally except Sundav with Mt. Angel and Sllverton local. Cottage Grove pas senger connects at Woodburn and Al bany dally except Sunday with trains to and from Albany. Lebanon and Wood-hurn-S prlngneld branch points. Corvallis passen ger. Sheridan passen ger. Forest Grove pas senger. Dally 11:30 P M 7:45 P M 7 :25 A M 5:30 P M 4:15 P M 11:00 A M 7:30 A M 4:10 P M 5:50 P M 10:2O A M T:2 P M tl 1 :fto A M 2:.'.n P M ts:00 A M Pally. tDaily except Sunday. PORTLA ND-OSWEGO SI BlTtBAN SERVICE AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Depot. Foot of Jefferson Street. Leave Portland dailv for Oswego at 7:40 A. M.; 12:50. 2:0:.. 3:30, 5:20. B:25. 7:4.1, 10;10, 11:,"0 P. M. Dailv except Sunday. 5:30. 6:30, 8:40, 10:25 A. M. Sunday only. 9 A. M. Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland, dally, S:35 A. M , 1 3:05, ,',:lo. :1,-, 7:3.". n:.V. 11:10 P. M : 12:2.1 A M. Dailv except Sunday, :2.". 7:2.1. S::;5. 0:35. 11:4." A. M. Sunday only, to A. M. Leave from same depot for Dallas and in termediate points dailv, 7:30 A. M. and 4:15 P. M. Arrive Portland, 10:15 A. M. and fi:2.1 P. M. The Independence-Monmouth Motor I.1n operates dnllv to Monmouth and Alrlie. con necting with S. P. Co.'s trains at Dallas and Independence. First-class fare from Portland to Sacra mento and Pan Francisco. $20; berth. S't. Pcond-class fare, 15; second-class berth, $2 50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe; also Japan. China, Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE. Corner Third and Washington sts. Phone Main 712. C. W. MTINGEK, WM. M'MI'RKAV, City Ticket Agent, Gen. Pass. Agt. Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Co. Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Daily. g:0O A.M. For Maygers, Rainier, Clatskanle, Westport, Clifton, Astoria, War renton. Flavcl, Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Park. Sea side, Astoria and Sea shore. Express Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. Ially. 11:55 A.M. 7:O0 P.M. 9:50 P. 51 C. A. STEWART J. C. MATO. Comm'l Agt.. 24K Alder St. G. F. & P. A. Phone Main ttOO. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA ROUTE. From Seattle at 0 P. M. for Ketchikan. Juneau, Skagway, White Horse, Dawson and Fairbanks. S. 8. Cottage City fvia Vancouver and Sitka), Feo. J. 14. 2. S. Ramona. (Skagway direct), Feb. 8. 13. NOME ROUTE. S. s. Senator. June 1. S. S. President. June 3. FOR SAN FRANCISCO DIRECT. From Seattle at 9 A. M. Umatilla. Fe-b. 14. March 1: City of Tuebla. Feb. 4. 19, Spokane. Feb. 9. 24. Portland Office. 240 Washington St. Main S2. C. D. 1H NANN, . P. A., San Francisco. SanFrancisco & PortlanJS.S.Co. operating the only direct passenger steamers. From Alnsworth Dork. Portland, at S P. M. 8. S. "COLUMBIA." Mr. I, It. 21, etc. S. S. "COSTA RICA." March , 16, 2(1. From Spear-st. Wharf, San Francisco at 11 A. M. ti. S. "COSTA RICA," Mar. 8, 12, 22. S. . "COLUMBIA," March 7, 17. 27. JAM US H. DEWSON, Agent. Phone Main 208. 24S Washington st. Columbia River Scenery RKGtl.ATOR LINK ISTEAMERS. Dally service between Tort land and Th Pallet, ffxerpt Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 A. M., arriving about 5 V -M.( carry ins; freight and pftfoengers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and Itvestork. Dock foot o Alder at., Portland; foot of Court nt.. The Dalles. Phone Main 914, Tort J and". WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For CorvaMlji, Albany. Independence, Sa lem Pteamer "POMONA leaves fl:45 A. I. Ti:sday. Thursday and Saturday. Tor Salem and way landings Steamer "OBKGONA" leaves :43 A. M., Mondays, "Well. todays and Fridays. ORWiON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO Koot Taylor Street, S.