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11 THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, .PORTLAND, JAKUABY. 7,- 1900. GRAIN GROWS AT ONTARIO A'ATUBAI. MOISTURE IS- SUFFICIENT IF RIGHTLY USED. Many Trial Patches Last Year and Very Ferv Failures Rye Does Better Taan. Other Grain. dktaHIO. Or.. Jan. 6. There Is a move ment on foot among the farmers In this region to experiment largely In the matter of raising grain with the natural moisture. Out of many trial patches this season, the failures were very few. The yield was generally good, the threshing showing- 20 to SO bushels per acre. Bye proved to yield better than wheat or barley, and the fall sowing of rye was greatly increased. "When the success of "dry grain" is demonstrated, the fact will do more to bring this part of Oregon to the front than any other thing. Hundreds of iomes will be made where nothing now grows but sagebrush. When a farmer can raise 30 acres of rye -without water, and omy Itave to pump water for his orchard and potatoes and etock, be Is pretty well situated, and this is doubtless what anotner season hero will prove. Just across the Snake, for miles in either direction, the same experiment is being tried more or less, and with equal suc- cess. Many small patches of rye appear otini'A nil artificial waterings, and high ihR Reason it made good hay in nearly every instance, and the larger per cent of the patches made grain. With rye at $1 23 to $1 BO per 100 pounds, as it is always here. It does not take, many sacks per acre to pay expenses. When the farmer finds that It will not ""fill" all he needs to do is to cut It for hay, and he then gets a good fall pasture, and it comes again in the spring, and will have another chance at snaking grain. He will get two tons of hay to the acre in the event it must be cut before filling out, and he will realize $9 for the two tons. This pays moderately for the outlay, and when he strikes a good grain crop, which will be seven years out of 10, he makes a winning of the first grade. Nebraska and Kansas do well to turn oft a crop of grain iour years out oi uvo, land Oregon will certainly do that. There .ore large sections of the grain belt in Ore gon where they do not now irrigate, when In former years the same farmers had xio idea it could be done. Slowly this belt Is enlarging and coming further, in on desert or semiarld regions, and it is logi cal to conclude that here, where moisture tfalls heavily In the winter and spring .months, and does not slacken off altogether xintil the first of July, that the economic grasses and small grain will mature, and especially is this true of the quick matur ing rye. In former years no great ef fort has been made to grow dry grain, as farmers pretty generally had water, and did not attempt what had never been demonstrated, but now, since farms are being made here and there with a part of the land above the ditch, necessity has suggested a crop without water, and thla ls resulting in the opening of this one other source of livelihood. If a man nas w raise water SO or 40 feet with a pump, it does not pay for general farming, espe .?oiiir -nrhpn be has to compete with the farmer who does not have to raise his -water, but if only Ms orchard and truck farm has to be covered with the pump, and h is out no Irrigating work or expense, no assessments or quarrels on his gram fields, he does not feel the pumping for the other crop near the house. Even if water must be raised 100 feet for the truck patch, and the rich bench soil la given half a chance in the way of culti vation in the fall before the winter's mois ture begins to fall, it Will be faithful and pay Its way. A small hot-air pump, or a windmill, will assist greatly along this 2ftne, antt when a good gasoline engine cam be -used on the farm, its owner can en large his watered district and eventually farm his land to its full capacity. "WHAT THE GOVERNORS TPROTD. Gcer on the Conditions In. Oregon and Rogers lor "Washington. The New York Times, on January 1, printed the statements of many govern ors on the progress of the previous year -and the prospect for 1903, among them be ing letters from the governors of Oregon fland Washington, as follows: 'Tha outlook for business conditions In Oregon the coming year seems to be good. "The past year has been fairly satisfac tory, and, with the exception of wheal and tops, prices for our staple productions ihave been remunerative. Oregon produces more wool than any other state in the "Union, and the price per pound at present is above 20 cents higher than It has been before since the panic of 1S93. Buyers ex press a willingness now to engage wool at that figure for next spring. "The increasing trade which our new possessions in the Philippines will undoubt edly stimulate will be a permanent factor in building up this coast, which, so far as natural conditions go, is equal, if not superior, to any other portion of the coun try. "A frank statement of the requirements of our state necessitates the remark that aothlng would tend so rapidly toward the development of its natural resources as an influx of that class of immigration that would come prepared to inaugurate manu facturing enterprises in various lines. The field for this kind of Investment is a large one In Oregon, for, without doubt, cqn Bldering the great variety of raw material that abounds here, we import a greater quantity of manufactured articles than any other state in the Union, population con sidered. The attention of Eastern capital ists has already been drawn very prom inently during the past year to the pos sibilities of our etate in this regard, and it is believed that our growth and pros perity will, from this time forward, be steady and permanent. Our principal drawback is from the sparse--population Incident to all new countries, and our fu ture is regarded by our most conservative people as very satisfactory. "T. T. GEER, Governor. "Executive Chamber, Salem, Or." "I presume that no portion of our com mon country presents in a business and industrial way so inviting a field at the present time as that Immediately adjacent to Puget sound. Its commercial advant ages are very great, and its future pros pects can -only be designated by the word 'magnificent A map of the world upon a north polar projection will show that a etralght line extending from Puget sound to Japan, China and the Philippine islands eklrts the Alaskan peninsula, being vast ly shorter than any other route between the Occident and the Orient. In the long run, commerce, like everything else, fol lows the line of least resistance. It Is well known, too, to navigators, that ocean currents favor the northern route. Doubt less it will be a great surprise to many to be told that the shortest line from Cal ifornia to the East Indies runs near the Alaskan coast. The globe, however, re veals the fact. Good Bishop Berkeley, something like 175 years ago. In bis well-known line, Westward the course of empire takes its -way stated, it is true, a great fact, but the good bishop did not reveal all the truth. The course of empire in past his torical times has also been as markedly to the north. I think careful Investiga tion will show I am correct In saying, In general terms, that no conflict between the North and South, whether political or commercial, has ever been waged in whlclr the North was not successful. The con quest of England by the Normans was only an overflow from a previous north ern Invasion. Civilization began In the South. At the present" time the northern nations in Eurdpe Russia, Germany and England are the arbiters of fate. In our own country, within recent times, a po litical struggle between the North and South was waged. We know the result Commercially, ft has been and will be the same. Alexander Humboldt long ago prophesied that the commerce of the Pa cific would one day" far exceed that of the Atlantic He was followed in this predic tion by" "William EL Sewaxd And James G. Blaine. Back of these predictions were geographical and historical facts. "The recent discoveries as yet only In their infancy of gold In Alaska, have ac centuated the natural trend of events. American commerce will, In the not dis tant future, execute the evolution of "about face," and one day how far In the future I do not know a greater city than New York will be built upon Puget sound. "JOHN B. ROGERS Governor. "Executive Chamber, Olympla, "Wash. PUBLIC LANDS IN CROOK.. Incoming Settlers Would Do Well to Examine Them. Pj-lneville Journal. Within 10 miles o'f this city there Is a large tract of bunchgrass land that win produce under proper cultivation 20 to 60 bushels of wheat to the acre, "is jeady for the plow, with plenty of timber near. On the desert between here and the Deschutes river is a vast tract of land suitable for raising all kinds of grain, vegetables, fruit and alfalfa, requiring only artificial irrigation. That ditches will be taken onto this land within a year or two Is almost an assured fact Already one ditch of 10,000 inches' .. capacity is partly built, and will be In operation next summer, and another company has locat ed three ditches of 100.000 Inches' capacity each, one of which at least will prob ably be started In the spring. On the west of the Deschutes are thousands of acres of land peculiarly adapted to red clover and oats, which Is now under a system of Irrigation ditches affording an ample water supply. Homestead and des ert land entries are being rapidly taken there, more than 50 navmg Deen meu uur ing the past year. In fact, throughout the whole county, may yet be found good unappropriated farm and grazing land. The soil is generally good, timber plenti ful, climate mild and equable, no rainy season; and the only reason that the county is yet so sparsely settled Is its remoteness from lines of travel, which bring immigrants to the West, and be cause all over this grand state like condi tions prevail and the homeseeker's wants are usually supplied before he reaches the interior. JUDGE MAKES GRAVE CHARGES. Calls Prosecutor to Investigate Of ficial Acts-In "Whitman County. COLFAX Wash., Jan. 6. Superior Judge McDonald has filed with the county clerk a formal statement calling upon the pros ecutor to take proper steps to investi gate three grave offenses. One charge is that of rape, which is alleged against J. E. Nessly, a correspondent of the Spo kane Spokesman-Review, who wa3 for merly deputy sheriff and jailer. It is averred that he put a certain feeble minded woman in a cell with a man con demned for murder, and the statute makes an accessory in such case the same as the principal. Many confirmatory details are stated. Since the judge's complaint was filed, the statements of other men have been given to substantiate his present ment Walter Ruble, clerk of the probate court is charged with having made false af fidavit regarding- the condition and family of a woman, on an agreement with her that he should have 25 per cent of tne money coming to her through the repre sentations he should make, and that he actually received $125 in pursuance of the agreement and false representation. The third charge Is against the county commissioners, alleging that they are an swerable to the law for having appropri si public money to aid the county fair. NORTHWEST DEAD. "Uncle Johnny" Burgen, Pioneer of Klickitat County. GOLDENDATJE, Wash., Jan. 6. John S. Burgen, better known in his latter days as "Uncle Johnny" Burgen, who died at his farm south of Goldendale a few days ago. Is said to have been the earliest settler In Klickitat county. Deceased was born In "Virginia in 1824. He spent his early manhood In Kentucky, and in 1859 located In Klickitat county. Before there was a Goldendale or a Centervllle, "Uncle Johnny" Burgen'6 was the only stopping place in the valley, and it is said he never turned a traveler away. Deceased left an aged widow and nine grown children. H. C. Dnctororth, o Baker County. Henry C. Duckworth, a Baker county resident since 1862, died at McEwen, his home, on the 3d Inst., from pneumonia. He was 70 years of age, and had long been engaged in farming and stockrais ing. A wife and two grown ons survive him. Death of Asylum Patient. SALEM, Or., Jan. 6. Clara Williams, aged 13, died at the asylum yesterday. She was received at the asylum from Mult nomah county, but her home was at Cen tralis, Wash. TO VOTE ON WATER BONDS. Baker City Will Have a Special Election January JS7. BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 6. The city council has ordered a special election Jan uary 27, to decide the question of issuing 5100,000 of bonds for a gravity water sys tem, including the purchase of the Elk creek and other water rights, constructing reservoirs, laying pipe lines, etc. The present artesian well system, worth ap proximately $30,000, Is proposed to be used in connection with the new system, which will bring pure mountain water a dis tance of nine miles. The following Portland men arrived here by private car over the O. R. & N. and departed this morning over the Sumpter Valley railroad to Sumpter. They will go to the Free Coinage mine. Cable Cove dis trict: A. D. Charlton, of the Northern Pacific; W. H. Mead, of the Northwest ern; J. A. Clark, of the Wisconsin Central lines, and H. C. Bowers, of the Hotel Portland. Tne Rank Failed. Oregon City Enterprise. The Salvation Army captain at this sta tion has been using an old cookstove as a depository for the company's funds, and It is reported had about ?20 on deposit. Dast Friday she was in Portland, and during her absence an old junkdealer appeared and one of the army people sold him the old stove. Upon the captain's return she was informed of the good trade made, but did not enthuse much over It, as with the going of the stove went her funds. The junkdealer declares, however, that he found no money In the stove but it has gone. Salem Ships Nursery Stock. SALEM, Or., Jan. 6. While Salem does not "carry coals to Newcastle," her nur serymen have this week shipped two car loads of young peach and plum trees to Xos Angeles, Cal., the heart of the peach growing region. The raising and shipping' of nursery stock is no small Industry in this vicinity. A number of carloads of fruit trees have been shipped from here this fall, a $15,000 lot going to a single small valley in Montana. Will Discuss Transvaal War. SALEM, Or., Jan. 6 The debating team from Willamette university lias chosen to debate the affirmative of the question: "Resolved, That England Is justified In her war with the Boers." This question was proposed by Pacific university. For est Grove and Willamette had the choice of sides. BUSINESS ITEMS. Jt Baby I Cutting Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Wlnslow's SootLing Syrup, for children teething: It soothes the child, softens the sums, atlajs all p&in, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. tVEN TERMS WITH 'FRISCO PORTLAND EXPORTERS CHARTER SHIPS AT SAN FRANCISCO RATES. Rates From Tncoma Are Higher Lnniher Freights The Mascot Disaster Marine Notes After an Interval of over a fortnight, another charter for grain loading was an nounced this week. The German ship Najade .was taken-for Portland loading at 37s 6d, a slightly lower rate than has been demanded by owners since the charter of the Galena at 36s 3d. The British ship Angerona was chartered for Sound load ing at 38s 9d, a material advance over the rate paid by the charterers of the ship fpr Portland loading. This will be very gall ing news to the Tacoma papers and their Astoria allies, but It is a fact, neverthe- TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT. Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes From the Northwest. FOR PORTLAND. Flag and rig. Name. Master. Dec. Chile Marechal "Vllliers Ger. ship Snlllo Aug. Fr. bark Rionald Nov. 13Argus Br. ship Hunter William Law Wendur Colony Br. ship Abbott Br. ship Nlcoll Nov. 13 Nov. U Nov. 3 Br. ship Hughes Haddon Hall Donna Francesca Forthbank Gulf Stream Belmont Br. baric Br. bark Br. bark Prltcharo. Slmort Paterson Kerbyson Br. bark NOV. 16; Br. bark Br. bark Br. bark Ladd Evans Conway Castle Lizzie Bell Allegiance Berwickshire Fifeshlre C. S. Bement Cleomene Mooltan Whelan Br. ship Evans Blance Br. oarK Br. bark Caddell Nov. 20! Am. ship Fernalu Davies Keck Hasselman Manson Anderson Barrett Decent Israel Battlclch Davies Carse Br. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Najade Penthesllea i Linlithgowshire Deccan East African Selene Br. ship Br. bark Ger. bark Fr. bark Br. ship Br. ship Beechdale Isle of Arran County Merioneth Totals. Antwerp . . Cape Town Yokohama . Calcutta ... Honolulu .., San. Diego .. Panama .... ..4218 ..1760 ..2094 ..189G ..7160 ,.2169 ,.1332 Shanghai Callao Newcastle ....w RI6 de Janeiro Liverpool Nagasaki Total tonnage en route, 42,776. Same time In 1897, 22.120. Same GRAIN TONNAGE Flag and rig. Name. Master. Deo. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec Dec. Dec. Clackman'shire Br. ship Br. ship Thompson 1482 Stone 1926 Billet 1195 Stuart 2198 Jensen 1789 Veysey 1827 1 1642 Henderson 1S52 Belster 1140 Chlsholm 2169 Susewlnd 2732 Roberts 1383 Rasch 2004 Haumont 1240 Tastevln 1471 Bruno 1836 Schulte 1759 Scottish Isles Crlffel Ancyra Br. bark Br. bark Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Ger. bark Br. bark Ger. bark Br. bark Ger. ship Fr. bark Alsterkamp Craigmore Edenbanymore St. Enoch Hyon Galena MncdnJfn Dec. 19 cmorn warrior Dec. 21 Margretha Jan. 2 Jan. 2 Jan. 2 Jules verne Louis Pasteur Aldebaran Nereus Fr. bark Ger. ship Ger. ship Jan. 4 Total tonnage In the river, 27,825 tons. 1898, 30,753. In 1897, 22,250. GRAIN TONNAGE EN Flag and rig. Name. Aug. 3Angerona Klnfauns Dec. 22Errol Oct. 3 Inverclyde Sept 1 Colbert Oct. 19 Achnashie Nov. 15 Elginshire Nov. 15 Battle Abbey Oct. 30 Mount Stuart Nov. 15 May Flint Trongate Oct. 26 Bidston Hill Dec. 7 Englehorn ......... Glenogll Arethusa Rhuddlan Castle ..., Brodick Castle Dec. IS Shandon Imberhorne Br. ship Williams Crlghton Henderson May Loreau Paslful Hannah McGhlo Olsen Banfleld Smith Jenkins Lovltt Stevenson Meyer Roberts Olson Beard Lever Br. bark Br. ship Br. ShlD Fr. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. snip Br. ship Am. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Total tonnage en route, 34,442. GRAIN TONNAGE I Name. Master. B . From. cifcnererrs. Berth a : Dec. 26 Lamorna Br. ship Cormack 2169 San Diego B., G. & Co. Tacoma Dec. 6 Ravenscourt Br. bark Scott 1373 Panama B., G. & Co. Tacoma Dec. 27 Stronsa Br. ship Hennlng 1939 Antwerp B., G. & Co. Seattle Dec. 27 Glendoon Br. ship Morrison 1824 San Diego K., G. & Co Seattle Total tonnage In poit, 7305. less. The British ship Glenesslln has been! chartered for lumber loading on'tho Sound for the United Kingdom, at 80 shillings, with the option of wheat from Tacoma at 40 shillings. The French bark Noeml, now In San Francisco, has been chartered to load at the Bay City for the United King dom at 37s 6d, with the option of Port land loading. These figures Indicate that Portland is securing ships as cheap as any port on the coast. One or two ships are reported fixed for next season loaolng from Portland at about 35 shillings. Shipping men appear to have consider able faith In high freights carrying over into next season, for two salmon ships to load on the Fraser next fall are re ported under charter. The vessels are the Fiery Cross and the Clan McKenzle, both well known In this port, the latter espe cially so, on account of being run down In the Columbia by the steamer Oregon sev eral years ago. The rate reported for these two ships Is 36s 3d for September October loading. Both of the ships have many thousand miles to sail before they will get around to this side of the world. The Clan McKenzio is en route from Cheri bon to Delaware breakwater, and from there she will be ordered to New York to load oil for Japan, after discharging her present cargo. From Japan she' will' come across the Pacific In ballast. The Fiery Cross was loading at London for Sydney December 23, and will undoubtedly bring a cargo of coal up from Australia for some coast port after discharging the cargo which she Is now loading. The San Francisco Commercial News has the following on the freight situation in the Bay City: 'Fall arrivals of chartered tonnage have fully supplied local requirements for grain vessels, and while the few disengaged ships in port are firmly held at rates current for aome time, exporters show no disposition to make further contracts, and the. market, therefore, is extremely dull. The fact that lumber has adyanced $ll per.lOOO, and tonnage is scarce and high, does not seem to check the foreign delnand for lumber cargoes as yet. Rates, prompt loading are firm, and some forward busl- ness has been done at full rates, June- July-August being done at 47s pd Sydney, 55; Melbourne or Adelaide, and 65s Fre mantle; West Coast, late loading, at 55s 62s 6d orders, and to South Africa, 67s 6d 70s, For prompt loading, rates are as fol lows: Sydney, 47s 6d50s; Melbourne or Adelaide, 55s56s 3d; Port Plrle, 52s 6d 53s 9d; Fremantle, 65s66s 3d; Geraldton, 69 Sd67s 63; West Const, 57s 6d60s, Plsagua range, and Callao range, 58s 9d 61s 3d; Buenos Ayres, 67s 6d70s; Shang- hal, 5Ss 9d60s; Kiao Chow, C0s61s 3d; Jnnan. 55s056s 3d: Port Arthur, 65s66s 3d; Tien-Tsin, GCs 3d67s 6d; New Chwans, , 66s 3d67s 6d; "VladlvostocKr' BSstSSes-Sa;' South Africa, 72s Gd75s; United Kingdom, 80s82s 6d." SUNK AND ASHORE., Disaster Overtures a Couple of Brit ish Steamships. LONDON. Jan. 6. The British steamer Glasgow, Captain Leslie, which sailed from, Buenos Ayres December 2, lor .namDurg, has been sunk off Dungeness, In Dover strait, having been in collision with the British steamer Ormuse, Captain Veale, bound for Sydney from London. The pas sengers and crew of the Glasgow have been landed at Dover. The Ormuse apparently sustained no damage. LONDON, Jan. 6. Advices received to day state that the British steamer .Chris tiana, Captain Brooks, from Shanghai for New South Wales, is ashore on Llhou reef. In latitude 17 south, longltudd 152 east, having encountered a hurricane on Decern- From. Consignees. 2094IYokohama 1705 1543 Nantes Antwerp T..T. &TCo. A. Berg. P. F. M. Co. 1631 Singapore Calcutta 1896 1958 1332 2163 Taltal Panama Rio Janeiro 1332 1378 Honolulu Honolulu Hong Kong Honolulu Liverpool Nagasaki Newcastle 1415 52 Port G. Co. jvf.VwV&cfa.' 1591 1036 VJ 1180 901 1381 Antwerp Shanghai Acanulco B.. G. & Co. t 1899 48 1670 1616 Plsagua 1677 1663 NagasaKl London Antwerp Hamburg Honolulu B., G. & Co. B., G. & Co. JM W. & Co. 1357 1836 1588 1271ICallao 1271 Honolulu 1759 Sta. Rosalia 1041 jHonoluIu 1899 1271 Acapulco 1670 Plsagua .vJS? London ... . .......lbM Hamburg 1836 ,Taltal '!?? Hong Kong 141o 901j ...2163 1036 2857 time In 1899, 45,746. Same time In 1898, 63,648. IN THE RIVER. Agents or Charterers. From. Berth. Mojl K., G. & Co K., G. & Co B., G. & Co. P. F. M. Co, McNear P. F. M. Co McNear B., G. & Co. Port. G. Co, Victoria Taltal victoria Davldge's Astoria Irving Elevator Astoria Astoria Col. No. 2 Antwerp callao Caldera Valparaiso Panama Panama Mazatlan Callao Shanghai Taltal Antwerp St Nazalre Limerick Panama Kalo Chou Epplnger I Col. No. 1 B.. G. & CoJ Oceanic Epplnger Montg'y2 M., W. &C.IC0I. No. 1 Port. G. Co.lWeldler's Glrven & E.f Greenwicl B., G. & Co.'Astoria ,' Same time in 1899, 25,434. Same time In ROUTE TO PUGET SOUND. Master. From. Consignees. 1145)Llverpool 157 981: Honolulu 1387 Honolulu Hamburg London Liverpool 1516 1248 2334 9S B., G. &Co. j29 80 R.'p."Rlthet 2038 Liverpool R. P. Rithet 1465 Antwerp London Hong Kong M., W. & Co. M., W. & Co. 1158 3288 949 Brisbane 2431 Manila 2374 2193 1703 Shanghai London Hamburg Cardiff Hong Kong R.'P. Ulthet 1993 R. P. Rithet 1745 1397!Cardlff 20! 1997Liverpool ON PUGET SOUND. boTj 23. ., Assistance has been sent from fownsvllle, Queensland. NOT YET AFLOAT, Steamer Mascot Reported to Be Rest ingr on a Bed of Quicksand. The accident to the steamer Mascot Is In a fair way to result much more seriously than was at first reported. It was stated yesterday that In beaching the vessel, she was run on a bar of quicksand, and as the weight of the hull settled pn itr tfi sand began giving way, and the steamer has sunk several inches since she was first put on the bar. The steamer Undine left Portland last evening for the sceho of the accident, taking a barge and other appliances for lifting her, and it Is expect ed that she will be afloat in a short time, although the work has been rendered much more difficult on account of the uncertain resting place which was selected for the steamer as she was sinking. ANOTHER BAD BILL. Kmvaiian Isles Liable to a Fine o Fifteen Thousand 'Dollars. VICTORIA, B. a, Jan. 6. The Hawaiian ship Hawaiian Isles fs in trouble hero, having three more men than on her bill of health received from Honolulu and Port Angeles. When Quarantine Officer Walt boarded her the captain reported the eamo number of men stated on the bill, but had to admit the bill false. The ship is liable to a fine of ?15,000. The matter has been referred to Ottawa, and it is believed will be adjusted. Condition of the liiglitsliip. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 6. No furtner effort will bQ made by Captain Mcintosh for tho next few days to float the sffanded light ship. No difficulty has been experlencefl tr, tuorvlTii' tho vpsspVr heart Reawnrd. anil. TOth thfi comine of the big tides in. the , near f uturet shQ will, in all probability, be gen to sea. g weather yesterday was very heavy, a strong wina prevailing, but the position t of g shlp wag not materially changed. . Many stiu doubt the success of Captain Mclntcsh's clans, though everyone in As toria expresses the hope that he wlU carry out his contract. The captain himself Is as confident as ever. No Fine for the Nereus. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 6. 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Y. violation of the marine hospital regulations cost the Louis Pasteur $5000, similar ne glect on the part of the captain o " the Nereus does not constitute an offense un der the law, and, though the German ves sel brought no bill of health, she will not be fined. The regulations provide' thdt ves bpIs nlejirlnsr at a foreign port, where an .American consular official is stationed, must secure a diu or neaitn. xne raamui, being from Limerick, brought no bill of health, and was fined ?5000 a few days ago. The Nereus comes from Klao Chou, China, at which port no American consu lar officer Is stationed, which fact has saved the owners $5000. " Tidea at Astoria. (Week beginning January 8) T DAT. High water Monday Tuesday Wednesday ... Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Low water Monday Tuesday Wednesday ... Thursday i ... . Friday Saturday ... . Sunday ... . 6:12 8.4 8.4 6:56 8:18 9:35 ff.l 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.7 7:11 8:11 9:11 10:42 11:39 10:08 10:59 8.9 9.0 11:48 9.0 00:25 7.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 l:bl 2:12 3:22 4:25 5:19 B:06 6:49 0:42 2.3 2.8 3.1 1:52 3:04 -?;? 4:10 3.2 3.0 2.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 5:11 6.Q2I Hie Fine Reduced. While no complaint has heen made by the master, agents or owners of the Hyon because the government failed to remit more than $4985 of the $5000 fine imposed on the vessel for Irregularity In connec tion with the bill of health, some rank outsiders consider the amount still de manded as excessive In support of their claim they recall the fine of $15,000 which was Imposed upon the British ship Jnver-ness-shlre, but which -was afterward re duced to $5 by the government, Naturally, they would hardly expect the gover,n,m.ent to knock off $14,995 from a $5000 fine, but if the name ratio had been f qllowed In .the case of the Hyon as was used In the In-verness-shlre case, the fine would have been reduced to $1 66 2-3. Quarantine Precautions. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 6. Special pre (.miHnns nro helne taken at William Head Quarantine station to prevent tne Introduc tion of bubonlcplague, reported rife at ?-V. TTnnntiiln nnJ TTn V-l-1n t A All RtffiIIl- after will be required to use funnel guards over their hawsers to prevent rats from going ashore. Marine Notes. The British ship Edenballymore arrived down at Astoria yesterday afternoon. The British bark Ancyra, will leave down this morning in tow pf the R R. Thompson. The Oriental liner Arab moved up from the flour mills yesterday to the Albina dock, to finish taking on cargo for the Orient. She will be ready for sea- about Tuesday. The steamer Geo. W. Elder arrived up from San Francisco last evening, and will probably remain In this city for a. few days, the extra freight having been pretty well cleaned up for the present. A few barrels of coal tar on the German ship Margretha were broken In the pas sage out, and the contents prickled down Into the hold of the ship. The "tars" in the forecastle all trickled ashore as soon as the ship reached port, so the "muss" will need to be cleaned up by 'longshore men. - Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 6. Arrived, at 10:13 A. M., and left up at 12:45, steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 3:40 P. M., British ship Eden ballymore. Condition of bar at 5 P. M., rough; wind, northeast; weather, cloudy. Redondo, Cal., Jan. 6. Arrived Steamer Grace Dollar, from Gray's harbor. San Francisco, Jan. 6. Arrived Steamer Willamette, from Seattle. Sailed Schoon er Del Norte, for Sluslaw; 5th, schooner Neptune, for Gray's harbor; 6th, steamer Walla Walla, for Victoria; bark Kate Dav enport, for Port Blakeley; steamer Em pire, for Coos bayv steamer South Port land, for Nanaimo; steamer Mackinaw, for Seattle. .,, Tacoma, Jan. 6.-Arrlved British ship Glendale, from Honolulu. Port Townsend, Jan. 6. Arrived British steamer Port Albert, from Manila. Victoria Sailed, Jan. 1 -Bruisn oar sen ator, for Liverpool. Hong Kong Arrived, prior to Jan. 6 British steamer City of Dublin, from Ta coma; steamer St. Irene, from Tacoma. Hamburg Arrived, prior to Jan. 6 Ger man bark Prompt, from Port Blakeley. Liverpool, Jan. 6. Arrived Campania, from 'New York. Spoken. December 17, in 6 south, 31 west, British ship Marion Frazer, from Hamburg for Santa Rosalia Yokohama, Jan. 6. Arrived previously Steamer Coptic, froih. San Francisco, via Honolulu, for Hong Kong. New York, Jan. 6 Sailed Thlngvalla. for Copenhagen; Phoenicia, for Hamburg; Statendam, for Rotterdam, via Boulogne. Cherbourg. Jan. 6. Sailed St. Paul, from Southampton, for New York. ' Hong Kong. Jan. 6. Arrived previously City of Dublin, from Tacoma. via Yo kohama; steamer Irene, from Tacoma. Brisbane Sailed Jan. 5 Miowera, for Vancouver. Shlmonskl-Salled Jan. 5 Victorious, for Chemalnus' J Yi.Hi. Havre, Jan. o. oaucu " .a.e. New York. Antwerp, Jan. 1 New York " Liverpool, Jan. New York. ' . Sailed-'-FrlesIand, for 6. Sailed Etrurla, for "Tlie Cry for More Money." New York Herald. " The decline In stocks last week and the recovery that has since occurred were obviously not caused by the changes In the volume of mdney In the street, but by changed In sentiment and in the posi tion of speculators In the market. With financial institutions here and tin Boston closing their doors there was naturally created a feeling of uneasiness and dis trust, and the desire of lenders to keep their resources in hand created tempor ary difficulty for borrowers whose col laterals were not of the best. Hence the transient, high rates of interest and con seouent liquidation, stimulated by the sjiarp attacks of operators for the fall, S. S,', GEO. W, ELDER, S. S, HUMEEE, S.S. DESPATCH: ". The above first-class steamers will sail every 10 days during the season for Cape Nome, York and St-Michael and Yukon river points. i - First Sailing, May-'1,5."-:''Vr"r, FOR RATES AND INFORMATION APP LY TO F. P. BAUMGARTNER, 253 Washington St. GRAY & MITCHELJ General Agents, Son Francisco. who In Buch circumstances are always in evidence. The sale of securities herc by London naturally contributed to the de cline. What has occurred to prqduce the revul sion? It Is not due to increase of the money supply, but to recovery from the 'scare' the stoppage of liquidation, freer extension of credits, and a renewal of buy ing, first by investors who bought at panic prices and paid for their goods. ' subsequently by operators who had sold for a fall, and by speculators on mar gin, the rise being stimulated by the bull 1 cliques Just as the fall had been ,assisea by the bears. The history of one week. in Wall street gives point to the remarks of Mr. Roberts, thp director of the mint. In reply to the question whether the recent stringency signified an actual scarcity of money. "The cry for more money," he says," "Is as unappeasable as the demand for more wealth. You cannot furnish, money fast enough to meet the demand of all who would like to borrow while prices are. going up, nor could nil the gold and sliver mines In the world together keep prices going up forever." The higher prices go, the more eager the speculative public becomes to buy and to borrow money for the purpose, as was sfien In the' hnom nf last snrintr. When the limit Is" readied and the borrowers are l ! called upon to pay what they owe, there rises the cry for more money and frenzied appeals to the treasury to go to the rescue. OrcBon's Early History. PORTLAND, Jan. 5. (To the Editor.) Tho following letter from Professor John Fiske, the noted scholar and historian, speaks for Itself. GEORGE H. "HIMES, Assistant Secrotary Oregon Historical So ciety. New York, May 9, 1S95. My Dear Mr. HImes: It seems to me highly Important that as much attention as possible should be paid to the local history of Oregon be fore the present generation passes from tho scene. The fcistory of the Northwest coast region seems to mo- full of rare and fascinating interest, and you have still the rare privilege of being in touch with the early traditions. I sincerely hope you will be prospered. In your attempts to cul tivate the study of Oregon history and make it popular. ' That visit to Astoria, May 11, 1S92, was one of the pleasantest experiences in all my life. If you hap pen to meet Dr. Eliot, pray give him my warm regards and best wishes for himself, and family. Sincerely yours, JOHN FISKE. e Law ns to Puttlns Out Poison. SHERAR'S BRIDQE, Jan. 5. (To the Editor.) Please give the law on putting out poison for coyotes. D. C. JONES. Every person who shall place any poi son outside of his own building or out building, for the destruction of noxious animals, or for any purpose whatever, shall give notice to all persons or families residing within one mile of the place where such poison is used, by posting notices In three of the most public places within one mile of the place where such poison Is to be put out; but this notice shall not apply to such use of poison within the limits of an Incorporated town. 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