THE MOHNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUAEY 25, 1900.
BUT FEW SHIPS ARE DUE
XJGHT MOVEMENT OF GRAIN FRE
TEXTS EXPORTERS CHARTERING.
Rate Are Hisrfc. In San Francisco
Seattle to Load a Siberian Steam
er Elm Branca in Trouble.
A three-masted bark in ballast -was re
ported off the mouth, of the river yester
day, but, owing to heavy -weather, she
stood off shore again. The vessel is prob
ably the Brltisn bark Belmont, 70 days
from Hong Kong. There are but two
other vessels besides the Belmont due at
Portland before the middle of next month.
These are the British bark Gulf Stream,
out 14 days from Honolulu, and the Brit
ish bark Donna Franclsca, 83 days from
Bio Janeiro. Neither of the last two is
fully due, unless they make fast trips, but
both will probably be along early in Feb
ruary. Notwithstanding the scarcity of
ships, and the large amount of wheat still
In the country chartering Is at a stand
still either for present or next season's
loading, and the only spot ship in the
Northwest, the St Enoch, has been with
out an offer for over 10 days.
In the San Francisco market there Is
a little more Hfe, and several ships have
been chartered within the past few days.
The Matterhorn, which has- recently ar
rived, and las not yet discharged her in
"ward cargo, -was chartered outward from
the Bay city yesterday at 36s 3d for wheat
and barley, and the Boby, which was in
tercepted off San Francisco heads and
taken into the Bay city while en route
for Portland, was chartered last Saturday
at 35 shillings. This is probably fully as
well as she could have done, had she con
tinued her journey, as none of the ex
porters will take hold of ships so long as
there, is so mnch firmness shown by wheat
iiolders. The grain tonnage en route and
in port is nearly equal at the present time,
there being 58,260 tons en route, and 31,588
tons In port. Of the latter, over half Is
already loaded, and most of the remainder
is well along toward the finishing point.
KEWS FOR SEATTLE.
Queen. City Discovers That a Steam
er Is to Ioad for Siberia.
The German tramp steamship Milos la
en route from Japan for Seattle to load
flour for Siberia. Several steamships Iiave
previously loaded at Seattle for Siberia,
but the Post-Intelligencer indulges In quite
a "pipe dream" over this particular one,
and says:
"This is the first substantial evidence of
the contemplated change from Portland to
Seattle of the American terminus of the
Siberian steamship line. "W. B, Townsend,
agent for Clarkson & Co., who was here
in the spring of 1S99, more than hinted that
the company had such a plan in view, but
would not make an official statement, as
something might result to overthrow the
arrangement. He, however, said he fa
vored moving the line to this port, as it
was superior in many respects to Port
land, chiefly on, account of the impossibil
ity of taking a full cargo to that port,
because of the low water in the Columbia
river and the bar at its mouth.
"Clarkson & Co. are direct agents for
the Busfco-'Chmese bank, and for the last
few years have been especially laboring to
develop trade with Siberia. For this pur
pose they put on a chartered line be
tween Vladivostock and Portland, from
three to five round voyages a year being
made. Most of the cargo of these vessels
consisted of Washington products, which
had to be shipped to Portland by rail
and then transferred to the vessels. To
obviate this, as well as make their termi
nus where deep water would enable them
to do away with lighterage, they have
decided that -Seattle is to "be their Ameri
can port,
"The "Milos is a steamship of 4200 tons
net register, and will, therefore, take large
cargoas. Part of the first cargo will be
coaL'
sli will probably be news to Fortlandera
to learn from such an eminent source that
this city has been the "American termi
nus of the Siberian steamship line." Port
land has dispatched a great many cargoes
to Siberia, and will continue to dispatch
them In greater numbers than ever before;
more, In fact, than will be dispatched
from Seattle, but as yet we have not
learned that this city was the terminus of
any particular line. As to Clarkson &
Co., and the talkative Mr. Townsend, the
few cargoes dispatched by them were on
email steamers that did not carry one
third the cargo carried by the regular
Portland-Oriental liners, which had no
difficulty in going up and down the river
and crossing in and out. Not a single
vessel that was dispatched by Clarkson &
Co. ever lightered a pound of freight.
If there were ever any "Washington prod
ucts shipped on those steamers, they came
down over the natural route to the high
seas by way of the O. B. & N. Co. to
Portland. This city always was, and al
ways will be, the shipping point for most
of the products of the state of Washing
ton, and the two Siberian steamships, Ness
and Tyr, which will leave Portland next
month, will undoubtedly carry away some
Washington products, which will not seek
tide water by the long and expensive over-the-mountaln
haul to the Sound.
Lastly, the Milos is not 4200 tons net reg
ister, but is 1695 tons net register, or 303
tons net smaller than the steamship Ness,
due at Portland to loa"d for Siberia earl
in February. Mr. Townsend is a brother
of Ned Townsend (Chlmmie Fadden), and,
in the language of Chimmie, "wot tfell"
is the use of misrepresenting a simple
item of news in order to attempt to be
little the port which supplies Siberia and
the far East with more Western products
than all other ports In the Northwest
combined.
AN UNSAFE HARBOR.
Shipping: Suffers Heavy Damcge In
Seattle Harbor Elm Branch. Adrift.
The troubles of the steamer Elm Branch,
which lost her propeller while en route
,jto this city, and was towed Into the
Sound, are not yet at an end. While
lying in the unprotected harbor of Se
attle Tuesday she was blown adrift, and
made things lively for awhile. A Seattle
paper, in describing the trouble, says:
The gales whistled through the myriad
of masts in the bay, holding high car
nival. It tossed the vessels about with a
vlclousness born of hurricane anger. The
big British tramp steamer Elm Brancn,
tied up at the Morans' shipyard dock,
went on a veritable stampede. Under tna
great momentum of the elements she
broke from her wharf, tearing out a five
pile dolphin, which she dragged in hei
I watery trail. The bow had been made
last to tne dolphin, and the stern to the
dock. Both lines hauled piles after them,
and away the Elm, Branch went up the
bay. As she tore loose from the wharf,
she "mixed things" with T. E. Jones'
big piledriver, which was tied at the samtj
dock. Somehow she got the plledrlve
tangled in her bow, and shoved the con
trivance well out into the bay, then let
it loose to the mercy of the elements.
Strong winds sent the piledriver flying
up the water front, where she at length
brought up against the British ship Glen
doon. lyinr along the south side of the
Arlington dock. One of the Glendoon's
lifeboats was smashed, and several small
eteam and sail craft were ruthlessly
brushed against.
Meanwhile the Elm Branch's 'officers
were trying with might and main to get
the powerful stp.am.ship under control.
They succeeded in bringing her to an an
chorage standstill about 200 yards off Tes
"ler wharf, where she remained all yester.
day. She will lie at anchor there until
the Moran dock is repaired, and then re-,
sume her position at the wharf for the
completion of the repair work.
One water-front authority declared yes
terday that had not the Elm Branch been
steered clear of the Pacific Coast Com
pany's coal-bunkers, she would have
plowed through that structure and torn
down the Ocean dock.
Wreckage Sighted.
SAN FBANCISCO, Jon. 24. The steam
er City of Peking reports that 1300 miles
east of the Japanese coast she passed
what looked like the mainmast of a fore
and aft schooner. The wreckage was
new, and as it was blowing hard at the
time some vessel bound this way has evi
dently met with a mishap. January 22,
when about 30 miles west-southwest of
the Farallones, the British ship Samoena
passed what looked like the deckload of
a lumber vessel and a considerable quan
tity of wreckage. Several of the lumber
fleet are making long trips from the
Sound, and it may be one of them that
has met with a mishap.
City of Seattle to be Towed Home.
SEATTLE, Jan. 24. The tug Tyee will
leave tomorrow for Juneau, to tow down
the steamer City of Seattle, which was
recently disabled during a severe storm.
The steamer will reach this port in about
10 days, and will then be sent to the
drydock for repairs. The City of Seattle
has been libeled for $50,000, the steamer
Cottage City claiming that amount for
salvage. Bonds in double that sum have
been executed.
Steamer From Comox.
VANCOUVER, B. C.,' Jan. 24. The an
nouncement is authoritatively made today
that the Dunsmuirs will put on a direct
boat from Vancouver to Union (Comox),
the service to begin April 1.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 24. Three-masted
bark outside at 2 P. M. Condition of bar
at 5 P. M., rough; wind, northeast; weath-
San Francisco, Jan. 24. Arrived Steam
er Robert Adamson, from Nanaimo;
schooner Gem, from Coos bay; bark Theo
bald, from Osyter bay. Sailed Washte
naw, for Comox. Sailed Jan. 23 Steamer
Newburg, for Gray's harbor.
New York, Jan. 24. Sailed New York,
for Southampton; Oceanic, for Liverpool;
Frlesland, for Antwerp.
Vancouver Cleared Jan. 22 Bark Guy
C. Goss, for Philadelphia.
Coos Bay Arrived Jan. 23 Steamer Al
ice Blanchard. Bar-bound Steamer Ar-
Acapulco Sailed Jan. S British ship
Cleomene, for Oregon.
Willaroo Arrived Jan. 23 Bark Hesper,
from Port Gamble.
Port Los Angeles Arrived Jan. 23 Ha
waiian steamer San Mateo, from Nanaimo.
Seattle Arrived Jan. 23 In distress,
British bark Bavenscourt, from Tacoma
for United Kingdom, and ship Columbia,
from Tacoma for San Francisco, both in
tow of tug Tyee, and collided five miles
outside of Seattle.
Manila Arrived Jan. 23 Flintshire, from
San Francisco, via Honolulu.
Liverpool, Jan. 24. Sailed Waesland,
for Philadelphia.
Southampton, Jan. 24. Arrived St. Paul,
from New York. Sailed Saale, from
Bremen for New York.
Liverpool Sailed Jan. 23 Sylvania, .for
Boston.
Plymouth, Jan. 23 Sailed Patria, for
New York.
New York, Jan. 24 Arrived Kaiser
Wilhelm H, from Genoa.
New York, Jan. 25. Arrived Rotterdam,
from Rotterdam.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
THE PORTLAND,
D Morgan, San Fran
P M French. S P
E N CHntsman, In
dianapolis R L Lewis. St Louis
S L Melnlnger. N Y
Ralph Harron. S F
Dr J Beagles, USA,
Alaska
C Baker Olmstead and
wife. Boston
G Llndgreen, St Paul
J C Bardall. Mounds-
vllle. W Va
H N Stevenson, U B N
C D Stevens, Boston
W T Graham, Boston
R H Malone nnd wife
u w .aicEiroy, u S N
J TV" Sanford, U S N
R A Kuner. U S K
B H Harrison, USN
O Nolan, Tillamook
G W Gray. Salem
Denver
T F Turner, Canton
Mrs J Hooker. Ealera.
G C Fulton and Wife,
Miss S Jac6b9, Corvalls1
Astoria
G P Doan, Jr, St Louis
Rl E Blakeley, N Y
G H Dunston, Buffalo
uapt ana sirs r b
Turner, TJ S army
Leo Wiel, .New York
THE PERKINS.
A J Johnson, Astoria
T E Going, Uumpter
Miss T Geer, Salem
O C Musser. S F
J M Hart, Liberty Or
W H Doughtry, Tacoma
iira H Cooper, Salem
i .Harrington, .fomeroy
H L Lannlng. PomeroyjMrs I Harrington, do
Mrs H L Lannlng, do
Miss E Scanlin. S F
T A Hyland. Astoria
Mrs T A Hyland. do
Miss K Scanlin. S F
T Scanlin, San Fran
S M Gallagher, Astoria
K is scanlin, San Fran
R B Ryan, storIa
Mrs G A Black, Aber
deen A w Ely, Tacoma
G Gordon, San Fran
"H M Swartz, Vancou
ver barracks
Jas "Wilson, Kam'oop
E C Gamman, Portland
I A Blakeley. Pendlton
A Penney, Los Oatog
D E Shuce. Pendleton lp S Walcott, La-ainle
Mrs J W Conn, Astoria
J 'Waterhouse. Gearhrt
O Jam ps. Castle Bock
Mrs S Holmes, Kalama
M P Watson, New
Whatcom
Mrs D S Walcott. do
J S Matthews, PenJltn
Mrs J S Matthews, do
T Mefford, Denver
B Bufflngton, Elgin
H J Miller, Aurora
Geo Sixty. Omahi
T A Van Nordau. Dalls
U S Booth, McMlnn
l7C TTo-tt lllnnf
A G Chance,
. Or City Mrs N Heatt, Albany
, llwaco jW O Korton, Chicago
L A Loomls,
TT TTnVlna SmMIa IP TT tmav3 Co., ai
E W Parks. Seattle iMrs W L Smith, Astoria
W J MIllInn, Tnocma J W Ramage, Oakland
J C Lawrence, Garni ldjW T Spanlwick. Omaha
B Westacott. CarflpJd JE M Laming, Sclo, Or
A W Lotvison. Spokanelo W Dennlson, Salem
C L Smith, Denver IT A Campbell, Grange
Frank Wood, Chicago j vllle, Idaho
D L Holton, Boise IE B Stoner. Astoria
a Dale, Baker City P J Barnard, Kalama
THD IMPERIAL.
C. W. Knowles, Manager.
M P Donell. Pasco
E A McDonald. Seattle
C H Fisher. Baker, city
J CT Spencer, Port
Townsend
B Wall, do
A Hodges, Prlneville
Mrs Hodges, Prlneville
F C Reed, Astoria
T J Kearney, Rosoburgi
M C Stelngrandt, Eu
gene, Or
J D Murrage, N Y
Mary D Murrage. N Y
a D Johnson.- W U Tel
Co
Lottie Wade, New York
D C Overholt, So Bend
Mrs Overholt, So Bend
m u jaouton, So Bend
Mrs Bouton, Bo Bend
M F Hawk. The Dalles
TP ft QAhmlil. .1
S A Hennelly, N T
R R Sovey, Astoria
W C Laws, Astoria
H Wise, Astoria
G C Flavel, Astoria
Mrs Flavel, Astoria
F D Culver. St Paul
W B Lawler, Indpnce
M H Cramer, Law
JJ Sutherland. Spokane
(Mrs Southerland, do
J u -uaiy, corvallls
C A Cameron. Pprirtltn
F D Wlnton, Astoria
IH S McGowan, Astoria
mra .sicuowan, Astoria
Geo Brown, Astoria
THE ST. CHARLES.
A K Wellire, Seattle 1G W Esterbook. Ocean-
side
J P Stapleton. Vanc-vr
J H Thomas, RIdgefleld'
F Shepherd, city
J H Gllsy, South Bend
J Kollman, South Bend
F Meacham, do
Bert Wheeler, Pleasant
Home
R G Hill. KAnfMo.
Mrs L Ostrand, Bridal
veil
T E White, Amity
Sam Phillips, Amity
Chas Bailey. Salem
g ? Mendelhall. Dalles
F J Stark. Antelope
L Corer, Dufur
W A Boessler, Dalles
J B BUI. Oak'PnitV
T H Durgan, Vancouvr
J L Randier. Rainier
L W Girt. Rainier
J Barr. Rainier
"W L Pulliam and Wife,
Majgers
Alison Hayes, do
C H Hatch, Salem
Mrs Weaver, Or City
Jas Lawlor, Astoria
Henry Lynch, Astoria
W H King. Astoria j
A S Lemley. La Grande
F A Cummlngs, Boston
cj uiarriage, Boston
Emll Olsen. AberdPn
J F Mcllroy, Viento
G E Mason, Viento
F Close, Viento
J Mackin. Hood THivm.
J Hughes, Ashland
D Savage. Williams
J H McEldorony, Hills-
Fred Spain. La Grande
C Martin. La Grande
J B Toon, Cathlamet
ooro ur
Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma,
European plan; headquarters for com
mercial men. Chllbers's restaurant In
connection.
Hotel Butler, Seattle.
European. Rooms with or without bath.
Ladies and gents' grillrooms in connection.
Kruse's Grill Room and Restaurant
Stark street opp. Chamber of Commerce.
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Critleism o Amatenr Sbovrs.
Albany Democrat.
About the most difficult thing a local
newspaper has to write up Js an amateur
entertainment. Taffy for everything is
expected. Criticism Is beyond the ques
tion, and to leave a name out Is about as
bad, no matter how poorly represented.
The best way Is to please one's self, or
else give a two or three-line general en
comium and let the kicks fall on your
back.
Warde' Xenv Play.
SEATTLE, Jan. 24. The Frederick
Warde company produced tonight, after
months of rehearsal, "The Duke's Jes
ter," a new romantic comedy, by Espy
Williams. The performance was witnessed
by a big house, and was an unqualified
success. The new play scored a hit, the
interest being maintained throughout.
WORK DONE BY DREDGE
PORT OF PORTLAND COMMISSION
ERS REPLY TO CAPTAIN SPENCER.
Clerk Stevens Says That Dredge Is
Being: Operated More Economically
and Effectively Than Before.
PORTLAND, Jan. 24. (To the Editor.)
With regard to the communication in
this morning's paper, signed E. W. Spen
cer, I respectfully beg your valuable
space to make the following reply:
Taking Captain Spencer's diagram as
correct, it will be seen that the dyke has
caused a considerable deposit of sand,
which Is gradually extending up the har
bor and nai rowing the available channel
to tho other side of the river. This would,
in due course, shut out the owners of
property at the lower end of the west side
from utilizing their water front. It is the
object of the Port of Portland commis
sion to dredge out as much of this de
posit as can effectually be done. The
dredge was working on the opposite side
of the river until the recent current and
driftwood made it difficult and expensive
to operate the dredge longer on that side.
The executive committee have decided
that the best practical method under the
present conditions Is to cut a channel
through this sand bank down to the
North Pacific Lumber Company's wharf,
which is approximately the northwestern
limit of the harbor, and obliquely across
this sand spit to the channel on the oppo
site side paralleling the dyke, but, of
course, some distance above it.
We have been pumping through some
600 feet of pipe line on the west side of
the river, which is about the limit we
can operate effectually with the present
current. It is intended after this, channel
is cut to have the ships go through the
channel, and then operate on the east side
of the sand bank, running our pipe line
across the east channel and dumping on
to the east shore. This method appears
to be the most practical one for remov
ing the large deposit now referred to in
your correspondent's letter.
With regard to his reference to section
2 of the law incorporating the Port of
Portland, your correspondent appears to
overlook the amendment to section 2 by
the legislative assembly in 1899, which
states as follows: "The object, purpose
and occupation of said corporation, the
'Port of Portland,' shall be to Improve
the Willamette river at the city of Port
land and Willamette and Columbia rivers
between said city and the sea, so that
there shall be made, and permanently
maintained In said Willamette river from
wharf line to wharf line, and in the Wil
lamette and Columbia rivers between said
city and the sea, a ship channel of such
depth at any and all points as It may
deem necessary and having a depth at all
points, at mean low water, both at said
city and between said city and the sea,
of not less than 25 feet, etc." It will bo
seen from this that the object, purpose
and occupation of the Port of Portland
has now been enlarged from making a
channel to dredging the harbor as well,
consequently the work now being done by
the commission Is strictly in accordance
with its duties. Your correspondent states
the dredge Is cutting a channel 80 feet
wide and 25 feet deep. This may he a
typographical error, but to straighten tho
matter out, I wish to say that the present
channel under excavation is being cut
180 feet wide. With regard to the reflec
tions cast on the vice-president of the Port
of Portland, using his official capacity as
on opportunity for personal profit, prior
to bringing the dredge to this side of
the river, the vlcefpresident voluntarily
said that owing to his connection with tho
North Pacific Lumber Company and his
position with the Port of J.,rtland that
the North Pacific Lumber Company de
sired to pay for whatever benefits accrued
to It, through the operation of the dredge,
and the company will oe charged up in
accordance with the North Pacific Lum
ber Company's request I may mention
that this channel will benefit other pri
vate Individuals as well as the North Pa
cific Lumber Company, ana no demand
has or is likely to be made on these other
beneficiaries, who would doubtless con
sider such a demand unreasonable, in
view of their already being taxed for
general Improvements.
Mr. Spencer's figures are so extravagant
that It seems hardly worth while to cor
rect them, but he infers that the Port
of Portland Is consuming the North Pa
cific Lumber Company's sawdust at an
expense of some $200 a day. His wording
here is not quite clear to me, whether he
Imagines that our fuel is now costing ?200
a day, or whether tho whole expenses of
the dredge are $200 a day, run principally
to consume the North Pacific Lumber
Company's sawdust; but, to put the mat
ter into definite form for your readers to
Judge, I beg to submit the following:
For the six days, Monday, September 18,
1899, to Saturday night, September 23,
1899. Inclusive, dredging silt (which Is the
most favorable material for hydraulic
dredging), and actually digging 82.16 hours,
using slabwood at $1 50 per cord, we con
sumed 63 cords at a cost of ?94 50, and ex
cavated 43,271 cubic yards of material.
This seema to be one of our most success
ful periods of operation in the past with
slabwood.
The report just to hand for last week,
from Monday, January 15, 1900, to Satur
day night, January 20, 1900, inclusive, ac
tual digging hours 113.5, we consumed 20,
460 cubic feet of sawdust at 30 cents per
100 cubic feet, and also 1 cords of 4-foot
wood at ?1 50 per cord, at a cost of $63 63,
and excavated 51,464 cubic yards of sand.
I may mention the North Pacific Lumber
Company has no contract with the Port of
Portland, and doubtless the commission
would be glad to save money if any one
will furnish the sawdust at a lower figure;
for this sum the sawdust Is deposited on
our barges by the lumber company.
With regard to the benefit derived by
the North Pacific Lumber Company by
our dumping the material on the shore
' . STEEU2S2S&SZ2SBniDCE
' " ' ' i ' "" -'
line, I can only say that the United States
government Insists that the dump shall
be -put ashore, and others on whom we
have been forced to dump material do not
seem to be Impressed with the "benefits"
derived from 6ur doing so, judging by
the complaints that come to this office;
in fact, one would suppose that it was
generally considered anything but a ben
efit, though we are trying to impress
people that it Is a benefit, and not an
injury. However the dredge endeavors, to
do its duty in a most economical and
practical way, , without jnofe inconven
ience and annoyance to Individuals than
necessary. Captain Spencer expresses
the opinion that the work now in hand
will Injure the channel on the East Side,
including the Portland Flouring Mill Com
pany's interests. As the president of the
Port of Portland and chairman of the
executive committee is president of the
Portland Flouring Mills Company, it is
hardly conceivable that the work would
be undertaken, were there serious grounds
for apprehension on this point. Our rec
ords indicate that the dredge Portland
worked more economically and effectual
ly during the six days of last week than
at a corresponding period of the previous
year, although under less favorable cir
cumstances, dredging at a greater depth
of water and in a stronger current. Cap
tain E. W. Spencer could easily satisfy
himself regarding the above points by In
quiring of any member of the commission
or calling at the office, 666 Worcester
block, before taking the matter up
through the press. Whilst careful inves
tigation of the expenditure of public funds
is always to be commended, unwarranted
criticisms do not help to promote indi
vidual Interest and gratuitous service in
public affairs. 1 am, yours respectfully,
E. T. C. STEVENS,
Clerk of Port of Portland Commission.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WON.
Defeated the Arlington Team Four
Straight Games.
Commercial won four straight games
from Arlington on the Commercial alleys
last night, In the third subseries of the
interstate championship. The second
game was very close, the home team win
ning by only two pins, but the others
were one-sided. Commercial's last game
is very close to the record. Cullison's 205
was the high total, Mays leading Arling
ton with 172. The next games will be be
tween Commercial and Multnomah, at
Multnomah, Saturday night. Tho scores:
3J w h3 4
PLAYERS. 333 3p32- 2.
O P0 ffl 3 .
....
Arlington
Croasman 45 27 41 25 138
Lothrop 37 47.38 SO 152
Mays- 38 51 39 44 172
Mirror 31 47 33 34 145
Mulr 45 40 31 41 157
Reed 38 33 36 38 145
Totals 234"ilif 218 212 909
Commercial
Culllson 39 54 47 65 205
Graham 40 35 30 42 147
F. O. Burckhardt...... 49 52 47 42 190
C. A. Burckhardt 44 32 38 51 165
Skiff 33 42 45 59 179
Dunlap 49 32 45 53 179
Totals 254 247 252 312 1065
The Oregon Road Club last night took
four straight games from the Astoria
Football Club in a bowling contest on the
Road Club's alleys.
The score by games is as follows:
Total.
O. R. C S05 253 261 2721091
A. F. C 217 246 235 235933
Bowling; at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Jan. 24. The Seattle Ath
letic Club bowling team won its second
victory In the Interstate championship
tournament tonight by taking three out
of four games from the Seattle Bowling
Club. The work of both teams was, poor.
The Individual scores follow:
S. A. C I
Churchill 142
Nelson 173
Haggins 160
Bowes 140
Cole 144
Barrager 168
Total 927
s. b. a
Sauls
151
Baldwin 152
Huston 1C5
Harrison 142
Darlington 162
Gillette 154
Total
926
Score by games:
S. B. C 220 248 196 262926
S. A. C 223 252 222 230927
ROAD SUPERVISORS.
Connty Commissioners Make Ap
pointments for the Year.
The annual appointment of road super
visors for Multnomah county for the year
beginning February 1 was made by the
board of county commissioners as follows:
No. 1 Linnton, W. J. Miller.
No. 2 Sylvan, George Fultz.
No. 3 Portland Heights, E. A. Moses.
No. 4 Hillsdale, J. W. Ryan.
No. 5 Woodstock,P. J. Kelly.
No. 6 Gresham, Albert Cleveland.
No. 7 Pleasant Home, A. Llttlepage.
No. 8 Mount Tabor, James E. Snuffin.
No. 9 Rockwood, John Conley.
No. 10 East of Sandy, T. L. Evans.
No. 11 East of Sandy, Joseph Ellis.
But three changes are noted In the per
sonnel of the road supervising staff, one
In the eighth or Mount Tabor district, and
the other two in the district east of the
Sandy river. In the eighth district, James
E. Snuffin has been appointed to succeed
W. H. Dougherty, who resigned some
time ago. The old tenth district, com
prising all that territory east of the Sandy,
has been divided into two districts, to bo
known as theNtenth and eleventh districts.
Thomas L. Evans was appointed super
visor of the tenth district and Joseph El
lis of the eleventh. C. J. Llttlepage has
been supervisor of both of these districts
the past year.
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Zarina Cigarettes not made by Japs or
Chinaman. 10 cents for 10.
DEMAND LAWFUL REBATE
USERS OF ALCOHOL IN THE ARTS
FAVOR RUSSELL'S-BILL.
Local Manufacturers "Want Congress
to Undo an Unjust Act of the
Supreme Court.
Local paint and' oil manufacturers and
all others using alcohol In the arts or in
medicinal and other like compounds are
much lntersted 'n a bill now pending in
congress providing that the failure of the
secretary of the treasure to prescribe
regulations for giving such persons a re
bate equal to the tax paid on the alcohol
shall not be a bar to act.ons brought in
the United States courts to recover the
amount. The bill was introduced by Rep
resentative Russell, and is intended to
correct a wrong inflicted on manufacturers
using alcohol in the foregoing named
manner, by a decision of the United States
eupreme court The court held
that because Secretary Carlisle did
not formulate regulations for re
paying the revenue tax on alco
hol used in manufactures, etc., accord
ing to the provisions of section 61 of the
act passed August 2S, 1894, the rebate could
not be collected by action. Congress
provided for it, but the failure of the
secretary to do what was required of him
defeated the purpose, according-to the de
cision of the court. Representative Rus
sell seeks to have the decision of the
court set aside, In practice, by a specific
declaration that the United States Is liable
for the rebate allowed by congress.
The act under which the trouble arose
was passed In 1S94, and repealed in 189C,
scarcely two years elapsing while It was
in force. But during that period large
claims accrued. At the time of commenc
ing the action, which was immediately
after the law was repealed, approximate
ly $6,000,000 was claimed. All manufac
turers or persons using alcohol in the
manner intended by the statute to be cov
ered by the rebate provision had not
reported their claims then. Of course
there are many who did not save their
stamps, as is required, and can never
make a Yalid claim. That 6,000,000 were
presented by the latter part of 1896 and
early In 1S97, is evidence that, were it not
for the decision of the supreme court, the
government would be liable for a large
sum under this law.
Section 61, of the 1894 act, reads as fol
lows: Any manufacturer flnding It necessary to use
alcohol In the arts or in any medicinal or other
like compounds may use the eame under regula
tions to bo prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury, and on satisfying the collector of
Internal revenue for the district -where he re
sides or carries on business, that he has com
piled with such regulations, and has used such
alcohol therein and exhibiting and delivering
up the stamps which show that a tax has been
paid thereon, shall be entitled to receive from
the United States a rebate or repayment of the
tax so paid.
It appears that the bill passed shortly
before adjournment, and became a law
without the approval of the president.
Secretary Carlisle concluded that he could
not arrange for payment of the rebate
without enforcing certain regulations,
which would cost $500,000 annually, and for
which no appropriation was available. At
the first meeting of congress after en
actment of the law he reported this fact,
stating that he could not act until con
gress made further provision. Congress
never made the appropriation, and the
secretary never attempted to enforce any
regulations for payment of the rebate.
When the manufacturers presented their
stamps and asked for the payment to them
of the sum the stamps showed had been
paid out in taxes, the subordinates of tht
secretary refused, whereupon the matter
was taken before the court of claims. A
decision there in favor of the government
caused the case to be appealed to the su
preme court Here again a decision against
the manufacturers was returned. The
court held that the secretary could not
justifiably pay the rebate wihout regula
tions were in force to ascertain the truth
fulness of all claims, and that, as con
gress had made no appropriation enabling
the secretary to enforce such regulations,
even after he had notified it of the neces
sity therefor, the conclusion was Impera
tive that congress Intended to leave the
entire matter with the treasury depart
ment.
This decision of the court created a ruc
tion where large quantities of alcohol had
been used In the manufacture of goods.
Manufacturers contended that congres3
had passed a definite and positive law.
They had gone on in business, calculating
on Its provisions. It promised a rebate
equal to the revenue tax on all alcohol
they used. In figuring their profits and
costs, they had relied on this statute. The
government had made a sort of agreement
or contract, and, assuming that the will
of congress could not be set aside by a
simple administrator of the law, they had
contracted obligations and established re
lationships. The decision of the supreme
court, they said, was unprecedented, and
would make all business men hereafter
wait "when congress legislated to see if the
administrators chose to execute the law
before embarking on business under its
provisions.
Of course, there was no appeal from the
supreme court, but manufacturers whose
Interests were affected are seeking to
right their wrongs through the Russell
bill, which Is as follows:
Be It enacted by the senate and house of rep
resentatives of the United States of America,
in congress assembled1, That the failure of the
secretary of the treasury to prescribe regula
tions for the use of alcohol In the arts and in
medicinal and other like compounds, as required
by section 61, of the revenue act of August 2S,
1894, shall not operate as a defense on the
part of the United States to any suit of a
manufacturer under said act brought in any
court of the United States.
The aid of congress Is Invoked here to
declare responsibility on the part of the
government where the supreme court de
cided there was none, on the ground that
a wrong has been perpetrated on manu
facturers and business men. Should the
Russell bill pass, those who used alcohol
In the manner specified by the rebate pro
vision will be enabled to collect the
amount of their claims without the regu
lations of the treasury department, for
the time covered In the demands Is long
past
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
Sheriff to Pacific States Savings
Loan & Building Company, lots
19 and 20, block 9, Ivanhoe; Janu
ary 23 $1,003
B. F. Crouch to Frank H. Lewis,
lots 3 and 4, block 15, North Al
bina: January 22 3
Ferdinand Opltz and wife to Michael
. Devaney, lot 5, block 3, Marquam
Road addition: January 23 1
Sheriff to G. Oesiata, lot 14, block
24, Central Albina; January 22 5
Arthur Reeves and wife to Mrs. S. L.
Ross, lot 12, block 22, Sunnyslde;
January 20 900
W. J. and Nancy J. Stout to Charles
H. Everett and wife, lots 19 and 20,
block 44, Peneinsular addition No.
4; January 18 v. 800
James T: Taggart to Eugenia H.
Taggart, W. lots 3 and 4, block
36, Caruthers' addition; January 15 500
Lloyd Brooke and wife to the Di
rectors of the Library Association
of Portland, lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, block
214, Portland: May 11. 1SS5 20,000
Jerod H. Jacobs to Catherine L.
Van Ness, lot 11, Cedar Hill; Jan
uary 15 500
Deaths.
January 23 Charles A. Schafer, aged 58
years, Good Samaritan hospital; dilatation
of heart
January 20 Nat H. Lane, aged 44 years,
Spokane, Wash; pneumonia.
January 22 George Hayes, aged 54 years,
St. Vlpcent's hospital ; spastic paraplegia.
Marriage .Licenses.
Piluso Glusseppl, aged 23, Celestina Con
cetta, aged 21; William W. Graham, 26,
"DUFFY'S FURS MALT WHISKEY? Yes, madaxa, irt sell the
gencine only. It is absolutely pare and the greatest known stimulant.'
Honest Dbuggist. .,, -
rax; in time wear away the hardest rock. A tickling In the throat. slight cough, may bo ih
danger alga of the consumptive of tomorrow. Naturo is generally considerato and gives &
signal and,a warning that thojo who would avoid death by consumption hod bottor hood.
DufTy'a Furo Malt Whiskey wilt cure Consumption, bat don't wait until yon have con
tracted the dread disease. Cure tho cough by usin gDutry's Pure 3Ia!t Wnisliey aa dlrcated.
It will savo yon a great deal of suffering and possibly death by cououxnption.
Mother died of Consumption. Daughter kept strong and "well
by Duffy's Pare Halt Whiskey,
" Genttemtn: In reference to your Milt Whisfce7. 1 must say that it Is ercsltent. Ihavahadlttanylfct
nearly one year, and in that time my family hi bqen greatly benefited, especially my eldest daughter, who
was always in delicate health. She is orcr sixteen years of age, and is strcng an J hearty. I have given her
three tablespoonruls a day. It was Tor her that I wanted the consumption cure. I think it was lucky that I
got it, for the motner di d of consumption when the daughter was six years of age. andthe physician said the
child would not In e to be over fourteen j e vs of ace. Nnw she" dver sixteen and the doctor it dead. Ho
died of consumption ofthelun. In conclusion. I will sav thit your Daily's PurO Malt Whiskey
will save many lies If the people will tike it. It k decidedly the most strengthening stimulant that 1 hava
ever seen, ind we have tried a creit many before h a came to you. Very truly yours. MR. JOHK PPLUO
FBL&nt. 533 Master Street. Philadelphia. Pa."
7,000 doctors prescribe it, and over 2,000 hospitals use It cscjualvely on accannt 0 ItS
absolute purity and excellence. 4
All drugzists.and jrroeers. t co a bottle, ftet the genuine only ft&SMute are dangerous.
DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., Rochester, N. Y-
&mgfeggfta&
Charlotte J. Hellenbrand, 23; James T.
Ogden, 21, Ida E. Hoffman, 21; Abraham
Shaplrer, 33, Esther Llndenbaum, 27; Seid
Gain, 22, Mary Chan, 20.
Contagious DNeases.
Son of Charley Twin Wo, 244 Yamhill
street, diphtheria.
Francis Honeyman, 203 Eleventh street,
scarlet fever.
Bnildinsr Permit.
I. E. Hamilton, three-story frame house
on Fifth street, between Oak and Pine;
?3000.
Births.
January 20 Boy, to the wife of Frank
A. Sum, 272 Clackamaa street.
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BOOMING OREGON WEATHER
B. 6. Fngce I Doing: missionary
Work In Clilcasro.
Oregon people are not as a rule vain
glorious about their weather, yet Just
now this Is receiving so flattering an ad
vertisement in tho East as will almost
put the modest Webfooter to the blush.
Chicago has been having a spell of re
markably halmy spring-like weather. And
Joe Carll. who will be remembered by
many Portlanders as an artist formeiiy
on the staff of The Oregonlan, has just
drawn a life-like picture for the Chicago
Newsc of that old crony of Jupiter Plu
vius, B. S. Pague, sitting up among thS
clouds on the top floor of the Auditor
ium tower, with hia arms folded com
placently over his capacious chest and a
look of autocratic satisfaction upon his
face, while he says:
"Yes, sir, I brought this weather with
me from Oregon. I consider it a fine
brand. I am proud of it. Out on the
Pacific coast, we don't have your raging
winters, 20 or more degrees below zero.
We believe the proper thing is a little
rain now and then and a little less heat
than In summer.
"I have been out there a long time run
ning tho weather on the north Pacific coast
from the office at Portland. As the gov
ernment decided to send me to Chicago
to experience a change of heart, I thought
a little missionary work on my own ac
count would be a good scheme, so I
brought a trunk full with me. If you
remember, the weather turned warm
about New Year's and stayed that way
ever since. That's when I came to town."
Even the poet3 are spouting verse ori1
the theme, as will be seen by the follow
ing "Chicago chansonette" :
I'm In a dilemma, a toe and a maze.
That tortures my nights and embitters my
days;
The fact Is, the weather's the cause of my
woes,
I find I've no use for my warm winter clothes;
And Pagrue'e here from Portland, the bland
weather man, A
Who'B brought a new brand that old zero will
ban:
The pointsman who has all the peasons to shift.
Has turned the wrens hand and sent Winter
adrift
Some time In November there came a cold
enap,
Chicago eeemed caught In a keen ley trap,
And citizens ancient, like Fernando Joneo.
Foretold a hard winter In shlerlng tones;
'Twas then that I went though I own was
rash
And spent down In State trtreet unlimited cash
On garments and wraps round my form to en
fold. To keep myself hot whlie the weather was
cold.
iBut where am-1 now? As I've toggery piled.
The winter has. preyed most unhealthily mild;
I stroll on lake front, or In. Lincoln Park roam.
And leave all my costly new garments at home;
In fashion and cut they're the" latest, no doubt.
But what's now In season next ear will be rmt.
And if all the winter this nprlng weather lasts.
To second-hand clctheemen they'll go as off
casts. Oh, man from far Oregon, why Interpcee?
"We like to lurie tv Inter when we've winter
clothes,
Not summer In winter and autumn in rprlng.
Net sunshine when Iclclte coldly should ellns:
Just look at these oiercoate, ulsters and Wraps!
"Who would pay one for them? Not jou
weather chaps 1
The worst of It Is, If I hadn't them bore.
The weather would certainly now be ieere.
B. S. Pague, the News goes on to say,
Is one of the four forecaster officials Is
the government service and Is stationed
regularly at the office in Portland. The
other three officers are Messrs. McAdie,
ff$Gfi-
Pagne ns Sketched ty Carll.
Stockman and Frankenfeld. and they are
stationed respectively at San Francisco,
Havana and Washington. There are but
two higher officials In the service. Pro
fessor Moore, formerly in charge In Chica
go, now head of the deportment and sta
tioned at Washington, and Professor dx,
now of the Windy city, promoted last
year from the grade of forecast official.
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As to Registration.
WALKER, Or.. Jan. 23. (To the Editor)
1. Must a woman that Is otherwise quali
fied register to entitle her to vote at a
school meeting?
2. Is a woman that Is a freeholder com
petent to witness an application to reg
ister? J. F. WALKER.
1. While the act speaks generally of
electors and elections, yet it may fairly
be construed to relate only to state elec
tions. Therefore, school elections are un
affected by the law.
2. The law requires that the elector
who applies for registration with a notary
public or justice of the peace must pro
duce witnesses who are freeholders In the
county. If a woman be a freeholder In
the county she Is a competent witness.
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A soother of disturbed feelings Zarina
Cigarettes.
f THE SCARCITY OF
! FRESH FRUITS
In the winter time is often a
cause of serious illness, as
ooooo Ik.
a rT3T7-rrc ft tamed in
ABBEYS I pUre, fresh
SALT fruits is ben-
1 cures and g eficial to the
-prevents g system.
S Constipation, Th as
? " Effervescent
Uyspqsta,
Salt is the
g salt extract-1
ed from the
S Biliousness,
1 Nervous
Depression, g f u i c e s of
Rheumatism. Zh fruits-
it Keeps you
in excellent
)O0GK30Oe-
health the year 'round.
There are some people who never do anything
until they have to. Don't be one of them. Take
care of your health while you have it. Retain
it by the daily use of Abbeys Effervescent Salt.
All Druggists.
25c, 50c. and $T per hottle.
Send two a-ct. stamps, to pay
postage and packing, and we
will mall you one ot the most
dainty and beautiful colored
calendar creations of the year.
The Abbey- Effervescent Salt Co.,
Sept. It, 13 Murray St.. Xcw Yorlc
If you are In trouble and suffering
from sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism or
a weak back, and will wear one of my
Belts, In a short time you will be glad
to say the same thins.
There are many Imitations put upon
the market by other Arms and said to
be the same, but every one of my Eelt3
has my name stamped thereon. If you
will call at my office, you can see them,
and consult me free of charge, or send
for my little book. "Three Classes of
Men," which Is sent free upon applica
tion. mm
for Weak Men
RusscI Bidg., Cor. Fourth and Morrison Sts
FORTX.A3S, OR.
Ofuce Honrs: 9 to 9; Sundays, 9 to 1