THE MOETIS'G OREGOSTLAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1900. DAIRYMEN IN CONVENTION AJTNCAL 3KKHTING OF THE O REG OX ASSOCIATION AT ALBANY. Large Attondanoe at the First Session Valuable Papers Were Scad. ALBANY. Or., Feb. 3Z-The large at tendance at the annual meeting ef the Oregon Dairymen's Ascodatton, -which be gan at the covrthouee today for. a two damns' semion, ks & striking evidence ef the Increased attention which is being: given.! to dairying throughout the state. One hundred persons, the majority ef them from the "Willamette valley, were In the circuit courtroom when Thomas Paulsen, president of the association, rapped for order at 2 P. M. The great dairying dls trlcte of Coos and Tillamook hays were not represented because of the slowness and uncertainty of travel to the valley at this season of the year. Ax-Circuit Judge H. tt. Hewitt delivered the address of welcome, and President Paulsen, re sponded. Papers were read by 6. W. Weeks, of Salem, and G. L. Shaw, of Albany, and Fred D. Culver, of Chicago,, made a few remarks. Piano solos by Miss Edna Howell completed the afternoon programme. Mr. Weeks' subject was "Soiling Crops." He said the modern dairyman mast con eider mitk-production from two stand pointsper cow and per acre. He must aim .to keep the best cows and to produce the largest quantity of good milk food to the acre. To do this and keep a caw at her fullest capacity throughout the sea son, Oregon dairymen must have recourse to food other than that afforded by pas ture. Mr. Weeks' experience has been that the vetch gives the best results for early spring feeding. Next in value is the pea, sown tfy bushels to the acre, and cross-sown with a bushel of oats to the acre If a dairyman wishes to soil all summer, it would be advisable to sow one crop la March, another in April, and others a long as grain will grow. Mr. Weefcg expressed the opinion that dairy men will have to adopt the silo to bridge over the dry season. The silo, he de clared, will prove the salvation of the dairy Industry of Oregon. "Building Up and Caring for a Dairy Herd" was Mr. Shaw's subject. He said that when a person sets about to build. P a dairy herd, he should select regis tered cattle. He should stick to the chosen oree.d. for nothing is gained by cross- rffif' Xt te not advisable under any circumstances to build up a herd from scrub breeds. Having made up a herd, the dairyman should systematically weigh the milk and make such other tests as will determine the profitable cows. The heif ers of the profitable cows should be saved end raised, and unprofitable cows sent to the slaughter-house. Judicious breed ing if kept up. will Anally result in a profitable herd. The remainder of Mr. Shaw's paper was a plea for careful man agement of the cow. Mr. Culver did not coincide with views frequently expressed that thoroughbreds are essential in dairy herds. He favored the orQfnary cow. and said thajt it was careful management of the cow, and not the cow herself, that made the profit. Mr. Culver briefly reviewed the growth of dairying hi Minnesota. Three successive failures In wheatgrowing less than 15 3 ears ago caused farmers to embrace dairying to save them from ruin. The results have been marvelous. Where 30 years ago the Minnesota farmers bought on credit, they now have bank accounts end are under financial obligations to ro one Mr Culver felt sure that the con dition of unprofitableness 'n whsat cul ture which forced the Minnesota farmer Into dairying 13 years ago now prevails In Oregon, and that now is the accept ed time lor the development of dairying in this state. At the vemntr session. T. S. Towneend, of Portland, spoke on "Manufacture of liutter and Cheese." T. G. Farrell, of I'o tland, on "The Commercial Side of Dairying." and G. L. Rees, of Albany, dtlivered a general address on dairying. officers will be elected tomorrow after noon G. L. Rees, of Albany, ie the only me mentioned for the presidency. FUNBRAL F PRIVATE MIXIER. Ceadaeted by the Knights ef Pythias at Silverten. SILVERTON. Or.. Feb. 12. The funeral cJ Charles K. Mlnter. of company M, Sec ond Oregon, who died in the Philippines of Uphold fever, was held in Silverton, un it r the auspices of the Knighte of Pythias, iMnday. The special train chartered by 1 Li Pythiaas and bearing the remains made stops at Canby. Barlow, Aurora, Ki hoard and Woodburn, where members . fie order and friends were waiting. Ar i Jng at Silverton, they were met by the fc htrton Marine band, friends of the de- a-ed, Knights, Odd Fellows, Veterans the G. A. R.. and cttisests. The pubtec hail had eeeh beautifully dec- c ated for the sad occasion, but, on tag the immense crowd to be accommo- led and the beauty of the day. It was ' Med to hold the exercises on the cam- V s adjoining the public school building. J V Kennedy, grand chancellor, com r M1rr of the grand lodge, conducted the x reifies. He spoke feethtgty and earn- H of their brother the dead soldier. T s remarks were listened to with pro ' r attention. L. R. Stinson, grand k ,xr of records and seal, and Charles Murphy, deputy grand chancellor of ' s district, were present, also Captain I " rman, of Woodburn. and Superlnten i' - Jones, of Salem. Charles Minier was n mber of JC of P. Hermes, No. S6, of -'' t ra and while is the Philippines all t s done for him that eoM he done by order. His funeral was the largest funeral ever held In Silverton and I wis burled m the Milter cemetery, a miles east of the city. 1 MHcral ef a WaahlBgrten Volunteer. WCOCVKR, Weatu, Feb. It The - -W containing the remains of Ben- ii p F Hubbard, of company G, Four th Infantry, who ned while serving t 4hf regiment In the Philippines, ar- 'i here today, from San Francisco. " letcahw were taken In charge by 1 rmony lodge. No. t A. O. U. W.. of i m of which deceased was a meni l and wilt be burled under the aus 1 s of Harmony lodge, Wednesday. Fu r Ml service wttl be conducted at Odd I w' hall, at I o'etodk P. M.. by the i r W assisted' by company G, rmal Guard of Washington, aad the H i-udr Army and Navy Union. X'MIWVTWB M9UT CONTRACT. ricnt t CitieeiM Ready- te Provide thp Fanils. MMtNNVHAJL Or. Feb. a. The city o or or has received from e General 1 ' r Compan-. ef JScbeaectndy. N. Y., the vontract for the new dynamo and arc I cht anparatus letween the dty of Mc Mmni'le and that company, duly signed b thorn When the bid of the company wis accepted the row te the city council f at Its height, and many thought the rompam would not enter Into a contract, bi t their action shows they think the ninril which accepted their bid to be a lefral one Since the affair In the council has euiet ect down many IndfvMnals and the etty links are ready and wttltng te furnish V city with any money needfed. This i'atement ht made at the moueet of the irnor and majority of the cotmctt. who tl nk these dispatches some time ago cr ated an erroneous impression, ha eer- I I n parts of the state, when It was stated it' f it was currently reporum that capi ta vts werld deettne to famish many. The cent reort hs apuslwl tihe dri Minc roe sKrsleers Hoc th itacrlete Indicated- No. 1, E. B. Flett. 2. Scott Brummer; 3, William Russell; 4, R, Mor ris, 5, C. Bartholomew; G, J. P. Johnson; 7, "W. J. Stater; 8, W. E. Thomas, 9, J. M. Robertson; 10, William Hamilton; 11, Van Parker; 12, John Lindberg; 13, Ad dle Braly. 14, Charles Taylor; 15, William Casey; 16, Joe Draper; 17, John Willis; IE, John Webber; 19, J. R. Forrest; 2, Smith Stevens; 21. F. J. Stlmson; 22, A. M. Waddel; 22. WilUam Dee: 24. B. S. Remr mlngton; 25, J. B. Handley; 26, Charles Mitchell; 27, D. M. Kirby; 23. George Gut broad; 29, F. J. Steward; 31. Carey Bar ker. The case of W. W. Smith, arrested for drlvin on. the bicycle path in this coun ty, was continued In Justice Snyder's court today, until Wednesday. A. M. THE LATE THOMAS '"""""'""""""""nMMMaksaBaBBi VILIA3IETTE VAL.IJ3Y TIONEER, ALAVAY'S PROMIET IN GOOD AVORKS The death of Thomas Turner, which occurred at his home, six mllea northeast of Harrls feure, February 7, removes from Linn county one of the plcneere who was alwaj-s Interested In the upbuilding of all that was good In society. , Mr. Turner was always prominent in church work, and If any funds were needed for help ing any charitable Institution he was ready to assist, both with his purse and Influence. "When the Bible chair was endowed In the state unersity Mr. Turner was among the first to re spond, and has since been one of Its stanch supporters. There are few men In the county whose charitable Influence will be more missed than his. Mr. Turner was bom In Indiana, January 16, 1S85, and moed to Iowa In 1847, where hits parents resided until they crossed the plains to Oregon In 1852. They stopped near Scio, Linn county, for a few months, Tmt settled near Harrlsburg, w here he ll ed until his death. He sened through the Rogue rlier Indian war, and later did some mining In Southern Oregon and California. wl,re he was quite successful. In 1869 he married Nancy Roblnett, who died about four years later. Of the two children of this union one is living, Mrs. R. R. Gill, of Portland. The cxner daughter surv Ived her mother only a short time. Mr. Turner was married to Mahala Rice In 1SSC. His widow and only 'son, George H. Turr-er, are living. Waddel and H. D. Burdett, both promi nent citizens, arrested since Smith was, for the same offense, today each pleaded guilty in the same court, and paid their fines of $10 and costs. Shooting: Affray nt Medford. MDDFORD, Or., Feb. 12. As the re sult of a saloon row, Budd Hamlin shot and seriously wounded Ed Armstrong, a brickmason, at Collins saloon at 5 P. M. last night. The men quarreled, and as Armstrong stepped outside the door way Hamlin met him and fired four shota at the former, three taking effect in the calf of the leg, the groin and the back. The attending physician says Armstrong may recover. Hamlin was placed under arrest, and his preliminary examination was set for tomorrow before Justice Stew art Walter Taylor's Trial Boffins. WALLACE, Idaho, Pet). 12. The trial of Walter Taylor, for the murder of Ed Leroy, began in the district court today. Oregon Notes. As a result of the fine weather, hay in some parts of Harney county Is down to 58 56 per ton. Lawrence Rowe Is In the Benton county jail to answer the charge of stealing two horses from a Chinaman. Tonight, at Salem, well-known ladies of the Capital city will give a banquet In honor of Miss Susan B. Anthony's SOth birthday. The three branches, of the "reform forces" of Linn county are to meet at Albany, on the 16th, and attempt to make a fusion for the coming campaign. Burglars, at Salem, who entered a groc ery store, gave a demonstration of belief jln the adage that "half a loaf is bet ter than no bread." Part of a loaf is all that is missed. Joseph Stone Is putting out a new se en acre hopyard. on Bear creek, a few miles from Creswell, despite the discouraging market He has received between KKX) and 7000 hop roots from California to plant it with. A Milton dance, last Friday evening, was disgraced by some young men, who brought a gallon of whisky, and got sev eral boys, 14 to 16 years old, in such a state of intoxication that they had to be taken home. Miscreants at The Dalles threw down a number of monuments in front of a marble-cutter's place, the night of the $th, doing several hundred dollars of damage. A statue of an angel was broken In two. Tie vandals escaped. The Dalles Is considering a proposition to establish a woolscouring mill at that point the city to guarantee $25,009 worth of 6 per cent first-mortgage bonds, pay able in M years, and the promoter to assume the remaining 515,000 worth. A feature of a polltcal club meeting at Burns, last week, was a phrenological address by a lady, who examined the heads of several prospective candidates for of fice, reported favorably on each one, and said Bite wished she had the privilege of voting for them. W. F. Bowker. of Crook county, was killed near Hay creek on the 2d Inst lie 'Ninety per cent of the interior mills were was driving a team down a grade when represented. The association was formed a break of the harness let the tongue just a month ago, for the purpose of es of the wagon drop, and he was pitched , tabllshing unJorm grades and prices. A forward or dragged off by hanging to the schedule of prices was agreed upon and lines. A wheel passed over his neck and Issued January 10. At last evening's meet caused instant death. j ing the former prices were amended, ad The savings-bank system introduced in vanclng prices on common boards and the public schools of Salem, on January ! scantlings 50 cents per 1000 feet to take 1. is proving a wonderful success, says i effect March 1. The members reported the Statesman. Though only In operation all mills were supplied with orders. The & month, already a comfortable balance J demand from the Dakotas for common is in the bank to the credit of the pupils, ' grades is better than it has ever been. and the amount is growing steadily. The i Tho condition of the lumber business is total number of depositors for the month I very good, and the prospects are encour was 87-3 boys and 171 girls. The total i amount deposited was $372 64, or nearly $1 for each depositor. The woman's Christian Temperance union, or wood River, recently sent fori the surveyor of Wasco county to locate the eastern boundary line of the town. Hte survey showed that the bunkhouse of the lumber company is 42 feet east of the corporation line. This disqualifies about 26 workmen, who nake their homo at the bunkhouse, from voting for nood River officers. Those men voted at the hue tewn election, and mest of them signed the potltkm for the saloon ttce&se. OFF- FOR PUQET SOUND DESTROYER GOLDSBOROUGH LEFT ASTORIA YESTERDAY. Made GOod Headway Through a Heavy Swell .Return of Fish. Commissioner Reed. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 12. The torpedo boat destroyer Goldsborough passed out at 10:16 this morning, and started north TURNER, OF LINN. through a fairly heavy swell, and soon passed out of sight behind a thick cloud of black smoke, apparently making ex cellent headway and runlng very fast. It was the expressed Intention of Captain Tatton to force her as fast as the con- "dltlon of the sea and weather would per mit. Tramp Steamer Reported. A tramp steamer was reported to be off the mouth of the river this morning, and It was believed to be the Japanese steam ship Doyo Maru, from Yokohama, but It proved to be some steamship bound foT Puget sound, that was running in close. Licenses for Fishing-. Fish Commissioner Reed has returned from his trip to the Umpqua. where he went to find a proper location for a hatch ery. On account of the high water ho was unable to do so, and will return there about the 1st of March, when the con ditions are expected to be more favorable. He will leave for Eastern Oregon in a few days, to examine into the fishing in terests of that part of the state. He says that he does not propose to chase the fishermen this year to make them secure licenses, as they are fully familiar with the law. After the time has expired for them to procure licensee, any one found fishing without them will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and ex cuses will not be accepted. ATTESnPTED SUICDDE. Farmer Kcnr Forest Gro-v e Shot Him self Wnile Demented. FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 12. Thomas C. Parsons, who livej about four miles west of here, shot himself with a shot gun in the right temple this afternoon while in a demented condition. No par ticulars, of the case are known, except that he had been receiving Christian Sclenco treatment. Drs. Large and Via nave gone from here to attend him, and no report has yet been received as to his chances for recovery. The city council's session Saturday even ing again brought up the liquor prosecu tions by the appearance of three more bills In the Miller case witnesses' and marshal's fees and hall rent in all $46 60. At the last meeting of the old council the recorder got through his bill, $34 65, on a tie vote, which the mayor decided in his favor, but the present mayor is known to be opposed to the city bearing these expenses. A' fund was raised by the Law and Order Loague, for paying such costs, and the council, some of whom were contributors, decided to lay over the bills for another month In the hope that the league might be Induced to make some provision for their payment Nat only is this $80 involved, but they do not care to commit themselves to the expensive litigation bound to follow the appeal which has been taken to the circuit court. LUMBER PRICES ADVANCED. Action by Southwestern Washington Association. CHEHAL1S, Wash., Feb. 1L A meeting of the members of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers' As- soclatlon was hpia in this ritv last nmitor aging. The next regular meeting of the association will be held at Centralia March 19. LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY. At Orcgpn City. OREGON CITY. ' Feb. 12. Lincoln's birthday was celebrated tonight at the armory, under the auspices of Meade 'Re lief Corps. Among the features were an exhibition drill by separate company F, O. N. G., addresses by Senator Brownell, County Judge Ryan, Mayor Latourette, C A. Williams and R. A. Miller. Rev. A. J, Montgomery conducted the devotional services, and the musical programme con sisted of a duet by Mrs. W. C Green, Mrs. B. M. Doollttle and Miss Anna Smith; solos by Mrs. E. A, Sheahan and C. A. Mil ler, and a selection by the Congregational J caoir. At McMlnnvlllc. M'MINNVILLE, Or.. "Feb. 12. Lincoln memorial services were held tonight at the Baptist church, under the auspices of the" ladles of the G. A. R. Members of the G. A. R. and ministers of the various churches made addresses and a good lit erary programme was rendered. At Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash.. Feb. 12. A holiday was observed in the courts, public buildings and public schools in memory of Lincoln. From Southern Oregon Mines. J. L. Atkinson and A. B. Cous'n are up from their mines in Southern Oregon, where, under the management of Mr. Cousin, they are operating a splendidly equipped hydraulic plant. During the past six months they have expended several thousand dollars In a high-line ditch, flumes and pipe, and are very well pleased with the prospects before them. This property has been owned by Mr. Cousin for six years, and worked during the win ter -ino'nths to considerable profit, even on a small scale, while with the present fa cilities big returns of nuggets and dusl are expected. Mr. Atkinson has taken an active Interest in mining for 50 years, and though 77 years old, can stand a rough stage trip, climb the mountain trails and eat plain miners' fare like a young man. He thinks Southern Oregon is the b st placer-mining country on the coast. A property once properly equipped can be worked every day in the year, and even if there are a few months in the summer time when the water Is low, there is much to do in work preparatory to the next naason's run. He has some specimens of the mine that speak for themselves. This winter has been a very successful one for the miners throughout Josephine and Jackson counties. Men are in demand, and good wages offered. Quotations of Mining Stocks. SPOKANE, Feb. 12. The closing bids for mining stocks today were: Blacktall $0 OSVijMornlng Glory ...$0 02 Butte & Boston 3 Morrison Dryctiil 2h spa-BlueJay,. Deer Trail No. 2 Evening Star .. 3old Ledge Ookien Hardest. Insurgent 4 Noble Five 0 Princess Maud... 6 Palmer Mt. Tun. 15 ..K 10 7 6 6 Qullp 18 Republic 90 Keservation .... 8 Rossland Giant . i j SullHart 8 2 Jim Blaine 17 uone .Fine surp. Mountain Lion.. 14VdTVwn Thumb 16 i SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. The official clos lrg quotations of mining stocks today were: Alta ... S. .$0 OlIMexican $0 25 2Occieental Con ... 32 Alpha Con Andes Belcher Best & Belcher. ofOphlr ., 57 Overman 8 Potosl 24 10 o 1 40 4 Bullion ISavage Caledonia 33Scorplon Chollar IS Seg. Belcher .. Sierra Nevada Con. CaL & Va.., Clown Point ..... Gould & Curry.. Hale & Norcross. Kentuck Con .... Lady Wash. Con. 1 SO 10 17 Sliver Hill Standard 2 65 30 Union Con 1 Utah Cey. 2 yellow u ticket .. Jackson County Prohibitionists. MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 12. The county prohibition convention held here Saturday afternoon declared for the single Issue of the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquor as a beverage. The following county ticket was nominat ed: Representatives, C. H. Hoxie, Med ford, and William Sydow, Central Point; county judge, A. S. Jacobs, Central Point; county commissioner, W. A. Cordell, Ash land; clerk, B. J. Day, Jacksonville; sher iff, J. W. Marksburg, Gold Hill; treasurer, Rev. E. Russ, Medford; recorder, J. S, Downy, Ashland; assessor, W. W. Estes, Talent; school superintendent, J. M. Hor ton, Jacksonville; surveyor, A. Andrews, Medford; coroner, J. W. Odgers, Medford; S. J. Day, Rev. E. Russ and J. M. Horton were elected as the county central com mittee. 'Active work will begin at once, and the assistance qf J. G. Woolley, the noted temperance orator, 4s expected in May. Funeral of Mrs. Joseph Breezley. THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 12. The re mains of -Mrs. Joseph Breezley arrived here from Chicago today, her death hav ing occurred there some months ago. Mrs. Breezley was one of the best-known pio neers in the state, having emigrated to the coast with "her husband in 1850. They crossed the plains with tb,e famous train of Colonel R. R. Moore, deceased, of Salem, Or., along with a great many oth ers who have since become prominent In the development of the state. Deceased was one of the last survivors of this crowd of pioneers. Mrs. Breezley's maiden name was Jane Barr. She was born in Bloomfleld, 111., In 1821, and married Jo seph Breezley In 1842, just 10 years before starting West. Of the 12 children born, only three are living at presentMrs. Fred Smith, of Crook county; Mr. Frank Breezley, of Notion. Wash., and Mrs. Grover Simpson, of Chicago. The funeral will take place tomorrow. - m Mining: Man Disappears. SEATTLE, Feb. 12. J. E. Fulton, an elderly mining expert, claiming to repre sent Eastern capital, who left Skagway, Alaska, December 23, saying he was going to White Horse, has mysteriously disap peared. Nothing has been heard from him since, and It is feared he is lost or has met with foul play. Washington Notes. Some of the farmers of Kittitas county are talking of engaging in the raising of llax. Spokane Is to havo an Eastern Washing ton interscholaetp field day tho coming spring. ' W. H. Peatross, of North Yakima, sold his entire flock of 5000 sheep to Coffin Bros., of the same place, last week. A new lumber mill, to cost In the neigh borhood of $250,000, and employ 250 men, w ill soon be built at Everett. Public meetings have beea forbidden at Wenatchee on account of the smallpox, and every effort Is being made to stamp out the plague. Ar artesian well will be put down right aw-ay In the Wenatchee valley, as an ex periment, and If it proves successful the valley will be watered In that way. C. H. Bartlett of Yakima City, bought 53 tons of hay last week of John Clemen. Of this lot 200 tons Is timothy, and Is now being baled for the Philippines. During the coming summer, a model rifle range will be established between Ta coma .and Seattle, upon which contests of thetJatlonal Guard will be conducted twice a year. There are, in Walla Walla county, S4.S25 acres of vacant government land. In Whitman there are 69.912 acres. In Colum bia 30,778,' In Garfield 27,191, in AsoUn 131,234. Last week's wind storm was rather se vere about Tekoa, and blew down H. H. Ndtjle's bam, 3& miles north of that town. The building was a frame one, 60x 120 feet. One horse was killed and four others, and two cows escaped unhurt Tho loss Is about $500. Rev. S. S. Sulliger. of Whatcom, Is an applicant for the position of chaplain In the First regiment of the National Guard of Washington. His application has been Indorsed by Colonel Weisenburger, the officers of the local company and friends in Olympla. Our Increased Trade With China. England can no longer compete with us in the shipment of many products to China. Our trade with the Chinese has Increased almost 40 per cent within the last year. This Is merely natural. The best wins In everything. For a like rea son, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the best remedy In the country, has for 50 years acknowledged no superior to cure constl pation, indigestion, dyspepsia and biliousness. 1 There's nothing so bad for I 1 a Cough as Coughing! I jHf For sixty years this has been the one great household B Sk remedy for all throat and lung troubles. fl 1 There's nothing so good for I m Three si:: 25c, soc., i nerry a ectoraii H NITRATE VERSUS WHEAT WEST COAST AGAIN DIVERTING TONNAGE FROM NORTHWEST. Klnfauns Coming From Honolulu. Liability of a Shipowner Marine Notes. The British ship Nellie Troop has been chartered to proceed In "ballast from Shanghai to Iquikue to load nitrate for Europe at 30s. Several ships which were offering for wheat business out of this port lat season made a similar voyage, although the differential was hardly as great as now exists. With a nitrate de mand taking up ships at 40s, grain freights are naturally very firm, and hardly any thing is obtainable at less than 40s. This rate has been paid, but exporters will probably confine their chartering to actual necessities until they can secure tonnage at more reasonable rates, or at least until there is more wheat offering. Some new crop business has been done within the past -week, at pretty stiff rates, for ships six months away, but as the ships char tered for this distant business are pretty well divided up among half a dozen oper ators, there is not much liability of any great individual loss ensuing, even though the growing crop should fail to turn out as well as is expected. While there is a fairly heavy list of tonage now "headed for this port, there are but two vessels which are due, and even these may not be along before the end of the month. They are the British ship Al legiance, 32 days from Shanghai, and the British bark Klnfauns, 13 days from Hono lulu. If the latter vessel is so unfortu nate as to meet with an experience such as she encountered on a voyage made to this port about 10 years ago, she will not get around on time. In 18SS she came up off the mouth of the river, and, after tak ing a pilot aboard, was blown several hun dred miles down to the south, and after battling with contrary winds for seven weeks, finally put into San Francisco ahort of provisions. LENNOX DUE TODAY. U. S. Transport Returns From Manila by Way of Japan Ports. Tho steamship Lennox, from Manila, by way of Kobe, and the steamship Doyu Maru, from Honolulu, are both expected this morning. A coast collier passing north yesterday lingered for a short time off the mouth of the river, apparently making some repairs to her machinery, and she was thought to "be bound in. She was mistaken for the Doyu Maru, but moved north, about half an hour later. Honolulu papers of February 2 report the Doyu still in port, but as she had been there nearly three weeks, she may have left almost any time after the de parture of the steamer which brought tho mall. SHIPOWNERS' LIABILITY. Vessels Must Serve Notice That They Will Not Be Responsible for Debts. A New York judge has decided that it is necessary for a master to give due no tice that he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by the crew. The complaint was based on the delay by the agents of publishing the customary notce. The case was entitled "Isaac Chernkoof vs. the steamship Kentlgern." It devel oped at the hearing that a ship notice was published by the agents of the vessel July 25 last, but that the vesesl had arrived here and the debt had been contracted by the crew before the notice was printed. Chernkoof, an outfitter to seamen, libeled the Kenfigern for the nonpayment of a bill by certa.n members of the crew of that vessel. Acocrdlng to the testimony submitted, clothing was furntehed to the seamen on the order of the chief engi neer, who claims that he gave the order J, under the direction of the captain. The libellant asesrts that the clothing was sold to the crew July 22, 1S99, that he went to collect the bill on the 24th, but (that the captain was not on board, and that on the 25th the following ship nonce was published in the Journal of Com merce and Commercial Bulletin: "All per sons are hereby cautioned against har boring or trusting any of the crew of the British steamship Kentlgern, Valentine, master, from Coronel, via Philadelphia, as no debts of their contracting will be paid by the master, owners or J. H. Win chester & Co., agents. Produce Exchange building." (DEATHS ON THE MARU. Report That Two Victims of Beti-Beri Have Died nt Port Townsend. It la reported that two men have died at the Port Townsend quarantine station from a disease resembling berl-beri, a scourge similar to the bubonic plague. The victims were on board the Japanese steamship Nanayu Maru, and, while every effort has been made to keep the matter quiet, enough has leaked out practically to confirm the suspicions regarding the dread disease. The Port Townsend cor respondent of a Seattle paper has the following regarding the matter: A sensation resulted upon the receipt of information from an eminently reliable source to the effect that there had been two deaths among the quarantined peo ple on the Japanese steamship Nanayu Maru, which vessel has been held at Diamond point the past 10 days, since her arrival from Yokohama, via Hono lulu. The Nanayu was pronounced by the quarantine authorities as the dirtiest packet that ever came Under their Inspec tion, and it was alleged that the cleaning up of thl3 filth was the reason for detain ing the vessel so long. Now It appears that It was something more serious, for tihat the deaths reported actually occurred there can be no doubt whatever. Dr. Foster unsuccessfully concealed his surprise when interrogated about the case. He neither affirmed nor denied the asser tion, simply saying that all Information concerning the vessel and her passengers would not be given out until they were released from quarantine. British Ship Ashore on Jersey Coast. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The British ship County of Edlburgh went ashore at about 10 o'clock last night close to Manasquan life-saving station, on the Jersey coast, hear Point Pleasant. She is hard and fast aground, and is expected to break up be fore morning. The crew were taken oft in the breeches buoy by the life-savers. Marine Notes. The Goldsborough crossed out to sea yesterday morning, and as the Weathe was moderate, she no doubt made a good passage up the coast. The steamer Columbia sailed for San Francisco yesterday morning, and the State sailed from San Francisco for Port land about noon yesterday. The German ship Chile will probably finish loading tpmorrow. The County of Merioneth commenced working yesterday, and the Belmont and C. S. Bement were receiving wheat The steamer Hasealo broke a pitman strap von the up trip from Astoria yes terday, and will be laid up for repairs for a short time. The steamer was not CHEAP, EFFECTIVE, PALATABLE. 6& A TIF'MkTT A 95 Aril IN 1 A HUNGARIAN NATURAL APERIENT WATER. A Wineglassful a Dose. Sole Exporters.- THE AP0LLINARI5 CQ. Ld.t Lend. delayed verv much, by the accident, whiuh was of small consequence. Domestic and Foreign Fort. ASTORIA. Or, Feb. 12. Arrived down at 12:46 British ship St. Enoch. Sailed At 9 A. M., steamer Columbia, for San Francisco; at lo:li A. M., torpedo-boat Gokteborough, for Paget sound. Passed north at 9 A M Large steamship. Con dition of bar at 4:39 P. X , moderate, wind southeast; weather cloudy. San Pedro, Feb. K. Arrived Steamer Dfeoatch, from Portland. San Francisco, Feb. tt. Sailed Bteamer State of California, for Portland; steamer Empire, for Coos bay. Liverpool. Pen. 32. Arrived Pmnland, from Ph8adepMa; Teutonic, from New York; Georgie, from New York. Naples, Feb. 12. SalM Bme, for New York. Nagasaki, Fb. 12. Sailed Port Stev ens, for Seattle. New York, Feb. 13. Arrived Armenia, from SwinenMtnde. San Franeisce, Feb. 12. Sailed Steamer State of California, for Astoria and Port land; steamer Empire, for Coos bay Seattle Arrived Feb. 11. Steamer Al K , from Dyea, steamer Dirigo, from Dyoa. . Coes bay, Feb. 13. Smiled Steamer Ho mer, for Portland. The Unclaimed Orejcen Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. B.-Arraig-ments are betrttr made to send all .ra bodies of Oregon soldiers which are nn claim, m this city, to Portland. Or , where they will be burled In a plot purchased by the National Guard of Oregon. Gov ernor Geer, of Oregon, secured permission from the department at Washinston for this transfer. According to the usual cus tom all unclaimed bodies of soldiers are buried In the national military cemetery. o Sndden Death ef a Brewer. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 13, Wiegand Roth, a brewer and a stranger in the city, died In an epileptic lit at the Great Northern depot this morning. Roth had been in the elty only a short time, and the only way bis identity could be established was by means of a card of member; K p in the National Brewers' Union, which was found in his pocket The card was issued by the California branch of the union. 3 C " Bcrl Berl at Pert Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash.. Feb. 12 The Japanese steamer Nanyo Masu, which has been detained at the Diamond point quarantine station for 14 days, was to have been released today, but owing to a third member of her crew dying, and 17 more taking sick with the Oriental dts ease called bert berl, she wftt fee detained for a longer period. I o Payette's Festaster. WASHINGTON. Feb M. The president today sent to the senate the nomination ef George P. Johnson, as postowaeter of I Payette. Idaho. a An Oresrea Fefttmaatar. WASHINGTON. Feb 12-J. L. Arsenr. was. appointed postmaster at Caayonvlllo, Or., vice G. W Carter, removed. a m Zarina cigarettes have a clear flavor not found hi other cigarettes; it's the deli eaU aroma of Russian blend. i