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8 THTD - MOTTLING OREGONIA27, THURSDAY, .FEBRUARY 15, 1900. IN THE SEVERAL COURTS HleMTWAYMAN CARLSON 'Win, TRY T FSOYB AX ALIBI. Several Witnesses to Teatlfr in His Behalf He Is IdentiHed by Sev eral Persons. Motonoaa C. E. Huiteg testified in the ettmtkaml court ytiiay bet Andrew Carlson was the robber who held up the oar at Willamette Heights on the night oC November 4, 1BW, and robbed htm and Conductor Knudsen. His identifica tion was positive. He had never seen Cartoon before the occurrence, but was certain be wa6 the highwayman. Hard ing mi HI the car was at the heights waiting the regulation time before starting for the rotnrn trip, when suddenly a man ap peared a short distance away and pointed a Winchester rifle at him and Knudsen, who was close by. and ordered them to tfcim ii up their hands. He at first thnvgbt it as a JoVe, but the robber seen convinced them he was in earnest, and they surrendered their money and -watches rather than run any chances by recusal. On crose-examinatlon defendant's coun sel endeavored to make Harding admit that he was not sure about the identifica tion, but he stuck to the point that the defendant was the man. He told a story of having been up to the scene of the rotofcaiy on two recent occasions with a mm who took the position occupied by the roMaor, and they rehearsed the affair so he oould give evidence straight at the trtai. He was kept on the witness stand darfna: the forenoon session, the attorneys for the defense trying in every manner to bring out that it is improbable that tte can be sure of the man. He was questioned concerning his testimony given In the police court, and particularly re garding the distance the robber stood from Cartoon Is also indicted for having held u Mrs. C. T. Dickenson, who resides at Tuition, at the point of his rifle, and she was called as a witness and identified him, a also did her young son. Ah XAwrence testified that he was con tend to the big cell of the city jail about December 14. Carlson was in "cold stor age" adjoining, and was let out into the bin- cell In the morning for a few hours to warm himself. Lawrence knows Carl eon and he stated that Carlson told him the trouble he was in, and Informed him -where his rifle was hidden, and a mack intosh In the brush near Fulton, and aafced him to get It, and to see a lawyer for nint. Ab said he was to sell the rifle and was to get a pistol for Carlson. He -was released a day or two later, procured the rifle, and hid It under a railway trestle- In explanation of this he stated that Cartoon told him not to dispose of it right away as it might cause trouble. He subsequently placed the rifle and black mackintosh back in Its former retreat, and he and Detective Cordano went together and got it soon afterwards. Lawrence was rigidly cross-examined by the defense, and was made to don the mackintosh for the benefit of the jury, and was closely questioned concerning his whereabouts at the time of the robbery. All of this occasioned a storm of disap proval by Mr. Glltner, who said the wit ness was entitled to protection, but the oourt overruled the objection and told the attorney to resume his seat. Lawrence teatMed that he was near Independence about November 4, the date of the rob bery. He picked hops and afterwards haled hops. He said the check he cashed at talent for his pay would show about the thne he was there and when he fin ished the work. John Cordano, police detective, testified to owe or two minor things. Henry P. Ford, city detective, produced the brown hat worn by Carlson at the time of his arrest. The witness was re called and testified that Carlson had let ters addressed to Matt Jackson, and ad mitted they were for him. He was ac quainted with Carlson, that is they had his record at the station. Defendant's attorney objected to this latter state- Mr. McDonald, who resides a Linnton, Identified Carlson as a man he met on the St. Helen's road carrying a rifle, and weartng a brown slouch hat Tne wit ness said he was horseback and rode past the man. and scrutinised him. The defemic expects to prove an alibi, and that Carlson has worked industriously much of the past year. Joseph Dougherty, a alaoen-keeper at Rainier, was called and tcstmed that In the year 1899 Carlson was employed at a logging camp near Ranler, and ahm loaded lumber on schooners. He -was wen behaved. L. E. Clark was also called as a witness for the defense, and addtthinal evidence will be offered today of a number of witnesses. Bdward Failing's Rstnte. The Inventor'' and appraisement of the estate of Edward Fatting, deceased, was filed yesterday, in the county court, by the asmralsers. Tyler "Woodward, "W. C. Alvord and A. L. Maxwell. The total valuation to 84.724. The personal prop erty to annrateed at $111,881, and the real property at 9tt,tt. The recapitulation is as fellows: Personal property, $38,958, plus one-otath interest In the personal property of juaa estate of Henry Failing, deceased, $7tja7: one-sixth interest in the real prop erty of the estate of Josiah Failing, $15,000, and one atath Interest In the real prop erty of the estate of Henry Falling, de ceased, JC7JES. The principal items of the personal property are $W.W7 cash In bank; stock in Corbett, Falling & Robertson, $15,009, and a check for JatM. The estate of Josiah Failing, deceased, to valued at $MM. and the one-iixth in terest In It of deceased. $15,0W. The un distributed residue of the estate of Henry Fatting, deceased, amounts in real proper ty to I497.9M. and personal property to f47,M. The one-sixth of this, which the estate of Kdward Falling, deceased, re ceived. aegFegated $1.77. The Indebtedness amounts to about $36, W0, of which ftt71 Is a claim due the ex ecutors of the estate of Henry Falling, deceased. This item te included in the list of the residue of the personal property of the Henry Failing estate. JndKc Bellinger Bade. Mm Bellinger arrived home yesterday luarnlnn; from California, where he has bean tor over a month. He was busy most of the time holding court, and heard one Jarr case which meted about three weeks, so he was not nracn rested by his vacation. He held court yesterday after noon and made a number of orders. On petition of Deputy United States Attorney Maya, he dismissed a number of cases or the United States vs. Thomas Johns. Samuel Johns and Thomas Johns et al. These suits were brought several years ago on charges of cutting timber on gov ernment lands. In the case of the PacMe Land Com pany vs. W. D. Handley, et at., extend ing the thne to answer, for certain de fendants. la the case of J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co. vs the Coos Bay. Xteseburg & East ern BaHway and Navigation Company, an order was made attowteg the receiver to sun L. A. Whereat, the reoetver. to deny or defend In such suits as may be neces- K-rtejg;c Feroolesare Decrees. In the suit f A. K. Kmg against Sliza beta Hnghcs, and the estate of George T. Hughes et aL, to foreclose a mortgage on part of block 4. Macadam street, Fulton, for SUM. Judge Cleland yesterday ren doree a docrw for the plaintiff. Mrs. Hughes defended the suit on the ground tea, Bhe ga e plaintiff a mortgage on live acres In the Hampton Kelly donation land rlahn. to release the home property on Macadam street, but did not establish the fact to the satisfaction of the court The plaintiff made a contrary showing. The mortgage en the five acres was recently foreclosed. George T. Hughes was the old fireworks man. He died in the insane asylum. In the suit of Clara E. "Wolfe, execu trix Of the will of Phllllpplna "Wolfe, de ceased, against Otto Peck, JL I. Peck et at, to foreclose a mortgage for $M00 on 4& acres. Perry Prettyman donation land claim, a decree was rendered. Pope Damage Suit. The trial of the damage suit of "William H. Pope, county auditor, against the Portland Street Hallway Company, still continues In Judge Frazer's department. Mr. Pope testified as to the severe In juries he sustained to his shoulder, and said ha has not yet fully recovered. Dr. Rand, who treated him for four months, also testified. Captain Buchanan testified to the crowded condition of the car. The defendant called witnesses, as at the former trial, to show that the car was not so excessively crowded, and contended that the plaintiff was negligent and fell off. He says he "was pushed and jolted off. Partition Suit. On motion of Attorney C A. Moore, a decree was rendered by Judge Cleland yesterday In the suit of Julia E. Blinn against Blinn S. Bryant et al., appointing referees to partition 260 acres of land in Clackamas county, 40 acres of land In Multnomah county, and certain town lots at Falrview. The plaintiff owned an un divided one-half Interest in the property with Ida M. Bryant, now deceased. Blinn S. Bryant was a son of Ida M. Bryant, and succeeds to the interest formerly held by his mother. The suit was a friendly one, and there was no contest. Decisions Today. Judge Scars will announce decisions to day In the following cases: M. M. Bloch vs. City of Portland, de murrer to complaint. i I. B. Byl vs. C. B. Toung, motion to strike out parts of the reply. Court Notes. E. H. Merges of Portland, and "Webster Holman, of Salem, were yesterday ad mitted to practice In the United States court. An order of default was entered by Judge Cleland in the divorce suit of Mary Trigg against John E. Trigg, which means that the defendant will not contest the proceeding. "William M. Hunter, of McCoy, Polk county, yesterday filed a petition In bank ruptcy In the "United tSates court. His liabilities amount to $2444 64, and his as sets to $1277. The final account of Albert E. Ellis, ad ministrator of the estate of "Wilbur I. Ellis, deceased, was filed. Among the assets was a one-third Interest in the Ellis Printing Company, which the widow sold for $125. All claims have been paid. WILL GRAVEL BOULEVARDS Several East Side Thoroughfares Will Be Improved. S. C. Beach, who was Instrumental In getting the boulevards on the peninsula Into the hands of the county at the last meeting of the legislature, stated yester day that the outlook for their improve ment this year is good. Assurances had been given the people there that the "Wil lamette boulevard will be graveled from Shaver street through to St Johns. It is proposed to gravel It In the center the same as Is done on other county roads wide enough for a vehicle. This will be sufficient, and then In after years the boulevard may be covered with gravel and made one of the fine driveways out of the city. It Is not considered necessary to carry the graveled portion further south than Shaver street at present. Unfortu nately, Shaver street is only improved by plank to Mississippi avenue, which leaves two unimproved blocks to reach the boule vard. The property-owners on these two blocks may find It to their advantage to Improve the street for that short distance by planking in the center the same as the remainder of Shaver street to "Williams avenue. Mr. Beach says that there Is an abundance of gravel in that neighborhood, and it may be had for the asking. Last year he and Mr. Dixon, of Ockley Green, got the permission of the owner of some land on Portland boulevard to use all' the gravel that might be required without cost, but the offer was not taken advan tage of then, and he is not able to say whether the same terms may be had now, but thinks they may be. Getting Out Boat Knees. Louis Paquet, the boatbuilder, has been at Johnson's sawmill, near Mount Scott, superintending the sawing out of a lot of knees for several river steamers, soon to be built for the Paul Mohr Transportation Company. It Is stated that four steam ers are to be built for this company, and to get out the knees that will be required will take several weeks. This mill has made a specialty of sawing out these tim bers. In that neighborhood the timber seems specially adapted to be worked up Into boat knees. It Is quite a job to get them out. The big roots are dug out and trimmed down the requisite shape so the log can be handled, when it is taken to the mill, where It is sawed up the neces sary size. The timbers are quite expens ive, and some boatbullders saw their own knees, but the natural knees are the best and most preferred. When the knees have been sawed, they will be brought Into Portland. It Is understaad that the com pany will build its own boats, and will not let them out by contract. East Side Notes. Gilbert camp held an interesting meet ing at Its hall in the Ross building, Union avenue, Monday evening. It was decided to postpone all action for the organiza tion of a ladies' auxiliary till after the lecture of Chaplain Gilbert. After that time steps will be taken for the starting of the auxiliary. Mrs. Bullock, -wife of Judge S. Bullock, is in New York on a visit, and expects to remain several months. Dr. "Wise Is at room 614, Dekum. a 0 Boss for tltc Klondike. Salem Journal. Two men, leading six large black dogs. attracted considerable attention on the streets yesterday afternoon. Three of the dogs were of medium size, with thick coats of hair. The other three were a cross between Newfoundland and boar hound, and were very large, powerful and active animals, built for speed as well as strength. Four men from Cripple Creek were owners of the animals. They expect to reach Dawson In 35 days, and If the rest of their outfit corresponds with their team, they will go through with fly ing colors. . a o Agricultural Experiment Stations. The Forum. Under the direction of the agricultural experiment stations thousands of simple co-operatlvo experiments In which farm ers take part ar now annually carried on in different parts of the country. They consist principally In the growing of dif ferent kinds of crops, such as wiieat, grasses, sugar beets, vegetables and fruits, or in the testing of different kinds of fer tilizers as applied to the soils and crops in different localities. 9 No Scalp Fund Levy In Polk. Dallas News. The county court decided at its regular meeting, the 9th Inst., that the law passed at the last session of the legisla ture, taxing sheep 1 cent, and 1 mill on other property, to go into the state scalp bounty fund, was unconstitutional. The order heretofore made by the court ex tending this tax was revoked' and no at tention -will be paid to the law in the future. A MILITARY ENTERPRISE THE RUSSIAN RAILWAY INTO THE-f TRANSCASPIAN COUNTRY. A Difficult Matter to Get Permission to Travel in That Region All Visitors AVatched. ON THE TRANSCASPIAN KAIIAVAY, July 3L Beyond question the motives of the Russian governmput in constructing the Transcaspian railway were purely po litical and military. The Immediate occa sion for beginning Its construction was the necessity for army -transport in cam paigning against the Turkomans of this province, or the Tekkin. as they call themselves. Each successive extension, in cluding the latest one to Tashkend and Andljan, has been justified by the political and military conditions which made more rapid transport of great importance. Since the first mile of track was laid these con ditions always have ben considered su perior to any commercial value that the line might have. General Annenkoff, how ever, who built the line, and Prince Khil koff, his principal assistant, who Is now the minister of communications In the Im perial government, never lost sight of the commercial possibilities, and used every means in their power to bring the com- RUINS morclal side of the railway Into prom inence. To this day, though trains have been running from the Caspian to Samarkand for eleven years, the line Is strictly a mil itary railway. I have related the difficul ties of obtaining permission to enter Cen tral Asia as a tourist and correspondent. The people who did not have occasion to come into direct connection with the fact, even Russian and American officials, as sured me that there, was no objection to travel In the Transcaspian, and that tho railway was as open to tourists as any other line in the empire. "When ' permis sion actually was sought, however, through the American ambassador, from tho authorities In control, it proved to be a task of nearly two weeks to obtain an affirmative answer, and then a large part of the machinery of the government had been set In motion. Ultimately I discov ered, to continue the simile, that the wheels of tho machinery had slipped a cog in the matter of my trip. It had been arranged In St. Petersburg that Mr. Rauner, an official of the minis ter of agriculture, who was then In the capital, should meet me at Krasnovodsk, on the Caspian, and accompany me throughout Turkestan to his home in Tashkend. "When he failed to meet me there I proceeded on my way eastward as Inconspicuously as possible, seeing things rather than asking questions, leav ing the latter function to be filled on the return journey. Nearing Bokhara two Russian officers, with whom I was shar ing a compartment, became curious as to my identity and my errand. "When I told them, as of course I did, that I was an American, traveling into Central Asia with letters of introduction tq the governor- general of Turkestan and permission from St. Petersburg authorities, they consulted for n. mnmont. nnrt thon snnino- n siirnris for a moment, and then sprung a surprise on me. They Informed that I was ex pected In Tashkend, and that Governor General Duhovekoy had sent an officer. Colonel Loquin of the Russian army, to Krasnovodsk to meet me, from which tfoint he was to act as my escort through out tho journey. It was difficult for me to believe that the Russian government would consider my errand of sufficient Importance to take such steps as that, but they were so certain of their facts, de claring that I was the only foreign trav eler in Central Asia at this time, that I was almost convinced, and expressed my sympathy for poor Colonel Loquin, who had had his ride of four days and nights from Samarkand, across all the deserts of Transcaspia, only to miss me en route. Almost the first question T asked Mr. de Klemm, the agent of the department of foreign affairs in Tashkend, was in regard to this matter. Then I found that my first Impression had been correct for the officer had not been sent to meet me. Be lieving that Mr. Rauner was going to do that, it had not been thought necessary to send any one. The errand of Colonel Lo quin was of a different nature. A British army officer, so Mr. de Klemm told me, had obtained permission to pass through the Transcaspian region, and it was to do him the courtesy of furnishing an escort that the Russian colonel had been sent "But," said Mr. de Klemm, "nothing but a series of blunders and carelessness on tho part of our officers along the line can account for your getting hero in the man ner you have. You have been given for mal permission in St. Petersburg to make the journey, but you carry no papers to show that for none are issuedJor that purpose. Officers all along the line have been notified of your coming, and you carry such letters of introduction that you would readily identify yourself to them In response to their questions. But it seems that they have not come around to ask the questions. You ought to have been Intercepted, questioned and required to show your letters half a dozen times be tween here and the Caspian, and there are some officials who will have to explain very definitely how this has happened. If you could do this, having permission, it Is evident that you could have done it even of you had not carried the letters, and if you had started without permission. If you could do It some one etee might do It "Wo want to know who -comes a-visit-Ing in Turkestan, and this Is the first evi dence we have seen of a lapse of caution. At any rate, you are welcome, and you have the pleasure of knowing that you are the first stranger who has traveled to Tashkend without being even once called upon for Information by an authorized Russian officiaL" Met an Englishman. The afternoon before I left Eokhara I was writing in my room In the little hotel, when the door was thrown open and a man in khaki exclaimed: "I hear you speak English!" "Yes," I replied, "I hear you d6." The gentleman hurled a few questions at me In real home phrases, asking my name, my home, my business and my destination, before pausing for breath. "When I answered, I added that of course he was an English officer. He was sur prised to find that I had guessed his iden tity, but of course there was no difficulty in placing him as the one of whom Mr. de Klemm had told me. Then I learned some interesting details about the cour tesy with which he had 'been welcomed and the care which the Russians had been, taking of him. My caller was Lieu- OF A l tenant-Colonel E. F. H. McSwlney, of the First lancers, Hyderabad contingent of the Indian army. He had served for some time In the border country of North ern and "Western India and. was an au thority on the Pamirs and Afghanistan. He had been wrh the last boundary com mission that delineated, the boundary be tween. Afghanistan, India, Russia and the Chinese empire. Speaking Russian flu ently, he was next detailed for service in X.ondon at the head of the Russian de partment of the intelligence "bureau of the "war office. His two or three years in that place having expired, "he was or dered to return to his regiment In In dia, and this was his homeward jour ney. "When Colonel McSwlney was getting ready to go to India it occurred to him that it -would be a nice thing to go across Asia by way of the Transcaspian line, make some investigations that might in terest him in "Western Chinese Turk estan, and reach h's- post from the north. It took him four months to obtain per mission from the Russian government to enter the Transcaspian territories at all, with all the influence of the Brit ish war ministry, the ambassador "at St. Petersburg and even the Russian em bassy In London, where he had many friends, enlisted In his behalf. Once In that time permission was definitely re fused, hut negotiations were reopened and at last an affirmative decision was made. Colonel McSwineywas standing on the deck of the steamer when It jeached Krasnovodsk. To him came an officer, who Introduced himself as Colonel Lo quin, detailed- from Samarkand to act as MOSQUE IN MEHVE. his escort The English officer protested that he appreciated tho courtesy Intended, but that he needed no escort, as he was but a tourist en route, and spoke Rus sian, The reply was that there was no option, as an escort was ordered through out the journey. For the moment, Mc Swlney said, he felt like retracing his course and going by way of the Suez canal. But the Red sea Is hot In sum mer, he was far on his way, and he made up his mind to accept tho situation. They went to the railway station to take the train, three hours later. The English man was about to buy a ticket to Askha bad, when his companion Interposed, beg ged his pardon, and Informed him that it would be necessary to buy a through tick et to the end of the line. Again McSwlney protested. oH had been given permission by the St. Petersburg government to trav el through Central Asia. Surely that did not mean that it was necessary to make tho journey of four days and nights on a through train without permission to stop at the points of interest. After a dis cussion he was granted permission to tel egraph to General Duhovsky at Tash kend. In roply, permission was wired for him to stop over at Askhabad and Samarkand. A second telegram brought permission to stop also at Bokhara. Merv and Chard jul were forbidden. Under these circumstances, Colonel Mc Swlney began his trip. Ho had not been permitted five minutes out of sight of his escort except when in his own room. HI3 view of Transcaspia was confined to what he could see from the car window, for Askhabad Is dull and uninteresting and the splendid ruins of Merv were prohib ited In Bokhara he had a day in the oazaar, ana mere was anotner day in prospect at Samarkand. Thence, after a """" J."neuu, ne was 10 go to tne end of tne eastern extension of the rail way at Andljan, ride to the nearest pass from Russian territory through the moun tains into Chinese Turkestan, probably tho Terek or the Taldyk pass, and there bid good-bye to his escort. Thence his route was to be by way of Kashgar and Yarkand through the Shinshul pass into India, and so to Chitral and Peshawur. "Wlrllo we had our first visit, Colonel Loquin waited in the dining-room, oppo site my door. This was a short call, for tho carriage was waiting to take them to the train for Samarkand. Half an hour later Colonel McSwlney returned alone to the hotel. At the station" they had learned that the train was more than an hour late, so the Russian colonel went into the buffet to have a glass of tea, leaving the Englishman pacing the plat form. The latter bolted for the hotel for a more extended visit, for he was quit'e as glad as I was to find some one with whom to search for mutual acquaintances In the real home language. Meanwhile there was a definite certainty that Col onel Loquin was making a distracted search for his charge, who might be learn ing all the military secrets of Russia in Central Asia in that missing hour. Of course the Russian government knew exactly who Colonel McSwlney was, and his qualifications for discovering things which they might not want discovered. It Is certain, too, that all countries forbid access to their military preparations, not only from strangers, but from their own citizens. I have made this, long citation only because it shows that Russia consid ers the whole of the Central Asiatic ter ritory a military preparation; and there fore to be forbidden to any one who might be able to use what he should see. In the wildest flights of imagination no one ever has suggested that England might some day invade Russian territory in Asia from the south, so there can have been' no fear on the part Qf the Russian authorities that this English officer might learn something that would weaken their defenses when such a time should come. But many have believed that Russian activity in Central Asia Is a constant preparation for an invasion of India from that advantageoustbase. No other Euro pean nation puts obstacles in the way of L travel of even the best equipped military expert from a rival power, nor does Rus sia take such precautions as this else where In th empire except in the actual military posts, which are forbidden to all. TRUMBULL "WHITE. Domesticated Ostriches. Chicago Chronicle. Ostriches have only recently been do mesticated in South Africa. Only SO were In captivity In' 1S65; 10 years later there were 21,751 being cared for In Cape Col ony, and in 1897 237,960. The true wild bird still exists north t)f the Vaal and Orange river, but Is eagerly hunted for Its feath ers, which command a higher price than those of the domesticated brethren. a s Funds for the Monument. Salem'Journal. Portland and Salem have both talked about a mpnument for the Oregon volun-' teers. Portland goes on raising the mon ey; Salem, doesn't that's the difference. tot Stops Oe Constfi and Worlds Off the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Quinlne Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure no pay. Price 25c The Italian narliament- house has been pronounced unsafe for occupancy. Chicago has two free bath-houses, and last year they gave 30L46S baths. GRAIN FLEET'S TROUBLES BRITISH ;SHIP AarPHITRITE PUT IN TO FAYAL LEAKING. Fourth Vessel of This Season's Port land Fleet to Meet Disaster New Lighthouse Tender. Mention was made In this column a few days ago, of the unusual number o dis asters to the en route fleet of grain ships for Portland. It Is now apparent that the outward bound fleet will make matters fully as Interesting for the underwriters as will the Inbound fleet Exchange ad vices yesterday report that the British fleet Amphitrlte, which sailed from, the Columbia in October, has put Into Fayal leaking. Fayal is one of the AzoTes and Is not far off the track of vessels going from the Pacific coast to Europe, but ac cording to shipmasters who have been there, it is not a very desirable port to enter, and It Is thought the Amphitrlte must have been seriously Injured, or she would not have stopped there. The Am phitrlte was dispatched by the Portland Flouring Mills Company, and carried a full cargo of wheat. The British ship Durbrldge, which sailed about a month ahead of the Amphitrlte arrived at Queenstown last month, and re ported that she was struck by a hurricane November 24, during which Captain Mc Laughlin and five of the sailors were seriously injured. Two of the lifeboats and the main bridge were smashed, the cabin skylight stove In, and the fore castle and cabin flooded, together with other damages. The British bark Blythes wood, which sailed from the Columbia for South Africa November 14, put Into Val paraiso January 20, with cargo shifted, decks swept and several sails missing. The most recent disaster with the ex ception of the Amphitrlte, was that of the British bark Ancyra, which left Port land last month. The Ancyra was In collision with the Heathfleld off the Cali fornia coast, and wa3 aamaged to the ex tent of about $12,000. Hardly a season passes but what some of the outward bound fleet has an Insurance job on the passage, but It is unusual for so many to be reported In a single season, and as less than one-third of the season's fleet has been heard from, there may be others. It it to be hoped though that the present ratio will not be maintained. NEW LIGHTHOUSE TENDER. Thirteenth District Will Have One of the Best Vessels In the Service. Bids have been solicited by the light house board for construction of the Heath er, a large, seagoing, steam lightnouse tender, destined for service In the 13th dis trict on the Oregon coast. The length of this ship will be 17S feet 6 Inches, beam 28 feet 6 Inches and a depth of hold 15 feet. The vessel will be built entirely of steel and everything about her will be of American manufacture. She will have five main bulkheads, watertight, making six main watertight compartments. The two endmost compartments will be divided by trimming tanks. The coal bunkers are 38 -feet In length, and are In themselves watertight. The ship may, therefore, be said to have In effect 10 watertight com partmentssix main and four subdivisions. The Heather Is fitted with big, fresh water tanks, sufficient not only to supply drink ing water on the voyage to Alaska, but to replenish the boilers as well. She has a Globe steam steerer and an automatic towing machine, designed to relieve the strain in periods of stress on any consort she may have. She has a patent windlass and carries an electric plant for lighting purposes. The vessel has a big forward deck for buoy work. A deckhouse ex tends two-thirds of the ship's length, and Is built entirely of steel and riveted down to the deck beams to secure solidity. There Is not a particle of woodwork about the exterior of this deckhouse. It Is con structed to withstand a solid 20-foot sea over the stern. . In the deckhouse are the Inspector's quarters, chief engineer's room, dining room and galley. Below the main deck aft are the staterooms for officers of ship and mess room; below the main deck for ward are the crew's quarters, with sep arate apartments for seamen and firemen. The pilot-house and master's room are on top of the main deck, and in the deck house aft is the chart room and office for inspector. The Heather is rigged as a two-masted schooner without square rig, and Is fitted with derrick and modern ap paratus for hoisting buoys and chains and doing the necessary work of a tender. She is, however, not only a tender, but Is fitted out as a supply ship, having abun dant room for storage. Outside of quar ters for lighthouse inspector there is room for 25 men with allowance for extra lamp men and mechanics. In addition there is a saloon and three staterooms with sleep ing arrangements for seven persons. The engines will be of the compound, open-front, surface-condensing type, with cylinders of 23 and 43 and a stroke of 30 inches. She has two Scotch boilers 12.6 feet in diameter and 12 feet in length. The condenser has a cooling surface of 1650 square feet. . The estimate of the horse power is 700 under economical running. Tho ship will have a steam reversing gear and & single propeller which will be about 9.6 feet in diameter. A water-service pump will furnish a constant flow to bath rooms, washroom and water closet. Tub and needle baths will be provided for all hands. A steam ash ejector Is another feature of the equipment. The piping will be all of copper and the pipe and boiler covering will be of the best quality of magnesia. There will also be provided a donkey boiler of sufficient capacity to heat the vesesl and run the sanitary pump. A steam hoisting engine will also be In stalled. "Walfrld Sylven. engineer for the lighthouse service, is the designer. Lightship's Condition Unchanged. ASTORIA, Or. Feb. 14. Contractor Mc intosh, states that the stranded lightship on the beach at McKenzie head is In the same condition today as she was last evening. The line from the barge to the vessel is still Intact, and the weather conditions remain favorable for getting her off. No effort was made to move her today, notwithstanding everything ap peared to be In readiness. The reason for this Is not known, unless It was because both tugs were busy attending to ship ping. Rescued at Sea. NE"W YORK. Feb. 14. The French freight steamer' Fpurnel, which arrived today from Bordeaux and Havre, rescued at sea January 30, the captain and crew of the Italian steamer Francesca Grasso, bound from Liverpool to Genoa, coai laden, in a sinking condition. All hands. 19 men, Including the Liverpool pilot, were saved, and brought to this port. Still Hope for the Potrlxnpos. ASTORIA, Feb. 14. The owners of the wrecked vessel, Potrimpos, that has been on North beach for a couple of years, have decided to make another attempt to get her off. A recent examination found her hull In fairly good condition; An fact, far better than was expected, and the main deck was still intact Notice to Mariners. Notice Is hereby given that Umpqua river outside bar buoy, a black and white perpendicularly striped first-class can, has gone adrift from its position, about 1 miles outside the bar. It will be replaced on its station as early as practicable. E. D. TAUSSIG. Lighthouse Inspector. SInrlne Xoics. A square-rigger was reported outside yesterday morning but vanished later in the day. It was thought to be a vessel beating north. The German ship Chile finished) loading yesterday morning, and wlM prosa'My clear today. The Margretba. will finish early next week. The steamer Altona. Is undergoing slight repairs, the result of a collision with the Morrison-street bridge draw during a hard blow Tuesday night. Neither the Lennox nor the Doyu Mara showed up yesterday, aad, unless they get around today, the Lennox will he regarded as slightly overdue. It is reported that Captain Hans Reed will build four large vessels at Coos. bay. A new yard will be established- at Bay City, and work will be commenced shortly on the new fleet The steamer State of California arrived In at 5 o'clock ythterdegr morning, and left up three hours later. She was in a dense onow storm all the way from As toria to St. Helens, but ran out ef it at the latter point. Domestic and Foreign Forts. . ASTORLA., Feb, 14. Arrived at 5 A. M. and left up at 8 A. M. Steamer State of California, from San Franeteco. Sailed at 11:50 A. M. British ship Colony, for Queenstown or Falmouth, for orders. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, north: weather, cloudy. San Francisco, Feb. 14. Arrived Steam er Columbia, from Portland; barge "Washougal, In ow of tug Samson, from Portland; steamer Coqutlle River, from Gray's harbor; schooner John A., from Wlllapa harbor. Sailed Schooner Ante lope, for Coos bay, schooner Monterey, for Coos bay; steamer Cleveland, for Ka hulul; steamer "Wellington, for Chenai mus. Port Townsend, Feb. 14. Arrived Brit ish steamer St Irene, from Yokohama. San Diego Sailed Feb. 13 British steamer Robert Adamson, for Naaalmo. Port Los Angeles Sailed Feb. 13 Steamer Mlneola, for Coraox. London Sailed Feb. 13 British ship Penthesilea, for Portland. Hamburg Sailed Feb. 12 British ship Deccan, for Portland. Auckland. Feb. 14. Arrived Moana, from San Francisco. Plymouth, Feb. H. Sailed Pennsylva nia, from Hamburg for New York. New York, Feb. 14. Arrived Marquette, from London. Antwerp Arrived Feb. 12 Soutbswark, from New York. Hoquiam, "Wash. -Sailed Feb. 13 Schooner Laura Madeon, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner Mary Buhnne, from Aberdeen for Sandwich Islands. Southampton, Feb. 14. Arrived Saale, from New York for Bremen. Sailed Al ler, from Eremen for New York. New York, Feb. 14. Arrived Lahn, from Bremen, via Southampton. Liverpool, Feb. 14.Arrived Michigan, from Boston. Nice, Feb. 14. Arrived Augusta Vic toria, from New York, via Algiers, eta, on Orient cruise. New York, Feb. 14. Arrived Oceanic, from Liverpool; Noordland, from Antwerp; Darmstadt, from Bremen. Philadelphia, Feb. 14. Sailed-Switzer-land, for Antwerp. Spoken. January 22, latitude 26 north, longitude 34 west, British ship The Hahnemann, from Oregon for Queenstown. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estnte Transfers. Sarah A. Miller and husband to Wm. "Wheatley, lot 5, block 16, Multno mah; January 17 ! SCO A. L. Frazer, administrator estate of George W. Stovall, to Leander Lew is, lots 5, 6, block 11, Prunedale; Feb ruary 10 117 Leander Lewis to J. E. HIgglns, same; February 10 2M Hannah Nicola! to Lambert & Sar gent. N. ZVA feet, lots 6. 7. block 1. . W. "W. McGuIre's addition; February 7 556 Executors, estate of D. S. Baker, to M. C. Moore and sons, Walla, wal la, lot 6, block 281, Portland; Janu ary 17 M Matilda Hanson to Rose A. Curtin, lot 15, block 25, Multnomah; Febru ary 14 .-- 5 Harry E. Northup to Isaac Zelgler, lot 16, block 21, Sunnyslde; Febru ary 13 419 Samuel A. John, sr., and wife to C. N. Rankin, 2 acres; February 19 126 Eva B. Rankin to C. N. Rankin, lots 7, 8, block 237, East Portland; lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 2. 27, block 1, Sun rise Park; also 12 acres J.'Zlmmer man D. L. C; also 2 acres; Febru ary 14 , 1 Multnomah county to Frank and H. Richardson, one-third of "W. of James Terwilllger D. L. C; Febru ary 14 986 Chief of police to Trinidad Asphalt & Paving uo., lot 1, diock zwi, Port land; February 13 Samp to same, lot 2. block 266. Port 332 land; February 13 47 Sheriff for J. D. "Wilcox to Fred Re horst, undivided lots and blocks, Jefferson street addition; except lots 7, 8, 10, block 1; 10 and 12, 14, IS, block 2; February 12 U00 C. Martin to George B. Cornelius, 89 acres, section 6, T. 1 S., R. 3 E.; Jan uary 26 4600 Buildings Permits. Closset & Devers, repairs to stores at Front and Ankeny streets, $360. T. Dulnln, repairs to house on Twenty second street, ?600. Marriage Licenses. Henry Lee, aged 28, Annie Benjamin, aged 30; Ralph Crysler, 36, Helen Miner Burdick, 32; M. E. Hendrick, 30, Yamhill county, Mary O. Kinney, 26; M. F. "Walch, 33, McHenry county, 111., Mayme C. Grees beck, 28; Chin Qong, 30, Kwan Ah Klra. ; M. Valentine Barker, 22, Leah S. Dud ley, 20. Births. February 9, boy, to the wife of Andrew Fritz, 228 North Seventeenth street. PERSONAL MENTION. A. H. "Willett, of Bridal Veil, Is at the Perkins. D. J. Cooke, of The Dalles, Is registered at the Perkins. -"W. P. Morgan, a wealthy casket-manu- How easy it is for young i girls to go into the "decline." i They eat less and less, become 4 paler and paler and can 4 harldy drag through the day. i They are on the steady down- 4 ward course. Iron does thern no good; strychnine and bit ters all faii. They need a food that will nourish them better, and a medicine that will cor rect their disease. b both of these, elegantly and per- 4 manently combined. The Cod-liver i Oil makes the blood richer, and I uus gives Bcusr coior tu uw taus. The hypophosphites of lime and soda act as a strong ionic to the & nerves. Soon the weight increases, the digestion improves and health returns. At all drajxists esc and Sixa. SCOTT & BOWNE, CbeakU, New York '4fr3 $ g XMHgw$ $$ $ 4 'p Scolf s Efimisioo teetnrer. te at the Portland from Saj Franctcw. J. m. Jerguaon, of Astoria,. Is regtsterel at the Imperial. L. C. Robinson, of Denver, to registers at the Portland. J. A. McFeron, of Astoria, to reglstsrei at the, St. Charles. M. W. McComae, of Pendleton, to regis tared at the Imperial. C. A. Andrews, of The Dalles, is rej tared at the Imperial. W. C. Beursjen. of GoKonOaie, to res istered at tho Parkins. 7. H. KMdla, of Island City, Or, la reg steered at the Parkins. George D. Goodhna, of Salem, is res Istered at the St Charles. A. W. Loandlgan, a wheaibuyer of Dayi tea. Wash., to at tho St Charles. B. a Lensoa and wife, of Wh tehaJ Wash., are guests of the Portland. Henry H. Schott. of North Yakima Wash., to registered at the Portlard. O. S. SUtott a well-to-do farmer Marshland, te registered at the St. (aarlea A B. Stebibach has returned from N. York, where be has been for alx wcei making bis spring purchases. T. B. Wilcox has returned from a fivl weeks outing m Southern Oailf3rrj wnere he has been knocking ar -" hunting the most sunshiny places. As hi to quite tanned. It to evident that he aged to keep in the sun a good dea.. WASHINGTON. Feb. M. W. J. Gilrj of Otympta., Wash,, to m the city In V Interest of Alaskan miners. Mr Val Horn, of Kent, Wash., to here with ti neas before the departments. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14. Arriva from Portland are registered at hoteis follows: Leon S Rosenblatt. F. A. Nit.hi and wife, J. H. Hall, at the Palace L a P. Vhvl. J. C. Snyder, at the Grand M R. Groaten. B. Kllteir. T. H. Edwnrli at the Lick; Mrs. Sarah Gossler, Gcorj W. Brown, at the Occidental, A. S. Asl ley, at the Rues house. If you have never used Carter's L! Liver Pills, go at once to th r,i- orug store ana get a vial. Tier w i surely please you. Don t forget t- 3 DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPOR' PORTLAND, Fee. U, S P 3C.-Mixta-.it temperatarev 43; mmhsmm tempera: ar-- rWar reading- at 11 A. 3C., 5.3 feet cliarsp. Ja 31 tomis, .2; total precipitation S 1 to 8 P. X., .92: total precipitation fr m : tember 1. tsm, ." Inches; normal pr tioa from September 1. IxftW, 25tt. d fl .er 5.01; total otnuiMne Teterwary 13, 1900, 4 ii possible aunetitne, H:1. WEATHIR SYNOPSIS. There has bean a decided fall In tempera: over "Washington, Orogott, Northern IIa: sd& Montane. There is a high pressure area great extent Mid energy over hs V. -ste Canadian provinces, and on ThursiU' the est weather of the winter te expectei I-1 "U z& higtea. Oregon and Idaho. At ?pkar.o temperature is 8 deff. above zero Urns'- Seattle, 26 de.; Portland, 3 deg. Lig'il .'( baa occurred over "Waefetogton, Oregon ci Idaho, and more Is expected In the r.ex hours. CoW weather and enow are proba . the Pacific Northwest ae long as the press. remains low over Nevada, and high. oer Cfl prevntcee, as It is at present. "WEATHER JVltECASTS. Foreeeete made at Portlaad for the 2S houf endbwr midnight. Thursday. February 13 1J Western Oregon Snow; colder, easterly w iZi "western Washington Snow; colder, nort eeet wind?. Bastem Washington, Eastern Oregon Idaho Snow; colder; north to east winds Portland and vicinity Snow: colder east:rS Kind. O. N. 3AL1SBURT, Section Dlrec' AMPSKWKXT3. -W 1WITAV ORAXD- CA1.V1G HEILTa. MaragI Saturday. Jan. IT. Matinee and Eon.g.l Return of JAlCKn-KlUDBm-HANFORD 9aeeial Matlitee. .aunriMh'-TgE i'ALSJ Sanirday nignt. "jmidapw. BTENTHO PMCES: Lower fleer, except last 3 rows. ...... t. Si Lower floor. last 3 rows 1 Balcony, first three rows 1 Balcony, second 3 rows Balcony, last 0 rows Gallery .....-. Seats now selling. XATiXSB PRICES Lower floor SI Balcony, nr3t s rows . Balcony, last 8 rows Gallery .. . CORDRAT'S THEATER One Week, Oomroenclny Sunday. Feb 1 Mil ntee Saturday, Flrat Tlanr Evr at T ru.j Prices, the Greatest of All fcraei- TOO MUCH JOHSON By William Gillette, author of Secret E"- toe," "Sherlock Holmes,' "Held b lie M emy," "Te Private secretary. et 360 nights 1n New Tor. 100 nights :n E.s 280 nights In London. En eland, etc The large audience was in a roar of la .z" ' toe entire evening. New Tork Hera4I No one stops to breathe on the ntag r r f audience while the curtain is up. ew 1 Commercial Advertiser. Usual prices. CORXWRATS THEATER "ERIN GO BRAOH." A oompany that stands jwr-sxeellence In Irla JTraraas, THE MOORE-nOBERTS CO THE MOORE-ROBERTS m Thursday, Friday, Saturday aiatiice Saturday eventna-, oueeauit's great jua! "ARRA-NA-POGUE. Correct costumes. Special scenery Str east. USUAL PRICES. UCTIOX SALES TODAY. At Central auction-rooms, corner Alder Park streets. Sale at 10 A. M. George Baxi & Co.. auctioneers. IKBKTING NOTICES. ORBOON COMMANZERT. XO 1 T. special conclave this evening- Wni; Red Cross; A. X. KNAPF Commar.ier i DIBD. SMITH February W. . 9M P M , Mr Ferataann C. Smith, aged SB years. Fune- settee later. KTVOTARD HOLMAN. Undertaker. 4tl and Yamhill Ms. Rena StinMou, ladf assistant. Both phones No. SOT. J. P. FINLEY fc SON, Undertaker Lady Assistant. 275 Third st. TeL. ij F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker, 414 Eaa Alder. Lady Assistant. Both phone NEW TODAY. HO FOR CAPE NOME! WE HAVE SECTTSJ six Ar cahut iicitew, wnn iw pounds iag tease each, Portland to Cape Nome bj- Lth trio of the splendid new steamship Kj City, May 15. Experienced solicitors, cai or write ana see now you can nuuca ec money and get one of these berths f-c Coast Co., 339 Chanter of Commerce Per land, Or. CATSUP FLAGOUS BROS.' CATSUP FINl bottles. He per bottle; a better catsup tial snider s. AroueKie-s or uon conee a vax-i axes. 2Se: 13 bars BatoMtt's Best scan. ud Sour. 70c sack; sugar, in pounds, $1, coal clS b gallons, one; our sacKs BurbaniC pTi'.oe; 85c. Oregon Cash Grocery, 232 Xortb HJr. st MORTGAGE LOANS. PRIVATE FUN S, I sums to suit; large or small, on el'r aoi farm property, at lowest rates. M. G Urt Agent, 314 Commercial block. STORE TO LEASE-CHOICE LOCATION, 02 jiomson st. uy Fairish & Wattes. Mortgage Loans On Improved etty and farm property, at lo current rates. Bnildtne leans. Insta.Eena loans. Ma email ter St Birrell. 311 Worcester CJ BONDS, WARRANTS. Netting- 5 to 8 per cent, for sale. J Cruthers 4 Co.. 314 Chamber of Commerce. Wellington Coal. Pacific Coast Company. Washing-ton street. Telephone, 228. BONDS MORTGAGES Highest market price paid for municira' o EChool bonds. Lowest rates en mor'gaga i a -WUl take charge of estates as agent jr trj.- oa rMwnalile terms. W. H. FEAR. 41 Chamber of Cannneran