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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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